11.4. COVID-19 Municipal Transit Pressure - Financial Support

Moved by: Councillor Francis

Seconded by: Councillor Gignac

Decision Number: CR438/2020

That City Council DELEGATE authority to the City Treasurer, or designate, to sign the communication letter from the Ministry of Transportation dated August 12, 2020, which is required for the City to receive $6,345,626 in Phase 1 funding for Federal-Provincial Safe Restart municipal transit pressures stream; and,

That City Council APPROVE a submission for additional funding under Phase 2 of the Federal-Provincial Safe Restart Agreement for the municipal transit pressures stream; and,

That City Council APPROVE the creation of a new reserve fund to track and monitor the use of these funds, and any future funding which may be received under the Safe Restart municipal transit pressures stream; and,

That the Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute any agreements, declarations or approvals required to seek additional funding and or resulting from receiving funding under the Safe Restart Agreement for municipal transit pressures satisfactory in financial content to the City Treasurer and in form to the City Solicitor; and further,

That the Chief Administrative Officer BE AUTHORIZED to delegate signing of all claims and applicable reports and other such documents, as required as part receiving funding under the Safe Restart Agreement for municipal transit pressures, to the City Treasurer or designate.

Councillor Sleiman was absent from the meeting when the vote was taken on this matter.

Report Number: C 164/2020

Clerk’s File: MH/13786, AF2020, & MT/13708

11.5. Covid-19 Municipal Operating Pressures - Financial Support

Moved by: Councillor Francis

Seconded by: Councillor Gignac

Decision Number: CR439/2020

That City Council DELEGATE authority to the City Treasurer, or designate, to sign the communication letter from the Ministry of Municipal Housing and Affairs dated August 12, 2020, which is required for the City to receive $12,026,800 in Phase 1 funding from the Safe Restart municipal operating pressures; and,

That City Council APPROVE a submission for additional funding under Phase 2 of the Federal-Provincial Safe Restart Agreement for the municipal operating pressures stream; and,