John Brennan
Deputy Mayor · seen 2020-01-22 to 2026-07-02 · served 2018–2022, 2022–2026
237substantive motions movedof 146 meetings the minutes record them at
121procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
227substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
2meetings recorded absentof 146 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in
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Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (2)
Special Meeting of CouncilJuly 10, 2024
Regular Meeting of CouncilJuly 5, 2023
Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 237)
THAT council refer this item back to staff to address the parking concerns within the application and to return with recommendations.
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), June 17, 2026 · Carried
THAT the item be referred back to staff for further discussions with the applicant and to pursue other options.
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), June 17, 2026 · Carried
THAT Report PLA-28-2026 re: Recreational Facility CIP Loan Program Application be received; AND FURTHER THAT Council direct Staff to prepare and execute a loan agreement and other applicable agreements required to implement Option Four (4).
Regular Meeting of Council, June 3, 2026 · Carried
THAT By-laws 2026-031 to 2026-033 (inclusive) be adopted as recommended.
Regular Meeting of Council, May 6, 2026 · Carried
THAT Report PLA-11-2026 re: Applications for Consent (B-16-2025) and Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA-5-2026) be received; AND THAT Consent Application B-16-2025 filed by Michelle Doornbosch in order to sever a lot with a frontage of approximately 27.2 metres (86.9 feet) on Harris Road, and an area of approximately 0.38 hectares (0.94 acres), and the retained a frontage of approximately approximately
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), March 25, 2026 · Carried
THAT Report CPS-21-2026 re: Staffing 2026 Alignment to Organizational Review be received; AND FURTHER THAT Council approves the staffing changes in Report CPS-21-2026 Staffing 2026 Alignment to Organizational Review as amended, including the addition of one part-time position within the Office of the CAO, and one full-time position in the Finance Department by 2026, and the restructuring of the En
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), March 25, 2026 · Carried
THAT the Council for the Municipality of Middlesex Centre receives Correspondence items 12.1 and 12.2 for information.
Regular Meeting of Council, March 11, 2026 · Carried
the Engineer's Report for the Ballymote Municipal Drain as prepared by Spriet Associates be
Regular Meeting of Council, February 11, 2026 · Referred
By-law 2026-010 receive first and second reading.
Regular Meeting of Council, February 11, 2026 · Carried
THAT the Engineer's Report for the Ballymote Municipal Drain as prepared by Spriet Associates be referred back to the engineer for further consultation with the residents.
Regular Meeting of Council, February 11, 2026 · Carried
THAT By-law 2026-010 receive first and second reading.
Regular Meeting of Council, February 11, 2026 · Carried
Item 7.1 listed under the heading of Consent Agenda for December 3, 2025 be adopted as recommended.
Regular Meeting of Council, December 3, 2025 · Carried
THAT Item 7.1 listed under the heading of Consent Agenda for December 3, 2025 be adopted as recommended.
Regular Meeting of Council, December 3, 2025 · Carried
Consent Application B-11-2025 filed by Stewart Findlater on behalf of Roland Gibson in order to sever a residence surplus to a farm operation as a result of consolidation, from a lot legally described as Part of Lot 19, Concession 13 South, in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, County of Middlesex, and known municipally as 11718 McEwen Drive, be GRANTED subject to conditions. FURTHER THAT Conse
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), November 19, 2025 · Deferred
Report PLA-67-2025 re: Stanton Standby Energy Inc.– Municipal Support Resolution be received; AND THAT Council supports the submission of a Proposal for the Long-Term Capacity Services Project located on the lands known Municipally as 13502 Twelve Mile Road; AND THAT Council approves a Municipal Council Support Resolution (see Attachment 2) for the request to assist Stanton Standby Energy Inc. in
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), November 19, 2025 · Carried
THAT Consent Application B-11-2025 filed by Stewart Findlater on behalf of Roland Gibson in order to sever a residence surplus to a farm operation as a result of consolidation, from a lot legally described as Part of Lot 19, Concession 13 South, in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, County of Middlesex, and known municipally as 11718 McEwen Drive, be GRANTED subject to conditions. FURTHER THAT
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), November 19, 2025 · Deferred
THAT Report PLA-67-2025 re: Stanton Standby Energy Project – Municipal Support Resolution be received; AND THAT Council supports the submission of a Proposal for the Long- Term Capacity Services Project located on the lands known Municipally as 13502 Twelve Mile Road; AND THAT Council approves a Municipal Council Support Resolution (see Attachment 2) for the request to assist Stanton Standby Energ
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), November 19, 2025 · Carried
the Council for the Municipality of Middlesex Centre receives the Ilderton Municipal Drain No 2 Engineer's Report from GEI Consultants Canada Ltd. dated February 7, 2025; AND THAT the report be
Regular Meeting of Council, October 1, 2025 · Referred
Report CMS-09-2025 re: Municipal Office Renovation Project Costs be received; AND THAT Council approve the allocation of additional funding in the amount of $239,780.88 to support the completion of the Municipal Office Renovation, as outlined in this report, to be funded through the Building Department Reserve Fund; AND FURTHER THAT any additional overages not yet captured in this report be
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), September 17, 2025 · Withdrawn
THAT Report CMS-09-2025 re: Municipal Office Renovation Project Costs be received; AND THAT Council approve the allocation of additional funding in the amount of $239,780.88 to support the completion of the Municipal Office Renovation, as outlined in this report, to be funded through the Building Department Reserve Fund; AND FURTHER THAT any additional overages not yet captured in this report be w
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), September 17, 2025 · Carried
the Middlesex Centre Court of Revision approves the Schedule of Assessment for the Moir Drain provisionally adopted by By-law No. 2025-054 as outlined in the report prepared by Spriet Associates Ltd. ; AND THAT the corresponding by-law be forwarded to Council for third and final reading.
Regular Meeting of Council, August 6, 2025 · Carried
THAT the Middlesex Centre Court of Revision approves the Schedule of Assessment for the Moir Drain provisionally adopted by By-law No. 2025-054 as outlined in the report prepared by Spriet Associates Ltd.; AND THAT the corresponding by-law be forwarded to Council for third and final reading.
Regular Meeting of Council, August 6, 2025 · Carried
THAT the Striking Committee for the Municipality of Middlesex Centre confirm the appointment of Adam Petrenko, Dave Johnson, and Christina Sachanowicz to the Community Services Advisory Committee for the balance of the term; AND FURTHER THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Council of the Municipality of Middlesex Centre for final approval.
Striking Committee, July 14, 2025 · Carried
Report PLA-38-2025 re: Delegation of Authority – Plan of Subdivision/Condominium be received; AND THAT Council submit a request to the County of Middlesex to delegate Plan of Subdivision and Plan of Condominium approvals under the Planning Act to Middlesex Centre in order to support the government’s policy of streamlining approvals; AND THAT Council submit a request to the Minister of Municipal Af
Regular Meeting of Council, July 2, 2025 · Carried
THAT Report PLA-38-2025 re: Delegation of Authority – Plan of Subdivision/Condominium be received; AND THAT Council submit a request to the County of Middlesex to delegate Plan of Subdivision and Plan of Condominium approvals under the Planning Act to Middlesex Centre in order to support the government’s policy of streamlining approvals; AND THAT Council submit a request to the Minister of Municip
Regular Meeting of Council, July 2, 2025 · Carried
THAT the Council for the Municipality of Middlesex Centre receives Correspondence items 10.1 through 10.5 as information.
Regular Meeting of Council, May 7, 2025 · Carried
THAT Zoning By-law Amendment Application (ZBA-23-2024), filed by Mary-Ellen Bloomfield on behalf of Keith William Bloomfield, to rezone the lands known as 11065 Sinclair Drive from the ‘Agricultural (A1)’ zone to ‘Surplus Residence (SR)’ Zone and ‘Agricultural – No Residences (A3)’ Zone for the severed and retained lands of consent application B-22/2024, be APPROVED.
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), April 23, 2025 · Carried
THAT the Council for the Municipality of Middlesex Centre receives the Correspondence items 10.1 through 10.4 for information.
Regular Meeting of Council, April 9, 2025 · Carried
THAT Report PLA-23-2025 re: Request for Reduction in Planning Application Fees for a property at 16033 Medway Road be received; AND THAT the request be denied and that Council take no further action on the request for a reduction in planning application fees.
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), March 26, 2025 · Carried
THAT Zoning By-law Amendment application (ZBA-10-2022), filed by SBM Limited on behalf of JTW Farms Inc. and as amended by staff, to rezone the subject land from the ‘Agricultural (A1)’ zone to the ‘Farm Industrial exception 5 (M3-5)’ and ‘Agricultural exception 53 (A1-53)’ zones for the land legally described as Concession 14 S PT Lot 25 (former Township of London), Municipality of Middlesex Cent
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), February 26, 2025 · Carried
Report PWE 01-2025, re: Requirement for Sidewalks in Hamlet Settlement Areas be received; AND THAT Council direct staff to proceed with Option #1 as outlined in the staff report.
Regular Meeting of Council, January 15, 2025 · Carried
the municipally owned property located at Concession 12 Part Lot 9 and known municipally as 15237 Thirteen Mile Road (former Bryanston Public School) in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre be deemed surplus to municipal needs; AND FURTHER THAT staff is directed to proceed with the disposal of the subject lands in accordance with By-law 2012-043
Regular Meeting of Council, January 15, 2025 · Carried
THAT Report PWE 01-2025, re: Requirement for Sidewalks in Hamlet Settlement Areas be received; AND THAT Council direct staff to proceed with Option #1 as outlined in the staff report.
Regular Meeting of Council, January 15, 2025 · Carried
THAT the municipally owned property located at Concession 12 Part Lot 9 and known municipally as 15237 Thirteen Mile Road (former Bryanston Public School) in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre be deemed surplus to municipal needs; AND FURTHER THAT staff is directed to proceed with the disposal of the subject lands in accordance with By-law 2012-043
Regular Meeting of Council, January 15, 2025 · Carried
applications B-17-2024, ZBA-10-2022 and ZBA-17-2024 be
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), December 18, 2024 · Referred
THAT applications B-17-2024, ZBA-10-2022 and ZBA-17-2024 be referred back to staff so that they can discuss a request from the agent to remove the Holding requirement.
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), December 18, 2024 · Carried
THAT Zoning By-law Amendment application (ZBA-10-2022), filed by SBM Limited on behalf of JTW Farms Inc. and as amended by staff, to rezone the subject land from the ‘Agricultural (A1)’ zone to the ‘Farm Industrial exception 5 (M3-5)(h-10)’ and ‘Agricultural exception 53 (A1-53)’ zones for the land legally described as Concession 14 S PT Lot 25 (former Township of London), Municipality of Middlese
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), December 18, 2024 · Deferred
Items 7.1 through 7.9 listed on the December 4, 2024 agenda be adopted as recommended.
Regular Meeting of Council, December 4, 2024 · Carried
THAT Items 7.1 through 7.9 listed on the December 4, 2024 agenda be adopted as recommended.
Regular Meeting of Council, December 4, 2024 · Carried
Zoning By-law Amendment Application (ZBA-09-2024), filed by Brown Beattie O’Donovan LLP on behalf of Farhi Farming Corporation, to rezone the lands known as 14387 Ilderton Road from ‘Agricultural (A1)’ to ‘Surplus Residence exception 12 (SR-12)’ and ‘Agricultural – No Residences (A3)’ for the severed and retained lands of consent application B-20/23, be APPROVED.
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning), September 18, 2024 · Carried
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4conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
Regular Meeting of Council (Planning) April 28, 2021
on Item 8.1 Application for Minor Variance (File No
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