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We'll call her meeting to order at 7 p. m.

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Welcome everyone. Bienvenue tout le monde. Donicipality of Mark State

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Warren wishes to recognise the ancestral lands of the Robinson

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here on territory. We respectfully acknowledge the communities of a

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tight nicheing and Nishamek and want to see on whose

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original territory we gather today. We wish to thank and

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honour the people, families and elders of these communities who

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have made this their homeland and who's enduring presence is

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felt to this day. I'm going to ask Council as

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well as the public to either turn your phones off

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or put your phones on mute. With that said, can

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I have somebody officially open the meeting. Councillor Boland and

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a secondary. Councillor Evans, all in favor. Carried. Thank you.

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Do we have nothing on addendum. Item number five, approval

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of the agenda. Now there is one item to change.

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We're just waiting on, so 13 point D for Tender.

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TMW 202604 Winter San. We're still awaiting the Tenders. So

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that is going to be brought back up at the

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next meeting on September 21st. So we'll remove that. With

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that said, can I get a mover to prove the

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agenda with the amendments as presented. Councillor Boland, a seconder.

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Deputy. All in favor. Carried. Thank you. Is there any

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disclosure between your interests or general nature thereof. Hearing none,

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we'll go on to item number seven consent agenda. Does

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anyone have anything they would like remove from the consent

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agenda. Does anyone have anything they'd like to remove from

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the consent agenda. And a third time does anyone have

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anything to remove from the consent agenda. Hearing none, can

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I get a mover. Except Councillor Boland and a seconder,

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Councillor Fidapie? All in favor. Carried. Thank you. Next Satum,

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we have number eight petitions and delegations. We have none

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tonight. So we'll go into public inquiries. Aries or any

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public inquiries, if so, will last you to come forward,

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state your name. Your address and your question to council.

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More is turco. GP road. And question, you'll be looking

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at something later on tonight on surplus municipal fill. And

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my question is. Roads are generally considered an asset in

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the municipality. And if we remove fill from a road,

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it's still considered an asset. And I'm wondering why that

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would not be sold under Gov Deals just like everything

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else. So that is certainly a good question. Mr.

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Zurko. It's all surplus should either be, I believe, as

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you mentioned. Either on Gov Deals or through the municipality.

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Now it has been brought up and will be discussed

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later in the meeting on the best measure that Council

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will take such as Govdios. To proceed with that moving

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forward in the future. Okay, thank you very much. You're

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welcome. Are there any other questions or comments.

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Hearing none, we will go on two item number 10.

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Reports from committees municipal officers department heads. We have 10.

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8A. SEBS Report. And tonight we have Connor in place

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of. NGA. So Council at this time, um, Congresspeak and

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I'll just ask Councillor Reeserhan if the questions or comments.

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Thank you. Uh, through you, Mr. Mayor. So the quarterly

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report, uh, was developed to update council on the initiatives

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and activities of the Biola Department. So this is the

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quarterly report for Q2 of 2026. Just some key highlights

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from Q2. So animal control complaints continue to make up

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the majority of complaints that we receive. Uh, of these

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complaints, uh, dog off leash are running at large complaints,

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uh, make up the majority of those complaints followed by,

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um, medicine harass complaints. Animal control complaints are further used

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to aid in licensing enforcement as whenever we identify on

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licensed dogs in any of these complaints. We will use

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that to pursue licensing enforcement towards dog owners. Clean yard

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and property standards complaints continue to make up a large

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portion of complaints. Um, proactive parking enforcement was completed in

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problem areas this quarter with a focus on education warnings

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and voluntary compliance. For training and conferences, the junior Emily

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O Senior Emilyo in building Bylark attended the MRF geosystems

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workshop and presentation in the city of Sudbury. Then at

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the bottom of our report, you can see our stats

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for Q2. Thank you, Gardner. Can I get a mover

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except the report. As presented Councillor Evans and Councillor Bolin?

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Are there any questions or comments. I would like to

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see, um, Connor 2 to yourself, Andrea. I like the

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way that this was presented to us. It's, uh, I

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think it's a better designed the way the graphics are

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and more easily understandable for everyone in general. So. Good

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job. Any other comments or questions. Deputy. If I could

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suggest to maybe I can't, but I would like to

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know through the AMPS penalties issue in 2026, we're at

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bylaw and our is to quantify the amount of money

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that the municipality has received in return. And maybe I'm

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not asking in the future perhaps we could highlight, um,

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because for us, sitting around this table, we understand what

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AMPS is and what's the purpose. But for people at

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home and people in the community, you know, there's always

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quick people on the keyboard that are saying, oh, we

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pay all this money for By - Lawn. What do

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they do for us? So I think that it would

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be prudent, and maybe not. Maybe this is just my

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opinion is that we see that there's been 14 amps

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penalties. So if we could see the money that was

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paid back into the municipality, it would help justify our

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services and what we're paying in providing that service to

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the community as well. Just food for thought. Thank you.

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Thank you, Deputy. Did you want to comment on that,

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Connor? Yes, it's through you, Mr. Mayor. So, uh, with

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respect to that, uh, our e - ticketing software that

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we've been implementing, uh, with MRF Geosystems, uh, they're adding

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functionality to be able to run reporting on finances for

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amps. So that is going to be coming in the

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future. And we may be able to include that in

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future reports. Okay. Thank you, Connor. Are there any other

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questions. All in favor. Carried. Thank you. We'll go on

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to 10 point B. The suburbs planning board report. Go

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ahead, Mac. Thank you, Mayor 3U through Council. You have

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in front of you and the Council package the minutes,

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um, from the last two planning meetings. So the resolution

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is Resolve that Council accept the sub - reast planning

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board minutes for May 7th, 2026 and June 11th, 2026.

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Massimo, can I get a mover in a second. Deputy

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and Councillor Evans. Are there any questions or comments. All

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in favor. Carried. Thank you. Number 11 routine management reports

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11. 8 CO Report Mac. Thank you Mayor through you,

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through council. Um, in the, um, public package and your

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package, you have the COO Report. I won't read the

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nine page report. Um, but I just want to highlight

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the kind of the sections. Um, obviously, you know, we're

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looking at the overall, and I would encourage people to

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read. And if Council has any questions tonight, I'll be

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more than happy to answer them. Basically, we're looking at

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the overall municipal update, what staff are focused on in

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a short term right now. Um, also, uh, the second

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element in the report talks about the fiscal accountability and

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the budget 2027 preparation to management. So yes, we already,

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it's the management team. We're starting to brainstorm on the

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budget for 2027 already. Also, uh, part of the report,

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um, it talks about the governance, the bylaws, uh, and

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also the residents complaint services that were improving on the

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software package. Obviously the report too, a lot about the

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municipal election. Um, so we'll have more about that at

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the, later in the, um, in the Council Agenda. The

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fourth element of the report also talks about the HR

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and the organisation. So the staffing that we're hired and

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how we're moving towards more of the recruitment aspect and

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also looking at more of the, um, performance appraisals looking

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at some of the policies, the personnel policies for staff.

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make sure that's in place. The fifth element here in

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the report talks about our major community capital projects. So

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I encourage people to look at all the projects that

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were in the works. And also, uh, in the report,

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there's also a section on the public works and infrastructure.

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So the number of products, uh, projects that the public

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works team, um, and Ronnie have been, um, actively involved.

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the recreational mucival facilities that were evaluating. So that's part

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of the report. The playground and community is also in

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the report. And number nine on the report also talks

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about our fire and emergency services. So we have a

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lot of important work that our volunteer firefighters are doing.

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strategic plan, the Council proved and the community has been

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engaged. The 10 - year plan will have an interim

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report to provide to Council and to the public for

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more public input on the September 21st Council meeting. So

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a lot of these priorities are listed here for the

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September and fall 2026 leading up to to next year.

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So asking council, uh, if the questions to accept the

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SEAL report as written. Massima. Can you get a mover

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in a seconder. Deputy and Council Boland. Are there any

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questions or comments. Councillor Evans. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Fuku

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just asked the CEO to just cover for briefly what

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is the organisational focus at the moment. If you could

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just give us some highlights of what's actually happening. I

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think that's very important. And we don't like to know.

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Thank you. Thank you, Mac. Thank you for the question.

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few months, uh, with councils direction, um, a lot of

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they work that's been done is one is to stabilize,

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uh, the financial aspects. So obviously we've done the, uh,

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the audit reports. 23, 24, 25 also finalised the 2026

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budget, but also is migrating the entire, uh, accounting system,

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uh, payroll system taxes utilities, uh, into one software program

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instead of having four independent softwares, uh, programs are doing

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the migration to be ready for early January. So the

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financial aspect has been a big part of that. Um,

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and obviously right now this fall, the municipal elections taking

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up a lot of our time to get the, uh,

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the voters list getting the address, getting the database, getting

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the, um, some of the rules and regulations around, um,

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and we'll talk a bit about that later on. Uh,

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the other aspect that staff has been working as I

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indicated earlier, um, is a lot of, um, policies and

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procedures around staffing. Um, so the performance appraisals getting a

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lot of the policies, uh, for harassment, um, so a

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lot of the, um, the workplace and getting a lot

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of the, uh, the elements within, uh, having team meetings,

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um, having communication between the departments, um, so that's been

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something that's been actively going. And then the other part,

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uh, you know, the major projects on the go, so,

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so as indicated, uh, in previous Council meetings, we have

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the Off daycare in Warren. You could see driving by

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Warren. You could see the renovation of the building. We

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have the St. Thomas school where Pam and the library

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just moved in. I mean, it's been a difficult transition

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because of construction. And the library kept running. Um, but

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there's going to be the libraries brand new there. And

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there's also another daycare going in Warren. And then obviously

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here in Mark Steer, we're trying to get the, uh,

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the, uh, the community Mark State Community Centre up and

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writing. Not to mention the Leafting Bridge and some of

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the other community projects. So, so a nutshell. I mean,

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that's been some of the, uh, project priorities. And it's

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trying to look at getting the municipality, a stabilized, to,

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to look at growth and housing and, you know, cause

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we are bedroom community between submarine north base. So a

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lot of the work that's been ongoing. And we're almost

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full complement of staff. So that makes a huge difference

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so that we could get the tax ups and running

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and, uh, the arreers that was identified in the audit

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report about our Council Receivables being, um, neglected, we'll say.

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So that's been something that has been up to par

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now. Okay. Mercy Mark. Hi, there are any other questions

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or comments. All in favor. Carried. Thank you. Item number

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12. Correspondence. There's no correspondence tonight for council. So we'll

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go under 13. New business, 13. A. Plan. Renew one

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year plan and ma'get you to speak on that, please.

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Thank you, Mayor, through youth, your council. You remember last

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fall. We approved a five year plan for accessibility with

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the municipality. Uh, that is legislated by law by the

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provincial government. Um, and part of that legislation is also

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to bring this plan forward every year, uh, to council.

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Um, for, for approval. So essentially what you have in

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front of you tonight and what was in the Council

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package for the public is the, uh, the accessibility, um,

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plan for the municipality. Um, that will be brought forward

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every year to council. So there is a resolution, if

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I may rate it. Go ahead, Mac. So thank you,

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Mr. Mayor. Be resolved at Council to accept the presented

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2026 Accessibility Plan. Can I get a mover in the

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second, please. Councillor Boland and Deputy. Are there any questions

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or comments. Deputy. And dear to my heart is the

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OED. So identifying problem areas in our community. What would

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be the process to ensure that we're moving forward, i.

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e. like in the arena. Um, making sure that the

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washrooms have proper lighting and push bars and stuff. Like,

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so please explain, um, through the chair, um, how do

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we track what needs to be done? Because I see

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that we have a five year plan and I appreciate

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that money's limited. Um, and I totally respect that. But

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at the end of the day, we still have to

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be prudent and move forward. So what it would be

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the process for us to identify or who identifies the

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needs. Thank you. Thank you, Deputy, Mark. Thank you. No,

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very good question. Um, obviously part of the planning is

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an over our plan. But I would encourage council, residents.

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If there's any room for improvement, um, please, um, please

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put in the, um, on the residence, uh, complaint and

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service. This is more of a service request. It's on

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our website. It's if you click on our website right

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now, you'll see on the right hand corner, top corner,

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you'll see the service, um, so please log in the

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type of accessibility that you feel is needed. And that

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is a way to track it. Because if not, then

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we go back to where we were in the past,

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what I called posted note management, uh, so you get

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a call, you put a posted note. And that doesn't

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work really well. Um, so we need to track this

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information, um, and I know it's the system is not

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perfect as I indicated last year. We could, you know,

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we, we can't afford at 60, 000 dollar ticketing system

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like other municipalities do. So this is, uh, was an

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in - house system. We're improving it. And, but we

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are logging the information so that we could capture that

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info. So this would be a good example in an

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area to do so. But our info email or my

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email directly. Okay. Thank you, Mac. Councillor Boland, you are

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next. Uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor and to what deputy

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had asked about one of the things that, uh, Mark

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and I had spoken about and had been around for

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an Ottawa is that there is a large component of,

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of, uh, accessibility funding and assistance for smaller municipalities through

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AMO and through some of the other governmental agencies. And

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whether or not that requires a motion for us to

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reach out to them or just, um, just a push

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from council to, to add more to our CAOs already

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heaping desk. But there are, uh, programs and money through

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the provincial government and a little bit through the federals,

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um, with regard to sport stuff, but there's definitely with

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the provincial, uh, especially for even doing the audit where

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we wouldn't necessarily have to put a lot of our

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own time into it. There's an availability there. So if

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we can reach out to them, cool. Okay. Thank you.

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Thank you, Councillor Boland. No, we don't need a motion

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for to do that, certainly. We have our CEO that

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certainly will be looking into that. Uh, Ronnie, you had

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your hand up. Go ahead. Just a little point moving

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forward. So as far as, uh, the AOD goes one

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of the best things we can do moving forward is

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policy for our new projects, anything new. We build or

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renovate. Make that, uh, basically a requirement in the tender.

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Most of the stuff is well documented. It's kind of

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hard to fix something, but if you're going to renovate

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a bathroom, renovate it according to AODA. Yep. Thank you,

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Ronnie. Are there any other questions. All in favor. Carried.

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Thank you. 13 point B Senior Community Grant. Program Mac.

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Please. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. And in your package, um,

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it outlines here that we just received from the Minister

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of Seniors in Accessibility. A 23, 800 dollar grant to

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support our seniors. So we are reaching out to organisations.

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We do have a committee that was part of SALC.

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Um, so now we're trying to expand the committee. We're

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looking at the library. We're looking at services that are

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not just for seniors, but also interdegenerational. So, so we're

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looking at how do we involve youth and seniors? Um,

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so this grant is bridging that gap. So, so it's

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different than, um, the SALC, but, um, but it's linked

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together. So good news. Okay. Yeah. That is good news.

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Certainly. With that said, then we'll move on now to

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13 point C, Tender TMW 2026 - 03 supply of

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road salt. I'll pass this on, Mr. Mayor, to Ronnie

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and some of the numbers. And you all off that's

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in your packages. Go ahead, Ronnie. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

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Uh, so we put out a tender for road salt.

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This is one of our annual tenders for material for

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our winter controls. Um, annually, we usually purchase 200 tons

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of road salt, according to the Ontario Provincial Specification 2502.

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The salt is being delivered to the Markstaminess Poulard under

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the cover dome that allows us to keep it dry

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and keeps it from getting washed away by the rain

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until we're ready to use it or mix it into

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the piles. Um, the, uh, the tender closed August 5th

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at four o'clock. We had total sand salt budget for

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the year set at 130, 000. For the salt we

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received three bids, uh, we had Windsor salt, Ed Zegan

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and sons and compass minerals Canada Corp. The low bid

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came in from compass minerals Canada that has been our

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supplier for the past few years. We had Windsor Salt

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last year. They came in just slightly lower. Uh, so

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that you recommendation in front of you is that we

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passed the salt contract to compass minerals Canada in the

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value of 29, 144 dollars plus the EHST. Thank you,

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Ronnie. Mark, would you read out the resolution, please? You

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resolve that Council awarde Tender 2026 - 3 for the

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supply and road salt to compassment minerals Canada Corporation in

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the value of 29, 144 plus HSC. And that the

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COB authorized to execute the necessary agreement and related documents.

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The smock, can I have a mover in the seconder?

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Councillor Boland, a seconder. Councillor Fidapi. Are there any questions

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or comments? Councillor Boland. Thanks, Mr. Mayor, just to Ronnie.

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Do they have assuming that part of the bid they

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would have given the delivery schedule? Are we looking at

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hopefully getting the salt. The majority of it before, uh,

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it actually hits salt season time. So we don't have

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any delays later on with the last of the loads.

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Go ahead, Ronnie. Absolutely. Um, generally with the salt delivery

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schedule hasn't been a big problem. They're getting ready to

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go within a week or two usually. Okay. Thank you.

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Are there any other questions. Councillor Evans. Through you, Mr.

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Mayor, just to note there is an error in it.

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It says it's budgeted for this and the salt tender.

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So just for clarity, that's a sand and salt tender

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combined for the 130. Thank you. Thank you for pointing

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that out, Councillor. Are there any other questions or comments.

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All in favor. Carried. Thank you. Next, we're going to

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move on to 13. E Tender TWTMW 2026 - 12.

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Gravel application, Brani. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Just pulling. It

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up here. So the gravel application, this is an item

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that runs through our capital budget. Part of the funds

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come, or the funds for this do come through, I

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believe our gas tax fund. We had budgeted for 60,

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000 dollars worth of salt. So we were looking at

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around a thousand to a thousand five hundred tons of

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quarry sourced material. Um, and then we were looking basically

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at, uh, taking care of a few roads. And then

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contributing to municipal stockpile at the garages to allow for

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fixes. Um, we had received three tenders. And in terms

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of the value, um, I'll refer to Mark on that.

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He's got the updated copy. I did make an error

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on one of the proponents I double added their HST.

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Okay. Go ahead, Mac. Thank you. And, and, uh, all

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the members council here, you have the corrected number, um,

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as Ronnie indicated, uh, there was a, uh, HST added

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to it. So essentially, um, the recommendation tonight for the

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gravel application, um, is that, um, there was Bane group

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at 34, 267. There was Ed Segayan Suns at 38,

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493. And there was a GPI interpeeving at 64, 733.

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So the recommendation tonight, um, is to go, uh, the

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Councillor award the gravel tender to make bang group ink

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of the value of 34, 267 dollars and 50 cents.

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Merci Mark. Can I get a mover in a second,

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please? Deputy and Councillor Boland. Are there any questions or

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comments. Council Rabbitz. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, there's a

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purchasing, a range there from 1000 to 1500 tons. Are

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all these quotes, first of all, based on the same

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amount of tonnage. And also which tonnage are these quotes

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based on. Ronnie. Going to get that one back open.

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So the, um, the tenders did come in. The tonnage

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was identical. It was for the higher amount listed. We

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do have material rates for those two. Should we need

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to adjust back and forth. Um. I don't know that

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it's part of this tender brief, but, uh, we do

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have those values as well. Okay. Cat servants. You good.

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Okay. All right. I thought you're going to ask a

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question. Any other questions. All in favor. Carried. Thank you.

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Next item 13 point F. Sale and delivery of surplus

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fell. Mac, do you want to speak on that, please?

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Thank you. Thank you Mayor through you through Council members.

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Um, this is, we have a kind of surplus of

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soil that's left over from the mark stay street project

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a few years ago at the, um. Garage depot here.

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And, um, what we had started to do this fall

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is some residents, um, wanted to have some of this

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fill to bring to lots or, and, you know, with

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a cost to it. And, uh, it gets a bit

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complicated with liability issues and our staff. And so basically

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the, uh, the resolution that you have in front of

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you tonight, Council is to do an RFP on this,

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um. Land. Um, so on the soil so that someone

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could pick it up. There was a comment earlier about

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Gov deals. But essentially what we're going to do is,

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uh, and I'll read the resolution. Mr. Mayor and then

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Councillor could debate and decide if that's the, you have

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knew that Council wants to, to pursue. Be resolved at

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Councillor receive the COO Report regarding surplus municipal fill. And

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be further resolved at Council confirm that further deliveries of

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municipal field to private properties be suspended and be resolved

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that administration be directed to prepare requests for proposal RFP

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for the disposal of access soil remaining from the mark

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state revitalization project. Merci, Marc. Can you

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get a mover in a seconder to begin? Deputy and

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Councillor Boland. So just before we go into this, I

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think it's, it's extremely important that when we have something

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like this that we not only notify certainly the public,

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if we as the municipality are going to sell any

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surplus, fill, that should be available to, to our public,

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we have different, different avenues, sorry, that we can take,

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um, was brought up earlier on government Gov deals. That's

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one certainly we have our website, which we can, we

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can put that up for, if we were to take

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that, that road that we are putting it up under

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municipality. And we certainly got to think of the liabilities

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and not having our own staff involved with pickup and

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stuff like that. Uh, so there's many different things there.

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It's very important that to protect not only our staff,

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but also residents as well. So if everything were to

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happen. We have to give the opportunity to, to others

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as well. Councillor Boland. Thanks, Mr. Mayor. Um, I think

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it's incredibly important that we find a way to, um,

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dispose of access materials in this case, this specific. It's

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a type of overburden. That's not particularly useful for road

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building, but it is useful for other people. And I

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think one of the big issues with what's happened here

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is that not everyone was made aware that this was

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a possibility that they could get the fill. And then

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so there have been like, I've received some comments from

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members of the public saying, Oh, how come, you know,

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it wasn't made public. And moving forward, that's what one

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of the things this policy will definitely address is an

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equalized playing field of who knows when it's available and

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that everyone is available has an option to it. It's

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sort of the way that the city of Sudbury sells

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their compost when they have it available. It's listed. That

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kind of thing. And I also very much agree that

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we do not want to have our employees be either

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tasked with loading someone's vehicle. Cause boy, that would, that's

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just not a good time if something happens, you know,

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and no fault of anyone's individually, but then there's liability

463
00:37:56,214 --> 00:37:58,273
issues and we want to make sure whatever we do

464
00:37:58,534 --> 00:38:03,153
sell. Um, we're not moving some kind of contaminant to

465
00:38:03,254 --> 00:38:06,593
be somebody else's problem. And as a deputy is often

466
00:38:08,054 --> 00:38:11,073
right in the dressing environmental liability is a really long

467
00:38:11,414 --> 00:38:13,353
term thing that we need to be aware of. So

468
00:38:13,353 --> 00:38:17,553
I like this. I think that we need to make

469
00:38:17,593 --> 00:38:20,193
sure that it, once we do it, it applies to

470
00:38:21,494 --> 00:38:26,033
all municipality or all municipal like excess fill going forward.

471
00:38:26,685 --> 00:38:28,984
Um, we don't want to end up with a patchwork

472
00:38:29,565 --> 00:38:33,544
of situations where in warrant, it's done this way and

473
00:38:33,544 --> 00:38:35,544
Hager. It's done this way. And RH's this. It needs

474
00:38:35,544 --> 00:38:39,497
to be something that is applicable across the entirety. That's

475
00:38:39,537 --> 00:38:43,410
my thoughts. Thanks. Thanks Councillor Boland Councillor for that P.

476
00:38:46,143 --> 00:38:49,935
Just a couple of points. Cause you mentioned Warren Hager,

477
00:38:49,935 --> 00:38:56,913
brother. If the construction company do in work in Hager,

478
00:38:56,913 --> 00:39:00,582
are they obligated. To bring the soil to our property.

479
00:39:01,644 --> 00:39:04,583
Like if they're doing road work on our municipal roads,

480
00:39:04,583 --> 00:39:08,104
an outside contractor. Can they just bring it around the

481
00:39:08,104 --> 00:39:10,504
corner to the neighbor's place who's got an empty lot?

482
00:39:10,504 --> 00:39:11,864
Or is it part of the contract that it has

483
00:39:11,864 --> 00:39:16,956
to come back to municipality? Ronnie, you can answer that.

484
00:39:16,956 --> 00:39:20,316
I'm going to cue in on that as well. That

485
00:39:20,316 --> 00:39:25,410
should be in with any tender. To whatever we're kind

486
00:39:25,410 --> 00:39:30,850
of project that we award that that'd be in there.

487
00:39:30,850 --> 00:39:33,570
So Ronnie, please go ahead. So a new piece of

488
00:39:33,610 --> 00:39:36,290
legislation that came out about two years ago is the

489
00:39:36,311 --> 00:39:39,730
excess soils regulation, which means that we are responsible for

490
00:39:39,991 --> 00:39:43,517
the material we remove from the roads. Um, and that

491
00:39:43,517 --> 00:39:48,797
comes with a few very critical, I guess, limitations. Um,

492
00:39:49,938 --> 00:39:54,157
the one big one is all that material needs to

493
00:39:54,157 --> 00:39:57,477
be tracked. So if, uh, we allow a contractor, go

494
00:39:57,477 --> 00:40:01,437
push it around the corner, give it to residence. Every

495
00:40:01,437 --> 00:40:04,557
bit of material, as long as it's over, uh, the

496
00:40:04,597 --> 00:40:12,317
threshold, I believe there's a limit around 2000 cubic yards

497
00:40:12,898 --> 00:40:14,957
is considered a small project. So if we go do

498
00:40:14,997 --> 00:40:17,837
a ditch and Joe blow around the corner wants it.

499
00:40:19,436 --> 00:40:21,735
Cheapest thing for us to do is to drop it

500
00:40:21,735 --> 00:40:24,095
there as Bo's the haul at across the municipality. So

501
00:40:24,095 --> 00:40:26,775
they want to allow that sort of stuff. But at

502
00:40:26,775 --> 00:40:30,455
the same point, they want to consider it might be

503
00:40:30,556 --> 00:40:33,575
salt contaminated. Anything on the side of the roads is,

504
00:40:33,575 --> 00:40:36,695
which basically rules out any farm properties. It rules out

505
00:40:37,036 --> 00:40:39,495
certain distance from the lakes. Now the stuff we have

506
00:40:39,495 --> 00:40:41,575
at the pit has been tested. We know it is

507
00:40:41,756 --> 00:40:45,255
salt contaminated. We have specific rules around that. So we

508
00:40:45,255 --> 00:40:51,274
can use it for land fill for our landfill. We're

509
00:40:51,375 --> 00:40:53,194
not allowed to dispose of it in our landfill. That

510
00:40:53,194 --> 00:40:56,134
is not considered a beneficial use for the municipality. And

511
00:40:56,134 --> 00:41:00,293
it is against the regulation. Um, you can use it

512
00:41:00,394 --> 00:41:03,253
as pit recovery, whether it's our pit, whether it's somebody

513
00:41:03,293 --> 00:41:06,453
else's pit, you can use it for residential building as

514
00:41:06,453 --> 00:41:09,253
long as they're back from the set point. So it

515
00:41:09,253 --> 00:41:12,133
basically adds a lot of regulations around what we do

516
00:41:12,394 --> 00:41:19,846
with that material. So in short, stewardship, yep. Where that

517
00:41:19,846 --> 00:41:23,384
material goes, how we take care of it. Um, the

518
00:41:23,424 --> 00:41:26,264
few little tricks we can use. The big thing is

519
00:41:26,525 --> 00:41:30,264
if it is, has a beneficial purpose in our municipality.

520
00:41:31,316 --> 00:41:34,187
For our municipal property. That's where we want to keep

521
00:41:34,187 --> 00:41:37,714
it. When we deal with something like the excess that

522
00:41:37,754 --> 00:41:41,474
we got out of the Marks Day streets, we basically

523
00:41:41,815 --> 00:41:43,714
stored it till we could kind of figure out what

524
00:41:43,754 --> 00:41:45,474
to do with it. A lot of that's being used

525
00:41:45,514 --> 00:41:48,194
for cover for the landfill, but it's more than we

526
00:41:48,215 --> 00:41:50,914
can take for the landfill and it is mucking up

527
00:41:50,914 --> 00:41:53,154
the yard there. I did instruct the crew too that

528
00:41:53,194 --> 00:41:57,474
it can be used for some of it basically reclamation

529
00:41:57,514 --> 00:42:01,545
of the pit surfaces where we're finished. Um, but as

530
00:42:01,545 --> 00:42:03,785
far as uses go, there's not a lot of use

531
00:42:03,825 --> 00:42:06,985
for a lot of dirt. Is where we're running into.

532
00:42:08,143 --> 00:42:13,023
Okay. Thank you, Ronnie. Thank you. Deputy.

533
00:42:19,198 --> 00:42:23,337
We're not in business to provide soil or services. We're

534
00:42:23,337 --> 00:42:25,817
limited in staff. Our people need to be doing our

535
00:42:25,838 --> 00:42:30,755
work. Um, and why I feel the RFP or perhaps

536
00:42:31,176 --> 00:42:33,795
Gob deal is the easiest way for us to take

537
00:42:33,835 --> 00:42:37,346
care of the excess soil. Um, we definitely don't want

538
00:42:37,367 --> 00:42:41,106
to be selling material. And then it's contaminated and we're

539
00:42:41,127 --> 00:42:44,546
backfielding it. And the well it's going to get contaminated.

540
00:42:44,546 --> 00:42:47,266
If the salt content, we all know that, uh, on

541
00:42:47,287 --> 00:42:49,746
our roads, we put salt in the wintertime. We know

542
00:42:49,746 --> 00:42:52,866
that, uh, there's oil spills. There's all kinds of stuff.

543
00:42:52,866 --> 00:42:55,506
So we have to be prudent. We have learned through

544
00:42:55,546 --> 00:42:58,786
the fire department that we couldn't train on private property

545
00:42:58,786 --> 00:43:01,426
anymore because it came back to bite us and we

546
00:43:01,426 --> 00:43:06,066
ended up paying a large bill. So in my personal

547
00:43:06,167 --> 00:43:09,746
opinion, um, we don't want people on our property going

548
00:43:10,087 --> 00:43:12,546
and being self - serving and taking things. We don't

549
00:43:12,647 --> 00:43:15,506
want to be responsible for vehicles coming into our yard

550
00:43:16,167 --> 00:43:19,746
because things disappear. We don't want, so I think it

551
00:43:19,746 --> 00:43:23,406
would be prudent on our part. This caused a lot

552
00:43:23,406 --> 00:43:26,866
of chaos for me. Um, and I still have some

553
00:43:27,047 --> 00:43:31,026
serious concerns about what transpired. I think the easiest way

554
00:43:31,207 --> 00:43:33,986
would be to put an RFP out there. The person

555
00:43:34,327 --> 00:43:38,306
putting into tender, I would suggest come and take the

556
00:43:38,487 --> 00:43:42,626
material on off times. So our employees would be impacted.

557
00:43:42,626 --> 00:43:44,786
Are the fire department because the fire department go there

558
00:43:44,887 --> 00:43:48,666
and use hydrants there. So, you know, the easiest, we

559
00:43:48,666 --> 00:43:51,666
need to kiss it, keep it simple. Um, put an

560
00:43:51,666 --> 00:43:54,786
RFP out. We set the terms in the logistics. They

561
00:43:54,967 --> 00:43:56,866
come. They come in with their equipment. They come in

562
00:43:56,906 --> 00:43:59,914
with the trucks in two days, everything's gone. We don't

563
00:43:59,954 --> 00:44:02,634
have to do no more tracking. We have a concept.

564
00:44:02,634 --> 00:44:05,034
We have a contract. We make the revenue that way.

565
00:44:05,827 --> 00:44:10,331
It's done. So that's my suggestion. We need to use

566
00:44:10,352 --> 00:44:15,291
our manpower or our employees. I hate that term manpower.

567
00:44:15,291 --> 00:44:17,691
Sorry. Um, I think that we need to be prudent

568
00:44:17,731 --> 00:44:19,611
and make sure that our employees are getting ready for

569
00:44:19,792 --> 00:44:22,571
winter control. We have a lot of work that needs

570
00:44:22,571 --> 00:44:24,731
to be done prior to winter. We need to focus

571
00:44:24,832 --> 00:44:29,131
on that. We appreciate their efforts. But that extra material

572
00:44:29,312 --> 00:44:33,210
because of the grant we got. We can also recover

573
00:44:33,250 --> 00:44:37,050
some of the expenses by putting an RFP. Or I

574
00:44:37,050 --> 00:44:40,490
don't know how it would implicate for deals, um, because

575
00:44:40,490 --> 00:44:44,090
we surely don't want to be taking that material anywhere.

576
00:44:44,090 --> 00:44:48,090
But I think that's the most prudent step would be

577
00:44:48,090 --> 00:44:50,170
to put an RFP out. And hopefully we can have

578
00:44:50,210 --> 00:44:55,179
that gone before frost or winter. Thank you. Thank you,

579
00:44:55,179 --> 00:45:00,850
deputy Rodney. Just a comment on Rochelle. Honestly, she's spot

580
00:45:00,850 --> 00:45:03,650
on with Gov Deals. It's basically Ana's is where is

581
00:45:03,991 --> 00:45:05,650
and the problem you run into is now they're picking

582
00:45:05,671 --> 00:45:08,610
at the material and personal vehicle and buckets. I think

583
00:45:08,610 --> 00:45:11,970
the RFP is probably the best way to handle this

584
00:45:12,010 --> 00:45:15,170
volume of material because it allows us to set some

585
00:45:15,191 --> 00:45:20,130
hard boundaries on what is acceptable. Um, and basically prevents

586
00:45:20,871 --> 00:45:23,730
some of these smaller things that we don't want to

587
00:45:23,730 --> 00:45:30,260
tolerate. Okay. Thank you. Just one thing with the RFP.

588
00:45:31,083 --> 00:45:34,422
It would be have to be, um, I guess a

589
00:45:34,462 --> 00:45:36,902
lengthy contract or a time - based contract because they

590
00:45:36,902 --> 00:45:38,422
get rid of this. And then next year we have

591
00:45:38,462 --> 00:45:41,502
another project that we put out on our RFP. Or

592
00:45:41,502 --> 00:45:43,462
does that company get it for two years, three years,

593
00:45:43,502 --> 00:45:49,066
five years. First dibs type of deal. It's a good

594
00:45:49,167 --> 00:45:54,397
question. Councillor Fidepi. Ronnie, go ahead. I think as far

595
00:45:54,437 --> 00:45:58,237
as the RFP goes, this needs to be stipulated, defined

596
00:45:59,458 --> 00:46:04,797
quantity, defined timeline. Um, I think going forward, we do

597
00:46:04,797 --> 00:46:06,637
need to work on our policy a little bit. I

598
00:46:06,677 --> 00:46:12,255
know doing an RFP for our below. Requirements is going

599
00:46:12,255 --> 00:46:14,575
to get a little bit onerous, especially because they will

600
00:46:14,596 --> 00:46:18,095
do, you know, here's a hundred feet of ditching a

601
00:46:18,095 --> 00:46:19,615
hundred feet of ditching there. So that gets a little

602
00:46:19,615 --> 00:46:22,895
bit onerous. I know our past policy on that was

603
00:46:22,916 --> 00:46:26,335
very, very loose. It's basically somebody come up and, Hey,

604
00:46:26,335 --> 00:46:28,735
I could use that fill. And that's kind of what

605
00:46:28,775 --> 00:46:30,975
we want to avoid. We want to make sure that

606
00:46:30,996 --> 00:46:34,335
everything is properly tracked. And then of course, if there

607
00:46:34,375 --> 00:46:39,455
is fill available to someone along the route that everybody

608
00:46:39,495 --> 00:46:42,895
has equal opportunity at it. And at the same point,

609
00:46:42,895 --> 00:46:45,295
if it's across town, we absolutely don't want to deal

610
00:46:45,295 --> 00:46:48,655
with that. Um, if we ever get to the point

611
00:46:48,756 --> 00:46:57,455
of storing any of it at our facilities, um, I

612
00:46:57,455 --> 00:47:00,255
think the big goal here is again in keeping with

613
00:47:00,276 --> 00:47:03,944
the legislation. It needs to make sense. It needs to

614
00:47:03,965 --> 00:47:07,064
be tracked. It needs to ideally be a municipal beneficial

615
00:47:08,445 --> 00:47:10,264
use. So if we can use it ourselves on our

616
00:47:10,264 --> 00:47:12,812
own property, that's where we'd like to see it. And

617
00:47:12,852 --> 00:47:15,492
of course when we start getting personal people involved, it

618
00:47:15,492 --> 00:47:25,405
starts getting messy. Okay. Thank you, Ronnie. Any other questions

619
00:47:26,706 --> 00:47:30,503
Councillor Everens. Three, Mr. Mayor, we may be assigning too

620
00:47:30,503 --> 00:47:33,863
much value to this material. Um, it's not of that

621
00:47:33,863 --> 00:47:36,583
much value. If we put it up on Gov deals,

622
00:47:36,604 --> 00:47:38,663
it's going to be a very small radius where the

623
00:47:38,703 --> 00:47:41,543
transportation costs are going to exceed the value of the

624
00:47:41,583 --> 00:47:44,806
goods. So sometimes this is just a matter of we

625
00:47:44,806 --> 00:47:49,206
have to quickly dispose of material that's in our way.

626
00:47:49,206 --> 00:47:52,326
Um, making it two cumbersome process and taking up too

627
00:47:52,366 --> 00:47:54,806
much time to deal with material that may not have

628
00:47:54,806 --> 00:47:57,686
very much value. I don't think the productive use of

629
00:47:57,707 --> 00:48:00,006
time necessarily. So I think we really have to look

630
00:48:00,046 --> 00:48:02,726
at what material we're dealing with here and deal with

631
00:48:02,827 --> 00:48:09,873
it appropriately. Thank you. Thank you Councillor Evans. Ronnie. I

632
00:48:09,873 --> 00:48:11,073
just wanted to let you know I did try to

633
00:48:11,073 --> 00:48:16,243
run a few numbers on that. Basically contaminated fill salt

634
00:48:16,243 --> 00:48:19,123
contaminated fill has little to no value. In fact, if

635
00:48:20,024 --> 00:48:22,883
you're anywhere south of Barry, it'll cost you between four

636
00:48:22,923 --> 00:48:29,443
to 15 dollars per tonight. So I think we are

637
00:48:29,704 --> 00:48:31,763
at least fortunate enough that some people in our area

638
00:48:31,864 --> 00:48:35,959
have a use for that material. Um, but definitely we

639
00:48:35,959 --> 00:48:39,239
don't want to place too much value on it because

640
00:48:39,279 --> 00:48:41,639
again, we could be in a much worse scenario for

641
00:48:41,679 --> 00:48:49,498
that. Okay. Thank you, Ronnie. Deputy. Was said twice in

642
00:48:49,498 --> 00:48:53,818
the last two conversations. Salt contaminated soil. We can't be

643
00:48:53,839 --> 00:48:57,018
selling that. So we know that one area where they

644
00:48:57,058 --> 00:49:01,926
got the material. Could. If it's salt contaminated, have an

645
00:49:01,926 --> 00:49:05,450
impact. On their wells. So we have to be mindful

646
00:49:05,490 --> 00:49:09,270
as well is, um, maybe there's no, a lot of

647
00:49:09,311 --> 00:49:11,370
costs to it, but there might be a bigger cost

648
00:49:11,631 --> 00:49:14,330
if we sell it. And then we pose problems and

649
00:49:14,330 --> 00:49:18,170
construction. So, um, I know what I paid for a

650
00:49:18,170 --> 00:49:21,210
load of a and material is not cheap. And I

651
00:49:21,210 --> 00:49:24,170
know trucking's not cheap because it costs to fuel at

652
00:49:24,210 --> 00:49:27,130
238 a litre. Um, but at the end of the

653
00:49:27,130 --> 00:49:29,770
day, then is it prudent upon ourselves to find a

654
00:49:29,770 --> 00:49:36,249
place and just keep pushing our material. I think that

655
00:49:37,310 --> 00:49:42,569
providing material to private properties is the whole can of

656
00:49:42,569 --> 00:49:45,306
worms we don't want to go into. Even when you're

657
00:49:45,346 --> 00:49:48,666
ditching and the neighbour wants material, he wants it today.

658
00:49:48,666 --> 00:49:50,826
But when you squish the culvert and you damage the

659
00:49:51,087 --> 00:49:54,826
lawn, then he wants that fix as well. So we're

660
00:49:54,866 --> 00:50:00,552
not in business of selling material. Thank you. Okay. Thank

661
00:50:00,552 --> 00:50:10,094
you, Deputy. Any other questions. All in favor. Carried. Thank

662
00:50:10,094 --> 00:50:18,758
you. Next item 13 point G Tender 2026 - 15

663
00:50:19,419 --> 00:50:25,111
worn arena canteen. Mac. Yeah. This item is just simply

664
00:50:25,151 --> 00:50:28,871
to inform Council and the public that there's a tender

665
00:50:28,911 --> 00:50:34,032
out for the warrant arena canteen. And the due date

666
00:50:34,072 --> 00:50:38,516
will be September 18th. So we resolve that Council authorizes

667
00:50:38,697 --> 00:50:41,476
staff to proceed with the preparation and ensuance of a

668
00:50:41,476 --> 00:50:47,156
tender 2026 - 15 for the Warren Arena Canteen in

669
00:50:47,156 --> 00:50:51,376
accordance with the municipal procurement policy and approved budget. And

670
00:50:51,497 --> 00:50:55,716
that STAB be authorized to evaluate the submissions related, received

671
00:50:56,057 --> 00:51:00,276
and report back to Council with a recommendation for award.

672
00:51:02,836 --> 00:51:06,714
Ms. Smack. I got to move her into seconder. Councillor

673
00:51:06,754 --> 00:51:12,284
Boland Councillor Fedipi. Are there any questions or comments. Deputy

674
00:51:12,385 --> 00:51:18,725
and end Councillor Boland. Sorry. Just when I was proofreading,

675
00:51:18,725 --> 00:51:22,285
it says 2 million dollar commercial general liability insurance. I

676
00:51:22,285 --> 00:51:25,664
thought we had said everybody would have 5 million. Thank

677
00:51:25,704 --> 00:51:32,405
you. Okay. We were looking to that. I'm not, I'll

678
00:51:32,405 --> 00:51:34,805
be honest, I'm not a hundred percent SERP was two

679
00:51:34,805 --> 00:51:37,861
or five. So we'll have Mac look into that. Thank

680
00:51:37,901 --> 00:51:42,299
you for bringing that up. Councillor Boland. Uh, thanks Mr.

681
00:51:42,320 --> 00:51:46,179
Rare. I would just like to ask that the, we

682
00:51:46,179 --> 00:51:50,619
actually post, um, written copies of this in the arena.

683
00:51:52,057 --> 00:51:54,276
Because I know in the past, we've had some people

684
00:51:54,377 --> 00:51:57,058
say I didn't know. That there was a proposal out

685
00:51:57,639 --> 00:52:00,258
because not everybody has access or timely access to the

686
00:52:00,298 --> 00:52:03,458
website. So I would think that moving forward, if we're

687
00:52:03,458 --> 00:52:07,378
going to offer a tender in a municipally owned op

688
00:52:07,399 --> 00:52:10,978
building that we post the tender, that it's available in

689
00:52:10,999 --> 00:52:14,018
that building so that anyone who goes into it has

690
00:52:14,039 --> 00:52:16,498
at least one chance of seeing it if they don't

691
00:52:16,599 --> 00:52:21,742
go otherwise online. Just as a. Way of letting people

692
00:52:21,763 --> 00:52:28,464
know. Okay. Thank you, Councillor. Are there any other questions

693
00:52:28,645 --> 00:52:34,783
or comments. All in favor. Carried. Thank you.

694
00:52:40,419 --> 00:52:45,438
Item number 14. I'm finished business 14. 8 circular material

695
00:52:45,539 --> 00:52:52,798
agreement. 14. 8. 1. The Bylaw 2026 - 58 Tenterned

696
00:52:52,838 --> 00:52:58,135
Agreement with circular materials. Smock. Thank you, Mayor. Through youth,

697
00:52:58,135 --> 00:53:01,735
your council. Remember two meetings ago. We had an agreement

698
00:53:02,236 --> 00:53:06,295
with council and council had recommended that we go back

699
00:53:06,556 --> 00:53:11,495
to circular material to relook at some of the costing.

700
00:53:11,495 --> 00:53:17,735
So we were able to get additional dollars. Um, from

701
00:53:17,775 --> 00:53:22,375
the company for the materials, so tonight what we're doing

702
00:53:22,396 --> 00:53:26,855
is bringing the agreement, which is tight sensitive to get

703
00:53:26,895 --> 00:53:29,815
this done this year. I think we're probably one of

704
00:53:29,815 --> 00:53:33,815
the last municipalities to be doing this. Um, so we're

705
00:53:33,855 --> 00:53:37,335
bringing it back forward to council. Um, so the, as

706
00:53:37,375 --> 00:53:42,775
a bylaw, uh, to approve the agreement, um, so it'd

707
00:53:42,775 --> 00:53:47,215
be resolved that by law 2026 - 58, being a

708
00:53:47,276 --> 00:53:50,535
Byla to entrance in agreement with circular materials be read

709
00:53:50,636 --> 00:53:55,577
a first and second time. Mrs. Mark, can I have

710
00:53:55,577 --> 00:53:57,577
a mover in a seconder for the first and second

711
00:53:57,617 --> 00:54:04,186
reading Councillor Boland Councillor Evans. All in favor. Carried. Thank

712
00:54:04,186 --> 00:54:07,290
you. Can I have a mover in a seconder for

713
00:54:07,311 --> 00:54:15,658
a third reading. Councillor Boland. Secondary. Deputy. Are there any

714
00:54:15,759 --> 00:54:21,161
questions or comments? Councillor Boland. Uh, thanks, Mr. Mayor, through

715
00:54:21,161 --> 00:54:25,721
you to our CAO. Do we have, um, an estimate

716
00:54:25,742 --> 00:54:29,241
from circular materials on once we sign when the blue

717
00:54:29,241 --> 00:54:33,481
boxes will be distributed? Do we know? Because there has

718
00:54:33,481 --> 00:54:35,721
been some talk amongst the community. I'm not sure that

719
00:54:35,822 --> 00:54:39,401
everyone is fully aware that circular materials is the company

720
00:54:39,441 --> 00:54:43,520
that is also doing the recycling for the community. And

721
00:54:43,560 --> 00:54:47,040
so when the government made the legislative changes, we as

722
00:54:47,080 --> 00:54:50,320
the municipality don't have the authority to control or direct

723
00:54:50,581 --> 00:54:54,320
residential blue box. That circular material. So have they given

724
00:54:54,360 --> 00:54:57,520
us, um, an updated timeline for when the blue boxes

725
00:54:57,560 --> 00:55:02,427
will be coming around. Thanks. Back to unanswered that Ronnie,

726
00:55:02,427 --> 00:55:05,765
go ahead, Ronnie. So I have been in touch with

727
00:55:05,786 --> 00:55:09,445
circular materials and that kind of plays into their education

728
00:55:09,626 --> 00:55:12,965
campaign. They're looking at about 90 days prior to start

729
00:55:12,986 --> 00:55:17,125
a Recycling to start rolling that out. Um, that would

730
00:55:17,165 --> 00:55:20,005
mean, uh, they'd give us all the information in terms

731
00:55:20,045 --> 00:55:22,625
of the distribution of the boxes. They do have, uh,

732
00:55:22,906 --> 00:55:25,765
address lists. So they know how many residences we do

733
00:55:25,786 --> 00:55:28,725
have in the municipality. And then of course, we'll have

734
00:55:29,146 --> 00:55:31,285
some to pick up for the few residences if they

735
00:55:32,106 --> 00:55:36,746
didn't manage to get to them. Um, that, uh, that

736
00:55:36,786 --> 00:55:39,066
should be rolling out shortly. Now they have been saying

737
00:55:39,106 --> 00:55:41,386
that the other, uh, agreement that we're working on could

738
00:55:41,487 --> 00:55:43,786
kind of slow things down, hold things up on that

739
00:55:43,807 --> 00:55:48,672
as well. Um. But we should be hearing about those

740
00:55:48,853 --> 00:55:56,207
items very soon. Any ref deed, uh, Ronnie, can you

741
00:55:56,247 --> 00:55:59,567
see a month or two, just a general idea for.

742
00:56:00,456 --> 00:56:04,675
So the goal live date for pickup is November 16th.

743
00:56:04,675 --> 00:56:07,875
I would imagine that the boxes need to be handed

744
00:56:07,875 --> 00:56:10,195
out roughly two weeks before that. So end of October.

745
00:56:11,713 --> 00:56:17,064
Okay. So roughly the end of October. Is there any

746
00:56:17,064 --> 00:56:22,491
other questions or comments. Councillor Evans. Go ahead. You Mr.

747
00:56:22,531 --> 00:56:25,771
Mayor. For clarity, the bylaw before us only pertains to

748
00:56:25,811 --> 00:56:30,567
the depot, not recycling in general, correct? Okay. So that

749
00:56:30,567 --> 00:56:33,367
is a depot. And that is used for people who

750
00:56:33,388 --> 00:56:36,407
do not have recycling pickup, which is a minimal number

751
00:56:36,428 --> 00:56:40,212
of houses is what this particular bylaws for. Thank you.

752
00:56:40,689 --> 00:56:45,250
Thank you, Councillor Everns. Councillor FedE.

753
00:56:51,810 --> 00:56:57,927
Article two. Subsection 2. 1. It says the contractor. And

754
00:56:57,927 --> 00:57:02,089
if I read the contract, we are the contractor. It

755
00:57:02,129 --> 00:57:05,129
says we shall retain responsibility for and control of the

756
00:57:05,150 --> 00:57:06,009
blue box material.

757
00:57:17,368 --> 00:57:22,045
So GFL is referred to as a contractor, Ms. Okay.

758
00:57:22,045 --> 00:57:29,543
Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other questions. All

759
00:57:29,543 --> 00:57:36,420
in favor. Carried. Thank you. Next item 14 point B

760
00:57:36,921 --> 00:57:43,868
at Bedsman Reports June 24th, 2025. Mach. This is the

761
00:57:44,689 --> 00:57:48,828
report for June 24th, 2025 is in the public package.

762
00:57:49,775 --> 00:57:52,954
Um, so I'll Council and Public could see the report.

763
00:57:52,954 --> 00:57:55,754
Um, so tonight it's basically just to get a resolution

764
00:57:55,855 --> 00:57:59,274
for Council. And the report will be also added to

765
00:58:00,175 --> 00:58:03,354
our website for the public to Review. So we'll resolve

766
00:58:03,394 --> 00:58:07,874
that Council receives the Adminsman Report of Ontario date at

767
00:58:07,874 --> 00:58:12,874
June 24th, 2025 regarding the investigation of the municipality of

768
00:58:13,055 --> 00:58:15,114
Mark State Warren. And to be further resolved that the

769
00:58:15,455 --> 00:58:19,594
Obinsman's Report be made available to the public and posted

770
00:58:19,634 --> 00:58:23,786
on the municipalities website. Merci Mac. Can I get a

771
00:58:23,786 --> 00:58:30,165
mover in the seconder. Councillor Boland and Deputy Mayor. Are

772
00:58:30,165 --> 00:58:35,038
there any questions or comments. Councillor Evans. I'd just like

773
00:58:35,038 --> 00:58:37,198
to point out that all the recommendations I believe have

774
00:58:37,238 --> 00:58:41,438
been acted upon and implemented BIOS actually in advance of

775
00:58:41,539 --> 00:58:46,366
receiving the report. Thank you. Thank you. Yes. That is

776
00:58:46,787 --> 00:58:51,633
true Councillor Evans. Are there any other questions or comments.

777
00:58:53,933 --> 00:59:01,073
All in favor. Carried. Thank you. Item 14 point C

778
00:59:01,734 --> 00:59:07,529
Leaf Tank Bridge. Mac. Thank you Mayor. Um, to Council,

779
00:59:07,550 --> 00:59:11,049
you remember that, uh, we had an RFP for leathing

780
00:59:11,070 --> 00:59:18,847
bridge. Uh, the Dupuis Culvert and the, um, Culvert. And

781
00:59:18,847 --> 00:59:22,947
the bid that came to Council a month ago or

782
00:59:22,968 --> 00:59:26,547
so, uh, was close to six million dollars for those

783
00:59:26,547 --> 00:59:35,187
three items, which was, you know, really, um, excessive value.

784
00:59:35,187 --> 00:59:40,147
Um, so council decided just to award the Leafting Bridge

785
00:59:40,648 --> 00:59:45,987
portion of that RFP. So, um, so RV Anderson went

786
00:59:46,008 --> 00:59:49,688
back to the three companies. Um, because the amounts that

787
00:59:49,789 --> 00:59:52,968
were in there were for the leasing bridge, for example,

788
00:59:53,149 --> 00:59:55,748
part one was just for the bridge, but it was

789
00:59:55,869 --> 01:00:00,808
a part of a global six million dollar bid. So

790
01:00:01,069 --> 01:00:04,888
RV Anderson went back to the three companies and asked

791
01:00:04,928 --> 01:00:10,968
them to re - scope the RFP. The work just

792
01:00:11,008 --> 01:00:14,194
for the bridge itself. Um, so now tonight what you

793
01:00:14,295 --> 01:00:19,474
have in front of you, um, is the recommendation that,

794
01:00:19,474 --> 01:00:25,554
um, that we award the leafting bridge to the following

795
01:00:25,575 --> 01:00:29,634
company. Um, and then also because of the process to

796
01:00:29,895 --> 01:00:31,634
re - send the other two motions that we had

797
01:00:32,215 --> 01:00:35,394
prior because they were part of that six million dollar

798
01:00:35,735 --> 01:00:38,834
ask. So I'll read the resolution and then you could

799
01:00:38,874 --> 01:00:41,994
debate and decide how to move forward. But it'd be

800
01:00:41,994 --> 01:00:49,074
resolved. That council award tender TMW 2026 - 08 for

801
01:00:49,074 --> 01:00:53,394
the replacement of Leaf - think road bridge to JDB

802
01:00:53,735 --> 01:00:58,061
contractors. Uh, which is terror north, adjusted price for part

803
01:00:58,322 --> 01:01:06,381
A, leafting bridge replacement, a 1. 9, 0, 776, 390

804
01:01:06,421 --> 01:01:09,741
dollars in 20 cents. And that council rescind the previous

805
01:01:10,162 --> 01:01:20,061
resolutions number 2026 SCM - 071. Dated August 10th, 2026,

806
01:01:20,061 --> 01:01:29,200
and 2026 SCM - 086, dated August 20th, 2026. Thank.

807
01:01:29,875 --> 01:01:32,537
You. Thank you, Mac. Can I get a mover in

808
01:01:32,577 --> 01:01:40,045
a second, Dare, please? Councillor Boland, the seconder. Councillor Fidap

809
01:01:40,066 --> 01:01:48,016
Ye. Questions, um, so for the rescinding had you spoken

810
01:01:48,037 --> 01:01:51,536
to the previous company, um, and was there any issues

811
01:01:51,637 --> 01:01:54,096
to that? Cause we want to make sure that that

812
01:01:54,136 --> 01:01:58,576
wouldn't come back. We know that the original Tinder was

813
01:01:58,616 --> 01:02:02,336
for the three together, but because of the high amounts

814
01:02:02,336 --> 01:02:06,403
of over six million, we know that. We as council

815
01:02:07,064 --> 01:02:10,643
could not afford that and add to prioritize the most

816
01:02:10,643 --> 01:02:15,443
important things at the time for that. And, uh, with

817
01:02:15,483 --> 01:02:21,363
that said, um, that's why we're at this issue right

818
01:02:21,403 --> 01:02:27,103
now to just to focus on leaf stink bridge. And

819
01:02:27,103 --> 01:02:30,474
I just want to be sure on the resending. Please

820
01:02:30,474 --> 01:02:33,994
and thank you. Thank you for the question. Yes, that's

821
01:02:34,095 --> 01:02:36,774
why, um, it took a bit more time because, uh,

822
01:02:37,055 --> 01:02:42,074
RV Anderson, uh, ReScope, the, uh, bridge only, part A

823
01:02:42,735 --> 01:02:45,914
with leaf dink and then submitted it to the three

824
01:02:45,914 --> 01:02:50,314
companies for them to rebid, um, so that way it's

825
01:02:50,354 --> 01:02:53,434
a fair process. Uh, the three companies had an opportunity

826
01:02:53,615 --> 01:02:58,557
to rebid just the, uh, the bridge itself. Gabe, thank

827
01:02:58,557 --> 01:03:04,434
you. Are there any other questions or comments. Call in

828
01:03:04,455 --> 01:03:12,636
favor. Carried. Thank you. All right. Next is 14 point

829
01:03:12,636 --> 01:03:21,278
D elections 2026. Telephone and internet voting. Mac. Thank you,

830
01:03:21,278 --> 01:03:24,452
Mayor. Three council. So in the in the package here,

831
01:03:24,452 --> 01:03:29,252
we added, um, how electors can vote. As we know,

832
01:03:29,292 --> 01:03:34,212
the, um, system, uh, that municipality of Mark State wrong

833
01:03:34,233 --> 01:03:39,412
through council had approved last fall to do internet and

834
01:03:39,513 --> 01:03:42,772
telephone voting. Um, so in the package here, there is

835
01:03:42,812 --> 01:03:47,772
a, um, a process. Also, um, on our website, I

836
01:03:47,772 --> 01:03:48,932
want to thank the staff for doing a lot of

837
01:03:48,932 --> 01:03:53,172
the updates to our website today. Um, we did add,

838
01:03:53,172 --> 01:03:58,612
um, on the website, uh, the process, uh, to vote.

839
01:03:58,612 --> 01:04:00,692
Um, and it was also shared with all the 15

840
01:04:00,793 --> 01:04:08,932
candidates. Um, basically, um, with the municipalities 2026 election, you

841
01:04:08,972 --> 01:04:14,852
have the opportunity roughly the first, we'll set about the

842
01:04:15,033 --> 01:04:22,532
14th ish of October. Residents, um, that indicates their pin

843
01:04:22,553 --> 01:04:25,632
number. Um, and the dates that they can vote, um,

844
01:04:25,632 --> 01:04:27,932
and those dates have been added on our website. So

845
01:04:27,932 --> 01:04:30,212
I'd encourage people to go to our website and click

846
01:04:30,252 --> 01:04:33,892
on vote. Um, it's, it's right there. And so basically,

847
01:04:33,892 --> 01:04:38,372
uh, individuals, uh, we'll be able to vote on, on,

848
01:04:38,412 --> 01:04:41,012
online with their PIN number. And also, if they don't

849
01:04:41,012 --> 01:04:44,132
have access to the internet, uh, they could also call

850
01:04:44,172 --> 01:04:48,772
in with their PIN number. They believe the vote Monday,

851
01:04:48,772 --> 01:04:55,952
October 19 20th, all week, not on the weekend, not

852
01:04:55,952 --> 01:05:02,298
the 25th and 26th and 25th. So they'll be able

853
01:05:02,298 --> 01:05:06,618
to vote from home, um, for those dates, uh, and

854
01:05:06,719 --> 01:05:10,218
obviously they'll still be able to vote up until 8

855
01:05:10,258 --> 01:05:15,018
PM on, on Election Day of October 26. In addition

856
01:05:15,058 --> 01:05:19,338
to that, you'll see on the website and we'll share

857
01:05:19,338 --> 01:05:22,618
it to all the candidates also is the in -

858
01:05:22,618 --> 01:05:26,453
person voting. Um, so people can't come in to the

859
01:05:26,794 --> 01:05:31,233
office here. Um, and could also go to the, uh,

860
01:05:31,674 --> 01:05:37,365
warren library. To vote. And those are the same dates,

861
01:05:37,365 --> 01:05:42,565
um, October 19th to the 23rd, um, from 9 a.

862
01:05:42,565 --> 01:05:44,285
m. to 4 p. m. So they'll be able to

863
01:05:44,285 --> 01:05:47,685
vote in person at the office here in Mark State

864
01:05:47,706 --> 01:05:49,845
and at the library. And also be able to vote

865
01:05:50,106 --> 01:05:55,645
in person on October 26. Um, from 9 a. m.

866
01:05:55,706 --> 01:05:59,745
to 8 p. m. So the additional, uh, times, um,

867
01:05:59,866 --> 01:06:03,845
so hopefully that'll increase the, uh, the voting percentage because

868
01:06:03,845 --> 01:06:08,325
the last election, it was very, very, very, very low.

869
01:06:08,325 --> 01:06:11,825
So, um, so that's the process. And the last, uh,

870
01:06:12,346 --> 01:06:17,285
piece through marriage council to announce the public that will

871
01:06:17,325 --> 01:06:20,645
be submitting a poster on our website. So again, I

872
01:06:20,685 --> 01:06:23,365
ask people to look at our website and Facebook. That

873
01:06:23,365 --> 01:06:27,125
will be a municipal debate for Councillors, uh, Tuesday, October

874
01:06:27,466 --> 01:06:30,798
13th. At 7 p. m. And there will be a

875
01:06:31,139 --> 01:06:36,518
Merrill candidate debate Thursday, October 15th at 7 p. m.

876
01:06:37,219 --> 01:06:42,478
So that, um, will be also posted on our page

877
01:06:43,139 --> 01:06:49,758
this week. The debates are hosted by the subree, East

878
01:06:49,758 --> 01:06:53,118
Chamber of Commerce, like they did last time. Um, but,

879
01:06:53,118 --> 01:06:57,338
uh, but with Jill Adamud as the executive director, but

880
01:06:57,379 --> 01:07:02,078
also it'll be moderated by Mark Gilenti. He's the managing

881
01:07:02,259 --> 01:07:06,298
editor of Subreed. com. So he will be also, um,

882
01:07:06,739 --> 01:07:11,358
moderating both, um, both debates. Um, and they're all Basil

883
01:07:11,358 --> 01:07:13,838
will be an opportunity for the residents prior to ask

884
01:07:14,019 --> 01:07:20,375
their questions. Um, through a online website. And at the

885
01:07:20,375 --> 01:07:23,175
debate itself. So the format, I don't have the format

886
01:07:23,215 --> 01:07:26,615
that will be subree, the sub - chamber of commerce

887
01:07:27,116 --> 01:07:29,335
that will sub - reast Chamber of Commerce. We'll do

888
01:07:29,335 --> 01:07:36,951
the format. More information will come. Okay. Thank you, Mac,

889
01:07:36,951 --> 01:07:40,078
for that. And I just wanted to add that, um,

890
01:07:41,079 --> 01:07:45,418
Jill is also doing all of said breest municipality. So

891
01:07:45,418 --> 01:07:53,299
Kallarni, French River, St. Charles and Mark State Warren. With

892
01:07:53,299 --> 01:08:00,939
that said, we'll go into item number 15 now. Okay.

893
01:08:01,120 --> 01:08:06,139
There's no resolution, but does anybody have questions. Go ahead,

894
01:08:06,240 --> 01:08:10,339
Deputy. Perhaps, uh, at the next regular council meeting, we

895
01:08:10,400 --> 01:08:13,159
could explain how the phone. So I'm having a lot

896
01:08:13,159 --> 01:08:15,059
of people asking me about the phone. How do we

897
01:08:15,059 --> 01:08:17,819
know it's confidential? How do we, so maybe, and I'm

898
01:08:17,819 --> 01:08:20,459
not putting you on the spot now, Mr. CAO, perhaps

899
01:08:20,459 --> 01:08:23,179
we can have a little bit of a conversation at

900
01:08:23,200 --> 01:08:26,459
our next meeting identifying, just to ensure the people understand

901
01:08:26,640 --> 01:08:30,139
confidentiality. Because we want people to come out and vote.

902
01:08:30,139 --> 01:08:33,419
We want them to come and let their voice be

903
01:08:33,440 --> 01:08:36,619
heard. Many have approached me and said, Oh, I can

904
01:08:36,619 --> 01:08:38,219
do it on the phone. How do I know it's

905
01:08:38,219 --> 01:08:41,099
secure? So maybe we can enlighten that, please and thank

906
01:08:41,099 --> 01:08:47,980
you. Thank you, Deputy. Are there any other questions. I'd

907
01:08:47,980 --> 01:08:50,140
just like that. Councillor Fidapia, go ahead. I just like

908
01:08:50,241 --> 01:08:52,841
to add. Can we also put on our website. Before

909
01:08:53,102 --> 01:08:55,441
people start calling in to see what's going on? Go

910
01:08:55,441 --> 01:08:58,281
to register to vote oan. ca to make sure they're

911
01:08:58,321 --> 01:09:01,409
on the list. Because we have everything here to contact

912
01:09:01,510 --> 01:09:04,040
our office. But if they're not on the list, then

913
01:09:04,040 --> 01:09:06,646
you have to go through all the loopholes. To find

914
01:09:06,646 --> 01:09:11,596
out what's going on. Okay. Go ahead, Mark. Thank you,

915
01:09:11,596 --> 01:09:17,260
Councillor. Yeah. So, so the, the, the voting list is,

916
01:09:17,260 --> 01:09:21,640
um, right now, um, we'll say closed. Because they're getting

917
01:09:21,680 --> 01:09:29,320
the pin numbers. They're getting so, so then, but they

918
01:09:29,320 --> 01:09:31,720
could call the office, um, and then we could add

919
01:09:32,061 --> 01:09:35,400
them, um, on, on the voters list. If they're not

920
01:09:35,440 --> 01:09:39,400
there. So, so if anybody is, cause I know the

921
01:09:39,400 --> 01:09:45,400
candidates have already received the voting list. If there's any

922
01:09:45,501 --> 01:09:48,440
clarification, and that's happening even today, we've had some calls

923
01:09:48,480 --> 01:09:51,800
today. We could then, uh, they have to call us,

924
01:09:51,800 --> 01:09:55,240
um, don't go to voters, Ontario, uh, that is closed

925
01:09:55,261 --> 01:09:58,600
now. Um, you call the office and then we'll verify

926
01:09:59,181 --> 01:10:01,400
if you're on the list. And it's important to do

927
01:10:01,440 --> 01:10:04,500
that as quickly as possible because then you'll get, uh,

928
01:10:05,581 --> 01:10:10,062
your pin number. Um, October 10th - ish will be

929
01:10:10,062 --> 01:10:12,542
the mailing date of the pin numbers. Again, if you

930
01:10:12,542 --> 01:10:17,102
don't get a ballot, you don't get, you could still

931
01:10:17,123 --> 01:10:19,662
call us and we could issue ballots from, from, from

932
01:10:19,702 --> 01:10:21,822
the office here. Um, so we'll be able to do

933
01:10:21,822 --> 01:10:30,961
that. Okay. Thank you, Councillor. Any other questions. No. Okay.

934
01:10:31,062 --> 01:10:34,652
So we'll move on then to Bylaws now, 15. 15.

935
01:10:34,833 --> 01:10:39,932
A bylaw 2026 - 56 to establish service charges and

936
01:10:39,932 --> 01:10:46,062
fees. Smack. Thank you, Mayor and Council. What you have

937
01:10:46,062 --> 01:10:48,942
in front of you and what General Public has also

938
01:10:49,123 --> 01:10:54,192
in their package, um, is an updated fees. And service

939
01:10:54,232 --> 01:11:00,112
charge by law, 2026 - 58. I'll just, I'm not

940
01:11:00,152 --> 01:11:02,672
going to go through every, every line. Um, but what

941
01:11:02,672 --> 01:11:06,432
we've added in your package is, um, all of the

942
01:11:06,533 --> 01:11:12,352
changes are highlighted in yellow. Um, so this bylaw was,

943
01:11:12,352 --> 01:11:17,392
um, 2024. Um, so basically the gist of it here

944
01:11:17,413 --> 01:11:19,552
is we made some minor changes to some of the

945
01:11:19,653 --> 01:11:24,832
fees. Um, that we're charging residents. Um, we also added

946
01:11:24,933 --> 01:11:27,872
some of the fees that are charged from the fire

947
01:11:27,912 --> 01:11:31,472
department. Uh, that wasn't captured in previous Bylaws. So now

948
01:11:31,512 --> 01:11:34,892
that's been put in place here. Um, we've also, um,

949
01:11:35,333 --> 01:11:39,872
on schedule A added, um, we're receiving some calls for

950
01:11:40,133 --> 01:11:44,272
marriage licences. Um, we weren't able to offer that service.

951
01:11:44,272 --> 01:11:47,472
Um, and, uh, even Westnip is seeing has asked us

952
01:11:47,512 --> 01:11:49,952
to help them out because they get calls. It's only

953
01:11:49,952 --> 01:11:52,592
subbrie and West hippiesing. So we're adding this service now

954
01:11:53,573 --> 01:11:56,592
that residents could get their, you know, if this is

955
01:11:56,632 --> 01:11:59,232
approved, you get their marriage license and actually be married

956
01:11:59,333 --> 01:12:02,672
at the Council chambers. Um, so that'll be a service

957
01:12:02,672 --> 01:12:07,392
that, uh, that'll be offered. And it'll be the clerk

958
01:12:07,432 --> 01:12:11,072
and the clerk that will be, uh, able to perform

959
01:12:11,253 --> 01:12:14,272
the ceremony. It's a quick training for it, but it's

960
01:12:14,272 --> 01:12:17,392
not an extensive. And then there's fees involved in that.

961
01:12:17,392 --> 01:12:20,912
So, so that has been added to the, um, to

962
01:12:20,952 --> 01:12:25,312
the, uh, the bylaw. Um, the fire department's been added.

963
01:12:25,312 --> 01:12:28,512
Also, the change here, the fees that have been increased

964
01:12:28,613 --> 01:12:34,352
on the cemetery component, um, as indicated before, um, the

965
01:12:34,392 --> 01:12:38,272
new provincial regulations that are coming on board very shortly,

966
01:12:38,272 --> 01:12:42,875
that all municipalities will have to audit through cemetery. Which

967
01:12:42,976 --> 01:12:45,995
is going to be a 20, 000 dollar added cost

968
01:12:46,035 --> 01:12:51,435
to us, which is right now we don't make that

969
01:12:52,096 --> 01:12:55,595
in a year. Um, so we're, uh, we must increase

970
01:12:55,616 --> 01:12:59,115
some of the fees on the cemetery component. And also

971
01:12:59,776 --> 01:13:03,735
the last component on schedule I, uh, you, where you

972
01:13:03,735 --> 01:13:06,715
see most of the changes, uh, in this bylaw is

973
01:13:06,736 --> 01:13:10,748
related to the arena. Um, and, um, so you'll see

974
01:13:10,849 --> 01:13:15,468
here that we've, um, we're proposing to council is to

975
01:13:15,468 --> 01:13:21,628
keep the fees, um, for residents, uh, low. But then

976
01:13:21,969 --> 01:13:25,068
any resident outside the municipality that wants to rent the

977
01:13:25,068 --> 01:13:27,708
eyes that want to rent the hall. The fees have

978
01:13:27,809 --> 01:13:33,228
now increased more comparable to what other neighbouring municipalities are

979
01:13:33,249 --> 01:13:36,508
offering. Um, so you'll see some substantial jumps in that

980
01:13:36,548 --> 01:13:43,388
area. So, um, so we're recommending that council approve this

981
01:13:43,388 --> 01:13:47,148
bylaw. Um, and I'll just read the resolution, Mayor, they

982
01:13:47,169 --> 01:13:52,108
could debate that the resolution by law. Be resolve that

983
01:13:52,289 --> 01:13:56,268
by allow 2026 - 56 being a Biolaw to establish

984
01:13:56,609 --> 01:14:00,428
service charges and fees be read a first and second

985
01:14:00,449 --> 01:14:03,953
time. Thank you, Mark. Can I get a mover for

986
01:14:03,953 --> 01:14:07,073
the first and second reading, please? Councillor Boland and a

987
01:14:07,113 --> 01:14:13,347
seconder. Deputy. All in favor of the first and second

988
01:14:13,387 --> 01:14:18,031
reading. Carried. Thank you. Can I get a mover in

989
01:14:18,031 --> 01:14:25,224
a seconder for the third reading. Councillor Boland seconder. Councillor

990
01:14:25,245 --> 01:14:30,797
FedEpe. Are there any questions or comments. Councillor for FE.

991
01:14:33,734 --> 01:14:37,073
Just one question for the marriage license. You say in

992
01:14:37,254 --> 01:14:40,272
Councillor, I don't need one. You said in Council Chambers

993
01:14:40,373 --> 01:14:43,552
are after Council Hours. If somebody once get married out

994
01:14:43,592 --> 01:14:46,512
at the outdooring. Is she a free agent or does

995
01:14:46,552 --> 01:14:52,701
she belong to us. Mac, go ahead. So right now

996
01:14:53,042 --> 01:14:59,108
we're proposing just in council chambers. We'll look at exploring

997
01:14:59,148 --> 01:15:03,988
that later on for other venues. Um, right now, Westnip

998
01:15:03,988 --> 01:15:08,556
is seeing the clerk does travel. But in this proposed

999
01:15:08,737 --> 01:15:12,449
by - law, it's just here. Uh, we don't have

1000
01:15:12,489 --> 01:15:16,889
the resources or staff to start. Travelling all over. Okay.

1001
01:15:16,889 --> 01:15:21,157
Thank you. Thank you. There are any other questions or

1002
01:15:21,178 --> 01:15:29,856
comments. Deputy. So in landfill, the annual business fee, the

1003
01:15:29,856 --> 01:15:33,476
annual contractor fee, um, we had changed some of that

1004
01:15:33,476 --> 01:15:38,196
language, um, so I'm sorry. I didn't have time to

1005
01:15:38,297 --> 01:15:40,836
research right now, but I have a concern that we're

1006
01:15:40,836 --> 01:15:45,476
not saying, um, in this landfill, you know, non -

1007
01:15:45,476 --> 01:15:47,716
residents. So we have to be specific in saying these

1008
01:15:47,756 --> 01:15:50,036
people have to be residents because we sure don't want

1009
01:15:50,076 --> 01:15:54,196
someone from another municipality coming with a triaxle for 150

1010
01:15:54,297 --> 01:16:00,516
dollars dumping their load in the dump. So I'm just

1011
01:16:00,516 --> 01:16:04,036
not comfortable, sorry, at this point in time to vote

1012
01:16:04,057 --> 01:16:07,476
on something that, uh, don't see clear in black and

1013
01:16:07,516 --> 01:16:11,753
white. So Councillor, remember we had conversations, sorry, through the

1014
01:16:11,793 --> 01:16:15,113
chair, um, we had talked about non - residents not

1015
01:16:15,153 --> 01:16:18,530
being able to use our dump. So I don't know

1016
01:16:18,570 --> 01:16:23,498
that this reflects that. Thank you. Okay. Thank you for

1017
01:16:23,759 --> 01:16:31,551
bringing that up. Deputy, uh, two things on that is,

1018
01:16:31,551 --> 01:16:35,114
um. I know we had went over that in the

1019
01:16:35,114 --> 01:16:41,702
past. For Landfield for just municipal, uh, taxpayers and people

1020
01:16:41,723 --> 01:16:46,255
living in the municipality using the landfill. So if it's

1021
01:16:46,295 --> 01:16:50,975
already in effect, which it is, we can either document

1022
01:16:51,015 --> 01:16:56,036
it on there itself. Or Rodney, do you have another

1023
01:16:56,857 --> 01:17:01,076
way that it's set up to make it clear so

1024
01:17:01,116 --> 01:17:09,364
that there's no questions regarding that. Go ahead. I think

1025
01:17:10,025 --> 01:17:13,604
I agree with, uh, with Deputy Mayor, I'd like to

1026
01:17:13,604 --> 01:17:19,604
see the Empire category of landfill indicate for residents only.

1027
01:17:20,288 --> 01:17:23,867
Um, I also think this one does deserve a policy

1028
01:17:23,968 --> 01:17:26,747
document to go along with it so that we can

1029
01:17:27,008 --> 01:17:30,667
determine, I mean, 200 dollars a year for a contractor

1030
01:17:30,688 --> 01:17:34,267
to use our dump. And then what brings tandum dump

1031
01:17:34,267 --> 01:17:37,467
truck every day, every week. No, that gives them the,

1032
01:17:37,467 --> 01:17:41,126
uh, the access card and that's it. Some of that

1033
01:17:41,227 --> 01:17:44,604
isn't clear in here as well. Okay. Thank you. Mac,

1034
01:17:44,604 --> 01:17:48,861
go ahead. So what we could do, um, if, if

1035
01:17:49,202 --> 01:17:52,781
council, uh, approves, we could add on the schedule G

1036
01:17:53,362 --> 01:17:56,701
for residents only. And then we'll come back to council

1037
01:17:56,741 --> 01:18:00,621
with, um, more of a clearer policy on, on outside.

1038
01:18:01,403 --> 01:18:04,102
So I would hate to delay the whole By -

1039
01:18:04,102 --> 01:18:07,862
law. But I will commit to coming back to Council

1040
01:18:07,902 --> 01:18:12,102
to focus on, uh, but this, these fees, for residents

1041
01:18:12,102 --> 01:18:20,673
only. Okay. Hi there, any other questions or comments. Councillor

1042
01:18:20,713 --> 01:18:25,533
Fadapi, go ahead. So when you say, it's understood that

1043
01:18:25,554 --> 01:18:28,253
it's residents only, but to come back to the contractors.

1044
01:18:29,167 --> 01:18:34,586
Can we define its 200 dollar permit plus you're paying

1045
01:18:34,586 --> 01:18:38,850
for every dump. It's not 200 dollars. Cartridge for the

1046
01:18:38,890 --> 01:18:46,171
year. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor. Any other questions.

1047
01:18:46,890 --> 01:18:55,626
Deputy. So in reviewing the environmental services, could we maybe

1048
01:18:55,647 --> 01:18:58,346
look at, um, cause we also know that we have

1049
01:18:58,386 --> 01:19:01,946
a local contractor that comes and does the schools and

1050
01:19:01,946 --> 01:19:05,066
then comes. And I know that I question that years

1051
01:19:05,066 --> 01:19:08,186
ago. Um, how do we know the truck comes in

1052
01:19:08,226 --> 01:19:10,906
empty and EMTs the schools. And he goes and dumps

1053
01:19:10,927 --> 01:19:13,306
in our landfill. So I think there should be a

1054
01:19:13,327 --> 01:19:15,866
user FIFA for that as well. So if we're visiting,

1055
01:19:15,866 --> 01:19:19,266
please note that in my personal opinion, I think we

1056
01:19:19,266 --> 01:19:21,827
need to address that in here as well. Thank you.

1057
01:19:24,287 --> 01:19:28,808
Okay. Thank you, Deputy. Summaka get you with staff to

1058
01:19:28,808 --> 01:19:37,661
come back. On that. With those changes. Yeah. Go ahead,

1059
01:19:38,002 --> 01:19:45,896
Mark. Can I just clarify, cause we read the first

1060
01:19:45,896 --> 01:19:49,156
and second reading, um, if we read the third, um,

1061
01:19:49,517 --> 01:19:52,056
and pass this by law, then a committing to bringing

1062
01:19:52,096 --> 01:19:57,321
back a revised schedule. So yes. Okay. So we resolve

1063
01:19:57,502 --> 01:19:59,961
that council. It be resolved that By - a -

1064
01:19:59,961 --> 01:20:03,570
law 2026 - 56 be read at third. Time and

1065
01:20:03,570 --> 01:20:06,439
finally passed. Yes. And we had to move her in

1066
01:20:06,439 --> 01:20:12,623
the seconder on that and questions. All in favor with

1067
01:20:12,964 --> 01:20:20,586
changes carried. Thank you. 15 point B by 2026 -

1068
01:20:21,087 --> 01:20:27,901
56 to confirm proceedings. Smock. Be resolve at By -

1069
01:20:27,901 --> 01:20:32,141
Law 2026 - 57 being a Biolaut to confirm proceedings.

1070
01:20:32,141 --> 01:20:36,502
Be read a first and second time. Can I have

1071
01:20:36,502 --> 01:20:38,182
a mover in a secondary for the first and second

1072
01:20:38,222 --> 01:20:45,546
reading? Deputy and Councillor Evans. All in favor. Carried. Thank

1073
01:20:45,546 --> 01:20:48,164
you. Can I get a mover in a seconder for

1074
01:20:48,185 --> 01:20:53,937
the third reading. Councillor Boland and Councillor Fi. Are there

1075
01:20:53,977 --> 01:21:00,846
any questions. I'll in favor. Carried. Thank you. Next item

1076
01:21:00,947 --> 01:21:08,089
is 16 motions. 16. 8. Attendance by management to regular

1077
01:21:08,350 --> 01:21:14,266
council meetings. Councillor. p. Go ahead. I'm bringing this motion

1078
01:21:14,367 --> 01:21:18,106
forward because I find that our meetings drag on when

1079
01:21:18,447 --> 01:21:25,615
we have everybody here. Thanks for coming. But I propose

1080
01:21:25,655 --> 01:21:28,895
that we alternate if Jesse is not needed. Like today

1081
01:21:28,996 --> 01:21:31,055
she wasn't needed. She's not here. She takes her time

1082
01:21:31,095 --> 01:21:34,044
off. We have public works here because we have public

1083
01:21:34,145 --> 01:21:36,726
work issue. So if we can alternate, it would give

1084
01:21:37,147 --> 01:21:40,406
the department heads at least one month between meanings to

1085
01:21:40,446 --> 01:21:42,406
get the answers we're looking for and to do all

1086
01:21:42,446 --> 01:21:45,286
the research instead of trying to jam everything in every

1087
01:21:45,307 --> 01:21:50,262
second week. Thank you. Keith, thank you Councillor for IPE.

1088
01:21:50,262 --> 01:21:55,209
We have a motion. We have a seconder. Councillor Evans.

1089
01:21:56,334 --> 01:22:01,987
Are there any questions or comments. My question actually to

1090
01:22:02,027 --> 01:22:04,827
you, Councillor Frappier is just, and we'll have to, I

1091
01:22:04,827 --> 01:22:08,147
think we should look at how we're well approached. Cause

1092
01:22:08,147 --> 01:22:13,167
if we have a manager not here, which understandable, uh,

1093
01:22:13,768 --> 01:22:18,547
be able to answer questions. So example Jacinthe, you mentioned,

1094
01:22:18,547 --> 01:22:21,587
um, if it's a financial question, I guess we can

1095
01:22:21,608 --> 01:22:25,627
direct it through our CEO to get an answer. We

1096
01:22:25,627 --> 01:22:27,827
won't get the answer that night though. That's the only

1097
01:22:27,867 --> 01:22:33,556
thing. Yeah, exactly. But, and that's why, like right now,

1098
01:22:33,556 --> 01:22:36,436
if I ask Ronnie a specific question and he has

1099
01:22:36,436 --> 01:22:39,686
to do the research for the answer. We can direct

1100
01:22:39,867 --> 01:22:43,686
it through our CAO. He can relay it. And then

1101
01:22:43,726 --> 01:22:46,966
at the next meeting, it becomes the issue where we

1102
01:22:46,966 --> 01:22:50,726
can actually discuss it in the manager's have the time

1103
01:22:50,726 --> 01:22:55,536
to do the research. Okay. Are there any other questions

1104
01:22:55,797 --> 01:23:03,156
or comments. All in favor. Carried. Thank you. Item number

1105
01:23:03,497 --> 01:23:08,709
16 point B. Attendance at zoning meetings. Submitted by Councillor

1106
01:23:08,749 --> 01:23:12,435
Boland. Councillor Boland. Uh, thank you. I'm bringing this forward

1107
01:23:12,696 --> 01:23:16,515
just because we had a zoning meeting a while back

1108
01:23:17,016 --> 01:23:20,015
where there was an issue that was brought up, uh,

1109
01:23:20,056 --> 01:23:22,995
regarding a comment that had been made by public works.

1110
01:23:22,995 --> 01:23:26,435
But our public works manager who is not normally required

1111
01:23:26,475 --> 01:23:32,410
to attend. Wasn't not in attendance. Um, and the way

1112
01:23:32,511 --> 01:23:34,410
I've written this and the purpose of this is just

1113
01:23:34,450 --> 01:23:39,463
going forward if say Fire Chief has a comment. Regarding

1114
01:23:39,644 --> 01:23:43,303
his owning application. That Fire Chief is either available virtually

1115
01:23:44,284 --> 01:23:47,623
or in person to answer whatever questions council may have

1116
01:23:48,124 --> 01:23:51,223
or the public may have about their comment. Same thing

1117
01:23:51,484 --> 01:23:54,823
if, if Rhodes has a comment to be made or

1118
01:23:55,164 --> 01:23:57,143
any other department as a comment to be made about

1119
01:23:57,404 --> 01:24:00,903
an application, that they're present to explain what their comment

1120
01:24:00,943 --> 01:24:02,503
is just so we don't end up going back and

1121
01:24:02,543 --> 01:24:08,461
forth and delaying somebody's build potentially. Okay. Thank you, Councillor.

1122
01:24:08,461 --> 01:24:14,089
We have a motion. Do we have a seconder. Councillor

1123
01:24:14,129 --> 01:24:18,969
Finapi. Are there any questions or comments? Go ahead, Mach.

1124
01:24:20,236 --> 01:24:25,975
Thank you. Um, yeah, so I would ask council to

1125
01:24:25,996 --> 01:24:28,435
give me a bit of time to research. Um, some

1126
01:24:28,456 --> 01:24:34,435
of these elements here, because the individuals that the planner

1127
01:24:34,616 --> 01:24:38,195
outlines and his list of what he'd asked. So if

1128
01:24:38,616 --> 01:24:41,075
before it's approved tonight, just ask to give me a

1129
01:24:41,075 --> 01:24:42,915
bit of time to research a come back to the

1130
01:24:42,915 --> 01:24:51,411
next council meeting. Okay. Massimo Headcaster Boland. Uh, thanks. Um,

1131
01:24:52,232 --> 01:24:57,171
it, it only references our own municipal employees. So the

1132
01:24:57,192 --> 01:25:02,531
only people who could make comments per the, uh, per

1133
01:25:02,552 --> 01:25:07,971
the planning board application are say you roads foreman fire

1134
01:25:08,011 --> 01:25:12,851
chief bylaw building in Bylaw. That's it. Everyone else doesn't

1135
01:25:12,891 --> 01:25:15,891
apply that we have control over. This is just saying

1136
01:25:15,931 --> 01:25:18,931
that if we have an employee or someone who reports

1137
01:25:18,971 --> 01:25:22,051
to the municipality and they have the authority per the

1138
01:25:22,091 --> 01:25:26,611
planning application to have made a comment such as Fire

1139
01:25:26,712 --> 01:25:30,691
Chief Rhodes Foreman about ditches or fire separation, whatever that

1140
01:25:30,691 --> 01:25:34,851
they are present to answer that, this has absolutely no,

1141
01:25:34,851 --> 01:25:36,851
like we don't have the authority to compel somebody who

1142
01:25:36,952 --> 01:25:39,891
doesn't work for us to be here. This is just

1143
01:25:39,912 --> 01:25:42,931
so that we streamline the process for applicants in our

1144
01:25:42,931 --> 01:25:52,828
own municipality. Okay. Thank you, Mac. Go ahead, Mark. Yeah.

1145
01:25:52,849 --> 01:25:55,228
I understand that point. Um, but we just approve of

1146
01:25:55,228 --> 01:25:58,348
motion to have not the have the managers here every

1147
01:25:58,369 --> 01:26:02,331
week. Um, so now, so that's what I'm asking. Just

1148
01:26:02,331 --> 01:26:04,571
give me a bit of time to research, to talk

1149
01:26:04,571 --> 01:26:07,291
to, uh, to your self, Councillor Boroland and to understand

1150
01:26:07,392 --> 01:26:11,531
a bit more. Um, the process with planning, um, because

1151
01:26:11,531 --> 01:26:16,011
they do get that, uh, the detail and there is,

1152
01:26:16,011 --> 01:26:18,091
you know, Matt does that work. So I just want

1153
01:26:18,091 --> 01:26:21,771
to make sure that we're not asking a staff to

1154
01:26:21,792 --> 01:26:24,971
be here just in case you have a question on

1155
01:26:24,992 --> 01:26:27,931
the Piling application that they've already answered to the planner.

1156
01:26:27,931 --> 01:26:31,211
So I just want to make sure, um, I, I

1157
01:26:31,632 --> 01:26:37,371
bring back, uh, the proper research before this, uh, this

1158
01:26:37,392 --> 01:26:45,902
moves forward. That's all. Right. And yeah, okay. Go ahead,

1159
01:26:45,902 --> 01:26:49,504
Councillor Evans. I see your hand. Would it be, would

1160
01:26:49,504 --> 01:26:52,384
it work if we could request their presence in advance

1161
01:26:52,565 --> 01:26:57,044
of. So now if somebody makes a comment, they don't

1162
01:26:57,044 --> 01:27:01,764
necessarily have to show up unless someone on council requests

1163
01:27:01,804 --> 01:27:09,126
that they explain their. Observations or criticism or whatever on

1164
01:27:09,227 --> 01:27:16,235
the. I think whatever way would be keeping it simple.

1165
01:27:19,466 --> 01:27:24,644
If there is an issue that comes up. Then yes,

1166
01:27:24,644 --> 01:27:32,503
should be addressed. Then that would be noted by Matt

1167
01:27:33,244 --> 01:27:37,703
and then provided to, uh, we as council in our,

1168
01:27:37,743 --> 01:27:40,103
in our package when we receive it for that meeting

1169
01:27:40,764 --> 01:27:44,746
and the package that's provided to public. Uh, and then

1170
01:27:45,007 --> 01:27:48,666
at that time I would suggest strongly suggest, okay, if

1171
01:27:48,706 --> 01:27:54,026
there's concerns or whatnot by, we'll save for public works

1172
01:27:54,527 --> 01:28:01,371
issue. Than to ask, to have public works available at

1173
01:28:01,411 --> 01:28:05,500
the meeting virtually. So it's kind of going in with

1174
01:28:05,681 --> 01:28:12,300
both what you're motioning Councillor Boland and also what Councillor

1175
01:28:12,340 --> 01:28:17,020
Evans is also suggesting. Can we admit it to that

1176
01:28:17,060 --> 01:28:26,019
effect. Or shall we sit on it and bring it

1177
01:28:26,059 --> 01:28:35,030
back to next meeting. Council's decision. Councillor Boland. Well, if

1178
01:28:35,030 --> 01:28:39,190
CAO is able to make a somewhat commitment that next

1179
01:28:39,230 --> 01:28:41,430
meeting, they'll have a little bit more information. We can

1180
01:28:41,430 --> 01:28:43,110
simply defer it. That's not a big deal. We don't

1181
01:28:43,110 --> 01:28:46,118
need to argue over words. In a few weeks. We'll

1182
01:28:46,118 --> 01:28:50,143
be back. Okay. So we had an acceptance on the

1183
01:28:50,884 --> 01:28:54,303
motion and the seconder and that'll be brought back. It's

1184
01:28:54,303 --> 01:29:01,514
deferred to next meeting with corrections. Okay. Thank you, Councillor

1185
01:29:01,535 --> 01:29:07,148
Boland. Announcement saying inquiries. So I'm going to announce that

1186
01:29:07,249 --> 01:29:12,668
this weekend is going to be the WarNAGO Cultural Fair.

1187
01:29:12,668 --> 01:29:21,780
It's starting Friday night. In the agriculture fairgrounds. It'll be

1188
01:29:21,881 --> 01:29:24,980
Friday and Saturday. So Friday night, I know that the

1189
01:29:25,081 --> 01:29:30,123
main event there will be the truck pulls. Saturday, some

1190
01:29:30,123 --> 01:29:33,243
of the big things that are happening yearly you have

1191
01:29:33,243 --> 01:29:39,803
your horse races. Uh, your animal, your animal displays activities

1192
01:29:39,984 --> 01:29:43,403
for people of all ages. I did also see that

1193
01:29:43,744 --> 01:29:49,043
there's farmers races for the kids there. There's going to

1194
01:29:49,043 --> 01:29:54,843
be a lot of vendors. Um, a lot of activities.

1195
01:29:54,843 --> 01:29:58,923
So I strongly encourage everyone if you get the opportunity

1196
01:29:59,264 --> 01:30:03,563
to come on out. The Warren Agriculture Fair has been

1197
01:30:03,603 --> 01:30:07,074
going on for over a hundred years. I don't have

1198
01:30:07,114 --> 01:30:13,394
the exact year. Perhaps, uh, Mr. Tzirko might. But it's

1199
01:30:13,415 --> 01:30:16,314
well over a hundred years. That's been going on. So

1200
01:30:16,775 --> 01:30:22,114
please everyone who gets a chance. Are there any other

1201
01:30:22,295 --> 01:30:31,317
announcements. Or inquiries. Okay. Hearing none. So at this time,

1202
01:30:31,317 --> 01:30:33,877
um, we're going to be going into close before we

1203
01:30:33,917 --> 01:30:37,677
go into Closed. I'm just going to read out. We

1204
01:30:37,677 --> 01:30:40,037
will be going into close for a couple of issues.

1205
01:30:40,077 --> 01:30:44,197
One is labour relations or an employee negotiation. And that's

1206
01:30:44,237 --> 01:30:48,155
the collective agreement with the Fire Department. And then the

1207
01:30:48,155 --> 01:30:56,795
second matter is administration tribunals for agreement with efficiency capital.

1208
01:30:59,522 --> 01:31:01,901
With that said, can I have a mover go into

1209
01:31:02,322 --> 01:31:09,916
closed at 827. Deputy and Councillor Bolin. All in favor.

1210
01:31:10,097 --> 01:31:12,876
Carried. Thank you. I'm going to ask the public to

1211
01:31:12,897 --> 01:31:15,676
step out when we are done close. We'll come back

1212
01:31:17,137 --> 01:31:18,236
and open the door. Thank you.

1213
01:35:50,292 --> 01:35:51,871
All right, can I get a mover, go back into

1214
01:35:52,772 --> 01:36:01,534
open at 9. 56, please. Councillor Boland and Councillor Fire.

1215
01:36:01,534 --> 01:36:09,709
All in favor. Carried. Thank you. So just some reporting

1216
01:36:09,749 --> 01:36:14,669
from the closed session. So the discussion collective agreement with

1217
01:36:15,010 --> 01:36:20,829
Fire Department. And the second item was discussion on agreement

1218
01:36:20,850 --> 01:36:28,595
with officially efficiency capital. Sorry about that. And both items

1219
01:36:28,856 --> 01:36:35,632
will be brought back for the future. With that said,

1220
01:36:35,653 --> 01:36:39,072
can I have a mover and a secondary to close

1221
01:36:39,093 --> 01:36:46,346
the meeting at 857. God, sir Frappie and Councillor Boland.

1222
01:36:47,396 --> 01:36:50,173
All in favor. Carried meeting adjourned.