Feb 28, 2022 City Council

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BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU. CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, THIS IS A REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING WITH

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THE TIME IS 7:00 P.M..

I'D LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'RE ON THE TRADITIONAL LANDS OF THE ANISHINAABE A PEOPLE, AND ALL PART OF THE ROBINSON-HURON TREATY.

AS FAR AS ROLL CALL, ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCILLOR CYR, COUNCILLOR MANN, AND COUNCILLOR TURNER, WHO ALL SEND THEIR REGRETS THIS EVENING.

I'D ASK IF THERE'S ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

THAT'S TWICE, THREE TIMES.

NONE. CARRY ON TO FOUR ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES, 4.1 FEBRUARY 14TH 2022 A REGULAR.

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MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? SEEING NONE ROLL CALL COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. IN FAVOR, I'M IN FAVOR THOSE ARE CARRIED.

THANK YOU. FIVE PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS THERE ARE NONE THIS EVENING.

SIX INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS.

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THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

THIS IS TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ON THE NORD'S FUNDING THAT WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MUNICIPALITY.

BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2021 THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDED FUNDING TO MUNICIPALITIES TO SUPPORT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN SMALL AND NORTHERN COMMUNITIES.

THIS REPORT'S DEDICATED TO PROJECTS IN THE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FIELD.

THE FUNDING ALLOCATED TO ELLIOT LAKE IS TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND TWENTY ONE CENTS PER FISCAL YEAR SPREAD OVER FIVE YEARS.

THAT IS SOMEWHAT RETROACTIVE BACK TO 2021, SO IT DOES START FROM FISCAL YEAR 2021 ENDING AT THE BEGINNING OF 2022 AND WILL RUN UNTIL 2025, WHICH IS THE END OF MARCH.

THE FUNDING IS A LITTLE UNIQUE THAT IT MAY BE SPENT ALL IN YEAR OR DEFERRED TO A LATER TIME WITHIN THE PROGRAM WINDOW, SO YOU'RE ABLE TO HAVE IT ALL ACCUMULATE AS YOU GO THROUGH. THE GUIDELINES ARE VERY SPECIFIC.

THE PROJECT MUST ALIGN WITH AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT STATING THAT IT HAS THE IMPACT OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OR PAST IMPACT OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND REQUIRES THE NEED TO DOT DOT DOT... SO, THEREFORE, ANYTHING THAT WAS IMPACTED BY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OR HAS AN IMPACT THEREIN.

THROUGH MANY STAFF DISCUSSIONS HAD SOME GREAT INPUT FROM MR. HALLOCH AND MS. MCINNES, MR. DOYLE AS FAR AS SOME DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAD.

AND OF COURSE, MR. GAGNON HELPED AS WELL.

AND WE CAME UP WITH THE LARGEST NEED BEING THE TIES INTO RESOURCES, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.

THE AIRPORT RUNWAY HAS BEEN ON THE DOCKET FOR A BIT FOR SOME RESURFACING OF THE SURFACE.

THE AIRPORT IS USED BY RESOURCE BASED ORGANIZATIONS AS LAUNCH SITES FOR SURVEY CREWS AND OTHER FUNCTIONS.

AS ONTARIO CONTINUES TO OPEN UP THE NORTH FOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH, IT'S BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT THAT OUR AIRPORT BE AVAILABLE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE PROGRAM ALLOWS THE MUNICIPALITY TO CHANGE DIRECTION AND SELECT ANOTHER PROJECT SHOULD A BETTER ONE PRESENT ITSELF.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE'VE SET OUT FOR NOW.

BUT IF COUNCIL DOES CHOOSE TO GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE LATER ON OR STAFF FINDS A BETTER OPTION, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

THE AIRPORT IS AN IMPORTANT ASSET TO THE MUNICIPALITY.

WE KNOW IT PROVIDES INCOME GENERATION TO THE MUNICIPALITY AMONGST OTHER GREAT BENEFITS.

WE HAVE THE SOLE AIRPORT BETWEEN SUDBURY AND THE SAULT, GIVING AN INCREASED VALUE WITHIN THE REGION. THE LAST RESURFACING FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY OR MAY NOT REMEMBER WAS BACK IN 1994.

AND OF COURSE, NORTHERN ONTARIO WEATHER AND WINTER AND USAGE HAS MADE ITS IMPACT OR PUT ITS IMPACT ON THE THE RUNWAY.

OF COURSE, OTHER EVENTS LIKE THE DRAG RACES THAT ARE HELD THERE HAVE ALSO IMPACTED NEGATIVELY THE QUALITY OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

WE'VE RECEIVED MULTIPLE COMMENTS ON THE DETERIORATION OF THE SURFACE, AND OF COURSE, THERE'S SOME POTENTIAL SAFETY RISKS THAT GET BROUGHT UP BY PILOTS AS THEY LAND BECAUSE THERE'S POTHOLES THAT DO APPEAR OVER TIME AND STAFF HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF TRYING TO KEEP AHEAD OF IT AS BEST THEY CAN.

FURTHER DETERIORATION WILL CONTINUE ON UNLESS WE'RE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING.

AND OF COURSE, THAT IMPACTS NOT ONLY REVENUE GENERATION FOR THE MUNICIPALITY, BUT ON AN EC DEV SIDE, ANYTHING THAT COMES TO THE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESSES THAT DO GET SOME

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SO WE DID SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR OR UNSUCCESSFULLY, EXCUSE ME, APPLY FOR A FEDNOR GRANT BACK IN 2021 WITH MS. MCINNIS AND AT THE TIME, THE ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETE THE WORK WAS 1.545 MILLION.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE NORDS FUNDING IS AS STATED BEFORE 1.399791, SO THAT'S GOING TO RESULT IN AN ESTIMATED EXPENSE TO THE CITY OF ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND NINE DOLLARS.

SO UNDER THE PROGRAM, THE MUNICIPALITY WOULD BE ALLOTTED THE TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT DOLLARS PER YEAR.

SHOULD WE CHOOSE TO COMPLETE THE SERVICING IN 2023, WHICH IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. HALLOCH PROBABLY THE EARLIEST TIME THAT WE CAN GET TO IT, JUST BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IS ON THE GO, WE'D REQUIRE TO SPEND THE CAPITAL UP FRONT, AND THEN OF COURSE, WE WOULD CLAIM IT BACK IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, ALL THE WAY TO MARCH OF 2025.

SO WE'D BE ADVANCING EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR DOLLARS BY THE END OF MARCH 2023.

AND THROUGH MS. SONNENBURG WHO HELPED OUT WITH THE MATH THAT WOULD MEAN THAT FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN DOLLARS WOULD BE BORROWED FROM FACILITIES RESERVES, BUT ALL FUNDING AS WE RECEIVE IT WILL GO BACK INTO THE RESERVE.

SO I APOLOGIZE. THAT WAS A LOT OF BABBLING AND VERY NUMBER HEAVY, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

PER RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED FEBRUARY 18, 2022 BE RECEIVED.

THAT COUNCIL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTER OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT, MINES, NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY FOR FUNDING, AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE RUNWAY RESURFACING IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE THOUSAND DEPENDENT ON THE SUCCESSFUL RECEIPT OF THE NORDS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE DOLLARS, RESULTING IN A NET EXPENDITURE OF ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND NINE DOLLARS FROM FACILITIES RESERVE AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER. BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, THANK YOU.

MR. ANTUNES, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

SORRY, YOUR WORSHIP. ONE THING I DID OMIT TO MENTION THAT ULTIMATELY TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND WAS BUDGETED IN CAPITAL FOR 2022 FOR A PORTION OF THE RESURFACING, WITH ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES IN 23, 24 AND 25.

THE INITIAL BUDGETING WAS PUT IN PLACE ASSUMING THAT WE COULD DO THE RESURFACING AND PORTIONS, BUT THAT WAS SLIGHTLY ERRONEOUS, SO WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THE RUNWAY IN SECTIONS. IT WOULD NEED TO BE ALL IN ONE.

SO WITH MY BEST SALES GUY WAY OF PUTTING THIS, THE EXPENDITURE TO THE CITY OF ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE TWO HUNDRED AND NINE IS MUCH LESS THAN WHAT WE BUDGETED IF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR THOUSAND. SO WE ACTUALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, WILL BE EXPENDING LESS NET OVERALL THAN IF WE JUST BUDGETED IT NORMALLY.

SO JUST FOR CLARITY, WITH THAT MR. ANTUNES, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS IF WE GO AHEAD WITH THIS PROPOSED PLAN, THE MUNICIPALITY WILL BE SAVING AN ALLOTMENT IN EVERY YEARLY BUDGET FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS THAT WAS PUT TOWARDS THIS EXACT JOB.

THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP. YES, SIR.

OK, THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

YES, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, AND THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES, FOR THIS. I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR HAVING THAT RUNWAY FIXED FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. A QUICK QUESTION.

I THINK MR. HALLOCH MAY HAVE TO ANSWER THIS, RECOGNIZING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH THIS REALISTICALLY IN 2023.

IS THERE GOING TO BE ENGINEERING WORK DONE IN 2022 THAT WILL CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WHAT OUR REAL COSTS ARE GOING TO BE VERSUS WHAT WE THINK THEY ARE GOING TO BE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, JUST TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, YES, 100 PERCENT.

TALKING TO MR. ANTUNES AND THE REST OF THE PLAYERS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT, AND THERE DEFINITELY WILL BE, AND IT CAME FROM A COMMENT THE OTHER DAY OF WHERE THE RUNWAY WOULD BE HAVING ALL OF A SUDDEN POTHOLES HERE AND THERE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOME GEOTECHNICAL WORK ON THE AIRPORT RUNWAY AS WELL, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST PUTTING A NICE COATING ON TOP AND THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON UNDERNEATH. SO YES, THERE WILL BE THAT DONE AS WELL, AND I'LL GET A PROPOSAL ON THAT PRIOR TO THAT HAPPENING.

AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE OTHER THING WE GET A TENDER OF NICE AND EARLY WHERE WE CAN GET MORE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THE ACTUAL PROJECT.

SO WE'LL GET MORE COMPETITIVE PRICING AS WELL.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. COUNCILLOR PEARCE ASKED AND MY QUESTION, WAS ANSWERED.

OK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST ONE MORE QUICK ONE THEN IF NO OTHER MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAS A QUESTION IT'LL BE FOR

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IS RUNWAY SURFACE IS IT A DIFFERENT GRADE OF PAVEMENT THAN WE WOULD SEE ON THE MAIN ROADS IN TOWN. I KNOW IT'S A STRAIGHT JOB, SO IT'S VERY DESIRABLE FOR CONTRACTORS PEOPLE TO DO THIS [INAUDIBLE] CORNERS OF CURBSIDE.

IS IT A DIFFERENT GRADE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? I DON'T WANT TO CLAIM TO BE AN EXPERT ON IT IN ANSWERING OUT OF TERM, BUT HONESTLY, YEAH . EVERY PATCHES THAT WE'VE DONE TO THEY'VE ALL BEEN ASPHALT PATCHES, THE EXACT SAME ASPHALT THAT WE'VE USED ON ROADWAY RUNWAY AS WELL.

SO I COULD BE SPEAKING UNDER TERM TO SAY IF THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENCE TO IT.

BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, AND IN EVERY ALL THE PATCHES THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, WHICH WE'VE DONE SOME BIGGER ONES, THEY'VE ALL JUST BEEN THE SAME ASPHALT PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE COMING FROM THE ASPHALT PLANT THAT WAS USED ON LOCAL ROADS AROUND TOWN.

OK, THANK YOU. OK, IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

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

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 6.2 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RE: AGREEMENT FOR FUNDING OF THE DOWNTOWN ART CENTRE.

[INAUDIBLE] PROPER ORDER AT THIS TIME.

RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED FEBRUARY 18, 2022 BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE PAYMENT AGREEMENT AND THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED. MOVER PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

MR. ANTUNES, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THIS ONE'S RELATIVELY SHORT AND SWEET.

IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING.

COUNCIL DID APPROVE LAST YEAR THE APPLICATION OF THE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION FUND THIS IS FOR THE UPGRADES TO THE REEL TO REEL CINEMA.

STAFF WERE HOLDING OFF ON BRINGING THE AGREEMENT TO COUNCIL SIMPLY OUT OF FEAR OF TIMING.

THE AGREEMENT HAS DATES ON IT AND DUE TO COVID AND SOME DELAYS, STAFF WERE CONCERNED ABOUT NOT MEETING THE CONTRACTED DATES WITHIN THE AGREEMENT.

FEDNOR HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND THEIR DIRECTION HAS BEEN BECAUSE IT'S STILL A BIT UNKNOWN, IT STILL WILL BE IN ALL THINGS POINTING TO IT BEING DONE IN 2022.

BUT THEY SAID GET THE AGREEMENT SIGNED AND THEY'LL WORK WITH US GOING FORWARD.

SO FOLKS READING THE AGREEMENT THAT SEE A DATE OF DECEMBER ON THERE, THAT IS THE ONLY REASON WE'RE HOLDING OFF. THEY ULTIMATELY SAID JUST GET IT SIGNED WE'LL AMEND THE DATE AT A LATER TIME. THE STAFF ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC AT THE OUTCOME.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE THEATER WITH MEMBERS OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST WEEK, HAVE GOTTEN SOME FANTASTIC INPUT AND ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS PRESENTS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR ARTS GROUPS GOING FORWARD.

SO AGAIN, JUST SOME HOUSEKEEPING YOUR WORSHIP FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE CITY STILL ESTIMATED AGAIN WITHOUT ANY CONCRETE NUMBERS, BUT ALL STILL ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND THE FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR MARK.

AS IT STANDS TODAY WITH THE UPGRADES AND RENOVATIONS TO THE FACILITY.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU TO MR. ANTUNES. RECOGNIZING WE'RE GOING TO SPEND ALL THIS MONEY FIXING UP THIS BUILDING, YOU HAD TOURS FOR THE PROSPECTIVE TENANTS.

HOW DID THAT GO? THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP TO COUNCILLOR PEARCE? IT WENT VERY WELL.

WE'D HAD ALL, WE LIMITED TO THE EXECUTIVE OF THE FORMER TENANTS OF THE LESTER PEARSON CIVIC CENTER. IT WAS GREAT.

THE IDEA WAS INITIALLY TO SET SOME EXPECTATIONS FOR THE ART GROUPS.

WE HAVE FOUR WALLS TO WORK WITH AND WANT THEM TO KNOW GOING IN THAT THERE WASN'T AN EXPANSION. WE WANTED TO HAVE EVERYONE WE WANT TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS SO THEY KNEW WHAT WE WERE WORKING WITH. AND IT WAS VERY VALUABLE.

WE HAD FOLKS COME IN AND GIVE US SOME DIRECTION.

AS FOR LAYOUT, WHICH OPENED THE EYES OF STAFF TO SOME NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND SOME COST SAVINGS FROM WHAT WE HAD THOUGHT OF BEFORE.

SO IT WAS VERY GOOD. HAD EVERYONE FROM ELATE, TO STAGE DOOR PLAYERS, TO THE ARTS CLUB.

TO THE MODEL RAILROADERS TO THE QUILTERS, IT WAS THREE ACTION PACKED TOURS, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU MISSED MY TOUR THROUGH THE BUILDING, BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU IT WAS WONDERFUL. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU.

SO JUST JUST FOR CLARITY, I KNOW THE BYLAW IS ATTACHED, BUT THIS IS NOT THAT WE ARE STRICTLY SPENDING FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO RENOVATE THE FACILITY TO PUT THESE NOT FOR PROFITS WITHIN THAT FACILITY, THAT'S OVER A MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.

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I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE 1.

WHAT WAS.

IF YOU CAN, AFTER I'M FINISHED, JUST LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT HOW MUCH WE'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING ON THIS FACILITY FOR THESE PEOPLE, ON TOP OF THE FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS LIKE THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL BUILD.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS GOING TO COME BACK.

IT HAS TO GO ON A TENDER, AND WE'RE EXPECTING THIS WORK TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2022. ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT DEADLINE? THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP, YES COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

LUCKILY, I HAD THE APPLICATION AT MY FINGERTIPS TO GRAB ONTO.

THE TOTAL NUMBER WORKS OUT TO ROUGHLY 1.141.

ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS TO GO THROUGH. IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL RENOVATION.

IT WILL GO TO TENDER ONCE WE GO THROUGH.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE JUST WORKING ON THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, SO WE KNOW WHAT TO TENDER OUT TO.

AND THAT WAS PART OF THE TOURS WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF WEREN'T TOO FAR OFF LINE ON WHAT WE'D INITIALLY PUT THROUGH AS A LAYOUT.

SO IT WAS NICE TO GET THE INPUT OF THE ARTS CREW OR CLUBS, EXCUSE ME, AND NOT FOR PROFITS. SO IT IS A VERY SUBSTANTIAL BUILD.

BUT AS IT STANDS NOW, WE'RE NOT DOING ANY MAJOR STRUCTURAL WORK.

THE BUILDING IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND IT'S IN PLACE, SO A LOT OF THE WORK IS, I HASTEN TO USE THE WORD COSMETIC BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST COSMETIC, THERE IS SOME MOVEMENT AND LEVELING OF FLOORS, BUT NOTHING LARGE THAT SHOULD, ACCORDING TO MS. MCINNES AND THE FOLKS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, THAT SHOULD TAKE US PAST THE 2022 TIME FRAME. HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.

OK. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MR. ANTUNES. HOW MANY OF THE GROUPS THAT WENT THROUGH, DO YOU THINK WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE FACILITY? THAT IS A BIT OF AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

WE WILL SEE. WE HAVE THE ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE 3RD OF MARCH. EVERYONE THAT DID DO THE WALK THROUGH WAS INVITED.

WE DID DO MEASUREMENTS.

MEASUREMENTS WERE SET TO THE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS.

SO I THINK THAT ALL GOING WELL FROM THE WALK THROUGH I THINK WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THE MAJORITY OF THE GROUPS THAT WENT THROUGH, IF NOT ALL, BUT IT WILL COME DOWN TO THEIR SPACE REQUIREMENTS / DEMANDS.

AND THE HOPE IS THAT ALL ARTS GROUPS KNOW THAT WE HAVE THIS SPACE AND THAT THERE WILL BE SOME COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE GROUPS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE GETS SPACE . IN THE CIVIC CENTER THEY DID HAVE LARGER ROOMS, BUT THERE WERE ROOMS THAT WERE THERE AND THEY GREW TO FILL SAID ROOMS. SO THE IDEA OF NOW OF VERY SIMPLISTIC SQUARE AND RECTANGLE DESIGNS THAT THE GROUPS WILL MODIFY THEIR OPERATIONS TO FIT WITHIN CERTAIN SPACES.

AND I'M FAIRLY COMFORTABLE IN SPEAKING TO MS. ROBERTS AND SOME OF THE OTHER GROUPS THAT IT CAN BE DONE.

FOLLOW UP? ARE ANY OF THE GROUPS THAT HAVE RELOCATED ELSEWHERE, ARE THEY HAPPY WHERE THEY'RE AT AND GOING TO STAY WHERE THEY'RE AT? DID YOU GET THAT SENSE FROM ANYBODY? I KNOW THE QUILT GUILD IS USING ANOTHER SPOT, BUT I THINK THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HAVE WELL, THE ARTS CLUB IS SIX DISCIPLINES WITHIN THE ARTS CLUB THEMSELVES, AND THEY'RE KIND OF SPREAD OUT IN SOME DIFFERENT SPACES.

SO I THINK ONE OF THEIR GOALS IS TO HAVE THE GROUP IN THE SIX DISCIPLINES BACK UNDER ONE ROOF, ELATE AND STAGE DOOR PLAYERS, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE NOT TYPICALLY AN EVERYDAY TYPE OF USER.

THEY WOULD PUT ON THEIR SHOWS AND WHATNOT, WHERE THE ARTS CLUBS ARE EVERYDAY TYPE OF USERS. SO I THINK GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, THE ARTS CLUBS FOR THAT KINSHIP AND THAT COLLABORATION, I THINK THEY'RE PROBABLY WANT TO BE UNDER THE SAME ROOF JUST BECAUSE ARTISTS WOULD FEED OFF EACH OTHER AND BE ABLE TO CROSS, POLLINATE AND BE EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.

SO I THINK IDEALLY THEY'D LIKE TO BE IN THE SAME ONE, BUT TO BE VERY HONEST, THAT THE MEETING ON THE THIRD WILL WILL GIVE US A BIT OF A BETTER PICTURE AS TO AS FAR AS SPACE REQUIREMENTS. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU. WITH THE CONVERSATION THAT YOU'VE JUST BEEN GOING THROUGH WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, HOW MANY OF THESE TENANTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING INTO THIS FACILITY AT A

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SORRY, THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP TO COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IDEALLY, THERE THEY WOULD GO IN, AND THE ONES THAT ARE COMFORTABLE IN THE SPACE WOULD STAY IN THE SPACE.

WHEN THE NEW ARTS HUB ARTS AND CULTURE HUB IS BUILT THAT WOULD OPEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE ARTS GROUPS.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE ARTS GROUPS IN TOWN THAT ARE SPLIT AND WORKING IN SMALLER VENUES THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY PART OF THE ARTS CLUB, NONPROFIT INDIVIDUALLY.

SO THERE CERTAINLY WOULD BE THE ABILITY FOR MORE.

BUT REALISTICALLY, WE'RE SEVERAL YEARS, A COUPLE OF YEARS, AT LEAST IN CONSTRUCTION TIME FOR THE NEW ARTS HUB.

SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY WHO WOULD MOVE OVER THERE OR WHAT THE OPPORTUNITY WOULD BE.

BUT COMFORTABLY, I HAVE BEEN TELLING FOLKS DURING THE TOURS THAT THIS IS NOT A TEMPORARY BUILDING. AND THE NICE THING COUNCILLOR PATRIE AS WELL, THE WAY THIS IS BEING BUILT THERE WE'RE NOT PURPOSE BUILDING REALLY ANYTHING WITHIN THIS BUILDING.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE RECTANGULAR ROOMS, SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BE USED BY OTHER GROUPS SHOULD ANY OF THESE GROUPS CHOOSE TO GO TO THE NEW ARTS HUB.

BUT IT IS A MULTI-USE BUILDING THAT GROUPS CAN COME AND GO.

IF THAT, SORRY, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

SORT OF KIND OF. SORT OF.

[LAUGHTER] SORT OF. THE HOPE IS THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, THE HOPE IS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GO IN HERE AND THEY ARE GOING TO LOVE THE SPACE AND THEY'RE GOING TO STAY IN THE SPACE BECAUSE I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT MR. GAGNON HAD A VISION FOR THIS AND I THINK IT PLAYS OFF WELL.

I THINK THAT THEY WOULD GO INTO THIS.

THEY WOULD STAY. IT'S A DOWNTOWN HUB.

AND I THINK ONCE THE NEW ARTS HUB OPENS WITH THE FOUR OR FIVE ROOMS THAT ARE PART OF THE NEW ARTS HUB, POTENTIALLY THAT BECOMES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TENANT.

BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE VISION OF THIS BUILDING ONCE IT'S COMPLETE THAT THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO MOVE, IT'S GOING TO BE THERE. THEY'LL HAVE THEMSELVES PLANTED.

THERE'S GOING TO BE THE COLLABORATION AS I SAID, BETWEEN ALL THE ARTS GROUPS.

IT'S DOWNTOWN, IT'S CENTRALLY LOCATED.

SO THIS IDEALLY WILL POTENTIALLY OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO CHARGE A HIGHER RENT, PERHAPS IN THE NEW BUILDING FOR A NEW BUILD THAT MAY PRESENT IT NOT ONLY TO ARTS GROUPS, BUT PERHAPS RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL IF THE OPPORTUNITY IS THERE.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE THEN.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

AND I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED.

I JUST REALIZED I WAS TAPPING ON EACH PERSON WITH MY MOUSE PAD AS I'M ASKING YOU THE QUESTION. [LAUGHTER] OK? 6.3 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

RE: 2022 NAMES RESERVE LIST. RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2022 BE RECEIVED, THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE ADDITION OF REJEAN CYR TO THE NAMES RESERVE LIST AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE ADDITION OF FABRIS TO THE NAMES RESERVE LIST.

AND CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

MR. ANTUNES, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THIS IS A BIT OF A HARK BACK WHEN I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO JOIN THE TEAM BACK LAST YEAR . THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS IF COUNCIL RECALLS THAT I HAD WORKED ON.

THE RENAMING POLICY FOR ELLIOT LAKE WAS SPLIT INTO TWO PORTIONS, SO THE FIRST PORTION, AS YOU SEE HERE, IS THE SUBMISSION OF NAMES TO BE ADDED TO THE NAMES RESERVE LIST.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON.

MY NEXT REPORT WILL GO TO THE SECOND PORTION OF IT, WHICH IS THE APPLICATION OF SAID NAMES. BUT FOR ANY NAME TO BE USED AND PUT FORTH FOR A RENAMING OPPORTUNITY, IT MUST FIRST PASS A CRITERIA'S NAMED IN THE POLICY AND THEN ADD IT TO THE NAMES LIST.

SO IN 2021 ENDING IN MARCH OF 2022 THE TWO NAMES THAT WERE SUBMITTED WERE THE NAME REJEAN CYR AND THE NAME FABRIS.

THOSE TWO NAMES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD.

AS FOR THE POLICIES, BOTH NAMES HAVE BEEN DEEMED APPROPRIATE.

AS PER THE POLICY, THE SOLE VIOLATION IS AND I USE THE WORD VIOLATION VERY LOOSELY IS THAT THE NAME MR. REJEAN CYR IS CURRENTLY AND CONTRARY TO SECTION 6.3.8 THAT SAYS, THE NAMES OF LIVING PERSONS SHOULD BE USED ONLY IN EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

IT'S UP TO COUNCIL TO CHOOSE.

COUNCIL HAD THE OUT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE POLICY TO APPROVE ANY NAME THAT WAS IN THERE.

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AND COUNCIL MAY AT ANY TIME MAY DIRECT THE SPECIFIC NAME, BE USED FOR SPECIFIC STREET, FACILITY, PARK, OR ELEMENT THEREOF.

LONG WAY OF SAYING THAT EVEN THOUGH THE NAME DOES NOT TYPICALLY OR ISN'T NORMALLY APPROVED, COUNCIL HAS THE ABILITY TO OVERRIDE THAT, TO APPROVE IT, TO ADD BOTH THESE NAMES TO THE LIST. AND THEN IN THE NEXT REPORT, WE'LL BE PUTTING FORTH WHAT ITEMS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO BE RENAMED.

SO ALL COUNCIL IS DOING IS STRICTLY APPROVING TO ADD THOSE TWO NAMES TO OUR RESERVE LIST.

OK THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

JUST CURIOUS. DO WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL LIST OR IS IT A SHORT LIST OF NAMES ON THE RESERVE LIST OR IS THERE ANY THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE WE APPROVED THE POLICY? THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, COUNCILLOR PEARCE WHEN WE DID GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS BACK THEN DID SAY THAT THERE IS A NAMES RESERVE LIST FLOATING AROUND SOMEWHERE.

STAFF HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE IT AT THE TIME.

SO THE NAMES RESERVE LIST, AS OF WHEN I WROTE THE POLICY IN 2021, HAS A DEPTH OF TWO NAMES IF APPROVED TONIGHT MR. REJEAN CYR AND FABRIS AND IF THOSE ARE BOTH APPROVED TONIGHT, THOSE WILL BE THE SOLE TWO NAMES ON THE NAMES RESERVES LIST.

OK, THANK YOU FOR THAT. OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO NOT APPROVE BOTH NAMES SEEING AS MOST OF THE NEW SUBDIVISION IS NAMED AFTER PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL LIVING.

SO IT WOULD BE HARD TO NOT KNOW HISTORICALLY THAT WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST.

SO I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE NAMES.

THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FROM COUNCIL.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE SAID IT DEFINITELY TWO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE TO BREAK THE TRAIL THAT CREATED ELLIOT LAKE, SO VERY GOOD STUFF.

I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE NOW.

I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR.

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

6.4 A REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RENAMING OF MUNICIPAL ASSETS AS PER THE ASSET NAME AND RENAMING POLICY.

THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED FEBRUARY 23, 2022 BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE CEREMONIAL RENAMING ESTEN DRIVE NORTH TO FABRIS DRIVE THAT COUNCIL DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE RENAMING THE SPINE ROAD CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAIL TO THE REJEAN CYR CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAIL.

PART OF THIS RESOLUTION SHOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD AS RECONSIDERATION.

THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD ONCE.

I WOULD LIKE IT DEALT WITH, BUT I JUST I THINK IT'S GOT TO COME BACK TO THE PROPER FORMAT AND I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING AND HAVE PART OF HAVE IT SPLIT AND BROUGHT BACK AS RECONSIDERATION FOR ONE AND THE OTHER ONE OR PART OF IT BE STRICKEN AND BROUGHT BACK AS RECONSIDERATION.

IT'S JUST IMPROPER PROCESS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

I'M SURE MS. BRAY. I THINK THE PROCESS WAS TO HAVE THE NAMES ADDED TO A RESERVE LIST, AND THEN THEY COULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD AS PER THE POLICY MR. ANTUNES MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL.

MR. ANTUNES, I'M NOT SURE IF I RECALL THE REQUEST BEING SHOT DOWN, BUT AS DIRECTION TO STAFF TO CREATE POLICIES BEFORE ANYTHING COMING BACK.

THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP, I HAVE TO GO BACK INTO THE NOTES AND LOOK, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IS THE REASON BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST THING, AS I MENTIONED WHEN I CAME AND I STARTED WITH THE TEAM, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE REASON THAT I WAS DIRECTED TO CREATE A RENAMING, A NAMING, ASSET, NAMING AND RENAMING POLICY WAS BECAUSE THIS HAD ACTUALLY COME THROUGH AND THERE WAS THE ISSUE WITH NAMING AND RENAMING STREETS AND ASSETS.

SO THIS IS THE REASON THE POLICY WAS CREATED AND IT WAS SPURNED BY THIS THE FIRST TIME AROUND. I DON'T KNOW IF MR. GAGNON HAS GOT ANY MORE OF AN UPDATE.

I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD, ACCURATE SCENARIO.

MY MEMORY SERVES COUNCILLOR PEARCE DID A NOTICE OF MOTION DIDN'T GO OVER VERY WELL.

WE WERE DIRECTED TO COME UP WITH A POLICY WHICH WE'VE DONE.

THE POLICY WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SO THIS NO LONGER FALLS UNDER THE CATEGORY OF RECONSIDERATION WHATSOEVER BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO VETTED BY COUNCIL WE'RE SIMPLY FOLLOWING COUNCIL'S POLICY.

SO IT COMPLETELY MEETS THE SPEC OF PROCEDURAL, ACCURATENESS AND IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED UNDER THE RECONSIDERATION IT'S JUST NOT PROCEDURALLY ACCURATE.

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WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, IT'S STILL RECONSIDERATION OF THE MOTION THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY NOTICE OF MOTION.

I'M NOT SAYING I CAN'T COME FORWARD.

I'M JUST SAYING THIS IS RECONSIDERATION.

IT JUST SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK IN THE PROPER FORMAT.

IT IS RECONSIDERATION BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME THING.

JUST TO ALLEVIATE ANY STRESS HERE BECAUSE THIS ISN'T TIME SENSITIVE I'D JUST ASK COUNCIL TO PUT FORWARD A DEFERRAL ON THIS SO THAT MS. BRAY CAN LOOK BACK THROUGH OUR MINUTES AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING THE PROPER PROCEDURE. BECAUSE I FULLY DON'T RECALL, AND I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY ELSE FULLY RECALLS THE CONVERSATION, BUT WE ENDED UP WITH A POLICY.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. YEAH.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. SPECIFICALLY, THE NOTICE OF MOTION WAS DENIED BY COUNSEL, SO THERE WAS NO NOTICE OF MOTION.

IT NEVER CAME TO COUNCIL.

OK. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

DOES IT MATTER THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROCEED WITH THE CEREMONIAL RENAMING WHERE THE ACTUAL NOTICE OF MOTION WAS TO RENAME THE STREET PERIOD? SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THE TECHNICALITY OF RECONSIDERATION BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BROUGHT FORWARD AS A CEREMONIAL NAME LAST TIME.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE. WELL, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, IT WAS ALL DISCUSSED AT THAT SAME THING ABOUT DOING CEREMONIAL, DOING IT AS RENAMING.

I'M JUST ASKING THIS TO BE DEFERRED TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AND BROUGHT BACK UNDER THE PROPER FORM. I JUST DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW PROCESS THAT WE'RE.

I'M NOT OPPOSED TO DOING THIS.

I'M JUST OPPOSED TO DOING IT INCORRECTLY.

AND SO I WOULD GLADLY I'LL PUT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DEFER IT TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO BRING IT BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING FOLLOWING PROPER PROCESS.

THAT'S ALL I CARE. OK.

IS THERE A SECONDER FOR THE DEFERRAL? SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

MS. BRAE, YOU HAD A COMMENT.

SORRY, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT FOR A RECONSIDERATION, YOU REQUIRE NEW INFORMATION, WHICH I THINK THIS REPORT AND THE NEW POLICY OF THE RENAMING POLICY IS NEW INFORMATION AND THIS IS A NEW APPLICATION.

BUT IF COUNCIL WISHES TO HAVE IT AT THE NEXT MEETING, WE CAN DEFER IT.

I THINK JUST TO MAKE SURE, AS COUNCILLOR PATRIE SAID, THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING PROCESS.

IF WE LOOK AT THE MINUTES FROM THAT MEETING, I DO KNOW THAT COUNCIL APPROVED BOTH POLICIES AND CEREMONIAL RENAMING, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, AS COUNCILLOR PATRIE SAID, WE'RE FOLLOWING PROPER PROCESS HERE AND IF NEED BE, COME NEXT MEETING THEN WE ADD THE VERBIAGE TO FOLLOW SUIT WITH THE RECONSIDERATION PIECE.

BUT I'M HOPING WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY TIME WE JUST FOLLOW OUR PROCESS.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DEFER.

THIS IS NOT TIME SENSITIVE.

WE HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT PROCESS.

SO I CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE DEFERRAL, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. ABSTAIN.

I'M IN FAVOR, SO THAT'S DEFERRED TO THE NEXT MEETING.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, YOUR WORSHIP ABSTAIN VOTE IN A ROLL CALL IS A NEGATIVE VOTE.

I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT.

YEAH. OK, SO OUR NEXT ONE, 6.5 REPORT FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER RE: 2022 ANNUAL DRAG RACES RECOMMENDATION THAT'S THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER DATED FEBRUARY 24TH 2022 BE RECEIVED, THAT COUNCIL INDICATE ITS INTENT TO HOST OR CANCEL THE 22 DRAG RACES.

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

MR. GAGNON. YES, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

LET ME, UNMUTE MYSELF THERE WE GO.

APOLOGIZE FOR THINGS THAT I DIDN'T ACTUALLY DECLARE, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE MOTION.

THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE BODY OF THE REPORT IS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, RELUCTANTLY RECOMMEND STAFF RECOMMENDS WE CANCEL THE DRAG RACES.

SO NOW WE HAVE A MOTION THAT IS WISHY WASHY THAT I WON'T DO THAT ANYMORE.

[LAUGHTER].

SO BUT WHAT I TRIED TO DO WITH THIS STAFF REPORT IS TO PAINT THE PICTURE TO COUNCIL THAT WE'RE UNDER SOME TIME CRUNCH.

FEELS LIKE JULY IS FAR OFF, BUT WE NEED TO PLAN NOW AND RAMP UP FOR EITHER HOSTING OR CANCELING THE DRAG RACES.

IF WE ARE GOING TO HOST THE DRAG RACES IN JULY WE WOULD NEED TO RAMP UP AND HIRE SOME STAFF, REVISIT THE BUDGET, WORK WITH THE NORTH SHORE CRUISERS AND REVISE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING IN MAKING THAT EVENT COST TO THE TAXPAYER IN THE

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WE CURRENTLY ARE LEAN GOING COMING OUT OF COVID, OF COURSE, IN THE RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. SO WE WOULD NEED TO HIRE SOME STAFF.

AND IF WE WERE HOSTING AN EVENT OF THIS SCALE, THAT WOULD GO NOW SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT IN MIND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE SKILLSETS TO FILL SOME OF THESE POSITIONS.

THE DRAG RACE PROMOTER FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM MR. MALCOLM IS ANXIOUS TO HAVE A CONFIRMATION OR OBVIOUSLY PREFER TO HAVE THE EVENT, BUT HE NEEDS TO RAMP UP STAFF AS WELL AND PLAN FOR THIS.

SO WE BASICALLY NEED TO KNOW NOW ON THE VERGE OF MARCH WHETHER WE'RE HAVING THIS EVENT SO THAT WE CAN PLAN ACCORDINGLY ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

IF IT IS INDEED CANCELED, WE CAN TAKE THE NEXT YEAR OR SO TO REVISIT THE BUDGET, WORK WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND PLAN FOR A RESUMPTION IN 2023.

WE NOTICED AND I SENT THE EMAIL AROUND TO COUNCIL THAT THE WAWA DRAG RACES WERE CANCELED FOR SIMILAR ISSUES COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE UNKNOWNS OF WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE. I DO NOTE THAT IT WOULD SEEM THAT AT THIS RATE, THE TREND IS GOOD THAT COME JULY WE WON'T BE HAVING BARRING ANOTHER VARIANT ANYTHING LIKE WHAT WE'VE SEEN BEFORE WHEN IT COMES TO CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS.

SO THIS IS NOT SO MUCH A PANDEMIC ISSUE AS MUCH AS A CAPACITY ISSUE LOCALLY AND A BUDGET ISSUE AS WE RAMP UP.

SO. IT'S JUST SORT OF PAINTING IT IN A NUTSHELL.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE AND THE WHOLE STAFF IS HERE TO DO THAT AS WELL. MS. SONNENBURG MR. HALLOCH.

GAGNON. I DO UNDERSTAND WE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE VERY FIRST BUDGET CYCLE OF THIS COUNCIL A FEW YEARS AGO, A DEDICATION THAT WE WOULD SUPPORT DRAG RACES YEAR OVER YEAR THROUGH THE COUNCIL TO ALLOW FOR TIMING, FOR BEING ABLE TO GET SPONSORS, EARLY SPONSORS AND THAT'S AT NO FAULT OF STAFF OR COUNCIL OR ANYBODY'S.

COVID IS ON ITS OWN TIME FRAME, IT'S ITS OWN ENTITY, SO WE CAN'T REALLY CONTROL THAT, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND IN ORDER TO REALLY GET SOME SUPPORT AND FUNDING AS FAR AS SPONSORSHIP FOR THE DRAG RACES, THEY REALLY WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO BE OUT THERE REQUESTING FOR SOME OF THE LARGER BACKERS AND SUPPORTERS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR CORPORATE BUDGET PROCESSES, WHICH WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO START ON JANUARY 1ST.

SO WE'RE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY NOW, THAT'S TWO MONTHS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE TIME FRAME FOR BEING ABLE TO SECURE THAT FINANCIAL BACKING SO.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT COUNCIL DOES TONIGHT, DEFINITELY NEEDS TO COME TO BUDGET TO DISCUSS THIS YEAR AND FUTURE YEARS AS FAR AS WHERE WE'RE GOING, IN MY OPINION. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. WE NEED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, ABSOLUTELY, WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A LITTLE SOONER THAN THAT, BUT I THINK THE FIRST DISCUSSION THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD IS WITH THE DRAG RACE COMMITTEE.

THEY HAVEN'T WEIGHED IN ON ANY OF THIS, AND I THINK THAT BEFORE COUNCIL MAKES THE DECISION, WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A COMMITTEE MEETING OF ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT TO SEE WHAT PLANS AND WHAT THINGS CHANGE SINCE THE LAST DRAG RACES.

THE NORTH SHORE CRUISERS ARE WILLING TO HOST A MEETING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO COME FORWARD AND THE ONE THING WE ALL NEED TO APPRECIATE IF WE GIVE UP THIS DATE THIS YEAR TO KIRKLAND LAKE, WE WILL NEVER GET IT BACK.

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER.

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER DRAG RACE IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

IF WE SAY NO THIS YEAR AND THINGS MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DATE IN KIRKLAND LAKE, WE WILL NEVER GET THAT DATE BACK AND THEY'LL NEVER BE ANOTHER RACE.

SO IT'S US THAT HAS TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

WE CAN'T SLUSH IT OFF TO THE NEXT COUNCIL TO DECIDE GOING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT EVENTS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AS A CITY, AND WE HAVE TO APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY IS MORE THAN JUST CURBS AND SIDEWALKS AND LIGHTS AND ROADS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A FULL COMMUNITY WITH FULL ACCESS TO EVENTS TO KEEP AS ECONOMIC DRIVER AS TOURISM DRIVER, BUT ALSO TO KEEP PEOPLE HERE IN ELLIOT LAKE THAT WANT TO STAY HERE AND LIVE HERE.

AND THE MONEY THAT IS SPENT ON THAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT FOR BUYBACK FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT PARTICIPATE, THOSE PEOPLE WOULD BE WORKING THAT DAY ANYWAY. SO IF WE DON'T HAVE THE DRAG RACES, WE'RE NOT SAVING THAT MONEY.

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SO THAT'S NOT A MONEY THAT'S SPENT OVER AND ABOVE.

THAT'S MONEY THAT'S CHARGED BACK TO THE DRAG RACES.

I JUST THINK BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION THAT, I'LL LET EVERYONE ELSE SPEAK, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO HAVE A DECISION WITHOUT HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE . WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NORTH SHORE CRUISERS WOULD CHARGE US THIS YEAR FOR THE EVENT.

MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T CHARGE ANYTHING.

I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVEN'T ASKED.

THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ENGAGING OUR VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE THE SYSTEM THAT WE'VE BEEN USING APPARENTLY CAN'T BE USED ANYMORE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO LET'S FIND A WAY THAT WE CAN INCLUDE ALL THE USERS GROUPS TO HELP US WITH THIS.

TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO, IT WAS THE FIRST EVENT IN ELLIOT LAKE, AND NOBODY THEN KNEW HOW TO DO IT. BUT IT'S BEEN RUN SUCCESSFULLY FOR 20 YEARS, BARRING THE LAST TWO BECAUSE OF COVID. THIS WOULD BE THE 21ST DRAG RACES, SO ALONG THE WAY WE HAVE FIGURED IT OUT, AND IF WE DEFER THIS DECISION NOW, IT CAN ONLY BE FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO LET THE RACING WORLD KNOW.

WE WON'T HAVE TO DO THE BUDGET AS FAR AS ADVERTISING FOR DRIVERS.

THAT'S MOOT.

THEY'LL COME THEY WANT TO RACE.

THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE HAVING A RACE THAT WEEKEND.

THEY'LL BE HERE. THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE ADVERTISING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

WE'LL HAVE TO DO MARKETING AROUND OUR PATRONS THAT COME TO WATCH IT AND PEOPLE THAT COME FROM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY.

SO THERE WILL BE HAVING TO DO SOME ADVERTISING IN THAT SENSE, BUT IT CERTAINLY CAN BE SCALED BACK TO WHAT IT'S BEEN IN THE PAST.

THERE'S BEEN MONEY SPENT IN THE PAST THAT DIDN'T NEED TO BE SPENT THAT WE WON'T NEED TO SPEND THIS YEAR. SO I THINK THAT BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION, WE NEED TO HAVE ALL THE FACTS AND I THINK WE NEED TO GO TO THE COMMITTEE TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE THEY STAND, WHAT THEY WANT TO OFFER AND HOW WE CAN BRING A MORE COST EFFECTIVE DRAG RACE TO THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE.

BECAUSE IF WE DECIDE TONIGHT THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THIS, WE WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER DRAG RACE WITHIN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

SO I'M GOING TO LET EVERYONE ELSE SPEAK, AND THEN I'LL SEE HOW EVERYONE FEELS ABOUT DEFERRING IT AND IF HAVING TO HAVE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING BY THE END OF THE WEEK TO MAKE A DECISION, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'D HAVE TO DO.

WE'VE DONE THAT FOR OTHER, FOR OTHER INCIDENCES, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GO TO THE COMMITTEE AND GIVE THE COMMITTEE A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON ALL THE CONCERNS THAT ARE, THEY'RE VALID CONCERNS.

SO LET'S SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS THEM AND NEGOTIATE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE. I SOMEWHAT AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THERE'S A LOT TO THIS.

EVENTS IN 2022 ARE GOING TO BE AN ANOMALY.

WE'VE ALREADY SEEN IT.

I HAVE PERSONALLY AND I KNOW EVERYBODY OR THERE'S MEMBERS HERE THAT DON'T BELIEVE THAT I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO EVENTS BUT TRUST ME.

I WENT TO WORK LAST YEAR, LAST FALL FOR FIVE WEEKS, AND IT WAS INSANE.

IF YOU CAN DO IT, YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE DATE.

WE ALSO KNOW FROM MY EXPERIENCE, IF YOU CANCEL THIS FOR A THIRD YEAR, IT'S GOING TO BE DEAD REGARDLESS. SO EVEN IF THERE'S A NEW DATE AVAILABLE, YOU'VE LOST YOUR MOMENTUM BY CANCELING IT TOO MANY TIMES.

SO I AGREE THAT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. I THINK THAT IT WILL BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

I'M NOT PLEASED WITH THE NUMBERS OVER THE YEARS OF WHAT IT HAS COST THE TAXPAYERS TO DO THIS EVENT. SOME OF THOSE YEARS ARE PRETTY ASTRONOMICAL, INCLUDING 2020, WHICH IS ACTUALLY NOT TWENTY THREE HUNDRED, BUT IT'S ALMOST FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THIS NOT BEING SOMETHING PUT ON BY THE MUNICIPALITY, BUT THE MUNICIPALITY PARTNERS WITH SOME IN-KIND STUFF WITH THE DONATION OF THE AIRPORT. IF THERE'S PARTNERS INVOLVED, THEY SHOULDN'T BE ON A SET FEE, THEY SHOULD BE ON A PROFIT SHARE.

THERE ARE CERTAIN WAYS TO RUN EVENTS AND AN EVENT THIS LARGE SHOULD BE MAKING MONEY AND SHOULDN'T ACTUALLY BE AN EXPENSE TO THE MUNICIPALITY.

I DO WANT TO SEE IT GO FORWARD, BUT I DO WANT TO SEE THE BUDGET REWORKED AND I GET IT.

WE'VE LOST THE HEAD OF THAT COMMITTEE IN THAT DEPARTMENT, SO IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR STAFF TO GET THIS ORGANIZED.

BUT I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THE MUNICIPALITY COMMITTING TO ASSISTING.

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WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SPEND MONEY.

THIS EVENT IS SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH THAT IT SHOULD BE OPERATED AS A PROFITABLE EVENT AND THE NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE RECEIVING FUNDRAISING MONEY FROM THAT EVENT THROUGH THE PROFITS. AND I'LL WAIT IF COUNCILLOR FINAMORE WANTS TO DEFER IT, I GLADLY SECOND IT FOR HER. OK.

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

YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE UNANIMITY HERE.

I'M NOT A HUGE FAN OF DRAG RACES, BUT THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE.

AND I THINK THE KEY THING HERE IS THAT WE SHOULD ALLOW THE COMMITTEE TO HAVE ITS SAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE WHOLE COMMITTEE COME IN FOR A MEETING, BUT CERTAINLY THE EXECUTIVE SHOULD COME IN AND SIT DOWN.

I'M AVAILABLE THIS WEEK.

I'M NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE OTHER BE QUITE A WHILE AFTER THAT, BUT I WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS WEEK. I'D CERTAINLY BE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN A MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE OF THE NORTH SHORE CRUISERS.

I ALSO AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE SPENDING MONEY ON THIS.

I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MONEYMAKER.

I DON'T KNOW WHY IT ISN'T. BUT THEN AGAIN, I'VE NEVER RUN A DRAG RACE, SO I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN A VERY ECONOMICAL WAY, AT THE VERY LEAST. SO I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE MOTION TO DEFER AND WOULD WELCOME A SPECIAL MEETING, WHETHER IT'S A COUNCIL MEETING OR WE WANT TO DO IT THROUGH A COMMITTEE, I DON'T CARE BUT SOMETHING WHERE WE WOULD HAVE A MEETING WITH THE NORTH SHORE CRUISERS TO DISCUSS THIS MORE IN DETAIL. THANK YOU.

IF THIS DOES GET DEFERRED, DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE TO BE A COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE STAFF TAKES THEIR DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL NOT COMMITTEE, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A QUICK COUNCIL MEETING PRIOR TO THE END OF THE WEEK.

JUST ON THAT AND LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, I RECALL THE FIRST YEAR THAT I GOT TO ENJOY THE BUDGET PROCESS.

WE LOOKED AT TO THERE HAD BEEN A LOSS OF $98,000 DOLLARS FOR THE DRAG RACE THAT YEAR AND LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS IT'S CONTINUED TO DECLINE OVER THE YEARS TO THE LAST DRAG RACES IN 2019 AND 2020 WAS A VERY NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNT OF COST FOR THAT TYPE OF EVENT.

AND AGAIN, WE LOOK AT THE ECONOMICS OF IT AND THE TOURISM ASPECT.

WHAT DOES IT BRING TO THE COMMUNITY? IS IT WORTH IT FOR US AND NOT JUST AS FAR AS TOURISM, FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE DEFERRAL AND THE POTENTIAL PULLING THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER. AND NORMALLY WITH A DEFERRAL COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, THEREFORE WE'D NORMALLY HAVE A DATE AND TIME.

MS. BRAY, MY QUESTION IS WOULD THE CALL OF THE CHAIR BE SUFFICIENT IN NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHEN THE DRAG RACE COMMITTEE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER AND PUT FORTH THEIR INFO? SO A MOTION TO DEFER REQUIRES A DATE AND TIME CERTAIN, SO WE'D HAVE TO SAY EITHER TO THE MARCH 14TH COUNCIL MEETING OR WE'D HAVE TO GIVE A DATE AND TIME IN THE MOTION.

OK. MR. GAGNON. I WAS JUST GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE'RE STRUGGLING TO FIND QUORUM, WE HAVE THREE COUNCILLORS MISSING THIS EVENING.

WE'VE BEEN MISSED QUORUM FOR PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE.

WE'RE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING QUORUM FOR A BUDGET MEETING.

I THINK BETWEEN NOW AND TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE IF WE WAIT FOR THE 14TH WE'RE NOT GETTING IN YOU KNOW THAT'S ANOTHER TWO WEEKS.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO TRY TO SQUEEZE THIS IN LATER THIS WEEK.

WORST CASE MONDAY, THE 7TH AND WE HAVE AN ANSWER TO THE RACE PROMOTERS AND STAKEHOLDERS BY TUESDAY, THE 8TH. THAT'S MY OPINION.

ASSUMING WE CAN GET QUORUM THIS TIME.

OK. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

UNLESS THE PROMOTERS ARE GIVING US A HARD DATE THAT THEY NEED A RESPONSE BY, I RECOMMEND THAT WE GIVE STAFF TILL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO MEET WITH THE CRUISERS OR ANY OTHER PROPONENTS. THE CRUISERS MAY HAVE TO MEET WITH PROPONENTS TO SEE IF THEY CAN BAND A GROUP OF PEOPLE TOGETHER. THEY MAY WANT TO TAKE IT ON.

I DON'T WANT TO FAST TRACK THIS.

I DON'T WANT TO DO IT WRONG. LIKE COUNCILLOR PEARCE SAYS, THIS SHOULD BE MAKING MONEY.

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OK. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE I THINK THAT'S TOO LATE FOR ARNIE AND FOR KIRKLAND LAKE.

I THINK THEY WANT AN ANSWER SOONER THAN LATER, SO I WOULD BE HAPPIER WITH THE MONDAY THE DATE OF DEFERRING IT UNTIL MONDAY THE 8TH.

IS THAT WHAT THE DATE IS SORRY? TUESDAY THE 8 IS. SO MONDAY, WOULD BE THE 7TH.

SO MONDAY THE 7TH, I THINK THAT I TALKED TO THE NORTH SHORE CRUISERS AND THEY SAID THEY CAN GET A MEETING TOGETHER PRETTY SOON AND PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.

SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE WOULD HAVE AN ANSWER FOR COUNCIL BY NEXT MONDAY.

OK. SO SO THAT WOULD BE MY DEFERRAL UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 7TH.

7:00 P.M. MAKE SURE IT'S AFTER OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE. 14TH WOULD WORK.

THE CRUISERS JUST MESSAGED ME SORRY.

THEY SAID THE 14TH IS FINE.

OK. SO A MOTION IS TO DEFER TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

SECONDER. SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE DEFERRAL NOW THAT WE HAVE A DATE? MS. BRAY. SORRY, JUST TO ALSO MENTION THAT IT REQUIRES A REASON, SO I'LL JUST ADD TO ALLOW THE DRAG RACE COMMITTEE TO REPORT ON THE 2022 DRAG RACES.

YEP. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OK, ROLL CALL. COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. IN FAVOR.

AND I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S DEFERRED UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING.

YOU 6.6 REPORT FROM A DEPUTY CLERK AND ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR, RE: INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM 2022-2023 ACCESSIBLE PARKING LOT AT SPRUCE BEACH.

AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE REPORT OF THE DEPUTY CLERK AND ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR DATED JANUARY 27, 2022 BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE APPLYING TO THE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM FOR SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PROJECT OF AN ACCESSIBILITY PARKING LOT AT SPRUCE BEACH, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND I WILL HAND THAT OFF TO YOU, MS. LAURENCE.

OH LOOKING FOR A MOVER. SORRY.

I'LL MOVE IT. OK.

SECONDER.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. THANK YOU.

IT'S ALL YOURS. MS. LAURENCE.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP.

SO THE APPLICATION FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY GRANTS OPEN JANUARY 25TH, 2022. THESE GRANTS PROVIDE SUCCESSFUL MUNICIPALITIES, NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WITH UP TO 60 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A LOCAL PROJECT THAT WILL HELP OLDER RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY LIFE.

THIS YEAR, ONTARIO WILL PRIORITIZE PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND THOSE THAT ADDRESS COVID 19 RELATED CHALLENGES.

SO THE RECOMMENDED PROJECT HAS BEEN ON THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND STAFF'S RADAR SINCE THE ADDITION OF THE ACCESSIBLE BEACH MATS AND THE WATER WHEELCHAIR.

DUE TO THE STEEP SLOPE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH ON SPRUCE, IT WAS THOUGHT THAT AN ACCESSIBLE PARKING AREA ADJACENT TO THE LIFEGUARD SHACK AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE ACCESS SPOTS WOULD BE THE BEST BRIDGE TO THE ACCESSIBILITY GAP AT THE BEACH.

FROM BELOW IS A PROPOSED DESIGN PROVIDED BY TULLOCH ENGINEERING THAT WAS COMPLETED THE SUMMER OF 2020 AND A PHOTO OF THE ACCESS MATS THE MATERIAL USED WOULD BE NEW ASPHALT.

THIS PROJECT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE LINE PAINTING, PROPER SIGNAGE, PARKING BARRICADES, LIGHTING AS WELL AS SOME BEAUTIFICATION AROUND THE PARKING LOT, SO IT'S NOT SUCH AN EYESORE AT THE BEACH.

WE'LL ALSO REVISIT THIS DESIGN IF FUNDING IS RECEIVED, MAKING SURE THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO STILL PARK DOWN AT THE PARKING LOT AREA AND NOT BE OBSTRUCTED BY OTHER VEHICLES.

THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN, AGE FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN, ACCESSIBILITY PLAN, AS WELL AS ALIGNING WITH ELIGIBLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND COSTS

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GRANTS OF UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $60,000 EACH WILL SUPPORT UP TO 100 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS.

AS AN AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY, TAKING STEPS TO BECOME MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROJECT SUGGESTED BY THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY GRANT FUNDING PROGRAM BY MARCH 3RD, 2022.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU MS. LAURENCE.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. THANK YOU.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND TO ME, IT'S A NO BRAINER IT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR ABSOLUTE FOR SURE. I JUST QUESTION IF WE DON'T GET THE GRANT, WILL THIS CAN THIS REQUEST GO FORWARD TO THE BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL? CAN WE? TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES HAPPEN, IT'S TO ME IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSITY TO HAVE.

BUT IN THE EVENT WE DON'T GET THE GRANT.

CAN IT GO FORWARD TO WE STILL HAVEN'T FINISHED BUDGET.

MS. LAURENCE, ANY FUNDING BEING ALLOTTED FOR ACCESSIBILITY THIS YEAR THROUGH OUR BUDGET.

THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP, I DON'T KNOW IF MR. GAGNON CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY FUNDING BEING PART OF OUR 2022 BUDGET, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT STANDS.

WE HAVE A VERY, VERY LARGE CAPITAL BUDGET IN 2022.

OUR LAST REVIEW AT IT WITH COUNCIL WAS, I BELIEVE, A STAGGERING $14 MILLION DOLLARS.

SO WHAT WE MAY HAVE LOST IS THE ACCESSIBILITY ENVELOPE THAT WAS IN A BUDGET AT SOME POINT IN TIME. THAT KIND OF SHOULD BE MAYBE TIGHTENED UP AND WE CAN STILL DO THAT [INAUDIBLE] THE OPERATING BUDGET JUST EVERY YEAR, WE SHOULD PUT A CERTAIN AMOUNT INTO THE ACCESSIBILITY RESERVE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS.

I'M NOT SURE. MAYBE MS. SONNENBURG OR MR. HALLOCH CAN CONFIRM WHETHER THAT ASPHALT PARKING IS IN THE 2022 CAPITAL BUDGET AS IT STANDS.

I COULD ALSO ANSWER ON THAT, SO BASICALLY, WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH THE RESURFACING OF THE ROADS, THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO START LAST YEAR.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS A DELAY IN THERE BECAUSE OF JUST TIME CONSUMING AND THEY WERE IN OTHER AREAS, OTHER MUNICIPALITIES GETTING STUFF DONE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE GETTING DONE THIS YEAR. THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS, I BELIEVE, UNDER THAT BUDGET, WITH THE ROADS THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE SIZE OF THE PARKING LOT AND STUFF WE CAN LOOK AT, IT WAS MAINLY ME GOING FROM ORIGINALLY USING THE RECYCLED ASPHALT BEHIND THE DOG PARK.

I STILL WANT TO WAIT AND SEE HOW EVERYTHING LOOKS AT THE SKI HILL AFTER THE FACT, BUT IT'S THE FACT THAT I'D LIKE LINES GOING IN AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO IF WE LOOK AT THE SURFACE TREATMENT PART OF IT, WE'RE ADDING ON SOME OTHER ROADS AND WE COULD USE THE CRUSHED ASPHALT AS WELL AS A BASE UNDERNEATH.

SO THAT SAVES US MONEY AS WELL.

SO I BELIEVE I COULD PUT IT INTO THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF THE ROADS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING UNDER THAT BUDGET THAT IS ALREADY BEEN PROPOSED TO THE COUNCIL TO GO THROUGH AND BE APPROVED THIS YEAR.

SO I BELIEVE, YES, IT SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. I THINK MOST OF THIS IS MOOT.

I AGREE. LET'S APPLY FOR THE SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IT'S 100 HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDING.

I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO COVER IT IF YOU'RE PUTTING LIGHTING AND AND EVERYTHING, $60,000 DOLLARS ISN'T A LOT OF MONEY WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN A PARKING LOT, BUT IT'S VERY SIMPLE.

THE RESOLUTION IS THAT WE'RE AUTHORIZING STAFF TO APPLY FOR THE FUNDING.

I SAY APPLY FOR THE FUNDING.

GET YOUR RFP IN AND SEE WHAT IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO COST YOU BEFORE YOU EVEN WORRY ABOUT TAKING IT TO BUDGET. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU, I THINK THIS IS TO MR. HALLOCH, BUT MS. LAURENCE MIGHT KNOW AS WELL.

WHEN I'M AT THE BEACH AND I SEE PEOPLE COME ARRIVE WITH THEIR MOBILITY DEVICES.

THEY AREN'T TAKING A TRANSIT OR THEY AREN'T GETTING A RIDE.

THEY'VE COME OFF A BUS OR THEY'VE BROUGHT THEMSELVES DOWN.

IT'S STILL REALLY HARD, LIKE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO EVEN ACCESS THE BEACH.

SO WILL SOMETHING BE DONE TO THE ROAD TO GIVE THEM A BETTER GRADE SO THAT IT WILL BE EASIER, NOT AS TREACHEROUS FOR THEM TO EVEN TO ACCESS THE BEACH IN THE MOBILITY DEVICE? THIS IS FOR PARKING. I UNDERSTAND FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PULL UP AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES.

BUT THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARRIVE AT THE BEACH WITH THEIR OWN MOBILITY DEVICES THAT HAVE A HARD TIME TO EVEN ACCESS DOWN TO THE WATERFRONT.

THE QUESTION I CAN ANSWER ON THAT AS WELL, AND THIS TIES INTO SOME OF THE PROJECTS

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SO. SO HOPEFULLY, WE CAN ADD THAT RIGHT INTO THE ACTUAL TENDER OF THE HILLSIDE NORTH TENDER. AND WHEN WE MILL UP THAT SECTION OF PRODUCT, WE'LL HAVE IT TRANSPORTED STRAIGHT OVER THERE AND ALREADY HAVE IT PREPPED UP AND PUT IT DOWN THERE.

AND THEN THAT WORKS OUT.

AND THAT'LL BE LIKE A VERY LARGE COST SAVINGS SO THAT IF WE ARE APPROVED FOR THE 60 THOUSAND DOLLARS OF FUNDING, THAT WILL DEFINITELY TAKE CARE OF THE LIGHTING AND SIGNAGE AND LINE PAINTING.

IS THERE OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? OK. I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION HERE, JUST LOOKING AT THE MAP AND THE CONCEPT OF PUTTING THIS NEW PARKING AREA ACCESSIBILITY PARKING AREA DOWN BY THE LIFEGUARD SHACK.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S RIGHT DOWN ON A PORTION OF THE BEACH.

IS THERE ANY CONCERN ABOUT CONTAMINANTS LEACHING OUT OF THE ASPHALT INTO THE BEACH SAND AND POSSIBLY THE WATERWAYS? JUST [INAUDIBLE] NO ASPHALT EVERY TIME IT RAINS, YOU SEE SHINY, RAINBOW LOOKING LIQUID COMING FROM IT AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN WITH THAT, THAT PROXIMITY TO THE WATER . SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN LOOKED AT OR THOUGHT OF WITH THIS PROJECT. AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I'VE ASKED THIS TOO BECAUSE ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT WITH THE MILLED PRODUCT TOO WAS THE BOARDWALK AREA, AND THERE IS A LOT OF AREAS THAT ARE LIKE THAT AND YOU MAY SEE A BLOOM AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN SOMETHING FIRST GOES DOWN AND THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY PACKING IT AND GETTING IT READY. BUT AFTER THE FACT, I'VE BEEN SORT OF GUARANTEED FROM ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTORS THAT THAT WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE.

SO THAT'S GOING FROM JUST SEEING, THE STOCKPILE AREA.

YOU THINK YOU WOULD SEE THAT BLOOM ALL THE TIME BEHIND THE DOG PARK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND YOU DON'T ONCE IT'S SET IN.

I BELIEVE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN IT'S TREATED AT THE BEGINNING OR AS THE ASPHALT COMES UP WARM OUT OF THE PLANT AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU MAY HAVE SOME OF THE FUELS THAT ARE STILL EXTRACTING IN THE HEAT.

SO. BUT NO, I'VE ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS BECAUSE ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS IF WE CAN USE THE SAME PRODUCT FOR THE BOAT LAUNCH AREA AS WELL.

AND I WAS GIVEN, LIKE I SAID, BY BOTH THE ENGINEERS AND OTHER CONTRACTORS THAT NO IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE AT ALL.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? OK LOOK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE, THEN STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

AND I'M IN FAVOR ALSO. THANK YOU, MS. LAURENCE. 6.7 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES REDEDICATED GAS TAX FUNDING AGREEMENT RECOMMENDATION THAT THE STAFF REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 15, 2022 OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE CORPORATION CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE ENTER INTO A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE DEDICATED GAS TAX FUNDS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, WHICH SETS OUT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF DEDICATED GAS TAX FUNDS BY THE MUNICIPALITY.

CAN I HAVE A MOVE, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

MR. HALLOCH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP AGAIN, A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM THAT WE DEAL WITH EVERY YEAR.

FOR EVERYBODY AT HOME, THE DEDICATED GAS TAX FUNDS FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH WHILE REDUCING MUNICIPAL CONGESTION AND POLLUTION THROUGH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS. THE PROGRAM IS INITIATED ANNUALLY THROUGH A PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES A SIGNED AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH THE MUNICIPALITY AND THE PROVINCE, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY A BYLAW.

PURSUANT TO THE DEDICATED FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACT A PORTION OF THE PROVINCE OR PROVINCIAL GAS TAX REVENUE EQUALING TWO CENTS PER LITER OF FUEL, IS DEDICATED TO THIS PROGRAM. AND THEN BASICALLY THEY'LL GO TO THE MUNICIPALITIES LOOKING AT RIDERSHIP NUMBERS FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, AS WELL AS POPULATION AND THAT DETERMINES WHAT EVERY

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BASICALLY, THE CALCULATION OF THE ELIGIBLE FUNDS RECEIVED IS BASED ON THE 2020 2021 ANNUAL CANADIAN URBAN TRANSIT ASSOCIATION THAT WE FILL OUT EVERY YEAR AND SUBMIT TO THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION.

RECEIPT OF THE FUNDING IS CONTINGENT ON THE MUNICIPALITY HAVING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THESE REPORTS. AND THEN BASICALLY, ONCE WE LOOK AT THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE, THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN ALLOCATION OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE DOLLARS THIS YEAR.

WE COULD USE THIS FOR BOTH OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL USE WHEN IT COMES TO THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. NOW IT'S ONLY THE TRANSIT SYSTEM, NOT LIKE A FEDERAL GAS TAX WHERE YOU COULD USE IT ON A DESIGNATED AMOUNT OF PROJECTS.

THIS COULD ONLY BE USED IF IT'S EITHER TOWARDS BUSSES OR ANY UPGRADES TOWARDS THE BUS SYSTEM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SO IT COULD BE STACKED WITH SOME OTHER THINGS TOO AS WELL.

SO WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE UPGRADING OUR BUSSES AS WELL AS SHELTERS AND STUFF, WE CAN USE SOME OF THIS MONEY AS WELL TOWARDS THAT.

THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN PUTTING SOME OF IT TOWARDS OPERATIONAL AS WELL AS INTO THE CAPITAL RESERVE, KNOWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING BUSSES.

WE HAVE AN ASSET MANAGEMENT OF EVERY FIVE TO SIX YEARS THAT WILL BE REPLACING CONVENTIONAL BUSSES, ESPECIALLY.

SO ENTERING INTO THE FUNDING AGREEMENT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR THE MUNICIPALITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEDICATED FUNDING TO THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACT.

THE INITIAL PAYMENT OF NINETY SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE WILL BE PAYABLE UPON RECEIPT OF THE SIGNED COPY AND APPENDED AGREEMENT AND ASSOCIATED BYLAW.

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

BUT LIKE I SAID, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMES UP EVERY YEAR AND WE GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS EVERY YEAR, AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS BASICALLY IDENTICAL TO WHAT WE RECEIVED IN THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

THANK YOU, MR. HALLOCH. AS YOU MENTIONED A YEARLY HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR.

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

THANK YOU, MR. HALLOCH. THANK YOU.

6.8 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS 2021 WATER SUMMARY REPORT.

A RECOMMENDATION THAT STAFF REPORT 2021 WATER SUMMARY REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 10, 2022 OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE SUMMARY REPORT FOR MUNICIPALITIES BE FORWARDED TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL AND POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND MADE AVAILABLE IN PRINT FREE OF CHARGE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

CAN I HAVE A MOVER PLEASE? BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE AND ANOTHER HOUSEKEEPING ITEM MR. HALLOCH. THANK YOUR WORSHIP.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.

ANOTHER HOUSEKEEPING ITEM, FOR SURE.

SO BASICALLY SOMETHING THAT WE GO THROUGH AND WE'RE REGULATED TO DO EVERY YEAR UNDER THE REGULATION 170 OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.

BASICALLY, THE OWNER OF THE DRINKING WATER SYSTEM SHALL ENSURE THAT NOT LATER THAN MARCH 31ST OF EACH YEAR, A REPORT IS PRESENTED IN ACCORDANCE TO SUBSECTION AND THEN GOING INTO IT (2) AND (3) FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR AND GIVEN TO, IN THE CASE OF A DRINKING WATER SYSTEM OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY, THE MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

SO BASICALLY, THIS IS ASSURING BOTH COUNCIL AND AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING WELL AT THE WATER PLANT AND GOING WELL AND MONEY SPENT TOWARDS IT AND ALSO REFERRING TO ANY ADVERSE CONDITIONS.

SO BASICALLY, WHEN IN A LOT OF OUR REPORTING WHERE THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS COME UP ARE TO DO WITH WATER MAIN BREAKS, A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL SEE THOSE IN THE LIST, THEN WE ALWAYS SIDE ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION FOR SURE.

SO WE CALL IN ANYTHING WHERE WE THINK THERE'S A POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRESSURE AND IT CAN PULL IN THAT WAY. SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE A LOT MORE THAN WHERE 40 HOUSES ON A STREET WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT AND THEN WE'LL DO THE DOUBLE SAMPLE.

A LOT OF TIMES WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH NOT HAVING TO PUT ONE ON, BUT WE ALWAYS SIDE ON THAT SIDE OF CAUTION.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE THAT LIST A LITTLE LONGER ON THAT PART OF THAT.

OVERALL, EVERYTHING'S GOING GREAT AT THE WATER PLANT AND WE CONTINUE TO PUT MONEY IN TOWARDS IT. WE STATE THAT AS WELL IN OUR ROADS PROJECTS WHERE WE'RE REPLACING THE UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE.

MOST RECENTLY, PINE AND POPLAR MOVING FORWARD WILL BE HILLSIDE DRIVE NORTH INTO THAT PROJECT AND POSSIBLY SOME OF IT GOING FROM THERE AS WELL, AS WELL AS THE ACTUAL WATER PLANT AND THEN STARTING TO GET INTO A BIT MORE FROM THERE.

SO BASICALLY, THIS REPORT PROVIDES EVIDENCE AND ASSURANCE TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT AS OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION, COUNCIL IS EXERCISING THE PRESCRIBED STANDARD OF CARE WITH

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RECEIVING THIS REPORT WILL ENSURE THE MUNICIPALITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH REGARD TO PRESCRIBE LEGISLATION UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.

SO BASICALLY THIS WILL ONCE APPROVED BY COUNCIL AND GOING THROUGH, WE WILL PUT ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL WE'LL HAVE HARD COPIES THAT IF ANY RESIDENTS NEED TO GET THEM AT THE ACTUAL WATER PLANT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE IS ANY ON THIS.

THANK YOU, MR. HALLOCH. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? SEEING NONE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS ALSO.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. I'M IN FAVOR.

SO THAT'S CARRIED. AGAIN THANK YOU, MR. HALLOCH. THANK YOU.

PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.

THERE ARE NONE.

OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTING.

NONE. 9 UNFINISHED BUSINESS, A FEW THIS EVENING.

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WE HAVE 9.1.1 REPORT FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.

RE: SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO DELIBERATE ON THE FUTURE OF MUNICIPAL RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. IT IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER DATED FEBRUARY 24.

2022 BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL, HOST A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO REVIEW OPTIONS FOR ADDRESSING AGING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT THE COLLINS HALL BEFORE THE END OF MARCH 2022 WITH A HYBRID FORMAT TO ACCOMMODATE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION VIA ZOOM AND IN PERSON.

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

MR. GAGNON, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCILS REQUEST FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING.

YES, JUST WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION COUNCIL WANTS TO DELIBERATE ON THE FUTURE STATE OF THE MULTIPURPOSE HUB.

OUR LATEST DIRECTIVE WAS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT BUILDING TYPES FOR A POOL ARENA WALKING TRACK. AND WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THAT.

SO THIS EVENING IS MORE TO CLARIFY WHEN WHAT THAT FORMAT MAY LOOK LIKE AND THE TIMING.

AS I SAID, QUORUM IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE, BUT I THINK IF WE PUSH THIS OUT TO LATER IN MARCH WITH THE REOPENING PLAN TOMORROW, WE'LL TALK ABOUT COVID IN A MINUTE THAT [INAUDIBLE] ITEM, WE SHOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE TO HAVE A MEETING WHERE WE COULD HAVE IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE.

COUNCIL CHAMBERS IS STILL A RATHER SMALL BUILDING OR ROOM FOR THAT KIND OF SCENARIO.

WE HAD SOME SUCCESS IN THE PAST IN THE COLLINS HALL.

WE HAVE IMPROVED AUDIO ALERTS WITH HYBRID MEETINGS AND AUDIO, SO WE COULD DO FOR THE TOWN HALL STYLE WHERE WE WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE PUBLIC.

[INAUDIBLE] COUNCILLOR'S THAT PREFER TO BE ON ZOOM COULD DO THAT BUT WE COULD DO A HYBRID, HAVE LOTS OF TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND DIG INTO IT WITH THE PUBLIC.

IF THAT'S COUNCILS WISH WE COULD DO A ZOOM.

YOU KNOW IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL AS TO HOW WE WANT TO DELIBERATE ON THE FORMAT OF THAT MEETING AND PERHAPS AT THE SECOND MEETING ON MARCH 14TH, WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION.

SO WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT'S TO COME AND THEN I JUST THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO CLARIFY NOW WHAT THAT FUTURE TOWN HALL OR PUBLIC MEETING WOULD LOOK LIKE.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I DON'T AGREE WITH DOING THE TOWN HALL, I DON'T AGREE WITH DOING IT AT THE COLLINS HALL.

HOPEFULLY IN THE CAO'S REPORT, WHEN HE GETS INTO THE COVID 19 STUFF, THERE'S OBVIOUS GOOD NEWS. FORD'S BEEN MAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY, SO BUT WE'VE BEEN WAITING SIX MONTHS FOR THIS REPORT TO COME FORWARD.

I WOULD LIKE IT TO COME TO COUNCIL.

WE CAN DELIBERATE IT, WE CAN RECEIVE IT.

AND THEN IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE A TOWN HALL MEETING, THEN THAT'S THE TIME TO DO IT. I DON'T WANT TO BE SCHEDULING A TOWN HALL MEETING BEFORE WE'VE EVEN BEEN GIVEN THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE HAVE PATIENTLY WAITED FOR, FOR HALF A YEAR.

THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF INFORMATION THAT COUNCIL ASKED FOR AT THE HUB MEETING BACK IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING TO GET.

I DON'T WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TOWN HALL MEETING ON SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THIS INFORMATION IS, THAT WE'VE ASKED A HALF A DOZEN QUESTIONS TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO COME IF STAFF HAS THAT REPORT AVAILABLE, BRING IT TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

AND IF AT THAT TIME WE HAVE TO SCHEDULE A TOWN HALL MEETING OR IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD, WE CAN DO IT THEN.

I DON'T WANT TO SCHEDULE SOMETHING THAT'S, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YET, AND WE'VE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THIS TO COME FORWARD, SO I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE REPORT COME TO COUNCIL AND THEN WE CAN DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TOWN MEETING. JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT COUNCILLOR PATRIE IS SAYING, TOO.

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SO LIKE THE REC ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND SOME OF THOSE GROUPS TO BE ALLOWED TO ESSENTIALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

IS THAT COUNCILLOR PATRIE? I WANT ANYBODY TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND I WANT IT TO BE DONE, HOPEFULLY AT CITY HALL.

THE BIGGEST ASPECT IS WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING IT OFF OF EASTLINK AND THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR MUNICIPALITY THAT USE EASTLINK TO WATCH OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS.

SO YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE HURTING MORE PEOPLE THAN HELPING PEOPLE BY TAKING IT TO THE TOWN HALL. LET'S JUST GET THE REPORT HERE AND HOPEFULLY WHEN THE REPORT COMES, HOPEFULLY AT THAT MEETING IN MARCH, WE FINALLY OPEN CITY HALL UP AND ALLOW IN-PERSON PEOPLE TO COME AND WE ACTUALLY GO SIT AT CITY HALL AND HOLD OUR MEETINGS.

LIKE THE WORLD'S OPENING UP, AND WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW, NOT EVEN JUST MUNICIPALITIES, WE'RE JUST ONE OF THE FEW SMALL GROUPS THAT IS STILL DOING EVERYTHING VIA ZOOM.

OK COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. MY REASONS AREN'T EXACTLY THE SAME AS COUNCILLOR PATRIE'S, BUT I DO AGREE WITH THEM ON ONE THING.

I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE BEST IF THE REPORT WAS BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL AND ALLOW COUNCIL TO LOOK AT IT TO DEBATE IT.

GET ALL THE INFORMATION OUT IN THE OPEN, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE GENERAL POPULATION TO HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

WHAT ARE THE COSTS? WHAT ARE THE TIME FRAMES? ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GET SETTLED.

BUT IT ALLOWS COUNCIL TO HAVE THAT DEBATE.

IF WE THEN WANT TO HAVE A TOWN HALL MEETING, I'M FINE WITH THAT.

BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, AT THIS STAGE, IT'S UP TO COUNCIL TO BE LOOKING AT THIS AND MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE.

BUT THAT'S WHY WE GET THE BIG BUCKS.

SO. OR SO THEY TELL ME.

JUST FOR CLARITY, COUNCIL STILL HAS NOT HAD A SPECIAL MEETING SINCE OUR LAST TOWN HALL MEETING.

SO THERE WAS A TOWN HALL MEETING HELD WHERE WE HAD THE PUBLIC INPUT THAT LOOKED AT BRICKS AND MORTAR VERSUS HYBRID THAT CAME TO THE HUB ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS COUNCIL ASKED A WHOLE LACK OF OTHER QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.

BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THAT HAS FINALLY BEEN COMPILED BECAUSE THAT NEEDED TO BE PUT OUT TO TENDER, ESSENTIALLY TO GET US ALL THAT INFORMATION.

SO COUNCIL STILL HASN'T HAD AN ACTUAL MEETING TO DISCUSS THIS OURSELVES SINCE THE PUBLIC INPUT AT THE LAST TOWN HALL.

SO I AM IN AGREEMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THIS OVER ANOTHER TOWN HALL. THE QUESTION STILL REMAINS AND COUNCILLOR PATRIE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT IF WE'RE IN THE CHAMBERS AND THERE'S PUBLIC INPUT ANY WAY THROUGH PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD AND THE ABILITY TO ATTEND. BUT ARE WE AT THAT PHYSICALLY WITH [INAUDIBLE].

THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I KIND OF THINK BACKWARDS.

I ONLY WANT TO DEBATE THIS ONCE.

AND TO ME AS A COUNCILLOR TO BE ABLE TO DEBATE THIS, I HAVE TO HAVE PUBLIC INPUT.

AND I DON'T WANT TO DEBATE THIS IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION AND THEN GO TO THE PUBLIC. IT'S LIKE THE DRAG RACES.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION AND THEN GO TO THE COMMITTEE AFTERWARDS.

NO, I THINK THAT WHAT MR. GAGNON HAS SUGGESTED IS RIGHT.

I THINK THAT WE GO TO THE USER GROUPS AND GATHER ALL THE INFORMATION, THE REPORT, WE'LL GET THE REPORT, WE'LL GET TO SEE THE REPORT PRIOR TO THAT MEETING AND SO WILL THE PUBLIC . AND EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND DOESN'T WANT TO HIDE ANYTHING.

WELL, WE WON'T BE HIDING ANYTHING.

AND I THINK COLLINS HALL IS BETTER BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE CAN GET MORE PEOPLE IN THERE.

I'M HOPING THAT I DON'T KNOW THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO OPEN WIDE UP AND PRETEND COVID DIDN'T HAPPEN. I'M STILL RECOVERING FROM COVID.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT QUITE AS EAGER AS THE NEXT GUY TO GO RUNNING OUT AND SIT SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH PEOPLE ANYWHERE.

AND I WON'T BE FOR A LONG TIME.

SO I THINK COLLINS HALL IS BETTER SUITED TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE, KEEP STAFF SAFE.

AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO GO TO THE PUBLIC, TO THE USER GROUPS THAT ARE GOING TO USE THIS FACILITY BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT NEXT STEPS IS AND OUR TAXPAYERS.

I DON'T SEE WHY WE'RE GOING TO DEBATE THIS, THEN GO TO THEM AND THEN GO BACK AND RE-DEBATE IT OR ARE WE MAKING A DECISION AND GOING, TELLING THEM THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DEBATING BEFORE WE GO TO THE USER GROUPS AND TO THE

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I DON'T.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I THINK WE NEED TO TALK TO PEOPLE, GET EVERYBODY'S INPUT, HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION AND THEN HAVE ONE DISCUSSION AND ONE DEBATE.

SO MR. GAGNON, THEN IF WE GO WITH THE HYBRID COLLINS HALL / ZOOM AND THE WHOLE THING IS RECORDED, CAN THAT BE PUT ON EASTLINK? AND BASICALLY BE PROMOTED IN THE COMMUNITY WE'RE PUTTING IT ON ON EASTLINK TUESDAY NIGHT AT SEVEN O'CLOCK THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT AREN'T INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED THAT ARE INTERESTED IN WATCHING THE OUTCOME STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO WATCH ON EASTLINK AT SOME POINT? YES, AFTER THE FACT, NOT LIVE.

THAT'S THE ONLY LIMITATION.

WE HAVE TO USE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IF WE WANT TO HAVE LIVE CABLE 10 EASTLINK BROADCAST, THAT'S STILL.

THAT'S TECHNICAL WE'RE DOING NOW IS THE ZOOM FEED IS GOING THROUGH THE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND OUT TO EASTLINK.

SO AND ANOTHER, I MEAN, THAT'S FINE.

WE CAN BRING YOU A SUMMARIZED VERSION OF ANSWERING MOST OF THE QUESTIONS TO THE MARCH 14TH COUNCIL MEETING.

AND THEN COUNCIL CAN DEBATE WHETHER YOU WANT TO DEFER FOR A PUBLIC INPUT OR WHETHER YOU WANT TO MAKE A DECISION RIGHT THERE.

THE OTHER QUESTION WE'RE MISSING, THOUGH, IS WE'RE NOT THE EXPERTS.

WE'VE HIRED A FIRM OUT OF SAULT STE.

MARIE MR. PASTORE, WHO IS A VERY GOOD SPEAKER AND WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

HE CAN EITHER BE A ZOOM PARTICIPANT AT A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AND DEPENDING ON THE SCALE OF OUR AGENDA, THAT'S PRETTY LIMITING OR AND THAT'S THE OTHER FACTOR WE'VE FORGOTTEN HERE IS THAT IF YOU WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF THE TENT STRUCTURE VERSUS A TRADITIONAL BUILD.

YOU KNOW, MR. ANTUNES AND I CAN SUMMARIZE BY CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH THEM, BUT WE'RE NOT THE ENGINEERS YOU'RE TRYING TO JAM THAT ON TO A REGULAR COUNCIL AGENDA IS ALSO A LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. BUT WE WILL BRING YOU THE INFORMATION TO THE MARCH 14TH COUNCIL MEETING, AND THEN YOU CAN DETERMINE HOW TO GO FROM THERE I SUPPOSE.

AND SO YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING, AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL DID ALREADY REQUEST A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR THIS.

WE DON'T WANT TO JAM PACK IT ON A NIGHT WITH 21 OTHER ITEMS I DON'T THINK THAT'S ANYBODY'S WISH. WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW AND HAVE PUBLIC INPUT.

SO A RECOMMENDATION ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW IS A HYBRID VERSION MEETING THAT HAS MAXIMUM INVOLVEMENT BY THE END OF THE MONTH IN A SPECIAL MEETING.

IS THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS? I'LL PUT IT TO A ROLL CALL VOTE THEN STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. OK.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

OPPOSED. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

RELUCTANTLY IN FAVOR.

OK I AM IN FAVOR ALSO THAT'S CARRIED.

WE'LL LOOK FOR SOME KIND OF SPECIAL HYBRID MEETING OF COUNCIL BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

9.2 ARTS AND CULTURE HUB UPDATE.

IS THERE ANY NEW INFORMATION ON THIS MR. GAGNON? NOT, REALLY, WE TOUCHED ON IT EARLIER WITH THE SORT OF ALTERNATE REEL TO REEL CINEMA RENOVATION PROJECT, AND WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THE FUNDERS TO CLARIFY IF WE'RE FUNDED FOR THE BIG ARTS CULTURE [INAUDIBLE].

OK.

THANK YOU. NOTHING NEW ON THE RESIDENTIAL WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PIECE.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE. HAVE A QUESTION FOR 9.2? YEAH, 9.2.

JUST FOR CLARITY, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO GET DELEGATIONS REGARDING THE ARTS AND CULTURE HUB AT THE OGRA CONFERENCE, WHERE IT JUST SEEMS THAT WE'RE PUTTING LESS EFFORT INTO THE ARTS HUB THAT WE NEED MORE THAN WE'RE PUTTING INTO THE REC HUB, THAT WE ALREADY HAVE FACILITIES THAT ARE OPERATING, I JUST IT'S JUST DRIVING ME CRAZY THAT WE'VE GONE NOWHERE ON THIS THEATER AND I JUST WANT TO GET THIS THING MOVING.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE WAY I MEANT TO MENTION THAT EARLIER.

THE MARCH 11TH IS THE DEADLINE FOR DELEGATION REQUESTS FOR THE IN-PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS, APRIL CONFERENCE.

SO WE WILL BE HITTING EVERY CABINET MINISTER WE CAN GET IN FRONT OF.

AND I THINK IN THIS CASE, A FEW WEEKS AWAY FROM THE PROVINCIAL ELECTION, WE SHOULD BE ALSO APPROACHING THE NDP AND THE LIBERALS AND MAYBE THE GREENS.

BUT ANYONE WHO'LL LISTEN BECAUSE WE COULD BE IN A MINORITY SITUATION AND CERTAINLY WOULD

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BUT THERE'S NO BIG ARTS FUNDING, MUCH LIKE THERE'S NO BIG RECREATION FUNDING RIGHT NOW FROM THE PROVINCE, BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY [INAUDIBLE] ALL THE USUAL SUSPECTS AT THAT CONFERENCE, FOR SURE. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I GET IT, BUT WHEN WE MADE THE DECISION TO TAKE THE INSURANCE MONEY THERE WAS FUNDING AVAILABLE THEN AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WHEN IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR, IF YOU GET IN FRONT OF THEM AND MAKE THAT STRONG ENOUGH FIGHT, IF THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY THAT THEY MAY END UP FINDING A POCKET OF MONEY THAT CAN ASSIST US TO GETTING THIS MOVING FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN START DOING THIS IN 2022 HOPEFULLY.

TRUE.

SO IT'S ALSO GOOD NEWS TO BE BACK TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS WITH THE MINISTERS.

NO MORE ZOOM, SO THAT MEANS EVERYBODY MUST WEAR PANTS TO THESE MEETINGS.

JUST SAYING. I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO ACTUALLY GETTING.

CLARIFICATION, MR. MAYOR, I DON'T THINK THAT COUNCILLOR FINAMORE NEEDS TO WEAR PANTS, SHE CAN WEAR A DRESS.

THAT'S TRUE. [LAUGHTER] TECHNICALLY SO CAN YOU COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

MAYOR WILL BE HAPPY AS LONG AS I HAVE MY CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE PIN ON.

9.3 RESIDENTIAL WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS.

ANYTHING ON THIS ONE, SHOULD WE BE LOOKING FOR FACE TO FACE TIME WITH THE HONORABLE MR. CLARK TO FURTHER DISCUSS THIS? WELL, YES. OUR LAST VIRTUAL DELEGATION WILL STAY ON TOP OF THEM.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO, THE STAFF WAS SUPPOSED TO FACILITATE A MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ELLIOT LAKE ACT AND WINDING DOWN THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND THAT KIND OF [INAUDIBLE].

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING, SO MAYBE BETWEEN NOW AND THE MARCH 11TH DEADLINE WE'LL SEE WE CAN RATTLE SOME CAGES AND IF WE DON'T GET SOMETHING REALLY MEANINGFUL, WE CAN GET BACK IN FRONT OF THEM ON THAT AS WELL.

FOR SURE. OK, THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS ITEM? OK NONE.

9.4 COVID 19 UPDATES STANDING ITEM.

MR. GAGNON, WHAT DO WE GOT COMING OUT OF THIS? WELL, AS OF TOMORROW, THE FOUR GOVERNMENT IS, YOU KNOW, LOOSENING THEIR CRITERIA OR THE RESTRICTIONS ON INDOOR RECREATION AND THAT TYPE.

SO UNLESS WE'RE DIRECTED OTHERWISE THIS EVENING, WE WILL BE ABANDONING THE VACCINE PASSPORTS FOR NON-ESSENTIAL INDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES AND THE LIKE.

SO BASICALLY, THE M.O.

IS TO FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE FOR GOVERNMENT TO DATE.

AND AGAIN, UNLESS EXCEPT FOR ON OCCASION, WE HAVE GONE FARTHER THAN THAT, BUT RARELY SO IF WE'RE NOT DIRECTED OTHERWISE THIS EVENING, TOMORROW WE WILL BE ABANDONING THE VACCINE PASSPORTS FOR INDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES UNLESS IT WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY, I BELIEVE THAT CLARITY ENDS THERE.

THERE'S TALK OF LIFTING THE MASK MANDATE, BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET, SO WE'LL WAIT TO SEE WHATEVER THE BUT IT STILL IS DISCRETIONARY TO SOME DEGREE, THAT THE MUNICIPALITY HAS CONTROL OF HOW FAR THEY WANT TO GO WITH MASKS OR VACCINE PASSPORTS.

BUT THE M.O.

WILL BE TOMORROW WE WILL LIFT THE VACCINE PASSPORT REQUIREMENT AND KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS AT EVERY STANDING ITEM OR EVERY STANDING COUNCIL MEETING UNTIL WE GET CLARITY AS THIS CONTINUES. OK, THANK YOU.

AND UNTIL A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS OVER, I THINK COUNCIL WAS ALWAYS IN LINE WITH FOLLOWING THE PROVINCIAL MANDATES AND IS THERE ANY CHANGES TO CAPACITY LIMITS TO GO WITH THE REMOVING THE NEED FOR VACCINE PASSPORTS? BELIEVE THAT MIGHT ALSO BE LESSENED, ALTHOUGH IT WAS LESS OF A CONCERN FOR US.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE RED WINGS, IF WE EVER GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE FILLING THE BARN WITH, YOU KNOW, STANDING ROOM ONLY, I THINK AFTER TOMORROW, WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT AND WE WON'T WORRY ABOUT THE VACCINE PASSPORTS.

SO ASIDE FROM THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY EVENTS THAT CAPACITY LIMITS FOR CONCERN.

HOPEFULLY, THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM TO HAVE, THAT WOULD BE A NICE PROBLEM TO HAVE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE CASE.

IT JUST COMES DOWN TO COUNCIL'S DISCRETION WHEN IT COMES TO THAT, AND WE'RE LOOKING WE WILL BE LOOKING FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE WE GET FROM SENIOR LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

OK. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR PEARCE. YEAH, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

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SINCE THESE REGULATIONS ARE NOW BASICALLY BEING, YOU KNOW, BEING GOTTEN RID OF ESSENTIALLY, I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING TO BE STAYING IS GOING TO BE THE MASK REGULATION AND THAT WILL COME OFF BY THE END OF MARCH.

IS IT NOW TIME FOR COUNCIL TO START MEETING IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AS OPPOSED TO VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEETINGS? I, LIKE COUNCILLOR FENIMORE, I HAVE PERSONAL REASONS FOR HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I BELIEVE VERY FIRMLY THAT WE SHOULD BE MEETING IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, NOT VIRTUALLY FOR A WHOLE BUNCH OF REASONS, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS IT ALLOWS FOR PARTICIPATION FROM THE COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK IT MAKES FOR A MUCH BETTER DISCUSSION THAN SITTING HERE STARING AT A COMPUTER SCREEN FOR THREE OR FOUR HOURS AT NIGHT.

SO WHAT IS THE STATUS ON THAT SINCE THE REGULATIONS ARE BEING LOOSENED? IS COUNCIL GOING TO START MEETING IN PERSON AS OPPOSED TO VIRTUALLY? I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON ONCE AGAIN AS THAT QUESTION CAME UP TWO MONTHS AGO.

AND I HAVE COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, THEN COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE TABLE BEFORE WE HAVE THAT VOTE, SO I'M WONDERING IF MAYBE THE 14TH.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS SCARY, THIS IS AS SCARY FOR ME AS IT WAS CLOSING UP THINGS AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING'S I HAVEN'T BEEN IN, SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING'S BEEN DONE TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO MAKE THEM A LITTLE SAFER.

I'M SURE THE PLEXIGLASS IS STILL THERE, WHICH WE ALL REALIZE SUCKED IT DIDN'T WORK.

PEOPLE COULD EVEN THOUGH WE WERE THERE, NOBODY COULD SEE US ANYWAY.

BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL WAYS THAT NEED TO BE IMPROVED IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT SOME OF THAT'S DONE.

WE'VE HAD TWO YEARS AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYTHING'S BEEN DONE ON IT, AND I JUST WANT TO CAUTION PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, COVID IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE.

AND WHEN YOU GET IT, YOU GET VERY SICK.

AND I CAN ATTEST TO THAT.

SO CAN A LOT OF MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS VACCINES WORK.

NONE OF US. NOBODY ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

WHICH IS A BLESSING, BUT ALSO I WONDER IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE GET ON THE WEBSITE WHAT EXACTLY THE RESTRICTIONS LIFTED.

I'M SURE FOR OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT IT WON'T MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE.

BUT I THINK TO CHURCHES AND FUNERALS AND GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN THE MOST RESTRICTED DURING COVID, IT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR CHURCH PATRONS AND WHATEVER.

SO IF WE CAN LIST THOSE ON OUR WEBSITE SO THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE, THEY HAVE SOMEWHERE EASIER TO GO AND LOOK IT UP THAN GOOGLING IT, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GOOGLE IT, YOU GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT JUST SO THE GENERAL PUBLIC KNOWS IF THE CAPACITY LIMITS ARE BEING LIFTED AS TO WHAT THEY EXACTLY ARE.

BUT YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STILL BE VERY CAUTIOUS, AND IF YOU'RE SICK, STAY HOME AND I WILL BE WEARING A MASK FOR A VERY LONG TIME AFTER MASKING IS LIFTED, AND THAT'S MY RIGHT AND THAT'S WHAT I'LL BE DOING AND I'LL BE DOING IT IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AS WELL. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. I'M IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

AGAIN, WE HAVE A SITUATION.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH, SO WE CAN'T VOTE ON IT TONIGHT.

I WOULD PREFER MORE PEOPLE BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING WHEN IT IS DEALT WITH.

WHEN I WOULD ASK STAFF TO BRING THIS AGAIN BACK TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AS RECONSIDERATION BECAUSE HIS WORSHIP DID PUT THAT ON THE TABLE AND IT WAS DEFEATED.

I WOULD LIKE THAT BROUGHT FORWARD AS RECONSIDERATION.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE MAYOR HAS TO DO THAT OR NOT, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME WITH EVERYTHING BEING LIFTED. BUT AGAIN, WE'LL NEED A REPORT AND BRING IT BACK AS RECONSIDERATION TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU.

JUST ON THE RECONSIDERATION, THE WAY IT'S WORDED, IN OUR PROCEDURAL BYLAW, ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL CAN BRING BACK SOMETHING FOR RECONSIDERATION WHEN THERE'S NEW INFORMATION.

SO. BUT ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, STAFF CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATION WHEN THERE'S NEW INFORMATION BECAUSE STAFF ARE NOT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT PROVINCIAL MANDATES.

SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN GO ABOUT IT, AND WE'LL HAVE IT DEFINITELY ON

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A VERY STRANGE TIME WE LIVE IN.

I REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO, IF YOU WALKED INTO A KWIK-E-MART WEARING A MASK, EVERYBODY FREAKED OUT. NOW IF YOU WALK INTO THE KWIK-E-MART WITHOUT A MASK, EVERYBODY FREAKS OUT.

WHAT A TIME. OK, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE ON THE COVID UPDATE STANDING ITEM AS REQUESTED ALSO, WE HAVE UPDATES ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND OUR CITY FACEBOOK PAGE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL SLAE RFP.

AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH POTENTIAL DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY, AS WELL AS ADVICE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SOLICITOR-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239(2)(C) AND (F) OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MOVER TO PUT THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE SECOND COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR PATRIE. THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP.

I DO BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A CLOSED SESSION MATTER, I JUST DON'T I WOULD PREFER TO DEFER THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING WHEN WE HAVE MORE MEMBERS PRESENT.

AND I WOULD ALSO REQUEST THAT THERE BE I KNOW STAFF HAS GONE FOR LEGAL OPINION ON THIS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A COPY OF ANY INFORMATION FROM OUR SOLICITORS REGARDING IT.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT THAT BE ADDED TO OUR PACKAGE AND I WOULD PUT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DEFER THIS AND GET FURTHER INFORMATION TO THE NEXT COUNCIL.

OKAY. SECONDER FOR THE DEFERRAL.

SECOND, BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE THEN ROLL CALL COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

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

10 PETITIONS, THERE ARE NONE.

11 CORRESPONDENCE, THERE IS NONE.

12 NOTICE OF MOTION, THERE IS NONE.

13 COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[13. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ]

I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF WE USUALLY HAVE WINTER FEST MID-MARCH TO END MARCH.

COVID HAS RESTRICTED THAT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT WE HAVE HAD FIREWORKS IN THE PAST AND I'M HOPING THAT MAYBE IF THERE IS ANYTHING GOING ON FROM OUR REC DEPARTMENT, WE MIGHT HAVE A REPORT COMING FROM MS. KLUKE AND BY THE WAY, WELCOME TO THE TEAM, MS. KLUKE FOR OUR NEXT MEETING.

IF WE'RE DOING ANYTHING AT ALL FUN OR SEEING FIREWORKS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING FOR COUNCIL'S REPORT OTHER THAN THE HYDRO BILL? COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I JUST WANT TO WISH WELL AND SEND OUR PRAYERS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UKRAINE AND THERE ARE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN ELLIOT LAKE AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT STILL ARE IN EUROPE AND POLAND.

AND I THINK THAT WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT FREEDOM THIS LAST MONTH, AND THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN CANADA, WHERE I HAVE ALL THE FREEDOM THAT I NEED TO LIVE A HEALTHY, HAPPY, FEARLESS LIFE.

I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE UKRAINE RIGHT NOW, THE MOTHERS AND FATHERS, AND IT'S JUST HEARTBREAKING.

I WANT TO SEND A THANK YOU OUT TO OUR SOLDIERS THAT ARE OVER THERE SERVING RIGHT NOW.

GODSPEED. STAY SAFE.

WE'LL KEEP YOUR FAMILIES IN PRAYERS AND HOPE THAT THERE CAN BE A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION.

THIS IS A SCARY TIME IN THE WORLD AND THE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON THAT AND NOT ON OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON WITHIN CANADA.

I'LL JUST SAY THAT, THANK YOU.

OK. IS THERE ANY OTHER, ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE COUNCIL'S REPORT THIS EVENING? OK. BOTH ARE BIG TICKET ITEMS. RECEIVER GENERAL FOR CANADA, EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED, AJ BUS LINES TRANSIT SERVICES, TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED, ALGOMA DISTRICT SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BOARD MUNICIPAL LEVY ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED, BEHR TECH SOLUTIONS, COMPUTERS, MONITORS, KEYBOARDS [INAUDIBLE] TWENTY ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED.

GFL ENVIRONMENTAL JANUARY CURBSIDE PICK UP, FRONT LOAD PICK UP THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR

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EVENING.

[15. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? [INAUDIBLE] ROLL CALL VOTE.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED.

15.2 BYLAW 12-13 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT FOR A HUB FOR CREATIVE ARTS AT THE FORMER REEL TO REEL CINEMA.

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

AGAIN ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE ROLL CALL.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

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

15.3 BYLAW 22-14 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE DEDICATED GAS TAX FUND FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

MOVER PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? OK ROLL CALL. COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

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

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.

MS. BRAY, NONE? NO, NONE YOUR WORSHIP.

CLOSED SESSION, NO.

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

A MOVER PLEASE? MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

AND A ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

OPPOSED.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR, THAT'S CARRIED.

THANK YOU. AND A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

SECONDER NO? COUNCILLOR PEARCE WANTS TO HANG OUT.

[LAUGHTER] SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE, ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU EVERYONE, FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. GOOD MEETING AND HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT EVENING.

THIS MEETING'S NOW ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.