Regular Council

That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended. (

That: Council amends the 2018 Capital Budget to include project MACE18 McAffee Cemetery Expansion with a budget of $60,000 to be funded with $45,000 from the Major Capital Expenditure Reserve and $15,000 from the Cemetery Improvements Reserve. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Brian Wright from the Communities-in-Bloom Committee, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Noel Leboeuf from the Bridgeburg Station Downtown Business Improvement Area Board of Management, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the provisions of the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council appoints Leah Feor to the Environmental Advisory Committee for the period ending November 30, 2018. (

That: Council appoints Owen Riel to the Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee for the period ending November 30, 2018. (

That: Council directs staff to implement the recommendations from the office of the Ombudsman set out in the Report dated April 18, 2018. (

That: Council of the Town of Fort Erie refuses to accept the unilateral decision of the Niagara Parks Commission to reject the support of assistance from the Town of Fort Erie and the Region of Niagara to facilitate the Miller’s Creek marina/resort development, and further That: The Mayor is directed to send a letter to the Chair of the Niagara Parks Commission requesting an explanation as to: a) the status of the marina/resort project; b) timelines for the project; c) what expertise the Niagara Parks Commission intends to rely on to move the project forward; d) what engagement there has been with the only interested entity in developing the project over the past 6 months; e) how much money the Niagara Parks Commission has spent in RFP and associated processes over the past 4 years; f) whether any Provincial Ministry has provided any directives to the Niagara Parks Commission with respect to a marina/resort development at Miller’s Creek; g) what assurances, if any, the Niagara Parks Commission can provide that the marina/resort project is of interest to it; and requesting the Niagara Parks Commission to reconsider having the Town of Fort Erie and the Region of Niagara be part of the project management team, and further That: The Mayor, CAO and EDTC General Manager are directed to arrange meetings with appropriate Provincial Ministers, in conjunction with the Regional Chair and staff, to determine how to best bring the Miller’s Creek marina/resort project to fruition, and furt

That: Staff prepare a report advising Council of the advisability, potential partnerships, logistics and costs of implementing a Municipal Tree Planting Program to counter the devastation of the Emerald Ash Borer and to increase the Town’s tree canopy on public and private lands. (

That: Council selects the following community volunteers to comprise the Crystal Beach Secondary Plan Community Focus Group, from the list provided in Appendix “1” to Report No. PDS-26- 2018: Long-time Residents: Kate Mullane, Stu McLeod, Hope Elliott, Pat Richardson, and Ruth Bruyns; New Residents: Leah Feor, Bill Cutler, Louann Walker, Mike Read, Jane Seaborne-Davies, and Eleni Tataridis; Business Owners: Mike Hopper, Phil Smith, and Kirk Fretz, and further That: Council directs staff to notify selected individuals. (

That: The by-law package containing: 56-2018: To Authorize the Sale of Lot 177, Plan 458, Bertie and Lots 285 & 286, Plan 469, Bertie (0 Chapin Parkway W/S) to Kent Gregory and Luisa Gregory 57-2018: To Appoint Temporary Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie 58-2018: To Deem a Certain Registered Plan of Subdivision Not to be a Registered Plan Of Subdivision - Marjorie and Michael Eagan (0 Ryan Avenue) 59-2018: To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan 435 from Part Lot Control Lot 239 and Part of Lot 241 - 257 Ridge Road South - Luis Carlos Moniz and Maria Jesus Pereira 60-2018: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90, as Amended - Removal of Holding Provision - Dominion Woods Phase 2 (Mountainview Homes (Niagara) Ltd.) 61-2018: To Authorize the Entry into a Development Agreement with Julianna Walter - 161 Nicolas Road 62-2018: To Adopt a Policy for the Use of Corporate Resources for Election Purposes for the Town of Fort Erie and to Repeal By- law No. 80-10 63-2018: To Authorize the Acquisition of Vacant Land on the South Side of MacKenzie Street from The Estate of William Alexander Gates (Increase the Capacity of the McAffee Cemetery) is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law Nos.: 56-2018 57-2018 58-2018 59-2018 60-2018 61-2018 Page 18 of 19 Regular Council - 23 Apr 2018 Meeting Minutes 62-2018 63-2018 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 64-2018: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Special and Regular Council Meetings Held on April 23, 2018 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 64-2018 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 8:09 p.m. and reconvenes into a Regular Meeting of Council on May 14, 2018. (