Regular Council

That the October 22, 2024 minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, as were delivered to the members, be adopted .

That Communications - For Information 1 through 3 as listed on the Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Regular Council Agenda, be received .

That the Town of Tecumseh support the resolution from North Glengarry dated October 28, 2024 with the following: Whereas election rules need to be clear, supporting candidates and voters in their electoral participation and election in running elections; And whereas the legislation must also reduce administrative and operational burden for municipal staff ensuring that local election administrators can run elections in a way that responds to the unique circumstances of their local communities; And whereas the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (MEA) will be 30 years old by the next municipal and school board elections in 2026; And whereas the MEA sets out the rules for local elections, the Assessment Act, 1990 and the Education Act, 1990 also contain provisions impacting local elections adding more places for voters, candidates, and administrators to look for the rules that bind the local democratic process in Ontario; And whereas with rules across three pieces of legislation, and the MEA containing a patchwork of clauses, there are interpretation challenges, inconsistencies, and gaps to fill; And whereas the Act can pose difficulties for voters, candidates, contributors and third-party advertisers to read, to interpret, to comply with and for election administrators to enforce; And whereas while local elections are run as efficiently and effectively as can be within the current legislative framework, modernization and continuous improvement is needed to ensure the Act is responsi

That the scheduling of a public meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 5:30 p.m., in accordance with the Planning Act , for a zoning by-law amendment application pertaining to an 802 square metre (8,637 square foot) parcel of land situated on the west side of Shawnee Road, approximately 64 metres (209 feet) south of its intersection with Brouillette Court (1539 Shawnee Road), seeking to amend Zoning By-law 1746 by rezoning the subject land from “Residential Type Two Zone (R2)” to a site-specific “Residential Type Two Zone (R2-27)” to permit a one-storey, semi-detached dwelling and establish site-specific lot provisions, be authorized .

That Report FS-2024-18 Budget Variance Report – August 2024, showing a projected tax-supported surplus of $293,536 and a rate-supported deficit of $111, 295 be received.

That Report PWES-2024-52 Trans Canada Trail Registration, Town of Tecumseh Multi-Use Pathways: Riverside Drive (from the City of Windsor to Brighton Road) and Brighton Road (from Riverside Drive to the Tecumseh Road Roundabout), be received ; And that By-Law 2024-090 be considered for first, second, third and final reading, to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Registration Agreement with the Trans Canada Trail, which will enable application to the Trans Canada Trail’s Capital Improvement Program.

That Report PWES-2024-53 Telecommunications Municipal Access Agreement be received ; And that By-Law 2024-093 be considered for first, second, third and final reading, to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Telecommunications Municipal Access Agreement, satisfactory in form to the Town’s Solicitor, with Xplore Inc. and Xplore Fibre L.P.

That By-Law 2024-090 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement with The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and Trans Canada Trail – Le Sentier Transcanadien; That By-Law 2024-092 being a By-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement with His Majesty the King of Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities; That ​By-Law 2024-093 being a by-law to authorize the execution of a Municipal Access Agreement between The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and Xplore Fibre L.P.; That By-Law 2024-094 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 Lots 17 & 21 and Blocks 76 & 83, 12M-709 – Oldcastle Heights Residential Subdivision. Be given first and second reading.

​ That By-Law 2024-090 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement with The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and Trans Canada Trail – Le Sentier Transcanadien; That By-Law 2024-092 being a By-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement with His Majesty the King of Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities; That ​By-Law 2024-093 being a by-law to authorize the execution of a Municipal Access Agreement between The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and Xplore Fibre L.P.; That By-Law 2024-094 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 Lots 17 & 21 and Blocks 76 & 83, 12M-709 – Oldcastle Heights Residential Subdivision. Be given third and final reading.

That By-Law 2024-095 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, November 12, 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, November 12, 2024 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at 7:43 pm.