The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Twenty-Third Meeting, Regular, Monday, October 21, 2013 Council Chambers, City Hall, 6:30 PM
Deputy Mayor Peter Secord takes the Chair and opens the meeting |
| 1. | Invocation |
| 2. | Opening Remarks, Mayor McMullan |
| 3. | Presentations |
| 4. | Adoption of the Agendas |
| 5. | Declarations of Interest |
| 6. | Public Meetings Pursuant to Planning Act (Commencing at 7:30 p.m.) |
| 7. | Adoption of the Minutes (Council and General Committee) |
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| 7.1 | Twenty-Second Meeting of Council, October 7, 2013
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| 7.2 | Twenty-Second Meeting of General Committee, October 7, 2013
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| 8. | Delegations |
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| 8.1 | Doug Whitty, Board Member, Niagara Community Foundation; Re: Random Act of Kindness Day and National Philanthropy Day in Canada
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| 8.2 | Laura Thomas, Associate Conductor and BJ Armstrong, Education Manager, Niagara Symphony Orchestra; Re: NSO's Education Program
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| 8.3 | Jack Gibbons, Chair, Ontario Clean Air Alliance; Re: Water Power Imports from Quebec (Background Information - General Committee Agenda, Item 4.18, Sub Item 4)
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| 9. | Call for Notices of Motion |
| 10. | Motions |
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| 10.1 | Downtown Policing Presented by Councillor Siscoe
WHEREAS the Region of Niagara and the Niagara Regional Police have consistently stated that additional police enforcement is a responsibility of the local municipality; and
WHEREAS this policy has led to the City of St. Catharines being forced to pay for additional policing in Port Dalhousie in the past, a cost that was passed on to local business owners; and
WHEREAS this policy has forced the City of St. Catharines, in conjunction with the St. Catharines Downtown Association, to currently pay for additional daytime foot patrols by the Niagara Regional Police in the downtown core; and
WHEREAS this policy may lead to the City of St. Catharines being forced to pay for additional nighttime policing in the downtown in the future, a cost that may be passed on to local business owners; and
WHEREAS the City of Niagara Falls has recently received a windfall payment from OLG for hosting fees, a part of which is intended to be used to pay for adequate policing of the Casinos.
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of St. Catharines request that the Region of Niagara continue to apply a consistent approach to additional policing costs, by ensuring that additional policing in local communities be the responsibility of the lower-tier municipality; and further
BE IT RESOLVED that if the Region of Niagara and the Niagara Regional Police choose to change this policy and pay a portion of the Casino policing costs in Niagara Falls, that the Region and the NRP review past decisions regarding additional St. Catharines policing and agree to cover those costs going forward.
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| 11. | Resolve into General Committee |
| 12. | Motion Arising from In-Camera Session |
| 13. | Motion to Ratify Forthwith Recommendations |
| 14. | By-laws |
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| 14.1 | Reading of By-laws
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| 15. | Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports |
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| 15.1 | Committee Minutes to Receive: Public Art Advisory Committee
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| 16. | Adjournment |