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to section 2.2 of the City of North Bay's Procedural By-Law 2019-80 Council hereby suspends the rules to allow the Council Agenda to be reordered to have the motion re: Castle Arms be the first order of business on the Agenda.

on March 7, 1986, the Board of Management for Cassellholme – East Nipissing Home for the Aged (Cassellholme), a District Home, gave direction to create a separate legal entity in the form of a new public non-profit housing corporation. This new entity (Castle Arms) would be operated and governed by the same appointees as Cassellholme Board. Whereas the assets of Castle Arms have been built through contributions from taxpayers at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. Whereas at a Castle Arms meeting held on October 28, 2021, the Chief Executive Officer advised the Castle Arms Board that, due to upcoming changes to the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA), the Cassellholme and Castle Arms Boards could no longer have identical membership. Whereas although the Castle Arms Board was advised that it had until October 2024 to implement the upcoming changes to the ONCA, at the subsequent meeting on November 25, 2021 - when 8 of the 9 municipalities had no representation due to a wave of resignations and a lack of public consultation - the Castle Arms Board directed the CEO to alter the composition of the Castle Arms Board. Whereas in January 2025, Cassellholme obtained a solicitor-client privileged legal opinion stating in part that “neither ONCA nor the Fixing Long-Term Care Act contain any provisions that would require Boards of Management to have a different composition than Boards of Non-Profit Housing Corporations.” Whereas the November 25, 2021 change to the

That the motion re Castle Arms: be amended to include the following paragraph: Therefore Be it Resolved that the first option is to use a third party mediator at the cost of the Municipalities to work in the best interest of the tenants of Castle Arms and that the results be shared at a public meeting. And the current paragraph that starts with Therefore Be it Resolved is amended as follows: Further Be It Resolved that failure to find a resolution that the Council of the City of North Bay calls upon other member Municipalities to join in pursuing all available legal and administrative remedies to restore democratic and public oversight of the Castle Arms Non-Profit Housing Corporation. This includes returning Castle Arms governance to its member Municipalities. Record of Vote (Upon the request of Councillor Vrebosch): Yeas: Councillors Vrebosch, Mayne, Horsfield, Mitchell, Gardiner, Bain and Mayor Chirico Nays: Councillors Inch and Lowery.

That the minutes for the public meetings held on: - Monday, August 11, 2025; - Tuesday, August 12, 2025; and - Thursday, August 14, 2025 be adopted as presented.

That Community Services Committee Report No. 2025-11 relating to: Proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment application by Tulloch Engineering on behalf of property owners, George Flumerfelt, Girtrude Lang-Flumerfelt, Colin MacWhirter, Vanessa Heraldo, 2555897 Ontario Inc. and Laurentian Heights Limited, for the properties known as 59, 61, 67, 71, 75, 79, 83, 87, 91, 95 Kenreta Drive and an Unaddressed Lot on Kenreta (Future Baxter Court) be adopted as presented. Community Services Committee Report No. 2025-11 September 2, 2025 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The Community Services Committee presents Report No. 2025-11 and recommends: “That Council approve the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment by Tulloch Engineering on behalf of property owners, George Flumerfelt, Girtrude Lang-Flumerfelt, Colin MacWhirter, Vanessa Heraldo, 2555897 Ontario Inc. and Laurentian Heights Limited for the properties known as 59, 61, 67, 71, 75, 79, 83, 87, 91 and 95 Kenreta Drive and an Unaddressed lot on Kenreta Drive (Future Baxter Court) in the City of North Bay to rezone the properties legally described in Appendix A to Report to Council No. 2025-045 dated July 23, 2025 from Peter Carello from a “Residential First Density Special No. 53 (R1 Sp.53)” zone to a “Residential First Density (R1)” zone; and That the subject properties be placed under Site Plan Control pursuant to Section 41 of the Planning Act , R.S.O., 1990 as amended.” All of which is r

That Community Services Committee Report No. 2025-12 relating to: the 2025 Centennial Celebration and Budget Update be adopted as presented. Community Services Committee Report No. 2025-12 September 2, 2025 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The Community Services Committee presents Report No. 2025-12 and recommends: “That Council receive Report to Council CSBU-2025-037 from Ian Kilgour and Melinda Fry dated June 5, 2025 re: 2025 Centennial Celebration and Budget Update for information purposes.” All of which is respectfully submitted.

That General Government Committee Report No. 2025-13 relating to: 2024 Report on Investment Activity be adopted as presented. General Government Committee Report No. 2025-13 September 2, 2025 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The General Government Committee presents Report No. 2025-13 and recommends: “That Council receive Report to Council CORP-2025-055 from Laura Boissonneault dated June 1, 2025 re: 2024 Report on Investment Activity for information purposes.” All of which is respectfully submitted.

That General Government Committee Report No. 2025-14 relating to: the 2024 Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee (MAAC) Annual Report be adopted as presented. General Government Committee Report No. 2025-14 September 2, 2025 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The General Government Committee presents Report No. 2025-14 and recommends: “That: the 2024 Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee (MAAC) Annual Report be noted and filed; and the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee be thanked for their work.” All of which is respectfully submitted.

That: Council appoint a Compliance Audit Committee in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act; and the City Clerk be authorized to advertise for applications for citizen appointments to the Compliance Audit Committee.

That Council receive Report to Council CORP 2025-57, being a report respecting restrictions on the powers of City Council during the 2026 municipal election period, from Karen McIsaac and Véronique Hie dated September 2, 2025, for information purposes.

That Council receive Report to Council CORP 2025-58 Re: 2026 Municipal Election - Question on the Ballot from Karen McIsaac and Véronique Hie dated September 2, 2025, for information purposes only.

That Council authorize the City Clerk to maintain the existing statutory threshold for recounts, pursuant to section 56 of the Municipal Elections Act, for the 2026 Municipal Election.

That: Council rescind Resolution No. 2025-220 passed on June 17, 2025; Council approve the application by Randy Haskins and Mary Ann Harvey to close the lakeshore road allowance, as shown on Schedule “A”, attached to Report to Council CSBU 2025-056; the closure of the lakeshore road allowance be subject to the granting of any easements; and the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized by Council to initiate normal closure procedures for the subject lakeshore road allowance.

That Council: approve the Agreement between The Corporation of the City of North Bay and the North Bay Police Services Board for the management, maintenance, operation and provision of 9-1-1 Services in accordance with the terms and conditions of that Agreement; authorize the Chief Administrative Officer and the City Clerk to execute the aforesaid Agreement with the North Bay Police Services; authorize the by-law for the execution of the aforesaid Agreement be given three (3) readings on September 2, 2025; approve the Next Generation 9-1-1 Authority Service Agreement between The Corporation of the City of North Bay and Bell Canada; authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Next Generation 9-1-1 Authority Service Agreement between The Corporation of the City of North Bay and Bell Canada; and authorize the by-law for the execution of the Next Generation 9-1-1 Authority Service Agreement between The Corporation of the City of North Bay and Bell Canada be given three (3) readings on September 2, 2025.

That Council approve the award of contracts to IK Construction Inc. and Battano Construction Limited, based on the unit rates specified in their bid for Request for Quote 2025-022 for the provision of Sidewalk and Concrete Construction, for a term of three (3) years, with an option in favour of the City to extend the agreement for two (2) additional one (1) year terms.

That the following by-laws be read a first and second time: By-Law No. 2025-76 to rezone certain lands on Kenreta Drive (Flumerfelt, Lang-Flumerfelt, MacWhirter, Heraldo, 2555897 Ontario Inc. and Laurentian Heights Limited. – 59, 61, 67, 71, 75, 79, 83, 87, 91 and 95 Kenreta Drive and an Unaddressed lot on Kenreta Drive (Future Baxter Court)). By-Law No. 2025-77 to designate a Site Plan Control Area on certain lands on Kenreta Drive (Flumerfelt, Lang-Flumerfelt, MacWhirter, Heraldo, 2555897 Ontario Inc. and Laurentian Heights Limited. –59, 61, 67, 71, 75, 79, 83, 87, 91 and 95 Kenreta Drive and an Unaddressed lot on Kenreta Drive (Future Baxter Court)). By-Law No. 2025-78 to authorize the execution of An Agreement between The Corporation of the City of North Bay and The North Bay Police Services Board re: 9-1-1 Services. By-Law No. 2025-79 to authorize the execution of the Next Generation 9-1-1 Authority Service Agreement between the Corporation of the City of North Bay and Bell Canada.

That the following by-laws be read a third time and passed: By-Law No. 2025-76 to rezone certain lands on Kenreta Drive (Flumerfelt, Lang-Flumerfelt, MacWhirter, Heraldo, 2555897 Ontario Inc. and Laurentian Heights Limited. – 59, 61, 67, 71, 75, 79, 83, 87, 91 and 95 Kenreta Drive and an Unaddressed lot on Kenreta Drive (Future Baxter Court)). By-Law No. 2025-77 to designate a Site Plan Control Area on certain lands on Kenreta Drive (Flumerfelt, Lang-Flumerfelt, MacWhirter, Heraldo, 2555897 Ontario Inc. and Laurentian Heights Limited. –59, 61, 67, 71, 75, 79, 83, 87, 91 and 95 Kenreta Drive and an Unaddressed lot on Kenreta Drive (Future Baxter Court)). By-Law No. 2025-78 to authorize the execution of An Agreement between The Corporation of the City of North Bay and The North Bay Police Services Board re: 9-1-1 Services. By-Law No. 2025-79 to authorize the execution of the Next Generation 9-1-1 Authority Service Agreement between the Corporation of the City of North Bay and Bell Canada.

That Council adjourn in-camera pursuant to section 239.(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended at 8:39 p.m. for the following reasons: Item 9.2, being advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communication necessary for that purpose and financial information, supplied in confidence to the Municipality which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position of a person, group or person, or organization; and Addendum Item 1.3, being labour relations

That Council reconvene at 9:39 p.m.

That Council authorize: the extension of the Operational Subsidy Agreement between the City of North Bay and the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority, on such terms and conditions as satisfactory to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Deputy Treasurer and City Solicitor, for an amount of up to $100,000 to be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve #99529R for the 2025-2026 operation of the Laurentian Ski Hill Snowboarding Club Inc.; and the Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk to execute the said Operational Subsidy Agreement.

That the following by-law be read a first and second time: By-Law No. 2025-75 to confirm proceedings of the Regular Meeting of Council held on September 2, 2025.

That the following by-law be read a third time and passed: By-Law No. 2025-75 to confirm proceedings of the Regular Meeting of Council held on September 2, 2025.

That this Regular Meeting of Council do now adjourn at 9:42 p.m.