The Middlesex Centre Record

Regular Meeting of Council

April 9, 2025

Who was there

Present (7): Hugh Aerts, Frank Berze, John Brennan, Sue Cates, Jean Coles, Aina DeViet, Wayne Shipley

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (9 motions)

9 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

THAT the Council for the Municipality of Middlesex Centre receives the Pattyn Municipal Drain report from GEI Consultants dated December 10, 2024 and authorizes that the project proceed; AND THAT the Court of Revision will meet on May 7th, 2025; AND FURTHER THAT Councillor Aerts, Councillor Shipley and Deputy Mayor Brennan be appointed to sit as the members of the Court of Revision with Deputy Mayor Brennan being the Chair.
Moved by Councillor Aerts, seconded by Councillor Shipley
Carried
THAT the Council for the Municipality of Middlesex Centre provisionally support the required studies for the potential removal of the Head Street and Coldstream Dams through a financial contribution equal to 25% of the cost of the studies, subject to SCRCA receiving 50% funding for the studies from the Water and Erosion Control Infrastructure Fund (WECI); AND THAT the funding for this project be included in the 2026-2027 operating budget.
Moved by Councillor Cates, seconded by Councillor Aerts
Carried
THAT the minutes of the Middlesex Centre Council meeting held on March 26, 2025 be adopted as printed.
Moved by Councillor Cates, seconded by Councillor Berze
Carried
THAT Consent Items 7.1 through 7.3 listed on the April 9, 2025 agenda be adopted as recommended.
Moved by Councillor Cates, seconded by Councillor Coles
Carried
THAT Report CPS-15-2025, re: Imposing a fee under the Municipal Act, 2001 for the Elmhurst and Parkland Place Project be received; AND THAT a portion of the costs for the Elmhurst and Parkland Place Project be recovered by imposing an equal fee against each of the landowners abutting the works in accordance with Section 391 of the Municipal Act 2001; AND THAT staff be directed to include the fee in the Municipal Fee By-law in accordance with the requirements of Section 391 of the Municipal Act, 2001; AND THAT staff report back to Council on the final fee being imposed once the final costs are determined; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to notify all residents in a letter distributed in the mail of the imposing fee once the final costs are determined.
Moved by Councillor Aerts, seconded by Councillor Cates
Carried
THAT Report PWE 19-2025, re: 2025 Vision Zero Campaign be received for information; AND THAT Council endorse the continuation of the Vision Zero Campaign for 2025 as outlined in report PWE 19-2025.
Moved by Councillor Cates, seconded by Councillor Coles
Carried
THAT the Council for the Municipality of Middlesex Centre receives the Correspondence items 10.1 through 10.4 for information.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Brennan, seconded by Councillor Berze
Carried
THAT By-laws 2025-028 through to By-law 2025-029 be adopted as printed.
Moved by Councillor Shipley, seconded by Councillor Cates
Carried
THAT the Council for the Municipality of Middlesex Centre adjourns the April 9, 2025 Council meeting at 11:01 a.m.
Moved by Councillor Berze, seconded by Councillor Coles
Carried

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