City Council

That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held August 16, 2023, September 12, 19, and 26, 2023, be confirmed as recorded and without being read. Voting

That the remainder of the October 24, 2023 Committee of the Whole Consent Report identified below be adopted. 5.1 Emergency Management By-law and Program Amendments - 2023-342 1. Emergency Management By-law and Program Amendments - 2023-342.pdf 2. Emergency Management By-law.pdf 3. Schedule A - Emergency Management Program.pdf 4. Schedule B - Community Emergency Management Coordinator.pdf 5. Schedule C - Emergency Management Program Committee.pdf 6. Schedule D - Emergency Operations Centre.pdf 7. Schedule E - Emergency Information Officer.pdf 8. Schedule F - Emergency Management Plan.pdf That staff be directed to bring forward a by-law for Council’s consideration to repeal Emergency Management Response By-law (2019)-20358 and to implement a new Emergency Management Response By-law, updating the Municipality’s obligations in providing an Emergency Management program as set out in the Emergency Management By-law and Program Amendments Report dated October 3, 2023. 5.2 Community Grant Policy Update - 2023-353 1. Community Grant Policy Update - 2023-353.pdf That the Community Grant Allocation Panel be dissolved and that the authority to award Community Grants be delegated to the Deputy Chief Administration Officer of Public Services, as outlined in the Community Grant Policy Update report dated October 3, 2023. That the Community Grant equity-related policy changes outlined in the Community Grant Policy Update report, dated October 3, 2023, be approved and added to the Community

That the Public Art Policy Update dated October 3, 2023 be approved. That Appendix A of the General Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy be amended to reflect the change to the Public Art Reserve Fund (#356) sources of funds to include Council approved transfers from the operating budget and approved surplus allocations from the operating budget at year end and amend the authority/timing to include capital budget. That costs associated with the Public Art Policy update be

That the Parks and Recreation Master Plan dated August 2023, included as Attachment-1 to this report, be approved. That the funding requirements for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan be

That Motions 1 to 5 be

That City Council directs the Mayor to write a letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, MP Longfield, the Premier of Ontario, and MPP Schreiner, encouraging these orders of government to explore a National Guaranteed Livable Basic Income to eradicate poverty and homelessness, and ensure everyone in Canada has sufficient income to meet their basic needs. Councillor Gibson raised a point of personal privilege. Councillor Gibson requested that Councillor Goller provide a follow up to his comments. Councillor Goller provided an explanation as to the meaning of his comments. Voting

That City Council directs the Mayor to write a letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, MP Longfield, the Premier of Ontario, and MPP Schreiner, calling on these orders of government to work collaboratively towards implementing a National Guaranteed Livable Basic Income to eradicate poverty and homelessness, and ensure everyone in Canada has sufficient income to meet their basic needs. Voting

That Culture Plan 2030 be approved. That costs associated with the implementation of Culture Plan 2030 be

That staff be directed to consider an additional recommendation for inclusion in the Culture Plan regarding City owned cultural, archival or heritage artifacts that considers incorporating such artifacts into public display for adaptive reuse and place making, in alignment with the existing public art policy and museum collections policies and report back to Council no later than Q2 2025. Voting

That By-laws numbered (2023) - 20825, (2023) - 20848 and (2023) - 20849 are hereby passed. Voting

That the meeting be adjourned. (9:15 p.m.) Voting

That the minutes of the open Council Meetings held August 16, 2023, September 12, 19, and 26, 2023, be confirmed as recorded and without being read. Voting in Favour: (12): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Klassen, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Richardson

That the remainder of the October 24, 2023 Committee of the Whole Consent Report identified below be adopted. 5.1 Emergency Management By-law and Program Amendments - 2023-342 1. That staff be directed to bring forward a by-law for Council’s consideration to repeal Emergency Management Response By- law (2019)-20358 and to implement a new Emergency Management Response By-law, updating the Municipality’s obligations in providing an Emergency Management program as set out in the Emergency Management By-law and Program Amendments Report dated October 3, 2023. 5.2 Community Grant Policy Update - 2023-353 1. That the Community Grant Allocation Panel be dissolved and that the authority to award Community Grants be delegated to the Deputy Chief Administration Officer of Public Services, as outlined in the Community Grant Policy Update report dated October 3, 2023. 2. That the Community Grant equity-related policy changes outlined in the Community Grant Policy Update report, dated October 3, 2023, be approved and added to the Community Grant Policy. Voting in Favour: (12): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Klassen, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Richardson

1. That City Council directs the Mayor to write a letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, MP Longfield, the Premier of Ontario, and MPP Schreiner, encouraging these orders of government to explore a National Guaranteed Livable Basic Income to eradicate poverty and homelessness, and ensure everyone in Canada has sufficient income to meet their basic needs. Councillor Gibson raised a point of personal privilege. Councillor Gibson requested that Councillor Goller provide a follow up to his comments. Councillor Goller provided an explanation as to the meaning of his comments. Voting in Favour: (5): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Billings, Councillor Chew, Councillor Gibson, and Councillor Richardson Voting Against: (8): Councillor Allt, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor O'Rourke

1. That City Council directs the Mayor to write a letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, MP Longfield, the Premier of Ontario, and MPP Schreiner, calling on these orders of government to work collaboratively towards implementing a National Guaranteed Livable Basic Income to eradicate poverty and homelessness, and ensure everyone in Canada has sufficient income to meet their basic needs. Voting in Favour: (10): Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Goller, Councillor Klassen, and Councillor O'Rourke Voting Against: (3): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Gibson, and Councillor Richardson

1. That staff be directed to consider an additional recommendation for inclusion in the Culture Plan regarding City owned cultural, archival or heritage artifacts that considers incorporating such artifacts into public display for adaptive reuse and place making, in alignment with the existing public art policy and museum collections policies and report back to Council no later than Q2 2025. Voting in Favour: (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Klassen, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Richardson

That By-laws numbered (2023) - 20825, (2023) - 20848 and (2023) - 20849 are hereby passed. Voting in Favour: (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Klassen, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Richardson

1. That the meeting be adjourned. (9:15 p.m.) Voting in Favour: (13): Mayor Guthrie, Councillor Allt, Councillor Billings, Councillor Busuttil, Councillor Caron, Councillor Caton, Councillor Chew, Councillor Downer, Councillor Gibson, Councillor Goller, Councillor Klassen, Councillor O'Rourke, and Councillor Richardson