The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Eighth Meeting, Regular, Monday, March 25, 2013
Council Chambers, City Hall, 6:30 p.m.

His Worship Mayor Brian McMullan takes the Chair and opens the meeting

 
1.
Invocation
2.
Opening Remarks, Mayor McMullan
3.
Presentations
4.
Adoption of the Agendas as Presented
5.
Declarations of Interest
6.
Public Meetings Pursuant to the Planning Act (Commencing at 7:30 p.m.)
7.
Adoption of the Minutes (Council and General Committee)
a)
Seventh Meeting of City Council, March 18, 2013
b)
Seventh Meeting of General Committee, March 18, 2013
8.
Delegations
a)
Jim Riddell, Director, Bruce Bellows, Kevin Blozowski and Ellen Savoia, Planners, Planning and Development Services; Re: Zoning Your St. Catharines (See General Committee, March 25, 2013, Item 3.1)
9.
Call for Notices of Motion
10.
Motions
a)
Councillor Siscoe to present the following Motion on March 25, 2013

Niagara Regional Police Detachment

WHEREAS the Regional Municipality of Niagara owns 68 Church Street and 110 James Street, which are currently being used by the Niagara Regional Police (NRP) for a detachment and headquarters, respectively;

WHEREAS the purchase of property for the purposes of building a new local detachment, and the required environmental assessment (EA), will create delays and add financial pressures to the project;

WHEREAS Regional Council has capped the overall budget for the new police accommodations at $83 million, $10 million of which is budgeted for the local police detachment in St. Catharines;

WHEREAS Downtown St. Catharines has been designated as the region’s only Urban Growth Centre under the Province of Ontario’s Places to Grow Act which encourages investment in institutional and local, regional, and upper tier government public services;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that St. Catharines City Council support 68 Church Street as the preferred location for a new NRP District One detachment; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of St. Catharines support circulation of this motion to Niagara Regional Council, Niagara Region CAO Mike Trojan, NRP Chief Jeff McGuire, and Police Services Board Chair Henry D’Angela and its board members.
11.
Resolve into General Committee
12.
Motion Arising from In-Camera Session
13.
Motion to Ratify Forthwith Recommendations
14.
By-laws
a)
Reading of the By-laws
Addenda item
15.
Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports, and Extras
16.
Adjournment