The Fort Erie Record

Regular Council in Committee

July 8, 2019

Who was there

Present (4): Nick Dubanow, 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 (16 motions)

14 carried, 2 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-40-2019, PDS-42-2019 and IS-22-2019. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: The recommendation be amended to add that this be the last extension to be granted. (
Moved by Councillor Lubberts
Lost
That: Council authorizes the entry into an Amending Subdivision Agreement with Marina (Green Acres) Developments Inc. for the High Pointe Estates Subdivision, and further That: Council authorizes staff to prepare a by-law to execute the Amending Subdivision Agreement and associated documents. (
Moved by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: Council accepts and approves the tender submission for the 2019 Road Resurfacing - Hot Mix Asphalt Part 2 Contract No. ISE-19T-RSRF(H)19(B) from Brennan Paving - Niagara, A Division of Brennan Paving & Construction Ltd. in the amount of $550,801.55 (including 13% HST), and further That: Council accepts and approves the tender submission for the 2019 Road Resurfacing - Surface Treatment Part 2 Contract No. ISE-19T-RSRF(ST)19(B) from Norjohn Contracting and Paving Limited in the amount of $672,915.00 (including 13% HST). (
Moved by Councillor McDermott
Carried
That: Council approves the Asset Management Plan attached to Report No. IS-21-2019 as Appendix "1". (
Moved by Councillor Butler
Carried
That: The recommendations be further amended that: the Owner does not need to be the primary occupant, which would remove the definition of “primary occupant” in Section 1, and remove Sections 3.1(d) and 6.1 (o). (
Moved by Councillor Noyes
Carried
That: The whole recommendation including all of the “That’s”, be amended to: “That: Council approves modified Option 1 so that matters aside from things relating to health and safety, such as water testing, septic system if not on sanitary sewer, Fire Code and basic information required to identify the property and what’s in the property, would be a licensing process. The appeal provisions remain with a $300 per year licence fee commencing January 1, to December 31, 2020, as a pilot project that would be reviewed at the end of 2020 to see whether other requirements which should be imposed or other things have arisen that need to be considered. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council receives for information purposes Report No. PDS-43-2019 regarding a proposed amendment to the Town's Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 129-90 for 1211 Sunset Drive & 1225 Sunset Drive. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council approves the Administrative Penalty System By- law for various Town By-laws as set out in Appendix "1", and further That: Council authorizes staff to enter into an agreement with Janet Rutherford of Rutherford Prosecutions and the appointment of Janet Rutherford as the Hearing Officer for the Town of Fort Erie, and further That: Council approves the termination of the current agreement with the City of Port Colborne where Janet Rutherford was the joint Hearing Officer for both municipalities for the Parking Administrative Penalties System. (
Moved by Councillor Dubanow
Carried
That: The previous amendment be amended to deal strictly with regulations for shipping/cargo containers in the residential zone and be voted on. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: Council approves the proposed shipping/cargo containers amendments to the Town's Zoning By-law No. 129-90 as Page 15 of 18 Council-in-Committee - 08 Jul 2019 Meeting Minutes amended detailed in Appendix "1" of Report No. PDS-45-2019, with respect to the residential zones. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: The hour of adjournment be extended to 10:30 p.m. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: In the commercial zone, shipping/cargo containers may be stacked 2 high if the property is large enough, with a maximum of 2 containers, and a small fee imposed for every unit thereafter. (
Moved by Councillor Lubberts
Withdrawn
That: Council approves the proposed shipping/cargo containers amendments to the Town’s Zoning By-law No. 129-90 as amended detailed in Appendix “1” of Report No. PDS-45-2019, in the institutional, open spaces, agricultural, rural, and industrial zones, but not commercial, and request staff to provide further alternatives for the commercial zones. (
Moved by Mayor Redekop
Carried
That: The remainder of the recommendations be postponed to the August 12, 2019 Council-in-Committee meeting. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko
Carried
That: Council-in-Committee adjourns at 10:27 p.m. (
Moved by Councillor Zanko
Carried

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