Jul 22, 2024 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE, DATED MONDAY, JULY 22ND, 2024. SUPPOSED TO START AT 7 P.M., BUT IT'S 7:07.

START. 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]

YES. ITEM 7.5 CAPITAL LEASING.

SINCE I'M STILL ASSOCIATED WITH NORTH SHORE FORD, INC., I HAVE A DIRECT PECUNIARY INTEREST.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER DECLARATIONS? GOING ONCE.

GOING TWICE.

OKAY. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES.

[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THOSE MINUTES BE ADOPTED? A MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN SECOND COUNCILLOR BULL.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OKAY. SEEING NONE.

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

THERE IS NO PUBLIC INPUT THIS EVENING.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

[6. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS]

ELLIOT LAKE WOMEN'S GROUP.

THE TONIGHT'S PRESENTERS ARE ESTHER OR.

I GUESS IT'S JUST ESTHER.

RON GOMA, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

WELCOME, ESTHER.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

GOOD EVENING, YOUR WORSHIP.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND ESTEEMED GUESTS.

MY NAME IS ESTHER GOMA.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ELLIOT LAKE WOMEN GROUP.

WITH ME TODAY, I HAVE LAUREN REDDICK, WHO IS OUR BOARD CHAIR, AND SUSAN ANDERSON, WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BOARD HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT OUR PROGRAM, THE SERVICES THAT WE SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS OUR ONGOING NEEDS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK THIS EVENING.

AND WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I WOULD LIKE TO START MY PRESENTATION.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, AS MOST OF US KNOW.

ELLIOT LAKE. WOMEN GROUP HAS WAS FOUNDED IN 1982 OPERATING FROM JUST A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT INTO NOW TWO OPERATING 24 HOUR SHELTER, TWO SHELTERS, WHICH WE HAVE ONE MEN'S SHELTER, WHICH IS LARRY'S PLACE.

AND WE ALSO HAVE MAPLE GATE HOUSE FOR WOMEN, WHICH SUPPORTS EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR WOMEN FLEEING FROM VIOLENCE.

IN ADDITION TO THESE SHELTERS, WE ALSO HAVE A TRANSITION HOUSE, WHICH IS WOMEN'S TRANSITION HOUSE, A THREE BEDROOM HOUSE WHICH WE HOUSE WOMEN WHO ARE TRANSITIONING BACK INTO THEIR NORMAL LIFE.

SO OUR CATCHMENT IS NOT ONLY ELLIOT LAKE, BUT ALSO SPREADS ALL THE WAY TO THE WHOLE OF EAST ALGOMA REGION.

WE ARE MOSTLY FOCUSED ON ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WE CREATE EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, WE PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON VIOLENCE AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN THESE SHELTERS.

SO WE HAVE 24 HOUR CRISIS LINES.

WE HAVE STAFF WHO ARE COVERING OUR 24 HOUR SHELTERS.

WE ALSO CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO WORK WITH US AND SUPPORT THESE CLIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

SO GOING INTO DETAILS ON WHAT WE PROVIDE.

AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE FOR FRONTLINE PROVIDING THE EMERGENCY SHELTER.

WE DON'T, WE NOT ONLY PROVIDE A BED FOR THESE CLIENTS, BUT ALSO, WE PROVIDE, AND WE TEACH THEM BASIC SKILLS.

SO WE PROVIDE TEACHING SKILLS HOW TO COMMUNICATE IN A HEALTHY MANNER, LIVING INDEPENDENTLY, SUPPORTING THEM WITH RESUME WRITING SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK FOR A JOB SUPPORTING THEM, CONNECTING THEM WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES SO THEY'RE ABLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.

AFTER TRANSITIONING OUR SHELTERS, WE ALSO SUPPORT WE ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITIES.

OF COURSE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AGENCIES, WE HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR FOOD BANK, WHICH HAS BEEN SUPPORTING OUR SHELTERS.

WE SUPPORT THEM WITH SYSTEM NAVIGATION WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH DSUB.

ALSO REFERRALS TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, COUNSELING, AA SUPPORT GROUPS.

AND THIS COMES WITH A COLLABORATION, CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH AGENCIES LIKE CCR.

THE MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND ALSO THE DETOX CENTER.

SO IN ADDITION, I JUST WANTED US TO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.

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THESE WE ARE COUNTING BED NIGHT.

SO WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING FULL CAPACITY SINCE JANUARY THIS YEAR.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT COLORS REPRESENT DIFFERENT YEAR.

I WILL FOCUS MORE ON THE ORANGE AND THE GREEN.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, ORANGE IS 2023 AND 2024 IS GREEN.

WE ARE ALREADY PAST THE NUMBERS THAT WE REACHED LAST YEAR ON MAPLE GATE PROGRAMS AND LARRY'S PLACE.

WE ARE ALMOST HALF. THIS IS BECAUSE LARRY'S PLACE HAS ALWAYS OPERATED ON FULL CAPACITY AND HAS A WAY LONG, LONG, LONG WAITLIST FOR MEN WAITING TO BE ACCOMMODATED IN OUR SHELTERS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE SERVE.

SO AGAIN, FOCUSING ON ORANGE AND GREEN, WHICH IS 2023 COMPARISON TO 2024 ON HOW MUCH WE HAVE REACHED INDIVIDUALS, ON HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS WE HAVE REACHED.

YOU CAN SEE WE ARE ALREADY ALMOST HALF PAST LAST YEAR ACHIEVEMENT.

SO THIS MEANS THAT THE NEED OF OUR SERVICES IS CONTINUING TO RAISE.

IT MEANS THAT WE ARE REACHING TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE AWARE OF OUR SERVICES.

THEY KNOW WHICH DOOR TO KNOCK.

THEY KNOW WHICH PHONE CALL TO CALL.

AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE 24 COVERAGE CRISIS LINE IN OUR SHELTERS.

SO WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY IMPACT THAT WE HAVE IN ELLIOT LAKE AND THE EAST ALGOMA REGION, AS YOU KNOW, BY PROVIDING THESE SAFE SHELTERS, THIS IMMEDIATE REDUCTION TO THREAT, WE ARE CREATING INCREASED ENVIRONMENT INCREASED SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE FLEEING FROM VIOLENCE.

THEY HAVE SAFE SPACES TO COME, AND THEY GET THAT EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SOCIAL SUPPORT.

THERE'S ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE CITY.

SO, WE ARE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.

WE ARE ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THERE'S LAW, THERE'S REDUCTION IN THE STRAIN OF LOCAL HEALTH CARE, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE SOCIAL SERVICES.

AND THIS ULTIMATELY, I BELIEVE YOU CAN AGREE WITH ME THAT IT SERVES ON THE TAXPAYER DOLLAR.

ALSO, THERE'S A LOT OF EMPOWERMENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY TO THESE INDIVIDUALS.

AS I HAVE MENTIONED, OUR CLIENTS NOT ONLY GET A BED, BUT ALSO THEY ARE EMPOWERED ON BUILDING THEIR SKILLS, GETTING A JOB, LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, HEALTHY COMMUNICATION SO THAT WHEN THEY TRANSITION OUT TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

AND THIS IS A HUGE, HUGE BURDEN REDUCTION ON THE CITY TO CATER FOR LIKE SOCIAL SUPPORT.

THERE'S COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY.

WE ARE NOT ONLY GET A PAT ON THE BACK AS ELLIOT LAKE WOMEN GROUP, BUT ALSO THE SEAT ITSELF, BECAUSE WITH A WELL MAINTAINED, WELL OPERATED SHELTER IN THE CITY, THIS SHOWS THAT THE CITY IS COMMITTED, IT'S COMPASSIONATE, THERE'S INCLUSIVITY, THERE'S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

AND ALSO IT ENHANCES THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY'S REPUTATION ON A CARING BEING, A CARING COMMUNITY TO OUR POPULATION. SO THERE'S ALSO REDUCTION IN CRIME BECAUSE WE ARE RAISING AWARENESS ON IPV PREVENTION.

SO THIS MEANS THAT THE VIOLENCE RATE IS GOING DOWN.

AND WE CONTINUE I KNOW IT'S NOT AN EASY PATH, BUT WE CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE WORK.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO HELP US CONTINUE TO RAISE THIS EDUCATION.

PREVENTION MEASURES.

OUTREACH. WE HAVE AN OUTREACH WORKER IN PLACE WHO SUPPORTS US IN THE TRANSITION HOUSING AND ALSO COMMUNITY, LINKING OUR CLIENTS, REFERRING OUR CLIENTS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. AS I HAVE MENTIONED, WE ARE LINKING OUR CLIENTS TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT ARE IN THE REGION.

SO WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH AGENCIES LIKE CCR.

OPP HAS REALLY BEEN SUPPORTING US IN TERMS OF REACHING OUT IN CASE WE HAVE A CRISIS AND COUNSELING SUPPORT AND SO ON.

SO THERE'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

EVERY TIME WE HAVE AN EVENT, THE COMMUNITY IS COMING IN LARGE NUMBERS.

WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT IN MAY THAT WE WERE RAISING AWARENESS FOR A WEEK, AND WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH CCR.

WE VISITED TWO SENIOR RESIDENTS, HAD A POSITIVE CONVERSATION WITH THEM, ENGAGED WITH THEM TO RAISE AWARENESS ON SENIOR ABUSE.

AS WE KNOW OUR POPULATION, WE HAVE A LOT OF SENIORS.

SO THEY KNOW WHERE TO GO WHEN THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN AN ABUSIVE SITUATION.

SO WE HAVE POSITIVE STORIES.

ONE STORY FOR US IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE.

SO, IF A CLIENT COMES IN OUR DOORS VULNERABLE AND YOU KNOW, LOOKING FOR HELP WHEN WE ACCOMMODATE THIS CLIENT, THE MOMENT THEY LEAVE OUR SHELTER, WE WANT THEM TO LEAVE EMPOWERED, INDEPENDENT AND GOING TO THE TRANSITIONING TO THEIR TO THEIR HOME.

WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH DSS.

WE ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE, BNL COMMUNITY COMMITTEE, SORRY, WHICH IS BY NAME LIST COMMITTEE.

WE TRY TO PRIORITIZE CLIENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE ONES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE, TO BE PRIORITIZED IN HOUSING.

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BUT ONE SUCCESS STORY IS IS A POSITIVE IMPACT.

SO HAVING ALL THESE POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A LOT OF ONGOING NEEDS AS AN ORGANIZATION.

SO WE HAVE OPERATION FUNDING FOR US TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE 24 HOUR SHELTER.

IT COMES WITH COST.

JUST AS WHEN I WAS STEPPING OUT OF MY OFFICE TODAY, I WAS APPROACHED BY THE STAFF AND THEY TOLD ME, HEY, THE DRYER AND THE WASHER ARE DOWN.

SO RIGHT NOW THE WOMEN DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO DO LAUNDRY.

WE'VE CALLED AND THEY'RE SAYING, HEY, YOU BETTER OFF BUY A NEW ONE.

WE DON'T HAVE A SINGLE CENT FOR THAT.

WELL, WE'LL DISCUSS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

THERE'S FOOD SUPPLIES.

GROCERIES HAVE REALLY, REALLY INCREASED OUR BUDGET FOR GROCERIES CONTINUE TO GO HIGH.

THERE'S TOILETRIES.

WE PROVIDE THIS.

WE SUPPORT THESE CLIENTS WITH TRANSPORTATION TO DIFFERENT RESOURCES BECAUSE WHEN THEY COME, MOST OF OUR CLIENTS, THEY COME IN WITHOUT ANY SOURCE OF INCOME FOR US TO EVEN HELP THEM GET AN ID, WE NEED TO SUPPORT THEM WITH TRANSPORTATION.

AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED OUR OUTREACH WORKER TO HELP TRANSPORTING THESE CLIENTS.

GET BUS TICKETS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET LINKED TO THESE COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

SO WE NEED FUNDING FOR OUR, WE HAVE WE NEED CONTINUOUS FUNDING FOR OUR OUTREACH WORKER TO TRAVEL TO REMOTE PLACES IN AREAS WHERE THE CLIENTS CANNOT REACH TO US, WE WANT TO REACH TO THEM. WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO ENHANCE DELIVERY OR TO DELIVER THESE RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO THESE COMMUNITIES.

SO THIS IS HOW YOU CAN HELP US.

WE NEED OPERATIONAL FUNDING FOR OUR SHELTERS.

WITHOUT STEADY FUNDING, ESPECIALLY FOR LAST PLACE, WHICH IS THE MEN'S SHELTER THAT PROVIDE SHELTER FOR MEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

WE ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN.

WE NEED A STAFF OF 20 FOR OUR STAFF.

WE CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO HAVE A STAFF IN THE SHELTER.

BASED ON OUR PAST HISTORY.

WE NEED A 24 HOUR COVERAGE.

WE NEED GROCERIES, WE NEED UTILITIES, WE NEED SECURITY AND ALSO COACHING FOR THESE CLIENTS WHO COME IN BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO LIVE AND NOT TO COME BACK.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO HELP REDUCE THE HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU CAN PARTNER WITH US TO RAISE AWARENESS, DRIVING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

GET US GET INVOLVED IN OUR SERVICES, IN OUR PROGRAMS. SUPPORT US WITH DONATIONS.

YOU CAN SPONSOR A BED A MONTH, THREE MONTHS, ONE YEAR.

IT GOES A LONG WAY.

SUPPORT US WITH OUR OUTREACH SERVICES.

AS I HAVE MENTIONED, WE ARE TRYING TO TRANSITION THESE CLIENTS INTO LIVING INDEPENDENTLY.

SOME OF OUR CLIENTS, OUR BEDS.

WE ONLY HAVE TEN BED SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND SEVEN BED SHELTER FOR WOMEN.

SINCE JANUARY, WE'VE NEVER HAD AN EMPTY BED.

WE HAVE FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN CALLING.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO PUT THEM.

SO WITH SUPPORTING US WITH THESE SERVICES, IT WILL HELP US TO REACH OUT TO THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WAITING FOR US ON THE OTHER SIDE.

SO WE ALSO WANT TO BE PART OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN.

THIS WILL HELP US TO CONTRIBUTE OR TO RAISE OUR VOICE ALSO TO BE PART OF THIS DISCUSSIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT DO WE REALLY NEED, WHAT ARE WE SEEING IN OUR DOORS, IN OUR SHELTERS? AND WHAT DO WE THINK WILL BE, MAYBE CAN BE DONE TO SUPPORT OR REDUCE THIS VIOLENCE? SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

I GUESS I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

JUST A COMMENT. REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A MAJOR WOMEN'S SHELTER IN YORK REGION.

I TREMENDOUSLY APPLAUD YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT IT TAKES TO RUN A SHELTER.

IT'S NOT EASY.

GOVERNMENT GRANTS HAVE BEEN REDUCING OVER THE YEARS.

YOU KNOW, WE AS A COMMUNITY, WE REALLY NEED TO RALLY TO HELP MORE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE FIRST THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT CLIENTS AND YOU HAVE A FULL BED.

WHAT IS THE AVERAGE STAY FOR THEM IN YOUR UNIT BEFORE THEY ARE RELEASED OR GONE TO OTHER PLACES? THANK YOU. SO FOR THE MEN'S SHELTER WHICH MOSTLY OUR POPULATION, THERE IS MEN WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS.

WE TRY TO GIVE THEM AT LEAST A MONTH SO THAT BY THE TIME WE ARE DONE WITH ONE MONTH, WE HAVE CONNECTED THEM TO THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES.

WE HAVE CONNECTED THEM TO ANY TRANSITION HOUSES, EVEN IF IT'S OUTSIDE OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WITH THAT ALSO, IT KEEPS THEM GOING AND IT MOTIVATES THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE SKILLS.

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HOWEVER, SOMETIMES WE ARE FORCED TO STAY WITH THESE MEN LONGER BECAUSE BY THE TIME THE 30 DAYS IS OVER, WE HAD A GENTLEMAN WITH THREE KIDS.

WE COULDN'T KICK HIM OUT.

HE HAD NOT GOTTEN A HOUSE.

HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO.

HE DIDN'T HAVE A JOB.

SO WE WERE FORCED TO STAY WITH HIM FOR THREE MONTHS.

SO SOMETIMES WE ARE FORCED TO STAY WITH THEM LONGER.

HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WOMEN'S SHELTER, THE SITUATION IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE THESE ARE WOMEN WHO COME IN TRAUMATIZED, THEY ARE VULNERABLE.

THEY ARE EXPERIENCING JUST NOT ONLY HOMELESSNESS, BUT ALSO, THEY'RE TRYING TO HEAL FROM VIOLENCE.

SO SOMETIMES WE ARE FORCED TO STAY WITH THEM EVEN FOR A YEAR.

LIKE, LET'S SAY, IF IT'S A WOMAN WHO IS EXPERIENCING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IT'S NOT EASY FOR YOU TO JUST TO SAY, HEY, IT'S THREE MONTHS, YOU'RE DONE.

YOU NEED TO GO. THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO.

SO WE TRY ALSO TO LINK THEM TO ANY FAMILY, EVEN IF IT'S NOT IN ELLIOT LAKE, SO THAT IF THEY HAVE ANY FAMILY, SAY, IN TORONTO, WHERE THEY CAN GO AND LIVE WITH THEM, THEN WE TRY TO CONNECT. SO THAT'S HOW WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE SITUATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

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

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

BUT FIRST, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION.

I THINK NOT HAVING HAD ONE AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET REENGAGED WITH YOUR FACILITY, SO THANK YOU.

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC ASK IN MIND? YOU MENTIONED SEVERAL TYPES OF WAYS THAT THE MUNICIPALITY CAN BE ASSISTANCE.

I GUESS BASED ON YOUR ANSWER, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO RECOMMEND SOMETHING, BUT I JUST WANT TO FIND OUT.

IS THERE A SPECIFIC ASK THAT YOUR FACILITY HAS TO MEET FOR THE MUNICIPALITY? RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK, WE HAVE ZERO FUNDING FOR LARRY'S PLACE.

WE HAVE GENTLEMEN THAT WE NEED TO PAY SALARIES, SO ANY REGULAR CONTINUOUS DONATION OF FUNDING FROM THE CITY WILL GO A LONG WAY FOR US TO HELP NAVIGATE AND KEEP THE DOORS OPEN.

OKAY, SO THEN FOLLOW UP, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO THEN YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR 2025, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR 2024 AND ONGOING AND ONGOING.

OKAY. WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO IS RECOMMEND THAT WE REFER THIS TO THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR NEXT YEAR.

HOWEVER, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT'S REALLY A REASONABLE THING TO DO UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE REFER THIS TO FNA FOR AT LEAST A FURTHER DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT FNA MEETING.

AND THEN WE CAN HAVE THERE WILL BE LOTS OF QUESTIONS THAT WILL HAVE QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD HAVE MAYBE FOR THE NEXT TIME WE, WE, WE SPEAK WOULD BE WHAT TYPE OF OUTREACH YOU'VE HAD WITH NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES.

ARE YOU GETTING SUPPORT FROM OUR OTHER COMMUNITIES ALONG THE NORTH SHORE? YEAH. AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

WHAT YOUR CURRENT FUNDING STRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE NOW AND THEN WE CAN WE CAN SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE IN THE PAST.

I'M PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE FACILITY.

I JUST TONIGHT, WITHOUT A SPECIFIC NUMBER, I'M VERY HESITANT TO START THROWING NUMBERS OUT, SO I'LL JUST.

IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, I'LL REFER BACK TO FNA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH YOUR AGENCY.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE. YOU'RE WELCOME.

I JUST NEED A SECONDER FOR THAT MOTION.

COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. THANK YOU.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. JUST ONE LAST COMMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN.

I KNOW YOU'RE COMING TO COUNCIL, BUT THIS HAS BEEN BROADCAST TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN STEP UP AS WELL AS YOU KNOW, SEEING WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US.

SURE. THE HELP IS MORE THAN WELCOME.

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? JUST ONE QUESTION. OKAY.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU. WORSHIP. ARE YOU.

VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.

I THINK WHEN WE LIVE IN ELLIOT LAKE, WE SOMETIMES WE THINK WE DON'T HAVE THAT HOMELESSNESS AS MUCH AS THE CITY OR WE DON'T HAVE, AS YOU SAY, WITH MAPLE GATE AND THE BATTERED WOMEN AND THE VIOLENCE AND EVERYTHING.

SO MY QUESTION, WHICH OBVIOUSLY YOU DO AND YOU'RE DOING IT VERY, VERY GOOD JOB FOR RESOURCES.

WHEN SOMEBODY COMES TO YOU AND YOU'RE FULL.

DO YOU AND YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

LIKE WHAT DO YOU DO? LIKE DO YOU TAKE THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE OR WHAT HAPPENS? YES. WE HAVE CONTACTS FOR LOCAL SHELTERS.

BUT THE CLOSEST IS BLIND RIVER.

AND SO MOST OF THE TIME YOU'LL CALL, THEY'LL BE FULL.

SO YOU HAVE TO CALL CONTINUOUSLY TO THE FARTHEST TO THE NEAREST AVAILABLE ONE.

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WE ALSO HAVE SOFA BED AT DETOX.

SOMETIMES THEY COME THROUGH TO US AND THEY WILL HAVE PROBABLY 2 OR 3 DAYS FOR THE WOMAN TO SLEEP UNTIL WE GET THE NEXT AVAILABLE BED FOR THEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY JUST ONE FINAL COMMENT.

THE CLERK WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH THE DATES OF THE NEXT MEETING.

SO PROBABLY YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND THAT ONE? CORRECT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

[7. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

7.1 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING SALE OF LANDS AT 255 HIGHWAY 108.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE SALE OF LANDS AT 255 HIGHWAY 108 BE RECEIVED.

A MOVER COUNCILLOR SEIDEL SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR BULL.

MR. ANTUNES, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, YOUR WORSHIP. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.

STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SEVERAL PARTIES INTERESTED FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS ON THE LOTS OF.

250 508.

MOST RECENTLY THESE PARTIES HAVE INCLUDED MR. MARTEL FROM DBM REALTY, WHO'S BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN WORKING TO PROMOTE ELLIOT LAKE TO HIS CLIENT BASE.

HE'S A REALTY FIRM.

AND HE'S BEEN A GOOD PARTNER TO THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

AT THIS MEETING, YOU'LL SEE A BYLAW LATER ON IN THE AGENDA TO BRING FORTH AN AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE WITH STACKED FRANCHISING LIMITED FOR THIS PROPERTY.

DIRECTION TO PREPARE THIS AGREEMENT WAS PROVIDED IN CLOSED SESSION.

AND REALLY, IT'S A RESULT OF MONTHS OF WORK DATING BACK TO 2024 WITH THIS FIRM TRYING TO WORK WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS PROPERTY.

MR. MARTEL CITY STAFF AND THE CITY SOLICITOR HAVE PUT IN QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO GET TO THIS POINT.

AS OUTLINED IN THE APPS, THE PROPONENT STACK FRANCHISING WILL BE PURCHASING THE LAND FOR $300,000, AND ON THE SITE WILL BE DEVELOPING A TOTAL OF 10,000FT² OF LEASABLE AREA IN TWO PHASES.

FIRST PLACE, FIRST PHASE.

EXCUSE ME. IS A 24 MONTH BUILD COVENANT IN WHICH WE WILL SEE 5000 SQUARE FOOT DEVELOPED WITH THE BALANCE OF THE OTHER 5000 HAVING ANOTHER 24 MONTHS TO BE DEVELOPED.

SO IN TOTAL THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE A 48 MONTH BUILD TIME.

AS WITH ANY PROPERTY SOLD BY THE MUNICIPALITY, WE DO SEE A REPURCHASE OPTION IF THEY DO NOT MEET THEIR COVENANTS AND THESE ARE ESCALATING.

SO THE FIRST, IF THEY DO NOT DEVELOP WITHIN THE FIRST 24 MONTHS THE CITY GETS TO REPURCHASE AT 80%.

AND IF THE SECOND PHASE ISN'T COMPLETED, THE CITY REPURCHASES WHATEVER ISN'T BUILT IN THE SECOND PHASE AT 50%.

IF IT'S NOT COMPLETED.

THE OTHER THING NOTED IN THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE IS THAT PART OF THIS IS A SIX MONTH DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD FOR THE BUYER, WHICH TAKES US TO JANUARY OF 2025.

AND THIS IS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE PURCHASER TIME TO SEEK POSSIBLE LEASES AND CLIENTS TO FILL HIS LEASABLE AREA.

OBVIOUSLY NOT A AN ACTIVITY THEY TAKE ON VERY LIGHTLY, AND CERTAINLY NOTHING THEY WANT TO DO UNTIL THEY CAN SECURE THE PROPERTY.

RIGHT NOW, THE MAIN FOCUS IS THE FIRST 2500 ISH SQUARE FEET OF THE 5000 TO BE UPTAKEN BY THE STACKED FRANCHISE MODEL.

AS WITH ALL LAND SALES, THE PROPONENTS BUILD PLANS ARE TRULY HIS THEIRS.

EXCUSE ME TO DISCLOSE TO THE PUBLIC.

ALTHOUGH THROUGH THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS, COUNCIL WAS AWARE OF WHAT THE DEVELOPER'S PLANS WERE AND STAFF CAN CONFIRM THAT THE LEASABLE SPACE WILL BE A COMBINATION OF HOSPITALITY AND RETAIL ON THIS SITE, RIGHT ON OUR MAIN HIGHWAY.

STAFF FEEL THIS IS A GREAT SIGN FOR THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S POSITIVE GROWTH.

IT'S ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE WORK THAT STAFF AND PREVIOUS STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE HAS TAKEN TO PROMOTE OUR COMMUNITY AND GROW OUR COMMUNITY. IS STARTING TO BEAR FRUIT, AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE INTEREST IN DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH NOT JUST FROM RESIDENTIAL BUT FROM A COMMERCIAL LEVEL AS WELL, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING TO SEE.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDING THE COUNCIL PASS THE BYLAW THIS EVENING WITH STACKED FRANCHISING AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU MR. ANTUNES.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF THANK YOU.

WORSHIP MORE OF A COMMENT.

YOU'RE RIGHT, MR. ANTUNES.

IT HAS BEEN QUITE A PROCESS TO GET A CONFIRMED OFFER HERE ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, BUT I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.

IT IS ANOTHER POSITIVE STEP.

AND IT'S KEEPING MOMENTUM GOING.

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THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR MANN.

THANK YOU. WORSHIP.

THERE WAS A TIME NOT SO LONG AGO WHERE I.

I WOULDN'T HAVE SUPPORTED A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS AT THAT SITE, AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF THE CIVIC CENTER.

HAVING GONE THROUGH A LOT OF YEARS WHERE WE WERE HAVING CHALLENGES WITH SOME OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT WAS HARD TO SEE THOSE OLDER FACILITIES GO.

AND AS WE APPROACHED THE PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS FOR FUNDING TO REPLACE THOSE FACILITIES, IT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY APPARENT THAT FUNDING WAS NOT COMING AT THE MAGNITUDE THAT WE HAD HOPED.

HAVING SAID THAT THROUGH STAFF AND SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY, I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO OUR BEST TO SUPPORT THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN OTHER VENUES IN TOWN, WHICH IS WHY TONIGHT I AM VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS.

AS COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF INDICATED, IT IS A GOOD NEWS STORY.

INDIVIDUALS ARE BEGINNING TO REPEAT RETURN TO ELLIOT LAKE AND WANT TO BUILD HOUSING STOCK, INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I THINK WE NEED TO BE AS SUPPORTIVE AS POSSIBLE.

THROUGH MANY ELECTION CYCLES WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT OPEN FOR BUSINESS.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD BE ANY MORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS THAN TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

SO VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. MR. ANTHEUNIS, SORRY.

YOUR WORSHIP, ONE THING I DID HAVE IN MY NOTES THAT I HAD WRITTEN SINCE I WROTE THE REPORT, ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT STAFF HAVE HEARD IS BECAUSE THIS IS A HOSPITALITY PRODUCT IS THE QUESTION ABOUT ANOTHER HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT ALONG THE NORTH SHORE BETWEEN SUDBURY AND SAULT STE.

MARIE ELLIOT LAKE SERVES AS A HUB.

AND THE MORE SIGNS WE CAN HAVE AT 108 AND 117 THAT SAYS THERE IS, WE CAN LIST THE NUMBER OF MAJOR FRANCHISES THAT WE HAVE IN THE MUNICIPALITY.

HAVE FOLKS TURN UP THE HIGHWAY, IT'S GOING TO INCREASE OUR TOURISM ATTRACTIVENESS, AND WE'LL HAVE FOLKS LOOK AT ELLIOT LAKE AS A MAJOR STOP BETWEEN OUR TWO MAJOR CENTERS.

SO THAT'S ALSO ANOTHER EXCITING THING THAT WE CAN ADD.

SO THE MORE SIGNS WE CAN PUT ON THE HIGHWAY, DRAWING PEOPLE IN FOR SOMETHING THAT TICKLES THEIR FANCY, THE BETTER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR LAFAVRE.

THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

JUST ANOTHER COMMENT AS WELL, ALONG THE LINES OF MR. MANN YOU KNOW, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS, AND DO WE GAMBLE ON LEAVING AN EMPTY LOT FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, OR DO WE GO WITH SOMEBODY WHO'S DEFINITELY INTERESTED? IT'S A FRANCHISE.

THEY'RE FROM OUT OF TOWN.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING SOME SOLID INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION FOR ALL OF US TO MAKE.

BUT I THINK IN THE END THIS WILL BE MORE POSITIVE THINGS COMING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. ALSO A COMMENT ALL OF THESE NEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMING TO ELLIOT LAKE THAT ARE NOT SERVING ONLY ELLIOT LAKE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SERVING THE PEOPLE FROM BLIND RIVER, ALGOMA MILLS, CUTLER, SERPENT RIVER, SPANISH, AND ALL THOSE PLACES. SO I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS IT'S NOT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW, BUT IT'S A NEW BUILD THAT COULD HAPPEN SOON FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE POSITIVE FOR EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS ON THIS PROPERTY STARTING BACK TO DAY ONE OF THIS TERM.

ON OUR WAY ON OUR PATH TO HERE.

CAN YOU JUST SORT OF CLARIFY YOU'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MOST INTERESTED PARTIES ALL ALONG THE WAY? THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

YES, SIR. ANY STAFF'S JOB IS TO BRING ANY VIABLE PROPOSAL TO COUNCIL, AND WE'VE DONE THAT.

THERE'S BEEN EBBS AND FLOWS, AS YOU SAID, YOUR WORSHIP, FROM YOUR RIGHT, DATING BACK ALMOST TO YOUR FIRST MEETING OF COUNCIL TILL THIS POINT.

SO ANYONE THAT'S COME THROUGH THAT'S HAD A VIABLE PROPOSAL WE'VE, WE'VE BROUGHT FORTH TO COUNCIL.

AND AGAIN, THIS JUST AS THINGS CHANGE AND OPINIONS CHANGE, THIS IS WHERE WE'VE LANDED ON NOW.

AND I THINK IT'S A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.

AND JUST TO CLARIFY ONE MORE THING.

SO THERE'S SIX MONTH WAITING PERIOD.

COOL DOWN PERIOD, I GUESS.

THAT'S ALSO THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS THE SITUATION.

THEY STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAYBE BACK OUT IF THEY SO CHOOSE THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

ABSOLUTELY. THE COOLING PERIOD IS NOT OURS AND NOT SELLING SWAMPLAND IN FLORIDA, SO NO NEED TO COOL OFF ANYONE HERE.

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YOUR WORSHIP, ALL JOKING ASIDE, IS ACTUALLY IN PLACE BY THE PROPONENT.

SO REALLY THE SIX MONTH DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD IS IN PLACE BY THE PROPONENT.

WITH DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS THESE, WHEN THEY HAVE A FIRM ANCHOR, IN THIS CASE, THEY DON'T WANT TO ALWAYS AND EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD IN THESE SITUATIONS.

THEY DON'T WANT TO HIT THEIR POTENTIALS WITHOUT HAVING A SECURED SITE, BECAUSE THEN A LOT OF COSTS ARE INCURRED AND INTEREST IS BUILT UP.

AND TO TURN AROUND AND SAY, WELL, WE'RE REALLY NOT GETTING THE SITE.

SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK.

SO THAT'S WHAT THIS SIX MONTH PERIOD THAT A LARGE PART OF IT IS FINDING OTHER TENANTS FOR THE AREA TO CONFIRM.

AND OF COURSE TYPICAL THINGS LIKE GEOTECH SOME TRAFFIC STUDIES TO, TO ENSURE THAT IT IS THE RIGHT SITE FOR THEM AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CLARIFYING.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED. EXCUSE ME.

STARTING TO GO. 7.2 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE.

REGARDING BEACH TO BEACH TRAIL DONATION.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE DONATION OF $15,000 TO THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB TO PURCHASE MATERIALS FOR THE SPRUCE TO SPINE BEACH TRAIL. MAY I HAVE A MOVER? COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

MISS KLUKE, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

YEAH. THE CROSS COUNTRY SKIING BIKE CLUB CONTINUED TO WORK TOWARDS THE TRAILS THAT THEY'VE PROPOSED ON THEIR MOU THIS PAST TWO YEARS.

THE PAST MOU IN 2023.

AND THEN THIS YEAR, THE SPRUCE SPINE BEACH HAS BEEN ON BOTH THE ON THE TRAIL MAP AND THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB HAS PROPOSED AT A RECENT ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE MEETING IN MAY THAT THEY HAVE.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON A PLAN, AND THEY HAVE A PLAN TO START TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS WITH THE OVERGROWTH THAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS TRAIL AND SOME OF THE UNSAFE AND REQUIRED MAINTENANCE THAT THE MAINTENANCE THAT'S REQUIRED TO GET DONE ON THE TRAIL.

SO THEY HAVE MET WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE TO PROPOSE THIS.

THEY'VE MET WITH STAFF TO ADDRESS THIS THIS PROJECT AND STAFF HAVE WORKED WITH THEM AND THE M AND R TO ENSURE THAT IT IS IT IS IN COMPLIANCE, THE MAINTENANCE THAT'S REQUIRED TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND THE LAST STEP IS GETTING THE REQUIRED MATERIALS TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.

SO THEY'VE PUT FORWARD A LETTER REQUESTING $15,000 THAT WOULD BE USED TO PURCHASE SAND AND GRAVEL AND THE REQUIRED MATERIALS TO CONTINUE WITH THIS TRAIL MAINTENANCE.

THEIR INTENTIONS ARE TO REMOVE SOME OF THE BOARDWALKS THAT ARE UNNECESSARY TO FILL IT WITH GRAVEL, TO INSERT CULVERTS WHERE THERE'S RUNNING STREAMS, AND THEN SO THAT THEY CAN PUT GRAVEL OVER IT AND THEY'LL ADDRESS ANY REQUIRED BOARDWALKS, THEY'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ADDRESS LIKE A SAND ADHESIVE OVERTOP TO PREVENT ANY SLIPPING AND JUST CONTINUE WITH THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ON THIS TRAIL THAT IT DESPERATELY NEEDS.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO WORK WITH SOME OF THEIR VOLUNTEERS.

THEY'VE ADDRESSED SOME QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL BE USING MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT TO GET THIS DONE AND GET IT DONE PROPERLY.

AND EVERYONE WOULD BE VOLUNTEERING UNDER THE CLUB AND WHICH WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THEIR TRAIL MAINTENANCE INSURANCE.

ALSO, THEIR VOLUNTEERS ARE QUALIFIED AND TRAINED PROFESSIONALS WITH THIS EQUIPMENT.

SO I'M OPEN FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR LAFAVRE THANK YOU.

YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU.

JUST A QUESTION. I REMEMBER AT THE ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE THERE WAS TALK ABOUT DOING IT IN TWO PHASES.

IS THIS DOING BOTH PHASES AT THE SAME TIME SO THAT IT'S FULLY ACCESSIBLE, OR IS THAT GOING TO BE COMING AT A LATER TIME? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE FIRST START OF IT.

THEY WANT TO GET IT CLEANED UP AND GET THE GRAVEL DOWN AND THEN ADDRESS IT WITH ANY FUTURE FUNDING.

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST START FOR THE STEP FOR IT.

OKAY, COUNCILLOR BULL.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

TO YOU TO MISS CLARK.

I THINK THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI CLUB HAS DONE QUITE A BIT SO FAR TOWARDS THE TRAILS IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE DO HAVE AN MOU WITH THEM NOW TO LOOK AFTER THE MORE TRAILS THAN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK AFTER.

BUT I THINK WITH THE GROUP THAT'S WITH THE GROUP DOING THIS, GETTING RID OF SOME OF THOSE BOARDWALKS, NOT THE BOARDWALKS.

MOST OF THE BOARDWALKS ARE STAYING, BUT SOME OF THE STEPPED RAMPS OR WHEREVER OVER THE DANGEROUS PLACES.

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SO I THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD THING AND WE HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT.

AND IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO ALL THE WORK FOR FREE, THEN I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU WORSHIP. THAT'S A COMMENT AND A QUICK QUESTION.

I'VE BEEN WALKING THAT TRAIL FOR YEARS, AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL TRAIL AND IT'S OVERDUE FOR SOME MAINTENANCE.

AND I KNOW IT'S ON THE SCHEDULE.

AND THE FACT THAT THIS COUNCILLOR BULL SAYS THEY'RE THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI CLUB ARE WILLING TO STEP UP FOR ALL THE LABOR IS, IS REALLY FANTASTIC.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN OUR BUDGET A SIGN THAT SAYS TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND WE HAVE LIKE $15,000 THERE.

AM I RIGHT? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. CORRECT? YEAH. WE HAVE $15,000 ALLOTTED FOR MATERIALS, FOR SURE.

SO, I MEAN, I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR BULL.

I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PLACE NOT TO PUT IT THAN TO GET THAT TRAIL SAFER, AND MORE PEOPLE WILL BE USING IT.

AND THE ONLY LAST COMMENT IS, I REALLY THINK IT'S GREAT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE RELATING THE VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH THIS AND THE CITY STAFF WORKING WITH THEM, THAT THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER, AND IT'S A WIN-WIN.

IT HELPS OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND IT BEAUTIFIES ONE OF OUR TRAILS.

SO I REALLY SUPPORT THIS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? SO, I'D LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION THERE.

SO THIS 15,000 IS NOT THE BUDGETED 15,000 IS IT.

IS THAT? ARE THEY ASKING FOR ANOTHER 15,000 ABOVE THAT? 15,000. NO.

IT'S THE SAME MONEY.

YEAH. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP THEY'RE ASKING FOR JUST 15,000, WHICH IS IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET FOR MATERIALS.

PERFECT. OKAY.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A BIG COMMENT HERE.

THIS PROGRAM IS KIND OF SOMETHING THAT WE TRIED TO NURTURE FROM THE START.

AND I DO THINK ALL INVOLVED WITH THE CROSS COUNTRY SKI AND BIKE CLUB.

IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE SOME OF THE, THE OLD WAYS AND TO FIND A METHOD THAT WORKS THAT THAT ALLOWS VOLUNTEERS TO COME BACK AND HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK THIS IS A TREMENDOUS STEP FORWARD THAT THIS PARTICULAR CLUB TAKING THE MANTLE AND RUNNING WITH IT AND, AND REALLY WORKING HARD AND I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DOING THIS, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF STAFF, CITY STAFF AND FINDING A METHOD AND A WAY THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO GOOD VOLUNTEERISM IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IF WE CAN USE THIS MODEL IN OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY, ALL THE MORE POWER TO US.

SO I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS.

IN FACT, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN AIMING FOR RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING.

SO THAT BEING SAID, LET'S HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED.

7.3 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR ADB AVENUE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN APPLICATION BY THE OWNERSHIP TEAM OF ADAP FOR THE MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DWELLING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 AND THE PROPERTY TAX INCREMENT GRANT, AND THAT UPON OBTAINING THE OCCUPANCY PERMIT FOR ALL 20 UNITS, THAT THE FUNDS BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE CIP RESERVE.

A MOVER. COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED COUNCILLOR LAFAVRE.

MR. ANTUNES, PLEASE THANK YOUR WORSHIP.

I'LL MAKE THIS ONE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.

WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE CIP AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS.

THIS IS A GREAT NEW STORY.

THIS IS WHAT THE CIP IS MEANT TO DO.

IT'S MEANT TO SPUR AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHAT WE SEE HERE IS A PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT FIRM THAT'S ADDING 23 RENTAL UNITS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THAT'S GOING TO SPEND $15 MILLION.

THEY'RE GOING TO INVEST $15 MILLION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE TOOLS AND LEVERS THAT WE HAD TO PULL TO HELP ENTICE THAT THE MUNICIPALITY ONLY HAS AND STAFF ONLY HAVE SO MANY TOOLS WITH WHICH TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES AND ATTRACT INVESTMENT.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE CIP IS MEANT TO DO LEGITIMATELY THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

THIS IS WHAT WE CAN USE.

ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS IN THIS NEW CIP WAS THE ABILITY TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPMENT AT $1,000 PER UNIT TO A MAXIMUM OF $20,000.

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SO THEY'VE COMPLETED THE CIP APPLICATION.

AND WHAT THIS WILL DO IS, AS I SAID, ALLOW $1,000 WOULD GRANT $1,000 PER UNIT AND ALSO ENROLL THEM IN THE PROPERTY TAX INCREMENT GRANT THAT WOULD SEE THE REBATES ON THE INCREASE IN THE MUNICIPAL TAXES PHASED IN OVER FOUR YEARS.

AGAIN, A TOOL THAT WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO OUT OF POCKET, THIS WILL COST THE MUNICIPALITY $20,000.

BUT THAT'S MONEY THAT WE'VE PUT INTO OUR CIP.

AND WE HAVE IN OUR CIP RESERVE THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS.

AND THEN THE TAX REVENUE.

I MISSPOKE AT ONE POINT DURING THE CIP PROCESS.

IT'S NOT DEFERRED REVENUE, IT'S FOREGONE REVENUE.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S AN INCENTIVE TO HAVE THEM IN.

AND THE HOPE IS THAT THEY WILL BE PAYING THE TAXES FOR DECADES AND DECADES TO COME.

SO IT'S A NICE WAY TO INCENTIVIZE THIS DEVELOPMENT.

SO I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU. WORSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MR. ANTUNES. I AGREE WITH YOU.

THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE THE CIP PROGRAM OUT THERE FOR.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THIS BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER DONE ONE THIS BIG, THIS COUNCIL.

ANYWAYS, SO THE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER UNIT, WE PAY THAT WHEN THE UNITS ARE BUILT OR REPAY THAT BEFORE THEY START BUILDING THEM.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

NO, SIR. WE ACTUALLY PAY THEM UPON OCCUPANCY UPON OR.

SORRY, UPON ISSUANCE OF THE OCCUPANCY.

OCCUPANCY PERMIT.

SO ONCE THEY ISSUE, THEY HAD AN OCCUPANCY PERMIT ISSUED.

THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD ESSENTIALLY CUT A CHECK FOR $20,000.

RIGHT. SO BASICALLY ONCE THE BULLDOZERS IN THERE AND EVERYTHING AND SO OR SO WHEN PASSED THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP PAST THAT POINT, ONCE THEY'RE BUILT, THEY'RE DONE. AND WE'VE ISSUED A POINT WITH WHICH THE DEVELOPER CAN IN TURN EITHER RENT THEM OR SELL THEM.

THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CUT THE CHECK TO THE DEVELOPER.

OKAY. THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

AND THEN ON THE JUST MAYBE YOU CAN JUST MAYBE FOR THE PUBLIC AND ME ANYWAYS THIS TAX INCREASE REBATE.

SO WE WOULD STILL BE COLLECTING SOME TAXES.

BUT THE REBATE IS THE FACT THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE AN EMPTY LOT THERE AND ALL THESE BUILDINGS ARE BUILT AND SHOULD BE COLLECTING A LOT MORE TAX.

SO WE'RE ONLY GOING TO COLLECT THE BASIC TAX AND THEN PRORATE IT.

IS THAT HOW THIS WORKS THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP THE WAY IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME AND TO USE VERY SIMPLE NUMBERS FOR A VERY SIMPLE PERSON LIKE MYSELF, IF RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT $100 IN VACANT LAND TAX IS WHAT WE'RE COLLECTING ON A PROPERTY AND THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY, IMPACT ASSESSES THE PROPERTY. AND NOW THE NEW TAX BILL IS $1,100.

AND AGAIN I'M GOING TO USE VERY SIMPLE NUMBERS.

THE INCREASE WAS $1,000.

THE FIRST YEAR THEY WOULD ONLY PAY $100.

THE SECOND YEAR THE 75% IS ON THE INCREASE.

SO, OF $1,000 WE WOULD TAKE OFF 75% OF THAT.

SO THEY WOULD PAY 250 PLUS THE EXISTING $100.

SO 350 THE NEXT YEAR.

450. SO IT GOES UP INCREMENTALLY UNTIL IN YEAR FIVE, THEY'RE PAYING THE FULL $100 IN MUNICIPAL TAXES.

IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE EDUCATION TAXES.

AND THAT SIDE OF IT IT'S ONLY FOR THE MUNICIPAL TAXES.

SO WHATEVER THE INCREASE IS FROM WHAT THE PROPERTY IS WORTH TODAY TILL WHEN IT'S ASSESSED, THAT'S WHAT THE INCREMENTAL RATE FOR THE FOUR YEARS IS APPLIED TO.

OKAY. ONE MORE QUICK FOLLOW UP QUESTION.

JUST SO IN SINCE YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING THIS, IS THIS YOUR BIGGEST CIP APPLICATION THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP? ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS IS, AS WE SAID DURING THE PROCESS, MOST OF THE CIP APPLICATIONS AT THIS POINT HAVE PRIMARILY BEEN FOR SIGNAGE GRANTS.

THIS BY FAR IS THE LARGEST ONE THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH.

AND MAINLY BECAUSE THE PROPERTY INCENTIVE GRANT ONLY GOT INTRODUCED IN THE CIP THAT WE ADOPTED A FEW MONTHS AGO.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY IT TO.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. ANTUNES. I'LL HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED. 7.4 REPORT FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REGARDING 2024 ASPHALT CRACK SEALING CONTRACT.

I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVE AN EXPENDITURE IN THE AMOUNT OF $89,404 PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES PAYABLE TO NORTHERN CONTRACTING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED, AND THAT COUNCIL PASSED THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH NORTHERN CONTRACTING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED TO

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MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

MR. DEBORTOLI, PLEASE.

YES. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, AND THROUGH YOU TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

ASPHALT CRACK SEALING HAS BEEN PART OF OUR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLANS.

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR ROAD SURFACES FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

THE LOGISTICS BEHIND SEALING CRACKS IN ASPHALT IS TO PREVENT WATER INFILTRATION.

AND GIVEN WHERE WE LIVE, WE WERE PLAGUED WITH FLUCTUATIONS IN TEMPERATURES IN THE SHOULDER SEASONS, AND ESPECIALLY SPRING AND FALL OR LATE FALL AND EARLY SPRING, WHERE WE HAVE A FREEZE THAW CYCLE, WHICH IN FACT HAS AN IMPACT ON OUR ASPHALT ROAD SURFACES, CAUSING DETERIORATION OF.

OF THE ASPHALT SURFACES IN AND AROUND THE AREAS OF THE CRACKS.

SO FILLING IT WITH SEALANT PREVENTS THIS TYPE OF DETERIORATION AND PRESERVES THE ROADS FOR A LONGER TIME.

BASED ON OUR SUBSEQUENT OR PAST RATHER EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CONTRACTOR THIS CONTRACTOR HAS PROVIDED SERVICE TO US OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THEIR WORK HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.

GIVEN THAT THEY WERE AWARDED THIS CONTRACT IN 2023.

THE CONTRACT AT THAT TIME DID HAVE AN OPTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT BEYOND THE ORIGINAL ONE YEAR TERM.

SO WE ARE PROPOSED TO DO THIS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE PUT FORWARD IN THAT CONTRACT, WHICH ARE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IN THE REPORT.

AND HAVING SAID THAT, WE ARE LOOKING AT OFFERING THIS CONTRACT TO THE COMPANY HAS IDENTIFIED THE BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR THIS WORK IN THE 2024 BUDGET WAS $105,893.

THIS IS FROM THE OPERATING BUDGET AND WITH THE MODEST INCREASE IN TERMS OF THE CPI INCREASE AS PROVIDED, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 3%, WHICH ALLOWS FOR AN ALLOCATION OR A SAVINGS OF $16,489 FROM THE BUDGETED AMOUNT PUT FORWARD IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

IS THIS. WE'RE GOING TO START SOON BEFORE THE LINE PAINTINGS.

OR IS THE LINE PAINTING STARTING NOW AND THEN WE'LL SEE.

YELLOW, BLACK, YELLOW, BLACK, YELLOW, BLACK LINES? YES. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES IT WAS.

IT WILL BE STARTING AFTER THE LINE PAINTING.

THE RATIONALE BEHIND CRACK SEALING IS THAT YOU WANT TO BE APPLYING THE SEALANT TO THE CRACKS WHEN THEY ARE AT THEIR WIDEST, NOT WHEN THEY'RE VERY, VERY CLOSE TOGETHER.

AS THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER DOES, CAUSE THE ROAD SURFACES TO EXPAND AND THUS REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE CRACK.

IT'S KIND OF A CATCH 22 SITUATION, BUT, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, YES, SOME OF THE YELLOW PAINT DOES GET COVERED WITH THE BLACK TAR WHEN THE CRACK SEALING DOES TAKE PLACE.

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

WORSHIP THROUGH YOU TO MR. DE BORTOLI. SO THIS THIS APPROVAL WE'RE DOING TONIGHT, IT'S FOR THIS CONTRACT.

BUT SO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN THE PSI, CPR, WHATEVER THAT IS INCREASE.

NO, WE'RE JUST EXERCISING A ONE YEAR OPTION TO RENEW THE CONTRACT, NOT THE OPTION IN IN LAST YEAR'S CONTRACT, SAID UP TO FOUR YEARS.

WE'RE JUST WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A ONE YEAR EXTENSION ON THIS.

OKAY. THANKS.

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

ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED 7.5 MEMO FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REGARDING CAPITAL LEASING LIGHT DUTY FLEET.

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT, INC.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT CAPITAL LEASING PROGRAM, THAT COUNCIL DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO THE CEO OR DESIGNATE AND THE TREASURER TO EXECUTE THIS CURRENT AND FUTURE AGREEMENTS WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT, INC., AND THAT THE REQUIRED FUNDS BE DRAWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND.

A MOVER. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

MR. DE BORTOLI, PLEASE.

YES. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. AGAIN THROUGH YOU TO COUNCIL.

YOU WILL RECALL AT THE AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 5TH, A RESOLUTION WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AND PASSED DIRECTING STAFF TO RETURN TO COUNCIL WITH AGREEMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT CAPITAL LEASING PROGRAM.

THIS RECOMMENDATION DID STEM FROM A STAFF REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE EARLIER THAT THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE.

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THE REPORT WAS SUBMITTED THROUGH MR. BILL GOULDING, OUR THEN ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

SO THIS IS THE FRUITION OF THE HARD WORK THAT WAS PUT IN BY HIM AND MS. SONNENBURG WITH PROPOSING THIS THIS INITIATIVE.

SINCE THE TIME THAT THE REPORT DID SURFACE AT THE AD HOC BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING.

THERE'S BEEN MORE RESEARCH INTO THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT.

WHICH DID INCLUDE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH ENTERPRISE FLEET MANAGEMENT, DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, WHICH INCLUDED DEPARTMENT HEADS WHOSE DEPARTMENTS DO UTILIZE A NUMBER OF THE LIGHT FLEET VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING IDENTIFIED HERE TONIGHT, AND ALSO WITH OUR FLEET MECHANICS REFERENCE CHECKS WERE ALSO PERFORMED IN WAYS OF CONTACTING MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN AN ARRANGEMENT, A LEASING ARRANGEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE AND TO SEE HOW THINGS WERE WORKING OUT FOR THEM.

THE RESULTS OF ALL THESE DISCUSSIONS DID LEAD HAS LED TO THIS RECOMMENDATION.

THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

SO UNDER THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT, THE CITY WILL DIVEST ITSELF OF SEVEN VEHICLES.

THOSE VEHICLES RANGE IN AGE FROM YEARS MODEL YEARS 2008 TO 2014.

SO THE THE MOST RECENT VEHICLE IS IS IS TEN YEARS OLD THAT WE ARE DIVESTING OURSELVES OF AS PART OF THE REPLACEMENT STRATEGY.

THE NEW VEHICLES WILL BE MORE SUITED TO THE DEMANDS PLACED ON THE VEHICLES.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE WILL BE SHUFFLING A LOT OF THE FULL SIZED FOUR DOOR CREW CAB TRUCKS INTO THE OPERATIONS, WHERE THEY'LL BE UTILIZED BY MORE THAN JUST ONE INDIVIDUAL AND MORE FREQUENTLY.

AND THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO ALSO RIGHT SIZE SOME OF OUR FLEET FOR THE PURPOSES THAT THEY PROVIDE TO THE TO THE DAILY OPERATIONS. SO WHAT WE ARE GETTING RID OF IS LISTED THERE BEFORE YOU.

OR THERE'S FIVE HALF TON TRUCKS.

THREE QUARTER TON FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCK, AND A ONE TON TRUCK WITH A DUMP BOX.

AND WE ARE REPLACING THOSE SEVEN VEHICLES WITH EIGHT, WHICH INCLUDE FOUR MID-SIZE PICKUP TRUCKS, ONE THREE QUARTER TON, TWO ALL WHEEL DRIVE SUV MODELS, AND A ONE TON TRUCK WITH A DUMP BOX.

THE ADDITIONAL VEHICLE ADDED TO THE GROUP COMES ABOUT AS A RESULT OF OUR CORPORATE ADMIN VEHICLE, WHICH WAS ON A SEPARATE LEASE THROUGH ONE OF OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS. THAT LEASE CONCLUDED MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH AND THAT VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN RETURNED, SO WE DO NEED A REPLACEMENT FOR THAT AS WELL.

THE COST BREAKDOWN AS PRESENTED.

SO OUR TOTAL ANNUAL COST, INCLUDING THE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT WE WILL BUY INTO THAT ALLOWS OUR MECHANICS TO DO THE WORK.

BUT IT'S MORE OF A RECORD KEEPING SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM THAT KEEPS TRACK OF MANY OF THE VALUABLE COMPONENTS AND INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO MAINTENANCE ON THESE VEHICLES.

SO, OUR TOTAL COST IS $96,156 FOR THE FIRST YEAR FOR THIS YEAR LESS THE AMOUNT OF EQUITY THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET FOR THE VEHICLES THAT ENTERPRISE WILL BE TAKING FROM US AND AUCTIONING OFF THEIR CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE IS THAT WE WILL GET APPROXIMATELY $18,700 FOR THOSE VEHICLES, WHICH WOULD MAKE OUR NET OUTLAY OF CASH IN THIS PARTICULAR YEAR TO BE 77,420.

COSTS FOR REMAINING YEARS WILL BE THE LEAST VALUE.

96 ONE.

AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT, AT THE END OF THE LEASE TERM, WE EXPECT THAT THE VEHICLES, AGAIN WITH CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES, WILL HAVE A EQUITY VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $142,000, WHICH CAN BE REINVESTED INTO THE FLEET MANAGEMENT AND PUT TOWARDS THE PROCUREMENT OF REPLACEMENT MOLECULES, VEHICLES RATHER AS THE TIME, TIME GOES ON.

SO THIS INITIAL ENGAGEMENT WITH ENTERPRISE IS PROVIDING A MUNICIPALITY, BASICALLY WITH A TRIAL RUN THAT HAVE PROVEN TO BE BENEFICIAL, WILL LEAD THE WAY TO A CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP WITH ENTERPRISE TO ASSIST IN THE TIMELY AND ECONOMICAL RENEWAL OF OUR LIGHT DUTY FLEET.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. DE BORTOLI. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THROUGH YOU.

I'M NOT SURE IF I DON'T SEE IT HERE.

WHAT'S THE TERM OF THE LEASE? OH. I'M SORRY, IT'S FIVE YEARS, 60 MONTHS.

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

TO YOU, TO MR. DE BORTOLI.

WHAT HAPPENS IF THE AT THE END OF THE TERM, IF THE ESTIMATED EQUITY IS IN WHAT THEY FORECAST.

DO WE HAVE TO THE EQUITY.

WELL IT'LL JUST BE LESS AMOUNT THAT WILL BE REINVESTED INTO OUR FLEET.

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OKAY. AND FOLLOW UP TWO ALL WHEEL DRIVE SUVS.

DO WE ALREADY HAVE ONE OR.

NO WE DON'T. SO.

SO WE'RE RIGHTSIZING ONE VEHICLE FOR A DEPARTMENT THAT DOESN'T NEED A 4X4, FOUR DOOR CREW CAB AND PROVIDING THEM WITH SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE PRACTICAL.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WILL BE THE ADMIN VEHICLE THAT WE LOST JUST RECENTLY OR RETURNED.

OKAY. AND JUST ONE MORE FOLLOW UP.

OKAY. PART OF THE FIRST PROPOSAL WITH ENTERPRISE WAS TO INCLUDE THE GEOTAB.

THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS AT ALL, THEN.

NOT PART OF THIS? NO, IT'S NOT OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. YEAH.

I THINK THIS IS A GOOD COMPROMISE.

WE WERE PRETTY MUCH CLOSE TO PULLING THE TRIGGER WHEN IT LAST CAME AROUND.

JUST SOME MINOR RESERVATIONS THAT I GUESS WE'VE CLEARED UP AND FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE MAYBE MOVING FORWARD ON A TRIAL BASIS, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO SAVE US MONEY RIGHT AWAY.

SO, I'LL CALL TOGETHER AND A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. NONE ARE OPPOSED.

THAT'S CARRIED.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THERE'S NO PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.

THERE'S NO OUTSIDE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REPORTING.

THERE'S NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS, NO PETITIONS, NO CORRESPONDENCE, NO NOTICES OF MOTION.

[14. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING AN ATV INFORMATION SESSION TOMORROW EVENING AT THE COLLINS HALL AT 6:30 P.M..

THERE WILL BE INFORMATION ON LOCAL ATV TOURISM INITIATIVES, AND THE OPP MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT AND THE ATV CLUB WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

NAPA POWERSPORTS WILL ALSO BE THERE SHOWING OFF SOME OF THEIR EQUIPMENT.

THE LUMBERJACK DAYS ARE BACK.

PLEASE HEAD UP TO MISSISSAUGA PARK ON THE AUGUST 3RD AND FOURTH TO SEE TEAMS COMPETE FOR CASH PRIZES.

THERE ARE ALSO MANY KID FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FACE PAINTING, BARBECUE, LEAPFROG, AND SNAKE ROCK PAINTING.

PLEASE VISIT ELLIOT LAKE DOT COM SLASH LUMBERJACK DAYS FOR DETAILS AND TO GET INFORMATION ON THE SHUTTLE BUS LOCATIONS.

AND ELLIOT LAKE'S OWN CHARLOTTE PARSONS HAS TOPPED HER WAY TO A GOLD IN INTERNATIONAL DANCE.

CHARLOTTE PARSONS TOOK PART IN THE DANCE WORLD CUP IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, LAST MONTH.

FEATURING OVER 9500 COMPETITORS FROM 65 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

SHE WAS PART OF THE CANADIAN TEAM OF 202 DANCERS, AND SHE BROUGHT HOME A GOLD MEDAL IN CHILDREN LARGE GROUP TOP, AND SHE PLACED FOURTH IN CHILDREN'S SMALL GROUP TOP AND A NINTH PLACE IN THE CHILDREN'S HIP HOP LARGE GROUP COMPETITION.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HER ACHIEVEMENTS.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, CHARLOTTE.

AND ONE FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT, DEAR MAYOR ANDREW WANNAN ENCLOSED IS A CONTRIBUTION FROM MY WIFE JENNIFER AND I TOWARDS THE CENTENNIAL ARENA FUND.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE SPIRIT SHOWN BY OUR FORMER AND CHERISHED NEIGHBORS IN THIS REGARD, AND WOULD LIKE THEM TO KNOW THAT DESPITE THE YEARS AND DISTANCE, WE STILL CONSIDER ELLIOT LAKE HOME.

WOULD YOU KINDLY PASS ON MY REGARDS TO CHARLES FLINTOFF, A FORMER FLOOR HOCKEY ENTHUSIAST, AND LUC MORISSETTE, A FORMER STUDENT.

AND THIS IS FROM ERNEST MASSICOTTE FROM SAINT JOSEPH'S ISLAND.

A FORMER COUNCILOR OF ELLIOT LAKE.

THANK YOU, MR. MASCOT.

AND THE NAME THAT OFTEN GETS MISTAKEN AROUND THIS TABLE.

ANY OTHER COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. MAYBE MR. ANTUNES CAN HELP ME WITH THIS.

I BELIEVE DENISON AND DENISON IS HAVING THEIR 70TH ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW AT WESTVIEW PARK WITH SOME FIREWORKS AND SOME FREE GIVEAWAYS IN THAT.

THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

PUT ME ON THE SPOT A LITTLE BIT, BUT YES, THEY ARE HAVING SOME EVENTS TOMORROW.

I BELIEVE IT STARTS AT 7 P.M.

THEY'RE HAVING SOME GIFT BAGS AND GOODIE BAGS AND FOLLOWED UP WITH FIREWORKS TOMORROW EVENING.

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SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THREE, 4 OR 5 BEAVER TAILS YET BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, YOU CAN HEAD DOWN TO WESTVIEW PARK AND HAVE A BEAVERTAIL AND WATCH THE FIREWORKS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO THERE ARE NO ADDENDUMS.

[16. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

16.1 BYLAW 24-70 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND STACKED FRANCHISING FOR 255 HIGHWAY 108.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 24-70 BE PASSED, THE MOVER COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

[17. CLOSED SESSION]

CLOSED SESSION.

SO THIS EVENING'S CLOSED SESSION IS A MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.

AND AN ITEM REGARDING UNSOLICITED OFFER TO PURCHASE PROPERTY.

PROPERTY ON HILLSIDE DRIVE NORTH.

SO, MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL PROCEED INTO CLOSED SESSION AS PER THE PROVISIONS UNDER SECTION 239, THE MUNICIPAL ACT, AT THE HOUR OF 8:08 P.M., A MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR BULL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT THE HOUR OF 8:56 P.M.

MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIED.

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

BYLAW 24 DASH 71 BEING A BYLAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD ON MONDAY.

LAST. OH.

THERE'S TWO. OKAY.

MONDAY, JULY 8TH, 2024.

I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 24 DASH 71 BE PASSED A MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED.

COUNCILOR LAFAVRE.

ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIED. 18.2 BYLAW 24-72 BEING A BYLAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 22ND, 2024.

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 24-72 BE PASSED.

MOVER COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIED. AND ADJOURNMENT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEETING ADJOURN AT THE HOUR OF 8:58 P.M.

MOVER COUNCILLOR.

LEFEBVRE SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.