The Fort Erie Record

Regular Council in Committee

March 4, 2019

Who was there

Present (3): George McDermott, Ann-Marie Noyes, Wayne Redekop

Absent (1): Nick Dubanow

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 (9 motions)

8 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council approves the amendments to the Town’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law No. 129-90 for the lands owned by Susan and Joseph Passero located at 2651 Nigh Road, and further That: Council authorizes staff to prepare the necessary by-laws. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council approves the amendments to the Town’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law No. 129-90 for the lands owned by David and Christine Watson located at 615 Burleigh Road North, and further That: Council authorizes staff to prepare the necessary by-laws, and further That: Council hereby determines that in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, further notice is not required as a result of the inclusion of a site specific zoning regulation for a minimum lot frontage of 71 m for the retained lot which was inadvertently omitted from the description of the zoning amendment included in the information report to Council. (
Moved by Councillor McDermott
Carried
That: Council receives Report No. PDS-18-2019 regarding the proposed Backyard Chickens Pilot Program, for information purposes, and further That: Council directs staff to consult with the public on the proposed Pilot Program, and further That: Council directs staff to initiate a Temporary Use Zoning By-law Amendment to permit backyard chickens as a Pilot Program in rural residential areas. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko
Lost
That: Council authorizes and approves sale of Everton Road, Plan 474; Fort Erie, being all of PIN 64466-0032 (LT) as a Limited Marketability parcel for the amount of $9,500.00 plus HST, and further That: Council directs that the westernmost two-thirds of the property be offered for purchase to Terry Lamorie and Paula Lamorie of 2394 Thunder Bay Road and the easterly one-third be offered for purchase to Amy King of 2378 Thunder Bay Road with the purchase price being reflective of the proportion of the land being sold, and further That: Council directs that the sale of land be conditional on both abutting landowners agreeing to purchase Everton Road as outlined above and that both abutting landowners are responsible for obtaining a Reference Plan and for its cost, and further That: Council directs that by-laws be submitted to Council to stop up, close and convey the Everton Road Road Allowance, Plan 474 and to authorize the entry into Agreements of Purchase and Sale. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council receives the February 21, 2019 Land Committee meeting minutes attached as Appendix "1" to Report No. CAO- 06/LC-03-2019. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council receives the CNR 79138 Caboose Study for information purposes, and further That: Council directs staff to investigate potential grant opportunities for this project, analyze the results of the Phase 2 Steam Engine Study in 2019 to determine if its recommendations would have an impact on the caboose, and report back to Council in the fall of 2019. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council directs staff to look at some type of revised development charge with respect to open roofed areas adjacent to commercial buildings. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council-in-Committee adjourns at 9:10 p.m. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko
Carried

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