The Cornwall Record

Regular Meeting of Council

April 24, 2023

What was decided (21 motions)

20 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

Motion to move into a Closed Meeting at 6:00 p.m. to address matters pertaining to Section 239 (2) and (3.1) of the Municipal Act, 2001. A meeting or part of a meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered is: Item #1 Statement of Claim - 2023-69-Financial Services e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board Item #2 Property Acquisition - 2023-27-Cornwall SDG Human Services c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Denis Sabourin
Carried
Motion to adopt the Agenda as amended.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Elaine MacDonald
Carried
Motion to go into the Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Claude E. McIntosh, seconded by Carilyne Hébert
Carried
Motion to approve the meeting Minutes of April 11, 2023, as amended.
Moved by Maurice Dupelle, seconded by Sarah Good
Carried
Motion to refer this matter to Administration for a report on vacant land options.
Moved by Dean Hollingsworth, seconded by Carilyne Hébert
Carried
Motion to approve Consent Items #1-4, #7, and #9.
Moved by Maurice Dupelle, seconded by Denis Sabourin
Carried
Motion to defer this item in order to receive additional information from Administration. Motion to Defer
Moved by Claude E. McIntosh, seconded by Sarah Good
Carried
Motion to receive the Unfinished Business Listing for April 24, 2023.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Maurice Dupelle
Carried
Motion to approve $25,000 of funding to support the 2023 Canada Day celebrations in Lamoureux Park and provide ongoing funding in future Municipal Budgets.
Moved by Dean Hollingsworth, seconded by Maurice Dupelle
Carried
Motion to receive this Report - 2023-08-CAO
Moved by Maurice Dupelle, seconded by Todd Bennett
Carried
Motion to receive Report 2023-21, PDR and the proposed draft Property Standards ByLaw, which will repeal By-Law 2014-191, and that Council direct administration to have the Property Standards By- -Law presented at the Regular Meeting of Council of May 8, 2023, for adoption.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Denis Sabourin
Carried
Motion to approve the designation of municipally owned vacant land located at 330 Montreal Road for a future affordable housing development.
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Sarah Good
Carried
Motion to proclaim the month of May 2023 as “Jewish Heritage Month” in the City of Cornwall.
Moved by Carilyne Hébert, seconded by Fred Ngoundjo
Carried
Motion to proclaim the week of May 8 to 14, 2023, as “Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise Supports Newly Arrived Ukrainian Cornwall Residents” in the City of Cornwall, and that the Ukrainian flag be flown at 340 Pitt Street.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Elaine MacDonald
Carried
Motion that this request be
Moved by Carilyne Hébert, seconded by Sarah Good
Referred
Motion to adopt By-laws 2023-037 and 2023-028.
Moved by Todd Bennett, seconded by Dean Hollingsworth
Carried
Motion to adopt By-law 2023-039.
Moved by Sarah Good, seconded by Carilyne Hébert
Carried
Motion to suspend the Rules in order to allow a discussion on the extension of the Wood Chipping Program. This Motion required a 2/3's majority vote.
Moved by Dean Hollingsworth, seconded by Todd Bennett
Carried
Motion to extend the Wood Chipping Program for an additional three weeks that the funds required be taken from Working Reserves.
Moved by Dean Hollingsworth, seconded by Fred Ngoundjo
Carried
Motion to adopt the Confirming By-law 2023-040 for April 24, 2023.
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting of Council of April 24, 2023, and return to In-Camera Meeting, at 8:55 p.m.
Moved by Todd Bennett, seconded by Dean Hollingsworth
Carried

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