It is a packed Agenda, 503 pages to be exact! For the full agenda click the link below. Here are some highlights.
Public Presentations:
Lisa Wallace, Chair, Essex Accessibility Advisory Committee
Awareness Presentation of Town of Essex Accessibility Committee Initiatives
Cynthia Swift, Lead Audit Engagement Partner, KPMG LLP – 2020 Audited Financial Statements
That the presentation of the 2020 Audited Financial Statements for the
Town of Essex by Cynthia Swift, Lead Audit Engagement Partner,
KPMG LLP, be received; and
That the 2020 Audited Financial Statements for the Town of Essex, be
adopted as presented.
Peter Thyrring, Headmaster, St. Peter’s ACHS College School 108
RE: Former Harrow High School
That the presentation by Peter Thyrring, Headmaster, St. Peter’s ACHS
College School be received.
Development Charges – Interest Rate By-Law
That Finance and Business Services Report-2021-01 entitled
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Development Charges – Interest Rate By-Law prepared by Katelynn
Giurissevich dated June 7, 2021 be received; and
That By-Law 2030 being a by-law to charge interest on outstanding
development charges equal to the Town’s borrowing rate plus 2% fixed
at the date of building permit issuance or at the date of related planning
application, compounded annually, be read a first, second, and third
time and finally adopted on June 7, 2021.
By-Law to Debenture 2021 Annual Drainage Maintenance Billings
That Finance and Business Services-2021-06 entitled Annual Drainage
Maintenance Billings Payment Terms prepared by Katelynn,
Giurissevich, Manager, Finance and Business Services, dated June 7,
2021 be received; and
That By-Law 2031 being a By-Law to provide for the authorization to
debenture certain Drainage Maintenance Billings at the Property
Owners request, be read a first, second, and third time and finally
adopted on June 7, 2021.
Results of Request for Tender –Rush Drain & 14th Concession
Drain Improvements
Drainage Cost Recovery Update
Appointment of an Engineer under Section 78 & 76 to review
crossings and updated cost sharing for the Elford Creek Drain
Appointment of an Engineer under Section 78 of the Drainage Act
to replace a culvert in the Hicks Drain
Victoria Avenue Improvements
That Capital Works and Infrastructure-2021-08 entitled, Victoria Avenue
Improvements prepared by Kevin Girard, Director, Infrastructure
Services dated June 7, 2021 be received;
That Council authorize the additional expenditure for design and
tendering services of the Victoria Avenue Improvements in the amount
of $134,628.48, including applicable taxes, to Stantec Consulting as part
of Project No. GG-21-0001 for the Essex Centre Streetscape; and
That Council authorize the over expenditure of GG-21-0001 for the
Essex Centre Streetscape in the amount of $21,915.01, including
applicable taxes, to be funded from the Asset Management Lifecycle
Reserve.
Harrow Splash Pad Engineering– Bathrooms
That Parks and Facilities-2021-07 entitled, Engineering of New Public
Washrooms/Change Rooms at Harrow Splash Pad prepared by Jay
Affleck, Assistant Manager of Parks and Facilities, dated June 7, 2021
be received; and
That Council appoint Architecttura Building Intelligence to provide
engineering and design for the New Public Washroom/Change Rooms
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at Harrow Splash Pad project (CS-21-0043) in the amount of
$18,569.37.00 including non-refundable HST, in accordance with the
completed request under Section 22 of the Town of Essex Procurement
By-Law 1043.
Results of Request for Proposal – Essex Tennis Courts
That Council award the Request for Proposal – Essex Tennis Courts to
GreenLight General Contracting Inc. in the total amount of $292,560
including non-refundable Harmonized Sales Tax which includes the
options for windscreens and court lighting.
Court of Revision for Graveline Drain: New Bridge at MN 1241 and
Maintenance Schedule of Assessment
Land Acknowledgement Statement
That the Land Acknowledgement Statement noted below be
provisionally adopted for a six (6) month trial period so as to allow for an
additional period of time for Indigenous community members to provide
feedback on the proposed statement:
“We acknowledge that this land is the traditional territory of the Three
Fires Confederacy of First Nations (comprised of the Ojibway, the
Odawa, and the Potawatomi Peoples), and of the Huron-Wendat
Peoples. We value the significant historical and contemporary
contributions of local and regional First Nations and all of the Original
Peoples of Turtle Island who have been living and working on the land
from time immemorial.”;
Further, that the Land Acknowledgement Statement noted in this Report
be read at the beginning of all Regular Council Meetings and at other
such special events as may be determined from time to time by the
Mayor; and
That the Land Acknowledgement Statement noted be further placed on
the website of the Town of Essex.
Fill and Grade Report
That Building and By-Law Enforcement Report-2021-01 entitled Fill and
Grade Report prepared by Mike Diemer dated June 07, 2021 be
received
Trans Wellness Ontario 370
RE: New Community Flag Request for Transgender Day of
Remembrance – November 19, 2021
That the request for the Pride Flag to be flown in front of Town
Hall on November 19, 2021 for Trans Wellness Day of
Remembrance be received and supported
St .Paul’s Anglican Church 369
New Community Flag Request for Windsor-Essex Pride
Festival 2021 – August 6 – August 8, 2021
That the request for the Pride Flag to be flown in front of Town Hall during the week of August 6 – August 8, 2021 for Windsor Essex Pride Festival 2021 be received and supported.
Deputy Mayor Meloche, Verbal Report
RE: Report of the Meeting held on Friday, May 7, 2021 with Senior
Officials at Ontario Hydro One
