Regular Council in Committee

THAT: Council hereby directs staff to proceed in accordance with the Drainage Act, RSO 1990, c.17, and further THAT: Council hereby acknowledges the Court of Revision meeting date of February 21, 2006. (

THAT: Report No. IS-05-06 regarding Arena Ice Time – Rental Rate Review be received for information purposes, and further THAT: The recommendations made at the end of Report No. IS-05-06 be

THAT: Report No. IS-06-06 regarding Festivals and Community Events be received for informational purposes, and further THAT: All requests for town services and property to be utilized for a community or special event must first be approved by Council, and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2006 PAGE SEVEN THAT: Council consider, through the 2006 Budget deliberations, the level to which they wish to provide financial support for festivals and community events based on the information provided in Report No. IS-06-06, and further THAT: Council require groups who have demonstrated losses of Town Property in the previous year to post a deposit in the amount of 10% of the value of the requested goods for their next event. (

THAT: Council hereby receives Report No. IS-07-06 for informational purposes regarding potential 2006 Budget allocations based on options described herein for Fort Erie Mobile Services to continue providing mobility service within the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Report No. CS-03-06 be dealt with immediately following Mr. Heise’s delegation, however, the minutes will reflect the order of the Agenda, as printed. (

THAT: Report No. CAO-02-06 be

THAT: The recommendation be amended to require the review of the new Council-in-Committee structure and schedule four months after implementation and prior to the summer schedule to determine its impact on customer service. (

THAT: A public notice be published in the local paper advising of Council’s intentions to amend the Procedural By-law to restructure the Council-in- Committee meetings, that the public be given an opportunity to be heard on the matter, and that a by-law be submitted to Council to amend the Procedural By-law accordingly. (

THAT: Council hereby designate the 1st monthly Council-in-Committee meeting for primarily Community & Development Services business matters and the 2nd monthly Council-in-Committee meeting for primarily Infrastructure Services, Corporate Services and CAO/Human Resource matters, and further THAT: Council hereby confirm its 2006 meeting schedule, as outlined in Appendix “1” to Report No. CAO-03-06, as amended, and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2006 PAGE TEN THAT: The new Council-in-Committee structure and schedule be reviewed four months after implementation and prior to the summer schedule to determine its impact on customer service, and further THAT: A public notice be published in the local paper advising of Council’s intentions to amend the Procedural By-law to restructure the Council-in- Committee meetings, that the public be given an opportunity to be heard on the matter, and that a by-law be submitted to Council to amend the Procedural By-law accordingly. (

THAT: Council hereby approves the January 16, 2006 Land Committee Minutes attached as Appendix “1” to Report No. CAO-04/LC-01-06, and further THAT: Council hereby approves the recommended tasks as outlined in Appendix ”2” to Report No. CAO-04/LC-01-06. (

THAT: The recommendation be and it is hereby amended by adding the words “in principle” after the word “approved” and the words “subject to budget deliberations” at the end of the recommendation. (

THAT: Report No. CAO-5-06 be approved, in principle, as the 2006 Work Program for the Human Resources Section of the Office of the CAO subject to budget deliberations. (

THAT: The lands on the north side of Oakes Drive, west of Hospitality Drive, being Lot 98, Plan 113, nka Plan 453, be and they are hereby declared surplus, and THAT: Notwithstanding the Disposition of Real Property By-law No. 44-95, staff be and they are hereby authorized to offer the lands to the abutting property owners as a non-buildable lot, at the appraised value, conditional upon the property merging in title with the purchaser’s abutting property. (

THAT: The Expression of Interest received from Peninsula Alloy Inc. for the purchase of 3600 Eagle Street, be and it is hereby accepted, and further THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council to authorize the entry into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Peninsula Alloy Inc. for the sale of 3600 Eagle Street. (

THAT: Subsection A5.2 of Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 200-85, as amended, be waived in order to permit Council to alter the May meeting schedule, and further THAT: The Regular Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 be rescheduled to Monday, May 29th, 2006. (

THAT: Report No. CDS-05-06 being the 2005 Annual Report for the Committee of Adjustment be received for informational purposes, and further THAT: A copy of this report be circulated to Regional Planning and Development for informational purposes. (

THAT: Report No. CDS-06-06 be approved as the Work Program for Museum and Cultural Services for 2006. (

THAT: Report No. CDS-06-06 be approved, in principle, as the Work Program for Museum and Cultural Services for 2006 subject to budget deliberations. (

THAT: Appendix “2” to Report No. CDS-07-06 be and it is hereby amended by deleting “Neighbourhoold Plans” from Planning & Development Necessary Programs and inserting same into Planning & Development Mandatory Programs since development applications in the Ridgeway/Thunder Bay areas have been suspended until the completion of a Ridgeway/Thunder Bay Neighbourhood Plan.” (

THAT: Report No. CDS-07-06 be approved, in principle, as amended, as the Work Program for Community & Development Services for 2006 subject to budget deliberations, and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2006 PAGE THIRTEEN THAT: A copy of this report be provided to the Regional Planning & Development Department, Economic Development and Tourism Corporation and Niagara Home Builders Association for information purposes. (

THAT: Appendix “1” of Report No. CDS-08-06 be and it is hereby amended by adding the design and construction of a Skatepark in the Town of Fort Erie to Mandatory Programs. (

THAT: Report No. CDS-08-06 be approved, in principle, as amended, as the Work Program for Parks & Open Space Development for 2006 subject to budget deliberations. (

THAT: The recommendation be and it is hereby amended by adding the words “in principle” after the word “adopted” and the words “subject to budget deliberations” at the end of the recommendation. (

THAT: The “2006 Community Health & Wellness Work Program” contained in Report No. CDS-09-06 be adopted, in principle, as a basis relative to the establishment of priorities and tasks to be undertaken in 2006 subject to budget deliberations. (

THAT: Council hereby accepts the 2005 Year End Report and the 2006 Work Program for the Fire Department for informational purposes only. (

THAT: The hour of adjournment be extended beyond 9:30 p.m. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 9:31 p.m. (