Apr 19, 2022 Special City Council

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OKAY. WE'LL START FROM SCRATCH AGAIN.

WELCOME ONCE AGAIN.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

TUESDAY, APRIL 19TH, 2022.

THE TIME IS 7:05 P.M.

AGAIN, WELCOME BACK FROM YOUR EASTER HOLIDAYS.

AS FAR AS ROLL CALL.

ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCILLOR MANN, WHO DID SEND HIS REGRETS THIS EVENING.

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

ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES, SEEING NONE, MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC INPUT SESSION.

[4. PUBLIC INPUT SESSION]

FIRST LETTER OF CORRESPONDENCE IS REFERENCE TO 7.3 STREET DANCE FOR 2022.

A LETTER SAYS WE WOULD LIKE TO VOICE OUR CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE SITE OPTIONS OF THE STREET DANCE. OUR ADDRESS IS ONE POPULAR ROAD RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE ARENA.

OLDER HOUSES IN THE AREA DO NOT HAVE GREAT SOUND BARRIERS.

CONCERNS FOR THE NOISE LEVEL, TWO SECURITY AROUND THE PROPERTY WHILE THE STREET DANCE IS ONGOING AS WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

AND THREE, WE WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE A SUGGESTED SPOT OF [INAUDIBLE], IF POSSIBLE, FOR THE STREET DANCE.

THIS GETS THE AREA OPEN AND AWAY FROM PRIVATE HOMES.

SENT FROM JUDY AND DENNIS, I BELIEVE.

THANK YOU FOR THE LETTER.

OUR NEXT LETTER IS REFERENCING MAYOR COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION.

WE HAVE A COMMENT FOR 7.2.

THESE ITEMS APPEARS AMBIGUOUS.

WHICH TYPE OF BUILD IS ACTUALLY BEING COMMITTED TO BE HELPFUL FOR PUBLIC FOR THIS TO BE CLARIFIED ALSO IF MULTI RES IS GOING TO BE BUILT EXPLAINING TO THE PUBLIC WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THE BUILD THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE ACCESSIBLE AS WELL AS DUE TO INCOME ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL.

THAT'S A QUESTION, BUT I BELIEVE THE PROPERTIES ARE BEING SOLD FOR MULTI RES, AS FAR AS REQUIREMENTS, ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED BY LAW WILL BE ADHERED TO.

AND I DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS HERE IN FRONT OF ME.

ITEM 7.4 QUESTION.

AGAIN. THIS WOULD HAVE TO DO WITH THE STREET DANCE, I BELIEVE.

IF THE EVENT IS TO BE HELD AT THE ARENA PROPERTY, WHERE WILL EVERYONE PARK? WILL THIS NOT CAUSE CONGESTION ON SPRUCE/HIGHWAY 708? GIVEN PRIOR USE OF THE PLAZA FOR THESE TYPES OF EVENTS WOULD DO FOR BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR A MULTITUDE OF REASONS OVERFLOW PARKING, CLOSE PARKING LOTS AND AWAY FROM HOUSING FOR NOISE. TWICE WE'VE HEARD THAT COMMENT.

THE NEXT QUESTION, HAVING TO DO WITH 7.7, A COMMENT, WHICH IS A REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLARKSON. CLARKSON PLANNING ABOUT ESTABLISHED VOTING SYSTEMS AND ALTERNATIVE VOTING COMMITTEES. ADMINISTRATION HAS COVERED THE OPTIONS FOR VOTING WELL IN THIS REPORT.

I LIVE IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT PROMOTES AGE FRIENDLY AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. SURPRISING THAT AFTER CONSIDERING THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC, THAT ONLY ONE METHOD IS RECOMMENDED TO BE CHOSEN BY COUNCIL WITH THE CITIZENS.

INPUT WOULD BE MEANINGFUL TO FURTHER ASSIST COUNCIL IN DECIDING HOW TO BEST SERVE THEIR NEEDS AND VOTING. COUNCIL SHOULD ADVISE THE ADMINISTRATION TO SEND OUT MAILER TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD AS WELL AS POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND CITY WEBSITE, A SURVEY THAT THE PUBLIC HAS A VOICE AND HOW THE NEXT MUNICIPAL ELECTION IS HANDHELD.

LOW TURNOUT. THE LAST ELECTION WAS PRE-PANDEMIC, HAVING A NUMBER OF PEOPLE GATHER IN COLLINS HALL. EVEN THE PANDEMIC OVER TODAY WOULD DETER ATTENDANCE, WOULD BEST SERVE THE PUBLIC TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE INPUT INTO THE SELECTION OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ON COUNCIL THAT REPRESENTS THEIR DEFINED NEEDS.

SURVEY COULD BE COMPLETED ON PREVIOUS VENUES MENTIONED IN A REPORT BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL IN MAY.

AND BUDGETARY, WE CAN BUDGET LARGE SUMS OF MONEY FOR RECREATION, CULTURE, BEAUTIFICATION IMPROVEMENTS. CERTAINLY FINANCIAL COST FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTION THAT OCCURS EVERY FOUR YEARS SHOULD BE TABLED AS A BARRIER TO ACCESSIBILITY OF VOTING FOR ALL CITIZENS.

AS AN ACCESSIBLE, AGE FRIENDLY CITY.

WE SHOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO ADMINISTER AND TURN THE RECORD NUMBER OF VOTERS.

WE DO MORE FOR PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL ELECTIONS THAN WE DO FOR LOCAL.

PER CAPITA, OUR DEMOGRAPHICS SHOULD RESULT IN BETTER THAN AVERAGE VOTER PARTICIPATION.

SENIORS, POPULATION [INAUDIBLE] ORDER YOUR WORSHIP.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE? I BELIEVE THAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE FOR ONE QUESTION.

ONE QUESTION ONLY.

RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT FOUR.

PLUS A POLITICAL STATEMENT.

I THINK ENOUGH'S ENOUGH, DON'T YOU?

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SO AS LONG AS THEIR COMMENTS DON'T TAKE MORE THAN 5 MINUTES TO READ INTO THE RECORD, THEN PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO COUNCIL PRIOR TO COUNCIL MAKING A DECISION SO THEY CAN TAKE THOSE COMMENTS INTO CONSIDERATION.

ALMOST DONE THIS. SO THIS IS ELLIOT LAKE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY.

ENGAGE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL CHANGE SO THAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE ARE ENCOURAGED AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A MANNER THAT ACCOMMODATES THEM.

ALL OPTIONS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE, AND THIS IS RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION DURING TONIGHT'S MEETING BY MR. MIKE THOMAS AND 7.7 DEFINITELY BE ANSWERED IN DETAIL WITH MS. BRAY'S REPORT COMING UP SHORTLY ON THE AGENDA.

AND I'M PRETTY SURE SHE HITS ALL ANGLES OF COMMENTARY IN THIS ONE.

SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT FROM THIS BREAK.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR MEETING AND ENGAGING YOUR COUNCIL.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.

[6. CORRESPONDENCE LIST]

AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH ADVICE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SOLICITOR CLIENT PRIVILEGE, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS NECESSARY FOR THAT PURPOSE MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 2392F OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

TO PUT THAT IN CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES WITHOUT GOING INTO CLOSED? COUNCILLOR PATRIE? THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU AND PROBABLY THROUGH TO THE CLERK.

I AGREE WITH GOING IN CLOSED SESSION BASED ON THE REPORT THAT IS ATTACHED.

THAT SHOULDN'T BE PUBLIC DOCUMENT, BUT I WOULD LIKE THE PUBLIC MAYBE AT THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF SHORT NOTICE TO THE CLERK.

BUT TO DO AN UPDATE ABOUT THIS APPEAL SO THAT THE PUBLIC THAT THERE WAS A BIG OUTCRY ABOUT THIS AND THE PUBLIC WAS QUITE PLEASED THAT WE DID TURN IT DOWN.

SO JUST SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE STILL OPPOSED TO THIS AND THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING STEPS AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THE WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT HAS TO BE DONE. IF WE COULD A SHORT THING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, EITHER THAT OR COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND DO A VERBAL REPORT.

BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE BETTER TO GIVE THE CLERK SOME TIME AND LET HER BRING US SOMETHING.

AND JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN UNDERSTAND, I'M GETTING AN AWFUL LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM, AND I TOTALLY AGREE.

WE HAVE TO DISCUSS WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IN CLOSED SESSION.

I DO BELIEVE, MS. BRAY, YOU WILL HAVE SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE.

ALSO REFERENCED BYLAWS OF THE CITY'S AUTHORITIES IN THIS MATTER.

THAT'S CORRECT, YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES WITH THIS GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSE.

THANK YOU. REPORT 7.1 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SAFETY

[7.1. Memo from the Manager of Economic Development re: Community Safety Policing Grant]

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE SECOND COUNCILLOR TURNER.

MR. ANTUNES, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE? YOUR WORSHIP MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, AS ALWAYS, TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT JUST A BIT OF A GOOD NEWS STORY WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

THE COUNCIL DID OFFER TO PROVIDE BRIDGE FINANCING FOR THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING GRANT THAT FUNDS OUR MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.

AFTER A BIT OF A DELAY FROM THE MINISTRY OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL IN APPROVING THE GRANT, IT WAS FINALLY APPROVED AND THE BRIDGE FUNDING DID COME IN USEFUL IN WAITING FOR THE GRANT TO BE APPROVED.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE MEMO THAT ON THE 12TH OF APRIL WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE GRANT APPROVAL IN THE AMOUNTS OF $93,681.57 FOR EACH OF THE THREE YEARS INVOLVED.

AS MENTIONED, THE CITY OR THE CITY WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE A BIT OF A BRIDGE FINANCING FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL FOR THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM WORKER.

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SO GOOD NEWS. OUR MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM WILL CONTINUE ON FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WHICH IS A VERY VALUABLE SERVICE FOR THE MUNICIPALITY, AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE.

GREAT NEWS STORY.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. I'M GLAD THEY FINALLY GOT THIS FUNDING AGREEMENT TO US.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. AND THE [INAUDIBLE] CONTINUE ON WITH OUR MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH SAYS MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE DEFINITELY A GOOD NEWS STORY HERE.

AND I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO RECEIVE COUNCILOR TURNER.

. THAT'S CARRIED.

[7.2. Memo from the Manager of Economic Development re: Agreement of purchase and sale of lands on Dieppe Ave and All Nations Terrace]

THERE'S NOT A RECOMMENDATION IN HERE, BUT I'M LOOKING AT THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE SALE OF THE PROPERTIES ON EDF AVENUE AND ALL NATION'S TARIFFS TO LOOK FOR A MOVER. SOME MOVED.

BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE SECOND BY COUNCILOR TURNER.

MR. ANTUNES, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

THANK YOU, WORSHIP. FURTHER ON IN THE AGENDA OF THE BYLAW FOR THE AGREEMENTS OF PURCHASE AND SALE, AS WELL AS THE ACCESS AGREEMENTS WILL BE FOUND BUT [INAUDIBLE] PRESENT IN JANUARY. THE LETTER OF INTENT FROM IQBAL ESTATES LTD FOR THE PURCHASES OF ADD UP ALL NATIONS TARIFFS FOR USE OF MULTI RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

THE BUILDER'S PROPOSING A MIX OF MID TO HIGH END RENTAL UNITS.

BUT THIS MAY CHANGE ONE.

HE MAY CHANGE ONE OF THE BUILDINGS TO CONDOMINIUM SHOULD THE MARKET WARRANT IT.

BUT THE DESIGN WILL BE SIMILAR BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS.

THE SIZE OF THE UNIT OR THE SIZE OF THE BUILDINGS WILL BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 40 TO 80 UNITS. THAT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON TOPOGRAPHY AND LAYOUT BUILDING.

BUT IN BOTH CASES THERE IS A COVENANT REGISTERED ON TITLE THAT THEY MUST COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 40 UNITS WITHIN THE 24 MONTH PERIOD AFTER CLOSING.

AND THEY, OF COURSE, MUST ENTER INTO A SUPPLY PLAN CONTROL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AS ALL NEW PROPERTY PURCHASERS MUST.

IN THE CASE OF ALL NATIONS TARIFFS.

THE CLOSING DATE IS 30 DAYS AFTER THE EXECUTION DATE, WHICH WOULD BE THIS EVENING AFTER YOUR WORSHIP SIGNS THE AGREEMENT EXCUSE ME AND HAS A 90 DAY CLOSING AFTER THE EXECUTION DATE, WHICH WILL BE THIS EVENING, WHICH ALLOWS THE PURCHASER ADEQUATE TIME TO GET [INAUDIBLE] REZONED, WHICH DOES REQUIRE REZONING TO BUILD RESIDENTIAL ON THERE AND TO COMPLETE THE PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

BOTH OF THESE WILL BE DONE AT THE PURCHASER SOLE EXPENSE.

THERE IS AN ACCESS AGREEMENT PREPARED FOR THE PROPERTIES AND ESSENTIALLY THIS JUST PROTECTS THE CITY'S INTEREST AS THEY WILL BE ON SITE DOING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TAKING A LOOK AT THE PROPERTIES. SO AGAIN, THE ACCESS AGREEMENTS JUST TO PROTECT THE CITY'S INTERESTS. THE TWO PROJECTS WILL PROVIDE THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE WITH MUCH NEEDED RESIDENTIAL CAPACITY, EITHER ON THE BETTER SIDE, 80 NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE MUCH GREATER SIDE, 160 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, WHICH IS WOULD BE VERY NICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND OF COURSE WITH A FAIRLY TIGHT TIMELINE ALL GOING WELL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THESE UNITS WITHIN THE 24 MONTHS AND OF COURSE THE BUILD COVENANT IS IN PLACE.

SO IF THE COVENANT IS NOT MET WITHIN THE 24 MONTHS, THE CITY HAS THE OPTION TO REPURCHASE BACK THE PROPERTIES.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

DEFINITELY ANOTHER GOOD NEWS STORY HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

MORE HOUSING IS DEFINITELY NEEDED.

I'M GOING TO HIT YOU UP WITH A QUESTION BEFORE HANDING IT OFF TO COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

HOW LONG WERE THESE THESE PROPERTIES ON OUR SURPLUS LIST? OH GOODNESS. OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL COULD PROBABLY ANSWER LONGER THAN I HAVE, BUT I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF ELLIOT LAKE FOR GOING ON 15 YEARS AND THEY'VE BEEN EMPTY FOR THE 15 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.

SO I'LL SAY A MINIMUM.

I CAN HONESTLY SAY A MINIMUM OF 15 YEARS, BUT I'M SURE SOME OF OUR LIFERS CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION BETTER THAN I CAN.

YOUR WORSHIP THANK YOU.

I KNOW WE'VE PUT WE PUT IT OUT A FEW TIMES THERE THAT THEIR SURPLUS IS JUST TO QUELL THE SOCIAL MEDIA RUMORS THAT ARE ALREADY HITTING THE FAN COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOU WORSHIP. IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION BEFORE I START.

I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS THAT THEY'VE BEEN ON OUR SURPLUS LIST THEY HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR.

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BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT I BELIEVE THAT ISN'T IN THE REPORT THAT THE PUBLIC.

OUR QUESTIONING AND TALKING ABOUT AND SO FORTH IS WHY ARE WE GIVING IT AWAY SO CHEAP OR NOT? THAT'S THE APPRAISED VALUE.

HE IS GIVING US FULL ASKING PRICE OF WHAT WE WERE ASKING FOR THOSE PROPERTIES.

HE'S NOT LOOKING FOR A DEAL.

AND WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE, LOCAL AND OUT-OF-TOWN BUILDERS, INTERESTED IN BOTH OF THESE PROPERTIES OVER THE YEARS, AND WE JUST COULDN'T PUT IT TOGETHER OR THEY COULDN'T PUT IT TOGETHER. WE JUST COULDN'T GET ANYTHING TO WORK FOR THEM TO DO THE DEVELOPMENT.

THE FACT THAT WE'RE PUTTING A COVENANT OF A MINIMUM OF 40 AND HE'S PROPOSING UP TO 80.

I THINK IT'S GREAT NEWS. SO WE'RE BEING CONSERVATIVE, WE'RE BEING LOGICAL ABOUT THIS.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS IS TWO YEARS FROM CLOSING.

HE WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION.

THAT MEANS THAT HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO VIRTUALLY HAVE SHOVELS IN THE GROUND THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO START TO SEE STUFF.

I'VE BEEN A PROPONENT OF SELLING LAND AND BUILDING.

AND THE REASON THAT I WAS OPPOSED TO THE OTHER 19 LOTS WAS THE FOUR YEAR COVENANT.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. IF WE CAN GET HIM TO GET EVEN IF IT IS ONLY 40 UNITS PER.

THAT'S 80 NEW UNITS ON THE TAX ROLL.

AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK IS IMPERATIVE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE MUNICIPALITY.

SO IS THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE AS WELL AS 40 TO OR 80 TO 100 AND POTENTIALLY 160? BUT I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE THAT MANY, BUT GUARANTEED PROBABLY OVER 100 NEW PROPERTIES FOR RENT OR SALE WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY, WHICH IS A DIRE NEED AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU TOO. MR. ANTUNES, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

AS WE REQUESTED.

AND COUNCILLOR PATRIE TOUCHED ON SOME OF WHAT I WANTED TO SAY.

I DID SPEAK TO MR. ANTUNES THIS AFTERNOON.

I'M GOING TO ASK HIM SOME POINT BLANK QUESTIONS I THINK HE'S READY FOR.

IS THERE ANY OTHER OFFER SITTING IN YOUR DESK DRAWER THAT YOU PULLED THIS ONE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM AND DIDN'T BOTHER WITH THE OTHERS, AS IS WHAT'S BEING SAID ON SOCIAL MEDIA? OR IS THIS THE VALID OFFER THAT CAME FORWARD THAT WE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ACTING ON OUR BEHALF? THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP? NO, MA'AM. AS FAR AS WHEN THIS CAME THROUGH IN LATE DECEMBER INTO EARLY JANUARY, I CERTAINLY DID NOT LET ANYONE OUT OF THE WAY TO PICK STATES OVER ANYONE ELSE.

SO THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD COME THROUGH IN MY TIME INACTIVE STARTING BACK IN SEPTEMBER. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS IT.

THANK YOU. AND ONE OTHER FOLLOW UP.

DID YOU DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AS THE SOCIAL MEDIA ARE SAYING, THAT NOBODY AT CITY HALLS COUNCIL OR STAFF HAVE DONE WITH THE PROPONENT BUYING THIS PROPERTY? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INSURING PEOPLE, THAT WE ARE NOT PICKING PEOPLE'S NAMES OUT OF A HAT AND SELLING THEM PROPERTY.

SO I GUESS I'M JUST ASKING YOU, IF YOU DID YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND WE'RE SELLING THIS PROPERTY TO A GUY THAT'S GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON HIS WORD AND BRING THIS GOOD NEWS AND THESE VERY MUCH NEEDED RENTAL UNITS TO ELLIOT LAKE.

THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP? YES, MA'AM.

THE THE PROPONENT HAS ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT HE'S IN THE EARLY STAGES IN IN ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY. I DID REACH OUT TO THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THAT MUNICIPALITY.

THEY HAVEN'T STARTED ANYTHING IN EARNEST.

BUT THROUGH THE STEPS UP TO THIS POINT, NOTHING HAS POPPED UP AS A RED FLAG TO THEM THAT THERE'S ANY LEVEL OF CONCERN.

AND AGAIN, AS COUNCILLOR PATRIE MENTIONED, ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES WE HAVE IS THAT THERE IS A TWO YEAR BUILD COVENANT AND IT IS A VERY TIGHT OR FAIRLY TIGHT TIMELINE FOR THIS.

SO WE WILL KNOW RELATIVELY QUICKLY WHETHER THE PROPONENT IS GOING TO PROCEED OR NOT.

BUT WE HAVE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE.

WE'VE ASKED THE ONLY OTHER MUNICIPALITY WHERE THE PROPONENT IS BEGINNING ON A MULTI UNIT RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, AND WE DID PUT EVERYTHING IN PLACE.

I ALSO READ SOME OF THE COMMENTS, AS YOU MENTIONED, AND WE DO HAVE THE CLAUSE IN THERE PROTECTING THE MUNICIPALITY THAT THIS ISN'T GOING TO CARRY ON FOR TEN OR 15 YEARS, HELD UP BY SOMEONE. THEY'VE GOT TWO YEARS AND IF THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING IN 24 MONTHS, IT'S BACK TO OURS AND STAFF WILL GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.

BUT TOUCH WOOD, THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PUT YOU ON THE SPOT AND ASK THOSE QUESTIONS IF IT'S OKAY, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CLERK.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW.

IT SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE AN ACCESS AGREEMENT PREPARED FOR BOTH PROPERTIES TO AS WELL TO ALLOW THE PURCHASER ACCESS TO THE LAND.

I'M JUST WONDERING IF BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO ZONING ON THE ONE IS IS THAT IS THAT WITHIN

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SO I WOULD SAY YES, THAT'S ALLOWED.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? COUNCILOR TURNER. THANK YOU WORSHIP.

I'M ALSO VERY GLAD THAT THE BUILDERS DECIDED TO PURCHASE THESE PROPERTIES AND GET TO IT AND BUILD SOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE DEAL AR ALL NATIONS.

THERE'S NOT MUCH EFFECT WITH THE 80 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING.

BUT I WONDER IF WE CONSIDERED THE CONCEPT OF OR THE IDEA THAT WE MIGHT END UP WITH A BUILDING THAT'S TOO TALL, LITTLE CAST SHADOWS ACROSS PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS.

IS THAT. BEEN ADDRESSED.

ARE WE LOOKING AT THAT? MR. INGRAM? THANK YOUR WORSHIP TO YOU OR EXCUSE ME THROUGH YOU TO COUNCILOR TURNER.

ONE OF THE BIG POINTS THAT THE BUILDER HAD MADE, HE IS INSISTING HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO ANY TALLER THAN FOUR STOREYS.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG POINTS THAT HE MADE WHEN HE WAS LOOKING AT HIS BUILDINGS.

SO THE 80 UNIT NUMBER WILL REALLY DEPEND ON BREADTH ACROSS THE LOT AS OPPOSED TO HEIGHT.

SO HE'S HE SEEMS TO BE VERY ADAMANT THAT FOUR STOREYS IS THE MAXIMUM THAT HE'S CHOOSING TO BUILD. AND AGAIN, HEIGHTENED AREA WILL ALSO GET ON WHERE HE'S BUILDING.

SO THAT'S GOING TO DICTATE HOW HE WILL GET THE 40 UNITS IN THERE.

BUT AGAIN, HIS HE SEEMED VERY COMMITTED THAT FOUR STOREYS WOULD BE HIS MAX JUST WITH AN ARCHITECTURE. AND HE IS BUILDING BASED ON THE SAME DESIGN THAT HE IS BUILDING IN THE OTHER TOWN.

SO I THINK WHERE SOME OF HIS COST SAVINGS IS COMING AS HE'S NOT REINVENTING THE WHEEL, HE'S GOT A VERY FAIRLY ATTRACTIVE DESIGN THAT HE GAVE ME A ROUGH SCHEMATIC FOR, AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE SAVINGS WILL COME.

IS THAT FOUR STOREY DESIGN THAT HE'S GOT IT? JUST WHETHER IT GETS LONGER OR WIDER WILL DICTATE HOW MANY MINUTES THAT HE HAS.

PERHAPS GOING BACK TO THE EARLIER COMMENTS, THE MR. MAYOR, THE REQUIREMENT FOR ACCESSIBLE UNITS IN THE NEW MULTI RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IS TO 15% OF THE UNITS AND IN THE COMMON AREAS, HALLWAY MEETING ROOMS, ETC.

THAT REQUIREMENT FOR ACCESSIBILITY EXISTS THERE ALSO.

THE ONLY OTHER THING IS THAT IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS IN THE BUILDING, THEN THAT SAME VARIETY HAS TO BE OFFERED TO THE 15% ACCESSIBLE UNITS.

SO. AND AS FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR GEARED INCOME THAT BELONGS TO THE BAILIWICK [INAUDIBLE] AND SERVICE PROVIDER SIMILAR ACROSS PROVINCE.

THIS IS NOT THE, A REQUIREMENT UNDER ANY LAW THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH ON THE PART OF THE NEW BUILDER. AGAIN IT BLINDS THAT.

THAT'S NOT THE NEW BUILDER.

THANK YOU, MR.[INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

YOU'RE GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR CYR? JUST A THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. KEEP OUR CITY GROWING.

MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WILL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS.

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I'M IN FAVOR ALSO.

SO THAT IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

7.3 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION RE STREET DANCE 2022 OPTIONS.

[7.3. Report from the Director of Recreation re: Street Dance 2022- Options]

AND THAT COUNCIL SELECTS CATEGORY A FOR THE STREET DANCE EVENT BUDGET WITH AN UPSET LIMIT OF 25,722.

AND THAT COUNCIL SELECTS UP LOCATION THREE FOR THE 2022 STREET DANCE VENUE.

AND THAT COUNCIL PROVIDES DIRECTION TO STAFF TO BOOK AVAILABLE ARTIST BASED ON THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. PLEASE.

MOVED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE SECONDARY FOR DISCUSSION HERE BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE MR. FLUKE ON HAND.

GIVE US SOME DETAIL.

GOOD EVENING. HELLO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO MY LAST PRESENTATION ON MARCH 28TH INCLUDED TWO OPTIONS THAT VARIED BETWEEN HAVING A LOW SCALE ARTIST BUDGET AND THEN WHICH WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE 2019 EVENT.

AND THEN A HIGHER SCALE ARTIST BUDGET, WHICH WOULD BE SIMILAR TO PAST EVENTS LIKE TERRY CLARK AND BLUE RODEO.

FOLLOWING MY LAST PRESENTATION FOR THE STREET DANCE, WE WERE DIRECTED TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH DIFFERENT BUDGET AND LOCATION OPTIONS FOR THE 2022 STREET DANCE.

BASED ON THE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, WE PUT TOGETHER THREE VARYING BUDGETS THAT REFLECT THREE DIFFERENT SCALE OF ARTIST BUDGETS AND THEN THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

SO I BROKE THEM INTO CATEGORY A, B, AND C FOR THE BUDGETS.

AND SO CATEGORY A HAS THE HIGHEST BUDGET OF THE THREE ARTIST BUDGETS IN AN EVENT TICKET PRICE AS WELL.

THE CATEGORY ALLOWS FOR US TO POTENTIALLY BOOK ONE HEADLINER GROUP OR POTENTIALLY TWO MID SCALE HEADLINING ARTISTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED, I GUESS NOT AS CURRENT OR MIGHT NOT BE JUST AS WELL KNOWN AS MAYBE ONE GROUP WOULD BE.

THE FINANCIAL IMPACT RESULT FOR THIS WOULD BE AN OFFSET LIMIT OF $25,722.

SO CATEGORY B IS IT REFLECTS A MID SCALE ARTIST BUDGET WITH A SLIGHTLY CHEAPER TICKET PRICE AND THE PRODUCTION AND STAGING COSTS ARE THE SAME AS CATEGORY A.

SO THE EVENT COSTS FOR SOME OF THIS IS SIMILAR.

THIS BUDGET WOULD ALLOW US TO BOOK ONE SCALE MID SCALE ARTIST THAT IS OTHER UP AND COMING, NOT AS CURRENT OR JUST NOT AS WELL KNOWN.

SO THE UPSET LIMIT FOR THIS IS PREDICTED TO BE AROUND $22,231 AND THE FINAL BUDGET PRESENTED WAS CATEGORY C AND IT HAS THE SMALLEST ARTIST BUDGET OF THE THREE.

AND THE BUDGET WOULD ALLOW FOR BOOKINGS OF SUCCESSFUL LOCAL OR REGIONAL BANDS OR POTENTIALLY AN UP AND COMING ARTIST THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS WELL KNOWN BUT COULD STILL KIND OF WORK UNDER THAT HEADLINING CATEGORY.

AND THE SMALLER ARTIST BUDGET ALLOWS FOR A SMALLER PRODUCTION COST, THEREFORE A SMALLER UPPER LIMIT OF $15,536.

SO ULTIMATELY, ALL THREE CATEGORY BUDGETS ARE WITHIN THE 2022 BUDGET THAT WAS PROPOSED ON THE NINTH BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND TREASURER FOR THIS EVENT.

AND LAST, THE THREE OF LOCATIONS THAT I PROPOSED IN THIS EVENT, FOUR WOULD BE LOCATION ONE, TWO AND THREE.

SO LOCATION ONE IS THE DOWNTOWN LOWER PLAZA, WHICH IS KIND OF THE COMMON ONE OF THE MAIN AREAS THAT THE EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN IN THE PAST.

SO THIS IS A PAVED AND ACCESSIBLE LOCATION.

CONS TO THIS IS THE LACK OF POWER RESOURCES, WASHROOMS, SOME AMENITIES LIKE WATER, A SHORTER TIME FRAME FOR EVENTS SET UP AND TAKE DOWN THE ALSO THE FACT THAT THE FRIDAY BEFORE PRIOR TO THE EVENT IS USUALLY THE SET UP.

IT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN A LOT OF PARKING LOTS.

SO THIS IS A BIT OF A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S A HOLIDAY.

SO JULY 1ST IS ON THE FRIDAY THIS YEAR.

SO IT'LL REQUIRE POTENTIALLY FOR US TO BLOCK OFF THE LOWER PLAZA A DAY EARLIER, WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE PUBLIC AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.

SO LOCATION TWO IS THE MOUNT OVER SKI HILL PARKING LOT, WHICH WAS SUGGESTED IN OUR LAST

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THE SET UP AND TAKE DOWN AT THIS LOCATION COULD TAKE PLACE OVER SEVERAL DAYS AND DOES NOT HAVE TO BE AS RUSHED AS OR OVER A SHORT TIME PERIOD LIKE IT WOULD BE FOR LOCATION ONE.

IT DOES NOT REQUIRE CLOSING OFF A BUSY PARKING LOT OR AFFECTING LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THIS LOCATION IS NOT LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, SO IT'LL PREVENT NOISE DISRUPTIONS.

HOWEVER, LOCATION IS NOT IN WALKING DISTANCE, SO SHUTTLES WILL BE REQUIRED.

THERE'S ALSO ONLY ONE ROAD THAT'S ACCESSING TO THE HILL, AND WITH THE PARKING LOT BEING BLOCKED OFF, IT'S NOT AS IDEAL AND IT CAN CAUSE A LOT OF CONGESTION AS WELL.

AND THEREFORE SOME ISSUES WITH PATRONS WALKING DOWN THAT ROAD WITH A TIGHT JUST ONE ACCESS POINT, IT JUST COULD CAUSE SOME SOME PROBLEMS FOR THE EVENT.

AND THEN THE FINAL LOCATION IS LOCATION THREE, WHICH IS THE CENTENNIAL ARENA PARKING LOT.

THE STAGE WOULD BE SET UP OUTSIDE IN THE PARKING LOT, WHICH COULD BE CUT OFF FOR THE ARENA TO TO BE SET UP AS THE BEER GARDENS AND WASHROOMS. SO HAVING THE BEER GARDENS INSIDE WOULD PREVENT THE SETUP OF AND TAKEDOWN OF THE LARGE EVENT TENT THAT WE TYPICALLY USE IN THE PAST.

THIS ALSO ALLOWS FOR US TO HAVE WASHROOMS INSIDE, SO IT CUT DOWN ON COSTS SUCH AS RENTING PORTABLE WASHROOMS. THERE'S ALSO ELECTRICAL HOOKUPS AND IN THE FROM THE ARENA.

SO WE WOULD CUT DOWN ON THE COST AND THE REQUIREMENT OF GENERATORS AT BOTH LOCATIONS, OTHER LOCATIONS. AND THEN CONS OF THIS WOULD BE IT'S LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WOULD CAUSE NOISE DISRUPTION IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO ALL THREE LOCATIONS HAVE THEIR PROS AND CONS AND ARE SUITABLE HAVE FOR THIS EVENT.

BUT. SOME I GUESS WE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DECIDING, I GUESS, WHAT IS MORE LOGISTICAL AND AND WHAT WOULD WORK FOR FOR THIS EVENT THAT WOULD MAKE IT BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY ALL AROUND.

SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS CLUE.

I KNOW. PREVIOUS TO COVID, OUR ACTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS DISCUSSING THE POTENTIAL USE OF THE EVENTS GROUNDS ON THE MILKEN MINE ROAD.

THERE'S A MASSIVE FIELD OUT THERE, AND AT ONE TIME THERE WAS EVENTS HELD AT THAT AREA.

THIS IS PRIOR TO YOUR TIME, SO PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO AGAIN IN FUTURE YEARS BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CAUSE ANY ISSUES FOR STAFF OR SET UP TEAR DOWN WASHROOMS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND I DO KNOW THAT THE MINING COMPANIES THAT DO OWN IT HAVE MENTIONED THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A YEARLY LEASE WITH THE CITY.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO JUST FOR EASE OF EVENTS LIKE THIS. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR, THOUGH, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT.

I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT IN YOUR EAR.

I DO HAVE QUESTIONS FROM BOTH COUNCILLOR PATRIE AND COUNCILLOR CYR SO FAR, SO I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

THANK YOUR WORSHIP HAVE LOTS.

SORRY, BUT WHAT WAS TOLD TO? LET'S STOP. RUN WITH IT. SO I DID.

I DIDN'T GO BACK. NUMBER ONE OF THE THREE LOCATIONS.

NUMBER ONE, BASED ON THE LAYOUT, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN DOWNTOWN, BUT IF YOU WERE TO PUT IT IN THE ARENA.

WHY WOULD YOU NOT PUT THE STAGE IN THE ARENA IN CASE THERE IS A RAIN DATE? BUT SO WITH THAT ASPECT, WHAT IS THE CAPACITY FOR LICENSE IN THE ARENA? I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER.

I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST JUST BRIEFLY OVER 1000 FOR CAPACITY FOR A SHOW.

SO IF WE HAVE A CAPACITY OF 1000 PEOPLE AT THE ARENA, HOW DO WE GET TO 1800 ATTENDEES IN THE BUDGET? SO THE SHOW WILL BE OUTSIDE WITH SOME REFRESHMENTS AND WASHROOM AREAS TO BE INSIDE.

SO BECAUSE IF YOU FLIP IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND, YOU CAN FENCE OUTSIDE.

IF YOU HAVE A RAIN DATE, YOU CAN STILL GET PEOPLE INSIDE THE BUILDING AND TENSE SOME OF YOUR OUTDOOR AREA WHERE YOUR TOILETS ARE.

TRADITIONALLY IN THE INDUSTRY, THAT IS WHAT IS BEING DONE CURRENTLY SO THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A $50,000 COST, THAT COST IS THERE.

IF IT GETS RAINED OUT, IT'S RAINED OUT.

SO IF YOU HAVE A BAD FORECAST AND YOU HAVEN'T HIT YOUR PRESALE NUMBERS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A PREDICAMENT COME THE FINAL WEEK TO TRY AND GET THOSE NUMBERS UP BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WILL BUY IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS.

SO IF WE IF WE'RE NOT TENTING THE AREA, WHICH THERE'S NO MONEY SHOWING ANYWHERE.

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IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET, SO THAT'S MY ISSUE.

SO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONLY A CAPACITY OF 1000 PEOPLE THAT WE'RE USING.

SO THEN WITH THAT, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IT OUTSIDE, HOW MANY LINEAL FEET OF FENCE HAVE WE CALCULATED FOR AT EACH OF THE SITES? SO WE ONLY HAVE A BUDGET THAT DOESN'T GIVE US A BREAKDOWN FROM SITE TO SITE TO SITE.

RIGHT. MR. DANIEL HAS AN ANSWER FOR ONE OF THE QUESTIONS OR.

MR. DANIEL? YEAH, CERTAINLY NOT THE LAST ONE.

THAT WAS REALLY JUST SUGGESTING THAT.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE ACOUSTICS ARE TERRIBLE INSIDE THE ARENA OR BAND, SO I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND COUNCILLOR PATRIE'S RATIONALE, BUT OUR RATIONALE WAS LEAVE THE BAR AND THE PATRONS IN THERE FOR THE SOCIALIZING PART AND THE MUSIC OUTSIDE, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID, I BELIEVE, IN 2004 WITH THE STAMPEDERS, BASICALLY, AGAIN, BECAUSE THE ACOUSTICS ARE JUST TERRIBLE INSIDE THE ARENA AND IT'S NOT A VENUE FOR MUSIC, BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE FOR THE STAMPEDERS? 2004. IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

I DON'T REMEMBER. SO WHAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS YOUR CAPACITY CHANGES WITH YOUR OUTSIDE FENCING. SO YOU MAY HAVE THE CAPACITY OF 1000 PEOPLE FOR A HOCKEY GAME, BUT WHEN YOU GO TO A CONCERT VENUE, IN A LICENSED VENUE, WHEN YOU FENCE AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING HOW MANY LINEAL FEET HAVE WE CALCULATED? BECAUSE SO.

I HAVE A BUDGET HERE WITH ATTENDANCE NUMBERS THAT DON'T GIVE ME SITE SIZE AND THAT SITE SIZE IS GOING TO BE.

100% DEPENDENT CREATING YOUR CAPACITY BECAUSE YOUR LIQUOR LICENSE IS ONLY GOING TO BE BASED ON CAPACITY OF THE CLOSED END AREA.

SO. YOU ONLY HAVE $1,500 FENCING.

AND FENCING $10 A SECTION.

SO IT'S ONLY 150 SECTIONS.

THAT'S NOT AN AWFUL LOT OF FENCING.

SO DO WE HAVE LINEAR FOOTAGE OF FENCING? JUST THE FENCING BUDGET WAS TAKEN FROM THE 2019 BUDGET WAS WAS SET UP FOR THE DOWNTOWN CORE. SO.

SO. AND THEN AGAIN, THAT DOWNTOWN CORE SET UP WAS ONLY HALF THE LOWER PARKING LOT.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE TRIPLE THAT.

AND AND THAT'S A 2019 COSTING NOT A 2022 AVAILABILITY AND COSTING IN THIS INDUSTRY HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF. SO I'M AND I GET IT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, WE'VE GOT TO DECIDE TONIGHT. BUT THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OF ISSUES THAT I HAVE WITH THE BUDGET.

BUT THE NUMBERS JUST DON'T WORK FOR ME BASED ON WHAT I HAVE IN THE REPORT IS THE PROBLEM.

I GET IT. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE OVER 100,000.

WHERE IS THE BREAKDOWN? TA TA. OR THE BACK UP TO GIVE YOU THOSE NUMBERS IS THE PROBLEM.

I CAN'T APPROVE A BUDGET BASED ON 2019 NUMBERS WHERE WE HAD UNDER 1000 PEOPLE CAPACITY IN THAT LOWER PARKING LOT. I BELIEVE IF I'M OR PLEASE CORRECT ME IF YOU CAN.

BUT IT WAS A VERY SMALL VENUE.

THE PROBLEM IS, IF WE'RE BUDGETING TO LOSE 25,000 AT 1800 PEOPLE AND WE HAVE A CAPACITY OF 1000 PEOPLE, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE ANOTHER 35,000.

ON TOP OF THAT. OKAY.

OKAY. SO IT'S NOT JUST FOOD, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO HOW MANY PEOPLE DID WE HAVE AT THE LAST STREET DANCE? DO WE HAVE THOSE NUMBERS IN 2019? YEAH. JUST SHY OF 11.

YEAH. JUST SHY OF 100.

DEPOSIT. FOR TWO OR THREE COVER BANDS OR THE MUD MEN.

OKAY. DOUBLE COVER BANDS.

OKAY. AND THEN.

WE HAVE ELECTRICAL IN HERE OF 2500.

IS THAT FOR GENERATORS OR IS THAT FOR HOOKUP AND PERMITS? OR DO WE KNOW WHICH IS 2019? AND THEN WITH. YEAH. WITH AN INCREASE.

THE PROJECTED INCREASE.

AND THEN ALSO, IF WE'RE GOING TO THE PARKING LOT AT THE ARENA, HAVE WE REALIZED THAT

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WITH THE BASEBALL FIELD LIGHTS NOT HELP IN THIS WRONG DIRECTION ASPECT.

[INAUDIBLE].

SO IT'LL BE THE SAME THING FOR MOUNT DO FOR.

CORRECT. NOT TOO FAR.

WOULD NEED A LOT MORE LIGHTS THAN THE ARENA IF YOU'RE USING OF THE ARENA.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M HAVING DIFFICULTIES.

AND I HAVE ALL THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THREE SEPARATE BUDGETS TO BE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, I GET WHERE THIS IS, I GET WHERE THIS IS, BECAUSE IT'S ALL JUST ONE FLAT LINE.

THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE FOR STAFF COSTING.

AND IF WE DO HAVE TO DO FRIDAY SET UP, THAT'S A HOLIDAY.

WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING TIME AND A HALF TO ALL OF OUR STAFF TO COME IN TO DO THE SETUP FOR THIS EVENT, WHICH IS GOING TO COST A FORTUNE.

RIGHT. SO AGAIN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT AT THE ARENA AND YOU CAN DO THE SETUP ON THURSDAY AND THE TEAR DOWN ON THE MONDAY, I HAVE NO ISSUES DOING IT THAT WAY.

BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING IT IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE, IT'S GOING TO COST US A GAIN, A VERY LARGE SUM TO DO THIS DOWNTOWN.

THE SECURITY NUMBERS AGAIN.

ARE YOU USING WHAT WAS IN 2019? WHAT WAS IN 2019 WITH THE PROJECTED INCREASE AND THEN AS WELL BASED ON THE SECURITY I RECEIVED FROM THE KC SECURITY.

OKAY. AND BUT WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO THE LIQUOR INSPECTOR TO SEE WHAT WE REQUIRE FOR SECURITY BASED ON THE.

LICENSING NUMBERS.

AND AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO LICENSING NUMBERS.

EVERYTHING REVERTS BACK TO YOUR LIQUOR LICENSE.

SO IF WE LICENSE FOR 2000 PEOPLE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SECURITY FOR 2000 PEOPLE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING ALL THE WAY ALONG FOR 2000 PEOPLE.

SO I DON'T KNOW.

IN 2019 WITH THE 100 PEOPLE, WHAT WERE WE LICENSED FOR AT THAT OUTDOOR EVENT THAT WE KNOW? I'VE TOLD HER I HAD NO.

AND THE SAME THING YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE.

GO AHEAD. SORRY.

I THINK COUNCILLOR PATRIE MAY HAVE MISINTERPRETED AN EFFORT I DID EARLIER TO TO ENSURE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE COUNCILLORS TOO FAR IN THE WEEDS.

AND WE ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED QUESTIONS BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE EXACT DETAILS.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MR. CYR, YOU'RE THE GUY THAT SENT ME THE EMAIL TO SAY, LEAVE IT TO THE STAFF.

I KNOW EXACTLY. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.

LEAVE IT TO STAFF. AS IN, DON'T CONTACT VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS DIRECTLY.

LET THE STAFF DO THE RESEARCH.

WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS ASKING QUESTIONS BEFORE MEETING, MAKING OUR MEETINGS LONGER THAN NECESSARY.

ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS COULD HAVE BEEN ASKED AND ANSWERED AHEAD OF TIME.

WE RESPECT EACH COUNSELOR'S PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS AND QUESTIONS.

WE ENCOURAGE QUESTIONS 24 BEFORE THE MEETING OTHERWISE.

AND THAT'S JUST A BASIC TENET OF OUR CODE OF CONDUCT AND BEST PRACTICES.

CALL, EMAIL US, ASK QUESTIONS, GET THEM ANSWERS.

IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE ANSWERS, YOU CAN RAISE THEM.

SURE, LIVE AT THE MEETING.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE DEEP IN THE WEEDS IN THE MINUTIA OF THIS.

BUDGET. WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE OF A FUNDAMENTAL HIGH LEVEL.

WHAT DOES COUNCIL THINK? THE RESIDENTS, THE VENUE, THE SCALE OF ARTIST.

WE'LL NAIL DOWN THE DETAILS IN DUE TIME.

AND WE COULD HAVE WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, AGAIN, YOU SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING DON'T DO IT.

SO I DIDN'T.

AND THE POINT IS.

I HAD ALL THESE QUESTIONS AND I DID MEET WITH MISS FLUKE AND YOU SAID DON'T.

SO I MET WITH HER BECAUSE I DO HAVE THIS EXPERTISE.

SO THE PROBLEM IS, IF WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE A $25,000 COST ON A BUDGET, THAT THE NUMBERS ARE SKEWED, HOW DO WE DO THAT? I BELIEVE, AS MS. [INAUDIBLE] MENTIONED, SHE HAS TAKEN THE 2019 NUMBERS AND ADDED TO THEM TO TRY AND REFERENCE TODAY'S COSTS AND CONTACTED THE SECURITY THERE.

DEFINITELY WHATEVER VENUE WE PICK IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COST AND ALSO GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SET UP TIME AND TEAR DOWN SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WITH THE PAST EVENTS WE WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO BRING UP THE.

REPORT THAT WE RECEIVED FROM MS..

HENNESSEY THE POST-EVENT REPORT FROM THE 2019 EVENT, TO ACTUALLY HAVE ALL THOSE NUMBERS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ONLINE.

SO AS MR. DANIELS MENTIONED, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT TYPE OF VENUE COUNCIL WANTS AND WHAT TYPE OF COST YOU PLAN ON PUTTING INTO THIS, AND ALLOW MS.[INAUDIBLE] TO PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN SEE THE DETAILED NUMBERS, ALLOW HER TO ACTUALLY CONTACT

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AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE US GIVE HER THAT OPPORTUNITY.

I'M GOING TO GET BACK TO COUNCILLOR PATRIE BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE MORE MORE QUESTIONS.

I HAVE COUNCILLOR CYR AND ALL THESE HANDS UP, COUNCILLOR CYR.

YOU'RE UP NEXT. COUNCILLOR CYR.

WELL, I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT COUNCILLOR PATRIE WAS STILL TALKING.

OKAY. I PERSONALLY, I PREFER THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION FOR THE SETUP BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TRADITIONAL AND IT'S BEEN PROVEN SUCCESSFUL.

I DO HAVE CONCERNS BEING THE WEEKEND FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT DOES.

CONCERN ME SOMEWHAT.

I'M NOT NOT WILLING TO ENTERTAIN THE SKI HILL AREA.

I COULD LIVE WITH THE ARENA, BUT I THINK.

CAN WE CONSIDER MOVING THE STAGE? JUST TO FLIP THE STAGE WITH THE HAVING THE BACKDROP OF THE STAGE BY THE BALLPARK SO THAT THE SOUND PROJECT'S TOWARDS THE MASONIC HALL.

THAT WAY IT'LL PROBABLY.

IT WON'T BE QUITE AS LOUD FOR THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE SOUND WOULD ALL BE PROJECTED INTO THE COMMUNITY.

SO BY PROJECTING THE SOUND TOWARDS THE LAKE, I THINK, WELL, IF WE CHOOSE A CENTENNIAL ARENA BY PROJECTION TOWARDS A LAKE, I THINK WE'LL HAVE WE'LL HELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO. BUT PERSONALLY, I STILL PREFERRED THE DOWNTOWN.

SO I THINK WE SHOULD CONTACT THE BUSINESSES AND.

LOOK AT THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT IT.

I DO. I DO SHARE SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE WEEKEND AND THE TIMING OF THAT.

BUT I COULD LIVE WITH THE CENTENNIAL.

BUT I DO THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER FLIPPING THAT STAGE SO THAT IT PROJECTS TOWARDS THE MASONIC HALL. MR. DANIEL. REGARDLESS OF THE VENUE.

WE HAVE THE TRUSTED SUPPLIER THAT WE'VE USED FOR SOUND IN THE PAST, AND WE WILL GET HIS ADVICE, OF COURSE.

WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO MINIMIZE THE NOISE FOR THE BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT IS? BECAUSE HE'S WELL VERSED IN RUNNING THE SOUND FOR OUR STAGE.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO.

WE WILL DO THAT. ABSOLUTELY.

MANAGING ALSO SECURITY AND ALL THE OTHER CONSTRAINTS AT THE SAME TIME.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

THANK YOU. WE'RE THROUGH YOU TO MR. KLUTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT.

I DON'T. I THINK I CAN ANSWER SOME OF COUNCILLOR PATRIE QUESTIONS, BUT I DON'T SURE IF I WANT TO GO THERE. THE THE VENUE IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE IS THE ENTIRE LOWER PLAZA, NOT HALF OF IT. SO I'M NOT SURE WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM WITH THAT.

USING THE UPPER PART AND ALL OF THE LOWER PART WITH THE SMOKING SECTION BEING AT THE FAR END BY THE BY THE BOWLING ALLEY.

BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS 5000 PEOPLE THAT THE LICENSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN FOR BETWEEN FOUR AND 5000 BECAUSE FOR THE LAST MANY, MANY YEARS I'VE SIGNED THE LIQUOR LICENSE.

SO BUT I DO SUPPORT I'M SORRY THAT THE THAT WE GOT A LETTER FROM THE ONE FAMILY ON POPLAR. I'VE HAD MORE CALLS FROM PEOPLE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HOPING WE PICKET AT CENTENNIAL ARENA BECAUSE THEY LOVE TO BE ABLE TO JUST WALK TO THE EVENT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE WE PUT IT, WE'RE GOING TO INCONVENIENCE ROADS.

TO HAVE IT AT THE SKI HILL WOULD BE, I THINK, HARD FOR PEOPLE TO WALK UP AND DOWN THAT HILL TO GET TO IT. I'M NOT SURE.

BUSSES THAT BUSSES CAN GO IN AND DROP OFF IF WE HAVE THE ACTUAL EVENT IN THE PARKING LOT THERE. SO I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY WOULD EVEN BE ABLE TO GO IN AS FAR AS DOWN THE BIG HILL AND TO BE ABLE TO TURN OR DROP OFF PEOPLE AND BRING THEM BACK.

SO I DO SUPPORT THIS BEING AT CENTENNIAL ARENA VERSUS DOWNTOWN.

I KNOW THAT HAVING DONE THE CLEANUP FOR MANY, MANY, MANY STREET DANCES IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE, THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE.

IT HAS TO BE DONE BY THE TIME REXALL IS OPENED IN THE MORNING ON SUNDAY.

AND SO I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE EASIER ON STAFF AND EASIER SET UP TO BE DONE AT THE ARENA. I DON'T WANT THE STAGE INSIDE THE ARENA BECAUSE WHY WOULD WE LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TICKETS WE CAN SELL BEFORE WE BEGIN? I THINK THAT USING IT INSIDE AS THE BEER GARDENS AND AS THE WASHROOMS IS, IS GOOD BECAUSE THAT FLOOR GETS VERY, VERY WET AND VERY, VERY, VERY SLIPPERY.

SO I THINK THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK AT AN ADDED COST THERE IF YOU HAD THE BAND INSIDE OF DOING SOMETHING WITH THAT FLOOR TO MAKE IT LESS SLIPPERY BECAUSE IT'S VERY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY WITH CONDENSATION, BUT ALSO WITH THE SPILLAGE OF ALCOHOL AND BEVERAGES ON THE

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I REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT AN EASY EVENT.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

I'M READY TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVES AND PITCH IN IF NEEDED.

BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE, I THINK, WOULD CHOOSE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA MONEY TO GET A MORE POPULAR BAND.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE CRAVING FOR.

THAT'S THE MESSAGES AND PHONE CALLS THAT I'M GETTING FROM PEOPLE.

IS THAT. THEY WANT COUNTRY MUSIC AND THEY WOULD LIKE A HEADLINING BAND AND WHATEVER WE CAN AFFORD TO DO WITH THAT BUDGET THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.

THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TO DO, FOR THE BETTER OF THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW BEFORE WHEN WE'VE DONE IT INSIDE THE ARENA, WE'VE DONE IT WITH PURELY LOCAL BANDS AND THAT'S IN FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

INSTEAD OF DOING THE STREET DANCE, WE DID IT AT THE ARENA.

SO I KNEW OBVIOUSLY THE REVENUES WEREN'T AS LARGE BECAUSE WE DID HAVE TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TICKETS THAT WE WERE SOLD.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE STATE SHOULD GO.

THAT SHOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE PROFESSIONALS.

BUT THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY IS THIS IS NOT AN ALL NIGHT EVENT.

IT DOESN'T GO MUCH PAST MIDNIGHT.

THE BANDS AND PEOPLE DISPERSE PRETTY QUICKLY AFTER THE BANDS ARE DONE.

THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK IS OF SECURITY IS FOR YOU TO MAKE A NOTE, MS..

SKLOOT, THAT IF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE WORRIED ABOUT.

I THINK THE LETTER SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SECURITY IN THE AREA DURING THE EVENT THAT WE COULD MAKE SURE WE HAVE SECURITY POSTED OUT ON SPRUCE AVENUE AND POPLAR THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY OUT OF PEOPLE'S YARDS AND ARE RESPECTING PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES.

AND OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE SHUTTLES RUNNING.

SO TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE NOT TO DRIVE SO THAT THERE'S MUCH LESS CARS DOWNTOWN CORE.

WE HAVE THE SAME.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DROVE.

PEOPLE TAKE BUSSES.

I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE I THINK IT WOULD BE DIRTY AND MESSY AT THE SKI HILL.

AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE TOO HARD FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS WALKING TO THE SKI HILL.

I WOULD BE AFRAID OF MAYBE PEOPLE GETTING TURNED AROUND INTO THE BUSH AND BEARS COMING OUT OF THE BUSH AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS DOWN THERE.

SO I REALLY I WOULD SUPPORT CENTENNIAL ARENA AND I WOULD SUPPORT YOUR OPTION TO BRING IN A BETTER NAMED OR MORE POPULAR COUNTRY BAND INTO.

THE EVENT, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOUR WORSHIP. I WOULD AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

I LIVE RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE ARENA, SO I WOULD CERTAINLY ENJOY WALKING DOWN THERE.

I ALSO REMEMBER THE WESTERN JAMBOREE THAT THE LIONS USED TO PUT ON THERE ON THE JULY 1ST WEEKEND, AND THE MUSIC GOT FAIRLY LOUD AND PEOPLE LOVED TO DANCE AND THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME AND I DON'T THINK THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT.

LOOKING AT THE.

THE LOCATION OF THE STAGE IN THE SECOND, THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS FOR THE CENTENNIAL ARENA.

ONE SHOWS THE STAGE ON 1 TO 8, AND THE OTHER ONE SHOWS THAT RIGHT BY PARSONS PARK.

AND I THINK THAT'S IDEALLY WHERE IT WOULD GO.

CERTAINLY WHERE HE WENT TO FOR THE JAMBOREE.

BEER GARDEN INSIDE MAKES AN AWFUL LOT OF SENSE TO ME.

AND I WOULD ALSO AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR FINAMORE THAT I KNOW AS SOMEBODY WHO WORKED BOTH THE THE GATE AND THE BEER GARDENS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, THAT THERE WERE CERTAINLY MORE THAN 1100 PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT BEER THERE BECAUSE WE SOLD OUT USUALLY BY ABOUT 10:00 AT NIGHT. AND THE.

AND IT DID. AND WE WERE UP BY THE ELNA BUILDING THERE AND THE REXALL DRUGSTORE.

SO WE WE DID USE THE WHOLE PLAZA, THE.

I THINK THE BEST LOCATION IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE CENTENNIAL.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE I KNOW THE TRADITIONALLY IT'S BEEN DOWNTOWN, BUT I THINK THERE'S JUST TOO MANY OBSTACLES RIGHT NOW TO DO THAT.

I THINK THIS IS THE BEST OPTION GOING.

MR.. COOK THANK YOU. YOU AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CHAT YET, BUT I THINK YOU'VE DONE A MARVELOUS JOB WITH THIS REPORT, AND I WOULD WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT YOU IN TERMS OF OPTION A AND LOCATION THREE.

THANK YOU. COUNCILOR TURNER.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M IN FAVOR OF THE CATEGORY, BUT JUST THE DIFFERENCE IN SAVINGS

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SO WE MIGHT AS WELL GO FOR IT.

THE THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THE EXPECTATION OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDING AND I GUESS HAVE TO GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO THAT.

IF WE ONLY HAD 100 IN 2019 AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY WELL ATTENDED.

NOT SURE WE'RE GOING TO GET 18 UNDERDONE FAIRLY SHORT NOTICE.

SO GOOD LUCK WITH IT LOCATION WISE.

THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION IS.

JUST TEETERS ON PERFECT BECAUSE THERE'S PLACES FOR EVERYTHING.

THE UNFORTUNATE PART IS IT IS A LONG WEEKEND.

STORES ARE TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMERS ON THE THURSDAY AND.

IT'S JUST JUST GOING TO CREATE HAVOC FOR FOR SALES.

WHAT I. WHAT I DO THINK IS THAT THE SKI HILL IS AN OPTION IN THAT WE CAN RUN BUSSES IN THERE INSTEAD OF CARS.

AND SHUTTLING PEOPLE TO THE EVENT IS GOING TO BE JUST AS EASY THERE AS ANYWHERE ELSE.

AND WE CAN FULL REMOTE PORTA POTTIES, PORTABLE LIGHTS, ALL OF THAT CAN BE RESOLVED, TAKEN CARE OF. SO I THINK THAT'S MY PREFERENCE.

LOCATION WISE, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT CENTENNIAL ARENA SOLELY BECAUSE OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT WAS FROM THAT RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT WE GOT COMPLAINTS ON ANOTHER TOPIC AND COUNCIL RESOLVED TO GET RID OF THE PROBLEM.

I THINK YOU'LL HAVE SIMILAR CONCERNS FOR A BIG PARTY EVENT.

SO CATEGORY BUDGET.

AND MY PREFERENCE OF THE OF THE TWO IS.

THANKS. BACK UP TO COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

I GET MOST OF MY QUESTIONS BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO GET ANYWHERE ANYWAY.

BUT THE IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO THE ARENA.

THE BEST LOCATION OF THE STAGE WOULD ACTUALLY BE HIGHWAY 108.

AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND TALK TO THE PROFESSIONALS BECAUSE I.

DON'T DO THIS, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THE THE STAGE BOUNCING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ARENA WILL BOUNCE THE SOUND BACK ONTO THE LAKE.

IF YOU DO IT DOWN THE PARKING LOT, IT WILL GO STRAIGHT DOWN THE STREET BECAUSE THERE'S NO BUFFER AT THE BACK END.

SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT ON THE OUTSIDE, THEN THAT WOULD BE THE PLACE TO DO IT AGAIN.

IF YOU PUT THE STAGE INSIDE AND IT RAINS, YOU CAN AT LEAST STILL SELL 1000 TICKETS.

YOU'RE GOING TO LICENSE THAT SITE BASED ON WHATEVER YOU PUT DOWN AS A DIAGRAM FOR YOUR LIQUOR LICENSE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO IF YOU WANT THIS TO BE A SUCCESS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FENCE AN AREA BIG ENOUGH, INCLUDING THE CAPACITY OF 1000 PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE ABLE TO FENCE OFF A BIG ENOUGH AREA TO INCLUDE ANOTHER 1500 TO 1800 PEOPLE AND HOPE THAT YOU HAVE THE WEATHER TO MAKE THE MONEY TO BREAK EVEN AND MAKE A PROFIT. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FENCE THAT REGARDLESS.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUY THE RENT THE FENCE AND ORDER IT AND ORDER THE LIQUOR LICENSE.

NOW, TO DO THIS, HERE'S THE HARDEST PART.

THIS CLOCK ONLY HAS TWO MONTHS.

THIS IS A ONE YEAR EVENT.

THIS JUST TAKES FOREVER TO PLAN.

YOU DON'T JUST DO THIS OVERNIGHT AND I DON'T CARE ANYBODY THAT'S WORKED THESE EVENTS.

WORKING AN EVENT IS ONE THING.

PLANNING AN EVENT IS A WHOLE NEW WORLD.

AND WHEN I SPOKE WITH THIS GUY, I TOLD HER, YOU GOT.

A BIG TON OF WORK TO DO TO PULL THIS OFF BECAUSE YOU HAVE SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLANNING THIS SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER.

THIS IS NOT A 60 DAY TURNAROUND.

SO I FEEL FOR YOU.

IT'S YOU NEED HELP AND YOU NEED SOME EXPERIENCED HELP TO DO IT.

BUT I AGREE THAT RENA IS THE PLACE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO.

AT LEAST INCREASE OUR BUS SERVICE SO THAT WE DO HAVE SOME KIND OF A SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR PEOPLE TO GET THERE. BECAUSE I THINK IN ORDER TO GET TO YOUR CAPACITY REQUIREMENT THAT

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THERE IS SOME ACROSS THE STREET AND THERE IS PARKING ON THE STREETS ALLOWED.

BUT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME KIND OF AN ACCESS TO SHUTTLE, SOMEBODY TO THE DOWNTOWN CORE, PROBABLY TO DO PARKING THERE OR TO THE PARKING LOT AT 151 SOMEWHERE.

I THINK JUST FOR REFERENCE, THE LAST TWO STREET DANCES THAT I TOOK PART AND THERE WAS SHUTTLE SERVICE, THERE WAS PICKUP AT COLLINS HALL, THERE'S PICKUP IN A FEW PLACES THERE.

THERE'S PARKING AT COLLINS HALL AND SHUTTLE TO THE DOWNTOWN.

SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT'LL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED REGARDLESS OF HOW WE GO ABOUT THIS.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE THERE'S ACTUALLY SHUTTLE SERVICE RIGHT TO THEIR DOORS.

AT THE END OF THE EVENING, THEY WENT THEY GET SHUTTLED RIGHT HOME.

THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN BUSSES.

THAT'S NOT A NEW THING.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK MR. DOYLE, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WHEN WE HAD THE AT THE ARENA BEFORE.

I BELIEVE THAT THE BALL FIELD LIGHTS WERE TURNED OUTWARDS.

IS THAT CORRECT? IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

WOULD YOU REMEMBER THAT, MR. DOYLE? YOU'RE YOUR WORSHIP.

I CANNOT RECALL THAT HAPPENING, BUT WE MAY HAVE DONE THAT.

YES. AND I THINK THAT'S WHEN WE ALSO INSTALLED LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF THE ARENA OUTSIDE SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE ADEQUATE LIGHTING OUTSIDE.

AND I STILL DON'T SEE HOW WE WOULD GET CARS DOWN THE SKI HILL ROAD BECAUSE WE WOULD CUT OFF ACCESS TO THE SKI HILL BECAUSE YOU'D NEED ALL THAT SPACE FOR THE ACTUAL STAGE.

BUT I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF WORK TO GET DONE.

SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TONIGHT IS MAKE A DECISION ON WHICH CATEGORY AND WHICH VENUE AND LET STAFF DO THEIR JOB.

BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT WITH THE NOTES MS..

HENNESSY HAS LEFT THAT THERE'S A PARTIAL ROADMAP THERE AND THERE'S OTHER STUFF LIKE MR. GARNER, WHO'S BEEN AROUND IN THIS RODEO A FEW TIMES, THAT STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

AND WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THE OPERATIONAL PART OF THIS AND JUST LET STAFF DO THEIR JOB.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATION.

WE'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR CYR.

IN FAVOR. CAN IT BE READ AGAIN? THAT THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE, DATED APRIL SIX, 2020, TO BE RECEIVED BY COUNCIL SELECTS CATEGORY A FOR THE 2022 STREET DANCE EVENT BUDGET WITH NOT SET LIMIT OF 25,000 722.

AND THAT COUNCIL SELECTS LOCATION THREE BEING THE CENTENNIAL ARENA SITE FOR THE 2022 STREET DANCE VENUE.

AND THAT COUNCIL WILL PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO BOOK AND AVAILABLE ARTIST BASED ON THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS.

COUNCILLOR CYR. YES.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE. IN FAVOR AND WILL BE IN THE CLOSED SESSION ABOUT THIS.

I'LL HAVE SOME COMMENTS IN. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR.

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

THANK YOU, MR.. MS..

CLARK, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

7.4 MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION.

[7.4. Memo from the Director of Recreation re: Street Dance Artist Options]

WE WOULD PUT THIS IN CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.

BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEE NONE. WE'LL CALL COUNCILLOR TURNER.

FAVOR COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR FAVOR COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE. SORRY.

MR. GARDNER SENT AN INVITE THAT STOPS MY BUTTONS.

I'M IN FAVOR WITH FAVOR ALSO.

THAT'S CARRIED TO CLOSED.

THAT'S WHY I DON'T USE THE IPAD.

7.5 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AS THIS

[7.5. Memo from the Manager of Economic Development re: New Business Opportunity]

IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 TO BE THE INVISIBLE ACT.

MOVED TO PUT THIS ONE IN CLOSED SESSION, PLEASE.

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YOU HAVE BOTH THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE DOING IT, SO THEY'RE ALL FAVORED TO.

BIT IN FAVOR.

MADAM CLERK. SO WE DO HAVE A MOVER AND A SECONDER LIKE COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. PERFECT.

AND THE ROLL CALL.

EVERYBODY'S FROZEN HERE IN FAVOR.

IN FAVOR. IN FAVOR.

BECAUSE I'M IN FAVOR.

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

CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME AT LEAST? YES. AS LONG AS THE CLERK CAN.

SO THAT SHE CAN RECORD THE MINUTE YOU'RE EVEN MOVING.

7.6 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RE LANDS ON FOX DRIVE.

[7.6. Memo from the Manager of Economic Development re: Lands on Fox Drive]

TO BE ENOUGH OF A MUSICAL ACT AGAIN.

MOVE IT. PUT THIS IN. CLOSED.

EVERYBODY'S FROZEN ON MY SCREEN.

JUST PICK TWO NAMES. EVERYBODY'S IN FAVOR OF NAMES.

MOVE BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE AND EVERYBODY FAVOR.

LET'S CARRY THE CLOSED.

STILL NOT. AN 7.7 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF CLARKSON PLANNING SERVICES ESTABLISH VOTING

[7.7. Report of the Director of Clerks and Planning Services re: Establish Voting Systems and Alternative Voting Methods for the 2022 Municipal Election]

RECOMMENDATION THAT THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF CLARKSON PLANNING SERVICES BE RECEIVED AND THAT A BYLAW BE ADOPTED TO SUPPORT THE USE OF VOTE TABULATORS IN THE 2022 MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, AND THAT A BYLAW BE ADOPTED TO SUPPORT THE USE OF VOTE BY MAIL, HOME VOTING AND SPECIAL BALLOT AS ALTERNATIVE METHODS IN THE 2022 SCHOOL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.

MOVER, PLEASE. MOVED BY COUNCILOR TURNER, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

MS.. BRAY, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO SEEK AUTHORITY FROM COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH VOTING SYSTEMS AND ALTERNATIVE VOTING METHODS FOR THE 2022 MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.

SECTION 40 21B OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ACT PROVIDES COUNCIL THE AUTHORITY TO PASS A BYLAW AUTHORIZING THE USE OF VOTING SYSTEMS AND ALTERNATIVE VOTING METHODS.

THAT BYLAW NEEDS TO BE PASSED BY MAY 1ST, AND THE CITY CLERK IS GIVEN STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP THE REQUIRED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DEEMED NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION. WHAT MEETS THE PRINCIPLES OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT? SO THE CITY HAS BEEN USING VOTE TABULATORS SINCE 2000 OR EARLIER.

THE USE OF VOTE TABULATORS UPHOLDS ALL THE PRINCIPLES OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT AS LISTED IN THE REPORT, SUCH AS UPHOLDING THE SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE VOTING PROCESS. ENSURING A FAIR AND NON BIASED COUNT OF VOTES AND MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTION AS WELL AS OTHERS THAT ARE DETAILED IN THE REPORT.

THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT IS CONFIDENT IN THE ABILITY TO ADMINISTER THE ELECTIONS USING VOTE TABULATORS AND ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE BYLAW BE ADOPTED TO SUPPORT THE USE OF VOTE TABULATORS IN THE COMING ELECTION.

THE SECOND PART OF THIS REPORT DEALS WITH ALTERNATIVE VOTING METHODS, WHICH IS NEW FOR THE CITY. SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING A REMOTE VOTING OPTION FOR THIS ELECTION.

SO REMOTE VOTING OPTIONS INCLUDE VOTE BY MAIL, INTERNET VOTING OR BY PHONE.

SO ELIGIBLE VOTERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COME TO A VOTING LOCATION FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, INCLUDING MOBILITY LIMITATIONS IF THEY ARE OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK OR PERSONAL MATTERS ON VOTING DAY, OR IF THEY HAVE HEALTH CONCERNS.

FURTHER, THE CURRENT CLIMATE OF COVID 19 HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR ALTERNATIVE VOTING OPTIONS. SO WHILE RESTRICTIONS MAY BE LIFTED DURING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, THE CLERK'S OFFICE NEEDS TO PREPARE AND STORY TO OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE VOTING OPTIONS, INCLUDING ONE THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE IN-PERSON CONTACT.

SO THE THREE VOTING OPTIONS MAIL, INTERNET AND PHONE.

THE CLERK'S OFFICE RECOMMENDS VOTE BY MAIL ON THE ABILITY FOR IT TO UPHOLD ALL THE PRINCIPLES OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT.

THIS METHOD CAN BE MOST WIDELY ACCESSED BY VOTERS.

THE ABILITY TO THOROUGHLY AUDIT AND VERIFY A RECOUNT WITH A PAPER BALLOT.

AND IT'S A METHOD THAT IS FAMILIAR TO VOTERS WHEN USED BY FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AS WELL.

VOTE BY MAIL IS A VENDOR SUPPORTED BY DATA WHO IS THE CITY'S VOTER LIST SYSTEM PROVIDER AND COULD BE ADMINISTERED WITH EXISTING STAFF AND BUDGET RESOURCES.

AND AS THIS IS A PILOT PROJECT, WE'LL LOOK INTO ORDERING A FIXED NUMBER OF VOTER KITS BASED ON RESEARCH WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WHO UTILIZE THIS SYSTEM.

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SO VOTERS WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND AT CITY HALL AND VOTE MONDAY TO FRIDAY ON THE DATE AND TIME THAT'S CONVENIENT TO THE VOTER DURING A SPECIFIED PERIOD.

SO THE PROCEDURES, THE SPECIAL BALLOT WILL BE IN PLACE BY JUNE 1ST, PENDING APPROVAL THIS EVENING. WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING HOME VISIT VOTING, WHICH WILL BE A PROGRAM THAT WOULD REQUIRE REGISTRATION AND HAVE SET CRITERIA FOR THOSE WHO WOULD ACCESS THE SERVICE.

THE PROGRAM WOULD SERVICE HOMEBOUND ELECTORS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE VOTING LOCATION DUE TO ILLNESS OR INJURY.

AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THIS CONCEPT FORWARD TO A FUTURE MEETING OF THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR INPUT.

AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR JUNE 1ST PENDING APPROVAL THIS EVENING.

SO ALTHOUGH IT'S UNCLEAR IN THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION ACT WHETHER A SPECIAL BALLOT OR HOME VISIT, VOTING IS CONSIDERED AN ALTERNATIVE VOTING METHOD.

WE'VE INCLUDED IT IN OUR BYLAWS JUST TO BE SAFE.

FOR THE FINANCIAL IMPACT VOTE BY MAIL.

WE'RE ESTIMATING THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4,000 TO SUPPORT 500 VOTERS.

THIS INCLUDES THE COST OF THE VOTE BY MAIL KIT, THE VENDOR SERVICE TO INTEGRATE WITH THE VOTERS LIST AS WELL AS POSTERS FOR SEND IN RETURN.

THE NUMBER OF KITS WAS REACHED BASED ON CONSULTATION WITH OUR SERVICE PROVIDER AND AS WELL AS CONSULTATION WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES BASED ON THEIR ORDERS AND USERS OF VOTE BY MAIL. SO THIS METHOD, WE ARE CONFIDENT, COULD BE FUNDED THROUGH THE EXISTING ELECTION RESERVE. AND WITH RESPECT TO THE HOME VISIT PROGRAM FOR HOMEBOUND ELECTORS, THAT WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF VOTERS TAKING UP THE SERVICE.

FOR REFERENCE, THE CITY OF SAULT STE.

MARIE INTRODUCED THIS PROGRAM IN THEIR 2018 ELECTION AND THEY SERVICE 66 RESIDENTS IS IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM THIS YEAR AND THEY ANTICIPATE SERVICING 60 RESIDENTS OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD. SO THIS IS ALSO A PILOT PROJECT FOR ELLIOT LAKE AND IT WOULD BE TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE COSTS UNTIL THE SPECIFICS OF THIS PROGRAM HAVE BEEN CLEARLY DEVELOPED. HOWEVER, STAFF ARE MINDFUL OF THE ELECTION BUDGET AND BELIEVE THIS METHOD COULD ALSO BE FUNDED THROUGH THE EXISTING ELECTION RESERVE.

SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE ADOPTION OF A BYLAW SUPPORTING THE USE OF VOTE TABULATORS.

THE USE OF VOTE BY MAIL, HOME VISIT, VOTING AND SPECIAL BALLOT AS ALTERNATIVE VOTING METHODS IN THE 2022 MUNICIPAL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

UNFORTUNATELY, I MISS BRAY, EVEN THOUGH IF YOU CAN HEAR ME ON MY SCREENS ARE COMPLETELY FROZEN HERE AND I'VE GOT A WHEEL SPINNING ON MY SCREEN ONCE AGAIN, SO I CAN'T SEE ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT MAY WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS.

AT THE MOMENT. I DO THAT AT YOUR WORSHIP.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE HAD HER HAND OUT COUNCILLOR CYR AND I WOULD SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE'S HANDS YET AT THIS POINT.

LIST, IF YOU WOULD.

MS.. BRAY COUNCILLOR CYR.

THANK YOU, MR. BRAY, FOR THIS REPORT.

WITH OUR COMMUNITY, I THINK WE DO HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING.

VOTING BY MAIL GIVES ME A LOT OF REASON OF CONCERNS, THOUGH, WITH AS FAR AS ACCURACY AND REPORTING, EVEN THE LAST ELECTIONS.

ELECTIONS CANADA REPORTED THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OF MAIL IN BALLOTS FROM THE LAST FEDERAL ELECTION WEREN'T COUNTED.

SO I. WELL, I'M JUST SAYING IT WAS PUBLISHED IN NEW SOURCES.

AND WE ALL KNOW OF ALL THE ELECTION THE ELECTION EXCITEMENT DOWN IN THE US SIDE WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WEREN'T.

THERE WAS MORE VOTERS THAN THERE ACTUALLY REGISTRATION.

SO WHAT GUARANTEES? DO WE HAVE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RECEIVING MAIL IN BALLOTS WILL AT LEAST BE REGISTERED VOTERS? I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH DOING IT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FIRST, IT'S TRANSPARENT, THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE COUNTING THEM OR, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S IMPARTIALITY AND ELECTIONS, TO BE FAIR, HAVE TO BE.

IT'S DONE IN GOOD FAITH FOR ALL PARTIES.

ALL SIDES HAVE TO HAVE FAITH IN THE SYSTEM.

OTHERWISE WE DON'T HAVE A DEMOCRACY.

IF WE CAN'T ALL HAVE FAITH, THEN WE'RE WE'RE IN THIS FOR NOTHING.

WE'RE DOING THIS FOR NOTHING. SO AND THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE FAITH IN THE SYSTEM IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DONE RIGHT AND PROPERLY AND TRANSPARENTLY.

SO AS LONG AS THERE'S A WAY OF THE AVERAGE CITIZENS OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE PROPERLY COUNTED, THAT ALL MAIL IN MAIL BALLOTS ARE REGISTERED TO ACTUALLY PEOPLE.

I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS LEGITIMATE, THAT IT'S FAIR.

BUT IT'S. TRANSPARENT AND BUT THINGS WORK AS AS PROMISED.

THAT'S MY CONCERNS.

AND I MEAN, EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN OPINIONS AND NOBODY IS ANY LESS OR ANY MORE BECAUSE

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SAY YES TO COUNCILLOR CYR.

SO THE VOTE BY MAIL IS ACTUALLY SUPPORTED BY DATA FIXED.

WHO IS OUR VOTERS SYSTEM PROVIDER? SO THERE'LL BE A WHOLE PROCESS AND PROCEDURE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL BEFORE JUNE 1ST, WHICH WILL CLEARLY DETAIL ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS OR OUTLINE THE PROCESS FOR THAT.

BUT IT IS OUR THE SAME AS OUR REGULAR VOTERS LIST.

PEOPLE WOULD REGISTER TO VOTE BY MAIL THAT THERE WILL BE A CUTOFF TIME SET BY DATA FIX AND THE KIDS WILL BE SENT OUT BY DATA FIXED TO THE ELECTOR.

SO THERE'LL BE A LIST OF VOTE BY MAIL AND THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE VOTING IN PERSON. ONCE THAT LIST IS, THERE WILL BE A CUTOFF DATE, YOU'LL GET YOUR YOUR KIDS AND THEN YOU CAN SEND THEM IN THE MAIL BACK TO CITY HALL, OR YOU CAN BRING THEM TO CITY HALL, WHICH WE PLACED INTO A SPECIAL BALLOT, OR YOU CAN BRING THEM TO THE VOTING LOCATION ON ON VOTING DAY AND THEY'LL BE RUN THROUGH TABULATORS OPENED IN FRONT OF SCRUTINEERS.

IT'LL ALL BE DETAILED IN THE PROCEDURE.

OKAY. JUST ONE FOLLOW UP.

YES. WILL THERE BE A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT IF PEOPLE MAIL IN A BALLOT, THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE PHYSICALLY VOTING AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE. SO IT'S THOSE KINDS OF QUESTIONS.

I THINK WE ALL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DONE FAIRLY AND TRANSPARENTLY.

Q YOUR WORSHIP SO YES, ONCE YOU ARE ON THE LIST TO VOTE BY MAIL, YOU ARE REMOVED FROM THE VOTERS LIST TO VOTE IN PERSON.

OKAY. OKAY.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. THANK YOU.

WORSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MS..

BRAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS REPORT.

I THINK THIS COVERS EVERY ANGLE THAT WE COULD EVER WANT IN A COMMUNITY TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, EVERY PERSON TO COME OUT AND VOTE.

I WAS ALWAYS SHOCKED WHEN I WOULD GO AROUND CAMPAIGNING AND SEE HOW MANY SHUT INS ARE ACTUALLY ARE WITH NOTES ON THE DOOR SAYING, I'M IN MY BEDROOM, PLEASE JUST COME IN THE APARTMENT. AND I WAS ALWAYS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT.

SO THERE'S ABSOLUTELY PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT VOTE UNLESS WE GO TO THEM.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THAT'S AN OPTION.

ALSO, I'M GLAD IT'S AN OPTION, AND I HOPE IT'S WHEN YOU COME BACK WITH THE POLICY, WE SEE THAT THE OPTIONS TO VOTE BY THAT SERVICE, THE HOME VOTING.

GOES UP TO AND INCLUDING THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH FURTHER LOCKDOWNS OR NOT? I'M NOT SAYING LOCKDOWNS, BUT I MEAN, IF SOMEONE'S IN ISOLATION BECAUSE THEY CONTRACTED COVID THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION, THAT SHOULDN'T PRECLUDE THEM FROM VOTING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LEAVE THEIR HOUSE AND WE DON'T WANT THEM LEAVING THEIR HOUSE IF THAT'S THE CASE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT A STAFF COULD GO TO THEM ON THAT DAY AND LET THEM VOTE I THINK IS AMAZING.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS FOR MANY YEARS.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU'RE BRINGING IT TO FRUITION.

AND I CAN'T WAITING TO SEE THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING SUCH A FORWARD THINKING AND THINKING OF EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

SORRY JUST TO RESPOND TO COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

SO, YES, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PROCESS.

IT WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE THE WEEK BEFORE THE VOTE.

AS I SAID, GOLF IS CHOOSING THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE VOTE TO SAY WHERE HE IS DOING, I THINK THE WEEK BEFORE THE VOTE.

AND OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE AN EXCEPTION FOR, SAY, IF SOMEBODY HAPPENS TO GET INJURED ON THE DAY OF VOTING, WE WOULD HAVE A CONTINGENCY THERE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO CAST THAT BALLOT AS WELL. THANK YOU.

THANK. THANK YOU.

WORSHIP THROUGH YOU. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS COME FORWARD.

AND MS.. BRAY KNOWS I'D PROBABLY BEEN TO BE IN HER BONNET ABOUT IT.

I'VE TALKED TO HER MANY TIMES.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD.

THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE WILL PROBABLY BE EXPLORING FOR THE NEXT ELECTION.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ARE PROGRESSING TO GET INTO A NEW FORMAT AND NOT STUCK WITH THE OLD WAYS. ONE OF THE BENEFITS THAT I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MS..

O'BRIEN IS MUCH MORE EARLY ALLOWABLE.

VOTING SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A MASS OF PEOPLE ALL AT THE COLLINS HALL SO THAT YOU CAN INCREASE HOW MANY VOTERS CAN COME OUT.

AND THEY DON'T. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AS MANY POLLING STATIONS IF WE CAN GET ENOUGH PEOPLE OUT TO RUN THAT ONE PLACE ALL THE TIME.

WE THOUGHT. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY.

HOPEFULLY IT WORKS WELL.

I APPRECIATE WHAT COUNCILLOR CYR SAYING.

YOU DON'T KNOW. YOU COULD GET MAIL IN BALLOTS THAT SOMEBODY THAT'S DECEASED IS ON THE

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THIS IS CANADA AND IT IS A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.

AND I WOULD EXPECT AND HOPE THAT PEOPLE WOULD VOTE LEGALLY AND PROPERLY.

AND BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS, IS TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE OUT THAT CAN VOTE TO VOTE AT THE EASIEST AND MOST CONVENIENT POSSIBLE WAY THAT WE CAN DO IT.

AND I THINK THE CLERK IS MOVING VERY WELL IN THAT DIRECTION TO DO THIS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

TRY TRYING TO WATCH THE LIVE STREAM HERE SO I CAN SEE WHO HAS OUR HANDS UP.

AND I SEE COUNCILOR TURNER JUST PUT HIS HAND UP.

KELSEY TURNER. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

IT JUST ADDS TO THE INCLUSIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

MORE OPTIONS, MORE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND VOTE.

AND PERHAPS WE'LL SEE IT MOVE OUT OF THE 50% VOTER ATTENDANCE MARK AND GET A LITTLE CLOSE TO 60 OR MAYBE EVEN 70.

HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT TO BE AWESOME.

SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I LIKE IT AND I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO COUNCILLOR CYR FOR INTERRUPTING HIM WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING EARLIER.

THANK YOU, WORSHIP. OKAY.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? ITEM. SEE NONE.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MS..

BRAY, FOR THE DETAILS AND WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS.

HOPING WE HAVE A GREAT VOTER TURNOUT THIS YEAR AND WE'RE ABLE TO MEET EVERYBODY'S NEEDS THAT I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE, STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR OF COUNCILLOR PEARCE. IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR. IN FAVOR OF BOTH CONCERNS.

CHECK OUT THE TURNER.

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

NO NOTICE A MOTION NO OTHER BUSINESS.

A CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS.

[10. CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS]

SECOND MY COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

THERE'S TOTAL DELAY ON THIS VIDEO.

SO ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON THE CLOSED SESSION? ROLL CALL VOTE.

COUNCILOR TURNER. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR AND I'M IN FAVOR MOVING INTO CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR WATCHING AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL IN A FEW MINUTES.

BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

LOOK FOR A MOTION TO RETURN TO OPEN SESSION OF COUNCIL BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

ROLL CALL COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

YOU'RE CRAZY HERE.

THERE YOU GO. YES.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

WE'RE NOW BACK TO OPEN SESSION.

BYLAWS 11.1.

[11.1. By-Law 22-27 Being a by-law to authorize the entering into an agreement with TMS Truck Centre Ltd. for the purchase of a tandem plow/sander truck.]

27. BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TMS TRUCKS CENTER LTD FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TANDEM PLOW CENTER TRUCK MOVER, PLEASE.

BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE COUNCILLOR CYR.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COLUMNS. QUERIES? NONE WILL CALL COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE OPPOSED.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

THANK YOU. 11.2 BY LAW 22.30 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT OF

[11.2. By-Law 22-30 101 Being a by-law to authorize the execution of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale between the City of Elliot Lake and Iqbal Estates Ltd. for All Nations Terrace.]

THAT'S CORRECT. THAT SHOULD BE THE AVENUE, SHOULD IT NOT?

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MY APOLOGIES. I DID NOT MEAN BOTH.

IS THAT THE.

THE 1 TO 88.

ALL NATIONS IS THE CORRECT ONE FOR THE FIRST.

AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS 80 GET BROKEN DOWN.

I'LL CORRECT THEM ON THE PHYSICAL BYLAWS BEFORE SIGNING.

OKAY. SO 1 TO 88 DALMATIANS TERRORISTS MOVER, PLEASE.

BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE. SECOND BY COUNCILLOR CYR.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. COLUMNS.

QUERIES. THEN WE'LL CALL COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR OF COUNCILLOR CYR FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

11.3 BY LAW, 22.31 BEGAN BY LAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN

[11.3. By-Law 22-31 102 Being a by-law to authorize the execution of an access agreement between the City of Elliot Lake and Iqbal Estates Ltd. for All Nations Terrace.]

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? QUERIES. THEN WE'LL CALL COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

IN FAVOR. COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR.

IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED 11.4 BY 22 TO 32.

[11.4. By-Law 22-32 103 Agenda Package Pg 2 Being a by-law to authorize the execution of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale between the City of Elliot Lake and Iqbal Estates Ltd. for Dieppe Avenue.]

BUT COUNCILLOR PEARCE COUNCILLOR CYR AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? IT'S GOT A ROLL CALL.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR. FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

THANK YOU. 11.5 BYLAW, 22 DEATHS, 33 BEING A BILATERAL AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF AN ACCESS

[11.5. By-Law 22-33 104 Being a by-law to authorize the execution of an access agreement between the City of Elliot Lake and Iqbal Estates Ltd. for 80 Dieppe Avenue.]

LIMITED FOR. BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

COUNCILLOR CYR. THANK YOU.

ONCE AGAIN, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? THEN WE'LL CALL COUNCILLOR CYR IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

11.6 BY LAW, 22.34 BEING A BY LAW TO REPEAL BY LAW, 17.28 AUTHORIZE THE USE OF VOTING AND

[11.6. By-Law 22-34 105 Being a by-law to repeal by-law 17-20 and to authorize the use of voting and vote counting equipment and the use of alternative voting methods for the 2022 Municipal and School Board Elections.]

MY COUNCILLOR PEARCE. SECOND MY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.

AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IT'S NONE. ROLL CALL.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR CYR IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR.

I'M IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

12 CONFIRMATORY BY LAW.

[12.1. By-Law 22-26 106 Being a By-Law to Confirm the Proceedings of Council at its Special Meeting held on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.]

22.26 BEING A BIOLOGIC CONFIRMED.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNSEL ADDED SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL SIX, 2020 TO.

MY COUNCILLOR PEARCE. MY COUNCILLOR CYR.

ONCE AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. TWO.

THEN WE'LL CALL COUNCILLOR PEARCE.

IN FAVOR, SAUCIER IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE POSED.

COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. IN FAVOR.

I'M OPPOSED, BUT THAT'S CARRIED.

22.2 BY LAW, 2235 BEING A BY LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AT ITS SPECIAL

[12.2. By-Law 22-35 107 Being a By-Law to Confirm the Proceedings of Council at its Special Meeting held on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.]

COUNCILLOR PEARCE. SECOND OR.

COUNCILLOR CYR. THANK YOU.

ONCE AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? NONE.

ROLL CALL COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PATRIE OPPOSED COUNCILLOR CYR FAVOR.

COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR, A FAVOR THAT WAS CARRIED ALSO.

GOOD STUFF. A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PATRIE.

AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OUR STAFF AND THAT YOU MEMBERS OF COUNCIL FOR TAKING THE TIME FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING THIS EVENING.

AND WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT MONDAY.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.