Jun 19, 2023 Special City Council

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GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD MONDAY, JUNE 19TH, 2023 AT 4:00 PM.

[CALL TO ORDER]

ROLL CALL. EVERYONE IS PRESENT EXCEPT FOR COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE WHO MAY BE LATE.

ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.

THERE ARE NONE.

NO PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

REPORTS. 6.1 MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND FIRE CHIEF REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO OPEN AIR BURNING BYLAW 20-29.

[6.1 Memo from the Director of Protective Services and Fire Chief]

THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

SO IN OUR CURRENT BYLAW NUMBER 20-29 FOR OPEN AIR BURNING, IT DOES NOT SPEAK TO THE USE OF FIREWORKS DISCHARGES THROUGH A RESTRICTED FIRE ZONE OR A MUNICIPAL FIRE BAN.

I AM LOOKING TO HAVE THAT PUT INTO THE OPEN AIR BURNING BYLAW THIS EVENING.

AND WE USUALLY DURING WHEN THIS IS VERY, VERY DRY OUT, WE ALWAYS USUALLY BAN THE USE OF OUR FIREWORKS FOR CANADA DAY OR ANY OTHER BIG CELEBRATIONS.

BUT WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO DO THE SAME.

AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR COMMENTS? YEAH, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

PROVINCE WIDE FIRE BAN, MAKES SENSE TO LIMIT OUR USE OF OUR FIREWORKS.

RIGHT? SO NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OH, SORRY. I FORGOT TO MOVE IN SECOND.

MAY I HAVE A MOVER? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR BULL. OKAY, THEN WE CAN HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

AND THAT IS CARRIED.

ITEM 6.2.

[6.2 Strategic Plan Training Session]

WE DON'T NEED A MOVER AND A SECONDER FOR THIS.

OKAY. ONCE AGAIN, MR. DOBBIE IS HERE FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TRAINING.

PLEASE GO AHEAD, MR. DOBBIE. WELCOME BACK.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

AND I AM PLEASED TO BE BACK.

EVERY DAY I COME HERE, IT GETS WARMER AND WARMER.

SO I FIGURE 2 OR 3 VISITS FROM NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE HIGH 40S.

THE WAY WE'RE GOING. SO I'M NOT COMPLAINING, BY THE WAY.

I'M JUST MAKING A NOTE.

SO THIS IS THE THIRD DRAFT THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER FOR YOU.

AND I'M QUITE PLEASED THE WAY IT HAS BEEN COMING ALONG.

FIRST OF ALL, THE YOU WILL SEE THAT THE ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE GIVEN YOU TODAY ARE LONGER IN WORDS THAN THE SHORTER ONES THAT WERE IN THE FIRST AND SECOND VERSION AND MUCH SHORTER THAN THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLAN.

BUT THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT.

AND THE REASON IS THAT THIS STRATEGIC PLAN, AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW, HAS APPROXIMATELY 22 OR 23 ACTIONS. AND I THINK THEY HAVE THEY HAVE ENOUGH DETAIL THAT THEY ARE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE PUBLIC.

AND OF COURSE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE DOING AFTER TONIGHT IS REACHING OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND WE WILL LET PEOPLE KNOW WHEN THE DATES OF THE MEETING, PUBLIC MEETINGS WILL BE HELD, BUT THEY'LL BE IN A FORMAT WHERE THERE WON'T BE MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRESENTATIONS, BUT PEOPLE WILL BE TAKEN THROUGH A REVISED VERSION OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TONIGHT, AND WE'LL BE ASKING THEM QUESTIONS MOVING FORWARD.

WE ARE WE HAVE TIME TO BE READY TO DO DO THOSE PUBLIC SESSIONS BEFORE THE END OF JUNE.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE AS A POSSIBLE TIMELINE FOR THAT.

YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT I DID INDICATE TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHO WERE ON THE STRATEGIC PLANNING

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BUT THEY REALLY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC TO GIVE INPUT ON THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE.

SO WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE MEETINGS ARE.

IF YOU WANT TO COME AND LISTEN, THAT WOULD BE FINE.

MOST COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS WILL FIND THAT IT'S IT.

WHAT WE REALLY WANT IS FOR THE PUBLIC MEMBERS WHO ARE THERE TO GIVE US THEIR COMMENTS AND THEN WE BRING THEM BACK FOR YOU TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU APPROVE YOUR FINAL STRATEGIC PLAN.

SO WHILE WE HAVE A FEW STEPS TO GO TO FINISH, I THINK WE'RE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

AND I'VE BEEN REALLY PLEASED IN THAT THE NUMBER OF ACTIONS IS NOT OVERWHELMING.

I THINK IT CAN BE DONE AND WE WILL ASSIST STAFF PROBABLY EARLY JULY IN PUTTING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TOGETHER AND THEN COME TO YOU AT THE APPROPRIATE MEETING TO GET YOU TO DO A FINAL APPROVAL OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE NUMBER OF ISSUES, AS I MENTIONED, IS IS QUITE GOOD.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN YOU FINALLY APPROVE A STRATEGIC PLAN, I'M QUITE COMFORTABLE TAKING OTHER ACTIONS OR OTHER COMMENTS AS WELL THAT MIGHT OCCUR TO YOU OR HAPPEN TO YOU BETWEEN NOW AND PERHAPS THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER WHEN WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN.

SO WE'RE QUITE FLEXIBLE ON THAT.

SO SO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AT THE LAST MEETING WAS VERSION NUMBER TWO.

AND WHAT WE DID LORI-ANNE AND I MADE THE FIRST SET OF CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENT AND THEN WE ASKED STAFF ON SPECIFIC ISSUES TO GIVE US AN IDEA, SOME IDEA OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY WOULD BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH THAN WE ARE.

SO THIS IS A COMPOSITE DRAFT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER WHAT YOU ASKED US TO AMEND AT THE LAST MEETING AND ALSO BRINGS TOGETHER IN A MORE FULSOME MANNER HOW STAFF WOULD DESCRIBE THE ISSUE.

SO OUR PURPOSE OF OUR MEETING TONIGHT IS TO GO THROUGH THE 23 OR 24 OF THESE ACTIONS AND TAKE COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE AS WE MOVE ALONG.

AND ONCE WE GET THROUGH THAT, I'VE KIND OF TACKLED SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE ON OUR AGENDA AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC MEETINGS, THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, ET CETERA.

SO AT THIS TIME, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD SUGGEST WE GO AS WE DID LAST MEETING ONE BY ONE.

AND SO IF YOU WANT, I'D BE HAPPY TO READ THIS.

AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE VIEWING AT HOME, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE WILL HAVE UP ON THE SCREEN THE APPROPRIATE ITEM THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO IT WILL BE EASY FOR THEM TO FOLLOW WITH US.

AND THANKS TO TO THE STAFF FOR DOING THESE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR US SO THAT WE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE. SO I'M GOING TO START UNLESS THERE'S ANY COMMENTS, MR. MAYOR, FROM ANY MEMBER OF THE TEAM.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOPE. OKAY. THANKS.

OKAY. SO NUMBER ONE, ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING PLAN FOR THE MUNICIPALITY BY PROMOTING THE DIVERSE STRENGTHS OF ELLIOT LAKE, HIGHLIGHTING ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY FOCUSED LIFESTYLE TO ATTRACT TOURISM AND NEW RESIDENTS.

THIS PLAN SHOULD FOCUS ON BOTH TRADITIONAL AND REMOTE WORKER OPPORTUNITIES.

INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN WOULD BE A STRATEGY TO WELCOME HOME THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO RETURN TO WORK REMOTELY OR RETIRE. SO THIS ITEM HAD BEEN A IT HAD BEEN SHORTER THAN THIS.

AND WE WERE WE WERE ASKED TO THE PREVIOUS NUMBER THREE, WE WERE ASKED TO PUT THAT IN WITH IT.

AND THE PREVIOUS NUMBER SIX, WE OURSELVES THOUGHT LORI-ANNE AND I FELT THAT WE SHOULD PUT ALL OF THAT IN THERE.

SO WHILE NUMBER ONE IS BIGGER, IT REPLACES THE PREVIOUS THREE AND THE PREVIOUS NUMBER SIX.

AND SO I THINK IT CERTAINLY TALKS ABOUT EXPANDING THE MARKETING PROGRAM

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SO WITH THAT, I'LL IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. MAYOR, I'LL TAKE THOSE OR SUGGESTIONS.

JUST ONE QUESTION.

I THOUGHT YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'D BE SEEING THESE ON THE SCREEN AS WE WENT THROUGH EACH OF THEM.

THERE WE GO.

OH, SORRY. THAT'S GOOD.

THANKS, MR. MAYOR.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. JUST A COMMENT.

I REALLY DO LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK NUMBER ONE.

NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER SIX AND YOU PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.

I KNOW WE HAD DISCUSSED IT AT THE LAST STRATEGIC PLAN BECAUSE IT ALL SORT OF GOES HAND IN HAND AND THE WAY THE TWO OF YOU WROTE IT UP, IT REALLY IT REALLY FLOWS REALLY GOOD.

THAT'S ALL. I JUST THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

THANKS. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YEAH, IT'S A GOOD SUMMARY OF ALL THE THREE TOPICS THAT WERE THERE BEFORE.

SO LET'S GO TO NUMBER TWO.

OKAY. NUMBER TWO.

AND THIS ONE NOW READS, TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE ONGOING TRANSIT STUDY TO ESTABLISH THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF THE TRANSIT SYSTEM IN ELLIOT LAKE.

EMPHASIS IS TO BE PLACED ON THE USER FRIENDLINESS OF THE SYSTEM HAVING COMPLETE COMPETITIVE FARE RATES AND OFFERING A LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT BALANCES THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE COST TO THE MUNICIPALITY.

SO THAT ONE REALLY GETS AT TAKING A HARD LOOK AT YOUR TRANSIT SYSTEM.

WE TALKED THE LAST MEETING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE INCREASED SERVICE, BUT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF THE TRANSIT DEFICIT. SO THIS IS TELLING PEOPLE THAT WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT BOTH OF THOSE THINGS, EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSIT SYSTEM.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. I THINK WE'RE ALL HAPPY WITH THAT.

AND SO, NUMBER THREE, MR. CHAIRMAN, WAS ADDED TO NUMBER ONE.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE [INAUDIBLE].

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE NUMBER FOUR.

THE COUNCIL AND STAFF WILL DEVELOP A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WHERE BOTH GROUPS ARE MOTIVATED, PRODUCTIVE, INFORMED AND RESPECTED AND WILL WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A COOPERATIVE CULTURE THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE CITY IS AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE.

THIS IS, I THINK I SAID THE LAST TIME AND I PROBABLY SAID IT THE PREVIOUS TIME TOO, THAT ONE OF THE COMMON THINGS ABOUT WELL-RUN MUNICIPALITIES, IN MY VIEW, IN FACT, THE MOST COMMON THING IS THAT IF THERE IS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COUNCIL AND STAFF, IT SURE IS AN INDICATION THAT THE MUNICIPALITY WILL BE RUN WELL.

AND WE'VE HAD I'VE WITNESSED HOW YOU DEAL WITH EACH OTHER.

THIS DOES TALK ABOUT MAKING IT AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE.

AND AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE LOOKING AT HIRING, ENGAGING A NEW CAO FOR THE FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION AND LORI-ANNE.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE ADS STARTED LAST MONDAY, A WEEK AGO.

AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER TEN IN THE FIRST WEEK.

VERY GOOD APPLICATION.

SO WHEN I DO EXECUTIVE SEARCH FOR A NEW CAO, THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION I GET BY ALL CANDIDATES AND LITERALLY IT'S ALL CANDIDATES IS HOW IS THE STAFF COUNCIL RELATIONSHIP OR HOW IS THE COUNCIL STAFF RELATIONSHIP AND AND SO I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM STAFF AND FROM COUNCIL HERE, IT CURRENTLY IS

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THAT WILL THAT'S A BETTER WAY TO GET BETTER APPLICANTS FOR THAT JOB AND OTHER JOBS.

SO THIS DOESN'T MEAN, BY THE WAY, I GET ASKED THIS THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT COUNCIL AND AND STAFF WILL BE FRIENDS.

THAT'S YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T YOU DON'T GO TRAVEL ON VACATION WITH YOUR COUNCILLOR OR YOUR MAYOR AND BUT BUT WORK FRIENDS WHO ARE RESPECTFUL.

AND I THINK YOU'VE GOT A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS.

YOU'VE GOT A GOOD START ON IT.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT PRETTY WELL EVERY STRATEGIC PLAN HAS, BUT MOST DON'T IMPLEMENT IT AS EFFECTIVELY AS YOU DO AS THIS NEW COUNCIL HAVE.

SO HAPPY TO TAKE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. DOBBIE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR BULL. THANK YOU.

THROUGH YOU, MR. YOUR WORSHIP SORRY.

MR. DOBBIE, WHEN IT SAYS STAFF, DOES THAT INCLUDE JUST THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OR ALL THE EMPLOYEES? ALL THE EMPLOYEES.

SORRY, ALL THE EMPLOYEES.

STAFF SOMETIMES INFERS MANAGEMENT OTHER THAN.

OTHER THAN UNION EMPLOYEES OR WHATEVER OTHER.

I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT AS A CHANGE TO.

I KIND OF TAKE IT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS, BUT IT SHOULD SAY ALL EMPLOYEES BECAUSE YOU'RE A SMALL COMMUNITY AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW, IN YOUR CASE COUNCILLOR, YOU KNOW, QUITE A FEW OF THEM.

SO YES, IT'S ALL EMPLOYEES.

NO, IT'S A DIFFERENT IT'S A DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR TEAM.

BUT I'M SURE YOU MANY OF YOU KNOW ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE MUNICIPALITY AS WELL.

AND AND THAT WHETHER THEY'RE FIREFIGHTERS, VOLUNTEERS, YEAH, IT HAS TO INVOLVE EVERYBODY.

BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY WHO WORKS IN PUBLIC WORKS AND ISN'T IN THIS BUILDING THAT OFTEN IS PROBABLY DIFFERENT THAN IT IS WITH THE SENIOR STAFF.

BUT I THINK WE SHOULD PUT ALL STAFF.

APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I GUESS THE ULTIMATE THING, THOUGH, IS ALSO TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WHOLE CITY EVENTUALLY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT HERE SHORTLY.

UM, YEAH, I THINK THIS SUMMARIZES EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE STRIVING FOR WITH THIS COUNCIL AND WELL WORDED.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

YES, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, STRENGTHEN AND NURTURE ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH FIRST NATION COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ENSURING MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES ON ALL COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS.

WHEN LORI-ANNE AND I MADE OUR AMENDMENTS TO THIS NUMBER FIVE, WE HAD PUT IN THE THREE NAMES OF THE FIRST NATIONS GROUPS THAT YOU REQUESTED US TO PUT IN.

SO IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY WE DIDN'T PUT THEM IN, I'M GOING TO TRY AND ANSWER THAT.

BUT IT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION.

SO THEY WERE IN.

BUT AFTER WE TALKED TO STAFF, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT WHILE THOSE THREE ARE IMPORTANT, YOU HAVE OTHER FIRST NATIONS GROUPS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO DEAL WITH YOUR COMMUNITY, AND IT WAS EXPLAINED BY YOUR STAFF WHO HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA THAN I DO, THAT THE TERM FIRST NATIONS GROUPS IS PROBABLY A PREFERABLE TERM IN THEIR VIEW THAN NAMING THE THREE OR MISSING SOME OR NAMING THE THREE AND HAVING THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY'RE PLACED IN THE DOCUMENT.

GIVEN MEANING SOMETHING TO SOME OF THE FIRST NATIONS.

SO THIS ONE, WE MIGHT WANT TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE THEY'VE CONVINCED ME THAT USING THE FIRST NATION COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS PROBABLY A THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS.

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AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO DIFFICULTIES BY MISSING SOME AND NOT HAVING THEM HERE.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND.

MY FRIEND NEXT TO ME TO THE LEFT, IF HE MAY HAVE TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

BUT HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO DO.

MR. MAYOR, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO TO DO THIS WAY.

AS A BUSINESSPERSON, I DO DAILY DEALINGS WITH THE FIRST NATIONS IN THE AREA, BUT I ALSO DO DEALINGS WITH FIRST NATIONS OUTSIDE ALGOMA.

AND SO IF I'M DOING THAT, THERE COULD BE OTHER POTENTIAL OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE AREA THAT DOES THE SAME THING AND TO ME INCLUDE THIS WAY, IT INCLUDES EVERYBODY, AND IT'S SAFER THAT WAY.

GOOD. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

UH, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THROUGH YOU. JUST A QUESTION LIKE SO YOU HAVE SO NURTURE ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS.

BUT IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD SORT OF GET AS WE REALIZE THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS IS.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO END THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON THAT RATHER THAN JUST NURTURING OUR RELATIONSHIPS, WE HAVE TO REALIZE WITH THE RESIDENTIAL AND EVERYTHING, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO END THAT. I SORT OF NEED THE WAY YOU TWEAK THIS STUFF.

SO ANYWAYS, THANKS.

THROUGH YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UM. YEAH.

I THINK INCORPORATING THE WORD RECONCILIATION ISN'T CERTAINLY ISN'T MISGUIDED.

WE CAN WORKSHOP THAT AND FIND AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO INCORPORATE ALL THOSE CONCEPTS TOGETHER.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR.

I SIT ON THE ALGOMA HEALTH BOARD AND WE JUST REVAMPED OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE SAY BEFORE OUR MEETING.

AND MAYBE WHEN WE HAVE A TWO MINUTE BREAK, I COULD BRING IT UP AND IT TALKS ABOUT RECONCILIATION AND EVERYTHING, AND MAYBE THAT WILL HELP US GUIDE OURSELVES WITH THIS.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, SO THIS ONE WILL PROBABLY HAVE A LITTLE TWEAKING TO DO.

UM, VERY GOOD.

OKAY, LET'S KEEP GOING.

ITEM SIX WAS ADDED INTO ONE AND THREE WAS ADDED INTO ONE.

SO WE MENTIONED THAT ALREADY.

AND NUMBER SEVEN IS STRENGTHEN COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND OUR NETWORK OF HEALTH CARE PARTNERS IN ELLIOT LAKE, INCLUDING HOSPITALS, FAMILY CARE CLINICS, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, PARAMEDIC SERVICES, PHARMACEUTICAL PROVIDERS, DENTAL PRACTITIONERS, ALTERNATIVE CARE PROVIDERS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS CONTINUE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN ATTRACTING AND MAINTAINING LEVELS OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND FACILITIES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU ASKED THAT AT THE LAST MEETING THAT WE MADE SURE THAT WE GOT ALL OF THE HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I THINK WE DO.

AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAD EVERYONE WAS IN AGREEMENT TO THAT.

SO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON NUMBER SEVEN? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I DO APPRECIATE MR. DOBBIE AND TRYING TO LIST ALL OF THEM, BUT I THINK THE ONLY KIND OF DANGER THAT COMES WITH THAT IS THERE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE SOME THAT ARE STILL OMITTED.

AND I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE STILL ON THAT LIST.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE CHALLENGE WHEN YOU START TO LIST.

SO THEN I THEN ASK THE QUESTION, DO WE LIST OR DO WE HAVE KIND OF A GENERIC OVERRIDING TERM TO ENCOMPASS ALL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN ORDER SO THAT SOME DON'T FEEL THEY'VE BEEN LEFT OFF.

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THOSE WOULD BE MY COMMENTS.

SO WE IT'S IT'S UNUSUAL TO HAVE THAT LARGE OF A LIST AND TO THINK IF WE'VE MISSED ANY THEN THEN THAT'S TWO STRIKES. I DON'T HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR YOU OFF THE BAT ON THAT ONE, BUT.

BILL ANYTHING? UH, YEAH.

THROUGH YOU, MR. MAYOR. I THINK WE MAY HAVE ALREADY SUCCEEDED IN REFERRING TO THE GROUP AS A WHOLE, AS HEALTH CARE PARTNERS.

AND IF WE JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.

THAT'S EVERYONE.

DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE MAYBE HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL SERVICES, PROTECTION, PROTECTIVE SERVICES TO INCLUDE THE FIRE AND POLICE, SOCIAL WORKERS UNDER SOCIAL MENTAL HEALTH AND THEN HEALTH CARE FOR EVERYTHING ELSE? JUST A SUGGESTION.

SO, MR. MAYOR, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THEN, WITHOUT LISTING THE SPECIFIC NAMES, LIST THE CATEGORIES THAT ARE PRESENTED HERE AND LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE 3 TO 5 CATEGORIES? NOT SURE. BUT HEALTH CARE IS ONE BIG SYSTEM, AND IT DOES COVER QUITE A FEW OF THEM.

AND THERE'S PARTNERS IN HEALTH CARE TO INCLUDE EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE.

SO TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, THAT'S SIMPLE.

COUNCILLOR MANN. I THINK ANOTHER OPTION YOUR WORSHIP WOULD BE TO LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS AND WAIT TO HEAR BACK FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

AGAIN, THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, ADVANTAGES THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DEAL WITH SOME OF THESE AGENCIES ON A REGULAR BASIS.

SO TO US, IT'S EASY TO SAY, OH, YOU MIGHT HAVE OMITTED THIS OR THIS BECAUSE THERE'S A COUPLE THAT I SEE, BUT WE CAN TAKE THAT OFFLINE WHERE THE GENERAL PUBLIC MIGHT NEED THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHO'S ON THE LIST.

BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY DURING THOSE SESSIONS.

YEP. THAT'S A FAIR SUGGESTION.

AND MAYBE WHEN WE DO PRESENT IT TO THE PUBLIC THAT YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS.

OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.

OKAY. AND NUMBER EIGHT IS THIS IS A NEW ONE AND EXPAND ON BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION ACTIVITIES TO GROW AND DEVELOP THE CITY'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

THIS SHOULD INCLUDE INVESTMENT READINESS TOOLS SUCH AS A COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND ENSURE THAT SUPPORT IS IN PLACE TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES THRIVE, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

AND THIS ONE, OBVIOUSLY, STEVE, WAS INVOLVED IN HELPING US WITH THIS WORDING AND I THINK IT DOES IMPROVE FROM WHERE WE WERE IN THE VOLUME NUMBER TWO.

ANY COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR BULL. YEAH.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

MR. DOBBIE, WHAT DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL LANDS ARE WE WERE NOT GOING TO DEVELOP LANDS.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE THEM MORE AVAILABLE.

OR WHAT IS YOUR WHEN YOU SAY DEVELOPMENT OF LANDS.

SO WHAT THAT IS, IS JUST FACILITATING YOUR ROLE IS TO FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT. AND SO THIS WOULD, THIS WOULD ALLOW STAFF TO PRODUCE A REPORT THAT GIVES YOU OPTIONS OF WHERE YOU COULD GO FOR INCREASED COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THAT IS WHAT MOST MUNICIPALITIES ARE ARE DESPERATELY TRYING TO DO WHENEVER THEY CAN TO IMPROVE, TO IMPROVE THEIR AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENT THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE MUNICIPALITY IN BOTH COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

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AND WE CAN YOU NEED TO PUT IN ALL YOUR APPLICATIONS.

YOU NEED TO DO EVERYTHING ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING ACT.

BUT WE ARE READY TO FACILITATE YOUR DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS.

WE HAVE IDEAS.

IT CAN START A GROUP OF NEGOTIATIONS WHICH LEAD TO BRINGING INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO TOWN.

THANK YOU. MR. GOULDING.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I THINK THE WORDS THAT TAKE THE EMPHASIS ON THE CITY ACTUALLY DOING THE DEVELOPMENT IS TO ENSURE THAT SUPPORT IS IN PLACE.

RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THE PLAN WILL DO.

ENSURE THAT THAT SUPPORTS IN PLACE.

COULD BE TWO SEPARATE SENTENCES THEN.

JUST WITH THE REPLACER OF SUPPORT INSTEAD OF AS WELL AS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU.

SO WE'LL MAKE THAT CHANGE.

OKAY. YEP.

UM, SO NEXT, WE'RE UNDER ONTO OPPORTUNITIES.

SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE, I THINK.

YEAH, WE'RE GOING ONE AHEAD ON THE SCREEN.

SORRY. SO THIS IS THE AIRPORT ONE.

DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO CONSIDERABLY IMPROVE THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY AT THE AIRPORT.

REVIEW THE LATEST FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE AIRPORT CARRIED OUT IN 2012.

CONSIDER HOW THE AIRPORT CAN BE USED MORE EFFECTIVELY.

CONSIDER UPDATING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH RESPECT TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE AIRPORT OPERATION.

SO WE DID MENTION THE AIRPORT IN BOTH THE PREVIOUS TWO VERSIONS OF THIS, AND IT'S JUST WE'VE GIVEN MORE DIRECTION TO WHAT ACTUALLY MIGHT HAPPEN AND EXPLAINING WHAT WE'RE DOING.

ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

I THINK WE'RE ALL HAPPY WITH THAT ONE.

OKAY. AND NUMBER TWO, ACTIVELY PURSUE IMPROVED INTERNET SERVICES FOR ELLIOT LAKE BY ENCOURAGING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COMMUNITY.

THESE COMPANIES WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY SERVICE BY ELLIOT LAKE.

SO WE CHANGE THE WORD I THINK WE HAD FACILITATED BY ELLIOT LAKE AND THEN GIVEN IT A HIGHER PRIORITY.

MOST MUNICIPALITIES DO GIVE HIGHER PRIORITIES TO BOTH COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE VERY REASONS THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO ATTRACT IT, BECAUSE IT HELPS FINANCIALLY ON IT.

IT IS BETTER FOR THE MUNICIPALITY TO HAVE A GOAL OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO REACH AS FAR AS THE PERCENTAGE OF ASSESSMENT.

THIS IS THIS IS THE WORDING THAT WE THINK IS APPROPRIATE.

BUT IT IS QUITE OFTEN THAT MUNICIPALITIES WILL GIVE MORE PRIORITY TO INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS INFERS.

SO COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

ANY COMMENTS? KIND OF A TRICKY ONE.

WE DON'T HAVE VERY MANY INDUSTRIES AND A LOT OF OUR SERVICES ARE GEARED TOWARDS.

HOUSING AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

IT'S SMALL ENOUGH THAT WE'RE ALREADY PURSUING MOST OF THIS, AREN'T WE? YES, YOU ARE. SO I GUESS FOR FUTURE DOWN THE ROAD, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED OR IS IT SOMETHING JUST TO KEEP GOING WITH FOR NOW?

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THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I'M NOT SURE WHO COULD ANSWER THIS.

HOW MANY COMPANIES DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW PUTTING IN THE UPGRADE IN THEIR INTERNET AND ELLIOT LAKE? WOULD, YOU KNOW? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I BELIEVE IT'S JUST [INAUDIBLE] WORKING ON BEHALF OF BELL IN THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW.

[INAUDIBLE] THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE ENGAGED.

SO, LIKE, IF EASTLINK OR SOMEBODY WERE TO COME AND SAY, WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR INTERNET.

THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO GET AHOLD OF LIKE OUR CITY HALL AND THEN THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS MIGHT ALSO BE A GOOD ONE TO LEAVE FOR THE PUBLIC TO PUT SOME INPUT INTO.

OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU.

AND NUMBER THREE, ELLIOT LAKE WILL BE STRATEGIC IN THEIR APPROACH TO MAKING APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL GRANTS.

WE WILL APPLY FOR GRANTS RELATED TO PROJECTS THAT WE SEE AS A PRIORITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS WILL ALLOW US TO FOCUS OUR WORK ON CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ENSURE THAT IF AWARDED A GRANT, WE HAVE OUR OWN FINANCIAL SHARE OF THE PROJECT AVAILABLE TO FACILITATE THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK.

SO THIS WAS IN THE LAST ONE SLIGHTLY AMENDED.

BUT IT REALLY IS TALKS ABOUT JUST WHAT IT SAYS, A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO APPLYING FOR GRANTS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? YEAH. I THINK THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD TOO.

NUMBER FOUR CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT WAY, WHILE NURTURING AN APPROACH THAT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW STRATEGIC COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

WORK WITH THESE PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES WHILE LEVERAGING EACH OTHER'S RESOURCES.

I KIND OF WONDERED IF THIS ONE WAS A BIT VAGUE AND BILL DID YOU WANT TO SAY? UH, SURE.

YEAH. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO INITIALLY THIS WAS IT KIND OF RHYMES WITH THE ISSUE THAT WE HAD WITH THE HEALTH CARE NETWORK WHERE WE HAD THE TEMPTATION TO LIST SPECIFIC PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH.

I THINK AT THE LAST MEETING, MR. DOBBIE WAS LOOKING FOR SOME CLARITY AROUND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BHP AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION AROUND THE FACT THERE'S SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE AS THE MUNICIPALITY DEAL WITH ROUTINELY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, FUNDING PARTNERS.

THERE'S A WHOLE HOST OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE INTERFACE WITH REGULARLY, AND NAMING THEM ALL HAS THE SAME CHALLENGES AS NAMING EVERY OTHER COLLECTIVE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS, WHETHER HEALTH CARE OR FIRST NATIONS PARTNERS OR.

SO I WON'T DISAGREE.

IT IS A BIT VAGUE.

YEAH, AND I THOUGHT A PART OF THIS ONE WAS TO ALSO INCLUDE, LIKE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CLOSE TO US AS WELL, LIKE BLIND RIVER ALONG THE NORTH SHORE AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THEM HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT CAN BE WORDED.

IS THAT THE NEXT ONE? I THINK THERE'S ONE SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU JUST ARTICULATED.

THERE WE GO. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I'M NOT SURE WHO THE QUESTION IS TO.

I'M A LITTLE BIT VAGUE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SAY VAGUE, BUT THE LAST PART OF IT WORK WITH THESE PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES WHILE LEVERAGING LEVERAGING EACH OTHER'S RESOURCES. LIKE I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THAT MEANS.

SORRY. I MEAN, THIS ONE SORT OF HAS ME A LITTLE.

YEAH, RIGHT.

SO I THINK THE IDEA IS THAT, WELL, WE CAN LOOK AT SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.

SO CURRENTLY RETIREMENT LIVING MANAGES THE CITY'S GOLF COURSE, THE CITY OWNS THE FACILITY AND THAT'S OUR RESOURCE AS A

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IT HELPS THEIR BUSINESS AND AGENDA AS WELL FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND AND TO HELP MAKE THIS COMMUNITY A PLACE THAT'S MORE ATTRACTIVE TO MOVE TO.

SO THE CITY'S RESOURCES, THE ASSET.

THE MARKETING EXPERTISE AND THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT PROWESS WITH RESPECT TO OPERATING THAT FACILITY AS THEIR RESOURCE IN THAT RELATIONSHIP.

WE'RE LEVERAGING EACH OTHER'S RESOURCES.

OKAY. NOW THAT YOU EXPLAINED IT, I CAN SORT OF SEE WHAT IT MEANS.

THANKS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, MAYBE A LITTLE REWORDING FOR THIS ONE.

WE'LL WORK TOGETHER ON THAT.

OKAY. NUMBER FIVE.

THANK YOU. AND NUMBER FIVE IS A NEW ONE RECOMMENDED OR SUGGESTED BY THE STAFF.

AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

ELLIOT LAKE RECOGNIZES ITS INTEREST AND ROLE AS A STEWARD AND STAKEHOLDER IN THE CONDITION OF THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT ITS AFFAIRS WITH AN AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.

SO THIS IS.

IT WOULD BE UNUSUAL FOR A MUNICIPALITY NOT TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE STAFF RECOGNIZED WHEN THEY DIDN'T SEE IT HERE.

SO OR IF THEY THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE MORE PROMINENT.

AND I AGREE WITH THEM.

ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, I AGREE.

IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED.

IT'S CONCISE. IT GETS TO THE POINT.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

AND TIMELY. THANK YOU.

SO NUMBER SIX, ELLIOT LAKE WILL LEVERAGE THE INFORMATION GATHERED IN THE 2021 MUNICIPAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM STUDY TO MAKE STRATEGIC USE OF SHARED SERVICES WITH THE TOWN OF BLIND RIVER, THE TOWN OF SPANISH, THE MUNICIPALITY OF HURON SHORES, THE TOWNSHIP OF SABLES, SPANISH RIVERS AND OTHER INTERESTED NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES TO COLLECTIVELY MINIMIZE THE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF THESE CITY FUNCTIONS.

THIS PLAN IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE OPERATIONS WITH PARTNERS, INCLUDING THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, ANIMAL CONTROL, BYLAW ENFORCEMENT, IT AS WELL AS SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT.

SO THIS IS THE SHARED SERVICES CLAUSE.

AND I DID ASK STAFF TO GIVE ME THE A LIST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES BECAUSE THIS HAS TO BE I WOULD YOU WILL FIND THAT SUCCESS BRINGS SUCCESS IN SHARED SERVICES.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE DONE SOME OF IT NOW, BUT EVERY MUNICIPALITY IS THINKING ABOUT IT MORE AND MORE AND IT'S IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY FOR SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES IF THEY DON'T NEED A FULL TIME PERSON IN A PARTICULAR JOB.

SO THIS WILL THIS ONE WILL DEFINITELY BRING CHANGES TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND THE WAY YOU PROVIDE SERVICE. AND IT CAN SAVE MONEY FOR BOTH AND ALL THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE PART OF THE SHARED SERVICE.

SO AND MOST MUNICIPALITIES TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE 2021 MUNICIPAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY THESE AREAS.

SO I THINK IT'S JUST COUNCIL SAYING LET'S GET ON WITH IT.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MANN. I APOLOGIZE, I SIT HERE AND GET KIND OF WORDSMITHING AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT MY STRONG SUIT. SO MY APOLOGIES.

IT IS VERY WORDY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S REFERRING TO A PLAN THAT'S NOW DATED TWO YEARS WHERE REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS THE LAST SENTENCE.

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THE WHO AND THE WHAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE MUNICIPALITIES, WITH THESE SERVICES.

I THINK THE FIRST HALF OF THAT OR THE FIRST AGAIN, I THINK SOME PEOPLE WILL BE VERY INTERESTED IN THE 2021 MUNICIPAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. OTHERS AREN'T REALLY GOING TO CARE WITH RESPECT IF WE CAN SOMEHOW CONDENSE THIS INTO WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES FOR THE EFFICIENCIES OF ALL.

I THINK MOST PEOPLE CAN GET BEHIND THAT AND SAY, YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.

THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR OF YOUR POINT, SO I WOULD STILL PROPOSE TO PUT IN THE MUNICIPALITIES BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE WOULD FIND THAT INTERESTING. BUT TAKE OUT THE MUNICIPAL 2020-21 PROGRAM CAN BE PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION THAT STAFF WILL DO ANYWAY. BUT IT'S TAKE YOUR POINT.

MISS BRAY. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

IF WE'RE NAMING ALL MUNICIPALITIES AND I BELIEVE WE'VE MISSED THE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE.

SAY IT AGAIN. THE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE.

OH, THE NORTH SHORE. YEAH.

OKAY, MR. GOULDING. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH, THERE'S A BIT OF A CASCADING ISSUE THERE, BECAUSE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN THAT PARTICULAR STUDY, THAT'S WHY THEY WEREN'T ON THAT LIST.

SO IT'S NOT THAT WE WERE FORGETTING THEM.

WE JUST MADE REFERENCE TO THE STUDY THAT WE PARTICIPATED IN THE PARTICIPANTS OF THAT STUDY AND ADDED OTHER INTERESTED NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, ANTICIPATING THAT THE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PLAYING ALONG, AS WOULD SERPENT RIVER.

MOST LIKELY IF WE IF WE FOUND GROUP BUYING OR SHARED SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES.

WELL, I THINK WE'D EVEN PARTNER WITH SUDBURY AND TO SAINT MARIE IF IT CAME DOWN TO IT.

I DON'T KNOW. UM, SO MAYBE WHAT COUNCILLOR MANN HAS SUGGESTED MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO.

I THINK THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO FIND AREAS WHERE WE CAN POTENTIALLY SHARE OPERATIONS WITH PARTNERS.

THAT'S THE MAIN GIST, I GUESS, OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

SO MAYBE SOME REWORDING HERE.

YEAH, I THINK WE CAN WE CAN LOOK AFTER THE COUNCILLORS ISSUE AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY AND I MEAN.

IT'S UNLIKELY THAT SUDBURY AND THE SOO WOULD BE PART OF IT, BUT THEY SURE WON'T IF WE DON'T ASK THEM.

SO I THINK MAYBE WE MENTION THAT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW.

BUT THIS IS, THIS IS TAKING HOLD HARD THROUGHOUT ONTARIO AND THE IN THE POSITIONS THAT ARE NOTED HERE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE WORKED THE BEST EARLY IN THIS.

SO BUT THAT'S NOT A LIMIT OF WHAT IT IS.

I MEAN IT'S THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES.

AND SO WE CAN MAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS TO CLARIFY THAT AND TAKE OUT THE STUDY.

ALTHOUGH I DO WANT TO GET A COPY OF THE STUDY AND HAVE A LOOK AT IT MYSELF.

SO APPRECIATE THAT.

SO THE NEXT ITEM THEN IS ITEM NUMBER ONE UNDER WHAT WE CALL THE THREATS.

ELLIOT LAKE WILL EVALUATE ITS STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CITIZEN HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AT CITY HALL. THIS REVIEW WILL CONSIDER ALL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION AND WILL FOCUS ON RECIPROCAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ELLIOT LAKE AND ALL RESIDENTS.

SO THERE THERE'S CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IN THIS.

I KNOW THE STAFF ARE INTERESTED IN THIS.

I CAN GIVE YOU MY OWN EXPERIENCE.

WHEN I BECAME THE CITY MANAGER IN BURLINGTON, WE WE HAD ONE COMMUNICATION PERSON AND SHE WAS ALSO THE WE HAD A COUNCIL OF SEVEN MEMBERS AND SHE WAS THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO SIX OF THE MEMBERS.

AND SHE WAS ALSO IN CHARGE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND I ACTUALLY HAD A NEW MAYOR WHO CAME

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AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS, YES, THEY CAME IN AND THEY HELPED US IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS CHANGE INFORMATION THAT HAD BEEN CREATED BY STAFF WHO WEREN'T COMMUNICATION TYPES.

AND IT WAS REMARKABLE THE CHANGE THAT CAME ABOUT AND THE ABILITY FOR US TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS.

IT ALSO GAVE THE STAFF A REAL ON BOARD LESSON BY SHOWING THEM WHAT PROPER COMMUNICATION CAN DO.

AND WE WE MENTIONED TO OUR COUNCIL THAT WE WOULD ONE OF OUR GOALS WERE TO PRODUCE SPEAKING NOTES FOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS QUITE A POSITIVE THING.

BUT SOME OF OUR COUNCIL'S FAIRLY STERNLY SAID, I DON'T NEED THE STAFF TO TELL ME HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS TO THE PRESS AND TO CITIZENS.

AND SO I ASKED THE STAFF TO KEEP AN EYE ON.

SO WE STARTED SENDING SPEAKING NOTES TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND SO THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO WANTED THE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, THEY THEY WERE USING THEM RIGHT AWAY.

BUT SIX MONTHS LATER, EVERYBODY WAS USING THEM AND EVERYBODY INCLUDED THE SENIOR STAFF WHEN THEY HAD TO GO AND MAKE PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, TOO.

SO LIKE, I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT ELLIOT LAKE IS A SMALLER COMMUNITY, BUT THERE WOULD BE THERE WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE EITHER IN THE IN THE IN THE JOBS THAT WE'RE FILLING NOW TO GET SOMEBODY WITH COMMUNICATION SKILLS, BUT ALSO SOMEBODY CLEARLY THAT IS WELL SKILLED IN THE COMMUNICATION AREA.

MY THE MAYOR THAT WAS INVOLVED IN IT AND THE COUNCILLOR TO THIS DAY STILL HAVE FUN WITH ME SAYING THAT BECAUSE I'M AN ENGINEER, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE TO ANYBODY AND THEY WERE PROBABLY RIGHT.

BUT ANYWAY, I WAS AMAZED.

I STILL AM.

THEY HAVE MORE IN THEIR COMMUNICATION GROUP NOW, BUT IT'S BIGGER.

BUT THIS SO THIS IS QUITE IMPORTANT, I THINK, FOR ELLIOT LAKE.

I THINK YOUR STAFF ARE TRYING TO DO COMMUNICATION, BUT IT'S I KIND OF CALL IT OFF THE CORNER OF THEIR DESK BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT OTHER DUTIES.

SO I'M NOT SAYING THIS RESULTS IN AN ADDITIONAL STAFF PERSON.

I'M ONLY SAYING THAT YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH, I THINK WE'RE ALL ON BOARD.

COMMUNICATION IS KEY.

SO I THINK THAT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

OKAY. AND NUMBER TWO.

ELLIOT LAKE IS COMMITTED TO HIRING AND RETAINING QUALITY PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOR OUR MUNICIPALITY.

THE CITY WILL STRIVE TO ATTRACT THE BEST CANDIDATES TO DEVELOP EXISTING STAFF, CAPACITY AND SKILLS THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO CARRY OUT ALL HIRING ACTIVITIES IN A PROFESSIONAL AND COMPREHENSIVE MANNER.

THIS IS NOT TO SAY YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THIS, BUT IT IS TO SAY TO SAY THAT.

IT HIRING STAFF IN MUNICIPALITIES RIGHT NOW TODAY IN ONTARIO IS IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT'S EVER BEEN. BUT IF YOU CAN IF YOU CAN SHOW PEOPLE WHO COME TO APPLY TO WORK HERE, THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE ARE STAYING AND ENJOYING THE WORK.

AND YOU CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT I TALKED ABOUT AT THE FIRST OF THIS MEETING ABOUT THE STAFF COUNCIL RELATION.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

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AND SO THIS ONE, I THINK, IS QUITE IMPORTANT.

ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP JUST A COMMENT AND I AGREE.

I THINK THAT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE ONE AT THE BEGINNING WITH THE STAFF COUNCIL RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY COMES HERE AND IF THEY'RE ON THE BALL AND THEY WALK IN HERE, THEY CAN PICK UP VIBES.

IF EVERYTHING'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT PERFECT, NOTHING IS.

BUT I MEAN, AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO. AND MR. MAYOR, THROUGH YOU THE TO THE COUNCILLOR ELLIOT LAKE HAS A GOOD REPUTATION OUT THERE, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF STAFF. AND AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE WE'RE GETTING GOOD RESPONSE TO THE CAO SEARCH.

UM, SO THIS CONTINUES TO PAY BENEFITS TO YOU GOING FORWARD.

OKAY, VERY GOOD.

NUMBER THREE, UNDER THIS CATEGORY, ELLIOT LAKE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ALL OF ITS EMPLOYEES WITH A SAFE PLACE TO WORK.

THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DILIGENT IN PROVIDING A SAFE ORGANIZATION CONSISTENT WITH ONTARIO REGULATIONS.

ANOTHER STATEMENT ABOUT THAT EQUALS THAT THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO WORK.

ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS? OKAY. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ISN'T THAT SO LIKE A GIVEN THING TO ANY BUSINESSES? YES. SO SORRY.

SO WHY ARE WE PUTTING THIS IN AS PART OF OUR PLAN IF IT'S LIKE EXPECTED FROM PEOPLE? FIRST THROUGH YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE FIRST THING THAT A PERSON THAT WANTS TO APPLY TO WORK HERE.

THE FIRST ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY LOOK AT IS THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND THEY WILL ASK ME ABOUT THE STAFF COUNCIL RELATIONSHIP.

THEY WILL WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK HERE.

SO THIS ONE IS JUST CONFIRMING IT.

BUT IT I'M JUST NOTICING THAT THREE AND FOUR ARE EXACTLY THE SAME.

SO WE HAVE ONE LESS ACTION TO DEAL WITH THAN I THOUGHT WE WOULD, BUT.

AND THAT'S MY FAULT.

NO ONE ELSE'S. SO ANYWAY, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HERE, BUT IT SEEMS TO END UP IN MOST STRATEGIC PLANS.

AND IF IT DOES, IT'S FOCUSING ON THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO WORK HERE.

BUT IT'S YOUR CALL.

AND WE WERE WE I KNOW INITIALLY THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE THE PRIORITY THAT IT SHOULD HAVE.

SO THIS COUNCIL, I THINK IF THEY LEAVE IT IN, SHOW IT AS A PRIORITY.

IF THEY DON'T, I DON'T THINK IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD.

BUT AND JUST BY SAYING THAT YOU'RE COMMITTED TO IT NOW IS IS ANOTHER OPTION.

BUT I DON'T. ANYWAY, I'LL LEAVE THAT SAID ENOUGH ON THAT.

FOLLOW UP. THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR. SHOULD WE PUT SOMETHING IN THERE THAT WOULD ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE PAY EQUALITY EMPLOYER? FOR OUR STAFF.

I THAT WOULD I MEAN, THAT WOULD ADD TO THIS.

YES. THE QUESTION WAS ON POTENTIALLY INCLUDING PAY EQUITY OR AN EQUITABLE EMPLOYER.

IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? SHE JUST COULDN'T HEAR, THAT'S ALL.

COUNCILLOR MANN. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. I THINK TO THE SECOND POINT.

FIRST THAT COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE MADE.

I WOULD BELIEVE THAT THAT PIECE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN NUMBER TWO ALREADY THROUGH OUR HIRING RETAINING PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

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AS FOR THE SECOND, THE FIRST COMMENT SECOND AS TO WHY IT'S IN HERE, IT'S BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY, NOT EVERY BUSINESS DOES FOLLOW THIS PIECE, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE.

JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE REGULATIONS IN THE PROVINCE DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERY EVERY ORGANIZATION, NOT JUST MUNICIPALITIES, IT SHOULD IT SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT THESE ARE THE PROPER WAYS TO RUN A BUSINESS, BUT NOT EVERYBODY DOES.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOSTER THAT TO BE A STEWARD AND A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY FOR OTHER BUSINESSES, NOT ONLY FOR OUR STAFF.

SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO HAVE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

AND NOW THIS ONE IS THE LONGEST ONE WE HAVE.

AND I'M GOING TO READ IT.

WHEN I PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER THAT I GOT FROM STAFF AND LORI-ANNE AND I DID SOME WORDING, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS DECIDED TO PUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE INTO THE SAME ACTION AS THE CAPITAL PROJECTS.

AND SO I THINK IT READS WELL, BUT I NEED TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK ANYWAY, AS ELLIOT LAKE IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE MANY AMENITIES RELATIVE TO ITS SIZE.

AS WITH EVERY COMMUNITY, IT FACES THE CHALLENGE OF MAINTAINING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE.

UPKEEP OF ITS BUILDINGS, AIRPORT POOL, ARENA, SKI HILL GOLF COURSE, TRAIL SYSTEM, PARKLANDS, ROAD SYSTEM, WATER AND WASTEWATER PLANTS AND WATER AND WASTEWATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS REQUIRE DILIGENT OVERSIGHT AND PLANNING.

ELLIOT LAKE WILL FOCUS ON QUALITY AND COMPREHENSIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING TO PRIORITIZE ONGOING REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL TO MAINTAIN ITS INFRASTRUCTURE TO A SUITABLE STANDARD AND TO ENSURE ITS FUTURE FINANCIAL HEALTH AND COMPLY WITH ONTARIO REGULATION 588/17.

THIS PLANNING WILL INFORM PRIORITIES AMONG CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ULTIMATELY THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT IS ABLE TO BE OFFERED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.

THESE EXERCISES WILL BE DONE WHILE BALANCING THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND CAPACITY.

EXTENSIVE PUBLIC INPUT AND CONSULTATION WILL BE UNDERTAKEN THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS TO ENSURE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. NOW THAT IS A MOUTHFUL, BUT TO ME I'VE SEEN THIS IN TWO ACTIONS ONE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, ONE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

I'VE SEEN IT IN ONE LIKE IT IS HERE.

BUT GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS, THIS TO ME IS A GOOD STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT WHERE ELLIOT LAKE IS RIGHT NOW.

AND SO WHEN WE HAVE OUR OPEN, YOU KNOW, OUR OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS AND WE WE ASK PEOPLE TO COME BY, WELL, WE'LL LORI-ANNE AND I WILL BE THERE, OF COURSE, TO EACH OF THOSE MEETINGS.

I THINK THERE WILL BE THREE AND WE'LL LET THE PUBLIC KNOW WHEN AND WHERE THEY ARE.

AND I ASKED NATALIE BEFORE THE MEETING, LIKE 2015, WE'LL HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF SENIOR STAFF COME TO THE MEETING TO HELP US IN CASE WE GET MORE THAN LORI-ANNE AND I CAN HANDLE.

AND SHE'S NATALIE SAID, THAT'S OKAY.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US SOME PEOPLE TO DO THAT.

BUT SO THIS IS ONE WHERE I THINK ACTUALLY I THINK THIS ACTION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE YOU'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH.

AND I'M GOING TO TRY.

AND THERE'S TWO WAYS TO KIND OF HAVE THESE OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS.

ONE IS TO HAVE ONE PERSON AT EACH OF THE BOARDS THAT HAVE THE ACTIONS ON THEM.

IF I COULD BE ON THIS ONE, I GOT TO CHOOSE.

I'D CHOOSE THIS ONE BECAUSE I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY ABOUT THIS.

BUT CLEARLY, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING AS QUICKLY AS YOUR RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO THEM.

I THINK THIS IS THIS IT'S LONG, BUT IT DOES INDICATE WHAT THE ISSUES ARE.

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AND ANYWAY I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT.

OKAY, THIS IS A HOT TOPIC.

COUNCILLOR BULL. GO AHEAD, YOUR WORSHIP.

JUST A COMMENT.

COULD THIS BE DIVIDED UP INTO LIKE FIVE PARAGRAPHS INSTEAD OF ONE BIG LONG READ SORT OF THING? YES, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT POINTS IN THERE THAT SHOULD STAND OUT ON THEIR OWN, I THINK.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

BULLETS VERSUS ABC.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK JUST IN THE PARAGRAPH BECAUSE THERE'S A COUPLE OF KEY SENTENCES IN THERE THAT IF THEY STAND OUT, THEN IT MAKES EVERYTHING WORTH READING. AND MAKES IT LOOK LESS OVERWHELMING.

YEAH. OKAY, WE CAN DO THAT.

UH COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP.

I THINK. JUST A GENERAL COMMENT.

I WOULD.

I WOULD ALSO AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR BULL'S COMMENTS ABOUT SEPARATING IT OUT A LITTLE BIT.

BUT I THINK REALLY WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS YOU'VE TURNED A HALF EMPTY GLASS INTO A HALF FULL ONE.

YOU'VE TURNED SOME REAL CHALLENGES INTO SAYING, WELL, WE HAVE THESE CHALLENGES BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME CERTAIN THINGS THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES OUR SIZE DON'T HAVE.

SO ARE THEY GOOD PROBLEMS TO HAVE? THEY'RE PROBLEMS WE NEED TO DEAL WITH SO THEY'RE THERE.

SO THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. JUST A COMMENT AND I AGREE IT'S IT IS A MOUTHFUL, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY NECESSARY.

AND THE POINTS ARE I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE LIKE THE POOL, THE ARENA, THE SKI HILL, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN HERE.

AND IT'S NOT THRILLING THAT WE WENT UP THIS CHANGE 12 FIRE HYDRANTS.

BUT I MEAN, IT HAS TO BE DONE BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE OVER 50 YEARS OLD.

BUT YOU'VE GOT YOUR POINTS HERE.

AND ONCE THE PUBLIC READS THIS, THEY MAY SAY, OH, THEY DO HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATE.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE RECREATION END OF IT.

THERE'S SOME MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO IT'S LOTS, BUT IT'S NECESSARY.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR.

I'M LOOKING AT THE SENTENCE.

THESE EXERCISE WILL BE DONE WITH BALANCING THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES.

ARE WE TALKING FINANCIALLY ALSO? YES. OR SHOULD WE SAY THAT.

WE COULD ADD THAT IF IT.

THAT'S DEFINITELY INCLUDES FINANCIAL FOR SURE.

SO WE WILL ADD THAT.

AND BREAK IT INTO PARAGRAPHS.

GOOD IDEA. THIS WAS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE CONSULTANTS AND YOUR STAFF.

AND I THOUGHT IT ENDED UP PRETTY GOOD, ALTHOUGH WE SHOULD BREAK IT UP.

SO 50 OR 588/17 ONTARIO REGULATION.

THAT'S ACID ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING FOR MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT THE BREAD AND BUTTER OF ANY COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE FOR THIS PARTICULAR THING.

I FEEL THAT OUR COUNCIL FEELS THAT THIS IS OUR PRIORITY.

SO I LOVE THIS.

I THINK IT'S GOOD.

A FEW CHANGES AND THEN WE GET TO SEE WHAT THE PUBLIC THINKS.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. GREAT.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TWO.

ELLIOT LAKE IS COMMITTED TO MAKING COMMUNITY BUILDINGS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY.

TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS ABLE TO USE AND ENJOY OUR FACILITIES, THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE CONSULTED IN THE DESIGN AND PLANNING OF NEW FACILITIES AND THE RENOVATION AND THE RENOVATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES.

COMMENTS. QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR BULL. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THROUGH YOU, MR. DOBBIE.

IT SAYS JUST WITH OUR FACILITIES.

SHOULDN'T WE BE MORE ON A CITYWIDE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO MAKE THEIR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE,

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I'M JUST A QUESTION UNLESS THIS PLAN IS JUST FOR OUR FACILITIES.

BUT I THINK OVERALL, WE.

NO I THINK YOU HAVE A THROUGH YOU, MR. MAYOR. I THINK YOU'VE GOT A ROLE TO TO GET OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I'M SURE YOUR COMMITTEE ARE INTERESTED IN, NOT ONLY CITY THINGS, BUT ALSO OTHER THINGS.

SO WE CAN ADD THAT TO IT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, LET'S GO.

AND NUMBER THREE THAT WE HAD BEFORE WAS ADDED TO NUMBER ONE.

THAT'S THE PUTTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CAPITAL PROJECTS TOGETHER.

NUMBER FOUR, CITY STAFF WILL CARRY OUT A REVIEW OF ALL MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS CURRENTLY IN USE AND WILL AND DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AND ORGANIZING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY ARE IN PLACE AND OPERATIONAL.

SO THAT WAS SIMPLY REFERENCING ISSUES THAT ARE [INAUDIBLE].

DEAL WITH MUNICIPAL ITEMS THAT ARE THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO YOUR STAFF.

SO THERE ARE SOME MISSING ITEMS HERE AND THEY WANT TO BRING THOSE ITEMS FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THROUGH THIS.

YEAH, I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE ONE THAT WE DISCUSSED THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTERNALLY AND HOPEFULLY TO MODERNIZE TECHNOLOGICALLY.

YES. TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AT CITY HALL, BASICALLY.

DOES THAT SUMMARIZE IT PROPERLY? QUESTIONS. COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THROUGH YOU TOO? PROBABLY, MR. GOLDING.

SO DOES THIS INCLUDE THE IT, SHOULD WE NOT PUT THE WORD IT IN HERE SOMEWHERE OR.

I DIDN'T REALLY SEE IT BECAUSE IT IS BEING UPGRADED.

YEAH. I WAS TEMPTED TO MAKE A COMMENT AFTER COUNCILLOR WANNAN LAST COMMENT ABOUT AT CITY HALL.

I THINK IT GOES BEYOND CITY HALL AND I THINK IT GOES BEYOND IT AS WELL.

I MEAN, I THINK.

I THINK. I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO STORY TIME.

THE I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAPFROG A LOT OF THINGS BECAUSE THE CURRENT SUITE OF STAFF IS RECOGNIZING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS THAT THE MANUAL PROCESSES THAT KIND OF DOMINATE WHAT WE DO NOW AND HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY THE WAY THE CITY HAS DONE THINGS.

THERE'S A WAY TO LEAPFROG ALL OF THAT THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, BUT IN DOING SO, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SYSTEMS ARE APPROPRIATE TO BEGIN WITH, MANUAL OR NOT.

SO YEAH, THE IDEA THAT THIS ISN'T JUST WITHIN THIS BUILDING.

I THINK IT'S WITHIN ALL OF OUR OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND I THINK IT GOES BEYOND JUST USING TECHNOLOGY.

IT'S TAKING A REAL GOOD LOOK AT THE WAY THAT WE DO THINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS AND IT'S APPROPRIATE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. NO OTHER COMMENTS, SO.

SORRY, MR. DOBBIE, YOUR MIC.

[INAUDIBLE] MAYBE NEXT TIME AND START AGAIN.

IN RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERISM, THE CITY WILL DEVELOP PROGRAMING AND PROCESSES THAT SUPPORT CONSTITUENTS DESIRES TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY WHILE ADDRESSING THE ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

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THE VOLUNTEER ISSUE THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AT OUR MEETINGS, AND THIS IS THE WORDING THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH. I KNOW IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR YOU.

SO HAPPY TO TAKE COMMENTS ON THIS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE ON EDUCATION AS WE'VE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO DO.

YEAH, I THINK WHEN WE SAY SOMETHING LIKE IN RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERISM, WHICH I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD DISPUTE THERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE TO THAT, AND IT'S THE PAST PRACTICE OF PAID VOLUNTEER PAID VOLUNTEERISM, WHICH IS REALLY WHAT REALLY IS KIND OF COUCHED IN THE ADDRESSING THE ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

THAT'S A NICE WAY TO SAY WE CAN'T PAY YOU TO VOLUNTEER AS PER OUR INSURANCE POLICY, WHICH IS A LARGER ISSUE THAT I THINK WE HAVE TO, AS WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CLEAN UP.

I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ON THIS ONE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO. SO IS THIS REALLY AN ISSUE THEN, THAT WE NEED TO LIKE WE NEED TO BE SPECIFIC, AS YOU'VE JUST SAID IN YOUR COMMENTS? IT'S A COMPONENT OF A LARGER ISSUE.

YES. IS IT THE OVERARCHING ISSUE? NO. AND THE AND THE LARGER ISSUE IS OR THE LARGER ISSUE IS YOUR INSURANCE.

AND IF YOU PAY THEM, THEY BECOME EMPLOYEES, NOT VOLUNTEERS OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

THERE ARE COMPONENTS OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH A PAID MODEL.

OKAY. MR. GOULDING. SO THANK YOU.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

NO DOUBT THAT PAST PRACTICE HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR STAFF TO EDUCATE THE CONSTITUENCY ON.

BUT IT GOES BEYOND THAT.

WE'RE ASKING THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS DO THINGS LIKE GET POLICE CHECKS AND ENGAGE IN TRAINING, VOLUNTEER TRAINING HERE AT THE CITY SO WE COULD WANDER INTO CREATING ANOTHER LIST AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMPREHENSIVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN TIME.

I KIND OF LIKE THE IDEA OF THE EDUCATION COMPONENT, BUT THAT KIND OF GOES BACK TO THE COMMUNICATION POINT THAT'S EARLIER IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

SO I DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE THIS TO BE A REPETITIVE PLAN.

I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT'S A MULTIFACETED ISSUE.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE PAST PRACTICE OF OFFERING COMPENSATION FOR VOLUNTEERISM, BUT.

WE'RE TIGHTENING UP ADMINISTRATION AND AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT OUR CITY VOLUNTEERS MIGHT NOT BE USED TO.

YEAH THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP. JUST JUST A COMMENT.

AND I THINK SLOWLY THE THE VOLUNTEERS ARE THAT THEY'RE STARTING TO REALIZE ABOUT THE POLICE CHECKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE BECAUSE I MEAN, YEARS AGO WHEN SOME OF US COACHED AND THAT WE NEVER DID ANY OF THAT.

BUT NOW, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO GET A POLICE CHECK FOR THAT.

SO, I MEAN, IT'S SLOWLY BECOMING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF, HEY, I'M GOING TO GO HELP OUT HERE OR HELP OUT THERE.

THERE IS SOME TRAINING TO BE EVOLVED AND THE EDUCATION THING IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.

THANKS. OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO, THAT'S GOOD. SO WE WILL TAKE OR TRY SOME WORDING ALONG THE EDUCATION AND ALL THOSE.

TRY AND GIVE MORE DETAIL HERE.

IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD, RIGHT? OKAY. AND ITEM SIX.

NOW, THESE TWO NEW ONES CAME TO ME FROM CARRIE, AT PARKS AND RECREATION.

ESTABLISH OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT ART AND CULTURE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMING EVENTS AND FACILITIES.

AND THE SECOND ONE IS DEVELOP A PARKS AND RECREATION STRATEGIC PLAN TO ASSIST WITH THE SERVANT SERVING THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM.

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IT'S A BIG STATEMENT.

ARE SHE LOOKING FOR THAT WE HELP FINANCIALLY OR DO WE LEND? YOU KNOW, OR RENT FACILITIES AT A REDUCED RATE OR LIKE I'M LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT SHE'S ASKING HERE FOR OR.

THE THROUGH YOU, MR. MAYOR, TO COUNCILLOR.

SO NORMALLY THIS MOST RECENTLY MUNICIPALITIES, IT USED TO BE CALLED A PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN.

NOW IT'S CALLED A PARKS AND RECREATION AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN.

SO I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO HER ABOUT BOTH OF THESE, BUT YOU COULD PUT THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE THE LAST ONE I WAS INVOLVED WITH AND I'M NOT THE LEAD CONSULTANT IN THESE ONES, BUT WE DID ONE FOR SARNIA AND THEY HAD THEY HAD PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE. SO SO BACK TO THE COUNCILLOR'S QUESTION.

WHAT MONEY IS INVOLVED? WELL, THERE IS MONEY TO DO A PARKS RECREATION AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN.

THE BENEFIT OF IT, HOWEVER, IS I THINK IT COULD BE A GREAT ASSISTANCE TO YOU SETTING YOUR PRIORITIES FOR THE FACILITIES GOING FORWARD.

SO I GUESS THAT'S MY COMMENT WOULD BE I'D BE INCLINED TO PUT THESE INTO ONE CALL IT A PARKS RECREATION AND CULTURE MASTER PLAN.

THE PRICE IS NORMALLY RELATED TO HOW BIG THE COMMUNITY IS, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A HUGE PRICE, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING YOU WOULD BE GETTING INVOLVED IN, WOULD BE WOULD BE THE PRICE TO DO THE STUDY.

MOST MUNICIPALITIES HAVE DO ONE EVERY 5 TO 10 YEARS AND I DON'T THINK YOU'VE DONE ONE IN QUITE A WHILE.

SO I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE BIG ITEM THAT WE ALL SPOKE ABOUT RECENTLY.

IN DEALING WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND MAYBE HELP YOU FIND A WAY TO.

IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SET THOSE PRIORITIES.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY.

IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER TO DO IF YOU HAD THIS STUDY TO DO IT, TO DEAL WITH IT, AND THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT PROBABLY YOU'D WANT TO DO THIS STUDY FAIRLY SOON.

ANYWAY, THAT'S KIND OF MY COMMENTS ON THAT.

WELL, I THINK INCLUDING THESE BOTH TOGETHER IS A GOOD IDEA.

THIS IS THE FRAMEWORK WHERE THE STAFF REFERRED TO FOR GUIDANCE TO GIVE US INFORMATION.

SO MAYBE IT DOES INCLUDE FINANCIAL STUFF, BUT EVERYTHING PROGRAMING, EVENTS, FACILITIES, MANY PEOPLE ARE LEARNING THAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING ISSUES WITH OUR PARKS AND TRYING TO WORK WITH OUR PARKS.

SO I THINK THIS IS SMART, MAYBE A LITTLE OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART NOT TO HAVE INCLUDED IT INITIALLY.

SO MAYBE WE CAN WORD IT FOR, LIKE YOU SAID, ALL THREE.

MR. MAYOR? YES, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

AND IT DOES.

IT WILL BE COGNIZANT OF YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION.

THEY DON'T DO IT IN A IT'S NOT A PARKS RECREATION AND CULTURE.

MASTER PLAN IS NOT A WISH LIST.

IT IS.

IT IS.

WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY NEED AND WHAT CAN THE COMMUNITY AFFORD? AND SO I THINK IT WOULD BE VALUABLE WHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING YOUR PRIORITIES AND YOU CAN YOU CAN HAVE A MASTER PLAN THAT GIVES YOU A PROJECTION OF WHAT YOU CAN DO IN 5 YEARS, 10 YEARS, EVEN 15 YEARS AND AND HELP HELP YOU BE IN THE POSITION TO KNOW HOW TO TACKLE EACH OF THESE AND MAKE PRIORITIES.

SO I DO THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE IN THAT REGARD, BUT IT DEFINITELY WILL DEAL WITH THE FINANCIAL ABILITY OF THE MUNICIPALITY TO AFFORD TO DO THESE THINGS.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. YES, I AGREE WITH [INAUDIBLE].

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BUT I REALLY LIKE THE WORDING ESTABLISH OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT, A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE ARTS ON THE TRAIL WAS GONE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO THE CITY COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF IT ANYMORE.

AND WITH THE $3,000 SUPPORT FROM THE CITY AND THE USE OF THE COLLINS HALL, IT'S BACK.

SO THAT'S LET'S MAKE SURE WE LEAVE THAT WORDING IN THERE.

WHEN THE OPPORTUNITIES COME BY TO SUPPORT THE CITY WILL BE THERE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALSO A GOOD TOPIC FOR PUBLIC INPUT FOR US.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

SO, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I MY ABILITY TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH TIME THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO.

I THINK YOUR INPUT TONIGHT HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES THAT YOU WANT US TO MAKE AND WE WILL MAKE THOSE.

WE WILL.

WE WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF WHAT WE ARE, WHAT THE RESULTS OF TONIGHT'S MEETING WERE.

AND AS I SAY, I THINK WE'RE LEANING TOWARDS THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE TO GET OUT TO MEET THE PUBLIC.

AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO PUT THE PUT THIS ON YOUR WEBSITE.

AND WE DID THAT IN 2015 AND GOT PEOPLE RESPONDING TO THE WEBSITE WITHOUT COMING TO THE MEETINGS.

BUT THIS HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL AND I THINK YOU'RE TO BE CONGRATULATED BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS A VERY THIS IS GOT A GOOD START TO IT TO GET GOING.

SO WE WILL GO OUT AND TAKE THIS TO THE PUBLIC, BRING BACK WHAT THEY SAY AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE TO A MEETING IN JULY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND YOU'LL BE YOU'LL BE ASKED FOR THE FOR WHERE THE PUBLIC THINK THERE SHOULD BE A CHANGE.

IT'S STILL YOUR CALL.

BUT I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT IN 2015 THAT PART OF THE PROCESS I THOUGHT WENT WELL.

WE DID HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE SPEAKING TO IT, BUT WE GOT PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT TO THE PUBLIC MEETINGS.

AND I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT THIS TIME AROUND.

SO I KNOW THAT MEL WAS TRYING TO ASK ME TODAY OR YESTERDAY HOW LONG THIS MEETING WAS GOING TO TAKE.

AND SO I SAID IT WOULD BE THREE HOURS AND IT'S AN HOUR AND A HALF SO.

WELL, BEFORE YOU FINISH, I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE PLANNING TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK? YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE NIGHT FOR THESE PUBLIC MEETINGS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT THE FORMAT WILL BE? SO WHERE AND WHEN TYPE THINGS? YEAH. SO WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT WITH YOUR STAFF.

I WAS THINKING THREE OCCURRENCES, SO ONE AROUND 2 IN THE AFTERNOON, ONE AT 5 OR 6 OR SORRY, 5 IN THE AFTERNOON AND ONE IN THE EARLY EVENING, PERHAPS AT 7 OR 7:30, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I MENTIONED THAT WE WOULD HAVE LORI-ANNE AND I AND TWO STAFF AT EACH.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME.

BUT AGAIN, I SIMPLY MY ADVICE IS ALWAYS TO THE COUNCIL.

YOU'VE HAD YOUR TURN.

IT'S IT'S THE PUBLIC'S TURN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME OUT.

IT'S ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.

WE WILL REPORT DILIGENTLY EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TOLD, EVERYTHING THAT'S SAID TO US OR WRITTEN DOWN.

BUT IT WOULD IT THESE MEETINGS WOULD LIKELY BE THE LAST WON'T BE NEXT WEEK.

THEY WOULD BE THE LAST WEEK IN JUNE I THINK SO WE THAT'S NEXT WEEK WE'RE THE 19TH.

26TH TO THE 30TH.

OKAY. COUNCILLOR.

MRS. BRAY. SORRY.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. JUST TO DISCUSS WITH MR. DOBBIE, MAYBE OFFLINE IF WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE SAME FORMAT OF PRINTING OUT ALL OF THESE IDEAS ON LARGE BOARDS, THEN WE MIGHT NEED A BIT MORE TIME TO GET THAT TO A PRINTER ONCE IT'S FINALIZED.

YEAH. SO MORE THAN LIKELY LOOKING MORE IN JULY FOR PUBLIC MEETING.

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THAT'S THE START OF SUMMER.

BUT ANYWAY, I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET BECAUSE WHAT WE DID IN 2015, WE HAD TO WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS ANYWAY.

YEAH. I MEAN, THE SOONER THE BETTER, I GUESS.

BUT I'M CONCERNED.

SO THIS IS. YOU'RE SAYING JUST ONE NIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE MEETINGS? NO, I'M SAYING WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT DISCUSSION YET.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT TOMORROW, BUT OR WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.

BUT WE CAN WE CAN HAVE THREE MEETINGS.

WE CAN HAVE FOUR MEETINGS, WHATEVER COUNCIL FEEL IS THE APPROPRIATE TIMES.

I THINK WE HAD THREE THE LAST TIME AND THEY USUALLY RUN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS EACH SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO GET THERE. THERE'S NO MAJOR PRESENTATION.

IT'S WALKING PEOPLE THROUGH THE DISPLAYS OF THE ACTIONS.

BUT WOULD IT BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE IT MAYBE ON A COUPLE OF DAYS OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE TURNOUT WAS BEFORE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE NOW.

WE COULD DEFINITELY DO TWO DAYS AND WE COULD DO TWO EACH DAY.

SO TO MAKE IT FOUR LIKE, I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF INTEREST IN THIS.

SO AND WE DON'T WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TIME IN AN OPEN HOUSE FORMAT.

YOU WANT TO HAVE EITHER LORI-ANNE OR I OR THE TWO STAFF WHO WHO WILL.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO CHANGE AS EACH TAKE TURNS.

BUT AND THAT'S GREAT.

WE APPRECIATE THAT. BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE.

AND SO I'M HAPPY TO FORWARD.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

SO WE COULD EVEN A MORNING SESSION, WE COULD HAVE A MORNING AND AN AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN ANOTHER SESSION AFTER THAT, TOO SO.

SO YOU DON'T WE'RE NOT SURE THEN OF ANY SCHEDULING YET.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR.

I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NEXT WEEK THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS THEIR GRADUATION ON THE WEDNESDAY, THE LITTLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE HAVING THEIR GRADUATION TOO.

AND I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS ARE GOING TO GO TO THESE FUNCTIONS.

AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS.

AND THAT'S IN CASE SOMEBODY WORKS ONE DAY OR HAVE PRIOR COMMITMENT AND THEY COULD COME MAYBE THE SECOND DAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO I DON'T THINK NEXT WEEK IS A REASONABLE THING.

I THINK MAYBE THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY WOULD BE, IN MY OPINION, THE BEST TIME.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? COMMENT ABOUT ANYTHING OVERALL THIS EVENING.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR.

I GOT THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM THE ALGOMA HEALTH UNIT UP HERE.

THIS IS FIRST TIME I'M READING IT PUBLICLY, AND I PROBABLY CAN SPELL A FEW WORDS THAT ARE HARD.

SO THE LAND ON WHICH WE ARE GATHERED IS IT IS IN THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES OF ANISHINABEK, [INAUDIBLE], ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH DELIVERS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WITH WITHIN SOME OF THE ROBINSON-HURON TREATY. ROBINSON SUPERIOR TREATY AND TREATY 9 TERRITORIES SPECIFICALLY WITH THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES OF MICHIPICOTEN, [INAUDIBLE], BATCHEWANA, GARDEN RIVER, THESSALON, MISSISSAUGA, SERPENT RIVER AND SAGAMOK FIRST NATIONS.

ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH ALSO DELIVERS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WITH THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE HURON SUPERIOR REGIONAL METIS COMMUNITY REPRESENTED BY THE HISTORIC SIOUX, SAINTE MARIE METIS COUNCIL AND THE NORTH CHANNEL METIS COUNCIL AS PART OF THE METIS NATION OF ONTARIO.

WE SAY MIIGWECH TO THANKS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FOR CONTINUING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS LAND FROM THEIR TIME

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WE COMMIT TO THE SHARED GOAL OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION.

AND I THINK THAT GOES THE LAST SENTENCE GOES TO WHAT COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF HAD TALKED ABOUT RECONCILIATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. DOBBIE, FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

LOOK FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS THERE.

OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

THERE ARE NO NOTICES OF MOTION.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, THERE'S NO CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS.

NUMBER NINE BYLAWS.

[9.1 By-Law 23-51]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 23-51 BE PASSED? THE MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED.

9.2 BYLAW 23-52.

[9.2 By-Law 23-52]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 23-52 BE PASSED? COUNCILLOR BULL. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT IS CARRIED.

THERE ARE NO CONFIRMATORY BYLAWS.

AND ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT THE HOUR OF 5:37 P.M..

MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. THAT IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.