City Council Meeting
Agenda

Tuesday, September 02, 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

National Anthem to be performed.

3.

Disclosures of Interest

4.

Consent Agenda

WITH RESPECT to the Consent Agenda for the September 2, 2025 City Council meeting, we recommend that the following items be confirmed:

4.1

Confirmation of Agenda

Confirmation of Agenda - September 2, 2025 - City Council

4.2

Audit Committee Minutes

Minutes from Meeting 02-2025 of the Audit Committee, held on June 3, 2025, for information. 

4.3

Community Communications Committee Minutes

Minutes of Meeting 02-2025 of the Community Communications Committee held on June 19, 2025, for information. 

4.4

Waterfront Development Committee Minutes

Minutes from meeting 06-2025 of the Waterfront Development Committee, held on June 17, 2025, for information. 

4.5

Appointment of Acting Mayors 2025-2026

Report 272-2025-City Manager's Office-Office of the City Clerk recommending that all Members of Council be appointed Acting Mayor, in the Mayor’s absence, for the months indicated within the report. 

5.

Reports of Committees, Boards and Outside Agencies

5.1

Committee of the Whole Minutes

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

1. August 25, 2025 Committee of the Whole. (Distributed Separately)

• THAT the Minutes of the following Committee of the Whole meeting, be adopted:
  
  1. August 25, 2025 Committee of the Whole.
  
  

5.2

Deferral of Ratification - Allowable Tent Encampment Areas

At the August 25, 2025 City Council meeting, a resolution was passed at City Council, deferring the ratification relative to Allowable Tent Encampment Areas, as contained within the August 11, 2025 Committee of the Whole minutes. 

• WITH RESPECT to the Memorandum from Councillor Kristen Oliver, dated July 11, 2025 we recommend that Administration be directed to create criteria for Allowable Tent Encampments in the City of Thunder Bay and report back to City Council for approval;
  
  AND THAT once criteria are approved, Administration work with agency partners, and individuals living in encampments to determine where Allowable Tent Encampments are located;
  
  AND THAT Administration continue to update City Council on this work and share information with the public to provide education, support and assistance related to the Human Rights-Based Community Action Plan; 
  
  AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.
  
  

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 August 25, 2025. (Distributed Separately)

• THAT the Minutes of the following Meetings of the Thunder Bay City Council, be confirmed:
  
           1. The Thunder Bay City Council held on August 25, 2025.
  
  

7.

Presentations

7.1

City Manager’s Workplan Update – Q3 2025

City Manager John Collin to provide a presentation and update on the City Manager's Workplan for Q3 2025.

8.

Items Arising from Closed Session

9.

By-laws and By-law Resolution

9.1

By-law 270-2025 - Appointment of Persons to Enforce Parking

A By-law to amend By-law Number 99-2005, being a By-law to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay for the enforcement of Municipal Parking By-laws.

9.2

By-law 271-2025 – Appointment of Acting Mayors 2025 - 2026

A By-law respecting the appointment of Acting Mayors

9.3

By-law Resolution

By-law Resolution - September 2, 2025 - City Council

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

  By-law Number 270-2025
  
  1. A By-law to amend By-law Number 99-2005, being a By-law to appoint Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay for the enforcement of Municipal Parking By-laws.
  
  

  By-law Number 271-2025
  
  2. A By-law respecting the appointment of Acting Mayors
  
  

10.

Notice of Motion

10.1

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. 

Decision 1 - Suspend the Rules
  
WITH RESPECT to By-law 217-2025 (Being a By-law to govern the proceedings of meetings of City Council and its Committees), we recommend that Section 10.02 (a)(i), as set out below, be suspended relative to City Council’s prior decision of July 21, 2025 Report 239-2025 Report Back - Temporary Shelter Village Initiative - Alternate Locations.  

S. 10.02 (a)(i) Introduced at City Council

AND THAT if the above noted rule is suspended that requires the timelines of introduction and debate at the subsequent meeting of City Council which allows debate at the same meeting of presentation;

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


Decision 2 - 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 3 - 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. 
  
  
  

11.

New Business

12.

Confirming By-law and Confirming By-law Resolution

12.1

By-law 274-2025 – Confirming By-law – September 2, 2025

A By-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council, this 2^nd day of September 2025.

12.2

Confirming By-law Resolution

Confirming By-law Resolution - September 2, 2025 - City Council

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

  By-law Number 274-2025
  
  1. A By-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council, this 2nd day of September 2025.
  
  

13.

Adjournment

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