Regular Council

That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended, save and except Item No. 9.9.2(d). (

That: “Receive & Support” Consent Agenda Item No. 9. 9.2(d) be amended to read: “Receive” only. (

That: Council receives Report No. CS-11-2021 regarding the 2021 2nd Quarter Financial Report, including COVID-19 financial impacts, for information purposes. (

That: Council receives Report No. CAO-21-2021 for information purposes. (

Whereas the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on June 2, 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation; and Page 10 of 20 Regular Council - 20 Sep 2021 Meeting Minutes Whereas the recent discoveries of remains and unmarked graves across Canada have led to increased calls for all levels of government to address the recommendations in the TRC’s Calls to Action; and Whereas all Canadians and all orders of government have a role to play in reconciliation; and Whereas Recommendation #80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process; and Whereas the Federal Government has announced September 30th, 2021, as the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (National Orange Shirt Day) and a statutory holiday; Now therefore be it resolved, That: The Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie does hereby commit to recognizing September 30th, 2021, as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (National Orange Shirt Day) by recognizing September 30th as a holiday for Town employees and by sharing the stories of residential school survivors, their families, and communities.

That: Council accepts the resignation of Carol McKay from the Crystal Beach Business Improvement Area Board of Management, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council appoints Chris Hawkswell to the Crystal Beach Business Improvement Area Board of Management for the period ending November 14, 2022. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Christoffer M. Knutt from the Affordable Housing Committee, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Christoffer M. Knutt 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: The Motion to Request that the Town of Fort Erie Seek a Base Supporter Level Living Wage Employee Certification (Resolution No. 9) be

Whereas access along the Lake Erie Shoreline remains an important issue in the Town of Fort Erie; and Whereas the Council for the Town of Fort Erie has previously requested that the Provincial Government to pass legislation permitting a right of passage along the Lake Erie shoreline, without success; Now therefore be it resolved; That: Council again requests the Premier of Ontario, The Honourable Doug Ford, to implement legislation that will provide individuals the right to pass peaceably along the Lake Erie shoreline and any other of the Great Lakes within 5 feet of the water’s edge, respecting the rights of any private property owners across whose property the individuals may pass, and further That: The Mayor is directed to send a letter to the Premier providing background on the matter and the rationale for this request, and further That: This Resolution be circulated to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Region of Niagara, all municipalities in Niagara, the Members of Provincial Parliament in Niagara and the Members of Parliament in Niagara for their support. (

That: Staff be directed to review the Town’s policies regarding the construction, location and maintenance of storm water management ponds with a view to making these fundamental facilities not only functional for the growth of the municipality but also attractive and useful as neighbourhood amenities, and further That: Staff provide a report to Council as soon as practical for Council to consider appropriate changes to those policies. (

That: the by-law package containing: 106-2021 To Authorize the Execution of a Subdivision Agreement with 828421 Ontario Inc. (Wilson Ribeiro) (Hazelwood Subdivision) 107-2021 To Authorize the Execution of an Amending Subdivision Agreement with Marz Homes (Crystal Beach) Inc. (Dan Gabriele) (Beachwalk Subdivision) 108-2021 To Authorize the Entry into an Agreement to Supplement the Right to Re-Conveyance Agreement with 2713166 Ontario Inc., for 4152 Erie Road Page 17 of 20 Regular Council - 20 Sep 2021 Meeting Minutes 109-2021 To Authorize the Entry into Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario, Represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario for the Purchase of Part Block H, RP 505, Bertie (West Side of Concession Road, South of Bertie Street) – Extension of Hagey Avenue 110-2021 To Assume Primary Services in the Black Creek Signature Subdivision – Phase 1 (Plan 59M-483) (9136916 Canada Ltd. – Gary Lau and Simon Mou) 113-2021 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90 246 & 248 Henrietta Street - LandPro Planning Solutions - Agent - T.J. Lloyd & Rebecca Lloyd - Owners 115-2021 To Exempt Certain Lots from Part Lot Control, Lots 23, 24 and 25, Plan 395 146 Haun Road (Bojan Pavlovic & Dragana Rakovac- Pavlovic) 116-2021 To Amend Business Licensing By-law 217-05, as Amended (Short TermRentals) 117-2021 To Appoint Rachel Munro as Temporary Acting Deputy Clerk in the Absence of the Clerk 118-2021 To Authorize Appl

That: By-laws: 106-2021 107-2021 108-2021 109-2021 110-2021 113-2021 115-2021 116-2021 117-2021 118-2021 Page 18 of 20 Regular Council - 20 Sep 2021 Meeting Minutes are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-laws Nos. 111-2021 To Assume Primary Services in the Spears Road Estates Subdivision – Phase 1 (Plan 59M-419) (Ashton Homes (Western) Limited – Aldo Vercillo) 112-2021 To Assume Secondary Services in the Spears Road Estates Subdivision – Phase 1 (Plan 59M-419) (Ashton Homes (Western) Limited – Aldo Vercillo) 114-2021 To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan 59M-488 from Part Lot Control, Block 42 (Viking Street) Peace Bridge Village Subdivision Ashton Homes (Western) Limited (Aldo Vercillo) are given first and second reading. (

That: By-laws: 111-2021 112-2021 114-2021 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 119-2021: Confirm the Actions of Council at its Council Meeting held on September 20, 2021 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 119-2021 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 8:06 p.m. to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on October 25, 2020. (