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YES, THANKS YOUR WORSHIP. SO FOR EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR COUNCIL PUT MONEY ASIDE TO WORK ON THE PROJECT,
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HAVING AN ACCESSIBLE PATHWAY BETWEEN THE BOARDWALK AND SPRUCE BEACH, AND THAT WAS A JOB THAT WAS NOT COMPLETED. SO, THAT MONEY THAT WAS SET ASIDE IS NOW LOCATED WHERE? IN GENERAL RESERVE? THAT WOULD BE A CAPITAL PROJECT.[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]
SO IT WAS NEVER PART OF THE OPERATING LEVY FOR 2021.IT WAS EARMARKED TO COME FROM, I'M GOING TO GUESS PARKS AND FACILITIES RESERVE OR MAYBE BUILDING AND FACILITIES RESERVE. I'M TRYING TO RECALL OUT OF MEMORY IT WOULD BE IN THE RESERVES, THOUGH, SO IT WOULD COME FROM RESERVES FUNDS.
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FUNDING, THESE ARE CAPITAL PROJECTS, THE OPERATING BUDGET AND THE LEVY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON AND TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THOSE RESERVES, AND SO WE SEE THAT WHEN WE DISCUSS THE CAPITAL, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING HERE.IT'S JUST WHEN WE PASS SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THE COUNCIL SAYS, YES, WE WANT TO BUILD THIS BOARDWALK, WE ARE ALLOCATING MONEY FROM RESERVES THAT ARE UN DEDICATED, AND WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS THE WORKING FUNDS RESERVE.
IS THAT THE DEDICATED MONEY OR? THE WORKING FUNDS RESERVE IS UNDEDICATED.
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SO, THE MONEY THAT WE WANTED TO SPEND ON THAT EXAMPLE, I GAVE THAT ACCESSIBLE PATHWAY. IS THAT MONEY STILL EARMARKED? IT'S IN RESERVES NOW? IT'S PART OF THE GLOBAL EXPENDITURE SUMMARY.SO THEN WE ADD TO THAT ANY OTHER REQUESTS.
SO EVEN SCHEDULE B, THAT FORMS THE BYLAW FOR TONIGHT'S OPERATING BUDGET.
ALL OF THOSE CAPITAL REQUESTS ARE TALLIED UP FOR YEARS ON END, AND WE WORK WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE FUTURE NEEDS OF ANY OF THE RESERVES? AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUSTAINING A BALANCE IN THOSE RESERVES, AND SO THAT'S WHERE I'VE COME TO YOU BEFORE AND SAID WE'RE GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE SEEING THE GLOBAL ASK AND THE GLOBAL SPEND AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
WHEN THAT MONEY GETS SPENT, WHEN THOSE ACTIVITIES HAPPEN IS DEPENDENT NOT ON TREASURY BUT ON CAPABILITY OF GETTING THE THING DONE, OF PAVING THAT PARKING LOT OR OF BUILDING THAT PATH.
IT STAYS ON THE EXPENDITURE SUMMARY, WHICH IS WHY, AS WE ADD MANY, MANY ACTIVITIES TO THE CAPITAL PLAN, THE OUTLOOK OF RESERVES BECOMES QUITE DISMAL BECAUSE WE'RE PLANNING TO SPEND MORE THAN WE HAVE IN THE KITTY, IN THE RESERVE.
SO IF THERE IS A PROJECT LIKE THAT AND I'M DOING MY JOB CORRECTLY, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY IF THERE WAS A BUDGET FOR THAT ONE.
I REMEMBER TALKING ABOUT IT IF WE PASSED IT EXACTLY BEING THAT WAY.
I REMEMBER WE WERE GOING TO LOOK INTO FUNDING AND DIFFERENT FUNDING OPTIONS.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A MIX UP THERE, BUT STILL, REGARDLESS, EVEN IF IT DIDN'T AND IT DID PASS AND THERE WAS ONE THERE, IF IT WAS MY JOB TO PUT IT BACK ON TO CAPITAL AND SEND IT BACK TO TREASURY, IT WOULD BE AN OVERSIGHT FOR ME IF IT NEVER GOT BACK ON THERE OR IF WE HAD ALREADY SPENT $30,000 FOR THE PROJECT, I WOULD PUT IT IN AS A CONTINUATION CAPITAL PROJECT GOING TO THE NEXT YEAR LIKE I WOULD WITH THE GENERATOR BECAUSE WE'RE HALF DONE THE PROJECT, BUT I NOW KNOW SINCE MS. SONNENBURG HAS BEEN TREASURER THAT AT THE VERY BEGINNING, LIKE IN THE PAST WHEN I FIRST STARTED, THE PROJECTS JUST SORT OF CARRIED OVER AND WE LEFT AND WE HAD PROJECTS THAT WERE
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FROM 2013 WHICH REALLY DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AND I AGREE WITH THAT, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE STILL APPROVED AND PASSED BY COUNCIL, BUT IT WOULD BE AN OVERSIGHT OF ONE OF THE MANAGERS EITHER NOT COMING TO ME OR A DIRECTOR NOT COMING BACK UP AND PUTTING THOSE PROJECTS ON WHEN WE'RE SENDING THEM TO MRS. SONNENBURG FOR HER TO PUT TO THE CAPITAL.SO IF I LEFT THAT TRAIL THING OFF, IF THAT WAS THE CASE OR IF WE TALKED ABOUT A WASHROOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD BE ON ME DOING THAT OR SOMEBODY [INAUDIBLE] DO THAT.
SO EVERY YEAR SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE IF THE PROJECT HASN'T EVEN STARTED.
JUST MAKE A NEW CAPITAL THING.
THE PRICE MIGHT CHANGE, BUT YOU PUT IT BACK IN THERE, CALL IT THE SAME EXACT PROJECT, AND NOW IT'S INSTEAD OF FOR 2021, IT'S FOR 2022, AND NOTHING CAME OUT OF THE TRAIL RESERVE, IF WE CALLED IT A TRAIL RESERVE, NOTHING CAME OUT; IT JUST STAYED THERE.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO THE NEXT YEAR WE'RE USING IT.
SO THERE'S LIKE TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT WAYS OF US DOING IT.
WE EITHER DO IT AS A CONTINUATION.
WE'VE SPENT $30,000 OUT OF THE $100,000 PROJECT.
OR LIKE I SAID, IF IT GOT LEFT OFF OR IF WE DECIDED TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION OR GOT FUNDING, THEN THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING, BUT IT WOULD BE AN OVERSIGHT FROM A DIRECTOR IF THAT PROJECT NEVER GOT BACK ON THERE AFTER APPROVAL, AND THAT'S THE HONEST TRUTH.
CAN I FOLLOW UP TO YOURS? I'M JUST CURIOUS, THEN, IS THERE A LISTING FOR OUR DEDICATED FUNDS THEN? SO WE HAVE DEDICATED AND THEN DISCRETIONARY.
SO EVERYTHING THAT COUNCIL'S APPROVED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS SAY, IS THERE A LISTING THAT'S KEPT OF THOSE DEDICATED FUNDS? SO WE WE DON'T END UP IN A SITUATION LIKE COUNCILLOR TURNER IS SPEAKING ABOUT WHERE THIS PROJECT'S BEEN LOST BECAUSE OF WHATEVER.
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO DO WE HAVE LISTING IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF THESE DEDICATED FUNDS.
WELL, WE HAVE THE RESERVE SCHEDULE AND THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE OPERATING SURPLUS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WHICH WERE ANOMALIES BASED ON WHAT MS. SONNENBURG MENTIONED, CANCELED PROGRAMS, COVID MANNA FROM THE FORD GOVERNMENT.
THOSE CONVERSATIONS NEED TO HAPPEN AT A FUTURE FAA.
ONCE THE DUST IS CLEARED FROM A PASSING AND OPERATING BUDGET SO WE COULD SAY HOW BIG OR WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE SIZE FOR A WORKING FUND'S RESERVE AND WHAT ARE DEDICATED AND WHAT ARE DISCRETIONARY RESERVES AND ARE AND WHERE ARE WE PUTTING ENOUGH INTO RESERVES TO TAKE OUT WHEN WE NEED IT FOR CAPITAL? WE CAN GO LOOKING FOR A PROJECT OR TWO THAT MAY HAVE SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS AND WE CAN TIGHTEN UP THE WORK IN PROGRESS CONVERSATIONS, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE ALL THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RESERVES.
WE'VE HEARD MS. SONNENBURG RANTING OVER AND TERM OVER THE STATE OF THE RESERVES.
THAT PROBLEM ISN'T GOING AWAY.
WE STILL HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT, BUT NOT IN LATE MAY WHEN WE'RE PASSING AN OPERATING BUDGET.
PROBABLY JULY OR AUGUST, WHEN WE SIT DOWN AT AN FNA AND TRY TO UNPACK THE STATE OF OUR RESERVES AND THEN FEED THAT INTO A NEW COUNCIL ORIENTATION. TO SAY SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE.
WE NEED TO PUT MORE INTO RESERVES OR SLOW DOWN OUR CAPITAL OR WHATEVER, ANY NUMBER OF OPTIONS.
THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR TURNER, SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU SO, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, AND THANK YOU, MR. SONNENBURG. SO, THE STATE OF OUR RESERVES.
RIGHT NOW, IF I UNDERSTAND, IS WE'RE NOT PUTTING ENOUGH INTO RESERVES? IS THAT CORRECT, ACCORDING TO YOUR FORECAST? IF WE SPEND WHAT COUNCIL COMMITTED TO SPEND BACK IN DECEMBER, WE ARE IN VERY BIG TROUBLE.
WE NEED TO CONTRIBUTE MORE TO RESERVES.
HOWEVER, IF WE PRIORITIZE OUR SPENDING AND POTENTIALLY DEFER SOME PROJECTS AND SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS MAY BE DEFERRED BASED ON A SECONDARY REVIEW LATER IN THE YEAR, WITH MR. HALLOCH TO SAY WHAT'S PRACTICAL? WE JUST HEARD FROM MR. HALLOCH STATING THAT THE LINE PAINTING CONTRACT, HE WASN'T HE WAS UNSURE IF WE WERE GOING TO GET AN APPROPRIATE CONTRACTING COMPANY TO DO THE WORK, TO ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY DO THE WORK.
SO IF THERE ARE, THERE MAY BE ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE DEFERRED TO FUTURE YEARS, AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL SIT DOWN WITH I'LL SIT DOWN WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND SAY, CAN THIS BE DEFERRED? SO, FOR EXAMPLE, BACK TO MY PAVING CITY HALL PARKING LOT, MAYBE.
A DIFFERENT PARKING LOT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN A FAR WORSE WAY BECAUSE OF SOMETHING.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL LOOK AT IT AT THAT ACTIVITY AND WE'LL STATE AT THAT TIME.
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CITY HALL PARKING LOT CAN WAIT, BUT PARKING LOT A NEEDS TO BE DONE INSTEAD.SO WE'LL DEFER THIS PARKING LOT THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR 2022.
WE'LL LOOK AT PARKING LOT B BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
OR THE OPPOSING PARKING LOT OR AN OPPOSING TRAIL BECAUSE IT'S, AND WE'LL PRIORITIZE, BUT WE KEEP COUNCIL ABREAST OF ALL OF THOSE DECISIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT LEVELS THAT ARE GOING TO CONTROL THESE PLANS, AS WELL AS BRING FORWARD THE REVISED COSTING.
AS WE SEE, THAT COSTING IS QUITE VOLATILE RIGHT NOW AND WE CANNOT ACCURATELY PREDICT THAT THESE COSTS CONTAINED HEREIN WILL CONTINUE AS WHAT THESE PROJECTS MAY COST, AND THE COST MAY BECOME SCARY FOR SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, AND WE MAY CHOOSE TO DEFER THEM BASED ON COST AND OR AVAILABILITY OF GOODS AND SERVICES.
THANK YOU. I GUESS MY CONCERN, YOUR WORSHIP, IS THAT WE'RE NOT PUTTING ENOUGH INTO OUR RESERVES , AND BECAUSE OF THAT, SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WE TALK ABOUT POSSIBLY DEFERRING THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT COUNCIL HAS SAID THEY WANT TO DO, AND FOR THE MOST PART, THINGS THAT ENHANCE OUR CITY MAKE IT MORE ATTRACTIVE AND.
I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF DUMPING THIS ON THE NEXT COUNCIL.
WHICH. MAYBE THAT'S NOT OUR INTENT HERE, AND I'M SURE IT'S NOT, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE THE RESULT, AND I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
MR. DANIEL IS JUST GOING TO CLARIFY IF RIGHT NOW IN 2022, THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY TO DO ALL THE CAPITAL THAT'S IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET IF WE CAN EVEN MANAGE TO DO IT, BUT LET'S JUST SAY WE CAN THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY IN THIS YEAR TO DO ALL THE CAPITAL THAT'S CURRENTLY IN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET AND KEEP THE LIGHTS ON FOR THE 3.7 OR 3.8%.
THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO IN ONE YEAR, YOU KNOW.
ELECTION YEAR, MUNICIPAL BUDGET CYCLE, AND IF THERE'S WE'LL KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ONCE WE SIT DOWN, YOU KNOW, FOR THE WORKING FUNDS CONVERSATION AND RESERVES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PAINT YOU A MORE CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT'S THE STATE OF RESERVES AND CAPITAL GOING FORWARD, AND THEN THE INCOMING COUNCIL WILL WRAP YOUR MIND AROUND IT ACCORDINGLY. SO I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR.
WE HAVE THE FUNDS IN 2022 TO DO EVERYTHING THAT'S ON OUR CAPITAL RADAR AND OUR OPERATING RADAR.
IT JUST MAKES THE FUTURE A LITTLE TIGHTER IS ALL.
COUNCILLOR PEARCE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.
THE ONLY THERE ARE MANY THINGS IN THIS BUDGET THAT DO NOT MAKE ME HAPPY AND I'VE CERTAINLY DISCUSSED IT WITH THE TREASURER, I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH THE CHAIR OF THE AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE.
BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE, AS WAS SAID EARLIER, THAT SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE COMPROMISES BECAUSE WE HAVE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO AND THIS IS A YEAR FOR COMPROMISE. I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT I DON'T THINK I'M ON THAT MUCH OF AN IDEOLOGUE THAT I CAN'T SAY.
OKAY, FINE. I CAN SEE YOUR POINT OF VIEW.
LET'S WE'LL MAKE SOME CHANGES HERE.
IT WAS DIFFICULT. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL, BUT WE'VE MADE THE DECISIONS WE'VE MADE, AND I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH NOW TO HAVE A PROPER OPERATING BUDGET.
I THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR INPUT, PARTICULARLY MS. SONNENBURG. SHE'S BEEN VERY, VERY PATIENT AND ESPECIALLY WHEN I ASK QUESTIONS THAT HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO ANSWER, BUT I DO THANK HER AND I THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'VE DONE ON THIS DIFFICULT SITUATION, AND I'M GLAD IT'S DONE AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. IT'S NOT DONE COUNCILLOR PEARCE UNTIL AFTER THE VOTE.
AGAIN, I WAS REMISS EARLIER IN NOT THANKING TREASURY STAFF AND MS. SONNENBURG FOR HER DEPARTMENT'S WORK AND ALL ALL DEPARTMENTS FOR THAT EARLIER IN MY OPENING COMMENTS.
I THINK THE IN-YEAR TRANSFER TO RESERVES CONVERSATION WILL ONE THAT WILL GO ON FOR A WHILE.
TONIGHT, WE'RE TRYING TO PASS THE OPERATING BUDGET AND THE CONVERSATIONS, AS MR. GONO INDICATED, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT WORKING FUNDS, WHICH ARE OPERATING DOLLARS WHEN WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION IN JULY, I THINK WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO ALL OF
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COUNCIL BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO GET INTO.WE HAVE KNOWN FOR ALMOST A DECADE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN TRANSFERRING TO RESERVES TO A SUFFICIENT LEVEL TO REPLACE OUR CAPITAL NEEDS OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS.
WE'VE HEARD THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE HAVE BEEN BETTER AT STICKING TO THE WATER RATES PLAN FROM KPMG FROM CIRCA 2011.
THEN WE HAVE WITH THIS ONE BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY, AS I SAY, EVERY YEAR THERE'S ONLY ONE TAXPAYER AND AN INCREASE IS AN INCREASE AND THAT I THINK THERE ARE SENSITIVITIES TO THE MARKET.
I DO APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS EARLIER ABOUT ABOUT THE CPI, CPI OF 5.7.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS LESS OF AN APPETITE OF THIS COUNCIL FOR THIS YEAR TO DO THAT.
ARE WE LEAVING NEXT COUNCIL IN A JAM? I THINK WE LEAVE THE NEXT COUNCIL IN THE SAME POSITION AS WE WERE LEFT WHEN WE TOOK OFFICE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE ORIENTATED AND HAVE A BUDGET SOONER THAN MAY OF 2023 AND I'M SURE THE TREASURER WOULD AGREE TO THAT, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE AN ELECTION CYCLE THAT YOU LOSE THAT IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE DOING AN ELECTION CYCLE THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE SO LATE.
THANK YOU WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.
OVERALL, I'M READY TO SUPPORT THE BUDGET.
I THINK, THE ONE MY ONE CONCERN WITH THE BUDGET.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT YEAR FOR THE BUDGET, BUT FOR THE LAST SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN PART OF COUNCIL, WE'VE TRIED EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE THIS CITY FRIENDLY AND INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF YOUNG FAMILIES IN OUR CITY TO PARTICIPATE AND JUST TO HAVE MORE AMENITIES AND MORE CARROTS TO KEEP THEM IN OUR CITY AND REMOVING THE SUMMER DAY CAMP.
IT HURTS A LOT OF THEM AND SOME OF THEM, IT HURTS THEM QUITE BAD.
I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE KIDS IN DAYCARE.
MY MY CHILDREN MY MY DAUGHTER IS OUTGROWING THAT, BUT.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED EMAIL EMAILS ABOUT IT, BUT I'VE RECEIVED QUITE A FEW AND SOME AND SOME OF THEM ARE ARE QUITE UPSET.
SO I THINK THIS IS A BIG MISTAKE, AND IT'S GOING TO GIVE A BLACK EYE SOMEWHAT TO OUR EFFORTS FOR OVER THE NUMBER OF YEARS TRYING TO RETAIN OUR YOUNG FAMILIES. SO I THINK COUNCIL SHOULD RECONSIDER THAT, AT LEAST BECAUSE THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT PART, I THINK, OF OUR STRATEGY, AND I THINK THIS IS A BIG MISTAKE. SO THAT'S MY COMMENT AND I HOPE COUNCIL CAN RECONSIDER.
THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR CYR. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY DISAGREES WITH YOUR SENTIMENTS, BUT JUST FOR CLARITY FOR YOU AND FOR THE PUBLIC WATCHING AT HOME, ARE THEY FROZEN? NO, THEY'RE STILL THERE. THIS THIS WASN'T A BUDGETARY ISSUE, AND I'M GOING TO BE CLEAR ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE WE'VE ALL HAD THE PHONE CALLS.
REALISTICALLY, THIS IS A LIABILITY FOR THE MUNICIPALITY AT THIS POINT.
THE MUNICIPALITY DOES NOT HAVE LICENSED CHILD CARE WORKERS, LITERALLY THE SUMMER STUDENT HIRING.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN AS MANY RESUMES AS WE NEED FOR POSITIONS TO FILL FOR SUMMER STUDENTS, WHICH ALSO LEAVES THE BURDEN OF NO TIME TO EVEN TRAIN ANYBODY TO OPERATE A SUMMER DAY CAMP, AND YOU'RE BAYING ON THIS COUNCIL IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS HAS DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY AND CREATE AN EQUILIBRIUM WITH SPENDING, RETAINING OUR RETIRED POPULATION, ALONG WITH ATTRACTING OUR FAMILIES, BUT THIS YEAR HAS COME TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THAT
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RUNNING THIS DAY CAMP IS A LIABILITY OF THE MUNICIPALITY.I WOULD NOT PUT MY CHILDREN IN A DAYCARE THAT'S RUN BY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATELY TRAINED TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN. IT'S NOT RIGHT, AND I WOULDN'T PUT IMPOSE THAT ON ANYONE ELSE.
THAT WAS THE CONVERSATION, AND I HOPE THE PEOPLE AT HOME WATCHING OR REWATCHING THIS REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT FOR A LACK OF LOVE OF THE YOUTH AND THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT LOVE FOR THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE CANNOT PUT THEM IN THAT SITUATION, AND IF THERE'S ANY PARENTS WATCHING, GET YOUR KIDS TO PUT IN RESUMES, WHETHER THEY'RE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORKING FOR THE CITY FOR A SUMMER JOB, WHETHER IT'S MOWING LAWNS OR WORKING AT THE BEACHES OR WHATEVER IT IS, THAT'S A GOOD FOOT IN THE DOOR.
COUNCILLOR PATRIE DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP ALSO? NO, YOUR WORSHIP. YOU JUST COVERED IT.
I'M GOOD. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO MS. SONNENBURG AND YOUR STAFF AND TO OUR CHAIR COUNCILLOR MANN FOR THE BUDGET.
NOBODY WANTS TO SEE AN INCREASE IN TAXES, BUT WE DO WANT TO SEE OUR CITY MOVING FORWARD.
I ACTUALLY HAVE MORE HOPE THIS YEAR THAN I DID LAST YEAR AT THE BUDGET, THIS BUDGET TIME, BECAUSE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS WE'VE SEEN POTENTIAL FOR A LOT OF GROWTH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND A LOT MORE GROWTH OF OUR TAX ROLL OF HOUSES GOING TO BE BUILT? AND SOME MULTIPLEX IS GOING TO BE BUILT AND MULTI RESIDENTIAL, AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, AND I THINK WE'RE JUST SITTING ON THE CUSP OF SOME NEW GROWTH AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP EVENTUALLY WITH OUR TAX ROLL AND MAYBE SOME OF OUR ISSUES WITH THE RESERVES OR HAVE MORE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO IN THE FUTURE FINANCE WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE CITY.
WE NEED TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.
WE NEED TO, I KNOW I'LL GET THIS AGAIN, BUT WE NEED TO FILL THE CRACKS IN THE ROADS TO PROTECT THE INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERNEATH IT, BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL GET WRECKED IF WE DON'T FILL THE ROADS, FILL THE CRACKS, AND WE NEED TO KEEP TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
AND WOULD I LIKE TO SEE OTHER CHANGES? ABSOLUTELY, BUT YOU HAVE TO PRIORITIZE AND YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT'S WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE, AND SO I WILL I WILL SUPPORT THIS BUDGET TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.
FINAL COMMENTS AGAIN, THE OPERATING BUDGET, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SURPLUS EARLIER, JUST FOR CLARITY FOR EVERYONE THAT WASN'T COUNCIL LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE PASSING A RIDICULOUSLY HIGH OVEREXAGGERATED OPERATING BUDGET DUE TO THE COVID CIRCUMSTANCES, AND YOU CANNOT BUDGET FOR RELIEF FUNDS THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW EXIST.
SO THE MUNICIPALITY WAS DEFINITELY BLESSED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IN GETTING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE TIME, BUT FINANCIALLY WISE TOO, THAT ALSO MEANT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SEE A SURPLUS TO COVER OFF SOME OF THE RESERVE GROWTH WHICH WE NEED, AND AGAIN, FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, WE WOULD NOT BE LEAVING AN INCOMING FUTURE COUNCIL IN ANY DIRE STRAITS.
WE WERE IN A GOOD POSITION, BUT AS OUR TREASURER HAS SAID, WE NEED TO EITHER SLOW OUR ROLL A BIT ON THAT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OR WE NEED TO SEE INCREASED INVESTMENT IN OUR MUNICIPALITY.
WE HAVE CRAZY INVESTORS COMING INTO ELLIOT LAKE.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE NEW BUILDS GOING ON IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WHICH IS GOING TO ADD TO OUR TAX ROLL, BUT WE NEED TO INVEST IN OURSELVES UNTIL WE SEE THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES HIT HOME. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS BUDGET.
I'M GOING TO START WITH COUNCILLOR TURNER.
OPPOSED COUNCILLOR FINAMORE IN FAVOR.
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IN FAVOR COUNCILLOR CYR.IN FAVOR. I'M OPPOSED, BUT THAT'S CARRIED.
SO I'M GOING TO LOOK FOR A MOTION THAT WE DISSOLVE THE 2022 AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE.
A MOVER. PLEASE MOVE BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.
SECOND BY COUNCILLOR MANN I'D LIKE TO SAY COUNCILLOR MANN.
WE ALL REALLY APPRECIATE SEEING YOU AT THE HEAD OF THE AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE YEAR AFTER YEAR.
SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEARTFELT THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR TURNER.
THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO TO MR. DANIEL MS. SONNENBURG IN THEIR ROLES HELPING COUNCIL GET THROUGH THIS BUDGET.
IT'S IT CAN BE COMPLICATED AT TIMES, AND COUNCILLOR MANN, THANK YOU FOR STEERING THE SHIP AND GUIDING US THROUGH THIS.
IT'S ALWAYS A COMPROMISE AND IT'S USUALLY A DIFFICULT ONE, TOO.
APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CALL FOR THE VOTE, THEN.
ALL IN FAVOR THAT'S CARRIED NOW DISSOLVED.
7.6 MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLARKSON PLANNING RE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT.
AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, MAYBE DISCUSSING CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 TO BE OF ADMISSIBLE ACT.
I'LL LOOK FOR A MOVER TO PUT IT IN CLOSED BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE SECOND OR TO PUT THIS IN CLOSED.
COUNCILLOR PATRIE. THANK YOU, WORSHIP.
MY FEELINGS ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT YOUR COMMENT JUST WAS.
I DON'T THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR TO FILL THREE VACANT SEATS ON THIS COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE ONE APPLICANT.
SO I THINK THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER THAT WE CAN JUST BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH IN OPEN SESSION.
THANK YOUR WORSHIP. AS CHAIR OF THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, I, I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING QUORUM BECAUSE OF MEMBERS MOVING ILLNESS, WHATEVER, HAVING TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE COMMITTEE.
SO I'M ANXIOUS THAT WE FILL THE SPOTS AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THIS DOING THIS IN OPEN SESSION, UNLESS THERE'S SOME REASON THAT SOMEONE CAN PRESENT TO GO TO CLOSED, IN WHICH CASE I WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL ON THE CLOSED SESSION THEN.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, I'LL START WITH COUNCILLOR TURNER POST.
I'LL ASK MISS BRAY TO READ A RESOLUTION AS SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IN HER PAPERWORK.
THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP SO THE EMOTION WOULD BE THAT MS..
CAROLYN ROSS BE APPOINTED TO THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
PLEASE MOVE BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY WELCOME MS..
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JUST FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.SO THIS IS JUST TO BE RECEIVED BECAUSE THE BYLAWS ATTACH THE MOTION TO RECEIVE BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.
SECOND, MY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE QUESTIONS.
BRAY, MAYBE JUST GIVE US SOME MORE DETAILS.
WE WON'T HAVE QUESTIONS. SURE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.
SO, IN EARLY 2020, WE SOLD A PARCEL OF LAND ON GOAT PLACE TO MR. NORM ST GEORGE.
HE HAS RECENTLY APPROACHED THE CITY TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR THE SALE OF THE 12 GOAT PLACE AND A CONDITION IN THAT AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE IS THAT A BYLAW APPROVING THE TRANSFER IS A REQUIREMENT.
THIS SALE IS PRIVATE BETWEEN TWO PARTIES, SO THE SALE PRICE IS CONFIDENTIAL.
THE BYLAW AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER IS ON THE AGENDA FOR PASSING LATER THIS EVENING AND UPON THE SUCCESSFUL PASSING OF THE BYLAW APPROVING THE SALE, A BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION WILL OCCUR WITH CONSTRUCTION SLATED TO BEGIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MR. ST GEORGE IS NOT CONCERNED AT ALL.
HE'S ABLE TO MEET THE COVENANT DEADLINE.
THANK YOU. SO BACK TO COUNCIL.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY. COUNCILLOR FINAMORE THANK YOU.
YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH TO THE CLERK.
JUST TO BE SURE THAT'S WITH THE SAME COVENANT.
IT'LL BE BUILT BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2022.
OKAY. THANK YOU. KAY COUNCILLOR TURNER.
OR WERE YOU WAFTING A FLY? THE. I THINK COUNCILLOR FINAMORE MAY HAVE ASKED THE QUESTION, AND THE ANSWER IS THE SAME DEAL HAS TO BE BUILT BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THAT IS CORRECT.
SO THE COVENANT FOLLOWS THE PROPERTY DESPITE WHO OWNS IT, BUT IN ORDER FOR MR. ST GEORGE TO SELL, IT WAS A CONDITION IN OUR ORIGINAL AGREEMENT THAT HE NEEDED A BYLAW APPROVING THE SALE PASSED BY COUNCIL.
RIGHT, AND WE DID THAT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR FAIRLY LOW PRICES ON LAND FLIPPING THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SO. I'M HOPING WE DON'T SEE THIS TOO OFTEN.
COUNCILLOR PATRIE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.
THE BEFORE THE DEVELOPER BUILDS THAT HE SELLS THAT AS A BUILD IN PLACE LOT.
IN ORDER FOR SOMEBODY TO GET A MORTGAGE ON THAT PROPERTY, THEY MUST HOLD TITLE TO THE LAND.
SO I'M TOTALLY IN FAVOR OF THIS AND I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS COME ONCE A MONTH.
DOES THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A NEW BUILDING BUILT ONCE A MONTH? SO JUST A STANDARD PRACTICE THAT IF UNLESS SOMEBODY IS INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY AND THEY DON'T NEED TO BORROW MONEY TO BUILD THEIR NEW HOME, IF THEY NEED TO PUT A MORTGAGE ON THAT PROPERTY, THEY NEED TO TAKE THAT TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, AND THAT'S WHY THAT CLAUSES IN THERE THAT WE WILL NOT WITHHOLD THIS IF IT IS DONE PROPERLY , AND I THINK THIS IS THE EXACT PROCESS THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NONE.
THANK YOU. EIGHT PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1 REFERRAL FROM PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE.
THE MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CAPITAL PROJECTS DEPARTMENT.
YOU'RE PREPARED TO READ THE MOTION.
NO, UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME.
SORRY. OKAY. COUNCILLOR MANN, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.
SECOND, MY COUNCILLOR PEARCE DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH LINE BY LINE, MR. HALLOCH OR COUNCILLOR MANN.
IS THERE ANY THING YOU'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, THOUGH? ACTUALLY, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I THOUGHT MR. DOYLE'S COMING THROUGH ON ZOOM, WHICH HE MIGHT BE.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S WAITING ON THE.
YEAH, THERE HE IS. JUST LIKE MISS THUNDER.
HE DID SUCH A GOOD JOB AT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE MEETING.
SO YOU WERE DOING OKAY THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP?
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I'LL JUST KEEP A COUPLE UPDATES ON ON A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS, THE ADDITION OF ATTORNEY LANE ON HIGHWAY ONE TO WAIT ACROSS NESSEL.WE MADE A DECISION SO THAT WHAT I DID WAS I DISCUSSED THIS PROJECT WITH THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF ESSEL AND TALKING TO HIM IF IT'S GOING TO CAUSE THEM SOME LOGISTICAL ISSUES WITH FUEL DELIVERY AND TRAFFIC FLOW INSIDE OF THE VESSEL.
IT'S JUST THAT THE STATION IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, EXCEPT FOR AN ENTRANCE X.
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TRAFFIC FLOW ISSUES.AS WELL. THE OTHER ONE IS MISSISSAUGA PROVINCIAL PARK.
THE WATER TEST CAME BACK NEGATIVE.
SO THE WATER IS GOOD OUT THERE.
OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING STAYS THE SAME IN WHAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING.
OKAY, BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, MR. DOYLE. GREAT JOB.
GREAT REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? THEN I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
THANK YOU. NO OUTSIDE BORDER COMMITTEE REPORTS THIS EVENING.
RICK COBB UPDATE STANDING ITEM.
I DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING NEW. MR. DANIEL NOTHING PARTICULARLY OTHER THAN WE DID GET A NOTICE TODAY FROM THE AFC THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED OUR APPLICATION FOR THE UPWARDS OF $3 MILLION RENOVATIONS TO THE POOL THAT WAS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE WRIT DROPPED.
SO JUST A SIGN THAT THE BUREAUCRACY IS STILL WORKING, AND THEY DID SAY, DON'T GET EXCITED.
IT JUST MEANS YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR PHASE TWO, AND NOW WE'RE THERE.
SO WE'RE STILL IN THE RUNNING FOR FOR THE POOL RENOVATIONS CONCEPT AND THE REST WHILE WE'RE WAITING LARGELY FOR THE JUNE 2ND ELECTION RESULTS, AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK IN FRONT OF WHOEVER IS IN POWER AT QUEEN'S PARK TO KEEP KEEP LOBBYING.
10.2 ARTS HUB UPDATE ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REACH OUT AND SAY, HERE YOU GO.
NO, STILL CRICKETS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THE BIG PROJECT.
WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH OUR ARTS USER GROUPS TO TRY TO MAKE THE REEL TO REEL CINEMA AS FUNCTIONAL AS POSSIBLE, AND WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED WHEN THE PICTURE STARTS TO CLARIFY ON THAT AS WELL, AND THERE'S A STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING THIS FRIDAY AT 1 P.M., I BELIEVE.
GOOD STUFF. THANK YOU. RESIDENTIAL WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS.
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANYTHING NEW THERE JUST YET.
OKAY, AND ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE COVID 19.
I WOULD DECLARE THE STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE TERMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL PROTECTION ACT, RSO 1990 CE9 S41 DUE TO THE EMERGENCY OF COVID 19 AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ELLIOT LAKE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM THIS DAY 24TH MAY 2022.
I GOT TO REMEMBER TO GIVE THIS TO MR. EADIE TOMORROW.
IS THERE ANY OTHER COVID 19 UPDATES? NOT REALLY, NO. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR ISSUES WITH ACTUALLY GETTING COVID 19 ON THE STAFF.
NO PETITIONS THIS EVENING, NO CORRESPONDENCE.
I WOULD ASK THAT COUNCILLOR PEARCE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE THAT OFF, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS ON THE PROCEDURAL BYLAW.
COUNCILLOR PEARCE YOU JUST HAVE TO INTRODUCE IT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO INTRODUCE THE.
WELL, THERE YOU GO. WE HAVE A NOTICE OF MOTION FROM THERE DOWN MARCHISELLA, MAYOR, HOW'S THAT? OKAY. THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN SECOND IT, THOUGH.
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NO, YOU CAN'T AS A CHAIR.WHEREAS THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE COUNCIL OPTED INTO THE PROVINCIAL PLAN FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS, INCLUDING RETAIL, WHEREAS BOTH THE PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE SET REGULATIONS BUT ALSO BEST PRACTICES.
WHEREAS IT IS MISSED PENALTIES, RESPONSIBILITY TO ADOPT BYLAWS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE DIRECT STAFF TO BRING A CANNABIS BYLAW ADOPTING BEST PRACTICES AS OUTLINED BY THE CMPR FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, AND I WOULD SO MOVE.
TAKE IS OFF, OK, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR TURNER ANY QUESTIONS QUALMS OR QUERIES? HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IF I MIGHT, MR. CHAIR. I DON'T THINK SO, GO RIGHT AHEAD.
OH, YEAH. INFORMATION FOR CONSIDERATION.
AS MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS ONTARIO OPTED INTO THE PROVINCIAL PLAN FOR LEGALIZATION OF CANNABIS, THERE WAS AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PROVINCE WOULD ALSO CREATE AND ENFORCE LAWS FOR REGULATION, AND THE SAFE PRACTICES HAS NOW BEEN MADE CLEAR THAT THESE RECOMMENDED BEST PRACTICES, BOTH PROVINCIALLY AND FEDERALLY, HAVE PUT THE ONUS ON MUNICIPALITIES TO REGULATE LOCALLY THROUGH BYLAWS AND PROPERTY STANDARDS.
THIS INFORMATION THROUGH WWW.CANADA.CA ENGLISH HEALTH CANADA SERVICES INFORMATION BULLETIN SAFETY SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS PRODUCING CANNABIS FOR OWN MEDICAL PURPOSES HTML ACCESS TO CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES A REGULATION RECOMMENDED BEST PRACTICE UNDER THE ACMPR IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL MARIJUANA PLANTS OR CANNABIS PRODUCTS IN YOUR POSSESSION FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES ARE SECURE AND OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING CHILDREN, CANNOT ACCESS THEM.
YOU MAY WISH TO TAKE MEASURES SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT YOU ARE GROWING MARIJUANA OR PRODUCING CANNABIS FOR YOUR OWN MEDICAL PURPOSES, ENSURING PLANTS CANNOT BE SEEN FROM OUTSIDE YOUR YARD OR HOUSE, LIMITING MARIJUANA SMELLS COMING FROM YOUR PRODUCTION SITE FOR OUTDOOR PRODUCTION UNDER THE ACMPR IF YOU ARE PRODUCING OUTDOORS, THE BOUNDARY OF THE LAND WHERE YOU WERE AUTHORIZED TO PRODUCE CANNOT HAVE ANY POINTS IN COMMON WITH THE BOUNDARY OF THE LAND WHERE A SCHOOL, PUBLIC PLAYGROUND OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACE FREQUENTLY MEET MAINLY BY PERSONS UNDER AGE 18 YEARS OF AGE IS LOCATED.
YOU ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO COMPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT PROVINCIAL, TERRITORIAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS, INCLUDING LOCAL BYLAWS ABOUT ZONING, ELECTRICAL SAFETY, FIRE SAFETY TOGETHER WITH ALL RELATED INSPECTION AND REMEDIATION REQUIREMENTS.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS NOW APPLY TO NON-MEDICAL GROWING FOR PERSONAL USE.
THE NUMBER OF PLANTS PER HOUSEHOLD WITHOUT MEDICAL PERMIT IS FOR PLANTS.
SO THAT'S FOUR PLANTS PER HOUSE, NOT FOR PLANTS PER PERSON IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
JUST STATING THIS, I FIGURED A LOT OF THIS WAS COMMON SENSE.
ONE OF THE OTHER PIECES OF INFORMATION, IF COUNCIL APPROVES THIS AS A 52 PAGE DOCUMENT FROM FMO, THE FEDERATION MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO, WHICH I BELIEVE I FORWARDED THE GUIDE TO.
MISS BRAY. SO THIS MOVES FORWARD.
MS.. BRAY HAS THE TOOLS AVAILABLE.
AGAIN, JUST FOR CLARITY, I FULLY SUPPORT BEING ABLE TO GROW YOUR OWN TOMATOES AND CUCUMBERS AND CANNABIS, IF YOU WISH. I DO IT MYSELF, BUT I DON'T DO IT NEXT TO A PLAYGROUND.
I DON'T DO IT NEXT TO A SIDEWALK.
I DON'T DO IT. SO THE PLANTS ARE HANGING OVER INTO A SCHOOLYARD.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FRUSTRATES ME.
SO IT'S BECOME APPARENT THAT WE NEED TO TAKE STEPS AS A COUNCIL TO PROTECT THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR YOUTH AND THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S WHERE THIS COMES FROM.
SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU.
ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MANN THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THROUGH YOU.
MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE, IF THIS DOES FALL TO THE MUNICIPALITY FOR ENFORCEMENT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR ENFORCEMENT? ARE WE GOING TO PROVIDE A PERIOD OF TIME TO PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THEN.
WHAT WILL THE ENFORCEMENT BE? WILL THERE BE FINES? WILL THERE BE ASSOCIATED? AGAIN, THIS IN ITSELF, BASED ON YOUR EXAMPLES, COULD BE A FULL TIME JOB.
SO, AGAIN, I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH SUPPORTING IT.
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MY ONLY CONCERNS ARE, AS WE DO WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, IF WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A RULE, WE EITHER ENFORCE THE RULE OR THERE'S NO POINT IN HAVING THE RULE.SO I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT COUNCIL CLEARLY UNDERSTANDS WHATEVER ACTION WE TAKE THIS EVENING IS GOING TO HAVE A CONSEQUENCE DOWN THE ROAD, WHETHER THAT BE ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT, WHICH I THINK WE STILL NEED TO GRAPPLE WITH AS A COUNCIL.
I JUST WANT TO. I GUESS I'M JUST GOING TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
THANK YOU. IF I MAY, MR. CHAIR, ANSWER THE QUESTION.
I BELIEVE WITH MANY OTHER BYLAWS THAT MS. BRADY BROUGHT FORWARD, THERE'S A GRACE PERIOD WHERE VIOLATORS WOULD HAVE A SIMPLE WARNING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION.
I KNOW WITH THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK LOCALLY, THE OPP WAS CALLED AND POINTED OUT THAT THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION WITHOUT A MUNICIPAL BYLAW BEING IN PLACE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MS..
PERSONALLY, I WOULD SEE, YOU KNOW, A WARNING FOLLOWED BY A FINE FOLLOWED BY REMOVAL OF PLANTS.
WE CANNOT ALLOW ACCESS TO OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO THIS PRODUCT.
I'M IN TOTAL SUPPORTER OF THIS SITE.
PRIOR TO THE NOTICE OF MOTION BEING BROUGHT FORWARD, I'D SPOKEN TO THE CLERK ABOUT THE SAME MATTER, AND I KNOW SHE HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES BYLAWS THAT EXIST, AND THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE WITH THE MOTION IS THAT IT'S BE BROUGHT AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. IT'S NOT A PRACTICALITY ISSUE.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK, AND I DON'T WANT TO FAST TRACK THIS.
YOUR WORSHIP. YES, THERE'S ISSUES.
THERE'S LOTS OF ISSUES, AND IT ISN'T A MATTER OF OUR BYLAW BEING ABLE TO ENFORCE, BUT THE OPP CANNOT ENFORCE, AND SO, IF IT'S [INAUDIBLE] CAN DO, BUT IF WE PUT THE BYLAWS IN PLACE, THE OPP CAN ACTUALLY ENFORCE THOSE LAWS AND THOSE REGULATIONS, AND I THINK THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING.
SO I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO GET THIS IN PLACE SO THAT THIS IS DONE PROPERLY, SO THAT WE GET IT FIRST TIME, GET IT RIGHT AROUND.
I FULLY SUPPORT THE IDEA OF A BYLAW IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE AND ALONG THE LINES THAT THE FEDERATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO HAS PROPOSED.
I THINK THERE'S ISSUES OF UNFENCED, AREAS OF NOXIOUS ODORS AT CERTAIN TIMES IN THE PLANTS GROWING SEASON, AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO ADDRESS FOR THE PEACEFUL LIVING OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND FELLOW CITIZENS.
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ASSIST WHERE WE CAN HERE.
ONE THING I WOULD ASK IS I SEEM TO RECALL THERE HAD BEEN SOME RELUCTANCE WITH REGARD TO SOME OF OUR BYLAWS, RELUCTANCE ON THE PART OF OUR CONTRACTED POLICE FORCE TO ENFORCE THOSE BYLAWS.
ARE THEY WILLING TO ENFORCE THIS IF WE PUT IT THROUGH? YOU YOUR WORSHIP. SURE.
SO YES, THE OPP AND BAILOUT DEPARTMENT REVIEW ANNUALLY THE BYLAWS THAT ARE ENFORCEABLE BY THE OPP.
I BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE WITH THE NOISE BIOLOGISTS DUE TO EQUIPMENT.
SO WE ARE BRINGING BACK AN AMENDMENT TO THE NOISE BYLAW TO ASSIST THE OPP IN ENFORCING THAT.
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WILLING TO AND CAN ENFORCE THAT FOR US.THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU TO THE CLERK.
CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THE PROCESS NOW? THIS IS A NOTICE OF MOTION.
DOES IT HAVE TO GO TO A COUNCIL MEETING, OR CAN IT GO DIRECTLY TO BYLAW AND THEN TO COUNCIL TO COME OUT WITH THE BYLAW? AND I'M JUST WONDERING, HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED TO DO THAT? THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR.
SO, YES, THIS IS DIRECTION TO STAFF TO BRING BACK A CANNABIS BYLAW.
SO WE'VE JUST BEEN GIVEN THAT DIRECTION THIS EVENING.
SO WE ARE DEFINITELY WORKING ON COMING UP WITH A DRAFT.
THE NEXT BYLAW MEETING IS JUNE 6TH.
IF WE HAVE SOMETHING IN TIME FOR THAT, THEN WE WILL BRING IT TO THAT MEETING.
IF NOT, IT'LL BE THE JULY MEETING.
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS.
I THINK EVERYBODY ON THE COUNCIL DOES.
AND I THINK WHEN WE HAVE THAT MEETING WITH THE OPP, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE COMING UP FAIRLY SOON, THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE TOPICS THAT WE WILL CERTAINLY WANT TO GET INTO. IN TERMS OF TIMING, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE CLERK EARLIER THIS EVENING AND IT'S FAIR TO SAY WE HAVE A VERY, VERY FULL AGENDA ON BYLAW PLANNING COMING UP.
I WOULD DOUBT VERY MUCH THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT IN THE JUNE MEETING.
WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THE MOTION FOR THE NOTICE OF MOTION ALL IN FAVOR.
THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR PEARCE, AND THEN EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE TIME OF THE EVENING COUNCILS, REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I'M GOING TO START WITH OUR PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING.
WHEREAS ELLIOT LAKE IS AN INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE AND WELCOMING CITY FOR EVERYONE.
WHEREAS, LGBTQ 2 S I CITIZENS MAKE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY, AND WHEREAS, LGBTQ 2 SI CITIZENS OF ELLIOT LAKE HAVE HISTORICALLY FACED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES AS THEY STRIVE TOWARDS EQUALITY.
WHEREAS ALL CITIZENS OF ELLIOT LAKE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR DIVERSITY AND CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES.
NOW. THEREFORE, BY THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE, I HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 2022 AS PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANY FESTIVITIES.
JUST A REMINDER, AS WE'RE ABOUT A MONTH AWAY FROM CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE STREET DANCE BEING HELD AT CENTENNIAL ARENA THIS YEAR ON JULY 2ND.
SO TICKETS, I BELIEVE, ARE ALREADY ON SALE.
ALONG WITH THAT, I HAVE WE'VE ALL RECEIVED ONE OF THESE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S VISIBLE AT HOME.
NORTH SHORE CHALLENGE, GREAT GRADES JULY 15TH, 16TH AND 17TH AT THE ELLIOT LAKE DRAGWAY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ELLIOT LAKE AIRPORT AND TICKETS ARE ALSO ON SALE CAN BE PURCHASED.
I'M NOT SURE IF CITY HALL. I KNOW THEY CAN BE PURCHASED AT CITY HALL.
OH, WE CAN PURCHASE STUFF ONLINE TOO.
NOW, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO COME IN TO CITY HALL.
BEAUTIFUL. CAN THE STREET DANCE TICKETS BE PURCHASED ONLINE ALSO? YES. SO YOU DON'T WANT LINEUPS IN THE LOBBY? NO. NO. OKAY, PERFECT.
SO EVERYONE AT HOME KNOWS YOU CAN PURCHASE THIS STUFF ONLINE NOW.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY GREAT, AND I KNOW AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE DATE, MORE AND MORE AWESOME STUFF IS GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE DRAG RACES FOR THIS YEAR AND REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO ACTUALLY SEEING PEOPLE.
IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS OF WEARING MASKS AND HIDING IN THE FOREST, SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PIECES TO THE THIS EVENING'S COUNCIL'S REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE I HIT THE BIG TICKET ITEMS? COUNCILLOR PEARCE [INAUDIBLE].
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A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.DO WE HAVE A DATE FOR THE FLAG RACING FOR THE LGBTQ? NO. AT THE TIME WHEN I LEFT CITY HALL AT 430 TODAY, WE STILL HADN'T BEEN GIVEN A DATE OR TIME FOR FLAG RAISING, AND JUST IF THEY'RE WATCHING, 8:30 IS NOT GOOD.
TRADITIONALLY, WE ALWAYS DO ANY FLAG RAISING AROUND 11 A.M..
SO THE OTHER POINT IS THAT WE WILL BE HOLDING LUMBERJACK DAYS THIS YEAR.
THEY'RE BACK JUST LIKE THE DRAG RACE, NOT AS LOUD, AND THEY WILL BE THE LONG WEEKEND OF AUGUST 1ST.
LONG WEEKEND, AND WE'LL BE GIVING YOU MORE DETAILS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
I SAW THAT 350 CC CHAINSAW A FEW YEARS AGO THAT THING'S FREAKING LOUD.
SO LUMBERJACK DAY IS COMING BACK.
GOOD STUFF. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PIECES KNOWING THAT THE PARK'S NOW OPEN? I WASN'T SURE IF MR. DOYLE STILL ON, BUT IF YOU COULD POP THEM ON REALLY QUICK JUST TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE AMNESTY WEEK.
CLEAN UP WEEKEND. THE HAZARDOUS, HAZARDOUS WASTE.
IS THAT THE FIRST OR THE 2ND OF JUNE? I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE THE ACTUAL WEDNESDAY OF THAT WEEK.
SO FOR THE FIRST. JUNE 1ST, YEAH.
MR. DOYLE, CAN YOU GIVE US THE UPDATE ON THE AMNESTY WEEK? I SURE CAN BE, SO CLEANUP.
IT WILL BE STARTING ON MONDAY, JUNE SIX, SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH, EXCEPT ON TUESDAY, THE REGULAR FEES AND LANDFILL HOURS WILL APPLY AS IT'S A REGULAR GARBAGE DAY.
THE TIMES ARE NOON UNTIL 7:00 PM.
DURING THE WEEK, AS I SAID EARLIER, EXCEPT FOR TUESDAY AND 9 A.M.
TO 5 P.M. ON SUNDAY ON SATURDAY, THE FEES ARE WAIVED EXCEPT FOR COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE, AS WELL AS MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUS AND SPECIAL WASTE COLLECTION DAY.
MR. DOYLE JUST ANOTHER QUESTION FURTHER TO THAT.
ARE WE LOOKING AT HAVING THE DROP OFF POINT AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, OR IS THIS TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THE LANDFILL AND NOT POPPING TIRES OR BLOWING UP VEHICLES? IT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING AT THE LANDFILL.
WE'RE HAVING THE CONTRACTOR SWEEP THE ROAD CLEAN CLEAN THE ROAD RIGHT OFF.
SO WE'LL HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE THOSE ISSUES THIS YEAR.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILLOR FINAMORE. THANK YOU.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION TO MR. DOYLE. WILL THERE BE ASSISTANCE AT THE DUMP FOR SENIORS THAT ARE ARRIVING WITH SOME MAYBE HEAVIER THAN THEY CAN LIFT THINGS OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES TO HAVE SOMEONE HELP THEM, AS THEY DID LAST YEAR? THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP. YES, THERE WILL BE.
WE'LL HAVE SOME EXTRA STAFF THERE TO ASSIST PEOPLE THAT NEED THIS.
AGAIN, IF PEOPLE ARE NEEDING ASSISTANCE, IF THE TENANTS WILL WILL BE THERE, AND IF THEY CAN ASK FOR ASSISTANCE, SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE PEOPLE UNLOADING STUFF FROM THEIR VEHICLES, BUT IF THEY ASK, WE ARE THERE TO HELP OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. DOYLE. WOULDN'T IT BE WRONG IF WE TOOK MORE STUFF OUT OF THE LANDFILL THAN WE BROUGHT IN? THAT'D BE GREAT. ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER UPDATES FOR OUR COUNCIL'S REPORT THIS EVENING? SEEING NONE. I'LL GO TO THE BIG TICKET ITEMS ONCE AGAIN.
AARON & BURLESON TRUST, WATERFRONT ACCESS 116,900.
RECEIVER GENERAL FOR CANADA 88,000 155.
ALGOMA DISTRICT SERVICE ADMINISTRATION BOARD, MAY MUNICIPAL LEVEE 186,990 BEAMISH CONSTRUCTION, APRIL LANDFILL. APRIL POOLE PLOWING AND SANDING 22,600.
BEYER TECH SOLUTIONS, HP ELITE AND ONE PRO BOOKS MONITOR, 24,658, GFL ENVIRONMENTAL, APRIL CURBSIDE FRONT LOAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT WATER WASTE PLANT SEPTIC 40,500.
GLOVEBOX ENTERTAINMENT, DEPOSIT STREET DANCE ENTERTAINMENT, 31,375.
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MCDOUGALL ENERGY REGULAR GAS DYED AND CLEAR DIESEL LUBE 33,450.MUNICIPAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT 2022 QUARTER 34,300, OMERS, 39,246.
[INAUDIBLE] MARINE INNOVATION CENTER, GIS IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION 82,038.
QUESTION WHEN WILL WE SEE THE GIS UP AND OPERATING AND HOW WILL PEOPLE BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT? WELL, I THINK I HEARD THAT WORD COMPLETION.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT. I BELIEVE WE'RE TALKING THE FALL.
COUNCILLOR TURNER, I JUST WANT TO SAY YOUR WORSHIP.
I WAS RIDING THE CITY BUS LAST WEEK AND THE BUSSES ARE ANNOUNCING THE NEXT STOPS.
SO, WE'RE PART OF THE WAY THERE.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR THIS EVENING'S ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE, I WILL CARRY ON.
INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BYLAWS.
16.1 BYLAW, 22-43 BEING A BYLAW TO ADOPT THE BUDGET ESTIMATES AND REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR TAX SUPPORTED PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 2022 FOR THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE MOVE BY COUNCILLOR MANN.
SECOND MY COUNCILLOR PEARCE AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS CONCERNS.
SEEING NONE. WE'LL DO ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR MANN.
IN FAVOR, COUNCILLOR PEARCE IN FAVOR.
THAT'S CARRIED 16.2 BY LAW, 22-44 BEING A BYLAW TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY DEPUTY CLERK.
MOVE BY A COUNCILLOR TURNER, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FENAMORE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? SEEING NONE. I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
BEING A BYLAW TO ADOPT A RIGHT TO DISCONNECT POLICY.
SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.
AGAIN ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS QUALMS QUERIES? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR.
MOVER PLEASE, MOVE BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.
COLUMNS. QUERIES. SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR.
MOVE BY COUNCILLOR TURNER, SECOND BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE.
COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOUR WORSHIP.
THAT WOULD COME IN HANDY. THANK YOU.
YOU JUST REMOVED OUR ESCAPE CLAUSE.
16.6 BY 22-48 BEING A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW A NUMBER OF 16-6 REGULATING THE PROCEEDINGS OF MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND ITS COMMITTEES. MOVER PLEASE.
MOVE BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE, SECOND MY COUNCILLOR CYR.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? CALL FOR THE VOTE THEN ALL IN FAVOR.
GETTING A THREE MONTH. 16.7 BYLAW 22-49, BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TRILLIUM PAVEMENT MARKING FOR THE SUPPLYING APPLICATION OF TRAFFIC PAINT.
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MOVE BY COUNCILLOR MANN SECOND BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE.AGAIN, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR.
MUNICIPALITY KNOWN AS 22 GAUCHE PLACE IN ELLIOT LAKE, A MOVER PLEASE.
12 GAUCHE PLACE, SORRY MY ADDRESS 22 . MOVER PLEASE.
MOVE BY COUNCILLOR FINAMORE, A SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR.
CONFIRMATORY BY LAW, 18.1 BY LAW, 22-50 BEING A BY LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 24TH, 2022. MOVER MOVE BY COUNCILLOR PEARCE AGAIN SECOND BY COUNCILLOR TURNER ONE LAST TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS, QUALMS, QUERIES? NONE. ROLL CALL.
ROLL CALL STARTING WITH COUNCILLOR TURNER.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR BEING HERE.
IT WAS GREAT BEING OUT IN PERSON ONCE AGAIN, AND I WILL SAY THE MEETING'S NOW ADJOURNED.
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