Council · Regular
May 4, 2026
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN
2 sittings (recessed)
Sittings — this meeting was recessed and reconvened
Day 1 May 4, 2026 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM
Day 2 May 4, 2026 7:00 PM
10 present · 1 absent
Staff & officers present
A. McLennan Deputy City Clerk — Amy Poffenroth Commissioner Growth and Community Services — C. Lavigne Financial Controller — Ed Moyer Deputy Fire Chief — K. Fudge Deputy Chief Administrative Officer — L. Kennedy Director External Relations — M. Hugenholtz Commissioner Public Works and Transportation — M. Tompkins General Counsel — S. Hossack Commissioner Human Resources —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: RESOLVED that the minutes of April 20, 2026, be approved.
- · Motion 2 added: RESOLVED that the agenda of May 4, 2026 with the addition of items 17.1 Recommended Appointments to Committees; 17.2 P.R.O. Kids Saint John Program Evaluation Report; 17.3 Renovation at Stalls 4, 5 and 6 at the City Market; 17.4 Jeremiah’s…
- · Motion 3 added: RESOLVED that the recommendation set out in each consent agenda item respectively, be adopted.
- · Motion 4 added: RESOLVED that the CAO be directed to explore the creation of a Saint John Youth Council.
- · Motion 5 added: RESOLVED that Council break for a 10-minute recess.
- · Motion 6 added: RESOLVED that the by-law entitled “By-law Number C.P. 106-46 A Law to Amend the Municipal Plan By-law”, adding Schedule E “North End Plan”, be read a first time.
- · Motion 7 added: RESOLVED that the by-law entitled “By-law Number C.P. 106-46 A Law to Amend the Municipal Plan By-law”, adding Schedule E “North End Plan”, be read a second time.
- · Motion 8 added: RESOLVED that the by-law entitled “By-law Number LG-26 A By-law Respecting Powers of Outgoing Council of The City of Saint John” ... be read a first time.
- · Motion 9 added: RESOLVED that the by-law entitled “By-law Number LG-26 A By-law Respecting Powers of Outgoing Council of The City of Saint John” ... be read a second time.
- · Motion 10 added: RESOLVED that the by-law entitled “By-law Number LG-5 A By-law Respecting the Code of Conduct for Elected Members of the Common Council of The City of Saint John” ... be read.
- · Motion 11 added: RESOLVED that the by-law entitled “By-law Number LG-5 A By-law Respecting the Code of Conduct for Elected Members of the Common Council of The City of Saint John” ... be read a third time, enacted and the Corporate Common Seal affixed ther…
- · Motion 12 added: RESOLVED that the by-law entitled “By-law Number LG-15, A By-law Respecting the Procedures of the Common Council of The City of Saint John” ... be read; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the CAO be directed to return to Common Council with t…
- · Motion 13 added: RESOLVED that the by-law entitled “By-law Number LG-15, A By-law Respecting the Procedures of the Common Council of The City of Saint John” ... be read a third time, enacted and the Corporate Common Seal affixed thereto.
- · Motion 14 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Finance Committee in the submitted report M&C 2026-114: 2027-2036 General Fund Long Term Financial Plan Common Council approve the General Fund 2027-2036 Long-Term Financial Plan; and approve the amended…
- · Motion 15 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Finance Committee in the submitted report M&C 2026-115: Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF) Funding Agreement - Raising of the Courtenay Bay Causeway, the City enter into an Agreement with Pac…
- · Motion 16 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Finance Committee in the submitted report M&C 2026-128: PRO Kids Dashboard, Common Council directs P.R.O. Kids to report the results of the PRO Kids Governance dashboard annually to the Finance Committee.
- · Motion 17 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Finance Committee in the submitted report M&C 2026-123: Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) Policy Statement Adoption, Common Council approve the following resolutions as they relate to Generativ…
- · Motion 18 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Finance Committee in the submitted report M&C 2026-119: St. Peter’s Baseball Field, Common Council approve the funding of $175,000 from Capital Reserves towards the revitalization of St. Peter’s Baseball…
- · Motion 19 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Growth Committee in the submitted report M&C 2026-104: HAF Grant Amendment, Common Council adopt the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) Grant Program Policy Amendment.
- · Motion 20 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Committee of the Whole, having met on May 4, 2026, Common Council makes the following recommendations: [Appointments list]
- · Motion 21 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Committee of the Whole, having met on May 4, 2026, Common Council: 1. Adopt the recommendations in the 2026 P.R.O. Kids Saint John Program Evaluation; and further 2. Direct the CAO to implement the recom…
- · Motion 22 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Committee of the Whole, having met on May 4, 2026, Common Council approve the following: 1. That the City approves the quote from Servicemaster for the renovations to stalls 4, 5 and 6 in the City Market…
- · Motion 23 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Committee of the Whole, having met on May 4, 2026, Common Council approve the following: 1. The City enter into a lease generally in the form as attached to M&C 2026-094 for stalls S-4,5,6 and ancillary …
- · Motion 24 added: RESOLVED that as recommended by the Committee of the Whole, having met on May 4, 2026, Common Council approve the following: That the City enter into the Project Implementation Agreement generally in the form as attached to M&C No. 2026-11…
- · Attendance added: Donna Noade Reardon (present)
- · Attendance added: John MacKenzie (present)
- · Attendance added: Joanna Killen (present)
- · Attendance added: Greg Norton (present)
- · Attendance added: Barry Ogden (present)
- · Attendance added: Gerry Lowe (present)
- · Attendance added: Paula Radwan (present)
- · Attendance added: Greg Stewart (present)
- · Attendance added: Brent Harris (absent)
- · Attendance added: Ed Moyer (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Hugenholtz (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Hossack (present)
- · Attendance added: Amy Poffenroth (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Lavigne (present)
- · Attendance added: Gary Sullivan (present)
- · Attendance added: Mariah Darling (present)
- · Attendance added: K. Fudge (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Tompkins (present)
- · Attendance added: L. Kennedy (present)
- · Attendance added: A. McLennan (present)