City Council

WITH RESPECT to the February 6, 2023 City Council, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

THAT the Minutes of the following Meetings of the Thunder Bay City Council, be confirmed: 1. The Thunder Bay City Council meeting held on January 23, 2023.

THAT the Minutes of the following Committee of the Whole meeting, be adopted: 1. January 23, 2023 Committee of the Whole; 2. February 2, 2023 Special Committee of the Whole - Closed Session.

WITH RESPECT to the Thunder Bay Police Services Board Budget, we recommend to defer this item to later in the agenda.

WITH RESPECT to Report 1/2023 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) 2023 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that Administration be directed to report back to City Council on or before December 18, 2023 with reductions in the amount of $1,000,000 to equal the one-time allocation from the Vested Property Reserve Fund.

WITH RESPECT to Report 1/2023 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) 2023 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that Administration be directed to remove the costs for design allocated to the Vickers Carrick Bridge from the 2023 capital budget and defer design costs to 2024 and construction costs to 2025; AND THAT Administration reallocate the cost of the project of $175,000 to the following infrastructure project:  IOT-ENG-0001-PF-005 Active Transportation

WITH RESPECT to the Jumbo Gardens Community Centre closure, we recommend that the date be changed from May to December.

WITH RESPECT to Report 1/2023 (Corporate Services & Long Term Care - Financial Services) 2023 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that Item 13 on Schedule C "Close Jumbo Gardens Community Centre at end of December" of $10,000 be approved.

WITH RESPECT to Report 1/2023 (Corporate Services & Long Term Care - Financial Services) 2023 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that Item 15 on Schedule D "Defer Both Additional Leaf and Yard Waste Pick Ups Until 2024 with No Program Expansion" of $80,000 be approved.

WITH RESPECT to Item 6 on Schedule C, we recommend that reduced hours at indoor pools be approved to close earlier:  Canada Games Complex - $10,395 (.2 FTEs)

WITH RESPECT to Item 6 on Schedule C, we recommend that reduced hours at indoor pools be approved to close earlier:  Volunteer Pool and Churchill Pool - $17,700 (. 4 FTEs).

WITH RESPECT to the Thunder Bay Police Services Board honorarium budget, we recommend that the reduction be changed from $25,000 to $49,000; AND THAT the Thunder Bay Police Services Board set board member honorariums to $5,000 per Board Member and $6,000 per Board Chair .

WITH RESPECT to the Thunder Bay Police Services Board honorarium budget, we recommend that the reduction be changed from $25,000 to $44,000, which provides a total budget of $31,000; AND THAT the Thunder Bay Police Services Board determine the level of honorarium per member and per chair.

WITH RESPECT to Report 1/2023 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services) 2023 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget we recommend that the Thunder Bay Police Services Board honorarium budget be decreased by $44,000 which provides a total budget of $31,000; AND THAT the Thunder Bay Police Services Board determine the level of honorarium per board member and per board Chair.

THAT the Minutes of the following Special Committee of the Whole meetings, be adopted: 1. January 10, 2023 Committee of the Whole - Special Session; 2. January 12, 2023 Committee of the Whole - Special Session; 3. January 17, 2023 Committee of the Whole - Special Session; 4. January 19, 2023 Committee of the Whole - Special Session; 5. January 25, 2023 Committee of the Whole - Special Session; 6. January 30, 2023 Committee of the Whole - Special Closed Session; 7. January 31, 2023 Committee of the Whole - Special Session.

WITH RESPECT to Report R 1/2023 (Corporate Services and Long Term Care - Financial Services), we recommend that the proposed 2023 Operating and Capital budgets for tax and rate supported operations be approved as outlined in this report; AND THAT the 2023 General Municipal Tax Supported Operating Budget be approved at $346,401,200 gross and $255,661,800 net; AND THAT the following Business Improvement Area levies be approved: 1. Waterfront District B.I.A. $ 106,500 2. Victoria Avenue B.I.A. $ 57,500; AND THAT the 2023 General Municipal Tax Supported Capital Budget be approved at $66,944,700 gross with financing as follows: Capital Financed by the Tax Levy (before EIRP and Debenture) 22,161,900 Enhanced Infrastructure Renewal Program (EIRP) 8,107,400 Less Debenture Debt (12,004,400) Net Capital Financed by the Tax Levy $18,264,900 Debenture Debt (Annual) $7,284,400 Debenture Debt (Special – Victoriaville Phase I) $4,720,000 Reserve & Reserve Funds: Fire Training Centre 55,000 Capital General 600,000 Capital Transit 320,000 Corporate Information Technology 3,204,000 Clean Green and Beautiful 220,000 Corporate Energy Innovation 45,000 Dedicated Gas Tax (Obligatory) 1,298,315 EMS Vehicle & Equipment 860,400 Fire Equipment 55,250 Fuel Farm 60,000 Municipal Accommodation Tax 700,200 Canada Community Building Fund (Obligatory) 7,438,600 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) 10,000,000 Recreation Trails 39,500 Whalen Building 280,000 $25,176,265 Subsidy: Disaster Mitigation &

THAT the following ratifying resolutions be introduced, read, dealt with individually: 1. Report 2023CLS.006 - Funding Announcement – Government of Canada 2. Board Appointment - Thunder Bay Police Services Board

THAT the following By-laws be introduced, read, dealt with individually, engrossed, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed and numbered: 1. A By-law to amend By-law 011-2007, being a By-law to Appoint Officers for The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay (Development Services Department/Finance Department) to update the appointment of Officers. By-law Number: 44/2023 A By-law to amend By-law 110-2013, being a By-law to Appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Smoking Prohibition By-law No. 052-2010, on the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Property. By-law Number: 45/2023

THAT the following By-law be introduced, read, dealt with individually, engrossed, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed and numbered: By-law Number: 38/2023 1. A By-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council, this 6th day of February, 2023.