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[38:04] good evening everyone my name is um Jan

[38:08] liot mayor and chair of this council

[38:11] meeting before continuing we will now

[38:13] rise from closed session councelor dine

[38:15] you have that Ro motion could you please

[38:17] read

[38:24] it I moved by myself seconded by uh

[38:27] Council schw the council rise from

[38:30] closed session held on November 5th

[38:32] 2024 and reconvene an open session at

[38:36] 6:31

[38:38] p.m. thank you are there any questions

[38:40] or comments seeing none we'll do the

[38:43] vote starting

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[38:53] voting and closing voting

[39:00] and that carries

[39:02] unanimously during closed session

[39:05] discussions occurred with Council and

[39:06] staff related to confidential Council

[39:08] appointment committee board matters and

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[40:14] instructions so it is once again my

[40:17] pleasure to introduce Council we have

[40:18] councelor scherry councelor kimson

[40:21] councelor dine councelor anshaw

[40:24] councelor Roberts councelor Hamilton

[40:27] councelor Cooper and councelor ametta

[40:30] and special thanks to clerks and

[40:32] Technology services staff who are

[40:34] assisting with logistics for this

[40:36] meeting we will now sing the national

[40:39] anthem and if you are able please rise

[40:41] and follow along

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[41:06] oh

[41:09] can

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[41:15] our

[41:17] true

[41:20] all all of

[41:24] our we GL Hearts we

[41:29] see the

[41:32] true

[41:36] ande

[41:39] and we stand

[41:43] [Music]

[41:50] on

[41:52] glor and

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[41:59] stand

[42:02] [Music]

[42:08] on stand

[42:12] [Music]

[42:25] on WE embrace our shared responsibility

[42:28] with the first nation's people to take

[42:30] care of this earth and its creatures we

[42:33] can only do so by walking the path as

[42:35] partners stewarding this land since we

[42:37] have been given the duty together to

[42:39] live in balance and harmony with all

[42:41] living things we acknowledge and respect

[42:44] the inish ab the chinon and the hodon

[42:46] peoples who came before us and who we

[42:49] live amongst by honoring this truth of

[42:51] past and present may become come to True

[42:53] reconciliation through listening

[42:55] reflecting and learning

[42:58] a reminder to members of council that

[43:00] the municipal conflict of interest act

[43:01] requires council members to declare any

[43:03] direct or indirect pecuniary interest in

[43:06] relation to a matter under consideration

[43:08] are there any declarations here this

[43:12] evening seeing none we have one

[43:15] presentation this evening from Patrick

[43:17] gilbride from reap welcome Patrick are

[43:20] you here where are you oh there you

[43:23] are you'll have five minutes thank you

[43:35] thank you very much chair liot uh good

[43:36] evening to counselors staff and

[43:40] everybody else in

[43:42] attendance we're pleased to here be here

[43:45] this evening to share with you our most

[43:46] recent impact report and some of the

[43:48] stories of that impact from Cambridge

[43:51] residents uh that we've helped over the

[43:54] P past year

[44:10] sorry the clicker uh eluding me

[44:33] okay

[44:35] well it'll catch up with me

[44:39] anyway uh so back in 2020 uh we set an a

[44:43] Target to empower 10,000 meaningful

[44:45] actions within the

[44:47] community this report marks our third

[44:49] year of tracking those

[44:54] actions any luck now

[44:59] no um and uh if you saw the slide You'

[45:03] see take a recess for a minute because

[45:05] we're having some tech technological

[45:07] issues so in order to assist you and get

[45:10] the evening going better we're just

[45:11] going to take a break for a second don't

[45:13] mind that would be wonderful thank

[45:25] you

[45:55] e e

[47:32] yep okay

[47:34] wonderful from the top um good evening

[47:38] chair liot counselors staff and everyone

[47:41] else in attendance we're pleased to be

[47:43] here this evening to share with you our

[47:45] most recent impact report and some of

[47:47] the stories of that impact of Cambridge

[47:49] residents and people throughout the

[47:52] region back in 2020 we set a Target to

[47:56] empower 10 th000 meaningful actions by

[47:58] the year

[48:00] 2030 this report marks our third year of

[48:02] tracking those

[48:04] actions and of those 4,800 actions 2,000

[48:07] of those have happened in the past

[48:09] year that marks an significant

[48:12] acceleration of interest in everything

[48:14] from installing heat pumps to flood

[48:16] proofing entire

[48:18] neighborhoods with the windown of The

[48:20] Greener homes incentives from the

[48:21] federal government we are in Jeopardy of

[48:24] losing this important momentum tonight

[48:27] we'd like to few of the short few of the

[48:29] stories with of that impact so I'd like

[48:31] to turn things over to my colleague uh

[48:34] Lisa trong director of our climate

[48:36] mitigation

[48:40] programs so re's energy adviser

[48:43] highlighted several opportunities to

[48:45] further improve

[48:47] Karen's 70-year-old home Energy

[48:50] Efficiency she with our guidance she

[48:53] invested in a heat pump installed

[48:55] instulation Sally and draft proofing in

[48:57] areas of her

[49:00] home as a result she had a 32% reduction

[49:04] uh in energy cost and was able to

[49:06] maximize the benefit of her Investments

[49:09] we visited 662 homes like Karen's last

[49:12] year and of those Home Cambridge

[49:15] residents installed upgrades that will

[49:17] result in $330,000 in Energy savings per

[49:21] year at our English conversation circles

[49:24] we met with newcomers to talk about

[49:26] simple ways to reduce their energy

[49:28] consumption we also were pleased to work

[49:31] with the region of waloo on a webinar

[49:33] that happened three weeks ago to educate

[49:36] immigrants and newcomers about our

[49:38] drinking water supplies to trust our tap

[49:41] it was a great turnout we had over 300

[49:46] registrants on this topic the wells that

[49:48] we draw our drinking waters are

[49:50] increasingly under

[49:52] threat um from Salt that's being used

[49:55] during the winter time through through

[49:56] programs that are run by the region we

[49:58] help to educate residents and business

[50:00] owners about ways to reduce their R

[50:04] their salt use for winter

[50:06] maintenance and in this past year we

[50:09] worked with property owners to help

[50:12] install 724 healthy yards features from

[50:16] rain Gardens to permeable pavings to

[50:18] native tree planting people contributed

[50:21] to reducing storm water runoffs and

[50:23] expanding our Urban Tree canopy

[50:29] on this topic of this work we are using

[50:31] data to map where climate vulnerability

[50:34] is at its highest in our community so

[50:37] with our new community canopy program we

[50:40] aim to increase tree canopy and Equity

[50:42] deserving

[50:44] areas and this is our first year of our

[50:47] new tree nursery operation it has been a

[50:50] true Barn raising effort volunteers like

[50:53] Marie has helped collect local seeds and

[50:56] help plant them this spring by using

[50:59] locally collected seeds exclusively we

[51:02] can assure that the trees that we will

[51:04] grow will be naturally adapted to our

[51:06] climate and some of which were planted

[51:09] over 200 were planted at the church Hill

[51:12] Park two weeks

[51:16] ago thank you

[51:19] Lisa we co lead climate action WR with

[51:22] sustainable waterl region and in

[51:24] partnership with all of our area

[51:25] municipalities including the city of

[51:28] Cambridge this year we released our 2022

[51:31] inventory report which came to council

[51:33] back in

[51:34] June and Dem and that demonstrated the

[51:36] urgency for us to reduce our emissions

[51:38] from travel and the buildings where we

[51:40] live and

[51:44] work our zero waste challenge is another

[51:47] fun initiative that everyone can

[51:48] participate in throughout the month of

[51:50] October it's a low barrier to entry

[51:53] basically all you need is uh a clear

[51:56] clear container and some garbage which

[51:59] most of us

[52:01] have in terms of our financials we saw a

[52:05] significant growth in our fee for

[52:06] service Revenue as people scheduled home

[52:09] energy evaluations while Greener homes

[52:11] incentives were still available last

[52:13] year those earnings will help to provide

[52:16] some Financial stability over the coming

[52:19] years as we experience much lower demand

[52:22] for those energy

[52:24] evaluations finally we'd like to to say

[52:26] thank you we're very proud to have the

[52:28] city of Cambridge logo up there as one

[52:30] of our core sponsors core funding is the

[52:33] constant that helps our organization

[52:36] weather shocks like the end to the

[52:38] Greener homes

[52:39] program and finally we'd like to close

[52:41] by saying a special shout out to the uh

[52:45] Municipal staff who we get to work with

[52:47] all year long specifically Sam scarlet

[52:50] and Alex brisy who we work out on with

[52:54] tree planting and Forestry initiatives

[52:56] Sarah Austin from the engineering

[52:58] department and Paul Wilms from the

[53:01] sustainability team thank you and we're

[53:03] happy to take any questions thank you

[53:06] Patrick we agree we've got great staff

[53:08] here and all of those people you

[53:10] mentioned we thinkk very highly of all

[53:12] of them as well thank you for that uh

[53:14] any

[53:17] questions I see none thank you thank you

[53:21] you

[53:30] okay uh so this evening we've moved our

[53:32] agenda around so that we discuss two

[53:35] motions that we have this evening to AC

[53:37] accommodate the delegation requests we

[53:39] receive so that way the delegations

[53:41] don't have to stay here till The Bitter

[53:42] End tonight like they usually do and I'm

[53:45] sure they'll appreciate that so we have

[53:48] two motions this evening uh both motions

[53:51] were uh presented at the October 22nd

[53:54] meeting and the first motion is from

[53:57] councilor nhsh so would you like to put

[53:59] that on the floor please yes thank you

[54:01] mayor liot it's moved by me and seconded

[54:04] by councelor

[54:05] Hamilton whereas lithium iion batteries

[54:08] are commonplace as they are in use in a

[54:10] wide variety of devices that are part of

[54:12] our daily lives including E Scooters and

[54:16] ebikes and the growing use of such

[54:19] technology is encouraged and supported

[54:21] as part of Canada's Environmental

[54:23] Protection

[54:24] strategies and whereas the increasing

[54:26] importation and use of non-original

[54:29] equipment manufacturer or OEM

[54:32] aftermarket batteries is coupled with

[54:34] the risk of devastating

[54:37] fires and whereas when lithium ion

[54:40] batteries are damaged or overheat they

[54:43] are susceptible to Thermal runaway

[54:46] high-intensity long- lasting fires that

[54:49] are difficult to extinguish by

[54:50] conventional firefighting techniques and

[54:53] which emit a cocktail of dangerous and

[54:55] potentially toxic Gases such as carbon

[54:59] monoxide hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen

[55:02] chloride putting citizens and First

[55:04] Responders in

[55:06] danger and whereas there are at present

[55:09] no government regulations to monitor

[55:12] control or prohibit importation storage

[55:15] sale or use in our communities of non

[55:19] OEM lithium ion aftermarket batteries

[55:23] not underwriter Laboratories of Canada

[55:26] or ulc

[55:28] certified and whereas the city of

[55:30] Cambridge has already seen several

[55:32] occurrences of lithium ion battery fires

[55:35] in single and multi-unit residential

[55:38] dwellings commercial and Industrial

[55:40] properties that have caused displacement

[55:43] inconvenience and economic loss to

[55:45] dozens of citizens and businesses such

[55:48] that Council recognizes the significant

[55:50] and growing risk of fire and explosion

[55:54] that these aftermarket lithium ions

[55:56] batteries

[55:57] present now therefore be it resolved

[56:00] that Council does hereby support the

[56:02] Cambridge Fire Department in its efforts

[56:04] to administer and disseminate the

[56:07] Ontario Fire Marshals fire safety

[56:09] campaign to educate citizens on the

[56:12] potential hazards associated with

[56:14] lithium ion batteries and to empower

[56:17] residents and businesses in the city of

[56:19] Cambridge and Beyond with a knowledge to

[56:21] safeguard themselves their property and

[56:24] others and F further that Council does

[56:27] hereby call upon all levels of

[56:29] government to enact regulations for the

[56:32] importation storage sale disposal and

[56:36] use of non OEM nonc certified lithium

[56:41] ion batteries and further that this

[56:44] resolution be sent to the right

[56:45] honorable Justin Trudeau prime minister

[56:48] of Canada The Honorable Mary in minister

[56:52] of export promotion international trade

[56:54] and economic development The Honorable

[56:57] Francois Philip champagne minister of

[57:00] innovation Science and Industry The

[57:02] Honorable Doug Ford premier of Ontario

[57:05] The Honorable Todd McCarthy minister of

[57:08] public and Business Service delivery and

[57:10] procurement for Ontario local area mpps

[57:13] and

[57:14] MPS the office of the fire marshal

[57:17] Federation of Canadian municipalities

[57:20] the association of municipalities of

[57:22] Ontario and all Ontario municipalities

[57:25] and may I speak to the motion mayor

[57:34] Li are there any questions of council

[57:37] first before we go into

[57:40] comments

[57:42] okay uh thank you mayor liot I'd like to

[57:45] start by saying I'm indebted to fire

[57:47] chief Rob Martin and his senior staff

[57:49] for their assistance in developing the

[57:51] terminology of uh of this motion and my

[57:55] concern on this issue arose because

[57:57] there were two fires in my w Ward 4 both

[58:00] were in multi-unit residential buildings

[58:03] thankfully there was no loss of life but

[58:05] there was considerable property damage

[58:06] and displacement of tenants in one case

[58:09] there were 21 persons displaced by a

[58:11] single

[58:12] fire the lack of Regulation addressed in

[58:15] the motion means that aftermarket

[58:17] batteries can be imported and sold

[58:19] without rigid standards of quality

[58:21] control this makes them less costly and

[58:24] therefore more attractive to consumer s

[58:26] for spare or replacement

[58:29] batteries my specific interest was

[58:31] originally with respect to ebikes

[58:33] because of the temptation to bring those

[58:35] indoors for security purposes Chief

[58:38] Martin has alerted me to the broader

[58:40] concern for example our phones as well

[58:43] as the toxic gases that are emitted

[58:45] during combustion that endanger citizens

[58:47] and First Responders alike the motion is

[58:50] designed to Aid public education and to

[58:53] call for regulation of these potentially

[58:55] dangerous products

[58:56] and I urge my fellow counselors to

[58:58] support it thank

[59:01] you I must apologize to you the script

[59:04] is out of order here so I read that in

[59:07] the wrong place and you're all probably

[59:09] wondering what what the heck is she

[59:11] doing right I'm sure you all did um any

[59:15] I don't see anybody else up here so

[59:17] we'll call for the

[59:23] vote I did

[59:27] starting

[59:32] voting and closing

[59:38] voting and that carries unanimously

[59:58] uh we have two delegates for the next

[1:00:01] sorry three delegates for the next

[1:00:04] motion uh and the first up is cydney

[1:00:13] McDonald welcome Sydney you'll have five

[1:00:15] minutes to speak and you'll hear hear a

[1:00:17] chime at the one minute mark thank you

[1:00:20] all right good evening mayor and council

[1:00:23] members thank you for the opportunity to

[1:00:25] speak with you today

[1:00:26] my name is Sid and I'm here as an

[1:00:28] advocate for unhoused individuals

[1:00:30] especially for women and gender diverse

[1:00:32] folks who lack safe shelter options in

[1:00:34] our region first I want to acknowledge

[1:00:37] the gravity of the issues you are

[1:00:38] addressing issues that are not only

[1:00:40] pressing but also deeply pull the mic

[1:00:42] down I'm sorry absolutely no problem

[1:00:45] yeah um first I want to acknowledge the

[1:00:48] gravity of the issues you are addressing

[1:00:51] issues that are not only pressing but

[1:00:52] also deeply complex however I urge you

[1:00:55] to reconsider consider the approach of

[1:00:56] forced treatment as outlined in the

[1:00:58] Ontario big city mayor's motion which

[1:01:01] you are voting today on endorsing the

[1:01:03] contents of this motion raised

[1:01:05] significant concerns paired with the

[1:01:07] recent letter to the province signed by

[1:01:09] 13 Mayors including the city of

[1:01:11] cambridges calling for invoking the

[1:01:13] notwithstanding Clause to clear encs

[1:01:15] you're not addressing this actual motion

[1:01:17] the one you're talking about is not on

[1:01:19] the floor tonight so I ask you to remove

[1:01:20] those remarks in order to continue okay

[1:01:23] no problem all right um forcing people

[1:01:27] into treatment against their will is not

[1:01:28] compassionate and it's also not actually

[1:01:31] effective we can look to other

[1:01:33] jurisdictions who have or are trying to

[1:01:35] see that from Mexico to Sweden and

[1:01:37] Massachusetts to Vancouver involuntary

[1:01:40] treatment has been found to increased

[1:01:42] risk of Overdose and shows no

[1:01:44] significant impact on substance use

[1:01:46] patterns people facing addiction and

[1:01:48] mental health challenges need supportive

[1:01:51] accessible care and not

[1:01:53] coercion further and more basically

[1:01:56] historical events of force confinement

[1:01:59] of individuals deemed undesirable are

[1:02:01] dark chapters in our shared history that

[1:02:04] we must learn from and not repeat I

[1:02:06] implore this Council to direct their

[1:02:08] energy toward advocating to Upper levels

[1:02:10] of government for deeper investments in

[1:02:12] voluntary mental health and substance

[1:02:14] use Services we need harm reduction

[1:02:17] services that people can access without

[1:02:19] obstacles on their own terms and we need

[1:02:22] to address the systemic factors and poor

[1:02:25] policy that lead to overdoses in the

[1:02:27] first place this is cambridge's chance

[1:02:30] to lead with compassion and to set an

[1:02:32] example for other communities by

[1:02:34] focusing on solutions that respect human

[1:02:36] dignity and rights we can uphold our

[1:02:39] responsib responsibility to protect

[1:02:41] every resident in this

[1:02:43] city after all wasn't it this Council

[1:02:45] who voted in favor of declaring intimate

[1:02:48] partner violence and gender-based

[1:02:49] violence and epidemic knowing that women

[1:02:52] experiencing homelessness are at

[1:02:54] exponentially higher risks of of

[1:02:56] violence and knowing that there is

[1:02:57] overwhelming research that shows forc

[1:03:00] treatment is ineffective and in fact

[1:03:02] causes more harm doesn't voting in favor

[1:03:05] of this motion fly in the face of that

[1:03:07] admirable declaration this Council made

[1:03:09] not that long ago I urge you to reject

[1:03:12] this motion and stand for more

[1:03:14] compassionate evidence-based approaches

[1:03:16] that use taxpayers money more prudently

[1:03:19] instead thank

[1:03:22] you thank you are there any questions

[1:03:26] councelor Cooper okay uh thank you for

[1:03:29] coming here um I'm just curious um you

[1:03:32] you're basically stating um you know

[1:03:34] this this concept that the you know any

[1:03:36] kind of basically intervention if you

[1:03:38] want to call it that uh that the um the

[1:03:41] force treatment involuntary treatment um

[1:03:43] it's you're kind of implying there no no

[1:03:45] good results it it doesn't work um I'm

[1:03:48] just wondering because I know I have I

[1:03:50] me I've got a very good friend coun

[1:03:51] Cooper can I be you gonna get there's

[1:03:53] gonna be a question gonna be a question

[1:03:55] just checking I'm following yeah no

[1:03:57] problem there got to be some context and

[1:03:59] some workout please yeah um I know I

[1:04:02] mean I've got I've got a friend who

[1:04:03] spent 20 years in the streets and he and

[1:04:05] he stated he and I've heard from many

[1:04:06] people when you there was in some kind

[1:04:08] of

[1:04:09] intervention some kind of intervention

[1:04:11] that they didn't want to do but that got

[1:04:12] them off I mean it's there's long list

[1:04:14] of people that do that and I'm just

[1:04:16] wondering what do you say to them when

[1:04:18] you're kind of trying to state to us

[1:04:19] that it it doesn't work when I mean I

[1:04:22] can think of many examples of people

[1:04:23] close to me it did

[1:04:25] yeah I think for me I'm looking at

[1:04:28] research that's been conducted by

[1:04:30] experts in their field um I can pull

[1:04:33] some stats up for you

[1:04:37] um there we

[1:04:39] go so in the international Journal of

[1:04:42] drug policy Force treatment is not best

[1:04:45] practice for substance use disorder and

[1:04:47] is not effective in in improving housing

[1:04:50] outcomes for people using substances and

[1:04:52] experiencing homelessness there's also

[1:04:55] from Toronto there was a

[1:04:58] 15.6% graduation rate from um from Force

[1:05:03] treatment which I believe is not that

[1:05:06] High um and when just anecdotally when I

[1:05:10] think about quite a few individuals who

[1:05:14] I know who are waiting to access

[1:05:17] treatment such as the methadone clinic

[1:05:20] um and are in Long weight list as well

[1:05:22] that there are quite a few people who

[1:05:24] want vol voluntary treatment and we see

[1:05:27] from research that voluntary treatment

[1:05:29] is actually much more effective does not

[1:05:32] cause trauma such as forced treatment um

[1:05:36] why aren't we investing in those

[1:05:38] strategies more when they have better

[1:05:40] outcomes anyway follow up Qui do do you

[1:05:44] do you believe that this is going to

[1:05:45] take away voluntary

[1:05:47] treatment I'm not trying to say that I'm

[1:05:49] trying to say that if we're investing

[1:05:51] the funds into Force treatment that show

[1:05:54] that they can cause more trauma entrench

[1:05:57] people further into homelessness why

[1:06:00] aren't we taking those funds and

[1:06:02] investing them into voluntary Treatment

[1:06:06] Services okay thank

[1:06:08] you thank you um next up is Robin

[1:06:12] Schwarz thank

[1:06:20] you good evening Council my printer

[1:06:23] decided not to work right before I was

[1:06:25] coming today so I'm going to be reading

[1:06:26] off my

[1:06:27] laptop um thank you uh members of

[1:06:31] Cambridge City Council my name is Robin

[1:06:33] Schwarz my pronouncer she her and I'm

[1:06:35] here to discuss the Ontario big city

[1:06:37] mayor's motion concerning chronic

[1:06:39] homelessness mental health and the

[1:06:41] addictions crises our community is

[1:06:43] currently facing I'm also a proud

[1:06:45] Cambridge resident I live in w 5 and

[1:06:48] I've chosen to make this my community at

[1:06:51] over the last 5 years because of my

[1:06:53] experience working at the Grassroots

[1:06:55] level

[1:06:56] at Cambridge based nonprofits there's

[1:06:58] something special happening in our

[1:07:00] community and I moved to waterl region

[1:07:03] to be a part of that good work from

[1:07:05] lenon Ontario where some of this motion

[1:07:07] is coming from directly from 2021 until

[1:07:10] earlier this year I was the fund

[1:07:12] development Communications and advocacy

[1:07:14] lead at porch Lake counseling Addiction

[1:07:16] Services but I want to be clear that I'm

[1:07:18] here tonight as an individual and as a

[1:07:20] resident of this city I know the

[1:07:22] complexity and urgency of the issues

[1:07:25] Within in this motion firsthand because

[1:07:27] I've worked tirelessly alongside

[1:07:29] Frontline staff over the last 5 years to

[1:07:31] support those struggling at the

[1:07:33] intersections of homelessness mental

[1:07:35] health and addiction in our community we

[1:07:38] are at a Crossroads as a community as a

[1:07:41] province and as a country before making

[1:07:43] my home in Cambridge I was working on a

[1:07:45] PhD in Canadian history at Western

[1:07:48] University I'm a political historian by

[1:07:50] training with a special focus on Ontario

[1:07:53] and I keep seeing scary patterns in how

[1:07:55] our politicians at all levels are

[1:07:57] responding to the housing crisis and

[1:07:59] related challenges in 2024 that could

[1:08:02] have been said 100 years ago and I want

[1:08:05] to be on the right side of History which

[1:08:07] is why I took the time out of my day to

[1:08:09] speak with you this evening while I

[1:08:12] appreciate that these issues are Urgent

[1:08:14] I urge you to reconsider passing the OB

[1:08:17] CM motion this motion may look good on

[1:08:20] paper but it will not solve the problems

[1:08:22] in housing and Healthcare that are

[1:08:24] causing the spike in humanitary crisis

[1:08:26] in our public spaces in fact I would

[1:08:29] call this motion a political Trojan

[1:08:31] Horse of sorts it says a lot of things

[1:08:34] that I know everyone around this table

[1:08:36] agrees with it is up to all levels of

[1:08:38] government to tackle these issues

[1:08:40] together I know there are people around

[1:08:42] this table tonight who have been trying

[1:08:44] to do this for years and who are

[1:08:46] frustrated and tired of seeing parts of

[1:08:49] our community get worse rather than

[1:08:50] better it's also up to the provincial

[1:08:53] government to provide the city of

[1:08:54] Cambridge with with the resources

[1:08:56] necessary to tackle these issues that is

[1:08:59] how it is set out in our legal systems

[1:09:01] in Canada and this motion is not going

[1:09:03] to make that happen forcing treatment

[1:09:06] onto individuals with addiction and

[1:09:08] mental health challenges will only cause

[1:09:10] more harm and get us further away from

[1:09:12] solving these complex problems together

[1:09:15] first let's address the core issue here

[1:09:18] mandatory treatment will not solve

[1:09:20] homelessness the reality is that simply

[1:09:22] forcing individuals into treatment does

[1:09:24] not guantee housing or support after it

[1:09:28] also relies on a stereotype that

[1:09:30] suggests that all people who are

[1:09:31] homelessness have drug problems without

[1:09:34] comprehensive systems in place to

[1:09:36] provide supportive living or sober

[1:09:38] living options many individuals will

[1:09:40] find themselves back on the street after

[1:09:42] treatment the addiction system in

[1:09:44] Cambridge as it currently stands is ill

[1:09:47] equipped to house individuals post

[1:09:49] treatment this is especially true here

[1:09:52] where our high rates of addiction and

[1:09:54] not enough services and Supportive

[1:09:56] Housing uh to help those seeking

[1:09:58] treatment voluntarily exist there are

[1:10:01] currently over 40 men and 20 women on

[1:10:04] porch Lake counseling and Addiction

[1:10:05] Services weight list for sober Recovery

[1:10:07] Home living that means there are four

[1:10:10] times the number of men who want help

[1:10:13] who want to get sober who want to

[1:10:15] rebuild their lives then there are spots

[1:10:17] in the program this year they are

[1:10:20] waiting and they cannot get help because

[1:10:22] the provincial government is not

[1:10:23] investing and giving us the the

[1:10:25] resources we need for the this problem

[1:10:28] additionally it is crucial to recognize

[1:10:30] that homelessness is not solely the

[1:10:32] consequence of addiction it's

[1:10:34] complicated and if we look at our

[1:10:38] federal and provincial government's

[1:10:40] investment trajectories we can trace

[1:10:43] this back to the 1990s when significant

[1:10:45] resources were taken out of our

[1:10:47] Municipal governments by both the

[1:10:49] federal government and the provincial

[1:10:51] government led by different political

[1:10:53] parties this is a nonpartisan an issue

[1:10:56] and 30 years of policy failure that this

[1:10:59] motion is not going to

[1:11:01] fix involuntary treatment is a human

[1:11:04] rights violation full stop our legal

[1:11:07] Frameworks were put in place to protect

[1:11:09] vulnerable populations that's why the

[1:11:11] laws

[1:11:13] exist instead of pursuing punitive

[1:11:15] measures that fail to address the root

[1:11:17] cause of homelessness I implore everyone

[1:11:20] around this table tonight to advocate

[1:11:22] for increased resources directed towards

[1:11:24] permanent affordable housing and

[1:11:26] comprehensive addiction and Mental

[1:11:28] Health Services in our community

[1:11:31] I I urge you to reconsider your current

[1:11:34] approach and I thank you so much for

[1:11:36] listening to me this

[1:11:39] evening councelor kimson thank you very

[1:11:43] much Mar Jan through you thank you for

[1:11:45] your presentation um I'm just wondering

[1:11:48] if you could help me with something with

[1:11:52] the motion that is before us where is it

[1:11:55] that you are finding it specifically

[1:11:59] referring to involuntary treatment so I

[1:12:02] I can pull it up I did a control F

[1:12:05] earlier because I to was uh it's very

[1:12:08] hidden in there um it's not as explicit

[1:12:11] I think as it it like in reading it as

[1:12:15] an expert and someone who has a long

[1:12:17] history with um like these types of

[1:12:20] motions from my historical background I

[1:12:22] believe there's a point whereas

[1:12:25] um providing the uh involuntary

[1:12:29] resources it's very I know there's

[1:12:32] different parts to it and I understand

[1:12:34] um where the Ontario Big City Mayors are

[1:12:37] coming from but moving in that direction

[1:12:40] is not going to help solve um our

[1:12:43] problems just follow up please thank you

[1:12:46] um I I certainly appreciate that I I see

[1:12:49] there's in section subsection three it

[1:12:52] talks about um reviewing Consulting on

[1:12:54] an updating the mental health act yes to

[1:12:57] reflect the current realities of this

[1:12:59] crisis including consultation with

[1:13:02] medical professionals First Responders

[1:13:03] and municipalities to determine whether

[1:13:06] to expand the scope of and strengthen

[1:13:09] the existing system of mandatory

[1:13:11] community- based and residential mental

[1:13:13] health and addictions care and treatment

[1:13:15] but to me there's nothing in here that

[1:13:18] reads anything that we are going to do

[1:13:20] it

[1:13:21] involuntarily it's talking about

[1:13:24] consultation

[1:13:26] um to determine whether or

[1:13:28] not the existing system is working or if

[1:13:31] something else needs to be done

[1:13:33] differently is that the section you

[1:13:34] refer to or is there somewhere else in

[1:13:36] here that I'm missing I believe so give

[1:13:39] me just a second I have it up on my

[1:13:41] other thank

[1:13:44] [Music]

[1:13:51] you do you see it anywhere

[1:14:21] existing system so sir urgently review

[1:14:24] the exist in system of mandatory

[1:14:26] communitybased and residential mental

[1:14:29] health and addictions policy so the word

[1:14:32] mandatory it's not review our addictions

[1:14:35] policy and as someone again like I'm

[1:14:38] drawing from my history background

[1:14:40] having um read thousands of motions and

[1:14:44] many many handers over the years from

[1:14:47] 1945 to 1980 uh if I was reviewing this

[1:14:51] 30 years in the future I would look at

[1:14:54] it and say why did they not see that as

[1:14:56] a red

[1:14:58] flag where whereabouts is this sorry I'm

[1:15:01] just looking uh so whereas OC uh it's

[1:15:04] bullet point three um under so I have

[1:15:09] the motion in front of me from the last

[1:15:11] minutes um it was whereas OB CM has

[1:15:16] strongly requested the provincial and

[1:15:17] pro Federal governments to uh three like

[1:15:22] II okay thank you I'll have a look

[1:15:27] thanks I see no more questions thank you

[1:15:30] so our next up

[1:15:33] is sorry just bear with me one

[1:15:39] second Sarah

[1:15:42] Escobar and you are representing

[1:15:44] Community Justice ini initiatives is

[1:15:46] this correct yes thank you you have five

[1:15:50] minutes thank you

[1:15:56] good evening members of Cambridge

[1:15:57] Council good evening mayor I won't take

[1:16:00] up too much of your time there's lots of

[1:16:02] data and evidence that was shared with

[1:16:04] you today uh and there's tons that we

[1:16:06] can also forward you through email uh my

[1:16:09] name is Sarah Escobar and I am the

[1:16:10] homelessness and housing Justice

[1:16:12] navigator at cji I am here today to

[1:16:15] comment on motion 9.2 regarding chronic

[1:16:17] homelessness mental health safety and

[1:16:20] addictions

[1:16:21] crisis hurt people hurt people we we

[1:16:25] know this this can sometimes turn into

[1:16:28] what we know as

[1:16:30] necropolitics that is the creation and

[1:16:32] the use of policy that we knowingly will

[1:16:35] cause harm and injustices to

[1:16:38] folks the region of waloo is legislated

[1:16:41] to create and Implement and support a

[1:16:44] community safety and well-being

[1:16:46] plan this plan guides communities in

[1:16:49] Ontario encouraging the development of

[1:16:52] and I quote strategies that are

[1:16:55] preventive as a sorry give me a second

[1:16:58] here the region of vuo is legislated to

[1:17:00] create Implement and support a community

[1:17:03] safety well-being plan this plan guides

[1:17:05] communities in Ontario encouraging the

[1:17:07] development of and I quote strategies

[1:17:10] that are preventative as opposed to

[1:17:11] reactive will ensure efficiency

[1:17:14] Effectiveness and sustainability of

[1:17:17] safety and well-being Services delivered

[1:17:19] in

[1:17:20] Ontario any policy that leans towards

[1:17:23] dehumanizing and criminalizing

[1:17:25] individuals experiencing homelessness

[1:17:27] suggesting that encounters with criminal

[1:17:30] court systems are Pathways to treatment

[1:17:32] are not only flawed but also harmful and

[1:17:35] go directly against the work that the

[1:17:37] region of waloo community safety and

[1:17:39] well-being plan is trying to do it also

[1:17:41] undermines the work that many teams are

[1:17:44] doing uh are trying to get done now on

[1:17:46] the ground with many agencies that are

[1:17:48] also collaborating with the region of

[1:17:50] Walo uh through the plan to end chronic

[1:17:53] homelessness

[1:17:58] the framework designed by water region

[1:18:00] Community safety and well-being

[1:18:02] describes conditions for well-being and

[1:18:05] safety foundational things to grow

[1:18:07] create explore and barriers to change I

[1:18:11] will highlight a few of these so we can

[1:18:13] review and understand the work that

[1:18:14] watero region is committed to doing all

[1:18:17] context being discussed is uh you can be

[1:18:21] found in the watero region Community

[1:18:23] safety and well-being plan uh and on

[1:18:25] their

[1:18:26] website so the first thing they speak

[1:18:29] about is conditions of well-being and

[1:18:32] safety as again as per the community

[1:18:35] safety and well-being plan in the

[1:18:38] region so providing basic needs is one

[1:18:41] of those things it's one of those

[1:18:43] conditions that will create well-being

[1:18:44] and safety building understanding and

[1:18:47] pursuing a sense of belonging this will

[1:18:49] also create well-being and safety

[1:18:52] honoring identities and understanding

[1:18:53] intersectionality

[1:18:55] this is really important for the very

[1:18:57] complicated work and the mix of

[1:19:01] um the mix of of complexities we're

[1:19:04] talking mental health we're talking

[1:19:06] addictions we're talking the experience

[1:19:08] of homelessness we're talking

[1:19:10] underfunded programs this is

[1:19:12] complexities not just one complexity

[1:19:14] it's um it's many complexities coming

[1:19:18] together foundational things to grow

[1:19:20] create and explore again as per the

[1:19:24] community safety and well-being plan

[1:19:26] restorative

[1:19:28] justice prioritizing working with

[1:19:30] institutions and communities that know

[1:19:32] how to do the work so the experts in the

[1:19:35] work proper accountability not only for

[1:19:39] the folks that are coming and receiving

[1:19:40] services and those agencies but also our

[1:19:44] a our our government groups that are

[1:19:48] designed to be funding those programs

[1:19:51] and those

[1:19:52] sectors barriers to change Community

[1:19:56] well-being Community safety and

[1:19:57] wellbeing reminds us there are some

[1:20:00] barriers to change and they name these

[1:20:02] as systemic

[1:20:04] oppression crisis versus Upstream so

[1:20:08] being able

[1:20:10] to focus and approach

[1:20:14] complexities with Upstream approaches as

[1:20:17] opposed to just declaring them crisis

[1:20:20] panicking and then trying to just do

[1:20:23] something out of fear out of lack of

[1:20:26] knowledge um and really it's an

[1:20:30] emotional response that we're actually

[1:20:31] seeing at this

[1:20:33] point in

[1:20:35] ineal and harmful experiences with

[1:20:38] systems these again are barriers to

[1:20:40] change and the last barrier to change

[1:20:42] that I'll name right now is unbalanced

[1:20:45] safety and well-being funding again I

[1:20:49] think that

[1:20:50] um we know we know that there's funding

[1:20:54] that is stuck at at the provincial level

[1:20:56] we know that that funding could help the

[1:20:58] city help the agencies that are doing

[1:21:00] work on the ground here in your local

[1:21:02] community advocating to free that flow

[1:21:05] of money so that the agencies can

[1:21:07] actually do the work that they are that

[1:21:09] they are being legislated to do would be

[1:21:12] a lot helpful in this in this situation

[1:21:15] um other than just starting to create

[1:21:17] new policies uh again out of fear and

[1:21:22] emotion thank you are there any

[1:21:25] questions seeing none thank you thank

[1:21:35] you I'm going to apologize in advance

[1:21:38] because you

[1:21:39] know what's coming with the uh

[1:21:43] whereases but our clerk insists that I

[1:21:45] read every single one of them

[1:21:48] again so it's her fault not mine and I

[1:21:52] want you to realize that everything

[1:21:53] everybody has been asking for it the

[1:21:55] podium up here is already in this

[1:21:58] motion so where is The Chronic

[1:22:00] homelessness mental health safety and

[1:22:02] addictions crisis continues to escalate

[1:22:05] with at least 1,400 homeless encampments

[1:22:07] now present in Ontario communities

[1:22:10] putting unsustainable pressure on

[1:22:12] municipalities and public spaces

[1:22:13] creating a humanitarian crisis and

[1:22:16] whereas housing homelessness and

[1:22:18] healthare including access to

[1:22:20] appropriate And Timely supports are the

[1:22:23] responsibility of the provincial

[1:22:24] government and proper management of

[1:22:26] these issues is crucial to addressing

[1:22:28] the root causes of the humanitarian

[1:22:30] crisis that Ontario is facing and

[1:22:33] whereas municipalities are being left to

[1:22:35] manage these issues without the

[1:22:37] necessary resources or legal authority

[1:22:39] to sufficiently respond and as a result

[1:22:42] are caught balancing the important needs

[1:22:44] of unsheltered people living in

[1:22:46] encampments with responsibility to

[1:22:48] ensure our communities are safe and

[1:22:50] vibrant places for all residents and I'm

[1:22:53] sorry I didn't put the motion on on the

[1:22:54] floor first did

[1:22:56] I so I'm moving the

[1:22:58] motion and councelor Cooper is seconding

[1:23:01] it

[1:23:03] sorry I'll continue without the

[1:23:06] necessary resources are legal authority

[1:23:08] to sufficiently respond and as a result

[1:23:10] are caught balancing the important needs

[1:23:11] of unsheltered people living in

[1:23:14] encampments with the responsibility to

[1:23:16] ensure our communities are safe and

[1:23:18] vibrant places for all residents and

[1:23:20] whereas the causes of homelessness can

[1:23:22] be complex and individually unique to

[1:23:24] unhoused person with one of the primary

[1:23:27] causes being undiagnosed and untreated

[1:23:29] mental health and addiction issues which

[1:23:31] are difficult to address without

[1:23:33] specialized support systems providing a

[1:23:35] Continuum of Care and whereas some

[1:23:38] individuals experiencing untreated or

[1:23:40] undiagnosed acute and or mental heal uh

[1:23:43] chronic mental health or addictions

[1:23:45] challenges may be at a higher risk to

[1:23:48] themselves impose safety concerns for

[1:23:50] other members of the community and

[1:23:52] whereas every individual deserves the

[1:23:54] the opportunity for treatment and

[1:23:55] Recovery including crucial systemic

[1:23:58] resources prompt access and appropriate

[1:24:01] intervention and whereas Ontario big

[1:24:04] city mayor's OBM has launched the solve

[1:24:06] the crisis.com

[1:24:09] [Music]

[1:24:24] table with multi- sector stakeholders

[1:24:26] create a comprehensive Maiden Ontario

[1:24:28] solution that addresses these issues for

[1:24:31] all communities in the province

[1:24:33] providing municipalities with the tools

[1:24:35] and resources to transition those in

[1:24:37] encampments to more appropriate

[1:24:40] supports committing to fund the

[1:24:42] resources required Community by

[1:24:44] Community to fill existing gaps invest

[1:24:47] in a sufficient number of 247 Community

[1:24:50] hubs and crisis centers to relieve

[1:24:52] pressures on Hospital Emergency

[1:24:54] departments and First Responders and

[1:24:56] whereas the OBC recommends the

[1:24:58] consideration of some specific tools and

[1:25:00] policy ask for municipalities and other

[1:25:02] sectors involved in this crisis as

[1:25:04] detailed below and whereas an enounter

[1:25:07] with the criminal court system can be an

[1:25:08] effective Pathway to treatment when the

[1:25:11] offender is offered a timely and

[1:25:12] effective treatment referral through a

[1:25:14] diversion court process and whereas the

[1:25:17] province's plan to create 19 treatment

[1:25:19] hubs is a good step and has the

[1:25:21] potential to substantially improve

[1:25:23] access to treatment that can be defer

[1:25:25] referred through a diversion court

[1:25:27] process if these hubs are properly

[1:25:29] funded accessible and expanded in scope

[1:25:32] and number based on community need and

[1:25:36] whereas the ability of municipalities to

[1:25:38] ensure safe and vibrant communities is

[1:25:40] compromised by a double standard in our

[1:25:43] legal system that allows for the open

[1:25:45] consumption of illicit drugs but

[1:25:47] prohibits the unrestricted consumption

[1:25:49] of tobacco or alcohol causing confusion

[1:25:52] and undermining Public Health efforts

[1:25:54] and whereas the ability of

[1:25:55] municipalities to make decisions

[1:25:57] regarding Public Safety is compromised

[1:25:59] by Court decisions that enable

[1:26:01] encampments in public spaces and

[1:26:02] restrict Municipal capacity to manage

[1:26:06] public lands effectively including

[1:26:08] ensuring the safety of the people in

[1:26:09] those encampments and the community

[1:26:11] surrounding them and whereas residents

[1:26:14] and business owners in neighborhoods

[1:26:16] where homeless encampments exist and

[1:26:18] drug users congregate are unreasonably

[1:26:20] impacted by social disruption Rising

[1:26:23] crime vandalism and declining public

[1:26:26] confidence due to concerns for Public

[1:26:28] Safety and whereas provincial and

[1:26:30] federal governments need to take

[1:26:32] responsibility for policy decisions that

[1:26:34] have led to this humanitarian crisis and

[1:26:37] must take on a greater leadership role

[1:26:39] in helping municipalities address the

[1:26:41] associated issues of social disruption

[1:26:44] and Public

[1:26:45] Safety and whereas municipalities need

[1:26:48] clear effective and enforceable

[1:26:50] legislative tools from provincial and

[1:26:53] federal government regarding how to

[1:26:55] address encampments and social

[1:26:57] disruption and must have the legal

[1:26:59] authority to act swiftly and decisively

[1:27:01] when Public Safety is at risk and

[1:27:04] whereas establishing and reinforcing

[1:27:06] principles and parameters at a

[1:27:07] provincial level will allow

[1:27:09] municipalities to focus on what they do

[1:27:11] best providing services to members of

[1:27:13] the public without the impossible task

[1:27:16] of reconciling provincial and federal

[1:27:17] policy or various judicial decisions

[1:27:20] that are at odds with a group or

[1:27:22] individual rights

[1:27:24] and whereas Municipal governments must

[1:27:26] Implement solutions that are efficient

[1:27:29] effective appropriate feasible practical

[1:27:32] and in compliance with Ontario and

[1:27:34] Canadian law while balancing individual

[1:27:36] rights with the safety and well-being of

[1:27:38] the broader

[1:27:39] Community whereas the OBM has reaffirmed

[1:27:42] calls to the federal and provincial

[1:27:44] governments through its solve the crisis

[1:27:45] campaign to appoint one Minister and

[1:27:48] Ministry responsible for the

[1:27:50] humanitarian crisis ontarians are facing

[1:27:53] and who has been provided appropriate

[1:27:55] Authority and resources to find

[1:27:57] Solutions two create an action table of

[1:28:01] government representatives from all

[1:28:03] three levels subject matter experts

[1:28:05] those impacted by this crisis including

[1:28:07] Community Partners First Responders and

[1:28:10] businesses to evaluate solutions to M to

[1:28:12] create a ma in Ontario solution and

[1:28:15] three that both levels of government

[1:28:17] provide the funding required for

[1:28:18] municipalities big and small to put in

[1:28:20] place the solutions they need to end

[1:28:21] this crisis whereas the OBM has strongly

[1:28:25] requested the pr provincial and federal

[1:28:27] governments to one take on intervenor

[1:28:29] status in the case of Court decisions

[1:28:32] that restrict the ability of

[1:28:33] municipalities to regulate and prohibit

[1:28:35] encampments and two develop a fully

[1:28:37] funded and resourced range of a

[1:28:39] Compassionate Care and treatment

[1:28:41] programs that strengthens the system of

[1:28:44] community-based and residential mental

[1:28:46] health and addictions treatments under

[1:28:48] the mental health Act and the healthc

[1:28:50] care consent act ensuring that

[1:28:51] individuals in need are able to access

[1:28:54] care and treatment in a timely manner

[1:28:57] and three urgently review consult on and

[1:29:00] update the mental health Act and the

[1:29:02] healthc care consent act to reflect the

[1:29:04] current realities of this crisis

[1:29:06] including consultation with medical

[1:29:09] professionals First Responders and

[1:29:11] municipalities to determine whether to

[1:29:12] expand the scope of and strengthen the

[1:29:15] existing system of mandatory

[1:29:17] community-based and residential mental

[1:29:19] health and addictions care and treatment

[1:29:21] and for Implement diversion courts

[1:29:24] through the province and expand the

[1:29:25] scope and reach of these courts by

[1:29:27] permitting referrals to the diversion

[1:29:29] court for provincial and Municipal

[1:29:31] offenses with a focus on Rehabilitation

[1:29:34] rather than punitive

[1:29:35] measures and five review consult on and

[1:29:39] update the trespassed property act to

[1:29:41] address the public safety issues

[1:29:42] municipalities are facing within their

[1:29:44] communities with such a review to

[1:29:46] include but not be limited options to

[1:29:49] assist communities in addressing

[1:29:50] aggressive or repetitive trespass and F

[1:29:54] and six to establish for municipalities

[1:29:57] that prescribe provincial priority of

[1:29:59] maintaining public order and Public

[1:30:00] Safety to allow in line with the above

[1:30:04] stronger local deterrence to offenses

[1:30:06] related to social disruption and Public

[1:30:08] Safety risks whereas the provincial and

[1:30:12] federal governments are requested to

[1:30:13] introduce legislation prohibiting open

[1:30:15] and public use of illicit drugs and

[1:30:17] public intoxication whether that be by

[1:30:20] the consumption of alcohol or illicit

[1:30:22] drugs with clear enforcement provisions

[1:30:24] and public awareness campaigns to reduce

[1:30:26] their harmful impact on communities and

[1:30:29] whereas the province has been requested

[1:30:31] to create a blueprint along with

[1:30:34] Associated funding programs from federal

[1:30:36] and provincial governments to address

[1:30:37] the significant need for the quick build

[1:30:39] of Supportive Housing units which

[1:30:42] includes units that address the specific

[1:30:44] needs of those who have started

[1:30:46] treatment and need shelter and care as

[1:30:47] they continue the recovery Journey

[1:30:50] therefore be it resolved that the

[1:30:51] Council of the corporation of the city

[1:30:53] of Cambridge supports the OBM motion on

[1:30:55] chronic homelessness mental health

[1:30:57] safety and addiction crisis and that

[1:31:00] this motion be circulated to the right

[1:31:02] honorable Justin Trudeau prime minister

[1:31:04] of Canada The Honorable Doug Ford

[1:31:06] premier of Ontario The Honorable Sylvia

[1:31:08] Jones Deputy premier of Ontario The

[1:31:10] Honorable Michael toolo MPP of Ontario

[1:31:13] The Honorable Arif veran Minister of

[1:31:16] Justice The Honorable Doug Downey

[1:31:17] Attorney General of Ontario The

[1:31:19] Honorable Michael Kerner solicitor

[1:31:21] general of Ontario The Honorable Mark

[1:31:23] Holland Federal minister of Health The

[1:31:25] Honorable Paul kandra Municipal minister

[1:31:27] of Municipal Affairs and Housing Lori

[1:31:29] LeBlanc Deputy minister of Municipal

[1:31:31] Affairs and Housing Rebecca blle

[1:31:33] Federation of Canadian municipalities

[1:31:35] president Robin Jones Association

[1:31:37] municipalities Saria president and all

[1:31:40] Ontario municipalities does council have

[1:31:43] any

[1:31:45] questions any

[1:31:48] comments

[1:31:50] councelor thank you mayor leot there's

[1:31:53] much in this motion with which I agree

[1:31:55] but I find I I cannot support the

[1:31:57] overall motion and I'd like to explain

[1:32:00] why Canadians are justifiably proud of

[1:32:02] the Charter of Rights and

[1:32:04] Freedoms its principles uphold beliefs

[1:32:07] and standards that are foundational to

[1:32:08] our country and are the Envy of the

[1:32:11] world also our democracy is built in

[1:32:14] part upon the concept of a free and

[1:32:17] independent

[1:32:18] Judiciary that Judiciary has interpreted

[1:32:21] the charter to hold that housing is part

[1:32:24] of the section 7 right to the life

[1:32:26] liberty and security of the

[1:32:28] person there are elements of the motion

[1:32:30] before us which seek to undermine that

[1:32:32] right for a segment of society that is

[1:32:35] vulnerable and living on the

[1:32:37] margins and seeks to do so in the face

[1:32:40] of court rulings that bar the sorts of

[1:32:42] powers that are requested in the

[1:32:44] motion I consider this to be an erosion

[1:32:47] of the rule of law and therefore I

[1:32:49] cannot support it thank

[1:32:51] you thank you councelor Hamilton

[1:32:55] thank you mayor getting through you and

[1:32:57] and I think the word crisis an

[1:32:59] overlapping crisis has come up in many

[1:33:01] occasions and to the Ontario Big City

[1:33:04] Mayors and mayor liot I think all of us

[1:33:06] agree that we're in a crisis and we're

[1:33:08] all just struggling with how to address

[1:33:10] it and so I think the underlying ethos

[1:33:13] of the motion as Council ernshaw pointed

[1:33:15] out is a sound one where people want to

[1:33:18] help we're in a crisis what can we do to

[1:33:20] help it so I appreciate mayor Li at

[1:33:22] bringing that aspect to the motion

[1:33:23] forward I think it comes from a good

[1:33:25] place but like councel eraw there are

[1:33:28] aspects in the motion that I do trouble

[1:33:29] to support and one of the things that's

[1:33:31] come up on many occasions and we

[1:33:33] received commentary today from local

[1:33:36] academics from wford laer University

[1:33:38] we've received commentary from local

[1:33:40] Social Services uh local Health experts

[1:33:42] that have come to us is none of us are

[1:33:46] Health experts and this is a Health

[1:33:49] crisis it's a Health crisis not a

[1:33:51] political crisis and when we go to

[1:33:54] Health experts what do they say there

[1:33:56] seems to be an overwhelming body of

[1:33:57] evidence that says that mandatory

[1:34:00] treatment or involuntary treatment

[1:34:02] doesn't work in fact it actually

[1:34:04] exacerbates the problem by lowering

[1:34:06] tolerance and increasing the risk of

[1:34:08] Overdose when someone who's gone through

[1:34:10] this form of treatment is released back

[1:34:11] into the public not being an expert in

[1:34:15] the field of health or not being an

[1:34:17] expert in the field of law I think it

[1:34:19] behooves us to listen to those experts

[1:34:21] in our community that spend their lives

[1:34:23] studying that that spend their careers

[1:34:25] working on the ground every day with

[1:34:26] people suffering from these very issues

[1:34:28] we should pay attention to them so I

[1:34:31] think the fact that we are not experts

[1:34:32] in this that to me is huge we are

[1:34:36] part-time Municipal counselors I

[1:34:39] personally feel I lack the expertise to

[1:34:42] make a very complex decision about a

[1:34:44] Health crisis that could very well end

[1:34:46] up killing people that's not a decision

[1:34:49] that we should be making same with the

[1:34:52] legal aspects that Council era pointed

[1:34:55] out the Canadian civil liberties

[1:34:57] Association has said I think quite a few

[1:35:00] times this was in 2023 but a different

[1:35:02] case but forcing people into treatment

[1:35:04] facilities against their will is

[1:35:05] unconstitutional and unlawful

[1:35:07] governments are wrong to suggest

[1:35:09] otherwise substance use in some

[1:35:11] circumstances is alarming but compelling

[1:35:13] people into treatment without their

[1:35:14] consent is counterproductive and harmful

[1:35:16] and examples like this abound and so

[1:35:20] being elected to this office and again

[1:35:22] whether you're for or against this

[1:35:24] motion it comes from a good place we all

[1:35:26] want to make a positive difference but

[1:35:28] as an elected official I have to listen

[1:35:30] to those individuals that do have the

[1:35:32] experience and the expertise to make

[1:35:34] those very tough decisions about a

[1:35:35] Health crisis or a legal

[1:35:38] crisis and there's a an historical

[1:35:40] component here and every single I think

[1:35:43] delegate touched upon

[1:35:44] it every time we've seen politicians in

[1:35:48] the history of our country remove the

[1:35:49] rights of vulnerable groups years later

[1:35:53] that's been a huge mistake and I feel

[1:35:55] like that's what we'd be doing here if

[1:35:57] we remove the fundamental rights of a

[1:36:00] vulnerable

[1:36:02] population in a political decision I

[1:36:05] think that's an extremely slippery slope

[1:36:07] for us to get on and so that's why I

[1:36:10] think even the motivation of this motion

[1:36:12] comes from a good place from the Big

[1:36:13] City Mayors we are not experts legally

[1:36:17] or medically and I do not feel

[1:36:19] comfortable removing the rights of any

[1:36:21] of our citizens housed or on because I

[1:36:24] think that's a slippery slope that no no

[1:36:26] City should get on so I will not be

[1:36:28] supporting the motion thank you

[1:36:31] councelor

[1:36:32] Roberts thank you mayor Jan and through

[1:36:35] you um and to follow up on my colleagues

[1:36:38] points there are many parts of this

[1:36:40] motion that I am fully supportive of

[1:36:42] things like how do we address the need

[1:36:45] for more Supportive Housing units that

[1:36:47] is something we need more of here in the

[1:36:49] city um you know that every individual

[1:36:52] deserves the opportunity for treatment

[1:36:53] and Recovery when they ask for it um but

[1:36:57] there are portions of this um motion

[1:37:00] that do concern me um things that seem

[1:37:03] punitive um and we have heard from the

[1:37:06] experts speaking out against the use of

[1:37:09] involuntary treatment um we've heard

[1:37:11] it's not an effective strategy that it

[1:37:13] can lead to more problems and we just

[1:37:15] have to look in our history you know

[1:37:17] there was a disturbing history of force

[1:37:18] treatment on people with disabilities

[1:37:20] for a long time um and this was shown to

[1:37:22] be nothing but negative so um you know

[1:37:26] while I do support a lot of what's in

[1:37:28] here and I think that there's lots of

[1:37:30] good intentions here um this one piece

[1:37:33] is really uh problematic for me and

[1:37:36] because of that and I'm concerned about

[1:37:37] the precedent that it may set I I won't

[1:37:39] be able to support this

[1:37:40] motion councelor

[1:37:43] Cooper okay yes thank you m um yeah

[1:37:48] there's a lot to go over here um first

[1:37:50] of all yes I I do support this um I will

[1:37:53] happily give my thanks to the uh the

[1:37:55] Ontario Big City Mayors and especially

[1:37:57] may look at I know you may have had a

[1:37:58] significant part in this um there's a

[1:38:01] lot in here that I think everyone on

[1:38:02] each side would want um there's a lot

[1:38:05] many people wanted for for years um this

[1:38:08] is about to me this is about a change in

[1:38:09] Direction and how we deal with chronic

[1:38:11] addiction mental health issues um it's

[1:38:14] also about the safety of our community

[1:38:15] its ability to thrive um so we going to

[1:38:18] deal with some realities here um and yes

[1:38:20] we're not necessarily medical experts

[1:38:22] here but we've also been tasked with

[1:38:24] representing our residents um when it

[1:38:26] comes to the encampment issue um those

[1:38:29] of you those that live near these

[1:38:31] encampments uh well know the realities

[1:38:33] of what goes on in many of them um after

[1:38:35] seven years of visiting dozens of them

[1:38:37] I'm well aware of the massive amounts of

[1:38:39] social disruption uh drug activity

[1:38:41] criminal activity that occurs in many of

[1:38:43] them um that's not up for debate it's

[1:38:45] there we've seen it um in fact the

[1:38:48] amount of criminal activity I've seen

[1:38:49] present in these in sites is absolutely

[1:38:51] immense um it affects the surrounding

[1:38:53] communities the monetary cost of the

[1:38:55] community is immense as is a danger to

[1:38:57] those inside and those surrounding these

[1:38:59] encampments um this is not sustainable

[1:39:02] nor is it right uh we have numerous

[1:39:05] examples of what happens across North

[1:39:07] America when these encampments are left

[1:39:08] to grow unrestricted uh believe me you

[1:39:10] don't want that happening here in BC a

[1:39:13] 13-year-old girl recently died in an

[1:39:15] encampment recently in Kingston two

[1:39:17] people were murdered at an encampment I

[1:39:20] personally W witnessed assaults as so

[1:39:22] many in as well as so many encampment

[1:39:24] fires have lost count in fact we just

[1:39:26] had one yesterday at the Dundas one

[1:39:29] fourth one I've seen the past few

[1:39:32] months uh one of the encampments one

[1:39:34] tent was set on fire was someone was

[1:39:35] inside is it going to take a body inside

[1:39:38] one of these encampments to forc us to

[1:39:39] take action I refuse I personally refuse

[1:39:42] to sit by and wait for that the

[1:39:44] residents of this city have rights to

[1:39:46] and this motion supports giving us the

[1:39:48] necessary legal authority to act

[1:39:51] immediately and effectively when Public

[1:39:54] Safety is is is at risk the people in

[1:39:57] our communities they have a right to be

[1:39:58] protected from the victimization that we

[1:40:00] know comes from a lot of these

[1:40:02] encampments and as far as the treatment

[1:40:05] um yeah it can take many attempts to get

[1:40:07] a use a clean that's not news to anybody

[1:40:09] whether that treatment be voluntary or

[1:40:11] not but you can guarantee no success

[1:40:14] whatsoever when you don't even

[1:40:16] try when you continue with a system that

[1:40:19] makes little to no attempt to remove

[1:40:21] addiction

[1:40:23] I don't believe in just sitting back and

[1:40:24] doing nothing I don't believe there is

[1:40:27] any compassion in minimizing the lives

[1:40:29] of addiction sufferers to lost causes

[1:40:32] whose pain and daily poisoning is

[1:40:34] something that should just be managed

[1:40:36] and maintained in a sad cycle that often

[1:40:39] leads to an inevitable end because

[1:40:41] everyone's too scared to actually

[1:40:43] intervene and do what needs to be

[1:40:46] done and nobody is no part of this takes

[1:40:50] away voluntary treatment in fact it

[1:40:52] clearly states that they want to ensure

[1:40:54] individuals in need are able to access

[1:40:55] care and treatment in a timely

[1:40:58] manner voluntary treatment will be there

[1:41:01] in fact with the province's new focus on

[1:41:03] treatment and Recovery the opportunity

[1:41:05] for voluntary treatment will likely be

[1:41:07] far greater than we have seen to this

[1:41:09] point that is something we all want and

[1:41:11] should be

[1:41:12] applauding the introduction of

[1:41:14] compassionate intervention simply

[1:41:15] acknowledges the need to help those that

[1:41:18] have unfortunately lost the ability to

[1:41:20] make rational choices for themselves due

[1:41:22] to addiction

[1:41:24] it also acknowledges the rights of our

[1:41:25] community to to be protected from those

[1:41:28] whose addiction or mental issues have

[1:41:30] made themselves a danger to themselves

[1:41:32] and others so I'm happy to see a change

[1:41:34] in

[1:41:35] Direction because there's numerous

[1:41:37] ethical issues inherent in our current

[1:41:40] strategies to find success in aiding

[1:41:42] drug users to poison themselves and then

[1:41:45] sending them out to the streets a danger

[1:41:46] to themselves and the public and waits

[1:41:49] for them to come back to do it

[1:41:51] again there is no such thing is safely

[1:41:53] using heroin fent a methamphetamin and

[1:41:56] is it indeed time we let go of an

[1:41:57] existing system that fails to

[1:41:59] acknowledge even that most basic of

[1:42:01] truths the truly sad stories that upset

[1:42:04] us all the time that we hear year after

[1:42:06] year of Overdose deaths are a clearing

[1:42:08] example of why we need to change course

[1:42:11] with a plan that that actually works is

[1:42:14] absurd to expect us to see constant

[1:42:16] death as a sign of success and a reason

[1:42:19] for more of the

[1:42:20] same the fact is that addicts are dying

[1:42:22] because our current policies are helping

[1:42:24] them to do it and doing precious little

[1:42:26] to stop it our Region's residents and

[1:42:28] their families who are sick of the crime

[1:42:30] and social chaos deserve

[1:42:32] better our businesses deserve better

[1:42:35] most of all those suffering with

[1:42:36] addiction deserve more they deserve hope

[1:42:40] and now with the province's recent

[1:42:41] change in direction away from these

[1:42:43] programs maybe that help will now become

[1:42:45] available maybe local residents will now

[1:42:47] get the consideration and compassion

[1:42:48] they deserve maybe now there'll be real

[1:42:50] hope that families can get their loved

[1:42:52] ones back from the brink

[1:42:53] I believe that is real hope I believe

[1:42:55] that is true compassion so I thank you

[1:42:57] for this mayor and

[1:43:00] [Music]

[1:43:02] obms do we have any other

[1:43:05] comments councelor

[1:43:09] Divine yes thank you I've listened

[1:43:14] intently there's a few things that we

[1:43:16] have to look at here and be

[1:43:21] realistic first of all this is a

[1:43:24] resolution okay to be sent out all right

[1:43:27] and that's what it is it's a

[1:43:30] resolution now if you go back to the

[1:43:33] late

[1:43:35] 80s early 90s

[1:43:38] 1990 we a premier of the

[1:43:41] province that uh in order to save

[1:43:44] money shut down uh Health Center in

[1:43:47] penet

[1:43:49] anguishing which was a psychological

[1:43:51] Hospital sat down shut down London

[1:43:55] py and put all these people on the

[1:43:59] streets okay I know there's one guy I

[1:44:02] know today and he's he's in a mess this

[1:44:04] this man's in a mess he's living on the

[1:44:06] streets in

[1:44:08] Cambridge but because he was in these

[1:44:11] hospitals um that was there to look

[1:44:14] after him mentally and

[1:44:16] physically he just he can't

[1:44:21] cope but there's all kind of people on

[1:44:23] the streets they can't

[1:44:25] cope but there's nowhere for them to

[1:44:28] go there's absolutely nowhere for these

[1:44:30] folks to

[1:44:32] go and through this resolution which is

[1:44:36] likely and there's things I don't like

[1:44:38] in it there things I do

[1:44:41] like but let's remember it's a

[1:44:43] resolution we're not writing law here

[1:44:45] it's a

[1:44:47] resolution so if through this process

[1:44:51] that we're currently going through

[1:44:54] if we are able to get more beds for

[1:44:57] people that need them if we're going to

[1:45:00] open up some of these these hospitals

[1:45:03] again and get people

[1:45:06] help and I'm the first one to to say I

[1:45:09] mean I've had experience with with rehab

[1:45:11] believe me the facility I come out of we

[1:45:15] had any I used to call it hockey school

[1:45:17] at any given time we had at least 20

[1:45:19] people in hockey School in various

[1:45:21] places in onaral

[1:45:23] and some some senators were a lot better

[1:45:24] than others all right but the hardcore

[1:45:27] ones were were by far the

[1:45:30] best we can't pretending pretend this

[1:45:34] issue is going to go

[1:45:36] away cuz it's not going to go

[1:45:39] away we have to work at it but I'm the

[1:45:42] first one to say and I've seen

[1:45:44] it you put somebody into rehab and they

[1:45:46] don't want to be be there it's not going

[1:45:48] to work it will not work I've seen it

[1:45:51] time and time again

[1:45:53] but this is a start I don't agree with

[1:45:56] everything that's in here and I really

[1:45:59] don't but it's a start to get us down

[1:46:02] that road and if we have to open up more

[1:46:05] hospitals more hospital beds more rehab

[1:46:08] centers then that's what we need to

[1:46:11] do I'm not suggesting people go them

[1:46:14] that don't want to be there the people

[1:46:16] are there should be the ones that want

[1:46:18] help I'm going to support this motion I

[1:46:20] don't like everything in it I really

[1:46:22] don't and I don't like being told what

[1:46:24] to do everybody knows me don't like that

[1:46:26] but this is a start it's a start whether

[1:46:29] you agree or disagree with it it's a

[1:46:32] start Thank

[1:46:35] You councelor

[1:46:37] Hamilton thank you man they getting

[1:46:39] through you um one thing I think we can

[1:46:41] all agree on and I just want to be clear

[1:46:44] is that I think we have to make sure

[1:46:45] that we don't conflate homelessness and

[1:46:48] mental health and addictions all

[1:46:49] together think they're being Blended all

[1:46:51] all as one they're very separate issues

[1:46:54] someone who is experiencing homelessness

[1:46:55] may not be addicted to drugs or

[1:46:57] experiencing mental health issues and

[1:46:58] vice versa and vice versa so I think we

[1:47:00] can all agree on that because we're

[1:47:02] starting to conflate it all into one

[1:47:04] giant issue in motion and each are

[1:47:05] extremely complex in their roots in the

[1:47:09] scope of the crises in their history and

[1:47:11] of course how to solve them and the

[1:47:12] challenge this motion is a testament to

[1:47:14] it is how how do you deal with it when

[1:47:16] all of those crises overlap there is one

[1:47:19] thing that I think what do we do what do

[1:47:21] we do

[1:47:23] several delegations spoke about it

[1:47:24] letters that came in from professors and

[1:47:26] social service agencies said it fund the

[1:47:29] agencies that are doing the work on the

[1:47:32] ground to help people create more beds

[1:47:34] create more treatment centers don't take

[1:47:36] away things like CTS sites that are

[1:47:38] saving

[1:47:39] lives that would make a huge difference

[1:47:42] and that's come up a lot if we're going

[1:47:44] to use involuntary treatment which the

[1:47:46] ccla the Canadian civil liberties

[1:47:48] Association has said is akin to

[1:47:50] voluntary or sorry it's akin to AR

[1:47:52] arbitrary

[1:47:54] detention if we have to at this rate

[1:47:57] people have to wait 3 to 4 months and

[1:47:59] more to get voluntary treatment how are

[1:48:01] we going to deal with people that are

[1:48:03] now going to be

[1:48:05] involuntarily or basically coerced into

[1:48:08] treatment why don't we start funding

[1:48:11] those agencies that are doing the work

[1:48:12] right now that can reach people who

[1:48:14] require that voluntary treatment and see

[1:48:16] where that goes and I just want to read

[1:48:18] one quick line that was on our addendum

[1:48:20] because we just got it when we came in

[1:48:22] from the three professors at wford laua

[1:48:24] University it says research demonstrates

[1:48:26] that criminalizing people seeking

[1:48:28] shelter in public spaces will simply

[1:48:30] push them into more dangerous situations

[1:48:32] and make it more difficult for them to

[1:48:34] assess necessary support to exit

[1:48:36] homelessness so I think we really have

[1:48:38] to listen to people that have been

[1:48:41] studying this and working in these

[1:48:42] fields their entire lives rather than

[1:48:44] react from our guts and our hearts even

[1:48:47] though that's where it hits us thank

[1:48:50] you councelor shry thank you mayor liot

[1:48:54] um I'm I'm just confused at the

[1:48:58] uh at the fear or the confusion of the

[1:49:01] motion it's a great motion how I'm

[1:49:04] reading it it's asking the provincial

[1:49:07] federal government for

[1:49:08] help it's seeking

[1:49:11] Partnerships with the provincial and

[1:49:13] federal government and it clearly

[1:49:16] states and and Municipal governments

[1:49:19] must Implement solutions that are

[1:49:22] efficient of effective and down to in

[1:49:24] compliance with Ontario and Canadian

[1:49:28] law to create an action table of

[1:49:31] government representatives from all

[1:49:33] levels and subject matter

[1:49:39] experts and lastly not lastly there's

[1:49:42] more but a develop a fully funded and

[1:49:45] resource range of Compassionate Care and

[1:49:48] treatment programs that's what we all

[1:49:50] want we just don't have the money to do

[1:49:53] it and we're asking for help and I think

[1:49:55] this is a great motion thank

[1:49:58] you councelor Cooper yes thank you I'm

[1:50:01] not going to speak much on this I just

[1:50:02] uh when it comes to what everybody wants

[1:50:04] and what I've heard a lot from the

[1:50:05] delegates about what we need I'm just

[1:50:07] going to read two parts of this one of

[1:50:09] the requests is to develop a fully

[1:50:11] funded and resourced range of

[1:50:13] Compassionate Care and treatment

[1:50:14] programs that strengthens the system of

[1:50:17] community- based and residential mental

[1:50:19] health and addictions treatments under

[1:50:21] the mental health act and healthc Care

[1:50:23] consent act ensuring that individuals in

[1:50:26] need are able to access care and

[1:50:29] treatment in a timely

[1:50:32] manner and they're also requesting the

[1:50:34] province to create a blueprint along

[1:50:36] with Associated funding programs from

[1:50:38] both Federal and provincial governments

[1:50:40] to address the significant need for the

[1:50:42] quick build of supporting housing

[1:50:44] Supportive Housing units which includes

[1:50:46] units that address the specific needs of

[1:50:48] those who have started treatment and

[1:50:50] need shelter and care as they can

[1:50:52] continue their recovery Journey thank

[1:50:57] you thanks everyone for your comments um

[1:51:01] so all of the things that the delegates

[1:51:03] had spoken about and and the people who

[1:51:05] are not supporting this motion tonight

[1:51:07] around the Horseshoe are the very same

[1:51:10] things that I have done as a delegate at

[1:51:13] Amo to the minister of health and to the

[1:51:16] minister of

[1:51:17] addictions um and they they're listening

[1:51:21] to us they're hearing us finally they're

[1:51:24] making moves towards that so our voices

[1:51:27] are being heard the voices that we give

[1:51:31] for forward after listening to the

[1:51:33] voices in our community I for over my 10

[1:51:36] years on Council I've had to hold people

[1:51:39] whose children have died while they're

[1:51:41] crying in my arms it's extremely hard to

[1:51:43] handle they are asking for help they

[1:51:46] have been for a number of

[1:51:48] years this this anything being asked in

[1:51:51] here does not preclude voluntary

[1:51:55] treatment that's that's like you know to

[1:51:58] say that we're saying involuntary

[1:52:00] treatment or mandatory treatment does

[1:52:03] not preclude any of the other items that

[1:52:07] um we may ask for and I want to bring

[1:52:10] your attention to something that was in

[1:52:12] the global mail today so we we speak

[1:52:15] about all these so-called experts right

[1:52:18] all this research that says involuntary

[1:52:20] treatment doesn't work um there is no

[1:52:24] proper

[1:52:26] research that states emphatically one

[1:52:30] way or the other that it does or it does

[1:52:33] not and I've been hearing that for two

[1:52:35] years now from both sides so

[1:52:39] this uh editorial that was in the globe

[1:52:41] mail today was written by the addiction

[1:52:46] psychiatrist and clinical assistant

[1:52:48] professor at the University of Calgary

[1:52:51] as well as Angie Hamilton who is a

[1:52:53] lawyer and is the co-founder and

[1:52:55] executive director of families for

[1:52:57] addiction recovery these are people that

[1:53:01] myself and staff have been meeting with

[1:53:03] here at City Hall over the past couple

[1:53:06] of

[1:53:08] years but it's even

[1:53:11] stating um let me just find it here

[1:53:15] um many Canadians believe that involment

[1:53:20] treatment is ineffective for addiction

[1:53:22] but a recent systematic review found

[1:53:25] that quality research is

[1:53:27] inconclusive so do we wait until years

[1:53:31] down the road when the studies come

[1:53:32] forward and let more and more people die

[1:53:35] people who don't have the mental

[1:53:37] capacity to make decisions whether it's

[1:53:39] mental health or whether it's addictions

[1:53:41] do we just leave them alone and say oh

[1:53:44] we haven't done the proper research so

[1:53:46] we're not going to help you I'm not

[1:53:47] willing to do that and neither were 28

[1:53:50] mayors that sat around that table and

[1:53:53] spent 6 hours putting that

[1:53:56] together much wordsmithing there was

[1:53:59] legal opinion around there everybody had

[1:54:02] medical

[1:54:03] opinions this wasn't done by just

[1:54:05] politicians these are professional

[1:54:07] people many of them around that

[1:54:09] horseshoe I supported it then I had a a

[1:54:12] part in put it putting it together not

[1:54:15] as much as many of the others but I was

[1:54:18] determined when I became mayor that I

[1:54:20] was going to make a difference in this

[1:54:22] Community I was not going to let this

[1:54:24] continue or grow any further than it

[1:54:26] than it has I have addicts in my my

[1:54:31] family I have taken homeless into my

[1:54:33] home so before anybody says walk them

[1:54:36] out in their shoes I've done that I have

[1:54:38] that lived experience I know what it's

[1:54:41] like for these people I know what it's

[1:54:43] like to care about them and love them

[1:54:45] and want to make a difference and there

[1:54:47] are those around the Horseshoe who have

[1:54:49] been in that that same place and are in

[1:54:50] that that place right now

[1:54:53] today so when you hear some of your

[1:54:56] people counselors around this horseshoe

[1:54:57] and you think they're they're

[1:54:58] incompassion let me tell you they're

[1:55:00] living it every single day not like some

[1:55:03] of you they're actually living it so I'm

[1:55:06] going to call for the

[1:55:10] vote starting

[1:55:18] voting closing voting

[1:55:26] okay and that carries at a vote of six

[1:55:28] to

[1:55:31] three

[1:55:38] sure we're taking a five minute recess

[1:55:51] sorry

[1:56:21] e e

[2:03:16] m

[2:03:24] our first item for consideration is the

[2:03:26] consent agenda please note item 7.42

[2:03:29] 24-13 3-cd Donald Street no stopping

[2:03:33] restriction previously listed on the

[2:03:35] consent agenda has been pulled and will

[2:03:38] be discussed later in the meeting as we

[2:03:40] have received a delegation request for

[2:03:42] this item councelor Cooper you have the

[2:03:44] motion could you please read it hold on

[2:03:46] a

[2:03:49] minute where are we so I got to get past

[2:03:52] your motion here there we

[2:03:56] go okay it's the move by Me seconded by

[2:03:59] councilor Roberts so did you say one of

[2:04:01] these was

[2:04:03] pulled it's been added okay all right

[2:04:06] this a mooved by Me seconded by

[2:04:07] councelor Roberts that all items listed

[2:04:09] under the heading of consent agenda for

[2:04:11] November 5th 2024 be adopted as

[2:04:13] recommended 7.1 council meeting minutes

[2:04:16] October 88 2024 7.2 statutory public

[2:04:20] meeting minutes October 15

[2:04:22] 2024 7.3 Council information package

[2:04:25] October 18th

[2:04:26] 2024 7.4 24-0 60- CRS annual indexing of

[2:04:32] development charges December 1st 2024

[2:04:35] 7.5

[2:04:37] 24-16 CD terms of reference for new

[2:04:40] Recreation Complex public

[2:04:44] Art thank you does council have any

[2:04:46] comments on any item on the consent

[2:04:49] agenda okay we'll call for the vote

[2:04:52] starting

[2:04:56] voting and closing

[2:05:01] voting and that carries

[2:05:04] unanimously so under consideration of

[2:05:08] reports our first report is item number

[2:05:11] 8.1.1 24-0

[2:05:14] 64- CRS Emergency Management bylaw and

[2:05:17] emergency response plan revision

[2:05:19] councelor Ameda you have that motion

[2:05:22] thank you mayor Jan yes I do move by

[2:05:24] myself seconded by councelor eraw the

[2:05:27] recommendation that report 24-0 64 CRS

[2:05:32] Emergency Management bylaw and emergency

[2:05:34] response plan revision be received and

[2:05:37] that bylaw

[2:05:39] 17917 be amended and further that report

[2:05:43] 24-

[2:05:44] 064 CRS appendix B the Emergency

[2:05:48] Management program bylaw be passed to

[2:05:51] Ana

[2:05:52] the revised Emergency Management program

[2:05:54] and emergency response

[2:05:56] plan thank you are there any

[2:06:00] questions councelor

[2:06:02] Anda mayor liot and through you I do

[2:06:05] have a question on page 156 of our

[2:06:09] materials under administrative changes

[2:06:11] item six it indicates that a section

[2:06:15] 3.4.3 was

[2:06:17] added uh I looked at page 177 of my our

[2:06:21] materials and there is no section

[2:06:23] 3.4.3 so I wonder if I could have that

[2:06:27] clarified page 156 and Page

[2:06:37] 177 through you Mary Anan uh if you look

[2:06:40] under the emergency

[2:06:43] plan it'll be

[2:06:46] under the

[2:06:50] uh hang on I just got to grab

[2:06:53] this join

[2:06:56] the so you're looking at uh request to

[2:06:59] join the EOC so

[2:07:01] 3.4.2 is

[2:07:03] p4.3 yeah so sorry for that confusion

[2:07:07] and it's uh not sure in your package but

[2:07:09] it's in the emergency plan under page

[2:07:12] 10 okay it's page 177 of our materials

[2:07:16] like

[2:07:19] good are you okay with that coun I I

[2:07:22] think I'm understanding that it was

[2:07:23] nothing more than a typographical error

[2:07:25] is that correct correct okay thank you

[2:07:27] okay thank you I see no other questions

[2:07:31] so we'll call for the

[2:07:36] vote starting

[2:07:38] [Music]

[2:07:41] voting and closing

[2:07:47] voting and that carries unanimously

[2:07:51] our next report is item

[2:07:54] 8.1.2 24- 074 DCS request to repeal the

[2:07:59] proposed expansion for downtown

[2:08:01] Cambridge business Improvement area

[2:08:03] Council Roberts you have that

[2:08:06] motion yes thank you mayor Jan and

[2:08:08] through you move by myself seconded by

[2:08:10] councelor ernshaw recommendation that

[2:08:11] report

[2:08:12] 24074 DCS requests to repeal the

[2:08:16] proposed expansion for downtown

[2:08:17] Cambridge business Improvement area be

[2:08:19] received and that Council approve the

[2:08:21] request to repeal the proposed expansion

[2:08:23] from the downtown B Cambridge business

[2:08:25] Improvement area and that Council direct

[2:08:27] the clerk to provide notice of council

[2:08:29] support of the request to repeal the

[2:08:31] proposed

[2:08:33] expansion thank you are there any

[2:08:36] questions any

[2:08:38] comments seeing none we'll do the

[2:08:41] vote starting

[2:08:48] voting and closing voting

[2:08:54] and that carries

[2:08:59] unanimously

[2:09:05] sorry the next report is item number

[2:09:08] 8.3.1

[2:09:10] 124-130 D CD Queenston Road at

[2:09:13] Westminster Drive always stop control we

[2:09:17] have one pre-registered Delegate for

[2:09:19] this item Tim brittell

[2:09:24] welcome Tim you'll have five minutes to

[2:09:26] speak and you have somebody else with

[2:09:28] you no yes I do thanks very much I'll

[2:09:31] introduce her I thought this person was

[2:09:32] going to get up with you and delegate

[2:09:34] too so I just it's fine if you're not oh

[2:09:36] I'm going to ask for her assistance in a

[2:09:38] moment I'm just going to speak first and

[2:09:39] then I'm going to ask for her to have a

[2:09:41] comment as well sure go ahead thank you

[2:09:44] everyone for uh for having me your

[2:09:45] worship council members and uh

[2:09:47] supporting staff um I did receive a

[2:09:50] notification in regards to the four-way

[2:09:52] stop discussion at Queenston and

[2:09:55] Westminster Drive South um about a month

[2:09:59] ago anyways it allowed me to uh offer

[2:10:02] some comments back so I'm just going to

[2:10:03] read the comments that I submitted to so

[2:10:06] everyone's fully aware of the reasoning

[2:10:08] on why I'm here um I agree with the

[2:10:11] four-way stop control as commuters use

[2:10:14] Queenston Road to bypass the busyness of

[2:10:16] King Street uh when they travel east or

[2:10:18] west more importantly and always stop

[2:10:21] control is required at Westminster Drive

[2:10:23] South and Vine Street the excessive use

[2:10:26] of high speeds down Westminster Drive

[2:10:28] South between Hamilton and Rose streets

[2:10:30] is extremely dangerous as there are no

[2:10:32] stops over the streets of Moore Vine and

[2:10:35] sharing these high-speed drivers are

[2:10:37] mainly the people that live anywhere

[2:10:39] south of rad Street as well as the

[2:10:40] parents students and staff dropping off

[2:10:42] or attending Preston high school and St

[2:10:45] Joseph Catholic Primary School to my

[2:10:48] knowledge there's been at least three

[2:10:49] accidents in the last year on

[2:10:51] Westminster Drive South within that

[2:10:53] stretch two of them at Vine Street

[2:10:56] please take this matter seriously as a

[2:10:58] lot of the Westminster Drive residents

[2:10:59] are very frustrated and concerned for

[2:11:01] the well-being of themselves and the

[2:11:03] several students that walk along that

[2:11:05] stretch to and from school um I have now

[2:11:08] since gone and spoken with most of the

[2:11:11] residents in between Hamilton Street and

[2:11:13] Rose Street which consists of 35 homes

[2:11:16] and out of those 35 homes uh four were

[2:11:19] unavailable either they weren't home or

[2:11:21] of them is um abandoned um anyways uh

[2:11:25] the uh that so 31 of them are totally in

[2:11:29] favor of uh doing something of this

[2:11:31] nature in respect to putting a four-way

[2:11:33] stop at uh Vine and uh Westminster to

[2:11:36] slow people down um I have another

[2:11:38] Resident that I met while I was uh doing

[2:11:41] my uh knocking on the doors and it's

[2:11:44] Stephanie McBride and I'll just invite

[2:11:45] her to say a few comments on this

[2:11:47] situation as well

[2:11:51] uh thank you good evening um I would

[2:11:55] just like to add that our priority is uh

[2:11:57] safety in the community especially for

[2:12:00] um children um given the uh there are

[2:12:03] two elementary schools and a high school

[2:12:05] in the area and I've personally

[2:12:06] witnessed four accidents at Westminster

[2:12:09] Drive South and Vine since last November

[2:12:13] um the neighborhood is changing and

[2:12:16] that's why we're requesting uh the

[2:12:18] consideration for a stop sign at uh

[2:12:21] Westminster Drive South and Vine um

[2:12:24] driving behavior seem to be becoming

[2:12:25] more Reckless and uh this was exhibited

[2:12:29] by the four accidents um and I have also

[2:12:32] requested ATR um studies be conducted

[2:12:36] which I believe occurred in May um which

[2:12:38] did conclude um a uh conclusion of high

[2:12:43] traffic speeds on Westminster Drive

[2:12:45] South uh thank

[2:12:48] you could you please identify yourself

[2:12:50] because you didn't register as a

[2:12:52] delegate and we have no idea sorry

[2:12:54] Stephanie McBride sorry Stephanie

[2:12:57] McBride uh resident on Westminster Drive

[2:12:59] South okay thank

[2:13:02] you my apologies I had already written

[2:13:05] my comments and submitted them and then

[2:13:08] I met Miss McBride afterwards and she

[2:13:10] was very interested in attending

[2:13:13] so are there any questions of the

[2:13:17] delegate I see none thank you thanks for

[2:13:20] the time

[2:13:25] councelor kimson you have the

[2:13:29] motion thank you very much mayor Jan

[2:13:31] moved by myself and seconded by

[2:13:33] councelor Roberts recommendation that

[2:13:36] report 24- 13- CD Queenston Road at

[2:13:40] Westminster Drive all stop control be

[2:13:43] received and that Queenston Road at

[2:13:44] Westminster Drive be converted to always

[2:13:47] off control and further that the bylaw

[2:13:50] to amend by law

[2:13:52] 22-44 included as appendix a to report

[2:13:56] 24-13 0- CD be passed and if I may speak

[2:14:01] to the motion thank

[2:14:03] you um so everyone here around the horu

[2:14:07] has heard me ask for stop signs and for

[2:14:11] road safety throughout our entire city

[2:14:14] and certainly this particular

[2:14:16] intersection of Queenston and

[2:14:19] Westminster is one that is particularly

[2:14:23] bad with the number of crashes and near

[2:14:26] misses as people are seemingly more

[2:14:29] distracted and in bigger hurries than

[2:14:32] ever before um I'm certainly pleased

[2:14:35] that the transportation staff were able

[2:14:37] to conduct the various studies and bring

[2:14:40] back a report to us to support this

[2:14:43] particular Allway stop um I certainly

[2:14:46] know there'll be a number of residents

[2:14:47] who are going to be very pleased for

[2:14:50] this to go in in with regard to the

[2:14:53] additional stop that was mentioned I'm

[2:14:56] wondering if staff might be able to um

[2:15:00] report on when the results of the

[2:15:04] Turning movement count for Westminster

[2:15:06] and Vine will

[2:15:08] be coming back to us if they have that

[2:15:11] information just so that we can let the

[2:15:12] residents

[2:15:18] know I see shanana making her way up

[2:15:21] here to respond to that thank you

[2:15:30] shanon thank you uh through mayor liot

[2:15:34] um I would expect that the uh results of

[2:15:36] the Turning M count for the intersection

[2:15:38] of Westminster and Vine will be

[2:15:39] available by the end of the

[2:15:41] year thank

[2:15:47] you I see no other questions our

[2:15:51] comments um so we will take the

[2:15:58] vote starting

[2:16:03] voting and closing

[2:16:09] voting and that carries

[2:16:12] unanimously our next report is item

[2:16:15] 8.3.2 24-13 3- CD Donald Street no sto

[2:16:21] restriction and we have one

[2:16:22] pre-registered Delegate for this item

[2:16:25] Lee Lee

[2:16:28] humph welcome Lee you have five

[2:16:33] minutes thank you to council for having

[2:16:36] me here and all the staff the city that

[2:16:38] have been very very helpful and can you

[2:16:40] speak into the mic please sorry yeah

[2:16:42] thank you to council for letting me

[2:16:44] speak um thank you to all of the city

[2:16:47] staff that have been very helpful and

[2:16:49] also thank you to counc Cooper who was

[2:16:52] very helpful on this matter um Donald

[2:16:56] Street is a very very small Street six

[2:16:59] houses um and it's narrow uh much

[2:17:02] narrower than many other streets we have

[2:17:05] um the Fraser wood lot at the End of the

[2:17:07] Street um currently um there is parking

[2:17:13] allowed on one side of the street only

[2:17:16] um no parking on the side that I'm on

[2:17:19] which is the south side um and because

[2:17:22] we have tape Public School very close to

[2:17:25] us um parents come in and park on both

[2:17:30] sides of the street um this has created

[2:17:34] uh issues for people in the neighborhood

[2:17:36] on the street

[2:17:39] um the I guess the caregivers and uh

[2:17:44] parents have parked at the end of

[2:17:45] driveways at times

[2:17:48] um they have actually parked in

[2:17:52] driveways uh

[2:17:54] U one of the residents uh who's here

[2:17:58] with me tonight uh had his an ambulance

[2:18:02] arranged for his mother uh to come and

[2:18:04] the ambulance couldn't turn into the

[2:18:05] driveway because of all the cars parked

[2:18:07] on the

[2:18:08] street

[2:18:10] um

[2:18:12] there are there's one fire hydrant on

[2:18:15] the end of the street uh in front of

[2:18:18] number eight um

[2:18:22] cars parked on that side regularly park

[2:18:25] in front of the hydrant uh they park

[2:18:27] right up to the stop

[2:18:30] sign

[2:18:31] um and in the winter time uh we have

[2:18:35] issues getting snow and ice

[2:18:38] cleared um and it's a big issue um

[2:18:43] because because we are a dead end Street

[2:18:46] snow gets piled at the end of the street

[2:18:48] and the residents pile there's a snow on

[2:18:50] the side of the street so the street

[2:18:52] becomes even narrower it becomes even

[2:18:54] narrower at this time of year um when

[2:18:56] leaves leaves are all over the place as

[2:18:59] well too

[2:19:02] um we would ask that Council um agree

[2:19:06] with us on this matter and uh have the

[2:19:10] no

[2:19:11] stopping on the south side of the street

[2:19:14] uh put into effect from 8:30 to 4:30

[2:19:17] 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. uh

[2:19:22] thus giving us

[2:19:25] some of a break from this and also

[2:19:27] allowing the bylaw officers to uh

[2:19:31] effectively do their job in trying to

[2:19:33] help us with this

[2:19:36] matter thank you for the opportunity to

[2:19:38] allowing me to

[2:19:40] speak does anybody have any

[2:19:44] questions we have none thank you thank

[2:19:47] you councelor Cooper you have that

[2:19:49] motion

[2:19:51] yes thank you

[2:19:53] m uh this is the move by Me seconded by

[2:19:56] councelor Earnshaw recommending that

[2:19:58] report 2

[2:20:00] 24133 CD Donald Street no stopping

[2:20:03] restriction be received and that are no

[2:20:05] stopping 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday

[2:20:08] to Friday September 1st to June 30th

[2:20:11] restriction be installed on the south

[2:20:13] side of Donal Street and further that

[2:20:15] the bylaw to amend the traffic and

[2:20:17] parking bylaw included as appendix B to

[2:20:19] report two 4 -133 d c if I can just say

[2:20:24] one thing to this I just want to say

[2:20:27] thank you very much to staff for being

[2:20:29] uh very helpful and very prompt in the

[2:20:32] uh in the uh in the help that you've

[2:20:33] done here as simple as that it's this

[2:20:35] has been an easy process uh thank you I

[2:20:38] know the uh residents on Donald Street

[2:20:39] are going to be happy thank

[2:20:45] you okay we'll call for the vote

[2:20:51] starting

[2:20:55] voting and closing

[2:21:01] voting and that carries

[2:21:04] unanimously our next report is item

[2:21:06] number

[2:21:07] 8.3.3

[2:21:09] 24-55 CD recommendation to designate the

[2:21:12] property located at 555 Riverbank Drive

[2:21:15] councelor s you have that

[2:21:18] motion thank you mayor

[2:21:21] moved by myself seconded by councelor

[2:21:24] kimson that report

[2:21:27] 24-55 DCd recommendation to designate

[2:21:31] the property located at 555 Riverbank

[2:21:34] Drive be received and the council

[2:21:37] approved the recommendation to designate

[2:21:40] the property located at 555 Riverbank

[2:21:43] drive under part four of the onara

[2:21:46] Heritage act and approve the statement

[2:21:48] of cultural heritage value and the list

[2:21:51] of Heritage attributes attached as

[2:21:53] appendix a to this report and further

[2:21:56] that Council authorized the clerk to

[2:21:59] publish a notice of intention to

[2:22:01] designate bracket noid and a bracket for

[2:22:05] the property located at 555 Riverbank

[2:22:08] Drive in accordance with Section 28 of

[2:22:11] the Ontario Heritage act thank

[2:22:14] you are there any

[2:22:17] questions any comments

[2:22:21] okay we'll take the

[2:22:24] vote starting

[2:22:33] voting and closing

[2:22:39] voting and that carries

[2:22:42] unanimously next report is item number

[2:22:45] 8.3.4 24-11 18- CD 171 gu Avenue

[2:22:50] Heritage permit application for proposed

[2:22:53] garage and fence Council sh could you

[2:22:55] please read it thank you mayor moved by

[2:22:59] myself seconded by counselor kimson that

[2:23:02] report

[2:23:03] 24-11 18-

[2:23:05] cd171 galf Avenue Heritage permit

[2:23:09] application for proposed garage and

[2:23:11] fence be received and the council

[2:23:13] approved the Heritage permit application

[2:23:16] for the proposed garage and fences

[2:23:18] outlined in report 20 4

[2:23:21] -118 CD with the list of alterations

[2:23:25] detailed in the report subject to the

[2:23:28] following conditions one following

[2:23:31] Council approval any M minor changes to

[2:23:34] the plans and elevations shall be

[2:23:37] submitted to the satisfaction of Staff

[2:23:40] prior to any application for a building

[2:23:42] permit and slor the commencement of any

[2:23:48] alterations and two that the

[2:23:51] implementation of alterations in

[2:23:53] accordance with this approval shall be

[2:23:55] completed no later than bracket 2 years

[2:23:59] following Council

[2:24:01] approval if the alterations are not

[2:24:03] completed by such a time then this

[2:24:05] approval expires as of that date and no

[2:24:08] alterations shall be undertaken without

[2:24:11] a new approval issued by the city of

[2:24:13] Cambridge thank

[2:24:16] you do we have any

[2:24:18] questions any comments

[2:24:21] we'll go straight to the

[2:24:23] vote starting

[2:24:29] voting and closing

[2:24:35] voting that carries

[2:24:37] unanimously next report is item

[2:24:41] 8.3.5

[2:24:42] 124-126 recommendation to alter part uh

[2:24:46] for property 98 shade Street of garina

[2:24:49] council shall you have that

[2:24:52] motion yes thank you mayor liot it's

[2:24:54] moved by me and seconded by councelor

[2:24:56] Cooper that report 24 hyphen 126 hyphen

[2:25:00] CD recommendation to alter a part four

[2:25:03] property 98 shade Street G Arena be

[2:25:07] received and that Council approved the

[2:25:09] request for Heritage

[2:25:11] permit for the property known as the G

[2:25:14] Arena located at 98 shade Street for the

[2:25:17] replacement of entrance doors located on

[2:25:19] the North and South sides of the

[2:25:26] building councelor

[2:25:29] Roberts thank you mayor Jan um I just

[2:25:31] have a quick question under advisory

[2:25:33] committee input it just says that um

[2:25:35] staff consulted with mhack I'm just

[2:25:37] curious um considering the accessibility

[2:25:39] implications of doors if the AC was also

[2:25:41] consulted with on this

[2:25:48] project Mr Beery

[2:25:52] uh through you The Madam mayor the um

[2:25:56] discussion at mhack did include uh

[2:25:57] questions about that and apparently the

[2:26:00] door is going to be having an automatic

[2:26:02] door opener uh to actually facilitate

[2:26:06] um accessible

[2:26:09] access may I ask a followup sorry so was

[2:26:12] the AC consulted with or just m hack on

[2:26:16] accessibility uh I'm not sure if it went

[2:26:18] through AC as well I I don't know that

[2:26:20] it

[2:26:23] did Cheryl Zer will respond

[2:26:30] now thank you through you Madame mayor

[2:26:32] uh to councelor Roberts I am not sure if

[2:26:35] it's happened yet but if it hasn't it is

[2:26:37] certainly planned to to confirm the

[2:26:38] design and uh to make sure that it does

[2:26:41] suit the barrier-free requirements that

[2:26:43] we're looking to impose here perfect

[2:26:45] thanks Cheryl thank you

[2:26:50] I see no other questions or comments so

[2:26:53] we'll go to the oh councelor

[2:26:56] Divine if it's not gone through the

[2:26:59] proper process why would be why would we

[2:27:01] be approving

[2:27:04] it Miss lier would you like to respond

[2:27:06] to that or Mr be one of you or okay Mr

[2:27:10] one of you three thank you very much

[2:27:13] I'll I'll take this one um the the uh

[2:27:17] building as you know is designated and

[2:27:19] so any door replacement would need a

[2:27:21] Heritage permit and so what's before you

[2:27:24] tonight is to get that approval for that

[2:27:27] Heritage permit um the actual what that

[2:27:30] door looks like and everything else that

[2:27:33] um can go through the accessible

[2:27:35] advisory committee if it has not

[2:27:37] according to miss on ligher so the ask

[2:27:40] of council tonight is simply to give us

[2:27:43] approval with the Heritage permit to

[2:27:46] install a door or the two doors

[2:27:53] misser thank you through you madam mayor

[2:27:55] to expand upon brist bromberg's comments

[2:27:57] just for clarification the door

[2:27:59] replacement is part of the approved 2024

[2:28:01] Capital plan so this is an existing

[2:28:07] project so the because it went through

[2:28:11] it was a Heritage permit so it went

[2:28:12] through the Heritage process so that's

[2:28:14] what we're dealing with here tonight

[2:28:16] okay okay um we'll call for the the

[2:28:21] vote starting

[2:28:28] voting and closing

[2:28:33] voting and that carries

[2:28:38] unanimously the next report is item uh

[2:28:42] 8.3.2

[2:28:44] 24-96 CD recommendation report for

[2:28:46] official plan Amendment zoning bylaw

[2:28:48] Amendment 725 and 775 Main Street and we

[2:28:52] have a presentation from Pierre chauan

[2:28:54] from mhbc

[2:28:56] planning welcome the end of the night

[2:28:59] but

[2:29:01] welcome thank you Madame mayor members

[2:29:03] of council my name is uh Pierre Chau

[2:29:06] with mhbc planning I have just a very

[2:29:08] brief presentation but I just want to

[2:29:10] take a moment to say that I'm here in

[2:29:12] support of the staff recommendation I

[2:29:15] also want to thank your staff in

[2:29:17] particular Mr W for uh taking on the

[2:29:20] reign of this application in the middle

[2:29:22] of the process uh it started with a

[2:29:23] different staff member and U Mr W did a

[2:29:27] fabulous job in bringing this home so I

[2:29:29] want to thank him for that uh you'll

[2:29:32] recall when we brought this forward uh

[2:29:35] these are lands within a growing area of

[2:29:37] the city they're currently vacant

[2:29:39] there's a couple uh houses on the

[2:29:41] property it's surrounded by a number of

[2:29:44] lowrise residential medium density types

[2:29:46] of homes some open space areas and uh

[2:29:50] there's a number of development

[2:29:51] applications as you fully aware in this

[2:29:53] particular area so it's a it's an area

[2:29:55] of transition and growth and as you know

[2:29:58] it's part of the uh dund secondary uh

[2:30:00] plan area uh this is the plan that is

[2:30:03] before you in terms of for approval uh

[2:30:07] lands are just under two hectares U we

[2:30:10] have considerable we have frontages on

[2:30:12] both Main Street and fern Cliff uh there

[2:30:15] was a thought at one point time to

[2:30:17] extend Fern Cliffe uh through the

[2:30:20] property out to Main Street that notion

[2:30:23] was essentially abandoned early in the

[2:30:25] process because of these large Wetland

[2:30:27] you'll see uh in the middle of the site

[2:30:30] which we are retaining and enhancing

[2:30:32] through this process as a result we've

[2:30:35] gone to more of a private development

[2:30:38] with private roads consisting of the uh

[2:30:41] 10 story apartment that you see as well

[2:30:43] as the uh 48 stack townhouse

[2:30:46] dwellings um there's going to be a total

[2:30:48] of uh 233 dwelling units with u 294

[2:30:53] parking spaces this is more than what is

[2:30:55] required by the bylaw uh approximately

[2:30:58] ratio 1.26 spaces per unit uh a large in

[2:31:02] addition to that Wetland you see Central

[2:31:04] to the uh the property uh is a just

[2:31:08] north of that is a large outdoor amenity

[2:31:10] area that will be it's again Central to

[2:31:13] development that it would be accessible

[2:31:15] to all the residents in the development

[2:31:18] uh as part of the process in the public

[2:31:21] meeting we heard a number of comments uh

[2:31:23] particularly with respect to traffic as

[2:31:25] well as the orientation or or uh massing

[2:31:28] of the proposed apartment um in response

[2:31:31] to some of those comments one we have uh

[2:31:35] and with the help of City staff followed

[2:31:38] up with regional staff and have been

[2:31:41] able to secure at least a right in write

[2:31:43] out off of Main Street it was originally

[2:31:46] proposed to be an just an emergency

[2:31:48] access so now at least we have that

[2:31:50] ability to enter at least a right in and

[2:31:53] then an exit as a right out onto Main

[2:31:56] Street as an option uh Fern Cliff will

[2:31:59] also continue to be an option to uh for

[2:32:02] Access uh the apartment building you'll

[2:32:05] see also was reoriented and and the mass

[2:32:08] of the building was more or now more

[2:32:10] oriented towards Main Street and I'll

[2:32:12] call it the easterly side of the

[2:32:13] property and in addition we've dropped

[2:32:16] this number of stories from 12 to 10

[2:32:18] stories on the apartment

[2:32:20] the number of uh stock tow houses has

[2:32:23] remained unchanged but some of the

[2:32:24] locations have slightly changed a bit to

[2:32:27] provide for more parking and the

[2:32:30] buffering around the

[2:32:32] Wetland um and as a result of that we

[2:32:34] were able to increase some of that

[2:32:36] amenity space area that we uh um

[2:32:40] uh we I previously spoke of um I'm not

[2:32:45] going to get into the details of the

[2:32:46] official plan and Zoning bylaw Amendment

[2:32:48] but I just want to point out that but as

[2:32:50] part of this amendment we are protecting

[2:32:52] this Wetland and is now being designated

[2:32:54] and zoned for open space and it will be

[2:32:56] protected and there is a actually a

[2:32:58] holding provision contemplated to allow

[2:33:01] for further analysis and uh buffer

[2:33:04] planting and development of homeowner

[2:33:06] brochures Etc to protect this feature in

[2:33:10] addition to that there's also the

[2:33:11] proposed extension you'll see in the top

[2:33:14] uh left hand IM portion of the property

[2:33:17] there's a green section there that will

[2:33:19] be conveyed to the city to allow for the

[2:33:21] future extension of a trail out to Main

[2:33:23] Street so with that uh that concludes my

[2:33:27] presentation and I'd be happy to answer

[2:33:29] any questions that you may have thank

[2:33:32] you thank you do we have any

[2:33:36] questions I I think we've just had you

[2:33:39] before so many times everybody is an

[2:33:41] expert on this now thank you very much

[2:33:43] thank you okay uh next we have Vincent

[2:33:46] Wen our city planner

[2:33:50] and you have a presentation Von thank

[2:33:53] you

[2:34:21] good evening mayor members of council

[2:34:23] staff and all in attendance

[2:34:25] tonight my name is Vincent W I'm a

[2:34:28] planner with the city here to present

[2:34:30] the staff recommendation for the

[2:34:31] official plan and Zoning B Amendment

[2:34:33] application at 725 and 775 Main

[2:34:39] Street the subject property uh front

[2:34:42] portion of subject property is located

[2:34:43] within a built builtup area the

[2:34:46] remainder being a designated Greenfield

[2:34:47] area uh as well as being in the and D

[2:34:50] secondary plan area the property fronts

[2:34:52] onto Main Street as well as F Cliff

[2:34:55] Street a total of 233 residential

[2:34:58] dwellings units are proposed through 185

[2:35:00] artment units and 48 stack townhouse

[2:35:04] units through floor through four blocks

[2:35:07] there is a locally significant Wetland

[2:35:09] on the property that is proposed to be

[2:35:10] retained and

[2:35:15] enhanced the property is designated low

[2:35:17] medium uh density res IAL in the city's

[2:35:20] official plan the official plan

[2:35:22] amendment is to is to designate the

[2:35:24] land's high density uh residential with

[2:35:26] a site specific policy to permit a

[2:35:28] minimum height of three stories for

[2:35:31] multiple residential uses and natural

[2:35:33] open space system the natural open space

[2:35:36] system is proposed for the Wetland

[2:35:38] Wetland buffer and future Trail

[2:35:41] block these lands are also located in

[2:35:43] the council adopted M dundes secondary

[2:35:46] plan uh the property is designated

[2:35:48] medium density residential in a

[2:35:50] secondary plan which permits uh minimum

[2:35:52] the maximum height of 3 to8 Stories the

[2:35:56] high density residential designation the

[2:35:58] secondary plan uh permits a minimum to

[2:36:01] maximum height of 10 to 20

[2:36:03] stories uh the region of water has not

[2:36:06] yet issued a decision yet on the

[2:36:08] secondary plan uh and this proposed uh

[2:36:10] official plan Amendment application

[2:36:12] predates uh the secondary plan uh the

[2:36:16] secondary plan doesn't include a policy

[2:36:17] with respect to ongoing

[2:36:20] applications staff supports the high

[2:36:22] density residential designation with a

[2:36:25] site specific policy for the minimum

[2:36:26] height as uh

[2:36:31] proposed a zoning B amendment is

[2:36:33] requested to reone the property from

[2:36:35] residential hr4 to the multiple

[2:36:38] residential uh hrm3 with site specific

[2:36:41] Provisions uh and open space os1 and os4

[2:36:45] uh to facilitate the development the os1

[2:36:48] zone is proposed for the Wetland and

[2:36:50] Wetland buffer uh and os4 for the future

[2:36:52] Trail Block City staff require a holding

[2:36:56] provision to ensure the recommendations

[2:36:57] of the environmental impact study are

[2:37:00] implemented uh prior to through prior to

[2:37:02] any development through the submission

[2:37:04] of a buffer enhancement plan uh

[2:37:06] homeowner pressure pre during and post

[2:37:09] uh construction monitoring

[2:37:17] plan so the slides just show some of the

[2:37:19] comments once we received um public

[2:37:20] meeeting back in uh December 13

[2:37:24] 2022 uh with respect to noise uh noise

[2:37:27] feasibility study was submitted in

[2:37:29] support of The Proposal uh road noise

[2:37:31] sources were identified from Main Street

[2:37:33] and Franklin Boulevard the recommended

[2:37:36] uh noise control measures include

[2:37:37] appropriate wall and window glazing

[2:37:39] assemblies and central air conditioning

[2:37:41] for the apartment building noise warning

[2:37:43] Clauses are also

[2:37:45] recommended with respect to height uh

[2:37:47] the proposed Department uh has been

[2:37:49] reduced from 12 to 10 stories uh the

[2:37:51] massing was shifted towards uh Main

[2:37:53] Street uh transition of lowrise uh

[2:37:56] buildings is provided towards the south

[2:37:57] of the property uh as well as the

[2:37:59] Wetland future and future uh Trail block

[2:38:02] to the West a shadow study was completed

[2:38:05] and determined that there would be

[2:38:06] minimal impact throughout the year and

[2:38:08] almost no impact during the summer uh to

[2:38:10] the adjacent

[2:38:12] properties with respect to the secondary

[2:38:14] plan uh these applications were

[2:38:16] submitted prior to council's adoption of

[2:38:18] the secondary plan uh and request a high

[2:38:20] density residential designation and site

[2:38:22] specific policy uh would be considered

[2:38:25] uh an amendment to the secondary plan uh

[2:38:27] as per section 20.32

[2:38:30] point7 the high density residential

[2:38:33] designation the secondary plan uh

[2:38:35] requires a minimum density of 150 units

[2:38:37] per hectare and a height of 10 to 20

[2:38:39] stories uh the site's net residential

[2:38:42] density is approximately 186 units per

[2:38:45] hectare uh an amend an amendment is

[2:38:47] requested just to allow the mix Terrace

[2:38:50] SL stack townhouse dwellings at a height

[2:38:52] of three

[2:38:53] stories uh with respect to parking

[2:38:55] traffic the latest concept plan shows uh

[2:38:58] 294 spaces again a rate uh 1.26 is

[2:39:03] higher than the required

[2:39:05] 1.25 uh TI was submitted and recommended

[2:39:09] uh things like unbundled parking uh

[2:39:11] bicycle parking facilities and pestering

[2:39:13] connections and as as mentioned the

[2:39:15] region does support a right in right out

[2:39:18] access now on the on the main Street

[2:39:20] which is an improvement over the uh

[2:39:22] prior gated emergency

[2:39:24] access which respects the Wetland uh

[2:39:27] Anis environmental impact study was

[2:39:29] submitted uh and recommended a variable

[2:39:31] width Wetland buffer ranging from 5 to

[2:39:33] 26 M to protect the natural feature from

[2:39:36] the proposed development uh a holding

[2:39:38] provision is uh recommended to secure

[2:39:40] some of those

[2:39:42] recommendations uh respect affordability

[2:39:45] the owner has agreed to contribute to

[2:39:46] the city's affordable housing fund and

[2:39:49] with respect to site servicing a

[2:39:51] functional servicing and storm water

[2:39:53] management report was prepared uh and

[2:39:55] revised to address uh development

[2:39:57] engineering staff

[2:40:01] comments The Proposal is consistent with

[2:40:03] provincial Regional and City policy uh

[2:40:06] the proposal will provide additional

[2:40:07] residential density as well as a range

[2:40:09] of mix of housing options within one of

[2:40:12] the city's main intensification nodes uh

[2:40:14] planning staff recommend approval of the

[2:40:16] proposed official plan and Zoning bylaw

[2:40:18] amendments as presented in the staff

[2:40:19] recommendation report uh and that

[2:40:22] concludes my presentation I'm happy to

[2:40:23] answer any questions thank

[2:40:39] you do we have any

[2:40:43] questions oh thank

[2:40:48] you okay councelor Hamilton uh you have

[2:40:52] that

[2:40:53] motion thank you mayor Li and through

[2:40:55] you it's moved by myself and seconded by

[2:40:58] councelor ametta the recommendation that

[2:41:00] report 24- 96- CD recommendation report

[2:41:04] for official plan and Zoning bylaw

[2:41:06] amendments 725 and 775 Main Street be

[2:41:09] received and that Council adopts

[2:41:11] proposed official plan amendment number

[2:41:13] 83 to redesignate the subject lands from

[2:41:15] low medium density residential to high

[2:41:18] density residential a natural open space

[2:41:20] system with a site specific policy

[2:41:24] 8.10.19 to permit a minimum Building

[2:41:27] height of three stories for mixed

[2:41:29] Terrace stacked townhouse buildings and

[2:41:31] that adopted official plan Amendment be

[2:41:33] submitted to the regional Municipality

[2:41:35] of watero for approval and that

[2:41:37] Cambridge Council approves a proposed

[2:41:38] zoning bylaw amendment to amend the

[2:41:40] zoning of the subject lands from

[2:41:42] residential hr4 to multiple residential

[2:41:46] hrm3 s41

[2:41:49] 479 with sites specific and holding

[2:41:52] Provisions open space os1 and open space

[2:41:55] os4 to permit a residential development

[2:41:58] with 233 dwelling units and that council

[2:42:01] is satisfied that the requirements for a

[2:42:03] public meeting in accordance with

[2:42:04] subsection 17 bra 15 and 342 of the

[2:42:08] planning act have been met and further

[2:42:10] that the bylaw is attached to report 24-

[2:42:13] 96- CD be passed and if I may speak to

[2:42:16] the motion

[2:42:17] please right thank thank you um as we

[2:42:23] know this is an area of extreme growth

[2:42:26] um we're at the rec complex which is to

[2:42:28] just to the southeast of this land South

[2:42:30] Point subdivision is going in the

[2:42:33] Eastern bypass is going to loop around

[2:42:35] once the region can finishes

[2:42:37] construction and this area of Cambridge

[2:42:39] um will eventually be bigger than

[2:42:42] Preston and hesler in the very near

[2:42:43] future um so I want to thank the uh

[2:42:47] consultant and City staff

[2:42:49] for coming up with a development um that

[2:42:52] is going to fit the future of this

[2:42:53] neighborhood U there's a lot of

[2:42:55] listening to Residents that came in

[2:42:56] there were compromises made um so I

[2:42:58] think this is a win for this growing

[2:43:00] area of the city and what it's going to

[2:43:01] become and I'm very happy that the

[2:43:03] Wetland is protected and also that the

[2:43:05] developers are contributing $1,000 per

[2:43:07] unit of affordable housing to the city

[2:43:10] uh so I think it's a great building in a

[2:43:11] changing neighborhood and it's a win for

[2:43:13] the city thank

[2:43:17] you okay I see no other questions or

[2:43:19] comments we'll do the

[2:43:23] vote starting

[2:43:28] voting and closing

[2:43:34] voting and that carries

[2:43:39] unanimously our final report is item 83.

[2:43:43] 724-1328

[2:43:49] 10 and 20 gal Avenue we have a verbal

[2:43:52] presentation by Trevor Hawkins from mhbc

[2:43:56] planning he is appearing virtually do we

[2:43:58] have

[2:44:00] him ready to go oh he's just coming in

[2:44:14] okay can you hit star 6 to unmute please

[2:44:23] good evening thank

[2:44:25] you uh go ahead you'll have five minutes

[2:44:29] Trevor hi uh thank you mayor leet and

[2:44:32] members of council you you'll recall

[2:44:33] this application came before Council for

[2:44:36] the public meeting only a few weeks ago

[2:44:38] uh very straightforward application to

[2:44:41] allow an indoor golf facility within an

[2:44:43] existing building we're here in support

[2:44:46] of staff's recommendation we think it's

[2:44:48] a great use for for the building for the

[2:44:50] site uh and for hler in particular and

[2:44:53] we're excited to move it forward through

[2:44:55] the zoning process and into building

[2:44:57] permit to allow the tenant to uh ideally

[2:45:01] occupy and have the have the business up

[2:45:03] and running over the winter when uh many

[2:45:06] golfers are looking for this type of

[2:45:08] facility so thank you to Vincent for uh

[2:45:11] bringing it forward in in such a timely

[2:45:12] manner and thank you for council's

[2:45:15] attention tonight and happy to answer

[2:45:17] any questions you might have

[2:45:20] do we have any

[2:45:22] questions nope no questions you're off

[2:45:25] the hook there Trevor thank you thank

[2:45:29] you so we have a presentation from

[2:45:32] Vincent when our planner again

[2:45:51] present the uh staff recommendation for

[2:45:53] the zoning bylaw Amendment application

[2:45:55] at uh 202 W

[2:46:00] Avenue the applicant is proposing an

[2:46:02] indoor golf facility within the existing

[2:46:04] building NTS are proposed for the uh

[2:46:08] instruction practice of

[2:46:10] golf uh the subject property is

[2:46:12] designated uh hesper village community

[2:46:14] core area uh which permits a mix of uses

[2:46:17] including commercial and recreational

[2:46:19] facilities the property is also in

[2:46:21] within a regeneration area which is an

[2:46:23] area recognized where a transition from

[2:46:25] one use to another is

[2:46:27] anticipated the proposed commercial SI

[2:46:30] recreational use conforms to the city's

[2:46:32] official

[2:46:35] plan uh zoning B amendment is required

[2:46:37] to add the Endor golf facility as a

[2:46:39] permitted use uh to the existing

[2:46:41] industrial M3 Zone uh site specific

[2:46:44] provision is requested to allow the use

[2:46:47] and establish uh minimum parking um

[2:46:51] requirements the proposed facility will

[2:46:53] provide 11 parking spaces one space per

[2:46:55] te plus two additional spaces for

[2:46:58] employees uh the region of water loop uh

[2:47:01] requests a reputation on uh ge

[2:47:04] geothermal Wells within the site

[2:47:06] specific zoning

[2:47:07] bylaw uh statut statutory public meeting

[2:47:10] was held uh October 15 2024 and no no

[2:47:13] public comments were

[2:47:17] received so the proposal is consistent

[2:47:19] with provincial Regional and City policy

[2:47:21] our proposal will support the growth of

[2:47:23] the hper village community Corps area

[2:47:25] and is in keeping with the character of

[2:47:27] the existing neighborhood planing staff

[2:47:29] recommend approval of the proposed

[2:47:30] zoning bot Amendment uh as presented in

[2:47:32] the staff report and that concludes my

[2:47:34] presentation I'm happy to answer any

[2:47:37] questions do we have any questions

[2:47:40] councelor

[2:47:43] Cooper yes uh thank you now i' just got

[2:47:45] a quick question here I don't know if

[2:47:46] I'm missing something here uh maybe this

[2:47:48] is the minute minimum required but

[2:47:49] there's going to be more um I don't know

[2:47:51] much about the indoor golf I've seen it

[2:47:52] a few times but it says it's one space

[2:47:54] per te am I right I'm guessing people go

[2:47:56] in there kind of like groups of four and

[2:47:58] five so you would need you know more per

[2:48:01] tea am I

[2:48:05] correct for you mayor

[2:48:08] um this parking rate was requested uh

[2:48:12] specifically for this um use in The Zing

[2:48:15] bylaw there's

[2:48:16] currently uh working Rags for uh indoor

[2:48:21] um mini golf and a driving range uh and

[2:48:24] this rate was uh similar to that so that

[2:48:27] was what the request

[2:48:29] was okay do we know how many spaces

[2:48:31] there actually are going to be

[2:48:33] there uh so they're they as the

[2:48:35] applicant is asking uh 11 11 spaces so

[2:48:39] the nine with the t's and two for the

[2:48:40] employees but uh the site um address 10

[2:48:45] gu Avenue has quite a few um

[2:48:49] I don't know the number off top of my

[2:48:50] head but it's quite in

[2:48:53] abundance okay just seems a little low

[2:48:55] to me that's all thank

[2:48:57] you I see no one else here for you

[2:49:00] Vincent thank you counc sh you have that

[2:49:04] motion yes thank you mayor liot it's

[2:49:06] moved by me and seconded by counselor

[2:49:08] dine that report 24y 132 hyphen CD

[2:49:13] recommendation report for zoning bylaw

[2:49:15] amendment 10 and 20 galf Avenue be

[2:49:18] received

[2:49:19] and that Cambridge Council approves the

[2:49:21] proposed zoning bylaw amendment to amend

[2:49:23] the zoning of the site from industrial

[2:49:26] M3 to Industrial M3

[2:49:31] s4145 with a site specific provision to

[2:49:33] permit the use of an indoor golf

[2:49:36] facility and that council is satisfied

[2:49:39] that the requirements for a public

[2:49:40] meeting in accordance with subsection 17

[2:49:43] of section 34 of the planning act has

[2:49:45] been met and further that the bylaw

[2:49:48] attached to this report be

[2:49:53] passed thank you are there any

[2:49:56] questions councelor dine you have a

[2:49:58] question I have a comment are there any

[2:50:00] questions yet first seeing none go

[2:50:04] ahead this is an old old re old factory

[2:50:09] it was a steel Barn for the American

[2:50:11] Standard

[2:50:12] company

[2:50:14] and that used to also be Highway

[2:50:17] 24 and just a little bit of History here

[2:50:20] they used to run Lift Trucks back and

[2:50:22] forth across the street with with steel

[2:50:24] about every 20 minutes okay today you

[2:50:27] could never do that but that's the old

[2:50:29] steel burn um this is a perfect use for

[2:50:34] that building we've been trying for some

[2:50:36] time to get uh a proper use for that

[2:50:39] building and be quite honest with you I

[2:50:42] support 100% And it is ideal an ideal

[2:50:44] setup I'll bring people into the

[2:50:46] community uh and this is this is a

[2:50:48] state-ofthe-art indoor golf operation so

[2:50:51] I I think it's it's great for our

[2:50:52] community it's great for Cambridge and

[2:50:54] it's great for husa thank

[2:50:57] you okay we'll go for the vote

[2:51:01] now starting

[2:51:06] voting and closing

[2:51:09] [Music]

[2:51:11] voting and that carries

[2:51:13] unanimously next up is other business

[2:51:16] does any member of council have any

[2:51:17] other business they wish to discuss

[2:51:20] councelor

[2:51:21] Hamilton thank you mayor get through you

[2:51:24] uh I just want to speak for a minute or

[2:51:25] two about the challenging situation that

[2:51:27] we've heard about at uh Dundas Street

[2:51:30] and branchton Road and Dundas also

[2:51:33] becomes Highway 8 provincial highway

[2:51:35] just south of uh branon and Dundas um

[2:51:38] this is just Southwest of the new Rec

[2:51:40] complex the subdivisions it's just East

[2:51:43] uh on Myers Road of mafa Creek uh Public

[2:51:46] School Holy Spirit p uh Catholic School

[2:51:49] um this intersection is incredibly busy

[2:51:52] it's incredibly dangerous and we've

[2:51:53] heard a lot of talk about it in media

[2:51:55] and in certain discussions um back in

[2:51:58] 2021 based on feedback from residents I

[2:52:00] moved a motion here at Council and it

[2:52:02] was approved unanimously by Council in

[2:52:04] 20121 to appeal to the region to add an

[2:52:07] intersection here or a roundabout or at

[2:52:10] least safe pedestrian Crossings as soon

[2:52:11] as possible because the area would

[2:52:13] intensify and that was 3 years ago 3

[2:52:15] years later here we are the area is

[2:52:17] intensifying and calls from residents

[2:52:19] who are moving in and who have lived

[2:52:21] there for quite some time uh are growing

[2:52:23] louder so I Was preparing another motion

[2:52:25] on this exact topic but was kindly asked

[2:52:27] to hold back for now because there seems

[2:52:28] to be good news uh so the update is that

[2:52:31] the region has stated that this

[2:52:32] intersection is a priority and will be

[2:52:34] completed sometime in early 2025 and I'm

[2:52:37] very hopeful of this uh but I'd like to

[2:52:39] give staff Direction um that staff

[2:52:41] consults with regional staff on the

[2:52:44] timing for this project and that staff

[2:52:46] provide councel with an update on the

[2:52:48] estim start date of this project so

[2:52:50] we're then able to connect with

[2:52:51] residents and allay their concerns let

[2:52:53] them know their voices are being heard

[2:52:55] and that help is on the way thank you

[2:52:58] sir I'm not I'm unclear what direction

[2:53:00] you want to give staff sorry uh the

[2:53:03] direction that staff consult with

[2:53:05] regional staff on the exact timing for

[2:53:06] this project and that staff provide

[2:53:08] council with an update on this start

[2:53:11] date so I think they've already done

[2:53:14] that and the timing is already being

[2:53:16] confirmed that's happened so don't think

[2:53:18] we need to direct them to do that but I

[2:53:21] think for them to come back and give us

[2:53:23] an update as it goes along would be a

[2:53:25] great idea for sure I've connected with

[2:53:28] regional staff and they' they haven't

[2:53:29] given an exact date to me yet so that'd

[2:53:31] be good is everybody good with that okay

[2:53:35] got that back there great thank

[2:53:42] you okay next order of business is

[2:53:45] motion to receive councelor kimson you

[2:53:47] have the motion

[2:53:49] thank you very much mayor janne moved by

[2:53:52] myself and seconded by councilor sh

[2:53:54] recommendation that all presentations

[2:53:56] and correspondence from the November 5th

[2:53:58] 2024 council meeting be

[2:54:03] received are there any questions or

[2:54:07] comments seeing none we'll go for the

[2:54:09] vote starting

[2:54:11] [Music]

[2:54:14] voting and closing voting

[2:54:20] and that carries

[2:54:22] unanimously next order of business is a

[2:54:25] consideration of bylaws councelor

[2:54:26] ernshaw you have that

[2:54:28] motion yes thank you mayor liot it's

[2:54:30] moved by me and seconded by councelor

[2:54:32] Hamilton that the following bylaws

[2:54:34] listed under the heading of introduction

[2:54:36] and consideration of bylaws be enacted

[2:54:38] and passed 24- 1110 being a bylaw

[2:54:43] requiring an emergency management

[2:54:45] program for the protection of Public

[2:54:47] Safety health the environment the

[2:54:49] critical infrastructure and property and

[2:54:52] to promote economic stability and a

[2:54:54] disaster resilient community and to

[2:54:56] amend bylaw 179 hyphen

[2:55:00] 177 24 hyphen

[2:55:02] 111 being a bylaw to amend bylaw 22- 044

[2:55:08] being a bylaw to regulate traffic and

[2:55:10] parking on highways under the

[2:55:11] jurisdiction of the corporation of the

[2:55:13] city of Cambridge Donald Street no

[2:55:15] stopping

[2:55:16] restriction 24 4112 being a bylaw to

[2:55:20] amend bylaw

[2:55:23] 22044 to regulate traffic and parking on

[2:55:25] highways under the jurisdiction of the

[2:55:27] corporation of the city of Cambridge 24

[2:55:30] hyen 1113 being a bylaw to adopt

[2:55:33] amendment number 83 of the city of

[2:55:35] Cambridge official plan 2012 as amended

[2:55:39] with respect to land municipally known

[2:55:41] as 725 to 775 Main Street 24 hyen 114

[2:55:47] being a law to amend zoning bylaw number

[2:55:50] 150y 85 as amended with respect to land

[2:55:53] municipally known as 725 to 775 Main

[2:55:57] Street 24y 115 being a bylaw to amend

[2:56:01] zoning bylaw number 150y 85 as amended

[2:56:05] with respect to land municipally known

[2:56:07] as 10 and 20 GF

[2:56:11] Avenue thank you uh now we'll ask cler

[2:56:15] to call for

[2:56:17] vote Mr starting

[2:56:22] voting and closing

[2:56:27] voting and that carries

[2:56:30] unanimously councelor dine you have the

[2:56:32] confirmatory bylaw so I'm

[2:56:35] told good thing move by myself second by

[2:56:39] Council Roberts the byw

[2:56:41] 24- 116 being a bylaw to confirm the

[2:56:46] proceedings of the council of the

[2:56:48] corporation of the city of Cambridge be

[2:56:51] passed I so

[2:56:54] move okay we will go for the vote now

[2:56:57] starting

[2:56:58] [Music]

[2:57:02] voting and closing

[2:57:09] voting and that carries

[2:57:12] unanimously councelor kimson you have

[2:57:14] the final order of business which is the

[2:57:16] close of the meeting

[2:57:19] thank you very much mayor Jan moved by

[2:57:21] myself and seconded by councelor ametta

[2:57:24] recommendation that council meeting does

[2:57:25] now adjourn at 8:50

[2:57:28] p.m. thank you thank you everyone for

[2:57:31] your contributions this evening oh what

[2:57:34] call vote oh I didn't call for vote

[2:57:36] again I guess we're going to stay here

[2:57:38] tonight yeah

[2:57:41] so I know and I missed that one okay

[2:57:44] we'll call for the vote starting voting

[2:57:51] and closing

[2:57:52] voting now and that carries he good

[2:57:55] night everybody

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