Community Services Standing Committee, Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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: Councillor Renaldo Agostino, Councillor Mark McKenzie, Councillor Ed Sleiman (Chairperson), Councillor Jo-Anne Gignac. Regrets: Councillor Fabio Costante.
Standing committee decisions are recommendations. Most go to City Council for a final vote; check the Council minutes for the final decision.
What they decided (9 items)
7.1 Minutes of the Windsor Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan’s Regional Systems Leadership Table of its meeting held December 12, 2023.
the minutes of the Windsor Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan’s Regional Systems Leadership Table meeting held December 12, 2023 be received.
7.2 Minutes of the Meetings of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Willistead Manor Inc., held February 8, 2024
the minutes of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Willistead Manor Inc. meeting held February 8, 2024 be received.
7.3 Minutes of the Windsor Accessibility Advisory Committee of its meeting held February 20, 2024
the minutes of the Windsor Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting held February 20, 2024 be received.
7.4 Minutes of the Committee of Management for Huron Lodge of its meeting held March 7, 2024
the minutes of the Committee of Management for Huron Lodge meeting held March 7, 2024 be received.
8.1 2024 Run With Responders and Tug Across the River - City Wide
City Council support the Run with Responders and Tug Across the River event (the “Events”) hosted by Windsor Fire & Rescue to take place in Windsor on July 28, 2024
- $10,000: …allocated for this event and subsequently City Council SUPPORT an expenditure up to $10,000 be it further resolved, THAT the City T…
- $10,000: …Rescue for tracking purposes; and, THAT the City Treasurer BE DIRECTED to transfer up to $10,000 from the Tourism Development Infrastruc…
8.2 Derwent Park, Approval of the Masterplan, Ward 8
Council support the conceptual masterplan for Derwent Park as shown in Appendix A of this report which would require additional capital expenditures beyond Phase 1, which is funded in the 10-year capital plan, and further as it relates to Phase 1 of the plan:
- $1,000,000: …capital budget was approved via Mayoral Decision MD05-2024 which included an amount of $1,000,000 for the implementation of Phase 1 be it…
- $1,000,000: …of Phase 1 be it further resolved: VI. THAT City Council APPROVE a pre-commitment of $1,000,000 in 2025 Canada Community-Building Fund,…
- $6,528,000: …BE DIRECTED to bring forward a capital budget issue in the amount estimated to be $6,528,000 as part of the 2025 10-year capital pla…
8.3 South Cameron Park Trails, Approval of the Conceptual Plan, Ward 10
On February 2, 2024, the 2024 10-year capital budget was approved via Mayoral Decision MD05-2024 which did not include any amount for the implementation of the South Cameron Conceptual Trail Plan; be it further resolved, I. that Council support the South Cameron Conceptual Trail Plan…
- $2,634,240: …BE DIRECTED to bring forward a capital budget issue in the amount estimated to be $2,634,240 as part of the 2025 10-year capital pla…
8.4 Windsor Essex Regional Community Safety & Well-Being Plan Update
the report of the Manager of Social Policy & Planning dated April 11, 2024 entitled “Windsor Essex Regional Community Safety & Well-Being Plan Update - City Wide“ be received for information.
8.5 Asylum Claimants Transferred to Windsor Hotels by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Update, City Wide
the report of the Manager, Social Policy & Planning dated March 18, 2024 entitled “Asylum Claimants Transferred to Windsor Hotels by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (ircc) Update, City Wide” be received for information
Routine business
- Adopted the minutes of an earlier meeting. (Moved by Councillor Jo-Anne Gignac, seconded by Councillor Mark McKenzie. Carried.)
About this page
- Summaries are written from the official minutes only. Where wording matters, read the full motion in the minutes.
- “Carried” means the motion passed. The minutes record names only when a recorded vote is called or members ask to be recorded as voting against. If no names are shown, none were recorded.
- Costs are listed only where the minutes state a dollar figure.
- Spotted an error? Email windsornewsdesk@gmail.com. See our corrections.