The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Regular, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 

Electronic Participation, 2:00 PM

This Meeting of Regular Council will be held through Electronic Participation in accordance with Bill 187, the Municipal Emergency Act, which was passed by the Province of Ontario on March 19, 2020.

This Meeting may be viewed online at www.stcatharines.ca/youtube

Public Comments: The public may submit comments regarding agenda matters to the Office of the City Clerk by contacting [email protected] by Tuesday, April 7, 2020 before 3:00 PM. Comments submitted will be considered as public information and entered into public record.

His Worship Mayor Walter Sendzik takes the Chair and opens the meeting

1.

Mayor's Report

2.

Adoption of the Agendas

3.

Declarations of Interest

4.

Adoption of the Minutes (Council and General Committee)

4.1

Regular Meeting of Council, Minutes of March 9, 2020

4.2

General Committee, Minutes of March 9, 2020

4.3

Special Meeting of Council, Minutes of March 27, 2020

5.

Resolve into General Committee

Council will proceed to General Committee Agenda Item 1 - Motion to Move Reports on Consent

6.

Public Meetings Pursuant to Planning Act and Public Notice By-Law

7.

Special Presentations

8.

Resolve into General Committee

Council will proceed to General Committee Agenda Item 3 - Discussion Reports

9.

Motion Arising from In-Camera Session

10.

Motion to Ratify Forthwith Recommendations

11.

Motions

11.1

Date of Next Meeting of Council

Councillor Sorrento will present the following motion:

WHEREAS since the COVID-19 outbreak and the provincial and federal emergency declarations many staff and Councillors have been working from home;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve that the next Meeting of Council be rescheduled from Monday, April 20, at 6:30 p.m. to Wednesday, April 22 at 2:30 p.m.; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff provide appropriate notice to the public and the media.

12.

Call for Notices of Motion

13.

Report Requests

14.

By-laws

14.1

Reading of By-Laws

By Law List

15.

Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports

15.1

Minutes to Receive:

         Accessibility Advisory Committee, minutes of February 26, 2020 (draft)

         Economic Sustainability Pillar, minutes of March 10, 2020 (draft)

         Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, minutes of February 11, 2020 (draft)

         Fallen Firefighters Memorial Task Force, minutes of March 3, 2020 (draft)

         Green Advisory Committee, minutes of January 15, 2020

         Heritage Advisory Committee, minutes of March 12, 2020 (draft)

         Heritage Permit Advisory Committee, minutes of February 27, 2020 (draft)

         LGBTQ2+ Advisory Committee, minutes of March 3, 2020 (draft)

         Organizational Effectiveness Task Force, minutes of February 10, 2020 (draft)

         Public Art Advisory Committee, minutes of January 14, 2020

16.

Adjournment