City Council

WITH RESPECT to the July 15, 2024 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 June 25, 2024.

City Council – Monday, July 15, 2024 THAT the following be added to paragraph 1: 'with the exception of distance guidelines on or within 5 metres of any trail, sidewalk, or parking lot or on or under any bridge, including pedestrian access points to such areas and structures of which be referred to Administration to determine if the distance can be increased from 5 metres to 10 metres;' AND THAT the following paragraph be added after paragraph 1: 'AND THAT Administration report back on the above noted referral on or before August 12, 2024.'

WITH RESPECT to Report 252-2024-City Manager’s Office- Strategic Initiatives & Engagement and the Memorandum from C. Olsen, Director – Strategy & Engagement, dated July 5, 2024, relative to Response to Unsheltered Homelessness: Designated Encampment Framework, we recommend that the updated distance guidelines as attached to this memo, and subject to ongoing review, be adopted within the City of Thunder Bay with the exception of distance guidelines on or within 5 metres of any trail, sidewalk, or parking lot or on or under any bridge, including pedestrian access points to such areas and structures, of which be referred to Administration to determine if the distance can be increased from 5 metres to 10 metres; AND THAT Administration report back on the above noted referral or before August 12, 2024.

WITH RESPECT to Report 252-2024-City Manager’s Office- Strategic Initiatives & Engagement and the Memorandum from C. Olsen, Director – Strategy & Engagement, dated July 5, 2024, relative to Response to Unsheltered Homelessness: Designated Encampment Framework, we recommend that the updated distance guidelines as attached to this memo, and subject to ongoing review, be adopted within the City of Thunder Bay with the exception of distance guidelines on or within 5 metres of any trail, sidewalk, or parking lot or on or under any bridge, including pedestrian access points to such areas and structures of which be referred to Administration to determine if the distance can be increased from 5 metres to 10 metres; AND THAT Administration report back on the above noted referral on or before August 12, 2024; AND THAT a letter from the Mayor, on behalf of City Council, be sent to potential funders in support of a built structure pilot project; AND THAT City Council advocate to the Government of Ontario for the following: · to fulfill the cost-matching requirement to secure 2024 federal budget funding to address the urgent issue of encampments and unsheltered homelessness; · to improve the adequacy of social assistance by increasing social assistance rates so that recipients are better able to meet their basic needs, including the cost of living and housing; · to fund low-barrier crisis stabilization spaces for people with mental health and/or substance use related issues that operate 2

THAT the Minutes of the following Committee of the Whole meeting, be adopted: 1. June 24, 2024 Committee of the Whole.

THAT the Minutes of the following Ward Meetings to be received: 1. Meeting 01-2024 of the McIntyre Ward held on February 29, 2024; 2. Meeting 02-2024 of the McIntyre Ward held on June 12, 2024. City Council – Monday, July 15, 2024

THAT the following By-laws be introduced, read, dealt with individually, engrossed, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed and numbered: By-law Number 246-2024 1. A By-law to amend By-law Number 99-2005, being a By-law to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay for the enforcement of Municipal Parking By-laws.

City Council – Monday, July 15, 2024 THAT the following By-law be introduced, read, dealt with individually, engrossed, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed and numbered: By-law Number 276/2024 1. A By-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council, this 15th day of July, 2024.