Council Meeting

That Council proceed into closed session at 5:05 pm in order to address the following items: 2.1 Minutes of the closed session portion of the February 22, 2022 Council Meeting; and 2.2 Chief Administrative Office Report 2022-52, pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, Subsection 239(2) (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

That May 1, 2022 be proclaimed as Doctors’ Day in the City of Port Colborne.

That the month of May 2022 be proclaimed as Museum Month in the City of Port Colborne.

That the agenda dated April 26, 2022 be confirmed, as amended.

That the minutes of the regular meeting of Council, held on April 12, 2022, be approved as circulated.

That items 10.1 to 10.5 be approved, and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.

That items 11.1 to 11.11 be received for information.

That the month of May be proclaimed as Community Living Month in the City of Port Colborne.

That June 12, 2022 be proclaimed as Mountainview LemonAID Day in the City of Port Colborne.

That Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Report 2022-63 be received; and That Council approve and award an architectural and engineering design services contract for the waterfront centre to J.P. Thomson Architects Ltd.

That Corporate Services Department Report 2022-76 be received; That the 2022 property tax rates outlined in Appendix A of Corporate Services Report 2022-76 be approved; and That the 2022 Property Tax Rate By-law attached as Appendix B of Corporate Services Report 2022-76 be approved.

That Corporate Services Department Report 2022-81 be received for information.

That Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Report 2022-77 be received.

That the correspondence from Niagara Water Protection Alliance regarding Response to Ontario Stone, Sand and Gravel Association be received.

Whereas Municipalities across this province collectively spend millions of dollars of taxpayer money and municipal resources developing Official Plans that meet current Provincial Planning Policy; and Whereas an Official Plan is developed through months of public consultation to ensure, “that future planning and development will meet the specific needs of our community”; and Memorandum Whereas our Official Plan includes zoning provisions that encourage development of the “missing middle” or “gentle density” to meet the need for attainable housing in our community; and Whereas our Official Plan is ultimately approved by the province; and Whereas it is within the legislative purview of Municipal Council to approve Official Plan amendments or Zoning By-law changes that better the community or fit within the vision of the City of Port Colborne Official Plan; and Whereas it is also within the legislative purview of Municipal Council to deny Official Plan amendments or Zoning By-law changes that do not better the community or do not fit within the vision of the City of Port Colborne Official Plan; and Whereas municipal planning decisions may be appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT; formerly the Ontario Municipal Board or “OMB”), an unelected, appointed body that is not accountable to the residents of Port Colborne; and Whereas the OLT has the authority to make a final decision on planning matters based on a “best planning outcome” and not whether the proposed development is i

Consideration of the Memorandum from Councillor Wells regarding Motion to request a Temporary Moratorium on all Aggregate Extraction license applications in Ontario be

That items 21.1 and 21.2 be approved, as presented.

That items 22.1 to 22.4 be enacted and passed.