A proposal for an illuminated “Thunder Bay” sign was the longest debate at Monday night’s City Council meeting by far.
Here are all the items Councillors voted on:
Council confirmed that new and reconstructed intersections will continue to be built to meet the province’s accessibility standards and that certain intersections will give pedestrians more time to cross.
A motion to give Thunder Bay Police control of the “Eye on the Street” surveillance camera program was defeated.
Administration will report to Council with the costs of cleaning up driftwood at Boulevard Lake at the two north beach locations, implementing the recommendations from a 2010 dredging study, and the costs of additional studies to complete the dredging project. This will come back to Council by December 21, 2020.
Council is authorizing providing the Homemakers program to the “maximum number of clients” within its budget
Transit will make “gradual adjustments” to return to pre-pandemic service levels. Council is requesting a report on or before November 30, 2020 with a plan to test a micro-transit/on-demand service pilot project on route 4-Neebing by January 31, 2021. They are also requesting a report on or before April 30, 2021 about possibly offering more micro-transit options.
The city is replacing two refuse packers for just under $650,000.
Council didn’t spend any time discussing before deciding to grant Shelter House the remaining $22,850 of Community, Youth & Cultural Funding Program Emergency Funding for the shelter’s COVID-19 Pandemic response.
The city will spend up to $100,000 from the hotel tax on the design and installation of a permanent “Thunder Bay” Word Sign at the waterfront. The entire project is expected to cost $150,000.
Councillors will receive a report on the status of the 2022 municipal election on or before August 23, 2021.
The city will not use the Stabilization Reserve Fund, Provincial and Federal Restart money, or any year-end surplus to reduce the tax levy increase in the 2021 budget. The Mayor is directing that those funds should be used to pay down the estimated $8.4-million in one-time costs from the COVID-19 pandemic.
