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The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Twenty-Fourth Meeting, Regular, November 4, 2013 

Council Chambers, City Hall 6:30 PM

 

His Worship Mayor Brian McMullan 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.)

 

 

 

6.1

Applications for Amendment to the Garden City Plan and Zoning By-law 62-86 (Zone 7) to Permit Four Storey Apartment Building - 176 Oakdale Avenue; Owner: Gatta Homes; Applicant: Upper Canada Consultants. File(s): 60.35.569 Vol. 3 and 60.30.315 (See General Committee October 21, 2013, Item 4.8.) (ATTACHED)

PDS-317-2013

 

 

 

7.

Adoption of the Minutes (Council and General Committee)

 

 

 

7.1

Twenty-Third Meeting of Council, October 21, 2013

 

 

 

 

7.2

Twenty-Third Meeting of General Committee, October 21, 2013

 

 

 

8.

Delegations

 

 

 

8.1

Curtis Stoutenburg; Re: 2013 Pete Stoutenburg Memorial Hockey Tournament, Presentation of Defibrillators

 

 

 

 

8.2

Tom Richardson, Sullivan Mahoney LLP; Re: Designation of 57 Lakeshore Road under the Ontario Heritage Act

 

 

 

 

8.3

Terry Flynn, Treasurer, Niagara District Airport Commission; Re: 2014 Budget

 

 

 

9.

Call for Notices of Motion

 

 

 

10.

Motions

 

 

 

10.1

Niagara Grape and Wine Festival, Winterfest in the Square

 

That the Council of the City of St. Catharines declares the Niagara Grape and Wine Festival, Winterfest in the Square taking place Friday, January 24, 2014, to be an event of municipal significance for the purpose of obtaining liquor permits; and

That the Office of the City Clerk make the necessary notifications. FORTHWITH

 

 

 

 

10.2

Ontario Power Authority Feed-in Tariff (FIT) 3.0 Program

 

WHEREAS the City of St. Catharines Sustainability Strategy supports renewable energy options; and

 

WHEREAS the Garden City Plan encourages and supports alternative and renewable energy

sources developed in accordance with Provincial and Federal legislation, policies and regulations; and

 

WHEREAS the Provincial Feed-In Tariff (FIT) 3.0 program encourages the construction and operation of renewable fuel generation projects; and

 

WHEREAS one or more projects may be constructed and operated in the City of St. Catharines; and

 

WHEREAS pursuant to the FIT 3.0 program, applications whose projects receive formal support from local municipalities will be awarded priority points;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of St. Catharines support the construction and operation of renewable fuel generation projects; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution's sole purpose is to enable applicants to the FIT program to receive priority points under the FIT program and may not be used for any other purpose including any waiver of or exception to municipal approvals under the Building Code, Fire Code or any other approval pertinent to the application or proposal; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall expire twelve (12) months after its adoption by Council.

 

 

 

11.

Resolve into General Committee

 

 

 

12.

Motion Arising from In-Camera Session

 

 

 

13.

Motion to Ratify Forthwith Recommendations

 

 

 

14.

By-laws

 

 

 

14.1

Reading of the By-laws

By-law List

 

 

 

15.

Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports

 

 

 

15.1

Committee Minutes to Receive: Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee, Clean City Committee, Sustainability Committee, Mayor's Advisory Committee for Black History and the St. Catharines Museum Advisory Committee

Youth Advisory Committee 06 12 13

Clean City  09 17 13

Sustainability Committee 09 25 13

Black History 06 20 13

Black History 07 18 13

Museum 06 25 13

 

 

 

16.

Adjournment