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The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Regular, Monday, June 27, 2016 

Council Chambers, City Hall, 6:30 PM

 

His Worship Mayor Walter Sendzik takes the Chair and opens the meeting

 

 

 

1.

Presentations

 

 

 

1.1

Presentation by Mayor Sendzik to Yoon Shin, Project Lead Engineer for Team Noodles

Re: Gold Medal Winners at 2016 Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge Summit, Aerospace and Aviation Category, Pete Conrad Scholars Award for "Project Sixth Sense Helmet", hosted at Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Complex, Cape Canaveral FL, April 20-24, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

Presentation by Mayor Sendzik, along with Shayne Mintz, Director of Fire Marshal's Fire Safety Council, and Monique Belair, Deputy Fire Chief, to St. Catharines Transit Commission (accepting the award on behalf of the Commission, Dave Sherlock, General Manager)

Re: Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council Safety Award

 

 

 

 

 

1.3

Staff Presentation

Trish Cardwell, Manager Customer Service, Corporate Support Services

Re: CitizensFirst Overview

 

 

 

 

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, June 13, 2016

 

 

 

 

6.2

General Committee Minutes, June 13, 2016

 

 

 

 

6.3

Budget Standing Committee Minutes, May 9, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Delegations

 

 

 

7.1

Hugo Chesshire, Policy and Government Relations Manager, Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce

Re: Expansion of Customs Pre-Clearance Locations in Canada

(see Council Agenda, June 27, 2016, Item 9.1)

 

 

 

 

8.

Call for Notices of Motion

 

 

 

9.

Motions

 

 

 

9.1

Support for Expansion of Customs Pre-Clearance Locations in Canada

(Councillor Britton provided notice at the meeting of June 13, 2016)

 

(Note: See deferred items from General Committee Agenda, May 30, 2016, Council Correspondence Report, Item 4.8, Sub-item 5 - Niagara Region, and Sub-item 9 - Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce)

 

That the City of St. Catharines endorse the Region of Niagara’s motion as presented in the Council Correspondence Report of May 30th; and

 

That staff be directed to send a letter to the Region to include St. Catharines’ support in their letter to the Federal Government regarding the Expansion of Customs Pre-clearance Locations and their consideration to make the Peace Bridge their premier location. FORTHWITH

 

 

 

 

 

9.2

Request to Declare Event One of Municipal Significance - Facer European Festival

 

Whereas Facer Street is hosting its first ever Facer European Festival; and

 

Whereas this is the inaugural event and the organizers hope to make this an annual event;

 

Therefore be it resolved that the Legends Bakery Patio be designated municipally significant for August 1, 2016, to enable the owners of St. Joseph’s Bakery to sell alcohol within a licensed patio and to participate in the Facer European Festival event. FORTHWITH

 

 

 

 

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

By-law List

 

 

 

 

14.

Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports

Minutes to receive:

         Green Advisory Committee, May 11, 2016

         Museum Advisory Committee, April 26, 2016

         Public Art Advisory Committee, May 20, 2016

         Master Fire Planning Committee, June 16, 2016

         Welland Canal Fallen Workers Memorial Task Force, March 29, 2016 and June 7, 2016 (draft)

 

 

 

 

15.

Adjournment