The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, November 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 October 30, 2017
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| 3.2 | General Committee, Minutes of October 30, 2017
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| 3.3 | Budget Standing Committee, Minutes of September 18, 2017, October 2, 2017 and November 1, 2017
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4. | Declarations of Interest |
5. | Public Meetings Pursuant to Planning Act and Notice By-law |
| 5.1 | Public Meeting Pursuant to Planning Act Planning Act Statutory Public Meeting - Information Report: City Initiated Official Plan Amendment to Revise Existing Policy regarding Conversion of Rental Accommodation to Condominium and Other Forms of Housing Ownership (Report contains link to Housing Action Plan Report Number PBS-134-2017)
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6. | Presentations |
| 6.1 | Leon Stambolich, Director, Corridor Infrastructure – Lakeshore West, Metrolinx and Erin Moroz, Director, Communications and Community Relations Re: Metrolinx Expansion to St. Catharines/Niagara and Alignment with Local Efforts
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7. | Delegations |
| 7.1 | Tami Lyons, Representative for Pro-active Resident Advisory Group Re: Metrolinx Expansion
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8. | Call for Notices of Motion |
9. | Motions |
| 9.1 | Municipal Alcohol Policy Amendment - Include Hannelore Headley Chess Park
The following motion to be presented by Councillor Siscoe at the meeting of November 13, 2017:
That staff be directed to amend the Municipal Alcohol Policy to include Hannelore Headley Chess Park in the list of eligible parks designated as suitable for Special Occasion Permit functions.
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| 9.2 | Objection to Charges Dropped Against Dr. Rekhi
The following motion to be presented by Councillor Garcia at the meeting of November 13, 2017:
WHEREAS the College of Veterinarians of Ontario previously launched an investigation into St. Catharines veterinarian Dr. Mahavir Rekhi after four former employees filed a complaint about Rekhi's treatment of animals in his care, and they submitted a dozen surveillance videos as evidence of the animal abuse; and
WHEREAS in August 2016, the college suspended Rekhi for 10 months for professional misconduct and ordered him to pay the college $10,000 and be retrained on how to properly restrain animals, but the college subsequently reduced his suspension to six months; and
WHEREAS in September 2016, Kevin Strooband, an investigator with the OSPCA and executive director of the Lincoln County Humane Society, launched an investigation on behalf of the OSPCA and charged Dr. Rekhi with eight counts of causing unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal and eight counts of failing to provide suitable and adequate care for an animal; and
WHEREAS on November 4, 2017, the Crown dropped all charges against Dr. Rekhi, and this has led to outrage throughout the community;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council, like the community, wishes to add its voice in objecting to these charges being dropped and will communicate our objection to the charges being withdrawn to the Provincial Ministry of the Attorney General; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that our concerns also be communicated to our MPP, Jim Bradley. 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: Environmental Sustainability Committee, October 10, 2017 - Draft Social Sustainability Committee, October 19, 2017 - Draft Welland Canal Fallen Workers Memorial Task Force, September 27, 2017 - Draft Joint meeting of Heritage Advisory Committee and Heritage Permit Advisory Committee, September 21, 2017 Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, October 3, 2017 Accessibility Advisory Committee, May 24, 2017, June 26, 2017, and September 27, 2017
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15. | Adjournment |