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The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Regular, Monday, May 16, 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, May 16, 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, May 16, 2022 before 9:00 a.m. and attend a test session with City staff on Monday, May 16, 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

Special Council, minutes of April 7, 2022

 

 

 

 

3.2

Regular Council, minutes of April 25, 2022

 

 

 

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

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer

COVID-19 Implications on the Strategic Plan

Report CAO-062-2022

 

 

 

 

6.2

Engineering Facilities and Environmental Services, Geomatics

Stopping up, Closing, and Release any City Interest in Part of the Unopened Road Allowance between Lots 22 and 23, in the Third Concession, Grantham, and Municipally known as 50 Henley Drive

(Approval of Report will set a Public Meeting for May 30, 2022)

Report EFES-073-2022

 

 

 

 

6.3

Engineering Facilities and Environmental Services

Gray Water Collection from Municipal Facilities

Report EFES-074-2022

 

 

 

 

6.4

Planning and Building Services

Vacant Building Registry By-law

(Approval of Report will set a Public Meeting for May 30, 2022)

Report PBS-071-2022

 

 

 

 

6.5

Planning and Building Services, Planning Services

Demolition of a Non-Contributing Building in the Port Dalhousie Heritage Conservation District – 16 Lock Street

Report PBS-075-2022

 

 

 

 

6.6

Legal and Clerks Services, Office of the City Clerk

Correspondence Report

Report LCS-077-2022

1 - Resolution - City of Waterloo – re. Ontario Must Build it Right the First Time

2 - Resolution - Township of Mulmur – re. More Homes for Everyone Act

3 - Resolution - Town of Arnprior - re. Support for Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine

4 - Resolution - City of Vaughan - re. Housing Affordability

5 - Response to Council Resolution - Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force Recommendations

6 - Correspondence - NPCA - re. 12 Mile Creek Valley

7 - AMO Watchile - April 21, 2022

8 - AMO Watchile - April 28, 2022

9 - AMO Watchfile - May 5, 2022

10 - Niagara Region - Development Applications Monitoring Report – 2021 Year End. Report PDS 4-2022

11 - Niagara Region - 2021 Census Series Population and Dwelling Counts. Report PDS 9-2022

12 - Niagara Region - Proposed Niagara Official Plan. Report PDS 14-2022

13 - Outstanding Reports List

 

 

 

7.

Public Meetings

 

 

 

7.1

Municipal Works, Operations

Traffic Accident Cost Recovery and Required By-law Amendments

Report MW-066-2022

 

 

 

8.

Presentations

 

 

 

8.1

John Mascarin, Partner, and John Pappas, Associate, Aird & Berlis LLP

Integrity Commissioner for the City of St. Catharines

Integrity Commissioner Report on Code of Conduct Complaint - 2021-05 - Councillor Karrie Porter

Integrity Commissioner Report on Code of Conduct Complaint - 2021-06 - Councillor Dawn Dodge

 

 

 

9.

Discussion Reports

 

 

 

9.1

Financial Management Services, Director

Update Report – Elected Officials Remuneration

Report FMS-070-2022

 

 

 

 

9.2

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer

Community Risk Management Associated with Social Challenges

(Presentation by staff will precede discussion of the report)

Report CAO-083-2022

 

[Addenda]

 

 

10.

Motions

 

 

 

11.

Call for Notices of Motion

 


 

 

 

12.

Committee and Task Force Minutes

 

 

 

12.1

Minutes to Receive:

         Anti-Racism Advisory Committee, meeting of April 27, 2022 (draft)

         Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, meeting of April 6, 2022

         Cultural Sustainability Committee, meeting of April 20, 2022 (draft)

         Heritage Permit Advisory Committee, meeting of March 31, 2022(draft)

         Social Sustainability Committee, meeting of May 2, 2022 (draft)

 

[Addenda]

 

 

13.

Closed Session

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

 

 

 

13.1

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer

Meridian Centre License Agreement

(Closed session report pursuant to By-law 2021-124, Section H3.1(f), Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose)

 

[Addenda]

 

 

 

13.2

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer

Niagara District Airport Operations RFP Update – May 2022

(Closed session report pursuant to By-law 2021-124, Section H3.1(i), A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization; and (k) A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board)

 

[Addenda]

 

 

14.

Motion Arising from Closed Session

 

 

 

15.

By-laws

 

 

 

15.1

Reading of By-laws

By-law List

 

[Addenda]

 

 

16.

Adjournment