[1:00] Good evening and welcome to the council
[1:01] meeting of Tuesday, August 25th, 2026.
[1:04] We will begin with our land
[1:05] acknowledgement statement. We would like
[1:07] to acknowledge the land on which we meet
[1:08] today. For thousands of years, it has
[1:10] been the traditional land of the
[1:11] Alangquin nation. Today, this meeting
[1:13] place is still the home to many
[1:14] indigenous people, and we are grateful
[1:16] to have the opportunity to live and work
[1:18] on this land. Thank you.
[1:22] » Uh good evening everyone and welcome to
[1:24] our council meeting. Uh I'm I'm uh
[1:28] sitting in this evening for uh um uh his
[1:32] worship. Uh as you're all aware, a
[1:35] couple of weeks ago um our mayor had a
[1:38] mild uh stroke. Uh he's uh recovering
[1:42] very well at home. I spoke with him at
[1:44] length this afternoon about um uh the
[1:48] agenda uh tonight and also um he wanted
[1:52] me to convey uh uh to you as a council
[1:56] but also to the citizens uh his
[1:58] gratitude for how kind everyone's been,
[2:00] the various supportive messages that
[2:02] he's received and and all the kindness
[2:04] and certainly again to reiterate um how
[2:08] grateful uh he is to the staff at the
[2:11] Brockl General hospital and to the
[2:13] emergency responders who um were so uh
[2:17] important in making sure he's um come
[2:20] out of this and going to uh have a full
[2:22] recovery. So um he sounds uh really
[2:26] good. He said a little bit fatigued, but
[2:28] other than that uh very upbeat and very
[2:30] interested in what we're um doing here
[2:32] and wanted to um make sure that a few of
[2:35] the things that are coming through
[2:36] tonight that he could have his um input
[2:40] into that. So, um, anyway, wanted to say
[2:44] just, you know, thank you so much and
[2:46] we're all, uh, you know, so grateful
[2:49] that he's had such a, um, marvelous
[2:51] outcome to, um, to the incident that
[2:54] he's encountered. And it speaks to the
[2:57] support that a few years ago we gave to
[2:59] the Brockville General Hospital. And I
[3:01] remember when we when we were talking
[3:02] about that, you know, I was saying that
[3:05] at any time any citizen in this city
[3:09] could need the services of the Broville
[3:11] General Hospital. So I think it really
[3:12] is important that when they when they
[3:15] need help from their municipality that
[3:16] we do step up and this council uh did
[3:19] and I'm proud that we did. But this is
[3:22] um this just sort of shows you when it
[3:24] hits very close to home as part of our
[3:26] team that these services are very needed
[3:29] and um you know uh just uh wonderful
[3:33] that we have the the facility that we do
[3:35] and the excellent care that we're able
[3:37] to receive um right here in Brockville.
[3:40] So uh it's it's excellent.
[3:43] Um
[3:46] he wanted me to mention a few things but
[3:48] I'm going to mention it later under uh
[3:50] the item about the um uh the crosswalk
[3:53] because he was very instrumental in
[3:55] bringing that initiative uh forward. So
[3:58] he had just had a little bit of
[3:59] background um on that that he wanted to
[4:01] make sure that was uh shared in um at
[4:04] the at the council meeting. Uh so the
[4:08] other thing that's happened this week of
[4:10] course is that the nomination period
[4:12] closed for the upcoming election
[4:16] and because um we're going to be in a
[4:19] minority in terms of returning officers
[4:22] 100% for um for sure um I mean it could
[4:25] be a full turnover of uh of council. the
[4:28] electors of course will decide but uh we
[4:31] will be going into lame duck and I've
[4:33] asked the city manager if she'd just
[4:34] take a minute and explain um uh to
[4:39] everyone what the impact of lame duck
[4:41] is.
[4:43] » Thank you through you madame chair. Uh
[4:46] so lame duck situation is encountered in
[4:48] a municipality when less than 75% of the
[4:52] current council may be returning. So in
[4:55] our case it's seven. So we know we have
[4:58] far less than seven incumbents running
[5:00] in this next election. So that does put
[5:02] us in a lame duck or restricted acts uh
[5:05] period. So under the restricted acts in
[5:08] the municipal act there's a couple of
[5:09] things that are four things actually the
[5:13] there means that the appointment or
[5:15] removal from office of any officer of
[5:17] the municipality. So meaning the the
[5:19] clerk, the uh treasurer, the chief
[5:22] building official, uh myself as city
[5:25] manager, those things cannot happen, but
[5:28] I'll talk about how it can happen or may
[5:30] need to happen. the hiring or dismissal
[5:32] of any employee of the municipality.
[5:36] The disposition of any real uh or
[5:39] personal property and uh
[5:44] yes, the disposition of property which
[5:46] has a value exceeding $50,000
[5:50] and making any expenditure or incurring
[5:52] any liability greater than $50,000. So,
[5:56] of those four things, I'll just fill you
[5:58] in on how each of them can be handled
[6:00] during this lame duck period. With
[6:02] regard to the appointment or removal
[6:03] from office of any officer of the
[6:05] municipality in our case in the city of
[6:08] Brockville, the only officer that is
[6:11] hired or fired through council is the
[6:14] city manager's position. So, everything
[6:17] else including all the other employees
[6:19] are under my authority to hire and or
[6:22] fire. So that has been delegated
[6:25] previously through my job description
[6:27] and other means. So that will continue
[6:29] as it needs to happen in the next few
[6:32] months. With regard to the disposition
[6:35] of property, uh we don't foresee any
[6:38] property needing to be uh disposed of in
[6:41] the next peri next little period of
[6:43] time. But if something should happen
[6:45] that it becomes necessary, then I have
[6:49] been delegated authority in order to be
[6:52] able to manage that process. And that's
[6:54] the same with any other experience uh
[6:57] expenditures or incurring liability
[6:59] greater than $50,000 that is not in the
[7:03] budget. So, for example, if we had an
[7:05] emergency and we had to to expend
[7:08] greater than $50,000, I have that within
[7:10] my authority to make those uh purchases
[7:14] or incur those liabilities. So,
[7:17] in other words, we're going to continue
[7:19] pretty much as normal for the next few
[7:21] months. And when the new council is
[7:23] installed on November 15th, there will
[7:26] be will be little to no changes uh other
[7:29] than the the people that will be in this
[7:31] room. So hope if I'd be happy to answer
[7:34] any questions if there are any.
[7:35] Otherwise uh that's the explanation.
[7:38] » Yeah. Very very good. If the media has
[7:39] any questions um please um uh we'll we
[7:42] would handle that at the end of the
[7:43] meeting. But is there anybody on the
[7:45] council floor that has a question for
[7:47] the city manager about the lame duck
[7:49] period? Seeing none, we'll move on. Uh
[7:52] disclosure of uh pecuniary interest.
[7:56] Seeing none. Uh adoption of council
[7:59] minutes. Uh, councelor Calivas, would
[8:01] you move those and councelor Severson,
[8:03] would you second?
[8:05] » Thank you. Uh, it's moved that the
[8:06] minutes of the council meeting of July
[8:08] 28, 2026 be adopted.
[8:11] » Uh, thank you. And I see councelor Earl
[8:13] has also just uh joined us um via Zoom.
[8:17] Uh,
[8:19] any questions or comments? Seeing none,
[8:22] uh, by show of hands, all those in
[8:24] favor? That's carried. Thank you.
[8:26] Correspondence and communications.
[8:28] Councelor Wales, I wonder if you would
[8:30] put the first appointments to boards and
[8:33] committees uh motion on and councelor
[8:34] Hobbes, would you second?
[8:38] » Thank you, Madam Chair. So, uh this is
[8:40] appointments to boards and committees
[8:41] regarding the aquitarium that the
[8:43] resignation of Barry Moss and Larry
[8:45] Journal from the aquitarium board be
[8:47] accepted and that councelor Fullerton
[8:49] and councelor Deiri be appointed to the
[8:51] aquitarium board and that the necessary
[8:53] bylaw be enacted. And I just wonder if I
[8:55] could say a few words of sincere uh
[8:58] thanks and appreciation uh to both Barry
[9:01] Moss and Larry Journal uh for their long
[9:03] service uh on the Aquitarium board. Um I
[9:07] have always appreciated their insights
[9:08] at the table and and Barry certainly his
[9:10] leadership uh in the chair's position.
[9:12] So they're both deeply missed but uh
[9:15] wished well after a a deserved
[9:17] retirement from the board. Uh and of
[9:20] course my thanks to uh you for stepping
[9:23] into the board at this time and also uh
[9:25] Phil for for stepping in as well. Thank
[9:27] you.
[9:28] » Yeah, great. Um yeah, happy to help and
[9:30] uh yeah, I would echo those sentiments.
[9:32] Certainly both those uh gentlemen have
[9:34] served on the aquitarium for quite some
[9:36] time and have done some things that are
[9:38] um have been u very instrumental in
[9:41] making the equatorium a success. So well
[9:43] yes, they have our our thanks for sure.
[9:46] Um, any other questions, comments?
[9:49] Seeing none, by a show of hands, all
[9:51] those in favor? Carried. Thank you. Um,
[9:54] item number two, councelor Deiri, would
[9:56] you put that on the floor? And councelor
[9:58] Hobbs, would you second? Thank you.
[10:00] » Will, Madam Chair, uh, item number two
[10:01] is a downtown Brockville photo op trail
[10:04] and full hearts and full shelves
[10:05] initiative, the downtown Brockville
[10:08] business improvement area. uh that the
[10:10] letter of intention related to the
[10:11] downtown Brockville photo op trail and
[10:13] full hearts and full shells initiative
[10:15] be received and that the letter of
[10:16] support be provided by city council for
[10:19] inclusion in the grant funding
[10:20] application.
[10:21] » Yes. Uh do you want to add anything to
[10:23] that? Um councelor Jerry I know you sit
[10:25] on
[10:25] » D. Yeah. I al I think it's one of these
[10:28] uh situations where people often forget
[10:31] um that many of us are very fortunate
[10:33] and uh to be able to provide some
[10:36] necessary meals for a lot of people in
[10:38] the community who are or may be
[10:40] struggling. Um I always like to remind
[10:42] people that we generally do this over
[10:44] the Christmas holidays, but it it you
[10:46] know the the food insecure food security
[10:49] issues that we have don't just happen at
[10:51] Christmas, they happen all year round.
[10:53] And so if you want to um if you're
[10:55] thinking of ways to give, this is a
[10:56] great way to do it. We have food drives
[10:58] that go on as well. So this is just one
[11:00] other tool we have that we can help very
[11:02] vulnerable part of our community. So I'm
[11:04] happy to put this on the
[11:05] » Yeah. Yeah.
[11:06] » I think both these things are wonderful
[11:07] initiatives. I like the idea of the um
[11:10] of the um um photo op um locations as
[11:14] well. Um my daughter and her family have
[11:16] just been on an extended uh tour and uh
[11:19] so many uh countries and cities have
[11:21] different um specifically set up um
[11:24] places in their towns to go to uh to
[11:27] have a picture taken so you know exactly
[11:29] where you've been and uh I think this is
[11:31] a great idea for our our downtown core
[11:34] and I'm sure we'll bring people down to
[11:36] um uh yeah to visit us so that'll be a
[11:39] good thing. Any other questions or
[11:41] comments related to the motion? Seeing
[11:43] none, um, by show of hands, all those in
[11:45] favor?
[11:47] Carried. Thank you. Uh, item number
[11:50] three, uh, Councelor Wales, would you
[11:52] put that on the floor? And councelor
[11:54] Sepherson, would you second? Thank you.
[11:56] » Thank you, Madam Chair. Integrity
[11:58] Commissioner's annual report, July 2025
[12:00] to July 2026 from the Office of the
[12:03] Integrity Commissioner that Council of
[12:05] the Corporation of the City of Brock
[12:06] receive the Integrity Commissioner's
[12:08] annual report for information.
[12:10] » Great. Thank you. Um, as the report
[12:13] states, this is a uh um an annual thing
[12:17] that um every year we have to have a a
[12:20] report. It isn't that there's any
[12:21] unusual activity. It's that um every
[12:23] year the integrity commissioner um makes
[12:26] the report um about um what the
[12:28] complaints were and what the activity
[12:30] was in that particular file. Are there
[12:32] any questions or comments?
[12:34] Seeing Seeing none, we'll call a
[12:37] question. All those in favor?
[12:40] That's carried. Thank you. Um, moving on
[12:44] to staff reports. Councelor Calivas,
[12:46] would you put the first item on and
[12:48] councelor Deiri, would you second?
[12:51] » Thank you. who would uh move that the
[12:52] fire protection grant, fire hall, bunker
[12:56] gear separation and contamination
[12:58] control, that the fire chief be
[13:00] authorized to prepare and submit an
[13:03] application to the province of Ontario
[13:04] for the fire protection grant to support
[13:07] the renovation of a section of the main
[13:10] floor of fire station number one.
[13:14] » Um, thank you. Are there any questions
[13:16] or comments related to the report?
[13:20] Yes.
[13:20] » I just wonder if we could get a brief
[13:22] overview from
[13:23] » Certainly. Thank you.
[13:30] » Through you. Um the Ministry of Labor
[13:33] had put forth cancer prevention
[13:35] guidelines for uh firefighters because
[13:38] they are very at very high risk for
[13:41] cancer. Generally, they're about I think
[13:43] it's 25 to 30% more likely to die of
[13:46] cancer than general uh population. So,
[13:50] these Ministry of uh labor guidelines
[13:52] are what we're supposed to be having in
[13:53] the fire halls that will give the basic
[13:55] minimum protection to control
[13:58] contaminants. Uh every time they're in a
[14:00] fire or even at a a car fire, some of
[14:02] that that stuff comes back to the hall
[14:05] and it's on their gear. So, that's why
[14:07] they have to have two sets of gear so
[14:08] they can wash one and still have another
[14:10] to respond. The problem is if it comes
[14:12] back to the hall and it's just sitting
[14:13] in the back bay without being contained,
[14:16] then those contaminants are coming off
[14:17] and infecting anybody that comes into
[14:19] its path. So, as you know, our newest
[14:22] hall is over 30 years old and our oldest
[14:24] one's 116
[14:26] years old. So, the uh the modern uh flow
[14:31] of contamin decontamination is not
[14:33] there. So, this is a small step, but
[14:35] it's a fairly important one to be able
[14:37] to provide a barrier and negative
[14:39] pressure so that the the gear can go in
[14:41] there, the contaminants can be taken out
[14:44] and not exposed to the rest of the
[14:46] firefighters.
[14:47] » Yeah. Thank you. Yes, Councelor Wells.
[14:50] » Thanks very much. Thanks, Chief. And um
[14:52] glad to hear that there's a a a grant uh
[14:55] program available uh for us to uh to
[14:57] take advantage of hopefully. So, uh we
[15:00] appreciate you bringing this forward. I
[15:01] I certainly uh would say and um I think
[15:04] you know as obviously the the history of
[15:06] the fire service has progressed we've
[15:08] learned more about how to keep members
[15:09] safe and what the risks are and how we
[15:11] have to respond differently to keep
[15:12] members safe. Uh so I appreciate the the
[15:15] work that you're doing to make sure that
[15:16] happens. Thank you.
[15:18] » Chief Jones, as I read the report, I
[15:20] wondered is this a fixed dollar um grant
[15:22] or is it a proportion uh grant? And I
[15:26] wondered what the city's um share would
[15:28] be.
[15:28] » So this is year three of the grant. The
[15:31] first year it was 10 million divided
[15:32] amongst over 400 fire departments. Next
[15:35] year it's 20 and we our portion was
[15:38] approximately I think it was 37 and
[15:40] change and we use that for bunker gear
[15:42] last year
[15:43] » And this year is 20 million as well. So
[15:46] I would expect we would get the same
[15:47] amount. So it's a fixed amount based on
[15:49] fire stations.
[15:50] » Yeah. Yeah. And and what was the city's
[15:53] share of that? Is that a 50/50
[15:55] contribution or it doesn't say or it
[15:57] just depends on what the price is on
[16:00] what you decide um is needed.
[16:02] » It's on what we propose. So the city
[16:04] share of this one would end up if we get
[16:06] the 36 or 37 the total amount is 43.
[16:11] » Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you.
[16:14] Uh any other questions or comments?
[16:17] Seeing none, we'll call the question.
[16:19] » Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter
[16:20] before you, Councelor Deir, how do you
[16:21] vote?
[16:22] » Yes. Councelor Earl,
[16:25] » Sorry, you're on mute. Mute. Yes. Okay.
[16:27] Councelor Hobbs.
[16:28] » Yes.
[16:29] » Councelor Calvass.
[16:30] » Yes.
[16:30] » Councelor Severson.
[16:32] » Yes.
[16:32] » Councelor Wales.
[16:33] » Yes.
[16:33] » Chair Fullerton.
[16:34] » Yes.
[16:35] » That's Carrie. Thank you.
[16:36] » And just indicate for our audience that
[16:39] um councelor Earl is online and he
[16:41] indicated by raised hand that he was uh
[16:44] uh voting in favor. Uh moving on to the
[16:48] next item, the um item number two.
[16:51] Councelor Hobbs, would you put that on
[16:53] the floor? And Councelor Severson, would
[16:54] you second, please?
[16:57] » Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, item
[16:59] 2026-128,
[17:01] the Veterans Memorial Crosswalk, that
[17:05] council received the report for
[17:07] information.
[17:09] » Thank you. This is one of the items that
[17:11] uh his worship and I um discussed at
[17:14] length this afternoon. And uh this has
[17:16] been something a pro a project that the
[17:18] mayor has been working on with the uh
[17:20] Brockville uh Legion. Uh this year is um
[17:25] the Legion in Canada's uh centennial. So
[17:28] it's 100red years old. And what's
[17:30] heartening about that is that in
[17:32] Brockville, it was the very next year.
[17:34] So Le Legion can Canada formed 100 years
[17:37] ago. Legion Brockville uh formed 99
[17:41] years ago. So next year will be their
[17:42] centennial. So certainly they were
[17:45] looking for um something to mark that
[17:47] particular uh occasion and uh they came
[17:51] up with this um uh with this idea and
[17:54] the pictures in the uh package uh
[17:57] capture this very well. But also if
[17:59] you're on Instagram, you're starting to
[18:01] see this because other cities are doing
[18:02] the same thing. And so this will start
[18:04] to become a national identity type of
[18:07] thing that in most cities they'll they
[18:09] will have a veterans um commemorative uh
[18:13] walk which is uh excellent. um uh his
[18:16] worship wanted you to know that um he's
[18:19] been working with the Legion and
[18:21] certainly they visited the site and a
[18:23] number of things had to be considered in
[18:25] terms of the location for this and um
[18:27] one of the reasons of course that they
[18:28] picked uh courthouse uh um square is
[18:32] that uh it has the beautiful war
[18:34] memorial. But one of the first things
[18:36] that they considered was perhaps the uh
[18:39] the walkway right below the um the
[18:42] memorial and um in in um in consultation
[18:47] with uh public works, what they realized
[18:49] is that because there's so much traffic
[18:51] coming down the hill and making the turn
[18:54] that the painting on that sidewalk was
[18:56] not likely to hold up um very well that
[18:59] they would be constantly having to uh to
[19:03] touch that up or replace um or or
[19:06] replace the painting. And also they felt
[19:08] that it might be a little bit
[19:10] distracting in terms of it is a
[19:12] beautiful um view and certainly when
[19:15] we're down there for the um Remembrance
[19:18] Day services you the whole uh city sort
[19:22] of stands around the base and in the and
[19:25] in the street. So um where this is going
[19:28] will be behind um uh between
[19:32] basically going across Broad Street. So,
[19:34] it will actually create somewhat of a
[19:36] little corral uh a framework, a backdrop
[19:40] for that whole uh area. And I think
[19:42] it'll look beautiful. But I think the uh
[19:44] the thought was because it's narrower,
[19:47] the street uh there was less of it uh to
[19:51] do, so less less cost because it will
[19:54] need to be replaced and refreshed on a
[19:56] regular um basis that this was um a good
[19:59] place to put it. um they consulted with
[20:02] the DBIA and were um uh pleasantly
[20:06] surprised that when they contacted them,
[20:08] the DBIA actually had been in the
[20:10] process. I assume in relation to the
[20:13] other two initiatives that they were
[20:15] already undertaking, they were already
[20:17] had this idea and wanted to do it as
[20:19] well. So they were in full support of
[20:21] this um project uh going forward. So
[20:24] this is um this is a project that has uh
[20:27] a lot of support. has had a lot of
[20:29] consultation and I think is something
[20:31] that um the list of municipalities that
[20:34] have one of these veteran walks in their
[20:37] community uh is growing uh um very
[20:40] quickly and I think um this will really
[20:43] look great in our downtown Brockville
[20:45] and is a wonderful way to mark the
[20:47] centennial of uh the Legion's uh Canada.
[20:50] Yes, councelor Sverson.
[20:53] » Thank you, Madam Chair. I was just
[20:54] interested if Mr. Wood would give a an
[20:56] update as well. uh to uh to the design
[20:59] and I'm kind of interested I saw the
[21:01] municipalities that have this design of
[21:04] how it's withtood winters and that and I
[21:07] saw you had upkeep costs but I'm more
[21:11] interested probably in the red like is
[21:13] the red will the red be faded more
[21:15] quickly than the rest of the design.
[21:17] Thank you.
[21:18] » So thank you and uh thank you madam
[21:20] chair. Um it's a great question. Uh we
[21:23] are somewhat sort of going to learn a
[21:25] lot about this as we go. Uh as as uh
[21:28] councelor Fullerton had mentioned that
[21:30] we we did for this location because it
[21:32] had less turning motions. We know that
[21:34] regular crosswalks in the city um we can
[21:36] do an application per year. It tends to
[21:38] fade. We topped them up uh just before
[21:41] kind of the school year. So that's been
[21:42] how we do things. But we know that this
[21:44] is a commemorative area and we want it
[21:46] to have the distinction that of the
[21:47] detail that it has. So, um, we're sort
[21:50] of banking on having to touch it up
[21:51] several times a year. I think in terms
[21:52] of the colors, that's maybe a little
[21:54] outside of my expertise in terms of
[21:56] which will fade faster, but, um, but
[21:59] nonetheless, we we did spend the time to
[22:01] figure out that our equipment will do
[22:03] this. We can get stencils to make it
[22:04] happen nicely. We're going to plan to
[22:06] try and hit it at least three times a
[22:08] year, and maybe after the first year,
[22:10] we'll say two is fine. But we are going
[22:12] to certainly give this an elevated level
[22:14] of service that um that hopefully
[22:16] warrants the care that uh that we wanted
[22:18] to present. So
[22:22] » Yes,
[22:23] » Oh uh councelor Earl
[22:25] » Thank you uh madam chairman um this idea
[22:29] it came forward a couple years ago and I
[22:32] certainly 100% support it supported it
[22:35] then but it never got off the ground.
[22:37] Now the uh two items for it. One was uh
[22:42] I noticed the background is white with
[22:45] the red poppies and I I saw numerous of
[22:49] the uh when we looked at this a couple
[22:51] years ago where the the background was
[22:54] red uh and had much more red in it. And
[22:59] I was wondering because it is a road and
[23:02] there are tires and there are dirt.
[23:04] roads aren't necessarily the most
[23:06] sanitary things. If maybe more red and
[23:10] less white might be uh might be more
[23:13] appropriate because uh as anybody knows
[23:17] that know wears white or has a white uh
[23:20] truck or something, the uh white is is a
[23:23] pretty hard color to keep clean. So the
[23:26] uh u just as a u as a suggestion or as a
[23:33] something to look at before we do a
[23:35] final on this. I would hope that we
[23:37] could look at a red more more red in the
[23:42] background than white just so that it
[23:44] stays stays looking good. and and
[23:47] certainly red poppies go with go with uh
[23:53] remembrance day and the and the in the
[23:55] senate half uh very well. So I I just
[23:59] just ask that we look at that. I don't
[24:01] know what the uh the answer is, but I
[24:04] trust Mr. Wood to uh to find the right
[24:08] answer for that. Uh
[24:11] » The um the red in this is actually maple
[24:14] leaf, not a not a poppy. uh in this
[24:17] case. So I'll have uh counselor I'm
[24:20] sorry
[24:22] » I stand I stand corrected the original
[24:24] design that when we look back then was
[24:26] was poppies as opposed to maple leaf. So
[24:30] um you know where where the final design
[24:33] will end I don't know but
[24:36] whether it's poppies or it's maple leafs
[24:39] I just think red might stay cleaner on
[24:41] the street than white. So,
[24:43] » Well, I think the other thing that the
[24:44] mayor wanted to um make sure that that I
[24:48] um stressed with everyone is that the
[24:51] design that we're looking at is a design
[24:53] that's been approved by the Legion. The
[24:55] Legion likes this design. They like the
[24:58] wording. they like they've approved
[25:00] everything about this and it's gone
[25:01] through um them and um it you know it it
[25:05] it's had their collaboration and they
[25:08] are very much um part of this uh this uh
[25:11] project and it's you know it's to
[25:14] recognize their organization so I think
[25:16] that's very important their preference
[25:18] is extremely important but um director
[25:20] Woods
[25:23] » So so through you madam chair that's
[25:24] that's precisely what I was going to add
[25:25] as well is that we actually presented
[25:27] maybe a dozen uh designs and asked the
[25:29] Legion to say which one they like the
[25:31] best. And so this was the one that they
[25:33] liked the best. And one of the things
[25:34] that's nice about it from I suppose the
[25:36] staff the rigid staff point of view is
[25:38] that all road applications are actually
[25:40] very prescriptive. And one of the things
[25:42] we've always shied away from is adding
[25:44] any detail that isn't legislated. So the
[25:46] nice thing about this is the white
[25:47] ladder bars are actually what a standard
[25:49] pedestrian crossover is mandated to look
[25:51] like when you resurface. So our plan is
[25:54] if is within the report is to resurface
[25:56] this area. We've been slowly but surely
[25:57] assimulating some of the brick downtown
[25:59] into Asheva and where where it's been a
[26:01] crossing and this will actually work
[26:03] quite well for that to add the white
[26:06] ladder bars that were required to and
[26:08] the detail that the Legion wanted. So it
[26:10] seemed to be quite suitable for them.
[26:13] There was lots some that were red, some
[26:14] that were quite a bit different and they
[26:16] they selected this one as you mentioned.
[26:18] » Yeah.
[26:18] » Okay. The uh if I could follow up from
[26:22] something that uh Mr. Wood just said um
[26:27] we had the other thing we had talked
[26:28] about when we these things and he just
[26:30] mentioned that that we were motioning
[26:34] transitioning from
[26:36] uh the uh paving stones to asphalt in
[26:40] some cases. And I'm sure everyone has
[26:43] read the uh criticism of the uh of the
[26:48] cement patch job. And and I and I wanted
[26:50] to do two things. One is I wanted to to
[26:54] let people know that that asphalt that's
[26:56] a temporary measure for safety that and
[26:59] and that's why it's done um and that
[27:02] those things will be corrected. And one
[27:06] of the corrections that we had looked at
[27:08] a couple years ago and Mr. Wood and I
[27:10] had talked about it is when we convert
[27:13] them to asphalt is to take the crossings
[27:17] and make them blue in honor of the of
[27:20] the river. similar to what we do with
[27:23] the green with bicycle paths. So, I was
[27:26] uh I was hoping that when we do do that
[27:29] consideration that that making our
[27:32] crosswalks blue to make Brock stand out
[27:34] among cities for for tourism and and you
[27:38] know make each of the crosswalks I don't
[27:41] think it'll ever look like a river but
[27:43] uh but to signify the river and our
[27:46] crosswalks when when we go asphalt uh or
[27:49] if we go asphalt all the way. But
[27:51] certainly uh I I did want to give his
[27:54] staff a break uh because they've been
[27:56] taking a lot of heat on on the cement in
[27:59] the in the current uh paving stones and
[28:03] and you know what you know that's not a
[28:05] a that's not a permanent fix. That's
[28:09] just to keep a safety fix. Uh many of us
[28:12] have had knee problems uh uh
[28:17] madame chairman included and myself and
[28:20] uh you know that that those cement
[28:22] patches are to keep us from catching and
[28:25] and and falling down. So so u you know
[28:29] it's it I didn't want the the citizens
[28:33] to think that was a permanent fix.
[28:38] » Uh thank you.
[28:41] Uh I think um I I think we want to
[28:44] stress um councelor Earl that we're not
[28:46] being asked uh to make any changes to
[28:49] this. We're asking we're being asked to
[28:52] receive the report for information. So I
[28:55] I don't know that there's any venue for
[28:58] us to insert ourselves into the design
[29:00] process um in this particular um thing.
[29:04] Um,
[29:09] » I I understand that they were talking
[29:11] this, but I just wanted to get the the
[29:14] blue crosswalks on the uh in the minutes
[29:18] so that they were the so that we can
[29:22] deal with them at at a later time.
[29:25] » Thank you. Thank you. Uh, are there any
[29:28] other questions or comments related to
[29:29] the report?
[29:32] Seeing none, we'll call the question.
[29:35] » Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter
[29:36] before you, Councelor Deiri, how do you
[29:37] vote?
[29:38] » Yes.
[29:38] » Councelor Earl,
[29:43] » You voted yes. Councelor Hobbs,
[29:45] » Yes.
[29:45] » Councelor Calvash,
[29:46] » Yes.
[29:47] » Councelor Severson,
[29:48] » Yes.
[29:48] » Councelor Wales,
[29:49] » Yes.
[29:50] » Chair Ferton,
[29:50] » Yes.
[29:51] » That's carried. Thank you.
[29:52] » Yes. Uh just for clarity, I want to uh
[29:55] I'll record that councelor Earl uh
[29:57] raised his hand in support of the
[29:59] motion. Um, item number three. Uh, let's
[30:05] see. Councelor Wales, would you put that
[30:06] on the floor, please? Um,
[30:09] and councelor Severson, would you
[30:11] second?
[30:13] » Thank you, Madam Chair. The item is
[30:14] 2026-126
[30:16] adoption of zoning bylaw amendment
[30:18] general update following council's
[30:20] direction from a previous meeting that
[30:22] zoning bylaw 050-204
[30:24] be amended to implement the changes as
[30:26] proposed and prepared by NPG solutions
[30:29] with the exclusions of section 3.21k
[30:32] home industries and 3.22 22. Oh, no.
[30:37] 12. Thank you. Uh, home home
[30:40] occupations. And that zoning bylaw 050 I
[30:43] it just took me a second. I I don't even
[30:46] have the coffee excuse. Apologies. That
[30:48] zoning bylaw 050-204
[30:50] be further amended in relation to home
[30:52] industries and home occupations remain,
[30:55] but be further refined and read retail
[30:58] except for the sale of goods in
[30:59] accordance with section 3.21 21 for home
[31:02] industries and retail except for the
[31:05] sale of goods in accordance with section
[31:06] 3.22B
[31:08] 7 and 8 for home occupations.
[31:14] » There we go.
[31:15] » Thank you.
[31:16] » It's not good.
[31:17] » Mr. McGinness, uh I take it you can um
[31:20] provide an update for us.
[31:23] Uh three you madam chair and as you do
[31:25] recall um in July or actually last
[31:29] council meeting I believe it was uh the
[31:31] general amendment did come forward to
[31:33] the zoning byl and there were questions
[31:34] regarding home occupations, home
[31:36] industries, retailing from those
[31:38] locations as well as landscaped areas
[31:41] within parking areas. Uh so staff did
[31:45] take a take it back and speak with MPG
[31:47] our consultant and we have no problem
[31:50] removing
[31:52] uh the preparation of food provided it's
[31:54] on a small scale. So councelor Wales is
[31:57] brought had brought up at the last
[31:58] meeting about cakes, cookies, brownies
[32:01] etc.
[32:03] We're still excluding restaurants. So
[32:05] that gets the larger picture out of it.
[32:08] And they're also limited on size.
[32:09] They're only allowed 25% of the home or
[32:12] 28 square meters, whichever is lesser.
[32:15] And that happens with both home industry
[32:17] and home occupations, except home
[32:19] industries could do their
[32:23] industry within their detached structure
[32:25] or garage. Um, we've also focused the
[32:29] retail portion. So, back to councelor
[32:31] Whale's comments at that meeting about
[32:33] people coming uh in
[32:37] multiple vehicles to pick things up. Uh
[32:40] councelor also brought that up. We
[32:42] already have a regulation that limits it
[32:44] to two occupant or two visitors at a
[32:48] time.
[32:49] » So, all we did was limit it to not allow
[32:51] a retail store,
[32:53] but in accordance with section seven and
[32:57] 8 and 12.
[33:00] So that references specifically to that
[33:03] two clients per time at a time.
[33:05] » Yeah, that seems like a good uh
[33:07] compromise in terms of uh not not being
[33:10] a nuisance to your neighbors because
[33:13] you're tying the whole street up.
[33:15] » Now just sorry just to re or to add to
[33:18] that it does not apply to home
[33:20] industries only to home occupations but
[33:23] home industries are only allowed in the
[33:25] rural zone.
[33:27] So you're not going to get a home
[33:28] industry on Perth Street or Charles
[33:31] Street or Duke Street. They're basically
[33:34] out on Victoria Road.
[33:35] » Yeah.
[33:36] » And Centennial.
[33:37] » Yeah.
[33:37] » Which have larger lots. So we didn't
[33:39] believe it would become an issue. Uh if
[33:41] it does though, we do issue certificates
[33:43] of zoning compliance which we could
[33:44] revoke.
[33:45] » Yeah.
[33:46] » If complaints do arise.
[33:49] » Good. Uh councelor Derry.
[33:51] » Thank you. Uh thank you Mr. McInness.
[33:53] Just my question was related to the 15%
[33:56] aotment for the landscaping. Was there
[33:58] any specific requirement that it has to
[34:00] be within the interior of the or can it
[34:02] be along the exterior or perimeter of
[34:04] the property? Does it specify anything
[34:06] along that or does it matter where they
[34:08] make that landscaping?
[34:10] » Uh through you madam chair to couns
[34:12] councelor Derry and the rest of council.
[34:13] Um so it would be within the parking
[34:16] area delineated by the building. So if
[34:18] the parking area is in the front yard
[34:20] » It would need to be within the front
[34:21] yard. Uh for an example
[34:24] um we already I'm going to use Walmart
[34:26] as an example. We require say Walmart
[34:29] came tomorrow and wanted to build a new
[34:32] complex. We require minimum 15%
[34:35] landscaped open space. When you look at
[34:37] Walmart now where would their
[34:39] landscaping be? It's in the back. No one
[34:41] sees it.
[34:43] » So we've we're trying to implement it
[34:45] within the parking area to beautify the
[34:47] area, make it more attractive. Um, it is
[34:50] already a requirement.
[34:52] We're just dictating it has to be within
[34:54] that parking area if it's over 50
[34:56] parking spaces.
[35:00] » So hope so the desire is that hopefully
[35:03] it would lead to a few trees uh being
[35:07] » Hopefully it doesn't have to be trees
[35:09] that could be shrubs or something that's
[35:11] easily maintained.
[35:12] » Yeah,
[35:13] » As councelor Earl did bring up trees are
[35:14] hard to maintain in those islands.
[35:16] » Yeah,
[35:16] » They don't get enough water. No,
[35:19] » Not saying the owners couldn't water
[35:21] them, but there are other options.
[35:23] » Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Good. Are there any
[35:26] other questions or comments? Yes.
[35:30] » Uh, thanks very much, Madam Chair. I
[35:32] just want to thank uh Mr. McGinness for
[35:34] uh the revisions. I I think that they've
[35:35] captured council's de uh debate and
[35:38] deliberation very well. Uh and also the
[35:42] um the memo uh from uh Mr. opits uh and
[35:46] NPG I have found quite helpful in
[35:48] explaining uh the many different reasons
[35:51] why they've considered this and the
[35:53] whole heat island effect and it was very
[35:54] informative. So appreciate their work as
[35:56] well.
[35:57] » Thank you.
[35:58] » Absolutely. as you're aware, I certainly
[36:00] had some concerns about it, but I'm not
[36:02] the expert and I um I I believe, you
[36:06] know, you've had a good look at it um uh
[36:08] now specifically and I do see that it,
[36:11] you know, on uh 50 uh car parking area,
[36:15] it means five spaces. So, to me, it's
[36:18] still not insignificant. And I know
[36:20] we're going to have some um some
[36:22] properties that are challenged to meet
[36:24] uh what they need to do, but I also know
[36:26] that um yeah, we we work things out
[36:29] somehow. Yeah. Yeah. Uh any other
[36:32] questions or comments? Seeing none,
[36:35] we'll call the question.
[36:37] » Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter
[36:38] before you, Councelor Jerry, how do you
[36:39] vote?
[36:40] » Yes.
[36:40] » Councelor Earl?
[36:42] » Yes.
[36:44] » Councelor Hog,
[36:45] » Yes.
[36:46] » Councelor Calvas,
[36:47] » Yes.
[36:47] » Councelor Severson,
[36:48] » Yes. Councelor Wales.
[36:50] » Yes.
[36:51] » Chair Fullerton.
[36:52] » Yes.
[36:52] » That's carried. Thank you.
[36:53] » Great. U moving on to the general
[36:55] committee. I wonder councelor Deiri,
[36:58] would you take this agenda, please?
[36:59] » I will, Madam Chair. All matters listed
[37:02] under consent agenda considered to be
[37:03] routine and will be enacted by one
[37:05] motion. Should a council member wish an
[37:08] alternative action from the proposed
[37:09] recommendation, the council member shall
[37:11] request that this matter be be moved to
[37:14] separate the item uh and that the
[37:16] following items as listed on the general
[37:18] committee agenda are recommended by the
[37:20] committee to be passed by consent
[37:22] agenda. Was anyone asking for separation
[37:24] from the agenda?
[37:26] » Okay, seeing none, I'd ask.
[37:28] » Councelor Hobbs, um do you mind
[37:29] seconding?
[37:30] » Oh, yes. Thank you.
[37:31] » Thank you.
[37:32] » Yeah, thank you. Um, councelor Severson,
[37:35] if you could take one and two, and
[37:37] councelor Hobbs, if you take three,
[37:38] four, and five.
[37:42] » Thank you, Councelor Deir. Um 2027
[37:46] Ontario 55 summer games 55 plus ad hoc
[37:50] games organizing committee that an ad
[37:52] hoc games organizing committee be
[37:54] established to develop and implement a
[37:56] comprehensive strategy that aims to
[37:58] manage the Ontario 55 plus summer games
[38:01] in 2027 along with associated
[38:04] subcommittees and that the draft terms
[38:06] of reference for the ad hoc games
[38:08] organizing committee be adopted and the
[38:10] necessary bylaw be adopted.
[38:13] 2026
[38:15] 118 museum collection policy that the
[38:18] brothel museum collection policy be
[38:20] adopted as amended to reflect a review
[38:23] period of four years rather than three.
[38:27] Item number 3 2026-19
[38:30] the museum exhibition policy that the
[38:32] Brockville Museum exhibition policy be
[38:35] adopted as amended to reflect a review
[38:37] period of four years rather than three.
[38:40] Item 4, 2026-120.
[38:43] The museum membership program new user
[38:45] fee. That the new user fee for museum
[38:48] membership offered by the broughtful
[38:50] museum be approved and that the
[38:52] necessarily necessary bylaw be amended.
[38:56] Item 5, 2026-121,
[38:59] the June 2026 capital status report that
[39:02] report 2026-121
[39:06] June 2026 capital status report be
[39:09] received.
[39:11] » Thank you. Um, so by uh roll call, I
[39:15] will call the question.
[39:17] » Thank you, Chair Fullerton. On the
[39:19] matter before you, Councelor Deir, how
[39:20] do you vote?
[39:21] » Yes.
[39:22] » Councelor Earl?
[39:24] » Yes.
[39:25] Councelor Hobbs,
[39:26] » Yes.
[39:27] » Councelor Calvas,
[39:28] » Yes.
[39:28] » Councelor Severson,
[39:29] » Yes.
[39:30] » Councelor Wales,
[39:31] » Yes.
[39:31] » Chair Fullerton,
[39:32] » Yes. Thank you. That's carried.
[39:38] » Uh, councelor Calivas, will you take the
[39:40] next item, please? And councelor
[39:41] Severson, will you second?
[39:44] » Okay. It's moved that uh project 260036
[39:49] Murf Ball Diamonds and Pickle Ball
[39:51] Excavation Tender that the report
[39:53] 2026124
[39:55] project 260036
[39:57] Murf Ball Diamonds and Pickle Ball
[40:00] Excavation Tender be received.
[40:03] » Uh thank you. Um, one of the things that
[40:06] was noted at our general uh, committee
[40:09] meeting is that there were uh, a few
[40:12] things on this um, on this uh, agenda
[40:16] that related to the multi-use recreation
[40:18] facility and the fact that it's moving
[40:20] forward. And um at the time we had uh
[40:23] the fundraiser for the new um uh project
[40:26] was in the room and certainly spoke to
[40:28] um uh you know the fundraising efforts
[40:31] that are going to um begin to happen.
[40:34] And um this is again part of the project
[40:38] that we are um you know taken off so
[40:41] that we have a little bit of it done and
[40:44] we're working toward it. And it was
[40:46] certainly noted that u the city has
[40:48] already acquired and paid for the land.
[40:50] We've already uh contracted and paid for
[40:54] the uh design. So, we have a shovel
[40:57] ready project that's um that's ready to
[41:00] go. We've got a fundraiser uh in place
[41:03] and uh we're waiting for our upper level
[41:06] um government announcements for funding
[41:09] and uh we have a very strong uh project
[41:12] to put forward. So, um so this was very
[41:16] exciting. Um, yes, Councelor Severson.
[41:21] » Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I might ask
[41:23] Mr. Wood to speak. Uh, again, um, I I
[41:27] ask that these the item one and two be
[41:29] pulled from our consent agenda because I
[41:32] think it's a very big project within the
[41:34] city and also a very exciting time
[41:37] hopefully uh, within the next year. and
[41:41] um and councelor Wales and myself went
[41:44] on a tour to check out the new roof that
[41:46] was uh being finished and hopefully this
[41:50] week will be finished. So maybe Mr. Wood
[41:52] could give us an update on that.
[41:56] » Certainly.
[41:56] » Thank you.
[41:58] » Thank you. And through you, Madam Chair.
[41:59] Um well, I'm going to start with just a
[42:01] quick update on the roof. Um, so despite
[42:04] the fact that I understand this to be
[42:06] the wetest July in history and possibly
[42:09] I'm assuming the wetest August in
[42:10] history, um, our roof project has
[42:12] proceeded and is planned to be complete
[42:15] on budget and on time. Uh, the, uh, as I
[42:19] understand, our first ice booking is
[42:21] actually the 31st of August, and we are
[42:24] planning to have ice built for then. So,
[42:26] I know there's a lot of moving parts and
[42:28] there's a lot of uh maybe a little
[42:30] excitable folk in our in our barn at the
[42:33] moment, but uh the uh the contractor's
[42:36] been excellent to deal with and uh been
[42:38] very forward when we found issues. We
[42:39] worked them through and um and they've
[42:41] done a very good job at completing the
[42:43] job as we've asked. So, um, right now
[42:46] we're in a position where provided
[42:48] there's no enormous surprises between
[42:50] now and the end of the week, we should
[42:51] have, uh, we should have all of that,
[42:54] uh, ready to go to start building ice.
[42:56] So, again, um, those who have been
[42:58] inside, I I think will be impressed.
[43:00] It's an enormous facelift on the inside,
[43:02] even though we haven't made any
[43:03] structural changes. Um, you know, it's a
[43:05] much brighter, renew, rejuvenated
[43:08] building when you're inside. And I must
[43:10] admit, it's sort of um an interesting
[43:12] feeling when you're standing at Center
[43:13] Ice and looking up at the sky. So, it's
[43:15] it's been impressive. So, yes, the
[43:17] memorial center is is uh on its way.
[43:20] We're, like I said, planning to build
[43:22] ice in the very near future. I think
[43:23] it'll probably be some allnighters by
[43:24] staff to get it done on time, but we are
[43:26] hitting our marks. So, that's positive.
[43:28] » Yeah.
[43:29] » We have a doors open uh project coming
[43:32] uh day coming on uh September the 18th,
[43:36] I believe. Uh, is the memorial center
[43:38] going to be one of those doors that that
[43:40] is open?
[43:42] » Well, the uh, you know, manager of
[43:44] tourism would have been probably an
[43:45] excellent person to answer that question
[43:46] because I'm not specifically sure. I
[43:48] know that the Gourd Watts building is
[43:49] and so forth, but there will certainly
[43:52] be people skating on it by the time the
[43:54] doors open happens. So, hopefully we'll
[43:57] we'll all be, you know, in very pleased
[43:59] mood when we see that. But,
[44:01] » Yeah. Um so yeah, if uh you'll indulge
[44:04] me, I'll I can speak to the the outside
[44:06] project which is sort of the matter of
[44:07] the report. Um so uh maybe I'll start
[44:11] quickly that um this this project and
[44:14] what we're discussing constitutes
[44:16] probably a third or more of the
[44:18] component of the greater MURF project in
[44:22] terms of the outside facility. So when
[44:25] we if if you recall and I'll paraphrase
[44:27] but the uh the report of the costs of
[44:29] the project actually was approximately
[44:30] 20 million for the new build
[44:32] approximately $5 million for the outside
[44:34] work and approximately $5 million for
[44:36] the inside work plus then you have
[44:37] contractor markups and some
[44:39] contingencies and these sort of things
[44:40] and that is how the cost estimate was
[44:42] presented by the the consultant. So um
[44:46] of the of the renovation I'll start with
[44:48] that of the renovation approximately $2
[44:50] million of that was to do the roof. So,
[44:52] we've checked that box. Now, we have
[44:54] approximately $3 million worth of
[44:55] renovations in the inside. When we get
[44:57] to that point in terms of the outside
[44:58] facilities, uh again, it was
[45:00] approximately $5 million worth of work.
[45:02] Um if we built if we intended to proceed
[45:05] with the ball fields and pickle ball the
[45:07] way that it was designed, it's probably
[45:10] $2 million or more worth of work. Um
[45:12] that would include landscaping the
[45:14] entire property. And to be perfectly
[45:16] honest and that would be the perfect
[45:18] world for how to build it according to
[45:19] the way the designers did it but it
[45:20] would actually result in a gap in our
[45:22] ability to deliver services to our user
[45:24] groups. So for instance the co-ed men's
[45:27] and and ladies ball uh leagues would
[45:29] have to pause while grass group for
[45:31] instance while we did this. Um the way
[45:34] this is done um is actually going to be
[45:37] staff managing this in terms of the
[45:39] landscapes that we have. the end product
[45:41] will be just as good, but it won't be as
[45:44] I suppose complete as as the way it was
[45:47] designed where the whole landscape would
[45:48] be leveled to one level and that sort of
[45:50] thing. Um, not I suppose ironically the
[45:53] um the budget for this as I mentioned uh
[45:56] was probably two more than $2 million to
[45:59] do it the way it was designed. um staff
[46:00] will be doing this in-house using um our
[46:03] own contract administration capabilities
[46:05] and our own I suppose landscape the way
[46:08] it is and we'll be approximately 954,000
[46:12] in terms of the budget that was set out
[46:13] that was roughly equivalent not
[46:15] ironically to the amount that the
[46:17] Ontario government gave us to do the
[46:18] roof. Um so we've had to set this up in
[46:22] a way that was strategic for both the
[46:23] city and for staff uh ability to manage
[46:26] this. So it was broken up into four
[46:28] smaller projects. one being the
[46:29] excavation. That's the meat and potatoes
[46:31] of what this report is. So, it's talking
[46:32] about how we we carved out the
[46:35] components that were just machine work
[46:36] on site, land, earth moving and all that
[46:38] good stuff. Um, that's the part that
[46:40] we've completed. Now, part of what the
[46:42] report says is that the amount that we
[46:44] had we had estimated that to be the cost
[46:46] came in more than that. Um, the second
[46:50] part of that is lighting which we are
[46:51] tendering at the moment, the fencing and
[46:53] then also the sports material. This is
[46:55] the clay and things going on the
[46:56] infield. By managing them independently
[46:58] and in house gives us the ability to do
[47:01] two things. We can be strategic about it
[47:02] as I mentioned and by strategic I mean
[47:04] that we're not actually going to
[47:06] interrupt any any services we provide.
[47:08] Our plan is to phase in things so that
[47:10] the ball diamond that needs to be
[47:11] complete will be complete on time for
[47:13] use in 2027. Provided that goes well, we
[47:16] can use one of the existing ball fields,
[47:18] that's the way the landscaping is, to
[47:19] build the pickle ball. And then the
[47:21] third component is the second diamond
[47:24] and that uh can be finished by 2028. So
[47:27] this phasing the the way that we're
[47:30] we're doing it in partition allows us to
[47:32] be strategic to manage it within ideally
[47:35] a smaller budget more contained project
[47:37] just as good as a final product and uh
[47:40] something that we've been able actually
[47:42] to procure inhouse and and deliver
[47:44] ideally to the public in a in a in a
[47:47] very good way. This is actually very
[47:49] similar to how we did the um the um
[47:52] docks at the Ernie Fox key and the
[47:54] tunnel. This was something that was
[47:56] designed in cooperation with an a
[47:57] designer, delivered using a local uh
[48:01] contractor to fabricate them being Kho
[48:03] and then actually contract administrated
[48:05] by staff. What it means is as staff get
[48:08] to these different milestones, we may
[48:10] come back to council and say, you know,
[48:11] we were a little good on this one. We we
[48:12] were under our budget expectations or
[48:14] this one was a little a little beyond.
[48:17] The other thing with the phasing is that
[48:18] we can actually bring this back to a
[48:19] future capital project or capital
[48:21] budget. So council can actually
[48:23] interpret the cost as we've tendered
[48:24] them and make you know decisions on the
[48:27] budget implications through the budget
[48:29] process as opposed to me coming in the
[48:31] middle of a budget year saying this is
[48:33] ahead or behind. So apologize it for
[48:35] being a little more complicated than
[48:36] normal but this is kind of the way that
[48:38] we'll do it that uh that allows us to
[48:40] have our finger on the pulse, manage it
[48:42] inhouse and deliver those answers to
[48:44] council as we go. there's uh lots of
[48:46] moving parts and uh I think uh you know
[48:49] the usual if you hire a general
[48:51] contractor to do all these things
[48:52] doesn't it add 20% of um to the project
[48:56] cost. So I think this is a an excellent
[48:58] uh approach and as you say um you know
[49:01] our citizens are worried about losing um
[49:04] access to uh um to certain of their uh
[49:08] facilities. So, um, being able to keep
[49:10] those diamonds, uh, going when people
[49:12] want to play play ball is, uh, a really
[49:15] important, uh, feature of the way that
[49:17] you're, uh, uh, taking this job on. So,
[49:20] it's good. It's good. Other questions or
[49:23] comments?
[49:25] » Seeing none, we'll call the question.
[49:26] » Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter
[49:28] before you, Councelor Deiri, how do you
[49:29] vote?
[49:30] » Yes.
[49:30] » Councelor Earl,
[49:34] » Yes.
[49:35] » Councelor Hobbs,
[49:36] » Yes. Councelor Calvas,
[49:38] » Yes.
[49:38] » Councelor Severson,
[49:39] » Yes.
[49:40] » Councelor Wales,
[49:40] » Yes.
[49:41] » Chair Fullerton,
[49:42] » Yes.
[49:42] » That's carried. Thank you.
[49:44] » Councelor Hobbs, will you put the next
[49:45] item on? And councelor Wales, would you
[49:47] second?
[49:48] » Thank you.
[49:49] » Thank you, Madam Chair. Item number two,
[49:51] 2026-122
[49:54] inind fundraising policy for the MURF
[49:56] fundraising campaign.
[50:00] that report 2026-122
[50:03] inind fundraising policy for the MURF
[50:06] fundraising campaign be received and
[50:08] approved and that the inind fundraising
[50:11] policy be implemented accordingly and
[50:14] that authorization of inind donations in
[50:17] accordance with the policy be accepted.
[50:21] Are there questions or comments? Yes,
[50:23] Councelor Severson.
[50:24] » Thank you, Madam Chair. Um I got this
[50:27] one confused at committee. I was
[50:28] thinking because we had Joan Simon here
[50:30] that that's what we were talking about
[50:32] and I did read it but I just got you
[50:34] know all excited about raising money but
[50:37] um Emily Wood prepared for us a great
[50:40] inind fundraising policy and uh while
[50:43] Joan was here she gave us an update and
[50:45] she said it's much easier to uh have
[50:48] this in place when she's starting to
[50:50] raise money because anybody that wants
[50:52] to donate money in the community needs
[50:54] to have it in front of them that it's
[50:57] factual and that we uh or ducks in a
[50:59] row, so to speak. I wouldn't mind if
[51:01] Miss Wood would give us a little bit of
[51:03] an update on how she put this together
[51:06] um and uh how she sees it proceeding.
[51:08] » Yeah.
[51:09] » Thank you.
[51:10] » Thank you.
[51:11] » Thank you. And through you, Madam Chair.
[51:12] Uh so yes, this policy was developed uh
[51:15] from the request of the immensely
[51:17] talented Joan Simon. Uh so she's asked
[51:20] us to consider inkind donations. In our
[51:22] current policy, it's limited at $5,000
[51:24] and uh for a project of this size, uh
[51:27] she was hoping uh that there would be
[51:30] interested parties that would maybe give
[51:33] more. So, um we've developed a formal
[51:37] process for engaging local companies uh
[51:40] that may wish to support the project
[51:42] through things other than a cash
[51:43] donation. This policy is uh going to
[51:47] provide us with an accountable framework
[51:49] uh to accept these contributions while
[51:51] protecting our procurement integrity uh
[51:54] ensuring that there's fair access to um
[51:57] for potential donors and establishing
[52:01] appropriate safeguards for quality
[52:02] workmanship and it allow us to recognize
[52:05] new and existing community partners with
[52:07] the intent of offsetting those costs
[52:10] associated with this project. Uh and so
[52:12] in terms of roll out uh there was a
[52:14] question uh a general committee of how
[52:17] we are uh going to proceed with this and
[52:20] um uh in the beginning uh we'll probably
[52:24] do an expression of interest uh getting
[52:26] some information from folks who
[52:28] businesses that are interested in um
[52:33] contributing in this way. Uh in kind
[52:36] again is you know free uh items for the
[52:39] city. So, not all businesses will be
[52:41] doing that. Um, but we will put out the
[52:44] expression of interest through our
[52:45] social media channels, through the
[52:46] city's website. We will allow that to be
[52:48] open for a while. And once we get an
[52:50] idea of who is interested in donating,
[52:53] we will pull from our design and we will
[52:58] pull uh the design information and
[53:01] specifications for the items that we're
[53:03] looking for and see if it matches what
[53:05] those folks that have expressed interest
[53:08] uh are willing to donate. Uh and then
[53:10] from there we would quantify um you know
[53:13] numbers, values, timelines and we would
[53:16] set out an agreement with those parties
[53:18] um so that they we all understand the
[53:21] same thing. So, um that they would need
[53:24] to keep things until we're ready for
[53:26] them. That um you know, their names
[53:30] would be written into the tender with a
[53:33] uh contact information for the potential
[53:36] biders or the future biders hopefully uh
[53:38] to reach out to them and understand what
[53:41] product they're providing and um just to
[53:44] be very clear during that process so
[53:46] nothing falls between the cracks. So um
[53:49] uh we hope in the next uh couple of
[53:52] months to be issuing uh a post for
[53:54] expression of interest and then we would
[53:57] go from there. For other items, we
[53:59] talked about the fundraising campaign
[54:01] needing some potential uh folks that
[54:04] might want to provide food services to
[54:07] any events. um we would specifically
[54:09] post what we were looking for in the in
[54:11] that regard, saying we're looking for um
[54:15] businesses that might be interested in
[54:16] providing inind services. We're seeking
[54:19] quantities of sandwiches or whatever
[54:22] that might look like. But uh that's
[54:24] essentially the mechanism and the
[54:26] process that we're hoping to use if this
[54:28] policy is approved.
[54:30] » Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Yes, please. If I
[54:34] may, Madam Chair, I just wanted to add
[54:36] that this is uh the first time that city
[54:39] of brothel has attempted this type of
[54:41] inind policy and it's not uh Mr. Wood
[54:44] and I were at the Association of
[54:46] Municipalities of Ontario conference
[54:48] last week and it's not something that
[54:50] happens very often. So, this is a trial.
[54:53] We're really quite excited about it. We
[54:55] think it could provide some great
[54:57] opportunities for the city moving
[54:59] forward on on larger capital projects
[55:02] especially, but uh let's treat this as a
[55:06] test case and uh we're hoping that we'll
[55:09] see good results from it and we'll be
[55:10] able to implement it for future projects
[55:12] as well.
[55:14] I can certainly remember um when I was a
[55:16] counselor in Augusta, we had a large
[55:18] fundraiser for the uh library and uh so
[55:22] the library board had uh an auction and
[55:26] um we had things donated like um you
[55:29] know 10 yards of top soil and we had a
[55:32] lot of that that sort of donation is
[55:35] dirt there. There are a lot of pits and
[55:37] things in Augusta. And uh when I first
[55:40] saw the list, I was a little bit I
[55:42] thought this not very interesting. I was
[55:45] shocked at how we got full price for all
[55:48] of um for all of the you know the
[55:51] aggregate and we had you know different
[55:53] kinds of things um uh donated. And you
[55:56] have people too that have seasons
[55:58] tickets for um you know sens games and
[56:00] that kind of thing that are willing to
[56:02] uh to donate um uh uh tickets and um you
[56:07] know they have a value they have a set
[56:08] value printed right on them and often um
[56:11] you know they'll donate their parking
[56:12] pass with it and um it's really
[56:15] something that you can monetize uh very
[56:17] well and that is marketable but it but
[56:20] it's a little harder for them to just
[56:21] reach in the pocket sometimes and say
[56:23] I'm going to give cash for this. Um, but
[56:25] to say, "Yeah, I'm not going to use all
[56:28] of these tickets anyway. I'm quite happy
[56:30] to give a couple away." So, it's
[56:31] surprising the different applications.
[56:34] And on the Brock Trail, too. We've had
[56:36] trees donated and rocks uh donated to
[56:39] put our plaques on and uh uh we've had
[56:43] uh engineering services uh donated.
[56:45] We've had design services uh donated. So
[56:49] um when uh when it's the citizens group
[56:52] um working like a lot of times yeah
[56:55] people can give you u what they do but
[56:58] you know it's it's a little harder for
[57:00] them to just to write a check for it. So
[57:03] uh I think this is a great step forward.
[57:05] It's a big project so I I think there's
[57:08] lots of opportunities and I'm glad that
[57:10] it'll be another tool that u Miss uh
[57:13] Simon has uh in order to reach her uh
[57:16] fundraising goal for us. So very
[57:18] exciting. Are there questions, comments?
[57:21] Uh yes, councelor Earl.
[57:24] » Yeah, I just wanted to uh to say that,
[57:28] you know, you're looking at it from the
[57:30] city side, but I I wanted to, you know,
[57:33] give you a view from the contractor
[57:35] side. Many contractors are reluctant to
[57:39] donate money
[57:41] so that so that the the city can hire
[57:44] their competitor.
[57:46] So like uh you know like so if you are
[57:50] say you wanted to donate
[57:53] you mention aggregate uh aggregate for a
[57:56] project and so you donated strictly as a
[58:00] cash basis let's say $5,000 in aggregate
[58:05] and then they went and bought it from
[58:07] another contractor that kind of leaves
[58:09] you with a sour taste. So, so this way
[58:12] it, you know, this this type of
[58:14] donation, you know, allows uh allows the
[58:19] uh contractor to actually physically
[58:21] donate something and it goes directly to
[58:24] the project and not directly to to his
[58:27] com competitors. And you know, I guess
[58:30] you you used a a sandwich analysis. I
[58:33] think this would end a sandwich. Well,
[58:38] if you were a
[58:41] sandwich emporium. Uh I think you would
[58:45] be reluctant to uh to to go and buy all
[58:48] your sandwiches from the competitor to
[58:51] donate to the city. You'd want to do it
[58:53] yourself. So, so I I think this
[58:55] recognizes uh you know the uh the the
[58:58] the ability of local contractors or
[59:02] local businesses to have an impact but
[59:06] uh you know to to put more of their
[59:09] their signature their face on the on the
[59:11] donation.
[59:14] » I think Mrs. uh Miss Simon's um remark
[59:17] was that giving should be easy and this
[59:20] makes it easier. So it's a good thing.
[59:22] Councelor Deiri.
[59:23] » Uh, thank you, Madam Chair. I also
[59:25] wanted to point out too that what we've
[59:27] Miss Woods put together here also
[59:29] ensures the integrity portion, which is
[59:31] if we did receive an inind donation that
[59:34] doesn't in any way uh make preferential
[59:38] purchasing as well. So, we are still
[59:40] going to maintain that integrity. We're
[59:42] going to make sure that we're getting
[59:43] the best possible service or product for
[59:47] our uh taxpayers. So, yeah. Yeah.
[59:50] Exactly.
[59:52] Are there any other questions or
[59:53] comments?
[59:55] Seeing none, we'll call the question.
[59:57] » Thank you, Madam Chair. On the matter
[59:58] matter before you, councelor Deiri, how
[1:00:00] do you wish to vote?
[1:00:00] » Yes.
[1:00:01] » Councelor Earl,
[1:00:02] » Yes.
[1:00:03] » Councelor Hobbs,
[1:00:04] » Yes.
[1:00:05] » Councelor Calvass,
[1:00:06] » Yes.
[1:00:06] » Councelor Severson,
[1:00:07] » Yes.
[1:00:08] » Councelor Wales,
[1:00:08] » Yes.
[1:00:09] » Chair Fullerton,
[1:00:10] » Yes.
[1:00:10] » That is carried. Thank you.
[1:00:13] » So, um, moving on to new business, we
[1:00:15] have reports from, uh, members of
[1:00:17] council, the recreation committee. Um,
[1:00:19] is there anything new to report?
[1:00:20] Councelor Severson,
[1:00:22] » No report. I think we've kind of
[1:00:24] exhausted uh recreation uh for now. So,
[1:00:28] most of what was discussed at our
[1:00:29] meeting has been talked about tonight.
[1:00:31] So, thank you.
[1:00:32] » Uh thank you. Um Brock Trail, I don't
[1:00:35] believe we've had a a meeting uh since
[1:00:38] uh we we talked last, but certainly um
[1:00:41] there's lots of activity going on at
[1:00:43] John Taylor Park and um there's uh the
[1:00:47] committee members are extremely excited.
[1:00:49] They're sharing pictures of the footings
[1:00:52] going in for the different um uh park
[1:00:55] benches that are going to be part of
[1:00:57] that project and also for the uh C10
[1:01:00] figures which are going to be there's
[1:01:01] the metal sculpture that's going to be
[1:01:03] part of that park. So, we're uh excited.
[1:01:06] The U footings have gone in for the um
[1:01:09] uh there's going to be a rod iron uh
[1:01:11] decorative uh fence. So, uh, uh, those
[1:01:14] are starting to be poured and, um, yeah,
[1:01:17] very, very excited to see that project
[1:01:20] coming to fruition. So, uh, yeah.
[1:01:24] Um, councelor Calabas or councelor Oh.
[1:01:28] Oh, sorry, I've skipped. Um, Katarok Way
[1:01:31] Conservation Authority. Councelor Hobbs
[1:01:33] or Councelor Earl? I need to report.
[1:01:34] » The meeting's tomorrow night, so you
[1:01:37] could skip us.
[1:01:37] » Great. Next month, we'll hear we'll
[1:01:39] we'll hear about that. Uh, councelor
[1:01:41] Calivas or councelor Severson on St.
[1:01:43] Lawrence Lodge.
[1:01:44] » Nothing to report. It'll be next month.
[1:01:46] » Okay. Thank you. Uh, councelor Wales uh,
[1:01:50] Aquitarium.
[1:01:51] » Uh, just the update we had at the
[1:01:53] beginning of the meeting. So, we're
[1:01:54] welcoming new members, but also uh, the
[1:01:56] Aquitarium members. So, that's the city
[1:01:58] of Brockville and Btown Brigantine had
[1:02:00] their AGM uh, this week as well, which
[1:02:03] went well. Um, and uh, we're looking
[1:02:06] forward to uh, the board meeting I think
[1:02:08] again for a regular meeting in
[1:02:09] September.
[1:02:10] » Yes. Yes.
[1:02:11] » And uh on to the library board. Uh we
[1:02:13] don't have a meeting in August, so
[1:02:15] September.
[1:02:16] » Okay. DBIA councelor Derry.
[1:02:19] » Uh not a lot to report, just that we're
[1:02:21] four weeks away from our September shop
[1:02:23] the street culture days. So I'll just
[1:02:25] keep reminding everybody every time we
[1:02:27] have these announcements.
[1:02:29] » Excellent. Excellent. So we have no
[1:02:32] unfinished business uh bylaws.
[1:02:42] Okay.
[1:02:44] » Yes. Okay. So I So I read this or
[1:02:48] councelor Deir read.
[1:02:49] » Yes. Okay. So uh the reading of the
[1:02:52] bylaws. Councelor Deir, would you read
[1:02:54] those? And councelor Wes, would you
[1:02:56] second that? I will.
[1:02:56] » Yes. Thank you.
[1:02:58] » Okay. Hey, that bylaws numbered 056206
[1:03:02] and 6 060 2026 to 063 2026
[1:03:07] be introduced and the same be now read a
[1:03:09] first, second, and third time signed by
[1:03:11] the mayor and the clerk sealed with the
[1:03:12] seal of the corporation and be recorded.
[1:03:16] Thank you. Um
[1:03:19] all those in favor
[1:03:22] carried. Thank you. Um I have no
[1:03:25] announcements. Uh
[1:03:28] media question period.
[1:03:30] » Thank you. Um John Lawless with the
[1:03:34] Recorder and Times. I had a few
[1:03:35] questions about the uh MURF project and
[1:03:37] as well as a couple about the crosswalk.
[1:03:39] So
[1:03:40] » Um I'll try not to take up too much of
[1:03:41] your time, but uh I was trying to
[1:03:43] visualize the project based on the
[1:03:46] design and I was wondering are any it
[1:03:48] might be for Mr. Wood. Are there any
[1:03:50] baseball diamonds being removed at uh at
[1:03:52] the Murf project? I'm just wondering how
[1:03:54] the total will stack up, I guess.
[1:03:56] » Yes, Director Woods.
[1:03:59] » Uh thank you. So, in reality, when the
[1:04:02] project is fully underway, when the new
[1:04:04] expansion is going, um two diamonds will
[1:04:06] have to be relocated. So, part of what
[1:04:09] we're doing today actually establishes
[1:04:11] two new diamonds to make way for that
[1:04:13] expansion when it happens. And again,
[1:04:15] part of the the key to the way we're
[1:04:17] doing it actually is that uh we'll have
[1:04:19] one of the new ones ready to go for
[1:04:21] spring 27 and then the next one ready
[1:04:23] for 2028. So conceivably we will have
[1:04:26] one extra diamond by the spring,
[1:04:28] » Right?
[1:04:29] » Then one will be removed and made into
[1:04:30] pickle ball. So it is a bit of a domino
[1:04:32] effect, but the reason we're phasing it
[1:04:34] as you kind of identified is that um was
[1:04:37] that we don't lose any capacity. Nobody
[1:04:39] has to be put out to play somewhere
[1:04:40] else.
[1:04:40] » Right. And are the Ball diamonds are
[1:04:42] they softball or hard ball or little
[1:04:44] league or any mix of the the three or
[1:04:46] » An excellent question. It's almost been
[1:04:48] at one of our meetings.
[1:04:50] » I'm just a big baseball fan.
[1:04:51] » Yeah. Yeah. So So the reality is is that
[1:04:53] the diamonds are being built to baseball
[1:04:55] standards, but we know that
[1:04:57] predominantly it's softball that's
[1:04:59] played there. Now by bailing them to to
[1:05:01] baseball standards with clay and and a
[1:05:03] larger infield, both can happen. So,
[1:05:05] we're really hoping that that any
[1:05:08] changes we make with the MURF in general
[1:05:10] allows a venue so that more can happen.
[1:05:13] We want we really want to maximize any
[1:05:14] of these kind of elements that we're
[1:05:16] installing. So, um we know that softball
[1:05:18] is on the rise and we know that that
[1:05:20] that adult softball has been doing very
[1:05:23] well. So, sorry, little league is on the
[1:05:24] rise and adult softball has always been
[1:05:26] very good. We don't have youth softball
[1:05:28] in the city and we don't have adult
[1:05:30] baseball in the city. So hopefully by
[1:05:32] arranging these things the way we're
[1:05:33] doing, we can allow all of those things
[1:05:35] to happen.
[1:05:35] » Absolutely. And um my other question was
[1:05:38] about the pickle ball. Um so is it being
[1:05:40] built on the current ball diamond that's
[1:05:42] right in behind the memorial center? Is
[1:05:44] that
[1:05:45] » So So again, for reference, the the one
[1:05:46] directly behind is the Goldie
[1:05:48] Christopher. That's typically been where
[1:05:49] the co-ed teams will play. Um the one
[1:05:51] that's going to be available in 2028
[1:05:53] will be the new Goldie, so to speak. Um,
[1:05:56] so basically create that capacity for
[1:05:58] when the goalie has to be demolished for
[1:06:00] the expansion, which again we don't have
[1:06:02] a date for necessarily, but we're going
[1:06:04] to be be prepared for. Um, the Kinsman
[1:06:07] uh, one diamond will be the location of
[1:06:09] the pickle ball, the one that's the
[1:06:11] southmost of the Kinsman diamonds. So
[1:06:13] that's going to be the location of the
[1:06:14] pickle ball and the location of a good
[1:06:16] deal of the new parking lot when the
[1:06:18] expansion happens. So again, the new the
[1:06:20] the ball diamond that'll be ready in
[1:06:22] 2027 will be the new Kinsman Diamond and
[1:06:24] the one that's ready in 2028 will be the
[1:06:26] new Goldie and then the existing one
[1:06:29] Kinsman diamond can become pickle ball
[1:06:31] and the existing Goldie can operate
[1:06:33] until we're ready to expand.
[1:06:34] » Okay. And I know in the back part of the
[1:06:37] memorial center there's an open field. I
[1:06:39] believe there's some youth rugby that
[1:06:40] takes place there, soccer. Is there
[1:06:42] going to be any impact on those
[1:06:44] organizations and that space as well or?
[1:06:46] » So another great question. So that is
[1:06:47] precisely why we built the new soccer
[1:06:49] field uh on Laurier. So we spoke with
[1:06:53] the local uh rugby and we spoke with the
[1:06:55] local soccer uh groups and they
[1:06:57] basically worked with us to say you know
[1:06:59] we have this space if we build something
[1:07:01] then you can maybe transplant a lot of
[1:07:03] the youth soccer because it's about 90%
[1:07:06] the size of a full pitch. Um from what
[1:07:08] they said is that some of the gentlemans
[1:07:10] will love the gentleman league will love
[1:07:11] to play on a smaller pitch because you
[1:07:13] know I certainly would play on a smaller
[1:07:14] rank if I could. Um but uh but anyways
[1:07:17] the idea was that that capacity then
[1:07:19] allows transformation of that that
[1:07:22] activity to move to the north side and
[1:07:24] that the rugby uprights will be actually
[1:07:26] transplanted to one of the full-size
[1:07:28] pitches there so that rugby can continue
[1:07:30] to play in cooperation with soccer and
[1:07:33] they gain some more capacity with the
[1:07:35] new pitches there. So all of these
[1:07:36] things have been set up like dominoes
[1:07:38] and they're starting to fall
[1:07:39] » As we had planned and I think your
[1:07:41] questions hit those nails on the head
[1:07:42] for sure.
[1:07:42] » Perfect. Thank you. And just one last
[1:07:44] question about the um I think it was
[1:07:46] about the roof. Just for clarification,
[1:07:47] you said it will potentially it should
[1:07:49] be done by the end of this week and then
[1:07:50] ice will be in and people will be able
[1:07:52] to use it soon, I guess.
[1:07:54] » Yeah, actually. So So our staff are
[1:07:56] planning to be building ice probably
[1:07:57] around the clock for the next uh several
[1:07:59] days leading up to the weekend. So Okay.
[1:08:01] » Um I I haven't actually checked in with
[1:08:02] that supervisor specifically because I
[1:08:04] was out of the office today and
[1:08:05] yesterday, but but when I had last
[1:08:07] checked in with it, everything was going
[1:08:08] to plan. All of the roof over the rink
[1:08:11] is complete. Um then for I guess the
[1:08:13] public's consumption um you will notice
[1:08:16] that there will still be people working
[1:08:17] on the outside. So the roof itself is
[1:08:19] complete.
[1:08:20] » The flashing will take a little while.
[1:08:21] The flat roofs will then have some
[1:08:23] ballast added to them. So there'll be
[1:08:24] lots of activity always happening on the
[1:08:25] outside probably right through till
[1:08:27] maybe October. But the site itself is
[1:08:30] currently a construction site. Will be
[1:08:32] handed back over for the city's careman
[1:08:34] care and control and then we'll be
[1:08:35] building ice and have regular operations
[1:08:37] on the inside.
[1:08:38] » Perfect.
[1:08:39] » That's the plan. And I might have a few
[1:08:41] more for you if that's okay.
[1:08:42] » This time about the crosswalk. Yeah,
[1:08:44] sure. Um I I believe if I understood the
[1:08:46] report correctly, there'll be a further
[1:08:48] report coming to council for something a
[1:08:50] little more definitive. I was just
[1:08:51] wondering if there's might be a target
[1:08:53] date uh on when the crosswalk might be
[1:08:56] painted. I'm thinking like will it be
[1:08:57] done for Remembrance Day kind of thing.
[1:08:59] Is that
[1:08:59] » So So again, we uh we were just looking
[1:09:00] to coordinate kind of our own resources
[1:09:02] in house because we're going to remove
[1:09:03] all the uh interlock and paving stone
[1:09:05] that makes up that current crosswalk.
[1:09:07] And so that'll require us to close that
[1:09:09] part of our street briefly just to pull
[1:09:11] that out, prepare it, pave it, tamp it,
[1:09:14] open it back up, and then uh in I think
[1:09:17] it's the plan is uh midepptember to late
[1:09:19] September. Then we're going to again
[1:09:21] bring people in. We we have a a night
[1:09:23] shift that does painting at like 2 a.m.
[1:09:25] So we'll come in, close it again.
[1:09:27] » There'll be a crew that takes it on and
[1:09:28] then ideally is open it up for the next
[1:09:30] day's worth of traffic. And if we need
[1:09:32] to do a second night, then we'll go at
[1:09:33] it. Again, that's part of what I tried
[1:09:35] to convey in the in the um in the report
[1:09:38] is that we're great at painting roads. I
[1:09:40] don't know how artistic we can be with
[1:09:42] machinery we have, but we're going to
[1:09:43] figure it out. It's going to be very
[1:09:45] presentable and and respective
[1:09:46] respectable. So,
[1:09:48] » We also don't know 100% how much upkeep
[1:09:50] it'll take. So, we may have to repeat
[1:09:51] that throughout the year. And the number
[1:09:52] that you're referring to, um everything
[1:09:54] we've got pretty much at this point, we
[1:09:56] can handle within the established budget
[1:09:57] and manpower that we have. But uh to
[1:10:01] keep this in good condition, we'll
[1:10:02] probably have to come back and budget
[1:10:04] and say this is the increment that it
[1:10:05] takes to do this sort of thing. So it's
[1:10:07] not like a crosswalk that we do once a
[1:10:09] year. We're going to have to come back
[1:10:10] and have some folks on night shift to
[1:10:12] touch it up and keep it clean and keep
[1:10:14] it good.
[1:10:14] » Yeah. And Yeah. Do you think it would be
[1:10:16] done by remembrance day then? Is that
[1:10:18] kind of a thing? I thought you mentioned
[1:10:20] mid September.
[1:10:21] » Mid September I think is when we'll plan
[1:10:22] to do it. Um the other thing is for
[1:10:24] paint has to be warm out. So we got to
[1:10:26] work with the weather as well. So that's
[1:10:27] that's the criteria we're working with
[1:10:29] and it is a bit of discovery as we go as
[1:10:31] every municipality I've sort of looked
[1:10:32] into has kind of figured it out a little
[1:10:34] bit but it has to be uh weather
[1:10:36] conditions are favorable for all the
[1:10:38] right reasons. So yeah should be
[1:10:39] September that's that's done and um we
[1:10:42] do have a project landing page at the
[1:10:44] city that we're trying to keep up to
[1:10:45] date with some information so that you
[1:10:47] know folks don't have to wonder what's
[1:10:48] going on. So ideally update that as we
[1:10:50] go and it usually hits social media so
[1:10:52] it should be something fairly
[1:10:53] conspicuous I hope.
[1:10:54] » Perfect. And I my final question was
[1:10:56] just about the design. I know there were
[1:10:57] some discussions about the design and
[1:10:59] the photo that was included in the
[1:11:01] report. So is that kind of the template
[1:11:03] with maybe there might be some kind of
[1:11:06] » Deviation depending on suggestion or
[1:11:08] things like that or
[1:11:08] » That's right. When we spoke to the
[1:11:10] legion actually and I think councelor
[1:11:11] pointed out as well is that there was
[1:11:13] idea of poppies. Poppies are actually a
[1:11:15] trademark of the legion. Um there was
[1:11:17] lots of little things that we could do
[1:11:19] figures and and and and nomenclature and
[1:11:21] all kinds of things. So when the legion
[1:11:23] looked at it, they actually selected the
[1:11:25] one that has been widely used in a lot
[1:11:27] of municipalities. So it uses the white
[1:11:29] ladder bars as I mentioned is required
[1:11:30] to include but also has you know a bit
[1:11:32] of memory a bit of messaging as a
[1:11:35] commemoration and also the maple leafs
[1:11:36] and these sort of things. So it's very
[1:11:38] similar to the ones I actually mentioned
[1:11:40] in the report and I can't name off the
[1:11:41] top of my head but yeah
[1:11:42] » This same one has been scaled up and
[1:11:44] down in many communities. So that seems
[1:11:46] to be maybe the the new standard so to
[1:11:48] speak but that's where it came from and
[1:11:50] that's what we're playing about. Yeah.
[1:11:51] » Right. Thanks for letting me grill you
[1:11:52] for a bit. Anyhow, that's it for me.
[1:11:54] Thank you,
[1:11:55] » Councelor Severson.
[1:11:58] » Not a media question, but uh we I think
[1:12:00] we missed on all the work going on at
[1:12:02] the Memorial Center. I've had some
[1:12:03] questions on the south side of the
[1:12:05] memorial center is the skateboard park.
[1:12:07] Can you just confirm that that's going
[1:12:09] to remain where where it is and yes,
[1:12:11] all's good for the skateboarders?
[1:12:13] » Yes. Yes, all is good for the
[1:12:14] skateboarders. Um yeah, so there's no uh
[1:12:16] plan to change that at all. Um, in fact,
[1:12:19] if I would love to actually share the
[1:12:22] designs with anybody who's interested,
[1:12:23] but uh the the actual MURF project will
[1:12:26] see a road come in between the existing
[1:12:28] moral center and the skate park and then
[1:12:31] enter a brand new parking lot at the
[1:12:32] back and then come back around on the
[1:12:34] west side. So, um, there's a lot of
[1:12:36] detail. Well, it's all you, of course,
[1:12:37] engineering plots and stuff like that.
[1:12:39] But I' be happy to share them to show
[1:12:41] people because it's actually quite
[1:12:42] exciting when you see pickle ball,
[1:12:44] skateboard park, ball diamonds, rock
[1:12:46] trail, play structures, rink facility,
[1:12:49] walking track, community halls, all in
[1:12:51] one spot. And that's kind of the essence
[1:12:52] that we've we've tried to actually
[1:12:54] characterize is not just a rink because
[1:12:57] it certainly isn't.
[1:12:58] » Yeah. Awesome. Uh that's good. Okay. Um
[1:13:03] we do have an in camera uh session. So
[1:13:07] uh why don't uh we'll take a couple
[1:13:10] minutes. Should we read the motion
[1:13:12] before or when we get back?
[1:13:16] » Read it now. Okay.
[1:13:18] » Oh, okay. So we'll take a two-minut
[1:13:20] break to allow our uh guests to vacate
[1:13:23] the room and then we'll have a um an in
[1:13:26] camera