MINUTES

Corporation of the City of Cambridge

Special Council Meeting

Meeting #:
Date:
, 6:30 p.m.
Location:
Council Chambers
Council Members In Attendance:
  • Councillor Reid - Ward 1, 
  • Councillor Devine - Ward 2, 
  • Mayor Liggett, 
  • Councillor Hamilton - Ward 7, 
  • Councillor Ermeta - Ward 8, 
  • Councillor Kimpson - Ward 3, 
  • Councillor Earnshaw - Ward 4, 
  • Councillor Cooper - Ward 6, 
  • and Councillor Roberts - Ward 5 
Staff Members in Attendance:
  • David Calder - City Manager, 
  • Hardy Bromberg, Deputy City Manager - Community Development, 
  • Yogesh Shah, Deputy City Manager - Infrastructure Services, 
  • Cheryl Zahnleiter, Deputy City Manager - Corporate Enterprise, 
  • Sheryl Ayres - Chief Financial Officer, 
  • Danielle Manton - City Clerk, 
  • Jennifer Shaw - Deputy City Clerk, 
  • Rachel Latour - Administrative Assistant, 
  • Michael Oliveri - Council Committee Services Coordinator, 
  • Lisa Prime - Chief Planner, 
  • Kevin De Leebeeck - Director of Engineering, 
  • Maria Barrantes Barreto, 
  • Julie Kalbfleisch, 
  • and Bryan Boodhoo 
Others in Attendance:
  • Andrew Martin, Director of Human Resources; James Goodram, Director of Economic Development; Michael Campos, Planner; Claire Mcoughlin, Landscape Architect and Krishna Katta, Support Technician. 

     

The meeting of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Cambridge is held virtually via Microsoft Zoom and live streamed to the City of Cambridge website. Mayor Liggett welcomes everyone present and calls the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.

  • Motion:23-062
    Moved byCouncillor Kimpson
    Seconded byCouncillor Reid

    That in accordance with Section. 239 (2) (b), (e), (f), and (i) of the Municipal Act, 2001, Council to convene in Closed Session at 5:30 p.m. to consider the following subject matters:

    personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees (Appointments to Advisory Committees) (Confidential Verbal Human Resource Matter)

    litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board (litigation update)

    advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose (litigation update)

    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 (Confidential Verbal Update related to potential donor/naming of City Property)

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Motion:23-063
    Moved byCouncillor Devine
    Seconded byCouncillor Earnshaw

    THAT Council rise from Closed Session and reconvene in Open Session at 7:10 p.m.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Motion:23-064
    Moved byCouncillor Roberts
    Seconded byCouncillor Ermeta

    THAT all items listed under the heading of Consent Agenda for February 28, 2023 be adopted as recommended.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)

Note: This report was pulled from the Consent Agenda by Councillor Roberts

  • Motion:23-065
    Moved byCouncillor Roberts
    Seconded byCouncillor Hamilton

    THAT Report 23-182-CD School Area Traffic and Parking Modifications be received;

    AND THAT the Traffic and Parking Bylaw Schedule 18, “Rates of Speed” be amended for Main Street, Elgin Street North, Renwick Avenue, Bismark Drive and Adler Drive to extend the School Zones to the full 150m;

    AND THAT the Traffic and Parking Bylaw Schedule 22, “School Bus Loading Zones” be amended for Renwick Avenue to reflect an expanded School Bus Loading Zone;

    AND THAT the Traffic and Parking Bylaw Schedule 13, “Intersection Yield Signs” be amended to remove Erb Street and Tiffany Street; 

    AND THAT the Traffic and Parking Bylaw Schedule 4, “No Stopping” be amended to add Rouse Ave; 

    AND FURTHER THAT the by-law included as Appendix D to Report 23-182-CD to amend the Traffic and Parking By-law be approved.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Motion:23-066
    Moved byCouncillor Kimpson
    Seconded byCouncillor Devine

    THAT Report 23-098-CRS Citizen Appointments to Advisory Committees be received;

    AND THAT Confidential Appendices B, C, D, E, F and G to Report 23-098-CRS be received and remain confidential;

    AND THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Accessibility Advisory Committee for the term of Council ending November 14, 2026, Barb Schutz, John Dunham, Michele Gilman, Devin Sisak, Gary Racine, Maryam Khan, Pat Singleton, Sarah Dodds, Shannon Adshade, and Sue Ricketts;

    AND THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee for the term of Council ending November 14, 2026, Eric Haldenby, Brian Riddell, Alix Voz, Jeff Donkersgoed, Brad McEwen, Devon Hogue, Christine Lippa, Melani Nemeskovic, Samuel Daniels, Christine Orton, Naeem Awan, and Kyle Priestly, as an alternate, and Saiira Najak, as an alternate;

    AND THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Cultural Awards Committee for the term of Council ending November 14, 2026, Bill Ashwell, Evelina Turney, Jeff Donkersgoed, Kellea Corriveau, Tracey Babineau, and Naeem Awan, as an alternate;

    AND THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Cycling and Trails Advisory Committee for the term of Council ending November 14, 2026, Stephanie Bangarth, Selwyn Langlois, Andrew Cann, Sarah Purdy, Mike Jeans, Julie Graham and Matthew Rogers;

    AND THAT the Terms of Reference for the Economic Development Advisory Committee be amended to include a representative of each BIA as a member of the committee;

    AND THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Economic Development Advisory Committee for the term of Council ending November 14, 2026, Derek Roy, Elaine Martin, Filip Ivanovski, Geoff Furlong, Melissa Onafrychuk, Mohummid Sayanvala, Paul Brown, Thomas Sandor, Tony Schmidt, and Darren Drouillard, as the appointed representative for the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce;

    AND THAT the following individuals be appointed to the Environmental Advisory Committee for the term of Council ending November 14, 2026, Cynthia Brown, Derrick Roy, Jonas Duarte, Alison Fraser, Danielle Lindamood, Nichole Bonner, Lisa Gribinicek and Nelson Cecilia; 

    AND THAT the City Clerk be directed to notify all successful and unsuccessful applicants;

    AND FURTHER THAT Council Appointed Citizen Members to the City’s advisory and committees, who do not hand in their signed Code of Conduct form within the first month after their appointment has been made, shall forfeit their membership on the committee to which they have been appointed.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • THAT Report 23-082-CRS Citizen Committee for Council Compensation – Recommendation Report be received;

    AND THAT Council approve the recommendations proposed by the Citizen Committee as outlined in Appendix A to report 23-082-CRS; 

    AND FURTHER THAT Council approve the proposed Council Expense Policy as outlined as Appendix C to report 23-082-CRS.

  • Amendment:
    Motion:23-067
    Moved byCouncillor Ermeta
    Seconded byCouncillor Cooper

    THAT Report 23-082-CRS Citizen Committee for Council Compensation – Recommendation Report be deferred to March 28, 2023. 

    In Favour (7)Councillor Reid, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Opposed (2)Councillor Devine, and Councillor Hamilton
    Carried (7 to 2)
  • Motion:23-068
    Moved byCouncillor Kimpson
    Seconded byCouncillor Hamilton

    THAT Report 23-029-(CRE) Core Areas Transformation Fund Application – Placemaking be received;

    AND THAT Council authorize the creation of a Downtown Cambridge Placemaking Capital Project to support the completion of a Placemaking Study and Pilot project installation; 

    AND THAT Council approve the draft Terms of Reference attached to this report and the creation of a Placemaking Working Group (PWG) as set out in the draft Terms of Reference, with the addition of Councillor Roberts being appointed by Council as a full voting member;

    AND THAT $150,000 of funding for the project be drawn from the Core Areas Transformation Fund (CATF):

    AND FURTHER THAT staff report back to Council on the conclusions and recommendations of the Placemaking Study prior to the associated pilot project installation for Downtown Cambridge.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)

Note: This motion was pre-emptively voted on in error.

  • Motion:23-069
    Moved byCouncillor Kimpson
    Seconded byCouncillor Devine

    THAT Report 23-158-CD Recommendation Report – Zoning By-law Amendment – 540 Queenston Road (c/o Brock Linklater – Dryden, Smith, and Head Consultants Ltd.) be received;

    AND THAT Cambridge Council approves the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone the subject lands from “Residential – R4 (S.4.2.33)” to the “Residential – RM1 (S.4.1.436)” to facilitate the conversion of an existing single-detached dwelling to a fourplex;

    AND THAT Cambridge Council is satisfied that the requirement for a public meeting in accordance with subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act has been met;

    AND FURTHER THAT the by-law attached to this report be passed.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Moved byCouncillor Kimpson
    Seconded byCouncillor Devine

    THAT Report 23-158-CD Recommendation Report – Zoning By-law Amendment – 540 Queenston Road (c/o Brock Linklater – Dryden, Smith, and Head Consultants Ltd.) be received;

    AND THAT Cambridge Council approves the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone the subject lands from “Residential – R4 (S.4.2.33)” to the “Residential – RM1 (S.4.1.436)” to facilitate the conversion of an existing single-detached dwelling to a fourplex;

    AND THAT Cambridge Council is satisfied that the requirement for a public meeting in accordance with subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act has been met;

    AND FURTHER THAT the by-law attached to this report be passed.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Moved byCouncillor Earnshaw
    Seconded byCouncillor Roberts

    THAT Report 23-152-CD Soper Park Conceptual Amenity be received;

    AND THAT Council endorse the Soper Park Conceptual Design Option 1 as the preferred amenity concept which includes a large splash feature (330 m2), mid-size playground (490 m2), picnic areas, open activity space including yoga areas and community gardens;

    AND THAT the option be available to permit the installation of an outdoor pool at a future date;

    AND THAT Council endorse Building Option 3 which includes full demolition of the existing building and construction of a new smaller building with universal washroom and change room to support the preferred amenity concept; 

    AND FURTHER THAT Council approve additional funding in the amount of $51,000 from the Capital Works Reserve Fund to the existing Soper Park - Amenity Replacement Design Project (A/01275-30) for the detailed design of Building Option 3.

    (9 to 0)
  • Amendment:
    Motion:23-070
    Moved byCouncillor Reid
    Seconded byCouncillor Devine

    THAT Report 23-152-CD Soper Park Conceptual Amenity be received;

    AND THAT Council endorse the Soper Park Conceptual Design Option 1A as the preferred amenity concept which includes a large splash feature (330 m2), mid-size playground (490 m2), picnic areas, open activity space including yoga areas, community gardens, disc golf course improvements and new pickleball courts;

    AND THAT staff be directed to plan an addition of an outdoor pool for the 2025 Budget; 

    AND THAT Council endorse Building Option 3 which includes full demolition of the existing building and construction of a new smaller building with universal washroom and change room to support the preferred amenity concept; 

    AND FURTHER THAT Council approve additional funding in the amount of $51,000 from the Capital Works Reserve Fund to the existing Soper Park - Amenity Replacement Design Project (A/01275-30) for the detailed design of Building Option 3.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Motion:23-072
    Moved byCouncillor Earnshaw
    Seconded byCouncillor Roberts

    THAT Report 23-156-(CD) Joint Brownfield Tax Increment Grant Program – Revised agreement for 130 Water Street North be received;

    AND THAT Council approve the new agreement terms for the Joint Brownfield Tax Increment Grant for the remaining property at 130 Water Street, originally approved by Council on March 28, 2011 (the “2011 TIG Agreement”) (report CAO 2011-R11) for the properties known as 170, 150 & 130 Water Street North in the City of Cambridge;

    AND THAT the total Joint Brownfield Tax Increment Grant shall not exceed the amount of $11,626,450 with a maximum of $4,824,961 contributed by the City of Cambridge;

    AND THAT the Joint Brownfield Tax Increment Grant be reduced by any other financial assistance approved for site remediation;

    AND FURTHER THAT Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a multi-party Joint Brownfield Tax Increment Agreement, and any amending agreements, with the registered owners of 130 Water Street North and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo to the satisfaction of the Chief Financial Officer and the City Solicitor.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Motion:23-073
    Moved byCouncillor Ermeta
    Seconded byCouncillor Cooper

    THAT Report 23-162-CD Transit Oriented Development Community Improvement Plan be received;

    AND THAT Council pass the By-law amending the Transit Oriented Development Community Improvement Project Areas By-Law 20-056 to add additional lands within the Major Transit Station Areas attached as Appendix B;

    AND FURTHER THAT Council pass the by-law enacting the new Transit Oriented Development Community Improvement Plan attached as Appendix A.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Motion:23-074
    Moved byCouncillor Kimpson
    Seconded byCouncillor Hamilton

    THAT Report 23-169-CD Municipal Housing Pledge be received;

    AND THAT Council affirms the City of Cambridge’s Housing Pledge as outlined in Appendix C, to meet the provincial target of 19,000 units in the City of Cambridge by 2031; 

    AND FURTHER THAT the City Clerk be directed to send the resolution of Council and the pledge as outlined in Appendix C to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing by March 22, 2023.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)

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  • Motion:23-075
    Moved byCouncillor Devine
    Seconded byCouncillor Ermeta

    THAT all presentations and correspondence from the February 28, 2023 Council meeting be received.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Motion:23-076
    Moved byCouncillor Hamilton
    Seconded byCouncillor Reid

    THAT the following by-laws listed under the heading of Introduction and Consideration of By-laws be enacted and passed:

     

    23-003 Being a by-law to amend Zoning By-law 150-85, as amended with respect to land municipally known as 540 Queenston Road

     

    23-014 Being a by-law to amend By-law 22-044 being a by-law for the Regulation of Traffic and Parking on Highways Under the Jurisdiction of The Corporation of the City of Cambridge (Main St, Elgin St N, Renwick Ave, Bismark Dr, Adler Dr, Erb St, Tiffany St, Rouse Ave)

     

    23-015 Being a by-law to amend Zoning By-law 150-85, as amended, with respect to land municipally known as 250 Allendale Road (R02/23)

     

    23-016 Being a by-law to exempt certain lots or blocks pursuant to subsection 50(5) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended (Part Lot Control Exemption) – Block 8 58M-626

     

    23-017 Being a by-law to implement the Transit Oriented Development Community Improvement Plan in the City of Cambridge

     

    23-018 Being a by-law to amend the Transit Oriented Development Community Improvement Project Area in the City of Cambridge

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Motion:23-077
    Moved byCouncillor Hamilton
    Seconded byCouncillor Reid

    That By-Law 23-019 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Cambridge be passed

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
  • Motion:23-078
    Moved byCouncillor Devine
    Seconded byCouncillor Cooper

    THAT the Council meeting does now adjourn at 9:34 p.m.

    In Favour (9)Councillor Reid, Councillor Devine, Mayor Liggett, Councillor Hamilton, Councillor Ermeta, Councillor Cooper, Councillor Kimpson, Councillor Earnshaw, and Councillor Roberts
    Carried (9 to 0)
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