Special Council

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Council Chambers, City Hall, second floor
Members Present:
  • Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
  • Councillor Kelvin Galbraith
  • Councillor Lisa Kearns
  • Councillor Rory Nisan
  • Councillor Shawna Stolte
  • Councillor Paul Sharman
  • Councillor Angelo Bentivegna
Staff Present:
  • Curt Benson, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Blake Hurley, Commissioner, Legal and Legislative Services/City Solicitor
  • Jacqueline Johnson, Commissioner, Community Services
  • Scott Hamilton, Commissioner Public Works
  • Craig Millar, Chief Financial Officer
  • Stephen Robichaud, Commissioner, Development and Growth Management
  • Sue Evfremidis, Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Lisa Palermo, Manager, Committee Services/Deputy Clerk
  • David Thompson, Specialist, Digital Communications
  • Richard Bellemare, Specialist, Digital Communications
  • Debbie Hordyk, Administrative Assistant to the City Clerk

1.
Call to Order

 

2.
Land Acknowledgement

 

3.
National Anthem

 

4.
Roll Call

 

5.
Approval of the Agenda

 
  • Moved by:Councillor Galbraith
    Seconded by:Councillor Kearns

    Approve the agenda for the Special Council meeting of December 2, 2025.

    IN FAVOUR: (7)Councillor Galbraith, Councillor Kearns, Councillor Nisan, Councillor Stolte, Councillor Sharman, Councillor Bentivegna, and Mayor Meed Ward
    CARRIED (7 to 0)

6.
Declarations of Interest

 

None.

7.
Presentations

 

None.

8.
Delegations

 

9.
Items to be considered at the Special Meeting of Council

 

9.1
2026 Budget Review (FIN-36-25)

 
  • Moved by:Councillor Stolte
    Seconded by:Councillor Sharman

    Approve the Operating budget amendments as reviewed at the Budget Committee meeting of November 24, 2025; and

    Endorse that any surplus or deficit resulting from a difference between the actual results and the estimated 0.75% City portion of the net assessment growth be transferred to / from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund; and

    Approve the Capital budget amendments as reviewed at the Budget Committee meeting of November 24, 2025; and

    Administer the debenture in the amount of $6,350,000 in 2026 as tax supported debt; and

    Administer the debenture in the amount of $4,000,000 in 2026 as Multi-year Community Investment debt; and

    Declare that, in accordance with sis. 5(1)5 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 and sis. 5 of Ontario Regulation 82/98, it is Council’s clear intention that the excess capacity provided by the above-referenced works will be paid for by future development charges.

    IN FAVOUR: (6)Councillor Galbraith, Councillor Nisan, Councillor Stolte, Councillor Sharman, Councillor Bentivegna, and Mayor Meed Ward
    OPPOSED: (1)Councillor Kearns
    CARRIED (6 to 1)
  • Moved by:Councillor Stolte
    Seconded by:Councillor Sharman

    Remove paragraph one and replace with:

    Approve the Operating budget amendments as reviewed at the Budget Committee meeting of November 24, 2025.

    IN FAVOUR: (7)Councillor Galbraith, Councillor Kearns, Councillor Nisan, Councillor Stolte, Councillor Sharman, Councillor Bentivegna, and Mayor Meed Ward
    CARRIED (7 to 0)
  • Moved by:Councillor Stolte
    Seconded by:Councillor Sharman

    Remove paragraph three and replace with:

    Approve the Capital budget amendments as reviewed at the Budget Committee meeting of November 24, 2025.

    IN FAVOUR: (7)Councillor Galbraith, Councillor Kearns, Councillor Nisan, Councillor Stolte, Councillor Sharman, Councillor Bentivegna, and Mayor Meed Ward
    CARRIED (7 to 0)

10.
Confidential Items and Closed Meeting

 

None.

11.
Rise and Report

 

None.

12.
Motion to Receive and File Information Items

 
  • Moved by:Councillor Stolte
    Seconded by:Councillor Sharman

    Receive and file information items, having been considered by Council:

    CARRIED

13.
Motion to Approve By-Laws

 
  • Moved by:Councillor Bentivegna
    Seconded by:Councillor Galbraith

    Enact and pass the following by-laws which are now introduced, entitled and numbered as indicated below:

    IN FAVOUR: (7)Councillor Galbraith, Councillor Kearns, Councillor Nisan, Councillor Stolte, Councillor Sharman, Councillor Bentivegna, and Mayor Meed Ward
    CARRIED (7 to 0)

14.
Notice of Motion

 

Councillor Stolte (seconded by Councillor Sharman), introduced a Notice of Motion regarding a proposed amendment to Procedure By-law 59-2024 (section 49.12) to allow for a formal limit of two opportunities of up to three minutes each for committee and council comments.

15.
Confirmatory By-Law

This item has attachments. 
1.93-2025 Confirming by-law Council .pdf
  • Moved by:Councillor Kearns
    Seconded by:Councillor Nisan

    Enact and pass By-law Number 93-2025 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Special Council at its meeting held December 2, 2025 being read a first, second and third time.

    IN FAVOUR: (7)Councillor Galbraith, Councillor Kearns, Councillor Nisan, Councillor Stolte, Councillor Sharman, Councillor Bentivegna, and Mayor Meed Ward
    CARRIED (7 to 0)

16.
Motion to Adjourn

 
  • Moved by:Councillor Bentivegna
    Seconded by:Councillor Galbraith

    11:34 a.m. (recess), 11:41 a.m. (reconvene), 12:14 p.m. (recess) 1:01 p.m. (reconvene)

    Adjourn this Special Council now to meet again at the call of the Mayor;

    1:16 p.m.

    CARRIED
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