Agenda
Cornwall City Council

Meeting #:2021-36
Date:
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Location:
Cornwall Civic Complex, 100 Water Street East, Cornwall, Ontario, K6H 6G4, Salon B, Lower Level

Chair:                    Glen G. Grant, Mayor
Prepared By:        Manon L. Levesque, City Clerk


Motion to move into a Closed Meeting at 5:00 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 Report 2021-180-PDR Sale of Land
  • Item #2 Report 2021-181-PDR Sale of Land
  • Item #3 Report 2021-182-PDR Sale of Land
  • Item #4 Report 2021-183-PDR Sale of Land

c) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board

Réflexion personelle

Hymne national
 
The Acting Mayor for this month is Councillor Elaine MacDonald.

Ouverture


We acknowledge that we are gathering on the traditional territory of the Mohawk people of Akwesasne.

Appel nominal

Ajoûts, retraits ou modifications


All matters listed under General Consent, save and except “Delegations” are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. Should a Council Member wish an alternative action from the proposed recommendation, the Council Member shall request that this matter be moved to “Communications” at this time.

Ratification de l'Ordre du jour


The following Agenda is being presented for adoption as presented / amended.

Déclarations d'intérêts pécuniaires

Séance de commission étendue à la chambre entire


We will now go into Committee of the Whole and that all Minutes, Presentations, Delegations, Consent/Correspondence, Resolutions, Reports and By-laws shall be considered and referred to that Committee.

Ratification des procès-verbaux


The following Minutes are being presented for adoption:

  • Monday, November 22, 2021
  • Monday, November 29, 2021
  • Monday, December 6, 2021

Présentations

Délégations

Rapports sur le consentement

  • Action Recommended

    That Council proclaim the week of December 20 to 24, 2021, as “Salvation Army Week” in the City of Cornwall and to allow its flag to be flown at 340 Pitt Street.

  • Action Recommended

    That Council proclaim the week of December 12 to 18, 2021, as "Children's Christmas Fund Week" in the City of Cornwall and allow its flag to be flown at 340 Pitt Street for the duration of that period

  • Action Recommended

    That Council approve the following items:

    1. 962101 Ontario Inc. at Danis Avenue for Brownfields funding under Program 4 –Municipal Planning/Development Fees grant based on actual costs for the Committee of Adjustment application for severance and the stamping of the deeds.
    2. 1943217 Ontario Inc. at 102 Sydney Street/41 First Street East for Heart of the City funding under Program 1 Heart of the City Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Grant (Tax Increment Grant) for an estimated value of $51,425 subject to adjustment for yearly changes in assessment and taxation.

  • Action Recommended

    That Council approve the following items:

    1. 962101 Ontario Inc. at Danis Avenue for Brownfields funding under Program 4 –Municipal Planning/Development Fees grant based on actual costs for the Committee of Adjustment application for severance and the stamping of the deeds.
    2. 1943217 Ontario Inc. at 102 Sydney Street/41 First Street East for Heart of the City funding under Program 1 Heart of the City Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Grant (Tax Increment Grant) for an estimated value of $51,425 subject to adjustment for yearly changes in assessment and taxation.
  • Action Recommended

    That Council approve the 2022 Children’s Services Business Practice Guidelines to support the distribution of Special Purpose, General Operating and Fee Subsidy Funding to Operators that have a service contract with the City of Cornwall as outlined in the background discussion of this report.

  • Action Recommended

    That Tender 21-T30 be awarded to Robert J. Bourgon & Associates Limited, from Cornwall, Ontario, at the total bid price of $18,866,610.08 (net cost to the Corporation - $16,989,966.74) being the best bid meeting the tender specifications.

  • Action Recommended

    That Tender 21-T36 be awarded to Spark Power, from Belleville, Ontario, at the total bid price of $184,124.61 (net cost to the Corporation - $165,809.91) being the best bid meeting the tender specifications.

  • Action Recommended

    That Council receive the report for tax write-offs and adjustments under Section 357 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and tax refunds from decisions made by the Assessment Review Board (ARB).

  • Action Recommended

    That Council approve the carry forward of the capital projects listed on schedule 1 to this Report 2021-109 Finanial Services.

Résolutions

Rapports des affaires incompletes


The Unfinished Business Listing for Monday, December 13, 2021, is being presented to Council to receive.

  • Action Recommended
    1. That Council receive Report #2021-117-IMW;
    2. That Council adopt the Climate Emergency Declaration;
    3. That the City of Cornwall, in consultation with the Environment and Climate Change Committee (ECCC), adopt the national greenhouse gas reduction (GHG) target, which is 40-45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030;
    4. That the City of Cornwall join the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) by passing the additional Council Resolution and committing to its 5-step framework;
    5. That Administration proceed to develop a Community Climate Action Plan that can realistically achieve the City's greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, and which includes adaptation plans for the expected impacts of climate change, subject to funding;
    6. That Administration further research the concept of implementing a Climate Lens for all City projects and Council decisions, as previously described in report #2021-07-IMW and propose a plan and timeline for implementing a version of one for the City.
    7. That Administration be directed to create a report, with the assistance of the Environment and Climate Change Committee, outlining a process to assess climate adaptation within the community and to determine if joining International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives’ (ICLEI) Building Adaptive & Resilient Communities (BARC) is beneficial.

Communications et rapports

  • Action Recommended

    That Council direct Administration to continue monthly transfer payments for operating costs to the identified City Partners listed.

Nouvelles affaires

Règlements municipaux


By-laws 2021-131 to 2021-145 inclusive, listed on the Agenda, are being presented to Council for adoption.

Rapports des comités permanents, consultatifs, spéciaus et ad hocl

Avis de motion

Whereas the next Municipal Election is scheduled for Monday, October 24, 2022; and


Whereas the City's Procedural By-law regulates the dates that the Council shall hold its Regular Meetings; and


Whereas the By-law sets the Regular Council Meetings to be held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month (with exceptions); and


Whereas there is a Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, October 24, 2022, the same day as Municipal Election Day; and


Now therefore be it resolved that the Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, October 24, 2022, be and is hereby cancelled as to not conflict with Municipal Election Day 2022.

Règlement municipal de ratification


By-law 2021-146, being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Cornwall at its meetings held on Monday, December 13, 2021, is being presented to Council for adoption.

Ajournement et prochaine séance ordinaire du Conseil


The next Regular Public Meeting of Council will be held on Monday, January 10, 2022.

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