Regular Meeting of Council

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 Property Acquisition - 2023-29-Cornwall SDG Human Services Department c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board Item #2 Termination Agreement Update - 2023-77-Financial Services k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

Motion to approve the Agenda as amended.

Motion to go into the Committee of the Whole.

Motion to adopt the Minutes of April 24, 2023.

That Council refer this request to Administration for a Report on the feasibility of a multi-year commitment from the City in the amount of $25,000 per year.

Motion to approve Consent Items #1, #2, #4 and #6.

Motion to receive this Report and for Administration to include a Community Climate Adaptation Plan in the 2024 Capital Budget building off of the 2023 Climate Action Plan endorsed by Council at the April 11, 2023, Regular Meeting of Council.

Motion to receive the Unfinished Business Listing for May 8, 2023.

Motion to endorse the following changes to the Planning Division Fee Schedule to include: a. A 6% fee increase to all applicable Planning Development application fees; and, b. Addition of a new fee: Temporary Patio Encroachment Agreement Renewal.

Motion to host a Town Hall Meeting inviting members of the public to express comments, concerns, and/or questions to Council on future development plans for 504 Fourth Street East and to bring back the two reports (Youth Space and Vacant Land Use) prior to the Town Hall Meeting.

Motion to host a Town Hall Meeting inviting members of the public to express comments, concerns, and/or questions to Council on future development plans for 504 Fourth Street East.

Motion to proclaim the week of May 21 to 27, 2023, as Paramedic Services Week in the City of Cornwall.

Motion to approve: a. Part Lot Control be removed from Lot 11 on Registered Plan 52M61, City of Cornwall, and; b. Part Lot Control be reinstated on the semi-detached lot in the Belfort Estates Subdivision - Phase 2, once the subject lot has been created by the appropriate procedure.

Whereas Administration is currently conducting a review of the Procedural By-law; and Whereas citizens of Cornwall often pose questions to Members of Council that may be of interest to the general public which could easily be answered at a Council Meeting; and Whereas there is no section on the Agenda of a Regular Meetings of Council for Members of Council to ask general questions or to make community announcements; and Whereas Members of Council may be obliged to seek to suspend the Rules in order to make general statements about community events or ask general questions about the ongoing operations of the City. Now therefore be it resolved that Administration report on the feasibility of adding a Community Messages and General Inquiries section to the Agenda of a Regular Meeting of Council.

Whereas the City of Cornwall’s landfill site will eventually reach capacity and be forced to be closed; and Whereas the cost of closing an old landfill site and opening a new site is prohibitive; and Whereas diversion strategies may not be able to completely alleviate the landfill capacity issue; and Whereas incinerators’ upgraded technology has greatly reduced greenhouse emissions. Now therefore be it resolved that Administration report on the feasibility of using incineration as part of the City of Cornwall’s waste management strategies.

Motion to adopt By-laws 2023-041 to 2023-048.

Motion to defer this By-law to a future Council Meeting in order to allow additional time for fee inquiries with Administration. Motion to Defer

Motion to adopt Confirming By-law 2023-050 for May 8, 2023.

Motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting of Council of May 8, 2023, at 9:30 p.m.