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The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Regular, Monday, January 15, 2018 

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 December 11, 2017

 

 

 

 

3.2

General Committee, Minutes of December 11, 2017

 

 

 

 

3.3

Special Meeting of Council, Minutes of December 12, 2017 and December 18, 2017

 

 

 

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 and Ontario Heritage Act Public Meeting – Information Report

Port Dalhousie Secondary Plan and Heritage Conservation District

(Report contains links to appendices, which are available upon request)

Report PBS-015-2018

 

 

 

 

5.2

Public Meeting Pursuant to Notice By-law

Master Fire Plan – 2017, Public Meeting Pursuant to Notice By-law 2007-310

(Report contains link to Master Fire Plan, which is available upon request)

Note: There will be an open house related to this item on Monday, January 15, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., in Council Chambers on the third floor, 50 Church Street)

Report FEMS-009-2018

 

 

 

6.

Delegations

 

 

 

7.

Presentations

There are none

 

 

 

8.

Call for Notices of Motion

 

 

 

9.

Motions

 

 

 

9.1

Bottled Water in City Facilities

At the meeting of December 11, 2017, Mayor Sendzik provided notice of the following motion:

 

Whereas previous St. Catharines City Councils have passed motions banning plastic water bottles at all municipally-owned and operated facilities and endorsed the principles of banning plastic bottled water to reduce waste and promote municipal drinking water as a safe, convenient and affordable alternative; and

 

Whereas the list of Canadian and international municipalities, colleges, universities, schools, and public institutions that have banned plastic bottled water continues to grow; and

 

Whereas the City of St. Catharines continues to offer plastic bottled water for sale at City facilities, in meetings, at public events, despite the direction of successive Councils in 2007, 2011 and 2012; and

 

Whereas environmental sustainability is one of the pillars of Council’s Strategic Plan with a goal to lead in the protection of our environment for future generations; and

 

Whereas the City of St. Catharines has invested in municipal drinking water infrastructure in City facilities and refill stations are part of normal practice, as funding and redevelopment opportunities are available; and

 

Whereas, the City of St. Catharines has implemented a Drinking Water Quality Management System to ensure safe, high quality drinking water; and

 

Whereas the St. Catharines water distribution system is fully compliant with the stringent requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act;

 

Therefore Be It Resolved that the City of St. Catharines bans the sale of plastic bottled water in municipal facilities effective immediately; and

 

Be It Further Resolved that City Council directs the corporation to prepare a comprehensive plan to fully implement a plastic bottle ban based on best practices in Ontario municipalities and to provide Council with an implementation strategy, budget, implications for existing contracts and agreements, communications plan, and education strategy with timelines for implementation. FORTHWITH

 

 

 

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

By-law List

 

 

 

 

14.

Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports

 

 

 

14.1

Minutes to Receive:

         Clean City Advisory Committee, February 21, 2017, March 21, 2017, May 16, 2017, June 20, 2017, August 15, 2017, and September 19, 2017

         Public Art Advisory Committee, November 22, 2017

         Recreation Master Plan Advisory Committee, November 21, 2017 Draft

 

 

 

15.

Adjournment