The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines
GENERAL COMMITTEE MINUTES
Monday, October 03, 2016
Present: | Mayor Walter Sendzik Councillors Sandie Bellows, Mike Britton, Mark Elliott, N. Carlos Garcia, Matt Harris, David A. Haywood, Joseph Kushner, Bill Phillips, Mathew Siscoe, Sal Sorrento, Jennifer Stevens, and Bruce Williamson |
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Officials Present: | Dan Carnegie, Chief Administrative Officer Shelley Chemnitz, Commissioner of Corporate Services Bryan Shynal, Commissioner of Operations Nicole Auty, Director of Legal and Clerks Services/City Solicitor Jim Riddell, Director of Planning and Building Services Kristine Douglas, Director of Financial Management Services Jeanette Pillitteri, Director of Corporate Support Services Dan Dillon, Director of Transportation and Environmental Services Rebecca Cann, Cultural Services Supervisor, Parks, Recreation & Culture Services David Wood, Director of Fire and Emergency Management Services Steve Solski, Executive Director, Parks, Recreation and Culture Services Bonnie Nistico-Dunk, City Clerk Deanna Haine, Council and Committee Coordinator |
Mayor Sendzik was in the chair and called the meeting to order in Council Chambers at 6:53 p.m. |
1. | Call for Reports to be Brought Forward from Consent |
Item 4.1 - Port Dalhousie Lighthouses - Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act Designation (Update Report) (Councillor Williamson)
Item 4.6 - Revenue Generation for the St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (Councillor Kushner)
2. | Motion to Move Reports on Consent |
That Council approve the Consent Agenda, save and except those items brought forward for discussion. FORTHWITH
Yeas:Councillors Sorrento, Stevens, Williamson, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, and Mayor Sendzik
Nays:
Carried
3. | Discussion Reports |
Follow this link to view General Committee Agenda reports of October 3, 2016
3.1. | Operations, Commissioner; and Transportation and Environmental Services, Director/City Engineer Port Dalhousie Piers - Requirements for Public Access and Recreational Use |
That Council waive the rules of procedure to allow more time for the staff presentation.
Carried
Preceding discussion of the report, Bryan Shynal, Commissioner of Operations, and Cindy Pfeffer, Manager of Corporate Communications, provided Council with an overview of the public consultation. The update included process results and viable options for the piers in Port Dalhousie. They answered Council's questions. The Mayor then read a letter from MP Chris Bittle which provided an update on the piers, stating it is one of his top priorities.
Moved By: Councillor Garcia
That Council request that the restoration of full public pedestrian access to the east and west Port Dalhousie piers, including supporting amenities and reinstatement of transient boat mooring facilities, be addressed within the scope of the rehabilitation project engineering drawings, specifications and budget estimates (design phase) being undertaken by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Small Craft Harbours. FORTHWITH
Yeas:Councillors Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, Williamson, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, and Mayor Sendzik
Nays:
Carried
3.2. | Financial Management Services, Billing Pay by Mobile Device Municipal Parking System and Associated Rates and Fees |
That Council award the services by Pay for Mobile Device to Honkmobile Inc. for an initial twelve (12) month trial period with the ability to extend for up to an additional four (4) years, renewable annually at the sole discretion of the City; and
That Council authorize staff to negotiate a master Subscriber Agreement between the City of St. Catharines and Honkmobile Inc. with respect to non-exclusive licenced use of the application which allows parking customers to pay for parking using mobile applications, and the subscribers (the City) to manage the parking inventory, collect payments and enforce non-compliance; and
That Council approve a $0.10 convenience fee per transaction be charged by the City and that the Rates and Fees by- law be amended to include the fee; and
That the City Solicitor be authorized to prepare the necessary by-law; and
That Council direct staff to correct the error of the convenience fee in the report to be $0.10; and
Further, that no further public notice be required due to this correction. FORTHWITH
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That Council direct staff to defer the start of the 12-month pilot project until such time as the results (i.e. incurred banking charges) of the City of London's 6-month pilot project, which started in May 2016, could be received and reviewed.
Motion to Defer Lost
Council now voted on the motion on the floor.
Yeas:Councillors Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, Williamson, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Kushner, Phillips, and Mayor Sendzik
Nays:Councillors Harris and Haywood
Carried
3.3. | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Port Dalhousie Lighthouses – Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act Designation (Update Report) (Item 4.1 moved from Consent) |
Moved By: Councillor Williamson
That Council receive for information the report from Planning and Building Services, Planning Services, dated September 15, 2016, regarding the Port Dalhousie Lighthouses – Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act Designation; and
That Council request staff carry out condition assessments on the lighthouses. FORTHWITH
Yeas:Councillors Williamson, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, and Mayor Sendzik
Nays:
Carried
3.4. | Parks, Recreation and Culture Services, Programs and Cultural Services Revenue Generation for the St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (Item 4.6 moved from Consent) |
That the year-end shortfall be financed by the Civic Project Fund; and
That, for the following year, the matter be referred to the Budget Standing Committee to ensure sustainability; and
That staff be directed to report back on alternate methods for funding this, keeping in mind the spirit of what was discussed and passed by the Budget Standing Committee and then Council respecting an element of user pay. FORTHWITH
Yeas:Councillors Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, Williamson, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, and Mayor Sendzik
Nays:
Carried
4. | Consent Reports |
Follow this link to view General Committee Agenda reports of October 3, 2016
4.1. | Brought forward for discussion - See Item 3.3 Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Port Dalhousie Lighthouses – Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act Designation (Update Report) |
4.2. | Transportation and Environmental Services, Engineering and Construction Award of Consulting Services for Project P15-066, Moffat Street Reconstruction |
That Council grant approval to award consulting engineering services for design of P15-066 - Moffat Street Reconstruction to Kerry T. Howe Engineering Limited at an estimated cost of $74,994 plus HST; and
That Council grant approval to award consulting engineering services for contract administration of P15-066 - Moffat Street Reconstruction to Kerry T. Howe Engineering Limited at an estimated cost of $48,950 plus HST, subject to 2017 Budget approval; and
That the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the necessary by-law and an agreement, if required. FORTHWITH
Approved on Consent
4.3. | Transportation and Environmental Services, Engineering and Construction Award of Consulting Services for Project P16-064 Ridgewood Road |
That Council grant approval to award consulting engineering services for P16-064 - Ridgewood Road to GHD Limited at a total estimated cost of $80,600 plus HST; and
That the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the necessary by-law and an agreement, if required. FORTHWITH
Approved on Consent
4.4. | Transportation and Environmental Services, Operations Request for Exemption from Noise By-law 95-198 – Highway 406 and First Street Underpass and Highway 406 and Geneva Street Underpass |
That Council approve the request from the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, seeking an exemption for their contractor from By-law 95-198 (A By-law to Regulate and Prohibit Noise) to permit night work associated with the rehabilitation of Highway 406 underpasses at First Street and Geneva Street; and
That the City Clerk be directed to make the necessary notifications. FORTHWITH
Approved on Consent
4.5. | Transportation and Environmental Services, Engineering and Construction Project No. P09-170 – New Carlisle Street Parking Facility, Completion and Release of Holdback |
That Council grant approval to release the Completion and Statutory Lien Holdback payment in the total amount of $289,816.24, plus applicable taxes, to Bondfield Construction Company Limited with respect to Project No. P09-170 – New Carlisle Street Parking Facility; and
That Council approve the transfer of $170,000 from the parking meter reserve fund. FORTHWITH
Approved on Consent
4.6. | Brought forward for discussion - See Item 3.4 Parks, Recreation and Culture Services, Programs and Cultural Services Revenue Generation for the St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program |
4.7. | Financial Management Services, Administration City’s Acceptance of Donations and Issuance of Tax Receipts for Certain Organizations |
That Council authorize Financial Management Services to continue to issue donation receipts for the organizations and committees listed in Appendix 1 and approve the removal of the files no longer required. FORTHWITH
Approved on Consent
4.8. | Financial Management Services 2017 Schedule of Rates and Fees Recommendations |
That the report from Financial Management Services dated September 12, 2016 regarding the 2017 Schedule of Rates and Fees be referred to City Council for consideration after the public meeting schedule for October 24, 2016 for which notice will be duly given. FORTHWITH
Approved on Consent
4.9. | Legal and Clerks Services, Office of the City Clerk Council Correspondence |
That Council receive and file the items listed within the report; and
That Council receive and file additional correspondence distributed for the meeting held October 3, 2016, which is available upon request, and includes: (1) a letter from Chris Bittle, MP, regarding the Port Dalhousie piers, Item 3.1 of the General Agenda; and (2) a letter from the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee and the St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program Subcommittee regarding the SCCIP report, Item 4.6 of the General Agenda. FORTHWITH
Approved on Consent
5. | Report Requests and Directions for Staff |
Directions have been noted and will be provided to the appropriate members of staff.
5.1. | Stop Request - St. Paul Street and James Street |
That Council direct staff to report on the feasibility of a traffic light at St. Paul Street and James Street.
Carried
6. | In-Camera Session (General Committee) |
Council met In-Camera for the following purpose:
• personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees
That this meeting of the General Committee recess and reconvene In-Camera.
Carried
General Committee recessed to the In-Camera session at 8:12 p.m.
7. | Adjournment |
There being no further items of business, General Committee adjourned at 8:21 p.m. and City Council reconvened.
Certified Correct:Confirmed by:
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