Committee of the Whole Meeting
Agenda

Monday, August 25, 2025, Immediately Following City Council (Public Meeting)

S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium

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1.

Closed Session in the McNaughton Room

Closed Session Agendas will be distributed separately to Members of Council and ELT only.

2.

Open Session (Planning Services/Growth) in the S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.

Chair: Councillor Andrew Foulds

3.

Disclosures of Interest

4.

Confirmation of Agenda

• WITH RESPECT to the Monday, August 25, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

5.

Deputations

5.1

Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra

Correspondence received from Andrea Sears requesting to provide an overview of the contribution of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra to Thunder Bay and the region.

6.

Items Arising from Closed Session

7.

Reports of Committees, Boards and Outside Agencies

7.1

Mayor's Taskforce on Building More Homes Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Mayor's Taskforce on Building Homes Advisory Committee Meeting, for information.

8.

Reports of Municipal Officers

8.1

Eye on the Street – Phase 3 Budget Appropriation

Report 264-2025 - Growth recommending that a new 2025 Capital Budget Project be created for the Eye on the Street – Phase 3 Expansion.

• WITH RESPECT to Report 264 - 2025, we recommend that a new 2025 Capital Budget Project be created for the Eye on the Street – Phase 3 Expansion;

  AND THAT the municipal portion of the Eye on the Street – Phase 3 Expansion project, in the amount of $254,731 be financed from the Capital General Reserve Fund;

  AND THAT Budget Appropriation #18-2025 be approved;

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

9.

Outstanding Items

9.1

Outstanding Item List - Planning Services/Growth

Memorandum from Director - Legislative Services & City Clerk Krista Power, dated August 12, 2025, for information only.

10.

Open Session (Administrative Services)

Chair: Councillor Mark Bentz

11.

Reports of Committees, Boards and Outside Agencies

11.1

Thunder Bay Recruitment Committee (Synergy North)

Minutes of Meetings 01-2025 & 02-2025 held on April 16, 2025 and June 5, 2025, respectively, for information.

11.2

Thunder Bay Recruitment Committee (Tbaytel)

Minutes of Meetings 01-2025, 02-2025 & 03-2025 held on March 26, 2025, May 20, 2025 and June 24, 2025, respectively, for information.

12.

Reports of Municipal Officers

12.1

2025 Operating Budget Q2 Financial Status Update

Report 252-2025 - Corporate Services - Finance providing a review of year-to-date revenues and expenditures and completes a forecast of the City’s financial position to year-end, for information only.

12.2

Art Gallery – City’s Financial Contribution

Report 266-2025 - Corporate Services - Finance.  (Distributed Separately)

Kerri Greaves, Commissioner - Corporate Services & City Treasurer to provide a presentation.

13.

Petitions and Communications

13.1

Multi-Residential Property Tax Subclasses

Memorandum from Kathleen Cannon, Director - Revenue dated August 6, 2025 providing information to City Council and the public of recent changes to provincial legislation that enables municipalities to create property tax subclasses within the multi-residential and new multi-residential property tax classes, for information only.

13.2

Changes to Development Charges in New Housing Legislation

Memorandum from Councillor Kristen Oliver, Chair – Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee dated August 13, 2025 containing a motion recommending that City Council support the motion passed by Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) relative to development charges 

• WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Councillor Kristen Oliver, Chair – Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee, dated August 13, 2025, we recommend that City Council support the motion passed by Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) relative to development charges and request that the Federal Government:

  • Commit to working with OBCM in the development of new housing legislation with changes to collection of development charges,
  • Consult with municipalities on the impact of changes to development charges, and
  • Meet with OBCM to discuss how the federal government will achieve the Prime Minister's commitment to keep municipalities whole;

  AND THAT, a copy of the resolution be provided to:

  • The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
  • The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue
  • The Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure
  • The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy
  • Rebecca Bligh, President - Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
  • Josh Morgan, Chair - Big City Mayors’ Caucus
  • Robin Jones, President - Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
  • Karen Redman, Chair - Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario (MARCO);

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

13.3

Pre-Budget Consultations – Budget 2025

Memorandum from Kerri Greaves, Commissioner - Corporate Services & City Treasurer.  (Distributed Separately)

14.

Outstanding Items

14.1

Outstanding Items List - Administrative Services

Memorandum from Director - Legislative Services & City Clerk Krista Power, dated August 12, 2025, for information only.

15.

New Business

16.

Adjournment