Oct 25, 2021 City Council

LET'S CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

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TIME IS [INAUDIBLE] I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE TERRITORY OF THE ANISHINAABE PEOPLE AND RESPECT THE ROBINSON KIRON TREATY THAT WE ARE ALL PART OF.

THAT BEING SAID, AS FAR AS ROLL CALL, MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCILLOR CYR AND COUNCILLOR PATRIE BOTH INDICATED, THEY MAY BE ATTENDING A LITTLE BIT LATE THIS EVENING. I'D ASK IF THERE'S ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST THIS EVENING. ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES, I'VE JUST BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE MEETING IS NOT STREAMING LIVE.

HOPEFULLY, WE'RE ON EASTLINK AND IT'S BEING RECORDED.

BEING SAID NUMBER FOUR, ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES.

[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]

ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED THANK YOU.

NO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING.

[6. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR MANN.

GOOD EVENING, MR. ANTUNES, AND WELCOME TO THE TEAM UNDER YOUR NEW TITLE.

YOU'RE MUTED. SEE, YOU THINK I WOULD HAVE GOT' IT RIGHT BY NOW.

YOUR WORSHIP, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AS ALWAYS TO PRESENT.

AS COUNCIL RECALLS LAST COUNCIL, WE BROUGHT UP THE RFP.

THE COMPLETION OF THE SUCCESSFUL RFP WITH PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS CONSULTING FOR THE JOINT MUNICIPAL MODERNIZATION GRANT REVIEW STREAM.

IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FIRM POST-AWARDING OF THE RFP.

THE FIRM DISCUSSED SOME OPTIONS THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO US, PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE CAME SO FAR IN UNDER THE GRANT AMOUNT WAS PART OF IT FOR THE STUDY.

THE IDEA CAME UP BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE THIS WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

WAS THE POSSIBILITY TO EXTEND THE SCOPE OF WORK TO INCLUDE BORDERLESS FIRE SERVICES AND WINTER CONTROL, BORDERLESS SERVICES AS WELL.

THAT WAS PRESENTED TO MR. GAGNON MYSELF IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THE SCOPE TO THE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE.

THE ADDITIONAL COST FOR THE ADDED WORK WOULD EQUAL EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICH WOULD BRING THE GRAND TOTAL TO TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS. AS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT, THE ORIGINAL GRANT WAS LISTED AT FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, I IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDING, SO WE'RE STILL WELL UNDER THE AMOUNT AND THROUGH PCC'S EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH MUNICIPALITIES.

THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT FOR OUR GROUP OF MUNICIPALITIES REACHING ALONG, AS WELL AS THE ADDITION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE.

SO WITH COUNCIL'S BLESSING, THE IDEA IS THAT WE WOULD PROPOSE TO THE MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING TO INCREASE THE SCOPE OF WORK, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDED TO INCLUDE THE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE AND ALSO TO INCREASE THE DEADLINE OR EXTEND THE DEADLINE, EXCUSE ME, FROM JANUARY 2022, AND IF COUNCIL AGREES TO THESE CONCEPTS, WE CAN FORMALLY APPROACH MMAH TO INCREASE THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE TIME ALLOTTED FOR THE STUDY.

AS MENTIONED [INAUDIBLE], SO THERE'S NO COST AT ALL TO THE MUNICIPALITY OR THE NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES OTHER THAN LABOR COSTS INVOLVED FOR [INAUDIBLE] TIME.

SO ON THAT NOTE, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

UH, GLAD TO BE ABLE TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MUNICIPALITIES AND CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR

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COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THROUGH YOU TO MR. ANTUNES, WHAT TYPE OF EXTENSION WOULD YOU BE LOOKING FOR CONSIDERING THIS ADDITIONAL MUNICIPALITY WOULD BE ADDED? THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP. GOOD EVENING COUNCILLOR MANN? YES, THE INITIAL CONCEPT AND MR. GAGNON. CORRECT ME IF I'M INCORRECT, WE WERE LOOKING TO EXTEND PROBABLY UNTIL THE END OF MARCH, PERHAPS INTO APRIL.

THE SCOPE IS VERY LARGE AND PCC HAS BEEN VERY RESOURCEFUL.

A GOOD RESOURCE FOR US AT THIS POINT AND HAS BEEN VERY RESOURCEFUL WITH MMAH IN THE PAST.

THEY SEE NO ISSUE WITH GETTING AN EXTENSION THROUGH THEIR EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE INCORPORATING ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY AND EXTENDING THE SCOPE.

SO END OF MARCH INTO APRIL WOULD BE THE GOAL.

BUT OF COURSE WE'D BE AT THE MERCY OF MMAH'S--WE'D ASK PROBABLY FOR END OF MARCH, END OF APRIL AND SEE WHAT THEY WOULD GIVE US FROM THERE.

OK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? OK. SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR VOTE BY SHOW OF HANDS, ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED, THANK YOU.

6.2 REPORT OF THE INTERIM MANAGER OF RECREATION CULTURE APPLICATION FOR THE REOPENING FOR HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS MUSEUM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE INTERIM MANAGER OF RECREATION CULTURE DATED OCTOBER 20TH, 2021 BE RECEIVED.

THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR THE REOPENING FUND FOR HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE AMOUNT OF UP TO 10 PERCENT OF THE MUSEUM'S 2019 FISCAL YEAR EXPENSE OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS THAT IS OFFERED THROUGH THE MUSEUM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE.

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

GOOD EVENING, MS. D'AMATO, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, GOOD. ALL RIGHT, SO AS MARCHISELLA POINTED OUT, THE POINT OF THIS REPORT IS TO PROVIDE COUNCIL WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE REOPENING FOR HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE MUSEUM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE AND IN HOPE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE OF THE SUBMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE NUCLEAR AND MINING MUSEUM.

THE MUSEUM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HAS LONG SUPPORTED HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS AND WORKERS IN THE PRESERVATION AND PRESENTATION OF HERITAGE COLLECTIONS WITHIN CANADA.

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THE REOPENING FUND FOR HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS IS TO HELP ENABLE THE REOPENING OF THE HERITAGE SECTOR BY SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT DELIVER IN-PERSON EXPERIENCES OR EVENTS SUCH AS MUSEUMS. FUNDING WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS ARE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESILIENCE OF THE COMMUNITIES AS CANADA RECOVERS FROM THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

THE AIM OF THE FUND IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE FUND PERMITS ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE TO CARE FOR THEIR HERITAGE COLLECTIONS UNDER THESE EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES SO THAT THEY MAY REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.

AS THE ELLIOT LAKE NUCLEAR MINING MUSEUM IS A NOT FOR PROFIT AND MANAGES A HERITAGE COLLECTION, WE ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANTS.

THE MUSEUM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RAN A SIMILAR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY LAST YEAR, TITLED COVID 19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUND FOR HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR APPLICATION FOR THIS FUNDING AND RECEIVED THE FULL AMOUNT OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS.

AND THIS GREATLY HELPED THE MUSEUM WITH OPERATIONAL AND ARCHIVAL EXPENSES IN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. SO WHILE THE ELLIOT LAKE NUCLEAR MINING MUSEUM DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT HOME AT THE MOMENT, WE ARE STILL AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH PROGRAMING AND TOP SEASONAL EXHIBITIONS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING IN THE RANGER HERITAGE CABIN AT THE FIRE TOWER LOOKOUT.

THIS FUNDING WOULD HELP SUPPORT THE MUSEUM IN ITS RECOVERY FROM BOTH THE TRAGEDY OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE CIVIC CENTER AND THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH REOPENING IN A MORE PERMANENT CAPACITY.

THE FUNDING CAN BE ALLOCATED IN MANY OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR PAST AND FUTURE EXPENSES INCURRED BETWEEN APRIL 1ST, 2021 AND MARCH 31ST, 2022.

AND AGAIN, THIS WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY HELP THE MUSEUM GETTING BETTER ESTABLISHED DURING THIS TIME. IF THE APPLICATION FOR THE REOPENING OF HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS, GRANT IS SUCCESSFUL, THE ELLIOT LAKE NUCLEAR MINING MUSEUM WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE FOR UP TO 10 PERCENT OF THE MUSEUM'S 2019 FISCAL YEAR EXPENSES, WHICH WOULD AGAIN BE SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN.

AND TO REITERATE AGAIN, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING THE FULL AMOUNT LAST YEAR, SO WE WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL AGAIN THIS YEAR.

THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN THROUGH SUPPORTING THE ARTS AND

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BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS FUNDING CAN BE ALLOCATED TO MANY OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE NUCLEAR MINING MUSEUM.

SO, TO SUMMARIZE, STAFF IS SEEKING APPROVAL FROM COUNCIL TO PURSUE APPLYING FOR THIS FUNDING FOR THE MUSEUM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. D'AMATO. I'M NOT SURE IF I'VE SEEN THE FUNDING REQUEST FOR THE MUSEUM FUND FROM THE COUNCIL. [INAUDIBLE] FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO EVERY YEAR.

JUST CURIOUS SITTING ON THE MUSEUM BOARD FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS ALSO ALONG WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD PRIOR TO OPENING THE PEARSON PLAZA PART OF THE PLAN WAS TO HAVE MUSEUM DISPLAY CASES SET UP AT THE LIBRARY WITH SOME OF OUR MUSEUM MATERIALS ROTATING THROUGH THERE. SO WITH THE MUSEUM NOT HAVING A HOME, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WILL THIS ASSIST IN HELPING TO ROTATE SOME OF THE DISPLAYS THROUGH THE LIBRARY JUST AS A CONDITIONAL PLACE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO SEE OUR HISTORY HERITAGE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU.

YES, THIS COULD DEFINITELY GO TOWARDS FUNDING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

I'M HOPING TO CREATE SATELLITE EXHIBITS IN THE LIBRARY, AS WE STATED, AND AT CITY HALL IN THE ARENA, AND THESE WOULD BE ROTATING AND WOULD KIND OF STEP UP IN PLACE OF A PERMANENT LOCATION FOR PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS.

SO THIS COULD DEFINITELY HELP WITH THAT, YES.

OKAY, BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. YES, THANK YOU.

YOUR WORSHIP, I'M AFRAID I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STICK AROUND, I DON'T FEEL VERY WELL AT ALL AND I DON'T WANT TO DISTURB THE OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

SO WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CALL IT A NIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

THANK YOU, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MANN.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE, TOO.

[CHUCKLING] NO, I WAS JUST TRYING TO SAY TO COUNCILLOR PEARCE FEEL BETTER. SORRY, YOUR WORSHIP. COUNCILLOR TURNER.

I WAS DOING THE SAME THING, YOUR WORSHIP.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THANK YOU, MS. D'AMATO, FOR YOUR REPORT, I THINK THIS IS A WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY, AND IT ALMOST SEEMS SILLY TO COME AND ASK US PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR MONEY THAT WE COULD USE.

NOT THAT IT'S SILLY; I KNOW IT'S PROCESS, BUT I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK WITH THE ENDEAVOR AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT SATELLITE DISPLAYS WE CAN GET UP, ESPECIALLY AT THE LIBRARY.

I'M QUITE INTERESTED IN THAT.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTION, THEN I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED, THANK YOU.

SIX POINT THREE, REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, A LETTER OF INTENT LOT 15 TIMBER ROAD AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH A PROPOSED OR PENDING DISPOSITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY. IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 259C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT. CAN I HAVE A MOVER [INAUDIBLE] SESSION? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUALMS? QUERIES? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE, TO PUT THAT IN CLOSED.

ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSE. THANK YOU.

SIX POINT FOUR REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, READ TRANSIT PAYMENT AGREEMENT, MUNICIPAL GIS PROJECT RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED OCTOBER 21ST, 2021 BE RECEIVED.

THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE PROVINCE FOR THE MODERNIZATION GRANT TOWARDS THE MUNICIPAL GIS PROJECT AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED. MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, THANK YOU.

HAND IT OVER TO YOU, MR. ANTUNES, JUST SO YOU CAN CLEAR UP WHAT GIS IS FOR EVERYONE WHO'S WATCHING OUT THERE THAT MIGHT NOT REMEMBER, THIS HAS BEEN MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS COMING AND THIS IS A AMAZING TOOL WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE YOUR COMMUNITY ABROAD, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT COMES OF IT.

FIRE AWAY, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. YOU COVERED MOST OF IT; YOU DID A BETTER SALES JOB THAN I COULD DO. VERY, VERY POWERFUL TOOL.

NOT ONLY FOR PROMOTING THE MUNICIPALITY CERTAINLY WILL BE HELPFUL TO ME IN MY NEW ROLE AS WELL, BUT ALSO FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

IT'S VERY WIDE RANGING.

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AND THIS IS JUST TO HAVE A BYLAW PASS THROUGH COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT SO WE CAN GET IT IN PLACE.

BUT IN GIS AS A WHOLE, WE'RE MOVING ALONG AND HOPE TO HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR TO FIVE WEEKS AS FAR AS THE INCUMBENT, THAT WILL COMPLETE THIS FOR US.

SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, GIS IS SOMEWHAT VIRTUAL MAPPING OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW WHAT WE HAVE FOR SALE AS FAR AS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL WITH REAL TIME NUMBERS, REAL TIME VIEWS.

FOR THOSE LOOKING, INCLUDES UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE, WHAT ELSE AM I MISSING HERE? I KNOW IT'S AN AMAZING VIRTUAL MAP.

ABSOLUTELY. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM, I BELIEVE, IS THE ACRONYM WITH GIS STANDS FOR, BUT IT'S EVERYTHING FROM STREETS TO PARKS TO LIGHTS.

AS YOU MOVE FORWARD AND AS IT GETS MORE ROBUST, IT CAN INCLUDE MUCH MORE INFORMATION ALL THE WAY DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL FIRE HYDRANTS.

AND IT'S JUST A GREAT WAY TO HAVE A DIGITAL SNAPSHOT, IF YOU WILL, OF THE COMMUNITY, I BELIEVE COUNCILLOR FINAMORE HAD, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HER WHEN SHE WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING. EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT HEALTH CARE USES IT AS FAR AS POLICE DEPARTMENTS HEALTH UNITS.

IT CAN SHOW A COMMUNITY WHERE THEY'RE MOST VULNERABLE ARE LIVING.

AND IF THERE'S A COMMUNITY THAT'S BEING TARGETED WITH CRIME, I BELIEVE IN ONE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM WHEN IF THERE'S A FIRE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY CAN USE IT IF THEY HOOK IT UP IN THAT WAY TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS UP HIGHER IN THE AREA WHERE THERE'S A FIRE SO THAT EMERGENCY SERVICES AND EVERYBODY CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. SO IT'S REALLY AN INVALUABLE TOOL THAT CAN BE USED IN MANY, MANY, MANY DIFFERENT WAYS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S VERY EXCITING AFTER DISCUSSING IT ALL THESE YEARS THAT IT'S FINALLY HERE.

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

COUNCILLOR TURNER. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, WELL, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT FINALLY COME TO FRUITION.

JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHOSE JOB IS IT TO FEED THE GIS ALL THIS INFORMATION THAT HAS TO GO IN WHO'S PUTTING IT IN THERE? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

COUNCILLOR TURNER, I BELIEVE IN DISCUSSING WITH MS. SCOTT, SOME OF THE INFORMATION WILL GET FED IN FROM SOME OF THE SOFTWARE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS.

THERE'S DOT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IS ONE OF THEM AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

I APOLOGIZE. THEY'RE ALL ACRONYMS, SO THEY'RE SOMETIMES DIFFICULT FOR SOMEONE WHO'S NOT INVOLVED WITH IT REGULARLY TO REMEMBER.

BUT THERE IS SEVERAL THAT WILL FEED INTO THAT.

AND THE FIRM THAT IS GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE SERVICE, AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, WILL ALSO IMPORT SOME OF THE DATA.

BUT I BELIEVE A CHUNK OF IT IS INCLUDED IN EXISTING SERVICES, AS WELL AS FAR AS RAW DATA, AND THAT WILL GET PUMPED INTO THE GIS.

I SEE MR. GAGNON NODDING, SO I THINK I'VE GOT IT RIGHT.

YEAH. WE'RE NOT AS FAR BEHIND AS WE THINK WE ARE.

A LOT OF OUR DATA AND OUR TANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO WERE GEOCODED.

SO WE HAVE THE RAW DATA.

[INAUDIBLE], ALL OF IT, BUT A LOT OF IT IS ALREADY EXISTING.

WE JUST NEED TO UPLOAD IT INTO THE SOFTWARE AND ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN THAT. BUT SO THE GOOD NEWS IS A LOT OF THE DATA WE ALREADY HAVE AND [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN THE MAINTENANCE AND CURRENCY OF THE INFORMATION BELONGS TO THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED.

IS THAT HOW IT WOULD WORK? [INAUDIBLE] I MEAN, WE'RE GETTING INTO THE NITTY GRITTY AND WE DON'T HAVE MS. SCOTT HERE TO EXPLAIN IT ALL TO US, BUT YES, SO IF A NEW ROAD AND NEW WATER MAIN GETS PUT IN, THEN THAT GETS ADDED BY SOMEBODY ELSE.

AND WE ARE MAKING EFFORTS ON ASSET MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE HAVE FIRMS THAT ARE ALREADY DOING SOME OF THIS ALREADY.

SO IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF COLLATING ALL THIS AND PUTTING IT INTO ONE SYSTEM THAT WILL HAVE IT ALL LAYERED.

IT'S ALL ABOUT LAYERS, SO WE WILL BE HAVING THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

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A LOT OF THAT DATA GETS CAPTURED BY MR. HALLOCH AND HIS TEAM AS WELL.

SO AS THEY PROCESS PROJECTS, MR. HALLOCH'S TEAM WILL UPLOAD THAT THROUGH DOT AND OTHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS. AND AGAIN, THE NICE THING IS THIS AGGREGATES IT ALL INTO THE GIS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.

[7. PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS]

COUNCILLOR MANN IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 18TH THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT THE MEMO OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TREASURER REGARDING THE SEPTEMBER 2021 UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION BE RECEIVED AND FORWARDED TO COUNCIL FOR INFORMATION AND I SO MOVE.

SECONDER PLEASE. COUNCILLOR TURNER, THANK YOU.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THE REPORT IS QUITE SELF-EXPLANATORY.

AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, YEAR END SURPLUS IS FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND TWO DOLLARS AGAIN MADE UP PRIMARILY OF FUNDING THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING FOR THE ONTARIO SAFE RESTART PROGRAM.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS TRACKING ON COURSE, AND OBVIOUSLY WE WILL HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS AS WE HEAD TO THE YEAR END.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? CALLED FOR THE VOTE, THEN, ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED, THANK YOU.

SEVEN POINT TWO, REFERRAL FROM THE FINANCE AND ADMIN COMMITTEE REINVESTMENTS AND EDWARD JONES, AGAIN COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOUR WORSHIP AT THE SAME FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT THE MEMO OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TREASURER REGARDING INVESTMENTS, EDWARD JONES, BE RECEIVED AND I SO MOVE.

SECONDER, PLEASE? SECOND BY COUNCILLOR AT THIS TIME.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. AS WE'VE RECENTLY MADE SOME REVISIONS TO OUR INVESTMENT POLICY, THE TREASURER FELT IT PRUDENT TO PROVIDE COUNCIL WITH THIS MEMO SO THAT IN THE EVENT OF TRANSFERS OF FUNDS FROM THE MUNICIPALITY TO EDWARD JONES UPCOMING REGARDING OUR NEW INVESTMENT OR REVISED RATHER INVESTMENT STRATEGY, THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A CONCERN THROUGH THE CHECK RATE WHICH YOU BRING FORWARD AT EACH MEETING.

ESSENTIALLY, THAT'S IN A NUTSHELL.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION AT COMMITTEE LEVEL.

CLARITY IS A GOOD THING FOR THE MUNICIPALITY.

IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR FURTHER COMMENTS, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE, THEN ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED ALSO. 7.3 REFERRAL FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, 2022 AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE SCHEDULE.

YEAH, COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. AT THE SAME FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING HELD LAST MONDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED, THAT THE MEMO OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TREASURER REGARDING THE 2022 AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE SCHEDULE WILL BE RECEIVED I SO MOVE.

OKAY, SECONDER? SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

JUST ON THAT, COUNCILLOR MANN, NORMALLY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, COUNCIL PASSES A RESOLUTION TO STRIKE THE AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE.

IT'S NICE TO SEE A BIT OF A SCHEDULE WITH IT, SO WE MAY NEED A SEPARATE RESOLUTION TO STRIKE THE COMMITTEE AND TO NAME A CHAIR.

CORRECT, THAT WAS DISCUSSED YOUR WORSHIP AT COMMITTEE, CLEARLY IN THIS PARTICULAR MEMO, THE TREASURER IS LAYING OUT THE OBJECTIVE FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS.

IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF WE COULD KEEP IT TO FIVE MEETINGS.

HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE A TRADITION ALONG THIS COUNCIL WITH NO DISRESPECT, BUT WE DO TEND TO STRETCH THINGS OUT ON OCCASION.

HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT IT IS A FIVE MEETING SCHEDULE.

THE FIRST MEETING WOULD BE THE 2022 WAGES AND BENEFITS BUDGET.

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THIRD MEETING WOULD BE CAPITAL AND CAPITAL RESERVES UPDATE.

FOURTH WOULD BE THE USER FEES FOR 2022 AND THEN FIVE WOULD BE THE OPERATING BUDGET.

TREASURER DID REQUEST AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING, WHICH I'LL REMIND COUNCIL OF.

IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF CAPITAL MOVING FORWARD TO HAVE THOSE SUBMISSIONS TO THE TREASURER OR PRIOR TO THE INITIAL MEETING, AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T HAVE A DATE.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT HAVING THAT SOON UPCOMING.

OTHER THAN THAT, IT WOULD BE THE ONLY OF IMPANELING THE COMMITTEE, WHICH TYPICALLY IS ALL OF COUNCIL, WHICH I WOULDN'T CONSIDER TO BE ANY DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.

SO I'D ASK IF ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION THAT STRIKE THE 2022 AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE AND POSSIBLY NAME A CHAIR COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. I WOULD MOVE THAT RESOLUTION AND I WOULD NOMINATE COUNCILLOR MANN AS THE CHAIR.

IT'S NOT FIXED.

IF IT'S NOT BROKEN, WE DON'T NEED TO FIX IT.

ALL RIGHT. A SECONDER FOR THAT AMENDMENT SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE? NO, THAT WOULD BE JUST, I GUESS, MAYBE TO REITERATE WHAT I SAID AT THE F&A MEETING IS THAT I HOPE FOR THE SAKE OF STAFF AND FOR OUR AGING BRAINS THAT WE GET STARTED EARLIER IN THE DAY SO WE'RE NOT DIVING INTO THIS AT 9:00 AND 10:00 AT NIGHT, SO THAT THIS IS A TIME WHERE WE TEND TO HOLD ALL OF STAFF HOSTAGE UNTIL THIS PROCESS IS DONE.

SO I WANT, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING OTHER COUNCILORS CAN KEEP THAT IN MIND.

I KNOW THAT SOME COUNCILORS WORK TILL FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT IF WE CAN WORK WITH COUNCILLOR CYR TO FIND THE DAY THAT HE'S OFF, BUT WE COULD START EARLIER, THAT WOULD, I'M SURE, BE APPRECIATED BY EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR TURNER. YES, SIR.

YOUR WORSHIP AREA, JUST ADDRESSING THE MOTION TO STRIKE THE COMMITTEE AND APPOINT A CHAIR RIGHT NOW. YEAH, IT'S ALL AROUND THE SAME THING, I IMAGINE, BUT THAT'S THE AMENDMENT.

I CAN CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT, IF YOU WISH.

WELL, I HAVE A COMMENT ON THE SCHEDULE.

OK, SO I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

ALL IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION AS AMENDED, INCLUDES THE SCHEDULE . COUNCILLOR TURNER.

YES, THE BATTING ORDER FOR OUR MEETINGS.

MY PREFERENCE IS THAT WE MOVE OPERATING BEFORE CAPITAL.

I SORT OF SEE IT THAT WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW IS HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE NEED TO OPERATE THE HOUSE. AND ONCE WE DETERMINE THAT, THEN WE CAN DECIDE HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US TO BUY CAPITAL THINGS.

THE NEW CAR, THE STUFF THAT COST GOOD MONEY, SO THAT'S WHY I'D LIKE TO SEE OPERATING FIRST.

THAT'S HOW MOST BUSINESSES HOUSEHOLDS DO THEIR BUDGETS FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO CARRY ON? WE'VE RUN INTO THINGS LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO, STATCAN ANNOUNCED THAT INFLATION WAS AT 4.2.

THAT AFFECTS OUR OPERATING.

WE NEED TO DETERMINE A NET COST, I BELIEVE, BEFORE WE DECIDE WHETHER WE CAN SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS ON SOMETHING ELSE A CAPITAL PROJECT.

THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS. GOOD POINT, COUNCILLOR TURNER, I'VE BEEN USED TO [INAUDIBLE] PAYING THE WATER WASTE WATER BEING THE FIRST THING THAT WE GET OUT OF THE WAY, USUALLY AS ITS OWN SEPARATE MONSTER.

AND USUALLY WE PUT THAT TO REST AND THEN CARRY ON WITH THE OPERATING AND THEN THAT [INAUDIBLE]. LET MS. SONNENBURG CHIME IN HERE, SEE HOW FLEXIBLE THESE THESE TITLES ARE.

MS. SONNENBURG. SO THIS IS A PROPOSED LAYOUT OF HOW THE BUDGET MAY ROLL SMOOTHEST.

I HAVE CONSULTED WITH OTHER DIRECTORS ON THIS AND IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A CHICKEN AND EGG SITUATION, SO I DO AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR TURNER.

HOWEVER, FROM THE PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WE DO KNOW THAT OUR WAGES AND

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SO IF WE COULD COME TO NOT NECESSARILY HARD AGREEMENT BUT HAVE A REALLY GREAT.

OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE STAND WITH WAGES AND BENEFITS.

THAT'S SORT OF WHY I'D LIKE TO LEAD WITH THAT BECAUSE THOSE WAGES AND BENEFITS THEN LEAD INTO THE USER PAY BUDGET WHERE THOSE HUMANS ARE IN THAT USER PAY BUDGET.

SO THAT'LL LEAD INTO THAT.

ONCE WE TAKE CARE OF THE WAY THE USER PAY BUDGET, THE REASON FOR THE CAPITAL RESERVES AND CAPITAL PROJECTS TO COME NEXT IS TO SORT OF SEE WHERE WE ARE IN THOSE RESERVES.

IT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED IN MEETINGS PAST THAT YOU MAY RECALL THAT THE RESERVES ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH FUTURE DEMAND, SO IT'S NICE TO HAVE AN EYES WIDE OPEN SORT OF LOOK AT. WHAT SORT OF PRESSURE DECISIONS WITHIN THE CAPITAL BUDGET WILL PLACE ON THE RESERVES BECAUSE CONTRIBUTION TO RESERVES COMES OUT OF THAT OPERATING BUDGET? SO IF WE CAN HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO SPEND NEXT YEAR, JUST PICK A NUMBER A MILLION DOLLARS ON CAPITAL PROJECTS.

WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO AT LEAST INJECT MORE INTO THE RESERVES TO KEEP THOSE RESERVES FLOWING. WE NEED TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHICH RESERVES NEED CONTRIBUTION AND THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OUT OF THAT OPERATING BUDGET.

THE DECISIONS MADE AT CAPITAL ARE MAINLY BASED ON CURRENT RESERVE SITUATION, SO FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESERVES CAN BE CONSIDERED AT A STATUS QUO SITUATION.

AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST TO HAVE THAT EYES WIDE OPEN.

SORT OF WHERE ARE WE BEFORE WE GET TO THE OPERATING BUDGET? THE USER FEES, THE REASON FOR THEM TO COME NEXT IS THAT'S ACTUALLY THE REVENUE THAT COMES INTO THE OPERATING BUDGET THROUGH USER FEES GENERATED THROUGH RENTAL OF FACILITIES, USE OF PROPERTY, RENTAL AGREEMENTS, SALE OF PLOTS AT THE CEMETERY, ETC.

EVERYTHING THAT'S WITHIN THAT USER FEE SCHEDULE.

IT GENERATES THE REVENUE THAT BUILDS THAT OPERATING BUDGET.

SO IF WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE USER FEES, WE NEED TO KNOW THAT SO THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT OPERATING BUDGET AND THAT BIG NUMBER THAT EVERYONE'S REALLY LOOKING FOR, WE HAVE A REALLY CLEAR, CONCISE PICTURE OF WHERE DID WE COME FROM? HOW MUCH HAVE WE THEORETICALLY COMMITTED TO IN WAGES? THAT WILL BUILD THAT OPERATING BUDGET.

HOW MUCH HAVE WE COMMITTED TO IN TERMS OF INCREASES TO THOSE RESERVES TO CONTINUE THE CITY ON A VERY POSITIVE PATH TO BEING ABLE TO DO THOSE FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS? WHAT DO WE THINK AT THAT MOMENT WILL BE THE COMFORTABLE SPOT FOR RESERVES? WHAT WILL THOSE RESERVE CONTRIBUTIONS BE OUT OF THAT OPERATING BUDGET? AND THEN, AS I STATED, THE USER FEES AS THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT COMES INTO THAT OPERATING BUDGET. AND THAT WAS WHY I SORT OF SAW THAT IT CULMINATED IN THAT OPERATING BUDGET. I'M NOT MARRIED TO THIS FIVE STEP PROCESS.

I'M TOTALLY OPEN TO COMMENTS AND WORKING ALONGSIDE THE CHAIR OF THE AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE TO COME UP WITH A METHODOLOGY AND ORDER OF OPERATIONS, BUT I DO SEE IT AS A FIVE MEETING, FIVE AND DONE.

THANK YOU, MS. SONNENBURG, I CAN SEE US DEFINITELY USING THIS AS A GUIDE, BUT REALISTICALLY, I CAN SEE GOING OVER SOME OF THESE POINTS AND THEN POSSIBLY BACKTRACKING AS WE USUALLY DO, WE GET A GOOD GRIP OF EVERYTHING AND THEN WE HAVE TO BACKTRACK TO THE OVERALL CAPITAL ONCE AGAIN AT THE END OF IT.

BUT IT IS A GOOD LAYOUT TO GET US STARTED AND HOPEFULLY, EVERYTHING RULES KOSHER AND COUNCILLOR FINAMORE MENTIONED WE CAN START EARLIER IN THE DAY, SO OUR BRAINS ARE ALL FUNCTIONING NICE AND JUICY AND WE'RE GOOD TO GO AND NOT DRY AND STALE AT THE END OF THE DAY. [CHUCKLING] I'D ASK IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COMMENTS? AGAIN, A FLUID PROCESS, VERY FLEXIBLE.

LOOK FORWARD TO BUDGET EVERY YEAR.

SO I'M GOING TO CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE ANOTHER QUESTION OR ARE YOU VOTING? OK, ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THAT'S CARRIED.

SEVEN POINT FOUR REFERRAL FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE THE 2020 OUTDOOR SPACE ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT.

COUNCILLOR CYR IS NOT WITH US YET, SO I'LL FIRE AWAY.

AT THE OCTOBER 18, 2021 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT THE REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER DATED JUNE 7, 2021 BE RECEIVED THAT COUNCIL REVIEW AND ACCEPT THE ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT OUTDOOR SPACES PERFORM JUNE 22-24, 2020, AS AMENDED BY THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

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MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER AND GOOD EVENING--YOUR LAST NAME'S CHANGED. DID YOU GET MARRIED? I DID, YES. CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS. [CHUCKLING] YOU CAUGHT THAT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, "WHO IS THIS AMANDA LAWRENCE" BUT GOOD EVENING, CONGRATULATIONS, AND PLEASE FILL US IN.

OK, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO THIS IS THE SECOND PORTION OF THE ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT PERFORMED BY WATTS ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTING. THE FIRST TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2019, AND IT WAS JUST THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES. THE SECOND PORTION OF THE AUDIT FOCUSES ON OUTDOOR AND MUNICIPAL SPACES.

DURING THE OUTDOOR SPACES AUDIT, BECAUSE OF COVID 19, SOME OUTDOOR LOCATIONS WERE CLOSED OR NOT USED TO FULL CAPACITY.

CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE OUTDOOR SPACES WERE NOT AVAILABLE, SUCH AS THE BEACH MATS AND WATER WHEELCHAIRS.

SO THE AUDIT WAS DONE WITH THIS IN MIND AND TO THE BEST OF THE CONSULTANTS ABILITY WITH HELP FROM CITY STAFF.

AFTER REVIEWING THE REPORT, THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WANTED TO SEE THE OUTDOOR SPACES [INAUDIBLE] HILL AND GOLF COURSE INCLUDED IN THE AUDIT.

SO THESE TWO LOCATIONS WERE AUDITED BY THE OUTDOOR AUDIT WORKING GROUP IN EARLY JUNE 2021 AND ARE INCLUDED AS AMENDMENTS TO THE AUDIT REPORT.

SO THERE WERE SOME MAIN CONCERNS OBSERVED AND IDENTIFIED IN THE AUDIT.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON PAGE 80 OF YOUR AGENDA, A PROGRESS CHECKLIST FOR THE OUTDOOR SPACES AUDIT HAS BEEN INCLUDED.

I SAT WITH THE FACILITIES AND PARKS MANAGER AND CIRCULATED THE LIST TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND A LOT OF THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OR WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE WINTER AND ALL OTHER ITEMS WILL BE LOOKED AT IN SPRING 2022.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE OUTCOMES OF THE OUTDOOR SPACES OUGHT TO BE CONSIDERED DURING THE 2022 BUDGET PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE HAS SHOWN IMPROVEMENT IN ACCESSIBILITY FROM THE FIRST AUDIT IN DECEMBER TO THE SECOND ONE IN JUNE 2020 AND THROUGH TODAY.

ACCESSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY FOR COMMUNITY LIKE ELLIOT LAKE, WILL ENSURE THAT THE CITY WELCOMES EVERYONE AND IS INCLUSIVE.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY, THANK YOU, MISS LAWRENCE.

YOU ACTUALLY ANSWERED ALL THE QUESTIONS AND MADE THE SAME COMMENTS I WAS GOING TO MAKE ALREADY, SO APPRECIATE IT.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS CHECKLIST INCLUDED THAT WASN'T AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING.

IT COMES IN HANDY.

GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ITEMS BROUGHT TO BUDGET.

IS THAT GOING TO BE THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS OR IS THERE A SEPARATE LINE ITEM THAT'S JUST SPECIFIC TO THE ACCESSIBILITY THAT WILL REMAIN AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS? I BELIEVE IT'S THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS.

WE DO HAVE MR. HALLOCH HERE, I DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS TO CHIME IN, BUT I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS.

MR. HALLOCH DO YOU HAVE A SEPARATE LITTLE PURSE FOR ACCESSIBILITY OR DO YOU--YOUR WORSHIP, YEAH, SO JUST TO ANSWER THAT ANY OF THE ONES THAT WE NOTICED ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE [INAUDIBLE] CAPITAL NEXT YEAR, WHICH WE'LL SEE DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS AND OTHER THAN THAT WILL FIT OTHER ONES INTO THE OPERATING COSTS.

DOES THAT INCLUDE POTENTIAL ADDITIONS FOR THAT MUST BE DONE AT THE SKI HILL TO NOT UP TO PAR ALSO. UH, YEAH, SO THAT WOULD BE WE'LL BE LOOKING AT EITHER THROUGH THE FACILITY CONTRACTED SERVICES, WHICH WE'D LOOK AT THROUGH THERE AND IF ANYTHING, LIKE I SAID IS ABOVE AND BEYOND, I'LL BE PUTTING IT THROUGH FOR CAPITAL AT THAT POINT, WHICH I'M STILL WORKING ON AT THIS POINT.

SO I'M JUST LOOKING AT SOME COST OF WHAT WOULD BE THERE.

BUT YEAH, IT'LL ALL BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC WORK BUDGET.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AGAIN, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED TO THE COMMITTEE AND YOURSELF, MS. LAWRENCE, THE WORK YOU'VE--I CAN'T REMEMBER YOUR OLD LAST NAME NOW.

[CHUCKLING] ROY, IT'S JUST A LITTLE SHORTER.

THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE. I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS AND AS YOU SAID, WE HAVE THE ABILITY HERE, NOT JUST TO MEET THE PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL STANDARDS, BUT TO GO BEYOND AND MAKE THIS FULLY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE]. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I'LL OPEN UP QUESTIONS COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I SAID THEM ALL.

THERE YOU GO. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE, THEN, ALL IN FAVOR.

THAT'S CARRIED, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SEVEN POINT FIVE REFERRAL FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE, I HAVE TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT HERE AND SEE THE RECOMMENDATION AS FOLLOWS AT THE OCTOBER 18, 2021 MEETING OF PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED, THAT THE REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

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THAT COUNCIL ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS RECYCLING ASSOCIATION FOR THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE.

[INAUDIBLE] MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, A SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, THANK YOU, AND JUST BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DEBATE, A LOT OF COMMENTS WERE MADE AT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE IN REFERENCE TO CONCERNS ABOUT COMPETING WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED FOR A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING WASTE MANAGEMENT YARD AND THE UPDATES TO THE LANDFILL.

AND JUST AS THE MEETING STARTED, WE DID GET AN EMAIL THANKING COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONCERNS.

BUT, THE PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANY THAT ALSO DOES E-WASTE HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS.

AND, YEAH, NO ISSUE AND WANT COUNCIL TO KNOW THAT.

ALTHOUGH THEY'RE A SMALL BUSINESS, THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A SERVICE THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED AND THEY DON'T SEE THIS AS HINDERING THEIR CURRENT BUSINESS.

REMOVE THAT CONCERN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO [INAUDIBLE] FOR CHIMING IN THERE AND GIVING US THAT FEEDBACK.

THAT BEING SAID, MR. HALLOCH, I APOLOGIZE FOR DELAYING YOU.

FIRE AWAY, MY FRIEND.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, SO, YEAH, SO AS EXPLAINED THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE ELECTRONIC WASTE DISPOSAL IS OFFERED BY A PRIVATE BUSINESS, CURRENTLY.

ONE THING THE CITY DID NOTICE AND THOUGHT PIGGYBACKING ON TO THE ACTUAL SERVICES OF THE PRIVATE BUSINESS WAS TO ADD ANOTHER SEA CONTAINER THAT WOULD BE LOCATED AT THE LANDFILL.

THIS WOULD BE THROUGH THE SAME COMPANY.

WE'RE STILL NOTICING THAT A LOT OF ELECTRONIC WASTE IS STILL ENDING UP IN THE LANDFILL, SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE GOING DOWN THERE, IT'S GOING TO GIVE AN OPTION, IT'LL BE LOCATED WITH THE RECYCLING BINS PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL WASTE SCALE.

SO AS PEOPLE COME IN WITH THEIR ELECTRONIC WASTE SEPARATED OFF TO THE SIDE, THIS CAN BE DISPOSED OF IN THE CONTAINER THERE.

THE CONTAINER WOULD BE SUPPLIED BY ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING ASSOCIATION.

IT WOULD HAVE AN ONLINE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR REPORTING AND TRACKING SHIPMENTS TIMELY AND RELIABLE PICKUP SERVICE.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER THERE'S A PAYMENT TO THE CITY AS WELL PER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PER TONNAGE WITH THE ELECTRONIC WASTE.

BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS TO KEEP THE ACTUAL ELECTRONIC WASTE OUT OF THE LANDFILL AND NOT JUST FOR THE VOLUME OF THE LANDFILL THAT WE'RE GOING TO SAVE FOR ACTUAL HOUSEHOLD WASTE. BUT ONCE ELECTRONIC WASTE BREAKS DOWN, THERE'S MORE OF A POTENTIAL FOR LEACHATE THAT IS MORE CONTAMINATED TO THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, WHICH WE DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP OUT OF THE ACTUAL LANDFILL.

SO BASICALLY, IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE EPA PROVIDING SUPPORT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING: COLLECTION AND PROVISION OF E-WASTE TO EPRA USE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES PROVIDED BY EPRA ONLY BY EPRA E-WASTE INTENDED PURPOSES AND AN EFFICIENT MANNER PROVIDE SIGNAGE AT THE LOCATION SITE REMINDING RESIDENTS TO SECURE THEIR OWN PRIVACY WIPE THE DATA DRIVES CLEAN PRIOR TO DROP OFF.

PROVIDE SAFE AND TIMELESS ACCESS TO THE EPR TRANSPORTER FOR PICKUP OF MATERIALS.

WORK EXCLUSIVELY WITH EPRA FOR THE SAFE, SECURE RECYCLING OF THE MATERIALS OUTLINED WHILE THE CONTRACT IS IN EFFECT.

AND AS I WAS MENTIONING, THERE'S VERY LITTLE COST TO THE CITY AS THE CONTAINER IS PROVIDED, WE WOULD BE UTILIZING PUBLIC WORKS STAFF THAT ALREADY VISIT THE SITE TO CLEAN UP THE RECYCLING AREA.

SO AT THIS POINT, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A PROPER THEY'LL BE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE SEA CONTAINER, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEHIND THE ACTUAL FENCED AREA.

BUT THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO GO THROUGH THE ACTUAL PRODUCT THAT'S ACTUALLY DROPPED OFF AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S CORRECTLY PUT IN.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SORTED, IT CAN JUST BE PUT INTO THE ACTUAL CONTAINER, BUT ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO NOT BELONG IN THERE, OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT THE LANDFILL RIGHT THERE, COULD BE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY, PROPERLY AT THE ACTUAL LANDFILL SITE, PROPER SIGNAGE.

THERE'LL BE SOME ADVERTISING SHOWING WHAT EXACTLY IS ACCEPTABLE AND WHAT ISN'T ACCEPTABLE, AND THEN IT'LL WORK LIKE THAT AS A SYSTEM.

SO AT LEAST WHEN WE FILL THAT ONE UP, IT'S JUST ANOTHER SECURE SPOT THAT ACTUALLY PREVENTS IT FROM GOING INTO THE LANDFILL.

SO WITH COUNCIL APPROVING THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND THE ELECTRONICS PRODUCT RECYCLING ASSOCIATION FOR THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF ELECTRONIC WASTE, THIS WILL ALLOW THE RESIDENTS, AS WE SAID, ANOTHER CONVENIENT LOCATION TO DISPOSE

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BIG BENEFITS OF KEEPING IT OUT OF THE LANDFILL AND ANY CONTAMINATION OR POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION TO THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU, MR. HALLOCH. I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE BRINGING [INAUDIBLE] STEP BY STEP NEW-AGE WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILL SYSTEM I'M PRETTY SURE MOST PEOPLE OUT THERE DON'T REALIZE THAT, AS YOU MENTIONED, NEW AGE ELECTRONICS AREN'T WHEN CRUSHED OR DAMAGED, THEY'RE NOT JUST DAMAGING TO THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT ACTUALLY HARMFUL TO HUMANS.

YOU HAVE THINGS SUCH AS MOLYBDENUM AND THORIUM AND OTHER RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS INSIDE YOUR SCREENS OR YOUR PHONES, YOUR TVS, YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEMS. THESE ARE ACTUALLY HARMFUL TO HUMANS WHEN BROKE OUT OF THEIR CASING.

SO DEFINITELY YOU WANT TO BE SURE THAT THEY'RE CONTAINED PROPERLY AND WE'RE NOT PUTTING INDIVIDUALS IN HARM'S WAY.

SO, MUCH APPRECIATED.

I'LL OPEN UP QUESTIONS. I THINK COUNCILLOR FINAMORE HAD A QUESTION.

THANK YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MR. HALLOCH. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

I SEE THIS AS PART OF YOUR ONGOING STEPS TO MODERNIZE OUR LANDFILL.

I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE] THAT HAS BEEN DOING THE SITE AT THEIR BUSINESS.

I'VE CERTAINLY TAKEN MY ELECTRONICS THERE OVER THE YEARS.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I BUY A PRINTER, WHEN I GO TO BUY A CARTRIDGE, THEY'RE OBSOLETE.

SO I'M OFF TO BUY A NEW PRINTER AND I APPRECIATE HAVING SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN THE LANDFILL. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO ME TO HAVE AN EXTRA ONE AT THE DUMP SO THAT BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT MAKE TWO TRIPS, SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE DUMP.

YOU STILL HAVE PEOPLE DUMPING IN THE BUSH.

SO I, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, AND I APPRECIATE THE MESSAGE ABOUT WIPING YOUR HARD DRIVES CLEAN AND MAKING SURE THAT YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS SAFE.

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE REALIZE THAT ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING RID OF THEIR CHILDREN'S STUFF THAT'S BEEN AT HOME FOR 20 YEARS THAT THEY'RE NOW GETTING RID OF AS WELL. SO I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK FOR LOOK, WORK WITH ALL OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS EFFECTIVELY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND COUNCILLOR CYR'S JUST JOINING US, WE'RE ON SEVEN POINT FIVE COUNCILLOR CYR.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU RECEIVED THE EMAIL FROM THE FROM [INAUDIBLE] DISPOSAL ENSURING US THAT THEY HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE MUNICIPALITY MOVING FORWARD ON THIS, WHICH IS GOOD TO HAVE COME FORWARD.

AS THIS WAS YOUR ITEM, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS FOR MR. HALLOCH. SORRY, YOUR MUTED COUNCILLOR CYR.

SORRY, NO, I'VE READ THE REPORT AND I'M GOOD WITH IT.

YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. OK, THANK YOU.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE, SHOW OF HANDS.

ALL IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED, THANK YOU.

I SEE HOW IT IS, COUNCILLOR CYR; YOU SHOW UP AFTER I READ YOUR REPORTS.

[CHUCKLING] SORRY, IT WAS A LONG DAY.

GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. WHERE ARE WE NOW? EIGHT, OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTING.

THERE IS NOTHING.

[9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS]

ANYTHING NEW TO REPORT? NOTHING MAJOR. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS TO TRY AND REFINE AND GET MORE RELIABLE COST ESTIMATES OF PREFABRICATED PRE ENGINEERED STRUCTURES.

WE DID SOME PRELIMINARY RESEARCH AT THE STAFF LEVEL, BUT HAVING A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND SEEK OUT THE QUANTIFIABLE DATA SO WE HAVE MORE RELIABLE CAPITAL NUMBERS IS WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR RIGHT NOW.

AND WE'LL GET BACK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL AS SOON AS WE CAN HAVE THAT FUNDAMENTAL CONVERSATION WITH WHAT [INAUDIBLE] WANT TO BUILD AND WHEN.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT, STILL HOPING TO GET THAT IN TIME BEFORE TOO LONG, CERTAINLY WEEKS BEFORE [INAUDIBLE].

WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING BEFORE THE ROMA CONFERENCE IN JANUARY, POTENTIALLY TO BRING SOME UPDATES TO THE MINISTRY.

YES, AND WE'LL HAVE FIRM NUMBERS, AND ONCE WE HAVE THAT EXERCISE, WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT COUNCIL IS PREPARED TO PROCEED WITH.

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SO IF WE NEED COUNCIL'S [INAUDIBLE] THEN WE'LL PROBABLY COME BACK WITH THE MORE DETAILED REQUEST. OTHERWISE, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS AT THE STAFF LEVEL OR WITHIN THE EXISTING BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE.

SO IF IT TURNS OUT WE NEED SPECIAL APPROVAL WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE TOO LONG.

IN THE MEANTIME, SOME OF THAT WORK IS ALREADY HAPPENING ANYWAY, WITH NO SIGNIFICANT COST OR REQUIREMENT FOR THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL.

SO NO A MOTION REQUIRED.

AND SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE CAN GET A DOLLAR FIGURE.

YES, I THINK YEAH.

AND THERE ARE OTHER EFFORTS AFOOT TO DO SOME RESEARCH AS IN HOUSE THAT WE DON'T NEED CONSULTANTS FOR EITHER. SO WE'RE WORKING AWAY TO GET THOSE ANSWERS FOR COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. OK, THANK YOU.

9.2 ARTS AND CULTURE HUB UPDATE STANDING ITEM IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HEARD ABOUT THIS. IS THE PROVINCE WAITING FOR US TO GO OUT TO THE SITE AND START DIGGING OR WHAT'S GOING ON? NO, THIS ONE'S MORE IN THE FEDERAL HANDS.

WE'RE, AS YOU KNOW, WE APPLIED TO THE CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT FUNDING, BUT IT'S FOR THE GREEN NET ZERO ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY CONCEPT.

WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR AN ANSWER.

WE DO REACH OUT ON OCCASION TO BOTH BUREAUCRATS AND OUR CONSULTING ARCHITECTS, BROOK MCILROY. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH FOUR OR FIVE OTHER MUNICIPAL CLIENTS AND COMFORTING, I GUESS, TO HEAR THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY ANSWERS EITHER.

SO WE'RE NOT ALONE IN THIS.

SO WE'RE STILL AT A BIT OF A HOLDING PATTERN BECAUSE A LOT RELIES ON THAT FUNDING.

IF WE GET THE FUNDING, THEN WE KNOW WE'RE MOVING AHEAD WITH.

IF WE DON'T, THEN WE NEED TO COME U WITH A PLAN B OR C, AND WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME SPECULATING ON WHAT THOSE PLAN B'S AND C'S WILL LOOK LIKE UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US. SO WE'RE IN A BIT OF A HOLDING PATTERN ON THAT FRONT.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE STILL HAVE FUNDING APPLICATIONS IN FOR THE FORMER MOVIE THEATER AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE EFFORTS AS WE HEARD FROM [INAUDIBLE], TO TRY TO KEEP THE MUSEUM GOING AND ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAMING IN THE COMMUNITY.

BUT. YOU KNOW, IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE STILL RELIANT ON FEDERAL FUNDING AGENCIES.

AND GOOD TO KNOW THIS AT A TIME WHERE TODAY I THINK I FORWARDED THAT TO YOURSELF AND MR. ANTUNES THE PROVINCE REMINDING US THAT THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF FUNDING PURSES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE NEED TO APPLY RIGHT AWAY FOR ALL THESE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. SO.

AND THEY'VE GOT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THE FUNDING APPLICATIONS OR TRIPLE DOWN AND START BEING THE EXTRA SQUEAKY WHEEL.

9.3 RESIDENTIAL WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT.

IS THERE ANY UPDATE AS FAR AS OUR LAST CONVERSATION? NOT REALLY. OTHER THAN MAYBE TO REITERATE THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET A LETTER OUT TO THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING.

SOME MORE DETAIL AS TO WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING WITH THE WINDING DOWN OF THE COMMISSION AND BECAUSE WE WILL NEED THEM BRIEFED.

I BRIEFED THEM AT THE STAFF LEVEL IN SUDBURY, BUT WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE MINISTER.

I BELIEVE SO WILL PROBABLY DROP THAT LETTER AND GET [INAUDIBLE] TAKES US.

RIGHT. GOOD 9.4 COVID 19 UPDATE AGAIN STANDING ITEM AND I'LL LET YOU FIRE AWAY, I KNOW THERE'S INFORMATION COMING FROM [INAUDIBLE] NOTHING MUCH TO REPORT THERE, EITHER.

WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD TURNOUT ON OUR COVID VACCINE POLICY AT THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEER AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS LEVEL.

SO VERY, VERY GOOD TURNOUT OR RESPONSIVENESS.

SO WE'RE QUITE COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE WE ARE ON THAT FRONT.

AND THE PROVINCE JUST RELEASED THE CAPACITY LIMITS AND FREED UP EVEN MORE CAPACITY.

SO WE'RE GETTING BACK INTO A GROOVE WITH THE COMES TO THE SANTA PARADE AND OTHER PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE GETTING OUR FEET BACK UNDER US.

NOTHING MUCH TO REPORT ON THE COVID FRONT ASIDE FROM THAT, UNLESS COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS [INAUDIBLE].

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SAME WITH SOMETHING SOON COMING FOR CHILDREN FIVE TO 11 THROUGH PFIZER.

SO THAT'S GOOD. I KNOW THAT ALGOMA DISTRICT, THE LAST NUMBERS I WAS SENT TO US ALGOMA DISTRICT ITSELF IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE REST OF THE PROVINCE AS FAR AS THE NUMBERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DOUBLE VACCINATED NOW.

SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

THE BIG CONCERNS ARE COMING FROM SOME OF OUR WESTERN PROVINCES WHERE HAVING TO SEND PATIENTS HERE BECAUSE NOT RUNNING THE SAME IRON FIST THAT [INAUDIBLE] IS RUNNING IN ONTARIO. THAT BEING SAID, USES, I GUESS, COMING JANUARY, IF WE KEEP SEEING THE VACCINATIONS GO UP AND THE COVID NUMBERS DROP COME JANUARY THROUGH MARCH, THERE'LL BE A WINDING DOWN OF MOST OF THE MAJOR RESTRICTIONS, BUT THAT'S STILL TO BE SEEN AND IT'S STILL DEPENDENT ON HOW INDIVIDUALS ACT AND ONE OF THE BIG THINGS TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO LIKE TO BE THE SNOWBIRDS IN THE WINTER.

THE U.S. STILL HAS OUTRAGEOUS NUMBERS.

THEY ARE LEADING THE WORLD AS FAR AS OUTBREAKS STILL ONGOING, SO BE CAREFUL WHERE YOU GO.

BE SAFE. I KNOW DONALD TRUMP HAD CALLED IT THE CHINA VIRUS, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A U.S. VIRUS WITH THEM LOOKING AT HALF OF THE WORLD'S NUMBERS.

SO BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING.

I DON'T WANT TO BASH THE U.S.

BUT BE VERY CAREFUL TRAVELING.

AND ALSO, BE CAREFUL GOING TO THE SUE IN SUDBURY, ACCORDING TO THIS MESSAGE I JUST GOT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT DOING AS GOOD AS US.

ELLIOT LAKE DOING GOOD.

THAT BRINGS ME TO THE QUESTION ALL THAT WAS FOR A QUESTION.

I'M CURIOUS AS TO THE POTENTIAL OF IN-PERSON MEETINGS.

I KNOW WE'RE DOING FAIRLY WELL HERE, AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FEEL ABOUT WORKING OUR WAY BACK INTO THE IN PERSONS, AND THAT WOULD BE FROM STAFF TO. I'M LOVING IT HERE BACK IN CITY HALL, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE, BUT I KNOW COUNCILLOR MANN WORKS IN THE HEALTH CARE.

VERY, VERY IFFY.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

YOU HAVE YOUR REASONS FOR POTENTIALLY, MAYBE NOT WANTING TO BE IN PERSON.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT YOUR FEEDBACK, ESPECIALLY COMING IN TO BUDGET AS FAR AS HOW EVERYONE FEELS WITH THE IN PERSON.

MAYBE EVERYONE CAN FIRE OFF MR. GAGNON CAN CC ME ON IT HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT TIME FRAMES IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

CONTINUE ZOOMING IT UP.

I JUST KNOW THAT I HAVE TO BE HERE 15 MINUTES EARLIER TO OPEN UP ZOOM.

[INAUDIBLE] THAT'S MY ONLY REQUEST, PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW THINGS ARE ON YOUR END.

THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

YOU'RE GETTING HERE JUST IN TIME FOR PETITIONS.

THERE ARE NONE THIS EVENING.

CORRESPONDENTS. THERE ARE NONE.

JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE COUNCILLOR PATRIE ONCE AGAIN ON 7.5, THE E-WASTE.

WE DID RECEIVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM [INAUDIBLE] DISPOSAL THAT THEY BASICALLY GAVE US THEIR BLESSING AND IN A SECONDARY WASTE DISPOSAL AT THE LANDFILL, BUT THERE WAS NO CONCERN FROM THEM. SO THAT WAS VERY KIND OF THEM TO FIRE US OFF A CORRESPONDENCE.

I'D APPRECIATE A COPY OF THAT CORRESPONDENCE IF I COULD GET IT.

SURE.

WE WERE ALL SENT IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

YEAH. AT 7:07.

SORRY, BUT I WAS IN ANOTHER MEETING, SO I COULDN'T PULL EMAILS.

NOT A PROBLEM. NOT A PROBLEM.

JUST FORWARDED TO YOU. SO YOU HAVE IT AGAIN.

I DON'T. I DON'T HAVE IT EITHER YOUR WORSHIP.

OK. I'LL SEND IT TO YOU ALSO.

I JUST FORWARDED IT TO BOTH OF YOU.

I KNOW THAT WAS A BIT OF CONCERN AT THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT UPDATE AND [INAUDIBLE].

GOOD TO GO. OK, SO THERE'S NO PETITIONS, NO CORRESPONDENCE, NO NOTICE OF MOTION.

[13. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

[01:00:02]

I ACTUALLY HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS ARE STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE COMMUNITY.

ONE THING I WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, MS. LAWRENCE HAS BROUGHT MY ATTENTION TO AN ADDITION FOR ACCESSIBILITY.

THERE IS A LINK IN ORDER TO SEE HOW YOU CAN PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE HALLOWEEN TO THE CHILDREN OUT THERE. THERE'S OVER FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND CANADIAN CHILDREN OF TRICK OR TREATING AGE THAT HAVE DIFFERENT PHYSICAL DISABILITIES MAY HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE TRICK OR TREATING, SO THERE'S A LITTLE GUIDE ON THE CITY WEBSITE TO HELP YOU HELP THE CHILDREN ENJOY [INAUDIBLE] APPRECIATE THAT AND JUST TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE.

NEXT PIECE I HAVE HERE IS FALL DINNER.

THERE'S CURBSIDE PICKUP FOR A FALL ROAST BEEF DINNER AT THE MASONIC LODGE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28.

THE PRICE IS TWENTY DOLLARS FOR THE FULL MEAL FOR A TICKET AND RESERVATION FOR PICKUP.

YOU CAN CALL KEN PIERCE AT 848-3947 OR [INAUDIBLE] 261-0662.

ON THE CITY SIDE, WE HAVE THE FALL LEAF COLLECTION COMING UP THIS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, STARTING THE ROUNDS AT SEVEN A.M.

SO GET YOUR LEAVES OUT AND PROPER DISPOSABLE BAGS AND PICKED UP FREE OF CHARGE BY THE MUNICIPALITY. CHRISTMAS ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW COMING UP.

CHRISTMAS ALREADY.

THAT WILL BE AT THE CONCERT HALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER SIX, FROM 10 A.M.

TO THREE P.M. AGAIN, THAT'S THE CHRISTMAS ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW.

THE FALL AFFAIR ALSO COMING UP THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 THAT WILL BE 10 A.M.

TO TWO P.M. AT THE COLLINS HALL.

USUALLY, THE FOLLOWING THE WELLNESS FAIR HAS ALL DIFFERENT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH SOCIAL GROUPS IN THE MUNICIPALITY THAT HAVE INFORMATION BOOTHS.

SO BE NEW TO THE COMMUNITY ARE NOT SURE WHAT WE HAVE HERE AS FAR AS SERVICES.

IT'S A GREAT, GREAT FAIR TO GO TO.

GREAT FOR INFORMATION.

THAT'S NOVEMBER 13TH, 10 A.M.

TO TWO P.M. AT COLLINS HALL.

ANOTHER REMINDER THE CITY HAS RESTARTED THE INDOOR WALKING PROGRAM JUST IN TIME FOR ITS FREEZING OUT THERE. THIS IS AT THE COLLINS HALL MONDAY TO THURSDAYS, EIGHT A.M.

TO 11 A.M.

A WALKING PROGRAM HAS STARTED AGAIN.

AND REMEMBRANCE DAY, SO THERE IS A CEREMONY THIS YEAR, AND I KNOW IT WAS VERY, VERY HEARTFELT BY A LOT OF PEOPLE LAST YEAR.

I'M NOT SURE WITH COVID AND MIDSTREAM THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, THERE'S A VERY SMALL TURNOUT.

MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO BE THERE, BUT WEREN'T SURE.

SO WE ARE HAVING A CEREMONY THIS YEAR AGAIN.

COVID PRECAUTIONS, MASKS, FOR SURE, SOCIAL DISTANCING, BUT THERE'S NO RESTRICTION ON NUMBERS. JOIN US IN PERSON NOVEMBER 11TH AT THE CENOTAPH.

AS WE CELEBRATE OUR FREEDOMS AS CANADIANS WHILE GIVING THANKS AND HONORING OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS AND SERVING MILITARY, THE FORM UP FOR THOSE OF THE [INAUDIBLE] REGION WILL BE AT 10:30. MARCHING OFF AT 10:45 SO THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR MOMENT OF SILENCE AT 11 A.M..

AND AGAIN, GOOD TO COME OUT AND PAY YOUR RESPECTS.

AND I THANK COUNCILLOR MANN, BECAUSE I KNOW LAST YEAR IT WAS [INAUDIBLE] LODGE'S STAFF.

SO I'M THINKING, NORMAN MANN, [INAUDIBLE] YOUR STAFF CAME DOWN AND AND HELPED CLEAN UP THE SITE. MUCH APPRECIATED BY[INAUDIBLE].

RESPECTFUL RESPECTS [INAUDIBLE]. I'D ASK MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONS TO COUNCILLOR REPORT. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON TO THE REMEMBRANCE DAY.

I WASN'T ASKED BY THE LEGION TO SAY THIS, BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THIS THAT IF YOU ARE, HAVE SOME TIME THAT YOU WANT TO ASSIST THE LEGION MEMBERS, THE LEGION MEMBERS ARE AGING AND THEY'RE FINDING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND VOLUNTEERS AND YOUNGER PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HELP THEM.

THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT THE CROSSES ON THE GRAVES THIS YEAR BECAUSE THEY JUST DO NOT HAVE THE MANPOWER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND I'M SURE THEY WOULD APPRECIATE HELP BEFORE PUTTING OUT THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF WREATHS.

AND BUT I'M SURE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP WITH THE LEGION OR GET INVOLVED

[01:05:04]

I KNOW THAT I GOT A CALL THIS WEEK AND TALK TO A COUPLE OF LEGION MEMBERS, AND THEY'RE REALLY FEELING VERY GUILTY THAT THEY CAN'T DO AS MUCH AS THEY USED TO, AND THEY REALLY COULD USE SOME HELP. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, JUST ON THAT NOTE DEFINITELY THE CENOTAPH, THE MORNING OF EARLY IN THE MORNING, IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO COME DOWN, I KNOW THERE'S OVER ONE HUNDRED WREATHS THAT HAVE TO BE BROUGHT OUT THE MORNING OF REMEMBRANCE DAY. AS FAR AS THE CEMETERY IS CONCERNED.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA GRADE SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHTS HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO GO DOWN AND ASSIST THIS WEDNESDAY WITH LAYING WREATHS AT THE CEMETERY ITSELF.

VERY MUCH APPRECIATED TO THOSE STUDENTS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND THE NUMBER HERE FOR THE LEGION, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO GO DOWN AND PUT WREATHS EARLY IN THE MORNING ON THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE DAY, YOU CAN CONTACT THE LEGION AT 705-848-2712.

BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, FOR SURE.

COUNCILLOR CYR, YOU HAD ANOTHER ADDITION FOR COUNCILLOR REPORT.

YES, IT'S JUST TO NOTIFY COUNCIL OF THE ADDENDUM ITEMS THAT I HAVE, AND I'D LIKE TO DECLARE AN INDIRECT PECUNIARY OF INTEREST WITH ADDENDUM ITEMS 14.1 AND 14.2 FROM THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.

OK, THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR CYR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON TO YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING THE COVID REPORT.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE SO WELL IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S TIME THAT WE OPEN UP OUR ACTIVITIES A BIT AT THE SAME TIME.

IT'S NOT TIME TO LET OUR GUARD DOWN.

THE MASKS AND THE SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW, YOU MAY HAVE BOTH VACCINATIONS AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR RECEIPT AND EVERYTHING, BUT YOU COULD BE A CARRIER OF COVID AND ACCIDENTALLY PASS IT ON TO SOMEONE, PARTICULARLY SOMEONE WHO HASN'T HAD THE VACCINATIONS, BECAUSE THEY TEND TO GET A LOT SICKER AND YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

SO LET'S KEEP THE GUARD UP, KEEP USING THE MASKS AND DO THE SOCIAL DISTANCING.

LET'S TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.

OK, THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER ADDITIONS TO COUNCILLOR REPORT THIS EVENING BEFORE I HIT OUR BIG TICKET ITEMS? OK, SEEING NONE. MINISTER OF FINANCE, MUNICIPAL POLICING.

THIRTY SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED.

RECEIVER GENERAL FOR CANADA SIXTY SEVEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED.

WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE PREMIUMS, TWENTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.

AJ BUS LINES TRANSIT SERVICE, TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED.

ALGOMA DISTRICT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OCTOBER MUNICIPAL LEVY ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED.

[INAUDIBLE] CONSTRUCTION LANDFILL DOG PARK NAVY YARD SEWERS [INAUDIBLE].

A LOT OF WORK LISTED THERE FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.

[INAUDIBLE] CONTRACTORS [INAUDIBLE] TRAIL LIGHTING, THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED.

HYDRO ONE NETWORKS.

SEPTEMBER BILL SIXTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED.

[INAUDIBLE] CONSTRUCTION PINE POPULAR PAYMENT CERTIFICATE NUMBER NINE, TWO HUNDRED SIXTY NINE THOUSAND FOUR FIFTY.

[INAUDIBLE] FORTY FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED.

TULLOCH ENGINEERING POPULAR PINE REHAB, [INAUDIBLE] CULVERT FOX DRIVE, RESTACKING THIRTY SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY.

MUNICIPAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT IMPACT QUARTERLY BILLING THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED.

AND THOSE ARE THE BIG TICKET ITEMS FOR TODAY.

OK, CARRYING ON.

[14. ADDENDUM]

CALL FOR THE VOTE, SHOW OF HANDS.

ALL IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED.

ADDENDUM HAS BEEN ADDED 14.1.

A REPORT OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE FOR PIN'S

[01:10:03]

RECOMMENDATION THAT REPORT OF THE CAO DATED OCTOBER 22, 2021 BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO FUND THE [INAUDIBLE] DOLLAR PURCHASE OF PINS [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE LAND PURCHASE AND SALE RESERVE, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE.

AGAIN, CAN I HAVE A MOVER. MOVED BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

MR. GAGNON, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, YES, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THE DIRECTION THAT I WAS GIVEN SEPTEMBER 27 IN CLOSED SESSION THAT AT THAT TIME THE OPPORTUNITY WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL TO POTENTIALLY PURCHASE FORTY TWO ACRES FROM [INAUDIBLE] LOGGING JUST OFF OF MILLIKAN MINE ROAD, JUST ACROSS KITTY CORNER FROM THE BOARDWALK AREA.

COUNCIL THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A WISE INVESTMENT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT THAT DEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIKE IS PREMATURE TO SAY RIGHT NOW, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT VARIOUS POTENTIAL GIVEN THE PROXIMITY TO THE BOAT LAUNCH.

THE [INAUDIBLE] CREEK SANCTUARY FOR RESIDENTIAL STATE SITE PLOTS OR IT COULD BE A RECREATIONAL PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.

LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES. SO COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THIS PURCHASE.

FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD AGREEMENT.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF RISK ON THAT LAND.

IT WAS NEVER DEVELOPED AND IS QUITE BEAUTIFUL AND PRISTINE.

SO VERY, VERY HANDY FOR THE POSSIBILITY TO ACQUIRE, FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND SUBJECT ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THAT'S BASICALLY HOW WE LAID IT OUT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S TOUGH.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? OK, SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL ON THIS ONE.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

FAVOR.

AND I'M IN FAVOR. THAT IS, CARRIED, THANK YOU.

14.2 BYLAW 21-92 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND [INAUDIBLE] LOGGING LTD.

A MOVER PLEASE. MOVD BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR MANN.

AGAIN, THE SAME ITEM JUST PASSING THE BYLAW, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I'LL CALL FOR ROLL CALL. ONCE AGAIN, I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR TURNER. FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR MANN.

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

[15. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR. ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? SEEING NONE. CALL FOR VOTE SHOW HANDS ALL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED. NONE, THAT'S CARRIED, THANK YOU.

15.2 BYLAW 21-91 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE CONDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND NOFHC FOR THE ARTS HUB FEASIBILITY STUDY.

CAN I GET A MOVER PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE. ANY QUESTIONS QUALMS QUERIES ON THAT ONE? SEEING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE WITH A SHOW OF HANDS.

FINAL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED TOO, THANK YOU.

PUBLIC QUESTION, PERIOD.

I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY QUESTIONS THIS EVENING, MISS BRAY.

HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANYTHING? NO YOUR WORSHIP.

[17. CLOSED SESSION (if applicable)]

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR TURNER SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.

IT'S CARRIED. I'LL SEE YOU IN CLOSED SESSION IN A FEW MINUTES, THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR WATCHING THIS EVENING.

I WONDER HOW LONG I'M ON THE SCREEN WITH ME.

ALL RIGHT, BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER TO COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

ALL IN FAVOR SHOW OF HANDS.

CARRIED, WE'RE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION, QUICK ONE THIS EVENING.

WHAT DO WE HAVE LEFT HERE.

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

[01:15:01]

18.1 BYLAW 21-89 BEING A BYLAW CONFIRMING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD OCTOBER 25TH, 2021.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE, I'LL DO A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

OPPOSED.

COUNCILLOR TURNER.

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

19 MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MANN. SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE AGAIN, THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

I HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND [INAUDIBLE].

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.