Regular Council Meeting Agenda

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  • That the published agenda for the May 4, 2020 Regular Council Meeting be adopted as presented / amended.

  • That the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held April 20, 2020, be adopted as circulated.

  • That the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held May 16, 2020, for the purpose of updating Council on the Town of Essex's continuing response to measures related to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, be adopted as circulated.

RE: COVID-19 Town's Response Updates

RE: Essex Fun Fest Update

  • That Community Services Report 2020-04, entitled "2020 Essex Fun Fest Update", be received; and

    That Council approves the Essex Fun Fest Committee's recommendation to cancel the 2020 Essex Fun Fest, scheduled for July 2-5,2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • That correspondence listed in Agenda Item 11.1 be received and, where indicated, to further share such information with the community using suitable methods of communication.

RE: Staff Reassignment Flexibility Provided (dated April 17, 2020)

RE: Police Services Act (PSA) - Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Plan

Correspondence, dated April 24, 2020 advising that due to COVID-19 outbreak, the deadline for the preparation and adoption of a Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Plan is extended and a new deadline will be announced at a later date (original deadline was January 1, 2021).

RE: No new non-essential building permits, facility closure extended, committees go digital (April 21, 2020)

RE: Support local with new Open for Business Map (April 27, 2020)

The following letters received from the Town of Amherstburg advising Council of resolutions passed at their recent Council Meetings:

  • Town of Amherstburg supports AMO's submission to the Attorney General regarding "Addressing Growing Municipality Liability and Insurance Costs" (dated March 19, 2020)
  • Active Transportation in the Town of Amherstburg - The Cozmic Queen (dated April 24, 2020)
  • Town of Amherstburg supports the Premier's recommendation to "Suspend Time-of-Use" Electricity Billing" (dated April 24, 2020)
  • Town of Amherstburg supports Grey County's resolution "100% Canadian Wines Excise Exemptions" (dated April 24, 2020)
  • Town of Amherstburg supports Norfolk County's resolution "Issues Regarding the Mapping of Provincially Significant Wetlands (PSW's)" (dated April 24, 2020)  

RE: Council Resolution to close or modify roadways RE:  Highway 3 expansion, City of Essex

Ministry's request to pass a by-law to close South Talbot Road at County Road 8 and modify access on Victoria Avenue/North Malden Road at Highway 3 to allow for through traffic only via a grade separation.

  • That correspondence from the Ministry of Transportation, dated April 17, 2020 requesting that Council pass a by-law to close South Talbot Road at County Road 8 and modify access on Victoria Avenue/North Malden Road at Highway 3 for the Highway 3 expansion, in accordance with the plans attached to the agenda, be received and supported; and

    That Council supports a by-law to close and modify access at the intersections, upon completion of the two months' notice from the Ministry of Transportation.  

  • That the minutes listed in agenda item 12, together with the recommendations noted therein be received and adopted as circulated. 

RE: Online Satisfaction Survey

  • Moved byCouncillor Bondy

    That the Town of Essex do an online satisfaction survey similar to the one recently completed by the Town of Tecumseh to look at the quality of life, core services and to see if the Town is going in the right direction.

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Being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the April 20, 2020 Regular Meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Essex

  • That By-Law 1909, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the April 20, 2020 Regular Meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Essex, be read a third time and finally passed on May 4, 2020.

Being a by-law to enter into a Collective Agreement between The Corporation of the Town of Essex and The Canadian Union of Public Employees and its Local 702.3

  • That By-Law 1891 being a by-law to enter into a Collective Agreement between The Corporation of the Town of Essex and The Canadian Union of Public Employees and its Local 702.3, be read a first, a second and a third time and finally passed on May 4, 2020.

Being a by-law to establish tax rates and additional charges for Municipal, County and Education purposes for the year 2020.

  • That By-Law 1910 being a by-law to establish tax rates and additional charges for Municipal, County and Education purposes for the year 2020, be read a first, a second time and a third time and finally passed on May 4, 2020.

Being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the May 4, 2020 Regular Meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Essex

  • That By-Law 1911 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the May 4, 2020 Regular Meeting of the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Essex, be read a first and a second time and provisionally adopted on May 4, 2020.

  • That the meeting be adjourned at [TIME].