The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

GENERAL COMMITTEE MINUTES

Monday, February 13, 2017

Item 4.3 - Proposed Provincial Changes to the Provincial Greenbelt Plan Boundary (Councillor Sorrento)

Item 4.7 - Naming Rights Agreement with the Rotary Club of St. Catharines (Councillor Garcia)

Item 4.11 - Fire Master Planning Committee - Procedural Question (Councillor Haywood)

Item 4.12, Sub-Item 1 - Request to Waive Fees - Kiwanis 19th Annual Duck Race (Councillor Garcia)

Moved By:  Councillor Bellows

That Council approve the Consent Agenda, save and except those items brought forward for discussion. FORTHWITH

Yeas: Councillors Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:

Carried

Follow this link to view General Committee Agenda reports of February 13, 2017

Moved By:  Councillor Siscoe

That Council approve, the application for a Tax Increment Finance incentive under the 2015CIP, equivalent to a 80% tax rebate over a 10-year time period, for the CIP application at 112 Oakdale Avenue (Option B); and

That Council approve the application for a Tax Increment Finance incentive under the 2015CIP, equivalent to an 80% tax rebate over a 10-year time period, for the CIP application at 200 Bunting Road; and

That Council approve the request for an amendment to the Brownfield Tax Increment Based Incentive Grant program agreement for Heritage Point Phase II (40-44 Woodburn Avenue) to extend the commencement date from February 24, 2017, to August 24, 2017; and

Further that Council direct staff that this be the last extension for Heritage Point Phase II (40-44 Woodburn Avenue). FORTHWITH

Yeas: Councillors Siscoe, Sorrento, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:

Carried

Moved By:  Councillor Phillips

That this item be deferred to the meeting of March 6, 2017 for more information and clarification.

Motion to Defer Carried

Moved By:  Councillor Garcia

That Council authorize a Naming Rights Agreement with the Rotary Club of St. Catharines to name the new bandshell at Lakeside Park, incorporating the terms outlined within this report; and

That Council amend the 2014 Capital Budget to increase the Lakeside Park project(s) by $75,000 (inclusive of HST); and

That Council approve the change in scope for Project Number P14-134 – Enhancements to Lakeside Park, awarded to Brouwer Construction (1981) Ltd., to include event power to the bandshell not too exceed $75,000 (inclusive of HST); and

Further, that the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the necessary agreements and bylaws, subject to the negotiation of terms and conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Acting Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture Services. FORTHWITH

Yeas: Councillors Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:
         Carried

Moved By:  Councillor Haywood

That Council receive Report LCS-041-2017 Fire Master Planning Committee - Procedural Questions for information; and

That the Fire Master Plan (when completed by the Committee), be reviewed by a third party consultant, to review the economic impact of the draft plan on the City's Operating and Capital Budgets over the Plan's 10 year length; and

That the consultant engage the public for comment on the Draft Plan's contents, and prioritize the Draft Plan's recommendations based on best practices of other Fire Services in Ontario. FORTHWITH
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Moved By:  Councillor Haywood

That the Fire Master Planning Committee follow the Simplified Rules of Procedure, Section B20.3 for reasons to go In-Camera.

Yeas: Councillors Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Sorrento, Bellows, Garcia, Harris, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays: Councillors Britton, Elliott, and Siscoe
        Carried

Moved By:  Councillor Britton

That all further Fire Master Planning Committee meetings are open to the public.

Yeas: Councillors Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, Bellows, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:
        Carried

That Council receive Report LCS-041-2017 Fire Master Planning Committee - Procedural Questions for information.

Yeas: Councillor Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:
        Carried

Moved By:  Councillor Siscoe

That Council refer the request for review to staff to come back to the meeting of March 6, 2017 in order to provide costs of a third party consultant and to include the engagement of the public.

Motion to Refer Carried

Moved By:  Councillor Garcia

That Council approve the request received to waive fees associated with the rental of Lakeside Park from the Kiwanis Club of St. Catharines for the Annual Duck Races held in 2017 and 2018. FORTHWITH

Yeas: Councillors Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, Bellows, Britton, Elliott and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:
        Carried

Follow this link to view General Committee Agenda reports of February 13, 2017

That the report from the Budget Standing Committee dated February 17, 2017, regarding the 2017 Operating Budget be referred to City Council for consideration after the public meeting scheduled for February 27 and 28, 2017. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

That Council grant early budget approval in the amount of $45,745.00 for the Niagara District Airport to purchase a Chemical Spreader and a Chemical Sprayer funded from the 2017 Capital Budget; and

That Council direct the City Solicitor to prepare the necessary agreements and by-laws. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

That approval of the draft plan of condominium, as illustrated in Appendix 1, originally granted by Council on January 16, 2006, for the lands described as Part of Lot 6, Registered Plan No. 161, municipally known as 77 Yates Street and shown on the location map attached as Appendix 2, be extended for three years to February 16, 2020; and

That the conditions of draft plan approval, as outlined in Appendix 3 and originally approved by Council on January 16, 2006, be revised as follows and as identified in bold in Appendix 4:

i.That Condition 1 be revised to reflect permissions for 37 apartment dwelling
units on the property now municipally known as 77 Yates Street;

ii.That Condition 2 be revised to require the owner to enter into a site plan
amendment agreement addressing changes to building elevations, minor modifications to the building footprint and landscape design, implementation of tree preservation and protection measures, slope stability, waste collection, the potential for archaeological resource discovery, and connection to the Region of Niagara’s sanitary trunk sewer;

iii.That Conditions 4 and 5 be revised to reflect the correct department name
of the approval authority for noise studies and to acknowledge receipt of an approved noise study for this development;

iv.That Condition 6 be revised to reflect the transfer of stormwater management review from the Region of Niagara to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority;

v.That Condition 7 be deleted in its entirety given that tree protection and
preservation will be addressed through the site plan amendment agreement;

vi.That Condition 8 be revised to reflect the transfer of slope stability review
from the Region of Niagara to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority;

vii.That Conditions 9 and 10 be revised to reflect the correct department name of the approval authority for Regional trunk sewer connections;

viii.That Condition 13 be deleted in its entirety given the Ministry of Transportation’s requirements for a traffic impact study (if any) are more appropriately tied to the Ministry of Transportation’s Building and Land Use Permit process; and

That the Clerk be directed to make the necessary notifications. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

That Council authorize the execution of a development agreement with 2494899 Ontario Limited in fulfilment of a condition approved by the St. Catharines Committee of Adjustment in its decision dated April 20, 2016, for a Minor Variance application at 20 Bradmon Drive. This decision has not been appealed. The agreement is to address the provision of a garbage enclosure, bicycle parking, additional vehicular parking, review of a functional servicing report, grading, stormwater management, and provision of additional landscape screening to the satisfaction of the City of St. Catharines; and

That the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the necessary by-law; and

That the Clerk be directed to make the necessary notifications. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

That Council authorize an agreement with the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum to provide staff resources to move forward their strategic directions; and

That this agreement be reviewed after four years related to its success and renewal, and

That the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the necessary by-law. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

That Council grant approval to release a Completion and Holdback payment in the total amount of $86,500.19 plus applicable taxes to Nexterra Substructures Incorporated with respect to Project No. P15-002 Clarendon / Ferndale / Lonsdale / Thornton, subject to no Statutory Liens having been filed and any outstanding deficiencies having been rectified to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. FORTHWITH
     Approved on Consent

That Council direct staff to award the tender for P16-102 Croydon / Bogart to Catalina Excavating Inc., in the amount of $659,949.50 plus HST; and

That Council grant approval to use $150,000 from P16-101 Clover / Heywood / Sandy Cove funded by the 2016 Water Budget to fund the budget shortfall; and

That the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the necessary by-law. FORTHWITH

               Approved on Consent

That Council receive the report Framework to Review Shared Service Opportunities. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

Sub-Item 1 was brought forward for discussion - See Item 3.4

That Council receive and file the items listed within the report save and except Sub-item 1; and

That Council receive and file additional correspondence distributed for the meeting held February 13, 2017, which is available upon request, and includes: (1) Niagara Regional Housing - response to motion of City Council - 527 Carlton Street, (2) Niagara Regional Housing - FAQ sheet - 527 Carlton Street, (3) Niagara Region - Notice of Public Information Centre - Reconstruction on Regional Road 89 (Glendale Avenue) Burleigh Hill Drive to Tremont Drive, (4) West Lincoln Township - Request for Feedback - Proposed Tax Policy Change, (5) Links for Greener Living - Presentation, Proposal for 360 Niagara Street, Buchanan Teaching Community Garden, (6) Memorandum from the CAO, Commissioner of Corporate Services, and Director of Financial Management Services - 2017 Tax Due dates.

Approved on Consent

Directions have been noted and will be provided to the appropriate members of staff.

That staff report commenting on the procedures for Municipalities selecting members of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board (NPCA).

Moved By:  Councillor Siscoe

That staff report on the Corporation's records retention policy as it pertains to emails.

Carried

Moved By:  Councillor Britton

That staff report back to Council after the 2017 growing season in regards to the creation of Community Gardens at the Buchanan House Park for use by Links for Greener Learning's.

Carried

Council will meet In-Camera for the following purposes:

•         a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board, Realty File No. 16-022

•         personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees

•         advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose

Moved By:  Councillor Haywood

That this meeting of the General Committee recess and reconvene In-Camera.

Carried

General Committee recessed to the In-Camera session at 7:44 p.m.

There being no further items of business, General Committee adjourned at 8:36 p.m. and City Council reconvened.

Certified Correct:Confirmed by:

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