Jan 13, 2025 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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OKAY. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE DATED MONDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2025. TIME IS 7 P.M.. A CALL TO ORDER.

ROLL CALL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILLOR MANN, WHO SENDS HIS REGRETS.

ARE THERE ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. THERE'S NONE. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES.

[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]

A MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL. SECONDER, COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED.

THERE'S NO PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS THIS EVENING.

[6. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS]

AN INTRODUCTION REGARDING THE 2025 FISHING DERBY, AND THIS EVENING'S PRESENTER IS MR. BLAISE KURUCZ. PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, MR. KURUCZ, AND WELCOME. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, COUNCILLORS. MR. MAYOR, MY NAME IS BLAISE KURUCZ.

I AM THE PRESIDENT AND ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE RIGHT TRACK RACING PROGRAM.

OUR PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN TORONTO WHEN I WAS WORKING IN A COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT WITH THE TORONTO POLICE.

I'VE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR JUST ABOUT TWO DECADES NOW, AND RIGHT, TRACK RACING ESSENTIALLY STARTED ABOUT 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO AS A COMMENT. BECAUSE MY UNIT COMMANDER ASKED US TO COME UP WITH INITIATIVES TO WORK WITH YOUTH, AND WITH MY EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN RACING AND BUILDING RACE CARS.

I JOKINGLY LOOKED AT A FRIEND OF MINE AND SAID I'M GOING TO START TAKING KIDS TO THE RACETRACK.

SO THAT'S HOW IT ALL STARTED. NOW WE'VE BEEN INCORPORATED FOR WELL OVER TWO YEARS, AND WE'VE BEEN EDUCATING STUDENTS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS BASICALLY TRYING TO COMBAT AGGRESSIVE DRIVING, STREET RACING AND STUNT DRIVING.

THE REASON I'M HERE, OBVIOUSLY, IS BECAUSE THE U PCOMING ICE FISHING DERBY, WHICH WOULD BE A MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR US. THERE'S FIVE OF US INVOLVED WITH THE RIGHT TRACK RACING PROGRAM.

I HAVE THREE DIRECTORS, ONE OFFICER AND ONE VOLUNTEER.

THAT'S FULL TIME, AND THEN MANY VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP US ALONG THE WAY AS WELL.

WHEN I FOUNDED RED TRACK RACING, I HAD A PASSION FOR IT, AND SOMETIMES I DELIVER THINGS TO THE STUDENTS THAT ARE CASE STUDIES FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WHERE I'VE BEEN AT ACCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE WERE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IN RACING ACCIDENTS.

AS WELL AS AS A NUMBER OF OTHER ACCIDENTS THAT WERE A RESULT OF OUR VISION ZERO TOP FIVE ACCIDENT OR TICKETS, I SHOULD SAY WHICH INCLUDES YOUR STUNT DRIVING AND YOUR SPEEDING AND SO ON.

OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT GOES BEYOND ROAD SAFETY, THOUGH.

WE DO MANY THINGS WITH YOUTH. JUST RECENTLY, I INTRODUCED A NEW PROGRAM IN TORONTO THAT WAS CALLED THE FIRST GEAR DRIVER EDUCATION, WHERE WE WOULD TAKE 20 STUDENTS, UNDERPRIVILEGED HOMES AND COPS AND KIDS PRO ACTION, AND THE CHILDREN'S BREAKFAST CLUBS PAID FOR THEIR ENTIRE WAY TO GET THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE AT APPROXIMATELY $250 A KID.

THEY SAT THROUGH PROGRAMS WITH ME, DIFFERENT PRESENTERS FROM ALL OVER, AND IT WAS A FIVE WEEK PROGRAM, AND WHERE WE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH AND THE COMMUNITY.

SO I'M PROPOSING THE SAME THING HERE WITH THE ICE FISHING DERBY OF COURSE, FOR YOU ALL, IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS OF HAVING THE DERBY HERE, AND I IMAGINE HANDING THAT OVER TO SOMEBODY ELSE CAN'T BE EASY, AND I WENT AND SPOKE TO MANY BUSINESS OWNERS TODAY, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I REASSURED THEM ON IS THAT I WANT THEM TO BE

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SO THAT'S ONE OF THE YOU CAN ASK ANY BUSINESS THAT I SPOKE TO TODAY.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I REITERATED SEVERAL TIMES, IS FOR THEM TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED FROM ME AS A COMMUNITY BUSINESS IN A SMALL TOWN. SO, RIGHT, TRACK RACING OBVIOUSLY PROMOTES SAFETY, BUT WE'RE ALSO A FAMILY ORIENTED AND YOUTH PROGRAM.

SO THAT I'M OFFERING TO FROM IN THE YEARS GOING FORWARD.

WHEN WE COME UP I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT WE WOULD BE GOING TO YOUR HIGH SCHOOLS, OBVIOUSLY THIS YEAR WITH THE EIGHT WEEK QUICK PLANNING, AND THE DERBY HAVING TO TAKE PLACE AFTER THE MARCH BREAK, IT WOULD BE MUCH, MUCH HARDER THIS YEAR TO PULL THAT OFF.

I STILL WOULD LIKE TO TRY. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I CAN.

SOMETIMES WITH THE SCHOOLS, IT TAKES ME SIX MONTHS BEFORE I CAN FIGURE OUT WHEN I CAN GO IN AND HOW I CAN DO IT.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES HERE WITH MY ORGANIZATION, THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

THE BUSINESSES THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT YOU YOU ALL BRING TO THE TABLE FOR ME AND I BRING FOR YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS THING COULD GO. I ALWAYS DREAM BIG.

THAT'S WHY THIS WHOLE THING STARTED THIS THING WE MIGHT BE DOING TWO OF THEM NEXT YEAR.

OR THREE OF THEM IN FIVE YEARS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT I CAN MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER AS WE GO ALONG IN THE FUTURE.

I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AFTER THIS, AND BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY MY APPRECIATION FOR LETTING ME STAND HERE IN FRONT OF YOU, IN FRONT OF COUNCILLORS AND MEMBERS OF OF THE CITY.

IT'S AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY, AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

NOT JUST MYSELF, BUT OF MY DIRECTORS AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THIS PROGRAM, AND I'LL JUST OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MISTER KURUCZ. THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE YOUTH, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. IT IS A LONGSTANDING EVENT AND WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU PRESENT HERE TODAY.

SO I'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THROUGH YOU TO MR. KURUCZ.

IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT, KURUCZ? YES. OKAY. YOU HAD MENTIONED SO.

SO YOUR TEAM WOULD RUN THE WHOLE DERBY, BUT YOU'RE SAYING VOLUNTEERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WOULD YOU BE LOOKING FOR LOCAL VOLUNTEERS OR YOUR WHOLE TEAM COMES IN AND DOES IT ALL? OF COURSE, WE WELCOME ALL LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, AND I ACTUALLY MANY OF THE BUSINESSES THAT SAID THEY COULDN'T GET INVOLVED THIS YEAR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE BUSINESS IS GOING ISN'T GOING AS WELL AS THEY SHOULD.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I OFFERED IS THAT MAYBE THEY CAN COME AND VOLUNTEER FOR THE DAY.

I WILL BE BRINGING AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE IN TO HELP ME JUST WITH THE REGISTRATION AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE DAY OF THERE ISN'T AS MUCH NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS, BUT IF WE GET ANY NUMBERS TOWARDS THE SAME THAT YOU GOT IN THE PAST TO REGISTER, 500 PEOPLE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNDERTAKING.

SO I WILL BE BRINGING MY TEAM, WHICH IS A TEAM OF FIVE, AND I'VE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL OFFICERS THAT I WORK WITH NOW THAT WILL BE COMING UP WITH ME TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE WEEKEND BECAUSE THEY'RE AVID ICE FISHING PEOPLE AS WELL.

SO THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME IN AND GIVE ME A HAND, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ANYBODY WHO IS LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A STUDENT OR, YOU KNOW, ONE OF YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, I ENCOURAGE THAT, AND I WELCOME IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, AND JUST A COMMENT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

THIS IS SORT OF THE WAY THAT A LOT OF CITIES ARE STARTING TO DO THIS.

AS WE FIND THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, WE GIVE THEM OUR SUPPORT, AND YOU YOUR COMPANY OR TAKE IT OVER AND IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING WELL, AND I'M QUITE GLAD YOU'RE HERE TO PRESENT THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR SEIDEL. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. JUST ONE COMMENT.

WILL THE DERBY BE RUN ON THE SAME PREMISES AS THEY WERE BEFORE WITH $100 A HOLE, 50% PURSE TO THE BIGGEST FISH?

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WE DON'T WANT TO CHANGE IT ANY MORE THAN WE HAVE TO.

SO 50% GOES TO THE WINNER AND IT'LL BE $100 TICKETS.

113 WITH THE HST, LIKE, YEARS PAST. I CAN'T MAKE YOU A PROMISE IF THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE OR NOT DOWN THE ROAD, DEPENDING ON YOU KNOW, HOW HOW IT ALL WORKS OUT.

RIGHT, AND LIKE I SAID I'D LIKE TO MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I HOPE ONE DAY I CAN STAND OUT THERE AND SAY, WHOEVER GETS THE BIGGEST FISH GETS A FREE CAR, RIGHT? LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO GO OUT THERE FISHING FOR THE DAY? YEAH, RIGHT. SO, YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, YOU KNOW, THE DERBY IS SO SUCCESSFUL IS BECAUSE OF THAT 50% PURSE GOES TO THE WINNER. YOU KNOW, USUALLY A PERSON ENDS UP TAKING HOME A GOOD LUMP SUM OF MONEY.

YEAH. ESPECIALLY IF IT GOES TO SOMEBODY THAT IS VERY DESERVING OF IT.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I HEARD TWO YEARS AGO, WHOEVER WON IT WAS SOME LADY THAT ACTUALLY COULD USE THE MONEY, RIGHT? SO IT'S AND IT'S ALL LUCK, RIGHT? YOU COULD YOU COULD ONE WIN WITH A SIX INCH PERCH, RIGHT? OR YOU COULD WIN WITH A 24 INCH PIKE. I DON'T KNOW, THAT'LL BE DETERMINED BY THE DAY .

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR. SORRY, MR. ANTUNES. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

NOT EVEN CLOSE. ONE OF THE THINGS TO TOUCH ON.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MR. KURUCZ, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH HIM TO THIS POINT, AND ONE THING JUST TO NOTE, FOR THOSE WATCHING AT HOME AND FOR COUNCIL, THAT THE VENUE DID MOVE TO SPINE BEACH, AS IT STANDS NOW.

ONE OF THE REASONS IN DISCUSSING THAT WITH, WITH MR. DEBORTOLI AND MISS KLUKE AND MR. KURUCZ AND HIS TEAM WAS FROM A SAFETY POINT OF VIEW.

WE'VE SEEN THE BACKUP OF VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 108, AND THE ABILITY TO MOVE IT TO SPINE BEACH WAS TO CONTAIN AS MANY VEHICLES AS WE CAN WITHIN THE SPINE BEACH PARKING LOT AND IF WE HAVE AN OVERFLOW ON THE SPINE, IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MUCH, MUCH LESSER USED VENUE THAN HIGHWAY 108 IS. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL FOLKS WILL NOTICE THIS TIME AROUND.

THAT WAS OUR INTENT FOR LAST YEAR FOR THE DERBY FOR LAST YEAR AS WELL, BUT MOTHER NATURE CERTAINLY DIDN'T COOPERATE WITH US LAST YEAR FOR, FOR THE SEASON. SO WE'RE JUST BUILDING OFF OF THAT, AND FOR FOLKS WATCHING AND FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED, IT WILL BE MOVING TO SPINE BEACH. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. SO I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE CITY'S LIAISON FOR MR. KURUCZ. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. YES, SIR. WE'VE OFFERED TO SHARE WHATEVER WE HAD WITH WITH RIGHT TRACK, AND SO, YES, I'M CERTAINLY VOLUNTEERING TO LIAISE AND TO HELP AT THE EVENT AS WELL.

TO HAVE US MOVE FORWARD AND BASICALLY PICK UP WHERE WE'VE GONE BEFORE OR DOWN THE SAME ROUTE WE'VE GONE BEFORE.

WE'VE HAD SUCCESS BEFORE AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND REPEAT THAT WITH RIGHT TRACK AS WELL, AND SOME OF THE ROADBLOCKS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH VOLUNTEERISM, ARE THEY COVERED FOR THIS EVENT AS WELL? THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP, THAT'S WHAT RIGHT TRACK IS HERE.

WE HAVE TRIED GOING DOWN THE ROUTE OF VOLUNTEER GROUPS TO TAKE THIS ON LOCALLY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WASN'T ABLE TO HAPPEN. VOLUNTEER GROUPS JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY AND THE MEANS TO PUT ON THE DERBY AND RIGHT TRACK IS THERE, AND WHEN MR. KURUCZ TALKED ABOUT THE BUSINESSES IN TOWN STEPPING UP AND WORKING WITH HIM.

WE'RE HOPING THAT SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT DIDN'T HAVE QUITE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO PUT ON THE DERBY WILL STEP UP AND HELP RIGHT TRACK AS WELL.

WE'VE GOT SOME WONDERFUL FOLKS IN MANY COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT WOULD HOPEFULLY STEP UP AND HELP MAKE THIS A SUCCESS FOR ELLIOT LAKE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, AND YOUR WORSHIP JUST TO ADD TO THAT.

I AM THE CRIME PREVENTION OFFICER IN IN 43 DIVISION WITH TORONTO POLICE, AND I ORGANIZE MANY EVENTS.

SO I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS WITH LIABILITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

VERY GOOD, AND WE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DEAL WITH QUITE NORMALLY AND OFTEN IN, IN TORONTO, AND WE, WE HAVE TO OVERCOME A LOT OF HURDLES.

SO BELIEVE ME, THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND THE OTHER THING THAT I'D LIKE TO REITERATE IS ANYTHING WITH RIGHT TRACK RACING AS FAR AS THIS EVENT GOES.

WE'RE AN OPEN BOOK, SO IF ANY OF THE COUNCILLORS OR ANYONE FROM THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH MONEY WE MADE HOW MUCH MONEY WE SPENT? I IT'S THERE'S NOTHING FOR US TO HIDE. NOBODY TAKES A WAGE FROM OUR ORGANIZATION.

EVERYBODY'S A VOLUNTEER INCLUDING MYSELF, AND I HAVE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL MONEY ESSENTIALLY

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OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR BULL. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF THAT GROUPS COMING FORWARD TO TAKE ON THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE TO HAPPEN, BUT I WAS WONDERING I DON'T KNOW WHO THE QUESTION WOULD BE TO, BUT FOR ACCESSIBILITY, WILL WE STILL HAVE THE SAME STANDARDS THAT WE WOULD HAVE IF WE WERE RUNNING IT. I CAN JUMP IN THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP.

WE CERTAINLY WILL TRY. THE MUNICIPALITY HAS OUR ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY GROUP, AND CERTAINLY WITH RIGHT TRACK WILL WILL WORK WITH CONNECTING THEM WITH OUR ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY GROUP, BUT AS MR. KURUCZ SAID, THEIR ORGANIZATION.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. 4500 ATTENDEES AT YOUR LAST EVENT.

THE EVENT THAT I ORGANIZED WITH THE WITH THE POLICE, I, WE USUALLY HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 4 AND 5000 PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP, AND BETWEEN TRYING TO ORGANIZE VENDORS AND TENTS AND FOOD AND THE, THE LOGISTICS OF THAT EVENT IS, IS PROBABLY 50% OF THIS ONE.

SO , THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP TO COUNCILLOR BULL WE WILL CERTAINLY CONNECT MR. KURUCZ AND HIS TEAM WITH THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GAVE US A LOT OF COMFORT WAS MR. KURUCZ AND HIS TEAM, AND THE SCALE OF THE OF THE EVENTS THAT THEY'VE PUT ON AND WITH THE TORONTO POLICE SERVICE, IT KIND OF LED US DOWN THE PATH OF KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A COMFORT THAT THEY'D BE ABLE TO PUT ON THIS EVENT AS WELL.

OH, I HAVE NO DOUBT. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD EVENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING IT. I HOPE SO, AND TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE RUNDOWN ON MY DIRECTORS AND WHAT HAVE YOU, MY ONE OF MY DIRECTORS, JANET O'CARROLL, SHE OWNS A BUSINESS.

IT'S A FIRE PROTECTION BUSINESS. SO SHE IT'S CALLED INNOVATIVE FIRE.

SO SHE'S BEEN RUNNING THAT BUSINESS WITH HER PARTNER FOR 20 YEARS.

VERY EMBEDDED IN THE, YOU KNOW, TORONTO COMMUNITY AS WELL AS MARIA SALVINO.

SHE'S SHE RUNS HER OWN HAIR SALON FOR MANY YEARS.

SHE ALSO RUNS A MORTGAGE AGENT TYPE DEAL, AND THEN MY PARTNER ON THIS THAT I STARTED THIS WITH IS ALSO A POLICE OFFICER. SO HE'S JEFF DOWDING. HE'S BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR ABOUT 18 OR 19 YEARS AS WELL.

SO NONE OF US WILL BRING OUR ORGANIZATION OR YOURS DOWN, IS WHAT THE WHAT? MY POINT IS OF ALL THIS IS LIABILITY IS NUMBER ONE.

NO. THAT'S GOOD. JUST CURIOUS, HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS AND WHAT LED YOU TO ELLIOT LAKE? YOU KNOW, IT'S A WEIRD. IT'S WEIRD HOW IT ALL WORKED OUT.

STEVE MET SOMEBODY THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE WHERE THEY MET.

THIS IS A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF KEN SHERWOOD.

HE ENDED UP WORKING WITH MY SON VERY SHORTLY.

MY SON IS WANTS TO BE A ROCK STAR. GOD BLESS HIM.

LET'S HOPE IT WORKS OUT, AND HE AND I CAN QUIT MY JOB.

HE SO HE STARTED SPEAKING TO KEN, AND I GUESS STEVE SOMEHOW MENTIONED THIS EVENT TO KEN.

THEN IT CAME TO ME BECAUSE WE HAD THE NOT FOR PROFIT, AND THE REST IS HISTORY.

THAT'S EXCELLENT. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD THING.

I'M GLAD IT'S FALLEN IN OUR LAP. I'M VERY HAPPY FOR YOU, BECAUSE THIS IS THE BEST ICE CONDITIONS THAT WE'VE HAD TO DATE FOR YEARS.

SO I THINK YOU'RE BODING WELL FOR A SUCCESSFUL DERBY.

IT IS THE FIRST TIME IT WILL BE HELD AT SPINE, SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT, AND I REALLY ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO COME FORWARD AND VOLUNTEER.

IT'S A GOOD COMMUNITY EVENT. JUST ONE FINAL QUESTION.

ARE WE ENDING UP AT A VENUE AFTERWARDS OR ANY PLANS OF THAT NATURE? THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP. AS IT STANDS NOW, UNLESS RIGHT TRACK CHOOSES TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS. THE PLAN IS THE ABILITY TO HAVE DOOR PRIZES TO THE SAME LEVEL THAT WE HAD BEFORE.

WE CAN'T DO ANY LONGER. IT BECAME AN ILLEGAL LOTTERY WHEN WE JUST DREW NAMES AND STARTED GIVING AWAY PRIZES.

SO ONE THING THAT WE'VE STARTED TO DO IS IT HAS TO BE A SKILL.

SO THERE ARE GOING TO BE SCALING BACK THE NUMBER OF PRIZES TO THOSE WHO ACTUALLY CATCH A FISH.

SO THE NEED TO HEAD BACK TO AN EVENT LOCATION AFTER THE FACT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT RIGHT TRACK HAS LOOKED AT IT NOW AND WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT IT, AND THE EVENT LOCATION WAS TIED TO ALL THE DOOR PRIZES AND HANDING THOSE OUT.

IF THAT'S NOT A NECESSITY, IT'S NOT THERE, BUT IF, AGAIN, A COMMUNITY CLUB WANTS TO STEP UP AND HAVE AN AFTER THE DERBY EVENT FOR A

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OKAY, GREAT. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU JUST FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, FOR THOSE THAT DO WANT TO VOLUNTEER, WHO WOULD THEY REACH OUT TO? THROUGH YOU YOUR WORSHIP, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO ME LOCALLY, AND THEN I CAN CONNECT THEM TO MR. KURUCZ AND HIS TEAM. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AND WE CAN BE VISITED AT RIGHT TRACK RACING CA THAT WILL PUT YOU IN CONTACT WITH ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, PHONE NUMBERS, EMAILS, ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED. YEAH, I SEE THIS AS A WIN WIN FOR NOT ONLY YOUR ORGANIZATION, BUT FOR THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE, AND AGAIN, I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AND THANK YOU FOR COMING UP TO ELLIOT LAKE VISITING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. KURUCZ. DRIVE NOW.

DON'T SPEED. NO, I'LL TRY NOT TO. THANK YOU.

OKAY, GREAT. THAT'S GOOD. SO, INTRODUCTION AND INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS.

[7. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING AN MOU WITH MOUNT DUFOUR SKI AREA FOR THE USE OF THE SKI HILL PARKING LOT BE RECEIVED.

A MOVER. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. SECONDED, C OUNCILLOR BULL.

MR. ANTUNES PLEASE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. OH, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR .

THANK YOU. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. IN THIS EVENING'S AGENDA, WE WILL SEE A BYLAW TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MOUNT DUFOUR SKI AREA FOR THE USE OF THE LOT AT THE HILL. THIS WAS AN OMISSION WHEN WE DID THE LEASE THE FIRST TIME AROUND WITH THE SKI HILL.

THE LEASED AREA FOR THEIR USAGE AT THE HILL. SURROUNDED THE HILL ITSELF AND THE SKI HILL AND THE CHALET IN THAT AREA.

INITIALLY THE PARKING LOT WAS WAS LEFT OUT BECAUSE OF THE MULTI-USE IN THE OFF SEASON.

ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT CAME UP WAS THE LIABILITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CLEARING OF SNOW REMOVAL AND THE MANAGING OF SNOW REMOVAL AT THE AT THE HILL IN THE HILL PARKING LOT. CURRENTLY, THE CITY PLOWS TO SKI HILL ROAD OR WHAT WE KNOW AS SKI HILL ROAD TO THE PARKING LOT, AND THAT'S WHERE OUR LIMITATION STOPS. MOUNT DUFOUR SKI AREA WAS TAKING CARE OF THE PLOWING OF THE PARKING LOT.

IN A DISCUSSION WITH THE GUIDANCE OF MR. DEBORTOLI, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP WAS STAFF IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MITIGATE OUR RESPONSIBILITY, AND A WAY TO DO THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLOWING IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED BY TO BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MOUNT DUFOUR SKI AREA AND THE NOT FOR PROFIT THEMSELVES. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS MOU OUTLINES IS THAT THE SNOW REMOVAL IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MOUNT DUFOUR SKI AREA, AS WELL AS WELL AS A REQUIREMENT TO ENSURE THE PREMISES IN RELATION TO THEIR OPERATIONS.

THE AGREEMENT OUTLINES PROVISIONS FOR THE ATV CLUB WHO HAVE THEIR CLUBHOUSE IN THAT PARKING LOT AS WELL.

AS WELL AS FOR THE MUNICIPALITY TO ENTER INTO THE LOT TO DO WORK.

THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT IS FIVE YEARS AND IT RUNS DURING THE QUOTE UNQUOTE SKI SEASON, WHICH WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS DECEMBER 1ST TO APRIL 15TH.

SOME IMPORTANT NOTES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP THROUGH CONVERSATION SINCE THE AGENDA MADE PUBLIC.

THE ACCESS TO THE PARKING LOT IS NOT RESTRICTED.

THERE'S NO GATE. MOUNT DUFOUR IS NOT PUTTING A GATE AT THE AREA, BUT SOME IMPORTANT THINGS FOR COUNCIL AND THE CONSTITUENTS TO REALIZE IT'S A PARKING LOT.

IT IS NOT A WALKING TRACK. IT IS NOT A PLACE TO GO AND RUN YOUR DOGS.

IT'S A PARKING LOT. IT'S MEANT FOR VEHICLES. ACCESS TO SOME OF THE TRAILS ARE THERE FOR THE HORN LAKE TRAIL, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT THE OTHER TRAILS ARE ACCESSED THROUGH THE SKI HILL, WHICH, WHEN THE SKI HILL SEASON IS ON, IS USED FOR SKIING AND SKI PREPARATION. SO FOLKS SHOULD NOT BE WANDERING ALONG THE HILL WHEN MOUNT DUFOUR IS WORKING TO MAKE A SKI AREA.

FOLKS CAN STILL GO ON THERE. THEY CAN STILL PARK, BUT THEY DO NEED TO REALIZE, AS WITH ANY OTHER TIME, THEY ARE DOING SO AT THEIR OWN RISK. MOUNT DUFOUR'S REQUIREMENTS ARE TO PLOW THE PARKING LOT FOR THEIR OWN USE AND FOR THEIR PATRONS, AND FOR EXAMPLE, ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE PARKING LOT MAY NOT BE PLOWED EVEN IF THERE IS A SNOWSTORM, BECAUSE DUFOUR RUNS ON THE WEEKENDS. SO AGAIN, FOLKS USE IT AT THEIR OWN RISK, AND IT IS THERE IN THE OFF SEASON. OBVIOUSLY THE MUNICIPALITY IS IS EXPOSED TO MUCH LESS RISK BECAUSE THERE'S NO SNOW, THERE'S NO ICE, THERE'S NO TRIP AND FALL HAZARDS, OR AS MUCH TRIP AND FALL HAZARDS.

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MUNICIPAL OR NOT. SAME WAY WE WOULD LOOK AT NOT USING PARKING LOT ONE TO GO AND WALK AROUND IN OR ANYTHING ELSE.

IT'S A PARKING LOT THAT'S MUNICIPALLY RUN THE REST OF THE YEAR.

SO I'LL HAPPILY OPEN UP TO COUNCIL, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. NO, IT'S GOOD THAT YOU CLEARED UP.

WE ALSO RECEIVED SOME SOME EMAILS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNED ABOUT THE ACCESS.

SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP. YES, MR. ANTUNES, I'M GLAD YOU DID CLEAR THAT UP.

BECAUSE I KNOW THE MANAGER, DAVE BURNETT, HE GOT QUITE A FEW EMAILS, TOO, AND HE ACTUALLY EMAILED ME RIGHT AT 6:00 TONIGHT AND SHOWED ME A PICTURE, AND THERE WAS ABOUT SIX CARS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, WHICH HE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH, AND HE WENT OVER AND HE SAYS, WE'RE GOING DOWN THE TRAIL, BUT HE DID MAKE THAT COMMENT THAT YOU JUST SAID THE LOT WAS NOT PLOWED.

HE SAYS, I'M NOT PLOWING IT TILL TOMORROW BECAUSE THERE'S A MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT.

SO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THINKING THAT HE IS GOING TO PUT A GATE UP AND THEY CAN'T GO THERE, IT IS NOT A DOG PARK, BUT THERE IS STILL ACCESS THERE.

THIS IS JUST THE COUNCIL AND MR. ANTUNES AND STAFF CLEANING UP PAPERWORK AND GETTING EVERYTHING DONE RIGHT, AND HE JUST WANTED ME TO GIVE THAT MESSAGE OUT TONIGHT, TOO.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY, LET'S HAVE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

7.2. MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES REGARDING FIRE PROTECTION GRANT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES REGARDING THE FIRE PROTECTION GRANT BE RECEIVED? A MOVER COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. SECONDED, COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

MR. THOMAS, PLEASE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. IN SEPTEMBER, THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A FIRST TIME FUNDING OF 30 MILLION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT CANCER PREVENTION INITIATIVES.

THE FUNDING THROUGH THE FIRE PROTECTION GRANT IS TO BE USED TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT TO MAKE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES TO HELP REDUCE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF EXPOSURES TO FIRE RELATED CONTAMINANTS AND CHEMICALS, ACCORDING TO THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE HEALTH PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF EXPOSURES TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS.

IN CANADA, 50 TO 60 FIREFIGHTERS DIE OF CANCER EVERY YEAR, AND HALF OF THOSE ARE FROM ONTARIO.

THIS FUNDING WILL ENSURE FIREFIGHTERS ARE KEPT SAFE.

SAFE WHILE WHILE THEY ARE KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.

THE ELLIOT LAKE FIRE SERVICE WAS SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING $8,230 IN APPROVED FUNDS AND THE 2024 GRANT APPLICATION.

THE MONEY RECEIVED WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE A HEAVY DUTY EXTRACTOR USED TO WASH AND DECONTAMINATE BUNKER GEAR.

THE COST OF THE EXTRACTOR, INCLUDING APPLICABLE TAXES, IS APPROXIMATELY $8,986.42.

THE REMAINING $756.42 WILL COME FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT.

IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'M WILLING TO ANSWER.

NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. THOMAS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

DO YOU PLAN TO APPLY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS FOR OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU WISH TO HAVE TO YOU? YOUR WORSHIP? YES. EVERY YEAR EVERY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO CAN APPLY FOR THIS GRANT.

SO ELLIOT LAKE WILL BE DOING IT FOR 2025 AND ALSO FOR 2026.

HOPEFULLY THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE THIS TYPE OF GRANTS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

THEY CURRENTLY DO IT NOW FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND IT WORKS OUT TO BE 70 MILLION.

HOPEFULLY, WITH TIME AND PATIENCE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE MORE MONEY FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP SUPPORT LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO THIS WILL HELP WITH THE WASHING. I DID VISIT AFTER THE LAST FEW FIRES.

IT IS A VERY STRONG ODOR AFTER THAT, AND THEY CLEANED THE FIRE TRUCKS AND THE EQUIPMENT QUITE THOROUGHLY, PROBABLY 2 OR 3 TIMES OVER. SO IT'S GOING TO HELP WITH ALL OF THAT? YES. THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP ALSO, IT WOULD ACTUALLY HELP US IN THE LONG RUN IN AND SAVING.

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SO THAT'S GEAR THAT'S NOT IN THE STATION FOR FIREFIGHTERS TO BE TO BE WEARING.

SO THIS WILL ALSO HELP WITH THIS EXTRACTOR SO THAT WE DO GET ALL THE CONTAMINANTS OUT, AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE WEARING SAFE GEAR.

EXCELLENT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. ITEM 7.3 IS A MEMO FROM CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REGARDING CAO RECRUITMENT. SO DO I START? YEAH, SO, WHILE, IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS, THERE MAY BE A CHANGE HERE. PERHAPS WE'D LIKE TO JUST POSTPONE THIS FOR MAYBE EVEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS JUST SO WE CAN INVESTIGATE FURTHER. POTENTIALLY. MAYBE EVEN SAVE OUR FINDER'S FEE HERE.

SO I GUESS SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON 7.3 TO DEFER UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING ON JANUARY 27TH, 2025.

MOVE. DO I HAVE A SECONDER? OKAY. COUNCILLOR BULL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. THANK YOU. PRESENTATION OF.

SORRY. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? OH, OR IS IT TOO LATE? QUESTION. SORRY. THE QUESTIONS COULD ONLY BE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO DEFER ON THE DEFERRAL ONCE A MOTION TO DEFER IS MADE.

OKAY. OKAY. PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERKS AND PLANNING SERVICES REGARDING REQUESTS FOR

[8. PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS]

MAY I HAVE A MOVER THAT THE REQUEST FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE LANEWAY BETWEEN 13 AND 11 PARIS DRIVE BE APPROVED.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF SECONDED. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

MISS BRAY, PLEASE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. SO THIS ORIGINAL REQUEST CAME TO THE NOVEMBER 4TH BYLAW PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND THEN AGAIN AT DECEMBER 9TH, A REPORT WAS PREPARED DETAILING THE REQUEST FOR CLOSURE OF THE LANEWAY FOLLOWING THE REVIEW OF CITY DEPARTMENT FEEDBACK AND PUBLIC INPUT. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE FORWARDED TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

KEY POINTS FROM THAT REPORT INCLUDED. CITY DEPARTMENT FEEDBACK.

PUBLIC WORKS CONFIRMED THE LANEWAY IS NOT PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND PLANNERS HAD NO OBJECTIONS AS IT DOES NOT CONNECT TO OTHER STREETS AND THERE ARE ALTERNATE ACCESS POINTS THAT EXIST ON PARIS DRIVE.

PUBLIC FEEDBACK. SIX COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED, ALL IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THE LANEWAY OPEN, CITING SAFETY, COMMUNITY USE AND MAINTENANCE CONCERNS. HOWEVER, THE RESPONSE WAS MINIMAL.

THE FINANCIAL IMPACT. ALL COSTS FOR THE CLOSURE WILL BE BORNE BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO HAVE AGREED TO COVER THESE COSTS, SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY, THE COMMITTEE FORWARDED THE REQUEST TO COUNCIL FOR A FINAL DECISION. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CLOSURE BE APPROVED AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS BRAY.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THROUGH YOU TO MISS BRAY.

SO WHEN THEY CLOSE A PATH, DO THEY PUT UP A SIGN THAT THE PATH IS CLOSED OR DO THEY JUST TAKE THE BARS AWAY? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

SO THERE'LL BE A FEW STEPS BEFORE THAT, SO THEY'LL HAVE TO THE HOMEOWNERS WILL OBTAIN A SURVEY, GET AN APPRAISAL, AND THEY ACTUALLY PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY AND THAT THEN BECOMES THEIR OWN PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO THEY MAY WISH THE OWNER MAY WISH TO PUT UP SOME SIGNS AT THEIR, AT THEIR COST IF THEY WISH. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUST A COMMENT.

I WENT AND I CHECKED THAT OUT AND IT HASN'T IT'S NOT ON THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND IT'S JUST A LITTLE PATH, AND TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE ALMOST A LIABILITY FOR THE CITY BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVEN HARDLY A TRAIL.

SO IF THEY'RE WILLING TO COVER THE EXPENSE T O CLOSE IT AND THEN WE SELL THEM THAT LAND, I'M DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OF THIS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THROUGH YOU. I'M AT ODDS ON THIS ONE, HONESTLY, LIKE GROWING UP IN THIS COMMUNITY, THERE'S LANEWAYS ON ALMOST EVERY STREET THAT WE'VE USED

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SO TAKING AWAY A LANEWAY WHEN OBVIOUSLY FOLKS FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO RESPOND, TO SAY, WE USE THAT LANEWAY STUDENTS ARE USING IT, ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE USING IT.

I'M NOT 100% SURE THAT WE SHOULD BE CLOSING THIS.

MAYBE WE NEED TO MAINTAIN IT OR PUT IT ON A MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, BUT THAT'S JUST MY THOUGHTS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR BULL. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I'M NOT SURE WHO THIS QUESTION WOULD BE DIRECTED TO, BUT HOW DO WE DECIDE WHICH LANEWAYS GET MAINTAINED OR NOT MAINTAINED IF ANYBODY? I BELIEVE, COUNCILLOR BULL THAT THE LIST IS AVAILABLE AT PUBLIC WORKS.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHICH TRAILS ARE ON OR ON OR OFF THE LIST, BUT THEY DO HAVE A SPECIFIED LIST OF TRAILS THAT WE DO MAINTAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS THAT I KNOW IS NOT ONE THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

MISS BRAY. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I CAN ADD TO THAT AS WELL.

I BELIEVE WHEN IT'S A STREET TO STREET TRAIL, THIS ONE JUST LEADS INTO BUSH.

I THINK YOU CAN EVENTUALLY GET TO TOKYO, BUT THERE'S NO CONNECTING STREET THAT IN OUR OFFICIAL PLAN, WE MAINTAIN TRAILS THAT GIVE RESIDENTS ACCESS TO BUS STOPS AND TO OTHER STREETS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE A LANEWAY CLOSED BECAUSE WE'RE JUST NOT MAINTAINING IT.

I THINK IF WE HAVE LANEWAYS, THEY WOULD PUT THERE FOR A REASON BACK IN THE DAY, AND IF THEY'RE THERE, WE SHOULD BE SHOULD BE MAINTAINING THEM. THAT'S IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. OH, COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. WELL, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

JUST ANOTHER COMMENT ON IT. FROM WHAT I SAW, IT'S HARDLY EVEN A TRAIL, AND TO ME, IT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE NOBODY HAD EVER WALKED ON IT. LIKE, WE'RE USING IT RIGHT NOW AND IT'S LIKE.

I GUESS YOU CAN CALL IT A LANEWAY, BUT IT'S NOT MUCH OF A LANEWAY.

SO DOES THE CITY LEAVE IT AND THEN SOMEBODY GOES AND TRIES TO GET THERE AND TRIPS AND FALLS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T MAINTAINED IT.

THEN THERE'S ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, LAWSUIT COMING TO THE CITY.

SO TO ME, IT LOOKS LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ONE OFF OUR LIST.

MISS BRAY, SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, AND JUST FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION WHEN IT FIRST CAME TO THE COMMITTEE IN NOVEMBER, AS PER THE POLICY, WE PUT THAT OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND FEEDBACK FOR THREE WEEKS, AND WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF SIX COMMENTS.

COUNCILLOR SEIDEL. OH, THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO I BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MUNICIPAL LANEWAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IS SOMEWHAT BEING USED, BUT THERE IS ALSO ACCESS TO TOKYO, WHICH IS SIX HOUSES UP THE STREET THAT YOU CAN GET TO TOKYO AND GET BACK ONTO THAT TRAIL A TINY BIT.

SO I'M IN FOR CLOSING. I'M IN FAVOR OF CLOSING THIS TRAIL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENT? NO. SO WE DISCUSSED THIS AT SOME LENGTH AT THE BYLAW AND PLANNING, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE CAME UP WITH.

IT'S HARD TO DETERMINE THE USE OF IT. I MEAN, I GREW UP HERE, TOO, AND I COULD COUNT ON ONE HAND HOW MANY TIMES I PERSONALLY USED THAT PATHWAY. EVEN WALKING TO WEST HILL. SO I'M NOT SURE SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT DID PUT IN THEIR REPORTS WERE REPRESENTING, LIKE THE PARIS PLAZA, AND I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GO BACK TO THEM AND SEE IF THEY WERE WILLING TO ALL COME FORWARD AND NONE DID. NO FURTHER COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED.

SO THAT'S HARD TO MAKE A DECISION UPON WHEN ONLY SIX PEOPLE COME FORWARD AND WE GO OUT FOR A SECOND ROUND AND NOBODY ELSE DOES.

IT'S HARD TO SAY. I'M NOT SURE. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE .

I'LL JUST ADD TO MY COMMENT THEN. HAVING HEARD FROM NATALIE, IF WHAT WE CONSIDER A WALKWAY AS A STREET TO ANOTHER STREET, AND IF THIS ONE DOESN'T TERMINATE TO A STREET, THEN IT GIVES US SOME GROUNDS TO GO ON.

MY ONLY CONCERN HERE IS THIS MAY PAVE THE WAY FOR US TO BE CLOSING A LOT MORE LANEWAYS IN THE FUTURE, AND THESE LANEWAYS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOREVER. I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER HAD ANY LIABILITY ON THIS TRAIL, AND , YOU KNOW, DETERMINING THE USE OF IT IS HARD, BUT IF IF THE CITY'S DEFINITION OF A LANEWAY IS A STREET CONNECTING A STREET,

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I AGREE, AND PERHAPS WE ARE SETTING A BIT OF A PRECEDENT, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S ACCESS JUST SIX HOUSES UP TO THE SAME AREA AND IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE AND IT'S NOT MAINTAINED. SO I DON'T KNOW.

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH TO MAKE A VOTE? COUNCILLOR BULL? WELL, IS IT A LANEWAY OR WALKWAY OR WHAT IS IT? DO WE KNOW? I'M JUST CURIOUS. SO IT'S REFERRED TO AS A LANEWAY.

WE HAVE A LANEWAY CLOSURE POLICY AND THE POLICY STATES THAT TWO HOMEOWNERS THAT ABUT THE LANEWAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST COUNCIL TO, TO CLOSE IT. THEY'VE SUBMITTED THAT REQUEST. THE POLICY DICTATES THAT WE DISCUSS IT WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND WE'VE DONE THAT. WE DISCUSS IT WITH OUR CITY PLANNER, WHO FEEL THAT THIS LANEWAY WOULDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH OF AN IMPACT, AS IT DOES NOT GO STREET TO STREET. THE COMMITTEE THEN CHOSE TO FORWARD IT TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO IT IS NOW COUNCIL'S DECISION. OKAY. THANK YOU.

I KNOW THIS LANEWAY HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR IT JUST DIDN'T COME UP.

IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR 15 YEARS OR MORE, AND I GUESS THEY FINALLY COME FORWARD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

I'M JUST DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING STUFF BECAUSE WE'RE NOT MAINTAINING IT.

THAT'S THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE. THANK YOU. OKAY.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE, TOO, IF THIS WAS GOING CONNECTING TWO STREETS, I WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF CLOSING IT, AND I ALSO AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR BULL IF THIS WAS BECAUSE WHAT WE JUST SAID, I'M REALLY TRYING TO MAINTAIN IT. WELL, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE ISSUE. IT'S JUST THAT TO ME IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A PATH, BUT THE TECHNICAL WORD HAS TO BE CALLED LANEWAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, AND WITH THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE TWO HOMEOWNERS TO COVERING ALL THE EXPENSE TO DO THE SURVEYING AND EVERYTHING, I WOULD NOT BE SETTING A PRECEDENT HERE AND I WILL NOT SAY I'M GOING TO CLOSE LANEWAY TO LANEWAYS, BUT THIS ONE SORT OF MAKES SENSE TO ME. THANK YOU.

YEAH, AND I MEAN, IF WE ARE GOING FORWARD, WE AREN'T MAYBE SETTING PRECEDENT WAS THE WRONG TERM, BUT LIKE I SAID, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO GO AROUND VERY CLOSE, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, DOWN THE ROAD FURTHER, THERE'S MORE ACCESS TO THAT SAME AREA.

SO I'M NOT OPPOSED. COUNCILLOR OR MR. DEBORTOLI, PLEASE. THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP. THROUGH YOU TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, EXCLUDING ME.

JUST JUST A COMMENT ON ON THE TRAIL ITSELF. YOU KNOW, WORRIED ABOUT PRECEDENT SETTING OR, YOU KNOW, JUST I ASK YOU TO REFLECT BACK AND LOOK HOW MANY TRAILS THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY FEW. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'LL ASK MR. BRAY TO REMIND ME, BUT THE LAST ONE, I THINK THAT WAS CLOSED AT THE REQUEST OF THE HOMEOWNERS, WAS THE TRAIL THAT LED FROM DIEPPE UP THROUGH TO BRACKEN PLACE, AND THAT WAS A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

SO THESE AREN'T REQUESTS THAT WE GET EVERY DAY.

I THINK A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS IN ELLIOT LAKE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT SOME OF THE TRAILS DO PROVIDE EASE OF ACCESS TO AREAS OF TOWN THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE REQUIRING SOMEBODY TO WALK A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE OTHER THAN WHAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE THROUGH THE USE OF THE TRAIL.

WITH RESPECT TO LIABILITY THE ISSUE AT HAND THAT WE ALSO SHOULD CONSIDER IS THE FACT THAT WE'RE PROVIDING ACCESS TO REALLY THE OPEN BUSH. SHOULD I WOULD WANT TO MAYBE ALSO BE CERTAIN THAT IF SOMEBODY USED OUR TRAIL AND HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE WOODS, THAT WE MIGHT BE ALSO ON THE HOOK FOR THAT AS WELL.

SO PERHAPS THIS THIS DECISION TO CLOSE THIS PARTICULAR LANEWAY WILL BE A BENEFIT TO EVERYBODY ALL AROUND.

OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR MORISSETTE. I THINK THIS IS MORE OF A MAN MADE TRAIL.

IT'S A TRAIL SYSTEM ALL OVER TOWN. YOU KNOW IT CONNECTS HERE.

WE'RE KNOWN TO TRY TO FIND THE EASIEST WAY TO GO FROM POINT A TO POINT B, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE OPTIONS HERE.

I KNOW WHEN I USED TO LIVE OUT ON HIRSCHHORN, THERE WAS A TRAIL BEHIND US GOING TO ROMAN SCHOOL.

THAT SAME TRAIL YOU COULD TAKE TO GO DOWN TO HOLT PLACE.

SO THESE ARE MAN MADE TRAILS AND THIS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO START CLOSING EVERY ONE OF THEM.

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OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION OUT THAT WE CAN MAKE A VOTE OR HAVE A VOTE.

SORRY. SO ALL IN FAVOR? ONE OPPOSED. THAT'S CARRIED.

OKAY. REPORT FROM THE MUSEUM CURATOR AMENDMENT TO AERIAL AGREEMENT AT THE JANUARY 8TH, 2025 RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED.

THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE AMENDED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE ROUND TABLE IN ELLIOT LAKE, AERIAL FOR OPERATION OF THE ELLIOT LAKE ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTER AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED.

SO MAY I HAVE A MOVER THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE AMENDED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE ROUND TABLE IN ELLIOT LAKE FOR OPERATION OF THE ELLIOT LAKE ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTER, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED.

A MOVER, COUNCILLOR BULL. SECONDED, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

MISS D'AMATO, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT, SORRY, IS TO BRING FORWARD AN AMENDED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND ARIEL IN REGARDS TO THE OPERATION OF THE ELLIOT LAKE ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTER FOR COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED AT THE JULY 8TH, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING, AND UNDER THIS ARRANGEMENT, ARIEL AS PROPERTY MANAGER, ALLOWED THE OTHER OCCUPANTS, THE ARTS AND CULTURE CLUB OR SORRY, THE ARTS CLUB AND THE MODEL RAILROAD CLUB, TO MOVE IN AND BEGIN OPERATIONS IN THE NEW SPACE.

WHILE WE WORKED WITH THESE THREE GROUPS AND OUR LEGAL AND INSURANCE TEAMS TO PREPARE THEIR OCCUPANCY AGREEMENTS.

THE TRIAL PERIOD PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHTS FOR WHAT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED IN THE CITY'S AGREEMENT WITH ARIEL.

AS WE LEARNED BETTER HOW THE SPACE WORKED IN PRACTICE AND APPLIED THIS NEW KNOWLEDGE TO THE ARTS CLUB AND THE MODEL RAILROAD CLUB.

AGREEMENTS. WITH THESE TWO AGREEMENTS HAVING BEEN RECENTLY APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER.

WE WORKED TO UPDATE ARIEL'S AGREEMENT TO MATCH WHICH IS THE AMENDED VERSION YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

ESSENTIALLY, THIS AMENDED VERSION IS AN AMALGAMATION OF ARIEL'S ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW AGREEMENTS CREATED FOR THE ARTS CLUB AND THE MODEL RAILROAD CLUB TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND COHESIVENESS IN EACH OF THESE THREE DOCUMENTS.

THE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDE UPDATED TERMINOLOGY, EXTRAPOLATION UPON CERTAIN PROVISIONS, AND ADDED SECTIONS WHICH FURTHER REDUCE LIABILITY FOR ALL PARTIES BY PROVIDING CLEARER DEFINITION OF RULES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS.

THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH ARIEL PROVIDED THE GROUNDWORK FOR HAVING THE ARTS CENTER OPERATIONAL, AND WHILE THERE IS NOTHING TECHNICALLY WRONG WITH THE VERSION, THE AMENDMENTS ARE ALL ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY ACROSS ALL AGREEMENTS.

ENHANCING COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION. THAT IS THE BASIS FOR THE AMENDED ARIEL AGREEMENT.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO GO INTO SPECIFICS ON SOME OF THE MORE EXTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS D'AMATO. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO, I THINK THIS IS A CONTINUATION AS WE GO FORWARD AND ADAPT TO A NEW SITUATION, A NEW AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GROUPS.

HOPEFULLY THERE AREN'T TOO MANY MORE COMING, BUT I SEE NO ISSUES HERE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? NOT CARRIED.

NO. OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTING. THERE'S NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

THERE ARE NO PETITIONS. CORRESPONDENCE 12.1 REQUEST FOR SUPPORTING RESOLUTION, SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES

[12. CORRESPONDENCE]

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ONE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, THAT ELLIOT LAKE COUNCIL FORMALLY REQUESTS THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER REDISTRIBUTING A PORTION OF THE LAND TRANSFER TAX COLLECTED ON PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS TO MUNICIPALITIES, AND TWO.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT ELLIOT LAKE COUNCIL CALLS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ALLOCATE A PERCENTAGE OF THE GST COLLECTED ON PROPERTY SALES TO MUNICIPALITIES, AND THREE. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS REDISTRIBUTION OF THE LAND TRANSFER TAX AND GST SHOULD BE STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE PREDICTABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUNDING TO MUNICIPALITIES, ALLOWING FOR BETTER LONG TERM PLANNING AND INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THUS ENSURING THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS RECEIVE A FAIR SHARE OF THE REVENUE TO ADDRESS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, AND FOUR BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FORWARDED TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU, PREMIER DOUG FORD, THE ONTARIO MINISTER OF FINANCE, THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, LOCAL MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND MEMBERS OF PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT, AND FIVE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FORWARDED TO ALL 444 MUNICIPALITIES IN ONTARIO, THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES AND THE ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO FOR THEIR ENDORSEMENT AND ADVOCACY.

A MOVER, COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE, SECONDER, COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

YEAH, WE MIGHT NEED A DRINK. SORRY. 12.2 REQUEST FOR LETTER OF SUPPORT REGARDING THE COUNSELING CENTER OF EAST ALGOMA.

THE APPLICATION FOR THE SENIORS COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE PROVIDE A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE COUNSELING CENTER OF EAST ALGOMA WITH RESPECT TO THEIR APPLICATION FOR THE SENIORS COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. A MOVER, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR BULL. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

12.3 IS A REQUEST FOR LETTER OF SUPPORT REGARDING THE PENOKEAN HILLS FIELD NATURALISTS APPLICATION FOR THE SENIORS COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. WE HAVE A MOTION THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE PROVIDE A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE ENOCHIAN HILLS FIELD NATURALISTS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR APPLICATION FOR THE SENIORS COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, A MOVER, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE SECONDED COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. THERE'S NO NOTICES OF MOTION.

COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE JOIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THIS WEDNESDAY,

[14. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THERE WILL BE A REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ACTIVITIES IN 2024, AND SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO UNDERTAKE IN 2025.

ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ARE WELCOME. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT EDO@ELLIOTLAKE.CA

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IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE PURPOSE IS TO IS TO DISCUSS A ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT FOR PROPERTIES ON SAINT CAMILLUS CRESCENT AND TAYLOR BOULEVARD.

THE AMENDMENT WOULD CHANGE THE ZONING TO ALLOW SEMI-DETACHED BUILDINGS WITH SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE AND MINIMUM LOT WIDTHS ON CORNER LOTS. COMMENTS CAN BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING BY FEBRUARY 7TH, 2025 OR DURING THE MEETING.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE OR CONTACT THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT AT ELCLERKS@ELLIOTLAKE.CA.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY. THERE ARE NO ADDENDUMS THIS EVENING. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BYLAWS 16.1 BYLAW 20 5-02 BEING A BYLAW TO ENTER INTO

[16. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 2502 BE PASSED? MOVER COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. SECONDED COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. 16.2 BYLAW 25-03 BEING A BYLAW TO ENTER INTO AN ONTARIO TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT. FIRE PROTECTION GRANT WITH HIS MAJESTY THE KING IN THE RIGHT OF ONTARIO, AS REPRESENTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL, TO SUPPORT THE MUNICIPAL FIRE SERVICE IN ACQUIRING CRITICAL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER NEEDS.

MAY I HAVE A MOVER THAT OR A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25-03 BE PASSED? MOVER? COUNCILLOR SEIDEL. SECONDED. COUNCILLOR BULL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED 16.3 BYLAW, 25-04 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE ENTERING INTO AN AMENDING AGREEMENT WITH THE ARTS AND CULTURE ROUNDTABLE IN ELLIOT LAKE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE ELLIOT LAKE ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTER. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25-04 BE PASSED.

A MOVER COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE . SECONDED COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. CLOSED SESSION.

[17. CLOSED SESSION]

17.1 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLERKS AND PLANNING SERVICES REGARDING ACCESS REQUEST FOI-05-24.

AS THIS MATTER DEALS WITH THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE MUNICIPAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT, IT SHALL BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION. UNDER SECTION 239.

THREE A OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT 2001. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL PROCEED INTO CLOSED SESSION AS PER THE PROVISIONS UNDER SECTION 239 OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT, AT THE HOUR OF 7:59 P.M.. A MOVER COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

SECONDED COUNCILLOR SEIDEL. ALL IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT THE HOUR OF 8:11 P.M.? MOVER. COUNCILLORS BULL. SECONDED . COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIED. SO, MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE RECORDS AS DETAILED IN ACCESS REQUEST FOI-05-24 RECEIVED ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2024, AND THAT THE THAT THE CLERK BE DIRECTED TO RELEASE THE RECORDS UPON PAYMENT OF THE APPROPRIATE FEE.

MOVER. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. SECONDED. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. 18 CONFIRMATORY BYLAW.

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

MOVER COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. SECONDED. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT THE HOUR OF 8:13 P.M.? MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

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

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