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[2:30] Good evening and progress.
[4:42] Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call this regular meeting of
[4:45] Frederton City Council for Monday, November 28, 2022, officially to order. I'd like to welcome
[4:53] everyone who's joining us this evening. We have folks with us in Chambers. I know we have
[5:00] many watching online. I think we have quite a viewing audience online, so thank you for
[5:05] participating. We have Council in Chambers, and we have Council of Illusion and Council
[5:13] there being joining us online and Councilor Peters has to be excused, which will do
[5:20] formulate the end of the meeting. I'd like to acknowledge that this regular
[5:25] meeting of City Council is taking place on the traditional Willister Quay territory.
[5:30] The territory of the Willister Quay people are recognized in the peace and friendship
[5:34] treaties to establish an ongoing relationship of peace and friendship and mutual respect
[5:41] between equal nations. The river that runs through our city is known
[5:46] as the Woolestok, along which lived the Woolestokweak, the people of the beautiful and
[5:51] bound-to-full river. So first item up is approval of the agenda city clerk.
[5:58] Thank you, Worship. We have four additional items that we would like to add, 5.9 security
[6:05] services, 5.10, regarding the building by law, 9.6, the acquisition of an intelligent
[6:13] transportation system, and 9.7, please contract.
[6:16] Thank you very much. Deputy Mayor Erickson, could you please take that motion?
[6:20] Certainly, Worship. Be resolved at the Council of the City of Frederickin hereby approves the
[6:25] of November 28th, 2020 City Council agenda with the addition of the following agenda items.
[6:30] Item 5.9, Security Services and Agreement Existing Services, RFP 22-31.
[6:37] Item 5.0, repeal of bylaw number R1 of billing bylaw and adoption of a new billing bylaw.
[6:43] Item 9.6, acquisition of an intelligent transportation system, automated vehicle location solution.
[6:50] and item 9.7, police contract, UBC 9.11, nice to move.
[6:57] Thank you, Deputy Mayor Erickson, seconded by Councillor Schubert.
[7:00] On the question, all those in favour? Opposed? Motion is carried. Does anyone have a conflict
[7:07] of interest to declare this evening?
[7:11] Okay, there being none, we will move on to the consent agenda.
[7:16] Does anyone have any items that they wish to pull from the consent agenda? Yes, Councillor
[7:21] Schubert.
[7:22] Thank you Mayor Rogers. I just have a couple of questions about 5.6 and I wondered if that
[7:28] could be selected out just to get those questions answered. Certainly so we'll identify
[7:33] 5.6. Anyone else? Anything else? All right. Well then first I will take a motion to have
[7:41] a mover and a seconder for the consent agenda. Councillor Dara could you please take that.
[7:49] Thank you. Where should be resolved? That the recommendation set out in the consent
[7:52] agenda items outlined below be approved respectively.
[7:56] Thank you, seconded by Councillor Pike.
[7:59] So on the question, the first item that we will pull will be the proclamation for World
[8:06] AIDS Day.
[8:08] And we have some visitors with us this evening in the chambers.
[8:12] Thank you so much.
[8:13] We have with us Linda Thompson, Brown, and Megan Kugland.
[8:18] So thank you for being with us here this evening.
[8:20] As I read the world's aid proclamation, I'm going to wear the beautiful red scarf that
[8:26] you so kindly gave to each of the counselors.
[8:29] So we have the red scarf and I know we'll be putting these around the city and as well
[8:34] there's a beautiful pin so thank you.
[8:36] It's important to acknowledge this day and this certainly does highlight the importance
[8:40] of the day.
[8:42] Whereas December 1st, 2022 is World AIDS Day and launches the start of Indigenous AIDS
[8:47] Awareness Week in Canada.
[8:49] whereas this year's UNAIDS theme is equalized reminding us that HIV thrives where in it, where in it qualities persist.
[8:59] December 1st provides us with an opportunity to raise awareness about HIV AIDS.
[9:04] It's a time for reflection on what we have achieved with regard to the local national and global response to HIV and what we still must achieve.
[9:13] Whereas in Canada, there are about 65,000 people living with human immunodeficiency virus
[9:20] HIV, the precursor to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS.
[9:25] It is important to help combat the stigma associated with HIV AIDS and highlight that HIV
[9:31] is a manageable virus.
[9:33] Whereas we have made massive gains in our understanding of the disease, we have developed medications
[9:38] that allow people living with HIV to live long and healthy lives.
[9:41] We have the scientific consensus about you equals you, undetectable equals untransmittable.
[9:48] That people living with HIV who take their medication is prescribed or unable to transmit
[9:52] the virus to their sexual partners.
[9:55] Through proper diagnosis and treatment people living with HIV can lead healthy lives.
[10:00] Whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing inequalities for people living with HIV
[10:06] this year's theme, equalize, focuses on providing equitable access to services and treatment
[10:12] to communities and people facing disproportionate barriers.
[10:17] Whereas four decades into the HIV response inequality still persists for the most basic
[10:22] services like testing treatment and condoms and even more so for new technologies, the inequalities
[10:28] which perpetuate the AIDS pandemic are not inevitable, we can tackle them.
[10:32] This World AIDS Day December 1st each of us learn about and reflect on the issues and
[10:39] look to addressing the inequalities which are holding back progress and ending AIDS.
[10:44] Whereas World AIDS Day remains as relevant today as it always has been reminding people
[10:48] and governments that HIV is not gone away, there is still a critical need for increased
[10:52] finding for AIDS response to increase awareness of the impact of HIV on people's lives,
[10:57] to end stigma and discrimination and to improve the quality of life that people living with HIV.
[11:02] Whereas everyone can join the awareness campaign by wearing a red ribbon on World AIDS Day to show their solidarity with those who's lies are affected by HIV AIDS.
[11:12] The City of Frederton supports organizations and individuals committed to raising awareness about HIV AIDS that affects all Canadians and
[11:20] mourns those who have died as a result of the disease.
[11:23] Therefore, I may or Kate Rogers, on behalf of the City of Frederton Council and Frederton City Council, do hereby proclaim December 1st, 2022 as World Aidsday in the City of Frederton.
[11:41] So I believe the next item of the consent agenda was 5.6. Councillor Shepherd, you said you had some questions?
[11:51] Did you want to remove it? Did you just want to highlight it?
[11:54] I just want to ask some questions.
[11:57] Yeah.
[11:58] So please feel free.
[12:04] 5.6 is fleet fuel management.
[12:09] And my questions are the attachment was 52 pages long.
[12:16] And I looked at it and I was just in a quandary as to what this is all about.
[12:24] And is it just providing fuel for fleet vehicles?
[12:30] Is it all kind of petroleum lubricants, et cetera, for the entire city?
[12:37] Can you, can somebody clarify that for me?
[12:40] Yes, Dylan, could you please?
[12:43] Your worst ball start, and if my answer is satisfied, Scott's online as well.
[12:47] So this is basically just the system we have that dispenses fuel to our vehicles.
[12:52] So we have one transit, the two depots, all it is of the management system, like the actual software that goes on to dispense fuel.
[13:06] Okay, so all of the city vehicles that are gasoline propelled?
[13:14] It's the actual system where you, it's like going up to gas stations.
[13:18] So we have gas pumps that fill our vehicles, so it's the system that actually manages the pump system.
[13:30] Any other questions on any of the other items on the consent agenda on
[13:38] the question all
[13:39] those in favour? Opposed? Motion is carried. Thank you.
[13:46] You will now move to approval of
[13:48] the minutes. Councillor Pite, could you take that please?
[13:52] Certainly your worship. It was all that the council, the City of Frederickon, hereby approves
[13:56] October 11th and October 24th, 2022 City Council minutes.
[14:01] Thank you seconded by Councillor Dara on the question all those in favour? Opposed?
[14:07] Motion is carried. First and second readings.
[14:12] Our first one up is 7.1 by line number Z-5.276, 63 Brunswick Street, a zone amendment Councillor
[14:23] Leblanc.
[14:23] Could you take that please?
[14:25] Certainly your worship.
[14:27] Be it resolved that the Council is City of Frederton and hereby receives the report of the Planning and Advisory Committee dated November 17th, 2022.
[14:34] Recommending approval of an application from Frederton Homeless Shelters Inc for a zone amendment to permit an emergency shelter in the environmental and open space zone on property located at 63 Brunswick Street subject terms and conditions.
[14:47] Thank you seconded by Councillor Hicks on the question.
[14:52] All those in favor? Opposed? Motion is carried. Continue, please.
[15:00] But before you do that, we have the city clerk with objections, hearing of objections and support. Thank you worship the office of city clerk's not received any letters of objection or support. Thank you council. Please proceed. Be it resolved that the council of the city of frederton hereby gives viola numbers Z-5.276, a viola to amend viola numbers Z-5, a zoning viola for the city of frederton first reading by tile. Thank you seconded by Councillor Hicks.
[15:29] on the question, all those in favor?
[15:36] Opposed? Motion is carried. Continue, please.
[15:42] Be it resolved that the Council of City of Frederton hereby gives Violin No. Z-5.276,
[15:47] a viola to amend Violin No. Z-5, a zoning viola for the City of Frederton, second reading by title.
[15:53] Thank you, seconded by Councillor Hicks. On the question, all those in favor? Opposed?
[15:59] The next motion is carried.
[16:09] I line, so item 7.2 is by line number Z-5.279 and it's for 2.19231 Smith Street.
[16:19] It's a rezoning and it's in your ward council of the law, so could you take that, too, please?
[16:25] Absolutely, Your Worship.
[16:26] Be it resolved that the council of the City of Fredrogent hereby receives the report of the Planning and Advisory Committee dated November 17,
[16:32] In 19th, 2022, recommending approval of an application from Gardiner Properties Limited to reason the Residential Town Plot Zone 3, TP3 to multi-residential zone 4MR4 to permit a 24-unit apartment building on the property located at 219-231 Smyth Street subject turns and conditions.
[16:52] Thank you, seconded by Councilor McGarrity.
[16:56] On the question, all those in favor, opposed, motion is carried.
[17:03] Hearing of objections in support, City Clerk.
[17:06] Thank you, Worship.
[17:07] The Office of the City Clerk has not received any letters of objection in support, but
[17:11] there are people who would like to speak during the hearing of objections.
[17:19] Very well, and we have here with us, I just want to confirm.
[17:23] So
[17:26] yes, so we have one speaker who's here with us in Chambers, Mark Darcy, if you would
[17:31] like to come to the podium, introduce yourself for the record and maybe a few minutes to
[17:37] share your thoughts.
[17:39] Okay.
[17:40] Thank you, your worship.
[17:41] My name is Mark Darcy, I'm award ten resident and I live at the corner of Argyle and Smith Street.
[17:48] This development tonight, that you're being asked to approve, is very important in terms of the precedent it's setting for
[17:59] Smith Street, York Street, and Regent Street.
[18:04] Recently added policies in your and ours municipal plan clearly states that in the South core, the policy statements call for
[18:15] modest intensification along the principal streets in the downtown core. That is Smite Street,
[18:23] York Street and Regent Street. The application before you this evening is for MR4 zoning.
[18:33] This is 100 units per hectare. This is a high density development that is being requested.
[18:41] And I would respectfully ask that you reject this application.
[18:49] It is contrary to the policy statements in the municipal plan.
[18:54] And just as on the side, we went through a large, high-density apartment building development
[19:02] at 390 York Street beside the train station.
[19:05] and here in this chamber, one of your counselors instructed you in terms of not able to provide affordable housing because it was not in the policy statements in the municipal plan.
[19:20] And so tonight, because the municipal plan is very clear, it calls for, quote, modest intensification along the principal corridors in the area.
[19:32] unquote and in policy section 2.2.1 in 16 it says compatible residential in the
[19:43] fill will be encouraged along Smith Street, York Street and Regent Street in
[19:49] low to mid-rise buildings to achieve residential intensification unquote so
[19:57] So of course, in a downtown, we want to see high density residential development in the exhibition grounds and in the railway yards, which was just approved at 390 York Street.
[20:12] This is calling for MR4 zoning, it's high density, and I'd ask you to reject it.
[20:21] Number two, my second point of three points tonight, I would ask you to please encourage the developer to come back to City Council and
[20:35] reapply for medium density housing, and that would be MR2 zoning, which would give him or her 62 units per hectare.
[20:50] Now, in your zoning by-law, Z5, you have the ability to ask for density of bonus.
[20:59] So essentially, you can ask the developer at that point for affordable housing units,
[21:06] which would push them up to 87 units per hectare, which is pretty close to the 100 units per hectare
[21:16] that's being asked for this evening.
[21:19] This is really attractive for the city because you can actually use your own zoning by-law
[21:27] to ask for insist on affordable housing units for these buildings that are going to be
[21:36] going up along Smythe and York and Regent.
[21:41] And it's not just enough to build housing.
[21:47] A trickle down housing is a myth, it's not going to work, it doesn't work with trickle down economics.
[21:54] You have to impose requirements on developers to provide affordable housing.
[22:00] And in addition, we need provincial and of course federal assistance to build dedicated affordable housing units as well.
[22:12] It's very important to ask for and achieve at least a minimum of 20% affordable units in these new residential builds on these major corridors.
[22:29] And that way you can incrementally increase the affordability of units for all Fredric Tonyen residents here in our downtown.
[22:39] And my final comment is last Thursday we just had the Ottawa announced the climate adaptation
[22:53] strategy for Canada.
[22:56] And it lists significant benefits to communities for adapting to climate change.
[23:04] The strategy calls for expanding our urban forests and wetlands in our cities.
[23:13] And they give an example, Ottawa gives an example of the urban forests in the city of Toronto,
[23:22] have been shown to generate $3.20 for every dollar invested by one lowering cooling costs,
[23:31] to improving air quality and three reducing strains on the storm water infrastructure for the city.
[23:41] The reason I ask and stating this is because I notice across the street on Smyth Street is a very
[23:55] We bear in looking in Boulevard on Smite in front of the New Brunswick community college
[24:01] offices.
[24:03] And I notice on the artist rendering for the Frederton Performing Arts Center at the
[24:11] corner of Regent and Brunswick, there are no trees, there are no boulevard grass.
[24:20] and we really need to take a look at the sobering forecast that
[24:26] Frutterton has for climate change, one of which is the doubling or tripling
[24:34] of the number of heat days above three degrees Celsius. It's going to double
[24:41] and triple by in the 2020s right now and we're going to get a four to six-fold
[24:47] increase in by 2050 and to the long-term 2080s. So the number of 30-degree, you
[24:59] know, severe hot days is going to quadruple and triple and six times in the
[25:10] near future. And so for any application coming forward on Smite Street I would
[25:17] to ask that the city of Frederton ensure that these builds come with a boulevard green
[25:24] which is a city's responsibility to preserve urban forests, that grass and tree boulevard
[25:33] lining Regent Street, York Street, and Smite Street.
[25:39] So in closing, this is a really important precedent that you would be setting tonight.
[25:44] I would ask that you reject this application, have them come back with a medium density proposal and you can give them a bonus density and achieve affordable housing units, all up and down, these major corridors in our downtown city.
[26:05] Thank you.
[26:07] Thank you, Mr. Darcy. Thank you for taking the time to come in. Anyone have any questions?
[26:15] Mr. Darcy, okay, there being none. Thank you for your time.
[26:19] I appreciate it.
[26:27] We'll continue the reading. We'll move to first reading by title and Council
[26:33] of Law. If you could take that please.
[26:35] We resolve that the Council of City of Fredrerton hereby gives Violet number Z-5.279.
[26:40] And a by-law to amend by-law number Z-5, a zoning by-law for the City of Frederton first
[26:45] reading by title.
[26:46] Thank you.
[26:47] Seconded by Councilor McGarrity.
[26:49] On the question, all those in favor, opposed motion is carried, continue please.
[26:59] Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Frederton hereby gives by-law number Z-5.279,
[27:04] a by-law to amend by-law number Z-5, a zoning by-law for the City of Frederton second reading
[27:09] by title.
[27:09] Thank you, seconded by Councillor McGarrity. On the question, all those in favour? Opposed?
[27:17] Motion is carried. And 7.3, a by-law number R-15. It's a building by-law. Councillor
[27:28] Grande, I'm going to ask you to take that please. Thank you, thank you, worship. It was all
[27:34] Well, the council said you're frightened hereby gives byline number R-15 building bylaw first reading my title.
[27:42] Thank you. Seconded by Councillor Malay on the question. Yes, Councillor Grande.
[27:47] I wonder if we could get Ken to maybe just give a little summary about what this is so if people have an understanding of what's happening on the building bylaw last night.
[27:56] Great idea. Thank you. Ken, do you mind just giving us a brief highlight of what this entails?
[28:02] Yes.
[28:03] Sure, your worship, I'd be happy to do that.
[28:06] The province has adopted a new Building Code Administration Act in the province of New
[28:11] Frontenzoic.
[28:11] That requires all municipalities in the province update their building bylaws to reflect
[28:16] the new provincial legislation, and it's required that municipalities in the province do that
[28:21] by no later than January 1st of 2023.
[28:25] So there are a number of changes in the bylaw that just now reflect the new provincial legislation
[28:31] that's been put in place but we did. Your worship take the opportunity to also introduce
[28:35] a number of changes to the by-law. Most of which are very minor in nature and a good number of
[28:43] which are intended to either streamline the processes or make it easier for our residents and for
[28:48] contractors to interact with the city. To focus our efforts on bigger, more impactful projects and
[28:54] also to deal with a couple of issues we've been having in the community with respect to things
[29:00] like lot drainage and things like that to make sure that we have appropriate and strong
[29:05] modern standards in place for that. So overall this is largely a housekeeping exercise
[29:11] to meet the requirements of the provinces put in front of us. But I think this council
[29:17] should view it also as the city taking an opportunity to improve the bylaw for the benefit of
[29:25] residents of the city as well. So that's what's happening.
[29:29] Great. Thank you, Ken.
[29:30] Thank you, Ken. You know, there's a number of improvements
[29:34] within this documentation that you undertaken your staff
[29:37] to make processes easier. Will there be a place where
[29:41] developers or the public can go on and see what these changes would be
[29:45] in your department and some of these fine tuning of the process?
[29:50] Yeah, through your worship, absolutely.
[29:53] So the building inspection staff did a fair bit of work with those in the development community in particular to kind of
[30:00] We work through some of the requirements, because we work with a number of clients on a fairly regular basis, but we're also happy as we move towards January 1st to also further explain and provide any advice or information that other citizens or developers would need to make sure they're familiar with what's happening.
[30:19] Thank you, thank you, Ken. It resolves its council's statement hereby, it gives by-law
[30:26] number R-15, a building by-law, second reading by title.
[30:31] We didn't vote on the first one.
[30:33] We called question, you had a question, we got a great answer.
[30:36] To click on the draw. You are fast, it's impressive, but we will vote. So voting on the first reading
[30:42] by title, all those in favor? Opposed? Motion is carried and councilor granted if you could
[30:48] take it away for the second meeting.
[30:50] I guess it was a senior's moment, I guess.
[30:52] We resolve the Council of City Freight and hereby gives byline number R-50 in a building
[30:57] bylaw, second meeting by title.
[31:00] Thank you.
[31:01] Seconded by Councillor Mellay on the question, all those in favour?
[31:07] Oh no, we have a question?
[31:08] Yes, Councillor Shefford.
[31:10] Thanks.
[31:10] I should ask this under the first reading, excuse me, but I'm just wondering about the penalties
[31:17] in this, are they dictated by the Building Code Adoption Act, or is there any latitude in there?
[31:24] They seem rather low.
[31:28] Through you, your worship, you're testing me on my deep knowledge of the Building Code Administration Act.
[31:34] My recollection of what's in here is largely implementing.
[31:37] This is one of the reasons why we needed to change the by-law to make sure we were in step with the requirements.
[31:42] I don't think there is any latitude in there.
[31:44] There are ranges provided and we're operating essentially carrying that over.
[31:48] But what I would do your worship after this meeting is I'll double check that and if if there is something that's different
[31:54] I'll let the counselor know and and all of council
[31:57] Thank you. Thank you. Can any other questions all those in favor?
[32:06] Opposed
[32:08] Motion is carried the
[32:13] third reading by laws
[32:16] We have a house somehow skipping amendments to the procedure of by law so 8.1 is by law
[32:22] 8-19.5, depending on your erics, and could you take that, please?
[32:31] Certainly your worship.
[32:33] Be it resolved at the Council of City of Fretton, hereby authorizes that bylaw number
[32:37] 8-19.5, a bylaw to amend bylaw number 8-19, a procedural bylaw of the City of Fretton.
[32:44] Be read by summary pursuant to section 15 sub four of the local governance act.
[32:48] Thank you seconded by Councillor Schupperidge on the question all those in favor we have a question
[32:55] council majority.
[32:59] I still have to people know that this is about all that we have to catch
[33:03] up to the provincial legislation as I correct city clerk so we're just getting in line with
[33:07] what chronic many. Thank you.
[33:11] Thank you for that explanation council
[33:13] So on the question, anyone else, all those in favor, opposed, motion is carried.
[33:23] Continue, please, Dr. Mirrax.
[33:26] Whereas municipalities may make bylaws pursuant to the local governance act, and
[33:29] City Council has authorized the reading of byline number A-19.5 by summary.
[33:34] It resolved that the Council of the City of Frederton hereby reads a summary of the bylaws as follows.
[33:40] The purpose of the proposed by-law number A-19.5 is to amend the procedural by-law by removing
[33:45] the restriction of only being able to attend remotely if a member of council was outside
[33:50] the city or physically not able to attend the meeting and the restriction associated with
[33:54] a number of meetings that a member of city council could attend remotely and that the said
[33:59] by-law be given third reading by title.
[34:02] Thank you, seconded by Councillor Schaffert on the question.
[34:07] Councillor Millay. Thank you, Worship. I'll be scoring this
[34:12] for, right, it's just the housekeeping, but I'm just wondering on the same topic, if
[34:20] it be possible, because I know it might be coming from the province, it might mean we should
[34:24] lobby them, but it'd be great to see that when we have a closed session, because right now
[34:29] we need to be alone. It'd be great to see if to get that change that you could have someone
[34:34] a minor with you, maybe someone under the age of 12, if we want to be open and inclusive,
[34:41] right? Sometimes a parent might have to stay home with a sick kid and the fact that my two-year-old
[34:45] can't be in the same room as me while we're having a closed session. It'd be great if we could look
[34:51] into that and hopefully get that change.
[34:55] That's an excellent suggestion. We can probably proceed
[34:58] with that and just provide the, just offer that.
[35:03] I think it's an excellent point.
[35:07] So on the question, anyone else?
[35:10] All those in favor?
[35:12] Opposed?
[35:13] Motion is carried.
[35:19] So item 8.2, by law number L-16.4.
[35:24] This is about the business improvement levy,
[35:26] for downtown Frederton Inc, for our, our, our south side BIA.
[35:30] And we have with us tonight, we have general,
[35:33] the general manager or CEO. I don't quite know what your title is. You're just
[35:38] Bruce to me. We have Bruce McCormick with us this evening and thank you Bruce
[35:43] comes each year as we do this. Very valuable part into the city so thank you
[35:47] for being with us and we will have this evening Council of Law. You're going
[35:51] to you're getting a lot of coverage tonight. You are the alternate on that board
[35:55] of directors so could you please read the motion. Absolutely worship. Be resolved
[36:00] All that the Council of the City of Fredrogene hereby authorizes that bylaw number L-16.4, business
[36:05] improvement levy, bylaw, be read by summary, pursuant to section 53 of the Local Governance
[36:11] Act.
[36:12] Thank you, seconded by Councillor Dara. On the question, all those in favor, opposed motion
[36:21] is carried. Continue, please.
[36:25] Whereas municipalities may make bylaws persuade to the local governance act and the city council has authorized the reading of by-law number L-16.4 by summary.
[36:35] Be it resolved that the council of the city of Fredrogent hereby reads a summary of the by-law as follows.
[36:39] The purpose of the proposed by-law number L-16.4 is to impose a business improvement levy on non-residential property of 20 cents for each $100 of assessment for the calendar year of 2023.
[36:51] within the Downtown Business Improvement Area as requested by Downtown Fredrton
[36:56] Incorporated and designated by byline number L-13 and that the said byla be given third reading by title.
[37:04] Thank you, seconded by Councillor Dara. On the question, all those in favor?
[37:13] Opposed? Motion is carried. And I'll just reiterate again, we do this each year just leading up to budget
[37:20] to our budget season and also, again, a special thanks to downtown Frederickton Inc for all the work that you do in our city.
[37:27] It's very much appreciated.
[37:29] And on that note, we will move to the next eight point through our next item by law number L-17.4.
[37:37] And that governs the business improvement levy for business Frederickton North.
[37:42] And we have with us, Trina McDonald, she's joining us virtually.
[37:46] So hello, Trina, and also a special thanks to you for showing up each year and to do this,
[37:53] but also for showing up every day for all the exciting work, great work that you do
[37:57] over on Main Street and on the north side for some wonderful celebrations there this past
[38:03] weekend.
[38:03] So thank you for being with us.
[38:05] And Councillor Pikele, I'll ask you is the representative on that board if you could please
[38:09] take the motion.
[38:11] Certainly, Your Worship.
[38:12] be it resolved that the Council of the City of Frederickon hereby authorizes that bylaw number L-17.4
[38:19] business improvement levy bylaw be read by summary pursuant to section 15 sub 3 of the local governance act.
[38:28] Seconded by Councillor McGarrity. On the question, all those in favour? Opposed? Motion is carried.
[38:38] Please continue please.
[38:41] Whereas municipalities may make bylaws pursuant to the local government's act, the City
[38:45] Council has authorized the reading of bylaw number L-Vash 17.4 by summary.
[38:51] Be resolved that the Council of the City of Frederickham hereby read the summary of the
[38:55] bylaw as follows.
[38:57] The purpose of proposed bylaw number L-Vash 17.4 is to impose a special business improvement
[39:04] of 20 cents for each $100 of assessment for the county or 2023 on non-residential property within the business improvement area
[39:15] as requested by business credit north and designated by by law number L-15 and that the said by law be given third reading by title.
[39:24] Thank you, Councillor Pike seconded by Councillor McGarrity on the question, all those in favor?
[39:33] Opposed? Motion is carried. Thank you, Trina. Thank you for all the work that you do.
[39:40] And the next step here is approval of our budget, and money will be sent your way to both organizations.
[39:46] So, with that, we will now move on to our committee reports, and first up is the 9.1,
[39:57] which is the 2000 and 23 budget resolutions.
[40:02] So I think the first I'm going to introduce the chair of our committee, Councillor Malay,
[40:07] chair of finance, and for you to introduce the budget, please.
[40:10] Yes.
[40:11] Very free.
[40:12] Thank you, Worship.
[40:14] Before I get going with my official budget speech, I'd just like to say that I really respect
[40:20] all 12 of you around the table, I think that the way we approach the work that we do,
[40:26] it's done a respectful matter.
[40:29] Mother, we have several discussions.
[40:31] Even if we disagree, even if we have different views on different topics, it's done a respectful
[40:36] full matter.
[40:36] You never see a Councillor or a Councillor trying to ambush or bully each other and to me that's very important I think as
[40:43] Those are values. I'm trying to teach my five-year-old and great and might might be a given for growing up to to have those values
[40:51] But that's just not always the case of just a quick note say that I appreciate and everyone to have respect and approach
[40:59] different issues with
[41:01] With the value that we should have around this table
[41:04] So from my 2023 budget speech, after several months of meeting in discussions, I'm pleased
[41:11] to present the City of Freighton's 2023 budget for formal adoption.
[41:16] As has been said many times during this budget process, due to the changes associated with
[41:21] local governance reform, this has been a budget process like no other at the City of Freighton.
[41:27] We now have four new tax rates associated with the area becoming part of the city in 2023,
[41:31] three, as well as a new way of calculating the tax rate for non-residential properties.
[41:37] The budget addresses inflation needs being faced by the city, including increased gas and
[41:42] tender prices.
[41:43] It allows for core programs and services to continue and expand where necessary, makes investments
[41:49] in public safety, including in community safety unit, as well as affordable housing and
[41:54] environmental initiatives, and finally allows for a fully funded capital program that will
[42:00] We'll see road services and underground pipes replaced in a timely fashion, all in support of a growing city.
[42:08] Now let's look at the budget in more detail.
[42:10] The total 2023 general fund budget is 152.9 million.
[42:16] Most current residential property owners will see a seven cent decrease in their property tax rate from 1.4086 to 1.3386 for $100 of assessment.
[42:28] This affects about 19,000 properties or 90% of the total properties in the New City of
[42:35] Iraq in 2023. The outside property tax rate will remain at 1.0565. This affects 260 homes
[42:44] or 3% of residential properties and owners in 2023. We are seeing a total revenue growth
[42:51] of 17.8 million for 2023, this results from 1.3 million in warrant new, 7.5 million in
[43:02] warrant growth, 4.7 million in non-residential multiplier, 3.3 million in next areas, and
[43:09] just below 1 million in non-tax revenue.
[43:12] The 7th cent decrease to the inside property tax rate will result in a 6.8 million decrease
[43:19] through the taxes being paid by those residential property owners.
[43:23] Property tax will generate 135.7 million.
[43:27] This includes funds collected from non-residential properties other than rental units using the
[43:32] new multiplier of 1.7.
[43:36] User charges, licenses, fees, and other funds totaling 15.6 million, as well as core funding
[43:44] from the province of 1.6 million which will move to zero in the coming couple of years.
[43:52] Now where does the money go? To begin with, total expenses are up 17.8 million. This
[43:58] can be attributed to inflation for about 8.4 million, an amount higher than our warrant
[44:04] growth within the city. New cost of about 4 million, local governance reform for about
[44:12] 3 million capital projects for 1.819 million and debt servicing fees for just below 500,000 before
[44:20] proceeding I want to pause and comment on the impact of inflation on our budget while it has
[44:26] impact across our entire operation the two big areas are fuel and contracts during 2022 we saw gas
[44:36] As a result, using average fuel price and usage data, we have increased our fuel budget by more than 750,000 for 2023 alone.
[44:49] We will watch fuel costs by wanting to assure residents that whatever the fuel price will continue to maintain core services like snow removal, etc.
[44:58] to add to the pain many-
[45:00] Any contract we rely on for service delivery are being impacted by fuel prices as well as shortage of labor. We have seen tenders increased by 100% or more in the past year. We expect this to continue into 2023 and have budgeted accordingly. In 2023, some of our new costs consist of 1.4 million into public safety for police, fire, and new community safety unit, 475,000 for development capacity, 250,000
[45:29] 4,000 affordable housing support, 170,000 for environmental leadership, a variety of small cost associated with technology for service improvement.
[45:40] A total of 643,000 is being made available in strategic partner and community grants that will go out to serve local community groups.
[45:50] It should be noted that this budget does not insulate us from the future, nor does it provide significant cash savings for the future projects.
[45:57] We need to be aware of the potential costs arising from public safety and the fire service review on settle labor contracts, insurance costs, and less flexibility on capital as we link much of our capital investments to IBA water projects.
[46:13] Now on our capital budget, our budget earmarks just under 27 million for capital projects in 2023.
[46:19] The decision made respect our long term financial plan which is laid for updating next year and our intended to take care of our existing infrastructure and modernized key services.
[46:31] The budget also leverages fund from other sources to achieve our goals without significantly raising the budget.
[46:39] We will wrap up the final phase of construction on Ruggwood, Maple and Kanda streets.
[46:44] We will continue work on Lincoln Road to protect it from future flooding and help traffic flow more efficiently
[46:49] We will we will renew paving curbs and sidewalks around the city while investing in our green spaces including parks and our trail system
[46:58] In terms of modernizing your services. We plan to make it easier for residents to receive and pay bills online
[47:06] Approved project will also help us meet our goals to reduce greenhouse gases in our own operations
[47:11] within our community and our goal to become a more climate resilient city.
[47:16] This includes approximately 2.5 million in proposed upgrades for more efficient vehicles
[47:21] including a first two hybrid transit buses, new EV chargers, and efforts to expand our
[47:27] urban force.
[47:29] Now on our water and sewer utility, as I wrap up my presentation, we can't forget our separately
[47:34] funded city of threatened water and sewer utility budget.
[47:37] No rate increases are proposed for 2023 to combine water and sewer rate for 2023 will remain the same.
[47:45] The utility total budget will be 23.6 mil will spend 11.8 million on capital projects in 2023 for water and sewer.
[47:57] Thank you to my council colleagues for your thoughtful input into the budget process and to staff for your countless hours of work on this file.
[48:04] Now it is appreciated. I feel confident that we have created a budget that represents
[48:08] the views of council while being sustainable. Thank you.
[48:14] Thank you, Councillor Mellay, and thank you for all of your work. It was very gracious
[48:18] of you to thank Council colleagues, but this year's rule is chair of this committee.
[48:24] Chair of finance is a big job, and it's a lot of behind the scenes, a lot of meetings throughout
[48:29] the year and especially into the fall and I really want to thank you for all the extra
[48:35] effort and the special attention that you pay. It's much appreciated so you help make
[48:40] our jobs easier so thank you for that. With that I'm going to ask you if you'll read
[48:46] the first motion that's up please.
[48:49] Sure. Be a result of the council of the local government of the City of Freckin approved
[48:54] the general fund operating budget for 2023 being the sum of 152,881,318 be the total operating budget of the local government that the sum of 135,680,565 be the
[49:20] 1.0565, cent marries, 0.5159, former LDSD, 0.6286,
[49:30] Lakeside estates, 0.5862, and Lincoln, 0.5042.
[49:37] Be further resolved that the Council orders and directs the leaving by the Minister of
[49:41] local governance and local governance reform of set amount on real property liable to tax
[49:45] under the assessment act within the local government of the City of Freckin and get further resolve that the City of New Spellia of the City of Freckin set the non-residential tax base ratio at 1.7.
[49:57] Thank you and that will be seconded by Vice Chair of the Finance Committee, Councillor Pike.
[50:05] And with that, Councillor Pike, I'm going to ask you to read the next.
[50:09] Oh, sorry, we need to vote first. It was also exciting. I moved right along.
[50:13] Okay, any questions on that motion?
[50:21] This is a proper time or not, but I'll speak now and I thank Councillor Malay for all
[50:26] his efforts and staff.
[50:27] They do all the heavy lifting as we all know throughout this.
[50:30] It's a very long process that starts for them in January, they'll start for next year.
[50:36] And there won't be a few, there's a lot of amazing things in this budget, but there are a few
[50:43] two things that concern me and they have over the last year or two.
[50:49] In 2021, prior to this Council's mandate, we had a budget of $125 million.
[50:54] 2022, that went to $135, and here in 2023, that's $153 million.
[51:00] That's an operating budget increase of 22% over two years, and 13% over last year.
[51:07] Last year, the budget was increased by $10 million or 8% in what we described as a reset
[51:11] year. We call it a new baseline is spending but somehow the new baseline wasn't
[51:16] enough and now we're increasing next year's operating budget by another 18
[51:20] million to 13%. This while many Frederson residents are trying to cope with
[51:25] highest inflation rates in years, everything from gas, heating oil, groceries,
[51:29] car prices, house prices, rents, mortgage rates are all increasing faster than
[51:34] wages. I don't know of anyone who gets 10% raised this year, no one. We talk about
[51:39] affordable housing and helping vulnerable people, well, I don't know how this budget 13% increase
[51:43] helps residents afford to live. It doesn't, we're simply adding to the problem. And I want
[51:49] to make it perfectly clear, my comments are not directed at staff. We have amazing professional
[51:55] staff, and they're simply trying to execute on priorities identified by this council. Many
[52:00] of these priorities are complex social issues, which we don't have resources or the expertise
[52:04] to effectively manage and I know this budget without my support is likely to
[52:11] likely to pass but I think somebody has to explain this to the people who are
[52:15] just trying to make ends meet and there are lots of people in our community who
[52:18] are struggling you know I think of the elderly folks trying to stay in their homes
[52:23] I think of a lot of people in my community who have kids you know all of them are
[52:28] going to be hungry we don't see that we have a lot of proud people who are just
[52:31] trying to get by and that's what concerns me and I don't think we've done enough to try
[52:36] to reduce this and that's why I'm going to be voting against it. Thank you.
[52:41] Thank you Councillor Hicks. Anyone else? Councillor McGarrity.
[52:50] There was a lot thrown out of this year and I think Councillor Hicks did a great job
[52:56] of detailing that. And it was our job to, it'll be fair to all our taxpayers, but at the
[53:04] same time, we've got a growing city. We're dealing with, you know, inflationary costs,
[53:09] of course, and gas costs and everything else in between. And looking back, I'm really
[53:14] concerned about the outside grade. I mean, with those people, what kind of tax bull they're
[53:21] going to get.
[53:25] I know the new
[53:27] mouth made in areas.
[53:30] I'm looking
[53:31] at the numbers here. They're
[53:33] getting very close to the
[53:34] upside rate with this new
[53:36] budget. So it's heard. But at
[53:41] the same time, we have to run
[53:44] the city and we've got some
[53:49] unknowns. And that's on the
[53:52] other side is if we don't plan now, it could be a problem down the road where we
[54:02] may be forced into some bigger, bigger charges and different tax rates.
[54:09] But you know
[54:11] with 22% over three years, that's a pretty tough pillow swaddle for a lot of
[54:16] people.
[54:21] And as you say, the outside the outside of
[54:23] rate, I know there's a huge debate and there was
[54:27] papers down on it of trying to move that rate closer
[54:30] to the inside rate. And I get that. I mean, we're
[54:33] dropping the inside rate down. Maybe we'll have another
[54:37] year like we had this year and we'll be able to maybe
[54:39] take another seven cents off it, do the assessments.
[54:41] Who knows? I know the economy is starting to cool a
[54:44] little bit, but that's just pure assumption right now.
[54:49] So I struggle with this, I struggle with this for a whole month and I'm still not there yet, so unfortunately it looks to breed things in a budget and I know the staff did due diligence and they did their best with what they put from this reform is another angle of a thrown in at us and there's $3 million bill.
[55:16] It costs to get that legislation, I guess, so I just can't support this budget, you know,
[55:26] as it is, I'm sorry, but I'll have to vote against it.
[55:32] Thank you.
[55:34] Yes, Councillor Grande.
[55:35] Yeah, thank you.
[55:36] Yeah, I mean, Councillor Hicks has brought up a great number of things and numbers.
[55:42] And I mean, first of all, Councilman Lee, congratulations.
[55:45] You did a tremendous job this year.
[55:48] Both the Deputy Mayor and I know exactly what it's like to run these budgets,
[55:53] only probably in a much leaner years than what you've had to go through here.
[55:58] So congratulations on all the hard work.
[56:00] I know you're a very diligent person into the details and making sure
[56:05] everybody's accountable on the budget lines and everything else.
[56:07] So thank you very much.
[56:10] I, too, I mean, Councillor McGarry talked about struggling.
[56:13] I mean, I made no secret to the CIO that I wanted.
[56:17] I was looking for an eyeing to a tensent decrease in this taxation year.
[56:24] The people, I don't need to go over what Councillor Hicks had gone over, I mean, what people
[56:28] are struggling with now in the city and the inflationary side, and I'm taking from my past.
[56:35] And my past as finance chair for four years was dealing with the unconditional grant going down almost zero and the challenges we had to pull ourselves back and actually talk to ourselves and say how much more efficient do we need to get and how do we how do we find two services to make sure we're getting the best economic return for the citizens based on the lack of a revenue set that we're coming out of now that was a different time but if you relay that we're actually in that time again with local government reform.
[57:05] And sometimes you gotta be careful what you ask for.
[57:07] So we as municipalities have asked for more,
[57:10] take more resilience, more decision making on our side,
[57:14] and look what is done to us now.
[57:15] It's put a challenge in front of us,
[57:17] which will bring our unconditional grant down
[57:19] to zero in the next couple of years,
[57:21] paying the cost of our season a number of other things.
[57:24] So, you know, we went from a period of restraint,
[57:28] Deputy Mayor and those challenging times,
[57:31] we lived through some, you know, baseline,
[57:33] line as you talked about Councillor Hicks, and now we're right back to those times when
[57:39] we've really got to watch it because Councillor Malay in your next budget, if you're still
[57:45] there, I'm not sure what your reorganization is going to be if it's 2.5 years or 2 years
[57:49] I don't know, but that irrespective of the next finance chair is going to be a real challenge
[57:53] based on the fact that unconditional grants even going to go lower, and the RC costs I bet
[57:58] to go higher. And, you know, based on what I'm seeing, all that to say. I know you want
[58:04] me to get to the point of life. All that to say is, one of the things that my work,
[58:12] and I'll be a little self-assured, struggling with, and I know what others are, is the amount
[58:16] of crime, any amount of thefts, any amount of break-ins that are happening across Ward 3N,
[58:21] other areas, and Council of bonds, especially downtown, and everyone else is in Council of
[58:27] minorities and Councillor Pike's especially.
[58:33] One of the things I was really happy to hear
[58:36] and happy to make a decision on was the increased complement to the police chief to start to
[58:42] address some of those issues as well as our experiment into getting a private firm to
[58:48] look at our bylaws and to go out there and start to do some more patrolling especially on
[58:52] our trails which are becoming so much more popular and everything else.
[58:55] So, you know, my struggle, your worship, was 9-10 cents, but also on the other side of public safety, which is one of the things that I wanted to try to get more into the budget for our citizens because right now crime is spiraling.
[59:19] I am going to support the budget only for the issue of the fact that we are hiring more police and we're doing that experimental side.
[59:28] I am disappointed that we're not given the taxpayers more of a break and that's not reflective of Councilor Malay or staff or anybody else, it's just the way things have laid out, so for that purpose, I will be supporting the budget as it's presented tonight.
[59:41] Thank you.
[59:43] Thank you.
[59:43] Councillor Grande.
[59:45] Deputy Mayor Erickson.
[59:47] Thank you, Worship.
[59:49] I just want to take a brief moment to thank our Chair of Finance and Chair of the Budget
[59:52] Process.
[59:53] I think he did an exceptional job this year in the face of all its many challenges and a
[59:57] big thank you to staff for all the-
[1:00:00] A hard work that went into this. I was especially thankful of staff being very clear that there are a number of large projects next year coming forward in finance, you know, the long-term financial plan and a deeper dive into affordability in our tax rates. You know, it's time to do that work. And in recognition of some of Councillor Hicks and Councillor McGarrity's comments.
[1:00:28] But I think all of Council is aware of the financial challenges to households in our
[1:00:34] city or facing, but we are not alone in being able to help with those challenges.
[1:00:45] Part of the information that was made available to Council in contemplation of our budget
[1:00:51] It is exactly what share of the total tax load, the municipal level of government owns.
[1:00:58] And it's only 11% of total taxes paid by households.
[1:01:03] So to sit here and say that we own 100% of the duty to make sure that households have an affordable experience in our city.
[1:01:13] Doesn't make a whole lot of sense that the 89% of taxes going to be at the levels of government, which is why next year.
[1:01:21] In addition to seeking efficiencies, which I think is an excellent idea, and looking
[1:01:27] for sustainable long-term plans and appropriate ways to structure our tax rate, we should
[1:01:33] re-double our efforts to reach out to the other levels of government to make sure that they
[1:01:38] own their share of the affordability challenge of our community.
[1:01:45] We can't do it with 11% of the policy lepers.
[1:01:50] But what we have to do with that 11% is provide a safe community.
[1:01:54] I think Councilor Grande spoke very eloquently to the need for that.
[1:01:58] And we also provide a community, you know, that over time, you know,
[1:02:04] it provides a predictable place to live for the sake of our business community.
[1:02:10] And also that provides, you know, recreational, you know, amenities and
[1:02:16] and aspects of a complete community that are in our control.
[1:02:20] We need to continue to do these things.
[1:02:23] If we don't repair our roads, the damage that'll do to vehicles may just be a bent rim to a well-to-do household, but if you lose a day of work and have $1,000 repair bill, you know, how we serve the families that are struggling if we don't spend what's appropriate on our infrastructure.
[1:02:41] I think we've followed the city tradition of investing in prevention in order to keep
[1:02:47] our costs down.
[1:02:49] And that has made us one of the smartest and best run communities that I'm aware of.
[1:02:55] So I'm very happy to support this budget because it continues that tradition and I'm very
[1:03:00] happy to get to work on the projects that will make this community better in the new year.
[1:03:04] So thanks again, Mr. Chair.
[1:03:05] Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
[1:03:07] Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
[1:03:10] Councilor Pike.
[1:03:11] Thank you, Mayor Rogers.
[1:03:13] I'll be brief.
[1:03:13] I, too, wanted to thank the Chair of the Finance Committee.
[1:03:16] He did an awesome job.
[1:03:18] And I'm quite sure I'll never be able to fill the issues.
[1:03:22] I wanted to say that I will be supporting this budget,
[1:03:26] that I spend a lot of time in the community.
[1:03:29] And the number one thing I hear from my folks
[1:03:32] are they want to feel safe in their city.
[1:03:36] And this budget does a lot to do that for my people.
[1:03:40] They get, we're going to have some people on the trail to help.
[1:03:44] We're going to get cameras, we're going to get additional police officers.
[1:03:48] So I feel that that's our biggest expense in the budget.
[1:03:52] And we've addressed it, and I'm very happy to support this going forward.
[1:03:57] Thank you.
[1:03:58] Thank you.
[1:04:01] Anyone else wishes to speak that on the question then all those in favour opposed motion is carried
[1:04:14] with dissension, Councillor McGarrity and Councillor Hicks.
[1:04:18] Thank you everyone.
[1:04:20] We will now move to the second motion and Councillor Pike, Deputy Chair Pike, I'll ask
[1:04:26] I ask you to read that, please.
[1:04:28] Certain of your worship.
[1:04:29] We resolve that the council, the municipality of Frederick City of Frederick,
[1:04:32] directs at the amount of $26 million, $891,849, for the 2023 general fund.
[1:04:41] Pay as you go, capital budget, be approved in accordance with the public procurement management policy number,
[1:04:46] COR-POL-023 and be it further resolved that the Council of the Municipality of the City of
[1:04:56] Fredrican hereby authorizes and directs the mayor and city clerk to execute any CC-DC-2
[1:05:03] and CC-DC-4 contracts for the acquisition of the assets and the completion of the construction
[1:05:09] correction projects listed and approved as part of the 2023 capital budget.
[1:05:14] And be it further resolved that the council of the municipality of the city of Franklin here by authorizes and directs the mayor and city clerk to execute any agreements for purchasing sale and such further legal transactional documents as required in relation to the approved construction projects that form part of the 2023 capital budget.
[1:05:36] with content satisfactory to the director of engineering and operation,
[1:05:41] or designate and in a form and content approved by the city solicitor or
[1:05:45] designate, and be it further resolved that the council of the municipality of the city of
[1:05:50] Franklin hereby directs at any 2023 capital budget savings within corporate fleet capital.
[1:05:57] You reocated to the next top priority vehicle equipment on the infrastructure deficit listing.
[1:06:04] and be further resolved at the Council of the Municipality of the City of Franklin here by authorizes and directs the purchasing manager and fleet manager to pre-order to a maximum of two million each year for future year capital purchases pursuant to the five year capital project plan to help offset conflationary and supply chain issues for 2024 or 2025 and 2026.
[1:06:30] Next.
[1:06:31] Thank you, Councillor Pike, seconded by Councillor McGarrity.
[1:06:34] On the question, Councillor Brandy.
[1:06:36] Yeah, I just want to make sure that we are going to do a review on fleet and rationalization
[1:06:43] of the vehicles.
[1:06:44] I'll direct that to Dillon.
[1:06:47] Dillon?
[1:06:48] Yeah, three-year worship.
[1:06:49] Yeah, we are.
[1:06:49] We're doing an optimization project in 2023.
[1:06:52] Nope.
[1:06:53] I just want people to understand that we're just not willing to only go in out buying vehicles
[1:06:57] that would be rationalized on the fleet side.
[1:07:03] All right. All those in favour? Opposed? Motion is carried. Deputy Mayor Erickson, could you take the next one, please?
[1:07:14] Yes.
[1:07:21] Certainly.
[1:07:23] Be it resolved, Council leaving municipality, the City of Frederickin authorizes and directs
[1:07:27] the staff at the legal division to prepare an appropriate by-law to amend by-law number
[1:07:31] T-7, a by-law relating to parking meters, parking zones, and paying display machines as follows.
[1:07:37] 1.
[1:07:37] Effective January 1, 2023, the following be changed.
[1:07:41] Increase the maximum time permitted to park the tenory lot from a two-hour time limit to
[1:07:45] a three-hour time limit.
[1:07:46] And two, the effect of July 1st, 2023, the following fees will be increased.
[1:07:52] Increase the half hour parking meter rate from $1 per half hour to $1.50 per half hour.
[1:07:58] Increase the one hour and two hour parking meter rate from $1.75 per hour.
[1:08:03] It's $2 per hour.
[1:08:05] Increase the four hour parking meter rate from $1 an hour to $1.50 per hour.
[1:08:10] increase the parking lot rates from $175 per hour to $2 per hour, increase hourly parking rate
[1:08:18] for parking garages from $1 an hour to $1.25 per hour and be it further resolved that the sidewalk
[1:08:24] occupancy rate increase from $422 per season to $500 per season. So move.
[1:08:45] Thank you second
[1:08:45] carried. Councillor Dara, could you take the next one please? We're on item 4.
[1:08:51] Thank you, Worship. Be a result of the Council of the local government of the City of
[1:08:55] Oregon. Approves and authorizes the following amount as the business improvement levy queen
[1:09:00] for downtown Ferdinac. Conditional transfer from provincial governments
[1:09:03] to business improvement corporation. Business improvement levy, 770,463. Business or property
[1:09:11] the assessment's 385,203,500 at a rate of 20 cents.
[1:09:18] And be it further resolved that on the 28th of November, 2022, the Council of the Local Government of the City of Ferrican will enact by law,
[1:09:28] that a business improvement levy imposed on all non-residential properties within the business improvement area of the local government,
[1:09:36] that is liable to taxation under the assessment act within the business improvement area of Queen Street as outlined in by-law number
[1:09:44] LDASH-13
[1:09:46] The levy shall be in amount of
[1:09:47] 770,463 at a rate of 20 cents and the council the city of fire can hereby directs and orders the minister of local government and local
[1:09:58] Governance reform to levy the set amount pursuant to provisions of the business improvement area act
[1:10:03] I still move
[1:10:05] Thank you, seconded by Councillor Hicks. On the question, all those in favour? Opposed?
[1:10:14] Motion is carried. Councillor Grant, could you please take number five?
[1:10:20] Yeah, thank you, Worship. It resolved that the Council of the local government of the city
[1:10:25] frightening approves and authorizes the following amount as a business improvement levy, main
[1:10:28] for business spreading to the north. Conditional transfer from provincial government to business
[1:10:33] its procurement corporation, business procurement lovely at $121,367.
[1:10:39] Business or property assessment is $60 million, $683,500, at a rate of 20 cents.
[1:10:46] And be it further resolved that on the 28th of November, 20th, 22th, the Council of
[1:10:52] the Local Government of the City of Prairie, too, will enact by bylaw,
[1:10:55] a business improvement levied being posed on all non-residential property within the business improvement area.
[1:11:00] The local government that is liable to taxation under the assessment act was in the business improvement area of main street as outlined in by law number L dash 15.
[1:11:11] The levies shall be in the amount of $121,367 at the rate of $0.20 and a council of the city of writing here by directs and orders the minister of local government and local governance reform to levies the set amount to provisions of the business improvement area act.
[1:11:28] Thank you. Seconded by Councillor Schepert on the question. All those in favour? Opposed?
[1:11:38] Motion is carried. So I think we'll just go in the opposite direction. So Councillor Schepert
[1:11:43] I'm going to have you please take item number 6. Thank you, Mayor Rogers. Be it resolved
[1:11:49] that the Council of the City of Frederickin hereby approves pursuant to subsection 117 sub four of the local governance act, the total budget for the water and wastewater utility for the ensuing year would consist of total revenues of 23,671,040 and total expenditures of 23,671 and $40.
[1:12:16] Thank you. Seconded by Councillor Grande on the question. All those in favour? Opposed? Motion is carried.
[1:12:25] Will you please take the final motion for us please?
[1:12:32] I didn't hear my name, it's heard. Councillor.
[1:12:34] Thank you. Be a result of the amount of $11,820,935.
[1:12:39] dollars be set as the 2023 water and sewer capital budget and be further resolved that
[1:12:44] Kansas, the municipality of City of France and hereby authorizes the directs and mayor
[1:12:47] and City of Clerk to execute any CCDC2 and CCDC4 contracts for the acquisition of the assets
[1:12:53] and completion of the construction projects listed and approved as part of the 2023 capital
[1:12:57] budget.
[1:12:58] And be further resolved the council of the municipality of City of France and hereby authorize
[1:13:02] the directs and mayor and City of Clerk to execute any agreements of purchase and sale and
[1:13:06] such for the legal transaction documents as required in relation to the approved construction projects that form part of the 2023 capital budget
[1:13:14] With content satisfactory the director of engineering operations or designate and in the form and content approved by the city solicitor or
[1:13:22] Thank you seconded by Councillor Dara on the question all those in favor
[1:13:29] Opposed
[1:13:30] motion is carried
[1:13:33] Well, everyone, that wraps up our budget season, so again, thanks to Councilor Malay for your effort and a special thanks to staff.
[1:13:43] It is, as has been pointed out by several around the table, it is a corporate effort.
[1:13:48] Everyone's involved, staff puts a lot of time in, this was a very challenging year.
[1:13:54] For many, many reasons, the cost of inflation, the local governance,
[1:13:58] and then the challenges that we're facing as a growing city and the costs that come with
[1:14:04] some of those challenges. And sometimes I feel that we paint those, you know, in a negative
[1:14:10] light there's so many benefits to being a growing city too, but we have to invest in that growth
[1:14:16] and we have to plan for that growth so that we really optimize the growth for everyone.
[1:14:23] So, I've always had a saying when I was in the nonprofit sector, I actually think it's
[1:14:29] a saying that was stolen from the corporate sector, and many of us use it, many institutions
[1:14:34] use it, and it's if you want to know what I care about, look at my budget.
[1:14:38] And so, when I think of that from a city perspective, if you want to know what I care about, I look
[1:14:43] at where we've made some real investments.
[1:14:46] And one, in particular, that I think of is the implementation of the Affordable Housing
[1:14:51] strategy especially in light of what is happening in communities really across
[1:14:56] North America and the housing challenges that we're facing we're making
[1:15:00] Environmental investments in the implementation of the strategy that we adopted. We're hiring a housing specialist. And help incentivize housing and work on housing projects in our city. Also making investments in the development process to help streamline that process and build capacity. We also are spending money in public safety because we want to make sure that people are safe. When people are safe, people are healthier. And we're doing that through providing funds.
[1:15:29] you know, to police and fire, but also with the creation of this community,
[1:15:34] the community, safety, security unit.
[1:15:38] And I think that I'm really looking forward to seeing what that community safety unit
[1:15:42] can produce, whether it be in our trail systems, in our urban centers,
[1:15:48] helping folks who are out on the streets and helping with them and
[1:15:55] helping residents and businesses to ensure everyone feels safe in our community.
[1:16:01] I also look at the extra money that we put into our community grants that Councillor
[1:16:04] Malay mentioned. We have community inclusion grants this year.
[1:16:08] We've never done that before. And as we enter into being an inclusive
[1:16:12] municipality, we need to make investments in ensuring that everyone feels included and that
[1:16:17] we celebrate the diversity of our city.
[1:16:19] And also environmental, you know, the crisis that we're facing, the climate crisis that
[1:16:24] that we're facing, we're making investments in the environment.
[1:16:27] We talked about the 170 million in programmatic, but then we looked at the two and a half million
[1:16:31] in our capital budget, things that are going towards the electrification of our fleet.
[1:16:35] We're doing fleet optimization, we're also doing looking at our building and finding efficiencies
[1:16:40] because we care about the environment.
[1:16:43] But also, I think to really honor Councillor Hicks' points and the points that were made by others
[1:16:48] around the table. We know that residents are really feeling a pinch. We know how much it's, you know,
[1:16:56] people are, it's getting more and more expensive. We're all feeling it, and those who are vulnerable
[1:17:01] are feeling it, especially. And we were able, we gave back what we were able to give back
[1:17:07] responsibly in a seven cent decrease in our rate for the inside rate. That is unheard of. I don't know
[1:17:14] Well, the last time that the city ever gave a 7% decrease, could we have done more?
[1:17:19] I think the feeling was that in order to do everything else that we needed, all the other things that were important that that was where we felt where we could land, but I think it's an acknowledgement of that we are aware of what people that people are struggling and we're trying to give back what we can.
[1:17:35] And also in this spirit of always being physically responsible, we continue to fully fund, we're fully funding our capital program.
[1:17:43] And there aren't many cities in this province.
[1:17:46] In fact, I don't know if there are any other cities in this province, I'm looking at my staff.
[1:17:50] We fully fund our capital program.
[1:17:54] That is responsibility, we are responsible.
[1:17:57] So when I look at this budget, and when I say, what do I, you want to know what I care about, you look at my budget.
[1:18:03] And I would say this budget is a good reflection of who we are as a city.
[1:18:07] We are compassionate people, but we're pragmatic and we're responsible.
[1:18:13] And you can be all three things at once, and that's what I think that this budget has achieved.
[1:18:18] So thank you everyone for helping to get us to this point.
[1:18:22] And with that, we will now carry on to our next item, which is more committee reports because
[1:18:27] there's lots going on.
[1:18:29] So I think the next report was something that came out of council and committee.
[1:18:34] So, depending on the area, I'll actually ask you to take that, please.
[1:18:37] It's item 9.2.
[1:18:40] Certainly, Worship.
[1:18:42] This is respect to giving direction with regards to a bid towards achieving hosting of
[1:18:48] the Canada Games.
[1:18:50] And so, be it resolved, staff be directed to maintain the city's current priorities and
[1:18:54] not bid for the 2029 Canada Summer Games.
[1:18:57] Awesome move.
[1:18:58] Thank you, seconded by Councillor McGherity on the question.
[1:19:02] All those in favour? Opposed? Motion's carried.
[1:19:10] 9.3,
[1:19:15] 9.3, which is the sale and development
[1:19:18] of land in the Vignet Industrial Park. Councillor Dara, could you take that please?
[1:19:24] We have resolved to council the City of Ferryton to declare surplus and authorizes and approves
[1:19:28] the sale of a plus or minus 25 acre portion of PID 6,0034188 and 6,0034196 located to the south of Blizzard and Dorcas Streets in the Vandia industrial park to his majesty, the king and the rights of the province of Brunswick as represented by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for 1.7,000 plus tax.
[1:19:58] subject of terms and conditions, including planning approval and servicing of the subject
[1:20:04] land by considering, sorry, by constructing a public street. Number two, directs staff
[1:20:09] to submit the application necessary to secure required land use approvals from the Planning
[1:20:15] Advisory Committee and or for our city council, including subdivision approval and zoning
[1:20:20] amendment. Three, this is so small. Suspends the existing land disposal policy operating
[1:20:27] procedure Corp Hall, CORE OP 033 in order to commit the direct sale of the subject property
[1:20:33] to his majesty, the king in the right of province of Brunswick as represented by the Minister
[1:20:38] of Transportation and Infrastructure and four authorizes the mayor and clerk to execute
[1:20:43] the legal documents including an agreement of purchase and sale capturing the terms
[1:20:49] and conditions outlined. The offer letter date in November 1st, 2022 and a letter of
[1:20:54] 10th, date of November 2nd, 2022 required to complete the transaction.
[1:20:59] Thank you, seconded by Councillor Hicks on the question.
[1:21:05] And I will say that we actually,
[1:21:08] no, we don't, not obviously, we had someone joining us
[1:21:12] virtually.
[1:21:14] But if anyone has any questions for anyone, we do have somebody virtually who could answer
[1:21:20] some questions.
[1:21:21] Councillor Schaffert.
[1:21:24] Thank you, Mayor Rogers.
[1:21:28] I am just looking through the agreement of purchase and sale and I'm thinking to myself
[1:21:37] this proposed sale of land belonging to the people of the city of Frederton.
[1:21:45] While I appreciate the work that has gone into getting the deal to this point, I am wondering
[1:21:54] If this project could not have perhaps been brought at an earlier stage when perhaps not
[1:22:07] all of the investment of time had been made by staff of the City of Fredericton, because
[1:22:14] I feel that it's important that the people of the city have a say in whether they want
[1:22:22] not a prison facility to go on to this piece of property and I do recognize that the planning
[1:22:33] process will afford those people, afford those people the option of saying, you know, saying
[1:22:44] they don't want this particular use.
[1:22:47] use. I think in future what kind of criteria do we have for selling land to uses that may
[1:23:02] or may not be compatible with the city and its roots and its future. And I'm thinking
[1:23:11] of uses that may not garner a lot of public agreements such as arms manufacturing or
[1:23:21] I don't know what else a small modular nuclear power plant.
[1:23:25] But I don't really know if I have a question, but I have a statement that I feel that this
[1:23:36] This is not a terribly good use to have in our city until I can be persuaded that correctional
[1:23:46] facility actually does correct someone or actually rehabilitate them so that they can become
[1:23:54] contributing members of society.
[1:23:57] I don't think I will be supporting this.
[1:24:00] So thank you.
[1:24:03] Thank you, Councillor Schell.
[1:24:04] I just want to clarify.
[1:24:05] So there you know question you don't want to wish you don't wish to direct a question to anyone okay
[1:24:09] Thank you for that Councillor Grande. Yeah, so for process purposes this is just a sale of a property
[1:24:15] And I think we have to make sure that we understand it is to sale of a property
[1:24:19] There is a public process that all of this will go through P.A.C. and there will be a
[1:24:23] time when the citizens are ready to and can voice their opinions once the
[1:24:29] P.A.C. documents are filed and that goes through and then it will come back to us for person's
[1:24:35] second reading. From then, the public again will have an opportunity to voice their opinion
[1:24:41] and tell us as Councillors whether what their objections are or whether they're supporting
[1:24:47] it. And then, of course, their reading is where we sort of take a process of ourselves and
[1:24:52] reflect on what we've heard and work with staff and understand what the proposals are for.
[1:24:57] So it's Councillor Shepherd's brought some good points, and she's let her know her opinions and everything else, but I think people need to know that there is a process where citizens will be able to give their voice to what's coming from the sale of this property, and there's a lot of conditions under there that may precipitate that it may not even go through to that process when it gets to P.A.C., so a lot of terms and conditions are in a thing else.
[1:25:22] So, again, we're dealing with the sale of our property tonight.
[1:25:26] P-A-C, the applications and P-A-C will deal with the public input of this, and there'll be lots of opportunity for that.
[1:25:32] Thank you.
[1:25:32] Thank you.
[1:25:34] Thank you for providing that clarification.
[1:25:36] Councilor Grantee, it's really important points.
[1:25:39] Does anyone have any other questions, comments?
[1:25:45] Right?
[1:25:46] There being none on the question.
[1:25:47] All those in favor?
[1:25:51] Opposed?
[1:25:51] So
[1:25:56] we have opposed with opposed, so it's carried on division and those who are opposed
[1:26:04] are Councillor Leblanc, Councillor Dairn, Councillor Shefford and Councillor Brinne.
[1:26:11] So thank you everyone. Motion is passed.
[1:26:16] So now we have our committee updates
[1:26:18] and our first update is a liable community committee and Councillor McGarrity is here.
[1:26:24] That committee could you please give us a summary of what to place it our last meeting last with a book community meeting
[1:26:30] Absolutely worship. We have three items on the on the agenda
[1:26:35] Arts and culture or the advisory committee came in and gave an update
[1:26:41] Number two is
[1:26:43] One of everybody's favorite talk. It's I think is graffiti in the city
[1:26:47] And number three is is parks and trees to the presentation on
[1:26:52] and garbage cans, waterfronts, and benches
[1:26:54] in their placement throughout the city.
[1:26:59] The community, the archipelago community,
[1:27:03] and gave the results of updates after a year.
[1:27:08] Summer artists and residents,
[1:27:10] big hit at the Botanic Gardens, and also Clarity Lake.
[1:27:16] They also talked about the Port Laureate Program.
[1:27:19] He was active this last year, and the third major topic was public art, you know, temporary public art in different locations, one being botanical gardens and one being up front here at Phoenix Square or so.
[1:27:34] We see the results of that.
[1:27:36] They also talk about partnerships and collaborations on the exterior side.
[1:27:41] they worked with the trails coalition and inside the city they worked with our public works
[1:27:48] and clarinating. So they were, it was a very busy season. So now they've, they've, they're
[1:27:54] sitting back in what's next, that's the question. So hopefully next year when you come back, we'll
[1:28:00] hear some more interesting stuff. On the graffiti side, well, I guess if you don't ask a property
[1:28:08] owner of the public or other public or private. It's vandalism. You're defacing some of these
[1:28:14] property. And if you have no right to do that, unless you get the owner's okay to do that.
[1:28:22] Regardless of what you want to call it, it's still vandalism. And it was talked about three major
[1:28:27] things to curb this is education, enforcement, and eradication. So when it gets up, take it down right
[1:28:34] away. The last item in parks and trees was sort of a rationalization of where the city is
[1:28:43] going to go and put their park benches and water fountains and garbage camps which has been a
[1:28:52] topic lately in the last few years. So they're working through that so we'll probably hear more about
[1:28:57] with that later on in a new year.
[1:29:02] And that is the end was the end of the meeting.
[1:29:07] So it was the last meeting of the year.
[1:29:09] So had a chance to wish everybody happy holidays,
[1:29:12] drive safe, and be good to each other.
[1:29:15] Thank you, worship.
[1:29:16] Thank you, Councilor McGarrity.
[1:29:18] The next committee update is from Councillor Dara
[1:29:22] as he chairs environmental stewardship.
[1:29:24] So could you please give a summary of that meeting?
[1:29:26] Thank you, Worship. We had three items on the agenda. Well, we had four. We had another
[1:29:31] motion added to the agenda, but the main three there we had an announcement of the home
[1:29:36] energy kits, home energy audit kits. So this was something that staff had worked on, actually
[1:29:41] with the product and public library. There are four kits available there and they're going
[1:29:45] to expand some more kits to put some over at NASA's and at a close and down at the libraries.
[1:29:52] there. Basically the kits are to help you do an energy audit of your home.
[1:29:57] Their paperwork and forms in the kit as well.
[1:30:00] You get to keep and provide the right documentation to the province and your power, what not, to get some money back. The second item, I'm actually going to read it off of the City of Ferguson's Facebook page just because I like the way they did it. High fives all around. The City of Ferguson has been named to the Climate Action A list by CDP, an environmental impact nonprofit known as the Gold Standard of Environmental Reporting and Disclosure by the Global
[1:30:29] economy essentially just giving us top marks for what we're doing in all the things
[1:30:35] environmental in the city. Third item, building services annual update that was
[1:30:40] produced, that was brought up by Bruce Good. He talked about all the
[1:30:45] efficiencies that he's working on within the city of our buildings, Grant Harvey,
[1:30:51] Retro commissioning project, LBR, snow melt, heat recovery project, really
[1:30:57] interesting one, heat pump domestic hot water tank. Basically it's a device that you're
[1:31:03] able to apply for similar to heat pump in your home and you can help use that to heat the
[1:31:09] water in your hot water tank at a more efficient rate. The solar PV power generation systems
[1:31:18] like at Station 3 and Clarnie Lake.
[1:31:25] And yeah, and we talked about the environment.
[1:31:27] Sorry, the energy performance dashboards at Grant Harvey
[1:31:30] and the public library.
[1:31:31] And I was actually informed that those are actually on display
[1:31:35] at Grant Harvey.
[1:31:36] So if you're at the facility, you can look up at the TV
[1:31:38] and it'll show us the dashboard there,
[1:31:39] which I thought was pretty neat.
[1:31:42] So that's it.
[1:31:42] And that's all.
[1:31:43] It's a cool stuff that a environmental stewardship.
[1:31:49] Next is item 9.6, and it's the acquisition of an intelligent transportation system.
[1:31:56] And is chair of mobility, Councillor Grande, could you please take that motion?
[1:32:00] Thank you.
[1:32:01] Your worship.
[1:32:01] Before I read the resolution, I'm going to ask the transit manager, Sharon Sharpe, to give
[1:32:07] us an overview of this and I think if you attended any of the mobility committee meetings where
[1:32:15] She's provided us a very detailed and comprehensive timeline for improvements to our transit system.
[1:32:25] And in order to improve our transit system, we really need to understand the data.
[1:32:29] We need to understand a lot of different things.
[1:32:31] And if we want to improve the system, when we improve it, we hope to get more ridership along with that.
[1:32:37] So, there's a number of things and this package is until the transportation system package is a very comprehensive data package which you will outline that allows us to capture a lot of things but also provide a better experience to our riderships.
[1:32:51] So, if I could call on Charlene to sort it to go over that before I read the resolution and she can provide us with what this is all about, what benefits it does to the riders and how it might achieve a more ridership in the future.
[1:33:03] Through you, Your Worship, thank you.
[1:33:06] This system is basically the backbone for providing transit service here in Frendrickton.
[1:33:12] Their huge component is customer-facing technology, includes trip planning through a website.
[1:33:19] It'll also give our customers real-time information if there's any service delays or what's going
[1:33:25] on with our service.
[1:33:26] So these are two really big things that will help the customer have a more reliable service
[1:33:31] and understand what's going on in the system.
[1:33:34] We also, for persons of disabilities and for those generally that have not used our system,
[1:33:40] we will also have an audio and visual onboard announcements, which will give the customers both
[1:33:49] visually and to hear what's going on, what the next stop announcements, what the next stop will be.
[1:33:58] Also, as they're waiting to get a bus and it's sitting there, it'll tell them how long before that bus is going and where it's going.
[1:34:05] It's a lot more information to help our customers plan their trips as well and be comfortable using the bus.
[1:34:14] It'll also give us the ability to schedule service more efficiently, which is something that we are really looking forward to.
[1:34:21] It has some safety features as well for our operators, and it allows us to better monitor service out there on a day-to-day basis.
[1:34:31] It's really going to give us a lot of reporting tools so that we can better plan, provide a better service, find some service efficiencies and overall be able to present more information back to council on the data that we're collecting and give some good information for future decisions to be made.
[1:34:50] So all that to say is, you know, the experience that the riders will experience is only announcements,
[1:34:56] but you'll be able to watch where the bus is, you'll be able to know what stop it's coming to,
[1:35:01] not where you can plan, whether you're outside for short periods, long periods, whether you have to travel
[1:35:06] to the next stop. It provides a lot of data. It provides us with security for our drivers.
[1:35:14] It allows alarming points for them.
[1:35:17] I think we end the announcement today publicly that the cameras are coming soon to the
[1:35:22] buses to allow the safety of our drivers, you know, overall.
[1:35:27] So you know, this will feed into a number of data points that will come back to the committee
[1:35:32] and then start to rationalize what kind of trips that are there, a frequency of trips.
[1:35:40] And that's the important part when we talk about wanting to get more people on the bus.
[1:35:44] So I think one of the biggest things we ever heard is frequency, that's what people want is more frequency, shorter time frames than everything else.
[1:35:51] So before we can move forward in attracting those, we need to capture the data on specific groups, specific stops, all of the information that we need to in order to plan.
[1:36:03] Inside of this is a planning software too that allows Charlene to actually plan out what routes might look like.
[1:36:09] right now, it's all done on paper.
[1:36:11] It's all done by an Excel spreadsheet.
[1:36:13] And it takes a long time to alter a route or do any changes.
[1:36:18] So this will automate a lot of that and allow her to do
[1:36:21] some scenarios as well to say if we did this particular route,
[1:36:25] whether we have more efficiencies and get more ridership
[1:36:27] on the way.
[1:36:28] So this is really exciting, combined with the announcement today
[1:36:31] that cameras are coming on to the buses for safety.
[1:36:34] And it should be a great new experience.
[1:36:36] and there's a lot more to come on the transit side shortly.
[1:36:41] There are lots of announcements and a lot more planning that we're doing that will come
[1:36:45] to the mobility committee in the near future.
[1:36:47] So this is great.
[1:36:48] So, be resolved with the Council of City of Freight and Heroic Authorizes and proves the
[1:36:52] award of request proposal P22-42 for the supply and installation for intelligent transportation
[1:36:59] system ITS, automated vehicle location solution to the highest sports supplier meeting the requirements.
[1:37:07] with respect to the provision and delivery of an ITS AVL solution supported by data management,
[1:37:13] regulation data analysis, fixed root schedule, CAD, passenger information,
[1:37:18] and automated bus stop announcement subsystems as outlined in the RFP.
[1:37:22] For them out, of $939,257 and 90 cents, inclusive of HST,
[1:37:31] for a five-year, for a term of five years commencing on December 1st, 2022 and
[1:37:38] expiring November 30th of 2027 with a renewal option at the sole discretion of
[1:37:43] the City of Frederickin for three additional five-year terms. Each renewal
[1:37:47] term with fees to be negotiated between the parties subject to the annual approved
[1:37:51] budget and subject to acceptable performance of the scope of services and be a
[1:37:56] further resolve that the Council of the City of Frederickin hereby authorizes
[1:38:00] approves and authorizes the agreement between the City of Redington and
[1:38:03] Consat, Canada, Inc., the agreement with respect to the provision and delivery of the
[1:38:09] ITS AVL solution and at the Mayor and City Councilor, Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of local government.
[1:38:18] And such for their legal documents as maybe required to facilitate the agreement and this resolution.
[1:38:24] Thank you, Councillor Grande. Seconded by Councillor Malay on the question.
[1:38:30] Councillor Hicks. Yeah, I don't know if I missed it. First and
[1:38:34] Charlie, we're speaking, but I'm sure this was leveraged from another level of government.
[1:38:38] The funding, I think it was important that you could maybe so much expand on that because
[1:38:42] it's a pretty big dollar figure. Sarah, would you like to do that?
[1:38:46] Sure. Through your worship, the funding came from both the province and the Feds. It was
[1:38:51] some transit money that came in the spring of this year, half from the feds and matching
[1:38:58] dollars 50-50 from the province, and no contribution from the municipality, so it was a great agreement
[1:39:05] for us. More of those the better, thank you.
[1:39:09] Thanks for highlighting that, Councillor Hicks. So on the question, all those in favour? Opposed?
[1:39:16] Most motion is carried.
[1:39:19] Councillor Hicks, why don't you take the next item, the 9.7 police contract, UBC 9-11.
[1:39:27] Thank you, Worship.
[1:39:28] The result of the Council City of Ferdinand approves a memorandum of agreement with UBC 9-11
[1:39:33] and authorizes mayor and city clerk to execute the collective agreement between the City of Ferdinand
[1:39:38] and the Ferdinand Police Force, the Ferdinand Police Union, UBC 9-11.
[1:39:42] one. Commencing January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2024.
[1:39:48] Thank you. Seconded by Deputy Mayor Erickson on the question.
[1:39:54] Councillor Hicks.
[1:39:56] I would just like to say a very, very happy to have this finished off. You know, to get
[1:40:02] a healthy, happy workforce and have them on the streets and having this hanging over their
[1:40:06] ahead. This is in line with other agreements we have within the city with the CPI. So this
[1:40:13] is a good step forward and thanks to staff and our negotiating teams on both sides, the
[1:40:19] city and the police union for getting this deal done.
[1:40:25] Yes, thank you for certain. So all those in favor? Opposed? Motion is carried and yes,
[1:40:36] that is good news. So item 10, other matters and 10.1, we have the Capital Region Service
[1:40:45] Commission update, Deputy Mayor Erickson, anything to update.
[1:40:51] We've recently had a meeting of the Regional Service Commission 11 Finance Committee where
[1:40:56] we approve some applications to the municipal capital borrowing board for some heavy equipment
[1:41:01] For the landfill, and if you have other housekeeping issues, there's no update from Board of Directors
[1:41:10] and the next meeting is the 6th of December, and that will be the last meeting of many
[1:41:15] currently serving members, and certainly the members representing the local service districts
[1:41:20] that are appointed by the province.
[1:41:22] Because today, as you know, is municipal election day.
[1:41:26] So I think at this hour of the day, if they're lucky, they've already heard the results of their efforts.
[1:41:33] So congratulations to all who have run and to those who will serve in the future.
[1:41:39] I look forward to meeting you around the Regional Service Commission table, as I'm sure your worship does.
[1:41:46] And I believe they'll be taking their seats in January.
[1:41:50] The last meeting of the regional service commission board as I said is on the 6th we'll be
[1:41:55] seeing a fond for well to those serving members but I have no further policy updates
[1:42:00] this time.
[1:42:02] Great.
[1:42:02] Thank you very much.
[1:42:04] And then we have item 10.2 public hearing dates or
[1:42:11] I think to Vanje highway so I may be
[1:42:14] by councilor Leblanc as a PEC representative could you take that piece.
[1:42:19] So in the new worship, be a result of the Council of the City of Frederton hereby directs
[1:42:23] that the development applications for Vania Highway, PID, 6-0-0-3-4-196, 111 Duncan Lane,
[1:42:31] 139 Saunders Street, and 331 Skull Club Road be referred to the December 14, 2022 meeting
[1:42:37] of the Planning Advisory Committee for the views of the Advisory Committee and that the public
[1:42:42] notice requirement of Section 111 of the Community Planning Act be fulfilled, that the appropriate
[1:42:47] bylaws to amend bylaw numbers that dash five is zoning bylaw for the city of Frederton
[1:42:51] be prepared and that the regular council meeting of Monday, January 9, 2023 at 7.30 p.m.
[1:42:58] at the council chamber city hall be set as a time and place for the consideration of
[1:43:02] objections and support to the proposed bylaws.
[1:43:04] Thank you, seconded by Councillor Dara on the question.
[1:43:08] All those in favour?
[1:43:10] Opposed?
[1:43:11] Motion is carried.
[1:43:15] Before we go to our motion to excuse, I would just like to thank everyone for all of your
[1:43:20] engagement tonight.
[1:43:21] It's been a really great meeting.
[1:43:22] We've covered a lot of valuable information.
[1:43:24] Thank you to all.
[1:43:26] Just a couple of little announcements I'd like to make.
[1:43:30] First, of course, announce that yesterday, it's sort of an after-the-fact, but yesterday
[1:43:33] we had a fun event at the Convention Center, the soccer game, celebrating the Canada team
[1:43:39] Canada.
[1:43:40] I wasn't able to attend.
[1:43:41] Councillor McGarry, I believe you were there. I don't know if you have any highlights you
[1:43:44] want to share.
[1:43:46] Well, it can return to the World Cup, I think, 36 years.
[1:43:53] The score probably the fastest, one of the fastest gold World Cup history in 36 seconds,
[1:43:58] and people just went crazy down, and they said, oh, this could be.
[1:44:02] But with the experience teams, the opponents regrouped and they turned the game around
[1:44:12] on a dime and they can last for one.
[1:44:17] But it was a very good effort and hopefully there's another game against Morocco that they
[1:44:24] might hopefully, there's some good chance that they could get a victory there.
[1:44:29] But, you know, to have Canada back in the world cup on the men's side is great, but I want to tell you the women's side have been really supporting that and the women's team is probably in the top five or six teams in the world for the last 10 years.
[1:44:40] So, you know, that's, it's all good and look, there was all, I think around 150 people there.
[1:44:46] There was such short notice, so it's probably one of the biggest events in the world.
[1:44:52] Thank you.
[1:44:52] Well, thanks and I would like to thank rec staff for putting it on. It was we decided it was a Sunday game
[1:45:00] It was, we thought we'd use one of our facilities, open it up to families, the general public, and it was short notice, but about 150. And I think really a great representation of our community, my understanding lots of diversity and soccer, of course, is quite an inclusive sport. We have a lot of people playing soccer in our community now. So when I think they came out for the game, so thanks to staff for putting it on and thanks to the community for coming out. And community, if you're looking for something else to come out to,
[1:45:26] The Christmas tree lighting are our holiday tree lighting because it's for all to enjoy.
[1:45:33] It takes place next Thursday, December 8th at 6 p.m.
[1:45:38] So I encourage you to all come out.
[1:45:39] We're going to be turning the lights on, there'll be candy canes and hot chocolate and singing
[1:45:43] and the calathumpians and counselors.
[1:45:47] And so I invite everyone in the public to come and join us as we celebrate this season.
[1:45:52] It's, of course, right in front of City Hall. We're doing it on a Thursday night because downtown
[1:45:56] stores are open on Thursdays. That's when they're having their evening hours. So Thursday at 6 p.m.
[1:46:02] and then if you want to stay afterwards, you can then walk down to the legislature because that tree
[1:46:07] lighting takes place at 7. So everyone join us to December 8th.
[1:46:10] Yes.
[1:46:11] We'll just on Pike wear her.
[1:46:14] Oh, I would love it.
[1:46:16] I would love it.
[1:46:18] Oh, I'm looking forward to that.
[1:46:19] Councillor Pike, are you up for the challenge?
[1:46:21] Absolutely, Mrs. Claus will be in attendance.
[1:46:24] Right on.
[1:46:25] Thank you very much.
[1:46:26] I hope there's some cookies with that too.
[1:46:28] Okay.
[1:46:31] So, in the motion to excuse Councillor Peters, Councillor Schupper, seconded by Councillor
[1:46:36] Grande, in the motion, all those in favour?
[1:46:39] Opposed?
[1:46:40] Motion is carried and motion to adjourn.
[1:46:42] This week we're going to do Pike and Migarity.
[1:46:45] All those in favour?
[1:46:46] Opposed?
[1:46:47] Motion is carried.
[1:46:48] Thank you everyone very much.
[1:46:52] Recording stopped.