The Tecumseh Record

Regular Council

January 26, 2021

Who was there

Present (5): Joe Bachetti, Brian Houston, Tania Jobin, Gary McNamara, Rick Tonial

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (13 motions)

13 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the Tuesday, January 12, 2021 minutes of the Regular Council meeting and the Wednesday, January 13, 2021 minutes of the Special Council meeting as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted .
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That the supplementary items added to the Regular Council Meeting Agenda regarding By-Law 2021-06 OPP Service Agreement, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That Communications - For Information 1 through 8 as listed on the Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Regular Council Agenda, be received .
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That the resolution by the Council of the Township of Larder Lake at their January 12, 2021, meeting Municipality of Larder Lake calling on the Province of Ontario to immediately review the Association of Municipalities of Ontario seven recommendations to address insurance issues and to investigate the unethical practice of preferred vendors who are paid substantial amounts over industry standards, despite COVID-19 delays, as insurance premiums will soon be out of reach for many communities , be supported; And that this motion be provided to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance, the Honourable Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario, the Local MPPs, Association of Municipalities of Ontario and area municipalities.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That Report CS-2021-02 regarding 2020 Open and Closed Council Meetings, be received.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That Report 2021-01Taxes Receivable 2020, be received .
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That Report PWES-2021-01 Traffic Analysis – 2020 Radar Speed Surveys, be received.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That Report PWES-2021-02 Drainage Act Regulatory Proposal and Administrative Comments, be received ; And that Report PWES-2021-02 be submitted to the Food Safety and Environmental Policy Branch as comments from the Town of Tecumseh regarding the Drainage Act Regulatory Proposal as specified on the Environmental Registry of Ontario.
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried
That By-law 2021-04 being a by-law to provide for the adoption of the estimates of all sums required (budget) for general municipal purposes for the Year 2021; That By-law 2021-05 being a by-law to authorize to execution of Minutes of Settlement with the Windsor Utilities Commission and the City of Windsor concerning the Water Servicing Agreement between the parties; The By-law 2021-06 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement between the Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Solicitor General for the provision of police services. Be given first and second reading.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That By-law 2021-04 being a by-law to provide for the adoption of the estimates of all sums required (budget) for general municipal purposes for the Year 2021; That By-law 2021-05 being a by-law to authorize to execution of Minutes of Settlement with the Windsor Utilities Commission and the City of Windsor concerning the Water Servicing Agreement between the parties; The By-law 2021-06 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement between the Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Solicitor General for the provision of police services. Be given third and final reading.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That Administration review the recently approved Rodent Control subsidies in several Ontario municipalities including Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, and Welland, and the regional municipality of Peel, as well as the cancellation of subsidies in Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto, And that Administration report back on outcomes and deliverables reported from operating these subsidy programs to the Policies and Priorities Committee in a timeframe that allows for prospective consideration as part of the 2022 Budget.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti
Carried
That By-Law 2020-07 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, January 26, 2021, regular meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh be given first, second, third and final reading.
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
​ That there being no further business, the Tuesday, January 26, 2021 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at 7:42 pm.
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried

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