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Good evening and welcome to the council

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meeting of Tuesday, August 25th, 2026.

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We will begin with our land

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acknowledgement statement. We would like

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to acknowledge the land on which we meet

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today. For thousands of years, it has

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been the traditional land of the

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Alangquin nation. Today, this meeting

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place is still the home to many

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indigenous people, and we are grateful

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to have the opportunity to live and work

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on this land. Thank you.

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» Uh good evening everyone and welcome to

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our council meeting. Uh I'm I'm uh

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sitting in this evening for uh um uh his

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worship. Uh as you're all aware, a

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couple of weeks ago um our mayor had a

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mild uh stroke. Uh he's uh recovering

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very well at home. I spoke with him at

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length this afternoon about um uh the

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agenda uh tonight and also um he wanted

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me to convey uh uh to you as a council

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but also to the citizens uh his

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gratitude for how kind everyone's been,

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the various supportive messages that

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he's received and and all the kindness

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and certainly again to reiterate um how

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grateful uh he is to the staff at the

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Brockl General hospital and to the

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emergency responders who um were so uh

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important in making sure he's um come

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out of this and going to uh have a full

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recovery. So um he sounds uh really

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good. He said a little bit fatigued, but

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other than that uh very upbeat and very

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interested in what we're um doing here

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and wanted to um make sure that a few of

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the things that are coming through

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tonight that he could have his um input

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into that. So, um, anyway, wanted to say

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just, you know, thank you so much and

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we're all, uh, you know, so grateful

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that he's had such a, um, marvelous

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outcome to, um, to the incident that

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he's encountered. And it speaks to the

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support that a few years ago we gave to

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the Brockville General Hospital. And I

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remember when we when we were talking

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about that, you know, I was saying that

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at any time any citizen in this city

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could need the services of the Broville

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General Hospital. So I think it really

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is important that when they when they

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need help from their municipality that

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we do step up and this council uh did

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and I'm proud that we did. But this is

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um this just sort of shows you when it

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hits very close to home as part of our

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team that these services are very needed

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and um you know uh just uh wonderful

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that we have the the facility that we do

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and the excellent care that we're able

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to receive um right here in Brockville.

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So uh it's it's excellent.

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he wanted me to mention a few things but

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I'm going to mention it later under uh

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the item about the um uh the crosswalk

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because he was very instrumental in

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bringing that initiative uh forward. So

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he had just had a little bit of

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background um on that that he wanted to

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make sure that was uh shared in um at

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the at the council meeting. Uh so the

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other thing that's happened this week of

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course is that the nomination period

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closed for the upcoming election

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and because um we're going to be in a

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minority in terms of returning officers

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100% for um for sure um I mean it could

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be a full turnover of uh of council. the

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electors of course will decide but uh we

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will be going into lame duck and I've

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asked the city manager if she'd just

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take a minute and explain um uh to

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everyone what the impact of lame duck

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» Thank you through you madame chair. Uh

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so lame duck situation is encountered in

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a municipality when less than 75% of the

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current council may be returning. So in

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our case it's seven. So we know we have

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far less than seven incumbents running

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in this next election. So that does put

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us in a lame duck or restricted acts uh

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period. So under the restricted acts in

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the municipal act there's a couple of

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things that are four things actually the

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there means that the appointment or

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removal from office of any officer of

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the municipality. So meaning the the

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clerk, the uh treasurer, the chief

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building official, uh myself as city

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manager, those things cannot happen, but

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I'll talk about how it can happen or may

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need to happen. the hiring or dismissal

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of any employee of the municipality.

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The disposition of any real uh or

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personal property and uh

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yes, the disposition of property which

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has a value exceeding $50,000

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and making any expenditure or incurring

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any liability greater than $50,000. So,

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of those four things, I'll just fill you

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in on how each of them can be handled

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during this lame duck period. With

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regard to the appointment or removal

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from office of any officer of the

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municipality in our case in the city of

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Brockville, the only officer that is

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hired or fired through council is the

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city manager's position. So, everything

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else including all the other employees

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are under my authority to hire and or

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fire. So that has been delegated

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previously through my job description

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and other means. So that will continue

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as it needs to happen in the next few

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months. With regard to the disposition

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of property, uh we don't foresee any

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property needing to be uh disposed of in

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the next peri next little period of

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time. But if something should happen

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that it becomes necessary, then I have

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been delegated authority in order to be

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able to manage that process. And that's

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the same with any other experience uh

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expenditures or incurring liability

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greater than $50,000 that is not in the

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budget. So, for example, if we had an

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emergency and we had to to expend

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greater than $50,000, I have that within

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my authority to make those uh purchases

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or incur those liabilities. So,

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in other words, we're going to continue

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pretty much as normal for the next few

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months. And when the new council is

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installed on November 15th, there will

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be will be little to no changes uh other

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than the the people that will be in this

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room. So hope if I'd be happy to answer

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any questions if there are any.

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Otherwise uh that's the explanation.

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» Yeah. Very very good. If the media has

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any questions um please um uh we'll we

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would handle that at the end of the

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meeting. But is there anybody on the

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council floor that has a question for

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the city manager about the lame duck

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period? Seeing none, we'll move on. Uh

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disclosure of uh pecuniary interest.

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Seeing none. Uh adoption of council

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minutes. Uh, councelor Calivas, would

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you move those and councelor Severson,

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» Thank you. Uh, it's moved that the

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minutes of the council meeting of July

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28, 2026 be adopted.

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» Uh, thank you. And I see councelor Earl

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has also just uh joined us um via Zoom.

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uh, by show of hands, all those in

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favor? That's carried. Thank you.

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Correspondence and communications.

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put the first appointments to boards and

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committees uh motion on and councelor

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Hobbes, would you second?

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» Thank you, Madam Chair. So, uh this is

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appointments to boards and committees

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regarding the aquitarium that the

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resignation of Barry Moss and Larry

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Journal from the aquitarium board be

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accepted and that councelor Fullerton

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and councelor Deiri be appointed to the

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aquitarium board and that the necessary

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bylaw be enacted. And I just wonder if I

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could say a few words of sincere uh

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thanks and appreciation uh to both Barry

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Moss and Larry Journal uh for their long

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service uh on the Aquitarium board. Um I

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have always appreciated their insights

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at the table and and Barry certainly his

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leadership uh in the chair's position.

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So they're both deeply missed but uh

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wished well after a a deserved

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retirement from the board. Uh and of

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course my thanks to uh you for stepping

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into the board at this time and also uh

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Phil for for stepping in as well. Thank

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» Yeah, great. Um yeah, happy to help and

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uh yeah, I would echo those sentiments.

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Certainly both those uh gentlemen have

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served on the aquitarium for quite some

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time and have done some things that are

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um have been u very instrumental in

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making the equatorium a success. So well

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yes, they have our our thanks for sure.

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those in favor? Carried. Thank you. Um,

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item number two, councelor Deiri, would

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you put that on the floor? And councelor

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Hobbs, would you second? Thank you.

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» Will, Madam Chair, uh, item number two

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is a downtown Brockville photo op trail

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and full hearts and full shelves

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initiative, the downtown Brockville

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business improvement area. uh that the

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letter of intention related to the

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downtown Brockville photo op trail and

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full hearts and full shells initiative

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be received and that the letter of

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support be provided by city council for

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inclusion in the grant funding

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» Yes. Uh do you want to add anything to

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that? Um councelor Jerry I know you sit

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uh situations where people often forget

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um that many of us are very fortunate

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and uh to be able to provide some

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necessary meals for a lot of people in

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the community who are or may be

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struggling. Um I always like to remind

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people that we generally do this over

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the Christmas holidays, but it it you

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know the the food insecure food security

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issues that we have don't just happen at

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Christmas, they happen all year round.

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And so if you want to um if you're

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thinking of ways to give, this is a

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great way to do it. We have food drives

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that go on as well. So this is just one

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other tool we have that we can help very

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vulnerable part of our community. So I'm

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happy to put this on the

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» I think both these things are wonderful

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initiatives. I like the idea of the um

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of the um um photo op um locations as

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well. Um my daughter and her family have

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just been on an extended uh tour and uh

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so many uh countries and cities have

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different um specifically set up um

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places in their towns to go to uh to

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have a picture taken so you know exactly

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where you've been and uh I think this is

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a great idea for our our downtown core

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and I'm sure we'll bring people down to

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um uh yeah to visit us so that'll be a

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good thing. Any other questions or

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comments related to the motion? Seeing

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none, um, by show of hands, all those in

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favor?

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Carried. Thank you. Uh, item number

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three, uh, Councelor Wales, would you

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put that on the floor? And councelor

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Sepherson, would you second? Thank you.

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» Thank you, Madam Chair. Integrity

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Commissioner's annual report, July 2025

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to July 2026 from the Office of the

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Integrity Commissioner that Council of

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the Corporation of the City of Brock

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receive the Integrity Commissioner's

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annual report for information.

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» Great. Thank you. Um, as the report

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states, this is a uh um an annual thing

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that um every year we have to have a a

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report. It isn't that there's any

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unusual activity. It's that um every

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year the integrity commissioner um makes

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the report um about um what the

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complaints were and what the activity

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was in that particular file. Are there

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any questions or comments?

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Seeing Seeing none, we'll call a

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question. All those in favor?

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That's carried. Thank you. Um, moving on

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to staff reports. Councelor Calivas,

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would you put the first item on and

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councelor Deiri, would you second?

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» Thank you. who would uh move that the

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fire protection grant, fire hall, bunker

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gear separation and contamination

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control, that the fire chief be

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authorized to prepare and submit an

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application to the province of Ontario

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for the fire protection grant to support

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the renovation of a section of the main

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floor of fire station number one.

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» Um, thank you. Are there any questions

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or comments related to the report?

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Yes.

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» I just wonder if we could get a brief

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overview from

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» Certainly. Thank you.

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» Through you. Um the Ministry of Labor

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had put forth cancer prevention

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guidelines for uh firefighters because

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they are very at very high risk for

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cancer. Generally, they're about I think

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it's 25 to 30% more likely to die of

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cancer than general uh population. So,

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these Ministry of uh labor guidelines

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are what we're supposed to be having in

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the fire halls that will give the basic

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minimum protection to control

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contaminants. Uh every time they're in a

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fire or even at a a car fire, some of

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that that stuff comes back to the hall

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and it's on their gear. So, that's why

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they have to have two sets of gear so

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they can wash one and still have another

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to respond. The problem is if it comes

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back to the hall and it's just sitting

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in the back bay without being contained,

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then those contaminants are coming off

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and infecting anybody that comes into

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its path. So, as you know, our newest

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hall is over 30 years old and our oldest

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one's 116

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years old. So, the uh the modern uh flow

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of contamin decontamination is not

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there. So, this is a small step, but

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it's a fairly important one to be able

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to provide a barrier and negative

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pressure so that the the gear can go in

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there, the contaminants can be taken out

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and not exposed to the rest of the

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firefighters.

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» Yeah. Thank you. Yes, Councelor Wells.

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» Thanks very much. Thanks, Chief. And um

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glad to hear that there's a a a grant uh

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program available uh for us to uh to

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take advantage of hopefully. So, uh we

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appreciate you bringing this forward. I

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I certainly uh would say and um I think

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you know as obviously the the history of

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the fire service has progressed we've

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learned more about how to keep members

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safe and what the risks are and how we

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have to respond differently to keep

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members safe. Uh so I appreciate the the

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work that you're doing to make sure that

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happens. Thank you.

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» Chief Jones, as I read the report, I

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wondered is this a fixed dollar um grant

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or is it a proportion uh grant? And I

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wondered what the city's um share would

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be.

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» So this is year three of the grant. The

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first year it was 10 million divided

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amongst over 400 fire departments. Next

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year it's 20 and we our portion was

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approximately I think it was 37 and

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change and we use that for bunker gear

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last year

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» And this year is 20 million as well. So

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I would expect we would get the same

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amount. So it's a fixed amount based on

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fire stations.

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» Yeah. Yeah. And and what was the city's

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share of that? Is that a 50/50

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contribution or it doesn't say or it

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just depends on what the price is on

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what you decide um is needed.

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» It's on what we propose. So the city

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share of this one would end up if we get

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the 36 or 37 the total amount is 43.

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» Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.

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Uh any other questions or comments?

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Seeing none, we'll call the question.

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» Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter

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before you, Councelor Deir, how do you

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vote?

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» Yes. Councelor Earl,

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» Sorry, you're on mute. Mute. Yes. Okay.

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Councelor Hobbs.

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» Yes.

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» Councelor Calvass.

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» Yes.

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» Councelor Severson.

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» Yes.

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» Councelor Wales.

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» Yes.

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» Chair Fullerton.

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» Yes.

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» That's Carrie. Thank you.

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» And just indicate for our audience that

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um councelor Earl is online and he

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indicated by raised hand that he was uh

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uh voting in favor. Uh moving on to the

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next item, the um item number two.

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Councelor Hobbs, would you put that on

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the floor? And Councelor Severson, would

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you second, please?

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» Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, item

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2026-128,

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the Veterans Memorial Crosswalk, that

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council received the report for

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information.

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» Thank you. This is one of the items that

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uh his worship and I um discussed at

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length this afternoon. And uh this has

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been something a pro a project that the

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mayor has been working on with the uh

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Brockville uh Legion. Uh this year is um

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the Legion in Canada's uh centennial. So

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it's 100red years old. And what's

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heartening about that is that in

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Brockville, it was the very next year.

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So Le Legion can Canada formed 100 years

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ago. Legion Brockville uh formed 99

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years ago. So next year will be their

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centennial. So certainly they were

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looking for um something to mark that

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particular uh occasion and uh they came

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up with this um uh with this idea and

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the pictures in the uh package uh

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capture this very well. But also if

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you're on Instagram, you're starting to

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see this because other cities are doing

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the same thing. And so this will start

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to become a national identity type of

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thing that in most cities they'll they

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will have a veterans um commemorative uh

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walk which is uh excellent. um uh his

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worship wanted you to know that um he's

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been working with the Legion and

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certainly they visited the site and a

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number of things had to be considered in

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terms of the location for this and um

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one of the reasons of course that they

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picked uh courthouse uh um square is

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that uh it has the beautiful war

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memorial. But one of the first things

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that they considered was perhaps the uh

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the walkway right below the um the

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memorial and um in in um in consultation

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with uh public works, what they realized

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is that because there's so much traffic

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coming down the hill and making the turn

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that the painting on that sidewalk was

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not likely to hold up um very well that

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they would be constantly having to uh to

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touch that up or replace um or or

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replace the painting. And also they felt

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that it might be a little bit

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distracting in terms of it is a

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beautiful um view and certainly when

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we're down there for the um Remembrance

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Day services you the whole uh city sort

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of stands around the base and in the and

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in the street. So um where this is going

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will be behind um uh between

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basically going across Broad Street. So,

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it will actually create somewhat of a

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little corral uh a framework, a backdrop

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for that whole uh area. And I think

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it'll look beautiful. But I think the uh

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the thought was because it's narrower,

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the street uh there was less of it uh to

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do, so less less cost because it will

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need to be replaced and refreshed on a

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regular um basis that this was um a good

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place to put it. um they consulted with

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the DBIA and were um uh pleasantly

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surprised that when they contacted them,

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the DBIA actually had been in the

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process. I assume in relation to the

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other two initiatives that they were

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already undertaking, they were already

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had this idea and wanted to do it as

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well. So they were in full support of

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this um project uh going forward. So

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this is um this is a project that has uh

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a lot of support. has had a lot of

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consultation and I think is something

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that um the list of municipalities that

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have one of these veteran walks in their

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community uh is growing uh um very

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quickly and I think um this will really

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look great in our downtown Brockville

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and is a wonderful way to mark the

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centennial of uh the Legion's uh Canada.

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Yes, councelor Sverson.

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» Thank you, Madam Chair. I was just

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interested if Mr. Wood would give a an

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update as well. uh to uh to the design

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and I'm kind of interested I saw the

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municipalities that have this design of

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how it's withtood winters and that and I

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saw you had upkeep costs but I'm more

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interested probably in the red like is

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the red will the red be faded more

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quickly than the rest of the design.

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Thank you.

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» So thank you and uh thank you madam

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chair. Um it's a great question. Uh we

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are somewhat sort of going to learn a

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lot about this as we go. Uh as as uh

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councelor Fullerton had mentioned that

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we we did for this location because it

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had less turning motions. We know that

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regular crosswalks in the city um we can

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do an application per year. It tends to

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fade. We topped them up uh just before

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kind of the school year. So that's been

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how we do things. But we know that this

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is a commemorative area and we want it

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to have the distinction that of the

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detail that it has. So, um, we're sort

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of banking on having to touch it up

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several times a year. I think in terms

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of the colors, that's maybe a little

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outside of my expertise in terms of

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which will fade faster, but, um, but

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nonetheless, we we did spend the time to

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figure out that our equipment will do

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this. We can get stencils to make it

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happen nicely. We're going to plan to

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try and hit it at least three times a

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year, and maybe after the first year,

538
00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:14,080
we'll say two is fine. But we are going

539
00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:16,320
to certainly give this an elevated level

540
00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:18,400
of service that um that hopefully

541
00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:22,039
warrants the care that uh that we wanted

542
00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:22,039
to present. So

543
00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:25,200
» Yes,

544
00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:29,039
» Oh uh councelor Earl

545
00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:32,720
» Thank you uh madam chairman um this idea

546
00:22:29,039 --> 00:22:35,039
it came forward a couple years ago and I

547
00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:37,760
certainly 100% support it supported it

548
00:22:35,039 --> 00:22:42,960
then but it never got off the ground.

549
00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:45,440
Now the uh two items for it. One was uh

550
00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:49,600
I noticed the background is white with

551
00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:51,679
the red poppies and I I saw numerous of

552
00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:54,480
the uh when we looked at this a couple

553
00:22:51,679 --> 00:22:59,360
years ago where the the background was

554
00:22:54,480 --> 00:23:02,559
red uh and had much more red in it. And

555
00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:04,799
I was wondering because it is a road and

556
00:23:02,559 --> 00:23:06,559
there are tires and there are dirt.

557
00:23:04,799 --> 00:23:10,320
roads aren't necessarily the most

558
00:23:06,559 --> 00:23:13,520
sanitary things. If maybe more red and

559
00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:17,120
less white might be uh might be more

560
00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:20,559
appropriate because uh as anybody knows

561
00:23:17,120 --> 00:23:23,760
that know wears white or has a white uh

562
00:23:20,559 --> 00:23:26,720
truck or something, the uh white is is a

563
00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:33,120
pretty hard color to keep clean. So the

564
00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:35,200
uh u just as a u as a suggestion or as a

565
00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:37,600
something to look at before we do a

566
00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:42,480
final on this. I would hope that we

567
00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:44,720
could look at a red more more red in the

568
00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:47,840
background than white just so that it

569
00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:53,360
stays stays looking good. and and

570
00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:55,840
certainly red poppies go with go with uh

571
00:23:53,360 --> 00:23:59,039
remembrance day and the and the in the

572
00:23:55,840 --> 00:24:01,200
senate half uh very well. So I I just

573
00:23:59,039 --> 00:24:04,640
just ask that we look at that. I don't

574
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:08,080
know what the uh the answer is, but I

575
00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:11,120
trust Mr. Wood to uh to find the right

576
00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:14,720
answer for that. Uh

577
00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:17,520
» The um the red in this is actually maple

578
00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:20,559
leaf, not a not a poppy. uh in this

579
00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:22,240
case. So I'll have uh counselor I'm

580
00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:24,480
sorry

581
00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:26,960
» I stand I stand corrected the original

582
00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:30,559
design that when we look back then was

583
00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:33,200
was poppies as opposed to maple leaf. So

584
00:24:30,559 --> 00:24:36,080
um you know where where the final design

585
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:39,120
will end I don't know but

586
00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:41,279
whether it's poppies or it's maple leafs

587
00:24:39,120 --> 00:24:43,120
I just think red might stay cleaner on

588
00:24:41,279 --> 00:24:44,400
the street than white. So,

589
00:24:43,120 --> 00:24:48,799
» Well, I think the other thing that the

590
00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:51,760
mayor wanted to um make sure that that I

591
00:24:48,799 --> 00:24:53,679
um stressed with everyone is that the

592
00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:55,760
design that we're looking at is a design

593
00:24:53,679 --> 00:24:58,080
that's been approved by the Legion. The

594
00:24:55,760 --> 00:25:00,159
Legion likes this design. They like the

595
00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,760
wording. they like they've approved

596
00:25:00,159 --> 00:25:05,679
everything about this and it's gone

597
00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:08,159
through um them and um it you know it it

598
00:25:05,679 --> 00:25:11,919
it's had their collaboration and they

599
00:25:08,159 --> 00:25:14,480
are very much um part of this uh this uh

600
00:25:11,919 --> 00:25:16,320
project and it's you know it's to

601
00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:18,080
recognize their organization so I think

602
00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:20,880
that's very important their preference

603
00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:23,200
is extremely important but um director

604
00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:24,559
Woods

605
00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,840
» So so through you madam chair that's

606
00:25:24,559 --> 00:25:27,440
that's precisely what I was going to add

607
00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:29,679
as well is that we actually presented

608
00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:31,360
maybe a dozen uh designs and asked the

609
00:25:29,679 --> 00:25:33,279
Legion to say which one they like the

610
00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:34,400
best. And so this was the one that they

611
00:25:33,279 --> 00:25:36,720
liked the best. And one of the things

612
00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:38,559
that's nice about it from I suppose the

613
00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:40,880
staff the rigid staff point of view is

614
00:25:38,559 --> 00:25:42,559
that all road applications are actually

615
00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:44,159
very prescriptive. And one of the things

616
00:25:42,559 --> 00:25:46,320
we've always shied away from is adding

617
00:25:44,159 --> 00:25:47,760
any detail that isn't legislated. So the

618
00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:49,760
nice thing about this is the white

619
00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:51,520
ladder bars are actually what a standard

620
00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:54,000
pedestrian crossover is mandated to look

621
00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:56,080
like when you resurface. So our plan is

622
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,679
if is within the report is to resurface

623
00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:59,279
this area. We've been slowly but surely

624
00:25:57,679 --> 00:26:01,919
assimulating some of the brick downtown

625
00:25:59,279 --> 00:26:03,919
into Asheva and where where it's been a

626
00:26:01,919 --> 00:26:06,480
crossing and this will actually work

627
00:26:03,919 --> 00:26:08,080
quite well for that to add the white

628
00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,960
ladder bars that were required to and

629
00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:13,120
the detail that the Legion wanted. So it

630
00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,720
seemed to be quite suitable for them.

631
00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:16,000
There was lots some that were red, some

632
00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:18,080
that were quite a bit different and they

633
00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,960
they selected this one as you mentioned.

634
00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:22,240
» Yeah.

635
00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:27,039
» Okay. The uh if I could follow up from

636
00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:28,799
something that uh Mr. Wood just said um

637
00:26:27,039 --> 00:26:30,880
we had the other thing we had talked

638
00:26:28,799 --> 00:26:34,000
about when we these things and he just

639
00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:36,480
mentioned that that we were motioning

640
00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:40,640
transitioning from

641
00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:43,200
uh the uh paving stones to asphalt in

642
00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:48,159
some cases. And I'm sure everyone has

643
00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:50,960
read the uh criticism of the uh of the

644
00:26:48,159 --> 00:26:54,159
cement patch job. And and I and I wanted

645
00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:56,880
to do two things. One is I wanted to to

646
00:26:54,159 --> 00:26:59,440
let people know that that asphalt that's

647
00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:02,480
a temporary measure for safety that and

648
00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:06,159
and that's why it's done um and that

649
00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:08,880
those things will be corrected. And one

650
00:27:06,159 --> 00:27:10,799
of the corrections that we had looked at

651
00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:13,360
a couple years ago and Mr. Wood and I

652
00:27:10,799 --> 00:27:17,520
had talked about it is when we convert

653
00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:20,799
them to asphalt is to take the crossings

654
00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:23,120
and make them blue in honor of the of

655
00:27:20,799 --> 00:27:26,559
the river. similar to what we do with

656
00:27:23,120 --> 00:27:29,360
the green with bicycle paths. So, I was

657
00:27:26,559 --> 00:27:32,559
uh I was hoping that when we do do that

658
00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:34,960
consideration that that making our

659
00:27:32,559 --> 00:27:38,880
crosswalks blue to make Brock stand out

660
00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:41,520
among cities for for tourism and and you

661
00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:43,600
know make each of the crosswalks I don't

662
00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:46,000
think it'll ever look like a river but

663
00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:49,279
uh but to signify the river and our

664
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:51,520
crosswalks when when we go asphalt uh or

665
00:27:49,279 --> 00:27:54,320
if we go asphalt all the way. But

666
00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:56,880
certainly uh I I did want to give his

667
00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:59,919
staff a break uh because they've been

668
00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:03,200
taking a lot of heat on on the cement in

669
00:27:59,919 --> 00:28:05,760
the in the current uh paving stones and

670
00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:09,200
and you know what you know that's not a

671
00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:12,559
a that's not a permanent fix. That's

672
00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:17,200
just to keep a safety fix. Uh many of us

673
00:28:12,559 --> 00:28:20,320
have had knee problems uh uh

674
00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:22,960
madame chairman included and myself and

675
00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:25,840
uh you know that that those cement

676
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:29,520
patches are to keep us from catching and

677
00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:33,120
and and falling down. So so u you know

678
00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:37,720
it's it I didn't want the the citizens

679
00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:37,720
to think that was a permanent fix.

680
00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:44,240
» Uh thank you.

681
00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:46,799
Uh I think um I I think we want to

682
00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:49,840
stress um councelor Earl that we're not

683
00:28:46,799 --> 00:28:52,000
being asked uh to make any changes to

684
00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:55,679
this. We're asking we're being asked to

685
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:58,240
receive the report for information. So I

686
00:28:55,679 --> 00:29:00,480
I don't know that there's any venue for

687
00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:04,399
us to insert ourselves into the design

688
00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:07,399
process um in this particular um thing.

689
00:29:04,399 --> 00:29:07,399
Um,

690
00:29:09,039 --> 00:29:14,720
» I I understand that they were talking

691
00:29:11,679 --> 00:29:18,799
this, but I just wanted to get the the

692
00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:22,399
blue crosswalks on the uh in the minutes

693
00:29:18,799 --> 00:29:25,360
so that they were the so that we can

694
00:29:22,399 --> 00:29:28,159
deal with them at at a later time.

695
00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:29,760
» Thank you. Thank you. Uh, are there any

696
00:29:28,159 --> 00:29:32,399
other questions or comments related to

697
00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:35,200
the report?

698
00:29:32,399 --> 00:29:36,320
Seeing none, we'll call the question.

699
00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,760
» Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter

700
00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,159
before you, Councelor Deiri, how do you

701
00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:38,640
vote?

702
00:29:38,159 --> 00:29:42,039
» Yes.

703
00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:42,039
» Councelor Earl,

704
00:29:43,279 --> 00:29:45,919
» You voted yes. Councelor Hobbs,

705
00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:46,880
» Yes.

706
00:29:45,919 --> 00:29:47,279
» Councelor Calvash,

707
00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,240
» Yes.

708
00:29:47,279 --> 00:29:48,640
» Councelor Severson,

709
00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,600
» Yes.

710
00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,000
» Councelor Wales,

711
00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:50,880
» Yes.

712
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,200
» Chair Ferton,

713
00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,159
» Yes.

714
00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:55,200
» That's carried. Thank you.

715
00:29:52,159 --> 00:29:57,840
» Yes. Uh just for clarity, I want to uh

716
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:59,760
I'll record that councelor Earl uh

717
00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:05,039
raised his hand in support of the

718
00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:06,960
motion. Um, item number three. Uh, let's

719
00:30:05,039 --> 00:30:09,840
see. Councelor Wales, would you put that

720
00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:11,600
on the floor, please? Um,

721
00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:13,039
and councelor Severson, would you

722
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,399
second?

723
00:30:13,039 --> 00:30:16,399
» Thank you, Madam Chair. The item is

724
00:30:14,399 --> 00:30:18,559
2026-126

725
00:30:16,399 --> 00:30:20,240
adoption of zoning bylaw amendment

726
00:30:18,559 --> 00:30:22,240
general update following council's

727
00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:24,720
direction from a previous meeting that

728
00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:26,640
zoning bylaw 050-204

729
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:29,360
be amended to implement the changes as

730
00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:32,799
proposed and prepared by NPG solutions

731
00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:37,760
with the exclusions of section 3.21k

732
00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:40,159
home industries and 3.22 22. Oh, no.

733
00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:43,840
12. Thank you. Uh, home home

734
00:30:40,159 --> 00:30:46,399
occupations. And that zoning bylaw 050 I

735
00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:48,480
it just took me a second. I I don't even

736
00:30:46,399 --> 00:30:50,880
have the coffee excuse. Apologies. That

737
00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:52,960
zoning bylaw 050-204

738
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:55,279
be further amended in relation to home

739
00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:58,000
industries and home occupations remain,

740
00:30:55,279 --> 00:30:59,600
but be further refined and read retail

741
00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:02,880
except for the sale of goods in

742
00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:05,039
accordance with section 3.21 21 for home

743
00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:06,799
industries and retail except for the

744
00:31:05,039 --> 00:31:08,720
sale of goods in accordance with section

745
00:31:06,799 --> 00:31:14,039
3.22B

746
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:14,039
7 and 8 for home occupations.

747
00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:16,240
» There we go.

748
00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:17,520
» Thank you.

749
00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:20,799
» It's not good.

750
00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:23,440
» Mr. McGinness, uh I take it you can um

751
00:31:20,799 --> 00:31:25,279
provide an update for us.

752
00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:29,120
Uh three you madam chair and as you do

753
00:31:25,279 --> 00:31:31,600
recall um in July or actually last

754
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:33,039
council meeting I believe it was uh the

755
00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,480
general amendment did come forward to

756
00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:36,399
the zoning byl and there were questions

757
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:38,559
regarding home occupations, home

758
00:31:36,399 --> 00:31:41,279
industries, retailing from those

759
00:31:38,559 --> 00:31:45,039
locations as well as landscaped areas

760
00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:47,360
within parking areas. Uh so staff did

761
00:31:45,039 --> 00:31:50,559
take a take it back and speak with MPG

762
00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:52,240
our consultant and we have no problem

763
00:31:50,559 --> 00:31:54,799
removing

764
00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:57,440
uh the preparation of food provided it's

765
00:31:54,799 --> 00:31:58,640
on a small scale. So councelor Wales is

766
00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:01,760
brought had brought up at the last

767
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:03,440
meeting about cakes, cookies, brownies

768
00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:05,919
etc.

769
00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:08,240
We're still excluding restaurants. So

770
00:32:05,919 --> 00:32:09,919
that gets the larger picture out of it.

771
00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:12,720
And they're also limited on size.

772
00:32:09,919 --> 00:32:15,440
They're only allowed 25% of the home or

773
00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:17,279
28 square meters, whichever is lesser.

774
00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:19,840
And that happens with both home industry

775
00:32:17,279 --> 00:32:23,360
and home occupations, except home

776
00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:25,360
industries could do their

777
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:29,039
industry within their detached structure

778
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:31,360
or garage. Um, we've also focused the

779
00:32:29,039 --> 00:32:33,600
retail portion. So, back to councelor

780
00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:37,600
Whale's comments at that meeting about

781
00:32:33,600 --> 00:32:40,159
people coming uh in

782
00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:42,960
multiple vehicles to pick things up. Uh

783
00:32:40,159 --> 00:32:44,960
councelor also brought that up. We

784
00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:48,240
already have a regulation that limits it

785
00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:49,120
to two occupant or two visitors at a

786
00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:51,039
time.

787
00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:53,519
» So, all we did was limit it to not allow

788
00:32:51,039 --> 00:32:57,279
a retail store,

789
00:32:53,519 --> 00:33:00,559
but in accordance with section seven and

790
00:32:57,279 --> 00:33:03,039
8 and 12.

791
00:33:00,559 --> 00:33:05,039
So that references specifically to that

792
00:33:03,039 --> 00:33:07,039
two clients per time at a time.

793
00:33:05,039 --> 00:33:10,799
» Yeah, that seems like a good uh

794
00:33:07,039 --> 00:33:13,600
compromise in terms of uh not not being

795
00:33:10,799 --> 00:33:15,760
a nuisance to your neighbors because

796
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:18,399
you're tying the whole street up.

797
00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:20,399
» Now just sorry just to re or to add to

798
00:33:18,399 --> 00:33:23,679
that it does not apply to home

799
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:25,440
industries only to home occupations but

800
00:33:23,679 --> 00:33:27,760
home industries are only allowed in the

801
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,960
rural zone.

802
00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:31,120
So you're not going to get a home

803
00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:34,240
industry on Perth Street or Charles

804
00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:35,760
Street or Duke Street. They're basically

805
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,159
out on Victoria Road.

806
00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:37,200
» Yeah.

807
00:33:36,159 --> 00:33:37,519
» And Centennial.

808
00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,679
» Yeah.

809
00:33:37,519 --> 00:33:41,600
» Which have larger lots. So we didn't

810
00:33:39,679 --> 00:33:43,360
believe it would become an issue. Uh if

811
00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,960
it does though, we do issue certificates

812
00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:45,760
of zoning compliance which we could

813
00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:46,240
revoke.

814
00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:49,120
» Yeah.

815
00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:51,840
» If complaints do arise.

816
00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:53,679
» Good. Uh councelor Derry.

817
00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:56,159
» Thank you. Uh thank you Mr. McInness.

818
00:33:53,679 --> 00:33:58,799
Just my question was related to the 15%

819
00:33:56,159 --> 00:34:00,720
aotment for the landscaping. Was there

820
00:33:58,799 --> 00:34:02,559
any specific requirement that it has to

821
00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:04,480
be within the interior of the or can it

822
00:34:02,559 --> 00:34:06,399
be along the exterior or perimeter of

823
00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:08,960
the property? Does it specify anything

824
00:34:06,399 --> 00:34:10,320
along that or does it matter where they

825
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:12,159
make that landscaping?

826
00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:13,839
» Uh through you madam chair to couns

827
00:34:12,159 --> 00:34:16,000
councelor Derry and the rest of council.

828
00:34:13,839 --> 00:34:18,320
Um so it would be within the parking

829
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:20,159
area delineated by the building. So if

830
00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:21,359
the parking area is in the front yard

831
00:34:20,159 --> 00:34:24,320
» It would need to be within the front

832
00:34:21,359 --> 00:34:26,639
yard. Uh for an example

833
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:29,919
um we already I'm going to use Walmart

834
00:34:26,639 --> 00:34:32,240
as an example. We require say Walmart

835
00:34:29,919 --> 00:34:35,280
came tomorrow and wanted to build a new

836
00:34:32,240 --> 00:34:37,440
complex. We require minimum 15%

837
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:39,359
landscaped open space. When you look at

838
00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:41,919
Walmart now where would their

839
00:34:39,359 --> 00:34:43,520
landscaping be? It's in the back. No one

840
00:34:41,919 --> 00:34:45,520
sees it.

841
00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:47,919
» So we've we're trying to implement it

842
00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:50,720
within the parking area to beautify the

843
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:52,800
area, make it more attractive. Um, it is

844
00:34:50,720 --> 00:34:54,639
already a requirement.

845
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:56,480
We're just dictating it has to be within

846
00:34:54,639 --> 00:34:59,800
that parking area if it's over 50

847
00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:59,800
parking spaces.

848
00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:07,119
» So hope so the desire is that hopefully

849
00:35:03,359 --> 00:35:09,040
it would lead to a few trees uh being

850
00:35:07,119 --> 00:35:11,440
» Hopefully it doesn't have to be trees

851
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:12,640
that could be shrubs or something that's

852
00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:13,040
easily maintained.

853
00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:14,800
» Yeah,

854
00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,320
» As councelor Earl did bring up trees are

855
00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:16,800
hard to maintain in those islands.

856
00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:19,040
» Yeah,

857
00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:21,200
» They don't get enough water. No,

858
00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:23,520
» Not saying the owners couldn't water

859
00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:26,640
them, but there are other options.

860
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:30,720
» Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Good. Are there any

861
00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:32,320
other questions or comments? Yes.

862
00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:34,240
» Uh, thanks very much, Madam Chair. I

863
00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:35,920
just want to thank uh Mr. McGinness for

864
00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:38,720
uh the revisions. I I think that they've

865
00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:42,560
captured council's de uh debate and

866
00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:46,720
deliberation very well. Uh and also the

867
00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:48,880
um the memo uh from uh Mr. opits uh and

868
00:35:46,720 --> 00:35:51,599
NPG I have found quite helpful in

869
00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:53,359
explaining uh the many different reasons

870
00:35:51,599 --> 00:35:54,960
why they've considered this and the

871
00:35:53,359 --> 00:35:56,720
whole heat island effect and it was very

872
00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,280
informative. So appreciate their work as

873
00:35:56,720 --> 00:35:58,320
well.

874
00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:00,320
» Thank you.

875
00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:02,240
» Absolutely. as you're aware, I certainly

876
00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:06,000
had some concerns about it, but I'm not

877
00:36:02,240 --> 00:36:08,640
the expert and I um I I believe, you

878
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:11,520
know, you've had a good look at it um uh

879
00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:15,839
now specifically and I do see that it,

880
00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:18,720
you know, on uh 50 uh car parking area,

881
00:36:15,839 --> 00:36:20,480
it means five spaces. So, to me, it's

882
00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:22,560
still not insignificant. And I know

883
00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:24,400
we're going to have some um some

884
00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:26,800
properties that are challenged to meet

885
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:29,599
uh what they need to do, but I also know

886
00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:32,640
that um yeah, we we work things out

887
00:36:29,599 --> 00:36:35,119
somehow. Yeah. Yeah. Uh any other

888
00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:37,359
questions or comments? Seeing none,

889
00:36:35,119 --> 00:36:38,560
we'll call the question.

890
00:36:37,359 --> 00:36:39,839
» Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter

891
00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,240
before you, Councelor Jerry, how do you

892
00:36:39,839 --> 00:36:40,640
vote?

893
00:36:40,240 --> 00:36:42,400
» Yes.

894
00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:44,560
» Councelor Earl?

895
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:45,680
» Yes.

896
00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:46,160
» Councelor Hog,

897
00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:47,200
» Yes.

898
00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:47,680
» Councelor Calvas,

899
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:48,640
» Yes.

900
00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:50,560
» Councelor Severson,

901
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,040
» Yes. Councelor Wales.

902
00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:52,000
» Yes.

903
00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:52,320
» Chair Fullerton.

904
00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:53,839
» Yes.

905
00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:55,920
» That's carried. Thank you.

906
00:36:53,839 --> 00:36:58,000
» Great. U moving on to the general

907
00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:59,359
committee. I wonder councelor Deiri,

908
00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:02,000
would you take this agenda, please?

909
00:36:59,359 --> 00:37:03,920
» I will, Madam Chair. All matters listed

910
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,760
under consent agenda considered to be

911
00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:08,240
routine and will be enacted by one

912
00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:09,760
motion. Should a council member wish an

913
00:37:08,240 --> 00:37:11,920
alternative action from the proposed

914
00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:14,320
recommendation, the council member shall

915
00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:16,880
request that this matter be be moved to

916
00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:18,640
separate the item uh and that the

917
00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:20,480
following items as listed on the general

918
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:22,560
committee agenda are recommended by the

919
00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:24,960
committee to be passed by consent

920
00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:26,800
agenda. Was anyone asking for separation

921
00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:28,000
from the agenda?

922
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:29,680
» Okay, seeing none, I'd ask.

923
00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,720
» Councelor Hobbs, um do you mind

924
00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:31,520
seconding?

925
00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:32,800
» Oh, yes. Thank you.

926
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:35,760
» Thank you.

927
00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:37,040
» Yeah, thank you. Um, councelor Severson,

928
00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:38,400
if you could take one and two, and

929
00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:41,800
councelor Hobbs, if you take three,

930
00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:41,800
four, and five.

931
00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:50,640
» Thank you, Councelor Deir. Um 2027

932
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:52,560
Ontario 55 summer games 55 plus ad hoc

933
00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:54,400
games organizing committee that an ad

934
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:56,880
hoc games organizing committee be

935
00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:58,720
established to develop and implement a

936
00:37:56,880 --> 00:38:01,680
comprehensive strategy that aims to

937
00:37:58,720 --> 00:38:04,160
manage the Ontario 55 plus summer games

938
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:06,560
in 2027 along with associated

939
00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:08,480
subcommittees and that the draft terms

940
00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:10,880
of reference for the ad hoc games

941
00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:13,920
organizing committee be adopted and the

942
00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:15,680
necessary bylaw be adopted.

943
00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:18,640
2026

944
00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:20,640
118 museum collection policy that the

945
00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:23,119
brothel museum collection policy be

946
00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:27,119
adopted as amended to reflect a review

947
00:38:23,119 --> 00:38:30,240
period of four years rather than three.

948
00:38:27,119 --> 00:38:32,960
Item number 3 2026-19

949
00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:35,280
the museum exhibition policy that the

950
00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:37,520
Brockville Museum exhibition policy be

951
00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:40,560
adopted as amended to reflect a review

952
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:43,520
period of four years rather than three.

953
00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:45,920
Item 4, 2026-120.

954
00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:48,800
The museum membership program new user

955
00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:50,480
fee. That the new user fee for museum

956
00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:52,720
membership offered by the broughtful

957
00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:56,800
museum be approved and that the

958
00:38:52,720 --> 00:38:59,359
necessarily necessary bylaw be amended.

959
00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:02,960
Item 5, 2026-121,

960
00:38:59,359 --> 00:39:06,400
the June 2026 capital status report that

961
00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:09,520
report 2026-121

962
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:11,359
June 2026 capital status report be

963
00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:15,760
received.

964
00:39:11,359 --> 00:39:17,920
» Thank you. Um, so by uh roll call, I

965
00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:19,119
will call the question.

966
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:20,320
» Thank you, Chair Fullerton. On the

967
00:39:19,119 --> 00:39:21,040
matter before you, Councelor Deir, how

968
00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:22,079
do you vote?

969
00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:24,160
» Yes.

970
00:39:22,079 --> 00:39:25,599
» Councelor Earl?

971
00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:26,880
» Yes.

972
00:39:25,599 --> 00:39:27,280
Councelor Hobbs,

973
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:28,240
» Yes.

974
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:28,640
» Councelor Calvas,

975
00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:29,599
» Yes.

976
00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:30,240
» Councelor Severson,

977
00:39:29,599 --> 00:39:31,040
» Yes.

978
00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:31,520
» Councelor Wales,

979
00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:32,480
» Yes.

980
00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:36,359
» Chair Fullerton,

981
00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:36,359
» Yes. Thank you. That's carried.

982
00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:41,599
» Uh, councelor Calivas, will you take the

983
00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:44,720
next item, please? And councelor

984
00:39:41,599 --> 00:39:49,119
Severson, will you second?

985
00:39:44,720 --> 00:39:51,280
» Okay. It's moved that uh project 260036

986
00:39:49,119 --> 00:39:53,359
Murf Ball Diamonds and Pickle Ball

987
00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:55,760
Excavation Tender that the report

988
00:39:53,359 --> 00:39:57,920
2026124

989
00:39:55,760 --> 00:40:00,240
project 260036

990
00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:03,920
Murf Ball Diamonds and Pickle Ball

991
00:40:00,240 --> 00:40:06,800
Excavation Tender be received.

992
00:40:03,920 --> 00:40:09,599
» Uh thank you. Um, one of the things that

993
00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:12,480
was noted at our general uh, committee

994
00:40:09,599 --> 00:40:16,240
meeting is that there were uh, a few

995
00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:18,720
things on this um, on this uh, agenda

996
00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:20,560
that related to the multi-use recreation

997
00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:23,440
facility and the fact that it's moving

998
00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:26,480
forward. And um at the time we had uh

999
00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:28,800
the fundraiser for the new um uh project

1000
00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:31,920
was in the room and certainly spoke to

1001
00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:34,800
um uh you know the fundraising efforts

1002
00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:38,240
that are going to um begin to happen.

1003
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:41,680
And um this is again part of the project

1004
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:44,320
that we are um you know taken off so

1005
00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:46,320
that we have a little bit of it done and

1006
00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:48,560
we're working toward it. And it was

1007
00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:50,720
certainly noted that u the city has

1008
00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:54,400
already acquired and paid for the land.

1009
00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:57,599
We've already uh contracted and paid for

1010
00:40:54,400 --> 00:41:00,319
the uh design. So, we have a shovel

1011
00:40:57,599 --> 00:41:03,839
ready project that's um that's ready to

1012
00:41:00,319 --> 00:41:06,880
go. We've got a fundraiser uh in place

1013
00:41:03,839 --> 00:41:09,680
and uh we're waiting for our upper level

1014
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:12,720
um government announcements for funding

1015
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:16,400
and uh we have a very strong uh project

1016
00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:21,200
to put forward. So, um so this was very

1017
00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:23,920
exciting. Um, yes, Councelor Severson.

1018
00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:27,200
» Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I might ask

1019
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:29,920
Mr. Wood to speak. Uh, again, um, I I

1020
00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:32,400
ask that these the item one and two be

1021
00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:34,800
pulled from our consent agenda because I

1022
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:37,920
think it's a very big project within the

1023
00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:41,440
city and also a very exciting time

1024
00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:44,079
hopefully uh, within the next year. and

1025
00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:46,640
um and councelor Wales and myself went

1026
00:41:44,079 --> 00:41:50,400
on a tour to check out the new roof that

1027
00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:52,240
was uh being finished and hopefully this

1028
00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:56,319
week will be finished. So maybe Mr. Wood

1029
00:41:52,240 --> 00:41:56,880
could give us an update on that.

1030
00:41:56,319 --> 00:41:58,000
» Certainly.

1031
00:41:56,880 --> 00:41:59,839
» Thank you.

1032
00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,680
» Thank you. And through you, Madam Chair.

1033
00:41:59,839 --> 00:42:04,480
Um well, I'm going to start with just a

1034
00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:06,160
quick update on the roof. Um, so despite

1035
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:09,280
the fact that I understand this to be

1036
00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:10,720
the wetest July in history and possibly

1037
00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:12,960
I'm assuming the wetest August in

1038
00:42:10,720 --> 00:42:15,040
history, um, our roof project has

1039
00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:19,839
proceeded and is planned to be complete

1040
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:21,359
on budget and on time. Uh, the, uh, as I

1041
00:42:19,839 --> 00:42:24,480
understand, our first ice booking is

1042
00:42:21,359 --> 00:42:26,560
actually the 31st of August, and we are

1043
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:28,400
planning to have ice built for then. So,

1044
00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:30,960
I know there's a lot of moving parts and

1045
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:33,839
there's a lot of uh maybe a little

1046
00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:36,319
excitable folk in our in our barn at the

1047
00:42:33,839 --> 00:42:38,240
moment, but uh the uh the contractor's

1048
00:42:36,319 --> 00:42:39,839
been excellent to deal with and uh been

1049
00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:41,839
very forward when we found issues. We

1050
00:42:39,839 --> 00:42:43,520
worked them through and um and they've

1051
00:42:41,839 --> 00:42:46,000
done a very good job at completing the

1052
00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:48,079
job as we've asked. So, um, right now

1053
00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:50,160
we're in a position where provided

1054
00:42:48,079 --> 00:42:51,839
there's no enormous surprises between

1055
00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:54,400
now and the end of the week, we should

1056
00:42:51,839 --> 00:42:56,560
have, uh, we should have all of that,

1057
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:58,720
uh, ready to go to start building ice.

1058
00:42:56,560 --> 00:43:00,319
So, again, um, those who have been

1059
00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:02,240
inside, I I think will be impressed.

1060
00:43:00,319 --> 00:43:03,200
It's an enormous facelift on the inside,

1061
00:43:02,240 --> 00:43:05,760
even though we haven't made any

1062
00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:08,160
structural changes. Um, you know, it's a

1063
00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:10,000
much brighter, renew, rejuvenated

1064
00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:12,480
building when you're inside. And I must

1065
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:13,599
admit, it's sort of um an interesting

1066
00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:15,760
feeling when you're standing at Center

1067
00:43:13,599 --> 00:43:17,920
Ice and looking up at the sky. So, it's

1068
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:20,640
it's been impressive. So, yes, the

1069
00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:22,000
memorial center is is uh on its way.

1070
00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:23,440
We're, like I said, planning to build

1071
00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:24,880
ice in the very near future. I think

1072
00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:26,880
it'll probably be some allnighters by

1073
00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:28,640
staff to get it done on time, but we are

1074
00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:29,520
hitting our marks. So, that's positive.

1075
00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:32,880
» Yeah.

1076
00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:36,319
» We have a doors open uh project coming

1077
00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:38,480
uh day coming on uh September the 18th,

1078
00:43:36,319 --> 00:43:40,560
I believe. Uh, is the memorial center

1079
00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:42,160
going to be one of those doors that that

1080
00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:44,880
is open?

1081
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:45,839
» Well, the uh, you know, manager of

1082
00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:46,880
tourism would have been probably an

1083
00:43:45,839 --> 00:43:48,240
excellent person to answer that question

1084
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:49,920
because I'm not specifically sure. I

1085
00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:52,400
know that the Gourd Watts building is

1086
00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:54,079
and so forth, but there will certainly

1087
00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:57,200
be people skating on it by the time the

1088
00:43:54,079 --> 00:43:59,920
doors open happens. So, hopefully we'll

1089
00:43:57,200 --> 00:44:01,440
we'll all be, you know, in very pleased

1090
00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:04,160
mood when we see that. But,

1091
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:06,319
» Yeah. Um so yeah, if uh you'll indulge

1092
00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:07,599
me, I'll I can speak to the the outside

1093
00:44:06,319 --> 00:44:11,440
project which is sort of the matter of

1094
00:44:07,599 --> 00:44:14,400
the report. Um so uh maybe I'll start

1095
00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:16,240
quickly that um this this project and

1096
00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:18,800
what we're discussing constitutes

1097
00:44:16,240 --> 00:44:22,560
probably a third or more of the

1098
00:44:18,800 --> 00:44:25,119
component of the greater MURF project in

1099
00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:27,040
terms of the outside facility. So when

1100
00:44:25,119 --> 00:44:29,040
we if if you recall and I'll paraphrase

1101
00:44:27,040 --> 00:44:30,880
but the uh the report of the costs of

1102
00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:32,240
the project actually was approximately

1103
00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:34,160
20 million for the new build

1104
00:44:32,240 --> 00:44:36,160
approximately $5 million for the outside

1105
00:44:34,160 --> 00:44:37,760
work and approximately $5 million for

1106
00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:39,040
the inside work plus then you have

1107
00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:40,319
contractor markups and some

1108
00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:42,560
contingencies and these sort of things

1109
00:44:40,319 --> 00:44:46,880
and that is how the cost estimate was

1110
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:48,880
presented by the the consultant. So um

1111
00:44:46,880 --> 00:44:50,480
of the of the renovation I'll start with

1112
00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:52,400
that of the renovation approximately $2

1113
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:54,160
million of that was to do the roof. So,

1114
00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:55,440
we've checked that box. Now, we have

1115
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:57,200
approximately $3 million worth of

1116
00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:58,960
renovations in the inside. When we get

1117
00:44:57,200 --> 00:45:00,400
to that point in terms of the outside

1118
00:44:58,960 --> 00:45:02,319
facilities, uh again, it was

1119
00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:05,760
approximately $5 million worth of work.

1120
00:45:02,319 --> 00:45:07,599
Um if we built if we intended to proceed

1121
00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:10,000
with the ball fields and pickle ball the

1122
00:45:07,599 --> 00:45:12,560
way that it was designed, it's probably

1123
00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:14,000
$2 million or more worth of work. Um

1124
00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:16,640
that would include landscaping the

1125
00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:18,000
entire property. And to be perfectly

1126
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:19,359
honest and that would be the perfect

1127
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:20,480
world for how to build it according to

1128
00:45:19,359 --> 00:45:22,960
the way the designers did it but it

1129
00:45:20,480 --> 00:45:24,720
would actually result in a gap in our

1130
00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:27,040
ability to deliver services to our user

1131
00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:29,280
groups. So for instance the co-ed men's

1132
00:45:27,040 --> 00:45:31,440
and and ladies ball uh leagues would

1133
00:45:29,280 --> 00:45:34,640
have to pause while grass group for

1134
00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:37,520
instance while we did this. Um the way

1135
00:45:34,640 --> 00:45:39,839
this is done um is actually going to be

1136
00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:41,680
staff managing this in terms of the

1137
00:45:39,839 --> 00:45:44,560
landscapes that we have. the end product

1138
00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:47,119
will be just as good, but it won't be as

1139
00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:48,560
I suppose complete as as the way it was

1140
00:45:47,119 --> 00:45:50,640
designed where the whole landscape would

1141
00:45:48,560 --> 00:45:53,680
be leveled to one level and that sort of

1142
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:56,880
thing. Um, not I suppose ironically the

1143
00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:59,040
um the budget for this as I mentioned uh

1144
00:45:56,880 --> 00:46:00,960
was probably two more than $2 million to

1145
00:45:59,040 --> 00:46:03,520
do it the way it was designed. um staff

1146
00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:05,680
will be doing this in-house using um our

1147
00:46:03,520 --> 00:46:08,079
own contract administration capabilities

1148
00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:12,000
and our own I suppose landscape the way

1149
00:46:08,079 --> 00:46:13,760
it is and we'll be approximately 954,000

1150
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:15,599
in terms of the budget that was set out

1151
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:17,280
that was roughly equivalent not

1152
00:46:15,599 --> 00:46:18,640
ironically to the amount that the

1153
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:22,000
Ontario government gave us to do the

1154
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:23,359
roof. Um so we've had to set this up in

1155
00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:26,240
a way that was strategic for both the

1156
00:46:23,359 --> 00:46:28,319
city and for staff uh ability to manage

1157
00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:29,839
this. So it was broken up into four

1158
00:46:28,319 --> 00:46:31,359
smaller projects. one being the

1159
00:46:29,839 --> 00:46:32,960
excavation. That's the meat and potatoes

1160
00:46:31,359 --> 00:46:35,119
of what this report is. So, it's talking

1161
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:36,400
about how we we carved out the

1162
00:46:35,119 --> 00:46:38,960
components that were just machine work

1163
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:40,720
on site, land, earth moving and all that

1164
00:46:38,960 --> 00:46:42,480
good stuff. Um, that's the part that

1165
00:46:40,720 --> 00:46:44,319
we've completed. Now, part of what the

1166
00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:46,800
report says is that the amount that we

1167
00:46:44,319 --> 00:46:50,079
had we had estimated that to be the cost

1168
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:51,680
came in more than that. Um, the second

1169
00:46:50,079 --> 00:46:53,520
part of that is lighting which we are

1170
00:46:51,680 --> 00:46:55,359
tendering at the moment, the fencing and

1171
00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:56,319
then also the sports material. This is

1172
00:46:55,359 --> 00:46:58,960
the clay and things going on the

1173
00:46:56,319 --> 00:47:01,119
infield. By managing them independently

1174
00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:02,560
and in house gives us the ability to do

1175
00:47:01,119 --> 00:47:04,640
two things. We can be strategic about it

1176
00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:06,000
as I mentioned and by strategic I mean

1177
00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:08,319
that we're not actually going to

1178
00:47:06,000 --> 00:47:10,160
interrupt any any services we provide.

1179
00:47:08,319 --> 00:47:11,599
Our plan is to phase in things so that

1180
00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:13,200
the ball diamond that needs to be

1181
00:47:11,599 --> 00:47:16,319
complete will be complete on time for

1182
00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:18,240
use in 2027. Provided that goes well, we

1183
00:47:16,319 --> 00:47:19,599
can use one of the existing ball fields,

1184
00:47:18,240 --> 00:47:21,440
that's the way the landscaping is, to

1185
00:47:19,599 --> 00:47:24,560
build the pickle ball. And then the

1186
00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:27,839
third component is the second diamond

1187
00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:30,319
and that uh can be finished by 2028. So

1188
00:47:27,839 --> 00:47:32,720
this phasing the the way that we're

1189
00:47:30,319 --> 00:47:35,280
we're doing it in partition allows us to

1190
00:47:32,720 --> 00:47:37,680
be strategic to manage it within ideally

1191
00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:40,960
a smaller budget more contained project

1192
00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:42,240
just as good as a final product and uh

1193
00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:44,400
something that we've been able actually

1194
00:47:42,240 --> 00:47:47,520
to procure inhouse and and deliver

1195
00:47:44,400 --> 00:47:49,200
ideally to the public in a in a in a

1196
00:47:47,520 --> 00:47:52,560
very good way. This is actually very

1197
00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:54,720
similar to how we did the um the um

1198
00:47:52,560 --> 00:47:56,079
docks at the Ernie Fox key and the

1199
00:47:54,720 --> 00:47:57,760
tunnel. This was something that was

1200
00:47:56,079 --> 00:48:01,440
designed in cooperation with an a

1201
00:47:57,760 --> 00:48:03,839
designer, delivered using a local uh

1202
00:48:01,440 --> 00:48:05,599
contractor to fabricate them being Kho

1203
00:48:03,839 --> 00:48:08,800
and then actually contract administrated

1204
00:48:05,599 --> 00:48:10,160
by staff. What it means is as staff get

1205
00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:11,440
to these different milestones, we may

1206
00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:12,960
come back to council and say, you know,

1207
00:48:11,440 --> 00:48:14,560
we were a little good on this one. We we

1208
00:48:12,960 --> 00:48:17,040
were under our budget expectations or

1209
00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:18,480
this one was a little a little beyond.

1210
00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:19,920
The other thing with the phasing is that

1211
00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:21,520
we can actually bring this back to a

1212
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:23,040
future capital project or capital

1213
00:48:21,520 --> 00:48:24,960
budget. So council can actually

1214
00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:27,760
interpret the cost as we've tendered

1215
00:48:24,960 --> 00:48:29,520
them and make you know decisions on the

1216
00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:31,359
budget implications through the budget

1217
00:48:29,520 --> 00:48:33,200
process as opposed to me coming in the

1218
00:48:31,359 --> 00:48:35,520
middle of a budget year saying this is

1219
00:48:33,200 --> 00:48:36,720
ahead or behind. So apologize it for

1220
00:48:35,520 --> 00:48:38,400
being a little more complicated than

1221
00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:40,720
normal but this is kind of the way that

1222
00:48:38,400 --> 00:48:42,240
we'll do it that uh that allows us to

1223
00:48:40,720 --> 00:48:44,079
have our finger on the pulse, manage it

1224
00:48:42,240 --> 00:48:46,480
inhouse and deliver those answers to

1225
00:48:44,079 --> 00:48:49,200
council as we go. there's uh lots of

1226
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:51,200
moving parts and uh I think uh you know

1227
00:48:49,200 --> 00:48:52,880
the usual if you hire a general

1228
00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:56,079
contractor to do all these things

1229
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:58,720
doesn't it add 20% of um to the project

1230
00:48:56,079 --> 00:49:01,920
cost. So I think this is a an excellent

1231
00:48:58,720 --> 00:49:04,480
uh approach and as you say um you know

1232
00:49:01,920 --> 00:49:08,079
our citizens are worried about losing um

1233
00:49:04,480 --> 00:49:10,319
access to uh um to certain of their uh

1234
00:49:08,079 --> 00:49:12,400
facilities. So, um, being able to keep

1235
00:49:10,319 --> 00:49:15,280
those diamonds, uh, going when people

1236
00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:17,200
want to play play ball is, uh, a really

1237
00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:20,319
important, uh, feature of the way that

1238
00:49:17,200 --> 00:49:23,280
you're, uh, uh, taking this job on. So,

1239
00:49:20,319 --> 00:49:25,359
it's good. It's good. Other questions or

1240
00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:26,960
comments?

1241
00:49:25,359 --> 00:49:28,160
» Seeing none, we'll call the question.

1242
00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:29,520
» Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter

1243
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:30,079
before you, Councelor Deiri, how do you

1244
00:49:29,520 --> 00:49:30,559
vote?

1245
00:49:30,079 --> 00:49:33,960
» Yes.

1246
00:49:30,559 --> 00:49:33,960
» Councelor Earl,

1247
00:49:34,240 --> 00:49:36,640
» Yes.

1248
00:49:35,520 --> 00:49:38,079
» Councelor Hobbs,

1249
00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:38,559
» Yes. Councelor Calvas,

1250
00:49:38,079 --> 00:49:39,599
» Yes.

1251
00:49:38,559 --> 00:49:40,000
» Councelor Severson,

1252
00:49:39,599 --> 00:49:40,880
» Yes.

1253
00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:41,280
» Councelor Wales,

1254
00:49:40,880 --> 00:49:42,160
» Yes.

1255
00:49:41,280 --> 00:49:42,480
» Chair Fullerton,

1256
00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:44,160
» Yes.

1257
00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:45,680
» That's carried. Thank you.

1258
00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:47,520
» Councelor Hobbs, will you put the next

1259
00:49:45,680 --> 00:49:48,319
item on? And councelor Wales, would you

1260
00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:49,119
second?

1261
00:49:48,319 --> 00:49:51,599
» Thank you.

1262
00:49:49,119 --> 00:49:54,319
» Thank you, Madam Chair. Item number two,

1263
00:49:51,599 --> 00:49:56,720
2026-122

1264
00:49:54,319 --> 00:50:00,440
inind fundraising policy for the MURF

1265
00:49:56,720 --> 00:50:00,440
fundraising campaign.

1266
00:50:00,559 --> 00:50:06,640
that report 2026-122

1267
00:50:03,680 --> 00:50:08,720
inind fundraising policy for the MURF

1268
00:50:06,640 --> 00:50:11,520
fundraising campaign be received and

1269
00:50:08,720 --> 00:50:14,480
approved and that the inind fundraising

1270
00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:17,359
policy be implemented accordingly and

1271
00:50:14,480 --> 00:50:21,520
that authorization of inind donations in

1272
00:50:17,359 --> 00:50:23,280
accordance with the policy be accepted.

1273
00:50:21,520 --> 00:50:24,640
Are there questions or comments? Yes,

1274
00:50:23,280 --> 00:50:27,280
Councelor Severson.

1275
00:50:24,640 --> 00:50:28,800
» Thank you, Madam Chair. Um I got this

1276
00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:30,720
one confused at committee. I was

1277
00:50:28,800 --> 00:50:32,480
thinking because we had Joan Simon here

1278
00:50:30,720 --> 00:50:34,720
that that's what we were talking about

1279
00:50:32,480 --> 00:50:37,359
and I did read it but I just got you

1280
00:50:34,720 --> 00:50:40,559
know all excited about raising money but

1281
00:50:37,359 --> 00:50:43,920
um Emily Wood prepared for us a great

1282
00:50:40,559 --> 00:50:45,599
inind fundraising policy and uh while

1283
00:50:43,920 --> 00:50:48,240
Joan was here she gave us an update and

1284
00:50:45,599 --> 00:50:50,559
she said it's much easier to uh have

1285
00:50:48,240 --> 00:50:52,800
this in place when she's starting to

1286
00:50:50,559 --> 00:50:54,640
raise money because anybody that wants

1287
00:50:52,800 --> 00:50:57,040
to donate money in the community needs

1288
00:50:54,640 --> 00:50:59,760
to have it in front of them that it's

1289
00:50:57,040 --> 00:51:01,760
factual and that we uh or ducks in a

1290
00:50:59,760 --> 00:51:03,440
row, so to speak. I wouldn't mind if

1291
00:51:01,760 --> 00:51:06,000
Miss Wood would give us a little bit of

1292
00:51:03,440 --> 00:51:08,720
an update on how she put this together

1293
00:51:06,000 --> 00:51:09,119
um and uh how she sees it proceeding.

1294
00:51:08,720 --> 00:51:10,160
» Yeah.

1295
00:51:09,119 --> 00:51:11,040
» Thank you.

1296
00:51:10,160 --> 00:51:12,960
» Thank you.

1297
00:51:11,040 --> 00:51:15,520
» Thank you. And through you, Madam Chair.

1298
00:51:12,960 --> 00:51:17,440
Uh so yes, this policy was developed uh

1299
00:51:15,520 --> 00:51:20,000
from the request of the immensely

1300
00:51:17,440 --> 00:51:22,480
talented Joan Simon. Uh so she's asked

1301
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:24,960
us to consider inkind donations. In our

1302
00:51:22,480 --> 00:51:27,760
current policy, it's limited at $5,000

1303
00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:30,960
and uh for a project of this size, uh

1304
00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:33,119
she was hoping uh that there would be

1305
00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:37,440
interested parties that would maybe give

1306
00:51:33,119 --> 00:51:40,319
more. So, um we've developed a formal

1307
00:51:37,440 --> 00:51:42,480
process for engaging local companies uh

1308
00:51:40,319 --> 00:51:43,920
that may wish to support the project

1309
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:47,440
through things other than a cash

1310
00:51:43,920 --> 00:51:49,359
donation. This policy is uh going to

1311
00:51:47,440 --> 00:51:51,280
provide us with an accountable framework

1312
00:51:49,359 --> 00:51:54,160
uh to accept these contributions while

1313
00:51:51,280 --> 00:51:57,760
protecting our procurement integrity uh

1314
00:51:54,160 --> 00:52:01,040
ensuring that there's fair access to um

1315
00:51:57,760 --> 00:52:02,640
for potential donors and establishing

1316
00:52:01,040 --> 00:52:05,280
appropriate safeguards for quality

1317
00:52:02,640 --> 00:52:07,680
workmanship and it allow us to recognize

1318
00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:10,000
new and existing community partners with

1319
00:52:07,680 --> 00:52:12,720
the intent of offsetting those costs

1320
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:14,720
associated with this project. Uh and so

1321
00:52:12,720 --> 00:52:17,040
in terms of roll out uh there was a

1322
00:52:14,720 --> 00:52:20,720
question uh a general committee of how

1323
00:52:17,040 --> 00:52:24,240
we are uh going to proceed with this and

1324
00:52:20,720 --> 00:52:26,960
um uh in the beginning uh we'll probably

1325
00:52:24,240 --> 00:52:28,880
do an expression of interest uh getting

1326
00:52:26,960 --> 00:52:33,680
some information from folks who

1327
00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:36,000
businesses that are interested in um

1328
00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:39,280
contributing in this way. Uh in kind

1329
00:52:36,000 --> 00:52:41,680
again is you know free uh items for the

1330
00:52:39,280 --> 00:52:44,240
city. So, not all businesses will be

1331
00:52:41,680 --> 00:52:45,440
doing that. Um, but we will put out the

1332
00:52:44,240 --> 00:52:46,559
expression of interest through our

1333
00:52:45,440 --> 00:52:48,720
social media channels, through the

1334
00:52:46,559 --> 00:52:50,960
city's website. We will allow that to be

1335
00:52:48,720 --> 00:52:53,920
open for a while. And once we get an

1336
00:52:50,960 --> 00:52:58,240
idea of who is interested in donating,

1337
00:52:53,920 --> 00:53:01,839
we will pull from our design and we will

1338
00:52:58,240 --> 00:53:03,520
pull uh the design information and

1339
00:53:01,839 --> 00:53:05,599
specifications for the items that we're

1340
00:53:03,520 --> 00:53:08,160
looking for and see if it matches what

1341
00:53:05,599 --> 00:53:10,720
those folks that have expressed interest

1342
00:53:08,160 --> 00:53:13,839
uh are willing to donate. Uh and then

1343
00:53:10,720 --> 00:53:16,160
from there we would quantify um you know

1344
00:53:13,839 --> 00:53:18,880
numbers, values, timelines and we would

1345
00:53:16,160 --> 00:53:21,359
set out an agreement with those parties

1346
00:53:18,880 --> 00:53:24,960
um so that they we all understand the

1347
00:53:21,359 --> 00:53:26,800
same thing. So, um that they would need

1348
00:53:24,960 --> 00:53:30,400
to keep things until we're ready for

1349
00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:33,920
them. That um you know, their names

1350
00:53:30,400 --> 00:53:36,480
would be written into the tender with a

1351
00:53:33,920 --> 00:53:38,880
uh contact information for the potential

1352
00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:41,040
biders or the future biders hopefully uh

1353
00:53:38,880 --> 00:53:44,720
to reach out to them and understand what

1354
00:53:41,040 --> 00:53:46,319
product they're providing and um just to

1355
00:53:44,720 --> 00:53:49,280
be very clear during that process so

1356
00:53:46,319 --> 00:53:52,240
nothing falls between the cracks. So um

1357
00:53:49,280 --> 00:53:54,960
uh we hope in the next uh couple of

1358
00:53:52,240 --> 00:53:57,119
months to be issuing uh a post for

1359
00:53:54,960 --> 00:53:59,440
expression of interest and then we would

1360
00:53:57,119 --> 00:54:01,119
go from there. For other items, we

1361
00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:04,000
talked about the fundraising campaign

1362
00:54:01,119 --> 00:54:07,599
needing some potential uh folks that

1363
00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:09,920
might want to provide food services to

1364
00:54:07,599 --> 00:54:11,760
any events. um we would specifically

1365
00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:15,040
post what we were looking for in the in

1366
00:54:11,760 --> 00:54:16,960
that regard, saying we're looking for um

1367
00:54:15,040 --> 00:54:19,920
businesses that might be interested in

1368
00:54:16,960 --> 00:54:22,400
providing inind services. We're seeking

1369
00:54:19,920 --> 00:54:24,800
quantities of sandwiches or whatever

1370
00:54:22,400 --> 00:54:26,559
that might look like. But uh that's

1371
00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:28,960
essentially the mechanism and the

1372
00:54:26,559 --> 00:54:30,559
process that we're hoping to use if this

1373
00:54:28,960 --> 00:54:34,480
policy is approved.

1374
00:54:30,559 --> 00:54:36,720
» Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Yes, please. If I

1375
00:54:34,480 --> 00:54:39,119
may, Madam Chair, I just wanted to add

1376
00:54:36,720 --> 00:54:41,119
that this is uh the first time that city

1377
00:54:39,119 --> 00:54:44,640
of brothel has attempted this type of

1378
00:54:41,119 --> 00:54:46,319
inind policy and it's not uh Mr. Wood

1379
00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:48,480
and I were at the Association of

1380
00:54:46,319 --> 00:54:50,960
Municipalities of Ontario conference

1381
00:54:48,480 --> 00:54:53,440
last week and it's not something that

1382
00:54:50,960 --> 00:54:55,599
happens very often. So, this is a trial.

1383
00:54:53,440 --> 00:54:57,359
We're really quite excited about it. We

1384
00:54:55,599 --> 00:54:59,680
think it could provide some great

1385
00:54:57,359 --> 00:55:02,800
opportunities for the city moving

1386
00:54:59,680 --> 00:55:06,079
forward on on larger capital projects

1387
00:55:02,800 --> 00:55:09,200
especially, but uh let's treat this as a

1388
00:55:06,079 --> 00:55:10,800
test case and uh we're hoping that we'll

1389
00:55:09,200 --> 00:55:12,880
see good results from it and we'll be

1390
00:55:10,800 --> 00:55:14,480
able to implement it for future projects

1391
00:55:12,880 --> 00:55:16,640
as well.

1392
00:55:14,480 --> 00:55:18,559
I can certainly remember um when I was a

1393
00:55:16,640 --> 00:55:22,000
counselor in Augusta, we had a large

1394
00:55:18,559 --> 00:55:26,079
fundraiser for the uh library and uh so

1395
00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:29,200
the library board had uh an auction and

1396
00:55:26,079 --> 00:55:32,720
um we had things donated like um you

1397
00:55:29,200 --> 00:55:35,599
know 10 yards of top soil and we had a

1398
00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:37,680
lot of that that sort of donation is

1399
00:55:35,599 --> 00:55:40,640
dirt there. There are a lot of pits and

1400
00:55:37,680 --> 00:55:42,800
things in Augusta. And uh when I first

1401
00:55:40,640 --> 00:55:45,760
saw the list, I was a little bit I

1402
00:55:42,800 --> 00:55:48,319
thought this not very interesting. I was

1403
00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:51,040
shocked at how we got full price for all

1404
00:55:48,319 --> 00:55:53,440
of um for all of the you know the

1405
00:55:51,040 --> 00:55:56,559
aggregate and we had you know different

1406
00:55:53,440 --> 00:55:58,000
kinds of things um uh donated. And you

1407
00:55:56,559 --> 00:56:00,799
have people too that have seasons

1408
00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:02,640
tickets for um you know sens games and

1409
00:56:00,799 --> 00:56:07,040
that kind of thing that are willing to

1410
00:56:02,640 --> 00:56:08,720
uh to donate um uh uh tickets and um you

1411
00:56:07,040 --> 00:56:11,280
know they have a value they have a set

1412
00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:12,799
value printed right on them and often um

1413
00:56:11,280 --> 00:56:15,040
you know they'll donate their parking

1414
00:56:12,799 --> 00:56:17,280
pass with it and um it's really

1415
00:56:15,040 --> 00:56:20,000
something that you can monetize uh very

1416
00:56:17,280 --> 00:56:21,599
well and that is marketable but it but

1417
00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:23,359
it's a little harder for them to just

1418
00:56:21,599 --> 00:56:25,839
reach in the pocket sometimes and say

1419
00:56:23,359 --> 00:56:28,240
I'm going to give cash for this. Um, but

1420
00:56:25,839 --> 00:56:30,240
to say, "Yeah, I'm not going to use all

1421
00:56:28,240 --> 00:56:31,920
of these tickets anyway. I'm quite happy

1422
00:56:30,240 --> 00:56:34,000
to give a couple away." So, it's

1423
00:56:31,920 --> 00:56:36,480
surprising the different applications.

1424
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:39,839
And on the Brock Trail, too. We've had

1425
00:56:36,480 --> 00:56:43,280
trees donated and rocks uh donated to

1426
00:56:39,839 --> 00:56:45,760
put our plaques on and uh uh we've had

1427
00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:49,440
uh engineering services uh donated.

1428
00:56:45,760 --> 00:56:52,799
We've had design services uh donated. So

1429
00:56:49,440 --> 00:56:55,040
um when uh when it's the citizens group

1430
00:56:52,799 --> 00:56:58,400
um working like a lot of times yeah

1431
00:56:55,040 --> 00:57:00,240
people can give you u what they do but

1432
00:56:58,400 --> 00:57:03,119
you know it's it's a little harder for

1433
00:57:00,240 --> 00:57:05,119
them to just to write a check for it. So

1434
00:57:03,119 --> 00:57:08,240
uh I think this is a great step forward.

1435
00:57:05,119 --> 00:57:10,400
It's a big project so I I think there's

1436
00:57:08,240 --> 00:57:13,440
lots of opportunities and I'm glad that

1437
00:57:10,400 --> 00:57:16,319
it'll be another tool that u Miss uh

1438
00:57:13,440 --> 00:57:18,319
Simon has uh in order to reach her uh

1439
00:57:16,319 --> 00:57:21,760
fundraising goal for us. So very

1440
00:57:18,319 --> 00:57:24,480
exciting. Are there questions, comments?

1441
00:57:21,760 --> 00:57:28,880
Uh yes, councelor Earl.

1442
00:57:24,480 --> 00:57:30,400
» Yeah, I just wanted to uh to say that,

1443
00:57:28,880 --> 00:57:33,359
you know, you're looking at it from the

1444
00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:35,119
city side, but I I wanted to, you know,

1445
00:57:33,359 --> 00:57:39,040
give you a view from the contractor

1446
00:57:35,119 --> 00:57:41,280
side. Many contractors are reluctant to

1447
00:57:39,040 --> 00:57:44,960
donate money

1448
00:57:41,280 --> 00:57:46,880
so that so that the the city can hire

1449
00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:50,720
their competitor.

1450
00:57:46,880 --> 00:57:53,599
So like uh you know like so if you are

1451
00:57:50,720 --> 00:57:56,640
say you wanted to donate

1452
00:57:53,599 --> 00:58:00,880
you mention aggregate uh aggregate for a

1453
00:57:56,640 --> 00:58:05,520
project and so you donated strictly as a

1454
00:58:00,880 --> 00:58:07,119
cash basis let's say $5,000 in aggregate

1455
00:58:05,520 --> 00:58:09,599
and then they went and bought it from

1456
00:58:07,119 --> 00:58:12,559
another contractor that kind of leaves

1457
00:58:09,599 --> 00:58:14,480
you with a sour taste. So, so this way

1458
00:58:12,559 --> 00:58:19,520
it, you know, this this type of

1459
00:58:14,480 --> 00:58:21,920
donation, you know, allows uh allows the

1460
00:58:19,520 --> 00:58:24,640
uh contractor to actually physically

1461
00:58:21,920 --> 00:58:27,839
donate something and it goes directly to

1462
00:58:24,640 --> 00:58:30,000
the project and not directly to to his

1463
00:58:27,839 --> 00:58:33,359
com competitors. And you know, I guess

1464
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:38,640
you you used a a sandwich analysis. I

1465
00:58:33,359 --> 00:58:41,599
think this would end a sandwich. Well,

1466
00:58:38,640 --> 00:58:45,119
if you were a

1467
00:58:41,599 --> 00:58:48,960
sandwich emporium. Uh I think you would

1468
00:58:45,119 --> 00:58:51,280
be reluctant to uh to to go and buy all

1469
00:58:48,960 --> 00:58:53,280
your sandwiches from the competitor to

1470
00:58:51,280 --> 00:58:55,520
donate to the city. You'd want to do it

1471
00:58:53,280 --> 00:58:58,799
yourself. So, so I I think this

1472
00:58:55,520 --> 00:59:02,640
recognizes uh you know the uh the the

1473
00:58:58,799 --> 00:59:06,240
the ability of local contractors or

1474
00:59:02,640 --> 00:59:09,280
local businesses to have an impact but

1475
00:59:06,240 --> 00:59:11,760
uh you know to to put more of their

1476
00:59:09,280 --> 00:59:14,480
their signature their face on the on the

1477
00:59:11,760 --> 00:59:17,440
donation.

1478
00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:20,160
» I think Mrs. uh Miss Simon's um remark

1479
00:59:17,440 --> 00:59:22,400
was that giving should be easy and this

1480
00:59:20,160 --> 00:59:23,920
makes it easier. So it's a good thing.

1481
00:59:22,400 --> 00:59:25,680
Councelor Deiri.

1482
00:59:23,920 --> 00:59:27,680
» Uh, thank you, Madam Chair. I also

1483
00:59:25,680 --> 00:59:29,280
wanted to point out too that what we've

1484
00:59:27,680 --> 00:59:31,839
Miss Woods put together here also

1485
00:59:29,280 --> 00:59:34,960
ensures the integrity portion, which is

1486
00:59:31,839 --> 00:59:38,480
if we did receive an inind donation that

1487
00:59:34,960 --> 00:59:40,880
doesn't in any way uh make preferential

1488
00:59:38,480 --> 00:59:42,640
purchasing as well. So, we are still

1489
00:59:40,880 --> 00:59:43,839
going to maintain that integrity. We're

1490
00:59:42,640 --> 00:59:47,599
going to make sure that we're getting

1491
00:59:43,839 --> 00:59:50,960
the best possible service or product for

1492
00:59:47,599 --> 00:59:52,319
our uh taxpayers. So, yeah. Yeah.

1493
00:59:50,960 --> 00:59:53,680
Exactly.

1494
00:59:52,319 --> 00:59:55,440
Are there any other questions or

1495
00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:57,440
comments?

1496
00:59:55,440 --> 00:59:58,799
Seeing none, we'll call the question.

1497
00:59:57,440 --> 01:00:00,160
» Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter

1498
00:59:58,799 --> 01:00:00,880
matter before you, councelor Deiri, how

1499
01:00:00,160 --> 01:00:01,359
do you wish to vote?

1500
01:00:00,880 --> 01:00:02,559
» Yes.

1501
01:00:01,359 --> 01:00:03,680
» Councelor Earl,

1502
01:00:02,559 --> 01:00:04,640
» Yes.

1503
01:00:03,680 --> 01:00:05,119
» Councelor Hobbs,

1504
01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:06,160
» Yes.

1505
01:00:05,119 --> 01:00:06,640
» Councelor Calvass,

1506
01:00:06,160 --> 01:00:07,760
» Yes.

1507
01:00:06,640 --> 01:00:08,160
» Councelor Severson,

1508
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:08,960
» Yes.

1509
01:00:08,160 --> 01:00:09,359
» Councelor Wales,

1510
01:00:08,960 --> 01:00:10,160
» Yes.

1511
01:00:09,359 --> 01:00:10,480
» Chair Fullerton,

1512
01:00:10,160 --> 01:00:13,040
» Yes.

1513
01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:15,520
» That is carried. Thank you.

1514
01:00:13,040 --> 01:00:17,280
» So, um, moving on to new business, we

1515
01:00:15,520 --> 01:00:19,520
have reports from, uh, members of

1516
01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:20,799
council, the recreation committee. Um,

1517
01:00:19,520 --> 01:00:22,640
is there anything new to report?

1518
01:00:20,799 --> 01:00:24,400
Councelor Severson,

1519
01:00:22,640 --> 01:00:28,000
» No report. I think we've kind of

1520
01:00:24,400 --> 01:00:29,839
exhausted uh recreation uh for now. So,

1521
01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:31,920
most of what was discussed at our

1522
01:00:29,839 --> 01:00:32,960
meeting has been talked about tonight.

1523
01:00:31,920 --> 01:00:35,359
So, thank you.

1524
01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:38,799
» Uh thank you. Um Brock Trail, I don't

1525
01:00:35,359 --> 01:00:41,839
believe we've had a a meeting uh since

1526
01:00:38,799 --> 01:00:43,760
uh we we talked last, but certainly um

1527
01:00:41,839 --> 01:00:47,520
there's lots of activity going on at

1528
01:00:43,760 --> 01:00:49,920
John Taylor Park and um there's uh the

1529
01:00:47,520 --> 01:00:52,400
committee members are extremely excited.

1530
01:00:49,920 --> 01:00:55,599
They're sharing pictures of the footings

1531
01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:57,359
going in for the different um uh park

1532
01:00:55,599 --> 01:01:00,079
benches that are going to be part of

1533
01:00:57,359 --> 01:01:01,839
that project and also for the uh C10

1534
01:01:00,079 --> 01:01:03,440
figures which are going to be there's

1535
01:01:01,839 --> 01:01:06,400
the metal sculpture that's going to be

1536
01:01:03,440 --> 01:01:09,920
part of that park. So, we're uh excited.

1537
01:01:06,400 --> 01:01:11,920
The U footings have gone in for the um

1538
01:01:09,920 --> 01:01:14,960
uh there's going to be a rod iron uh

1539
01:01:11,920 --> 01:01:17,680
decorative uh fence. So, uh, uh, those

1540
01:01:14,960 --> 01:01:20,319
are starting to be poured and, um, yeah,

1541
01:01:17,680 --> 01:01:24,640
very, very excited to see that project

1542
01:01:20,319 --> 01:01:28,480
coming to fruition. So, uh, yeah.

1543
01:01:24,640 --> 01:01:31,119
Um, councelor Calabas or councelor Oh.

1544
01:01:28,480 --> 01:01:33,040
Oh, sorry, I've skipped. Um, Katarok Way

1545
01:01:31,119 --> 01:01:34,480
Conservation Authority. Councelor Hobbs

1546
01:01:33,040 --> 01:01:37,040
or Councelor Earl? I need to report.

1547
01:01:34,480 --> 01:01:37,920
» The meeting's tomorrow night, so you

1548
01:01:37,040 --> 01:01:39,680
could skip us.

1549
01:01:37,920 --> 01:01:41,760
» Great. Next month, we'll hear we'll

1550
01:01:39,680 --> 01:01:43,920
we'll hear about that. Uh, councelor

1551
01:01:41,760 --> 01:01:44,880
Calivas or councelor Severson on St.

1552
01:01:43,920 --> 01:01:46,960
Lawrence Lodge.

1553
01:01:44,880 --> 01:01:50,079
» Nothing to report. It'll be next month.

1554
01:01:46,960 --> 01:01:51,440
» Okay. Thank you. Uh, councelor Wales uh,

1555
01:01:50,079 --> 01:01:53,440
Aquitarium.

1556
01:01:51,440 --> 01:01:54,400
» Uh, just the update we had at the

1557
01:01:53,440 --> 01:01:56,319
beginning of the meeting. So, we're

1558
01:01:54,400 --> 01:01:58,400
welcoming new members, but also uh, the

1559
01:01:56,319 --> 01:02:00,480
Aquitarium members. So, that's the city

1560
01:01:58,400 --> 01:02:03,599
of Brockville and Btown Brigantine had

1561
01:02:00,480 --> 01:02:06,720
their AGM uh, this week as well, which

1562
01:02:03,599 --> 01:02:08,480
went well. Um, and uh, we're looking

1563
01:02:06,720 --> 01:02:09,760
forward to uh, the board meeting I think

1564
01:02:08,480 --> 01:02:10,160
again for a regular meeting in

1565
01:02:09,760 --> 01:02:11,119
September.

1566
01:02:10,160 --> 01:02:13,760
» Yes. Yes.

1567
01:02:11,119 --> 01:02:15,040
» And uh on to the library board. Uh we

1568
01:02:13,760 --> 01:02:16,559
don't have a meeting in August, so

1569
01:02:15,040 --> 01:02:19,520
September.

1570
01:02:16,559 --> 01:02:21,599
» Okay. DBIA councelor Derry.

1571
01:02:19,520 --> 01:02:23,599
» Uh not a lot to report, just that we're

1572
01:02:21,599 --> 01:02:25,920
four weeks away from our September shop

1573
01:02:23,599 --> 01:02:27,599
the street culture days. So I'll just

1574
01:02:25,920 --> 01:02:29,680
keep reminding everybody every time we

1575
01:02:27,599 --> 01:02:32,640
have these announcements.

1576
01:02:29,680 --> 01:02:37,160
» Excellent. Excellent. So we have no

1577
01:02:32,640 --> 01:02:37,160
unfinished business uh bylaws.

1578
01:02:42,880 --> 01:02:48,079
Okay.

1579
01:02:44,880 --> 01:02:49,520
» Yes. Okay. So I So I read this or

1580
01:02:48,079 --> 01:02:52,000
councelor Deir read.

1581
01:02:49,520 --> 01:02:54,319
» Yes. Okay. So uh the reading of the

1582
01:02:52,000 --> 01:02:56,000
bylaws. Councelor Deir, would you read

1583
01:02:54,319 --> 01:02:56,880
those? And councelor Wes, would you

1584
01:02:56,000 --> 01:02:58,720
second that? I will.

1585
01:02:56,880 --> 01:03:02,079
» Yes. Thank you.

1586
01:02:58,720 --> 01:03:07,280
» Okay. Hey, that bylaws numbered 056206

1587
01:03:02,079 --> 01:03:09,599
and 6 060 2026 to 063 2026

1588
01:03:07,280 --> 01:03:11,200
be introduced and the same be now read a

1589
01:03:09,599 --> 01:03:12,480
first, second, and third time signed by

1590
01:03:11,200 --> 01:03:16,760
the mayor and the clerk sealed with the

1591
01:03:12,480 --> 01:03:16,760
seal of the corporation and be recorded.

1592
01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:22,160
Thank you. Um

1593
01:03:19,359 --> 01:03:25,599
all those in favor

1594
01:03:22,160 --> 01:03:28,319
carried. Thank you. Um I have no

1595
01:03:25,599 --> 01:03:30,960
announcements. Uh

1596
01:03:28,319 --> 01:03:34,000
media question period.

1597
01:03:30,960 --> 01:03:35,520
» Thank you. Um John Lawless with the

1598
01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:37,839
Recorder and Times. I had a few

1599
01:03:35,520 --> 01:03:39,680
questions about the uh MURF project and

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01:03:37,839 --> 01:03:40,400
as well as a couple about the crosswalk.

1601
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So

1602
01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:43,839
» Um I'll try not to take up too much of

1603
01:03:41,760 --> 01:03:46,079
your time, but uh I was trying to

1604
01:03:43,839 --> 01:03:48,559
visualize the project based on the

1605
01:03:46,079 --> 01:03:50,000
design and I was wondering are any it

1606
01:03:48,559 --> 01:03:52,720
might be for Mr. Wood. Are there any

1607
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:54,960
baseball diamonds being removed at uh at

1608
01:03:52,720 --> 01:03:56,799
the Murf project? I'm just wondering how

1609
01:03:54,960 --> 01:03:59,359
the total will stack up, I guess.

1610
01:03:56,799 --> 01:04:02,000
» Yes, Director Woods.

1611
01:03:59,359 --> 01:04:04,240
» Uh thank you. So, in reality, when the

1612
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:06,799
project is fully underway, when the new

1613
01:04:04,240 --> 01:04:09,200
expansion is going, um two diamonds will

1614
01:04:06,799 --> 01:04:11,039
have to be relocated. So, part of what

1615
01:04:09,200 --> 01:04:13,520
we're doing today actually establishes

1616
01:04:11,039 --> 01:04:15,440
two new diamonds to make way for that

1617
01:04:13,520 --> 01:04:17,280
expansion when it happens. And again,

1618
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part of the the key to the way we're

1619
01:04:17,280 --> 01:04:21,200
doing it actually is that uh we'll have

1620
01:04:19,520 --> 01:04:23,440
one of the new ones ready to go for

1621
01:04:21,200 --> 01:04:26,480
spring 27 and then the next one ready

1622
01:04:23,440 --> 01:04:28,400
for 2028. So conceivably we will have

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01:04:26,480 --> 01:04:29,359
one extra diamond by the spring,

1624
01:04:28,400 --> 01:04:30,960
» Right?

1625
01:04:29,359 --> 01:04:32,799
» Then one will be removed and made into

1626
01:04:30,960 --> 01:04:34,720
pickle ball. So it is a bit of a domino

1627
01:04:32,799 --> 01:04:37,119
effect, but the reason we're phasing it

1628
01:04:34,720 --> 01:04:39,039
as you kind of identified is that um was

1629
01:04:37,119 --> 01:04:40,400
that we don't lose any capacity. Nobody

1630
01:04:39,039 --> 01:04:40,799
has to be put out to play somewhere

1631
01:04:40,400 --> 01:04:42,160
else.

1632
01:04:40,799 --> 01:04:44,559
» Right. And are the Ball diamonds are

1633
01:04:42,160 --> 01:04:46,960
they softball or hard ball or little

1634
01:04:44,559 --> 01:04:48,480
league or any mix of the the three or

1635
01:04:46,960 --> 01:04:50,240
» An excellent question. It's almost been

1636
01:04:48,480 --> 01:04:51,359
at one of our meetings.

1637
01:04:50,240 --> 01:04:53,119
» I'm just a big baseball fan.

1638
01:04:51,359 --> 01:04:55,200
» Yeah. Yeah. So So the reality is is that

1639
01:04:53,119 --> 01:04:57,200
the diamonds are being built to baseball

1640
01:04:55,200 --> 01:04:59,119
standards, but we know that

1641
01:04:57,200 --> 01:05:01,520
predominantly it's softball that's

1642
01:04:59,119 --> 01:05:03,440
played there. Now by bailing them to to

1643
01:05:01,520 --> 01:05:05,599
baseball standards with clay and and a

1644
01:05:03,440 --> 01:05:08,240
larger infield, both can happen. So,

1645
01:05:05,599 --> 01:05:10,480
we're really hoping that that any

1646
01:05:08,240 --> 01:05:13,119
changes we make with the MURF in general

1647
01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:14,880
allows a venue so that more can happen.

1648
01:05:13,119 --> 01:05:16,480
We want we really want to maximize any

1649
01:05:14,880 --> 01:05:18,799
of these kind of elements that we're

1650
01:05:16,480 --> 01:05:20,480
installing. So, um we know that softball

1651
01:05:18,799 --> 01:05:23,200
is on the rise and we know that that

1652
01:05:20,480 --> 01:05:24,720
that adult softball has been doing very

1653
01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:26,240
well. So, sorry, little league is on the

1654
01:05:24,720 --> 01:05:28,240
rise and adult softball has always been

1655
01:05:26,240 --> 01:05:30,480
very good. We don't have youth softball

1656
01:05:28,240 --> 01:05:32,000
in the city and we don't have adult

1657
01:05:30,480 --> 01:05:33,359
baseball in the city. So hopefully by

1658
01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:35,039
arranging these things the way we're

1659
01:05:33,359 --> 01:05:35,920
doing, we can allow all of those things

1660
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to happen.

1661
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» Absolutely. And um my other question was

1662
01:05:38,400 --> 01:05:42,640
about the pickle ball. Um so is it being

1663
01:05:40,559 --> 01:05:44,559
built on the current ball diamond that's

1664
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right in behind the memorial center? Is

1665
01:05:44,559 --> 01:05:46,799
that

1666
01:05:45,039 --> 01:05:48,160
» So So again, for reference, the the one

1667
01:05:46,799 --> 01:05:49,599
directly behind is the Goldie

1668
01:05:48,160 --> 01:05:51,920
Christopher. That's typically been where

1669
01:05:49,599 --> 01:05:53,680
the co-ed teams will play. Um the one

1670
01:05:51,920 --> 01:05:56,400
that's going to be available in 2028

1671
01:05:53,680 --> 01:05:58,640
will be the new Goldie, so to speak. Um,

1672
01:05:56,400 --> 01:06:00,880
so basically create that capacity for

1673
01:05:58,640 --> 01:06:02,720
when the goalie has to be demolished for

1674
01:06:00,880 --> 01:06:04,160
the expansion, which again we don't have

1675
01:06:02,720 --> 01:06:07,920
a date for necessarily, but we're going

1676
01:06:04,160 --> 01:06:09,839
to be be prepared for. Um, the Kinsman

1677
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uh, one diamond will be the location of

1678
01:06:09,839 --> 01:06:13,599
the pickle ball, the one that's the

1679
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southmost of the Kinsman diamonds. So

1680
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that's going to be the location of the

1681
01:06:14,720 --> 01:06:18,000
pickle ball and the location of a good

1682
01:06:16,400 --> 01:06:20,880
deal of the new parking lot when the

1683
01:06:18,000 --> 01:06:22,480
expansion happens. So again, the new the

1684
01:06:20,880 --> 01:06:24,960
the ball diamond that'll be ready in

1685
01:06:22,480 --> 01:06:26,720
2027 will be the new Kinsman Diamond and

1686
01:06:24,960 --> 01:06:29,200
the one that's ready in 2028 will be the

1687
01:06:26,720 --> 01:06:31,119
new Goldie and then the existing one

1688
01:06:29,200 --> 01:06:33,359
Kinsman diamond can become pickle ball

1689
01:06:31,119 --> 01:06:34,880
and the existing Goldie can operate

1690
01:06:33,359 --> 01:06:37,280
until we're ready to expand.

1691
01:06:34,880 --> 01:06:39,440
» Okay. And I know in the back part of the

1692
01:06:37,280 --> 01:06:40,880
memorial center there's an open field. I

1693
01:06:39,440 --> 01:06:42,720
believe there's some youth rugby that

1694
01:06:40,880 --> 01:06:44,240
takes place there, soccer. Is there

1695
01:06:42,720 --> 01:06:46,240
going to be any impact on those

1696
01:06:44,240 --> 01:06:47,839
organizations and that space as well or?

1697
01:06:46,240 --> 01:06:49,920
» So another great question. So that is

1698
01:06:47,839 --> 01:06:53,119
precisely why we built the new soccer

1699
01:06:49,920 --> 01:06:55,280
field uh on Laurier. So we spoke with

1700
01:06:53,119 --> 01:06:57,440
the local uh rugby and we spoke with the

1701
01:06:55,280 --> 01:06:59,200
local soccer uh groups and they

1702
01:06:57,440 --> 01:07:01,440
basically worked with us to say you know

1703
01:06:59,200 --> 01:07:03,520
we have this space if we build something

1704
01:07:01,440 --> 01:07:06,160
then you can maybe transplant a lot of

1705
01:07:03,520 --> 01:07:08,640
the youth soccer because it's about 90%

1706
01:07:06,160 --> 01:07:10,000
the size of a full pitch. Um from what

1707
01:07:08,640 --> 01:07:11,520
they said is that some of the gentlemans

1708
01:07:10,000 --> 01:07:13,119
will love the gentleman league will love

1709
01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:14,559
to play on a smaller pitch because you

1710
01:07:13,119 --> 01:07:17,599
know I certainly would play on a smaller

1711
01:07:14,559 --> 01:07:19,599
rank if I could. Um but uh but anyways

1712
01:07:17,599 --> 01:07:22,079
the idea was that that capacity then

1713
01:07:19,599 --> 01:07:24,559
allows transformation of that that

1714
01:07:22,079 --> 01:07:26,720
activity to move to the north side and

1715
01:07:24,559 --> 01:07:28,720
that the rugby uprights will be actually

1716
01:07:26,720 --> 01:07:30,960
transplanted to one of the full-size

1717
01:07:28,720 --> 01:07:33,520
pitches there so that rugby can continue

1718
01:07:30,960 --> 01:07:35,200
to play in cooperation with soccer and

1719
01:07:33,520 --> 01:07:36,720
they gain some more capacity with the

1720
01:07:35,200 --> 01:07:38,079
new pitches there. So all of these

1721
01:07:36,720 --> 01:07:39,599
things have been set up like dominoes

1722
01:07:38,079 --> 01:07:41,200
and they're starting to fall

1723
01:07:39,599 --> 01:07:42,400
» As we had planned and I think your

1724
01:07:41,200 --> 01:07:42,799
questions hit those nails on the head

1725
01:07:42,400 --> 01:07:44,240
for sure.

1726
01:07:42,799 --> 01:07:46,000
» Perfect. Thank you. And just one last

1727
01:07:44,240 --> 01:07:47,359
question about the um I think it was

1728
01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:49,119
about the roof. Just for clarification,

1729
01:07:47,359 --> 01:07:50,720
you said it will potentially it should

1730
01:07:49,119 --> 01:07:52,400
be done by the end of this week and then

1731
01:07:50,720 --> 01:07:54,480
ice will be in and people will be able

1732
01:07:52,400 --> 01:07:56,160
to use it soon, I guess.

1733
01:07:54,480 --> 01:07:57,520
» Yeah, actually. So So our staff are

1734
01:07:56,160 --> 01:07:59,520
planning to be building ice probably

1735
01:07:57,520 --> 01:08:01,440
around the clock for the next uh several

1736
01:07:59,520 --> 01:08:02,960
days leading up to the weekend. So Okay.

1737
01:08:01,440 --> 01:08:04,559
» Um I I haven't actually checked in with

1738
01:08:02,960 --> 01:08:05,440
that supervisor specifically because I

1739
01:08:04,559 --> 01:08:07,599
was out of the office today and

1740
01:08:05,440 --> 01:08:08,960
yesterday, but but when I had last

1741
01:08:07,599 --> 01:08:11,039
checked in with it, everything was going

1742
01:08:08,960 --> 01:08:13,920
to plan. All of the roof over the rink

1743
01:08:11,039 --> 01:08:16,400
is complete. Um then for I guess the

1744
01:08:13,920 --> 01:08:17,679
public's consumption um you will notice

1745
01:08:16,400 --> 01:08:19,359
that there will still be people working

1746
01:08:17,679 --> 01:08:20,159
on the outside. So the roof itself is

1747
01:08:19,359 --> 01:08:21,759
complete.

1748
01:08:20,159 --> 01:08:23,040
» The flashing will take a little while.

1749
01:08:21,759 --> 01:08:24,319
The flat roofs will then have some

1750
01:08:23,040 --> 01:08:25,759
ballast added to them. So there'll be

1751
01:08:24,319 --> 01:08:27,199
lots of activity always happening on the

1752
01:08:25,759 --> 01:08:30,880
outside probably right through till

1753
01:08:27,199 --> 01:08:32,239
maybe October. But the site itself is

1754
01:08:30,880 --> 01:08:34,159
currently a construction site. Will be

1755
01:08:32,239 --> 01:08:35,920
handed back over for the city's careman

1756
01:08:34,159 --> 01:08:37,520
care and control and then we'll be

1757
01:08:35,920 --> 01:08:38,640
building ice and have regular operations

1758
01:08:37,520 --> 01:08:39,040
on the inside.

1759
01:08:38,640 --> 01:08:41,040
» Perfect.

1760
01:08:39,040 --> 01:08:42,719
» That's the plan. And I might have a few

1761
01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:44,080
more for you if that's okay.

1762
01:08:42,719 --> 01:08:46,799
» This time about the crosswalk. Yeah,

1763
01:08:44,080 --> 01:08:48,719
sure. Um I I believe if I understood the

1764
01:08:46,799 --> 01:08:50,400
report correctly, there'll be a further

1765
01:08:48,719 --> 01:08:51,920
report coming to council for something a

1766
01:08:50,400 --> 01:08:53,199
little more definitive. I was just

1767
01:08:51,920 --> 01:08:56,000
wondering if there's might be a target

1768
01:08:53,199 --> 01:08:57,520
date uh on when the crosswalk might be

1769
01:08:56,000 --> 01:08:59,040
painted. I'm thinking like will it be

1770
01:08:57,520 --> 01:08:59,279
done for Remembrance Day kind of thing.

1771
01:08:59,040 --> 01:09:00,880
Is that

1772
01:08:59,279 --> 01:09:02,400
» So So again, we uh we were just looking

1773
01:09:00,880 --> 01:09:03,679
to coordinate kind of our own resources

1774
01:09:02,400 --> 01:09:05,359
in house because we're going to remove

1775
01:09:03,679 --> 01:09:07,040
all the uh interlock and paving stone

1776
01:09:05,359 --> 01:09:09,520
that makes up that current crosswalk.

1777
01:09:07,040 --> 01:09:11,520
And so that'll require us to close that

1778
01:09:09,520 --> 01:09:14,480
part of our street briefly just to pull

1779
01:09:11,520 --> 01:09:17,520
that out, prepare it, pave it, tamp it,

1780
01:09:14,480 --> 01:09:19,759
open it back up, and then uh in I think

1781
01:09:17,520 --> 01:09:21,199
it's the plan is uh midepptember to late

1782
01:09:19,759 --> 01:09:23,199
September. Then we're going to again

1783
01:09:21,199 --> 01:09:25,040
bring people in. We we have a a night

1784
01:09:23,199 --> 01:09:27,120
shift that does painting at like 2 a.m.

1785
01:09:25,040 --> 01:09:28,719
So we'll come in, close it again.

1786
01:09:27,120 --> 01:09:30,719
» There'll be a crew that takes it on and

1787
01:09:28,719 --> 01:09:32,239
then ideally is open it up for the next

1788
01:09:30,719 --> 01:09:33,600
day's worth of traffic. And if we need

1789
01:09:32,239 --> 01:09:35,279
to do a second night, then we'll go at

1790
01:09:33,600 --> 01:09:38,159
it. Again, that's part of what I tried

1791
01:09:35,279 --> 01:09:40,319
to convey in the in the um in the report

1792
01:09:38,159 --> 01:09:42,560
is that we're great at painting roads. I

1793
01:09:40,319 --> 01:09:43,759
don't know how artistic we can be with

1794
01:09:42,560 --> 01:09:45,359
machinery we have, but we're going to

1795
01:09:43,759 --> 01:09:46,960
figure it out. It's going to be very

1796
01:09:45,359 --> 01:09:48,239
presentable and and respective

1797
01:09:46,960 --> 01:09:50,080
respectable. So,

1798
01:09:48,239 --> 01:09:51,279
» We also don't know 100% how much upkeep

1799
01:09:50,080 --> 01:09:52,560
it'll take. So, we may have to repeat

1800
01:09:51,279 --> 01:09:54,880
that throughout the year. And the number

1801
01:09:52,560 --> 01:09:56,480
that you're referring to, um everything

1802
01:09:54,880 --> 01:09:57,920
we've got pretty much at this point, we

1803
01:09:56,480 --> 01:10:01,440
can handle within the established budget

1804
01:09:57,920 --> 01:10:02,960
and manpower that we have. But uh to

1805
01:10:01,440 --> 01:10:04,000
keep this in good condition, we'll

1806
01:10:02,960 --> 01:10:05,679
probably have to come back and budget

1807
01:10:04,000 --> 01:10:07,840
and say this is the increment that it

1808
01:10:05,679 --> 01:10:09,360
takes to do this sort of thing. So it's

1809
01:10:07,840 --> 01:10:10,320
not like a crosswalk that we do once a

1810
01:10:09,360 --> 01:10:12,560
year. We're going to have to come back

1811
01:10:10,320 --> 01:10:14,000
and have some folks on night shift to

1812
01:10:12,560 --> 01:10:14,960
touch it up and keep it clean and keep

1813
01:10:14,000 --> 01:10:16,800
it good.

1814
01:10:14,960 --> 01:10:18,640
» Yeah. And Yeah. Do you think it would be

1815
01:10:16,800 --> 01:10:20,480
done by remembrance day then? Is that

1816
01:10:18,640 --> 01:10:21,120
kind of a thing? I thought you mentioned

1817
01:10:20,480 --> 01:10:22,640
mid September.

1818
01:10:21,120 --> 01:10:24,560
» Mid September I think is when we'll plan

1819
01:10:22,640 --> 01:10:26,159
to do it. Um the other thing is for

1820
01:10:24,560 --> 01:10:27,760
paint has to be warm out. So we got to

1821
01:10:26,159 --> 01:10:29,040
work with the weather as well. So that's

1822
01:10:27,760 --> 01:10:31,040
that's the criteria we're working with

1823
01:10:29,040 --> 01:10:32,640
and it is a bit of discovery as we go as

1824
01:10:31,040 --> 01:10:34,080
every municipality I've sort of looked

1825
01:10:32,640 --> 01:10:36,320
into has kind of figured it out a little

1826
01:10:34,080 --> 01:10:38,560
bit but it has to be uh weather

1827
01:10:36,320 --> 01:10:39,840
conditions are favorable for all the

1828
01:10:38,560 --> 01:10:42,640
right reasons. So yeah should be

1829
01:10:39,840 --> 01:10:44,000
September that's that's done and um we

1830
01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:45,199
do have a project landing page at the

1831
01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:47,040
city that we're trying to keep up to

1832
01:10:45,199 --> 01:10:48,400
date with some information so that you

1833
01:10:47,040 --> 01:10:50,480
know folks don't have to wonder what's

1834
01:10:48,400 --> 01:10:52,400
going on. So ideally update that as we

1835
01:10:50,480 --> 01:10:53,360
go and it usually hits social media so

1836
01:10:52,400 --> 01:10:54,480
it should be something fairly

1837
01:10:53,360 --> 01:10:56,400
conspicuous I hope.

1838
01:10:54,480 --> 01:10:57,840
» Perfect. And I my final question was

1839
01:10:56,400 --> 01:10:59,679
just about the design. I know there were

1840
01:10:57,840 --> 01:11:01,280
some discussions about the design and

1841
01:10:59,679 --> 01:11:03,760
the photo that was included in the

1842
01:11:01,280 --> 01:11:06,560
report. So is that kind of the template

1843
01:11:03,760 --> 01:11:08,320
with maybe there might be some kind of

1844
01:11:06,560 --> 01:11:08,960
» Deviation depending on suggestion or

1845
01:11:08,320 --> 01:11:10,000
things like that or

1846
01:11:08,960 --> 01:11:11,840
» That's right. When we spoke to the

1847
01:11:10,000 --> 01:11:13,600
legion actually and I think councelor

1848
01:11:11,840 --> 01:11:15,199
pointed out as well is that there was

1849
01:11:13,600 --> 01:11:17,280
idea of poppies. Poppies are actually a

1850
01:11:15,199 --> 01:11:19,199
trademark of the legion. Um there was

1851
01:11:17,280 --> 01:11:21,840
lots of little things that we could do

1852
01:11:19,199 --> 01:11:23,760
figures and and and and nomenclature and

1853
01:11:21,840 --> 01:11:25,360
all kinds of things. So when the legion

1854
01:11:23,760 --> 01:11:27,520
looked at it, they actually selected the

1855
01:11:25,360 --> 01:11:29,040
one that has been widely used in a lot

1856
01:11:27,520 --> 01:11:30,800
of municipalities. So it uses the white

1857
01:11:29,040 --> 01:11:32,960
ladder bars as I mentioned is required

1858
01:11:30,800 --> 01:11:35,120
to include but also has you know a bit

1859
01:11:32,960 --> 01:11:36,640
of memory a bit of messaging as a

1860
01:11:35,120 --> 01:11:38,719
commemoration and also the maple leafs

1861
01:11:36,640 --> 01:11:40,159
and these sort of things. So it's very

1862
01:11:38,719 --> 01:11:41,280
similar to the ones I actually mentioned

1863
01:11:40,159 --> 01:11:42,800
in the report and I can't name off the

1864
01:11:41,280 --> 01:11:44,640
top of my head but yeah

1865
01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:46,400
» This same one has been scaled up and

1866
01:11:44,640 --> 01:11:48,480
down in many communities. So that seems

1867
01:11:46,400 --> 01:11:50,239
to be maybe the the new standard so to

1868
01:11:48,480 --> 01:11:51,360
speak but that's where it came from and

1869
01:11:50,239 --> 01:11:52,960
that's what we're playing about. Yeah.

1870
01:11:51,360 --> 01:11:54,719
» Right. Thanks for letting me grill you

1871
01:11:52,960 --> 01:11:55,760
for a bit. Anyhow, that's it for me.

1872
01:11:54,719 --> 01:11:58,080
Thank you,

1873
01:11:55,760 --> 01:12:00,320
» Councelor Severson.

1874
01:11:58,080 --> 01:12:02,560
» Not a media question, but uh we I think

1875
01:12:00,320 --> 01:12:03,760
we missed on all the work going on at

1876
01:12:02,560 --> 01:12:05,600
the Memorial Center. I've had some

1877
01:12:03,760 --> 01:12:07,600
questions on the south side of the

1878
01:12:05,600 --> 01:12:09,440
memorial center is the skateboard park.

1879
01:12:07,600 --> 01:12:11,840
Can you just confirm that that's going

1880
01:12:09,440 --> 01:12:13,280
to remain where where it is and yes,

1881
01:12:11,840 --> 01:12:14,480
all's good for the skateboarders?

1882
01:12:13,280 --> 01:12:16,640
» Yes. Yes, all is good for the

1883
01:12:14,480 --> 01:12:19,520
skateboarders. Um yeah, so there's no uh

1884
01:12:16,640 --> 01:12:22,000
plan to change that at all. Um, in fact,

1885
01:12:19,520 --> 01:12:23,280
if I would love to actually share the

1886
01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:26,400
designs with anybody who's interested,

1887
01:12:23,280 --> 01:12:28,560
but uh the the actual MURF project will

1888
01:12:26,400 --> 01:12:31,040
see a road come in between the existing

1889
01:12:28,560 --> 01:12:32,400
moral center and the skate park and then

1890
01:12:31,040 --> 01:12:34,159
enter a brand new parking lot at the

1891
01:12:32,400 --> 01:12:36,239
back and then come back around on the

1892
01:12:34,159 --> 01:12:37,679
west side. So, um, there's a lot of

1893
01:12:36,239 --> 01:12:39,280
detail. Well, it's all you, of course,

1894
01:12:37,679 --> 01:12:41,440
engineering plots and stuff like that.

1895
01:12:39,280 --> 01:12:42,719
But I' be happy to share them to show

1896
01:12:41,440 --> 01:12:44,400
people because it's actually quite

1897
01:12:42,719 --> 01:12:46,640
exciting when you see pickle ball,

1898
01:12:44,400 --> 01:12:49,600
skateboard park, ball diamonds, rock

1899
01:12:46,640 --> 01:12:51,520
trail, play structures, rink facility,

1900
01:12:49,600 --> 01:12:52,800
walking track, community halls, all in

1901
01:12:51,520 --> 01:12:54,800
one spot. And that's kind of the essence

1902
01:12:52,800 --> 01:12:57,520
that we've we've tried to actually

1903
01:12:54,800 --> 01:12:58,880
characterize is not just a rink because

1904
01:12:57,520 --> 01:13:03,360
it certainly isn't.

1905
01:12:58,880 --> 01:13:07,199
» Yeah. Awesome. Uh that's good. Okay. Um

1906
01:13:03,360 --> 01:13:10,960
we do have an in camera uh session. So

1907
01:13:07,199 --> 01:13:12,560
uh why don't uh we'll take a couple

1908
01:13:10,960 --> 01:13:16,320
minutes. Should we read the motion

1909
01:13:12,560 --> 01:13:18,159
before or when we get back?

1910
01:13:16,320 --> 01:13:20,640
» Read it now. Okay.

1911
01:13:18,159 --> 01:13:23,360
» Oh, okay. So we'll take a two-minut

1912
01:13:20,640 --> 01:13:26,560
break to allow our uh guests to vacate

1913
01:13:23,360 --> 01:13:29,560
the room and then we'll have a um an in

1914
01:13:26,560 --> 01:13:29,560
camera