City Council Meeting
Agenda

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 6:30 P.m. - 11:00 P.m.

S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium

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1.

City Council

Speaker: Councillor Andrew Foulds

2.

Opening Ceremonies

2.1

Land Acknowledgement

A Member of Council to provide a Land Acknowledgement. 

2.2

Moment of Silent Reflection

2.3

National Anthem

Silver Sounds Choir to perform the National Anthem. 

3.

Disclosures of Interest

4.

Consent Agenda

• WITH RESPECT to the Consent Agenda for the September 16, 2025 City Council meeting, we recommend that the following items be confirmed:
  
  - Confirmation of Agenda
  - Clean, Green and Beautiful Minutes
  - EarthCare Advisory Committee Minutes
  -  Application for Cancellation, Reduction or Refund of Taxes Under Section 358 of the Municipal Act
  -  Application for Cancellation, Reduction or Refund of Taxes Under Section 357 of the Municipal Act
  - Minutes of Previous City Council Meetings
  - Minutes of Previous Committee of the Whole - Closed Session Meetings
  - Ward Meeting Minutes
  - Standing Committee Minutes
  
  

4.1

Confirmation of Agenda

• WITH RESPECT to the September 16, 2025 City Council, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed. 
  
  

4.2

Clean, Green & Beautiful Committee Minutes

The Minutes of meeting 04-2025 of the Clean, Green & Beautiful Committee held on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, for information.

4.3

EarthCare Advisory Committee

The Minutes of meeting 06-2025 of the EarthCare Advisory Committee held on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, for information.

4.4

Application For Cancellation, Reduction of Refund of Taxes Under Section 358 of The Municipal Act

Report 276-2025 - Corporate Services - Revenue recommending that the cancellation, reduction or refund of taxes totaling $16,655.77 due to gross or manifest errors in the preparation of the assessment rolls as outlined in the Report be approved.

4.5

Application for Cancellation, Reduction or Refund of Taxes Under Section 357 of the Municipal Act

Report 278-2025 - Corporate Services - Revenue recommending that the cancellation, reduction or refund of taxes totaling $24,455.01 as outlined in the Report be approved.

4.6

Minutes of Previous City Council Meetings

The Minutes of the following Meetings of the Thunder Bay City Council, to be confirmed:

1.  The Thunder Bay City Council held on September 2, 2025. 

4.7

Minutes of Previous Committee of the Whole - Closed Session Meeting

The Minutes of the following Committee of the Whole - Closed Session meeting, to be adopted:

1. September 2, 2025 Committee of the Whole - Closed Session.

4.8

Ward Meeting Minutes

The Minutes of the following Ward Meetings to be received:

1.  Meeting 01-2025 of the McKellar Ward held on April 16, 2025.

4.9

Standing Committee Minutes

Minutes of the September 9, 2025 Finance and Administration Standing Committee Meeting, for information.  (Distributed Separately)

5.

Items Arising from Closed Session

6.

New Business

7.

Notice of Motion

7.1

Notice of Motion – Report Back – Temporary Village Initiative – Site Location

Memorandum from Councillor Michael Zussino, dated August 25, 2025 providing a Motion to Rescind relating to Report 239-2025 Report Back - Temporary Shelter Village Initiative - Alternate Locations was presented at the September 2, 2025 City Council Meeting. A Motion to Suspend the Rules to allow for same night debate was lost. Debate is now scheduled for the September 16, 2025 City Council meeting.

Memorandum from Councillor Michael Zussino, dated August 25, 2025, re-presented.  

Memorandum from City Manager John Collin, dated September 8, 2025 providing additional information relative to the Notice of Motion – Rescind - Temporary Village Initiatives – Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan – Hillyard location and attaching a Temporary Village FAQs document.

The following resolution relative to Report 239-2025 Report Back - Temporary Shelter Village Initiative - Alternate Locations will be presented for Council's consideration. Under Council's policy, a two-thirds vote is required.

Decision 1 - Notice of Motion to Rescind

WITH RESPECT to Report 239-2025 Report Back - Temporary Shelter Village Initiative - Alternate Locations, which directed that the approved site for the Temporary Shelter Village Initiative be the Hillyard Site, next to 8th Avenue, we recommend that the full of the resolution be rescinded in its entirety. 


Decision 2 - Motion to Refer the Matter

• WITH RESPECT to the location of the proposed Temporary Village approved within Report 239-2025 Report Back - Temporary Shelter Village Initiative - Alternate Locations we recommend that Administration identify and review alternate locations for the Temporary Village that excludes previously reviewed sites including Hillyard, Miles Street, Cumberland Street and Kam River Park;

  AND THAT Administration seek an extension on the 2.8 million external funding allocated to this project can be achieved;

  AND THAT Administration report back to City Council with additional option(s) for a site for the Temporary Village and information about the potential of an extension for the external funding;  

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

   

8.

Confirming By-law and Confirming By-law Resolution

8.1

By-law 277-2025 – Confirming By-law – September 16, 2025

A By-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council, this 16^th day of September 2025.

8.2

Confirming By-law Resolution

Confirming By-law Resolution - September 16, 2025 - City Council

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  THAT the following By-law be introduced, read, dealt with individually, engrossed, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, sealed and numbered:

  By-law Number:  277-2025
  
  1. A By-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council, this 16^th day of September, 2025.

9.

Adjournment

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