The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, November 16, 2015 Council Chambers, City Hall, 6:30 PM
His Worship Mayor Walter Sendzik takes the Chair and opens the meeting |
1. | Presentations |
| 1.1 | Keith Shaver, President - Board of Directors, Jeff Germond, General Manager, and Douglas Geddie, Host Committee, St. Catharines Golf & Country Club Re: National Women’s Curling Championships, the “Scotties”, February 18 - 26, 2017 and request for support from City of St. Catharines (See General Committee Agenda, November 16, 2015, Item No. 4.7, Sub-Item 1)
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| 1.2 | Harald Ensslen, Macdonald Zuberec Ensslen Architects Inc. Re: Proposed Demolition of Pavilion in Lakeside Park, 9 Main Street (see General Committee Agenda, November 16, 2015, Item No. 3.4)
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| 1.3 | Jim Riddell, Director of Planning and Building Services, City of St. Catharines Re: Proposed Demolition of Pavilion in Lakeside Park, 9 Main Street
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2. | Public Meetings Pursuant to Planning Act |
3. | Opening Remarks, Mayor Walter Sendzik |
4. | Adoption of the Agendas |
5. | Declarations of Interest |
6. | Adoption of the Minutes (Council and General Committee) |
| 6.1 | Regular Meeting of Council, November 2, 2015
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| 6.2 | General Committee Minutes, November 2, 2015
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| 6.3 | Standing Budget Committee Minutes, September 1, 2015, and September 3, 2015
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7. | Delegations |
| 7.1 | Hank Beekhuis, President, Port Dalhousie Conservancy Re: Proposed Demolition of Pavilion in Lakeside Park, 9 Main Street (see General Committee Agenda, November 16, 2015, Item 3.4)
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| 7.2 | Brian Skrydstrup Re: City-wide Winter Storm Event Temporary On-street Parking Prohibition (see General Committee Agenda, November 16, 2015, Item No. 3.3)
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8. | Call for Notices of Motion |
9. | Motions |
| 9.1 | Property Taxes Paid by Niagara Regional Housing Mayor Sendzik is providing notice to Council of the following motion which will be presented at the meeting of November 30, 2015.
Whereas the current rent geared to income (RGI) waiting list for affordable housing as of September 30, 2015 is 4,705 households which represents 8,337 individuals in Niagara;
Whereas St. Catharines City Council has identified economic prosperity as a strategic objective with specific goals to be an affordable city for young people, families and retired older adults in the City of St. Catharines Strategic Plan;
Whereas Niagara Regional Council has identified the reduction of the waiting list as a strategic priority;
Whereas Niagara Regional Housing has allocated $8.3 million of the latest Investment in Affordable housing funds from the Provincial and Federal governments, towards building new units;
Whereas Regional Council has allocated the Niagara Regional Housing 2014 operating surplus to the Niagara Regional Housing own unit reserve to build new units;
Whereas any future savings in the Niagara Regional Housing operational budget can be allocated to a dedicated own unit reserve to build new units;
Whereas the Region of Niagara and Niagara municipalities have eliminated Development Charges for Niagara Regional Housing projects built in the past to reduce building costs and making projects more sustainable;
Whereas at the last Niagara Regional Housing Board meeting on October 30, 2015, the Board unanimously supported a request that the Region of Niagara eliminates municipal property taxes on Niagara Regional Housing owned units; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That St. Catharines City Council direct staff to prepare a report that outlines the budget implications and process to implement elimination of property tax collection for all Niagara Regional Housing properties located in the City of St. Catharines and direct uncollected property tax funds to Niagara Regional Housing capital budget to invest in creating additional affordable housing units for consideration in the 2016 budget. FORTHWITH
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10. | Resolve into General Committee |
11. | Motion Arising from In-Camera Session |
12. | Motion to Ratify Forthwith Recommendations |
13. | By-laws |
| 13.1 | Reading of By-laws
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14. | Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports |
| 14.1 | Minutes to Receive • Accessibility Advisory Committee, May 27, 2015, June 24, 2015, • Cultural Funding Task Force, October 19, 2015, and October 23, 2015, October 28, 2015, and November 5, 2015 • Downtown Development and Revitalization Advisory Committee, October 20, 2015 • Parking Advisory Committee, September 3, 2015 • Heritage Advisory Committee, August 13, 2015, and September 10, 2015 • Heritage Permit Advisory Committee, July 30, 2015, and August 27, 2015 • Recreation Facility and Programming Master Plan Implementation Advisory Committee, October 22, 2015
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15. | Adjournment |