December 19, 2022

City Council Meeting

5 motions · 5 procedural

Motions

Confirmation of Agenda

#1 CARRIED

Council approved the agenda for the December 19, 2022 meeting, including any additional items that were added.

WITH RESPECT to the December 19, 2022 City Council, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

Moved by Albert Aiello , seconded by Kasey Etreni

Report 213-2022 Outdoor Rinks - December 5, 2022 Committee of the

#4 notable

Council is closing two unsupervised outdoor skating ponds at Vale Community Centre and Centennial Village starting this winter, while adding a new skating path at Vickers Park to the outdoor rink program.

WITH RESPECT to Report 213-2022 (Infrastructure & Operations - Engineering & Operations) we recommend that the Vale Community Centre and Centennial Village (Confederation Drive) unsupervised unboarded ponds be discontinued effective the 2022/2023 season

the Vickers Park skating path be added to the outdoor rink program effective the 2022/2023 season
any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. Memorandum from Councillor Greg Johnsen, dated December 9, 2022 containing an amending motion relative to Report 213-2022 (Community Services) Outdoor Rinks as contained in the December 5, 2022 Committee of the Whole Minutes. Amendment – Outdoor Rinks

Moved by Kasey Etreni , seconded by Shelby Ch'ng

#5 CARRIED

Council voted to remove a reference to Centennial Village (Confederation Drive) from a report about outdoor rinks, based on a memo from Councillor Johnsen.

WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Councillor Greg Johnsen dated December 9, 2022, we recommend that the following be deleted from the first paragraph contained in Report 213-2022 Outdoor Rinks – Program Update: ‘and Centennial Village (Confederation Drive)’;

Moved by Greg Johnsen , seconded by Shelby Ch'ng

#6 CARRIED

Council is closing the unsupervised pond at Vale Community Centre and adding Vickers Park's skating path to the city's outdoor rink program, both effective for the 2022/2023 season.

WITH RESPECT to Report 213-2022 (Infrastructure & Operations - Engineering & Operations) we recommend that the Vale Community Centre unsupervised unboarded pond be discontinued effective the 2022/2023 season

the Vickers Park skating path be added to the outdoor rink program effective the 2022/2023 season
any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

Moved by Kasey Etreni , seconded by Shelby Ch'ng

Ratifying Resolution

#8 CARRIED notable

Council approved three separate matters: awarding a design/build contract for Fort William Stadium upgrades (track, field, and scoreboard), accepting a report on surplus city property, and approving an alternate indoor turf option for Soccer Northwest Ontario.

THAT the following ratifying resolutions be introduced, read, dealt with individually: 1. Report 238-2022 (Facilities, Fleet & Energy Management) Tender Award- Design/Build Team for the Fort William Stadium Upgrades (Track, Field, & Scoreboard); 2. Report 2022CLS.040 (Realty Services) Surplus Property Report; 3. Soccer Northwest Ontario Alternate Indoor Turf Option.

Moved by Albert Aiello , seconded by Andrew Foulds

Procedural

#2 CARRIED Council confirmed the official minutes from five meetings held between October and December 2022. This is a standard procedural step to verify that the recorded decisions and discussions are accurate.

Moved by Shelby Ch'ng , seconded by Greg Johnsen

#3 Council adopted minutes from seven Committee of the Whole meetings between October and December 2022. A separate vote was also requested on a December 5th resolution about outdoor rinks.

Moved by Andrew Foulds , seconded by Kasey Etreni

#7 CARRIED Council approved the official minutes from seven Committee of the Whole meetings held between October and December 2022, including both public and closed sessions.

Moved by Andrew Foulds , seconded by Kasey Etreni

#9 CARRIED Council approved four by-laws: updating the appointments of municipal parking enforcement officers, repealing a previous by-law for 443 Hebert Street, exempting that same property from land subdivision rules, and updating officer appointments in Development Services and Finance departments.

Moved by Kasey Etreni , seconded by Andrew Foulds

#10 CARRIED Council formally confirmed and sealed the official record of their December 19, 2022 meeting proceedings through By-law 237-2022.

Moved by Albert Aiello , seconded by Greg Johnsen