Council Meeting

That Council do hereby adjourn to a Closed Session of Council pursuant to Section 239 of The Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, for the following reasons: Closed Staff Report re: Benefits Agreement Update. (A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to negotiations

That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 1 - General under date of March 25, 2024 as read and adopted: 13. a, b, c, d 14. a

That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held March 11, 2024 be adopted.

That the Minutes of the Planning Public Open House Meeting held March 11, 2024 be adopted.

That the Minutes of the Regular Board of Health Meeting for the Board of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit held December 1, 2023 be received.

That the Minutes of the Regular Board of Health Meeting for the Board of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit held January 19, 2024 be received.

That Council adopt the compliance report for expenses excluded from the 2024 budget as outlined in Staff Report Finance-2024-004 as a requirement of Ontario Regulation 284/09 passed under the Municipal Act, 2001.

That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 2 - By-laws under date of March 25, 2024 as read and adopted: By-law 2024-19 By-law 2024-20 By-law 2024-21

That By-law 2024-19 being a by-law to amend By-law 2023-61, Fees and Charges of The Corporation of The City of Dryden, by adding Schedule "V" - Sandy Beach Golf Club, be adopted.

That By-law 2024-21 being a by-law to amend By-law 3529-2007, a by- law to adopt the City of Dryden Corporate Policy and Procedure Manual, by deleting and replacing the following documents under section Human Resources: (a) HR-AR-01 Absence Requests (b) HR-BE-03 Use of Banked Time (c) HR-ID-01 Photo Identification (ID) Cards (d) HR-RE-06 Recruitment and Selection (e) HR-SFW-01 Safety Footwear (f) HR-VA-01 Annual Vacation with Pay be adopted.

WHEREAS the Fort Frances Municipal Airport is one of only two airports in the District of Rainy River; and WHEREAS the Fort Frances Municipal Airport and Dryden Regional Airport have recently been advised that Bearskin Airlines will be discontinuing scheduled service effective May 11, 2024; and WHEREAS the withdrawal of Bearskin Airlines has threatened the ongoing viability of the Fort Frances and Dryden Airports; and WHEREAS the withdrawal of Bearskin Airline services and reductions in passenger movements through the COVID-19 pandemic have now made the Fort Frances Municipal Airport and Dryden Regional Airport ineligible for Federal Airport Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) funding which was to be used to address specific capital needs including runway rehabilitation; and WHEREAS the Fort Frances Municipal Airport provides services to multiple other carriers including Ornge, MNRF, other private aircraft, and is a Canadian Customs Port of Entry; and WHEREAS the Dryden Regional Airport provides services to multiple other carriers including Ornge, MNRF, and other private aircraft; and WHEREAS the Airports of the Northwest have a huge impact on economic and tourist opportunities within the entire Rainy River and Kenora Districts; and WHEREAS the loss of the Fort Frances Municipal and/or Dryden Regional Airport would severely impact the municipalities' ability to attract new industrial and commercial enterprises; and WHEREAS the Town of Fort Frances and City of Dryden play critic

That By-law 2024-22 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council be adopted.

That this meeting be declared adjourned.