Audit, Finance and Administration Committee approves Elgin Transformer Fund Community Uses 8-0

There was a notice of motion item titled Elgin Transformer Fund Community Uses (Ward 2). There was also a request to suspend the rules for Elgin Transformer Fund Community Uses (Ward 2).

The modernization of the Elgin Transformer Station by Hydro One took place between 2016 and 2022. The lease agreement revenue for Elgin Transformer – Hydro One resides in Non-Property Tax Revenue Account #3301809602.

The motion, as recorded in the minutes:

Beasley Neighbourhood Association and the Parent Council at Dr. J.E. Davey Elementary School, be funded from the Ward 2 Non-Property Tax Revenue Account #3301809602 at an upset limit, including contingency, not to exceed $133,513.41; (b) That the General Manager of Public Works or the General Manager of Planning and Economic Development, and City Clerk, be authorized and directed to approve and execute any and all required agreements and ancillary documents, with such terms and conditions in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. The mover and seconder of the Motion accepted the following friendly amendment, as follows: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (a) That improvements to infrastructure at Beasley Park, Simone Hall, and the Beasley Community Centre, as decided by the Beasley Neighbourhood Association and the Parent Council at Dr. J.E. Davey Elementary School, be funded from the Ward 2 Non-Property Tax Revenue Account #3301809602 at an upset limit, including contingency, not to exceed $133,513.41; Audit, Finance and Administration Committee July 30, 2026 Minutes AFA 26-010 Page 13 of 15 Refer to the August 5, 2026 Council Minutes for the disposition of these matters. (b) That prior to the disbursement of funds a final list of projects to be funded shall be approved by Council. That the General Manager of Public Works or the General Manager of Planning and Economic Development, and City Clerk, be authorized and directed to approve and execute any and all required agreements and ancillary documents, with such terms and conditions in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

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