The Cornwall Record

Regular Meeting of Council

August 14, 2023

What was decided (13 motions)

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

Motion to adopt the Agenda of the Regular Meeting of Council of August 14, 2023.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Denis Sabourin
Carried
Motion to go in to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Sarah Good, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to adopt the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of July 10, 2023.
Moved by Claude E. McIntosh, seconded by Elaine MacDonald
Carried
Motion to refer the DBIA’s request for an investment in the Light Meets Art in The Heart of The City project to Administration for a report.
Moved by Sarah Good, seconded by Dean Hollingsworth
Carried
Motion to approve Consent Items #2 to #4, and #6 to #13.
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to approve I. That the following existing condition be removed from By-law #148-2007: “Further the number of guest rooms at 1950 Montreal Road shall be capped at 560 rooms.” I. That the following definition for Modular Farming Container be added to By-law #148-2007: “shall mean a prefabricated walk-in structure/container, visually similar to marine containers or storage containers, which is typically fitted out with services such as water, electricity and/or drainage to facilitate the small-scale, all-season and indoor growing of (food)produce.” I. That the site-specific exception By-law #148-2007 be further amended such that the following site-specific exceptions shall apply to the property located at 1950 Montreal Road (legally known as Part 3 on Reference Plan 52R-663 as well as Parts 2, 3 and 6 on Reference Plan 52R-274): Uses: i. A maximum of five modular farming containers shall be permitted. ii. A maximum of two institutional residences shall be permitted. iii. The existing conference center and accessory structures can remain on-site. iv. No other type of new buildings, structures or uses shall be permitted without further amendments to the Zoning By-law. Standards: i. An additional 32,516 m2 (350,000 ft2) of gross floor area shall be permitted on the property for the development of two (2) institutional residential buildings with a maximum permissible height of 10-storeys. ii. A further additional gross floor area of 175 m2 (1,880 ft2) shall be permitted to ac
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to approve the expansion and hosting of a calendar of community events on the City of Cornwall’s website.
Moved by Sarah Good, seconded by Claude E. McIntosh
Carried
Motion to receive the Unfinished Business Listing for August 14, 2023.
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to: a. receive the Second Quarter Financial Report for the period ending June 30, 2023, and b. approve a funding change to the Active Transportation – Bicycle Infrastructure, Edgar Street to Brookdale Avenue by utilizing funding in the amount of $80,000 from the Roads Infrastructure Reserve as outlined in this report.
Moved by Claude E. McIntosh, seconded by Denis Sabourin
Carried
Motion to proclaim the month of September 2023 as “Truth and Reconciliation Month”, and September 30, 2023, as “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)” in the City of Cornwall.
Moved by Sarah Good, seconded by Elaine MacDonald
Carried
Motion to adopt By-laws 2023-073 to 2023-080.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Denis Sabourin
Carried
Motion to adopt Confirming By-law 2023-081 for August 14, 2023.
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Dean Hollingsworth
Carried
Motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting of Council of August 14, 2023, at 8:10 p.m.
Moved by Carilyne Hébert, seconded by Dean Hollingsworth
Carried

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