Regular Council

Page 6 of 20 Regular Council - 18 Jan 2021 Meeting Minutes That: The delegation’s time to provide their presentation be extended to15 minutes. (

Page 12 of 20 Regular Council - 18 Jan 2021 Meeting Minutes That: Correspondence Item 10.2 2(a) be amended by changing “Receive” to “Receive and Support”. (

That: Council receives and approves the Spears Park Master Plan, to guide development of the park in 2021. (

That: Council authorizes and approves the sale of 0 Maple Avenue, Lot 583, Plan 475, Bertie; Fort Erie, being all of PIN 64196-0015 (LT) as a Limited Marketability parcel to the Applicant, George Burgman, for the amount of $7,900.00 plus HST, subject to the land legally merging in title with the Applicant’s abutting property, and further That: Council directs that a by-law be submitted to Council to authorize the entry into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale. (

That: Addressing “ghost hotels” be

That: Council chooses Option No. 1 in order to address enforcement. Councillor Dubanow moved a friendly amendment with the support of his seconder to change Option No. “1” to Option No. “2”. Page 14 of 20 Regular Council - 18 Jan 2021 Meeting Minutes That: Council chooses Option No. 2 in order to address enforcement. (

That: Council chooses Option No. 1 regarding fee increases for the next two years. (

That: The Report recommendations be amended by adding the following additional recommendations: That: The Penalty for operating a Short Term Rental without a licence be increased to $600. (

That: Council directs staff to report back on the effectiveness of the short-term rental accommodation program by the end of 2021. (

That: Council approves the recommended user fees and charges in Appendix “1” to Report No. PDS-09- 2021 regarding proposed changes to the Building Permit fees. (

That: Council directs staff to submit a Report with recommendations with respect to amending Fence By-law No. 70-2013 with respect to providing additional flexibility regarding setbacks and lengths for the installation of privacy screens when attached or placed next to a fence of open construction. (

That: Staff are directed to review and recommend to Council amendments to Sign By-law No. 119-2017 to provide regulations governing signs expressing messages, including that such signs may remain in place for up to 3 months without the requirement of a permit. (

That: The by-law package containing: 1-2021 To Waive Business Licensing Fees (Excluding Short Term Rentals) for 2021 2-2021 To Provide for Interim Taxes for the Year 2021 3-2021 To Authorize the Mayor or Acting Mayor and the Treasurer or Deputy Treasurer of The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie to Borrow Certain Sums to Meet Expenses for the Year 2021 4-2021 To Adopt the 2021 Water and Wastewater Budget, to Adopt Rates and Fees for the Year 2021 5-2021 To Deem a Certain Registered Plan of Subdivision Not to be a Registered Plan of Subdivision - Paul Robert Collee and Mary Jane Collee - 3806 Crystal Beach Drive & 0 Crystal Beach Drive 6-2021 To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan 59M-452 from Part Lot Control, Block 3, 223, 227 and 231 Alderson Court - Park Lane Home Builders Limited (J. Hill) 7-2021 To Authorize the Entry into a Development Agreement with 2682384 Ontario Inc. (Adam Bosco) (3356 Thunder Bay Road) 8-2021 To Authorize Entry into an Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario for the Municipal Transit Enhanced Cleaning (MTEC) Fund 9-2021 To Establish a Park Naming Policy for the Town of Fort Erie is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law Nos.: 1-2021 2-2021 3-2021 4-2021 5-2021 6-2021 7-2021 8-2021 9-2021 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 10-2021: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Council-in-Committee Meeting held on January 11, 2021 and Council Meeting held on January 18, 2021 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 10-2021 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 9:46 p.m. to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on February 22, 2021. (