Council Meeting

That the minutes for the public meetings held on: Thursday, January 21, 2021; and Tuesday, January 26, 2021 be adopted as presented.

That General Government Committee Report No. 2021-03 relating to the 2021 Operating Budget be recommitted to the General Government Committee to allow the Chief Administrative Officer to reduce the 2021 Operating Budget to a 1% increase. R e corded Vote Upon the Request of Councillor Mendicino: Yeas: Councillor Maroosis, King Nays: Councillors Mendicino, Robertson, Mayne, B. Vrebosch, Tignanelli, T. Vrebosch, Brousseau, Bain, Mayor McDonald

That General Government Committee Report No. 2021-04 relating to: District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board 2021 Operating Budget be adopted as presented. General Government Committee Report No. 2021-04 February 9, 2021 To The Council Of The Corporation Of The City Of North Bay Your Worship and Councillors: The General Government Committee presents Report No. 2021-04 and recommends: That the City of North Bay’s share of the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board’s (DNSSAB) 2021 Operating Budget in the amount of $12,820,073 be approved. All of which is respectfully submitted.

That: City Council approve the award of a contract to R.V. Anderson Associates Limited for an amount up to $340,607.00 (plus HST), for the provision of design services related to the Downtown Main Street Reconstruction; Council authorize the transfer of funds to the project, as outlined in Report to Council CORP 2021-02 dated January 8, 2021 from Mary-Ann Kotylak and Adam Lacombe; and Council authorize the pre-commitment to the 2021 Capital Budget, as outlined in Report to Council CORP 2021-02.

That Report to Council CORP 2021-02 re RFP 2020-31 Design Services for Downtown Main St. Reconstruction be

That City Council approve the award of a contract to Venasse Building Group Inc. in the amount of $2,059,490.00 (plus HST), for the replacement of the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Reservoir.

That: the Mayor and City Clerk be authorize to enter into a Transfer Payment Agreement on behalf of the City of North Bay and Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of Ontario, represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario, for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program: Public Transit Stream; and an execution by-law be presented for three (3) readings on February 9, 2021 permitting The Corporation of the City of North Bay to enter into a Transfer Payment Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in the Right of Ontario, represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario, for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program; Public Transit Stream.

That City Council approve the award of a contract to Holder Tractors Inc. in the amount of $149,378.92 (plus HST), for the provision of a sidewalk tractor with a rear-mounted sander, snow blower, snow plow, power angle broom and related accessories.

That: City Council not renew the Operating agreement with Invest North Bay Development Corporation; and Council direct the Director of Community Development and Growth to prepare a report to Council detailing the Terms of Reference for a proposed Economic Advisory Committee.

That Report to Council CSBU 2021-06 re: Invest North Bay Development Corporation be

Schedule 6 of Bill 197, COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 considers amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act relating to municipal autonomy and the principle that municipalities can veto a development outside their municipal boundary in an adjacent municipality; AND WHEREAS Bill 197 empowers multiple municipalities to ‘veto’ development of a landfilling site within a 3.5 km zone inside the boundary of an adjacent municipality; AND WHEREAS Bill 197 establishes a dangerous precedent that could be expanded to other types of development; AND WHEREAS Bill 197 compromises municipal autonomy and the authority of municipal councils to make informed decisions in the best interest of their communities and municipal taxpayers; AND WHEREAS amendments in Schedule 6 could cause conflict in the effective management of landfill sites, put significant pressure on existing landfill capacity, and threaten the economic activity associated with these sites; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the City of North Bay calls upon the Government of Ontario (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MOECP) to amend Bill 197, COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, to eliminate the development approval requirement provisions from adjacent municipalities and that the ‘host’ municipality be empowered to render final approval for landfills within their jurisdiction. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this motion be forwarded to Premier Doug Ford, Jeff Yurek the Minister of Environment, Conser

the Council of the City of North Bay is considering a new Community and Recreation Centre be built at the Steve Omischl field. Therefore Be It Resolved that Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer to prepare and present to Council a Business Plan for the operation of the new Community and Recreation Centre and associated grounds projected over twenty years which includes all expenses both operating and capital and the projected revenues to service these costs.

That the Motion be amended by adding the following paragraph: And Further that the Business Plan also include revenues and economic benefits from potential new tourism and Sport Tourism Events.

That this Regular Meeting of Council do now adjourn at 9:31 p.m.