Regular Council

That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as amended. (

Whereas the Regional Municipality of Niagara has delegated to the Police Services Board (“Board”) the power to license, regulate and govern vehicles for hire, including taxicabs; and Whereas the Police Services Board has passed By-law No. 350-2014 (“By-law”) to license, regulate and govern vehicles for hire, including taxicabs; and Whereas the By-law provides that the Board may set quotas in respect of the number of taxi owner’s licences that may be issued for an area municipality and further provides that the Board shall grant a renewal of the licence; and Whereas there is currently only one licencee for the Town of Fort Erie; and Whereas the current licencee does not provide taxi service 24 hours a day, seven days a week creating a hardship for residents of the Town of Fort Erie; Now therefore this Council resolves; 1. That the Police Services Board (“Board”) consider amending By-law No. 350-2014; a) to require all taxi owners to provide service 24 hours a day, seven days a week as a condition of licence; and b) to require a hearing for every new and every renewal of a taxi owner’s licence and that the area municipality shall be given notice of the hearing and afforded an opportunity to comment. 2. That the Board consider granting more than one taxi owner’s licence for the Town of Fort Erie. Page 6 of 9 Regular Council - 27 Apr 2015 Meeting Minutes 3. That staff provide a copy of this resolution to the Board, to the Council of the Regional Municipality of Niagara and area m

That: The by-law package containing: (a) 62-2015: To Set the 2015 Tax Rates and to Levy Taxes for the Year 2015 (b) 63-2015: To Deem a Certain Registered Plan of Subdivision Not to be a Registered Plan of Subdivision - Cecilia and Lino Vitorio (356 Maplewood Avenue) (c) 64-2015: To Authorize the Civil Marriage Solemnization Service in The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie (d) 65-2015: To Amend Fees and Charges By-law No. 40-09, as amended (Solemnization of Marriages) Page 7 of 9 Regular Council - 27 Apr 2015 Meeting Minutes (e) 66-2015: To Appoint Members of Council as Chair and Vice-Chair for Each Business Subdivision of Council and to Repeal By-law No. 139-2014 (f) 67-2015: To Provide for Drainage Works in the Town of Fort Erie, known as the Black Creek Drainage Works 2014 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-laws: (a) 62-2015 (b) 63-2015 (c) 64-2015 (d) 65-2015 (e) 66-2015 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 68-2015: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Meetings held April 20, 2015, April 23, 2015 and April 27, 2015 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 68-2015 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 7:19 p.m. to reconvene into Regular Meeting of Council on Monday, May 11, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. (