WHEREAS the Municipality of Temagami is facing a hearing and/or mediation at the Ontario Municipal Board due to an appeal from the TFN relating to a severance decision on two island locations; AND WHEREAS the thrust of the TFN’s appeal rests on a gravesite being discovered on an island on Lake Temagami and on a concern that the Municipality has not properly consulted the mapping in the Municipality’s possession showing whether these two islands depict a moderate to high potential for heritage and cultural sensitivity; AND WHEREAS the Municipality has consulted the mapping in its possession and has not found evidence indicating a cultural or heritage sensitivity on the sites in question; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council direct staff to formally request that the TFN share the maps which they may have access to which relate to the cultural or heritage sensitivity of these sites in order that we have the tools to deal effectively with the TFN’s concerns; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council direct that staff formally request information from the owners of the property as to the results of their voluntary archaeological assessment on the sites; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the absence of information being provided by either the TFN or by the owners of the property, that Council direct staff to make a motion to the Ontario Municipal Board that the TFN provide the mapping upon which they rely in their claim and that the property owners divulge the stage which the Archaeological Assessment that they volunteered to do has reached; AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council appoint an Ad Hoc Committee composed of the Chairs of PAC and the Committee of Adjustment, the Mayor (or the Mayor’s designate) and the Clerk to review the situation, to deal with this OMB Hearing proactively before the Municipality is engulfed in process and procedures which will not present the opportunity to speak to these issues in advance of a hearing, and to take proactive and appropriate actions and inform Council on a regular basis as to the progress of the OMB process as we move forward; AND THAT the Municipality’s lawyer who is charged with defending the Municipality’s position regarding this appeal be invited to meet with Council in January in a question and answer period.