Public Council Meeting
Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 6:30 P.m. - 7:00 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 Gerard Rood, P.Eng., of Rood Engineering Inc., dated January 9, 2023, for the Sullivan Creek Drain.

F.

Delegations

1.

Gerard Rood, P.Eng., Drainage Engineer, Rood Engineering Inc.

G.

Communications

1.

Public Notice dated February 14, 2023

2.

By-Law 2023-028

• Recommendation

  That Communications - For Information 1 and 2 as listed on the Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Public Council Meeting Agenda, be received.

H.

Reports

1.

PWES-2023- 15 Request to Reconsider Engineers Report - Sullivan Creek Drain

• Recommendation

  That the Reconsidered Drainage Report for the Sullivan Creek Drain (Drain) as prepared by Gerard Rood, P.Eng., of Rood Engineering Inc., dated January 9, 2023, (Drainage Report) be received;

  And that consideration be given to the first and second readings of a provisional by-law to adopt the Reconsidered 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 28, 2023 in accordance with Section 46(1) of the Act, subject to the adoption of the provisional by-law.

I.

Adjournment

• Recommendation

  ​That there being no further business, the Tuesday, February 28, 2023 meeting of the Public Council Meeting be adjourned at       pm.