Alex Bierk

Councillor

Support Ontario Arts Council funding level

Whereas the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is the province’s largest public granting agency and; Whereas, the Ontario Government is proposing a cut of 15% to the OAC’s annual budget and; Whereas, many organizations and individual artists in Peterborough and Peterborough County receive funding from the OAC and; Whereas, Council received correspondence from the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) requesting support for the advocacy efforts of EC3 and other provincial arts service organizations to maintain the OAC’s funding level and; Whereas, maintaining the OAC’s funding level could help the arts, culture, and tourism sector work towards financial viability as it recovers from the lingering economic aftershocks of the pandemic and; Whereas, the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee passed a motion at its meeting of March 9, 2023 to recommend that Council send a letter to the province in support of the EC3’s advocacy efforts regarding the proposed cuts to the OAC budget; Now therefore be it resolved, that Council direct the Clerk’s Office to send a letter on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Peterborough, addressed to MPP Smith; the Minister of Finance; the Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport; and Premier Ford, supporting the request from the EC3 to provide stable funding to the OAC by maintaining their existing funding level.

City Council Meeting

Whereas the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is the province’s largest public granting agency and; Whereas, the Ontario Government is proposing a cut of 15% to the OAC’s annual budget and; Whereas, many org

Approving a Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development appointment on consent

That Report CLSCLK23-005, Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development Appointment be approved on Consent.

General Committee

Governance & Procedure

Economic Development

Approve multiple agenda items on consent

That items 10.a.2 By-law to Authorize Borrowing $15,000,000 for 2023 Current Expenditures - Report CLSFS23-016, 10.a.3 Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund - Report CLSFS23-017, 10.a.4 Next Generation 9-1-1 Transition Funding Supports - Report CLSFS23-015, 10.a.5 Lakers Lacrosse Association Inc. Agreement - Report CSAD23-00, 10.b.1 Greetings and Update from Dave Smith, MPP, Report CLSCLK23-002, 10.b.2 Peterborough Housing Corporation (PHC) Capital Financing and Community Revitalization Plan Update - Report CSSS23- 003, 10.b.3 Waste Management Master Plan Update - Report IPSES23-001, 10.b.4 Report of Closed Session, 10.b.5 Recommendations for Use of One-Time Dividend from City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. - Report CLSFS23-019, 10.b.6 Citizen Appointments to Various Committees - Report CLSCLK23-003, 10.b.7 Downtown Built Environment - Outdoor Patio Program - Report IPSPL23-004, 10.b.8 Blue Box Transition to Producer (Circular Materials Ontario) Responsibility - Report IPSES23-002, 10.b.9 Amendments to Shareholder Declaration for Peterborough Housing Corporation - Report CSSS23-005, 10.b.11 Service Manager Consents for Community Housing Amalgamation - Report CSSS23-004, 10.b.12 Changes to Community Housing Agreements - Report CSSS23-008, 10.b.14 Naloxone Training, and 10.b.15 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training for Council, be approved on Consent.

That items 10.a.2 By-law to Authorize Borrowing $15,000,000 for 2023 Current Expenditures - Report CLSFS23-016, 10.a.3 Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund - Report CLSFS23-017, 10.a.4 Next Generat

Social Services & Equity

Police & Emergency Services

Budget & Finance

Environment & Climate

Housing & Homelessness

Add Brad Collyer to Downtown BIA Board

That the recommended appointments to the Downtown Business Improvement Area Board be amended to add Brad Collyer.

Appoint councillors to boards and committees

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in report COU22-002 dated December 5, 2022, as follows, as amended: That the following appointments of members of Council to committees, portfolios, and boards and new portfolios identified in the Report, be approved for a term ending November 15, 2026, with the appointments as follow: a)Standing Committees Finance Committee (all members of Council) Andrew Beamer, Chair Dave Haacke, Vice-Chair General Committee (all members of Council) Andrew Beamer, Chair Matt Crowley, Vice-Chair Deputy Mayor Gary Baldwin, First Deputy Mayor Joy Lachica, Second Deputy Mayor b) Portfolios Lesley Parnell, Chair of Arenas, Parks, and Recreation Alex Bierk, Chair of Arts, Culture, and Heritage Don Vassiliadis, Chair of Diversity Don Vassiliadis, Chair of Economic Development Joy Lachica, Chair of Environment and Climate Change Andrew Beamer, Chair of Finance Dave Haacke, Vice-Chair of Finance Andrew Beamer, Chair of Fire Services Joy Lachica, Vice-Chair of Fire Services Keith Riel, Chair of Housing Alex Bierk, Vice-Chair of Housing Keith Riel, Chair of Homelessness Alex Bierk, Vice-Chair of Homelessness Kevin Duguay, Chair of Development and Construction Lesley Parnell, Vice-Chair of Development and Construction Lesley Parnell, Chair of Planning Keith Riel, Vice-Chair of Planning Dave Haacke, Chair of Public Works Dave Haacke, Chair of Seniors Matt Crowley, Chair of Social Services Keith Riel, Chair of Transportation Gary Baldwin, Chair of Waste Management Lesley Parnell, Chair of Youth c) Advisory Committees i. Age-friendly Peterborough Advisory Committee Dave Haacke ii. Airport Strategic Initiatives Committee Jeff Leal Don Vassiliadis Dave Haacke iii. Arenas, Parks, and Recreation Advisory Committee Lesley Parnell At the meeting of December 5, 2022, the motion was amended as follows: That the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee be amended to include one additional Council appointee iv. Arts and Culture Advisory Committee Alex Bierk Joy Lachica v. Citizens War Memorial Advisory Committee Dave Haacke vi. Citizen Appointment Selection Committee Jeff Leal Gary Baldwin Joy Lachica Kevin Duguay Keith Riel vii. Community Investment Grants Advisory Committee Keith Riel Alex Bierk viii. Museum and Archives Advisory Committee Matt Crowley ix. Peterborough Environmental Advisory Committee Joy Lachica x. Procedure By-law Review Committee Jeff Leal Gary Baldwin xi. Youth Commission Lesley Parnell d) Corporations and Legislatively Mandated Committees/Boards/Authorities i. Accessibility Advisory Committee Kevin Duguay ii. City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. Jeff Leal Andrew Beamer iii. East City/Ashburnham Business Improvement Area Keith Riel iv. Fairhaven Committee of Management Keith Riel Dave Haacke v. Otonabee Region Conservation Authority Gary Baldwin Don Vassiliadis Kevin Duguay vi. Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee Alex Bierk vii. Peterborough Downtown Improvement Area Alex Bierk viii. Peterborough Police Services Board Jeff Leal Gary Baldwin ix. Peterborough Public Health Joy Lachica Dave Haacke Keith Riel x. Peterborough Public Library Board Gary Baldwin Matt Crowley xi. Peterborough Regional Liaison Committee Jeff Leal Dave Haacke Matt Crowley Keith Riel xii. Peterborough Utilities Commission Jeff Leal Keith Riel Lesley Parnell Don Vassiliadis Dave Haacke xiii. Planning Advisory Committee Lesley Parnell e) Liaison Committees i. Art Gallery of Peterborough, Board of Directors Alex Bierk ii. Canadian Canoe Museum Gary Baldwin iii. Downtown Action Committee Joy Lachica Alex Bierk Jeff Leal iv. Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Don Vassiliadis v. Liaison Committee with Fleming College Jeff Leal Lesley Parnell Kevin Duguay vi. Liaison Committee with Trent University Jeff Leal Andrew Beamer Gary Baldwin Dave Haacke vii. Market Hall Performance Centre Don Vassiliadis viii. Multicultural Canada Day Committee Joy Lachica ix. Peterborough Agricultural Society Matt Crowley x. Peterborough Green Up Joy Lachica xi. Peterborough Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee Don Vassiliadis xii. Showplace Performance Centre Lesley Parnell

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in report COU22-002 dated December 5, 2022, as follows, as amended: That the following appointments of members of Council to committees, portfolios, a

Arts & Culture

Water & Utilities

Heritage Preservation

Councillor Alex Bierk

Voting Record