Special Meeting MINUTES Monday, July 25, 2016 at 11: 15 PM

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1 m Page 1129 TAI, r THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF TIMMINS Special Meeting MINUTES Monday, July 25, 2016 at 11: 15 PM Council Chambers City Hall 220 Algonquin Blvd. East, Timmins, Ontario PRESENT: Mayor Steve Black Councillor P. Bamford Councillor J. Campbell Councillor M. Doody Councillor R. Dubeau Councillor A. Grzela Councillor A. Marks Councillor N. Rinaldo Councillor W. Wawrzaszek ABSENT: STAFF: J. Torlone, J. Howie, R. Foy, D. Laneville, M. Pintar, M. Jensen, J. Gauthier, L. Duval, D. Dayment, S. Palmateer Media: Present Public: 1. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST a) Councillor Rinaldo disclosed her pecuniary interest with item 3 c. 2. REPORTS & RESOLUTIONS a) Declaration of Surplus Land and Direct Sale re: 80 Kay Crescent( R) Moved by: Councillor Dubeau Seconded by: Councillor Wawrzaszek WHEREASpursuant to City of Timmins By-law No which sets out policies and procedures for the sale and disposition of municipal land. AND WHEREAS Section 6. 7 Accountability, Transparency and Public Notice Requirements, requires that in considering a sale of City owned land, the land must be declared surplus to the needs and requirements of the municipality and prior to the land sale, notice of the disposition of the surplus lands posted on the City' s website and advertised in the local newspaper for two ( 2) consecutive weeks.

2 Page 1130 AND WHEREAS the Council for the Corporation of the city of Timmins considers it desirable and expedient that the described land be declared surplus to the Corporation' s municipal requirements and sold directly to Sally Edgell- Luxmore and John Luxmore subject to the following conditions: That the subject land shall be sold for$ 1, plus HST; That Sally Edgell- Luxmore and John Luxmore, hereinafter referred to as the " Purchaser", shall be required to consolidate the subject part with the abutting property at 80 Kay Crescent( Roll No.: ); That the purchaser shall be responsible for installing a swale ( to be reviewed by the Engineering Department) on the subject lands to direct drainage away from the existing garage located at 80 Kay Crescent; That the drainage swale is to be registered on title; That all expenses for both the municipality and the purchaser related to this land purchase, including but not limited to the legal, survey and registration costs shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser; That there shall be a two week public notice period, which includes posting a notice on two consecutive Fridays, in the City's Municipal News section of the local newspaper, as well as, placing a notice on the City's website for two consecutive weeks. The purpose of providing such notice is to secure any comments from the public respecting this proposed land sale so that council may consider these before rendering its decision to finalize this matter through an implementing by-law; That the Purchaser shall have 6 months to finalize this land transfer; otherwise this land sale shall be null and void; and That this direct land sale shall be approved by Council by-law. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of the City of Timmins does hereby declare the following described land as being surplus to the Corporation' s requirements. Plan M- 184-C E Part of Lot 12, Parcel 8798 WT Tisdale Township City of Timmins District of Cochrane, Ontario b) Declaration of Surplus Land and Direct Sale re: 815 Pine Street South ( R) Moved by: Councillor Marks Seconded by: Councillor Dubeau WHEREAS pursuant to City of Timmins By- law No which sets out policies and procedures for the sale and disposition of municipal land. AND WHEREAS Section 6. 7 Accountability, Transparency and Public Notice Requirements, requires that in considering a sale of City owned land, the land must be declared surplus to the needs and requirements of the municipality and prior to the land sale, notice of the disposition of the surplus lands posted on the City's website and advertised in the local newspaper for two ( 2) consecutive weeks. AND WHEREAS the Council for the Corporation of the city of Timmins considers it desirable and expedient that the described land be declared surplus to the Corporation' s municipal requirements and sold directly to Ontario Inc. (Timmins Electric Motors) subject to the following conditions:

3 Page 1131 Ikkey That the subject land would be sold for$ 1, plus HST; That Ontario Inc. ( Timmins Electric Motors), hereinafter referred to as the " Purchaser", shall be required to consolidate the subject part with the abutting property at 815 Pine Street South ( Roll No.: ); That all expenses for both the municipality and the purchaser related to this land purchase, including but not limited to the legal, survey and registration costs shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser; That there shall be a two week public notice period, which includes posting a notice on two consecutive Fridays, in he City' s Municipal News section of the local newspaper, as well as, placing a notice on the City's website for two consecutive weeks. The purpose of providing such notice is to secure any comments from the public respecting this proposed land sale so that council may consider these before rendering its decision to finalize this matter through an implementing by-law; That the Purchaser shall have6 months to finalize this land transfer; otherwise this land sale shall be null and void; and That this direct land sale shall be approved by Council by-law. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of the City of Timmins does hereby declare the following described land as being surplus to the Corporation' s requirements. Plan 6R-2199 Part 7 Tisdale Township City of Timmins District of Cochrane, Ontario c) Street Closure re: Downtown BIA- 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament( R) Moved by: Councillor Dubeau Seconded by: Councillor Wawrzaszek THAT Council does hereby approve hosting the 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament to take place on Saturday, August 6th, 2016, from 8:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. AND FURTHER THAT Council does hereby approve the closure of Third Avenue, between Pine Street and Cedar Street from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm August 6th, AND FURTHER THAT liability insurance in the amount of$ 5 million dollars be provided naming the City of Timmins as additional insured. AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Timmins Police Services, Fire Department, Public Works Department, Parks and Recreation Department, and Timmins Transit. d) Donation to Fort McMurray( R) Moved by: Councillor Dubeau Seconded by: Councillor Marks

4 Page 1132 BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council does hereby authorize a donation in the amount of$ 5, for the Fort McMurray Disaster Relief Fund. e) Quarterly Financial Reports( R) Moved by: Councillor Rinaldo Seconded by: Councillor Campbell BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council does hereby accept the quarterly financial report as presented. f) CDSSAB Funding Resolution ( R) Moved by: Councillor Bamford Seconded by: Councillor Wawrzaszek Whereas the City of Timmins has indicated it does not feel CDSSAB costs are apportioned in a fair manner. Whereas initial response from the Minister of Community and Social Services was to attempt to work it out within the DSSAB and that DSSABs are governed by legislation Whereas the City has proposed changes to address this but both have failed to meet the requirements of provincial legislation regarding funding changes. Whereas the City of Timmins believes the Ambulance Act provides options to appeal apportionment formulas Whereas the City of Timmins currently pays $ 3, 636, 731 towards Land Ambulance service while it only receives $ 2, 234, 224 worth of the proportional municipal service resulting in an overpayment of 1, 402, 507 annually Whereas the City of Sudbury is not part of a DSSAB and provides its own EMS services, and the City of Thunder Bay EMS does not fall within services provided by the DSSAB, and the City of Sault Ste. Marie is the EMS provider within their DSSAB Be it resolved that the City of Timmins no longer supports the funding and provision of EMS through the Cochrane DSSAB due to the large discrepancy between funding and service received and wishes to pursue a model similar to any of the 3 other regional hubs mentioned above or have a fair apportionment model instituted in order to continue with provision of services under the current model Be it resolved the City Council herby directs staff to review the Ambulance Act and request that the Province implement an appeal or arbitration process through a regulation or an amendment to legislation with regards to funding apportionment Be it further resolved that the City follow up with the Minister of Community and Social Services regarding communication from the Premier regarding proceeding with a meeting;

5 Page 1133 And further that the City of Timmins intends to pursue its discussion with the Ministry of Community and Social Services while supporting a parallel initiative which will allow Vice Chairman Campbell to pursue an amicable agreement with CDSSAB member municipalities; And further that should the above noted initiatives fail to obtain an agreement prior to the end of 2016 the City of Timmins will begin to withhold its 2017 apportionment payments to the CDSSAB. g) Aquatics Center Environmental Assessment ( R) Moved by: Councillor Bamford Seconded by: Councillor Marks Whereas the City of Timmins has now completed a feasibility study for an aquatics center Whereas that feasibility study has indicated that Environment Assessments and geotechnical investigation of the sites would be a prudent next step in the process when evaluating locations Whereas council has included significant dollars in the 2016 budget to cover additional engineering and site identification work Whereas council still has a desire to proceed with this due diligence and engineering work in preparation of the potential future aquatics center development rrr Be it resolved that the City of Timmins Council support immediately proceeding with a class 2 Environmental Assessment and a geotechnical investigation for one of the following options: a. The Archie Dillion Sportsplex site b. the Highway 655 site c. Both Archie Dillon Sportsplex and Highway 655 sites - YES So that such location( s) can be reviewed for suitability for potential future development of an aquatic center YEAS: Mayor Black, Councillor Bamford, Doody, Grzela, Marks, Rinaldo, Wawrzaszek NAYS: Councillor Campbell, Dubeau h) Senior Tax Credit for 2017 ( R) Moved by: Councillor Campbell Seconded by: Councillor Doody Whereas City of Timmins Council realizes that tax rates in the municipality have a more significant impact on low income seniors on fixed incomes Whereas City of Timmins Council accepts that provincial downloading of services over the last years has shifted tax burden from a provincial income based taxation to a municipal property based taxation model

6 Page 1134 Whereas City of Timmins Council wants to support seniors and their ability to stay in their homes as long as possible, as well as promote senior retention in the community Whereas City of Timmins Council has recently completed an age friendly strategy focusing on issues and challenges facing seniors in the community and taxation was a key topic Be it resolved that the City of Timmins Council hereby supports the implementation of a Seniors Property Tax Assistance Credit for residents who meet the following criteria a. Receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement( GIS) from the Federal Government b. Are a resident of the City of Timmins c. Are at least 65 years of age by December 31st d. Be assessed as the owner of residential property for the entire current year e. Occupy a single family dwelling unit in the City of Timmins on which municipal taxes have been levied f. Complete an annual application verifying the above criteria Be it Further Resolved that the annual tax credit should be: a. $ 150 for properties with annual taxes between $ 500 and $ 999 inclusively b. $ 300 for properties with annual taxes between $ 1000 and $ 2, 500 inclusively Be it further resolved that a by-law authorizing this program will be brought forward to allow implementation to begin in the 2017 tax year. CARRIED- As Amended i) Rural Area Services( R) This item was deferred until September. Whereas Council has continued to show an issue in different areas of the city having different levels of service yet having the same mill rate; Whereas other large cities who have undergone amalgamations have differential area tax rates; Whereas amalgamation was a process that was undertaken with a principle benefit to collect taxes from large mining operations but in doing so many rural residential properties without services seen in the urban areas have also seen dramatic increases in taxes without increases to services; Whereas expanding services or reducing taxes on a street by street basis based on resident request is not a prudent financial process and does not follow any guidelines or policies in place and repeats decision methodology made in the past that have led to these varying service levels; Whereas various areas of the city have varying levels of service when it comes to road winter maintenance, garbage collection, fire protection, and others, however also taking into consideration that rural areas have less taxpayers to cover high cost assets such as roads, highways and bridges and maintenance of these assets in their areas: Be it resolved that city council does hereby direct staff to begin a review of the possibility to implement area rates for the residential property class and come back to council with a report that details what these rates may look like if the areas were based on services provided within the area;

7 Page 1135 Noir Be it further resolved that this review should be concluded by the end of year 2016 and prior to the acceptance of the 2017 budget and if this timeline can' t be achieved or this review can' t be done without external resources that staff will come back to council to seek further direction; and Be it further resolved that if staff feel it can obtain the desired results by having special levies for certain services based on whether or not those services are received that this could be considered as well. DEFERRED till September. 3. BYLAWS a) Debenture Agreement re: Waste Water Plant Upgrades Moved by: Councillor Wawrzaszek Seconded by: Councillor Rinaldo BE IT RESOLVED THAT BY-LAW being a by-law to enter into an agreement with Infrastructure Ontario for the upgrades to the Waste Water Plant be given first and second reading. Moved by: Councillor Grzela Seconded by: Councillor Wawrzaszek BE IT RESOLVED THAT BY- LAW being a by-law to enter into an agreement with Infrastructure Ontario for the upgrades to the Waste Water Plant be given third and final reading and be enacted and passed. b) Appoint a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer re: Scott Sahler Moved by: Councillor Campbell Seconded by: Councillor Rinaldo BE IT RESOLVED THAT BY- LAW being a by-law to appoint a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer be given first and second reading. Moved by: Councillor Campbell Seconded by: Councillor Dubeau BE IT RESOLVED THAT BY- LAW being a by-law to appoint a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer be given third and final reading and be enacted and passed. c) Reconstruction of Connecting Link- Phase 1 Moved by: Councillor Wawrzaszek

8 Page 1136 Seconded by: Councillor Rinaldo BE IT RESOLVED THAT BY-LAW being a by-law to enter into an agreement with Miller Paving for the reconstruction of the Connecting Link- Phase 1, in the amount of$ 4, 806, plus HST be given first and second reading. Moved by: Councillor Campbell Seconded by: Councillor Bamford BE IT RESOLVED THAT BY-LAW being a by-law to enter into an agreement with Miller Paving for the reconstruction of the Connecting Link- Phase 1, in the amount of$ 4, 806, plus HST be given third and final reading and be enacted and passed. 4. RESOLUTION TO GO IN- CAMERA a) Resolution Moved by: Councillor Dubeau Seconded by: Councillor Campbell BE IT RESOLVED that Council does hereby go into an In- Camera session at 11: 42 pm to discuss the following: a) Personnel matter about an identifiable individual 5. ADJOURNMENT a) Meeting Adjournment Moved by: Councillor Wawrzaszek Seconded by: Councillor Campbell THAT this meeting adjourn at 1: 36 a. m. CLE MAYOR 66uk

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