The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, October 18, 2021 Council Chambers and Electronic Participation, 6:00 PM
This Meeting of Council will be held in person at Council Chambers and electronically for the Members of Council. Due to capacity limits due to the COVID-19 pandemic the public can only participate 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, October 18, 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 Monday, October 18, 2021 before 9:00 a.m. and attend a test session with City staff on Monday, October 18, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
His Worship Mayor Walter Sendzik takes the Chair and opens the meeting with a Land Acknowledgement |
1. | Mayor's Report |
2. | Adoption of the Agenda |
3. | Adoption of the Minutes |
| 3.1 | Regular Council (Budget), Minutes of September 22, 2021
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| 3.2 | Regular Council, Minutes of October 4, 2021
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4. | Declarations of Interest |
5. | Motion to Move Consent Reports Consent Reports are approved in one motion which approves all of the recommendations contained in each report. Prior to this motion, a councillor may request that one or more of the reports listed under Item 6 be moved to the list of Discussion Reports. | |
6. | Consent Reports |
| 6.1 | Financial Management Services, Billing 2022 Tax Due Dates and Interim Tax Billing By-law
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| 6.2 | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services 2020 Community Improvement Plan (2020CIP): Status of Existing Approval for 10 Pleasant Avenue and Evaluation of New Application for 75 Niagara Street
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| 6.3 | Legal and Clerks Services, Office of the City Clerk Comparator Research on Remuneration for Council Members Appointed to Hydro Boards, Standing Committees and Outside Boards and Commissions
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7. | Public Meetings |
| 7.1 | Financial Management Services, Property Management Stop Up, Close and Declare Surplus Part of McKay Street (Part of PIN 46172-0430 LT) lying east of Hillview Road, Realty File 21-040
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8. | Presentations |
9. | Discussion Reports |
| 9.1 | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer National Council of Canadian Muslims: Recommendations from the National Summit on Islamophobia Discussion of the report will be preceded by presentations from the following: Zakia Hamdani, Community Member - Islamic Society of St. Catharines Rizwan Mohammad, Advocacy Officer, National Council of Canadian Muslims
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10. | Motions |
| 10.1 | Port Weller East Employment Lands Councillor Phillips will present the following motion:
WHEREAS Section 1 of the Ontario Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, defines “area of employment” as an area of land designated in an Official Plan for clusters of business and economic uses, including, without limitation, manufacturing, warehousing, and offices uses, and retails uses that are associated with those uses and facilities that are ancillary to those uses; and
WHEREAS Section 2 of the Ontario Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, provides that the Minister and the Council of a municipality shall have regard to matters of Provincial interest such as the orderly development of safe and healthy communities, the adequate provision of employment opportunities, the protection of the financial and economic well-being of the Province and its municipalities, the protection of public health and safety, and the appropriate location of growth and development, among others; and
WHEREAS 406 Lakeshore Road in the City of St. Catharines, in the Region of Niagara, is designated General Employment in the Garden City Official Plan, and has been so designated since at least 2012; and
WHEREAS 406 Lakeshore Road in the City of St. Catharines, in the Region of Niagara has been continuously designated Industrial in the City’s previous Official Plans, since at least 1971; and
WHEREAS 406 Lakeshore Road in the City of St. Catharines, in the Region of Niagara, is zoned General Employment “E2” in By-law 2013-283, and has been so zoned since at least 2013; and
WHEREAS 406 Lakeshore Road in the City of St. Catharines, in the Region of Niagara, has been continuously zoned Industrial in the City’s previous Zoning By-laws, since at least 1964; and
WHEREAS the City of St. Catharines undertook a comprehensive Land Needs Assessment beginning in 2017, finalized in 2020, which included extensive public and stakeholder consultation, and assisted in the creation of Official Plan Amendment 26; and
WHEREAS Official Plan Amendment 26 designated Employment Areas for the long-term protection of employment lands in the City of St. Catharines; and
WHEREAS Official Plan Amendment 26 is consistent with and supports the Provincial Policy Statement, and conforms with and does not conflict with the Provincial Growth Plan; and
WHEREAS Official Plan Amendment 26 was approved unanimously by Council for the City of St. Catharines on November 30, 2020, and approved unanimously by the Council for the Region of Niagara on March 25, 2021; and
WHEREAS the Welland Canal is a Federally regulated goods movement corridor connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie and transporting approximately 3000 cargo ships a year; and
WHEREAS 406 Lakeshore Road is directly adjacent to a significant marine shipyard and dry dock facility with 24 hour a day operations, which was recently awarded a contract to build icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard; and
WHEREAS the introduction of more sensitive land uses in the adjacent vicinity could compromise the viability of existing employment uses and any future expansion; and
WHEREAS Section 47 of the Ontario Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, provides the Minister may by Order, exercise any of the powers conferred upon Councils by Section 34 of the Act;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of St. Catharines requests the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to apply a Minister’s Zoning Order to the lands municipally known as 406 Lakeshore Road, in the City of St. Catharines, in the Region of Niagara for the long term protection of employment lands; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Minister’s Zoning Order for 406 Lakeshore Road, order a General Employment “E2” Zone, as defined and regulated by the City’s Zoning By-law 2013-283, as amended, to be applied to the property.
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11. | Call for Notices of Motion |
12. | Report Requests |
13. | Committee and Task Force Minutes |
| 13.1 | Minutes to Receive: Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, meeting of September 8, 2021 Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, meeting of October 12, 2021 (draft) Fallen Firefighters Memorial Task Force, meeting of September 7, 2021 Heritage Advisory Committee, meeting of September 9, 2021 (draft) LGBTQ2+ Advisory Committee, meeting of September 1, 2021 (draft)
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14. | Closed Session Council will meet in Closed Session for the following purpose(s): |
| 14.1 | Financial Management Services, Property Management Property Matter – Disposal (Closed Session report pursuant to By-law 2021-124, Section H3.1(c) a proposed or pending disposition of land by the municipality or local board), Part of McKay Street, Realty File No. 21-040
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15. | Motion Arising from Closed Session |
16. | By-laws |
| 16.1 | Reading of By-laws
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17. | Adjournment |