The Tecumseh Record

Regular Council

October 10, 2023

Who was there

Present (6): Joe Bachetti, James Dorner, Alicia Higgison, Brian Houston, Tania Jobin, Gary McNamara

Absent (1): 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 (15 motions)

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

That the Tuesday, September 26, 2023 minutes of the Regular Council as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted . Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That the supplementary items added to the Regular Meeting agenda regarding Report DS-2023-20 entitled "Provincial Housing Affordability Task force, Top Five Recommendations" , be approved. Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That Reports CAO-2023-07 Amending Agreement to OPP Contract and LCS-2023-29 OPP Services and Building License Agreements as listed under the Consent Agenda be received and approved . Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Councillor Alicia Higgison, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That Report PWES-2023-61 titled “Sylvestre Drive Sanitary Sewer Extension, Part XII Recovery By-Law Final Report” be received ; And that the cost of the sanitary sewer system for the Sylvestre Drive Sanitary Sewer Outlet area be assessed against the benefitting lands within that area based on the Extension, Main and Lateral Charges in accordance with Part XII of the Municipal Act ; And further that consideration be given to the first, second, third and final readings of By-Law 2023-098, a by-law for the Sylvestre Drive Sanitary Sewer Outlet Main and Lateral Charges that outlines the charges to the benefitting lands for the construction of sanitary sewers within the Sylvestre Drive Sanitary Sewer Outlet area.
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Alicia Higgison
Carried
That Communications - For Information A and B as listed on the Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Regular Council Agenda, be received . Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor James Dorner
Carried
That the June 26, 2023 and October 2, 2023 minutes of the Regular Council as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted . Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Councillor Tania Jobin, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That Report DS-2023-20 entitled “Report of the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force – Tecumseh’s Top Five Recommendations”, be received ; And that the letter from the President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, dated October 3, 2023, as attached to Report DS-2023-20, be endorsed and notification of said endorsement be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; And further that the Town’s Top Five Recommendations from the Report of the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force, dated February 8, 2022, as identified in Report DS-2023-20, be endorsed and forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing by October 16, 2023. Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Alicia Higgison
Carried
That Report FS-2023-09 Budget Variance Report – June 2023, showing a projected tax-supported deficit of $376,436 and a rate-supported deficit of $346,210 be received . Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
That Report PWES-2023-65 entitled “Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approval, Sanitary Collection System & Stormwater Management System”, be received . Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Councillor Alicia Higgison, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
That Report PWES-2023-70 entitled “Lesperance Road (County Road 22 to Westlake Drive) Traffic Operations Review” be received . Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor Brian Houston
Carried
​ That By-Law 2023-098 being a by-law to impose charges upon Owners of Land who derive or may derive a benefit from sewage works extension constructed in a designated area of the Tecumseh North Settlement Area and to provide for the connection of buildings to the works and the decommission of the existing private sewage systems; That By-Law 2023-104 being a by-law to authorize the execution of a Amending Agreement between His Majesty the King of Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services; That By-Law 2023-105 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement between The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and His Majesty the King in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Government and Consumer Services. Be given first and second reading. Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor Tania Jobin
Carried
​ That By-Law 2023-098 being a by-law to impose charges upon Owners of Land who derive or may derive a benefit from sewage works extension constructed in a designated area of the Tecumseh North Settlement Area and to provide for the connection of buildings to the works and the decommission of the existing private sewage systems; That By-Law 2023-104 being a by-law to authorize the execution of a Amending Agreement between His Majesty the King of Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services; That By-Law 2023-105 being a by-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement between The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh and His Majesty the King in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Government and Consumer Services. Be given third and final reading. Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Councillor Alicia Higgison, seconded by Councillor James Dorner
Carried
Whereas t o acknowledge the importance of the addition of an inscription at the Town Hall cenotaph in the Town of Tecumseh to recognize the services and sacrifice of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Afghanistan War. And whereas to stress the importance of thanking the veterans who have served for their country and acknowledging their contribution to world peace specifically the services and sacrifices of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Afghanistan War. Now Therefore Be It Hereby Resolved: That Council support in consultation with Royal Canadian Legion (Branches 261 and 594), the addition of an inscription on the Town of Tecumseh Cenotaph at Town Hall, 917 Lesperance Road, that recognizes the services and sacrifice of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Afghanistan War. The inscription on the Cenotaph will read as follows: AFGHANISTAN 2001-2014, And that final consideration and approval of said inscription be subject to the cost of adding the inscription to the Town of Tecumseh Cenotaph, such costs to be determined during the 2024 Budget deliberations, as amended. Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti, seconded by Councillor James Dorner
Carried
That By-Law 2023-106 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Tuesday, October 10, 2023, regular meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tecumseh be given first, second, third and final reading. Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Councillor Alicia Higgison, seconded by Councillor James Dorner
Carried
​ That there being no further business, the Tuesday, October 10, 2023 meeting of the Regular Council be adjourned at 8:45 pm. Voters For Against Conflict Absent Results 0 0 0 0
Moved by Councillor Brian Houston, seconded by Councillor James Dorner
Carried

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