Sarnia council has agreed to provide development charges relief to the owners of a self storage building at 720 Devine Street.
The request for just over $14,000 in relief -- associated with the construction of a non-residential building -- was approved, despite staff saying it didn't qualify for the exemption and recommending it be denied.
Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley said the operators have had a "tortured history" with the city and he believes in "fairness."
"I just look at enough things that have happened here, right or wrong... I'm not faulting staff, just things [that] didn't happen or should have happened," Bradley said. "So, I'm willing to support the motion on a one-off basis, only because I don't think the path has been very clear from the city's point of view."
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Sarnia council has approved the appointment of council members to boards and committees.
Terry Burrell will represent council on the Bi-National Public Advisory Council Remedial Action Plan for the St. Clair River, the Canadian Remedial Action Plan Implementation Committee and the Lambton Area Water Supply System Board.
Anne Marie Gillis will serve on the Bluewater Trails Committee, Mayor Mike Bradley on the committee to hear tax appeals, Brian White on the Accessibility Advisory Committee, George Vandenberg on the Transit Advisory Committee, and Adam Kilner on both the Environmental Advisory Committee and Heritage Committee.
Chrissy McRoberts and Brian White will represent council on both the Mitton Village Community Development Advisory Committee and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Working Group [UNDRIP].
The St. Clair Region Conservation Authority will be served by Anne Marie Gillis, Terry Burrell and Adam Kilner.
Anne Marie Gillis and George Vandenberg will serve on the Bright's Grove Library Committee.
Mayor Mike Bradley and George Vandenberg on the Sarnia Police Services Board and Terry Burrell, Anne Marie Gillis and Brian White on the Police Services Board Citizen Appointment Review Committee.
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Sarnia council has approved the 2023 tiered response agreement between the city, fire rescue services, County of Lambton and emergency medical services.
The agreement includes 12 types of calls that Sarnia firefighters respond to including; vital signs absent calls, and calls where individuals are unconscious/unresponsive, have chest pains, uncontrollable bleeding as a result of a penetrating trauma, drowning and choking.
Firefighters will also respond to anaphylaxis calls for individuals with a previous history of severe allergic reaction, motor vehicle collisions where EMS has been requested, calls where extraction is required, drug overdose and other incidents where paramedics have requested them or their response is delayed.