Regular Council in Committee

THAT:Council hereby authorizes the sale of 0 Richmond Avenue, Lots 718 to 729, Plan 140, NP 480, to the abutting property owners Victor and Corrine Rice for the appraised value of $25,800,00 plus hst, subject to the lands legally merging in title with the purchaser's abutting property, and further THAT:The Town Solicitor be authorized to prepare the necessary by-law and to execute on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie all necessary documents to complete this transaction. (

THAT:A by-law be submitted to adopt a new by-law to Establish the Museum and Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee and repeal By-law Nos. 172-06 and 59-08. (

THAT:Council hereby endorses the recommendations contained in Report No. CDS-26-12 and request the Region to incorporate the recommendations into the Gateway CIP, and further THAT:A copy of Report No. CDS-26-12 be forwarded to the Region of Niagara to consider the recommendations in this report. (

THAT:Council hereby receives this status report for informational purposes only. (

WHEREAS at the Council Meeting of September 26, 2011 Resolution No. 8B was passed directing that any current employees of the EDTC who have been seconded to the EDTC shall become employees of the Town of Fort Erie st effective January 1 , 2012 and that Sections 1.7 and 1.9 of the said Agreement shall be deleted as redundant, and WHEREAS it is now deemed desirable to rescind the aforementioned resolution; NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie that Resolution No. 8B dated September 26, 2012 be and it is hereby rescinded. (

THAT:Consent is hereby granted to consider a Corporate Services matter due to the nature of its urgency. (

WHEREAS His Worship Mayor Douglas G. Martin attended the Mayor’s Round Table on Refugees in Geneva, Switzerland on December 6-11, 2009 as a guest of the United Nations where he participated in a round table discussion on Humanitarian Challenges in the Context of Urbanization as well as several seminars, and WHEREAS the invitation by the United Nations was a direct result of their impression with the work undertaken by the various not-for-profit organizations in Fort Erie over the years in support of refugees from reception at the Peace Bridge to accommodation, education and integration, and WHEREAS the Mayor has once again been invited by The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration (THP) Foundation to participate in the Global Hearing on Refugees and Migration on June 4-5, 2012 at the Peace Palace th in The Hague, The Netherlands, marking the 10 anniversary of the Declaration of The Hague on Refugees and Migration; NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie that pursuant to Section 3.1 of Expense Allowance Policy By-law No. 142-06, as amended, the Mayor is hereby authorized to attend THP to participate in the Global Hearing on Refugees and Migration on June 4-5, 2012 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands at the expense of the Town of Fort Erie in the approximate amount of $3500.00. (

THAT:Council-in-Committee does now hereby go into closed session at 6:42 p.m. to discuss the following: COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012 PAGE SIX (a) Human Resource Matter (Pursuant to Section 239 (2)(d) of Municipal Act, 2001 – Labour relations or employee negotiations) Re: Status of Negotiations with CUPE Local #714 (

THAT:Council does now rise and reconvene into open session at 7:49 p.m. with the following report: THAT:Staff be directed to act in accordance with the instructions of Council in the matter of conciliation with CUPE Local #714. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 7:50 p.m. (