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Special Council Meeting Minutes
June 12, 2024
9:36 a.m. - Via Videoconferencing
Council
Mayor Amanda M. McDougall-Merrill
Councillor Gordon MacDonald
Councillor Steve Gillespie
Councillor Glenn Paruch
Councillor Steve Parsons
Deputy Mayor James Edwards
Councillor Ken Tracey
Councillor Darren Bruckschwaiger
Councillor Darren O'Quinn
Councillor Lorne Green
Staff
Marie Walsh, Chief Administrative Officer
Christa Dicks, Municipal Clerk
Demetri Kachafanas, KC, Regional Solicitor
John MacKinnon, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Technology
Wayne MacDonald, Director of Engineering and Public Works
Jennifer Campbell, Chief Financial Officer
Karen Neville, Acting Director of Planning and Development/Senior Planner
Sheila Kolanko, Property Manager
Rob MacNamara, Communication Advisor - Mayor's Office
Sharon MacSween, Recording Secretary
Absent
Councillor Earlene MacMullin (Regrets)
Councillor Cyril MacDonald (Regrets)
Councillor Eldon MacDonald (Regrets)
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Special Council Meeting - Minutes
June 12, 2024 Approved June 25, 2024 Page 2 of 3
Mayor Amanda M. McDougall-Merrill called the meeting to order.
Land Acknowledgement
Roll Call
1. Approval of Agenda
Motion
Moved by Councillor Parsons, seconded by Councillor Gordon MacDonald, to
approve the June 12, 2024, special council agenda as presented.
Motion Carried
2. Corporate Service Issues
2.1 Development Sydney Waterfront (District 5) (PID
15606874, 15606882, 15058738, 15879836, 15697576) -
Request for Street Closure - Portion of Esplanade (PID
15705718) and an Undeveloped Street (Cutilar Street)
(PID 15860786/15058720) Deem Property Surplus for
Sale
Sheila Kolanko, Property Manager, reviewed the issue paper and
recommendations included in the agenda package. The following motions
were then put forward:
Motion
Moved by Councillor Gillespie, seconded by Councillor Paruch, to direct the
Legal Department to start the process for a formal street closure pursuant to
Section 315 of the Municipal Government Act, for the properties identified as
PID 15860786, PID 15058720 and a portion of PID 15705718.
Motion Carried
Special Council Meeting - Minutes
June 12, 2024 Approved June 25, 2024 Page 3 of 3
Motion
Moved by Councillor Gordon MacDonald, seconded by Councillor Tracey, to
deem the land required for the proposed mixed-use development, in
particular, portion of PID 15606874, PID 15606882, PID 15058738, PID
15879836, PID 15697576 surplus for the proposed Doucet development on
the Sydney Waterfront (subject to subdivision approval and lot
consolidation).
Meeting adjourned at 9:42 a.m.
Amanda M. McDougall-Merrill
Mayor
Christa Dicks
Municipal Clerk
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