Regular Council

That: Council does now rise and reconvene from closed session at 6:09 p.m. with report that staff proceed as directed. (

That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended. Councillor Lubberts moved a friendly amendment to add “save and except Report No. CAO-07-2021” to the Resolution, which was supported by his seconder. Resolution No. 3 was voted on as amended, as follows: That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended, save and except Report No. CAO-07- 2021. (

CAO-07-2021 Funding Request for Dr. Myung Gi Kim Resolution: That: Council approves the request in the amount of $50,000 as a Physician Retention incentive for Dr. Myung Gi Kim, who will practice as a Family Physician in Fort Erie, and further That: Council amends the 2021 General Levy Operating Budget to provide grant funding to Dr. Kim in the amount of $50,000 with funding from the Community Health and Wellness Reserve. (

That: The draft by-law be amended throughout to provide that euthanasia only be performed by a Board registered Veterinary Technician, with the specific wording for the amendments to be provided by the Veterinarian retained by the Town. (

That: Council receives for information purposes Report No. PDS-23-2021 regarding the South Niagara Aquifer, and further That: Council consider the financial implications of the proposed education campaign to inform residents of their obligations to inspect and maintain their septic systems during the 2022 Operating Budget deliberations. (

That: The hour of adjournment be extended to 10:30 p.m. (

That: Council approves the proposed housekeeping amendments to the Town of Fort Erie Official Plan, as detailed in Appendix “1” of Report No. PDS-24-2021, and further That: Council authorizes staff to prepare the necessary by-law. (

That: Council approves the amendments to the Town's Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw No. 129-90 as detailed in Appendix "5" and Appendix “6” of Report No. PDS-27- 2021 for the lands known as 80-84 and 94 Jarvis Street, and further That: Council directs staff to prepare the necessary by- laws. (

That: Council receives the March 4, 2021 Land Committee meeting minutes attached as Appendix “1” to Report No. CAO-05/LC-03-2021, and further That: Council approves the recommendations contained in Appendix “2”. (

Whereas 12.7 million Canadian volunteers give their time to help others, contributing close to 2 billion volunteer hours per year; and Whereas volunteers in Fort Erie have stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic to support families, friends, neighbours, and strangers, people standing up to systemic racism, and people sharing insights on how to create a more just and equitable society; and Page 16 of 25 Regular Council - 22 Mar 2021 Meeting Minutes Whereas the Town of Fort Erie is a more desirable place to live as a result of the collective work done by our volunteers; Now therefore be it resolved, That: Council proclaims April 18-24, 2021 as "National Volunteer Week: The Value of One, The Power of Many," and further That: Council expresses their appreciation and gratitude to all volunteers in the Town of Fort Erie for their service, dedication, and commitment to our community. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of John Castrilli from the Committee of Adjustment, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council appoints Sam Pascia to the Committee of Adjustment for the period ending November 14, 2022. (

Whereas the Government of Ontario is providing a one-time $5 million dollar grant to municipal fire services to assist in addressing challenges associated with training and virtual inspections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Page 17 of 25 Regular Council - 22 Mar 2021 Meeting Minutes Whereas the grant is intended to provide fire departments with the flexibility to support two priority areas – firstly, ongoing training needs including registration, administrative programming, technology upgrades and associated costs for attending as well as for providing services, and secondly, if code compliance and inspections continue to be challenging, addressing opportunities for an inspection program which may include technology, capital costs and training to ensure that fire services are able to meet the demand of this need at the local level, and Whereas the Town of Fort Erie is eligible to receive up to $12,100.00 as part of the grant program; Now therefore be it resolved, That: Council approves the acceptance of the Fire Safety Grant of up to $12,100.00 with $8,225.00 allocated to Training Needs and $3,875 allocated to Code Compliance and Inspections. (

That: Council appoints Councillors Noyes, Dubanow and McDermott to hear the outstanding Short Term Rental Licencing Appeal. (

Page 18 of 25 Regular Council - 22 Mar 2021 Meeting Minutes That: The hour of adjournment be extended to 10:45 p.m. (

Whereas Council received a delegation on January 18, 2021, requesting that the Town of Fort Erie declare itself an Age- Friendly Community and formally join networks established for that purpose, and Whereas a great deal of work has been done over the years to ensure that Fort Erie is a welcoming and liveable community for those of all ages, including the aging population of our residents, and Whereas Council’s Strategic Plan identifies ‘Optimizing Health, Housing and Social Well-Being through Service Access and Healthy Lifestyles’ as a priority; Now therefore be It resolved, That: Council directs staff to investigate the various aspects of formally declaring Fort Erie an Age-Friendly Community and provide a report for Council’s consideration no later than the May 17, 2021, Council-in-Committee Meeting. (

Whereas Schedule “13” to Business Licensing By-law No. 217- 05, as amended, provides for the licensing of Short Term Rentals, and Page 20 of 25 Regular Council - 22 Mar 2021 Meeting Minutes Whereas the said By-law further provides for the payment of an Administrative Penalty of $600 and the issuance of 10 Demerit Points to an owner operating a Short Term Rental without a licence, and Whereas in addition to the $600 Penalty and 10 Demerit Points, it is deemed desirable to further provide that a licence may not be applied for or processed for a period of 7 days from the date of being issued the Penalty Notice; Now therefore be it resolved, That: Schedule “13” to By-law No. 217-05, as amended, be further amended to provide that in addition to any other provision of this Schedule with respect to the issuance of a licence, where a Penalty Notice has been issued for operating without a licence, a licence may not be applied for or be processed for a period of 7 days from the date of issuance of the Penalty Notice. (

That: The hour of adjournment be extended to 11:00 p.m. (

That: The by-law package containing: 26-2021 To Authorize the Entry into a Lot Grading Agreement with Brian Breukelman - 333 Eastwood Avenue 27-2021 To Assume Primary Services in the South Coast Village at Crystal Beach Subdivision – Phase 2 (Plan 59M-430) (Marz Homes (Crystal Beach) Inc. – Dan Gabriele) 28-2021 To Rename an Untraveled Road from Bright Avenue to John Bright Avenue 29-2021 To Authorize Entry into A Grant Funding Agreement for Physician Recruitment with Dr. Safa Qazi 30-2021 To Authorize entry into an Agreement with her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario for the Safe Restart Agreement (SRA) Phase 2 Municipal Transit Funding 31-2021 To Deem a Certain Registered Plan of Subdivision Not to be a Registered Plan of Subdivision - Jordon Maloney - 20 Edward Avenue 32-2021 To Enact an Amendment to the Official Plan Adopted by By-law No. 150-06 for the Town of Fort Erie Planning Area – Amendment No. Page 22 of 25 Regular Council - 22 Mar 2021 Meeting Minutes 49 - Royal Ridge Phase 2 Subdivision (613 Ridge Road North) - Town of Fort Erie 33-2021 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90 - Royal Ridge Phase 2 Subdivision (613 Ridge Road North) Royal Oak Property Developments Ltd. (Brent King) – Owner 34-2021 To Enact An Amendment To The Official Plan Adopted By By- law No. 150-06 For The Town Of Fort Erie Planning Area - Amendment No. 50 - P. Leigh Whyte - Agent - Compass Heights Development Ltd & Buf

That: By-laws: 26-2021 27-2021 28-2021 29-2021 30-2021 31-2021 32-2021 33-2021 34-2021 35-2021 37-2021 38-2021 Page 23 of 25 Regular Council - 22 Mar 2021 Meeting Minutes are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: the by-law package containing: 36-2021 To Declare Lands as Public Highway, One Foot Reserve, Being Part 13 on Reference Plan 59R-6020, Burleigh Road North (986 Ridge Road North – Carole Parazader) is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law 36-2021 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 10:54 p.m. to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on April 26, 2021. (

That: Report No. PDS-17-2021 be further postponed to May 10, 2021. (