The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Electronic Participation, 3:30 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, June 2, 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 May 20, 2020
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| 4.2 | General Committee, Minutes of May 20, 2020
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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 to Ratify Forthwith Recommendations |
10. | Motions |
| 10.1 | City Council Meeting Schedule Councillor Dodge will present the following motion:
WHEREAS City Council has implemented an electronic meeting platform and adjusted meeting dates and times during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS many citizens in St. Catharines are beginning to re-enter the workforce and may want to view or participate in Council meetings; and
WHEREAS councillors and staff who participate in these meetings continue to do so off-site until further notice;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council return to meeting on its previously approved 2020 meeting schedule dates, beginning with the Monday, June 22 meeting of Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council meetings continue to be held through electronic participation until, at the discretion of the CAO, it is determined that in-person Council meetings can safely be held; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. not 6:30 p.m. until the resumption of in-person Council meetings; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional meetings of Council, should they be necessary, also be approved for Monday, July 27, 2020 and Monday, August 24, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that appropriate notice be given to the public and the media.
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| 10.2 | Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Board of Directors – Appointment of Councillor Dawn Dodge as Director, Large Urban Caucus Councillor Phillips will present the following motion:
That City Council support the appointment of Councillor Dawn Dodge to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Board of Directors - Large Urban Caucus for the duration of the 2018 to 2022 term of St. Catharines City Council; and
That the costs of Councillor Dodge’s participation on the AMO Board be paid by the City; and
That the Clerk be directed to provide a copy of this resolution to AMO in advance of its June 22, 2020 Board meeting.
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| 10.3 | Body Cameras for Police Officers Councillor Siscoe will present the following motion:
WHEREAS the topic of body cameras for police officers in Niagara has been discussed in the past; and
WHEREAS in 2018 the NRP indicated in a St. Catharines Standard article that they were deferring to a Toronto Police Services study on the issue; and
WHEREAS since that time there have been instances where body cameras on police officers would have been useful in determining what, exactly, had taken place during confrontations;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that St. Catharines City Council call on the Niagara Region, through the Police Services Board, to immediately begin the process of procuring and outfitting officers with body cameras; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this motion be forwarded to all local municipalities; the offices of all Niagara-area MPPs and MPs; and the offices of the Attorney General of Ontario Doug Downey, the Attorney General of Canada David Lametti, Ontario Public Safety Minister Sylvia Jones and Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair.
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11. | Call for Notices of Motion |
12. | Report Requests |
13. | Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports |
| 13.1 | Board Updates from Council Representatives
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14. | Resolve into General Committee Council will proceed to General Committee Agenda Item 4 - In-Camera Session |
15. | Motion Arising from In-Camera Session |
16. | By-laws |
| 16.1 | Reading of By-Laws
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17. | Adjournment |