Regular Council in Committee

THAT:A by-law be submitted to Council to re-establish and re-designate the Crystal Beach Business Improvement Area with a boundary expansion to include Town-owned Bay Beach Properties under an exception to Section 16(b) of By- law No. 183-07, and further THAT:The current members be re-appointed to the Board of Management for the period ending November 30, 2010, and further THAT:A resolution be submitted to Council to establish the Crystal Beach Beautification Committee. (

THAT:The 2009-2011 budget and forecast be prepared based on the assumptions of the key drivers impacting the budget, as outlined in Report No. CS-34-08, and further THAT:Council hereby amends the proposed timetable and meeting schedule, in part, attached as Appendix "B" by amending the Immediate Capital Priorities to Budget Committee on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 to Tuesday, November 25, 2008 and approving the Preliminary Capital Budget By-law to Council on December 8, 2008 and directing staff to amend the balance of the proposed timetable and meeting schedule for Council approval. (

THAT:Council hereby receives Report No. CS-35-08 regarding the 2008 reassessment for information purposes, and further THAT:Council hereby requests that the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) schedule an Open House in Fort Erie on December 4, 2008 for Niagara residents with assessment concerns and questions. (

THAT:A by-law be submitted to Council to amend Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 145-06 as amended, to include Appendix "1" herein (Nomination and Election Process for Mid-Term Determination of Chairs and Vice-Chairs), and further THAT:The current Council appointees to the various boards and committees as set out in By-law No. 206-06 be and they are hereby confirmed for the period ending November 30, 2010, and further THAT:The Procedural By-law be further amended to provide for a four (4) year term for appointments to boards and committees, and further THAT:The Procedural By-law be further amended to provide that the determination of Council and citizen appointees to the various boards and committee be conducted in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.3 herein, and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 PAGE FIVE THAT:The name of the Fort Erie Skateboard Park Ad Hoc Committee be changed to the Fort Erie Skatepark Committee and the composition be changed from 22 citizen appointees and the Mayor to 13 citizen appointees and the Mayor. (

THAT:A by-law be submitted to Council to amend Schedule "3" to Business Licencing By-law No. 217-05 (Auctioneer) to remove the requirement of membership in the Ontario Auctioneer's Association as a condition of licence. (

THAT:The draft swimming pool by-law attached to Report No. CS-38-08 be approved and that By-law No. 61-84 be repealed. (

THAT:The draft fence by-law attached to Report No. CS-40-08 be approved and that By-law No. 51-03, as amended be repealed. (

THAT: Council hereby endorses by resolution the "North Crescent Park Storm Drainage Improvement" project for its Intake One Application to the Building Canada Fund - Communities Component. (

THAT:The requirement to advertise the proposed street renaming for two consecutive weeks in the local newspaper as required by Section 5.2(6) of the Town’s Street Naming Policy By-law No. 15-04, be waived, and further THAT:A by-law be submitted to Council to rename the portion of Albany Street from the east limit at Garrison Road to 130 metres west to Legion Way. (

THAT:Council hereby authorizes the release of $10,000 in fare revenue from in- trust monies being held by the Canadian Red Cross Niagara as per the entered into Agreement (Section 3.2 of Schedule "A" to By-law No. 68-07), and further THAT:Council hereby approves the application of these monies towards the capital purchase of a new van to be dedicated to providing specialized transit service within the Town of Fort Erie for the period November 2008-November 2011. (

THAT:Council hereby authorizes proceeding with the Regional Municipality of Niagara Contract No. RN 08-16, Intersection Improvements at Regional Road 1 (Dominion road) and Regional Road 116 (Gorham Road) as a joint project at the tendered amount including engineering, administration and contingency (excluding g.s.t.) for the Town's portion of $469,309.75, and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 PAGE SEVEN THAT:Council hereby approves the transfer of the remaining $190,203 from the funding surplus, of the Schooley Road Storm Sewer Replacement Project, SCHO03 and subsequently close the project, and further THAT:Council hereby approves the transfer of the remaining $13,283 from funding surplus, of the Laneways Drainage Improvement Project, LANE07 and subsequently close the project, and further THAT:Council hereby approves the transfer of $3,140 from funding surplus, of the Radford Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project, RADF06, and further THAT:Council hereby approves the transfer of $62,700 from the Storm Sewer Reserve. (

THAT:Consent is hereby granted to consider a Community and Development Services matter at this meeting due to extraordinary circumstances and to suspend Section 16.5 of Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 145096, as amended in order to deal with Community and Development Services businesses. (

THAT:The Principles for the Bay Beach Development also include “on site parking to be determined by Council.” (

THAT:It be included in the Principles for the Bay Beach Development that “Council has not decided one way or another to sell any of the Bay Beach properties.” (

THAT:Report No. CDS-79-08 be received for information purposes, and further THAT:"Principles for the Bay Beach Development" attached as Appendix "4" to Report No. CDS-79-08 be approved, and further THAT:An expression of interest be requested from the two pre-selected parties identified in Appendices "2" and "3" based on the "Principles for the Bay Beach Development." (

THAT:Council hereby receives Report No. CDS-80-08 for information purposes, and further THAT:Council hereby waive the provisions of the Purchasing and Tendering Policy By-law Section 2.2.2. to allow staff the ability to sole source services for the purposes of continuing the "Save Our Hospital" campaign. (

THAT:Council hereby support Mr. Kompson's request to reduce the security deposits associated with the redevelopment of 1267 Garrison Road from $179,810 to $115,250. (

THAT:Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 9:35 p.m. (