Special Council Meeting

That the Special Council agenda dated October 21, 2025, be confirmed, as circulated.

That Council do now proceed to meet in Closed Session at 5:05 p.m. under the Municipal Act, 2001:  Subsection 239(2)(f), where a closed session meeting is held if the subject matter being considered is advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.  Subsection 239 (3.1) where a meeting of council or local board or of a committee of either of them may be closed to the public if the following conditions are both satisfied: 1. The meeting is held for the purpose of educating or training the members. 2. At the meeting, no member discusses or otherwise deals with any matter in a way that materially advances the business or decision-making of the council, local board or committee

That Council does now rise and reconvene from Closed Session at 6:14 p.m. without report.

That Council receive Development and Government Relations Report 2025-185; and That Council direct the Mayor and Clerk to execute the following agreements once finalized and when the conditions have been met, as well as all necessary related agreements in order to facilitate the development of the East Side Employment Lands (ESEL):  Water and wastewater purchase agreement with Asahi Kasei;  An agreement with the Niagara Region establishing a cost-sharing arrangement for the required engineering design services to design infrastructure and perform required studies and reviews associated with crossing the Welland Canal and surrounding area;  An agreement with the Niagara Region outlining the City's contributions to facilitate the construction of the of the Welland Canal crossing project, for up to $24.2 million, provided the Niagara Region agrees to take ownership of all pumping stations and force mains in the ESEL once they are operational, and once the City has satisfied any grant and/or borrowing commitments;  A construction agreement with Peters Excavating to complete the linear asset installation, provided that such award is within the budget of the water and wastewater purchase agreement with Asahi Kasei;  A construction agreement for the wastewater pumping station, as required per the Development Agreement (executed last November by the City, One Forty Developments, Asahi Kasei, and Rankin Construction), provided that such award is within the budget of the water and

That the By-law to Adopt, Ratify and Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Port Colborne be passed and enacted, as presented.