THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA
PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
FINAL AGENDA

PEDC 3-2021

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

1:00 P.m. - 2:00 P.m.

Meeting will be held by electronic participation only

This electronic meeting can be viewed on Niagara Region's Website at:

https://www.niagararegion.ca/government/council/

Due to efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect all individuals, the Council Chamber at Regional Headquarters will not be open to the public to attend Committee meetings until further notice.  To view live stream meeting proceedings, visit: niagararegion.ca/government/council 

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING UNDER THE PLANNING ACT

Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 19 (ROPA 19) -  475-635 Canal Bank Street, Welland

3.1

Presentations

3.1.1

Overview of the Application

Lindsay Earl, Senior Development Planner

3.2

Registered Speakers

3.2.1

Armstrong Planning and Project Management

Amanda Kosloski, RPP, VP, Planning & Project Management

3.3

Reports and Correspondence (For Information Only)

3.3.1

PDS 15-2021

Statutory Public Meeting for Regional Official Plan Amendment 19 - 475-635 Canal Bank Street, Welland

3.4

Summary and Next Steps

3.5

Adjournment of the Statutory Public Meeting Under the Planning Act

4.

PRESENTATIONS

5.

DELEGATIONS

5.1

Local Official Plan Amendment No. 26 - Employment & Institutional Related Policy Amendments - City of St. Catharines (Report PDS 10-2021(Agenda Item 6.1))

5.1.1

Ted Kirkpatrick, Heddle Shipyards, and Steve Martin, Stubbes Cement

The delegation submission is attached to this agenda item as PDS-C 13-2021.

5.1.2

Brad Schlegel, Schlegel Villages Inc.

The delegation submission is attached to this agenda item as PDS-C 14-2021.

5.1.3

Julia Redfearn and Mary Lou Tanner, IBI Group and NPG Planning Solutions

The delegation submission is attached to this agenda item as PDS-C 19-2021.

5.1.4

Tom Richardson, Sullivan Mahoney LLP

The delegation submission is attached to this agenda item as PDS-C 20-2021.

5.1.5

Matthew Cory, Malone Given and Parsons

The delegation submission is attached to this agenda item as PDS-C 21-2021.

5.1.6

Leonard Pennachetti, Fermo Holdings Limited

The delegation submission is attached to this agenda item as PDS-C 22-2021.

5.2

Lakewood Beach Development - Municipal Responsibility Agreement for On-Site Water & Wastewater Communal Systems (Report PDS 16-2021 (Agenda Item 7.5))

5.2.1

Thomas Richardson, Sullivan Mahoney LLP on behalf of Lakewood Beach Properties Ltd.

The delegation submission is attached to this agenda item as PDS-C 15-2021.

6.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

6.1

PDS 10-2021

Local Official Plan Amendment No. 26 - Employment and Institutional Related Policy Amendments – City of St. Catharines

A presentation will precede the consideration of this item.

6.2

PDS 5-2021

Recommendation Report for Regional Official Plan Amendment 17 – Glendale District Plan

A presentation will precede the consideration of this item. 

6.3

PDS-C 23-2021

Referred Niagara River Ramsar Designation Endorsement Motion for Consideration

7.

CONSENT ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

7.1

ED 6-2021

COVID-19 Response and Business Continuity in Economic Development

7.2

PDS-C 7-2021

COVID-19 Response and Business Continuity in Planning and Development Services

7.3

ED 7-2021

Online Business Directory

A presentation will precede the discussion of this item. 

7.4

PDS 12-2021

2021 Niagara Employment Inventory Status Update (and BE CIRCULATED to the Local Area Municipalities, Local Economic Development Offices, Niagara Workforce Planning Board, Brock University, and the Niagara Chambers of Commerce)

7.5

PDS 16-2021

Lakewood Beach Development - Municipal Responsibility Agreement for On-Site Water & Wastewater Communal Systems (and BE CIRCULATED to the Township of Wainfleet)

7.6

PDS-C 12-2021

A letter to D. Giles, Acting Commissioner, Planning and Development Services, from Cordelia Clarke Julien, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, dated February 23, 2021, respecting Changes to A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe

7.7

PDS 18-2021

Growing the Greenbelt Environmental Registry of Ontario Posting (and BE CIRCULATED to the Local Area Municipalities)

7.8

PDS-C 16-2021

A letter from D. Cyr, Chair of the Board, Niagara Industrial Association, dated March 2, 2021, respecting PDS 10-2021 Local Official Plan Amendment No. 26 - Employment and Institutional Related Policy Amendments – City of St. Catharines

7.9

PDS-C 17-2021

A letter from J. Comeau, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President, EllisDon Capital, dated March 3, 2021, respecting City of St. Catharines Amendment No. 26, as modified Fourth Avenue – West of NHS Hospital 1298 Fourth Avenue, 2000 Pathstone Way, and 1956 Third Street Louth

7.10

PDS-C 18-2021

A letter from S. Smyth, Senior Planner, Quartek Group, dated March 2, 2021, respecting Glendale Niagara District Plan
Bill Chohan Subject Lands (Roll No. 262702001802380) Requested Amendment for Mixed Use High Density Designation

7.11

PDS-C 24-2021

A letter from Jocelyn Baker, Canadian Co-Chair, and Jajean Rose-Burney, U.S. Co-Chair, Niagara River Ramsar Binational Steering Committee, dated March 4, 2021, respecting Request for Support & Legal Review Follow-up: Niagara River Ramsar Site Designation

7.12

PDS-C 25-2021

A letter from D. Falletta, Bousfields Inc., dated March 8, 2021, respecting Glendale District Plan Review – ROPA 17 Item 6.2 of the March 10, 2021 Planning & Economic Development Committee.

7.13

PDS-C 26-2021

A letter from N. DeRuyter, MHBC, dated March 9, 2021, respecting Kaneff Properties Limited Comments on Regional Official Plan Amendment 17 Glendale District Plan, 590 Glendale Avenue, City of St. Catharines.

7.14

PDS-C 27-2021

An email from S. Bedford, Development Manager, LANDx Developments Ltd., dated March 9, 2021, respecting Glendale District Plan OP Policies.

8.

OTHER BUSINESS

9.

NEXT MEETING

​The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

10.

ADJOURNMENT