Regular Council Meeting

Direct Administration to send a letter of support to Prime Minister Trudeau regarding a formal apology from the Canadian Government to African Canadians for slavery.

Direct Administration to bring back a report regarding options for addressing density in the gravel road conversion criteria and how the request for gravel conversion for Road 115 can be addressed.

Direct Administration to include in the forthcoming report regarding gravel conversion, a list of the top 5 roads based on density and the top 5 roads based on number of homes, and the cost to convert those roads from gravel. In Favour (4): Mayor Bain, Councillor Wilder, Councillor Janisse, and Councillor Walstedt Opposed (4): Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, and Councillor McKinlay

Defer consideration of the matter until Administration confers with the County of Essex. In Favour (4): Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Walstedt, and Councillor McKinlay Opposed (4): Mayor Bain, Councillor Wilder, Councillor Janisse, and Councillor Kerr

Support changes to Old Tecumseh Road and CWATS from East Pike Creek to County Road 22 in an effort to improve the safety of the area, roadway and pathway and that County Administration prepare a report regarding this issue.

Request that the County of Essex create a Community Safety Zone along Old Tecumseh Road and reduce the speed limit.

Request that the County of Essex install pedestrian crossing lights and signs along Old Tecumseh Road, including at Patillo Road and Old Tecumseh Road, Elmgrove Drive and Old Tecumseh Road and Wallace Line and Old Tecumseh Road. In Favour (7): Mayor Bain, Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Wilder, Councillor Janisse, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, and Councillor Walstedt Opposed (1): Councillor McKinlay

Property at 205 West Pike Creek Road, portion fronting West Pike Creek Road, be designated as residential in the Official Plan in conformity with the residential area. In Favour (1): Councillor Wilder Opposed (7): Mayor Bain, Deputy Mayor Bailey, Councillor Janisse, Councillor Santarossa, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Walstedt, and Councillor McKinlay

Move forward items 11.2, 11.4, 18 and 19a).

Direct the Clerk to present for reading By-law 5-2021, as presented at the January 12, 2021 Council Meeting to authorize the execution of the Municipal Access Agreement between the Municipality of Lakeshore and TekSavvy Solutions Inc.

Direct the Director of Finance to apply for a grant opportunity from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program to fund the approved asset management review project at a cost of $65,000 for consulting fees to review and update the Municipality’s Asset Management Plan, as described in the report presented at the January 12, 2021 Council meeting; and, Confirm that the Municipality of Lakeshore commits to conducting the activities proposed in the application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, should the application be approved.

By-law 4-2021 be read a first and second time and provisionally adopted; By-laws 80-2020, 82-2020 and 83-2020 be read a third time and adopted; and By-laws 1-2021, 2-2021, 3-2021, 5-2021 and 7-2021 be read and passed in open session on January 12, 2021.

Council move into closed session in Council Chambers at 9:04 PM in accordance with: a. Paragraphs 239(2)(a), (e), (f) and (k) of the Municipal Act, 2001 for discussions relating to the security of the property of the municipality or local board, litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board, advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations