Agenda - Essex County Council, Regular Meeting

Meeting #:

Date:

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Time:

Closed Meeting 4:00PM, Regular Meeting 6:00PM

Location:

Council Chambers, 2nd Floor

360 Fairview Avenue West

Essex, Ontario N8M 1Y6

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1.

Closed Meeting

A Closed Meeting has been scheduled for 4:00PM.

2.

Moment of Reflection

3.

Singing of ‘O Canada’

4.

Land Acknowledgement Statement

We acknowledge the land on which the County of Essex is located is the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, Odawa and Potawatomie Peoples. 

We specifically recognize Caldwell First Nation and other First Nations which have provided significant historical and contemporary contributions to this region. 

We also value the contributions of all Original Peoples of Turtle Island, who have been living and working on this land from time immemorial.

5.

Recording of Attendance

6.

County Warden’s Welcome and Remarks

7.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

8.

Adoption of Regular Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the Essex County Council, Regular Meeting, dated October 1, 2025. 

• Recommendation:

  That the minutes of the October 1, 2025 Regular Meeting of Essex County Council be adopted as presented.

9.

Delegations and Presentations

9.1

Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI)

Ontario PlanON Awards 

Andria Leigh, Chair and Susan Wiggins, Executive Director, Ontario Professional Planners Institute to make a presentation regarding the County of Essex Official Plan

10.

Communications

10.1

Correspondence

• Recommendation:

  That the correspondence listed on the Regular Agenda for October 15, 2025, be received and any noted action approved. 

10.1.1

Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)

• AMO Watchfile Newsletter
• AMO Policy Advocacy Updates
• AMO Education Workshops
• AMO Training Events

10.1.2

Border Mayors Alliance (BMA)

BMA Progress Report - September 2025

10.1.3

Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA)

• EWSWA Board Resolution 80-2025 RE Green Bin Program Promotion and Education
• EWSWA Board Resolution 81-2025 RE Circular Materials Response Re. Single-Stream Recycling

10.2

Resolutions

There are no Resolutions for consideration for October 15, 2025.

11.

Consent Agenda

• Recommendation:

  That the recommendation in the Administrative Report listed as items 11.1 on the Consent Agenda for October 15, 2025, be approved and further that the information items and minutes listed as items 11.2 through 11.4 on the said Consent Agenda be received.

11.1

Summary of Outstanding Reports - October 15, 2025

Report number 2025-1015-LLS-R52-KH, Summary of Outstanding Reports for October 15, 2025, from Katherine Hebert, County Clerk

11.2

Pathway to Potential

• Community Services Standing Committee Decision Number 292
• Council Decision Number CR388/2025
• Council report C75/2025 re: 2024 Pathway to Potential (P2P) Annual Impact Report Update
• 2024 P2P Annual Impact Report

11.3

Essex County Library Board (ECL)

Minutes of the Essex County Library Board Regular Meeting dated July 30, 2025

11.4

Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA)

Minutes of the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority Board Regular Meeting dated July 9, 2025

12.

Reports and Questions

12.1

2026 Pre-Budget Discussion

Report number 2025-1015-FIN-R30-MR, 2026 Pre-Budget Discussion, dated October 15, 2025 from Melissa Ryan, Director, Financial Services/Treasurer  

• Recommendation:

  That Essex County Council receive report number 2025-1015-FIN-R30-MR, 2026 Pre Budget Discussion as information.

12.2

Staffing Requests- 2026 Budget

Report number 2025-1015-HR-R11-KP, Staffing Requests- 2026 Budget, dated October 15, 2025 from Kyla Pritiko, Director, Human Resources   

• Recommendation:

  That Essex County Council approve in principle the hiring of the following positions so that they may be included in the 2026 budget deliberation process:

  1. Four (4) Primary Care Paramedics;
  2. Four (4) Advanced Care Paramedics;
  3. One (1) Manager of Physical Resources, EMS;
  4. One (1) HR Generalist- EMS/SPH; and
  5. One (1) Human Resources Assistant.

12.3

State of Good Repair Program

Report number 2025-1015-IPS-R24-KT, State of Good Repair Program, dated October 15, 2025, from Karyn Templin, Manager, Design and Construction

• Recommendation:

  That Essex County Council receive report number 2025-1015-IPS-R24-KT, State of Good Repair Program Report, having an estimated value of $21,157,850, for information;

  And that the projects identified as BC0043 Lonsberry Drain Culvert and BC0036 Big Creek Bridge, noted in Appendix 7.0, having an estimated combined value of $4,760,000, be pre-approved for the 2026 budget.

12.4

Road Safety Management Program Plan

Report number 2025-1015-IPS-R25-JB, Road Safety Management Program Plan, dated October 15, 2025 from Jerry Behl, Manager, Transportation Planning and Development  

• Recommendation:

  That Essex County Council receive report number 2025-1015-IPS-R25-JB, Road Safety Management Program Plan, as information.

12.5

County Road 46 Environmental Assessment

Report number 2025-1015-IPS-R23-JB, County Road 46 Environmental Assessment, dated October 15, 2025 from Jerry Behl, Manager, Transportation Planning and Development

• Recommendation:

  That Essex County Council receive report number 2025-1015-IPS-R23-JB, County Road 46 Environmental Assessment as information; and,

  That County Council endorse the recommendations of the Environmental Study Report Executive Summary; and,

  That County Council direct Administration to initiate the mandatory 30-day public review period of the Environmental Study Report.

12.6

2026 Land Ambulance Response Time Performance Plan Approval

Report number 2025-1015-EMS-R07-JL, 2026 Land Ambulance Response Time Performance Plan Approval, dated October 15, 2025 from Justin Lammers, Chief, Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services 

• Recommendation:

  That Essex County Council receive report 2025-1015-EMS-R07-JL and approve the 2026 Land Ambulance Response Time Performance Plan for Essex Windsor EMS as required by Ontario regulation 257/00 (as amended by regulation 267/08).

13.

Unfinished Business

There are no matters of Unfinished Business for October 15, 2025.

14.

New Business

14.1

Social Housing Service Manager - Invitation to Attend Council Meeting

At the October 1, 2025 Regular Meeting of Essex County Council, Councillor Sherry Bondy brought forward the following Notice of Motion:

That Essex County Council direct Administration to invite the Service Manager for Windsor/Essex social housing to an upcoming meeting of County Council to discuss concerns and opportunities related to our social stock and operations. 

• Recommendation:
  Moved by Sherry Bondy

  That Essex County Council direct Administration to invite the Service Manager for Windsor/Essex social housing to an upcoming meeting of County Council to discuss concerns and opportunities related to our social stock and operations. 

14.2

Public Reporting of Closed Meeting

15.

Adoption of By-Laws

• Recommendation:

  That By-law 2025-42 be given three readings, and having been read a first, second and third time, be finally passed and enacted. 

15.1

By-law Number 2025-42

Being a  By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Essex for the Closed Meetings of October 8, 2025 and October 15, 2025 and the Regular Meeting of October 15, 2025

16.

Notice of Motion

17.

Adjournment

• Recommendation:

  That the Essex County Council meeting for October 15, 2025 be adjourned at [TIME] PM.