Council Meeting

THAT the minutes of the Council Meeting of February 10, 2026 be adopted and circulated as read.

THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of Brockville wish to proclaim March 26, 2026 as National Epilepsy Awareness Day in the City of Brockville.

Original Motion: WHEREAS the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) Pension Fund serves over 1,000 employers and over half a million employees and retirees from diverse groups including: municipal governments, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, children's aid societies, and electricity distribution companies; and WHEREAS the long-standing jointly-sponsored governance model with two corporate boards has provided stability, accountability, and fairness for both plan members and employers for more than two decades; and WHEREAS the Government of Ontario has passed legislative changes to OMERS' governance structure through Bill 68; and WHEREAS these changes would replace the current OMERS Sponsors Corporation with a new Sponsors Council that would lose its corporate status and independent resources; and WHEREAS the proposed model could allow pension decisions affecting municipal employers and employees to be made without meaningful municipal oversight, increasing financial risk for municipalities and local taxpayers; and WHEREAS municipalities are already under significant financial strain and cannot absorb additional pension costs without consequences for property taxes or local services; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Brockville does not support the legislative changes to the OMERS Act contained in Bill 68 and requests that the Government of Ontario reconsider the advisability of proceeding with these changes; Page 3 of 13 City of B

THAT the motion be referred back to staff to provide some additional information about possible local impacts and that a report be brought to the April General Committee meeting.

Original Motion: WHEREAS the City of Brockville commends the Government of Canada’s efforts to improve critical infrastructure in Canada to increase productivity, economic competitiveness and national resiliency; and WHEREAS the currently proposed high speed rail southern route is likely to intersect or impact rural communities, wetlands, significant woodlands, agricultural lands, source water protection areas, and ecologically sensitive shoreline systems; and WHEREAS communities, housing, hospitals, colleges, universities, businesses, industry, and military infrastructure have been built and encouraged along the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario and Highway 401 corridor for over 150 years; and Page 4 of 13 City of Brockville Council Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, March 10, 2026 WHEREAS Eastern Ontario communities are in need of safe, reliable, on- time passenger rail service, and for years have experienced deteriorating on-time rates and reliability due to aging equipment and a lack of dedicated tracks for VIA Rail; and WHEREAS the volume of freight traffic on existing rail lines and Highway 401 will continue to increase with planned expansions to manufacturing and export facilities, and passenger rail service will continue to suffer without dedicated infrastructure; and WHEREAS Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, CFB Trenton, and the Royal Military College are located on the 401 corridor and personnel require reliable connectivity to other key Canadian cities and suppliers, in

That the motion be amended to include post-secondary institutions in the 401 corridor and a circulation of this resolution to: The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada, The Honourable Steve MacKinnon, P.C., M.P., Minister of Transport, Martin Imbleau, President and CEO, Alto, Michael Barrett, M.P., Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes, The Honourable Steve Clark, M.P.P. Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Eastern Ontario Mayors' Caucus, Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus, the post-secondary educational institutions along the corridor, including Queens University, Durham College, St. Lawrence College (Brockville, Kingston, Cornwall), Loyalist College, and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), the eleven (11) municipalities under the jurisdiction of Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority; the twelve (12) Conservation authorities affected by this project; and Conservation Ontario

THAT the resignation of Mike Brown from the Brockville Heritage Committee be accepted; and THAT the resignation of Lindsay Pennell from the Brockville Public Library Board be accepted; and THAT the resignation of Maxine Baveridge from the DBIA Board of Directors be accepted; and THAT the necessary Bylaw be enacted.

THAT the following items, as listed on the Planning and Development Committee agenda are recommended to be passed by Consent Agenda: 1. 2026-33 2023 & 2024 Building Department Report on Fees THAT Report 2026-33, 2023 & 2024 Building Department Report on fees be received; and THAT the $149,543.13 surplus in building permit fees collected in 2023 & 2024 be transferred to the Building Permit Stabilization Reserve. 2. 2026-27 Risk Management Official and Inspector Services THAT the city transfer its responsibilities, as it relates to Part IV of the Clean Water Act, 2006, for the enforcement of regulating drinking water threats within the City of Brockville to Cambium Inc. for 2026. 3. 2026-28 Health and Safety Water Stream Funding Agreement THAT the Mayor and City Clerk be approved to enter into an agreement with His Majesty the King in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Infrastructure for funding in accordance with the Health and Safety Water Stream for the construction of the city’s new Centeen Park Main Pumping Station. Page 9 of 13 City of Brockville Council Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, March 10, 2026 4. Information Items THAT the following Information Items be received for information: 1. 2026-29 2024 Annual Water Quality Report Brockville Drinking Water System THAT the amended 2024 Annual Water Quality Report for the Brockville Drinking Water System, be received for information. 2. 2026-30 2025 Annual Water Quality Report Brockville Drinking Water System THAT

THAT Bylaws Numbered 022-2026 to 026-2026 be introduced and the same be now read a first, second and third time, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed with the Seal of the Corporation and be recorded.

THAT pursuant to Municipal Act, 2001, Section 239 Sub. 2 (c), Council resolve itself Closed Session at 6:54 p.m., closed to the public to consider: 1. a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; specifically, Dana Street

THAT the Closed Meeting of Council adjourn and the Open Session resume at 7:05 p.m.

THAT Bylaw Number 027-2026 to confirm the Proceedings of Council at its meeting held on March 10, 2026 be read a first, second and third time, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed with the Seal of the Corporation and be recorded.

THAT Council adjourn its proceedings until the next regular meeting scheduled for March 24, 2026.