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The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

CITY COUNCIL (BUDGET) AGENDA

Regular, Wednesday, November 3, 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 Wednesday, November 3, 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 Wednesday, November 3, 2021 before 9:00 a.m. and attend a test session with City staff on Wednesday,

 November 3, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

 

Chair Mathew 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

Chief Administrative Officer

Update on 2021 Grant Applications

Report CAO-172-2021

 

 

 

 

6.2

Legal and Clerks Services, Office of the City Clerk

Council (Budget) Correspondence

Report LCS-174-2021

1 - Memorandum Re.- Recent Inflation Increases

 

 

 

7.

Presentations

 

 

 

8.

Discussion Reports

 

 

 

8.1

St. Catharines Public Library - 2022 Budget Presentation

Presentation by Qingyi (Ken) Su, Chief Executive Officer, and Karen Smith Curtis, Business Administrator precedes discussion.

Library - 2022 Operating Budget Presentation

Library - 2022 Budget Document

 

 

 

 

8.2

St. Catharines Transit Commission - 2022 Budget Presentation

Presentation by Colin Briggs, Chair, Graham Morrison, General Manager, and Brad Griffin, Manager of Finance and Administration precedes discussion.

Transit - 2022 Operating Budget Presentation

Transit - 2022 Budget Document

 

 

 

 

8.3

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - 2022 Budget Presentation

Presentation by Colleen Smith, Executive Director, Mark Steinman, Chair, Finance and Audit Committee, and Carlos Robayo, Director of Finance and Administration precedes discussion.

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - 2022 Budget Presentation

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre -  2022 Budget Document

 

 

 

 

8.4

Niagara District Airport - 2022 Budget Presentation

Presentation by Daniel Pilon, CEO, and Greg Wight, Treasurer of the Niagara District Airport precedes discussion.

Niagara District Airport - 2022 Budget Presentation

Niagara District Airport - 2022 Budget Document

 

 

 

 

8.5

Meridian Centre - 2022 Budget Presentation

Presentation by Jeff Dixon, General Manager of the Meridian Centre precedes discussion.

Meridian Centre - 2022 Budget Presentation

Meridian Centre - 2022 Budget Document

 

 

 

 

8.6

Draft 2022 Capital Budget – Notice of amendments to be considered

 

 

 

 

8.7

Draft 2022 Operating Budget – Notice of amendments to be considered

 

 

 

9.

Motions

 

 

 

10.

Call for Notices of Motion

 

 

 

11.

Report Requests

 

 

 

12.

Closed Session

Council will meet in Closed Session for the following purpose(s):

 

 

 

13.

Motion Arising from Closed Session

 

 

 

14.

Adjournment