Council · Regular
April 22, 2026
The Corporation of The Town of Cobourg Regular Council Meeting
18:00 – 23:04 · 5h 4m
7 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
Adam Giddings Director of Corporate Services/Treasurer — Brent Larmer Municipal Clerk/Director of Legislative Services — Chris Challenger Director of Development — Kevin Ashfield Acting Fire Chief — Kristina Lepik Deputy Clerk/Manager of Legislative Services — Lacricia Turner Director, Community Services — Laryssa McGlashon Council and Committee Coordinator — Laurie Wills Director, Public Works & Engineering — Tracey Vaughan Chief Administrative Officer —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT Council confirm the agenda, as circulated.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT Council approve the minutes of Cobourg Municipal Council, as circulated.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT Council receive the minutes of the Cobourg Municipal Standing Committee for informational purposes.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT Council receive the presentation regarding the 2025 Annual Report for information purposes.
- · Motion 5 added: THAT Council adopt the following recommendations from the Standing Committees contained within the consent agenda as a single motion.
- · Motion 6 added: THAT Council authorize a sponsorship of $3200 from the Town to be the Podium Sponsor for the event to be funded from the Governmental/Public Relations Account.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT Council receive the presentation regarding the upcoming Public Information Centre #1 (PIC #1) to Establish New Water Pressure Zone 3 Environmental Assessment as presented by CIMA Canada Inc. (CIMA+) for information purposes.
- · Motion 8 added: THAT Council refer the delegation regarding a 2026 service ballot pilot initiative to Staff for a report back.
- · Motion 9 added: That the motion be replaced with the following wording: THAT Council direct Staff to engage MASS Civic Innovation Lab on the 2026 Service Ballot Pilot project signaling the Town’s interest and direct Staff to report back to Council.
- · Motion 10 added: THAT Council direct Staff to engage MASS Civic Innovation Lab on the 2026 Service Ballot Pilot project signaling the Town’s interest and direct Staff to report back to Council.
- · Motion 11 added: THAT Council authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the License Agreement, all supporting documents, and any amending agreements between the Town of Cobourg and Conseil Scolaire Catholique Mon Avenir.
- · Motion 12 added: THAT Council enact By-law No. 023-2026 being a By-law to exempt Blocks 1-5 (inclusive) on Plan 39M-947 (Orchard Avenue) of the Mason Homes subdivision from the Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amen…
- · Motion 13 added: THAT Council direct Staff to prepare and issue an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the development community, non-profit housing providers, and institutional partners to explore potential redevelopment concepts, partnership models, and impl…
- · Motion 14 added: THAT Council approve the Request to Raise MS Walk Flag from May 29, 2026 to June 8, 2026; and FURTHER THAT Council direct Staff to amend the Flag Raising and Proclamation Policy to authorize the annual raising of a flag in honour of Nation…
- · Motion 15 added: THAT Council extend the duration of the meeting past four (4) hours to 11:30 p.m., pursuant to section 5.10 of the Procedural By-law 050-2024.
- · Motion 16 added: THAT Council receive the staff report for information purposes; and FURTHER THAT Council direct Staff to implement Option three (3) as outlined in the Staff report to reopen the Albert Street Washroom Facility as a Tourism and Customer Ser…
- · Motion 17 added: BE IT RESOLVED THAT leave be granted to introduce By-law No. 019-2026 to By-law No. 023-2026 and to dispense with the reading of the By-laws by the Municipal Clerk and that the same be considered read and passed and that the Mayor and the …
- · Motion 18 added: THAT Council receive the report from Mayor Lucas Cleveland regarding the 2026 Cobourg Mayor’s Downtown Banking Tour for information purposes.
- · Motion 19 added: THAT the following wording be removed from the fourth paragraph: including physician attraction and retention, alignment with provincial healthcare changes, and emerging models of care not currently available to residents; and
- · Motion 20 added: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct the CAO to establish a Citizen-Led Healthcare Task Force, to explore opportunities to strengthen healthcare in Cobourg, including physician attraction and retention, alignment with provincia…
- · Motion 21 added: THAT leave be granted to introduce By-law No. 024-2026 and to dispense with the reading of the By-law by the Municipal Clerk to confirm the proceedings of Council of the Town of Cobourg at its Regular Council Meeting held on April 22, 2026…
- · Attendance added: Lucas Cleveland (present)
- · Attendance added: Randy Barber (present)
- · Attendance added: Aaron Burchat (present)
- · Attendance added: Adam Bureau (present)
- · Attendance added: Brian Darling (present)
- · Attendance added: Miriam Mutton (present)
- · Attendance added: Kevin Ashfield (present)
- · Attendance added: Chris Challenger (present)
- · Attendance added: Adam Giddings (present)
- · Attendance added: Brent Larmer (present)
- · Attendance added: Kristina Lepik (present)
- · Attendance added: Laryssa McGlashon (present)
- · Attendance added: Lacricia Turner (present)
- · Attendance added: Tracey Vaughan (present)
- · Attendance added: Laurie Wills (present)
- · Attendance added: Nicole Beatty (present)
- · Participation added: Adam Bureau depart
- · Participation added: Adam Bureau arrive