The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, February 28, 2022 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, February 28, 2022 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, February 28, 2022 before 9:00 a.m. and attend a test session with City staff on Monday, February 28, 2022 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, Minutes of February 14, 2022
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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 | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Designation of 9 Main Street (Lakeside Park Carousel) under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act
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| 6.2 | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Update to the St. Catharines Register for Non-Designated Cultural Heritage Properties
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| 6.3 | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Region of Niagara Municipal Comprehensive Review and preparation of draft new Region of Niagara Official Plan
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| 6.4 | Planning and Building Services, Director St. Catharines Streamline Development Approvals Plan 2022
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| 6.5 | Engineering, Facilities and Environmental Services P20-068 – Grantham Rail Trail Design Build – Trail Improvements Project Capital Budget Reallocation
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| 6.6 | Legal and Clerks Services, Office of the City Clerk Invitation to participate in Regional Council Indigenous Training Session
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7. | Public Meetings |
| 7.1 | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Application for Zoning By-law Amendment; 109 St Paul Crescent
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| 7.2 | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Planning Act Public Meeting – Recommendation Report Application to Amend Zoning By-law 2013-283 Subject Lands: 290 Oakdale Avenue Owner: 2077626 Ontario Inc.
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8. | Presentations |
9. | Discussion Reports |
| 9.1 | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer COVID-19 Update - February 28, 2022
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| 10. | Motions |
| 10.1 | Social Procurement Councillor Garcia will present the following motion:
WHEREAS St. Catharines City Council values an open, fair, transparent process in all procurement; and
WHEREAS we recognize that every purchase has an economic, environmental, social and cultural impact; and
WHEREAS social procurement is a means to intentionally leverage a social value from existing purchasing to build healthy and resilient local communities; and
WHEREAS, both the Provincial and Federal government have learned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed it should be a priority to be prepared and improve access to opportunities for the Ontario and Canada workforce for employment in essential manufacturing of products, skills training and apprenticeship programs; and
WHEREAS St. Catharines has heavily promoted shop local and buy local to assist City businesses with the recovery from COVID-19; and
WHEREAS the Government of Canada is modernizing procurement practices to leverage the government’s buying power to support socio-economic objectives and to generate positive societal impact by purchasing goods and services from targeted diverse suppliers and social enterprises; or incorporating social benefits requirements into procurement documents; and
WHEREAS other municipalities in Canada (i.e., Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa) have adopted policies to promote social benefits within their procurement policies; and
WHEREAS at its meeting of January 20, 2022 Niagara Regional Council unanimously passed a motion directing staff to prepare a report and recommendation on the benefits of adding a Social Component to their Procurement process; and
WHEREAS the Canada 2022 Summer Games has, via assistance from the Niagara Community Benefits Network (niagarabenefits.ca) and via a workshop offered by Buy Social Canada (buysocialcanada.com), begun to incorporate the priorities of social procurement in their preparation for the Canada 2022 Games in Niagara Region; and
WHEREAS social procurement can be an opportunity to maximize the value of taxpayer dollars for the benefit of the community and alleviate some of the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic while supporting an equitable economic recovery; and
WHEREAS it is also an opportunity to support many of the objectives that the City has identified, including, but not limited to diversity, equity and inclusion, local economic development and employment, reconciliation, and community safety and well-being;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, as part of the City's COVID-19 economic recovery efforts, our Procurement Department be directed to consult with experts such as Buy Social Canada and identify opportunities to include and encourage the City's use of social procurement projects and social enterprises in our procurement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this consultation be conducted in close collaboration with the City's (and their Regional counterparts) Economic Development staff, and our Community Recreation and Culture Services staff plus the City’s Anti-Racism Advisory Committee, other appropriate City Advisory Committees and other community stakeholders, such as Niagara Community Benefits Network and the Niagara Poverty Reduction Network, and others as appropriate, with the intent of ensuring citizen-led economic efforts, local social procurement capacity building and job creation initiatives are included in the City's overall recovery strategy; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Financial Management Services and her staff work closely with their Regional counterparts to provide a report to Council no later than the end of the second quarter of 2022 with potential actions to be taken to adopt the principles of social procurement in the City’s procurement policies, and recommendations for Council’s consideration; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this motion be forwarded to Niagara Region, all other Niagara municipalities plus all Niagara MPPs and MPs.
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| 10.2 | "By the Glass” Manufacturer’s Limited Liquor Sales Licence for King's Court Estate Winery Ltd. Councillor Harris will present the following motion: WHEREAS the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) requires a municipal resolution supporting the issuance of a license to a manufacturer to sell and serve their beer, wine and spirits for consumption at its manufacturing site; and
WHEREAS King's Court Estate Winery Ltd. has applied to the AGCO for a “By the Glass” Manufacturer’s Limited Liquor Sales Licence;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of St. Catharines supports the issuance of a “By the Glass” Manufacturer’s Limited Liquor Sales Licence to King's Court Estate Winery Ltd. located at 2083 Seventh Street in St. Catharines.
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11. | Call for Notices of Motion |
12. | Report Requests |
13. | Committee and Task Force Minutes |
| 13.1 | Minutes to Receive: Accessibility Advisory Committee, meeting of January 28, 2022 (draft) Anti-Racism Advisory Committee, meeting of February 15, 2022 (draft) Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, meeting of December 1, 2021 Cultural Sustainability Committee, meeting of January 26, 2022(draft) Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, meeting of February 8, 2022 (draft) Fallen Firefighters Memorial Task, meeting of January 18, 2022 Heritage Advisory Committee, meeting of January 13, 2022(draft) Heritage Permit Advisory Committee, meeting of December 16, 2021 and January 27, 2022 (draft) LGBTQ2+ Advisory Committee, meeting of February 2, 2022 (draft) Public Art Advisory Committee, meeting of January 11, 2022(draft) Recreation Facilities Allocation Policy Sub-Committee, meeting of November 24, 2021 Recreation Master Plan Advisory Committee, meeting of January 26, 2022 (draft) Social Sustainability Committee, meeting of February 3, 2022 (draft) St. Catharines Museum Advisory Committee, meeting of February 1, 2022(draft)
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| 13.2 | Amendment to Terms of Reference for Public Arts Advisory Committee: That the Terms of Reference of the Public Art Advisory Committee membership be amended to include one representative from the Rodman Art Institute of Niagara and one representative from the Faculty at Brock University’s Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts; and
That this item be referred to Council for approval.
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| 13.3 | Amendment to Terms of Reference for Arts and Culture Advisory Committee: That the Terms of Reference for the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee membership be amended to include a staff member of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre; and
That this item be referred to the next Council meeting for approval.
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14. | Closed Session Council will meet in Closed Session for the following purpose(s): |
| 14.1 | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer 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 of Local Board), 320 Geneva Street, Realty File No. 20.046
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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 |