December 2, 2025

Confirmation of Agenda

Council confirmed the agenda for the December 2, 2025 meeting, including all printed items, additional information, and new business that was added.

WITH RESPECT to the December 2, 2025 City Council meeting, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed. For (12): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino Absent (1): Councillor Rajni Agarwal

Special Committee of the Whole - Capital Budget held on November 24, 2025

Council confirmed the minutes from the November 24, 2025 capital budget meeting. All 12 councillors present voted to approve the record of that meeting.

The Minutes of the following Meeting of Special Committee of the Whole, to be confirmed: 1. Special Committee of the Whole - Capital Budget held on November 24, 2025. For (12): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino Absent (1): Councillor Rajni Agarwal

Council Appointments to Boards and Committees

Council appointed three members to city boards and committees for the remainder of their 4-year terms: Councillor Pasqualino to the Community Safety and Well Being Committee, Councillor Ch'ng to the Social Services Administration Board, and Councillor Oliver to the Community Auditorium Board.

WITH RESPECT to the confidential memorandum from Tina Larocque, Coordinator – Boards, Committees and Special Projects dated November 17, 2025 relative to Council appointments to Committees and Boards, we recommend the following Council members be appointed for the remainder of a 4 year term expiring November 14, 2026, or until such time as a replacement has been appointed: 1. Community Safety and Well Being Committee: Councillor Dominic Pasqualino 2. The District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board: Councillor Shelby Ch’ng 3. The Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Board: Councillor Kristen Oliver For (12): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino Absent (1): Councillor Rajni Agarwal

Property Related Matter – Lease Agreement - The Corporation of the

City Council approved leasing an ambulance base facility from Terrace Bay Township at the Old Scout Hall property on Highway 11/17. The lease is conditional on Terrace Bay getting its own council approval and financing confirmed.

WITH RESPECT to Report 2025CLS.035-Growth-Development Services- Realty Services, we recommend that the City enter into a lease as tenant with The Corporation of the Township of Terrace Bay (“Terrace Bay”) for an ambulance base facility to be constructed at “Old Scout Hall Property”, Highway 11/17, legally described as part of Lot 313, Registered Plan M121, Terrace Bay, Ontario

• the City enter into any required Municipal Capital Facilities agreement with Terrace Bay
• the Director Development Services be authorized to execute all required documentation in form satisfactory to the Manager – Realty Services
• the above direction be conditional upon Terrace Bay receiving the necessary Council approvals and financing confirmation
• any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. For (12): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino Absent (1): Councillor Rajni Agarwal

Human Resources Matter - Memorandum of Settlement - UNIFOR

Council approved a settlement agreement between the city and UNIFOR union representing paramedics at Superior North Emergency Medical Services. The Mayor and Clerk are authorized to finalize the agreement, and a related bylaw will be presented for final council ratification.

WITH RESPECT to Report 2025CLS.044 (Human Resources) we recommend that the Memorandum of Settlement between the Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay and UNIFOR, Local 229 for the Superior North Emergency Medical Services (SNEMS) District Paramedics be approved

• the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute all necessary agreements
• the necessary by-law be presented to City Council for ratification. For (12): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino Absent (1): Councillor Rajni Agarwal

Consent Agenda Resolution

Council approved a consent agenda that confirmed various meeting minutes, reports, and administrative matters including tax levy information, recreation/transit programs, housing initiatives, and committee appointments.

WITH RESPECT to the Consent Agenda for the December 2, 2025 City Council meeting, we recommend that the following items be confirmed: - Minutes of Previous Council Meetings - November 4, 2025 and November 24, 2025 - Minutes of Previous Committee of the Whole (Closed Session) Meeting - November 4, 2025 - Finance & Administration Standing Committee Minutes - November 25, 2025 - Growth Standing Committee Minutes - November 25, 2025 - Quality of Life Standing Committee Minutes - November 18, 2025 - Northwood Ward Meeting Minutes - October 16, 2025 - Committee of Adjustment Minutes - May 29, June 26, July 18 and July 26, 2025 - Mayor's Taskforce on Building More Homes Advisory Committee Minutes - October 15, 2025 - Lakehead Region Conservation Authority Minutes - September 24, 2025 - 2026 Interim Tax Levy Report 372-2025 - Affordable Access Program for Recreation & Transit (Pilot Extension) Report 374-2025 - Building Fast Fund and Housing Accelerator Fund Reallocation Funding Report 380-2025 - Appointment of City Clerks - Establishment of 2026 City Council Special Session - Annual General Meetings - Establishment of Special Committee of the Whole - Citizens of Exceptional Achievement Awards - Versorium's Central Avenue Generating Facility Update For (12): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino Absent (1): Councillor Rajni Agarwal

Advocacy - Proposed Regional Consolidation of Conservation

Council opposes Ontario's proposed regional conservation authority consolidation plan and calls on the province to keep conservation authorities locally governed, work collaboratively with municipalities, and ensure Thunder Bay's authority forms a separate Northwestern Ontario regional body instead.

WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Chair – Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee, dated November 24, 2025, we recommend that City Council calls on the Government of Ontario to maintain local, independent, municipally governed, watershed-based conservation authorities to ensure strong local representation in decisions related to municipal levies, community-focused service delivery, and the protection and management of conservation lands

• while City Council supports provincial goals for consistent permit approval processes, shared services, and digital modernization, imposing a new top-down agency structure without strong local accountability and governance risks creating unnecessary cost, red tape, and bureaucracy, thereby undermining efficiency and responsiveness to local community needs
• City Council supports efforts to balance expertise, capacity, and program delivery across the province, and requests that the Province work collaboratively with municipalities and local conservation authorities to determine the most effective level of strategic consolidation to achieve both provincial and local objectives
• City Council is opposed to the proposed “Huron-Superior Regional Conservation Authority” boundary configuration outlined in Environmental Registry Notice 025-1257
• City Council recommends that the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority form the “Northwestern Ontario Regional Conservation Authority”
• the Ministry engage directly with affected municipalities of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority, before finalizing any consolidation boundaries or legislative amendments
• careful consideration be given to the financial ownership of reserve funds that have been collected by the LRCA over many years, through municipal funding
• a copy of this resolution be forwarded to: • The Environmental Registry of Ontario consultations prior to the deadline of December 22, 2025, • The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and the Opposition critics, • Local Members of Provincial Parliament, • Local Members of Parliament, • The Association of Municipalities of Ontario, • Conservation Ontario, • All local municipalities within the LRCA Area of Jurisdiction, and • All Conservation Authorities in Ontario
• any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. For (13): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Rajni Agarwal, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino

Council approved a language change to the Smart Growth Action Plan Amendment, replacing "as presented and approved by City Council" with "guided by" in one section of the document.

WITH RESPECT to the Smart Growth Action Plan Amendment, we recommend that "as presented and approved by City Council" in paragraph 2 be replaced with "guided by".

Council approved the Smart Growth Action Plan and added a commitment to continue developing Thunder Bay's waterfront area according to a previous 2016 engineering plan.

WITH RESPECT to Report 383-2025-Growth, we recommend that City Council adopt the Smart Growth Action Plan as presented, we recommend that the following addition be included; • Item A4 - a renewed effort to continue the development of Thunder Bay’s Waterfront as guided under Report R178/2016 (Engineering & Operations)

Council approved the Smart Growth Action Plan and will receive progress reports twice yearly. The plan includes renewed focus on developing Thunder Bay's Waterfront Trail, with any required bylaw changes to come back to council for approval.

WITH RESPECT to Report 383-2025-Growth, we recommend that City Council adopt the Smart Growth Action Plan as presented

• Administration report to City Council two times per year on the implementation of the Plan
• as described in Item A4 of the Smart Growth Action Plan, that a renewed effort to continue the development of Thunder Bay's Waterfront Trail as guided by Report R178/2016 (Engineering & Operations)
• any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. For (13): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Rajni Agarwal, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino

2024 Annual Financial Report and Audited Consolidated Financial

Council approved the City's 2024 audited financial statements, which provide an official accounting of all City money received and spent during the year. The approval confirms the financial records are accurate and complete.

WITH RESPECT to Report 328-2025-Corporate Services-Finance, we recommend that the draft Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Trust Fund Statements of The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay, for the year ended December 31, 2024, be approved

• any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. For (11): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Rajni Agarwal, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, and Councillor Michael Zussino Absent (2): Councillor Kristen Oliver, and Councillor Dominic Pasqualino

Tbaytel Multiplex Operating Model

Council decided the City will operate the Tbaytel Multiplex directly instead of using a private operator. The costs of running it this way will be included in the 2026 budget for council to review.

WITH RESPECT to Report 381-2025-Community Services we recommend that the City of Thunder Bay move forward with a City-run operating model for the Tbaytel Multiplex

• the financial implications of a City-operated model be included in the 2026 Operating Budget for City Council’s consideration
• any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification. For (11): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Rajni Agarwal, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Andrew Foulds, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino Against (1): Councillor Mark Bentz Absent (1): Councillor Trevor Giertuga

Establishment of Committee of the Whole - Closed Session - January

Council scheduled a closed-door meeting for January 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to discuss confidential business information that could harm the city's negotiating position if made public, such as trade secrets or financial details.

THAT a Committee of the Whole – Closed Session meeting be scheduled for Tuesday, January 13, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in order to receive information pursuant to the Municipal Act (Section 239 (2)) relative to: (i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization. For (12): Mayor Ken Boshcoff, Councillor Rajni Agarwal, Councillor Albert Aiello, Councillor Mark Bentz, Councillor Shelby Ch'ng, Councillor Kasey Etreni, Councillor Trevor Giertuga, Councillor Brian Hamilton, Councillor Greg Johnsen, Councillor Kristen Oliver, Councillor Dominic Pasqualino, and Councillor Michael Zussino Absent (1): Councillor Andrew Foulds