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Present:
Chief Angus Toulouse
Anna Marie Abitong
Arnelda Bennett
Lawrence Solomon
McKenzie Toulouse
Michael Abitong
Paul Eshkakogan
Rhonda Stoneypoint
Absent:
Nicole Eshkakogan
Staff:
Darla Boston, Administrative Assistant – Political Office
Evan O’Leary, SDC General Manager
Juanita Skruibis, Director of Family, Community, & Social Services
Meggan McCracken, Director of Finance (virtual)
Michelle Toulouse, Claims & Negotiations Coordinator (virtual)
Natalie Spencer, Human Resources Manager (virtual)
Paula Swift, Clinical Lead
Ross Assinewe, Director of Planning & Infrastructure (virtual)
Samantha Keysis, Director of Lands, Resources, & Environment (virtual)
Sean Cassidy, Director of IT & Communications
Shannon Carroll, Communications Coordinator (virtual)
Susan Deschamp, Director of Long-Term Care (virtual)
Wade Owl, Political Office Coordinator
Vance McPherson, Director of Education
Guests:
Emelie Labranche, NOSM Student
Hannah Grey, NOSM Student
Regrets:
Leroy Bennett
Nelson Toulouse
OPENING PRAYER BY MICHAEL ABITONG
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:35 PM
Given the full nature of the agenda, any items that do not require any immediate decisions are asked to be deferred to our next scheduled full day meeting.
No in-camera session is necessary for the original SDC item as there are no members of the public.
Motion 2024/05 #01
Moved by: Arnelda Bennett
Seconded by: McKenzie Toulouse
The items on the consent agenda are being provided for further Council review; any feed back on the content of the reports can be brought forward at our future scheduled day meeting.
Anna Marie would like to see a consistent quarterly format report.
A positive note was the reporting of statistics in the Long-Term Care Q4 Report. Future reports should strive for measurable statistics and data to be included.
TASK: Establish a quarterly departmental report template going forward; will be reviewed at the next Senior Management meeting.
Assigned to: Senior Management
No errors or omissions for the Chief & Council Minutes of April 16th, 2024.
Motion 2024/05 #02
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to accept the minutes of April 16th, 2024 as presented.
Moved by: Anna Marie Abitong
Seconded by: Sheldon Toulouse
Correct the attendance status for Anna Marie Abitong and Wade Owl.
Motion 2024/05 #03
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to accept the minutes of April 19th, 2024 as presented and amended.
Moved by: McKenzie Toulouse
Seconded by: Lawrence Solomon
Remove the named individual in the motion made in camera; the BCR number should be sufficient for identification purposes in the minutes.
Motion 2024/05 #04
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to accept the minutes of April 22nd, 2024 as presented and amended.
Moved by: Anna Marie Abitong
Seconded by: Arnelda Bennett
3d) Minutes of April 30th, 2024
No errors or omissions for the Chief & Council Minutes of April 30th, 2024.
Motion 2024/05 #05
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to accept the minutes of April 30th, 2024 as presented.
Moved by: Sheldon Toulouse
Seconded by: Anna Marie Abitong
TASK: Make the above proposed corrections to the minutes of April 19th & April 22nd. Assigned to: Wade Owl
A letter of concern regarding the Elders’ Eagle Lodge was submitted.
This item was sent to the Director of Long-Term Care and the listed concerns were addressed to the letter writer by the Director.
The correspondence was also cc’d to Council, which is why it was included on the agenda. No further action is required.
Of the submitted bids for electoral officer, OneFeather’s submission met the administrations needs at the most competitive pricing; and is recommended as the Electoral Officer for the upcoming election.
The other two submissions were either out of the price range or did not provide sufficient information to make an informed decision.
Motion 2024/05 #06
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to approve BCR 2024-05-67 – Appointment of Electoral Officer.
Moved by: Lawrence Solomon
Seconded by: McKenzie Toulouse
OneFeather will be the facilitators of the upcoming poll to gauge the interests of the community regarding the RHT Per Capita Distribution options; a quote was submitted for $22,400.00.
There will be one day for in-person polling and an extended period for online polling.
Sufficient time will be allotted for community members to understand and consider the presented options before polling, and should be engaging and as accessible as possible.
Motion 2024/05 #07
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to approve Option 4 in the Briefing Note; using the May 25th Consultation to introduce needed information for community polling, record the proceedings, and circulate the recordings on the Members’ Portal ahead of the June 3rd, 2024 electronic poll facilitated by OneFeather.
Moved by: Lawrence Solomon
Seconded by: Michael Abitong
The Director of Education and several members of Council have been working with the First Nations With Schools Collective on a Memorandum of Understanding between the First Nations with Schools Collective and the federal government to ensure permanent education funding for schools.
The initial MoU was agreed to in principle in December 2023 by both Canada and the FNWSC and sent to the collective’s legal team. Their recommendation was a switch from MoU to a framework.
The change to framework ensures it remains legally binding as governments change.
In April 2024, the assembled members of the FNWSC agreed to proceed with the framework agreement rather than the MoU. Once signed, this framework will kickstart funding negotiations with the federal government.
Motion 2024/05 #08
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to accept the Briefing Note as presented.
Moved by: Anna Marie Abitong
Seconded by: Arnelda Bennett
Item has been deferred to our next scheduled full day meeting.
Item has been deferred to our next scheduled full day meeting.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) issued a decision mandating ISC cover the costs of capital infrastructure to support the delivery of child and family services.
Capital can be located off-reserve if it is used for First Nations people who reside on reserve normally.
Sagamok has several preliminary needs including offices for staff and visiting workers, meeting spaces for a range of gathering sizes, outdoor spaces, & houses and other residences.
Other communities have accessed this funding for capital projects with success.
Motion 2024/05 #09
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to authorize the Director of Finance to develop and submit CHRT 41 proposals to secure funding necessary to complete a comprehensive needs analysis & feasibility study for capital projects related to child and family well-being; and to hire a Capital Project Manager, Proposal Writer, and other staff deemed necessary to support CHRT 41 funding projects.
Moved by: Anna Marie Abitong
Seconded by: Sheldon Toulouse
Wesco is a major international energy infrastructure corporation and has approached Sagamok to develop a partnership within distribution services throughout the Sudbury Basin.
A teaming agreement was developed to govern the initial business relationship; this would help Sagamok capitalize on mining operations in the Sudbury area.
SDC would stand to develop own source revenues and move away from relying on OFNLP funding.
Item has been deferred to our next scheduled full day meeting.
The termination of notification clause isn’t agreeable; Council would like to see if another option for a timeframe for termination of the agreement is possible.
Legal Counsel will be engaged to review this a final time on the May 28th, 2024 meeting.
Motion 2024/05 #10
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to approve BCR 2024-04-60 – Hydro One Transmission Line.
Moved by: Arnelda Bennett
Seconded by: Lawrence Solomon
TASK: Schedule Alain Bartleman of Nahwegahbow, Corbiere to appear at our next scheduled day meeting to review the above clause. Assigned to: Evan O’Leary
Item has been deferred to our next scheduled full day meeting.
An in-camera session is necessary for four items.
Motion 2024/05 #11
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to enter an in-camera session.
Moved by: Arnelda Bennett
Seconded by: Lawrence Solomon
Motion 2024/05 #12
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to approve BCR 2024-05-68.
Moved by: Sheldon Toulouse
Seconded by: Michael Abitong
Motion 2024/05 #12
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to approve BCR 2024-05-68.
Moved by: Sheldon Toulouse
Seconded by: Michael Abitong
Motion 2024/05 #14
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to approve BCR 2024-05-64 – Declaration of Social State of Emergency.
Moved by: Lawrence Solomon
Seconded by: Anna Marie Abitong
Motion 2024/05 #15
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to approve BCR 2024-05-65 – CCA – J.T. Jr..
Moved by: Sheldon Toulouse
Seconded by: Anna Marie Abitong
Motion 2024/05 #16
Sagamok Chief & Council motion to end the in-camera session and adjourn the meeting.
Moved by: Arnelda Bennett
Seconded by: McKenzie Toulouse
CLOSING PRAYER BY MICHAEL ABITONG
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:39 PM
NEXT MEETING: MAY 28TH, 2024 @ 9:30 AM.
Z’gamok Enterprises Inc. is a corporation 100% owned by the Sagamok Anishnawbek. It is mandated to maximize the economic development opportunities of the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation within its traditional lands and within the Northern Ontario region in the resource sector and in services related to construction and resource development.
