Committee of the Whole Meeting
Additional Information

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

S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium

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8.

Reports of Municipal Officers

8.4

Temporary Village Initiatives

8.4.1

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.