Monday’s Agenda is a big one at 503 pages! We also have a Special Council Meeting at 5:00 for the “Consideration of the Adoption of a Sign Bylaw”. Both Agenda’s are posted to the Town of Essex Website under Council calendar. Some interesting items are on the Agenda, including a vacancy report of our downtowns. Joanna Conrad from Youth Diversion will be attending as a public delegation to share information about Youth Diversion.
https://calendar.essex.ca/meetings
Public Presentations
Joanna Conrad, Executive Director, Essex County Diversion 18
Youth Diversion in Essex
That the delegation by Joanna Conrad, Executive Director, Essex
County Diversion regarding Youth Diversion services in Essex be
received.
Unfinished Business
Reports from Administration
Economic Development
Downtown Vacancy Report
Recommended Action:
That Economic Development Report-2022-12 entitled Downtown
Vacancy Report prepared by Nelson Silveira, Economic Development
Officer dated July 4, 2022, be received.
Drainage
Drainage Works Roster List
Recommended Action:
That Drainage Report-2022-07 entitled Drainage Works Roster List
prepared by Lindsay Dean, Drainage Superintendent dated July 4,
2022 be received; and
That Council authorize the acceptance of the prequalified bidders for
RFPQ-ID-22-003 contained within this report.
Drainage
Appointment of an Engineer under Section 78 and 76 of the
Drainage Act to improve the Argyle Beach Drainage System
Recommended Action:
That Drainage Report-2022-08 entitled Appointment of an Engineer
under Section 78 and 76 of the Drainage Act to improve the Argyle
Beach Drainage System prepared by Lindsay Dean, Drainage
Superintendent dated July 4, 2022 be received; and
That Council appoint N.J. Peralta Engineering Incorporated under
Section 78 and 76 of the Drainage Act to improve the Argyle Beach
Drainage System in accordance to Section 22 of the Town of Essex
Procurement By-law 2129.
Operations
Results of Quotation for Road Widener PW22-0002
Recommended Action:
That Operations Report-2022-06 entitled Results of Quotation for Road
Widener PW22-0002 prepared by Norm Nussio, Manager, Operations
and Drainage dated July 4, 2022, be received;
That Council award Road Widener PW-22-0002 to Cubex Limited in
the amount of $82,669.82 including non-refundable harmonized sales
tax; and
That Council approve an additional $12,669.82 to be funded from
Asset Management Reserve for capital project PW-22-0002 Road
Widener.
Capital Works and Asset Management
Engineering Services for Erie Blue Sanitary Sewer Extension Local
Improvement
Recommended Action:
That Capital Works and Asset Management Report-2022-05 entitled
Engineering Services for Erie Blue Sanitary Sewer Extension Local
Improvement prepared by David McBeth, Manager, Capital Work and
Asset Management dated July 4, 2022 be received; and
That Council award the Engineering Services for Erie Blue Sanitary
Sewer Extension Local Improvement (RFP-ID-22-005) to TYLin
International Canada Inc., hereby referred to as TYLin, in the amount
of $152,281.81, including non-refundable Harmonized Sales Tax.
10.6. Environmental Services-2022-02 71
Harrow Lagoon Sludge Removal – Cell No. 2 – Additional Works
Recommended Action:
That Environmental Services Report-2021-02 entitled, Harrow Lagoons
Sludge Removal – Cell No. 2 – Additional Works prepared by Kevin
Girard, Director, Infrastructure Services dated July 4, 2022 be received;
and
That Council appoint Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) to provide
engineering, operational, and contract administration services to
design, procure, and administer the additional works for the Harrow
Lagoons Sludge Removal project in the amount of $250,000.00
including non-refundable HST from the OCWA Capital
Recommendations – Ward 4 (SS-22-0015), in accordance with the
previously completed request under Section 22 of the Town of Essex
Procurement By-Law 2129.
Reports from Youth Members
County Council Update
Essex County Council Regular Meeting Minutes – June 1, 2022 76
That the minutes of the Regular County Council Meeting held June 1,
2022 be received.
Correspondence
Correspondence to be received
That all of the correspondence listed in Agenda Item 13.1 be received
and, where indicated, to further share such information with the
community using suitable methods of communication.
Union Water Supply System
Joint Management Minutes – June 18, 2022
Town of East Gwillimbury
Summary and Implications of Provincial Bill 109: More
Homes for Everyone Act, 2022
Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board
Values Influence Peers Program (VIP)
Enbridge Gas Inc.
2021 Utility Earnings and Disposition of Deferral &
Variance Account Balances Application and Evidence
The Township of Greater Madawaska 351
Annual Emergency Exercise Exemption
Correspondence to be considered for receipt and support
Committee Meeting Minutes
That the Committee Meeting minutes listed in Agenda Item 14, together with any
recommendations to Council noted therein, be received, approved and adopted
as circulated.
14.1. Committee of Adjustment – March 15, 2022 353
14.2. Committee of Adjustment – April 20, 2022 381
14.3. Co-An Park Committee – May 11, 2022 416
14.4. Committee of Adjustment – May 17, 2022 422
14.5. Court of Revision – June 14, 2022 429
RE: Long Marsh Drain
14.6. Drainage Board – June 23, 2022 433
RE: 10-11 Sideroad Drain
Financial
2022 May Bank Payment Report 439
Moved by ____
Seconded by ____
That the Bank Payments Report, including May 2022 cheque register,
cheque number 54389 to cheque number 54463 and electronic funds
transfer (EFT) payment number EFT006715 to EFT006872 inclusive in
the amount of $1,853,243.95; the Preauthorized Payments for the
month of May in the amount of $548,669.03; and Payroll for the month
of May in the amount of $437,993.66, be ratified as submitted.
New Business
Notices of Motion
The following Notices of Motion were first presented at the June 6,
2022 Regular Council Meeting and subsequently deferred at the June
20, 2022 Regular Council Meeting and are being brought forward this
evening for Council’s consideration:
Councillor Vander Doelen
Moved by Councillor Vander Doelen
Seconded by ____
That Council discuss the difficulty some farmers in Ward 3
have been encountering while trying to get raw water lines and
other infrastructure approved for their food growing operations.
Mayor Meloche
Moved by Mayor Meloche
Seconded by ____
That Council direct Administration to review the feasibility of
developing a regulation/by-law limiting storage of any
type/classification of fireworks in any one location that totals in
excess of 100lbs for not longer than 3 months from the date of
delivery into the Town of Essex. All Provincial and Federal
regulations would still apply to the manner in which these
fireworks need to be stored.
Mayor Meloche
Moved by Mayor Meloche
Seconded by ____
Whereas, the cost of gasoline is becoming unaffordable to the
average family/person;
And whereas, many students have difficulty with regular and
affordable transportation back and forth for schooling
opportunities;
And whereas, the Town of Essex is committed to be
environmentally responsible and wanting to reduce traffic
congestion;
And whereas, there is potential Provincial funding available for
a large portion of the cost of transit service;
And whereas, transit from the Windsor area to Colchester
would complement our Tourism strategy for that region;
Therefore, that the Town Council direct Administration include
$60,000 in the 2023 budget for a consultant to prepare a
document on the feasibility, funding, and operational process
to securing public transit for a route from St. Clair College, up
County Road 11 (Walker Road), with stops at Paquette
Corners, McGregor and Harrow, and furthermore travels down
County Road 13 (Erie Road) to Colchester for a last stop and
then back down the same Corridor returning to St. Clair
College.
Councillor Bondy
Moved by Councillor Bondy
Seconded by ____
That Essex Council send a letter to the Province of Ontario and
the Federal Government to share concerns of behalf of
residents with the increase in the price of gasoline.
The following Notice of Motion was presented at the June 20, 2022
Regular Council Meeting and is being brought forward this evening for
Council’s consideration:
Councillor Bondy
Moved by Councillor Bondy
Seconded by ____
That Essex Council invite both Hydro One and E.L.K Energy to
a Special Council meeting to have a public discussion about
the causes and the solutions to the ongoing power flickers and
outages in the municipality of Essex.
The Following Notice of Motion is being presented this evening and will
be brought forward for Council’s consideration at the July 18, 2022
Regular Council Meeting:
Councillor Bondy
That Council of the Town of Essex direct administration to
cease the multi-residential waiving of development fees unless
the new proposal is deemed to qualify for affordable housing.
Joanna Conrad from Youth Diversion
