Good evening and welcome to the council meeting of Tuesday, August 25th, 2026.
We will begin with our land acknowledgement statement. We would like
to acknowledge the land on which we meet today. For thousands of years, it has
been the traditional land of the Alangquin nation. Today, this meeting
place is still the home to many indigenous people, and we are grateful
to have the opportunity to live and work on this land. Thank you.
» Uh good evening everyone and welcome to our council meeting. Uh I'm I'm uh
sitting in this evening for uh um uh his worship. Uh as you're all aware, a
couple of weeks ago um our mayor had a mild uh stroke. Uh he's uh recovering
very well at home. I spoke with him at length this afternoon about um uh the
agenda uh tonight and also um he wanted me to convey uh uh to you as a council
but also to the citizens uh his gratitude for how kind everyone's been,
the various supportive messages that he's received and and all the kindness
and certainly again to reiterate um how grateful uh he is to the staff at the
Brockl General hospital and to the emergency responders who um were so uh
important in making sure he's um come out of this and going to uh have a full
recovery. So um he sounds uh really good. He said a little bit fatigued, but
other than that uh very upbeat and very interested in what we're um doing here
and wanted to um make sure that a few of the things that are coming through
tonight that he could have his um input into that. So, um, anyway, wanted to say
just, you know, thank you so much and we're all, uh, you know, so grateful
that he's had such a, um, marvelous outcome to, um, to the incident that
he's encountered. And it speaks to the support that a few years ago we gave to
the Brockville General Hospital. And I remember when we when we were talking
about that, you know, I was saying that at any time any citizen in this city
could need the services of the Broville General Hospital. So I think it really
is important that when they when they need help from their municipality that
we do step up and this council uh did and I'm proud that we did. But this is
um this just sort of shows you when it hits very close to home as part of our
team that these services are very needed and um you know uh just uh wonderful
that we have the the facility that we do and the excellent care that we're able
to receive um right here in Brockville. So uh it's it's excellent.
Um he wanted me to mention a few things but
I'm going to mention it later under uh the item about the um uh the crosswalk
because he was very instrumental in bringing that initiative uh forward. So
he had just had a little bit of background um on that that he wanted to
make sure that was uh shared in um at the at the council meeting. Uh so the
other thing that's happened this week of course is that the nomination period
closed for the upcoming election and because um we're going to be in a
minority in terms of returning officers 100% for um for sure um I mean it could
be a full turnover of uh of council. the electors of course will decide but uh we
will be going into lame duck and I've asked the city manager if she'd just
take a minute and explain um uh to everyone what the impact of lame duck
is. >> Thank you through you madame chair. Uh
so lame duck situation is encountered in a municipality when less than 75% of the
current council may be returning. So in our case it's seven. So we know we have
far less than seven incumbents running in this next election. So that does put
us in a lame duck or restricted acts uh period. So under the restricted acts in
the municipal act there's a couple of things that are four things actually the
there means that the appointment or removal from office of any officer of
the municipality. So meaning the the clerk, the uh treasurer, the chief
building official, uh myself as city manager, those things cannot happen, but
I'll talk about how it can happen or may need to happen. the hiring or dismissal
of any employee of the municipality. The disposition of any real uh or
personal property and uh yes, the disposition of property which
has a value exceeding $50,000 and making any expenditure or incurring
any liability greater than $50,000. So, of those four things, I'll just fill you
in on how each of them can be handled during this lame duck period. With
regard to the appointment or removal from office of any officer of the
municipality in our case in the city of Brockville, the only officer that is
hired or fired through council is the city manager's position. So, everything
else including all the other employees are under my authority to hire and or
fire. So that has been delegated previously through my job description
and other means. So that will continue as it needs to happen in the next few
months. With regard to the disposition of property, uh we don't foresee any
property needing to be uh disposed of in the next peri next little period of
time. But if something should happen that it becomes necessary, then I have
been delegated authority in order to be able to manage that process. And that's
the same with any other experience uh expenditures or incurring liability
greater than $50,000 that is not in the budget. So, for example, if we had an
emergency and we had to to expend greater than $50,000, I have that within
my authority to make those uh purchases or incur those liabilities. So,
in other words, we're going to continue pretty much as normal for the next few
months. And when the new council is installed on November 15th, there will
be will be little to no changes uh other than the the people that will be in this
room. So hope if I'd be happy to answer any questions if there are any.
Otherwise uh that's the explanation. >> Yeah. Very very good. If the media has
any questions um please um uh we'll we would handle that at the end of the
meeting. But is there anybody on the council floor that has a question for
the city manager about the lame duck period? Seeing none, we'll move on. Uh
disclosure of uh pecuniary interest. Seeing none. Uh adoption of council
minutes. Uh, councelor Calivas, would you move those and councelor Severson,
would you second? >> Thank you. Uh, it's moved that the
minutes of the council meeting of July 28, 2026 be adopted.
» Uh, thank you. And I see councelor Earl has also just uh joined us um via Zoom.
Uh, any questions or comments? Seeing none,
uh, by show of hands, all those in favor? That's carried. Thank you.
Correspondence and communications. Councelor Wales, I wonder if you would
put the first appointments to boards and committees uh motion on and councelor
Hobbes, would you second? >> Thank you, Madam Chair. So, uh this is
appointments to boards and committees regarding the aquitarium that the
resignation of Barry Moss and Larry Journal from the aquitarium board be
accepted and that councelor Fullerton and councelor Deiri be appointed to the
aquitarium board and that the necessary bylaw be enacted. And I just wonder if I
could say a few words of sincere uh thanks and appreciation uh to both Barry
Moss and Larry Journal uh for their long service uh on the Aquitarium board. Um I
have always appreciated their insights at the table and and Barry certainly his
leadership uh in the chair's position. So they're both deeply missed but uh
wished well after a a deserved retirement from the board. Uh and of
course my thanks to uh you for stepping into the board at this time and also uh
Phil for for stepping in as well. Thank you.
» Yeah, great. Um yeah, happy to help and uh yeah, I would echo those sentiments.
Certainly both those uh gentlemen have served on the aquitarium for quite some
time and have done some things that are um have been u very instrumental in
making the equatorium a success. So well yes, they have our our thanks for sure.
Um, any other questions, comments? Seeing none, by a show of hands, all
those in favor? Carried. Thank you. Um, item number two, councelor Deiri, would
you put that on the floor? And councelor Hobbs, would you second? Thank you.
» Will, Madam Chair, uh, item number two is a downtown Brockville photo op trail
and full hearts and full shelves initiative, the downtown Brockville
business improvement area. uh that the letter of intention related to the
downtown Brockville photo op trail and full hearts and full shells initiative
be received and that the letter of support be provided by city council for
inclusion in the grant funding application.
» Yes. Uh do you want to add anything to that? Um councelor Jerry I know you sit
on >> D. Yeah. I al I think it's one of these
uh situations where people often forget um that many of us are very fortunate
and uh to be able to provide some necessary meals for a lot of people in
the community who are or may be struggling. Um I always like to remind
people that we generally do this over the Christmas holidays, but it it you
know the the food insecure food security issues that we have don't just happen at
Christmas, they happen all year round. And so if you want to um if you're
thinking of ways to give, this is a great way to do it. We have food drives
that go on as well. So this is just one other tool we have that we can help very
vulnerable part of our community. So I'm happy to put this on the
» Yeah. Yeah. >> I think both these things are wonderful
initiatives. I like the idea of the um of the um um photo op um locations as
well. Um my daughter and her family have just been on an extended uh tour and uh
so many uh countries and cities have different um specifically set up um
places in their towns to go to uh to have a picture taken so you know exactly
where you've been and uh I think this is a great idea for our our downtown core
and I'm sure we'll bring people down to um uh yeah to visit us so that'll be a
good thing. Any other questions or comments related to the motion? Seeing
none, um, by show of hands, all those in favor?
Carried. Thank you. Uh, item number three, uh, Councelor Wales, would you
put that on the floor? And councelor Sepherson, would you second? Thank you.
» Thank you, Madam Chair. Integrity Commissioner's annual report, July 2025
to July 2026 from the Office of the Integrity Commissioner that Council of
the Corporation of the City of Brock receive the Integrity Commissioner's
annual report for information. >> Great. Thank you. Um, as the report
states, this is a uh um an annual thing that um every year we have to have a a
report. It isn't that there's any unusual activity. It's that um every
year the integrity commissioner um makes the report um about um what the
complaints were and what the activity was in that particular file. Are there
any questions or comments? Seeing Seeing none, we'll call a
question. All those in favor? That's carried. Thank you. Um, moving on
to staff reports. Councelor Calivas, would you put the first item on and
councelor Deiri, would you second? >> Thank you. who would uh move that the
fire protection grant, fire hall, bunker gear separation and contamination
control, that the fire chief be authorized to prepare and submit an
application to the province of Ontario for the fire protection grant to support
the renovation of a section of the main floor of fire station number one.
» Um, thank you. Are there any questions or comments related to the report?
Yes. >> I just wonder if we could get a brief
overview from >> Certainly. Thank you.
» through you. Um the Ministry of Labor had put forth cancer prevention
guidelines for uh firefighters because they are very at very high risk for
cancer. Generally, they're about I think it's 25 to 30% more likely to die of
cancer than general uh population. So, these Ministry of uh labor guidelines
are what we're supposed to be having in the fire halls that will give the basic
minimum protection to control contaminants. Uh every time they're in a
fire or even at a a car fire, some of that that stuff comes back to the hall
and it's on their gear. So, that's why they have to have two sets of gear so
they can wash one and still have another to respond. The problem is if it comes
back to the hall and it's just sitting in the back bay without being contained,
then those contaminants are coming off and infecting anybody that comes into
its path. So, as you know, our newest hall is over 30 years old and our oldest
one's 116 years old. So, the uh the modern uh flow
of contamin decontamination is not there. So, this is a small step, but
it's a fairly important one to be able to provide a barrier and negative
pressure so that the the gear can go in there, the contaminants can be taken out
and not exposed to the rest of the firefighters.
» Yeah. Thank you. Yes, Councelor Wells. >> Thanks very much. Thanks, Chief. And um
glad to hear that there's a a a grant uh program available uh for us to uh to
take advantage of hopefully. So, uh we appreciate you bringing this forward. I
I certainly uh would say and um I think you know as obviously the the history of
the fire service has progressed we've learned more about how to keep members
safe and what the risks are and how we have to respond differently to keep
members safe. Uh so I appreciate the the work that you're doing to make sure that
happens. Thank you. >> Chief Jones, as I read the report, I
wondered is this a fixed dollar um grant or is it a proportion uh grant? And I
wondered what the city's um share would be.
» So this is year three of the grant. The first year it was 10 million divided
amongst over 400 fire departments. Next year it's 20 and we our portion was
approximately I think it was 37 and change and we use that for bunker gear
last year >> and this year is 20 million as well. So
I would expect we would get the same amount. So it's a fixed amount based on
fire stations. >> Yeah. Yeah. And and what was the city's
share of that? Is that a 50/50 contribution or it doesn't say or it
just depends on what the price is on what you decide um is needed.
» It's on what we propose. So the city share of this one would end up if we get
the 36 or 37 the total amount is 43. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.
Uh any other questions or comments? Seeing none, we'll call the question.
» Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter before you, Councelor Deir, how do you
vote? >> Yes. Councelor Earl,
» sorry, you're on mute. Mute. Yes. Okay. Councelor Hobbs.
» Yes. >> Councelor Calvass.
» Yes. >> Councelor Severson.
» Yes. >> Councelor Wales.
» Yes. >> Chair Fullerton.
» Yes. >> That's Carrie. Thank you.
» And just indicate for our audience that um councelor Earl is online and he
indicated by raised hand that he was uh uh voting in favor. Uh moving on to the
next item, the um item number two. Councelor Hobbs, would you put that on
the floor? And Councelor Severson, would you second, please?
» Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, item 2026-128,
the Veterans Memorial Crosswalk, that council received the report for
information. >> Thank you. This is one of the items that
uh his worship and I um discussed at length this afternoon. And uh this has
been something a pro a project that the mayor has been working on with the uh
Brockville uh Legion. Uh this year is um the Legion in Canada's uh centennial. So
it's 100red years old. And what's heartening about that is that in
Brockville, it was the very next year. So Le Legion can Canada formed 100 years
ago. Legion Brockville uh formed 99 years ago. So next year will be their
centennial. So certainly they were looking for um something to mark that
particular uh occasion and uh they came up with this um uh with this idea and
the pictures in the uh package uh capture this very well. But also if
you're on Instagram, you're starting to see this because other cities are doing
the same thing. And so this will start to become a national identity type of
thing that in most cities they'll they will have a veterans um commemorative uh
walk which is uh excellent. um uh his worship wanted you to know that um he's
been working with the Legion and certainly they visited the site and a
number of things had to be considered in terms of the location for this and um
one of the reasons of course that they picked uh courthouse uh um square is
that uh it has the beautiful war memorial. But one of the first things
that they considered was perhaps the uh the walkway right below the um the
memorial and um in in um in consultation with uh public works, what they realized
is that because there's so much traffic coming down the hill and making the turn
that the painting on that sidewalk was not likely to hold up um very well that
they would be constantly having to uh to touch that up or replace um or or
replace the painting. And also they felt that it might be a little bit
distracting in terms of it is a beautiful um view and certainly when
we're down there for the um Remembrance Day services you the whole uh city sort
of stands around the base and in the and in the street. So um where this is going
will be behind um uh between basically going across Broad Street. So,
it will actually create somewhat of a little corral uh a framework, a backdrop
for that whole uh area. And I think it'll look beautiful. But I think the uh
the thought was because it's narrower, the street uh there was less of it uh to
do, so less less cost because it will need to be replaced and refreshed on a
regular um basis that this was um a good place to put it. um they consulted with
the DBIA and were um uh pleasantly surprised that when they contacted them,
the DBIA actually had been in the process. I assume in relation to the
other two initiatives that they were already undertaking, they were already
had this idea and wanted to do it as well. So they were in full support of
this um project uh going forward. So this is um this is a project that has uh
a lot of support. has had a lot of consultation and I think is something
that um the list of municipalities that have one of these veteran walks in their
community uh is growing uh um very quickly and I think um this will really
look great in our downtown Brockville and is a wonderful way to mark the
centennial of uh the Legion's uh Canada. Yes, councelor Sverson.
» Thank you, Madam Chair. I was just interested if Mr. Wood would give a an
update as well. uh to uh to the design and I'm kind of interested I saw the
municipalities that have this design of how it's withtood winters and that and I
saw you had upkeep costs but I'm more interested probably in the red like is
the red will the red be faded more quickly than the rest of the design.
Thank you. >> So thank you and uh thank you madam
chair. Um it's a great question. Uh we are somewhat sort of going to learn a
lot about this as we go. Uh as as uh councelor Fullerton had mentioned that
we we did for this location because it had less turning motions. We know that
regular crosswalks in the city um we can do an application per year. It tends to
fade. We topped them up uh just before kind of the school year. So that's been
how we do things. But we know that this is a commemorative area and we want it
to have the distinction that of the detail that it has. So, um, we're sort
of banking on having to touch it up several times a year. I think in terms
of the colors, that's maybe a little outside of my expertise in terms of
which will fade faster, but, um, but nonetheless, we we did spend the time to
figure out that our equipment will do this. We can get stencils to make it
happen nicely. We're going to plan to try and hit it at least three times a
year, and maybe after the first year, we'll say two is fine. But we are going
to certainly give this an elevated level of service that um that hopefully
warrants the care that uh that we wanted to present. So
» yes, >> oh uh councelor Earl
» thank you uh madam chairman um this idea it came forward a couple years ago and I
certainly 100% support it supported it then but it never got off the ground.
Now the uh two items for it. One was uh I noticed the background is white with
the red poppies and I I saw numerous of the uh when we looked at this a couple
years ago where the the background was red uh and had much more red in it. And
I was wondering because it is a road and there are tires and there are dirt.
roads aren't necessarily the most sanitary things. If maybe more red and
less white might be uh might be more appropriate because uh as anybody knows
that know wears white or has a white uh truck or something, the uh white is is a
pretty hard color to keep clean. So the uh u just as a u as a suggestion or as a
something to look at before we do a final on this. I would hope that we
could look at a red more more red in the background than white just so that it
stays stays looking good. and and certainly red poppies go with go with uh
remembrance day and the and the in the senate half uh very well. So I I just
just ask that we look at that. I don't know what the uh the answer is, but I
trust Mr. Wood to uh to find the right answer for that. Uh
» the um the red in this is actually maple leaf, not a not a poppy. uh in this
case. So I'll have uh counselor I'm sorry
» I stand I stand corrected the original design that when we look back then was
was poppies as opposed to maple leaf. So um you know where where the final design
will end I don't know but whether it's poppies or it's maple leafs
I just think red might stay cleaner on the street than white. So,
» well, I think the other thing that the mayor wanted to um make sure that that I
um stressed with everyone is that the design that we're looking at is a design
that's been approved by the Legion. The Legion likes this design. They like the
wording. they like they've approved everything about this and it's gone
through um them and um it you know it it it's had their collaboration and they
are very much um part of this uh this uh project and it's you know it's to
recognize their organization so I think that's very important their preference
is extremely important but um director Woods
» so so through you madam chair that's that's precisely what I was going to add
as well is that we actually presented maybe a dozen uh designs and asked the
Legion to say which one they like the best. And so this was the one that they
liked the best. And one of the things that's nice about it from I suppose the
staff the rigid staff point of view is that all road applications are actually
very prescriptive. And one of the things we've always shied away from is adding
any detail that isn't legislated. So the nice thing about this is the white
ladder bars are actually what a standard pedestrian crossover is mandated to look
like when you resurface. So our plan is if is within the report is to resurface
this area. We've been slowly but surely assimulating some of the brick downtown
into Asheva and where where it's been a crossing and this will actually work
quite well for that to add the white ladder bars that were required to and
the detail that the Legion wanted. So it seemed to be quite suitable for them.
There was lots some that were red, some that were quite a bit different and they
they selected this one as you mentioned. >> Yeah.
» Okay. The uh if I could follow up from something that uh Mr. Wood just said um
we had the other thing we had talked about when we these things and he just
mentioned that that we were motioning transitioning from
uh the uh paving stones to asphalt in some cases. And I'm sure everyone has
read the uh criticism of the uh of the cement patch job. And and I and I wanted
to do two things. One is I wanted to to let people know that that asphalt that's
a temporary measure for safety that and and that's why it's done um and that
those things will be corrected. And one of the corrections that we had looked at
a couple years ago and Mr. Wood and I had talked about it is when we convert
them to asphalt is to take the crossings and make them blue in honor of the of
the river. similar to what we do with the green with bicycle paths. So, I was
uh I was hoping that when we do do that consideration that that making our
crosswalks blue to make Brock stand out among cities for for tourism and and you
know make each of the crosswalks I don't think it'll ever look like a river but
uh but to signify the river and our crosswalks when when we go asphalt uh or
if we go asphalt all the way. But certainly uh I I did want to give his
staff a break uh because they've been taking a lot of heat on on the cement in
the in the current uh paving stones and and you know what you know that's not a
a that's not a permanent fix. That's just to keep a safety fix. Uh many of us
have had knee problems uh uh madame chairman included and myself and
uh you know that that those cement patches are to keep us from catching and
and and falling down. So so u you know it's it I didn't want the the citizens
to think that was a permanent fix.
» Uh thank you. Uh I think um I I think we want to
stress um councelor Earl that we're not being asked uh to make any changes to
this. We're asking we're being asked to receive the report for information. So I
I don't know that there's any venue for us to insert ourselves into the design
process um in this particular um thing. Um,
» I I understand that they were talking this, but I just wanted to get the the
blue crosswalks on the uh in the minutes so that they were the so that we can
deal with them at at a later time. >> Thank you. Thank you. Uh, are there any
other questions or comments related to the report?
Seeing none, we'll call the question. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter
before you, Councelor Deiri, how do you vote?
» Yes. >> Councelor Earl,
» you voted yes. Councelor Hobbs, >> yes.
» Councelor Calvash, >> yes.
» Councelor Severson, >> yes.
» Councelor Wales, >> yes.
» Chair Ferton, >> yes.
» That's carried. Thank you. >> Yes. Uh just for clarity, I want to uh
I'll record that councelor Earl uh raised his hand in support of the
motion. Um, item number three. Uh, let's see. Councelor Wales, would you put that
on the floor, please? Um, and councelor Severson, would you
second? >> Thank you, Madam Chair. The item is
2026-126 adoption of zoning bylaw amendment
general update following council's direction from a previous meeting that
zoning bylaw 050-204 be amended to implement the changes as
proposed and prepared by NPG solutions with the exclusions of section 3.21k
home industries and 3.22 22. Oh, no. 12. Thank you. Uh, home home
occupations. And that zoning bylaw 050 I it just took me a second. I I don't even
have the coffee excuse. Apologies. That zoning bylaw 050-204
be further amended in relation to home industries and home occupations remain,
but be further refined and read retail except for the sale of goods in
accordance with section 3.21 21 for home industries and retail except for the
sale of goods in accordance with section 3.22B
7 and 8 for home occupations.
» There we go. >> Thank you.
» It's not good. >> Mr. McGinness, uh I take it you can um
provide an update for us. Uh three you madam chair and as you do
recall um in July or actually last council meeting I believe it was uh the
general amendment did come forward to the zoning byl and there were questions
regarding home occupations, home industries, retailing from those
locations as well as landscaped areas within parking areas. Uh so staff did
take a take it back and speak with MPG our consultant and we have no problem
removing uh the preparation of food provided it's
on a small scale. So councelor Wales is brought had brought up at the last
meeting about cakes, cookies, brownies etc.
We're still excluding restaurants. So that gets the larger picture out of it.
And they're also limited on size. They're only allowed 25% of the home or
28 square meters, whichever is lesser. And that happens with both home industry
and home occupations, except home industries could do their
industry within their detached structure or garage. Um, we've also focused the
retail portion. So, back to councelor Whale's comments at that meeting about
people coming uh in multiple vehicles to pick things up. Uh
councelor also brought that up. We already have a regulation that limits it
to two occupant or two visitors at a time.
» So, all we did was limit it to not allow a retail store,
but in accordance with section seven and 8 and 12.
So that references specifically to that two clients per time at a time.
» Yeah, that seems like a good uh compromise in terms of uh not not being
a nuisance to your neighbors because you're tying the whole street up.
» Now just sorry just to re or to add to that it does not apply to home
industries only to home occupations but home industries are only allowed in the
rural zone. So you're not going to get a home
industry on Perth Street or Charles Street or Duke Street. They're basically
out on Victoria Road. >> Yeah.
» And Centennial. >> Yeah.
» Which have larger lots. So we didn't believe it would become an issue. Uh if
it does though, we do issue certificates of zoning compliance which we could
revoke. >> Yeah.
» If complaints do arise. >> Good. Uh councelor Derry.
» Thank you. Uh thank you Mr. McInness. Just my question was related to the 15%
aotment for the landscaping. Was there any specific requirement that it has to
be within the interior of the or can it be along the exterior or perimeter of
the property? Does it specify anything along that or does it matter where they
make that landscaping? >> Uh through you madam chair to couns
councelor Derry and the rest of council. Um so it would be within the parking
area delineated by the building. So if the parking area is in the front yard
» it would need to be within the front yard. Uh for an example
um we already I'm going to use Walmart as an example. We require say Walmart
came tomorrow and wanted to build a new complex. We require minimum 15%
landscaped open space. When you look at Walmart now where would their
landscaping be? It's in the back. No one sees it.
» So we've we're trying to implement it within the parking area to beautify the
area, make it more attractive. Um, it is already a requirement.
We're just dictating it has to be within that parking area if it's over 50
parking spaces.
» So hope so the desire is that hopefully it would lead to a few trees uh being
» hopefully it doesn't have to be trees that could be shrubs or something that's
easily maintained. >> Yeah,
» as councelor Earl did bring up trees are hard to maintain in those islands.
» Yeah, >> they don't get enough water. No,
» not saying the owners couldn't water them, but there are other options.
» Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Good. Are there any other questions or comments? Yes.
» Uh, thanks very much, Madam Chair. I just want to thank uh Mr. McGinness for
uh the revisions. I I think that they've captured council's de uh debate and
deliberation very well. Uh and also the um the memo uh from uh Mr. opits uh and
NPG I have found quite helpful in explaining uh the many different reasons
why they've considered this and the whole heat island effect and it was very
informative. So appreciate their work as well.
» Thank you. >> Absolutely. as you're aware, I certainly
had some concerns about it, but I'm not the expert and I um I I believe, you
know, you've had a good look at it um uh now specifically and I do see that it,
you know, on uh 50 uh car parking area, it means five spaces. So, to me, it's
still not insignificant. And I know we're going to have some um some
properties that are challenged to meet uh what they need to do, but I also know
that um yeah, we we work things out somehow. Yeah. Yeah. Uh any other
questions or comments? Seeing none, we'll call the question.
» Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter before you, Councelor Jerry, how do you
vote? >> Yes.
» Councelor Earl? >> Yes.
» Councelor Hog, >> yes.
» Councelor Calvas, >> yes.
» Councelor Severson, >> yes. Councelor Wales.
» Yes. >> Chair Fullerton.
» Yes. >> That's carried. Thank you.
» Great. U moving on to the general committee. I wonder councelor Deiri,
would you take this agenda, please? >> I will, Madam Chair. All matters listed
under consent agenda considered to be routine and will be enacted by one
motion. Should a council member wish an alternative action from the proposed
recommendation, the council member shall request that this matter be be moved to
separate the item uh and that the following items as listed on the general
committee agenda are recommended by the committee to be passed by consent
agenda. Was anyone asking for separation from the agenda?
» Okay, seeing none, I'd ask. >> Councelor Hobbs, um do you mind
seconding? >> Oh, yes. Thank you.
» Thank you. >> Yeah, thank you. Um, councelor Severson,
if you could take one and two, and councelor Hobbs, if you take three,
four, and five.
» Thank you, Councelor Deir. Um 2027 Ontario 55 summer games 55 plus ad hoc
games organizing committee that an ad hoc games organizing committee be
established to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy that aims to
manage the Ontario 55 plus summer games in 2027 along with associated
subcommittees and that the draft terms of reference for the ad hoc games
organizing committee be adopted and the necessary bylaw be adopted.
2026 118 museum collection policy that the
brothel museum collection policy be adopted as amended to reflect a review
period of four years rather than three. Item number 3 2026-19
the museum exhibition policy that the Brockville Museum exhibition policy be
adopted as amended to reflect a review period of four years rather than three.
Item 4, 2026-120. The museum membership program new user
fee. That the new user fee for museum membership offered by the broughtful
museum be approved and that the necessarily necessary bylaw be amended.
Item 5, 2026-121, the June 2026 capital status report that
report 2026-121 June 2026 capital status report be
received. >> Thank you. Um, so by uh roll call, I
will call the question. >> Thank you, Chair Fullerton. On the
matter before you, Councelor Deir, how do you vote?
» Yes. >> Councelor Earl?
» Yes. Councelor Hobbs,
» yes. >> Councelor Calvas,
» yes. >> Councelor Severson,
» yes. >> Councelor Wales,
» yes. >> Chair Fullerton,
» yes. Thank you. That's carried.
» Uh, councelor Calivas, will you take the next item, please? And councelor
Severson, will you second? >> Okay. It's moved that uh project 260036
Murf Ball Diamonds and Pickle Ball Excavation Tender that the report
2026124 project 260036
Murf Ball Diamonds and Pickle Ball Excavation Tender be received.
» Uh thank you. Um, one of the things that was noted at our general uh, committee
meeting is that there were uh, a few things on this um, on this uh, agenda
that related to the multi-use recreation facility and the fact that it's moving
forward. And um at the time we had uh the fundraiser for the new um uh project
was in the room and certainly spoke to um uh you know the fundraising efforts
that are going to um begin to happen. And um this is again part of the project
that we are um you know taken off so that we have a little bit of it done and
we're working toward it. And it was certainly noted that u the city has
already acquired and paid for the land. We've already uh contracted and paid for
the uh design. So, we have a shovel ready project that's um that's ready to
go. We've got a fundraiser uh in place and uh we're waiting for our upper level
um government announcements for funding and uh we have a very strong uh project
to put forward. So, um so this was very exciting. Um, yes, Councelor Severson.
» Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I might ask Mr. Wood to speak. Uh, again, um, I I
ask that these the item one and two be pulled from our consent agenda because I
think it's a very big project within the city and also a very exciting time
hopefully uh, within the next year. and um and councelor Wales and myself went
on a tour to check out the new roof that was uh being finished and hopefully this
week will be finished. So maybe Mr. Wood could give us an update on that.
» Certainly. >> Thank you.
» Thank you. And through you, Madam Chair. Um well, I'm going to start with just a
quick update on the roof. Um, so despite the fact that I understand this to be
the wetest July in history and possibly I'm assuming the wetest August in
history, um, our roof project has proceeded and is planned to be complete
on budget and on time. Uh, the, uh, as I understand, our first ice booking is
actually the 31st of August, and we are planning to have ice built for then. So,
I know there's a lot of moving parts and there's a lot of uh maybe a little
excitable folk in our in our barn at the moment, but uh the uh the contractor's
been excellent to deal with and uh been very forward when we found issues. We
worked them through and um and they've done a very good job at completing the
job as we've asked. So, um, right now we're in a position where provided
there's no enormous surprises between now and the end of the week, we should
have, uh, we should have all of that, uh, ready to go to start building ice.
So, again, um, those who have been inside, I I think will be impressed.
It's an enormous facelift on the inside, even though we haven't made any
structural changes. Um, you know, it's a much brighter, renew, rejuvenated
building when you're inside. And I must admit, it's sort of um an interesting
feeling when you're standing at Center Ice and looking up at the sky. So, it's
it's been impressive. So, yes, the memorial center is is uh on its way.
We're, like I said, planning to build ice in the very near future. I think
it'll probably be some allnighters by staff to get it done on time, but we are
hitting our marks. So, that's positive. >> Yeah.
» We have a doors open uh project coming uh day coming on uh September the 18th,
I believe. Uh, is the memorial center going to be one of those doors that that
is open? >> Well, the uh, you know, manager of
tourism would have been probably an excellent person to answer that question
because I'm not specifically sure. I know that the Gourd Watts building is
and so forth, but there will certainly be people skating on it by the time the
doors open happens. So, hopefully we'll we'll all be, you know, in very pleased
mood when we see that. But, >> yeah. Um so yeah, if uh you'll indulge
me, I'll I can speak to the the outside project which is sort of the matter of
the report. Um so uh maybe I'll start quickly that um this this project and
what we're discussing constitutes probably a third or more of the
component of the greater MURF project in terms of the outside facility. So when
we if if you recall and I'll paraphrase but the uh the report of the costs of
the project actually was approximately 20 million for the new build
approximately $5 million for the outside work and approximately $5 million for
the inside work plus then you have contractor markups and some
contingencies and these sort of things and that is how the cost estimate was
presented by the the consultant. So um of the of the renovation I'll start with
that of the renovation approximately $2 million of that was to do the roof. So,
we've checked that box. Now, we have approximately $3 million worth of
renovations in the inside. When we get to that point in terms of the outside
facilities, uh again, it was approximately $5 million worth of work.
Um if we built if we intended to proceed with the ball fields and pickle ball the
way that it was designed, it's probably $2 million or more worth of work. Um
that would include landscaping the entire property. And to be perfectly
honest and that would be the perfect world for how to build it according to
the way the designers did it but it would actually result in a gap in our
ability to deliver services to our user groups. So for instance the co-ed men's
and and ladies ball uh leagues would have to pause while grass group for
instance while we did this. Um the way this is done um is actually going to be
staff managing this in terms of the landscapes that we have. the end product
will be just as good, but it won't be as I suppose complete as as the way it was
designed where the whole landscape would be leveled to one level and that sort of
thing. Um, not I suppose ironically the um the budget for this as I mentioned uh
was probably two more than $2 million to do it the way it was designed. um staff
will be doing this in-house using um our own contract administration capabilities
and our own I suppose landscape the way it is and we'll be approximately 954,000
in terms of the budget that was set out that was roughly equivalent not
ironically to the amount that the Ontario government gave us to do the
roof. Um so we've had to set this up in a way that was strategic for both the
city and for staff uh ability to manage this. So it was broken up into four
smaller projects. one being the excavation. That's the meat and potatoes
of what this report is. So, it's talking about how we we carved out the
components that were just machine work on site, land, earth moving and all that
good stuff. Um, that's the part that we've completed. Now, part of what the
report says is that the amount that we had we had estimated that to be the cost
came in more than that. Um, the second part of that is lighting which we are
tendering at the moment, the fencing and then also the sports material. This is
the clay and things going on the infield. By managing them independently
and in house gives us the ability to do two things. We can be strategic about it
as I mentioned and by strategic I mean that we're not actually going to
interrupt any any services we provide. Our plan is to phase in things so that
the ball diamond that needs to be complete will be complete on time for
use in 2027. Provided that goes well, we can use one of the existing ball fields,
that's the way the landscaping is, to build the pickle ball. And then the
third component is the second diamond and that uh can be finished by 2028. So
this phasing the the way that we're we're doing it in partition allows us to
be strategic to manage it within ideally a smaller budget more contained project
just as good as a final product and uh something that we've been able actually
to procure inhouse and and deliver ideally to the public in a in a in a
very good way. This is actually very similar to how we did the um the um
docks at the Ernie Fox key and the tunnel. This was something that was
designed in cooperation with an a designer, delivered using a local uh
contractor to fabricate them being Kho and then actually contract administrated
by staff. What it means is as staff get to these different milestones, we may
come back to council and say, you know, we were a little good on this one. We we
were under our budget expectations or this one was a little a little beyond.
The other thing with the phasing is that we can actually bring this back to a
future capital project or capital budget. So council can actually
interpret the cost as we've tendered them and make you know decisions on the
budget implications through the budget process as opposed to me coming in the
middle of a budget year saying this is ahead or behind. So apologize it for
being a little more complicated than normal but this is kind of the way that
we'll do it that uh that allows us to have our finger on the pulse, manage it
inhouse and deliver those answers to council as we go. there's uh lots of
moving parts and uh I think uh you know the usual if you hire a general
contractor to do all these things doesn't it add 20% of um to the project
cost. So I think this is a an excellent uh approach and as you say um you know
our citizens are worried about losing um access to uh um to certain of their uh
facilities. So, um, being able to keep those diamonds, uh, going when people
want to play play ball is, uh, a really important, uh, feature of the way that
you're, uh, uh, taking this job on. So, it's good. It's good. Other questions or
comments? >> Seeing none, we'll call the question.
» Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter before you, Councelor Deiri, how do you
vote? >> Yes.
» Councelor Earl,
» yes. >> Councelor Hobbs,
» yes. Councelor Calvas, >> yes.
» Councelor Severson, >> yes.
» Councelor Wales, >> yes.
» Chair Fullerton, >> yes.
» That's carried. Thank you. >> Councelor Hobbs, will you put the next
item on? And councelor Wales, would you second?
» Thank you. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Item number two,
2026-122 inind fundraising policy for the MURF
fundraising campaign.
that report 2026-122 inind fundraising policy for the MURF
fundraising campaign be received and approved and that the inind fundraising
policy be implemented accordingly and that authorization of inind donations in
accordance with the policy be accepted. Are there questions or comments? Yes,
Councelor Severson. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Um I got this
one confused at committee. I was thinking because we had Joan Simon here
that that's what we were talking about and I did read it but I just got you
know all excited about raising money but um Emily Wood prepared for us a great
inind fundraising policy and uh while Joan was here she gave us an update and
she said it's much easier to uh have this in place when she's starting to
raise money because anybody that wants to donate money in the community needs
to have it in front of them that it's factual and that we uh or ducks in a
row, so to speak. I wouldn't mind if Miss Wood would give us a little bit of
an update on how she put this together um and uh how she sees it proceeding.
» Yeah. >> Thank you.
» Thank you. >> Thank you. And through you, Madam Chair.
Uh so yes, this policy was developed uh from the request of the immensely
talented Joan Simon. Uh so she's asked us to consider inkind donations. In our
current policy, it's limited at $5,000 and uh for a project of this size, uh
she was hoping uh that there would be interested parties that would maybe give
more. So, um we've developed a formal process for engaging local companies uh
that may wish to support the project through things other than a cash
donation. This policy is uh going to provide us with an accountable framework
uh to accept these contributions while protecting our procurement integrity uh
ensuring that there's fair access to um for potential donors and establishing
appropriate safeguards for quality workmanship and it allow us to recognize
new and existing community partners with the intent of offsetting those costs
associated with this project. Uh and so in terms of roll out uh there was a
question uh a general committee of how we are uh going to proceed with this and
um uh in the beginning uh we'll probably do an expression of interest uh getting
some information from folks who businesses that are interested in um
contributing in this way. Uh in kind again is you know free uh items for the
city. So, not all businesses will be doing that. Um, but we will put out the
expression of interest through our social media channels, through the
city's website. We will allow that to be open for a while. And once we get an
idea of who is interested in donating, we will pull from our design and we will
pull uh the design information and specifications for the items that we're
looking for and see if it matches what those folks that have expressed interest
uh are willing to donate. Uh and then from there we would quantify um you know
numbers, values, timelines and we would set out an agreement with those parties
um so that they we all understand the same thing. So, um that they would need
to keep things until we're ready for them. That um you know, their names
would be written into the tender with a uh contact information for the potential
biders or the future biders hopefully uh to reach out to them and understand what
product they're providing and um just to be very clear during that process so
nothing falls between the cracks. So um uh we hope in the next uh couple of
months to be issuing uh a post for expression of interest and then we would
go from there. For other items, we talked about the fundraising campaign
needing some potential uh folks that might want to provide food services to
any events. um we would specifically post what we were looking for in the in
that regard, saying we're looking for um businesses that might be interested in
providing inind services. We're seeking quantities of sandwiches or whatever
that might look like. But uh that's essentially the mechanism and the
process that we're hoping to use if this policy is approved.
» Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Yes, please. If I may, Madam Chair, I just wanted to add
that this is uh the first time that city of brothel has attempted this type of
inind policy and it's not uh Mr. Wood and I were at the Association of
Municipalities of Ontario conference last week and it's not something that
happens very often. So, this is a trial. We're really quite excited about it. We
think it could provide some great opportunities for the city moving
forward on on larger capital projects especially, but uh let's treat this as a
test case and uh we're hoping that we'll see good results from it and we'll be
able to implement it for future projects as well.
I can certainly remember um when I was a counselor in Augusta, we had a large
fundraiser for the uh library and uh so the library board had uh an auction and
um we had things donated like um you know 10 yards of top soil and we had a
lot of that that sort of donation is dirt there. There are a lot of pits and
things in Augusta. And uh when I first saw the list, I was a little bit I
thought this not very interesting. I was shocked at how we got full price for all
of um for all of the you know the aggregate and we had you know different
kinds of things um uh donated. And you have people too that have seasons
tickets for um you know sens games and that kind of thing that are willing to
uh to donate um uh uh tickets and um you know they have a value they have a set
value printed right on them and often um you know they'll donate their parking
pass with it and um it's really something that you can monetize uh very
well and that is marketable but it but it's a little harder for them to just
reach in the pocket sometimes and say I'm going to give cash for this. Um, but
to say, "Yeah, I'm not going to use all of these tickets anyway. I'm quite happy
to give a couple away." So, it's surprising the different applications.
And on the Brock Trail, too. We've had trees donated and rocks uh donated to
put our plaques on and uh uh we've had uh engineering services uh donated.
We've had design services uh donated. So um when uh when it's the citizens group
um working like a lot of times yeah people can give you u what they do but
you know it's it's a little harder for them to just to write a check for it. So
uh I think this is a great step forward. It's a big project so I I think there's
lots of opportunities and I'm glad that it'll be another tool that u Miss uh
Simon has uh in order to reach her uh fundraising goal for us. So very
exciting. Are there questions, comments? Uh yes, councelor Earl.
» Yeah, I just wanted to uh to say that, you know, you're looking at it from the
city side, but I I wanted to, you know, give you a view from the contractor
side. Many contractors are reluctant to donate money
so that so that the the city can hire their competitor.
So like uh you know like so if you are say you wanted to donate
you mention aggregate uh aggregate for a project and so you donated strictly as a
cash basis let's say $5,000 in aggregate and then they went and bought it from
another contractor that kind of leaves you with a sour taste. So, so this way
it, you know, this this type of donation, you know, allows uh allows the
uh contractor to actually physically donate something and it goes directly to
the project and not directly to to his com competitors. And you know, I guess
you you used a a sandwich analysis. I think this would end a sandwich. Well,
if you were a sandwich emporium. Uh I think you would
be reluctant to uh to to go and buy all your sandwiches from the competitor to
donate to the city. You'd want to do it yourself. So, so I I think this
recognizes uh you know the uh the the the ability of local contractors or
local businesses to have an impact but uh you know to to put more of their
their signature their face on the on the donation.
» I think Mrs. uh Miss Simon's um remark was that giving should be easy and this
makes it easier. So it's a good thing. Councelor Deiri.
» Uh, thank you, Madam Chair. I also wanted to point out too that what we've
Miss Woods put together here also ensures the integrity portion, which is
if we did receive an inind donation that doesn't in any way uh make preferential
purchasing as well. So, we are still going to maintain that integrity. We're
going to make sure that we're getting the best possible service or product for
our uh taxpayers. So, yeah. Yeah. Exactly.
Are there any other questions or comments?
Seeing none, we'll call the question. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter
matter before you, councelor Deiri, how do you wish to vote?
» Yes. >> Councelor Earl,
» yes. >> Councelor Hobbs,
» yes. >> Councelor Calvass,
» yes. >> Councelor Severson,
» yes. >> Councelor Wales,
» yes. >> Chair Fullerton,
» yes. >> That is carried. Thank you.
» So, um, moving on to new business, we have reports from, uh, members of
council, the recreation committee. Um, is there anything new to report?
Councelor Severson, >> no report. I think we've kind of
exhausted uh recreation uh for now. So, most of what was discussed at our
meeting has been talked about tonight. So, thank you.
» Uh thank you. Um Brock Trail, I don't believe we've had a a meeting uh since
uh we we talked last, but certainly um there's lots of activity going on at
John Taylor Park and um there's uh the committee members are extremely excited.
They're sharing pictures of the footings going in for the different um uh park
benches that are going to be part of that project and also for the uh C10
figures which are going to be there's the metal sculpture that's going to be
part of that park. So, we're uh excited. The U footings have gone in for the um
uh there's going to be a rod iron uh decorative uh fence. So, uh, uh, those
are starting to be poured and, um, yeah, very, very excited to see that project
coming to fruition. So, uh, yeah. Um, councelor Calabas or councelor Oh.
Oh, sorry, I've skipped. Um, Katarok Way Conservation Authority. Councelor Hobbs
or Councelor Earl? I need to report. >> The meeting's tomorrow night, so you
could skip us. >> Great. Next month, we'll hear we'll
we'll hear about that. Uh, councelor Calivas or councelor Severson on St.
Lawrence Lodge. >> Nothing to report. It'll be next month.
» Okay. Thank you. Uh, councelor Wales uh, Aquitarium.
» Uh, just the update we had at the beginning of the meeting. So, we're
welcoming new members, but also uh, the Aquitarium members. So, that's the city
of Brockville and Btown Brigantine had their AGM uh, this week as well, which
went well. Um, and uh, we're looking forward to uh, the board meeting I think
again for a regular meeting in September.
» Yes. Yes. >> And uh on to the library board. Uh we
don't have a meeting in August, so September.
» Okay. DBIA councelor Derry. >> Uh not a lot to report, just that we're
four weeks away from our September shop the street culture days. So I'll just
keep reminding everybody every time we have these announcements.
» Excellent. Excellent. So we have no unfinished business uh bylaws.
Okay. >> Yes. Okay. So I So I read this or
councelor Deir read. >> Yes. Okay. So uh the reading of the
bylaws. Councelor Deir, would you read those? And councelor Wes, would you
second that? I will. >> Yes. Thank you.
» Okay. Hey, that bylaws numbered 056206 and 6 060 2026 to 063 2026
be introduced and the same be now read a first, second, and third time signed by
the mayor and the clerk sealed with the seal of the corporation and be recorded.
Thank you. Um all those in favor
carried. Thank you. Um I have no announcements. Uh
media question period. >> Thank you. Um John Lawless with the
Recorder and Times. I had a few questions about the uh MURF project and
as well as a couple about the crosswalk. So
» um I'll try not to take up too much of your time, but uh I was trying to
visualize the project based on the design and I was wondering are any it
might be for Mr. Wood. Are there any baseball diamonds being removed at uh at
the Murf project? I'm just wondering how the total will stack up, I guess.
» Yes, Director Woods. >> Uh thank you. So, in reality, when the
project is fully underway, when the new expansion is going, um two diamonds will
have to be relocated. So, part of what we're doing today actually establishes
two new diamonds to make way for that expansion when it happens. And again,
part of the the key to the way we're doing it actually is that uh we'll have
one of the new ones ready to go for spring 27 and then the next one ready
for 2028. So conceivably we will have one extra diamond by the spring,
» right? >> Then one will be removed and made into
pickle ball. So it is a bit of a domino effect, but the reason we're phasing it
as you kind of identified is that um was that we don't lose any capacity. Nobody
has to be put out to play somewhere else.
» Right. And are the Ball diamonds are they softball or hard ball or little
league or any mix of the the three or >> an excellent question. It's almost been
at one of our meetings. >> I'm just a big baseball fan.
» Yeah. Yeah. So So the reality is is that the diamonds are being built to baseball
standards, but we know that predominantly it's softball that's
played there. Now by bailing them to to baseball standards with clay and and a
larger infield, both can happen. So, we're really hoping that that any
changes we make with the MURF in general allows a venue so that more can happen.
We want we really want to maximize any of these kind of elements that we're
installing. So, um we know that softball is on the rise and we know that that
that adult softball has been doing very well. So, sorry, little league is on the
rise and adult softball has always been very good. We don't have youth softball
in the city and we don't have adult baseball in the city. So hopefully by
arranging these things the way we're doing, we can allow all of those things
to happen. >> Absolutely. And um my other question was
about the pickle ball. Um so is it being built on the current ball diamond that's
right in behind the memorial center? Is that
» So So again, for reference, the the one directly behind is the Goldie
Christopher. That's typically been where the co-ed teams will play. Um the one
that's going to be available in 2028 will be the new Goldie, so to speak. Um,
so basically create that capacity for when the goalie has to be demolished for
the expansion, which again we don't have a date for necessarily, but we're going
to be be prepared for. Um, the Kinsman uh, one diamond will be the location of
the pickle ball, the one that's the southmost of the Kinsman diamonds. So
that's going to be the location of the pickle ball and the location of a good
deal of the new parking lot when the expansion happens. So again, the new the
the ball diamond that'll be ready in 2027 will be the new Kinsman Diamond and
the one that's ready in 2028 will be the new Goldie and then the existing one
Kinsman diamond can become pickle ball and the existing Goldie can operate
until we're ready to expand. >> Okay. And I know in the back part of the
memorial center there's an open field. I believe there's some youth rugby that
takes place there, soccer. Is there going to be any impact on those
organizations and that space as well or? >> So another great question. So that is
precisely why we built the new soccer field uh on Laurier. So we spoke with
the local uh rugby and we spoke with the local soccer uh groups and they
basically worked with us to say you know we have this space if we build something
then you can maybe transplant a lot of the youth soccer because it's about 90%
the size of a full pitch. Um from what they said is that some of the gentlemans
will love the gentleman league will love to play on a smaller pitch because you
know I certainly would play on a smaller rank if I could. Um but uh but anyways
the idea was that that capacity then allows transformation of that that
activity to move to the north side and that the rugby uprights will be actually
transplanted to one of the full-size pitches there so that rugby can continue
to play in cooperation with soccer and they gain some more capacity with the
new pitches there. So all of these things have been set up like dominoes
and they're starting to fall >> as we had planned and I think your
questions hit those nails on the head for sure.
» Perfect. Thank you. And just one last question about the um I think it was
about the roof. Just for clarification, you said it will potentially it should
be done by the end of this week and then ice will be in and people will be able
to use it soon, I guess. >> Yeah, actually. So So our staff are
planning to be building ice probably around the clock for the next uh several
days leading up to the weekend. So Okay. >> Um I I haven't actually checked in with
that supervisor specifically because I was out of the office today and
yesterday, but but when I had last checked in with it, everything was going
to plan. All of the roof over the rink is complete. Um then for I guess the
public's consumption um you will notice that there will still be people working
on the outside. So the roof itself is complete.
» The flashing will take a little while. The flat roofs will then have some
ballast added to them. So there'll be lots of activity always happening on the
outside probably right through till maybe October. But the site itself is
currently a construction site. Will be handed back over for the city's careman
care and control and then we'll be building ice and have regular operations
on the inside. >> Perfect.
» That's the plan. And I might have a few more for you if that's okay.
» This time about the crosswalk. Yeah, sure. Um I I believe if I understood the
report correctly, there'll be a further report coming to council for something a
little more definitive. I was just wondering if there's might be a target
date uh on when the crosswalk might be painted. I'm thinking like will it be
done for Remembrance Day kind of thing. Is that
» So So again, we uh we were just looking to coordinate kind of our own resources
in house because we're going to remove all the uh interlock and paving stone
that makes up that current crosswalk. And so that'll require us to close that
part of our street briefly just to pull that out, prepare it, pave it, tamp it,
open it back up, and then uh in I think it's the plan is uh midepptember to late
September. Then we're going to again bring people in. We we have a a night
shift that does painting at like 2 a.m. So we'll come in, close it again.
» There'll be a crew that takes it on and then ideally is open it up for the next
day's worth of traffic. And if we need to do a second night, then we'll go at
it. Again, that's part of what I tried to convey in the in the um in the report
is that we're great at painting roads. I don't know how artistic we can be with
machinery we have, but we're going to figure it out. It's going to be very
presentable and and respective respectable. So,
» we also don't know 100% how much upkeep it'll take. So, we may have to repeat
that throughout the year. And the number that you're referring to, um everything
we've got pretty much at this point, we can handle within the established budget
and manpower that we have. But uh to keep this in good condition, we'll
probably have to come back and budget and say this is the increment that it
takes to do this sort of thing. So it's not like a crosswalk that we do once a
year. We're going to have to come back and have some folks on night shift to
touch it up and keep it clean and keep it good.
» Yeah. And Yeah. Do you think it would be done by remembrance day then? Is that
kind of a thing? I thought you mentioned mid September.
» Mid September I think is when we'll plan to do it. Um the other thing is for
paint has to be warm out. So we got to work with the weather as well. So that's
that's the criteria we're working with and it is a bit of discovery as we go as
every municipality I've sort of looked into has kind of figured it out a little
bit but it has to be uh weather conditions are favorable for all the
right reasons. So yeah should be September that's that's done and um we
do have a project landing page at the city that we're trying to keep up to
date with some information so that you know folks don't have to wonder what's
going on. So ideally update that as we go and it usually hits social media so
it should be something fairly conspicuous I hope.
» Perfect. And I my final question was just about the design. I know there were
some discussions about the design and the photo that was included in the
report. So is that kind of the template with maybe there might be some kind of
» deviation depending on suggestion or things like that or
» That's right. When we spoke to the legion actually and I think councelor
pointed out as well is that there was idea of poppies. Poppies are actually a
trademark of the legion. Um there was lots of little things that we could do
figures and and and and nomenclature and all kinds of things. So when the legion
looked at it, they actually selected the one that has been widely used in a lot
of municipalities. So it uses the white ladder bars as I mentioned is required
to include but also has you know a bit of memory a bit of messaging as a
commemoration and also the maple leafs and these sort of things. So it's very
similar to the ones I actually mentioned in the report and I can't name off the
top of my head but yeah >> this same one has been scaled up and
down in many communities. So that seems to be maybe the the new standard so to
speak but that's where it came from and that's what we're playing about. Yeah.
» Right. Thanks for letting me grill you for a bit. Anyhow, that's it for me.
Thank you, >> Councelor Severson.
» Not a media question, but uh we I think we missed on all the work going on at
the Memorial Center. I've had some questions on the south side of the
memorial center is the skateboard park. Can you just confirm that that's going
to remain where where it is and yes, all's good for the skateboarders?
» Yes. Yes, all is good for the skateboarders. Um yeah, so there's no uh
plan to change that at all. Um, in fact, if I would love to actually share the
designs with anybody who's interested, but uh the the actual MURF project will
see a road come in between the existing moral center and the skate park and then
enter a brand new parking lot at the back and then come back around on the
west side. So, um, there's a lot of detail. Well, it's all you, of course,
engineering plots and stuff like that. But I' be happy to share them to show
people because it's actually quite exciting when you see pickle ball,
skateboard park, ball diamonds, rock trail, play structures, rink facility,
walking track, community halls, all in one spot. And that's kind of the essence
that we've we've tried to actually characterize is not just a rink because
it certainly isn't. >> Yeah. Awesome. Uh that's good. Okay. Um
we do have an in camera uh session. So uh why don't uh we'll take a couple
minutes. Should we read the motion before or when we get back?
» Read it now. Okay. >> Oh, okay. So we'll take a two-minut
break to allow our uh guests to vacate the room and then we'll have a um an in
camera