Committee of the Whole

With respect to the September 9, 2019 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 No. 2019CLS.028 (Legal Services) we recommend that Administration proceed as directed in Closed Session.

With respect to Report No. R 130/2019 (Infrastructure & Operations – Environment), we recommend that City Council approve the adoption of the 20 year Solid Waste (Landfill) Financial Plan appended to this Report, inclusive of leachate management and gas collection system program costs; AND THAT tipping fees continue to fund costs related to the operation and maintenance of the Landfill site, including gas collection and leachate management system; AND THAT the Solid Waste (Landfill) Financial Plan be implemented subject to approval of the 2020 Solid Waste and Recycling Services Operating and Capital Budget; AND THAT any necessary By-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

With respect to the preparation of the 2020 Tax Supported Capital and Operating Budget, we recommend that Administration be directed to increase engagement efforts with the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA), Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB), and the Board of Health to determine how levies to the City of Thunder Bay may be impacted by proposed potential cuts in provincial funding; AND THAT a letter from Mayor Bill Mauro on behalf of City Council be sent to Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA), Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB), and the Board of Health requesting that groups examine their budgets along with their mandate and ensure that potential provincial funding cuts are not being downloaded to the municipality which is in effect asking local taxpayers to backfill potential provincial cuts affecting Thunder Bay’s budget and Thunder Bay’s tax rate and levy; PAGE 4 OF 6 Committee of the Whole – September 9, 2019 AND THAT information about funding gaps that affect the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA), Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board (TBDSSAB), and the Board of Health be presented to the Intergovernmental Affairs committee; AND THAT Administration report back on their outreach initiatives with the above noted boards on or before November 29, 2019; 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 16, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in order to receive information relative to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; and labour relations or employee negotiations.