At the Leamington Council meeting of March 25, 2025, Council will:

• Hold a public meeting under the Planning Act to consider:
  • Temporary use Zoning By-law Amendment permitting a three-year extension for the use of two boarding houses at 6 Georgia Avenue;
  • Consent application which seeks to sever a surplus farm dwelling from 1831 Mersea Road 10 and Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone the severed parcel from Agricultural General (A1) to Agricultural Residential (A5-72) and the retained parcel from Agricultural General (A1) to Agricultural General (A1-47); and
  • Consent application to sever 0.147 hectares from the vacant farm east of 1300 Mersea Road B and add it to the rear of 1300 Mersea Road B, and a Zoning By-law Amendment which seeks to rezone the severed lands from Agricultural General (A1) to Agricultural Residential (A5).

• Consider awarding the purchase of the Audio Visual Solution to evolutionAV for the price of $53,983 plus HST. This project will upgrade the A/V infrastructure in both the boardroom as well as the audio setup in the Council Chambers. It also includes reconfiguring and simplifying the way Administration records and live streams Council meetings.

• Consider approving the extension of the turf maintenance contract to KnM Yard Care for an additional three-year term, and that a price adjustment equivalent to the annual average Consumer Price Index be applied effective January 1 of each year until the end of the contract.

• Consider approving the Protection of Personal Information Policy and designating the Clerk as the Chief Privacy Officer for the Corporation. The policy is to ensure the protection of personal information and, more specifically, how the Municipality collects, uses, and disposes of personal information.

• Consider approving the Essex County OPP Detachment Board – South’s proposed 2025 budget, that the total amount required, other than member remuneration, be allocated equally between the Town of Kingsville, Township of Pelee, Municipality of Leamington, and Caldwell First Nation. Council will also consider approving the payment of $7,529.00 for the equal share of the Board’s estimated 2025 expenses, with no remuneration be paid to the appointed Council Representative, the appointed Community Representative, or the jointly appointed Community Representative.

• Consider receiving the 2024 Union Water Supply System Annual Report, the 2024 Union Water Supply System Summary Report, the 2024 Leamington (Union) Distribution System Annual Report, the 2024 Wheatley Drinking Water System Annual Report, and the 2024 Leamington (Wheatley) Distribution System Annual Report.

• Consider awarding consulting services for the Watermain Replacement and Asphalt Resurfacing Project to RC Spencer Associates Inc. in the amount of $107,000 excluding HST.

• Consider awarding consulting services for the Sanitary Pump Station Improvements project to Dillon Consulting Limited in the amount of $108,520 excluding HST.

• Consider receiving the Treasurer’s Statement of 2024 Remuneration and Expenses Paid to Members of Council, Boards, and Committees.

For further information, please refer to the Council agenda and minutes at leamington.ca/Meetings. The meeting will be streamed live online for public viewing at leamington.ca/Live.