Mar 10, 2025 City Council

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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

[3. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST]

[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]

COUNCILLOR BULL. ANY COMMENTS? CONCERNS? OKAY.

SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED. PUBLIC INPUT SESSION.

[5. PUBLIC INPUT SESSION]

FIRST ONE I WILL READ FROM MR. SANDERSON TO ITEM 8.3.

MR. RICHARD MONTAGLIANI ON ITEM 8.3 AND MR. MIKE THOMAS ON ITEM 8.38.5 17.2. THE FIRST ONE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. TONIGHT, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL FROM THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A SHADE STRUCTURE AT WESTVIEW PARK.

I WANT TO REMIND COUNCILORS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE YEAR WITHOUT TAKING ON SIGNIFICANT DEBT.

THE DEPARTMENT UNDERTOOK A SURVEY WHICH INDICATED THE STRONGEST SUPPORT WAS FOR MULTIPLE PIECES OF FURNITURE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW GROUPS, FAMILIES, VISITORS TO SIT TOGETHER AND ENJOY THE PARK AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY.

WHY ARE WE UNWILLING TO ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THAT SURVEY? THE CEMENT FOUNDATION, WHICH CURRENTLY REMAINS, IS SUFFICIENT TO HOLD MUSICIANS AND THEIR EQUIPMENT IF NEEDED.

THEY WOULDN'T BE SHADED. COUNCIL SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY ARE FIXATED ON A NONCOMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR THESE TYPES OF PURCHASES. ARE THERE NO COMPANIES IN TOWN WITH THE SKILLS AND ABILITY TO CONSTRUCT THINGS? THERE HAS BEEN NO OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY LOCAL COMPANY TO RESPOND TO A TENDER OR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.

SO WE'RE UNDERTAKING SIGNIFICANT DEBT AND NOT PERMITTING ANY LOCAL PARTICIPATION.

WE SHOULD DO BETTER WITH LOCAL TAXPAYERS MONEY.

BOB JOHNSON. OKAY, MR. RICHARD MONTINI.

WELCOME, SIR. GOOD EVENING. LISTENING. STICKING RIGHT IN MY FACE HERE.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, PUBLIC SERVANTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

MY NAME IS RICHARD MONTINI AND I AM A CITIZEN AND RATEPAYER IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE TIME TO ELABORATE ON MY LETTER TO COUNCIL.

HAVE YOU ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THAT LETTER THAT I HAND-DELIVERED? GOOD. THE REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE IS NOT COMPLETE AND DOESN'T PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE REAL COSTS OF GOING AHEAD WITH THE PROJECT, AS REPORTED.

WE SHOULD BE ASKING THE CITIZENS OF ELLIOT LAKE WHAT THEY WANT BY UTILIZING PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS ON POSSIBLE DESIGN, LOCATION, MATERIALS AND TOTAL COSTS. SINCE THIS PROJECT WILL REFLECT THE CITIZENS OF ELLIOT LAKE, THERE SHOULD BE MORE INPUT FROM US AND ELLIOT LAKE HAS SEVERAL QUALIFIED AND COMPETENT CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS THAT COULD HANDLE A PROJECT OF THIS SCOPE. WE NEED TO KEEP THIS LOCAL, NOT SENDING OUR TAX DOLLARS OUT OF THE CITY AND NOT TO THE AMERICANS. CONSIDERING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE.

THIS REPORT DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE GOOD GOVERNANCE.

WE NEED TO INVOLVE MORE OF THE PUBLIC IN DETERMINING HOW TO BUILD OUR PARK INTO A TRUE JEWEL IN THE WILDERNESS.

WE SHOULD DEFER ANY DECISIONS ON THIS MATTER FOR AT LEAST A YEAR, ALLOWING US TO HAVE A BETTER PLAN AND VISION OF WHAT WE

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THANK YOU, MR. MONTIGNY. MR. THOMAS, PLEASE.

MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

MY NAME IS MIKE THOMAS. I'LL START WITH 8.3. I WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO KEEP IT REALLY SHORT, BUT THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE ME BROUGHT UP SOMETHING THAT I HADN'T CONSIDERED.

I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE A TOUGH CHOICE.

IT COST A LOT OF MONEY. AND I HOPE YOU MAKE THE RIGHT ONE, BECAUSE WITH EVERYTHING WE'RE FACING, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH THINGS TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT.

AND THIS SUMMER IS THE 70TH. SO INSTEAD OF SAYING, I WISH YOU WELL ON YOUR DECISION, I'LL WISH YOU WELL ON YOUR DECISION AND SAY, LET'S DO FIND A WAY AND SEE IF WE CAN BUILD IT LOCALLY.

AND THAT'S A TOUGH CALL FOR YOU, BUT I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT ONE.

ON 8.5 AND 17.2, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT TO MY RECOLLECTION. AND THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS BECAUSE, AGAIN, THERE'S CONFUSION IN THE COMMUNITY.

I'M FAMILIAR WITH IT. I'VE BEEN WATCHING COUNCILS DO THIS FOR A DECADE.

THE CONFUSION REVOLVES AROUND THE CITY'S ARRANGEMENT WITH ILLNESS, AND WITH THE FAMILY HEALTH TEAM AND THE CITY'S OBLIGATIONS AND FINANCES, SO THAT WE HAVE A FUNCTIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC.

WHAT CAME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL? A WHILE AGO WAS THE WELLNESS AGREEMENT.

AND WHAT'S BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS THE FAMILY HEALTH TEAM AGREEMENT.

AND WHERE THE CONFUSION, I BELIEVE LIES IS IN 17.2.

IT TALKS ABOUT POTENTIAL DISPOSITION OR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY REGARDING THAT VERY BUILDING.

NOW, FOR EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE, THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN UNDERSTOOD IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING THE FREIGHT, ALL THEY SEE IS 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS.

NO REAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE MECHANICS OR THE FINANCES OF THAT ARE.

AND BECAUSE ONE OF THEM IS IN CLOSED SESSION.

IT DOESN'T FULLY GIVE THE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING.

SO I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY IF SOMEBODY OR ONE OF YOU SAYS, HERE'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

THIS IS HOW MUCH IT COSTS. THIS IS WHAT WE DO EVERY SO MANY YEARS.

AND THIS IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND IT. BECAUSE HAVING ONE AND OPEN AND ONE AND CLOSED CLOUDS THE ISSUES THAT IT'S NOT REALLY A CLOUDY PICTURE, BUT THE APPEARANCE OF THAT DOESN'T DO YOU ANY FAVORS, IF YOU GET MY DRIFT.

AND FINALLY, I COME HERE A LOT, AND YOU WORK VERY HARD, AND EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING THROUGH AS A COUNTRY RIGHT NOW IS A TOUGH TIME. AND WHAT I WANT THE COMMUNITY, AND I WANT WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I UNDERSTAND, IS THAT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO THE UPPER TWO TIER GOVERNMENTS, YOU CARRY IT ON YOUR SHOULDERS FOR ALL OF US AND FOR YOUR CIVIC DUTY AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO MAKE AN ELLIOT LAKE A BETTER COMMUNITY.

I THOUGHT I'D TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR THE HEADACHES THAT YOU ENDURE. THAT'S MY INPUT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. THOMAS. YOU KNOW, JUST TO PLAY SAFE.

I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND I'M GOING TO ADD 8.5.

I'M SURE IT'S OKAY, BUT I'M JUST BEING SURE. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT, DEPUTY MAYOR? THIS EVENING THERE ARE NO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.

SEVEN INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS.

[7. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS]

YOUR WORSHIP SPEAK TO IT. OKAY. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE REPORT FROM THE DEPUTY TREASURER REGARDING TEMPORARY BORING BE RECEIVED, AND THAT THE NECESSARY BYLAW TO PERMIT FOR TEMPORARY BORROWING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL ACT 2001, BE PASSED BY COUNCIL. MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. MR. DEBARTOLO. YES. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THROUGH YOU TO THE REMAINDER OF COUNCIL. THE CITY'S CASH FLOW REQUIREMENTS VARY FROM MONTH TO MONTH, AS WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH PAYING OFF OUR EXPENDITURES OR COLLECTING REVENUES.

AND VARIOUS REVENUES THAT WE DO RECEIVE ARE USUALLY FROM TAXATION, WATER BILLING, AND RECEIPT OF GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

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JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE DO HAVE A SUFFICIENT CASH FLOW ON HAND.

WE ARE PERMITTED, THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL ACT TO ENACT A BYLAW THAT WILL AUTHORIZE TEMPORARY BORROWING FROM OUR BANK, WHICH IS IN THIS CASE IS THE ROYAL BANK. TO COVER ANY CASH FLOW REQUIREMENTS UNTIL THERE IS REVENUE RECEIVED, IF THE NEED DOES ARISE. SO, THE MUNICIPAL ACT DOES PERMIT US TO BORROW UP TO 50% OF ITS OPERATING BUDGET.

OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET, AS ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN ITEMS THAT ARE SET OUT IN THE LEGISLATION, AND FROM JANUARY 1ST TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, AND THEN 25% BORROWING LIMIT FROM OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE SHORT TERM BORROWING IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL IMPACT ONLY COMES INTO PLAY IF WE DO BORROW THE MONEY, IN WHICH CASE WE WOULD HAVE INTEREST CHARGES TO PAY ON THE BORROWED FUNDS.

AND ACCORDING TO, IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WE HAVE PLEDGED TO OPERATE THE MUNICIPALITY IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER.

AND BY ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY SHORT TERM BORROWING FOR CASH FLOW ENSURES THE CITY HAS SUFFICIENT CASH ON HAND TO MEET ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.

AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BYLAW BEFORE YOU TONIGHT BE AUTHORIZED AND ENACTED.

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

THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP JUST A COMMENT THAT MIGHT TURN INTO A QUESTION, MR. BARTOLI. JUST SO THE PUBLIC OUT THERE. SO THEY TOTALLY HOPEFULLY THEY ALL UNDERSTAND IT.

WE ARE NOT TAKING OUT A LOAN RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GIVING OURSELVES THE CAPABILITY, IF WE EVER NEED IT, THAT WE WOULD USE IT. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN ANOTHER GROUP SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL.

WE'VE DONE THE EXACT SAME THING. SO AM I RIGHT IN SAYING THAT, MR. BARTOLI? THAT'S CORRECT. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

WE'RE SIMPLY ESTABLISHING A SAFEGUARD IN THE EVENT THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN A CASH FLOW POSITION WHERE WE WOULD REQUIRE EXTRA MONEY FROM THE BORROWINGS, THE TEMPORARY BORROWINGS. SO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

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

I BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR ON A YEARLY BASIS, LIKE HAVE A BYLAW IN PLACE IN CASE WE DO NEED TO BORROW.

AM I CORRECT AT THAT? YOU ARE CORRECT. IT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS DONE LAST YEAR THOUGH.

BUT ANYWAY, WE'VE GOT THIS BACK IN PLACE. I'M NOT SURE THE RATIONALE AS TO WHY IT WASN'T COMPLETED IN 2024, BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY I MEAN, WE'RE DEFINITELY POSITIONING OURSELVES IN THE EVENT AND THIS IS JUST GOOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ONE FINAL QUESTION FROM ME. HISTORICALLY, HOW OFTEN HAS THIS BEEN IMPLEMENTED? TO MY RECOLLECTION, WHEN I WAS AROUND FOR THE FIRST PERIOD, I DON'T EVER RECALL IT BEING UTILIZED.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. 7.2. MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING ASSIGNMENT OF CSP GRANT TO THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE. WE HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING GRANT AGREEMENT, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED TO ENACT THIS DECISION.

A MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE, MR. ANTUNES. GOOD EVENING. YOUR WORSHIP MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

MEMO BEFORE YOU PERTAINS TO BYLAW LATER ON IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

BACK IN 2022, THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE POLICE SERVICES BOARD ENTERED INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE PROVINCE FOR THE MCRT, WHICH IS THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER.

THE FUNDING THAT WAS IN PLACE IS FOR THE SECOND TIME AROUND. THE FIRST TIME, I BELIEVE WAS DONE IN 2019.

IN 2021 TO 2022, WHEN I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO JOIN THE MUNICIPALITY.

WE'D APPLIED AT THAT POINT, WHICH CARRIED US UNTIL 2025.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THAT TIME IS THROUGH THE POLICE SERVICES ACT.

WE USED TO BE A SECTION TEN. POLICE SERVICE BOARD.

OF COURSE, IN APRIL 2024, THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING ACT CHANGED.

SO, THE POLICE SERVICES BOARD THAT WE HAD ESSENTIALLY IS VERY DIFFERENT.

SO WE NO LONGER CAN HAVE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE POLICE SERVICES BOARD AND THE MINISTRY OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL TO FACILITATE THIS GRANT.

ESSENTIALLY, THE BYLAW YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS SAYING THAT THE MUNICIPALITY WILL NOW STEP IN IN PLACE OF THE POLICE SERVICES BOARD TO FACILITATE AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GRANT.

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SO ESSENTIALLY, IN A NUTSHELL, WE'RE JUST STEPPING UP AS A MUNICIPALITY IN PLACE OF OUR FORMER POLICE SERVICES BOARD.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED.

7.3. MEMO FROM THE DEPUTY CLERK AND ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATOR REGARDING RESIGNATION FROM THE ELLIOT LAKE MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE RESIGNATION OF ANDREW AULT BE RECEIVED WITH REGRET, AND THAT THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT BE DIRECTED TO ADVERTISE TO FILL THE VACANCY? A MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE SECONDED. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

MISS BERRY. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. SO, YES.

ON MARCH 5TH, WE DID RECEIVE A RESIGNATION FROM MR. AULT. SO, WE DO ASK THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS, THAT THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT BE ADVERTISED TO FILL THAT VACANCY.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU, BY THE WAY.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED. 7.4 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING AGREEMENT WITH CUI PRODUCTIONS, INC. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CUI PRODUCTIONS, INC. TO PROVIDE SOUND, LIGHTING AND STAGING FOR THE 2025 STREET DANCE.

THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED. A MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. MISS KLUKE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

JUST MOVING FORWARD WITH THE RELATIONSHIP, WE BUILT LAST YEAR FOR THE 2024 STREET DANCE.

STAFF APPROACHED CUI PRODUCTIONS, INC. TO PROVIDE A QUOTE AND FOR THEIR AVAILABILITY FOR THE STREET DANCE FOR THIS COMING YEAR.

SO THERE WAS AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. WHERE WE PAID $15,594, WHICH THE PRICE NOW IS $20,410.06, INCLUSIVE OF INCLUSIVE HST. THIS INCLUDES THE SET UP AND TAKE DOWN FOR THE WORKERS AS WELL AS THE SOUND, LIGHTING AND STAGE. THERE WAS AN INCREASE TO THE STAGE, WHICH IS WHY WE SAW A BIT OF AN INCREASE AS WELL TO THEIR PRICE.

AND THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE BACKLINE, WHERE LAST YEAR IT WAS A SEPARATE PURCHASE, WHICH IS USUALLY ABOUT $1,000 TO 1200.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM AGAIN THIS YEAR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.

SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED EIGHT.

[8. PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS]

A MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF A BYLAW ENFORCEMENT IS NOT HERE.

MISS BRAY. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. SO AT THE MARCH 3RD BYLAW PLANNING COMMITTEE, THIS WAS BROUGHT FORWARD.

SO WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT TO YOU AN AMENDED SNOWMOBILE BYLAW.

AND THEN AFTER FURTHER REVIEW WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CHANGES THAT WERE BEING PROPOSED WARRANTED REPEALING THE EXISTING BYLAW AND REPLACING IT WITH A NEW VERSION.

SO THE UPDATED BYLAW INCLUDES AN IMPROVED FINE SCHEDULE.

THERE'S UPDATED WORDING TO REMOVE TOWN OF ELLIOT LAKE AND REPLACE IT WITH CITY OF ELLIOT.

LAKE REPLACES ELLIOT LAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE AND ALSO UPDATES TO CURRENT PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION.

SO AS PART OF THE ONGOING BYLAW MODERNIZATION, THIS BYLAW IS QUITE OLD AND IS DEFINITELY WAS IDENTIFIED FOR AN UPDATE.

AS ALWAYS, ENFORCEMENT PRIMARILY RELIES ON EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SNOWMOBILE RIDERS AND FINES ISSUED WHEN NECESSARY.

SO THE DRAFT UPDATED BYLAW INCORPORATING THE RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATION.

OH, SORRY. THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING AND IS PRESENTED FOR COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

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THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU. JUST A COMMENT.

AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ABOUT THE AGE OF SOME OF OUR BYLAWS, I THINK 46 YEARS IS PROBABLY ONE NEAR THE TIME FOR REVISION. I GUESS WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE CLERK AND THE BYLAW DEPARTMENT FOR BRINGING THIS ONE FORWARD.

OBVIOUSLY THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY NOW, WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION FOR THE UPCOMING WINTER.

NOT THAT WE WANT TO RUSH INTO THE NEXT ONE. BUT AGAIN, IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE THIS ONE UPDATED.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO STAFF. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. OKAY. SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. THAT'S CARRIED.

8.2 DIRECTOR OR REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING ENTERING INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH YMCA NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO. AT THE MARCH 3RD RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT COUNCIL ENTERS INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND YMCA NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO TO PROVIDE THE CALL AND HAUL FOR THE 2025 YMCA SUMMER DAY CAMP AT NO COST, AND THAT THE CITY PROVIDES THE YMCA NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO $2,000 FROM THE 2025 RECREATION OPERATING BUDGET TO BE USED TO PURCHASE PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW IS PASSED.

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL ENTERS INTO AN MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND YMCA TO PROVIDE THE COLLINS HALL FOR THE 2025 YMCA SUMMER DAY CAMP AT NO COST, AND THAT THE CITY PROVIDES THE YMCA $2,000 FROM THE 2025 RECREATION OPERATING BUDGET TO BE USED TO PURCHASE PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW IS PASSED.

A MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL. SECONDED. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

IS IT MISS KLUKE? ARE WE GOING TO MISS MCISAAC FIRST YOUR WORSHIP.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MISS MCISAAC WITH THE YMCA NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO FIRST.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE KENDRA MCISAAC ON ZOOM FROM THE YMCA.

WELCOME, KENDRA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL STAFF AND GENERAL PUBLIC.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING. I DO HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION TO SHARE WITH YOU ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR 2024 CAMP AND WHAT'S TO COME IN 2025, SO CAN I JUST GET A CONFIRMATION THAT I'M SHARING MY SCREEN? CARRIE. NO. NOT YET. NO. OKAY.

SORRY. WE USE TEAMS, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO CONFIRM HOW I DO IT ON ZOOM.

OH, THERE WE GO. PERFECT. SO PEOPLE CAN SEE MY SCREEN.

YES, YES. PERFECT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY.

SO WE HAD A, YOU KNOW, A REALLY GREAT IMPACT LAST SUMMER.

WE SAW OUR NUMBERS GROW FROM THE FIRST SUMMER TO LAST SUMMER.

SO AS SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL, 2023 WAS THE FIRST SUMMER THAT WE OPERATED IN ELLIOT LAKE.

SO LAST SUMMER WE SAW A TOTAL OF 166 CAMPERS.

THE AVERAGE AGE OF CAMPERS WAS BETWEEN 8 AND 9 YEARS OLD.

SOMETHING THAT WE INTRODUCED LAST SUMMER THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM 2023 WAS WE REALLY PROMOTED THE AVAILABILITY OF OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

SO FOR ANY FAMILY WHO FACE ANY TYPE OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT WITH AFFORDING THE COST OF CAMP, WE PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THEM. AND WE SAW SEVEN CAMPERS RECEIVE SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

AND WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT BY THE FUNDRAISING THAT WE DO.

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY IN OUR CAMPAIGN RIGHT NOW.

WE CALL IT FILL THE BUS, WHERE WE RAISE MONEY TO SEND KIDS TO CAMP WHO WOULDN'T OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ELLIOT LAKE ON SOME FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES AT THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL WILL BE DOING TO SUPPORT CAMPERS GOING TO DAY CAMP IN ELLIOT LAKE, AS WELL AS THOSE FROM ELLIOT LAKE ATTENDING JOHN ISLAND, WHICH IS A NEIGHBORING CAMP THAT MANY ELLIOT LAKE ERS ATTEND.

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ONCE A WEEK THEY WOULD GO TO THE BEACH, WHICH WAS REALLY WELL RECEIVED, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE THAT OUR OVERALL SATISFACTION AND OUR HIGHLY RECOMMEND SCORES WERE THE HIGHEST IN ALL OF OUR EIGHT DAY CAMP LOCATIONS, THAT WE REALLY SAW AN IMPROVEMENT YEAR OVER YEAR FROM 2023 TO 2024.

WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INTRODUCING SOME NEW CAMPS THIS SUMMER.

THE NEW CAMPS WILL CREATE AND INNOVATE, SO THAT'LL BE A BIT OF A COMBINATION BETWEEN OUR ART AND CRAFT CAMP AS WELL AS OUR SCIENCE CAMP.

SO CREATE AND INNOVATE. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.

WHEN WE WERE CHATTING WITH CARRIE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND PLANNING CAMPS, WAS WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THE KITCHEN AND INTRODUCE ADVENTURES AND COOKING.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE CREATED IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL HEALTH UNIT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING CANADA'S FOOD GUIDE AND HELPING KIDS LEARN PROPER COOKING TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY SNACKS SO ADVENTURES AND IN COOKING WILL BE INTRODUCED.

THE TWO CAMPS THAT WERE VERY HIGHLY ATTENDED, ALL SORTS OF SPORTS AND NATURE ARTS ARE BACK.

ANOTHER NEW ONE IS PERFORMING ARTS AND OUTDOOR EXPLORERS.

SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS YEAR IS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL GROUPS.

LAST YEAR WE WORKED WITH THE LIBRARY, WITH THE TENNIS CLUB AND WITH THE NORTH SHORE TRIBAL COUNCIL, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS TO BRING THEM IN AND DO PRESENTATIONS WITH THE CAMPERS OR BRING THE CAMPERS THERE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, THE FIREFIGHTERS CAME AND VISITED THE CAMP, WHICH IS ALWAYS A HUGE SUCCESS.

THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE DESCRIPTIONS FROM OUR 2025 CAMPER CAMPS THAT WE'LL BE OFFERING.

AND AGAIN, THE PERFORMING ARTS ONE WILL BE REALLY FUN.

SO, WHAT CAMPERS WILL BE ABLE TO SING, DANCE AND ACT AND THEY'LL BE A FINAL SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

LAST SUMMER, WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING ONE SUMMER GRANT POSITION THROUGH CANADA SUMMER JOBS.

UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE, I GUESS, HIGH DEMAND IN THAT IN THAT REGION, THAT RIDING THE WISE APPLICATION INCLUDES AS WELL ESPANOLA AND JOHN ISLAND. SO, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO GET 2 TO 4 POSITIONS.

SO WE DIVIDE THEM EQUALLY, USUALLY ONE FOR ESPANOLA, ONE FOR ELLIOT LAKE AND TWO FOR JOHN ISLAND.

JUST IN THE NATURE OF SIZE, WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING A STAFF RECRUITMENT AND OPEN HOUSE IN LATE MARCH AT A DATE THAT IS CONVENIENT FOR BOTH THE HALL AND THE STAFF TEAM THAT WILL BE COMING FROM SUDBURY. WE'RE GOING TO REALLY ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS COMMUNICATED AGAIN AND PROVIDED WHEREVER NEEDED.

DAY CAMP REGISTRATION OPENED JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

AND I THINK WE ALREADY HAVE 10 OR 12 CAMPERS REGISTERED FOR THE SUMMER AND AGAIN WORK WITH MORE COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, GUESTS AND ACTIVITIES. I'LL STOP SHARING. AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KENDRA. EXCELLENT REPORT.

IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY NICE TO SEE THE PROGRESSION AND THE EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS AND THE ATTENDANCE ALL GOING UP.

IT'S KIND OF WHAT WE HOPED FOR WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS AGREEMENT TWO YEARS AGO.

JUST. EXCELLENT. REALLY HAPPY ABOUT IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU TO MISS MCISAAC.

I'D LIKE TO AGREE WITH THE MAYOR AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

PROBABLY UP HERE. IT'S THEIR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUT, WE HAD NO SUMMER DAY CAMP.

IT WAS GONE. AND MISS KLUKE, WE ALL, YOU KNOW, CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA AND APPROACHED US AND WE ALL AGREED.

AND IT'S A TOTAL WIN-WIN. AND IT'S REALLY SEE THAT YOU'RE IMPROVING IT EVERY YEAR AND IT'S GREAT.

THE ADVENTURES IN COOKING. AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU'RE COMING BACK FOR THE THIRD YEAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. THANKS AGAIN. I WISH YOU LUCK THIS SUMMER.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. THANKS. OKAY. WE'LL HAVE A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? YEAH. THAT'S CARRIED. 8.3. REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE REGARDING WEST VIEW PARK.

PAVILION STRUCTURE REPLACEMENT AT THE MARCH 3RD RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING.

FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED, THE COUNCIL SELECTS AND APPROVES THE PURCHASE OF ONE OF THE SHADE STRUCTURES PROVIDED TO REPLACE THE WEST VIEW PARK EXCUSE ME

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THE SELECTED SHADE STRUCTURE WITH THE POLYGON VENDOR ABC RECREATION AND THAT THE FUNDS BE PRE-APPROVED.

SORRY IN THE 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET TO BE DRAWN FROM THE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES RESERVES, AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE ENACTED TO AFFECT THIS DECISION. SO I GUESS WE JUST SHOULD WE DISCUSS FIRST BEFORE WE SELECT AN OPTION.

SO, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL COULD SELECT AN OPTION TO BEGIN DISCUSSIONS.

OR WE COULD GIVE THE FLOOR TO MISS KLUKE TO PRESENT HER REPORT FIRST.

OKAY LET'S DO THAT. BUT WE STILL NEED THE MOTION.

YOU WILL HAVE BEFORE YOUR DISCUSSION TAKES PLACE YET.

BUT MISS KLUKE MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. MRS. KLUKE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

IN LATE SUMMER 2023, THE EXISTING PAVILION AT WESTVIEW PARK WAS REMOVED DUE TO STRUCTURAL CONCERNS.

BASED ON AN ENGINEER'S REPORT THAT WE RECEIVED AND PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN DECEMBER 2024, STAFF CONDUCTED A SURVEY REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR WESTVIEW PARK. THE RESULTS HIGHLIGHTED SOME KEY PRIORITIES.

SOME THAT WERE COMMON THEMES WAS THEY WANTED NEW SHADE, A NEW SHADE STRUCTURE, SOME WERE MULTIPLE SEATING AREAS.

AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER POPULAR VOTE WAS A SPACE FOR THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SMALL GATHERINGS.

BASED ON THIS FEEDBACK, STAFF EXPLORED OPTIONS FOR NEW STRUCTURES THAT MEET THESE NEEDS, AND ALTHOUGH THE MOST POPULAR DESIGN WAS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SHADED TABLES, THAT'S NOT REFLECTED IN THE SHAPES THAT YOU SEE RIGHT NOW.

THE SURVEY WAS MET WITH A HIGH NUMBER VOTED THAT DID WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DESIGNATED FOR GATHERINGS AND FOR LARGE EVENTS AND THESE SMALL STRUCTURES WOULD NOT ACCOMMODATE THAT, AS ARE THE SIZE OF A PICNIC TABLE. THE PRICE ALSO REQUIRES CONCRETE ANCHORING AND DOES ADD UP PRETTY QUICKLY DEPENDING ON IT.

AND ALSO, JUST FOR CONSIDERATION, IF WE WERE TO SPREAD IT OUT THROUGHOUT THE PARK TO PROVIDE MORE ISOLATION, WE'D HAVE TO CONSIDER SOME ACCESSIBLE ACCESS TO THEM, WHICH WOULD ALSO INCREASE THE COST FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE PROJECT.

SO JUST THINGS THAT WERE CONSIDERED MOVING FORWARD WITH COMING UP WITH SOME DESIGNS THROUGH THE CANOE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM, STAFF WORKED WITH THE POLYGON REPRESENTATIVE IN CANADA TO OBTAIN QUOTES FOR THREE STRUCTURES.

WE HAVE OPTION A, WHICH IS THE NORTHERN SKYLINE, WHICH YOU'LL SEE THE HIGH PEAK AND THE SPLIT DESIGN.

WE HAVE OPTION B, WHICH IS THE REC STRUCTURE, AND IT'S MORE OF JUST A GABLE STYLE ROOF.

AND THERE'S OPTION C, WHICH YOU WOULD SEE KIND OF HAS THE THREE DIFFERENT TYPE OF WINGS WITH A WITH A CENTER.

ALL THREE CAME IN AT VARYING PRICES, RECEIVING THE CANOE DISCOUNT WHICH WE RECEIVE THROUGH GOING THROUGH THE CANOE PROCESS.

JUST OPTION A WOULD BE $205,034.28 PLUS HST. OPTION B $261 261,261 AND $0.11 PLUS HST. THERE'S ALSO A SMALLER OPTION IN OPTION B THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THE QUOTE WAS ATTACHED FOR. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM I THINK IT WAS 164,000.

SO THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN WHICH. SO OPTION B HAS A WE COULD GET ONE THAT'S 30 BY 64 OR THERE'S A 20 BY 64.

SO THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN PRICE FOR THAT ONE AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO OPTION C WITH $254,059.20 PLUS HST.

SO THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PRICE OF THE ENGINEERING OF THE CONCRETE PAD AND THE CONCRETE PAD PLUS REBAR, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND AN ADDITIONAL $100,000 FOR THAT.

THIS. THESE PRICES INCLUDE THE STRUCTURE AND THE INSTALL.

THE ESTIMATED WAIT TIME FOR THESE STRUCTURES IS APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ORDER, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS FORWARD TODAY.

AND DEPENDING ON THE TIME WE'RE I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THAT BEING THE CHAIR OF THE OR NOT THE CHAIR BUT IS ON THIS COMMITTEE.

IT CAME UP TO US AND THAT WE WANTED TO GET IT UP TO COUNCIL TODAY BECAUSE MISS KLUKE MADE A GOOD POINT.

IT'S A THREE MONTH DELIVERY TIME. SO THAT WOULD PUT US INTO LIKE BASICALLY JUNE, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE EVEN SEE IT HERE. THAT WAS ONE COMMENT, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE PUBLIC INPUT IN THE BACKGROUND.

IT SAYS RIGHT HERE. IN DECEMBER 2024, STAFF CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY SURVEY REGARDING WESTVIEW PARK IMPROVEMENTS.

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AND THESE QUOTES, ARE THEY PRICE PROTECTED? IF THE TARIFFS START TO AFFECT THESE QUOTES, IS IT GOING TO CHANGE THE PRICE OF THESE QUOTES.

BECAUSE I SEE ON THE QUOTES IT SAYS 30 DAYS. DO YOU YOUR WORSHIP? I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER BECAUSE I WAS WHEN I WAS PROVIDED THEM.

IT WAS A QUOTE FOR 30 DAYS. SO THERE'S BEEN NO INDICATION OF A CHANGE IN IN THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE OTHER COMMENT WAS I LOOKED AT ALL THE OPTIONS, AND AT COMMITTEE LEVEL, WE DIDN'T FEEL WE WANTED TO PICK. WE FELT IT SHOULD BE A COUNCIL DECISION, BUT WE WANTED TO GET IT UP HERE.

AS I HAD SAID EARLIER, MYSELF PERSONALLY, I LIKE, IT'S MID-RANGE AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR SNOW LOAD.

IT'S SLEEK AND IT'S MODERN. AND THAT'S MY INPUT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR BULL. AND THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, TO MISS KLUKE THE POLYGON COMPANY, THAT IS A CANADIAN COMPANY. YEAH. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

IT'S AN AMERICAN COMPANY THAT HAS A CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE SUE THROUGH ABC RECREATION.

OKAY, SO MORE THAN LIKELY ALL THEIR MATERIALS WOULD BE FROM CANADA.

I WOULD IMAGINE NOT. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE TRADE WAR STUFF, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF PLACES ARE GETTING AWAY FROM GOING WITH THIS, BUYING STUFF FROM THE STATES, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT.

BUT AS FOR THE DESIGN, I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

OPTION A WAS THE ONE THAT STRUCK STRUCK ME AS BEING MORE PRACTICAL FOR WESTVIEW PARK, WITH THE TWO SIDES AND THE OTHER SIDE BEING LOWER MAY HELP WITH THE SUN AT NIGHT OR IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN IT COMES DOWN FOR THE FOR THE SHOWS AND PERFORMANCES THAT GO ON THERE.

AND OF COURSE, WE NEED A CONCRETE PAD. THE ASPHALT PAD.

THE ONE COMMENT WAS THAT THERE'S CONCRETE THERE ALREADY.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S AN ASPHALT PAD THERE THAT'S CRACKED AND HEAVED AND THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED.

EITHER WAY, THAT HAS TO COME OUT AND CONCRETE WOULD BE THE BETTER SOLUTION TO THAT.

AND I THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THIS. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR SEIDEL. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THROUGH YOU.

YOU KNOW, PART OF THE PUBLIC INPUT WAS WHY WE DID NOT CONSULT WITH LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO LOOK AT A SIMPLE STRUCTURE. THIS IS NOT A, YOU KNOW, A VERY IT'S A VERY SIMPLE STRUCTURE.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DID NOT REACH OUT TO PUT A TENDER ON, YOU KNOW, OUR TENDERS AND QUOTES PAGE TO GET SOME LOCAL CONTRACTORS BID ON THIS. I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, ONE THAT IT WOULD BE ALL IN, YOU KNOW, WITH A CONCRETE PAD AND THIS STRUCTURE AND ONCE AND DONE, AND I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO WORRY ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO BE ABLE TO GET THE STRUCTURE.

SO MYSELF, I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE YOU KNOW, SOME MORE LOCAL INTEREST IN THIS FROM LOCAL CONTRACTORS.

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

I GUESS SIMILAR TO COUNCILLOR SEIDEL, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

THROUGH YOU TO MISS KLUKE. I GUESS. NUMBER ONE, I APPRECIATE THE TIMING TO BRING IT FORWARD, OBVIOUSLY, WITH A THREE MONTH TIMELINE TO GET IT KIND OF OPERATIONAL FOR THIS YEAR.

AND TO THE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED IN PUBLIC INPUT, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY, YOU KNOW, AGREE.

COUNCILOR BOWLES' POINT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON SOUTH OF THE BORDER IS, IS A REALITY.

WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF IT. SO HAVING SAID THAT ARE THERE REGIONAL OR PROVINCIAL ALTERNATIVES? YOU ALLUDED TO THE CANOE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM.

OTHERS, ARE THERE OTHER SUPPLIERS THROUGH THAT PROGRAM THAT WE COULD CONTACT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS? AND STILL MEET SOME REASONABLE TIMELINES TO YOU, YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH INVESTIGATING THROUGH WHAT THE CANOE PROCUREMENT HAD AVAILABLE.

THIS WAS IT IN TERMS OF PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES THAT WOULD MEET OUR NEEDS.

WE CAN LOOK AT BIG FARMING STRUCTURES AND DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT NOTHING WITH THE APPEAL THAT WHAT WE WERE GOING FOR AT A PARK AND STRUCTURE.

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THE CEMENT PAD THAT HAS TO BE BUILT AND ALL THAT.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE THROUGH OUR PARKS AND RECREATION OR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE SPECIALIZED PEOPLE FOR THAT? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD TENDER OUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND THE NATURE AND THE LONGEVITY OF THE STRUCTURE.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DONE RIGHT.

AND BY PEOPLE THAT DO THIS EVERY DAY. I'M SURE THEY HAVE SOME OF THEM HAVE THE SKILLS, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THEY DO EVERY DAY.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THIS PROPERLY. SO THIS WOULD BE TENDERED, AND THEY WOULD FOLLOW THE DESIGN OF AN ENGINEER AN ENGINEER THAT WOULD THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE DESIGN. AND THEY WOULD AND WE WOULD TENDER THAT TO THAT. SO.

FOLLOW UP QUESTION. THIS WAS BID THROUGH CANOE.

IS THERE ANY LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO BID THROUGH FOR THIS CONTRACT? OR THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF CANOE OR THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP.

SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE A MEMBER, OR THEY WOULD HAVE TO BID WHEN THE TENDER WAS OUT.

SO CAN YOU DOES TENDER EVERYTHING AND THEY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS AND THEY'RE AWARDED BASED ON THEIR STRUCTURE.

SO THIS THEY BY GOING THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT POLICY, THE CANOE PROCUREMENT POLICY, IT ALLOWS US TO ELIMINATE THE RFP AND TENDER PROCESS.

SO THEREFORE, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOME GROUP BUYING BY THEM BUYING IN BULK.

SO THERE IS MORE COST SAVINGS AS WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER METHODS.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH CANOE. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE HAD BID UP TO THAT CALL.

SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH BASICALLY THEIR TENDER PROCESS AND GET TO BUY IN OR TO THAT THAT WAS ALREADY DONE IN ADVANCE.

AND WOULD WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BID ON THIS CONTRACT, OR IS THIS ABC THE ONLY COMPANY? IT'S ALL DONE IN ADVANCE AND IT'S ALL PUBLIC ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR SHADE STRUCTURES AND PLAYGROUNDS.

THEY HAVE A FEW FOR PLAYGROUNDS. IT'S ALL DIFFERENT BASED ON THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THEY HAVE. OKAY.

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

THROUGH YOU. I GUESS THE COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC INPUT.

YES, THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH THE US, BUT AT THIS STAGE IN THE GAME, IT WOULD BE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND OUT.

IF THE QUOTE IS GOOD FOR 30 DAYS, WILL THEY HONOR THAT PRICE? IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE COMPANY THAT'S DOING THE WORK IS ACTUALLY CANADIAN. THEY'RE FROM SOUTHERN ONTARIO, SMALL COMMUNITY AS WELL. SO WE ARE SUPPORTING ANOTHER SMALL COMMUNITY IN ONTARIO.

YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE RESPONSE TO LUC'S QUESTIONS LOCAL PROVIDERS WOULD HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SUPPORT TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR THE CANOE PROGRAMS. SO MIGHT BE SOME OPTIONS FOR THE BUILDERS AND ELLIOT LAKE TO START LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS SO THAT WHEN, YOU KNOW, RFPS DO GO OUT, THAT THEY CAN RESPOND TO THEM.

I MEAN, FOR US TO TAKE THE TIME NOW AND DO AN RFP TO GET LOCAL BUSINESSES TO BID ON IS GOING TO TAKE US WELL THROUGH THE SUMMER.

AND THERE IS A THREE MONTH LEAD TIME ON THIS.

SO BASED ON EVERYTHING I'VE JUST SAID, I WOULD BE INCLINED TO SUPPORT OPTION A AS WELL.

OKAY. WHEN WAS THE QUOTE PROVIDED AND WHEN'S THE END OF THE 30 DAYS? ON FEBRUARY 13TH. SO BASICALLY WE'RE THREE DAYS AND IT'S DONE.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO A LOCAL QUOTE FOR THE CONCRETE.

DOES THAT HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS SIMILAR TO DOING THE WHOLE PROJECT.

THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP. SO THAT WOULD BE A TENDER.

OR WE CAN EXPLORE AN ADDITIONAL COST. AND THEY BUILD IT ALL IN THROUGH WITH ABC RECREATION AND DO IT ALL TOGETHER, WHICH IT'S JUST SOMETIMES LIKE WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE BECAUSE THEY'RE MANAGING IT.

SO, IT COULD BE DONE SEPARATELY OR THROUGH ABC RECREATION.

BUT DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS ONE? LIKE, IF WE'RE PUTTING A TENDER OUT FOR CONCRETE, PERHAPS THAT'S COUNCILLOR SEIDEL HAS SUGGESTED THAT FOR A WHOLE BUILDING I'M LOOKING AT, THIS COST 200. AND WHAT? PLUS 100,000 FOR THE CONCRETE.

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AND MIND YOU, IT'S TEN, 12 YEARS AGO. BUT I'M JUST SAYING, IS THAT A CONSIDERATION AND ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU. WORSHIP THROUGH YOU, I THINK TO COUNCILOR SEIDEL'S POINT AS CONCRETE WOULD BE A COMMODITY BASED ON WEIGHT. I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE SHIPPING CONCRETE FROM ANY DISTANCE.

THEY'RE GOING TO SOURCE IT LOCALLY OR AS LOCAL AS POSSIBLE.

IF WE ARE GOING TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THIS, I WOULD RECOMMEND SEPARATING THE TWO CONTRACTS AND GOING AT THE CONCRETE PIECE IN A SEPARATE TENDER.

AND THEN THAT WAY STAFF CAN GO BACK AND SOURCE IT FROM, FROM LOCAL PROVIDERS, WHICH THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY SEVERAL IN THE AREA WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND AGAIN, AT LEAST THAT WAY THERE'S SOME BENEFIT TO THE, TO THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY.

BUT AGAIN, THIS COMPANY IS IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO.

I WOULD THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. WE JUST KEEP THAT PIECE SEPARATE AND THEN ALLOW STAFF TO DO THAT SEPARATELY.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR MANN, AND I AGREE WITH COUNCILLOR SEIDEL TOO.

THE ONLY THING IS THE CONCRETE PAD. I. WE SHOULD SEPARATE IT FOR TWO REASONS.

IF THIS HAS TO BE POURED, IT NEEDS TO CURE FOR 30 DAYS SO THEY CAN TECHNICALLY START THE CONCRETE PAD MID-APRIL.

BY THE TIME THEY GET IT ALL DONE, IT COULD BE THE END OF APRIL. YOU GOT YOUR 30 DAYS AND IT'S READY TO GO BY JUNE BECAUSE EVERYTHING TAKES TIME.

SO, WE DO A SEPARATE TENDER, BUT IF WE GET THEM INVOLVED, THEY'D HAVE TO COME UP TWICE AND THERE'S TRAVEL TIME AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO I REALLY THINK THAT SHOULD GO LOCAL. AND I ALSO WANT TO SEE WHAT COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE SAID.

THIS IS A CANADIAN COMPANY DOING THE WORK. THEY'RE FROM PARIS, ONTARIO.

IT'S NOT. AND WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD HERE.

SURE, WE HAVE THE TRUMP FLIPPING HIS SWITCH EVERY DAY, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO DO BUSINESS.

WE HAVE TO GET A STRUCTURE THERE AND WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

SO I WOULD SUPPORT THIS, BUT I WOULD WANT TO MAKE IT LOCAL FOR THE CONCRETE PAD IF WE COULD.

THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP THROUGH YOU WITH A COMMENT.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. THE ONLY CONSIDERATION I WOULD PUT INTO THAT IS HOW ARE WE ENSURING THAT WE ARE IN A COMPETITIVE PROCESS IF WE HAVE NOT PUT OUT AN RFP TO LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO LOOK AT THIS SITUATION, TO SEE, YOU KNOW, IT'S 205,000 PLUS ANOTHER 100,000, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT A LOCAL CONTRACTOR WOULD HAVE CAME UP WITH.

I'M ALL FOR AND I PROBABLY SPEARHEADED TO TRY AND PUSH STAFF TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE FOR OUR 70TH ANNIVERSARY.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, OFFER SOME LOCAL CONTRACTORS THE ABILITY TO, YOU KNOW, PUT OUT AN RFP FOR A SIMPLE STRUCTURE LIKE THIS.

COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. THEN, MR. DEBARTOLO, I THINK THAT'S WHAT MRS. KLUKE ALLUDED TO IS THE CANOE PROGRAM GOES AND DOES THE RFP ON OUR BEHALF.

SO THEY WOULD HAVE TENDERED FOR AN RFP, AND ANYBODY COULD HAVE RESPONDED FOR IT.

SO WE'RE NOT BYPASSING A PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

WE'RE PIGGYBACKING ONTO AN EXISTING PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME COST SAVINGS OUT OF IT.

AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING A $20,000 COST SAVING OUT OF IT.

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

JUST SOME POINTS TO CONSIDER. AND I FULLY, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT LOCAL BUSINESSES SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.

HOWEVER, GIVEN THE TIMING AND THIS IS, IS, I GUESS HAS BECOME AN INSTRUMENTAL COMPONENT IN THIS DECISION MAKING PROCESS, IS THE FACT THAT THE INTENT WAS TO GET IT UP PRIOR TO THE 70TH FESTIVITIES.

IF WE IF WE SWITCH GEARS NOW AND GO TO A LOCAL TO PUT OUT AN RFP OR A TENDER.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DESIGN THE BUILDING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HIRE AN ENGINEER TO DESIGN THE BUILDING, BECAUSE WE CAN'T ISSUE A TENDER WITHOUT SPECIFICATIONS.

IN ORDER TO HAVE SPECS, WE NEED TO HAVE A DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED DESIGN BUILDING TO PUT OUT TO FOR CONSIDERATION FOR BIDS AND TENDERS.

SO THAT IN ITSELF WILL TAKE SOME TIME. WITH REGARD TO THE PROCUREMENT METHOD, A NEW PROCUREMENT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED OR THE AGREEMENT FOR MUNICIPALITIES TO ENGAGE WITH CANOE PROCUREMENT HAS BEEN SOURCED THROUGH AMO,

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THEY HAVE A BUSINESS ARM LAS, A LOCAL. SORRY, I WROTE IT DOWN.

LOCAL AUTHORITY SERVICES. THAT IS A BUSINESS ARM THAT THAT HAS SOUGHT OUT THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CANOE PROCUREMENT.

SO, AS COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE JUST ALLUDED TO MOMENTS AGO IN HER COMMENT, IS THAT CANOE PROCUREMENT TAKES CHARGE OF ISSUING RFPS AND TENDERS TO HELP MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS, BECAUSE NOT EVERY MUNICIPALITY HAS THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THEIR DISPOSAL TO DO THESE TYPES OF DETAILED DESIGN WORK AND GET IT OUT THERE AND GET SOMETHING THAT THEY DESIRE TO HAVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. SO THE PROCESS MEETS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.

IT'S COMPLIANT WITH THE TRADE, THE NAFTA, TRADE AGREEMENTS THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF DEPENDING ON THE PRICE OF THE, OF THE TENDER. AND SO EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING DONE HAS, HAS BEEN DONE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESSES THAT HAVE BEEN DEFINED IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS.

SO THAT'S JUST A COMMENT AND SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION.

I HAVE A QUESTION TO THAT. HOW MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE CANOE PROGRAM? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.

THAT WOULD BE ALL ONLINE. THERE'S MANY, MANY, MANY PROGRAMS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT RFPS.

AND FROM PROVIDING VEHICLES TO TRACTORS TO PARK STRUCTURES THAT WE'VE SEEN.

SO THAT IT DEPENDS. SOMETIMES WE WILL LIKE, LET'S SAY, WANT TO GO AND SOURCE SOMETHING THROUGH JOHN DEERE.

THEY'LL SEND US TO THE ONE IN ECHO BAY FOR THE LOCAL RETAILER THERE.

SO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND IT DEPENDS ON WHO REPLIED TO THE RFP AND WHO ALSO WAS AWARDED IT.

OKAY. I KNOW WE'RE GETTING A BIT OFF TOPIC HERE, BUT THE RFP PROCESS, DO WE REFER LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT THIS IS A PROCESS TO FOLLOW? THAT THAT IS SOMETHING A BUSINESS HAS TO HAS TO TAKE ON.

IF THEY WANT TO BE COMPETITIVE AND THEY WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE MUNICIPALITY AND IN THE IN THE SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES.

AND IT BECOMES UP TO THEM TO RESEARCH WAYS THAT THAT THEY CAN BE, YOU KNOW, SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THAT.

DO WE PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THEM? I'M JUST ASKING.

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE YOUR WORSHIP, I THINK IF WE LOOK AT THE NEW ART CENTER, I MEAN, LOCAL PEOPLE HAD A CHANCE TO BID ON THAT.

THE RENOVATIONS FOR THE SWIMMING POOL WAS THE SAME THING.

THEY HAD A CHANCE TO BID ON THAT. AND WE SEEN THAT THERE IS NOT THAT MUCH INTEREST IN BIG PROJECTS LIKE THAT THROUGH OUR LOCAL SUPPLIERS OR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

I MEAN OKAY, THAT'S SOMETHING TO THINK OF, YOU KNOW, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE, I JUST WANT TO ADD THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, I JUST WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

I'VE GOTTEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH RFPS.

THERE ARE MANY WAYS AND MANY GROUPS THAT YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR TO GET A LIST OF ALL OUR RFPS THAT ARE SUBMITTED.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS, ONCE YOU'VE CREATED AN RFP, YOU CANNOT LEGALLY GO OUT AND IDENTIFY TO PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE PRESENTED YOUR RFP.

SO BUSINESSES, CONTRACTORS, OR WHATEVER, THEY HAVE TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO LOOK AT WHEREVER THEY'RE GOING TO FIND OUR SPOUSE AND RESPOND TO THEM. SO EVEN IF WE WERE TO GENERATE OUR OWN RFP, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THERE'S A PROCESS THAT IT GETS SUBMITTED TO, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS.

YEAH, WE'RE, MY ONLY CONCERN IS WE'RE A MEMBER OF THE GROUP AND THAT'S GOT LIKE, IF WE TELL PEOPLE WE'RE A MEMBER OF GROUP HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RFP.

IT'S UP TO THEM, I GET THAT. ANYWAY, THAT'S A LITTLE OFF TOPIC.

THE HARD PART IS WE ARE UNDER THE GUN FOR TIME, AMONG OTHER PROJECTS.

THE. I GUESS THE MOTION. NOW, THREE COUNCILORS HAVE PUT OPTION A UP.

DO WE WANT TO DISCUSS THAT FURTHER AND MAKE THAT OUR MOTION?

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I FOUND IT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE USEFUL IN SOME WAYS THAT THEY COULD HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, MUSICAL GROUP IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN PEOPLE ON THE SIDE, BUT THAT WAS JUST MY PREFERENCE. IT WAS A STRUCTURE THERE.

WITH THE THREE WINGS. FOLLOW UP. YEAH. THE OTHER QUESTION, YOUR WORSHIP, WOULD BE ELECTRICITY. WILL THERE BE SOME POWER TO THIS BUILDING AFTER OR BEFORE OR DURING CONSTRUCTION FOR USE LATER ON? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. THE ELECTRICITY WILL BE RECONNECTED FROM THE SPOT THAT WAS THERE PREVIOUSLY.

IT'S STILL AVAILABLE AND WE'LL RECONNECT IT I GUESS.

AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL INSTALLATION. THANK YOU.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. A FOLLOW UP, THANK YOU YOUR WORSHIP TO MR. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE A COUPLE OF REASONS I WAS LOOKING AT A WAS WELL, IT'S $50,000 LESS ALSO AND WE ARE UNDER THE GUN DOLLAR WISE. AND IF YOU LOOK AT OPTION C LOOK AT THE SNOW REMOVAL OF THAT WOULD BE A HECK OF A LOT OF WORK COMPARED TO A. THAT'S WHY I WAS RECOMMENDING ONE OF THE AND IT'S, IT'S A MID-RANGE.

MY OTHER QUESTION TO MISS KLUKE WOULD BE THE COLOR OF THE ROOF.

DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT COLOR OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE PICKED LATER THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP THAT CAN BE SELECTED.

IT'S, THAT'S I THINK PROVIDED IN ONE OF THE OPTIONS WAS THAT COLOR SHEET.

AND IT CAN BE ANY OF THOSE PLUS THE, THE FRAME ITSELF.

SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ORANGE OR GREEN OR. YEAH.

OKAY. SO I'D LIKE TO CALL THE VOTE AND RECOMMEND OPTION A.

CAN I DO THAT. YEP. OKAY I'D LIKE TO CALL THE VOTE NOT RECOMMEND OPTION A WITH THE LOCAL PAD OR THE PAD BEING HOPEFULLY DONE LOCAL. YEAH. SO ALL DISCUSSION NOW ENDS, AND I AM GOING TO CALL THE VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR FOR OPTION A RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT'S FOUR OKAY.

SO THAT IS CARRIED. GOOD DISCUSSION. OKAY.

8.4 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING APPOINTMENT TO THE HURON NORTH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE MARCH 4TH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT COUNCIL APPOINT MR. ANTUNES, MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AS THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE ON THE HURON NORTH COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPOINT MR. ANTUNES, MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AS THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE ON THE HURON NORTH COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

A MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE.

MR. ANTUNES, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU SAID MY NAME ABOUT 300 TIMES IN A ROW THERE.

THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU. WE DISCUSSED THIS AT COMMITTEE.

WHAT WE'VE GONE BACK TO IS THE HURON NORTH COMMUNITY ECONOMIC ALLIANCE WAS A MEMBERSHIP IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION, BUT IT WAS MADE UP OF A PER CAPITA COST, WHICH MADE IT VERY COSTLY FOR US TO BE A PART OF.

NOW THEY'VE ADJUSTED THEIR MEMBERSHIP MODEL TO BE A MUCH MORE REASONABLE FLAT RATE FOR ALL THE COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY'VE SEEN AS AN ORGANIZATION, AS WE'VE SEEN IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL COLLABORATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND US, AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE NORTH SHORE.

WE'VE ALREADY DONE ONE PROJECT, WHICH IS THE REGIONAL GEOCACHE TOUR, WHICH IS TAKING OFF VERY WELL, AND WE EXPECT THAT TO GROW. AND I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF HENNESSEY AGAIN IN THIS AFFORDABLE MODEL OF MEMBERSHIP IS VERY VALUABLE. AND I DID PUT MY NAME FORTH. CERTAINLY HAPPY TO ACCEPT ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL THAT CHOOSES TO BE PART OF THE BOARD.

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THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED. 8.5 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO I'M GOING TO PASS THE CHAIR ON.

8.5 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE MOU WITH THE FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION AT MARCH 4TH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED THAT COUNCIL AGREED TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION THAT OUTLINES FINANCIAL SUPPORTS PROVIDED BY THE CITY AND THE SUB TENANT REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUBLEASE OF THE SPACE AT 31 NOVA SCOTIA WALK, KNOWN AS THE DOCTOR'S CLINIC. COULD I HAVE A MOVER AND A SECONDER, PLEASE? COUNCILLOR MANN. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. MR. ANTUNES.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. WE DID DISCUSS THIS AGAIN FAIRLY IN DEPTH AT COMMITTEE.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS BRINGS TO COUNCIL. AND TO CLARIFY ONE OF THE POINTS OF PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AL-NASSR TO BE THE TENANT OF THE SECOND FLOOR SPACE AT 31 NOVA SCOTIA WALK.

WHAT THIS IS A SEPARATE AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A SUBTENANT, AND THIS IS AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND OUR SUBTENANT, WHICH IS THE FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION FOR THAT SPACE.

ANY OTHER ITEMS ON COUNCIL AGENDA ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND UNRELATED TO THE USE OF THE SECOND SPACE, COMPLETELY SEPARATE ITEMS. SO WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BREAKS OUT TWO SPECIFIC THINGS.

ONE, THE SUB TENANCY WITH THE FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION FOR THE SECOND FLOOR, THEIR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE, WHAT THE OFFERINGS ARE GOING TO BE.

PLAIN AND SIMPLE. SUB TENANCY TIED TO IT. THE OTHER PART OF THE MOU IS WHAT THE MUNICIPALITY OFFERS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORTS TO THE FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION, THE NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO FACILITATE THE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT FOR THE MUNICIPALITY.

THIS OUTLINES THE COSTS OF A HEALTH CARE RECRUITER.

SO IT'S A CONTRACTED COST OF $25,000 FOR A HEALTH CARE RECRUITER, $5,500 FOR MISCELLANEOUS COSTS FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL.

AND THEN THE MOU OFFERS ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS AVAILABLE AS WELL.

$2,500 AND UNDER WOULD BE APPROVED BY MR. BERTOLLI OR THE CEO OF THE TIME.

ANYTHING $2,500 AND $1 AND UP WOULD COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

AND THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD BE THE HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT FIELD NO DIFFERENT THAN OTHER RECRUITMENT FIELDS.

A SPECIAL TRADE SHOW MAY PRESENT ITSELF WHERE WE'VE GOT THE ABILITY TO GO AND PRESENT.

AND THAT COSTS $2,502. WE WOULD COME TO COUNCIL AND ASK COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL FOR THAT EXPENDITURE.

SO THE MOU BREAKS DOWN BOTH OF THEM OR BOTH SIDES.

AGAIN, THE USE OF THE SPACE, THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FO FOR THAT SPACE AND THEN A SEPARATE USE FOR THE FHA OR SEPARATE PORTION FOR THE FO TO FACILITATE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT. THIS HAS TAKEN A LOT OF WORK. I KNOW MISS YUEN AND THE TEAM AT THE FHA HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH US TO GET TO THIS POINT.

AND VERY HAPPY TO BRING THIS FORTH. AND, AND PUT THIS IN PLAY.

AND, MR. CHAIR, YOU BROUGHT UP AT COMMITTEE ABOUT THE COSTS AND WHERE IT WAS PUT THROUGH.

IT IS THROUGH ON THE BUDGET PROPOSED BUDGET UNDER CONTRACTED SERVICES.

SO THAT THE COST OF THIS THE $37,000 OF THE IMPACT IS SHOWN ON OUR FINANCIAL OR OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES LINE. SO WITHOUT GOING FULL IN DEPTH ON EVERYTHING WE DISCUSSED AT COMMITTEE, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THROUGH YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK MR. ANTUNES FOR HIS VERY GOOD EXPLANATION OF THAT AGREEMENT AND HOW THAT WORKS WITH THE CLINIC AND US AS THE, I GUESS, THE LEASE SPACE WITH ILLNESS. I JUST WANT TO ADD AS WELL THAT I THINK THAT RECRUITMENT POSITION, WHICH WE DON'T TALK ABOUT AN AWFUL LOT, HAS PROVED A LOT OF HAS SHOWN A LOT OF DIVIDENDS RATHER FOR THE COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS.

AND I THINK WITH ST. JOSEPH'S GENERAL HOSPITAL AND THE MUNICIPALITY AND THE CLINIC.

I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO GAIN. IT'S A SLOW PROCESS.

AND THE RECRUITMENT FIELD, THE LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED OVER, OVER THE YEARS.

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ANY MORE QUESTIONS? JUST A COMMENT FROM ME AS I WAS CHAIRING THAT MEETING.

THIS IS ALL PART OF WHAT THE CITY HELPS OUT FOR DOCTOR RECRUITMENT.

YOU KNOW, OVER AND ABOVE, WE HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE ON THIS BECAUSE EVERY OTHER MUNICIPALITY OUT THERE IS QUESTION.

MR. ANTUNES, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN ANSWER IT, BUT DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG WE'VE HAD A BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE ACTUAL RECRUITER? THE DOCTOR RECRUITMENT PERSON? THROUGH YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'M SURE COUNCILLOR MANN MIGHT HAVE NOT TO AGE HIS TIME AT COUNCIL, BUT HE'S IT.

I JOINED THE MUNICIPALITY IN 2021, AND IT PREDATES THAT.

SO THE RECRUITER THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HAS BEEN PART OF THE FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION FOR, FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND TO COUNCILLOR MANN'S COMMENTS THAT THAT'S BEEN VERY VALUABLE.

IT'S BEEN A STUDENT THAT CAME HERE IN 2021 THAT DID THEIR ROUND THROUGH.

THEY'RE STILL IN TOUCH WITH THAT STUDENT WHO IS NOW MOVING FORTH THROUGH THEIR CAREER PATH TO SAY, YOU'RE AN ELLIOT LAKE FOR SIX MONTHS OR FOR FOUR MONTHS DURING A CLERKSHIP POSITION AND KEEPING THAT CONTACT, AND AGAIN, THE DIVIDENDS THAT THAT'S PAYING A DOCTOR THAT DOES A LOCUM AT THE HOSPITAL, A DOCTOR THAT DOES A LOCUM ANYWHERE ELSE.

THIS IS ALL DATA THAT OUR RECRUITER HAS THAT'S ABLE TO AND TO CALL OUT.

[INAUDIBLE], WHO IS OUR RECRUITER, DOES A STELLAR JOB, AS DOES OUR PARTNERS AT SAINT JOSEPH'S GENERAL HOSPITAL.

I KNOW MR. ROSE AND MUSLIM ARE BOTH DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH RECRUITMENT AS WELL, BUT THAT ROLE OF HAVING THAT RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IN ONTARIO, WE SAW THOSE OF US THAT WENT TO AMOS SAW WITH THE, THE, THE, THE CHALLENGE AND THE COMPETITION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES TO FACILITATE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT, TO HAVE SOMEONE MANAGING THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT CAN PICK UP A PHONE CALL AND SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ON YOUR X OF YOUR EDUCATION PROGRAM. CAN WE HAVE YOU BACK IN? DO YOU WANT TO POP BY FOR DINNER OR ARE YOU IN THE COMMUNITY? ARE YOU IN THE AREA? SO AGAIN, THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TOWARDS OUR GOAL OF ATTRACTING HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

MR. DEBARTOLO, I CAN TELL YOU, MISS DENISE HAS BEEN WITH US SINCE AT LEAST 2014, AROUND THAT TIME FRAME, BECAUSE I WAS PART OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH WILLIAM ELLIOTT, WHO OFFERED HER THAT JOB BACK THEN.

SO SHE'S BEEN WITH US FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WELL, I THINK IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT BECAUSE WE SEEM TO BE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB WITH IT.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? LET'S HAVE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIED. YOU'RE BACK.

THESE ARE YOUR PAPERS.

OKAY. 8.6 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING CAN-AM UTILITY DEMO ROADSHOW.

AT THE MARCH 4TH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS PASSED.

THE COUNCIL AGREED TO SUPPORT THE CAN-AM DEMO ROADSHOW BY PROVIDING THE RENTAL OF THE SKI HILL PARKING LOT AT A COST OF $1, IN RETURN FOR PROMOTIONAL CONSIDERATION AT THE EVENT, AND THAT COUNCIL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS, INC. IN THE FORM OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED.

SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL AGREE TO SUPPORT THE CAN-AM DEMO ROADSHOW BY PROVIDING THE RENTAL OF THE SKI HILL PARKING LOT AT A COST OF $1, IN RETURN FOR PROMOTIONAL CONSIDERATION AT THE EVENT, AND THAT COUNCIL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS, INC. IN THE FORM OF AN MOU AND THAT THE APPROPRIATE BYLAW BE PASSED.

A MOVER COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF SECONDED COUNCILLOR BULL.

MR. ANTUNES. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. AGAIN, DISCUSSED FAIRLY IN-DEPTH AT COMMITTEE, BUT AN OVERVIEW FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING COUNCIL AND NOT WATCHING COMMITTEE.

WE WERE CONTACTED BY THE ELLIOT LAKE ATV CLUB.

THEY'D BEEN CONTACTED BY BRP BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS, WHICH MAKES SKI-DOO AND CAN-AM LINE OF RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS.

THEY DO A ROADSHOW ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THEY IT'S BASICALLY A DEMO RIDE.

IT'S A DEMO DAY FOR THEIR VEHICLES AND THEIR PRODUCT.

BECAUSE AND WE DON'T HAVE MEMBERS OF THE ATV CLUB HERE, BUT THEY WERE AT COMMITTEE BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK BY OUR ATV CLUB, WHAT THEY DO WITH OUR TRAILS, HOW WELL THEY MAINTAIN OUR TRAILS, THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE WITH US TO HELP PROMOTE THROUGH THINGS LIKE DIRT TRACKS AND OFF

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WHICH IS EXTREMELY EXCITING. THERE'S A LOT TIED TO THAT FROM AN EXPOSURE POINT OF VIEW, PARTNERING UP WITH A LARGE CORPORATE PARTNERS SUCH AS BRP IS A GREAT THING.

KIND OF GIVE STAFF THE WARM AND FUZZIES A LITTLE BIT THAT SOME OF THE PROMOTION THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO PROMOTE OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE USAGE IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AND AROUND. IS ON THE RADAR OF SOME OF SOME LARGE CORPORATIONS AND ONE LIKE BRP.

WHAT THE EVENT WOULD BE IS THEY WOULD SET UP AT THE SKI HILL.

WE'VE TAKEN A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WITH MULTIPLE GROUPS, SO THE ATV CLUB OBVIOUSLY IS INVOLVED AND THESE VEHICLES WOULD ALL GET DAY PASSES FOR EACH OF THE DAYS THEY'RE THERE. SO THE ATV CLUB'S GETTING SOME FUNDING.

WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR VERY GOOD PARTNER, MR. BURNETT, AND THE TEAM AT MOUNT DUFOUR. TO AND THEY'VE CONNECTED WITH BRP, AND THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND USE OF THE CHALET AND BATHROOMS. SO THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME REVENUE ON THAT DAY BY HAVING FOLKS COME THROUGH.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.

BOMBARDIER HAS A LARGE MARKETING ARM, AND THEY ARE GOING TO REACH OUT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND INVITE THEM IN ELLIOT LAKE AND THAT'S GAS STATIONS, THAT'S TIM HORTONS, THAT'S MCDONALD'S, THAT'S CHUCK'S, THAT'S FIRESIDE. THAT'S PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING INTO THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE GOING TO SPEND TIME HERE. THEY'RE GOING TO GO, THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE DRIVE, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE LET LOOSE INTO OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS A GREAT THING.

AND PART OF THE PROMOTIONAL CONSIDERATION THAT'S MENTIONED.

IS THERE IS THAT STAFF WILL BE THERE ON SITE.

WE WILL HAVE A TABLE SLASH BOOTH WHERE WE'LL PROMOTE THE EXPLOREELLIOTLAKE.COM PRODUCT TO FOLKS THAT ARE VISITING THE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE SOME OF THE OTHER REASONS FOR COMING TO VISIT ELLIOT LAKE. AND OF COURSE, ONE OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES IS A BRP DEALER.

NAPA POWERSPORTS WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT AS WELL THROUGH BOMBARDIER.

SO INSURANCE IS IN PLACE. EVERYTHING IS, IN FACT, ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE JUST RENTING THE SKI HILL. RENTING THE SKI HILL FOR A DOLLAR IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR ABILITY TO HELP PROMOTE THE EVENT AND TREAT IT AS A TOURISM DRAW FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION A COUNCIL THAT THIS EVENING YOU DO SEE A BYLAW ON THERE FOR THE MOU.

I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL TO PLEASE STRIKE THAT BYLAW IN OUR BACK AND FORTH WITH BOMBARDIER.

THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES TO THE WORDING. SO WE'LL BRING THAT FORTH TO THE NEXT SITTING OF COUNCIL SESSION OF COUNCIL TO HAVE YOU SIGN THE MOU THEN.

BUT WHEN IT TIES TO THIS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE TIED TO THE EVENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COUNCILOR BULL? THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. JUST MORE OF A COMMENT.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT THING FOR ELLIOT LAKE AND TO BE RECOGNIZED BY BURPEE TO EVEN COME HERE AND SET UP THEIR SHOW.

WE GOT ENOUGH TRAILS AROUND HERE. I HOPE A LOT OF PEOPLE GET THERE AND PARTAKE AND DO THE TEST DRIVES OR WHATEVER.

AND I JUST MENTIONED THAT EVEN AT COMMITTEE, I MENTIONED WHEN I WAS AT ROMA, THERE WAS NO ATV BROCHURE ON THE BACK.

IT'S A QUOTE FROM MR. ANTUNES ABOUT THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

AND IT WOULDN'T BE, OR I'LL READ IT. OVERALL, THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE IS A BETTER TOURISM DESTINATION, RIDING AREA AND COMMUNITY THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF THE ELLIOT LAKE ATV CLUB.

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE THEM AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEN THAT GETS DOWN THERE IN TORONTO AND AT THE TRADE SHOWS, PEOPLE READ THESE AND I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO COME UP AND RIDE OUR TRAILS.

SO THANK YOU, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP, THROUGH YOU.

I JUST TO ADD TO MR. BULL'S COMMENTS AS WELL, THIS HAVING BOMBARDIER COME AND TELL YOU LAKE IS HUGE AND THIS IS IT'S BIG, BIG NEWS. SO THIS IS GOING TO PAVE THE WAY FOR SOME MUCH LARGER TOURISM EVENTS COMING, I'M SURE.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS AND JOB WELL DONE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS.

NO, I THINK IT'S EXCELLENT NEWS. I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT SKI HILL WILL BE AN EXCELLENT HOST TO THIS EVENT.

AND IT'S, IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE THAT THE HARD WORK OF LOCAL GROUPS, VOLUNTEER GROUPS COMING TO FRUITION.

I MEAN, THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY THAT'S BRINGING THEIR ROAD SHOW TO ELLIOT LAKE.

AND GOOD WORK. THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. SO WE'RE NOT TAKING A VOTE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DOING A BYLAW.

OR ARE WE STILL GOING TO ACCEPT? YES. WE'LL PASS THIS AND THE BYLAW WILL COME FORWARD AT THE NEXT MEETING.

OKAY, SO LET'S PASS THIS. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

OKAY. THERE'S NO OUTSIDE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REPORTING, NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

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COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE EXPLORER ELLIOT LAKE TOURISM INITIATIVE IS WELL UNDERWAY AND IS PART OF THE PROJECT.

[14. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

WE ARE COLLECTING THIS DATA THROUGH A SURVEY THAT IS BEING CONDUCTED UNTIL THE 30TH OF MARCH.

THIS TOOL PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE YOUR OPINION KNOWN AS A STAKEHOLDER IN THE COMMUNITY.

PLEASE VISIT ELLIOT LAKE. NAGDCA SLASH 2025 TOURISM SURVEY.

HERE YOU WILL FIND A LINK TO THE SURVEY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INITIATIVE AND COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE DATES ON SATURDAY, MARCH 8TH. IT WAS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AND THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE WOMEN WHO CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE.

FROM CITY STAFF TO COMMUNITY LEADERS, OUR VOLUNTEERS AND RESIDENTS, WOMEN PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING ELLIOT LAKE.

ON MARCH 8TH AND EVERY DAY, WE CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, DEDICATION AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON OUR CITY.

PLEASE JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING AND APPRECIATING THE AMAZING WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO KEEP ACTIVE AND HAVE FUN THIS MARCH BREAK.

THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE HAS YOU COVERED FROM MARCH 10TH TO THE 16TH.

PLEASE JOIN US AT COLLINS HALL AND THE RUBEN YLI-JUUTI CENTRE FOR A VARIETY OF DROP IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE ELLIOT LAKE NAGDCA BACKSLASH RECREATION OR WWW.ELLIOTLAKE.

TO POOL SOME PHONE NUMBERS (705) 848-2287. EXTENSION 2300 FOR THE COLLINS HALL OR EXTENSION 2500 FOR THE POOL. ALSO, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO HIT THE SLOPES THIS MARCH BREAK, THEN IT'S TIME TO GET EXCITED. MOUNT DU FOUR SKI AREA IN ELLIOT LAKE WILL BE OPEN EVERY DAY DURING MARCH.

BREAK FROM THE SEVENTH ALL THE WAY TO THE 16TH.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.MOUNTDUFOUR.COM OR TELEPHONE NUMBER (705) 848-6655. THE ELLIOT LAKE FISHING DERBY PRESENTED BY WRIGHT TRACK RACING IS TAKING PLACE THIS SATURDAY AT SPINE BEACH FROM NOON TO 3 P.M.

REGISTRATION AND RULES CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT ELLIOTLAKEICEFISHING.CA OR IN PERSON AT THE ELLIOT LAKE TRADING POST, 14 OAKLAND BOULEVARD, OR AT THE MASONIC HERITAGE HALL, 171 SPRUCE AVENUE, FROM FRIDAY 4 P.M.

TO 8 P.M. AND SATURDAY MORNING, 8 TO 11:30. THE WINNER GETS HALF THE PURSE AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE GREAT PRIZES AVAILABLE. EACH HOLE COSTS $113 AND THERE'S A MAXIMUM OF TWO HOLES PER CONTESTANT. ANY OTHER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

YOUR WORSHIP YOU LADIES COMING UP WITH ANOTHER PRODUCTION CALLED NEW HORIZON? AND THAT'S APRIL 4TH AND FIFTH. APRIL THE 11TH AND 12TH.

TICKETS ARE $20. THE LAST TWO ARE THE TWO PERFORMANCES LAST YEAR WERE SOLD OUT.

THERE'S ONLY 60 SEATS AVAILABLE. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO ATTEND THESE SHOWS, GET THEM EARLY AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE AT ALPINE FLOWERS AND GIFTS.

AND ONE OF THE LOCAL PLAYS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS FROM A STUDENTS FROM ELC THAT WROTE THE PLAY.

SO IF YOU WANT SOME LOCAL TALENT, THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY, SO I JUST RECEIVED BEFORE THE MEETING AN UPDATE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE CAO FROM DR. TINGLEY. BASICALLY, HE'S PUT TOGETHER THIS SHORT EMAIL WITH BULLET POINTS THAT ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE MAIN PARTS OF THEIR CONVERSATION.

SO THE HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD BE, AND IT PROVIDES HOUR BY HOUR FEEDBACK AS TO THE HEALTH OF THE ARENA.

THERE ARE ALARMS THAT ARE SHOWING UP AND ARE RESPONDING TO THOSE WITH CORRECTIVE ACTION AS NECESSARY OR IF NECESSARY. THE TEMPORARY SHORING IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD BE IN THE BUILDING, AND ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE

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BOREHOLE WORK WAS CONDUCTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING AND HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

THEY HAVE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM EXP. AND THEY'RE WORKING NOW ON THE ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF THE STRUCTURE MODIFICATION DESIGN BASED ON THE ACSP REPORT.

RRD ANTICIPATES A TWO WEEK OR SO TIME FRAME FOR THE COMPLETION OF THIS ENGINEERING WORK.

THE ENGINEERING WORK IS BEING COMPLETED BASED ON THE REQUIRED RESISTANCE TO LATERAL AND VERTICAL LOADS AND WITH THE THOUGHTS OF MINIMAL COST. SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION WORK FOR THE SUBSTRUCTURE IS DUE TO BEGIN, THEREFORE MID TO END APRIL AND BE COMPLETED WITHIN THREE MONTHS IN THE RANGE OF MID TO END OF JULY. AND THEN JUST AN UPDATE FOR THE SHORING AND PLACE NOW SHOULD ALLOW JCI TO COMPLETE THE ROOFING WORK DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD.

SO, THIS IS JUST A QUICK REPORT. I SUSPECT AFTER THE TWO WEEKS, I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL GET A FULL REPORT FROM DR.

TINGLEY. OKAY. NO ADDENDUMS TONIGHT. 16. INTRODUCTION AND

[16. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

AND TO REPEAL BYLAW 79-21. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25-20 BE PASSED? A MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED. COUNCILOR LEFEBVRE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED 16.2.

BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE YMCA OF NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO FOR THE USE OF THE COLLINS HALL FOR THE PURPOSES OF HOSTING A SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR THE COMMUNITY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25 DASH 21 BE PASSED? A MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE SECONDED. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. 16.3 BYLAW 25-22 BEING A BYLAW TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE ELLIOT LAKE FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION, INC.

FOR THE COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF ELLIOT LAKE.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25-22 BE PASSED? MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN. SECONDED. COUNCILLOR BULL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. WE'LL STRIKE THIS ONE TILL THE NEXT ONE.

16.5 BYLAW 25-24 BEING A BYLAW TO ENTER INTO AN ONTARIO TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT WITH HIS MAJESTY THE KING AND THE RIGHT OF ONTARIO, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND POLICING GRANT.

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25-24 BE PASSED. A MOVER COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

16.6 BYLAW 25-25 BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE TEMPORARY BORING FROM TIME TO TIME TO MEET CURRENT EXPENDITURES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25 DASH 25 BE PASSED? A MOVER, COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE SECONDED. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED 16.7 BYLAW 25-26 BEING A BYLAW TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CUI PRODUCTIONS, INC. WITH RESPECT TO THE SOUND AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR THE 2025 HERITAGE DAY STREET DANCE.

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25-26 BE PASSED. A MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIED. CLOSED SESSION.

[17. CLOSED SESSION]

17.1 MEMO FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

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17.3 REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND CULTURE 2025.

STREET DANCE. DANCE. ARTIST SELECTION. 17.4 REPORT FROM THE MUSEUM CURATOR.

2025 MINERS MEMORIAL WALL INDUCTEES. SO 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 8:25 P.M., A MOVER.

COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. SECONDED. COUNCILLOR BULL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED.

OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AT THE HOUR OF 9:28 P.M.

MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S, IT'S CARRIED. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES TO OUR MINERS MEMORIAL TO BE ENGRAVED ON THE WALLS AND FORMALLY INDUCTED AT OUR 2025 DAY OF MOURNING CEREMONY. GARNET BARSALOU, DANIEL CORRIVEAU, HECTOR FORGUES, LIONEL GOULET, STEPHEN HITCHCOCK, MARK LEVESQUE, DALE EDWIN MCINNIS, PATRICK O'ROURKE, JEAN-LOUIS PERRON, LARRY PREST, AND WILLIAM SAVOIE. PRIME. MOVER. COUNCILLOR MANN.

SECONDED. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. 18 CONFIRMATORY BYLAW 18.1. BYLAW 25-27

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. SECONDED. COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT THE HOUR OF 9:30 P.M.? MOVER COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE SECONDED. COUNCILLOR BULL.

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

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.