[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

Council Meeting - 25 Aug 2026

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