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2022–2026 Term · Tuesday

November 26, 2024

City Council Meeting

5 motions · 5 procedural

Motions

Confirmation of Agenda

#1 CARRIED

Council confirmed the agenda for the November 25, 2024 meeting, including any additional items that were added.

WITH RESPECT to the November 25, 2024 City Council, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

Moved by Michael Zussino , seconded by Andrew Foulds

Committee of the Whole minutes be voted on separately.

#4 notable

Council will consider allocating one-time funding in the 2025 budget to advance waterfront development projects outlined in the city's 2024-2026 Action Plan. The city will also ask provincial and federal governments for funding support, and any needed bylaw changes will be brought back to council for approval.

WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Councillor Andrew Foulds, Chair - Waterfront Development Committee dated October 9, 2024, we recommend that one-time funding for advancing further development initiatives for Waterfront as outlined in the 2024-2026 Action Plan, be included in the proposed 2025 Operating Budget for Council's consideration, along with a recommended funding source

  • the Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee advocate for funding from other levels of government to support the initiatives as outlined in the 2024-2026 Action Plan
  • any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. Referral - Waterfront Development Committee - Request for Resources and Funding
Moved by Andrew Foulds , seconded by Albert Aiello
#5 LOST

Council rejected a proposal to have Councillor Foulds' September memo reviewed during the 2025 budget meeting for Infrastructure & Operations, along with the administration's budget presentation.

WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Councillor Foulds dated September 10, 2025, as contained in the November 18, 2025 Committee of the Whole minutes, we recommend that the contents of the memo be referred to the 2025 Infrastructure & Operations Operating Budget meeting for consideration, in addition to the budget presented by Administration

  • any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.
Moved by Andrew Foulds , seconded by Michael Zussino
#6 LOST notable

Council rejected a proposal to include one-time funding for waterfront development initiatives in the 2025 budget and to seek matching funds from provincial and federal governments.

WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Councillor Andrew Foulds, Chair - Waterfront Development Committee dated October 9, 2024, we recommend that one-time funding for advancing further development initiatives for Waterfront as outlined in the 2024-2026 Action Plan, be included in the proposed 2025 Operating Budget for Council's consideration, along with a recommended funding source

  • the Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee advocate for funding from other levels of government to support the initiatives as outlined in the 2024-2026 Action Plan
  • any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.
Moved by Andrew Foulds , seconded by Albert Aiello

Ratifying Resolution

#8 CARRIED notable

Council approved a legal settlement related to ongoing litigation. The specific details of the settlement were handled through a corporate legal services report.

THAT the following ratifying resolutions be introduced, read, dealt with individually: 1. Report 2024CLS.046(Corporate Council & City Solicitor – Legal Services) Litigation Settlement

Moved by Greg Johnsen , seconded by Dominic Pasqualino

Procedural

#2 CARRIED Council formally approved the official minutes from their November 4, 2024 meeting.
Moved by Greg Johnsen , seconded by Dominic Pasqualino
#3 Council approved the minutes from two Committee of the Whole meetings held in November 2024. A separate vote will be held on a request for resources and funding for the Waterfront Development Committee.
Moved by Brian Hamilton , seconded by Andrew Foulds
#7 CARRIED Council approved the official minutes from two Committee of the Whole meetings held in November 2024. This is a standard procedural step to formally document what was discussed and decided at those meetings.
Moved by Brian Hamilton , seconded by Andrew Foulds
#9 CARRIED Council approved a new by-law that makes updates to the city's Corporate Policy Manual, which contains the rules and guidelines that city administration follows.
Moved by Albert Aiello , seconded by Andrew Foulds
#10 CARRIED Council formally confirmed and authorized all decisions made at their November 26, 2024 meeting by passing this official by-law.
Moved by Greg Johnsen , seconded by Rajni Agarwal