The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL (BUDGET) AGENDA Regular, Monday, November 8, 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, November 8, 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, November 8, 2021 before 9:00 a.m. and attend a test session with City staff on Monday, November 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
Chair Mat 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 2022 Budget - Telephone Town Hall - Public Engagement Results
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| 6.2 | Legal and Clerks Services, Office of the City Clerk Council (Budget) Correspondence 1 - Memorandum Re. - Replacement of Masefield Stairs 2 - Email Re.- Replacement of Masefield Stairs 3 - Memorandum Re. - Fire Asset Capital Requirements and Concerns 4 - Memorandum Re. - Draft 2022 Capital Budget, 2023-2026 Forecast Amendments
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7. | Presentations |
| 7.1 | Transportation Services Division, Niagara Region Re. Niagara Region's 1-5 Year Transportation Capital Budget Outlook
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8. | Discussion Reports |
| 8.1 | Financial Management Services, Director 2022 Preliminary Tax Estimates (City Only)
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| 8.2 | Community, Recreation and Culture Services, Programs and Cultural Services Correspondence from Rodman Art Institute of Niagara Delegation by Jean Bridge, Chair, and N'ora Kalb, Vice Chair, Rodman Hall Art Institute of Niagara will precede discussion of the report
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| 8.3 | Community Recreation and Culture Services Hanging Baskets
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| 8.4 | Draft 2022 Capital Budget Amendments On October 19, 2021, the Draft 2022 Capital Budget, Four Year Forecast and Asset Management Status was presented.
Councillor Garcia will present the following amendment:
WHEREAS in a 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 were 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.
Councillor Littleton will present the following amendment:
WHEREAS the Environmental Assessment (EA) process is nearing completion for the Secondary Access and a preferred location selected; and
WHEREAS the estimate expenditure referenced in Schedule V (Other potential Capital Projects 2027 and beyond) of the Draft 2022 Capital Budget and Four Year Forecast is $6.5 million and based on the outcome of the EA process the project cost is estimated to be $3.5 million; and
WHEREAS development continues in Moffatt Avenue and there remains just one viable entrance and exit point for hundreds of people living in the area;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that funds for the next step for the realization of a secondary access to Moffatt Street as identified in and supported by the vast majority of participants of the EA process, be included in the 2022 Draft Capital Budget for consideration.
Councillor Siscoe will present the following amendment:
That the Fire Hall # 1 be replaced with Fire Hall # 2 in the Draft 2022 Capital Budget; and
That given the associated site issues and opportunity for redevelopment in Geneva/St. Paul/Queenston area, including Garden City Arena property, that Fire Hall # 1 be deferred and that Staff report back to Council regarding timing and development opportunities at the appropriate time; and
That prior year funding reserved for the Fire Training Facility be reallocated in 2022 towards the Fire Hall # 2, which will reduce the debt funding requirement for this project.
Mayor Sendzik will present the following amendment:
That bike lanes and traffic calming measures be instituted within the parts of the Vansickle Rd. resurfacing project including the following:
Mayor Sendzik will present the following motion:
That staff be directed to look at ways of improving the existing road to allow for active transportation and vehicular traffic to coincide on the street which could also result in increased traffic calming measures that will reduce speeds on the road.
Mayor Sendzik will present the following amendment:
That funds allocated for Region Rd 87 be deferred for one year due to Region’s decision to defer project until a later date; and
That $4.1 Million be included in the Draft 2022 Capital Budget for the reconstruction of Ontario St. between Linwell Rd. and Lakeport Rd. in partnership with the Niagara Region for a completion before the start of the World Rowing Championships in 2024.
Mayor Sendzik will present the following motion:
That prior to the initiating the repairs to the dam at Morningstar Mill, the City engage the Province and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority regarding funding support for the historic dam, and the potential for a new operating model moving forward.
Mayor Sendzik will present the following amendment:
That the Burgoyne Woods Parking lot project be removed from the Draft 2022 Capital Budget; and
That staff be directed to explore the use of materials and methods that are low carbon and/ or Environmentally Sustainable when installing parking lots at City properties; and
That a pilot project be explored at Sunset Beach as a means to research and implement industry best practices; and
That options for the Burgoyne Woods Parking lot be explored following the Sunset Beach pilot project.
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| 8.5 | Draft 2022 Operating Budget - Questions and notice of amendments to be considered
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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 |