The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular, Monday, September 26, 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, September 19, 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, September 19, 2022 before 9:00 a.m. and attend a test session with City staff on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
His Worship Mayor Walter Sendzik takes the Chair and opens the meeting with a Land Acknowledgement. Council will then proceed to Item 2, Adoption of the Agenda. |
1. | Mayor's Report |
2. | Adoption of the Agenda |
3. | Adoption of the Minutes |
| 3.1 | Regular Council, Minutes of September 12, 2022
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| 3.2 | Council (Budget), minutes of September 19, 2022
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4. | 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. |
5. | Declarations of Interest |
6. | Consent Reports |
| 6.1 | Planning and Building Services Demolition of a Non-Contributing Building in the Port Dalhousie Commercial Core Heritage Conservation District – 1 Lakeport Road
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| 6.2 | Planning and Building Services Addition of a New Non-Parking AMPS violation for the City’s Waste By-law 2020-106
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| 6.3 | Planning and Building Services City’s Graffiti Program
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| 6.4 | Legal and Clerks Services Council Correspondence 1 - AMO Watchfile September 8, 2022 2 - AMO Watchfile - September 15.docx
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| 6.5 | Legal and Clerks Services, Office of the City Clerk Changes to November 2022 Council Budget Meetings
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7. | Public Meetings |
| 7.1 | Fire Services, Fire Chief Repeal and Replacement of Fireworks By-law
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8. | Presentations |
9. | Discussion Reports |
| 9.1 | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Update on Memorandum of Understanding with the Niagara Regional Native Centre and Indigenous Friendship Initiatives (Presentation from Niagara Regional Native Centre will precede discussion of the report)
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| 9.2 | Financial Management Services Financial Report and Auditor Findings and Observations for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 (Presentation by KPMG LLP will precede discussion of the report)
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| 9.3 | Planning and Building Services Municipal Housing Action Plan 2017: Status Update (Staff presentation will precede discussion of the report)
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| 9.4 | Community, Recreation and Culture Services / Planning and Building Services New Parkland Dedication By-law (Presentation by staff will precede the discussion of the report) (Report was republished on September 23, 2022 to include appendix 2)
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10. | Motions |
| 10.1 | Renaming of Grantham Rail Trail Councillor Sorrento will present the following motion: WHEREAS in 2023, the Canadian-Polish Congress will be celebrating an anniversary which is of great importance to the scientific, the Polish and to the community at large with the celebration of the 550th anniversary of Nicolaus Copernicus birth; and WHEREAS it was Nicolaus Copernicus who first determined that the earth revolved around the sun or ‘who stopped the sun and moved the earth.; and WHEREAS his discovery changed the scientific world, starting with the Copernican Revolution and continuing to this day with the current exciting advances in space; and WHEREAS the Canadian-Polish Congress will be planning special events across Canada to commemorate this anniversary and will be encouraging other Polish organizations, as well as academic and scientific institutions to plan other commemorative programs; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff commence the public process of naming what is often referred to but not officially named as the Grantham Rail Trail and include Nicolaus Copernicus as a potential name for consideration.
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11. | Call for Notices of Motion |
12. | Committee and Task Force Minutes |
| 12.1 | Minutes to Receive: Accessibility Advisory Committee, meeting of June 22, 22 and August 10, 2022 Anti-Racism Advisory Committee, meeting of August 16, 2022 (Draft) Designations Plaquing and Ceremonies Sub-Committee, meeting of August 19, 2022 (Draft) Environmental Sustainability Committee, meeting of September 14, 2022 (Draft)
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13. | Closed Session Council will meet in Closed Session for the following purpose(s): |
| 13.1 | Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Update #2 – Municipal Transfer Agreements relating to Niagara Transit Commission (Closed Session Pursuant to Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, Section 239 (2)(d) labour relations or employee negotiations)
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14. | Motion Arising from Closed Session |
15. | By-laws |
| 15.1 | Reading of By-laws
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16. | Adjournment |