Good afternoon and welcome to our regular city Council meeting.
We respectfully acknowledge the province of Newfoundland Labrador, which city
of St. John's is the capital city as the ancestral
homelands of the biotic. Today these lands are home to
a diverse population of indigenous and other peoples. We would
also like to acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and
cultures of the Mi'kmaq in you Inuits and Southern Inuit.
Of this province. The agenda for today's meeting is before
you move by Councillor Bruce, seconded by Councillor Rile. Call
the question.
Is carriage. There is. Just to correct that. There is
two additions. To the agenda. To new business. That is
the report I'm revenue and expenditures for fiscal 2025. And
the ratification of the collective agreement between the City of
St. John's and Cupi local 569. Move the amendment to
the. Agenda. Move by Deputy Mayor Ellsworth, second to buy
Councillor Davis. Call the question.
Your vote for me there, please.
Motion's carried.
Development applications. Variants for accessory ability. For the Minutes. Just
in minutes. Sorry, back to the minutes. The minutes for
October August 11th, 2026. Are before you. Moved by Constar
Cattig in Second of Bay Councillor Earl. Call the question.
Motions carried. Development Applications. Variance for accessory building, 444 Matix
Cove Road Councillor Rod. Thank you, your warship. This is
to seek approval for variance to an accessory building. Area
at 444 Maddox Cove Road. An application was received to
Construct and Accessory Building at 444 Maddox Cove Road. The
applicant is requesting a non - percent variant on the
accessory building area to allow an area of 179. 86
metres squared. For a residential use. The accessory building areas
limited to lesser of 10 percent of the lot area
or 75 percent of the residential Building for print. Section
7. 4 of the St. John's Development Regulations allows Council
to grant the variants from the applicable requirements to a
maximum of 10 percent if the cumulative effect of all
variants on the lot is not greater than 10 percent.
Notices were issued to abiding property owners as well as
posted on the City website and posted into location City
Hall and the City Hall and XNOS missions were received.
So the recommendation is that Council approve a 9 -
percent variance on the accessory building at 444 Maddox Cove
Road. To allow for an area of 179. 86 square
metres. Second of all, Councillor Earl. Comments. Call a question.
Deputy Mayor. Yeah, keep kicking me out.
All the favourite. Motion's carried.
99 New Co - Furrows. Councillor Ryle. Thank you, Warshif.
A change of nonconform issues, application has been submitted for
199 New Cove Road. The application proposed a change of
nonconforming use from a retail to bakery. The bakery would
occupy a floor area of 76. 5 metres squared and
operate Monday to Saturday, 8 a. m. to 8 p.
m. Debacrie would operate on an order fulfillment basis. Orders
will be received online and delivered to customers. There will
be, would be now storefront for public visitation. Parking would
be provided on site. The African site is on residential
R1. Five submissions were received of which four were in
support while won opposed wanted it to remain a convenience
store. Of those in support, the only concern was to
potential impact of noise from the exhaust fan from the
commercial kitchen. So the recommendation is that council approved the
change for non - conforming use to allow proposed bakery
at 99 New Cove Road. Second of all, Councillor Davis.
Comments. Call the question.
S carried. 50 Monday Pound Road. Council ORR. Thank you
a warship. The discretionary use application has been submitted for
Morgan Enterprise Limited for 50 Monday Pond Road. The application
is for the expansion of an existing medical clinic for
an additional 381 metre squared area. The total floor area
would be 2, 476 metres squared. And hours of evaporation
will remain Monday to Friday, 8 a. m. to 8
p. m. Parking is provided on site. The applicant site
is owned industrial commercial. So the recommendation is Council Proved
Extension to the existing medical clinic use at 50 Mondround
Pond Road, which is a discretionary use. Second to buy
Councillor Nosworthy. Councillor Brian. Is this for. An extension to
the building or interior fiddle. Uh. You worship.
print of a building. Any further comments. Questions.
Call a question.
S carried. 65 Glen Air Street. Councillor Rod. Thank you,
your warship. Request to relieve one parking space for residential
dwelling unit at 65 Glener Street. An application was submitted
at 65 Linear Street to add an additional subsidiary dwelling
unit to the existing single detached dwelling. As per section
8. 3 of the envision St. John's Development Regulations, one
parking space is required for east residential dwelling unit. The
property has four stacked parking spaces. Park and relief for
one space is requested for a secondary subsecretary dwelling unit.
Parking Relief rational is at the driveway allows for stack
parking and the property is within walking distance to multiple
bus routes and amenities. As per section 8. 12 of
the development regulations were an applicant wishes to provide a
different number of parking spaces other than those required Council's
child request a parking report. Where in the opinion of
council the requested change does not marry to PROC ME
4 Council may accept the staff report which is presented
as a decision note. The recommendation is that Council approved
parking relief for warm parking space at 65 Glennier Street
to allow for a second subsecurity dwelling unit. Second of
our councillor Bruce. Councillor Hickman. It says there's four spaces
there now. So this sounds like it's the third unit
though. Or is this now the 50 on it.
It says there's four stack, right? There's four spaces are
now. They want relief for one space. So that means
they still have four spaces. But each unit needs one
space. So I don't understand. Are there already four spaces
in that four units in the house. Uh, you worship.
We don't, uh. Acknowledge stacked parking as parking. So the
driveway is heavy enough run by the stacked. Stack parking
requires coordination with other units in the dwelling. So while
this physically the space is there. And we put that
in the note for council's considerations that you know, they
won't end up on the street or whatever. There is
parking. But from our regulation stack parking is not really
parking that we consider. So I believe this is just
one subsidiary U and or a third unit. Yeah. We
further comments, questions. Call a question.
Of Davis. Nope. Motion's carried.
167 Babel's wrote, Councillor Royal. Thank you, your worship. A
change of nonconforming use application has been submitted for 167
Babel's Road to proposed application is for a change in
the restaurant hours of operation, which is an existing nonconforming
use at this location. The new application applicant is proposing
revised hours of Operation from 11 a. m. to 7
p. m. Seven days a week. This is an extended
from the currently approved hours of 3 p. m. to
9 p. m. Tuesday to Friday. And 10 a. m.
to 8 p. m. on Saturday. The floor area would
be 90 metres squared on on - site parking is
provided. The applicant site is owned commercial neighbourhood. One submission
was received which supported the proposal and encouraged more development
of its kind in the area. So the recommendation is
a council - proved to revise hours of operation. For
the existing nonconforming use at 167 Bables Road, which would
allow the restaurant to operate seven days a week from
11am to 7pm. Second to buy, Councillor Cadigan. Any comments.
Got a question.
S carried. Development permits lists and building permits lists are
there for your... before you, for your parousal. Requisitions, payrolls
and accounts. The payments. Weekly payment vouchers for the weeks
ending August 12th and August 19th. 2026. Moved by Councillor
Bruce. Seconded by Deputy Mayor. Call a question.
S carried. Contracts awarded July 21st
and July 28th, provided for your information. Notice his motion
resolutions questions, petitions. No business. Observance
of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30th, 2026.
Thank you, worship. We just need to get counsel's approval
to observe the national diaphrag truth in reconciliation in line
with federal and provincial governments. Out of way falls on
September 30th. And has been observed by the city for
several years. These observance will suspend services and caused municipal
billing to Phillies. Direction is required for frapness must plan
for courtingly. So I moved that we accept that your
worship. Second to buy. Councillor Rile. Comments.
Councillor Davis. A question, if staff work on that day,
is it an overtime paid holiday. Once you need to.
So is that included in the 510, 000 dollar. Before
the comments. Call a question.
Carried. Special events regulatory committee 2026 summer event 6. Councillor
Bruce. Thank you, Worship. Seeking Council approval for the following
low closures associated with these, I think it's three events.
The first one is Uniform Services Ron Provincial Marathon. Scheduled
to take place on Sunday, September the 13th. All roads
will be open after the last runners. The start finish
for this event will take place in Barring Park to
accommodate runner safety. There will be several lane reductions and
road closures in place. Closure will be implemented by experienced
race marshals and the road closures are listed below. Gower
Street Block Party scheduled to take place in September 13th,
rain date of the 20th. A Block Party organised by
the four churches in the area. They're requesting to close
Gawer Street from Cathedral Street to Church Hill from 11
a. m. to 2 p. m. and volunteers will be
positioned on barricades. And the Kery Street block party scheduled
to take place on September the 19th. The rain date
of the 20th. A block party organised by the residents
of the area. Their requesting to close Carrie Street from
Aragol Street, the Porsche of Colf Road from 11 a.
m. to 3 p. m. Volunteers will be positioned on
barricades and local vehicle and emergency access will be granted.
Sorry, the four. Battle of Britain parade and ceremony scheduled
to take place on Sunday, September the 20th. Roe closures
will be implemented by the RNC and the military police
and the royal closures are relisted below their role enclosures.
Starting at the CLB. And Terry Fox runs scheduled to
take place in September 20th around Kitty Bitty Lake, the
organisers are requesting the closure from Chancey Drive from Carnell
to Lakeview Avenue and from Lakeview Avenue to Forest Road
from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. So I'll
move that we approve the road closures associated with the
following events uniform services, run provincial marathon on September 13th.
Gary Street Block Party on September the 30th. Carrie Street
Block Party in September the 90s Battle of Britain parade
and ceremony on September 20th and Terry Fox run on
September the 20th. Councillor Cattigan. I live on one of
the streets that might be closing so I think I
have to abstain from voting. Potentially. It's a question.
Um, yeah, I mean the confident interest refers to a
special interest. So, um, kind of got to judge that
for yourself. I think you would be fine if you
decided to cut conflict. I think that that would be
appropriate. But again, if you think you can be objective
about it, it's a different manner. So it's generally like
it would affect all the people on the street in
the same way. So is a broader broadcast of people
who are experiencing the road closures versus if it was
just like affecting your house specifically. So I think you're
okay to go ahead and vote on it. But obviously
it's ultimately your decision to do so. Okay. Second to
buy Councillor Catigan. Any comments. Call
a question.
S carried. 105 Messenger Drive interprets zone lines. Councillor Davis.
So we're voting to interpret the zone lines at 105
Messenger Drive. Between commercial chemount and open space, reflecting the
determination that the wetland in the area is not rated
highly enough to be a protected wetland. It's owned by
Bristol Development Inc. who want to develop it. It's mostly
zoned open space. With a small portion zone commercial came
out. And it's designed open space within the minister plan.
Current length of mesh drive ends here with the proposals
to one day extend the road for further north. Jason
is the yellow Marsh wetland system. And, uh, the wetland
boarding of Parsegun, the subject property did not rank high
enough and is therefore no longer protected wetland. City staff
reviewed the subject property determined if the need for public
open space here aside from the wetland issue. The stream
that flows through the area has a one in 100
year floodplain and a 15 metre buffer on each side
of it. And that will remain reserved from future development.
No CD division expressed interests in 105 mission to drive
for active or passive open space. Therefore, the only thing
keeping the existing open space zone on the property is
the former status of the protected wet line, which is
now removed. Since the wetland on the subject property is
no longer protected, then the zone line between CK and
ozones can be interpreted to follow the floodplain buffer of
the stream. Therefore the chief minister planner interprets his own
lines thus. It will be changes made to the missile
plan. The province administers St. John's urban regional regions regional
plan and applies the public open space designation and the
yellow marsh area. At the scale of the regional plans
future land use map this change will be virtually invisible.
There is a wider issue with regional plan which city
staff will address with Council soon when the regional plans
map was converted from a paper format to digital, the
public open space designation was applied to many more lands
in St. John's and originally included. Under the previous map,
this area was designated as urban development and there would
have been no concerns over a zone line interpretation. Extended
the public open space rezoning, sorry, mapping, creating, created the
time pressures and other problems when council considered several rezoning
since the regional plan map was digitized. Staff, we'll bring
forward a motion to council in future with the detail
map of proposed changes to the regional plan map, the
intent of which will apply appropriate designations, remove friction points
with our municipal plan designation and land use zones and
reduce processing time for some future rezonings. So actually we're
not voting on this. Conclusion next steps. Chief Minister Planner
interprets his own line at 105 Messenger Drive to change
the boundary between CK Zone and OpenSpace Zone to run
along the floodplain buffer of the one 100 year floodline
of the stream that flows nearby corresponding changes will be
made in the to the future land use map of
the Envision St. John's municipal plan affecting the boundary between
the commercial district and the open space district. So there.
Oh, it's an information note. Any comments. None.
Forest road interprets own lines, Councillor Davis. So this is
an information note. We're going to interpret zone lines affecting
245 Forest Road, which is a City - owned property.
We have identified the property at 245 Forest Road as
a potential site for new affordable housing. This is part
of the have fund championed by the federal government, which
has provided funding to the city to increase supply of
housing, including affordable housing. Runs the long forest road crossing
from the intersection with Kuckuckle's Cove Road. And we're Forest
Road ends and KDVD Village starts. It is open line
with grass and trees sloping down from the road towards
Kitty BD Lake. There was a trail there. The west
is the City's nonprofit housing. To the east or houses,
which are privately owned or owned by NL housing. Subject
property has approximately 166 metres of frontage along Forest Road,
of which approximately 111 metres is zoned open space. And
the other 55 metres zoned R1. We've initiated processed to
consider rezoning part of 245 forest road for affordable housing.
If the land is rezoned in future, the City will
issue a request for proposals for groups to bid on
the land for affordable housing. So in future, it is
possible that the Ar Roden Zone will change to another
zone for higher density housing. There was a path that
runs down there so that City Cruz can get access
to our suit's lift station. The current boundary between the
R1 zone and the ozone cuts across this path. As
it is a physical feature that has existed for decades,
the PATS intersection with Forest Road provides a useful place
to mark the boundary. Moving the zone line allows several
more metres of frontage. To allow for more sensibility design
and affordable housing. So as a result, the chief municipal
planner can interpret the boundary line between R1Z and ozone
so that 245 forest road is zoned. R1 is far
east as the point where the path that provides access
behind 179 Forest Road Inch DeX Road. And the remainder
of the open space zone at 245 Forest Road remains
in place. Corresponding changes will be made to the envision
St. John's municipal plan map for boundaries between the residential
district and open SPETS district. So the conclusion next steps
is at 245 Forest Road, the zone boundary between R1
Zone and Ozone. Is extended east to the point where
the excess path behind 179 Forest Road meets the road
corresponding changes will be made to the future land use
map of the Envisions St. John's Municipal Plan. And this
accords with the rules of zone interpretation section 10 -
3 of the vision St. John's Development RECS. For your
information. Thank you very much Councillor Davis. 15 other business.
Report I'm revenue and expenditures for 2025. Deputy Mayor. Thank
you, your worship. By the way, the adoption of the
executive summary and report of expendience for year ending December
31st, 2025. The St. John's 2025 Executive Summary Report and
Revenue on Expanded Shares is presented and discussed here in.
It is important to distinguish between the executive submarine report
report in this note. And if financial statements that were
adopted back in June. The other finance stables have prepared
using accrual based accounting, whereas the executive sub report while
still based on others is presented using the base accounting.
The City's Budget is prepared using cash - based accounting,
meaning the financial results presented area in all the cities
accountable to the approved operating budget. This supports the city's
commitment to openness and transparency. Isn't nothing that the budget
is presented in the executive report in the city's disgusted
budget. The adjustable budget is the original approved budget. Adjusted
to reflect a transfers and changes that occur throughout the
year for items not known in the budget. These adjustments
are reflective of one - off transactions which net to
zero and do not result in a permanent increase in
City's budget. So as you go down through, we worship
your seed as a number of items that contribute to
changes in our financial statement ending 2025. Nothing here that
the ordinary, just regular type anomalies. And they're all detailed
there in the report for anybody that wishes to have
a look at them. I think the feat that we
would like to identify here is in the table below
there shows that cities communicate as if there's ever 31st,
2025 currently is at 2. 6 million dollars. The
council looking for just skip number to be here for
a second. Yeah, so
the 2025 city reports that operating cash surplus of 6.
7 million, which equates to a 1. 8 percent variant.
Just a budget of 378 million dollars. So I moved
the Councillor Dr. Sub Report on Revenue Expendiers for the
Year Ending December 31st, 2025. And approved preserving the 20.
6 million in accumulative surplus as a contingency, so moved.
Second to buy Councillor Noesworthy. Just like to say that
I'm very pleased with the results for 2025. I think
the staff at all levels here in the city for
the work that they've done over 2025. If you look
at the total budget of 378 million, they have a
6. 7 million dollar. Surplus. You're about 1. 8 percent.
Of the budget, which is a pretty good budgeting. Especially
when you consider that it was that surplus was made
up of a combination of increased expenditures in modest increases.
In revenue, sorry. And decreases and expenditures on the expenditure
side. So, uh, it's, um, it puts us in good
financial state where Deputy Mayor just pointed out that our
accumulated surplus now, surround 20. 6 million. Uh, that we've
accumulated over the last number of years. Uh, which gives
the sun flexibility, uh, within our finances. Uh, for things
that, uh, that happened at around plant. Uh, which, which
we have to be, uh, prepared for the, those possibilities
as well. So just want to thank all the staff,
this particularly our staff and our finance department for the
work that they've done, uh, but staff right through the
whole organisation for their focus on, um, on creating efficiencies
within our system. Need further comments.
Adoption move by. Gupt mover in seconder? Forgot that. Called
the question. Two efficient.
Carries. Collective agreements. Reached with QP local 569, Deputy Mayor.
I thank you, your worship. A big afford of Councillor
Raddify negotiated collective agreement to a cities and John's and
QP 569. The City, Akibi 569, have reached the terrific
collective agreement for the period of July 1st, 2026. June
30th, 2030. The union, ratify degree, but August the 12th,
2026. It has now been brought to council for our
ratification vote. In addition to some language changes that will
create an operation efficiencies, the key terms of the agreement,
it's a four - year agreement. We identify the wage
increases there at four percent year one. 2. 25 year
two, 3. 25 in year three. 3. 5 in year
four. Total cough stuff to negotiate at gender wage. Increase
over four years. Is eight million five hundred seventy three
thousand. With the city bonus in place. So I want
to move the Council Ratify, the negotiated collective agreements. We
see John's AQP by six nine. And I'll speak to
a quick day before I move on. Second to buy.
Councillor Hickman. Deputy Mayor. Thank you, Horship. First of all,
I want to thank teams on both sides. Obviously, uh,
disability law, projective process. I think at our table, we
started discussions back in December. About the upcoming negotiations and
contract discussions. Uh, the negotiating team from both sides started
back in May. I worked through the summer to come
to terms on a negotiated agreement that gives us certainly
what our employees for the next four years. But also
gives our taxpayer certainly for programs of services. We provide
it for the next four years. When you look at
the overall cost of the salary increases compared to the
total budget of the city, while it is, obviously the
number that we're watching and managing and trying to manage
extensives is important that we also understand that we shouldn't
sit at the table with any arrogance that we don't
think our employees could go somewhere else or to find
deployment somewhere else. And, you know, we are still struggling
within the workforces to maintain a workforce. We're still having,
uh, positions that we're still trying to fill in vacancies.
Um, this disagreement is comparable to other municipalist valleys, uh,
be it grandfalls. My girl ourselves. Uh, so it also
shows that in the community, um, what would be brought
to the table. And what it does, it allows us
to continue to provide solid programming to our residents. Our
Recreation Family stay open. Our dollar service and program that
are there for our youth for our seniors. These all
things, you know, cumulusly add value certainly to the city.
Oh, and saying that, that's it for me. And I
appreciate the, uh. Thank you very much, Eppan Mayor. Any
comments. Councillor Davis. So I want to make something really
clear. I'm going to be voting against this. Ratification. And
it's not a vote against the employees to see St.
John's or management. I know everybody worked hard to try
and come to resolution. I know the environment was difficult.
With other municipalities setting very high bar. And I respect
all our employees. And the work they do every day.
And the essential work that they do every day. And
I also believe that they deserve fair competitive compensation. But
I lie awake at night thinking about the other responsibility
we have. Which is to the residents and the people
who pay for those services. And the long - term
cost of this. And I know that we just demonstrated
that we, you know, we had good financial results, but
of course we did increase taxes by four point spending
by 4. 8 percent. And by default, because we have
a balanced budget by 4. 8 percent. And I know
staff worked hard to come in. On budget. And the
wage increases a four percent. 2. 25 next year, 3.
25 following year and 3. 5 percent. They add up
to be 13 percent. And the last four years, it
was 11 percent last year. It was 3. 5 percent
raise in July. And as that works its way through
the system, testimated it's going to cost about 10. 6
million dollars extra per year by 2029. So where's the
money coming from? Obviously, he's coming from taxpayers. And we
often say, well, the mill rate isn't changing. But of
course success value is. So it's still hitting people. And
property that you own is increasing in value, which makes
you wealthier. But you can't, it's not a bank. You
can't withdraw money from a competitor taxes. And one of
the line items in our revenue was over 600, 000
dollars in extro arrear's interests. So to me, that kind
of says that some people are struggling to be able
to pay their taxes more than we estimated would. There
was also the impact on businesses who pay 20 over
29 percent, 2. 9 percent on the property that they
contributed. And we know their environment is challenging. And that
also factors into it. And then of to even renters
are impacted, of course, because they're renting, but the people
or businesses that own their property, they will pass along
that attacks. And one good thing that concerns me is
small landowners who have one apartment in their home. They
may absorb the increases over time. But there could be
a tipping point when we raise taxes just enough that
all of a sudden the major correction. And we hear
stories of people going from affordable rent. To large jumps
up to market rent. And I worry about the impacts
of that. And we know the businesses, great jobs. And
we know that people need places to live. So, um,
I struggle and I know that the money has to
come from somewhere. And, um, and I know we have
to keep doing our job. And, you know, for me,
it's the environment is very uncertain. Of course, we're dealing
with the trade war that we're living within. And the
employees deserve fairness and it's challenge. I know all my
colleagues really struggled. And, you know, my message is basically
employees are a fairness. Residents deserve affordability. Business deserve competitiveness.
Renters deserve affordable housing. Future taxpayers deserve a city that
maintains the financial flexibility. So for me, it's resilience. Have
we spent all weekend spend and maybe a little bit
more with this collective agreement and other contracts that we
negotiate with private contract. There's other people. I think that's
where we're, I think right now we're right at that
threshold. And I'm, I'm concerned about the future. And I
just feel overall that we've taken away flexibility that we
probably will wish we had as we move forward. Thank
you. Further comment.
I want to thank Councillor Davis for those comments. And
really when you break it down like that. It's hard
to not pay attention to that. And so I won't
be voting in favor of this either. Thank you. For
that comments. And like it's making any worship. Deputy Mayor.
I think you woke up. No, so I guess this
concerning comments from Councillor Dave's about the interest rare indicator
that people are in trouble. That's not correct. Um, we
are very conservative in how we budget for our interest
arreers. We never budget for people to be passed through
or behind. And we see the same thing happening a
few years ago when the Vic plotter was bullied with
the bankruptcy billing through a health for a period of
time. And then what the counts got cleared up, we
received extra indicating interests from there. So no interests, not
an indication of that piece. With regard to the expense
that we've occur or are incurring, um, you know, as
we continue to build our budgets and bring our budget
forward, we are very cognizable. Every dollar that we're looking
at every dollar we spend. If you look at like,
see, we just bought four to 2025 budget. Pretty well
bounced a budget. Um, we anticipated some of these increases
as we're building the budgets for 26, 27. So there's
the, you know, there's nothing here. That's unknown to us
in self facets. And I would encourage people not to
be two shell shocked by the commentary, um, we're, we're,
we're building in 2027 budget. And I'm very optimistic at
where we're going to land in 2027 budget. And hopefully
as we bring forward early to follow with, they'll indicate
to the community where we are. But you know, it
is also about investing in our community. It's about investing
in our programs and services. Affordability in the cities, not
only the taxation piece, uh, I think your worship, you
can regularly taxation around 70 percent of our revenue, but
also there are other things we do within our budget
to maintain affordability. For example, what Metrobus, we have increased
DDS in Metrobus for years. If we understand the need
for transit for individuals, they'll be able to get to
a front work and invest in those programs. We continued
strongly in our programs for our seniors to make sure
that Daniel are healthy living quality of life within our
city. We investivally in a recreation program through our youth.
Heptical program to help provide sports through families and communities.
None of that would be possible if we never had
a strong contingent workforce. They was able really willing and
able to be able to work and provide service and
programs. The wild, at the Lee for Finance, I watch
every penny. And certainly cognizant of every penny that we're
doing. Isn't that just the situation of a linear decision
about tax increase salaries? We also work at the impact
and the benefits of not doing programs and services, not
delivering and not having people come to the table. So
for me, this is making fossil's not a struggle. So,
uh, you know, I didn't struggle through this process. I
certainly step back and took all the information that we
had. Took the, uh, the increased salaries competitiveness, fair ways
for our employees, but also trying to provide good benefits
for our taxpayers. And I feel, I feel very, I
guess I feel satisfied and comfortable that we've landed somewhere
that we can balance all this out. Look after our
employees look after our residents and make sure we have
a city to people or after you live in. Thank
you. Thank you. Any further comments. Call a question.
Motions carriage, eight to two. That is our regular
portion of our agenda. Councillor Cadigan. Thank you. Uh, your
worship. Um, this summer, I'm sure many of my colleagues
and I've also received many emails from residents who are
concerned about e - bikes and other motorized bikes on
our streets. And while we are quite limited within the
city to regulate their use, the provincial government is conducting
a feedback study to help inform their decision making on
the highway traffic act. And they're specifically looking for the
public's feedback on e - bikes e - scooters and
other micromobility devices. So I wanted to encourage folks, um,
who have feedback to share, um, to go on the
engage NL page or email road safety feedback at gov.
nl. ca to share their opinion and their feedback to
help inform the provincial government. And I also wanted to,
I think this is our last meeting before school starts
again, which is kind of hard to believe, um, wish
everyone the best of luck back to school. I wish
you a very successful school year. Thank you. Councillor Hickman.
So on a mention, one display that's on at the
Fluvarium, uh, is columnity engine. And that's a great hands
- on exhibit for young people to learn about the
body human body. And it's in cooperation with the organ
donation. Canada. And it's a really interesting and engaging display
for young people, I must say. I was quite impressed
when I saw it. On the goal till September 14th.
So come and visit the Sloverium to see that. And
all the other exhibits. Councillor Ryle. Councillor Bruce. Councillor Halley.
Councillor Knowsburg. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, Building on Councillor Catigan's
point about back to school. We've got a back to
school cleanup that Calhoun Hoots Elementary, myself and MHA Keith
Wade are going to be hosting that this Saturday, uh,
10 a. m. So come on out. It's going to
be a great time to, uh, tidy up our community
and, uh, hope to see as many folks out there
as possible. Thank you so much. Councillor Davis. I just
so parents. Don't freak out. I think we're actually meeting
one more time before school. I think, I think we're
meeting on the eighth, right? Yes next time. Yeah. Okay,
cool. Um, again, it's beautiful day out there today. And
for those of us who are really busy all summer,
I'm going to try and enjoy the next week and
a half. And I hope people can get out and
enjoy the nice weather. The last little bit with the
PED mall to, of course. And so, uh, just thank
everybody for. Everything they to do every day to make
our city such a beautiful place. Councillor. Nothing. Meeting adjourned.