Regular Council

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

That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended save and except Item 9.2 3(a). (

That: Item 9.2 3(a) be postponed to the February 18, 2020 Council Meeting to allow staff to speak to the owners and provide further information to Council. (

That: The hour of adjournment be extended to 11:00 p.m. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Councillor Lubberts as Council Representative for the Crystal Beach Business Improvement Area Board of Management. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Mike Hopper from the Crystal Beach 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 Katie Miller and Morgan Boenke to the Bridgeburg Station Downtown Business Improvement Area Board of Management for the period ending November 14, 2022. (

Whereas the municipality of The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie experienced sudden, unprecedented and extraordinary weather events including windstorm and flooding starting October 31, 2019 through to November 1, 2019, and Whereas Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority issued a flood watch for the Lake Erie shoreline as an overnight weather system was expected to bring high winds and create shoreline flooding, and Page 28 of 38 Regular Council - 20 Jan 2020 Meeting Minutes Whereas Environment Canada issued both a wind warning and special weather statement for Thursday night leading into Friday, and Whereas Environment Canada said the system was forecast to bring 30 to 50 millimetres of rain, and Whereas Environment and Climate Change Canada reported wind speed up to 102 km/h and wind gusts up to 121 km/h for Fort Erie, and Whereas Weather Network reported that, at the peak of the storm, wave heights of eastern Lake Erie hit 16.5 feet, with sustained winds of 100 km/h recorded for several hours, and Whereas Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority said the high water level combined with significant wave heights exceeded 2 metres in Lake Erie, and Whereas The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie has experienced significant emergency operating and capital costs, as well as health and safety costs as a result of this extreme and unprecedented weather event; Now therefore be it resolved, That: The Council of The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie hereby requests the Minis

That: The hour of adjournment be extended to 11:30 p.m. (

That: The Town of Fort Erie thanks the estate of Don Tait for the generous donation of $21,886. This will be used to provide ongoing yearly support to Fort Erie Museum Services. The Town is grateful for this generous contribution. (

That: Councillor Noyes be permitted to speak to the Motion a Page 31 of 38 Regular Council - 20 Jan 2020 Meeting Minutes third time. (

That: The Motion be postponed to a Special Meeting of Council on February 10, 2020. (

That: Council waive the Rules of Procedure to permit Councillor Zanko to bring forward a Motion without notice. (

That: Council directs staff to look at hiring a consultant that specializes in the cannabis industry that can look at our planning policy with respect to rural, agricultural and industrial production and bring back the cost of that consultant for Wednesday so that we can deliberate and consider this for budget. (

That: Report No. PDS-53-2019 be further postponed to the February 18, 2020 Council Meeting. (

That: The by-law package containing: 1-2020: To Amend Traffic By-law No. 2000-89 (Metered Parking – Bay Beach) 2-2020: To Adopt the 2020 Water and Wastewater Budget, to Adopt Rates and Fees For The Year 2020 3-2020: To Authorize the Mayor or Acting Mayor and the Treasurer or Deputy Treasurer of The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie to Borrow Certain Sums to Meet Expenses for The Year 2020 4-2020: To Provide for Interim Taxes for the Year 2020 Page 35 of 38 Regular Council - 20 Jan 2020 Meeting Minutes 5-2020: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90, as Amended – Removal of Holding Provision - Lulongping Gardens Phase 1 (Yiliming International Real Estates Ltd. – Longping Lu) 6-2020: To Amend Fees and Charges By-law No. 40-09, as amended (2020 Review) 7-2020: To Assume Secondary Services in the South Coast Village at Crystal Beach Subdivision – Phase 1, Plan 59M-415 (Marz Homes (Crystal Beach) Inc. – Daniel Gabriele) 8-2020: To Authorize Entry Into a Grant Funding Agreement for Physician Recruitment with Dr. Safa Qazi 9-2020: To Authorize Entry Into a Grant Funding Agreement for Nurse Practitioner Recruitment with Dr. Kim Scher 10-2020: To Amend Traffic By-law No. 2000-89 - Installation of an All-Way Stop on Ridgeway Road at Erie Road 11-2020: To Authorize the Entry into an Extending Agreement with Jeffrey Kline (B58-59/17 F.E. - 0 Dominion Road) 12-2020: To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan 59M-452 from Part Lot Control, Block 5, Parts 1 to 11, 59R-16595 208, 212, 216, 220 and 224 Ald

That: By-law Nos.: 1-2020 2-2020 3-2020 4-2020 5-2020 6-2020 7-2020 8-2020 9-2020 10-2020 11-2020 12-2020 15-2020 Page 36 of 38 Regular Council - 20 Jan 2020 Meeting Minutes are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law Nos.: 13-2020: To Enact an Amendment to the Official Plan by By-law No. 150-06 for the Town of Fort Erie Planning Area - Amendment No. 44 - Region of Niagara (Owners) - 745 Crescent Road 14-2020: To Amend Zoning By-law No. 129-90 - 745 Crescent Road - Regional Municipality of Niagara – Owner are given first and second reading. (

That: By-law Nos. 13-2020 14-2020 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 16-2020: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Council-in-Committee Meeting Held on January 13, 2020, Special Closed Session Council Meeting Held on January 20, 2020 and Council Meeting held on January 20, 2020 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 16-2020 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 12:02 a.m.to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on February 18, 2020. (