The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL (BUDGET) AGENDA Regular, Tuesday, October 19, 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 Tuesday, October 19, 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 before 9:00 a.m. and attend a test session with City staff on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
Budget Standing Committee Chair Councillor Siscoe takes the Chair and opens the meeting with a Land Acknowledgement |
1. | Chair's Report |
2. | Adoption of the Agenda |
3. | Adoption of the Minutes |
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 | Legal and Clerks Services, Office of the City Clerk Council (Budget) Correspondence 1 - Memorandum from David Oakes, CAO Re. - Telephone Town Hall (TTH) Engagement for 2022 Budget
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7. | Presentations |
8. | Discussion Reports |
| 8.1 | Financial Management Services, Corporate Asset Management 2022 Capital Budget, Four Year Forecast and Asset Management Status (A presentation from staff will precede discussion of the report)
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| 8.2 | Financial Management Services, Director Draft 2022 City Departmental Expenditure and Non-Tax Revenue Budget, Parking Meter Reserve Update (A presentation from staff will precede discussion of the report)
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9. | Motions |
| 9.1 | Multi-Year Fiscal Plan Councillor Littleton will present a motion:
WHEREAS the CAO, in his verbal report at the October 6, 2021 Council meeting, indicated that the City continues to incur additional expenditures related to COVID recovery; and
WHEREAS this puts strain on the municipal finances; and
WHEREAS there have been no additional provincial or federal support being announced for municipalities in Ontario; and
WHEREAS the effects of the global pandemic and future waves creates uncertainty around the City’s recovery;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to develop a multi-year fiscal plan, to be included in the 2022 budget deliberations.
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| 9.2 | Replacement of Masefield Avenue Stairs - Lake Access Councillor Garcia will present a motion to be considered prior to a decision on Item 8.1:
WHEREAS in 2020 meeting, Council approved a shoreline rehabilitation project on City-owned lakefront on Lake Ontario in the Abbey Mews/Considine area of Port Dalhousie due to a collapsing bank; and
WHEREAS because the shoreline project was considered an emergency, staff where unable to prevent the closing of the stairs and lake access at Masefield Avenue; and
WHEREAS the closed metal stairs, and its wooden predecessors, have provided lake access for residents from Port Dalhousie and elsewhere in the City for at least 60 years or so; and
WHEREAS Council received numerous objecting emails when the closing of the stairs was announced; and
WHEREAS at its July 13, 2020 meeting, Council passed my 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" and
WHEREAS the shoreline rehabilitation is now complete and the study conducted as a result of the above motion has just been completed and it identifies what is required to restore proper access and provides a cost estimate;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that funds for replacing the public stairs/access to Lake Ontario at or near Masefield Ave. which was removed earlier this year as part of a shoreline protection project, be included in the Draft 2022 Capital Budget for consideration of future approval.
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10. | Call for Notices of Motion |
11. | Report Requests |
| 11.1 | Hanging Baskets and Flower Pots in Port Dalhousie Councillor Garcia will present a report request:
That staff be directed to prepare a report identifying what would be required to reinstate the hanging flower baskets program for Port Dalhousie where we have had hanging baskets every year for many years.
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| 11.2 | Hanging Baskets in All Wards Councillor Sorrento will present a report request:
That staff be directed to prepare a report on the cost of providing up to a maximum of 10 environmentally friendly hanging baskets in any wards that do not already have hanging baskets.
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12. | Closed Session Council will meet in Closed Session for the following purpose(s): |
13. | Motion Arising from Closed Session |
14. | Adjournment |