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Meeting: Combined Council Meeting - January 16 2023 (Minutes)
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Date: 2023-01-16
Meeting type: Combined Council
Document type: minutes
Action count: 51
Source documents
Combined Council Meeting - January 16 2023 (Minutes) (source_id=58)
Actions
4 — Recess to Closed Session
Mover: Crew
Action type: motion (—)
Flags: procedural
Issue tags: procedural , governance
Review status: Verified against source text
That Council moved into a Closed Session Meeting of Council pursuant to Section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, for the following reasons:
11(a) — Leave of Absence - Councillor Melissa Harrigan
Mover: Anderson , Seconder: Ceccacci
Action type: vote (carried (17-0))
Issue tags: governance
Review status: Verified against source text
Melissa Harrigan, Councillor for West Kent Ward 1, be authorized to be absent from regular and special meetings of Council for a period of three successive months or more
12(a) — Consent & Zoning Defeated - Peaceful Acres Limited, Tramway Road, Camden (PL202200240)
Mover: McGrail , Seconder: Jubenville
Action type: vote (defeated)
Issue tags: zoning , planning
Review status: Needs human review
Data-quality notes: Vote result not fully recorded, Motion outcome listed, but no recorded vote tally
Consent application File B-128/22, to sever a surplus dwelling (29914 Tramway Road), six (6) outbuildings, and one (1) steel bin on a new 0.72 ha (1.79 ac.) lot
12(b) — Consent & Zoning - Kenneth Anderson & Brett Anderson Farms Ltd., Dover (PL202200224)
Consent application File B-122/22, to sever and convey a new residential parcel, approximately 1,214 sq. m. (13,068 sq. ft.) in area
12(c) — Consent & Zoning - Estate of Jerry Zoula et al., Talbot Trail, Orford (PL202200243)
Consent application File B-130/22, to sever a surplus dwelling (14173 Talbot Trail) and two (2) outbuildings on a new 1.8 ha (4.51 ac.) lot
12(d) — Consent & Zoning - Edward Zoula, Eberle Line, Orford (PL202200244)
Consent application File B-131/22, to sever a surplus dwelling (14154 Eberle Line) on a new 1.8 ha (4.57 ac.) lot
12(e) — Consent & Zoning - Colin & Nicole Vyn, Burk Line, Harwich (PL202200246)
Consent application File B-133/22, to sever and convey a new 2.41 ha (5.96 ac.) agricultural parcel
12(f) — Zoning - GTA Properties / DMG, Mill Street West, Tilbury (PL202200238)
to permit the development of a new five (5) storey Mixed Use Commercial / Residential Building, approximately 1,685 sq. m (18,139 sq. ft.) in area, be approved
12(g) — Zoning - 2801920 Ontario Inc., 7030 Base Line, Wallaceburg (PL202200231)
to rezone the lands known as 7030 Base Line, in Part of Lot 3, Concession 18 (Chatham), in the Community of Wallaceburg, from Agricultural (A1) to a site-specific Residential High Density Second-1641 (RH2-1641) Zone, to permit the development of Apartment Dwellings
14 — Consent Agenda
That the following items be approved as presented: 15(a), 15(b), 15(c), 15(d), 15(e), 15(f), 16(b), 16(c), 17(b), 17(c), 17(d), 17(e), 17(f), 18(b), 19(b), 19(d), 20(a), 21(a), 21(b), 21(c), 22(a).
15(a) — Council Meeting Minutes - December 5, 2022
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent
Issue tags: governance
Review status: Verified against source text
Council Meeting Minutes from its meeting held on December 5, 2022
15(b) — Council Meeting Minutes - December 12, 2022
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent
Issue tags: governance
Review status: Verified against source text
Council Meeting Minutes from its meeting held on December 12, 2022
15(c) — Drainage Board Recommendations - January 10, 2023
Drainage Board Recommendations from its meeting held on January 10, 2023
15(d) — Board of Health Minutes - November 16, 2022
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent
Issue tags: health , governance
Review status: Verified against source text
Board of Health minutes from its meeting held on November 16, 2022
15(e) — Blenheim Landfill Liaison Committee Minutes - December 13, 2022
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent
Issue tags: waste , governance
Review status: Verified against source text
Blenheim Landfill Liaison Committee minutes from its meeting held on December 13, 2022
15(f) — Ridge Landfill Liaison Committee Minutes - December 13, 2022
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent
Issue tags: waste , governance
Review status: Verified against source text
Ridge Landfill Liaison Committee minutes from its meeting held on December 13, 2022
16(a) — Tender Award T22-358 - Thames River Slope Stability, Riverview Line, Raleigh
The tender in the amount of $1,806,625.47, including HST for the Thames River Slope Stability
16(b) — Tender Award T22-233 - McDougall Line Bridge Replacement, Tilbury East
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent, budget
Issue tags: procurement , infrastructure
Review status: Verified against source text
McDougall Line Bridge over Government Drain #1
16(c) — Single Source R22-351 - Attends Brand Incontinence Products
Single Source R22-351 Provision of Attends Brand Incontinence Products
17(a) — Family Physician Recruitment & Retention Task Force - 2022 Update
their request to Council is to continue to fund the Chatham-Kent Family Physician Recruitment and Retention Task Force at the current rate of $100,000 per annum
17(b) — Tourism Bike Use/Rental Pilot Project Update
Tourism Bike Use/Rental Pilot Project Update (information report)
17(c) — Land Severances - Community of Shrewsbury
Action type: motion (received)
Flags: consent
Issue tags: planning
Review status: Verified against source text
Community of Shrewsbury (information report)
17(d) — CIP Tax Increment Grant - 364 Grand Avenue East, Chatham (PL202200251)
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent
Issue tags: development , taxation
Review status: Verified against source text
Chatham-Kent Community Improvement Plan Property Tax Increment Equivalent Grant Application PL202200251
17(e) — Site Plan Control By-law Amendment - Ontario Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act)
Site Plan Control By-law Amendment to Implement Ontario Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022
17(f) — Exemption from Part Lot Control - DeMall Drive, Dresden (PL202200259)
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent
Issue tags: planning , housing
Review status: Verified against source text
Application for Exemption from Part Lot Control PL202200259
18(a) — Talbot Trail Relocation EA - LRPP Plan Endorsement (Defeated)
The technical recommendations of the Environmental Assessment Study for a Long-Range Property Protection Plan (LRPP Plan) for a road and utility corridor be received and endorsed
18(a) — Talbot Trail Relocation EA - Option 3 Phase 1 ESR (Carried)
to file the ESR for the Phase 1 component only (Talbot Trail Municipal Class EA from 2nd Concession Line (Ellerbeck Road) to Stevenson Road), and only document separately the hazard zone for Phase 2 that was proposed by this study.
18(b) — Pickleball Court Expansion Strategy
Pickleball Court Expansion Strategy (information report)
18(c) — Kyle Park Future Development and Community Engagement
Engage in negotiations with interested community groups to develop the area referred to as Kyle Park in the Community of Blenheim
19(a) — 2022 BMA Study Presentation
Action type: agenda_item (received)
Flags: pulled-from-consent
Issue tags: budget , governance
Review status: Needs human review
Data-quality notes: No clear sponsoring councillor in the minutes
The Director of Financial Services provided Council with an overview of the results of the BMA Study
19(a) — Meeting Extension to 10:30 p.m.
Mover: Finn , Seconder: Anderson
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: procedural
Issue tags: procedural
Review status: Verified against source text
That the meeting be extended to 10:30 p.m.
19(b) — 2021 Financial Indicator Review
Action type: motion (received)
Flags: consent
Issue tags: budget , governance
Review status: Verified against source text
2021 Financial Indicator Review (information report)
19(c) — October 2022 Budget Variance Forecast
Mover: Storey , Seconder: B. McGregor
Action type: vote (carried (17-0))
Flags: pulled-from-consent, budget
Issue tags: budget , governance
Review status: Verified against source text
Administration continue to monitor operations and report back to Council with the Final 2022 variance report after the completion of the year-end audit.
19(d) — Cooperative Purchase - Electronic Medical Records System, CK Public Health
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent, budget
Issue tags: procurement , health , technology
Review status: Verified against source text
Electronic Medical Records System for Chatham-Kent Public Health
20(a) — 2022 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards Nominations
2022 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards Nominations (information report)
21(a) — Video Surveillance System - Public Housing Apartment Complexes
Installation of Video Surveillance System for Municipality of Chatham-Kent
21(b) — Affordable Housing Development RFP Pre-Design - CMHC SEED Funding
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: consent, budget
Issue tags: housing , procurement
Review status: Verified against source text
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) SEED Funding
21(c) — Dietary Services Management - Riverview Gardens Long Term Care
Delivery of Dietary Services Management, Riverview Gardens Long Term Care Home
22(a) — Appointment By-law - Deputy Division Registrars and Deputy Issuers of Marriage Licences
Appointment By-law Deputy Division Registrars and Deputy Issuers of Marriage Licences
22(b) — Motion re Decision Making on Future Vaccination Policies (Defeated)
That any further vaccination employment policies be decided upon collaboratively between Chatham-Kent Council and the Chatham-Kent Executive Management Team
22(c) — Motion re Strengthening Powers of the Integrity Commissioner (Postponed)
This notice of motion was postponed to a future meeting.
23(a) — Notice of Motion - Chickens in Residential Areas
Councillor Ceccacci presented a notice of motion regarding chickens in residential areas.
23(a) — Notice of Motion - Speed Limit Zones on Park Avenue West
Councillor Amy Finn presented a notice of motion regarding speed Limit zones on Park Avenue West between Keil Drive and Bloomfield Road.
24 — Closed Session Report Received
Mover: Crew , Seconder: Wright
Action type: vote (carried (17-0))
Issue tags: governance
Review status: Verified against source text
That the January 16, 2023 Closed Session report be received.
25(a) — Approval of Council Information Package
That the January 16, 2023 Council Information Package be approved.
25(a) — Resolution re Great Lakes Freshwater Action Plan Funding
the Municipality of Chatham-Kent calls on the federal government to commit $1 billion in funding over five years for a strengthened Freshwater Action Plan in Budget 2023.
26 — Endorsement of Alysson Storey for FCM Board of Directors
Mover: Crew , Seconder: McGrail
Action type: motion (carried)
Issue tags: governance
Review status: Needs human review
Data-quality notes: Motion outcome listed, but no recorded vote tally
endorse Alysson Storey to stand for election on FCMs Board of Directors for the period starting January 2023 and ending June 2024
27(a) — By-law Readings - First Reading
That the By-laws be taken as read for the first time.
27(b) — By-law Readings - Second Reading
That the By-laws be taken as read for the second time.
27(e) — By-law Readings - Third and Final Reading
That the by-laws be taken as read for a third time and finally passed.
28 — Adjournment
Mover: Crew , Seconder: Hall
Action type: motion (carried)
Flags: procedural
Issue tags: procedural
Review status: Verified against source text
That Chatham-Kent Council adjourn to its next Meeting to be held on Monday, February 6, 2023