Regular Council

That the November 26, 2024 minutes of the Regular Council Meeting as were delivered to the members, be adopted .

That the supplementary items added to the Regular Meeting agenda regarding the 2025 Business Plan and Operating Budget presentation, be approved.

That Reports PWES-2024-63 Appointment of Drainage Engineer Grondin Drain, PWES-2024-61 Source Protection Plan Part IV Enforcement Transfer Agreement 2025, FS-2024-19 Administrative Fees and Charges 2025, and DS-2024-44 Tecumseh Transit Service, Execution of Purchase Agreement for Electric Busses be received and that the respective recommendations noted is the reports, be approved.

That the Tecumseh Business Improvement Area Board of Management - 2025 Operating Budget as presented be approved.

That the Essex County OPP Detachment Board North 2025 Operating Budget be received.

That the 2025 Proposed Budget and Business Plan be received and

That Report DS-2024-40, entitled “Expanding Housing Choices and Improving Affordability, Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), Initiative 5 – Scheduling of Public Meeting to Amend Tecumseh Road Main Street CIP: New CIP Grants for Affordable Housing and Expand CIP Area” be received ; And that the scheduling of a public meeting, to be held in the first quarter of 2025, in accordance with the Planning Act for the purpose of seeking public and stakeholder input on a proposed amendment to the Tecumseh Road Main Street Community Improvement Plan (“Main Street CIP”) in order to introduce an Affordable Rental Housing Grant Program, to reintroduce the Building and Property Improvement Grant Program for eligible new affordable housing rental units, and to expand the Main Street CIP Area, be authorized

That Report DS-2024-41, entitled “Expanding Housing Choices and Improving Affordability, Housing Accelerator Fund: Initiative 6 - Additional Residential Unit (ARU) Guideline, Initiative 7 - Elimination of Building Permit Fees for ARUs” be received; And that the document titled “Additional Residential Unit (ARU) Guideline, Town of Tecumseh”, dated December 10, 2024, be received and endorsed; And that By-Law 2024-096 which will eliminate building permit fees for Additional Residential Units (ARUs) from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027, or until such time that associated HAF funding is exhausted, be approved.

That Report DS-2024-42 titled “ New Parkland Dedication or Payment - I n - Lieu By-law ”, be received; And that Parkland Dedication or Payment-In-Lieu By-Law 2024-108 which establishes parkland dedication or payment cash-in-lieu rates for residential and non-residential development, in accordance with DS-2024-42, be adopted .

That Communications - For Information A through E as listed on the Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Regular Council Agenda, be received .

That the November 26, 2024 minutes of the Policies & Priorities Committee meeting as were delivered to the Members be adopted; And that the attached new or revised Polices be adopted: No. 38 Flag Protocol Policy, No. 134 Asset Retirement Obligations Policy and No. 14 Travel Policy - Municipal Employees and No. 127 Travel Policy - Council and Board Members; And further that the flagpole locations of Carling Park and St. Mary's Park continued to be maintained in the Town's flagpole inventory and the remaining flagpole locations identified for removal in Attachment 2 be approved; And further that the revisions to the Parks By-law 2009-13 be recommended for approval and incorporated into a new by-law (By-Law 2024-107) to be considered for first, second, third and final readings at the December 10 Regular Council Meeting.

That Report CAO-2024-09 entitled “Alarm Registration and False Alarm Fees” be received ; And that Option 4 outlined in Report CAO-2024-09 be approved as follows: Increase the false alarm rate to $375 per call for Police Services for greater cost recovery; Maintain the two (2) at fault false alarms to any registered premises with an alarm during each calendar year without charge to the premises; Unregistered premises be charged $375 per call from first occurrence for false alarm calls to Police Services.

That Report DS-2024-43 titled “Old Castle Heights Residential Subdivision – Phase 1, Placing of Services on Maintenance/Release of Building Permits and Part Lot Control Exemption for Lots 1-6 and Blocks 71-89 on Plan 12M-709 for Creation of Individual Lots for Semi-detached and Townhouse Units” , be received; And t ha t Council authorize the placement of the municipal services on maintenance and the release of building permits for Phase 1 of the Old Castle Heights Residential Subdivision, in accordance with the requirements of the registered Oldcastle Heights Inc. Development Agreement; And further that By-Law 2024-101, having the effect of removing certain parcels of lands, more particularly described as Lots 1-6 and Blocks 71-89 on Plan 12M-709, as registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Essex (12), from the provisions of part lot control under Section 50(5) of the Planning Act , which By-law shall expire three years from its date of adoption, and in accordance with Section 50(7.3) of the Planning Act , be adopted ; And further that By-Law 2024-101 be forwarded to the County of Essex, the Approval Authority, for its consideration and final approval, in accordance with Section 50(7.1) of the Planning Act ; And further that upon approval of By-Law 2024-101 by the County of Essex, that it be registered on title in accordance with Section 50(28) of the Planning Act .

That Report LCS-2024-20 entitled “Dog Licensing and Control By-Law Exemption”, be received ; And that an exemption from the provisions of Section 9.2, 9.3 and 9.4 of the Dog Licensing and Control By-Law be approved ; And further that that direction be given to alternatively provide for this Owner’s appeal of the Dangerous Dog designation to be heard by way of written submissions, with such written submissions to be provided to Council by the relevant parties pursuant to the notice and upon such other terms to be specified by Administration.

That Report PWES-2024-60 2024 Asset Management Plan Update (version 4), Final Adoption, be received ; And that the 2024 Asset Management Plan Update (version 4) as presented to Council at the November 26, 2024 Regular Meeting of Council, be adopted .

That Report PWES-2024-62 Sewer Use By-Law Amendment be received ; And that the recommended changes to By-Law 2003-80 as summarized within Report PWES-2024-62 be approved through the adoption of an Amending By-Law 2024-104 ;

​ That By-Law 2024-096 being a by-law to amend by-Law 2023-037, being a by-law respecting the issuance of various permits and performing of inspections for construction, demolition, change of use permits and related matters; That By-Law 2024-097 being a by-law to prescribe a tariff of administrative fees and charges for the Town of Tecumseh for 2025; That By-Law 2024-101 being a by-law to provide that part lot control shall not apply to certain parcels of lands, more particularly described as Blocks 1-6 and Blocks 71-89 on Registered Plan of Subdivision 12M-709, as registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Essex (12); That By-Law 2024-105 being a by-law to provide for an Interim Tax Rate for the Year 2025; That By-Law 2024-106 being a by-law to impose late payment charges for non-payment of taxes or any installment of taxes by due date; That By-Law 2024-107 being a by-law to regulate municipal Parks in the Municipality of Tecumseh; That By-Law 2024-108 being a by-law to provide for the dedication of parkland or the payment in lieu thereof for all development or redevelopment in the Town; That By-Law 2024-109 being a by-law to amend By-law 85-18, the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law for those lands in the former Township of Sandwich South (Removal of Holding (H) Zone Symbol affecting Phase 1 of Oldcastle Heights Residential Subdivision); That By-Law 2024-110 being a by-law to amend By-Law 2024-048, a by-law to establish a comprehensive system of administ

​ That By-Law 2024-096 being a by-law to amend by-Law 2023-037, being a by-law respecting the issuance of various permits and performing of inspections for construction, demolition, change of use permits and related matters; That By-Law 2024-097 being a by-law to prescribe a tariff of administrative fees and charges for the Town of Tecumseh for 2025; That By-Law 2024-100 being a by-law to establish the water and wastewater rates for the year 2025; That By-Law 2024-101 being a by-law to provide that part lot control shall not apply to certain parcels of lands, more particularly described as Blocks 1-6 and Blocks 71-89 on Registered Plan of Subdivision 12M-709, as registered in the Registry Office for the Registry Division of Essex (12); That By-Law 2024-105 being a by-law to provide for an Interim Tax Rate for the Year 2025; That By-Law 2024-106 being a by-law to impose late payment charges for non-payment of taxes or any installment of taxes by due date; That By-Law 2024-107 being a by-law to regulate municipal Parks in the Municipality of Tecumseh; That By-Law 2024-108 being a by-law to provide for the dedication of parkland or the payment in lieu thereof for all development or redevelopment in the Town; That By-Law 2024-109 being a by-law to amend By-law 85-18, the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law for those lands in the former Township of Sandwich South (Removal of Holding (H) Zone Symbol affecting Phase 1 of Oldcastle Heights Residential Subdivision); That By-Law 2024-11

That By-Law 2024-114 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, December 10, 2024, regular meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh be given first, second, third and final reading.

That there being no further business, the Tuesday, December 10, 2024 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at 10:49 pm.