[0:17] Hi everybody and welcome to our council meeting. We're getting through. It's the

[0:21] middle of August. The weather is great and council you see before you

[0:26] an agenda and I don't see anything out of the kid. Although I do some see some

[0:29] messaging about e-bikes and e-scooters. Should be a good conversation hopefully

[0:32] tonight. So to adopt the agenda I need a motion and moved by Councillor Fry.

[0:36] Thank you and seconded by Councillor Deputy Mayor Lock. All in favor? Those

[0:40] opposed? And that's carried. Um in recognition of the city of Mount

[0:46] Pearl's commitment to foster respectful and collaborative relationships with

[0:49] indigenous peoples here in the city of Mount Pearl and beyond.

[0:53] We hereby acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the ancestral and

[0:57] unceded territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq. Mount Pearl and the broader

[1:01] metro region continue to be home to diverse indigenous peoples including

[1:07] First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

[1:12] Once said a minute's there an action report from July 26th before we discuss

[1:17] any business arising council need your approval for these minutes. So any

[1:22] errors or omissions?

[1:25] All good? Everybody good?

[1:28] All right. Calling for motion moved by Councillor Rice and seconded by

[1:31] Councillor Antle that we approve those minutes. All in favor?

[1:34] And opposed? And that's carried. Business arising please quote the number

[1:39] in the minutes or the action report.

[1:45] No business arising tonight. There is no proclamations. There's no presentations

[1:50] or correspondence but we do have corporate services

[1:54] and I believe taking the lead there will be Councillor Antle. You're yours.

[1:58] » Thank you, Your Worship. And now we have to pay our bills. We have a lot of work

[2:01] to do in the city. And the first one is our payment

[2:04] register for August 18th, 2026. And for the payment register for

[2:10] July 1st to the 31st, 2026 for the for a total of 4,572,818.56.

[2:18] And the purchase card report from May 28th, 20 May 28th, 2026 to June 25th,

[2:25] 2026 for a total of 445,060.59.

[2:30] And if you look at your kit there on the the

[2:33] uh items to pay, there's a few large ones

[2:38] there, one in particular for Dexter Construction for $797,000.

[2:42] That's up there on Jackman Drive. And there's three different to the city

[2:45] of St. John's for our regional services, and they total for $700,000 or

[2:49] thereabouts. And you can see in your kit, and they're all good, and I so

[2:53] move. >> It is moved by Councillor Antle and

[2:56] seconded by Deputy Mayor Lock. Any questions?

[3:01] Hearing none, I'll call for approval of the payment register and purchase card

[3:04] report. All in favor? Contra-minded? Thank you. Carried.

[3:09] » And number two has to do with professional development. And you know,

[3:13] with professional development, I guess I stated there last uh 2 weeks ago, it's

[3:17] so good for us to be able to travel around to different parts of the country

[3:19] to see what other communities are doing, what other councilors are doing.

[3:23] And this one has to do with economic development, and that's for myself. And

[3:26] the Economic Development Association this year is going to be held in Moncton

[3:30] from September the 14th to the 7th from September 14th to 7th, 2026. And I so

[3:36] move. >> Thank you for the motions, Councillor

[3:39] Antle and Deputy Mayor Lock. This is in accordance with policy, and even though

[3:42] it's not routine, it does come It is routine, but it does come to this table

[3:45] for approval. All in favor?

[3:48] And those opposed? And that's carried, thanks.

[3:53] » And our next professional development, this is really good to see. It's for

[3:57] Deputy Mayor Locke for the Atlantic Planners Institute and this is held in

[4:01] PEI and it's really good to get together with other planners and I'm sure our

[4:05] planners will learn this is a great conference to take an effect and it

[4:08] starts from October 7th to the 9th, 2026 and I so move.

[4:14] » Again, moved by Councillor Antle, seconded by the Deputy Mayor. All in

[4:17] favor? Opposed? Nets carried as well.

[4:22] » And uh number four is a professional development request. This is for Mayor,

[4:27] Deputy Mayor and all counselors, I would think. Well, no, I'm sorry, it's for

[4:31] Counselors Fry and Antle and this is for MNL here in St. John's. All right, and

[4:35] this is a great conference on November 5th to the 7th and we're very lucky to

[4:39] have the uh Vice President of MNL here in our chambers as well as Councillor

[4:43] Fry. This is a great uh opportunity for us to

[4:48] to chat with other counselors and this goes from November 5th to the 7th and I

[4:53] so move. >> Again, moved by Councillor Antle,

[4:56] seconded by Deputy Mayor for these four members of our council to go to MNL in

[5:01] the fall. All in favor? Opposed? Carried, thanks.

[5:10] » And another professional development request for our CAO, Cassie Rideout, to

[5:14] attend the same conference, MNL here in St. John's and I so move.

[5:19] » Moved and seconded. All in favor? Opposed? Thank you, carried.

[5:25] » And number six is another professional development training and again, it's a

[5:28] fabulous to see. It's for our Director, Jason Collins, to handle a

[5:33] recreation and community safety event at Sombra 2026

[5:37] in Shediac, New Brunswick from September the 8th to the 11th and I so move.

[5:43] » Again, moved by Councillor Antle, seconded by Deputy Mayor Locke. All in

[5:46] favor? Opposed? Again, carried, thank you.

[5:50] That's everything for corporate services, your worship. Thank you.

[5:53] Going to move on to the public works report, and that is Councillor Fry,

[5:57] please. >> Thank you, your worship.

[6:01] Our report this evening is just for information purposes, just to give

[6:05] everybody an update on what our crews have been doing cuz they're very, very

[6:08] busy and they work very hard. Our roads division, the repairs on

[6:12] maintenance holes, catch basins, curbs, sidewalks, lawn, and and asphalt

[6:17] continues. And street sweeping is ongoing. For our

[6:22] parks division, there's of course maintenance on our our sports fields,

[6:25] that continues. Our flower plant planters and baskets have been installed

[6:30] and they look amazing, too, by the way. Uh our commemorative bench installations

[6:35] and required maintenance, providing ground maintenance for summer

[6:39] tournaments, and that's busy this summer.

[6:42] Grass cutting throughout the city is ongoing, providing support throughout

[6:45] the summer for community events, court resurfacing projects are underway and I

[6:50] think people have seen those on social media, they're doing a great job there.

[6:54] And playground structures for Farrell Drive and Branscombe Pond have arrived

[6:59] and the installation will start uh soon in late summer.

[7:03] Our fleet division is ongoing uh ongoing service and maintenance, and our UTM

[7:08] division of course have their general calls, their water and sewer repairs,

[7:12] leak detection, which is always important, fire hydrant inspection and

[7:16] maintenance are ongoing, the water main valve servicing and exercising, the lift

[7:21] station inspections and maintenance, catch basin and storm sewer cleaning,

[7:26] and as always, you can see in your kit here the water levels of Bable's Big

[7:30] Pond as of August the 10th, taken a little bit of a dip, but still quite

[7:35] healthy. And that's it for our report, your

[7:37] worship. Thank Thank very much. Now we're going

[7:40] to turn to recreation and in the absence of the Deputy Mayor Kylie, I should say,

[7:47] who is on a leave of absence and without Councillor Lane, I'm going to turn to

[7:51] Councillor Fry and Councillor Rice.

[7:56] » Always happy to talk about our recreation department.

[8:00] Okay, so we have a request for milestone funding for an event for Ladies

[8:05] Auxiliary Knights of Columbus for their 50th anniversary and they're planning on

[8:09] having an anniversary dinner. Be it resolved that the requested

[8:14] funding of $3,500 through milestone event funding be released to the Ladies

[8:19] Auxiliary Knights of Columbus once all receipts have been submitted for their

[8:23] 50th anniversary celebration dinner on October the 24th.

[8:28] So, the Ladies Auxiliary submitted a request advising that they will hold a

[8:32] dinner to celebrate the past and present of the Ladies Auxiliary,

[8:37] which was founded in 1976 as a church ministry.

[8:42] The ministry involved volunteering with church functions, supporting food banks,

[8:46] and providing assistance to the Knights of Columbus with all their events.

[8:50] The Ladies Auxiliary Knights of Columbus is a long-standing and valued community

[8:54] organization with a significant history of contributions within the City of

[8:59] Mount Pearl. So, therefore, the committee recommends

[9:03] approval to provide the Ladies Auxiliary Knights of Columbus with written

[9:07] confirmation of the requested $3,500 for their 50th

[9:12] anniversary celebration dinner on October the 24th, 2026.

[9:16] And furthermore, it is recommended that the funds approved by council, $3,500,

[9:21] be released once all receipts have been submitted, ensuring the cost of the

[9:25] event is or exceed the requested amount. And I so move.

[9:31] » Thank you. Moved by Councillor Fry, seconded by Councillor Rice. Any

[9:34] comments? Coming out of policy overdue, Councillor

[9:37] Anstey. >> Just a quick question. I'm a member of

[9:40] Knights of Columbus. Am I in a conflict on this, Your Worship? Thank you.

[9:43] » Only if you are on the executive of the

[9:45] ladies auxiliary. >> I'm not, so I guess I'm good. Thank you.

[9:51] » Further? Call the question then. All in favor?

[9:54] And those who are opposed? None? Thank you. Carried.

[9:58] » Finally, for the recreation department, is just some information notes here.

[10:04] Information for the for the attention and consideration of council and the

[10:08] public. Registration for swim lessons, the Mount

[10:11] Pearl Seniors Independence Group fitness programs, general recreation programs,

[10:16] as well as the time and care programs will open on the following dates.

[10:20] The Mount Pearl Seniors Independence Group fitness programs for Mount Pearl

[10:24] residents is August 25th at 1:00 p.m. And for non-residents, August 27th at

[10:30] 1:00 p.m. The general fitness programs, now of

[10:34] course, proof of residency residency is required for resident registration.

[10:38] Mount Pearl residents will register for general fitness programs on August the

[10:42] 25th at 5:00 p.m. and non-residents, August 27th at 5:00 p.m.

[10:48] The time program, and this program requires a referral before participants

[10:53] can register. For Mount Pearl residents, it's August 25th at 5:00 p.m. and

[10:58] non-residents, August 27th at 5:00 p.m. And our care program, this program also

[11:05] requires a referral before participants can register.

[11:09] Again, Mount Pearl residents will register on August 25th at 5:00 p.m. and

[11:13] non-residents, August 27th at 5:00 p.m. And swim lessons registration, of

[11:19] course, this one's always popular. And proof of residency is required for

[11:24] resident registration here as well. Mount Pearl residents will register for

[11:29] this one on August the 31st at 5:00 p.m. and non-residents September the 2nd at

[11:35] 5:00 p.m. As I mentioned, residents are required

[11:38] to provide a valid proof of residency prior to the registration date and

[11:43] participants are encouraged to register early as programs program spaces are

[11:47] limited and may fill up quickly. So, for more information, please visit

[11:51] the city of Mount Pearl website. And that's it for this report, Your Worship.

[11:56] Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Nothing for

[11:59] community safety, this meeting, engineering, Councillor Rice.

[12:05] » Thank you, Your Worship. Our first one in our

[12:07] our kit here tonight is a uh is a contract award for electrical

[12:12] maintenance services, which is our TP-26-017.

[12:17] So, uh the council uh approval is requested to award the contract for

[12:22] electrical services. This approval will allow the city to engage in preferred

[12:26] proponent to complete electrical maintenance and

[12:29] services throughout the city. The tender for the electrical

[12:32] maintenance services TP-26-017 closed on July the 27th, 2026

[12:38] and four bids were received. The lowest qualified bidder was Pro Circuit

[12:42] Electrical Incorporated for the bid amount of $129,375

[12:47] HST included. So, this contract is for an initial

[12:51] period of 3 years from September the 1st, 2026

[12:55] until August the 31st, 2029. The city reserves the right to extend

[13:00] the contract by increments of 1 year for a period of up to

[13:04] not more than 2 years upon the same terms and conditions provided both

[13:08] parties agree. So, planning, engineering, and

[13:10] development recommends that the contract for electrical maintenance services

[13:14] TP-26-017 be awarded to the lowest qualified

[13:17] bidder Pro Circuit Electrical Incorporated for

[13:20] the bid amount of $129,375 HST included for the period of September

[13:26] the 1st, 2026 to August the 31st, 2029 with the right to extend the contract by

[13:32] increments of 1 year period for the period of the not more than 2 years, and

[13:36] I so move. >> Move by Councillor Rice and seconded by

[13:39] Councillor Antle. Any questions? 3 to 5 years. It's like a sentence.

[13:45] But it's a tender. All in favor.

[13:47] Those opposed. Thank you, sir. It's carried. Over to

[13:50] you for plumbing. >> Thank you. Our second one is our

[13:54] contract award for a plum plumbing maintenance services TP-26-018.

[14:00] So, this one council approval is also a contract

[14:04] required or requested for the plumbing maintenance services. This approval will

[14:08] allow the city to engage in preferred performance to complete the plumbing

[14:12] plumbing maintenance and services throughout the city.

[14:16] Uh so, the background this one is the tender for plumbing maintenance services

[14:20] TP-26-018

[14:23] closed on July the 28th, 2026, and one bid was received. The lowest qualified

[14:28] bidder was King's Plumbing and Heating Limited

[14:31] for a bid amount of $60,375, HST included.

[14:36] Uh this contract is for initial period of 3 years from September the 1st, 2026

[14:42] to August 31st, 2029. The city reserved the right to extend the contract by

[14:47] increments of 1 year for period of up to not more

[14:51] to no more than 2 years upon the same terms and conditions provided both

[14:55] parties agree. So, the planning engineering development

[14:59] recommends that the contract for plumbing

[15:01] maintenance services TB-26-018 be awarded to the lowest qualified

[15:06] bidder King's Plumbing and Heating Limited for

[15:09] the bid amount of $60,375, HST included for the period of September

[15:15] the 1st, 2026 until August the 31st, 2029 with the right to extend the

[15:21] contract by increments of 1 year for a period of not more than 2 years and I

[15:26] shall move. >> Moved again by Council Rice, seconded.

[15:29] Thank you by Council Antle. All in favor?

[15:31] » Aye. >> Those opposed?

[15:33] Seeing no cut hands up and that's approved.

[15:42] » Our third one is our adoption of the National Building Code 2025 part nine,

[15:48] the energy efficient requirements. Just a little background on this one.

[15:53] The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has adopted the 2025 National

[15:56] Building Code. However, municipalities retain authority to adopt part nine

[16:01] residential energy efficiency requirements

[16:05] and determine the applicant energy performance tier one

[16:09] tier for one and two family dwelling units. Council must

[16:15] therefore determine whether the adoption section 9.36, which is the energy

[16:19] efficiency and establish an implementation approach for the city of

[16:24] Mount Pearl. So background on this one. The 2025

[16:28] Building Code and National Fire Code came into

[16:31] force in Newfoundland and Labrador on July the 12th, 2026.

[16:35] While the province adopts most provisions of the National Building Code

[16:39] part nine residential require part nine residential requirements

[16:44] related to one and two family dwellings remain subject to municipality

[16:49] adoptions. As a result, municipalities must independently determine whether the

[16:54] adoption section 9.36 energy efficiency efficiency and

[17:00] establish the applicant applicable minimum

[17:05] compliance tier. So section 9.36 introduced a five-tier residential

[17:12] energy efficiency framework ranging from tier one, which is the base compliance,

[17:17] to tier five, which is the net zero energy ready.

[17:21] Uh so, the city of Mount Pearl, just a second, I'll just get down to the bottom

[17:25] here. The committee recommends that the council adopt National Building Code

[17:30] 2025 part nine, including section 3.3 9.36,

[17:36] and the energy efficiency for one and two family dwellings within city of

[17:40] Mount Pearl, and establish tier two as the initial mandatory compliance

[17:45] standard. Staff further further recommended

[17:49] uh that council consider a future review of tier tier three

[17:55] implementation once municipal processes, industry readiness, and staff capacity

[18:01] have been established. Tier four and tier five are not recommended at this

[18:05] time, and I so move. >> Again, moved by Councillor Rice,

[18:09] seconded by Councillor Antle. Come to you, Councillor Deputy Mayor

[18:13] Lock. >> Uh thank you, Mayor.

[18:15] » Thank you, Councillor Rice. >> You know, just just for clarity here, I

[18:18] know Councillor Rice indicated that there's up to tier five tiers in this

[18:22] particular uh part nine of the National Building Code, and it seems that we're

[18:26] only achieving tier two of a possible five. And the

[18:31] rationale for that, of course, is um I mean, this will be mandatory

[18:34] requirements if if and council discussed this at large with with staff and based

[18:38] on staff recommendations. If we were to adopt mandatory tier five,

[18:43] that would that would increase the cost of housing tremendously. That it

[18:47] wouldn't be it wouldn't be viable. So, um we figured the most prudent thing to

[18:52] do was tier up to tier two, which is still energy efficient. I don't want to

[18:56] get the I don't want the message out there that Mount Pearl is sort of

[18:59] reneging on energy efficiency and climate initiatives, because we are not.

[19:03] Uh so, we recognize, in consultation, you know, with the the builders, that uh

[19:08] most of the tier two requirements are already being undertaken. So, by making

[19:14] that mandatory in the city of Mount Pearl, we're not causing any undue

[19:17] hardship or any increased costs on potential home buyers. With that said,

[19:21] we have committed to review the requirements for tier three in

[19:25] consultation with the builders and the experts in the field and our staff and

[19:30] maybe we can move to adopt that in the years to come. So, I just want to make

[19:32] that point of a clarification there, Mayor. Thank you.

[19:35] » Yeah, what's the staff? Director Bett, are we one of the first to do this and

[19:40] uh how far ahead of everybody else are we?

[19:43] Um I think it's a good thing as Councillor Deputy Mayor Locke is saying,

[19:46] but uh um I'm glad to see the initiative being

[19:49] undertaken by you and your department.

[19:54] » Yeah, I'm not sure if we're one of the first, but there's conversation around

[19:56] municipalities on Northeast Avalon. Um what approaches are being taken. Um

[20:02] at a staff level, we've been coordinating back and forth on where we

[20:06] believe is the appropriate path. Uh that's been communicated to the other

[20:10] municipalities as well. But, as Councillor Locke said, uh tier two is

[20:16] uh not far off from what we're already

[20:19] achieving with most modern homes. So, that's a good place to start with, you

[20:24] know, ambition to move forward uh as we understand the process more.

[20:29] » Would this apply to uh renovations or is it just new builds? How does that

[20:35] carry itself through the processes? >> It is primarily new builds. Renovation

[20:40] would have to classify for a certain area to be renovated in order to comply.

[20:45] Otherwise, it would be I'd say grandfathered under prior building

[20:49] codes. >> Uh no, Councillor Angel, and then you,

[20:53] Deputy Mayor. Sorry about that. No worries.

[20:56] » Uh just a quick question. I know this comes in effect in the province July the

[21:00] 12th. When is it effective for the city of Mount Pearl and does the builders get

[21:04] some a notification? Thank you.

[21:09] » Yeah. >> so after it's been adopted tonight, it

[21:12] would be into effect. However, we wouldn't we would give a grace period

[21:15] and a notification period to developers and contractors before we roll it out

[21:20] officially. Um I'm expecting probably late fall to make it uh a mandatory

[21:25] compliance criteria. It'll give us some time to get our forms and policies in

[21:29] order uh to check to make sure this is being achieved.

[21:35] » Uh thank you, Director. Uh just for the question, Mayor, based on on your

[21:39] question earlier, I know we we give out grants for people to upgrade, put in

[21:43] subsidiary basement apartments. And I I'm just thinking back to past years, if

[21:48] people wanted to if they had their apartment deregistered and then wanted

[21:53] to register it again, they'd have to upgrade it to existing standards.

[21:58] So, would that apply to the funding that we're giving, the grants that we've been

[22:01] giving out under the Housing Accelerator Fund, they

[22:05] would have to meet this this new building code or this this

[22:09] national building standard here? >> Or is that just egress?

[22:15] » I believe they would have to meet that as well, but it's not an onerous

[22:19] standard to meet. Tier two is is fairly basic with most modern homes.

[22:26] » Further thoughts, anybody or everybody? Hearing none, I'll call the question.

[22:30] Then, all in favor? Opposed? And we've adopted it. Thank

[22:34] you.

[22:37] » Thank you. Our next one is I want to give an update on our capital work

[22:41] capital work projects that's happening around the city.

[22:44] Uh so, this is just for information purposes only. So, Farrell Drive

[22:47] pumphouse upgrades construction is ongoing on that project is around 80%

[22:51] complete. Our 2025 concrete works

[22:55] uh construction is around 99% complete. Uh work is ongoing. Our White Boulevard

[23:00] upgrades construction is 85% complete on that project and work is ongoing up on

[23:05] that project. Our sewage lift station, which is on Mount Carson Avenue,

[23:09] construction is ongoing on that one. That one is around 99% complete. Jackman

[23:14] Drive upgrades, if you've been over in that area, you can certainly see that

[23:17] they're moving along with that project and that one is around 80% complete. Uh

[23:21] work is ongoing. Uh our water tower access road construction is 85% complete

[23:28] and work is ongoing on that project. Our water storage tank, which is our design

[23:32] build construction, is 64% complete. Work is ongoing on that project as we

[23:37] speak. Our Trailway Crossing Commonwealth Avenue construction is 85%

[23:41] complete. Work ongoing and hopefully have that open up in the next couple of

[23:44] weeks. Our 2026 our 2028 street markings is 85% complete. Work is ongoing on that

[23:52] project as well. And our 2026 asphalt services uh work is expected to start in

[23:58] August of 20 26. That's it for that one project. That's the end of the report.

[24:03] » a question. Councilor Rice, yeah.

[24:06] » Just a quick question. I'm sorry because I get this I I get this question almost

[24:10] daily and you know what I'm going to ask. I think Councilor Rice said it

[24:13] though. The Trailway Crossing, is it 85% complete? You said in a couple of weeks,

[24:19] so we we think we'll have it done before September 1st. All right. I know it's

[24:23] almost there. I I stopped doing some electrical work the other day, so I'm

[24:27] looking forward to see that done. But people do ask cuz one or two people

[24:30] watch. I want to know what to ask that

[24:33] question. Thank you. >> Is that a question or just commentary?

[24:39] » I have a question, but go you go first, Councilor Rice, unless you're continuing

[24:42] your report.

[24:46] » I can go back to you. Does it matter? No, I I just wanted to add to that one

[24:48] that we had some work there that Lake and Power had to do down in that area

[24:52] for uh because there are two uh poles that are

[24:55] going to go that's going to carry the uh I guess the

[24:58] sign is out over the street there. We're too close to the wires, but those wires

[25:01] have been moved. Moved up and uh so hopefully now over the next couple of

[25:05] weeks we'll get the uh pole bases down and everything will move along there and

[25:09] get the crosswalk put in. So, that's the next plan.

[25:11] » Sounds good. No, I'm good. Thank you very much. Anybody else?

[25:16] Um let's move on, sir, to I guess you're going to occupancy. Are you?

[25:20] » Yeah, okay. >> So, these are already pre-approved by

[25:24] our director of engineering. Uh so, I just want to uh

[25:27] just read that anyway. Occupancy permit listing from uh June the 1st to July uh

[25:32] 31st, 2026. You'll see four there in your kit.

[25:36] And that's that just for information purposes only.

[25:40] And our next one is our building I got to open up here.

[25:46] Next one is our building uh permit listing, which is also

[25:50] pre-approved. This one runs from June the 1st to July the 31st.

[25:54] And you see uh quite the substantial amount there. There's 85 listed off in

[25:58] our kit there. And they range in uh from accessory

[26:02] buildings to patio, decks, verandas, uh basically

[26:07] uh you know, home round Most of these are

[26:09] actually uh that are renovations or I guess they're uh putting new decks on,

[26:14] verandas, exterior renovations around their homes. As you know, Mount Pearl is

[26:18] an aging uh city. So, we got uh retaining walls and fences being

[26:23] repaired. It's nice to see actually uh residents keeping up their properties in

[26:26] the city. We got a certain standard here in the city and uh it's nice to see

[26:30] these 85. And I'm encouraging every time I uh

[26:33] you know, you're always got residents asking, you know, so you got to put in a

[26:36] permit for that, right? And you know, you got to put in a permit and get a

[26:39] permit and get it approved before you do it. If that's If that's a new shed,

[26:43] extension to a house, or fence, retaining wall, or anything that's to do

[26:47] with your property, you need to uh get a permit. And that's it for our report.

[26:51] Thank you, Your >> Okay, thank you very much. We're going

[26:54] to go to planning and development, Deputy Mayor Lock.

[26:56] » Thank you, Mayor. Three items here. The first is stop development order

[27:01] confirmation. A council decision is required here

[27:05] to confirm an order to cease commercial activity at a residential property.

[27:10] Pursuant to the Mount Pearl development regulations, council has the delegated

[27:14] authority. Has the authority to delegate authority

[27:17] to an employee of council to issue an order in accordance with our

[27:21] regulations. And this order is required to be confirmed by a majority of council

[27:25] at the next public meeting on July 23rd. Our director of planning and engineering

[27:29] development issued the attached stop development order pursuant to a

[27:34] delegated authority resolution of council. So, here we're just

[27:38] recommending that council confirm the order to cease an unpermitted automated

[27:43] automotive-related business. And this activity is taking place at 20 Gadwall

[27:48] Place, and I so move.

[27:54] » Is there a motion required to confirm this order? I'm going to ask the

[27:58] legislative officer just to make sure, right?

[28:01] » I think so. >> Because if we delegated the authority to

[28:03] the director, it still has to come here. Okay, just

[28:07] making sure. I'm going to need Councillor Fry, I

[28:10] think, to second that. And thank you for to both of you. Any further questions?

[28:16] Councillor Rice.

[28:18] » No, I'm glad this one is coming. This is happening happening quite frequently in

[28:22] the city now, and I know we got other areas in the city that that, you know,

[28:27] residents think they're sticking up right in a commercial or business out of

[28:31] their property, but that's not the case. I mean, we have several other areas as

[28:34] well in the city that that this is happening, and it's not allowed in a

[28:37] residential area. I'm glad this is coming through, and I drove over there

[28:41] this afternoon, and I just want to have a quick look, and there was five or six

[28:44] cars in the driveway in that area. So, something happening there and I'm I'm

[28:48] glad, you know, our inspectors and our municipal enforcement, whoever's doing

[28:51] the inspection on those are are traveling there and uh and reporting

[28:55] that back. Uh this stuff is not you know, if you want to operate a garage or

[28:58] something like that, you go to a proper location and set it up. So, uh that's

[29:03] just my view on that one. And I'm glad this happening. Thanks.

[29:06] » Yep, well said. You uh live in a residential area, you should be able to

[29:10] enjoy living in a residential area, not living in a commercial area or have

[29:13] commercial activity. I'm going to call the question. All in

[29:16] favor? And those opposed? And that's carried. Thank you.

[29:22] » Uh thank you, Mayor. Uh the next item is the St. John's urban regional urban

[29:27] region regional plan amendment number 110 2025. This is an update here.

[29:31] And it's again it's for the attention and consideration of my members of

[29:35] council as well as the public. Um it's a public consultation summary regarding uh

[29:40] the St. John's urban regional plan amendment. No objections were received

[29:45] during the referral and consultation process

[29:48] of this urban regional plan uh which closed on August 10th of 2026. In

[29:53] summary, the city received four responses

[29:55] from our neighboring municipalities, CBS, St. John's, Bay Bulls, Portugal

[29:59] Cove, St. Philip's, and none of the responses raised any concerns nor

[30:03] objections regarding the proposed provincial amendment.

[30:07] We did, however, receive one email from a resident and they were seeking

[30:10] clarification as to how this might impact their

[30:14] individual residential property, but after discussing this with our staff, uh

[30:18] the resident did not express any objection again to this proposed

[30:22] provincial amendment. Now, next steps. It's a very thorough

[30:25] process as we know here trying to get our municipal plan uh Mount Pearl's city

[30:30] municipal plan updated. So, these are the required upcoming steps.

[30:36] Um we await confirmation from the province regarding this proposed St.

[30:40] John's urban region regional plan amendment. We're expecting that late

[30:44] August. Then we're going to resubmit a revised

[30:47] draft municipal plan and development regulations

[30:50] spanning 2026 to 2036. This of course is based on internal revisions, the outcome

[30:56] of the amendment that we just referenced, and response to general

[30:59] commentary and review comments from the province. Um so we're expecting this by

[31:04] mid-September. Then we're going to await section 15

[31:07] release for the um municipal plan development

[31:11] regulations 2026 to 2036 from the province. We're expecting that late

[31:15] September. Then we'll proceed with the adoption of

[31:19] our municipal plan development regulations by the by our public

[31:22] council. Again, late September, early October.

[31:25] Then we have to schedule and hold a joint public hearing. We're expecting

[31:29] that in mid-October. Then we'll await the public commissioner's report,

[31:33] council approval of our municipal plan development regulations, submit the plan

[31:38] and regulations to the province for ministerial register registration. We're

[31:42] expecting that in early November. Then we'll um

[31:45] await uh ministerial registration letter from the province. Again, late November,

[31:50] early December. And finally, publish the notice of registration in the

[31:54] Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette. And that's estimated at the end of December.

[31:58] This will then conclude the required process. And the Mount Pearl uh the new

[32:03] Mount Pearl municipal plan and development regulations for 2026 to 2036

[32:07] will officially come into effect on the date that the notice of registration is

[32:11] published in the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette. So this is a very a

[32:16] fullsome and and thorough process here. And we are following due process. So I

[32:21] just wanted to provide that update there, Mayor.

[32:26] And the last uh for our report is the um development permit listing

[32:30] from uh June 1st to July 31st of 2026. And you can see that there are 11 listed

[32:37] there. And um we're open any questions should

[32:40] council have any questions on this. >> I think Councillor Antle does.

[32:45] » Just a question and maybe uh we can answer this. I noticed this is

[32:48] just for our FYI, right? But it stated June the 1st uh to

[32:53] running through to July 20th. Is there any way we can have that earlier like

[32:56] instead of having already happened? What's going to

[32:59] happen? Is that a possibility?

[33:04] Well, no. Well, this is uh this is uh development permit listings that are

[33:09] happening like you know what? Open air assembly that happened on June the 16th.

[33:13] There were hockey tournament that happened over top the road. I didn't

[33:15] know that was happening. But if we had a known it if we have it beforehand. Is

[33:19] there any way you can have it beforehand like it's going to happen in September?

[33:23] No, I think things don't I'm asking instead of having it now as an FYI that

[33:27] already happened. Like is an FYI that already happened.

[33:30] I'd like to know what's going to happen. >> Well, I guess the only thing we could do

[33:34] is if is show permits have been approved right up to today I'll say to exaggerate

[33:39] the case perhaps. But we can't really forecast into the

[33:44] future unless you're talking about an activity that was approved

[33:49] that may happen in the future. But they're all future oriented, right?

[33:52] Because when the permit's issued it's about to you're about to do something.

[33:56] So, help me out here either director or CAO. I'm trying to answer Councillor

[34:01] Antle it would in a practical way, but uh

[34:05] could we get them earlier? Um or more up to date for lack of a

[34:09] better word. I don't mean that to be critical. Just asking the question.

[34:14] » No, I mean listen. I we can certainly take it away. I I don't see um

[34:20] a procedural way to provide guaranteed advance notice of all permits issued

[34:25] because our permits are processed based on event date. So, or activity date. So,

[34:32] I I can't guarantee you that cuz we may not even be in receipt of the permit

[34:35] application 2 months out from an event happening. We may only be able to issue

[34:39] the permit in that appropriate time period. So, unfortunately, I think we

[34:43] have to take that away and give it more consideration as to how we can achieve

[34:46] and I know what you're asking for, but I I, you know, the it's a manual

[34:51] process to deliver that and so we have to give that more consideration.

[34:56] » Yeah, just to go back on that one. Like for the ball hockey tournament, that's

[34:59] one I was just noticed that was happening on July the 9th. You know, and

[35:02] this is a it was an FYI. Like I didn't I walked over it. I didn't know what was

[35:06] happening. Is there any way that we know if something's happening in September?

[35:10] It was going to be an FYI or October. Maybe it doesn't happen, but that'd be

[35:13] nice to know if it's going to happen. Something like

[35:17] » That's the takeaway, I think. That's the one you've got to

[35:20] But I would ask this, um not for decision tonight, but to

[35:24] Councillor Angel's point, if the if the report is being prepared the Friday

[35:28] before the Tuesday, maybe the cut-off could be the Thursday before the council

[35:31] meeting. And the spreadsheet, which I'm assuming this is what this is, could be

[35:36] uh tabulated. The other issue, I think we're going to leave that in your hands

[35:39] until next meeting. Uh Councillor Angel, that work for you?

[35:46] Okay. Um that report was from Deputy Mayor Locker. You finished, sir?

[35:50] » sir. Thank you. >> I'm going to move to round table.

[35:52] Councillor uh Rice, please.

[35:57] » No, just a couple things for me there. Uh I just wanted to uh

[36:01] just wanted to add about the city website. Uh also, there's a couple

[36:05] things I wanted to highlight actually, uh because a couple of people uh

[36:09] residents called me about a couple of things happening in the city and one of

[36:11] them was a citizen's alert about signing up for the citizen alert. Anything

[36:15] that's happening in the city, you get it through that uh

[36:19] through that, you know, process there because you you once you sign up and

[36:22] give your email, you'll get notification of it cuz a couple people mentioned to

[36:25] me that they didn't know what was something was happening, but if you sign

[36:27] up for that, you will get it. Also, the construction is notices are all up there

[36:31] as well on the city site. Very important because I know we got lots of

[36:35] construction happening now around the city. Uh you know, uh you over on uh

[36:40] you know, up around Farrell Drive area is a lot of

[36:44] stuff happening up in that area, so you know, uh same thing as well. And uh the

[36:48] other the other one I want to mention is the Hey Mayor Pearl uh

[36:52] Your Voice. So, you can go down that app and you can put actually on the Hey

[36:55] Mayor Pearl, you can actually click on the on the link there

[36:59] and you can go in and give your opinion on stuff, upcoming stuff in the city.

[37:01] So, I just want to That's it for me. Thank you.

[37:04] » Yeah, citizen alerts really valuable, especially for service notifications or

[37:08] uh or emergencies. Um okay, so thank you, Councillor Race.

[37:13] Over to you, Councillor Fry.

[37:17] » Thank you, Mayor. There are two things I want to speak

[37:20] about tonight. The first one is something I think we'll all be

[37:23] interested in and that's of course, e-bikes and uh scooter regulations.

[37:29] As um as part of Municipalities Newfoundland

[37:32] and Labrador, I've been involved with meeting with the province and the team,

[37:37] Minister Goosney and his team there in terms of what how to go forward in

[37:42] terms of regulating this. Of course, this is all so new. It's new technology

[37:47] and we're still trying to trying to catch up with it.

[37:50] But, everyone agrees that regulations are needed for for a number of reasons.

[37:55] I mean, first of all, you've got a lot of young people using these. They don't

[37:59] know the rules of the road. They haven't applied for a permit and did a test and

[38:04] then did their driver's training and then had to do another test. Like, it is

[38:10] kids are kids and of course, as kids, kids do things that they probably

[38:14] shouldn't do. They don't have the fear, so we need regulations first of all to

[38:19] keep them safe. But, also, I know after talking to a lot

[38:23] of people over the last couple of weeks, especially, there are a lot of people

[38:27] who have had near misses with people on e-bikes and e-scooters. I know I have.

[38:32] And uh I can't imagine if I had hit somebody. I

[38:37] mean, I would never be the same again. It would You know, that's something that

[38:40] stays with you. So, we also, of course, need to protect the drivers as well. So,

[38:46] I think we're moving in the right direction. I I I'm so impressed with uh

[38:50] with Minister Goosney and his team. I believe they've taken this very

[38:53] seriously, and they've done a lot of consultations and

[38:57] a lot of research, and and that's including with e-bike manufacturers, and

[39:01] and I've learned a few things about that, too.

[39:04] So, the province has now launched a public

[39:08] engagement survey, and this is focused on strengthening road safety, including

[39:12] the regulation and safe operations of e-bikes and e-scooters.

[39:16] So, I encourage people to go into that site

[39:20] and participate in the survey and share their views on how road safety can be

[39:24] improved for all users. And I do believe that we're going to get a lot of similar

[39:29] things, you know, like a lot of repeat things, but there's probably going to be

[39:33] one or two those little gems in there that's going to make a difference. So,

[39:37] everybody's Everybody's views are important there.

[39:40] And the survey can be found at engageNL.ca.

[39:43] And uh this stems from growing public discussions across the province

[39:47] regarding e-bike and e-scooter safety. And it includes concerns raised by

[39:51] municipalities, residents, and law enforcement. So, of course, the city of

[39:55] Mount Pearl will also complete a survey as it's open to municipalities as well

[39:59] as the general public. And uh I I'd strongly encourage people

[40:03] to uh to have their say. And this is this is new. It's kind of like when

[40:08] seatbelt regulations first came in. You know, nobody wanted it, but now it's

[40:13] just now it just keeps us all safe and it's

[40:15] just um a habit. So, we're at a place now where

[40:19] this is coming into play and it's something that people should should have

[40:24] their have their voices heard. So, that's one thing I wanted to talk

[40:29] about there. I don't know if anybody else wanted to comment.

[40:37] The other thing I wanted to talk about is um

[40:41] I've as you guys all know, I'm an animal

[40:44] lover. And I've had a number of residents reach

[40:46] out to me over the summer with concerns that our animal when when they call in,

[40:52] if they if they've captured a stray animal, when they call in, they're told

[40:57] that we don't collect stray animals if they're in custody.

[41:02] So, this this got some people shaking their heads

[41:05] because I mean, if you see a stray cat, you're going to

[41:09] entice them somewhere, enclose them, and then call animal

[41:13] regulations and say, "Please come get this."

[41:16] But, they're being told now, "If you have If you have the animal,

[41:20] we're not coming to take it." So, this is something of concern. I just bring it

[41:24] forward because I've had a number of residents reach out to me on this.

[41:27] This is the season when the you know, you've got a lot of animals roaming and

[41:34] they're we're coming into kitten season, and you don't want an excess of animals

[41:39] on the streets. Plus, you also don't want, you know, for

[41:42] the safety of the animals as well. So, this is something I just wanted to bring

[41:45] forward for future discussion. I just wanted to table it here today and and

[41:50] let residents know that this is something on our radar and we're going

[41:52] to revisit it. And that's it for me, Your Worship.

[41:56] Thank you. >> Yeah, I guess part of your plea is is it

[41:59] something new we're doing or not doing, whatever the case may be, but

[42:04] yeah, it's nice to be able to communicate that to residents.

[42:07] » We used to We used to collect animals. Um and I believe it changed in 2019. So,

[42:14] I'm just asking that it be revisited because this is something, you know,

[42:17] like I said, we don't want we don't want animals on on the street and you've got

[42:22] all these good Samaritans who are collecting and are trying to save

[42:26] animals and trying to get them off the street. And if people won't come and if

[42:31] our if our if our

[42:34] bylaws say that we won't go collect them, what are they going to do with

[42:37] them? Put them back out on the street. And we don't want that. So, um I just

[42:41] wanted to bring it forward and have it revisited.

[42:44] Thank you. >> So, the direction is will staff take it

[42:47] away? I think that's what I'm sensing, right? That's your plea? Yeah, good

[42:50] stuff. Okay, thanks so much. Over to Deputy Mayor.

[42:55] » Uh thank you, Mayor. Two quick things. Well, the first about the e-bikes, I

[42:57] won't go on at length because I'm uh Councillor Fry summarized it uh

[43:02] nicely there. I'm just delighted to see the province uh

[43:05] you know, taking an initiative and and and reaching out seeking feedback, but

[43:10] as Councillor Fry said, I think I think there's going to be significant

[43:13] overlap um in the responses. So, I I await that. Um

[43:18] I also want to just extend the congratulations to the event Sunday, the

[43:22] uh the Sunset Market out here out front. I

[43:25] mean, people were just they were charmed. I got to say. Um so many people

[43:29] came and said, "What a lovely event." It was pop-up. Some people said, "I didn't

[43:32] know about it. I heard the music. I was over the tennis courts. I decided to

[43:35] drop down." The music was great. The um the food was great. The uh you

[43:40] know, all the vendors. So, I just want to extend congratulations Director

[43:44] Collins and others who were involved in that

[43:46] uh making that such a success. That's it for me, Mayor. Thank you.

[43:51] » Thank you. And over to you, Councillor Antle, and

[43:54] uh let's talk about e-bikes. Go ahead. >> I I have a

[43:58] two things to talk about. One, I'll talk about e-bikes, believe it or not. I just

[44:01] filled out Engage NL. I have a call in to the minister. and to

[44:05] chat with the minister because I I am on a knee bike.

[44:09] And I'm I'm on the bike and trail every week every day.

[44:13] And I stopped talking to people most times to ask them about how they feel

[44:16] about e-bikes. And a lot of people do we have to

[44:18] there's distinguish between e-bikes. E-bikes are pedal assisted e-bikes and

[44:23] e-bikes without pedals. And we got to make sure that we're not

[44:26] going to ban e-bikes that pedal assisted. I think I know minister even

[44:30] said we're not looking for a banning e-bikes with pedals. Pedal assisted

[44:33] bikes I mean we got to there's car what is two there's a big difference.

[44:37] And I won't go on about that too much. But you know Sunday when I went up from

[44:41] my house to CBS 90% of the bikers were e-bikers on the trails and they were

[44:46] following rules of the road. Now I'll get to my topic and I'll just

[44:50] get into that. I was up on uh Saint David's and I contacted a

[44:54] counselor Wednesday or Thursday last week with my grandchildren.

[44:58] And when I went there there was six youngsters and they were they were

[45:02] electric dirt bikes or whatever these called pedal they never had no pedals.

[45:06] And they were going across Saint David's field

[45:09] in the parkway and I'd say they were doing 40 or 50 km an hour. They were

[45:12] flying. I mean there was youngsters all over the field. My youngsters were

[45:15] there. My grandchildren were there. There was other children there playing.

[45:19] We our parks our parks and rec were playing with

[45:21] their kids. I contacted our CEO and I said this is terrible. I mean this is we

[45:26] have to do something. So I stopped I chatted with other parents while I was

[45:30] there. And a lot of people don't realize that

[45:33] these motor these e-bikes without motors are not legal here in the city of Mount

[45:38] Pearl. They can be confiscated. So one of our MEOs came by and I chatted

[45:43] with one of our MEOs and we talked about this like they can confiscate these

[45:47] bikes. I think what we have to do is let parents know like right up front they're

[45:52] illegal in the city of Mount Pearl and we can confiscate them. They're in our

[45:55] bylaws. We had them sent out today that our bylaw states that we can confiscate

[46:00] motorized vehicles within city of Mount Pearl. And e-bikes without pedals can be

[46:06] confiscated. I think what we need to do is put a on our website, on our

[46:10] Facebook, that we're going to start confiscating these bikes. Parents need

[46:14] to know they're illegal in the city of Mount Pearl. Somebody's going to get

[46:17] hurt. The bylaws, like Counselor Friel just said, the minister's working on

[46:20] something. But our bylaws are already in the city.

[46:23] Our MEOs can pick up a bike and confiscate that bike. Now, as regards to

[46:29] scooters, I don't know how the scooters work. But the scooters are just as

[46:32] dangerous as If they don't have pedals, someone's going to get hurt on these

[46:36] bikes. But right now, we already have the bylaws in our city that we can

[46:39] confiscate the bikes. I think what we need to do is put out a some kind of

[46:43] notification within the next 30 days or next 2 weeks, we're going to start

[46:46] confiscating. And I think that will stop people from using Parents don't know

[46:50] that they're illegal. Yeah. I was up in Costco

[46:54] a couple of days ago. They're selling scooters now for I won't say the price,

[46:58] but they're selling People are buying them all over the place. Parents need to

[47:01] know they're illegal in the city of Mount Pearl. And however we do that, we

[47:04] can put a sign on the beginning of We have signs all the times.

[47:08] Yeah. And And you know, that's uh

[47:11] me on e-bikes. So, anybody else? >> passionate. You're a bit of a cyclist

[47:14] from what I understand. >> I'm on the e-bike. I talked to lots of

[47:16] people in the city, right? You know, my age around the e-bikes, and I contacted

[47:20] I put on the Engage NL, and I put a sign my name, and I said you can give me a

[47:23] call. I talked to e-bikes. You can go down on the trail, and I just rode my

[47:27] bike across the walk, and I talked to people on the e-bikes.

[47:30] And I stress that. I think any of us are looking We don't want to ban e-bikes.

[47:35] Pedal-assisted e-bikes are what are safe. It's the speed and these motorized

[47:40] dirt bikes have to be banned. And we have the laws in place to confiscate

[47:43] them. And that's my rant on that one.

[47:46] » Unfortunately, we don't Well, it depends on the classification. Electric dirt

[47:50] bikes, these little guys that go, you know what I mean? Like like the old

[47:53] Yammie, remember the old Yammies? They are classified as off-road vehicles in

[47:57] the city of Mount Pearl and they are enforceable. Right now e-bikes with

[48:01] pedals and e-scooters are permitted within the city because to see a sign

[48:06] doesn't always define what the regulation is and the regulations don't

[48:09] necessarily back that up and we're trying to coordinate with the province

[48:14] and I got the CAO and I saw the corner of my

[48:17] eye Deputy Mayor Lock. Can you expand on that as I know we had some notes done up

[48:22] and but Councillor is right, speed is the issue. I'm not sure I agree with him

[48:26] on the pedal assist bikes but e-scooters and e-bikes it's free range

[48:30] unfortunately. Is that a fair statement unless we ban them specifically just

[48:34] from our infrastructure?

[48:39] » Um listen, no doubt that this is a topic of interest particularly with the news

[48:44] as of late. So the city is working on a submission

[48:49] outlining many of the concerns raised here today but Mayor is right. It's very

[48:53] clear legislatively in our own regulations around e-bikes without

[48:57] pedals because they don't have to propel they cannot operate on a propel assist.

[49:02] So we do have regulations support that we do not have the support of

[49:05] regulations for e-scooters or e-bikes and so at this point in time

[49:11] any enforcement is limited in terms of what we can do as a municipality so we

[49:17] have to work with the province. We have to govern

[49:20] we have to work from a governance and advocacy perspective to find a path

[49:24] forward on that. So we're doing what we can. We are enforcing the regulations

[49:29] that are within our control. So for example helmets helmets are required

[49:34] under our current regulations and our municipal enforcement team have been

[49:38] enforcing helmet regulations and requirements more so and

[49:44] and Director Collins has given this direction to his team

[49:47] to ensure that we are stopping we are working with youth

[49:51] for e-bikes e-dirt bikes, sorry. and It is all very complicated, but for e-dirt

[49:57] bikes, we are we have given the direction to our

[50:00] enforcement team to confiscate where appropriate, and if you're operating

[50:04] outside of that to call a parent and ensure the parent comes to collect the

[50:07] bike in those times. So, the challenge, you know, the challenge is around

[50:12] enforcement of e-scooters and and e-bikes that have

[50:16] um pedal pedals with them because our

[50:20] ability to enforce is limited. However, we are working more on an awareness

[50:24] angle right now, and we're we're going to work with the province to support

[50:28] better legislation that we can better enforce.

[50:32] » I'm going to save you for last, Councillor Rental, because you started a

[50:34] great conversation, but I think we've got two colleagues that want to speak,

[50:37] and maybe more for all I know, but I'm going to go to Deputy Mayor Lock and

[50:40] then Councillor Fry. >> Uh thank you, Mayor. I just further to

[50:43] what Councillor Rental was saying, I I mean, he's dead on the money here,

[50:47] but I think we got to get into the semantics because we're using the term

[50:51] e-bikes, but and I think that's where the confusion comes, Councillor Rental.

[50:55] It's it's the e-motorcycle that we're we're concerned about because

[50:59] I know I mean, I was reading here today some

[51:02] information that was sent to us about micro-mobility devices.

[51:06] And then the examples that were given here, e-bikes, pedal-assist bikes,

[51:12] e-scooters, electric skateboards, and Segways.

[51:15] But to me, what distinguishes an e-bike from a pedal-assist bike? In my mind,

[51:19] they're the same. It's the e-motorcycles is what we're

[51:23] I think what what you're referring to here, right? But

[51:27] or electric dirt bike, right? But, you know, a bicycle a

[51:31] The pedal-assist is what we permit. As long as you got pedals that you can

[51:34] propel with your feet, that's what's permissible.

[51:39] Of course, and I said that a couple of weeks ago, that I'm on the trail

[51:43] sometimes, and people on you know, you know, mountain bikes that

[51:47] aren't e electric, they're exceeding the speeds on our trails. So, you know, but

[51:53] we need to we and I'm sure the province is going to do this, they need to

[51:56] clarify to your point, Councillor Randell, so that parents know what's

[52:00] legal, what's not. What's not legal in the city of Mount

[52:03] Pearl. Thank you, Mayor. Councillor Fry. And Councillor Racey,

[52:07] are you next in the queue or you want to wait? You going to You're going to pass

[52:10] for now. I think it's all being discussed. Councillor Fry and then

[52:13] Councillor Randell. >> I just wanted to add because there was

[52:17] one thing that I I learned this week. These uh scooters, you know, the ones

[52:22] that kids have, they come in factory uh from the factory at set at 30 km/h.

[52:28] That's what is recommended, 30 km/h. But apparently, there's a way you can, I

[52:33] don't know, YouTube it or something and this is what kids are doing. There's a

[52:36] way to override that 30 km/h. So, now you've got these scooters that should be

[52:43] going 30 km/h and they're going much, much faster. So, that's one of the

[52:48] things that we need to keep in mind, too, when you're talking

[52:52] about speeds and and e-scooters. Like, there's You've got the ones from the

[52:55] factory that are 30 km and then others that can go much faster.

[53:01] Uh I also wanted just to to I think uh CAO Rideout hit the ball hit the nail

[53:06] right on the head because in terms of regulation, we need provincial

[53:11] regulation. We need to keep it consistent across across the province

[53:14] across municipal boundaries. And by having provincial regulation, that will

[53:19] help in terms of enforcement and giving more more clout to enforcement. And uh

[53:25] that's all I just wanted to say. I just I was fascinated about the I was down at

[53:28] the e-bike shop and they have what they call moto bikes or something and they

[53:34] look really amazing. There was one there like $20,000.

[53:38] But it is I mean, there's the technology is there and one of something else that

[53:41] he said that I found was interesting, too. He said, "This is new here, but

[53:46] people tourist come and they want to rent these bikes because they've they're

[53:50] so used to having them in other parts of Canada that when they come, they know

[53:54] how to use them and that's that's their mode of transportation. So, we're just a

[53:59] little bit uh I guess a little bit later getting it here, but it's like the

[54:03] Cabbage Patch effect, you know, one kid gets it, everybody else wants one,

[54:06] right? >> Now, you're dating yourself.

[54:08] » Yeah. >> Coun. Tilley,

[54:11] you stared at this. >> How do you want to finish, sir?

[54:13] » Just on a high note. I talked to some kids that use scooters and I thought

[54:18] this was fabulous. Couple of scooters, like you can leave my house for any

[54:21] Mount Pearl now and you can take these scooters and that's what they're

[54:24] planning to do, go right to university, 10 km from Mount Pearl, 10 km on our

[54:29] trails and it's nice trails and they can take the scooters, put them in their

[54:32] backpack and put them in the locker. So, it's ideal for university students.

[54:36] There is a way we can keep these scooters and work with these. Like the

[54:39] mayor said, speed is the key. 20 km on our trails, that's it. If you do 20 km,

[54:44] with something director Collins, we both have e-bikes and you know, we do speed

[54:47] them at 20 km. It's no problem. I have an e-bike, my son has a regular bike, I

[54:52] cannot keep up with him. I have an e-bike, my bike tops out at 28 km, it

[54:56] won't go any faster in life. I can't keep up with Ryan. This is just

[55:00] impossible. It's just So, it's it's speed. Any other I'll go on and that's

[55:03] it. So, we can go on that. My last one is really uh it's good news.

[55:07] And I think we need to send out a letter congratulations to Read Music.

[55:11] Junior and Junior Reed are celebrating 35 years of successful business here in

[55:16] the city of Mount Pearl. Junior and Junior started our business

[55:19] off here on number three Commonwealth Avenue, all right? And one they had one

[55:23] little office there off Amulree Electric.

[55:26] That's where he started, a little tiny office. It was just They had a couple of

[55:29] guitars and a piano and they started off 35 years ago.

[55:33] And now you look at them, they're over on Topsail Road, they have the I think

[55:35] the top floor, they have classes. They have

[55:40] I've taught so many people how to play music here in City Mount Pearl.

[55:44] If any time we want any kind of donation, you call Junior and Janior and

[55:48] they're there right away. So, for 35 years successful business here in City

[55:51] Mount Pearl, congratulations from almost, I'm sure, and a nice letter from

[55:54] the City Mount Pearl would be nice. And uh maybe we can drop over and uh

[55:59] drop it off to him. And that's everything from me, Your Worship. Thank

[56:01] you. >> Consider it done. I'm going to finish

[56:03] with a few thank yous. Thank you to Carrie Hotter in our community city

[56:07] communications for putting together all these great e-bike and e-scooter and

[56:11] e-messaging uh for the city. Thank you very much uh

[56:15] Carrie. Uh thank you to council and staff for um Mount Pearl putting the

[56:19] initiative in through MNL to uh put a resolution on the table so that

[56:24] Councillor Fry, who's the vice president of MNL and is also, I think, head of

[56:28] advocacy, uh could meet with Minister Goosney

[56:31] along with her colleagues at MNL. Um but I can also give you an update. I think

[56:35] the minister is very confident in the process and it's going to be very

[56:39] thorough, but there are timelines. And he, I believe, mentioned to me yesterday

[56:44] that they're hoping to bring in some legislation the fall. They're they're

[56:48] not dithering cuz he's not just hearing it, say, from the City of Mount Pearl. I

[56:53] think all quarters are are speaking to it.

[56:56] Um and I think CAO, we talked about

[56:59] setting up a meeting with Minister Goosney just to follow up our

[57:01] engagement. I believe we would have no trouble getting Councillor Antle to go.

[57:06] Yeah. So. With that in mind, uh

[57:09] thank you everybody for your attention, your discussion of the issues, and

[57:13] giving up um um the evening of your Tuesday, which is

[57:16] a quite evening outdoors, and I'm going to now call for a motion, please, to

[57:20] adjourn the meeting. Moved by Councillor Fry, seconded by Councillor Rice.

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