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Special Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday,
June 30, 2021
9:30 a.m.
Via Video Conference
Mayor Amanda M. McDougall called the meeting to order.
Council: Mayor Amanda M. McDougall
Councillor Gordon MacDonald
Councillor Cyril MacDonald
Councillor Steve Gillespie
Councillor Eldon MacDonald
Councillor Glenn Paruch
Councillor Steve Parsons
Councillor Ken Tracey
Councillor Darren Bruckschwaiger
Councillor Darren O'Quinn
Councillor Lorne Green
Staff. Marie Walsh, Chief Administrative Officer
John MacKinnon, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
Jennifer Campbell, Chief Financial Officer
Deborah Campbell Ryan, Municipal Clerk
Demetri Kachafanas, QC, Regional Solicitor
Wayne MacDonald, Director of Engineering &Public Works
Bill Murphy, Director of Recreation, Parks Grounds & Buildings
Michael Ruus, Director of Planning & Development
Fire Chief Michael Seth, Director of Fire & Emergency Services
Deanna Evely, Director of Human Resources
Kirk Durning, Manager of Recreation
Ken LeBlanc, Community Development Coordinator
Angela Ross, Recording Secretary
Absent: Deputy Mayor Earlene MacMullin (Regrets)
Councillor James Edwards (Regrets)
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Summary of Decisions
Land Acknowledgement
Roll Call
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Motion to approve the June 30a', 2021, Special Council Agenda as circulated. Carried.
2. Welcome and Introductions
Mayor McDougall welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced the presenters.
3. CBRM Strategic Plan — Stratezic Visioninz Facilitation Summary: Setting
Priorities:
A presentation was provided on the draft CBRM Strategic Plan.
4. General Discussion
Council engaged in general discussion following the presentation.
The Clerk's office was asked to compile a list of action items from this meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
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Land Acknowledgement
Roll Call
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Motion:
Moved by Councillor Cyril MacDonald, seconded by Councillor Green, to approve the
June 30a', 2021, Special Council Agenda as circulated.
Motion Carried.
2. Welcome and Introductions:
Mayor McDougall welcomed those in attendance and introduced Chloe Donatelli,
Consultant from Common Good Solutions, and Alyce MacLean, President of Common
Good Cape Breton. The Mayor noted that they are available to help guide Council through
the draft Plan and following the presentation,Council would have the conversations needed
to develop a list of priorities and how to reach out to the public and gather feedback to
develop next steps.
3. CBRM Strategic Plan — Stratezie Visioninz Facilitation Summary: Setting
Priorities:
Alyce MacLean provided background information and reviewed the draft deliverables that
were gathered from the previous meetings with Council regarding Strategic Planning.
Alyce MacLean then provided details on the approach they had taken with CBRM in the
development of a strategic plan which is the internal deliverable to be used as a roadmap
for future Council decisions, as well as a high-level public deliverable for citizens of the
CBRM to provide feedback on CBRM's identified priorities. She noted that any
information and feedback from the external deliverable should be brought over into the
internal document.
The PowerPoint presentation also included the following:
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CBRM Strategic Plan—Stratezic Visioninz Facilitation Summary:Settinz Priorities
Cont'd :
➢ Public Deliverable—draft
■ Vision
■ Mission
■ Values
■ Priority Areas and Measurable Actions:
o Economic Development
o CBRM Charter
o Development of Harbours
o Population Growth and Inclusivity
o Diversified Revenue Sources
Mayor McDougall thanked Alyce MacLean and Chloe Donatelli for their presentation.
4. General Discussion:
Council agreed to relax the speaking time limit rules for the meeting.
Mayor McDougall advised that Council should have discuss top priority areas and
develop an action plan and timeframe.
Council discussion included the following:
• Municipal Charter: the CAO said she had recently met with Provincial officials
regarding the Charter and they indicated that Council should decide what they
want to do that they cannot do now under current legislation, noting that it may
only require changes to the MGA and not to get caught up in a Charter. A
Workshop on the Charter will be required.
• Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
• Requirements of persons with disabilities
• Approach to be used to provide the public with the draft strategic plan (i.e. social
media; website)
• The new Community Consultation person in the Mayor's office will be tasked
with developing a framework for community consultation and feedback, including
Town Hall meetings, in early Fall.
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Mayor McDougall asked that the Clerk's Office compile a list of action items from this
meeting. She thanked all in attendance, noting that Council would be notified regarding
next steps.
Meeting adiourned at 10:22 a.m.
Mayor Amanda M. McDougall Deborah Campbell Ryan
Municipal Clerk
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