Meeting: Council Meeting - October 7 2024 (Minutes)
- Date: 2024-10-07
- Meeting type: Council
- Document type: minutes
- Meeting ref: escribe:5bfd49ed-b904-428e-8de2-c8bb69699510
- Action count: 23
Consent agenda
- Items pulled from consent for individual discussion or vote: 16(a), 15(a), 16(b), 17(a), 19(c), 19(d), 20(a)
- The official minutes do not identify who requested each item. Any separate councillor attribution on this site comes only from eligible, independently verified meeting-slide rows.
Source documents
- Council Meeting - October 7 2024 (Minutes) (source_id=51)
- Official minutes
Actions
4 — Recess to Closed Session
- Mover: Councillor Crew
- Action type: motion (carried)
- Flags: procedural
- Issue tags: procedural, governance
- source tags: procedural, closed session
- 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:
13 — Consent Agenda Approval
- Mover: Councillor Storey, Seconder: Councillor Thompson
- Action type: vote (carried (16-0))
- Flags: procedural
- Issue tags: consent_agenda, procedural
- source tags: consent agenda, procedural
- Review status: Verified against source text
“That the following items be approved as presented: 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), 14(d), 18(a), 19(a), 19(b).”
15(a) — Purchase of Two Tandem Axle Dump Trucks with Snow Equipment
- Mover: Councillor B. McGregor, Seconder: Councillor McDonald
- Action type: vote (carried (15-0))
- Flags: consent, pulled-from-consent, budget
- Issue tags: procurement, fleet, infrastructure
- Review status: Verified against source text
The purchase of two tandem axle dump trucks with snow equipment be awarded to 401 Truck Source Inc. for $1,059,004.36 (HST included).
16(a) — Ward Boundary and Council Composition Review - Council Composition Options 13-15
- Mover: Councillor B. McGregor, Seconder: Councillor Jubenville
- Action type: vote (carried (13-3))
- Flags: consent, pulled-from-consent
- Issue tags: governance, ward_boundary_review
- source tags: governance, ward boundary review, council composition
- Review status: Verified against source text
Strategy Corp bring back options for Council composition of 13-15 (inclusive of the Mayor).
16(a) — Ward Boundary and Council Composition Review - Status Quo Option
- Mover: Councillor B. McGregor, Seconder: Councillor Jubenville
- Action type: vote (carried (12-4))
- Flags: amendment, consent, pulled-from-consent
- Issue tags: governance, ward_boundary_review
- source tags: governance, ward boundary review, council composition
- Review status: Verified against source text
Strategy Corp include the option of keeping the Council number status quo.
16(b) — Deputations regarding the former Sears building proposal
- Mover: Councillor Storey, Seconder: Councillor Jubenville
- Action type: vote (carried (15-1))
- Flags: consent, pulled-from-consent
- Issue tags: governance, community_hub, old_sears, deputations
- source tags: governance, community hub, old sears, deputations
- Review status: Verified against source text
In-person deputations are permitted for the October 21st Council meeting (open session) regarding the next phase of this proposal.
17(a) — Building and Land Acquisition - Affordable Housing - 110 Sandys Street, Chatham
- Mover: Councillor Jubenville, Seconder: Councillor Hall
- Action type: vote (carried (10-6))
- Flags: consent, pulled-from-consent, budget
- Issue tags: housing, property
- source tags: housing, property, real estate
- Review status: Verified against source text
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent purchase the 3.02 acres (1.223 hectares) 110 Sandys Street, Chatham, Property Identification Number 00539-0221, from Jarlette Health Services for $1,699,000, plus any associated closing costs.
18(a) — Exploration of Film/Television/Streaming Industry in Chatham-Kent
- Action type: agenda_item (received)
- Flags: consent
- Issue tags: development, film
- source tags: economic development, film
- Review status: Verified against source text
This report was received as part of the Consent Agenda.
19(a) — Lifecycle Replacement of 2 RideCK Buses
- Action type: motion (carried)
- Flags: consent, budget
- Issue tags: transit, fleet, infrastructure
- Review status: Verified against source text
Lifecycle Replacement of 2 RideCK Buses
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This report was approved as part of the Consent Agenda.
19(b) — Community Projects Appreciation
- Action type: agenda_item (received)
- Flags: consent
- Issue tags: community, infrastructure
- Review status: Verified against source text
This report was received as part of the Consent Agenda.
19(c) — Recreation Facility Funding Opportunities
- Action type: agenda_item (received)
- Flags: consent, pulled-from-consent
- Issue tags: parks, funding
- source tags: recreation, funding
- Review status: Needs human review
- Data-quality notes: No clear sponsoring councillor in the minutes
This report was received for information.
19(d) — Blenheim Tennis Courts
- Action type: agenda_item (received)
- Flags: consent, pulled-from-consent
- Issue tags: parks
- source tags: recreation, parks
- Review status: Needs human review
- Data-quality notes: No clear sponsoring councillor in the minutes
This report was received for information.
19(e) — Motion re Road Safety Action Plan Education Campaign
- Mover: Councillor Ceccacci
- Action type: motion (deferred)
- Issue tags: roads, transportation
- source tags: road safety, transportation
- Review status: Verified against source text
At the request of Councillor Ceccacci, this motion was postponed to the November 4, 2024 Council Meeting.
20(a) — Motion re 7.5% Departmental Budgetary Annual Decrease
- Mover: Councillor Doyle, Seconder: Councillor Bondy
- Action type: vote (carried (12-4))
- Flags: consent, pulled-from-consent, budget
- Issue tags: budget, governance
- source tags: budget, finance, governance
- Review status: Verified against source text
That Administration bring forward an information report during budget deliberations with options to achieve a 7.5% budgetary annual decrease realized collectively, from each of the following areas:
21 — Access for all residents to the proposed Chatham-Kent Community Hub
- Named councillor: Councillor Storey
- Action type: notice_of_motion (—)
- Issue tags: governance, community_hub, community_services
- source tags: governance, community hub, accessibility
- Review status: Verified against source text
Councillor Storey presented a notice of motion regarding ensuring access for all residents to the proposed Chatham-Kent Community Hub.
21 — Chatham-Kent Community Hub
- Named councillor: Councillor Jubenville
- Action type: notice_of_motion (—)
- Issue tags: governance, community_hub
- source tags: governance, community hub
- Review status: Verified against source text
Councillor Jubenville presented a notice of motion regarding the Chatham-Kent Community Hub.
21 — Referendum on the Chatham-Kent Community Hub
- Named councillor: Councillor Jubenville
- Action type: notice_of_motion (—)
- Issue tags: governance, community_hub, referendum
- source tags: governance, community hub, referendum
- Review status: Verified against source text
Councillor Jubenville presented a notice of motion regarding Referendum on the Chatham-Kent Community Hub.
22 — Closed Session Report Approval
- Mover: Councillor Crew, Seconder: Councillor Finn
- Action type: vote (carried (15-0))
- Flags: procedural
- Issue tags: procedural, governance
- source tags: procedural, closed session
- Review status: Verified against source text
"That the October 7, 2024 Closed Session Report be approved."
23(a) — Information Package Received
- Mover: Councillor Harrigan, Seconder: Councillor Crew
- Action type: motion (received)
- Flags: procedural
- Issue tags: procedural
- source tags: procedural, information package
- Review status: Verified against source text
"That the Information Package be received for information."
25(a) — By-law First Reading
- Mover: Councillor Wright, Seconder: Councillor Anderson
- 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."
25(b) — By-law Second Reading
- Mover: Councillor Wright, Seconder: Councillor Anderson
- 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."
25(e) — By-law Third and Final Reading
- Mover: Councillor Ceccacci, Seconder: Councillor McDonald
- 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."
26 — Adjournment
- Mover: Councillor Crew, Seconder: Councillor Harrigan
- Action type: motion (carried)
- Flags: procedural
- Issue tags: procedural
- source tags: procedural, adjournment
- Review status: Verified against source text
"That Chatham-Kent Council adjourn to its next Meeting to be held on Monday, October 21, 2024 and that Chatham-Kent Council authorize itself to meet in closed session on that day to discuss any matters permitted by The Municipal Act."