The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, July 13, 2020 Electronic Participation, 6:00 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 Monday, July 13, 2020 before Noon. 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 June 22, 2020
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| 4.2 | General Committee, Minutes of June 22, 2020
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| 4.3 | Special Meeting of Council, Minutes of July 6, 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 Public Notice By-Law |
| 6.1 | Financial Management Services, Director Schedule of 2021 Rates and Fees (Staff presentation precedes discussion of report)
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| 6.2 | Legal and Clerks Services, Director Mandatory Face Masks and Coverings in St. Catharines – Draft By-law Delegation from Dr. M. Mustafa Hirji, Acting Medical Officer of Health and Commissioner, Public Health, will precede discussion of the report.
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[Addenda]
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 | Removal of Private Alexander Watson Statue and Review of City Policies Item deferred until the next meeting of Council
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| 10.2 | Emergency Operations Funding for Municipalities Councillor Siscoe will present the following motion:
WHEREAS the City of St. Catharines has remained committed to keeping its community safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic and to delivering essential services when residents need them most; and
WHEREAS the City has implemented financial relief measures to help residents and businesses overcome the economic effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS municipalities have an important role to play in supporting residents, not-for-profit organizations and businesses in their communities during the pandemic and are committed to a successful re-start and recovery of the economy; and
WHEREAS the City of St. Catharines is forecasting a shortfall to its budgets of $10.8 million due to unprecedented revenue losses and incurring increased costs associated with essential service provision and will continue to experience pressures and costs through the recovery period; and
WHEREAS municipalities have limited access to revenue tools to manage through these impacts and will require emergency operations funding to avoid unforeseen property tax increases, reliance on reserve and reserve funds for a long-term period of uncertainty and cuts to municipal services; and WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO), the Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario (MARCO), and the City and Niagara Region have consistently advocated to the Federal and Provincial governments for financial relief since April 2020;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that St. Catharines City Council support the joint statement and call to action from Ontario municipalities represented by AMO, LUMCO, and MARCO dated July 6, 2020; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor be directed to send a letter to local MPs and MPPs requesting that they champion the City’s cause by advocating to the Prime Minister of Canada and Premier of Ontario, respectively, on the urgent need to conclude discussions on a funding formula and implement a program of emergency financial assistance as soon as possible; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be directed to circulate a copy of this motion to the 12 local area municipalities.
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| 10.3 | Public access to Lake Ontario in the area of Abbey Mews / Considine Avenue Councillor Garcia will present the following motion:
That staff be directed to review and recommend future potential features to the new shoreline protection in the Abbey Mews / Considine Avenue area that will reinstate public access to Lake Ontario; and
That staff be directed to include funds in the Draft 2021 Operating Budget to identify potential alternatives and the associated costs.
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| 10.4 | Opening of an Outdoor Pool in St. Catharines Delegation from Rebecca Hanh will precede discussion of the report.
Councillor Porter will present the following motion:
WHEREAS most municipalities across Ontario have opened up outdoor municipal pools; and
WHEREAS St. Catharines has already experienced near record-breaking high temperatures in the first few weeks of July; and
WHEREAS many residents, including families with children and seniors, do not have access to a pool; and
WHEREAS some residents live without air conditioning; and
WHEREAS beaches in St. Catharines have experienced overcrowding, and other beaches in various parts of the Region now have fees or limited access to visitors from other municipalities; and
WHEREAS St. Catharines’ municipal beaches could be closed for unknown periods of time by the Niagara Region pending unfavorable results of routine e-coli testing, which could potentially leave residents without a safe place to swim;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to open the small pool and the large pool at either the Port Dalhousie Pool or the Lion Dunc Schooley Pool with additional safety protocols as required during this pandemic, such as additional cleaning and social distancing; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff make the determination of which location to open based on cost and timing.
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11. | Call for Notices of Motion |
12. | Report Requests |
13. | Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports |
| 13.1 | Minutes to Receive: Anti-Racism Advisory Committee, minutes of March 12, 2020 and June 18, 2020 (Draft) Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, minutes of June 29, 2020 (Draft)
LGBTQ2+ Advisory Committee, minutes of June 23, 2020 (Draft) Social Sustainability Committee, minutes of June 18, 2020(Draft)
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| 13.2 | Board Updates from Council Representatives
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14. | Motion Arising from In-Camera Session |
15. | By-laws |
| 15.1 | Reading of By-Laws
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16. | Adjournment |