December 9, 2024

Confirmation of Agenda

Council confirmed the agenda for the December 9, 2024 meeting, including any additional items and new business that were added.

WITH RESPECT to the December 9, 2024 City Council, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

Ratifying Resolution

Council approved a resolution to correct a property description error in a previous authorization report and replace it with the corrected version.

THAT the following ratifying resolutions be introduced, read, dealt with individually: 1. Memorandum - To Repeal and Replace Authorization in Report 284- 2023 – Property Description Correction.

City Council meeting, re-presented.

Council approved a new financial plan for the Parking Authority that increases parking rates across the city, with parkade monthly rentals and Marina lot fees phased in gradually. The city will close five underutilized parking lots by June 2024, introduce paid parking at Marina and Market Square areas, and is exploring whether to dissolve the Parking Authority board entirely.

WITH RESPECT to Report 309-2023-Corporate Services-Licensing & Enforcement, we recommend that that the City of Thunder Bay Parking Authority Financial Plan (Attachment A) be endorsed

• rates and fees levied by the Parking Authority as proposed in the Financial Plan be included in the 2024 budget for Council consideration;  With the exception of monthly rental rates for parkades which would be phased in over two years;  With the exception of changing the fee for the Marina parking lot from $3.00 per hour to $2.00 per hour with the exclusion of the Market Square parking lot which would remain at $3.00 per hour
• such rates and fees be presented with inflationary increases in subsequent years for Council consideration
• Administration be directed to close the five identified underutilized lots, namely Camelot, Machar, Viscount and Nesco, on or before June 1, 2024
• new paid parking be established in the identified marina parking areas including Market Square, as of June 1, 2024
• Administration be directed to develop a no free parking policy and present to Council for consideration on or before March 25, 2024
• Administration review the recommendation to dissolve the Parking Authority Board and By-law 101-2007, being a by-law to recognize and continue the Municipal Service Board known as “The Thunder Bay Parking Authority;” and report back on implications on or before March 25, 2024
• Administration monitor actual financial performance to the plan and Report back to Council Q2 2026 with an update and recommendations, if required
• the item “Parking Authority Financial Plan – Financial Performance Update” be added to the Outstanding List with a report back date of on or before June 22, 2026
• any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. Amendment – Report 309-2023 - Parking Authority Financial Plan The following resolution relative to the Parking Authority Financial Plan was presented for Council's consideration. Under Council's policy, a two- thirds vote is required.

Council approved changes to parking enforcement in Thunder Bay, setting hours as Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm, and moved up implementation deadlines from Q2 2026 to Q1 2026 and from June 22, 2026 to January 31, 2026.

WITH RESPECT to Report 309-2023-Corporate Services-Licensing & Enforcement and the Memorandum from Councillor Brian Hamilton dated November 6, 2023, we recommend that paragraph 2 be amended by adding,  That parking in the City of Thunder Bay hours be enforced Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm AND THAT paragraph 7 be amended by deleting Q2 2026 and replacing it with Q1 of 2026

• paragraph 8 be amended by deleting June 22, 2026 and replacing it with January 31, 2026.

Council approved a new parking financial plan for 2024 that includes rate increases, reduces free parking hours to weekdays 9am-6pm, closes five underutilized parking lots by June 2024, and introduces paid parking at the marina and Market Square. Administration must develop a no-free-parking policy and review whether to dissolve the Parking Authority.

WITH RESPECT to Report 309-2023-Corporate Services-Licensing & Enforcement, we recommend that that the City of Thunder Bay Parking Authority Financial Plan (Attachment A) be endorsed

• rates and fees levied by the Parking Authority as proposed in the Financial Plan be included in the 2024 budget for Council consideration;  With the exception of monthly rental rates for parkades which would be phased in over two years;  With the exception of changing the fee for the Marina parking lot from $3.00 per hour to $2.00 per hour with the exclusion of the Market Square parking lot which would remain at $3.00 per hour;  That parking in the City of Thunder Bay hours be enforced Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm AND THAT such rates and fees be presented with inflationary increases in subsequent years for Council consideration
• Administration be directed to close the five identified underutilized lots, namely Camelot, Machar, Viscount and Nesco, on or before June 1, 2024
• new paid parking be established in the identified marina parking areas including Market Square, as of June 1, 2024
• Administration be directed to develop a no free parking policy and present to Council for consideration on or before March 25, 2024
• Administration review the recommendation to dissolve the Parking Authority Board and By-law 101-2007, being a by-law to recognize and continue the Municipal Service Board known as “The Thunder Bay Parking Authority;” and report back on implications on or before March 25, 2024
• Administration monitor actual financial performance to the plan and Report back to Council Q1 of 2026 with an update and recommendations, if required
• the item “Parking Authority Financial Plan – Financial Performance Update” be added to the Outstanding List with a report back date of on or before January 31, 2026
• any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.