Regular Council

That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended, save and except Report No. PDS-68- 2022. (

That: Council appoints Jeff Mann to the Fort Erie Transit Advisory Committee, as Conventional Transit User, for the period ending November 14, 2022. (

Whereas Report No. PDS-18-2019 to implement a Backyard Chicken Pilot Program was received and

That: Staff be directed to present options and information on the keeping of hens within the urban area. (

Whereas the current Parks & Beaches By-law states the following: Section 6: “No person shall: (a) permit a dog to be in any park within the Town, except for the following parks: Lions Sugar Bowl Battle of Ridgeway Park The Friendship Trail A.C. Douglas Park 2 (b) permit a dog to be in any public park as described in Section 6(a) except on a leash measuring no more than 182 cm. (6 feet) and only on the grassy areas of said parks; Page 11 of 17 Regular Council - 19 Sep 2022 Meeting Minutes (c) permit or allow a dog to defecate upon park property described in Section 6(a) unless the owner or person in charge of the dog cleans up the excrement and sanitarily disposes of same forthwith." Whereas residents have requested permission to walk their dogs pursuant to the conditions provided for in By-law No. 119- 03, indicating strong public support. Now therefore be it resolved, That: By-law No. 119-03 be amended to allow dogs on leashes in the following areas of all Parks, excluding beaches: (a) in the parking lots; (b) on a designated pathway or hiking trail within a Park; and (c) in the "passive" area of a Park; and further That: By-law No. 119-03 be further amended to include the following definition: “Passive” means open grassy areas that are at least five (5) metres outside the perimeter of a sport court, spray/splash pad or playing field in a Park; and further That: The Animal By-law be amended accordingly. Councillor Noyes moved a friendly amendment to her Motion, approved by h

That: The by-law package containing: 115-2022 To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90, as Amended – Removal of Holding Provision - 412 Ridgeway Road, Crystal Beach - (Marz Homes (Crystal Beach) Inc. – Dan Gabriele) 116-2022 To Amend Zoning By-law 129-90, as amended – 726 Gorham Road – 2655321 Ontario Limited (Mark Spadafora) - Owner 117-2022 To Stop Up and Close Part of the Princeton Avenue Road Allowance 118-2022 To Stop Up and Close the Spartan Terrace Road Allowance 119-2022 To Authorize the Sale of Lands North of Royal York Road to Gloria Jaros (Part of Block A, and Part of Spartan Terrace Plan 447) 120-2022 To Authorize the Sale of Lands North of Royal York Road to Steven Stenson (Part of Block A, Part of Spartan Terrace and Part of Princeton Avenue, Plan 447) 121-2022 To Amend the Town of Fort Erie Investment Policy By-law No. 109-2015 (Remove Semi-Annual Reporting Requirements) 122-2022 To Deem Part of a Certain Registered Plan of Subdivision Not to be a Registered Plan of Subdivision - 66 Catherine Street - Rajendra Saraf and Medini Saraf – (Owners) 123-2022 To Adopt a Procurement Policy for the Town of Fort Erie and to Repeal By-law No. 2-10, as Amended 124-2022 To Amend By-law No. 127-09, as amended To Adopt a Budget Policy for the Town of Fort Erie (Amend Dollar Value Limits of Sections 8.1, 9.1 and 9.2) Page 14 of 17 Regular Council - 19 Sep 2022 Meeting Minutes 125-2022 To Authorize Applications for the Cancellation, Reduction or Refund of Taxes Levied for the Years 20

That: By-laws: 111-2022 115-2022 116-2022 117-2022 118-2022 119-2022 120-2022 121-2022 122-2022 Page 15 of 17 Regular Council - 19 Sep 2022 Meeting Minutes 123-2022 124-2022 125-2022 126-2022 127-2022 128-2022 129-2022 130-2022 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 132-2022: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Council-in-Committee Meeting Held on September 12, 2022 and Council Meeting Held on September 19, 2022 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No.132-2022 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 8:21 p.m. to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on October 17, 2022. (