What is coming to Council Chambers Monday Feb 1st Regular Council Meeting?
At its Special Meeting held, January 18, 2021 Council for the Town of
Essex received presentations from a number of local residents and
small business owners to discuss how they have been impacted by the
current COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent restrictions. Council
directed Town administration to send correspondence to convey these
concerns and ask both levels of government to take immediate steps to
mitigate the damage that COVID-19 continues to inflict on both our
residents and our business community.
Council also asked the Town to invite representatives from our local
Health Unit and our respective members of Federal and Provincial
Parliament to attend this evenings Council meeting so that further
discussion can take place.
Public Presentations:
7.1.1. Chris Lewis, M.P. Member of Federal Parliament-Essex
7.1.2. Taras Natyshak, M.P.P. Member of Provincial Parliament –
Essex
7.1.3. Dr. Wajid Ahmed, Medical Officer of Health, Windsor-Essex
County Health Unit
Other interesting tid bits:
Community Improvement Plan 2020 Summary– take a look at all the businesses the Town of Essex was able to assist in 2020.
Engineering Services for Essex Centre Streetscape
That Infrastructure Services-2021-01 entitled Engineering Services for
Essex Centre Streetscape prepared by Kevin Girard, Director,
Infrastructure Services dated February 1, 2021 be received, and
That Council appoint Stantec Consulting Ltd. to provide engineering
services in the amount of $347,286.53 (including non-refundable HST)
to design, assist in procurement, and administer project GG-21-0001 –
Essex Streetscaping in accordance with the completed request under
Section 22 of the Town of Essex Procurement By-Law 1043.
Verbal Report, Director, Community Services/Deputy Chief
Administrative Officer
RE: Removing Ice at Town Facilities
Appointing a Youth Council Member for the remainder of
the current term of Council.
Motion to be debated:
Councillor Bondy
RE: Declaring Cultural or Historical Property Surplus
Moved by Sherry Bondy
Seconded by ____
That in advance of Council designating any public property
surplus which has Cultural or Historic value, that the public is
first consulted by means of social media, newspaper, town
website, open houses, public meetings etc. and when
properties are deemed to have heritage value, the Heritage
Committee is also given notice and time to provide a
recommendation to Council.
All the the Deputy Mayors motions from Jan 18th are also moved to Monday Feb 1st for debate, I have those listed under the the January 18th Council Tee-up. They are great motions check them out!
Full agenda can be viewed at the Town of Essex Website and follow along on You Tube, Essex Ontario.
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