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Regular Meeting of Council
May 9, 2022
What was decided (12 motions)
11 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
Motion to approve the agenda as presented.
Moved by Claude E. McIntosh, seconded by Eric Bergeron
Carried
Motion to go into the Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Dean Hollingsworth
Carried
Motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of April 25, 2022.
Moved by Justin Towndale, seconded by Todd Bennett
Carried
Motion to approve Consent Items 1 to 3 listed on the Agenda.
Moved by Todd Bennett, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to enact as follows: a) The City of Cornwall officially declare an Affordable Housing Crisis, acknowledging that the City of Cornwall does not possess the resources to manage this crisis alone; and b) That Administration provide City Council with what it will take to implement more aggressive targets and a framework for action, in order to: Preserve and increase the affordable housing supply Increase access to housing affordability Ensure people are supported to achieve housing stability and long-term housing retention; and c) That Administration be directed to develop a long-range financial plan to meet the targets as set out in the Housing Revitalization Plan; and d) That Council call on the Provincial and Federal governments to assist us by providing the City with long-term financial commitment to meet the needs of the community; and e) That the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to execute all documents to complete this matter.
Moved by Todd Bennett, seconded by Justin Towndale
Carried
Motion to receive the Unfinished Business Listing for May 9, 2022.
Moved by Claude E. McIntosh, seconded by Elaine MacDonald
Carried
Motion to receive Report 2022-15-CAO.
Moved by Todd Bennett, seconded by Elaine MacDonald
Carried
Motion to receive Report 2022-05-HS
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Carilyne Hébert
Carried
Motion to request Administration to prepare a report on the feasibility to strike a Ad Hoc Committee to review the current Medical Scholarship Policy and bring recommendations to Council for an updated policy.
Moved by Justin Towndale, seconded by Eric Bergeron
Defeated
Motion to adopt By-law 2022-056, listed on the Agenda.
Moved by Justin Towndale, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to adopt Confirming By-law 2022-057.
Moved by Denis Carr, seconded by Justin Towndale
Carried
Motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, May 9, 2022, at 8:25 p.m.
Moved by Carilyne Hébert, seconded by Elaine MacDonald