Aug 14, 2023 City Council

[00:00:12]

GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE ELLIOT LAKE COUNCIL MEETING DATED MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2023, AT 7 P.M..

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

ROLL CALL.

ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ARE THERE ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

[3. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I'D LIKE TO DECLARE ON ITEM 7.8 INDIRECT PECUNIARY INTEREST AS MY EMPLOYER CURRENTLY HOLDS THE SPECIALIZED CONTRACT WITH THE MUNICIPALITY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MANN.

ANY OTHER DECLARATIONS? GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE.

OKAY. NUMBER FOUR ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES.

[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]

REGULAR MEETING.

A MOVER. COUNCILOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ANY QUESTIONS HERE? THAT'S OKAY.

LET'S HAVE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED. AND THAT IS CARRIED.

NUMBER FIVE IS PUBLIC INPUT SESSION.

[5. PUBLIC INPUT SESSION]

MR. THOMAS, WELCOME.

THANK YOU, ACTING MAYOR WANNAN AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

MY COMMENTS TONIGHT ON ITEM 7.3 HAVE TO DO WITH THE CONTEXT.

AND I'VE REACHED OUT TO STAFF AND TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO TRY AND BETTER MY UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHERE WE ARE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT.

IT'S GREAT THAT THE SKI HILL HAD AN EXCELLENT YEAR LAST YEAR.

I'VE BEEN A SUPPORTER OF THE SKI HILL AND AN ADVOCATE FOR UTILIZING IT MORE, DOING MORE, DOING BETTER.

I LOVE GOING OUT THERE AND SEEING IT CROWDED.

I THINK LAST YEAR'S EVENT WHERE I'M SORRY, APRIL'S EVENT WHERE WE HAD THE SKI HILL CLIMB, WAS A FANTASTIC SUCCESS.

MY QUESTION, NOT MY QUESTION.

I CAN'T ASK A QUESTION.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND WHAT I'M SURE MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS HOW CAN WE DO BETTER? WHAT DOES THIS INFORMATION THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT AFFORD US TO ENHANCE WHAT WE HAVE? IT'S ONE OF THE CROWN JEWELS OF OUR CITY.

WE'VE INVESTED A GREAT DEAL OF RESOURCES IN IT.

THERE'S A TREMENDOUS GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT PUT A LOT OF BLOOD AND SWEAT INTO KEEPING IT GOING AND MODERNIZING IT.

IN THE PAST, THE MUNICIPALITIES PUT FORWARD A GREAT DEAL OF FINANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE SKI HILL REMAINS VIABLE AND HAS UP TO DATE EQUIPMENT. WE DO NOT OPERATE CURRENTLY, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE SKI HILL THE WAY WE DO OUR OTHER ASSETS THAT ARE UNDER MANAGEMENT BY ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING THE LAST TERM OF COUNCIL AS TO HOW ARE WE GOING TO DEFINE THAT RELATIONSHIP ON PAPER THAT PROTECTS THEM AND THE MUNICIPALITY THAT ENSURES THAT THIS INTEREST REMAINS VIABLE FOR THE NEXT 30 OR 40 YEARS.

IT'S OBVIOUS FROM THESE FINANCIAL DATA ON THIS INSERT IN 7.3 THAT THE ABILITY OF OUR SKI HILL TO PERFORM IS THERE. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A CONTINUAL INVESTMENT INTO THAT PROPERTY, WHICH I'M SURE WE ARE.

THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, AND I'M SURE YOU ESPECIALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT RELATIONSHIP DEFINED AS IT SHOULD AND COULD BE, SO THAT ITS SUCCESS IS MORE OR LESS ASSURED MOVING FORWARD.

AND I MEAN, THERE'S BEEN TATEMENTS ON PREVIOUS COUNCILS OF WHO OWNS WHAT AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT, AND THAT THAT BREAKS FROM EQUIPMENT TO INSURANCE TO OWNERSHIP OF CHATTELS TO PROPERTY TO WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR X, Y AND Z.

AND IN APRIL, WE WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF HAVING A SPECIFIC AGREEMENT FOR ONE DAY.

WHICH WAS GREAT, BUT THAT DOES NOTHING FOR THE OTHER 364 DAYS.

SO WITH YOUR INDULGENCE IN TIME, I GUESS I'M REQUESTING THAT THIS COUNCIL ADDRESSES THAT AND WE CAN PUT IT TO BED AND MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT, MR. THOMAS. OKAY.

MR. CALVERLEY FOR ITEM 7.7.

WELCOME, MR. CALVERLEY.

[00:05:04]

SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

ACTING MAYOR WANNAN AND MEMBERS OF STAFF.

AND FELLOW CITIZENS WHO ARE ALSO STAKEHOLDERS IN ELLIOT LAKE.

ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST THE 2ND, SIX MATURE TREES WERE REMOVED FROM CITY PROPERTY ON ONTARIO STREET IN THE AREA OF THE UPPER PLAZA.

THIS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE IN THAT AREA.

AGAIN, THIS ISN'T A QUESTION PERIOD, BUT I WILL SIMPLY WONDER OUT LOUD AND I HOPE THAT WHEN THIS COMES TO THAT POINT, THOSE QUESTIONS THAT ARE USEFUL WILL FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE CONVERSATION AT 7.7.

THE DAY BEFORE THE TREES WERE CUT DOWN, THE PUBLIC WAS NOTIFIED THERE WOULD BE CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA AND TRAFFIC WAS GOING TO BE REROUTED.

CONSTRUCTION IS, BY DEFINITION THE WORK OF BUILDING OR MAKING SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, ETCETERA.

THIS WASN'T CONSTRUCTION AND AS THIS WAS THE ONLY PUBLIC NOTICE, I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU AND WONDER IF WITH YOU IF THIS MESSAGING IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY.

AT THE TIME TREES WERE CUT DOWN, THERE WAS NO APPROVED BUDGET FOR REPLACING THE EXISTING DRAINAGE PIPE THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU LATER AT 7.7.

SINCE THE REMOVAL OF THE TREES COULD BE DONE SO QUICKLY, I WOULD WONDER WHY IT WAS DONE BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IS APPROVED.

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY STAFF THAT THE TREES WERE REMOVED BECAUSE THE ROOT SYSTEM WAS IMPACTING UNDERLYING SANITARY INFRASTRUCTURE.

I WOULD WONDER IN WHAT WAY WAS IT IMPACTING? WERE THE ROOTS GROWING INTO THE PIPE THROUGH CRACKS? IF THAT IS SO, WE'RE ALL SIX TREES GROWING INTO THE PIPES AND AFFECTING THE DRAINAGE.

I WONDER IF WE HAVE INVESTIGATED OTHER TYPES OF ROOT INFILTRATION REMEDIES.

SOME OTHER MUNICIPALITIES USE A FOAMING CHEMICAL METHOD THAT IS SAFER THAN OLD CHEMICAL METHODS.

I WONDER IF ALL THE PIPING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH THE TREES GONE NOW, COULD WE NOT DEAL WITH THE ROOT ISSUE AND ONLY THE SECTIONS OF PIPE THAT ARE DAMAGED IF THAT IS THE CASE? THAT SEEMS A MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE SOLUTION.

I ALSO WONDER IF THE PIPE IS BEING REPLACED.

IS IT BEING REPLACED WITH THE SAME SIZED PIPE OR IS IT A LARGER PIPE? I WOULD OBSERVE THAT THERE ARE DRAINS AND TREES ALL OVER ELLIOT LAKE AND I WONDER IF WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THE URBAN FOREST IN THE JEWEL IN THE WILDERNESS, AND WILL THAT BE IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN? I NOTE THAT THE CITIZENS ARE SUPPORTING TOWN HALLS IN GREATER NUMBERS EACH TIME, AND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE HOST A PUBLIC TOWN HALL.

NOT A DROP IN, FOR THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS SO THE CITIZENS CAN TRULY PARTICIPATE IN THE VISIONING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING OF OUR FUTURE.

AND AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. CALVERLEY.

OKAY. ITEM SIX. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING.

NUMBER 7 INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS ITEMS 7.1 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE SALE OF

[7. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THIS MATTER BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION? MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED. THAT IS CARRIED.

ITEM 7.2 MEMO FROM THE DEPUTY CLERK, AND ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR REGARDING THE INDIGENOUS FRIENDSHIP CENTER GRAND OPENING.

MAY I HAVE A MEMO OR A MOTION THAT THE MEMO FROM THE DEPUTY CLERK AND ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR BE RECEIVED? MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

I GUESS I DID THAT WRONG.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THE MEMO.

SORRY. DEPUTY CLERK GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, ACTING MAYOR.

SO THE GRAND OPENING OF THE INDIGENOUS FRIENDSHIP CENTER LOCATED AT 22 MARY WALK, WILL TAKE PLACE TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH AT THE JULY 12TH COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCIL GRANTED A PARKING LOT CLOSURE FROM 8 A.M.

UNTIL 4 P.M. FOR THE EVENT.

THE EVENT SET UP TIME WILL BEGIN AT 8:00 AND TAKE DOWN WILL BE DONE BY 4:00.

THE EVENT ITSELF WILL RUN FROM 10 A.M.

[00:10:02]

THERE IS AMPLE PARKING IN FRONT OF BMO LEADING DOWN TO THE DELI PARKING LOT.

THERE IS ONE ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPOT LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE BANK THAT WILL NOT BE BLOCKED FOR THOSE NEEDING ACCESS TO IT AND THE SIDEWALK AREAS IN FRONT OF THE BANK AND LEADING TO THE BOWLING ALLEY AND CHRISTIAN HORIZONS WILL BE FREE OF OBSTRUCTION.

THERE WILL BE AN INDIGENOUS DRUM GROUP PLAYING AND SINGING CULTURALLY BASED SONGS.

THEY WILL BE SERVING FREE FOOD AND HAVE APPLIED FOR AN EVENT PERMIT THROUGH ALGOMA PUBLIC HEALTH.

THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, INCLUDING FACE PAINTING, GAMES, POPCORN AND LEMONADE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A COUPLE INFORMATION TABLE SET UP.

THE ATTACHED PICTURE INDICATES WHERE THINGS WILL BE SET UP IN THE PARKING LOT, AND CITY BARRICADES WILL BE SET UP THE MORNING OF THE EVENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MRS. LAWRENCE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU.

YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

OBVIOUSLY, BASED ON THE LAST DISCUSSION WE HAD ABOUT THIS, WE WERE CONCERNED THAT THERE WOULD BE POTENTIALLY IMPACTS.

WERE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT CAME FORWARD FROM ANY OF THE BUSINESS IN THE AREA REGARDING THIS OR IS THIS NOTHING? WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING.

I REACHED OUT TO THE BANK OF MONTREAL TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD NO CONCERNS, AS IT WILL BE MOSTLY THEIR PARKING AREAS BEING AFFECTED.

AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING BACK.

SO THANK YOU.

AND I'LL JUST ADD ONE THING TO THIS EVENT TOMORROW.

THE GRAND OPENING RIBBON CUTTING WILL BE HELD AT ABOUT 11:30 IN THE MORNING IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE THERE AND ATTEND.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NOW, MAY I HAVE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEMO FROM THE DEPUTY CLERK AND ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR? COUNCILLOR BULL.

COUNCILLOR MANN. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED.

ITEM 7.3 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE 2022-23 MOUNT DUFOUR FINANCIALS.

MR. ANTUNES. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

GOOD EVENING, YOUR WORSHIP, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.

THIS WAS A REQUEST WHEN I BEGAN MY ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'D GOTTEN CAUGHT UP AFTER THE PANDEMIC THAT WE ANNUALLY BRING TO COUNCIL THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE MOUNT DUFOUR SKI AREA.

AND THESE ARE THE ONES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN 2023 JUNE 30TH, 2023.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ATTACHED STATEMENTS, IT'S A VERY POSITIVE MESSAGE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE MOUNT DUFOUR SKI AREA.

THE BOARD MEMBERS, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, EVERYONE THERE HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB THIS YEAR AND THERE'S A LOT OF DEDICATION PUT FORTH BY THE BOARD.

SO THAT'S REFLECTED IN THESE DOCUMENTS.

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THERE.

I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM.

THEY WERE IN YOUR REVENUE OR IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGES, BUT SOME OF THE IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS, GROSS REVENUE WAS UP NEARLY 150,000 OVER LAST YEAR.

WE HAD A GREAT SNOW SEASON.

THERE WAS A CHANGE IN LIFT TICKET PRICES.

THE ORGANIZATION STARTED PERFORMING A LOT OF FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TO TRY AND RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE CLUB AND THE SKI AREA. THE HILL CLIMB, WHICH WAS BROUGHT ON THE STRANGEST WEATHER DAY IN MY LIFE ON AN APRIL 1ST, GENERATED NEARLY $30,000 IN REVENUE.

THEY ALSO DID A GREAT JOB OF MANAGING THEIR LABOR EXPENSES WITH THE INCREASED, LABOR HAD ONLY INCREASED AN ADDITIONAL $26,000.

WHEN YOU FLIP THROUGH THE BALANCE SHEET, THE BALANCE SHEET, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT THE CASH POSITION FOR THE CLUB IS STANDING AT $89,887.

BUT THE REALITY OF THAT IS THAT $40,000 OF THAT IS REPAYABLE AS THE CEBA LOAN.

THAT LEAVES THEM JUST A BALANCE OF $49,887.

AND THE CLUB HAS COMMITTED TO PUTTING FORTH $30,000 OF THAT TOWARDS THE TRILLIUM GRANT THAT THEY'VE APPLIED FOR TO UPDATE THEIR SEPTIC SYSTEM.

SO ULTIMATELY, WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THIS LEAVES THE CLUB WITH A CASH BALANCE OF JUST UNDER $20,000.

THE LAST FORM THAT WAS INCLUDED WAS THEIR VISIT SUMMARY AND THIS WAS BASED ON THEIR GL CODES THAT THEY PUT THROUGH IN THEIR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.

FANTASTIC NUMBERS COMING OUT OF COVID PLUS HAVING A GREAT WINTER.

SNOW WISE.

THE HILL SAW 5,800 VISITORS, OR JUST OVER 5,800 VISITORS THIS YEAR, 300 OR SORRY, 3,093 OF THOSE USERS WERE

[00:15:09]

SO AN EXCITING PART OF THAT STORY, LOOKING THROUGH THE NUMBERS, IS THAT 2,714 OF THEM WERE WALK IN PATRONS.

THAT TELLS ME THAT NOT ALL OF THOSE WERE FROM THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

SO AS A TOURISM ATTRACTION AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE EXPLORE ELLIOT LAKE BRAND AND ENCOURAGING TOURISM TO THE MUNICIPALITY, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN AND WE CAN ONLY GROW FROM THAT. AND THERE'S GREAT OPPORTUNITIES STILL TO GROW WITH OUR MARKETING EFFORTS.

THE CLUB HAS FROM AN ACT PERSPECTIVE AND THE TOURISM MARKETING SIDE THAT WE'RE DOING, THE CLUB HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE, VERY REACTIVE WITH US AND OUR MARKETING MESSAGE AND OF COURSE WE ARE PROMOTING THEM AT OUR TOURISM CENTER DOWN AT THE BASE OF THE HIGHWAY, WE HAVE MR. HAYWARD WITH US. MR. BRUNET WAS UNAVAILABLE TO ATTEND.

MR. HAYWARD IS HERE IN CASE ANY QUESTIONS POP UP FROM COUNCIL.

BUT TO ADDRESS A FEW QUESTIONS THAT HAVE POPPED UP, WE ARE WORKING ON EXISTING MOU OR A NEW MOU EXCUSE ME, SOMETHING THAT WAS SLATED FOR THIS OFF SEASON. WE HAVE STARTED SOME OF THE BACK WORK.

WE HAVE STARTED WITH SOME OF THE LEGAL STUFF REVIEWING IT.

WE ALL KNOW THE SUMMER IS FLEETING, BUT THE SNOW SEASON IS STILL FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT WE ARE WORKING ON THAT TO BRING FORTH TO COUNCIL AN UPDATED MOU.

AND JUST TO ADDRESS IF THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT HAVING A SPECIFIC MOU PUT ASIDE FOR THE HILL CLIMB EVENT, JUST FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF COUNCIL, THAT WAS DONE OVER AND ABOVE BECAUSE IT IS CERTAINLY NOT REGULAR OPERATIONS FOR A SKI HILL TO HAVE A HILL CLIMB.

SO STAFF MET AS A GROUP AND ONE OF THE REASONS FOR BRINGING THAT FORTH WAS SIMPLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MUNICIPALITY WAS COVERED FROM ANY LITIGIOUS EVENTS BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST HILL CLIMB THAT I PERSONALLY HAD BEEN INVOLVED WITH.

AND I'M A LITTLE RISK AVERSE MYSELF, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL AND THE MUNICIPALITY WAS WELL COVERED.

AND AGAIN, THE SKI HILL WAS FANTASTIC WITH STEPPING FORTH AND WORKING WITH US ON THAT.

SO I'LL STOP TALKING NOW AND EITHER MYSELF OR MR. HAYWARD CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

OKAY? THANK YOU. MR. ANTUNES, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. THROUGH YOU, MR. MAYOR. FOR THE CLUB ITSELF, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY INTEND TO MAKE THEIR CEBA PAYMENT.

HOWEVER, I WOULD MAYBE SUGGEST THAT THEY WAIT TILL DECEMBER TO DO THAT.

THAT THERE COULD BE SOME POTENTIAL.

THINGS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE FROM THE EITHER THE GOVERNMENT OR THE BANK ITSELF.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU.

YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH. YOU JUST WANT TO THANK MR. ANTUNES FOR HIS REPORT TONIGHT.

THE WORK OF THE BOARD IS ONGOING, AND EVEN THOUGH IT DOES TALK ABOUT A WINTER SPORT, THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES ON.

BEGINNING IN EARNEST IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THERE'S A CHAIR LIFT AUDIT THAT OCCURS REGULARLY.

THESE ARE NOT ACTIVITIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER.

IT'S ALL DONE OFF SEASON.

AND WITH THOSE EXPENSES THAT WERE OUTLINED THAT ARE STILL OUTSTANDING, IT DOESN'T LEAVE A LOT OF MONEY LEFT TO BEGIN THE UPCOMING SEASON.

SO THE CLUB RELIES ON THAT AMOUNT OF REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS IN ORDER TO BEGIN OPERATIONS BECAUSE AWFUL HARD TO SELL SEASONS PASS IN OCTOBER WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO PROJECT WHAT TYPE OF WINTER SNOWFALL YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPENSES THAT GET EXPENSED PRIOR TO THAT.

SO AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE CHALLENGES YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO SPEND MONEY REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE ANTICIPATED DRAW FROM MEMBERSHIP IS.

SO A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS GONE ON AND TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, MR. BRUNET, AND TO THE BALANCE OF THE BOARD, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S DONE.

I KNOW THE BOARD IS STILL COMMITTED TO GET THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT RESOLVED DURING THE SEASON AND PUT TO BED.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MANN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. WELL, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE MOUNT DUFOUR SKI BOARD AND TEAM THAT WORKED THERE.

IT WAS A FABULOUS YEAR.

THEY RAN MANY EVENTS, MANY SKI RACES, THE SKI HILL CLIMB.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THE SEASON DOESN'T STOP FOR VOLUNTEERS.

SO THE SUMMERTIME THERE'S GENERALLY MAINTENANCE DONE.

THEY WOULD BE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP OUT WITH BRUSH REMOVAL ON THE TRAILS.

SO IF YOU HAVE AVAILABLE TIME AND AND YOU CAN MANAGE SOME OF THE HARD WORK, I'M SURE THEY'D APPRECIATE A CALL.

[00:20:09]

THE FACILITIES AT THE SKI HILL ARE AVAILABLE ALL SUMMER TO BE RENTED.

AND IF YOU HAVE EVENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PUT ON, IT'S OFTEN A VIABLE OPTION.

AND THIRDLY, IF YOU IT IS A HARD TIME FOR THE SKI HILL DURING THE SUMMER, THERE'S NO INCOME.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DONATIONS, IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD TIME TO HELP OUT FOR THEIR EXPENSES DURING THE SUMMER.

OTHER THAN THAT GREAT SEASON.

GOOD WORK TO EVERYONE AND WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING HARD FOR THIS MEMORANDUM AND TRY TO GET IT DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BE RECEIVED.

MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT IS CARRIED.

ITEM 7.4 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING LAND ON TIMBER ROAD.

AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH A PROPOSED OR PENDING ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY.

IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 2C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THIS MATTER BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION? MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

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

7.5 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING LAND SALE ON OAKLAND BOULEVARD.

MR. ANTUNES, PLEASE.

THANK YOU AGAIN, YOUR WORSHIP.

GOOD NEWS STORY.

THIS IS JUST TO ACCOMPANY A BYLAW THAT'S APPEARING LATER ON IN THE AGENDA.

WE WE STARTED PUTTING FORTH THESE MEMOS WHEN WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT ON PURCHASE AND SALE AND IN THIS CASE, THE AGREEMENT PURCHASE AND SALE IS WITH THE ELLIOT LAKE EMERGENCY FOOD BANK. THE PROPERTY HAS A REALLY BORING LONG IDENTIFICATION OF A PIN THERE, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT IS THE TRIANGLE AT THE BASE OF SKI HILL ROAD AND OAKLAND BOULEVARD. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A 3000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN WHICH TO OPERATE.

THEY, OF COURSE, WILL BE HELD TO THE STANDARD COVENANTS OF A 24 MONTH BUILD TIMELINE AND A REQUIREMENT TO ENTER THE SITE PLAN CONTROL.

THE PURCHASER IS ALSO REQUIRED TO DO SOME ZONING AMENDING TO BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE AT THE LOCATION. LONG STANDING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MEET THEIR CONFIDENCE.

AND IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY AND MUCH NEEDED FOR THE FOLKS AT THE FOOD BANK TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS FOR WHAT THEY DO.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

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

JUST REALLY NICE THAT THIS IS AT THIS POINT WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY OPEN IT UP AND HAVE IT ON AN AGENDA.

I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE NEED IS AS IT IS RIGHT NOW FOR THE FOOD BANK.

THE NUMBERS THAT WE HEARD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THIS ARE SIGNIFICANT AND GROWING AT AN EXPONENTIAL RATE.

THE QUICKER THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT THIS LAND IS TRANSITIONED FOR THEM TO START BUILDING, I THINK IT WILL BE BETTER TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA.

SO THANK YOU.

MR. ANTUNES. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SORRY THROUGH YOU TO COUNCIL.

ONE THING I DID OMIT TO PUT IN MY MEMO I APOLOGIZE WAS COUNCIL DOESN'T KNOW THIS HAS BEEN BREWING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE DELAY WAS IF COUNCIL RECALLS WE HAD TO DO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IN THE AREA.

THE FOOD BANK HELPED GET THAT ROLLING AT THE BEGINNING, AND THE REASON FOR THE DELAY WAS THE MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTALS THAT WERE INVOLVED FOR THE SITE.

SO HENCE THE REASON FOR THE DELAY IN BRINGING IT BACK TO COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? NOW, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE GROUP.

I APPRECIATE THEIR PATIENCE.

THE MAIN DELAY WAS THE LAND STUDIES THAT WERE TAKING PLACE, AND IT WAS URGENT ON OUR AGENDA AS WELL FOR THAT TO GET DONE.

AND SO THEY CAN PREPARE PART OF THE PROPERTY BEFORE THE WINTER FLIES.

AGAIN, IT'S A BIG NEED.

I KNOW THAT THEIR PLANS ARE NOT JUST FOR ELLIOT LAKE.

IT'S A REGIONAL THING BASE FOR THAT.

SO WE WISH THEM ALL THE BEST AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW BUILDING.

[00:25:05]

ALL IN OR A MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR NONE ARE OPPOSED.

AND THAT'S CARRIED.

7.6 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING AMENDED CENTENNIAL ARENA FACILITY USE AGREEMENT WITH THE ELLIOT LAKE VIKINGS.

MISS KLUKE, IS THAT FOR YOU? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH. SO WITH THE NEW OWNERSHIP OF THE ELLIOT LAKE VIKINGS, WE'VE PREPARED AN AMENDED AGREEMENT THAT HAS SOME ADMINISTRATION CHANGES IN IT. THAT INCLUDES THE NAME CHANGE OF THE TEAM AS WELL AS SOME SMALL OTHER ADMIN POINTS, LIKE CHANGING IT FROM FACILITIES MANAGER TO THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION, JUST WHO THEY REPORT TO JUST SO THAT BETTER ALIGNS WITH OUR ORGANIZATION CHART.

AND LAST WE JUST MET WITH THE TEAM OWNER AND THERE'S JUST BEEN A HE SHARED AN ONGOING SUPPORT, AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT I GUESS A GOOD THING IN HIS WORDS, OF PEOPLE LOOKING TO DONATE TO THE TEAM AND SPONSOR THE TEAM.

SO IN PAST YEARS WE'VE SEEN THE TEAM.

THE PAST TEAMS UTILIZE ADVERTISING SPACE ON THE WALLS IN ADDITION TO THE RINK BOARDS AND THIS YEAR WE'VE KIND OF PUT IT ON PAPER OF WHAT THE OWNER HAS REQUESTED INSTEAD OF IT BEING ON THE WALLS.

SO THEY'RE USING THE RINK BOARDS AND IN ADDITION, THEY'D LIKE TO SEE SOME SPACES LIKE DOORS AND OTHER SPACES THAT WOULDN'T AFFECT THE VIEWING AREA OF THE ARENA.

OKAY. THANKS, MS. KLUKE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. OKAY.

SO I DO KNOW THAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS ITEM BY ITEM WITH THE NEW OWNER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. JARMOVICH ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL.

WE'VE ALSO HAD IT LEGALLY REVIEWED, AND SO IT'S PRETTY SOLID AGREEMENT.

SO LET'S HAVE A MOTION THAT THE REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PREPARED TO SIGN THE AMENDED CENTENNIAL ARENA FACILITY USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ELLIOT LAKE VIKINGS AND THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED AND THAT IS CARRIED.

ITEM 7.7 MEMO FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING ONTARIO AVENUE SEWER REPAIRS.

MR. GOULDING, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

NOT A HAPPY SITUATION IN FRONT OF ELLIOT PLAZA WITH RESPECT TO THE SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT THAT PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO SINCE EARLY SPRING, AT LEAST THIS YEAR.

AND IT'S BEEN KIND OF A CHALLENGING SITUATION TO DIAGNOSE AND FRANKLY, STILL IS.

IT'S CURRENTLY EVOLVING, BUT WE HAVE TO ACT ON IT FAIRLY QUICKLY.

SO THE ROOTS FROM THE TREES THAT WERE IN FRONT OF ELLIOT PLAZA WERE INFILTRATING NOT ONLY THE LATERALS THAT SERVICED ELLIOT PLAZA, BUT THERE'S SOME INDICATION WITH OUR WITH OUR CAMERA WORK THAT THEY MAY BE GETTING INTO THE SEWER MAIN IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AS WELL. IT'S NOT AN AREA IT'S NOT AN AREA THAT'S UNKNOWN TO PUBLIC WORKS.

JUST JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

PREVIOUSLY, THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF WORK DONE AND THERE'S KIND OF FAMOUS STORIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHASING REPAIRS AS THEY'VE HAPPENED.

YOU HAVE TO SUBSEQUENTLY MOVE ALONG THE PIPE AND WE'RE NOT EAGER TO GET INTO THAT KIND OF SITUATION IN IN FRONT OF ELLIOT PLAZA.

SO THIS MEMO WAS PREPARED LAST THURSDAY, AND WE KEEP WORKING ON THIS AS WE GO.

SO STAFF HAS BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT TO A SPECIALTY FIRM FROM TORONTO THAT IS ABLE TO REPLACE SEWER LATERALS IN IN PLACE WITH TRENCHLESS INSTALLATION.

[00:30:07]

THAT HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS.

THE JUST SO THE PUBLIC IS AWARE, NOT EVERYBODY THAT'S NEWER TO TOWN MIGHT REALIZE THAT ONTARIO AVENUE DIDN'T ALWAYS TRAVEL THE PATH THAT IT CURRENTLY DOES. AT ONE TIME IT WENT BEHIND THE ELLIOT PLAZA.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT CHANGE AND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT ELLIOT PLAZA IS ONE OF THE FIRST BUILDINGS THAT WAS EVER BUILT HERE, ALL OF THE SPECIFICS OF THE AS BUILT DRAWINGS ARE A LITTLE UP IN THE AIR.

BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT'S ON THE GROUND AND DO THE CAMERA WORK THAT WE REALIZE, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT A FEW A FEW THINGS. THE CITY OWNS RIGHT UP TO THE ACTUAL BUILDING LINE AT ELLIOT PLAZA.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THE LEAST INVASIVE REPAIR POSSIBLE TO THE LATERALS.

THE OTHER WAY OF SAYING THAT IS WE OWN THE PIPE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BUILDING AT ELLIOT PLAZA.

SO IF WE HAD TO DIG UP THE ENTIRETY OF THAT PIPE, WE'D BE BREAKING THROUGH SIDEWALKS.

THERE'S SOMEWHAT OF AN ENCROACHMENT ISSUE WITH STEELWORK ON THE FRONT OF THAT BUILDING.

IT'S COMPLICATED.

WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO GET INTO THAT AT ALL.

SO THIS TRENCHLESS SOLUTION, WE THINK, WOULD BE A GOOD WAY FORWARD.

I JUST AFTER OUR ADDENDUM WAS PUBLISHED TONIGHT, GOT A QUOTE FROM THIS TORONTO CONTRACTOR INDICATING THAT THEY'D BE ABLE TO COME UP WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO INSTALL SEWER LATERALS TO THE BUILDING AT A COST OF $22,000, WHICH IS IN THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF WHAT COULD BE CHARGED FOR REMOVING SIDEWALKS, DEALING WITH STEELWORK, GETTING INTO A LOT MORE.

SOMETHING THAT I FEEL THAT WE JUST HAVE TO TRY.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE MUNICIPALITY.

THE BIGGER CONCERN? WELL, IT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO A FEW THINGS.

UH, WE COULD DELAY.

WE JUST. THE DEPARTMENT HAS A REAL HESITANCY TO START DIGGING UP IN ONTARIO AVENUE BECAUSE OF OUR PAST HISTORY.

JUST UP THE STREET. SO WE CAN EASILY SEE HOW IT WOULD CASCADE INTO 100M OF.

SEWER MAIN REPAIR.

AND IF WE CAST OUR MINDS BACK TO THE HILLSIDE NORTH, PRICING THAT WE RECEIVED FOR SEWER AND WATER REPLACEMENT DOWN THERE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ROUGHLY 900M OF INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FOR HILLSIDE AND ANTICIPATED COST OF SOMEWHERE AROUND $9 MILLION PLUS OR MINUS.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $1 MILLION FIX IF WE DO THIS CONVENTIONALLY.

SO WE THINK THIS PIPE INJECTION SOLUTION WOULD BE A WAY TO WARD OFF OR AT LEAST BUY AS MUCH TIME AS WE CAN BEFORE DEALING WITH A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPLACEMENT FOR THE MAIN INFRASTRUCTURE.

SOME TIME LATER, WHEN IT BECOMES CLEAR THAT WE CAN'T AVOID IT ANY LONGER.

SO I THINK WITH THE GUIDANCE FROM THE CLERK, WE LOOK TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MOTION BROUGHT FORWARD.

YEAH. THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU. YOUR WORSHIP SO BASED ON MR. GOULDING'S UPDATES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON, COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION THAT THE MEMO FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE CONTRACTING, TORNADO PLUMBING AND DRAINS AT AN UPSET LIMIT OF $30,000 FOR THE SEWER REPAIR WORK ON ONTARIO AVENUE IN FRONT OF THE ELLIOT LAKE PLAZA ON NEWFOUNDLAND WALK. WITH THE FUNDS BEING TAKEN FROM SANITARY SEWAGE CONNECTION CONTRACTED SERVICES AND THAT THE USE OF THE NEGOTIATION METHOD AND THE PROCUREMENT BYLAW BE APPROVED TO WAIVE THE NEED FOR TENDERING DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF VENDORS AND THEIR AVAILABILITY.

OKAY. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THE COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU, MR. GOULDING. HAVE WE CONTACTED ANYBODY? WHO ELSE HAS DONE THIS? ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO FIND OUT WHAT SIZE THE LATERAL THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DEALING WITH? AND ALSO, I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS MOVED FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT AND.

[00:35:03]

YOUR WORSHIP. YEAH.

THROUGH SITE INSPECTION. WE KNOW WHAT PIPE IS IN FOR THE LATERALS.

WE UNDERSTAND IT TO BE A FOUR INCH PIPE IN TERMS OF TALKING TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

NO, THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE.

I KNOW IT'S CURRENT COMMONLY DONE IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO.

I THINK IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ADOPTED THUS FAR, MOSTLY BECAUSE WE HAVE A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON UNDERNEATH OUR ROADS FROM DOING SO MANY REPAIRS.

SO THERE WOULD ONLY BE SELECT CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH WE TRY THIS AND THE TECHNOLOGY IS FAIRLY NEW.

SO NO, WE HAVEN'T REACHED OUT TO ANYBODY ELSE FOR A REFERRAL.

FOLLOW UP. IS THERE ANY SORT OF WARRANTY THAT COMES ALONG WITH THIS FOR FIVE YEARS OR ANYTHING? OR. THANKS THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I COULDN'T I COULDN'T STATE THAT CONFIDENTLY IN FRONT OF YOU.

NOW, I WOULD SAY THAT WE WOULD CAMERA IT COMPREHENSIVELY.

WE WOULD KNOW WHAT WENT IN.

I WOULD BE SURPRISED THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY SORT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS KIND OF INSTALLATION, JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T REPLACE THE SOILS AROUND THE PIPE THAT'S BEING PUT IN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR BULL.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

MR. GOLDING, HOW MANY LATERALS ARE WE TALKING THAT COME OFF THAT BUILDING? AND I UNDERSTOOD YOU SAID THAT THE MAIN SEWER SO FAR IS PRETTY GOOD.

HOPEFULLY. BUT HOW MANY LATERALS WOULD BE COMING OFF THAT BUILDING? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO THERE'S TWO LATERALS THAT COME OUT.

WE OUR CAMERAS ONLY GO SO FAR.

SO WE DON'T WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE ROOTS ARE IMPACTING THE ACTUAL MAIN.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WHAT DEGREE FINDING OUT WOULD BE REALLY INVASIVE AND EXPENSIVE.

SO UNTIL WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM, I DON'T THINK THAT I'M WILLING TO TEAR UP ROADS TO FIND OUT WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE.

WELL. FOLLOW UP.

JUST A COMMENT. THOSE TREES THAT WERE TAKEN DOWN, IN MY OPINION, AND I THINK WE TRIED IN THE PAST, I'D SAY ABOUT MAYBE 20 YEARS AGO, TO GET THOSE TREES TAKEN OUT OF THERE JUST TO AVOID THIS KIND OF SITUATION.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHER PLACES AROUND TOWN THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH THE TREES GETTING SO BIG THAT THEY'RE JUST GOING TO GO TOO DEEP AND AFFECT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO I THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE THOSE TREES DOWN.

I KNOW SOME PEOPLE THINK IT WAS A BAD IDEA, BUT I THINK IN THE FUTURE IT'S GOING TO HELP US.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK.

THANK YOU. WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

JUST TO THE COMMENTS THAT MR. GOULDING HEARD JUST SHORTLY AFTER THE PUBLISHING OF THE ADDENDUM.

IT WOULD SEEM REASONABLE TO ME TO ATTEMPT THIS BASED ON THE PRICING.

IT'S ABOUT $13,000 PER LATERAL INITIALLY, PLUS GST AND ALL THE OTHER ADDITIONAL.

IF WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR THAT'S ABLE TO MOBILIZE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WE COULD STILL HAVE FURTHER PROBLEMS ON ONTARIO AVENUE ON ON THE MAIN.

HOWEVER, THIS AGAIN, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ENSURE THAT THAT PROPERTY STILL MAINTAINS SERVICE TO MUNICIPAL HOOKUP. WE NEED TO OBVIOUSLY DO THAT AS WE UNDERSTAND THAT PROPERTY IS ALMOST.

READY TO RECEIVE OCCUPANTS UPSTAIRS IN THE APARTMENTS.

THEREFORE, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE WANT TO BE THE ONES NOW DELAYING INDIVIDUALS TO MOVING INTO ACCOMMODATIONS IN THIS COMMUNITY WHEN THEY'RE AS TIGHT AS THEY ARE.

I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MOVE THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION TONIGHT.

CLEARLY, THERE'S STILL LOTS OF VARIABLES.

BUT AGAIN, I THINK BASED ON THE ESTIMATED COST, I THINK IT'S A VERY WISE INVESTMENT TO START WITH.

WE COULD BE BACK HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS DISCUSSING SOMETHING FURTHER.

I HOPE WE'RE NOT.

BUT AT LEAST AT THIS PART, IT GETS IT STARTED AND WE CAN HOPEFULLY FIND OUT BY EARLY SEPTEMBER WHAT'S NEXT.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

[00:40:03]

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE PROCESS IS QUITE QUICK, SO I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE A LOT LESS IMPACTFUL THAN A CONVENTIONAL REPAIR.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE PROCESS.

OKAY, MY TURN.

SO THIS COMPANY, IS THIS LIKE AN ENGINEERED PIPE? IS IT A SPECIALTY THING? LIKE, I'M. I'M KIND OF LOST.

LIKE, IT'S FAIRLY CHEAP, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY MAJOR REPAIR.

IS THERE GUARANTEES, WARRANTIES LIKE COUNCILLOR SEIDEL OR IS LIKE, JUST DRILL THIS THING LIKE A DIAMOND DRILL AND GET IT RIGHT TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU.

SO YOU'RE CATCHING ME IN AN INSTANCE WHERE I'VE HAD MY OPERATIONS STAFF DEALING WITH THE VENDOR AND I'M REPORTING TO COUNCIL.

SO WE'VE DIVIDED AND CONQUERED SO I CAN DO MY BEST.

BASED ON WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A PVC PIPE THAT'S MORE FLEXIBLE THAN WHAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE ACQUAINTED WITH.

AND REALLY, THE TECHNIQUE FOR REPLACEMENT IS DEPENDENT UPON THE INJECTION MACHINE ITSELF RATHER THAN THE MATERIAL.

SO IN SOME MANNER, WHICH I'M VERY INTERESTED TO SEE, THE OPERATOR IS ABLE TO DIRECT A COIL, THE END OF A COIL OF PIPE, UTILIZING CAMERAS, I BELIEVE, TO FOLLOW THE EXISTING SERVICE.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT PUSHES THE EXISTING LATERAL OUT OF THE WAY AND THREADS ITSELF ALONG THE VOID THAT'S THERE WITH THE EXISTING PIPE.

BASED ON THE CAMERA FOOTAGE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEND THE VENDOR, THEY FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN GET THIS DONE.

SO THERE WILL BE A SMALL AREA INSIDE THE ELLIOT PLAZA THAT WE'D HAVE TO EXCAVATE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION.

THE TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF THE MACHINE.

IT SHOOTS THE PIPE OUT TO THE STREET.

WE DIG A SMALL AREA OUT AT THE STREET AND CONNECT THE PIPE AS IT EMERGES IN THAT SMALL HOLE TO OUR SEWER MAIN.

HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE PART I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE REST OF IT, ACTUALLY.

WHEN WE MAKE THAT CONNECTION, EVERYTHING GOES WELL AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO DO THE SECOND ONE.

OKAY. SORRY.

THIS IS FAIRLY NEW TO US AS COUNCILMAN TOO.

WITH THE ADDED STRESS OF APARTMENTS ABOVE IS THIS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE DIG A COUPLE MORE LATERALS? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE FROM A PLUMBING STANDARD? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU.

I THINK THAT WOULD DEPEND ON THE PROPERTY OWNER TO DECIDE IF THEY WANTED THAT BECAUSE.

OKAY, SO LET'S BACK UP BECAUSE I'M NOW IMPROVISING AN ANSWER FOR WHICH I'M NOT PREPARED.

SO OSTENSIBLY.

OR WE WOULD HAVE TO PRESUME THAT IT DID HAPPEN.

THERE WAS A BUILDING PERMIT TAKEN OUT ON THIS PROPERTY WITH THE USE SPECIFIED AND THE OCCUPANCY DETAILED IN THEIR BUILDING PERMIT SUBMISSION.

ONCE THAT WAS APPROVED, DURING THAT APPROVAL PROCESS, THE THE SEWER CAPACITY FOR THE EXISTING LATERALS WOULD HAVE BEEN REVIEWED.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO THINK THAT THE USE UPON OPENING WOULD BE PROPERLY SERVICED.

SO THAT'S A REALLY OBTUSE WAY OF SAYING I THINK THE PIPES THAT ARE IN THERE WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR WHAT'S GOING TO OPEN SHORTLY.

OKAY. WELL, YEAH, IT'S 22,000 A PIPE OR NO FOR THE TWO OF THEM.

FOR THE TWO OF THEM. BUT WE'RE STILL LEFT NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE MAIN.

THAT'S CORRECT.

SO WHEN WE DIG THE HOLES TO CONNECT THESE NEW INJECTED PIPES, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO CAMERA WORK TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE MAIN IN THAT SECTION.

SO THIS WILL MOST LIKELY WORK TO THE BUILDING, BUT WE STILL MAY HAVE $1 MILLION DOLLAR ISSUE ON OUR MAIN.

YEAH, THAT SUMS IT UP.

GREAT. THIS TECHNIQUE AVOIDS US HAVING TO TEAR UP SIDEWALKS AND STEELWORK THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TO.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

[00:45:01]

AND THIS IS WHAT'S LED TO THE STEPS THAT HAVE BROUGHT US HERE.

I DON'T SEE IT BEING FIXED ANY OTHER WAY IN TWO WEEKS TO A MONTH.

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BE DOING THESE REPAIRS IN THE WINTER, THAT'S FOR SURE.

WE DO HAVE THE NEW BUILDING RECKONING TO OPEN WITH APARTMENTS AND ATTRACTING BUSINESSES ON THE MAIN FLOOR. SO, I MEAN, IT'S WORTH.

I THINK, TO GET THIS DONE.

WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN B AT THE MOMENT.

NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S HAVE A MOVER.

OR DO YOU WANT TO SAY THE MOTION AGAIN, PLEASE? NO PROBLEM. GREAT. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE MEMO FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE CONTRACTING TORNADO PLUMBING AND DRAINS AT AN UP SET LIMIT OF $30,000 FOR THE SEWER REPAIR WORK ON ONTARIO AVENUE IN FRONT OF THE ELLIOT LAKE PLAZA ON NEWFOUNDLAND WALK.

WITH THE FUNDS BEING TAKEN FROM THE SANITARY SEWAGE CONNECTION CONTRACTED SERVICES AND THAT THE USE OF THE NEGOTIATION METHOD IN THE PROCUREMENT BYLAW BE APPROVED TO WAIVE THE NEED FOR TENDERING DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF VENDORS AND THEIR AVAILABILITY.

MAY I HAVE A MOVER. COUNCILOR MANN.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR BULL.

ALL IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED.

AND THAT IS CARRIED.

SO ITEM 7.8 REPORT FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING EXTENSION RFP 2016-01 FOR SPECIALIZED TRANSIT SERVICES.

MR. GOLDING. THANK YOU.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, IT'S SOMEWHAT OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT GOING IN FRONT OF YOU.

WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED WITH HURON LODGE TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRANSIT SERVICE IN THE CITY SINCE 2016, WHEN THEY WERE THE SUCCESSFUL RESPONDENT TO RFP 2016-01.

THIS PAST YEAR, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD A SINGLE YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION THAT WAS DONE PRIMARILY TO TRY AND GIVE EVERYONE TIME TO GET THE TRANSIT STUDY DONE.

THAT STUDY IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, SO THE CONTRACT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND WE'RE LOOKING TO DO ANOTHER SINGLE YEAR EXTENSION.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOPE. OKAY.

I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVE A 3% ONE YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION TO RFP 2016-01 FOR SPECIALIZED TRANSIT SERVICES UNTIL AUGUST 31ST, 2024 THROUGH HURON LODGE.

AND THAT A BYLAW AN AGREEMENT BE BROUGHT TO THE AUGUST 28TH, 2023 COUNCIL MEETING.

A MOVER. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR BULL.

ALL IN FAVOR.

AND THAT IS CARRIED.

ITEM 7.9.

A MEMO FROM THE CITY CLERK REGARDING THE DEPUTY CLERK, MISS BRAY.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. SO WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT MRS. LAWRENCE HAS RETURNED TO THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT FROM PARENTAL LEAVE.

AND WE'D LIKE TO THANK AT THIS TIME MISS KRISTINE DOYLE, WHO WAS A GREAT SUPPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PAST YEAR.

SO THANKFULLY SHE IS TRANSITIONED TO ANOTHER CONTRACT POSITION WITH THE CITY, SO WE STILL GET TO WORK ALONGSIDE HER.

SO FOR HOUSEKEEPING PURPOSES, WE NEED TO REPEAL BYLAW 2244, WHICH WAS A BYLAW APPOINTING MISS DOYLE AS A TEMPORARY CLERK.

SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT BYLAW 2244 BE REPEALED.

THANK YOU, MISS BRAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEMO FROM THE CITY CLERK BE RECEIVED AND THAT BYLAW 22-44 BEING A BYLAW TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY DEPUTY CLERK BE REPEALED.

MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED.

ITEM 7.10 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERK'S AND PLANNING SERVICES REGARDING FOI-0223 AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH A REQUEST UNDER THE MUNICIPAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT IT SHALL BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 3A OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THIS MATTER BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION? MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

[00:50:02]

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

AND THAT IS CARRIED.

THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS OR OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.

THERE'S NO OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTING.

THERE'S NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

THERE ARE NO PETITIONS.

THERE IS ONE CORRESPONDENCE ITEM 12.1 CORRESPONDENCE FROM GENTLE SHEPHERD CHURCH REGARDING THE HOSTING OF THE

[12. CORRESPONDENCE]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE LETTER DATED JULY 29TH, 2023 FROM GENTLE SHEPHERD CHURCH BE RECEIVED AND THAT BYLAW 23-50 BE RESCINDED.

AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF LISBURN ROAD ON AUGUST 19TH, 2023, FROM 8 A.M.

TO 3 P.M. FOR THE 6TH ANNUAL SOAPBOX DERBY AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED.

I HAVE A MOVER. COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

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

THERE'S NO NOTICES OF MOTION.

ITEM 14 COUNCIL REPORTS ON ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[14. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE AND CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR EVENT THIS PAST WEEKEND.

I'VE HEARD FROM MANY THAT IT WAS A GREAT SHOW, AND DESPITE THE WEATHER, IT WAS A FABULOUS EVENT.

IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE MEETING THAT THERE IS THE GRAND OPENING OF THE INDIGENOUS FRIENDSHIP CENTER TOMORROW. AND THEN ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DELAYS, I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE IS A SCHEDULE FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS.

EVERYTHING WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE FIRST THING.

BUT I WILL JUST SAY THAT THE PLANNING MEETINGS ARE TO BE HELD AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 29TH AND WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30TH, AND THE MEETING TIMES ON TUESDAY ARE 6 TO 8 P.M.

AND ON WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE THREE SESSIONS ALL DAY.

THE FIRST ONE IS 9 TO 11.

THE SECOND ONE IS 2 TO 4.

THIRD ONE IS 6 TILL 8.

WE ARE HOPING THAT WE GET GREAT ATTENDANCE.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR INPUT AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THOSE THAT WILL COME FORWARD.

OBVIOUSLY, ANY HELP WITH THIS WORK UP HERE IS MUCH APPRECIATED, AS I SAID.

SO PLEASE TRY AND ATTEND.

I THINK THERE'LL BE NUMBERS.

IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT.

THEY'LL BE THE WHOLE STRAT PLAN WILL BE LAID OUT FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.

THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE AN ONLINE COMPONENT SO RESIDENTS CAN GO ON TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND VIEW ALL OF THE STRAT PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND LEAVE THEIR COMMENTS ON THERE AS WELL. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MISS BRAY. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL? NO. OKAY.

SO. 15 ADDENDUM.

[15. ADDENDUM]

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED.

OKAY. 15.1 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERKS AND PLANNING SERVICES REGARDING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT POLICY UPDATE.

IS THAT MISS BRAY? YES. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO THIS IS ALSO A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.

SORRY. THE CITY'S WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT POLICY WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2017.

SO AS PART OF OUR CONTINUED REVIEW OF BYLAWS AND POLICIES, STAFF UNDERTOOK A REVIEW OF THIS ONE, WHICH INCLUDED HAVING OUR HR ADVISOR REVIEW AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

SO NO CHANGES WERE RECOMMENDED TO THE POLICY.

IN GENERAL, IT MEETS ALL LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS.

HOWEVER, THEY DID COME BACK WITH A FEW MINOR ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE TRACKED VERSION OF THE POLICY ATTACHED TO THE REPORT.

WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ALL STAFF TRAINED ON THE AMENDED POLICY ON MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST FROM GALLAGHER BENEFIT SERVICES GROUP AT A COST OF $2,000.

[00:55:03]

HOWEVER, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE AMENDED POLICY APPROVED BY COUNCIL THIS EVENING AND ADOPTED LATER ON TONIGHT BY BYLAW, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS BRAY.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OH, I THINK THIS IS, APOLOGIES, BRINGING US UP TO CURRENT STANDARDS, CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH. OKAY. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROPOSED WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT POLICY UPDATES AND ASSOCIATED BYLAW. MOVER.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED. THAT IS CARRIED.

REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERK'S AND PLANNING SERVICES REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE OMBUDSMAN OF ONTARIO REGARDING A CLOSED SESSION INVESTIGATION. AS THIS MATTER INVOLVES AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION RESPECTING THE MUNICIPALITY BY THE OMBUDSMAN OF ONTARIO.

IT SHALL BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239 3B OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THIS MATTER BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION? MOVER COUNCILOR MANN.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR BULL.

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

15.3 REPORT FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING THE ARENA WOOD STRUCTURE REVIEW.

MR. GOULDING, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO IN 2019, I BELIEVE, WE HAD OUR ARENA'S WOOD COMPONENTS INSPECTED BY A COMPANY CALLED WOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA.

AND I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE THE LENGTH OF THE REPORT OFFERED IN AN ADDENDUM FOR THIS PACKAGE.

I TRIED TO BE COMPREHENSIVE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF REPORTS, SOME OF WHICH THE PUBLIC AND COUNCIL HAS SEEN BEFORE AND SOME OF WHICH HAVEN'T, BUT THEY KIND OF TELL A STORY WHEN YOU PUT THEM TOGETHER.

WE HAD WOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORK WITH TULLOCH ENGINEERING TO LOOK AT THE ARENA IN 2019.

THEY DID AN ASSESSMENT AND IDENTIFIED A BUNCH OF REPAIR THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

SUBSEQUENTLY WAS DONE AND ALSO ATTACHED FOR COUNCIL'S REVIEW IS A LETTER COMING FROM THAT FIRM SAYING AN OCCUPANCY LETTER SAYING YES, WE IDENTIFIED ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS. THEY'VE BEEN RECTIFIED TO OUR SATISFACTION THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

I WASN'T ABLE TO FIND EXACTLY WHERE IN THE REPORTING IF IT ACTUALLY DID SAY.

THAT THERE WAS A SUBSEQUENT FIVE YEAR.

INSPECTION TO BE DONE.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU WITH CERTAINTY THAT ALL THE CONSULTANTS THAT WE REGULARLY USE AT THE MUNICIPALITY ARE WELL AWARE THAT WE'RE DUE FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION NEXT YEAR.

THROUGH THAT REPAIR PERIOD TO THE ARENA, THERE WAS QUITE AN EXTENSIVE.

ROOF REPAIR JOB DONE TO TRY AND KEEP THE WATER OUT OF THE ARENA.

BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE CLOSED THE ARENA, I BELIEVE THREE TIMES LAST WINTER DUE TO WATER INGRESS, I THINK IT MAY HAVE HAD LIMITED SUCCESS. SO IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS REPORT, THE CONCERN IS THAT THE WATER INGRESS COULD CONCEIVABLY HAVE IMPACTED THE WOOD STRUCTURE.

SEEING AS HOW WE'RE DUE FOR AN INSPECTION NEXT YEAR, STAFF HAS HAD AN APPETITE TO ACCELERATE THAT TIMELINE ALL YEAR LONG FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

IT WOULD BE COMFORTING TO ME PERSONALLY TO HAVE SOMEONE MUCH MORE INTELLIGENT THAN MYSELF COME AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE TRUSS SYSTEMS AT THE ARENA.

AND WE REALLY THINK THAT IT WOULD BE OF BENEFIT TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION BEFORE THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR SO THAT WE CAN DO BETTER PLANNING MOVING FORWARD WITH RESPECT TO THAT FACILITY.

SO I'VE BEEN ENDEAVORING, AS HAVE PREVIOUS STAFF, TO TRY AND GET THE CONSULTANTS HERE THROUGH THE SUMMER.

AND WE'VE HAD SUCCESS AND THEY'VE OFFERED US A PROPOSAL.

THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THAT THERE'S THE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE DESIGN WORK IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM BASED ON THEIR ASSESSMENT.

I'M HAPPY WITH THE ASSESSMENT RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS.

[01:00:05]

LET'S GET THEM HERE FROM NEW BRUNSWICK.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE BUILDING IS.

LET'S GET THE BEST ADVICE AVAILABLE ON WHAT THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE IS, AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AFTER BASED ON WHAT THEY FIND.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. GOULDING.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.

COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU.

WORSHIP THROUGH YOU. WHEN THESE INITIAL REPORTS WERE COMMISSIONED IN 2019, WE REALIZED AT THAT TIME THAT WE WERE BEGINNING DOWN A PATH OF BORROWED TIME WITH THE FACILITY.

SEEING THERE IS STILL NO REPLACEMENT FACILITY IN SIGHT.

WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN ORDER TO KEEP THIS FACILITY OPEN TO WHERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AWAY FROM US GOING IN.

WE NEED TO HAVE THIS DONE.

SO I THINK MOVING THIS UP AND GETTING A ASSESSMENT AT THIS POINT, I THINK WOULD GIVE I THINK EVERY ALL USER GROUPS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO GOES INTO THE FACILITY OR WHO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GO INTO THE FACILITY COMFORT KNOWING THAT IT'S STILL STRUCTURALLY SOUND.

OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THIS COMMUNITY ABOVE MANY HAS A SENSITIVITY TO THESE TYPES OF THINGS, SO I HAVE NO ISSUE IN COMMISSIONING AND MOVING FORWARD TO GET THIS DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MANN.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? SO THEY WILL BE COMING HOW QUICKLY? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU.

SO MY DISCUSSION WITH THEM THUS FAR HAS BEEN IF WE GIVE THEM APPROVAL NOW, THEY CAN BE HERE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

OKAY? YEAH.

I'M ALL FOR PROACTIVE INSPECTIONS OF BUILDINGS.

I DON'T SEE ANY TROUBLE WITH THIS.

THIS IS PART OF A OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, EVEN PLANNING FOR THIS.

SO I DON'T SEE ANY ISSUES.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE USE OF THE NEGOTIATION METHOD AS DESCRIBED IN THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT POLICY TO SOLE SOURCE THE CONTRACT TO INSPECT AND REVIEW THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE WOOD STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF THE CENTENNIAL ARENA TO WOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA AT AN UP SET LIMIT OF $34,935 PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES, AND THAT THE ASSOCIATED COSTS BE DRAWN FROM THE AVAILABLE ALLOCATIONS FOR FACILITIES EXPENSES IN THE CURRENTLY APPROVED 2023 OPERATIONAL BUDGET.

MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED 15.4 BYLAW 23-83 BEING A BYLAW TO ENACT THE UPDATED POLICY AND PROGRAM FOR THE PREVENTION OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT AND REPEAL BYLAW 17-49.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 23-83 BE PASSED? MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

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

15.5 BYLAW 23-84 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND ELLIOT LAKE EMERGENCY FOOD BANK, INC..

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 23-84 BE PASSED? MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED.

16 INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BYLAWS.

[16. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

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

16.2 IS BYLAW 23-80 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENT WITH THE ELLIOT LAKE VIKINGS WITH THE RESPECT TO USE OF THE CENTENNIAL ARENA AND REPEAL BYLAW 21-73.

[01:05:03]

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR AND NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT IS CARRIED.

17 CLOSED SESSION MAY HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL PROCEED INTO CLOSED SESSION AT THE HOUR OF 8:05 P.M..

[17. CLOSED SESSION]

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THANK YOU. AND CARRIED.

OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT THE HOUR OF 9:10 P.M..

MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THERE'S ONE MOTION COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE HEAD HEREBY GRANTS A 45 DAY EXTENSION TILL SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2023.

WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCESS REQUEST FOI 02-23.

MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR AND NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED. AND THEN NOW WE'RE ON TO 18 CONFIRMATORY BY LAW,

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED.

AND ADJOURNMENT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT THE HOUR OF 9:11 P.M..

A MOVER, COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.