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Minutes City Council Monday, December 16, 2019

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Joe Barile, President, Essex County Soccer Association

Joe Barile, President, Essex County Soccer Association appears before Council regarding the administration report entitled "Recreation Master Plan" and encourages Council to consider recommendation 13 with a higher degree of priority and concludes by suggesting that his organization may be interested in contributing financially to this recommendation.

Mayor Dilkens leaves the meeting at 7:42 o'clock p.m. and Councillor Bortolin assumes the Chair.

Caroline Taylor, Resident of Ward 2

Caroline Taylor, resident of Ward 2 appears before Council and expresses concern regarding the recommendations in the administrative report entitled "Recreation Master Plan" related to the Adie Knox arena and suggests further consultation be undertaken prior to these types of recommendations being approved and concludes by suggesting this closure would have a detrimental impact to the community.

Rene Jacques, Resident of Ward 6

Rene Jacques, resident of Ward 6 appears before Council and expresses concern regarding the recommendations in the administrative report entitled "Recreation Master Plan" related to the Adie Knox arena and concludes by suggesting Adie Knox arena remain open as there are many pool users in this area.

Doris Benko, Resident of Ward 5

Doris Benko, resident of Ward 5 appears before Council regarding the report entitled "Recreation Master Plan" and concludes by suggesting that Council take more time to consider the Plan and concludes by indicating she is opposed to the closure of Adie Knox Pool as the programming is very beneficial to the Community.

Mayor Dilkens returns to the meeting at 8:05 o'clock p.m. and Councillor Bortolin returns to his seat at the Council table.

Josh Pinese, Windsor Minor Hockey Association (WHMA) representative

Josh Pinese, Windsor Minor Hockey Association (WHMA) representative appears before Council regarding the report entitled "Recreation Master Plan" and concludes by suggesting that the closure of Adie Knox arena would be detrimental to their association as well as many other Community organizations as ice time in the downtown area is difficult to obtain.