City Council Meeting Minutes, Tuesday, April 11, 2023
What was decided, in plain words. Every item links back to the official minutes, which are the record.
Plain-language summary based on the official minutes; see the minutes PDF for the full wording.
Present: Mayor Dilkens, Councillor Fabio Costante, Councillor Renaldo Agostino, Councillor Mark McKenzie, Councillor Ed Sleiman, Councillor Jo-Anne Gignac, Councillor Angelo Marignani, Councillor Gary Kaschak, Councillor Kieran McKenzie, Councillor Jim Morrison. Regrets: Councillor Fred Francis (bereavement).
What they decided (13 items, 1 lost)
7.1 Correspondence Monday, April 11, 2023
the following Communication Items 7.1.1 through 7.1.2, and 7.1.5 through 7.1.9, be set forth in the Council Agenda be referred as noted
7.1 Correspondence Monday, April 11, 2023
the correspondence from Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (aors) dated March 27, 2023 regarding “Request to endorse the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (aors) resolution objecting to Enbridge Gas’s new fee proposal as outlined in the Getting Ontario Connected Act” be deferred to a future…
| For | Jim Morrison, Renaldo Agostino |
|---|---|
| Against | Fabio Costante, Mark McKenzie, Ed Sleiman, Jo-Anne Gignac, Angelo Marignani, Gary Kaschak, Kieran McKenzie |
| Absent | Fred Francis |
7.1 Correspondence Monday, April 11, 2023
the correspondence from Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (aors) dated March 27, 2023 regarding “Request to endorse the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors (aors) resolution objecting to Enbridge Gas’s new fee proposal as outlined in the Getting Ontario Connected Act” be recieved
- $200: …of their intention to begin charging third- party contractors and other utilities $200 CAD (plus applicable taxes) for utility…
7.1.4 Letter regarding public access to newspaper archives following the closure of the Windsor Star print facility on March 3, 2023
the correspondence received from Postmedia dated March 22, 2023 regarding “Public access to newspaper archives following the closure of the Windsor Star print facility on March 3, 2023” be forwarded to the Windsor Public Library Board for their review and consideration.
7.2 Update of Round 1 of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund 2023, City Wide
the report from the Supervisor, Community Programming, Cultural Affairs dated March 17, 2023 regarding the update on Round 1 of funding of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund (achf) in 2023 be received.
8.1 Request for Proposal for the Pathway to Potential Strategy Renewal, City Wide
City Council and County Council be informed of the intention to proceed with a comprehensive community consultation and development of a renewed Pathway to Potential Strategy for Windsor and Essex County
8.2 Request for Extension of Draft Plan Approval East Riverside, North Neighbourhood 1027458 Ontario Inc. Z-101-97 -Ward 7
the request of 1027458 Ontario Incorporated (J. Coco, principal) to extend Draft Approval for Plan of Subdivision File No. Z-101/97, for lands located south of future Wyandotte Street East and east future Florence Avenue, as shown on attached Map No. Z- 101/97-2 be approved for…
8.3 Shelter Health Initiative Update - City Wide
the report from the Commissioner, Human and Health Services dated March 29, 2023 regarding the Shelter Health initiative & model be received for information purposes
- $1 million: …Director of Housing and Children's Services; and further, That for any agreements above $1 million dollars, that in addition to the Commis…
11.1 Approval Process for Temporary Patios on Private Properties 2023, City Wide
the report from the Executive Initiatives Coordinator dated March 24, 2023 regarding 2023 Temporary Patios on Private Property be received for information
11.2 Class Environmental Assessment for the St. Rose Pumping Station - Ward 6
City Council endorse the recommendations presented in the draft Environmental Study Report (esr) for the St. Rose Stormwater Pumping Station Municipal Class Environmental Assessment prepared by Stantec Consulting dated March 2023, attached as Schedule 1
11.3 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - Rapid Housing Initiative, Round 3 Cities Stream Allocation, Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation Capital Project - City Wide
the report from the Coordinator of Housing Administration and Development dated March 28, 2023 regarding the Rapid Housing Initiative (“rhi”) Round 3 Cities Stream Allocation, Housing Projects be received for information
- $100,000.00: …capital construction costs, to allow a cost sharing agreement value greater than $100,000.00 without the issuance of an RFT/RFP; and…
- $100,000.00: …post-construction operating years, to allow a cost sharing agreement value greater than $100,000.00 without the issuance of an RFT/RFP.…
11.4 The Next Generation 9-1-1 2022-2023 Funding Program - City Wide
I) That City Council receive and endorse utilization of the funding amount of $1,245,000 from the Province of Ontario toward support of the Windsor Fire/Essex Fire Public Safety Answering Points (psap)’s transition to the Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) emergency response system
- $1,245,000: …I) That City Council RECEIVE AND ENDORSE utilization of the funding amount of $1,245,000 from the Province of Ontario toward sup…
- $700,000: …and, II) That City Council RECEIVE AND ENDORSE utilization of the funding amount of $700,000 from the Province of Ontario toward sup…
- $700,000: …the Windsor Police Services Board and the City, City Council APPROVE the transfer of the $700,000 and any future funding received from th…
11.5 Tender 16-23-2023 Road Rehabilitation, Lauzon Parkway Phase 2
the following low tender be accepted: tenderer: Piera Con Enterprises Inc. tender no: 16-23 total tender price: $5,484,803.66 (excluding hst) account charged: 007-5410-9998-14048-7231000 and, That the cao and City Clerk execute the contract with the low tenderer, with said contract being satisfactory in form to…
- $5,484,803.66: …BE ACCEPTED: TENDERER: Piera Con Enterprises Inc. TENDER NO: 16-23 TOTAL TENDER PRICE: $5,484,803.66 (excluding HST) ACCOUNT CHARGED: 007-54…
- $5,247,609.48: …content to the City Treasurer. II. That City Council APPROVE a pre-commitment of $5,247,609.48 in funding from the 2024 Road Rehabilit…
Routine business
- Adopted the minutes of an earlier meeting. (Moved by Councillor Angelo Marignani, seconded by Councillor Kieran McKenzie. Carried.)
- Moved into Committee of the Whole to deal with the agenda. (Moved by Councillor Mark McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Jim Morrison. Carried.)
- Gave first and second reading to the by-laws on the agenda. (Moved by Councillor Mark McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Jim Morrison. Carried.)
- Ended Committee of the Whole and reported back to Council. (Moved by Councillor Ed Sleiman, seconded by Councillor Renaldo Agostino. Carried.)
- Gave first and second reading to the by-laws on the agenda. (Moved by Councillor Fabio Costante, seconded by Councillor Kieran McKenzie. .)
- Adjourned the meeting. (Moved by Councillor Angelo Marignani, seconded by Councillor Jim Morrison. Carried.)
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