Chatham-Kent public meetings in 2023
7 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Council Meeting
Council approved several tender awards for road and sewer work, named a memorial trail in Tilbury, and authorized a temporary engineering position. The board also approved fundraising and agreements for minor baseball scoreboards in Wallaceburg and Chatham.
- Approved naming the pathway in Tilbury’s Memorial Park the Bryon Fluker Memorial Trail (17-0)
- Approved 2-year temporary Engineering Technologist 1 position funded by $250,000 reallocation (17-0)
- Authorized Wallaceburg Minor Baseball Association to fundraise for a new electronic scoreboard at Andy Johnson Field (17-0)
- Approved tender for Thames River Slope Stability, Longwoods Road
- Approved tender for Merritt Avenue Sewer Replacement, Chatham
- Approved tender for Drake Road over 6th and 7th Sideroad Drain Culvert Replacement
- Approved tender for Bluewater Line over Dykeman Drain Culvert Rehabilitation
- Approved tender for Chatham-Kent Municipal Airport Taxiway
Combined Council Meeting
Council voted to suspend Councillor Jubenville's remuneration for 90 days following an Integrity Commissioner report. The meeting also included the approval of several land severances and zoning amendments in Camden, Harwich, and Chatham.
- Suspended Councillor Jubenville's remuneration for three months (13-3)
- Approved consent and zoning amendment for Philip Shaw at 29552 St. George Street North (15-0)
- Approved zoning amendment for garden suite at 21864 Communication Road (15-0)
- Approved consent for O & G. Investments Limited at 180 Queen Street (14-0)
- Approved zoning amendment for Handy Bros Home Comfort Inc. at 20226 Communication Road (14-1)
- Approved consent and zoning amendment for Brent Birkby on Fairview Line
Combined Council Meeting
Council approved several zoning by-law amendments and consent applications for residential and agricultural properties. The Wallaceburg South Side Neighbourhood Secondary Plan was referred back to Administration for potential revisions.
- Referred Wallaceburg South Side Secondary Plan comments to Administration for consideration (15-0)
- Approved zoning amendment for 21089 Charing Cross Road to permit an accessory residential dwelling (14-0)
- Approved consent and zoning amendment for 29931 Dawn Mills Road to sever a surplus dwelling (13-0)
- Approved consent and zoning amendment for 12119 Talbot Trail to sever an agricultural parcel (14-0)
- Approved Official Plan and Zoning amendments for 1288038 Ontario Incorporated on Talbot Trail to permit single detached dwellings (15-0)
- Approved consent and zoning amendment for Bayside Homes Limited at 8 Helen Street to create a new residential lot
Council Meeting
Council awarded several major infrastructure contracts, including a new apartment building and bridge rehabilitation. They also approved an investment of up to $1.3 million for a Waste to Energy project. Additionally, Council supported AMO recommendations for updating municipal Codes of Conduct.
- Approved $9,766,855.55 contract for CK Housing Services New Apartment Building to Jayden Construction (17-0)
- Approved $2,304,500.35 for LO Stonehouse Memorial Walkbridge rehabilitation to Dayson Industrial Services Inc. (17-0)
- Approved $114,695.00 for LO Stonehouse Memorial Walkbridge engineering to Dillon Consulting Limited (17-0)
- Approved up to $1.3 million investment for Waste to Energy Project with Greenfield Global Inc. (17-0)
- Approved Base Road over Morgan Drain Culvert Replacement tender (17-0)
- Approved Municipal Parking Lot Improvements tender (17-0)
- Approved Mitchell’s Bay Retaining Wall and Laneway Improvements tender (17-0)
- Supported AMO recommendations to update Codes of Conduct and Integrity Commissioner training (17-0)
Planning Meeting
Council approved four land consent and zoning applications for agricultural and residential parcels. Additionally, two zoning by-law amendments were passed to permit a multi-dwelling unit in Raleigh and a personal service establishment in Chatham.
- Approved consent and zoning for 21195 Orford Road to sever a 17.7 ha agricultural parcel (14-0)
- Approved zoning amendment for 8586 Talbot Trail to permit a multiple dwelling of up to eight units (13-0)
- Approved consent and zoning for 11315, 11319, & 11365 Darrell Line to sever a 21.4 ha agricultural parcel (14-0)
- Approved consent and zoning for 10201 & 10203 Pioneer Line to sever a surplus dwelling lot (14-0)
- Approved zoning amendment for 444 Riverview Drive to add Personal Service Establishment as a permitted use (14-0)
Council Meeting
Council approved a 167-unit vacant land condominium in Chatham and adopted a deeming by-law for lands in Romney. Members also voted to allow elected officials to accept payments for participation on regional, provincial, or federal boards. A contract extension for Compass Group Canada was sent back for further negotiation.
- Approved 167-unit vacant land condominium at 1001 Park Avenue West (13-0)
- Approved Deeming By-law for lands in Community of Romney (13-0)
- Approved elected officials to accept payments/stipends for regional, provincial, or federal boards (13-0)
- Directed administration to negotiate shorter term or opt-out clauses for Compass Group Canada contract (15-0)
- Approved StreetScan Data Collection and Asset Management Software contract amendment (15-0)
- Approved Community Improvement Plan grant application for 460 Keil Drive South (15-0)
- Approved removal of 'H' holding symbol and Deeming By-law for 866 & 868 Hiawatha Beach (15-0)
Council Meeting
Council approved the sole-source purchase of a mobile stage trailer and authorized payments to vendors owned by council members' families. Several infrastructure tender awards and administrative reports were approved via a consent agenda.
- Approved $256,221.85 purchase of a Mobile Stage Trailer from Stageline (15-0)
- Authorized $100,000 sponsorship agreement with Mainstreet Credit Union for the mobile stage (15-0)
- Authorized payments to Glassroots Media (owned by Councillor Hall's spouse) and John and Kori Wright towing (owned by Councillor Wright) (13-0)
- Approved CKPS Admin Telephone PBX Replacement Solution (15-0)
- Approved Towanda Boulevard Storm Drain Replacement consulting engineering services (15-0)
- Approved Brook Line and Claymore Line over Big Creek Bridge Replacements contract (15-0)
- Approved Jacob Road Bridge over Rivard Drain Bridge Rehabilitation contract (15-0)
- Approved streetlight rebuild projects for Wallaceburg and Thamesville (15-0)