Regular Council in Committee

THAT: Paragraph 2 of the recommendation be and it is hereby amended by deleting same and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “THAT:A by-law be submitted to the Council Meeting of September 11, 2006 to adopt the “Fort Erie Official Plan Adopting By-law.” (

THAT: The Draft Official Plan be and it is hereby further amended by deferring the land use designations for the Feiertag properties on the south side of Michener Road and west side of Schooley Road and the frontage on the north side of Michener Road. (

THAT: The Draft Official Plan be and it is hereby further amended by removing the Environmental Conservation overlay for property located at 397 Garrison Road (Garrison Green properties). (

THAT: The matter of the Nigh Road Subdivision as provided for in the Draft Official Plan be

THAT: Council approve Report No. CDS-074-06; and further, COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 PAGE EIGHT THAT: A by-law be submitted to the Council Meeting of September 11, 2006 to adopt, as amended, the “Fort Erie Official Plan Adopting By-law”; and further THAT: Staff assemble a formal Official Plan package including agency and public comments received through the process, minutes, related reports and background studies and forward same to the Region together with a request to approve the Official Plan; and further THAT: Public Notice of Council’s adoption of the Official Plan be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act together with direction indicating that any objections or appeals should be forwarded to the Region. (

THAT: The Solicitor for the applicant be permitted to address Council. (

THAT: Council support an extension of Draft Plan Approval for the Abino Dunes Condominium Plan of Subdivision to September 23, 2008, and further THAT: The Owners, their Solicitor, and the Regional Niagara Planning and Development Department be so advised. (

THAT: The following paragraph contained on Page 3 of the report be and it is hereby removed and shall be discussed at the next Infrastructure Services Sub-Committee Meeting: “The Infrastructure Services Department may elect to extend this contract, utilizing the unit process provided in the Tender, to plant street trees in new subdivisions pursuant to various Subdivision Agreements, subject to available funding.” (

THAT: The contract to supply and install street trees throughout Fort Erie be awarded to Stevensville Lawn Service at an upset limit of $56,875.00 (excluding g.s.t.), and further THAT: A by-law awarding the tender be submitted to Council, authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Contract Agreement. (

THAT: Council does not grant relief from Fence By-law No. 51-2003 to permit a 1.8 metre high fence in the front yard at 140 Champlain Drive West. (

THAT: Relief is hereby granted from Fence By-law No. 51-2003 to permit the existing fence of 1.8 metres in the front yard at 140 Champlain Drive West. (

THAT: The Proposed Criteria “For the Designation of Heritage Trees under the Ontario Heritage Act” as recommended by the Town’s Heritage Committee (LACAC) be received in principle, and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 PAGE TEN THAT: A Public Meeting regarding the Proposed Draft Heritage Tree criteria be held at the Council-in-Committee Meeting of Monday, October 2, 2006 to receive input prior to adopting the criteria. (

WHEREAS Fort Erie enjoys the 2nd busiest international border crossing at the Peace Bridge, allowing 3 million vehicles to pass through the Town via the Queen Elizabeth Way each year, and WHEREAS the businesses in the north, south and central areas of Fort Erie rely on transient and tourism traffic to sustain and enhance their business viability, and WHEREAS a number of factors in recent years have dramatically impacted these businesses, including U.S./Canadian exchange rate, border crossing issues, non-smoking legislation, increased fuel prices, increased competition in Buffalo and Niagara, and lack of awareness of Fort Erie business and products, and WHEREAS in an effort to assist local businesses, it is deemed prudent to act proactively to improve accessibility into Fort Erie, remove barriers to trade and commerce, and to create a strategic route of traffic through the Town in order to create opportunities to promote Fort Erie businesses, and WHEREAS the Fort Erie Economic Development and Tourism Corporation and the Greater Fort Erie Chamber of Commerce recently submitted a proposal to the Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie to establish a Fort Erie Visitor Information Centre and Gateway at the QEW / Central Avenue Exit, and WHEREAS the Ministry of Transportation is the owner of the Queen Elizabeth Way, including the on and off ramps, and WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to request the Minister of Transportation to convey to the Town of Fort Erie those lands owned by

THAT: Lines 4 and 5 of the recommendation be amended by deleting the words “to use whatever means possible” and inserting in lieu thereof “to take steps.” (

THAT: The Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie, in response to a resolution passed by the Fort Erie Economic Development & Tourism Corporation, hereby directs the CAO of the Town of Fort Erie and the Community Gaming Development Corporation of Fort Erie to take steps to encourage or persuade the major festivals in Fort Erie to rethink their business plans, consolidate assets, consolidate resources and work together to maximize available funding and production of event(s) that are more significant in terms of their impact on Fort Erie’s economy, and further THAT: That a report be submitted to Council upon conclusion of these efforts advising of the outcome and any recommendations. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 9:17 p.m. (