The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, November 26, 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 November 12, 2018
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| 3.2 | General Committee, Minutes of November 12, 2018
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4. | Declarations of Interest |
5. | Public Meetings Pursuant to Planning Act |
| 5.1 | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Planning Act Continuation of Public Meeting - Recommendation Report Applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Subject Lands: 104 Maple Street, 97-99 Niagara Street and 101-103 Niagara Street; Owner: Global Travel Investment Group Ltd.; Agent: Exp (Report contains links; copies available upon request)
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6. | Delegations |
| 6.1 | Mark Brickell, CAO, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Re: Deferral from November 12, 2018 City Council Meeting - Appointment of NPCA Supervisor (see General Committee Agenda, November 26, 2018, Item 3.2)
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7. | Presentations |
| 7.1 | Presentation from Mayor Sendzik to Isaac and Luke Tenyenhuis Re: Recognition for Community Care fundraising
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| 7.2 | Steve Solski, Executive Director, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Jeff McCormick, Acting Director of Fire and Emergency Management Services Re: Strategic Plan Quarterly Progress Report - Cultural Pillar (Presentation Will Be Made at a Future Meeting - See General Committee Agenda, Item 3.1)
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8. | Motions | |||
| 8.1 | Port Dalhousie Heritage Buildings Councillor Garcia will present the following motion WHEREAS at its meeting of December 15, 2014, Council unanimously passed the following motion by Councillor Kushner:
"Be It Therefore Resolved, that staff immediately re-inspect every closed or unoccupied building in Port's commercial core, ensure that the buildings are secure and protected from inclement weather and that all provisions of the new Property Standards By-law and the Ontario Heritage Act are strictly enforced; and That staff report back to Council by January 12, 2015; and That staff conduct a site condition assessment monthly thereafter until the start of the PanAm Games in 2015 and report to Council. Be It Further Resolved, that the owners of these properties once again be strongly encouraged to restore the buildings and make them fit for rental so they can be occupied before the start of the PanAm Games. FORTHWITH"; and
WHEREAS four years later most of the heritage buildings in Port's commercial core remain closed and unoccupied including: 11 Main (Jail), 14 Lakeport, 18 Lakeport, 52 Lakeport (Dalhousie House), the rear of 12 Lock (previously Spice of Life) and 16 Lock (Lakeside / Austin House Hotel) and, in addition, the Murphys building at 38 Lakeport has now been closed and unoccupied for two years and, like the others, has been severely damaged inside; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, in accordance with the 2014 motion, staff immediately re-inspect every closed or unoccupied building in Port's commercial core, ensure that the buildings are secure and protected from inclement weather and that all provisions of the Property Standards By-law and the Ontario Heritage Act are strictly enforced, and report back to Council by the first Council meeting in January 2019; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff conduct a site condition assessment quarterly thereafter for the next 12 months and report to Council; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the owners of these properties once again be strongly encouraged to restore the buildings and make them fit for rental so they can be occupied as soon as possible.
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| 8.2 | Martindale Road Guardrail Councillor Siscoe will present the following motion WHEREAS the private wall at the Northwest Corner of Elderwood Drive and Martindale Road has been crashed into three times in the last 10 years by drivers turning off of Martindale Road; and WHEREAS these crashes have caused great expense to be incurred by the residents whose property the wall is on; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council formally request to the Niagara Region that a metal guardrail be placed at this corner during the Martindale Road reconstruction project to prevent traffic from crashing into the wall.
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9. | Call for Notices of Motion |
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: St. Catharines Heritage Permit Advisory Committee, October 25, 2018 (Draft)
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15. | Adjournment |