Special Council Meeting

That the minutes for the public meetings held on: - Monday, November 4, 2024; - Tuesday, December 10, 2024; and - Monday, December 23, 2024 be adopted as presented.

That Council authorize a Filming By-Law to promote filming activity and regulate filming permits within the City of North Bay, as set out in Report to Council CSBU 2024-61 dated November 29, 2024 from Erin Richmond.

That the resignation from Ishmael van der Rassel from the Municipal Heritage Committee be received and Mr. van der Rassel be thanked for his involvement on the Committee.

That the following by-laws be read a first and second time: By-Law No. 2025-02 to stop up, close and convey a Part of Legault Street Road Allowance designated as Part 1, on Plan 36R-15331, in the City of North Bay. By-Law No. 2025-03 to levy certain interim rates, taxes and charges. By-Law No. 2025-04 to adjust interim taxes for 2025.

That the following by-laws be read a third time and passed: By-Law No. 2025-02 to stop up, close and convey a Part of Legault Street Road Allowance designated as Part 1, on Plan 36R-15331, in the City of North Bay. By-Law No. 2025-03 to levy certain interim rates, taxes and charges. By-Law No. 2025-04 to adjust interim taxes for 2025.

under Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box, producers are fully accountable and financially responsible for their products and packaging once they reach their end of life and are disposed of, for ‘eligible’ sources only; AND WHEREAS ‘ineligible’ sources which producers are not responsible for including businesses, places of worship, daycares, campgrounds, public-facing and internal areas of municipal-owned buildings and not-for-profit organizations, such as shelters and food banks; AND WHEREAS should a municipality continue to provide services to the ‘ineligible’ sources, the municipality will be required to oversee the collection, transportation, and processing of the recycling, assuming 100% of the costs; AND WHEREAS these costs will further burden the municipalities’ finances and potentially take resources away from vital infrastructure projects; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of North Bay hereby request that the Province amend Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box so that producers are responsible for the end-of-life management of recycling products from all sources; AND FURTHER THAT this resolution be forwarded the Honourable Andrea Khanjin, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, MPP Victor Fedeli, Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities and Rural Ontario Municipal Association. Record of Vote (Upon the Request of Councillor Bain): Yeas: Councillors Bain, Mitchell, Mallah,

That Council adjourn in-camera pursuant to section 239.(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended at 7:17 p.m. for the following reason: Item #9.2, being a potential acquisition of land by the Municipality.

That Council reconvene at 7:59 p.m.

That the following by-law be read a first and second time: By-Law No. 2025-01 to confirm proceedings of the Special Meeting of Council held on January 14, 2025.

That the following by-law be read a third time and passed: By-Law No. 2025-01 to confirm proceedings of the Special Meeting of Council held on January 14, 2025.

That this Special Meeting of Council do now adjourn at 8:00 p.m.