Committee of the Whole

Committee of the Whole – Monday, December 16, 2024 WITH RESPECT to the December 16, 2024 Committee of the Whole meeting, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

WITH RESPECT to Report 2024CLS.047 (Human Resources) we recommend that the Memorandum of Settlement between the Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay (Pioneer Ridge) and UNIFOR, Local 229 be approved; AND THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute all necessary agreements; AND THAT the necessary by-law be presented to City Council for ratification.

WITH RESPECT to the Boulevard Garden and Maintenance By-law Referral, we recommend that ‘Allowing support structures’ be added to the list of items that Administration will review.

Committee of the Whole – Monday, December 16, 2024 WITH RESPECT to the Boulevard Garden and Maintenance By-law Referral, we recommend that ‘Remove softscape height restrictions’ be added to the list of items that Administration will review.

WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Danielle Thom, Climate Action Specialist, dated November 25, 2024, and Report 349-2024-Ciyt Manager's Office- Strategic Initiatives & Engagement, we recommend that the proposed Boulevard Garden and Maintenance By-Law be referred back to Administration to review the feasibility of adding the following to the proposed by-law: 1. A ban on all herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and fertilizers; 2. Allowing shrubs within a specified set-back area; 3. Increasing the acceptable height of plants in planter boxes to 1000 mm above the height of the box; and 4. Allowing support structures.