Oct 10, 2023 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL FOR THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE, DATED TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2023, 3:07 P.M. I'LL CALL TO ORDER.

ROLL CALL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, INCLUDING COUNCILLOR SEIDEL BY ZOOM.

DO WE HAVE ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

[3. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

GOING TWICE.

THERE ARE NONE. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES.

[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]

THE SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2023, REGULAR MEETING AND THE OCTOBER 3RD, 2023, SPECIAL MEETING.

MOVER, PLEASE.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR BULL REGARDING MY CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAST WEEK, THE REPORT OR THE AGENDA SAYS I HAD A SON EMPLOYED WITH ONE OF THE COMPANIES AND IT SHOULD HAVE SAID I HAD A FAMILY MEMBER.

EMPLOYED NOTED AS AMENDED.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR BULL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. THERE IS NO PUBLIC INPUT SESSION THIS EVENING.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

SO ITEM SEVEN IS INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS.

[7. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

MR. THOMAS, GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, YOUR.

WORSHIP I'LL HAVE MR. BOOTH GO UP THERE AND DO HIS PRESENTATION FOR COUNCIL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

WELCOME, MR. BOOTH.

THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DID FOR ON BEHALF OF ELLIOT LAKES FIRE SERVICE.

SO, A SHORT PRESENTATION.

AND THEN ON THE ON THE ON THE REPORT ITSELF.

THE REPORT WAS PART OF YOUR AGENDA FROM LAST WEEK.

SO EVERYBODY'S HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH THE REPORT ITSELF.

I THINK IT'S SOME OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE THERE.

BUT THE PRESENTATION THAT I HAVE SET ASIDE FOR EVERYBODY IS TO ALLOW COUNCIL SOME INFORMATION FOR CONSIDERATION MOVING FORWARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FIRE SERVICE AND THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE FIRE SERVICE AND THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S SOMETHING TO BE ABLE TO TO MOVE FORWARD.

THE COMMUNITY RISK ASSESSMENT ITSELF IS A REQUIREMENT UNDER THE LEGISLATION, AN UNDER A REGULATION IN ONTARIO THAT EVERY MUNICIPALITY AND EVERY FIRE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO HAVE ONE IN PLACE BY THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST NEXT YEAR IN 2024.

AND THE IDEA BEHIND IT IS THAT IT ALLOWS AN EXAMINATION OF THE RISKS IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND AND USE THOSE INFORMATION ON THOSE RISKS AND SOME OF THE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND ALLOW THAT TO INFORM THE DECISIONS FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND EVERYBODY'S COMMUNITY AND YOURS SPECIFICALLY.

SO JUST A THE THAT'S A BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON THE REGULATION.

AND. SO PART OF THE REGULATION, IT COVERS NINE MANDATORY PROFILES, SO NINE CATEGORIES THAT RISK IS LOOKED AT IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND SIMPLE.

ALL PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THE SAME THING IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.

EVERY MUNICIPALITY HAS TO LOOK AT THE SAME THING REGARDLESS OF THEIR SIZE.

KNOW WE'VE JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE CHIEF.

YOU KNOW, SOME COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION OF FAR LESS THAN YOURS ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE SAME THINGS AS WILL EVERY LARGER CITY THAT'S LARGER THAN YOURS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME ASPECT AS WELL.

BUT ON THE SCREEN, THERE'S FOUR OF THE.

THE CATEGORIES THAT ARE THERE AND IT CARRIES ON INTO THE THE NEXT PAGE WITH THE REST OF THOSE CATEGORIES.

SO THEY'RE ASKED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE, DETERMINE WHAT THOSE RISKS MAY BE AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR CONSIDERATION MOVING FORWARD BEYOND WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS AT THE PUBLIC RISK FOR ELLIOT LAKE.

IT'S SIMILAR TO PROBABLY 50% OF THE REST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.

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ELLIOT LAKE HAS ITS OWN RISKS, ITS OWN ISSUES, ITS OWN CONCERNS, AND THOSE SOLUTIONS NEED TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE TABLE THAT WE'RE AT TODAY.

YOU KNOW, IN THESE CHAMBERS AND AT THE FIRE SERVICE JUST DOWN THE STREET.

SO GOING FORWARD, BUT SO THE PRIMARY GOAL OR GOALS THAT WE'RE AT, I HAVE CHOSEN TO TAKE A LOOK AT IS TO LOOK FOR IDENTIFY, SELECT IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS, BUT FIND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO THOSE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST OUT THERE.

SO, THE TREATMENT FOR THOSE THAT EXIST ARE THERE.

YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AND ALL OF THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE THEIR PAST HISTORIES, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, AND HOW YOUR SERVICE IS CURRENTLY SET UP, THE FIRE SERVICE IS SET UP IN ELLIOT LAKE VERY MUCH LIKE EVERY OTHER FIRE SERVICE, AND IT'S PROBABLY ITS STRUCTURE HASN'T CHANGED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO, LIKE I SAY, IS MANAGING THAT RISK THAT EXISTS THERE.

MOST OF THE MOST MUNICIPAL RISKS CANNOT BE ELIMINATED.

IT CAN'T BE AVOIDED.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET A CHOICE.

THE LAKE IS OUTSIDE.

THE THE HIGHWAY IS OUTSIDE.

ALL OF THOSE ITEMS ARE HERE.

WE CAN'T MOVE THEM.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE AWAY.

ELLIOT LAKE HAS BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY'LL CONTINUE TO BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME INTO THE FUTURE.

SO THE BEST WAY TO DO TO DEAL WITH THE RISKS IS TO FIND SOME POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS THAT THE FIRE SERVICE, THE COMMUNITY AND ITS PARTNERS AND NEIGHBORS AND RESIDENTS CAN BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE.

SO THE ELLIOT LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND STAFF AND THEIR RESOURCES HAVE BEEN PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY SINCE INCEPTION AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING VERY SUCCESSFULLY AT DOING THAT. ELLIOT LAKE HAS A VERY LOW INCIDENCE INCIDENCE OF FIRE FIRE EMERGENCIES.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE TREND FOR FIRE THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA IS PREDOMINANTLY DECLINING.

ELLIOT LAKE IS NOT.

FOR INSTANCE, IS IN ELLIOT LAKE OR ON THE INCREASE.

SO WHY IS THAT? THAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE ANALYSIS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND SOME SOLUTIONS NEED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THAT.

NO, ELLIOT LAKE, WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT IT FROM COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ONTARIO IS A BIT OF AN ANOMALY IN THE CASE OF FIRE.

MOST COMMUNITIES, LIKE I SAID, THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, THE INCIDENCE OF FIRE IS REDUCING, BUT NOT HERE IN ELLIOT LAKE.

SO GOT A PROBLEM? WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO SORT THAT OUT AND IT'S IT'S ACHIEVABLE AND TRY TO DO THAT SO THIS THE COMMUNITY RISK ASSESSMENT OR CRA. IT REQUIRES TO BE IN PLACE BY 24.

IT HAS TO BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AT THE VERY LEAST.

AND THE REGULATION REQUIRES A NET NEW ONE DONE EVERY FIVE YEARS.

SO, EVERY FIVE YEARS THERE NEEDS TO BE A NET NEW ONE DONE.

HOW MUCH ARE THINGS GOING TO CHANGE ANNUALLY OR IN FIVE YEARS IN ELLIOT LAKE? PROBABLY NOT A LOT.

HOWEVER, HOPEFULLY THE FIRE, THE INSTANCE OF FIRE WILL REDUCE, OR THE SEVERITY OF THOSE FIRES WILL DECREASE.

BUT SO, SOME OF THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND TAKEN.

I DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE.

SO, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOME OF THE RISKS, I'VE TAKEN A COUPLE OF THE RISKS FROM THE REPORT ITSELF AND HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THEM. AND THE ONE THAT'S ON THE SCREEN NOW IS ABOUT THE WILDLAND INTERFACE ISSUES.

SO, ELLIOT LAKE PART OF ITS BEAUTY IS ITS LOCATION.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT LOCATION IS SURROUNDED BY SOME OF THE BEST FOREST IN ONTARIO AND UNFORTUNATELY IN MANY CASES THROUGHOUT CANADA.

IN RECENT YEARS, WE'VE SEEN THE FOREST ISSUES, FOREST FIRES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOR US ACROSS CANADA.

YOU KNOW, JUST MOST RECENTLY WE HAD AN EVACUATION OF THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE AND 20,000 PEOPLE HAD TO EVACUATE.

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IN 1979 MISSISSAUGA TRAIN DERAILMENT.

WE HAD AN EVACUATION OF ABOUT 210,000 PEOPLE.

THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR WAS THE LARGEST PEACETIME EVACUATION THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

SO, I DON'T KNOW THAT IN THE COMMUNITY OF WHITEHORSE OR SORRY, IN THE COMMUNITY OF YELLOWKNIFE, OR PERHAPS EVEN IN THE COMMUNITY OF ELLIOT LAKE CONSIDERATION OF HOW TO MOVE 20,000 PEOPLE FROM HERE TO SOMEPLACE ELSE IS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF.

WE HAD A RELIANCE ON THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND AS DID MANY COMMUNITIES IN BC THIS YEAR AND ALBERTA AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.

AND THERE'S JUST INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE AMOUNT OF FIRES OR THE INTENSITY OF THE FIRE THAT'S BEGINNING TO REVEAL ITSELF.

SO IT'S ATTRIBUTED TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

IT'S CONTRIBUTED TO A HOST OF THINGS.

CAN IT HAPPEN HERE IN ONTARIO? I'M MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.

I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T.

BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT POSSIBLY HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR.

YOU KNOW, ELLIOT LAKE SITS IN A LOCATION WHERE IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF CLOSE NEIGHBORS THAT IT CAN RELY ON AS NEIGHBORS THAT IT CAN RELY ON, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY NEIGHBORS THAT ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE THAT WILL BE FACED WITH.

SO ANOTHER ONE THAT IS ON TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE BUILDING STOCK ISSUES.

ELLIOT LAKE THE FIRE SERVICE IN ELLIOT LAKE ISN'T AWARE OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT EXISTS IN THE COMMUNITY UTILIZING LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION.

SO THE FIRE MARSHAL AS PART OF A DIRECTIVE, NOT PART OF THIS PARTICULAR REGULATION, BUT PART OF THE DIRECTIVE THAT HE ISSUED IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR, WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE LAW THE FIRE CHIEF IS LEGISLATED TO FOLLOW, IS THE FACT THAT AS PART OF THE CRA, NOT PART OF THIS PARTICULAR REGULATION, BUT AS PART OF THE CRA, THE FIRE MARSHAL ISSUED A DIRECTIVE TO ALL ASSISTANCE TO THE FIRE MARSHAL IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, OF WHICH CHIEF THOMAS IS ONE OF THEM, IS REQUIRED TO INFORM HIMSELF AND COUNSEL OF ALL BUILDINGS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE UTILIZING LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION.

SO THAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERTAKEN AND TAKEN A LOOK AT.

AND IT'S A RESULT OF A FATAL FIRE WHERE WE LOST TWO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IN THE COMMUNITY OF INGERSOLL WHERE THEY ENTERED A BUILDING.

IT WAS A THAT THE FIRE WAS ON THE ROOF.

THEY WEREN'T AWARE.

BUT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE LIGHTWEIGHT TRUSS CONSTRUCTION OF THAT ROOF FAILED AND COLLAPSED AND WE LOST TWO FIREFIGHTERS.

SO HENCE THIS LEGISLATION OR THIS PIECE OF ADDED DIRECTIVE CAME ABOUT.

SO. THOSE ARE ONE OF THE THINGS.

SO DISTRICT SOCIAL SERVICES IS NOT ENGAGED.

THOSE ARE.

A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF FIRES AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF HYPOTHETICAL, UNPROVEN, HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE CHIEF ABOUT WHY DO WE HAVE FIRES AND WHERE DO WE HAVE FIRES IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ANALYSIS OF THOSE FIRES.

AND WE HAVE SOME VULNERABLE PERSONS OR IN PART OF OUR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHERE THE FIRE SERVICE'S EXISTING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR FIRE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES MAY NOT BE REACHING.

SO SOCIAL SERVICES SHOULD BE ENGAGED.

YOUR SOCIAL SERVICES IS PART OF THE ALGOMA SERVICE, RIGHT? SO THEY NEED TO BE ENGAGED AND BROUGHT ON BOARD TO TRY TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR SOME OF THE VULNERABLE AND OR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT EXIST IN ELLIOT LAKE.

WELL.

SO FALSE ALARMS. THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OF ALARMS THAT THE FIRE SERVICE RESPONDS TO THAT ARE FALSE ALARMS. ARGUABLY. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FALSE ALARM UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVES.

SO, ALL OF THE ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH THE DISPATCHING AND ARRIVING AND ALL OF THOSE ITEMS.

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YOU DON'T KNOW WHO'S COMING, SO YOU'RE CALLING EVERYBODY TO SHOW UP.

SO REGARDLESS OF THAT, ALL OF THAT SHOWS UP.

THE THE. COUNCIL WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE FIRE CHIEF, SHOULD EXAMINE THOSE CALLS.

AND IF THE CALLS ARE EITHER BECAUSE OF LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON THE SYSTEM, THEY SHOULD BE PEOPLE SHOULD BE CHARGED FOR THOSE CALLS.

THERE'S NO REASON FOR THE FIRE SERVICE TODAY TO BE RESPONDING TO IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED ALARMS THAT OWNERS HAVE.

THAT'S THE OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY.

THE FIRE CODE IDENTIFIES THAT AS A RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE MUNICIPALITY INCURS A FAIR AMOUNT OF EXPENSE IN RESPONDING TO FALSE ALARMS. SO IT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS WHERE THAT.

CAN BE DONE SO.

SO, THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, ARGUABLY MY AREA OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS INCREASING PREVENTION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE DEPARTMENT HERE IN ELLIOT LAKE DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF ENGAGING THE PUBLIC WHENEVER THEY CAN. THEY HAVE GREAT FIRE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES THAT THEY ALREADY DO.

EVERY STAFF MEMBER THAT YOU HAVE IS INVOLVED IN BOTH OF THOSE ACTIVITIES FIRE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THAT'S RARE IN ANY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

BUT EVERY ONE OF YOUR STAFF DO IT.

THEY HAVE A DAILY SCHEDULE IN WHICH THEY ARE ENGAGED IN THOSE PRACTICES THROUGHOUT YOUR COMMUNITY.

HOWEVER, THE PROGRAMS MAY NOT BE TARGETED INTO THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THE FIRE SERVICE HERE HAS A PROGRAM WHERE THEY GO OUT AND AND DO NEIGHBORHOODS ON A YEARLY BASIS.

SO NEIGHBORHOOD A GETS DONE THIS YEAR AND NEIGHBORHOOD B GETS DONE NEXT YEAR WHERE THEY KNOCK ON DOORS, TALK ABOUT FIRE PREVENTION, ASK TO COME INTO THE HOUSE, EXAMINE THE SMOKE ALARMS AND STUFF, AND THAT'S GREAT.

HOWEVER, IF YOUR FIRES AREN'T HAPPENING IN NEIGHBORHOOD A AND B THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF CIRCUMSTANCE, THEY'RE HAPPENING IN NEIGHBORHOOD C, THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO BE NIMBLE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO ADD SERVICES TO NEIGHBORHOOD C.

IN, IN ADDITION TO THE ONE THAT'S PROGRAMED OR SCHEDULED FOR THAT PARTICULAR YEAR.

AND ALL OF THE INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED IN A FASHION THAT IT BECOMES EASILY USABLE.

THE THE FIRE CHIEF HAS BINDERS FOR OF INFORMATION OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE AND WHERE THEY AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO TRY TO ANALYZE THE EFFECT OF THAT OR THE RESULTS OR THE OUTCOME OF THAT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE IT IN SOME SORT OF A RELATION RELATIONAL DATABASE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE DELIVERING PROGRAMS. IT'S ONE ITEM TO DELIVER PROGRAMS, BUT YOU ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE TO ANALYZE WHETHER OR NOT THAT PROGRAM IS EFFECTIVE.

SO IF I'M IN NEIGHBORHOOD A DOING FIRE PREVENTION PUBLIC ACTIVITY.

ARE THERE NO FIRES THERE IN NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE NEXT TWO OR 3 OR 4 YEARS? OR IS THERE.

SO, DID I MISS THE MARK? HOW DID I MISS THE MARK? WHERE DID I MISS THE MARK? THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE WERE NOT ABLE TO BE ABLE TO DO IN A IN A FASHION IN A IN AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF DEALING WITH IT.

SO, YOUR FIRE SERVICES IS A VERY ACTIVE FIRE SERVICE, MORE SO THAN MOST OTHER FIRE SERVICES THAT I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO.

AND THAT'S COMMENDABLE.

THEY ACTUALLY DO A LOT OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE DOING.

IT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO ANALYZE THEIR WORK TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE BEING EFFECTIVE.

AND THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL IN THE FIRE SERVICE.

THE FIRE SERVICE ARE VERY GOOD DOERS.

THEY'RE EXCELLENT AT ALL OF THOSE ITEMS ON HOW TO DO THINGS.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ANALYSIS OF THAT, IT BECOMES THEY'RE LESS EFFECTIVE.

SO. THE ENHANCED USE OF DATA WOULD SUPPORT.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND ALLOW THE FIRE SERVICE TO BE AS NIMBLE AS THEY COULD BE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS.

AND UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIFIC COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

IT'S INFORMATION IS BEFORE YOU AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I MAY.

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THANK YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MR. BOOTH. YOUR REPORT HERE IS VERY INTERESTING.

THE ONE THAT WE ALL GOT.

MY QUESTION IS, IT SAYS OF THE 100% OF THE CALLS THAT THE POLICE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GET, 12.5% IS FOR ACTUAL FIRES AND 87.5 IS FOR OTHER STUFF.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TO CHIEF THOMAS OR TO YOURSELF.

SO WHEN YOU GET THE CALL, HOW DO YOU SAY THIS IS FIRE OR THIS IS SOMEBODY HAVING A HEART ATTACK? LIKE, DO YOU HAVE TRAINING FOR THAT OR.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP? WHEN WE RECEIVE A CALL, WE'RE WE'RE TOLD WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO.

FOR AN EXAMPLE, CRUZ RAN A CALL TODAY FOR AN ALARM CALL.

SO THE CALL COMES IN AUTOMATICALLY AS FIRE.

WE HAVE A FIRE AT SUCH SUCH ADDRESS.

ARE YOU RESPONDING? WE RESPOND WHEN WE GET THERE, WE FIND OUT WHETHER A IF IT'S AN ACTUAL WORKING FIRE COULD BE AN ALARM MALFUNCTION.

SOMEBODY COULD HAVE PULLED THE FIRE ALARM.

SO, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE GETTING INTO UNTIL WE ACTUALLY ARRIVE ON SCENE.

SO. ANOTHER CALL COULD COME IN, USUALLY FROM CARDIAC CENTRAL AMBULANCE.

EXCUSE ME, COMMUNICATIONS.

AND THEY'LL TELL US YOU'RE RESPONDING TO A SHORTNESS OF BREATH AT SUCH AND SUCH ADDRESS.

SO THE CREWS WILL GO PERFORM THEIR LIFE SAFETY ACTS AND UNTIL EMS ARRIVES ON SCENE, WE COULD RECEIVE A CALL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 108, WHICH WILL COME IN FROM OPP.

WE USUALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE RESPONDING TO.

BY THE CALL THAT'S TAKEN BY THE FIREFIGHTER IN THE FIRE HALL.

IT'S JUST WHEN WE RECEIVE THE ALARMS FROM ALARM COMPANIES, WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO A FALSE ACTIVATION OR WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO WORKING FIRE.

SO, IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK.

EVERYBODY'S GOING WE'LL SORT IT OUT WHEN WE GET THERE.

SO USUALLY WHEN THE FIRST TRUCK ARRIVES ON SCENE WITH THE CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN DOES WHAT WE CALL A QUICK 360 RUNS AROUND THE BUILDING, LOOKS FOR SMOKE OR ANY OTHER SIGNS OF FIRE.

AND THEN ONCE HE DOESN'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING ON THE OUTSIDE, HE CAN KIND OF TAKE A BREATH.

HE WILL GO INTO, SAY, A MULTI DWELLING UNIT, WHETHER IT'S ONE OF THE HIGH RISES, RETIREMENT LIVING, GO TO THE ALARM PANEL, SEE WHERE THE ALARM IS.

HE'LL SEND FIREFIGHTERS UP THERE TO LOOK OUT AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SMOKE IF THERE'S EXCESSIVE HEAT IN THE HALLWAY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF INVESTIGATION GOING ON.

ANY TIME FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVING ON SCENE, THE EASY ONES ARE WHEN WE SHOW UP AND THERE'S SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE WINDOW.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FIRE.

WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

WE'RE GOING TO SECURE A WATER SOURCE.

CREWS WILL BE ASSIGNED TASKS TO GO INTO DO INTERIOR FIREFIGHTING AND AWAY WE GO.

AND THEN USUALLY WE FIND OUT USUALLY BY SOMEBODY OUTSIDE IF EVERYBODY'S OUT OR IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PERFORM A RESCUE SAYING, YOU KNOW, MISSING SO-AND-SO IS STILL IN THE HOUSE.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN HER COME OUT.

CREWS WILL GO IN, KEEP THE FIRE IN CHECK WHILE ANOTHER CREW WILL GO IN AND ACTUALLY PERFORM THE RESCUE.

SO WE USUALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE GETTING OURSELVES INTO WHEN WE RECEIVE THE 911 CALL.

IT'S JUST THE ALARM COMPANIES THAT WE DON'T KNOW.

SO TODAY WAS A FALSE ACTIVATION DUE TO SOMEBODY WORKING ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WITHOUT CONTACTING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SAY THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

SO THAT CONTRACTOR ACTUALLY RECEIVED A $500 BILL TODAY FOR FALSE ACTIVATION.

DOES THAT COVER OUR WAGES AND THE TRUCKS AND EVERYBODY'S TIME? NO, BUT THAT INDIVIDUAL WILL NEVER FORGET THAT HE HAS TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BEFORE HE TOUCHES ANYBODY'S FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN A COMMERCIAL BUILDING OR A MULTI DWELLING UNIT.

OKAY, THANKS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR, FOR MR. THOMAS, WHEN YOU DO THE FIRE PROTECTION WEEK AND DO THE GOING TO HOUSE A HOUSE AND DO THE INSPECTIONS.

DO YOU DO ALSO THE COTTAGE LOTS OR IS THAT A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL OF WAX? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY FIRE PREVENTION THIS WEEK.

SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE FIREFIGHTERS OUT IN THE NEW SUBDIVISION GOING DOOR TO DOOR, KNOCKING ON RESIDENTS DOORS AND ASKING IF WE CAN CHECK THEIR SMOKE ALARM OR HAVE THEM CHECK THEM FOR US. ONCE IT GETS.

WE'VE BEEN KIND OF DOING SECTIONS OF TOWN AS WE'RE MOVING ALONG.

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WE WILL BE WORKING OUR WAY OUT TO THE COTTAGE LOT DEVELOPMENT.

THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS THE DISTANCE.

IT TAKES LONGER BECAUSE THE HOUSES ARE SO MUCH FURTHER APART, AND WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY FIREFIGHTERS.

WE HAVE ONLY SO MANY TRUCKS.

SO, IT'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT FOR US, ESPECIALLY IF WE GET AN ALARM IN TOWN AND WE HAVE 65% OF THE DEPARTMENT, YOU KNOW, 20 MINUTES RESPONSE TIME. WE ARE WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE THEM ON THE LIST TO ACTUALLY GO AND START PERFORMING.

BUT THIS YEAR HERE, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE NEW SUBDIVISION DONE.

SO THEN ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY HAVE BEEN DONE.

AND THEN HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE'LL START PLANNING ON DOING CERTAIN ROADS OUT IN THE COTTAGE LOT DEVELOPMENT.

BUT WHEN YOU START GETTING INTO THE WATER ACCESS ONLY THAT THAT IS A HUGE.

IT'S HUGE PROBLEMS FOR US BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE TO GO BUY BOATS.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S ABLE TO RUN THE BOAT.

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS USUALLY DONE IN OCTOBER, SO THE DAYS ARE A LOT SHORTER.

SO WE CAN'T HAVE ANYBODY OUT ON THE WATER AT NIGHT.

HOWEVER, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO HAVE AN INSPECTION DONE AT THEIR COTTAGE, YOU KNOW, GIVE US LOTS OF NOTICE, WE'LL SEND GUYS OUT OR GIRLS AND ACTUALLY PERFORM THE INSPECTION.

SO HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE WILL BE OUT ON THE COTTAGE LOT, QUIRKE AND DUNLOP SHORES ROAD FOR SURE.

OKAY, FOLLOW UP.

ANOTHER QUESTION.

YOU SAY THAT ELLIOT LAKE THERE'S A RISE IN FIRE.

IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF THE AGE POPULATION THAT WE HAVE.

AND. ARE WE COMPARABLE TO OTHER CITIES IN THIS, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THROUGH YOUR YOUR WORSHIP? I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OUR SIZE ARE DEALING WITH FIRES.

OUR FIRES HAVE BEEN UP.

WE'VE BEEN IN THE NEWS A LOT LATELY.

SOME OF THE PROBLEMS IS LIKE, FOR AN EXAMPLE, THE DOWNTOWN FIRE.

YOU HAVE OLDER CONSTRUCTIONS, SO USUALLY WHEN YOU GET INTO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE OVER, LET'S SAY CLOSE TO 60 OR OVER 60 YEARS OLD, YOU USUALLY UNFORTUNATELY HAVE A BIG DOWNTOWN FIRE.

AND A LOT OF TIMES THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS, IS WITH ALL THE RENOVATIONS.

SO THESE BUILDINGS WERE BUILT IN THE 60S WHEN THERE WAS NO BUILDING CODE.

SO AND THEN YOU HAD PEOPLE, FOR AN EXAMPLE, PLUGS, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, YOU GO INTO A NEW HOME NOW, EVERY THREE FEET THERE'S A PLUG.

WELL, BACK IN THE 60S, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LUCKY IF YOU HAD A BEDROOM WITH A PLUG IN IT.

SO NOW WITH PEOPLE WITH ALL THE NEW ELECTRONICS AND BIGGER TELEVISIONS AND LIGHTING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, IT'S TAXING THE ACTUAL WIRING IN SOME OF THESE HOMES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. FOR AN EXAMPLE, THE DOWNTOWN CORE.

AND ANOTHER PROBLEM IS WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT WE SEEM TO BE DEALING WITH ARE PEOPLE WITH ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH.

I'VE BEEN REACHED OUT TO WINNIPEG FIRE TO THEIR CHIEF FIRE PREVENTION OFFICER THERE, AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WILL WORK FOR US TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT. SO, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, I AM NOT A COUNCILLOR BY ANY MEANS.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 29 YEARS.

I KNOW FIRE AND I KNOW OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT WHEN YOU START GETTING INTO MENTAL HEALTH, IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME, YOU KNOW, BALL OF WAX.

IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE THESE PEOPLE TO RECEIVE THE MESSAGE.

YOU KNOW, I CAN I CAN DO TALKS AND AND GROUPS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT IT'S TO GET THESE PEOPLE TO COME RIGHT.

A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE MENTAL HEALTH, THEY DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. RIGHT. FIRE SAFETY IS DEFINITELY NOT ON THEIR LIST OF THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO DO.

RIGHT. IT'S VERY HARD.

AND I'M TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO REACH THOSE PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S THE THAT IS THE CORE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE HAVING THESE FIRES WITH.

AND I HONESTLY RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN GET THE MESSAGE OUT.

SO THIS IS WHY I'M WORKING WITH WINNIPEG FIRE AND TRYING TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION I CAN AND HOW ARE THEY ADDRESSING IT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'RE THEY'RE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

IT'S TO GET THE PEOPLE TO COME.

THE PEOPLE WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS.

IT'S HARD.

IT'S HARD TO GET THEM TO COME AND GET THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PASS ON.

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YOU KNOW, THEY'RE YOU KNOW, THEY CHECK THE STOVE 3 OR 4 TIMES AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL ABOUT THEIR SMOKE ALARMS. WE GET CALLS EVERY YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE CHANGE THE CLOCKS, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU COME AND CHANGE MY SMOKE ALARM? WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT CALL EVERY YEAR.

NOT A PROBLEM. WE'LL GO TAKE CARE OF IT.

THE SENIORS ARE A LOT MORE SAFER THAN PEOPLE WITH ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH.

IT'S IT'S JUST THE WAY THE TIMES ARE NOW HERE IN ELLIOT LAKE.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A DIFFERENT POPULATION FROM WHAT IT WAS IN THE 80S WHERE IT WAS, YOU KNOW, BLUE COLLAR PEOPLE WORKING HARD MONDAY TO FRIDAY, YOU KNOW, HAVING GOOD TIMES ON THE WEEKEND AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

THOSE DAYS ARE ARE GONE NOW.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT BIG BLUE COLLAR EMPLOYEES THAT WE USED TO HAVE.

WE HAVE SENIORS NOW.

WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS.

AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE TRY OUR BEST TO LOOK AFTER.

SO, I KIND OF RAMBLED ON, I'M SORRY, YOUR WORSHIP, BUT I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.

THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU.

I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

SO, THIS LEGISLATION IS DUE TO START IN AUGUST 2024, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

AND SO THE REVIEWS ARE DONE ANNUALLY.

IS THAT DONE IN HOUSE OR DO WE REQUIRE A CONSULTANT EVERY TIME.

IT'S CAN BE DONE IN HOUSE? YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO TO HAVE ANYBODY.

SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE CHOSEN TO DO THEIR COMMUNITY RISK ASSESSMENTS WITHOUT THE USE OF CONSULTANTS.

OKAY. AND THEN EVERY FIVE YEARS IS A MAJOR OVERHAUL OR.

IT'S A NET NEW ONE, AS ACCORDING TO THE LEGISLATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COUNCILLOR BULL THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I WAS GOING THROUGH THE REPORT AND I JUST NOTICED ONE THING WHERE IT SAYS WE WE SHOULD TRAIN OUR STAFF TO TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF A FIRE.

IS THAT NOT THE FIRE MARSHAL'S JOB? THE FIRE MARSHAL HAS 30 FIRE INVESTIGATORS.

THEY'RE MANDATED TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FIRE INVESTIGATIONS, I.E., FATAL INVESTIGATIONS AND OR GASEOUS EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS AND ANY OTHER FIRE THAT MAY BE DEEMED SUSPICIOUS THAT THAT WOULD MEET THEIR CRITERIA, I.E., HIGH VALUE, HIGH DOLLAR VALUE.

ONTARIO HAS ROUGHLY 20,000 FIRES.

THERE'RE SIMPLY THE RESOURCES, AREN'T THERE.

THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES IDENTIFIES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I.E., THE FIRE CHIEF, TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF EVERY FIRE THAT TAKES PLACE. AND IN THE CASE OF ELLIOT LAKE.

FIRE INVESTIGATIONS DO IN FACT, HAPPEN, BUT MOSTLY REST ON THE FIRE CHIEF TO DO THE INVESTIGATION.

STAFF AREN'T TRAINED TO DO FIRE OTHER THAN FIRE CHIEF, SO.

THE IF YOU ONLY HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL DOING IT.

DEPENDING ON WHEN THAT FIRE HAPPENS AND THE AVAILABILITY OF THAT PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL, THAT MAY BE PROBLEMATIC.

HOWEVER, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE REGULATION REQUIRING MANDATORY TRAINING, THAT ALSO REQUIRES TWO FIRE INVESTIGATORS TO BE OR STAFF TO BE TRAINED AS FIRE INVESTIGATORS DOWN THE ROAD.

SO AS IT COMES ALONG, SO BY I THINK BEGINNING IN 26, WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK AT 2026.

WE'RE BEGINNING TO LOOK AT FIRE INVESTIGATORS TRAINING TO BE THEIR.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? OKAY.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, MR. BOOTH. SAFE TRAVELS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY. ITEM 7.2 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING ACCESS AGREEMENT FOR FORMER MNR PROPERTY ON HIGHWAY 108.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE ENTERING INTO A SITE ACCESS AGREEMENT FOR THE FORMER MNR PROPERTY ON HIGHWAY 108 WITH SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE ENACTED TO AFFECT THIS DECISION.

I HAVE A MOVER. COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR MAN.

MR. ANTUNES, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, YOUR WORSHIP.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

AS ALWAYS, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS EVENING.

FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

THE PROPERTY, THE FORMER MANOR PROPERTY ON HIGHWAY 108.

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ALL THIS AGREEMENT IS PUT IN PLACE TO DO IS SHOULD THE CONTRACTOR BE ON OR ANY AGENTS OF SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATIONS BE ON THE PROPERTY.

AND HEAVEN FORBID ANYTHING HAPPENED THAT THE CITY IS HELD NOT LIABLE AND IT'S JUST AN ACCESS AGREEMENT.

SO IF COUNCIL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLIP THROUGH THE THE AGREEMENT, IT'S A LITTLE WORDY, BUT THERE'S A LOT IN THERE THAT BASICALLY HOLDS US HARMLESS DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

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

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR.

MR. ANTUNES, DO WE GET A COPY OF THAT REPORT WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED? ALSO, SINCE WE OWN THE PROPERTY? I'M THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

THE REPORT ACTUALLY BECOMES PROPERTY OF THE PERSON WHO'S CONDUCTING IT.

THEY ARE PURCHASING IT.

WE HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PARTNERS AT SERPENT RIVER.

SO IF WE WERE TO ASK, I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULD LIKELY SHARE.

I WILL NOT SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF, BUT BECAUSE THE REPORT IS BEING COMMISSIONED AND PAID FOR BY INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS THROUGH SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATIONS, IT BY RIGHTS IS THEIR REPORT JUST ON OUR PROPERTY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. SEEING NONE.

LET'S HAVE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED. AND THAT IS CARRIED.

7.3 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR ADY AVENUE AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH THE POTENTIAL DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.

IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 2392C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

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

COUNCILOR MANN.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT IS CARRIED.

SO, EIGHT-POINT PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS, 8.1 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERK'S AND PLANNING SERVICES REGARDING LEASE AGREEMENT

[8. PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS]

CAN I GET A MOVER AND A SECONDER FOR THAT? THE REPORT THAT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERK'S AND PLANNING SERVICES BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE BYLAW AND PLANNING COMMITTEE SUPPORT AND FORWARD THESE FORWARD THE LEASE AGREEMENT RENEWAL FOR LANDS ADJACENT TO 83 SAINT LAURENT PLACE TO COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED TO AFFECT THIS DECISION.

MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE SECONDED.

COUNCILOR BOLT.

MISS BRAY, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. SO, THIS IS STRICTLY A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM.

SO MR. AND MRS. PAUL CURRENTLY LEASED THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THEIR HOME AT 83.

SAINT LAURENT AT THE BYLAW PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 2ND, THE STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT WE RENEW THIS LEASE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS WITH A RENT OF $255 PER YEAR PLUS TAX.

WE ARE ALREADY IN RECEIPT OF THEIR CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE AND STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE LEASE WITH THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BEING PASSED THIS EVENING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SEEING NONE. WE'LL HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT IS CARRIED.

ITEM 8.2 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING THE ANNUAL BERGHAMMER COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE OCTOBER 2ND MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE.

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED.

THE LETTER FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER OF EAST ALGOMA BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE USE OF THE CALL AND TOLL ON DECEMBER 25TH, 2023, FOR THE BERGHAMMER COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DINNER BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL AND THAT ACCESS TO COLLINS HALL KITCHEN BE PROVIDED FOR FOOD PREPARATION ON DECEMBER 22ND.

MAY I GET A MOVER AND A SECONDER, PLEASE? COUNCILLOR BULL COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

MISS CLARK, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH. THE COUNSELING CENTER OF ALGOMA IS LOOKING TO CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF HOSTING THE ANNUAL BERGHAMMER COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DINNER.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE FEES TO BE WAIVED FOR THE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE HALL ON DECEMBER 25TH, AND AS WELL AS THE FRIDAY THE 22ND FOR FOOD PREPARATION AND. YEAH.

AND THEY'RE JUST HOPING TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE EVENT FROM WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS CLARK.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

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THANK YOU. WORSHIP. JUST A COMMENT, I THINK.

WELL, NOBODY SHOULD EVER BE ALONE AT CHRISTMAS.

AND I REALLY THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THE COUNSELING CENTER FOR EAST OKLAHOMA IS STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND KEEPING THIS TRADITION GOING.

AND THEY SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THAT.

AND THAT'S ALL.

THANKS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST BEFORE WE GO FORWARD.

COUNCILLOR SEIDEL JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT YOUR SCREEN HAS FROZEN.

SO WHEN WE DO THE VOTE, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO VOCALIZE YOUR YOUR YOUR VOTE, PLEASE, AND THANK YOU. OKAY.

UM, OKAY.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. I WISH THEM GOOD LUCK AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING'S READY AND PREPARED FOR THEM.

LET'S HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR.

IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THERE'S NONE OPPOSED.

AND THAT'S CARRIED.

8.3 REPORT FROM THE EVENTS COORDINATOR REGARDING THE 2024 ICE FISHING DERBY.

AT THE OCTOBER 2ND MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT THE REPORT FROM THE EVENTS COORDINATOR BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL THEIR SUPPORT TO PROCEED WITH UNDERTAKING THE 2024 ICE FISHING DERBY ON ELLIOT LAKE ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2024.

MAY I GET A MOVER AND A SECONDER, PLEASE? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR MANN.

OH, MY GOD. WHERE ARE WE GOING? OH, GOD. SORRY.

MISS DOYLE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO, PLANNING THE ICE FISHING DERBY.

OUR ANNUAL ICE FISHING DERBY TO TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 24TH WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH ACCESSIBILITY THAT CAME UP LAST YEAR, WE.

WHICH LED US TO START LOOKING AT MAYBE ANOTHER LAKE OPTION.

ELLIOT LAKE WAS SUGGESTED FROM THE SPINE BEACH.

IT'S A LOT FLATTER THERE, THE PARKING OFFERS, IT'S A LARGER PARKING LOT THAT'LL ALLOW US TO OFFER SOME MORE ACCESSIBILITY PARKING AS WELL AS AS A BETTER DROP OFF AREA AND THEN ALSO ALLOWS FOR PARKING ALONG SPINE INSTEAD OF ALONG THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WITH THE AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT THAT HAPPENS DURING THE ICE FISHING DERBY, IT DOES MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS PULLING OUT FROM THOSE INTERSECTIONS.

I'M NOT 100% SURE WHAT THE FISHING IS LIKE ON ELLIOT.

HOWEVER, I DO SEE ALWAYS A GROUP OF HUTS EVERY YEAR OVER BY THE SPINE BEACH, SO THERE MUST BE SOME FISH IN THERE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THE SAME THING AS LAST YEAR AND HAVING EVERYBODY COME UP TO THE COLLINS HALL FOR THE PRIZES.

MAYBE MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS WITH HAVING SOME OF THE DOOR PRIZES DRAWN AHEAD OF TIME TO NOT DELAY HOW LONG EVERYBODY HAS TO WAIT FOR US TO DRAW ALL THE NAMES.

I DO HAVE A GROUP THAT HAS STEPPED FORWARD SINCE LAST YEAR KNOWING THAT WE WOULD WE WERE INTERESTED IN HAVING AN OUTSIDE GROUP DO LIKE A CANTEEN.

SO THERE IS A GROUP THAT'S KIND OF WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION OF A DATE BEFORE THEY CAN KIND OF GO TO THEIR BOARD AND GET A FINAL THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO ABLE TO DO IT.

SO, YEAH, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS DOYLE.

COUNCILLOR BULL.

THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

MISS DOYLE, WHEN YOU SAY CANTEEN, DOES THAT INCLUDE A BAR AT THE COLLINS HALL FOR THE PRIZE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

WE WEREN'T REALLY PLANNING ON HAVING IT AS A LICENSED EVENT THIS YEAR.

LAST YEAR THE GROUP THAT DID IT FOUND THAT THE BAR DID NOT DO SO WELL.

THERE'S AN ADDED EXPENSE, TOO.

IF A THIRD PARTY WELL, EVEN IF THE CITY DOES IT, YOU'VE GOT YOUR YOUR SOP, YOU'VE GOT YOUR PAL INSURANCE.

THE BAR DOESN'T DO VERY WELL.

ONE OF THE GROUP THAT I HAD ASKED SAID THAT THAT EVENT WON'T BE IT WON'T BE WORTH THEM DOING IT.

THERE'S NO WAY THEY'LL MAKE.

WITH HAVING PEOPLE COME, THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY.

THIS GROUP IS VERY INTERESTED IN DOING MORE LIKE A FOOD CANTEEN OFFERING NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

SO, YEAH, THE BAR WASN'T PART OF MY MY PLAN THIS YEAR.

AND I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT IT DOES AFFECT THE SEATING CAPACITY OR THE OCCUPANCY CAPACITY IF WE DO A LICENSE EVENT.

SO FOR 25 IS WHAT'S ON OUR CHART BASED ON WHAT TYPE OF EVENT.

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LAST YEAR WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AMOUNT OF PARTICIPANTS THAT DECIDED TO ATTEND AFTERWARDS DIDN'T EXCEED OUR CAPACITY LIMIT.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.

FOLLOW UP. I GUESS IF WE INCREASE THE CAPACITY, I THINK LAST YEAR ONLY THE TICKET HOLDERS WERE ALLOWED IN.

SO IF THERE'S MORE CAPACITY, IS THERE MORE PEOPLE? NO OTHER CHILDREN OR WIVES, I GUESS.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP. YES.

IF WE CAN INCREASE THE CAPACITY, WE DON'T HAVE TO LIMIT IT JUST TO THE PARTICIPANTS.

WE COULD ALLOW PARTNERS OR CHILDREN TO COME IN WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBER TO WATCH TO SEE WHO WINS ANY OF THE PRIZES.

JUST A COMMENT. I AGREE WITH THE DATE.

YOU SAID FEBRUARY 24TH NEXT YEAR.

THE LOCATION, I THINK, WILL BE PRIME, ESPECIALLY FOR ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE PARKING.

KEEP EVERYBODY OFF THE HIGHWAY.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF WEATHER.

THEN WE COULD GET ON THAT DAY IF WE HAVE TO PLOW OR NOT.

IT COULD BE DANGEROUS.

BUT OVERALL, I THINK IT SHOULD BE A GOOD EVENT.

I'M SURE THERE'S FISH IN ELLIOT LAKE AND I'M AND I KNOW WE GO BY ALL THE REGULATIONS AND RULES OF THE.

SO I THINK WE SHOULD BE GOOD.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP TO MS. DOYLE. JUST A QUESTION.

AS YOU GET CLOSER, I MENTIONED THIS AT COMMITTEE TIME, THERE IS USUALLY ABOUT 7 TO 10 ICE FISHING SHACKS OUT THERE.

WILL SOMEBODY ACTUALLY GO AND GET A HOLD OF THOSE PEOPLE TO SEE IF YOU KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SET UP? BECAUSE THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH IN THE PRIMO SPOTS.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, WE DEFINITELY COULD REACH OUT TO THOSE HUTS.

USUALLY ON HORN, THERE'S USUALLY THE ONE HUT AND WE ALWAYS REACH OUT TO.

I THINK THAT'S A VENTURE NORTH THAT USUALLY HAS A HUT AND THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM.

WE COULD REACH OUT TO THOSE WITH THOSE HUTS AHEAD OF TIME TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY ISSUES IF THAT'S WHERE WE WE ACTUALLY PUT THE TOURNAMENT AREA, I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOME INVESTIGATION AS TO THE BEST SPOT FOR THAT AREA.

AND WELL, WE HAVE TO MONITOR THE ICE AS WELL LEADING UP TO THE EVENT.

SO.

JUST JUST TO FOLLOW UP.

THAT'S WHY IT'S YOUR THING.

BUT THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE PARKING.

SO MORE THAN LIKELY, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD AT LEAST BE SOMEWHERE IN THAT AREA.

AND THE ONLY OTHER THING, IT WAS A VERY FANTASTIC JOB LAST YEAR AND THIS HAD BEEN MENTIONED.

I DON'T THINK WE'LL GET CAUGHT AGAIN, BUT I DON'T THINK ALL THE COLLINS HALL WAS TOTALLY SET UP.

WE SORT OF GOT OVERWHELMED.

HOW MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO GET BACK TO THE CALL AND SELL? SO THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A BIT OF A LITTLE CLUSTER WITH THE TABLES AND THE CHAIRS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

THAT'S IT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

DONE.

OKAY. YEAH, I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.

I DID SORT OF DISCUSS THIS WITH A FEW PEOPLE, AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO BRING UP THAT A LOT OF THE OLDER FOLKS DO LIKE GOING TO THE COLLINS HALL AND TALKING TO THE PEOPLE THEY'VE BEEN FISHING WITH AND KIND OF ENJOY A BEER WITH THEIR MINI MEAL OR SNACK.

I'LL JUST PUT IT OUT THERE.

I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO TRY THAT AGAIN UNDER THE PREMISE THAT WE SET UP THE CONSOLE AND.

AND SEE WHERE IT GOES.

I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE SORT OF CHANGING THIS PLAN.

DO WE HAVE THE NUMBERS EXACTLY.

THE DIFFERENCES FOR OCCUPANCY, FOR WITH AND WITHOUT A LIQUOR LICENSE? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I BELIEVE IN MY REPORT.

I DID PUT IF IT'S SO A LICENSE EVENT IS FOR 25 AND I HAVE TO GO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT'S WITH ALL SEATS AND TABLES SET UP.

UM, AN UNLICENSED EVENT, I BELIEVE, WITH ALL THE TABLES SET UP.

WE'RE AT 580.

IF WE DO JUST CHAIR SEATING, IT'S 725.

BUT IF WE'RE SERVING FOOD, WE'RE GOING TO WANT SOME TABLES SET UP.

OKAY. YEAH.

SO? I DON'T KNOW. SORRY.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, IF WE'RE GOING TO CUT DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ARE STAYING AT THE CONSOLE FOR THE PRICE, THEN I CAN'T FORESEE HAVING AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE BUYING LIQUOR AND OR BEER AND STUFF LIKE THAT TO STAY LONGER.

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SO INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THAT EXTRA EXPENSE, I THINK WE SHOULD.

MAYBE KEEP THAT PORTION OF THE BUDGET OUT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

SO EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN THE CONSOLE? YES, LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, I BELIEVE THERE WAS AT LEAST ABOUT 350 PARTICIPANTS THAT SHOWED UP.

THE NUMBER IN THE HALL.

ALSO, WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY STAFF, KITCHEN STAFF.

THAT NUMBER IS FOR EVERYBODY IN THE HALL.

SO WE DO HAVE TO REMEMBER HOW MANY STAFF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THERE IN THE KITCHEN, IN THE BAR.

STAFF WORKING AT THOSE ALL HAVE TO BE FACTORED INTO THAT NUMBER AS WELL.

SO, JUST SO THEY'RE FACTORED INTO THE 425 OR THE 580.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR BULL THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

DO WE HAVE TO DECIDE IF IT'S A BAR TONIGHT? IS THAT PART OF THE REPORT OR DO WE.

WE'RE YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I GUESS WE'RE JUST DOING. I'M JUST.

THROUGH YOU. YOUR WORSHIP SO YEAH, TONIGHT WE'RE JUST DECIDING ON THE DATE AND THE LOCATION OF THE FISHING DERBY, AND THOSE PLANS CAN COME FORWARD AT A FUTURE WRECK AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE OR REDDIT COUNCIL, IF YOU WISH.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU. WORSHIP.

JUST BASED ON THE DISCUSSION.

IF THERE ARE INTERESTED COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT WANT TO COME FORWARD BETWEEN NOW AND THE DATE THAT WANT TO TAKE ON THE BAR, THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION THAT WE COULD DISCUSS AT THAT TIME. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S NOT FINALIZED TONIGHT.

THE DATE IS FINALIZED.

WE'RE HAVING THE EVENT IS FINALIZED.

SO THERE'S STILL LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK THAT'S I THINK THAT'S MORE OF THE POINT THAT IT IS GOING TO OCCUR, WHICH IS GREAT TO SEE.

OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO MY LAST COMMENT IS, YEAH, I THINK SWITCHING THE VENUE FOR ONE YEAR IS WORTHWHILE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING ALL THE COMMITTEES THAT WE'VE WELL, THAT I'M A PART OF THAT HAVE CONCERNS.

THE ACCESSIBILITY IS NUMBER ONE PARKING AND AND THE LEVEL NICE EASY EASEMENT INTO THE LAKE FROM THE PARKING LOT IS IS PROBABLY GOING TO HELP EVERYTHING AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS THE OTHER DETAILS FURTHER.

PERFECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE. LET'S HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THERE'S NONE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED.

ITEM 8.4 REPORT FROM THE EVENTS COORDINATOR REGARDING WINTERFEST 2024 AT THE OCTOBER 2ND MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT THE REPORT FROM THE EVENTS COORDINATOR BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE RECREATION AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL THEIR SUPPORT TO HOST WINTERFEST OVER THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 9TH TO 11TH 2024.

CAN I GET A MOVER AND A SECONDER? MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED, COUNCILLOR BULL.

MS. DOYLE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

SO THIS YEAR WE ARE ASKING TO DO WINTERFEST ON A DIFFERENT WEEKEND FROM THE ICE FISHING DERBY, WHICH WILL ALLOW MORE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF THAT AREN'T SPLIT BETWEEN TWO EVENTS. WE'RE HOPING TO PLAN A WEEKEND FULL OF EVENTS, WITH THE MAIN FOCUS BEING ON THE SATURDAY AT SPINE BEACH AND HAVE A MAJORITY OF OUR ACTIVITIES THERE FOR THE KIDS AND THE FAMILIES.

I HAVE HAD A GROUP, A COUPLE OF GROUPS STEP FORWARD THAT ARE WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER ON ON EVENTS TO MAKE THE WEEKEND FILLED WITH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES TO DO.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS DOYLE.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU. WORSHIP THROUGH.

JUST A COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK MS. DOYLE FOR THE DATES THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED.

I KNOW IN THE PAST, WHETHER IT BE SUMMER, A URANIUM FESTIVAL OR WINTER, AS A STAFF AND A COMMUNITY, WE HAVE SPREAD OURSELVES VERY, VERY THIN WITH THE SCHEDULING OF EVENTS SO STAGGERING.

THESE THINGS AGAIN DRIVES TRAFFIC TO THE COMMUNITY ON DIFFERENT WEEKENDS AND ALLOWS PEOPLE TO AGAIN PICK AND CHOOSE FROM MULTIPLE EVENTS.

SO JUST THANK YOU TO STAFF.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MANN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

AND THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, JUST TO THROUGH YOU TO MISS DOYLE WITH A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF NO ARENA.

IS THERE ANY WAY AND YOUR SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH ALL NEW ACTIVITIES THAT WE COULD MAKE SURE THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF ICE SKATING OVAL OUT

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AND THEN AFTER WINTER, THE FASTER EVEN BEFORE THAT WOULD GIVE SOMETHING EXTRA FOR THE KIDS TO GO SKATING ON AND THINGS.

WE USED TO HAVE THAT.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT HOW WE CAN ADD SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL, WHETHER THAT'S ONE OF THE EXISTING OUTDOOR RINKS OR I'M NOT SURE.

WHEN YOU SAY OVAL, IF THERE WAS ONE, AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAT I'M NOT.

WELL, WE USED TO IT WAS ON ELLIOT MOORE AT THE BEACH.

THERE USED TO BE LIKE AN ACTUAL ICE-SKATING AREA WHERE THEY COULD SKATE AROUND, AND THE CITY SET IT UP.

THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP ON THE ICE.

LIKE ON THE LAKE.

YEAH, MAYBE MISS CLARK KNOWS.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP TO COUNCILOR FLINTOFF.

YES. WE HAVE A SKATE PATH THAT'S IN THE WORKS FOR PARSONS FIELD.

I KNOW THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND IT AND MAKE IT BIGGER.

AND IT WILL BE MAINTAINED AS LONG AS THE WEATHER PERMITS US.

SO WE'RE GOING TO AS LONG AS WINTER LASTS AND IT'S IT'S SAFE, WE'LL HAVE LIKE A SKATE PATH IN ADDITION TO SOME OF OUR RINKS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? I WAS ASKING ABOUT HAVING IT ON THE LAKE LIKE SOME OTHER CITIES DO.

YEAH, WITH COMMUNICATION WITH OUR INSURER, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN ADVISED TO STAY OFF THE LAKE, BUT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER GROUPS.

BUT I KNOW THAT WE'VE RECEIVED A DIFFERENT MESSAGE THAN I GUESS LIKE THE CITY OF SUDBURY OR THE CANAL IN OTTAWA.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE BEEN ADVISED DIFFERENTLY ON THE LAKE.

BUT THAT'S WHY WE WERE LOOKING AT.

WE'VE BEEN ADVISED BY OUR INSURANCE.

YEP.

YES. YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, I AGREE. SPLITTING UP THE WEEKENDS IS PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA.

AND THEN FURTHER.

WELL, SIMILAR TO THE LAST REPORT, WE CAN DISCUSS FINER DETAILS AS WE MOVE ALONG.

PERFECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

NONE ARE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED.

ITEM 8.5 REPORT FROM THE EVENTS COORDINATOR REGARDING DIRECTION FOR THE 2024 STREET DANCE HERITAGE DAYS WEEKEND AT THE OCTOBER 2ND MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE.

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT THE REPORT FROM THE EVENTS COORDINATOR BE RECEIVED AND THAT THE RECREATION AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL OPTION A FOR THE 2024 STREET DANCE ARTIST BUDGET AND THAT THE RECREATION AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL OPTION TWO AND THREE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING OF THE 2024 STREET DANCE EVENT.

CAN I GET A MOVER AND A SECOND OR PLEASE? COUNCILOR BULL. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

MISS DOYLE, PLEASE.

THANKS.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO, TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME TO START PLANNING THE STREET DANCE AND THE HERITAGE DAY WEEKEND, HAVING DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL ON ARTISTS BUDGET WILL HELP START SOURCING OUT THE APPROPRIATE STAGE AND SOUND AND LIGHTING.

UH, AND THEN IF SOME OF THE OPTIONS BECAUSE OF THE EVENT IS QUITE LARGE, REQUIRES AN AWFUL LOT OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAVING SOME OPTIONS ON WAYS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO WORK THE WEEKEND FINDING I HAVE BEEN IN TALKS WITH A GROUP ABOUT THE BAR.

HOWEVER, UNTIL THEY KNEW THE DATE AND WHAT COUNCIL DIRECTION THEY WANTED TO GO TO CONTINUE THOSE TALKS, WHICH HAVING A GROUP DO THE BAR, WHICH IS THE LARGEST PART OF THAT EVENT THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS, WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE US A LITTLE BIT TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS THE AVAILABLE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WE HAVE ON THE OTHER AREAS OF THAT EVENT.

THAT WEEKEND IS NOT JUST THE STREET DANCE.

IT DOES INVOLVE THE REST OF THE WEEKEND WITH VARIOUS EVENTS GOING ON.

SO WE WHEN WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING, JUST THAT EVENT, IT DOES STRETCH ME THIN TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ENOUGH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO FINISH OFF THE WEEKEND WITH THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS DOYLE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU, WORSHIP.

JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THROUGH YOU TO MS. DOYLE. SO THE ACTUAL DATE OF THE DANCE WOULD BE WHAT? JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH WEEKEND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WOULD IT BE LIKE THE 29TH OF JUNE OR ARE WE MOVING TO THE 6TH OF JULY WEEKEND?

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FRIDAY, JUNE, I'M GOING TO SAY THE 28TH.

I BELIEVE IT'S THE 28TH.

THAT WOULD BE THE DATE OF THE STREET DANCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP FOLLOW UP? SURE. AND THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION IS, IS THERE A STAFF CREATED A DEADLINE, AT WHICH POINT, IF WE DO NOT HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S WILLING TO TAKE ON THE BAR, IT COMES BACK TO COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION.

MY CONCERN IS, HAVING WATCHED THE COMMITTEE MEETING AND GOING THROUGH THE REPORT WITH THERE ARE NO DEADLINE FOR THAT DISCUSSION TO BE FINALIZED.

I'M CONCERNED THAT IF WE WAIT TOO LONG, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A BAR AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE SCRAMBLING AND GET SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AGAIN AT COMMITTEE ABOUT OUR OWN RESOURCES AND STAFF TIME.

I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THIS RESOLVED AND WE'RE AHEAD OF IT.

IS THERE ANY ANTICIPATED TIMELINE OF WHEN WE WOULD KNOW IF THERE WOULD BE A GROUP, A THIRD PARTY GROUP INTERESTED IN SIGNED UP TO DO BAR? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

WE HAVEN'T SET AN ACTUAL DEADLINE.

I'M GOING TO CERTAINLY WORK ON IT RIGHT AWAY WITH THE GROUP THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT INTERESTED.

JUST WANTED TO KNOW DATE AND WHERE COUNCIL WAS WAS THINKING OF GOING WITH IT TO TALK OUT SOME OF THE DETAILS.

I CERTAINLY WOULD RATHER KNOW SOONER THAN LATER.

OBVIOUSLY IF WE CAN'T GET A THIRD PARTY TO DO THE BAR, THEN THAT WOULD FALL BACK ON ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE ENOUGH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO WORK IT.

AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THAT TO THE LAST MINUTE TO SCRAMBLE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR BOLT.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

JUST MORE OF A COMMENT.

THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO GO WITH OPTION A SO THAT WE COULD HAVE FULL INPUT FROM COUNCIL.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO RECOMMEND JUST OPTION D, WHICH WAS THE CHEAPEST.

THE WAY TO PUT ON A CONCERT.

AT THAT TIME. SO WE THOUGHT MAYBE IF IT WENT TO COUNCIL WE'D GET MORE INPUT.

AND I THINK THAT IT BEING ONE OF THE BIGGER EVENTS THAT WE DO PUT ON, THAT I THINK WE SHOULD INVEST IN THE EXTRA EXPENSE TO PUT IT ON AT THAT TIME.

THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I THINK JUST TO ADD TO COUNCILOR BULL'S COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE THING THAT COUNCIL HAS GRAPPLED WITH YEAR OVER YEAR.

THE COST, DO WE LOOK AT IT AS AN EXPENSE OR DO WE LOOK AT IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY? AND YOU CAN SPIN THAT WHICHEVER WAY YOU WANT IN REALITY, BASED ON THE ON THE FINANCIALS FROM LAST YEAR, A $30,000 EXPENSE, THOUGH HIGH, IS STILL MUCH LESS THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST FOR SIMILAR EVENTS OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF LOSS.

I STILL THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO TO ATTEMPT TO TRY TO FIND A LARGER NAMED HIGHER PROFILE HEADLINER TO COME IN.

I THINK THE I THINK THE ATMOSPHERE AT THE STREET DANCE THIS YEAR WAS ONE THAT I THINK PERSONALLY THE COMMUNITY NEEDED.

AND I WOULD HAPPILY SUPPORT IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MANN.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

UH, THANK YOU, WORSHIP.

YEAH. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT WHAT BOTH MY COUNCILLORS JUST SAID.

IT IS A REALLY GOOD TIME OF CELEBRATION AND IT'S SOMETHING I THINK THE CITY NEEDS AND IT ALL OF US WERE THERE.

AND IT WAS IT WAS IT WAS REALLY, REALLY NICE NIGHT.

AND AS COUNCILOR MANN JUST SAID, I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOSS, BUT IT WASN'T AS BAD AS IT HAS BEEN OVER THE YEARS.

AND IT'S JUST IT WAS AN EVENT THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP ON DOING.

THAT BEING SAID, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

SO WE GIVE UP THE BAR.

DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE GOING TO LOSE MONEY? BECAUSE ISN'T THAT WHERE WE MAKE OUR MONEY OR IS IT BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING THE STAFF? IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE US ANY MONEY.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, YES.

IF WE ARE GOING TO DO A THIRD PARTY BAR, WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THEY TAKE ON THE BAR COMPLETELY.

WE DON'T DO THE SOP.

WE DON'T DO PURCHASING OF ANYTHING.

IT'S ALL FALLS ON ON THE GROUP.

THEY WOULD TAKE ALL THE PROFIT.

OR ARE WE LOOKING AT HAVING A GROUP THAT ISN'T ABLE TO TAKE IT ON COMPLETELY WHERE PERHAPS WE WORK OUT? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THAT, WHETHER IT'S AN HONORARIUM OR FOR THEM STEPPING UP TO TAKE IT ON.

THEY ARE TAKING ON A RISK DOING THE BAR BY FINDING THE VOLUNTEERS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SMART.

BUT EITHER WAY, WE AS THE CITY WOULD ENSURE THAT, LIKE OUR ALCOHOL POLICY IS BEING FOLLOWED, EVERYBODY'S BEING SAFE.

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BUT WE CAN, AS I MAKE THOSE TALKS WITH WITH ANOTHER GROUP, WE CAN DEFINITELY START LOOKING AT HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK AND THEN I CAN BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL OR TO THE COMMITTEE TO GO TO COUNCIL AS TO HOW THAT COULD LOOK TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE FISHING DERBY.

LET'S GET THE DATE, LET'S GET THINGS GOING, AND THEN THESE OTHER DETAILS WILL COME TO US AS WE GO ALONG.

YES. THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YES. IF I CAN START MAKING THE TALKS WITH A FINALIZED DATE AND WHAT THE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, I CAN GET MORE OF A COMMITMENT OUT OF A GROUP RATHER THAN JUST HAVING EVERYTHING UP IN THE AIR.

OKAY. AND JUST ONE MORE FOLLOW UP.

JUST ON THE BUDGET. I NOTICED THAT WE ALLOWED $5,000 FOR FENCING.

I THOUGHT WE PURCHASED ALL THE FENCING LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I STARTED PLAYING WITH THE BUDGET JUST BEFORE THIS WENT IN GIVING.

I THREW THAT IN THERE BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT A DIFFERENT VENUE.

WE DID PURCHASE FENCING, WHICH FOR THE LOCATION WE HAD BEEN USING WAS ADEQUATE.

IF WE HAVE TO MOVE VENUES, I MAY REQUIRE MORE FENCING.

THE BUDGET MAY CHANGE A LITTLE AS WELL BECAUSE THERE MAY BE OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT I WILL HAVE TO RENT TO MAKE THE EVENT HAPPEN.

SO AS I GO AHEAD WITH THE PLANNING, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO START LOOKING AT WHAT THAT MEANS.

IF WE HAVE TO SWITCH VENUE AND THEN COME UP WITH A BETTER A MORE ACCURATE PICTURE AS TO WHAT THAT BUDGET WILL LOOK LIKE.

OKAY, WELL, I THINK IT'S GREAT WE GOT ALL THESE DATES ALREADY BOOKED.

LIKE LAST YEAR WE GOT SWORN IN AND NONE OF THESE DATES WERE BOOKED, SO THAT'S FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

I PERSONALLY THINK THE FRIDAY NIGHT IS GOING TO HELP US DEFINITELY NAIL DOWN SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT.

AND WE LEARNED THAT WE COULDN'T EVEN GET AN ARTIST.

AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE ARTIST, THEY ACTUALLY LOVED THE FRIDAY NIGHT THAT ALLOWED THEM THE CANADA DAY WEEKEND TO GO HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES AND, YOU KNOW, ENJOY A WEEKEND.

SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO SOME GROUPS THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN COMING.

DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROMOTERS? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

I'M WORKING ON IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFICS AT THIS TIME.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. OKAY, LET'S HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU. NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT IS CARRIED.

REPORT FROM THE MUSEUM CURATOR REGARDING TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISERS AT THE OCTOBER 2ND MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE STANDING COMMITTEE.

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT THE REPORT FROM THE MUSEUM OF THE MUSEUM CURATOR BE RECEIVED, AND THAT COUNCIL RECOGNIZED THE MUSEUM'S TRIVIA NIGHTS FOR THE DATES OF NOVEMBER 3RD AND DECEMBER 8TH, 2023, AS MUNICIPALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.

CAN I GET A MOVER AND A SECONDER, PLEASE? MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

MS. D'AMATO, PLEASE.

THANKS.

THANK YOU THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

SO THE MUSEUM WOULD LIKE TO HOST TRIVIA NIGHTS THIS FALL AND WINTER ON THE DATES NOVEMBER 3RD AND DECEMBER 8TH.

IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH OUR ALCOHOL POLICY, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT COUNCIL RECOGNIZE THESE DATES AS MUNICIPALLY SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.

SO FAR, THE MUSEUM HAS HOSTED THREE SUCH TRIVIA NIGHTS.

ALL WERE SUCCESSFUL, RECEIVED POSITIVELY BY THE PUBLIC, MET WITH MODEST PROFITS, AND THERE WERE ZERO INCIDENTS AT EACH OF THE EVENTS.

THESE DATES IN QUESTION WERE HEAVILY VETTED AGAINST OUR EVENTS CALENDAR, AND THERE ARE NO KNOWN CONFLICTS WITH ANY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS OR OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU, MS. D'AMATO.

SORRY. SOUNDS VERY THOROUGH.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR BULL.

THANK YOU. MORE OF A COMMENT, YOUR WORSHIP.

I THINK THESE EVENTS, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, YOU HAD 60 PEOPLE ONE NIGHT.

83. THE OTHER NIGHT.

SO THEY'RE WELL ATTENDED AND HAVING A BEER OR TWO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME TRIVIA IS PROBABLY NOT TOO BAD.

MIGHT EVEN BE HELPFUL IN SOME CASES, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD EVENT.

AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. GOOD LUCK WITH THE NEXT TWO TRIVIA NIGHTS.

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ALL IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR.

THAT IS CARRIED.

THANK YOU. SO NUMBER NINE, OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTING, THERE IS NONE.

THERE'S NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

THERE ARE NO PETITIONS, THERE'S NO CORRESPONDENCE, NO NOTICES OF MOTION.

COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[14. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

WHEREAS ELLIOT LAKE IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING IN AND VISITING ELLIOT LAKE.

AND WHEREAS, FIRE IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, AND HOMES ARE THE LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE.

ARE AT GREATEST RISK FROM FIRE.

AND WHEREAS, COOKING IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF HOME FIRES AND FATAL.

HOME FIRES IN ONTARIO.

AND WHEREAS, ELLIOT LAKE RESIDENTS SHOULD STAY IN THE KITCHEN WHEN COOKING FOOD ON THE STOVE TOP, KEEP A ONE-METER KID FREE ZONE AROUND COOKING AREAS AND KEEP ANYTHING THAT CAN CATCH FIRE AWAY FROM STOVE TOPS.

AND. WHEREAS, RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PLANNED AND PRACTICED A HOME FIRE ESCAPE PLAN ARE MORE PREPARED AND WILL THEREFORE BE MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE A FIRE.

AND. WHEREAS, WORKING SMOKE ALARMS. CUT THE RISK OF DYING IN REPORTED HOMES, HOME FIRES IN HALF.

AND THEREFORE I, ANDREW WANNAN, ACTING MAYOR OF ELLIOT LAKE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 8TH TO OCTOBER 14TH, 2023, AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.

AND I URGE ALL THE PEOPLE OF ELLIOT LAKE TO CHECK THEIR KITCHENS FOR FIRE HAZARDS AND SAFE COOKING, PRACTICE, USE AND USE SAFE COOKING PRACTICES, AND TO SUPPORT THE MANY PUBLIC SAFETY ACTIVITIES AND EFFORTS OF ELLIOT LAKE'S FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.

SO WE DO HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.

REMINDER TO RESIDENTS THAT WORK IS ONGOING AT THE CEMETERY IN PREPARATION FOR EXPANSION NEXT SPRING NEAR THE LISBON ENTRANCE.

WE ASK THAT RESIDENTS AVOID THE AREA AROUND THE MILLENNIUM WALL WHILE CONSTRUCTION OR DURING CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOWN HALL TOMORROW EVENING, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH AT 7 P.M., WHICH WILL BE RIGHT HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

THIS IS A CHANGE IN VENUE FROM THE COLLINS HALL DUE TO YOUTH PROGRAMING.

SO THAT'S HERE TOMORROW NIGHT, NOT AT THE COLLINS HALL.

THE COMMUNITY GROUP SHOWCASE IS TAKING PLACE AT COLLINS HALL NOVEMBER 4TH, BETWEEN 11 A.M.

AND 2 P.M.

WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING GROUPS THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE.

PLEASE CONTACT RECREATION AT ELLIOT LAKE.

OKAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER.

AND AGAIN, JOIN US FOR TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE COLLINS HALL ON NOVEMBER 3RD AND DECEMBER 8TH.

CONTACT US AT MUSEUMATELLIOTLAKE.CA, OR (705) 848-2287.

EXTENSION 2402 TO REGISTER.

AND LAST REMINDER, PLEASE REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2023 SANTA CLAUS PARADE TAKING PLACE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1ST.

THIS YEAR'S THEME IS CHRISTMAS SONGS.

PLEASE CONTACT (705) 848-2287.

EXTENSION 2139 OR RECREATION AT ELLIOT LAKE TO REGISTER.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? NOPE. OKAY.

THERE ARE NO ADDENDUMS THIS EVENING.

16 IS INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BYLAWS.

[16. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE LEASE WITH HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC OF A PORTION OF LAND DESCRIBED AS 46 .398748.82.654662. OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.

23-94.

[01:15:03]

COUNCILLOR MANN ALL IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED.

BYLAW 23-95 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND SERPENT RIVER.

FIRST NATION OF A PORTION OF LAND DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 4602 AS BEING PART OF MINING CLAIMS. S66392 AND S96332.

TOWNSHIP OF GUNTERMAN IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

DISTRICT OF ALGOMA.

OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY, MAY HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 23-95.

EXECUTE. MOVE.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR.

NONE ARE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED.

CLOSED SESSION MAY HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL PROCEED INTO CLOSED SESSION AT THE HOUR OF 8:16 P.M..

[17. CLOSED SESSION (if applicable)]

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE ALL IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR.

NONE OPPOSED. THAT IS CARRIED.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT WE RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT THE HOUR OF 8:54 P.M.

MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED. 18 CONFIRMATORY BYLAW.

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 23 DASH 96 BE PASSED? MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED.

COUNCILOR MANN.

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

ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THE MEETING AT THE TIME OF 8:55 P.M.

MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.