Here are some highlights of the meeting tonight. It is one of the lighter meetings we have had recently, only 258 pages. There is also a closed meeting being held at 4:00 which will be reported on in open session tonight. Follow along at the Town of Essex YouTube channel, Essex Ontario.
Reports of interest:
That Council adopt the Town of Essex Agritourism Development
Strategy and direct Administration to begin the implementation process.
The Agritourism Development Strategy includes key areas of opportunity to develop and
promote agritourism over the short term (1-3 years).
Community Improvement Plan Update (Quarter 1 2021)
Economic Development-2021-04 entitled Community Improvement Plan Update (Quarter 1 2021) Summary prepared by Nelson Silveira, Economic Development Officer dated April 19, 2021 be received.
Free Menstrual Products at Two Recreational Facilities
That Council approve the installation of menstrual dispensers and
disposal containers at the Essex Centre Sports Complex and Harrow
and Colchester South Complex for one year beginning in August 2021
as a pilot project to provide free access to menstrual products in Town
of Essex recreation facilities.
Refrigeration System at the Essex Centre Sports Complex
That Parks and Facilities-2021-03 report entitled Capital Project CS-21-
0057 Refrigeration System at the Essex Centre Sports Complex, Scope
Addition prepared by Jake Morassut, Manager, Parks and Facilities,
dated April 19, 2021 be received;
That Council approve the additional work of replacing of two Bitzer
Compressors in 2021;
That Council approve the addition of replacing two motor bearings while
the compressors are being replaced; and
That Council approve the addition of repairing the heat exchanger
gaskets while the compressors and bearings are being replaced.
Regarding Changes to Second Dwelling Unit (SDU)
Policies and Regulations for the Town of Essex
Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment(s) to permit
Second Dwelling Unit (SDU) Policies and Regulations for
the Town of Essex
Correspondence to be considered for receipt and support
Paramedic Recognition Banners
- That the correspondence from the County of Essex, Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services requesting that temporary banners be hung for the period of May 16 to June 6, 2021 in support of Paramedic Services Week, be received and supported; and That Administration send a letter of no objection to E.L.K. Energy Inc. in support of the temporary banners.
Paramedic Services Week (May 23-29, 2021) is a week of celebration for paramedics, EMS
support staff and administration across Canada. During this week, we take the time to thank
Essex Windsor EMS staff for their work and recognize their courage and dedication. This is
especially important as we navigate our way through the COVID-19 pandemic journey. In 2021
the theme is aptly named “Paramedic as Educator – Citizen Ready”
Essex-Windsor EMS would like to celebrate the week by hanging temporary banners over the
roads in our respective hometown municipalities for 3 weeks (May 16 – June 6, 2021). This will
allow us shoulder with the weeks before and after Paramedic Services Week and provide for all
local EWEMS staff, and their families, to safely view the banner and celebrate within their
hometowns.
Each banner would have the logos of the respective municipality, as well as the County of Essex
and Essex-Windsor EMS logos, along with the badge numbers of the hometown staff.
We request that the banners be hung for the week before and after the celebration week, to
allow for greater recognition and to celebrate Paramedic as Educator – Citizen Ready
