Special Council Meeting

That pursuant to Section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, authorization for Council to move into a Closed Session at 1:32 p.m. to discuss items pertaining to the following:- - 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

Council adopted By-Law 115–2025 to authorize the initiation of the Kenricia Hotel Property expropriation for municipal purposes of Community Improvement and Heritage Rehabilitation and Preservation on July 24 th , 2025; and Whereas the expropriation process is prescribed under the Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26; and Whereas Council authorized the Clerk to take such further necessary steps as required by the Expropriations Act to effect service of all required Notices and to bring the matter back to Council for consideration of a Certificate of Approval of the Application once service is effected, and any Hearing of Necessity has taken place and any report of the Ontario Land Tribunal has been considered; and Whereas the purpose of the Hearing of Necessity under the Expropriation Act, R.S.O 1990, c. E.26 is to determine if the taking of the lands or any part of the lands of an owner or of more than one owner of the same lands is fair, sound and reasonable necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriation authority; and Whereas the Hearing of Necessity took place on February 11 and 12, 2026 with closing arguments being received by February 27, 2026; and Whereas the City of Kenora received the Report of the Tribunal delivered by Vice Chair William R. Middleton on April 15 which concluded “ In the absence of any definite alternative, beyond speculative notions about the possibility of future collaboration from one or more financial partners (where none

That By-law number 87-2026 be now read a First & Second Time and approved in its present form and presented for Third & Final Reading.

That this meeting be hereby adjourned at 2:16 p.m.

Whereas Council adopted By-Law 115–2025 to authorize the initiation of the Kenricia Hotel Property expropriation for municipal purposes of Community Improvement and Heritage Rehabilitation and Preservation on July 24th, 2025; and Whereas the expropriation process is prescribed under the Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26; and Whereas Council authorized the Clerk to take such further necessary steps as required by the Expropriations Act to effect service of all required Notices and to bring the matter back to Council for consideration of a Certificate of Approval of the Application once service is effected, and any Hearing of Necessity has taken place and any report of the Ontario Land Tribunal has been considered; and Whereas the purpose of the Hearing of Necessity under the Expropriation Act, R.S.O 1990, c. E.26 is to determine if the taking of the lands or any part of the lands of an owner or of more than one owner of the same lands is fair, sound and reasonable necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriation authority; and Whereas the Hearing of Necessity took place on February 11 and 12, 2026 with closing arguments being received by February 27, 2026; and Whereas the City of Kenora received the Report of the Tribunal delivered by Vice Chair William R. Middleton on April 15 which concluded “In the absence of any definite alternative, beyond speculative notions about the possibility of future collaboration from one or more financial partners (where