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2022–2026 Term · Monday

July 24, 2023

City Council Meeting

5 motions · 5 procedural

Motions

Confirmation of Agenda

#1 CARRIED

Council approved the agenda for the July 24, 2023 meeting, including all printed items and any new business that was added.

WITH RESPECT to the July 24, 2023 City Council, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

Moved by Kasey Etreni , seconded by Brian Hamilton
#4 headline

Council adopted Thunder Bay's updated strategic plan called 'Maamawe, Growing Together.' The plan was restructured by splitting the prosperity and sustainability pillar into two separate pillars—Sustainability and a new Growth pillar—with a focus on increasing housing and population. The plan now runs through the end of 2027.

WITH RESPECT to Report 214-2023 (City Manager’s Office - Strategic Initiatives & Engagement), we recommend that the “Maamawe, Growing Together” City of Thunder Bay Corporate Strategic Plan be adopted

  • the Prosperity & Sustainability pillar from the Strategic Plan be renamed Sustainability
  • a new fourth pillar, named Growth, be added
  • objectives 1 and 2 from the Sustainability pillar be moved to the Growth pillar
  • a third objective be added to the Growth pillar to facilitate the development of new housing along the housing continuum
  • the key performance indicators for the Growth pillar include population growth and increased new housing units for the underhoused
  • the “Maamawe, Growing Together” City of Thunder Bay Strategic Plan timeline be extended to December 31, 2027
  • the “Maamawe, Growing Together” City of Thunder Bay Strategic Plan be published on the City’s website and available for viewing at City Hall and the Public Library
  • any necessary By-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. Amendment - Amended City of Thunder Bay Strategic Plan
Moved by Andrew Foulds , seconded by Mark Bentz
#5 CARRIED notable

Council approved updated Sustainability and Growth strategic pillars for the city's strategic plan, based on a director's memo from July 20, 2023.

WITH RESPECT to Report 214-2023-City of Thunder Bay Strategic Plan, we recommend that the following paragraph be added: “AND THAT the revised Sustainability and Growth strategic pillars, as presented in the Memorandum from Director Tracie Smith dated July 20, 2023 be approved and adopted into the City of Thunder Bay Strategic Plan;”

Moved by Dominic Pasqualino , seconded by Albert Aiello

be approved and adopted into the City of Thunder Bay Strategic

#6 CARRIED headline

Council adopted Thunder Bay's new strategic plan "Maamawe, Growing Together" with major changes: renaming one pillar to "Sustainability," adding a new "Growth" pillar focused on housing development and population growth, and extending the plan to 2027.

WITH RESPECT to Report 214-2023 (City Manager’s Office - Strategic Initiatives & Engagement), we recommend that the “Maamawe, Growing Together” City of Thunder Bay Corporate Strategic Plan be adopted

  • the Prosperity & Sustainability pillar from the Strategic Plan be renamed Sustainability
  • a new fourth pillar, named Growth, be added
  • objectives 1 and 2 from the Sustainability pillar be moved to the Growth pillar
  • a third objective be added to the Growth pillar to facilitate the development of new housing along the housing continuum
  • the key performance indicators for the Growth pillar include population growth and increased new housing units for the underhoused
  • the “Maamawe, Growing Together” City of Thunder Bay Strategic Plan timeline be extended to December 31, 2027
  • the “Maamawe, Growing Together” City of Thunder Bay Strategic Plan be published on the City’s website and available for viewing at City Hall and the Public Library
  • the revised Sustainability and Growth strategic pillars, as presented in the Memorandum from Director Tracie Smith dated July 20, 2023 be approved and adopted into the City of Thunder Bay Strategic Plan
  • any necessary By-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.
Moved by Andrew Foulds , seconded by Mark Bentz

Ratifying Resolution

#9 CARRIED notable

Council approved moving forward with an application to the federal government's 2023 Housing Accelerator Fund, which provides funding to help cities speed up housing development and increase the supply of affordable homes.

THAT the following ratifying resolutions be introduced, read, dealt with individually: 1. Referral - Report 203-2023 - Application to 2023 Federal Housing Accelerator Fund

Moved by Mark Bentz , seconded by Trevor Giertuga

Procedural

#2 Council confirmed the minutes from its July 17, 2023 meeting and adopted the minutes from the corresponding Committee of the Whole meeting. The Director of Strategic Initiatives also presented an amendment to the City's Strategic Plan for adoption.
Moved by Michael Zussino , seconded by Albert Aiello
#3 Council adopted the minutes from the July 17, 2023 Committee of the Whole meeting, which included discussion of amendments to the City's Strategic Plan. A separate vote was held on the Strategic Plan resolution as requested.
Moved by Greg Johnsen , seconded by Trevor Giertuga
#7 CARRIED Council approved the official minutes from the July 17, 2023 Committee of the Whole meeting, confirming they are accurate and adopting them into the city's official record.
Moved by Greg Johnsen , seconded by Trevor Giertuga
#8 CARRIED Council received and approved the official minutes from the Neebing Ward meeting held on June 27, 2023.
Moved by Greg Johnsen , seconded by Michael Zussino
#10 CARRIED Council officially confirmed and recorded all decisions made at their July 25, 2023 meeting by passing this procedural by-law.
Moved by Kasey Etreni , seconded by Dominic Pasqualino