Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (6 motions)
6 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That: Consideration of Capital Project DGTS26 Douglastown Spray Pad, as identified in Appendix 3 of Report CBC-01-2026, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Noyes
Carried
THAT: The motion be amended to provide that Council adopt a $50,000 design component for the Douglastown Spray Pad, funded from the Parkland Reserve, with anticipated construction for 2027.
Moved by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
That: Council receives for information purposes Report CBC-04-2026 regarding the 2026 Fort Erie Public Library Board Budget request as set out in Appendix 1 to be incorporated into the consolidated General Levy Operating Budget for adoption.
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council receives Report CBC-05-2026 regarding the analysis of the 2025 assessment for the 2026 taxation year for information purposes.
Moved by Councillor Lewis
Carried
PART 1 That: 2026 Supplementary Base Budget items, subject of previous reports or resolutions, be excluded. PART 2 That: The following 2026 Supplementary one-time items, subject of previous reports or resolutions, be adopted: 2.1 $500,000 for a Coal Docks grant funded by the General Levy Rate Stabilization (GLRS) Reserve. PART 3 That: 2026 Supplementary Base Budget new funding requests be excluded. PART 4 That: The following 2026 Supplementary one-time new funding requests be adopted: $250,000 for an Urban Ditching Master Plan funded by the GLRS Reserve $150,000 for a Rural Ditching Master Plan update funded by the GLRS Reserve $125,000 for Fire prevention leadership and development consultants funded by the GLRS Reserve. PART 5 That: The following 2026 grants be adopted: $29,750 for Fort Erie Lions Senior Citizens complex $39,071 for business improvement area watering $28,853 for Beachcombers Seniors Complex $19,500 for Community events $1,766,989 for the Fort Erie Public Library. PART 6 That: The following 2026 Business Improvement Area (BIA) levies be adopted: $40,700 for Bridgeburg Station BIA Levy $33,390 for Crystal Beach BIA Levy $45,000 for Ridgeway BIA Levy. PART 7 That: Capital asset amortization be excluded from the 2026 General Levy Operating Budget as required by Ontario Regulation 284/09. PART 8 That: The 2026 General Levy of $38,954,000 be adopted.
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council-in-Budget Committee adjourns at 7:37 p.m.