The Cornwall Record

Regular Meeting of Council

June 22, 2020

Who was there

Present (7): Todd Bennett, Carilyne, Maurice Dupelle, Syd Gardiner, Dean Hollingsworth, Elaine MacDonald, Claude E. McIntosh

Absent (1): Justin Towndale

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (20 motions)

18 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

Motion to adopt the Agenda as amended.
Moved by Carilyne Hébert, seconded by Glen Grant
Carried
Motion to go into Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Claude E. McIntosh
Carried
Motion to adopt the Minutes of June 8, 2020 as presented.
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Maurice Dupelle
Carried
Motion to receive the Statement of Expenses for Elected Officials for the period April 1 to May 31, 2020.
Moved by Maurice Dupelle, seconded by Glen Grant
Carried
Recorded For Against Abstain Bernadette Clement, Mayor X Claude E. McIntosh, X Councillor Elaine MacDonald, Councillor X Syd Gardiner, Councillor X Dean Hollingsworth, X Councillor Carilyne Hébert, Councillor X Maurice Dupelle, Councillor X Glen Grant, Councillor X Todd Bennett, Councillor X Eric Bergeron, Councillor X Results 2 8 0
Moved by Dean Hollingsworth, seconded by Eric Bergeron
Defeated
a. Motion to transition the City of Cornwall's Blue Box program to a full producer responsibility commencing April 1, 2024. b. Motion that the City of Cornwall provide collection services to the Producers upon mutually agreeable commercial terms. c. Motion that Resolution 2020-05 be forwarded to Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP).
Moved by Glen Grant, seconded by Maurice Dupelle
Carried
Motion to endorse the proposed additional traffic measures, discussed in this report and included in the attached Traffic Impact Assessment, as fulfillment of Draft Plan condition #27, of Phase 1, of the St. Antoine Draft Residential Plan of Subdivision and associated Rezoning application, submitted by Clark Consulting Services at the September 16th, 2019 Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Elaine MacDonald
Carried
Motion to receive Report Number 2020-324, as presented and proceed to amend By-Law 112-1998, the Animal Control By-Law, to allow for the registration of cats and provide for an exemption to Approved Fostering Organizations.
Moved by Maurice Dupelle, seconded by Carilyne Hébert
Carried
a. Motion to receive Report 2020-323-Planning, Development and Recreation; and b. Motion to direct Administration to proceed with public input regarding urban placemaking designs, either through the Recreation Master Plan review, or within a Waterfront Project if applicable, or through a separate public communications request; and, c. Motion to direct Administration to continue to work with local businesses in creating or expanding parklets and patios.
Moved by Todd Bennett, seconded by Maurice Dupelle
Carried
a. Motion to endorse and support residential food gardens for personal use, and direct Administration to further promote permitted gardening activities within Eastern Ontario Health Unit guidelines for safe food handling. b. Motion to endorse community gardening and support the establishment of new garden spaces, and to direct Administration to define and consider community gardens during the Comprehensive Zoning By-Law review and the Recreation Master Plan review. c. Motion to direct Administration to prepare a more comprehensive report on urban agriculture for Regular Council Meeting on November 23, 2020.
Moved by Carilyne Hébert, seconded by Maurice Dupelle
Carried
Motion to receive Report 2020-323-Infrastructure and Municipal Works.
Moved by Syd Gardiner, seconded by Glen Grant
Carried
Motion to grant the Optimist Club permission to use the parking lot at the Cornwall Civic Complex for Ribfest 2020. Recorded For Against Abstain Bernadette Clement, Mayor X Claude E. McIntosh, X Councillor Elaine MacDonald, Councillor X Syd Gardiner, Councillor X Dean Hollingsworth, X Councillor Carilyne Hébert, Councillor X Maurice Dupelle, Councillor X Glen Grant, Councillor X Todd Bennett, Councillor X Results 3 6 0
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Defeated
a. Motion to receive Report 2020-314-IMW and the proposed 2020 Development Charges Background Study including the By-Law amendment for the Brookdale Avenue North Corridor. b. Motion to direct Administration to proceed with updating the cost recovery fee structure for the Brookdale Avenue North Sanitary Sewer Extension project and make the 2020 Development Charges Background Study including the revised Area-Specific Development Charge By-Law available to the public.
Moved by Maurice Dupelle, seconded by Glen Grant
Carried
Motion to direct Administration to proceed with renewing Operating Agreements, as they expire, using the funding formula outlined in Method #1.
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to receive Report 2020-325-Planning, Development and Recreation.
Moved by Glen Grant, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to award Tender 20-T19 to Louis W. Bray Construction Limited, from Vars, Ontario at the total bid price of $897,650.53 (net cost to the Corporation - $808,362.11) being the best bid meeting the tender specifications Motion
Moved by Elaine MacDonald, seconded by Syd Gardiner
Carried
Motion to adopt By-laws 2020-082 to 2020-088 inclusive, as listed on the Agenda.
Moved by Maurice Dupelle, seconded by Glen Grant
Carried
Motion to receive the Unfinished Business Listing for June 22, 2020.
Moved by Todd Bennett, seconded by Maurice Dupelle
Carried
Motion to endorse By-law 2020-089, being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Cornwall at its meetings of Monday, June 22, 2020.
Moved by Carilyne Hébert, seconded by Glen Grant
Carried
Motion to adjourn the Meeting of Monday, June 22, 2020 at 10:10 p.m.
Moved by Carilyne Hébert, seconded by Todd Bennett
Carried

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