All right, we're going to call the meeting to order. Please take your seats. Madam Clerk. Do we have quorum. Yes, Deputy Mayor, we have quorum. Thank you. Sego Ani Boujou and Deo Wacheo Cuecue. As the deputy mayor of the city of Kingston, I offer these words in the spirit of this gathering. Let us bring our good minds and hearts together as one. To celebrate these traditional lands as a gathering place of the original peoples and their ancestors who are entrusted to care from other earth since time immemorial. It is with deep humility that we acknowledge and offer our gratitude for their contributions to this community. Having respect for all, as we share this space now, and walk side by side into the future. Now we'll go to the approval of the addendum. And we'll have a vote on that. Move by Councillor Tozo, seconded by Councillor Ridge, all those in favor. And that carries. Are there any disclosures of pecuniary interests? Councillor Amos. Through you, Deputy Mayor. IDONAMS Councillor for the city of Kingston, declare a conflict of interest with respect to proclamation - declaring June 19th, 2026 as seniors Association Kingston Region Day. I'm an employee of the seniors Association Kingston Region and the proclamation relates to the organization's 50th anniversary celebrations. Thank you. Are there any other disclosures. Seeing none, I do have one of my own from The Last meeting, so I, Ryan Bohm of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kingston, declare my pecuniary interests in the matter of clause one and two, report number 42. I declare an interest in so far as this may relate to utilities Kingston, and that has been duly submitted to The Clerks. Thank you. Now we will go to delegation. So just a reminder to delegations, I will warn you, and you have 30 seconds left, and you have five minutes to speak. And our first delegation will be Lauriane Monpetit, vice chair, and Melanie Dewey's francophone working group. Thank you. Bonsoir M. le Max Playan, conseiller, conseillère. Merci de nous accorder quelques minutes aujourd'hui. Je suis Lauriane Montpetit, directrice de LacFomy, et vice - présidente du groupe de travail francophone de la ville de Kingston. Et je suis Mélanie DeWise, membre du groupe francophone et présidente de la COFOMILIL. So it's been nearly two years since we requested the creation of a dedicated francophone working group. Today, we stand before you with the midterm report of this working group. This document represents a crucial milestone for our community. So to understand why this work is so vital, we must first look at numbers for our growing community. So according to the LaSNSIS, so the 2021 Census data, we have 5, 035 francophones that live in Kingston. So this makes us the largest language minority group in Kingston. In addition to being unofficial language in Canada. So furthermore, there are 15 percent about of the population in Kingston that can carry a conversation in French. And we are a vibrant visible and deeply rooted community in The Kingston identity. So the creation of the working group in December 2024 was a major step forward. Over the past several months, we have built a Strongbridge between the community and the municipal departments. So today we want to highlight and celebrate the significant progress that we've made. Here are a few achievements of this group. First, francophones can now submit nominations for City Committee's directly in French allowing for improve to civic participation. Second, we have made a major stride in childcare and education. Kingston's francophone daycares now have access to municipality - funded training in French establishing equity with English language daycares. Furthermore, administrative communications and reports between these childcare Centre and the city can now be processed in French. Third, our cultural presence is stronger. We have collaborated successfully with the city, cultural sector, including music, film, and media offices to deliver bilingual youth events and workshop. Finally, after being stalled for four years, we have successfully revived the initiative to fly to Franco Ontarian Flagg X City Hall. These are just symbolic winds that are functional improvements to the daily lives of Kingston Citizens. And we celebrate these achievements, but our work is far from being over. So the midterm report, I'll highlight an outline some of the immediate priorities we wish for the city to advance. The first priority is safety. So we would like to ensure that all municipal emergency messaging is automatically issued also in French. Inner crisis timely information in one's primary language, uh, can save lives. Secondly, we would like for the francophone community to be identified as a priority group within the cities indigenization, inclusion, diversity, equity, inaccessibility. So the IIIDA initiatives. So this would allow the staff to, from that department to support initiatives for francophones, such as franco - anteriandi. This would place the francophones in the same manner or having the same support as this city supports emancipation day, National Ruth and Risconciliation Day amongst others. Um, and third, after the approval of Council in 2022, um, of the Francointerian flag being displayed, the process has stalled. So the Francophone community was not consulted or made aware of the progress or lack of progress. Until the working group met in late 2025. So there are no plans or timelines as to when the flag will be added, uh, or flown in front of CDL. Or for when consultations may begin. So we request a clear plan. For the official recognition of the flag after it was approved four years ago. Uh, for the remainder of the mandate of the group, we are focused on transparency and accessibility. We would like to see a comprehensive list of all city services currently available in French. So residents, especially new residents, can easily access the information needed. Finally, we as a city to support and prioritize funding for projects that directly address the unique needs of the francophone population. The progress have been made that when the progress we have made proves that when the city of Kingston and the francophone community collaborate, we create a more inclusive city for everyone. We thank City, staff, and council for your ongoing commitment. And we look forward to turning these next priority items into reality. Thank you. Merci beaucoup. Merci à des questions. Thank you, are there any questions. Reminder to per delegation and they must be questions. Thanks. Thank you. Councillor Shananny. Merci beaucoup. Et bonsoir. Lauriane et Mélanie. So you mentioned Franco Ontarion Day. So, um, why is it, can you explain why the city should support Franco Ontarian day. Yes. Thank you for the question. Um, so frank votes are the largest minority language group in Kingston. Um, so that means that, you know, supporting this, uh, francontarian day would also mean supporting a sizable portion of, uh, local residents. It celebrates the presence of Frank Phones in the region, uh, and in Ontario. So 4, 400 years of Franco Presence. Uh, but also the ongoing fight against cultural assimilation, um, that came from different rules and regulations like règlement 17, which didn't allow francophones to learn in French for a long period of time. Um, it also fulfills the city's diversity goals. Um, there are more and more francophones in the city, uh, especially newcomers that are coming in. Um, so it would, um, it would allow to boost the community's visibility and showcase that the city of Kingston is inclusive of all. Okay. And, um, so while navigating the website, um, do you find that you're able to find which, like some outline French services, um, on the website? Or is that still a challenge. So although some services are amended by the provincial government to be available in French and those pages are bilingual, there's no way to navigate to see what services are available in French in Kingston. Um, and so it would be ideal to have one place where you can see all the services that are available by the city, but also in the city, um, in one space. Okay. Merci beaucoup. Are there any other questions for the delegation. Seeing none? Thank you very much. That's why. Next on the agenda, we have a delegation from Zachary Tayfair. We'll appear before Council to speak to new emotion number four regarding reestablishing Council Direction on the official plan. Remind you of five minutes. Thank you. The official plan is one of the most important decisions this Council will make. It will shape how Kinsen grows where hells and girls, how infrastructure is funded. What environmental protections are put in place and ultimately what kind of city we leave to the future generations. This is why I support the motion reestablishing Council Direction to the official plan. This is not about stop and growth. It is not about taken sides. And it's not about delaying the process for political gain. This is about making sure we get this right. Right now Council is still waiting on important information related to the infrastructure services costs. Long - term financial impacts, environmental consideration and other supporting studies. At the same time, both Council and the public are being asked to review an extremely large and complex final draft with very limited time before the final adaption boat. I do not believe this is the best way to make a decision that will affect Keynesin for decades. Because regardless of rather, sorry, because regardless of where someone stands on infestification, urban boundary expansion, housing target, or affordability, everyone should agree on one thing. Good decisions require complete information. If your priority is housing, you want to plan that as financial realistically an actual service bill. If your priority is affordability, you want to make sure today's decisions do not create unsustainable infrastructure costs. That falls into the taxpayers later. If your priority is environmental protection, you want to ensure that those impacts are fully understood before decisions are locked in. These priorities are not mutually exclusive in fact. They all depend on thoughtful plan and responsible growth. I'm responsible growth also means understand in the long - term financial obligation attracted to expansion. Growth cannot simply be approved on paper roads, water, emergency service, and infrastructure all have to be fade for. Maintain and sustain over time. As this syntaxpayer should not be left - carrying the cost, that were never fully understood at the beginning of the process. This is why taking a few additional months to review the remaining information is not unreasonable. It is responsible. This, the motion before Council strikes a fair balance. It keeps the process moving forward. What's Dale allowing time for the remaining studies public feedback and financial information to come forward? What I cannot support is pushing these decision off until the next election. Simply to avoid dealing with them now. The official plan is too important for it to become an election year political strategy. Residence aspect council to show leadership. Make difficult decisions and deal with the facts in front of us. Not push us off because it may become politically uncomfortable during the election year. This promotion provides a middle ground, continues the work, continues the engagement, but allow enough time to properly evaluate the full picture before they find out. Thank you. Are there any questions for the delegation. Okay, seeing none, thank you very much. Our next delegation will be Hannah Dean. Nature of Canada will appear before Council to speak to new motion number three regarding support for national marine conservation area for Lake Ontario. I know the rules five minutes. Okay. Here we go. Councillors, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you this evening about the important initiative on Lake Ontario that I'm here to talk about. My name is Hannah Dean and I'm the organising Director for Nature Canada. I'm happy to be here tonight to provide you with a high - level overview of what a national Marine Conservation Area is and why nature Canada is advocating for one in the eastern basin of Lake Ontario. Nature Canada is a national conservation charity. We are 85 years old, making us one of the oldest in Canada. We have over 250, 000 supporters and we work with over 1, 200 nature groups across the country. We've been working with local nature groups here in around Kingston to support conservation in the region for decades. And I'm excited to speak to you now about the opportunity to safeguard the waters of Lake Ontario adjacent to Kingston through a National Marine Conservation Area. The Great Lakes are a vital economic, natural, and cultural resource holding 84 percent of North America's Freshwater supply and supplying drinking water for millions of people. The eastern basin of Lake Ontario in particular is rich in biodiversity and contains critical habitat for globally rare plants and endangered animals. A national Marine Conservation Area, or NMCA, in this region would help protect rare bird species like the piping plover who is threatened with habitat loss and many other migratory bird species who rely on the lake as a stopover point in their journeys. Protecting eastern Lake Ontario would provide ecological connectivity with existing protected areas, including the National Marine Sanctuary on the United States side, as well as some of the protected areas established and the lands nearby, such as Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area, several provincial parks, and the new monarch Point Conservation Reserve. Why do we need to protect the lake? Well, there are several threats to the health of Lake Onsaria. One, you may be familiar with is The Increase in Toxic Algy Blooms, which can be dangerous to animals and cause beaches to close. An MMCA would bring federal funding to the region to address invasive species and invest in habitat protection and restoration. This would benefit fish population, species at risk, and the people who live nearby. What is an NMCA? A national numbering conservation area is a Parks Canada Federal Designation that is used across the country to protect marine and freshwater ecosystems. Think of it like a national park for the water. Parks Canada has a goal to create one in each of the great lakes, and there are two currently established in the other Great Lakes, Fathom 5 Marine Park and Georgian Bay, and Lake Superior NMCA. NMCA's allow for sustainable use of the waters, including both commercial and recreational fishing. Recreational use is always welcome and promoted as it as minimal impact on the species in habitat. And healthy water benefits, everybody who loves the lake. Their activities that are not allowed on site, including drilling in the Lakebed for extraction, oil and gas, or bottom trawling, as well as dumping in the water. Many of you will know just how far the Great Lakes have come in the restoration, despite the many challenges that they face. Most Ontarians live around the lake. This is a system under immense pressure. And NMCA would ensure that the lake is conserved for the long - term through federal investments. Lake Superior and MCA recently received 337, wow, can't speak. 37 million federal dollars. It would also provide protection for shipwrecks in the area, which again boosts tourism and protects our cultural heritage. This slide just gives you a sense of the establishment process. Right now we are in the site identification phase. There has not been a formal initiation of the project by any level of government, though we know that there is a high level of interest in pursuing it. Nature Canada is advocating that the province and the federal government worked together to initiate the feasibility assessment phase. This is about a year to a year and a half phase where there are detailed consultations with local communities, First Nations, and other stakeholders. If those consultations in the feasibility assessment reveals scope for the NMCA, that's when a negotiation agreement to establish a site would be conducted. As part of our work at Nature Canada in the area, we have been connected with many different stakeholders. We've talked to First Nations, local community groups, historians, scuba divers. We have gathered signatures from over 50 organisations across the region in a joint letter that was sent to the province, just asking them to work with Ottawa on the project. Individual citizens have also weighed in. We've had over 20, 000 letters of support sent to the federal and provincial ministers calling for action. 30 seconds. We did some polling that said that 84 percent of the northern insurance critically important for supporting wildlife in the environment. And two out of three respondents expressed support for an establishment of NMCA right here. And we're talking to city councils like you. We're asking for you to help to endorse the NMCA to protect the local community, biodiversity, economic development, tourism, and cultural heritage for generations to come. I'm here to answer any other questions that you may have, and I hope that you'll support us with your endorsement this evening. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any questions for the delegation. Councillor Scenic. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor, and thanks so much, Ms. Dean, for coming to Kingston to speak to us from Ottawa. This is an important topic. I just want to make sure that if we, if the province and Park's Canada are successful in designating this, the National Marine Conservation Area, recreational fishing will still be allowed. Is that correct? Like residents will still be able to go out to fish? Yes, absolutely. The designation of an NCAA is to help support local economies and people that love the lake to love it more and to have it be more fruitful for them. So it would be helping to restore fish populations at those recreational fishers love. And of course, encouraging them to go out and do that activity. Great. Thanks for verifying that. And my second question is, I know that you've already presented to Braden. And then tonight you're hearing Kingston. If we support this motion, um, what other like towns or cities are on your agenda then to hopefully try to present to. Yep, that's a great question. So we're also looking to connect with the Prince Edward County Council, Belleville, Trenton, all along the Lakeshore there. So we've been starting with Brighton because there was a lot of support that came up from the mayor. And then you guys have shown interest. So we're here to be able to talk to you. But it's an ongoing effort. We've been working on this campaign now for, I mean, personally on it for four years. So it's a rolling project to talk to many different municipalities. Thanks so much. Thank you. Thank you Councillor Strerhoff. I saw your hand. Yeah. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Yeah, thanks for the presentation. I am acutely interested in it as well. I just want to ask about, you said that there's one in Georgian Bay and Lake Superior? Yes. And are they obviously passed the feasibility studies? And is it a going well? And isn't something that is received well after time? How long have they been there? That's a great question. So the Lake Superior NMCA, the establishment was only like three years ago, I want to say, the formal process. Fathom five, I'm not sure how long it's been. It's been around longer. It was the first. But yes, it is going well. It's definitely a boost to the, um, to the region in terms of tourism and equatorism, a lot more scuba experiences and stuff going on in there. Um, all has been going well. Okay. So the area, one more question, right? Um, the area goes from Prince Edward County all the way to like, um, our region here? I love that question because the actual parameters of the NMCA are not determined. That would come through the feasibility study. So the area of interest is the eastern basin. It makes a lot of sense because of the other protected areas on the, on the United States side and just some of the very important habitats that are here. This area makes a lot of sense. It's sort of the lowest hanging fruit for protection because it's also partly has some like the most untouched shorelines around, right? It's got the least developed areas still pristine to protect. Um, so that would be established. Parks Canada did release like a tentative like, here's where we're kind of investigating. And yes, it was basically from Brighton all the way up here towards Kingston and in around Prince Everett County. But again, to be determined based on consultations. Thank you. Any other questions. Seeing none. Thank you very much. Thank you. Our next delegation will be Carriell who will appear before Council to speak to new motion. Number four with respect to reestablishing Council Direction on the official plan. So I do that. Oh, sure. Oh yeah. First of all, thank you very much for allowing me to speak. Um, thank you very much for allowing me to speak today. Um, as you know, the official plan, sorry. The official plan is underpinned by the population projections. Okay. Can you all hear me now? I guess, yeah. I can hear myself. Um, the official plan is underpinned by the population projections of the 2023 Watson and associates report. I ask you today to support motion four with an amendment to extend the completion date to sometime in 2027. I hope to convince you that the population projection must be reassessed in light of the COVID blip. And recent downgrade in immigration and international student visa allocation. In addition to the challenging geopolitical instability starting over the past year. In the first slide, this shows the medium scenario population projection adopted by the city from the last federal census in 2021. This cell to gold line of 197, 000 at 2051, you can see here. And the earlier projection using 1991 to 2016 census data, real data, the DOS orange line. Note that the permanent population includes non - permanent residents, international students, but not non - permanent post - secondary students. In other words, normally resonant in another Canadian, sorry, in another Canadian area also indicated is the projected population of 148, 9204 using this model. This is interpolated from the projection, not actual census data. But as I've heard, it is used. Excuse me. As a real number by some councillors, uh, next slide, do I control this. Or. Okay, yeah. This shows that the 2023 Watson projections in red, based on those of the provincial ministry of finance, are made from two census data points. 2016 and 2021. Statistically, this is an incorrect practice. In contrast, the 2019 projection based is based on multiple census data between 1991 and 2021, the green line. And as easily fit bio linear increasing linear line increasing linear increase, projecting to near 160, 000 and number to remember in 2051. In other words, there is no change in historical growth read and a significant increase in the Watson and Associates and Ministry of Finance growth rate. The next slide, please. The left three bars here showed that the projections by the city, he used to underpin the official plan increase by roughly 50, 000 people using the historical projection from 2019 versus thought from 2023. Further, an additional 23, 000, I believe, post - secondary students are added to get to 220, 900. The Watson Study states that only had additional 4, 300 students need to be considered for additional housing in 2051. And this was before the downturn and post - secondary programs at St. Lawrence College and Queens University. This additional housing may in fact already be at the Planning Stage. The right three bars showed provincial and federal projections, the provincial projections, gold and pale green show roughly 10, 000 person decreased between their 2021 and 2025 update. The stats can update in 2025 that's Label 2026, but it's actually 2025. She was an even greater decrease to near 160, 000 permanent residents in 2051. Since the province uses stats candidate, it is likely that the province's projection update this August will tend downwards towards the federal data. Uh, next slide, please. So, um, I asked you to support Motion 4 with more revision times. And this should be, uh, this should consider the August 2026 Ministry of Finance, um, projection update. The statistics Canada Census 2026 with data available in 2027 and completion with community input of all studies and schedules. And, uh, thank you very much. Last slide. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, just hold on. Are there any questions for the delegation. Seeing none. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any delegations to add. Councillor Ridge. Thank you, Diputy Mayering, through you. Um, I put forward an amendment to add Mr. McGinnis as a delegation. Thank you. Can I see that up on the screen here? There we go. Okay. Move by Councillor Ridge. Seconded by Councillor Stephen that in accordance with section 12. 9 of the city of Kingston procedural bylaw. Robert McInnes be permitted to appear before Council to speak to new Mission 4 with respect to reestablishing Council Direction on the official plan. Okay. And we'll call the vote. Yeah. Hand. Vote. And that carries. Thank you. Come on down Mr. Meganis, please. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for this opportunity. Uh, I'm here as a member of 350 Kingston. An environmental organisation and international one which were a small chapter of. Dedicated to alerting our citizens to the increasing dangers of our overheating planet. And trying to prevent people's lives from getting worse. 350 kings has been collecting signatures on a petition on the street. Opposing the boundary expansion and the response by the public has been overwhelming. Many people wanted to sign the petition. Because they do not want urban sprawl. They do not want to lose small forests and wetlands. They are concerned about the loss of birds, frogs, bees, trees. And pollinator plants. They think agricultural land should be protected. They believe the only beneficiaries from sparl are rich landowners and wealthy developers. I am particularly concerned about the proposed development around the indigenous sovereignty garden. Of Highway 15. This is a sacred place to our indigenous community. And the land around it. Should not be developed. Here the food garden and an extensive little forest. Full of birds, mammals and amphibians. This wonderful peace of recreated indigenous wildlife will be destroyed by construction and increases in traffic. This council and other groups regularly offer land acknowledgments. Do they mean anything. We should respect our First Nations people. Not just acknowledge that this is the land we stole from them. It's like a guy who steals your car. And abuses it. And keeps telling you, I acknowledge it's yours. But I don't intend to compensate you for it. This council has served their constituents well. You've been advocates for democracy when the higher levels of government have undermined our democracy. You have resisted, and I believe he will do tonight. Thank you. I applaud you as many in the audience also do. Thank you. Are there any questions for the delegation. Seeing none. Thank you very much. Are there any other delegations to add. Okay. Seeing none, we'll move on to petitions. Are there any petitions? Councillor Ridge. You have three minutes. Thank you, Deputy Mayor and through you. Um, Mr. McKinney's actually just gave me a, uh, petition. It's delay the expansion of Kingston's urban boundary. And I will read the text of the petition. Candida's population growth, projections have shifted towards stabilization and Ontario's have become negative. Statistics Canada data show substantial slow and growth due to changing immigration patterns. Thus Kingston's population will not grow as rapidly as predicted. Based on the new population statistics, Kingston should not move. It's urban boundary Intel Arprovincial Population begins to grow again, expanding the urban boundary requires new infrastructure, increases pressure on existing roads, municipal services, harms the environment, and will cost taxpayers a bundle. Uh, this petition contains 260 signatures. And I submit it to the clerk. Thank you. Are there any other petitions to present. Okay, seeing none, we'll move on to motions of congratulations, recognition, sympathy, condolences, and speedy recovery. So motion of congratulations for Chris Wyman, moved by Councillor Shave, seconded by Councillor Tozo. That congratulations be extended to Kingston's town crier. Chris Wyman. On winning the recent 2026 Ontario Guild of Town Chryer's competition. This win was Chris'ninth since he first began competing in 1984 at age 23. When he won the inaugural provincial competition in Ottawa, this June will mark 42 years since his first official cry down in front of Kingston City Hall. Thank you, Chris, for continuing to be a passionate ambassador for Kingston, showcasing the city's rich history and vibrant community spirit. And we'll call the vote on that by hand. All those in favor. And that carries unanimously. So moving on to reports. We have report number 47 from the Chief Administrative Officer. Move by Councillor Ridge, seconded by Councillor Stephen. The report 47 from the Chief Administrative Officer consent be received and adopted. Are there any items that anybody would like separated. Seeing none, we'll move on to the report. So this report contains one item, the election compliance audit committee. And it reads that Council approve a bylaw to amend city of Kingston bylaw 2023 - 204 Committee bylaw attached as exhibit A to report 26 - 115. And we'll call the vote. All those in favor. Is that casted? Okay. This one's electronic. Please submit your vote. And that carries. Okay. Moving on to report number 48 from The Chief Administrative Officer. Move by Councillor Amos, seconded by Councillor Hassan that report 48 from the Chief Administrative Officer recommend be received and adopted cause by clause. Okay. So with that being said, Chief Ministry of Officer reports and recommends as follows. Item one, 315 Queen Mary Road Municipal Capital Facility Agreement. Any discussion. Councillor Amos. Thank you, Deputy Mayor, through you. Just a quick question for staff under financial considerations. It indicates that. It was built into the sponsorship Cities Departments for the fiscal year. Is that in relation to this fiscal year? Or are we tapping into the departments? And this was not planned for this fiscal year. Just a question of curiosity. Commissioner Campbell. Uh, thank you. And through you. Um, it has been included in the operating and projected operating budgets of the city of Kingston. So it has been included. Yeah. Perfect. Thank you. Any other questions. Seeing none, we will call the vote on item 135, Queen Mary Road, municipal capital facility agreement. And. That carries unanimously. Item two, Lemoine Point farm update closing costs. That Council approve of capital budget amendment up to 290, 000 dollars to be funded from debt financing with that payment city funded for municipal capital reserve for land transfer costs, legal, and closing costs later to the property. Are there any questions or discussion on that. Seeing none, we will call the vote. And that carries unanimously. Now moving on to report 49 from the arts, culture and heritage advisory committee. We have report number 48. Excuse me. Move by Councillor Shave seconded by Councillor Toso, though the report from the Arts Culture Inheritage Advisory Committee be received and adopted. Okay. So we have item one. Mayor's Arts Awards nomination subcommittee appointments that Jesse McMillan, M. Harmson, Julian Ocat Bitik K Kenney Liam Carey and Barbara Kearn be appointed to the mayor's arts award nomination subcommittee. And that Brand Franklin be appointed to the alternate pool of arts, culture, and heritage members for the mayor's arts awards nomination subcommittee. And we'll call the vote. And that carries unanimously. And item two, pull it laureate nominations subcommittee appointments. That Sadiqa de mayor adjacent aru, Wayne Grady and Lisa Jeans be appointed to the poet laureate nomination subcommittee. And no discussion. We'll call The Vote. And that carries unanimously. So we now have information reports. If anybody would like to speak to them, just raise your hand as I read through them, please. So Mi Zaju du progred, the group, the tribe eye francophone. Francophone working group midterm report. March, 2026, tender and contract awards subject to delegation of authority. Okay. And there are no information reports from members of Council. Onto miscellaneous business. So. Proclamation one. Moved by Councillor Stephen and seconded by Councillor Shaves. Okay, Councillor Amos is left for his conflict. Proclamation one, seniors Association, Kingston Region Day. That has requested by Don Amos, seniors Association Kingston region, city council proclaimed June 19th, 2026 as seniors association Kingston Region Day in the city of Kingston. And proclamation to national indigenous peoples month that has requested by Paul Carl City Kingston proclaimed The month of June, 2026, as National Indigenous Peoples Month in the city of Kingston. All those in favor. And that carries unanimously. All right, Councillor Amos, you can return. Okay, we're going to move into new motions now. So new motion one. Moved by Councillor Toso, seconded by Councillor Shenani. Whereas City Kingston initiated work on its new official plan framework and policies in 2023 with a work plan aiming to have a new official plan approved before the end of June, 2026. And whereas although a number of background studies supporting the official plan have been released, there are still upcoming important supporting plans such as the natural heritage study Integrated Mobility Plan and others that are in progress. And whereas some members of the public have expressed a desire from more time to review supporting studies and the draft plan prior to City Council making a decision on the final official plan. Therefore be it resolved that Council Direct City staff to cancel the June 30th Special Meeting of Council and the June 18th Special Meeting of Planning Committee. And that Council Direct staff to release additional supporting studies and plans, when available in accordance with the Council endorsed medium growth scenario for public review and feedback. And submit an updated third draft and recommendation report to Council in 2027. So that's on the floor. Who would like to speak to that. Oh, correct, as the mover. Thank you, Deputy Mayor, through you. Um, tonight I'm asking Council to defer the third draft of the end, the new official plan until 2027. I think, to be clear, you all know I hate deferrals. We're elected to make decisions and own those decisions once they're made. We're also elected to make decisions on the best information possible. Several studies that support the official planner still in progress, such as the natural heritage study, the Integrated Mobility Plan, water and wastewater, which won't be complete until late fall. And the financial analysis of this all won't be completed until early 2027. Council needs this information to make the best possible decision when concerning expanding the urban boundary. Decision that has significant in far - reaching implications. On the Direction of Council, City - Staff have completed a tremendous amount of work, and thus far, I think there's a lot to be proud of. I'd like to highlight the contributions of several staff members, Laura Flaherty, Paige Agnew, Tim Park, Neil Odi, Secrete Agarwal, Matt Kussin in Sample, and their teams just to name a few. This citizens of Kingston should be proud of the tireless work of their dedicated public servants. This plan so far is an ambitious plan that seeks to increvation with near current boundary from 40 percent, corridors. This is an impressive goal, especially since the land outside of CD control. And owned by the federal and provincial governments and otherwise protected. This motion is 910 to negate all the great work that has taken place. Kingston is growing and changing. This is indisputable, but stats can and the Ministry of Science confirm this in their 20 - year projections. Our official plan must meet the needs to the Community both at present and in the future. It's great here at the community, embrace urban densification. This Council has been doing so in the past four years, whether it's the development of Queen and Barry, five lower union, the development's offering princess, or four units as of right. This Council Fully agrees with you that building up is much better than Sprawl. But even with this commitment, our challenge remains. If Council does not provide land for an urban boundary expansion, we risk losing control of how over how it happens. If we submit an official plane to the province of Ontario with our projected population growth and do not provide enough housing and employment land, the province has the power to choose for us. Creatures, cities after all, are creatures of the province. If we don't choose the future of the urban boundary here, it's the Hull Doug Ford will. And I have little faith his government will occur much better local needs or natural heritage. This is why our choices are important. This is why the stakes are high. We owe it to the community to make the best decision with all the information possible. This motion asks that the associate studies be released and completed for feedback from the community. And in 2027, with all completed studies with costing fully done, a third draft will be released and the final draft will be recommended and vote on by the next Council. If we fail to plan, we plan to fail. But we also have responsibility to get it right. Thank you. Councillor Channey. Hi, yeah, I have an amendment to this. Okay, can we get that up on the screen there, Madam Kirk, please? Okay, so the amendment is as follows. That new motion one be amended by inserting the following as the second operative clause that staff be directed to hold an information session. In Q1 2027 in order to provide information to both the public and the Council elected for the 2026 to 2030 term regarding the official plan. Council Archange? Yeah, so just, we heard a lot about, you know, a lot of emails and a lot of discussion from the public about wanting to make sure that it's included that, you know, there's going to be committee consultation, like discussion and time to review everything. Um, as it comes out. So I think that the Q1 of 2027 will probably be a good time to have a information session so that we can really get into, you know, the results of a lot of these studies and then just review them all and then have the public has has a chance. So it's not everything's not done last minute. Um, but I'm sure technically there would have been this anyway, but I just want to make it clear that there's an opportunity for the public to be able to review and comment and, uh, and ask questions. Okay. Thank you Councillor Amos. Thank you, Deputy Mayor, through you. Just a quick question for staff. Given the amendment that's on the floor, um, does Staffield, they can reach this timeline. Commissioner Agnew. Thank you through. Yes, we do. Happy to support. Thank you. Thank you. Any Councillor Istroff. Well, I am. Thank you. Deputy Mayor. I'm not so crazy about this motion actually. So, I mean, we have 130, 000 other Kingstonians to think about. I think that this motion passes, we actually, um, have not done our jobs. So I would like to also ask staff a few more questions about this. Sorry Point of Order. Respect on the amendment, not on the actual motion, sir. To the amendment only amendment. Okay. Yeah. And again, okay. Thank you. So for this amendment, um, I feel that moving these meetings to 2027 is not good governance. We have had a chance to do that. We have failed in March 31 when we cancelled that meeting. And I think that we are providing inconsistent leadership to our staff. And, um, that they have done a good job. We did compliment them. Our more than that, we acknowledge their excellence. And, but it's like a backhanded slap to me to, to see that we have to now say that we need more time when I think that, um, we don't. I think that we have what we need. We have work diligently as a council. And so I can't do the amendment as well though. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Um, anyone else who would like to speak to the amendment again, we'll get back to the main motion after just a reminder. Okay. So seeing no one else Councillor Jane, any, would you like a final word on that? No. Okay. Thank you. And we'll call the vote on the amendment. Mr. Deputy Mayor, my laptop keeps crashing. Okay. So I'm a yes. Okay. Thank you. Okay. And that carries in Councillo Sanic, you were in favor of that as well. Okay. Thank you. All right. Are there any other speakers. Councillor Rousterhoff. To the motion as amended. The motion, doesn't it? Okay. So. Can you explain to me, Deputy Mayor, I'm confused with what we're doing here. And then we have a motion, um. Uh, the third, the motion. How does this, this motion compared to the one? Can we referring a motion for? Yeah. What's these relate to each other? So should the first motion path, they're both motions to defer. Should the first motion pass the way it's currently worded. It would have the additional meeting with the third draft of the OP. Everything else would stay the same and it would essentially push this into 2027. The fourth motion essentially does a lot of the same things. It differs it and everything and changes what some of those meetings essentially do. So they're similar in a lot of ways, essentially. But if, if one passes, then four would almost would essentially become ruled out of order because they're giving direction to time and place as well. I'm confused by the two. I thought the second motion bear with me, Deputy Mayor allowed for this to have a vote in 2026 yet. That's not true. Um, no. So if the first motion as it's currently worded passes, it would defer this to 2027. So it would be the new council. It would provide additional time for all the studies to complete. And it would also allow for additional consultation. So that was what, uh, Councillor Chenani's amendment was, was to provide another opportunity for consultation on the third draft of the OP with the new information integrated into it. Cause I see it. Then the resolve clause, the final consideration and adoption of the new official plan, be deferred to a special meeting of Council to be scheduled for September 29, 2026. So are you reading that in the first one. That's Connie's. Yeah. That's the one that's not on the floor right now. That's the emotion. Right. But it will be still, we will still, this motion. No, so procedurally, because the motion's both speak to changing the presentation and when they're going to land, if this first motion passes, it would supersede what's written in the fourth motion because the date indicated in this motion would be in the future and the date indicated in the fourth motion would be then out of order. Because we've already given direction. Does that make sense? It really depends on stuff there because I, I, I would rather have this motion to deal with this in 2026 not differ again. So in that case, you would just vote against this motion. And you would, if it, if it passes, then that's it passes. And the fourth motion will be ruled out of order because we've already provided direction. So if you want to try to get to motion four because you prefer that one, then you would vote against the first motion. All right. Thank you. So I just want to caution Council here that I don't think it's the good idea that we do that. I think that, um. I think we'll have unintended consequences. And I'd like to ask staff about that. And if we could hear from then, them, um, what a delay looks like. We have talked about the need to. We're going to need to expand our official, our boundary anyways, even if the numbers, we're making a big deal in a sense about this population thing. The Council has every bit of right. In the coming years to manage what we do. We have guardrails. So what we're doing is we're saying from here that we're at a control if we have this. We're not. We have done our jobs this four years. We have sat down with them. We, we have a good vision, a good view of moving forward. We know we're comfortable with it. And here we are in total like Kingston, just delaying again or failing to show leadership to me. And it's just a very frustrating to see this and causing, um, what I think is potentially a problem down the road with a new, with a new council, a new mandate. And what could actually happen. So, um, if I could ask staff that, um, and I have had conversations about that with staff, there are, there are problems with this. We have, we have a responsibility to, to support their work, which we viewed. And so I guess I want to hear from them a little bit on what's, how they see this, the work that's being done, uh, is, uh, is this something that we ought to be cautioned with. Okay. Who would like to take that from Commissioner Agnew? Okay. Thank you. Thank you. And through you. So certainly, you know, from a staff perspective, our main goal has always been to deliver council a plan that is progressive is something that takes the city into the future and something that you can stand behind. Proud of the work and feeling that it's been well substantiated by all the technical information. So that is our goal at the end of the day. We've certainly heard through the process that council's not yet, or some councillors may not be in a position where they feel like there's been enough time for Council and the public to absorb the information because the fairly short period of time. And we understand that that was always going to be the case with the project schedule that was endorsed from the very beginning because it was aggressive in the goal was to deliver a plan for this council to make a decision on. Understanding that things have changed and things evolved. Staff will adjust to that, um, I would say just the one risk that we're trying to manage with respect to timing is there is a provincial change that is going to come into place at the beginning of 2028. That would fundamentally require us to rewrite the plan because it regulates the content that's allowed in official plans moving forward. So that would be the main risk that I want to flag for council is that if we do not make a decision in 2027 on the plan will essentially have to start over and rewrite the plan from scratch. Okay. Would you have anything else there Councillor? Yeah. So that's, that's good information for us to know. But I don't think we are going to have any. Abundantly clear information in 2027. I think we have the opportunity to make that decision over the next few months with, with the information that we've been gathered. So I cannot support this. And I think it's just not an appropriate thing to do. Okay. Thank you. Is there anyone else who would like to speak to the motion as amended? Councillor Osanic. We have the floor. Thank you Mr. Deputy Mayor. So I do support this motion because I think there's a lot of studies that we need to see to completion, which we'll get in 2027. And then, um, the new council will be able to make it better informed decision. But I do have one amendment. Um, I agree with cancelling the June 18th statutory planning committee meeting. But I was hoping to get like that high level numbers of infrastructure costs with those four urban growth boundary expansion areas that we're considering. We were talking about in June that Council was going to get that for the June 30th meeting. And, um, I think because we have, you know, done a lot and we did not have those numbers going into like a high level number going into that March 31st meeting. That meeting got cancelled. I would still like to get those numbers for the June 30th meeting. So this amendment is, um, talking about the June 30th meeting being an information, um, a meeting where an information report would be brought information in discussion meeting only. And then that gives us, you know, numbers to think about as, uh, you know, there's the summer and going into 2027. We'll be able to know how expensive at a high level it is for those four expansion areas. Maybe then we'll know that we should only pick one of the four areas to expand to because it will be too close to bankrupting the city. Like we don't know. We don't have those numbers. So that's why I'm just asking for that June 30th meeting to still take place. Okay. Councillor Glenn, you'd like to speak to the amendment as well. Yes. Thank you. And through you, Deputy Mayor. Fully in support of this, uh, for some of the reasons that Councillor OSanick has already mentioned, but also because I think we've had a number of cancellations. People aren't sure where we stand in this whole process. I think it's important that the community come together with Council to see where we're at. Um, so by preserving this as an information meeting, we have the opportunity to ask questions. Um, we can also, um, give the option of allowing, uh, delegations at a special meeting of council. And I'd like staff to confirm that that we could, uh, do that. Commissioner Agna. Uh, thank you. And through you. There's a couple of procedural ways for us to be able to facilitate that. So there could be delegations as part of that event. Okay. Great. Thank you. So this is again, an opportunity to do a reset. Um, I think the community is a bit confused about where we are in this process. My understanding. There's also a couple of meetings, uh, sorry, a couple of reports coming in mid June. Uh, there's also an opportunity when we go to a special meeting to have a staff report, uh, come to us. And that's part of that meeting. The staff report provides some context for what's been happening for where we are in the process, uh, for the information that's still yet to come. So I think it's critical that we get back on the same page. There's been a lot of confusion and a lot. And I think it's creating distrust in this process, which I don't want to see. So if we preserve this meeting, we have an open conversation. We ask all the questions that need to be asked. We move into the next phase of this plan with, I think, a renewed sense of community. And I think, you know, when it comes to building a community, we have to build it together. It can't just be some of us. It's got to be all of us and we need to ensure that everybody has the opportunity to be heard and to hear that the questions are out in the open and very transparent. Thank you. Thank you Councillor Glenn. Um, Councillor Hasan. Would you like to speak of this? Thank you. Thank you, your deputy worship. I think the Council, we are exaggerating this issue. When the motion is here to passpone all the studies and move to the next year. So we can have a full information. I am very confused like Councillor Office. I have a few questions for the staff. If you don't mind. The Watson report came in, did we ask the question about how their report was prepared in the past. Commissioner Ragnar. Uh, thank you and through you. So in terms of the original 2023 Watts and work, um, so the methodlogy that they used is consistent with what's required from the province. So it draws from a few different sources from the ministry finance projections. And then it also enables us to account for local contextual things like the post - secondary student institutions because they're not counted in the Ministry of Finance Projection. So we have to account for those as well as other non - permanent residents, like maybe those that are on a short contract with the military, but nonetheless require housing in the community. So their approach to that. We went through the methodology with them in 2023. And then we had that revalidated as part of the work that we presented back to Council in the wintertime just to account for any of the changing conditions that have happened that have been referenced this evening with respect to immigration and some of those changes with post - secondary enrollment as well. The follow - up question is in June 30 meeting. If this amendment go, through what kind of different information or more information, the Council going to get to discuss and the public going to see what you was going to represent now. Thank you and through you. So some of that depends on if council is asking for a decision in 2027 or if we're still on track to try to do a decision in 26. Assuming that we're talking about a 27 decision, but still trying to accommodate a special meeting in June. Um, I think some of the information that we would have would be, um, some completion of, um, the natural heritage work and completion of that study, um, and then there would be some high level information on the financial elements associated with the water and wastewater master plan at a very high level as well as integrated mobility plan. So those would be a sense of the order of magnitude of infrastructure investment required with the 25 year plan, but certainly not assessed to a level of detail that looks at more of a business case or a cashflow analysis that would come later in the project. Anything else Councillor Hassan. No. Councillor Shaves. I was going to say ask and answer, but on a carry on from Councillor Hassan's questioning. So I heard in response from staff that some information will be available. So these reports will not be completed by June 30s. Is that what I'm hearing? Commissioner Agnew. Uh, thank you and through you. So certainly again, if we're looking at a 2027 decision, the work that we're doing right now is taking all of the feedback that's come in through the consultation on the second draft and starting to work on the third draft. If we're not looking at a decision until 2027, it wouldn't make sense for a staff to continue at the pace of work that we've been doing on the third draft. We would take longer to work on that. Uh, there would be some additional information, like I mentioned in terms of financial information that we could have available for June. But the completion of the water and wastewater master plan and the Integrated Mobility Plan. It still requires the finishing of the technical analysis. And that will go into the fall of 2026. That's always been the project schedule. Okay. Thank you. Um, yeah, because if we push or free approve this motion, it would be 2027. So to me, it seems kind of redundant to have a meeting in June. Not to mention it's in the summer. And we've heard complaints before about having special meetings in the holidays, summer or winter or Christmas where our population, the residents don't have time to read the documents and get proper feedback. So on that note, I can't support this amendment. Okay, is there anyone else that'd like to speak Councillor Amos? Go ahead. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Three. I've been listening to the conversations taking place around the 30th. And Yahweh leading into Canada Day. And I just heard Commissioner Agnew indicate that some high - level reports will be completed, but it's not convincing to me that the 30th will be met with the expectations of what we hope to get out of this report. Given that the Integrated Mobility Plan and the wastewater plan, um, well, specifically the wastewater plane is nowhere near completion. So we're talking really, really high level. To me, that is not good information for us to base a discussion about if we can't find some sort of mechanism to sync our teeth into. The other one is the costing. If we're this far out June 30th and we're wanting to see some sort of costing high level, I'm not convinced that staff can give us that given that the report is still six to eight months away from that level of completion. So I won't be supporting this. I don't think the 30th is going to get what we want if we delay it maybe till the fall. Definitely what is indicated with Councillor shenani's motion, uh, in first quarter. I think that's more relevant. And that's why I asked the question does staff feel they can reach that timeline given the high level reports of what is being discussed in the answer was yes. I would rather have a surety. That way the public is able to really, really, uh, follow through was what they're able to get from the reports. We have an understanding as council. Uh, given that some of us are hopefully coming back, that there will be an opportunity there for the public to really have that engagement piece. Cause I don't think the expectations will not be met on the 30th. The reports just won't be there. And I think that's setting it up for failure. And I also agree with Councillor Shaves. We have consistently heard from the public that anything we do over the summer months. Is not tracked properly by the public. And they, they really miss out on this opportunity. So I think the 30th is, is not a good land date for us. Thank you Councillor Amos. Councillor Stephen. Right. PW Mayor. There was a virtual meeting that staff held about the draft two of the official plan. So whatever we would see on June 30th, I think would be pretty much a duplication of that. And that's already recorded. It already happened. It's available online. Anyone can watch it. And also staff didn't extensive follow - up. All the questions that came in the chat obviously could not all be answered during that meeting. There's an extensive PDF document with QA that addressed every single question that was asked in that meeting. So if there are new questions beyond that, that's amazing. Please do send those in. But I agree. I think we do need to all come together and have a conversation as council, but I don't think that this June 30th meeting is the time for it. I think we need to wait until we have the other information. Otherwise, we're just repeating the exact same thing that already happened. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else would like to speak to the amendment. No. Okay. And with that, we will call the vote on the amendment. And that amendment fails. Councillor Tozo, Stephen Ridge, Hasan Shaves Bohm and Amos voting against. And we're back to the emotion as amended from the First Amendment. Is there anyone else who would like to speak. Councillor Glenn. Go ahead. Uh, thank you. And through you. So I do think that we need a little bit more clarity here. Uh, with regards to this motion. So I'm in support of course of giving enough time to get the information that people want to see. Um, but I have a couple of questions. So, uh, my first one with the, um, anticipated provincial planning changes that are expected in 2028 could delaying, um, create a risk that we lose local planning flexibility or we become subject to a different provincial framework before our vision is actually finalised. Commissioner Ragna. Thank you and through you. So the timing associated with that new legislation coming into effect is January 1st, 2028. So as long as Council has made its decision relative to the official plan and it's been submitted to the Mister for review, we should be fine associated with the timing that suggested in the motions that are before council this evening. Okay. Thank you. Appreciate that. Um, I have a couple more questions. So to what extent are the proposed land needs in urban boundary considerations dependent on the medium growth assumptions and how sensitive are those conclusions. To changes in immigration policy demographic trends or economic conditions. And I'm asking the question because we continue to hear conflicting statistics, conflicting information, different points of view. So I want to understand what would happen. If we're wrong on our assumptions. And what would happen if we had to modify the assumption. Thank you and through you. So certainly from a staff perspective, um, we're technically standing behind the work that's been presented to council and endorsed as part of the growth scenarios. We feel the methodology is solid. That it's consistent with provincial policy and that it's appropriately taken in local considerations and assumptions that make sense for our community. That said, it's a projection. It's a 25 year projection. And there isn't a level of mathematical certainty that I can give counsel in year 15, 20 or 25 that would probably satisfy anybody in the room, which is why it's a projection. That's why there are multiple checkpoints from an overall governance perspective with how plants are administrated and how their ground truth and how they're revalidated through the process of the course of a life of a plan because the province asks municipalities to plan between that 20 and 25 year timeframe. So that happens by way of five year updates for the official plan. It also happens by mandatory 10 year check - in points unofficial plans where you're actually asked to redo a plan. So any plan that council passes unless Ontario planning legislation changes again, it has a shelf life of 10 years maximum before you have to comprehensively review that plan. That is Ontario planning law. But that said, in addition to those checkpoints from a staff perspective, we're also reviewing that on an annual basis. So we're looking at the information that comes out with each year and we're reporting that to Council as part of an overall report that we do to you, uh, on population housing and employment projections. So we're looking at it annually, we're doing check - ins in five years. And then we're doing a comprehensive review every 10 years. And all of that information is very critical in helping Council to make future infrastructure decisions that will be critical for unlocking new land wherever it is associated with the urban boundary. Just bringing land simply into the boundary doesn't mean that its development ready. It means that it has development potential or it's identified over the long - term for development, but it still has to go through a process of checks and balances that are administered directly by Council with recommendations in technical information that come from staff associated with the timing, unlocking those decisions. So that's generally the process that takes place with respect to how the data comes in, how it's checked, how it's validated, and how that goes into the decision - making process associated with, um, 15 - year capital forecasts that are provided each year as part of the municipal budgeting process. And that would be the same whether we're talking about wastewater infrastructure or, of course, on the Integrated Mobility side. And that would be tracked against population projections. If we see serious deviations in the projections, we have the chance to course correct that as part of those municipally mandated Czech - in processes that come from the Ontario Planning Legislation. Okay, thank you for that clarification. Um, I have another question. What major supporting studies, because we've been talking about this policies or technical analyses, are still outstanding or incomplete as of today. Um, and I know you won't probably have an exhaustive list, but if you can give us, um, the highlights. And which of those would actually materially influence growth projections, intensification assumptions, surfacing requirements, or urban boundary decisions. Commissioner Agnew. Uh, thank you and through you. So in progress, we still have the Integrated Mobility Plan and the Wastewater Master Plan. So they have done substantial work to influence the second draft that's out and that has been out for public consumption. Um, in terms of all the technical inputs that need to go into that plan, those plans continue on beyond the life of the completion of the official plan usually in terms of their technical modelling and getting into the detailed work that actually lives in those plans. And it's not in the official plan. The official plan is more of the high level enabling that has the technical information only to a certain level. So that work is going to be ongoing into the fall for both of those studies. But that's always been the case. That's nothing new. That was always presented that way as part of the project schedule. We're working to finish the natural heritage study so that, uh, is in the process under Mr. Park's leadership of taking and finalising the feedback that's come from the consultation that took place over the last couple of months. And that study will be finalised and presented to council so that we can complete that contract with the consultant firm that we've been working with, knowing that all of the content that comes from that goes into the official plan. So there's already in draft to the remainder of it gets refined and put into draft three. So those are three things that are ongoing that are very major in terms of, um, the Integrative work associated with the plan and the growth assumptions. I would say, uh, some of the decisions around the natural heritage policy that will be in draft three are strongly related to the growth plan and the growth projections, because depending on the level of protection that are afforded different natural heritage assets, has a direct correlation to the amount of developable land, which correlates to our growth projections and meeting those provincial requirements. So those are, those are things are very strongly correlated. Of course, all the work is very strongly correlated. There's also work happening outside of, uh, this three - part project altogether. Of course, associated with the forest management plan, um, there are some work being led that by Commissioner Campbell's group with respect to an update to the Parks Master plan as well. Um, and then we're also leading work on the biodiversity plan. But again, the substantive pieces are being fed into the official plan because it's a higher level document with most of the detail living within the master plans themselves as they're moving forward in a parallel fashion. I think I've answered all your question, but if then I'm happy to speak to them. Thank you. That was a very thorough response. Needless to say a lot of puzzle pieces that have to come into place. So more specifically with this particular motion. So if this goes through, what kind of additional engagement opportunities would be possible. And how would those be mapped out to maintain momentum on this project. Commissioner Ragnar, go ahead. Thank you and through you. Coming out of this evening, you know, staff need to understand what the direction of council is. And then we need to recalibrate our plans. Um, associated with key dates and mapping some of those things out because there are legislative requirements, um, it is something that we do almost in a reverse engineering fashion just to make sure that we know those critical timelines. And then we're also updating the ministry with respect to our changing timelines as well. Um, I think that there would be continued work in terms of your question around momentum. We need to keep going with, um, finalising the natural heritage study and then taking all that feedback and continuing to work on the third draft. So that's work that we continue certainly on the official plan and the months to come as well as Mr. Work on the Integrated Mobility Plan and the wastewater master plan. I think in terms of specific timing associated with some of the staff engagement back with the public, there is some direction that suggested in the motion around specific timing, uh, but we would be mapping all that out. We'd be happy to bring an information report back to Council once we've had a chance to look at all that to map out some of those dates so people are well aware of, of when those engagement opportunities, um, would need to happen. And of course, we'd have to do that planning and concert with the 2027 Council schedule as a number of these things get captured in the official schedule. And that's how we go about getting the approval for them as well. So some of that would unfold over the next several weeks to come. I would, I would assume. Okay. Thank you. I appreciate all that information. Um, I have an amendment. Please. We see that on the screen, please. Okay. Moved by Councillor Glenn. Second of bi - Councillor Scenic. That new motion one be amended in the third operative clause by deleting recommendation to Council in 2027 and inserting of the new official plan together within accompanying recommendation report no later than June 30, 2027. Following the completion of outstanding supporting studies, public engagement and technical reviews so that it reads as follows. The Council Director staff to release additional supporting studies and plans, one available in accordance with the Council Endurist Medium Growth scenario for public review and feedback and submit an updated third draft of the new official plan together within accompanying recommendation report. No later than June 30, 2027, following the completion of outstanding supporting studies, public engagement and technical review. Councillor Glennia of the floor. Thank you, Deputy Mayor and through you. So the reason I'm putting forward this amendment is I think we do need to provide some clarity both to staff and to the public on what this timeline looks like. We're also well aware that we have legislation that's coming up in 2028. If we move forward too quickly into 2027, we have budget that's going to probably occur in January. Any newer council members who might join us or not join us. We'll see what happens. But anyone who's coming into this new, um, even with Councillor Chinani's, um, kind amendment are going to have a lot to wrap their heads around. So I don't think we can come too early if that's going to be the case. And we're going to move to 2027. We go too late. We're running the risk I think of coming up against that deadline. And I don't want to play chicken with this provincial government on any of this. We've seen how they can react at times. And I want to make sure that we're well ahead of all of that. This is an opportunity for us to decide our future. So let's set some parameters here so we make sure that the work gets finalised that it is in a timely fashion and that we have provided clear direction that we've taken that leadership role to say, yes, we are committed to getting this job done. I trust stuff. I know that they'll come back with a good laid out plan, but our role is to also provide some guidance and direction that brings together the communities understanding of where we're heading. Um, and I think it's important that we put this forward to sort of match that middle ground of getting it done in a timely fashion, but allowing enough time for anyone else to wrap their heads around the information that's going to come because we just heard the long list of studies. There's a lot that people are going to have to digest. So I'll leave it at that. Thank you. And I saw your hand councilo Tozo. Thank you, Deputy Mayor, through you. I actually, I think I applaud this because I think it's good to put firm timelines on, on it. Um, I think I just have, the one objection I have, I'm going to vote for this. But the way objection I have is I don't like passing a hot potato to another council where you doing that and then saying, here's the timeline to get it done. Um, can the next council amend this further if it's necessary? Like what if it's not, you know, June 30th. What if it's July 30th, September 30th? Are we binding the next Council? I think that's my question to staff. Who would like to take that, uh, Commissioner Agnew. Sorry. Can you just repeat that again Councillor? So like does the next Council have to abide by this or can the next council? Cause we, none of us might be here. Right. Um, they might need more time or maybe they want to do it sooner. This is by earlier than June 30th, 2027. Are we binding the next council or can the next council change the timelines if necessary? Commissioner Agnew. Uh, thank you. Council always has the ability to give staff different direction. The timing of that relative to when the motion was passed is usually whether it's a reconsideration or it's a new directional together. But that can always be changed by a future council. Okay. I'm fine with this. Actually, I think it's good to play a timeline and the next council can come in and say, this is when to be expected. I think six months is more than enough time for them, uh, the next group to get up to date. So I'm fine with that. I encourage Council to support this. Thank you. Anyone else like to speak to this. Councillor Glenn. No. Okay. All right. And we will call the vote on the amendment. And that carries. So now we're back to the motion as amended with the First Amendment and the Third Amendment there. So can we get that new wording up on the screen just so everybody? Okay. Yep. We'll take a minute here. And we'll get that new wording up. And then everybody can have a look at the motion as amended. In the meantime, are there any other amendments. Councillor, okay. All right. Just checking. So we'll have a second here once that's up there. And we'll read through it. Ensure that everybody understands how it's been amended. Then we'll vote on that. Okay. So here's the motion as amended. Whereas city council initiated work on its new official plan framework and policies in 2023 with a work plan aiming to have a new official plan approved before the end of June, 2026. And whereas although a number of background studies supporting the official plan have been released, such as the natural heritage study Integrated Mobility Plan and others that are in progress. And whereas some members of the public have expressed a desire for more time to review supporting studies and the draft plan prior to city council making a decision on the final official plan. Therefore be it resolve that Council Direct City staff to cancel the June 30th Special Meeting of Council in the June 18th Special Meeting of Planning Committee. And the staff be directed to hold an information session in Q1 2027 in order to provide information to both the public and the Council elected for the 2026, 2030 term regarding the official plan. And that Council Director Release Additional Supporting Studies and Plans when available and accordance with the Council Endursed Medium Growth scenario for public review and feedback and submitted updated third draft of the new official plan together with an accompanying recommendation report in a later than June 30th, 2027, following the polation of outstanding sporting studies, public engagement and technical review. So that is the motion on the floor. No further discussion. Oh, Councillor Ridge. Thank you, Deputy Mayor, and through you. So first of all, I just want to say, uh, thank you to the mover and secondary for the motion and for the discussion around the table. As well as, um, all the hard work that is ongoing from planning staff. I think the mover for highlighting all of many of the hardworking individuals sort of put a lot of time into this project. Um, so I am happy with this motion. I'm happy with the direction that it's going in. One of the primary concerns that I've been hearing when I knock on doors or from emails and phone calls from constituents, um, they're concerns that certain parts of this process have been, to quote them, rushed or there hasn't been enough time for feedback. I think that there has been generally a very robust feedback that's been going on. Um, but I do agree that with such large decisions and potential uncertainties moving towards the finish line that it's important to make sure that everybody is the right amount of time to digest it or as much time to digest it as possible. I was speaking to a constituent about this, uh, two weeks ago. And we're talking about, well, it's like making a meal, right? You're putting all the ingredients and you're baking in the oven, but instead of making one really large item, like the official plan, you're actually doing the heritage plan and you're doing the Integrated Mobility Plan and you're trying to integrate them all. Uh, which is a very unique opportunity. It's one that we've never really had as municipality. And so in this case, um, it just needs a bit more time to bake in the oven. And so I'm happy to support that as long as it doesn't lead to what Councillor Easterhoff highlighted, which is just complete indecision, which is not what we are here for. But I do believe that is responsible to give a bit more time for the best product for everybody. So thank you very much. And I will support this. Thank you Councillor Ridge. Councillor Assan. You have the floor. Thank you, your departship. Uh, I have a question first for the clerk. How many people are watching the, uh, this meeting online right now. Madam Clerk, do we have that information? We don't have that information at hand right now. Okay. Um, the question for this stuff. When in 2023, when Council gave the direction, since that, how many time the information came to the Council through the presentation from the consulting company or you guys. From the staff. Mmission Ragnar. Uh, thank you and through you from 2023, certainly on the population projections, we brought, uh, a report back to Council this past winter that reconfirmed what was, um, already directed as part of the 2023 work and the recommendations that were, were done at the very beginning of the project. Um, in the intervening time, we've had, um, certainly, uh, public meetings and sessions that have taken place, either independently or at planning committee, um, we've had some other update reports just giving status updates relative to how things are going. We've had independent consultations as well on the natural heritage study. And then there have also been some public sessions that have taken place now on the Integrated Mobility Plan. So there have been multiple different touch points, some which have gone through committee. Some have been events out in the community. And then some have been reports that have come to Council. I don't have the total number on top of mind, but there's been, I think we've endeavored to keep council very regularly updated from the very commencement of this project as to the major milestones just to ensure that we are having those regular touch points and that, um, we're continuing to move along together and not getting separated on this since the. How many public consultation or how much time we give to the public to give their input. And what was the method. Thank you and through you. So with respect to the first draft of the official plan, um, we released that, I believe it was the third week of August last summer. And the consultation period with the public closed mid November. So we had over two months where that information was out and during that time, we also had, uh, planning committee sessions that dealt with the individual urban boundary applications for which, uh, were open to the public. Then as part of the second draft of the plan that was released March 9th and the commenting period for that was extended until March 3rd. We were also consulting on the natural heritage study at the same time that was also released on March 9th. And the commenting period for that was at the end of April. So a couple of months for both major pieces of work that we consulted on with the public. Thank you for sharing this one. You adapt your ship. First, I want to thank you the presenter and thank you all of those, my fellow Kingstonian who was sending the email to us and, you know, bringing to our attention that we are not good leader. We are fair leader. We did not do the good job at the first place. They needed more time. Uh, and they want to help us to give the right direction to it. I really appreciate their time. And I believe now they should have enough time. And they will spend days and nights. And they will dig down deeper. To get the information. And help the staff and help the next council to make the right decision. But also I am disappointed again. And I want to share my frustration. Three years sitting in this council every time we have some, so something like this. We always run away. We always try to defer things. The depth of the reports of whatever due to some of the critical pressure. I am voting for it. But it's not that I'm voting from her bottom of my heart. I have two reasons. The reason is my colleagues over working hard on it. They have some pressure from the constituents. I have a pressure from the constituent, but it's a totally political. But also I'm embarrassed to tell you that we are disrespecting the staff's hard work behind it. Our recommendation, we should give the staff direction in 2023. To bring this report. After this Council is resolved. Two new council and give one year, two year to the public to think about it. But we was failed to do that. We ask you to bring the report. We rush it. You brought it. Now we are not satisfied with that. We want you to differ again to the, uh, next council. And I really appreciate Councillor Roosta's comments. And he is very true. This is a disrespect for the work you guys have done. The public resources. You have used to bring this report. The money we pay to the consultation to the consulting firms. Our time to sit here and get those presentation. Discuss about it over and over. We need to change our culture here. We need to either give the direction to the Council for every matter. So we should have enough time for the public to be engaged. But I don't know when we have two months, three months. We advertise the Council advertised or staff advertised to get involved. People don't get involved. The question I asked the clerk, how many people are watching, I'm sure it's not more than 20, 30, 40, 50 people watching this discouncing meeting. If the public who get active after we get the reports and ready to make decision and just run behind us, throw rocks on us and say, okay, well, stop it. This is not, not good. They should get involved within the time. They know how to get that involved. The city is using their resources to engage, to ask the people to get engaged. So we are all part of this failure that as the public, as the Council Member, that we don't do things properly. So I request the staff. Please next time make sure adopt the different way to ask the public to get a gar engage. The way we have now probably is not a factor. Last three years I have been seeing this every time. The public complaint about it, that there was not enough time to the consult. Your five minutes is expired. Thank you. Um, Councillor Steven. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. Um, I feel like a bit like Councillor Hassan right now where I'm going to support this. But I have some issues with it. So my first issue is around misinformation. And I feel like a lot of whether it's stuff on social media, emails, blogs, what have you, but the information characterizing this new official plan is urban sprawl. It is not that. That is not what is happening. You are still seeing subdivisions built out in the West End that I would characterize as urban spirality or car centric. Neighbourhoods. That's what the design was when they were approved like 15 years ago. So yeah, we're still seeing the remnants of that, but that is not how we want to see the city move forward. We are looking at complete communities. We are looking at choice and transportation and how we get around the city. And when people are characterizing it as urban sprawl and copying and pasting emails to us, I wonder if they've even read the plan. It's been online for months. So if you want to be involved, oh my gosh, yes, get involved. But go straight to the source. You can't rely on Facebook comments and email chains. That's not the real information. It's partial information. It's rooted in truth. But it's not the whole story. Things like this are much more complex and misinformation is doing us all a disservice. So if you have questions, if you're in the public, ask us, ask staff. They have the answers and we want the answers too because we want to do right by the community. That's the whole point of this exercise. Another thing that keeps coming up is the growth projections. And thank you, Commissioner Agni. We've already spoke to this. And Councillor Glenn, thank you for your questions about that. Because that's not what we're debating. The people who are talking about growth projection changes are talking to themselves. We have already made a decision and we know, even if the misinformation is simplifying things, we know that we can change this in the future, that whatever we do is not set in stone. And I'll give you an example because the old OP that we're under right now was supposed to carry us through to 2036. And it's 2026 and we've already outgrown it. So, I mean, we could decrease our population projections and under plan again. But what I'd rather do is take the medium growth scenario that we already chose aim for a balanced approach. Hope that we're pretty close and adjust as we go because that's the reasonable thing to do. And that's what the legislation says. And anyone who says otherwise is making it up. They don't know what they're talking about. The other thing I need to say is that we need to expand the urban boundary. It's not a debate. It's not a discussion of if it's where. So there are some proposed properties that are out there. Some people, property owners, raise their hands and said, we want to join the urban boundary. And so staff took a really critical look at those properties. Some of them made the cut. Some are being explained as rural expansion areas. And some did not at all. And then there were some other areas that were brought in that people maybe didn't want brought in, but that's what it takes to build a city. You have to make these difficult choices. So here we are. We are going to expand the urban boundaries. So I just want to be clear that deferring the decision about adopting the official plan doesn't mean that we're not expanding. We have to do it. If we don't do it, if council puts our head in the sand and says, we don't want to expand your boundary because people don't like it, well then guess what? The province is going to do it for us. And I'm pretty sure they don't care about our natural heritage system the way we do. So I'm going to support this because if people need more time after months of reviewing it and they still can't seem to get through the material, okay. But also I just want to be clear. We have professional staff working here at the city of Kingston and they don't work for us. They work for everyone. They are us. We are the city. The people who live here are the city. And these are the professionals we have hired to do the job. And they're doing it well. By the time this plan finally comes back to Council, if this motion passes and it doesn't come back till 2027, I do hope I'm sitting here and I get to vote in favor of it at that time. Because this is a plan that we can be really proud of. We are leaders in this space and other municipalities are going to be looking to our plan and the province will be looking to our plan as an example of what a best practice official plan looks like. Thank you. Thank you Councillor Stephen. Anyone else who would like to speak to the final motion as amended. Councillor Tozo. Thank you. First of all, just want to thank Council. This was a really vigorous passionate debate. And this was worthy of the people who elected a soul to City Council. We looked at this. We dove at from every angle. We asked staff the tough questions. I'm, I have to say this, Deputy Mayor. I'm really proud of us. This was really, really a well done. Those who are voting against it. Respect your position. Those were voting for it. Reluctantly respecting your position. Those are voting for it. Respecting your positions. You guys have done a really great job. And I'm just, I'm so proud to be a member of Kingston City Council tonight. Um, the one reason I'm playing this forward, I think that's valuable to highlight. It's just the costing aspect. I think beyond everything else, we do need to know the high level costs. And we won't get that till 2027. I hate deferrals. I think you all know that. There's a saying in politics only Nixon could go to China. Well, only Tozo can ask for a deferral. Because I fundamentally think it's a matter of public interest. I also intention on something Councillor Stephenson. And I said this in my introduction about growth in the urban boundary. Much of this process that we're doing is dictated by the province. I just want staff to talk about what happens if council doesn't decide on growing the Irwin boundary. What happens at that point? So staff, I know, could you please speak to this commissioner Aggie. Thank you and through you. Uh, so again, it goes back to our population projections. Which are then extrapolated. And that data is used to determine what our land needs analysis is overall. And that's for the 25 year plan. So that's taking in consideration what is here in terms of vacant land within the boundary now. What has to come in to be able to meet those long - term projections. So the province is going to look at all those numbers. They've already looked at the numbers because they've reviewed two drafts now. So they've seen the population projections. They know what our land needs are. And they understand that based on our intensification targets that we need urban boundary expansion to meet our housing needs long - term and our employment needs. So those are pieces that they are going to be checking in the third draft to ensure that the numbers align with the overall, um, area of land to come in the boundary. They look at all of that mathematical piece. And they look at all of the documentation that substantiates that if we provided the population projections, but then we, we correspondingly gave them a plan where we didn't provide for the land needs associated with the 25 year plan. They would say, come back to us and say City of Kingston, what are you doing? Ensity of Kingston, here are the ministers modifications relative to changing your plan so that the numbers line up with what your plan is showing that you need over the 25 years. So there is a track record of doing that. Certain that the minister's office likes to do. But they will ensure that the municipality is a plan that meets Ontario Planning Legislation. Have there been cases where the Mister has come back and dictate that the city, what lands are in the urban boundary. Um, thank you. And through you. Yes. There are examples of that, that have happened. I think the one example that has drawn some questions from members of Council has been around what's happened in the last five years with the city of Hamilton, which is complicated. Um, and also had a number of pieces of new planning legislation interceding their process. So there was a significant minister's modification around urban boundary. That took place. And then part of that that had to be walked back through new planning legislation that had to do with the green bolt as a whole when some of that, uh, went sideways for the province in earlier in the last term. Thank you. And I just want to reiterate, I think Councillor Stephen said, and I said earlier, it's not a question of if the Irwin boundary expands, it's who decides City Council or the provincial government. We've had so much power taken away from us from planning and development. Just a word of advice to the next council. Keep the decision local. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Tozo. And seeing no one of their hands, we'll call the vote. Again, this is on the motion as amended, amended. The two amendments. Thank you. Please vote. And that carries with Councillor Ustraha voting against. So on to new motion number two, soccer dome John Mashenfield. And I will ask, uh, former Deputy Mayor Janani to take the chair and read this out, please. All right. My thing moved. Okay. So soccer dome, uh, John Match and Field moved by Deputy Mayor Bohm seconded by Councillor Amos. Whereas prior to its closure in 2023, the Westbrook dome provided Kingston clubs with access to bookable space for indoor sports, including soccer. And whereas Kingston Sports Clubs have been travelling to other communities, including Belleville to access facilities that can support indoor sports. And whereas the potential construction of a future indoor sports facility in Kingston, east is being delayed due to marking constraints. And whereas the city of Kingston designed John Matchinfield in 2013 to include an engineered grade beam to accept an air support structure, as well as, uh, with a washroom building that was designed to integrate with the future, Sportstome. Therefore, it be resolved that Council Direct staff to review the condition of the grade beam at John Match and Field. And if the conditions supports to issue a request for interest, RFI from potential private operators of a sports dome this summer. And that STAP be directed to report back to Council by the beginning of October, 2026 with the outcome of the grey beam assessment in any future RFI. So you have five minutes. Thank you, Councillor Channing, for doing that. So yeah, essentially what this does is right now across the city, you've got a lot of kids that are playing indoor soccer in the winter in old gymnasiums. And it's not really an ideal training facility for kids at that age. We don't have any longer and indoor turfacility other than the one that exists at the RMC dome, which is predominantly used by the military. And they can at any time say the rest of the community cannot use it. So we know we used to have the Westbrook dome. That's no longer in operation. And where it sits right now, I'm sure Councillor Shaves probably knows more than the rest of us. But it doesn't look like it's going to be operational at any time soon. We had a multi - sport facility that, uh, everybody was excited about it. I was really excited about. There's a lot of uncontrollable things in the world right now. Um, due to the situation south of us. So construction costs tariffs. They create a lot of unknowns. So when the John Mashen turfield was installed, it was installed with a beam that was designed for a soccer dome to eventually be erected over it. And the bathrooms there are operational. So in an attempt to try to get more information and to drive forward the building of some type of indoor turfacility for the city of Kingston and the soccer community and other communities that would be able to use it as well. That's essentially what this motion does. It's looking for information. It's looking for the status of that beam and basically trying to garner any information of some private operators that might be willing to step up and potentially run this facility. Should we decide down the road that we want to do this? So it's informational. It's seeking that information. And that's basically it's all it's asking for here. So I would ask council to support that. One other note is I would mention that Kingston is pretty unique in this area because we're in Ontario professional development league trainers. So we train kids at the Ontario level that they can then go on and play even higher level competitive. So we have a very competitive sports organisation within the city. And this is something where as a city that has that we don't even have our own endure facility. So something to think about. So I ask Council to please support this. Thank you. All right. Is anyone else want to speak to this. Any questions. All right. Sing is done. You still have like three minutes left or you just want to leave it. Okay. So we'll call the vote. All is in favor. It's a nonline vote. There we go. And that carries unanimously. So I returned to chair. Thank you Councillor Janene. Very well done. Uh, on to new motion three support for national Marine Conservation area for Lake Ontario. So moved by Councillor Sanic, seconded by Council Nanny. Whereas Lake Ontario is a vital natural resource that provides recreation, supports the economy and serves as a critical habitat for numerous species. And whereas the kink scenario is home to unique cultural and historical shipwrecks such as the George A. Marsh and the Eureka ship wrecks, which represents significant heritage assets that contribute to local tourism and community identity. And whereas geographically, Kingston is the confluence of three major water transportation routes. Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River in the Cataraqui River that leads to the Rideau Canal. And whereas the establishment of a national Marine Conservation area under Parks Canada will ensure in a long - term protection and sustainable management of Lake Ontario's unique ecosystems. Cultural heritage and biodiversity while supporting tourism economic opportunities and traditional uses in harmony with conservation. And whereas nature Canada will make a presentation to Kingston Council in May 19th, 2026 highlighting the ecological and economic benefits. And MNCA for Lake Ontario and it's surrounding communities. And whereas a feasibility assessment is necessary to evaluate the suitability of Lake Ontario for the establishment of a national marine conservation area, including the potential environmental economic and social benefits of such a designation. Therefore be it resolved that the city of Council Council of the city of Kingston supports and requests the federal and provincial government undertake a comprehensive feasibility study on establishing a national marine conservation area. In Lake Ontario to protect ecological health, enhance sustainable tourism and provide cultural heritage around Kingston. And that a copy of this motion be sent to the honourable Julie DeBruezan MP Minister of Environment Climate Change in Nature Markets and MP Kingston and the islands and honourable Doug Ford MPP Premier of Ontario. They're not well Todd McCarthy, MPP Minister of the Environment, Conservation of Parks, Ted Schu MPP Kingston, and the Islands. John Jordan MPB, Lennock Front, at Kingston, the Cine Quity West, city of Belleville, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinny First Nation. Turned as around a loyalist township, town of Greater Napanee, Town of Brayton, The Cataraca Region Conservation Authority, and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence City's Initiative. Thank you, Councillor Rosanic. Would you like to speak to this? Thank you, Mr. Deputy Mayor. With this motion, we are telling the province to please do a feasibility study with perks Canada to have that, what do we call it, The National Marine Conservation Area in this region. So we heard that among the entire shoreline of Lake Ontario, eastern Ontario is the most pristine. Briden has already shown their support. I'm hoping that Kingston will show leadership tonight so that then, um, Prince Edward County and Belleville can follow along. And the province, you know, starts this feasibility study. I ask for your support. Thank you. Thank you. Councillor. Thank you. And through you, um, yeah, so Councillor Sanek approached me with this and then we had a meeting with Nature Canada. You know, I was actually pretty excited about this. I think that this is going to be a lot of benefit for Kingston in the area if this actually goes through. I think there'll be a lot of benefits through our community while actually doing a lot of good. So yeah, so I hope that you all support this because I think this is like a tremendously like fantastic idea. Thanks. Thank you Councillor Stephen. Thank you, Deputy Mayor. I just want to put a plugin for Fathom 5 Marine Park in Georgia and Bay. My family went there last year to flower Pot Island. Really cool. Highly recommend it. Thank you. Any other plugs. Any other speakers? Nope. Okay. And we'll call the vote on new motion number three. Please vote. And that carries unanimously. So we're on to new motion number four now, which I will rule out of order. Mr. Glenn, yes. Thank you for allowing me the liberty to withdraw the motion. Okay. Thank you. So please note that motion has been withdrawn. Thank you Councillor Glenn. And we're on to new motion number five. Illumination Vesek Festival moved by Councillor McLaren, seconded by Councillor Glenn. Whereas Visek or Buddha day is the most sacred Buddhist festival commemorating The Birth Enlightenment Nirvana and passing away peri Nirvana of Guatemala of Guatemala, Buddha, celebrated on the full moon in May. It is the time for devotion charity and reflection marked by Temple Visits Channing Lighting Lanterns and Acts of Kindness. And whereas an application for illumination was submitted by Mena Mendra. Metawago got to Gara. President Industry Lankens in Kingston on February 16, 2026 to illuminate first capital place on May 29, 2026 and recognition of Vesic Festival. And the request is declined because it was not submitted by the January 31st, 2026 deadline. Therefore be it resolved, notwithstanding subsection 3. 5 of the first capital place illumination policy. Councillor Proven Illumination of First Capital Place on May 29, 2026, and recognition of a SAC festival. Councillor McLaren, you have a floor. Thank you. This is an example of, um, sometimes not knowing when deadlines are and when planning actually starts taking place for community events. So, uh, a few of us received an email on Friday of the long weekend asking if there was anything that we could do. So in consultation with staff today, because yesterday was a holiday. It was determined that a flag raising has already been up put up and that, uh, we have no other illuminations happening on that day. So it seemed because this is a time sensitive issue to put it on the addendum. And I'm hoping that, uh, we will honour the Sir Lincoln Community here and allow them to have an illumination. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Glenn. Anything to add? No. Okay. And with that, we'll call the vote. Okay. And that passes unanimously. So notice emotion. Are there any notices of motion to present. Okay, everybody's looking down. So we're going to move on to minutes. Okay. Uh, Madam Clerk, maybe we have the minutes, please. Move by Councillor Chanani seconded by Councillor Osterhoff that the minutes of City Council meeting 2026 12 held Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 be confirmed. All right. And we'll call the vote. So all those in favor. And that passes unanimously. No opposed. Not a pulsary. Um, so there is a number of communications being received. So anything that's listed on the agenda, I'll ask that it be accepted and distributed. And other business. So are there any other business items. Nope. Seeing no other business. Okay. Madam Kirk, bylaws, please. Move by Councillor Osterhoff, seconded by Councillor Hassan that bylaws one through five be given their first and second reading. Okay. So all those in favor. And that carries. Moved by Councillor Osterhoff, Seknak by Councillor Hassan that bylaws two through five be given their third reading. Okay. All those in favor. And that carries. The end of the meeting. So motion to adjourn Councillor Stevens, second advice. Okay. All those in favor. And we are adjourned. Thank you very much. Get home safe.