Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (6 motions)
6 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the Council agenda dated September 9, 2025, be confirmed, as amended.
Moved by Councillor R. Bodner, seconded by Councillor T. Hoyle
Carried
WHEREAS September is Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Disease Awareness Month; and WHEREAS CMT Disease, is named after the three doctors who first described the disease in 1886. Doctors Jean-Martin Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth. Today, CMT refers to any peripheral neuropathy with a genetic cause, whether or not the specific genetic mutation is known; and WHEREAS CMT is a rare multisystem, multiorgan disease that causes lifelong, progressive symptoms, including muscle weakness and atrophy in the arms and legs, sensory loss, and other complications. These symptoms often lead to challenges with balance, walking, hand use, and other daily activities; and WHEREAS CMT affects 1 in 2,500 people, CMT is a rare disease but also the most common inheritable peripheral neuropathy. It is inheritable because the genetic mutations that cause CMT can be passed from parents to children. NOW THEREFORE I, Mayor William C. Steele, do hereby proclaim the month of September 2025 as “Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT)” awareness month in the City of Port Colborne.
Moved by Councillor R. Bodner, seconded by Councillor M. Bagu
Carried
That Council hereby approves the listed consent items on the September 9, 2025, Council agenda; and That the consent items be approved on the recommendations as contained therein.
Moved by Councillor D. Elliott, seconded by Councillor G. Bruno
Carried
That Public Works Department Report 2025-187 be received; and That the Director of Public Works be directed to upgrade the Clarence Street pedestrian crossing line painting to match the aesthetics as outlined in Appendix A using regular road paint for a cost of $3,100 to be funded from the Public Works Operating Budget before October 18, 2025; and That the Director of Public Works be delegated the authority to allocate the future funds received from the Port Colborne Legion towards the veteran’s crosswalk line painting project.
Moved by Councillor M. Bagu, seconded by Councillor G. Bruno
Carried
That the Director of Public Works be delegated the authority to allocate the future funds received from the Port Colborne Legion towards the veteran’s crosswalk line painting project.
Moved by Councillor M. Bagu, seconded by Councillor G. Bruno
Carried
That the following by-law(s) be passed and enacted, as presented: By-law No. 7383/74/25 By-law No. 7384/75/25 By-law No. 7385/76/25
Moved by Councillor E. Beauregard, seconded by Councillor M. Aquilina