Council Meeting

That the agenda dated April 11, 2023 be confirmed, as circulated.

1. That the minutes of the Committee of the Whole-Strategic Planning Session held on February 25, 2023, be approved as circulated. 2. That the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on March 28, 2023, be approved as circulated.

That items 8.1 and 8.2 be approved, and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.

That items 9.1 to 9.3 be received for information.

That Corporate Services Department Report 2023-71 be received; and That staff proceed with the proposed changes to ice allocation and ice cancellation protocols as outlined in pages 2 and 3 of Corporate Services Department Report 2023-71.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2023-17 be received; and That By-Law 4896/121/06 and any amendments thereto be repealed.

That Chief Administrative Officer Report 2023-64 be received; That Council approve entering into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with 13489116 Canada Inc., regarding the vacant City-owned property on Elm Street (between Elm and Catharine); That a by-law to authorize entering into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with 13489116 Canada Inc. regarding the sale of a City-owned lot on Elm Street legally described as LTS 29, 30 & 31, PT LTS, 41, 42 & 43, PL 861, Being PTS 4&6, on 59R9034: Port Colborne, be brought forward; and That the Mayor and Acting City Clerk be authorized to sign and execute any and all documents respecting the sale of these lands.

That Chief Administrative Office Report - Economic Development and Tourism Services Division Report 2023-56 be received for information; That Council declare the City-owned parcels of land, outlined in Appendix A to Chief Administrative Office Report - Economic Development and Tourism Services Division Report 2023-56, as surplus; and That Council delegate authority to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to dispose of these surplus parcels and enter into purchase/sale agreements in accordance with the Sale of Surplus Land Policy.

That Corporate Services Department Report 2023-37 be received; and That interest be charged to previously approved and future drain construction accounts effective January 1, 2023. Interest will be accrued at a rate of Bank Prime + 2% on drain construction account balances starting January 1, 2023, and all new charges until billed, not to exceed more than 120 days after the drain construction account completion certificate is issued. That drains construction accounts be billed when the drainage engineer issues the final completion certificate and account allocations for the drain construction project, effective April 11, 2023. That staff present an annual report alongside the financial statement completion/audited statements to update Council on the operational and financial components of all drain construction projects. That staff recommend to Council in the annual report if interim billing should be considered on a drain by drain basis.

That correspondence from the Town of Plympton-Wyoming regarding Bill 5 stopping harassments and abuse by Local Leaders Act be supported.

That the minutes of the Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum meeting, held on February 21, 2023, be approved as presented.

That items 20.1 to 20.5 be enacted and passed.