Council Meeting

That the Council agenda dated March 11, 2025, be confirmed, as circulated.

That Council approve the following recommendation from the Grant Allocation Advisory Committee dated February 13, 2025: That the following funding requests be approved for a total of $20,304.35 in the first allocation of grants for 2025:  $3,000 for Community Living Port Colborne Wainfleet to fund quality-of-life programming for youth and young adults with developmental and-or learning disabilities, including cooking and meal preparation, driver instruction and training, and job search skills. The grant will help with costs of transportation, staffing, and training materials.  $4,335 for Port Colborne Feline Initiative to fund TNVR (trap, neuter, vaccinate, return) for 10 feral cats, and to fund the SNAP (spay/neuter assistance program) for 10 cats. PCFI volunteers address complex issues of feral cats in the community by providing humane and fiscally responsible resources for free-roaming, unowned cats.  $3,600 for Friends of Port Colborne Lighthouses to fund a waterless composting toilet for volunteers and visitors.  $4,000 for Port Colborne Optimist Club to help fund the annual fishing derby for youth, and the annual Canada Day in the Park community event.  $5,369.35 for Port Colborne Wave girls’ minor hockey to help fund professional skills training for U7 to U15 age groups, and related ice time

That Council hereby approves the listed consent items on the March 11, 2025, Council agenda; and That the consent items be approved on the recommendations as contained therein.

That Public Works Department Report 2025-42 be received; and That the revised billing for the Young and Hopf-Wagner Municipal Drains be approved and invoiced in accordance with the Drainage Act, as outlined in Appendix A of Public Works Department Report 2025-42.

That Council endorse the Niagara Region's motion respecting supporting Niagara's Business Community and Advocating for Economic Resilience Measures.

That the following by-laws be passed and enacted, as presented:  By-law No. 7327/18/25  By-law No. 7328/19/25  By-law No. 7329/20/25

That Council do now proceed to meet in Closed Session at 7:26 p.m. under:  Section 239(2)(h) of the Municipal Act, 2001, where a closed meeting is held if the subject matter being considered is information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them.  Section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001, where a closed meeting is held if the subject matter being considered is a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

That Council does now rise and reconvene from Closed Session at 8:18 p.m. with report:  Item 19.1 - Approval of Closed Session Minutes a. That the Closed Session Meeting minutes from the February 25, 2025, Council meeting be approved as presented.  Item 19.2 - Staff Reports a. That Council authorize staff to proceed as directed in Closed Session. b. That Council authorize staff to proceed as directed in Closed Session.

That the By-law to Adopt, Ratify and Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Port Colborne, dated March 11, 2025, be enacted and passed, as presented.