Jun 14, 2021 City Council

>> I WASN'T PRESENT, SO I SHOULDN'T VOTE.

>> COUNCILLOR CYR.

>> OKAY. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

>> COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

>> I'M IN FAVOR. THOSE ARE CARRIED. THANK YOU.

NO PUBLIC PRESENTATION, INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS.

[6. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

6.1, REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND A MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, A REAL AGE FRIENDLY DELIVERS PROGRAM UPDATE.

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RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATED DATED JUNE 3RD, 2021 BE RECEIVED.

WHEREAS 58 PERCENT OF ADULTS IN ELLIOT LAKE HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE OF VACCINE, WHICH INCLUDES 90 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OVER THE AGE OF 74, WE RESOLVE THAT COUNCIL PROVIDE PREFERRED DIRECTION TO THE STAFF ON THE OPTION TO EXTEND OR BEGIN CLOSING THE PROGRAM AND THAT ALL EXPENSES RELATED TO AGE FRIENDLY PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BE FUNDED THROUGH THE COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING RECEIVED FROM THE PROVINCE.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER TO GET THIS CONVERSATION GOING, PLEASE.

MOVE BY COUNCILLOR MANN, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

MISS VARVICH IT IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. AS EVERYONE IS AWARE, THE COUNCIL HAD MOVED QUICKLY TO PUT IN THE AGE FRIENDLY DELIVERS PROGRAM IN MARCH OF 2020 THAT WOULD HELP SUPPORT OUR MOST VULNERABLE TO KEEP THEM SAFE FROM THE COVID-19 VACCINE.

WE HAVE COME TO A TIME THAT THE PROGRAM SEEMS TO HAVE MET MOST OF THE INITIAL INTENT AND THAT WE HAVE OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION HAVING THEIR FIRST DOSE OF THE VACCINE.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL A GENERALLY STUDIED DEMAND FOR SERVICES, AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL WE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD THIS FOR DISCUSSION ONE MORE TIME BEFORE THE END OF JUNE, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE CONTINUE THE PROGRAM TO FINALIZE THE VACCINE PROCESS OR JUST CONTINUE AS OF THE JUNE 30TH DATE.

AS FAR AS STATISTICS GO, WHICH ARE BEING COLLECTED BY TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WE DO HAVE JUST OVER 4,000 DELIVERIES TO DATE.

WE HAVE STILL A HIGH FREQUENCY OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE THAT HAVE STAYED USING THE SERVICE SINCE THE BEGINNING.

WE ARE LOOKING AT AROUND 200 DELIVERIES PER MONTH.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE STAYING AT NOW.

TONIGHT THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL, LIKE I HAD MENTIONED IS DO WE CONTINUE TO WRAP AS OF JUNE 30TH OR DO WE LOOK AT EXTENDING EITHER ANOTHER MONTH OR FOR ANOTHER THREE MONTH PERIOD? DO YOU HAVE THE QUESTION POST THE COUNCIL TONIGHT ON WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT BECAUSE WE DO BELIEVE THAT ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL AND HAS SUPPORTED OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION AND DONE WHAT IT WAS ANTICIPATING TO DO, WE ARE REACHING SOME VERY GREAT VACCINATION NUMBERS AND WE'D LIKE TO LOOK AT HOW MUCH LONGER THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE FOR.

WE DO HAVE THAT QUESTION FOR COUNCIL TONIGHT.

WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS OBVIOUSLY, THE REOPENING WITH OUR INTERIOR.

WE DO STILL HAVE SOME CONCERNS ALONG VARIANCE WITH A GOAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MAKING NOTE OF THAT.

HOWEVER, WE DO CONTINUE TO RAMP UP WITH THE VACCINATIONS AND I BELIEVE THAT THE PROGRAM HAS SLOWLY BECOMING A MEDIATE'S TARGET GOAL.

IF WE DO WRAP UP THE PROGRAM THE OPTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST WITH WOULD BE THERE ARE EXISTING PROGRAMS WITH ONE GROCERY STORE THAT DO SHOPPING AND YOU PICK UP CURBSIDE.

THEN THERE IS ALSO ONE FOR SURE EXISTING DELIVERY COMPANY, PRIVATE SECTOR THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO OFFER SERVICES.

THERE ARE OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO CONNECT SOME CLIENTS TOO AS WELL.

IF COUNCIL SHOULD WISH TO WRAP UP THE PROGRAM THEN STAFF WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JUNE 30TH AND TRY TO GET OUT THE INFORMATION AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL NEEDING SERVICES TO TRANSITION AS THE PROGRAM HAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE ARE SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT COULD USE ADDITIONAL SERVICES PAST THE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.

>> THANK YOU MISS VARVICH.

THANK YOU TO YOU AND AMANDA DARLA, YOUR WHOLE TEAM AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT OFF THE HOPS SINCE COVID HIT.

I DEFINITELY VERY MUCH APPRECIATED BY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK.

YOU'VE SAVED A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

PERSONALLY I'D BE HAPPY TO SEE THIS ROLL UNTIL THE END OF SUMMER HAVING GREATER NUMBERS WITH THE SECOND SHOTS, BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT UP TO COUNCIL HERE.

I BELIEVE COUNCILLOR MANN HAD A QUESTION IN YOUR COMMENTS. STARTS OFF.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THROUGH YOU AGAIN, I WOULD ECHO YOUR COMMENTS TO MISS VARVICH AND THE RECORD AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE OVER THE LAST MANY MONTHS AND OVER A YEAR NOW.

WITH THIS PROGRAM, CONSIDERING SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT'S DETAILED IN THE REPORT, AND THERE IS STILL OBVIOUSLY SOME DEMAND.

I WOULD MOVE AN AMENDMENT AT THIS TIME THAT WE EXTEND THE PROGRAM TO A COMPLETION DATE OF AUGUST 31ST, 2021.

>> SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

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>> LET'S CONTINUE FOR A MINUTE YOUR WORSHIP?

>> YES. FOR SURE.

>> JUST WITH THE RATIONALE FOR THAT BEING OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE JUST BEGINNING THE PHASED IN APPROACH OF THE REOPENING OF THE PROVINCE.

I THINK FOR COMFORT, ESPECIALLY FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO CLEARLY HAVE BEEN OUTLINED AS AT RISK I THINK HAVING A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS UNTIL WE'RE ACTUALLY FULLY REOPENED AND ALLOW THE TIME FOR THE SECOND VACCINE WHICH IS CLEARLY STILL CONTINUING, AS WELL AS 16 DAYS I WOULD BE CONCERNED THAT SOME WOULD BE SCRAMBLING FOR SERVICE REPLACEMENT JULY 1ST, AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR.

LET'S EXTEND IT TO THE END OF SUMMER AS WE INDICATED, YOUR WORSHIP AND PROVIDE THAT AND THEN GIVE PEOPLE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY AND POTENTIALLY OTHER BUSINESSES WILL SPRING UP BETWEEN NOW AND THEN AS WELL, AND THEN PEOPLE CAN TRANSFER OVER TO THAT.

THAT'S MY RATIONALE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I ACTUALLY WASN'T PUTTING MY HAND UP TO SECOND IT, BUT I HAVE NO ISSUE SECONDING IT FOR DISCUSSION.

I THINK IT SHOULD COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN JULY.

I WAS MORE FRIENDLY WITH EXTENDING IT TO THE END OF JULY.

I AGREE TO FINISH IT NOW IS TOO EARLY, BUT I THINK THAT THIS HAS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN JULY.

IF WE'RE GOING TO CANCEL, I WANT THE NOTICE OUT THERE WELL, IN ADVANCE.

THE WAY THAT THE STAGES GO, POTENTIALLY, THE PROVINCE WILL BE FULLY OPENED BY BEGINNING OF AUGUST.

FORGOING TO THE END OF AUGUST, I THINK IT'S JUST A LITTLE TOO FAR, SO I'LL LEAVE MY SECONDING IN PLACE IF WE COULD HAVE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT WITH THE MOVER, THAT THIS COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR THE SECOND MEETING IN JULY OF COUNCIL FOR A RECONFIRMATION.

COUNCILOR MANN.

MY ONLY CONCERN WITH THAT, YOUR WORSHIP, IS IF WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE SECOND MEETING IN JULY AND TRY TO END IT AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE SAME SITUATION WE'RE IN TONIGHT.

WE'RE 15 DAYS AWAY FROM THE END OF THE MONTH.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET INTO.

I HAVE NO ISSUE IN REVIEWING IT, BUT TRULY, WITH THE VARIANCE IN THE AREA, AGAIN, I THINK AN EXTENSION IS WARRANTED WHETHER WE GO MONTH BY MONTH.

I WANT TO LEAVE THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE ACCUSTOMED TO THIS PROGRAM OVER THE LENGTH OF TIME, YOU ASSURE THAT IT'S READY TO A CERTAIN DATE, AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'RE DONE.

IN THAT WAY, THEY CAN TRANSITION, AND I THINK THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE NOTICE.

COUNCILOR [INAUDIBLE] , FOLLOW-UP.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, COUNCILOR MANN, THE SECOND MEETING IN JULY IS THE 26TH, THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD END IT FOR THE FIRST OF AUGUST.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT COMES BACK AND GETS REVETTED SO THAT WE DO HAVE THAT 30 DAYS NOTICE TO FINALIZE AND CLOSE IT OFF.

WE HAVE TO REMEMBER, WE ARE COMPETING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THESE ARE VERY SMALL BUSINESSES.

IF YOU GET TWO OR THREE OF THEM GOING, WE MAY BE AFFECTING THOSE BUSINESSES.

I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST, WE RUN INTO THE SAME DILEMMA AND SAY, "WELL, NOW WE HAVE TO GO TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH NOTICE." THAT'S WHY I'M RECOMMENDING THAT IT COMES BACK AT THE SECOND MEETING IN JULY, WHICH IS THE 26TH, FOR ONE FINAL VETTING BEFORE WE DECIDE WHEN WE'RE CANCELING IT.

ARE YOU RECOMMENDING, COUNCILOR [INAUDIBLE] THEN THAT WE GO WITH EMOTION OF END OF, AUGUST, BUT WE LOOK AT THE STATS, LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, THE PROGRAM AGAIN, END OF JULY? PRECISELY. YES, I'M NOT ASKING TO CHANGE THE DEADLINE DATE OF THE END OF AUGUST, I'M JUST ASKING THAT IT COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO BE RE-DISCUSSED SO THAT WE CAN CONFIRM OR REMEND THE DATE TO CHANGE IT TO LATER IF WE'RE GOING TO.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THAT 30-DAY TYPE OF NOTICE, AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO BRING IT BACK COUNCIL THEN IN THAT WEEK.

I'M NOT ASKING TO CHANGE THE ORIGINAL MOTION OF COUNCILOR MANN, I'M JUST SAYING THAT I WANT TO COME BACK AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION EARLY ENOUGH, SO WE DISCUSS IT IN JULY SO THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO CANCEL AT THE END OF AUGUST, WE DO HAVE THAT TIMELINE.

ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT, COUNCILOR MANN? I'M. IT SOUNDS LIKE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO BRING IT BACK IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING, BUT THAT'S FINE.

I THINK AS LONG AS THE DATE'S NOT GETTING CHANGED, AT THIS POINT, I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

COUNCILOR FENIMORE,.

THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU,

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MISS BOHOVICH FOR THE REPORT AND TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THEY'VE DONE.

I GUESS I THOUGHT THIS MEETING WE WOULD COME BACK AND SEE THE TRANSITION PLAN SO THAT WE COULD MAKE A DECISION, BUT I AGREE WITH COUNCILOR MANN, I THINK THAT SEPTEMBER 1ST OR AUGUST 31ST, WHATEVER, IS A GOOD DATE TO AIM FOR, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT COME BACK IN JULY WITH THE PLAN OF HOW.

IT'S UP TO MR. DANIEL TO TELL HIS STAFF WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO THIS, BUT I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW COULD KNOW NOW THAT IT SOON WILL BE ENDING BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, SO MAYBE THEY MIGHT TRANSITION THEMSELVES OUT OVER THE SUMMER AND FIND SOME SOLUTIONS.

THERE'S SOME THAT WILL BE HARDER TO WORK WITH, AND YOU MIGHT NEED TO INVOLVE SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES OR WHATEVER TO HELP YOU MAKE THAT TRANSITION, AND IT IS [NOISE] SUMMERTIME, SO IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE THAT SOONER THAN LATER, THAT INFORMATION.

STEP 3 IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ENDING TILL THE 12TH OF AUGUST, SO I THINK THAT BY THE END OF JULY, WE'LL HAVE A GOOD IDEA IF THAT'S HAPPENING OR IF THINGS OR GOD FORBID SOMEONE TALKED ABOUT A FOURTH WAY THE OTHER DAY AND I JUST ABOUT DIED, BUT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, LOOK WHERE WE ARE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT COMEBACK IN JULY, JUST SO THAT WE CAN JUST MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.

BUT I THINK IT'S BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM FOR THE PEOPLE OF ELLIOT LAKE THAT NEEDED IT, SO LET'S END IT PROPERLY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILOR TURNER.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I THINK WE HAVE THE FUNDING FROM THE PROVINCE THROUGH THE COVID RELIEF FUNDING PROGRAM.

THIS IS NOT PUTTING THE CITY AT ANY REAL EXPENSE HERE.

I BELIEVE WE SHOULD KEEP THIS PROGRAM GOING AS LONG AS IT'S NECESSARY.

I HAVE SOME SERIOUS DOUBTS IF WE'RE PUTTING ANY SMALL BUSINESSES AT SERIOUS RISKS WITH THE FEW DELIVERIES IN THE LIGHT THAT WE'RE DOING.

HOWEVER, WE ARE BENEFITING A VENERABLE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S PART OF THE JOB WITH THE CITY OR ANY COMMUNITY.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IT CONTINUED DEFINITELY TO THE END OF AUGUST, AND WHEN WE GET NEAR THAT TIME, IF STAFF FEELS THERE'S A NEED TO EXTEND IT, THEN I'D LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THAT FROM STAFF. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILOR CYR.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE TYING A DATE TO IT.

I MEAN, THIS PROGRAM WAS PUT INTO PLACE BECAUSE OF THE PROVINCIAL LOCKDOWN, SO I THINK THE VIRUSES IS NOT FOLLOWING THE SCHEDULE.

I THINK IT HAS ITS OWN WAY OF GOING ABOUT THINGS, I THINK WE SHOULD BE TAKING THE LEAD FROM THE PROVINCE.

MAYBE HAVE THE PROGRAM END 30 DAYS OR SO AFTER THE LOCKDOWN IS OFFICIALLY OVER.

I THINK FOR US TO JUST PICK DATES OUT OF THE AIR, WE'RE ASSUMING THAT THINGS WILL GO ACCORDING TO TIMELINE, AND I THINK WE'RE JUST CREATING MORE DEBATE FOR CHANGING THE DATE, THE GOALPOST KEEPS MOVING.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PUTTING DATES, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST BE TYING IT TO THE PROVINCIAL LOCKDOWN.

BUT THE TIMELINE, WHENEVER THE PROVINCE OPENS UP, THAT'S WHEN OUR PROGRAM, LET'S SAY MAYBE 30 DAYS AFTER EVERYTHING OPENS UP.

I THINK WE SHOULD BE DOING IT IN THAT FORMAT INSTEAD OF US JUST KEEPING MOVING OUR GOALPOST UP.

COUNCILOR PEARCE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

[NOISE] I THINK THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL BY COUNCILOR MANN WAS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY TO GO FORWARD.

IF STAFF WANTS TO PRESENT A REPORT ON THE 26TH OF JULY, THAT'S FINE, I GUESS, BUT TO ME PERSONALLY, I THINK IF WE SET A DATE, WE ARE GIVING EVERYBODY A VERY FIRM IDEA WHEN WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE IT DOWN, OBVIOUSLY, AS COUNCILOR FENIMORE, POINTED OUT, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND GOD FORBID THERE'S A WAY FORWARD, THEN WE'LL GET BACK INTO IT RIGHT AWAY.

IT'S NOT HARD TO DO. BUT I ALSO AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCILOR TURNER SAID.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN PAID FOR THROUGH THE PROVINCE FOR THE COVID RELIEF FUND, AND I THINK THAT'S THE WAY WE SHOULD GO WITH THAT.

LET'S SET THE DATE, AUGUST 30TH.

WE'RE FINE. IT'S GOOD.

IF STAFF WANTS TO BRING BACK A REPORT EARLIER OR NOT, TO ME, THAT'S UP TO STUFF. THANK YOU.

[NOISE] COUNCILOR FENIMORE.

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THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I FORGOT TO ASK A QUESTION.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS YOUR PROGRAM, MISS BOHOVICH, BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S THE RECS AND CULTURE STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN DOING IT.

DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO MAN IT OVER THE SUMMER, MISS HENNESSY? YES, WE DO.

YEAH.

MR. DANIEL.

>> SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN THAT, WE'VE ASKED THE REC DEPARTMENT, BUT THERE IS AN ELEMENT THAT'S NOT BEING CAPTURED HERE IS THAT FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT STRAIN ON THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, PROCESSING ALL OF THIS [LAUGHTER] AT A TIME WHERE THERE ARE SOME STAFF CHANGES HAPPENING.

IT'S SURE WE HAVE GRANTS AND IT'S A VALUABLE PROGRAM, I'M JUST SUGGESTING THAT THERE IS STAFF PRESSURE BEING CAUSED BY THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE CAN'T IGNORE.

BUT I DO LIKE THE AUGUST 31ST, I THINK THAT'S PLENTY OF TIME TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT IT IS WINDING DOWN, MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS.

THEN WE'LL TALK AGAIN IN LATE JULY AS THE PICTURE CLARIFIES ON THE PANDEMIC.

>> THANK YOU. MISS BRAY, CAN YOU READ THE AMENDMENT, PLEASE.

>> YES. THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE THAT THE AGE FRIENDLY DELIVERS PROGRAM EXTENDS SERVICE TO AUGUST 31ST, 2021, WITH A REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AT THE JULY 26TH, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING.

>> THANK YOU. CALL FOR A ROLL CALL, VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

STARTING WITH COUNCIL MANN.

>> I'M IN FAVOR, THAT AMENDMENT IS CARRIED.

MS. BRAY, CAN YOU READ THE RECOMMENDATION IN TOTAL WITH THE AMENDMENT, PLEASE.

>> I'D LIKE A QUESTION TO RESPOND TO MR. GAGNON'S COMMENT THERE, HE JUST THREW IN A NEW DIMENSION AT THE WHOLE DEBATE.

>> APOLOGIES COUNCIL CYR, QUESTION.

>> WELL, MY QUESTION IS, SINCE THERE IS A BURDEN TO THE CITY THROUGH THE TAX DEPARTMENT, IS THERE NO SUBMISSIONS TO THE PROVINCE FOR HELP, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC TO HELP COVER THOSE COSTS THROUGH PANDEMIC FUNDING.

IS THERE NOTHING THROUGH THE PROVINCE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO HELP COVER THE [INAUDIBLE] THE COST OF THAT EXTRA COST TO THE CITY?

>> MS. SONNENBURG.

>> HI, THROUGH YOU.

THE ISSUE IS NOT FINANCIAL COST FOR THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT AT THIS TIME WE'RE EXPERIENCING STAFF SHORTAGE, ALSO EXPERIENCING UPTAKE ON USE OF VACATION, MUCH DESERVED VACATION.

MY STAFF ARE VERY OVERWORKED AND HAD BEEN RUNNING SHORT, AND SHORTER IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO.

THE PRESSURE THAT IT CAUSES, AND THE VOLUME, AS YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THE REPORT THAT MS. [INAUDIBLE] PULLED TOGETHER THE VOLUME OF INVOICING, THAT OCCURS THROUGH THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND COLLECTIONS IS INCREDIBLE.

I BELIEVE WITHOUT UNLOCKING MY COMPUTER, I BELIEVE WERE OVER 4,000 CLOSER TO 4100.

INDIVIDUAL INVOICES HAVE BEEN ISSUED OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS PROGRAM.

THE VOLUME OF INVOICES ON A DAILY BASIS THAT ARE PROCESSED THROUGH THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT ARE INCREDIBLE AND AT THIS MOMENT, DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE, WE ARE UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE, AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FUNDING.

WE DID RECEIVE FUNDING FROM MMH AS MENTIONED IN PRIOR FINANCE REPORTS, BUT WE HAVE A DEFINITE STAFFING CRUNCH HAPPENING, SO YES, AND THANK YOU TO MR. [INAUDIBLE] BRINGING THAT UP.

>> A FOLLOW-UP COUNCIL CYR.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

BUT IF I WAS A BUSINESS ASKING FOR RESOURCES FROM THE PROVINCE FOR THE SAME ACCRUED EXTRA COSTS BECAUSE OF COVID STAFFING ISSUES WOULD BE PART OF THE ASK, WHY WOULDN'T IT BE FOR THE CITY?

>> MS. SONNENBURG.

>> THROUGH YOU, THE ISSUE IS ACTUAL LIVING, BREATHING HUMANS IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, NOT THE FUNDING TO PAY THEIR WAGES.

>> UNDERSTOOD. THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF WARM BODIES IN THE OFFICE SPACES TO COVER THE WORK.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. IT IS A DEFINITE PRESSURE IN THE UNIT AND IT'S DUE TO VACANCIES.

>> SO IT'S DUE TO VACANCIES?

>> THAT'S RIGHT. THE FUNDS THAT WERE PROVIDED THROUGH THE PROVINCE, IT WAS A FIXED PART OF MONEY, AND WE HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY NEEDED TO USE ANY OF THEM WE'VE ALWAYS

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ONLY RELIED ON CURRENT STAFF RESOURCES TO FULFILL THIS PROGRAM.

HOWEVER, DUE TO STOP SHORTFALL, AS WELL AS ANTICIPATED THE HOLIDAY COVERAGE, IT IS GOING TO CREATE WORKLOAD PRESSURE, NOT A FINANCIAL PRESSURE. I HOPE THAT'S CLEAR NOW.

>> COUNCIL CYR.

>> SO IT'S A HIRING ISSUE? WELL, IT'S A HIRING ISSUE, BUT TO ME I SEE THAT AS A VALID EXPENSE.

STAFFING IS A VALID EXPENSE BUT ANYWAY, SO THAT'S JUST MY POINT.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED? SEEING NONE.

WE'LL START A ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH COUNCIL MANN ONCE AGAIN. OH, SORRY.

[OVERLAPPING] MS. BRAY, I'LL GET YOU TO READ THE RECOMMENDATION IN TOTAL, APOLOGIES.

>> THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED IS THAT THE REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR DATED JUNE 3RD, 2021 BE RECEIVED.

WHEREAS 58 PERCENT OF ADULTS IN ELLIOT LAKE HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST DOSE OF VACCINE, OF WHICH INCLUDES 90 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION OVER THE AGE OF 74, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE AGE FROM ANY DELIVERS PROGRAM CONTINUE SERVICE TO OBVIOUSLY 31ST, 2021 WITH A REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AT THE JULY 26TH, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING.

THAT ALL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE AGE FRIENDLY PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BE FUNDED THROUGH THE COVID RELIEF FUNDING RECEIVED FROM THE PROVINCE.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MANN.

>> IN FAVOR YOUR WORSHIP.

>> I'M IN FAVOR, THAT'S CARRIED.

APOLOGIES COUNCIL MANN, WE'RE NOW BEYOND 20 MINUTES.

6.2 REPORT FROM THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER, ELLIOT LAKE'S COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER DATED JUNE 4TH, 2020 BE RECEIVED, AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN FOR SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, AND THAT COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS LISTED AND COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL BEING PAID, PUT INTO MOTION THE THREE INITIATIVES LISTED IN THE PLAN.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCIL FINAMORE.

SECOND. BY COUNCIL TURNER.

THANK YOU. MR. ANTUNES.

>> GOOD EVENING YOUR WORSHIP.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THROUGH YOU WORSHIP.

AS A REPORT THAT WENT THROUGH TO COUNCIL A FEW MONTHS AGO.

THERE WAS A SECTION 143 OF THE POLICE SERVICES ACT.

THERE WAS A REQUEST OR A REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN.

THE INFORMATION DEALT WITH THE MATTERS RELATED TO PREPARATION, ADOPTION, AND REPORTING AND REVISIONS WITHIN THE PLAN.

THE FIRST STEP REQUIRED IN THE PLAN WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-SECTORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH WE RECEIVED DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO PUT TOGETHER.

WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE WITH THE COMMITTEE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER.

WE HAD A SIX MEMBER COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF YOURSELF, YOUR WORSHIP, MAYOR MARCHISELLA, SHELLY [INAUDIBLE] SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CALCIUM SET OF RESELL ALGOMA, MS. DEBORAH DU BOIS, WHICH IS WITH THE CHILDREN'S AID SERVICES OF ALGOMA.

RYAN FORESIGHT, THE VICE PRINCIPAL AT THE ELSS.

INSPECTOR TYLER STURGEON FROM THE INTERIOR POLICE AND STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT WALSH.

THE COMMITTEE GOT TOGETHER TO FORM THE PLAN AND WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE WERE IN PLACE.

THEY ACTUALLY MADE THE PROGRAM VERY EASY AND WE'RE VERY VALUABLE AND THE FORMATION OF THE PLAN.

THE IDEA OF THE PLAN WAS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE IS SAFE AND HAS A SENSE OF BELONGING AND HOW TO PARTICIPATE, WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS FOR EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, FOOD, HOUSING, INCOME, AND SOCIAL, CULTURAL EXPRESSION.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO WAS IDENTIFY RISKS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

IDENTIFIED WHICH RISK FACTORS ARE IN PLACE, IDENTIFIES STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THOSE RISK FACTORS, AND POINT OUT ARE VULNERABLE POPULATION.

THEN WE NEEDED TO PUT IN PLACE SOME STRATEGIES, THAT WOULD HELP THAT POPULATION AS WELL, AND THEN SET OUT SOME MEASURABLE OUTCOMES THAT WE CAN MEASURE THESE STRATEGIES THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE WERE SUCCESSFUL.

ON TOP OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE ALSO NEEDED TO HAVE A PUBLIC CONSULTATION, WHICH WE DID ON THE 19TH OF MAY.

ALSO VERY FORTUNATE THERE, WE HAD SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT STEPPED UP AND OFFERED SOME VERY VALUABLE INFORMATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN.

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ALSO SOME OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT STEPPED UP IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS MISS BRESSON WITH THE ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH AND MELODY ROSE WITH MAPLEGATE.

AGAIN, IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS WRITTEN IN A VACUUM BY MYSELF OR EVEN JUST WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE DID GET A LOT OF INPUT FROM MANY PEOPLE GOING IN.

OF COURSE, COVID DID LIMIT US A LITTLE BIT FROM HAVING A VERY LARGE FULL-SCALE PRESENTATION, BUT WE DID THE BEST WE COULD WITH THE TOOLS WE HAD AT HAND.

I TRUST, THE COUNCIL HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THE PLAN AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT JUST HAVE THE AGENDA PACKAGE.

THE PLAN BROKE DOWN VERY SIMPLY.

WE HAD THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PLAN, AN OUTLIER, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN OVERVIEW OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THEN A VERY INTERESTING THING TO ME, AS I WROTE IT WAS WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO INCREASE RESIDENT SAFETY AND WELL-BEING.

WHICH WE HAD A LOT OF INITIATIVES IN PLACE THAT DO A LOT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING TO READ AND I TRUST THE COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT READ IT, SAW IT AND REALIZED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT FACTORS AND A LOT OF GREAT PROGRAMS IN PLACE.

WE THEN BROKE DOWN ELLIOT LAKE'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE AND THROUGH THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO PROPOSE ONE SAFETY INITIATIVE AND TWO WELL-BEING INITIATIVES.

THE SAFETY INITIATIVE THAT WE PROPOSED WAS INCREASING THE ABILITY AND INTRODUCING THE ABILITY TO HAVE SEAK KITS COLLECTED LOCALLY HERE IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

SEAK IS AN ACRONYM. IT STANDS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KIT.

THE REASON FOR INTRODUCING THAT, AND IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION THAT THE COMMITTEE VERY EARLY ON THAT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS TO TRAVEL 2.5 HOURS EACH WAY, POTENTIALLY TO [INAUDIBLE] TO GET ONE OF THESE KITS PERFORMED.

ONE OF THE RATIONALE WAS AFTER ONE OF THE POSSIBLE WORST EVENTS THAT SOMEONE MIGHT GO THROUGH TO THEN SIT WITH AS GOOD INTENTION AS A CONSTABLE IS.

YOU CAN SIT IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CRUISER FOR FIVE HOUR ROUND TRIP JUST ADDED TO THE STRESS OF THE SITUATION AND THE VICTIM EXPERIENCE.

THE IDEA WAS TO INTRODUCE THE SEAK KITS, TO HAVE THEM PERFORMED HERE IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE THROUGH ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL.

ACTUALLY TODAY AS WELL, AND NOT NOTED IN THE REPORT, BUT TODAY AS WELL, THERE'S ALSO A POSSIBLE GRANT PROGRAM THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE THAT MIGHT HELP US WITH THIS AS WELL.

THAT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED I THINK AT 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.

I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING IT IN THE REPORT.

WE THEN INTRODUCED TWO WELL-BEING PORTIONS TO THE PLAN.

THE SAFETY INITIATIVE. WE WANTED TO ENCOMPASS ALL AGE GROUPS.

UNFORTUNATELY IN OUR COMMUNITY, SEXUAL ASSAULT IS NOT BIASED TOWARDS AGE.

IT'S A 70/70 CASE UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT WHEN WE WENT TO THE WELL-BEING PLANS, WE WANT TO SEPARATE IT INTO TWO AGE GROUPS.

THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE WAS AN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE CITY'S ISOLATED SENIORS.

WE HAVE A COLLECTION OF SENIORS IN THE CITY THAT HAD BECOME ISOLATED.

NOT NECESSARILY THROUGH CHOICE.

SOME ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MOVED UP TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WERE PREPARED FOR THE SIZE OF THE CITY OR JUST THE LIFESTYLE CHANGE.

OTHER FOLKS ARE ISOLATED THROUGH NO CHOICE OF THEIR OWN, BE IT ILLNESS OR THE LOSS OF A SPOUSE.

THE CITY DOES EXPERIENCE QUITE A NUMBER OF ISOLATED SENIORS.

WE WANTED TO PUT SOME INITIATIVES IN PLACE THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THAT.

OF COURSE, THE OPENING OF OUR NEW ARTS FACILITY AND CENTRAL RECREATION FACILITIES WILL HELP THAT.

WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE DIGITAL AND HARD COPY BULLETIN BOARDS THROUGH CITY FACILITIES, SO SENIORS DO HAVE AN ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE AND HAVE GROUPS AND EVENTS POST THEIR EVENTS VERY SIMPLY BOTH IN HARD COPY AND DIGITAL.

SOMETHING THAT IS TIED IN THROUGH THE AGE FRIENDLY PROGRAM AS WELL, BUT WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE A MORE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM AND A GROUP OF FRIENDLY VISITORS CHECKING SERVICE, BE IT PHYSICALLY, DIGITALLY, IN-PERSON OR PHONE CALL.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN GROW AS THE PROGRAM GROWS.

OF COURSE, PROMOTING SERVICES THROUGH THE RENAISSANCE CENTER.

ONE THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING, THAT CAME OUT OF IT WAS THE ESTABLISHING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WITH YOUTH.

WE'LL SEE THROUGH OUR SECOND STRATEGY.

WE'VE GOT ISOLATED SENIORS THAT WANT AND PROFESSIONALLY NEED SOME ATTENTION AND WE'VE GOT YOUTH THAT ARE NOT ENGAGED.

THE IDEA THAT THE COMMUNITY CAME THROUGH WAS MARRYING THE TWO

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TOGETHER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BOTH POPULATIONS.

THE SECOND INITIATIVE, AS I JUST MENTIONED, WAS A YOUTH ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE.

WE WANTED TO PUT IN PLACE AN AWARENESS, AND INACTIVE YOUTH, AND THE LACK OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO LOW-INCOME YOUTH.

THROUGH SOME OF OUR PARTNERS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RENTAL OR DONATION SYSTEM FOR RECREATIONAL ITEMS FOR USE IN THE INITIATIVES WITHIN THE CITY.

FOSTERING YOUTH ACTIVITY GROUP.

YOUR LORDSHIP MENTIONED OFTEN DURING THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY GROUP, GETTING GOT BACK IN PLACE AND ENGAGING YOUTH IN THAT WAY.

HAVE OUR RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED SOME LOW TO NO COST PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH PROGRAMMING.

THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OF COURSE, AS MENTIONED, THE INTRODUCTION OF THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, SO TO TIE THE TWO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TOGETHER.

NEXT STEPS IS UPON COUNCIL'S ADOPTION TO PLAN.

WE MAKE THE SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, AND THEN WE MAKE THE PLAN ACCESSIBLE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD, BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONICALLY.

THEN OF COURSE, AS OUTLINED, THE PLAN STAFF WOULD SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO EXECUTE THE PLANS INITIATIVES, AND THEN VISIT ON A REGULAR BASIS TO MAKE SURE THOSE INITIATIVES ARE BEING MET AND THAT KPIS ARE BEING ADDRESSED.

FINANCIAL IMPACT. WE'VE LIMITED FINANCIAL IMPACT IN THIS, SO THERE'LL BE LITTLE TO NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY.

OF COURSE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE USE OF STAFF TIME, IT'LL BE RELATIVELY LIMITED AS FAR AS ACTUAL HARD COSTS, AND WE MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE, AND HAPPY TO ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT ANY COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

>> THANK YOU. MR. ANTUNES.

WAS DEFINITELY A HUGE UNDERTAKING.

SOMETHING THAT WAS PUT FORWARD, THAT WAS MANDATORY FROM THE SOLICITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE QUITE SOME TIME AGO.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE END DAY WAS A CONSTANT MOVING TARGET.

WE DEFINITELY TOOK THIS INITIATIVE UNDER YOUR ARM AND RAN WITH IT.

ABSOLUTELY GREAT JOB.

I HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE FOR US.

[INAUDIBLE] BEEN SAID, I'LL OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS.

I HAD COUNCILOR FINAMORE RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

>> THANK YOU. YOUR LORDSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MR. ANTUNES.

THANK YOU FOR THIS WELL-WRITTEN REPORT.

IT'S VERY EASY TO FOLLOW.

I DID HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING YOUR PUBLIC SESSION, WHICH WAS QUITE LIVELY AND TALKATIVE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC HAD SOME GREAT IDEAS WHICH I SEE YOU'VE INCORPORATED INTO THIS DOCUMENT.

I THINK THE SEAK KITS ARE SOMETHING THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARDS FOR 20 YEARS, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO GET THAT HAPPEN IS IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY.

HAVING WORKED IN PREVIOUS JOBS, IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, I KNOW THAT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE AND I'M GLAD TO SEE IT'S BACK ON THE TABLE BEING DISCUSSED.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE FROM THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT CAME FORWARD IN A FAST ORDER TO HELP DO THIS.

IT MAY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, BUT THEY GAVE A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME FOR IT TO BE COMPLETED.

I THANK YOU FOR TAKING CHAMPION NOD AND TO TAKE THAT ON.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE YOUTH ADVISORY.

WE HAD JUST STARTED GETTING ROLLING.

EVERY TIME WE'VE ADVERTISED, WE'VE HAD LOTS OF ADULTS WANTING TO JOIN THE YOUTH ADVISORY, BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY YOUTH.

WE HAD STARTED ROLLING JUST BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT ON, PUTTING TOGETHER SOME NIGHTS AT COLLINS HALL WHERE WE'RE BRINGING YOUNG PEOPLE TOGETHER AND WE'RE HOPING TO USE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE BOARD OFF IT, AND TO GET THEM INTERESTED IN FORMING THE YOUTH ADVISORY.

I'M VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING THAT MAYBE WHEN SCHOOL STARTS BACK UP IN SEPTEMBER AND IN CLASSROOMS THAT WE CAN GET THIS ROLLING AGAIN.

MISS TOMATO HAD ACTUALLY AT THE TIME, WAS A STUDENT, I THINK, OR A VOLUNTEER.

I'M NOT QUITE SURE.

SHE HAD VOLUNTEERED TO HELP WITH THAT.

I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN CALL ON HERE AGAIN TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE THE MENTORING BETWEEN THE SENIORS AND THE YOUTH.

WE HAVE SO MUCH TALENT HERE THAT CAN BE SHARED AND LEARNT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS, BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR IT.

>> ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH COUNCILOR PATRICK?

>> COUNCILOR CYR?

>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

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THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. TUNIS.

[INAUDIBLE] 6.3 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR SALE OF THE FORMER MNR WORKSITE UPDATE.

THIS MATTER DEALS WITH THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 239 2C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PUT THAT AND CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.

MOVE BY COUNCILOR MANN, SECOND, BY COUNCILOR PATRICK.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NONE. THE ROLL CALL VOTE. COUNCILOR MANN?

>> COUNCILOR PATRICK?

>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSED.

>> IN FAVOR?

[NOISE] 6.4 MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF COURTS AND PLANNING SERVICES REQUESTED PURCHASE OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY AS [INAUDIBLE].

AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 239 2C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

A MOVER TO PUT THAT CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR CYR, SECOND BY COUNCILOR FINAMORE.

AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEE NONE. ROLL CALL VOTE.

>> COUNCILOR FINAMORE.

>> COUNCILOR CYR.

>> COUNCILOR PATRICK.

>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSED. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILOR MANN?

>> IN FAVOR?

SEVEN, PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS:

[7. PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS ]

7.1 REFERRAL FROM THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE FUNDING.

COUNCILOR TURNER, THIS IS YOUR COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE IF YOU WANT TO READ THE RECOMMENDATION AND [NOISE] SALLY FORTH.

>> TRYING TO CATCH UP THERE AS I SPIN THE PAGES, YOUR LORDSHIP [NOISE].

>> IT'S PAGE 47 OF THE AGENDA.

>> THANK YOU.

[NOISE] IS IT BEFORE OR AFTER THE AGGREGATIONS?

>> BEFORE.

>> OKAY.

[NOISE] SORRY, YOUR WORSHIP.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE TO SPIN THROUGH OUR LIST.

>> I'LL READ THE RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU.

THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD TUESDAY MAY 11TH, 2021, FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED.

MOVED BY [INAUDIBLE].

SECONDED BY JANE EYRE.

THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE APPLICATION TO THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES' INITIATIVE FOR $250,000 FOR THE PROJECT OF ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES TO THE WALKING TRAIL FROM SPRUCE BEACH TO ELLIOT LAKE BOARDWALK AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

>> THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP, I HAVE IT NOW.

THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN REVIEWING THIS PROJECT. SORRY.

>> JUST BEFORE YOU GO, I NEED A MOVER AND A SECONDARY AND THEN YOU CAN FIRE OFF.

[NOISE] MOVED BY COUNCILOR TURNER, SECOND BY COUNCILOR PEARCE.

THANK YOU. FIRE YOU WAY.

>> YOUR WORSHIP. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN MET REVIEWING THIS MATTER FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS NOW.

FORTUNATELY, A POTENTIAL GRANT COME ALONG THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE.

AND THIS SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AS WE CREATE MYTH THAT PUBLIC SPACES AND ALLOW PEOPLE MORE ACCESSIBILITY TO THEM.

THE PROJECT CURRENTLY IS TO CONNECT THE WALKWAYS AND TRAILS THROUGH THE PARKS BETWEEN SPRUCE BEACH AND THE BOARDWALK.

THIS WOULD GO THROUGH THE WOODS, CROSS THROUGH WESTVIEW PARK, AND BACK DOWN TOWARDS THE PARKING LOT IN THE BOARD WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO

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CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S SAFE AND VIBRANT ALLOWS PEOPLE WITH WALKERS, CANES TO MOVE THROUGH THE WOODS.

HERE THE BROOKS RUN ON THE BIRD SING.

IT'S A WORTHWHILE PROJECT, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR SENIORS, TO THOSE WHO MAY HAVE THE [NOISE] ABILITY CHALLENGES.

LET'S SAY, I THINK IT'S VERY WORTHWHILE FOR US TO DO PURSUE THE APPLICATION FOR THIS GRANT.

>> THANK YOU. MAYBE WE CAN HAVE MR. KILROY GIVE US FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE WHOLE APPLICATION PROCESS.

>> WELL, I DIDN'T SEE YOUR APPLICATIONS [NOISE].

>> FINE. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR TURNER PRETTY MUCH COVERED IT ALL.

I'LL JUST MENTION THAT THE MINIMUM FUNDING AMOUNT IS 5,000 AND THE MAXIMUM FUNDING AMOUNT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO APPLY FOR WOULD BE 250,000 FOR EACH PROJECT AND WILL SUPPORT UP TO A 100 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.

AS AN AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY, ALWAYS TRYING TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND MORE INCLUSIVE.

I THINK THIS IS A VERY WORTHWHILE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.

THIS WOULD BE ROUND TWO FOR THE FUNDING AND THE DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATION IS JUNE 25TH.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS RYAN.

THANK YOU, COUNSELOR TURNER.

I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. COUNCILOR PATRICK.

>> THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I THINK THIS IS GREAT. THIS IS A 100 PERCENT FUNDING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW EITHER ONE OF YOU [LAUGHTER] SKIPPED OVER THAT PORTION. THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

BUT THAT'S AWESOME. IF WE COULD GET A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE OUR NATURE TRAVEL IT'S PROBABLY A SENIOR AS IT IS.

IT'S BEEN THERE SO LONG.

MAKE THAT AN ACCESSIBLE PATH WOULD BE PRETTY AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT ESPECIALLY ON THE PROVINCE AS DIME..

I HOPE THAT WE GET THIS ALL.

IT LOOKS PRETTY MUCH FINISHED ALREADY, BUT THIS DIDN'T JUST COME ABOUT.

THIS IS DUE ON THE 25TH, SO I'M GLAD YOU GOT IT TO THIS MEETING, OTHERWISE, YOU'D HAVE MISSED THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU'VE GOT THIS HERE.

THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS ON PAGE 4 OF 17, IT'S GOT NO RESPONSE TO A FACEBOOK PAGE AND THE MUNICIPALITY DOES HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE.

THEN EVERY BOX THAT WE CAN CHECK OFF, I THINK WE'RE BETTER OFF TO CHECK OFF.

I WOULD JUST ASK THAT STAFF FILL THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY INSTAGRAM OR TWITTER HANDLES WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY, BUT IF WE DO, LET'S FILL THOSE IN AS WELL.

OTHER THAN THAT, THIS IS JUST A GOOD NEWS STORY AND HOPEFULLY WE GET THE MAXIMUM AVAILABLE TO WORKING ON THIS.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED.

THERE'S NO MONEY TO DO IT, SO IT'S A 100 PERCENT FUNDING SO IF WE GET THAT MONEY, WE CAN DO SOME WORK.

>> IT'S TRUE. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR FINAMORE?

>> I JUST HAD A QUESTION. I SEE MR. HOLLICH IS ON LINE.

I JUST WONDERED, IS $250,000 ENOUGH TO DO THAT PROJECT? I HAD SPOKE TO HIM A WEEK OR SO AGO AND HE SAID IT WAS QUITE A DAUNTING TASK SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT SETTING OURSELVES UP.

>> THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH, THAT WAS SOMETHING I JUST SAID.

I WALKED THE TRAIL WITH THE MANAGER OF FACILITY IN PARKS AND I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S NEEDED TO BE DONE.

I HONESTLY COULDN'T ANSWER THAT A 100 PERCENT.

I KNOW THERE'S A SPECIALTY GROUPS THAT DO THAT.

IF WE COULD DO A LOT OF DEBATE IN HOUSE WITH SOME OF THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN COMPLETED.

I KNOW THAT AT LEAST RECEIVING THAT MONEY, IT'S A VERY GOOD START WHERE WE COULD CONTINUE ON WITH CITY STOPPED TO GO FROM THERE.

BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY A MAJORITY, BUT AT LEAST HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS OF A PROJECT COMPLETED.

[NOISE]

>> COUNCILOR TURNER?

>> [NOISE] I THINK MR. HOLLICH COVERED IT.

WE'RE GOING FOR MAXIMUM FUNDING.

WE KNOW IT'S A LONG STRETCH BETWEEN THE TWO POINTS.

WE'LL DO WITH WHAT WE CAN AND WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT.

THEN WE'LL KEEP PURSUING IT UNTIL WE GET THE PROJECT FINISHED. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? FINAL COMMENT ONCE AGAIN.

THANK YOU, MS. ROY.

HOPEFULLY BETWEEN STAFF AND GRANT FUNDING WAS TO BE DONE.

I WAS ACTUALLY, THIS MORNING, SPEAKING TO A GENTLEMAN NOT MUCH OLDER THAN MYSELF THAT MOVED HERE BECAUSE OF THE OUTDOORS AND UNFORTUNATELY HAD A STROKE RECENTLY,

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AND HE'S VERY LIMITED AS TO THE OUTDOOR TRAILS THAT HE CAN NOW WALK.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD REVITALIZE THIS GENTLEMAN FOR SURE.

GOD FORBID, I NEVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT BECAUSE I LOVE MY OUTDOORS TOO AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO ON THE TRAILS WOULD BE TERRIBLE.

THANK YOU, AGAIN. I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS STARTING WITH COUNCIL PEARCE.

>> I'M IN FAVOR, THAT'S CARRIED. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN.

7.2 REFERRAL FROM THE RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, READ 21ST ANNUAL AND NORTH SHORE CHALLENGE DRAG RACE.

COUNCIL FINAMORE, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE HELD MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT THE MEMO FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE TOPIC TO HOST THE 21ST ANNUAL NORTH SHORE CHALLENGE DRAG RACE IN ELLIOT LAKE ON THE DATE'S AUGUST 6TH-8TH, 2021, BE MOVED TO THE JUNE 14TH, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

DID YOU ALSO WANT ME TO READ MR. GAGNON'S RECOMMENDATION?

>> SURE.

>> THAT THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER DATED JUNE 10TH, 2021 BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE OPTION BE IN THE STAFF REPORT BE APPROVED AND STAFF BE DIRECTED TO CANCEL THE 2021 DRAG RACES.

I WILL MOVE THAT FOR DISCUSSION.

>> IS THERE A SECONDER? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MANN.

THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, COUNCIL FINAMORE, OR DO WE WANT TO HAND IT OVER TO MR. GAGNON?

>> I WILL HAND THAT OVER TO MR. GAGNON.

>> THANK YOU. MR. GAGNON.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I TAKE NO PLEASURE IN MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION.

IT'S SIMPLY RECOMMENDATION, OF COURSE.

THE COMMITTEE WANTED TO TAKE A HARDER LOOK AT THE BUDGET AND TRY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONCEPT OF PERHAPS HOSTING DRAG RACE ON THE WEEKEND.

ORIGINALLY, IT WAS A WEEKEND LATER, BUT NOW FOR SCHEDULING PURPOSES, BUT THEIR RACE PROMOTER MR. MALCOM FROM [INAUDIBLE].

IF WE WERE TO HAVE AN EVENT, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE AUGUST 7TH AND 8TH WEEKEND.

THE PROBLEM IS, OF COURSE, THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TODAY OR VERY SOON IN THE COMING DAYS FOR AN EVENT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL FOR, THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN AUGUST.

WE'RE OPTIMISTIC, WE SEE THE TRENDS FOR VACCINATIONS, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO FATHOM THAT WILL BE IN SUCH AN UNFETTERED PLACE BY AUGUST 8TH THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HOST SPECTATORS, SO THEN THE BUDGET COMES INTO PLAY AND THAT WE'VE TRIED TO PROVIDE SOME HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE BUDGET OF THE DRAG RACE.

WE'RE CERTAINLY IN VARIOUS OPTIONS OF WE'VE PAIRED IT DOWN AS A MUCH AS WE CAN.

WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE LOSING MORE THAN WHAT WE ALREADY PLANNED TO LOSE IN THE BUDGET, SO THERE WILL BE A COST IMPACT BUT MORE FUNDAMENTALLY, IT'S UP TO COUNCIL, BUT I'M JUST NOT SURE IT'S THE TIME NOW TO MAKE A DECISION, RISKING PUBLIC DOLLARS THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RECOUP TO HOST PEOPLE THAT ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TRAVEL WITHIN THE PROVINCE IN AUGUST WHERE WE HAVE AN UNKNOWN STATE OF THE PANDEMIC.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE BUT WE HAVE TO DECIDE NOW WHAT WE THINK MIGHT BE HAPPENING IN AUGUST.

UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, I JUST WOULDN'T RECOMMEND GOING AHEAD.

THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DIRECT US DIFFERENTLY, THAT'S FINE.

WE CAN CONSIDER IT, BUT IT'S JUST THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY UNKNOWNS TO COMFORTABLY RISK THAT MUCH PUBLIC DOLLARS.

WE HAVE TO MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO DRIVE WAY FOR $30,000.

WE HAVE TO PLAN AND RAMP UP STAFF TO FOCUS ON THIS EVENT IF WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING IT.

ALL OF WHICH JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE BEST PUBLIC POLICY AT THIS TIME, BUT THAT'S UP TO COUNCIL TO TELL US WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THAT.

THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE NO CLARITY WHATSOEVER FROM ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH AS TO THE NUMBER OF SPECTATORS IN AN OUTDOOR PHASE 3 EVENT.

IN STAGE 2, I GUESS YOU'D CALL IT, IT'S 25.

IF WE'RE AT STAGE 3, IT'LL BE CONSIDERABLY LARGER. TO WHAT DEGREE? WE HAVE NO IDEA. NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO GIVE US THAT CLARITY, SO THERE'S JUST TOO MANY UNKNOWNS, I THINK.

>> THANK YOU, MR. GAGNON. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

I KNOW THIS ISN'T THE RECOMMENDATION THAT ANYONE WANTED TO MAKE, BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

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HOSTING THIS EVENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ECONOMIC DRIVER, ESPECIALLY FOR TOURISM OVER THE LONG WEEKEND.

IN ORDER TO HOST SOMETHING LIKE THIS DURING UNKNOWNS FOR JUST THE DRIVERS DO NOT HAVE THAT TOURISM ASPECT FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AT THE COST OF THE TAXPAYER MAY NOT BE OUR BEST BET AT ALL.

I APPRECIATE YOU BEING FRANK AND HONEST WITH US.

I'LL MISS ONE FOR SURE. COUNCIL PEARCE.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION WITH REGARDS TO ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH, IN MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH, SHE IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE DO NOT PROCEED WITH THIS OR ANY EVENT OF THAT NATURE.

THE REASON SHE CAN'T GIVE OR HASN'T GIVEN ANY GUIDANCE ON WHAT SIZE CROWDS, BECAUSE SHE HAS NO GUIDANCE.

THE PROVINCE IS ALL OVER THE MAP ON THIS THING.

SHE FEELS THAT PRUDENCE BEING THE BETTER PART OF VALOR IN THIS CASE SO WE SHOULD NOT HOLD THE EVENT.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S COUNCIL'S DECISION, NOT APH'S, UNLESS THEY SHUT US DOWN.

[NOISE]

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS? COUNCIL FINAMORE?

>> I THINK THIS IS VERY HARD DECISION.

IT'S A LOT OF NOES.

WE'VE HAD TO SAY THIS LAST YEAR, AND I THINK IT'S ANOTHER NO.

WE HAD TO SAY NO TO FIGURE SKATERS, WE HAD TO SAY NO TO MINOR HOCKEY, WE'VE HAD TO SAY NO TO MAJOR HOCKEY.

WE'VE HAD TO SAY NO TO BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS.

WE'VE HAD TO SAY NO TO EVERYBODY, AND I DON'T THINK THAT, IN GOOD CONSCIENCE, WE CAN BRING PEOPLE.

I THINK THAT IF THE PROVINCE EVEN OPENED UP TO STAGE 3, TO SAY, WE COULD HAVE 2,000 PEOPLE, THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY BE THE DRIVERS.

BECAUSE EVERY DRIVER IN ONTARIO IS GOING TO COME HERE TO WANT TO RACE BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN RACING AND THEY EACH BRING THEIR OWN CREW WITH THEM, AND THAT WOULD BE, I HAVE NO IDEA, 1,600-2,000 PEOPLE ALONE JUST WITH THE DRIVERS, AND I THINK THAT WHEN WE DO EVENTS IN ELLIOT LAKE, WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR THE PUBLIC.

IT'S THE PUBLIC'S MONEY AND I JUST THINK IT BREAKS MY HEART BECAUSE I LOVE THE DRAG RACES BUT WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE.

WE'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN STOP.

I THINK THAT WE CAN'T HAVE A CANADA DAY, WE CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE AT THE BEACH GATHERING.

WE HAVE TO HAVE FIREWORKS WHERE WE HAVE TO STAY BY OUR CAR, SO I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN WELCOME PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY TO THOSE NUMBERS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

IT'S HARD TO SAY NO AGAIN, BUT I THINK IT HAS TO BE A NO AGAIN, AND HOPEFULLY SOON, IF WE ALL KEEP SAYING NO LONG ENOUGH THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE TURNED TO A YES, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT DAY.

QUITE FRANKLY, THE FIRST CELEBRATION I HOPE WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY IS IN SEPTEMBER WHEN EVERYTHING IS OPEN BACK UP AND IT'S A BIG PARTY TO THANK OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE STUCK WITH US AND DONE THINGS THAT WE WERE ALLOWED TO DO TO CELEBRATE THEM.

IF THAT'S THE MONEY WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THIS YEAR, I HOPE THAT'S THE MONEY THAT WE GET TO SPEND IN THANKING OUR STAFF.

WE HAVE TO REMEMBER, [NOISE] ANY SITUATION WE DECIDE THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH, WE'RE PUTTING OUR STAFF IN THAT POSITION TO BE AT RISK TOO.

>> COUNCIL PATRIE.

>> THANK YOU, WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GAGNON, FOR THIS REPORT.

I WAS ASTOUNDED WITH THE NUMBERS, AND I SPOKE WITH THE TREASURER TODAY AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE ACTUAL.

I'VE BEEN UNDER THE ASSUMPTION SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE TIME THAT WE'RE NOT LOSING THIS KIND OF MONEY ON THE DRAG RACES.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY STAFF THAT THE DRIVERS VIRTUALLY PAID FOR ALL OF OUR COSTS.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ADDITIONAL COST TO THE MUNICIPALITY AND THE TAXPAYERS TO PUT THIS EVENT ON.

WHEN YOU PUT A REPORT THAT SAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE $30,000-43,000 APPROXIMATELY, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF PUTTING IT ON.

WE HAVE NO IDEA ONCE THE PROVINCE OPENS UP AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MR. PEARCE, IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE ALL OVER THE MAP, THE PROVINCE IS NOWHERE.

THEY'RE JUST NOT TELLING ANYBODY ANYTHING AT THIS POINT.

I'M DEALING WITH MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROVINCE AND EVERYBODY'S IN THE SAME BOAT.

THE PROVINCE HAS NOT GIVEN AN INCLINATION AS TO WHAT STAGE 2 AND STAGE 3 NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE IN OUTDOOR EVENTS IN ANY KIND OF VENUE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY CREATE IN REVENUE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, WITH THOSE NUMBERS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO CAUTION STAFF THAT WHEN WE DO COME BACK TO THIS NEXT YEAR,

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WE HAVE TO HAVE A BUDGET THAT IS BREAK-EVEN AT LEAST TO START.

EVEN THE 2019 NUMBERS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE VERY GOOD THAT WE ONLY LOST $5,600, THAT NUMBER IS ACTUALLY 42,000 BECAUSE WE TOOK $37,000 OUT OF RESERVE.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO REJIG THE WAY THAT THIS EVENT IS BEING RUN.

SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN RUNNING THIS LONG AND DRAWS THIS MANY PEOPLE SHOULD ACTUALLY BE NOT A COST TO THE TAXPAYERS, WE SHOULD AT LEAST BE BREAKING EVEN.

WE'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY ON THIS EVENT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN IN MY PERSONAL OPINION.

I DON'T ATTEND THE DRAG RACES, I'VE WORKED SEVERAL YEARS, I AM AN EVENTS GUY, I LOVE EVENTS AND I WANT TO SEE A PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT HAPPEN BUT I THINK MR. GANUAL'S REPORT AND HIS RECOMMENDATION TO CANCEL FOR THIS YEAR BASED ON THE NUMBERS PUT FORWARD, I THINK HE'S CORRECT TO CANCEL IT AT THIS POINT.

>> OKAY. COUNSILLOR CYR?

>> I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S SAID UNLESS THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN ATTEND THE EVENT, THEN I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE SPENDING PUBLIC TAX DOLLARS.

EVERYBODY IS RIGHT ON POINT AS FAR AS MY OPINION IS TOO.

THAT'S MY OPINION. THANKS.

>> COUNCILLOR MANN?

>> THANK YOU, WORSHIP. NOT A LOT FURTHER TO SAY, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS THE TYPE OF EVENT WHERE IT'S AN ALL OR NOTHING.

I THINK IF YOU START CHANGING VARIABLES WITHIN, IT STARTS CHANGING AS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, THE POTENTIAL REVENUE AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND TO DO THAT, WE JUST CAN'T DO.

HOPEFULLY, THIS IS THE LAST MAJOR EVENT THAT THIS MUNICIPALITY HAS TO CANCEL WITH THIS PANDEMIC, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD INTO FALL AND WINTER AND GET BACK ON TRACK.

BUT THIS YEAR, I WILL SUPPORT THE DECISION TO CANCEL IT, UNFORTUNATELY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MANN. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? [NOISE] I SEE NONE.

I'LL SAY AGAIN, VERY UNFORTUNATE.

PERHAPS WE HOLD ALL EVENTS COME NOVEMBER. [LAUGHTER]

>> IT'LL BE INTERESTING RACE.

[LAUGHTER]

>> I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE?

>> COUNCILLOR PEARCE?

7.3, REFERRALS FROM THE BY-LAW AND PLANNING COMMITTEE.

WE PROPOSED A NEW NOISE BY-LAW, COUNCILLOR PEARCE IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU, WE WISH TO ADVISE THAT AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BY-LAW AND PLANNING COMMITTEE HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION TO COUNSEL, WITH THE REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF COURSE AND PLANNING SERVICES CONCERNING NEW NOISE BY-LAW BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE BY-LAW AND PLANNING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO COUNSEL THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED NOISE BY-LAW AS AMENDED AND REPEAL A BY-LAW 96-66, AS DETAILED IN THE REPORT, AND MY SO MOVE.

>> SECOND, PLEASE. COUNCILLOR CYR, THANK YOU.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COUNCILLOR PEARCE?

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

CITY'S BY-LAW PROVIDES STANDARDS FOR NOISE AND APPLIES TO ALL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

THE EXISTING BYLAW WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2011 WITH ADDITIONS AROUND ENGINE BRAKE SYSTEMS THAT HAS NOT BEEN COMPREHENSIVELY REVIEWED SINCE 1996.

MANAGING AND REGULATING NOISE IS A COMPLEX UNDERTAKING, AND NOISE BY-LAWS MUST BALANCE THE DESIRES OF RESIDENTS WISHING TO ENJOY THEIR HOMES AND ENVIRONMENTS WHILE MEETING THE NEEDS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, YARD MAINTENANCE, RECREATION, AND OUTDOOR EVENTS.

REPORT PROPOSAL, SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE NOISE BY-LAW AFTER A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BY-LAW ADDRESS SPECIFIC NOISE ISSUES, SUCH AS AMPLIFIED SOUND, GENERAL PROHIBITION, NOISE FROM CONSTRUCTION, DOMESTIC POWER DEVICES, AND MOTOR VEHICLES.

THESE CHANGES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SIMPLIFYING THE NOISE BY-LAW, BY ALIGNING TIME CONSTRAINTS BETWEEN SIMILAR ACTIVITIES AND OTHERWISE CLARIFYING THE STANDARDS SET FOR THE NOISE BY INTRODUCING DECIBEL LIMITS FOR AMPLIFIED SOUND.

ADDITIONAL CHANGES INCLUDE CLEAR DEFINITIONS AND EXEMPTION PERMIT, APPLICATION OF FEES, THE AUTHORITY TO REQUEST NOISE MITIGATION PLANS, AS WELL AS FINES AND PENALTIES WITH THE APPROPRIATE SHORT-FORM WORDING.

IF THE PROPOSED NOISE BY-LAW IS ADOPTED, STAFF WILL PROCEED WITH IDENTIFYING AND PROCURING SOUND LEVEL METERS AND WILL ENSURE INFORMATION BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGES TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE OF THE NOISE BY-LAW.

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FINANCIAL IMPACT, THE COST OF THE DECIMAL METERS, IT'S APPROXIMATELY $50 FOR A TOTAL OF $100.

LINKS TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THE PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY STRATEGIC PLAN THROUGH STRONG MUNICIPAL CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE, REVIEW AND UPDATED BY-LAWS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

ANY QUESTIONS, QUERIES FROM MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL? COUNCILLOR MANN?

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DISCUSSION WE HAD AT THE ACTUAL MEETING.

THERE WAS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE DID DISCUSS, FOR EXAMPLE, SNOW REMOVAL AND GRASS CUTTING.

UNDER THE OLD BY-LAWS, THOSE TWO JOBS ESSENTIALLY, WE COULDN'T DO ON A SUNDAY, WHICH IS CLEARLY A BIT OF AN ISSUE AS WE HAVE SNOW IN THE WINTER, AND SOME OF US WHO STILL WORK DURING THE WEEK ONLY HAVE TWO DAYS OFF.

WE TRIED TO MAKE IT REASONABLE THAT EVEN THE WEEKEND IS STILL TIME FOR REST, BUT I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IT FORWARD A LITTLE BIT AND MAKE IT REASONABLE THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS CAN STILL BE DONE AND WE CANNOT BE FOUND BY BY-LAW FOR REMOVING SNOW ON OUR DRIVEWAY THIS UPCOMING WINTER. THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILLOR PATRIE?

>> THANK YOU. FURTHER TO THE NOTE OF COUNSEL MANN, THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD AN AMENDMENT AT PAGE 102, AND ACTUALLY DO AN EXEMPTION FOR SNOW REMOVAL UNDER 3.6.

AT THE DISCUSSION OF THE COMMITTEE, IT WAS CHANGED THAT THE MUNICIPALITY, COULD OPERATE SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS FROM 9:00 AM.

THE PREDICAMENT IS IF WE HAVE A SNOWSTORM, THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT DO SNOW REMOVAL, STARTING EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEY DO IT LATE AT NIGHT.

THE SNOW CLOUD COMES BY THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY OFTEN AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK OR TEN O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.

ON A WEEKEND OR ON ANY DAY OF THE WEEK EITHER I CAN'T START BEFORE SEVEN OR ON THE WEEKEND I CAN'T START BEFORE NINE TO REMOVE THAT IF I'M USING A POWER DEVICE.

I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO THIS BY-LAW.

IT'S A GREAT BY-LAW, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK FOR STAFF TO DO BUT MY ONLY ISSUE IS THAT I THINK THAT WE LIVE IN NORTHERN ONTARIO AND WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE SNOW WHEN WE HAVE TO REMOVE SNOW, SO LIMITING SNOW REMOVAL TO THOSE HOURS JUST DOESN'T WORK.

THE CITY IS EXEMPT.

THEY CAN REMOVE SNOW, BUT BUSINESSES CAN'T REMOVE SNOW.

ALL THE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE REMOVING SNOW CAN'T WORK BEFORE 7 OR BEFORE 9:00 AM.

I DON'T SEE THAT WORKING IN LIGHT WHEN YOU GET 1,2,3 -FOOT SNOWFALL, AND THEN YOU TRY AND GET PEOPLE OUT TO BE ABLE TO GET TO WORK.

ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS AN EXEMPTION FOR SNOW REMOVAL UNDER 3.6, OTHER THAN THAT I'M IN FAVOR OF THE ENTIRE REST OF THE BY-LAW.

>> IS THERE ANY SECONDARY FOR THE AMENDMENT THAT COUNCILLOR PATRIE HAS PUT BEFORE. THANK YOU.

SECONDED BY COUNSELOR CYR.

THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT, COUNCILLOR PATRIE. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE?

>> I AGREE, I THINK THE SNOW REMOVAL SHOULD BE REMOVED.

ONE OF OUR MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN TOWNS IS THE HOSPITALS, THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE TO BE THE WORK ANYWHERE FROM SIX IN THE MORNING SO WE HAVE TO LET THEM MOW THEIR DRIVEWAYS, AND I THINK THAT IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE PART OF LIVING IN THE NORTH, BUT WHEN THE SNOW BLOWERS ARE GONE, IT MEANS THE PLOWS BEEN BY AND THE JOBS IS GETTING DONE.

I THINK THE BIGGEST PART FOR ME IN THIS WHOLE NOISE BY LAW IS UNREASONABLE AND PERSISTENT NOISE THAT ISN'T NECESSARY, AND I THINK THAT SNOW PLOWING AND SNOW BLOWING IS NECESSARY.

I DON'T THINK CUTTING YOUR GRASS AT SIX IN THE MORNING IS NECESSARY, BUT I DO BELIEVE SNOW BLOWING IS NECESSARY AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY.

BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I HAD A HUSBAND WHO WAS ABLE TO SNOW BLOWS, SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE FOUR TIMES IN A DAY DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH SNOW CAME AND WEATHER.

WE HAD A VERY MILD WINTER THIS YEAR, SO MAYBE WE DON'T ALL REMEMBER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO HAVE 14 FEET OF SNOW COMING THIS SEASON, BUT I SURE AS HECK DO BECAUSE I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 43 YEARS, I THINK THIS YEAR, SO YEAH, I THINK THAT WE CAN'T CUT OFF OUR NOSE TO SPITE OUR FACE.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILOR CYR.

>> I AGREE 100 PERCENT WITH THE COMMENTS MADE REGARDING SNOW REMOVAL.

IF THIS WERE TO PASS WITHOUT REMOVING IT, YOU HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE

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AFFECTED AND WON'T BE ABLE TO OPEN BECAUSE THE CONTRACTORS HAVE NO WAY OF BEING ABLE TO CLEAR THE PARKING LOTS IN TIME TO ALLOW THEM TO OPEN SO YOU'RE JUST INCREASING LIABILITIES FOR EVERYBODY AND IT'LL BE GREAT HARM.

I FULLY SUPPORT THAT.

>> COUNCILLOR PEARCE?

>> THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE MS. BRAY HAD SOMETHING SHE WANTED TO SAY.

>> MS. BRAY.

>> OH, SORRY. I WAS JUST WANTING TO CONFIRM IS IT COMMERCIAL SNOW REMOVAL OR YOU WANT THE EXEMPTION FOR JUST 24-HOUR SNOW REMOVAL IS ALLOWED?

>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT FOR YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I'M PUTTING FORWARD THAT THERE'S AN EXEMPTION FOR SNOW REMOVAL PERIOD UNDER SECTION 3.6.

>> OKAY.

>> IT'S ALL SNOW REMOVAL.

>> COUNSELOR PEARCE.

>> THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT MS. BRAY HAD A COMMENT.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT? VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

GOOD CATCH, COUNCILLOR PATRIE INDEFINITELY.

MY WORKDAY WOULD START MUCH MUCH LATER IF I CAN GET INTO THE PARKING LOT, THAT'S FOR SURE. MS. BRAY.

>> IF I COULD JUST POSSIBLY RECOMMEND THAT, PERHAPS, WE CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF POWER DEVICE TO EXCLUDE SNOW REMOVAL, AND THEN THAT WOULD KEEP 3.6 THE SAME, THEN THE DEFINITION WILL BE EXCLUDED AS A POWER DEVICE.

>> DOES THAT WORK, COUNCILLOR PATRIE?

>> SHE IS THE HEAD OF OUR BYLAWS IF IT WORKS FOR HER.

I WOULD MUCH PREFER TO HER PUT THE WORDING IN SO THAT IT'S MORE OF A LEGAL DESCRIPTION TO WORK PERFECTLY WITHIN THE BY-LAW.

I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT SNOW REMOVAL IS EXEMPT FROM THIS BY-LAW.

>> YEAH. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COUNCIL'S LOOKING FOR IT'S GOING BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR PASSING, I'LL RUN IT BY LEGAL AND BY WHO WE NEED TO RUN IT BY AND I'LL HAVE THE APPROPRIATE WORDING IN THE BY-LAW.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

>> COUNCILOR PEARCE.

>> COUNCILLOR CYR.

>> I'M IN FAVOR. THE AMENDMENT IS CARRIED.

MOTION AS AMENDED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? SEEING NONE.

MOTION HAS AMENDED, ROLL CALL VOTES STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

>> COUNCILOR PEARCE.

>> COUNCILLOR CYR.

7.4, REFERRAL FROM THE BY-LAW AND THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WE PROPOSED NEW SMOKING BY-LAW COUNCILOR PEARCE, ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

WE WISH TO ADVISE THAT AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BY-LAW AND PLANNING COMMITTEE HELD MONDAY, JUNE 7, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION TO COUNSEL.

THAT THE REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERKS AND PLANNING SERVICES CONCERNING A NEW SMOKING BY-LAW BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE DRAFT BY-LAW BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES, AND WORKPLACES IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE BEFORE WE DID TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, AND PASSING AND THAT BY-LAW AT 19-08, BE REPEALED AND I SO MOVE.

>> SECONDER, PLEASE. SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, COUNCILOR PEARCE.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. IN 2019, COUNCIL PASSED BY-LAW 19-08 TO REGULATE SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES AND WORKPLACES IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE, HAVING WORKED WITH BY-LAW FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS NOW THIS REPORT IS PROPOSING AMENDMENTS AS RECOMMENDED BY MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

WELL, PRIMARILY A HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENT, THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS WERE MADE.

AUTHORITIES WERE ADDED TO THE PREAMBLE TO REFERENCE SECTION 12 OF SMOKE-FREE ONTARIO ACT.

DEFINITIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE LIST OF THEM.

A SECTION WAS ADDED FOR INDIGENOUS RESIDENT EXEMPTION AS PER THE SMOKE-FREE ONTARIO ACT.

FINALLY, BOTH THE SET FINDS IN THE SHORT FORM WORKING WERE ADJUSTED TO MEET THE CHANGES TO THE LEGISLATION.

THE FINDS NOW MIRROR THOSE OF THE ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE AND WERE INCREASED FROM $150-$250.

I'D LIKE TO ALSO JUST MENTION THE FACT, THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING, WHO HAVE SENT LETTERS TO THE COMMITTEE CONCERNING MEDICINAL MARIJUANA.

AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROPOSED BY-LAW,

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THERE ARE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS.

THE DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS APPLY TO NOT ONLY SMOKING CIGARETTES BUT ALSO CANNABIS OR VAPING.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO SMOKE, YOU'RE GOING TO SMOKE IN A DESIGNATED AREA OR YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SMOKE AT ALL.

NOBODY'S STOPPING ANYBODY FROM HAVING MEDICINAL MARIJUANA IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT, FEEL THEY HAVE TO DO, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO IT IN PLACES OTHER THAN A DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEARCE.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON THAT.

IF I MIGHT, WILL THESE DESIGNATED AREAS BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND MARKED AS THEY ARE IN SOME OF THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES I'VE BEEN THROUGH?

>> YES, THEY WILL. MS. BRAY HAS ASSURED ME OF THAT.

>> GREAT, NO CONFUSION THEN IT'S DONE.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? COUNCILLOR TURNER?

>> JUST FOLLOWING WITH WHAT COUNCILOR PEARCE SAID THAT AT THE BY-LAW MEETING THE CAO ASSURED US THAT THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH DESIGNATED SMOKING AREAS, THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY EXCUSES.

>> GOOD STUFF. COUNCILLOR CYR.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU.

I'M NOT TRYING TO SHAKE THE RATTLE IN THE CASES HERE, BUT BY INCLUDING AN EXEMPTION FOR FIRST NATIONS RESONANCE IS THAT NOT ADDING A COMPONENT OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE.

I'D LIKE A LEGAL OPINION ON THAT.

WE'RE ENACTING A LAW THAT ACTUALLY HAS A BUILT-IN DISCRIMINATORY ACT.

I DON'T LIKE THE FEEL OF IT.

>> OKAY. MS. BRAY?

>> THERE'S ACTUALLY RATE FROM SMOKE-FREE ONTARIO ACT THAT'S TAKEN RIGHT OUT OF THE REGULATION.

OUR PREVIOUS BY-LAW WAS MISSING THAT COMPONENT THEREFORE WE'VE ADDED THAT BUT IT'S RIGHT OUT OF THE SMOKE-FREE ONTARIO ACT 2017.

>> IS NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SMUDGING AND CEREMONIAL?.

>> IT'S PROBABLY FOR CEREMONIAL, AND SMUDGING PURPOSES ONLY.

>> IT'S FOR CEREMONIAL PURPOSES ONLY.

>> OKAY. MAKES SENSE.

>> COUNCILLOR CYR, FOLLOW-UP.

>> THANK YOU. BEN, IF IT'S FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES, CAN WE IDENTIFY THAT, SO THAT WE'RE NOT LEADING TO FURTHER QUESTIONS DOWN THE ROAD SAYING.

>> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS [NOISE] IN THE SMOKE-FREE ONTARIO ACT ACTUALLY [INAUDIBLE] IT'S THAT FACT AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS FOLLOWING THE SMOKE-FREE ONTARIO ACT.

>> MS. BRAY?

>> I'M SORRY, THROUGH YOU, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THE BY-LAW DOES STATE THAT FOR THE USE OF TOBACCO FOR TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS CULTURE OR CULTURAL OR SPIRITUAL PURPOSES.

>> THAT'S 1.12.

UNDER DEFINITIONS, COUNCILLOR CYR, DO YOU SEE WHERE THAT IS, SIR? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MR. BRAY.

>> ALSO JUST SPEAKS TO IT ON 4.1 UNDER THE EXEMPTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

IT'S DETAILED THERE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THE SMOKING BY-LAW? I SEE NONE.

HOPEFULLY, THIS THE LAST TIME WE HAVE TO KICK AROUND THE SMOKING BY-LAW.

IT'S BEEN A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.

I'LL CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTE, STARTING COUNCILOR PEARCE.

[NOISE] NO OUTSIDE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REPORTING UNFINISHED BUSINESS TIME 0.1 REC

[9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS]

HUB UPDATE STANDING ITEM 9.11 REPORT FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER COMMUNITY RECREATION HUB DESIGN COSTS TO DATE, CAN HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THIS MEMO, MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR PEARCE.

>> MR. DANIEL, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP FOR A COUPLE OF MEETINGS NOW GOING BACK TO MAY 10.

WE WERE POISED TO AT LEAST DELIBERATE.

THE HUB COMMITTEE HAD MADE A RECOMMENDATION ABOUT POSSIBLY MOVING THE PROJECT ALONG TO A MORE DETAILED PHASE, AND THEN COUNSEL ASKED FOR A MORE DETAILED REVIEW OF SOME OF THE COSTS

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THAT HAD BEEN EXPENDED TO DATE AND PURSUING THE END MULTIPURPOSE RECREATION AND WELLNESS HUB.

WE COVERED, I THINK AT THE LAST MEETING, THE 2009 AND '10 VERSION, AND THEN THE MEMO THAT I PRESENTED UNDER THIS ITEM WITH THE HELP OF MR. ANTONIO, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TRIES TO LAY OUT A BIT MORE THE COSTS TO DATE FOR THIS CURRENT VERSION OF THE HUB, WHICH GOES BACK TO A LITTLE BIT IN 2016, MOSTLY 2017 AND TO-DATE.

JUST OVER $300,000 HAS BEEN EXPENDED.

I TRIED TO LAY OUT A BIT THE CATEGORIES WITHOUT GOING INTO A COMPLETE DEEP DIVE OF EVERY SINGLE PENNY.

THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL, HAD HIRED COLLIER'S TO DO SOME COMMUNITY CONSULTATION AND BUSINESS PLANNING, AND I STARTED IN 2017, AND THEN THAT LED INTO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK WITH AN ARCHITECT FIRM IN SUDBURY.

THEN AS THINGS DEVELOP, POLYMORPH DOOR TO ALEC REGISTERED ENGINEERS WHO WORK WITH US ON A REGULAR BASIS ARE RETAINED ENGINEERS, I SHOULD SAY, AND IDEA AND ARCHITECT FIRM INTO ST. MARY, WHICH WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP US PREPARE FOR THE FUNDING APPLICATION THAT WAS ULTIMATELY UNSUCCESSFUL.

THAT'S WHERE WE STAND TODAY.

I HOPE THE MEMO WAS HELPFUL.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

MR. ANTONIO SABIENI, SANDERBERG, CAN HELP ME OUT AS NEEDED AND THEN WE'RE STILL CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THE NEXT STEPS MAY BE FROM THIS COUNCIL IN THIS REGARD.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE OPEN TO ANY SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE IT FORWARD FROM HERE.

>> THANK YOU, MR. DANIEL. I NOTICED THAT THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION AND REPORT FROM THE AD HOC REC HUB COMMITTEE IS NOT ATTACHED, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD REQUEST BE PUT UNDER UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN THE FUTURE SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT THEN AND SEE WHERE COUNCIL SITS ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS JUST A MOTION TO RECEIVE YOUR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUESTED PREVIOUSLY.

THAT'S PERHAPS FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

WE CAN HAVE THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS DEFERRED BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, COUNCILLOR PATRIE?

>> THANK YOU. WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED AND I MET WITH THE TREASURE TODAY AS WELL.

THERE'S THE 358 LISTED HERE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER COSTS AS WELL, BUT AREN'T CAPTURED IN THE REPORT.

THERE'S LEGAL COSTS INVOLVED THAT WE HAVE SPENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS REGARDING THIS.

THERE'S THE LAND PURCHASE, THERE'S SOME BUILDING ANALYSIS REPORTS THAT WERE DONE THAT WERE BUILT BACK AND WHEN I MET WITH THE TREASURE, I UNDERSTAND WE DIDN'T HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THE HUBS, SO WE HAD TO EXPAND THAT SOMEWHERE IT SO IT HAD TO BE CAPITAL COSTS BACK OUT.

BUT THERE IS SOME OF THAT MONEY THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE COSTING OF THIS.

BUT MY BIGGEST QUESTION BECOMES, SO WE APPLIED FOR $750,000 GRANT FOR FEASIBILITY AND DESIGN STUFF AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW THAT'S CAPTURED IN HERE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF IT WE SPENT, HOW MUCH OF IT WE GOT BACK.

BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL 475 TO CHANGE THE DESIGN, IF WE'RE 350, JUST THE NUMBERS AREN'T WORKING FOR ME TO FIGURE IT OUT.

I UNDERSTOOD THAT WHEN WE APPLIED FOR THE 750 TO GET A FULL-SCALE PACKAGE AND WE APPROVE OR WE APPLIED FOR THAT FUNDING APPLICATION WE WERE STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF WE GOT IT, BUT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A $500,000 COST.

I JUST NEED SOME CLARITY ON THAT IF I COULD GIVE WORSHIP.

>> MR. DANIEL.

>> I'M NOT AWARE OF THE $750,000 APPLICATION COUNCILOR PATRIE IS TALKING ABOUT.

WE HAVE ALL OF THESE.

$300,000 WAS EXPANDED AT A $107 OF OUR OWN MONEY.

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 475, THERE IS A CHANCE WE COULD GET FUNDING FROM THE UNHRC FOR THE DESIGN COSTS, BUT THAT'S A PART OF A POTENTIAL $2 MILLION GRANT WE COULD GET.

I'M NOT FOLLOWING THE 750 AND WE DIDN'T GET TO THAT POINT.

THERE ARE SOME PROS AND CONS TO THAT FUNDING APPLICATION, BUT SO FAR WE APPLIED FOR THE $38 MILLION. WE WERE TURNED DOWN.

THERE ARE NO GRANTS OTHER THAN THE UNHRC THAT COULD POSSIBLY FUND THE $475,000 NEXT STEP DESIGN COSTS.

BUT THERE ARE SOME CONSTRAINTS WITH THAT.

IF WE CANNOT PROVE TO THE UNHRC THAT WE'RE MOVING TO SOME FORM OF CAPITAL IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME, WE PROBABLY WON'T GET THE FUNDING.

BUT NOW WE'RE BLEEDING INTO THE ACTUAL RECOMMENDATION,

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BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE 750 IS.

ALL OF THIS WAS EXPANDED AT A $110 UNLESS THERE WAS SOMETHING BEFORE MY TIME IN 2017.

>> OKAY. COUNCILOR MANN.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THANK YOU, MR. GAGNON FOR THE REPORT.

I THINK IT'S RELATIVELY ACCURATE FOR THE PURPOSES OF AT LEAST HAVING A DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT MEETING.

I ACTUALLY CAME PREPARED TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION TONIGHT, BUT I CAN WAIT TWO WEEKS.

CLEARLY, WE ARE AT A CROSSROADS WHICH SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR AWHILE, BUT I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME POSSIBILITIES AHEAD FOR THIS.

BUT I GUESS AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER OUR EXISTING FACILITIES AND WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM AS WE CONTINUE TO DELIBERATE THIS.

BEFORE WE SPEND ANY MORE MONEY, I JUST NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR ON WHAT WE'RE DOING IF WE'RE GOING TO START RETOOLING A DESIGN.

BECAUSE AGAIN, AS I'VE SAID IN OTHER MEETINGS, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER DRAWINGS THAT ARE FLOATING AROUND CITY HALL.

THE MUNICIPALITY HAS SPENT SERIOUS DOLLARS ON, AND THEY'RE JUST NOW GATHERING DUST AND I DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD BECAUSE THOSE TUBES OF PAPER COULD HAVE EASILY PAID FOR SIGNIFICANT RENOVATIONS IN OUR EXISTING FACILITY.

I THINK IT'S TIME WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING IT AT THE NEXT MEETING.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILOR PEARCE.

>> I WOULD AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILOR MANN HAS SAID, BUT I WOULD TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND ASK THAT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, COULD WE HAVE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO DEBATE THESE ISSUES? I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT REQUIRES AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION, AND WE CAN'T ALWAYS DO THAT AT A COUNCIL MEETING.

THERE ARE TOO MANY OTHER ISSUES ON THE AGENDA.

I WOULD SINCERELY REQUEST THAT WE HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING TO DISCUSS JUST WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE HUB, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT OUR EXISTING FACILITIES, HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE IT AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GET THE MONEY.

THIS ARE MAJOR QUESTIONS THAT HAVE TO BE ANSWERED AND HAVE TO BE ANSWERED VERY QUICKLY.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEARCE, PERHAPS WITH STAFF AND NOW WE'LL TRY AND FORMULATE A TIME FRAME FOR NEXT WEEK TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING JUST FOR THIS PIECE. COUNCILOR CYR.

>> THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I WOULD LIKE FOR A COUNCIL TO AT LEAST CONSIDER A TIME THAT'S FEASIBLE FOR MYSELF WHO WORKS OUT OF TOWN SO I CAN ATTEND THE MEETING SO THAT IT'S REASONABLE WITH A SUFFICIENT NOTICE.

>> THANK YOU. COUNSELOR PATRICK.

>> THANK YOU. WORSHIP. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT IT IS TELEVISED AND I WOULD PREFER THIS TO BE AN ACTUAL LIVE MEETING SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN ATTEND AND PUT THEIR COMMENTS IN.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TRY AND GET PEOPLE TO BRING COMMENTS FORWARD.

THIS IS VERY, VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THIS MUNICIPALITY, WHETHER WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD OR WE DECIDE TO PULL THE PIN.

I THINK PUBLIC INPUT IS VERY CRUCIAL.

I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVEN PREFERABLY THE PUBLIC GET TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND IF NOT, THEN IT IS AT LEAST GUARANTEED TO BE TELEVISED.

>> MR. GAGNON.

>> WE CAN ARRANGE MR. TUNIS HAD A WELL, RECEIVED PUBLIC INPUT SESSION VIA ZOOM.

BUT WE UNDERSTAND AND WE THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOME FORM OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REQUIRED. WE'LL CERTAINLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

>> OKAY. COUNCILOR TURNER.

>> THANK YOU WORSHIP. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THERE DETRIMENTAL ABOUT WHETHER WE GO FOR THIS PROJECT OR LEAVE IT.

THAT'S JUST GOT TO BE A WELL-THOUGHT DECISION AND COUNSEL HAS TO BE BEHIND IT TOTALLY.

THE ONE THING I DO THINK IS MISSING IS PUBLIC INPUT.

PERSONALLY, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR POPULATION WANTS US TO PURSUE THIS, HOWEVER I CAN'T PROVE IT, SO WE NEED THEIR PARTICIPATION.

NOW, WE CAN HAVE AN OPEN ZOOM, WHERE WE DEBATE.

THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH FROM ZOOM QUESTION PERIOD, I'D ENCOURAGE THAT.

BUT WHAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE IS SOME REFERENDUM.

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WE GET THIS MOVED ON OR OFF THE TABLE.

LET'S DO THE BEST WE CAN, MOVE FORWARD NEXT WEEK AND HAVE OUR MEETING.

>> COUNCILOR FINAMORE.

>> JUST WONDERING IF THAT MIGHT BE MORE PRUDENT TO HAVE A TOWN HALL MEETING AROUND THIS ISSUE WITH THE PUBLIC PRIOR TO US HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE PUBLIC FEELS BEFORE WE WEIGH IN AND MAKE A DECISION.

I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A DECISION AND THEN HAVE A MEETING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC.

THROUGH THE WAY OUR PROCESSES WITH OUR COUNCIL MEETING, THE PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD, I THINK COMES AFTER WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS AND NOT BEFORE.

I'M JUST WONDERING IF IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT LONGER PROCESS THEN AT THIS MEETING NEXT WEEK THAT IF WE SCHEDULE A ZOOM TOWN HALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN AND THEN AFTERWARDS, AT SOME POINT WE HAVE A DISCUSSION AROUND THE ISSUE.

I JUST THINK THAT IT MIGHT BE BETTER FOR ME TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

I ALSO HAVE OTHER INFORMATION THAT I WANT.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT AND I KNOW WE TALK AROUND IT, AND I KNOW THAT THIS STRUCTURES REPORTS ARE THERE, BUT I WANT TO KNOW THE GUTS OF THE POOL AND I WANT TO KNOW THE GUTS OF THE ARENA AND WHAT STATE THEY'RE IN AND HOW MUCH MONEY IT'S GOING TO COST TO KEEP THEM RUNNING.

I'M HEARING TALKS ABOUT THE PLANT AT THE POOL AND I'M HEARING TALKS ABOUT THE PAD OF THE ARENA.

I WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE NEED TO SPEND TO KEEP OUR FACILITIES GOING IN THE MEANTIME.

BECAUSE TO ME THAT'S THE IMPORTANT DECISION AT THIS POINT.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD WANT US TO GO AHEAD WITH SPORTS COMPLEX.

I'M NOT SURE THEY WANT TO PAY FOR IT ON THEIR TAX DOLLARS.

WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE AT THIS POINT TO GET ANY GUARANTEE OF ANY FUNDING AND WE'RE GOING TO OBVIOUSLY GOING TO KEEP TRYING, BUT IT MAY COME DOWN TO US BORROWING MONEY AND PUTTING A FOOT SOME OF IT ON THE TAX ROLLS AND PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT AND I THINK THAT A TOWN HALL MEETING MIGHT BE THE PLACE THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN.

>> MR. DANIEL.

>> JUST REITERATING.

I UNDERSTAND COUNCIL'S INTENT WILL TAKE IT OFFLINE WITH MANAGERS AND WE'LL COME UP WITH A PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO WITNESS AND OBSERVE THE PARTICIPATION SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THE PUBLIC IS COMING FROM AS BEST WE CAN, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SCIENTIFIC.

WE CAN'T PULL THAT EVERY RESIDENT, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY DO A GOOD JOB OF BOTH ENTICING AND WELCOMING THAT CONVERSATION AND THEN LEAD INTO THE SPECIAL MEETING MIGHT BE IN TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DATES, BUT LEAD INTO SPECIAL MEETING ARMED WITH THE RESEARCH WE ALREADY HAVE.

WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS AND WE CAN GET THEM TO YOU IN A MORE SUSTAINED PACKAGE, PERHAPS, GET IT TO THE PUBLIC AND THEN HEAD INTO A SPECIAL MEETING WHERE WE CAN REALLY DIG INTO THIS ISSUE OF AT LEAST GIVE US THE DIRECTION THAT WE NEED FOR THE SHORT MEDIUM-TERM.

>> COUNCIL PATREON.

>> THANK YOU WORSHIP. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF TO REMEMBER WE CURRENTLY HAVE FUNDING ON THE TABLE FROM THE PROVINCE AND THE FEDS FOR REPAIR, RETROFIT, AND WHATEVER CURRENT EXISTING FACILITIES.

I KNOW STAFF TIME IS AT A PREMIUM AT THIS POINT, BUT I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF WE COULD BE APPLYING FOR FUNDING TO DO SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE KNOW IS POTENTIALLY ON THE RADAR FOR THESE FACILITIES AND I DON'T WANT TO WAIT TOO LONG, END UP IN THE SAME BOAT THAT I DON'T WANT THE PROVINCE TO CHANGE THE FUNDING CRITERIA AND THEN WE DON'T EVEN GET THE FUNDING FOR THE REPAIR WORK AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A BIGGER TROUBLE, THAN WE'RE IN NOW.

>> MR. GAGNON.

>> JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT AND WE'LL CERTAINLY BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THAT AT BUDGET TIME AS WELL, WHICH THIS YEAR WILL ONLY BE AS FAR AWAY AS A SEPTEMBER.

BUT JUST TO PUT A POINT TO IT, IN 2019 WHEN WE HAD OUR CHALLENGES WITH THE ARENA STRUCTURE, WE LOOKED AROUND FOR GRANTS.

THERE WERE ZERO GRANTS WHATSOEVER FOR RENOVATIONS OF CAPITAL RECREATION FACILITIES.

NOW, IF WE WERE HAVING A MILLION DOLLAR PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER BUILDING, WE WOULD HAVE THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD BE APPLYING FOR.

THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THE SENIOR LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THEIR PRIORITIES WHEN IT COMES TO NEW BUILDS VERSUS RENOVATIONS AND WHAT NOT.

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>> COUNCIL PATREON.

>> THANK YOU, WORSHIP. WITH THAT BEING SAID, MR. GAGNON, WE DO KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THE POOL.

THERE'S SOME WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO END UP HAVING TO DO IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THAT'S JUNE THIS YEAR.

I DON'T WANT TO WAIT TILL BUDGET TIME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

IF WE START BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER, WE DON'T GET TO START APPLICATIONS UNTIL POTENTIALLY THE NEW YEAR.

I WOULD LIKE STAFF TO COME BACK WITH THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE KNOW WE DO HAVE ISSUES WITH SOME OF OUR FACILITIES AND BEING APPLYING FOR THOSE GRANTS, AND WE MAY HAVE TO PULL THE PIN AND DO THOSE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER AS OPPOSED TO WAITING TILL WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WHERE WE DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE ISSUES.

THE POOL IS THE BEST ONE WHERE THERE'S WORK THAT WE KNOW HAS TO GET DONE.

I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR THAT GRANT MONEY AND START DOING THAT IMMEDIATELY.

>> VERY GOOD DISCUSSION, VERY RATIONAL.

POINT OUT THERE WAS COMMUNITY CONSULTATION DONE IN 2017, 2018 WHERE EXTENSIVELY WITH STAFF AND COLLIER'S WAS DONE IN THE NWMO AREA.

THERE WERE SOME THINGS PUT OUT AT COLLINS HALL, THE LIBRARY, AND THERE WAS AN INTERESTING REPORT THAT HAD COME TO COUNCIL FOLLOWING THAT, THAT HIGHLIGHTED ALL THE MAJOR COMMENTARY THAT SEEMED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY REPEATED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THAT WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THIS.

THERE'S NO ISSUE UPDATING THAT.

WE DEFINITELY NEED TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND THAT DISCUSSION GOING AND I AGREE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THE STRUCTURAL REVIEW OR ANY BUILDING CONDITION ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE PUT IN THE ASSESS WHETHER THAT SHOULD BE DONE EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS REGARDLESS.

THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT MUNICIPALITIES SHOULD BE DOING.

WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES DO IT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL AND THEY WERE VERY SIMILAR IN SOME OF THE REPORTING AS FAR AS WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY.

I KNEW SOME THINGS WERE MISSED WITH THE ARENA, THAT'S FOR SURE.

BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, SHOULD BE DONE EVERY FEW YEARS JUST TO KEEP ANY COUNSEL APPRISED AS TO WHAT THE MAJOR CONCERNS ARE, WHAT THE SPENDING NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE FOR OUR FACILITIES TO KEEP THEM ROLLING OUT.

BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DON'T SEE IT AS BEING A REC HUB COSTS, THAT'S JUST AN OVERALL WE NEED TO CONTINUE DOING THIS AND MAINTAINING.

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO AND GETTING THE COMMUNITY INPUT ONCE AGAIN, AND WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT THAT'S APPEASABLE FOR COUNCIL ALSO.

THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THANK HIM FOR REPORT THAT MR. GAGNON.

I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. COUNCIL FINAMORE?

>> I'M IN FAVOR, THAT'S CARRIED, RECEIVED.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. GAGNON.

IS THERE ANYTHING NEW TO REPORT ON THE ARTS AND CULTURE HUB? I KNOW WE GOT AN EMAIL EARLIER TODAY, MR. GAGNON.

>> JUST A SLIGHTLY REVISED DRAWING OF THE CURRENT ITERATION OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER.

WE'RE STILL MOVING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN FOR THE EARLY JULY FUNDING DEADLINE FOR THE GREEN GRANT, THE EXACT NAME ESCAPES ME, BUT FOR THE NET ZERO CONCEPT.

OUR ARCHITECTS ARE WORKING AWAY AND WE'LL BE READY.

I KNOW MS. [INAUDIBLE] HAS BEGAN WORKING ON IT AND WE'RE WORKING ON IT TOGETHER FOR THE EARLY JULY.

THAT'LL BE AN INTRIGUING AND VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT PARTICULAR GRANT.

WE'RE STILL TALKING TO THE NO HFCS AND CULTURAL SPACES CANDIDATE, SO WE'RE STILL MOVING ALONG ON THE ARTS HUB.

BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANYTHING I MAY HAVE MISSED, MR. ANTUNES, OR IS THAT GENERALLY IN A NUTSHELL?

>> MR. ANTUNES.

>> THANK YOU, WORSHIP. THROUGH YOU, YES, MR. GAGNON MENTIONED WE'RE WORKING AWAY ON IT.

THE ONE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT THAT WE WILL SEE IT FROM THE DESIGN THAT COUNCIL SOUGHT TODAY.

I DID HAVE AGAIN, IT WAS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SO IT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE THE AGENDA.

THE DESIGNER IS LOOKING AT ADJUSTING THE THEATER DESIGN.

IF YOU RECALL FROM THE IMAGE THAT YOU SAW, THERE WAS A BIT OF A TAPE PATCH TO THE FRONT OF THE THEATER BUILT AND IT WAS STRICTLY DESIGN ISSUE.

THEY ARE GOING TO CORRECT THAT AND IT IS GOING TO GO BACK TO A SQUARE ISSUE OR SQUARE DESIGNS.

THAT'S JUST THE CHANGE IN WE'LL FORWARD THAT TO COUNCIL AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE REVISED DRAWING.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

9.3, RESIDENTIAL WATER FUND DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS.

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I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANYTHING TO DISCUSS CLOSED SESSION.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER, MR. GAGNON, IF WE COULD HAVE A REPORT FROM STAFF COME TO COUNCIL THAT REITERATE SOME OF THE FINDINGS THAT CAME OUT OF ELR BC AS FAR AS THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND NEXT STEPS, THAT WOULD BE VERY, VERY HANDY.

[NOISE] 9.5 WE HAVE COVID-19 UPDATE.

IS THERE ANYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW AS A COUNCIL OUR AS A COMMUNITY?

>> WELL, I CAN JUST GIVE ME THE QUICK RUNDOWN.

AS OF TODAY, WE OPENED THE WASHROOMS AT THE BOARD WALK AND [INAUDIBLE] PARK, SOUTH CENTRAL TRAILER PARK.

PEOPLE LAKE IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK AS WELL, SO WE HOPE EARLY WEEK TO HAVE ALL OUR PUBLIC WASHROOMS OPEN.

WE'RE OPEN TO HAVE THE SHADE SAILS INSTALLED ON THE FISHING PIER BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

THE WEST VIEW TRAILER PARK OPENS AS OF TODAY, SO WE'RE ACCEPTING CAMPING AT THAT AREA.

THE RESEARCH ON THE MARINA SLIPS THAT MISS [INAUDIBLE] PUT TOGETHER WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED AND WELL DONE BY OUR INSURER.

WE STILL HAVE SOME HOOPS TO JUMP THROUGH, SO WE'RE MOVING AS FAST AS WE CAN.

WE UNDERSTAND THE CALENDAR'S AGAINST US.

WE'RE ALREADY MID JUNE, BUT WE'RE ON IT.

AS SOON AS WE CAN HAVE THOSE SLIPS, THE HAGAR WORK AVAILABLE, WILL BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AS NEEDED.

THE PUBLIC WILL START TO SEE PICNIC TABLES STARTING TO RE-EMERGE NOW THAT OUTDOOR DINING HAS BEEN PERMITTED TO RETURN.

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS THERE IT WAS IN THE BAND SO WE REMOVED THE PICNIC TABLES.

THEY'RE COMING BACK AS STAFF TIME PERMITS, HOPEFULLY STARTING THIS WEEK.

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE SOME FORM OF FIREWORKS FOR CANDIDATE A IN A SCENARIO WHERE PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR VEHICLES OR STAY CLOSE TO THEIR VEHICLES; WE CAN'T HAVE SOCIAL GATHERINGS OR A PUBLIC GATHERING.

WE WILL CONSULT WITH APH BETWEEN NOW AND JULY 1ST OR THE 30TH WHEREVER IT LANDS, TO TRY TO WRAP OUR MINDS AROUND IF AND HOW WE CAN DO THAT SAFELY AND FOLLOWING ALL PROTOCOLS.

WE'LL SEE IF THAT PANS OUT.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE APPOINTMENTS AT CITY HALL INSIDE THE BUILDING.

UP UNTIL NOW, DURING THE STAY-AT-HOME LAST LOCKDOWN, WE WERE DOING THINGS CURBSIDE ONLY, AT THE VESTIBULE, AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN TO HAVING A MORE FORMAL SIT-DOWN APPOINTMENTS ONLY, STILL BEHIND PLEXIGLAS AND THE LIKE.

BUT WE CAN START TO DO THAT INSIDE THE BUILDING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE AS OPPOSED TO AT THE CURBSIDE.

WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AS WELL.

THE REST I THINK WE WAIT TILL JUNE 28TH AND SEE HOW THE REST OF THE NEXT TWO WEEKS GO WHEN IT COMES TO THE VACCINE PACE AND WHETHER THE PHASE 2 WILL TAKE THE 21 DAYS OR WHETHER IT WILL BE SHORTER OR NOT.

WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.

I THINK THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL FOR THE COVID.

>> COUNCILOR PATRIE, YOU HAD A QUESTION?

>> I DID THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

WHAT IS STAFF LOOKING AT, AT THE POTENTIAL OF COUNSEL GETTING BACK INTO COUNCIL CHAMBERS? ARE WE LOOKING TO DO THAT IN STAGE 2 AND BEING ABLE TO BE BACK OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? I KNOW A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES AND MUNICIPALITIES THAT I'M DEALING WITH THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE, THEY ARE NOW BACK TO LIVE IN PHASE 1, WHICH I PROBABLY AGREE WITH WHAT STAFF WOULD SAY AT THAT, THAT MAYBE A LITTLE EARLY, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD BE STARTING TO GET READY TO DISCUSS OR GET READY TO START BACK INTO LIVE IF WE MOVE INTO STAGE 2.

>> WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL.

MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT WE SHOULD ONLY RETURN TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS WHEN WE CAN REMOVE THE PLEXIGLAS.

I JUST FIND THE PLEXIGLAS IS JUST COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO THE EASE OF DEBATE AND THE PUBLIC'S VIEWING EXPERIENCE, BUT I COULD BE WRONG.

I'M HERE, I'M NOT VIEWING THE MEETING.

WE COULD PROBABLY RETURN IN STAGE 2 IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL WANTS, BUT UNTIL EVERYONE IN THAT COUNCIL CHAMBERS IS FULLY VACCINATED, I FIND THE PLEXIGLAS PERSONALLY PROBLEMATIC AND PREFER ZOOM TO PLEXIGLAS, BUT THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.

WE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE A STANDING ITEM AND WE CAN REVIEW THAT EVERY COUNCIL MEETING AS WE GET CLOSER TO SOME FORM OF CLARITY TO INDOOR MEETINGS.

MY IMPRESSION OF STAGE 1 IS THAT IT'S LARGELY FOCUSED ON OUTDOOR, SO WE'LL FOCUS ON OUTDOOR FOR NOW.

AS WE GET A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT STAGE 2 LOOKS LIKE, WE CAN REVISIT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

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AGAIN, LIKE BEFORE, IF WE HAD THE ABILITY TO TELEVISE AND LIVE STREAM ANYWHERE ELSE, IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO HAVE THAT IN-PERSON MEETING, BUT TILL WITH THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE PLEXIGLAS, IT'S MY OPINION PROBLEMATIC IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

>> THANK YOU. [NOISE] CARRYING ON.

NO PETITION CORRESPONDENCE.

[11. CORRESPONDENCE]

AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING COME IN REPORT FROM COUNCIL OR FROM STAFF.

THERE'S NO NOTICE OF MOTION COUNCIL'S REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MUCH FOR EVENTS OTHER THAN, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, COUNCILOR PEARCE, THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 18TH AT 11:00, WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY HAVING MISS LITTLE BROWN [INAUDIBLE] DO THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF THE FINAL PIECE OF THE MEMORIAL.

>> NO, YOUR WORSHIP THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED.

MY APOLOGIES TO COUNCIL.

IT'S FELT THAT WE ALREADY DID A "SOFT OPENING" OF IT.

THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING WILL OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE THE ADDITION OF NAMES TO THE MINERS MEMORIAL, WHICH RIGHT NOW WE'RE ANTICIPATING WILL BE HOPEFULLY SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEARCE FOR THAT UPDATE.

IS THERE, COUNCILOR FINAMORE?

[13. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. AS THERE WILL BE NO CANADA DAY PARADE, WE WILL AGAIN DO THE SAME AS WE DID LAST YEAR, INVITING ALL THE RESIDENTS OF ELLIOT LAKE TO DECORATE THEIR HOUSES, THEIR BICYCLES, THEIR WAGONS, AND A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WILL DRIVE AROUND TOWN TO EVERY HOUSE AND JUDGE CANADA DAY.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN LAST YEAR.

THERE WAS LOTS OF PARTICIPATION, SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE EVEN MORE PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR.

YOU CAN REGISTER THROUGH COLLINS HALL UP UNTIL JUNE 21ST AT 5:00 PM.

WE JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE DOING IT SO WE DON'T MISS YOUR HOUSE.

THAT'S THE BOTTOMLINE FOR ASKING YOU TO REGISTER IS THIS, SO THAT WE DON'T MISS ANYBODY.

WE DON'T WANT ANY LITTLE BOY OR GIRL TO DECORATE THEIR BIKE AND US NOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT.

ON JUNE 28TH, SOME PEOPLE WILL GO AROUND FROM 1:00-5:00 AND DO THE JUDGING.

ALTHOUGH I'M SURE LAST YEAR IT TOOK LONGER THAN FOUR HOURS, BUT THAT'S WHAT MISS HENNESSY IS ALLOWING, IS FOUR HOURS.

IT WAS REALLY FUN LAST YEAR AND I HOPE THAT NOW THAT WE CAN GET INTO DOLLARAMA AND BUY CANADA DAY SUPPLIES AND COLORS AND EVERYTHING RED AND WHITE, THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DECORATE SOMETHING.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET INVOLVED AND SPREAD SOME COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN LAST YEAR.

I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT AND I'LL TRY TO DO THIS.

ELIJAH IS HOME TONIGHT WITH FOUR CHAMBERS AND A PERFECTLY LITTLE HEART, THE SAME AS YOU OR I HAVE.

HE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE WEATHER, BUT HE'S PINK.

HE HAS PINK TOES, PINK LIPS, AND PINK HANDS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE, AND HIS FAMILY BROUGHT HIM HOME TODAY.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT AT 6:30, WE'RE MEETING AT VFJ PARKING LOT WHERE APPARENTLY I'M LEADING A PARADE TO JUST DRIVE BY.

EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE HIM AND EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO CUDDLE AND KISS HIM AND NO ONE'S ALLOWED ANYWHERE NEAR HIM.

SO HE'LL BE ON HIS GRANDPARENTS' FRONT YARD THAT EVENING AT 7:00.

WE'RE GOING TO GATHER AT VFJ AND WE'RE GOING TO DRIVE BY ELIJAH AND HIS FAMILY AND SHOW THEM ALL THE LOVE, AND HOPEFULLY, SAVE THE VIDEO AND SEND IT ONTO SICK KIDS WITH GREAT THANKS FROM A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY AND FAMILY BECAUSE THEY PERFORMED MIRACLES ON THIS LITTLE BOY, AND HE DID NOT LET ANYBODY DOWN.

HE WAS A TRUE WARRIOR.

THE FIRST WEEKEND WAS VERY ROUGH ON EVERYBODY, BUT HE JUST MADE LEAPS AND BOUNDS EVERY DAY.

IT'S AMAZING THAT HE'S HOME AND WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE AND THANK EVERYONE ON BEHALF OF THE HENNESSY FAMILY FOR THE SUPPORT.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FINAMORE.

ANY ADDITIONS TO COUNCIL'S REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING? OKAY. REITERATING THE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ANDERSON FAMILY.

HE'S A DEFINITELY AMAZING LITTLE BOY; GLAD THAT HE'S BACK HOME.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUN, FOR SURE, FOR CANADA DAY.

IT'S AN AWESOME EVENING.

THE CHRISTMAS EVENTS LAST YEAR BEGIN WITH A DRIVE AROUND AND SEE THE PARADE WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING.

IT'S A GREAT CANADA DAY OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOUR COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

REGISTERING IS GREAT, BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T, SPLASH THE RED AND WHITE EVERYWHERE.

>> I FORGOT TO ADD THERE'S A BUSINESSES CATEGORY THIS YEAR AS WELL,

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SO WE'D LIKE ALL THE BUSINESSES TO JUMP IN AND JOIN US.

WE'LL DRIVE BY ALL OF THOSE AS WELL.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

>> WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN FOUR HOURS, I'M SURE.

>> YEAH. THANKS FOR A GOOD EVENING OUT THOUGH. MR. HALLOCH?

>> YEAH. I WAS ALSO GOING TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THIS WEEK THAT THE LINE PAINTING WILL BE BEGINNING.

EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE DOING IT.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MAJORITY OF THEM WORKING AT NIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW NOT TO BE SURPRISED SO THAT IF YOU SEE THE CONES AND EVERYTHING, IF YOU COULD DRIVE AROUND THEM, WE APPRECIATE IT, THE PATIENCE.

THEY'LL BE HERE FOR THE WEEK.

THEN AFTER THAT, SO NOBODY WILL ASK THE QUESTION JUST IN CASE THEY'VE BEEN LEFT DOWN WITHOUT COMPLETING THE YELLOW LINES, THEY'LL USUALLY BRING DOWN A SEPARATE TRUCK AND EVERYTHING FOR THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL BE READY RIGHT AWAY THE WEEK AFTER, BUT IF NOT, IT'LL BE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER ANYWAYS.

[NOISE]

>> WHILE YOU'RE THERE, MR. HALLOCH, I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF, DON [INAUDIBLE] AND HIS CREW, THE COMMUNITY ALREADY LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, THE PLANTED FLOWERS, THE WORK THAT YOUR STAFF IS DOING.

I'VE SEEN THEM ALREADY DOING THAT TRAIL IN BETWEEN EASTON AND EASTON, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

THOSE NEW BENCHES WITH THE SPILLED POTS OF FLOWERS, MAN, THAT'S AWESOME.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DRIVE BY AND GO, ''YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY." ALL THE INITIATIVES ALREADY THIS EARLY IN THE YEAR, AWESOME. THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANKS A LOT. I'LL PASS THAT ON AND I AGREE WITH YOU 100 PERCENT.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD PEOPLE ASKING ABOUT PURCHASING BENCHES LIKE THAT, AS WELL AS THE NEW [INAUDIBLE] LOOKS REALLY GOOD TOO.

EVERYTHING IS COMING TOGETHER WELL AND THEY'RE ALL WORKING HARD.

THEY'LL APPRECIATE IT, I KNOW THAT. [NOISE]

>> GOOD STUFF. GOOD STUFF. CARRY ON TO OUR BIG TICKET ITEMS. EVERYONE LOVES TO HEAR THE BIG TICKET ITEMS EVERY TWO WEEKS.

FOR MAY 27TH: RECEIVER GENERAL, 80,700.

ARMTECH INC., COUPLERS, BOLTS, GASKETS, LUBE, NOT REALLY SURE, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS STUFF, 46,000.

CASSELS BROCK BLACKWELL, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, 25,000.

GFL ENVIRONMENTAL, LANDFILL CONTRACT, 37,400.

OMERS, 45,300.

WE MOVE TO JUNE 10TH: HYDRO ONE, 50,000.

MINISTER OF FINANCE, MUNICIPAL POLICING, 242,700.

RECEIVER GENERAL, 81,000.

AJ BUS LINES, TRANSIT SERVICE, 27,900.

BEAMISH CONSTRUCTION, LANDFILL CONTRACT, PUBLIC WORKS VARIOUS WORK, 27,400.

BLANCHETTE ELECTRIC PLANTS, [INAUDIBLE] TRANSFER, 34,000.

[INAUDIBLE] ENERGY, DYED AND CLEAR DIESEL, REGULAR FUEL, 40,000.

OMERS, 46,000.

PETROVALUE PRODUCTS CANADA, AIRPORT JET FUEL, 40,800.

FARQUHAR TRUCKING, PARKS, BEACH SAND, PUBLIC WORKS GRANULAR, 29,200.

THOSE ARE THE BIG TICKET ITEMS. THERE'S NO ADDENDUM THIS EVENING.

[15. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS ]

INTRODUCTION CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS.

[NOISE] GREAT, RIGHT HERE.

15.1 BY-LAW 21-43, BEING A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING ON HIGHWAY 108.

A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR CYR, SECOND BY COUNCILOR PEARCE.

QUESTIONS, QUALMS QUERIES? SEEING NONE, ROLL-CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILOR FINAMORE?

>> COUNCILOR TURNER?

>> COUNCILOR MANN? [NOISE]

>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

14.2 BY-LAW 21-44, BEING A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT, WITH RESPECT TO THE ADDITION OF LIGHTING ON THE TRAIL SYSTEM BETWEEN EASTON DRIVE SOUTH AND EASTON DRIVE NORTH.

MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR MANN SECOND, MY COUNCILOR FINAMORE.

AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS QUALMS, QUERIES? SEEING NONE, ROLL-CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILOR MANN?

15.3 BY-LAW 21-45, BEING A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO CRASHING OF ASPHALT. MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR PEARCE, SECOND BY COUNCILOR CYR.

AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? SEEING NONE, WE ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILOR FINAMORE?

[01:55:01]

15.4 BY-LAW 21-46, BEING A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION ON AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SALE BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND MICHAEL AND BEVERLY HELMSBERGER.

A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR PATRIE, SECOND BY COUNCILOR MANN.

AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS QUALMS, QUERIES? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH COUNCILOR MANN?

>> I'M IN FAVOR, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MIKE AND BEVERLY ON A NEW LOT TO BUILD A NEW HOME ON.

WELCOME. 15.5 BY-LAW 21-50, BEING A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR AN APPLICATION OF TRAFFIC PAINT.

MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR MANN, SECOND BY COUNCILOR PATRIE.

AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? NO. ROLE CALLS STARTING WITH COUNCILOR FINAMORE?

>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

NO PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD THIS EVENING.

I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY QUESTIONS.

IT'S ALL GOOD, EVERYTHING MUST BE STRAIGHTFORWARD AND CLEAR.

CLOSED SESSION. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSE SESSION PLEASE?

[17. CLOSED SESSION (if applicable)]

MOVED BY COUNCILOR FINAMORE.

SECOND. BY COUNSELOR TURNER.

AGAIN, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? NONE. ROLL-CALL, COUNCILOR CYR?

>>COUNCILOR FINAMORE?

>> I'M IN FAVOR. SEE YOU IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.

MOTION TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.

MOVED BY COUNCILOR PATRIE, SECOND BY COUNCILOR FINAMORE.

ROLL CALL VOTE, COUNCILOR TURNER?

>> COUNCILOR CYR?

>> IN FAVOR?

>> I'M IN FAVOR, WE'RE NOW BACK TO OPEN SESSION.

JUST DIRECTION TO STAFF, GOOD CONVERSATIONS.

EIGHTEEN CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW.1 8.1 BY-LAW 21-47,

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCILORS MEETING HELD JUNE 14TH, 2021.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR CYR, SECOND BY COUNCILOR TURNER.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NONE. AGAIN, ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING COUNCILOR TURNER?

>> COUNCILOR CYR.