Standing Committee Meeting
Agenda

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 4:30 P.m. - 11:00 P.m.

S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium

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1.

Quality of Life Standing Committee in the S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium (Council Chambers) at 4:30 p.m.

Chair: Councillor Kristen Oliver

2.

Land Acknowledgement

A Member of Quality of Life Standing Committee to provide a Land Acknowledgement. 

3.

Disclosures of Interest

4.

Confirmation of Agenda

• WITH RESPECT to the Tuesday, September 23, 2025 Quality of Life Standing Committee meeting, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

5.

Presentations

5.1

Construction Status Website

Director-Engineering Matthew Miedema to provide a presentation relative to the City of Thunder Bay's construction status website.

5.2

Community Safety & Well-being Community Engagement Update

Manager - Community Safety & Wellbeing Louisa Costanzo providing an update on Community Safety & Well-Being Community Engagement. 

6.

Reports of Administration

6.1

Consolidation of Locations for Weekday Ice

Report 292-2025-Community Services-Recreation & Culture seeking endorsement from the Quality of Life Standing Committee to provide a recommendation to City Council for the closure of Grandview Arena for weekday ice bookings on Mondays and Neebing Arena for weekday ice bookings. 

• WITH RESPECT to Report 292-2025-Community Services-Recreation & Culture, we request endorsement of the Standing Committee to forward the following recommendation to City Council:
  
  WE RECOMMEND the following service level change for regular weekday ice bookings at the following arenas:

  • Grandview Arena be closed for weekday ice bookings on Mondays
  • Neebing Arena be closed for all weekday ice bookings, with some exceptions as noted in this report;

  AND THAT these changes be effective October 12, 2025;
  
  AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

7.

Petitions and Communications

7.1

Marina Pedestrian Overpass Update

Memorandum from Commissioner-Infrastructure & Operations Kayla Dixon dated September 7, 2025 providing the Standing Committee with information on Administration’s actions to address ongoing vandalism, litter, and safety concerns with the pedestrian overpass to the marina, for information. 

8.

New Business

9.

Adjournment