Jul 08, 2024 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING.

WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE, DATED MONDAY, JULY 8TH, 2024, 7 P.M..

CALL TO ORDER.

ROLL CALL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

[3. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

I HAVE TO DECLARE ON TWO ITEMS. 7.1, 7.2.

7.1 MY COMPANY OWNS PROPERTY CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY THAT'S IN DISCUSSION, AND 7.2 MY FATHER WORKS FOR THE FAMILY HEALTH TEAM, SO I HAVE INDIRECT PECUNIARY INTEREST PROBLEM.

SO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS? GOING ONCE.

GOING TWICE.

[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE FOLLOWING MINUTES BE ADOPTED? THE JUNE THAT DATE'S NOT THERE.

JUNE 24TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING.

AND THE JUNE 27TH, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING.

MOVER. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THE MEETINGS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED.

[5. PUBLIC INPUT SESSION]

I'M JUST GOING TO COUNCILLOR BULL READ THIS BEFORE THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING.

BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR PUBLIC INPUT SESSION THIS AFTERNOON, THIS EVENING, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THE GUIDELINES OUTLINED IN OUR PROCEDURAL BYLAW.

PUBLIC INPUT SESSION IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO HAVE PRE-REGISTERED TO SPEAK.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOTTED TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT TO COUNCIL OR COMMITTEE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO DEBATING THE AGENDA ITEMS. PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL COMMENTS ARE FOCUSED ON TOPICS THAT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA, AND TO HELP US RUN EFFICIENTLY AND FAIRLY, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ADHERE TO THESE GUIDELINES. SPEAKERS WHO GO OFF TOPIC OR EXCEEDED THEIR ALLOTTED TIME MAY BE RESPECTFULLY ASKED TO CONCLUDE THEIR REMARKS.

I WISH TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

SO THIS EVENING THERE ARE THREE PUBLIC INPUTS.

I WILL START WITH A WRITTEN SUBMISSION FROM MISS LEONA MATISSE.

REGARDING ITEM 8.4.

THE FIRE TOWER, PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT.

SO, MISS LEONA MATISSE WROTE, THE GOAL OF AN ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND IS TO ALLOW ALL CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY, TO FULLY PARTICIPATE AND ENJOY THE PLAYGROUND EXPERIENCE.

THE REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE MENTIONS THAT TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE STAFF PRESENTED TWO OPTIONS FOR ASSESSMENT BY THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MAY 23, 2024, WHICH APPARENTLY ONLY ADDRESSED THE COMBINATIONS OF PLAY PIECES AT THE ACTUAL PLAYGROUND SITE, LEAVING OUT THE BARRIERS CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WILL ENCOUNTER TRYING TO ACCESS IT.

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL, THE OVERALL ACCESSIBILITY OF THE FIRE TOWER LOCATION NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE A REALISTIC AND BENEFICIAL DECISION CAN BE MADE.

THE FIRE TOWER LOCATION IS ISOLATED AND ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY PERSONAL VEHICLE, WHICH EXCLUDES THOSE WITHOUT A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OR VEHICLE DUE TO NO ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC TRANSIT.

BECAUSE IT IS LOCATED AT THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE IMMEDIATE ELLIOT LAKE AREA THE PARKING LOT AND SIDEWALK HAVE STEEP SLOPES AND CROSS SLOPES, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO, EXCUSE ME, NEGOTIATE.

IF ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC TRANSIT WERE AVAILABLE.

THERE IS NO OBVIOUS LEVEL SPOT TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP PATRONS WHO ARE DISABLED.

THERE ARE NO ACCESSIBLE TRAILS FOR WALK IN AND OUT ACCESS TO THE FIRE TOWER AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR DISABLED PERSONS THAT ENJOY WALKING AND HIKING.

PLAYGROUNDS GENERATE EXCITEMENT, NOISE AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CONFUSION, EVEN WITH DILIGENT SUPERVISION THE FIRE TOWER LOCATION IS MOSTLY HARD SURFACES AND ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN.

AN EMERGENCY PLAN IS ANOTHER CONSIDERATION.

IT MAY SEEM OVER THE TOP, BUT IF THE PLAYGROUND IS OFFERED AS ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE, HOW EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE CONTRACTED, CONTACTED THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM RESPONSE TIMES AND HOW EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ACCESS THE SITE BECOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.

THE OTHER ATTRACTIONS THAT THE FIRE TOWER HAS TO OFFER ARE NOT, FOR THE MOST PART, ACCESSIBLE.

CHILDREN GET BORED OR TIRED AND WANT THEIR CHANGE AND WANT TO CHANGE THEIR FOCUS TO ANOTHER ACTIVITY.

AND THE OFFERINGS AT THE FIRE TOWER DO NOT ALLOW FOR THIS.

IT DECREASES THE AMOUNT OF FUN ASSOCIATED WITH A VISIT THERE AND MAY OVER TIME REDUCE THE PATRONAGE OF A PLAYGROUND RENOVATED AT CONSIDERABLE

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SECOND, MR. MIKE THOMAS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 7.2 AND 8.4.

MR. THOMAS. MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE WARNING IN ADVANCE.

I'LL TRY TO KEEP UNDER THAT.

THANK YOU FOR READING THAT LETTER.

THAT COVERS A LOT OF WHAT I WOULD HAVE SAID.

MY REASON FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, IN A BRIEF STATEMENT, IS TO DISCUSS PERCEPTIONS AND AUTHORITIES.

SOME ARE CONTINUOUS, SOME ARE CHANGING.

AND WITH MANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT AND ON THE AGENDA EVERY MONDAY NIGHT.

THE PERCEPTION IS THAT THE BEST DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL OF MY HEART, I KNOW YOU DO.

THE AUTHORITY PART OF IT IS THAT YOU'RE MANDATED BY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, JUST THE SAME AS 443 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, TO USE THE RULES AND EVERYTHING TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE TO COME TO THE RIGHT CONCLUSION.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, MY ISSUE WITH 7.2 IS NOT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THERE'S THREE PARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT.

THAT'S MUNICIPAL CAPITAL FACILITY, THAT'S COVERED BY THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION, AND IT SERVES OUR COMMUNITY WELL.

IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF IT.

THE ELEVATOR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

THAT HAS BEEN A HABITUAL PROBLEM SINCE BEFORE YOUR TENURE.

YOU'RE SIGNING ON TO A LEASE THIS EVENING THAT DOES NOT ADDRESS THAT.

HOWEVER, IN EVERY LEASE THAT YOU SIGN, THERE'S A STATEMENT IN THERE THAT SAYS THAT ALL PARTIES WILL BE OBLIGATED BY THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, AND THAT PUTS OUR CITY ON THE HOOK FOR BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR OBLIGATIONS FOR FACILITIES LIKE THAT.

AND THAT'S TRUE IN EVERY FACILITY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

EVERY SINGLE LEASE, EVERY SINGLE CONTRACT, EVERY SINGLE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

IT SAYS THAT IN EVERY ONE.

SO THAT'S WHY I BRING IT UP.

WITH REGARDS TO ITEM 8.4, I DID ATTEND THE STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING, AND FIVE OF SEVEN OF YOU WERE THERE AND DECIDED THAT THE BEST THING TO DO WAS TO FORWARD IT TO TONIGHT.

AND I RESPECT THAT.

BEYOND WHAT MRS. MATISSE HAS SAID, I'LL FOCUS ON WHAT COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE OFFERED AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING.

AND IT WAS A WISE SUGGESTION AND VERY ASTUTE AND TIMELY.

AND WHAT COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE SAID AT THAT MEETING WAS, WE NEED TO PLAN BETTER.

WE NEED TO SPEND MORE EFFORT AND HOW WE'RE GOING ABOUT THESE THINGS.

AND THE CAO EVEN REFERENCED THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL OR COULD BE HELPFUL.

THAT GETS TO THE PERCEPTIONS PART.

WITH 8.4 REALLY AS NICE AS IT WOULD BE, AND AS WONDERFUL OF A PIECE IT WOULD BE TO SHOW FOR OUR CITY, THAT KIND OF RESOURCES COULD BE SPENT BETTER IN TOWN, WHERE PEOPLE WILL USE IT ALL THE TIME.

AND THAT WAS THE COUNCILLOR'S SUGGESTION, AND THAT IS MY SUGGESTION.

AND THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE'S SUGGESTION THAT WE ALL TALK TO EVERY DAY.

AND I WISH THAT YOU WOULD COME TO THAT CONCLUSION.

IT'S NOT THE GREATEST ONE, BUT IT'S THE LOGICAL STEP.

MY LAST COMMENTS, MR. MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE, IS THE ONE AGREEMENT WHERE IT'S ABOUT MANAGERIAL, NONUNION STAFF.

NOW, I WATCH WHAT YOU DO ALL THE TIME THAT CAME THROUGH A MEETING.

I BELIEVE IT WENT INTO CLOSED SESSION A WHILE AGO.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE.

SORRY I GOT TO INTERRUPT. WHICH ITEM IS THAT? NONUNION EMPLOYMENT POLICY REVISION FROM 1989, I BELIEVE IT'S 2464.

THE BYLAW. DID HE REGISTER FOR THAT ONE? NO, MR. MAYOR, I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL INDULGE YOU THIS TIME.

YOU GOT LESS THAN A MINUTE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THE POINT IS NOT TO BE CRITICAL.

LET ME GATHER MY THOUGHTS.

THE POINT WAS, IT'S A WELL NEEDED EXERCISE THAT HAS TO BE DONE.

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PROBABLY LEGISLATIVELY.

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL FOR THE PERCEPTION OF OUR LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY IF A SHORT STAFF MEMO WOULD HAVE ACCOMPANIED IT ON THE AGENDA SAYING, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING OVER, THIS IS WHY WE'RE PASSING THE BYLAW AS A RESULT OF CLOSED SESSION.

A DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO STAFF SO THAT IT BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO COUNCIL AND PASSED AT THE NEXT MEETING.

SHORT AND SWEET, IT'S PUBLIC.

IT'S OUT THERE BECAUSE I KNOW FULL WELL THAT NONE OF THIS IS GOING ON IN OTHER THAN AN UPRIGHT FASHION, BUT THE PERCEPTION THE CORE CONSTITUENCY TRUST YOU WITH ALL OF THEIR BEING, I TRUST YOU.

THERE'S A PERCEPTION THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO JUST ADVOCATE TO THE PEOPLE WHO AGREE WITH US OR WHO BELIEVE IN US, WE NEED TO ADVOCATE TO EVERYBODY, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THAT IS MY SUBMISSION, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO OUR THIRD PUBLIC INPUT SESSION IS MISS STELLA WADDINGTON, WHO WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 8.4.

WELCOME, MISS WADDINGTON.

THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND AT THE FIRE TOWER LOOKOUT.

I WAS AT THE ACCESSIBILITY MEETING WHERE THEY DISCUSSED IT.

AND THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO NOW.

IT WAS SIX WEEKS AGO.

AND THERE WERE THREE OPTIONS AVAILABLE.

AND AS FAR AS I COULD UNDERSTAND, THEY WERE FROM THE SAME COMPANY AND I DIDN'T SEE HOW THEY WORKED.

YOU KNOW, THERE WAS NO CHILDREN PLAYING, DEMONSTRATING THE EQUIPMENT.

IT WAS JUST THE EQUIPMENT.

AND THE LAST TIME I WAS IN A PLAYGROUND WAS LIKE OVER 30 YEARS AGO.

SO IT LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO ME.

AND THE WHOLE MEETING WAS PRETTY QUICK.

IT LASTED ABOUT 27 MINUTES.

SO THE DEMONSTRATION WASN'T REALLY VERY CLEAR AND VERY GOOD.

AND SO I WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE OLD PLAYGROUND LOOKED LIKE BECAUSE APPARENTLY I HEARD IT WAS DANGEROUS, YOU KNOW, FOR CHILDREN TO USE.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE UPDATING IT.

SO WE WENT THE NEXT DAY AND THE GATES WERE LOCKED, AND APPARENTLY THE GATES WERE LOCKED BECAUSE THEY WERE DISMANTLING THE OLD PLAYGROUND.

SO WE DIDN'T GET TO SEE WHAT THE OLD ONE LOOKED LIKE.

AND SO THAT WAS SIX WEEKS AGO.

SO THERE'S BEEN NO PLAYGROUND AT ALL FOR THE PAST SIX WEEKS.

AND THIS IS SUMMERTIME WHEN YOU WANT VISITORS TO COME HERE.

AND THEN WHERE? OKAY. VISITORS, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO STAY? WE ONLY HAVE ONE HOTEL, AND I HAVE FRIENDS IN TORONTO, AND THEY SAY IT'S TOO FAR TO DRIVE WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK OF THE CAR.

YOU KNOW, COMING FROM TORONTO.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A LONG DRIVE FOR ADULTS, BUT WHEN YOU'VE GOT TWO CHILDREN, IT'S EVEN MORE TRYING.

AND THIS IS WHY THEY'RE PUTTING THE PLAYGROUND UP.

IT'S ONE OF THE ATTRACTIONS.

SO NOW I PRESUME THAT IF IT'S APPROVED TONIGHT, IT WILL TAKE SOME WEEKS TO INSTALL.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE'LL BE LUCKY IF WE SEE IT BY SEPTEMBER.

AND THEN THE SEASON'S CLOSING DOWN.

SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE MUCH USE FOR THIS YEAR.

AND THE PREVIOUS ACCESSIBILITY MEETING, THERE WAS A LADY WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS IN ELLIOT LAKE, AND SHE WANTED THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE. AND I HOPE THAT THE MEN AND THE WORKERS THAT ARE DOING THE SIDEWALKS ON HILLSIDE NORTH ARE PUTTING A LIP IN SO WE CAN GET UP AND DOWN WITH OUR WALKERS AND WHEELCHAIRS, BECAUSE THAT WAS THAT LADY'S POINT, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT SINCE.

AND THAT ABOUT WRAPS IT UP.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS WADDINGTON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. ITEM SIX.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

[7. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

SO AT THIS POINT, I AM GOING TO TURN OVER THE CHAIR TO DEPUTY MAYOR FLINTOFF.

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COULD I HAVE A MOVER AND A SECONDER PLEASE.

COUNCILLOR BULL, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF 23 FOREST PLACE FROM THE ESTATE OF FRANCIS JOSEPH RICICA, AND THAT THE FUNDS BE TAKEN OUT OF LAND SALES, PURCHASE RESERVE, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED.

MR. ANTUNES, COULD YOU ELABORATE? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.

STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW.

THE PROPERTIES AT FOREST PLACE UNFORTUNATELY SUFFERED AND WERE DESTROYED BY A FIRE AROUND 2016.

SINCE THAT TIME, TWO OF THE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN TURNED BACK TO THE CITY THROUGH THE TAX SALE PROCESS.

WE'VE BEEN CONTINUING TO TRY AND FIND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VACANT LAND DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE OUR TAXATION REVENUES.

UNFORTUNATELY FOREST PLACE ANYONE THAT'S DRIVEN BY THERE THE LOTS THEMSELVES WERE ALL VERY SMALL.

SO TO BUILD OR REBUILD INDIVIDUALLY IT WAS PROHIBITIVE WITH SETBACKS AND SO ON.

SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS AND THE UNDERTAKING BY STAFF WAS TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTIES FROM 13 TO 21 FOREST PLACE TO THEN IN TURN SELL AS A MULTI UNIT DWELLING OPPORTUNITY OR A SEMI-DETACHED OR A HOME, WHENEVER THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF.

BUT THE IDEA WAS TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF THESE HOMEOWNERS WHO REALLY WERE CONTINUING TO PAY VACANT PROPERTY TAXES AND WERE UNABLE TO BUILD ANYTHING IN THEIR PROPERTY.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

THROUGH YOU, I JUST WANTED TO THANK MR. ANTUNES FOR WORKING ON THIS.

I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, ANY OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE INFILL LOT AVAILABILITY IN THE COMMUNITIES IS SOMETHING OF IMPORTANCE.

AND OBVIOUSLY THIS ONE NOW MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT OF A LARGER POTENTIAL SITE IS BENEFICIAL.

SO THANK YOU. I HAVE JUST ONE.

SO ONCE WE FINISH THIS TRANSACTION, THEN WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT THESE LOTS OFFICIALLY UP FOR SALE.

BECAUSE I KNOW YOU EARLIER YOU WERE WAITING TILL WE OWNED A LITTLE A FEW MORE LOTS.

THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR.

NOT AS OF YET. THERE'S A FEW MORE THAT WE NEED TO ACQUIRE TO GET THE WHOLE BLOCK, AND STAFF ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.

IT WAS A JUST A PROCESS OF DOING ONE.

ONCE WE GOT ONE DONE AND WERE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A VALUE FOR THE LOTS AND HAVE THAT ACCEPTED AND HAVE THAT GO THROUGH.

THE IDEA NOW IS THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE ON WITH THE REST OF THEM.

SO WE WOULD PUT THE ENTIRE BLOCK OF 13 TO 21 FOREST PLACE UP FOR SALE ONCE WE'VE ACQUIRED THE OTHER TWO PROPERTIES ATTACHED TO IT AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIED. ITEM 7.2 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE LEASE FOR THE FAMILY HEALTH OFFICE AT 31 NOVA SCOTIA WALK.

COULD I HAVE A MOVER AND A SECOND, OR PLEASE? COUNCILLOR SEIDEL, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE THAT THE REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BE RECEIVED, AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE ENTERING INTO A LEASE WITH THE ELLIOT LAKE AND NORTH SHORE CORPORATION FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SECOND FLOOR, LOCATED IN THE BUILDING AT 31 NOVA SCOTIA WALK, FOR USE BY THE FAMILY HEALTH OFFICE AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED.

MR. ANTUNES.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. CHAIR.

THE CITY'S HISTORICALLY WORKED WITH THE FAMILY HEALTH OFFICE, WHICH IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION.

THE WORK WITH THIS CORPORATION HAS BEEN TO ATTRACT RETAIN PHYSICIANS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THROUGH THIS WITH THE FAMILY HEALTH OFFICE PROVIDING SPACE FOR PRACTICING PHYSICIANS DATING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2007.

AND, OF COURSE, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH ATTRACTING NEW PHYSICIANS AND PROMOTION OF THE SECTOR IN ELLIOT LAKE.

STAFF HAVE WORKED MULTIPLE STAFF HAVE WORKED ON THIS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH MANY OPPORTUNITIES.

MRS. SONNENBERG, MR. GOULDING, MYSELF THERE.

MR. DEBORTOLI HAS WORKED WITH US RECENTLY ON IT AS WELL, TRYING TO TO SECURE AND GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF.

WE'VE WORKED VERY WELL WITH MR. ELLIOTT AND THE TEAM AT ELNOS, WHO'S BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER IN GETTING THIS DONE.

AND ULTIMATELY, IT'S FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER WHAT FEELS LIKE A LIFETIME.

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SO AGAIN, TEN YEAR LEASE.

AND ADDRESSING SOME THINGS ABOUT THE ELEVATOR.

AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING QUESTION PERIOD.

WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THE LANDLORD.

AND THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH SECURING SOME PARTS.

AND AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW THE PARTS SHOULD BE ARRIVING THIS WEEK.

THERE WAS SOME ISSUES SOURCING AN ITEM FROM THE UNITED STATES AND EXPECT IT TO BE HERE THIS WEEK, AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE INSTALLED THIS WEEK OR AT THE LATEST EARLY NEXT.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL.

COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THROUGH YOU. JUST A COMMENT REALLY.

I THINK FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WE DID HAVE A LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IN CLOSED SESSION, AND I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL WIN FOR ALL OF US TO KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE A SECURED LOCATION FOR OUR FAMILY HEALTH TEAM FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, AND IN MY MIND, THAT IS GREAT NEWS.

SO GREAT WORK FOR THE STAFF TO PUT THIS TOGETHER.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

THROUGH YOU JUST TO ECHO COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE'S COMMENTS, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CURRENT PHYSICIAN GROUP AS WELL AS RECRUITMENT MOVING FORWARD.

I KNOW THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS, AND I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMENT THAT MR. THOMAS MADE EARLIER AGAIN, ABOUT THE ELEVATOR, OBVIOUSLY NOT JUST FOR THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY IMPORTANT FIXTURE IN THE BUILDING.

AND IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT THE BOARD IS WORKING QUICKLY TO TRY TO GET THAT RESOLVED.

AGAIN, THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PIECE.

AND RELATIONSHIP THAT WILL NOW STABILIZE FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY.

I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS ON IT.

YOU KNOW, THE DOCTOR RECRUITMENT, IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR MUNICIPALITY AND STAFF, AS MR. ANTUNES HAD MENTIONED.

HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ILLNESS FOR EVER SINCE I GOT ON, SINCE THIS COUNCIL.

GOT ON THE TERM.

AND IT'S NICE THAT AFTER MUCH NEGOTIATION, WE'VE COME INTO A MUTUAL AGREEMENT WITH ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED.

THE DOCTOR RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

THEY'VE MANAGED TO RECRUIT A FEW DOCTORS, AND I REALIZED THAT THIS LEASE WILL ADD TO OUR BUDGET.

BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT IS EVIDENT.

YOU KNOW, WITH SOME OF OUR LOCAL DOCTORS, THEY'RE APPROACHING RETIREMENT.

WE NEED TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF OUR HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ELLIOT LAKE.

AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TONIGHT IS GIVING US TEN YEARS OF COME ON AND WORK FOR US.

SO WELL DONE.

THANK YOU. WELL, LET'S HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIED. MY TIME IS UP.

DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE.

I DON'T KNOW. [LAUGHTER] OKAY, I GUESS I COULD SAY A COMMENT NOW BECAUSE THE VOTE IS OVER.

I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT THAT THE COUNCIL HAS PUT INTO THIS.

THE STAFF DEFINITELY PULLED THEIR WEIGHT.

OF COURSE, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US.

AND IT'S A YOU KNOW, COMING TOGETHER, MAKING GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY COMING TO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYBODY.

AND SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

SO I AM PROUD OF ALL PARTIES, INCLUDING ELNOS FOR COMING TOGETHER AND COMING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.

ITEM 7.3 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING ELLIOT LAKE ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTER OPERATIONS AGREEMENT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE ELLIOT LAKE ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTER OPERATIONS AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARIEL AND THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED.

MOVER. COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

MISS KLUKE, PLEASE.

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YEAH. THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

BUT IN SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 5TH, STAFF PRESENTED A PROPOSAL FROM THE ARTS AND CULTURAL ROUNDTABLE IN ELLIOT LAKE, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS ARIEL REGARDING THE OPERATIONS OF THE ELLIOT LAKE ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTER, WHICH WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE DOWNTOWN ARTS CENTER.

AND HAS BEEN RENAMED BASED ON A VOTING THING, A VOTING CONTEST.

BUT SO ARIEL PROPOSED TO BE THE PROPERTY MANAGERS OF THE ELLIOT LAKE ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTER.

AND THEY ALSO ARE PROPOSING TO RUN A GALLERY INSIDE IT.

IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT, THEY WOULD MANAGE THE FACILITY IN TERMS WITH THE TENANTS.

SO THE TENANTS THAT ARE PROPOSED ARE THE RAILROAD CLUB AND THE ARTS ELLIOT LAKE ARTS CLUB.

AND THIS WOULD BE FOR THE CITY TO WAIVE THE COST OF RENT, THEY WOULD MANAGE IT.

THEY WOULD ARRANGE FOR CLEANLINESS AND ENSURE PROGRAMING.

SO STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ARIEL FOR MONTHS WITH MANY EXCHANGES TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH PARTIES SEE ARE PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF ON THEIR ENDS. AND WE'VE COME TOGETHER WITH THIS PROPOSAL THAT'S THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU SOME THINGS TO NOTE.

JUST WE BOTH AGREED THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR RENT.

ARIEL WILL ARRANGE ALONG WITH THE TENANTS FOR THE COST OF CLEANING.

SO THEY WILL HIRE CLEANERS TO ENSURE THAT THAT IS BEING DONE.

AND IN ADDITION, THEY WILL OFFER PUBLIC PROGRAMING ONCE A MONTH TO THE PUBLIC AND IN HOPES TO ALSO ATTRACT MORE MEMBERS TO JOIN THESE CLUBS.

THE CITY WILL MANAGE THE COST OF UTILITY FEES, INCLUDING HYDRO AND WATER AND THEY WILL INSTALL KILNS OR ENERGY METERS ON THE KILNS AND THE CITY WILL DIRECTLY BILL FOR THE ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL COSTS FROM THAT INCURS FROM THESE THE KILNS, THE USE OF THE KILNS.

AND UPON THAT THE CITY.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST ASKS, AND I THINK THAT WE WERE TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH WITH ARIEL WAS THE COST OR WAS THE REQUIREMENT OF THE INSURANCE.

SO THE 5 MILLION LIABILITY PROPERTY INSURANCE NO LESS THAN $5 MILLION.

AND THEN ALSO THE BROAD FORM ALL RISK PROPERTY INSURANCE COVERING FULL REPLACEMENT COSTS OF ALL TENANT OWNED PROPERTY.

AND THIS WILL IS ASKED OF ANY TENANTS AS WELL.

AND THEN FOR ANY FUTURE CHANGES THE CITY MUST APPROVE ANY CHANGES IN TENANTS, AS WELL AS APPROVING THE LEASES THAT THEY WILL ENTER IN WITH THEIR TENANTS. AND THEN JUST THERE'S AN EASY OUT CLAUSE FROM BOTH, FROM BOTH TENANTS.

SO IF IT'S NOT WORKING, THERE CAN BE 60 DAYS NOTICE GIVEN AND IT CAN BE OUT FROM BOTH.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MISS KLUKE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

SIR, THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP.

I'M GLAD THAT THIS HAS COME FORWARD NOW.

I WAS HOPING THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO WE COULD HAVE HAD IT OPEN FOR THE LONG JULY WEEKEND.

SO DO WE HAVE A TEMPORARY DATE THAT THEY WANT TO PROCEED WITH THE OPENING OF THIS FACILITY.

THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, THAT ALL DEPENDS ON APPROVAL TONIGHT.

AND THEN THEY'LL WORK DILIGENTLY WITH WITH TURNING AROUND AND GETTING LEASES SIGNED AND PRESENTED TO US ALONG WITH THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY WOULD REQUIRE FOR US.

SO I THINK THEY HAVE A HOPEFUL GOAL.

AND I, I THINK IT'S TOWARDS THE END OF THE SUMMER IS.

THEY NEED A LEASE.

YEAH I'M YES, YES.

WE DON'T GET KEYS WITHOUT THE INSURANCE.

WE HAVE A CLEANING SERVICE STAFF TO HIRE, SO THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF LAUNCH ACTIVITIES.

AND WE'RE.

IF YOU SAY YES TONIGHT, WE'RE MAKING PHONE CALLS TOMORROW MORNING.

SO. OKAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP.

JUST A COMMENT.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.

YOU KNOW, I'M SURE ARIEL WILL DO A GREAT JOB IN PROMOTING THE ARTS AND EVERYTHING IN TOWN AND LOOKING AFTER THE BUILDING.

LOOK AT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.

THAT JUST SHOWS YOU THE INTEREST.

YOU KNOW, SOME OF US WENT FOR A TOUR THROUGH THERE, AND THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE THERE IS QUITE REMARKABLE.

AND I'M QUITE EXCITED TO FINALLY GET TO SEE THE KEY TURNED AND GET PEOPLE IN THERE.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

THANK YOU. CHAIR. THROUGH YOU.

I'M A LITTLE ON THE FENCE ABOUT THIS.

I GUESS I WILL JUST STATE MY COMMENTS.

I AM AN ADVOCATE OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY.

WHAT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN IS SOME TYPE OF BUSINESS PLAN TO SHOW YOU KNOW, HOW THE GROUP PLANS ON BEING SUSTAINABLE OVER THE COURSE OF THIS? MY OTHER THOUGHTS ARE WE HAVE MULTIPLE CLUBS IN THIS TOWN.

WE'RE NOT HELPING FINANCIALLY OTHER CLUBS, I KNOW THIS THE ARTS COMMITTEE IS HUGE IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN A PLAN WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO PAY SOME RENT OR BE SUSTAINABLE SOMEHOW.

JUST SOME OF MY COMMENTS.

NOPE. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCILLOR BULL. THANK YOU.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

MORE OF A COMMENT TO I'M GLAD THIS HAS COME FORWARD TO US FOR TO VOTE ON TONIGHT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD THING, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

MISS KLUKE THE AAC COMMITTEE HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE FIRE SUPPRESSION, ABOUT THE SOME OF THE WASHROOM SETUPS.

IS THAT ALL GOING TO BE READY BY THE TIME THEY'RE READY TO MOVE IN, OR IS THAT SOMETHING OR WILL THAT NOT STOP THE OPENING? THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, THAT'S.

YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL WORK WITH, WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR.

AND WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING FUNDING FOR BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED.

SO WE'RE ADDRESSING IT AND TRYING TO GET THAT READY FOR OPENING.

AND I'LL GET MS. LAWRENCE WE WILL WORK TOGETHER AND TRY TO GET THAT SORTED OUT.

OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO DELAY THE OPENING ANY LONGER THAN WE HAD TO.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

MR. GOULDING DID GIVE US A GREAT TOUR ONCE THE FACILITY WAS READY.

IT'S VERY BRIGHT, VERY SPACIOUS.

A LOT MORE ROOM THERE THAN I THOUGHT.

I KNOW WHEN THE ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE WENT THROUGH, THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT WE'RE HOPING TO ADDRESS EVENTUALLY.

BUT THEY ARE MAKING CHANGES FOR THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO ALLOW FOR BETTER ACCESS.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

APPRECIATE ALL YOUR PATIENCE.

THIS WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HOT TOPICS.

AS SOON AS WE SAT DOWN AROUND THIS CHAMBER.

VERY FIRST MEETING.

AND ONE OF OUR FIRST MAJOR DECISIONS.

SO AT LEAST IT'S COMING TO SOME FRUITION.

I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEASE.

WHAT IS THE TERM? IS IT FIVE? I DIDN'T FIND IT.

YEAH. THREE YOUR WORSHIP.

IT'S A FIVE YEAR LEASE.

AND SO I THINK IT.

YEAH, I BELIEVE IT'S FIVE YEARS.

OKAY. WITH THE ABILITY FOR OUT TO GET OUT BY BOTH PARTIES, BY PRESENTING A WRITTEN LETTER WITH 60 DAYS NOTICE.

AND SHOULD WE BE HAVING A REVIEW EVERY YEAR? CONCERNING SOME OF COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE'S COMMENTS.

IS THAT SOMETHING YOU ADD TO THE LEASE, OR IS IT JUST SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DEPENDING FOR STAFF TO BRING A REPORT FORWARD? THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP THEY WILL BE PROVIDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS EACH EACH YEAR TO US.

AND SO IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IF YOU WANT ADDED ON TO THE AGREEMENT, BUT THEY WILL BE PROVIDING THAT AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM VERY CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THIS.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, FROM OUR INSURANCE PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE TO BE AS MINIMALLY OPERATIONAL AS POSSIBLE.

BUT THEY ARE PRESENTING THEIR FINANCIALS EACH YEAR TO THE CITY.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S OVERALL VERY GOOD PROMOTING OUR ARTS AND OUR CULTURE IN THE COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT.

AND IF THIS AGREEMENT TAKES OFF AND THINGS GO WELL THERE, I MEAN, THERE'S GREAT ROOM FOR EXPANSION.

IT COULD BECOME A MODEL FOR OTHER FACILITIES WE HAVE IN THE TOWN OR IN THE CITY.

AND MAYBE OTHER THINGS COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

SO I THINK IT'S WORTH A TRY AND SEE HOW THINGS WORK OUT.

BUT DEFINITELY A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR THE ARTS GROUP AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE HARD WORK TO GET THIS TO THIS POINT, I APOLOGIZE AGAIN.

SOME THINGS TAKE LONGER THAN YOU LIKE.

SORRY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

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IF WE WERE TO HIRE STAFF, THE CLEANING STAFF, IT WOULD PRETTY MUCH COST WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING US, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, EXTRA WORK AND THEY'RE DOING THE CLEANING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S I THINK IT'S A WIN WIN SITUATION BETWEEN US AND THEM.

SAME THING WITH THE SKI CLUB THAT WE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH.

SO THESE ARE GROUPS THAT ARE WANT TO WORK WITH US AND WE'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR THIS CITY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

OKAY. LET'S HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AND NONE ARE OPPOSED.

AND THAT IS CARRIED.

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE.

[APPLAUSE] ITEM EIGHT PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING AQUATICS DEPARTMENT WAGES

[8. PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS]

SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE PROPOSED AQUATICS PART TIME RATES IN FIGURE THREE BE APPROVED? MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

MISS KLUKE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THE WORK AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND WE ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT MOST COMMUNITIES ARE IN CANADA AND THAT WE'RE VERY SHORT ON QUALIFIED LIFEGUARDS AND SOME OF THE RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, IT'S A BIG PART OF THAT IS INCREASING WAGES HAS BEEN KIND OF THE SOLUTION FOR MANY COMMUNITIES MOVING FORWARD.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT IN 2018, MINIMUM WAGE WAS $14 AND THE LIFEGUARD WAGE WAS SET TO BE ABOUT $2.06 ABOVE THAT.

BUT SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT INCREASED WITH MINIMUM WAGE.

SO RIGHT NOW OUR STEP ONE IS THE SAME LEVEL AS MINIMUM WAGE.

SO ARE MANY OF OUR LIFEGUARDS RIGHT NOW ARE MAKING MINIMUM WAGE.

AND WE'VE SEEN A BIG HIT WITH THAT THIS YEAR FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC.

AND THEN THE POOL CLOSURE PROBABLY ALSO WAS A PART OF THAT.

BUT WE ONLY HAVE ENOUGH QUALIFIED LIFEGUARDS TO STAFF SPRUCE BEACH FULL TIME.

AND THEN WE CAN WE CAN MANAGE WITH THE HELP OF OUR AQUATIC SUPERVISOR TO STAFF SPINE BEACH FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

AND SO THAT'S THE FIRST TIME IN A BIT FOR US TO FACE THESE CHALLENGES.

BUT THIS IS HOPEFULLY OUR OUR STEP FORWARD.

WE'VE LOOKED AT WE'RE OFFERING FREE COURSES AND WE WILL OFFER THAT A BRONZE MEDAL IN THE SUMMER TO START.

THAT'S THE FIRST STEP OF BECOMING A LIFEGUARD.

IT'S BRONZE MEDALLION AND BRONZE CROSS AND THEN THE LIFEGUARD COURSE.

AND JUST TO COMMENT ON COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE QUESTION FROM THE REC AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING, IT WOULD BE THIS INCREASE WOULD BE A DIFFERENCE, ABOUT $15,000 FROM THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.

BUT DUE TO OUR STAFF SHORTAGE AND THE POOL BEING CLOSED FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR, IT IS MANAGEABLE WITHIN THE BUDGET.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS KLUKE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. WE DID DISCUSS THIS IN DEPTH AT THE RECORD CULTURE MEETING, BUT THIS WAGE INCREASE DOES SEEM IN LINE WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT THE COMMENT THAT I MADE THERE.

AND I JUST LIKE THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES OUT THERE AND I'VE STOPPED AT DIFFERENT BEACHES NOW.

THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE LIFEGUARDS.

SO THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT YOU MANAGED TO GET SPRUCE FULLY COVERED THE WHOLE SUMMER SPINE THREE DAYS.

I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY NOT TOO BAD AT ALL.

AND IT IS WHAT IT IS.

IT'S WE JUST GET THROUGH IT, AND WE KEEP ON GOING.

GOOD JOB. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO WE DISCUSSED THIS.

YES, AT THE COMMITTEE.

EVEN US GROWING UP BEING A LIFEGUARD WAS THE BETTER JOB REQUIRED MUCH MORE TRAINING.

AND IN ORDER FOR THE BEACHES TO BE SAFE, OBVIOUSLY THEY WORK HARD.

SO OFFERING THE FREE TRAINING, I THINK IS A GOOD INCENTIVE.

WE DO NEED TO BE ABLE TO STAFF OUR POOL ONCE IT GETS OPEN.

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SO MOVING ON WITH THIS, I THINK, IS A GOOD IDEA.

EVEN MY MOTHER WHO'S IN THE CROWD WAS A LIFEGUARD HERE IN ELLIOT LAKE.

SO KEEP THAT BALL ROLLING.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED. 8.2 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING SITE ACCESS LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH RIO ALGOM FOR THE USE OF TRAILS.

AT THE JULY 3RD RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE SITE ACCESS LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH RIO ALGOM FOR THE USE OF TRAILS, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED TO ENACT THIS DECISION.

MAY I HAVE A MOVER THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE SITE ACCESS LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH RIO ALGOM FOR THE USE OF TRAILS.

A MOVER. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR MANN. MISS KLUKE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH. ANOTHER ITEM WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT THE REC AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING.

STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH BHP TO ENTER INTO A SIDE ACCESS AGREEMENT SO THAT WE CAN CARE AND MAINTAIN THE TRAILS THAT ARE ON THEIR PROPERTY, AND PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS THAT THEY WOULD ALLOW THAT STAFF OR THE CITY WORK WITH A THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT OR THIRD PARTIES ORGANIZATIONS TO MAINTAIN AND UPKEEP THE TRAILS.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TO HELP MOVING FORWARD WITH MAINTAINING THE TRAILS AND GAINING ACCESS INSTEAD OF RIGHT NOW WHERE IT WOULD BE TRESPASSING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

SO I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

JUST TO CLARIFY, RIO ALGOM AND BHP ARE INTERCHANGEABLE OR THE SAME ENTITY.

CORRECT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S THEY HAD PURCHASED THAT LAND.

MR. ANTUNES MIGHT BE BETTER, BUT THEY PURCHASED THAT LAND.

AND SO IN THE LEGAL AGREEMENT, THAT'S WHO OWNED IT.

BUT YEAH.

SO WE'RE SAFE WITH RIO ALGOM? YES. OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST GO AHEAD.

[INAUDIBLE] I JUST WANT TO SAY ANYTHING THAT SAYS EXPANDING OUR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS GREAT NEWS FOR THE CITY.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK BHP FOR LETTING THIS HAPPEN, BECAUSE MANY OF US HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AND I'VE SEEN THE NO TRESPASS SIGNS AND YOU'RE GEE SHOULD WE WALK ON THIS OR NOT? AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE LETTING US DEVELOPING IT MORE AND MAKING IT MORE OPEN TO BE BETTER FOR TOURISM TOO.

SO IF THEY'RE LISTENING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NOPE. OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE. OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED.

8.3 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB MOU UPDATE AT THE JULY 3RD RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED.

THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE MOU UPDATES WITH THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW IS PASSED.

SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVES THE MOU UPDATES WITH THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB.

MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

MISS KLUKE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH. THIS IS AN UPDATE FROM.

IN MAY 25TH COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORIGINAL MOU WITH THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB TO MAINTAIN OUR INTERCITY TRAILS.

AND THEN AFTER THE SITE ACCESS AGREEMENT, THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB IS LOOKING TO EXPAND CHANGE UP THE TRAILS THAT THEY'RE MAINTAINING.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT HAPPENED FROM THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO ADD SOME OF THESE TRAILS NOW THAT ARE ON THAT BHP PROPERTY AND FOCUS ON MAINTAINING THAT.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO THIS AGREEMENT IS WITH THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB.

BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO ENCOURAGE OTHER OTHER GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER AND SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THESE TRAILS AND HAVE PROPER REPORTING AND SIGNAGE INSTALLED. AND I'M OPEN TO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS KLUKE.

COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR BULL? THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

MORE OF A COMMENT. I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS HAS GONE THROUGH.

AND I CONGRATULATE THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB FOR TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE.

DID WE EVER KNOW HOW MANY KILOMETERS OF TRAILS WE'VE ADDED TO THE SYSTEM? YEAH. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 30KM WORTH OF TRAILS.

ONCE, IF YOU LOOK UP THE DIFFERENT LOOPS AND THAT ARE ALREADY MAPPED, THEY KIND OF ALL INTERCHANGE.

BUT BASED ON SOME OF THE DATA OUT THERE, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I GATHERED WAS ABOUT 30KM WHERE THE TRAILS.

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SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT THING.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

THANK YOU CHAIR THROUGH YOU.

JUST A COMMENT AS WELL.

I THINK THIS IS WONDERFUL THAT THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB IS DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH THESE TRAILS.

PERSONALLY, I THINK YOU GAVE AN INSPIRED SPEECH AT THE LAST COMMITTEE MEETING ON GETTING MORE VOLUNTEERS OUT.

I THINK THIS CLUB IS GOING TO NEED A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS, AND IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO STEP IN AND VOLUNTEER.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. I SEE NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULDN'T GO FORWARD.

PERHAPS THERE ARE OTHER CLUBS THAT WILL TAKE THE MANTLE HERE AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AND ALSO HELP OUT WITH THE TRAILS.

AND WE MAY BE WORKING ON OTHER WAYS TO DO THAT AS WELL, SO STAY TUNED.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT IS CARRIED.

8.4 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING FIRE TOWER PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT.

AT THE JULY 3RD, 2024 RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT COUNCIL DECIDED ON A REPLACEMENT PLAN FOR THE PLAYGROUND AT THE FIRE TOWER LOOKOUT, AND THAT STAFF RETURNED TO COUNCIL WITH A PURCHASING CONTRACT FOR THE EQUIPMENT BASED ON THE APPROVED RECOMMENDATION.

I'M GOING TO PASS THIS ON TO MISS KLUKE BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION.

MISS KLUKE. THANK YOU.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH. STAFF ARE SEEKING SOME DIRECTION OR APPROVAL FOR I GUESS PROVIDED FIVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE FIRE TOWER LOOKOUT REPLACEMENT.

ONE OPTION.

OPTION ONE SEES A PARK THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE MEETING AND WAS FORWARDED.

AND IT'S JUST PART OF IT TO BE AODA COMPLIANT THAT WE MEET THAT STEP.

SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY DEEMED AN ACCESSIBLE PARK, BUT IT HAS THE ACCESSIBLE FEATURES.

AND THAT'S WHAT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILLOR BULL STATED AT THE REC AND CULTURE.

IT'S HAS THE FEATURES OF AN ACCESSIBILITY, SO IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENT AT BASED ON THE AODA COMPLIANT REQUIREMENTS.

SO OPTION TWO IS THE RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINES.

THESE ARE SENSORY PLAY STRUCTURES.

THEY'RE ALSO POPULAR FEATURES THAT WERE AT THE REC AND CULTURE OR SORRY THE ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

OPTION THREE IS JUST IS A SMALLER PLACE PLAY STRUCTURE.

OPTION FOUR IS INTERACTIVE ART, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE INSTALLED IN AROUND THE COMMUNITY IN 2023.

AND THEN OPTION FIVE WOULD BE NO REPLACEMENT AT THE PLAYGROUND.

SO I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS KLUKE.

SO WE DID HAVE QUITE A LIVELY DEBATE ABOUT THIS AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THE MOMENT? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I WENT AND I TOOK ANOTHER DRIVE UP THERE TO TRY AND HELP ME IN MY DECISION HERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, I FEEL LIKE A PLAYGROUND IS NOT WHAT THAT LOOKOUT TOWER NEEDS.

TRUTHFULLY SAID, I THINK IT NEEDS A BIT OF A TUNE UP.

LIKE, THE HANDRAILS ARE VERY FADED.

THERE'S GRAFFITI CARVED IN WITH EVERYBODY'S NAME ALONG THE HANDRAILS.

THE STEEL RAILS ARE ALL RUSTED.

THE PICNIC TABLES, THEY'RE WAY OVERDUE FOR STAINING.

THE FLOWER BEDS.

I SAY WE SHOULD GET ALL THAT PART OF IT CLEANED UP AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT'S TOURISM READY.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT REALLY ON OUR AGENDA, BUT I HAVE TO MAKE THAT COMMENT FOR MY DECISION ON THE ONE THAT I FEEL THAT I'D LIKE TO SUPPORT.

THAT BEING SAID, I LIKE OPTION FOUR, WHICH WOULD BE SIMILAR TO IF I'M RIGHT, MISS KLUKE.

IS THAT SIMILAR TO THE HEART THAT SAYS ELLIOT LAKE AT THE BEACH? YEAH. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH, WE WOULD WE WOULD WORK WITH COMMITTEE TO DO TO KIND OF COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS AND DO SOME SORT OF INTERACTIVE ART WHERE IT INVOLVES LIKE BEING ABLE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH IT SIMILAR TO THE ONE AT THE BEACH.

YEAH, BECAUSE I DO GO TO THE BEACH AND I'M JUST SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE AND I SEE PEOPLE PULLING IN THAT I DON'T RECOGNIZE, AND THEY GO RIGHT TO IT AND THEY TAKE PICTURES THERE AROUND THAT.

THAT'S SORT OF A TOURISM THING, BUT IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL UP THERE.

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SO I WOULD SUPPORT OPTION FOUR WITH CLEANING UP THE REST OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

YOU KNOW, WITH IT BEING IN MIDDLE OF JULY.

YOU KNOW, EVEN IF WE WERE TO GO WITH ANY KIND OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, SEPTEMBER BEFORE IT GOT INSTALLED, WHEN WE CLOSE IN OCTOBER AT THE END OF OCTOBER, ROUGHLY.

I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF THAT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A CLEANUP DONE THERE FIRST, AND I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER THIS UNTIL NEXT YEAR IN THE SPRING AND SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH AND MAKE IT COME TO A STANDING COMMITTEE THEN.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DEFER THIS UNTIL NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET? YEAH. AND I SO MOVE.

SO DO WE SECOND THE MOTION.

CORRECT. SO DO WE HAVE A SECONDER FOR THE MOTION? CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YES. COUPLE OF COUNCILLORS HAD THEIR SAY ABOUT THE PARK.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF I COULD, BEFORE WE DEFER IT, BECAUSE THEN THE MOTION WILL BE.

YEP. GO AHEAD.

I'LL SECOND IT FOR DISCUSSION.

FOR DISCUSSION.

OKAY. SO. SECONDED.

GO AHEAD COUNCILLOR BULL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND MY ORIGINAL THOUGHT WAS TO HAVE THE PLAYGROUND UP THERE, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TALKED TO ME THAT WHEN THEY GO UP THERE, THEY LIKE TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN TO BE OCCUPIED, TO DO SOMETHING WHILE THEY'RE ENJOYING THE SCENERY AND MAYBE WHATEVER, HAVING A PICNIC OR WHATEVER.

BUT THEN I, LIKE COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF HAS SAID, I'VE GONE UP THERE TOO, AND IT IT DOES NEED A LOT OF WORK UP THERE.

AND I'M NOT SAYING IT'S ANYBODY'S FAULT THAT IT'S LIKE THAT.

I KNOW IT'S A MAJOR THING, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE STAFFING TO KEEP THAT PLACE THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.

IT USED TO BE STAFFED BACK IN THE PAST WHEN PEOPLE LOOKED AFTER THE GARDENS, THE WEEDING, PAINTING, WHATEVER, AND IT WAS KEPT UP.

BUT NOW, WITH CUTBACKS IN THE PAST, A LOT, A LOT OF YEARS, IT'S JUST BEEN NEGLECTED.

AND WITH THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY COMING UP FOR NEXT YEAR, I THINK, LIKE COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF SAID, WE SHOULD PUT MONEY INTO FIXING THAT PLACE UP AND GETTING A STRUCTURE OR SOMETHING.

I'M NOT SURE HIS IDEA IS GOOD TOO, BUT I THINK THERE SHOULD ALSO BE SOMETHING ELSE.

BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AND MAYBE GET A PLAN TO MAKE THIS GO FORWARD.

SO NEXT YEAR WHEN WE OPEN IT UP, IT'S READY FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP.

I GUESS TO BEGIN WITH, ON THE DEFERRAL, I'M NOT.

I WILL NOT SUPPORT A DEFERRAL.

I BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE MIXING OPERATIONAL ISSUES WITH CAPITAL.

SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT BOTH COUNCILLOR SEIDEL AND FLINTOFF BROUGHT FORWARD ARE OUR OPERATIONAL ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH THROUGH THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET, CLEANING, MAINTENANCE, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CAPITAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE'VE REMOVED AND ISN'T THERE.

I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WHETHER WE KEEP THE FIRE TOWER LOOKOUT OPENED OR NOT, BECAUSE AS LONG AS WE KEEP PULLING AWAY PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND NOT REPLACING THEM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOWING THE COMMUNITY AND THE VISITORS.

THIS IS A FOCAL POINT FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE RESIDENTS, ANYONE THAT HAS COMPANY IN TOWN.

AND AGAIN, I DO RECOGNIZE THE COMMENTS ABOUT VEHICLES.

SO ASSUME THAT EVERYONE WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS SOMEONE VISITING THE COMMUNITY, WE END UP GRAVITATING TO THE FIRE TOWER LOOKOUT.

I DO NOT WANT A BARREN PIECE WHERE THERE WAS A PLAY STRUCTURE.

I THINK THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I WOULD MUCH RATHER MAKE A DECISION ABOUT PUTTING SOME TYPE OF PLAY STRUCTURE THERE.

WE TALK ABOUT BENEFITING THE YOUTH, WE REMOVE THIS AND DON'T PUT SOMETHING BACK.

WE'RE NOT SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE.

SO THOSE ARE MY INITIAL COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

WHEN I TALKED AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING THAT I WAS NOT [INAUDIBLE] TO THIS I BELIEVE THAT THE $102,000 OR MORE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND ON THIS COULD BE BENEFICIAL SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE COMMUNITY THAN UP THERE.

I'M STILL IN THE SAME WAY.

BUT I'M ALSO OPEN TO OPTION 4 WHERE WE COULD PUT SOMETHING ELSE IN THERE THAT THE PUBLIC COULD USE AS MUCH AS THEY.

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SO I THINK IT'S MORE PLANNING IF WE'RE GOING TO END UP DOING SOMETHING FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT I'M NOT IN FOR IT TO THIS YEAR.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I THINK I KUDOS TO KARI'S TEAM.

I THINK WHEN THEY WENT THROUGH AND GOT QUOTES, THEY DID DISCUSS THIS WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY COMMISSION COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE IF THEY DID CHOOSE SOMETHING, IT WAS ACCESSIBLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

BUT I'M ON THE LINES OF THINKING AS WELL THAT IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

I MEAN, MY SON AND GRANDSON HAVE BEEN UP THERE AND YES, THE GRANDSON DID USE THE PLAYGROUND, BUT WE ALSO STOPPED AT WESTVIEW PARK AND THEY HAD A LOT MORE FUN PLAYING AT WESTVIEW PARK. I THINK THIS MONEY COULD BE WELL SPENT SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THIS CITY, WESTVIEW PARK OR AT THE BEACHES.

SO I WOULD TEND TO AGREE THAT LEAVING THAT SPACE EMPTY IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST USE OF THE SPACE.

SO I WOULD PROBABLY LEAN TOWARDS OPTION FOUR AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO THERE'S A FEW OPTIONS THAT ARE SEEMINGLY ON THE TABLE.

I GUESS THE MOTION IS TO DEFER.

MY FEELING ON THE WHOLE TOPIC IS THAT WHAT I SAID IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING STILL KIND OF STANDS? I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE A FULL PLAN FOR EVERYTHING IN TOWN AND INCLUDING THE FIRE TOWER AND INCLUDING ALL OF OUR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS.

MY THOUGHTS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING MORE ON THE BIGGER PICTURE.

AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, FOR THESE LITTLE THINGS, NUMBER FOUR.

RIGHT. THAT'S PRETTY NEAT.

AND IT DOES. IT'S A POPULAR THING AND IT DOES SUPPORT OR WE GET SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

THE OTHER ONES WE CAN STILL DECIDE, BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF PLACES IN TOWN THAT NEED ATTENTION.

AND I APPRECIATE COUNCILLOR MANN'S COMMENTS VERSUS CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL.

IT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT AS WELL.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE STAND WITH THE MOTION FOR DEFERRAL.

WE KIND OF HAVE TO VOTE ON IT OR DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT? OKAY. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YOU KNOW, WITH COUNCILLOR MANN'S COMMENTS, I AM NOT OPPOSED TO NOT PUTTING ANYTHING UP THERE.

I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING UP THERE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE REFERENCE AS THE TIME FRAME THIS TIME OF YEAR THAT IF WE DO GO AHEAD AND TO PUT SOMETHING, WHETHER IT'S OPTION FOUR, THREE, 2 OR 1, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL IT JUST TO CLOSE IT FOR THE WINTER.

THAT'S MY COMMENT.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I RESPECT WHAT YOU SAY COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THE ONLY THING IS WE DEFER TILL NEXT SPRING.

WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK ALMOST IN THE SAME BOAT.

IT'S GOING TO BE MAY AND THIS IS GOING TO COME UP TO TOPIC.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE ON THE SESSION.

AND IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY.

THEN WE'RE IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO ORDER THE PARTS AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE INTO JULY.

IT'S JUST TIME JUST SEEMS TO FLY, I WOULD PREFER TO MAKE SOME TYPE OF DECISION ON THIS TONIGHT, AND I MY COMMENTS ABOUT IT NEEDING A CLEAN UP AND EVERYTHING.

I'M NOT HERE SAYING PUBLIC WORKS HAS DONE ANYTHING WRONG.

IT'S JUST AN OBSERVATION THAT I'VE MADE.

AND IF WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED THERE AND WE CUT BACK BY MAYBE PICKING OPTION FOUR, WHICH WILL IT'S VERY POPULAR AT THE BEACH THAT TYPE OF A SIGNAGE THEN MAYBE WE COULD HIRE SOMEBODY TO LOOK AFTER THAT, BUT THAT'S OPERATIONAL.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO BRING THAT UP AGAIN.

SO THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO MAKE A DECISION TODAY.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO DEFER THIS.

SO I DON'T REALLY FEEL I WANT TO DEFER IT AT THIS TIME.

OKAY, COUNCILLOR BULL.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

ONE OF MY PET PEEVES I HAD WHEN I USED TO WORK FOR THE CITY WAS THAT IT ALWAYS SEEMED TO TAKE FOREVER TO GET A BUDGET PASSED.

YOU'D GET IT DONE IN APRIL MAY, AND YOU'D HAVE NO TIME TO GET THINGS DONE.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW TO GET SOMETHING UP AT THE FIRE TOWER, SO IT'S READY FOR NEXT YEAR.

EITHER WAY, IF EVEN IF YOU GET A THE OPTION NUMBER FOUR, SOMEBODYS GOT TO DESIGN IT, SOMEBODYS GOT TO BUILD IT.

IT'S NOT GOING TO GET PUT UP THERE BY SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER.

[01:00:05]

BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I LIKE COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF'S IDEA.

BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR MANN THAT WE TAKE IF WE DO TAKE A PLAY STRUCTURE OUT, WE HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING BACK FOR THE CHILDREN THAT DO GO UP THERE AND THAT'S. AS FOR THE DEFERRAL, I'D LIKE TO AT FIRST I WAS FOR IT, BUT NOW I THINK I'M GOING TO GO WISHY WASHY AND SAY GET IT ALL DONE FOR SO EVERYTHING'S READY FOR THE SPRING NEXT YEAR WHEN WE OPEN.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

SO THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DEFERRAL.

IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE DEFERRING IT TILL LIKE TEN YEARS IN THE FUTURE.

WE CAN ALSO KICK IT BACK DOWN TO COMMITTEE AND THEN COME UP WITH SOME BETTER PLANNING.

THIS WILL ALSO MOST LIKELY WON'T GET DONE UNTIL THE SPRING, BUT IF WE HAVE SOMETHING PASSED BEFORE CHRISTMAS YOU CAN PLAN TO GET SOMETHING IN THERE LIKE, AS SOON AS IT'S THAWED.

SO I DO FEEL THERE'S STILL SOME ROOM, BUT IF YOU'RE ALL READY TO MAKE A DECISION ON ONE PARTICULAR ITEM RIGHT NOW, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO. WE'LL VOTE DOWN THAT MOTION AND THEN GO FOR THE NEXT ONE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR OR MR. DEBORTOLI. THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

BASED ON THE CONVERSATION I'M HEARING WITH REGARD TO DEFERRAL AND THE CONCERN ABOUT HAVING A PLAY STRUCTURE AT THE FIRE TOWER LOOKOUT SUGGESTION I WOULD MAKE IS THAT PERHAPS YOU PUT A DEADLINE ON YOUR DEFERRAL TO SOME POINT LATER THIS YEAR, WHICH YOU COULD COME BACK AND MAKE A SOUND DECISION ON WHAT IT IS YOU REALLY WANT TO DO UP THERE, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD, HAVE THE STRUCTURE READY TO BE INSTALLED AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SEASON AND GO FORWARD FROM THERE.

JUST A THOUGHT. THANK YOU, MR. DEBORTOLI. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS IF WE DID, WE DID IN FACT BUDGET THIS UNDER THE CAPITAL BUDGET, DID WE NOT? YES. COULD WE NOT PUNT THIS BACK TO THE COMMITTEE TO COME UP WITH OTHER OPTIONS ON HOW WE COULD SPEND THAT MONEY AROUND THE CITY AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE A DECISION FROM THERE? I GUESS THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING.

I MEAN, A LOT OF THE LEGWORK IS DONE FOR THESE PARTICULAR OPTIONS, RIGHT? IT'S RIGHT HERE. WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

THAT'S THE TRICKY PART.

LIKE WHEN DO YOU START THE BIGGER PLAN AND ADDING ALL THE OTHER THINGS? SO COUNCILLOR MANN THEN COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I THINK IF IF BUDGET IS GOING TO RECONVENE, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT IT DOES NOT RECONVENE FOR 2024, THAT WE'RE FUTURE PLANNING FOR 2025.

THIS WOULD BE AN UNALLOCATED AMOUNT.

AND AGAIN, WE'VE DEALT WITH THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS.

AS COUNCILLOR BULL HAS INDICATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

AND MY PERSONAL OPINION IS WE DEDICATED MONEY TO A PLAY STRUCTURE THIS YEAR AT THAT LOCATION, AND THAT'S WHAT SHOULD GO AHEAD, PERIOD. AND AGAIN, IF WE'RE GOING TO DEVIATE FROM THAT PLAN, THAT'S FINE.

AND TO ALL THE OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE WELL AWARE THERE ARE LOTS OF NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, THIS BECOMES FOR THIS SPECIFIC TARGET GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, THIS IS A PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE AT A FOCAL POINT OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S EITHER WE DO IT OR WE DON'T.

I'M AND I THINK I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD GO BACK TO A 2024 BUDGET COMMITTEE.

WE WOULD DO AN UNALLOCATED AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. QUESTION.

SO THE DEFERRAL, HAS IT BEEN DEFEATED NOW.

IS THAT? NO, WE HAVEN'T VOTED ON IT YET.

WE'RE STILL DISCUSSING.

SO I CAN CALL A VOTE AND.

OKAY. YOU CAN.

OKAY. BUT THEN I'LL HAVE TO WAIT THEN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

LAST ROUND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE? OKAY. SO ON THE MOTION TO DEFER.

ALL IN FAVOR? SO THAT'S TWO.

SO THAT IS DEFEATED.

NOW WE GO INTO A MOTION, I GUESS, TO CHOOSE AN OPTION.

[01:05:05]

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I'D LIKE TO PUT A MOTION OUT THERE FOR OPTION NUMBER FOUR.

SECONDER. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

THOUGH I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF ANOTHER LOCAL ARTIST TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF INTERACTIVE ART.

I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT'S A PLAY STRUCTURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR BULL. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN PICK TWO OPTIONS, OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE JUST NOT TO MAKE IT? I UNDERSTAND WHAT COUNCILLOR MANN IS SAYING.

IT WAS FOR $100,000 PLAY STRUCTURE AND THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED ON WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET.

BUT TO ME TO PUT $100,000 STRUCTURE UP THERE WITH IT BEING IN THE SHAPE IT'S IN, IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK QUITE RIGHT UNTIL EVERYTHING'S ALL FIXED UP THERE.

SO I'M SORT OF STILL THINKING ABOUT IT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

I'D LIKE, OH, I'D LIKE TO SEE BOTH THINGS UP THERE IN A WAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DIVIDE UP THAT OPERATIONAL 100,000 THAT WAY.

OR HAS IT GOT TO BE JUST FOR THE PLAY STRUCTURE? I DON'T KNOW. COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I BELIEVE THAT OPTION FOUR COULD BE UP THERE REGARDLESS OF ANY DISCUSSION ON A PLAY STRUCTURE.

AND I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST THAT THE LARGEST OF THE PLAY STRUCTURES IS PROBABLY NOT NECESSARY AT THE FIRE TOWER.

HOWEVER, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING SOMETHING IN THE MAGNITUDE OF OPTION THREE.

FIGURE THREE THAT'S LISTED IN THE REPORT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S MORE REASONABLE OR SOMETHING SMALLER.

AND IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN I WOULD RECOMMEND A REFERRAL BACK TO COMMITTEE TO HAVE SOMETHING COME BACK TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IN AUGUST, AFTER REC HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING IN AUGUST.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MANN.

COUNCILLOR BULL.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I GUESS MISS KLUKE WOULD HAVE TO WHEN SHE PRESENTED IT TO US THE REASON THE $100,000 OPTION WAS PICKED WAS BECAUSE IT WAS ACCESSIBILITY ACCESSIBLE, AND I DON'T THINK THE SMALLER ONES ARE THAT.

AND IF WE PUT SOMETHING UP THERE THAT'S NOT ACCESSIBLE, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE GOOD FOR US.

RIGHT? OR IS THERE SMALLER STRUCTURES THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THERE ARE THEY DESIGN THEM WITH JUST THERE'S LIKE KIND OF LIKE A PLAY STAND.

THEY'RE ALL ON THE GROUND. TYPICALLY THEY'RE JUST NOT AS THERE'S NOT AS MUCH PARALLEL PLAY.

THERE'S JUST NOT AS MUCH TO OFFER WITH THEM, WITH THEM.

BUT THEY TO THE MINIMUM, THEY MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

WHATEVER WE REPRESENT ARE PRESENTED.

SO WHATEVER WE CAN GET PRESENTED ARE.

BUT THAT ONE WE PRESENTED AND THE ONE THAT WAS SELECTED BEFORE WAS HAD THE MOST FEATURES IN TERMS OF IT KIND OF MET NEEDS OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT DISABILITIES.

SO IT ALLOWED FOR RAMP PLAY, A LOT OF PARALLEL PLAY.

IT ALLOWED FOR LIKE THAT METAL SLIDE.

SO ANYONE WITH A COCHLEAR IMPLANT CAN CAN USE THAT, UNLIKE THE STATIC THAT OCCURS DURING A PLASTIC SLIDE.

SO THERE'S JUST MORE OPPORTUNITY THE MORE YOU SPEND, AS THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE CASE FOR ANYTHING IN LIFE.

BUT YEAH, THE SMALLER ONES, THEY HAVE SOME FEATURES, JUST THEY DON'T MEET EVERYTHING.

COUNCILLOR BULL. AND JUST TO REITERATE THAT IT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE.

WELL, IF IT IF THERE'S AN ACCESSIBILITY PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE UP THERE WITH ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES, IT'S GOING TO BE DESIGNED.

SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ON THE SAND.

THERE'S GOING TO BE OH, I CAN'T EVEN.

I'M DRAWING A BLANK.

THE SURFACING AND THE ACCESS TO IT.

THE CURBS WILL BE GONE.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT EASILY.

CORRECT. YEAH. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH. ANYTHING WE LIKE, IF WE.

OPTION THREE MOVE FORWARD.

AND IT WAS A SMALLER PARK, WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL OR VOTE FOR INPUT.

TO BE ADA COMPLIANT.

AND THEY WOULD HAVE THAT MINIMUM SURFACING SO THAT ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER IS THE MINIMUM MOST COST EFFECTIVE THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED.

AND THAT AND WE WOULD ENSURE THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CURBING IT WOULD EVERYTHING WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE WITH THAT SURFACING.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU JUST TO MR. MANN'S COMMENT, I THINK WE HEARD FROM MR.

[01:10:02]

THERE WASN'T A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT INTO THIS PROCESS.

FROM EVERYBODY I'VE SPOKEN TO IN THIS COMMUNITY, THEY THINK IT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR US TO BE SPENDING TO REPLACE THAT EQUIPMENT.

SO I THINK IT'S WE ALSO NEED TO LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC WHEN WE MAKE THIS DECISION.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WELL, I'M NOT SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, SO I THINK BUMPING IT BACK AND GETTING MAYBE A FEW MORE OPTIONS WITH THE CAPITAL BUDGETING NUMBERS.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE I LIKE BEING CONSTRICTED TO PICKING ONE, TWO.

ONE AND TWO ONE THREE OR MIX AND MATCH.

THAT'S MY PERSONAL FEELING.

IT GIVES A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET SOME MORE INPUT.

AND I HONESTLY, EVEN IF WE CHOSE RIGHT NOW.

WOULD THEY HAVE IT IN BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER? THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT PLAYGROUND WE GO WITH.

THERE ARE THERE IS A SUPPLIER THAT IT'S A FOR 4 TO 6 WEEK WAIT AND INSTALL.

SO THEY PLAN THE INSTALL UPON ARRIVAL TIME.

SO THERE IS, THERE'S OTHER ONES THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT ARE 12 PLUS WEEKS.

SO WE SHOULD LIKE OPTION THREE OR SOMETHING ELSE.

COME FORWARD.

STAFF WOULD BRING BACK SOMETHING THROUGH THE ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE.

BUT FOR THE 4 TO 6 WEEK MOST LIKELY IT'S ALL JUST BECAUSE OF THE WAIT TIME OR DEPENDING ON WHATEVER THE WISH OF COUNCIL WOULD BE.

BUT TO GET THAT INSTALLED, WE COULD HAVE IT POTENTIALLY INSTALLED IF IT'S PASSED TONIGHT BY THE END OF AUGUST.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO WE DO HAVE A LOT GOING ON BESIDES THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AT THE MOMENT WE DO HAVE THESE OPTIONS HERE. THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN DONE.

WE COULD BE SENDING MISS KLUKE BACK TO DO MORE WORK ON THIS.

AND I'M SURE SHE'S NEEDED ANOTHER SPOT AT THE MOMENT, TOO.

HOW MUCH TIME WOULD YOU SAY WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO REFER THIS BACK? AND WHEN IS THE NEXT REC AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING? 1ST OF AUGUST.

THE HALL REPORT. SO IT MAY NOT EVEN BE UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

THE WAY IT'S LOOKING. SO COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU. WORSHIP, I'M JUST CURIOUS.

WHAT ABOUT MY MOTION? IS IT DEFEATED OR.

WE DIDN'T. WE DIDN'T VOTE.

YEAH. SO COULD THE MOTION IS TO PICK OPTION FOUR.

SO LET'S GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY.

WE'LL HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

TWO WAS DEFEATED AGAIN OKAY.

I JUST HAD TO FIND OUT.

THANK YOU. NOW DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER? COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

SO YOU YOUR WORSHIP A MOTION TO DEFER THIS TO THE NEXT REC MEETING AND MAYBE COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN THAN WHAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO US TONIGHT.

OKAY. DO WE WANT TO ADD A TIME FRAME? THE NEXT COUNCILLOR REC COMMITTEE MEETING IS FINE.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE THIS YEAR, SO SEPTEMBER OCTOBER DOES STILL GIVE US A LOT OF PLANNING TIME TO GET THIS.

IF WE COME UP WITH AN IDEA FOR NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? COUNCILLOR MANN, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR BULL. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THROUGH YOU, I THINK MISS KLUKE WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL US WHEN SHE COULD HAVE NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT CONSIDERING THE OPTIONS, WHAT, A MONTH, ANOTHER MONTH OR SEPTEMBER BE ALL RIGHT, OR.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT THIS OFF TOO LONG.

THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH, I THINK A MONTH OR TWO MONTHS.

IT'S FINE. WE CAN.

I CAN COME BACK WITH WITH SOMETHING.

WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE, I WOULD BE ALL RIGHT WITH SEPTEMBER REC AND CULTURE MEETING THEN.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

WE'RE UP HERE TO GIVE DIRECTION EVERYTHING.

WE'RE PUTTING THIS BACK TO MISS KLUKE.

AND WHAT ARE WE ASKING HER TO DO? SHE'S DONE FIVE OPTIONS HERE.

ARE WE GOING TO TELL HER? GIVE US ANOTHER FIVE OPTIONS? I'M A LITTLE BIT. I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT.

LIKE IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK.

BASICALLY. LIKE, IT'S LIKE SHE DID A GOOD JOB WITH ALL THESE OPTIONS.

[01:15:04]

THANK YOU.

THE OPTIONS, I MEAN, FOR THE BUDGETED MONEY.

SO WE'RE GETTING OPTION ONE, TWO, THREE, 4 OR 5.

AND WHAT'S COME UP IN IN DISCUSSION HERE IS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MIXING AND MATCHING.

THERE'S A PUSH FOR SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO REPLACE THAT CAPITAL PIECE OF PROPERTY.

THE BUDGET ITEM IS FOR A PARK, BUT YOU KNOW, WE COULD SPEND LESS ON A PARK AND STILL DO OPTION TWO, THREE AND FOUR. YOU COULD HAVE TWO MINI PARKS AND THEN A ROPES COURSE OR THE ARTS THING.

OR WHO KNOWS, WE MAY END UP PICKING ONE AGAIN, BUT WE JUST I THINK WE'RE TAKING TIME TO MAKE A BETTER PLAN AND SO THAT WE DON'T DISCUSS IT LIKE THIS AND NOT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND THE NEXT TIME IT COMES UP, THEN AT LEAST WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSED THINGS.

AND WE'VE CLEAR WE'LL CLEAR UP PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF TOPICS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP.

RIGHT. ACCESSIBILITY.

WHAT'S THE GOAL OF THE AREA? WHERE DO WE WANT ALL OUR OTHER STUFF IN THE CITY? RIGHT. SO WE HAVE WESTVIEW PARK TO CONSIDER.

WE HAVE ALL THESE THINGS FOR THE NEXT BUDGET.

IT'S SOMETHING JUST GIVING MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT IS WHAT I'M GATHERING.

DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? OKAY, YOU'VE EXPLAINED IT WELL, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THROUGH YOU TO MISS KLUKE.

IS THERE ANY WAY TO TRACK THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT GOES TO THE FIRE TOWER LOOKOUT? I KNOW YEARS AND YEARS AGO THEY USED TO HAVE IT USED TO BE MANNED AND USED TO WRITE DOWN THE NAME AND THE LICENSE PLATE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP, WE HAVE TRAFFIC COUNTERS.

WE DO HAVE THEM SET UP RIGHT NOW AT THE I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW IF THEY'RE SET UP THIS SUMMER.

NO. OKAY. THEY WERE SET UP LAST SUMMER AT THE TRAILHEAD.

WE COULD SET UP AND MANAGE IT KIND OF.

IT TRACKS CARS GOING THAT WAY.

SO MAYBE IF WE HAVE THOSE TRAFFIC COUNTERS, THEN WE PUT THEM UP BEFORE OUR NEXT REC AND CULTURE MEETING.

WE CAN HAVE AN IDEA THAT WE HAVE 40 PEOPLE IN A MONTH OR 400 PEOPLE IN A MONTH, AND I THINK THAT WOULD GIVE US, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE.

WE'D BE ABLE TO MAKE A BETTER DECISION, I THINK SO.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I DON'T KNOW, BY HAVING A TRAFFIC COUNT HOW MUCH, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE GOING TO END UP AT THE OTHER END.

IT COULD BE TEN PEOPLE IN THAT CAR, OR TWO PEOPLE.

HOW MANY OF THOSE HAVE KIDS YOU KNOW SO WELL? ALL WE'RE GOING TO KNOW IS THAT THERE'S CARS THAT GO UP THERE FOR TO LOOK AROUND.

AND THAT'S ALL THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET.

COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. I AGREE, BUT IT'S MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

SO. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LET'S VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED.

THANK YOU GUYS.

ITEM NINE. THERE'S NO OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTING.

NUMBER TEN, THERE'S NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

NUMBER 11, NO PETITIONS.

NUMBER 12.

NO CORRESPONDENCE.

NUMBER 13.

THERE ARE NO NOTICES OF MOTION.

[14. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THAT'S NOT IT. I'VE ALREADY READ THAT.

PLEASE JOIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THIS THURSDAY, JULY 11TH AT 7:00 P.M.

FOR THEIR QUARTERLY TOWN HALL.

THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND WILL FEATURE UPDATES ON THE DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT ACTIVITIES.

CALLING ALL ATVS AND SIDE BY SIDE OWNERS AND RIDERS.

ON TUESDAY, JULY 24TH AT 6:30, THE CITY WILL BE HOSTING AN INFORMATION SESSION AT THE COLLINS HALL.

THIS EVENT WILL HAVE MEMBERS OF MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT, THE OPP CITY STAFF AND THE ATV CLUB ON HAND TO DISCUSS SAFE RIDING TIPS, HOW THE CITY IS PROMOTING ATVING, CLUB MEMBERSHIPS, AND MANY, MANY MORE THINGS AND TOPICS.

[01:20:02]

I'M ASSUMING. YES.

OKAY. AND THEN FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CITY TREASURER, AMY SONNENBERG.

SINCE AMY JOINED THE CITY IN 2020, SHE HAS PROVIDED THIS ORGANIZATION WITH A VERY STRONG FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE OVERSIGHT OF OUR FINANCIAL STRATEGY, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL SHE HAS TAUGHT US ALL MANY IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT BUDGETING.

AND I HAVE LEARNED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT PERSONALLY FROM AMY.

THE CITY STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF ELLIOT LAKE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

AND WE REALLY WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ALL THE BEST MOVING FORWARD.

GOOD LUCK AMY, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] I TURNED IT OFF.

OH, SORRY.

JUST TO CORRECT, IT WAS TUESDAY, JULY 23RD FOR THE ATV EVENT, NOT THE 24TH.

WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT IT SAYS HERE.

I STAND CORRECTED JULY THE 23RD.

OKAY, SO THERE ARE NO ADDENDUMS.

[16. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

BYLAW 24-62 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND THE ESTATE OF FRANCIS JOSEPH RICICA, FOR 23 FOREST PLACE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 24-62 BE PASSED.

THE MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN. SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED.

16.2, BYLAW 24-63 BEING A BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF NON UNIONIZED STAFF OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 24-63 BE PASSED? MOVER. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

OH MR. DEBORTOLI. APOLOGIES.

MAY I SPEAK TO THE ISSUE YOUR WORSHIP.

SURE. JUST BASED ON THE COMMENTS FROM MR. THOMAS TONIGHT, I DO THINK IT'S FAIR FOR SOME EXPLANATION TO BE PUT FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO THIS SPECIFIC BYLAW.

BASICALLY, WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED BY A COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT.

THEY ARE UNIONIZED.

THEY'RE BOUND TO A NEGOTIATION PROCESS.

THE REMAINDER OF THE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION DO NOT BELONG TO A UNION.

AND THE NONUNION MANAGEMENT STAFF BEING THAT GROUP, HAVE TO RELY ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH A GROUP AND COUNCIL TO DETERMINE WHAT THEY WILL PUT FORWARD IN THIS NON-UNIONIZED CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE STAFF.

SO BASICALLY, IT IS AN INFORMAL PROCESS OF NEGOTIATIONS BECAUSE IT'S NOT BOUND BY A COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT.

BUT WHAT IT DOES DO IS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT MOVING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.

MUCH LIKE UNIONS MEET TO NEGOTIATE WAGES AND BENEFITS SO DO WE, BUT ONLY IN THIS, IN THIS FORMAT.

SO BASICALLY, WHAT'S COME FORWARD WITH REGARD TO THE BYLAW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES MADE WITH RESPECT TO HOW DAYS OFF IN LIEU OF OVERTIME ARE MANAGED FOR UNION STAFF.

THERE'S BEEN SOME LANGUAGE ADDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO COMPASSIONATE LEAVE.

THE COMPASSIONATE LEAVE THAT'S STATED NOW IN OUR IN THE MANAGEMENT BYLAW IS REFLECTIVE TO WHAT IS PERMITTED FOR THE REST OF THE UNIONIZED STAFF.

AND THOSE CLAUSES ARE IDENTICAL TO THOSE THAT ARE FOUND IN THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS OF THOSE STAFF.

BEAR WITH ME FOR ONE SECOND HERE.

THERE HAS BEEN SOME INCLUSIONS OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF RECONCILIATION OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION THAT'S NOW OFTEN RECOGNIZED AS A STATUTORY HOLIDAY HAS BEEN ADDED.

THERE'S BEEN SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN TERMS OF COMPASSIONATE LEAVE, AS I'VE MENTIONED.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, THERE WERE SOME WAGE AND BENEFIT NEGOTIATIONS THAT RESULTED IN SOME CHANGES TO BOTH WAGES AND BENEFITS THAT WERE

[01:25:01]

SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THE NONUNION MANAGEMENT BYLAW IS ABOUT.

THANK YOU. MR. DEBORTOLI.

APOLOGIES. I FORGOT WHERE WE WERE.

DID I TAKE TWO NAMES FOR THE MOTION? DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS NOW? OKAY. LET'S VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED. THAT IS CARRIED.

16.3 BYLAW 24-64 BEING A BYLAW TO ENTER INTO A LEASE FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE WITH ELLIOT LAKE AND NORTH SHORE CORPORATION FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 24-64 BE PASSED? A MOVER, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR MANN.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED.

16.4 BYLAW 24- 65 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTERING INTO A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SITE ACCESS TO CERTAIN RIO ALGOM LIMITED PROPERTIES. I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 24-65 BE PASSED.

A MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED.

BYLAW 24-66 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTERING INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MOU WITH ELLIOT LAKE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB TO FACILITATE THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE MULTI-USE TRAIL SYSTEM.

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 24-66 BE PASSED.

MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

BYLAW 24-67 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ARTS AND CULTURE ROUND TABLE IN ELLIOT LAKE, ARIEL FOR THE OPERATION OF THE ELLIOT LAKE ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTER.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 24-67 BE PASSED? MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED.

SO THE CONFIRMATORY BYLAW WILL APPEAR ON THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.

NOT THIS EVENING.

NUMBER 19. ADJOURNMENT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT THE HOUR OF 8:27 P.M.? A MOVER COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR BULL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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