The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, December 5, 2016 Council Chambers, City Hall, 6:30 PM
His Worship Mayor Walter Sendzik takes the Chair and opens the meeting |
1. | Presentations |
| 1.1 | Diana Morreale, Manager of Community Planning, Doug Giles, Director of Community and Long Range Planning, and Ron Tripp, Commissioner Public Works, Niagara Region Re: Niagara GO Update (see General Agenda, December 5, 2016, Item 3.4)
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| 1.2 | Ken Noakes, Regional General Manager, SMG Re: Meridian Centre Year in Review
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| 1.3 | Dave Sherlock, General Manager and Rick Werner, Chair of the Commission, St. Catharines Transit Commission Re: St. Catharines Transit Budget 2015
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| 1.4 | Jack Foster, Business and Facilities Administrator, Les McDonald, Library Board Chair, and Lilita Stripnieks, Chief Executive Officer, St. Catharines Library Re: Proposed 2017 Operating Budget
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2. | Public Meetings Pursuant to the 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, Minutes, November 21, 2016
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| 6.2 | General Committee, Minutes, November 21, 2016
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| 6.3 | Budget Standing Committee, Minutes, November 14, 2016
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7. | Delegations |
| 7.1 | John G Bullivant Re: Change to Composition of Regional Council - "Double Direct" (see General Agenda, December 5, 2016, Item 4.10, Sub-Item 5)
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| 7.2 | Leo DiFabio Re: Interim Control By-law to Support Residential Infill and Intensification Development Review (see General Agenda, December 5, 2016, Item 3.5)
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| 7.3 | Glenn Barr Re: Interim Control By-law to Support Residential Infill and Intensification Development Review (see General Agenda, December 5, 2016, Item 3.5)
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| 7.4 | Ken Gonyou, Upper Canada Consultants Re: Interim Control By-law to Support Residential Infill and Intensification Development Review (see General Agenda, December 5, 2016, Item 3.5)
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| 7.5 | Ed Smith Re: Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) - Investigation (see Council Agenda, December 5, 2016, Item 9.1)
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| 7.6 | Bruce Timms, Chair, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Re: Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) - Investigation (see Council Agenda, December 5, 2016, Item 9.1)
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8. | Call for Notices of Motion |
9. | Motions |
| 9.1 | Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) - Investigation (Councillor Williamson will present the following motion)
WHEREAS the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority(NPCA), a Provincial agency operating in the Regions of Niagara and Haldimand County and the City of Hamilton, is funded largely by the Region of Niagara; and WHEREAS the City of St. Catharines is the single largest local tier municipal contributor of public funds to the Region of Niagara and, therefore, the largest contributor to the NPCA's funding;
WHEREAS, serious questions have been raised about the financial and human resource management of the NPCA; and
WHEREAS, serious questions have been raised about the functioning of the NPCA in upholding its duty to fulfill the legislative mandate, as set out for it in Section 20 of The Conservation Authorities Act, “to establish and undertake programs designed to balance the conservation, restoration, development and management of natural resources.”; and
WHEREAS, Niagara MPPs and citizens have called for a forensic audit of the NPCA's business practices; and
WHEREAS the people of the City of St. Catharines, the Region of Niagara and the Province of Ontario deserve openness and accountability as to how their tax dollars are being spent and how effectively our natural environment is being protected;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Council requests a letter be sent to Premier Kathleen Wynne and Kathryn McGarry, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, with copies distributed to all Niagara MPPs, the Niagara Region, local tier municipalities in Niagara, Haldimand County and the City of Hamilton, urging the Province to immediately initiate an appropriately thorough investigation and forensic audit of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. FORTHWITH
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| 9.2 | 527 Carlton Street (Councillor Britton will present the following motion) WHEREAS the Mayor held a community forum for older adults on Wednesday, November 30, and an expressed concern raised by the participants was the high cost of hydro in Ontario and the ability for seniors to remain in their homes in St. Catharines; and
WHEREAS, Niagara Regional Housing’s (NRH) Waiting List is presently upwards of 5000 households, representing over 10,000 people; and
WHEREAS, NRH’s 2013-2016 Strategic Plan is intended to demonstrate the organization’s commitment to the Plan’s vision and to Regional Council's focus on Niagara as a "healthy community, that supports a safe, healthy, diverse, culturally rich community where people of all ages and incomes enjoy a high quality of life."; and
WHEREAS, between 2011 and 2031 seniors 65 years and older will represent 60 per cent of the population growth in Niagara; and
WHEREAS, the target populations that the Province requires the final Regional Housing and Homelessness Action Plan to include for specific consideration within the community in order to ensure the plan is reflective of their unique housing needs includes the demographic of Niagara’s Seniors; and
WHEREAS, Niagara Regional Housing has stated in public literature that the “majority of the community” to be housed in the new building at 527 Carlton Street will be “those with the greatest wait for housing on the Centralized Waiting List – single, non-seniors.”;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that City Council request that NRH expand its consideration of those to be housed at 527 Carlton Street in order to include St. Catharines senior population; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk make the necessary notifications. 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: • Museum Advisory Committee, July 26, 2016 • Downtown Development and Revitalization Advisory Committee, September 20, 2016 • Heritage Advisory Committee, November 10, 2016
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15. | Adjournment |