Committee of the Whole

THAT Council receive the report for information purposes; and FURTHER THAT Council authorize the preparation of a by-law to be presented at a Regular Council Meeting to authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the Green Municipal Fund Grant Agreement (Appendix A) with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to fund the Green Energy Retrofit (GER) Feasibility Study .

THAT Council receive the Staff Report for information; and, FURTHER THAT Council deem the application complete, as presented in the staff report and refer the application to the Planning Department for processing including the preparation of a subsequent recommendation report.

THAT Council receive the memo from the Cobourg Heritage Advisory Committee for information purposes, and grant Heritage Permit Application HP-2022-005, submitted by Chris Boot of Historic Group Inc. on behalf of Rino Ferreri for multiple restorations on the façade at 10-14 King St. W, Cobourg, subject to the finalization of details by Heritage and Planning staff.

THAT Council receive the memo from the Cobourg Heritage Advisory Committee for information purposes, and grant Heritage Permit Application HP-2021-025, as submitted by Jeff Weng on behalf of William Academy to permit the demolition of structures at 127-129 King St. W and 209 Hibernia St, Cobourg, subject to the finalization of details by Heritage and Planning staff.

THAT Council receive the memo from the Cobourg Heritage Advisory Committee for information purposes, and grant Heritage Permit No. HP-2022-004 as submitted by Chris Boot of Historic Group Inc. on behalf of MacDane Property Management to permit multiple restorations on the Division Street façade at 236, 246 and 250 Division St, Cobourg, subject to the finalization of details by Heritage and Planning staff.

THAT Council award contract CO-22-01 DPW to the low bid received on March 22, 2022 from Behan Construction Ltd. in the amount of $2, 605,936.10 including HST to be funded by the approved 2022 engineering capital projects , AND FURTHER THAT Council permit the consolidation of the approved capital budgets for the Burke, Blake, Victoria Reconstruction and the Albert Street widening in the amount of $3,025,000.

THAT Council receive the report for information purposed and; FURTHER THAT Council award the necessary environmental studies for the completion of the Nagle Road Interchange Environmental Assessment to Stantec Consulting Ltd. in the amount of $113,568.50 plus applicable taxes to be funded by the approved 2022 capital budget of which 75% is funded by development charges.

THAT Council directs staff to apply for a grant opportunity from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program for Stormwater Pumping Station Facility Condition Assessments and the procurement/licensing of an Asset Management Software system. FURTHER THAT the Town of Cobourg commits to conducting the following activities in its proposed project submitted to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program to advance our asset management program: Stormwater Pumping Station Facility Condition Assessments Procurement/Licensing of Asset Management Software FURTHER THAT the Town of Cobourg commits $50,000 from its 2022 budget toward the costs of this initiative.

THAT Council direct S taff to apply for a funding opportunity from the Infrastructure Canada Active Transportation Fund for the approved 2022 active transportation projects; and FURTHER THAT the Town of Cobourg commit $ 454 ,000 from the 2022 approved capital budget toward the costs of this initiative (40% of total project value).

THAT Council receive the staff report for information purposes; and FURTHER THAT Council provide direction on the introduction of a Fuel Surcharge on Taxicab Fares, within the Town of Cobourg. Amended Moved by Councillor Emily Chorley THAT Council authorize the introduction of a Fuel Surcharge in the amount of $1.00 for a period of seven (7) months, until October 2022 or when the price of gas reaches a $1.40 or below and to be brought back to Council for consideration in either of these instances for review; and FURTHER THAT the Fuel Surcharge be added to the Taxicab meter and that staff recalibrate the meter to reflect this change to demonstrate the introduction of the Fuel Surcharge to members of the public.

THAT Council receive the memo from the Accessibility Advisory Committee, recommending support for the Accessibility Permit and Accessibility Parking Rates as outlined in the Parking Rate Increase Proposal.

THAT the meeting be adjourned (7:45 PM)