Regular Council

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

That: Council proclaims the month of June as "Seniors Month.” (

That: Council proclaims June 21, 2019 as "National Indigenous People's Day." (

Page 17 of 36 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Minutes That: Council accepts the resignation of Brad Brunton from the Ridgeway Business Improvement Area Board of Management, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council appoints Amy Brunning to the Affordable Housing Committee as the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre Representative for the period ending November 14, 2022. (

That: The Chair to call the question. (

Whereas the Auditor General of Ontario’s Special Audit of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority made 24 recommendations, the third of which recommended that members of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Board of Directors collectively have the skills, experience and training necessary to oversee the NPCA’s activities effectively, and Whereas the Town of Fort Erie recommended Leah Feor as their Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority representative, an individual with an extensive background in accounting, business ethics and environmental sustainability, who was appointed to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board of Directors by Regional Council on May 16, 2019, and Whereas voters on October 22, 2018 expressed a strong desire for transparent and accountable governance within the Regional Municipality of Niagara and its local area municipalities; Now therefore be it resolved, That: Council directs staff to prepare a report outlining policies for the recruitment and recommendation of individuals for Page 26 of 36 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Minutes appointment to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board of Directors, and further That: the Town of Fort Erie requests that The Regional Municipality of Niagara provide recommendations with respect to specific qualifications and/or skills to the Town of Fort Erie to be considered for incorporation into our own recruitment policy, and further That: The Town of Fort Erie requests

That: The following be added as a fourth recommendation: That: Council directs the CAO to provide a report to Council with respect to the steps necessary to bring the Economic Development and Tourism service in- Page 29 of 36 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Minutes house and the advisability of appointing an Advisory Committee for the Economic Development and Tourism service and the makeup of such a Committee. (

That: Council approves the request in the amount of $35,000 as a Physician Recruitment incentive for Dr. Joe Fraelic who will begin his practice with Niagara South Family Medicine during the summer of 2019, and further That: Council amends the 2019 Operating Budget to provide grant funding to Dr. Joe Fraelic in the amount of $35,000 with funding from the General Levy Rate Stabilization Reserve. (

That: Council directs that the Corporation maintain its commitment to improve worker health and safety, mitigate risks, limit incidents and lower associated costs. (

That: The second recommendation be amended by adding at the end, before the words “and further”: “modified to include icons for additional areas and districts.” (

That: The hour of adjournment be extended to 10:30 p.m. (

That: Council does now go into closed session at 10:03 p.m. to discuss the following: (a) Pursuant to Section 239 (2) (e) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board Re: Minutes of Settlement - 176 Queen Street (

That: Council does now rise and reconvene from closed session at 10:12 p.m. with report that staff proceed as directed. (

That: The by-law package containing: 83-2019: To Authorize Entry Into a Grant Funding Agreement for Physician Recruitment and Replacement of Aging Ophthalmology Equipment with Dr. Patricia Teal Page 32 of 36 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Minutes 84-2019: To Accept and Declare Lands as Public Highway on the South Side of Nigh Road (2651 Nigh Road - Joseph & Susan Passero) 85-2019: To Accept and Declare Lands as Public Highway Forming Part of Mathews Road South (366 Mathews Road South – Gisela Kolpack) 86-2019: To Accept and Declare Lands as Public Highway Forming Part of Switch Road (3457 Switch Road – Edward Krawczyk) 87-2019: To Authorize the Entry into a Lease Agreement with The Regional Municipality of Niagara (Part of the Bridge Street Road Allowance) 88-2019: To Amend Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 36- 2016 89-2019: To Authorize Entry Into a Grant Funding Agreement for Physician Recruitment and Clinic Renovations and Upgrades with Fort Erie Group Family Practice (Dr. Csanadi) 90-2019: To Authorize the Entry into a Mutual Assistance Agreement with Participating Area Municipalities and The Regional Municipality of Niagara for the Provision of Necessary Services During an Emergency 92-2019: To Provide for the Maintenance of Property and Land within the Town of Fort Erie and to Repeal By-law No.165-08 (Lot Maintenance By-law) 93-2019: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90 – 63 Belfast Road South Integra Inc. (Mike Stepien) - Owner 96-2019: To Deem a Certain Regist

That: By-law Nos.: 83-2019 84-2019 85-2019 Page 33 of 36 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Minutes 86-2019 87-2019 88-2019 89-2019 90-2019 92-2019 93-2019 96-2019 97-2019 98-2019 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 94-2019: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90 - Part of Lots 8 and 9, Lots on the North Side of Louisa Street, Plan 990-992 - William Heikoop, Upper Canada Consultants - Agent - Ashton Homes (Western) Ltd. – Owners, is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 94-2019 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 95-2019: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90 - Lots 1 to 35 and 38 to 44 inclusive, Registered Plan M-65 - Stephen Fraser, A.J. Clarke and Associates - Agent - Dan Gabrielle, Marz Homes (Crystal Beach) Inc. – Owners, is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 95-2019 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 99-2019: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Council-in-Committee Meeting Held on June 10, 2019 and Council Meeting Held on June 17, 2019 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 99-2019 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 10:27 p.m. to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on July 15, 2019. (

That: A recommendation be added to direct staff to prepare a report on the logistics of the cost of bringing the EDTC in-house. As Councillor Dubanow did not have a seconder for his amendment, the amendment was not placed on the floor. The Chair directed that each recommendation be dealt with separately. That: Council receives the independent review of the Fort Erie Economic Development and Tourism Corporation (EDTC) conducted by StrategyCorp attached as Appendix “1” to Administrative Report No. CAO-15-2019, and further (