Regular Council

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

That: The Council of The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie consents to the passage of By-law No. 2019-52 of The Regional Municipality of Niagara, being a by-law to amend By-law No. 112-2013 - A Regional By-law to Protect Children and Vulnerable Persons from Exposure to Outdoor Second-hand Smoke. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Bob Allen from the Communities-in-Bloom Committee, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Leah Feor from the Fort Erie Public Library Board, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council appoints Larry Graber to the Fort Erie Public Library Board for the period ending November 14, 2022. (

That: Council accepts the resignation of Robert Brown as the Beachcombers Senior Centre Representative from the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (

That: Council appoints Mary Franks to the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee as the Beachcombers Senior Centre Representative for the period ending November 14, 2022. (

Whereas the Town of Fort Erie has policies in place to ensure that it is accountable to the public for its actions and that its actions are transparent to the public, including the Accountability and Transparency Policy outlined in By-law No. 195-07, and Whereas whistleblowing by employees in local governments can bring critical knowledge about misconduct and failed policy outcomes and priorities to the attention of politicians and/or the public, and Whereas the provincial government, as well as other municipalities and agencies in Ontario, have in place policies and/or legislation that provide legal protection from discriminatory or disciplinary action for employees who disclose wrongdoing of any kind in the context of their workplace in good faith and to a competent authority, and Whereas voters in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, including the Town of Fort Erie, sent a strong message on October 22nd, 2018 for the need for accountability and transparency in the way local governance is conducted, and Whereas it is always desirable to build upon and enhance existing policies that further strengthen public trust in the accountability and transparency of the way their local government functions; Page 14 of 20 Regular Council - 15 Jul 2019 Meeting Minutes Now therefore be it resolved, That: Council directs staff to prepare a report with respect to a whistleblowing policy for the Town of Fort Erie, and further That: The Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie fully suppor

Whereas Douglastown is a growing area in the Town of Fort Erie, currently populated by approximately 615 residents, and Whereas there are only two road access points into and out of Douglastown, namely Baker Road and Black Creek Road, and Page 15 of 20 Regular Council - 15 Jul 2019 Meeting Minutes Whereas one of the access points, Baker Road, has been temporarily closed in order to permit the installations of underground services and reconstruction of part of the road, thereby reducing the points of access into and out of the area to one, and Whereas Black Creek Road is narrow and has virtually no shoulder, and Whereas the closure of either point of access to the area increases the potential for an unexpected closure of the other as a result of calamity, cause of nature or some other reason; Now therefore be it resolved, That: Council directs staff to prepare a report outlining the alternatives to add an additional point of access to the Douglastown area of the Town, such report to include possible sites, construction and cost, as well as any other aspect that staff believes appropriate for Council’s consideration. (

Page 16 of 20 Regular Council - 15 Jul 2019 Meeting Minutes That: Council approves the amendments to the Town's Zoning By-law No. 129-90 as detailed in Appendix "3" of Report No. PDS-46-2019 for the lands known as 1211 & 1225 Sunset Drive, and further That: Council authorizes staff to prepare the necessary by-law. (

That: The by-law package containing: 101-2019: To Authorize Entry into a Grant Funding Agreement for Physician Recruitment with Dr. Joseph Fraelic 102-2019: To Authorize Entry into a Grant Funding Agreement to Establish Capital Improvement to a Clinic for Physician Recruitment with Dr. Jeffrey Remington 103-2019: To Assume Primary Services in Lots 479, 480, 481 and 482, Plan 520, Located on the South Side of Queen Street between Central Avenue and Douglas Street (Nanavati) 104-2019: To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan 59M-452 from Part Lot Control, Block 6, Parts 1 to 5 - 192, 196, 200 and 204 Alderson Court - Park Lane Home Builders Limited (E. Lenchyshyn) 107-2019: To Authorize the Execution of an Amending Subdivision Agreement with 1639875 Ontario Ltd. (Frank Qiu) (King Street Subdivision) 108-2019: To Authorize the Entry into a Development Agreement with Bradley Brewster and William Denham - 1724 Rebecca Street 109-2019: To Amend By-law No. 97-2015 (To Appoint Deputy Clerks for the Purposes of the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act and Courts of Justice Act) 110-2019: To Appoint William Henry Nobes as Building Inspector for The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie 111-2019: To Establish a System for Administrative Penalties Page 17 of 20 Regular Council - 15 Jul 2019 Meeting Minutes 112-2019: To Authorize the Sale of Lands in the Fort Erie Business Park – 0 Commerce Parkway (Harber Realty Holdings Inc. – Andrew Harber) 114-2019: To Authorize the Entry into an Agreement wi

That: By-law Nos.: 101-2019 102-2019 103-2019 104-2019 107-2019 108-2019 109-2019 110-2019 111-2019 112-2019 114-2019 115-2019 116-2019 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: The by-law package containing: 105-2019: To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan 59M-470 from Part Lot Control, Block 69, Parts 1 to 8 - Peace Bridge Village - Ashton Homes (Western) Limited (A. Vercillo) Page 18 of 20 Regular Council - 15 Jul 2019 Meeting Minutes 106-2019: To Authorize the Execution of an Amending Subdivision Agreement with Marina (Green Acres) Developments Inc. (Farhan Adam, Faheem Adam & Luciano Fruiti) (High Pointe Estates Phases 2 and 3) is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law Nos.: 105-2019 106-2019 are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 113-2019 To Amend Business Licencing By-law No. 217-05 (Licensing and Regulating Short-Term Rental Uses) is given first and second reading. (

That: The words “sleeping and” be inserted after the word “outside” in Sections 4.5 (h) (v) and 5.1 (f) in By-law No. 113-2019. (

That: Appendix “1” to Schedule “13” of By-law No. 113-2019 be amended to insert reference to the by-laws relative to the three items which do not show a specific administrative penalty in Column 4. (

That By-law No. 113-2019, as amended, is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: By-law No. 117-2019: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Council-in-Committee Meeting held on July 8, 2019 and its Council Meeting held on July 15, 2019 is given first and second reading. (

That: By-law No. 117-2019 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal. (

That: Council adjourns at 7:46 p.m. to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on August 26, 2019. (