Sep 13, 2021 City Council

FIVE PUBLIC PRESENTATION, FIVE POINT ONE PRESENTATION OF THE 2020 AUDITED

[5. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS]

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BEING PRESENTED BY BDO CANADA.

GOOD EVENING.

HELLO.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OK? YES.

AMY.

OR IS THERE A PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK AVAILABLE TO PUT UP OR? YES, THERE IS A SLIDE DECK THAT WAS PROVIDED.

IS THAT.

I'M NOT SURE WHO HAS THAT STORY TO PUT UP.

I'M NOT SURE I WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT WOULD BE OUR [INAUDIBLE] DANIEL DANIEL.

DO YOU HAVE THAT SLIDE DECK READY TO PUT UP? I AM PRETTY SURE I CAN PULL IT UP AND SHARE MY SCREEN.

THANKS.

GIVE ME A MINUTE.

PART OF THE SLIDES THAT ARE PART OF THE AGENDA PACKAGE IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, SHOULD BE.

[INAUDIBLE] OK, PERFECT.

CAN EVERYBODY SEE THAT OK, HOPEFULLY.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU NEED A SLIDE.

WE'LL MOVE RIGHT TO THE NEXT SLIDE THEN.

SO WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT.

THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SECTION THAT WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED THERE IS OUR AUDIT OPINION FOR THE YEAR.

SO THE SECOND PARAGRAPH READS, IN OUR OPINION, THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE ARE PRESENTED FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CANADIAN PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.

THE AUDIT REPORT GOES ON THROUGH THE BASIS OF OPINION WHERE WE DISCUSS THAT WE'RE INDEPENDENT OF THE CITY AND WE HAD CERTAIN ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE'VE FULFILLED.

THE LAST PART ON THIS SCREEN GOES THROUGH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT, BEING THAT MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE STATEMENTS AND THEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS YOU AS MAYOR AND COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE CITY'S FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WRAPPING UP TONIGHT WITH THIS PRESENTATION TO YOU.

THE SECOND PAGE GOES THROUGH THE AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THESE IN DETAIL JUST AT A HIGH LEVEL, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE WE LOOK AT RISKS OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT.

WE LOOK AT THE CITY'S INTERNAL CONTROLS.

WE LOOK AT THE APPROPRIATENESS OF AUDIT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND BEFORE I FORGET, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN AS I GO ALONG OR AT THE END.

EITHER WAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

SO IF YOU MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE OUR CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, SO THIS IS THE SNAPSHOT AT A POINT IN TIME BEING THE THE MOST RECENT

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YEAR END OF DECEMBER 31, 2020.

AND AT THE TOP OF THIS STATEMENT, WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL FINANCIAL ASSETS.

SO THESE ARE ASSETS THAT ARE CASH OR GENERALLY READILY CONVERTIBLE INTO CASH AND THOSE TOTAL 27 MILLION, 268 THOUSAND WITH THE BULK OF THAT NUMBER BEING YOUR TOP TWO NUMBERS, THERE YOUR CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND YOUR PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS.

MOVING DOWN TO THE LIABILITIES, WE SEE THOSE IN RED THEIR TOTALS ABOUT 10 MILLION.

SOME MOVEMENTS FROM LAST YEAR.

BASICALLY JUST BASED ON TIMING AT YEAR END VERSUS LAST YEAR NOTHING UNUSUAL THERE.

SO WHEN WE TAKE THAT FINANCIAL ASSET NUMBER AT THE TOP, THE 27 MILLION AND WE SUBTRACT THE TOTAL LIABILITIES OF 10 MILLION.

WE GET A LINE CALLED NET FINANCIAL ASSETS OF 17 MILLION 148 THOUSAND.

AND BECAUSE THAT'S A POSITIVE NUMBER, THAT MEANS THAT IF YOU HAD TO PAY OFF EVERYONE YOU OWE IMMEDIATELY.

SO ALL OF THOSE LIABILITIES CAME TO IMMEDIATELY, YOU COULD AFFORD TO DO THAT AND STILL HAVE CASH ASSETS LEFT OVER.

NOW, OBVIOUSLY, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

THESE ARE DUE OVER TIME, THESE LIABILITIES, BUT THAT BEING A POSITIVE NUMBER IS WHAT THAT REPRESENTS, THAT YOU COULD DO THAT IF IT CAME TO THAT.

AND THEN THE LAST PART OF THIS STATEMENT, WE HAVE OUR NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS, SO THINGS THAT GENERALLY ARE NOT CONVERTED INTO CASH AND NOT QUICKLY.

SO YOU HAVE YOUR PREPAID AND SUPPLIES INVENTORY AND THEN THE BIG ONE BEING YOUR TANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS OF 32 MILLION, SO YOUR BUILDINGS, YOUR EQUIPMENT, YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

THEN THE LAST LINE ON THE STATEMENT IS THE ACCUMULATED SURPLUS OF 49 MILLION 736 THOUSAND.

AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT NUMBER AND BREAK IT DOWN INTO SOME MORE MEANINGFUL CHUNKS AND A LITTLE BIT SO YOU'LL SEE THAT NUMBER AGAIN.

SO IF YOU LOOK TO THE NEXT STATEMENT, WE HAVE OUR CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS.

SO THE YEAR ACTIVITY FOR DECEMBER 2020 IS IN THE MIDDLE COLUMN.

AND AT THE TOP, WE HAVE A REVENUE WHICH TOTALS 30 MILLION 233 THOUSAND.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE IT HAS DECREASED FROM LAST YEAR, WHICH IS PRIMARILY IN TWO AREAS.

IF WE LOOK AT THE GOVERNMENT GRANTS PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL, 2019 HAD SOME VARIOUS PROJECTS ON THE GO THAT HAD GRANT FUNDING RECEIVED.

REALLY, AGAIN, BASED ON TIMING OF THOSE PROJECTS AS WELL, THERE WAS A LARGE SPEND OF ACCUMULATED GAS TAX FUNDING, WHICH CAME INTO REVENUE IN 2019 IN GRANTS.

THE OTHER LINE THAT HAS A BIG CHANGE, A BIG DECREASE, IS THE LAST LINE IN REVENUE, WHICH WE CALL OTHER REVENUE.

SO IN 2019, THAT INCLUDED THE INSURANCE PROCEEDS FROM THE CIVIC CENTER TO WHICH WE SUBTRACTED THE ASSET OF THE CIVIC CENTER THAT HAD TO BE DISPOSED.

SO THAT TOTALED 3 MILLION IN THAT 3.9 MILLION IN 2019.

WHEN WE LOOK AT 2020 IN THE 1.3 MILLION, WE HAD ABOUT 750 THOUSAND OF ADDITIONAL INSURANCE PROCEEDS ON THE CIVIC CENTER.

SO THAT'S THE MAIN REASON FOR THAT CHANGE THERE.

SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE LOOK AT REVENUE IN A CHART FORMAT, AND IT'S WHERE IT'S EASY TO SEE THAT TAXATION REVENUE AT 42 PERCENT IS YOUR LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE, FOLLOWED BY YOUR PROVINCIAL GRANTS AT 33 PERCENT AND THEN USER FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES AT 18 PERCENT.

SO THOSE THREE SOURCES OF REVENUE YOUR TAXATION, YOUR PROVINCIAL GRANTS AND YOUR USER FEES, THAT MAKES UP ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF YOUR REVENUE FOR 2020.

SO WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'RE BACK TO OUR STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS, BUT MOVING DOWN ON THE STATEMENT A LITTLE BIT TO THE NEXT SECTION, WHICH IS YOUR EXPENSES, AND THESE ARE PRESENTED HERE BY MAJOR CATEGORY.

AND WHEN WE LOOK AT 2020 ACTIVITY VERSUS 2021 ACTIVITY, THERE'S SOME INCREASES AND DECREASES, A LOT OF WHICH ARE FAIRLY COMPARABLE UNTIL WE GET TO THE SECOND LAST LINE IN YOUR EXPENSES, WHICH WE HAVE TITLED THERE RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES.

SO THINGS LIKE THE RECREATION PROGRAMS, THE RECREATION FACILITIES ALL WERE IMPACTED BY COVID 19 CLOSURES, CAUSING SOME DECREASES THERE.

AS WELL THE LIBRARY IS IN THAT LINE, AND IT WAS CLOSED FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF THE YEAR

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BECAUSE OF THE ROOF ISSUES THERE.

SO THAT'S THE MAIN DECREASE IN YOUR EXPENSES IN THAT LINE.

SO YOUR TOTAL EXPENSE IS 26 MILLION, 372 THOUSAND, AND WE LOOK AT THE CHART ON THE NEXT PAGE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT FOUR MAIN AREAS MAKE UP 75 PERCENT OF YOUR EXPENSES, AND THEY'RE ALL PRETTY EVEN BETWEEN EACH OTHER, SO THOSE FOUR WOULD BE YOUR GENERAL GOVERNMENT, YOUR PROTECTION, YOUR TRANSPORTATION AND YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL ALL PRETTY MUCH THE SAME SIZE.

AND TOGETHER THEY MAKE UP THREE QUARTERS OF YOUR EXPENSES.

WHEN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE HAVE EXPENSES AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME WE HAVE IT BY OBJECTS, YOU CAN SEE WHAT TYPES OF THINGS ARE WE, ARE THOSE EXPENSES COMPRISED OF? AND YOU'LL SEE THE LARGEST ONE IN PURPLE THERE, IS YOUR SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

SO THAT MAKES UP 35 PERCENT OF YOUR TOTAL EXPENSES FOR 2020.

THEN THE NEXT TWO ARE FAIRLY CLOSE IN SIZE.

YOU'LL SEE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES IN RED AT 21 PERCENT AND YOU'RE CONTRACTED SERVICES AT 24 PERCENT.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF YOUR EXPENSES.

THOSE THREE AREAS? ALSO CONTINUING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE ONCE MORE TO THE STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS, THIS TIME AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE STATEMENT WHERE WE TOOK TOTAL REVENUE OF ABOUT 30 MILLION AND WE SUBTRACT THE TOTAL EXPENSES THAT WE JUST LOOKED AT OF THE LITTLE OVER 26 MILLION.

AND WE GET A LINE CALLED ANNUAL SURPLUS 3 MILLION, 861 THOUSAND, AND THAT ANNUAL SURPLUS GETS ADDED TO LAST YEAR'S ACCUMULATED SURPLUS, WHICH IS ACCUMULATION OF ALL OF THE SURPLUSES UP TILL NOW.

AND WE GET THAT ACCUMULATED SURPLUS AT DECEMBER 31, 2020.

THE NUMBER WE SAW ON THE LAST STATEMENT.

49 MILLION 736 THOUSAND.

SO BOTH THE ANNUAL SURPLUS AND THE ACCUMULATED SURPLUS ARE MADE UP OF A FEW AREAS THAT IF WE LOOK AT THOSE, IT MAKES.

THESE TWO NUMBERS MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE THEN THAN JUST THESE NUMBERS ALONE.

SO IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? WE'LL SEE THE BREAKDOWN, SO THE TOP.

TOP THREE QUARTERS OF THE PAGE YOU'LL SEE IN RED AT THE BOTTOM OF THERE 49 MILLION, SO THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT WE'RE BREAKING DOWN WITH THE TOP PART OF THE SCREEN.

AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE THE 3.8 MILLION ANNUAL SURPLUS.

SO IF WE GO TO THE TOP OF THAT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE TOTAL RESERVES AND WE'VE GOT THEM BY VARIOUS LARGE CATEGORIES, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT A LINE CALLED TOTAL RESERVES OF 22 MILLION, 653 THOUSAND.

SO THAT'S CUMULATIVE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020.

THE OTHER SO THERE'S THREE MAIN AREAS IN ACCUMULATED SURPLUS YOUR RESERVES, AND THE SECOND IS YOUR EQUITY INTANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS OF 31.6 MILLION.

AND THEN THE LAST SECTION ACTUALLY REDUCES YOUR ACCUMULATED SURPLUS FOR SOMETHING WE CALL UNFUNDED LIABILITIES.

THESE ARE LIABILITIES THAT ARE TYPICALLY OUT IN THE FUTURE.

LONG TERM DEBT IS DUE OVER TIME.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT RETIREMENT AND LANDFILL CLOSURE AND POST CLOSURE.

COSTS USUALLY ARE AT THE END OF THE LANDFILLS LIFE.

SO THOSE ARE ALL FUNDED OVER TIME AS OPPOSED TO UPFRONT.

SO THEN WHEN WE GO DOWN TO THE ALLOCATION OF ANNUAL SURPLUS, THIS IS BASICALLY THE CHANGE IN THOSE THREE CATEGORIES THAT WE LOOKED AT.

SO YOUR RESERVES, YOUR TOTAL RESERVES WENT UP DURING 2020 BY ALMOST 1.9 MILLION, WHICH IS MADE UP OF THE WORKING CAPITAL ANNUAL OPERATING SURPLUS TRANSFER OF 1.2 MILLION AND THEN VARIOUS OTHER RESERVE MOVEMENTS IN AND OUT THAT TOTALED A NET ADDITION TO RESERVES OF 650 THOUSAND.

THEN WE SEE THAT YOUR EQUITY, INTANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS INCREASED BY 1 MILLION 676 THOUSAND, AND THAT REPRESENTS ADDITIONS TO CAPITAL ASSETS, BOTH NEW ASSETS AND BETTER PAYMENTS TO EXISTING ASSETS, MINUS ANY DISPOSALS OF NON-USEFUL ASSETS AND MINUS AMORTIZATION EXPENSE, WHICH REPRESENTS THE USAGE OF YOUR ASSETS DURING THE YEAR.

SO THOSE THINGS GO INTO THAT 1.6 MILLION INCREASE.

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AND THEN THE LAST PART OF ANNUAL SURPLUS IS THE CHANGE IN UNFUNDED LIABILITIES SO THAT 294 THOUSAND IS ACTUALLY REPRESENTS THAT SOME LIABILITIES BECAME FUNDED DURING THE YEAR.

SO MOST OF IT IS THE LONG TERM DEBT PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS THAT CAME DUE AND WERE PAID DURING THE YEAR.

SO THOSE LIABILITIES WENT DOWN, WHICH INCREASES YOUR OVERALL ACCUMULATED AND ANNUAL SURPLUS.

SO I BELIEVE THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

I SEE A HAND, I BELIEVE, IF I MAY, YOUR WORSHIP.

YES COUNCILLOR PATRIE CAN YOU REMOVE THE SHARE SCREEN, WE CAN SEE ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AGAIN, IT WOULD BE HANDY.

SO THANK YOU SO FAR FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

I JUST WOULD LIKE YOU TO GO BACK TO PAGE TWENTY SIX AND EXPLAIN IN LAYMAN'S TERMS TO THE PEOPLE THAT THE TOTAL 3.8 MILLION SURPLUS ISN'T AN ACTUAL ISN'T ALL IN ACTUAL CASH.

THAT THAT 1.6 MILLION IN EQUITY INTANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS IS MONEY THAT WE ACTUALLY SPEND ON IMPROVING FLEETS AND SO FORTH.

UNLESS I JUST DID THAT WELL ENOUGH, YOU MAY HAVE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

IT'S NOT.

THE ANNUAL SURPLUS DOES NOT REPRESENT A CASH SURPLUS.

IT'S WHAT WE CALL THE ACCOUNTING RULES SURPLUS.

AND, LIKE YOU SAID, THE EQUITY INTANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS.

GENERALLY, THAT'S CASH YOU'VE SPENT, BUT YOU HAVE GOTTEN AN ASSET OUT OF IT, WHETHER IT'S A NEW ASSET OR A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT TO A BUILDING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO THAT BOTH THAT LINE EQUITY INTANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS IS NOT DOES NOT REPRESENT CASH AND THEN UNFUNDED LIABILITIES IS ACTUALLY A CASH OUTLAY IN THE SENSE THAT YOU HAVE PAID OFF SOME OF YOUR LONG TERM DEBT PRINCIPAL.

AND EVEN WHEN WE LOOK AT RESERVES AGAIN, THESE ARE ACCOUNTING RULES AND ACCOUNTING TRANSFERS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

IT'S NOT A ONE TO ONE WITH THE CASH.

IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND THEN WORSHIP, THIS CONTINUES ON WITH THE DRAFT, SO IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO FURTHER INTO THE DRAFT, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION ON REGARDING LONG TERM DEBT ITEM NINE.

I THINK THAT'S ON PAGE THIRTY THREE IS MY PREDICAMENT.

IT GOES FURTHER INTO THE ACTUAL DRAFT.

SO IF YOU GO AND I'M GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY FLIP THROUGH YOUR PAPERS, SORRY ON PAGE 19 LONG TERM DEBT PACKAGE, IT SHOWS WHAT THAT LONG TERM DEBT IS.

SO WHAT IT IS JUST SHOWS THE AMOUNTS.

BUT.

AND THEN WHEN YOU GO TO PAGE FORTY ONE, IT BREAKS IT DOWN FURTHER.

WHAT IS A REAL TERM LOAN THAT'S PAYABLE AT EIGHTY EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS? OR EIGHTY FIVE, FIFTY SIX MONTHLY.

BUT IT'S GOT AN INTEREST RATE OF 12.74 PERCENT.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT 400 THOUSAND DOLLAR DEBT IS, I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT AND I WANT TO KNOW.

COULD WE NOT PAY THAT OFF FROM THE SURPLUS THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] SAME INTEREST RATE THAT WE ARE PAYING AS A MUNICIPALITY? SO WITHOUT ORIGINATED, THAT WAS THE STREETLIGHT RETROFIT THAT WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

THAT'S WHERE THAT ORIGINATED FROM.

IF THAT I BELIEVE THAT WAS ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS ON WHERE THAT WHAT THAT MEANS.

SO REAL TERM WAS THEY DID THE STREETLIGHT RETROFIT AS WELL AS THE FINANCING OF IT AT THE TIME TO GET THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SAVINGS.

DID WE NOT PAY THAT OFF.

IT'S DOUBLING EVERY FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.

[INAUDIBLE] MIGHT BE SOMETHING FOR MS. SONNENBURG TO LOOK INTO AND POSSIBLY BRING US A REPORT TO [INAUDIBLE] OR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IF POSSIBLE.

I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT, BECAUSE IF WE HAVE THE SURPLUS, I WOULD MUCH RATHER

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NOT PAY [INAUDIBLE] PERCENT INTEREST, I WOULD LIKE TO GET RID OF IT.

SO ITS DIRECTION IS FINE, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I'M FINE WITH THAT, I JUST DON'T WANT THIS GO AWAY.

THAT'S FINE.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WITH THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATION? AGAIN SEEING NONE, SO I'LL LOOK FOR A MOVER AND A SECONDER TO RECEIVE MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR FINAL ROUND FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MISS, LADY.

I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE ROLL CALL.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

START WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR CYR FAVOR AND COUNCILLOR TURNER FAVOR, AND I AM IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED.

I'M MOVING ON INTRODUCTION, CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS, SIX POINT ONE

[6. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

A REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND TREASURY 2020 OPERATING SURPLUS THAT THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TREASURY READ THE 2021 OPERATING SURPLUS BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF THE 2020 SURPLUS, ESTIMATED TO BE 1.247 MILLION 335 WORKING FUNDS RESERVE.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND, BY COUNCILLOR MANN MS. SONNENBURG, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

SO TO FURTHER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT WERE JUST PRESENTED AND ADOPTED FOR 2020, IT IS PART OF THE PROCESS TO MOVE THE OPERATIONAL.

SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR, 2020 TO THE WORKING FUNDS RESERVE, SO THAT WE MAY USE IT IN THE FUTURE AS.

PASSED BY COUNCIL, SO THE TOTAL OF THAT AMOUNT IS 1 MILLION 284 THOUSAND 845 OPERATIONALLY A SLIGHT UNDER BUDGET ON USER PAY OF 893 DOLLARS AND THE LRC WAS OVEREXTENDED BY 39 THOUSAND 402 DOLLARS.

AFTER ALL ADJUSTMENTS, THE GLOBAL TOTAL SURPLUS IS 1.247335.

AGAIN ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT PROCESS, CONSIDERING COUNCILLOR PATRIE LAST QUESTION THAT DURING THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, IF WE SHOULD BE DEFERRING THIS UNTIL AFTER A REPORT COMES BACK TO OR JUST CARRY ON AND MOVE MONEY AFTER.

MS. SONNENBURG, IS IT ALL RIGHT TO CARRY ON WITH THIS AND AND LOOK AT A FUTURE REPORT FROM YOURSELF? NUMBERS MIGHT VARY FROM THIS 2020 AUDIT.

SO THE NUMBER WILL NOT BE CHANGED THROUGH THE AUDIT PROCESS, SO THE CLOSING YEAR IN SURPLUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE 1 MILLION 247 THOUSAND 335 DOLLARS, MOVING THAT TO WORKING FUNDS AND GIVEN WHATEVER INVESTIGATION COMES OF THAT REAL TERM FINANCING.

AND THE DETAILS PERTAINING THERE TO THAT WOULD BE 2021 EXPENSE.

AND SHOULD WE BE IN A POSITION THAT THE LOAN IS POTENTIALLY REPAYABLE AT THIS MOMENT, I HAVE NO IDEA I WOULD BRING THAT AS A REPORT TO COUNCIL AND REQUEST THAT THE PAYOUT ON THAT LOAN, TO WHATEVER EXTENT THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT IT'S DETAILED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT THE LOAN BE PAID OUT AND WE UTILIZE WORKING FUNDS RESERVE AND DO 2021 TRANSFER FROM WORKING FUNDS IN THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR.

SO IT WOULD HAVE NO EFFECT ON THIS HOUSEKEEPING ISSUE OF MOVING THAT SURPLUS TO THE WORKING FUNDS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OK, SEEING NONE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED MS. SONNENBURG I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE HERE.

I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR TURNER, FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR I'M IN FAVOR THAT IS CARRIED.

SIX POINT TWO REPORT OF THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER MUNICIPAL MODERNIZATION GRANT REVIEW STREAM PROGRAM.

THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL PROJECT MANAGER DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCILLOR EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING TO RECEIVE FUNDING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND FOUR NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE MUNICIPAL MODERNIZATION REVIEW STREAM PROGRAM.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE?

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MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE MR. ANTUNES.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, YOUR WORSHIP.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT, AS ALWAYS, SOME QUICK BACKGROUND ON THIS PROGRAM.

THE MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING LAUNCHED THE FUNDING PROGRAM BACK IN THE SPRING, CALLED THE MUNICIPAL MODERNIZATION REVIEW STREAM.

IT'S 100 PERCENT PROVINCIAL FUNDING DESIGNED TO HELP MUNICIPALITIES IMPROVE, STREAMLINE SERVICE DELIVERIES, DELIVERY, EXCUSE ME, AND SEEK SOME EFFICIENCIES, PERHAPS THROUGH COLLABORATING WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

THE FUNDING COMES AT AN OPPORTUNE TIME SINCE THE CEO [INAUDIBLE] MUNICIPALITIES ALONG NORTH SHORE HAVE BEEN MEETING REGULARLY FOR THREE YEARS TO IN TO COMMUNICATE AND COORDINATE ON SOME SAVINGS OF MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.

WE MEET REGULARLY TO TO SHARE INFORMATION, AND THIS WAS VERY TIMELY.

THIS INTAKE ALLOWS FOR THIRD PARTY REVIEW FOR ITEMS SUCH AS DIGITAL MODERNIZATION, SERVICE INTEGRATION AND STREAMLINED DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS, AND SHARED SERVICES AND ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHODS.

THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IS VERY SIMPLE.

ITS REVIEW OF SERVICE DELIVERY AND MODERNIZATION OPPORTUNITIES.

AND REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES TO REDUCE COSTS.

AS WE SAID, AS I MENTIONED, EXCUSE ME, WE MEET REGULARLY WITH OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES AND THROUGH THAT DISCUSSION.

ELLIOT LAKE TOOK THE LEAD TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

OF COURSE, THE TOWNSHIP DISABLED SPANISH RIVERS AND MUNICIPALITY HERE ON SHORES, THE TOWN OF BLIND RIVER AND THE TOWN OF SPANISH.

THE IT WAS KIND OF A SWING FOR THE FENCES, ONE APPLICATION AND THE APPLICATION WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WE TOOK THE LEAD FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS PART OF IT.

THEREFORE, THE TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE PROVINCE WOULD BE DONE THROUGH THE CITY AND, OF COURSE, RFP AND THE CONSULTING WITH THE CONSULTING FIRM AND SO ON.

THE FIVE MUNICIPALITIES WILL WORK TOGETHER TO SELECT A FIRM AND WORK THROUGH THE FIRM WITH THAT FIRM THROUGHOUT THIS EXERCISE.

SOME OF THE MAJOR ITEMS THAT WE WANTED TO LOOK AT THROUGH THIS PROCESS WERE IT BYLAWS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, LANDFILLS AND BUILDING SERVICES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT IS 100 PERCENT FUNDING UP TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND, AND IT GIVES THE MUNICIPALITIES MENTIONED A CHANCE TO FIND EFFICIENCIES AT NO COST TO THE RESPECTIVE MUNICIPALITIES MENTIONED TO TO TAKE ON THIS REPORT.

AND AGAIN, IT IS A REPORT.

NOTHING IS TYING THE MUNICIPALITIES TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT IT'S BASICALLY A FREE REVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE ALL CURRENTLY DOING NOW.

AND I'M SURE EVERYONE CAN AGREE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND WORKING TOGETHER ALONG THE NORTH SHORE.

AS I MENTIONED, THE GRANT COVERS 100 PERCENT OF THE COST, UP TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND.

AND OF COURSE, THE GRANT DOES NOT COVER STAFF TIME TO ADMINISTER THE PROJECT, BUT TIME WILL BE KEPT AS MINIMALLY AS POSSIBLE.

SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE SIGN AND ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT, WHICH IS A BYLAW LATER ON IN THE AGENDA TO MOVE FORWARD AND FACILITATE THE REGIONAL REVIEW AND FIND COST SAVINGS FOR THE MUNICIPALITIES.

AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT ECONOMIES OF SCALE CAN BE ACHIEVED HERE AND WHAT SAVINGS CAN BE FOUND.

QUESTIONS HERE.

I THINK COUNCILLOR PATRIE HAD A FINGER UP COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IT WAS THE GOOD FINGER.

IT IS A GOOD FIGURE.

YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU, IF I MAY.

MR. ANTUNES, JUST WHEN THE RFP GOES OUT IS I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS STIPULATIONS IN THE GRANT.

I REMEMBER YOU BRINGING IT FORWARD, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER 100 PERCENT OF WHAT WAS SAID.

BUT IN THAT RFP, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE REQUEST THAT RFP? SHOWS NOT ONLY DEFICIENCIES IN THEIR REPORT, BUT RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY REMEDY THOSE DEFICIENCIES.

I KNOW $500000 FOR A REPORT FROM FIVE MUNICIPALITIES ISN'T A LOT OF MONEY, BUT WE CAN AT LEAST ASK FOR THAT IN THAT RFP PROPOSAL.

YES, MR. ANTUNES, SORRY, YOUR WORSHIP, I SAW THE LIPS MOVING, BUT I HEARD NO VOICE [INAUDIBLE] COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

YES, COUNCILLOR PATRIE ABSOLUTELY.

PART OF THE RFP AND PART OF THE REPORT IS METHODS TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CONSULTING FIRM.

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SO I TRUST THAT THERE WILL BE SOMETHING FOUND.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND PRESENT THAT AND BETWEEN THE FIVE MUNICIPALITIES, PUT FORTH SOME IMPLEMENTATION TO SAVE THE MUNICIPALITY SOME MONEY.

GOOD STUFF.

COUNCILLOR TURNER.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THREE MR., AND I NOTE THAT THE TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT HAS TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 20TH.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO PRIOR TO ACTUALLY ISSUING AN RFP? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, YES, COUNCILLOR TURNER, THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS, I BELIEVE, HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED AS WE GO FORWARD SO WE CAN ISSUE THE RFP, AND IF WE DON'T PROCEED, THEN THEN WE JUST WOULDN'T GET THE FUNDS TRANSFERRED.

MR. GAGNON CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M MISTAKEN, BUT AS I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS AN EARLY PART OF THE PROCESS IS SIGNING THE TRANSFER FUNDS AGREEMENT AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS WHEN WE SUBMIT WE WOULD GET THE FUNDS BACK FOR THAT.

SEE, SO YOU'RE YOU'RE ASKING FOR MONEY TO MAKE THE INITIAL PAYMENT TO WHOEVER IS SELECTED FOR THE RFP.

THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP, YES, COUNCILWOMAN, AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND THE WAY THE TRANSFER AGREEMENT, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE JUST GOING TO SEND US A CHECK FOR FIVE HUNDRED GRAND AND HOPE THAT WE ACTUALLY SPEND ON WHAT WE SAID WE WILL.

IT'D BE NICE IF THEY DID, BUT AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, IT'S PART OF THE PROCESS.

THERE'S A REPORTING PROCESS INVOLVED AS WELL, AND WE'VE GOT MILESTONES TO MEET.

SO I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF THE FUNDING WILL BE FRONT LOADED UNTIL WE MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS ITSELF.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR MANN, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

NO ISSUES WITH THE REQUEST, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK SENIOR STAFF FOR ALL OF THE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS THEY'VE HAD OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS WITH OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.

I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES IN OUR HISTORY WHEN IT HASN'T BEEN SO EASY TO TALK TO OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.

SO IF WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS AND AND FACILITATE SOME OF THIS TO MOVE FORWARD, I THINK IT'S GREAT.

I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF.

STUFF, GOOD STUFF AND ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

MR., DANIEL, LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT WE CAN DO HERE, SO I'LL CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTE, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

DEFINITELY IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR CYR IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED.

SIX POINT THREE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER NOHFC COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUNDING STREAM GRANT RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED.

THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER DATED SEPTEMBER 8TH 2021 BE RECEIVED IN THAT COUNCIL SUPPORTS THE NOHFC APPLICATION OF THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM REQUEST THE REQUESTING 500 THOUSAND FOR THE 923 THOUSAND REUBEN, THE AQUATIC CENTER UPGRADE PROJECT AND THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO A CASH CONTRIBUTION OF 423 THOUSAND AND THAT THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO COVER ANY COST OVERRUNS IF THEY ARE INCURRED MOVER PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR DID A LOT OF WORK WHILE YOU'RE ON HOLIDAYS, MR. ANTUNES, HE GOT A LOT DONE BEFORE I LEFT.

WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM HERE THAT HELPED OUT WHILE I WAS GONE.

THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

ESSENTIALLY, THIS CAME BACK AS DIRECTED BY COUNCIL.

EARLIER ON IN THE YEAR, STAFF WERE DIRECTED TO NOT ONLY APPLY INITIALLY FOR THE DEHUMIDIFIERS WE WERE INTENDING TO.

DIRECTION GIVEN BY COUNCIL WAS TO APPLY FOR THE WHOLE THE WHOLE SHEBANG.

AS MR. GAGNON WOULD SAY, FOR THE POOL FACILITY, WHICH WE DID, SO WE DID HAVE A RESOLUTION TO DO THAT, BUT WE DID NOT HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE SPECIFICS.

SO THE NOHFC DID COME BACK AND REQUIRED VERY, VERY SPECIFIC WORDING OF THE RESOLUTION OR VERY SPECIFICALLY WORDED RESOLUTION TO TO ACCOMPANY OUR SUBMISSION TO THEM.

AND IT'S LOOKING VERY POSITIVE THAT WE'VE REACHED THIS LEVEL NOW.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE FINAL STEPS IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. ANTUNES, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE I'VE BEEN ASKED A FEW TIMES, ACTUALLY TODAY ALONE WHY THE CITY WOULD BE COMMITTING TO SPEND MONEY ON FACILITIES THAT WE PLAN ON REPLACING IN THE FUTURE.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, BUILDING CONDITION ASSESSMENTS SHOW REQUIRED WORK TO BE DONE.

AND WHEN THE PROVINCE IS HANDING OUT MONEY TO GET IT DONE, WE NEED TO KEEP THESE

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FACILITIES UP AND RUNNING FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY.

IN THE INTERIM, WE MAY NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FOR A NEW BUILD FOR YEARS TO COME.

SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AGAIN, MR. ANTUNES AND I KNOW COUNCILLOR PATRIE HAS A QUESTION.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP.

NOT REALLY A QUESTION, MORE OF A COMMENT.

AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES, FOR APPLYING FOR THIS.

THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR APPROVING US TO HAVE STAFF APPLY.

WE WEREN'T GOING TO APPLY FOR THIS.

WE APPROVED THREE HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND IN THE BUDGET JUST TO PUT THE DEHUMIDIFIER IN.

I GET IT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE ONLY MOVING TO PHASE TWO.

WE ARE NOT 100 PERCENT TOTALLY APPROVED YET.

THE ASPECT I'M COMPLETELY IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION AND I UNDERSTAND THE WORDING THAT THEY WANT US TO COMMIT TO THE 500 THOUSAND OF THE 923.

AND I JUST WANT THE COMMENT OUT THERE THAT THE ADDITIONAL 118 THOUSAND IS IN FUTURE BUDGETS.

SO IF WE'RE NOT APPROVED FOR THIS FUNDING, WE STILL DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THAT THIS YEAR.

THAT STILL HAS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL.

THAT IS NOT APPROVED WORK AS OF YET.

AND IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.

IF WE DO GET THE FUNDING APPROVED, THEN WE'RE GOING TO OBVIOUSLY MOVE THE TIMELINE UP ON THOSE OTHER REPAIRS THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO DO.

BUT SO THE IMPORTANT THING WAS THAT I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR ACTUALLY PUTTING THIS APPLICATION IN THAT WE ALMOST MISSED OUT ON.

TOUGH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OK, SO THEN ROLL CALL VOTE ONCE AGAIN, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR CYR IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR TURNER FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR, I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED ONCE AGAIN SIX POINT FOUR.

A REPORT OF THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER RE ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION COMMUNITY BUILDING FUND CAPITAL STREAM THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL PROJECT MANAGER DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO APPLY TO THE ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION COMMUNITY BUILDING FUND CAPITAL STREAM TO RETROFIT FOR RETROFIT AND RENOVATIONS TO COLLINS HALL AND THE AMOUNT OF 386 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND, BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.

AGAIN, MR. ANTUNES THANK YOUR WORSHIP AGAIN AND THROUGH YOU TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IN THE BACKGROUND.

I DO HAVE TO APOLOGIZE NOT BEING LONG TERM ELLIOT LAKE OR I RELIED ON SOME LESS THAN ACCURATE INFORMATION.

COLLINS HALL WAS NOT BUILT CIRCA 1978, APPARENTLY WAS BUILT CIRCA 1958, SO.

SO I WAS OFF AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE ERROR.

AS COUNCIL KNOWS, IT SERVES AS THE COMMUNITY'S MULTI-USE MAIN MULTI-USE RECREATIONAL FACILITY.

IT HOUSES EVERYTHING FROM RECREATIONAL SPORTS EVENTS TO SOCIAL EVENTS.

WE'VE HAD THE VOLUNTEERS DINNER, THE CITY VOLUNTEERS DINNER, AS WELL AS THERE'S MANY PRIVATE FUNCTIONS AS WELL.

IT ALSO MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS THE VACCINATION CLINIC FOR THE CITY, AS WE'RE ALL WELL AWARE.

IN NOVEMBER OF 2020 MECHANICAL REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH MR. CRANE, OUR FACILITIES MANAGER, AND IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT MANY OF THE COMPONENTS, LIKE MANY OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE CITY, HAVE SURPASSED THEIR THEIR OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN, AND THE REPORT IS ATTACHED TO THAT REPORT, WHICH COUNCIL HAS SEEN IN THE PAST AS WELL.

THE THE ISSUES WERE RELATED TO AN AIR HANDLER AT GAS, HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING, PERIMETER HEATING UPGRADES AND WASHROOM RV.

THE COST OF THESE ITEMS HAS BEEN ESTIMATED ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

IN PREPARATION FOR THIS REPORT, A REVIEW BY THE MANAGER OF FACILITIES AND PARKS LED TO A SHORT LIST OF ITEMS THAT WOULD REQUIRE UPDATING AND THE CHANGES FOR THE SHORT TERM.

THIS INCLUDES LIGHTING RENOVATION OF THE UPSTAIRS BATHROOM REPLACEMENT OF THE VESTIBULE STOREFRONT, WHICH IS THE MAIN GLASS ENTRANCE COMING INTO THE BUILDING, AND GENERAL UPDATES TO THE GENERAL SPORTING RESOURCES OF THE FACILITY, SUCH AS BASKETBALL, NEXT TIME CLOCKS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN FIND WITHIN THE BUILDING.

COST OF THIS AND AN ESTIMATED ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE CITY HAS BEEN MADE AWARE AND STAFF HAS BEEN MADE AWARE THROUGH MR. GAGNON GUIDANCE FOR LOOKING FOR GRANTS, WHEREVER POSSIBLE THAT THE ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION HAS FINALLY LAUNCHED THEIR COMMUNITY BUILDING FUND CAPITAL STREAM.

SO THE DETAILS ARE FINALLY RELEASED IN AUGUST AFTER A VERY, VERY LONG WAIT TO TO HAVE IT COME THROUGH.

THEY ARE OFFERING 100 PERCENT FUNDING UP TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND IT'S VERY MUCH FOCUSED TOWARDS THE REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING AND EXTENDING THE LIFE, EXCUSE ME, OF EXISTING SPORT FACILITIES.

SO PLAYGROUNDS, SPLASH PADS, ET CETERA.

AND AS MENTIONED, IT'S ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS UP TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND.

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SO IF SUCCESSFUL WITH THE APPLICATION OF THIS GRANT, IT'LL HELP US TO GREATLY EXTEND THE USEFUL LIFE OF COLLINS HALL.

MUCH LIKE WE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED FOR THE POOL, IT'S ALL ABOUT EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE FACILITIES WHILE WE CAN.

AND ASIDE FROM THE MECHANICAL UPDATES THAT ARE REQUIRED, NOTABLY UPDATING THE VESTIBULE AREA, THE GLASS STOREFRONT AREA IS GOING TO GREATLY HELP WITH OPERATIONAL HEATING AND COOLING COSTS BECAUSE THAT'S VERY, VERY INEFFICIENT AS IT STANDS NOW IN THE COMING YEARS WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW ARTS HUB, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE A SEVEN THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT SPACE TO BE USED FOR EVENTS AND WEDDINGS AND BANQUETS.

COLLINS HALL THE EXPECTATION IS THAT COLLINS HALL WILL USE VERY MUCH MORE FOR ITS ORIGINAL INTENDED PURPOSE, WHICH IS SPORTING A SPORTING RESOURCE FACILITY.

SO NOW BEING ABLE TO UPGRADE THE SPORTING PART OF COLLINS HALL MAKES SENSE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS FOR IT AS IT STANDS.

SO AS I SAID, OTHER THAN AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED WITH ANOTHER REPORT, OTHER THAN THE COST OF STAFF TIME TO APPLY AND WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS AND GUIDANCE OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT, THERE'S VERY LIMITED COST TO THE MUNICIPALITY OTHER THAN, OF COURSE, STAFF TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE PROCESS AND COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER WHAT I CAN.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. ANTUNES.

VERY EXCITING STUFF.

WE DO HAVE SOME HANDS UP.

I HAVE COUNCILLOR MANN TO START US OUT.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS REPORT, MR. ANTUNES.

HOPEFULLY, OUR PROBABILITY FOR GETTING SOME RETROFIT DOLLARS WILL BE MUCH HIGHER THAN UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING FOR A NEW BUILD.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

MY ONLY OTHER QUESTION IS, DID WE NOT JUST REPLACE THE SCOREBOARD WITHIN THE LAST TERM OF COUNCIL? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT CLOCK HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST SOME TIME RECENTLY TO MY TENURE WITHIN THE LAST 10.

JUST QUESTIONING THAT MR. ANTUNES, YOUR WORSHIP COUNCILLOR MANN, THAT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS THROWN UP.

WE ACTUALLY HAD THIS PUT FORTH THROUGH US NOT THAT LONG AGO, AND IT WAS, I'LL BE VERY HONEST WITH JUST PRIOR TO MY DEPARTING ON VACATION.

SO IT WAS THAT I APOLOGIZE IF I WASN'T CLEAR.

THAT WAS MORE OF AN EXAMPLE.

WHEN WE REFER TO SPORTING ITEMS WITHIN THE FACILITY.

SO IT WASN'T FUNCTIONAL OR STRUCTURAL, IT WAS THINGS THAT, AS I SAID, COLLINS HALL HOPEFULLY WILL BE USED MORE AS A SPORTING FACILITY GOING FORWARD.

SO THAT WAS JUST ME THROWING AN ITEM OUT THERE.

BUT IT IS.

IT WAS MEANT TO USE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR SPORTING BASED ITEMS WITHIN THE FACILITY.

COUNCILLOR TURNER.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT WITH THE COLLINS HALL HAS BEEN THE UPPER BALCONY AND THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE RAILING THE HEIGHT OF IT.

IS THAT INCLUDED IN THE END OF THE ASSESSMENT HERE AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE FIXED OR UPGRADED? THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP COUNCILLOR.

NOTHING WAS LISTED AS FAR AS THAT ON THIS SIDE OF IT, BUT CERTAINLY IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL, HAPPY TO CONNECT WITH MANAGER OF FACILITIES AND PARKS AND MAYBE PULL BACK ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS FOR THAT, WE'VE GOT UP TO 500000 TO WORK WITH, SO WE CERTAINLY CAN HAVE THAT REPLACE ONE OF THE SPORTING ITEMS, IF THAT IS THE WILL OF COUNCIL.

WELL, I'M UP THE.

GOING TO ASK THAT COUNCIL MICROMANAGE ANYTHING, IT'S IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT WAS ADDRESSED AS IMPORTANT BY STAFF PREVIOUSLY AND I WONDER THERE'S BEEN A SOLUTION OFFERED OR IF IT'S ALREADY BEEN FIXED OR IF IT CAN STAY ON THE LIST.

THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP I'LL BRING THAT UP WITH MR. CRANE TOMORROW AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FROM THERE.

YOU'RE ON MUTE, YOUR WORSHIP.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE THEN BACK TO COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

I HAD THE SAME CONCERN AS A COUNCILLOR TURNER ABOUT THE BALCONY AND BEING ABLE TO USE IT.

I'VE BEEN IN THE FACILITY WHEN THERE'S BEEN FUNCTIONS AND PEOPLE, THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO USE IT.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS INCLUDED IF IT NEEDS TO BE, UNLESS OF COURSE, THERE'S BEEN SOMETHING DONE WHICH I HAVEN'T SEEN.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT, VALUABLE ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY, AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING MONEY TO RETROFIT AND TO KEEP IT SOUND

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AND USABLE.

IT IS THE I KNOW IT'S IT'S IMPORTANT FOR SPORTS EVENTS, BUT IT IS ALSO THE LARGEST SPACE WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR RIGHT NOW, FOR CONCERTS OR FOR PLAYS.

WE ALSO FOR WEDDINGS AND WHATEVER THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO USE IT FOR CONFERENCES.

THERE IS NOTHING COMPARABLE WITHIN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO MANAGE THIS BECAUSE IT IS A REVENUE SOURCE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THIS FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR UP TO 500 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

DO WE HAVE TO INCLUDE DETAILS TO GET TO THAT 500 THOUSAND? THIS RESOLUTION SAYS THAT WE'RE ONLY APPLYING FOR THE THREE EIGHTY SIX IF IT DOESN'T REQUIRE THAT DETAIL.

IF WE DON'T HAVE IT CURRENTLY, WE PROBABLY WON'T HAVE IT BY SEPTEMBER 29 DEADLINE.

SO I WOULD ASK FOR A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT CHANGE THE AMOUNT TO 500 THOUSAND AND WE APPLY FOR THE FULL AMOUNT.

BASED ON THE RESOLUTION MODIFICATION.

THE MOVER AND SECONDARY ARE OK WITH THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.

MOVERS AND [INAUDIBLE] SEE NODDING HEADS JUST FOR CLARITY.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, INCLUDING THE COST TO POTENTIALLY RAISE THAT GUARDRAIL ON THE BALCONY, THAT WAS THE CONCERN.

YES, YES, YOUR WORSHIP, I YEAH, I GET WHAT THEY'RE DOING, IT'S JUST WE DON'T HAVE A NUMBER TO PLUG IN, SO WE MAY BE LOOKING AT SPENDING OVER 500 THOUSAND, BUT I THINK WE BETTER APPLY FOR THE FULL FIVE HUNDRED IF WE'RE GOING TO BE INCLUDING THAT MONEY.

OK, SOUNDS GOOD.

I SAW NODDING HEADS FROM A MOVER AND SECONDER WHICH IS GOOD.

MR. ANTUNES AND THEN BACK TO COUNCILLOR TURNER.

YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU COUNCILLOR PATRIE COUNCILLOR PATRIE ONE OF THE REASONS WE DIDN'T AIM RIGHT FOR THE 500.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR THIS ONE.

THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE AIMING FOR IT, SO WE HAD A PRETTY SPECIFIC ASK FOR WHAT IT WAS.

AND IT WAS JUST THE THOUGHT OF GOING SHY OF THE FULL MONTY FOR IT TO PERHAPS GET GRANTED.

SO IF YOU AGAIN, IF IT'S THE WILL OF COUNCILLOR, CERTAINLY WILL APPLY.

AND IT WAS JUST A QUESTION OF THEY WON'T NECESSARILY SAY YOU APPLY FOR FIVE WILL GIVE YOU THREE.

WILL THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY IF WE APPLY FOR FIVE AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE APPLYING THEIR SMALLER ASKS.

WE MAY JUST GET TURNED OUT.

SO WE HAD A SPECIFIC NUMBER.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME RATIONALE AS TO WHY IT SEEMED LIKE SUCH A STRANGE NUMBER AND WHY WE DIDN'T GO FOR THE FULL MONTY, THAT WAS THAT WAS THE REASONING BEHIND IT.

SO WOULD THERE BE A HAPPY IN BETWEEN THAT WOULD SUFFICE GOING UNDER MR. GAGNON? ANOTHER ANGLE TO THIS IS WE WANT TO HAVE IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH QUANTIFIABLE RESEARCH WE CAN GET DONE IN TIME.

WE DON'T WANT TO SUBMIT COSTS THAT ARE NOT NAILED DOWN.

THAT'S WHY THE MET REPORT WAS GOOD BECAUSE IT WAS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WHO SAID THESE ARE YOUR COSTS.

SO MAYBE IF IT'S ALSO FRIENDLY, WE COULD JUST SAY UP TO 500 THOUSAND.

AND IF WE HAVE GOOD QUANTIFIABLE COSTS THAT COME IN AT 429, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'LL APPLY FOR, AS OPPOSED TO STRIVING FOR THE 500 AND NOT NECESSARILY GETTING THERE OR TRYING TO WORK TOO HARD TO TRY TO GET IT IN.

IS THAT SATISFACTORY, COUNCILLOR PATRIE? YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING, I DON'T KNOW IF IF THE GRANT APPLICATION IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE PAPERWORK, AND I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE IT BY SEPTEMBER 29 IF WE DON'T HAVE IT.

SO IF WE PUT THE UP TWO IN THERE AND IF IT'S POSSIBLE FOR STAFF TO APPLY FOR THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THEN LET'S GO FOR IT.

BUT IF IT'S IF YOU NEED THE DOCUMENTS AND IT'S NOT THERE, WE CAN'T GET IT ANYWAY AND I DON'T WANT TO MUDDLE THE APPLICATION.

HOPING MR. CRANE HAS SOME ROUGH NUMBERS ON THAT, BECAUSE WE DID LOOK AT THAT A FEW YEARS BACK COUNCILLOR TURNER.

I THINK THE SCALES ADDRESSED MY COMMENT HERE.

THE IDEA OF UP TO AND STAFF WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S FEASIBLE TO GET DONE OR ADVISABLE, WHETHER THEY DO APPLY FOR THE FULL SHOT, THE MORE AWARE OF WHAT THE TRILLIUM IS UP TO THE DAYS, I SUSPECT.

GOOD STUFF, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

THROUGH YOU TO MR. ANTUNES, BY THE WAY, WELCOME BACK.

IF YOU HAD A GOOD TIME OFF.

QUICK QUESTION.

CAN THERE BE MORE THAN ONE APPLICATION REQUEST FROM A COMMUNITY FOR THE TRILLION? FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND.

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AND THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP SORRY, COUNCILLOR PEARCE, DO YOU MEAN FOR A COMMUNITY OR FOR THE MUNICIPALITY? CAN THE MUNICIPALITY SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE OR THE ELLIOT LAKE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE? I WOULD SAY THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

I'M SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE CURLING CLUB.

THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP YES, COUNCILLOR PEARCE ABSOLUTELY.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THERE, THE TRILLIUM INFORMATION IS A LITTLE BIT MORE LIMITED THAN OTHERS AND NOT QUITE AS DETAILED AS OTHER GRANT INFORMATION.

SO FROM WHAT I READ, THE MUNICIPALITY CANNOT SUBMIT TO, BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS THAT 50 ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY CAN'T SUBMIT.

SO IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, YES, THE CURLING CLUB CAN SUBMIT AND AND THE MUNICIPALITY CAN SUBMIT AS WELL.

JUST A QUICK FOLLOW UP, IF I MAY.

YOUR WORSHIP.

IS IT POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS STREAM THAT YOU CAN DOUBLE STACK, THAT IS, CAN YOU USE THE TRILLION GRANT AS A FOUNDATION AND ADD TO IT WITH AN NOHFC GRANT? I'LL ADMIT THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP ON COUNCILLOR PEARCE PIERCE, THIS IS WHERE MY INEXPERIENCE KIND OF SHOWS THROUGH.

I'LL LEAVE IT TO MR. GAGNON TO ANSWER THAT ONE.

YOU, MR. GAGNON.

I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT MY MY SENSE IS NO, BECAUSE THE TRILLIUM FUND IS A SEPARATE ENTITY FUNDED BY THE ONTARIO LOTTERY GAMING CORPORATION, AND THEY HAVE THEIR ENTIRE OWN PROCESSES, AND I'M NOT SURE THERE IS READILY STACKABLE, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT.

WE HAVE IN THE PAST BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT WHERE WE HAVE USED THE TRILLIUM AS A AS A FOUNDATION GRANT AND THEN ADDED TO IT WITH NOHFC FUNDING.

WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT BEFORE NOW, BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 29TH.

THAT'S THAT'S NEW TO ME.

I HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN STACKING WITH TRILLION BEFORE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO LOOK INTO IT.

THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP TO COUNCILLOR PEARCE FOR THE MUNICIPALITY.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE WAS THERE SOMETHING OVER AND ABOVE FOR COLLINS HALL THAT THAT? WELL, I WAS WONDERING YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IF IF YOU HAD YOU PUT IN A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF MONEY BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU NEEDED TO HAVE, RIGHT? BUT IF YOU'RE ABLE TO STACK NOHFC ON TOP OF IT, YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO GO BACK TO TRILLIUM.

ASK FOR THE MONEY IF YOU COULD GET IT THROUGH NOHFC.

THAT'S ALL.

I'M JUST LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET MONEY OUT OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

UNDERSTOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM FROM COUNCIL? JUST A QUICK LAST ONE, MR. ANTUNES, MAYBE SOMETHING TO DISCUSS WITH MR. CRANE, JUST TO ENSURE AS WE'RE DOING THESE UPGRADES, THAT ALL THE ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES IDENTIFIED AT THE COLLINS HALL ARE COVERED.

I KNOW THERE'S JUST A POTENTIALLY A FEW MINERS LEFT.

I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'VE BEEN DEALT WITH ALREADY THIS YEAR OR NOT, BUT I'D BE NICE TO HAVE THE FINAL PIECE OF THOSE CHECKBOXES DONE WHILE WE'RE AT IT.

THAT BEING SAID, I'LL READ THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER DATED SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO APPLY TO THE ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION COMMUNITY BUILDING FUND CAPITAL STREAM FOR RETROFIT AND RENOVATIONS TO THE COLLINS HALL AND THE AMOUNT OF UP TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS I WOULD CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTE, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR PATRIE FAVOR COUNCILLOR TURNER, FAVOR COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR, I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED.

REPORT FROM HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR RE COVID 19 VACCINATION POLICY AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH LABOR RELATIONS OR EMPLOYEE NEGOTIATIONS, MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2D OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

SIX POINT FIVE.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER TO PUT THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE? BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.

SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES.

COUNCILLOR MANN, THANK YOUR WORSHIP.

I THINK WITH RESPECT TO THIS TOPIC, I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE VACCINATION AND WHAT'S NECESSARY IN THE PROVINCE, SO I'D RATHER NOT GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE REPORT THAT'S GOING TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT A NAMED INDIVIDUAL.

IT'S PRETTY CLEAR WE HAVE TO HAVE A POLICY.

I'D RATHER THE COMMUNITY HEAR THE DISCUSSION.

I JUST THINK THERE'S A I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE TO THAT.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

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ALTHOUGH I DO AGREE THAT THE MUNICIPALITY AND CORPORATIONS HAVE THE RIGHT AND OBLIGATION TO MAKE A POLICY, I DON'T I WANT TO ENSURE THAT ANY PROPOSED POLICIES REFLECT THE ILLEGALITY TO FORCE COVID TESTING AND NOT DIRECT CONTRAVENTION TO TWO FEDERAL ACTS, INCLUDING BILL S TWO ZERO ONE, THE GENETIC NONDISCRIMINATION ACT.

THE SECOND ACT IS THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT RSC, 1985, C COMMA, H.

H DASH SIX THIRD, THE CANADIAN BILL OF RIGHTS 1960 C FORTY FOUR.

THE FOURTH IS THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. AND NUMBER FIVE, THE ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE.

ALL THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN FORMING ANY POLICY.

BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL IN FORCE RIGHT NOW.

THE MOST RELEVANT AND SIGNIFICANT ACT AND PROTECTION IN REGARDS TO MOST PROPOSED GOVERNMENTAL POLICY, YOUR WORSHIP POINT OF ORDER HAS TO.

JUST I RESPECT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, COUNCILLOR CYR, BUT YOU'RE DEBATING THE ITEM.

DEBATING THE ACT OF CONDUCTING POLICIES.

YOU INTERRUPTED THAT PORTION.

I APOLOGIZE, SIR.

BUT YES, IT'S JUST DISCUSSING WHETHER TO PUT IT IN A CLOSED SESSION OR NOT.

YES.

WE'RE JUST ASKING WHETHER WE SHOULD GO INTO CLOSED SESSION OR DISCUSS THIS OPENLY.

WELL, I'LL JUST READ IT AFTER.

NOT A PROBLEM.

STILL, ON THE DISCUSSION OF CLOSED SESSION OR NO CLOSED SESSION, COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION RECONSIDERATION, I THINK I WOULD AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

I THINK THIS DISCUSSION SHOULD HAPPEN IN OPEN SESSION.

SO I WITHDRAW MY SECOND.

SO IT HASN'T BEEN SECONDED TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION NOW.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCILLOR TURNER.

I ALSO WILL RECONSIDER BE HAPPY TO DO THIS IN OPEN SESSION.

SO I WITHDRAW MY.

WE'LL PUT IT IN, OK, SO NO ONE'S IN FAVOR OF TAKING THIS INTO CLOSED SESSION.

I'LL READ THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE HR COORDINATOR READ COVID 19 VACCINATION POLICY BE RECEIVED ON THAT COUNCIL, ADOPT THE ATTACHED COVID 19 VACCINATION POLICY.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN? SECOND, MY COUNCILLOR PEARCE WELCOME MS. CROSBERRY.

I WANT TO START OFF WITH THE REPORT AND THEN I'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS AND I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR CYR WHEN WE GET TO THAT PORTION.

GREAT.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY FIRST COUNCIL SESSION HERE TONIGHT.

SO THE CONTEXT OF THIS POLICY COMES FROM A GOVERNMENT MANDATE THAT FULL VACCINATION MUST BE REQUIRED ONE OF AS ONE OF THREE THINGS, SO EITHER WORKPLACES MUST HAVE EMPLOYEES, HAVE FULL VACCINATION, A MEDICAL REASON TO BE EXEMPT FROM IT OR ATTEND AN EDUCATION SESSION.

SO THE PROVINCE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, IS TAKING ACTION TO INCREASE PROTECTION OF OUR MOST VALUABLE OR VULNERABLE.

I'M SORRY, INCLUDING SENIORS, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS AND YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT YET ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINATION.

THIS INCLUDES MAKING COVID 19 VACCINATION PUBLIC POLICIES MANDATORY IN HIGH RISK SETTINGS.

SUCH VACCINE VACCINATION POLICIES ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN EFFECT NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 7TH AND INCLUDE MUNICIPALITIES.

THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE IS NECESSARY TO DEAL WITH EVOLVING DATA AROUND THE TRANSMISSIBILITY OF THE DELTA VARIANT AND BASED ON THE RECENT EXPERIENCES OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

SO THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE HAS A LEGISLATED OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE A SAFE WORKPLACE FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ACCESS MUNICIPAL FACILITIES TO OBTAIN SERVICES.

THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY IN WHICH TO DEAL WITH AN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK IN THE WORKPLACE IS TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARD.

THE PURPOSE OF THE STANDARD IS TO SET OUT THE STEPS TO ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE THE RISK OF COVID 19 IN THE WORKPLACE AND TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR WORKERS TO WORK AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO YOU TO UTILIZE FACILITIES.

BEING VACCINATED MEANS HAVING VERY GOOD PROTECTION AGAINST THE INFECTION OF COVID 19 AND LOWERING THE RISK OF SERIOUS ILLNESS.

FURTHER, THE RISK OF OTHER PEOPLE CONTRACTING COVID 19 FROM A VACCINATED PERSON IS MUCH LOWER THAN FROM AN UNVACCINATED PERSON.

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PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS VERY RARE INSTANCES OF PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE COVID 19 VACCINATION.

EMPLOYEES WHO BELIEVE THEY FIT THIS CRITERIA WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION AS LAID OUT IN THE ATTACHED POLICY.

EMPLOYEE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO RECEIVE THEIR VACCINATION OR ARE MEDICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE VACCINE WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO REGULAR WEEKLY ANTIGEN TESTING AT THEIR EXPENSE AND FOR THE RESULTS TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS AN INTERNAL POLICY, SO I DON'T EXPECT ANY DIRECT FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE BUDGET, AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AGAIN, THIS IS LEGISLATED.

OK THANK YOU, MISS CROSBERRY, AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE TEAM AND WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST MEETING.

BEFORE I FIRE IT OFF TO COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO POINT OUT SOME OF THE WORDS YOU SAID WHEN READING THIS.

AS FAR AS WE'RE OBLIGATED, THIS IS MANDATED.

THIS IS A REQUIREMENT.

BUT ALSO, YOU DID MENTION.

EXCEPTIONS AND EXEMPTIONS VIA THE HUMAN RIGHTS CODE.

I'M GOING TO POINT THOSE OUT THAT ARE IN THIS POLICY, VERY, VERY SHORT POLICY, BUT AGAIN, THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MUNICIPALITY.

THAT BEING SAID, I'D ASK COUNCILLOR CYR, WHO I KNOW WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE COVID 19 TO.

PLEASE, YOU CAN START FROM THE BEGINNING COUNCILLOR CYR JUST SO WE GET THE WHOLE GIST.

WELL, JUST LEGALLY SPEAKING, MANDATES AND REQUIREMENTS AREN'T LAW.

SO ANYWAYS, I WILL RESTART.

I WANT TO ENSURE ANY PROPOSED VACCINATION POLICY REFLECT THE ILLEGALITY OF FORCED COVID TESTING AND NOT NOT TO BE IN DIRECT CONTRAVENTION TO TWO FEDERAL ACTS, INCLUDING BILL S TWO ZERO ONE, THE GENETICS NONDISCRIMINATION ACT TWO THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT.

RSC, 1985, S.

H-SIX THREE.

THE CANADIAN BILL OF RIGHTS 1960.

C FORTY FOUR.

NUMBER FOUR THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. AND NUMBER FIVE THE ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE.

THE MOST RELEVANT AND SIGNIFICANT ACT AND PROTECTION IN REGARDS TO MOST PROPOSED GOVERNMENTAL AND CORPORATE POLICIES IS BILL S TWO ZERO ONE, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO RESEARCH AND READ IT, BUT DO NOT IGNORE THE OTHER LAWS IN PLACE THAT ARE UNDER ASSAULT ACROSS DIFFERENT REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

PROVINCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS CANNOT OVERRIDE FEDERAL LAWS.

UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY DO MUNICIPALITIES AND I MEAN, EXACT LEGISLATION, THE STAFF BASED SUCH POLICIES THAT PRACTICE DISCRIMINATORY MEASURES SUCH AS THIS IN CONTRAVENTION OF FEDERAL ACTS OF GOVERNMENT CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.

SECOND, CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT IS AN ESTABLISHED RIGHT IN CANADIAN LAW.

MEDICAL TREATMENT CAN BE CONSIDERED AN ASSAULT IF CONSENT IS NOT FREELY GIVEN.

THE SUPREME COURT DECISION UNDERLYING THE CRIMINAL CRIMINALIZATION OF ASSAULT EXPLAINS THIS.

JUST A FEW POINTS OF BILL S TWO ZERO ONE.

IN THE SECTION THREE PROHIBITIONS FOR GENETIC TESTING, IT IS PROHIBITED FOR ANY PERSON TO INQUIRE TO REQUIRE AN INDIVIDUAL TO UNDERGO A GENETIC TEST AS A CONDITION OF PROVIDING GOODS OR SERVICES TO THAT INDIVIDUAL, WHICH INCLUDES EMPLOYMENT.

B ENTERING INTO OR CONTINUE A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL OR C OFFERING OR CONTINUING SPECIFIC TERMS OR CONDITIONS IN A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WITH THAT INDIVIDUAL.

ANOTHER SECTION IS DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS.

IT IS PROHIBITED FOR ANY PERSON TO REQUIRE AN INDIVIDUAL TO DISCLOSE THE RESULTS OF A GENETIC TEST AS A CONDITION OF ENGAGING IN AN ACTIVITY DESCRIBED IN ANY OF PARAGRAPHS THREE ONE A TO C.

A SECTION ON WRITTEN CONSENT, IT IS PROHIBITED FOR ANY PERSON WHO IS ENGAGED IN AN ACTIVITY DESCRIBED IN ANY OF THE PARAGRAPHS THREE ONE A TO C IN RESPECT OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO COLLECT, USE OR DISCLOSE THE RESULTS OF A GENETIC TEST OF THE INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT THE INDIVIDUAL'S WRITTEN CONSENT.

OFFENSES AND PUNISHMENT CONTRAVENTIONS, CONTRAVENTIONS OF SECTIONS THREE TO FIVE, EVERY PERSON WHO CONTRAVENES ANY OF SECTIONS THREE TO FIVE IS GUILTY OF AN OFFENSE AND IS LIABLE ON CONVICTION CONVICTIONS AND OR ON INDICTMENT TO A FINE NOT

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EXCEEDING $1 MILLION OR TO IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM NOT EXCEEDING FIVE YEARS OR TO BOTH.

OR ON SUMMARY CONVICTION TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING 300000 OR TO IMPRISONMENT.

OR FOR A TERM NOT EXCEEDING 12 MONTHS OR BOTH.

THE CANADIAN LABOR CODE HAS ALSO BEEN AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING SECTION AFTER 247 97.

FOR GENETIC TESTING UNDER GENETIC TEST FOR THE FEDERAL LABOR CODE.

EVERY EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED NOT TO UNDERGO OR BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO A GENETIC TEST.

DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS EVERY EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED NOT TO DISCLOSE OR BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE RESULTS OF A GENETIC TEST.

DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.

NO EMPLOYER SHALL DISMISS, SUSPEND, LAYOFF OR DEMOTE AN EMPLOYEE, IMPOSE A FINANCIAL OR OTHER PENALTY ON AN EMPLOYEE, OR REFUSE TO PAY AN EMPLOYEE REMUNERATION IN RESPECT OF ANY PERIOD THAT THE EMPLOYEE WOULD.

BUT FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTS UNDER THIS DIVISION HAVE WORKED OR TAKE ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST OR THREATENED TO TAKE ANY SUCH ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE.

A BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEE REFUSED A REQUEST BY THE EMPLOYER TO UNDERGO A GENETIC TEST, B BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEE REFUSED TO DISCLOSE THE RESULTS OF A GENETIC TEST OR C ON THE BASIS OF THE RESULT OF A GENETIC TEST UNDERGONE BY THE EMPLOYEE.

DISCLOSURE BY THIRD PARTY.

NUMBER FIVE, NO PERSON SHALL DISCLOSE TO AN EMPLOYER THAT AN EMPLOYEE HAS UNDERGONE A GENETIC TEST OR DISCLOSE TO AN EMPLOYER THE RESULTS OF A GENETIC TEST WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE EMPLOYEE.

COLLECTION OR USE? NO EMPLOYER SHALL COLLECT OR USE THE RESULT OF A GENETIC TEST WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE EMPLOYEE WHO HAS UNDERGONE THE TEST.

COMPLAINT TO THE INSPECTOR, AN EMPLOYEE WHO ALLEGES THAT AN EMPLOYER HAS TAKEN ACTION AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE IN CONTRAVENTION OF THIS SECTION MAY MAKE A COMPLAINT IN WRITING TO AN INSPECTOR WITHIN 90 DAYS.

UNDER THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT, ALL EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED TO AN ACCOMMODATION OF NEEDS.

SO ALL I'M ASKING IS ANY PROPOSED ACTIONS AND POLICY, IF THESE CONSIDERATIONS IN EFFECT, BECAUSE THESE ARE IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW, WHATEVER MAY HAPPEN WITH FUTURE GOVERNMENTS? WHO KNOWS, BUT RIGHT NOW THIS IS IN EFFECT AND THIS IS LAW AND.

ANY POLICY REGARDING POLICIES, POLICIES ARE ONLY DOCUMENTS AND NOT LAW.

WORKPLACE POLICIES ARE NOT BINDING LIKE A CONTRACT, BUT THEY SHAPE ALL OBLIGATORY OBLIGATIONS AND EMPLOYEE OWES AN EMPLOYER AND VICE VERSA.

SO ENSURE YOU AGREE TO THE POLICY YOU ARE SIGNING AS AN EMPLOYEE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

OK, THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR CYR.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, BUT I'LL SAVE THEM FOR A BIT.

COUNCILLOR MANN THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I JUST WANT TO THANK COUNCILLOR CYR FOR HIS COMMENTS.

I DO HIS.

I DO RESPECT HIS OPINION TO ADVOCATE PASSIONATELY FROM ONE PERSPECTIVE.

HOWEVER, UNFORTUNATELY, I'M ON A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE FENCE.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE POLICY, BUT I JUST LIKE TO GET THROUGH THEM ALL FIRST.

UNDER SCOPE, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THERE BE A CHANGE.

CURRENTLY, IT APPLIES TO CITY EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEER STUDENTS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I THINK THERE'S A PIECE MISSING.

I THINK WE NEED TO DEAL WITH CONTRACTORS COMING ON TO MUNICIPAL PROPERTY.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WHETHER CONTRACTORS ARE GOING TO SEND SOMEONE IS VACCINATED OR NOT, OR AT LEAST UNDERSTANDS OUR POLICY, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER.

WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER SOMETHING INTERNAL CLEARLY.

SO I'LL LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR THE BALANCE OF COUNCIL TO CHIME IN ON.

BUT AT MINIMUM, CONTRACTORS NEED TO BE INCLUDED AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

UNDER FAILURE TO COMPLY, I WOULD AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR CYR.

I DON'T BELIEVE AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ANY RIGHT TO TERMINATE, SO I THINK WE NEED TO MASSAGE.

I GUESS THAT LANGUAGE A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE BEING WE'RE BEING VERY CLEAR IN OUR EXPECTATIONS.

AND AS FOR AND THANK YOU MS. CROSBERRY FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

HAVING JUST GONE THROUGH THIS MYSELF IN MY DAYTIME LIFE, YOU KNOW, MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THE EDUCATION SESSION IS VERY PUNITIVE.

I THINK AT THIS POINT, AS ADULTS, WE ALL REALLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF

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VACCINATION.

IF PEOPLE CHOOSE TO OR DUE TO MEDICAL RESTRICTIONS ARE UNABLE TO.

I COMPLETELY RESPECT THAT.

BUT HAVING SIT SOMEONE IN A SESSION TO GO OVER THE MERITS OF VACCINATION, I HAVE A PERSONAL ISSUE WITH AND I CONTINUE TO WILL CONTINUE TO FEEL THAT WAY, I UNDERSTAND IT'S A HOOP, IT HAS TO BE JUMPED THROUGH, BUT AGAIN, I DON'T SUPPORT IT.

AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS ABOUT OUR NEED TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE.

THIS HAS BEEN MANDATED BY THE PROVINCE.

IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE MUNICIPALITY, IT'S ESSENTIALLY ALL HEALTH CARE PARAMEDIC SERVICES AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHERS.

WE ARE NOT A PRIVATE BUSINESS.

THIS IS NOT BEING DONE SECRETLY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, WHICH I THINK IS THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION OPENLY TONIGHT.

IT'S IMPORTANT THERE ARE ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES IN A POLICY TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS STILL FREELY CHOOSE.

I DON'T BELIEVE COUNCILLOR CYR THERE IS ANY THOUGHT IN THIS POLICY TO YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT AN ASSAULT.

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANYONE INTENDING TO HAVE SOMEONE RUNNING AROUND WITH A NASAL PHARYNGEAL SWAB ATTEMPTING TO SWAB SOMEONE WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT.

I DON'T MAKE LIGHT OF THAT.

I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

HAVING BEEN SWABBED IN EXCESS OF 60 TIMES SINCE LAST MARCH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THOSE THAT WORK IN HEALTH CARE AT LEAST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A DUTY OF CARE OVER THOSE THAT WE LOOK AFTER, AND I TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.

WE, AS THE OVERRIDING AUTHORITY FOR THIS MUNICIPALITY, NEED TO TAKE THE SAME STANCE TO KEEP OUR STAFF SAFE BECAUSE THERE ARE POSITIONS AND SITUATIONS WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.

SO WE CREATE BARRIERS.

WE CREATE POLICY.

DOES EVERYONE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH IT? THAT'S FOR US TO DECIDE TONIGHT AND HOW WE WORK WITH THAT TO ENSURE THAT ALL CITIZENS ARE COVERED AND HAVE AN OPTION.

THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN.

I'LL LEAVE MY COMMENTS AT THAT FOR NOW.

YOUR WORSHIP THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR MANN I HAVE COUNCILLOR TURNER UP NEXT ON THE LIST.

I'M ALSO IN FAVOR OF ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, COUNCIL COMMITTEES AND COUNCILLOR MANN BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT TO INCLUDE CONTRACTORS BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE WORKING SIDE BY SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES.

THE INTENT IS TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES.

AND I AGREE WITH THAT TOTALLY.

OUR EMPLOYEES ALSO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.

SO, YES, WE NEED TO PROTECT PUBLIC ALSO, SO THERE IS NO INTENT TO IGNORE FEDERAL STATUTES, BUT WERE A MUNICIPALITY AND WE'RE SUBJECT TO THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

THE PROVINCE IS GIVEN ONE OF ITS REGULAR DICTATES AND WE ARE OBLIGATED TO FOLLOW THAT.

BUT WE SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE.

TURNED AROUND AND ESTABLISHED SIMILAR POLICIES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

AND NOW THEY'RE PASSING IT ON DOWN TO THE MUNICIPALITY'S.

MR. GAGNON, YOU WANTED TO INTERJECT THERE.

I SAW YOUR HAND GO UP.

JUST IN DUE COURSE, NOTHING.

THE THING WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO IS THAT WE ARE THE SUBORDINATE GOVERNMENT OF ALL THREE LEVELS, WE DON'T CREATE THE RULES.

SOME OF THE ACTS THAT HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO OR QUOTED REALLY DON'T APPLY.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE INTENT OF THE ACT, DEALING WITH GENETICS, WE'RE DEALING WITH AN ISSUE WHERE PEOPLE WITH HEREDITARY DISEASES ARE PROTECTED SO THAT THEY CAN'T BE DISCRIMINATED, DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN JOB APPLICATIONS OR PROMOTIONS AND ALIKE.

SO WE'VE ELIMINATED THAT KIND OF DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT BY CREATING THAT

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STATUTE.

WE HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS, OF COURSE, WE'RE ALSO INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING A POLICY THAT RESPECTS INDIVIDUALS.

BUT.

ALWAYS A PRIORITY AND A SUPERLATIVE PRIORITY IS THE PROTECTION OF THE CITIZENSHIP, THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE CONCERNED WITH PROTECTING SO.

I THINK AS A MATTER, OF COURSE, THE POLICY, THE POLICY IS A VERY SIMPLE MATTER, HOW WE EXERCISE OR ENFORCE POLICY IS A MANAGEMENT DECISION THAT COMMON SENSE AND DISCRETION BECOME A PART OF.

AND I THINK OUR STAFF ARE QUITE CAPABLE OF OUR MANAGEMENT IS QUITE CAPABLE OF EXERCISING THAT.

SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH THIS POLICY WITH MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.

COUNCILLOR MANN POINTED OUT A FEW SO LITTLE TINKERING.

I THINK WE'VE GOT SOMETHING GOOD ON THE GO.

HEY, THANK YOU, I'VE COUNCILLOR FINAMORE FOLLOWED BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MS. CROSBERRY, NICE TO SEE YOU AND WELCOME ABOARD.

COULDN'T PICK A MORE CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT TO HAVE AS YOUR OPENING PRESENTATION TO US.

MAYBE NEXT TIME IT'LL BE A LITTLE EASIER ON YOU.

I GUESS FOR ME.

I LOOK AT THIS IN A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AS SOMEONE WHO IS IMMUNOCOMPROMISED.

I SEE THIS POLICY AS PROTECTING THOSE THAT AREN'T VACCINATED AND THOSE THAT CAN'T GET A VACCINATION.

AND THOSE THAT EVEN THOUGH HAVE THE VACCINATION, MAY NEVER KNOW IF THEY HAVE ANY IMMUNITY FROM IT.

THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEED PROTECTION IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY.

AND THIS POLICY GIVES THAT IT ASSURES ME THAT IF I CHOOSE TO GO OUT IN PUBLIC THAT I'M SAFE.

IF I CHOOSE TO GO TO A PLACE THAT I CAN THAT I ATTEND, THAT REQUIRES PROOF OF VACCINATION, THAT JUST MAKES IT A LITTLE SAFER.

AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T GETTING VACCINATED AND THOSE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T GET VACCINATED.

THESE POLICIES IN THE PROVINCE AND IN THE COUNTRY ARE ARE REALLY THERE TO TO PROTECT THEM.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO PROTECT EVERYBODY IN OUR WORKPLACE, AND I THINK WE NEED TO PROTECT EVERYBODY IN SOCIETY AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

I THINK THAT THIS IS A SIMPLE FIX.

EVERYONE HAS A CHOICE YOU CAN CHOOSE TO OR CHOOSE NOT TO.

I CAN CHOOSE TO WEAR A SEATBELT OR I CAN CHOOSE NOT TO.

AND IF I DON'T WEAR THE SEATBELT AND I GET IN A CRASH, I SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT.

THE SAME AS IF A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER AND DECIDED TO FIND ME FOR IT.

SO THE CONSEQUENCES COULD CAUSE YOU YOUR LIFE IF YOU DON'T GET VACCINATED AND IF YOU EXPOSE YOURSELF TO PLACES THAT ARE NOT SAFE FOR YOU AND THAT'S YOUR CHOICE.

BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TRY TO.

MAKE EVERY WORKPLACE AS SAFE AS WE CAN, WHERE OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO THE CITY AND THE CITY EMPLOYEES.

I THINK COUNCILLOR MANN FOR POINTING OUT CONTRACTORS.

I'M NOT SURE HOW WE ARE DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC.

I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT MENTIONED YET.

AND THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER DISCUSSION AS TO WHO WE LET INTO OUR FACILITIES AND WHO WE LET INTO AROUND OUR STAFF.

AND THAT'S, I'M SURE, SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW.

THAT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE FAMILY HEALTH TEAM AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, OF COURSE, WITH THE PROVINCE LEADING OUR WAY.

BUT I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE ADULTS AND MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES.

AND I THINK THAT THIS POLICY IS DEFINITELY A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD IN THAT IN PROTECTING EVERYBODY BECAUSE IT IS AGAIN OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT EVERYBODY, NOT JUST THOSE THAT ARE VACCINATED, BUT THOSE THAT ARE NOT.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT CANNOT GET A VACCINATION.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL CHOOSE NOT TO.

THE ONE THING I WANT TO ENSURE WITHIN THIS POLICY IS THAT THERE'S HOUSEHOLDS IN THIS COUNTRY THAT ARE AT WAR INSIDE THE HOUSEHOLDS BECAUSE THERE'S MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT WON'T ALLOW OTHER MEMBERS OF THAT HOUSEHOLD TO BE VACCINATED.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE COME ACROSS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION OR A PARTNER, I GUESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY ANYMORE.

IF THERE'S ANY PARTNER ASSAULT GOING ON WITHIN A WITHIN A OR THREATS WITHIN WITHIN A HOUSEHOLD, AND OUR STAFF MEMBER COMES FORWARD AND CAN'T BE VACCINATED BECAUSE OF THAT THAT WE TAKE THAT INTO.

INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL, THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL WE I DON'T KNOW IF WE

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WILL FACE THAT, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WILL FACE THAT IN THEIR WORKPLACE AND MAYBE NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL ANGLES OF THIS, BUT I THINK THIS IS A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE NEEDS TO BE TERMINATED IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO.

I THINK THAT THE CHOICES ARE THAT THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT TO TESTING AND THAT'S TO KEEP THEM SAFE SO THEY KNOW AND SO THAT THEY DON'T SPREAD THE DISEASE.

DON'T FORGET ALL OUR CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE ARE NOT VACCINATED YET, AND IT'S ALREADY IN THE SCHOOLS IN ONTARIO.

THERE'S ALREADY BUS DRIVERS THAT ARE ISOLATING TONIGHT BECAUSE OF EXPOSURES TO COVID WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS WITHIN ONTARIO.

THERE'S KIDS THAT ARE OUT OF CLASSROOMS ALREADY, AND THEY'VE ONLY BEEN BACK IN SCHOOL A WEEK.

SO WE HAVE TO CONSIDER GOING FORWARD WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH PROTECTING EVERYBODY, AND IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP FOR YOU.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

HOT TOPIC.

MS. CROSBERRY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I THINK THIS IS A VERY, VERY THOROUGH DOCUMENT.

I KNOW YOU'VE PUT HOURS INTO DOING THIS.

I APOLOGIZE, BUT I'M OPPOSED TO IT.

AND THE REASON I AM, I THINK THIS IS A COPOUT BY THE GOVERNMENT.

I THINK THIS IS TOTALLY LUDICROUS, THAT THEY TELL US THAT WE MUST MANDATE TO HAVE A POLICY.

I THINK THAT THAT POLICY SHOULD BE ONE LINE.

MS. CROSBERRY, I'M SORRY.

I THINK THAT IT SHOULD JUST BE THAT WE FOLLOW THE RULES AND LAWS OF THE PROVINCE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

HAVE TO UNDERSTAND NEXT WEEK, NEXT WEEK, [INAUDIBLE] THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

YOU CAN'T ENTER CITY HALL IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PASSPORT, IF YOU DON'T HAVE PROOF OF VACCINATION.

WE HAVE PASSPORTS COMING INTO PLACE.

THE PROVINCE THE PROVINCE IS DOWNLOADING TO BUSINESSES AND TO MUNICIPALITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.

TO MAKE US ENFORCE SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO DO.

THEY'RE JUST BACKDOORING THE FACT THAT THEY'RE MANDATING VACCINES AND.

I WANT THEM TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MANDATE.

I'M SORRY, COUNCILLOR CYR.

THERE MAY BE ISSUES WITH THE LEGALITY OF IT, BUT THEY'RE PUTTING US IN THE MIDDLE ON THOSE LEGALITIES AND I DON'T AGREE WITH IT.

IF THE PROVINCE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD AND SAY IN ORDER TO DO ANYTHING, YOU MUST BE DOUBLE VACCINATED, YOU MUST HAVE A PASSPORT, THEN LET'S DO IT.

I JUST DON'T AGREE WITH US HAVING TO BE PUT INTO THE POSITION OF.

THE POTENTIAL RISK AND LIABILITY THAT WE DO SOMETHING TO AN EMPLOYEE.

AND NOW WE BECOME FINANCIALLY LIABLE BECAUSE OF OUR DECISION.

SO I AGREE THEY'VE MANDATED THAT WE MUST HAVE A POLICY.

MY AMENDMENT, I'M SORRY, COUNCILLOR MANN GOES A LOT FURTHER THAN YOURS, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL LAWS.

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THIS IS A BOUNCING BALL AND YOU COULD PUT THIS POLICY IN PLACE TODAY.

WE'RE ALREADY A WEEK LATE.

A WEEK OR 10 DAYS LATE TO HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE.

IT DOESN'T SAY THAT THE POLICY MUST SAY THAT WE MUST MANDATE.

IT JUST STATES THAT WE MUST HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE.

BUT THEY'RE MANDATING THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THEIR MANDATING THAT THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE PASSPORTS TO GET INTO INDOOR FACILITIES.

NEARLY EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD AND I WOULD EXPECT THE GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND THAT BY THE OCTOBER 22ND DEADLINE.

I SEE IT GOING DOWN THAT ROAD.

I JUST I DON'T THINK THAT THE ONUS SHOULD BE PUT ON TO THE MUNICIPALITY TO HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO DO IT.

BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE PROVINCE OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SAY, NO, EVERYBODY MUST BE VACCINATED.

WE ALL HAVE TO HAVE OUR YELLOW CARDS.

WE ALL WENT TO SCHOOL, GET OUR MEASLES SHOTS, POLIO SHOTS GOT ALL OF OUR SHOTS.

IT'S SIMPLE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE PLACE AND NOT PUT THE ONUS ON US, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT DOCUMENT.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT POLICY, BUT I JUST I DON'T AGREE WITH THE PROVINCE FORCING THIS DOWN OUR THROAT.

PUT IT IN THIS ASPECT.

I THINK THAT THE POLICY SHOULD JUST BE THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW WHATEVER THE PROVINCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT WE MUST BE.

AT COUNCILLOR PEARCE AND THEN MR. GAGNON.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU.

I WOULD ECHO MS. CROSBERRY THANK YOU.

IT WAS A VERY GOOD REPORT.

I HAVE A BIT OF A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON ALL OF THIS, BECAUSE I WAS SOMEBODY WHO WAS PART OF THE LAST WAVE OF POLIO.

I MEAN, BEFORE VACCINATIONS CAME IN.

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AND THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAD ON OUR COMMUNITIES WAS PHENOMENAL.

IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN A SHRINERS HOSPITAL WITH A WARD FILLED WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN A IRON LUNG AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? I.

I AGREE WITH WITH WHAT COUNCILLOR PATRIE SAID, WE WERE ALL VACCINATED WHEN WE WENT TO SCHOOL.

I CERTAINLY WISHED THAT I HAD HAD A CHANCE TO BE VACCINATED FOR POLIO.

BUT I GOT MY IMMUNITY IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT WAY.

I DON'T RECOMMEND THAT FOR PEOPLE WITH COVID 19.

ALSO, THE PASSPORTS ARE COMING.

AND YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO USE THEM, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

RIGHT NOW, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO A HOCKEY GAME IN NORTHERN ONTARIO, YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE PROOF OF DOUBLE VACCINATION.

IF YOU WANT TO GO TO A FOOTBALL GAME CFL, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE PROOF OF DOUBLE VACCINATION IF YOU WANT TO GO SEE THE BLUE JAYS PLAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE PROOF OF DOUBLE VACCINATION IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO A MOVIE THEATER OR A RESTAURANT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IT.

IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF KEEPING OUR STAFF SAFE, IT'S A QUESTION OF KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.

IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO.

I'M SORRY, THE COUNCILLOR CYR FEELS THAT WAY, I THINK HE'S MISGUIDED, FRANKLY.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GENETICS, SO WE'RE NOT BREAKING ANY LAW HAVING TO DO WITH GENETICS.

THE.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE NEED TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER ANYTHING THAT WE DO AS A COUNCIL.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE WILL EVER DO.

I STRONGLY, STRONGLY ASK THE MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL, ENDORSE THIS POLICY, I THINK IT WAS EXTREMELY WELL DONE, WELL THOUGHT OUT.

I AGREE.

I UNDERSTAND WHERE COUNCILLOR PATRIE IS COMING FROM.

YEP, WE'RE GOING TO GET THE PASSPORTS ANYWAY, BUT WE WERE MANDATED TO DO IT.

LET'S DO IT.

LET'S MOVE ON.

JUST A FEW PROCESS QUESTIONS, I'M NOT TRYING TO WEIGH INTO THIS TOO DEEPLY, SIMPLY JUST A CLARIFICATION SO THAT RECREATION PASSPORTS OR THAT CONCEPT IS COMING AND NEEDS TO BE MANDATED BY SEPTEMBER 22ND.

THANK YOU, MR. GAGNON.

WE ARE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

IT IS A CLARIFICATION FOR NON-ESSENTIAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS. IT'S NOT FOR COMING IN TO PAY YOUR TAXES.

WE'RE ALREADY EQUIPPED FOR THAT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE CHECKING PEOPLE'S VACCINATIONS TO COME IN AND PAY THEIR TAXES.

WE HAVE PPE FOR THAT.

YOU CAN COME IN, PAY YOUR TAXES AND DEPART.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RECREATION PASSPORTS ARE FOR RECREATION PROGRAMS, THE POOL ARENA, COLLINS HALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

AND WE HAD DISCUSSED AS A MANAGEMENT TEAM POSSIBLY HAVING A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE THE 22ND TO DEAL WITH THAT.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS VOTE'S GOING TO GO RIGHT NOW FOR THE FOR THIS POLICY, BUT I WOULD SUGGEST RATHER THAN MAKE AMENDMENTS ON THE FLY IN REAL TIME, THAT WE REFER IT BACK TO STAFF UNTIL WE HAVE THAT SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING EARLY NEXT WEEK AND DEAL WITH BOTH POLICIES, THE STAFF VERSION THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT AND THE RECREATION PASSPORT POLICY, WHICH WE HAVE TO WORK ON AS WELL.

BOTH ARE MANDATED BY THE [INAUDIBLE] GOVERNMENT.

I TEND TO AGREE THAT THEY ARE PASSING THE BUCK, BUT THAT'S A COMMON PRACTICE.

IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOREVER.

SO WE ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY SUBORDINATE.

WE'RE MANDATED TO HAVE THE POLICY.

WHAT WE PUT IN THAT POLICY, TO SOME DEGREE, IS DISCRETIONARY, BUT ONLY MINORLY, BECAUSE THE FINAL POINT IS I REVIEW THIS AS STAFF, AS A OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK.

WE'RE ALL PERSONALLY LIABLE POLITICIANS AND MYSELF AS CEO FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC.

BUT WE'RE FOCUSING ON OUR EMPLOYEES, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE HELD PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR NOT PROTECTING OUR DOING THE BEST WE CAN TO PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES FROM THIS RISK, WHICH IS STILL RAMPANT WITH THE DELTA VARIANT.

I DO HAVE A SECOND ROUND COMING OUT OF MYSELF ON THE SPEAKERS LIST JUST VERY, VERY QUICKLY.

THANK YOU, MR. GAGNON.

VERY GOOD DISCUSSION.

I AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE SENTIMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID SO FAR.

AND YES, POSSIBLY DEFINITELY PASSING THE BUCK ON THE MUNICIPALITY.

WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT NOT JUST OUR STAFF.

WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO THE COMMUNITY.

ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS AND I DON'T FULLY DISAGREE WITH SOME OF THE THINGS, COUNCILLOR CYR SAID.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE IN A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY BOTH THE PROVINCE AND

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THE MUNICIPALITY UNDER THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CIVIL PROTECTION ACT THAT TRUMPS ALL OTHER ACTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING CITIZENS.

AND YES, IT DOES.

WE'RE FOLLOWING SUIT WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD TO DO BY THE PROVINCE.

IT'S A DOWNSTREAM.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM REFERRING THIS BACK TO STAFF TO MAKE A FEW FEW AMENDMENTS THIS EVENING.

THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN EFFECT CURRENTLY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22ND, WHERE THE PROVINCE WILL REVIEW IT, AND IT'LL PROBABLY GO ON LONGER, PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND US.

I THINK WE'VE SAID THAT IT WAS 90 PERCENT OF CURRENT COVID HOSPITALIZATIONS OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED.

THE DELTA VARIANT IS FLYING THROUGH THE MUNICIPALITIES.

SUDBURY HAS GOT CONSTANT NEW CASES TO SAINTE-MARIE ON A DAILY BASIS.

NEW CASES AFTER NEW CASES AFTER NEW CASES.

THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING TO MISS VITAL SURGERIES BECAUSE ICU ROOMS ARE BEING FILLED WITH COVID PATIENTS.

AND THERE'S ALSO A POINT TO THAT WHERE THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THOSE WHO ARE WAITING FOR IMPORTANT SURGERIES BECAUSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE REFUSED TO GET THEIR VACCINATION.

IT'S EVERYBODY'S CHOICE.

EVERYBODY'S RIGHT, BUT YOU'RE ALSO IMPEDING ON THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AT THE SAME TIME.

THAT BEING SAID, I'LL PASS IT ON.

I'VE GOT COUNCILLOR MANN HAD ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND COUNCILLOR CYR, AND AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS REFERRING THIS BACK TO STAFF FOR ANY ADDITIONAL VERBIAGE THAT'S REQUIRED.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

BUT I'LL LET YOU FLY WITH IT.

JUST A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.

I BELIEVE THE MUNICIPALITY SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE RAPID ANTIGEN TESTING FREE FROM THE PROVINCE BECAUSE WE ARE OBVIOUSLY MANDATED TO HAVE THE POLICY.

THERE'S MOST LIKELY THROUGH ONE OF THE CHANNELS THAT HAVE THE ANTIGEN TESTING AVAILABLE SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE.

SO THAT WAY THERE SHOULD BE NO COST TO THE EMPLOYEES.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE WOULD BE RESPONSIBILITY NOW.

THIS IS NOT THE DEEP NASAL PHARYNGEAL TESTING, SO IT'S NOT AS INTRUSIVE AS THE OTHER.

HOWEVER, IT IS AS EFFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE DONE IN HOUSE AGAIN SOME COST CONSIDERATIONS TO THE EMPLOYEE GROUP, WHICH WOULD BE MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT ON THAT.

WHETHER IT'S GOING BACK TO STAFF OR NOT, I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO BE AWARE WE ARE, AS COUNCILLOR PATRIE INDICATED, WE ARE NON-COMPLIANT.

WE'RE SIX DAYS PAST THE DEADLINE.

I THINK WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE POINT COUNCILLOR PATRIE POINT AS WELL ABOUT FOLLOWING FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL MANDATES.

THIS WAS MANDATED BY THE PROVINCE.

I THINK WE LEAVE THE FEDS ASIDE FOR NOW.

THIS WAS A PROVINCIALLY MANDATED AND I DON'T DON'T BELIEVE THAT MS. CROSBERRY'S REPORT IS ACTUALLY THAT FAR REMOVED FROM THE PROVINCE, WHETHER IT'S THREE COMPONENTS OR FOUR.

THE FOURTH COMPONENT IS REGULAR ANTIGEN TESTING, WHETHER THAT'S WEEKLY, BI WEEKLY OR WHATEVER.

WHATEVER FRAMEWORK THAT GETS DECIDED, AS WELL AS THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS, AGAIN, IF IT GOES BACK TO STAFF, I THINK CONTRACTORS AND THE PIECE REGARDING TERMINATION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS WELL.

JUST ONE MORE COMMENT.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE TO YOUR POINT ABOUT CAR CRASHES, YES, IT MIGHT BE YOUR CHOICE, BUT THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT I PAY FOR THROUGH MY TAXES HAS TO PICK UP THE PIECES FROM THAT, AS DOES THESE CASES FOR REGARDLESS OF HOW ANYONE GETS COVID 19.

THIS IS A COST TO THE SYSTEM.

THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE DELTA VARIANT ALL NIGHT, BUT THERE'S THE MU, WHICH IS COMING RIGHT AFTER IT, WHICH IS EVEN WORSE THAN THE DELTA.

SO AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO BE DOOM AND GLOOM, BUT THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY ANY TIME SOON, AND WE HAVE TO GET A HOLD OF IT BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO GET TO SOME OF THE PERCENTAGES WE KNEW TO NEED TO TO MAKE THIS GO AWAY QUICKLY, UNFORTUNATELY.

I THINK THANK YOU, MS. CROSBERRY FOR YOUR REPORT, THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME HAVING YOU AT THE MEETING AND WELCOME.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OVER THE YEARS AND IT WAS ALWAYS A VERY GOOD HISTORY.

SO SORRY, I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE TONIGHT, BUT.

I THINK WHAT I'D LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE IS THAT THE HUMAN RIGHTS, IT'S NOT THERE'S NOT JUST MEDICAL RIGHTS THAT ARE PROTECTED UNDER HUMAN RIGHTS.

THERE ARE OTHER GROUNDS AS WELL THAT ARE PROHIBITED GROUNDS OF DISCRIMINATION, NAMELY RELIGION, WHICH IS A HUGE ONE FOR MANY PEOPLE.

THERE'S GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS, DISABILITIES.

THESE ARE ALL PROTECTED GROUNDS, AND THEY'RE.

EACH ONE OF THESE GROUNDS CAN CAUSE A HUGE AMOUNT OF DISTRESS IN THOSE PEOPLE AS WELL, SO I THINK WE CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE.

THE POWER AND THE DAMAGE THAT VIOLATING THEIR RIGHTS CAN DO TO THEMSELVES, THEIR

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FAMILIES AND THEIR OWN LIVES.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T DIMINISH THAT.

AND SECOND, IF TESTING IS IMPLEMENTED, FORCED TESTING IS IMPLEMENTED, IT WILL BE A DIRECT VIOLATION TO BILL S TWO ONE.

SO YOU'RE WE MAY VERY WELL SEE A HUGE WAVE OF LEGAL CHALLENGES TOWARD IT, BUT I'M JUST GIVING FAIR WARNING BECAUSE BILL S TWO ONE IS CURRENT AND VALID.

ANY FINAL COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MANN MADE TWO POTENTIAL FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS.

ONE BEING THAT THE SCOPE INCLUDES CONTRACTORS CONTRACTED BY THE MUNICIPALITY, AND THE SECOND WAS TO REMOVE THE FAILURE TO COMPLY AS INCLUDING A DISMISSAL.

ARE THOSE AMENDMENTS OK WITH THE MOVER AND THE SECONDER? YEAH.

OK, PERFECT.

SO AS AMENDED, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PASS THIS NOW.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE ANY ANOTHER QUESTION? I GUESS IF WE REMOVE THE FAILURE TO COMPLY, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE EMPLOYEE WHO DOES NOT GET VACCINATED REFUSES TO HAVE A COVID TEST.

THAT'S MY ONLY I CAN UNDERSTAND THEN, WHERE VIOLATIONS OF THIS POLICY COULD RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING DISMISSAL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT WOULD BE WHAT WOULD REPLACE THAT LINE IS, I GUESS, IS WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW.

I THINK WE JUST REMOVE THE UP TO AND INCLUDING DISMISSAL.

SO WE WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE TO JUST CONTINUE TO COME TO WORK AND REFUSE TO BE VACCINATED AND REFUSE TO GET A TEST.

WELL IT STILL, SAYS DISCIPLINARY ACTION WITH.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG MR. GAGNON, THAT COULD BE JUST A SUSPENSION OF WORK FOR THE TIME BEING.

SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

YEAH, DISCIPLINE, WE WOULD FOLLOW THE CONCEPTS OF PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE NOW PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE TYPICALLY ENDS IN TERMINATION, BUT THAT'S VERY, VERY FAR DOWN AND THAT'S THE LAST MEASURE.

SO IF WE DON'T WANT IT, IF WE WANT TO REMOVE THAT AND JUST SAY SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE AND LEAVE, LEAVE IT FROM THERE, REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER GETS PASSED AND WHATEVER IT GETS PASSED.

THIS IS NOT A BLACK AND WHITE SITUATION.

IT'S A REQUIRES A VERY NUANCED APPROACH BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS EVENING.

SO WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE JUMPING TO ANY CONCLUSIONS.

WE WILL BE WORKING WITH ANYONE IN A NUANCED WAY TO TRY TO GET TO A SAFE RESOLUTION FOR ALL CONCERNED.

SO WHETHER YOU WANT TO ADD PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE, PERHAPS.

JUST LEAVE IT AS DISCIPLINED AND LET US HANDLE IT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

I THOUGHT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEND THIS BACK TO STAFF FOR SOME WORK AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO THE SPECIAL MEETING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO DO THE REST OF IT.

SO I'M GOING TO PUT A MOTION FOR THIS TO COME BACK TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHETHER IT BE REGULAR OR SPECIAL AND LET STAFF SPEND THE TIME INSTEAD OF US SPENDING AN HOUR TO REWORK THIS POLICY.

AND AGAIN, I APPRECIATE WHAT MS. CROSBERRY HAS DONE.

BUT IF WE'VE GOT TO PUT CHANGES IN IT, LET'S HER GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTED WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THEM IN.

IS THERE A SECOND FOR THE REFERRAL BACK TO STAFF? OK, NOT NOT SEEING A SECONDER.

I THOUGHT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS WERE FAIRLY SIMPLE THAT BEING ONCE AGAIN THE SCOPE, INCLUDING CONTRACTORS CONTRACTED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AND FAILURE TO COMPLY, REMOVING THE UP TO INCLUDING DISMISSAL.

THE COMPENSATION, ACCORDING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS CODE, IS VERY, VERY CLEAR IN THERE, WHICH GIVES A SOFTER APPROACH FOR THE CAO ALONG WITH THE STAFF.

IS THERE ANY OTHER? COMMENTS BEFORE CALLING THIS TO THE VOTE.

AS AMENDED, THEN I'LL CALL FOR ROLL CALL VOTE COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

OK COUNCILLOR TURNER IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE [INAUDIBLE] OPPOSED.

COUNCILLOR CYR OPPOSED.

I KNOW YOU HAVE TO LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES, THAT'S ALL GOOD.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

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

CROSBERRY, SORRY FOR MAKING YOUR FIRST SHOW ON CAMERA SO MUCH WNTERTAINING, WE'LL SAY, WELL, ENTERTAINING, HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MS.

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THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME YOUR HONOR.

SIX POINT SIX MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERKS AND PLANNING SERVICES RE ESTEN DRIVE SOUTH REQUEST TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH POTENTIAL DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2C C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR MANN THAT THIS GOES IN CLOSED SESSION.

ANY QUESTIONS QUALMS QUERIES.

SEEING NONE CALL FOR A HANDS UP VOTE ON THIS ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED AND CLOSED THANK YOU.

SIX POINT SEVEN MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERKS AND PLANNING SERVICES, LETTER OF INTENT TO PURCHASE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ON SAINT CAMILLUS AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH POTENTIAL DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY BY MUNICIPALITY.

IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2C OF MUNICIPAL ACT.

AGAIN MOVER? PUT THIS CLOSED.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE BY HAND AGAIN ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSED, THANK YOU.

SIX POINT EIGHT, A MEMO FROM THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER, RE FOX DRIVE UPDATE, AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH POTENTIAL DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT ONCE AGAIN MOVING TO PUT THIS IN CLOSED SESSION BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MANN.

AND IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, QUALMS QUERIES, HANDS UP VOTE AGAIN FOR CLOSED ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSED TOO THANK YOU.

SIX POINT NINE REPORT OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE COORDINATOR, RE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION.

WELCOME BACK MS. CROSBERRY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE HR COORDINATOR RE THE NATIONAL DAY OF FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION BE RECEIVED, AND THAT THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE OBSERVE THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, AND THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION BE DIRECTED TO ADJUST MUNICIPAL SERVICES ACCORDINGLY.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, MS. CROSBERRY, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

HELLO AGAIN, EVERYONE.

ON JUNE 3RD, 2021, THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ENACTED LEGISLATION ESTABLISHING SEPTEMBER 30TH OF EACH YEAR AS NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION.

SO ACCORDING TO BILL C-5, THE CREATION OF THIS HOLIDAY IS INTENDED TO RESPOND TO THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION OF CANADA'S CALL TO ACTION.

THIS IS TO BE FULFILLED BY CREATING A HOLIDAY CALLED NATIONAL TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION, WHICH SEEKS TO HONOR FIRST NATIONS, INUIT AND MÃ©TIS SURVIVORS, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

IT ALSO SERVES TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC COMMEMORATION OF THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS REMAINS A CONSISTENT AND VITAL COMPONENT OF THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS.

SO BILL [INAUDIBLE], THE CANADIAN LABOR CODE TO INCLUDE THE NATIONAL DAY OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION INTO THE LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO WHICH EMPLOYEES WHO ARE GOVERNED BY THE CANADIAN LABOR CODE ARE GRANTED A DAY OFF THE CITY'S PRACTICE AND OBSERVING SUCH HOLIDAYS IS CONSISTENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE CASE OF PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS SUCH AS FAMILY DAY, THE CITY DOES OBSERVE THIS IN THE CASE OF FEDERAL HOLIDAYS THAT ARE NOT ALSO PROVINCIAL HOLIDAYS SUCH AS REMEMBRANCE DAY.

THE CITY ALSO OBSERVES THIS AND OBSERVES ANY OTHER HOLIDAYS WHICH ARE BOTH UNDER THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL LAW.

SO AS I SAID, THIS DAY OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION IS INTENDED TO HONOR FIRST NATIONS, INUIT AND MÃ©TIS SURVIVORS, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AND ENSURE THE PUBLIC HAS TIME TO COMMEMORATE THEIR HISTORY AND LEGACY.

CHOOSING TO OBSERVE THIS HOLIDAY IS AN IMPORTANT AND MEANINGFUL WAY TO SHOW ALL EMPLOYEES, THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY THAT OUR FIRST NATION NEIGHBORS AND THAT THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE STANDS BY THIS MESSAGE, IN ADDITION, OBSERVING THIS HOLIDAY WOULD REFLECT POSITIVELY ON THE CITY, DISPLAYING THAT OUR WORKPLACE VALUES DIVERSITY AND IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL STAFF MEMBERS FEEL EQUALLY VALUED AND RESPECTED.

AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MS. CROSBERRY.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

YOU REALLY HAVE SOME HARD WORK AHEAD OF YOU.

YOU JUST STARTED UP HERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

VERY GOOD.

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I COMPLETELY IN FAVOR OF THIS, I THINK MOST MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ARE THE MY CONCERN IS THAT THE OUR FRIENDS IN QUEEN'S PARK, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY'VE DECIDED THAT THEY WILL NOT FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR THE THEY WILL NOT MAKE IT A STAFF HOLIDAY.

SO MY QUESTION, THE MR. GAGNON, I GUESS, IS ARE WE THEN IN EFFECT, MAKING THIS A STAFF HOLIDAY FOR OUR STAFF ON SEPTEMBER THE 30TH? THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING, JUST LIKE NOVEMBER 11TH AND WELL, JUST LIKE NOVEMBER 11TH, NOVEMBER 11TH IS [INAUDIBLE].

IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE.

IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, BUT WE CHOOSE TO RECOGNIZE IT EVEN IF THE PROVINCE DOESN'T.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING.

PROPOSED TO HAPPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH.

I AGREE WITH WITH THAT, AND I THINK THAT IF WE DON'T DO THIS, THEN SHAME ON US, FRANKLY.

AND, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

I AM 100 PERCENT IN FAVOR OF MAKING THIS A STAFF HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES, THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION.

HALF OF ME WANTS TO MAKE IT A STAFF HOLIDAY AND THE OTHER HALF DOESN'T.

I THINK IT'S A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION AND TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT DAY IN OTHER WAYS TO EITHER ADVOCATE OR TO IN EDUCATE OUR STAFF ABOUT TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION, OF COURSE.

ARE ANY OF OUR STAFF THAT ARE.

ACTUALLY, OUR OF NATIVE DESCENT AND WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEND THIS DAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND DOING THEIR CEREMONIES AND THAT, OF COURSE, WE COULD NEVER SAY NO TO.

I JUST THINK THAT ALONG WITH.

REMEMBRANCE DAY, I THINK THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY THAT SHOULD BE CELEBRATING THESE DAYS ARE OUR CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS, BUT THE PROVINCE DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO BE DOING, THAT THAT'S WHERE THE EDUCATION SHOULD BEGIN.

WE'RE A LITTLE BIT LATE AT THE GAME AT OUR AGE TO BE GETTING THIS EDUCATION, BUT I THINK THAT SO I'M HOPING THAT THE STAFF THAT TAKE THE DAY OFF TO SOMETHING WITH THEIR CHILDREN ON THIS DAY TO BE ABLE TO EDUCATE THEM AND TEACH THEM ABOUT THE TRUE MEANING OF NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION, AND THAT WE ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF TO GO IN TO REACH OUT TO OUR ABORIGINAL NEIGHBORS AND TO DO SOMETHING OF VALUE AND TO LISTEN WITH INTENT ON THAT DAY.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? [INAUDIBLE], VERY GOOD COMMENTS.

MS., CROSBY, THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

THE ONLY ADDITION THAT WAS GOING TO MAKE IS THEY DID LOOK AT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED THIS.

I KNOW THAT OTHER THE SOME OTHER OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES HAVE CALLED US TO ASK US WHAT OUR DIRECTION HAS BEEN.

THEY HAVEN'T MADE UP THEIR MIND.

IT HAS BEEN MORE PREVALENT [INAUDIBLE] AREA WHERE THEIR MUNICIPALITIES HAVE ACTUALLY ADOPTED THIS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.

IT'S NOT CONSISTENT EVERYWHERE.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTION COMMENTS, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE AND AGAIN, WE CAN VOTE BY HAND.

I CAN SEE ALL FIVE OF US IN THIS CORNER, SO ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED THANK YOU.

SIX POINT TEN MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF COVENANT 42 OAKLAND BOULEVARD AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY MUNICIPALITY MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER TO PUT THAT IN CLOSED? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE? ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES WITH PUTTING THIS IN CLOSED SESSION? SEEING NONE I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE, AGAIN, ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSED COUNCILLOR PATRIE IS DOING SOME KIND OF TIME WARP THING IN AND OUT.

[INAUDIBLE] I APOLOGIZE.

AS I SAID, I HAVE REALLY BAD CONNECTIVITY HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE ON SEVEN PRESENTATION, THE COMMITTEE REPORTS [INAUDIBLE] THIS EVENING, EIGHT OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTING THERE IS NONE.

[9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS]

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

I DO KNOW THAT MR. ANTUNES HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON COMPILING ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE PUBLIC INPUT SESSION, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE A REC HUB MEETING PRIOR TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO REVIEW THE REPORT AND BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT ON THE COUNCIL IF POSSIBLE.

MR. ANTUNES.

STAFF CAN CONTINUE TO COMPILE THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AND HAPPY TO SHARE

THROUGH YOU, ABSOLUTELY.

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WITH COUNCILS AND SPECIAL REC HUB STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING.

IS THERE ANYTHING VITAL THAT WE SHOULD KNOW FOR THE UPDATE FOR THIS EVENING? OTHER THAN COMPILING THE INFORMATION FROM THE SURVEYS AND GIVING COUNCIL DIRECTION OR DIRECTION, EXCUSE ME, FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AS TO SOME OF THE CHOICES AND SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THE MR. GAGNON I RECEIVED AT BOTH SESSIONS, I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UNLESS MR. GAGNON HAS ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD.

WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE JUST NEED TO COMPLETE ALL OUR INPUT AND GET BACK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TO START MAKING SOME DECISIONS AS TO WHAT'S WHAT'S NEXT FOR THESE PROJECTS.

NINE POINT TWO ARTS AND CULTURE HUB UPDATE ANY INFORMATION THERE.

NOTHING FROM THE STAFF SIDE, WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR RESPONSE BACK ON OUR CURRENT GRANT UPDATE.

I DID REACH OUT TO THE CHAIR OF THE THE ARTS AND CULTURE HUB STEERING COMMITTEE, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, EARLIER TODAY.

BARRING ANY MAJOR INFORMATION, WE'VE CHOSEN TO POSTPONE THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING SLATED FOR THE FOURTH FRIDAY OF SEPTEMBER.

JUST BECAUSE THERE'S NO INFORMATION TO SHARE AND FEELING WOULD BE POSSIBLY THAT DUE TO THE CURRENT FEDERAL ELECTION, WE MAY NOT SEE ANYTHING UNTIL SOMETIME IN OCTOBER.

NINE POINT THREE RESIDENTIAL WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS STANDING ITEM MR. GAGNON DO WE HAVE UPDATES TO BRING THIS INTO CLOSED SESSION? WE DO HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION, AND WE SHOULD PROBABLY GIVE YOU VARIOUS UPDATES ON SOME LAND ITEMS SO WE CAN DISCUSS THAT IN CLOSED SESSION IF COUNCIL WISHES.

SO AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY, IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 239 2C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MAY I HAVE A MOVER TO PUT THAT INTO CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.

ANY QUESTIONS QUALMS QUERIES? COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IT'S NOT ON OUR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA, AND WE DON'T HAVE A REPORT, I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED AGAIN.

AGAIN, WE'RE COMING FORWARD WITH SOMETHING I APPRECIATE.

I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO BE DISCUSSING SOMETHING TO DO WITH RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE'RE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION WITH NO DOCUMENTATION AND NO FEEDBACK PRIOR FOR US TO.

LEARN.

SO I'M OPPOSED TO THIS.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY REQUIREMENT FOR AN ACTUAL WRITTEN REPORT FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND COUNCIL CHOSE TO KEEP THIS AS A STANDING ITEM UNTIL WE MOVE FORWARD, SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO HEAR, EVEN IF IT'S A SHORT VERBAL UPDATE.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, I ALSO HAVE A SHORT VERBAL UPDATE THAT I'VE TALKED TO COUNCILLOR PEARCE ABOUT, THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD IN CLOSED AS WELL REGARDING THIS MATTER.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, QUALMS QUERIES? ROLL CALL TO PUT THIS IN CLOSED SESSION COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR TURNER IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR PEARCE FAVOR, COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PATRIE OPPOSED, AND I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSED.

NINE POINT FOUR.

COVID 19 UPDATE STANDING ITEM, IS THERE ANYTHING NEW TO UPDATE OTHER THAN THE POLICY THAT WAS JUST PASSED MR. GAGNON? JUST A HEADS UP THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THE RECREATIONAL PASSPORT TYPE POLICY, WHICH WILL BE IN FRONT OF COUNCIL.

WELL, WE STILL THINK WE PROBABLY NEED A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING EARLY NEXT WEEK ONCE WE'VE GOT THAT.

PREFERABLY BEFORE THE 22ND AND WE ARE WORKING ON THERE WAS THE COVID PROTOCOL WHEN IT COMES TO OUR MUNICIPAL RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.

AND SO I DO ANTICIPATE A NEED FOR THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

ASIDE FROM THAT, WE'VE BEEN OPERATING AS WE ALWAYS ARE MONITORING THE SITUATION, DOING WHAT WE CAN.

NINE POINT FIVE MEMO FROM THE CITY CLERK REVIEW OF JULY 26, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO RECEIVE THE MEMO? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

ANY QUESTIONS QUALMS QUERIES? COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

NOT A QUESTION JUST TO COMMENT TO THE CLERK IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS MATTER.

WE DISCUSSED ALSO THAT WE HADN'T PUT INTO THE MINUTES THAT WE HAD APPOINTED THE CAO, AND SHE HAS AMENDED THOSE THAT ITEM ON THAT SET OF MINUTES AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO HER.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CONCERNS.

OK SEEING NONE I WILL CALL VOTE TO RECEIVE COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

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IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PEARCE FAVOR, COUNCILLOR TURNER, FAVOR.

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

10 PETITIONS, THERE ARE NONE THIS EVENING, 11 CORRESPONDENTS, THERE ARE NONE THIS EVENING.

[12. NOTICES OF MOTION]

12 NOTICES OF MOTION.

THERE ARE NONE THIS EVENING.

YOUR WORSHIP ON THE NOTICE OF MOTIONS.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE, I HAD REQUESTED A NOTICE OF MOTION BE PUT ON THIS AGENDA.

IT HASN'T BEEN PUT ON THE AGENDA.

I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE PUT ONTO THE NEXT AGENDA.

IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE CLERK'S OFFICE, IF IT'S APPROPRIATE AND THEN IT CAN BE.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I FOLLOWED THE PROPER PROCEDURES AND I WOULD ASK TO BE PUT BACK ON TO THE NEXT MEETING.

I SENT THEM TO THE CLERK AND I WOULD ASK THAT IT IS A PROCEDURAL BYLAWS THAT WE DO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.

MR. GAGNON, YOU HAD A COMMENT.

SIMPLY THAT EVEN TALKING ABOUT THIS IN THIS CONTEXT SEEMS TO BE OUT ORDER, IN MY OPINION, THE CLERK'S PROFESSIONAL OPINION WAS THAT NOTICE THE MOTION WAS NOT APPROPRIATE TO BE ON THE AGENDA AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED BETWEEN NOW AND BETWEEN LAST WEEK AND NOW.

SO SHOULDN'T EVEN BE TALKING ABOUT IT.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO WORSHIP, WE HAVE A PROCEDURAL BYLAW THAT ALLOWS US TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA THROUGH NOTICE OF MOTION, AND I'M ASKING NOTICE THE MOTION TO BE PUT UNDER THE AGENDA IF STAFF DOESN'T WANT OR OF COUNCIL DOESN'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT.

ONCE THE NOTICE OF MOTIONS HERE, THAT'S TOTALLY UP TO THE COUNCIL TO DECIDE THAT.

BUT OUR PROCEDURAL BYLAW ALLOWS ME TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA THROUGH NOTICE OF MOTION.

I HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THAT IS COUNCIL'S NOT STAFF'S PREROGATIVE, THAT IS OUR PROCEDURAL BYLAW.

OK, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, COUNCILLOR PATRIE, BUT OUR PROCEDURAL BYLAW ALSO DOES STATE THAT THE COUNCIL, THE CLERK PREPARES THE AGENDA FOR COUNCIL THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY BOTH THE CLERK, THE CEO AND IT ACTUALLY STATES LATER ON BY THE CHAIR.

CHAIR OF COMMITTEES.

I'M ALSO THE CHAIR AND THE CLERK HAS THE AUTHORITY TO LOOK AT THE APPROPRIATENESS OF OF CERTAIN ITEMS. SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR PUBLIC VIEWING, THEN PERHAPS THE NOTICE OF MOTION COULD BE AMENDED TO FIND A SPACE WHERE WHERE IT POSSIBLY IS APPROPRIATE.

OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S THE PROCEDURAL BYLAW.

THERE IS NOTHING ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING.

13 COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[13. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

I'LL START OUT WITH I HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT STATES WHEREAS FORESTS ARE MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER.

A BEACON OF RENEWAL, RESILIENCE AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.

WHEREAS FORESTS OFFER A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND HEALTH BENEFITS AND PROVIDE CRITICAL ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS, WHEREAS THE FOREST SECTOR IS CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE AND THROUGH SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, THEY GIVE BACK TO CANADA'S FORESTS BY ENSURING THEY ARE RENEWED AND REMAIN RESILIENT FOR A HOPEFUL FUTURE BY THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

I HEREBY PROCLAIM THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 19TH TO SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2021 AS NATIONAL FOREST WEEK IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

[INAUDIBLE] I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO CITY STAFF AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND FESTIVITIES.

IT WAS ACTUALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE KIDS OUT HAVING FUN LAUGH AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

FAMILIES AND ALL OUR ALL OUR RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO PARTAKE IN SOMETHING FUN AND CONSIDERING THAT WAS COMPLETED A WEEK AGO.

KNOCK ON WOOD.

THERE WAS NO COVID CASES ANNOUNCED FOR ELLIOT LAKE AFTER THAT.

THAT MEANS EVERYBODY FOLLOWED.

SAFETY PROTOCOLS DID THEIR PART TO KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE AND STILL HAD A GOOD TIME.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF FOR HOSTING IT AND THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING TOGETHER IN THIS TIME AND BEING ABLE TO ENJOY SAFELY PEACE I HAVE THIS EVENING.

I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPECTFULLY THE LOSS OF MAURICE MELOSH, 38 YEAR VETERAN WORKING FOR THE CITY WAS DEDICATED TO OUR COMMUNITY.

ITS RECREATION OF THE YOUTH AND HIS JOB.

EVEN AFTER HIS 38 YEARS OF WORKING FOR THE MUNICIPALITY, HE TOOK PART IN COMMITTEES HAVING TO DO WITH RECREATION AND YOUTH INITIATIVES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MOE A LITTLE BIT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

EXTREMELY GENEROUS HEARTED MAN.

ABSOLUTELY LOVED HIS JOB.

HE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS COMMUNITY AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SEE THE CHILDREN SMILE.

SO GREAT SADNESS THAT WE SAY FAREWELL TO MOE AND DEFINITELY MY HEART GOES OUT

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TO HIS FAMILY AND JUST KNOW THAT HE'LL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE HERE IN OUR HEARTS AT THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

UM, THAT BEING SAID, I DON'T HAVE ANY EXCITING NEWS FOR ANY UPCOMING EVENTS OR ANYTHING IN THE COMMUNITY, I HAVEN'T BEEN SENT ANYTHING.

HAS ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY UPDATES? COUNCILLOR TURNER.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN HERE, BUT YOU CAN GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP, JUST THE QUESTION, WE HAVE AN EPIPHANY.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR ELECTION DAY.

WE'RE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

MYSELF, NO, I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH GETTING TOGETHER FOR ANY OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, REGARDLESS OF BEING AN ELECTION DAY.

ELECTIONS ARE GOING ON ALL WEEK.

NO ONE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AS VICTORS UNTIL PROBABLY BETWEEN NINE O'CLOCK AND 11 P.M.

IN THE EVENING.

WE'RE USUALLY DONE OUR MEETINGS NO LATER THAN THAN EIGHT O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, SO I LOVE CITY BUSINESS.

WHAT ELSE WOULD I BE DOING ON A MONDAY EVENING, THEN GATHERING WITH A FEW GOOD PEOPLE? THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

MY ONLY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

YOUR WORSHIP TO MAYBE PUT MS. CROSBERRY ON THE ON THE ON THE UNDER THE LIGHT.

IS THERE ANY OBLIGATIONS WE HAVE TO STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OUT OF WORK SO MANY HOURS PRIOR TO THE ENDING OF A POLL? THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN.

IT USED TO BE LEGISLATED, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS ANYMORE.

MR. GAGNON.

MS. CROSBERRY CAN CHIME IN AS WELL, BUT I THINK IT'S STILL LEGISLATED, BUT I MEAN, WHEN THE POLLS OPEN AT 9:00 A.M., THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME.

THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF SENIOR STAFF THAT NEED TO BE AT A COMMITTEE MEETING.

SO I DON'T VIEW THE NEED TO GET TO THE POLLS AS BEING ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO IMPACT THE SCHEDULING OF THE MEETING.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT DURING THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, I MAY BE WATCHING ROSEMARY BARTON OCCASIONALLY BECAUSE BEING A POLITICAL JUNKIE, I LIKE TO STAY ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS STUFF.

WE'LL ALLOW CELL PHONES JUST FOR THAT EVENING.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE, IF YOU NEED, THAT DOESN'T MEAN COUNCILLOR MANN CAN BE WATCHING THE BACHELORETTE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WHILE ALL RIGHT.

SO IT SEEMS TO BE A CONSENSUS.

WE'RE GOOD FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS NEXT MONDAY.

IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT.

I JUST OUTED COUNCILLOR MANN ABOUT HIS LOVE FOR THE BACHELORETTE, IT'S OK.

I'VE WATCHED [INAUDIBLE] A FEW TIMES MYSELF, I'M A BIG FAN OF DORA THE EXPLORER, IT'S ALL GOOD.

OUR BIG TICKET ITEMS HERE, HYDRO ONE AUGUST BILL WAS SEVENTY THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED.

MINISTER OF FINANCE MUNICIPAL POLICING CONTRACT TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED RECEIVER GENERAL NINETY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED [INAUDIBLE] CONSTRUCTION.

JULY LANDFILL.

AMNESTY WEEK RENTAL OF TRUCK FORTY ONE THOUSAND CORROSION ARMOR.

GARAGE ROOF WAS FIFTY SIX FIFTY SIX THOUSAND GFL ENVIRONMENTAL FOR THE CURBSIDE AND FRONT LOAD GARBAGE.

THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED GILBERTSON ENTERPRISES CRUSHING SERVICES.

ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN THOUSAND NINE TWENTY ONE SO THAT'S CRUSHING UP THE ASPHALT, WHICH HAS BEEN UTILIZED IN TRAILS AND VARIOUS AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY.

GREAT LEROY CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE EIGHT PINE ROAD AND POPULAR REHABILITATION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FINALLY OMERS AT FORTY NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED.

THAT'S WHAT I HAVE THAT.

CARRY ON, THERE IS NO ADDENDUM THIS EVENING, INTRODUCTION AND

[15. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

CONSIDERATION OF BYLAWS FIFTEEN POINT ONE BYLAW TWENTY ONE POINT SEVENTY SEVEN BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTERING INTO THE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE COLLECTION OF ANTIFREEZE, OIL AND OIL FILTERS.

MOVER PLEASE MOVE BY COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECOND, BY COUNCILLOR CYR QUESTIONS.

QUALMS QUERIES.

SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED, THANK YOU.

FIFTEEN POINT TWO BY LAW.

TWENTY ONE POINT SEVEN EIGHT BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE MUNICIPAL MODERNIZATION GRANT MOVER, PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED FIFTEEN POINT THREE BY LAW.

TWENTY ONE POINT SEVENTY NINE BY BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION AND AGREEMENT OF

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PURCHASE AND SALE BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND ABR SEAMLESS.

CAN I GET A MOVER PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, QUESTIONS QUALM'S QUERIES.

THAT'S CARRIED ANY OPPOSED 16 PUBLIC QUESTION, PERIOD I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC QUESTION THIS EVENING.

AGAIN ALL IN FAVOR.

MS. BRAY, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE MEETING? NO, I HAVE NOT.

CLOSED SESSION I LOOK FOR A MOVER TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, MOVED BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.

[17. CLOSED SESSION (if applicable)]

SECOND, MY COUNCILLOR PEARCE AGAIN QUESTIONS QUALM'S QUERIES.

LOOK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR, COUNCILLOR CYR.

FAVOR COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PATRIE FAVOR, AND I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED, SEE YOU AFTER ABOUT A FIVE MINUTE [INAUDIBLE] BREAK.

I LOOK FOR A MOTION TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.

BEAUTIFUL.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE ROLL CALL COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PATRIE FAVOR, COUNCILLOR TURNER FAVOR COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

FAVOR COUNCILLOR FINAMORE FAVOR, COUNCILLOR CYR FAVOR IN FAVOR WE'RE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

WE DO HAVE ONE RESOLUTION THAT NEEDS TO BE PASSED FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION.

IT IS THAT A ONE YEAR EXTENSION ON THE CONSTRUCTION DEADLINE BE AUTHORIZED AS PER A REQUEST DATED SEPTEMBER 8TH 2021 WITH RESPECT TO THE COVENANT ON 42 OAKLAND BOULEVARD, SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE FEE OF $1000 A MOVER, PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE ROLL CALL, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR CYR FAVOR COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR TURNER, COUNCILLOR PATRIE, FAVOR COUNCILLOR MANN IN FAVOR AND I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED.

EIGHTEEN CONFORMATION BY LAW EIGHTEEN POINT ONE BY LAW.

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

TWENTY ONE DASH EIGHTY ONE BEING A BYLAW CONFIRMING THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 13, 2021.

MOVER PLEASE, MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.

AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CONCERNS.