The Tecumseh Record

Regular Council

July 14, 2020

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 (21 motions)

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

That the June 23, 2020 minutes of the regular Council Meeting, as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted .
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That Report P BS-2020-22 Community Mediation Windsor-Essex 1 Year Pilot Program with Town of Tecumseh be moved forward on the Agenda for Council's consideration.
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That Report PBS-2020-22 be approved ; And t hat Council authorize entering into a One-Year Pilot Community Mediation Program between the Town of Tecumseh and Community Mediation Windsor-Essex in order to assist Town residents in resolving neighbourhood conflicts/disagreements; And further that the use of Town facilities to host the mediation sessions at no cost to the users, be approved .
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried
That Report PRS-2020 -17 Hôtel Dieu Grace Healthcare Letter of Intent Tecumseh Sportsplex Capital Contribution be moved forward on the Agenda for Council's consideration.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried
That Council authorize the execution of the Letter of Intent between Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh to construct a Cardiac Wellness and Pulmonary Rehab Satellite Facility as presented; And that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign the Letter of Intent on behalf of the Town of Tecumseh.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That Communications - For Information 1 through 17 as listed on the Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Regular Council Agenda, be received .
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That the May 13, 2020 and the June 10, 2020 minutes of the Town of Tecumseh Business Improvement Area, as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted .
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That the Town of Tecumseh Strategic Priorities 2019 Report CAO-2020-03, be received .
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried
That Report CAO-2020-04 Town Hall Reopening, be received .
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti
Carried
That Report CAO-2020-05 Rural Economic Development Program Funding be received; And that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign the contribution agreement to release funding for the project.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That the following Regular Council Meeting dates in 2021 be cancelled : Tuesday, August 24, 2021; and Tuesday, December 28, 2021. And that notice of the Regular Council Meeting dates be posted to the Town’s website and linked to the Social Media Pages (Facebook and Twitter).
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the Agreement, regarding dog control services, entered into between The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh (Town) and Phillip A. Byrne be renewed for an additional two years; And that the Mayor and the Clerk be authorized to execute an Agreement between the Town and Mr. Byrne, to extend the term of the Dog Control Services Agreement from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That the 2019 Year-End Budget Variance Report, dated July 14, 2020, showing a tax-supported surplus of $913,981 be received; And that surplus transfers be made as follows: $855,181 operating fund surplus to Infrastructure Reserve; $58,800 capital fund surplus to Infrastructure Reserve.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That the scheduling of a public meeting in accordance with the Planning Act , for the application submitted by 470698 Ontario Ltd. (Dalla Bona Construction) to amend Sandwich South Zoning By-law 85-18 by rezoning a 1.0 hectare (2.4 acre) property situated on the south side of North Talbot Road, approximately 40 metres (130 feet) east of its intersection with Hennin Drive (3455 North Talbot Road), from “Industrial Zone (M1)” to a site-specific “Business Park Zone (BP)” in order to permit the addition of general/business offices, professional offices, a union hall, restaurants, craft industries/specialty workshops and retail sales as permitted uses, and establish site-specific yard/lot requirements, be authorized , once Council formally approves the holding of virtual public meetings.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried
That Report PBS-2020-23 entitled Temporary Moratorium of Fees and Regulations Governing Portable Signs During COVID-19 Emergency, be received .
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried
That Report PBS-2020-24 be approved , And t hat the scheduling of a public meeting in accordance with The Planning Act , for the proposed housekeeping zoning by-law amendment to the Sandwich South Zoning By-law 85-18 to limit the permitted agricultural uses on lands zoned Agricultural Zone (A) within settlement areas as delineated in the Sandwich South Official Plan, be authorized , once Council formally approves the holding of virtual public meetings.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
​ That By-law 2020-50 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario, as represent by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for funding under the Rural Economic Development program Be given first and second reading.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
​ That By-law 2020-50 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario, as represent by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for funding under the Rural Economic Development program Be given third and final reading.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Bill Altenhof
Carried
That Little River Boulevard in the vicinity of Arrowhead Park be reviewed to determine whether warrants supporting a Community Safety Zone designation may exist, and that recommendations arising from this review be reported back to Town Council.
Moved by Councillor Andrew Dowie, seconded by Councillor Rick Tonial
Carried
That By-Law 2020-51 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, July 14, 2020, regular meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh be given first, second, third and final reading.
Moved by Councillor Rick Tonial, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
​ That there being no further business, the Tuesday, July 14, 2020 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at 8:37 pm.
Moved by Councillor Bill Altenhof, seconded by Councillor Andrew Dowie
Carried

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