The Fort Erie Record

Council-in-Committee

July 6, 2026

What was decided (11 motions)

11 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That: Councillor McDermott be appointed to preside as Chair of the Council-in-Committee meeting of July 6, 2026, due to the absence of both the Mayor and the Acting Mayor; and further That: Councillor Noyes be appointed to preside as Chair of the Infrastructure Services Sub-Committee meeting, due to the absence of both the chair and vice-chair of the committee.
Moved by Councillor Flagg
Carried
That: Council approves the amendment to the Town’s Zoning By-law 129-90 as detailed in Report PBBS-33-2026 for the lands known as 5289 Gilmore Road, and further That: Council directs staff to prepare the necessary by-law.
Moved by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: Council approves the amendment to the Town’s Zoning By-law 129-90 as amended, detailed in Report PBBS-34-2026 for the lands known as 2277 Ridgemount Road, and further That: Council directs staff to prepare the necessary by-law.
Moved by Councillor Christensen
Carried
That: Council approves the consent agenda as recommended.
Moved by Councillor Christensen
Carried
​​That: Council receive the Six Mile Creek Flooding Project update as information, and that staff be directed to incorporate funding for the detailed design phase in the 2027 budget deliberations. ​
Moved by Councillor Flagg
Carried
That: Council receives for information purposes Report CS-07-2026 regarding the “2025 Annual Financial Report” attached as Appendix 1 and published in accordance with Section 295 of the Municipal Act , 2001, and further That: Council approves a loan of $25,17 0 to the Ridgeway Business Improvement Area (BIA) to address a cumulative negative reserve balance resulting from current and prior year operating deficit s and reserve overdraws , and further That: the loan be subject to a repayment plan, with full repayment to the Town over a three-year period ending December 31, 2028, and further That: Council amends the 2026 Capital Budget to substitute 2026 Wastewater Trenchless Repairs (WWTR26) funding of $ 885 ,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Refurbishing Reserve with Com bined Sewer Overflow (CSO) grant funds , and further That: Council amends the 2026 Capital Budget to supplement the 2026 Wastewater Trenchless Repairs capital project (WWTR26) by $600,000 with funding from the Sanitary Sewer Refurbishing Reserve.
Moved by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: Council does now go into Closed Session at 6:58 p.m. to consider the following: 12.1 Closed Meeting Minutes - June 22, 2026 12.2 LLS-08-2026 Litigation Update- 4152 Erie Road (Follow-Up Report) Pursuant to Section 239 (2) (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.
Moved by Councillor Christensen
Carried
That: Council does now rise and reconvene from closed session at 7:14 p.m. with report: 12.1 That: Council approves the Closed Meeting Minutes of June 22, 2026; and 12.2 That: Council receives Confidential Report LLS-08-2026 Litigation Update- 4152 Erie Road, and authorizes the Town Solicitor to proceed as directed in Closed Session.
Moved by Councillor Christensen
Carried
Council-in-Committee Meeting - July 6, 2026 3 That: Council approves the amendment to the Town’s Zoning By-law 129- 90 as amended, detailed in Report PBBS-34-2026 for the lands known as 2277 Ridgemount Road, and further That: Council directs staff to prepare the necessary by-law.
Moved by Councillor Christensen
Carried
That: Council receives for information purposes Report CS-07-2026 regarding the “2025 Annual Financial Report” attached as Appendix 1 and published in accordance with Section 295 of the Municipal Act, 2001, and further That: Council approves a loan of $25,170 to the Ridgeway Business Improvement Area (BIA) to address a cumulative negative reserve balance resulting from current and prior year operating deficits and reserve overdraws, and further That: the loan be subject to a repayment plan, with full repayment to the Town over a three-year period ending December 31, 2028, and further Council-in-Committee Meeting - July 6, 2026 6 That: Council amends the 2026 Capital Budget to substitute 2026 Wastewater Trenchless Repairs (WWTR26) funding of $885,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Refurbishing Reserve with Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) grant funds, and further That: Council amends the 2026 Capital Budget to supplement the 2026 Wastewater Trenchless Repairs capital project (WWTR26) by $600,000 with funding from the Sanitary Sewer Refurbishing Reserve.
Moved by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: Council adjourns Council-in-Committee at 7:16 p.m.
Moved by Councillor McDermott
Carried

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