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Regular Council
June 15, 2015
What was decided (19 motions)
19 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That: Council extends the delegation beyond ten minutes to twenty minutes. (
Moved by Councillor Butler, seconded by Councillor Lubberts
Carried
That: Council extends the delegation for another five minutes. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended including the addition of item 3. (i) to receive the Crystal Beach BIA minutes but save and except item 3. (c) to receive the Ridgeway BIA minutes. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council approves Consent Agenda Item 3. (c) being the receipt of the Ridgeway BIA Board of Management minutes of May 6, 2015. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council hereby appoints Kirk Fretz to the Crystal Beach Business Improvement Area Board of Management for the period ending January 31, 2019. (
Moved by Councillor Butler, seconded by Councillor Lubberts
Carried
That: Council waives the Rules of Procedure to dispense with notice to introduce new business. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: Business Licencing By-law No. 217-05 – Section 4.2 (f) be hereby waived in order to award a business licence for a refreshment vehicle on a commercial property to Jim Fournier as requested for one year only, and that said business licence may not be available in 2016 pending staff review of the Business Licencing By-law for refreshment vehicles and consideration by Council. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: Council allocates $15,000.00 to the Friendship Festival for the provision of a fireworks display on Canada Day with any additional funding raised through community donations, added for additional fireworks, and further That: Sufficient proof of those donations be provided to the Director of Finance. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: Council approves an amendment to the Operating Budget to allocate $15,000.00 from the General Levy Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund to the Community Events Department to grant $15,000.00 to the Friendship Festival for Canada Day fireworks. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council does now go into Committee-of-the-Whole to discuss the following: (a) CS-10-2015 - 2014 Audited Financial Report (
Moved by Councillor Lubberts, seconded by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: Council does now rise and reconvene from Committee-of- the-Whole with the following report: That: The "2014 Financial Report" attached as Appendix "1" be received for information purposes and published in accordance with Section 295 of the Municipal Act, 2001, and further That: The Greater Fort Erie Secondary School (GFESS) Theatre Reserve Fund be established to accumulate funds for the construction of a theatre in the new high school and Reserve By-law No. 93-12, as amended be amended accordingly, and further That: An Encumbrance Reserve Fund be established to allow for the transfer of budgeted funding for projects not yet completed, and Reserve By-law No. 93-12, as amended be amended accordingly, and further That: $936,428 of the 2014 General Levy Operating Budget surplus be transferred to the GFESS Theatre Reserve Fund in 2015, and further That: $33,232 in BIA surpluses be
Moved by Councillor Knutt, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council remove By-law No. 91-2015 and deal with it separately. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: The by-law package containing: (a) 80-2015: To Authorize the Entry into an Extension Agreement Neptune Technology Group (Canada) Ltd. (Residential Water Meter Replacement Program) (b) 81-2015: To Authorize the Execution of a Development Agreement with 800547 Ontario Limited (Ed Lenchyshyn) - 111 Bertie Street Severances (c) 82-2015: To Appoint John Bridgeman as Municipal Law Enforcement Officer for the Town of Fort Erie and to Repeal By- law No. 70-2011 (d) 83-2015: To Authorize the Execution of a Subdivision Agreement with Royal Niagara Falls Estates Development Corporation (River Trail Estates Phase 2 - Stage 1, 2, and 3) (e) 84-2015: To Deem a Certain Registered Plan of Subdivision Not to be a Registered Plan Of Subdivision - Wendy Gould (288 and 292 Derby Road) (f) 85-2015: To Appoint Matthew Richardson as a Fire Prevention Officer, Fire Prevention Inspector and Municipal Law Enforcement Officer for the Town of Fort Erie Page 11 of 14 Regular Council - 15 Jun 2015 Meeting Minutes (g) 86-2015: To Appoint Anthony Aumell as Municipal Law Enforcement Officer for the Town of Fort Erie (h) 87-2015: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90 – 114 Idylewylde Street - Giusipina Frumusa (i) 88-2015: To Designate the Ironwood Tree at Ridgeway Battlefield Park as a Heritage Tree and being of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest (j) 89-2015: To Amend By-law No. 31-2003 - Committee of Adjustment Policies and Procedures - Appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board (k) 90-2015: To Adopt the 201
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: By-laws: (a) 80-2015 (b) 81-2015 (c) 82-2015 (d) 83-2015 (e) 84-2015 (f) 85-2015 (g) 86-2015 (h) 87-2015 (i) 88-2015 (j) 89-2015 (k) 90-2015 (l) 92-2015 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: By-law 91-2015: To Enter into a Lease Amending Agreement with The Optimist Club of Fort Erie (1555 Gilmore Road) is given first and second reading. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko, seconded by Councillor Passero
Carried
That: By-law 91-2015 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: By-law No. 93-2015: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Meetings Held on June 15, 2015 is given first and second reading. (
Moved by Councillor Butler, seconded by Councillor Lubberts
Carried
That: By-law No. 93-2015 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (
Moved by Councillor Lubberts, seconded by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: Council adjourns at 8:44 p.m. to reconvene into Regular Meeting of Council on Monday, July 20, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. (
Moved by Councillor Knutt, seconded by Councillor Zanko