Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (20 motions)
18 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended, save and except Item Nos. 9.2 2(c), 9.2 2(f) and 9.2 3(e). (
Moved by Councillor McDermott, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
Receive - Fort Erie SPCA Board of Directors Minutes - April 28, 2022; May 26, 2022 As the May 26, 2022 Minutes were not signed and the meeting did not appear to have quorum, Council withheld receiving them. Mayor Redekop requested the CAO to find out the status of the Minutes and report back to Council. That: The April 28, 2022 Minutes only be received. (
Moved by Councillor McDermott, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: The City of Cambridge correspondence be received and
Moved by Mayor Dubanow, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Referred
That: The Environmental Advisory Committee Recommendation March 31, 2022 Minutes regarding 880 Edgemere Road be postponed to the Council Meeting of July 18, 2022 in order for staff to provide additional information. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko, seconded by Councillor Noyes
Carried
May 25, 2022 regarding: 842 Rosehill Road: Request to remove EC Overlay be denied until an Environmental Impact Study is Page 11 of 21 Regular Council - 27 Jun 2022 Meeting Minutes completed and approved by the Environmental Advisory Committee. (
Moved by Councillor McDermott, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: The Resolution be amended by adding that the matter of Council remuneration be
Moved by Councillor Butler, seconded by Councillor Lubberts
Referred
That: Council accepts the resignation of Shirley Opie from the Communities in Bloom Committee, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (
Moved by Councillor Butler, seconded by Councillor McDermott
Carried
Page 12 of 21 Regular Council - 27 Jun 2022 Meeting Minutes Be it resolved that Council of The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie, directs staff to apply for a grant opportunity from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program for Optimized Water and Wastewater Asset Management Using Machine Learning, and further Be it therefore resolved that The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie commits to conducting the following activities in its proposed project submitted to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program to advance our asset management program: • Take part in the Community of Municipal Innovators; and • InteliPipes Dashboard; and • Data Quality Control and Analysis. Be it further resolved that the Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie commits $50,000 from its budget toward the costs of this initiative. (
Moved by Councillor Noyes, seconded by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
That: Council of the Town of Fort Erie consents to the passage of the Waterpipe By-law of the Regional Municipality of Niagara, being a by-law to regulate waterpipe smoking in the Region. (
Moved by Councillor McDermott, seconded by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
That: Council requests the Province of Ontario to amend the Ontario Building Code to provide municipalities with greater flexibility in controlling orderly and timely construction of new and renovated buildings of all types. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council directs staff to prepare a report to Council on policies that can be adopted to better control construction within the municipality, particularly but not exclusively, regarding mud- tracking, road obstruction, lot grading requirements for renovations resulting in expanded building footprints, and increased financial deposits. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: The by-law package containing: 69-2022 To Authorize Applications for the Cancellation, Reduction or Refund of Taxes Levied for the Years 2020, 2021, and 2022 70-2022 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90, as amended 3914 Alexandra Road - Centurion Building Corporation (Nicholas Colaneri) - Owner 74-2022 To Authorize the Extension of the Business Banking Agreement with TD Commercial Banking for the Provision of Banking Services Page 18 of 21 Regular Council - 27 Jun 2022 Meeting Minutes 75-2022 To Accept and Declare Lands as Public Highway on the South Side of East Main Street (3595 East Main Street – 1712131 Ontario Inc. – Beam Home Builders – Lawrence Beam) 77-2022 To Authorize the Entry into a Niagara Gateway Economic Zone and Centre Community Improvement Plan (1700 Pettit Road - Siltech Corporation) is given first and second reading. (
Moved by Councillor Lubberts, seconded by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: By-laws: 69-2022 70-2022 74-2022 75-2022 77-2022 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (
Moved by Councillor Noyes, seconded by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
That: The by-law package containing: 71-2022 To Authorize the Entry into a Lease Agreement with Fort Erie International Academy (Summer Aquatic Program) 72-2022 To Amend Fees and Charges By-law No. 40-09, as amended (Summer Aquatic Program Fees – Fort Erie International Academy) is given first and second reading. (
Moved by Councillor Lubberts, seconded by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: By-laws: 71-2022 72-2022 Page 19 of 21 Regular Council - 27 Jun 2022 Meeting Minutes are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (
Moved by Councillor Noyes, seconded by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
That: The by-law package containing: 73-2022 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90, as amended 3285 Thunder Bay Road Westwind Niagara Developments Inc. (Alfred Beam) - Owner 76-2022 To Authorize the Entry into an Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding with Westwind Niagara Developments Inc. (Alfred Beam) - 3285 Thunder Bay Road is given first and second reading. (
Moved by Councillor Lubberts, seconded by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: By-laws: 73-2022 76-2022 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (
Moved by Councillor Noyes, seconded by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
Page 20 of 21 Regular Council - 27 Jun 2022 Meeting Minutes That: By-law No. 78-2022: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Council-in-Committee Meetings Held on June 13, 2022 and June 20, 2022, and Council Meeting Held on June 27, 2022 is given first and second reading. (
Moved by Councillor Dubanow, seconded by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: By-law No. 78-2022 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko, seconded by Councillor McDermott
Carried
That: Council adjourns at 8:05 p.m. to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on July 18, 2022. (
Moved by Councillor Dubanow, seconded by Councillor McDermott