Here is the link for the full agenda, follow along on our YouTube Channel- Essex Ontario starting at 6:00. I pulled some highlights from the agenda for a quick read below.
https://calendar.essex.ca/meetings/Detail/2021-05-17-1800-Regular-Council-Meeting
Public Presentations
Office of Integrity Commissioner
Report to Council in Open Session
RE: Code of Conduct Complaints from the public against Councillor
Vander Doelen
Moved by ____
Seconded by ____
That the Report and presentation by Robert Swayze, Town of Essex
Integrity Commissioner, dated May 17, 2021 concerning the Code of
Conduct Complaints filed against Councilor Vander Doelen, be received
and that the recommendations therein be: supported and adopted OR
not supported and adopted.
Public Correspondence re: Code of Conduct Complaints against
Councillor Vander Doelen
Reports from Administration
Results of Request for Proposal – Delivery of Custom Stock or
Demo Pumper/Rescue Fire Truck
Expansion of Scope for Replacement of Rubber Floors in Two
Dressing Rooms and the Main Hall of Libro Rink at the Essex Centre
Sports Complex
Results of Request for Tender – Surface Treatment 2021.
That Council award the Request for Tender – Surface Treatment – 2021
(RFT-ID-21-013) to Shepley Road Maintenance Limited in the amount of
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$621,103.55 including non-refundable Harmonized Sales Tax; and
That Council approve the additional funding of $7,694.42 including nonrefundable Harmonized Sales Tax above the approved 2021 Capital
Budget of $150,000 for Project PW-21-0013 to be funded from the Asset
Management Lifecycle Reserve.
Results of Request for Tender – Concrete Sidewalk Construction
2021.
That Council award the Request for Tender – Concrete Sidewalk
Construction 2021 (RFT-ID-21-014) to Windsor Concrete and
Construction Ltd. in the amount of $217,434.66 including nonrefundable Harmonized Sales Tax; and
That Council authorize that the additional expense of $6,003.30 for PW21-0042 be funded from Trails Reserve and that the additional expense
of $4,721.44 for PW-21-0007 be funded from the Asset Management
Lifecycle Reserve.
Harrow Lagoons Sludge Removal – Cell No. 2.
That Council appoint Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) to provide
engineering, operational, and contract administration services to design,
procure, and administer the Harrow Lagoons Sludge Removal project
(SS-19-004 and SS-19-0013) in the amount of $1,000,000 including
non-refundable Harmonized Sales Tax, in accordance with the
completed request under Section 22 of the Town of Essex Procurement
By-Law 1043.
Amherstburg-McGregor Downspout Disconnections.
That Council direct Administration to develop a by-law specific to the
community of McGregor to support the mandatory downspout
disconnection program proposed by the Town of Amherstburg.
Request for Interest – Colchester Park Bike Rental Lease Space.
That Council approve the entering into of an agreement with The Grove
Bike Co. for leased space within Colchester Park located 325 Jackson
Street in Colchester for three years commencing on May 20, 2021 and
concluding on April 30, 2024 with an option to renew for an additional
two years beginning on May 1, 2024 subject to the general terms and
conditions as outlined in By-Law 2021
Town of Essex Accessibility Advisory Committee. National AccessAbility Week – May 30 – June 5, 2021.
That the correspondence by the Town of Essex Accessibility
Advisory Committee’s, Vice Chair Lisa Wallace, asking Council
to consider proclaiming National AccessAbililtyWeek in the
Town of Essex, be received and supported; and
That Council proclaims the week of May 30- June 5, 2021 as
National AccessAbilityWeek in the Town of Essex by adopting
the following resolution:
Notices of Motion
Councillor Bondy
RE: Public Education Campaign
Moved by Councillor Bondy
Seconded by ____
That the Town of Essex do a public education campaign in
print and social media regarding the dangers of blowing cut
grass onto the road,
Whereas we do not have a question and answer period in our
public agendas,
Whereas New Business items are up to the discretion of the
Mayor,
Whereas this is a community and resident safety issue that has
no by-law to address it,
Whereas increasing public awareness of the dangers is
something council can do and should do; and
Therefore be it resolved that each Spring The Town of Essex
will work to educate individuals on the impact grass on the
road can have on cyclists and motorists.
