This is what delegates requesting to appear before the January 15, 2026 Economic Development Committee meeting might receive from admin:

Thank you for your delegation request submission. Upon review, the item that has been identified for discussion purposes is drawn from the Committees future work plan, and not something that is before the body at this time to make any determinations. For background, Council last directed that Administration consult with businesses in the Downtown area regarding the concept of closing Murray Street and then report back to Council. This consultation will be done this year and the report will then be brought back for consideration. The action item associated with this issue in the Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) work plan is simply to bring this future report to the Committee first before presenting it to Council so that the Committee can provide its comments. To be clear, there is no report or recommendation regarding the closure of Murray Street being presented to either the Committee or Council at this time.

For this reason, should you wish you delegate regarding the merits of closing Murray Street, the appropriate time would be when this report is completed and presented to the Economic Development Advisory Committee for discussion. At this time, the only thing on the agenda is a notation of that future work, not a discussion in relation to what recommendation may be made with regards to that future report. Furthermore, it should be noted that section 9.4. (d) states that, “Delegations appearing before Council, who have previously appeared before Council on the same subject matter, shall be limited to providing only new information in any subsequent delegation request.” What this means is that, should you choose to delegate to the Committee either now, or in the future when the report on closure is before the Committee, you will not be able to delegate on the same matter to Council, except to provide any additional information not provided to the Committee. For all of these reasons your delegation requested will be noted in relation to this matter and when the report moves forward to come to the committee, we will contact you to inquire if you continue to desire to speak to it, have any need to change your previous submission upon having the chance to have read the report, and, provide you the opportunity to delegate at that time.