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Good evening. Welcome to the regular meeting of the council of the corporation of the city
Of elliot lake, dated monday, february 26th, 2024, 7

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p.m.. I'll call to order. Roll call.

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all members are present. There are any declarations of conflict of interest.

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going once, going twice. There are none. Adoption of previous minutes.

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4.1 was february 12th, 2024. Regular meeting and 4.2 february 15th, 2024 special meeting.

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may I have a motion that those minutes be adopted? A mover councillor morrissette seconded councillor bull.

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do we have any comments or questions?

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okay seeing none. All in favor?

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none are opposed. That's carried. Item five, public input session.

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tonight we have two speakers helen lafave for item 7.7 and laurie blake for item 12.2.

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ms. Lafave.

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welcome. Thank you. Good evening, your worship.

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members of council and city staff. I'd like to provide some input into agenda item number 7.7.

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read the method to fill a vacancy on council by appointment.

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my understanding is that vacant council seats in elliot lake have been historically
Filled by appointing the runner up from the previous election results.

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a lot of people have questioned whether I am eligible to run. I was late, late in filing my financial statements by an hour, and according to the
Municipal act, I paid a $500 fee during the grace period such

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that the penalties no longer apply. I am next in line according to the results and if asked, I would without a doubt say yes.

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I love this community. I grew up in this community and I continually give back to this community.

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as an example, I'm currently volunteering eight hours a week of my time to help support
Our local businesses.

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I watched a webcast of all the council meetings and I'm aware of all the issues.

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I am highly regarded by doctors, ipac and undergraduate deans of medicine across canada.

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if I was asked to provide references, they would tell you that I conduct myself with
Transparency, integrity, collaboration and

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professionalism to get things done. I am a member of five national committees and I am responsible for multi-million dollar
Budgets.

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for option two appointment through an open call for qualified applicants.

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there would be some costs attributed to this process, as well as additional time required
To put a person in the seat.

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personally, if an applicant wants this role, they had every opportunity to do this as
Part of our last election and let the voters decide.

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so to summarize, the canadian charter of rights and freedoms indicates that every citizen
In canada has the right to vote in an election.

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your worship, members of this council were voted in.

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please respect the community who voted. I am next in line.

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I respectfully ask that you consider me as the candidate to fill this vacant seat.

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your worship, members of council, city staff and members of the community.

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thank you for your time. Thank you, miss lafave.

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mr. Blake for item 12.2.

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welcome, mr. Blake. Thank you very much, and thank you, mayor and council members, to allow me this
Opportunity.

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I'm wondering if I could approach with some additional information, reference material of
Which I'll be referring to.

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for every councillor? For every councillor. Okay. Thank you. [inaudible]

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no, don't be silly. Just make sure your microphone is on.

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yeah.

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just checking as it is. Okay. Again many thanks.

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I'm speaking to item 12.2, which is the ombudsman of ontario report of february 2024, and
An

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ombudsman report of april 2015 regarding observations and recommendations that were made
To council and also to

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yourselves. I'm not here to suggest which items are appropriate to open or closed
Sessions.

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I'll leave that to council's knowledge and to the learned guidance of staff.

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what I wanted to include was a question, but I'm not allowed to ask one, as there's no
Question and answer opportunity on the council's agenda.

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there is an opportunity for that. As you will recall, council approved a procedural bylaw committee on january 9th, 2023.

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to review their procedure bylaws. This review would open an opportunity for two way communication to council as a whole, by
Including a question and answer at future council

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meetings. My presentation then becomes more of a statement per se, but not mine, but the
Provincial ombudsman's

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with their observations and recommendations. What do we know?

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well, we know history matters to this council, as they utilize the 2013 bylaw to validate
Their decision for changes to a community recreation

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facility, a ten year old bylaw. If I look at a 2015 ombudsman's report, its recommendations regarding closed door
Meetings, I'll direct you to item four.

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in it states, the recommendation item four the city of elliot lake should implement a
Practice of audio or video recording for its closed sessions.

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seems to me like a good idea, as it provides clarity for clarification of an individual's
Interpretation in the event of an investigation,

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and here's why. In february 2024, as per the ombudsman's report, I'll now refer to item number 43.

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it states my findings, including the first part of council's discussion on january 30th,
2023, are based on evidence

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gathered by the investigation. Including closed session minutes and interviews with council members who were present
During the meeting.

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the version of events presented by council in its response to our preliminary report,
Differs from the recollection of the

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individuals we interviewed. As well as from written record of the discussion as described to the closed session
Meeting minutes.

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so it seems to me it would appear that the recommendations were seemingly ignored from
2015

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by previous councils and the present one as well.

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this attention to detail would have saved valuable staff time and resources if it had
Been implemented, because there wouldn't have been any discussion

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as questioning interpretations. If a 2013 bylaw can be used to support a council decision, then surely a recommendation
By the ombudsman of ontario in 2015 should carry

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equal weight. In closing, I would encourage council to implement the recommendation of 2015 of recording
Closed sessions and make it policy.

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what it does is protect you as a council, and also protects the citizens you serve.

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these, these videos that would be recorded in closed session are obviously not public.

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it really is for future consideration and investigation if required.

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one last final note that I think bears consideration of council.

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when returning from closed session. They report on items that were in the agenda to the extent that they're able to present
In that they can provide results from their

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deliberations. This could be in the form of a decision or simply pending an ongoing.

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no further comment. That provides transparency and communication which you have stated you are striving to
Improve.

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council meetings since september have had only two reports coming out of closed session.

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out of a total meeting of ten.

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thank you for your time and opportunity, and if there's any questions or clarification
That you require.

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I'm open to questions. If not, thank you very much.

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thank you, mr. Blake. I can open up the floor if anybody has a question or comment, for that matter.

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councillor flintoff. Thank you, your worship. I don't know if I'm wrong here, but aren't most of our closed sessions recorded?

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all of our closed sessions are recorded, so I don't know where you're thinking that
They're not.

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the recording was provided to the ombudsman by comments from our council.

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we had an investigation. Each of us have our different views during the investigation, and the video corroborated
Everything, and it was all presented to the ombudsman.

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not to get into a discussion here. That's not the rule. I'm intrigued by the ombudsman's comments then, that there was a disparity between what
He got and what he interpreted.

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he got. So that was through the interview process.

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the ombudsman did not directly interview us. There was an investigator that interviewed at each of us.

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I'm pretty sure it's the same investigator that her report went to the ombudsman, and
Then he reviews all the facts that way.

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fair enough. We never spoke directly to an ombudsman. Obviously too many fingers in the pie.

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thank you. Thank you, mr. Blake. Item six.

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public presentations. There are no presentations this evening.

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seven introduction and consideration of corporate reports 7.1 memo from the deputy clerk
And accessibility coordinator regarding application to

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sit on the accessibility advisory committee, as this matter deals with personal matters
About an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board

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employees. It may be discussed in closed session under section 239.2b municipal act 2001.

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may I have a motion that this matter be discussed in closed session? A mover councillor seidel.

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seconded councillor bull. All in favor? None are opposed.

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that's carried 7.2. Report from the manager of economic development regarding mou with mount dufour ski area
Regarding 2024 hill climb.

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may I have a motion that the report from the manager of economic development dated
February 20th, 2024 be received and that council enter into an mou with mount dufour

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ski area for the rental and use of the ski facility on march 30th, 2024, for the purpose
Of hosting the 2024 mount dufour hill climb, and

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that staff be directed to rent the parking lot area at a cost of $1 to mount dufour ski
Area, and that the appropriate bylaw be passed.

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a mover. Councillor flintoff. [chuckling]

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you're on the wrong sides. Seconded councillor mann.

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mr. Antunes, please. Thank you, your worship. Through you. Good evening to you and members of council.

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very good news story. Last year, the hill climb did occur, even though mother nature did everything she
Possibly could to make it not happen with a freak snowstorm the morning of, but

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the event did go on, and the team at mount dufour and the sponsors and supporters put on
A fantastic event which drew a lot of tourism and attention to the community,

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and, of course, some needed organizational funds to mount dufour.

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essentially, this report your worship is a copy from my report last year, give or take.

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the differences being is that now we do have a lease in place with mount dufour, so the
Existing lease would exist.

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this would add the parking lot, which is not part of the existing lease area

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but would enter into a specific mou just for this event, which would supersede regular ski
Hill operations.

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the hill would get a special insurance policy to indemnify the city and protect the
City's interests, and allow them to put on, again an event that

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great impact to the community, and to the hill itself. So I will answer any questions that council may have.

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thank you, mr. Antunes. Do I have any questions? Councillor morrissette.

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through you, your worship. Just a correction that should be made in the summary that the staff recommends that
Council approve the mou as written and support the

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2024 mount dufour hill climb instead of 2023.

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through you, your worship. Thank you, councillor morrissette. We will certainly correct that, but in the mou it is listed as 2024.

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okay. Thank you. Any other questions or comments?

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no. Oh, sorry. Councillor flintoff. I know I'm always looking.

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you're supposed to be over there. We'll get it. Thank you, your worship.

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more of just a comment. Like mr. Antunes said, it was probably the snowstorm of the year last year, and I
Remember waking up and looking out the window and I thought, how are they even going to

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pull this off? And they managed to make it quite a big success. So if the weather doesn't do that to us again, I'm quite sure it should be even bigger
And better than ever this year.

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that's all. Thanks. Thank you.

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any other questions? We may want that snowstorm this year.

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through you, your worship, I was going to suggest, I think we could use that snowstorm
Maybe the day before, not the day of

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but that would certainly help. Sounds good. Okay. Thank you very much.

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all in favor? None are opposed. That's carried.

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7.3 report from the administrative assistant to the cao regarding city of elliot lake
Representation at the 2024 fonom

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conference. May I have a motion that the report of the administrative assistant to the
Cao be received, and that council approved the mayor, two members of council

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and a member of senior staff to attend the 2024 fonom conference held in sudbury, ontario
From may 6th to the eighth of

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2024. A mover. Councillor bull. Seconded councillor mann.

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miss bray. Thank you, your worship.

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so yes, as you mentioned, fonom is being held this year in sudbury between may 6th to the
Eighth.

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so in order to proceed with room reservations, a resolution to be passed to address the
Number of councillors and staff attending, as well as to authorize the expenses to be paid

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by the municipality. Okay. Thank you, miss bray.

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any questions or comments? Councillor mann. Thank you, you worship through you.

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I was fortunate to have attended fonom last year in parry sound and do have to say that
It was one of the better conferences that we've attended.

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lots of northern tailored input and sessions lots of value, and it's quite close.

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so definitely willing to support it for this year.

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thank you. Any other questions or comments?

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okay. All in favor? None are opposed. That is carried.

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7.4 report from the administrative assistant to the cao regarding city of elliot lake
Representation at the 2024 amo conference.

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we have a motion that the report from the administrative assistant to the cao be
Received, and that council approved the mayor, two members of council and a member of

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senior staff to attend the 2024 amo conference held in ottawa, ontario, from august 18th
To the 21st,

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2024. Mover councillor morrissette seconded councillor flintoff.

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miss bray, please. Thank you, your worship, again. So in order to proceed with the room reservations, the resolution should be passed to
Address the number of councillors and staff attending, as well as authorizing the expenses

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to be paid by the municipality, and amo. This year is taking place in ottawa on august 18th to 21st.

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okay, thanks. Any other questions or comments?

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very much the same procedure. Okay. All in favor?

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none opposed. That's carried. 7.5 report from the director of recreation and culture regarding 2024 flowers purchase
Order.

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may I have a motion that council approves the purchase order agreement to purchase flowers
From ontario oasis for a total of

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$24,417.76 plus hst, and that funds be drawn from the 2024 parks and

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leisure parks operating budget and that the appropriate bylaw be passed.

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mover? Councillor bull. Seconded councillor morrissette.

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miss kluke, please. Thank you. So.

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yeah. Staff conducted a review from based on 2023's flower order and revised the list,
Adding more perennial flowers

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and eliminating a number of flowers that would approximately fill about five five flower
Beds.

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this would include hillside. Drive the beds that will be removed this summer, but so an rfp was posted on bids and
Tender for the supply of flowers for flower beds and hanging baskets for the summer of

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2024. Bids were requested based on the list of specified flowers provided by staff, which
Included flower type, quantity and the colors, which also includes

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the which includes delivery. Additionally, the city will arrange for delivery of its own baskets to be planted and
Then delivered by the awarded company.

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we received one bid by ontario oasis for $24,417.76 plus hst.

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this was just similar range to what we paid for flowers in 2023 and but it also has more
Perennials,

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which is a higher cost. So we have a bit of a plan to move forward with planting more perennials each year, and
So that we spend less on annual flowers in the future to kind of lower the cost

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over, over time. So that's about it.

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okay. Thank you, miss kluke. Any questions or comments? Councillor mann.

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just one comment. Your worship through you to miss kluke. Thank you very much for adding perennials.

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it's been on a list of many residents in this community for a number of years, and to
Actually see it and for it to come to council is much appreciated.

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so thank you. Okay. Thank you, councillor mann.

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councillor flintoff. Thank your worship through you to ms.

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kluke. So we are delivering our own baskets. That's because obviously the city bought some really nicer baskets and the way they'll
Deliver them.

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so we drop off the baskets empty, but in this quote is they'll deliver them when the
Flowers are ready to be brought back up to elliot lake.

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through you, your worship, correct. That's we'll work that out with the vendor if awarded, but we have 153 baskets that we
Plant and hang out, hang around the town and, and certain parks, and

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in past if it's a closer company, they've driven them there and dropped them off, but
Seeing at this location is a little harder.

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we'll work on a delivery system for them to then bring it back planted.

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okay. Thank you. Councillor bull. Thank you through you, your worship to miss kluke.

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where is carrying place ontario.

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thank you, your worship. I'm not exactly sure. I was told around the kingston area, but I didn't actually google it, so.

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yeah. So follow up. So we would have to take the baskets all the way there to get them filled, and then
They're going to bring them back, and through you, your worship.

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that's the plan right now. We could amend it depending on how they feel delivering it, but we've discussed either
Couriering it there to be delivered for them to do the work

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and then delivering it. Yeah. Unfortunately we didn't have any other northern bids.

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come in. So this was all all we had. Okay. Thank you.

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okay. Any other questions? No. I think the straightforward slight change for planning ahead is excellent.

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we'll figure out a few logistics as we go. Okay. All in favor?

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none are opposed. That's carried.

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7.6 report from the director of finance treasurer regarding 2023 council remuneration.

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we have a motion that the report of the director of finance, treasurer, regarding
Statement of remuneration and expenses be received and that in accordance with section

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284.1 of the municipal act so-2001-c-25, as amended, the statement of remuneration and
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paid to members of council and board members in the year 2020, the statement be received
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section 284.4 of the municipal act so-2001-c-25 as amended, the statement be published on
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website. Mover, please. Councillor mann seconded councillor seidel.

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ms. Sonnenburg. Mrs. Sonnenburg. Sorry. Please.

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through your worship. I really don't have anything to add to this report.

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the charts themselves speak for themselves. This is a housekeeping item. It's a requirement of the municipal act.

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these once adopted, these charts will be posted to the website.

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the statement is provided starting on agenda package, page 35, with a summary of expenses
For all mayor and council members of local boards,

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representatives of the elliot lake residential development corporation, our council
Representatives at the adsab, as well as algoma public health offering a grand

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total, and the following pages provide more detailed expenses on each of your 2023
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items and expenses. There's any questions I might be able to answer them.

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okay. Thank you, mrs. Sonnenburg. Do we have any questions or comments?

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we've all looked at the charts, right? So. It's pretty straightforward.

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okay. All in favor? None are opposed.

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that is carried. Item 7.7, memo from the director of clerks and planning services regarding method to fill
Vacancy on council.

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we'll start actually with miss bray. Thank you, your worship.

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so now that we. Oh, sorry. Now that we have declared the council seats vacant at the last meeting, council should
Pass a resolution on how they wish to fill that vacancy.

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so there are two options. Appointment or by election. As per the municipal act, the financial impact remains the same, with an appointment
Costing approximately $500 and a by election coming in at approximately 59,000.

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there are two draft resolutions prepared in my memo this evening. However, in order for the clerk's department to move forward with preparations, the
Method should be selected this evening.

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okay. Thank you, miss bray.

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do you have any questions or comments for miss bray?

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councillor bull. Thank you, your worship. When you say appointment, do you mean like from the last the list of electors or
Appointment from somebody out in the public?

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is there a difference? Thank you. Councillor bull through your worship. So the municipal act specifies that you can appoint, and that the way, the process and
Way we appoint is completely up to council.

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so in my last report, there were a few different options. There was a call for open applications you could appoint using the list of candidates
From the 2022 municipal election, or council can do a direct appointment to

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as long as it's an eligible elector. So there are several ways to appoint, but the method and how you wish to do that is up
To council.

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councillor flintoff. Thank you your worship through you to miss bray.

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so if we were to do the appointment by open call, the candidates that were on the list,
They would obviously still have an opportunity to j

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oin us on council plus the public if we went that way. Through you your worship.

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so that is correct. If we put an ad say in the paper for an open call for applicants, there's still
Requirements to be met under the municipal act.

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so that would require the clerk's department to review those applicants to ensure they're
An eligible elector, but yes, anybody who is basically 18 years of age lives in elliot

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lake would be eligible to put their name in as long as they were not in default of their
Filing for their financial documents for the last election.

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thank you. Just one more follow up. So I feel we definitely don't need a by election to spend the $59,000, and that would put
Us into august, probably by the time all that got done, but

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I like the appointment by open call. It gives the gives the candidates a chance, it opens it up a little bit, and it's also
Some of the, the public out there and

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see who wants to try and join our team and take it from there.

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that's how I feel. That's what I would like, the way I'd like to go. Thank you. Okay.

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thank you, councillor flintoff. Any other questions or comments?

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so I just would like a little more clarification. My understanding is that if we don't if we call for just the selection to be

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filled that either of those three other options, they still have to follow the same
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required a two page submission. Or is that just for the call going out to the public?

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do you understand my question? We can't just pick a name and that's it.

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right. So you could that would be called a direct appointment.

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if council had somebody in mind that they wanted to appoint to a council, as long as
They're an eligible elector, that would be a direct appointment.

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another option would be to strictly use the names of the candidates who ran in the 2022
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applications and have an appointment process. So there's several different ways that process could look.

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it could include submitting documentation. It could include an interview process at a council meeting.

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so we need to select a method this evening so that the clerk's department can prepare for
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because we are on a timeline to fill the seat by april 12th.

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okay. Thank you. That clarifies it.

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sorry. One more thing, your worship. So tonight I need to be. We need to decide if we're going to fill by appointment or by election.

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we don't have to choose that process. I could come back next council meeting with options on how that appointment could look
With different methods of appointment, if that's the wish of council.

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okay, well, during discussion, let's just start with the way councillor flintoff
Presented that we are.

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he's not interested in the by election. I don't think any of us are interested, but if you are, let us know right now.

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so then basically we are going by appointment.

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correct. Are we prepared to discuss it further tonight, or are we going to just settle
For that motion this evening?

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go ahead. Thank you your worship. Through you to miss bray again.

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I know you have a timeline, so if we just say tonight, we're definitely doing an
Appointment.

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whether it's an appointment from the list or it's an appointment on an open call, does
That really give you a time crunch or would you prefer to know the whole thing tonight?

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thank you. Through you, your worship. I've put in the motion for appointment that whatever direction council provides that
Appointment would take place on april 11th.

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so that would provide me the time, okay. To have the process in place, get it out to the public, and if we're doing a call for
Applications, get any postings required, or if we're using the list to

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contact those candidates to see if they're still eligible. Thank you. Okay.

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any other questions or comments? Councillor seidel.

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thank you, your worship through you. I think we should discuss tonight about which appointment we're going to do.

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are we going to do it through the previous election, or are we going to do it by
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call for people who are interested. I believe we should. I think we should discuss that tonight.

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so the three let me just clarify the three. One is direct appointment.

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second one is appointment from those that ran in the election, and then third is
Appointment through a process where we receive

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applications and potentially can interview, and that would have to be all in the public,
Right?

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correct. Have you finished your questions?

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I'm sorry, I interrupted my apologies.

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okay. Councillor flintoff. Thank you you worship. Well, I feel we shouldn't do it direct because that's just us,
The council, picking somebody.

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I think it's got to be a little more involved than that.

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there's nothing wrong with the list of candidates, but I just feel that we should open it
Up, and because it's we're about a year and three months in, and who knows, some of them

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might not be interested. Obviously, miss lafave is, but I think we should open it up to the public and then make
Our decision.

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that's my final thought on this matter. Thank you. Okay. Thank you, miss councillor flintoff.

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councillor mann. Thank you your worship. Through you. I guess I've had a couple of opportunities to be involved in this in the
Past, over the last number of years, and the

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councils that I've participated in have always selected from those that are eligible to
Sit on the list.

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that's where my comfort is, I think. Opening up beyond that again, I'd have to see some more information on the rationale to
Do that.

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I'm absolutely not in favor of a by election.

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if we're not going to have a by election to fill your seat, your worship, then I can't see
That for any sitting councillor.

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so at this point, I would be happy moving forward with those eligible on the list, but
Again, if we don't need to make that decision

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tonight, I think we've already made the decision. It's not going to be a by election.

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at least that's. I will support that. Absolutely. Thank you.

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okay. Thank you, councillor mann. Councillor bull. Yeah.

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thank you. More of a comment. I think that the people on the list decided last year or the year before that, they
Wanted to make an impact on elliot lake and ran for council.

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if we go to the open, aren't we saying to the people that ran for council before us,
Thank you, but we're going to look elsewhere.

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even though they made the point of running for the election and going through the whole
Process, like I haven't made up my mind yet, but I think something should be said for

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that for running in the first place. Thank you. Councillor bull, and yet the questions or comments.

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councillor morrissette. I also agree that we should go from to go to the list

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of candidates that ran at the election at the last, last time.

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that's I think that would be a fair thing to do, and if nobody on that list wants to come
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then maybe we could go beyond that, but I think that's.

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I think that would be the only fair thing.

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okay. Thank you, councillor morrissette.

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yeah, I see validity both ways.

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I see the power of tradition and following what's gone on before, but I do have a few
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this certainly has not been a traditional council.

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the sentiments of running.

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I agree as well. There was cost involved, and you made it to the list and you were eligible for the
Voters.

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my comment about that is that, you know, there are other folks that ran for mayor position
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discluded as well. They did that process just as much as a running for council.

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I guess part of the reason why I ran is to inspire people to get involved with municipal
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during the course of our year, I hope that we have done some inspirational things.

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some controversial things, but if it's aroused interest in, you know, maybe other folks
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are not quite so sure about where they sit.

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this may be a process that it might be a given an opportunity or at least something to
Think about for a little

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while. I know personally, well, we have all received requests from the public.

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that have shown interest in in being on the council as well.

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so I understand both ways and I, you know, it's one of those tricky subjects where, you
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decision has to be made. I think we're all clear that we're not going to be doing an election.

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so that's done. Perhaps. Perhaps we need a little more time to discuss this, but

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I'm open to any other questions or comments after what I just said. If anybody has any.

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councillor morrissette. Maybe the clerk could tell us what will be the process if we go
To open to the

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public. So the people out there will understand what will happen.

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thank you through you your worship. So there's not a defined process set up yet, but through looking to other municipalities,
There's a number of options that occur.

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so if an ad goes into the paper we would take applications. They would provide a document that indicates their interest and why they want to run to
Be on council.

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that's no longer than two pages. From those applications, the clerk's department would determine the list of eligible
Candidates.

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they could then come to a special council meeting held on april 11th. There could be a question period from council to the candidates.

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they would all answer. Council would then deliberate and make a vote.

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in open session.

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so that's one process that could be available, but there's the municipal act doesn't
Stipulate how we do it.

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it's completely council's call. So that process would be up to council.

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okay. Thank you.

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councillor flintoff. Yeah. Thank you, your worship.

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just another comment. So we all agree it will be some type of an appointment and maybe.

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well, your worship, I think you might be right. Maybe we should all think about it a little bit, and as long as miss bray is fine with
The timeline, we.

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we let her know when she says she needs to know the way we're going to go, and then we
Take it from there.

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okay. Thank you, councillor flintoff.

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any other questions or comments? Councillor mann. Oh, thank you, your worship through you.

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so for the community's sake, are we prepared to come back at our next council meeting and
Make a decision on the process?

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lots of people are watching tonight, and I don't want the clerk's office inundated with
Emails tomorrow saying I'm interested.

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at least that way we set the process, and that way there's no work or expense being done
Until the next meeting.

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first meeting in march. Is that reasonable?

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it's reasonable, I would agree, but we have to look at what's happening with us too.

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we're coming into budget. We're behind. Going through the whole application process will be time consuming, some of which, you
Know, may or may not be good, but I think the process would be

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good. I know it's bucking tradition, but y

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ou know I'd like to think that we're doing some changes, and if and it's not to say that
There is no better

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way, but we get to choose, but I yeah, I agree, I don't think we have the feeling that
We're all on the same page.

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unless somebody wants to put a motion forward and choose it and we vote it.

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well, we have to put a motion forward for selecting the appointment process.

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okay, well, maybe we'll just start with that. I don't think my feeling is that we're settled on this.

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councillor morrissette. Through you, your worship. I think it's one of those decisions.

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damned if we do, damned if we don't. It's one of the hardest decisions

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and whatever the one that we're going to end up doing, there's going to be some people
Happy and some people are going to be mad at us, and I think we need to

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sleep on this a little further. Ms.

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bray? Thank you, your worship. So, what I could do is put together a process for both
Options and for the next council meeting on march 11th, and that still provides a

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month for us to have that ready for the april 11th special meeting to appoint, if that's
Something council would want

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to help make this decision.

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okay, I think that sounds like it's the plan to do.

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any comment on that? Councillor flintoff.

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thank you. Worship. So, ms. Bray, do you need a motion to do that or?

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through you, your worship. Yes. So I would still require then the motion in the memo regarding that the council vacancy
Be filled by appointment, that the clerk provide notice to the public of the method

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selected by council, that the clerk be delegated authority to prepare and approve meeting
Procedures, to support the selection and appointment, and that the selection and

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appointment take place at a special council meeting scheduled to occur on april 11th,
2024 at 7 p.m..

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okay. Mover councillor mann. Seconder councillor seidel.

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all in favor? None are opposed and that is carried.

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eight presentation of committee reports. 8.1 is referral from public services standing committee regarding report from the
Assistant director of public works.

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water summary report for the elliot lake water treatment plant at the february 20th, 2024
Public services standing

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committee. The following motion was passed that staff report 2023 water summary report
Dated january 31st,

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2024 of the assistant director of public works be received and that the report be
Forwarded to the next regularly scheduled council meeting

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for review. May I have a motion that staff report 2023 water summary dated january 31st,
2024

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from the assistant director of public works. Be received a mover councillor seidel.

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seconded. Councillor bull. Mr. Goulding, do you have any comments or sorry, mr.

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doyle, my apologies. Through you, your worship.

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so the report went through committee. There is a one year lag on the ministry inspection report.

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so this is the 2022 report we just finished off for 2023 inspection.

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it's in the draft process right now with with the ministries. So we're going back and forth with them.

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so in this report in the 2022 report that you have in front of you we received 100%.

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so the city received 100% on, on that report, there was no orders given to the city.

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again, I'd like to thank the plants and the public works staff for their for their effort
In this here to attain this mark.

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as there's thousands of samples taken in water main breaks, etc, and there's very strict
Procedures to follow through with it.

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other than that, if there's any questions, let me know. Okay. Thank you.

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just a quick question. Do they give you an idea when you're doing the inspection for this year, like a verbal
Sort of.

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okay. Yeah. You guys are good for this year. Instead of depending on last year's report, we got a pretty good report.

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I think that we've got two not issues, I guess you can call them, they're called best
Practices.

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so it's not an order against the city or anything else. So they're just two small housekeeping items that we've got to take a look at.

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so I don't want to say we're going to get 100%, but I think we're pretty close okay.

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that's excellent. Thank you. Any other questions or comments? Councillor mann. Thank you your worship through you to mr.

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doyle. If you could. I wasn't able to attend committee, so if you could please extend to all the staff.

359
00:48:01,930 --> 00:48:04,450
thank you. Over these departments. I think it's something that we take for granted when we  first started attending council
Meetings, we had bottled water at our desks and as you can

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see, we don't. Why? Because we trust the water that we one of us does.

361
00:48:20,530 --> 00:48:20,530
we trust the water that we have that is prepared and monitored by our staff, and I have
Great comfort in that system, and I just want to thank you and your

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staff. Thank you, councillor flintoff.

363
00:48:34,840 --> 00:48:37,420
thank you, your worship. Through you to mr. Doyle, just a quick comment and then a question.

364
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exactly what councillor mann said, and when I was reading it said zero noncompliance
Situations for the whole year.

365
00:48:48,400 --> 00:48:52,270
that's you guys should be commended for. That makes it safe. There he goes. He just had a drink of the water, but my quick question is I'm not sure if
It's been fixed yet.

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I think I've asked it before  you were waiting for the calibration for the online
Analyzer, for the fluoride going into the water.

367
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is that repaired yet, or are we still waiting for that? Through you, your worship.

368
00:49:11,890 --> 00:49:11,890
so we've installed the monitor, and staff is running it eight hours a day.

369
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so we're putting the fluoride into the water eight hours a day while there's somebody on
Site.

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then at 3:30, 4:00, whenever people leave the site, we shut the fluoride off so that we
Can continually monitor it.

371
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it seems to be working really well. So our next step is we'll continue on this here for about another week or so, and then
We'll, we'll, we'll get in contact with the health unit

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and see what our next steps are. So if the analyzer is working properly, we can keep it within the 0.6 to 0.8 milligrams
Per liter range.

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everything should be good. Okay. Thank you for that.

374
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any other questions? Comments? Councillor morrissette? Through you your worship.

375
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just a correction to be made on the adverse water quality incident report.

376
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the last one december the 24th, 2023. It was fixed, it should say january the 3rd, 2024, not 2023.

377
00:50:25,680 --> 00:50:28,300
okay. Thank you. Any other comments?

378
00:50:31,110 --> 00:50:31,110
no. We discussed this at public services at length, and I'll say cheers to your team.

379
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good job. All right.

380
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okay, no other questions. We'll have a vote. All in favor?

381
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none are opposed. That's carried. 8.2 referral from public services standing committee regarding report from the assistant
Director of public works elliot lake wastewater treatment plant.

382
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annual performance report 2023 at the february 20th, 2024 public services standing
Committee, the following resolution was

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passed the staff report for the 2023 annual report for the elliot lake wastewater
Treatment plant dated january 11th, 2024

384
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of the assistant director of public works be received and that the report be forwarded to
Council for review.

385
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so may I have a motion that staff report for the 2023 annual report for the elliot lake
Wastewater treatment plant dated january 11th, 2024, of the assistant director of

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public works. Be received. Mover councillor morrissette seconded councillor flintoff.

387
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mr. Doyle, please. Through you, your worship.

388
00:51:51,380 --> 00:51:51,380
again, we went through this here report through committee, and if there're any questions
Or clarifications required, if you can let me know and I'll try to answer them.

389
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okay. Thank you, mr. Doyle. Do we have any questions or comments?

390
00:52:08,170 --> 00:52:08,170
nope. Okay, once again, excellent work to the folks at the wastewater treatment plant.

391
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yeah, we covered everything in public services meeting. So that was.

392
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good. Okay. Let's have a vote. All in favor?

393
00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:32,520
none are opposed and that is carried. Item nine. Outside board and committee reporting.

394
00:52:35,550 --> 00:52:38,760
there's none. Item ten. There's no unfinished business. There are no petitions.

395
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we do have correspondence. 12.1 is a request for support.

396
00:52:47,790 --> 00:52:49,920
do you want. Okay, miss bray. Thank you, your worship. So frequently when topics arise that affect all municipalities
In ontario, we get requests to pass a motion of support.

397
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so before council this evening is a request to pass a motion supporting the association
Of ontario road supervisors to develop a municipal equipment operator course in 2024

398
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through the skills development fund. So if passed by council this evening, a copy of the resolution will be sent to the
Minister of labor, training, immigration and skilled trades, our member of provincial

399
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parliament and the association of ontario road supervisors.

400
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if there are further questions, I would direct them to mr. Goulding as this is more his area of expertise.

401
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okay. Thank you, miss bray.

402
00:53:34,170 --> 00:53:34,170
okay. So we'll need a motion.

403
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whereas municipal public works departments from across the province of ontario provide
Invaluable services to our communities, ensuring the health and

404
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safety of all residents, and whereas, if it was not for our municipal public works
Employees from across the province of ontario maintaining our

405
00:54:00,030 --> 00:54:00,030
public road systems, our communities would not be able to function as emergency personnel
Could not respond to calls.

406
00:54:07,440 --> 00:54:07,440
school busses could not get our children to school, residents would not be able to get to
Work, school or appointments, and many, many more basic functions

407
00:54:17,370 --> 00:54:17,370
would not be able to happen, and whereas municipal public works departments are already
Feeling the impacts of a labor shortage, which will

408
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only be exacerbated over the next 3 to 5 years, which will cause levels of service.

409
00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:32,400
municipalities are able to provide to ensure the health and safety of our residents to
Decrease, and whereas there is currently no

410
00:54:42,210 --> 00:54:42,210
provincial wide course that properly trains potential municipal public works employees
Specifically relating to municipal heavy

411
00:54:51,390 --> 00:54:51,390
equipment. Therefore, it be resolved that the city of elliot lake supports the work of
The association of ontario road supervisors to develop

412
00:55:01,380 --> 00:55:01,380
a municipal equipment operator course to address this issue, and that the city of elliot
Lake calls on the province of ontario's ministry of labor,

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00:55:10,860 --> 00:55:10,860
training, immigration and skilled trades to fully fund the municipal equipment operator
Course in 2024 through the skills

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development fund, and that a copy of this resolution be sent to the minister of labor,
Training, immigration and skilled trades, david

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piccini. Elliot lakes, member of provincial parliament and the association of ontario road
Supervisors.

416
00:55:39,060 --> 00:55:41,400
do I have a mover? Councillor morrissette seconded councillor flintoff.

417
00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:48,080
do you have any questions or comments here?

418
00:55:57,450 --> 00:56:00,990
councillor bull. Thank you. More of a comment, your worship. Or maybe a question to mr.

419
00:56:02,280 --> 00:56:02,280
goulding. Would something other than the obvious sending somebody away to be trained and
Not on that?

420
00:56:08,400 --> 00:56:09,450
do we do that? Do we have anywhere that we can send people currently, or would a provincial course like
This be more benefit?

421
00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:19,840
thank you through you, your worship. I think the benefit of a provincial training program is primarily the standardization
Across the province that recognizes the needs

422
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of all municipalities. It opens up the labor pool. So if someone has the appropriate training and they're coming here from another area,
Deciding to relocate to elliot lake to work, it would it would we could have assurances

423
00:56:42,580 --> 00:56:42,580
that they're trained to a standard that's common to our own staff and staff across the
Province.

424
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that's something that's currently absent. We engage in training as regularly as we can.

425
00:56:54,460 --> 00:56:57,040
we have this past fall. Typically, from what I've seen, the providers are smaller shops that are usually staffed
By former municipal

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employees that have differing curriculum and teaching techniques.

427
00:57:11,980 --> 00:57:11,980
so it's difficult to see how it's difficult to compare between candidates, especially on
Hiring how qualified people are if they

428
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list those training programs in their resumes.

429
00:57:26,970 --> 00:57:26,970
thank you. Any other questions or comments?

430
00:57:32,290 --> 00:57:33,590
councillor morrissette. Through you, your worship.

431
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how long do you think a course like this should be held?

432
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to teach what they need to know.

433
00:57:47,210 --> 00:57:48,830
thank you. Through you, your worship. The course itself.

434
00:57:52,520 --> 00:57:56,150
I think it would. It would depend on the particular course we're talking about. The association for ontario road supervisors actually endorses a whole curriculum of
Programming that they've been able to develop there.

435
00:58:05,450 --> 00:58:05,450
specifically speaking about the municipal equipment operators course in this resolution,
But they have a wide variety of

436
00:58:14,960 --> 00:58:14,960
courses available for public works to do training, and so each each one has different
Requirements for municipal

437
00:58:24,050 --> 00:58:24,050
equipment. I expect this course to be over a few days, but the training doesn't stop over
That short

438
00:58:35,330 --> 00:58:37,160
instructional period. Our staff engages in what could be described as a mentorship program, where we have more
Experienced operators, spend time with lesser experienced operators,

439
00:58:46,670 --> 00:58:46,670
and we also engage in programs where we practice in advance of weather events to try and
Have staff get

440
00:58:56,660 --> 00:58:56,660
a handle on operating this equipment in public.

441
00:59:02,220 --> 00:59:03,780
that's a roundabout answer. The course itself, I expect to be a few days, but that's not the whole of the training
That would normally that we'd normally engage in an employee with.

442
00:59:13,730 --> 00:59:13,730
in order to do their job.

443
00:59:20,340 --> 00:59:20,340
is there any grant money that the city could receive if they hire somebody and train them
On their own?

444
00:59:33,550 --> 00:59:35,350
thank you. Through you, your worship. Potentially. I'm not aware of any specific ones.

445
00:59:40,770 --> 00:59:40,770
it's something that we do out of necessity.

446
00:59:45,630 --> 00:59:45,630
the situation that's articulated in the letter that's in front of council tonight is been
Our experience entirely.

447
00:59:53,370 --> 00:59:53,370
we're having difficulty hiring candidates that are trained at all, and a lot of the
Activities that we do, we the people

448
01:00:03,360 --> 01:00:03,360
that we hire, we train them in order to have them do their jobs properly, generally at
This point.

449
01:00:12,650 --> 01:00:15,080
okay. Thank you. I have a few questions to start.

450
01:00:17,330 --> 01:00:21,170
probably start with miss bray. A request for support. This is new for me and us.

451
01:00:23,180 --> 01:00:25,040
well, maybe not councillor mann. So does this occur often?

452
01:00:27,920 --> 01:00:31,850
through you, your worship. So, again, it's depending on the topic. So if it's something that comes through the clerk's department, we do vet it, and if it's
Something that we think would benefit our council and that this council want to support,

453
01:00:39,530 --> 01:00:39,530
then we definitely put that on the agenda, but there hasn't been as many in the last
Little bit, but they are starting to come in again.

454
01:00:45,110 --> 01:00:45,110
so as they relate to topics that we're experiencing, then you'll see them on the agenda
For sure.

455
01:00:52,380 --> 01:00:53,550
councillor mann. Yeah. Thank you, your worship, and they're typically judged on the merit of the request.

456
01:00:57,390 --> 01:01:00,600
typically, if it's something that we feel is worthwhile, we will support it. Otherwise, we just move to receive and say thanks, and that's it.

457
01:01:06,740 --> 01:01:06,740
okay. Clarifies it a bit more for me, and even though we support this, it doesn't
Necessarily mean it's going to

458
01:01:16,710 --> 01:01:20,520
be put in place. Correct? Exactly correct. So we would just be sending off our support, as many other municipalities do, and hope
For the best.

459
01:01:26,670 --> 01:01:30,090
okay. Councillor flintoff. Thank you. Your worship through you to mr.

460
01:01:31,890 --> 01:01:31,890
goulding. So basically fanshawe college would be putting on this course and aors are
Looking for a

461
01:01:41,490 --> 01:01:45,360
fund from the government to try and get people to go to this course and that's it in the summation.

462
01:01:49,830 --> 01:01:51,420
thank you. Through you, your worship. Yes. As they outlined in the letter, they've identified a lack of potential candidates in
The, in the workforce for this type of worker.

463
01:02:01,740 --> 01:02:01,740
the association of ontario road supervisors, as I said, has a collection of courses that
They've been able to develop.

464
01:02:10,470 --> 01:02:10,470
we've been in receipt of their catalog, and staff is actually reviewing it with interest
To start implementing those courses in our training

465
01:02:20,250 --> 01:02:20,250
programs, mostly because of their consistency in the comprehensive package that they've
Been able to put forward.

466
01:02:26,640 --> 01:02:26,640
that's intriguing to me personally, but additionally, our risk managers from bfl have
Made it very clear that and

467
01:02:36,390 --> 01:02:36,390
on page, I don't know if it's 3 or 4 of the catalog, full page, glossy endorsement signed
By the people that we

468
01:02:46,020 --> 01:02:46,020
regularly engage with from our insurers saying this is a good idea to train your staff
Using this consistent curriculum.

469
01:03:00,100 --> 01:03:02,800
good. Okay. Any other questions or comments? Councilman. Just one further, your worship.

470
01:03:05,620 --> 01:03:05,620
it's somewhat disappointing that several colleges couldn't get together to partner.

471
01:03:12,310 --> 01:03:12,310
I would argue that some of the road conditions in southern ontario in the middle of
Winter can be extreme to their view, but I would

472
01:03:22,120 --> 01:03:22,120
be quite challenged to see their operators last april 1st in our community.

473
01:03:27,460 --> 01:03:27,460
I think our public works operators as an example for road crews did a very good job
Considering the challenges that we had.

474
01:03:34,630 --> 01:03:34,630
so I think they have to ensure that they are ensuring that the training is applicable to
Other, other areas in the province as well.

475
01:03:44,890 --> 01:03:44,890
thank you, thank you.

476
01:03:48,910 --> 01:03:52,330
okay, well, I think it's a good idea to support this. Simple as that.

477
01:03:54,640 --> 01:03:58,180
any other questions or comments? Okay, we'll have a vote.

478
01:03:59,470 --> 01:04:01,540
all in favor? None are opposed, and that is carried.

479
01:04:05,350 --> 01:04:05,350
item 12.2, letter from the ombudsman, ontario regarding report.

480
01:04:09,760 --> 01:04:11,980
office of the ontario ombudsman. Investigation into a complaint about a closed meeting session held by the city of elliot
Lake on january 12th and

481
01:04:21,520 --> 01:04:21,520
january 30th, 2023.

482
01:04:25,720 --> 01:04:29,650
I may have or do you want, miss bray? Go ahead. Thank you, your worship. I'll just give a quick synopsis.

483
01:04:31,150 --> 01:04:31,150
so last year, the ombudsman received a complaint regarding three items that council
Discussed in closed session at meetings held january 12th and january 30th.

484
01:04:39,520 --> 01:04:39,520
the report of the ombudsman has been released and the municipality was found to have met
Properly during two of the three in-camera discussions.

485
01:04:46,330 --> 01:04:46,330
however, they felt that we had contravened the open meeting rules on january 30th, for
Part of a discussion on the city's organizational chart that was held in closed session.

486
01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:55,000
so the report has been posted to the ombudsman's website, placed on this council agenda
Tonight as directed by the ombudsman, and they do have a recommended resolution that we

487
01:05:04,630 --> 01:05:08,230
pass that I will let you read your worship. Okay, so the motion reads that the following actions be taken with respect to the ontario
Ombudsman's report regarding a complaint about

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01:05:18,100 --> 01:05:18,100
two closed meetings of council for the city of elliot lake on january 12th and 30th,
2023.

489
01:05:25,030 --> 01:05:25,030
a the report of the ontario ombudsman dated february 2024 be received.

490
01:05:31,330 --> 01:05:31,330
b the municipal council be reminded that they shall diligently comply with their
Obligations under the municipal act 2001,

491
01:05:41,050 --> 01:05:41,050
and c city of elliot lake should ensure that no subject is discussed in closed session,
Unless it clearly comes within one of the

492
01:05:50,440 --> 01:05:50,440
statutory exceptions to the open meeting requirements.

493
01:05:55,170 --> 01:05:55,170
mover councillor bull seconded councillor mann.

494
01:06:00,690 --> 01:06:04,260
do you have any comments or concerns or questions for ms. Bray? Councillor mann.

495
01:06:06,720 --> 01:06:09,270
thank you worship. Just a comment. Though I do appreciate the work of the ombudsman's office is quite challenging, I am
Quite disappointed at the timeline.

496
01:06:16,260 --> 01:06:16,260
13 months from date of infraction and seven months from the investigations that some of
Us I know that I was involved in.

497
01:06:25,650 --> 01:06:25,650
actually, I was hoping to talk to the investigator at amo, but at the last minute, plans
Changed and their office did not attend to the magnitude that we were hoping.

498
01:06:36,660 --> 01:06:36,660
the ombudsman does attend most of the conferences, and I encourage all of council to
Attend that booth whenever you can to talk to them, because typically you will talk to

499
01:06:45,510 --> 01:06:48,960
someone that may have been investigating in your community. I remember this meeting very clearly

500
01:06:52,560 --> 01:06:52,560
and talking to the investigator personally what they were missing and this was context of
That discussion, and I find that disappointing.

501
01:07:02,820 --> 01:07:04,950
I have no issue with the recommendations. I believe I follow them on a regular basis.

502
01:07:06,840 --> 01:07:06,840
anyway and, you know.

503
01:07:11,400 --> 01:07:14,430
thank the ombudsman's office for all their hard work. Okay. Thank you. Councillor mann.

504
01:07:17,220 --> 01:07:17,220
any other questions or comments?

505
01:07:22,890 --> 01:07:26,810
okay, let's have a vote to receive. All in favor? None are opposed.

506
01:07:28,840 --> 01:07:31,510
that is carried. There are no notices of motion.

507
01:07:34,930 --> 01:07:38,680
oh, yes. We have council reports and announcements. Okay. Okay.

508
01:07:51,730 --> 01:07:51,730
okay to start there is a senior speaker series on march 11th from 2 to 4 p.m.

509
01:07:58,720 --> 01:08:00,070
at the collins hall. The topics will include a dietitian talk and how to navigate the health care system.

510
01:08:06,520 --> 01:08:06,520
this series is free to attend.

511
01:08:10,780 --> 01:08:10,780
on saturday, may 4th, the city is hosting a 2024 street dance opener battle.

512
01:08:18,940 --> 01:08:18,940
we're inviting local bands or artists to enter for a chance to win one of two opening
Spots for the 2024 annual street

513
01:08:28,810 --> 01:08:28,810
dance. You can visit elliotlake.ca2024streetdanceopenerbattle for more information and
The

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01:08:38,560 --> 01:08:38,560
entry deadline is march 15th, 2024.

515
01:08:43,750 --> 01:08:43,750
the economic development department has two free events coming up next week on sunday,
March 3rd at 2 p.m.

516
01:08:50,590 --> 01:08:50,590
they, along with elnos and east algoma cfdc, will be hosting a business networking
Session that is open to business owners and employers.

517
01:09:00,460 --> 01:09:00,460
this is a great way to meet other business owners and find new ways to work together.

518
01:09:05,920 --> 01:09:05,920
there will also be a discussion on establishing a non-formal business group.

519
01:09:11,170 --> 01:09:11,170
please rsvp at edo@elliotlake.ca and on wednesday, march the 6th

520
01:09:20,800 --> 01:09:20,800
at 6:30 p.m., the economic development department and the algoma workforce investment
Corporation will be hosting a special information

521
01:09:30,340 --> 01:09:30,340
session on recruiting, hiring and retaining foreign workers.

522
01:09:35,320 --> 01:09:35,320
please reach out to edo@elliotlake.ca to rsvp.

523
01:09:42,710 --> 01:09:42,710
the elliot lake trading post 2024 15th annual elliot lake ice fishing derby, presented by
Glassy bay outfitters, went on friday

524
01:09:52,250 --> 01:09:54,290
minus the ice fishing. Unfortunately, mother nature did not help with making ice this winter, so the event went
Ahead as a random draw.

525
01:10:02,150 --> 01:10:02,150
there were $26,433 in cash and prizes up for grabs, and the grand prize winner of

526
01:10:11,330 --> 01:10:11,330
$9,250 went to kayla darian, and a special thank you goes out to our sponsors.

527
01:10:20,660 --> 01:10:20,660
the title sponsor was elliot lake trading post presenting sponsor, glassy bay outfitters.

528
01:10:27,950 --> 01:10:27,950
our gold sponsor was canadian tire, and silver sponsors jack's ski and bike shack, napa
Powersports, 108 lifestyles and

529
01:10:37,820 --> 01:10:37,820
sporting goods and rock 101 and bronze supporters.

530
01:10:42,240 --> 01:10:45,800
elliot lake equipment or sorry, elliot equipment. Tulloch rbc, girls going green, hutchinson automotive and glass tunnel, lake lodge and
Jim's portable toilets.

531
01:10:57,990 --> 01:10:57,990
the city of elliot lake and in cooperation with town of blind river, will be co-hosting
The ofsaa senior girls a

532
01:11:07,350 --> 01:11:07,350
division volleyball tournament monday through wednesday.

533
01:11:11,760 --> 01:11:11,760
we welcome all visitors and encourage you to explore all the wonderful sights and
Businesses that our two communities have to offer.

534
01:11:19,380 --> 01:11:19,380
please be sure to pick up the visitor guides available at the local hotels and this
Upcoming friday, saturday sunday, mount

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dufour will be hosting approximately 100 under 12 alpine ski racers at the 2024 joe
Sarich

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classic. Friday is the skill building training day for registered racers, and paneled
Slalom and giant slalom events will be held on saturday

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and sunday. Our u-12 racers have been dominating the podium across the northern ontario division this
Season, so come on out and cheer for them

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this weekend at mount dufour, and finally, the blue and gold, hosted by central avenue
Public school, is taking place this saturday at the

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collins hall. Beginning at 7 p.m. There will be games, a silent auction, and live music throughout the night.

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tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance at central avenue public school and also
Alpine flowers.

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do we have any other announcements? No. Okay. Item 15.

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so we do have addendum this evening. May I have a motion that the addendum be added to the agenda?

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mover councillor morrissette. Seconded councillor bull.

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all in favor? None opposed. That's carried.

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report from the manager of economic development regarding lease amendment for mount
Dufour ski area.

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may I have a motion that the report from the manager of economic development dated
February 26th, 2024, be received and that council amend the lease with mount dufour

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ski area for the area known as the ski hill, to expire october 2029, and that the mayor
And clerk be authorized to sign

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and initial any documents to effect this decision.

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mover councillor mann. Seconded councillor seidel.

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mr. Antunes, please. Thank you, your worship.

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the city entered into an agreement last november with mount dew for ski area.

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now it's passed under bylaw 23-106. To their credit, and I know mr.

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burnett's been doing a lot of hard work on this, trying to secure funding for upgrades to
The hill.

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most recently, it is septic, tied to the clubhouse, among other things they're looking
At.

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one of the grant applications that they have applied to which closes within the next
Several weeks, has has a requirement of a five

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year lease agreement at the date of submission. So even though their lease agreement is four years and nine months, their application
Would essentially be thrown out.

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so it's just a thing.

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so mr. Burnett reached out to the department. We've been working closely together on, on some of these applications, and essentially
Very simple.

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we're going to scratch out 2028. We're going to write 2029, extend the lease by another year.

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enforce the agreement, get it signed by both parties. Conditions stay the same, everything stays the same.

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so to reassure council, all we're really doing is extending the lease term to a sixth
Year to take it us out till 2029, which gives mr.

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burnett and his team the ability to apply for some of these grants and not have a three
Month shy of a five year lease agreement affect their

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applications. So I'll open it up to questions, and also, mr.

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burnett is here that if it please council and your worship, we can ask questions as well.

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okay. Thank you, mr. Antunes. Any questions or comments?

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yeah, pretty straightforward explanation and good reasoning. So for ready, we can have a vote.

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all in favor? None are opposed, and that is carried.

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16 introduction and consideration of bylaws. Bylaw 24-15 being a bylaw to authorize a memorandum of understanding with mount dufour
Ski area.

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for the acknowledgment of the 2024 mount dew for hill climb.

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we have a motion that bylaw 24-15 be passed. Mover councillor flintoff seconded councillor seidel.

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all in favor? None are opposed. That's carried.

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16.2 bylaw 24-6 being a bylaw to enter into a purpose development agreement with johnson
Controls lp for

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an energy performance contract on the wastewater treatment plant wwtp and water treatment
Plant wtp.

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may I have a motion that bylaw 24-16 be passed. Mover councillor morrissette.

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seconded councillor flintoff.

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all in favor? I'm not opposed. That's carried by 16.3 bylaw 24-17 being a bylaw to enter into a
Purchase agreement, purchase

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order agreement with ontario oasis with respect to flowers for flower beds and hanging
Baskets for summer 2024 around the parks in

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downtown core. May I have a motion that bylaw 24-17 be passed mover councillor mann seconded

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councillor bull. All in favor? None are opposed. That's carried.

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closed session. We have a motion that council proceed into closed session at the hour of 8:16 p.m..

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mover councillor morrissette seconded councillor flintoff.

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all in favor? That's carried.

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okay. May I have a motion that council return to open session at the hour of 8:24 p.m.

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a mover. Councillor bull seconded councillor morrissette.

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all in favor? None opposed. That is carried.

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so we'd just like to announce that monique [inaudible] was appointed to the accessibility
Advisory committee, and I would just like to remind

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everyone that we are looking for another person on that committee.

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pardon me. We'll need a motion. So may I have a motion for that announcement?

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mover councillor mann seconded councillor flintoff. All in favor?

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that's carried. Okay. When is the due date for applications for this appointment?

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I believe we are still. We're always looking for members until they're filled, but I believe for the
Accessibility advisory that's running until march 15th.

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okay. Thank you, miss bray. 18 confirmatory bylaw 18.1.

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bylaw 24-18 being a bylaw to confirm the proceedings of council at its meeting held on
Monday, february 26th, 2024.

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may I have a motion that bylaw 24-18 be passed? A mover councillor morrissette seconded councillor seidel.

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all in favor? That's carried adjournment.

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may I have a motion that the meeting adjourned at the hour of 8:26 p.m..

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mover councillor mann seconded councillor morrissette. All in favor?

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that is carried. Thank you very much.