>> THANK YOU. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
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THIS IS A REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE, MONDAY, JULY 26TH, 2021, THE TIME IS 7:00 PM.AS FAR AS ROLL-CALL, ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCILOR PEARCE WHO SENDS HIS REGRETS, AND COUNCILOR CYR.
I'D ASK IF THERE'S ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THIS MOMENT. IT SOUNDS OKAY. [OVERLAPPING].
>> POINT OF ORDER YOUR WORSHIP.
>> I'D LIKE TO APPOINT MR. DANIEL AS CLERK FOR ATTEMPT AS OUR CLERK IS AWAY ON VACATION.
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE NEXT POINT, WE'LL DO IT NOW.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR PATRIE, SECOND BY COUNCILOR MANN TO APPOINT MR. DANIEL AS CLERK FOR ATTEMPT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NONE. CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED, THANK YOU.
[3. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]
>> THANK YOU, WORSHIP. I'D LIKE TO DECLARE AN INDIRECT PECUNIARY INTEREST ON AGENDA ITEM 15.3, BY-LAW 21-64, WHICH IS A CONTRACT THAT IS CURRENTLY HELD WITH THE MUNICIPALITY AT MY EMPLOYER.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FINAMORE.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I'D LIKE TO DECLARE AN INDIRECT PECUNIARY INTEREST ON 9.4 OF THE COVID-19 UPDATE DISCUSSION BECOMES AROUND THE JANUARY HOCKEY CLUB.
>> OKAY. ANY OTHER DECLARATIONS? SEEING NONE WE'LL CARRY ON.
[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]
ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES 4.1, JULY 12TH, 2021 PUBLIC MEETING AND 4.2, JULY 12TH, 2021 IRREGULAR.CAN I HAVE A MOVER TO ADOPT THE MINUTES, PLEASE.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR FINAMORE, SECOND BY COUNCILOR TURNER.
ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE, MR. DANIEL, I JUST ASK THAT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE 19TH BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ON THIS ONE.
>> THAT BEING SAID, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE THEN FOR THE ADOPTION ALL IN FAVOR?
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THOSE ARE CARRIED.
THERE'S NO PUBLIC PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
SIX INTRODUCTION CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS 6.1 REPORT,
[6. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]
OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS' GARAGE ROOF REPAIR [NOISE].RECOMMENDATION THAT STAFF REPORT BLD 2021-01 DATED JULY 20TH, 2021 OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BE RECEIVED IN CONTRACT NUMBER BLD 2021-01, PROPAGATION OF AN INSTALLATION ROOF COATING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS' MECHANIC GARAGE ROOF IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,048 PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES BE AWARDED TO CORROSION ARMOR.
[NOISE]. THAT COUNCIL APPROVE AN ADDITIONAL 15,308 FROM THE FACILITY RESERVE.
CAN I HAVE A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR FINAMORE, SECOND BY COUNSELOR TURNER.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU, THE PUBLIC WORKS MECHANIC GARAGE IS THE MAIN FACILITY WHERE THE CITY MECHANICS ARE LOCATED TO MAINTAIN THE CITY FLEET.
THE BUILDING IS MADE UP OF SIX GARAGE-BASED AND FOUR MORE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS UNEXPECTED REPAIRS TO THE FLEET VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.
I APOLOGIZE, THERE WAS MORE INFORMATION I'LL VERBALLY GIVE BACK IN 2018, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS LEAKS IN THE ROOF THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED BY CONTRACTORS QUITE OFTEN WHERE WE GO UP AND SHOVEL IN THE WINTERS, ESPECIALLY THE WINTERS WHERE WERE GETTING A LOT OF THE RAIN IN THE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, FREEZES AND THAWS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE WATER WAS LEAKING ON CERTAIN AREAS IN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT BELOW, SO IT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD FROM THAT POINT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT IF THE ACTUAL ROOF REPAIRED AND INSULATED BECAUSE DUE TO HEAT LOSS AS WELL.
A TENDER WAS POSTED ON TUESDAY, JUNE 22ND ON BOTH THE CITY WEB PAGE IN BIDS AND TENDERS AND CLOSED ON TUESDAY, JULY 13TH, 2021.
IN TOTAL SIX FIRMS THAT SUBMITTED TENDER RESPONSES BY THE SPECIFIC CLOSING TIME [NOISE].
THE TENDERS INCLUDE ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE CURRENT ROOF, AS WELL AS THE ADDITION OF THE UNINSULATED COATING.
THE PRICING RECEIVED THROUGH THE TENDER RESPONSES WAS AS FOLLOWS AND DOES NOT INCLUDE APPLICABLE TAXES.
AS YOU NOTICE, THERE'S A LIST OF SIX THERE.
THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTING IS RIGHT WITHIN THE SAME RANGE.
THE ONE THAT WAS MUCH HIGHER, THERE WAS A COUPLE THAT DID NOT ATTEND THE SITE VISIT AND THEREFORE DIDN'T GET A BETTER SPEC OF WHAT HAD TO BE DONE, AND IT REFLECTS IN THE PRICING WHEN IT COMES BACK FROM THERE.
MAJORITY OF THE BIDS RECEIVED WERE WITHIN THE SAME PRICE RANGE, INCLUDING, LIKE THIS HAS A ONE BID WHO DID NOT COME TO THE OPTIONAL SITE VISIT.
REFERENCES WERE CALLED REGARDING THE LOWEST BIDS APPLIED,
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AS WELL AS THE PROJECT MANAGER FROM CORROSION ARMOR MET WITH CITY STAFF TO GO OVER THEIR PLANS.COUNCIL APPROVED AT 2021 CAPITAL PROJECT AMOUNT OF 40,740 TOWARDS THE APPLICATION OR THE REPAIRING APPLICATION OF AN INSULATED ROOF COATING ON THE PUBLIC WORKS MECHANICAL GARAGE ROOF.
WITH THE BID OF 56,048 PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES FROM MY CORROSION ARMOR, THE DIFFERENCE OF 15,308 WILL NEED TO BE BUDGETED TOWARDS A FACILITY RESERVE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BID SUBMITTED IN THE AMOUNT OF 56,048 PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES FOR THE CONTRACT, BLD 2021-01, FOR THE REPAIR AND APPLICATION OF THE INSULATED ROOF COATING ON THE PUBLIC WORKS MECHANIC GARAGE BE APPROVED.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILOR PATRIE?
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.
SORRY, MR. HALLOCH, NORMALLY, I WOULD GET TO YOU BEFOREHAND, BUT I'VE BEEN AT WORK ALL DAY TODAY, SO I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GET A HOLD OF YOU.
IS THIS INTERNAL COATING OR IS THIS GOING TO BE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE ROOF? I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH THE ARENA WHERE WE PUT A WATERPROOF COATING ON TOP OF THE ARENA AND IT'S STILL LEAKING, STILL HAS TO DO WORK TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
IF YOU CAN JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON WHAT THAT IS, OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, IS WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE REPAIRS OF THE THING.
I AGREE WITH YOU ON WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE ARENA ONE, I THINK AT SOME POINTS TOO THERE WAS EQUIPMENT ISSUES AS WELL AS TIME A YEAR THAT CAUSED IT.
I REMEMBER THE RAIN TOO THAT WAS CAUSING IT, THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE AND IT IS A THICK, A MUCH THICKER LOOKING INSULATION THAT'S GOING TO PROTECT IT AFTER IT'S REPAIRED ABOVE AND BEYOND.
I CAN'T COMMENT ON TO THINGS THAT WOULD COME OFF BUT THIS IS STUFF THAT IN ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS I HAD SEEN AT THE WASTEWATER PLANTS WHEN WE PUT IT ON OUR DIGESTER ROOFS AS WELL.
IT'S A THICK UNIT THERE AND IT PREVENTS THE HEAT LOSS, AS WELL AS NOW, PROTECTS ANY FUTURE LEAKS GOING IN, BUT THIS IS MUCH THICKER THAN THE STUFF YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON THE ARENA. GO AHEAD.
>> JUST ONE FOLLOW-UP. IS SOMEBODY GOING TO BE UP THERE OR ARE THEY GOING TO GO THROUGH AND TIGHTEN ANY OTHER FASTENERS THAT ARE ON THE ROOF CURRENTLY AND PUT IN OVERSIZE FASTENERS IF REQUIRED PRIOR TO THEM PUTTING THAT COATING OR ARE THEY JUST PUT THE COATING STRAIGHT ON TOP?
>> THEY'RE COMING DOWN. THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME REPAIRS AHEAD OF TIME.
THEY'VE MET WITH THE MANAGER OF FACILITIES AND WENT OVER A PLAN, SO THE PLAN WILL BE IF THEY IDENTIFY ANY OF THOSE WHERE, YOUR RIGHT, THEY WILL BE REPLACED, ANY FASTENERS LIKE THAT.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. SIMILAR TO COUNCILOR PATRIE'S QUESTIONS THROUGH YOU TO MR HALLOCH.
MR HALLOCH, WELL, WHAT WILL BE THE IMPACTS FOR SNOW REMOVAL IN THE WINTER WITH THIS TYPE OF ADDITIONAL COATING? IS THERE FEAR OF IT RIPPING OR DAMAGE OR IS IT ABLE TO BE WALKED ON IN THE WINTER TO ENSURE SNOW REMOVAL IF REQUIRED?
>> I'M GOING TO SAY FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN FROM THE THICKNESS AND THE LOOK OF IT SO FAR, THERE SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE, BUT AT THE SAME THING WITH THE ACTUAL PITCH OF THE ROOF, WE'RE GOING FROM A METAL ROOF AND THIS PRODUCTS LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE SIMILAR.
I'LL HAVE TO GET 100 PERCENT ANSWER, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW SHOULD SLIDE OFF THIS STUFF AS WELL, WHICH IT'LL BE A GOOD THING FROM THAT POINT.
I CAN'T SEE WHY WE NEVER WANT TO PUT A PRODUCT ON THE ROOF THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WALK ON TO REMOVE SNOW BUT I'LL DEFINITELY ASK THAT QUESTION BEFORE CONVERTING 100 PERCENT ON THAT.
BUT I'M GOING TO SAY, YES, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK ON THIS MATERIAL.
>> WELCOME COUNCILORS. HERE WE'RE ON ITEM 6.1, THE PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE ROOF REPAIR.
JUST SEEING IF ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT THIS EVENING?
>> OKAY. LET ME CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE, THEN STARTING WITH COUNCILOR CYR?
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.
6.2 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS PRIMARY CLARIFIER, ROOF REPAIR WASTEWATER PLANT.
[NOISE] NOW RECOMMENDATION THAT STAFF REPORT BLD2021-02 DATED JULY 20TH, 2021, OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BE RECEIVED, AND THAT CONTRACT NUMBER BLD2021-02 FOR REPAIR AND APPLICATION OF INSULATED ROOF COATING TO THE PRIMARY CLARIFIER ROOF WASTEWATER PLANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $79,054.62 PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES BE AWARDED TO CORROSION ARMOR,
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AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE AN ADDITIONAL $12,910.62 FROM WATER-WASTE WATER RESERVE.CAN I HAVE A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR PATRIE, SECOND BY COUNCILOR CYR. AGAIN, MR. HALLOCH.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THE PRIMARY CLARIFIERS STRUCTURE WAS CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE AUSTIN LAKE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT BETWEEN 1981 AND '82.
IT IS GENERALLY COMPRISED OF A CAST-IN-PLACE REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS, FLOORS, AND ROOF SLABS.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER INVESTIGATION OF THE EXTERIOR TOP OF THE SLAB SURFACE ON APRIL 3RD, 2020 REVEALED SEVERAL CRACKS.
BITUMAST SEALANT THAT WAS CURRENTLY ON A LAYER WAS SEVERELY DEGRADED, AND IN SOME CASES SCOURED AWAY AND ABSENT.
A DIAGONAL CRACK AND DEPOSIT WAS OBSERVED ON THE OPPOSITE WALL.
AT PRESENT, THE SLAB IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF STRUCTURAL DISTRESS DUE TO CONCRETE DEGRADATION OR REINFORCED CORROSION.
THAT BEING SAID, THE CURRENT IDENTIFIABLE CRACK WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED AND NEW INSULATED COATING APPLIED TO THE ROOF SURFACE.
AGAIN, A TENDER WAS POSTED ON TUESDAY, JUNE THE 22ND ON BOTH THE CITY WEB PAGE AND BIDS AND TENDERS, AND CLOSED ON TUESDAY, JULY 13TH, 2021.
IN TOTAL, WE HAVE FIVE FIRMS SUBMITTED TENDER RESPONSES BY THE SPECIFIED CLOSING TIME.
AGAIN, WHEN WE GO INTO THE ANALYSIS, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TENDER INCLUDES ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR OF THE CURRENT ROOF AS WELL AS THE ADDITION OF AN INSULATED ROOF COATING.
THE PRICING RECEIVED THROUGH THE TENDER RESPONSES WERE AS FOLLOW, AND DOES NOT INCLUDE APPLICABLE TAXES.
AGAIN, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THESE PRICES, WHEN THEY'RE PUT IN THERE, THE TWO COMPANIES, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PRICE OF 200,801 AND 316,400, NEITHER COMPANY CAME TO THE SITE VISIT TO TALK TO EITHER THE MANAGER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES OR THE MANAGER OF FACILITIES FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AFTER THAT YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER PRICING, AND IT'S ALL RELATED AND CLOSE IN PROXIMITY.
A MAJORITY OF THE BIDS, AGAIN, WERE RECEIVED WITHIN THE SAME PRICE RANGE, [NOISE] EXCLUDING THE TWO BIDS.
REFERENCES WERE CALLED, AGAIN, REGARDING THE LOWEST BID SUPPLIED AS WELL AS THE PROJECT MANAGER CAME AGAIN AND SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AS WELL AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT, AND TALKED ABOUT THEIR PLANS.
[NOISE] BASICALLY, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS ONE, AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BID SUBMITTED BY CORROSION ARMOR IN THE AMOUNT OF 79,054.62, SORRY, I SHOULD GO THROUGH THE FINANCIAL FIRST.
COUNCIL APPROVED THE 2021 CAPITAL PROJECT AMOUNT OF 66,144 TOWARDS THE REPAIR AND ADVOCATION OF THE INSULATED ROOF COATING ON THE PRIMARY CLARIFIER ROOF, WHICH IS THAT WASTEWATER PLANT.
WITH THE BID OF 79,054.62 PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES FROM CORROSION ARMOR, THE DIFFERENCE OF 12,910.62 WILL NEED TO BE BUDGETED TOWARDS THE WATER WASTEWATER RESERVE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BIDS SUBMITTED, IN THAT AMOUNT PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES FOR THE CONTRACT NUMBER OF BLD2021-02, BE RECOMMENDED TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL FOR THE PRIMARY CLARIFIER ROOF.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AS WELL.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEMS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, THE SAME AS THE LAST.
SEEING NO QUESTIONS, A CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH COUNCILOR MANN?
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.
[NOISE] 6.3, REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
>> POINT OF ORDER, YOUR WORSHIP.
THIS ITEM 6.3 IS ACTUALLY A RECONSIDERATION.
IT EVEN SAYS SO IN THE REPORT THAT WAS ATTACHED.
COUNCIL IS GIVEN DIRECTION TO SEND THIS BACK AND HAVE EDAC DO WORK ON IT, AND BRING BACK A REPORT PRIOR TO STAFF SPENDING ANY TIME OR COST ON IT.
NOW, IT'S COMING BACK FOR STAFF TO DO THIS.
I WOULD LIKE THIS TO GO BACK TO EDAC AND HAVE THEM BRING THIS REPORT AND GIVE US THE INFORMATION PRIOR TO US HAVING STAFF DO IT.
>> YOU'RE CORRECT, COUNCILOR PATRIE.
IT DOES SAY THAT THOSE WOULD REFER BACK TO EDAC FOR FURTHER CONSULTATION WITH ANY PROPONENTS.
I IMAGINE AS SOON AS EDAC CAN BEGIN TO MEET AGAIN THAT THIS WOULD MOVE FORWARD.
>> I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT ON THE COUNCIL TABLE, BUT I WANT TO FOLLOW PROCESS AND BECAUSE IT IS A RECONSIDERATION, I DON'T THINK WE CAN DISCUSS THIS, IT'S IMPROPER TO DO IT.
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS BACK AT THE TABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> MR. DANIEL, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GO BACK TO EDAC.
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I UNDERSTAND EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A PANDEMIC ONGOING, AS SOON AS THEY MEET UP, IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THIS GOING BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AS PER THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL.>> NO, THEN WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT EDAC IN SOME TIME.
WE HAD SOME VACANCIES, SO I'M NOT SURE IF EDAC WILL BE FUNCTIONALLY ABLE TO REVIEW THIS AGAIN.
LET'S SEE WHO'S LEFT ON THAT BECAUSE OF THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE CAN DO ANYTHING ELSE.
I GUESS IT'S A RECONSIDERATION OF SORTS, BUT IT'S LARGELY JUST A REAFFIRMATION.
WE'RE NOT BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW.
I'M FINE WITH THE CHAIR'S DECISION TO VIEW IT AS THE RECONSIDERATION IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.
I'M JUST SUGGESTING THERE'S A LOT WE CAN DO.
>> IT WAS THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL THAT IT GOES BACK TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND MAYBE COUNCILOR TURNER CAN GIVE US A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN WE SEE EDAC BEING ABLE TO GET BACK TOGETHER AND BEGIN WORKING AGAIN.
>> THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY EDAC IS NONFUNCTIONAL AT THIS POINT.
THERE AREN'T ENOUGH MEMBERS, AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MEET.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE, IS THE PARENT TO EDAC, REVIEWED THE MATTER.
>> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, YOUR WORSHIP.
>> EDAC'S PREVIEW TO DO THAT, THIS IS A COUNCIL MEETING AND IT'S A COUNCIL'S RECONSIDERATION THAT COUNCIL GAVE DIRECTION OF.
>> IS THAT ABOUT TO CONTINUE SAYING.
>> EDAC IS SUBORDINATE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE.
EDAC ESSENTIALLY EXISTS ONLY ON PAPER AT THIS POINT.
THE PARENT COMMITTEE EDC STANDING, ADDRESS THE ISSUE, DEALT WITH IT AS BEST THEY COULD, AND IS BRINGING IT BACK TO COUNCIL.
ESSENTIALLY, IT'S REPORTED SAYING, "ASK STAFF TO COMPLETE TO REQUEST THAT COUNCIL." THERE IS NO ADVISORY COMMITTEE OPERATING AT THIS POINT TO FULFILL THE WISHES OF COUNCIL.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE IS YOUR ONLY ANIMAL LEFT STANDING.
IF YOU WANT TO SEND IT TO EDAC AND YOU'RE SENDING IT BACK INTO THE ETHER.
>> WHAT I WOULD PROPOSE, COUNCILOR TURNER, IS PERHAPS WE HAVE THIS COME BACK ON THE NEXT AGENDA [NOISE] AS A RECONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION 453-19 WITH THE RATIONALE BEHIND IT.
PERHAPS AS THE COVID STARTS TO WIND DOWN, WE CAN HAVE STAFF ACTUALLY PUT OUT FOUR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
I KNOW THERE'S A FEW ADVISORY COMMITTEES NOW THAT NEED FILLING.
WE DO THAT IN THE INTERIM AND HAVE THIS COME BACK ON THE NEXT AGENDA AS A RECONSIDERATION WITH THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION.
>> [NOISE] 6.4, REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGE-FRIENDLY DELIVERS PROGRAM.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW TO BE UPLOADED WHEN THERE BE A BILL.
RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR DATED JULY 26TH, 2020 BE RECEIVED, WHEREAS COUNCIL PASSED RESOLUTION 198-21 THAT APPROVED CONTINUATION OF AGE-FRIENDLY DELIVERS PROGRAM BY AUGUST 31ST, 2021 WITH A REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AT THE JULY 26TH, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING.
WHEREAS OVER 76 PERCENT OF ELLIOT LAKE RESIDENTS HAVE HAD A FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE WITH VACCINATION CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED WEEKLY, WE RESOLVE THAT THE AGE-FRIENDLY DELIVERS PROGRAM AND AS OF AUGUST 31ST, 2021.
MOVER, PLEASE. MOVED BY COUNCILOR TURNER.
SECONDER, COUNCILOR CYR. THANK YOU.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS COUNCIL'S DIRECTION THAT THE PROGRAM END AS OF AUGUST 31ST, 2021 ANYWAY, BUT WE DID ASK FOR THIS MEETING TO HAVE AN UPDATE, SO PLEASE, MS. WAHOVICH, IF YOU WOULD.
>> IF I MAY. I DON'T HAVE THE REPORT.
IT WAS NEVER UPLOADED. I NEVER GOT IT.
I DON'T HAVE IT IN MY PACKAGE, AND I NEVER RECEIVED IT.
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>> COULD'VE SWORN I FORWARDED IT, BUT I GUESS MAYBE I DIDN'T, BUT ANYWAY. [OVERLAPPING]
WELL, PERHAPS THIS LAVAGE CAN READ US THROUGH IT.
>> I'D LIKE TO DEFER IT, BUT IT'S TIME SENSITIVE.
IT'S WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO WORSHIP, THESE REPORTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ATTACHED.
THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE CLERK ON WEDNESDAY.
I HAVE MULTIPLE ITEMS ON HERE THAT I DON'T HAVE IN MY PACKAGE AND I STILL DON'T HAVE COPIES OF.
I WAS GOING TO PUT A MOTION TO DEFER THIS, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT AT THE LAST MEETING OR THE MEETING BEFORE WE WANTED THIS BROUGHT FORWARD SO THAT WE HAD TIME TO GIVE NOTICE TO DO THAT.
AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO BE WAITING FOR THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST TO BE RECEIVING THE REPORT.
THE COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE STUFF IN A TIMELY MANNER TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW.
>> PERHAPS MS LAVAGE CAN GO THROUGH THE STATS AREA.
IF IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE, COUNCILOR PATRIE, THEN WE CAN DEFER IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.
>> I CAN, YES. THE REPORT TONIGHT WAS AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL AS PER THE LAST APPROVAL.
ALTHOUGH COUNCIL HAD DECIDED FOR AN END DATE OF AUGUST 31ST, WE WANTED TO HAVE THE REVIEW TONIGHT TO GO OVER THE FINAL STATS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE WEREN'T ENTERING AN ADDITIONAL PHASE AND NEEDED TO LOOK AT EXTENDING.
SO AS OF JULY 16TH, AS WE KNOW, ONTARIO HAS ENTERED A PHASE THREE OF THE REOPENING PLAN AND THAT REQUIRED A TARGET OF 70-80 PERCENT OF ADULTS WITH ONE DOSE OF VACCINE AND 25 PERCENT BEING FULLY VACCINATED.
THAT HAS BEEN MET. LOCALLY, THE FAMILY HEALTH TEAM HAS REPORTED THAT OVER 76 PERCENT OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED OVER ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE AS OF JULY 22ND.
THE FAMILY HEALTH TEAM DOES CONTINUE TO OFFER MULTIPLE VACCINATION CLINICS AND HAS RECORDED THAT WE DO A WELL STOCKED WITH VACCINE AND WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER THESE CLINICS.
DUE TO THE LEVEL OF VACCINATIONS RESULTING IN THE REDUCTION IN CASES PROVINCIALLY AS WELL AS REGIONALLY LEVEL OF RISKS VULNERABLE PERSONS HAS BEEN LOWERED.
AS LONG AS OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES, THE COMMUNITY RISKS CAN BE RELATIVELY CONTAINED.
SINCE EACH FAMILY DELIVERS PROGRAM WAS INITIALLY INTENDED TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT THOSE MOST VULNERABLE.
WITH THE EFFORTS OF THE FAMILY HEALTH TEAMS CONTINUE VACCINATION CLINICS, IT'S BELIEVED THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS MET ITS MANDATES AND CAN BE WRAPPED UP AS OF AUGUST 31ST.
TO ENSURE THAT THE CLIENTS ARE AWARE OF THE PROGRAM ENDING, WE HAVE DRAFTED LETTERS THAT WILL GO OUT WITH EACH ORDER, STARTING AS EARLY AS TOMORROW, IF APPROVED TONIGHT.
WE ALSO SHARE THESE DETAILS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, UNDER THE AGE FRIENDLY DELIVERS AREA AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
THIS LETTER DOES INCLUDE SOME LOCAL AUCTIONS FOR EXISTING DELIVERY COMPANIES AND FOOD SERVICE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMMING.
WE WILL WORK WITH CLIENTS WHO DO HAVE QUITE A GOOD RAPOO WITH SOME OF OUR LONG-TERM CLIENTS.
WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO TRY AND CONNECT THEM WITH POTENTIAL SERVICES.
WE DO HAVE QUITE A CONNECTION THROUGH OUR AGE-FRIENDLY ELLIOT LAKE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF RESOURCES, SO WE WILL TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TRANSITIONING WILL HAVE SOME FORM OF CONTACT AND ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF THE DATE.
AS OF TODAY'S STATISTICS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DELIVERIES WERE 4,385, TOTALING JUST OVER 330,000 IN SALES.
AVERAGE PURCHASE PRICE IS $76 AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS WAS 428 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS.
IT DID HAVE QUITE A BIG IMPACT LOCALLY.
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS OF THIS AND WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, TREASURY DEPARTMENT STAYING ON TOP OF IT, THEY ARE TONS AND TONS OF INVOICES AND WORK TO DO ON THAT AND 98.1 PERCENT OF INVOICES ARE FULLY PAID TO DATE.
THAT TURNAROUND TIME WAS VERY QUICKLY FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OUR STATISTICS, WE WERE AVERAGING ABOUT 200 A MONTH AND WE'VE SLOWLY SEEN THAT TAPER OFF AS WE'VE BEGUN TO ENTER THE REOPENING PHASES.
THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS PROGRAM, THE FINAL EXPENSES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THROUGH
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COVID RELIEF FUNDING AND SHOULD NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THIS BUDGET.BASICALLY, IT SHOULD BE SEEN THAT THE AGE FRIENDLY DELIVERS PROGRAM WAS A SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY.
IT WAS PUT IN PLACE WITHIN TWO DAYS FOR THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THOSE MOST VULNERABLE TO SELF-ISOLATE.
OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS, THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF COUNCIL HAS KEPT THOSE MOST VULNERABLE SAFE IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO AIDED IN REDUCING THE OVERALL OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SPREADS. [NOISE]
>> THANK YOU MS LAVAGE AND THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS IN THIS PROGRAM DEFINITELY KEEPING OUR MOST VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITY AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MANN.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THROUGH YOU TO MS LAVAGE AND STUFF.
I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY MUCH LARGER SUCCESS THAN HAS ACTUALLY BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE EVEN THE LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE IS VERY SIGNIFICANT IN THIS COMMUNITY WITH THE CHALLENGES THAT SOME HAVE TO GO OUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE PANDEMIC.
I AM COMFORTABLE IN WINDING DOWN AS WE ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED AT THE END OF AUGUST.
I THINK A MONTH IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME IN ORDER TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WILL ALSO BE SUPPORTS TO ENSURE THAT IF PEOPLE NEAR THE END ARE STILL LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE, THEY'LL BE OUT THERE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE DIRECTED TO OTHER OPTIONS, WHICH AGAIN, WE'RE NOT LEAVING THEM HIGH AND DRY, WHICH I THINK IS THE MOST REASONABLE THING TO DO.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO OBVIOUSLY START SLOWLY GETTING BACK INTO NORMAL.
SEPTEMBER SEEMS TO BE A REASONABLE TIME THEN TO BEGIN DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS WITH THE REPORT?
>> PLEASE, CAN YOU REREAD THE RESOLUTION PRIOR TO THE CALL?
>> THE REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR DATA JULY 26TH, 2021 BE RECEIVED, WHEREAS COUNCIL PASSED RESOLUTION 198-21 THAT APPROVED CONTINUATION OF A TREND WHICH DELIVERS PROGRAM UNTIL AUGUST 31ST, 2021 WITH A REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM FOR JULY 26TH, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING WHEREAS OVER 76 PERCENT EVALUATE RESIDENTS HAVE HAD FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE WITH VACCINATION, AND IT'S CONTINUING TO BE OFFERED WEEKLY.
WE RESOLVED THAT THE AGE-FRIENDLY DELIVERS PROGRAM END AS OF AUGUST 31ST, 2021.
I'LL CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTE IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.
6.5 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE POTENTIAL DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ON FOX DRIVE, AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH THE DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MISSPELLING MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT AND I HAVE A MOVER TO PUT THAT CLOSED.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR MANN, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FINAMORE.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS, COUNCILOR PATRIE?
>> TO PUT A MOTION TO DEFER, I JUST RECEIVED THIS REPORT TODAY AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
THERE'S A LOT INFORMATION IN THERE AND I WOULD LIKE TIME TO GO OVER THIS WITH STAFF OTHER THAN JUST TRYING TO MAKE A RASH DECISION.
TONIGHT, I HAVE A LOT OF PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
I'D LIKE TO PUT A MOTION TO DEFER THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING.
>> IT FAIR ENOUGH. AS THEIR SECONDARY FOR THE DEFERRAL.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THE DEFERRAL. COUNCILOR FINAMORE?
>> THIS IS TIME SENSITIVE AT ALL.
>> MR. DANIEL IS THIS TIME SENSITIVE?
>> I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM MS. LAVAGE THAT I'M NOT PRIVY TO THE DETAILS.
>> MS LAVAGE, IS THIS TIME SENSITIVE? REPORTER, IS IT OKAY TO WAIT TWO WEEKS?
>> NOT TIME SENSITIVE. YOU CAN DEFER TO THE NEXT MEETING.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE DEFERRAL? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL ON DEFERRAL STARTING WITH COUNCILOR TURNER.
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>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S DEFERRED.
[NOISE] 6.6 REPORT OF THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UPDATED TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE INVESTING IN CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, PUBLIC TRANSIT STREAM, RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED JULY 22ND 2021 BE RECEIVED, AND THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO A TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO FOR FUNDING UNDER THE PUBLIC TRANSIT STREAM IN THE AMOUNT OF 937,500 WITH SHARED CONTRIBUTIONS BEING 40 PERCENT FEDERAL, 33.33 PROVINCIAL, AND 26.67 MUNICIPAL FOR MULTI-YEAR TRANSIT REVIEW PROJECT [NOISE] AND THAT BYLAW 2118 BE REPEALED.
CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR CYR, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, [NOISE] COUNCILLOR PATRIE.
>> IN YOUR WORSHIP, I DON'T HAVE THIS REPORT.
I HAVE THE ATTACHED BY-LAW BUT AGAIN WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE REPORT ON THIS.
WE SHOULD BE [NOISE] RECEIVING ENOUGH INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER.
THIS IS VERY BIG MONEY TO THIS MUNICIPALITY AND I THINK THAT COUNCIL SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THESE REPORTS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE BETWEEN THE OLD BY-LAW AND THIS BY-LAW SO I'M NOT PLEASED THAT WE DON'T HAVE A REPORT FOR ME TO GO THROUGH.
>> IF THIS ISN'T TIME-SENSITIVE MR. DANIEL [NOISE] IS IT OKAY TO DEFER THIS TO GIVE ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL A TIME TO REVIEW?
>> WELL, A COUPLE OF THINGS. I'D WANT TO HERE MS. VAHOVICH ON THE TIME SENSITIVITY I THINK IT MIGHT BE.
ALSO THE BY-LAW HASN'T CHANGED THE BY-LAW'S ON THE AGENDA.
THE REPORT IS SUBMITTED LATE ON TODAY BUT IT WAS SENT VIA E-MAIL AND UPLOADED IN THE AGENDA PACKAGE.
I'M NOT SURE IF MS. VAHOVICH OR MR. ALEC KNOW IF THERE IS AN ISSUE DIFFERING TWO WEEKS?
>> IF POSSIBLE, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO BE PUT THROUGH TONIGHT AS THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE [NOISE] THE TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT.
THE CHANGE REFLECTED WITH ALL THE FUNDING IS THE SAME AS THE LAST APPROVAL.
IT JUST GRANTED US A FINAL DECISION ON USING OUR LABOR FORCE SO IT ALLOWS [NOISE] US TO RECRUIT SOME OF OUR OWN COSTS.
THE TOTAL PROJECT COSTS AND AGREEMENTS ARE [NOISE] THE SAME.
IT JUST ALLOWS US TO ACTUALLY RECOUP INTERNAL COSTS [NOISE] WHICH WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED IF WE HAD THIS PRIOR APPROVAL.
>> MR. HALLOCH, AGAIN, TIME SENSITIVITY OR IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCE FROM THE ORIGINAL BY-LAW.
>> THERE'S NOT I PREFER IF WE CAN GET IT DONE TONIGHT TOO AS WELL BECAUSE JUST FOR THE MINISTRY ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AS WELL GETTING OUT THROUGH AND THEN START MOVING ON ALL THIS.
>> FAIR ENOUGH. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? YOU DON'T REALLY WANT A SHORT US ON NEAR A MILLION DOLLARS IN FUNDING HERE.
I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE.
STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR TURNER.
>> I'M OPPOSED. I DON'T HAVE A REPORT TO APPROVE.
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.
[NOISE] THERE'S NO COMMITTEE REPORTS THIS EVENING, NO OUTSIDE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REPORTING.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS 9.1, COMMUNITY REC HUB UPDATE STANDING ITEM.MR. DANIEL I KNOW YOU'RE JUST GETTING BACK IN OFFICE; ANY UPDATES ABOUT THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS AND TIMING?
>> YES. THE TIMING IS BEING REFINED.
THERE WILL BE A FLYER GOING OUT DOOR TO DOOR TO ALL THE HOMES IN ELLIOT LAKE PROBABLY LATER THIS WEEK.
THE DATES FOR THE TOWN HALLS ARE AUGUST 11TH AND 12TH BOTH AT 6:00 PM.
AUGUST 11TH WILL BE A ZOOM VIRTUAL TOWN HALL AT 6:00 PM ON THE 11TH AND THEN 12TH WILL BE AT THE COLLINS HALL IN-PERSON SIMILAR [NOISE] PRESENTATION AND PROCESS AND THAT WILL BE IN-PERSON ON THE 12TH.
WE'RE LIMITED TO ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 150 ATTENDEES, SO WE'RE ASKING FOR RSVP, ALL THAT'S LAID OUT IN THE FLYER THAT'S GOING DOOR TO DOOR, AND WE'LL BE HAVING AN ONLINE GOAL AS WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING LARGELY ABOUT THE BUILDING TYPES, THE TWO TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION.
THE PROOF PREFAB AND THE TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION.
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WE CAN WALK TO PUBLIC SCHOOL, HOW WE GOT HERE, AND THE SPEED OF OUR CURRENT FACILITIES, AND THEN JUST GET SOME FEEDBACK AND FEED THAT TO COUNCIL AT EITHER A SPECIAL MEETING OR A SECOND MEETING IN AUGUST.>> THANK YOU, MR. DANIEL. 9.2 ARTS AND CULTURE HUB UPDATE.
>> WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO SAY ON THAT.
WE'VE SUBMITTED FOR THE GREEN FUND AND WE'RE HAVING OUR ARTS AND CULTURE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING THIS FRIDAY OR THURSDAY, JUST MOVING THINGS ALONG AS BEST WE CAN [NOISE] ON THE ARTS HUB.
>> THANK YOU. 9.3, IS THERE ANY UPDATES FOR THE RESIDENTIAL WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS?
>> NOT THIS EVENING. NO, I WOULDN'T SAY IN MY FEEDBACK ON THE [INAUDIBLE].
>> COUNCILLOR PATRIE, YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THAT?
>> I DO. I WAS GOING TO PUT A MOTION FORWARD.
I WAS GOING TO PUT IT THROUGH AT THE LAST MEETING BUT I ENDED UP HAVING TO BE GONE AND I MISSED THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
IN MAY, THE COMMISSION WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAVE TO BRING THEIR BUDGET FORWARD.
I WAS GOING TO BRING A MOTION FORWARD, THEN I SPOKE WITH MR. DANIEL AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS SPOKEN WITH THE CHAIR AND THE CHAIR WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE TO BRING A BUDGET FORWARD.
WE'RE IN CONTRAVENTION OF OUR ELLIOT LAKE ACT WITH THE PROVINCE.
WE SHOULDN'T BE SPENDING ANY MONEY WITHOUT THAT BUDGET BEING APPROVED.
YEARS BACK, WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, BROUGHT A RESOLUTION FORWARD TO SUSPEND ALL PAYMENTS UNTIL THE BUDGET IS BROUGHT FORWARD.
I'M GOING TO PUT THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR ANYWAY AND HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WE CAN HAVE THAT BUDGET BROUGHT FORWARD TO COUNCIL.
I WOULD LIKE TO BRING A MOTION THAT NO FURTHER PAYMENTS ARE MADE ON BEHALF OF WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT, ELR DC UNTIL THEIR BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL BECAUSE WE ARE IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE ACT.
>> IS THERE A SECONDER FOR THAT MOTION? I'M NOT SEEING A SECONDER.
I BELIEVE MR. DANIEL CLICK, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MR. DANIEL, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ELRDC IS NOT ABLE TO GET QUORUM UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
>> I'M NOT PRIVY TO THE QUORUM DISCUSSION, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE URGENCY IS AS DIRE AS COUNCILOR PATRIE MAKES OUT TO BE.
BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND [LAUGHTER] I MEAN, THERE IS NO AREA WE GOT POLICE.
NOBODY'S GOING TO SHOW UP AT OUR DOOR TOMORROW SAYING, "HEY, WE'RE NOT DOING ANY LARGE CONSTRUCTION." THERE IS A PLAN TO GET BACK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL IN A TIMELY MANNER.
IT'S JUST DATE OF SUMMER AND APPARENTLY WE'VE HAD SOME QUORUM ISSUES, BUT WE WILL BRING IT BACK. ABSOLUTELY.
>> OUR CHAIR IS IN HERE OF THE ELRDC THIS EVENING, BUT THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET QUORUM UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
COUNSELOR TURNER, YOU'RE ON THE COMMITTEE ALSO.
ANY CORRESPONDENCE THAT NATURE?
>> YES, YOUR WORSHIP, I WAS TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION THERE SEEMS THAT MUST BE OFF TO YOUR SCREEN.
THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER.
THE NUMBER 1 PRIORITY IS TO APPROVE THE BUDGETS AND TO FORWARD BEFORE THEM TO COUNSEL, THE MOTIONS ARE UNNECESSARY, THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY IN SECOND.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WORSHIP? THAT'S TWICE I'VE HEARD BEFORE INTERRUPTED BY COUNCILOR PATRIE WITHIN THEIR LAUGH OR SOME DISMISSIVE GESTURE.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STEP IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILOR TURNER. COUNCILOR MANN.
>> THANK YOU, WORSHIP JUST THREW YOU TO WHOMEVER WOULD BE BEST ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT'S THE VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING DONE ON A MONTHLY BASIS BY ELRDC? IF THIS WAS THE PASS TONIGHT, WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DOING THIS? I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT, WELL WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE.
CLEARLY, WE'VE JUST BEEN ADVISED THAT THE BUDGET ISN'T NECESSARILY APPROVED TO COME TO US YET.
I JUST NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING WITH IT.
>> MR. GAGNON, YOU'D BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT.
>> I CAN'T GIVE YOU A NUMBER, BUT I CAN'T SAY THAT COMPARED TO YEARS WHERE THERE'S ACTUALLY DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING, THERE'S VERY LITTLE HAPPENING.
WE HAVE STAFF DOING THE AUDIT SAMPLING WHO ARE NOT AND SOME GENERAL RESEARCH,
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BUT THERE'S NOTHING SIGNIFICANT GOING ON.COUNCIL WHO WANTS TO DO THAT, WE CAN CERTAINLY TURN IT AROUND FASTER, SUBJECT TO THE QUORUM ISSUE OF THE COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU. WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.
IT'S NOT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND I GET IT.
IT IS A VERY SLOW YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID.
THEY'RE NOT SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT THIS IS A PROCEDURAL PROBLEM.
WE'RE IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE ACT.
IT'S OUR ACT WITH THE PROVINCE.
MR. GAGNON SAYS, "YEAH, THERE'S NO POLICE." BUT THE PROVINCE KNOWS AND WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING OUR RULES, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE BREAKING THE RULES.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD BRINGS THIS FORWARD.
THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT ONE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THREE OR SO MONTHS AGO.
COUNCIL WAS TOLD, WELL, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BRING IT TO COUNCIL AND WHICH IS A MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE BOARD.
I'M NOT SAYING IT WAS INTENTIONAL, BUT IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL HOLDS PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE TO WHAT OUR PROCESS AND PROCEDURES ARE AND WE HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR OWN RULES.
THE BEST TIME TO DO THAT IS NOW WHEN THERE ISN'T A LOT OF MONEY BEING PAID OUT.
I DON'T EVEN THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE THAT POTENTIALLY THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A LOT THAT HAS TO BE PAID.
BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THE BOARD HAS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE A BOARD OF COUNCIL AND THEY MUST FOLLOW THE RULES.
WE ARE AN ARM OF THE PROVINCE AND IT'S THE PROVINCES ACT.
I THINK IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE MAKE SURE AS A COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING OUR PROCEDURES AND OUR ACTS, AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON THAT I'M BRINGING IT FORWARD.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE OPERATION.
OBVIOUSLY, IF THEY CAN'T HAVE QUORUM, THEY'RE NOT DOING A LOT OF STUFF, SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THINGS, THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANYTHING BEING SCRAPPED.
BUT EVEN PROCEDURALLY, IF THEY HAVEN'T APPROVED THEIR BUDGET, THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE SPENT ANY MONEY SINCE JANUARY.
COUNCILOR TURNER SAYS THAT BUDGETS, IS THAT 2021 AND 2022 BUDGETS, THEY'RE COMING FORWARD, AND IF IT IS, I'M FINE WITH THAT. I DON'T MIND.
I WOULD PREFER TO APPROVE THEIR BUDGET EARLY.
VERY SELDOM DO WE EVER NITPICK THEIR BUDGETS, BUT IT'S A MATTER OF PROCESS AND PROCEDURE AND THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I JUST HAD A QUESTION OR, MAYBE A COMMENT.
WOULD IT BE BETTER IF THERE'S NOT ANY IMMEDIATE WORK BEING DONE INSTEAD OF CANCELING PAYMENTS COULD BE NOT JUST TO SUSPEND ANY WORK THAT'S BEING DONE UNLESS IT'S CRITICAL TESTING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? I KNOW THEY DO TESTING OF SOME OF THE LAKES AND STUFF.
I JUST THINK THAT TO SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY ANY BILLS, IT'S NOT OKAY BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE THE WORK AND THE PEOPLE WHO THEY ARE PAYING HAVE DONE THE WORK IN GOOD FAITH AND WE'RE NOW INVOLVING THEM IN THIS MISUNDERSTANDING.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WITH ANY INFORMATION AS TO IF WE JUST SUSPEND THEIR OPERATIONS UNTIL WE GET THE BUDGET TO JUST AWARD IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANYONE HERE KNOWS THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, IF THERE'S ANY OPERATIONS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS JUST ON ONE WATER SAMPLING, MR. GAGNON, AGAIN, YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE MORE.
>> AGAIN, IT HAS VERY LITTLE HAPPENING, BUT AS COUNCILOR PATRIE SAID, THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
BUT I DON'T THINK COUNCIL WANTS TO HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTORS STIFF BECAUSE OF THE PROCEDURAL HICCUP, SO THAT'S FINE.
I'M SUGGESTING THE MOTION ISN'T EVEN NECESSARY THIS EVENING, I GET IT.
WE WILL LOOK INTO IT AND WE CAN GET BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH COUNCIL WITH AT LEAST MORE DETAIL AS TO WHAT THE TIMING IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, WHAT ARE THE QUORUM ISSUES? JUST MIGHT US TAKE IT OFFLINE, FIGURE IT OVER AND GET BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING BUT AGAIN, IT'S ON THE TABLE.
WE HAVEN'T MOVED AND SECONDED THE MOTION.
>> NO MORE PAYMENTS BE MADE UNTIL THEY GET THEIR BUDGET OPTED BY COUNCIL.
>> THANK YOU. IF I COULD, COULD I GET COUNCILOR FINAMORE TO REITERATE WHAT I HEARD? I BELIEVE IT'S NOT A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
IT'S NOT EVEN A MATTER OF PAYMENT, IT'S A MATTER OF MAKING SURE THAT THIS BUDGET [OVERLAPPING]
>> YEAH, I WOULD ASK THAT TO BE AN AMENDMENT THAT WE SUSPEND OPERATIONS INSTEAD OF NOT PAYING, INSTEAD OF HOLDING PAYMENT.
[NOISE] [OVERLAPPING] JUST UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WHEN WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
>> MOVERS GOOD WITH THAT, SECONDARY GOOD WITH THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT?
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>> THANKS, YOUR WORSHIP. I THINK IT'S ELLIOT LAKE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
I HAVE TO JUST STAY AS THE OBVIOUS, THIS COUNCIL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TELL THE COMMISSION TO SUSPEND EVERYTHING.
>> I JUST DON'T SEE THE BENEFIT THE COUNCIL.
THAT IS WHAT I WILL SAY [NOISE]. THANK YOU.
>> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION.
ASKED AND ANSWERED. THANK YOU.
>> MR. DANIEL, COUNCILOR CYR, COUNCILOR PATRICK, AND MR. [OVERLAPPING].
>> I'M JUST GOING TO SAY GENERALLY, I LIKE THE MOTION IN THE SENSE THAT IT SAYS SUSPEND OPERATIONS.
WE'RE NOT SKIPPING ANY CONTRACT IS FOR WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE.
WE'RE SUSPENDING OPERATIONS SO WE CAN TALK TO THE CONDITION.
THE OTHER THING WE'RE DOING, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY TELLING THE CONDITION TO STOP WORK.
WE'RE JUST SAYING, BY THE WAY WE'RE THE BANKER, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PROCESSING ANYMORE BILLS, SO IT'S ALSO A DIRECTION TO STAFF.
SIXTY ONE THAT DOESN'T THE OTHER, BUT BASICALLY IT MEANS WE'RE TURNING OFF THE TAPS UNTIL THE CONDITION GETS BACK IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL.
THAT'S COMPLETELY WITHIN COUNCIL'S PURVIEW.
THEY'RE THE ONES WHO HAVE THE PURSE STRINGS AND THE COMMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO BE PRESENTING A BUDGET AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET.
>> THANK YOU. WHAT'S UPS ALL YOU.
HI. IN THIS MATTER, I DO AGREE A 100 PERCENT WITH COUNCILOR PATRICK.
I FEEL A LOT OF THESE BOARDS HAVE A LITTLE TOO MUCH INDEPENDENCE AND THEY HAVE A LITTLE TOO MUCH FEELING THAT THEY CAN DO THINGS WITHOUT COUNCIL AND THEY DON'T REALLY NEED COUNCIL.
I MEAN, THIS RESPECTFULLY, BUT COUNCILOR TURNER, EVEN THE QUESTION THAT HE ASKED IS CALCULATED THE AUTHORITY WELL.
IT SHOWS YOU THE MINDSET OF THE BOARD'S ALREADY SAYING THAT WE DON'T THINK WE NEED COUNCIL.
IT WAS AN HONEST QUESTION, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO REAFFIRM TO ALL THESE BOARDS THAT THEY ARE CREATIONS OF COUNCIL AND THAT COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE INFORMED.
YES, I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS METRIC.
>> MOST OF WHAT I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, COUNCILOR CYR, AND MR. DANIEL COVERED.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND COUNCILOR TURNER, THIS IS A CONTRAVENTION OF A STATUTE.
THIS IS CONTRAVENTION OF AN ACT.
THE ONLY REASON I'M BRINGING IT FORWARD AND I AGREE, MR. DANIEL, I DON'T WANT TO STIFF ANYBODY AND I DON'T WANT TO NOT PAY ANYBODY.
THE PROBLEM IS WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FOLLOWING AND, SO YOU GET IT, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
I'M SORRY, THAT WASN'T YOU, THAT WAS THE CEO.
THE LAST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED.
THE BOARD LAST TIME AS WELL, GOT TOGETHER AND GOT US A BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN APPROVE IT.
WE DIDN'T QUESTION. WE JUST WE JUST NEED TO BE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. [NOISE] OUR FINAL COMMENTS.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS ANY DISRESPECT INTENDED BY ANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, ANY OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT SIT ON THAT BOARD.
THERE HAD BEEN NO PROPERTIES TO SOLVE FOR WELL OVER A YEAR AND NOT A WHOLE LOT FOR THE COMMISSION TO GET TOGETHER TO DISCUSS IN WAITING FOR COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THE VARIOUS OPTIONS ON WHERE TO GO NEXT.
THAT ADDED WITH COVID, JUST MADE IT HARD FOR ANYONE TO GET TOGETHER.
THIS IS THE FIRST THING TO DISCUSS, I GUESS IS THE BUDGET.
MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT MAJORITY COULDN'T GET TOGETHER UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
WE'LL SEE WHEN THE CHAIR RETURNS, WHAT CAN BE DONE THERE.
BUT THE WAY THIS MOTION IS WORDED MAKES SENSE AT THE MOMENT TILL WE LOST COUNCILOR PATRICK.
I'LL CALL LAST MR. DANIEL AGAIN FOR THE WORDING.
>> SURE. WELL I MIGHT QUITE SAY THAT THE COUNCIL DIRECTOR SUSPEND OPERATIONS AT THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION UNTIL THE 2021 BUDGET IS PRESENTED AND ADOPTED BY COUNCIL.
>> ROLL CALLS STARTING WITH COUNCILOR MANN.
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.
MY ENDPOINT FOR COVID-19 UPDATE.
STANDING ITEM, MR. DANIEL, I'LL LET YOU RUN US THROUGH IT AND I HAVE ONE QUESTION THERE AFTER YOU.
>> EFFECTIVE TOMORROW MORNING ACTUALLY, WE DID A FEW TWEAKS TODAY CITY HALL WILL BE OPENED FOR FOOT TRAFFIC.
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YOU DON'T NEED TO RING THE DOORBELL.WE ARE LIMITED TO FOUR PEOPLE IN THE LOBBY AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
WE'VE ADDED STICKERS, SO IT'S QUITE CLEAR.
WE STILL NEED TO MAINTAIN THE DISTANCING AND MASKS.
BUT AT LEAST CITY HALL WILL BE OPENED AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SERVICE AT THE FRONT COUNTER.
NOW, WITH TRANSITS STILL FREE, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRANSACTIONS, BUT AGAIN, IN THE FRONT, RECEPTION WILL BE THERE FOR PET TAGS ARE PAYING BILLS OR ONE NOT STILL WE'LL BE RESUMING THAT TOMORROW.
WE STILL REQUIRE MASKS, AND WE STILL REQUIRE DISTANCING, AND WE STILL REQUIRE APPOINTMENTS FOR MORE FORMAL SIT DOWN WITH THE CLERK FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE OR IN ONE DEEP DIVE AND ATTACKS, BUT NOW AT LEAST, THE FRONT DESK RECEPTION WILL BE REOPENED AS OF TOMORROW MORNING.
THAT'S ANOTHER EVIDENCE OF THE FACT WE'RE IN STAGE 3.
I KNOW WITH THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT CERTAINLY LOOK AT OPTIONS FOR LIVENING UP THE COMMUNITY IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER [NOISE] AS THESE THREE SETS IN.
WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME SPECIAL EVENTS, AGAIN, BUT WE ARE TOO FAR.
WE DON'T WANT TO PUT OURSELVES AND DETAILS JUST GET.
ONE ITEM WE WANTED TO MAYBE DISCUSS IT AS THE RETURN TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS FOR ESPECIALLY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
IT LENDS ITSELF WELL, IF WE HAVE LEAD PEOPLE COMMITTEES AND THEY WANT TO GET TOGETHER, TICKLING PERSON, HAVING MUNICIPAL BUILDING AS LONG AS THEY CAN MAINTAIN THAT DISTANCING.
THERE'S NO ISSUE WITH WEB STREAMING OR TELEVISING BROADCASTING.
OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEES, AS AN EXAMPLE OF A RECREATION ARTS AND CULTURE, THEY DON'T STREAM THE READINGS THEY CAN BE MEETING AT THE COLLINS HALL OR THE ARENA LOBBY OR ANYWHERE.
WHEN IT COMES TO COUNCIL, I THINK THE PLEXIGLASS IS STILL PROBLEMATIC.
THE LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE CAN PUT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND STILL MAINTAIN DISTANCING IS STILL VERY PROBLEMATIC.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE RESUMING IN-PERSON COUNCIL MEETINGS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE HAVE CLARITY ON WHEN THE PLEXIGLAS CAN BE REMOVED.
[NOISE] WE CAN KEEP RESEARCHING THAT IN THE INTERIM.
BUT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR ARE EASY BECAUSE THERE'S NO STREAMING AND BROADCASTING AVAILABLE. THAT COMES IN HANDY.
THAT'S IT. IN A NUTSHELL, I DIDN'T GET SOME STATS FROM THE REPUBLIC HOUSE.
MR. [INAUDIBLE] REPORT EARLIER REFERRED TO 76 PERCENT OF ELLIOT LAKE HAVING AT THE FIRST DOSE.
I'M TOLD IT'S 61.5 PERCENT OF THAT BOTH DOSES.
THAT'S [NOISE] PRETTY GOOD NUMBER DENSITY.
STILL A BIT OF A SLOW UPTAKE IN THE 18 TO 24 YEAR-OLD RANGE THOUGH,SO YOU'VE GOT ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO REACH [LAUGHTER] THE YOUNGER MARKET TO TRY TO GET THEM VACCINATED THE ALL YEARS BUT [OVERLAPPING]
>> I THINK YOU HIT ON THE QUESTION I HAD.
I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR A STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR HOW TO START GETTING BACK TO IN-PERSON COUNCIL MEETINGS OR MAYBE A HYBRID MIX VERSION VARIATION OF THAT SO OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS TEND TO BE OPEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANT TO COME IN AND ASK A QUESTION, OR THEY JUST LIKE SITTING IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS BECAUSE THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
PERHAPS BEFORE THE END OF AUGUST, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO BRING US SOME REPORT AFTER SPEAKING WITH MELISSA FROM APH AS FAR AS ALL SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
WE DID HAVE A QUESTION FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT MEETS THE SPECS OF THE QUESTION PERIOD.
WE CAN EITHER DEAL WITH IT NOW OR I HAVE QUESTION PERIOD.
IT WAS BASICALLY SIMPLY A WONDERING ABOUT MASKS.
AGAIN, AS WE'RE IN STAGE 3, SOME BUSINESSES ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE WITH MASKS OR WITHOUT TO BE ROAMING IN THE BUILDINGS.
[NOISE] IT WAS SIMPLY WHOSE MANDATED TO ENFORCE THE MASK POLICIES AND IT STILL COME IN, PUBLIC HEALTH CLARIFIED THAT IT'S STILL COMES DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES TO DETERMINE THEIR THRESHOLD FOR MASK USE.
BECAUSE THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS BEEN LIFTED, SOME OF THE ORDERS HAVE CHANGED.
WE CAN LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE MORE DETAIL, WITH THAT SAID, THAT'S WHAT I HEARD FROM APH TODAY WAS THAT, INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES STILL CONTROL THEIR PATRONS WEAR A MASK OR NOT?
>> IT MAKES NO SENSE. WE HAVE COUNCILLOR PATRIE AND COUNCIL FINAMORE.
>> THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. I'M CONFUSED BY MR. GANIO'S COMMENT.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, ALL BUSINESSES MUST ENFORCE MASK USE UNLESS SOMEBODY IS EXEMPT FROM A MASK.
I HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD BY ANY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT MY BUSINESS AND I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE MR. GANIO
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THAT CITY HALL ALLOW PEOPLE IN WITHOUT MASKING.MASKING IS STILL MANDATORY, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, UNLESS THE PROVINCE HAS CHANGED THAT MANDATE.
I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S UP TO A BUSINESS, I THINK THE PROVINCES LEFT THAT MANDATE IN PLACE AND HASN'T REMOVED IT.
IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WE'RE HAVING WHEN IT COMES TO PLEXIGLASS.
WE'RE WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO SAY WE CAN TAKE THE PLEXIGLASS DOWN.
I'VE BEEN THE ADVOCATE TO GET US BACK INTO COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
BUT I AGREE, I UNDERSTAND IF THE LAW IS THE LAW, AND IF WE CAN'T BE SIX FEET APART WE MUST MASK.
IT DOESN'T SAY THAT WE MUST PLEXIGLASS, BUT IT SAYS WE MUST MASK, THAT'S WHAT THE LAW IS.
I DON'T WANT TO SEND MIXED MESSAGES TO BUSINESSES OR TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
MY UNDERSTANDING UNLESS PUBLIC HEALTH APH HAS SAID OTHERWISE, AND I WOULD LIKE THAT IN WRITING BEFORE WE SAY THIS IS A MUNICIPALITY THAT IT'S UP TO INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES WHETHER OR NOT THEIR CLIENTELE HAVE TO WEAR A MASK.
BUT THE LAST LITERATURE THAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM THE PROVINCE AND WE ALL GET IT, WE'RE ALL READING THE SAME STUFF, WE'RE GETTING IT THROUGH COUNCIL, SAYS THAT MASKING IS STILL MANDATORY, SO BUSINESSES MUSTN'T THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TOTALLY DIFFERENT BUT MASKING IS MANDATORY.
I THINK IT'S MANDATORY TO YOUR INSIGHT.
I THINK COUNCILLOR MANN WHO HAS A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION THAN ME WANTS TO SPEAK.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS ALSO COUNCILLOR PATRIE THAT THE REGULATIONS ARE STILL THERE, MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE STILL MANDATORY, BUT THE ONUS IS NOW ON THE BUSINESS RATHER THAN ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHICH DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, UP NEXT FOR THE QUESTION OR COUNCILLOR MANN, DID YOU HAVE THE ANSWER FOR THE QUESTION?
>> PROVINCIAL WEBSITE. WHEN YOU GO OUT, YOU MUST USE A FACE COVERING NON-MEDICAL MASKS, SUCH AS THE CLOTH MASK IN INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES AND WHENEVER PHYSICAL DISTANCING IS A CHALLENGE, THIS INCLUDES PUBLIC SPACES, EXAMPLES INSIDE STORES, EVENT BASES, ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES, AND ALL COMMON AREAS IN HOTELS.
I HAVE HEARD SEPTEMBER THEY'RE CONSIDERING LIFTING THE MASK PROVISION, I HAVEN'T HEARD IT LIFTED UNTIL THEN. SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
>> NO, THAT'S PERFECT COUNCILLOR MANN.
>> I BELIEVE I'M OUT OF QUEUE THERE, I APOLOGIZE.
>> [LAUGHTER] IT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU COUNCILLOR MANN FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING ALSO OTHER THAN THE ENFORCEMENT, IS NOW THE ONUS OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS WHICH IS NOT COOL. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE?
>> THANK YOU WORSHIP. I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE USING COLLINS HALL UNTIL FAMILY HEALTH TEAM IS DONE.
AS THINGS ARE CHANGING WEEK-TO-WEEK AND APPARENTLY THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.
THAT'S GREAT NEWS, THAT MEANS WE'VE REACHED THE POPULATION THAT THEY CAN HANDLE VACCINATING AT THEIR OFFICE.
I THINK THAT ANY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CAN MEET, IF THEY'RE MEETING THIS WEEK CAN MEET VIA ZOOM.
ALSO, IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO ADVISORY COMMITTEES MEETING AT COLLINS HALL, WE NEED TO LOOK INTO SOME KIND OF A BETTER PA SYSTEM BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE SOCIALLY DISTANCE SIX FEET APART IN A CIRCLE WITH 10 PEOPLE, IT'S VERY HARD TO HEAR WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING.
I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT AND MAKE SURE WE GET SET UP.
OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS FOR THE VACCINE CLINICS, AND I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE SHOULD BE USING COLLINS HALL UNTIL THEY'RE DONE AND OUT OF THERE.
THEY LEAVE SETUP FOR THE NEXT TIME THAT THEY COME IN, AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE DISTURBING THAT.
>> THANK YOU WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.
I WAS UNDER THE RECOLLECTION THAT THE MASKING POLICY WAS MORE CONTROLLED AND DIRECTED BY EACH OF THE REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS, AND THAT THE PROVINCES WAS JUST BASICALLY REPEATING THOSE.
I'M LEAVING THE READING THE PROVINCIAL GUIDELINES HERE AND ARE JUST STATING IF THERE IS A SPACE AND DOORS TO THESE PUBLIC FOR SAFE DISTANCING, THEN THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT.
THAT'S FROM DAN FARREL THAT'S COVID-19 PAGE.
I THINK IT'S PURPOSELY LEFT GRAY TO LEAVE EVERYBODY WONDERING WHAT THE POLICY IS, SO I THINK IT'S A CAPO IF YOU ASK ME.
THAT'S JUST THE WAY I'M READING IT ON THE INTERIOR THAT'S THE COVID-19 PAGE RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU READ THAT MAIN PAGE ON MASK COVERING, IT'S SPHERICALLY GRAY.
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>> THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. I LOOK FORWARD TO COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES BEING ABLE TO MEET IN PERSON.
MY CONCERN IS WHO'S HAD THE SHOTS? MY FEELING ON THIS IS, I SUPPORT THE IDEA OF YOU BEING ABLE TO MEET IN PERSON, AS LONG AS YOU'VE HAD THE SHOTS, YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE SHOTS, YOU'RE ON ZOOM.
I HAVEN'T GOT MUCH SYMPATHY FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T ACCEPT THAT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A ROUGH YEAR AND A HALF, BUT WE HAVE THE SOLUTION.
WE NEED PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THAT SOLUTION, THAT INCLUDES US.
WE SHOULD DEMONSTRATE RIGHT OFF THE BAT THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO MEET IN PERSON IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE HAD THE SHOTS AND WE'RE WILLING TO FOLLOW ALL THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SAME TIME.
I THINK COUNCIL AND STAFF SHOULD GIVE THAT THEIR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.
HUMAN RIGHTS IS NOT AN ISSUE UNLESS [NOISE] THEY COULD BETTER GIVEN THAN TO BE TAKEN OUT IN A HEARTBEAT.
THE HUMAN RIGHT THAT WERE INVOLVED FOR THIS IS THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE MEETINGS, AND THE SAFETY OF THEM.
WHEN IT COMES TO MEETING IN PERSON, IT WILL PROVE YOU'VE HAD YOUR TWO SHOTS, IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO DO THAT, GET ON ZOOM, JOIN THE MEETING FROM THERE. THANK YOU.
>> [LAUGHTER] COUNCILLOR FINAMORE?
>> THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. I WAS GOING TO BRING UP WHAT COUNCILLOR TURNER DID NOT QUITE IN THAT WAY, BUT TO ASK IF HR HAS BEEN WORKING ON SOME SORT OF POLICY.
I THINK IT IS VERY MUCH AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS TO ASK SOMEONE IF THEY'VE BEEN VACCINATED, THAT'S THEIR PERSONAL BUSINESS, BUT I WANT TO KNOW IT'S A BIG DISCUSSION WITHIN THE WORLD, NEVER MIND ELLIOT LAKE AS TO HOW WE MANAGE THAT.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR STAFF SAFE, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN SAFE BECAUSE CHILDREN UNDER 12 ARE NOT VACCINATED YET, SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT CARRYING IT HOME TO THOSE THAT ARE STILL VERY VULNERABLE, ESPECIALLY TO THE VARIANT.
I THINK THAT THE DISCUSSION ON TO WHETHER WE OPEN MEETINGS UP IN PERSON NEEDS TO BE PUT OFF TILL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER FOR SURE, UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT ALL THESE NUANCES AROUND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK YOU IF YOU'VE HAD A VACCINE, I DON'T BELIEVE, BUT I'D SURE LIKE TO KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS.
PERSONALLY, PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS, I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY MY SPECIALIST THAT I'M LOOKING AT I NEED A THIRD VACCINE.
I'M WAITING FOR INFORMATION FROM HIM ABOUT THAT.
EVERYTHING CHANGES FROM DAY-TO-DAY, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT DAY AFTER THAT IS GOING TO BE.
NOT EVERYONE CAN GET THE VACCINE, AND NOT EVERYONE HEALTH CONDITIONS CAN ALLOW THEM TO BE THE SAME AS THE GUY SITTING BESIDE THEM.
BUT WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH THAT, AND I'M SURE WITH OUR NEW HR COORDINATOR THAT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP US FIGURE OUT THIS AS THE REST OF THE WORLD FIGURES IT OUT TOO.
>> THANK YOU. I THINK WE SHOULD OPEN BACK UP AND GET OUR MEETINGS, WE HAVE MUNICIPALITY TO RUN.
I AGREE SOMEWHAT COUNCILLOR TURNER IS PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY TO SAY IT.
I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THEIR SHOT, BUT WE CAN'T STOP THEM FROM ATTENDING THE MEETINGS IF THEY DON'T.
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING IN PERSON, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE SAYING THAT IT'S MANDATORY WHETHER WE CAN BE SIX FEET APART OR NOT AT THAT MEETING TO MASK UNLESS EVERYBODY PRESENT SAYS, NO, I'VE ALL HAD MY SHOTS AND I'M FINE, AND I'M WILLING TO, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A 100 PERCENT CENSUS OF THAT COMMITTEE IN PERSON TO BE NON MASKED AND YOU'RE SIX FEET APART.
BUT UNTIL THE PROVINCE SAYS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS US TO MANDATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN REQUEST IF SOMEBODY HAS BOTH THEIR SHOTS AND TRUST ME,
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I'M TALKING TO PEOPLE EVERY DAY AND THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SAY, I'VE GOT BOTH MY SHOTS.I WAS ECSTATIC WHEN I'M ABLE TO GET MY SECOND SHOT LIKE KIDS.
IF YOU WATCH THE NEWS, THE US IS BLOWING UP, AND THEY'RE BLOWING UP WITH THE UNVACCINATED.
IT'S TELLING YOU YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE AN ANTI-VAXXER, IF YOU'RE AN ANTI-VAXXER YOU MAY NOT BE AN ANTI COVID BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONE THAT'S SUSCEPTIBLE TO RECEIVE THIS WONDERFUL DISEASE.
MY OPINION ONLY, BUT I THINK YOU'RE CRAZY YOU DON'T GET THE SHOT.
I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD TAKE IT.
THEN I THINK THE RISK IS MUCH GREATER TO NOT GET IT THAN IT IS TO GET IT.
SURE THERE'S RISK WITH EVERYTHING, BUT I STILL THINK THAT THIS IS A DISEASE THAT KILLS AND I'VE SAID SINCE DAY ONE, IT'S ONLY A FLU.
PROBABLY THE WORST FLU THAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE IN OUR LIFETIMES.
BUT IT IS A FLU AND IT'S GOING TO CHANGE, IT'S GOING TO MIGRATE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THE SHOTS THAT WE HAVE NOW ARE GOING TO BE GOOD NEXT YEAR, WE ALL MAY NEED A THIRD BOOSTER BECAUSE THINGS MAY CHANGE.
WE MAY HAVE A NEW VARIANT, BUT IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE DO GET BACK TO MEETING, AND THERE'S LOTS OF PLACES THAT THE MUNICIPALITY OWNS WHERE A LOT OF THESE COMMITTEES CAN MEET IN-PERSON AND STILL SOCIAL DISTANCE.
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD AT LEAST START WORKING.
INSTEAD OF JUST TELLING THEM, "NO, WE'RE NOT MEETING," LET'S GET THEM ORGANIZED AND LET THEM START TO GET BACK ON TRACK WITH THE BUSINESS AT HAND.
>> I PERSONALLY HAVE THE SIMILAR OPINIONS THAT I'M HEARING ALL AROUND THE TABLE.
I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF THE ANTI-VACCINE COMMUNITY THAT'S OUT THERE.
WITHOUT VACCINATIONS LIKE MUMPS, MEASLES, RUBELLA, POLIO, OUR POPULATION WOULD BE HALF OF WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE NOT A GLOBAL CONSPIRACY TO IMPLANT US WITH TRACKING DEVICES OR ANYTHING ELSE.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR TIN FOIL HAT BECAUSE THAT NEGATES THE TRACKING DEVICE RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
BUT YOU WON'T GET COVID AND DIE.
MY BIG CONCERN RIGHT NOW, I HAVE A CHILD UNDER 12.
THEY'RE NOT VACCINATING CHILDREN UNDER 12 AT THE MOMENT.
SCHOOL'S BACK IN IN SIX WEEKS AND IT'S ON THE REST OF US TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION RIGHT NOW.
THAT BEING SAID, MR. DANIEL, ARE YOU GOOD TO WRAP THIS UP?
>> WELL, I JUST NEED A LITTLE CLEARER DIRECTION AS TO WHETHER WE'RE HAVING [LAUGHTER] IN-PERSON MEETINGS WHERE POSSIBLE, LET'S SAY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE LEVEL, OR IT'S ONLY TWO WEEKS TO THE DAY TO OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE CAN JUST SAY, I ZOOM FOR NOW, AND TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS.
>> I THINK YOU JUST GOT BACK IN MR. DANIEL.
IF YOU CAN BRING US SOME MORE DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT MEETING, PERHAPS HAVE SOME QUESTIONS READY FOR EPH FOR OUR NEXT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM MEETING THAT'LL GIVE US A LITTLE MORE CLARITY TO PUSH FORWARD.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY START SEEING EACH OTHER IN PERSON COME SEPTEMBER, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, EVEN IF IT'S THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
>> I'LL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT, BUT WE'RE OKAY WITH CITY HALL OPENING IN A RETAIL TYPE SCENARIO.
>> GOOD STUFF. WE CAN CARRY ON TO OTHER ITEMS. TEN, PETITION, THERE IS NONE.
TWELVE, NOTICE OF MOTION, THERE IS NONE.
THIRTEEN, COUNCIL'S REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[13. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
[NOISE] LET'S HAVE THE TWO ITEMS HERE.I DO KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME FALL EVENTS ROLLING OUT HOPEFULLY IF ENOUGH OF THE POPULATION IS VACCINATE.
RIGHT NOW, I KNOW THAT OUR FAMILY HEALTH TEAM HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 10,000 VACCINATIONS LOCALLY, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
I UNDERSTAND WE'RE AHEAD OF THE CURB AS FAR AS OTHER ALGOMA MUNICIPALITIES.
I WAS REALLY STOKED TO HEAR THAT.
ON A SADDER NOTE, I NEED TO MENTION THIS IS A GREAT LOSS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
RECENTLY, MR. KEITH MOYER PASSED.
MR. MOYER, LONG-TIME VOLUNTEER ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES, INCLUDING A HUGE ADVOCATE OF OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR AS ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES, SITTING ON THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR MULTIPLE TERMS. MR. MOYER WAS AN INTERESTING CHARACTER ALL THE WAY AROUND.
HE'D LOVE YOU AND HATE YOU AT THE SAME TIME AND LET YOU KNOW ALL THE TIME.
AGAIN, A GREAT LOSS AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO HEATHER,
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AS YOU GO THROUGH THESE TIMES.THAT BEING SAID, OTHER THAN FINANCIAL PIECES, DOES ANYONE HAVE BETTER NEWS THAN I BROUGHT FORWARD? COUNSELOR CYR?
>> THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND MY SYMPATHIES TO THE MOYER FAMILY.
>> [NOISE] NO OTHER PIECES FOR COUNCIL'S REPORT, I'LL READ OUR BIG TICKET ITEMS. RECEIVER GENERAL, 83,000, AJ BUS LINES TRANSIT SERVICE AND NORTHLAND CONNECTION, 35,000.
ALGOMA DISTRICT SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BOARD, 186,700.
BROOK MCILROY ARTS AND CULTURE HUB FEASIBILITY STUDY, 36,300.
GFL ENVIRONMENTAL WEEKLY CURBSIDE, FRONT-LOAD, AND SEPTIC REMOVAL, 37,400.
MCALLEN AND ASSOCIATES OPERATING COSTS, REALTY TAXES, 68,800.
XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS SUBMERSIBLE DRIVE UNIT 53,500.
AGAIN, I'D ASK IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL PIECES FOR COUNCIL'S REPORT BEFORE WE CARRY ON? SEEING NONE. THERE'S NO ADDENDUM THIS EVENING EITHER.
FIVE INTRODUCTION IN CONSIDERATION OF BYLAWS 15.1.
[15. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]
BYLAW 21-62 BEING A BYLAW TO AMEND THE 2021 USER FEE, BYLAW NUMBER 21-03 TO ADOPT THE MARINA BOAT SLIP RATES FOR THE 2021 SEASON.CAN I HAVE A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNSELOR CYR.
SECONDER? SECONDED BY COUNSELOR TURNER.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSELOR PATRIE?
>> SORRY YOUR WORSHIP. AGAIN, WHEN THIS HAPPENED AT THE LAST MEETING, I HAD TO STEP OUT AND ATTEND ANOTHER MEETING.
BUT I'M IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DAILY AND WEEKLY BREAK DOWN.
TRADITIONALLY WHEN YOU RENT SOMETHING, THREE DAYS IS EQUAL TO A WEEKLY RATE, THREE WEEKS IS EQUAL TO A MONTHLY RATE.
WHEN YOU GO EIGHT DOLLARS A DAY, ALL WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS PAYING STAFF ROUGHLY $30 AN HOUR.
I DON'T SEE PEOPLE RENTING AS A WEEKLY BASIS WHEN YOU SAVE A DOLLAR.
IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE THERE, EVEN IF WE HAVE WEEKLY PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAILER PARK, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO NEED THEIR BOAT SLIP FOR SEVEN DAYS IN A ROW, THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO NEED THEM FOR FIVE OR SIX.
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE DOING DAILY PROCESSES AS OPPOSED TO WEEKLY.
I THINK THAT THAT DAILY RATE SHOULD ACTUALLY BE A HIGHER RATE.
I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THE WEEKLY AMOUNT, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE DAILY GO UP.
I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE FEE FOR THE WEEKLY, BUT CONSISTENTLY SHOULD BE THAT THREE DAYS IS A WEEKLY RATE, SO WE SHOULD WORK THAT SOMEHOW INTO THAT.
>> I THINK, COUNSELOR PATRIE, DON'T KNOW REAL DISAGREEMENT.
I THINK COUNCIL WAS LOOKING TO ADOPT SOMETHING SO THAT WE COULD HAVE USED BEFORE THE SEASON IS OVER, AND THAT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING TO DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL, AGAIN COME BUDGET TIME TO BE ADDED INTO OUR USER FEE BYLAW, WHICH IS WHY THIS WAS PASSED AS IS JUST TO GET THEM OPEN PRIOR TO THE END OF SUMMER. COUNSELOR PATRIE.
>> FOLLOW UP WITH THAT, YOUR WORSHIP.
I HAVE NO ISSUES PASSING THIS SCHEDULE TONIGHT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO DO AN AMENDMENT TO THE SCHEDULE AND MAYBE MAKE THE DAILY RATE $12 AS OPPOSED TO $8, JUST SO THAT THERE ARE TRADITIONAL CONSISTENCY ON A RATE MATTER.
>> IS THERE A SECONDER FOR THAT AMENDMENT? SECONDER? COUNSELOR CYR, ARE YOU SECONDING? NO? NO SECONDER FOR THAT.
WAS THERE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNSELOR TURNER, I THINK YOU HAD A QUESTION ALSO.
>> YES, YOUR WORSHIP, THANKS. [NOISE] JUST FOR CLARITY, SOME OF THE SLIPS ARE RENTALS AND I BELIEVE HALF OF THEM ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO STOP, TAKE A BREAK, HAVE LUNCH, RIDE INTO TOWN, GET A COFFEE, NO?
>> THINK THERE WAS ONE LEFT OPEN.
>> YEAH. ONE SLIP LEFT OPEN FOR QUICK STOPS, EMERGENCIES.
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WHAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT IS A 24-HOUR DAY? BECAUSE OTHERWISE, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE STAFF CRAZY RUNNING DOWN THERE EVERY 15 MINUTES AND SEE IF THERE'S A BOAT PARK SLIPPED.A 24-HOUR DAY IS THE DAY RATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU. I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH COUNSELOR PATRIE THAT THE DAILY RATE SHOULD BE HIGHER TO ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE WEEKLY OR OTHER RATES.
BUT I THINK I WOULD FAVOR MORE JUST A FLAT $10 RATE.
I JUST FIND 12 A LITTLE BIT STEEP COMPARED TO THE WEEKLY, BUT I THINK 10 IS A LITTLE MORE REASONABLE. THAT'S MY OPINION.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. IF THERE WAS A PLACE THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC COULD LAUNCH THEIR BOATS ON TO ELLIOT LAKE, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THIS.
I STILL AM OPPOSED TO THIS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, IS THERE ANOTHER SPOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON ELLIOT LAKE THAT THE PUBLIC CAN GO IN AND LAUNCH THEIR BOATS WITHOUT HAVING THE PIER OR THE MARINA? I'M STILL OPPOSED TO THIS.
I THINK THAT AS COUNSELOR TURNER DESCRIBED, PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO OUT, AND GO INTO TOWN, AND RUN AND GRAB A COFFEE OR GO AND PICK UP GRANDMA JUST FOR AN HOUR OR TWO, AND TAKE HER BACK HOME, IF THAT ONE EMERGENCY SLIP IS DONE, THEY'RE DONE, THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE BOAT OUT.
I STILL I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF RENTING THESE SLIPS AND LEAVING ONLY ONE FOR SURE.
I THOUGHT AT LEAST FIVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT OPEN FOR OUR LOCAL PEOPLE.
I KNOW THAT THIS WAS BUILT WITH THE IDEA OF TOURISM, BUT WE HAVE 11,000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS TOWN THAT WE SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT.
I AM STILL OPPOSED TO ANY FEE.
>> COUNSELOR MANN, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP.
>> THANK YOUR WORSHIP. I REALIZED THAT OBVIOUSLY, THIS NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD.
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE GRANT IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS STRUCTURE.
AGAIN, AS I ECHOED LAST WEEK, I DO HAVE CONCERNS STILL ABOUT SAFETY IN THE PARKING LOT.
I REALIZED THAT THERE HAS BEEN DIRECTION AND STAFF IS WORKING ON WHAT THAT MEANS.
HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL PARKING AND LOAD IN THAT AREA, I DO NOT WANT ANY EXTRA SAFETY ISSUES, BECAUSE AGAIN, IT IS A VERY BUSY LAUNCH ON THE WEEKEND AS IT IS, WITH NO ADDITIONAL BOATS PARKED AND ADDITIONAL CARS IN THE PARKING LOT.
I JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT BECAUSE IT IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN OF MINE. THANK YOU.
>> BACK DOWN, COUNCILOR PATRIE.
>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP [NOISE].
I'M CONFUSED AND PROBABLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET TO STAY AT THE LAST MEETING THROUGH THIS, BUT THIS IS STRICTLY THE USER FEED BYLAW PORTION OF THIS.
IS THERE A BYLAW OR POLICY COMING FORWARD FOR COUNCIL TO APPROVE AS TO WHAT IS TRANSPIRING WITH THE FACILITIES? IF WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY OR A BYLAW, STAFF COULD RENT THEM ALL OUT SEASONALLY IF STAFF WANTED TO, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM A WRITTEN POLICY TO GOVERN OTHERWISE.
I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE SLIP AS WELL, BUT THERE'S STILL ALSO THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU CAN TYPE TOO FOR PEOPLE THAT NEED TO COME IN AND RUN IN AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE WHEN THE BYLAW OR POLICY REGARDING THE SLIP SIMILAR TO WHAT COUNCILOR MANN SAYS, I DO HAVE A LOT OF COMPETITION HERE, BUT THIS PORTION IS STRICTLY THE USER FEE BYLAW AND I GUESS MY QUESTION BECOMES, IS THERE NOT A POLICY OR BYLAW TO COME FORWARD REGARDING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THESE SLIPS IN THE DOCKS?
>> THERE WAS SOMETHING APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING COUNCILOR PATRIE.
FOR SURE I'M NOT SURE WHY IT'S NOT ATTACHED IN DETAIL.
IT WAS TO BE A PORTION FOR SEASONAL, A PORTION FOR WEEKLY SAAS DIAL IN, THEN THERE WAS ONE TO BE LEFT FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES ONLY.
SUPPOSED TO BE KEY CARDS UTILIZED AND THE RENTALS COULD BE DONE THROUGH THE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER THAT'S UP AT THE SAMSON TRAILER PARK CAMPGROUND.
WE EVEN HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR MOVING
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THAT FOR NEXT YEAR DOWN TO THE BOAT LAUNCH AREA PERHAPS OR ELSEWHERE MORE VISIBLE.IN ORDER TO DO THIS, AGAIN, A TEST RUN AND SOMETHING TO GET THIS OPEN AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED PERSONALLY, I DON'T CARE IF ANYTHING IS CHARGED FOR THE YEAR.
WE NEED TO SEE THEM OPEN AND BEING USED.
I DON'T LIKE SEEING EVERYTHING BEING FENCED OFF.
MR. DANIEL YOU HAD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION?
>> WELL, ONLY A LITTLE TO SAY THAT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THE USER FEE BYLAW WAS ESSENTIAL SO WE HAD THE LEGAL ABILITY TO GET THE CASH REGISTER CODED AND GET EVERYTHING LINED UP AND I'M A LITTLE OUT OF THE LOOP JUST LIKE COUNCILOR PATRIE BECAUSE I MISSED THAT MEETING FIRST, BUT I'LL TOUCH BASE AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT NEEDS COUNCIL OF APPROVAL WE'LL BRING IT BACK.
BUT AT LEAST NOW, ONCE WE GET THE FEES, YOU CAN GET MOVING AND I'LL WATCH THE TAPE OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED BEFORE.
TO PERSUADE SOME CONCERNS, I THINK WE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT THERE'S A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE BOAT OWNER THAT GOVERNS THE VESSEL, THE USE OF THE DOCKS, INSURANCE, WHAT THE RULES ARE IN GENERAL.
I THINK [NOISE] LET ME IN ITSELF TAKE OR ALLEVIATE THE CONCERNS.
I HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT WE'LL SEE A FULL UP LOAD OF DOCK OCCUPANCY THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE'VE TAKEN THE MONTHLY OUT OF THERE, AND WEEKLY MULTIPLIED BY THREE OR FOUR IS GETTING A LITTLE EXPENSIVE.
ANYWAYS, THE CONTRACT WITH THE BOAT OWNER SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF MANY PROBLEMS.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION TO MR. DANIEL.
WHEN COUNCILOR PATRIE SAID THAT WE DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVING STAFF CRAZY OR SOMEONE SAID THAT, I'M NOT SURE, OF THEM RUNNING BACK AND FORTH.
WHAT STAFF WOULD BE RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO THE BOAT LAUNCH TO MONITOR THIS?
>> WE HAVE A MIXED BAG OF BYLAW OFFICERS AND THE WELCOME CENTER OR STAFF AT THE TRAILER.
I KNOW THEY'RE STUCK IN THE TRAILER, SO WE'LL HAVE TO COORDINATE THAT AND SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE DOCKS AREA THAT WE CAN COORDINATE FOR TIPPING OFF BYLAW IF THERE IS A NEED OR REPORTING TO THE WELCOME CENTER OF TRAILER IF THEY CAN'T GET OVER THE TRAILER, SO WE'LL FIND OUT.
>> THANK YOU WORSHIP. I JUST WANTED TO JUST BRING COUNSELOR PATRIE AND MR. DANIEL UP TO SPEED ON SOME OF THE CONVERSATION LAST WEEK.
FIFTY PERCENT SEASONAL, 50 PERCENT WE'RE GOING TO BE SHORT-TERM.
SHORT-TERM WE'RE GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF MONTHLY, DAILY, AND WEEKLY.
THERE WERE SOME CURRENT CONCERNS THAT I RAISED ABOUT THE MONTHLY.
FOR THIS SEASON IT WAS ELIMINATED FROM THE MIX.
THEN I WENT DOWN TO SEASONAL 50 PERCENT, 50 PERCENT DAILY AND WEEKLY WITH ONE SPOT LEFT OPEN FOR EMERGENCIES.
NOT SURE WHERE ON THE LAW THAT'S RELEVANT.
AGAIN, VALID INSURANCE AS COUNSELOR TURNER HAD ADVISED, AND THERE WAS TO BE NO OVERLAY CAMPING OR USE IN THE NIGHT AT THE LOTS.
IT WAS BROUGHT UP LAST WEEK ABOUT WELL, THEY'RE NOT SERVICED ANYWAY.
HOWEVER, OF COURSE, AS SOON AS THE MEETING ENDED, I SAID, WOW, IT'S PRETTY EASY IF YOU THROW A GENERATOR ON A VEHICLE, YOU CAN STAY THERE ALL NIGHT.
AGAIN, I THINK THOSE ARE THE THINGS AND IT WAS MR. DANIEL BY BYLAW ENFORCEMENT THAT I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK, THAT WOULD BE THE TWO LEAVES ENFORCING SOME OF THE POTENTIAL ISSUES, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
>> WE'LL END THIS AT 2:00. AGAIN, COUNCILOR PATRIE.
>> SORRY. THEN LESS MEETINGS MAKES FOR LONG CONVERSATIONS, BUT I'M GOING TO PUT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR THAT WE DEFER THE RATES TO COME BACK TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE BYLAW OR POLICY THAT WAS APPROVED.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WAS APPROVED BUT THE RESOLUTION SET ISN'T A POLICY OR BYLAW THAT'S TO COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL REGARDING RENTING THESE SLIPS.
BUT I WOULD LIKE THAT TO COME BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WITH THESE COSTS. THAT'S MY MOTION.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I WOULD WANT TO DIRECT STAFF TO REMOVE THE FENCING AND ALLOW THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE FOR SHORT-TERM DAY USE NO OVERNIGHT USE.
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TAKE THE BARRICADE OFF THIS SLIP AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO USE ESPECIALLY THE LONG WEEKEND COMING UP.BECAUSE REGARDLESS WHETHER WE APPROVE THIS OR NOT, WE'RE STILL NOT GIVING DIRECTION TO COUNSEL BECAUSE THERE'S NO BYLAW IN PLACE TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THE RENTALS.
I WOULD LIKE THE BARRICADE REMOVED.
I PUT THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, YOUR WORSHIP TO DEFER THE RATES TO THE NEXT MEETING TO COME BACK, AS WELL AS THE BYLAW FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
>> IS THERE A SECONDER FOR THE DEFERRAL? NO SECONDING FOR THE DEFERRAL.
MR. DANIEL, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
>> NOT REALLY. THE ONLY THING THAT'S IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TONIGHT IS THE RATES.
IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE RATES PASS THE RATES AND WE'LL TAKE THE REST OFFLINE, WE'LL LOOK INTO IT AND IF WE HAVE TO COME BACK WITH MORE DETAIL AS TO WHAT COUNCIL NEEDS TO APPROVE FOR THE PROCESSING OF THE RENTALS, WE'LL DO THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE IT NEEDS COUNCIL'S APPROVAL ONCE WE HAVE THE RATES AND THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
IT'S JUST AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SUPPLIER, BUT I'M NOT SAYING WE ARE NOT GOING TO COME BACK, BUT WE'LL TAKE IT OFFLINE, WE'LL SEE WHAT NEEDS TO COME BACK AND WE'LL GET BACK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL.
THE ONLY THING THAT'S IN FRONT OF COUNCIL RIGHT NOW IS THE FEES, WHICH WAS ALREADY ADOPTED OR APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE AT THE LAST MEETING.
>> THERE WAS ALSO THE STAFF REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT SHOULD BE GETTING APPROVED AS A BYLAW.
THAT WAS APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT COUNCILOR PATRIE IS LOOKING FOR [OVERLAPPING].
>> WE CAN TAKE THAT OFFLINE AND BRING IT BACK FOR SURE.
>> COUNCIL MANN, ANY FINAL COMMENT?
>> I'VE NO COMMENT JUST A QUESTION TO STAFF IF THEY HAVE THE ANSWER.
HAS THE LOTTERY OCCURRED YET FOR THE SEASONAL SLIPS?
>> I BELIEVE IT HAS I'M JUST NOT SURE IF IT CLOSED TODAY OR WHEN IT WAS CLOSING.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN ANSWER, BUT [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO, THAT'S FINE. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
>> I'LL CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTE ON BYLAW 15.1, STARTING WITH COUNCILOR MANN.
>> I'M IN FAVOR AND GET THESE SLIPS OPEN AND BEING USED.
15.2 BYLAW 21-63 BEING A BYLAW.
>> IS COUNCILOR [INAUDIBLE] STILL ON?
>> OKAY. I SEE HIS BOX BUT IT'S DARK.
OKAY, SO HE'S NOT VOTING IN, SO IT'S 3, 2. ALL RIGHT. SORRY.
>> 15.2 BYLAW, 21-63 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE A LEASE OF PORTION OF LAND OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
CAN I HAVE A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR TURNER, SECOND, BY COUNCILOR FINAMORE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR QUERIES? NONE. ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH COUNCILOR PATRIE [BACKGROUND]
>> WE SUSPECT HE'S FROZEN. [LAUGHTER]
>> I'LL START WITH COUNCILOR MANN.
>> COUNCILOR PATRIE. HE'S UNFROZEN.
HE'S FROZEN AGAIN. COUNCILOR PATRIE IN FAVOR OR NOT IN FAVOR OF 15.22?
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS DEALT WITH AT THE MEETING AND I HAVE QUESTIONS.
I DIDN'T GET TO ASK THEM, SO SORRY.
>> OKAY. COUNCILOR, CYR 15.22?
>> I'M IN FAVOR, THAT'S TERRY THANK YOU.
[NOISE] 15.3 BYLAW 21-64, BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTERING INTO AN EXTENSION AGREEMENT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF SPECIALIZED TRANSIT SERVICE.
CAN I HAVE A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILOR FINAMORE, SECOND BY COUNCILOR TURNER.
ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES FROM MR. HALLOCH. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.
>> I'M SORRY, MR. ALEX DOESN'T WORK TODAY, SO I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO TALK TO YOU.
AT THE MEETING, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSIONS OF RATE CHANGES.
IS THIS THE SAME RATE AS PREVIOUS FOR THIS ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OR DID IT CHANGE, AND IF IT DID, HOW MUCH?
>> YOU'RE CORRECT AND THERE'S A TWO PERCENT INCREASE ON THE CURRENT HOURLY RATE ON BOTH SERVICES, 5TH YEAR SERVICES TO DATE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES?
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I'M GOING TO ROLL CALLS STARTING WITH COUNCILOR CYR.>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.15.4 BYLAW 21-65 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. AGAIN, ANOTHER HOUSEKEEPING ITEM, A MOVER, PLEASE.
ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES, COUNCILLOR PATRIE? SAME QUESTION AS BEFORE?
>> YES, YOUR WORSHIP? SAME ANSWER.
>> SAME ANSWER AS BEFORE TWO AS WELL, TWO PERCENT INCREASE.
>> THANK YOU. [NOISE] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? SEEING NONE, ROLL-CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILOR FINAMORE.
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED. THANK YOU.
MR. HALLOCH, ANSWERING ALL THE VERY TOUGH QUESTIONS FOR US.
15.5 BYLAW, 21-66 BEING BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE ROOF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND MECHANIC'S GARAGE.
A MOVER, PLEASE. MOVED BY COUNCILOR MANN, SECONDED BY COUNSELOR CYR.
AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE, ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE.
>> SORRY, I LOST A PIECE PAPER. I'M IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU. I LOOKED AWAY FOR A SECOND.
EVERYONE WAS IN DIFFERENT SPOTS.
15.6 BYLAW, 21-67 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE ROOF AT THE WASTE WATER PLANT. A MOVER, PLEASE.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR MANN, SECOND BY COUNCILOR FINAMORE.
[NOISE] ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NONE. I'LL START WITH COUNCILOR FINAMORE AGAIN.
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED. THANK YOU.
15.7 BYLAW 21-69 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE INVESTING IN CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM AND REPEAL BYLAW 21-18.
MOVED BY COUNCILOR TURNER, SECONDED BY COUNSELOR CYR.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THIS ONE? SEEING NONE, ROLL CALL, STARTING WITH COUNCILOR MANN?
I DON'T HAVE THE REPORT, SO I'M OPPOSED.
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED. THANK YOU.
SIXTEEN, PUBLIC QUESTION, PERIOD.
[16. PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD]
I BELIEVE MR. DANIEL ASKED THE ONLY PUBLIC QUESTION THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THIS EVENING.>> I'M NOT SURE WE ANSWERED IT PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVELY, BUT I WILL REACH OUT TO THE OWNER AND TO THE ENQUIRER AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WE'LL KEEP MAILING THAT DOWN.
>> I BELIEVE THE WATERS ARE VERY MUDDY FOR ALL OF US.
COUNSELOR TURNER, YOU'RE NOT THE PUBLIC.
YOU HAVE A QUESTION COUNSELOR TURNER? [LAUGHTER]
WE HAD RECEIVED SOME OTHER CORRESPONDENCE TO ADDRESS TO COUNSEL IN GENERAL.
DO THESE NOT END UP WITH THE QUESTION PERIOD?
>> NO. THEY HAVE TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM.
I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.
DEFINITELY A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MUNICIPAL BEACHES AND WATER SAMPLING AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
NO, IT HAS TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM SENT TO THE CLERK, PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
>> I'M GLAD YOU'VE SAID THAT IN THE MEETING, YOUR WORSHIP, THAT MIGHT HELP FOR THE PUBLIC'S [OVERLAPPING]
>> YOUR WORSHIP. WE MIGHT BE WISER OR CONSIDERATE TO HELP THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THOSE LETTERS THAT WERE SENT TO US, IF THEY WANTED THEM ADDRESS WITH COUNCIL, WE COULD BE PUTTING THEM UNDER CORRESPONDENCE.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF THAT CORRESPONDENCE THAT WE RECEIVED WAS DIRECTED TO BEAR AND COUNSEL AND STUFF, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DID WANT TO DISCUSS PUBLICLY.
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THAT WOULDN'T BE UNDER PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD, BUT WE SHOULD MAYBE BE LETTING THOSE PEOPLE KNOW THAT IF THEY SEND IT TO US UNDER CORRESPONDENCE, WE CAN DEBATE IT AND DISCUSS IT AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.>> YES. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WANT THEIR ITEMS PUT ON THE AGENDA, THEY COULD PUT IT AS CORRESPONDENCE ON THE AGENDA.
BUT I BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF QUESTIONS WERE JUST CONCERNS ABOUT, AGAIN THE BEACHES AND ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH.
WE'RE WAITING ON ADDITIONAL WATER QUALITY SAMPLING.
BUT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION THAT HAS TO DO WITH THIS EVENING'S AGENDA, AND ACTUALLY I BELIEVE DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE BACKDATED IT.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM, ALSO, YOU CAN FORWARD YOUR QUESTIONS TO MYSELF, STAFF, AND YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED AT THE FOLLOWING MEETING.
IF YOU HAVE LARGER CONCERNS THAT YOU WISH FOR COUNSELED TO DEBATE OR ANSWER PUBLICLY, PLEASE PUT A FORWARD AS CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE AGENDA TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
THAT'S HOW THE PROCESS WOULD WORK.
AGAIN, I THINK WE MUDDIED THE ONLY QUESTION THAT WE DID HAVE TONIGHT, AND SOME BEING BUSINESS OWNERS OR RUNNING BUSINESSES NOW, I'M GOING TO BE READING THE OREG'S THAT HAVE COME DOWN AND SEE WHERE WE STAND WITH THAT.
EIGHTEEN CONFIRMATION BYLAW 8.21 BYLAW, 21-68 BEING A BYLAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNSEL AT ITS MEETING HELD JULY [OVERLAPPING] 26TH, 2021.
CLOSED SESSION WAS DEFERRED. SO YES.
[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]
BYLAW 21-68 BEING A BYLAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNSEL AT ITS MEETING HELD JULY 26TH, 2021. A MOVER, PLEASE.MOVED BY COUNCILOR TURNER, SECOND BY COUNCILOR MANN.
AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES, CONCERNS? I'LL CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTES FROM COUNCILOR CYR.
>> I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.
DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO A COUNSELOR PATRIE, AND MAYBE SPEAK TO MR. GAGNON ALL ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH NOT RECEIVING THE FULL AGENDA PACKAGE BEFORE THE EVENING.
I AGREE WITH YOU, THAT'S NOT OKAY.
YOU SHOULD HAVE THE WHOLE WEEKEND TO REVIEW IT SO, WE NEED TO DISCUSS THAT FURTHER IN THE FUTURE.
THAT BEING SAID, I LOOK FOR COUNCILLOR PATRIE.
>> ARE YOU ASKING US TO STAY ON THE ZOOM OR DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO US AFTER ABOUT THIS?
>> IF POSSIBLE YOU AND MR. GAGNON AND I COULD STAY ON THE ZOOM FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND DISCUSS THAT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT THAT NOT EVERYONE ON COUNCIL HAD RECEIVED ALL THE INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
MAKES IT VERY TOUGH TO MAKE A DECISION.
THAT BEING SAID, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN AND ASK COUNCILLOR PATRIE, MR. GAGNON, STICK AROUND FOR A MINUTE.
MOVED BY COUNSELOR MANN, SECONDED BY COUNSELOR TURNER.
THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME THIS EVENING.
ENJOY SOME WARM WEATHER OVER THE NEXT WEEKS.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.