Regular Council in Committee

THAT: A by-law be prepared for the September 10, 2002 Regular Meeting of Council designating Fire Chief Jim Douglas as the Town’s Community Emergency Management Coordinator and that the Ministry of Public Safety and Security be so advised, and further THAT: As the CEMC, Fire Chief Jim Douglas provides a comprehensive review of the Town of Fort Erie Emergency Plan in accordance with the guidelines established by Emergency Measures Ontario and request amendments to By-law No. 53-97, being a by-law to adopt the Municipal Emergency Plan for the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: The list of taxes and penalties totaling $60,188.85 attached as Schedule “A” to Report No. F-34-2002 be cancelled, reduced or refunded as applicable in accordance with Section 442 and 443 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45. (

THAT: The Council of the Town of Fort Erie supports the recommendation of the Community Gaming Development Corporation of Fort Erie to waive the licence fee for the (Share the Wealth) bingo lottery scheme during the three month trial period at Delta Bingo Hall. (

THAT: An Accessibility Advisory Committee be established by by-law at the September 23, 2002 Regular Council meeting which sets out the duties and responsibilities of the Committee, and further THAT: The Clerk be directed to advertise for interested individuals who may be considered as committee members to sit on the Accessibility Advisory Committee, and further THAT: The Chief Building Official and representatives from Public Works Department and Community Planning and Development Services be appointed to the Accessibility Advisory Committee. (

THAT: Council award the tender for Lakeview Road Storm Sewer Construction (Phillips to Edgewood) – Contract No. PW-.02.LAKE at the tendered amount of $171,384.11, including 7% g.s.t. to DeRose Bros. General Contracting Ltd., of Thorold, Ontario, subject to receipt of a Ministry of the Environment Certificate of Approval, and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 PAGE FOUR THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the necessary by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contract on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Council receive this report for information purposes, and THAT: Council waive Section 2 of By-law No. 211-92, Being a by-law to adopt a Sidewalk Policy for the Town of Fort Erie and to repeal By-law No. 131- 71, to allow funding of the Town’s portion of new sidewalk in Garrison Road Works Area, as identified in Appendix “A” of Administrative Report No. PW-46-2002, and further THAT: Council commit to allocate $352,806.00 from the 2003 Water Budget and $471,514.00 from the General Levy in the 2003 Budget for the engineering and capital works associated with the Town’s portion of the roadway and infrastructure improvements along Garrison Road, from Kraft Road to Concession Road. (

THAT: Report No. PCS-86-2002 be

THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council deeming Lots 138 and 139, Plan 62, NP 402 not to be lots in a registered plan. (

THAT: The Town enter into a Site Plan Agreement with Claudio Kieda and Rina Kieda for a Self-Serve Car Wash on Parkdale Avenue at Dominion Road, and further THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council authorizing the Mayor and the Clerk to execute the Site Plan Agreement and requisite documents. (

THAT: Report PCS-80/CAO-23-2002 be received for information purposes, and further THAT: Council commit to allocate $40,000 from the General Levy in the 2003 budget for the retention of a staff person to assist in the completion of the new Official Plan, and further THAT: Council commit to allocate $60,000 from the General Levy in the 2003 budget for the retention of a consultant to assist in the completion of the new Official Plan. (

THAT: Report No. PCS-81/CAO-24-2002 be received for information purposes and consideration for the 2003 budget, and further THAT: The 2003 budget includes provisions for the filling of the vacant Planning Technician position with a permanent posting for a Development Planner, and further THAT: Council authorize the establishment of a Development Approval Team to include additional development engineering and property/legal agreement expertise in order to assure a common approach in the development approval process, and further THAT: Council authorize staff to initiate a broad-based analysis of the Town infrastructure from a development potential/constraint point of view, and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 PAGE SEVEN THAT: The recommendations contained in Administrative Report No. PCS- 91/CAO-24-2002 be costed out in detail and incorporated into a long- term municipal and regional capital construction program together with an ironclad development policy and that this be the focus of the Town’s economic development activities – identifying physical constraints and lobbying to solve them, and further THAT: Council approve the subdivision application processing schedule listed as Table One in Administrative Report No. PCS-81/CAO-24-2002. (

THAT: Council continue with implementations of the recommendations presented in the Fort Erie Tourism + Leisure Master Plan and the Fort Erie Gateway Master Strategy, and further THAT: Council adopt the implementation Strategy (Appendix 2) as the mechanism to assign implementation responsibility to departments and stakeholders, and further THAT: Council adopt the Terms of Reference for the Gateway Urban Design Strategy and authorize the issuance of the Request for Proposal, and further THAT: Council authorize staff to initiate a Public Space and Facility Use By-law. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby recess into Special Meeting of Council. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now go into closed session to discuss the following: (a) Property Matter (i) Land Committee Minutes – August 7, 16 and 22, 2002 (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now rise and reconvene with the following report: THAT: Pursuant to Confidential Report No. CAO-26/LC-07-2002, staff be directed to act in accordance with the instructions of Council. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 8:20 p.m. (