[15:01] Oops. Okay. I'd like to call the meeting to

[15:06] order. What we have this evening first is our public meeting and I'd advise

[15:10] that meeting video recorded and live streamed. I ask if there's a conflict of

[15:15] interest. Thank you.

[15:19] As there is none, we have a resolution moved and seconded

[15:24] to adopt the agenda as presented. Anything to be added?

[15:30] Nothing. All in favor?

[15:34] Pass? The next item is uh our public meeting

[15:38] and the clerk will first read the procedures for the public meeting.

[15:41] Please.

[15:44] » This is a public meeting to consider subdivision applications

[15:49] under bylaw 182023 subdivision applications public input

[15:55] policy. Municipal Volvo bylaw 182023 requires a public meeting be held for

[16:01] any subdivision application to receive input including comments and questions

[16:05] from the public. Responses to comments and questions and answers to questions

[16:10] may be provided at the meeting if the requisite information is available.

[16:14] Public input from the meeting will be reviewed and addressed in a planning

[16:17] report at a subsequent council meeting. Please note this public meeting is held

[16:21] pursuant to bylaw 182023 and not the Ontario's planning act. On November

[16:28] 28th, 2022, the provincial government removed the requirement for public

[16:32] meetings on subdivision applications and eliminated thirdparty appeal rights of

[16:37] decisions on subdivision applications. Therefore, any third party making an

[16:42] oral or written submission to the municipality of Olive Branch is not

[16:45] entitled to appeal the decision of the municipality of Olive Branch to the

[16:49] Ontario Land Tribunal. >> Thank you. Um our application this

[16:55] evening is application number SD03-2026 on behalf of 1974862 Ontario Inc. Gino

[17:03] Gregario is and it is for approval of an industrial plan of subdivision. The plan

[17:08] includes nine light industrial lots along the proposed C cooper road

[17:11] extension currently accessed from an entrance at 94 private road. The

[17:16] planning board would please read their copy their report.

[17:19] » Thank you. Um, in 2022, an application for a 17 lot subdivision was submitted

[17:24] to the municipality on this same property. At that time, a public meeting

[17:27] was held. Recommendations and requests from council were made, but the the

[17:31] developer did not follow up until years later with this new nine lot plan of

[17:35] subdivision. Um, so our official plan designation of the subject property is

[17:39] industrial and environmental protection. The proposed nine lot industrial, sorry,

[17:44] the nine industrial lots are entirely outside of the EP designation. So only

[17:47] the industrial design the industrial designation was reviewed per the

[17:51] official plan. It is the intention of the industrial designation to support

[17:55] the municipality's existing industrial base by providing lands for industrial

[17:58] growth. Minimize the impacts of industrial areas on surrounding areas

[18:02] particularly in sensitive land uses and on the natural environment and guide the

[18:07] location of new industrial uses and industrial redevelopment within the

[18:11] municipality. The zoning bylaw uh zones the subject property both heavy

[18:15] industrial, rural, and light industrial. The portion of the property subject to

[18:20] the proposed subdivision is entirely within the light industrial zone. No

[18:23] changes are required to the zoning bylaw to accommodate this sub subdivision. For

[18:28] information, permitted uses within the light industrial zone include accessory

[18:32] retail outlets and offices, airport, automobile body repair shop, automobile

[18:37] service station, bulk sales establishment, carpentry shop,

[18:40] commercial garage, communication towers exceeding 30 m in height, contractor's

[18:45] yard, equipment sales and service dealership, gas bar, hydro distribution

[18:49] or generating generating station, um industry light, light industrial

[18:53] workshop, machine shop, marijuana grow facility, merchandise base repair

[18:58] establishment, petty trade, pre prefabricated shipping containers,

[19:02] public works yard, railway yard, retail lumber yard, sewage treatment plant,

[19:06] vehicle repair shop, vehicle storage yard, warehouse, water treatment plant,

[19:10] and welder shop. Um, so the land use policies for land

[19:16] development. Um, the size and topography of the property being 68.92 hectares or

[19:21] 170.3 acres is appropriate to support industrial development. The lot frontage

[19:26] and size have been reviewed to ensure they are sufficient to support the light

[19:30] industrial land uses. Subject property is located within an area designated for

[19:34] industrial development. Lot 9 may need to be altered to accommodate a required

[19:39] culde-sac at the end of the Cooper Road extension. No development shall be

[19:43] permitted unless it can be shown to the satisfaction of the municipality that

[19:47] there is an adequate water supply, availability of se uh private septic

[19:51] systems, and public road access to service the development. The owner will

[19:55] be required to enter into a subdivision agreement to be registered on title

[19:59] setting out municipal requirements for road and utilities. An environmental

[20:03] impact study was prepared by Northrock dated September 21st, 2022 and a

[20:08] hydrogeeological evaluation was completed by Harden Environmental

[20:11] Services dated November 9th, 2024. Um both of these studies are on our website

[20:17] um with 2026 updates to accommodate uh the new proposal. Um, so the new

[20:24] development will be accessed from the approved CO uh Cooper Road South

[20:28] extension. No additional new roads are proposed. This type of industrial

[20:32] development will rely on private sewer and water systems constructed through to

[20:36] the requirements of the MECP and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Um, so

[20:41] eight of the nine lots within the proposed subdivision proposed to have 60

[20:44] mters of frontage with an area of 1.1 hectares. The ninth lot proposes to have

[20:49] 156.3 m of frontage with a total area of 2.1 hectares. In all cases, the lot

[20:55] sizes and frontages indicated in the draft plan of subdivision meet the

[20:58] minimum requirements of the light industrial zone.

[21:02] [clears throat] There are presently no hydro or

[21:05] telephone utilities on the subject property. These services would need to

[21:08] be extended at the cost of the developer as a condition of approval. Um the

[21:12] subject property again is presently accessed through um Vibrant Road the but

[21:17] the proposed nine lots will be accessed via the Cooper road extension um which

[21:22] would be or is a municipally owned road. Um the planning act requires every

[21:26] planning act decision be consistent with the provincial planning statement. The

[21:29] PPS supports growth, economic development and the best use of the

[21:33] lands. Um section 2.5 for rural areas and municipalities. Um section 2.8 8

[21:39] employment and section 3.5 land use compatibility all speak to how and where

[21:44] to incorporate industrial uses, how municipalities need to create and

[21:48] consider employment when reviewing applications and how compatible the area

[21:52] is subject to the applications. Um so again both the environmental and

[21:57] hydrogeeological studies were already completed with no concerns for the

[22:00] development to move forward. Um, we received agency comments from the

[22:04] Lakehead Region Conservation Authority, the Red Sky Matei Independent Nation,

[22:08] and the Ministry of Mines, all stating no concerns. Um, so after our initial

[22:14] review, um, the proposed subdivision, there has no glaring planning issues at

[22:18] this time. >> Thank you. Were there any other uh

[22:22] submissions from supporters or objectors?

[22:24] » Uh, no. >> Nope. Thank you. Uh, would the applicant

[22:28] like to make any comments further than to what's been read?

[22:33] No. No. Okay, that's fine. Uh, I'm going to ask if there's any supporters in the

[22:38] audience. Any objectors?

[22:42] As there is none, is council have any further questions of the planner in

[22:46] regards to this application? No. Councelor Peacock.

[22:51] » Thank you. Um, the application still indicates that it's nebing township.

[22:58] » Yeah, it is. And it also doesn't indicate on page one of the application

[23:05] that the application has been completed. Um there's no date on that. So

[23:13] » when the notice goes out, it says at the top that it's a complete application.

[23:17] » Okay. Now, is there concern for Brownfield at

[23:21] all? because the applicant says that there's

[23:25] no brownfield, but your report speaks to brownfield.

[23:31] My report quotes the official plan, which has to speak to brownfield, but

[23:35] this site itself does not. >> That's all um verbatim from the official

[23:41] plan. I have to put that in there because it's the industrial designation.

[23:45] » Okay. >> It it's irrelevant to this property.

[23:48] » All right. And as far as the road, we've accepted the road.

[23:53] » We accepted it through the um subdivision in 2023.

[23:57] » Okay. >> Mhm.

[23:59] » But it's not in yet or >> No, it's not. Once it's up to standard,

[24:03] we will complete that. >> Okay. And it's um it's the the other

[24:09] applicant that is putting the road in, not us. Correct.

[24:13] » That's correct. >> Okay. Yeah. Thank you.

[24:16] » Any further questions? As there is none, um we will be reviewing this uh

[24:22] application at a further date or is it in today?

[24:28] » No, it'll be at a future meeting. Okay. So, I have a resolution moved and second

[24:33] to adjourn this planning meeting. Uh the time being

[24:37] 5:10 p.m. All in favor? Okay. Then we will continue with our

[24:47] council meeting agenda.

[25:02] I will call the meeting to order and advise that the meeting is being video

[25:05] recorded and live streamed. I ask if there's a disclosure of interest.

[25:10] As there is none, I have a a resolution to adopt the agenda as presented. It's

[25:16] been moved and seconded. Any further additions?

[25:20] All in favor? Opposed? Carried. The first item we have this evening is the

[25:25] presentation of our 2025 audited financial statements. And uh I see

[25:30] Rosy's here. So if you'd like to come forward,

[25:34] we have a copy of the budget on our desks.

[25:46] Okay, it's all yours very much. >> Thank you for coming this evening.

[25:52] » Thank you very much.

[25:57] I do apologize for the not getting you the financial statements in advance. We

[26:02] were dealing with a few technical difficulties with your new chart of

[26:06] accounts and our new financial statement preparation package that created some

[26:12] flexity for us. So my apologies and certainly I realize this will looking at

[26:17] it happy to come back and respond to any questions that we arise after.

[26:23] uh taking a look at the the first page that I uh after the title page. This is

[26:29] administr

[26:32] to all of you about this and appreciate to listen to speak to it. But again,

[26:38] this will be signed um by your CEO and your friend, your deputy um and attached

[26:44] to the final.

[26:48] Taking a look at your independent fatherhood report which is on page one

[26:52] of the statements we will know some qualified audit. Um so second paragraph

[26:58] just in our opinion it's fairly present fairly non material

[27:04] respects and consolidated finance of the municipality of alder December 1st of

[27:11] 8.5 results of chief

[27:16] cash for the year then

[27:22] you recall last year we did some qualification and finance

[27:27] by virtue of the fact that um we're a year later in adopting retirement

[27:33] obligations. Right now this that paragraph has been

[27:37] removed. We are just waiting not just for your but others that were in

[27:43] office us one more qualification.

[27:50] We are of the opinion that we are but once we get that okay then I will

[27:56] persuet

[28:09] 31st looking at your total financial that's

[28:15] just over 12 million

[28:21] You'll see that the biggest frustration in your

[28:26] cash million dollars.

[28:31] I know I'm not explaining anything don't already know, but you have you have a

[28:35] very significant job as a result of the

[28:46] $5 million >> higher than what you have budgeted for.

[28:50] So um that has translated into cash in your cash accounts year end and I

[28:58] understand investments. sub

[29:04] that is your your biggest uh increase. Uh we do see a slight decrease inable

[29:10] at the end of the year

[29:15] balances and and your accounts receivable are down.

[29:22] That's just a function of them. So you had some

[29:31] see that

[29:35] it's just

[29:44] looking at your liabilities at year end your liabilities 5 million

[29:51] dollars and you'll see the the most signuation

[29:56] abil

[30:02] It's not

[30:05] the light is try any volume cominguation.

[30:13] » No. >> Yeah. Try that one, please. Okay.

[30:22] » Is that better? Oh, I can hear myself now. Okay.

[30:27] Um, taking a look at your liabilities, your accounts payable and acred

[30:30] liabilities at year end, $1.2 million compared to $768,000

[30:36] last year. That's primarily due to ambulance and police uh Q4 levies

[30:43] payable at year end. They were paid subsequent to year end. So, that

[30:46] amounted to about $700,000. and then just your trade accounts

[30:50] payable um of just under $300,000 and some holdbacks on some of the capital

[30:56] work that you did. Um as well you'll see your deferred

[31:00] revenue balances did go down um just by virtue of using your funds this year for

[31:06] roads work. Um you'll see that what's left there is uh Parkland um your

[31:11] Parkland reserve fund which has to be disclosed as a deferred revenue uh by

[31:15] virtue of the accounting framework. And then your asset retirement

[31:19] obligation has just gone up slightly due to the accretion expense. Your liability

[31:23] will continue to grow as you get closer to when you have to remediate the

[31:27] landfill and your asbestous um in the building. And then um your debt

[31:32] repayment reduced your long-term debt. So, your net financial assets at the end

[31:38] of the year, $8.5 million. Taking a look at your non-financial

[31:42] assets, um your significant increase to your tangible capital assets in the

[31:47] year, $38.8 million netbook value at year end. So, you had uh just under $5

[31:53] million in additions this year. Um $2 million in roads work. Um, you acquired

[31:59] a a cat loader, compressor for Norwest Wreck, a plow truck, fire trucks, and uh

[32:06] work done to the water treatment system. So, a lot of capital this year for the

[32:10] municipality. Um, so $4.7 million in additions. And

[32:15] then your amortization expense was $2.6 million.

[32:20] So, your total accumulated surplus at the end of the year, $47.3 million. When

[32:26] we get to the schedule, we can see the breakdown of that.

[32:33] Page four is the statement of consolidated, excuse me, the

[32:36] consolidated statement of operations and accumulated surplus. And I'll speak to

[32:40] the the center column, which are your 2025 actual results.

[32:45] So, your total revenue for the year, $18.9 million um as compared to a budget

[32:51] of $14.4 million. And really the the increase uh all

[32:57] almost all of that increase is due to the landfill tipping fees um from Stuart

[33:01] Olsen uh in the year. So um you did have um you'll notice a slight variance from

[33:08] your government in your government transfers from the province of Ontario,

[33:12] $2.5 million budgeted, $2.1 million actual, and that's just a result of

[33:17] projects that uh didn't take place.

[33:23] Looking at your operating expenses, 13.17

[33:27] million for the year as compared to a budget of 13.158.

[33:31] So your operating expenses were very close to budget. You will see a few

[33:35] lines where there's u perhaps a bit of a higher variance um than than the budget.

[33:42] Um your protection of persons and property $2.2 million budgeted, $2.484

[33:47] million actual. That's most of that is a result of the police um levy being

[33:53] slightly higher than what you'd budgeted for, about $170,000 higher. Included in

[33:58] that was uh the a levy for a new vehicle. So a bit unusual from your

[34:03] regular operating expenses. And then looking at health services, uh

[34:08] a million81 budgeted, $900,000 actual. um that is lower than budget um just as

[34:16] a result of a an adjustment that was made for an old there was an old quite

[34:20] an aged accounts payable to uh Superior North EMS that had not been cleared out.

[34:26] Um it had been paid but not been cleared out of the account. So that reduced your

[34:31] expense in the current year. We cleaned that up. Um and that has reduced your

[34:35] expense. Otherwise it would have been at your budgeted amount. Okay.

[34:41] Um so your net revenue before uh the loss on disposal of tangible capital

[34:47] assets in the year $5.8 million and then you had a small loss on the

[34:52] disposal of your tangible capital assets and you had quite a number of disposals

[34:57] because you were replacing the equipment. So you disposed of a cat

[35:00] loader, plow truck, a fire rescue truck and a sander in the year.

[35:06] Um, so when we take that loss into account, your annual surplus for the

[35:10] year, $5.8 million. We add that to your accumulated surplus at the beginning of

[35:15] the year of $41.5 million, and that gets us your accumulated surplus at the end

[35:21] of the year of $47.3 million.

[35:32] The next page is the statement of changes in net financial assets. So what

[35:36] this schedule is really doing is um taking your annual surplus that we just

[35:41] saw and reconciling to the net financial asset figure uh which is on your

[35:47] statement of financial position. Um and your net financial assets just represent

[35:52] your financial assets less your financial liabilities at year end.

[36:02] And page six is the consolidated statement of cash flows. So this

[36:07] provides you with information uh about the sources and uses of cash uh for the

[36:12] municipality in the year. Um and again you will see that your cash provided by

[36:17] operations which is the line sort of in the middle uh of the page $9.6 million

[36:23] significantly higher than what we normally see um because of the

[36:27] additional tipping fees in the year. And that cash, that positive cash was used

[36:33] to acquire your tangible capital assets. That's the biggest use of your cash each

[36:37] year, $4.7 million. Um, and then gives you an overall

[36:43] increase in cash for the year of just over $5 million.

[36:53] The next number of pages um represent the notes to the financial statements.

[36:58] And um I certainly won't read you through all of the notes uh but note one

[37:02] provi provides you with information about the accounting policies used in

[37:06] the preparation of the financial statements.

[37:11] Um I will take you to note number five deferred revenue which is on page 13.

[37:21] So this gives you a breakdown of um what makes up your deferred revenue balances

[37:26] which are which represents cash received uh funding received with external

[37:32] restrictions that has not been used for uh the purpose that it's been provided

[37:36] to you as of yet will be used in the future. So right at the moment um your

[37:41] parkland um reserve fun recreational purposes make up most of that balance.

[37:47] In the other category, most of that uh represents unapplied tax receipts. So,

[37:52] you've received funds, they just haven't been um applied to to uh rateayers tax

[37:58] bills. So, that's a deferred revenue as well.

[38:08] Note number eight on the next page just provides you with a breakdown of um your

[38:12] future dementure payments uh for the ambulance base or the principal portion

[38:17] of your debenture payments for the ambulance base and lets the users know

[38:21] that um there is an agreement um whereby your the rent uh payments

[38:27] received help offset those payments.

[38:33] Note number nine on page 15 was a new note last year. So this is your asset

[38:38] retirement obligation note um and really is just providing uh readers with

[38:43] information about the balances um at the beginning of the year. The accretion

[38:47] expense again that will continue to go up as you get closer to the time you

[38:51] have to satisfy those liabilities and then the balance at the end of the year.

[38:58] And then the bottom table is really just showing users that um the anticipated

[39:03] time when you'd have to be remediating is well beyond the year of 2030.

[39:14] Um I will take you now to schedule one the financial statements which is on

[39:22] page 25.

[39:27] So this provides you with a breakdown of the accumulated surplus that we saw on

[39:31] the statement of financial position and the bottom of the statement of

[39:35] operations and accumulated surplus. You'll see that I'll start at the in the

[39:41] reserves and reserve funds. So you'll see that your total reserves at the end

[39:44] of the year $4.25 million and your reserve funds $1.7 million.

[39:51] And then if we move up to the top section, um your general fund surplus at

[39:55] the end of the year, $4.4 million, and it's reflected in these financial

[39:59] statements, but you do have a standing resolution to transfer that uh into

[40:04] reserves. So for the final statements, that will um be transferred into

[40:08] reserves, but wanted you to be able to see what that surplus was at the end of

[40:12] the year. Your investment in tangible capital

[40:16] assets, $38.8 million. And then your unfunded um liabilities at

[40:23] the end of the year uh make are made up of your debt and your asset retirement

[40:27] obligations. So those are show shown as negative surpluses or deficits because

[40:34] um you have to set up those liabilities for accounting purposes, but you levy

[40:38] and pay for those as you go along. You haven't fully funded those liabilities

[40:42] at this point in time. So your total surpluses before your reserves and

[40:46] reserve funds, $41.4 4 million.

[40:54] The next schedule is the um consolidated schedule of tangible capital assets and

[41:00] this just provides more detail about the activity in your um tangible capital

[41:06] assets. So starting with um the cost at the beginning of the year, we see your

[41:11] additions of $4.7 million, but we get to see it by category on this particular

[41:16] schedule. you did have disposals uh in the year. So that comes out and then the

[41:23] same thing with your accumulated amortization, your balance at the

[41:26] beginning of the year, your amortization expense for the year, and then the uh

[41:31] accumulated amortization related to the assets that were disposed of. So all of

[41:36] that reconciles down to your netbook value of $38.8 million.

[41:47] And the last two pages of your financial statements represent schedule three,

[41:52] which is um your segmented disclosure. So this is taking all of the information

[41:56] that we saw on um consolidated statement of operations, but breaking it out by

[42:03] breaking your revenues and expenses out by function or by department as well as

[42:08] breaking your expenses out by object. So showing the nature of the expenses um by

[42:15] their categories, salaries, materials etc.

[42:23] So the numbers are just roll up into that consolidated statement in total.

[42:34] There any questions?

[42:39] Mr. Peacock. >> Thank you. Thanks, Rosie. Um, with

[42:43] regard to on page 25, I'm not sure if it's a question for you or for John, but

[42:48] it it still indicates that we have a reserve fund for the LRCA building. And

[42:53] and I believe that that was from years ago when we were going to have to put

[42:58] some funds away um for a conservation authority building, but then that never

[43:04] happened. So um should that reserve fund be closed or uh

[43:13] that fund be put somewhere else? >> We have actually gone through this year

[43:18] and we've identified uh three or four historic reserves that were set up um

[43:24] that we don't think we we need to carry anymore. and uh we'll bring forward at

[43:30] some point a resolution to ask council to close those reserves and move the

[43:35] funds to a proper place. >> Yeah. Okay. Yeah,

[43:47] » that's it. >> Okay.

[43:51] Thank you very much, Rose, for coming out and

[43:56] Yes. Yes, we are in good shape, which is nice to know.

[43:59] » I wish I could give everybody that kind of result each year. Um, if I may, your

[44:05] worship, sorry, I should have mentioned um there were a couple of items that uh

[44:09] John and Wayne noticed, excuse me, your CEO and your deputy uh CEO noticed today

[44:15] that won't change your bottom line, but will just change whether um an item is

[44:19] in your operating surplus or your reserve.

[44:22] » Okay? >> Not talking big dollars here. So it will

[44:24] just change where categories are sitting in your accumulated surplus and we'll

[44:28] make that adjustment. >> Yes. Yes.

[44:32] » So uh to the chair, do we run the risk and this may be as a question that's a

[44:36] little broader than presentation of these statements. Do we run the risk of

[44:41] uh in 2025 being a little bit blind to other issues because of the windfall

[44:46] that we received? because I there there were some

[44:50] I mean there were some changes uh to the amounts that were beyond budget that

[44:55] were not to our benefit but I mean everything's covered up by this windfall

[45:00] I guess I don't know if you'd comment on that maybe.

[45:05] » So really if if um you take a good thing would be to take a look at schedule one

[45:10] for a moment. So if we look at schedule one

[45:16] um you see last year there was a general fund deficit. So sorry it's on page 25.

[45:23] Oops. Last year there was a general fund

[45:27] deficit but that was there because uh there was knowledge that um there would

[45:31] be loan proceeds coming in 2025 to to finance that. Otherwise you normally any

[45:36] surplus or any surplus you have automatically goes into your reserves.

[45:41] Um so looking at your general fund uh surplus at the end of the year 4.48

[45:48] million that definitely has provided a positive

[45:53] impact to your financial statements. But when you look at your other revenues and

[45:57] then your other expenses your operating expenses were just slightly higher than

[46:01] what you'd budgeted for. Honestly really very close when we take a look at that

[46:05] on the consolidated statement. um 13.17 million versus 13.158 million. And

[46:15] [clears throat] your uh revenues were, if we take the impact of the landfill

[46:19] out, your revenues were slightly um under budget, but not a significant

[46:24] amount. So, I understand exactly what you're asking. I don't think it's really

[46:29] masking any issues.

[46:35] » Any further questions? Oh, councelor Peacock,

[46:38] » thank you. Just one further comment. Um, tax receivable, glad to see that it is

[46:43] going down from from previous year and I realize that um it's been an effort to

[46:50] between the new system that we have and consolidating previous uh accounting

[46:55] program that we had. So, thanks to administration

[47:00] and uh the treasurer for for the efforts to get this out to us. Thank you. Any

[47:07] further questions? No. Thank you very much for coming out this evening. Again,

[47:13] I'm glad it's good news. We hope so. Every year,

[47:22] watch out for the smoke.

[47:26] Okay, next item that we have on our agenda.

[47:32] Uh, we have a resolution that's been moved and seconded to go into close

[47:37] session. The time being 5:33 p.m. It has been moved and seconded. All in

[47:45] favor? Opposed? It's carried. So, we'll now take a couple minutes to if anybody

[47:51] has to leave or whatever and then we will go into in camera.

[2:48:53] We have a resolution approving the minutes of the close session meeting

[2:48:56] held on June the 24th. It's been moved and seconded. All in favor? Opposed?

[2:49:02] Harried. The next item we have is a resolution with approval of the dorsal

[2:49:07] fin contract. It's been moved and seconded. Any further discussion? All in

[2:49:13] favor? Opposed? carried. And then uh we have the bylaw approving the uh contract

[2:49:20] with the dorsal fin organization. It's been moved and seconded. All in favor?

[2:49:25] Opposed? Carried. We have the minutes of our regular

[2:49:29] council meeting held on June the 24th for approval. The it's been moved and

[2:49:34] seconded. Uh any errors or omissions? All in favor? Opposed? Carried. Any

[2:49:43] discussion on any item of those minutes? That's page 13 to 28y.

[2:49:55] » Yes. >> 10 uh B

[2:50:00] » 10B. Yeah, on page 11 of 16 or page 23, it was about that

[2:50:08] that motion that resolution that we had thing and it went to the Thunder Bay

[2:50:11] District Municipal League and they weren't too favorable for it about the

[2:50:15] equalization more payments. >> Of course they aren't because the

[2:50:19] Northshore gets going to have to pay their way.

[2:50:21] » Yeah, I tried to make my case. I said they're not uh they they

[2:50:26] » no interest. No, they're not because they will be the ones that they are

[2:50:31] right now not paying the same as we are. >> Exactly. So I I said this was a hybrid

[2:50:35] model that they were looking at and possibility of paying but

[2:50:40] we can you make your case and they didn't.

[2:50:43] » I know. Yeah. Thank you for trying. Appreciate that.

[2:50:47] » Yes. >> Excuse me. Um, I did send the uh on page

[2:50:54] 21 um it says that I had a a letter from resident um with regard to the MTO and

[2:51:03] uh WSP public meeting. I did send it on to Wayne today, but uh anyways, just to

[2:51:09] follow up that he had the gentleman has already forwarded it to the powers that

[2:51:15] be, but uh we do have a copy here for us. [clears throat]

[2:51:19] » Good. Okay. The next item is a

[2:51:23] next item is the one that which is yours, Carrie.

[2:51:30] » Just let us know which is yours. >> Budget first.

[2:51:34] surplus. >> Oh, okay. Because I thought we were

[2:51:36] doing Carrie,

[2:51:41] isn't it? >> No, it's because of the time she has to

[2:51:44] leave. >> So, and she has a report to give to us.

[2:51:48] So, if you could tell us which item it is, Carrie,

[2:51:50] » um, it's on page 38 of your package. Um, 2026118.

[2:51:58] » Oh, the crossroads subdivision. >> Yeah.

[2:52:01] » Okay. And uh that that is on page four of our

[2:52:07] agenda. There's the new copy on our desk because the one that was in the agenda

[2:52:13] has been changed and we'll pass on the report.

[2:52:18] Did you just want to answer questions on the report or

[2:52:21] » Sure. Yeah. It's it's just the recommendation report. So the majority

[2:52:25] of the report is the same as what was presented at the public meeting. M

[2:52:28] » um and then responding to the concerns from the single resident that spoke

[2:52:36] » is on page 43. >> All righty. So, were there any comments

[2:52:40] or any questions of the council of planner with this this uh crossroads

[2:52:46] subdivision? This is a proposal to develop uh the subdivision and uh these

[2:52:53] are all conditions that have to be met. >> Yeah. This is for draft approval.

[2:52:57] » Yes. So, councelor Peacock,

[2:53:02] » thank you. So, the road A, street A, street,

[2:53:08] however they're going to access this land because right now it's landlocked.

[2:53:12] So, >> it's not landlocked.

[2:53:13] » It's not. >> It's not landlocked.

[2:53:17] » And where is their frontage? >> Where is it?

[2:53:21] » Crossroads Highway 1117. their access to this though

[2:53:26] » is road street A off of Twin City Crossroads.

[2:53:29] » Okay. >> So to bring that road to up to standard

[2:53:35] that's part of the condition then that >> in your conditions 3A.

[2:53:39] » Yes. >> You're not you're are you looking at the

[2:53:42] form that was on your desk? >> Yep. The new one here. Yes. Okay. So

[2:53:46] that it's up to them. >> It's always up to the

[2:53:49] » to the developer. >> Yes. Always the subdivision owner. Now

[2:53:53] on page 41,

[2:54:00] last paragraph, LRCA, it says LRC CA will support lots 7, 8,

[2:54:06] 11, 12, 13, 14, and five. >> 15.

[2:54:11] » You're not This report says five. Okay. Because then they didn't approve five.

[2:54:16] So that's why I wondered. Okay. Thank you.

[2:54:21] And

[2:54:27] Do we have any further comments with regard to Cooper Road North? What's

[2:54:35] going to happen with that? >> Um, condition 8 is written the way that

[2:54:39] it is so that they have time to deal with MTO. There's a 5-year period for

[2:54:44] them through draft approval to sort out the MTO.

[2:54:52] So, there was monies put aside in our budget, but I'm just not sure what that

[2:54:59] was to cover for Cooper Road North >> where it states none of the 20250k

[2:55:05] and budget 26 will be spent unless there is a subdiv.

[2:55:09] » Okay.

[2:55:15] Okay. Were there any other questions in regards to this uh

[2:55:19] this additions for the plan draft plan of

[2:55:23] subdivision of any of the council >> question

[2:55:29] like where would that be just before the race track

[2:55:32] » Alan you have to speak >> I'm sorry

[2:55:35] » you call the sock then on this coup road if it's developed that would be done

[2:55:40] just ahead of the where the racetrack is. It's right at the other side of the

[2:55:43] fence. >> Right here at the other side of the

[2:55:45] fence because they bought the strip off of Monteth.

[2:55:48] » They bought the 33 feet. So the culde-sac would be between the 33 ft of

[2:55:52] Monteth and 33 ft of the developers land on their land.

[2:55:55] » Okay. So they bought it from >> until Cooper with MTO gets met.

[2:56:00] » Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Yes. Councelor Peacock.

[2:56:05] » Sorry, just one further question. I know that we've met a number of times with

[2:56:09] different agencies uh and ministries with regard to the lack of hydro um

[2:56:16] availability like the power course. Is that can that be detrimental detrimental

[2:56:23] to the developments that we're approving as far as the uh

[2:56:29] the hydro situation that there isn't enough power in the lines to support

[2:56:35] industries. >> Uh the onus is on the developer to

[2:56:39] ensure that that is in the development. So um I would assume that they've made

[2:56:46] sure that that exists prior to going forward. I guess you don't know what's

[2:56:49] going in there. So, it's pretty hard to to uh prove that as well.

[2:56:54] » Camphoff. >> Yeah. I think in my recollection the

[2:56:58] bigger issues with hydro infrastructure were with uh generation

[2:57:03] and how it couldn't be integrated into the grid. So, I don't I there there may

[2:57:08] be concerns. I have no idea. But I don't think that's been really identified that

[2:57:11] there was supply issues for something like of this scale.

[2:57:15] » And we do circulate to hydro. So I would assume their comments would reflect

[2:57:19] concerns like that if they existed. So that's right. Okay.

[2:57:24] Anything else? Any other questions? So we do have

[2:57:32] a resolution. See what did you see here?

[2:57:39] And this is this is the new resolution was on our desk. So it has been moved

[2:57:44] and seconded. So any further questions or discussion on this?

[2:57:50] » Okay. All in favor? Opposed? Carried. Was there any other thing at the carry

[2:57:56] that was for you to report today? >> Uh only if there's questions about the

[2:58:00] building report. >> Okay.

[2:58:04] » Oh, and then I have the deferral for the the golf

[2:58:08] subdivision. >> Okay.

[2:58:09] » Um if anyone had questions about that. >> Okay. Well, the building department

[2:58:12] report is on page 30 to 37. So to that one,

[2:58:22] they had quite we have a quite impressive re revenue or sorry cost of

[2:58:27] construction this year compared to last year.

[2:58:33] » Costs are going up to build. >> It's over $17 million being going on

[2:58:38] right now. Were there any any questions for the

[2:58:42] planner in regards to the uh building permit report?

[2:58:51] Okay. So, that was there's no resolution with that. And the one other one was u

[2:58:58] page 6D and this is the municipal golf course deferral.

[2:59:04] And did we have you would just say if there were questions?

[2:59:07] » Yeah, just if there's questions. Okay. Does anybody

[2:59:10] um have any questions in regards to that defl?

[2:59:16] » I the question I have is I don't know if our staff can answer it because it's in

[2:59:20] the letter from the city of Thunder Bay. Um, page 49 just to maybe help me

[2:59:25] clarify in my head what they mean, but they're talking in the second paragraph

[2:59:30] down. It says, "A proposed servicing region being municipal water in

[2:59:33] combination with communal sewage system represents a form of partial servicing."

[2:59:38] » Is that partial servicing? >> No,

[2:59:40] » I didn't think so. >> It's not.

[2:59:42] » So, okay. Okay. But it doesn't sound like they're super excited to sign a

[2:59:47] deal just yet. So, >> correct. Yeah. That's why he's deferring

[2:59:51] it. Any other question it up? >> That's right. So that's just for your

[2:59:57] information. >> Yeah.

[2:59:58] » Okay, Carrie. Thank you very much, >> and then we have fire department. Sean,

[3:00:08] » we've got those. Which ones did we want? >> No. No. Sean, I said Sean, did you have

[3:00:14] to go somewhere? Nope. Okay. Well, then we'll just go according to the list we

[3:00:18] have here. >> Yes. back on schedule. So, reports of uh

[3:00:23] the 2025 consolidated financial statements and budget surplus. We do

[3:00:27] have a budget surplus and uh we would like it to be going to what reserve?

[3:00:36] » Pardon? Working >> our favorite the working fund. Then

[3:00:40] we'll figure it out from there. >> That's what I would

[3:00:42] » and then >> but is that agreeable to you? It's on

[3:00:45] page 29. And >> the figure we need to move then is on

[3:00:50] page four of your statements of >> $5,817,686

[3:00:56] net revenue before under Oh, sorry, that's wrong. It's 5810 555. We got to

[3:01:01] take into the account the I'll put that in.

[3:01:05] » Okay. So that's 50 5,800

[3:01:10] » and 555 >> and 555.

[3:01:15] » That's it. and it will be going to the working funds we reserve if that's okay

[3:01:20] with council. Okay, any discussion?

[3:01:24] » First stone bridge working funds. [laughter]

[3:01:29] » Just to clarify, working reserve is a accounting entry.

[3:01:36] » It's not. It's actual cash. >> That's right. It's just a number that

[3:01:41] showed up on the Any further discussion? All in favor?

[3:01:47] Opposed? It's been carried. Uh and then we can skip a couple pages

[3:01:52] and we get to the 2026 to 2030 Province of Ontario Mutual Aid Plan Executive

[3:01:59] Summary 54 to 72. And this is for information

[3:02:06] which is interesting to read.

[3:02:12] But um any questions of our our uh fire chief?

[3:02:18] » Well, just a comment as I was reading through there. Uh it's it's a well

[3:02:24] doumented paper. How is do you see anything that stands out here that would

[3:02:30] be detrimental to your municipality at all? Or do you see on the opposite side?

[3:02:35] Is there something really good that you're glad you see that's in here?

[3:02:39] Well, I'm I'm glad uh to the firefighter certification requirements in there. Um

[3:02:45] it's it will be challenging for the departments that aren't necessarily up

[3:02:50] to the certification requirements. Um but um I think people are working

[3:02:55] towards it. Um there is still a lot of work that has to

[3:03:01] get done. The appendices, the deployment model and the emergency contact

[3:03:06] information. I wanted to speak to those. So this I was going to bring a bylaw in

[3:03:11] to get acceptance to follow it, but when you start doing the appendix is actually

[3:03:17] what happens is it turns into the Thunder Bay mutual aid plan. So the

[3:03:22] deployment model needs to get uh completed in order to write the Thunder

[3:03:27] Bay plan. That's why there's no bylaw in in here. And if you go to I believe it's

[3:03:33] page um the deployment. So we're at page 58.

[3:03:39] I think 58 of 159 is where it starts. >> Yes. The deployment model.

[3:03:44] » Yeah. >> So what has to happen is um and we have

[3:03:48] to work as a zone is I for each station I've got to put in who I'm going to

[3:03:55] request assistance from and what I'm going to request from them. So if we

[3:04:00] just say Intel for example, my resource option is one going to be cam fire

[3:04:06] department for people, campfire department for a pumper, cam fire

[3:04:10] department for a tanker, and then it's got to go through, but I can't just say

[3:04:14] that. They've got to be able to provide that service. So there's there's going

[3:04:18] to be some work that has to happen to get this Thunder Bay mutual aid plan in

[3:04:22] place. Um, I've already spoken to the OFM about it, saying we've got to get on

[3:04:26] this to get get this done, but we got to talk as a group because each

[3:04:32] department's going to have to do this with who they're going to call for

[3:04:35] mutual aid. So, it's I don't think it's a huge job, but there's going to be some

[3:04:40] work that has to get done to to develop it.

[3:04:44] Um, so that's that's a big part of it. And then this emergency contact which is

[3:04:50] the second part in the asset report that makes up the Thunder Bay plan that all

[3:04:54] comes from the profile. So I've already done the profile and submitted it. I I

[3:04:59] referenced in the report about the certification update where they were

[3:05:02] asking about number of firefighters that certified and all that. That's where

[3:05:06] this is going to come into effect. And I put in the um the non-municipal

[3:05:12] participaction. So they don't do the uh profiles.

[3:05:16] So, all of the information in this non non-municipal uh form that they have to

[3:05:22] fill out, that's basically everything that I put into the profile. So, it

[3:05:27] gives you a sense of what kind of information they're looking for to make

[3:05:30] this mutual aid plan, the Thunder Bay district mutual aid plan.

[3:05:36] » So, your plan will be part of the Thunder Bay plan or it just falls under

[3:05:41] the umbrella of the Thunder Bay plan. So the uh the Ontario plan that I gave at

[3:05:46] the last meeting that's the umbrella and then underneath that each district has a

[3:05:52] district specific plan. >> Oh okay. So

[3:05:54] » and it's based on the deployment models and the um and the asset information.

[3:06:01] So, >> councelor this.

[3:06:03] » Yeah. T the what bothered me most as I went through here is

[3:06:09] » what happens what happens now uh if the the fire department calls for mutual aid

[3:06:17] which is all proponed and they have only external firefighting

[3:06:23] and it's an internal problem. How do you deal with that? So the deployment model

[3:06:28] is supposed to capture that for me to say that I'm not going to request them

[3:06:32] for interior attack. I request them for >> just stop you there for a minute. My

[3:06:36] point is if you've that scene and let's use commia for the example and you've

[3:06:42] got there and uhoh there's someone inside now what

[3:06:48] see that's I concerns me more because the the onus is going to be whoever goes

[3:06:54] there. You see what I'm saying? 100%. So it turns into a moral uh u moral

[3:07:00] question and the incident commander is going to have to make decisions based on

[3:07:04] what's coming. This deployment model is supposed to give us the tools ahead of

[3:07:08] time to say that I can't ask for anybody in Kebeca

[3:07:14] because there are no interior attack people in Kabeka. So if I need um in the

[3:07:20] Kebeca area I need interior attack people I don't call con. I'm going to

[3:07:24] call Thunder Bay to come in to that distance. If I need a pumper truck,

[3:07:29] Commie's got a pumper truck, so I can ask for that. They've got firefighter

[3:07:32] ones, then I that's what I ask for out of out of town meet.

[3:07:37] » There's there's a lot of work to to sort this all out and we all got to be at the

[3:07:41] table talking like I I when I talked to the OFM about it, I said I need to do

[3:07:45] this and I can't do it without sitting and talking to all the partners to say,

[3:07:50] is this what you can provide? I guess that's my point. You know,

[3:07:54] everybody really better understand because this changes the whole scenario.

[3:07:58] Neighbor helping neighbor that's gone. It's just all professional stuff now.

[3:08:02] So, and and I found that I said, "Oh, I'm glad I'm not a volunteer fire

[3:08:07] department member anymore because what happens when I go there and there's

[3:08:12] somebody in there I'm going to go and try and get to get out." That's just

[3:08:16] nature. That's where does that leave reliability

[3:08:20] » and that's the decision that the people have to make on the scene and that's

[3:08:23] it's um I think this improves our situation.

[3:08:26] » Okay. >> Because it does it it improves it in the

[3:08:29] sense that we're putting it on the table and then we're going to have to say well

[3:08:33] if such and such fire department if you've got nothing to offer then you're

[3:08:36] not part of mutual aid. So if you can't come and help me then we're not coming

[3:08:41] to help you. And it's going to force that hand in a lot of areas.

[3:08:49] Peacock. >> Thank you. When I look at the core

[3:08:52] services, um, and that's on page 64 and 65,

[3:08:58] there are a lot of things that we don't offer. Am I correct?

[3:09:03] » That's right. >> So, these are all of the services that

[3:09:06] are out there. And when we do the profile, I say yes or no based on our

[3:09:11] enabling bylaw. >> Okay.

[3:09:15] Okay. >> So, there's there's a lot on here that

[3:09:17] we do not do. I just say nope. We don't provide that service.

[3:09:22] » Okay. >> NA.

[3:09:24] » NA. Exactly. >> Yeah.

[3:09:26] » Any other questions about the report? No.

[3:09:29] » Being continued. >> Okay. The next item we have is the

[3:09:33] comments on Highway 1117 widening and rerouting project.

[3:09:37] We have the letter here that was done by administration and we have a resolution

[3:09:43] moved and seconded to accept that report and submit it to to the uh MTO and I

[3:09:51] believe the the other company WSP.

[3:09:56] Yes, >> Lucia wonder and I I I think this is

[3:09:59] well written they should it go also to maybe the ministry in Toronto you know

[3:10:05] Mr. Tom Compound is just a local leader on this project, but I I think we need

[3:10:11] to go way beyond that. And I think it's a wellwritten letter and I thought maybe

[3:10:16] we could send that to the ministry to Toronto as a copy and say, you know,

[3:10:20] this is what we're dealing with. Is that possible?

[3:10:23] » We can CC it to the premier even and yeah, and the local Kevin Holland to the

[3:10:28] local representative. they can all get. >> We can do that. I appreciate because I

[3:10:32] think it's well written and what you've got too is our concerns. There's no

[3:10:36] doubt. So, >> yes.

[3:10:38] » Yeah, we can certainly do that. >> Thank you.

[3:10:41] » The minister, Minister of Transportation himself directly and

[3:10:45] » because you know all Northern Ontario now is on the hot trot and there's 1178.

[3:10:50] So, the more we can put in there, I think it might just help just a little

[3:10:54] wee bit. >> Yes.

[3:10:57] » Okay. Yes. Just wanted to comment that we talked about Cony last week. So this

[3:11:04] uh draft letter was presented to them and their council is supposed to be

[3:11:07] looking at it this evening and the clerk indicated to me that likely that council

[3:11:11] is going to submit something on this project.

[3:11:14] » Wonderful.

[3:11:17] » Okay. So we do have the resolution uh

[3:11:21] recommending submission of this letter. Any further discussion? It's been moved

[3:11:26] and seconded. All in favor? opposed carried.

[3:11:30] The next item we have is bids and tenders procurement platform. There is a

[3:11:34] resolution that's been moved and seconded um in regards to uh joining

[3:11:39] this full platform procurement solution. It's uh this I' personally I've been

[3:11:47] through this system uh with uh with two clients in years previous and it's it's

[3:11:53] a terrific system. You put your bids and tenders out there and it goes to all

[3:11:57] over the place. >> And uh um

[3:12:03] all people can Yes. >> Two questions. Uh number one, is this

[3:12:08] like a private company that's running this

[3:12:12] bids and tenders thing? >> Um yeah, it's it's it's a weird kind of

[3:12:16] setup, but it's it's a it's a private company, but it's also um connected to

[3:12:23] AMOL. Okay. >> So,

[3:12:25] » okay. Second question is, if it's so great, why are we just hearing about it

[3:12:28] now? >> I I don't know. I can't speak for

[3:12:32] previous treasures why they they didn't do it, but u

[3:12:36] » but u yeah I I uh we we're always looking to improve and u so if we can

[3:12:43] improve now we should uh we should look at improving the way we do things.

[3:12:49] » Yeah, there's a cost to it. And we we were a member of bids and tenders but

[3:12:53] used it to source tenders that we could adapt to go out to for our procurement,

[3:13:00] » right? >> This is a procurement site.

[3:13:02] » Well, more we were like a visitor 350 bucks a year or something we could pay

[3:13:07] to look at everybody else's.

[3:13:11] » Yeah.

[3:13:14] » Councelor P. Cook, we'll have to be mindful should this get approved to uh

[3:13:21] put that additional amount in our budget each year for the license. But which

[3:13:27] department or which staff would then be responsible um to take the training?

[3:13:33] » Uh well well um the training would be um I guess it's a tier

[3:13:40] training system. So uh people responsible for uh such as myself for

[3:13:47] approvals and Wayne would take uh training on the approval process. Uh

[3:13:53] other staff would take uh training on things that are relevant to them. So um

[3:13:59] the AP clerk may take training on it for you know tracking contracts. Um asset

[3:14:04] management may take uh training on uh preparing tenders uh that type of stuff.

[3:14:10] So would all depend on on on the rules. We haven't set the rules yet as we're

[3:14:15] not. >> Okay. Thank you.

[3:14:30] So, any further thoughts or questions on it or I'm not quite sure how much it

[3:14:37] would help us or not, but

[3:14:44] it will get to more people if if that helps the municipality. Some of the

[3:14:48] products, some of the things that happen here happen for example our chip

[3:14:52] ceiling. It's it's just goes to whoever is doing it all along. You know, it

[3:14:56] doesn't really go anywhere else, but equipment perhaps and uh uh contracts

[3:15:03] for other Yes. engineering jobs. >> Yeah. Well, John did do some uh looking

[3:15:08] into different roofers that are available uh outside of pin and tenders

[3:15:13] on our roofing contract and some put in a bid that never knew that we did any

[3:15:18] work out here. So, when you go into something like this, there's some

[3:15:22] vendors out there that aren't aware of our job solicitations. That's the idea.

[3:15:27] I do know that contractors, whatever field they work in, go and check that

[3:15:32] out at least once or twice a month to see what jobs pop up that they can bid

[3:15:36] on. >> Well, if you're a member of the Thunder

[3:15:38] Bay Construction Association, you're automatically notified because

[3:15:42] Construction >> Association, for example, those will be

[3:15:45] notified if we post something and then they can send it out to their members

[3:15:50] » that goes up. Uh the other thing it does too though is is the thing is it is it

[3:15:55] uh allows for better compliance uh with our procurement bylaw. So um you know

[3:16:02] there's a process that has to be followed. So if someone submits a bid

[3:16:07] that's incomplete, they're notified that the bid didn't

[3:16:11] meet, you know, say they didn't include a a WSIB clearance certificate or proof

[3:16:16] of insurance or something. >> Yeah.

[3:16:18] » So they're notified that their bid is income. Uh and also the approvals are

[3:16:23] are coordinated all the way along the line. So if something needs say Wayne's

[3:16:28] approval before it can go to the next stage, it won't go to the next stage

[3:16:31] until Wayne approves it. So that type of stuff helps.

[3:16:35] » Okay. And so and when when for example, if we get four bids on a tender, is this

[3:16:41] going to increase the the is it going to come back to council faster or is it

[3:16:46] going to be delayed? Because we like we like to see it fast in the spring. It

[3:16:49] should come back faster because part of the service they offer is a bid scoring

[3:16:54] system. >> Okay.

[3:16:55] » And there's so we have if we have multiple criteria

[3:17:00] uh it's scored against those multiple criteria or generation should be either

[3:17:04] so it should come back. >> We'd like to see fast. We don't it's not

[3:17:08] faster but at least we don't want to see things delayed by two or three weeks

[3:17:12] just because you're using this process. Yes.

[3:17:16] I just wanted to comment that um the city of Thunder Bay is in this thing and

[3:17:19] Nebing's been in it and the treasurer of Nebing, I was speaking with her. They've

[3:17:23] been in it before she was hired in 2019. So, and she says it works well for their

[3:17:30] big jobs. They get more interest in them and so forth, but they don't put the

[3:17:33] little stuff on there. If we're going to be painting a building for 20 grand, you

[3:17:36] don't go here. But if you're paving a road or you're doing a bunch of

[3:17:40] construction in buildings that is, you know, a couple hundred thousand dollars,

[3:17:44] this is where they would try.

[3:17:49] » And and the other thing too is it keeps up to date uh on things like buy Ontario

[3:17:54] to make sure we're compliant with rules like that. So So they keep so when the

[3:18:00] province changes something or introduces something new, they're up to date on

[3:18:04] that. So if I don't know that we're going to do this, but say we we have to

[3:18:09] buy a fleet of pickup trucks, right? They will they will do the the buy

[3:18:14] Ontario scoring and all that kind of stuff is already will be factored into

[3:18:18] it for us. So >> right, that'll save us some time.

[3:18:23] So your thoughts again, we have a resol or know this is a recommend no

[3:18:26] resolution. We do have it. It was moved and

[3:18:30] seconded. Any further discussion? All in favor? Opposed? Carried.

[3:18:37] The next item we have is transfer of townline road allowance to the

[3:18:40] municipality. This is just a housekeeping item. It happens once in a

[3:18:43] while. Uh we have a resolution that has moved and seconded. Is there any

[3:18:48] questions on this piece of Townline Road?

[3:18:54] All in favor? Opposed? Carried. And to the next one, we have a

[3:19:01] resolution that's been moved and seconded that we should develop a bylaw

[3:19:06] to authorize the use of alcohol in public for consideration

[3:19:10] at um municipally designated outdoor public events.

[3:19:18] My answer is no. Do you want to know anything more than that?

[3:19:22] » I was going to say I'm completely in favor of this or not. There's enough

[3:19:26] abuse in alcohol systems now and and to encourage that would be against my

[3:19:32] better judgment. >> Well, yes. If something happens and

[3:19:36] somebody's been drinking at a party outside

[3:19:39] and we pass this bylaw, we are responsible liable.

[3:19:44] » Yes. >> Not only that, I think that the onus is

[3:19:47] then put on the bartender. So, if you have a public event where they're

[3:19:52] selling liquor and then somebody brings it in, how can you monitor

[3:19:58] who's had too many?

[3:20:02] So, >> so I guess our answer unless somebody

[3:20:04] wants to argue with me is I say no, I'm sorry. If you want to override me, go

[3:20:09] ahead. I think we should stay as far away from this as possible.

[3:20:14] » They do it anyways. Okay. So, I don't think we have to pass a thing to say

[3:20:18] that they can they do it as as it is. No,

[3:20:20] » if you have it on a private person's lawn or whatever, well, then they're

[3:20:24] responsible. That's we don't have to get involved in that.

[3:20:28] » Yeah. >> But to to encourage people to bring

[3:20:31] alcohol to a community event, >> that's not something you

[3:20:35] » No. >> Okay. The next one is Oh,

[3:20:41] » yeah. Council, if that's what they'd like to do, defeat the resolution. Oh,

[3:20:45] okay. All in favor? [laughter]

[3:20:53] » Oh, sorry. Okay. And then the Oliver Papoon

[3:20:56] Heritage Park urgent roof repairs. It was uh it was given to us separately.

[3:21:18] Which building is this on? >> Oh,

[3:21:22] » no. One beside the general store, the train station and the dentist office and

[3:21:26] the church proper church. Two buildings.

[3:21:33] » Okay. Is this is this um I don't know how to say this. Is this being done on

[3:21:38] something we don't feel will be staying up? these this repair being done on

[3:21:43] things that in my opinion are staying up.

[3:21:45] » Okay, then that's okay. Then I don't have to see more than that. But you

[3:21:49] know, we don't want to spend money on something that we're not sure is going

[3:21:52] to be there in a year or so. Okay. So, we have a resolution that's

[3:21:56] been moved and seconded. Any discussion or questions? It's coming

[3:22:02] from their reserve fund. Okay.

[3:22:06] Righty. Yes. Council Peacock. Just wondering is this a local company this?

[3:22:11] » Yes. >> Milton. Okay. Thank you.

[3:22:16] » Okay. All in favor? Opposed? Carried. Then we have reports of committees which

[3:22:22] is the D7. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Underneath there, I could

[3:22:26] hardly see that. You're right. There's u they're displaying a car from the Russ

[3:22:32] Wanzik collection. And we did have this request.

[3:22:38] got to be a couple years ago I believe from the same organization.

[3:22:44] Um there was a

[3:22:49] that time if I remember correctly there was a uh

[3:22:54] concern with uh if if the vehicle would be damaged in any way while it was

[3:23:00] there. uh the fact that it would be removed from the main collection which

[3:23:05] is was asked for or Russa gave it gave it to the municipality so it could be

[3:23:11] displayed in the municipality um and the transporting it from one

[3:23:16] place to the acting are we are we looking for an opportunity to have

[3:23:19] something damaged on it so councelor >> miss

[3:23:25] » if you read the report the museum board said they would not be supportive of

[3:23:30] yesterday would like to keep. So I I would not the

[3:23:34] » leave it up and leave it where it is. >> Okay. So we do have a resolution

[3:23:42] that's been moved and seconded. >> May you read the resolution, please?

[3:23:48] » Deny it. >> Deny it. It's in the report that with

[3:23:52] respect to report 2026.128 displaying the car from the Russ Wanza collection

[3:23:56] at the Canadian lit exhibition provided that the Canadian lake kit exhibition

[3:24:00] ensures the car and meets other conditions put forward by administration

[3:24:03] be approved. >> Moved and seconded to approve it. I will

[3:24:07] ask for a vote. All those in favor?

[3:24:12] Opposed. Call a quiet moment there as we

[3:24:16] consider. And I believe there's another one here too. Awarding the RFPQ

[3:24:23] cardic. That's all. That was it. Okay. Because there's two numbers here. All

[3:24:27] righty. This board subcommittees for DSAB board and the Thunder Bay Health

[3:24:32] Units uh bylaw. The one uh been moved and

[3:24:38] seconded to acknowledge and the acknowledgement and direction on

[3:24:41] Townline Road. All in favor? Opposed? carried adopting

[3:24:48] the tax rate and set due dates. I don't know if there's any any

[3:24:53] questions on that. It's been moved and seconded.

[3:24:57] Any questions on that bylaw? All in favor? Opposed? Carried. And

[3:25:03] again, the tax ratio and tax rate reductions. It's been moved and seconded

[3:25:07] the bylaw. All in favor? Opposed? Carried.

[3:25:11] Um the schedule A was there something else?

[3:25:20] » Okay. >> All righty. Um Titionson communications

[3:25:25] or action items is a plans to combat the tick born diseases is one. The other one

[3:25:30] is the himer's agricultural society. I did ask the clerk if she would please

[3:25:35] put a resolution in at uh as we got this action item because I know every year we

[3:25:40] do put some advertisement or advertisement in their pamphlet.

[3:25:45] So the resolution's been moved and second. Uh is there any discussion on

[3:25:50] this matter? Yes, councelor Campov. >> Uh just cur so is this a I see it's a

[3:25:56] » sorry >> it's a it's a provincial form that's

[3:25:58] filled out by Gillies Township. It's the selling of their tickets.

[3:26:02] » Do they set the fee or does the province set the fee? The $3 license fee.

[3:26:08] » Province has the fee. >> Wow. Okay. Just curious.

[3:26:13] » $3. >> $3.

[3:26:17] » Stamped for that. >> Okay. I apologize. This was not this was

[3:26:22] not advertising in the Himer's fair. It was the 50/50 tickets if they could sell

[3:26:26] them. And again, we've allowed that before, too. So uh all in favor opposed

[3:26:32] carried. Again the rail safety week September 21

[3:26:36] to 27th. We do it every year and so I ask the clerk to please just bring us f

[3:26:42] the bring us the resolution. It's been moved and seconded. Is there any

[3:26:47] discussion on this one? All in favor? Opposed? Carried. And then we have a

[3:26:54] resolution that's been moved and seconded in regards to Rural Heritage

[3:26:58] Agricultural Society requesting placement of advertise advertisement in

[3:27:03] their program book for the fair 2026 fair.

[3:27:08] » Last year >> $180 same as last year. Yes. So it's

[3:27:13] been moved and seconded. Any further discussion? All in favor? Opposed?

[3:27:18] Carried. Then we have a resolution of support of the NOHSC's tile drainage

[3:27:23] funding. It has been moved and seconded. It is open for discussion.

[3:27:29] » I think we I would like to support that. >> Okay.

[3:27:35] Any further discussion?

[3:27:42] » No, I don't believe you should. on this side for this. So currently, uh,

[3:27:47] Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance, although they're based in

[3:27:51] Smith, they are the organization that's coordinating local tile drainage

[3:27:56] projects that are going to the NHF. Um, yeah, I it's I always will speak in

[3:28:02] favor of uh drainage because it's a good thing for

[3:28:07] both agriculture and rural economy down,

[3:28:12] » right? It makes what was unusable land usable. So there can't be anything

[3:28:17] better for >> any further discussion. All in favor?

[3:28:21] Opposed? Carried. Then we have a a request for provincial action on the

[3:28:26] accuracy of municipal voters lists. We did not put a resolution in here, but

[3:28:31] they're u encouraging prioritization of the review of data in regards to

[3:28:37] property owners etc. And then we have the Penock Village

[3:28:42] resident landfill punch card request. And that was a letter that was received.

[3:28:46] It's on page 120. And I will pass it to Wayne.

[3:28:54] » Don't fall asleep. You got to answer this one.

[3:28:58] question about what >> for the punch card

[3:29:04] » request of the people at Penark Village who would like to have a punch card.

[3:29:10] » Mayor Lucy. >> Yes, I I think I left the message on the

[3:29:14] co's phone line. I said I don't think you need to even bother spending that to

[3:29:19] uh to council waste her time. But anyway, here it is. And the reason why I

[3:29:24] made that call, I went to that open house and uh I asked them I hear a lot

[3:29:29] of stories how it works and this went right from their horse's mouth. They

[3:29:34] purchased the unit, excuse me, between $600 and $700,000.

[3:29:39] » Mhm. >> Then they pay $650 a month maintenance

[3:29:43] fee. Then they pay between three and $4,000 in taxes. And then they still pay

[3:29:49] hydro and heat. So if they why don't they get a a card for the landfill site?

[3:29:56] Now I could see I what I didn't understand does that house not go into

[3:30:02] my name if I buy it that remains in James Kohley. Well then if we know

[3:30:07] that's the system anytime James Kohley comes in for a I'll give you part of it.

[3:30:13] You said here here's your landside tickets and give it to them.

[3:30:18] That's for their house.

[3:30:23] Miss Campov, >> we discussed this at length when we

[3:30:28] first instituted this. This is very similar to Happy Land Trailer Park, is

[3:30:32] it not? Really, it's the responsibility like councelor Vist just said, it's the

[3:30:36] responsibility of whoever's name is on the deed to disseminate the carts.

[3:30:43] » Yeah. But what I find so so difficult, if I to pay $600,000, I

[3:30:49] think I'd like to have my name on that property. It's mine. 600,000.

[3:30:53] » It's up to them. >> It's up to them. Yeah. [laughter]

[3:30:58] » Yes. >> We had this um matter last year and we

[3:31:04] ended up uh making changes to the bylaw and what we decided again this is Panok

[3:31:11] Village. Uh we can talk about late that later. Uh well shortly. But uh with

[3:31:16] regard to multi-residential properties, apartment blocks, the Happy Land uh

[3:31:20] trailer park, uh what the plan was is that for every four tenants that you

[3:31:26] have, you get a commercial card, right? So Happy Land had 37 tenants. He can get

[3:31:33] nine commercial cards. And then there was a provision put in there that the

[3:31:38] owner could convert his commercial cards to to residential cards so that the

[3:31:43] tenants could go on their own. So that's what we did for the Happy Land uh place

[3:31:48] and that's what's going on with the the other trailer park and and apartment

[3:31:52] block uh things like that that we have right now. So now the Peno village uh

[3:31:58] there's similarities in in in that that the commercial cards go to the the owner

[3:32:06] the the Pano village place and they will they would get four

[3:32:13] uh four one commercial car for every four tenants and then they would could

[3:32:18] convert them to to use for the tenants. like that's something that could happen

[3:32:24] there. Now it is a little different because

[3:32:29] they've bought this building but I are they property owners in the sense of

[3:32:34] impact and I don't think so. So that it's it's different

[3:32:40] » with happy land. The people that live there bought that home.

[3:32:43] » Yeah. >> So it's on someone else's property but

[3:32:46] it bought their home. >> That's stressful.

[3:32:50] » So this is an issue. So, have we has has the actual whoever the land owner is,

[3:32:55] whether it's the developer or the business that the the legal entity that

[3:32:59] owns the property, have they been issued the cards now?

[3:33:03] » Through the chair, uh it's not the legal owner. It's not the owner of Penock

[3:33:07] Village that's coming in. It's as they get occupancy per unit, they're coming

[3:33:11] in. Yes. >> And we've been directing them back to

[3:33:14] Good >> to deal with that.

[3:33:16] » So, that's that's an internal problem that this is shouldn't be our problem.

[3:33:19] » Correct. So the owner should have of that whole unit thing should be here

[3:33:24] already having gotten at least one card. >> Correct. So the the property is

[3:33:30] commercial or whatever it is. He the owner is entitled to one commercial

[3:33:34] card. >> This is very similar to

[3:33:37] » for every four units >> for every four units. This is the third

[3:33:42] person that's moved in. Yeah. >> Right. So there is an opportunity. I

[3:33:46] don't even know if Mr. call. He's got the cards for the original batch that

[3:33:49] he's due. Again, this is a issue and it's complicated to the very extent that

[3:33:54] Wayne just talked about. The property is not owned by the people that are writing

[3:33:57] the letters. >> Uh by $600,000.

[3:34:02] » Well, that's the way the system works. >> That's a that's a that's a Yeah, that's

[3:34:08] the type of system that is there. That's what it's called. Subdivision of

[3:34:13] condominium. >> This doesn't seem that complicated. Oh,

[3:34:16] chair. It's not. >> No. So, I mean, so I I hope Mr.

[3:34:20] Guttenborg was directed to go back to >> correct

[3:34:24] » because it looks like they came in two times.

[3:34:26] » Correct. >> Given a different story, different time.

[3:34:28] » I don't know. I wasn't here. >> Mr. Okay.

[3:34:32] » Or if office calls you, call Mr. Cole say, "Mr. Cole, would you come on here

[3:34:36] straighten out? These people are need this. Get that straightened out through

[3:34:40] the chair." We we it's the same issue in regards to uh fire numbers in there.

[3:34:46] » Building numbers. >> Yeah. How do you

[3:34:48] » Because it's it's on the developer to come up with the building number. We

[3:34:51] don't know which one's selling first. So when it comes down to municipal address,

[3:34:55] it's Penock Village Way or whatever the road is.

[3:34:57] » Yeah. >> The unit numbers are decided by the

[3:35:00] owner.

[3:35:03] » I mean, it's up to the owner, too. They could go into a system where he has a

[3:35:07] corner somewhere where he has the garbage bins

[3:35:10] » through the chair. throw your garbage in the bin and he will ensure that it gets

[3:35:13] picked up. >> The owner has that opportunity and I

[3:35:16] think that's how it was portrayed in the original advertising of the place that

[3:35:20] you wouldn't have to worry about anything.

[3:35:22] » Well, I thought that's what the $650 a month is.

[3:35:26] » Yeah. Well, that's why I say you wouldn't want it to be in the middle of

[3:35:29] the, you know, you don't want a messy place like that. But if you have it in a

[3:35:32] corner somewhere and you have the bins, they hire a company to come once every

[3:35:36] two weeks or something to empty them, then you don't have to go to landfill

[3:35:41] site at all. >> So this is the I think this is the third

[3:35:44] one that's got occupancy. And I know that the first two I did know and I

[3:35:47] turned them the other way. >> Mhm.

[3:35:51] So they are all informed now that they need to go to Mr. Kohley. And

[3:35:55] » this letter came whatever day it was. I haven't responded to this letter as yet.

[3:35:59] Nope. >> Okay. Well, we will though and just tell

[3:36:02] them you have to go to Mr. Kohley and he gives you the cards and that's how it

[3:36:07] works. Okay. Because they're entitled to it. I mean the residents and they're

[3:36:10] paying. >> Yes.

[3:36:12] » This individual did come in and ask about it and he was advised you need to

[3:36:17] go to the landlord because that's what it says in the bylaw.

[3:36:20] » Okay. So he was told >> Yeah.

[3:36:22] » Okay. >> Okay.

[3:36:26] All righty. Um then we have uh for information only the

[3:36:31] firefighter certification update, the DSAB board minutes, the health unit

[3:36:38] conservation authority, Superior North EMS,

[3:36:44] uh rural Ontario Municipal Association, they had the highlights board meeting

[3:36:49] highlights, the community benefits charge and parkland Miller prec 50ear

[3:36:54] celebration. I will be going there tomorrow.

[3:36:59] Uh just nobody I'm not not representing but I will go. I would like to represent

[3:37:04] them just to >> bring something

[3:37:07] » beef cakes. >> I I don't think so.

[3:37:10] » Beef cakes. >> I'll go my I'll go go and get some

[3:37:13] flowers ever. But anyway, maybe we could even have a certificate.

[3:37:20] » Would you something? I could pick something up.

[3:37:22] » Okay. Yeah. 50 years of service to the community deserve some uh kind of

[3:37:27] notification and I will go tomorrow. I'll come here first.

[3:37:32] And then correspondence received from uh Chief Darson Furry from the Thunder Bay

[3:37:37] Police Department. Some potential national interest projects in the North

[3:37:42] Shield Energy Corridor announcement. Military service recognition book.

[3:37:49] New business. Councelor Calbertt. Uh, no, just like I said, I went to the

[3:37:53] municipal league meeting in Scriber on the weekend and

[3:37:58] it's interesting and like I say, I tried to present our case which they didn't

[3:38:02] seem to bite too much on. Other than that, it was a good meeting.

[3:38:07] » Good. Cancel this. >> Yes. You heard the thumbs up, thumbs

[3:38:11] down. Well, I have a thumbs up and a thumbs down on

[3:38:14] » Okay, thumbs up. The good news first. Compliments to the road crew for doing

[3:38:19] an excellent job on both the road. The road was so rough that in the tractor

[3:38:24] you would bounce out of the tractor seat if you did not slow down or to a turtle

[3:38:29] crawl. Now it's like a highway and we can go speeding along. also want you to

[3:38:34] recognize our director of operation commitment to his job on Canada day. I

[3:38:40] went to the farm early in the morning and who do I read in the director of

[3:38:46] operation. He takes the job serious. He made sure that the people that do the

[3:38:50] chip sealing, he was there to make sure it was all done. Thank you very much,

[3:38:54] Chris. On the downside, why why wasn't all Bone?

[3:39:01] [laughter]

[3:39:03] through the chair as per ask management plan. It's not due to be redone again.

[3:39:07] » Okay. [laughter] It didn't even get lines.

[3:39:12] Well, anyway, thank you. You guys did a wonderful job and I I I couldn't believe

[3:39:16] that on day when everybody's off, you are at work. Wonderful to see that. So,

[3:39:21] » councelor Peacock, anything? >> Yes, please. Um, looking for some

[3:39:27] clarification. Two meetings ago, we had the uh group here with regard or the

[3:39:33] gentleman here with regard to hosting Ribfest at the uh racetrack.

[3:39:39] » Um do we perhaps need further clarification? Are they going to be

[3:39:44] allowed to camp there? Are the the um trailers going to be set up in the from

[3:39:52] what I understand the trailers are going to be set up in the uh for the the

[3:39:56] trailers that issued the food are going to be set up I think on the land that we

[3:40:01] lease to them. So, I'm just wondering if we could get some

[3:40:06] further if they know for sure that it's happening and and what their plan of

[3:40:11] attack is for I mean, are they asking for

[3:40:16] » Well, I I thought that we agreed that that was all right for them to have the

[3:40:21] red fest. Yeah, but just just looking for

[3:40:24] » are we going to allow they didn't say anything about camping and so I just

[3:40:28] didn't know if that was something that they wanted to do or

[3:40:32] » if they provide us with further details of their

[3:40:34] » the racers all camp there I believe >> and the fire chief will uh take keeps

[3:40:41] checking on them to make sure all is done correctly. So, okay.

[3:40:46] » Well, I would say Donna, I mean, if we allow for the SA races, why wouldn't you

[3:40:51] not allow I think just a standard thing, whatever function they put on, we should

[3:40:56] allow them to continue to do the same thing, wouldn't you?

[3:40:59] » Yeah. >> The the camping is just um if it's if

[3:41:03] there's a race event and perhaps just the little cars isn't exactly a race

[3:41:07] event, but anyways, just thinking that we need to have further clarification.

[3:41:12] Um, I've had a a request from a resident. Um,

[3:41:20] he operates a mobility scooter in the village of Kekabeka and he asked last

[3:41:25] year and he's asking again this year if we could please do some maintenance on

[3:41:30] the sidewalks in Kebeca. He's had four flat tires in the last month and um he's

[3:41:38] hoping that something could be done to fill in and do some maintenance on the

[3:41:42] sidewalks. >> Short answer, according to the

[3:41:45] maintenance standards, those sidewalks meet the spec.

[3:41:49] » Yeah. >> And there is rumors that they'll be

[3:41:52] replaced at one point in time in the next couple years. That job is on the

[3:41:56] books for the MTO. >> Oh, it's MTO.

[3:41:58] » The Ministry of Transportation sidewalks. The sidewalks are on uh

[3:42:02] they're our responsibility to maintain. Obviously, the street lights are ours,

[3:42:07] but from the front of the sidewalk to the curb is MTO.

[3:42:11] » Okay. >> Curbs are MTO. Uh I went and looked at

[3:42:14] it last year. I haven't looked at it this year, but the standard has been met

[3:42:18] as far as the deviations in so many panels, it meets the spec.

[3:42:23] » Okay. Um

[3:42:26] further to that, did you get a message with regard to the um corner of Jelly

[3:42:33] and Blind Line? Um gentleman had concern that the trees need to be trimmed there.

[3:42:40] It's um there's a lot of heavy traffic through there and uh he's concerned that

[3:42:46] there's going to be an incident there. >> The chair came through as the corn was

[3:42:50] too tall and blocking his view. I did not receive it as far as trees being in

[3:42:56] the way.

[3:42:59] » If you could have a look >> service that I saw.

[3:43:02] » Okay. Perhaps it was from someone else. >> Um,

[3:43:07] between the road crew and the and the fire department, do we do either one of

[3:43:11] them have a concern with regard to the number of dead trees and spruce budworm

[3:43:15] and and fire safety smart plan? Is it what that's called? when you want to

[3:43:21] make sure you've got your area, your properties uh

[3:43:26] clear of dead trees. Just a thought.

[3:43:30] » If it's private problem, then it's a private problem.

[3:43:34] » Um the spruce budworm and the conifers that

[3:43:38] are are dying back is going to be a concern. Um,

[3:43:44] I mean, we're working on a fires smart plan and public education, but this is

[3:43:49] going to be a widespread problem. So, >> for sure.

[3:43:55] Um, okay. What else could I have with regard to the fire department stuff?

[3:44:02] Um, in the past, like since 2024, we've spent over 12 to $15,000

[3:44:12] on the Voyant alert program and yet we've never

[3:44:17] put out an alert. Is there a reason that maybe one shouldn't have gone out with

[3:44:22] regard to the cancellation of fire permits or something like that?

[3:44:26] The purpose of violent alert is a mass notification

[3:44:31] in emergency situations. The cancellation [clears throat] of burning

[3:44:34] permits is not an emergency notification. The intent of that is that

[3:44:40] if if there's a fire that's burning down uh the neighborhood that I can quickly

[3:44:45] tell everybody to get out. The um I think it's a positive thing that we've

[3:44:50] never had to use it. That's right. Um uh the other the other thing that we have

[3:44:55] to be mindful with alert systems is is um is people become condition to them

[3:45:01] and it's like crying wolf if they go out for every little thing people don't

[3:45:04] listen to them. So >> okay

[3:45:06] » um it is money that that has to be spent and um I've been in the business of fire

[3:45:14] prevention for 35 years and I always say I I try to sell you stuff that I hope

[3:45:19] you never have to use. Voyant alert falls into that class. It's one of those

[3:45:23] things we need insurance um that we hope we never have to use,

[3:45:27] but if we need it, it's there to uh >> Yes.

[3:45:31] » It was my Sorry. It was my understanding that if there was a road that was going

[3:45:35] to be closed or something like that that we could kind of section off the the um

[3:45:41] the plan to say, okay, anyone who called from say Mackie Road that the road's

[3:45:46] going to be closed that they were going to be notified, had they signed up for

[3:45:49] it? Am I wrong in that? >> No, the notification was for emergency

[3:45:52] notification. The system does have the capacity to do dump uh days, water, like

[3:45:59] all kinds of stuff, but they cautioned us when we did the first uh session of

[3:46:04] the uh the the risk of making it an everyday event and people don't listen

[3:46:08] to it. >> Okay.

[3:46:11] » Do we have an update on the fire trucks that are around the corner? We're

[3:46:16] expecting one delivery at the end of the month and the second one we're expecting

[3:46:20] by the end of the year. >> And on a positive note, I'd like to

[3:46:24] acknowledge the uh members of the department who

[3:46:29] have completed all their certification and uh

[3:46:33] and I know it's been a long work in progress and

[3:46:38] we need it to be compliant. So, I appreciate that very much. Thank you.

[3:46:44] » Thank you. And I'll I'll just comment to that that um there was a town hall and

[3:46:50] um the just last Thursday and the fire marshall spoke directly to certification

[3:46:56] and I will say I'm very proud of our members for the effort that they put in.

[3:47:00] I think that we are I don't want to say one of the few but

[3:47:04] we're certainly one of the leaders in being in compliance with certification

[3:47:08] which is no minor feat and it is a testament to the effort that our people

[3:47:13] put in. Yes, most certainly. Councelor

[3:47:17] » Campov

[3:47:21] [laughter] or bad not a thumbs up. >> Yes.

[3:47:27] » Just have one more to to add. Part of that town hall was also the announcement

[3:47:31] of the year three of the fire grant. So, the applications open, I think, on

[3:47:35] Thursday the 16th and they close uh Septemberish.

[3:47:40] It is essentially the same grant as last year. $20 million available. Um each

[3:47:46] it's based on the number of active stations

[3:47:49] » and they expect >> yeah they expect 16,500 per station

[3:47:55] » which means that we are eligible for just shy of $100,000 again. Last year we

[3:48:00] gotund just over 102,000.

[3:48:05] » It is short of 20 million but there's a there's a lot of stations out there. So

[3:48:09] um the the bucket lists are the exact same as last year. So there's there's

[3:48:14] five five buckets. Four of them are cancer prevention and one is lithium ion

[3:48:20] batteries again. So we are working to to put in the the application and I will

[3:48:26] put in for way more than what we can get. But

[3:48:29] » that's the way to do it. Thank you. Okay. Anything else? Anything else from

[3:48:36] anyone else? Nope. We have a resolution confirming the meeting we've held this

[3:48:41] evening. It's been moved and seconded. All in favor? Opposed?

[3:48:46] We also have a resolution to adjourn the meeting. The time being Oh, I can't see.

[3:48:52] 8:34 p.m. It's been moved and seconded. All in

[3:48:58] favor? Oh, I thought maybe somebody say no, I'm not.

[3:49:02] » Thank you very much.

Public Meeting - 14 Jul 2026

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