Regular Council

That: The delegation time be extended for two (2) minutes. (

That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended. (

That: Report Nos. PDS-39-1-2023 and PDS-39- 2023 be

That: Council receives Report No. PDS-41-2023 and approves the Town of Fort Erie Short-Term Rental Land Use Study, and further That: Council directs staff to initiate formal amendments to the Town’s Official Plan and Comprehensive Zoning By-law No.129-90, as amended, in order to implement the recommendations of the Town of Fort Erie Short- Term Rental Land Use Study, and further That: Council directs staff to amend By-law No. 98- 2022, being the Licensing By-law, to incorporate new definitions. (

That: Council extend the hour of adjournment to 11:00 pm. (

That: Council permits Short-Term Rentals in Waterfront Residential (WR) and Waterfront Rural Residential (WRR) Zones between Point Abino Road South and the Peace Bridge and directs staff to include the formal amendments to the Town's Official Plan and Comprehensive Zoning By-law 129-90, as amended, along with the recommendations from the Town of Fort Erie Short- Term Rental Land Use Study. (

That: Council revokes Policy PLA-06, Council Decisions Contrary to Staff Recommendations, and further That: Council no longer requires a second opinion clause to be inserted within Planning staff reports. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Anna Morlacchetti from the Ridgeway Business Improvement Area Board of Management, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Lida Greenaway from the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council proclaims June 5-9, 2023 as "Crossing Guard Appreciation Week." (

That: Council proclaims June as "Senior's Month 2023". (

That: Council does now go into closed session at 10:51 pm to discuss the following: Page 11 of 16 Regular Council - 29 May 2023 Meeting Minutes (a) Pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act, 2001 (personal matters about an identifiable individual, Including municipal or local board employees) (

That: The hour of adjournment be extended to 11:45 pm. (

That: Council does now rise and reconvene from closed session at 11:00 pm with report; That: Council appoints Barbara Dearden and Sandra Fishman to the to the Crystal Beach Beautification Committee for the period ending December 31, 2023, and further That: Council defers appointment to the Fort Erie Public Library Board to the June 26, 2023 Regular Council Agenda, and further That: Council appoints Carolyn Beardwood to the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee for the period ending November 14, 2023, or until their successor is appointed. (

That: Staff be directed to provide Council with a memo regarding By-law No. 60-04, Being a By-law to Regulate the Destruction, Injury and Harvesting of Trees in the Town of Fort Erie, with respect to the following: 1. The resources necessary to implement enforcement of the By-law; Page 12 of 16 Regular Council - 29 May 2023 Meeting Minutes 2. The co-ordination, if any, with the Region of Niagara that would be necessary or advisable when the Town begins enforcement of the By-law; 3. Whether Part V is necessary or should be repealed; 4. Updating the cost of a permit; 5. If violations can be enforced by Administrative Monetary Penalty; 6. A projected date to commence enforcement of the By-law. (

Page 13 of 16 Regular Council - 29 May 2023 Meeting Minutes That: The by-law package containing: 81-2023: To Re-Establish the Community Health Care Services Committee, Adopt Terms of Reference and Repeal By-law Nos. 29-2018 and 66-2021 82-2023: To Re-Establish the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee, Adopt Terms of Reference and Repeal By-law 172-05 83-2023: To Regulate Public Nuisances and Noise in the Town of Fort Erie and to Repeal By-law No. 30-09 84-2023: To Appoint Brandon Gordon as a Temporary Municipal Law Enforcement Officer for the 2023 Summer Season 85-2023: To Set The 2023 Tax Rates and to Levy Taxes for the Year 2023 86-2023: To Amend the Development Charges Interest Policy for The Town of Fort Erie 87-2023: To Amend the Development Charges Payment Deferral Policy for The Town of Fort Erie 88-2023: To Amend By-law No. 167-09 (Insurance and Risk Management) 89-2023: To Accept and Declare Lands as Public Highway on the East Side of Buffalo Road - 592 Buffalo Road – Paljor Tenzin & Nyingtse Tenzin 90-2023: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90, as amended - 525 Lake Avenue - Daniel John Read – Owner 92-2023: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90, as amended 3624 Hazel Street S.R. Niagara Investments Inc. (Rita and Salvatore Visca) - Owner 93-2023: To Authorize the Entry into an Encroachment Agreement with 2550663 Ontario Inc. (Greg Walker) - Owner 214 Courtwright Street 94-2023: To Enact an Amendment to the Official Plan Adopted by By- law No. 150-06 for the Town of Fort Erie

That: Section 1.2 (c) of Schedule “A” to By-law No. 81-2023 be amended to include “satellite clinics.” (

That: By-laws: 81-2023 82-2023 83-2023 84-2023 85-2023 86-2023 87-2023 88-2023 89-2023 90-2023 92-2023 93-2023 94-2023 95-2023 as amended, are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 91-2023: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90, as amended Crescent Acres Subdivision (0-10747 Kraft Road) Crescent Acres Ltd. (Mark Basciano) – Owner is given first and second reading. (

Page 15 of 16 Regular Council - 29 May 2023 Meeting Minutes That: By-law No. 91-2023 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 96-2023: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Special Council Meeting Held on April 26, 2023, Council-in- Committee Meetings Held on May 8, 2023 and May 16, 2023 and its Council Meeting Held on May 29, 2023 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 96-2023 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 11:19 pm to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on June 26, 2023. (