THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA
COUNCIL ORDER OF BUSINESS

CL 11-2024

Thursday, July 25, 2024

6:30 P.m. - 10:30 P.m.

Council Chamber - In Person and Electronic Meeting

Niagara Region Headquarters, Campbell West

1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON

To view live stream meeting proceedings visit: niagararegion.ca/government/council

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT

3.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

3.1

Addition of Items

3.2

Changes in Order of Items

4.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

5.

PRESENTATIONS

5.1

Asahi Kasei Group - Lithium-ion Battery Separator Plant, City of Port Colborne (Project Eagle)

N. Prasad Pattagunta, Asahi Kasei Corporation, Project Management

5.2

Investing in Ontario - City of Port Colborne (Project Eagle)

Khawar Nasim, Vice President Business Development, Invest Ontario and Stefano Sanguigni, Director, Investor Services, Invest Ontario

6.

CHAIR'S REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, REMARKS

7.

DELEGATIONS

7.1

Recommended Changes to Council’s Procedural By-law and Code of Conduct for Members of Council and Local Boards (CLK 3-2024, Agenda Item 10.1)

7.1.1

Sandor Ligetfalvy, Resident, City of Niagara Falls

7.1.2

Saleh Waziruddin, Resident, City of St. Catharines

7.1.3

CC Beaver, Niagara Palestine Coalition

7.1.4

Dawoud Najmudin, Resident, City of Welland

7.1.5

Gabriel Gebril, Resident, City of St. Catharines

7.1.6

Rachel Reid, Resident, City of St. Catharines

7.1.7

Michelle Zubrinich, Resident, City of St. Catharines

7.1.8

Laura Stewart, Resident, Township of West Lincoln

This delegation request was received after the deadline and must be considered by Council. 

7.1.9

Susan Howard-Azzeh, Resident, City of St. Catharines

This delegation request was received after the deadline and must be considered by Council. 

7.1.10

Zeina Othman, Resident, City of St. Catharines

This delegation request was received after the deadline and must be considered by Council.

8.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

8.1

Council Minutes CL 9-2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024

8.2

Council Minutes CL 10-2024 (Special Meeting)

Thursday, July 18, 2024

The above minutes are presented for errors and/or omissions only.

9.

CORRESPONDENCE

9.1

PDS-C 21-2024

Lithium-ion Battery Separator Plant, City of Port Colborne (Project Eagle)

9.2

CL-C 59-2024

Notice of Procedural By-law Amendment

9.3

CL-C 69-2024

Correspondence from Abigail Willms, Resident, St. Catharines, respecting the Procedural By-law Amendments (Agenda Item 10.1)

10.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

10.1

CLK 3-2024

Recommended Changes to Council’s Procedural By-law and Code of Conduct for Members of Council and Local Boards

A presentation will precede consideration of this item.

10.2

PW 21-2024

Award of Contract 2024-T-90 - Niagara Road 12 Landfill Site Operations

10.3

CL-C 58-2024

Niagara Transit Commission Request - Operating Brand Name Change (Report NTC 16-2024)

10.4

CL-C 60-2024

2024 Operating Budget Amendment - Training Unit - Niagara Regional Police Service

11.

COMMITTEE REPORTS - OPEN SESSION

11.1

Procedural By-law Review Committee

Minutes PBLRC 3-2024, Tuesday, June 25, 2024

11.2

Public Health and Social Services Committee

Minutes PHSSC 7-2024, Tuesday, July 9, 2024

11.3

Corporate Services Committee

Minutes CSC 7-2024, Wednesday, July 10, 2024

12.

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER'S REPORT(S)

13.

MOTIONS

14.

NOTICES OF MOTION

15.

CLOSED SESSION

15.1

Council Minutes - Closed Session

15.1.1

Closed Session Minutes CL 9-2024, Thursday, June 27, 2024 (Regular Meeting)

15.1.2

Closed Session Minutes CL 10-2024, Thursday, July 18, 2024 (Special Meeting)

15.2

Committee Reports - Closed Session

15.2.1

Corporate Services Committee - Closed Session

CSC 7-2024, Wednesday, July 10, 2024

16.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM CLOSED SESSION

17.

BY-LAWS

17.1

Bill 2024-40

A by-law to approve the submission of an application to Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation ("OILC") for the long-term financing of certain capital work(s) of The Corporation of the Town of Lincoln (the "Lower-tier Municipality") through the issue of debentures by The Regional Municipality of Niagara (The "Upper tier Municipality"); and to authorize the entering into of a rate offer letter agreement pursuant to which the upper-tier municipality will issue debentures on behalf of the lower-tier municipality to OILC.

17.2

Bill 2024-41

A by-law to authorize the submission of an application to Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (“OILC”) for financing certain capital work(s) of The Corporation of the Town of Lincoln and to authorize long-term borrowing for such capital work(s) through the issue of debentures by The Regional Municipality of Niagara (the “upper tier municipality”) to OILC.

17.3

Bill 2024-42

A by-law to approve the submission of an application to Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (“OILC”) for the long-term financing of certain capital work(s) of The Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls (the “lower-tier municipality”) through the issue of debentures by The Regional Municipality of Niagara (the “upper tier municipality”); and to authorize the entering into of a rate offer letter agreement pursuant to which the upper-tier municipality will issue debentures on behalf of the lower-tier municipality to OILC.

17.4

Bill 2024-43

A by-law to approve the submission of an application to Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (“OILC”) for the long-term financing of certain capital work(s) of The Regional Municipality of Niagara (the “municipality”); and to authorize the entering into of a rate offer letter agreement pursuant to which the municipality will issue debentures to OILC.

17.5

Bill 2024-44

A by-law to amend By-law 89-2000 being a By-law to Provide for the Regulation of Traffic on Regional Highways – (Speed Limit Reduction on Regional Road 81 (York Road) in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake).

17.6

Bill 2024-45

A by-law to amend By-law 89-2000 being a By-law to Provide for the Regulation of Traffic on Regional Highways – (Stopping Prohibition on Regional Road 56 (Collier Road) in the City of Thorold).

17.7

Bill 2024-46

A by-law to amend By-law 89-2000 being a By-law to Provide for the Regulation of Traffic on Regional Highways – (Parking & Stopping Prohibition on Regional Road 83 (Carlton Street) in the City of St. Catharines).

17.8

Bill 2024-47

A by-law to authorize the borrowing upon instalment debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $39,800,000.00 (10 year instalment debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $27,500,000.00 and 20 year instalment debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $12,300,000.00) for capital works of the Cities of Niagara Falls, St. Catharines and Welland, the Towns of Fort Erie, Grimsby, Lincoln and Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the Township of West Lincoln.

17.9

Bill 2024-48

A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its meeting held July 25, 2024.

18.

OTHER BUSINESS

19.

ADJOURNMENT