Regular Council in Committee

THAT: Council accept the Local Improvement Petition (attached as Appendix ‘A’) as certified by the Clerk; THAT: Council accept the Engineer’s Report (attached as Appendix ‘B’); and further THAT: Council authorize staff to proceed with the preparation of a Request for Proposal to engage a consultant for the design of this project; and further THAT: Council authorize staff to proceed with a tender call for construction of this project upon completion of the design work; and further THAT: Council authorize staff to prepare the necessary By-laws. (

THAT: Council accept the Local Improvement Petition (attached as Appendix ‘A’) as certified by the Clerk; and further THAT: Council accept the Engineer’s Report (attached as Appendix ‘B’); and further THAT: Council authorize staff to proceed with the preparation of a Request for Proposal to engage a consultant for the design of this project; and further THAT: Council authorize staff to proceed with a tender call for construction of this project upon completion of the design work; and further THAT: Council authorize staff to prepare the necessary By-laws. (

THAT: Report No. PCS-19-2003 regarding Beaver Creek Estates be received for information purposes; and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2003 PAGE SEVEN THAT: A report on the Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment be presented to Council-in-Committee with a recommendation, subsequent to the Public Meeting. (

THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council deeming Lots 365 and 366, Plan 58, NP 398 not to be lots in a registered plan. (

THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council deeming Lots 25 and 49, Plan 70, NP 410 not to be lots in a registered plan. (

THAT: Report No. PCS-023-2003 regarding the Archaeological Master Plan Update be received for information purposes, and circulated to the Ministry of Culture, Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre, Fort Erie Museum Board, and Regional Niagara for their comment, and further; THAT: Council confirms the importance of public consultation as a critical component to approving the Archaeological Master Plan Update in concert with the preparation of the New Official Plan, noting that a Public Open House will be conducted in mid-March 2003. (

THAT: Report No. PCS-024-2003 regarding the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee’s Property Designation Request be received for information purposes; and further THAT: Council adopt a by-law designating the properties located at 1918 Nigh Road, 3347 Bowen Road and 36 Concession Road as heritage properties under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 18 as amended. (

THAT: Council receive Report No. PCS-25-2003 regarding the Fence By-law for information purposes; and further THAT: A Public Meeting be held in advance of Council considering the amendments to the Fence By-law. THAT: Council adopt, subsequent to the Public Hearing, a revised Fence By- law. (

THAT: Staff be directed to establish an ad-hoc committee to review and recommend a Parks and Beaches Regulation By-law for the year 2003. (

WHEREAS: 1. 550075 Ontario Inc. applied to the Committee of Adjustment for the Town of Fort Erie seeking a variance to add fuel dispensing to the list of permitted uses of Highway Commercial C-3 Zone in the General Zoning By-law for the Town; 2. By Decision dated December 12th, 2002, the Committee of Adjustment for the Town of Fort Erie denied the application upon the grounds that the application did not meet the general intent of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law and was not a minor variance, and as such the proper process would be an application for a Zoning By-law amendment; 3. 550075 Ontario Inc. appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 45(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, c.P.13, as amended, seeking a reversal of the Decision of the Committee of Adjustment for the Town of Fort Erie; 4. The Ontario Municipal Board has appointed Friday, the 21st day of March, 2003, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Town Hall, Fort Erie, for the commencement of the hearing of the appeal; 5. The Council of the Town of Fort Erie deems it necessary and expedient to express its position regarding this appeal; COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2003 PAGE NINE NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. Council of the Town of Fort Erie hereby authorizes Town Staff to assist the Town Solicitor in the formulation and provision of evidence at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing, Friday, 21st of March, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., and thereafter; 2. It is the position of the Coun

THAT: The Committee shall be comprised of nine resident stakeholders (and alternates) for the term 2003-2006 only, as follows: 2 PALPS 1Fort Erie Museum 1 Native Friendship Centre 1 Legion 1 Bertie Boating Club 1 Buffalo Yacht Club 1 Buffalo Canoe Club 1 Point Abino Association and, in addition, four Town Representatives, including the Mayor, Councillor (1), Clerk and Waterfront & Special Projects Coordinator or designates; and further THAT: Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 200-85, as amended, be waived accordingly relative to publishing invitations to apply to the Committee. (

THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council to establish the Point Abino Lighthouse Advisory Committee including composition, duties and responsibilities, and further THAT: The Committee shall be comprised of nine resident stakeholders (and alternates) for the term 2003-2006 only, as follows: 2 PALPS 1Fort Erie Museum 1 Native Friendship Centre 1 Legion 1 Bertie Boating Club 1 Buffalo Yacht Club 1 Buffalo Canoe Club 1 Point Abino Association and, in addition, four Town Representatives, including the Mayor, Councillor (1), Clerk and Waterfront & Special Projects Coordinator or designates; and further THAT: Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 200-85, as amended, be waived accordingly relative to publishing invitations to apply to the Committee, and further THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council to further amend Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 200-85, as amended by adding the Advisory Committee to Schedule “C” thereto, and further THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council to establish the “Point Abino Lighthouse Reserve Fund.” (

THAT: A resolution be submitted to the March 17th Council meeting giving the Treasurer authorization to provide a letter and/or sign an affidavit stating that the Town gives consent for an order for payment out of the Superior Court of Justice, that the prescribed time has expired and that there is no outstanding appeal for Account 474007, Corp Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Paragraphs 2 and 3 of the recommendation be deleted and the following inserted in lieu thereof: WHEREAS since the inception of work on the Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie’s Health and Wellness Strategic Goal, Catherine Mindorff has voluntarily lent her expertise, passion and leadership to the Town and its Community Health and Wellness Group and facilitated and promoted “health and wellness in the Community of Fort Erie,” and WHEREAS through hundreds of volunteer hours, Catherine Mindorff has brought the Community of Fort Erie together with volunteer professionals to discuss and analyze the determinants of health necessary for a healthy community in order to ultimately attract physicians, nurse practitioners and investment to Fort Erie. (

WHEREAS The Toronto Star is searching for a recipient of the 2003 Nightingale Award which awards achievements in excellence among Ontario’s nurses and it is an opportunity to recognize someone in the nursing profession who has touched the lives of others in an especially meaningfully way over the past year, and WHEREAS since the inception of work on the Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie’s Health and Wellness Strategic Goal, Catherine Mindorff has voluntarily lent her expertise, passion and leadership to the Town and its Community Health and Wellness Group and facilitated and promoted “health and wellness in the Community of Fort Erie” and WHEREAS through hundreds of volunteer hours, Catherine Mindorff has brought the Community of Fort Erie together with volunteer professionals to discuss and analyze the determinants of health necessary for a healthy community in order to ultimately attract physicians, nurse practitioners and investment to Fort Erie, and WHEREAS the following determinants of health will enable Fort Erie over the short and long term to improve the health of its residents which connects to its economic viability and ability to attract new residents, new business and industry, and educational interests: Determinants of Community Health • Access to Health Care • Education and Literacy • The Environment • Housing • Health of Older Adults • Health of Youth • Family and Child Health • Mental Health • Transportation NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Municip

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 8:20 p.m. (