Council Meeting

That the minutes of the regular meeting of Council, held on December 13, 2021, be approved as presented.

That item 8.2 be approved, and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.

That items 9.1 to 9.3 be received for information.

That Public Works Department Report 2022-16 be received; That Council approve the new crossing standard as shown in Exhibit-A, in Appendix A to Public Works Department Report 2022-16; That Council approve the new configuration for existing wigwag trail crossing as shown in Exhibit B, in Appendix A to Public Works Department Report 2022-16; and That Council approve the installation of a new signage board and wayfinding at each crossing of the Friendship Trail as shown in Exhibit-C, in Appendix A to Public Works Department Report 2022-16. Amendment:Moved by Mayor Steele Seconded by Councillor A. Desmarais That Public Works Department Report 2022-16 be

That Public Works Department Report 2022-04 be received; That Council extend the appointment of Paul Marsh, P.Eng. of EWA Engineering Inc. to January 25, 2023 for the completion of a new Engineer’s Report for the repair and improvement of the Wignell, Port Colborne and Beaver Dam Drains situated in the City of Port Colborne, previously approved under By-Law No. 6602/57/18; That Council extend the appointment of Paul Marsh, P.Eng. of EWA Engineering Inc. to January 25, 2023 for the completion of a new Engineer’s Report for the repair and improvement of the Oil Mill Creek Drain situated in the City of Port Colborne, previously approved under By- Law No. 6728/92/19; That Council extend the appointment of Paul Marsh, P.Eng. of EWA Engineering Inc. to January 25, 2023 for the completion of a new Engineer’s Report for the repair and improvement of the Point Abino Drain situated in the City of Port Colborne and the Town of Fort Erie, previously approved under By-Law No. 6729/93/19; That Council extend the appointment of Brandon Widner, P.Eng. of Spriet Associates Engineers and Architects to January 25, 2023 for the completion of a new Engineer’s Report for the repair and improvement of the Biederman Drain situated in the City of Port Colborne and the Township of Wainfleet, previously approved under By-Law No. 6730/94/19; That Council extend the appointment of Brandon Widner, P.Eng. of Spriet Associates Engineers and Architects to January 25, 2023 for the completion of a new Engineer

That Community Safety & Enforcement Department Report 2022-02 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 2022-02; 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 Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, the City of St. Catharines, the City of Thorold, and the Township of Wainfleet, be brought forward.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-13 be received for information.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-12 be received for information.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-19 be received for information.

That correspondence from OMAFRA, the Drainage Superintendents Association of Ontario, and AMO regarding a Call to Action for CN Rail and Drainage, be supported.

That items 19.1 and 19.2 be approved, as presented.

That items 20.2 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.