Special Council

That Council confirm that agenda, as circulated.

THAT Council meet in Closed Session in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001 regarding:  a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization (s. 239 (2) (i)); and  advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose (s. 239 (2) (f)).

WHEREAS the Town of Cobourg has long demonstrated leadership in supporting individuals experiencing homelessness by hosting the majority of emergency shelter beds and related support services within Northumberland County; and WHEREAS the concentration of emergency shelter services in Cobourg has placed a disproportionate burden on the Town's resources, infrastructure, and emergency services; and WHEREAS homelessness is a regional issue that requires a fair and equitable distribution of shelter beds and support services across all municipalities within Northumberland County; and WHEREAS all municipalities within Northumberland County have a shared responsibility to provide emergency shelter services and to support unhoused individuals in their own communities; and WHEREAS a more balanced and regionally coordinated approach to emergency shelter distribution would ensure that all communities contribute to addressing homelessness while alleviating pressure on any single municipality; and Page 3 of 4 February 25, 2025 WHEREAS the County of Northumberland and its service providers must commit to not establishing any additional emergency shelter beds in the Town of Cobourg until such time as shelter beds and related support services are equitably distributed across all municipalities within the County. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Cobourg calls upon Northumberland County to develop and implement a strategy for the equitable distribution of emergency s

THAT leave be granted to introduce By-law 010-2025 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 Special Council Meeting held on February 25, 2025 and the same be considered read and passed and that the Mayor and the Municipal Clerk sign the same and the Seal of the Corporation be thereto affixed.