The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, January 16, 2017 Council Chambers, City Hall, 6:30 PM
His Worship Mayor Walter Sendzik takes the Chair and opens the meeting |
1. | Mayor's Report |
2. | Adoption of the Agendas |
3. | Adoption of the Minutes (Council and General Committee) |
| 3.1 | Regular Meeting of Council, Minutes, December 19, 2016
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| 3.2 | General Committee, Minutes, December 19, 2016
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| 3.3 | Special Meeting of Council, December 12, 2016
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| 3.4 | Special General Committee, Minutes, December 12, 2016
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4. | Declarations of Interest |
5. | Public Meetings Pursuant to Planning Act |
6. | Delegations |
| 6.1 | Coletta McGrath, Executive Director, Larry Maxwell, Board Chair, Quest Community Health Centre Re: Dental Health Access (see General Agenda, January 16, 2017, Item 4.14, Sub-Item 1)
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7. | Presentations |
| 7.1 | Douglas Geddie, Vice-Chair, Host Committee, 2017 Scotties Re: National Women’s Curling Championships, “Scotties” - Update
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| 7.2 | Dennis Kar, Dillon Consulting Limited, Gary McNeil, President, McNeil Management Services Re: Inter-Municipal Transit Initiative - Final Report (see Council Agenda, January 16, 2017, Item 9.1)
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8. | Call for Notices of Motion |
9. | Motions |
| 9.1 | Addition of Special Meeting of Council for Inter- Municipal Transit (Councillor Siscoe will present the following motion)
That Council approve a special meeting dedicated to the Inter-municipal transit issue on Thursday, February 23, 2017, commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers; and
That the Council meeting open to waive the regular rules of procedure to permit a joint meeting with the St. Catharines Transit Commission members and Council to provide an opportunity for joint discussion regarding the proposal; and
That staff be directed to prepare a report for discussion on this date; and
Further, that following the conclusion of the discussion, Council resolve into General Committee to receive and consider the staff report with recommendations. FORTHWITH
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| 9.2 | Request to Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board to Pass Motion to Approve Independent Investigation (Councillor Williamson will present the following motion)
THEREFORE be it resolved that Council request that the Niagara elected officials serving on the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Board pass a motion at their next Board meeting approving an independent and thorough forensic audit, conducted by a third party expert, examining all of its operations from 2012 to 2016 and that the audit be made public upon completion; and
That Council request that the NPCA Board pass a motion at its next Board meeting approving such an audit; and
THAT the NPCA Board, all Niagara Municipalities and MPPs, the City of Hamilton, Haldimand County, Premier Wynne, the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, the Auditor General and the Provincial Ombudsman be immediately notified. FORTHWITH
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| 9.3 | West Park – New Washroom and Site Improvements - Project Number: P14-137 – Fundraising and Amendment to Contract (Councillor Harris will present the following motion)
WHEREAS Council at its meeting of October 24, 2016 awarded a contract for Project Number P14-137 – West Park – New Washroom and Site Improvements to Bromac Construction Inc., in the amount of $1,004,170, plus HST; and
WHEREAS there has been interest and a commitment expressed by several businesses in the community to donate monies in the order of $38,000 towards this project; and
WHEREAS these additional monies will allow for the inclusion of finishing elements on the building (namely windows and a stone finish on the bottom of the building) that were deleted to accommodate the project within the allocated budget; and
WHEREAS construction of the project has commenced and a decision of whether or not to proceed with the enhancements to the building must be made immediately in order to prevent any significant delays to the completion of the project;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve the change in scope for Project Number P14-137 – West Park – New Washroom and Site Improvements, awarded to Bromac Construction Inc., to include the building enhancements at an additional cost of $38,000 plus HST. FORTHWITH
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| 9.4 | Facer Street Revitalization (Councillor Britton will present the following motion)
WHEREAS a sustainable community is one that respects and embraces its heritage to create a sense of identity and pride; and
WHEREAS Policy 4.1 of the Official Plan recognizes that Urban Design principles should be based on sustainable design principles including: • To help create a strong sense of identity and place • To be stimulating, have an attractive and safe public realm, be a compact, walkable, bikeable and a well-connected community • To consist of mixed use nodes and corridors • To have complete streets of all users • To have building design to support street life; and
WHEREAS within the Facer Street area there has been a renewed interest in improving the street and overall businesses as evidenced by the successful Facer Street European Festival held in August of 2016; and
WHEREAS it is important to seek the public’s view on the ultimate vision of how Facer Street should look aesthetically and function practically at the street predesign stage;
WHEREAS the Civic Project Funds' purpose in its terms of reference is to "Fund community projects, external cultural and community improvement initiatives"; and
That Council direct staff to explore funding opportunities from Federal, Provincial and Regional cultural and heritage grant programs for the design phase;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City commit $10,000 from the Civic Project Fund towards seeking public input and develop the City’s conceptual design for Facer Street revitalization and reconstruction by the end of the first quarter of 2017. FORTHWITH
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| 9.5 | 333 Main Street (Councillor Garcia will present the following motion)
WHEREAS the owners of 333 Main St. have recently cut down a number of mature trees on the property and may be submitting an infill development proposal for the site which may or may not include demolition of the existing building; and
WHEREAS the owner of the property completed a Pre-consultation process regarding future residential development of the site within one year prior to the adoption of the Interim Control By-law (By-law 2016-305), and accordingly is not subject to a prohibition on residential development; and
WHEREAS this is one of the most architecturally significant older homes in Port Dalhousie but it lies outside the Heritage District and is not individually designated;
THEREFORE be it resolved that Council requests the St. Catharines Heritage Advisory Committee to consider the designation of the existing building as soon as possible; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council asks the owners to make every effort to preserve the existing building and incorporate it into their development plans. 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, June 22, 2016, September 28, 2016, and October 26, 2016 • St. Catharines Heritage Advisory Committee, December 8, 2016 • Green Advisory Committee, December 14, 2016 • Master Fire Planning Committee - January 5, 2017
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15. | Adjournment |