The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, August 29, 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. At this time 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, August 29, 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, August 29, 2022 before 9:00 a.m. and attend a test session with City staff on Monday, August 29, 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, meeting of August 8, 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 Update to the St. Catharines Register of Non-Designated Cultural Heritage Properties
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| 6.2 | Legal and Clerks Services, Office of the City Clerk Council Correspondence 1 - Resolution - Town of Aylmer - Warming and Cooling Centre Policy 2 - Correspondence from MPAC - re. Impact of Delayed Property Tax Reassessments
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7. | Public Meetings |
| 7.1 | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Application to Amend Official Plan and Zoning By-law 2013-283 Subject Lands: 89 Page Street and 124 Niagara Street
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| 7.2 | Planning and Building Services, Planning Services Application to Amend the City’s Zoning By-law 2013-283 Subject Lands: 19 Melody Trail
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| 7.3 | Planning and Building Services Creation of a Vital Services By-law and Related Administrative Monetary Penalties
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8. | Presentations |
9. | Discussion Reports |
| 9.1 | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer City of St. Catharines People Strategy. (Staff presentation will precede discussion of the item.)
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| 9.2 | Financial Management Services Multi-Year Budget Policy (Staff presentation will precede discussion of the item)
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10. | Motions |
| 10.1 | Budget Standing Committee held as Meetings of Council until 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets are Approved Councillor Littleton will present the following motion:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Budget Standing Committee be suspended as of and including the meeting scheduled for September 19, 2022, until the 2023 Operating and Capital Budgets are approved by City Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Budget Standing Committee meetings scheduled for September 19, 2022; November 2, 2022; November 9, 2022; and November 30, 2022, be held as meetings of Council; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that at the above-noted meetings City Council consider any items that would have otherwise been reviewed by the Budget Standing Committee; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that agendas for these meetings be published, where possible, five days prior to the meeting; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council suspend the rules in accordance with Procedural By-law 2021-124, article A4 Suspension of the Rules, to allow Councillor Littleton, as current Chair of the Budget Standing Committee, to Chair those meetings of City Council which are held this term, and Councillor Phillips, as current Vice-Chair of the Budget Standing Committee, to be the Vice-Chair for those meetings of City Council which are held this term.
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| 10.2 | Paid Parking Exemption for Volunteers for the Terry Fox Run Councillor Garcia will present the following motion:
WHEREAS the Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held around the world to raise money for cancer research in commemoration of Canadian hero and cancer activist Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope; and
WHEREAS the event was first held 1981, including the first Run in St. Catharines, and there are now Runs in more than 30 countries around the world with over $750 million having been raised for cancer research; and
WHEREAS the Run is managed and organized by community volunteers and it has no corporate sponsorship, in accordance with Terry's original wishes of not seeking fame or fortune from his endeavour; and
WHEREAS the annual Run in St. Catharines returns to Lakeside Park and Port Dalhousie on Sunday September 18, 2022 after a two-year pandemic hiatus; and
WHEREAS the volunteers were not aware that there was paid parking at Lakeside Park when they decided on the Run's return and they believe that if those registering have to pay for parking this would significantly affect participation and their ability to raise funds;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Terry Fox Run be granted an exemption to paid parking at the Lakeside Park lot between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
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| 10.3 | Special Council Meeting - September 28, 2022 Councillor Sorrento will present the following motion:
That Council approve a Special Council Meeting for Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 6:00 pm; and
That the special meeting be held for the purpose of a presentation from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks; and
That the City Clerk be directed to make the necessary notifications.
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11. | Call for Notices of Motion |
12. | Committee and Task Force Minutes |
| 12.1 | Minutes to Receive: Anti-Racism Advisory Committee, meeting of July 19, 2022(draft); Cultural Sustainability Committee, meeting of August 17, 2022(draft); Designations, Plaquing, and Ceremonies Sub-Committee, meeting of June 24, 2022 and July 22, 2022; Green Advisory Committee, meeting of July 20, 2022 and August 17, 2022 (draft); Heritage Permit Advisory Committee, meeting of July 28, 2022 (draft) Museum Advisory Committee, meeting of May 17, 2022 and July 19, 2022 (draft); Recreation Master Plan Advisory Committee, meeting of July 20, 2022 (draft); Social Sustainability Pillar Committee, meeting of August 4, 2022 (draft).
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| 12.2 | Resolution from Social Sustainability Committee regarding Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action Councillor Miller will present the following motion:
That the resolution from the Anti-Racism Advisory Committee in Support of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action be received by City Council for information; and
That City staff develop an action plan to fulfill the municipal parts of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to actions with a time frame; and
That City staff implement an education plan for staff about legal obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and about Indigenous rights; and
That City Council renounce the Doctrine of Discovery.
See the Social Sustainability Minutes of August 4, 2022, page 11, for the Anti-Racism Advisory Committee's Resolution on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Action Plan.
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| 12.3 | Resolution from Social Sustainability Committee regarding Jeff Dunham Performance at the Meridian Centre Councillor Miller will present the following motion:
That the resolution from the Anti-Racism Advisory Committee regarding Jeff Dunham’s performance at the Meridian Centre be received by City Council for information; and
That City Council request that ASM Global consider cancelling the Jeff Dunham performance at the Meridian Centre; and
That going forward City staff look at creating guiding principles for future performances at all City facilities with input from equity seeking groups and / or advisory committees.
See the Social Sustainability Minutes of August 4, 2022, page 12, for the Anti-Racism Advisory Committee's resolution on Jeff Dunham Performance
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13. | Closed Session Council will meet in Closed Session for the following purpose(s): |
14. | Motion Arising from Closed Session |
15. | By-laws |
| 15.1 | Reading of By-laws
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16. | Adjournment |