Essex County Council Regular Meeting Minutes

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Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
360 Fairview Avenue West
Essex, Ontario N8M 1Y6
519-776-6441, ext. 1335
Council:
  • Joe Bachetti, Deputy Mayor, Town of Tecumseh
  • Tracey Bailey, Deputy Mayor, Town of Lakeshore
  • Tom Bain, Mayor, Town of Lakeshore
  • Marc Bondy, Mayor, Town of LaSalle
  • Aldo DiCarlo, Mayor, Town of Amherstburg
  • Hilda MacDonald, Mayor, Municipality of Leamington
  • Gary McNamara, Warden, Mayor, Town of Tecumseh
  • Crystal Meloche, Deputy Mayor, Town of LaSalle
  • Leo Meloche, Deputy Mayor, Town of Amherstburg
  • Nelson Santos, Deputy Warden, Mayor, Town of Kingsville
  • Gord Queen, Deputy Mayor, Town of Kingsville
  • Larry Snively, Mayor, Town of Essex
  • Larry Verbeke, Deputy Mayor, Municipality of Leamington
  • Morley Bowman, Alternate County Councillor, Town of Essex
Absent:
  • Richard Meloche, Deputy Mayor, Town of Essex
  • Tony Gaffan, Alternate County Councillor, Town of Kingsville
Administration:
  • Mary Birch, Director of Council & Community Services/Clerk
  • Danielle Dunlop, Administrative Assistant to the Chief of EWEMS
  • Bruce Krauter, Chief, Essex Windsor EMS
  • Rob Maisonville, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Jane Mustac, Director of Infrastructure Services/County Engineer
  • Greg Schlosser, Director Human Resources
  • Renée Trombley, Manager Corporate Communications and Accessibility
  • Sandra Zwiers, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer

There was no Closed Meeting scheduled for February 20th, 2019.

Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche was absent.  Essex Councillor Morley Bowman attended as the Town of Essex alternate for Richard Meloche.

 

There were no conflicts of pecuniary interest declared.

Warden McNamara welcomed those in attendance and from the viewing audience at home and shared his family day activities. The Warden provided updates on:

  • Windsor Essex Local Immigration Partnership - 10 Year Anniversary.
  • Workforce Windsor-Essex Summit
  • Roundtable meeting in London with Minister of Tourism with a goal of sharing the great local attractions in the community and boosting tourism in our area.

There were no delegations scheduled for the February 20th, 2019 meeting.

  • 26-2019
    Moved ByMarc Bondy
    Seconded ByGord Queen

    That the correspondence listed on the regular agenda for February 20th, 2019, be received and any noted action approved. 

    Carried

Received e-mailed invitation to the Consultation Workshop on the Windsor Essex 10 Year Housing and Homelessness Master Plan, February 26, 2019 1:00pm - 4:30pm St. Clair Centre for the Arts, Skyline Room, 201 Riverside Drive West, Windsor.

Received invitation to Enbridge Gas Windsor Pipeline Replacement Project Information Session.

Received e-mailed copy of Pathway to Potential Newsletter, dated February, 2019. 

There were no resolutions for the consideration of Council for the February 20th, 2019 meeting.

  • 27-2019
    Moved ByLarry Verbeke
    Seconded ByCrystal Meloche

    That the recommendation in the Administrative Report listed as item 10.1 on the Consent Agenda for February 20, 2019, be approved.

    Carried

Report Number 2019-0220-CCS-R001-MB, dated February 20, 2019 from Mary Birch, Director of Council and Community Services/Clerk.

Ms. Birch presented the report on the Staff Relations Policy and Council Code of Conduct Revisions.

She noted that the Staff Relations Policy incorporated various current policies and procedures into one document for ease of reference.

She further advised that the Council Code of Conduct Revisions were necessary due to Bill 68 revisions to the Municipal Act regarding the complaint procedure and investigations by the Integrity Commissioner.

Mr. Santos questioned the waiting period required to file a complaint application noted in Section 17.4.2 (d).  Ms. Birch indicated she would clarify that requirement with the Integrity Commissioner, as he has provided the wording for the procedures.

  • 28-2019
    Moved ByMarc Bondy
    Seconded ByTom Bain

    That Essex County Council-Staff Relations Policy 2019-001 be approved; and further that By-law 06-2019 amending the Essex County Council Code of Conduct and procedures for addressing complaints to the Integrity Commissioner be adopted.

    Carried

Report Number 2019-0206-ADM-R02-RM, dated February 6, 2019 from Robert Maisonville, Chief Administrative Officer.

 Mr. Maisonville, presented the Staffing Requests from the 2019 Budget, providing justification for the creation of the following positions:

  • Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Officer
  • Staff Educator, SPH
  • Corporate Communications Officer.

 

  • 29-2019
    Moved ByNelson Santos
    Seconded ByAldo DiCarlo

    That County Council approve the creation of the following positions:

    • Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Officer
    • Staff Educator, SPH
    • Corporate Communications Officer
      and Authorize the development of a recruitment strategy to fill the new positions.
    Carried

Report Number 2019-0220-IS-R004-JM, dated February 20, 2019 from Jane Mustac, Director of Infrastructure/Engineer.

Ms. Mustac presented the tender results for the first of the 2019 Structure Rehabilitation projects being the County Road 2 Bridge over Little Creek.

  • 30-2019
    Moved ByTracey Bailey
    Seconded ByLarry Snively

    That the tender for Project Number – 738-2019 – County Road 2 - Bridge over Little Creek to Intrepid General Ltd. for a total tender amount of $697,423.55, plus HST.

    Carried

Report Number 2019-0220-EMS-R003-BK, dated February 20, 2019 from Bruce Krauter, Chief Essex-Windsor EMS.

Chief Krauter presented the report seeking approval to purchase seven (7) ambulances for delivery in the spring of 2019, as approved in the 2019 budget.

He also reported to Council that he was seeking approval to sole source the ambulances from the only known available Ministry approved manufacturer, Crestline Coach Ltd.

He further advised of the availability of hybrid ambulances, which was new for 2019.  He noted that estimated savings on using hybrid ambulances was 15-20% reduction for fuel and brake expenditures. He advised that he was seeking to purchase 2 hybrid ambulances of the 7 and would monitor their performance and re-evaluate whether the additional acquisition cost of the hybrid vehicles was justified.

In response to a Council question, he noted that on average, the lifespan of an ambulance was 5 years (250,000 to 300,000 kms per vehicle) and that on average, the Corporation recoups $6000 to $8000 on resale.

  • 31-2019
    Moved ByMarc Bondy
    Seconded ByCrystal Meloche

    That Essex-Windsor EMS be approved to single source the procurement of the 2019 and 2020 ambulance purchases, as allowed within Essex County Policy 04-002, S14(2) and per the CFTA, Section 513 (b); and

    That Essex-Windsor EMS be approved to proceed with the 2019 ordering of seven (7) Crestline Coach Ltd. Type III ambulances, including the purchase and installation of six (6) Stryker Power Load Lifting Systems ®, with a total purchase price of $1,330,169 (plus HST).

    Carried

Deputy Mayor Leo Meloche advised that he had received a couple complaints regarding the truck traffic and subsequent vibrations to adjacant homes on Walker Road, in the vicinity of the previous train tracks.  Infrastructure Services advised that they would investigate.

  • 32-2019
    Moved ByTom Bain
    Seconded ByLarry Snively

    That By-law(s) 06-2019 through 08-2019, having been read a first, second and third time, be finally passed and enacted. 

    Carried

A By-law to authorize the Execution of Agreements Relative to Tendered Contracts for the Construction and Maintenance or Supply of Materials for the Construction and Maintenance of County Roads and Bridges.

A By-law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the County of Essex. (February 20, 2019)

  • 33-2019
    Moved ByLarry Verbeke
    Seconded ByCrystal Meloche

    That the meeting of Essex County Council for February 20, 2019 be adjourned.

    Carried