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Home Cornwall Meetings April 13, 2026

Council · Regular

April 13, 2026

Cornwall City Council

19:00 – 21:05 · 2h 5m
5 present · 4 absent
Justin Towndale Mayor — Claude E. McIntosh, Councillor Councillor Regrets Dean Hollingsworth, Councillor Councillor — Elaine MacDonald, Councillor Councillor — Fred Ngoundjo, Councillor Councillor — Maurice Dupelle Councillor Regrets Sarah Good, Councillor Councillor Regrets Syd Gardiner Councillor Regrets Todd Bennett, Councillor Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Bill Lister Chief, Paramedic Services — Bob Peters Manager, Economic Development — Denise Labelle-Gélinas Interim City Clerk — Emma Vanier Manager, Infrastructure — Jean Marcil Manager, Transit — Jenelle Malyon Deputy City Clerk — Katharine Price-Rass General Manager, Human Resources — Katherine Wells Director, Communications, Government Relations and Strategic Planning — Louis Savard Director of Information Technology, Digitization, Innovation & Special Projects — Matthew Stephenson Deputy Chief Administrative Officer — Mellissa Morgan General Manager, Human Services — Owen O'Keefe Manager, Environmental Services — Ryan Windle Director, Development and Building Services — Tim Mills Chief Administrative Officer — Tracey Bailey Treasurer and General Manager of Finance — Tracey Beauregard Deputy Clerk — Wayne Meagher Director of Legal and Legislative Services Electronic

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: 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.
    • · Motion 2 added: Motion to adopt the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, April 13, 2026, as presented.
    • · Motion 3 added: Motion to adopt the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council of Monday, March 23, 2026, as presented.
    • · Motion 4 added: That Council receive the presentation on End of Mortgage.
    • · Motion 5 added: That Council receive this report and approve the following recommendations: Approve the re-developed End of Mortgage strategy and associated funding model; Direct Administration to proceed with service agreement negotiations with Community…
    • · Motion 6 added: Motion to approve Consent Reports #3 and #4.
    • · Motion 7 added: That Council approve the engagement of WATT Consulting Group to provide consulting support for the implementation of Sunday Transit Service, at a total cost of $12,000, and authorize staff to proceed, with funding to be accommodated within…
    • · Motion 8 added: That Council receive this report for information and approve the proposed phasing approach for the Marleau Avenue reconstruction project, as outlined herein.
    • · Motion 9 added: That Council: 1.Approve a temporary residential development charge rate of $5,000 per unit for single-detached and semi-detached dwellings, replacing the current rate of $16,367 per unit, for a two-year trial period commencing retroactivel…
    • · Motion 10 added: That Council approve the capital project to repair the Tollgate Road watermain located within the Canadian National (CN) Railway corridor, including proceeding with the recommended replacement option, being Option 2, and authorize the prop…
    • · Motion 11 added: That Council: 1. Receive Report 2026-29 from Infrastructure Services regarding the City’s ongoing efforts to support pollinators and enhance biodiversity; and 2. Endorse Administration’s strategic shift away from participation in the No Mo…
    • · Motion 12 added: That Council receive this report.
    • · Motion 13 added: That Council approve a site-specific tax increment grant for the project submitted by 1000594704 Ontario Inc.
    • · Motion 14 added: That By-laws 2026-36 to 2026-43, be approved subject to Section 284.11 (4) of the Municipal Act).
    • · Motion 15 added: That Council receive report 2026-43-CAO
    • · Motion 16 added: That By-law 2026-44, 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, April 13, 2026, is presented to Council for adoption.
    • · Motion 17 added: That the Regular Meeting of Council be adjourned at 9:05 p.m. and that Council return to the In-Camera Session at 9:10 p.m.
    • · Attendance added: Sarah Good, Councillor (regrets)
    • · Attendance added: Claude E. McIntosh, Councillor (regrets)
    • · Attendance added: Dean Hollingsworth, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Elaine MacDonald, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Fred Ngoundjo, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Todd Bennett, Councillor (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tim Mills (present)
    • · Attendance added: Maurice Dupelle (regrets)
    • · Attendance added: Syd Gardiner (regrets)
    • · Attendance added: Denise Labelle-Gélinas (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jenelle Malyon (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tracey Bailey (present)
    • · Attendance added: Mellissa Morgan (present)
    • · Attendance added: Bill Lister (present)
    • · Attendance added: Wayne Meagher (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Katherine Wells (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ryan Windle (present)
    • · Attendance added: Louis Savard (present)
    • · Attendance added: Katharine Price-Rass (present)
    • · Attendance added: Bob Peters (present)
    • · Attendance added: Emma Vanier (present)
    • · Attendance added: Owen O'Keefe (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jean Marcil (present)
    • · Attendance added: Justin Towndale (present)
    • · Attendance added: Matthew Stephenson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Tracey Beauregard (present)