Approve event application and insurance policy changes

Councillor Votes

Full Resolution Text

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report FCSERM24-001, dated January 29, 2024 of the Commissioner, Finance and Corporate Support Services as follows: a) That staff, in consultation with the CAO, be provided authority to deny event applications that include high-risk activities received with less than 30 days’ notice, with the exception of timely celebratory events intended to recognize the significant accomplishment of a person/group/team such as a provincial, national or international championship. b) That staff, in consultation with the CAO, be directed to deny an event application from an event organizer who has a demonstrated history of incomplete compliance with the City’s event rules, guidelines, or regulations or who has debt to the City, other than otherwise due and payable municipal taxes. c) That Council grant staff the authority to determine which events on City-owned land are high risk events and to impose as a condition of receiving a permit for a high-risk event that the City’s minimum insurance requirements be met at least 30- days before the permit’s issuance; and e) That a letter be sent to AMO and all member municipalities requesting an investigation into insurance matters and that AMO be encouraged to investigate the creation of an insurance company for municipal purposes.