Special Meeting of Council

a. Separate Votes Motion to take separate votes on each item.

b. Outside Agencies Whereas many organizations that provide great value to the City have made requests for financing beyond the cities current draft budget; and Whereas City Council wishes to fulfill the requests with as minimal impact on the taxpayer as possible. 1. Now therefore be it resolved that the amount of $245,000 be removed from the Cornwall Civic Complex from the Recreation Reserves and remove the lower-level flooring replacement Capital Project

d. Cornwall Regional Airport Motion to direct Administration to implement an exit strategy as soon as possible for the operational transfers to the Cornwall Regional Airport.

e. Dog Park Whereas Sathya Sai Park is a small park located at Adolphus Street and Tenth Street East; and Whereas Sathya Sai Park has only one swingset; and Whereas the introduction of a Dog Park is something that many residents want to see in Cornwall. Now therefore be it resolved that the funding of $75,000 be removed from the Sathya Sai Park and be reassigned to the future construction of a Dog Park. That the Playground Structure Replacement for Sathya Sai Park budgeted at $75,000 be removed from the budget, and that the Playground Structure Replacement for St. Theresa Park budgeted at $75,000 be funded from the tax base at $45,000 and the Parkland Reserve at $30,000, and that $75,000 be added to the 2024 budget, funded by the tax base, for the construction of a dog park.

f. Medical Recruitment Motion to restore the Medical Recruitment Fund to its previous allocation of $200,000.00 due to the current crisis of a shortage of medical professionals in our community and that it be funded from the tax base.

g. Biogas Whereas the City of Cornwall is dedicated to exploring innovative environmental and energy solutions. Now therefore be it resolved that the sum of $150,000 designated to the leachate and gas collection system upgrade Capital Project be redirected to investigate how the 2,590,000 square meters biogas could be converted into electricity to be sold to Cornwall Electric.

i. Queen Street Sidewalk Motion to defer the construction of the Queen Street Sidewalk to 2025 and until a detailed construction plan can be delivered to the public and fulsome community engagement has been completed with the residents.

j. Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network Motion to add the sum of $15,000 to the 2024 Budget to fund the Agri-Food Network and that the funds be taken from the tax base.

Motion to adjourn the Special Council Meeting of Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 8:35 p.m.