Aug 09, 2021 City Council

THANK YOU. CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER THIS IS A REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF COUNCIL FOR

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[1. CALL TO ORDER]

START OUT BY RESPECTFULLY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE'RE ON THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE ANISHINAABE AND THE THE ROBINSON-HURON TREATY.

AS FAR AS ROLL CALL, ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING AND I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANY

[3. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IF THE TOPIC COMES UP AROUND THE ELLIOT LAKE RED WINGS HOCKEY CLUB, I WILL DECLARE A CONFLICT AND THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DECLARATIONS? OKAY SEEING NONE.

ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES, 4.1 JULY 19, 2021 SPECIAL AND 4.2 JULY, 26, 2021 REGULAR.

[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]

THAT ITEM WAS NOT DEFERRED, IT WAS IMPROPERLY ON THE AGENDA AND STRICKEN.

THAT WASN'T MY RECOLLECTION WE CAN GO BACK AND WATCH THE VIDEO, IF YOU WE NEED TO ON IT WE CAN CONFIRM THAT WITH MS. IT'S NOT DEFERRED IT WAS RECONSIDERATION.

WELL, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK AS RECONSIDERATION.

WE'LL HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT SHORTLY.

THAT'S 6.2 THE RECONSIDERATION PORTION.

IF IT'S INCORRECTLY WORDED, THEN MS. BRAY CAN ADJUST THAT AS FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING.

IS THERE ANY OTHER CONCERNS WITH THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT.

I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

OPPOSED. OKAY.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER. FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR THOSE ARE CARRIED THANK YOU.

NO PUBLIC PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.

6 INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORT, SIX POINT ONE, AUGUST 2ND 2021 MEMO

[6. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

RECOMMENDATIONS IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS AND PUBLIC MEETING.

I LOOK FOR A MOTION, I GUESS, TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS PROPOSED.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE. SECOND, BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.

MS. VEREAULT, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU.

SO WE JUST UPDATED OUR REPORT ON THE ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS BASED ON THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED FROM COUNCILLOR PEARCE REGARDING THE SHORELINE RESIDENTIAL AREAS AT OUR LAST MEETING ON JULY 12TH.

AND OUR REPORT HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND THE RECOMMENDED RESPONSES THEREIN.

IN TERMS OF UPDATING THE AMENDMENTS THEMSELVES THE ONLY UPDATE THAT WE WERE RECOMMENDING FOR INCLUSION IS THAT ABOUT THE SHORELINE RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

SO NOTING THAT THOSE AREAS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SUBJECT TO HAVING ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN THEM.

OTHER THAN THAT, THE AMENDMENTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, AS OUTLINED IN OUR REPORT, WITH THOSE REVISIONS AND I CAN CERTAINLY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF COUNCILLOR? COUNCILLOR PATRIE. THANK YOU.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE REPORT.

IT'S VERY THOROUGH. THIS IS BEING PUT DOWN OUR THROATS BY THE PROVINCE.

I DO LIKE ON PAGE SIX OF SEVEN, THE RECOMMENDATION BY MS. VEREAULT THAT THE CITY COULD REQUIRE REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS THROUGH A BYLAW PASSED UNDER THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

AND I WOULD REQUEST THAT STAFF.

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO PUT THIS AS AN AMENDMENT TO THIS BYLAW, BUT I WOULD REQUEST THAT STAFF GET DIRECTION FROM THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE A BYLAW PUT IN PLACE TO HAVE THAT PUT INTO FORCE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

JUST TO ECHO COUNCILLOR PATRIE'S COMMENTS AGAIN AND TO MS.

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AND I THINK THE PURPOSE OF THOSE MEETINGS IS EXACTLY TO GET THE PROPER INFORMATION OUT, HAVE THAT TIME FOR IT TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AS IT IS TONIGHT SO WE CAN GET THE PROPER MESSAGE OUT TO THE RESIDENTS THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE INSTITUTING, THAT WE'RE BEING COMPELLED TO DO THIS BY THE PROVINCE TO FALL IN LINE WITH THEIR RULES.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IT IS WHAT IT IS AND WE HAVE TO FALL IN LINE. IF WE WERE, AS IT WAS INDICATED AT THE LAST MEETING, IF WE WERE TO OPPOSE THIS, WE COULD OPEN OURSELVES UP TO AN APPEAL PROCESS, WHICH WE MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT WIN.

SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD THIS EVENING.

OKAY. COUNCILLOR CYR. THANK YOU WORSHIP THROUGH YOU, I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE COMMENTS WHERE TO ME THE GREATEST CONCERNS THAT I HAVE ARE PARKING.

WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF OUR CITY STREETS THAT HAVE KIND OF ILLEGAL PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF HAVE USED CAUTION AT ENSURING THERE'S PROPER ENFORCEMENT FOR THOSE MEASURES BECAUSE ENFORCEMENT OF THE BYLAWS IS CRITICAL IF WE'RE GOING TO PASS THE BYLAWS.

SO IT'S JUST TO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

OK. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP I JUST HAVE A QUESTION, IF I AGREE TOTALLY WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN THAT I THINK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A BYLAW IN PLACE SO THAT WE KNOW HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE LIVING IN A DWELLING FOR SAFETY, FOR FIRE, FOR WHATEVER IS NEEDED.

IF WE PASS THIS TONIGHT, DOES THAT RECOMMENDATION GO FORWARD OR DO WE ACTUALLY NEED TO DO SOMETHING? I KNOW THAT IT SAYS THAT RECOMMENDATIONS IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS AND THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T GET LOST.

MS. BRAY. THANK YOU.

WE COULD DEFINITELY PUT THAT ON THE NEXT PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU MS. VEREAULT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS, I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

SORRY I'M JUST PLUGGING IN MY LAPTOP.

IT'S ABOUT TO DIE.

IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

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

SIX POINT TWO REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RE ACCOMMODATION TAX UPDATE.

POINT OF ORDER. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

SIMILAR TO THE LAST MEETING, THIS IS RECONSIDERATION, WE PULLED IT OFF THE AGENDA AT THE LAST MEETING. YOUR RECOMMENDATION YOUR WORSHIP WAS THAT COUNCILLOR TURNER BRING THIS BACK AS RECONSIDERATION? THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE. WE'RE STILL BREACHING OUR PROCEDURAL BYLAW.

THIS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE AGENDA SIMILAR TO THE LAST MEETING, AND IT SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK PROPERLY. WE SHOULD BE FOLLOWING OUR RULES.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PATRIE, AFTER THE LAST MEETING, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO MEET WITH STAFF AND REVIEW THE PROCEDURAL BYLAW, ALONG WITH A LEGAL OPINION WAS OBTAINED.

THE PROCEDURES OF COUNCIL ARE FOR COUNCILLOR'S RECONSIDERATION COMES INTO EFFECT WHEN A MOTION HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN AND NEW INFORMATION WAS BROUGHT FORWARD.

AFTER LOOKING THROUGH THIS REPORT ALL THIS IS DOING IS BRINGING FORWARD THE FACT THAT EDAC IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING, HAS NOT BEEN FUNCTIONING FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.

THEREFORE, STAFF IS BRINGING BACK THE INFORMATION TO LOOK FOR DIRECTION AS FAR AS THE 2022 BUDGET.

SO IT'S NOT A RECONSIDERATION.

NOTHING WAS EVER VOTED DOWN.

IT WAS ACTUALLY REFERRED BACK TO EDAC FOR MORE INFORMATION.

A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, EDAC CAN'T GET INFORMATION SO.

IT SAYS SO RIGHT IN THE REPORT, YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

IT'S YOUR RULING, BUT IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN THE MINUTES.

WE KICKED IT BACK LAST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS RECONSIDERATION.

IF THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL DOESN'T WANT TO FOLLOW THE RULES, WE DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES.

I'M JUST NOT IN FAVOR OF NOT FOLLOWING OUR PROPER PROCEDURE.

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THERE WAS A RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL TO HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE DO THIS WORK.

THIS IS NOW COMING BACK AND ASKING FOR STAFF TO DO THE WORK AS OPPOSED TO THE DIRECTION OF WHAT COUNCIL DID. OK MR. GAGNON YOU HAD A COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT COUNCILLOR PATRIE'S PERSONAL OPINIONS ABOUT THE PROCEDURAL BYLAW ARE JUST THAT.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE'S INTERPRETATION OF THE PROCEDURAL BYLAW.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FROM MYSELF, THE RESEARCH WE HAD DONE WITH THE CLERK AND THE LAWYER INDICATES THAT HE'S WRONG.

IT'S COMPLETELY UP TO COUNCIL RIGHT NOW IF THEY WANT TO DISCUSS THIS OR NOT.

YOU CAN WAIT AND REVIEW THE LEGAL OPINION IN THE FUTURE IF YOU WANT.

BUT I'M IMPLORING THE OTHER COUNCILLORS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CLERK THE CAO AND THE CHAIR HAVE GOTTEN LEGAL ADVICE, CLARIFYING THAT IT IS NOT RECONSIDERATION AND WE CAN PROCEED.

THE ONLY THING WE'RE ASKING IS THAT BECAUSE EDAC IS NOT FUNCTIONING, LET'S JUST TAKE IT BACK TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE. IT'S A VERY MINOR, PRAGMATIC SUBTLETY.

IT'S NOT A WHOLESALE RECONSIDERATION.

AND STAFF ISN'T BOUND BY THE SAME RECONSIDERATION RULES AND PROCEDURAL BYLAWS.

SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IF COUNCIL JUST MOVE, VOTE ON THE MOTION OR CHALLENGE THE CHAIR'S RULING AND HAVE A VOTE ON IT WITH THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN JUST MOVE ON.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME THANK YOU, MR. GAGNON. I'LL READ THE RECOMMENDATION THEN AND SEE WHERE THIS GOES.

A RECOMMENDATION THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE THE CHAIR'S RULING AND ASK COUNCIL TO VOTE, WHETHER IT'S FOR CONSIDERATION OR NOT.

WE ALL AGREED LAST WEEK. OK, SO THE VOTING QUESTION IS.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? I GUESS ANYONE IN FAVOR MEANS THAT WE'RE MOVING ON WITH THE STAFF REPORT, ANYONE NOT IN FAVOR MEANS THAT WE'RE NOT MOVING ON WITH THE REPORT.

SO ROLL CALL VOTE STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR CYR.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLARIFYING WE'RE MOVING ON WITH DISCUSSING THE REPORT, NOT AGREEING WITH THE REPORT. YES, WE'RE MOVING ON WITH DISCUSSING THE REPORT.

SO IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, THEN WE'LL READ THE REPORT AND GO THROUGH THE DISCUSSION.

IF YOU'RE NOT IN FAVOR, THEN WE'LL END IT RIGHT HERE.

ROLL CALL, VOTE, I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR TURNER.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR MANN. IN FAVOR.

OKAY. COUNCILLOR PATRIE. OPPOSED.

OKAY I'M IN FAVOR. IT'S CARRIED.

THANK YOU. SO 6.2 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ACCOMMODATION TAX UPDATE AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF REPORT OF THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED JULY 20TH 2021 BE RECEIVED WHEREAS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED ON NOVEMBER 25TH 2019 COUNCIL MEETING. RESOLUTION 45319 THAT THE REFERRAL FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE ACCOMMODATION TAX BE REFERRED BACK TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER CONSULTATION WITH PROPONENTS OVER A THREE MONTH PERIOD, WHEREAS EDAC CANNOT COMPLETE THE CONSULTATION AS DIRECTED DUE TO CLOSURES AS A RESULT OF THE ONGOING PANDEMIC BE RESOLVED, THAT COUNCIL WILL PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED ACCOMMODATION TAX, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE, AND THAT A SUMMARY REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL FOR INCLUSION ON THE 2022 BUDGET PROCESS.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

THANK YOU. MS. VLAHOVICH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

YES, SO FURTHER TO THE DISCUSSION THAT WAS HAD WE HAVE A PROPOSAL THAT WAS PRESENTED FOR A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY TO INVOKE A ACCOMMODATION TAX THAT WOULD BE GEARED TOWARDS COLLECTING FUNDS FOR A TOURISM ENTITY THAT WOULD THEN BE IN CHARGE OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION.

THE REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED AT EDAC AND EDC THROUGH THE COUNCIL HAS ALSO BEEN ATTACHED FOR REFERENCE.

THE PREVIOUS APPROVALS DID REQUEST FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTH REVIEW FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND TO ENSURE THAT ALL STAKEHOLDERS WERE INVOLVED IN DISCUSSION AND A REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL. AND AS NOTED, THIS WAS UNABLE TO HAPPEN.

SO THEREFORE, STAFF ARE REQUESTING THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE PARENT COMMITTEE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE, AND COMPLETE THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC CONSULTATION AS REQUESTED AND PROVIDE A STAFF REPORT, INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT AND RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FORWARD OR NOT TO COUNCIL IN A TIMELY FASHION FOR THE 2022 BUDGET PERIOD.

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SO AS FAR AS TIMELINE GOES, IF APPROVED TONIGHT, WE WOULD PROBABLY START THAT THREE MONTH PERIOD RIGHT AWAY SO THAT WE COULD ENSURE THAT WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION FOR THE RECOMMENDATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 2022 BUDGET AND DO IT QUICKER IF POSSIBLE.

AS WE KNOW, THAT SEASON'S COMING UP AND HAS POTENTIALLY ALREADY STARTED.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT DONE.

AND THEN AS FAR AS AN ESTIMATE FOR REVENUE, I BELIEVE THE REPORT MENTIONS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 THOUSAND. I WASN'T PART OF THE INITIAL REVIEW OR DISCUSSION ON HOW THAT WAS CALCULATED, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM ROOM SALES.

I'M NOT SURE IF COUNCILLOR TURNER WOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION OR NOT.

BUT I DO BELIEVE THE REPORT MENTIONED SIXTY TO SEVENTY THOUSAND REVENUE POTENTIAL.

COUNCILLOR TURNER, DO YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR THAT? COUNCILLOR CYR YOU ARE UP NEXT I CAN ELABOURATE A LITTLE BIT.

THE ESTIMATE ON THE MUNICIPAL ACCOMMODATION TAX REVENUE WAS BASED ON A FOUR PERCENT TAX, WHICH IS A COMMON AMOUNT ACROSS THE PROVINCE, AND IT WAS BASED ON THE HOTEL SALES AVERAGES AT THE TIME.

THE MAJORITY OF THESE TAXES WOULD BE COLLECTED BY THE ONE MAJOR HOTEL IN TOWN.

AND THEY CONFIRMED FOR ME THE ESTIMATES INVOLVING THEIR PROPERTY.

SO IT'S PROBABLY VERY CLOSE TO WHAT THE ACTUAL WOULD BE.

COUNCILLOR CYR. THANK YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

INITIALLY, I WAS IN FAVOR OF THIS NOW CONSIDERING THE TIMES WE'RE IN.

I THINK THIS IS NOT A GREAT IDEA.

I MEAN, THAT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME WITH DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

THERE ARE STILL WHISPERINGS OF ANOTHER FURTHER LOCK DOWN OUR TOURISM SECTOR HAS BEEN TOTALLY DECIMATED.

I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND NEGATIVE, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE WORLD AROUND US.

I MEAN, WE AT THE TIME, WE HAD TWO PARTIES THAT WERE LOOKING TO EITHER BUILD OR CREATE HOTELS AND ADDITIONAL HOTELS IN THE CITY.

NOW, THOSE FELL APART.

OUR EXISTING HOTEL.

I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF THEY'RE RENTING ANY ROOMS. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE BUILDING A ROOF AND WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE WALLS UP, SO IT'S I'M NO LONGER IN FAVOR OF THIS.

THIS IS JUST TAXING SOMETHING THAT'S NOT EVEN EXISTENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANTED TOURISM TO REBOUND, ADDING ANOTHER ADDITIONAL TAX BURDEN, THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO HELP.

SO I'M TOTALLY AGAINST THIS, AND MAYBE WHEN THE ECONOMY REBOUNDS AND LIFE GETS BACK TO NORMAL, THAT'S A DIFFERENT ARGUMENT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE WRONG TIME FOR IT.

OKAY COUNCILLOR PEARCE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU.

UNLIKE COUNCILLOR CYR, I'M TOTALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS, SOMETHING I BELIEVED IN FOR A LONG TIME, IT MAY NOT BE A HUGE AMOUNT OF REVENUE, BUT IT DOES BRING IN REVENUE AND IT WILL BE USED IF, AS THAT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT IN THE REPORT, IT WILL BE USED TO PROMOTE ELLIOT LAKE AND TO PROMOTE IT AS A TOURIST DESTINATION.

SO I THINK WE CAN COUNTERACT THE ARGUMENT ABOUT THE TIMES BEING WRONG.

I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE TO THANK MS. VLAHOVICH AND COUNCILLOR TURNER FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS.

I THINK THIS IS A LONG OVERDUE AND IT FITS IN WITH THE OTHER KINDS OF PROGRAMS THAT WE WANT TO BRING FORWARD THROUGH BOTH THROUGH BYLAW AND THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MANN AND COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP I THINK I WAS INTERESTED IN ACTUALLY MOVING IT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION TONIGHT BECAUSE HOPEFULLY WE CAN RESOLVE IT ONCE AND FOR ALL AND SIMILAR TO COUNCILLOR CYR AT THIS POINT, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN SUPPORT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAXING ONE LARGE HOTEL, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE ONLY LARGE SCALE

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AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S GOING TO BE GENERATING MONEY TO PUT BACK INTO TOURISM.

HOWEVER, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER TOURIST INITIATIVES.

IF WE HAD A DIFFERENT HOTEL PLATFORM IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HAD LARGE ROOMS, I THINK THE LAST TIME WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, IF WE'RE TALKING SOMEWHERE LIKE NIAGARA FALLS, TORONTO, ANY OF THE LARGE CENTERS, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.

YOU DECREASE THE AMOUNT.

YOU GET A LOT OF VALUE FROM THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THE TYPE OF ECONOMY THAT WE HAVE, UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW, I JUST I TRULY DON'T SEE THE POINT.

AND AGAIN, I MEAN THAT WITH NO DISRESPECT TO THE PROPONENTS, I AGAIN, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL TAX.

WE NEED TO REBOUND.

WE NEED TO GET BACK UP WHERE WE NEED TO BE FULLY OPENED.

AND WE'RE STILL NOT THERE YET.

SO AT THIS POINT, I WILL HAVE TO OPPOSE THIS TONIGHT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. JUST FOR CLARITY, BEFORE WE GO ON THIS RECOMMENDATION IN YOUR REPORT, MS. VLAHOVICH ISN'T RECOMMENDING THAT WE IMPOSE A TAX IMMEDIATELY.

IT'S TO GIVE STAFF THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC CONSULTATION, INCLUDING THAT WITH THE CURRENT ACCOMMODATION UNITS BEING THE LODGES OF THE HOTEL AND SO ON.

CORRECT, YES.

SO THIS RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS TO COMPLETE JUST THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION WITH A RECOMMENDATION WHETHER TO PROCEED OR NOT AND AND AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THAT AS IT DOES INVOLVE. WELL, THE PLAN SUBMITTED DOES INVOLVE THE CREATION OF A TOURISM ENTITY.

SO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THAT AND BUDGET AS WELL.

THANK YOU. SO NO NEW TAX TONIGHT.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP I THINK THAT WHEN THIS CAME FORWARD AND WENT TO EDAC, I WASN'T IN FAVOR AT THAT TIME OF HAVING THIS TAX IMPOSED IN OUR AREA FOR SIMILAR REASONS TO WHAT COUNCILLOR MANN HAD SAID.

AND I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR CYR THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENT TIME THAN IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO AND THAT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ARE REALLY STRUGGLING.

AND TO ADD MORE OF A FINANCIAL BURDEN.

AT THE TIME WHEN WE DISCUSS THIS, I HEARD FROM A LOT OF AIRBNB, LIKE BED AND BREAKFAST SOME OF THE TOURISM PLACES AROUND TOWN FROM THE HOTEL, AND I JUST DON'T SEE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING IT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WERE TOLD THAT I WAS TOLD THAT IF YOU BELONG TO AIRBNB AND ASSOCIATION, THEY ADVERTISED FOR YOU.

THEY HAVE THEIR OWN WEB SITES.

I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE OUR LARGE HOTEL DO ANYTHING TO STOP OR TO IMPEDE THEIR ADVERTISING FOR ELLIOT LAKE, BECAUSE THEY DO THE MAJORITY OF IT FOR US.

SO I'M JUST NOT I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS TO INSTRUCT STAFF OR TO GIVE STAFF THE DIRECTION TO GO AHEAD.

I JUST DON'T SEE THE SENSE IN WASTING STAFF TIME ON THIS.

AT THIS TIME. OK.

COUNCILLOR TURNER. THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP, JUST FOR CLARITY'S SAKE, THIS IS NOT A TAX ON THE BUSINESS.

OK.

THE BUSINESS DOES NOT PAY THE ACCOMMODATION TAX, THE HOTEL GUEST PAYS THE ACCOMMODATION TAX ON THE SUITE ALONE.

NOW, I DO NOT THINK WE'RE PUTTING A BURDEN ON ANY ONE PARTICULAR HOTEL.

IT WILL GET ITS GUESTS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

WE'RE TALKING PROBABLY FIVE DOLLARS IS THE AMOUNT COLLECTED ON A ROOM NIGHT . FOUR DOLLARS IN THE CASE OF MOST OF THE AIRBNB'S, AND I DID TALK TO ANY AND ALL OF THE AIRBNB'S AND THE LIKE WHO WE COULD FIND.

POINT OF ORDER YOUR WORSHIP.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT, MR. TURNER. ONCE AGAIN WHY NOT? COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

HE IS DEBATING THE ACTUAL TAX.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION OR A RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE STAFF DO THE WORK AND DO THE REPORT.

IT'S NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO PUT THE TAX IN PLACE THIS IS WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE STAFF TO DO THE REPORT.

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COUNCILLOR TURNER CONTINUE.

I'M ALSO ADDRESSING THE COMMENTS FROM COUNCILLORS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE THIS EVENING. I REALLY DOUBT THAT SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF ACCOMMODATION TAX COLLECTED IS GOING TO IMPEDE [INAUDIBLE] LIVING AND THEIR PARTNERS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN.

AND THEY MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO ME WHEN I SPOKE TO THEM THAT THEY'RE PRETTY INDEPENDENT ON THAT FACTOR. AND THE EXTRA TOURISM INITIATIVES, I'M NOT SURE WHICH TOURISM INITIATIVES WE HAVE.

WE HAVE JUST ABOUT NONE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FOCUS, AND THAT'S WHAT WILL RESULT AS A RESULT OF THIS MONEY BEING SET ASIDE FOR TOURISM DIRECTED STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTATIONS, AND THAT'S THE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY.

OK. THE COMMENT THAT AIRBNB ALREADY DOES THE ADVERTISING FOR THEM THAT COMMENT ALSO CAME FROM THE SAME LADY WHO SAID THAT AIRBNB WOULDN'T ALLOW THEM TO COLLECT THE TAX, WHICH SHE WAS CORRECTED ON.

SO I THINK IT'S A BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT BUSINESSES, EVEN HEARD FROM COUNCILLORS LAST TIME THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT AN INCREASE IN COST TO THEIR BUSINESSES.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR FOUR OR FIVE DOLLARS.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THE COMMENTS FROM COUNCILLOR MANN CONCERNING THE FACT THIS ISN'T TORONTO OR OTTAWA, I WOULD REMIND COUNCILLOR MANN THAT SUCH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AS SAULT STE. MARIE, MARATHON, ONTARIO AND WALWA ALL HAVE THE SAME MAT FOUR PERCENT.

NOT A BIG DEAL.

IF YOU GO TO SAULT FREQUENTLY AS I WAS, THEN YOU'LL KNOW THAT YOU PAY AN ACCOMMODATION TAX EVERY TIME YOU STAY IN A HOTEL.

SAME THING HAPPENS IN WALWA.

SAME THING HAPPENS IN MARATHON.

SAME THING HAPPENS IN THUNDER BAY.

AND SUDBURY FOR THAT MATTER, SO IT'S NOT JUST A BIG CITY THING, SOMETHING THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD RIGHT ACROSS THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.

I BELIEVE THAT MS. VLAHOVICH HAS MADE A VERY REASONABLE REQUEST THAT SHE MOVE FORWARD WITH PUBLIC CONSULTATION. THAT'S ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH PUBLIC CONSULTATION.

LET'S GET IT ALL OUT IN THE OPEN, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.

AND THEN WE CAN BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL AND WE CAN HAVE OUR DISCUSSION IN A MUCH MORE FULSOME MANNER THAN WE ARE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO ADD WAS THAT ANY MONEY THAT IS ADDED TO THE PRICE OF THE ROOM IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE CARRIED ON TO THE CLIENTELE USING THE ROOM.

COUNCILLOR CYR. THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU THE ONLY POINT I WANT TO MAKE IS THIS IS ABOUT PRIORITIZING STAFF TIME.

RIGHT NOW. WE'VE LOST THEIR FACILITIES, WE'VE LOST OUR MUSEUM, WE'VE LOST OUR WHOLE CIVIC CENTER, THAT WAS THE CORE OF OUR TOURISM SECTOR, LET'S REBUILD.

RIGHT NOW. WE NEED TO DEVOTE OUR STAFF TIME TO REBUILDING OUR CITY.

SO IF WE SCATTER OURSELVES TOO THIN WORKING ON ALL THESE LITTLE PROJECTS THAT REALLY HAVE LITTLE IMPACT, THEY SURELY HAVE LONG TERM IMPACT.

BUT BEFORE YOU START BUILDING THE HOUSES, YOU HAVE TO BUILD THE STREETS.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO GET OUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT AND WE'LL GET THERE WHEN WE GET THERE.

BUT BUILD THE WALLS BEFORE YOU BUILD THE ROOF.

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO START DEVOTING STAFF TIME TO BUILDING A TAX FOR ACCOMMODATION FOR TOURISM THAT AREN'T THERE. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

NOT GOING TO GET DEEP INTO THIS.

IN 2019, WHEN WE DISCUSSED IT, THERE WAS A REQUEST OF COUNCIL TO GO BACK AND GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE AIRBNB AND FROM THE PROPONENTS, IT HASN'T BEEN DONE.

I DON'T WANT TO WASTE STAFF TIME ON IT.

I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR CYR.

OUR STAFF IS ALREADY THIN.

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AT THIS TIME, IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET TO DO IT.

AND SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR AND WITH THAT.

I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR THE VOTE. OKAY.

ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION.

I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR TURNER.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

OPPOSED, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

OPPOSED.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

OPPOSED.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

OPPOSED. AND I'M IN FAVOR, BUT THAT IS DEFEATED.

SIX POINT THREE POTENTIAL DISPOSITION OF PARK PROPERTY ON FOX DRIVE.

AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MAY I HAVE A MOVER TO PUT THAT INTO CLOSED PLEASE. MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE A ROLL CALL VOTE START WOTJ COUNCILLOR CYR.

FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

FAVOR. COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR. I'M IN FAVOR THAT IS CARRIED TO CLOSED.

SIX POINT FOUR REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND TREASURY RE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE INSURANCE LOSS RUN STATEMENTS OF BFL CANADA DATED JULY 2021 AND MARSH DATED JUNE 7, 2021, AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING MUNICIPAL OR LOCAL BOARD EMPLOYEES, AND MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2B OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MOVER TO PUT THAT IN CLOSED PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE SECOND, BY COUNCILLOR MANN.

AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP JUST A COMMENT, I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR GETTING THIS BACK TO US IN A TIMELY MANNER.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION IN IT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ASKED FOR AND IT'S COMING BACK IN A TIMELY MANNER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS.

SEEIN NONE ROLL CALL VOTE TO PUT THIS IN CLOSED.

COUNCILLOR TURNER. FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. I'M IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED.

SIX POINT FIVE.

A MEMO FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A LEASED SPACE AT PEARSON PLAZA, AS THIS MATTER, DEALS WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS.

AND ADVICE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SOLICITOR CLIENT PRIVILEGE MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 239 2B AND F OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MOVER TO PUT THAT INTO THE CLOSED SESSION PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND, BY COUNCILLOR TURNER AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE. [INAUDIBLE] OK.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR TURNER.

IN FAVOR.

AND I'M IN FAVOR, THAT'S CARRIED OVER TO CLOSED.

MS. BRAY. SORRY, I JUST DIDN'T HEAR COUNCILLOR PATRIE'S.

SIX POINT SIX REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND TREASURY HUMAN RESOURCE IMPACT UPDATES, AS THIS MATTER, DEALS WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS AND ADVICE ON THE SUBJECT TO SOLICITOR CLIENT PRIVILEGE MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 239 2B AND F OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MOVER TO PUT THAT IN CLOSED, PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE, SECOND, BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE ROLL CALL, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

OPPOSED.

OPPOSED. COUNCILLOR PEARCE. FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR.

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

SIX POINT SEVEN MEMO FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER RE HUMAN RESOURCE LEVELS AND SUCCESSION PLANNING IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, AS THIS MATTER, DEALS WITH PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING MUNICIPAL OR LOCAL BOARD EMPLOYEES, IT MAY BE

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MOVER TO PUT THAT IN CLOSED ALSO, PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR MANN AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE ROLL CALL, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. SORRY YOUR WORSHIP IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

OPPOSED.

OK. COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR.

SORRY, THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSED ALSO.

SEVEN PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS, NONE.

8 OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTING, EIGHT POINT ONE REPORT OF THE CHAIR OF THE ELLIOT

[8. OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTING]

AND IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, SECONDER PLEASE.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE. I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER YOU, COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

PLEASE GIVE US A WALK THROUGH IF YOU CAN.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I APOLOGIZE TO COUNCIL FOR THE DELAY IN GETTING THIS TO YOU.

THERE WAS A LOT OF RATIONALE FOR IT, BUT WE WON'T GO INTO THAT TONIGHT.

ESSENTIALLY THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION HAS, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, BASICALLY SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY SINCE WE CANNOT CURRENTLY DEVELOP ANY PROPERTIES UNDER THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT WITH MNRF.

MAINLY DUE TO CONCERNS FROM OUR FRIENDS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY AND SOME PEOPLE WITHIN THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION, SO WE HAVE BASICALLY GONE INTO A HOLDING PATTERN.

THERE IS NO REVENUE COMING IN.

THE MONIES THAT WERE BEING SPENT ARE STRICTLY MAINTENANCE.

WE ARE DOING THE TESTING WATERS AND ALL OF THE LAKES THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS AND SEND OFF ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO OUR FRIENDS AT MNRF.

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS VERY MINIMAL, BUT YOU WILL NOTE THAT WE ACTUALLY DID MAKE SOME MONEY THANKS TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD SOME MONEY IN THE BANK AND WE'VE COLLECTED INTEREST ON IT. SO I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

GOT ONE QUESTION COUNCILLOR PEARCE JUST REITERATE, THE CURRENT FUNDING BEING SPENT IS JUST THAT YOU SAID ONGOING MAINTENANCE, THAT'S REQUIREMENT FROM THE MNRF THAT THESE LAKES ARE CONTINUOUSLY.

WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN YOUR WORSHIP.

WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN SAMPLING WATER OF ALL THE LAKES THAT WE HAVE ANY DEVELOPMENT ON OR THAT WE MAY HAVE DEVELOPMENT ON THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE INNER LAKES AND SOME OF THE THE OTHER NORTHERN LAKES THAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED, BUT STILL DOES NOT MEAN WE'RE NECESSARILY GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD ON THOSE LAKES.

IS THAT IN PERPETUITY? COUNCILLOR PEARCE. PRETTY MUCH OK, YES.

THANK YOU. OK, COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR GETTING THIS TO US.

I UNDERSTAND IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT.

IT WASN'T ANYTHING MALICIOUS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, BUT I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO TRY AND GET US NEXT YEAR'S BUSINESS PLAN AND BUDGET HERE IN TIME SO THAT WE DON'T RUN INTO THIS DILEMMA IN JANUARY.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I'M HAPPY WE FINALLY HAVE IT HERE.

IF I MAY YOUR WORSHIP, THE BOARD AS COUNCILLOR PATRIE CALLS IT THE COMMISSION WILL BE PRESENTING TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IN THE FALL AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING FINALIZED PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31ST.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

JUST A QUICK THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP TO COUNCILLOR PEARCE, JUST A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE 2020 SUMMARY WHERE IT SAYS THE COMMISSION THEN BEGAN LOOKING AT DEVELOPMENT AT THE INNER LAKES INCLUDING ASTEN DRIVE AND SOME PRELIMINARY WORK ON THE SITE.

SELECTION HAS BEGUN.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT IS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DO BECAUSE IT'S NOT CROWN LAND THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SO THAT THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER THAT I APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE WORK THAT WAS DONE.

I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING THAT WAS DONE WAS NOT OK, BUT I'M JUST SAYING IN THE FUTURE, IT'S THE CITY THAT WILL DRIVE THAT PROCESS, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

THE AFTER CONSULTATION WITH STAFF, WE DID MOVE FORWARD AS THE COMMISSION FOR A VERY SHORT

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ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE BUDGET.

WHERE IS THE TELEPHONE? IS THAT STILL AT RETIREMENT LIVING OFFICE.

NO THE TELEPHONE? YES. NO, THE TELEPHONE IS IN CITY HALL WITH MS. LACKIE. OK.

ALL RIGHT. MR. GAGNON, YOU HAD A COMMENT.

NO OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

SEEING NONE A ROLL CALL VOTE FOR APPROVAL, START WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER.

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

THANK YOU AGAIN. COUNCILLOR PEARCE AND THE COMMISSION.

NINE UNFINISHED BUSINESS, NINE POINT ONE COMMUNITY RECREATION HUB UPDATE STANDING ITEM.

[9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS]

MR. GAGNON. YES, THAT'S RIGHT YOUR WORSHIP MR. ANTUNES AND I ARE READY FOR TWO TOWN HALLS.

THIS WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNPRECEDENTED FOR US, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

SHOULD BE INTERESTING. WE'VE GOT A ZOOM ON SIX PM ON THIS WEDNESDAY.

THERE'S STILL ROOM WE HAVE PEOPLE LINED UP FOR ZOOM TOWN HALL AND THEN AN IN-PERSON TOWN HALL TO ONE HUNDRED AND 50.

WE STILL HAVE SOME SEATS, BUT IT WILL BE A GOOD GROUP.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN IN-PERSON TOWN HALL ON THURSDAY.

JUST THOUGHT YOU COUNCIL MAY WANT A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THE CONTEXT AND THE BACK STORY ON HOW WE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE NOW WITH OUR CURRENT FACILITIES WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE TYPES OF BUILDING MATERIAL OR THE TYPE OF BUILDING CAPABILITY TYPES, THE TRADITIONAL BUILD OR THE PREFABRICATED STRUCTURE.

AND WE'LL TRY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC A BIT OF WHAT WE'VE LEARNED THROUGH THE PAST FEW YEARS OF THIS AND THEN SEEK THEIR INPUT AND SEE WHAT INPUT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THESE THESE HUBS, ALL WITH A VIEW OF BRINGING THAT TO COUNCIL WITH SOME FORM OF SUMMARIZED WEIGHT SO THAT COUNCIL COULD MAKE SOME INFORMED DECISIONS IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS WHEN WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR OUR RECREATION FACILITIES, CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.

IT JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT IS NOT A COUNCIL MEETING IT IS COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY COUNCIL STRUCTURE WHATSOEVER.

IT'S TWO STAFF PEOPLE TALKING TO THE PUBLIC.

IF WE EVEN HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCILLORS WHO SHOW UP, THAT'S FINE.

IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S AN ILLEGAL MEETING.

IT JUST MEANS WELL IT'S NOT A MEETING.

SO WE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. IT ALSO MEANS.

SO I'M HOPING YOU'LL BE COURTEOUS THAT I'LL BE CHAIRING THAT MR. ANTUNES AND I WILL BE CHAIRING AND YOU WILL HAVE ESSENTIALLY NO STANDING IN THIS MEETING.

I WILL, OF COURSE, REMEMBER WHO SIGNS MY CHECKS.

YOU WILL BE RESPECTFUL, BUT IT'S BASICALLY A STAFF LED THING.

WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO ROBERT'S RULES.

WE'RE TRYING TO BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER TO THE STAFF AND THE PUBLIC.

AND WE'LL JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION AND IT'LL BE RECORDED.

BOTH CASES WILL BE RECORDED.

THE ZOOM MEETING WILL BE BROADCAST AND STREAMED AND ARCHIVED JUST LIKE THE COUNCIL MEETING. WE DON'T HAVE BROADCAST CAPABILITY AT THE COLLINS HALL, SO WE WILL BE SOMEHOW RECORDING IT JUST FOR POSTERITY SAKE WITH A TRIPOD AND A MICROPHONE, AND SOME FORM OF ITEMS SO OUR VIDEO RECORDING.

BUT THAT'S JUST FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

IT MIGHT BE PROBLEMATIC TO GET THAT PARTICULAR VIDEO UPLOADED, BUT IT WILL BE THERE.

SO WE'RE BASICALLY JUST HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH THE PUBLIC.

AND YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO BE THERE, OF COURSE, AND OBSERVE AND GENERALLY PARTICIPATE IF THERE'S A BURNING POINT YOU WANTED TO GET ACROSS.

BUT THIS ISN'T A DEBATE.

IT'S JUST THE CONVERSATION WITH THE PUBLIC THANK YOU, MR. GAGNON SO A PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON HOW TO RESERVE A SEAT IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC FOR BOTH THE ZOOM AND HOW TO RESERVE A SEAT FOR THE IN-PERSON AT COLLINS HALL ON THE THURSDAY.

I MAY ASK MR. ANTUNES TO REMIND ME HOW THAT WORKS WITH MS. LACKIE I UNDERSTAND WE'VE ADVERTISED ACCORDINGLY, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DETAILS IN FRONT OF ME SO.

GAGNON, THANK YOU, THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP FOLKS THAT EITHER FOR THE IN-PERSON OR THE ZOOM VERSION, YOU CAN THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEND AN EMAIL TO INFO@ELLIOTLAKE.CA TO RESERVE THEIR SEATS OR IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN PERSON, MS. LACKIE IS ALWAYS VERY HAPPY TO SPEAK TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY CALLING CITY HALL AT

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THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT OLD TIME WITH THIS.

COUNCILLOR CYR. THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU MY ONE QUESTION FOR THE CITIZENS AND COUNCILS AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WHAT'S THE PARTICIPANTS CAPACITY FOR THE ZOOM MEETING? JUST SO WE HAVE PEOPLE HAVE A BRIEF IDEA OF HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE.

GO AHEAD. MR. ANTUNES.

THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP TO COUNCILLOR CYR WE CAN HAVE UP TO THREE HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS ON THE ZOOM PLATFORM AND AS MR. GAGNON MENTIONED, WE CAN HAVE UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY BECAUSE OF PANDEMIC RULES AND [INAUDIBLE] GUIDANCE. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY LIVE PEOPLE AT COLLINS HALL.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I JUST [INAUDIBLE] SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE STOPPED ME AND ASKED ME AND A FEW HAVE MESSAGED ME WANTING TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENT STRUCTURES, AND THEY WOULD HAVE LIKED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO FORM AN ANSWER.

SO I'M JUST ASKING IF I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, BUT I WONDERED IF SOMETHING COULD BE PUT ON THE WEBSITE BETWEEN NOW AND WEDNESDAY, JUST DESCRIBING WHAT THE TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS ARE THAT THE PEOPLE ARE STOPPING ME AND GOING THAT WAS A MISCALCULATION ON OUR MESSAGING.

THE INTENT IS TO GO TO THE TOWN HALL, LISTEN, ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AND THEN SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK AND EITHER AT THE MEETING OR AFTER THE BRIEFING.

SO BUT WE SORT OF ASKED CHECK THE BOX WHETHER YOU PREFER A TRADITIONAL BUILDER AND THEY HAVEN'T HAD THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWN HALL YET, SO THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH BOX TO CHECK.

SO WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD SOME FEEDBACK ALREADY.

AND WE'RE LIKE, OK, BUT AFTER THE TOWN HALL, THE INFORMATION WILL BE THERE.

SO IT DOESN'T YOU DON'T HAVE TO ONLY PUT YOUR COMMENTS ON THE TOWN.

I BELIEVE IT'S STILL ON AUGUST 20TH.

SO OUR INTENTION IS TO HAVE THE VIDEO.

YOU CAN WATCH THE ZOOM, YOU CAN EDUCATE YOURSELF AT THE MEETING OR AFTER THE MEETING AND THEN PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS AFTER YOU HAVE MORE OF AN IDEA.

I SUPPOSE WE COULD POST SOMETHING, BUT WE'RE ONLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AWAY NOW.

OK FOLLOW UP COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

YES PEOPLE CAN ALSO SHARE THEIR OPINION ON WHETHER THEY WANT A FACILITY AT ALL, CORRECT? YEAH, YEAH. WE JUST PICKED A COUPLE OF ITEMS. THEY COULD ALSO SAY WE DON'T WANT ANY FACILITY OR [INAUDIBLE] EMPLOYEES ARE FINE OR WHY ARE WE EVEN TALKING ABOUT THIS? WE NEED X, Y AND ZED OK THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK.

[INAUDIBLE] MR. GAGNON WILL YOU BE GOING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT FUNDING ENVELOPES AND THE POTENTIAL OF NO FUNDING, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS MUNICIPALITY IS CONCERNED.

SO EVERYONE'S AWARE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

BUT GENERALLY WITHOUT DETAILS, BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE WITH THE PUBLIC AND EVENTUALLY COUNCILS HELP AS TO WHAT DO WE PLAN ON BUILDING NEW? WHAT DO WE PLAN ON REPAIRING, IF ANY? SO IT'S HARD TO GIVE THEM AN ORDER SCALE.

WHAT THAT'S GOING TO COST UNTIL WE SORT ALL THIS OUT, HOWEVER, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, OPPORTUNITIES TO SELF FUND, IF THAT'S KIND OF WHERE YOU'RE GOING OR IT DEPENDS ON THE SCOPE BUT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD THE ENTIRE THING IN A TRADITIONAL BUILDING, THE MOST COSTLY EFFECTIVE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BREAK ALL THAT DOWN FOR THEM.

BUT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A NUMBER OF EXACTLY WHAT'S THIS GOING TO COST ON MY TAX BILL, BECAUSE WE'RE SIMPLY NOT THERE YET.

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE OR SCALE WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE.

GOOD STUFF. THANK YOU. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MR. ANTUNES SLIDE DECK AND POWERPOINT THERE AT THE LIVES, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THE REC HUB OR ARE WE ONTO THE ARTS AND CULTURE HUB? I THINK WE'RE ON TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE.

ALTHOUGH THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT TO REPORT ON THAT OTHER THAN WE'VE NOW IT'S KIND OF A BIT OF A HOLDING PATTERN WAITING FOR THE NEXT STEPS ON THE FUNDING WHEN IT COMES TO THE GREEN FUND THAT WE'VE APPLIED TO.

AND WE ARE STILL TALKING TO THE FUNDERS ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS IN THE LOGICAL PHASES OF THE PLANNING AND THE ENGINEERING.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PARTICULARLY SUBSTANTIAL TO TALK ABOUT THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. NINE POINT THREE RESIDENTIAL WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS.

IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENT TO PUT CLOSED SESSION THIS ITEM OR NOT THIS EVENING? OK, PERFECT.

NINE POINT FOUR COVID-19 UPDATE STANDING ITEM BEFORE WE DO NINE POINT FOUR POINT ONE, IS THERE ANY UPDATES ON THE STANDING? ON THIS I MEAN, IN GENERAL, WE'VE BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN THE FRONT FOR I BELIEVE IT'S SORTA A WEEK AND A HALF NOW AND IT'S BEEN GOING FINE.

WE ARE TOLD WE'RE WELL OVER THREE QUARTERS OF ELLIOT LAKE POPULATION FULLY VAXED.

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COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

JUST WANTED TO ADD, IF ANYONE STILL WANTS TO GET A VACCINATION, THEY JUST HAVE TO CALL THE FAMILY HEALTH TEAM AT 705-461-8882 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

AND WHAT IF YOU WOULD WANT A THIRD AND FOURTH SHOT COUNCILLOR FINAMORE? CAN WE DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN? ACTUALLY, SOME PEOPLE HAVE TO GET A THIRD SHOT.

SO IF YOU CALL THE FAMILY HEALTH TEAM, THEY'LL HELP DIRECT YOU IF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT, SO NINE POINT FOUR POINT ONE REPORT OF THE MANAGER OF RECREATION CULTURE, LABOUR DAY WEEKEND EVENTS, SEPTEMBER 3RD TO 6TH 2021.

WE HAVE RECOMMENDATION OF THE REPORT OF THE MANAGER RECREATION AND CULTURE DATED AUGUST 5TH 2021 BE RECEIVED AND THAT ADMINISTRATION BE DIRECTED TO HOST LABOUR DAY WEEKEND COMMUNITY EVENTS FOLLOWING ALL RELEVANT PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES IN PLACE.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER AND SECONDER TO DISCUSS THIS.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE, THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE MS. HENNESSEY ON? GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? GOOD.

SO WITH ALL THE HOOPLA AND THE COVID I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN TALK THAT WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING IN SEPTEMBER.

AND I JUST CAME UP WITH SOME IDEAS THAT I'D LIKE TO HOST.

ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATES THAT APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY THREE PERCENT OF ELLIOT LAKE RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE BOTH DOSES OF COVID-19.

AND WITH THE PROVINCE AND REGION IN STAGE THREE, MANY RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LOOSENED SEE ATTACHED THE MEMO WITH MORE DETAILS ABOUT A POTENTIAL LABOUR DAY WEEKEND FEATURING THE POSTPONED EVENTS THAT WOULD NORMALLY TAKE PLACE IN JUNE JULY TIME FRAME.

I'VE PUT IT TOGETHER A BUDGET FOR THIS, AND I'VE LISTED IT AS A FREE EVENT.

HOWEVER, IF YOU HAD, MY NEXT IDEA WAS IF YOU HAVE BOTH COVID SHOTS, YOU GET IN FOR FREE.

AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE A CHARGE IF THEY DON'T HAVE BOTH.

BUT TO ME, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE ALLOWING ANYBODY IN THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE SHOTS.

HOSTING AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENT GENERALLY SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIC PLANS, SUPPORTS THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTES HEALTHY LIFESTYLES THROUGH RECREATION OF ALL AGES.

AND I'M RECOMMENDING TO HOST A SERIES OF COMMUNITY EVENTS ON THE LABOUR DAY WEEKEND.

THEY'RE ALL LISTED THERE.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 3RD.

WE HAVE OUR POSTPONE THE DAY OF MOURNING, WHICH WILL BE ON 3RD OF SEPTEMBER AT 11:00 A.M.

AND FOLLOWING THIS EVENT WE WILL BE DOING AN OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF THE PROSPECTOR'S MONUMENT.

DELEGATED OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THIS EVENT, AS WELL AS LAURA BREETVELT-BROWN WILL BE ATTENDING TO OFFICIALLY OPEN THE PROSPECTOR'S MONUMENT.

UPON COMPLETION OF BOTH THESE EVENTS EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE COLLINS HALL WHERE LIGHT LUNCH AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 4TH.

THIS WOULD NORMALLY BE THE WESTERN JAMBOREE PUT ON BY THE ELLIOT LAKE LIONS CLUB, AND THEY DON'T FEEL THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ORGANIZE IT, EVEN WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY. SO THE NORTH SHORE CRUISERS HAVE STEPPED UP AND THEY WOULD HAVE A BEER FEST FROM I MADE A MISTAKE HERE. IT SHOULD BE 10 A.M.

TO 6 P.M.

THEY WOULD HOST THE BEER FEST AND THEN LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WOULD BE ON HAND.

AND THEN AT SIX O'CLOCK THAT NIGHT, THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE WOULD TAKE OVER THE COLLINS HALL, AS WELL AS THE PARKING LOT WITH ALL LICENSING AND PERMITS WOULD BE REQUESTED THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.

ON SUNDAY.

THIS IS FOR THE CHILDREN DOWN AT WESTVIEW PARK.

WE'D HAVE THE BOUNCY LAND IN FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM AT WESTVIEW PARK.

MUSIC WOULD BE PROVIDED BY MOBILE SOUND FOR THE DAY AND THEN WE'D HAVE THE QUIET FIREWORKS ON HAND AFTERWARDS AT 9 OR 9:30 OR AT DUSK.

THE QUIET FIREWORKS WOULD BE HELD FROM THE WATERS OF ELLIOT LAKE, WHICH WOULD START AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 OR DUSK, WHICHEVER IS LATER.

FIREWORKS WILL BE FIRED OFF A BARGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE AND UPON COMPLETION THE BARGE WOULD REMAIN TIED AT THE BOAT LAUNCH FOR THE NEXT EVENING FIREWORKS AND WHICH ARE HANDLED BY DREAM CATCHERS FIREWORKS.

ON MONDAY THE SAME THING.

WE'D HAVE THE CHILDREN'S EVENT AGAIN, AS WELL AS FROM TWO TO TWO TO EIGHT O'CLOCK.

MUSIC AGAIN BY MOBILE SOUND AND THE FIREWORKS AFTERWARDS.

ON BOTH DAYS WE DO HAVE A BARBECUE.

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AND THEN THAT NIGHT AFTERWARDS WE'D HAVE THE CELEBRATE OUR CANADA DAY FIREWORKS ONLY THEY WOULD BE LABOUR DAY FIREWORKS.

AND THIS AGAIN IS HELD IN THE MIDDLE OF ELLIOT LAKE BY AND THEY'LL BE FIRING THEM OFF A BARGE. I DID ATTACH A BUDGET TO IT TO THE SHEETS TO LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH APPROXIMATELY THE EVENT'S GOING TO COST, AND I FIGURED THAT WITH ALL OF THE EXPENSES AND THE REVENUE FROM THE ALCOHOL SALES, WE WOULD HAVE AN EVENT TOTAL FOR SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOR THE FULL FOUR DAY EVENT.

I HAVE REACHED OUT TO ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH.

THEY THINK IT'S A GOOD PLAN FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT THEY'VE ASKED THAT WE COMPLY WITH STEP THREE OF THE REOPENING PLAN AND FOLLOW THE CAPACITY FOR OUTSIDE OF THE EVENT IN THE COLLINS HALL AS WELL AS DOWN AT WESTVIEW PARK AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO I WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT I HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR ALL OF THREE DAYS FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND THEN MONDAY AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

THANK YOU. MS. HENNESSEY. YOUR WELCOME.

COUNCILLOR CYR. THANK YOU, MS. HENNESSEY FOR THIS UPDATE.

I'M SURE IT'S AN EXCITING TIME FOR EVERYBODY.

THE ONLY THING THAT I'M DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR AND I THINK STAFF NEED TO USE CAUTION IS FOR ANY STAFF TO SUGGEST THAT FOR THE PUBLIC ATTENDING EVENTS MUST BE VACCINATED HERE.

WE'RE OPENING OURSELVES UP TO POTENTIAL LITIGATION AND CHALLENGES FOR ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS CHALLENGES.

SO JUST GO EYES WIDE OPEN AND PLEASE DON'T PUT OUR CITY AT RISK FOR THOSE LEGAL CHALLENGES BECAUSE THEY'RE REAL AND PEOPLE DON'T REALLY BELIEVE IT.

BUT THEY ARE THERE.

IT'S DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, IT IS STILL AGAINST THE CANADIAN RIGHTS. NOT EVERYBODY CAN GET THE VACCINE.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MRS. HENNESSEY. I THINK IT'S GREAT.

I THINK WE HAVE TO START MOVING.

I THINK WE HAVE TO START TO GET THE WORLD BACK IN MOTION.

I HAVE FULL FAITH IN STAFF THAT THEY ARE GOING TO FOLLOW ALL HEALTH PROTOCOL THAT IS REQUIRED AT THAT TIME.

WHATEVER THE PROVINCE SAYS ON LABOUR DAY WEEKEND, THE RULES ARE I'M SURE STAFF WILL ENFORCE THAT. MY ONLY QUESTION IS ON THE SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE BOUNCY LAND.

ARE THEY GOING TO BE FREE? IS IT GOING TO BE. I HAVE THREE QUESTIONS.

IS IT GOING TO BE FREE TO RIDE? AND WHO IS ACTUALLY.

I'LL START WITH TWO, WHO'S GOING TO OPERATE THE AMUSEMENT DEVICES? I HAVE SERVICE CLUBS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HANDLING THEM, SO THE ATV CLUB WILL BE OUT THERE, THE LIONS CLUB, I'VE OFFERED IT.

AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS FOR EACH BOUNCY LAND, IF YOU'RE IN THE SAME BUBBLE FAMILY, YOU CAN GO IN FOR 20 MINUTES AND THEN COME OUT AND THE INSIDE WILL BE CLEARED.

WE HAVE A DEFOGGER THAT I'LL HAVE DOWN THERE THAT WILL CLEAR OUT THE ACTUAL BOUNCY LANDS.

THE STAFF THAT ARE BRINGING THEM IN WILL ALSO BE ON HAND TO ASSIST US.

AND IF THERE'S KIDS THERE THAT ARE SINGLE, THEN THEY'LL HAVE 10 MINUTES INSIDE THE BOUNCY LAND, BUT A FAMILY WILL GET APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES.

I'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IN A BUBBLE.

OK, AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, IS THERE A COST TO IT? NO, THERE ISN'T. THERE'S NO COST FOR ANYBODY TO USE IT.

THERE IS A COST FOR US TO BRING IT IN.

YES, I SEEN THAT IN YOUR BUDGET.

SO I JUST I'M CONCERNED THAT IF THERE'S A COST TO DO IT, THERE IS LICENSING AND MECHANICS REQUIRED. AND THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.

SO AS LONG AS IT'S BEING DONE FOR FREE, IT'S STRICTLY A RENTAL ASPECT.

I'M FINE WITH IT. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT AND HAVE THEM START TO TRY AND ENJOY SOME LIFE RESEMBLANCE AGAIN.

MR. GAGNON, YOU HAD A POINT.

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY ALL OF THIS IS SUBJECT TO OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND OUR LAWYERS, SO IT COULD STILL SOMEWHAT CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

SO I WOULDN'T BE TOO CONCERNED OVER YOUR VACCINATION ISSUES OR LEGALITIES BECAUSE WE'LL

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ALL WE REALLY NEED FROM COUNCIL IS ARE YOU OK WITH US HAVING SPECIAL EVENTS, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT SIX MONTHS AGO WERE RISKY AND MAYBE NOW IS LESS SO.

WE JUST WE NEED TO KNOW WHETHER WE'RE DOING THIS OR NOT.

SO MS. HENNESSEY CAN GET BUSY. I GOT COUNCILLOR MANN AND THEN COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOUR WORSHIP AND THANK MS. HENNESSEY FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS OPTION FOR HAVING EVENTS ON LABOUR DAY WEEKEND.

I GUESS MY ONLY CONCERN IS ADHERING TO PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES AT THE TIME.

AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STILL IN PHASE THREE.

THE LIMITS ON EVENTS ARE STILL VERY, VERY SPECIFIC.

AND GETTING OUT OF PHASE THREE IS GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC.

IT'S NOT THAT EASY TO ATTAIN A 90 PERCENT IN SOME OF THE CAPACITIES THAT ARE NEEDED TO GET BEYOND THAT.

IF WE AREN'T BEYOND THAT, HOW DO WE ENSURE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE BEER GARDEN THAT'S OPERATED BY THE MUNICIPALITY THAT WE'RE WITHIN ONE HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS ON THAT EVENING, AS WELL AS PUBLIC EVENTS WITH STILL UP TO ONE HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE? THOSE WOULD BE MY ONLY QUESTIONS ON MONITORING THE SIZE OF EVENTS IN VERY OPENED AREAS.

AND I WILL BE MONITORING THAT WITH AND WE HAVE THOSE NIFTY COUNTERS.

SO AS PEOPLE ARE COMING IN, WE'LL ADD THEM IN AND AS THEY'RE LEAVING, WE'LL SUBTRACT THEM OFF. BUT I DO PLAN ON WATCHING THAT VERY CLOSELY.

I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ANOTHER CASE HERE IN ELLIOT LAKE AND I'M WATCHING THE NUMBERS.

AND I KNOW TODAY WE HAD OVER THREE HUNDRED IN SOME CASES IN ONTARIO.

SO THAT TO ME THAT THAT SORT OF GIVES ME A LITTLE BIT OF WORRISOME.

BUT IT'S NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET UNTIL I GET THE GO AHEAD.

AND THEN I'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT IF WE HAVE TO CANCEL EVERYTHING THAT LAST MINUTE, THAT THERE'S NO COST TO THE MUNICIPALITY, THE ONLY THING THAT MIGHT COST US IS THE LIQUOR LICENSE, AND THAT'S ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.

SO THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE AND THEN COUNCILLOR TURNER.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MR. GAGNON, I GUESS MY WELL, FIRST OF ALL, TO MS. HENNESSEY, THANK YOU. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW EXCITED YOU ARE TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO WORK AND PUT ON AN EVENT. AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT IT IS FREE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I THINK PEOPLE IN THE WORLD DESERVE TO HAVE SOME FUN AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SPEND THAT MONEY IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

I GUESS MR. GAGNON I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AS FAR AS WHAT THE MUNICIPALITY IS GOING TO DO AROUND NOT ONLY CITY EVENTS, BUT CITY FACILITIES AND STUFF WITH VACCINATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE PROVINCE IS GOING TO HAVE THEIR MIND MADE UP AS TO WHAT RULES AND WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO DO BY THEN.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW IS IT A DECISION COUNCIL NEEDS TO MAKE? IS IT A DECISION THAT ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH MAKES? SHOULD THERE BE A REPORT BE DONE AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING PRIOR TO THE EVENT? SO THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND THAT PEOPLE JUST AREN'T OUT, YOU KNOW, MAKING THEIR OWN MINDS UP AND CAUSING PROBLEMS AT OUR EVENTS.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE FOR OUR CITIZENS.

AND I FEEL VERY THAT MS. HENNESSEY IS COMPETENT AND WILL FOLLOW THE PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES, BUT I JUST WANT THE MESSAGING THAT WE SEND OUT TO OUR CITIZENS IS THE SAME ACROSS THE BOARD AND THE DECISION THAT EVERYONE'S OK WITH.

NOT SURE WHAT THE QUESTION WAS IN THERE WAS WHEN WE RESEARCHED THE WHOLE VACCINATION IN WHICH OUR PLAN WOULD BE TO RESEARCH ALL THE VACCINATION OR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, OTHER PROMOTERS, ORGANIZERS WHO ARE HAVING EVENTS, AND WE'LL HAVE TO TREAD LIGHTLY AND CAREFULLY AROUND THE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND REINFORCE MESSAGING AROUND SAFETY.

JUST BECAUSE YOUR DOUBLE VAXED DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU SHOULDN'T WEAR A MASK.

IF YOU'RE INDOORS, YOU HAVE TO WEAR A MASK.

SO WE WILL STILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

AND IF WE NEED TO BRING THAT BACK TO, SAY, THE SECOND MEETING IN AUGUST WE COULD STILL DO THAT. WE WILL BE DOING SOME RESEARCH WITH LIKE I SAID, INSURERS, LAWYERS, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHO ARE HAVING EVENTS.

AND THEN WE'LL TRY TO GET A BEST PRACTICE OUT OF THAT TO TRY TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE WHILE FINALLY, BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOME FUN.

OKAY THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR TURNER.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP.

MRS. HENNESSEY, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WE'RE GETTING BACK OUT THERE.

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I THINK.

ALTHOUGH COUNCILLOR CYR IS RIGHT.

SOMEBODY CAN ALWAYS SUE US.

THEY CAN SUE US FOR LETTING KIDS PLAY STREET HOCKEY, SO.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION, ABOUT THE FIREWORKS I NOTE THAT WE HAVE FIREWORKS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THEY'RE BOTH LISTED AS QUIET FIREWORKS.

WE'VE HAD A QUIET ONE NIGHT AND REGULAR FIREWORKS THE NEXT.

HAS THIS CHANGED. I APOLOGIZE.

ON SUNDAY NIGHT IS THE QUIET FIREWORKS AND ON MONDAY NIGHT ARE THE NORMAL CANADA DAY FIREWORKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN.

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AGAIN.

THANK YOU, MS. HENNESSEY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING SOME OF THESE EVENTS.

I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL, VOTE.

STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. AND I'M IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED.

10 PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.

[11. CORRESPONDENCE]

POINT OF ORDER YOUR WORSHIP.

POINT OF ORDER YOUR WORSHIP.

MY APOLOGIES TO YOU, I HAVE SENT A NOTE TO THE CLERK DECLARING THE CONFLICT ON 11.1 I'M SORRY I WAS ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH.

I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT.

SO AS A CURRENT DIRECTOR OF ELNOS, I WILL RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PEARCE. THANK YOU.

ELEVEN POINT ONE. A LETTER FROM THE ELNOS NOMINATING COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL TO SUBMIT A CANDIDATE TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE FISCAL TERM 2021 TO 2022.

I BELIEVE CURRENTLY, COUNCILLOR MANN IS OUR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE, SO I'D LOOK FOR A MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO PUT FORWARD THE NOMINATION.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCILLOR MANN TO CONTINUE TO HOLD THAT SEAT.

OKAY SECONDER FOR THAT RECOMMENDATION.

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, I REALIZE THAT ELNOS HAS TO HAVE THEIR NOMINATIONS IN FOR THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.

I JUST THINK THAT IN AN ELECTION, OH, IT'S NOT ELECTION YEAR THIS YEAR, SORRY, I WILL SHUT UP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? SEEING NONE COUNCILLOR MANN, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ACCEPT? I WOULD BE HONORED TO YOUR WORSHIP.

THANK YOU. OKAY ROLL CALL VOTE, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. AND I'M IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED. THANK YOU. NO NOTICE OF MOTION THIS EVENING.

13 COUNCILS, REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FAIRLY QUICK, WE ALREADY HEARD THE REMINDER ABOUT

[13. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

WE DO HAVE AMO VIRTUAL CONFERENCE STARTING SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

AND THE CITY HAS BEEN GRANTED DELEGATIONS WITH THE MINISTRY OF SPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE, ALONG WITH THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH.

SO THAT'S MY LITTLE TIDBIT THERE, AND I'D ASK IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMUNITY UPDATES BEFORE I HIT THE BIG TICKET ITEMS. OKAY SEEING NONE OUR BIG TICKET ITEMS, HYDRO ONE FOR JULY TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND.

MINISTER OF FINANCE, JULY MUNICIPAL POLICING TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED. RECEIVER GENERAL EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND.

LEROY CONSTRUCTION AND PINE POPULAR REHABILITATION PROGRESS PAYMENT NUMBER SEVEN THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED.

NORTHSHORE FORD 2021 FORD F 150 PLUS PARTS FIFTY THREE THOUSAND.

OMER'S FORTY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED.

TRILLIUM PAVEMENT MARKING ROAD LINE PAINTING FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED ONE.

THAT'S IT FOR THIS EVENING'S REPORT.

AGAIN, ANYTHING ADDITIONAL COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

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THEY REALLY WORKED HARD TO ACCOMMODATE AND TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME.

AND THE FEW TIMES I WAS THERE, IT WAS A WELL-RUN MACHINE.

I THINK CONGRATULATIONS TO BE GIVEN TO NANCY EWAN'S AND DR.

GROVE FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID TO MAKE SURE THAT AND ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SAFER THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

I COMPLETELY ECHO YOUR COMMENTS, IS DEFINITELY FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WORKING THERE, PUTTING EVERYONE THROUGH VERY QUICKLY AND CALM IT WAS GREAT.

ANY OTHER ANYTHING ELSE FOR COUNCIL'S REPORT.

SEEING NONW WE WILL CARRY ON.

THERE'S NO ADDENDUM, INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION OF BYLAWS, 15.1 BYLAW NUMBER, 21-59

[15. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

A MOVER PLEASE. MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR MANN.

AND ANY FINAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. SEEING NONE ROLL CALL, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR. COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED.

FIFTEEN POINT TWO BYLAW NUMBER 21-60 BEING A BYLAW TO AMEND THE BYLAW 18-35.

THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

MOVER PLEASE. MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN. SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE AGAIN.

ANY QUESTIONS QUALMS QUERIES.

SEEING NONE A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE. FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. IN FAVOR.

OK EVERYTHING JUST GOT JUMBLED.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. AND I'M IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED.

FIFTEEN POINT THREE NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO 18 AS EIGHTEEN POINT ONE PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD.

I DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING MYSELF.

MR. GAGNON, OR MS. BRAY ANYTHING RECEIVED.

NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. CLOSED SESSION.

[17. CLOSED SESSION]

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

AGAIN. ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES.

SEEING NONE ROLL CALL STARTED WITH COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR. COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. OKAY SEE YOU ALL IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES I'M IN FAVOR AND WE'RE NOW MOVED TO CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.

THANK YOU FOR COMING UP. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MOTION TO COME OUT OF CLOSE SESSION.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR CYR SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

ROLL CALL VOTE.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. OKAY THAT'S A YES.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR TURNER.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. I'M IN FAVOR WE ARE NOW BACK TO OPEN SESSION, WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED JULY 22ND 2021 BE RECEIVED THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE SALE OF PART SEVEN OF 1031623-0096 ON PLAN R-4129 MUNICIPALLY KNOWN AS LOT 14 LOCATED ON FOX DRIVE TO ABR SEAMLESS.

LET THE NECESSARY BYLAW AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE BE PREPARED FOR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH ABR SEAMLESS TO AUTHORIZE [INAUDIBLE] EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

A MOVER PLEASE. MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? IF NOT THEN A ROLL CALL VOTE, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE. [INAUDIBLE] THE WAY THAT IT'S WRITTEN.

[01:15:02]

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR., COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. I'M IN FAVOR [INAUDIBLE] SEE STUFF STARTING TO GET BUILT OUT THERE, 18

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR CYR SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH CONFIRMATORY? SEEING NONE ROLL CALL, VOTE, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

OPPOSED.

COUNCILLOR TURNER. FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR.

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

THANK YOU. NINETEEN ADJOURNMENT MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, THANK YOU ALL, HAVE A GREAT EVENING. SEE YOU IN A FEW WEEKS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.