Meeting: Council Meeting - March 3 2025 (Minutes)

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• Date: 2025-03-03
• Meeting type: Council
• Document type: minutes
• Action count: 17

Source documents

• Council Meeting - March 3 2025 (Minutes) (source_id=6)

Actions

14 — Consent Agenda

• Mover: Finn, Seconder: Thompson
• Action type: vote (carried (15-0))
• Issue tags: consent_agenda
  - source tags: consent agenda
• Review status: Verified against source text

That the following items be approved as presented: 15(a), 18(b), 19(a), 19(b).

15(a) — Previous Minutes Approval

• Action type: motion (carried)
• Flags: consent, procedural
• Issue tags: procedural
• Review status: Verified against source text

Chatham-Kent Council minutes from its meeting held on February 24, 2025

16(a) — Gravel Road Conversion Debenture Plan

• Mover: Canniff, Seconder: B. McGregor
• Action type: vote (carried (16-0))
• Flags: budget
• Issue tags: roads, budget, infrastructure
• Review status: Verified against source text

That staff report back on an investment and debenture plan of approximately $30 million to accelerate the conversion of gravel roads in Chatham-Kent.

17(a) — Farm Tax Ratio Review

• Mover: C. McGregor, Seconder: Wright
• Action type: vote (carried (13-3))
• Issue tags: taxation, planning
  - source tags: taxation, agriculture
• Review status: Verified against source text

That the Farm Tax Ratio remain status quo at 22% until after the MPAC Tax Re-Assessment pause is removed by the Provincial Government and updated assessment data can be analyzed and a report be brought to the next term of Council.

18(a) — Ward Boundary and Council Composition By-law

• Mover: Ceccacci, Seconder: Jubenville
• Action type: vote (carried (11-4))
• Issue tags: governance
  - source tags: ward boundary, governance
• Review status: Verified against source text

As directed by Council, a by-law to reestablish the wards and council composition be approved.

18(b) — Integrity Commissioner Annual Report

• Action type: motion (received)
• Flags: consent
• Issue tags: accountability
• Review status: Verified against source text

The 2024 Integrity Commissioner Annual Report be received for information.

18(c) — Information and Privacy Commissioner Statistical Report

• Action type: agenda_item (received)
• Flags: pulled-from-consent
• Issue tags: accountability
• Review status: Needs human review
• Data-quality notes: No clear sponsoring councillor in the minutes

2024 Information and Privacy Commissioner Statistical Report (information report)

18(d) — Municipal Accountability Act 2024 Opposition

• Mover: Bondy, Seconder: Jubenville
• Action type: vote (defeated (4-12))
• Issue tags: accountability, governance
• Review status: Verified against source text

That Chatham-Kent Council send a letter to Minister Calandra and Premier Doug Ford and the provincial government opposing any legislation that would allow for the removal of a duly elected municipal official

19(a) — Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Action Plan

• Action type: motion (carried)
• Flags: consent
• Issue tags: environment, development
• Review status: Verified against source text

to deliver the Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Action Plan project in three urban Chatham-Kent neighbourhoods in 2025 and 2026 and entirely funded by a $385,000 Provincial grant.

19(b) — Blenheim Business Park Environmental Permitting

• Mover: Ceccacci
• Action type: motion (carried)
• Flags: consent
• Issue tags: development, environment
  - source tags: economic development, environment
• Review status: Verified against source text

That Administration prepare a report for the April 28 Council Meeting to provide an update on the status of the ongoing environmental permitting work regarding the 13 acres of vacant industrial land in the Blenheim Business Park.

20(a) — Blenheim Power Supply Issues

• Mover: Ceccacci
• Action type: notice_of_motion (—)
• Issue tags: infrastructure
• Review status: Verified against source text

Councillor Ceccacci presented a notice of motion regarding Blenheim Power Supply Issues.

20(a) — Chatham-Kent Community Hub Costs

• Mover: Bondy
• Action type: notice_of_motion (—)
• Issue tags: budget, development
• Review status: Verified against source text

Councillor Bondy presented a notice of motion regarding Chatham-Kent Community Hub Costs.

21 — Closed Session Reports Approval

• Mover: Hall, Seconder: Doyle
• Action type: vote (carried (16-0))
• Issue tags: governance
  - source tags: closed session
• Review status: Verified against source text

That the March 3, 2025 Closed Session Report be approved.

23(a) — By-law Readings

• Mover: Allin, Seconder: McGrail
• Action type: motion (carried)
• Flags: procedural
• Issue tags: procedural, by_laws
  - source tags: procedural, by-laws
• Review status: Verified against source text

That the by-laws be taken as read for a first time.

23(b) — By-law Readings

• Mover: Allin, Seconder: McGrail
• Action type: motion (carried)
• Flags: procedural
• Issue tags: procedural, by_laws
  - source tags: procedural, by-laws
• Review status: Verified against source text

That the by-laws be taken as read for a second time.

23(e) — By-law Readings

• Mover: Crew, Seconder: C. McGregor
• Action type: motion (carried)
• Flags: procedural
• Issue tags: procedural, by_laws
  - source tags: procedural, by-laws
• Review status: Verified against source text

That the by-laws be taken as read for a third time and finally passed.

24 — Adjournment

• Mover: Hall, Seconder: McDonald
• 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, March 17, 2025