Council Meeting

That the minutes of the regular meeting of Council, held on February 8, 2022, be approved as presented.

That items 8.1 to 8.3 be approved, and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.

That items 9.1 and 9.2 be received for information.

That Public Works Department Report 2022-05 be received; That the Amending Agreement to the Niagara Region Courts Inter- Municipal Agreement attached as Appendix A to Public Works Department Report 2022-05 be approved for purposes of advancing the Vision Zero Program; That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Amending Agreement to the Niagara Region Courts Inter-Municipal Agreement.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-22 be received; That the recommendations outlined in Appendix A to Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-22 be approved and adopted as a City policy; and That Council approve discontinuing Encroachment Application COVID-19 and that patio fees for 2022 be waived.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-22 be received; That the recommendations outlined in Appendix A to Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-22 be amended to include a clause that allows up to two parking spaces to be approved per sponsor business, with the length of the patio not to exceed the frontage of the building; That the amended recommendations outlined in Appendix A to Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-22 be approved and adopted as City policy; and That Council approve discontinuing Encroachment Application COVID-19 and that patio fees for 2022 be waived.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-22 be reconsidered.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-22 be

That Planning and Development Department Report 2022-44 be received; That the Manager of By-law Services be directed to establish an education campaign for renters, owners, and neighbours of short-term accommodations; That Council supports the Manager of By-law Services enforcing City by- laws by directly ticketing owners in accordance with the City’s by-law Enforcement Policy; That the City Clerk be directed to bring forward a recommendation for licensing short-term accommodations that rent two or more units; and That a registration program be implemented for short-term accommodations.

That Planning and Development Report 2022-36 be received; That the Official Plan Amendment attached as Appendix A to Planning and Development Report 2022-36 be approved; That the Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Appendix B to Planning and Development Report 2022-36 be approved; and That Planning staff be directed to circulate the Notice of Adoption and Passing in accordance with the Planning Act.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-30 be received for information.

That Community Safety & Enforcement Department Report 2022-43 be received; That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Administrative Municipal Penalty System Shared Service Agreement for the Appeal Hearing Officer, attached as Appendix A to Community Safety & Enforcement Department Report 2022-43; and That a by-law to enter into an Administrative Municipal Penalty System Shared Service agreement with the Town of Pelham, The Town of Grimsby, the Town of Lincoln, the City of Niagara Falls, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, the City of St. Catharines, the City of Thorold, the Township of Wainfleet, and the Township of West Lincoln, be brought forward.

That Council support the request from the Social Determinants of Health Advisory Committee – Everyone Matters and send a letter to the province asking them to support the Early Learning and Child Care Plan whereby the province would enter into an agreement with the federal government to implement this plan and that the letter be circulated to all Niagara municipalities for support.

That correspondence received from Health Canada regarding Cannabis Licensing and Enforcement, be received for information.

That correspondence received from the Township of Perth South regarding Catch and Release Justice be

That items 19.1 to 19.3 be approved, as presented.

That items 20.1 to 20.6 be enacted and passed.

That Council do now proceed into closed session in order to address items 21.1 and 21.2.

That the rules of procedure set out in Section 4.1 of the Procedural By-law be waived to allow the meeting to extend past 11 p.m.