The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, July 27, 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 27, 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 July 13, 2020
|
| 4.2 | General Committee, Minutes of July 13, 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 Public Notice By-Law |
| 6.1 | Financial Management Services, Billing Amendment to Parking By-law and Associated Administrative Monetary Penalty By-law (AMPS) (Staff presentation precedes discussion of report)
|
[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 Delegations by the following individuals will precede discussion of the motion: Gavin Fearon Russell Johnston Michael Ripmeester Bergen Steiger
Deferred from the meeting of July 13, 2020. Councillor Porter will present the following motion:
WHEREAS in 2009 the City’s Cultural Services Director presented Report 547, regarding War Memorial and Outdoor Art Condition Assessments, which was commissioned to identify how deteriorated some of the City’s outdoors structures are and what is needed to maintain and restore them; and
WHEREAS the same report identified that the Private Alexander Watson monument at City Hall had urgent deterioration issues that must be addressed; staff were asked to develop a 5-year Outdoor Art & Memorial Restoration Strategy to be considered in the 2010 Budget; and
WHEREAS since that time the City of St. Catharines in June 25, 2018 signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Niagara Regional Native Centre; and
WHEREAS Report CAO-156-2018 noted the City’s particular responsibilities to implement the Calls to Action outlined in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s report;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to consult with the following groups on the relocation of the statue of Private Alexander Watson from the front lawn of City Hall: Heritage Advisory Committee Public Art Advisory Committee Anti-Racism Advisory Committee Descendants of the Watson family Niagara Métis Council Métis National Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff be directed to report back on this consultation with a relocation strategy and include options and costs for possible relocation of the statue that includes contextualization of its history and how this is an opportunity to the education of future generations on why the City did this and its importance to our commitment to Truth & Reconciliation.
|
| 10.2 | Support for Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Call for Drug Decriminalization Councillor Miller will present the following motion:
WHEREAS communities like St. Catharines see a significant impact from drug use, none more so than on the user themselves; and
WHEREAS criminalization of drug use has not led to a decrease in drug use, only an increase in the number of individuals in our criminal justice system, and is therefore not a successful harm reduction strategy; and
WHEREAS St. Catharines has committed to being a compassionate city; and
WHEREAS the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) believe that drug consumption is best treated as a public health, rather than criminal, matter; and
WHEREAS on July 9, 2020, the CACP recommended the decriminalization of personal possession of illicit drugs; and
WHEREAS decriminalization should lead to increased funding and access to healthcare, treatment and social services to divert people struggling with substance use or addiction away from the criminal justice system;
THEREFORE be it resolved that St. Catharines City Council endorses the CACP's call for both the decriminalization of personal possession of illicit drugs and also the treatment of drug use as a public health challenge; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor send a letter with this endorsement to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Health, local MPs and MPPs, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
|
| 10.3 | Installation of Pride Flag Crosswalk Councillor Miller will present the following motion:
WHEREAS staff recommend the installation of the Pride Flag Crosswalk in early 2021 in order to avoid potential additional repairs as a result of winter maintenance activities during the 2020/2021 winter season; and
WHEREAS June is celebrated as Pride Month;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to install the Pride Flag Crosswalk in spring 2021 in anticipation of having the crosswalk installed in time for Pride Month 2021.
|
11. | Call for Notices of Motion |
12. | Report Requests |
| 12.1 | Parking Deficiency at The Beaches Condo, 6-10 Dalhousie Avenue Councillor Williamson will present the following report request:
That staff be directed to conduct a thorough site inspection at 6-10 Dalhousie Avenue, further review the process and events that led to this unfortunate situation and prepare a report by the end of the third quarter 2020 that clearly addresses all the questions raised in the residents' letters, including input from the City's Transportation staff, and recommends:
|
13. | Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports |
| 13.1 | Minutes to Receive: Heritage Permit Advisory Committee, minutes of June 25, 2020 and July 17, 2020 (Draft)
|
[Addenda]
| 13.2 | Board Updates from Council Representatives
|
14. | Resolve into General Committee Council will proceed to General Committee Agenda Item 4 - In-Camera Session |
15. | Motions Arising from In-Camera Session |
16. | By-laws |
| 16.1 | Reading of By-Laws
|
[Addenda]
17. | Adjournment |