The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, February 13, 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 of January 30, 2017
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| 3.2 | General Committee, Minutes of January 30, 2017
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| 3.3 | Budget Standing Committee, Minutes, January 18, 2017
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4. | Declarations of Interest |
5. | Public Meetings Pursuant to Planning Act |
6. | Delegations |
7. | Presentations |
8. | Call for Notices of Motion |
9. | Motions |
| 9.1 | Community Gardens at Buchanan House Park (Councillor Britton will present the following motion)
Whereas Links for Greener Learning is a valued community organization that is geared towards linking educational institutions, their newcomers and domestic students, with experiential learning opportunities within the Niagara Region; and
Whereas the raised beds behind the City of St. Catharines' Buchanan House property located at 360 Niagara Street are unused and are of interest to Links for Greener Learning to create a community garden; and
Whereas City Council has supported the concept of community gardens in the past; and
Whereas the 2017 Telephone Town Hall conducted by the St Catharines Standing Budget Committee shows that residents support investment in community gardens; and
Therefore be it resolved that the City of St. Catharines authorizes Links for Greener Learning to use the identified raised beds behind Buchanan House for Community Gardens during the 2017 season and for staff to work with them to that end. FORTHWITH
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| 9.2 | Support of Motion - NPCA Third Party Audit (Councillor Williamson will present the following motion)
WHEREAS at its January 18, 2017 meeting, the Board of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) agreed to requests by this Council and those of the majority of Niagara municipalities to hold an independent 3rd party audit of all its operations; and
WHEREAS the majority of NPCA board members are Niagara Regional Councillors; and
WHEREAS at its February 6, 2017 meeting, Pelham Council passed a motion calling for NPCA board members to be selected directly by area municipal councils from their citizenry after an application process that favours expertise in environmental and conservation issues and, requesting support from the municipalities represented by the NPCA;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council endorses and supports the intent of Pelham's motion and the need to appoint members to the NPCA board who have the skills and experience in environmental and conservation fields to effectively fulfill the authority's mandate; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the NPCA, all Niagara Municipalities and MPPs, the City of Hamilton and Haldimand County, the Minister, Premier, Auditor General and Ombudsman be notified. 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: • Public Art Advisory Committee, November 15, 2016 • Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, January 10, 2017 • Social Sustainability Committee, January 24, 2017
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15. | Adjournment |