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14th Meeting of the Civic Works Committee

Open Council

14th Meeting of the Civic Works Committee

October 22, 2024, at 9:30 AM

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The meeting was called to order at 9:32 AM; it being noted that Councillors J. Pribil, S. Trosow, and D. Ferreira were in remote attendance.

1.   Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

Moved by S. Trosow

Seconded by S. Franke

That, pursuant to section 27.6 of the Council Procedure By-law, a change in order of the Civic Works Committee Agenda BE APPROVED, to provide for Item 6.1 in Stage 6, Confidential, to be considered after Stage 1, Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.

Motion Passed (5 to 0)

6.   Confidential

Moved by D. Ferreira

Seconded by J. Pribil

That the Civic Works Committee convene in Closed Session for the purpose of considering the following:

6.1 - Litigation/Potential Litigation/Solicitor-Client Privilege/Position, Plan, Procedure, Criteria or Instruction for Negotiation Purposes

A matter pertaining to litigation or potential litigation, affecting the municipality; advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose and directions and instructions to officers and employees or agents of the municipality; and a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board.

Motion Passed

The Civic Works Committee convened In Closed Session from 9:35 AM to 9:53 AM.

2.   Consent

Moved by S. Franke

Seconded by D. Ferreira

That Items 2.1 to 2.5 BE APPROVED.

Motion Passed (5 to 0)

2.1   SS-2024-289 Single Source Procurement of Fleet Equipment from a Group Procurement Organization

2024-10-22 SR SS-2024-289 Single Source Procurement of Fleet Equipment - Part 1

2024-10-22 SR SS-2024-289 Single Source Procurement of Fleet Equipment - Part 2

Moved by S. Franke

Seconded by D. Ferreira

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report, dated October 22, 2024, related to a Single Source Procurement of Fleet Equipment from a Group Procurement Organizations:

a)     approval BE GIVEN to execute Single Source purchases in accordance with Section 14.4(g) of the City of London’s Procurement of Goods and Services Policy;

b)     the single source negotiated pricing with Supply Ontario BE ACCEPTED to purchase twelve cargo vans and one pickup truck for a total estimated price of $743,384.00 (excluding HST) from Highbury Ford Sales Ltd in London;

c)     the single source negotiated pricing with Canoe BE ACCEPTED to purchase seven tandem dump trucks with snowplows for a total estimated price of $2,475,625.00 (excluding HST) from Carrier Truck Centers in London;

d)     the single source negotiated pricing with Canoe BE ACCEPTED to purchase three compressed natural gas front end loading garbage trucks for a total estimated price of $1,818,696.00 (excluding HST) from Vision Truck Group in Cambridge;

e)     the single source negotiated pricing with Canoe BE ACCEPTED to purchase two golf triplex trim mowers and three pull behind debris blowers for a total estimated price of $195,610.00 (excluding HST) from Turf Care Products Ltd. in St. Marys;

f)     the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all the administrative acts that are necessary in connection with these purchases;

g)     the approvals given, herein, BE CONDITIONAL upon the Corporation entering into a formal contract or having a purchase order, or contract record relating to the subject matter of this approval in accordance with Section 14.4(g) of the Procurement of Goods and Services Policy; and,

h)     the financing for this purchase BE APPROVED as set out in the Source of Financing Report as appended to the above-noted staff report.

Motion Passed

2.2   Water Service Area Financial Plan Update

2024-10-22 SR Water Service Area Financial Plan Update - Part 1

2024-10-22 SR Water Service Area Financial Plan Update - Part 2

2024-10-22 SR Water Service Area Financial Plan Update - Part 3

Moved by S. Franke

Seconded by D. Ferreira

That on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure, and the Deputy City Manager, Finance Supports, as appended to the staff report dated October 22, 2024, the updated Water Service Area Financial Plan for the City of London BE APPROVED as per the requirements of O. Reg 453/07 of the Safe Drinking Water Act; it being noted that this financial plan is consistent with Council approved financial policies and the adopted 2024-2027 Water Multi-Year Budget.

Motion Passed

2.3   RFP 2024-039 Culvert Replacement Program Detailed Design and Tendering Appointment of Consulting Engineer

2024-10-22 SR RFP-2024-039 - Culvert Replacement Program - Part 1

2024-10-22 SR RFP-2024-039 - Culvert Replacement Program - Part 2

Moved by S. Franke

Seconded by D. Ferreira

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report dated October 22, 2024, related to the Appointment of a Consulting Engineer for the Detailed Design and Tendering of the Culvert Replacement Program:

a)     the proposal submitted by EXP Services Inc. BE ACCEPTED to provide consulting engineering services to complete the detailed design and tendering at an upset amount of $517,545.00 (excluding HST), as per Section 15.2 (e) of the Procurement of Goods and Services Policy;

b)     the financing for this assignment BE APPROVED as set out in the Sources of Financing Report as appended to the above-noted staff report;

c)     the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all the administrative acts that are necessary in connection with this assignment;

d)     the approvals given, herein, BE CONDITIONAL upon the Corporation entering into a formal contract with the consultant for the work; and,

e)     the Mayor and the City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute any contract or other documents including agreements, if required, to give effect to these recommendations.

Motion Passed

2.4   Mobility Master Plan Phase 2 Update

2024-10-22 SR Mobility Master Plan Phase 2 Update

Moved by S. Franke

Seconded by D. Ferreira

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure the staff report dated October 22, 2024, related to the Mobility Master Plan Phase 2 Update BE RECEIVEVED.

Motion Passed

2.5   Emergency Repair of Access Road Over the Marr Drain

2024-10-22 SR Emergency Repair of Access Road Over the Marr Drain - Part 1

2024-10-22 SR Emergency Repair of Access Road Over the Marr Drain - Part 2

Moved by S. Franke

Seconded by D. Ferreira

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report dated October 22, 2024, related to the Emergency Repair of Access Road over the Marr Drain:

a)     the purchase order issued to R.A. Walker Construction Ltd. under Section 14.2 of the Procurement of Goods and Services Policy at a total cost of $65,285.71 (excluding HST), BE CONFIRMED;

b)     the financing for this project BE APPROVED as set out in the Sources of Financing Report as appended to the above-noted staff report;

c)     the Mayor and the City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute any contract or other documents, if required, to give effect to these recommendations; and,

d)     the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all the administrative acts that are necessary in connection with this project.

Motion Passed

3.   Scheduled Items

3.2   Reassessment of the CB Smith No. 2 Municipal Drain

2024-10-22 SR Reassessment of the CB Smith No. 2 Municipal Drain - Part 1

2024-10-22 SR Reassessment of the CB Smith No. 2 Municipal Drain - Part 2

2024-10-22 SR Reassessment of the CB Smith No. 2 Municipal Drain - Part 3

2024-10-22 SR Reassessment of the CB Smith No. 2 Municipal Drain - Part 4

Moved by S. Franke

Seconded by D. Ferreira

That, on the recommendation of Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report dated October 22, 2024, related to the Reassessment of the CB Smith No. 2 Municipal Drain:

a)     the drainage report, as appended to the above-noted staff report, prepared by Spriet Associates London Ltd, Consulting Engineers for the for the re-assessment of the CB Smith No. 2 Municipal Drain (2024) BE ADOPTED; it being noted the notice of the public meeting was provided in accordance with Section 41 of the Drainage Act; and,

b)     the proposed by-law as appended on the above-noted staff report BE INTRODUCED and be given two readings at the Municipal Council meeting held on November 5, 2024, to authorize the construction of the CB Smith No. 2 Municipal Drain project; it being noted that the third reading of the by-law for enactment would occur at the Municipal Council meeting held after the holding of the Court of Revision in connection with the project.

Motion Passed (5 to 0)

Additional Votes:

Moved by S. Franke

Seconded by D. Ferreira

Motion to open the public participation meeting.

Motion Passed (5 to 0)

Moved by D. Ferreira

Seconded by S. Trosow

Motion to close the public participation meeting.

Motion Passed (5 to 0)

3.1   9th Report of the Environmental Stewardship and Action Community Advisory Committee

2024-10-02 ESACAC Report

Moved by S. Franke

Seconded by D. Ferreira

That the following actions be taken with respect to the 10th Report of the Environmental Stewardship and Action Community Advisory Committee (ESACAC), from the meeting held on October 2, 2024:

a)     the Design Specifications and Requirements Manual Working Group additional comments as appended to the Environmental Stewardship and Action Community Advisory Committee (ESACAC) Added Agenda BE FORWARDED to the Civic Administration for consideration; it being noted that the ESACAC heard verbal delegations from P. Kavcic, Manager, Subdivisions and Development Inspections and M. Davenport, Manager, Manager, Development Engineering and Digital Planning Initiatives, with respect to this matter;

b)     clauses 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 5.2 BE RECEIEVED;

it being noted that a verbal delegation from B. Samuels, Chair, ESACAC, with respect to this matter, was received.

Motion Passed (5 to 0)

4.   Items for Direction

None.

5.   Deferred Matters/Additional Business

None.

7.   Adjournment

That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.

Motion Passed

The meeting adjourned at 10:21 AM.

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[18:10] Good morning, everyone. I think we’ll get started with the 14th meeting of the Civic Works Committee. Please check the city website for additional meeting detail information. Meetings can be viewed via live streaming on YouTube and the city website. The city of London is situated on the traditional lands of the Anishnabek, the Haudenosaunee, the Lupinee Walk, and the Adwondron. We honor and respect the history, languages, and culture of the diverse indigenous people who call this territory home.

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[19:22] I see that we have three counselors online and a counselor here in the chambers. We do have quorum. I am looking for any disclosures of pecuniary interest. I see none. I am going to now request the committee to have a change of order on the agenda and to move our confidential up just before the consent items. And I’d like to go to counselor Trisso to move that motion, Councillor.

[19:57] Yes, I would like to make that motion. Thank you very much. And looking for a seconder, Councillor Frank. And I would think we need to vote on that. So votes yes. A little more, yes, Councillor Ferrera. I’m going to vote the motion carries five to zero.

[20:45] So with that, I am looking for a motion to go in camera. Councillor Frank, and seconded by Councillor Ferrera, proceed to vote, or is it a hand vote? If we can do a hand vote, it’s in favor. And that is moved and passed.

[21:29] And we will now go in camera. Welcome back, everyone.

[24:09] I’d like to go to Vice Chair Councillor Trisso to report out. Yes, I’d like to report that the Civic Works Committee went into closed session to discuss a matter of potential litigation. So, let’s look at our client privilege of rising from an emergency situation. And that progress was made. Thank you, Councillor. And I’d like to move forward with our agenda to number two. There’s a number of consent items.

[24:44] Looking to have the consent items, looking to move. Councillor Frank, seconded by Councillor Ferrera. And before we go forward, any questions from committee members on the consent items? Dean Nunn, Councillor Preble. Good morning, thank you, sir, the chair, to the staff.

[25:19] In the event when we are stating the replacement of the assets, the life cycle of the vehicles. Altogether, we have 24 on the list. Is it one for one? That’s one question. And the second one is, what do we do with the ones that we replace? Do we still keep them in the fleet? Do we sell them? What do we do with them? Thank you. Who will I go to?

[25:51] Yes, go ahead. Madam Chair, Mr. Freeman is here. And through the chair. Yeah, everything that’s listed in this report is a one for one replacement. So, there’s no new additions on that list. They’re all life cycle replacements. The second question, what do we do with them? We send them to auction. So, yep, everything that’s finished, it’s life cycle, we send auction, and then we take the proceedings and put that into the vehicle and equipment reserve fund.

[26:28] So, it contributes towards topping up the reserve fund. Thank you. Councillor Preble. Thank you very much for the answers. No more questions? Councillor Ferrera. Thank you, Chair. I have a couple of questions for this one, too. And I was interested on the answer for that last one going to auction. Can I ask a little bit deeper? I guess, Councillor Preble’s question, which auction does that go to? Does that like Mackenzie auction online, or where would I find these vehicles for sale? Yes.

[27:02] Thank you, and through the chair, GovDeals is what we use. Thank you. Gar fields? GovDeals. Gotcha. Sorry, Chair. Councillor Ferrera, any other questions? Yeah, I got some more. Thank you for letting me know that. I’ll look for that one. I was interested on, obviously, I was looking through the vehicles, and, you know, those are always exciting when you get to look at the new equipment that the city is getting. But the thing that really kind of picked my eye here was the group procurement organizations tactic that we were using.

[27:38] Just going through the group, the GPOs, as we saw this, and I do see this coming a lot out of this committee where I have seen this before. I have interested in that. Do we use that every time? And do we always try to see if we can use, I guess, a GPO to help us buy in bulk? And I do want to know if you can, like, just to confirm, there are, obviously, good cost savings when we do use that type of procurement method. Thank you, through the chair.

[28:14] Yeah, so we don’t use GPO all the time. In this case, I’ve tried to highlight the advantages of using it. It reduces a fair amount of administration, so it saves us time in terms of creating a four discrete RFPs and tenders. As that affects, it shortens the procurement timeline. It helps— not everything is listed in a GPO. The GPOs that we’ve used are the ones that we’ve declared through bids and tenders at the beginning of the year are canoe procurement, as well as supply Ontario.

[28:58] So those are fairly large, and they don’t sell every piece of equipment, but we try to use where we can when we think there’s an advantage. It also secures preferred member pricing. It’s a transparent process. It’s a bid call. Suppliers provide their bids. Their RFPs are there. I’ve referenced the RFP numbers. You could probably see most of that stuff online. And you do get their best pricing. In some cases, we had one supplier say that it even limited the amount of markup that they could provide.

[29:35] So we’re fairly confident that the pricing that is offered in the group procurement is advantageous to the city. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you for that. And I guess I’ll also make note that we are having a good reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions by the purchase system hybrid vehicles. And I did like how they were kind of pointed out that we were looking for that, but some of those vehicles just didn’t exist. For the water services, area financial plan update— I don’t have too many questions, but I did want to ask this one.

[30:09] And I was looking through the document that we had after the report. And I did see the document was looking at just kind of the state of a lot of our infrastructure and where it is, if it’s good, or if it’s in need of repair. And I do remember seeing, I guess, those line graphs, if that’s what they’re called, in the past where it does show that our water infrastructure seems to be in good standing. But I did want to ask this question because I feel like it’s relevant. For the water meters themselves, I do know that our water meters, we need, I guess, staff to go out and drive around with transponders to pick up the readings for our water meters.

[30:50] But I also know that for our power meters, that’s something that is wireless in it. I guess it just transmits the usage readings just directly. And no staff needs to drive around. So I just wanted to ask, is there any long-term plans for water meters as we, I guess, replace them? That would use that type of technology so you don’t have to have staff driving around? Because from what I understand, the systems for the water meters, because there’s a direct line of, I guess, transmission for lack of better words, so people don’t have to drive around.

[31:28] We can have real-time data on the water usage. And if there were, let’s say, like a big waterline burst or some type of plumbing leak in a house, for instance, algorithms would be able to pick that up and may even be able to mitigate any water damage per single house to house unit, just like on a system-wide perspective. So I just wanted to know the question is, like, for long-term, because I know this is not short-term, because I can see that. We do have a time horizon here for the report. But like long, long-term, is there any discussion that we may be bringing in these new types of water meters?

[32:09] Yes, go ahead. All right, through the chair. Yeah, that is something that was evaluated when we went to this current system we have now with the drive-by. That was an incremental improvement compared to before where we went door-to-door, and actually had to physically look at each water meter. And we will be evaluating that in the future as the life cycle these systems go, and as new technologies develop that would have that, we essentially did a cost analysis at the time, and it was a much more expensive option than what we’re doing now, but we will continue to evaluate that as we go.

[32:49] Councillor, thank you. No, that was— thank you for the answer. OK, I guess I’ll stop there. There was the Mobility Master Plan update, but I’m just going to leave it there, and I’ll just maybe look to committee if anybody has any comments for that. But I’ll just stop my questioning now, and thank you for the answer. Thank you, Councillor. And if the committee may allow me, just following up on the Councillor’s question around the Mobility Master Plan Phase 2, this is an update.

[33:20] This is just to receive only, and I would like to go to staff. I see Ms. Grady here, who can just give us a very quick overview on the Mobility Master Plan. Ms. Grady. Thank you. We are pleased to share with Council this update on the development of the Mobility Master Plan, or MMP for short. As noted in the report, the MMP is in Phase 2 of 3 of the development of it.

[33:56] This phase is focused on exploring solutions and critically assessing them. It includes the development of infrastructure recommendations, as well as supportive policies and actions. The policies and actions are supportive measures to enhance how lenders move around the city, such as encouraging more mixed-use development to locate everyday needs closer to home, and/or by implementing programs like Bike Share to provide easier access to bikes for people. This report provides Council with an overview of the structure of the draft mobility policies and actions and the community engagement, which has taken place to date, to help further inform the development and refinement of them.

[34:34] Also included in the report is information on the development of the preliminary infrastructure recommendations in support of providing complete networks for each mobility. Together, the various mobility networks will form one integrated, connected, and efficient mobility system. And the preliminary recommendations are informed by the needs of today, as well as all the population and employment growth that’s forecasted from now until 2050. As we’re developing the preliminary infrastructure recommendations, we are continuing to engage with the community on the policies and actions that are intended to support them.

[35:09] And in December, we’re very excited to share with Council and the community the preliminary infrastructure recommendations so we can gather feedback on them as well to, again, help further inform the development and refinement of them. Key considerations in the development of the MMP in general continue to be safety, sustainability, equity, efficiency, and affordability. Together, the infrastructure recommendations and the support of policies and actions will help us achieve the mobility policies of the London plan, including supporting sustainable land use, mobility choices, and safety.

[35:43] This is particularly prudent now with London’s rapid growth and in light of the climate emergency action plan. Thank you. Thank you very much for the overview and thank you to staff for the work that you’ve done on this plan. I did notice in the recommendation there’s been a lot of public engagement, so thank you for that as well. That takes a lot of time, and you can see and hear the interest in the community regarding the plan. So just to let the committee know, this is a recommendation to receive.

[36:18] We will receive further information through the integrated multi-model network that will be shared with committee, and this is going to SPPC in December to just a reminder to committee members as we restructure our committees as well. And with that, any other questions? Councillor Preble. Thank you. As we return to the staff, thank you for this report. And as we all know, I’m not saying anything new, this is truly going to be very, very crucial for future for our municipality.

[36:56] And in this report, I’m glad that we are certainly engaging community and we are receiving their feedback, which is greatly, it’s very valuable. But I have two questions. Actually, one question with two areas. How do we deal with these projections internally in terms of our departments? How do we communicate with other departments? How do we work together to really maximize and having the most effective and efficient mobility plan? And the other one, how do we get the development industry into their feedback?

[37:33] So I’m just looking for any initiatives that we do internally within our organization and externally with the development community. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor. I’ll go to Ms. Shear, there are two questions there, both relate to the communication part. Madam Chair, I’ll start with the internal process related to the MMP and then I’ll move it over to Mr. McCrae and Mr. Dales or Ms. Grady related to engagement with the development industry. The MMP is identified as an enterprise-wide priority. So it is reporting regularly to all of SLT in terms of update with respect to progress, needs, next steps.

[38:10] The steering committee itself spans the entire organization of City Hall. For staff, we have representatives from all parts of my service area, but as well from the city manager’s office, planning and economic development, neighborhood and community-wide services, as well as social and health development. So as well as finance and the city solicitor’s office. So there really is very little part of the organization that is not involved on the steering committee or the project team. LTC is also deeply involved in developing and preparing the plan. So this is certainly not only just well communicated to our colleagues, it is co-developed with our colleagues.

[38:47] So there is no silo with respect to the work we do versus planning, finance, legal, community services. I’ll flip that over though to my colleagues with respect to the specific engagement they’ve done with LDI and with home builders and with other private property owners. Mr. McCrae or Ms. Grady? Thank you, I can take that. We have done extensive communications with various groups that in particular LDI and London Home Builders Association.

[39:21] We’ve met with them on various occasions. We also meeting with a number of other interested parties including BIA’s and other groups that are interested in the development of the plan. In addition to that, we’re also working with the neighborhood and community-wide services group to determine strategic locations for our pop-up events, focus groups, transit terminal pop-ups and various other events like that to make sure that we’re getting feedback from a variety of people and maximizing participation from all populations and demographics. And this is being done in addition to meetings and correspondence with equity giant communities through ARAO liaisons.

[40:00] Councillor. Thank you very much for both answers. No more questions. Thank you, committee members. And I see no further questions on the consent items and we can move to vote. Yes. Councillor votes, yes. Housing the vote, the motion carries, five to zero. Moving on, we have two scheduled items.

[40:36] Our first scheduled item is 3.1, which is a delegation for Mr. Samuel’s chair of our environment. So stewardship and action community advisory committee. Welcome, Mr. Samuels. It’s good to see you again. You have up to five minutes, so please proceed. Good morning, thank you. I don’t think I’m gonna need the full five minutes today. I’m here to just deliver a brief update on what our advisory committee discussed at our last meeting at the beginning of October. And also to give you a heads up about some items that might be coming your way in the coming weeks.

[41:13] At our October meeting, we held a discussion with staff regarding the mayor’s new year honor list and provided some recommendations for the review of that program that’s ongoing, especially looking at equity and fairness. Our committee prepared pretty detailed recommendations and questions regarding the design specifications and requirements manual. I see that it was not included with your agenda, but if you visit our advisory committee’s revised agenda, you’ll find the report there. Those questions are mostly pertaining to our committee’s mandate, as it applies to the design specifications and requirements manual.

[41:50] That manual is reviewed periodically. This review used the climate blends for the first time, which I think is pretty exciting and important. And so our feedback mainly looked at tree planting and retention, soil health, storm water, and related aspects. I’m mentioning this to you because although our committee tried to focus on the manual and what is prescribed by that manual, some of our questions may have implications for the reports on urban forest strategy, forest health, and the tree planting strategy that will be going to the community and protective services committee at the beginning of December, I believe.

[42:27] So when you have an opportunity, I would recommend taking a look at those questions. They might be germane to conversations you’ll be having soon. I also wanted to advise that the advisory committee is planning to bring forward a request at our next meeting to use up the remainder of our committee budget. We are following closely conversations that are ongoing about green development standards, not only here in London, but also in other jurisdictions that are exploring those. For example, the city of Hamilton recently has made some commitments to finalizing their green development standards.

[43:02] We would like to hear from subject matter experts on green development standards to understand what the processes have looked like in other jurisdictions that have pursued those. And so what our advisory committee will be looking to propose and you’ll receive a request through our agenda and the proper process is to bring in a guest speaker or two to discuss green development standards. We would invite community as well to attend our meeting when we hear from the speakers and we’d be happy to receive questions from your committee as well. Other than that, that’s the extent of our report for this month.

[43:35] And I’ll be back next month to present the next one. Happy to take any questions. Thank you. Thank you. And thank you for the work that you do and your committee as well. I’ll look to committee any questions. I do not see any and with that, thank you again for being here with us. Hey, I’m looking for a motion to receive the delegation as well as the report. Councillor Frank, seconded by Councillor Ferrer.

[44:13] And we can proceed to vote. Professor votes, yes. Using the vote, the motion carries five to zero. Moving on to 3.2, which is a public participation meeting regarding the reassessment of the CB Smith number two municipal drain looking to open up the public participation meeting for a mover and a seconder.

[44:50] Councillor Frank and Councillor Ferrer and we can proceed to vote. Professor votes, yes. Using the vote, the motion carries five to zero. And I’d like to go to the public if there’s anyone here from the public that would like to speak to the recommendation regarding the drain, the reassessment of the CB Smith number two municipal drain.

[45:34] I’ll ask one more time if there’s anyone that would like to speak to this recommendation. I see none, looking for a mover to close. The public participation meeting, Councillor Ferrer, seconded by Councillor Tresault. And we can proceed to vote, yes. Using the vote, the motion carries five to zero. And I am looking for a motion to receive the recommendation as well.

[46:16] Councillor, oh sorry, there is a question and Councillor Ferrer. Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to confirm. Hold on, Councillor, just before you proceed. I am looking for a motion to put the recommendation on the floor, Councillor Frank. I will second that. I just wanted to confirm something with Part B. Yeah. And seconded by Councillor Ferrer, please proceed. So for Part B, I do see that it reads a proposed by-law attached as Appendix B be introduced at the meeting and be given two readings at the October 22, 2024 council meeting.

[46:57] Is that correct? Madam Chair, it is not. It should be three. It should be first, our subsequent council meeting, yes. Yeah, okay. So we will correct that in advance of, or can we switch that now, whatever the clerk would prefer. We can do it now if that is, if the clerk can do that, are we good? Okay, I’ll second that. Are we just changing the date on that? Madam Chair, it will be at the November 5th council meeting.

[47:33] We unfortunately did, included the date for today’s meeting and not for the council meeting, my apologies for the confusion. It’s already been changed on eScribe. So it’s November the 5th is the date. Council Ferrer, are you satisfied? I am, I see, you know, you have a lot of reports here. You guys have a lot of writing. So there’s no need to apologize for the mistake, but I will gladly second the revised language for the next council meeting.

[48:10] Thank you, any other questions from committee members? I see none, we can proceed to vote. Councillor votes, yes. Closing the vote, the motion carries, five to zero. And moving on, we have no items for direction, deferred matters, additional business, anyone. And then I am looking for adjournment from committee members.

[48:48] Council Frank, seconded by, Council Ferrer, we can do a hand vote here. All those in favor, that is moved and passed and I call adjournment. Thanks everyone.