The Fort Erie Record

Regular Council in Committee

February 17, 2015

What was decided (10 motions)

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

That: Items 3(2), 3(9) and 3(11) be removed from the Land Committee Meeting Minutes and dealt with separately. (
Moved by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: Items 3(2) and 3(9) of the Land Committee Meeting Minutes be approved. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Item 3(11) of the Land Committee Meeting Minutes be approved. (
Moved by Councillor McDermott
Carried
That: Council hereby approve the balance of the February 5, 2015 Land Committee Meeting Minutes attached as Appendix "1" to Report No. CAO-05/LC-03-2015. (
Moved by Councillor McDermott
Carried
That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended. (
Moved by Councillor McDermott
Carried
That: Council receive the presentation and report from Associated Engineering Ltd. regarding the development of the Town's Asset Management Plan for information purposes, and further That: Council adopt the principles involved in the Asset Management Plan in order to meet provincial requirements for funding opportunities, and further That: Council consider the funding levels required to meet a sustainable system of Infrastructure when preparing future capital budgets and the principles involved in asset management when developing the Strategic Plan. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council accepts this report on the Thunder Bay Drainage Scheme Peer Review for information purposes only. (
Moved by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: Pursuant to Section 16.10 of Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 145-06, as amended, consent is hereby granted to consider a Community and Development Services Department matter due to an urgent circumstance. (
Moved by Councillor Butler
Carried
Whereas the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) has requested that the Town of Fort Erie participate in funding or fundraising for a shared library and a theatre for the new high school to be constructed by DSBN in the Town of Fort Erie; and Whereas the DSBN and the Town held a public forum with respect to the new high school on January 20, 2015, and the Council of the Town of Fort Erie received delegations during a public meeting on February 9, 2015, with respect to the new high school and the proposed shared library and theatre; Now therefore this Council resolves that: 1. The Town of Fort Erie declines the opportunity to participate in funding for a shared library at the new high school. 2. The Town of Fort Erie and DSBN shall enter into an agreement whereby each shall contribute $500,000 towards the $3 million cost for the construction of a 500 seat theatre at the new high school with the Page 7 of 9 Council-in-Committee - 17 Feb 2015 Meeting Minutes remaining $2 million to be generated through fundraising, sponsorships, public and private grants and whatever other sources of revenue may be available. 3. The $500,000 contribution by the Town of Fort Erie shall be spread over three years but paid to DSBN upon completion of construction in 2017. The first instalment of $250,000 shall be paid from the 2014 budget surplus. The contribution for years two and three shall be paid from any budget surplus generated over the years 2015 and 2016, the General Levy Stabilization R
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council-in-Committee adjourns at 8:14 p.m. (
Moved by Councillor McDermott
Carried

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