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Regular Council
May 24, 2016
What was decided (16 motions)
15 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended save and except items 9.2.3. (a), (d), and (g). (
Moved by Councillor Knutt, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council approves Consent Agenda Item 9.2.3. (g) to receive the minutes of the Community Gaming Development Corporation’s April 21, 2016 meeting and approves Resolution 21-16 to remove Director Ann-Marie Noyes from the CGDC Board of Directors. Councillor Lubberts requested a recorded vote, the results of which are as follows: Yes Councillors Butler, Knutt, Passero, Zanko and Mayor Redekop No Councillor Lubberts (
Moved by Councillor Butler, seconded by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: Council approves Consent Agenda Item 9.2.3. (d) as recommended. (
Moved by Councillor Knutt, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council approves Consent Agenda Item 9.2.3 (a) as recommended. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko, seconded by Councillor Passero
Carried
That: Council authorizes the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Agreement with Tree Canada, relative to the CN EcoConnexions 'From the Ground Up' funding program, and further That: Council adopts the 'RAC-FCM Guidelines for New Development in Proximity to Railway Operations'. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko, seconded by Councillor Passero
Carried
That: Council dispenses with notice in accordance with section 14.1 a) of Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 36-2016 to permit a motion. (
Moved by Councillor Lubberts, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council endorses black as the colour of the trusses for the gateway feature for the Central Avenue Bridge. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: Council accepts the resignation of Brian Peltier from the Page 9 of 13 Regular Council - 24 May 2016 Meeting Minutes Communities-in-Bloom Committee, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the provisions of the Procedural By-law. (
Moved by Councillor Passero, seconded by Councillor Zanko
Carried
Whereas human trafficking is a heinous crime that has been
Moved by Councillor Butler, seconded by Councillor Lubberts
Referred
That: Council postpones the motion regarding Condition 23 of the River Lea Estates Draft Plan of Condominium until the June 20, 2016 Council meeting. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop, seconded by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: The by-law package containing: 60-2016: To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan 59M-419 from Part Lot Control - Meadowood Street - Spears Road Estates Subdivision - Ashton Homes (Western) Limited 61-2016: To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan 59M-208 from Part Lot Control - 8, 12, 16 and 20 Mariner’s Lane - Crystal Beach Tennis & Yacht Club Subdivision - Pym & Cooper Custom Homes Inc. 62-2016: To Adopt The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie Health and Safety Policy and to Repeal By-law No. 132-2015 63-2016: To Amend By-law No. 217-05, as amended, (Business Licencing By-law – Schedule “6” Hawkers and Pedlars) is given first and second reading. (
Moved by Councillor Lubberts, seconded by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: By-laws: 60-2016 61-2016 62-2016 63-2016 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 No. 67-2015: (To Provide for Drainage Works in the Town of Fort Erie, known as the Black Creek Drainage Works 2014 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 64-2016: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Meeting Held on May 24, 2016 is given first and second reading. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko, seconded by Councillor Passero
Carried
That: By-law No. 64-2016 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (
Moved by Councillor Butler, seconded by Councillor Lubberts
Carried
That: Council adjourns at 9:56 p.m. to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on June 20, 2016. (
Moved by Councillor Knutt, seconded by Councillor Zanko