Committee of the Whole

With respect to the August 26, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

THAT with respect to Report No. R 132/2019 (Development & Emergency Services - Planning Services), we recommend draft plan approval (58T-15502) be extended to August 26, 2022, subject to the conditions outlined in Attachment "C" as it applies to a portion of Lot 3, Registered Plan 254, 2131 R.S. Piper Avenue; AND THAT any necessary By-laws be presented to City Council for ratification; ALL as contained in Report No. R 132/2019 (Development & Emergency Services - Planning Services), as submitted by the Development & Emergency Services Department.

We recommend that the following paragraph be added to the resolution relative to the Dufferin and Secord Street intersection: “AND THAT Administration report back to City Council on the effectiveness of the four way stop on or before September 1, 2021.”

With respect to resident concerns related to traffic in the Algoma Street area, we recommend that a four way stop be erected at the intersection of Dufferin and Secord Street Streets; AND THAT Administration report back to City Council on the effectiveness of the four way stop on or before September 1, 2021; AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

PAGE 4 OF 6 With respect to the Audit and Accountability Fund we recommend that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to enter into a Transfer Payment Agreement with the Province of Ontario in receipt of funding of up to $230,314; AND THAT City Council provide the Mayor and City Clerk the authority to execute any subsequent years agreements, along with any related documents or amendments with respect to the City of Thunder Bay Program and Service Review; AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

With respect to the request from Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic and the motion passed at the Inter- Governmental Affairs Committee, we recommend that City Council express its support for legal aid relative to an appeal to restore funding to community legal clinics that ensure residents of Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario have access to an equitable and fair justice system; AND THAT the Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee continue to lobby on behalf of legal aid; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be sent to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Doug Downey, Attorney General; and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association; AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

THAT a Committee of the Whole – Closed Session meeting be scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. in order to receive information relative to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; labour relations or employee negotiations; litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; AND THAT a Special City Council meeting be scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2019 immediately following the Committee of the Whole meeting for the purposes of ratifying the minutes from August 26, 2019 City Council (Public Meeting), Committee of the Whole – Planning and Administrative Services and City Council Meeting and presenting any necessary by-laws.”