The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Regular, Monday, April 26, 2021 

Electronic Participation, 6:00 PM

As part of the City's commitment to safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting of Council will be held electronically.

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, April 26, 2021 before Noon. Comments submitted will be considered as public information and entered into public record.

Electronic Delegations: Those wishing to speak to an item on the agenda must complete the City’s Electronic Delegation Form  by Sunday, April 25, 2021 before 11:59 p.m. and attend a test session with City staff on Monday, April 26, 2021 at
10 a.m.

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 Council, Minutes of April 12, 2021

4.2

General Committee, Minutes of April 12, 2021

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

6.1

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer

City of St. Catharines Beaches Strategy and Amendments to Parking By-law, Associated Administrative Monetary Penalty (AMPS) and Rates and Fees

Report CAO-058-2021

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

Issuance of Debentures

Councillor Siscoe will present the following motion:

WHEREAS it is deemed desirable to issue debentures in the amount of $8,500,000 in accordance with the terms of the various authorizing by-laws applicable to such expenditures;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Corporation of the City of St Catharines as follows:

That the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to request the Council of the Regional Municipality of Niagara to issue debentures, on behalf of the said City, in the amount of $8,500,000; and

That the City Clerk and Treasurer be and they are hereby directed to make available to the said Regional Municipality of Niagara certified copies of all By-laws and Orders of the Ontario Municipal Board applicable and all other information required in this connection, to ensure the issue of the said debentures in the amount of $8,500,000.

10.2

Highway 406 Noise Barriers

Councillor Littleton will present the following motion:

WHEREAS residents in the Moffatt Street residential area began asking for barriers to be installed along the back of their properties that abut Highway 406 more than a decade ago; and

WHEREAS the Provincial Ministry of Transportation noted in July 2011 that the area was one of 60 sites on the province's "Candidate Sites for Noise Barrier Retrofit List;" and

WHEREAS the Provincial Ministry of Transportation noted in September 2011 that the area was "mid-list;" and

WHEREAS the Provincial Ministry of Transportation noted in May 2014 that in 2010, approximately 57,000 vehicles a day travelled along the stretch of Highway 406 in this area, an increase of 21% since 2000; and

WHEREAS not only the residential areas around Moffatt Street have grown in the past decade, but so, too, has major construction happened off the Highway 406 interchanges near this stretch of road, from which one can deduct there has been a further increase in vehicular traffic along this stretch of road since 2010; and

WHEREAS St. Catharines strives to be the most dynamic, innovative, sustainable and livable city in North America;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council calls on the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to install Noise Barriers along the back of properties in the Moffatt Avenue neighbourhood that abut Highway 406 and that a date for such installation be forwarded to all residents in the area; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be circulated to the Niagara area MPs and MPPs.

11.

Call for Notices of Motion

12.

Report Requests

13.

Agencies, Boards, Committee Reports

13.1

Minutes to Receive:

         Environmental Sustainability Committee, meeting of April 4, 2021 (Draft)

         Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, meeting of
April 13, 2021 (Draft)

         Heritage Advisory Committee, meeting of March 11, 2021 (Draft)

         LGBTQ2+ Advisory Committee, meeting of April 7, 2021 (Draft)

         Neil Peart Commemorative Task Force, meetings of
February 18, 2021; and March 18, 2021 (Draft)

         Surplus Lands Development Task Force, meeting of April 1, 2021 (Draft)

13.2

Motion arising from the Minutes of the Surplus Lands Development Task Force Meeting of April 1, 2021

That the Task Force recommend to Council:

That staff be directed to prepare a report regarding 2 Facer Street, including condition of the facility and the potential to declare the property surplus with consideration to not displacing the existing tenant.

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

By-Law List

17.

Adjournment