[0:25] Good evening, councilors, staff, resident of line, river and the

[0:29] press. I'd like to call. The meeting to order for

[0:32] Tuesday, May 21, at 06:00 p.m. And we begin tonight's

[0:36] meeting with the acknowledgment of the land on which we

[0:38] are gathered is in the traditional territories of the initialobics,

[0:42] specifically mississauga. We would also like to acknowledge the North's

[0:47] channel matey council. Ruse Miguette to thank indigenous people for

[0:52] taking care of this land. From thai memorial, we are

[0:55] called to treat this sacred land. Its plants, animals, stories

[1:01] and its peoples. With honor and respect, we commit to

[1:06] the shared goal of truth and reconciliation. Prior to beginning

[1:11] this evening's agenda, I would ask that each counselor answer

[1:14] the roll call. When I call your name. Deputy Mayor

[1:17] Paula Summers. Present. Councilor Betty Annbark, President, councilor. Jim Dunbar?

[1:23] Present. Councilor Jennifer Jennifer Pastoro? Present. Councilor Dan Mittow? Present.

[1:29] And Councilor Kat. Katie Whitlock sends her regrets. I want

[1:33] to bring to your attention that Cornelia Servo's roots, rocks

[1:38] and reflections. Art exhibit is displayed at the timber Village

[1:42] gallery. Cornella has captured a beautiful reflection of nature. In

[1:47] her paintings, and they are truly exceptional art. Definitely worth

[1:51] the visit to the blind river art gallery and. Again.

[1:54] That's at Timber Village Museum. The blind River Marine park

[1:58] is now open seven days. Per week from 08:00 a.m.

[2:02] To 06:00 p.m. Sellers beach washroom is also open seven

[2:06] days a week from eight till six. And construction is

[2:10] moving along late on schedule. At Lake Matnanda. Thank you

[2:14] to everyone for your patience while cruise work to beat

[2:17] our busy season. The fire rating is moderate to high

[2:21] in our area. Please ensure for everyone's safety that. You

[2:25] are not lighting fires on the trails or on vacant

[2:28] lots. You can get updates on the permits related to

[2:31] lighting fires via voyant alert or visit the town website.

[2:36] And special thanks to all of you who participated in

[2:38] cleanup. Ontario action on litter on May 14. Special thanks

[2:43] to those who are using our bear wise refuge containers.

[2:47] Our summer students have started training please ensure you're kind

[2:51] to it. Our newest team members who are very excited

[2:54] about working for our municip. Municipality this summer. And just

[2:58] a reminder to our viewers that tonight's agenda reports and

[3:01] recordings of all meetings are on the town's website under

[3:05] meetings. Now turning to the agenda. Are there any declarations

[3:10] of pecuniary interest, Deputy mayor Summers? Yes, mayor hagman. I

[3:17] have a pecuniary interest. During the closed agenda 1.3.1 and

[3:24] it's perceived pecuniary interest. Thank you. Thank you. And are

[3:28] there any other conflicts of interest? Seeing none. We will

[3:34] move on. We have Mr. Ben Wisener. I'm sorry. One

[3:40] ahead of myself. Then I obviously want you to come

[3:43] up to the. There's your heads up. For the adortions

[3:48] of the minute. Could I have a mover in a

[3:50] second or. Please. And this is moved by deputy mayor

[3:54] Summers and seconded by Councilor Dan Mittow. Be it resolved

[3:58] that council adopt the minutes of the regular council meeting

[4:01] of April 15, 2024, as presented. All in favor with

[4:05] this motion, please vote.

[4:16] I'm not getting anything.

[4:26] Since our system is slow, could I have a show

[4:29] of hands? All in favor? And that vote is carried.

[4:32] Thank you. All right. Now we come to our delegations,

[4:37] and Mr. Wisener is here to represent. The community of

[4:42] neighbors on Servon area, and I will remind the public

[4:46] that there will be no. Decision from council at tonight's

[4:51] meeting. This is purely a presentation. Thanks. Go ahead.

[5:03] Turn it on at the bottom, then. Hello. Mayor Hanman,

[5:11] councilors, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak

[5:14] to again regarding sirvon. Park. I'd like to start by

[5:19] revisiting the April 15 meeting, a comment that was made

[5:24] at that meeting by a counselor that she thought council

[5:27] had jumped the gun on making a decision to dismantle

[5:31] the park without having enough information. And I thank you

[5:34] for that comment, councilor Betty Ann, because you're absolutely right,

[5:38] council. Did jump the gun. Council decisions should be informed

[5:42] decisions whether they're correct or not. Making an uninformed rasp

[5:49] decision to close a playground that's been there for. 65

[5:52] years. Was not okay. Also want to mention our counselor,

[5:56] Jim Dunbar, was youngly voted in favor of keeping the

[5:59] park. Thank you, chimp. Deputy mayor summers mentioned about the

[6:06] study cost. Well, it was actually quite simple. And at

[6:10] no cost to find out what kind of turtle we

[6:13] were dealing with. Council could have done that, and they

[6:16] would have been, in this case, been better. Informed. The

[6:20] extent of my knowledge about turtles prior to this was

[6:23] that. They're pretty slow moving. Actually. They're quite fascinating creatures.

[6:30] Our indigenous neighbors held turtled in high regard. And they

[6:36] called. The landing. Turtles. The sun turtle. Because of all

[6:41] the yellow underneath its neck. Turtles have 13 squares on

[6:47] their back. That are called scoops. And the number 13

[6:55] represents. The number of lunar cycles per year. Around the

[7:02] outer perimeter, there are 828 smaller squares that represent the

[7:08] number of days of each. Moon cycle. There's eight species

[7:12] in Ontario that call at home. Unfortunately, you're all at

[7:16] risk. Road mortality, habitat loss are two major factors in

[7:22] their decline. We certainly don't want the turtle to lose

[7:27] their habitat. And we certainly don't want to lose the

[7:30] park. We need to find some balance. The term in

[7:34] question is the midline painted turtle, the most common turtle

[7:37] in material not in danger, but of special concern. To

[7:43] identify the turtle, I called Kelly James Talic, environmental. This

[7:47] Tam Kelly James at Digiro. Report. After our initial conversation,

[7:53] I sent Kelly a picture of the turtle. As for

[7:56] his email response, he confirmed it was, in fact, A

[8:00] midland painted turtle, and I think you have a copy

[8:04] of. His letter there. I'll just go through it briefly.

[8:10] The turtle's coloration is a bit phaser, but it does

[8:12] indeed to appear to be a female midland painted turtle,

[8:17] which is the most common turtle species in northern Ontario.

[8:21] Then he goes on about turtle nestings and what they

[8:24] would do to find out about the habitat. Place cameras

[8:28] there and monitor the cameras for 24 hours a day.

[8:31] And Midland. Painted turtles are not protected under Ontario's Endangered

[8:36] Species act. Its nesting sites can qualify as a form

[8:40] of significant wildlife habitat under Ontario's provincial policy. Statements. He's

[8:47] attached some diagrams of turtle nesting boxes. If we discover

[8:51] a turtle nest, we can. Place the box over top.

[8:53] I have one in my grads. If anybody calls and

[8:56] say hey. Found an s. I'll be there. So I

[9:00] rolled back to Kelly and send them a copy of

[9:04] our diagram of. What we had proposed we do with

[9:10] the park. Hi, Kelly. Attached to the sketch of the

[9:13] playground as well as a couple of other photos. Could

[9:17] we relocate the equipment? And install some turtle exclusion fencing

[9:23] so it would be a wind for both kids turtles.

[9:27] He writes back, dear men, without knowing confidentiality of what

[9:31] species of turtle are present nesting, we don't know the

[9:35] options available, excluding. Protected turtles from. Accessing used habitat is

[9:44] treated the same under the Endangered Species act as destroying

[9:48] the habitat. Now. We're not destroying the habitat. We're leaving

[9:52] the habitat. We're moving. Our playground equipment. You have to

[9:57] bear with me here. My wife mixed all my papers

[10:00] up. Okay. One of our

[10:10] group members had a sister in law who's a PhD

[10:13] and associate. Professor at the University of Wealth. I think

[10:16] you have a copy of her bio. Susan Chibalochi was

[10:20] born raised in Garden river. We send her some photos

[10:24] and told her issue. Also, a diagram was sent to

[10:27] her. What we thought was a win win situation. Doctors.

[10:33] Chibero's thoughts are that this is very doable, and I

[10:37] could read her letter if you want. I think you

[10:41] have like in front of you as well. A letter

[10:43] was sent to the Ontario Turtle Conservation Center. And then

[10:50] it says, Hi there. This is a letter from me.

[11:01] Short version of a long story from Blind river. Instant

[11:04] turtle was discovered in our small playground in our subdivision.

[11:08] The playground borders on a river. The municipality wanted to

[11:12] turn the area into a green space. Two years ago.

[11:15] But the residents protested and the town renters and agreed

[11:19] to leave things as is last August. Attorney was observed

[11:23] nesting close to a place structure. The municipality jumped on

[11:27] this opportunity and said they will now close the park.

[11:30] Renewing place structures and turn the area into a field

[11:33] for total habitat. They didn't even try to identify a

[11:37] turtle. We are. A small group of area residents have

[11:41] had an ecologist identifying the species as a midline painted

[11:46] turtle. My question. Could we relocate the playground? Further away

[11:52] from the river and saw some turdy restrictive fencing to

[11:54] ensure safe habitat for kids. And playground. We were all

[11:59] much in favor of protecting our wildlife habitat. I'm writing

[12:03] you as I don't know where to turn for help.

[12:05] If one of your experts could get back to me,

[12:07] that would be great. One regard. Ben Wisener. Kiss, hug,

[12:11] kiss, hug. So I get a response. Hi there. Joanne

[12:16] forwarded me your email. Joanne must be the receptionist. I'm

[12:23] not sure I can accurately answer without knowing all the

[12:27] facts, but I'll put together some points that may be

[12:29] helpful. Adult turtles will often return to exactly the same

[12:34] location to lay their eggs each year. Turtles have quite

[12:38] a large range and often extends to many kilometers. They

[12:41] need this area. To find mates, find nesting sites, find

[12:46] hibernations on hibernation sites, find the best places to be

[12:50] at particular times of year. Wetlands may become dry. They

[12:54] might be some road construction, hammette loss and habitat fragmentation.

[13:00] Fences, roads, breaking up habitat. Are one of the main

[13:04] causes for population decline. In all eight species of Ontario

[13:08] turtles are and all eight species of Ontario turtles are

[13:12] considered at risk federally. Often there are ways for turtles

[13:16] and humans to cohabitate with careful planning. So hopefully your

[13:20] community can find a solution at Suthal. Without knowing the

[13:25] home range of this particular turtle or the surrounding habitat

[13:28] details, it's hard to comment on where the playground wouldn't

[13:32] be best moved to. Sorry not to be much. Help.

[13:36] Let me know if you have more details, dad, and

[13:38] I'm happy to offer. Opinions all about Sue. Sue Carstaires.

[13:48] She's the executive and medical director of the facility. So

[13:49] we're back again. Hi, sue. Thanks so much for your

[13:51] time. We appreciate you getting back to me. We're in

[13:55] the progress. Of progress process of gathering some relevant data

[13:59] that we can present to our council at their meeting.

[14:02] On May 21. Prior to the total discovery, municipality had

[14:08] put up a fence along the shoreline to make the

[14:11] playground. Compliant. As for government spectrifications, We may now need

[14:17] to remove. At least eight inches of the fence at

[14:21] the bottom in order for turtles to come up to

[14:24] their nesting site. I've attached a copy of the term

[14:28] playground. The turtle was discovered between the two small. Place

[14:31] structures. If we move the structures inland again, like here.

[14:37] There is ample space where the ground is hard packed.

[14:41] And placed some turtle excluding fences on the sketch. That

[14:44] would work to ensure the turtle safety and keep their

[14:48] habitat area. The playground has been there for 65 years.

[14:51] I played there when I was a kid. Hopefully, we

[14:54] can find a solution for a win win outcome. So

[14:58] she writes back. Dear Ben, you sound like a really

[15:00] nice guy. Let's do lunch. The other approach would be

[15:04] to get community engagement to make this a great conversation

[15:09] education project. Putting an espresso on the nest where it

[15:15] is. While possibly moving the bulk of playground to where

[15:19] the land is less desirable. Fencing is tricky, but I'll

[15:23] leave that up to you in the town. The downside?

[15:25] Is that it's a very visible area, and some sites

[15:31] have experienced vandalism and poaching of eggs in the past.

[15:35] There are a lot of citizen science groups bringing up

[15:37] all over the province. Where the public of all ages

[15:41] invited to get involved in nest protection. As well as.

[15:47] I'm sure you want to have time for questions, so

[15:50] can I just get you to. Wrap up. Thank you.

[15:55] Are you finished or did you want to see anything

[15:57] in closing? Pardon. Do you want to say anything in

[16:00] closing? I want to give council time to ask questions.

[16:03] Do you want me to finish? 1 minute. Finish up

[16:08] if you could. And our public presentations are finished. I

[16:11] didn't want to. The timeline. I got a lot. Of

[16:13] other stuff to go through. We keep our public presentations

[16:16] to 15 minutes or we might be here all night,

[16:19] okay? So, anyway. So it may be a win win

[16:24] for all concern conservation education is the key to protecting

[16:28] these species. Just a little bit about turtles. Couple

[16:38] of minutes of it. Turtles. Turtles take up to 15

[16:40] years. To reach reproduction age, and it's imperative that nesting

[16:44] sites be protected. A clutch of eggs contains four to

[16:49] 13 eggs. Houselingers emerge in the late fall, sometimes over

[16:54] winter. In the nests and emerge the following. Spring estimates

[16:57] are that less than 2% of. Hatchlings survive to become

[17:02] adults. Average lifespan is 20 to 30 years. So. Losing

[17:07] the adult turtle on the highway would be quite devastating.

[17:11] We're willing to place nesting boxes on any nests that

[17:14] are found. The only thing we played around attorney area.

[17:18] Grassy fuel would make our subdivision less appealing and also

[17:21] have a negative effect on property value. If it was

[17:25] my call, I moved a present sense. And make it

[17:31] the total restrict defense, not where you're complying with the

[17:33] government because you're fencing off the river. And leave some

[17:38] kind of a gate. So local residents can have access

[17:41] to the beach area for launching canoes, kayaks, et cetera

[17:45] and I realize. There costs money. But what price do

[17:49] you put on children's well being? There's a wealth of

[17:54] information about coexisting. It's not only possible. That it's quite

[17:57] doable. Enough about turtles. Let's talk about kids. United nations

[18:03] conventions in 1989 on the rights of a child was

[18:08] ratified. Are you going to call the clock? I got

[18:12] this and this. I didn't know there was time on

[18:20] it. Is that in our package? Pardon me, is that

[18:22] in the package that you gave to council that you're

[18:24] going to. Actually. Well, it's a good thing I didn't

[18:27] read all that. Henry. So United Nations Convention 1989 on

[18:35] the right to a child was ratified by 194 countries

[18:39] in the world. There's only two countries that are excluded.

[18:44] Ratification is a commitment in other countries to comply. With

[18:46] the articles of the treaty. Article 31 of that treaty.

[18:50] Every child has a right to rest. And leisure to

[18:54] engage in play, in recreational activities appropriate to the age

[18:58] of the child, and to participate freely. In cultured life

[19:03] and the arts. For children players more than a fun

[19:07] activity. Research. Has shown that play contributes to child's healthy

[19:12] development. Play is so vital that the United nations have

[19:15] declared it as a basic human right for children. Neighborhood

[19:20] playgrounds provide structured and unstructured opportunities for play. They provide

[19:25] a place for children and families to come together and

[19:27] enjoy physical activity, social interaction and play. Is essential for

[19:32] a children's physical, social and emotional development. Playground provide a

[19:37] safe place for children to explore. Interact with peers and

[19:41] express themselves. They bring people together and create a sense

[19:44] of belonging. Pleco involves also contribute to positive mental health

[19:48] by getting kids outside and getting them off their damn

[19:50] phones. Giving them opportunities to socialize, expend energy, problem solve.

[19:57] We have a unique opportunity with Chevron park to show

[20:00] how to cohabitate with other important species living around us.

[20:05] We can make this a learning opportunity and a positive

[20:09] for child well being. Now, before I say thank you

[20:12] and goodbye. I'd. Like to introduce the young lady who's

[20:14] taking the initiative to write down her thoughts about the

[20:17] playground and its importance. And she's determining has the courage

[20:22] to share her thoughts with you this evening. We don't

[20:25] have any other people on the agenda. I realize that.

[20:30] This is an eleven year old girl. If you don't

[20:31] let her speak, Sally. Please welcome Olivia.

[20:52] Hello, my name is Lizzie Lobby. I really should be

[20:55] able to see and keep the park. I don't know

[20:57] if it result in happy to be able to speak

[20:59] to you guys this evening. The park has been around

[21:01] for more than 40 years. Both my parents have spent

[21:04] many hours in their childhood, enjoy and having fun there.

[21:07] Now, my sister and I have been playing there, enjoying

[21:09] the outdoors. Whenever we are visiting our grandparents or aunts

[21:15] and uncles, the park's location is a family. We're hiding

[21:18] also close to other homes and apartments in the area.

[21:22] Therefore, other kids will enjoy it. I hope you find

[21:25] a compromise. I understand keeping parks across a lot of

[21:29] the town a lot of money, and with the tourist

[21:31] that's being found there as another reason. To shut down.

[21:33] The park. But can we find a solution? Come there.

[21:37] There are so protected colors that we can put over

[21:38] the turtles. I have brought some photos with me tonight.

[21:42] The protective cover. The protective covers will protect. The tours

[21:50] from Scott o'clock range and foxes, which are their main

[21:52] predators. As for the place, the parks play structure. I

[21:56] know they cost a lot of money, but is there

[21:57] anything we can do for a fund laser. I have

[22:00] done fundraising before selling my mid teen items and handmade

[22:03] braces with my cousins and only donated to golden birches.

[22:06] My hope is we can keep the park because one.

[22:09] Newcomers wonder using the park and have a lot of

[22:12] fun creating memories there to the park. Is so beautiful

[22:16] and has a great view. Three the park is in

[22:18] family neighborhood and is located. Near many other homes and

[22:22] apartment buildings. Four parks are good for kids mental and

[22:27] physical health. Play outside may applicate and not be on

[22:29] the vise is not only healthy and helps us develop,

[22:32] but it creates memories that will last forever. Thank you

[22:34] for letting me speak today. I appreciate everyone. Astimi, I

[22:37] hope you consider taking down this rainbow park. Thank you.

[22:49] Mr. Wisener. Councilor Pastoro. Thanks, Mayor Hegman. Not so much

[22:58] a question as a comment. I love your passion. Thank

[23:02] you so much, Olivia, for presenting today. That was amazing.

[23:08] The thing is, though, that unfortunately, it appears that there's

[23:11] misinterpretations. Misnomers and misinformation. That is being shared out there.

[23:17] When we make motions when we're talking about a park,

[23:21] sometimes it can be misconstrued. And so there isn't a

[23:25] reason to vilify counsel when we're making. Very tough decisions.

[23:31] We want to save the park. That is the main

[23:35] gist of it. When the turtles were discovered, we had

[23:38] already purchased all the equipment. To refurbish that park and

[23:43] save it. And that's not out of the question. So

[23:47] I just don't want anyone in the audience to think

[23:49] that we don't. Want kids parks because we do. My

[23:52] kids love that park. We go over there and play.

[23:54] There, too. So the thing is that some of the

[23:58] information in there. Attended to vilify council, so that was

[24:03] really disappointing because I would love to work to find

[24:06] solution and solutions. There are many, right? There are many

[24:10] solutions. So one of the things in there when you

[24:13] were talking about the report, is that exclusionary fencing? And

[24:17] unfortunately, I think you misinterpret it when in the report.

[24:20] The exclusionary fencing according to both of the professionals. They

[24:25] say that you shouldn't use it because it would equate

[24:27] to the destruction of the habitat under the Protected Species

[24:30] Act. So. We want. The fence that is there now

[24:34] actually would allow for the hatchlings to flow through. So

[24:38] putting exclusionary fencing there wouldn't be a good idea. But

[24:42] maybe we can. Look at different designs so that we

[24:46] could ensure that there is a balance, like something as

[24:50] simple. As the fact is, leaving the play structure where

[24:53] it is. And maybe during the seasons when they are

[24:57] laying their eggs and the hatchlings are just closing. The

[25:00] park for that little duration, right? So that they can

[25:03] be protected. Because the problem. Was having. A private lawn

[25:08] where you have hatchlings is much different than having a

[25:11] municipality space that has hatchlings. The regulations that are put

[25:15] on us are much more burdensome, so I just want

[25:19] you to know that I love your passion. This is

[25:22] the best I've seen council since I've been on council.

[25:25] It's. So nice to see democracy in action again. So

[25:29] just don't think that council is against you. Let's work

[25:33] together to find solutions, because I think. There are many

[25:38] ways in which we could save the park and the

[25:40] turtles. There are. Are there any other comments from council,

[25:46] councilor Jim Dunbar? Thanks for hagin. Thanks, Olivia. And thanks,

[25:51] Ben. I'm looking at the letter. From dr. Susan chibl.

[25:59] And that interests me. She comes up with protecting the

[26:04] turtle habitat and preserving. It. It looks like there's. Opportunities.

[26:13] That can be taken. To coexist. With the turtles. But

[26:22] I'm curious, Ben. It's towards the end, she says, I

[26:25] understand local residents. Have provided several options to cause this

[26:31] with the turtles. Were those, there's several options that you

[26:35] have already mentioned. Or were there several options that we

[26:39] aren't aware of. No, that was already mentioned. Okay? Because

[26:43] we have sent her a letter along with a copy

[26:47] of that. Diagram. And this is some things that we

[26:52] thought we could do. Like, move that trade mount equipment

[26:56] back a little bit and down toward. West street and

[27:01] utilize that land that. Heart packed area. And these are

[27:05] the troubles, having the sandy beach for the sandy. All

[27:09] right. And if there's some turtles. That are discovered there,

[27:15] we'll certainly put up. A turtle protector. Nest protector. I

[27:22] guess just follow up. Is that. As it was mentioned.

[27:30] That. This barrier for turtles. You see them in the

[27:35] Runway? They're working along. It was said that. I read

[27:41] it differently that if it was for protected turtles like

[27:47] the Blanding, but not for the painted turtles. They can

[27:53] be rerouted. It looks like there's some opportunities, then. I

[27:58] just hope that. We can come to some sort of.

[28:06] I'm sure we can. The restrictive fencing would be basically

[28:10] to keep the turtles there and keep the kids over

[28:13] here, right? That's what they thought. But, yeah, I'm sure

[28:16] we can work out something together. We're pretty easy get

[28:19] along with. We just like to be kept in the

[28:22] gnome. Like when we first, a couple of years ago,

[28:26] the park was going, I don't want to go on

[28:28] the clock. A couple of years ago, the park was

[28:30] going to get shut down. We found out about the

[28:32] day before and. This go around again. And I realized

[28:38] we could come to the council meeting, but council meetings

[28:41] are boring. And I'm shooting from the hip. You don't

[28:45] have to come to them anymore. They're right there on

[28:48] your television. Yeah. I don't have television. Yeah. Television. I

[28:55] just watch. Well, you can put us on your favorites

[29:00] next time. Tomorrow. My spin is nice out, and I

[29:03] don't want to sit there and watch. Anyway, thank you,

[29:05] Mary Hagman. Thank you, Ben, for coming. And I just

[29:09] want to assure everyone that council also are easy to

[29:13] get along with, and we're going to try and create

[29:15] a win win situation for everyone's. Benefit, including the turtles.

[29:20] So again, thank you for coming tonight. You don't have

[29:22] to stay and listen to any more boring council. I

[29:25] totally understand. For sure. I'm making a joke. Anyway, thank

[29:33] you so much, Ben, and thank you, residents, for coming.

[29:37] Moving on to the administration ongoing. Projects Update report does

[29:42] council have any questions of Ms. Coat as it relates

[29:46] to these projects? Councillor Jim Denver. To Ms. Scribe. Are

[29:52] there any project. Projects right now. That. We're looking to

[30:01] fulfill. Of any concern right now to you. Maybe there's

[30:07] none. Mr. Umar hagman. If we're moving forward with the

[30:14] park. That's a concern for me. We have no budgeted

[30:20] funds for that park. So you're looking at probably close

[30:24] to $20,000 to get started on that. And then the

[30:27] cost of labor. So that would be a concern of

[30:29] mine. If council decides to. Place that back in the

[30:33] budget after removing it. The other concern is we are

[30:38] working on here on hill that tend to be going

[30:42] out in June and again, that's a little bit of

[30:45] an unknown. As you know, once we tear up a

[30:48] street and we start digging around under there. You never

[30:51] know what we're going. To find. So I do have

[30:53] concerns that we may be running over. Knowing that we

[30:56] kept the budget extremely conservative this year, not to increase

[31:02] the rate, which is why we did cut some projects.

[31:04] We couldn't fulfill everything. If we go over, if we

[31:07] have any concerns with here on hill, that would be

[31:10] my major. Concern for this year. The other projects that

[31:14] Ms. Bitner has going on. The roof at the arena.

[31:19] The Montana landing project. Those two seem to be running

[31:23] smoothly so far. And we hope to handle those within

[31:26] the budget. We do have a few concerns with the

[31:30] boom camp launch in the design that we initially created.

[31:34] We came in at over 600, close to $700,000, which

[31:39] was way over what we had there. So we're looking

[31:42] at rejigging that project to continue with it, but. Again.

[31:47] We're restricted to budget. Is the boom camp launch. Is

[31:55] that still? Coal with Mfn. That's correct. That's a project

[32:00] that we are working together with MFN. MFN was successful

[32:03] in funding, so we are working within the parameters of

[32:06] the funding agreement. Seeing. No other questions. 7.2 our CA

[32:14] clerk presented a report relive streaming of council and committee

[32:19] meetings policy. And could I have a move for in

[32:22] a second, or please, on this motion? This is moved

[32:25] by Councilor Jim Dunbar, seconded by councilor Betty Ann Dunbar,

[32:28] be it. Resolved that council adopted live streaming of council

[32:32] and committee meetings policy as presented. Are there any questions?

[32:36] On this. Councilor Posterero. Thank you, Mayor Hickman. Just with

[32:43] the live streaming. We're shifting to an escribe. Live streaming

[32:47] versus YouTube. Is that accurate? And. Is there a price

[32:51] disparity in the two different modes of streaming? I'll just

[32:55] further question to Ms. Walsh. That's her project. Do you,

[33:01] Mayor Hagman, since we've been at the table. We have

[33:07] been streaming live. Online, so the cost. Is already built

[33:13] into our package. There is no additional cost. This is

[33:15] just a policy stating that if something, the Gremlins take

[33:18] over. That the recorded minutes are the recorded minutes. Not

[33:25] the video. Ms. Scott thank you, Mary. To elaborate on

[33:28] that, so if we do go down. There could be

[33:34] the potential of people saying that they were not able.

[33:38] To have a record of the meeting because the video

[33:41] did not record. That has been happening throughout the province.

[33:44] So the recommendation through some training that Ms. Welsh did

[33:48] take was to create a policy that would further elaborate

[33:51] that the minutes of the meeting are the record of

[33:53] the meeting. Councilor Jim Nunberg. And if we were to

[33:57] go down. Ms Scott. Would this year be available? On

[34:04] the. Regular. Minutes of the meeting. Or someone's questioning what

[34:11] was going on at the meeting, does that not eventually

[34:14] show up? On the talent website. Through you, Mahagma? Yes.

[34:19] Through the record of the meeting, which would be the

[34:21] minutes. Okay, I will call for a vote on this

[34:25] motion, please. Again. The vote is in

[34:35] progress. Did you get in? There you go. All right.

[34:42] And for the rest of council, all in favor with

[34:45] this motion? And that motion is? Carried. Thank you. The

[34:49] good ones have started. That's right. We just see it

[34:51] now, okay. 7.3 from RCAO clerk. We have the report.

[34:59] From Telek Engineering for tiny homes. Could I have a

[35:03] mover and a seconder on? This, please. This is moved

[35:07] by deputy mayor Summer, seconded by Councilor Paul Sero. Be

[35:10] it resolved. That council authorized staff to bring forward to

[35:13] council next steps process in allowing. Tiny homes and that

[35:20] all updates be brought forward through the protective services. Questions

[35:25] or comments. Councilor Jim Dunbar. Thank you, Mayor Hageman to

[35:31] Ms. Scott. So this year is still being looked at

[35:35] through. The suggestions from. Talk. And are we going to

[35:41] fine tune this before you eventually bring it back to

[35:44] council? Through my Hagman? Essentially, yes. What I'm looking at

[35:48] doing now is taking the recommendations. That have been brought

[35:50] forward. Through the report. There's quite a few recommendations there

[35:55] that are not. Quick reports to bring back to council.

[35:59] This will take some time to bring this back, and

[36:02] we want to ensure that we're bringing it back and

[36:04] we're crossing all of our teeth dotting our eyes to

[36:07] ensure that we're going through the process correctly. There's. Few

[36:12] different options. So I would like to hear more from

[36:15] the committee level as to where. They may like to

[36:18] proceed, but those will all come forward. Once we have

[36:22] more information and we review. Our current policies. So our

[36:28] official plan, as well as our zoning bylaw. Councilor Vidyan,

[36:32] Denver. Thank you, Mayor Hagman. Will this report also include.

[36:38] I'm pretty sure. The verbiage is there's tiny homes and

[36:42] small homes. That they're different. They're a little bit different

[36:46] in size. Three. Mayor Hegeman that's correct. There is a

[36:49] difference. And there's a difference even within the tiny home

[36:52] definition. As to the different types of tiny homes, that

[36:56] would be available. So you would want to ensure that

[36:59] there's public consultation. You wouldn't want to have a large

[37:03] development of tiny homes next to a larger area. Where

[37:07] they may not want that to occur. So there's a

[37:10] lot of things that need to go. Into these reports

[37:14] to ensure that council is doing their due diligence. And

[37:18] engaging the public as well. Councilor Pastra. Thanks, Mayor Hagman.

[37:24] I just wanted to thank staff and thank councilor. Middle.

[37:27] Who brought this to late. It's an interesting and exciting.

[37:31] Adventure that we are exploring. The housing affordability crisis. Is

[37:37] substantial. So anything that we can do to alleviate that

[37:41] would be great, but I really liked in the report

[37:43] how there was such a diverse implementations in the different

[37:48] communities. So I'm sorry that you have so much more

[37:51] work to do ahead of you, but. I think it's

[37:55] an exciting investigation. Thank you. And I would echo what

[37:59] councilor Pastoro saying, you see the tiny homes that are

[38:02] being developed nowadays. And sky is the limit on creativity

[38:08] within the model. So it would be very beneficial for

[38:13] our community. So at this point, I will call for

[38:16] a vote. All in favor? And that vote is carried.

[38:25] Thank you. It shows up now. All right, 7.5.

[38:36] Sorry. 7.4. The CAO clerk has given us a report

[38:41] on the brownfield incentive memorandum. Could I have a mover

[38:45] and a secondary on that, please? And this is moved

[38:53] by councilor middle. Seconded by councilor Pastaero, be it resolved.

[38:57] That council authorized the CAA clerk to work with staff

[39:01] to investigate the potential costs associated with the report presented

[39:04] by Tullic Engineering and that all reports be brought back

[39:08] to the corporate services committee and budget committee. Any questions

[39:12] or. Comments on this. Councilor Jim Dunbar. Thank you, Mayor

[39:16] Hagman. It was a pretty good report. Ms. Scott is

[39:20] quite. In depth, but we've been talking about. Our brownfields

[39:27] for decades. And moving forward. Obviously. Looking. At protecting.

[39:38] The taxpayer of blind River. I saw some examples in

[39:42] there where we're looking at the companies. To bring forth

[39:47] the remediation. And as we had in a few places

[39:52] already in town, But I guess you won't get into

[39:55] the meat of it until. You've done everything. To find

[40:01] out. That whether or not. This. Could be an added

[40:06] amount. To the taxpayers of Blind river if we were

[40:11] moving forward. To remediate. I don't even know how that

[40:18] would work. Do we go in business or do we

[40:24] go handshake with the company or an individual? Who? Is

[40:29] told to remediate this certain amount of land. And if

[40:32] they refuse? There's a lot to digest there. Through you,

[40:41] my hagman to Councilor Dunbar. There is certainly a lot

[40:43] to unpack. With this report. Some municipalities do offer the

[40:47] incentive program. Those are large municipalities that have the tax

[40:52] base to allow for that to happen, this would be

[40:55] a significant tax increase to have the availability of the

[40:59] incentives there may be some funding available. Again, I would

[41:03] have to look into that. I believe. There are sometimes.

[41:08] Some available through programs like the Red program. However, again.

[41:13] This potentially could be millions of dollars worth of remediation,

[41:18] depending on the amount. Of contamination at the site. This

[41:22] is something that I'll do some research on. But first

[41:27] blush of reading this, I would say this is something

[41:30] that may not be within the reach of this municipality

[41:33] based on the cost of the taxpayers. Go ahead. I

[41:38] just follow up. Thank you, Mayor Heigman. I see this

[41:40] also. You may need. Provincial government. Coming on board here

[41:49] because you were saying it may take us millions of

[41:52] dollars to remediate. But these are some of the companies

[41:55] who have made billions. And billions of dollars, but yet.

[42:01] They can lead the piece of land and not develop

[42:03] it, and it stays like that forever. Where? That's holding

[42:07] up progress in a lot of municipalities and cities. And

[42:11] as you're saying our budget is nowhere near. A larger

[42:15] city where. We could help out with it. But, yeah,

[42:22] I'm looking forward to the next report. Councilor posterior. Thanks,

[42:27] Mayor Hegman, kind of along the same lines as councilor

[42:31] Denbar. The real concern in this is this. Yeah. It

[42:34] was a great resort report, but it weighed heavily on

[42:38] the incentivization. Of remediation. My concern is why is the

[42:43] onus not on the previous owner of the land who

[42:47] created the brownfield. And why is there no punitive measures

[42:51] that we could institute? To basically fix that land so

[42:56] it's usable. And it's really a shame that the majority

[42:58] of it is on our downtown corridor, which is desperately

[43:02] needed space. To just really beautify our town. And I'm

[43:08] just really sad that there's no onus placed upon the

[43:12] owner. That destroyed the environment in the first place? Or

[43:15] is there. Through you. May Hegman to councilor Pacero. So

[43:20] this is obviously. A provincially regulated legislation, piece of legislation,

[43:26] and as long as that owner owns the property and

[43:30] maintains and does the appropriate wealth and ensuring that the

[43:35] groundwater is safe and making sure that it's not leaching

[43:38] outside of that current boundary they have the right to

[43:41] hold on to. Their property and because. They're not for

[43:43] sale. Their property. There's not much that the municipality can.

[43:48] Do to them at this time with regard to that.

[43:51] That being said, as I dive deeper into this review.

[43:55] There's potentially something there. I have seen some municipalities doing

[43:59] some lobbying for these types of incentives. To force. The

[44:06] current owners of the property to do something with them

[44:09] again, that'll be something that I can look into more

[44:11] as I work through. The brownfield one. The priority will

[44:15] be the tiny homes and then moving into the brownfield.

[44:19] Are there any other questions? Seeing none. I will ask

[44:23] council to vote with their hands. All in favor with

[44:28] this motion? And that is carried. Thank you. Moving on

[44:34] to 7.5. Cao clerk was at the Amcto zone seven

[44:41] meeting. There is a report. Does council have any questions

[44:45] for Ms. Scott. Councilor Jim Dunbar, I just would like

[44:48] to congratulate Ms. Scott. On her appointment to the board.

[44:53] Thank you very much for representing yourself and this community.

[44:59] Thank you. And thank you to council for the support

[45:02] and allowing me to join the principal board. Thank you.

[45:12] My tongue got stuck there. From our treasure. Reinsurance renewal

[45:17] 2024 2025. Could I move? Her in a second or

[45:20] please, on this motion. And this is moved by deputy

[45:29] mayor Summer, seconded by councilor Betty Ann Dunbar, be it.

[45:32] Resolved that council accept the proposal from Brokerlink. Brokerlinkintac public

[45:40] entities for general insurance and risk management services in the

[45:44] amount of $324,299 plus applicable taxes for the period of

[45:50] May 23, 2024 to May 23, 2025 and that council

[45:56] accept the proposal from CFC underwriting. For cyber risk insurance.

[45:59] In the amount of $10,530 plus applicable taxes for the

[46:04] period June 3, 2024. To June 3, 2025. Questions. Deputy

[46:10] Mayor Summers not really a question. Just to comment that.

[46:15] The amount came in quite a bit less than what

[46:17] we had budgeted for the increase, so. Some good news

[46:21] there. And. Let's put it. Thanks. Councilor Jim Dungar. That

[46:28] was my question. Also. I don't need to know the

[46:32] numbers, so if we came in under, I'm. Happy. It

[46:37] is in the report. Thank you. At this time, I

[46:41] would ask council a show of hands to tell me

[46:44] all in favor. And that is Carrie. Thank you. 7.7

[46:51] from our treasurer. Temporary borrowing for the Huron street reconstruction.

[46:56] Again? I need a mover. In a second, or please.

[47:06] Move by councilor Pastaero. Seconded by deputy mayor Summers. Be

[47:10] it resolve that council authorized. The mayor and CAO ClE

[47:13] clerk to sign the credit facilities letter with RBC for

[47:16] the Huron street reconstruction project. Any questions or comments on

[47:22] this? Seeing none. All in favor with this motion? And

[47:28] that motion is carried. Thank you. And from our director

[47:35] of facilities. Community services. Read a blind river senior of

[47:41] the year nominees. And. We have a person being nominated.

[47:49] Ms. Bitner, could you come up? And provide us with

[47:54] some details. Sure. Thanks. Mayor Hagman, is there anything in

[48:02] particular you're looking for from me? This. Evening. I just

[48:09] thought it would be nice. To mention the top three.

[48:13] And essentially the fact that. The top person names go

[48:18] forward. Correct. So, as per council, the rush knee jerk

[48:22] action from the last meeting was that we create a

[48:25] survey for the public to participate in. We had 113

[48:29] as noted in the report. This map was the first

[48:32] person, so she's been entered in the provincial portal. So

[48:34] she's in the running. With the rest of Ontario. So

[48:39] the other municipalities have participated in the same initiative. They

[48:42] can enter their person. We have no control over it

[48:44] or say it's simply a name, phone number, address, and

[48:46] they go and then we have Mr. Ball. And I

[48:50] do apologize. I don't know how to properly pronounce. So

[48:53] I'm not going to try. And make a fool out

[48:57] of Linda's last name. I don't want to say it

[49:00] incorrectly on tv. And then the community services package includes

[49:05] something that we can have a better handle on this

[49:07] on a go forward because it is basically cost neutral

[49:09] and really fun for the community to participate in. And

[49:13] congratulations on behalf of council to Madeline NAP. I think

[49:17] she is very excited about receiving the nomination, and she

[49:22] has been sharing this with everyone that she sees on

[49:25] our street. So that was fun. Moving on to the

[49:31] service delivery status. May 24, 2024, service delivery review update

[49:37] does council have any questions as it relates to the

[49:40] updated service delivery review. Seeing none. We are still moving

[49:44] along with that. Protective service is met on May 14,

[49:51] 2024. And we have property standing hearing committee appointments and

[49:57] hearing process. Could I have a mover in? A second

[50:00] or on that, please. Bring that back up here.

[50:11] Sorry, my system is a little flow moved by councilor

[50:15] Dan Mitto, seconded by councilor. Biddy, Ann Dunbar. Be it

[50:18] resolved, that council authorized the amendment to bylaw 1834 known

[50:23] as the property standard bylaw. Schedule a property standing hearing

[50:28] committee. Procedure as recommended by the Protective Services Committee. Any

[50:33] questions or comments. Councilor Mido first and then councilor Posteraro.

[50:38] Thanks, Mayor Hagman. I just statement here. I agree. With

[50:44] the hearing committee procedure. But I, as me do not

[50:48] want to be part of that committee. Ms. Scott. Thank

[50:52] you, Mayor Hagman. And to your comment, Councilor Meadow, we

[50:56] could do a friendly amendment to. This motion and have

[51:00] it that we do a call for nominations from the

[51:03] public to have three or five nominations. We like to

[51:07] keep it at an odd number, a minimum three, I

[51:10] think, if we could keep it at three, we'd have

[51:12] a better chance of obtaining enough to fill. The committee

[51:17] if council is okay with that. So this is going

[51:19] to be amended now before we vote. Okay, councilor Posterero.

[51:27] Thank you. I was going to hesitate and ask for

[51:30] a deferral, but. I'm just wondering. With this to understand

[51:35] not being part of that committee. What is this all

[51:39] about? And what is the composition? Of that committee that

[51:44] you're desiring. Through my hagman to you, councilor Pastoro. So

[51:49] with any property standards, by law, that. A municipality has.

[51:53] There is a requirement under the legislation from the building

[51:56] code that requires. A municipality to have a committee in

[52:01] the event that charges laid under the bylaw by our

[52:05] bylaw officer. And a member of the public wishes to

[52:09] appeal or have that matter heard before the committee. The

[52:13] committee could then make a decision. If. The applicant. Was

[52:18] still in disagreement with the ruling of the committee. They

[52:21] could bring that forward to the court. Services, so. This

[52:26] is a legally binding committee. It is mandated under legislation

[52:31] that we have this committee and we're trying to clean

[52:33] up. That process as we move forward with a more

[52:36] proactive approach with some of. Our property standards issues that

[52:41] continue to come in through the e eleven. Follow up.

[52:45] Thank you. Mayor Pegman, follow up. So with that committee,

[52:48] those people that are on it being such a legal

[52:51] procedure, would they be covered and protected by our board's

[52:55] policy? For liability purposes. Through Marygman to councilor Prossero. That's

[53:01] a good question. And yes, they would be. We would

[53:03] do the training with the committee and we would cover

[53:06] them under our insurance. We would ensure that they're following

[53:09] all the procedures. And the statutes that are set out

[53:13] throughout the property standards bylaw as well as through the

[53:17] building code. Any cross through the standard committee. And the

[53:23] building code. Any other questions? Seeing none. All in favor

[53:30] with this motion? Amended a motion? Yes. Can I hear

[53:36] any? It's in there. Be it resolve. That council will

[53:41] authorize the amendment of bylaw 1834, known as the property.

[53:46] Standard bylaw schedule a property standard tiering committee procedures and

[53:51] that a call for public interest. For three community members

[53:54] to participate on the property standards hearing committee. As recommended

[54:01] by the Protective Services Committee. And now I will call

[54:06] for a vote. All in favor? And that vote is

[54:11] carried. Thank you. We have no unfinished business. So,

[54:21] moving on to correspondence requiring action, April 11, Blind River

[54:27] Community Days committee. Sent a request. Through released fireworks, and

[54:32] I'm looking for a mover and a seconder on this.

[54:36] Sorry. This was moved by deputy mayor Summer, seconded by

[54:43] council Dan Mittow, be it resolved at council authorized the

[54:47] Blind River Community Days committee to host a fireworks display

[54:50] at the town park as the closing feature to Community

[54:53] days 2024 on July 14 at Dusk. And that knh

[54:59] fire. Fireworks. Submit all required permits and proof of insurance

[55:04] to the town prior to the event and that following

[55:08] the submission of a complete. Noise. Bylaw exemption application. By

[55:14] the Blind River Community Days committee. K and H fireworks

[55:19] is hereby granted an exemption to bylaw 21 24. North

[55:24] bylaw for the fireworks event on July 14, 2024. Councilor

[55:29] Jim Dunbar, thank you. Just a question. Would they also

[55:37] be exempt? I know these are professionals from a fireband.

[55:44] Through you. Mayor Hagman to Councilor Dunbar. No, they would

[55:47] not. If there's a fire ban in place, they would

[55:49] not. Be exempt under any conditions. Councilor Pastoro. Thanks. Mayor

[55:56] Hagman's similar question. So what would happen in the event

[55:59] that there was a fireband or the weather was not

[56:02] cooperating with this beautiful event. Through you. May Hegman to

[56:08] you. Councilor Pastoro. Ms. Bitner would like to respond. To

[56:12] the question. Through you. Mayor Hegman, Councilor Pastoro. This is

[56:20] why using credible fireworks agencies which appear to be in

[56:23] the letter using a licensed firm. Typically there's a clause

[56:27] in there. That the funds would be kept by the

[56:31] company and typically transferred over to the following year. Sometimes

[56:34] anywhere from ten to 30% may be kept by the

[56:38] company because they may have paid for things such as

[56:40] hotel rooms and advanced et cetera, and their staff, but

[56:43] that would be up to the group to deal with,

[56:44] so there may be a slight loss, but typically the

[56:47] fireworks providers don't say we're taking your 100%. We're keeping

[56:50] it and we're not delivering it. Any other. Questions. Call

[56:58] for a shoe of hands. All in favor with this

[57:01] motion? And that motion is carried. Thank you. And again

[57:07] from the community days. Committee re moving in the park.

[57:12] Letter was sent on April 14, 2024. And could I

[57:16] have a mover in a second, or. Please. This has

[57:19] moved my councilor Betty Annbors, seconded by councilor Dan Mittow.

[57:24] Be it resolved that council authorized the Blind River Community

[57:27] Days committee 2024 to host movie in the park on

[57:31] July 11, 2024, in the town park and that all

[57:35] required forms and proof of insurance be provided to the

[57:37] cao cle. Clerk questions or comments. Councilor Dan Mittow. Thank

[57:44] you, Mayor Hagman. Just was wondering if there's going to

[57:49] be stipulation on rating of the movie. And we have

[57:53] a member of our. Committee in the audience. Is there

[57:59] a stipulation on the writing of the movie? That's a

[58:02] good question. It's a family movie. So it's pg? Yes.

[58:08] Or general movie. Great. Thank you. For that. Any other

[58:12] questions from council? Councilor Pastoro. Thanks, Mayor Higman. Also, I

[58:21] know it's quite hard to get. Licensing and stuff like

[58:24] that. So all those processes have occurred to show. A

[58:29] live movie in the park. Again, looking at our committee

[58:33] members for that. To show the. Film to in a

[58:43] park. Would there be steps that you have to do

[58:47] to basically publicly display that foam? There's license the organization

[58:52] that. 's doing it. Councilor Jim Dundar. Thank you, Mayor

[58:57] Heitman. I've been seeing. A lot of interest. And a

[59:05] lot of involvement by the committee going after Diamond. Sponsors.

[59:13] And. Gold sponsors or whatever they may have. But I

[59:20] have a question. We as council. We had passed a

[59:26] motion. I believe it was for amount of $20,000. But

[59:34] I don't see anywhere in that motion. Is it? Okay,

[59:39] perfect. I didn't see it there. Okay, so I'll just

[59:44] hold on to that question. Till 11.7. All right. Thank

[59:48] you. Just bear one. There we go. We're ready. Okay.

[59:54] At this time, I will ask council by show of

[59:56] hands. To vote on this. All in favor, and that

[1:00:01] is unanimously carried. Thank you. And 11.3 from the city

[1:00:06] of Peterborough. The Almudsband letter sent to us on April

[1:00:10] 16, and I'm looking for a mover and a seconder

[1:00:14] on this. Motion. And this is moved by councilor Pastoro,

[1:00:24] seconded by councilor Betty Ann Dunbar be it resolved that

[1:00:27] council support the city of Peterborough with a request that

[1:00:30] the Honorable Paul Calandra Minister of Municipal affairs and Housing,

[1:00:35] introduced the bill to amend the. Odd Amendment act to

[1:00:43] require the Ontario Ombudsman to provide each municipality, if requested

[1:00:47] by the municipality sufficient particulars of each investigation's matter of

[1:00:53] case respecting the municipality, that is referred to in each

[1:00:56] of the ombudsman's annual reports. Sorry, lost my part. Two.

[1:01:01] Permit the municipality to fully understand and address the subject

[1:01:05] matter of each investigation matter of case, including a copy

[1:01:09] of each complaint as applicable. Redacted only to the extent

[1:01:15] of the individual's personal information contained therein. The identities of

[1:01:20] the municipality's employees, officers and members of council with whom

[1:01:24] the ombudsman was consulting in respect to the investigation, matter

[1:01:28] of case and particulars of outcome of the investigation matter

[1:01:32] of case, including the OM. Ombudsman's finding. Conclusions and recommendations,

[1:01:38] if any, and that this resolution be forwarded to Mr.

[1:01:42] Minister Calandra, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the

[1:01:46] city of Peterborough. Any questions or comments. Councilor Benny Annbar.

[1:01:54] Can we amend the resolution? To also include it being

[1:01:59] forwarded to phenome to the phenomenon board. Or. Is this

[1:02:05] restricted to what's here? Three? My Hugman. That amendment can

[1:02:10] be made if. Council is in agreement. I'll just wait

[1:02:14] for it to be amended.

[1:02:25] Councilor. Deputy mayor Summers. So I just have a question

[1:02:33] on this. They're looking for the information. Regarding. Whoever. Is

[1:02:41] being looked into or that sort of thing. Right. So

[1:02:43] they want to know who they spoke. To regarding this

[1:02:46] situation. I'm just wondering. Am I reading this right? So

[1:02:51] they would be able to know. What the issue is.

[1:02:54] Who it's about and who they spoke to regarding that

[1:02:57] issue. I'm just wondering. If that's going to be creating

[1:03:01] issues for people. To maybe not want to speak up

[1:03:05] because they know that that information. Can be. You know

[1:03:08] what I mean? They may feel that they're doing it

[1:03:12] safely behind closed doors kind of thing. Am I reading

[1:03:16] this correctly? Through my hagman to you, councilor Summers. So

[1:03:21] this motion is not our motion. I don't know what

[1:03:24] the intent of that is. I will be bringing forward.

[1:03:28] An amendment to the procedural bylaw to deal with these

[1:03:30] types of motions, but essentially, yes. So. When you go

[1:03:33] through the embudsman investigation, a lot of times you are

[1:03:37] speaking with. Their initial intake officers. So you're doing some

[1:03:42] intake with them, but they're not. Giving you all of

[1:03:44] the information. And then at the end of it, if

[1:03:48] they find that there's nothing there to substantiate. It. They

[1:03:50] won't provide that to you in writing either. So there's

[1:03:54] been a lot of discussion from numerous boards and associations

[1:03:59] with the legislation, with the embudsman. I can certainly bring

[1:04:02] something back to council. More details. But I think the

[1:04:07] intent of this, and again, this is not our motion,

[1:04:10] but the intent would be to have more dialogue with

[1:04:13] the embungman's office to understand better the process and the

[1:04:17] rationale for the decision that was made at the end

[1:04:20] of the day. And thank you for that. Because I

[1:04:24] know you definitely would want to know. Well, first of

[1:04:27] all, if they are investigating someone, you would like to

[1:04:29] know that. And what the outcome was, I'm not too

[1:04:33] sure about. The middle stuff. I mean, that's something that

[1:04:35] we could talk about, I guess. But. We're just supporting

[1:04:41] this thing. We're doing it either. Okay. Thank you. And

[1:04:48] you'll recognize on the last line of the motion that

[1:04:51] phenome is mentioned. So I won't read the whole motion

[1:04:55] over again. Thank you. And at this time, I will

[1:04:58] ask by a show of hands. All in favor? And

[1:05:03] that is carried. Yeah. It's just easier

[1:05:13] for those of us that are having challenges with our

[1:05:16] system tonight. From the town of Plymouth, Wyoming. Resecuring access

[1:05:23] to natural gas for our community and Ontario. I'm looking

[1:05:26] for a mover in a seconder on this motion. And

[1:05:36] this is moved by Councilor Mito, a seconded by councilor

[1:05:40] Paul Stereo be it resolved that council support the town

[1:05:43] of Plympton, Wyoming regarding the natural gas expansion program. And

[1:05:47] the electrification and energy transition panels call for. A clear

[1:05:56] policy. On the role of natural gas to secure access

[1:06:00] to affordable energy. And that natural gas must continue to

[1:06:04] play an integral role in meeting the energy needs of

[1:06:07] Ontario. And that a copy of this resolution be forwarded

[1:06:11] to. Amo ontario. Honorable doug ford, premier of ontario. Honorable

[1:06:17] tahod smith, the minister of. Energy and the town of

[1:06:21] Plympton, Wyoming. Questions. Councilor Jim Dunbar. Please? Sure. Deputy Mars

[1:06:31] not in favor. Councilor benny ann dunbar. In favor.

[1:06:41] Council. Jim Dunbar opposed. Councilor Jennifer Postgrow. Epstein. Councilor Dan

[1:06:51] Meadow, in favor. Mayor Hagman in favor. That's a typo

[1:06:58] that's defeated. And moving on to 11.5 from the township

[1:07:05] of Scugog reproposed amendment to subsection 27th of the Ontario

[1:07:10] Heritage act with respect to removal of listed nondesignated properties

[1:07:15] from municipal heritage registers. Move her. In a second, or,

[1:07:22] please. This is moved by deputy Mayor Summers. Seconded by.

[1:07:26] Sorry, I've lost my spot there. Yet the rate slower

[1:07:31] my councilor Bidenbor be it resolve it council support at

[1:07:35] the township of Scudgolk regarding the proposed amendment to section

[1:07:39] 27. In clause 16 of the Ontario Heritage act with

[1:07:46] respect to the removal of listed nondesignated properties from the

[1:07:50] municipal heritage register, specifically requesting subsection 27 in bracket 16

[1:07:56] of the Ontario Heritage act be amended to extend the

[1:07:59] deadline for five years from January 1. 2025 to January

[1:08:05] 1, 2030, and that a copy of this resolution be

[1:08:09] forwarded to the township of Scud oak. Questions. Councilor Jim

[1:08:15] Dunbar. Thank you, mayor. Hiking? I may ask for a

[1:08:20] little, maybe explanation here from this, but the way I

[1:08:24] see this, Their heritage. Houses. Buildings

[1:08:35] are designated heritage, but it's actually up. I believe it's

[1:08:39] up to a municipality who winds up. With the bill

[1:08:46] to keep. These heritage buildings going. So. Are they trying?

[1:08:56] To make less of them to take off. Certain. Heritage

[1:09:03] buildings, and we're given five years before this happens. Or.

[1:09:11] Are they specifically? To. Certain heritage. Buildings. I realize we

[1:09:20] probably couldn't afford. To do a heritage building or to

[1:09:25] keep up, that's, like, taken on another facility. That if

[1:09:29] there's no revenue. But you're always putting money into it.

[1:09:33] If we had great amounts of money. Maybe, but how

[1:09:37] is this year? What exactly are they trying to say?

[1:09:39] Here, Katie. Do you? Mayor Hagen to Councilor Dunbar, I'm

[1:09:44] not 100% sure exactly what they're. Asking again. This is

[1:09:47] not our resolution. And I could look into it a

[1:09:52] little bit further, but. Some pieces of the legislation with

[1:09:55] regard to heritage could be that we designate an area

[1:09:59] of town. As a heritage area and then. They would

[1:10:02] be held to standards under the building code that they

[1:10:05] must comply with those designated areas. Design. I'm not 100%

[1:10:09] sure if that is what they're speaking to here. In

[1:10:13] that case, yes. There is burden on the municipality to

[1:10:17] uphold those pieces of legislation with regard to the Heritage

[1:10:21] act. But again, I don't feel comfortable giving you. A

[1:10:27] clear. Slice of answer on this particular motion without having

[1:10:32] more information from the originating municipality, which I could bring

[1:10:36] forward to the protective services by law committee. If that

[1:10:40] is something that you wish. That would have been my

[1:10:43] follow up. Where is the township of Scogog? Since southern

[1:10:48] Ontario.

[1:10:59] Just a note in the motion. It is asking for

[1:11:02] an extension. Because they're not able to carry it out

[1:11:07] within the time frames. They're wanting our support. In the

[1:11:12] extension. Not in asking them how to do. Their carriage

[1:11:18] sites. Councilor postrail. Thanks, Mar Hegeman. And through you to

[1:11:25] Cao Scott. I definitely. Feel bad that there should be

[1:11:30] rationale. With. These correspondence for action. I feel just really

[1:11:39] ill informed. So hence why I would abstain from something

[1:11:41] if I didn't. Know the true intentions, so I definitely

[1:11:44] don't want to be in your spot. Trying to answer

[1:11:46] questions. Maybe. I don't know what the different conferences that

[1:11:50] we could go through. I know many. Municipalities do this.

[1:11:53] They just send correspondence for action. Maybe something could be

[1:11:57] brought up that to attach. A good rationale with the

[1:12:00] intent. Behind these because it's really difficult. When you're disconnected

[1:12:05] from the issue, to really make an informed decision. Sending

[1:12:11] my head into councilor pastoro. So last week at our

[1:12:13] municipal fairs, meeting in subway. We did discuss this exact

[1:12:17] item, which is why I will be amending or putting

[1:12:21] forward an amendment to the procedural bylaw to address these

[1:12:24] items. Because half of them that we receive don't show

[1:12:27] up on the agenda. So we'd like to have a

[1:12:31] better approach with these and to have a more informed

[1:12:34] rationale for council to appropriately vote. Right. And on that

[1:12:38] note, We are calling for a vote. All in favor

[1:12:45] with this motion, raise your hands. Opposed. And that vote

[1:12:53] is. That is defeated. Thank you. Moving on to 11.6.

[1:13:01] The Rotary Club of Blind river has written about concerts

[1:13:05] by the lake in 2024. And I have a mover

[1:13:10] in a seconder, please. This is moved by Councilor Paul

[1:13:13] Serero, seconded by councilor middle whereas the summer concert series

[1:13:17] is an annual event. Hold stood by Blind River Rotary

[1:13:20] Club. Therefore, be it resolve that council authorized the Blind

[1:13:24] River Rotary Club. Youth of the B. Ensign Memorial Gazebo

[1:13:28] at Sellers park. Including the electrical outlets for their annual.

[1:13:32] Concert by the Lake Thursday nights from 07:00 p.m. To

[1:13:35] 08:00 p.m. During July and August 2024. Any questions or

[1:13:40] comments? Deputy mayor summers just a comment. Yay. I'm glad

[1:13:44] it's going to be on for this year. I had

[1:13:47] concerns about it coming back this year. So very happy

[1:13:50] to see this. It's a good news story for sure.

[1:13:53] And at this time, I would ask by raising your

[1:13:56] hands, all in favor with this motion? And that motion

[1:14:01] is carried. Thank you. I know you're trying, Councilor bathroom.

[1:14:10] Item number 11.7. April 25, 2024, from the Blind River

[1:14:17] Community Days committee, read the $20,000 sum from council. Could

[1:14:22] I have a mover in a seconder, please? Sorry, my

[1:14:31] system is very slow tonight. This is moved by councilor

[1:14:35] middle, seconded by deputy mayor Summers. Be it resolved, that

[1:14:38] council authorized a donation in the amount of $20,000 to

[1:14:42] the blue eyed River Community Days committee 2024. And that

[1:14:46] all transactions be funneled through the town. And that all

[1:14:49] proceeds from the 2024 community day's event be returned to

[1:14:53] the town and place. Placed into a reserve account. For

[1:14:56] the further community days committee's events questions, comments. I know

[1:15:02] councilor middle has. The first. Question comment. Thanks, Mayor Hagman.

[1:15:09] Just more of a comment that I would just like

[1:15:11] to commend the committee for their hard work and effort.

[1:15:15] I was skeptical when this first took off. And I'm

[1:15:18] really glad that it's going well, and I think everybody's

[1:15:21] going to enjoy it. Thank you for that. Other comments.

[1:15:26] Councilor Diddy Annbar. Thank you, Mayor Higgin. I just want

[1:15:34] to know if the wording of this addresses any commitments

[1:15:38] that they have made. For. They were going to, some

[1:15:43] of the proceeds were going to go to. Assist other?

[1:15:47] I don't know. I can't even remember what it was.

[1:15:49] If it was the women's shelter. The beer gardens. When

[1:15:56] we're talking about this motion, does that also address the

[1:15:59] commitments that they have made? To other organizations. This is

[1:16:04] in terms of. The giving of the $20,000 to the

[1:16:13] community. But they're also talking about. The proceeds. To be

[1:16:18] returned to the town to be held in reserve for

[1:16:21] the next community days. So. Does that address any commitments

[1:16:27] that they might have? Already. Go ahead. Thank you. So,

[1:16:35] to Natalie and to summer. I think what councilor Dunbar

[1:16:41] is asking is the way this resolution is worded, is

[1:16:45] that. The money would still be held. All monies would

[1:16:47] still be held by the town. But altogether. Not mixed

[1:16:50] back. With the special events account. It would all be

[1:16:54] community based. Correct? Yes. Councilor Denver. Does that answer your

[1:17:02] question? Yes. Councilor Jim Denver. Thank you, Mayor

[1:17:13] Hagman. I took the time. To go over. The actual

[1:17:23] date. We last did this motion, and I believe it

[1:17:31] was back in March 4, 2024. And the motion that

[1:17:38] we passed here at that council read. As whereas council

[1:17:43] supports in principle the community days proposal. Therefore, be it

[1:17:47] resolved that council allocates a maximum of $20,000 from the

[1:17:51] special event reserve of community days. 2024 and requires that

[1:17:57] all financial activity. Flow through the town of Blind river,

[1:18:03] which was Kerry. I guess comments and questions. I'll go

[1:18:08] with the question was, I see that this one. Is

[1:18:13] worded differently, but the way I see it, The last

[1:18:19] sentence and. That all proceeds from the 2024 Community Days

[1:18:26] event. Be returned to the town and place into the

[1:18:30] reserve account for further community. Day events. I just want

[1:18:36] to clarify something here. With that being said. That's fine

[1:18:43] and dandy. Just to talk about. It. I think councilor

[1:18:49] Betty and Denver mentioned was the beer gardens you met.

[1:18:54] All proceeds. Well. The beer garden was set up, I

[1:18:58] believe, with the committee. And. There is a percentage that

[1:19:05] will go back to them to contribute. To the reserve.

[1:19:11] What I want to clear up is that for some

[1:19:14] reason, We put out $20,000 and it says donation. And

[1:19:22] they're able to put $15,000 back into the reserve for

[1:19:27] next year. Do they owe us? 5000. I just want

[1:19:34] to know. Once I clarified that this is not a

[1:19:40] loan. Through you. Mayor Hegman. Two. Councilor Dumber. That is.

[1:19:44] The purpose of this resolution is to clarify it for

[1:19:47] the municipality and to obtain clear direction from council that

[1:19:51] the $20,000 will be allocated into the separate reserve. Originally,

[1:19:57] when it was discussed at the table was and I

[1:20:00] think it was a little bit confusing for all of

[1:20:01] us. Where? Council was giving them $20,000 to get started,

[1:20:08] get rolling. But then that $20,000 would be put back.

[1:20:12] Into that festival's reserve. At the end of this, but

[1:20:18] we're now looking for clarification that the committee would be

[1:20:22] able to keep the $20,000, the proceeds, everything. But within

[1:20:26] one account. That is still under the town umbrella reserve.

[1:20:30] That way we can properly allocate receipts to those who

[1:20:33] provide donations. And track the funds as it is still

[1:20:37] taxpayer money. That is very clear to me. And this

[1:20:44] way, this year is written up. This motion, I would

[1:20:47] support it. Councilor Pastra. Thanks for Hagman. I guess I

[1:20:52] had similar questions. Just at the last. Portion of the

[1:20:58] motion. And proceeds from the 2024 community days events be

[1:21:02] returned to the town and placed in a reserve account

[1:21:05] for further community. Day committee offense. So again, like Betty

[1:21:10] and Dunbar and Jim Dunbar were seating is so does.

[1:21:15] That. Because it also wanted to be a philanthropic thing

[1:21:19] where. The donations are going to. Certain organizations, so I

[1:21:24] just wanted to ensure that those can also be met.

[1:21:29] By the committee and I highly doubt will be under

[1:21:33] the $20,000. Proceeds because it's such a substantial event. So

[1:21:40] I guess my question is, does that last one encompass?

[1:21:45] Everything. And because all the financial transactions are funneled through

[1:21:49] the town. It would kind of be like an audited

[1:21:52] statement of knowing where the funds have gone, so. There

[1:21:55] is that kind of transparency for the public, that the

[1:21:59] $20,000 was well spent. Through you, Mayor Hagman to you,

[1:22:04] Councilor Pastoro, all of the funds that have been received

[1:22:06] to date have been provided to the town. And our

[1:22:10] treasurer is keeping track of all of the receipts coming

[1:22:13] in and all of the invoices. That need to be

[1:22:16] paid are being received and paid out from the town,

[1:22:19] so. There's a. Clear accounting record. Of all transactions, which

[1:22:25] we will then sit down with the organizers at the

[1:22:27] end, go through it. All make sure that we all

[1:22:29] agree with the numbers. And then present to council. A

[1:22:34] full overview of the events proceeds funding. The whole works

[1:22:40] for the entire event. Councilor Paschero. Thank you. In those

[1:22:47] events, like, for example, the beer gardens. So would that.

[1:22:51] Be the organization that is running it. They would be

[1:22:55] the one that is running that, and that wouldn't be

[1:22:57] included in the proceeds because that would be their own

[1:23:01] event. Through you. Mayor Hagman to council Prostero. Correct me

[1:23:04] if I'm wrong. But, Natalie. But I believe that, yes,

[1:23:09] the beer gardens is a separate event. It's a separate

[1:23:12] issue. It won't be run through the town. Council has

[1:23:16] provided a resolution to declare it a significant event. So

[1:23:22] they can obtain their. Beer garden licensing. Right. And at

[1:23:27] this time, seeing no other questions, I will call for

[1:23:31] a vote. All in favor? Raise your hands. And that

[1:23:36] is unanimously carried. Thank you for that. 11.8 and this

[1:23:42] is from the town of Smith Falls. Basic income guarantee.

[1:23:48] And could I have a mover and a seconder on

[1:23:50] that, please?

[1:24:03] This is moved by councilor Pastoro, seconded by councilor Betty

[1:24:06] Ann Dunbar. Whereas the minimum wage in Ontario and the

[1:24:10] maximum amounts of financial support available through Ontario works and

[1:24:15] the Ontario disability support program. Are insufficient to meet the

[1:24:22] basic needs of full time, minimal wage workers or of

[1:24:26] individuals or families. Drawing ow. Or ODSP support. And whereas

[1:24:32] basic income is a means by which individuals, families, and

[1:24:35] whole communities can be less vulnerable, to negative changes in

[1:24:40] health, relationship or family status, and labor markets and better

[1:24:44] able to navigate transitions and challenging circumstances. And whereas basic

[1:24:49] income is money distributed to eligible. People. Regularly, reliably and

[1:24:55] without work requirement and which absence other income should be

[1:25:00] met. Should be meet basic human needs. Therefore, be it

[1:25:04] resolve that council support the town of Smith halls. Regarding

[1:25:08] basic income guarantee for all working age adults to help

[1:25:12] combat low income and economic vulnerability within our communities that

[1:25:17] the federal, provincial and territorial governments collaborate on the. Design,

[1:25:22] introduction, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of a national basic income

[1:25:27] guarantee program for working age adults and that this resolution

[1:25:32] be forwarded to the town of Smith Balls. Questions, comments.

[1:25:38] Councilor poster arrow. Thanks very. Was just having this debate

[1:25:46] in our civics class in the last two days. We

[1:25:49] are discussing the political spectrum. So. With this discussion of

[1:25:54] universal basic income. It is an interesting concept, which does

[1:25:59] have merit, but as this is written, I wouldn't be

[1:26:03] able to endorse a blank check basic income guarantee, because

[1:26:07] there's so much complexity and nuance to it. I would

[1:26:12] hope that if we're going to investigate, it would be

[1:26:14] even more inclusive. So as this is written, I can't

[1:26:18] support it. Councilor Dan Mittow. Thanks, Mayor Hegman. I would

[1:26:22] just like to know where this money would be coming

[1:26:25] from. The province, the provincial taxpayer. Yeah. Are there any

[1:26:34] other questions before I call for a vote? All in

[1:26:41] favor wish this motion, please raise your hands. And opposed.

[1:26:50] And that is defeated three to three. Thank you. And

[1:26:58] moving on to 11.9 from the city of Stratford, the

[1:27:02] operational budget funding. Could I get a mover in a

[1:27:06] second on that, please?

[1:27:18] Move my deputy mayor, summer, seconded by Councilor Jim Dunbar.

[1:27:22] Whereas all Ontario municipalities are prohibited from running budget deficits

[1:27:27] for operating purposes. And where of all Ontario municipalities have

[1:27:33] similar pressures with respect to aging infrastructure and operating costs

[1:27:37] for polic. Policing. And whereas the City of Toronto has

[1:27:42] recently received provincial funding to cover a $1.2 billion operating

[1:27:47] shortfall and approximately. 12 million in federal and provincial funding

[1:27:52] for their police operating budget. And whereas the city of

[1:27:55] Toronto has the lowest tax rates in the province, approximately

[1:27:59] 40% less than the average. Duffin rural municipal tax rate.

[1:28:04] Therefore, be it resolved that council support the township of

[1:28:07] armor Nath and the City of Stratford with their coal

[1:28:11] on the province of Ontario to treat all municipalities fairly

[1:28:15] and provide equivalent representative operational budget. Funding amounts to all

[1:28:21] Ontario mu. Municipalities and that this resolution be forwarded to

[1:28:25] the city of Stratford. Questions, comments. Councilor Posterero. Thanks, Mayor

[1:28:33] Hagwin. I know we're trying to keep this. Being shorter.

[1:28:38] But. Equity and funding is so essential, especially for rural

[1:28:42] communities. When you look at the per capita funding if

[1:28:47] you look at Toronto, The perceived. Distribution of funds definitely

[1:28:54] doesn't seem equitable. So anything moving towards equity for rural

[1:28:57] communities is awesome. And it was noted at the Good

[1:29:01] Roads conference. That the city of Toronto has given back

[1:29:06] the gardener. And the Don Mills Valley Parkway to the

[1:29:10] province. For their coverage of costs. And the rest of

[1:29:16] us were sitting in the audience going, what about? Us.

[1:29:21] Councilor Jim Dunbar. Thank you very, Hagman. I just wanted

[1:29:24] to bring up. It's. More of a comment. Years ago,

[1:29:29] Amel proposed. A 1% tax height. That the province.

[1:29:40] Could not get their greedy little hands on, and it

[1:29:43] was only go to infrastructure. And it was quite informative

[1:29:49] and it was quite substantial. But nobody had the political

[1:29:55] will. To increase the hst by 1%. Which. Might have

[1:30:04] taken a lot of municipalities. Out of these hard times

[1:30:09] that we're seeing. And foreseeing in the near future, if

[1:30:14] not the long future. Thank you. Seeing no other comments

[1:30:20] or questions I will ask by raising your hands. All

[1:30:24] in favor with this? Motion. And that motion is carried.

[1:30:29] Thank you. April 26, the Municipality of Trent Hills sent

[1:30:34] us letter refunding social services in Ontario and they are

[1:30:39] asking for a mover and a seconder on their motion.

[1:30:49] This is moved by councilor Paul Serrow, seconded by councilor

[1:30:53] Mittow, whereas Ontario was experiencing a housing crisis with housing

[1:30:57] costs for exceeding affordable levels by any standard, including in

[1:31:01] blind river. And whereas the prevalence of homelessness is quickly

[1:31:05] increasing beyond the capacity of local governments, To create new

[1:31:10] emergency, transitional or affordable housing. And whereas homelessness is a

[1:31:15] condition that can largely be prevented with adequate resources, but

[1:31:19] that nonetheless puts an increasing number of residents at risk

[1:31:23] of considerable harm or death and with insufficient housing and

[1:31:28] social services, fail not. Only to provide for those experiencing

[1:31:32] homelessness, but also. Called significant economic cost to municipalities as

[1:31:37] well as to the province in the form of higher

[1:31:40] policing. First responder healthcare and economic development costs, among others.

[1:31:46] And whereas insufficient housing and social services fail not only

[1:31:50] to provide for those experiencing homelessness, but also cause significant.

[1:31:55] Social costs in communities that experience social estrangement, insecurity, and

[1:32:01] fear of associated with increased crime. And visible drug use,

[1:32:05] all of which causes considerable social and political unrest. And

[1:32:10] whereas the province of Ontario dictates the requirement for social

[1:32:13] services, including emergency shelters, but limits their operation through insufficient

[1:32:19] funding, thereby causing Fed economic and social costs at the

[1:32:23] municipal governance level. And whereas municipalities recognize our moral and

[1:32:28] legal obligation to provide adequate shelter and public safety for

[1:32:33] all residents, but are limited in our capacity to unilaterally

[1:32:37] do so by constrained finance. Therefore be it resolved that

[1:32:41] the council support the municipality of Trent hills along. With

[1:32:45] other Northumberland. County municipalities with their call upon the province

[1:32:50] of Ontario. To significantly increase funding for housing, shelters, and

[1:32:56] other necessary social services to ensure adequate levels of service.

[1:33:00] To meet the needs of our residents and that this

[1:33:03] resolution be forwarded to the honorable Doug. Ford, premier of

[1:33:07] Ontario, to the honorable Paul Calendra, minister of municipal affairs

[1:33:11] and Housing, the. Honorable David Pacini, Minister of Labor, Immigration,

[1:33:16] Training and Skills Development and the Municipality of Trent Hills.

[1:33:22] Questions. Comments councilor Pastoro, thanks for Hankman. Just a comment.

[1:33:28] The housing crisis is not going to be solved by

[1:33:30] building more houses. The housing crisis is going to be

[1:33:33] solved by properly funding and not short changing the social

[1:33:37] services that are the antecedent. To being homeless. So I

[1:33:42] would hope and call upon the government to properly fund

[1:33:45] social services such as healthcare, education. Thank you. And seeing

[1:33:52] no other hands going up this time, I would ask

[1:33:55] council to raise your hands if you are in favor

[1:33:57] of this motion? And that motion is carried. Thank you.

[1:34:03] April 19, we received correspondence from the municipality of Wawa.

[1:34:10] The highway. 469 rerouting true Shaplo to White river could

[1:34:15] have a mover. Or nest seconder on this motion, please.

[1:34:19] This is moved by councilor Jim Dunbar, seconded by councilor

[1:34:22] Mitto be a result. At council support the municipality of

[1:34:26] Wawa with their objection to the new highway 400. 69

[1:34:35] extension to be built from Sudbury to Shaplow to White

[1:34:38] river, which would essentially bypass Wawa and other communities in

[1:34:43] northwest eastern Ontario, like Blind river, that depend on highway

[1:34:48] traffic to support their. Economies, jobs, businesses and families living

[1:34:54] in northeastern Ontario, and that this resolution be forwarded to

[1:34:58] Premier Doug Ford, Minister of Transportation. Had lead Sarquet Kia

[1:35:03] associate minister of transportation VJ Thank. Deputy Minister of Transportation

[1:35:10] Douglas Jones Phenome and the municipality of worldwide. I'm sure

[1:35:16] there are a lot of comments. Councilor Jim Dunbar. I'll

[1:35:20] make mine short and sweet. I don't understand. Where this

[1:35:25] government can even phantom the amount of money that it

[1:35:29] would take. To build this new highway. But I do

[1:35:36] see the ring of fire being developed. And some of

[1:35:42] these processing places of Thunder Bay would get a lot

[1:35:47] of. His. Battery. Stuff that he needs from these mines

[1:35:55] to make these batteries. And cars that are being again

[1:36:02] built in southern Ontario. But, I mean, if something like

[1:36:07] this was to ever happen. Yeah. We definitely would. Be.

[1:36:13] Then we would have to be a place of destination.

[1:36:18] And I think a lot of the businesses here would

[1:36:21] close and small towns would just dry up. And maybe

[1:36:25] new towns would be built, but I can't support this.

[1:36:31] So what you're doing is you're supporting the motion not

[1:36:35] to go forward. With this. So you would be supporting

[1:36:41] this motion? I can tell you that because I'm old.

[1:36:47] And my mother was older, that at one time, when

[1:36:51] Highway 17 was being built between Thunder Bay, and to

[1:36:55] St. Marie Sudbury, that actually they were going to build

[1:36:59] the highway based on the height. Of land, which is

[1:37:02] White River. Chaplow. Chaplow to Sudbury. And that the soup.

[1:37:07] Corrid. Corridor was going to be. Passed. And at the

[1:37:10] time, there was a lot of lobbying going on and

[1:37:14] lead us to say, that idea was defeated. So this

[1:37:18] is the time for those of us that live in

[1:37:21] the corridor. To raise our voices. And if we have

[1:37:25] to get political because we know how long it's taken

[1:37:28] us to get Highway 69 north to Sudbury built, and

[1:37:32] there was no mention of that at the good roads.

[1:37:35] Conference. But there was a lot of things of that

[1:37:39] race at the phenome conference. So the ministers are hearing

[1:37:44] northeastern Ontario, and this is another opportunity for us to

[1:37:48] go forward. Councilor Betty Annbar thank you, Mayor Heckman, just

[1:37:52] a comment, having just come back from phenome. There was

[1:37:57] a lot of emphasis put on. Northeastern and northeastern. Ontario.

[1:38:05] Almost nothing said about the Highway 17 corridor, and I

[1:38:09] really think we need to start lobbying on behalf of

[1:38:12] ourselves and try to get some attention. To our area,

[1:38:17] to this court because we are being overlooked. In every

[1:38:22] regard, whether it is healthcare or roads or any of

[1:38:27] the issues that we are facing. Right now. We need

[1:38:31] to start making some noise and let them know that

[1:38:34] we're still here and. We're important. Any other comments? Seeing

[1:38:41] none at this time. I will call for a vote

[1:38:43] by raising your hands. All in favor? With this motion.

[1:38:47] And that is unanimously carried. Thank you. Eleven point twelve.

[1:38:53] The Blind River Demolition Derby 2024, donation. Request. Could I

[1:39:00] move around a second, or. Please. This is moved by

[1:39:08] deputy mayor Summers, seconded by Councilor Jim Dunbar. Be it

[1:39:12] resolved that council approve the request from the Blind River

[1:39:15] Demolition Derby Committee for the assistance with site preparation grass.

[1:39:19] Cutting and pit area cleaned out. Bleacher delivery and removal.

[1:39:23] Eight tables, eight chairs, eight garbage. Can. Cans and seven

[1:39:29] recycling bins. Organization of rental of three portable wash rooms.

[1:39:34] Two row closure signs, two barricades, two picnic tables, To

[1:39:39] level out the ground of the lower area. Questions comments

[1:39:43] on this first motion. This is the first of three.

[1:39:48] Deputy mayor Summers, just a question. Is this what we

[1:39:51] usually do? All of the requests this evening are normally

[1:39:55] what we would do for the demolition derby, which is

[1:39:57] part of community days. However, this would not be taken

[1:40:00] from the community days reserved. This would have to come

[1:40:02] out of these special events reserve. Councilor Jim Dunbar. Thank

[1:40:08] you. I'm just curious. Do we have? On hand. I

[1:40:16] know we have maybe emergency services of some sort, ambulances.

[1:40:21] In case and. Do we maybe have some policing involved

[1:40:26] in that? Do the altercations that we had down there.

[1:40:31] With some traffic moving. Rather fast. You, Mayor Hagman. Two

[1:40:37] councilor Dunbar. This would all be up to the event

[1:40:41] organizer to organize. With these emergency services, I can tell

[1:40:46] you that the fire department is normally on site. They

[1:40:49] do volunteer their time for this event, but. The other

[1:40:53] two emergency services would be organized by the organizer of

[1:40:56] the derby. Ms bitter. Thanks. Mayor Hagman. I assume there's

[1:41:04] a new person that's typed this letter. Out. But again,

[1:41:06] I'm asking counsel to amend the resolution. We do not

[1:41:11] move bleachers. From the Jay's care field to the demolition

[1:41:14] derby. Also last year, our picnic tables that we brought

[1:41:17] were vandalized at the site. The Porta bodies were also

[1:41:24] vandalized at the site. So you were all on the

[1:41:25] hook for those additional fees. So I would suggest putting

[1:41:29] something in there that you will cover the rental fee.

[1:41:32] However, if there are any damages that the organizer must

[1:41:35] pay for that and must pay full replacement costs for

[1:41:39] any town assets that are wrecked as a result of

[1:41:41] the event. Good point. Thank you for that. Councilor Jim

[1:41:47] Dunbar. Yeah. Thank you. I have a question to the

[1:41:50] facility manager. The director. The picnic

[1:42:00] tables that. Were destroyed or whatnot. Karen was. Did we

[1:42:09] leave those, like, overnight, or were they damaged? After the

[1:42:15] event was over, did we leave them around? A little

[1:42:20] too long. I don't know what the timeline was, how

[1:42:24] long they were sitting there before they were. Damaged. Council.

[1:42:28] Dunbar. When the team went to clean up the next

[1:42:30] day, things were wrecked, especially the Porta. Potties. Now, as

[1:42:33] far as an exact timeline table, may have been left

[1:42:36] there for a couple of extra days. But again, that

[1:42:39] resolution does not cover paying perks beyond the pickup, so.

[1:42:43] You need to include your stat. Your Sunday. Cleanup. And

[1:42:48] that's where these things get costly. So to save money,

[1:42:51] what the team does is wait until the next working

[1:42:53] day to collect the rest of the items. Let's say

[1:42:56] motion been amended. Pam. Deputy mayor Summers, just a question

[1:43:04] then. The bleachers that are there, Ms bitner. Then? Are

[1:43:09] they just there? Deputy mayor Summers. Yes, there's a set

[1:43:12] that lives there permanently. Now. Another thing we have not

[1:43:15] been out there yet because we're waiting on council's decision

[1:43:18] tonight. I would allocate some funds for new boards, because

[1:43:21] every spring the boards are rotting as the bleachers age,

[1:43:24] so we always have repairs and we will recall from

[1:43:26] the budget this year. Parks has nothing in it. So

[1:43:33] please ensure you include perhaps up to ten replacement boards

[1:43:36] to come. Out of that same fund, which gives us

[1:43:38] the wiggle room to be able to address that. Repair

[1:43:40] with home hardware. Councilor Pottero, and then. Director Chris Zager.

[1:43:50] Thanks, Mayor Hegman. I definitely agree with your amendment that

[1:43:55] the liability of destruction. To our town athletes be the

[1:44:00] organizer's responsibility. The other thing I was going to say.

[1:44:04] If the bleachers there are really ugly. There's a competition

[1:44:07] right now for the ugliest bleacher with funding. So if

[1:44:11] you take pictures of the bleachers, you can put it

[1:44:13] on there and maybe. We'll win some funding for new

[1:44:15] bleachers for the derby. And mr. Zeger. To the rest

[1:44:24] of council. Yeah, Karen's absolutely right. But the bleachers we

[1:44:28] did. Have to do some pretty extensive repairs last year,

[1:44:30] but. We knew. It was essentially just a band aid

[1:44:36] and that there would be additional repairs that would need

[1:44:39] to be completed this year. And outside of that, I

[1:44:42] would just recommend amending this resolution. The last part indicates

[1:44:47] to level out the grounds in the lower area, and

[1:44:50] that's in. Addition to the grass cutting and pit area

[1:44:53] being cleaned out, which is what we typically do. But.

[1:44:57] It would be additional heavy ground work if we were

[1:44:59] going to just level out and flatten that lower area

[1:45:02] of the pick grounds, which would be substantially more equipment

[1:45:06] and staff time from public works. Ms scott. Scottman to

[1:45:15] you. Mr. Zagger, do we have the staff available to

[1:45:18] undertake that work? Scott, we do have staff available. We're

[1:45:26] fully staffed. But we. 're all essentially trying to catch

[1:45:31] up on the summer projects that were behind on, so.

[1:45:35] It's at council's direction, but my recommendation would be to

[1:45:40] keep those staff focused. On the extensive ditching, sweeping projects

[1:45:44] that we have in trying to get ready for the

[1:45:46] road. Resurfacing and the other infrastructure projects that we have

[1:45:49] lined up for the short summer. Window, although a little

[1:45:52] longer this season. We're hoping to take advantage of it.

[1:45:56] And get as far into these projects and gain as

[1:45:58] much ground as possible. Would it help to level out

[1:46:02] the grounds in the lower area? If time permits? Absolutely.

[1:46:07] I can tell you now, time will not do that.

[1:46:13] Councilor pastor. Thanks, Mayor Hegman. I would agree with director

[1:46:19] Zeker, and I would wish to strike that. Leveling of

[1:46:23] the lower grounds area, we can take it right out.

[1:46:26] Deputy mayor Summers. Plus, isn't it already more or less

[1:46:30] leveled out? I think that's where the bleachers are, right?

[1:46:33] Is that what you're. Talking about? No. I believe they're

[1:46:37] indicating the lower ground. So around the pit area is

[1:46:42] where the bleachers. Are located down below that. Is kind

[1:46:50] of where they set up the vehicles. The emergency services

[1:46:53] are parked, I'm assuming. That's where we're indicating is the

[1:46:57] lower area. It's not necessarily it's just natural. It hasn't

[1:47:01] been worked. So I'm assuming that they're asking there is

[1:47:04] to level that out and flatten. Out that area so

[1:47:06] it's a little easier for parking and vehicles. But just

[1:47:09] my recommendation would be to suggest against that as it

[1:47:12] be significant addition and work to what we normally perform

[1:47:16] now from year to year. It's been struck, though, perfect.

[1:47:21] All right. Council. So you can see the amendment in

[1:47:25] front of you for the first of three resolutions. And

[1:47:29] at this time, I will call for a vote on

[1:47:31] resolution number one. All in favor with. This motion. And

[1:47:36] that vote is carried. And I'm now looking for a

[1:47:39] mover and a seconder. On resolution number two.

[1:47:50] And that is moved by councilor Betty Endonbark. It's seconded

[1:47:54] by councilor Mido, be it resolve that council. Authorize the

[1:47:57] Blind river demolition Derby Committee to advertise the demolition Derby

[1:48:02] on the wooden farm market sign and the sign located

[1:48:05] near the truck route. Signs will be posted from May

[1:48:12] 22, 2024, to June 22, 2020. Sorry. July 22, 2024

[1:48:20] as it going cross site. Questions, comments on that motion.

[1:48:26] At this time. Then I will call for a vote.

[1:48:28] All in favor? And opposed. That rodas carried. Thank you.

[1:48:38] And the third motion on the table. Is in relationship

[1:48:43] to the closure of the road. Could I have a

[1:48:45] mover? In a seconder. Please. This is moved by Councilor

[1:48:54] Mido, seconded by deputy mayor Summers, be it resolved that.

[1:48:57] Council authorized the closure of the road at the junction

[1:49:00] of Birch street and Young Fox Road and the portion

[1:49:03] of the truck route for the Blind river demolition derby

[1:49:06] on Friday, July 12, 2024 from 05:00 p.m. To approximately

[1:49:11] ten. 30 p. M. Any questions or comments on this

[1:49:15] motion? Councilor Pacero thanks, Mayor Hegman I see in the

[1:49:20] motion that it's after working hours, but this wouldn't have

[1:49:24] any implications on the substantial construction that's going on in

[1:49:27] that area. Stream. Mayor Hegman to you. Councilor Poster. I

[1:49:36] don't believe that there would be. Any interference with the

[1:49:40] construction in that area. I don't know if either one

[1:49:42] of my team members, Ms. Bitner or Mr. Zayer has

[1:49:47] any objection to my comments or we're, all in agreement

[1:49:50] that that would not obstruct the construction. At this time,

[1:49:54] I'll call for a vote on this motion. All in

[1:49:57] favor? And that vote is carried. Thank you. Eleven point

[1:50:06] 13. This is a night of correspondence. May 9, 2024.

[1:50:11] The minister of seniors in accessibility read. June is seniors

[1:50:14] month, 2024. I have a mover and a seconder. And

[1:50:22] we got a moving and secondary from one of our

[1:50:25] noam seniors moved by councilor. Middle. Seconded by deputy mayor

[1:50:28] Summers, be it resolved, that council author. Oh, sorry, wrong

[1:50:32] one. Moved by councilor Betty and Denver are seconded by

[1:50:35] councilor middle, where a seniors month is an annual province

[1:50:38] wide celebration, and whereas seniors have contributed and continued to

[1:50:42] contribute immensely to the life of a vibrancy of this

[1:50:46] community. And we have seniors continue to serve as leaders.

[1:50:49] Mentors, volunteers in important and active. Members of this community.

[1:50:55] And whereas your contributions, past and present, Warren appreciation and

[1:50:59] recognition and the stories deserve to be told. And whereas

[1:51:02] the health and well being of seniors is in the

[1:51:05] interest of all and further ads to the health and

[1:51:09] well being of the community. And whereas the knowledge and

[1:51:12] experience. Seniors pass. On to us continues to benefit all.

[1:51:16] Therefore, be it resolve, that council hereby proclaim June 1

[1:51:20] to 30 24 seniors month in Blind river and encourage

[1:51:24] all citizens to recognize and celebrate the accomplishment of our

[1:51:28] seniors. Questions, comments. As a senior, I support this. All

[1:51:36] in favor with this motion? And that is carried. Thank

[1:51:40] you. Last but not least on our. Correspondence requiring. Participation.

[1:51:49] Ms. Scott. Thank you, Mayor Hagman, just before we read

[1:51:51] out this motion, it's been requested by the hospital that

[1:51:55] we don't pass this motion tonight, that just that we

[1:51:59] authorize. Staff to work with the hospital throughout this process.

[1:52:03] And as we determine routes, if they determine that they're

[1:52:06] going to move forward with that, then we will bring

[1:52:08] this forward. To the table so we're not striking it

[1:52:12] from happening. They're just in the very infantile stages of

[1:52:15] this project, and so it'll just be staff working with

[1:52:18] them. At this time. Sounds great. So exciting to have

[1:52:22] a participation item coming up, and I believe it's going

[1:52:25] to be at the end of June. So stay tuned.

[1:52:29] We'll have more at the next council meeting, I'm sure.

[1:52:33] Correspondence requiring information April 12, 2024. Cami Co. Corporation provided

[1:52:39] their 2023 annual compliance monitoring and operational performance report. Congratulations,

[1:52:46] chemical. Any questions? Comments from council? Seeing none. April 15

[1:52:51] emergency management Ontario re emergency management program. And we have

[1:52:56] our training. Next Thursday from 830 till noon. Any comments

[1:53:02] from council? And May 10, 2024, the TransCanada Trail ree

[1:53:08] the Trail Youth Employment Program. Congratulations. Miss Bitner on this

[1:53:12] application receiving $6,500. Is there any comments from council? Councilor?

[1:53:18] Pastoro. Just a further shout out. Awesome. Mark, Karen. Always

[1:53:25] getting that money for our town, right? Reducing the taxpayers.

[1:53:28] Oh, man, you're taxpayers. If you knew. Millions. Millions. She's

[1:53:32] saving you. So thanks again. And I love the fact

[1:53:35] that it's. Another youth that's able to do great work

[1:53:37] in the community. Thank you for that. And moving on

[1:53:43] to. Our notices of motions. We have received no notices

[1:53:48] of motion at this time. Moving to the introduction and

[1:53:53] consideration of bylaws. Bylaw 24 32 for the Matinenda dock

[1:53:58] head wall reconstruction agreement. A mover in a second or

[1:54:01] please. And this is moved by deputy mayor Summers, seconded

[1:54:05] by councilor Betty Annbar, be it. Resolved, a council authorized

[1:54:09] the mayor and CAO clerk to sign bylaw 24 32

[1:54:13] being a bylaw of the corporation of the town of

[1:54:15] Blind river to enter into an agreement 82329. Two Ontario

[1:54:24] Limited with GI Enterprises for the Matnanda DOC Headwell reconstruction

[1:54:29] project was passed in open council this 21st day of

[1:54:32] May, 2024. Questions? Comments Councilor Pastoro thanks, Mayor Harriman. Just

[1:54:39] another woohoo. I'm so excited to see this come to

[1:54:42] fruition. I remember being out there with members of the

[1:54:46] Matinenta Cottage Association. And just as desperately needed. So I

[1:54:51] can hardly wait to see the final product that's great

[1:54:54] work. Thank you. And any other comments from council saying

[1:55:00] none, I will call for a vote. All in favor

[1:55:02] with this motion. And that motion is carried. Anyone opposed?

[1:55:10] Okay. I just have to watch for the late hands.

[1:55:13] Thank you. Bylaw 24 33 from dancework agreement. Could I

[1:55:19] have a mover in a seconder? Please. Move by councilor

[1:55:22] Pastorrero. Seconded by councilor Mitto. Be it resolved that. Council

[1:55:26] authorized the mayor and CaO clerk to sign bylaw 24

[1:55:30] 33, being a bylaw of the corporation of the town

[1:55:33] of Blind river to enter an agreement with Dan's work.

[1:55:42] For use of the Blind River Community center was passed

[1:55:45] in open council this 21st day of May. 2024. Questions

[1:55:50] or comments. I will call for a vote. All in

[1:55:54] favor? And that vote is carried. Thank you. Under council

[1:55:59] reports and announcements. Thanks again to council for allowing councilor

[1:56:06] Mittdow and myself to attend the good roads conference and

[1:56:10] there is a report on file for your pleasure reading

[1:56:14] any questions or comments. Seeing none. Also like to thank

[1:56:20] council for. Councilor summers and councilor Betty and Denver for

[1:56:28] the phenomenal conference, and I was there. Representing AdSAb. Thank

[1:56:32] you again. My first conference. Really good. Really brought it

[1:56:38] back to home for sure. Any comments on that? Enlightening

[1:56:43] report. We have no addendum to tonight's meeting.

[1:56:53] But we are going into our closed session at this

[1:56:56] time, so could I have someone move that? We go

[1:57:00] into? Closed, please. And. This is when I get down

[1:57:07] to it. Sorry. This is moved by councilor middle seconded

[1:57:12] by councilor Jim Dunbar be a resolve that. Council go

[1:57:15] into the closed meeting at 07:56 p.m. In accordance with

[1:57:19] section 239 of the Municipal act in order to address

[1:57:22] matters pertaining to personal matters about identifiable individual, including municipal

[1:57:28] or local board, I. E. Personnel. Labor relations or employee

[1:57:32] negotiations, litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administration tribunals

[1:57:38] affecting the municipality or a local board. Prior to asking

[1:57:42] for council's vote. I'd like to thank Mr. Zagar for

[1:57:46] turning on the air conditioning so we all didn't fall

[1:57:48] asleep. Much appreciated and much appreciated to you, Ms. Bitner,

[1:57:53] for being here tonight. Really appreciate it. And at this

[1:57:57] time, I will call for counsel to enter into a

[1:58:01] close by. Voting with your hands. Up. And that vote

[1:58:06] is carried, we will now be moving into the closed

[1:58:09] portion. And for those that are listening. We will be

[1:58:12] returning. And going back live again after the meeting. Thank

[1:58:16] you.

[1:58:40] All right. Welcome back, Blind River. Council is about to

[1:58:45] move a resolution to go back into open. Could I.

[1:58:48] Have a mover in a second, or, please.

[1:59:02] I don't have anybody. Who is that, Daniel? Jennifer. I'm

[1:59:08] in open now. So now I'm back

[1:59:18] and closed. So we have moved by Councilor Mido, seconded

[1:59:26] by councilor Pasta Railroad, be it. Resolved. That council resumed

[1:59:30] in the open meeting at 08:56 p.m. All in favor

[1:59:34] with this motion, please raise your hands. And that motion

[1:59:40] is carried. The report on the closed session included personnel,

[1:59:45] labor relations and legal matters, and that road is carried

[1:59:50] thank you. And confirming the bylaw. Could I have a

[1:59:53] mover in a second or on that, please? This is

[1:59:57] moved by Councilor Meadow. Seconded by councilor Betty Ann Bar

[2:00:00] Beet. Resolved. At council authorized the mayor and CAO clerk

[2:00:04] to sign bylaw 24 34 being a bylaw. Of the

[2:00:08] corporation of the town of Blind river. To adopt the

[2:00:10] meeting minutes of May 20. 1st, 2024 was passed in

[2:00:18] open council this 21st day of May, 2024, and I

[2:00:23] will call for a vote by raising your hand. All

[2:00:26] in favor, and that vote is carried. And last but

[2:00:29] not least, The agenda item number 20, adjournment. Could I

[2:00:34] have a mover and a seconder? On that, please. And.

[2:00:42] This is. My system is really slow. Sorry. We have

[2:00:45] to be another hour till I can get. This. Right.

[2:00:51] Moved by councilor Benny and Denver seconded by councilor Jim

[2:00:55] Dunbar. Be it resolved that council adjourn at 08:57 p.m.

[2:01:00] All in favor with this motion? Please raise your hands.

[2:01:03] That motion is carried. Thanks very much, everyone. Have a

[2:01:06] great evening.

Council Meeting

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