General Committee

THAT Staff submit a response to the Tall Ships America Request for Proposals; and THAT Staff report back to the October General Committee with proposals for the delivery of the Tall Ships Festival though a short-term employment contract and a third-party event organizer. For: Councillor Deery, Councillor Fullarton, Councillor Hobbs, Councillor Severson, and Mayor Wren

THAT Council approve the conceptual 50% design to move forward to 100% detailed design; THAT Council approve the formation of a fundraising committee with terms of reference with an objective of fundraising $5,000,000 towards the project construction costs; and THAT Council receive the attached public feedback from the primary recreation user groups who participated in stakeholder meetings with the Arena Advisory Committee and City staff.

THAT Council approve the conceptual 50% design to move forward to 100% detailed design; THAT Council approve the formation of a fundraising committee with terms of reference with an objective of fundraising $5,000,000 towards the project construction costs; THAT Council receive the attached public feedback from the primary recreation user groups who participated in stakeholder meetings with the Arena Advisory Committee and City staff; and THAT letters from the Brockville Privateers Rugby Football Club and the Brockville Minor Hockey Association be appended to staff report 2023-141. For: Councillor Deery, Councillor Fullarton, Councillor Hobbs, Councillor Severson, and Mayor Wren

THAT Council approve 3-hour complimentary parking within the designated parking area in Reynolds Park, and; THAT Council approve the change from 2-hour parking to 3-hour parking for the 17 2-hour parking spots on Kincaid Street adjacent to Centennial/Hardy Park outside of the Kincaid Street parking lot, and; THAT bylaw 119-89 be amended. For: Councillor Deery, Councillor Fullarton, Councillor Hobbs, Councillor Severson, and Mayor Wren

THAT Council approve the implementation of the in-house Para-Transit service plan in place of continued contracting of a service operator, and THAT Council approve staff to complete the procurement process to purchase two wheelchair accessible vans at an estimated cost not to exceed $184,000, funded by debenture, in accordance with the in-house Para-Transit service plan, and THAT Council approve the 2023 operating budget staffing increase in the amount of $34,943 funded by the Transit Reserve to hire a Transit Service Coordinator for November and December 2023 and four transit drivers for December of 2023, in accordance with the in-house Para-Transit service plan. For: Councillor Deery, Councillor Fullarton, Councillor Hobbs, Councillor Severson, and Mayor Wren

THAT staff prepare a capital business case for the construction of a city salt storage building in accordance with the completed design for the 2024 budget. For: Councillor Deery, Councillor Fullarton, Councillor Hobbs, Councillor Severson, and Mayor Wren

THAT staff report 2023-148 be received for information.

THAT the following items as recommended by the General Committee be placed on the Consent Agenda: 2023-147 Reynolds Park and Centennial/Hardy Park Parking 2023-145 City Salt Storage - Design Project Information Items: 2023-148 Municipal Accommodation Tax - Quarter 2 Update

THAT the General Committee adjourn its meeting until the next regular meeting scheduled for September 19, 2023.