That Report Number 76: Received from the Chief Administrative Officer (Consent) be received and adopted. YEAS: (13) Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Cinanni, Councillor Glenn, Councillor Hassan, Councillor McLaren, Deputy Mayor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Councillor Stephen, and Councillor Tozzo
That “A By-Law to Name a Private Road at 820 and 830 Gardiners Road, City of Kingston, District Way”, attached as Exhibit B to Report Number 26-207, be presented to Council for all three readings.
That Council delegate authority to the Commissioner of Corporate & Emergency Services to execute all documents or agreements required to implement the City360 talent management framework.
That Council approve the recommendation of the Rural Economic and Community Development Working Group for the allocation of up to $75,000 from the Samsung Community Benefit Fund as the City of Kingston's contribution toward the Agritourism Mapping and Regional Promotion Initiative, conditional upon approval of funding through the Province of Ontario's Rural Ontario Development Program.
at its meeting of August 11, 2026, Council
That New Motion 1, 686 Centennial Drive be amended as follows a) by inserting the following as the final contextual clause: Whereas Building Kingston's Future Inc. has filed with the Clerk a peer review of the applicant's Environmental Impact Assessment prepared by Symbiosys Ecology Corp. that raises questions respecting the adequacy of that assessment under the natural heritage policies of the Pr
That New Motion 4, Humanitarian Infrastructure Framework for Municipal Encampment Response, be amended as follows: a) by inserting the following as the final contextual clause: Whereas municipally funded frontline peer outreach providers and low-barrier service organizations already deliver daily logistics, health navigation and service connection in and around encampments, and hold operational kn
That the minutes of City Council Meeting Number 2026-17, held Tuesday, August 11, 2026, be confirmed. YEAS: (12) Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Cinanni, Councillor Hassan, Councillor McLaren, Deputy Mayor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Councillor Stephen, and Councillor Tozzo ABSENT: (1) Councillor Glenn
That the minutes of City Council Meeting Number 2026-17, held Tuesday, August 11, 2026, be confirmed. City Council Meeting 2026-18 Minutes Tuesday, September 1, 2026 YEAS: (12): Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Cinanni, Councillor Hassan, Councillor McLaren, Deputy Mayor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Councillor Stephen, and Council
That the motion to amend presented by Councillor Ridge and seconded by Councillor Boehme be amended in bullet point (i) to delete the following: "and the operator must remove all equipment, furniture and fixtures, other than the tent itself, at the end of each use period" YEAS: (12) Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Cinanni, Councillor Glenn, Councillor McLaren, Dep
That Report Number 66, Clause 6, Received from the Chief Administrative Officer (Recommend) be amended by adding the following clause: That Council direct that any unallocated balance of the $350,000 approved on May 5, 2026, remain committed to the pilot program rather than returning to the Working Fund Reserve; and further: That staff shall conduct a second application intake in Q2, 2027 under th
2: That Council decline to appoint a Closed Meeting Investigator, in which case the Ontario Ombudsman will continue to have jurisdiction to investigate closed meeting complaints. YEAS: (8) Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Glenn, Councillor McLaren, Deputy Mayor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, and Councillor Stephen NAYS: (4) Councillor Cinanni, Mayor Paterson, Counci
Option 2: That Council decline to appoint a Closed Meeting Investigator, in which case the Ontario Ombudsman will continue to have jurisdiction to investigate closed meeting complaints. YEAS: (8): Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Glenn, Councillor McLaren, Deputy Mayor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, and Councillor Stephen NAYS: (4): Councillor Cinanni, Mayor Paterso
That the minutes of City Council Meeting Number 2026-15, held Tuesday, June 16, 2026, be confirmed. YEAS: (12) Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Cinanni, Councillor Hassan, Councillor McLaren, Councillor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Deputy Mayor Stephen, and Councillor Tozzo ABSENT: (1) Councillor Glenn
That the minutes of City Council Meeting Number 2026-15, held Tuesday, June 16, 2026, be confirmed. City Council Meeting 2026-16 Minutes Tuesday, July 7, 2026 YEAS: (12): Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Cinanni, Councillor Hassan, Councillor McLaren, Councillor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Deputy Mayor Stephen, and Councillor Toz
That Report Number 55, Clause 2, Received from the Chief Administrative Officer (Recommend) be amended to add the following as the final operative clause: That with respect to Direction 4 – Pilot Project Funding, of Report 26-100, Council directs staff to administer the pilot project funding on the following principles and to report the revised framework accordingly: Servant, not gatekeeper — staf
That Council direct staff not to move forward with the renaming of Indian Road, and; That Council approve the renaming of Indian Road Parkette A to Odamino Park, Indian Road Parkette B to Aki Park and direct staff to bring forward to a future Council meeting any by-law amendments or administrative approvals needed to affirm these new park names. YEAS: (5) Councillor McLaren, Councillor Glenn, Coun
That Report 56, Clause 2, Option 2, Received from the Chief Administrative Officer (Consider) be amended by deleting “Indian Road Parkette A and Indian Road Parkette B.”, and adding the following additional clause: That Council approve the renaming of Indian Road Parkette A to Odamino Park, Indian Road Parkette B to Aki Park and direct staff to bring forward to a future Council meeting any by-law
That Council direct staff not to move forward with the renaming of Indian Road, and; City Council Meeting 2026-15 Minutes June 16, 2026 That Council approve the renaming of Indian Road Parkette A to Odamino Park, Indian Road Parkette B to Aki Park and direct staff to bring forward to a future Council meeting any by-law amendments or administrative approvals needed to affirm these new park names. Y
That By-Law Numbers (1) through (6), and (8) be given their first and second reading. YEAS: (12) Councillor Chaves, Councillor McLaren, Councillor Cinanni, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Glenn, Councillor Tozzo, Councillor Amos, Deputy Mayor Stephen, Councillor Osanic, and Councillor Oosterhof ABSENT: (1) Councillor Hassan
That By-Law Numbers (2) through (8) be given their third reading. YEAS: (12) Councillor Chaves, Councillor McLaren, Councillor Cinanni, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Glenn, Councillor Tozzo, Councillor Amos, Deputy Mayor Stephen, Councillor Osanic, and Councillor Oosterhof ABSENT: (1) Councillor Hassan
That By-Law Numbers (1) through (6), and (8) be given their first and second reading. YEAS: (12): Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Cinanni, Councillor Glenn, Councillor McLaren, Councillor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Deputy Mayor Stephen, and Councillor Tozzo ABSENT: (1): Councillor Hassan
That By-Law Numbers (2) through (8) be given their third reading. YEAS: (12): Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Cinanni, Councillor Glenn, Councillor McLaren, Councillor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Deputy Mayor Stephen, and Councillor Tozzo ABSENT: (1): Councillor Hassan
Vesak, or Buddha Day, is the most sacred Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment (Nirvana), and passing away (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha, celebrated on the full moon in May – it is a time for devotion, charity, and reflection, marked by temple visits, chanting, lighting lanterns, and acts of kindness; and Whereas an application for illumination was submitted by Manamendra Med
Whereas Vesak, or Buddha Day, is the most sacred Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment (Nirvana), and passing away (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha, celebrated on the full moon in May – it is a time for devotion, charity, and reflection, marked by temple visits, chanting, lighting lanterns, and acts of kindness; and Whereas an application for illumination was submitted by Maname
That Report 44, Clause 1, Received from the Arts Recreation & Community Policies Committee be amended in the fourth operative clause by deleting “considers” and inserting “approve” so that it reads as follows: That Council approve up to $350,000 as one-time funding from the Working Fund Reserve to support new proposals from new community groups that introduce pilot YEAS: (11) Councillor Chaves, Co
That Council approve the implementation of the new social housing service agreement framework and associated strategies, initiatives and policy changes as outlined in Exhibit D to Report Number 26-053; and That the Director of Housing & Social Services be delegated the authority to approve new funding agreements with housing providers and modify the annual payment strategy provided the modificatio
That the minutes of City Council Meeting Number 2026-08, held Tuesday, March 24, 2026, be confirmed. YEAS: (13) Councillor Chaves, Councillor McLaren, Councillor Cinanni, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Deputy Mayor Boehme, Councillor Glenn, Councillor Tozzo, Councillor Hassan, Councillor Amos, Councillor Stephen, Councillor Osanic, and Councillor Oosterhof
That the minutes of City Council Meeting Number 2026-08, held Tuesday, March 24, 2026, be confirmed. City Council Meeting 2026-10 Minutes Tuesday, April 7, 2026 YEAS: (13): Councillor Amos, Deputy Mayor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Councillor Cinanni, Councillor Glenn, Councillor Hassan, Councillor McLaren, Councillor Oosterhof, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Councillor Stephen
That in accordance with Section 12.9 of the City of Kingston Council Procedural By-Law, Taras Reshetukha and Dr. Adam Newman be permitted to appear before Council to speak to New Motion 4 with respect to Consumption and Treatment Services Site. YEAS: (13) Councillor Chaves, Councillor McLaren, Deputy Mayor Cinanni, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Glenn, Councillor T
That Clause 2 of Report Number 27: Received from the CAO (Recommend) be amended by adding the following clause after the first recommend clause: That Council direct staff to help Lionhearts Inc accelerate moving vocational laundry services as soon as possible from 38 Cowdy Street. YEAS: (9) Councillor McLaren, Deputy Mayor Cinanni, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Ridge, Councillor Boehme, Councillor To
the Ontario Ministry of Health issued 90-day closure notices on March 13, 2026 to operators of remaining provincially-funded Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) sites across Ontario, including Kingston's CTS at the Integrated Care Hub (ICH), 661 Montreal Street, with provincial funding ending June 13, 2026; and Whereas the Kingston CTS has operated since 2018, serving hundreds of vulnerable r
That in accordance with Section 12.9 of the City of Kingston Council Procedural By-Law, Taras Reshetukha and Dr. Adam Newman be permitted to appear before Council to speak to New Motion 4 with respect to Consumption and Treatment Services Site. YEAS: (13): Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Deputy Mayor Cinanni, Councillor Glenn, Councillor Hassan, Councillor McLaren, Councillo
That Clause 2 of Report Number 27: Received from the CAO (Recommend) be amended by adding the following clause after the first recommend clause: That Council direct staff to help Lionhearts Inc accelerate moving vocational laundry services as soon as possible from 38 Cowdy Street. City Council Meeting 2026-08 Minutes Tuesday, March 24, 2026 YEAS: (9): Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Deputy May
Whereas the Ontario Ministry of Health issued 90-day notices on March 13, 2026, to the operators of the remaining provincially-funded Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) sites across Ontario, including the CTS co-located at the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) at 661 Montreal Street in Kingston, with provincial funding ending June 13, 2026; and Whereas the Kingston CTS has operated since 2018, servi
Whereas the Ontario Ministry of Health issued 90-day closure notices on March 13, 2026 to operators of remaining provincially-funded Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) sites across Ontario, including Kingston's CTS at the Integrated Care Hub (ICH), 661 Montreal Street, with provincial funding ending June 13, 2026; and Whereas the Kingston CTS has operated since 2018, serving hundreds of vuln
That a By-Law be presented to amend By-Law Number 2004-30, “A By-Law to Establish a Scale of Costs to be charged for Work Undertaken for the Sale of Land for Tax Arrears”, as amended, as per Exhibit B to Report Number 26-071. YEAS: (10) Councillor Chaves, Councillor McLaren, Deputy Mayor Cinanni, Councillor Ridge, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Tozzo, Councillor Hassan, Councillor Amos, Councillor
That Council authorize the Director, Recreation & Leisure Services to approve a 1-year agreement (Pilot), with successive renewal options of 3 years each with Equip Sport for the provision of free access to sports equipment in neighbourhood parks; and That Council direct staff to report back in Q4 of 2026 with details and statistics on the Equip Sport program and status of renewal. YEAS: (11) Coun
That a By-Law be presented to amend By-Law Number 2004-30, “A By- Law to Establish a Scale of Costs to be charged for Work Undertaken for the Sale of Land for Tax Arrears”, as amended, as per Exhibit B to Report Number 26-071. YEAS: (10): Councillor Amos, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Chaves, Deputy Mayor Cinanni, Councillor Hassan, Councillor McLaren, Councillor Osanic, Councillor Ridge, Councill
That first operative clause of New Motion 2 be amended by adding the words “both new and existing” after the words “practices related to”, and by adding the words “, including shelters currently in operation and those undergoing transition or wind-down,” after the words “supportive and emergency housing solutions” and read as follows: Therefore Be It Resolved That Council direct staff to review cu