Public Council Meeting
Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:30 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Location:

Tecumseh Town Hall - Council Chambers

917 Lesperance Road

Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 1W9

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A.

Roll Call

B.

Call to Order

C.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are on land and surrounded by water, originally inhabited by Indigenous Peoples who have travelled this area since time immemorial. This territory is within the lands honoured by the Wampum Treaties; agreements between the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Lenni Lenape and allied Nations to peacefully share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. Specifically, we would like to acknowledge the presence of the Three Fires Confederacy Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi and Huron/Wendat Peoples. We are dedicated to honouring Indigenous history and culture while remaining committed to moving forward respectfully with all First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

D.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

E.

Introduction and Purpose of Meeting

The purpose of the meeting is to hear public comments from any affected landowners on the proposed drainage works, as set out in the drainage report filed by Tony Peralta, Drainage Engineer, N.J. Peralta Engineering Ltd, dated August 2, 2024 for the J.C. Smith and McPherson Drains.

F.

Delegations

1.

Matthew Shisha, Drainage Superintendent, and Tony Peralta, P.Eng, Drainage Engineer, N.J. Peralta Engineering Ltd.

G.

Communications

1.

Public Notice dated January 30, 2025

• Recommendation

  That Communications - For Information item 1 as listed on the Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Public Council Meeting Agenda, be received.

H.

Reports

1.

PWES-2025-16 Request to Consider Engineer's Report - J.C. Smith and McPherson Drains

• Recommendation

  That the Report and Specifications for the J.C. Smith & McPherson Drain Improvements (Drains) as prepared by Tony Peralta, P.Eng., of N.J. Peralta Engineering Ltd., dated August 2, 2024 (Drainage Report) be received;

  And that consideration be given to the first and second readings of a provisional by-law to adopt the Drainage Report in accordance with Section 42 of the Drainage Act (Act);

  And further that notice be given to all affected landowners of the Court of Revision to be held on March 25, 2025 at 6:30 pm in accordance with Section 46(1) of the Act, subject to the adoption of the provisional by-law.

I.

By-Laws

1.

By-Law 2025-024

Being a by-law to provide for the repair and improvements to the J.C. Smith and Mc Pherson Drain

J.

Adjournment

• Recommendation

  ​That there being no further business, the Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Public Council Meeting be adjourned at       pm.