The Fort Erie Record

Council-in-Committee

June 10, 2024

Who was there

Present (7): Joan Christensen, Nick Dubanow, Darren Flagg, Tom Lewis, George McDermott, Ann-Marie Noyes, Wayne Redekop

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (17 motions)

16 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That: Report PDS-40-2024 be
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Deferred
That : Council receives Report PDS-41-2024 for information purposes.
Moved by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: Council removes the West Gorham Community Expansion Area (171 Gorham Road) from the Secondary Plan priority list; and further That: Council approves the order of priority respecting Secondary Plan completion as follows: Bridgeburg North; Sunset Drive Employment Expansion Area; Crescent Park / Kraft Neighbourhoods; Walden / Garrison Neighbourhood; Lakeshore Neighbourhood; and further That: Council directs staff to circulate a copy of Report PDS- 4 2 -2024 to the Niagara Region and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority .
Moved by Councillor Flagg
Carried
That: Council receives for information purposes Report PDS-43-2024 regarding proposed changes to the Development Charges Act regarding definitions for “Affordable Residential Unit”.
Moved by Councillor Lewis
Carried
That: Report PDS-46-2024 be postponed to the July 8, 2024 Council-in-Committee meeting in order to obtain additional information and to permit additional discussion between staff and the developer.
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council receives the memorandum from Robin Shugan, Junior Development Planner, regarding Extensions of Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision - 0-12054 Centralia Avenue (Hershey Estates).
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council received the May 23, 2024 Land Committee meeting minutes attached as Appendix “1”; and further That: Council deny the request to exchange a strip of Town-owned land for digital billboard advertising; and further That: Council approve the proposal for a land swap involving portions of 62 and 38 Stonemill Road and an unopened road allowance, in principle; and further That: Council direct Town staff to engage with the property owner’s solicitor to refine the terms of the proposed land swap and report back to the Land Committee.
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council approves the cancellation, reduction or refund of taxes and penalties in the amount of $56,545.09 as per Appendix 1 to Report CS-04-2024 in accordance with Section 357 and 358 of the Municipal Act, 2001 , and further That: Council directs Staff to submit the necessary by-law.
Moved by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
That: Council approves a 2024 Pilot Project for Stand Up Paddleboards (SUPs) and Kayaks at Bay Beach including the following stipulations: Access and egress from Bay Beach is limited to SUPs and Kayaks and excludes all other watercraft; Access and egress is limited to the entrance at Ashwood Avenue; No time restrictions for access on non-peak use days (Monday to Thursday); On peak use days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), access from Bay Beach is limited to before 11:00 am and after 6:00 pm; No time restrictions on egress from Bay Beach; SUPs and kayaks are not permitted to maintain on the beach during peak use; Staff create and post a QR code available at Bay Beach to facilitate public input on the Pilot Project.
Moved by Councillor Lewis
Carried
That: Council does now go into Closed Session at 7:50 p.m. to consider the following: 11.2 Closed Meeting Minutes - May 27, 2024 11.2 PDS-45-2024 - Change to Conditions of Draft Plan Approval 613 Helena Street Draft Plan of Subdivision pursuant to Section 239 (e) of the Municipal Act, 2001, litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board). 11.3 Library Board Appointment pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act, 2001 (personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees) 11.4 Property Matter - 50 Gilmore Road pursuant to Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal Act, 2001, a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board
Moved by Councillor Lewis
Carried
That: Council does now rise and reconvene from closed session at 8:36 p.m. with report: 11.1 That: Council approves Closed Meeting Minutes - May 27, 2024, and 11.2 That: Council defers Report PDS-45-2024 to June 24, 2024 and authorizes Staff to proceed as directed in Closed Session; and 11.3 That: Council authorizes Staff to proceed as directed in Closed Session. 11.4 That: Council authorizes Staff to proceed as directed in Closed Session.
Moved by Councillor Lewis
Carried
That: Council adjourns Council-in-Committee at 8:39 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
Council-in-Committee Meeting Minutes - June 10, 2024 3 That: Council receives Report PDS-41-2024 for information purposes.
Moved by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: Council removes the West Gorham Community Expansion Area (171 Gorham Road) from the Secondary Plan priority list; and further That: Council approves the order of priority respecting Secondary Plan completion as follows: 1. Bridgeburg North; 2. Sunset Drive Employment Expansion Area; 3. Crescent Park / Kraft Neighbourhoods; 4. Walden / Garrison Neighbourhood; 5. Lakeshore Neighbourhood; and further That: Council directs staff to circulate a copy of Report PDS-42-2024 to the Niagara Region and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority.
Moved by Councillor Flagg
Carried
That: Council approves the issuance of funding under the Brownfields Rehabilitation Grant Program as detailed in Report PDS-44-2024 for the lands knowns as 3819 Hibbard Street, and further That: Council directs staff to prepare a by-law authorizing entry into an agreement with Brock View Cottages Inc. for the Brownfields Rehabilitation Grant Program, and further That: Council directs staff to forward a copy of Report PDS-44-2024 to the Region of Niagara for information purposes.
Moved by Councillor McDermott
Carried
That: Council approves the cancellation, reduction or refund of taxes and penalties in the amount of $56,545.09 as per Appendix 1 to Report Council-in-Committee Meeting Minutes - June 10, 2024 7 CS-04-2024 in accordance with Section 357 and 358 of the Municipal Act, 2001, and further That: Council directs Staff to submit the necessary by-law.
Moved by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
That: Council approves a 2024 Pilot Project for Stand Up Paddleboards (SUPs) and Kayaks at Bay Beach including the following stipulations: 1. Access and egress from Bay Beach is limited to SUPs and Kayaks and excludes all other watercraft; 2. Access and egress is limited to the entrance at Ashwood Avenue; 3. No time restrictions for access on non-peak use days (Monday to Thursday); 4. On peak use days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays), access from Bay Beach is limited to before 11:00 am and after 6:00 pm; 5. No time restrictions on egress from Bay Beach; SUPs and kayaks are not permitted to maintain on the beach during peak use; 6. Staff create and post a QR code available at Bay Beach to facilitate public input on the Pilot Project.
Moved by Councillor Lewis
Carried

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