Committee of the Whole Meeting
Additional Information

Monday, October 21, 2024, 6:30 p.m.

S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium

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7.

Reports of Municipal Officers

7.3

Enhanced Encampment Response - A Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan for Thunder Bay

7.3.1

Enhanced Encampment Response - A Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan for Thunder Bay

Memorandum dated October 17, 2024 from Director - Strategy & Engagement Cynthia Olsen providing additional letters received in support of the Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan as outlined in this report.

Memorandum dated October 21, 2024 from Councillor Mark Bentz providing a Motion to approve the Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan and Temporary Village in principle, and to refer Reports 384-2024 and 395-2024-City Manager’s Office-Strategic Initiatives & Engagement back  to Administration and the Inter-governmental Affairs Committee to advocate, build partnerships and secure funding from other levels of government, for Council's consideration. Distributed separately Monday, October 21, 2024.

• WITH RESPECT to Reports 384-2024 and 395-2024-City Manager’s Office-Strategic Initiatives & Engagement, we approve the Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan and Temporary Village in principle;

  AND THAT both reports be referred to Administration and the Inter-governmental Affairs Committee to advocate, build partnerships and secure funding from other levels of government for the temporary village concept;

  AND THAT Administration report back when they have exhausted all sources of external funding options;

  AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.
  
  

7.4

Temporary Village Initiatives - Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan

7.4.1

Temporary Village Initiative - Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan

Report 395-2024-City Manager's Office-Strategic Initiatives & Engagement providing a recommendation, in response to the growing issue of unsheltered homelessness and encampments, the City of Thunder Bay is recommending a stopgap measure – a Temporary Village (the Village). This initiative is one part of the City’s ten-part Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan for Thunder Bay, which upholds the dignity and human rights of individuals living in encampments while addressing public health and safety concerns, for Council's consideration.

• WITH RESPECT to Report 395-2024 (City Manager’s Office – Strategic Initiatives & Engagement), we recommend that the Temporary Village Initiative as outlined in this report be approved with a maximum budget for infrastructure and construction of $5.0 million, conditional on final site approval by City Council;

  AND THAT the Temporary Village Initiative be financed up to $5.0 million from the Renew Thunder Bay Reserve Fund;

  AND THAT any external funding or cost recovery related to the capital cost of the project, reduce the contribution from the Renew Thunder Bay Reserve Fund;

  AND THAT Administration include up to $1.5 million in the 2025 tax-supported operating budget to fund an operator for the Temporary Village Initiative;

  AND THAT Administration conducts further analysis and time-limited consultations on the two proposed site locations and report back to Council with a recommended location and updated cost estimates;

  AND THAT should any costs exceed municipal contribution maximums, Administration will report back to seek further direction;

  AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.
  
  

10.

New Business

10.1

Establishment of Committee of the Whole - Closed Session - Monday, October 28, 2024

The following resolution will be presented for Council's consideration:

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  THAT a Committee of the Whole - Closed Session meeting be scheduled for Monday, October 28, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. in order to receive information pursuant to the Municipal Act (Section 239 (2)) relative to:
  
  (b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees;

  (c)a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board;

  (e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board;

  (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;

  (i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization;

  (k) 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.