The Fort Erie Record

Regular Council in Committee

July 11, 2016

What was decided (14 motions)

13 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 Report Nos. PDS-57-2016 and IS-23-2016. (
Moved by Councillor Passero
Carried
That: Recommendation No. 2 be amended by adding the following: That: Council directs staff to research viable alternatives in the event drainage problems persist at Bernard Beach. (
Moved by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: Council authorizes the declaration of 0 College Road (being Parts 1 & 2, Plan 59R-11977) as public highway forming part of House Road, and further That: Council directs staff to prepare a by-law declaring Parts 1 & 2, Plan 59R-11977 as public highway. (
Moved by Councillor Passero
Carried
That: Council approves the amendments to the Town's Zoning By-law No. 129-90 as detailed in Appendix "3" of Report No. PDS-59-2016 regarding the Black Creek Signature Subdivision, and further That: Council authorizes staff to prepare the necessary by-laws, and further That: Council approves the Black Creek Signature Draft Plan of Subdivision dated June 6, 2016 showing 121 lots for single detached dwellings, 10 blocks for 46 street townhouse dwellings, 7 blocks for 14 semi-detached dwellings, 2 blocks for the watercourse, 1 block for a stormwater management facility, 1 block for a stormwater management facility and pedestrian walkway, 1 block for a park, 14 blocks for 0.3 metre reserves as shown in Appendix "2", in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990 c.P. 13 and the regulations Page 8 of 14 Council-in-Committee - 11 Jul 2016 Meeting Minutes thereunder, subject to the conditions contained in Appendix "7" of this report, and further That: Council directs staff to circulate The Conditions of Draft Plan Approval in Report No. PDS-59-2016 to the applicable agencies in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act, and further That: Council hereby determines that in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, further notice is not required as a result of the change to remove the requested site specific amendments and to recognize a reduced minimum lot area for the stormwater management block since the holding of the Public Meeting on Decembe
Moved by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: Council authorizes the entry into a Subdivision Agreement with Royal Niagara Falls Estates Development Corporation for River Trail Estates Phase 2 - Stage 1, 2 and 3, and further That: Council permits the Developer to pre-service the subdivision prior to registration of the Subdivision Agreement subject to receipt of the final drawings, security deposit, cash payment, approvals, insurance certificate and letter of indemnification to the satisfaction of the Town, and further That: Council returns funds for Capital Projects BCRU13 and LAWE13 (as approved by By-law No. 94-2013) to reserves if the Developer fails to complete the cost-sharing work by September 30, 2017, and further That: Council authorizes staff to prepare a by-law to execute the Subdivision Agreement and associated documents. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council approves the amendments to the Town's Zoning By-law No. 129-90 as detailed in Appendix "3" of Report No. PDS-61-2016 for the lands known as 780 Ridge Road North, and further That: Council authorizes staff to prepare the necessary by-law. (
Moved by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: Council approves the amendments to the Town's Zoning By-law No. 129-90 as detailed in Appendix "4" of Report No. PDS-62-2016 for the lands known as Lots 101, 102 and 103, Plan 27, NP370, and further That: Council authorizes staff to prepare the necessary by-law, and further That: Council hereby determines that in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, further notice is not required as a result of the change to the minimum lot frontage to 10.7 m and the minimum lot area to 279.3 m² for Lot 101 since the holding of the Public Meeting on June 13, 2016. (
Moved by Councillor Butler
Lost
That: Council directs staff to advance and initiate the design of the following 2017 and 2018 capital projects in 2016: Wintemute Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement (WINT20), Battery Street Sanitary Sewer (BATT17), Crystal Beach Drive Watermain & Road Reconstruction (CBDW19), Dufferin Street Sanitary Sewer & Watermain Replacement (DUFF13), Murray Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement (MURR19), and further That: Council directs staff to utilize $25,000 from the Water Refurbishing Reserve, $270,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Page 11 of 14 Council-in-Committee - 11 Jul 2016 Meeting Minutes Refurbishing Reserve and $25,000 from the Road Refurbishing Reserve to fund the design of the projects. (
Moved by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: Council approves the June 22, 2016 Land Committee meeting minutes attached as Appendix "1", save and except item 1.1, response to request for quote for the sale of part of Princeton Avenue, and further That: Council approves the recommended tasks as outlined in Appendix "2", save and except recommended task No. 1, response to request for quote for the sale of part of Princeton Avenue. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council approves item 1.1 of the June 22, 2016 Land Committee meeting minutes attached as Appendix “1”, response to request for quote for the sale of part of Princeton Avenue, and further That: Council approves recommended task No. 1 as outlined in Appendix “2”, response to request for quote for the sale of part of Princeton Avenue. (
Moved by Councillor Knutt
Carried
That: Council directs the CAO in accordance with the Hiring Policy to proceed with the hiring process for an additional full- time Senior Building/Plumbing Inspector, and further That: Council authorizes a budget amendment in accordance with the Budget Policy to fund the position for the remainder of 2016 with those funds coming from the General Levy Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund. (
Moved by Councillor McDermott
Carried
That: Council-in-Committee does now go into closed session at 8:13 p.m. to discuss the following: (a) Sale of Land - 5 acres - Fort Erie Business Park (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 McDermott
Carried
That: Council-in-Committee does now rise and reconvene from closed session at 8:26 p.m. without report. (
Moved by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: Council-in-Committee adjourns at 8:26 p.m. (
Moved by Councillor Knutt
Carried

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