At the Leamington Council meeting held Tuesday, June 27, 2023, Council:

• Held a Public Meeting under the Planning Act and:
  • Approved Consent Application B-12-23 to add 696.97 square metres of land from 504 Highway 77 to 510 Highway 77 and Zoning By-law Amendment Application (ZBA) No. 279 to change the zoning of the severed lands from an Agricultural Residential (A5) Zone to a Commercial Industrial (C4) Zone.
• Held a Public meeting under the Finance Act and:
  • Confirmed the 2023 property tax adjustments.
• Awarded the contract to install a generator at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre to R.C. White Ltd, for the sum of $1,296,000 plus HST and approved the additional funding of $514,882 required for the project to be funded through the Contingency Reserve.

• Adopted the following partnership policies: A09-Sponsorship, Naming Rights and Advertising Policy, A-09 Donation Policy and A09-Recognition Policy. Policy D00-Naming of Municipal Parks and Buildings was rescinded.

• Authorized the construction and installation of the Marina sign by Elite Mediaworks at a cost of $20,999.60 (excluding HST) and approved the project to be funded through the Contingency Reserve.

• Authorized Administration to proceed with the design and construction of improvements to Mersea Park, including a new splash pad, at an estimated cost of $2,850,000 plus HST and fund the $1,800,160 budget variance through Development Charges and the Contingency Reserve.

• Approved the purchase of two dump bodies including plows, salters and necessary attachments in the amount of $160,936 (plus HST) from Eloquip Ltd, Elora, Ontario.

• Authorized Administration to proceed with the improvements at Seacliff Beach including beach cleanup, entrance feature, fencing, demolition, and boardwalk extension for $225,000 to be funded from the Waterfront Redevelopment Reserve.

• Awarded the contract for the 2023 Resurfacing Program – Mill and Pave to the Mill-AM Corporation, in the amount of $1,587,814.50 plus HST.

• Awarded the contract for the 2023 Resurfacing Program – Tar and Chip to Shepley Road Maintenance in the amount of $702,299.10 plus HST.

• Amended the Traffic By-law to remove the stop sign at Maxon Avenue and James Street and revise the “No Stopping at Anytime” restriction along Maxon Avenue to “No Stopping during School Days between 8:00 AM  10:00 AM and 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

• Appointed Mayor Hilda MacDonald as proxyholder and Frank Ricci as alternate proxyholder for the Municipality of Leamington to cast its shareholder’s votes at Essex Power Corporation’s 2022 shareholders’ annual meeting.

• Approved the Off-site Servicing Policy – Rural Road which included a Reasonable Efforts Clause related to the reconstruction of rural roads as a result of greenhouse development.

• Approved By-law 40-23, being a bylaw to delegate power and duties, in order to create efficiencies, ensure accountability, and improve processes through appropriate delegations and powers of duties.

• Amended the Approach to Existing Boarding Houses Policy.

• Amended By-law 51-22, being a by-law requiring the abatement of greenhouse light.

For further information, please refer to the Municipality of Leamington Council Agenda and Minutes at leamington.ca/meetings.