The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, June 13, 2016 Council Chambers, City Hall, 6:30 PM
His Worship Mayor Walter Sendzik takes the Chair and opens the meeting |
1. | Presentations |
| 1.1 | Achievement Awards to St. Catharines Rebels Boys U11 Basketball Team, won Gold at the Ontario Basketball Association Provincial Cup, held at Sir Winston High School, St. Catharines on April 8-10, 2016
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| 1.2 | Achievement Awards to Laura Secord Secondary School Drumline, won the 2016 Ontario DCI Drumline Championships, held at Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, on May 15, 2016
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| 1.3 | Wynne Nicholson, 2015 Ontario Senior of the Year Award
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2. | Public Meetings Pursuant to Planning Act |
3. | Mayor's Report |
4. | Adoption of the Agendas |
5. | Declarations of Interest |
6. | Adoption of the Minutes (Council and General Committee) |
| 6.1 | Regular Meeting of Council, May 30, 2016
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| 6.2 | General Committee Minutes, May 30, 2016
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7. | Delegations |
| 7.1 | Jennifer Masonovich Re: Changes to Ontario's Autism Program (see Council Agenda, June 13, 2016, Item No. 9.2)
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| 7.2 | Venette Gerden Re: Changes to Ontario's Autism Program (see Council Agenda, June 13, 2016, Item No. 9.2)
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8. | Call for Notices of Motion |
9. | Motions |
| 9.1 | Changes to Ontario’s Autism Program (At the meeting of May 16, 2016, Councillor Britton gave notice that he would present the following Motion)
WHEREAS, Autism Spectrum Disorder is now recognized as the most common neurological disorder affecting 1 in every 68 children, as well as their friends, family and community; and
WHEREAS, Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is the scientific process based on objective evaluation and empirically based interventions used to achieve meaningful, generalizable and enduring behavioural change. Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) is an application of the principles of ABA in an intensive setting used to affect behaviour change and improvement; and
WHEREAS, the current waiting list of children for Intensive Behaviour Intervention (IBI) is over 2,000 and more than 13,000 children await Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA); and
WHEREAS, the Province of Ontario has announced it intends to discontinue IBI services to children over the age of four and provide a one-time payment to assist with services, thereby abandoning thousands who have been wait-listed for years; and
WHEREAS, there are two service models for affected children to be treated, 1) the Direct Service Offering (DSO) where children receive services directly from trained staff at Ontario's nine regional service providers, and 2) the Direct Funding Offering (DFO) where parents receive funding directly in order to purchase services; and
WHEREAS, the DFO model to provide services is used in Alberta, British Columbia and imminently Saskatchewan. Such a model is clinically rigorous and has been identified by the Auditor General of Ontario as being less expensive than Ontario's DSO model;
THEREFORE, be it resolved that a letter be sent to Hon. Tracy MacCharles, Minister of Children and Youth Services; Alexander Bezzina, Deputy Minister; Hon. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health; and Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, requesting the Province to:
1. Amend its policy to one that will allow all children on the current waiting list to receive the IBI services promised them; and
2. Remove the age limit for IBI therapy and replace it with a program that provides ongoing IBI services based on need and individual development, not age; and
3. Ensure oversight by professionals and parents based on 'development progress' criteria and milestones; and Adopt a Direct Funding Offering (DFO) model in lieu of the current Direct Service Offering (DSO) model. FORTHWITH
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| 9.2 | Amendment to Procedural By-law 2015-170 - Extending Curfew WHEREAS City Council’s procedural rules state that Council has a 10:30 p.m. curfew;
WHEREAS City Council meetings have been going beyond 10:30 p.m.;
THEREFORE, be It resolved that By-law 2015-170, a By-law to regulate the proceedings of Council, be amended to extend the curfew to 11:00 p.m.; and
BE it further resolved that the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the necessary by-law. FORTHWITH
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| 9.3 | Event of Municipal Significance - St. Catharines Wingfest That Council of the City of St. Catharines declare the St. Catharines Wingfest, to be held August 13-14, 2016, to be an event of municipal significance with respect to obtaining liquor permits in accordance with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario requirements; and
That the Office of the City Clerk make the necessary notifications. FORTHWITH
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| 9.4 | Plan B Beer Works Application for Manufacturer’s Limited Liquor Sales Licence That the Council of the City of St. Catharines supports the application of Plan B Beer Works, located at 170-174 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines to sell and serve beer for consumption by patrons at its manufacturing site. FORTHWITH
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| 9.5 | Chief Administrative Officer Performance Evaluation Procedure WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer is the sole direct report to the entire St. Catharines City Council;
AND WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer is responsible for implementing Council’s direction and Strategic Plan;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, St. Catharines City Council direct the Director of Corporate Support Services to develop a process, for Council’s consideration and final approval, to review the Chief Administrative Officer’s performance on an annual basis; and
THAT, Councillors each provide confidential feedback, as desired, directly to the Director of Corporate Support Services; and
THAT, a consolidated confidential report of this feedback be provided to City Council for review and consideration; and
THAT, further decisions made pursuant to the Chief Administrative Officer's employment contract be made by a majority of Council. 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 the By-laws
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14. | Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports Minutes to Receive: • Canada's 150 Anniversary Task Force, April 7, 2016 • Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, May 3, 2016 • Master Fire Planning Committee, June 2, 2016 |
15. | Adjournment |