Council Meeting

That the minutes of the regular meeting of Council, held on June 13, 2023, be approved as presented.

That item 8.1 to 8.3 be approved, and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.

That items 9.1 to 9.3 be received for information.

That Chief Administrative Office Report 2023-92 be received.

That Corporate Services Department Report 2023-114 be received for information; and That the recommended transfers to and from the City’s capital close-out account outlined in Appendix B of Corporate Services Report 2023-114 be approved.

That Corporate Services Department Report 2023-119 be received; That the proposed Water and Wastewater Rates By-law updates as outlined in Appendix A as well as the corresponding Water and Wastewater Rates By-law attached as Appendix B to Corporate Services Department Report 2023-119, be approved; and That the financial impacts of the proposed Water and Wastewater Rates By-law updates be directed to the water and wastewater capital budgets when they become effective.

That Chief Administrative Officer Report 2023-122 be received; and That the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan be approved.

That Public Works Department Report 2023-102 be received; That the billing for the Young and Hopf-Wagner Municipal Drains be invoiced in accordance with the Drainage Act, as outlined in Appendix A of Public Works Department Report 2023-102; and That the Young and Hopf-Wagner Drain Levy By-law be approved.

That the correspondence from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury regarding the right-to-repair movement be supported.

That the City Clerk be directed to send a letter to the Chief Firearms Officer of Ontario regarding the shooting range approval for Port Colborne and District Conservation Club located at 3757 Second Concession Road, Port Colborne, Ontario; and That the letter include a request for the Chief Firearms Officer of Ontario to give careful consideration and regard for community impacts and land use conflict when making its decision on the Shooting Range Approval for Port Colborne and District Conservation Club.

That item 19.1 be approved, as presented.

That items 20.1 to 20.5 be enacted and passed.

That Council do now proceed into closed session in order to address items 21.1 to 21.4.