Regular Council

That: Council receives for information purposes Report PDS-78-2023 regarding amendments to By-law 60-04 – A By-law to Regulate the Destruction, Injury and Harvesting of Trees in the Town of Fort Erie

McDermott That: Council approves the consent agenda as recommended

McDermott That: Council goes into Closed Session at 7:40 p.m. to consider the following: Niagara Transit Commission Public Advisory Committee Appointments pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act, 2001, personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; 13365 Pettit Road (OLT-23-00275) pursuant to Section 239 (2) (e) of the Muncipal Act, 2001, litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board, and Section 239 (2) (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

That: Council rises and reconvenes from Closed Session at 8:47 p.m. with report that: Regarding item 14.1 Council nominate Jeff Mann to be appointed to the Niagara Transit Commission Public Advisory Committee to represent the Town of Fort Erie for the term ending November 14, 2026, or until their successor is appointed; and Regarding item 14.2 Council directs staff and legal counsel to proceed as directed in closed session.

McDermott Whereas Hospice Niagara provides much needed specialized care with compassion and dignity for people, caregivers and family members at home and in hospice residence with a team of palliative care specialists across Niagara Region free of charge, and Whereas Hospice Niagara provides in-home medical, emotional and social supports right from the time of diagnosis to help improve quality of life and well-being for everyone, including family and friends, and Whereas critical services like those offered by Hospice Niagara improve quality of life for individuals living with a life-limiting illness as well as their caregivers, family and friends, and Whereas these services are needed now more than ever since home care is the model for our health care today, and a preferred place for those dealing with illness who prefer to be at home or in a home like setting offered by Hospice Niagara, and Whereas increasing capacity in hospice palliative care throughout the Region of Niagara moves the region towards a truly modern, connected health care system that nurtures close partnerships with long-term care hospitals, homes & hospice, and Whereas t he Town of Fort Erie like many municipalities has seen the value added by Hospice Niagara to our community and has contributed $4.83 per resident to Hospice Niagara’s current approved Niagara projects to help meet their/our vision of growing exceptional compassionate care for our Niagara residents, and Whereas Hospice Niagara continues ong

That: The by-law package containing: 158-2023 To Accept and Declare Lands as Public Highway - 0-6630 Thunder Bay Road 159-2023 To Amend Zoning By-law 129-90, as amended - 0-10417 Walden Boulevard, Apex Building Development Group Inc. – Owner 160-2023 To Enact an Amendment to the Official Plan Adopted by By-law 150-06 for the Town of Fort Erie Planning Area - Amendment 75 - 1101, DiPietro Street, 1101 DiPietro Street Inc. – Owner 161-2023 To Amend Zoning By-law 129-90, as amended - 1101 DiPietro Street, 1101 DiPietro Street Inc. – Owner 162-2023 To Amend Zoning By-law 129-90 - 3458 Black Creek Road, Crystal Ridge Homes - Owner 163-2023 To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan M-65 from Part Lot Control, 26 Loganberry Court. Part of Lot 32 and Lot 35 - (Jetmar Subdivision), Marz Homes (Crystal Beach) Inc. 164-2023 To Exempt a Certain Block in Plan 59M-438 from Part Lot Control, Village Creek Drive. Block 56 (Village Creek Subdivision), Park Lane Home Builders Limited (Cathy Lenchyshyn) - Owner 165-2023 To Authorize the Appointment of Auditor and to Authorize the Execution of Letter of Engagement with Grant Thornton LLP for the Fiscal Years 2023-2025 and Repeal By-law 101-2020; is given first and second reading.

That: By-law 166-2023: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Council-in-Committee Meetings Held on November 6, 2023 and November 20, 2023, Council-in-Budget Committee Meeting Held on November 15, 2023 and its Council Meeting held on November 27, 2023, is given first and second reading.

McDermott That: By-law 166-2023 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal.

That: Council adjourns at 8:56 p.m.pm to reconvene into a Regular Meeting of Council on December 18, 2023.

That: Council approves the consent agenda as recommended

Whereas Volunteer firefighters account for 71% of Canada’s total firefighting essential first responders, and Whereas approximately 8,000 essential search and rescue volunteers respond to thousands of incidents every year, and Whereas the tax code of Canada currently allows volunteer firefighters and search and rescue volunteers to claim a $3,000 tax credit if 200 hours of volunteer services were completed in a calendar year, and Whereas this works out to a mere $450 per year, which we allow these essential volunteers to keep of their own income from their regular jobs, $2.25 an hour, and Whereas if volunteer firefighters volunteer more than 200 hours, this tax credit becomes even less, and Whereas these essential volunteers not only put their lives on the line and give their time, training and efforts to Canadians, but they also allow cities and municipalities to keep property taxes lower than if paid services were required, and Whereas increasing this tax credit would allow these essential volunteers to keep more of their hard-earned money, likely to be spent in the communities in which they live, and Whereas it would also help retain these volunteers in a time when volunteerism is decreasing; Therefore be it resolved, Regular Council Meeting Minutes - November 27, 2023 5 That: The Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie call upon the Government of Canada to support Bill C-310 and enact amendments to subsections 118.06(2) and 118.07(2) of the Income Ta

That: Council goes into Closed Session at 7:40 p.m. to consider the following:  Niagara Transit Commission Public Advisory Committee Appointments pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act, 2001, personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees;  13365 Pettit Road (OLT-23-00275) pursuant to Section 239 (2) (e) of the Muncipal Act, 2001, litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board, and Section 239 (2) (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

Whereas Hospice Niagara provides much needed specialized care with compassion and dignity for people, caregivers and family members at home and in hospice residence with a team of palliative care specialists across Niagara Region free of charge, and Whereas Hospice Niagara provides in-home medical, emotional and social supports right from the time of diagnosis to help improve quality of life and well-being for everyone, including family and friends, and Whereas critical services like those offered by Hospice Niagara improve quality of life for individuals living with a life-limiting illness as well as their caregivers, family and friends, and Whereas these services are needed now more than ever since home care is the model for our health care today, and a preferred place for those dealing with illness who prefer to be at home or in a home like setting offered by Hospice Niagara, and Whereas increasing capacity in hospice palliative care throughout the Region of Niagara moves the region towards a truly modern, connected health care system that nurtures close partnerships with long-term care hospitals, homes & hospice, and Regular Council Meeting Minutes - November 27, 2023 7 Whereas the Town of Fort Erie like many municipalities has seen the value added by Hospice Niagara to our community and has contributed $4.83 per resident to Hospice Niagara’s current approved Niagara projects to help meet their/our vision of growing exceptional compassionate care for our Niagara residents

That: The by-law package containing: Regular Council Meeting Minutes - November 27, 2023 9 158-2023 To Accept and Declare Lands as Public Highway - 0-6630 Thunder Bay Road 159-2023 To Amend Zoning By-law 129-90, as amended - 0-10417 Walden Boulevard, Apex Building Development Group Inc. – Owner 160-2023 To Enact an Amendment to the Official Plan Adopted by By-law 150-06 for the Town of Fort Erie Planning Area - Amendment 75 - 1101, DiPietro Street, 1101 DiPietro Street Inc. – Owner 161-2023 To Amend Zoning By-law 129-90, as amended - 1101 DiPietro Street, 1101 DiPietro Street Inc. – Owner 162-2023 To Amend Zoning By-law 129-90 - 3458 Black Creek Road, Crystal Ridge Homes - Owner 163-2023 To Exempt Certain Lots in Plan M-65 from Part Lot Control, 26 Loganberry Court. Part of Lot 32 and Lot 35 - (Jetmar Subdivision), Marz Homes (Crystal Beach) Inc. 164-2023 To Exempt a Certain Block in Plan 59M-438 from Part Lot Control, Village Creek Drive. Block 56 (Village Creek Subdivision), Park Lane Home Builders Limited (Cathy Lenchyshyn) - Owner 165-2023 To Authorize the Appointment of Auditor and to Authorize the Execution of Letter of Engagement with Grant Thornton LLP for the Fiscal Years 2023-2025 and Repeal By-law 101-2020; is given first and second reading.

That: By-laws 158-2023 to 165-2023 inclusive are given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal.

That: By-law 166-2023: To Confirm the Actions of Council at its Council- in-Committee Meetings Held on November 6, 2023 and November 20, 2023, Council-in-Budget Committee Meeting Held on November 15, 2023 and its Council Meeting held on November 27, 2023, is given first and second reading. Regular Council Meeting Minutes - November 27, 2023 10

That: By-law 166-2023 is given third and final reading to be signed by the Mayor and Clerk under the corporate seal.