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

PEDC 1-2021

Wednesday, January 13, 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.

SELECTION OF COMMITTEE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR

3.1

Call for Nominations for Committee Chair

3.2

Motion to Close Nominations for Committee Chair

3.3

Voting for the Position of Committee Chair

3.4

Call for Nominations for Committee Vice-Chair

3.5

Motion to Close Nominations for Committee Vice-Chair

3.6

Voting for the Position of Committee Vice-Chair

4.

PRESENTATIONS

4.1

Supporting a New Niagara Region Official Plan

Rob Horne, Overlap Associates

5.

DELEGATIONS

5.1

Regional Official Plan Amendment 18 and Local Official Plan Amendment 24 – Northwest Welland Urban Boundary Expansion Request (Report PDS 3-2020 (Agenda Item 6.2))

5.1.1

Grant Munday, Interim Director of Development & Building Services, and Travers Fitzpatrick, General Manager, Infrastructure & Development Services, City of Welland

The delegation submission is attached to this agenda item as PDS-C 6-2021.

6.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

6.1

PDS 6-2021

Climate Change Work Program Update

A presentation will precede consideration of this item.

6.2

PDS 3-2021

Regional Official Plan Amendment 18 and Local Official Plan Amendment 24 – Northwest Welland Urban Boundary Expansion Request

A presentation will precede consideration of this item. 

6.3

ED 2-2021

Tourism Adaption and Recovery Fund

7.

CONSENT ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

7.1

ED 1-2021

COVID-19 Response and Business Continuity in Economic Development

7.2

PDS-C 2-2021

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

7.3

PDS 4-2021

Niagara Official Plan - Steps and Directions Moving Forward (and BE CIRCULATED to the Local Area Municipalities and Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority)

A presentation will precede discussion of this item. 

7.4

PDS-C 3-2021

Treed Areas Estimation in Niagara Region

7.5

PDS-C 1-2021

Update on Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) Decision, Regional Official Plan Amendment 3-2013, Hamlet Policies - Settlement of Wellandport/Township of Wainfleet Hamlets Mapping

8.

OTHER BUSINESS

9.

NEXT MEETING

​The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

10.

ADJOURNMENT