The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

GENERAL COMMITTEE MINUTES

Monday, May 07, 2018

Item 4.13 - Charitable Donation Receipts Policy (Councillor Kushner)

Moved By:  Councillor Garcia

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

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

Nays:

Carried

Follow this link to view General Committee Agenda reports of May 7, 2018.

Moved By:  Councillor Garcia

That this report be received for information purposes. FORTHWITH

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

Nays:

Carried

On April 9, 2018, Council approved Clause 1 and deferred the remainder of the decision.

1. That Council close the Public Meeting with respect to the Port Dalhousie Commercial Core and Harbour Area Secondary Plan and the Port Dalhousie Commercial Core and Harbour Area Heritage Conservation District Plan.

Moved By:  Councillor Siscoe

2. That Council adopt Official Plan Amendment No.18 to approve and implement the Port Dalhousie Commercial Core and Harbour Area Secondary Plan as set out in Appendix 2; and
3. That Council adopt the Port Dalhousie Commercial Core and Harbour Area Heritage Conservation District Plan as set out in Appendix 4; and
4. That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the necessary By-laws to give effect to Council’s decision; and

That the Notice of Decision required by the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.P. 13, and the Ontario Heritage Act, as amended, be processed by staff; and

That Notice of the Decision include a statement that public input has been received, considered and has informed the decision of Council; and

That Notice of the Decision include a statement that the Port Dalhousie Commercial Core and Harbour Area Secondary Plan, and Heritage Conservation District Plan are consistent with, conform with, and do not conflict with the Provincial Policy Statement and Provincial Land Use Plans; and

That upon expiration of the appeal period, staff be directed to forward any appeals to the Land Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT) for consideration and final approval; and

5. That Council authorize the City Solicitor or her designate and city staff, as appropriate, to attend any LPAT hearing in support of Council’s decision in the event of an appeal; and
6. That Council direct staff to prepare an amendment to the City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2013-283 to implement and give effect to Official Plan Amendment 18; and
7. That Council direct staff to prepare guidelines and criteria to be established in the implementation of any future Preferred and Beneficial Zoning for the lands within the Port Dalhousie Commercial Core and Harbour Area Secondary Plan; and
8. Further, that the Clerk be directed to make all necessary notifications. FORTHWITH

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Moved By:  Councillor Williamson

That Clause 2 of the motion be amended to read as follows:

That Council adopt Official Plan Amendment No.18 to approve and implement the Port Dalhousie Commercial Core and Harbour Area Secondary Plan as set out in Appendix 2, except that Schedules E1-1B (HEIGHT) in Appendix 2 and the corresponding E-5 Building Heights in Storeys in Appendix 3 be replaced with Schedule E-5 Maximum Building Heights in Storeys from the initial recommendations from the consultants in November 2016. FORTHWITH

Yeas: Councillors Williamson, and Garcia

Nays: Councillors Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, and Mayor Sendzik

Amendment Lost

Moved By:  Councillor Garcia

That the motion be amended to include the following:

That the following clause be added to section 11.3 St. Catharines Heritage Permit Process of the Port Dalhousie Commercial Core and Harbour Area Conservation District Plan as set out in Appendix 4: All Heritage Permits required within the new sub-district being created require Council approval and such permits will always be applied for in advance of Planning’s report and recommendations in order that Council have the benefit of the advice from both the Planning Department and Heritage Permit Advisory Committee when making its decisions. FORTHWITH

Yeas: Councillors Garcia, Kushner, Stevens, Williamson, and Elliott

Nays: Councillors Harris, Haywood, Siscoe, Sorrento, Bellows, Britton, and Mayor Sendzik

Amendment Lost

Moved By:  Councillor Garcia

That the motion be amended to include the following:

That the more prescriptive language and terminology contained in the expert consultant’s recommended Port Dalhousie Commercial Core and Harbour Area Heritage Conservation District Plan, as set out in Appendix 4, be retained. FORTHWITH

Yeas: Councillors Garcia, and Williamson

Nays: Councillors Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, and Mayor Sendzik

Amendment Lost

Council then voted on the main motion as put on the floor.

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

Nays: Councillors Williamson, and Garcia

Carried

The Mayor called for a short recess at 8:51 p.m. and reconvened at 8:58 p.m.

Moved By:  Councillor Kushner

That Council approve the Charitable Donation Receipts Policy as attached in Appendix A. FORTHWITH

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

Nays:

Carried

Councillor Sorrento left the room and was not present to vote.

Council then proceeded to Council Agenda Item 8.

Follow this link to view General Committee Agenda reports of May 7, 2018.

That Council receive for information purposes the report from Corporate Support Services, Human Resources – Accessibility, dated March 28, 2018 for the 2016-2020 Accessibility Plan: 2017 year-end report. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

That Council approve the property tax rates as detailed in Appendix 1; and

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

Approved on Consent

That Council require each ABC’s governance body to approve a reserves policy for each ABC reserve that includes terms, conditions, funding sources, funding uses, restrictions, committed amounts, and targeted balances, maximum reserve balance as percentage of operating budget, and provide the policy to Council for their information; and

That Council receive an annual reserve report from each ABC receiving annual funding in excess of $1 million from the City, that includes year-end results, qualitative and quantitative information on reserve purpose, funding sources, funding uses, restrictions, committed amounts, and targeted balances for each of the ABC’s reserves; and

That the Office of the City Clerk be directed to make the necessary notifications. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

That Council adopt the Special Events on City Hall Lawn Policy (attached as Appendix A). FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

That Council receive and file the items listed within the report; and

That Council circulate the resolution from the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake to the St. Catharines Library Board; and

That Council receive and file additional correspondence distributed for the meeting held May 7, 2018, including comments from IBI Group regarding Report PBS-101-2018 and Proposed Port Dalhousie Draft Secondary Plan and Heritage Conservation District Plan Documents, which is available upon request. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

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

Moved By:  Councillor Siscoe

That Council request staff investigate the feasibility and financial implications of increased Organics pick-up in the downtown business area to increase waste diversion rates among downtown restaurants and food service businesses, and report back within one month.

Carried

Council met In-Camera for the following purposes:

         a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board respecting:

• Realty File No. 06-15
• Realty File No. 09-46
• Realty File No. 18-002

The Mayor called for a motion to move In-Camera.

Carried

General Committee recessed to the In-Camera session at 10:05 p.m.

There being no further items of business, General Committee adjourned at 10:11 p.m. and City Council reconvened.