Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (5 motions)
5 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
Whereas Council has supported the Jury Lands Foundation (JLF) grant application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) for $80,000; And whereas the grant was successful and has seen the development of a "Rejuvenation Garden" adjacent to the Cafeteria building, with produce being donated to the East Clarington Food Bank; And whereas a storage container has been purchased, installed, and a mural will be painted on the container in early August; And whereas the OTF grant provided funding for events including a speaker series, movie nights and a community picnic/market; And whereas the speaker series has been ongoing since April at the Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre and the movie nights are at the Visual Arts Centre, but the OTF grant requires some events to be held on site; And whereas the JLF was working with the owner of the site to gain access for community events, (essentially for parking) and a license agreement has been drafted and reviewed with the owner and their insurer; And whereas liability would be the responsibility of JLF; And whereas this is much like the permits necessary for the use of the municipal property; And whereas the JLF permit applications have been reviewed with staff and are ready to be issued when dates are confirmed; And whereas the owner of the site has advised that, until ownership is transferred to Clarington (and then to JLF), their insurer will not permit any events to take place on or near the site, thereby jeopardizing the JLF's OTF fu
Moved by Councillor Traill, seconded by Councillor Woo
Carried
That Report FSD-026-25, and any related delegations or communication items, be received for information; That the Mayor be requested to phase-out Elexicon dividend and interest revenue from the operating budget in 2026 and 2027 and that the Deputy CAO/Treasurer be directed to put any future dividend and interest revenue from Elexicon into capital reserve funds to assist with financing future capital budgets; That the Deputy CAO/Treasurer, as the Shareholder Representative, be authorized to approve the Memorandum of Understanding and any related documentation necessary to give effect thereto, on behalf of the Municipality, as substantially outlined in Report FSD-025-25, in a form satisfactory to the Deputy CAO/Solicitor.
Moved by Councillor Anderson, seconded by Councillor Elhajjeh
Carried
That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended, the meeting be closed for the purpose of discussing matters that deal with the following: a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; a matter that deals with litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; and 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.
Moved by Councillor Anderson, seconded by Councillor Rang
Carried
That By-law 2025-036 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Municipality of Clarington at a special meeting held on August 11, 2025, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Zwart, seconded by Councillor Elhajjeh
Carried
That the meeting adjourn at 7:15 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Zwart, seconded by Councillor Rang