Feb 15, 2024 Special City Council

>> GOOD EVENING OR AFTERNOON I SHOULD SAY.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024, 04:00 P.M.

I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER.

ROLL CALL, ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

ARE THERE ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

[3. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS.

[4. PUBLIC INPUT SESSION]

[5. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS]

[6.1 Report from the Acting Director of Public Works]

AT THE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2024 SPECIAL PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED; THAT THE REPORT FROM THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BE RECEIVED, AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE ENTERING INTO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH JOHNSON CONTROLS FOR THE CITY'S BASE BUILDING FACILITIES AT A COST OF $135,000 WITH MONIES TO SUPPORT THESE COSTS BEING DRAWN FROM THE CITY'S BUILDING AND FACILITIES RESERVE.

SECOND, THE CENTENNIAL ARENA PROJECT, AT A COST OF $275,000 WITH MONIES TO SUPPORT THESE COSTS BEING DRAWN FROM THE CITY'S BUILDING AND FACILITIES RESERVE.

THIRD, THE WATER WASTEWATER PROJECT, AT A COST OF $750,000 WITH MONIES TO SUPPORT THESE COSTS BEING DRAWN FROM THE CITY'S WATER WASTEWATER CAPITAL RESERVE AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BY LAW BE PASSED TO ENTER THESE AGREEMENTS.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? CAN WE DO THE MOTION NOW?

>> [BACKGROUND].

>> OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOVER AND A SECONDER.

COUNCILOR BULL, COUNCILLOR, MORRISSETTE. MR. GOLDING, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, WE HAD A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION ON THIS REPORT AT THE PUBLIC SERVICES MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

IT'S A LONG REPORT. THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIAL.

I DON'T THINK THAT I HAVE AN APPETITE TO REHASH ALL OF THAT UNLESS COUNSEL HAS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

I WILL MAKE A NOTE LATER ON THE AGENDA, THERE'S BYLAWS TO BE PASSED TO APPROVE AGREEMENTS WITH JOHNSON CONTROLS RELATING TO THIS REPORT.

IN THE REPORT, IT MAKES REFERENCE TO THREE AGREEMENTS THAT ARE COMING.

THREE ARE COMING, BUT TWO ARE IN FRONT OF YOU THIS AFTERNOON FOR BASE BUILDINGS IN THE ARENA.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS INTUITIVELY I'M TRYING TO MAKE THINGS GO FASTER BY NOT BRINGING THE WATER WASTEWATER AGREEMENT FORWARD TO YOU TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE AN APPETITE TO MOVE QUICKER ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN THAT AGREEMENT, AND RATHER THAN BRING YOU AN AGREEMENT, AMEND IT, AND THEN BRING IT BACK, AND HAVING THAT ADMINISTRATIVE TIME DELAY, I'M WORKING WITH JOHNSON CONTROLS RIGHT NOW TO TIGHTEN UP THE SCHEDULE AND TO RETHINK HOW WE MIGHT GET SOME STUFF DONE QUICKER RELATING TO THAT PDA.

SO I'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING OR AT LEAST THAT'S MY INTENT AS OF RIGHT NOW.

TONIGHT WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT THE OTHER TWO AGREEMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEN?

>> THANK YOU, WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

AS I SAID AT COMMITTEE THE OTHER NIGHT, I JUST WANT TO THANK MR. GOLDING FOR HIS VERY DETAILED REPORT.

MY HIGH LEVEL COMMENTS AND AGAIN, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AT COMMITTEE WHICH I THINK WAS GREAT THAT ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WERE ALSO THERE, WHICH MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TONIGHT.

MY COMMENTS REGARDING THE OVERALL LEVEL OF RESERVES MOVING INTO THE BUDGET CYCLE, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY ACUTELY AWARE, AND I THINK WE ALL ARE, OF THE CONCERNS WE HAVE ABOUT THE RESERVE LEVELS, THE DRAWDOWN AND THE REPLENISHMENT OF THOSE RESERVES OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS.

IT'S GOING TO DEFINITELY MEAN A LOT OF WORK AND DISCUSSION IN ORDER THAT WE MAINTAIN THOSE OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENTS ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS TO BE REINVESTING INTO OUR RESERVES AND HAVE AN ABILITY TO PAY PORTIONS ON OUR OWN.

THEY WANT TO SEE THAT FINANCIAL PLAN.

I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

UNFORTUNATELY, AS MR. DEBORTOLI SAID THE OTHER NIGHT, SOME OF IT HAS BEEN DELAYED UNFORTUNATELY, AND THAT'S IN THE PAST.

BUT I BELIEVE THIS COUNCIL HAS THE INTENTION TO MOVE SEVERAL ITEMS FORWARD AND THESE BEING VERY IMPORTANT, WATER WASTEWATER IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE ALL NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S

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A LOT OF MONEY BEING POTENTIALLY FORWARDED AND APPROVED TONIGHT.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE START AND IT IS AHEAD OF THE BUDGET CYCLE.

SO WE'LL BE AWARE OF IT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT, SO THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MANN.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR FLINTOFF.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS FOR MR. GOLDING OR MS. SONNENBERG.

THE SITUATION AS YOU SAID, WE HASHED HER PRETTY GOOD A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND YOU ANSWERED QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS.

BUT THE DEBT FINANCING, CAN WE GET A LAYMAN'S EXPLANATION OF THAT? WHAT EXACTLY THAT MEANS? IT'S SAYING THAT WE MAY BE HAVING TO BORROW MONEY.

>> THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, I'LL TAKE A STAB AT THAT.

YES. ONE THING CERTAIN, GIVEN THE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE FACED WITH MAKING, NOT ONLY THROUGH THIS PROJECT, BUT FOR THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE APPROVED IN THE RECENT PAST, I'M THINKING OF THE HILLSIDE RENEWAL PROJECT CONCURRENTLY.

WE HAVE THE WATER LINE PROJECT GOING NORTH OF TOWN.

WELL, I OUTLINED IT IN THE REPORT PRETTY CLEARLY.

WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF SAVINGS WE HAVE IN THE BANK, SO WE HAVE TWO OTHER OBVIOUS COURSES OF ACTION.

ASK AS MANY OUTSIDE FUNDERS AS POSSIBLE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO PROVIDE IN SUPPORT AND SEEK THE REST IN DEBT FINANCING.

SO AS WE GO FORWARD, WE HAVE TO MANAGE THOSE TWO ACTIVITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THIS DONE IN A WAY THAT WE CAN SUSTAIN AS A COMMUNITY AND SERVICE WHATEVER DEBT THAT WE TAKE ON.

WAS YOUR QUESTION AS SIMPLE AS, DO WE HAVE TO TAKE ON DEBT?

>> WELL, I WAS GOING THROUGH IT AGAIN AND THIS $27 MILLION, YOU'RE SAYING THAT'S A LOWER RANGE OF THE PROJECT COSTS, FOR EXAMPLE.

WE SAY TOP PRIORITY IS THE ARENA AND THE WATER/WASTEWATER, THERE ARE SOME MAJOR ISSUES THERE.

SO THAT WE COULD PICK AND CHOOSE THESE PROJECTS WHICH YOU EXPLAINED TUESDAY NIGHT.

BUT IF ALL OF A SUDDEN WE NEED FOUR MORE MILLION DOLLAR FOR THE ARENA, I GUESS AT THAT TIME, THAT'S COUNCIL MAKE THAT DECISION WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO BORROW THE MONEY OR WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD FOR THE EXTRAS.

>> THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, THAT CLARIFIES THE QUESTION.

SO THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS YES.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MANAGE ALL OF THESE PROJECTS COLLECTIVELY, FINANCIALLY, AS WE WANDER OFF HOLDING HANDS INTO THE FUTURE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS THAT WE CAN MAKE WITH THE INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE TO US AS WE NAVIGATE ALL OF THIS.

WHAT'S IN FRONT OF COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON IS AGREEMENTS THAT REPRESENT THE FIRST STEP TO GETTING THAT INFORMATION.

WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THE SCALE OF THESE PROJECTS ARE.

WE NEED TO DESIGN THE SPECIFICS SO THAT WE CAN GET FIRM PRICING ON THEM, AND THEN WE REALLY KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THEN WE NEED TO GO TO FUNDERS TO SAY HOW MUCH CAN WE RELY ON YOU FOR THESE PROJECTS, AND THEN WE'LL KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO CONTRIBUTE IN TERMS OF BEING A MUNICIPALITY.

>> THAT WAS WELL EXPLAINED. THIS IS STEP 1 OF TRYING TO GET OUR INFRASTRUCTURE BACK UP TO PAR. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCILOR MORRISSETTE?

>> THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, THE COST OF THE PDAS, IS THAT A NUMBER THAT COULD GO EVENTUALLY UP OR IS THAT SET PRICE BY JOHNSON AND CONTROL AND COULD THEY GO DOWN ALSO.

>> THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, I CAN'T THINK OF A SITUATION WHERE THEY WOULD GO UP UNLESS WE CHANGE THE SCOPE OF WORK OR INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS OR SOMEHOW CHANGE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

WE HAVE SPENT THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR REVIEWING OUR FACILITY NEEDS WITH THIS COMPANY AND THEY HAVE A VERY INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN, WHAT DOESN'T.

THEY CERTAINLY KNOW WHAT WE'VE ASKED THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN, BECAUSE THAT WAS A BIG PORTION OF THIS PROPOSAL.

FOR THE WORK THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR 11 MONTHS ANYWAY, THEY'VE OFFERED THE PRICE THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ON EACH PDA.

THEY WON'T BE CHARGING MORE FOR THAT WORK.

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WELL, THAT'S NOT IN THE LIST THAT'S IDENTIFIED ON THE PDAS, SO THAT WOULD BE OVER AND ABOVE.

I'M NOT PROPOSING THAT AS A WAY FORWARD.

IT'S JUST THAT'S ANOTHER OBVIOUS PROJECT THAT WE HAVE ON THE HORIZON.

IN TERMS OF INCREASING THE PRICE, UNLESS WE CHANGE THE SCOPE OF WORK, THEY WON'T BE INCREASING THE PRICE.

THAT'S THE NATURE OF THESE CONTRACTS.

THE SECOND QUESTION IS INTERESTING BECAUSE, CAN THE PRICE GO DOWN? AND THE ANSWER IS YES.

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ALL OF THESE PDA AGREEMENTS HAVE, IN A REAL LAYMAN SENSE, OUT CLAUSES, SO THEY'RE REALIZED IN TWO PHASES.

WE'VE IDENTIFIED PROJECTS AT THE WATER/WASTEWATER PLANT.

THERE'S A LIST OF THEM, THEY'RE SPECIFIC.

THE PROPOSAL IS THAT WE ENGAGE IN PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK ON ALL OF THEM.

ONCE WE GET TO A CERTAIN POINT, WE WILL KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM AND THERE WILL BE A BREAK POINT AT WHICH WE CAN SAY, GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW AT THIS POINT, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO PROCEED.

I DON'T SEE THAT AS LIKELY, BUT IN THE CONTRACT, IT'S THERE.

SAME FOR THE BASE BUILDINGS.

WE CAN PROCEED WITH SOME OF THE ITEMS, OR ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THAT LIST, AND WHEN WE GET SO FAR INTO THE DESIGN, IF WE REALIZE, WE THOUGHT THIS MADE SENSE, BUT IT TURNS OUT THIS MAKES NO SENSE.

AGAIN, I DON'T FORESEE THAT AS A PROBABILITY.

BUT IF WE DO FIND OURSELVES GETTING TO THAT POINT, WE CAN CUT OFF THE WORK AT THAT POINT AND CHARGE PROPORTIONATELY LESS AND THERE'S PROVISIONS FOR THAT IN THESE CONTRACTS.

>> ONE MORE QUESTION, YOUR WORSHIP, FOR THE WATER AND WASTE AND WATER PROJECT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIGGEST ONE WITH THE PRICE TAG, IS THAT AN ITEM THAT FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT POTENTIALLY COULD GIVE US SOME MONEY FOR THAT? OR IS THAT A PROJECT THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ON OUR OWN/.

>> THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP, THE FUNDING LANDSCAPE RIGHT NOW IS CHANGING.

ONTARIO HAS A BIG PUSH ON CORE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING.

THEY'RE JUST UNRAVELING IT, AND WHEN I'M SAYING JUST, I MEAN LIKE LAST WEEK.

THIS WEEK THEY'RE STARTING TO ANNOUNCE NEW FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT SPECIFICALLY RELATE TO INFRASTRUCTURE.

HISTORICALLY, THE FUNDING LANDSCAPE HAS BEEN SUCH THAT IF YOU HAVE PROJECTS THAT RELATE TO YOUR CORE INFRASTRUCTURE, YOUR ROADS, YOUR SEWER, YOUR WATER, YOUR WASTEWATER AND WATER PLANTS, FUNDERS HAVE BEEN LESS INTERESTED IN FUNDING THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS BECAUSE MY PERCEPTION HAS BEEN THAT THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN THE SENSE THAT IT'S THE MUNICIPALITY'S CORE RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK AFTER ITS MAIN INFRASTRUCTURE.

HOWEVER, THERE'S A LEGEND OF A SINGLE UNICORN OF A MUNICIPALITY IN ONTARIO THAT HAS MANAGED TO BALANCE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE DEBT.

ALL OTHERS HAVEN'T, AND WE'RE AMONG THEM.

EVERYBODY'S IN THIS POSITION.

WITH THAT IN MIND, THE PROVINCE AND THE FEDS ARE CHANGING THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON THAT ATTITUDE, THAT IT'S YOUR JOB TO LOOK AFTER INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, AND THEY'RE ROLLING OUT PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THOSE THINGS.

WE'RE SEEING THAT IN THE GICB, THE FUNDING THAT WE APPLIED TO FOR THE ARTS CENTER LAST YEAR, THAT WAS A BIG PART OF THAT PROGRAM.

WE DIDN'T APPLY TO THAT STREAM OF THAT PROGRAM.

BUT A HUGE PORTION OF THAT PROGRAM WAS DEDICATED TO EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, RENEWING CORE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY.

IF YOU TAKE THE SUM TOTAL OF MY COMMENTS, THE ANSWERS MAY BE, THE ANSWER IS TRULY IS THAT IT'S CHANGING AND I EXPECT THAT WE'LL SEE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AS WE GO THROUGH THIS DESIGN PROJECT.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.

A FEW THINGS WERE JUST BROUGHT UP THAT PROBABLY ARE NEW TO THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THE DEBT COMMENTS AND BORROWING MONEY.

I THINK THE FOCUS OF TODAY, DUE TO TIME SENSITIVE NATURE OF OUR REPAIRS TO CENTENNIAL ARENA, THAT'S THE URGENCY, MAINLY OF THIS MEETING.

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>> THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, I MEAN, THAT'S AT COUNCIL'S WILL WHAT THEY WANT TO DISCUSS OR NOT.

I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS APPROPRIATELY WITH WHATEVER INFORMATION WE HAVE, BUT I WOULD SAY THE FORMER COMMENT IS MORE APPROPRIATE.

I THINK IN ORDER TO GET INTO IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ON DEBT SERVICING, FIRST, WE NEED TO KNOW, MORE THAN THROWING A DART, HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO BE TAKING ON.

I TRIED TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT IN THIS REPORT ABOUT THE MAXIMUM THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE ON.

I COMMENTED THAT IT SOMEWHAT ALIGNS WITH THE SCALE OF WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IN THIS REPORT, BUT THAT'S PRESUMING THAT WE GET NO OUTSIDE SUPPORT.

THAT'S PRESUMING THAT ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS COME IN ON THAT BUDGET.

NONE OF THOSE ARE GIVEN.

UNTIL WE START GETTING FIRM COSTS ABOUT WHAT DIRECT COST OF THE MUNICIPALITY WOULD BE, I THINK IT WOULD BE SPECULATIVE TO GO INTO AN ABSTRACT CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT CARRY DEBT.

>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MANN.

>> THANK YOU, WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

I THINK AS THE BUDGET CYCLE ROLLS OUT AS WELL, LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID TOUCH ON RESERVES, I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY THIS YEAR SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON THE RESERVES WHERE THEY NEED TO BE? WHAT'S A REASONABLE NUMBER BASED ON WHAT WE NEED TO EXPAND OVER A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS? HOW MUCH CAN WE REPAY THOSE RESERVES AS WE CONTINUE TO USE THEM? I THINK THE APPROPRIATENESS OF TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION IS A VERY GOOD STARTING POINT FOR THE WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO.

AGAIN, I THINK WITH WATER WASTEWATER, WE TALKED THE OTHER NIGHT OF ABOUT 9.8 MILLION IN RESERVES, BUT THEN THERE'S A TWO MILLION DOLLAR EXPENDITURE COMING OUT.

AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER 750.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE HOW VERY QUICKLY THREE MILLION DOLLARS COMES OUT OF A RESERVE WHICH DOESN'T LEAVE US A LOT FOR OTHER BREAKAGE AND THINGS THAT HAPPEN THROUGH THAT BUDGET ALONE AND THAT RESERVE ALONE THROUGH THE YEAR.

I THINK WE'RE AT THAT POINT AND IT'S STARTING TO BECOME TIME TO REALLY SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS IT AND TACKLE IT.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MANN. I GUESS I'LL JUST TRY AND SUMMARIZE [NOISE] THESE AGREEMENTS TODAY.

THE REASONING FOR IT [NOISE] IS BASICALLY TO SHOW THAT WE ARE PLANNING AND LOOKING AT THE EFFICIENCIES THROUGH ENERGY SAVINGS TO SHOW THAT WE'RE MANAGING THINGS, WE'RE ADDRESSING OUR ISSUES.

THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES.

WE WANT TO TACKLE ALL OF THEM.

THE FACT THAT THIS JOHNSON CONTROL COMPANY DOES THIS ALL OVER FOR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, FOR OTHER COMPANIES, THEY ARE ONE OF THE TOP THREE, I BELIEVE, IN THE WORLD.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STEP FOR US.

I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE SHOULD NOT GO FORWARD WITH THESE AGREEMENTS.

BUT TODAY YOU SAID WE'RE JUST DOING TWO.

>> THANK YOU. THROUGH YOU, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

I'LL BE BRINGING THE WATER WASTEWATER TO A SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL MEETING.

>> WE CAN ALL APPRECIATE THE URGENCY FOR THE NEED FOR OUR ARENA.

I'LL JUST DO ONE LITTLE PUSH FOR KRAFT HOCKEYVILLE.

PLEASE FILL OUT THE WEBSITE, DO YOUR LIKES.

I THINK BY ALL ACCOUNTS, WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO THE TOP FOUR.

LET'S GO ELLIOT LAKE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL FLINTOFF?

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. JUST TO COMMENT.

I KNOW IT DOESN'T LOOK VERY GOOD, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT.

THE MONEY, WE'LL SPEND WHAT WE CAN, WE'LL FIX WHAT CAN, AND YOU DID MAKE A GOOD COMMENT ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS THAT ARE COMING UP BECAUSE THAT WAS ACTUALLY ANNOUNCED.

THAT COULD BE ACTUALLY THE RIGHT TIME TO GET ON THIS A LITTLE MORE WAY THAN NOT SAYING IT'S BEEN NEGLECTED, BUT IT HAS DEFINITELY NOT BEEN UP-TO-DATE.

IT MIGHT NOT BE AS DOOM AND GLOOM AS WHAT WE SEE HERE. THAT'S IT.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL FLINTOFF. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IN FAVOR, NONE ARE OPPOSED, THAT IS CARRIED.

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[6.2 Report from the Director of Recreation and Culture 44]

THAT FUNDS BE DRAWN FROM THE 2024 STREET DANCE OPERATING BUDGET, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BY-LAW BE PASSED.

A MOVER, COUNCIL FLINTOFF, SECONDED COUNCIL MANN.

MS. COOK, PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. STAFF WERE SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING A COMPANY THIS YEAR TO COME DOWN.

THEY SECURED A STAGE IN A CELL 100, WHICH IS WHAT WE WOULD NEED FOR THE STREET DANCE.

THEY'VE PREPARED AN AGREEMENT WITH US OFFERING THE SOUND, STAGE, LIGHTING, AND AN ADDITION LABOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STAGE IS SET UP AND TAKEN DOWN WITHOUT RELYING ON CITY STAFF.

>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL FLINTOFF?

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU TO MS. COOK.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A BETTER PRICE IN LAST YEAR.

GOOD JOB. THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

I NOTICED THAT RATE AWAY AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME TYPE OF STAGING AND EVERYTHING.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THAT WAS MS. DOYLE.

DID SOME GOOD WORK AND REACHED OUT AND FOUND THIS COMPANY, AND THEY WERE VERY EAGER TO TAKE US ON.

THIS OUR FIRST YEAR WORKING WITH THEM.

BUT WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND THEY'VE DONE SOME MAJOR PRODUCTIONS TO SMALLER. WE THINK THEY'LL BE A GOOD FIT.

>> GREAT. HELP OUR BUDGET. THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. THAT'S GOOD WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S HAVE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED, THAT IS CARRIED.

[7. NOTICES OF MOTION]

THERE'S NO CLOSED SESSION.

[8. CLOSED SESSION BUSINESS]

[9.1 By-Law 24-11 ]

I MAY HAVE A MOVER THAT BY-LAW 24-11 BE PASSED.

MOVER, COUNCIL SEIDEL.

SECONDED, COUNCIL BULL.

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

9.2 BY-LAW 24-12,

[9.2 By-Law 24-12]

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT BY-LAW 24-12 BE PASSED.

MOVER, COUNCIL FLINTOFF.

SECONDED, COUNCIL MANN.

ALL IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSE, THAT'S CARRIED.

9.3 BY-LAW 24-13 BEING A BY-LAW TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH KWE PRODUCTIONS,

[9.3 By-Law 24-14]

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT BY 24-13 BE PASSED.

MOVER, COUNCIL BULL.

SECOND, COUNCIL MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED, THAT'S CARRIED. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW.

[10.1 By-Law 24-15]

BEING A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AT A SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024.

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT BY-LAW 24-14 BE PASSED.

MOVER, COUNCIL MANN.

SECONDED, COUNCIL SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR, THAT IS CARRIED.

ADJOURNMENT. MAY HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT THE HOUR OF 4:24 PM.

MOVER, COUNCIL MORRISSETTE.

SECONDED, COUNCIL FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR, THAT'S CARRIED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.