The September 28 Wilmot council meeting will begin at 7pm. The full agenda package can be downloaded from the township's website (calendar.wilmot.ca//townshipcalen…), and you can watch the meeting live on YouTube (youtube.com/channel/UCcA8f…). Live tweets to follow in this thread 👇
Mayor Armstrong begins proceedings and asks for a moment's silence to honour National Police Officers Day who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Coun Pfenning reads the land acknowledgment.
Coun Pfenning mentions that several councillors and senior staff are wearing orange t-shirts to mark #OrangeShirtDay, which recognizes the children who were victims of the Residential School System.
Mayor Armstrong invites council members to come to the municipal building for a photo on #OrangeShirtDay (Wednesday, September 30).
The previous meeting's minutes have been passed without any amendments.
On to the Consent Agenda; no items are being removed. Carried.
We're onto the Procedural By-law Amendment, with proposed Electronic Participation of council meetings.
Coun Fisher asks if there is any consideration for continuing streaming council meetings post-COVID. Dawn Mittelholtz (Director of Clerk's Services/Director of Information and Legislative Services) says this will be discussed later this week by her department.
Acceptance of the report regarding the Procedural By-law Amendment has been carried.
Patrick Kelly (Director of Finance) gives a report about the Development Charges Deferral Payment and Interest Rate
Policy. (The report is on page 41 of the agenda package.)
Coun Pfenning says she appreciates township staff's work on this and thanks them, with specific reference to affordable housing.
Carried.
Correspondence: AODA Website Compliance Extension Request – Town of Amherstburg. This is in reference to websites complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: aoda.ca.
In response to Coun Pfenning's question, Ms Mittelholtz and Mr Kelly say that the Township's site was built to be compliant, and an audit of it will be conducted to ensure that it still meets the requirements.
Next: Drain Maintenance Levy By-law has been passed.
No Notices of Motion.
Announcements: Coun Gordijk mentions this week's Terry Fox school runs, and the community run that took place on Sept 20. Mayor Armstrong thanks Coun Gordijk and her husband (ahem) for their work for the community run.
Coun Hallman congratulates Chiara Heard on winning Wellesley Idol last Saturday. She also mentions New Dundee Fishing Derby on Oct 3. She offers her condolences to the family of Glen Lichty, who recently passed.
Coun Hallman mentions Wednesday's Orange Shirt Day, and explains its significance (Phyllis Webstad orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story.…)
Coun Gerber praises local organizations who have adapted their activities due to COVID. He mentions the Wilmot Terry Fox Run and the Wilmot Family Resource Centre.
Mayor Armstrong gives a brief update on his continuing anti-racism education, including reading and video seminars. In response to Coun Pfenning's request, he lists his sources.
Coun Pfenning thanks Mayor Armstrong. She asks if there is anything that he would like to share that stood out for him. He says that it's clear that we have a lot of work ahead of us. "It's not going to be easy."
Mayor Armstrong says he hopes people sign up for the Engage WR Anti-Racism Advisory Working Group.
We're adjourned at 7:33pm.
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