Regular Council in Committee

THAT: The 2005 Audited Financial Report (attached as Appendix "A") be received for information purposes and published in accordance with Section 295 of The Municipal Act, 2001. (

THAT: Page 7 of the report be and it is hereby amended under Item 3, bullet point 8, by changing the word "may" to "shall not". (

THAT: Section 4 of the draft Policy be and it is hereby amended by deleting same in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof "Upon receipt of a request for the entry into an Encroachment Agreement, the request shall be

THAT: Section 8.3 of the draft Policy be and it is hereby amended by deleting the word "may" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "shall not". (

THAT: Section 8.5 of the draft Policy be and it is hereby amended by adding the words "or other valuable consideration" after the words "land interests" in line 2 thereof. (

THAT: Section 8.1 of the Draft Policy be and it is hereby amended by deleting the first paragraph thereof and inserting in lieu thereof "It is recognized that encroachments on waterfront road allowances will be the exception." (

THAT: This matter be

THAT: This report, as amended, be received for information purposes, and further THAT: The Clerk be directed to circulate the amended report to owners abutting waterfront road allowances, the Fort Erie Bar Association, and the Ontario Shorewalk Association for consultation, and further THAT: A Public Meeting and further report be scheduled for October 23, 2006 including any comments to date, and further THAT: A by-law be submitted to the Council Meeting of October 30, 2006 to adopt the Encroachment Policy for Municipal Road Allowances. (

THAT: A by-law be submitted to CouncIl to approve an amended Corporate Senior Management Organizational Plan and to repeal By-law No. 28-06, and further THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council to adopt an amended policy for the designation of an Acting Chief Administrative Officer and to repeal By-law No. 48-91. (

THAT: The two sets of minutes be separated and dealt with separately. (

THAT: Council hereby approves the August 25, 2006 Land Committee minutes attached to Report No. CAO-19/LC-05-06 as Appendix "1". (

THAT: Council hereby approves the September 7, 2006 Special Land Committee minutes attached to Report No. CAO-19/LC-05-06 as Appendix "2", and further THAT: Council hereby approves the recommended tasks as outlined in Appendix "3" to Report No. CAO-19/LC-05-06. (

THAT: Council hereby receives Report No. CAO-20-06 for information purposes. (

THAT: Council hereby receives Report No. CAO-21-06 for information purposes. (

Page 6 of 11 COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 THAT: The 2006 Budget be amended as follows: (a) Increasing the 2005 general deficit carry forward to $75,000 (b) Increasing the estimate for 2006 tax appeal adjustments by $170,000 (c) Deferring funding for the road ($100,000) and storm sewer ($60,000) portions of Walden Blvd. capital improvements to the 2007 budget (d) Eliminating the $85,000 transfer to the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund to offset tax revenue losses from multi-year commercial tax write-offs. (

THAT: Net capital surpluses and deficits on completed capital projects totaling $310,504.56 be allocated to Reserve Funds and Capital Projects in accordance with the summary distribution attached as Appendix "A" to this report. (

THAT: Council does now go into Closed Session at 8:06 p.m. to discuss a Human Resource matter. (

THAT: Council now rise and reconvene into Open Session at 8:35 p.m. with no report. (

Page 7 of 11 COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 THAT: This matter be

THAT: This report be received for information purposes. (

THAT: Council accpet the tender submitted by Bobcat of Hamilton, Ltd. for the supply of a 2006 Skid Steer and Attachments in the amount of $49,242.62 (including taxeds), and further THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contract on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Phillips Engineering Ltd. of Burlington, Ontario, be retained for Engineering Services for the 2006 Water Distribution System Master Plan Update, Project No. 845.04MAPL, at the upset limit of $92,933, including Provisional Services, including g.s.t., and further THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the necessary by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Phillip Engineering Ltd. on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: In accordance with Council's approval in principal of the Ridership Growth and Asset Management Plan 2006, the Town of Fort Erie enter into an amended agreement with Dunn the Mover Ltd. for the provision of a second bus to be applied to the conventional transit service (contractural details attached as Appendix "A"), and further THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contract on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Phillips Engineering Ltd. of Burlington, Ontario, be retained to provide the Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie with a Fort Erie Industrial Business Park, Master Servicing and Development Strategy in the amount of $165,622.75, including taxes, and further THAT: Council allocate $165,622.75 from the Fort Erie Business Park account to complete a Fort Erie Industrial Business Park, Master Serivicing and Development Strategy as per the scope of work specified in RFP #IS.06FEBP, and further THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the necessary by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the agreement for the Fort Erie Business Park, Master Servicing and Development Strategy with Phillips Engineering Ltd. on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Consent is hereby granted to consider a Community and Development Services matter under Report No. CDS-81-06 due to the nature of its urgency. (

THAT: Council approve the Fire Department Master Plan in principle, and further THAT:Staff be directed to implement the recommendations contained within the proposed Master Plan. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 9:00 p.m. (