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good evening everyone my name is um Jan

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liot mayor and chair of this council

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meeting before continuing we will now

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rise from closed session councelor dine

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you have that Ro motion could you please

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read

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it I moved by myself seconded by uh

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Council schw the council rise from

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closed session held on November 5th

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2024 and reconvene an open session at

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6:31

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p.m. thank you are there any questions

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or comments seeing none we'll do the

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vote starting

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voting and closing voting

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and that carries

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unanimously during closed session

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discussions occurred with Council and

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staff related to confidential Council

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appointment committee board matters and

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a confidential sponsorship update and a

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confidential negotiation update please

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note that city of Cambridge Council

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meetings are broadcast on the city's

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YouTube page and archived on the city's

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website it is imperative that we as city

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council promote public participation

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using variety of methods including

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YouTube on that note our last council

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meeting had 283 views on YouTube and no

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delegations I would like to point out

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that we have rules of engagement during

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council meeting I ask that you be

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respectful While others are speaking

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refrain from any demonstrations and I

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encourage you to actively listen to

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others for staff and delegates alike

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please be sure that you stand 6 to 8

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inches from the microphone at the

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presenter's podium for optimal sound

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quality in the event of an emergency

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please evacuate council chambers using

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the nearest exit staircase if you

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require assistance please see our clerk

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staff they will provide you a support to

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exit the facility and then once you have

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evacuated the building please gather

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outside of City Hall in the Farmers

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Market parking lot and await further

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instructions so it is once again my

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pleasure to introduce Council we have

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councelor scherry councelor kimson

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councelor dine councelor anshaw

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councelor Roberts councelor Hamilton

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councelor Cooper and councelor ametta

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and special thanks to clerks and

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Technology services staff who are

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assisting with logistics for this

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meeting we will now sing the national

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anthem and if you are able please rise

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and follow along

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on stand

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on WE embrace our shared responsibility

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with the first nation's people to take

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care of this earth and its creatures we

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can only do so by walking the path as

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partners stewarding this land since we

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have been given the duty together to

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live in balance and harmony with all

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living things we acknowledge and respect

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the inish ab the chinon and the hodon

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peoples who came before us and who we

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live amongst by honoring this truth of

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past and present may become come to True

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reconciliation through listening

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reflecting and learning

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a reminder to members of council that

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the municipal conflict of interest act

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requires council members to declare any

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direct or indirect pecuniary interest in

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relation to a matter under consideration

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are there any declarations here this

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evening seeing none we have one

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presentation this evening from Patrick

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gilbride from reap welcome Patrick are

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you here where are you oh there you

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are you'll have five minutes thank you

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thank you very much chair liot uh good

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evening to counselors staff and

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everybody else in

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attendance we're pleased to here be here

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this evening to share with you our most

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recent impact report and some of the

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stories of that impact from Cambridge

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residents uh that we've helped over the

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P past year

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sorry the clicker uh eluding me

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well it'll catch up with me

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anyway uh so back in 2020 uh we set an a

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Target to empower 10,000 meaningful

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actions within the

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community this report marks our third

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year of tracking those

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actions any luck now

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no um and uh if you saw the slide You'

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see take a recess for a minute because

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we're having some tech technological

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issues so in order to assist you and get

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the evening going better we're just

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going to take a break for a second don't

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mind that would be wonderful thank

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wonderful from the top um good evening

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chair liot counselors staff and everyone

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else in attendance we're pleased to be

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here this evening to share with you our

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most recent impact report and some of

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the stories of that impact of Cambridge

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residents and people throughout the

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region back in 2020 we set a Target to

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empower 10 th000 meaningful actions by

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2030 this report marks our third year of

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tracking those

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actions and of those 4,800 actions 2,000

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of those have happened in the past

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year that marks an significant

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acceleration of interest in everything

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from installing heat pumps to flood

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proofing entire

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neighborhoods with the windown of The

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Greener homes incentives from the

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federal government we are in Jeopardy of

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losing this important momentum tonight

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we'd like to few of the short few of the

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stories with of that impact so I'd like

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to turn things over to my colleague uh

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Lisa trong director of our climate

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mitigation

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programs so re's energy adviser

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highlighted several opportunities to

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further improve

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Karen's 70-year-old home Energy

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Efficiency she with our guidance she

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invested in a heat pump installed

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instulation Sally and draft proofing in

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areas of her

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home as a result she had a 32% reduction

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uh in energy cost and was able to

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maximize the benefit of her Investments

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we visited 662 homes like Karen's last

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year and of those Home Cambridge

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residents installed upgrades that will

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result in $330,000 in Energy savings per

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year at our English conversation circles

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we met with newcomers to talk about

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simple ways to reduce their energy

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consumption we also were pleased to work

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with the region of waloo on a webinar

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that happened three weeks ago to educate

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immigrants and newcomers about our

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drinking water supplies to trust our tap

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it was a great turnout we had over 300

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registrants on this topic the wells that

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we draw our drinking waters are

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increasingly under

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threat um from Salt that's being used

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during the winter time through through

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programs that are run by the region we

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help to educate residents and business

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owners about ways to reduce their R

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their salt use for winter

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maintenance and in this past year we

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worked with property owners to help

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install 724 healthy yards features from

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rain Gardens to permeable pavings to

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native tree planting people contributed

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to reducing storm water runoffs and

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expanding our Urban Tree canopy

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on this topic of this work we are using

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data to map where climate vulnerability

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is at its highest in our community so

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with our new community canopy program we

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aim to increase tree canopy and Equity

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deserving

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areas and this is our first year of our

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new tree nursery operation it has been a

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true Barn raising effort volunteers like

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Marie has helped collect local seeds and

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help plant them this spring by using

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locally collected seeds exclusively we

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can assure that the trees that we will

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grow will be naturally adapted to our

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climate and some of which were planted

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over 200 were planted at the church Hill

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ago thank you

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Lisa we co lead climate action WR with

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sustainable waterl region and in

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partnership with all of our area

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municipalities including the city of

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Cambridge this year we released our 2022

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inventory report which came to council

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June and Dem and that demonstrated the

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urgency for us to reduce our emissions

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from travel and the buildings where we

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live and

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work our zero waste challenge is another

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fun initiative that everyone can

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participate in throughout the month of

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October it's a low barrier to entry

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basically all you need is uh a clear

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clear container and some garbage which

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most of us

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have in terms of our financials we saw a

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significant growth in our fee for

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service Revenue as people scheduled home

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energy evaluations while Greener homes

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incentives were still available last

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year those earnings will help to provide

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some Financial stability over the coming

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years as we experience much lower demand

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for those energy

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evaluations finally we'd like to to say

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thank you we're very proud to have the

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city of Cambridge logo up there as one

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of our core sponsors core funding is the

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constant that helps our organization

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weather shocks like the end to the

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program and finally we'd like to close

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by saying a special shout out to the uh

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Municipal staff who we get to work with

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all year long specifically Sam scarlet

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and Alex brisy who we work out on with

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tree planting and Forestry initiatives

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Sarah Austin from the engineering

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department and Paul Wilms from the

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sustainability team thank you and we're

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happy to take any questions thank you

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Patrick we agree we've got great staff

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here and all of those people you

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mentioned we thinkk very highly of all

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of them as well thank you for that uh

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any

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questions I see none thank you thank you

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you

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okay uh so this evening we've moved our

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agenda around so that we discuss two

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motions that we have this evening to AC

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accommodate the delegation requests we

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receive so that way the delegations

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don't have to stay here till The Bitter

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End tonight like they usually do and I'm

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sure they'll appreciate that so we have

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two motions this evening uh both motions

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were uh presented at the October 22nd

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meeting and the first motion is from

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councilor nhsh so would you like to put

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that on the floor please yes thank you

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mayor liot it's moved by me and seconded

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by councelor

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Hamilton whereas lithium iion batteries

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are commonplace as they are in use in a

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wide variety of devices that are part of

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our daily lives including E Scooters and

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ebikes and the growing use of such

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technology is encouraged and supported

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as part of Canada's Environmental

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Protection

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strategies and whereas the increasing

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importation and use of non-original

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equipment manufacturer or OEM

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aftermarket batteries is coupled with

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the risk of devastating

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fires and whereas when lithium ion

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batteries are damaged or overheat they

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are susceptible to Thermal runaway

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high-intensity long- lasting fires that

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are difficult to extinguish by

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conventional firefighting techniques and

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which emit a cocktail of dangerous and

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potentially toxic Gases such as carbon

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monoxide hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen

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chloride putting citizens and First

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Responders in

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danger and whereas there are at present

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no government regulations to monitor

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control or prohibit importation storage

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sale or use in our communities of non

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OEM lithium ion aftermarket batteries

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not underwriter Laboratories of Canada

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or ulc

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certified and whereas the city of

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Cambridge has already seen several

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occurrences of lithium ion battery fires

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in single and multi-unit residential

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dwellings commercial and Industrial

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properties that have caused displacement

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inconvenience and economic loss to

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dozens of citizens and businesses such

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that Council recognizes the significant

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and growing risk of fire and explosion

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that these aftermarket lithium ions

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batteries

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present now therefore be it resolved

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that Council does hereby support the

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Cambridge Fire Department in its efforts

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to administer and disseminate the

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Ontario Fire Marshals fire safety

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campaign to educate citizens on the

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potential hazards associated with

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lithium ion batteries and to empower

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residents and businesses in the city of

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Cambridge and Beyond with a knowledge to

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safeguard themselves their property and

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others and F further that Council does

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hereby call upon all levels of

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government to enact regulations for the

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importation storage sale disposal and

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use of non OEM nonc certified lithium

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ion batteries and further that this

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resolution be sent to the right

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honorable Justin Trudeau prime minister

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of Canada The Honorable Mary in minister

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of export promotion international trade

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and economic development The Honorable

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Francois Philip champagne minister of

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innovation Science and Industry The

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Honorable Doug Ford premier of Ontario

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The Honorable Todd McCarthy minister of

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public and Business Service delivery and

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procurement for Ontario local area mpps

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and

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MPS the office of the fire marshal

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Federation of Canadian municipalities

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the association of municipalities of

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Ontario and all Ontario municipalities

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and may I speak to the motion mayor

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Li are there any questions of council

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first before we go into

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comments

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okay uh thank you mayor liot I'd like to

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start by saying I'm indebted to fire

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chief Rob Martin and his senior staff

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for their assistance in developing the

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terminology of uh of this motion and my

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concern on this issue arose because

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there were two fires in my w Ward 4 both

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were in multi-unit residential buildings

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thankfully there was no loss of life but

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there was considerable property damage

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and displacement of tenants in one case

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there were 21 persons displaced by a

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single

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fire the lack of Regulation addressed in

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the motion means that aftermarket

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batteries can be imported and sold

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without rigid standards of quality

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control this makes them less costly and

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therefore more attractive to consumer s

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for spare or replacement

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batteries my specific interest was

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originally with respect to ebikes

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because of the temptation to bring those

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indoors for security purposes Chief

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Martin has alerted me to the broader

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concern for example our phones as well

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as the toxic gases that are emitted

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during combustion that endanger citizens

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and First Responders alike the motion is

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designed to Aid public education and to

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call for regulation of these potentially

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dangerous products

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and I urge my fellow counselors to

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support it thank

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you I must apologize to you the script

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is out of order here so I read that in

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the wrong place and you're all probably

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wondering what what the heck is she

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doing right I'm sure you all did um any

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I don't see anybody else up here so

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we'll call for the

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vote I did

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starting

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voting and closing

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voting and that carries unanimously

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uh we have two delegates for the next

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sorry three delegates for the next

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motion uh and the first up is cydney

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McDonald welcome Sydney you'll have five

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minutes to speak and you'll hear hear a

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chime at the one minute mark thank you

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all right good evening mayor and council

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members thank you for the opportunity to

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speak with you today

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my name is Sid and I'm here as an

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advocate for unhoused individuals

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especially for women and gender diverse

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folks who lack safe shelter options in

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our region first I want to acknowledge

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the gravity of the issues you are

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addressing issues that are not only

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pressing but also deeply pull the mic

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down I'm sorry absolutely no problem

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yeah um first I want to acknowledge the

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gravity of the issues you are addressing

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issues that are not only pressing but

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also deeply complex however I urge you

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to reconsider consider the approach of

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forced treatment as outlined in the

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Ontario big city mayor's motion which

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you are voting today on endorsing the

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contents of this motion raised

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significant concerns paired with the

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recent letter to the province signed by

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13 Mayors including the city of

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cambridges calling for invoking the

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notwithstanding Clause to clear encs

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you're not addressing this actual motion

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the one you're talking about is not on

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the floor tonight so I ask you to remove

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those remarks in order to continue okay

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no problem all right um forcing people

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into treatment against their will is not

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compassionate and it's also not actually

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effective we can look to other

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jurisdictions who have or are trying to

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see that from Mexico to Sweden and

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Massachusetts to Vancouver involuntary

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treatment has been found to increased

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risk of Overdose and shows no

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significant impact on substance use

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patterns people facing addiction and

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mental health challenges need supportive

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accessible care and not

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coercion further and more basically

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historical events of force confinement

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of individuals deemed undesirable are

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dark chapters in our shared history that

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we must learn from and not repeat I

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implore this Council to direct their

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energy toward advocating to Upper levels

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of government for deeper investments in

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voluntary mental health and substance

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use Services we need harm reduction

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services that people can access without

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obstacles on their own terms and we need

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to address the systemic factors and poor

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policy that lead to overdoses in the

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first place this is cambridge's chance

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to lead with compassion and to set an

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example for other communities by

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focusing on solutions that respect human

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dignity and rights we can uphold our

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responsib responsibility to protect

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every resident in this

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city after all wasn't it this Council

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who voted in favor of declaring intimate

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partner violence and gender-based

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violence and epidemic knowing that women

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experiencing homelessness are at

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exponentially higher risks of of

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violence and knowing that there is

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overwhelming research that shows forc

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treatment is ineffective and in fact

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causes more harm doesn't voting in favor

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of this motion fly in the face of that

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admirable declaration this Council made

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not that long ago I urge you to reject

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this motion and stand for more

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compassionate evidence-based approaches

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that use taxpayers money more prudently

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instead thank

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you thank you are there any questions

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councelor Cooper okay uh thank you for

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coming here um I'm just curious um you

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you're basically stating um you know

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this this concept that the you know any

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kind of basically intervention if you

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want to call it that uh that the um the

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force treatment involuntary treatment um

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it's you're kind of implying there no no

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good results it it doesn't work um I'm

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just wondering because I know I have I

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me I've got a very good friend coun

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Cooper can I be you gonna get there's

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gonna be a question gonna be a question

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just checking I'm following yeah no

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problem there got to be some context and

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some workout please yeah um I know I

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mean I've got I've got a friend who

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spent 20 years in the streets and he and

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he stated he and I've heard from many

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people when you there was in some kind

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of

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intervention some kind of intervention

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that they didn't want to do but that got

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them off I mean it's there's long list

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of people that do that and I'm just

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wondering what do you say to them when

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you're kind of trying to state to us

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that it it doesn't work when I mean I

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can think of many examples of people

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close to me it did

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yeah I think for me I'm looking at

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research that's been conducted by

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experts in their field um I can pull

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some stats up for you

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um there we

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go so in the international Journal of

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drug policy Force treatment is not best

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practice for substance use disorder and

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01:04:47,440 --> 01:04:50,039
is not effective in in improving housing

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outcomes for people using substances and

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experiencing homelessness there's also

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from Toronto there was a

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15.6% graduation rate from um from Force

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treatment which I believe is not that

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High um and when just anecdotally when I

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think about quite a few individuals who

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I know who are waiting to access

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treatment such as the methadone clinic

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um and are in Long weight list as well

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that there are quite a few people who

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want vol voluntary treatment and we see

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from research that voluntary treatment

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is actually much more effective does not

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cause trauma such as forced treatment um

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why aren't we investing in those

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strategies more when they have better

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outcomes anyway follow up Qui do do you

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do you believe that this is going to

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take away voluntary

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treatment I'm not trying to say that I'm

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trying to say that if we're investing

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the funds into Force treatment that show

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that they can cause more trauma entrench

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people further into homelessness why

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aren't we taking those funds and

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investing them into voluntary Treatment

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01:06:06,319 --> 01:06:08,400
Services okay thank

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01:06:08,400 --> 01:06:12,119
you thank you um next up is Robin

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01:06:12,119 --> 01:06:20,710
Schwarz thank

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01:06:20,720 --> 01:06:23,480
you good evening Council my printer

571
01:06:23,480 --> 01:06:25,319
decided not to work right before I was

572
01:06:25,319 --> 01:06:26,839
coming today so I'm going to be reading

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01:06:26,839 --> 01:06:27,960
off my

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01:06:27,960 --> 01:06:31,559
laptop um thank you uh members of

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01:06:31,559 --> 01:06:33,440
Cambridge City Council my name is Robin

576
01:06:33,440 --> 01:06:35,680
Schwarz my pronouncer she her and I'm

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01:06:35,680 --> 01:06:37,680
here to discuss the Ontario big city

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01:06:37,680 --> 01:06:39,279
mayor's motion concerning chronic

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01:06:39,279 --> 01:06:41,440
homelessness mental health and the

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01:06:41,440 --> 01:06:43,279
addictions crises our community is

581
01:06:43,279 --> 01:06:45,640
currently facing I'm also a proud

582
01:06:45,640 --> 01:06:48,720
Cambridge resident I live in w 5 and

583
01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:51,480
I've chosen to make this my community at

584
01:06:51,480 --> 01:06:53,640
over the last 5 years because of my

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01:06:53,640 --> 01:06:55,319
experience working at the Grassroots

586
01:06:55,319 --> 01:06:56,119
level

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01:06:56,119 --> 01:06:58,920
at Cambridge based nonprofits there's

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01:06:58,920 --> 01:07:00,559
something special happening in our

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01:07:00,559 --> 01:07:03,079
community and I moved to waterl region

590
01:07:03,079 --> 01:07:05,240
to be a part of that good work from

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01:07:05,240 --> 01:07:07,440
lenon Ontario where some of this motion

592
01:07:07,440 --> 01:07:10,960
is coming from directly from 2021 until

593
01:07:10,960 --> 01:07:12,680
earlier this year I was the fund

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01:07:12,680 --> 01:07:14,799
development Communications and advocacy

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01:07:14,799 --> 01:07:16,520
lead at porch Lake counseling Addiction

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01:07:16,520 --> 01:07:18,599
Services but I want to be clear that I'm

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01:07:18,599 --> 01:07:20,520
here tonight as an individual and as a

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01:07:20,520 --> 01:07:22,920
resident of this city I know the

599
01:07:22,920 --> 01:07:25,160
complexity and urgency of the issues

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01:07:25,160 --> 01:07:27,279
Within in this motion firsthand because

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01:07:27,279 --> 01:07:29,039
I've worked tirelessly alongside

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01:07:29,039 --> 01:07:31,680
Frontline staff over the last 5 years to

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01:07:31,680 --> 01:07:33,039
support those struggling at the

604
01:07:33,039 --> 01:07:35,440
intersections of homelessness mental

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01:07:35,440 --> 01:07:38,520
health and addiction in our community we

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01:07:38,520 --> 01:07:41,279
are at a Crossroads as a community as a

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01:07:41,279 --> 01:07:43,839
province and as a country before making

608
01:07:43,839 --> 01:07:45,720
my home in Cambridge I was working on a

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01:07:45,720 --> 01:07:48,480
PhD in Canadian history at Western

610
01:07:48,480 --> 01:07:50,880
University I'm a political historian by

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01:07:50,880 --> 01:07:53,359
training with a special focus on Ontario

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01:07:53,359 --> 01:07:55,559
and I keep seeing scary patterns in how

613
01:07:55,559 --> 01:07:57,799
our politicians at all levels are

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01:07:57,799 --> 01:07:59,760
responding to the housing crisis and

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01:07:59,760 --> 01:08:02,559
related challenges in 2024 that could

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01:08:02,559 --> 01:08:05,480
have been said 100 years ago and I want

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01:08:05,480 --> 01:08:07,319
to be on the right side of History which

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01:08:07,319 --> 01:08:09,599
is why I took the time out of my day to

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01:08:09,599 --> 01:08:12,200
speak with you this evening while I

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01:08:12,200 --> 01:08:14,920
appreciate that these issues are Urgent

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01:08:14,920 --> 01:08:17,679
I urge you to reconsider passing the OB

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01:08:17,679 --> 01:08:20,480
CM motion this motion may look good on

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01:08:20,480 --> 01:08:22,839
paper but it will not solve the problems

624
01:08:22,839 --> 01:08:24,319
in housing and Healthcare that are

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01:08:24,319 --> 01:08:26,560
causing the spike in humanitary crisis

626
01:08:26,560 --> 01:08:29,359
in our public spaces in fact I would

627
01:08:29,359 --> 01:08:31,000
call this motion a political Trojan

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01:08:31,000 --> 01:08:34,159
Horse of sorts it says a lot of things

629
01:08:34,159 --> 01:08:36,080
that I know everyone around this table

630
01:08:36,080 --> 01:08:38,799
agrees with it is up to all levels of

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01:08:38,799 --> 01:08:40,359
government to tackle these issues

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01:08:40,359 --> 01:08:42,400
together I know there are people around

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01:08:42,400 --> 01:08:44,359
this table tonight who have been trying

634
01:08:44,359 --> 01:08:46,319
to do this for years and who are

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01:08:46,319 --> 01:08:49,040
frustrated and tired of seeing parts of

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01:08:49,040 --> 01:08:50,880
our community get worse rather than

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01:08:50,880 --> 01:08:53,480
better it's also up to the provincial

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01:08:53,480 --> 01:08:54,960
government to provide the city of

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01:08:54,960 --> 01:08:56,480
Cambridge with with the resources

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01:08:56,480 --> 01:08:59,359
necessary to tackle these issues that is

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01:08:59,359 --> 01:09:01,400
how it is set out in our legal systems

642
01:09:01,400 --> 01:09:03,839
in Canada and this motion is not going

643
01:09:03,839 --> 01:09:06,719
to make that happen forcing treatment

644
01:09:06,719 --> 01:09:08,440
onto individuals with addiction and

645
01:09:08,440 --> 01:09:10,279
mental health challenges will only cause

646
01:09:10,279 --> 01:09:12,679
more harm and get us further away from

647
01:09:12,679 --> 01:09:15,719
solving these complex problems together

648
01:09:15,719 --> 01:09:18,239
first let's address the core issue here

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01:09:18,239 --> 01:09:20,199
mandatory treatment will not solve

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01:09:20,199 --> 01:09:22,600
homelessness the reality is that simply

651
01:09:22,600 --> 01:09:24,880
forcing individuals into treatment does

652
01:09:24,880 --> 01:09:28,359
not guantee housing or support after it

653
01:09:28,359 --> 01:09:30,239
also relies on a stereotype that

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01:09:30,239 --> 01:09:31,719
suggests that all people who are

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01:09:31,719 --> 01:09:34,640
homelessness have drug problems without

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01:09:34,640 --> 01:09:36,359
comprehensive systems in place to

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01:09:36,359 --> 01:09:38,120
provide supportive living or sober

658
01:09:38,120 --> 01:09:40,600
living options many individuals will

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01:09:40,600 --> 01:09:42,600
find themselves back on the street after

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01:09:42,600 --> 01:09:44,799
treatment the addiction system in

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01:09:44,799 --> 01:09:47,159
Cambridge as it currently stands is ill

662
01:09:47,159 --> 01:09:49,480
equipped to house individuals post

663
01:09:49,480 --> 01:09:52,480
treatment this is especially true here

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01:09:52,480 --> 01:09:54,400
where our high rates of addiction and

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01:09:54,400 --> 01:09:56,080
not enough services and Supportive

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01:09:56,080 --> 01:09:58,360
Housing uh to help those seeking

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01:09:58,360 --> 01:10:01,199
treatment voluntarily exist there are

668
01:10:01,199 --> 01:10:04,159
currently over 40 men and 20 women on

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01:10:04,159 --> 01:10:05,640
porch Lake counseling and Addiction

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01:10:05,640 --> 01:10:07,880
Services weight list for sober Recovery

671
01:10:07,880 --> 01:10:10,960
Home living that means there are four

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01:10:10,960 --> 01:10:13,120
times the number of men who want help

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01:10:13,120 --> 01:10:15,280
who want to get sober who want to

674
01:10:15,280 --> 01:10:17,520
rebuild their lives then there are spots

675
01:10:17,520 --> 01:10:20,080
in the program this year they are

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01:10:20,080 --> 01:10:22,120
waiting and they cannot get help because

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01:10:22,120 --> 01:10:23,760
the provincial government is not

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01:10:23,760 --> 01:10:25,480
investing and giving us the the

679
01:10:25,480 --> 01:10:28,400
resources we need for the this problem

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01:10:28,400 --> 01:10:30,480
additionally it is crucial to recognize

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01:10:30,480 --> 01:10:32,520
that homelessness is not solely the

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01:10:32,520 --> 01:10:34,960
consequence of addiction it's

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01:10:34,960 --> 01:10:38,040
complicated and if we look at our

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01:10:38,040 --> 01:10:40,040
federal and provincial government's

685
01:10:40,040 --> 01:10:43,000
investment trajectories we can trace

686
01:10:43,000 --> 01:10:45,600
this back to the 1990s when significant

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01:10:45,600 --> 01:10:47,400
resources were taken out of our

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01:10:47,400 --> 01:10:49,440
Municipal governments by both the

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01:10:49,440 --> 01:10:51,600
federal government and the provincial

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01:10:51,600 --> 01:10:53,440
government led by different political

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01:10:53,440 --> 01:10:56,239
parties this is a nonpartisan an issue

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01:10:56,239 --> 01:10:59,000
and 30 years of policy failure that this

693
01:10:59,000 --> 01:11:01,239
motion is not going to

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01:11:01,239 --> 01:11:04,440
fix involuntary treatment is a human

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01:11:04,440 --> 01:11:07,480
rights violation full stop our legal

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01:11:07,480 --> 01:11:09,840
Frameworks were put in place to protect

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01:11:09,840 --> 01:11:11,920
vulnerable populations that's why the

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01:11:11,920 --> 01:11:13,239
laws

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01:11:13,239 --> 01:11:15,800
exist instead of pursuing punitive

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01:11:15,800 --> 01:11:17,840
measures that fail to address the root

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01:11:17,840 --> 01:11:20,239
cause of homelessness I implore everyone

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01:11:20,239 --> 01:11:22,360
around this table tonight to advocate

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01:11:22,360 --> 01:11:24,600
for increased resources directed towards

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01:11:24,600 --> 01:11:26,480
permanent affordable housing and

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01:11:26,480 --> 01:11:28,120
comprehensive addiction and Mental

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01:11:28,120 --> 01:11:31,600
Health Services in our community

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01:11:31,600 --> 01:11:34,719
I I urge you to reconsider your current

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01:11:34,719 --> 01:11:36,920
approach and I thank you so much for

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01:11:36,920 --> 01:11:39,870
listening to me this

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01:11:39,880 --> 01:11:43,320
evening councelor kimson thank you very

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01:11:43,320 --> 01:11:45,239
much Mar Jan through you thank you for

712
01:11:45,239 --> 01:11:48,400
your presentation um I'm just wondering

713
01:11:48,400 --> 01:11:52,080
if you could help me with something with

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01:11:52,080 --> 01:11:55,960
the motion that is before us where is it

715
01:11:55,960 --> 01:11:59,080
that you are finding it specifically

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01:11:59,080 --> 01:12:02,800
referring to involuntary treatment so I

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01:12:02,800 --> 01:12:05,040
I can pull it up I did a control F

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01:12:05,040 --> 01:12:08,280
earlier because I to was uh it's very

719
01:12:08,280 --> 01:12:11,040
hidden in there um it's not as explicit

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01:12:11,040 --> 01:12:15,159
I think as it it like in reading it as

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01:12:15,159 --> 01:12:17,360
an expert and someone who has a long

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01:12:17,360 --> 01:12:20,360
history with um like these types of

723
01:12:20,360 --> 01:12:22,960
motions from my historical background I

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01:12:22,960 --> 01:12:25,840
believe there's a point whereas

725
01:12:25,840 --> 01:12:29,960
um providing the uh involuntary

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01:12:29,960 --> 01:12:32,600
resources it's very I know there's

727
01:12:32,600 --> 01:12:34,880
different parts to it and I understand

728
01:12:34,880 --> 01:12:37,199
um where the Ontario Big City Mayors are

729
01:12:37,199 --> 01:12:40,080
coming from but moving in that direction

730
01:12:40,080 --> 01:12:43,840
is not going to help solve um our

731
01:12:43,840 --> 01:12:46,840
problems just follow up please thank you

732
01:12:46,840 --> 01:12:49,760
um I I certainly appreciate that I I see

733
01:12:49,760 --> 01:12:52,199
there's in section subsection three it

734
01:12:52,199 --> 01:12:54,920
talks about um reviewing Consulting on

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01:12:54,920 --> 01:12:57,880
an updating the mental health act yes to

736
01:12:57,880 --> 01:12:59,800
reflect the current realities of this

737
01:12:59,800 --> 01:13:02,040
crisis including consultation with

738
01:13:02,040 --> 01:13:03,920
medical professionals First Responders

739
01:13:03,920 --> 01:13:06,920
and municipalities to determine whether

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01:13:06,920 --> 01:13:09,679
to expand the scope of and strengthen

741
01:13:09,679 --> 01:13:11,679
the existing system of mandatory

742
01:13:11,679 --> 01:13:13,400
community- based and residential mental

743
01:13:13,400 --> 01:13:15,719
health and addictions care and treatment

744
01:13:15,719 --> 01:13:18,000
but to me there's nothing in here that

745
01:13:18,000 --> 01:13:20,760
reads anything that we are going to do

746
01:13:20,760 --> 01:13:21,679
it

747
01:13:21,679 --> 01:13:24,360
involuntarily it's talking about

748
01:13:24,360 --> 01:13:26,440
consultation

749
01:13:26,440 --> 01:13:28,679
um to determine whether or

750
01:13:28,679 --> 01:13:31,840
not the existing system is working or if

751
01:13:31,840 --> 01:13:33,560
something else needs to be done

752
01:13:33,560 --> 01:13:34,840
differently is that the section you

753
01:13:34,840 --> 01:13:36,440
refer to or is there somewhere else in

754
01:13:36,440 --> 01:13:39,040
here that I'm missing I believe so give

755
01:13:39,040 --> 01:13:41,000
me just a second I have it up on my

756
01:13:41,000 --> 01:13:44,900
other thank

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01:13:44,910 --> 01:13:51,229
[Music]

758
01:13:51,239 --> 01:14:21,189
you do you see it anywhere

759
01:14:21,199 --> 01:14:24,480
existing system so sir urgently review

760
01:14:24,480 --> 01:14:26,960
the exist in system of mandatory

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01:14:26,960 --> 01:14:29,480
communitybased and residential mental

762
01:14:29,480 --> 01:14:32,760
health and addictions policy so the word

763
01:14:32,760 --> 01:14:35,480
mandatory it's not review our addictions

764
01:14:35,480 --> 01:14:38,719
policy and as someone again like I'm

765
01:14:38,719 --> 01:14:40,719
drawing from my history background

766
01:14:40,719 --> 01:14:44,280
having um read thousands of motions and

767
01:14:44,280 --> 01:14:47,280
many many handers over the years from

768
01:14:47,280 --> 01:14:51,520
1945 to 1980 uh if I was reviewing this

769
01:14:51,520 --> 01:14:54,520
30 years in the future I would look at

770
01:14:54,520 --> 01:14:56,920
it and say why did they not see that as

771
01:14:56,920 --> 01:14:58,199
a red

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01:14:58,199 --> 01:15:01,120
flag where whereabouts is this sorry I'm

773
01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:04,920
just looking uh so whereas OC uh it's

774
01:15:04,920 --> 01:15:09,040
bullet point three um under so I have

775
01:15:09,040 --> 01:15:11,639
the motion in front of me from the last

776
01:15:11,639 --> 01:15:16,040
minutes um it was whereas OB CM has

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01:15:16,040 --> 01:15:17,480
strongly requested the provincial and

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01:15:17,480 --> 01:15:22,760
pro Federal governments to uh three like

779
01:15:22,760 --> 01:15:26,990
II okay thank you I'll have a look

780
01:15:27,000 --> 01:15:30,480
thanks I see no more questions thank you

781
01:15:30,480 --> 01:15:33,199
so our next up

782
01:15:33,199 --> 01:15:39,430
is sorry just bear with me one

783
01:15:39,440 --> 01:15:42,440
second Sarah

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01:15:42,440 --> 01:15:44,520
Escobar and you are representing

785
01:15:44,520 --> 01:15:46,920
Community Justice ini initiatives is

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01:15:46,920 --> 01:15:50,600
this correct yes thank you you have five

787
01:15:50,600 --> 01:15:55,990
minutes thank you

788
01:15:56,000 --> 01:15:57,639
good evening members of Cambridge

789
01:15:57,639 --> 01:16:00,320
Council good evening mayor I won't take

790
01:16:00,320 --> 01:16:02,120
up too much of your time there's lots of

791
01:16:02,120 --> 01:16:04,120
data and evidence that was shared with

792
01:16:04,120 --> 01:16:06,800
you today uh and there's tons that we

793
01:16:06,800 --> 01:16:09,440
can also forward you through email uh my

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01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:10,880
name is Sarah Escobar and I am the

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01:16:10,880 --> 01:16:12,239
homelessness and housing Justice

796
01:16:12,239 --> 01:16:15,280
navigator at cji I am here today to

797
01:16:15,280 --> 01:16:17,920
comment on motion 9.2 regarding chronic

798
01:16:17,920 --> 01:16:20,159
homelessness mental health safety and

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01:16:20,159 --> 01:16:21,239
addictions

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01:16:21,239 --> 01:16:25,040
crisis hurt people hurt people we we

801
01:16:25,040 --> 01:16:28,159
know this this can sometimes turn into

802
01:16:28,159 --> 01:16:30,000
what we know as

803
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:32,320
necropolitics that is the creation and

804
01:16:32,320 --> 01:16:35,199
the use of policy that we knowingly will

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01:16:35,199 --> 01:16:38,920
cause harm and injustices to

806
01:16:38,920 --> 01:16:41,840
folks the region of waloo is legislated

807
01:16:41,840 --> 01:16:44,440
to create and Implement and support a

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01:16:44,440 --> 01:16:46,520
community safety and well-being

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01:16:46,520 --> 01:16:49,360
plan this plan guides communities in

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01:16:49,360 --> 01:16:52,560
Ontario encouraging the development of

811
01:16:52,560 --> 01:16:55,400
and I quote strategies that are

812
01:16:55,400 --> 01:16:58,159
preventive as a sorry give me a second

813
01:16:58,159 --> 01:17:00,840
here the region of vuo is legislated to

814
01:17:00,840 --> 01:17:03,040
create Implement and support a community

815
01:17:03,040 --> 01:17:05,760
safety well-being plan this plan guides

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01:17:05,760 --> 01:17:07,880
communities in Ontario encouraging the

817
01:17:07,880 --> 01:17:10,199
development of and I quote strategies

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01:17:10,199 --> 01:17:11,800
that are preventative as opposed to

819
01:17:11,800 --> 01:17:14,760
reactive will ensure efficiency

820
01:17:14,760 --> 01:17:17,000
Effectiveness and sustainability of

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safety and well-being Services delivered

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01:17:19,280 --> 01:17:20,199
in

823
01:17:20,199 --> 01:17:23,639
Ontario any policy that leans towards

824
01:17:23,639 --> 01:17:25,600
dehumanizing and criminalizing

825
01:17:25,600 --> 01:17:27,920
individuals experiencing homelessness

826
01:17:27,920 --> 01:17:30,040
suggesting that encounters with criminal

827
01:17:30,040 --> 01:17:32,239
court systems are Pathways to treatment

828
01:17:32,239 --> 01:17:35,040
are not only flawed but also harmful and

829
01:17:35,040 --> 01:17:37,320
go directly against the work that the

830
01:17:37,320 --> 01:17:39,159
region of waloo community safety and

831
01:17:39,159 --> 01:17:41,960
well-being plan is trying to do it also

832
01:17:41,960 --> 01:17:44,320
undermines the work that many teams are

833
01:17:44,320 --> 01:17:46,800
doing uh are trying to get done now on

834
01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:48,960
the ground with many agencies that are

835
01:17:48,960 --> 01:17:50,920
also collaborating with the region of

836
01:17:50,920 --> 01:17:53,159
Walo uh through the plan to end chronic

837
01:17:53,159 --> 01:17:58,709
homelessness

838
01:17:58,719 --> 01:18:00,679
the framework designed by water region

839
01:18:00,679 --> 01:18:02,239
Community safety and well-being

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01:18:02,239 --> 01:18:05,199
describes conditions for well-being and

841
01:18:05,199 --> 01:18:07,920
safety foundational things to grow

842
01:18:07,920 --> 01:18:11,159
create explore and barriers to change I

843
01:18:11,159 --> 01:18:13,000
will highlight a few of these so we can

844
01:18:13,000 --> 01:18:14,960
review and understand the work that

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01:18:14,960 --> 01:18:17,760
watero region is committed to doing all

846
01:18:17,760 --> 01:18:21,040
context being discussed is uh you can be

847
01:18:21,040 --> 01:18:23,320
found in the watero region Community

848
01:18:23,320 --> 01:18:25,360
safety and well-being plan uh and on

849
01:18:25,360 --> 01:18:26,719
their

850
01:18:26,719 --> 01:18:29,719
website so the first thing they speak

851
01:18:29,719 --> 01:18:32,199
about is conditions of well-being and

852
01:18:32,199 --> 01:18:35,400
safety as again as per the community

853
01:18:35,400 --> 01:18:38,400
safety and well-being plan in the

854
01:18:38,400 --> 01:18:41,440
region so providing basic needs is one

855
01:18:41,440 --> 01:18:43,120
of those things it's one of those

856
01:18:43,120 --> 01:18:44,719
conditions that will create well-being

857
01:18:44,719 --> 01:18:47,040
and safety building understanding and

858
01:18:47,040 --> 01:18:49,280
pursuing a sense of belonging this will

859
01:18:49,280 --> 01:18:52,120
also create well-being and safety

860
01:18:52,120 --> 01:18:53,960
honoring identities and understanding

861
01:18:53,960 --> 01:18:55,440
intersectionality

862
01:18:55,440 --> 01:18:57,520
this is really important for the very

863
01:18:57,520 --> 01:19:01,440
complicated work and the mix of

864
01:19:01,440 --> 01:19:04,440
um the mix of of complexities we're

865
01:19:04,440 --> 01:19:06,760
talking mental health we're talking

866
01:19:06,760 --> 01:19:08,560
addictions we're talking the experience

867
01:19:08,560 --> 01:19:10,159
of homelessness we're talking

868
01:19:10,159 --> 01:19:12,199
underfunded programs this is

869
01:19:12,199 --> 01:19:14,920
complexities not just one complexity

870
01:19:14,920 --> 01:19:18,360
it's um it's many complexities coming

871
01:19:18,360 --> 01:19:20,800
together foundational things to grow

872
01:19:20,800 --> 01:19:24,239
create and explore again as per the

873
01:19:24,239 --> 01:19:26,440
community safety and well-being plan

874
01:19:26,440 --> 01:19:28,080
restorative

875
01:19:28,080 --> 01:19:30,360
justice prioritizing working with

876
01:19:30,360 --> 01:19:32,000
institutions and communities that know

877
01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:35,679
how to do the work so the experts in the

878
01:19:35,679 --> 01:19:39,199
work proper accountability not only for

879
01:19:39,199 --> 01:19:40,880
the folks that are coming and receiving

880
01:19:40,880 --> 01:19:44,360
services and those agencies but also our

881
01:19:44,360 --> 01:19:48,120
a our our government groups that are

882
01:19:48,120 --> 01:19:51,040
designed to be funding those programs

883
01:19:51,040 --> 01:19:52,920
and those

884
01:19:52,920 --> 01:19:56,320
sectors barriers to change Community

885
01:19:56,320 --> 01:19:57,600
well-being Community safety and

886
01:19:57,600 --> 01:20:00,000
wellbeing reminds us there are some

887
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:02,280
barriers to change and they name these

888
01:20:02,280 --> 01:20:04,719
as systemic

889
01:20:04,719 --> 01:20:08,480
oppression crisis versus Upstream so

890
01:20:08,480 --> 01:20:10,360
being able

891
01:20:10,360 --> 01:20:14,880
to focus and approach

892
01:20:14,880 --> 01:20:17,440
complexities with Upstream approaches as

893
01:20:17,440 --> 01:20:20,440
opposed to just declaring them crisis

894
01:20:20,440 --> 01:20:23,199
panicking and then trying to just do

895
01:20:23,199 --> 01:20:26,320
something out of fear out of lack of

896
01:20:26,320 --> 01:20:30,040
knowledge um and really it's an

897
01:20:30,040 --> 01:20:31,719
emotional response that we're actually

898
01:20:31,719 --> 01:20:33,719
seeing at this

899
01:20:33,719 --> 01:20:35,719
point in

900
01:20:35,719 --> 01:20:38,120
ineal and harmful experiences with

901
01:20:38,120 --> 01:20:40,719
systems these again are barriers to

902
01:20:40,719 --> 01:20:42,920
change and the last barrier to change

903
01:20:42,920 --> 01:20:45,760
that I'll name right now is unbalanced

904
01:20:45,760 --> 01:20:49,040
safety and well-being funding again I

905
01:20:49,040 --> 01:20:50,400
think that

906
01:20:50,400 --> 01:20:54,040
um we know we know that there's funding

907
01:20:54,040 --> 01:20:56,120
that is stuck at at the provincial level

908
01:20:56,120 --> 01:20:58,360
we know that that funding could help the

909
01:20:58,360 --> 01:21:00,679
city help the agencies that are doing

910
01:21:00,679 --> 01:21:02,639
work on the ground here in your local

911
01:21:02,639 --> 01:21:05,400
community advocating to free that flow

912
01:21:05,400 --> 01:21:07,239
of money so that the agencies can

913
01:21:07,239 --> 01:21:09,840
actually do the work that they are that

914
01:21:09,840 --> 01:21:12,480
they are being legislated to do would be

915
01:21:12,480 --> 01:21:15,719
a lot helpful in this in this situation

916
01:21:15,719 --> 01:21:17,480
um other than just starting to create

917
01:21:17,480 --> 01:21:22,120
new policies uh again out of fear and

918
01:21:22,120 --> 01:21:25,920
emotion thank you are there any

919
01:21:25,920 --> 01:21:35,070
questions seeing none thank you thank

920
01:21:35,080 --> 01:21:38,800
you I'm going to apologize in advance

921
01:21:38,800 --> 01:21:39,719
because you

922
01:21:39,719 --> 01:21:43,360
know what's coming with the uh

923
01:21:43,360 --> 01:21:45,760
whereases but our clerk insists that I

924
01:21:45,760 --> 01:21:48,760
read every single one of them

925
01:21:48,760 --> 01:21:52,080
again so it's her fault not mine and I

926
01:21:52,080 --> 01:21:53,840
want you to realize that everything

927
01:21:53,840 --> 01:21:55,760
everybody has been asking for it the

928
01:21:55,760 --> 01:21:58,679
podium up here is already in this

929
01:21:58,679 --> 01:22:00,800
motion so where is The Chronic

930
01:22:00,800 --> 01:22:02,639
homelessness mental health safety and

931
01:22:02,639 --> 01:22:05,360
addictions crisis continues to escalate

932
01:22:05,360 --> 01:22:07,719
with at least 1,400 homeless encampments

933
01:22:07,719 --> 01:22:10,199
now present in Ontario communities

934
01:22:10,199 --> 01:22:12,000
putting unsustainable pressure on

935
01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:13,800
municipalities and public spaces

936
01:22:13,800 --> 01:22:16,920
creating a humanitarian crisis and

937
01:22:16,920 --> 01:22:18,600
whereas housing homelessness and

938
01:22:18,600 --> 01:22:20,880
healthare including access to

939
01:22:20,880 --> 01:22:23,040
appropriate And Timely supports are the

940
01:22:23,040 --> 01:22:24,600
responsibility of the provincial

941
01:22:24,600 --> 01:22:26,440
government and proper management of

942
01:22:26,440 --> 01:22:28,199
these issues is crucial to addressing

943
01:22:28,199 --> 01:22:30,400
the root causes of the humanitarian

944
01:22:30,400 --> 01:22:33,159
crisis that Ontario is facing and

945
01:22:33,159 --> 01:22:35,719
whereas municipalities are being left to

946
01:22:35,719 --> 01:22:37,320
manage these issues without the

947
01:22:37,320 --> 01:22:39,760
necessary resources or legal authority

948
01:22:39,760 --> 01:22:42,520
to sufficiently respond and as a result

949
01:22:42,520 --> 01:22:44,440
are caught balancing the important needs

950
01:22:44,440 --> 01:22:46,040
of unsheltered people living in

951
01:22:46,040 --> 01:22:48,320
encampments with responsibility to

952
01:22:48,320 --> 01:22:50,040
ensure our communities are safe and

953
01:22:50,040 --> 01:22:53,199
vibrant places for all residents and I'm

954
01:22:53,199 --> 01:22:54,679
sorry I didn't put the motion on on the

955
01:22:54,679 --> 01:22:56,440
floor first did

956
01:22:56,440 --> 01:22:58,920
I so I'm moving the

957
01:22:58,920 --> 01:23:01,320
motion and councelor Cooper is seconding

958
01:23:01,320 --> 01:23:03,440
it

959
01:23:03,440 --> 01:23:06,280
sorry I'll continue without the

960
01:23:06,280 --> 01:23:08,159
necessary resources are legal authority

961
01:23:08,159 --> 01:23:10,040
to sufficiently respond and as a result

962
01:23:10,040 --> 01:23:11,800
are caught balancing the important needs

963
01:23:11,800 --> 01:23:14,480
of unsheltered people living in

964
01:23:14,480 --> 01:23:16,239
encampments with the responsibility to

965
01:23:16,239 --> 01:23:18,040
ensure our communities are safe and

966
01:23:18,040 --> 01:23:20,520
vibrant places for all residents and

967
01:23:20,520 --> 01:23:22,360
whereas the causes of homelessness can

968
01:23:22,360 --> 01:23:24,679
be complex and individually unique to

969
01:23:24,679 --> 01:23:27,159
unhoused person with one of the primary

970
01:23:27,159 --> 01:23:29,320
causes being undiagnosed and untreated

971
01:23:29,320 --> 01:23:31,760
mental health and addiction issues which

972
01:23:31,760 --> 01:23:33,600
are difficult to address without

973
01:23:33,600 --> 01:23:35,719
specialized support systems providing a

974
01:23:35,719 --> 01:23:38,159
Continuum of Care and whereas some

975
01:23:38,159 --> 01:23:40,480
individuals experiencing untreated or

976
01:23:40,480 --> 01:23:43,560
undiagnosed acute and or mental heal uh

977
01:23:43,560 --> 01:23:45,440
chronic mental health or addictions

978
01:23:45,440 --> 01:23:48,000
challenges may be at a higher risk to

979
01:23:48,000 --> 01:23:50,440
themselves impose safety concerns for

980
01:23:50,440 --> 01:23:52,560
other members of the community and

981
01:23:52,560 --> 01:23:54,440
whereas every individual deserves the

982
01:23:54,440 --> 01:23:55,880
the opportunity for treatment and

983
01:23:55,880 --> 01:23:58,679
Recovery including crucial systemic

984
01:23:58,679 --> 01:24:01,520
resources prompt access and appropriate

985
01:24:01,520 --> 01:24:04,080
intervention and whereas Ontario big

986
01:24:04,080 --> 01:24:06,679
city mayor's OBM has launched the solve

987
01:24:06,679 --> 01:24:09,470
the crisis.com

988
01:24:09,470 --> 01:24:24,590
[Music]

989
01:24:24,600 --> 01:24:26,639
table with multi- sector stakeholders

990
01:24:26,639 --> 01:24:28,639
create a comprehensive Maiden Ontario

991
01:24:28,639 --> 01:24:31,199
solution that addresses these issues for

992
01:24:31,199 --> 01:24:33,080
all communities in the province

993
01:24:33,080 --> 01:24:35,320
providing municipalities with the tools

994
01:24:35,320 --> 01:24:37,520
and resources to transition those in

995
01:24:37,520 --> 01:24:40,119
encampments to more appropriate

996
01:24:40,119 --> 01:24:42,800
supports committing to fund the

997
01:24:42,800 --> 01:24:44,920
resources required Community by

998
01:24:44,920 --> 01:24:47,600
Community to fill existing gaps invest

999
01:24:47,600 --> 01:24:50,080
in a sufficient number of 247 Community

1000
01:24:50,080 --> 01:24:52,840
hubs and crisis centers to relieve

1001
01:24:52,840 --> 01:24:54,520
pressures on Hospital Emergency

1002
01:24:54,520 --> 01:24:56,840
departments and First Responders and

1003
01:24:56,840 --> 01:24:58,600
whereas the OBC recommends the

1004
01:24:58,600 --> 01:25:00,719
consideration of some specific tools and

1005
01:25:00,719 --> 01:25:02,800
policy ask for municipalities and other

1006
01:25:02,800 --> 01:25:04,560
sectors involved in this crisis as

1007
01:25:04,560 --> 01:25:07,159
detailed below and whereas an enounter

1008
01:25:07,159 --> 01:25:08,960
with the criminal court system can be an

1009
01:25:08,960 --> 01:25:11,040
effective Pathway to treatment when the

1010
01:25:11,040 --> 01:25:12,719
offender is offered a timely and

1011
01:25:12,719 --> 01:25:14,600
effective treatment referral through a

1012
01:25:14,600 --> 01:25:17,159
diversion court process and whereas the

1013
01:25:17,159 --> 01:25:19,440
province's plan to create 19 treatment

1014
01:25:19,440 --> 01:25:21,800
hubs is a good step and has the

1015
01:25:21,800 --> 01:25:23,920
potential to substantially improve

1016
01:25:23,920 --> 01:25:25,920
access to treatment that can be defer

1017
01:25:25,920 --> 01:25:27,560
referred through a diversion court

1018
01:25:27,560 --> 01:25:29,920
process if these hubs are properly

1019
01:25:29,920 --> 01:25:32,760
funded accessible and expanded in scope

1020
01:25:32,760 --> 01:25:36,040
and number based on community need and

1021
01:25:36,040 --> 01:25:38,000
whereas the ability of municipalities to

1022
01:25:38,000 --> 01:25:40,320
ensure safe and vibrant communities is

1023
01:25:40,320 --> 01:25:43,400
compromised by a double standard in our

1024
01:25:43,400 --> 01:25:45,280
legal system that allows for the open

1025
01:25:45,280 --> 01:25:47,280
consumption of illicit drugs but

1026
01:25:47,280 --> 01:25:49,639
prohibits the unrestricted consumption

1027
01:25:49,639 --> 01:25:52,159
of tobacco or alcohol causing confusion

1028
01:25:52,159 --> 01:25:54,560
and undermining Public Health efforts

1029
01:25:54,560 --> 01:25:55,719
and whereas the ability of

1030
01:25:55,719 --> 01:25:57,280
municipalities to make decisions

1031
01:25:57,280 --> 01:25:59,760
regarding Public Safety is compromised

1032
01:25:59,760 --> 01:26:01,400
by Court decisions that enable

1033
01:26:01,400 --> 01:26:02,960
encampments in public spaces and

1034
01:26:02,960 --> 01:26:06,159
restrict Municipal capacity to manage

1035
01:26:06,159 --> 01:26:08,000
public lands effectively including

1036
01:26:08,000 --> 01:26:09,719
ensuring the safety of the people in

1037
01:26:09,719 --> 01:26:11,679
those encampments and the community

1038
01:26:11,679 --> 01:26:14,360
surrounding them and whereas residents

1039
01:26:14,360 --> 01:26:16,119
and business owners in neighborhoods

1040
01:26:16,119 --> 01:26:18,360
where homeless encampments exist and

1041
01:26:18,360 --> 01:26:20,760
drug users congregate are unreasonably

1042
01:26:20,760 --> 01:26:23,600
impacted by social disruption Rising

1043
01:26:23,600 --> 01:26:26,280
crime vandalism and declining public

1044
01:26:26,280 --> 01:26:28,360
confidence due to concerns for Public

1045
01:26:28,360 --> 01:26:30,560
Safety and whereas provincial and

1046
01:26:30,560 --> 01:26:32,239
federal governments need to take

1047
01:26:32,239 --> 01:26:34,920
responsibility for policy decisions that

1048
01:26:34,920 --> 01:26:37,639
have led to this humanitarian crisis and

1049
01:26:37,639 --> 01:26:39,800
must take on a greater leadership role

1050
01:26:39,800 --> 01:26:41,760
in helping municipalities address the

1051
01:26:41,760 --> 01:26:44,440
associated issues of social disruption

1052
01:26:44,440 --> 01:26:45,880
and Public

1053
01:26:45,880 --> 01:26:48,880
Safety and whereas municipalities need

1054
01:26:48,880 --> 01:26:50,920
clear effective and enforceable

1055
01:26:50,920 --> 01:26:53,560
legislative tools from provincial and

1056
01:26:53,560 --> 01:26:55,760
federal government regarding how to

1057
01:26:55,760 --> 01:26:57,239
address encampments and social

1058
01:26:57,239 --> 01:26:59,119
disruption and must have the legal

1059
01:26:59,119 --> 01:27:01,560
authority to act swiftly and decisively

1060
01:27:01,560 --> 01:27:04,040
when Public Safety is at risk and

1061
01:27:04,040 --> 01:27:06,119
whereas establishing and reinforcing

1062
01:27:06,119 --> 01:27:07,679
principles and parameters at a

1063
01:27:07,679 --> 01:27:09,360
provincial level will allow

1064
01:27:09,360 --> 01:27:11,360
municipalities to focus on what they do

1065
01:27:11,360 --> 01:27:13,600
best providing services to members of

1066
01:27:13,600 --> 01:27:16,119
the public without the impossible task

1067
01:27:16,119 --> 01:27:17,880
of reconciling provincial and federal

1068
01:27:17,880 --> 01:27:20,480
policy or various judicial decisions

1069
01:27:20,480 --> 01:27:22,480
that are at odds with a group or

1070
01:27:22,480 --> 01:27:24,960
individual rights

1071
01:27:24,960 --> 01:27:26,880
and whereas Municipal governments must

1072
01:27:26,880 --> 01:27:29,560
Implement solutions that are efficient

1073
01:27:29,560 --> 01:27:32,520
effective appropriate feasible practical

1074
01:27:32,520 --> 01:27:34,280
and in compliance with Ontario and

1075
01:27:34,280 --> 01:27:36,920
Canadian law while balancing individual

1076
01:27:36,920 --> 01:27:38,520
rights with the safety and well-being of

1077
01:27:38,520 --> 01:27:39,560
the broader

1078
01:27:39,560 --> 01:27:42,719
Community whereas the OBM has reaffirmed

1079
01:27:42,719 --> 01:27:44,159
calls to the federal and provincial

1080
01:27:44,159 --> 01:27:45,679
governments through its solve the crisis

1081
01:27:45,679 --> 01:27:48,600
campaign to appoint one Minister and

1082
01:27:48,600 --> 01:27:50,000
Ministry responsible for the

1083
01:27:50,000 --> 01:27:53,080
humanitarian crisis ontarians are facing

1084
01:27:53,080 --> 01:27:55,840
and who has been provided appropriate

1085
01:27:55,840 --> 01:27:57,920
Authority and resources to find

1086
01:27:57,920 --> 01:28:01,360
Solutions two create an action table of

1087
01:28:01,360 --> 01:28:03,119
government representatives from all

1088
01:28:03,119 --> 01:28:05,440
three levels subject matter experts

1089
01:28:05,440 --> 01:28:07,639
those impacted by this crisis including

1090
01:28:07,639 --> 01:28:10,280
Community Partners First Responders and

1091
01:28:10,280 --> 01:28:12,960
businesses to evaluate solutions to M to

1092
01:28:12,960 --> 01:28:15,520
create a ma in Ontario solution and

1093
01:28:15,520 --> 01:28:17,280
three that both levels of government

1094
01:28:17,280 --> 01:28:18,760
provide the funding required for

1095
01:28:18,760 --> 01:28:20,360
municipalities big and small to put in

1096
01:28:20,360 --> 01:28:21,920
place the solutions they need to end

1097
01:28:21,920 --> 01:28:25,239
this crisis whereas the OBM has strongly

1098
01:28:25,239 --> 01:28:27,159
requested the pr provincial and federal

1099
01:28:27,159 --> 01:28:29,920
governments to one take on intervenor

1100
01:28:29,920 --> 01:28:32,119
status in the case of Court decisions

1101
01:28:32,119 --> 01:28:33,360
that restrict the ability of

1102
01:28:33,360 --> 01:28:35,560
municipalities to regulate and prohibit

1103
01:28:35,560 --> 01:28:37,960
encampments and two develop a fully

1104
01:28:37,960 --> 01:28:39,800
funded and resourced range of a

1105
01:28:39,800 --> 01:28:41,400
Compassionate Care and treatment

1106
01:28:41,400 --> 01:28:44,040
programs that strengthens the system of

1107
01:28:44,040 --> 01:28:46,520
community-based and residential mental

1108
01:28:46,520 --> 01:28:48,000
health and addictions treatments under

1109
01:28:48,000 --> 01:28:50,040
the mental health Act and the healthc

1110
01:28:50,040 --> 01:28:51,600
care consent act ensuring that

1111
01:28:51,600 --> 01:28:54,199
individuals in need are able to access

1112
01:28:54,199 --> 01:28:57,360
care and treatment in a timely manner

1113
01:28:57,360 --> 01:29:00,560
and three urgently review consult on and

1114
01:29:00,560 --> 01:29:02,360
update the mental health Act and the

1115
01:29:02,360 --> 01:29:04,199
healthc care consent act to reflect the

1116
01:29:04,199 --> 01:29:06,600
current realities of this crisis

1117
01:29:06,600 --> 01:29:09,280
including consultation with medical

1118
01:29:09,280 --> 01:29:11,000
professionals First Responders and

1119
01:29:11,000 --> 01:29:12,960
municipalities to determine whether to

1120
01:29:12,960 --> 01:29:15,199
expand the scope of and strengthen the

1121
01:29:15,199 --> 01:29:17,119
existing system of mandatory

1122
01:29:17,119 --> 01:29:19,400
community-based and residential mental

1123
01:29:19,400 --> 01:29:21,360
health and addictions care and treatment

1124
01:29:21,360 --> 01:29:24,159
and for Implement diversion courts

1125
01:29:24,159 --> 01:29:25,679
through the province and expand the

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scope and reach of these courts by

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01:29:27,239 --> 01:29:29,440
permitting referrals to the diversion

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01:29:29,440 --> 01:29:31,840
court for provincial and Municipal

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01:29:31,840 --> 01:29:34,159
offenses with a focus on Rehabilitation

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01:29:34,159 --> 01:29:35,840
rather than punitive

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01:29:35,840 --> 01:29:39,400
measures and five review consult on and

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01:29:39,400 --> 01:29:41,239
update the trespassed property act to

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01:29:41,239 --> 01:29:42,840
address the public safety issues

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01:29:42,840 --> 01:29:44,600
municipalities are facing within their

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01:29:44,600 --> 01:29:46,679
communities with such a review to

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01:29:46,679 --> 01:29:49,119
include but not be limited options to

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01:29:49,119 --> 01:29:50,840
assist communities in addressing

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01:29:50,840 --> 01:29:54,480
aggressive or repetitive trespass and F

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01:29:54,480 --> 01:29:57,320
and six to establish for municipalities

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01:29:57,320 --> 01:29:59,199
that prescribe provincial priority of

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01:29:59,199 --> 01:30:00,960
maintaining public order and Public

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01:30:00,960 --> 01:30:04,480
Safety to allow in line with the above

1143
01:30:04,480 --> 01:30:06,440
stronger local deterrence to offenses

1144
01:30:06,440 --> 01:30:08,760
related to social disruption and Public

1145
01:30:08,760 --> 01:30:12,159
Safety risks whereas the provincial and

1146
01:30:12,159 --> 01:30:13,679
federal governments are requested to

1147
01:30:13,679 --> 01:30:15,800
introduce legislation prohibiting open

1148
01:30:15,800 --> 01:30:17,719
and public use of illicit drugs and

1149
01:30:17,719 --> 01:30:20,360
public intoxication whether that be by

1150
01:30:20,360 --> 01:30:22,239
the consumption of alcohol or illicit

1151
01:30:22,239 --> 01:30:24,480
drugs with clear enforcement provisions

1152
01:30:24,480 --> 01:30:26,560
and public awareness campaigns to reduce

1153
01:30:26,560 --> 01:30:29,440
their harmful impact on communities and

1154
01:30:29,440 --> 01:30:31,080
whereas the province has been requested

1155
01:30:31,080 --> 01:30:34,080
to create a blueprint along with

1156
01:30:34,080 --> 01:30:36,239
Associated funding programs from federal

1157
01:30:36,239 --> 01:30:37,800
and provincial governments to address

1158
01:30:37,800 --> 01:30:39,719
the significant need for the quick build

1159
01:30:39,719 --> 01:30:42,159
of Supportive Housing units which

1160
01:30:42,159 --> 01:30:44,199
includes units that address the specific

1161
01:30:44,199 --> 01:30:46,040
needs of those who have started

1162
01:30:46,040 --> 01:30:47,880
treatment and need shelter and care as

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01:30:47,880 --> 01:30:50,480
they continue the recovery Journey

1164
01:30:50,480 --> 01:30:51,920
therefore be it resolved that the

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01:30:51,920 --> 01:30:53,360
Council of the corporation of the city

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01:30:53,360 --> 01:30:55,880
of Cambridge supports the OBM motion on

1167
01:30:55,880 --> 01:30:57,920
chronic homelessness mental health

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01:30:57,920 --> 01:31:00,440
safety and addiction crisis and that

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01:31:00,440 --> 01:31:02,400
this motion be circulated to the right

1170
01:31:02,400 --> 01:31:04,199
honorable Justin Trudeau prime minister

1171
01:31:04,199 --> 01:31:06,360
of Canada The Honorable Doug Ford

1172
01:31:06,360 --> 01:31:08,440
premier of Ontario The Honorable Sylvia

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01:31:08,440 --> 01:31:10,960
Jones Deputy premier of Ontario The

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01:31:10,960 --> 01:31:13,880
Honorable Michael toolo MPP of Ontario

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01:31:13,880 --> 01:31:16,239
The Honorable Arif veran Minister of

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01:31:16,239 --> 01:31:17,840
Justice The Honorable Doug Downey

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01:31:17,840 --> 01:31:19,800
Attorney General of Ontario The

1178
01:31:19,800 --> 01:31:21,719
Honorable Michael Kerner solicitor

1179
01:31:21,719 --> 01:31:23,440
general of Ontario The Honorable Mark

1180
01:31:23,440 --> 01:31:25,480
Holland Federal minister of Health The

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01:31:25,480 --> 01:31:27,600
Honorable Paul kandra Municipal minister

1182
01:31:27,600 --> 01:31:29,880
of Municipal Affairs and Housing Lori

1183
01:31:29,880 --> 01:31:31,679
LeBlanc Deputy minister of Municipal

1184
01:31:31,679 --> 01:31:33,920
Affairs and Housing Rebecca blle

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01:31:33,920 --> 01:31:35,639
Federation of Canadian municipalities

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01:31:35,639 --> 01:31:37,480
president Robin Jones Association

1187
01:31:37,480 --> 01:31:40,280
municipalities Saria president and all

1188
01:31:40,280 --> 01:31:43,320
Ontario municipalities does council have

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01:31:43,320 --> 01:31:45,709
any

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01:31:45,719 --> 01:31:48,480
questions any

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01:31:48,480 --> 01:31:50,440
comments

1192
01:31:50,440 --> 01:31:53,119
councelor thank you mayor leot there's

1193
01:31:53,119 --> 01:31:55,480
much in this motion with which I agree

1194
01:31:55,480 --> 01:31:57,480
but I find I I cannot support the

1195
01:31:57,480 --> 01:32:00,000
overall motion and I'd like to explain

1196
01:32:00,000 --> 01:32:02,840
why Canadians are justifiably proud of

1197
01:32:02,840 --> 01:32:04,639
the Charter of Rights and

1198
01:32:04,639 --> 01:32:07,000
Freedoms its principles uphold beliefs

1199
01:32:07,000 --> 01:32:08,840
and standards that are foundational to

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01:32:08,840 --> 01:32:11,679
our country and are the Envy of the

1201
01:32:11,679 --> 01:32:14,520
world also our democracy is built in

1202
01:32:14,520 --> 01:32:17,199
part upon the concept of a free and

1203
01:32:17,199 --> 01:32:18,960
independent

1204
01:32:18,960 --> 01:32:21,440
Judiciary that Judiciary has interpreted

1205
01:32:21,440 --> 01:32:24,239
the charter to hold that housing is part

1206
01:32:24,239 --> 01:32:26,159
of the section 7 right to the life

1207
01:32:26,159 --> 01:32:28,719
liberty and security of the

1208
01:32:28,719 --> 01:32:30,920
person there are elements of the motion

1209
01:32:30,920 --> 01:32:32,760
before us which seek to undermine that

1210
01:32:32,760 --> 01:32:35,320
right for a segment of society that is

1211
01:32:35,320 --> 01:32:37,639
vulnerable and living on the

1212
01:32:37,639 --> 01:32:40,320
margins and seeks to do so in the face

1213
01:32:40,320 --> 01:32:42,480
of court rulings that bar the sorts of

1214
01:32:42,480 --> 01:32:44,440
powers that are requested in the

1215
01:32:44,440 --> 01:32:47,040
motion I consider this to be an erosion

1216
01:32:47,040 --> 01:32:49,360
of the rule of law and therefore I

1217
01:32:49,360 --> 01:32:51,320
cannot support it thank

1218
01:32:51,320 --> 01:32:55,080
you thank you councelor Hamilton

1219
01:32:55,080 --> 01:32:57,719
thank you mayor getting through you and

1220
01:32:57,719 --> 01:32:59,360
and I think the word crisis an

1221
01:32:59,360 --> 01:33:01,679
overlapping crisis has come up in many

1222
01:33:01,679 --> 01:33:04,199
occasions and to the Ontario Big City

1223
01:33:04,199 --> 01:33:06,280
Mayors and mayor liot I think all of us

1224
01:33:06,280 --> 01:33:08,159
agree that we're in a crisis and we're

1225
01:33:08,159 --> 01:33:10,440
all just struggling with how to address

1226
01:33:10,440 --> 01:33:13,040
it and so I think the underlying ethos

1227
01:33:13,040 --> 01:33:15,679
of the motion as Council ernshaw pointed

1228
01:33:15,679 --> 01:33:18,320
out is a sound one where people want to

1229
01:33:18,320 --> 01:33:20,400
help we're in a crisis what can we do to

1230
01:33:20,400 --> 01:33:22,480
help it so I appreciate mayor Li at

1231
01:33:22,480 --> 01:33:23,920
bringing that aspect to the motion

1232
01:33:23,920 --> 01:33:25,760
forward I think it comes from a good

1233
01:33:25,760 --> 01:33:28,199
place but like councel eraw there are

1234
01:33:28,199 --> 01:33:29,760
aspects in the motion that I do trouble

1235
01:33:29,760 --> 01:33:31,520
to support and one of the things that's

1236
01:33:31,520 --> 01:33:33,960
come up on many occasions and we

1237
01:33:33,960 --> 01:33:36,199
received commentary today from local

1238
01:33:36,199 --> 01:33:38,159
academics from wford laer University

1239
01:33:38,159 --> 01:33:40,199
we've received commentary from local

1240
01:33:40,199 --> 01:33:42,960
Social Services uh local Health experts

1241
01:33:42,960 --> 01:33:46,840
that have come to us is none of us are

1242
01:33:46,840 --> 01:33:49,239
Health experts and this is a Health

1243
01:33:49,239 --> 01:33:51,360
crisis it's a Health crisis not a

1244
01:33:51,360 --> 01:33:54,280
political crisis and when we go to

1245
01:33:54,280 --> 01:33:56,119
Health experts what do they say there

1246
01:33:56,119 --> 01:33:57,800
seems to be an overwhelming body of

1247
01:33:57,800 --> 01:34:00,119
evidence that says that mandatory

1248
01:34:00,119 --> 01:34:02,320
treatment or involuntary treatment

1249
01:34:02,320 --> 01:34:04,600
doesn't work in fact it actually

1250
01:34:04,600 --> 01:34:06,679
exacerbates the problem by lowering

1251
01:34:06,679 --> 01:34:08,639
tolerance and increasing the risk of

1252
01:34:08,639 --> 01:34:10,280
Overdose when someone who's gone through

1253
01:34:10,280 --> 01:34:11,920
this form of treatment is released back

1254
01:34:11,920 --> 01:34:15,679
into the public not being an expert in

1255
01:34:15,679 --> 01:34:17,320
the field of health or not being an

1256
01:34:17,320 --> 01:34:19,400
expert in the field of law I think it

1257
01:34:19,400 --> 01:34:21,280
behooves us to listen to those experts

1258
01:34:21,280 --> 01:34:23,199
in our community that spend their lives

1259
01:34:23,199 --> 01:34:25,159
studying that that spend their careers

1260
01:34:25,159 --> 01:34:26,600
working on the ground every day with

1261
01:34:26,600 --> 01:34:28,920
people suffering from these very issues

1262
01:34:28,920 --> 01:34:31,080
we should pay attention to them so I

1263
01:34:31,080 --> 01:34:32,639
think the fact that we are not experts

1264
01:34:32,639 --> 01:34:36,719
in this that to me is huge we are

1265
01:34:36,719 --> 01:34:39,280
part-time Municipal counselors I

1266
01:34:39,280 --> 01:34:42,159
personally feel I lack the expertise to

1267
01:34:42,159 --> 01:34:44,719
make a very complex decision about a

1268
01:34:44,719 --> 01:34:46,800
Health crisis that could very well end

1269
01:34:46,800 --> 01:34:49,600
up killing people that's not a decision

1270
01:34:49,600 --> 01:34:52,000
that we should be making same with the

1271
01:34:52,000 --> 01:34:55,159
legal aspects that Council era pointed

1272
01:34:55,159 --> 01:34:57,639
out the Canadian civil liberties

1273
01:34:57,639 --> 01:35:00,199
Association has said I think quite a few

1274
01:35:00,199 --> 01:35:02,119
times this was in 2023 but a different

1275
01:35:02,119 --> 01:35:04,000
case but forcing people into treatment

1276
01:35:04,000 --> 01:35:05,280
facilities against their will is

1277
01:35:05,280 --> 01:35:07,400
unconstitutional and unlawful

1278
01:35:07,400 --> 01:35:09,239
governments are wrong to suggest

1279
01:35:09,239 --> 01:35:11,199
otherwise substance use in some

1280
01:35:11,199 --> 01:35:13,480
circumstances is alarming but compelling

1281
01:35:13,480 --> 01:35:14,520
people into treatment without their

1282
01:35:14,520 --> 01:35:16,960
consent is counterproductive and harmful

1283
01:35:16,960 --> 01:35:20,679
and examples like this abound and so

1284
01:35:20,679 --> 01:35:22,880
being elected to this office and again

1285
01:35:22,880 --> 01:35:24,159
whether you're for or against this

1286
01:35:24,159 --> 01:35:26,320
motion it comes from a good place we all

1287
01:35:26,320 --> 01:35:28,239
want to make a positive difference but

1288
01:35:28,239 --> 01:35:30,360
as an elected official I have to listen

1289
01:35:30,360 --> 01:35:32,719
to those individuals that do have the

1290
01:35:32,719 --> 01:35:34,400
experience and the expertise to make

1291
01:35:34,400 --> 01:35:35,800
those very tough decisions about a

1292
01:35:35,800 --> 01:35:38,400
Health crisis or a legal

1293
01:35:38,400 --> 01:35:40,719
crisis and there's a an historical

1294
01:35:40,719 --> 01:35:43,239
component here and every single I think

1295
01:35:43,239 --> 01:35:44,920
delegate touched upon

1296
01:35:44,920 --> 01:35:48,080
it every time we've seen politicians in

1297
01:35:48,080 --> 01:35:49,880
the history of our country remove the

1298
01:35:49,880 --> 01:35:53,199
rights of vulnerable groups years later

1299
01:35:53,199 --> 01:35:55,800
that's been a huge mistake and I feel

1300
01:35:55,800 --> 01:35:57,639
like that's what we'd be doing here if

1301
01:35:57,639 --> 01:36:00,320
we remove the fundamental rights of a

1302
01:36:00,320 --> 01:36:02,560
vulnerable

1303
01:36:02,560 --> 01:36:05,639
population in a political decision I

1304
01:36:05,639 --> 01:36:07,880
think that's an extremely slippery slope

1305
01:36:07,880 --> 01:36:10,400
for us to get on and so that's why I

1306
01:36:10,400 --> 01:36:12,440
think even the motivation of this motion

1307
01:36:12,440 --> 01:36:13,840
comes from a good place from the Big

1308
01:36:13,840 --> 01:36:17,239
City Mayors we are not experts legally

1309
01:36:17,239 --> 01:36:19,360
or medically and I do not feel

1310
01:36:19,360 --> 01:36:21,800
comfortable removing the rights of any

1311
01:36:21,800 --> 01:36:24,560
of our citizens housed or on because I

1312
01:36:24,560 --> 01:36:26,600
think that's a slippery slope that no no

1313
01:36:26,600 --> 01:36:28,800
City should get on so I will not be

1314
01:36:28,800 --> 01:36:31,600
supporting the motion thank you

1315
01:36:31,600 --> 01:36:32,960
councelor

1316
01:36:32,960 --> 01:36:35,679
Roberts thank you mayor Jan and through

1317
01:36:35,679 --> 01:36:38,840
you um and to follow up on my colleagues

1318
01:36:38,840 --> 01:36:40,840
points there are many parts of this

1319
01:36:40,840 --> 01:36:42,880
motion that I am fully supportive of

1320
01:36:42,880 --> 01:36:45,360
things like how do we address the need

1321
01:36:45,360 --> 01:36:47,800
for more Supportive Housing units that

1322
01:36:47,800 --> 01:36:49,679
is something we need more of here in the

1323
01:36:49,679 --> 01:36:52,440
city um you know that every individual

1324
01:36:52,440 --> 01:36:53,960
deserves the opportunity for treatment

1325
01:36:53,960 --> 01:36:57,719
and Recovery when they ask for it um but

1326
01:36:57,719 --> 01:37:00,679
there are portions of this um motion

1327
01:37:00,679 --> 01:37:03,920
that do concern me um things that seem

1328
01:37:03,920 --> 01:37:06,639
punitive um and we have heard from the

1329
01:37:06,639 --> 01:37:09,119
experts speaking out against the use of

1330
01:37:09,119 --> 01:37:11,239
involuntary treatment um we've heard

1331
01:37:11,239 --> 01:37:13,000
it's not an effective strategy that it

1332
01:37:13,000 --> 01:37:15,320
can lead to more problems and we just

1333
01:37:15,320 --> 01:37:17,000
have to look in our history you know

1334
01:37:17,000 --> 01:37:18,840
there was a disturbing history of force

1335
01:37:18,840 --> 01:37:20,480
treatment on people with disabilities

1336
01:37:20,480 --> 01:37:22,920
for a long time um and this was shown to

1337
01:37:22,920 --> 01:37:26,080
be nothing but negative so um you know

1338
01:37:26,080 --> 01:37:28,159
while I do support a lot of what's in

1339
01:37:28,159 --> 01:37:30,360
here and I think that there's lots of

1340
01:37:30,360 --> 01:37:33,320
good intentions here um this one piece

1341
01:37:33,320 --> 01:37:36,159
is really uh problematic for me and

1342
01:37:36,159 --> 01:37:37,440
because of that and I'm concerned about

1343
01:37:37,440 --> 01:37:39,080
the precedent that it may set I I won't

1344
01:37:39,080 --> 01:37:40,639
be able to support this

1345
01:37:40,639 --> 01:37:43,119
motion councelor

1346
01:37:43,119 --> 01:37:48,080
Cooper okay yes thank you m um yeah

1347
01:37:48,080 --> 01:37:50,239
there's a lot to go over here um first

1348
01:37:50,239 --> 01:37:53,960
of all yes I I do support this um I will

1349
01:37:53,960 --> 01:37:55,960
happily give my thanks to the uh the

1350
01:37:55,960 --> 01:37:57,440
Ontario Big City Mayors and especially

1351
01:37:57,440 --> 01:37:58,760
may look at I know you may have had a

1352
01:37:58,760 --> 01:38:01,280
significant part in this um there's a

1353
01:38:01,280 --> 01:38:02,880
lot in here that I think everyone on

1354
01:38:02,880 --> 01:38:05,679
each side would want um there's a lot

1355
01:38:05,679 --> 01:38:08,119
many people wanted for for years um this

1356
01:38:08,119 --> 01:38:09,719
is about to me this is about a change in

1357
01:38:09,719 --> 01:38:11,000
Direction and how we deal with chronic

1358
01:38:11,000 --> 01:38:14,239
addiction mental health issues um it's

1359
01:38:14,239 --> 01:38:15,679
also about the safety of our community

1360
01:38:15,679 --> 01:38:18,800
its ability to thrive um so we going to

1361
01:38:18,800 --> 01:38:20,599
deal with some realities here um and yes

1362
01:38:20,599 --> 01:38:22,119
we're not necessarily medical experts

1363
01:38:22,119 --> 01:38:24,040
here but we've also been tasked with

1364
01:38:24,040 --> 01:38:26,679
representing our residents um when it

1365
01:38:26,679 --> 01:38:29,840
comes to the encampment issue um those

1366
01:38:29,840 --> 01:38:31,119
of you those that live near these

1367
01:38:31,119 --> 01:38:33,320
encampments uh well know the realities

1368
01:38:33,320 --> 01:38:35,760
of what goes on in many of them um after

1369
01:38:35,760 --> 01:38:37,400
seven years of visiting dozens of them

1370
01:38:37,400 --> 01:38:39,000
I'm well aware of the massive amounts of

1371
01:38:39,000 --> 01:38:41,440
social disruption uh drug activity

1372
01:38:41,440 --> 01:38:43,440
criminal activity that occurs in many of

1373
01:38:43,440 --> 01:38:45,760
them um that's not up for debate it's

1374
01:38:45,760 --> 01:38:48,040
there we've seen it um in fact the

1375
01:38:48,040 --> 01:38:49,320
amount of criminal activity I've seen

1376
01:38:49,320 --> 01:38:51,480
present in these in sites is absolutely

1377
01:38:51,480 --> 01:38:53,599
immense um it affects the surrounding

1378
01:38:53,599 --> 01:38:55,560
communities the monetary cost of the

1379
01:38:55,560 --> 01:38:57,239
community is immense as is a danger to

1380
01:38:57,239 --> 01:38:59,679
those inside and those surrounding these

1381
01:38:59,679 --> 01:39:02,800
encampments um this is not sustainable

1382
01:39:02,800 --> 01:39:05,920
nor is it right uh we have numerous

1383
01:39:05,920 --> 01:39:07,480
examples of what happens across North

1384
01:39:07,480 --> 01:39:08,840
America when these encampments are left

1385
01:39:08,840 --> 01:39:10,920
to grow unrestricted uh believe me you

1386
01:39:10,920 --> 01:39:13,440
don't want that happening here in BC a

1387
01:39:13,440 --> 01:39:15,440
13-year-old girl recently died in an

1388
01:39:15,440 --> 01:39:17,599
encampment recently in Kingston two

1389
01:39:17,599 --> 01:39:20,239
people were murdered at an encampment I

1390
01:39:20,239 --> 01:39:22,480
personally W witnessed assaults as so

1391
01:39:22,480 --> 01:39:24,480
many in as well as so many encampment

1392
01:39:24,480 --> 01:39:26,920
fires have lost count in fact we just

1393
01:39:26,920 --> 01:39:29,560
had one yesterday at the Dundas one

1394
01:39:29,560 --> 01:39:32,119
fourth one I've seen the past few

1395
01:39:32,119 --> 01:39:34,159
months uh one of the encampments one

1396
01:39:34,159 --> 01:39:35,639
tent was set on fire was someone was

1397
01:39:35,639 --> 01:39:38,119
inside is it going to take a body inside

1398
01:39:38,119 --> 01:39:39,760
one of these encampments to forc us to

1399
01:39:39,760 --> 01:39:42,599
take action I refuse I personally refuse

1400
01:39:42,599 --> 01:39:44,480
to sit by and wait for that the

1401
01:39:44,480 --> 01:39:46,199
residents of this city have rights to

1402
01:39:46,199 --> 01:39:48,719
and this motion supports giving us the

1403
01:39:48,719 --> 01:39:51,280
necessary legal authority to act

1404
01:39:51,280 --> 01:39:54,119
immediately and effectively when Public

1405
01:39:54,119 --> 01:39:57,119
Safety is is is at risk the people in

1406
01:39:57,119 --> 01:39:58,440
our communities they have a right to be

1407
01:39:58,440 --> 01:40:00,280
protected from the victimization that we

1408
01:40:00,280 --> 01:40:02,880
know comes from a lot of these

1409
01:40:02,880 --> 01:40:05,360
encampments and as far as the treatment

1410
01:40:05,360 --> 01:40:07,159
um yeah it can take many attempts to get

1411
01:40:07,159 --> 01:40:09,920
a use a clean that's not news to anybody

1412
01:40:09,920 --> 01:40:11,880
whether that treatment be voluntary or

1413
01:40:11,880 --> 01:40:14,880
not but you can guarantee no success

1414
01:40:14,880 --> 01:40:16,960
whatsoever when you don't even

1415
01:40:16,960 --> 01:40:19,520
try when you continue with a system that

1416
01:40:19,520 --> 01:40:21,760
makes little to no attempt to remove

1417
01:40:21,760 --> 01:40:23,440
addiction

1418
01:40:23,440 --> 01:40:24,880
I don't believe in just sitting back and

1419
01:40:24,880 --> 01:40:27,320
doing nothing I don't believe there is

1420
01:40:27,320 --> 01:40:29,199
any compassion in minimizing the lives

1421
01:40:29,199 --> 01:40:32,840
of addiction sufferers to lost causes

1422
01:40:32,840 --> 01:40:34,639
whose pain and daily poisoning is

1423
01:40:34,639 --> 01:40:36,920
something that should just be managed

1424
01:40:36,920 --> 01:40:39,679
and maintained in a sad cycle that often

1425
01:40:39,679 --> 01:40:41,800
leads to an inevitable end because

1426
01:40:41,800 --> 01:40:43,159
everyone's too scared to actually

1427
01:40:43,159 --> 01:40:46,550
intervene and do what needs to be

1428
01:40:46,560 --> 01:40:50,040
done and nobody is no part of this takes

1429
01:40:50,040 --> 01:40:52,119
away voluntary treatment in fact it

1430
01:40:52,119 --> 01:40:54,119
clearly states that they want to ensure

1431
01:40:54,119 --> 01:40:55,800
individuals in need are able to access

1432
01:40:55,800 --> 01:40:58,760
care and treatment in a timely

1433
01:40:58,760 --> 01:41:01,880
manner voluntary treatment will be there

1434
01:41:01,880 --> 01:41:03,719
in fact with the province's new focus on

1435
01:41:03,719 --> 01:41:05,560
treatment and Recovery the opportunity

1436
01:41:05,560 --> 01:41:07,440
for voluntary treatment will likely be

1437
01:41:07,440 --> 01:41:09,000
far greater than we have seen to this

1438
01:41:09,000 --> 01:41:11,239
point that is something we all want and

1439
01:41:11,239 --> 01:41:12,440
should be

1440
01:41:12,440 --> 01:41:14,280
applauding the introduction of

1441
01:41:14,280 --> 01:41:15,760
compassionate intervention simply

1442
01:41:15,760 --> 01:41:18,000
acknowledges the need to help those that

1443
01:41:18,000 --> 01:41:20,159
have unfortunately lost the ability to

1444
01:41:20,159 --> 01:41:22,599
make rational choices for themselves due

1445
01:41:22,599 --> 01:41:24,159
to addiction

1446
01:41:24,159 --> 01:41:25,679
it also acknowledges the rights of our

1447
01:41:25,679 --> 01:41:28,560
community to to be protected from those

1448
01:41:28,560 --> 01:41:30,679
whose addiction or mental issues have

1449
01:41:30,679 --> 01:41:32,320
made themselves a danger to themselves

1450
01:41:32,320 --> 01:41:34,679
and others so I'm happy to see a change

1451
01:41:34,679 --> 01:41:35,480
in

1452
01:41:35,480 --> 01:41:37,599
Direction because there's numerous

1453
01:41:37,599 --> 01:41:40,199
ethical issues inherent in our current

1454
01:41:40,199 --> 01:41:42,920
strategies to find success in aiding

1455
01:41:42,920 --> 01:41:45,320
drug users to poison themselves and then

1456
01:41:45,320 --> 01:41:46,880
sending them out to the streets a danger

1457
01:41:46,880 --> 01:41:49,280
to themselves and the public and waits

1458
01:41:49,280 --> 01:41:51,400
for them to come back to do it

1459
01:41:51,400 --> 01:41:53,679
again there is no such thing is safely

1460
01:41:53,679 --> 01:41:56,159
using heroin fent a methamphetamin and

1461
01:41:56,159 --> 01:41:57,679
is it indeed time we let go of an

1462
01:41:57,679 --> 01:41:59,560
existing system that fails to

1463
01:41:59,560 --> 01:42:01,520
acknowledge even that most basic of

1464
01:42:01,520 --> 01:42:04,639
truths the truly sad stories that upset

1465
01:42:04,639 --> 01:42:06,159
us all the time that we hear year after

1466
01:42:06,159 --> 01:42:08,719
year of Overdose deaths are a clearing

1467
01:42:08,719 --> 01:42:11,119
example of why we need to change course

1468
01:42:11,119 --> 01:42:14,480
with a plan that that actually works is

1469
01:42:14,480 --> 01:42:16,440
absurd to expect us to see constant

1470
01:42:16,440 --> 01:42:19,199
death as a sign of success and a reason

1471
01:42:19,199 --> 01:42:20,719
for more of the

1472
01:42:20,719 --> 01:42:22,920
same the fact is that addicts are dying

1473
01:42:22,920 --> 01:42:24,360
because our current policies are helping

1474
01:42:24,360 --> 01:42:26,119
them to do it and doing precious little

1475
01:42:26,119 --> 01:42:28,800
to stop it our Region's residents and

1476
01:42:28,800 --> 01:42:30,440
their families who are sick of the crime

1477
01:42:30,440 --> 01:42:32,719
and social chaos deserve

1478
01:42:32,719 --> 01:42:35,400
better our businesses deserve better

1479
01:42:35,400 --> 01:42:36,760
most of all those suffering with

1480
01:42:36,760 --> 01:42:40,480
addiction deserve more they deserve hope

1481
01:42:40,480 --> 01:42:41,719
and now with the province's recent

1482
01:42:41,719 --> 01:42:43,080
change in direction away from these

1483
01:42:43,080 --> 01:42:45,080
programs maybe that help will now become

1484
01:42:45,080 --> 01:42:47,280
available maybe local residents will now

1485
01:42:47,280 --> 01:42:48,599
get the consideration and compassion

1486
01:42:48,599 --> 01:42:50,679
they deserve maybe now there'll be real

1487
01:42:50,679 --> 01:42:52,000
hope that families can get their loved

1488
01:42:52,000 --> 01:42:53,719
ones back from the brink

1489
01:42:53,719 --> 01:42:55,719
I believe that is real hope I believe

1490
01:42:55,719 --> 01:42:57,880
that is true compassion so I thank you

1491
01:42:57,880 --> 01:43:00,480
for this mayor and

1492
01:43:00,480 --> 01:43:02,800
[Music]

1493
01:43:02,800 --> 01:43:05,719
obms do we have any other

1494
01:43:05,719 --> 01:43:09,750
comments councelor

1495
01:43:09,760 --> 01:43:14,430
Divine yes thank you I've listened

1496
01:43:14,440 --> 01:43:16,599
intently there's a few things that we

1497
01:43:16,599 --> 01:43:21,280
have to look at here and be

1498
01:43:21,280 --> 01:43:24,199
realistic first of all this is a

1499
01:43:24,199 --> 01:43:27,679
resolution okay to be sent out all right

1500
01:43:27,679 --> 01:43:30,599
and that's what it is it's a

1501
01:43:30,599 --> 01:43:33,599
resolution now if you go back to the

1502
01:43:33,599 --> 01:43:35,560
late

1503
01:43:35,560 --> 01:43:38,239
80s early 90s

1504
01:43:38,239 --> 01:43:41,199
1990 we a premier of the

1505
01:43:41,199 --> 01:43:44,119
province that uh in order to save

1506
01:43:44,119 --> 01:43:47,840
money shut down uh Health Center in

1507
01:43:47,840 --> 01:43:49,599
penet

1508
01:43:49,599 --> 01:43:51,920
anguishing which was a psychological

1509
01:43:51,920 --> 01:43:55,960
Hospital sat down shut down London

1510
01:43:55,960 --> 01:43:59,800
py and put all these people on the

1511
01:43:59,800 --> 01:44:02,400
streets okay I know there's one guy I

1512
01:44:02,400 --> 01:44:04,679
know today and he's he's in a mess this

1513
01:44:04,679 --> 01:44:06,880
this man's in a mess he's living on the

1514
01:44:06,880 --> 01:44:08,599
streets in

1515
01:44:08,599 --> 01:44:11,119
Cambridge but because he was in these

1516
01:44:11,119 --> 01:44:14,119
hospitals um that was there to look

1517
01:44:14,119 --> 01:44:16,840
after him mentally and

1518
01:44:16,840 --> 01:44:21,280
physically he just he can't

1519
01:44:21,280 --> 01:44:23,719
cope but there's all kind of people on

1520
01:44:23,719 --> 01:44:25,639
the streets they can't

1521
01:44:25,639 --> 01:44:28,560
cope but there's nowhere for them to

1522
01:44:28,560 --> 01:44:30,880
go there's absolutely nowhere for these

1523
01:44:30,880 --> 01:44:32,960
folks to

1524
01:44:32,960 --> 01:44:36,480
go and through this resolution which is

1525
01:44:36,480 --> 01:44:38,520
likely and there's things I don't like

1526
01:44:38,520 --> 01:44:41,360
in it there things I do

1527
01:44:41,360 --> 01:44:43,360
like but let's remember it's a

1528
01:44:43,360 --> 01:44:45,639
resolution we're not writing law here

1529
01:44:45,639 --> 01:44:47,880
it's a

1530
01:44:47,880 --> 01:44:51,760
resolution so if through this process

1531
01:44:51,760 --> 01:44:54,440
that we're currently going through

1532
01:44:54,440 --> 01:44:57,280
if we are able to get more beds for

1533
01:44:57,280 --> 01:45:00,119
people that need them if we're going to

1534
01:45:00,119 --> 01:45:03,239
open up some of these these hospitals

1535
01:45:03,239 --> 01:45:06,119
again and get people

1536
01:45:06,119 --> 01:45:09,239
help and I'm the first one to to say I

1537
01:45:09,239 --> 01:45:11,599
mean I've had experience with with rehab

1538
01:45:11,599 --> 01:45:15,280
believe me the facility I come out of we

1539
01:45:15,280 --> 01:45:17,920
had any I used to call it hockey school

1540
01:45:17,920 --> 01:45:19,480
at any given time we had at least 20

1541
01:45:19,480 --> 01:45:21,199
people in hockey School in various

1542
01:45:21,199 --> 01:45:23,199
places in onaral

1543
01:45:23,199 --> 01:45:24,960
and some some senators were a lot better

1544
01:45:24,960 --> 01:45:27,880
than others all right but the hardcore

1545
01:45:27,880 --> 01:45:30,400
ones were were by far the

1546
01:45:30,400 --> 01:45:34,400
best we can't pretending pretend this

1547
01:45:34,400 --> 01:45:36,280
issue is going to go

1548
01:45:36,280 --> 01:45:39,000
away cuz it's not going to go

1549
01:45:39,000 --> 01:45:42,040
away we have to work at it but I'm the

1550
01:45:42,040 --> 01:45:44,119
first one to say and I've seen

1551
01:45:44,119 --> 01:45:46,679
it you put somebody into rehab and they

1552
01:45:46,679 --> 01:45:48,320
don't want to be be there it's not going

1553
01:45:48,320 --> 01:45:51,880
to work it will not work I've seen it

1554
01:45:51,880 --> 01:45:53,960
time and time again

1555
01:45:53,960 --> 01:45:56,800
but this is a start I don't agree with

1556
01:45:56,800 --> 01:45:59,119
everything that's in here and I really

1557
01:45:59,119 --> 01:46:02,920
don't but it's a start to get us down

1558
01:46:02,920 --> 01:46:05,960
that road and if we have to open up more

1559
01:46:05,960 --> 01:46:08,280
hospitals more hospital beds more rehab

1560
01:46:08,280 --> 01:46:11,280
centers then that's what we need to

1561
01:46:11,280 --> 01:46:14,239
do I'm not suggesting people go them

1562
01:46:14,239 --> 01:46:16,520
that don't want to be there the people

1563
01:46:16,520 --> 01:46:18,560
are there should be the ones that want

1564
01:46:18,560 --> 01:46:20,480
help I'm going to support this motion I

1565
01:46:20,480 --> 01:46:22,080
don't like everything in it I really

1566
01:46:22,080 --> 01:46:24,360
don't and I don't like being told what

1567
01:46:24,360 --> 01:46:26,599
to do everybody knows me don't like that

1568
01:46:26,599 --> 01:46:29,480
but this is a start it's a start whether

1569
01:46:29,480 --> 01:46:32,400
you agree or disagree with it it's a

1570
01:46:32,400 --> 01:46:35,360
start Thank

1571
01:46:35,360 --> 01:46:37,800
You councelor

1572
01:46:37,800 --> 01:46:39,560
Hamilton thank you man they getting

1573
01:46:39,560 --> 01:46:41,800
through you um one thing I think we can

1574
01:46:41,800 --> 01:46:44,040
all agree on and I just want to be clear

1575
01:46:44,040 --> 01:46:45,760
is that I think we have to make sure

1576
01:46:45,760 --> 01:46:48,239
that we don't conflate homelessness and

1577
01:46:48,239 --> 01:46:49,760
mental health and addictions all

1578
01:46:49,760 --> 01:46:51,760
together think they're being Blended all

1579
01:46:51,760 --> 01:46:54,000
all as one they're very separate issues

1580
01:46:54,000 --> 01:46:55,719
someone who is experiencing homelessness

1581
01:46:55,719 --> 01:46:57,119
may not be addicted to drugs or

1582
01:46:57,119 --> 01:46:58,960
experiencing mental health issues and

1583
01:46:58,960 --> 01:47:00,560
vice versa and vice versa so I think we

1584
01:47:00,560 --> 01:47:02,320
can all agree on that because we're

1585
01:47:02,320 --> 01:47:04,000
starting to conflate it all into one

1586
01:47:04,000 --> 01:47:05,920
giant issue in motion and each are

1587
01:47:05,920 --> 01:47:09,360
extremely complex in their roots in the

1588
01:47:09,360 --> 01:47:11,080
scope of the crises in their history and

1589
01:47:11,080 --> 01:47:12,520
of course how to solve them and the

1590
01:47:12,520 --> 01:47:14,320
challenge this motion is a testament to

1591
01:47:14,320 --> 01:47:16,320
it is how how do you deal with it when

1592
01:47:16,320 --> 01:47:19,159
all of those crises overlap there is one

1593
01:47:19,159 --> 01:47:21,320
thing that I think what do we do what do

1594
01:47:21,320 --> 01:47:23,280
we do

1595
01:47:23,280 --> 01:47:24,880
several delegations spoke about it

1596
01:47:24,880 --> 01:47:26,920
letters that came in from professors and

1597
01:47:26,920 --> 01:47:29,920
social service agencies said it fund the

1598
01:47:29,920 --> 01:47:32,119
agencies that are doing the work on the

1599
01:47:32,119 --> 01:47:34,679
ground to help people create more beds

1600
01:47:34,679 --> 01:47:36,599
create more treatment centers don't take

1601
01:47:36,599 --> 01:47:38,400
away things like CTS sites that are

1602
01:47:38,400 --> 01:47:39,320
saving

1603
01:47:39,320 --> 01:47:42,280
lives that would make a huge difference

1604
01:47:42,280 --> 01:47:44,040
and that's come up a lot if we're going

1605
01:47:44,040 --> 01:47:46,560
to use involuntary treatment which the

1606
01:47:46,560 --> 01:47:48,520
ccla the Canadian civil liberties

1607
01:47:48,520 --> 01:47:50,560
Association has said is akin to

1608
01:47:50,560 --> 01:47:52,840
voluntary or sorry it's akin to AR

1609
01:47:52,840 --> 01:47:54,159
arbitrary

1610
01:47:54,159 --> 01:47:57,080
detention if we have to at this rate

1611
01:47:57,080 --> 01:47:59,199
people have to wait 3 to 4 months and

1612
01:47:59,199 --> 01:48:01,800
more to get voluntary treatment how are

1613
01:48:01,800 --> 01:48:03,480
we going to deal with people that are

1614
01:48:03,480 --> 01:48:05,080
now going to be

1615
01:48:05,080 --> 01:48:08,000
involuntarily or basically coerced into

1616
01:48:08,000 --> 01:48:11,040
treatment why don't we start funding

1617
01:48:11,040 --> 01:48:12,679
those agencies that are doing the work

1618
01:48:12,679 --> 01:48:14,280
right now that can reach people who

1619
01:48:14,280 --> 01:48:16,040
require that voluntary treatment and see

1620
01:48:16,040 --> 01:48:18,360
where that goes and I just want to read

1621
01:48:18,360 --> 01:48:20,360
one quick line that was on our addendum

1622
01:48:20,360 --> 01:48:22,199
because we just got it when we came in

1623
01:48:22,199 --> 01:48:24,040
from the three professors at wford laua

1624
01:48:24,040 --> 01:48:26,760
University it says research demonstrates

1625
01:48:26,760 --> 01:48:28,480
that criminalizing people seeking

1626
01:48:28,480 --> 01:48:30,280
shelter in public spaces will simply

1627
01:48:30,280 --> 01:48:32,080
push them into more dangerous situations

1628
01:48:32,080 --> 01:48:34,040
and make it more difficult for them to

1629
01:48:34,040 --> 01:48:36,719
assess necessary support to exit

1630
01:48:36,719 --> 01:48:38,800
homelessness so I think we really have

1631
01:48:38,800 --> 01:48:41,000
to listen to people that have been

1632
01:48:41,000 --> 01:48:42,440
studying this and working in these

1633
01:48:42,440 --> 01:48:44,360
fields their entire lives rather than

1634
01:48:44,360 --> 01:48:47,000
react from our guts and our hearts even

1635
01:48:47,000 --> 01:48:50,360
though that's where it hits us thank

1636
01:48:50,360 --> 01:48:54,920
you councelor shry thank you mayor liot

1637
01:48:54,920 --> 01:48:58,560
um I'm I'm just confused at the

1638
01:48:58,560 --> 01:49:01,800
uh at the fear or the confusion of the

1639
01:49:01,800 --> 01:49:04,239
motion it's a great motion how I'm

1640
01:49:04,239 --> 01:49:07,080
reading it it's asking the provincial

1641
01:49:07,080 --> 01:49:08,760
federal government for

1642
01:49:08,760 --> 01:49:11,400
help it's seeking

1643
01:49:11,400 --> 01:49:13,599
Partnerships with the provincial and

1644
01:49:13,599 --> 01:49:16,960
federal government and it clearly

1645
01:49:16,960 --> 01:49:19,840
states and and Municipal governments

1646
01:49:19,840 --> 01:49:22,159
must Implement solutions that are

1647
01:49:22,159 --> 01:49:24,199
efficient of effective and down to in

1648
01:49:24,199 --> 01:49:28,760
compliance with Ontario and Canadian

1649
01:49:28,760 --> 01:49:31,320
law to create an action table of

1650
01:49:31,320 --> 01:49:33,360
government representatives from all

1651
01:49:33,360 --> 01:49:39,070
levels and subject matter

1652
01:49:39,080 --> 01:49:42,440
experts and lastly not lastly there's

1653
01:49:42,440 --> 01:49:45,360
more but a develop a fully funded and

1654
01:49:45,360 --> 01:49:48,520
resource range of Compassionate Care and

1655
01:49:48,520 --> 01:49:50,960
treatment programs that's what we all

1656
01:49:50,960 --> 01:49:53,119
want we just don't have the money to do

1657
01:49:53,119 --> 01:49:55,560
it and we're asking for help and I think

1658
01:49:55,560 --> 01:49:58,560
this is a great motion thank

1659
01:49:58,560 --> 01:50:01,639
you councelor Cooper yes thank you I'm

1660
01:50:01,639 --> 01:50:02,920
not going to speak much on this I just

1661
01:50:02,920 --> 01:50:04,400
uh when it comes to what everybody wants

1662
01:50:04,400 --> 01:50:05,400
and what I've heard a lot from the

1663
01:50:05,400 --> 01:50:07,040
delegates about what we need I'm just

1664
01:50:07,040 --> 01:50:09,520
going to read two parts of this one of

1665
01:50:09,520 --> 01:50:11,520
the requests is to develop a fully

1666
01:50:11,520 --> 01:50:13,080
funded and resourced range of

1667
01:50:13,080 --> 01:50:14,880
Compassionate Care and treatment

1668
01:50:14,880 --> 01:50:17,199
programs that strengthens the system of

1669
01:50:17,199 --> 01:50:19,400
community- based and residential mental

1670
01:50:19,400 --> 01:50:21,840
health and addictions treatments under

1671
01:50:21,840 --> 01:50:23,760
the mental health act and healthc Care

1672
01:50:23,760 --> 01:50:26,920
consent act ensuring that individuals in

1673
01:50:26,920 --> 01:50:29,159
need are able to access care and

1674
01:50:29,159 --> 01:50:32,119
treatment in a timely

1675
01:50:32,119 --> 01:50:34,360
manner and they're also requesting the

1676
01:50:34,360 --> 01:50:36,080
province to create a blueprint along

1677
01:50:36,080 --> 01:50:38,480
with Associated funding programs from

1678
01:50:38,480 --> 01:50:40,719
both Federal and provincial governments

1679
01:50:40,719 --> 01:50:42,520
to address the significant need for the

1680
01:50:42,520 --> 01:50:44,079
quick build of supporting housing

1681
01:50:44,079 --> 01:50:46,239
Supportive Housing units which includes

1682
01:50:46,239 --> 01:50:48,679
units that address the specific needs of

1683
01:50:48,679 --> 01:50:50,760
those who have started treatment and

1684
01:50:50,760 --> 01:50:52,679
need shelter and care as they can

1685
01:50:52,679 --> 01:50:57,270
continue their recovery Journey thank

1686
01:50:57,280 --> 01:51:01,199
you thanks everyone for your comments um

1687
01:51:01,199 --> 01:51:03,520
so all of the things that the delegates

1688
01:51:03,520 --> 01:51:05,760
had spoken about and and the people who

1689
01:51:05,760 --> 01:51:07,520
are not supporting this motion tonight

1690
01:51:07,520 --> 01:51:10,000
around the Horseshoe are the very same

1691
01:51:10,000 --> 01:51:13,760
things that I have done as a delegate at

1692
01:51:13,760 --> 01:51:16,199
Amo to the minister of health and to the

1693
01:51:16,199 --> 01:51:17,960
minister of

1694
01:51:17,960 --> 01:51:21,520
addictions um and they they're listening

1695
01:51:21,520 --> 01:51:24,280
to us they're hearing us finally they're

1696
01:51:24,280 --> 01:51:27,360
making moves towards that so our voices

1697
01:51:27,360 --> 01:51:31,159
are being heard the voices that we give

1698
01:51:31,159 --> 01:51:33,079
for forward after listening to the

1699
01:51:33,079 --> 01:51:36,719
voices in our community I for over my 10

1700
01:51:36,719 --> 01:51:39,000
years on Council I've had to hold people

1701
01:51:39,000 --> 01:51:41,119
whose children have died while they're

1702
01:51:41,119 --> 01:51:43,960
crying in my arms it's extremely hard to

1703
01:51:43,960 --> 01:51:46,560
handle they are asking for help they

1704
01:51:46,560 --> 01:51:48,440
have been for a number of

1705
01:51:48,440 --> 01:51:51,599
years this this anything being asked in

1706
01:51:51,599 --> 01:51:55,159
here does not preclude voluntary

1707
01:51:55,159 --> 01:51:58,239
treatment that's that's like you know to

1708
01:51:58,239 --> 01:52:00,920
say that we're saying involuntary

1709
01:52:00,920 --> 01:52:03,440
treatment or mandatory treatment does

1710
01:52:03,440 --> 01:52:07,040
not preclude any of the other items that

1711
01:52:07,040 --> 01:52:10,400
um we may ask for and I want to bring

1712
01:52:10,400 --> 01:52:12,679
your attention to something that was in

1713
01:52:12,679 --> 01:52:15,639
the global mail today so we we speak

1714
01:52:15,639 --> 01:52:18,599
about all these so-called experts right

1715
01:52:18,599 --> 01:52:20,840
all this research that says involuntary

1716
01:52:20,840 --> 01:52:24,840
treatment doesn't work um there is no

1717
01:52:24,840 --> 01:52:26,400
proper

1718
01:52:26,400 --> 01:52:30,199
research that states emphatically one

1719
01:52:30,199 --> 01:52:33,320
way or the other that it does or it does

1720
01:52:33,320 --> 01:52:35,239
not and I've been hearing that for two

1721
01:52:35,239 --> 01:52:39,159
years now from both sides so

1722
01:52:39,159 --> 01:52:41,800
this uh editorial that was in the globe

1723
01:52:41,800 --> 01:52:46,480
mail today was written by the addiction

1724
01:52:46,480 --> 01:52:48,560
psychiatrist and clinical assistant

1725
01:52:48,560 --> 01:52:51,320
professor at the University of Calgary

1726
01:52:51,320 --> 01:52:53,639
as well as Angie Hamilton who is a

1727
01:52:53,639 --> 01:52:55,800
lawyer and is the co-founder and

1728
01:52:55,800 --> 01:52:57,320
executive director of families for

1729
01:52:57,320 --> 01:53:01,159
addiction recovery these are people that

1730
01:53:01,159 --> 01:53:03,840
myself and staff have been meeting with

1731
01:53:03,840 --> 01:53:06,800
here at City Hall over the past couple

1732
01:53:06,800 --> 01:53:08,000
of

1733
01:53:08,000 --> 01:53:11,360
years but it's even

1734
01:53:11,360 --> 01:53:15,760
stating um let me just find it here

1735
01:53:15,760 --> 01:53:20,040
um many Canadians believe that involment

1736
01:53:20,040 --> 01:53:22,520
treatment is ineffective for addiction

1737
01:53:22,520 --> 01:53:25,360
but a recent systematic review found

1738
01:53:25,360 --> 01:53:27,880
that quality research is

1739
01:53:27,880 --> 01:53:31,199
inconclusive so do we wait until years

1740
01:53:31,199 --> 01:53:32,800
down the road when the studies come

1741
01:53:32,800 --> 01:53:35,480
forward and let more and more people die

1742
01:53:35,480 --> 01:53:37,040
people who don't have the mental

1743
01:53:37,040 --> 01:53:39,440
capacity to make decisions whether it's

1744
01:53:39,440 --> 01:53:41,400
mental health or whether it's addictions

1745
01:53:41,400 --> 01:53:44,440
do we just leave them alone and say oh

1746
01:53:44,440 --> 01:53:46,079
we haven't done the proper research so

1747
01:53:46,079 --> 01:53:47,920
we're not going to help you I'm not

1748
01:53:47,920 --> 01:53:50,760
willing to do that and neither were 28

1749
01:53:50,760 --> 01:53:53,119
mayors that sat around that table and

1750
01:53:53,119 --> 01:53:56,719
spent 6 hours putting that

1751
01:53:56,719 --> 01:53:59,360
together much wordsmithing there was

1752
01:53:59,360 --> 01:54:02,079
legal opinion around there everybody had

1753
01:54:02,079 --> 01:54:03,119
medical

1754
01:54:03,119 --> 01:54:05,560
opinions this wasn't done by just

1755
01:54:05,560 --> 01:54:07,199
politicians these are professional

1756
01:54:07,199 --> 01:54:09,280
people many of them around that

1757
01:54:09,280 --> 01:54:12,800
horseshoe I supported it then I had a a

1758
01:54:12,800 --> 01:54:15,719
part in put it putting it together not

1759
01:54:15,719 --> 01:54:18,440
as much as many of the others but I was

1760
01:54:18,440 --> 01:54:20,800
determined when I became mayor that I

1761
01:54:20,800 --> 01:54:22,400
was going to make a difference in this

1762
01:54:22,400 --> 01:54:24,400
Community I was not going to let this

1763
01:54:24,400 --> 01:54:26,760
continue or grow any further than it

1764
01:54:26,760 --> 01:54:31,199
than it has I have addicts in my my

1765
01:54:31,199 --> 01:54:33,560
family I have taken homeless into my

1766
01:54:33,560 --> 01:54:36,040
home so before anybody says walk them

1767
01:54:36,040 --> 01:54:38,920
out in their shoes I've done that I have

1768
01:54:38,920 --> 01:54:41,599
that lived experience I know what it's

1769
01:54:41,599 --> 01:54:43,719
like for these people I know what it's

1770
01:54:43,719 --> 01:54:45,639
like to care about them and love them

1771
01:54:45,639 --> 01:54:47,679
and want to make a difference and there

1772
01:54:47,679 --> 01:54:49,119
are those around the Horseshoe who have

1773
01:54:49,119 --> 01:54:50,920
been in that that same place and are in

1774
01:54:50,920 --> 01:54:53,199
that that place right now

1775
01:54:53,199 --> 01:54:56,079
today so when you hear some of your

1776
01:54:56,079 --> 01:54:57,840
people counselors around this horseshoe

1777
01:54:57,840 --> 01:54:58,760
and you think they're they're

1778
01:54:58,760 --> 01:55:00,159
incompassion let me tell you they're

1779
01:55:00,159 --> 01:55:03,719
living it every single day not like some

1780
01:55:03,719 --> 01:55:06,480
of you they're actually living it so I'm

1781
01:55:06,480 --> 01:55:10,069
going to call for the

1782
01:55:10,079 --> 01:55:18,550
vote starting

1783
01:55:18,560 --> 01:55:26,030
voting closing voting

1784
01:55:26,040 --> 01:55:28,440
okay and that carries at a vote of six

1785
01:55:28,440 --> 01:55:31,629
to

1786
01:55:31,639 --> 01:55:38,870
three

1787
01:55:38,880 --> 01:55:51,229
sure we're taking a five minute recess

1788
01:55:51,239 --> 01:56:21,229
sorry

1789
01:56:21,239 --> 02:03:16,270
e e

1790
02:03:16,280 --> 02:03:24,229
m

1791
02:03:24,239 --> 02:03:26,280
our first item for consideration is the

1792
02:03:26,280 --> 02:03:29,920
consent agenda please note item 7.42

1793
02:03:29,920 --> 02:03:33,560
24-13 3-cd Donald Street no stopping

1794
02:03:33,560 --> 02:03:35,960
restriction previously listed on the

1795
02:03:35,960 --> 02:03:38,400
consent agenda has been pulled and will

1796
02:03:38,400 --> 02:03:40,199
be discussed later in the meeting as we

1797
02:03:40,199 --> 02:03:42,199
have received a delegation request for

1798
02:03:42,199 --> 02:03:44,400
this item councelor Cooper you have the

1799
02:03:44,400 --> 02:03:46,639
motion could you please read it hold on

1800
02:03:46,639 --> 02:03:49,229
a

1801
02:03:49,239 --> 02:03:52,639
minute where are we so I got to get past

1802
02:03:52,639 --> 02:03:56,599
your motion here there we

1803
02:03:56,599 --> 02:03:59,079
go okay it's the move by Me seconded by

1804
02:03:59,079 --> 02:04:01,440
councilor Roberts so did you say one of

1805
02:04:01,440 --> 02:04:03,719
these was

1806
02:04:03,719 --> 02:04:06,199
pulled it's been added okay all right

1807
02:04:06,199 --> 02:04:07,880
this a mooved by Me seconded by

1808
02:04:07,880 --> 02:04:09,719
councelor Roberts that all items listed

1809
02:04:09,719 --> 02:04:11,280
under the heading of consent agenda for

1810
02:04:11,280 --> 02:04:13,880
November 5th 2024 be adopted as

1811
02:04:13,880 --> 02:04:16,760
recommended 7.1 council meeting minutes

1812
02:04:16,760 --> 02:04:20,480
October 88 2024 7.2 statutory public

1813
02:04:20,480 --> 02:04:22,400
meeting minutes October 15

1814
02:04:22,400 --> 02:04:25,599
2024 7.3 Council information package

1815
02:04:25,599 --> 02:04:26,960
October 18th

1816
02:04:26,960 --> 02:04:32,559
2024 7.4 24-0 60- CRS annual indexing of

1817
02:04:32,559 --> 02:04:35,760
development charges December 1st 2024

1818
02:04:35,760 --> 02:04:37,520
7.5

1819
02:04:37,520 --> 02:04:40,520
24-16 CD terms of reference for new

1820
02:04:40,520 --> 02:04:44,229
Recreation Complex public

1821
02:04:44,239 --> 02:04:46,679
Art thank you does council have any

1822
02:04:46,679 --> 02:04:49,440
comments on any item on the consent

1823
02:04:49,440 --> 02:04:52,199
agenda okay we'll call for the vote

1824
02:04:52,199 --> 02:04:56,229
starting

1825
02:04:56,239 --> 02:05:01,310
voting and closing

1826
02:05:01,320 --> 02:05:04,599
voting and that carries

1827
02:05:04,599 --> 02:05:08,119
unanimously so under consideration of

1828
02:05:08,119 --> 02:05:11,280
reports our first report is item number

1829
02:05:11,280 --> 02:05:14,119
8.1.1 24-0

1830
02:05:14,119 --> 02:05:17,239
64- CRS Emergency Management bylaw and

1831
02:05:17,239 --> 02:05:19,199
emergency response plan revision

1832
02:05:19,199 --> 02:05:22,159
councelor Ameda you have that motion

1833
02:05:22,159 --> 02:05:24,199
thank you mayor Jan yes I do move by

1834
02:05:24,199 --> 02:05:27,280
myself seconded by councelor eraw the

1835
02:05:27,280 --> 02:05:32,000
recommendation that report 24-0 64 CRS

1836
02:05:32,000 --> 02:05:34,639
Emergency Management bylaw and emergency

1837
02:05:34,639 --> 02:05:37,920
response plan revision be received and

1838
02:05:37,920 --> 02:05:39,719
that bylaw

1839
02:05:39,719 --> 02:05:43,199
17917 be amended and further that report

1840
02:05:43,199 --> 02:05:44,679
24-

1841
02:05:44,679 --> 02:05:48,559
064 CRS appendix B the Emergency

1842
02:05:48,559 --> 02:05:51,239
Management program bylaw be passed to

1843
02:05:51,239 --> 02:05:52,239
Ana

1844
02:05:52,239 --> 02:05:54,360
the revised Emergency Management program

1845
02:05:54,360 --> 02:05:56,360
and emergency response

1846
02:05:56,360 --> 02:06:00,280
plan thank you are there any

1847
02:06:00,280 --> 02:06:02,400
questions councelor

1848
02:06:02,400 --> 02:06:05,320
Anda mayor liot and through you I do

1849
02:06:05,320 --> 02:06:09,079
have a question on page 156 of our

1850
02:06:09,079 --> 02:06:11,920
materials under administrative changes

1851
02:06:11,920 --> 02:06:15,480
item six it indicates that a section

1852
02:06:15,480 --> 02:06:17,480
3.4.3 was

1853
02:06:17,480 --> 02:06:21,599
added uh I looked at page 177 of my our

1854
02:06:21,599 --> 02:06:23,840
materials and there is no section

1855
02:06:23,840 --> 02:06:27,800
3.4.3 so I wonder if I could have that

1856
02:06:27,800 --> 02:06:37,189
clarified page 156 and Page

1857
02:06:37,199 --> 02:06:40,920
177 through you Mary Anan uh if you look

1858
02:06:40,920 --> 02:06:43,199
under the emergency

1859
02:06:43,199 --> 02:06:46,559
plan it'll be

1860
02:06:46,559 --> 02:06:50,510
under the

1861
02:06:50,520 --> 02:06:53,920
uh hang on I just got to grab

1862
02:06:53,920 --> 02:06:56,320
this join

1863
02:06:56,320 --> 02:06:59,119
the so you're looking at uh request to

1864
02:06:59,119 --> 02:07:01,440
join the EOC so

1865
02:07:01,440 --> 02:07:03,520
3.4.2 is

1866
02:07:03,520 --> 02:07:07,079
p4.3 yeah so sorry for that confusion

1867
02:07:07,079 --> 02:07:09,639
and it's uh not sure in your package but

1868
02:07:09,639 --> 02:07:12,360
it's in the emergency plan under page

1869
02:07:12,360 --> 02:07:16,079
10 okay it's page 177 of our materials

1870
02:07:16,079 --> 02:07:19,669
like

1871
02:07:19,679 --> 02:07:22,480
good are you okay with that coun I I

1872
02:07:22,480 --> 02:07:23,679
think I'm understanding that it was

1873
02:07:23,679 --> 02:07:25,360
nothing more than a typographical error

1874
02:07:25,360 --> 02:07:27,679
is that correct correct okay thank you

1875
02:07:27,679 --> 02:07:31,920
okay thank you I see no other questions

1876
02:07:31,920 --> 02:07:36,470
so we'll call for the

1877
02:07:36,480 --> 02:07:38,380
vote starting

1878
02:07:38,380 --> 02:07:41,790
[Music]

1879
02:07:41,800 --> 02:07:46,990
voting and closing

1880
02:07:47,000 --> 02:07:51,910
voting and that carries unanimously

1881
02:07:51,920 --> 02:07:54,719
our next report is item

1882
02:07:54,719 --> 02:07:59,360
8.1.2 24- 074 DCS request to repeal the

1883
02:07:59,360 --> 02:08:01,520
proposed expansion for downtown

1884
02:08:01,520 --> 02:08:03,960
Cambridge business Improvement area

1885
02:08:03,960 --> 02:08:06,079
Council Roberts you have that

1886
02:08:06,079 --> 02:08:08,239
motion yes thank you mayor Jan and

1887
02:08:08,239 --> 02:08:10,000
through you move by myself seconded by

1888
02:08:10,000 --> 02:08:11,960
councelor ernshaw recommendation that

1889
02:08:11,960 --> 02:08:12,920
report

1890
02:08:12,920 --> 02:08:16,040
24074 DCS requests to repeal the

1891
02:08:16,040 --> 02:08:17,480
proposed expansion for downtown

1892
02:08:17,480 --> 02:08:19,400
Cambridge business Improvement area be

1893
02:08:19,400 --> 02:08:21,480
received and that Council approve the

1894
02:08:21,480 --> 02:08:23,400
request to repeal the proposed expansion

1895
02:08:23,400 --> 02:08:25,400
from the downtown B Cambridge business

1896
02:08:25,400 --> 02:08:27,559
Improvement area and that Council direct

1897
02:08:27,559 --> 02:08:29,320
the clerk to provide notice of council

1898
02:08:29,320 --> 02:08:31,320
support of the request to repeal the

1899
02:08:31,320 --> 02:08:33,280
proposed

1900
02:08:33,280 --> 02:08:36,480
expansion thank you are there any

1901
02:08:36,480 --> 02:08:38,559
questions any

1902
02:08:38,559 --> 02:08:41,480
comments seeing none we'll do the

1903
02:08:41,480 --> 02:08:48,229
vote starting

1904
02:08:48,239 --> 02:08:54,629
voting and closing voting

1905
02:08:54,639 --> 02:08:59,310
and that carries

1906
02:08:59,320 --> 02:09:05,950
unanimously

1907
02:09:05,960 --> 02:09:08,960
sorry the next report is item number

1908
02:09:08,960 --> 02:09:10,960
8.3.1

1909
02:09:10,960 --> 02:09:13,880
124-130 D CD Queenston Road at

1910
02:09:13,880 --> 02:09:17,159
Westminster Drive always stop control we

1911
02:09:17,159 --> 02:09:19,280
have one pre-registered Delegate for

1912
02:09:19,280 --> 02:09:24,510
this item Tim brittell

1913
02:09:24,520 --> 02:09:26,639
welcome Tim you'll have five minutes to

1914
02:09:26,639 --> 02:09:28,760
speak and you have somebody else with

1915
02:09:28,760 --> 02:09:31,440
you no yes I do thanks very much I'll

1916
02:09:31,440 --> 02:09:32,840
introduce her I thought this person was

1917
02:09:32,840 --> 02:09:34,079
going to get up with you and delegate

1918
02:09:34,079 --> 02:09:36,320
too so I just it's fine if you're not oh

1919
02:09:36,320 --> 02:09:38,000
I'm going to ask for her assistance in a

1920
02:09:38,000 --> 02:09:39,639
moment I'm just going to speak first and

1921
02:09:39,639 --> 02:09:41,119
then I'm going to ask for her to have a

1922
02:09:41,119 --> 02:09:44,000
comment as well sure go ahead thank you

1923
02:09:44,000 --> 02:09:45,559
everyone for uh for having me your

1924
02:09:45,559 --> 02:09:47,639
worship council members and uh

1925
02:09:47,639 --> 02:09:50,400
supporting staff um I did receive a

1926
02:09:50,400 --> 02:09:52,559
notification in regards to the four-way

1927
02:09:52,559 --> 02:09:55,960
stop discussion at Queenston and

1928
02:09:55,960 --> 02:09:59,800
Westminster Drive South um about a month

1929
02:09:59,800 --> 02:10:02,320
ago anyways it allowed me to uh offer

1930
02:10:02,320 --> 02:10:03,960
some comments back so I'm just going to

1931
02:10:03,960 --> 02:10:06,480
read the comments that I submitted to so

1932
02:10:06,480 --> 02:10:08,800
everyone's fully aware of the reasoning

1933
02:10:08,800 --> 02:10:11,760
on why I'm here um I agree with the

1934
02:10:11,760 --> 02:10:14,000
four-way stop control as commuters use

1935
02:10:14,000 --> 02:10:16,199
Queenston Road to bypass the busyness of

1936
02:10:16,199 --> 02:10:18,520
King Street uh when they travel east or

1937
02:10:18,520 --> 02:10:21,400
west more importantly and always stop

1938
02:10:21,400 --> 02:10:23,440
control is required at Westminster Drive

1939
02:10:23,440 --> 02:10:26,119
South and Vine Street the excessive use

1940
02:10:26,119 --> 02:10:28,719
of high speeds down Westminster Drive

1941
02:10:28,719 --> 02:10:30,719
South between Hamilton and Rose streets

1942
02:10:30,719 --> 02:10:32,520
is extremely dangerous as there are no

1943
02:10:32,520 --> 02:10:35,520
stops over the streets of Moore Vine and

1944
02:10:35,520 --> 02:10:37,760
sharing these high-speed drivers are

1945
02:10:37,760 --> 02:10:39,239
mainly the people that live anywhere

1946
02:10:39,239 --> 02:10:40,800
south of rad Street as well as the

1947
02:10:40,800 --> 02:10:42,760
parents students and staff dropping off

1948
02:10:42,760 --> 02:10:45,639
or attending Preston high school and St

1949
02:10:45,639 --> 02:10:48,119
Joseph Catholic Primary School to my

1950
02:10:48,119 --> 02:10:49,719
knowledge there's been at least three

1951
02:10:49,719 --> 02:10:51,599
accidents in the last year on

1952
02:10:51,599 --> 02:10:53,760
Westminster Drive South within that

1953
02:10:53,760 --> 02:10:56,040
stretch two of them at Vine Street

1954
02:10:56,040 --> 02:10:58,040
please take this matter seriously as a

1955
02:10:58,040 --> 02:10:59,679
lot of the Westminster Drive residents

1956
02:10:59,679 --> 02:11:01,920
are very frustrated and concerned for

1957
02:11:01,920 --> 02:11:03,520
the well-being of themselves and the

1958
02:11:03,520 --> 02:11:05,239
several students that walk along that

1959
02:11:05,239 --> 02:11:08,400
stretch to and from school um I have now

1960
02:11:08,400 --> 02:11:11,119
since gone and spoken with most of the

1961
02:11:11,119 --> 02:11:13,040
residents in between Hamilton Street and

1962
02:11:13,040 --> 02:11:16,559
Rose Street which consists of 35 homes

1963
02:11:16,559 --> 02:11:19,199
and out of those 35 homes uh four were

1964
02:11:19,199 --> 02:11:21,400
unavailable either they weren't home or

1965
02:11:21,400 --> 02:11:25,760
of them is um abandoned um anyways uh

1966
02:11:25,760 --> 02:11:29,000
the uh that so 31 of them are totally in

1967
02:11:29,000 --> 02:11:31,239
favor of uh doing something of this

1968
02:11:31,239 --> 02:11:33,440
nature in respect to putting a four-way

1969
02:11:33,440 --> 02:11:36,079
stop at uh Vine and uh Westminster to

1970
02:11:36,079 --> 02:11:38,920
slow people down um I have another

1971
02:11:38,920 --> 02:11:41,840
Resident that I met while I was uh doing

1972
02:11:41,840 --> 02:11:44,000
my uh knocking on the doors and it's

1973
02:11:44,000 --> 02:11:45,679
Stephanie McBride and I'll just invite

1974
02:11:45,679 --> 02:11:47,400
her to say a few comments on this

1975
02:11:47,400 --> 02:11:51,950
situation as well

1976
02:11:51,960 --> 02:11:55,040
uh thank you good evening um I would

1977
02:11:55,040 --> 02:11:57,159
just like to add that our priority is uh

1978
02:11:57,159 --> 02:12:00,040
safety in the community especially for

1979
02:12:00,040 --> 02:12:03,280
um children um given the uh there are

1980
02:12:03,280 --> 02:12:05,040
two elementary schools and a high school

1981
02:12:05,040 --> 02:12:06,559
in the area and I've personally

1982
02:12:06,559 --> 02:12:09,520
witnessed four accidents at Westminster

1983
02:12:09,520 --> 02:12:13,280
Drive South and Vine since last November

1984
02:12:13,280 --> 02:12:16,360
um the neighborhood is changing and

1985
02:12:16,360 --> 02:12:18,040
that's why we're requesting uh the

1986
02:12:18,040 --> 02:12:21,199
consideration for a stop sign at uh

1987
02:12:21,199 --> 02:12:24,040
Westminster Drive South and Vine um

1988
02:12:24,040 --> 02:12:25,880
driving behavior seem to be becoming

1989
02:12:25,880 --> 02:12:29,239
more Reckless and uh this was exhibited

1990
02:12:29,239 --> 02:12:32,679
by the four accidents um and I have also

1991
02:12:32,679 --> 02:12:36,199
requested ATR um studies be conducted

1992
02:12:36,199 --> 02:12:38,920
which I believe occurred in May um which

1993
02:12:38,920 --> 02:12:43,480
did conclude um a uh conclusion of high

1994
02:12:43,480 --> 02:12:45,960
traffic speeds on Westminster Drive

1995
02:12:45,960 --> 02:12:48,320
South uh thank

1996
02:12:48,320 --> 02:12:50,840
you could you please identify yourself

1997
02:12:50,840 --> 02:12:52,079
because you didn't register as a

1998
02:12:52,079 --> 02:12:54,400
delegate and we have no idea sorry

1999
02:12:54,400 --> 02:12:57,079
Stephanie McBride sorry Stephanie

2000
02:12:57,079 --> 02:12:59,920
McBride uh resident on Westminster Drive

2001
02:12:59,920 --> 02:13:02,719
South okay thank

2002
02:13:02,719 --> 02:13:05,480
you my apologies I had already written

2003
02:13:05,480 --> 02:13:08,000
my comments and submitted them and then

2004
02:13:08,000 --> 02:13:10,559
I met Miss McBride afterwards and she

2005
02:13:10,559 --> 02:13:13,920
was very interested in attending

2006
02:13:13,920 --> 02:13:17,719
so are there any questions of the

2007
02:13:17,719 --> 02:13:20,800
delegate I see none thank you thanks for

2008
02:13:20,800 --> 02:13:25,430
the time

2009
02:13:25,440 --> 02:13:29,310
councelor kimson you have the

2010
02:13:29,320 --> 02:13:31,800
motion thank you very much mayor Jan

2011
02:13:31,800 --> 02:13:33,599
moved by myself and seconded by

2012
02:13:33,599 --> 02:13:36,000
councelor Roberts recommendation that

2013
02:13:36,000 --> 02:13:40,040
report 24- 13- CD Queenston Road at

2014
02:13:40,040 --> 02:13:43,040
Westminster Drive all stop control be

2015
02:13:43,040 --> 02:13:44,880
received and that Queenston Road at

2016
02:13:44,880 --> 02:13:47,440
Westminster Drive be converted to always

2017
02:13:47,440 --> 02:13:50,079
off control and further that the bylaw

2018
02:13:50,079 --> 02:13:52,719
to amend by law

2019
02:13:52,719 --> 02:13:56,760
22-44 included as appendix a to report

2020
02:13:56,760 --> 02:14:01,679
24-13 0- CD be passed and if I may speak

2021
02:14:01,679 --> 02:14:03,559
to the motion thank

2022
02:14:03,559 --> 02:14:07,520
you um so everyone here around the horu

2023
02:14:07,520 --> 02:14:11,480
has heard me ask for stop signs and for

2024
02:14:11,480 --> 02:14:14,599
road safety throughout our entire city

2025
02:14:14,599 --> 02:14:16,960
and certainly this particular

2026
02:14:16,960 --> 02:14:19,280
intersection of Queenston and

2027
02:14:19,280 --> 02:14:23,040
Westminster is one that is particularly

2028
02:14:23,040 --> 02:14:26,159
bad with the number of crashes and near

2029
02:14:26,159 --> 02:14:29,119
misses as people are seemingly more

2030
02:14:29,119 --> 02:14:32,119
distracted and in bigger hurries than

2031
02:14:32,119 --> 02:14:35,440
ever before um I'm certainly pleased

2032
02:14:35,440 --> 02:14:37,480
that the transportation staff were able

2033
02:14:37,480 --> 02:14:40,520
to conduct the various studies and bring

2034
02:14:40,520 --> 02:14:43,360
back a report to us to support this

2035
02:14:43,360 --> 02:14:46,360
particular Allway stop um I certainly

2036
02:14:46,360 --> 02:14:47,960
know there'll be a number of residents

2037
02:14:47,960 --> 02:14:50,440
who are going to be very pleased for

2038
02:14:50,440 --> 02:14:53,679
this to go in in with regard to the

2039
02:14:53,679 --> 02:14:56,800
additional stop that was mentioned I'm

2040
02:14:56,800 --> 02:15:00,559
wondering if staff might be able to um

2041
02:15:00,559 --> 02:15:04,159
report on when the results of the

2042
02:15:04,159 --> 02:15:06,000
Turning movement count for Westminster

2043
02:15:06,000 --> 02:15:08,400
and Vine will

2044
02:15:08,400 --> 02:15:11,199
be coming back to us if they have that

2045
02:15:11,199 --> 02:15:12,840
information just so that we can let the

2046
02:15:12,840 --> 02:15:18,830
residents

2047
02:15:18,840 --> 02:15:21,400
know I see shanana making her way up

2048
02:15:21,400 --> 02:15:30,870
here to respond to that thank you

2049
02:15:30,880 --> 02:15:34,079
shanon thank you uh through mayor liot

2050
02:15:34,079 --> 02:15:36,440
um I would expect that the uh results of

2051
02:15:36,440 --> 02:15:38,040
the Turning M count for the intersection

2052
02:15:38,040 --> 02:15:39,920
of Westminster and Vine will be

2053
02:15:39,920 --> 02:15:41,559
available by the end of the

2054
02:15:41,559 --> 02:15:47,589
year thank

2055
02:15:47,599 --> 02:15:51,760
you I see no other questions our

2056
02:15:51,760 --> 02:15:58,030
comments um so we will take the

2057
02:15:58,040 --> 02:16:03,430
vote starting

2058
02:16:03,440 --> 02:16:09,229
voting and closing

2059
02:16:09,239 --> 02:16:12,520
voting and that carries

2060
02:16:12,520 --> 02:16:15,520
unanimously our next report is item

2061
02:16:15,520 --> 02:16:21,199
8.3.2 24-13 3- CD Donald Street no sto

2062
02:16:21,199 --> 02:16:22,599
restriction and we have one

2063
02:16:22,599 --> 02:16:25,040
pre-registered Delegate for this item

2064
02:16:25,040 --> 02:16:28,510
Lee Lee

2065
02:16:28,520 --> 02:16:33,270
humph welcome Lee you have five

2066
02:16:33,280 --> 02:16:36,559
minutes thank you to council for having

2067
02:16:36,559 --> 02:16:38,679
me here and all the staff the city that

2068
02:16:38,679 --> 02:16:40,559
have been very very helpful and can you

2069
02:16:40,559 --> 02:16:42,800
speak into the mic please sorry yeah

2070
02:16:42,800 --> 02:16:44,639
thank you to council for letting me

2071
02:16:44,639 --> 02:16:47,760
speak um thank you to all of the city

2072
02:16:47,760 --> 02:16:49,599
staff that have been very helpful and

2073
02:16:49,599 --> 02:16:52,399
also thank you to counc Cooper who was

2074
02:16:52,399 --> 02:16:56,439
very helpful on this matter um Donald

2075
02:16:56,439 --> 02:16:59,359
Street is a very very small Street six

2076
02:16:59,359 --> 02:17:02,719
houses um and it's narrow uh much

2077
02:17:02,719 --> 02:17:05,240
narrower than many other streets we have

2078
02:17:05,240 --> 02:17:07,519
um the Fraser wood lot at the End of the

2079
02:17:07,519 --> 02:17:13,679
Street um currently um there is parking

2080
02:17:13,679 --> 02:17:16,559
allowed on one side of the street only

2081
02:17:16,559 --> 02:17:19,120
um no parking on the side that I'm on

2082
02:17:19,120 --> 02:17:22,679
which is the south side um and because

2083
02:17:22,679 --> 02:17:25,080
we have tape Public School very close to

2084
02:17:25,080 --> 02:17:30,040
us um parents come in and park on both

2085
02:17:30,040 --> 02:17:34,639
sides of the street um this has created

2086
02:17:34,639 --> 02:17:36,559
uh issues for people in the neighborhood

2087
02:17:36,559 --> 02:17:39,760
on the street

2088
02:17:39,760 --> 02:17:44,000
um the I guess the caregivers and uh

2089
02:17:44,000 --> 02:17:45,880
parents have parked at the end of

2090
02:17:45,880 --> 02:17:48,800
driveways at times

2091
02:17:48,800 --> 02:17:52,040
um they have actually parked in

2092
02:17:52,040 --> 02:17:54,760
driveways uh

2093
02:17:54,760 --> 02:17:58,559
U one of the residents uh who's here

2094
02:17:58,559 --> 02:18:02,040
with me tonight uh had his an ambulance

2095
02:18:02,040 --> 02:18:04,599
arranged for his mother uh to come and

2096
02:18:04,599 --> 02:18:05,880
the ambulance couldn't turn into the

2097
02:18:05,880 --> 02:18:07,880
driveway because of all the cars parked

2098
02:18:07,880 --> 02:18:08,800
on the

2099
02:18:08,800 --> 02:18:10,639
street

2100
02:18:10,639 --> 02:18:12,760
um

2101
02:18:12,760 --> 02:18:15,920
there are there's one fire hydrant on

2102
02:18:15,920 --> 02:18:18,679
the end of the street uh in front of

2103
02:18:18,679 --> 02:18:22,000
number eight um

2104
02:18:22,000 --> 02:18:25,160
cars parked on that side regularly park

2105
02:18:25,160 --> 02:18:27,679
in front of the hydrant uh they park

2106
02:18:27,679 --> 02:18:30,160
right up to the stop

2107
02:18:30,160 --> 02:18:31,880
sign

2108
02:18:31,880 --> 02:18:35,920
um and in the winter time uh we have

2109
02:18:35,920 --> 02:18:38,479
issues getting snow and ice

2110
02:18:38,479 --> 02:18:43,359
cleared um and it's a big issue um

2111
02:18:43,359 --> 02:18:46,160
because because we are a dead end Street

2112
02:18:46,160 --> 02:18:48,280
snow gets piled at the end of the street

2113
02:18:48,280 --> 02:18:50,359
and the residents pile there's a snow on

2114
02:18:50,359 --> 02:18:52,599
the side of the street so the street

2115
02:18:52,599 --> 02:18:54,519
becomes even narrower it becomes even

2116
02:18:54,519 --> 02:18:56,920
narrower at this time of year um when

2117
02:18:56,920 --> 02:18:59,120
leaves leaves are all over the place as

2118
02:18:59,120 --> 02:19:02,359
well too

2119
02:19:02,359 --> 02:19:06,960
um we would ask that Council um agree

2120
02:19:06,960 --> 02:19:10,679
with us on this matter and uh have the

2121
02:19:10,679 --> 02:19:11,840
no

2122
02:19:11,840 --> 02:19:14,960
stopping on the south side of the street

2123
02:19:14,960 --> 02:19:17,880
uh put into effect from 8:30 to 4:30

2124
02:19:17,880 --> 02:19:22,439
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. uh

2125
02:19:22,439 --> 02:19:25,599
thus giving us

2126
02:19:25,599 --> 02:19:27,960
some of a break from this and also

2127
02:19:27,960 --> 02:19:31,719
allowing the bylaw officers to uh

2128
02:19:31,719 --> 02:19:33,439
effectively do their job in trying to

2129
02:19:33,439 --> 02:19:36,319
help us with this

2130
02:19:36,319 --> 02:19:38,280
matter thank you for the opportunity to

2131
02:19:38,280 --> 02:19:40,160
allowing me to

2132
02:19:40,160 --> 02:19:44,080
speak does anybody have any

2133
02:19:44,080 --> 02:19:47,399
questions we have none thank you thank

2134
02:19:47,399 --> 02:19:49,760
you councelor Cooper you have that

2135
02:19:49,760 --> 02:19:51,800
motion

2136
02:19:51,800 --> 02:19:53,040
yes thank you

2137
02:19:53,040 --> 02:19:56,200
m uh this is the move by Me seconded by

2138
02:19:56,200 --> 02:19:58,680
councelor Earnshaw recommending that

2139
02:19:58,680 --> 02:20:00,640
report 2

2140
02:20:00,640 --> 02:20:03,479
24133 CD Donald Street no stopping

2141
02:20:03,479 --> 02:20:05,880
restriction be received and that are no

2142
02:20:05,880 --> 02:20:08,640
stopping 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday

2143
02:20:08,640 --> 02:20:11,520
to Friday September 1st to June 30th

2144
02:20:11,520 --> 02:20:13,240
restriction be installed on the south

2145
02:20:13,240 --> 02:20:15,479
side of Donal Street and further that

2146
02:20:15,479 --> 02:20:17,280
the bylaw to amend the traffic and

2147
02:20:17,280 --> 02:20:19,960
parking bylaw included as appendix B to

2148
02:20:19,960 --> 02:20:24,640
report two 4 -133 d c if I can just say

2149
02:20:24,640 --> 02:20:27,040
one thing to this I just want to say

2150
02:20:27,040 --> 02:20:29,600
thank you very much to staff for being

2151
02:20:29,600 --> 02:20:32,040
uh very helpful and very prompt in the

2152
02:20:32,040 --> 02:20:33,920
uh in the uh in the help that you've

2153
02:20:33,920 --> 02:20:35,760
done here as simple as that it's this

2154
02:20:35,760 --> 02:20:38,240
has been an easy process uh thank you I

2155
02:20:38,240 --> 02:20:39,960
know the uh residents on Donald Street

2156
02:20:39,960 --> 02:20:45,190
are going to be happy thank

2157
02:20:45,200 --> 02:20:51,510
you okay we'll call for the vote

2158
02:20:51,520 --> 02:20:55,870
starting

2159
02:20:55,880 --> 02:21:01,190
voting and closing

2160
02:21:01,200 --> 02:21:04,040
voting and that carries

2161
02:21:04,040 --> 02:21:06,640
unanimously our next report is item

2162
02:21:06,640 --> 02:21:07,520
number

2163
02:21:07,520 --> 02:21:09,560
8.3.3

2164
02:21:09,560 --> 02:21:12,560
24-55 CD recommendation to designate the

2165
02:21:12,560 --> 02:21:15,920
property located at 555 Riverbank Drive

2166
02:21:15,920 --> 02:21:18,840
councelor s you have that

2167
02:21:18,840 --> 02:21:21,800
motion thank you mayor

2168
02:21:21,800 --> 02:21:24,359
moved by myself seconded by councelor

2169
02:21:24,359 --> 02:21:27,280
kimson that report

2170
02:21:27,280 --> 02:21:31,399
24-55 DCd recommendation to designate

2171
02:21:31,399 --> 02:21:34,920
the property located at 555 Riverbank

2172
02:21:34,920 --> 02:21:37,600
Drive be received and the council

2173
02:21:37,600 --> 02:21:40,080
approved the recommendation to designate

2174
02:21:40,080 --> 02:21:43,840
the property located at 555 Riverbank

2175
02:21:43,840 --> 02:21:46,200
drive under part four of the onara

2176
02:21:46,200 --> 02:21:48,399
Heritage act and approve the statement

2177
02:21:48,399 --> 02:21:51,080
of cultural heritage value and the list

2178
02:21:51,080 --> 02:21:53,920
of Heritage attributes attached as

2179
02:21:53,920 --> 02:21:56,880
appendix a to this report and further

2180
02:21:56,880 --> 02:21:59,319
that Council authorized the clerk to

2181
02:21:59,319 --> 02:22:01,680
publish a notice of intention to

2182
02:22:01,680 --> 02:22:05,399
designate bracket noid and a bracket for

2183
02:22:05,399 --> 02:22:08,280
the property located at 555 Riverbank

2184
02:22:08,280 --> 02:22:11,200
Drive in accordance with Section 28 of

2185
02:22:11,200 --> 02:22:14,880
the Ontario Heritage act thank

2186
02:22:14,880 --> 02:22:17,960
you are there any

2187
02:22:17,960 --> 02:22:21,479
questions any comments

2188
02:22:21,479 --> 02:22:24,040
okay we'll take the

2189
02:22:24,040 --> 02:22:33,790
vote starting

2190
02:22:33,800 --> 02:22:39,230
voting and closing

2191
02:22:39,240 --> 02:22:42,439
voting and that carries

2192
02:22:42,439 --> 02:22:45,439
unanimously next report is item number

2193
02:22:45,439 --> 02:22:50,880
8.3.4 24-11 18- CD 171 gu Avenue

2194
02:22:50,880 --> 02:22:53,040
Heritage permit application for proposed

2195
02:22:53,040 --> 02:22:55,960
garage and fence Council sh could you

2196
02:22:55,960 --> 02:22:59,000
please read it thank you mayor moved by

2197
02:22:59,000 --> 02:23:02,080
myself seconded by counselor kimson that

2198
02:23:02,080 --> 02:23:03,520
report

2199
02:23:03,520 --> 02:23:05,920
24-11 18-

2200
02:23:05,920 --> 02:23:09,080
cd171 galf Avenue Heritage permit

2201
02:23:09,080 --> 02:23:11,439
application for proposed garage and

2202
02:23:11,439 --> 02:23:13,760
fence be received and the council

2203
02:23:13,760 --> 02:23:16,359
approved the Heritage permit application

2204
02:23:16,359 --> 02:23:18,840
for the proposed garage and fences

2205
02:23:18,840 --> 02:23:21,560
outlined in report 20 4

2206
02:23:21,560 --> 02:23:25,279
-118 CD with the list of alterations

2207
02:23:25,279 --> 02:23:28,200
detailed in the report subject to the

2208
02:23:28,200 --> 02:23:31,279
following conditions one following

2209
02:23:31,279 --> 02:23:34,800
Council approval any M minor changes to

2210
02:23:34,800 --> 02:23:37,479
the plans and elevations shall be

2211
02:23:37,479 --> 02:23:40,439
submitted to the satisfaction of Staff

2212
02:23:40,439 --> 02:23:42,880
prior to any application for a building

2213
02:23:42,880 --> 02:23:48,080
permit and slor the commencement of any

2214
02:23:48,080 --> 02:23:51,120
alterations and two that the

2215
02:23:51,120 --> 02:23:53,560
implementation of alterations in

2216
02:23:53,560 --> 02:23:55,880
accordance with this approval shall be

2217
02:23:55,880 --> 02:23:59,160
completed no later than bracket 2 years

2218
02:23:59,160 --> 02:24:01,040
following Council

2219
02:24:01,040 --> 02:24:03,439
approval if the alterations are not

2220
02:24:03,439 --> 02:24:05,760
completed by such a time then this

2221
02:24:05,760 --> 02:24:08,760
approval expires as of that date and no

2222
02:24:08,760 --> 02:24:11,120
alterations shall be undertaken without

2223
02:24:11,120 --> 02:24:13,399
a new approval issued by the city of

2224
02:24:13,399 --> 02:24:16,120
Cambridge thank

2225
02:24:16,120 --> 02:24:18,840
you do we have any

2226
02:24:18,840 --> 02:24:21,800
questions any comments

2227
02:24:21,800 --> 02:24:23,479
we'll go straight to the

2228
02:24:23,479 --> 02:24:29,750
vote starting

2229
02:24:29,760 --> 02:24:35,349
voting and closing

2230
02:24:35,359 --> 02:24:37,560
voting that carries

2231
02:24:37,560 --> 02:24:41,040
unanimously next report is item

2232
02:24:41,040 --> 02:24:42,680
8.3.5

2233
02:24:42,680 --> 02:24:46,279
124-126 recommendation to alter part uh

2234
02:24:46,279 --> 02:24:49,800
for property 98 shade Street of garina

2235
02:24:49,800 --> 02:24:52,040
council shall you have that

2236
02:24:52,040 --> 02:24:54,240
motion yes thank you mayor liot it's

2237
02:24:54,240 --> 02:24:56,279
moved by me and seconded by councelor

2238
02:24:56,279 --> 02:25:00,399
Cooper that report 24 hyphen 126 hyphen

2239
02:25:00,399 --> 02:25:03,520
CD recommendation to alter a part four

2240
02:25:03,520 --> 02:25:07,359
property 98 shade Street G Arena be

2241
02:25:07,359 --> 02:25:09,600
received and that Council approved the

2242
02:25:09,600 --> 02:25:11,720
request for Heritage

2243
02:25:11,720 --> 02:25:14,359
permit for the property known as the G

2244
02:25:14,359 --> 02:25:17,439
Arena located at 98 shade Street for the

2245
02:25:17,439 --> 02:25:19,760
replacement of entrance doors located on

2246
02:25:19,760 --> 02:25:26,469
the North and South sides of the

2247
02:25:26,479 --> 02:25:29,200
building councelor

2248
02:25:29,200 --> 02:25:31,600
Roberts thank you mayor Jan um I just

2249
02:25:31,600 --> 02:25:33,479
have a quick question under advisory

2250
02:25:33,479 --> 02:25:35,399
committee input it just says that um

2251
02:25:35,399 --> 02:25:37,240
staff consulted with mhack I'm just

2252
02:25:37,240 --> 02:25:39,479
curious um considering the accessibility

2253
02:25:39,479 --> 02:25:41,800
implications of doors if the AC was also

2254
02:25:41,800 --> 02:25:48,070
consulted with on this

2255
02:25:48,080 --> 02:25:52,240
project Mr Beery

2256
02:25:52,240 --> 02:25:56,160
uh through you The Madam mayor the um

2257
02:25:56,160 --> 02:25:57,960
discussion at mhack did include uh

2258
02:25:57,960 --> 02:26:00,080
questions about that and apparently the

2259
02:26:00,080 --> 02:26:02,200
door is going to be having an automatic

2260
02:26:02,200 --> 02:26:06,160
door opener uh to actually facilitate

2261
02:26:06,160 --> 02:26:09,080
um accessible

2262
02:26:09,080 --> 02:26:12,160
access may I ask a followup sorry so was

2263
02:26:12,160 --> 02:26:16,520
the AC consulted with or just m hack on

2264
02:26:16,520 --> 02:26:18,640
accessibility uh I'm not sure if it went

2265
02:26:18,640 --> 02:26:20,720
through AC as well I I don't know that

2266
02:26:20,720 --> 02:26:23,070
it

2267
02:26:23,080 --> 02:26:30,030
did Cheryl Zer will respond

2268
02:26:30,040 --> 02:26:32,920
now thank you through you Madame mayor

2269
02:26:32,920 --> 02:26:35,120
uh to councelor Roberts I am not sure if

2270
02:26:35,120 --> 02:26:37,000
it's happened yet but if it hasn't it is

2271
02:26:37,000 --> 02:26:38,760
certainly planned to to confirm the

2272
02:26:38,760 --> 02:26:41,520
design and uh to make sure that it does

2273
02:26:41,520 --> 02:26:43,560
suit the barrier-free requirements that

2274
02:26:43,560 --> 02:26:45,520
we're looking to impose here perfect

2275
02:26:45,520 --> 02:26:50,590
thanks Cheryl thank you

2276
02:26:50,600 --> 02:26:53,640
I see no other questions or comments so

2277
02:26:53,640 --> 02:26:56,680
we'll go to the oh councelor

2278
02:26:56,680 --> 02:26:59,000
Divine if it's not gone through the

2279
02:26:59,000 --> 02:27:01,439
proper process why would be why would we

2280
02:27:01,439 --> 02:27:04,230
be approving

2281
02:27:04,240 --> 02:27:06,880
it Miss lier would you like to respond

2282
02:27:06,880 --> 02:27:10,479
to that or Mr be one of you or okay Mr

2283
02:27:10,479 --> 02:27:13,000
one of you three thank you very much

2284
02:27:13,000 --> 02:27:17,000
I'll I'll take this one um the the uh

2285
02:27:17,000 --> 02:27:19,399
building as you know is designated and

2286
02:27:19,399 --> 02:27:21,760
so any door replacement would need a

2287
02:27:21,760 --> 02:27:24,479
Heritage permit and so what's before you

2288
02:27:24,479 --> 02:27:27,080
tonight is to get that approval for that

2289
02:27:27,080 --> 02:27:30,040
Heritage permit um the actual what that

2290
02:27:30,040 --> 02:27:33,160
door looks like and everything else that

2291
02:27:33,160 --> 02:27:35,399
um can go through the accessible

2292
02:27:35,399 --> 02:27:37,439
advisory committee if it has not

2293
02:27:37,439 --> 02:27:40,520
according to miss on ligher so the ask

2294
02:27:40,520 --> 02:27:43,160
of council tonight is simply to give us

2295
02:27:43,160 --> 02:27:46,319
approval with the Heritage permit to

2296
02:27:46,319 --> 02:27:53,269
install a door or the two doors

2297
02:27:53,279 --> 02:27:55,439
misser thank you through you madam mayor

2298
02:27:55,439 --> 02:27:57,640
to expand upon brist bromberg's comments

2299
02:27:57,640 --> 02:27:59,439
just for clarification the door

2300
02:27:59,439 --> 02:28:01,960
replacement is part of the approved 2024

2301
02:28:01,960 --> 02:28:07,550
Capital plan so this is an existing

2302
02:28:07,560 --> 02:28:11,240
project so the because it went through

2303
02:28:11,240 --> 02:28:12,800
it was a Heritage permit so it went

2304
02:28:12,800 --> 02:28:14,279
through the Heritage process so that's

2305
02:28:14,279 --> 02:28:16,640
what we're dealing with here tonight

2306
02:28:16,640 --> 02:28:21,920
okay okay um we'll call for the the

2307
02:28:21,920 --> 02:28:28,150
vote starting

2308
02:28:28,160 --> 02:28:33,750
voting and closing

2309
02:28:33,760 --> 02:28:38,469
voting and that carries

2310
02:28:38,479 --> 02:28:42,640
unanimously the next report is item uh

2311
02:28:42,640 --> 02:28:44,160
8.3.2

2312
02:28:44,160 --> 02:28:46,800
24-96 CD recommendation report for

2313
02:28:46,800 --> 02:28:48,600
official plan Amendment zoning bylaw

2314
02:28:48,600 --> 02:28:52,319
Amendment 725 and 775 Main Street and we

2315
02:28:52,319 --> 02:28:54,960
have a presentation from Pierre chauan

2316
02:28:54,960 --> 02:28:56,680
from mhbc

2317
02:28:56,680 --> 02:28:59,040
planning welcome the end of the night

2318
02:28:59,040 --> 02:29:01,469
but

2319
02:29:01,479 --> 02:29:03,720
welcome thank you Madame mayor members

2320
02:29:03,720 --> 02:29:06,160
of council my name is uh Pierre Chau

2321
02:29:06,160 --> 02:29:08,359
with mhbc planning I have just a very

2322
02:29:08,359 --> 02:29:10,600
brief presentation but I just want to

2323
02:29:10,600 --> 02:29:12,800
take a moment to say that I'm here in

2324
02:29:12,800 --> 02:29:15,080
support of the staff recommendation I

2325
02:29:15,080 --> 02:29:17,200
also want to thank your staff in

2326
02:29:17,200 --> 02:29:20,200
particular Mr W for uh taking on the

2327
02:29:20,200 --> 02:29:22,080
reign of this application in the middle

2328
02:29:22,080 --> 02:29:23,960
of the process uh it started with a

2329
02:29:23,960 --> 02:29:27,680
different staff member and U Mr W did a

2330
02:29:27,680 --> 02:29:29,680
fabulous job in bringing this home so I

2331
02:29:29,680 --> 02:29:32,920
want to thank him for that uh you'll

2332
02:29:32,920 --> 02:29:35,960
recall when we brought this forward uh

2333
02:29:35,960 --> 02:29:37,840
these are lands within a growing area of

2334
02:29:37,840 --> 02:29:39,640
the city they're currently vacant

2335
02:29:39,640 --> 02:29:41,439
there's a couple uh houses on the

2336
02:29:41,439 --> 02:29:44,080
property it's surrounded by a number of

2337
02:29:44,080 --> 02:29:46,840
lowrise residential medium density types

2338
02:29:46,840 --> 02:29:50,200
of homes some open space areas and uh

2339
02:29:50,200 --> 02:29:51,319
there's a number of development

2340
02:29:51,319 --> 02:29:53,840
applications as you fully aware in this

2341
02:29:53,840 --> 02:29:55,640
particular area so it's a it's an area

2342
02:29:55,640 --> 02:29:58,279
of transition and growth and as you know

2343
02:29:58,279 --> 02:30:00,600
it's part of the uh dund secondary uh

2344
02:30:00,600 --> 02:30:03,760
plan area uh this is the plan that is

2345
02:30:03,760 --> 02:30:07,080
before you in terms of for approval uh

2346
02:30:07,080 --> 02:30:10,720
lands are just under two hectares U we

2347
02:30:10,720 --> 02:30:12,479
have considerable we have frontages on

2348
02:30:12,479 --> 02:30:15,640
both Main Street and fern Cliff uh there

2349
02:30:15,640 --> 02:30:17,479
was a thought at one point time to

2350
02:30:17,479 --> 02:30:20,080
extend Fern Cliffe uh through the

2351
02:30:20,080 --> 02:30:23,359
property out to Main Street that notion

2352
02:30:23,359 --> 02:30:25,560
was essentially abandoned early in the

2353
02:30:25,560 --> 02:30:27,960
process because of these large Wetland

2354
02:30:27,960 --> 02:30:30,359
you'll see uh in the middle of the site

2355
02:30:30,359 --> 02:30:32,840
which we are retaining and enhancing

2356
02:30:32,840 --> 02:30:35,760
through this process as a result we've

2357
02:30:35,760 --> 02:30:38,200
gone to more of a private development

2358
02:30:38,200 --> 02:30:41,040
with private roads consisting of the uh

2359
02:30:41,040 --> 02:30:43,279
10 story apartment that you see as well

2360
02:30:43,279 --> 02:30:46,319
as the uh 48 stack townhouse

2361
02:30:46,319 --> 02:30:48,520
dwellings um there's going to be a total

2362
02:30:48,520 --> 02:30:53,319
of uh 233 dwelling units with u 294

2363
02:30:53,319 --> 02:30:55,760
parking spaces this is more than what is

2364
02:30:55,760 --> 02:30:58,479
required by the bylaw uh approximately

2365
02:30:58,479 --> 02:31:02,640
ratio 1.26 spaces per unit uh a large in

2366
02:31:02,640 --> 02:31:04,880
addition to that Wetland you see Central

2367
02:31:04,880 --> 02:31:08,439
to the uh the property uh is a just

2368
02:31:08,439 --> 02:31:10,640
north of that is a large outdoor amenity

2369
02:31:10,640 --> 02:31:13,399
area that will be it's again Central to

2370
02:31:13,399 --> 02:31:15,000
development that it would be accessible

2371
02:31:15,000 --> 02:31:18,279
to all the residents in the development

2372
02:31:18,279 --> 02:31:21,160
uh as part of the process in the public

2373
02:31:21,160 --> 02:31:23,399
meeting we heard a number of comments uh

2374
02:31:23,399 --> 02:31:25,600
particularly with respect to traffic as

2375
02:31:25,600 --> 02:31:28,840
well as the orientation or or uh massing

2376
02:31:28,840 --> 02:31:31,720
of the proposed apartment um in response

2377
02:31:31,720 --> 02:31:35,640
to some of those comments one we have uh

2378
02:31:35,640 --> 02:31:38,359
and with the help of City staff followed

2379
02:31:38,359 --> 02:31:41,240
up with regional staff and have been

2380
02:31:41,240 --> 02:31:43,560
able to secure at least a right in write

2381
02:31:43,560 --> 02:31:46,000
out off of Main Street it was originally

2382
02:31:46,000 --> 02:31:48,560
proposed to be an just an emergency

2383
02:31:48,560 --> 02:31:50,880
access so now at least we have that

2384
02:31:50,880 --> 02:31:53,800
ability to enter at least a right in and

2385
02:31:53,800 --> 02:31:56,080
then an exit as a right out onto Main

2386
02:31:56,080 --> 02:31:59,439
Street as an option uh Fern Cliff will

2387
02:31:59,439 --> 02:32:02,560
also continue to be an option to uh for

2388
02:32:02,560 --> 02:32:05,200
Access uh the apartment building you'll

2389
02:32:05,200 --> 02:32:08,080
see also was reoriented and and the mass

2390
02:32:08,080 --> 02:32:10,240
of the building was more or now more

2391
02:32:10,240 --> 02:32:12,359
oriented towards Main Street and I'll

2392
02:32:12,359 --> 02:32:13,960
call it the easterly side of the

2393
02:32:13,960 --> 02:32:16,560
property and in addition we've dropped

2394
02:32:16,560 --> 02:32:18,880
this number of stories from 12 to 10

2395
02:32:18,880 --> 02:32:20,439
stories on the apartment

2396
02:32:20,439 --> 02:32:23,040
the number of uh stock tow houses has

2397
02:32:23,040 --> 02:32:24,800
remained unchanged but some of the

2398
02:32:24,800 --> 02:32:27,720
locations have slightly changed a bit to

2399
02:32:27,720 --> 02:32:30,000
provide for more parking and the

2400
02:32:30,000 --> 02:32:32,000
buffering around the

2401
02:32:32,000 --> 02:32:34,880
Wetland um and as a result of that we

2402
02:32:34,880 --> 02:32:36,399
were able to increase some of that

2403
02:32:36,399 --> 02:32:40,960
amenity space area that we uh um

2404
02:32:40,960 --> 02:32:45,120
uh we I previously spoke of um I'm not

2405
02:32:45,120 --> 02:32:46,560
going to get into the details of the

2406
02:32:46,560 --> 02:32:48,439
official plan and Zoning bylaw Amendment

2407
02:32:48,439 --> 02:32:50,399
but I just want to point out that but as

2408
02:32:50,399 --> 02:32:52,160
part of this amendment we are protecting

2409
02:32:52,160 --> 02:32:54,439
this Wetland and is now being designated

2410
02:32:54,439 --> 02:32:56,880
and zoned for open space and it will be

2411
02:32:56,880 --> 02:32:58,240
protected and there is a actually a

2412
02:32:58,240 --> 02:33:01,560
holding provision contemplated to allow

2413
02:33:01,560 --> 02:33:04,160
for further analysis and uh buffer

2414
02:33:04,160 --> 02:33:06,920
planting and development of homeowner

2415
02:33:06,920 --> 02:33:10,279
brochures Etc to protect this feature in

2416
02:33:10,279 --> 02:33:11,720
addition to that there's also the

2417
02:33:11,720 --> 02:33:14,600
proposed extension you'll see in the top

2418
02:33:14,600 --> 02:33:17,560
uh left hand IM portion of the property

2419
02:33:17,560 --> 02:33:19,240
there's a green section there that will

2420
02:33:19,240 --> 02:33:21,399
be conveyed to the city to allow for the

2421
02:33:21,399 --> 02:33:23,760
future extension of a trail out to Main

2422
02:33:23,760 --> 02:33:27,240
Street so with that uh that concludes my

2423
02:33:27,240 --> 02:33:29,160
presentation and I'd be happy to answer

2424
02:33:29,160 --> 02:33:32,319
any questions that you may have thank

2425
02:33:32,319 --> 02:33:36,080
you thank you do we have any

2426
02:33:36,080 --> 02:33:39,160
questions I I think we've just had you

2427
02:33:39,160 --> 02:33:41,200
before so many times everybody is an

2428
02:33:41,200 --> 02:33:43,520
expert on this now thank you very much

2429
02:33:43,520 --> 02:33:46,720
thank you okay uh next we have Vincent

2430
02:33:46,720 --> 02:33:50,479
Wen our city planner

2431
02:33:50,479 --> 02:33:53,240
and you have a presentation Von thank

2432
02:33:53,240 --> 02:34:21,510
you

2433
02:34:21,520 --> 02:34:23,880
good evening mayor members of council

2434
02:34:23,880 --> 02:34:25,840
staff and all in attendance

2435
02:34:25,840 --> 02:34:28,000
tonight my name is Vincent W I'm a

2436
02:34:28,000 --> 02:34:30,000
planner with the city here to present

2437
02:34:30,000 --> 02:34:31,200
the staff recommendation for the

2438
02:34:31,200 --> 02:34:33,080
official plan and Zoning B Amendment

2439
02:34:33,080 --> 02:34:39,230
application at 725 and 775 Main

2440
02:34:39,240 --> 02:34:42,200
Street the subject property uh front

2441
02:34:42,200 --> 02:34:43,800
portion of subject property is located

2442
02:34:43,800 --> 02:34:46,200
within a built builtup area the

2443
02:34:46,200 --> 02:34:47,760
remainder being a designated Greenfield

2444
02:34:47,760 --> 02:34:50,319
area uh as well as being in the and D

2445
02:34:50,319 --> 02:34:52,840
secondary plan area the property fronts

2446
02:34:52,840 --> 02:34:55,279
onto Main Street as well as F Cliff

2447
02:34:55,279 --> 02:34:58,160
Street a total of 233 residential

2448
02:34:58,160 --> 02:35:00,920
dwellings units are proposed through 185

2449
02:35:00,920 --> 02:35:04,200
artment units and 48 stack townhouse

2450
02:35:04,200 --> 02:35:07,720
units through floor through four blocks

2451
02:35:07,720 --> 02:35:09,439
there is a locally significant Wetland

2452
02:35:09,439 --> 02:35:10,920
on the property that is proposed to be

2453
02:35:10,920 --> 02:35:15,309
retained and

2454
02:35:15,319 --> 02:35:17,640
enhanced the property is designated low

2455
02:35:17,640 --> 02:35:20,439
medium uh density res IAL in the city's

2456
02:35:20,439 --> 02:35:22,200
official plan the official plan

2457
02:35:22,200 --> 02:35:24,160
amendment is to is to designate the

2458
02:35:24,160 --> 02:35:26,760
land's high density uh residential with

2459
02:35:26,760 --> 02:35:28,880
a site specific policy to permit a

2460
02:35:28,880 --> 02:35:31,120
minimum height of three stories for

2461
02:35:31,120 --> 02:35:33,520
multiple residential uses and natural

2462
02:35:33,520 --> 02:35:36,680
open space system the natural open space

2463
02:35:36,680 --> 02:35:38,800
system is proposed for the Wetland

2464
02:35:38,800 --> 02:35:41,200
Wetland buffer and future Trail

2465
02:35:41,200 --> 02:35:43,960
block these lands are also located in

2466
02:35:43,960 --> 02:35:46,319
the council adopted M dundes secondary

2467
02:35:46,319 --> 02:35:48,640
plan uh the property is designated

2468
02:35:48,640 --> 02:35:50,319
medium density residential in a

2469
02:35:50,319 --> 02:35:52,920
secondary plan which permits uh minimum

2470
02:35:52,920 --> 02:35:56,080
the maximum height of 3 to8 Stories the

2471
02:35:56,080 --> 02:35:58,240
high density residential designation the

2472
02:35:58,240 --> 02:36:01,040
secondary plan uh permits a minimum to

2473
02:36:01,040 --> 02:36:03,640
maximum height of 10 to 20

2474
02:36:03,640 --> 02:36:06,160
stories uh the region of water has not

2475
02:36:06,160 --> 02:36:08,040
yet issued a decision yet on the

2476
02:36:08,040 --> 02:36:10,880
secondary plan uh and this proposed uh

2477
02:36:10,880 --> 02:36:12,960
official plan Amendment application

2478
02:36:12,960 --> 02:36:16,000
predates uh the secondary plan uh the

2479
02:36:16,000 --> 02:36:17,600
secondary plan doesn't include a policy

2480
02:36:17,600 --> 02:36:20,920
with respect to ongoing

2481
02:36:20,920 --> 02:36:22,920
applications staff supports the high

2482
02:36:22,920 --> 02:36:25,080
density residential designation with a

2483
02:36:25,080 --> 02:36:26,760
site specific policy for the minimum

2484
02:36:26,760 --> 02:36:31,670
height as uh

2485
02:36:31,680 --> 02:36:33,880
proposed a zoning B amendment is

2486
02:36:33,880 --> 02:36:35,760
requested to reone the property from

2487
02:36:35,760 --> 02:36:38,880
residential hr4 to the multiple

2488
02:36:38,880 --> 02:36:41,920
residential uh hrm3 with site specific

2489
02:36:41,920 --> 02:36:45,800
Provisions uh and open space os1 and os4

2490
02:36:45,800 --> 02:36:48,560
uh to facilitate the development the os1

2491
02:36:48,560 --> 02:36:50,000
zone is proposed for the Wetland and

2492
02:36:50,000 --> 02:36:52,880
Wetland buffer uh and os4 for the future

2493
02:36:52,880 --> 02:36:56,240
Trail Block City staff require a holding

2494
02:36:56,240 --> 02:36:57,760
provision to ensure the recommendations

2495
02:36:57,760 --> 02:37:00,240
of the environmental impact study are

2496
02:37:00,240 --> 02:37:02,800
implemented uh prior to through prior to

2497
02:37:02,800 --> 02:37:04,279
any development through the submission

2498
02:37:04,279 --> 02:37:06,279
of a buffer enhancement plan uh

2499
02:37:06,279 --> 02:37:09,600
homeowner pressure pre during and post

2500
02:37:09,600 --> 02:37:16,990
uh construction monitoring

2501
02:37:17,000 --> 02:37:19,240
plan so the slides just show some of the

2502
02:37:19,240 --> 02:37:20,880
comments once we received um public

2503
02:37:20,880 --> 02:37:24,279
meeeting back in uh December 13

2504
02:37:24,279 --> 02:37:27,120
2022 uh with respect to noise uh noise

2505
02:37:27,120 --> 02:37:29,160
feasibility study was submitted in

2506
02:37:29,160 --> 02:37:31,640
support of The Proposal uh road noise

2507
02:37:31,640 --> 02:37:33,479
sources were identified from Main Street

2508
02:37:33,479 --> 02:37:36,240
and Franklin Boulevard the recommended

2509
02:37:36,240 --> 02:37:37,720
uh noise control measures include

2510
02:37:37,720 --> 02:37:39,359
appropriate wall and window glazing

2511
02:37:39,359 --> 02:37:41,520
assemblies and central air conditioning

2512
02:37:41,520 --> 02:37:43,920
for the apartment building noise warning

2513
02:37:43,920 --> 02:37:45,439
Clauses are also

2514
02:37:45,439 --> 02:37:47,560
recommended with respect to height uh

2515
02:37:47,560 --> 02:37:49,080
the proposed Department uh has been

2516
02:37:49,080 --> 02:37:51,560
reduced from 12 to 10 stories uh the

2517
02:37:51,560 --> 02:37:53,439
massing was shifted towards uh Main

2518
02:37:53,439 --> 02:37:56,120
Street uh transition of lowrise uh

2519
02:37:56,120 --> 02:37:57,800
buildings is provided towards the south

2520
02:37:57,800 --> 02:37:59,600
of the property uh as well as the

2521
02:37:59,600 --> 02:38:02,560
Wetland future and future uh Trail block

2522
02:38:02,560 --> 02:38:05,200
to the West a shadow study was completed

2523
02:38:05,200 --> 02:38:06,160
and determined that there would be

2524
02:38:06,160 --> 02:38:08,240
minimal impact throughout the year and

2525
02:38:08,240 --> 02:38:10,160
almost no impact during the summer uh to

2526
02:38:10,160 --> 02:38:12,000
the adjacent

2527
02:38:12,000 --> 02:38:14,600
properties with respect to the secondary

2528
02:38:14,600 --> 02:38:16,399
plan uh these applications were

2529
02:38:16,399 --> 02:38:18,000
submitted prior to council's adoption of

2530
02:38:18,000 --> 02:38:20,600
the secondary plan uh and request a high

2531
02:38:20,600 --> 02:38:22,520
density residential designation and site

2532
02:38:22,520 --> 02:38:25,040
specific policy uh would be considered

2533
02:38:25,040 --> 02:38:27,600
uh an amendment to the secondary plan uh

2534
02:38:27,600 --> 02:38:30,960
as per section 20.32

2535
02:38:30,960 --> 02:38:33,279
point7 the high density residential

2536
02:38:33,279 --> 02:38:35,080
designation the secondary plan uh

2537
02:38:35,080 --> 02:38:37,279
requires a minimum density of 150 units

2538
02:38:37,279 --> 02:38:39,880
per hectare and a height of 10 to 20

2539
02:38:39,880 --> 02:38:42,439
stories uh the site's net residential

2540
02:38:42,439 --> 02:38:45,359
density is approximately 186 units per

2541
02:38:45,359 --> 02:38:47,760
hectare uh an amend an amendment is

2542
02:38:47,760 --> 02:38:50,040
requested just to allow the mix Terrace

2543
02:38:50,040 --> 02:38:52,000
SL stack townhouse dwellings at a height

2544
02:38:52,000 --> 02:38:53,680
of three

2545
02:38:53,680 --> 02:38:55,880
stories uh with respect to parking

2546
02:38:55,880 --> 02:38:58,520
traffic the latest concept plan shows uh

2547
02:38:58,520 --> 02:39:03,040
294 spaces again a rate uh 1.26 is

2548
02:39:03,040 --> 02:39:05,080
higher than the required

2549
02:39:05,080 --> 02:39:09,080
1.25 uh TI was submitted and recommended

2550
02:39:09,080 --> 02:39:11,240
uh things like unbundled parking uh

2551
02:39:11,240 --> 02:39:13,920
bicycle parking facilities and pestering

2552
02:39:13,920 --> 02:39:15,960
connections and as as mentioned the

2553
02:39:15,960 --> 02:39:18,000
region does support a right in right out

2554
02:39:18,000 --> 02:39:20,080
access now on the on the main Street

2555
02:39:20,080 --> 02:39:22,080
which is an improvement over the uh

2556
02:39:22,080 --> 02:39:24,760
prior gated emergency

2557
02:39:24,760 --> 02:39:27,399
access which respects the Wetland uh

2558
02:39:27,399 --> 02:39:29,200
Anis environmental impact study was

2559
02:39:29,200 --> 02:39:31,240
submitted uh and recommended a variable

2560
02:39:31,240 --> 02:39:33,560
width Wetland buffer ranging from 5 to

2561
02:39:33,560 --> 02:39:36,520
26 M to protect the natural feature from

2562
02:39:36,520 --> 02:39:38,800
the proposed development uh a holding

2563
02:39:38,800 --> 02:39:40,760
provision is uh recommended to secure

2564
02:39:40,760 --> 02:39:42,200
some of those

2565
02:39:42,200 --> 02:39:45,040
recommendations uh respect affordability

2566
02:39:45,040 --> 02:39:46,720
the owner has agreed to contribute to

2567
02:39:46,720 --> 02:39:49,560
the city's affordable housing fund and

2568
02:39:49,560 --> 02:39:51,520
with respect to site servicing a

2569
02:39:51,520 --> 02:39:53,120
functional servicing and storm water

2570
02:39:53,120 --> 02:39:55,600
management report was prepared uh and

2571
02:39:55,600 --> 02:39:57,720
revised to address uh development

2572
02:39:57,720 --> 02:40:01,670
engineering staff

2573
02:40:01,680 --> 02:40:03,960
comments The Proposal is consistent with

2574
02:40:03,960 --> 02:40:06,240
provincial Regional and City policy uh

2575
02:40:06,240 --> 02:40:07,640
the proposal will provide additional

2576
02:40:07,640 --> 02:40:09,560
residential density as well as a range

2577
02:40:09,560 --> 02:40:12,279
of mix of housing options within one of

2578
02:40:12,279 --> 02:40:14,880
the city's main intensification nodes uh

2579
02:40:14,880 --> 02:40:16,560
planning staff recommend approval of the

2580
02:40:16,560 --> 02:40:18,120
proposed official plan and Zoning bylaw

2581
02:40:18,120 --> 02:40:19,720
amendments as presented in the staff

2582
02:40:19,720 --> 02:40:22,080
recommendation report uh and that

2583
02:40:22,080 --> 02:40:23,479
concludes my presentation I'm happy to

2584
02:40:23,479 --> 02:40:39,870
answer any questions thank

2585
02:40:39,880 --> 02:40:43,160
you do we have any

2586
02:40:43,160 --> 02:40:48,070
questions oh thank

2587
02:40:48,080 --> 02:40:52,040
you okay councelor Hamilton uh you have

2588
02:40:52,040 --> 02:40:53,920
that

2589
02:40:53,920 --> 02:40:55,920
motion thank you mayor Li and through

2590
02:40:55,920 --> 02:40:58,080
you it's moved by myself and seconded by

2591
02:40:58,080 --> 02:41:00,800
councelor ametta the recommendation that

2592
02:41:00,800 --> 02:41:04,520
report 24- 96- CD recommendation report

2593
02:41:04,520 --> 02:41:06,319
for official plan and Zoning bylaw

2594
02:41:06,319 --> 02:41:09,920
amendments 725 and 775 Main Street be

2595
02:41:09,920 --> 02:41:11,960
received and that Council adopts

2596
02:41:11,960 --> 02:41:13,479
proposed official plan amendment number

2597
02:41:13,479 --> 02:41:15,920
83 to redesignate the subject lands from

2598
02:41:15,920 --> 02:41:18,560
low medium density residential to high

2599
02:41:18,560 --> 02:41:20,840
density residential a natural open space

2600
02:41:20,840 --> 02:41:24,800
system with a site specific policy

2601
02:41:24,800 --> 02:41:27,080
8.10.19 to permit a minimum Building

2602
02:41:27,080 --> 02:41:29,160
height of three stories for mixed

2603
02:41:29,160 --> 02:41:31,840
Terrace stacked townhouse buildings and

2604
02:41:31,840 --> 02:41:33,840
that adopted official plan Amendment be

2605
02:41:33,840 --> 02:41:35,279
submitted to the regional Municipality

2606
02:41:35,279 --> 02:41:37,399
of watero for approval and that

2607
02:41:37,399 --> 02:41:38,960
Cambridge Council approves a proposed

2608
02:41:38,960 --> 02:41:40,560
zoning bylaw amendment to amend the

2609
02:41:40,560 --> 02:41:42,319
zoning of the subject lands from

2610
02:41:42,319 --> 02:41:46,560
residential hr4 to multiple residential

2611
02:41:46,560 --> 02:41:49,600
hrm3 s41

2612
02:41:49,600 --> 02:41:52,000
479 with sites specific and holding

2613
02:41:52,000 --> 02:41:55,640
Provisions open space os1 and open space

2614
02:41:55,640 --> 02:41:58,200
os4 to permit a residential development

2615
02:41:58,200 --> 02:42:01,640
with 233 dwelling units and that council

2616
02:42:01,640 --> 02:42:03,240
is satisfied that the requirements for a

2617
02:42:03,240 --> 02:42:04,479
public meeting in accordance with

2618
02:42:04,479 --> 02:42:08,120
subsection 17 bra 15 and 342 of the

2619
02:42:08,120 --> 02:42:10,640
planning act have been met and further

2620
02:42:10,640 --> 02:42:13,040
that the bylaw is attached to report 24-

2621
02:42:13,040 --> 02:42:16,880
96- CD be passed and if I may speak to

2622
02:42:16,880 --> 02:42:17,880
the motion

2623
02:42:17,880 --> 02:42:23,160
please right thank thank you um as we

2624
02:42:23,160 --> 02:42:26,000
know this is an area of extreme growth

2625
02:42:26,000 --> 02:42:28,359
um we're at the rec complex which is to

2626
02:42:28,359 --> 02:42:30,840
just to the southeast of this land South

2627
02:42:30,840 --> 02:42:33,319
Point subdivision is going in the

2628
02:42:33,319 --> 02:42:35,600
Eastern bypass is going to loop around

2629
02:42:35,600 --> 02:42:37,240
once the region can finishes

2630
02:42:37,240 --> 02:42:39,880
construction and this area of Cambridge

2631
02:42:39,880 --> 02:42:42,000
um will eventually be bigger than

2632
02:42:42,000 --> 02:42:43,920
Preston and hesler in the very near

2633
02:42:43,920 --> 02:42:47,880
future um so I want to thank the uh

2634
02:42:47,880 --> 02:42:49,920
consultant and City staff

2635
02:42:49,920 --> 02:42:52,279
for coming up with a development um that

2636
02:42:52,279 --> 02:42:53,479
is going to fit the future of this

2637
02:42:53,479 --> 02:42:55,160
neighborhood U there's a lot of

2638
02:42:55,160 --> 02:42:56,439
listening to Residents that came in

2639
02:42:56,439 --> 02:42:58,520
there were compromises made um so I

2640
02:42:58,520 --> 02:43:00,160
think this is a win for this growing

2641
02:43:00,160 --> 02:43:01,520
area of the city and what it's going to

2642
02:43:01,520 --> 02:43:03,200
become and I'm very happy that the

2643
02:43:03,200 --> 02:43:05,000
Wetland is protected and also that the

2644
02:43:05,000 --> 02:43:07,520
developers are contributing $1,000 per

2645
02:43:07,520 --> 02:43:10,200
unit of affordable housing to the city

2646
02:43:10,200 --> 02:43:11,560
uh so I think it's a great building in a

2647
02:43:11,560 --> 02:43:13,399
changing neighborhood and it's a win for

2648
02:43:13,399 --> 02:43:17,349
the city thank

2649
02:43:17,359 --> 02:43:19,960
you okay I see no other questions or

2650
02:43:19,960 --> 02:43:23,150
comments we'll do the

2651
02:43:23,160 --> 02:43:28,750
vote starting

2652
02:43:28,760 --> 02:43:34,389
voting and closing

2653
02:43:34,399 --> 02:43:39,670
voting and that carries

2654
02:43:39,680 --> 02:43:43,880
unanimously our final report is item 83.

2655
02:43:43,880 --> 02:43:49,190
724-1328

2656
02:43:49,200 --> 02:43:52,560
10 and 20 gal Avenue we have a verbal

2657
02:43:52,560 --> 02:43:56,279
presentation by Trevor Hawkins from mhbc

2658
02:43:56,279 --> 02:43:58,840
planning he is appearing virtually do we

2659
02:43:58,840 --> 02:44:00,880
have

2660
02:44:00,880 --> 02:44:14,389
him ready to go oh he's just coming in

2661
02:44:14,399 --> 02:44:23,269
okay can you hit star 6 to unmute please

2662
02:44:23,279 --> 02:44:25,560
good evening thank

2663
02:44:25,560 --> 02:44:29,000
you uh go ahead you'll have five minutes

2664
02:44:29,000 --> 02:44:32,080
Trevor hi uh thank you mayor leet and

2665
02:44:32,080 --> 02:44:33,840
members of council you you'll recall

2666
02:44:33,840 --> 02:44:36,880
this application came before Council for

2667
02:44:36,880 --> 02:44:38,960
the public meeting only a few weeks ago

2668
02:44:38,960 --> 02:44:41,080
uh very straightforward application to

2669
02:44:41,080 --> 02:44:43,920
allow an indoor golf facility within an

2670
02:44:43,920 --> 02:44:46,520
existing building we're here in support

2671
02:44:46,520 --> 02:44:48,240
of staff's recommendation we think it's

2672
02:44:48,240 --> 02:44:50,240
a great use for for the building for the

2673
02:44:50,240 --> 02:44:53,359
site uh and for hler in particular and

2674
02:44:53,359 --> 02:44:55,800
we're excited to move it forward through

2675
02:44:55,800 --> 02:44:57,800
the zoning process and into building

2676
02:44:57,800 --> 02:45:01,479
permit to allow the tenant to uh ideally

2677
02:45:01,479 --> 02:45:03,920
occupy and have the have the business up

2678
02:45:03,920 --> 02:45:06,160
and running over the winter when uh many

2679
02:45:06,160 --> 02:45:08,080
golfers are looking for this type of

2680
02:45:08,080 --> 02:45:11,160
facility so thank you to Vincent for uh

2681
02:45:11,160 --> 02:45:12,880
bringing it forward in in such a timely

2682
02:45:12,880 --> 02:45:15,960
manner and thank you for council's

2683
02:45:15,960 --> 02:45:17,600
attention tonight and happy to answer

2684
02:45:17,600 --> 02:45:20,680
any questions you might have

2685
02:45:20,680 --> 02:45:22,680
do we have any

2686
02:45:22,680 --> 02:45:25,720
questions nope no questions you're off

2687
02:45:25,720 --> 02:45:29,960
the hook there Trevor thank you thank

2688
02:45:29,960 --> 02:45:32,680
you so we have a presentation from

2689
02:45:32,680 --> 02:45:51,190
Vincent when our planner again

2690
02:45:51,200 --> 02:45:53,560
present the uh staff recommendation for

2691
02:45:53,560 --> 02:45:55,279
the zoning bylaw Amendment application

2692
02:45:55,279 --> 02:46:00,469
at uh 202 W

2693
02:46:00,479 --> 02:46:02,560
Avenue the applicant is proposing an

2694
02:46:02,560 --> 02:46:04,720
indoor golf facility within the existing

2695
02:46:04,720 --> 02:46:08,319
building NTS are proposed for the uh

2696
02:46:08,319 --> 02:46:10,359
instruction practice of

2697
02:46:10,359 --> 02:46:12,399
golf uh the subject property is

2698
02:46:12,399 --> 02:46:14,399
designated uh hesper village community

2699
02:46:14,399 --> 02:46:17,600
core area uh which permits a mix of uses

2700
02:46:17,600 --> 02:46:19,720
including commercial and recreational

2701
02:46:19,720 --> 02:46:21,760
facilities the property is also in

2702
02:46:21,760 --> 02:46:23,600
within a regeneration area which is an

2703
02:46:23,600 --> 02:46:25,800
area recognized where a transition from

2704
02:46:25,800 --> 02:46:27,960
one use to another is

2705
02:46:27,960 --> 02:46:30,279
anticipated the proposed commercial SI

2706
02:46:30,279 --> 02:46:32,240
recreational use conforms to the city's

2707
02:46:32,240 --> 02:46:35,190
official

2708
02:46:35,200 --> 02:46:37,680
plan uh zoning B amendment is required

2709
02:46:37,680 --> 02:46:39,359
to add the Endor golf facility as a

2710
02:46:39,359 --> 02:46:41,520
permitted use uh to the existing

2711
02:46:41,520 --> 02:46:44,920
industrial M3 Zone uh site specific

2712
02:46:44,920 --> 02:46:47,359
provision is requested to allow the use

2713
02:46:47,359 --> 02:46:51,040
and establish uh minimum parking um

2714
02:46:51,040 --> 02:46:53,120
requirements the proposed facility will

2715
02:46:53,120 --> 02:46:55,880
provide 11 parking spaces one space per

2716
02:46:55,880 --> 02:46:58,960
te plus two additional spaces for

2717
02:46:58,960 --> 02:47:01,640
employees uh the region of water loop uh

2718
02:47:01,640 --> 02:47:04,880
requests a reputation on uh ge

2719
02:47:04,880 --> 02:47:06,319
geothermal Wells within the site

2720
02:47:06,319 --> 02:47:07,800
specific zoning

2721
02:47:07,800 --> 02:47:10,680
bylaw uh statut statutory public meeting

2722
02:47:10,680 --> 02:47:13,800
was held uh October 15 2024 and no no

2723
02:47:13,800 --> 02:47:17,230
public comments were

2724
02:47:17,240 --> 02:47:19,600
received so the proposal is consistent

2725
02:47:19,600 --> 02:47:21,840
with provincial Regional and City policy

2726
02:47:21,840 --> 02:47:23,600
our proposal will support the growth of

2727
02:47:23,600 --> 02:47:25,960
the hper village community Corps area

2728
02:47:25,960 --> 02:47:27,319
and is in keeping with the character of

2729
02:47:27,319 --> 02:47:29,600
the existing neighborhood planing staff

2730
02:47:29,600 --> 02:47:30,760
recommend approval of the proposed

2731
02:47:30,760 --> 02:47:32,640
zoning bot Amendment uh as presented in

2732
02:47:32,640 --> 02:47:34,439
the staff report and that concludes my

2733
02:47:34,439 --> 02:47:37,870
presentation I'm happy to answer any

2734
02:47:37,880 --> 02:47:40,960
questions do we have any questions

2735
02:47:40,960 --> 02:47:43,200
councelor

2736
02:47:43,200 --> 02:47:45,359
Cooper yes uh thank you now i' just got

2737
02:47:45,359 --> 02:47:46,359
a quick question here I don't know if

2738
02:47:46,359 --> 02:47:48,359
I'm missing something here uh maybe this

2739
02:47:48,359 --> 02:47:49,479
is the minute minimum required but

2740
02:47:49,479 --> 02:47:51,520
there's going to be more um I don't know

2741
02:47:51,520 --> 02:47:52,920
much about the indoor golf I've seen it

2742
02:47:52,920 --> 02:47:54,600
a few times but it says it's one space

2743
02:47:54,600 --> 02:47:56,520
per te am I right I'm guessing people go

2744
02:47:56,520 --> 02:47:58,040
in there kind of like groups of four and

2745
02:47:58,040 --> 02:48:01,439
five so you would need you know more per

2746
02:48:01,439 --> 02:48:05,150
tea am I

2747
02:48:05,160 --> 02:48:08,680
correct for you mayor

2748
02:48:08,680 --> 02:48:12,080
um this parking rate was requested uh

2749
02:48:12,080 --> 02:48:15,359
specifically for this um use in The Zing

2750
02:48:15,359 --> 02:48:16,600
bylaw there's

2751
02:48:16,600 --> 02:48:21,240
currently uh working Rags for uh indoor

2752
02:48:21,240 --> 02:48:24,359
um mini golf and a driving range uh and

2753
02:48:24,359 --> 02:48:27,160
this rate was uh similar to that so that

2754
02:48:27,160 --> 02:48:29,160
was what the request

2755
02:48:29,160 --> 02:48:31,279
was okay do we know how many spaces

2756
02:48:31,279 --> 02:48:33,160
there actually are going to be

2757
02:48:33,160 --> 02:48:35,800
there uh so they're they as the

2758
02:48:35,800 --> 02:48:39,439
applicant is asking uh 11 11 spaces so

2759
02:48:39,439 --> 02:48:40,960
the nine with the t's and two for the

2760
02:48:40,960 --> 02:48:45,600
employees but uh the site um address 10

2761
02:48:45,600 --> 02:48:49,439
gu Avenue has quite a few um

2762
02:48:49,439 --> 02:48:50,880
I don't know the number off top of my

2763
02:48:50,880 --> 02:48:53,720
head but it's quite in

2764
02:48:53,720 --> 02:48:55,800
abundance okay just seems a little low

2765
02:48:55,800 --> 02:48:57,920
to me that's all thank

2766
02:48:57,920 --> 02:49:00,720
you I see no one else here for you

2767
02:49:00,720 --> 02:49:04,479
Vincent thank you counc sh you have that

2768
02:49:04,479 --> 02:49:06,680
motion yes thank you mayor liot it's

2769
02:49:06,680 --> 02:49:08,640
moved by me and seconded by counselor

2770
02:49:08,640 --> 02:49:13,479
dine that report 24y 132 hyphen CD

2771
02:49:13,479 --> 02:49:15,920
recommendation report for zoning bylaw

2772
02:49:15,920 --> 02:49:18,520
amendment 10 and 20 galf Avenue be

2773
02:49:18,520 --> 02:49:19,720
received

2774
02:49:19,720 --> 02:49:21,439
and that Cambridge Council approves the

2775
02:49:21,439 --> 02:49:23,960
proposed zoning bylaw amendment to amend

2776
02:49:23,960 --> 02:49:26,160
the zoning of the site from industrial

2777
02:49:26,160 --> 02:49:31,190
M3 to Industrial M3

2778
02:49:31,200 --> 02:49:33,880
s4145 with a site specific provision to

2779
02:49:33,880 --> 02:49:36,600
permit the use of an indoor golf

2780
02:49:36,600 --> 02:49:39,000
facility and that council is satisfied

2781
02:49:39,000 --> 02:49:40,319
that the requirements for a public

2782
02:49:40,319 --> 02:49:43,399
meeting in accordance with subsection 17

2783
02:49:43,399 --> 02:49:45,479
of section 34 of the planning act has

2784
02:49:45,479 --> 02:49:48,239
been met and further that the bylaw

2785
02:49:48,239 --> 02:49:53,510
attached to this report be

2786
02:49:53,520 --> 02:49:56,080
passed thank you are there any

2787
02:49:56,080 --> 02:49:58,080
questions councelor dine you have a

2788
02:49:58,080 --> 02:50:00,840
question I have a comment are there any

2789
02:50:00,840 --> 02:50:04,560
questions yet first seeing none go

2790
02:50:04,560 --> 02:50:09,439
ahead this is an old old re old factory

2791
02:50:09,439 --> 02:50:11,120
it was a steel Barn for the American

2792
02:50:11,120 --> 02:50:12,399
Standard

2793
02:50:12,399 --> 02:50:14,399
company

2794
02:50:14,399 --> 02:50:17,239
and that used to also be Highway

2795
02:50:17,239 --> 02:50:20,479
24 and just a little bit of History here

2796
02:50:20,479 --> 02:50:22,080
they used to run Lift Trucks back and

2797
02:50:22,080 --> 02:50:24,880
forth across the street with with steel

2798
02:50:24,880 --> 02:50:27,439
about every 20 minutes okay today you

2799
02:50:27,439 --> 02:50:29,080
could never do that but that's the old

2800
02:50:29,080 --> 02:50:34,160
steel burn um this is a perfect use for

2801
02:50:34,160 --> 02:50:36,560
that building we've been trying for some

2802
02:50:36,560 --> 02:50:39,520
time to get uh a proper use for that

2803
02:50:39,520 --> 02:50:42,040
building and be quite honest with you I

2804
02:50:42,040 --> 02:50:44,960
support 100% And it is ideal an ideal

2805
02:50:44,960 --> 02:50:46,520
setup I'll bring people into the

2806
02:50:46,520 --> 02:50:48,640
community uh and this is this is a

2807
02:50:48,640 --> 02:50:51,560
state-ofthe-art indoor golf operation so

2808
02:50:51,560 --> 02:50:52,840
I I think it's it's great for our

2809
02:50:52,840 --> 02:50:54,800
community it's great for Cambridge and

2810
02:50:54,800 --> 02:50:57,600
it's great for husa thank

2811
02:50:57,600 --> 02:51:01,680
you okay we'll go for the vote

2812
02:51:01,680 --> 02:51:06,269
now starting

2813
02:51:06,279 --> 02:51:09,470
voting and closing

2814
02:51:09,470 --> 02:51:11,239
[Music]

2815
02:51:11,239 --> 02:51:13,880
voting and that carries

2816
02:51:13,880 --> 02:51:16,239
unanimously next up is other business

2817
02:51:16,239 --> 02:51:17,880
does any member of council have any

2818
02:51:17,880 --> 02:51:20,479
other business they wish to discuss

2819
02:51:20,479 --> 02:51:21,760
councelor

2820
02:51:21,760 --> 02:51:24,120
Hamilton thank you mayor get through you

2821
02:51:24,120 --> 02:51:25,680
uh I just want to speak for a minute or

2822
02:51:25,680 --> 02:51:27,720
two about the challenging situation that

2823
02:51:27,720 --> 02:51:30,800
we've heard about at uh Dundas Street

2824
02:51:30,800 --> 02:51:33,080
and branchton Road and Dundas also

2825
02:51:33,080 --> 02:51:35,000
becomes Highway 8 provincial highway

2826
02:51:35,000 --> 02:51:38,479
just south of uh branon and Dundas um

2827
02:51:38,479 --> 02:51:40,439
this is just Southwest of the new Rec

2828
02:51:40,439 --> 02:51:43,760
complex the subdivisions it's just East

2829
02:51:43,760 --> 02:51:46,520
uh on Myers Road of mafa Creek uh Public

2830
02:51:46,520 --> 02:51:49,920
School Holy Spirit p uh Catholic School

2831
02:51:49,920 --> 02:51:52,319
um this intersection is incredibly busy

2832
02:51:52,319 --> 02:51:53,520
it's incredibly dangerous and we've

2833
02:51:53,520 --> 02:51:55,439
heard a lot of talk about it in media

2834
02:51:55,439 --> 02:51:58,040
and in certain discussions um back in

2835
02:51:58,040 --> 02:52:00,840
2021 based on feedback from residents I

2836
02:52:00,840 --> 02:52:02,880
moved a motion here at Council and it

2837
02:52:02,880 --> 02:52:04,600
was approved unanimously by Council in

2838
02:52:04,600 --> 02:52:07,640
20121 to appeal to the region to add an

2839
02:52:07,640 --> 02:52:10,120
intersection here or a roundabout or at

2840
02:52:10,120 --> 02:52:11,800
least safe pedestrian Crossings as soon

2841
02:52:11,800 --> 02:52:13,560
as possible because the area would

2842
02:52:13,560 --> 02:52:15,920
intensify and that was 3 years ago 3

2843
02:52:15,920 --> 02:52:17,200
years later here we are the area is

2844
02:52:17,200 --> 02:52:19,680
intensifying and calls from residents

2845
02:52:19,680 --> 02:52:21,000
who are moving in and who have lived

2846
02:52:21,000 --> 02:52:23,040
there for quite some time uh are growing

2847
02:52:23,040 --> 02:52:25,160
louder so I Was preparing another motion

2848
02:52:25,160 --> 02:52:27,239
on this exact topic but was kindly asked

2849
02:52:27,239 --> 02:52:28,880
to hold back for now because there seems

2850
02:52:28,880 --> 02:52:31,239
to be good news uh so the update is that

2851
02:52:31,239 --> 02:52:32,520
the region has stated that this

2852
02:52:32,520 --> 02:52:34,479
intersection is a priority and will be

2853
02:52:34,479 --> 02:52:37,239
completed sometime in early 2025 and I'm

2854
02:52:37,239 --> 02:52:39,319
very hopeful of this uh but I'd like to

2855
02:52:39,319 --> 02:52:41,760
give staff Direction um that staff

2856
02:52:41,760 --> 02:52:44,200
consults with regional staff on the

2857
02:52:44,200 --> 02:52:46,319
timing for this project and that staff

2858
02:52:46,319 --> 02:52:48,040
provide councel with an update on the

2859
02:52:48,040 --> 02:52:50,359
estim start date of this project so

2860
02:52:50,359 --> 02:52:51,720
we're then able to connect with

2861
02:52:51,720 --> 02:52:53,640
residents and allay their concerns let

2862
02:52:53,640 --> 02:52:55,760
them know their voices are being heard

2863
02:52:55,760 --> 02:52:58,560
and that help is on the way thank you

2864
02:52:58,560 --> 02:53:00,760
sir I'm not I'm unclear what direction

2865
02:53:00,760 --> 02:53:03,600
you want to give staff sorry uh the

2866
02:53:03,600 --> 02:53:05,120
direction that staff consult with

2867
02:53:05,120 --> 02:53:06,800
regional staff on the exact timing for

2868
02:53:06,800 --> 02:53:08,239
this project and that staff provide

2869
02:53:08,239 --> 02:53:11,600
council with an update on this start

2870
02:53:11,600 --> 02:53:14,120
date so I think they've already done

2871
02:53:14,120 --> 02:53:16,439
that and the timing is already being

2872
02:53:16,439 --> 02:53:18,960
confirmed that's happened so don't think

2873
02:53:18,960 --> 02:53:21,399
we need to direct them to do that but I

2874
02:53:21,399 --> 02:53:23,319
think for them to come back and give us

2875
02:53:23,319 --> 02:53:25,359
an update as it goes along would be a

2876
02:53:25,359 --> 02:53:28,239
great idea for sure I've connected with

2877
02:53:28,239 --> 02:53:29,960
regional staff and they' they haven't

2878
02:53:29,960 --> 02:53:31,960
given an exact date to me yet so that'd

2879
02:53:31,960 --> 02:53:35,680
be good is everybody good with that okay

2880
02:53:35,680 --> 02:53:42,950
got that back there great thank

2881
02:53:42,960 --> 02:53:45,479
you okay next order of business is

2882
02:53:45,479 --> 02:53:47,319
motion to receive councelor kimson you

2883
02:53:47,319 --> 02:53:49,760
have the motion

2884
02:53:49,760 --> 02:53:52,040
thank you very much mayor janne moved by

2885
02:53:52,040 --> 02:53:54,640
myself and seconded by councilor sh

2886
02:53:54,640 --> 02:53:56,359
recommendation that all presentations

2887
02:53:56,359 --> 02:53:58,840
and correspondence from the November 5th

2888
02:53:58,840 --> 02:54:03,389
2024 council meeting be

2889
02:54:03,399 --> 02:54:07,399
received are there any questions or

2890
02:54:07,399 --> 02:54:09,800
comments seeing none we'll go for the

2891
02:54:09,800 --> 02:54:11,280
vote starting

2892
02:54:11,280 --> 02:54:14,279
[Music]

2893
02:54:14,279 --> 02:54:20,469
voting and closing voting

2894
02:54:20,479 --> 02:54:22,720
and that carries

2895
02:54:22,720 --> 02:54:25,000
unanimously next order of business is a

2896
02:54:25,000 --> 02:54:26,720
consideration of bylaws councelor

2897
02:54:26,720 --> 02:54:28,680
ernshaw you have that

2898
02:54:28,680 --> 02:54:30,880
motion yes thank you mayor liot it's

2899
02:54:30,880 --> 02:54:32,800
moved by me and seconded by councelor

2900
02:54:32,800 --> 02:54:34,720
Hamilton that the following bylaws

2901
02:54:34,720 --> 02:54:36,399
listed under the heading of introduction

2902
02:54:36,399 --> 02:54:38,680
and consideration of bylaws be enacted

2903
02:54:38,680 --> 02:54:43,520
and passed 24- 1110 being a bylaw

2904
02:54:43,520 --> 02:54:45,439
requiring an emergency management

2905
02:54:45,439 --> 02:54:47,520
program for the protection of Public

2906
02:54:47,520 --> 02:54:49,880
Safety health the environment the

2907
02:54:49,880 --> 02:54:52,200
critical infrastructure and property and

2908
02:54:52,200 --> 02:54:54,160
to promote economic stability and a

2909
02:54:54,160 --> 02:54:56,840
disaster resilient community and to

2910
02:54:56,840 --> 02:55:00,279
amend bylaw 179 hyphen

2911
02:55:00,279 --> 02:55:02,760
177 24 hyphen

2912
02:55:02,760 --> 02:55:08,160
111 being a bylaw to amend bylaw 22- 044

2913
02:55:08,160 --> 02:55:10,040
being a bylaw to regulate traffic and

2914
02:55:10,040 --> 02:55:11,640
parking on highways under the

2915
02:55:11,640 --> 02:55:13,200
jurisdiction of the corporation of the

2916
02:55:13,200 --> 02:55:15,640
city of Cambridge Donald Street no

2917
02:55:15,640 --> 02:55:16,880
stopping

2918
02:55:16,880 --> 02:55:20,560
restriction 24 4112 being a bylaw to

2919
02:55:20,560 --> 02:55:23,040
amend bylaw

2920
02:55:23,040 --> 02:55:25,720
22044 to regulate traffic and parking on

2921
02:55:25,720 --> 02:55:27,319
highways under the jurisdiction of the

2922
02:55:27,319 --> 02:55:30,600
corporation of the city of Cambridge 24

2923
02:55:30,600 --> 02:55:33,640
hyen 1113 being a bylaw to adopt

2924
02:55:33,640 --> 02:55:35,560
amendment number 83 of the city of

2925
02:55:35,560 --> 02:55:39,560
Cambridge official plan 2012 as amended

2926
02:55:39,560 --> 02:55:41,319
with respect to land municipally known

2927
02:55:41,319 --> 02:55:47,720
as 725 to 775 Main Street 24 hyen 114

2928
02:55:47,720 --> 02:55:50,000
being a law to amend zoning bylaw number

2929
02:55:50,000 --> 02:55:53,840
150y 85 as amended with respect to land

2930
02:55:53,840 --> 02:55:57,520
municipally known as 725 to 775 Main

2931
02:55:57,520 --> 02:56:01,880
Street 24y 115 being a bylaw to amend

2932
02:56:01,880 --> 02:56:05,880
zoning bylaw number 150y 85 as amended

2933
02:56:05,880 --> 02:56:07,720
with respect to land municipally known

2934
02:56:07,720 --> 02:56:11,870
as 10 and 20 GF

2935
02:56:11,880 --> 02:56:15,359
Avenue thank you uh now we'll ask cler

2936
02:56:15,359 --> 02:56:17,000
to call for

2937
02:56:17,000 --> 02:56:22,030
vote Mr starting

2938
02:56:22,040 --> 02:56:27,150
voting and closing

2939
02:56:27,160 --> 02:56:30,239
voting and that carries

2940
02:56:30,239 --> 02:56:32,399
unanimously councelor dine you have the

2941
02:56:32,399 --> 02:56:35,960
confirmatory bylaw so I'm

2942
02:56:35,960 --> 02:56:39,840
told good thing move by myself second by

2943
02:56:39,840 --> 02:56:41,880
Council Roberts the byw

2944
02:56:41,880 --> 02:56:46,239
24- 116 being a bylaw to confirm the

2945
02:56:46,239 --> 02:56:48,720
proceedings of the council of the

2946
02:56:48,720 --> 02:56:51,760
corporation of the city of Cambridge be

2947
02:56:51,760 --> 02:56:54,640
passed I so

2948
02:56:54,640 --> 02:56:57,840
move okay we will go for the vote now

2949
02:56:57,840 --> 02:56:58,510
starting

2950
02:56:58,510 --> 02:57:02,469
[Music]

2951
02:57:02,479 --> 02:57:09,229
voting and closing

2952
02:57:09,239 --> 02:57:12,640
voting and that carries

2953
02:57:12,640 --> 02:57:14,880
unanimously councelor kimson you have

2954
02:57:14,880 --> 02:57:16,560
the final order of business which is the

2955
02:57:16,560 --> 02:57:19,479
close of the meeting

2956
02:57:19,479 --> 02:57:21,520
thank you very much mayor Jan moved by

2957
02:57:21,520 --> 02:57:24,000
myself and seconded by councelor ametta

2958
02:57:24,000 --> 02:57:25,600
recommendation that council meeting does

2959
02:57:25,600 --> 02:57:28,920
now adjourn at 8:50

2960
02:57:28,920 --> 02:57:31,439
p.m. thank you thank you everyone for

2961
02:57:31,439 --> 02:57:34,520
your contributions this evening oh what

2962
02:57:34,520 --> 02:57:36,560
call vote oh I didn't call for vote

2963
02:57:36,560 --> 02:57:38,040
again I guess we're going to stay here

2964
02:57:38,040 --> 02:57:41,160
tonight yeah

2965
02:57:41,160 --> 02:57:44,000
so I know and I missed that one okay

2966
02:57:44,000 --> 02:57:51,030
we'll call for the vote starting voting

2967
02:57:51,040 --> 02:57:52,840
and closing

2968
02:57:52,840 --> 02:57:55,560
voting now and that carries he good

2969
02:57:55,560 --> 02:57:58,800
night everybody