Regular Meeting of Council

That the following Minutes of the Council of the City of Kenora be adopted as circulated:- - December 16, 2025 - Regular Council

That all items listed under the heading of Public Consent Agenda for the City Council Meeting dated January 13, 2026 be hereby adopted as recommended.

That approval be hereby given for the following additional items to be added to tonight's agenda:- 1. Conference Attendance-Councillor Koch

That in accordance with Council’s Travel and Professional Development Policy #CC-7-1 Council hereby authorizes Councillor Lindsay Koch to attend the Northern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) conference in Thunder Bay April 22-24, 2026; and further That all expenses related to this conference be allocated to Councillor Koch’s travel budget.

That Council hereby approves the removal of the Holding (H) symbol from the R3[H] – Residential Third Density Zone on a Plan of Survey showing Part of Lot 6, Plan 23M-974; CITY of KENORA, prepared by Eric Rody, Ontario Land Surveyor on the 14 th day of April 2023, and related to AOLS Plans Submission Form Number 2205762, as the conditions of By-law No. 191-2019 for the proposed multi-unit development on these lands have been satisfied; and further That three readings be given to a bylaw for this purpose.

the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) Pension Fund serves over 1,000 employers and over half a million employees and retirees from diverse groups including: municipal governments, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, children’s aid societies, and electricity distribution companies; and Whereas the long-standing jointly-sponsored governance model with two corporate boards has provided stability, accountability, and fairness for both plan members and employers for more than two decades; and Whereas the Government of Ontario has passed legislative changes to OMERS’ governance structure through Bill 68; and Whereas these changes would replace the current OMERS Sponsors Corporation with a new Sponsors Council that would lose its corporate status and independent resources; and Whereas the proposed model could allow pension decisions affecting municipal employers and employees to be made without meaningful municipal oversight, increasing financial risk for municipalities and local taxpayers; and Whereas municipalities are already under significant financial strain and cannot absorb additional pension costs without consequences for property taxes or local services; Therefore Be it Resolved That the City of Kenora does not support the legislative changes to the OMERS Act contained in Bill 68 and requests that the Government of Ontario reconsider the advisability of proceeding with these changes; and further That Council for the City of Kenora supp

That By-law numbers 1-2026 to 13-2026 be now read a First & Second Time and approved in their present form and presented for Third & Final Reading.

That pursuant to Section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, authorization for Council to move into a Closed Session at 5:15 p.m. to discuss items pertaining to the following:- - Education & Training Members of Council (1 matter-Development update) - Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual (1 matter-Procurement) - A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization (1 matter-development)

That Council returns from closed session with the following reports: - Receive a development update - Discuss a procurement - Receive commercial information supplied in confidence to the municipality That this meeting be hereby adjourned at 7:33 p.m.