THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA
COUNCIL ORDER OF BUSINESS

CL 6-2020

Thursday, April 23, 2020

6:30 P.m. - 11:00 P.m.

Council Chamber

Niagara Region Headquarters, Campbell West

1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON

Due to the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 the Council Chamber will not be open to the public to attend Council meetings until further notice. To view live stream meeting proceedings, please visit: niagararegion.ca/government

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

2.1

Addition of Items

2.2

Changes in Order of Items

3.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

4.

PRESENTATIONS

4.1

COVID-19 Considerations

Ron Tripp, Acting Chief Administrative Officer

Todd Harrison, Commissioner, Corporate Services

Daryl Barnhart, Executive Officer to the Regional Chair

 

5.

CHAIR'S REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, REMARKS

5.1

CHR 2-2020

COVID-19 Government Relations Strategy

6.

DELEGATIONS

7.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

7.1

Council Minutes CL 5-2020

Thursday, March 26, 2020

8.

CORRESPONDENCE

8.1

Receive and/or Refer

8.1.1

CL-C 15-2020

 A letter from W. Redekop, Mayor, Town of Fort Erie, to Dr. Hirji, Acting Medical Officer of Health, dated April 17, 2020, respecting COVID-19 Data.

Recommended Action: Receive.

8.1.2

CL-C 16-2020

A letter from Dr. M.M. Hirji, Acting Medical Officer of Health, dated April 23, 2020, to Mayor Redekop respecting COVID-19 Data. 

Recommended Action:  Receive.

8.1.3

CL-C 17-2020

An email submission from B. Slowinski, Resident, City of St. Catharines, dated April 17, 2020, respecting Removal of All-Way Stop Control, Intersection of Regional Road 89 (Glendale Avenue) at Bessey Street, City of St. Catharines.

This submission has been updated. 

Recommended Action: Receive.

8.2

For Consideration

None.

9.

COMMITTEE REPORTS 

9.1

For Consideration

9.1.1

CSD 30-2020

COVID-19 Preliminary Overview of Financial Impacts

9.1.2

CSD 31-2020

Concessions to Local Area Municipalities regarding Taxes and Water Wastewater Billings

9.1.3

CSD 23-2020

2020 Property Tax Policy, Ratios and Rates

9.2

For Information

9.2.1

CSD 8-2020

Optional Tax on Vacant Residential Units

9.2.2

CSD 9-2020

Impact of Reduced Industrial Tax Ratio and Subclass Discounts

9.2.3

PDS 13-2020

2019 Reserve Water and Wastewater Treatment Capacities

9.2.4

PDS 19-2020

2019 End of Year Growth Report

10.

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER'S REPORT(S)

10.1

CAO 10-2020 

COVID-19 Response and Departmental Updates

A presentation will precede this item.

11.

MOTIONS

11.1

Reconsideration of Removal of All-Way Stop Control, Intersection of Regional Road 89 (Glendale Avenue) at Bessey Street, City of St. Catharines

In accordance with the notice and submission deadline requirements of Sections 18.1(b) and 11.3, respectively, of Niagara Region’s Procedural By-law, the Regional Clerk received from Councillor Edgar a motion to be brought forward for consideration at the April 23, 2020 Council meeting requesting the reconsideration of Removal of All-Way Stop Control, Intersection of Regional Road 89 (Glendale Avenue) at Bessey Street, City of St. Catharines (Report PW 16-2020 - Public Works Committee March 10, 2020).

In order to reconsider this item at this meeting, subsection 19.16 “Motion to Reconsider” of the Procedural By-law will need to be suspended.

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

OTHER BUSINESS

14.

CLOSED SESSION

14.1

Confidential Reports Submitted Directly to Council

14.1.1

Confidential CSD 19-2020

A Matter Respecting A Proposed Acquisition of Land by the Municipality - Smithville West Roundabout

14.1.2

Confidential HR 4-2020

A Matter of Labour Relations: CUPE 1263 Interest Arbitration Award

15.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM CLOSED SESSION

16.

BY-LAWS

16.1

Bill 2020-18

A by-law to set tax ratios and tax rate reductions for prescribed property subclasses for Regional purposes and area Municipal purposes for the year 2020.

16.2

Bill 2020-19

A by-law to set and levy the rate of taxation for Regional general and special purposes for the year 2020.

16.3

Bill 2020-20

A by-law to adopt optional tools for the purposes of administering limits for the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes for the year 2020.

16.4

Bill 2020-21

A by-law to amend By-law No. 2019-94, being a by-law to adopt the 2020 water budget and to set the requisitions to be charged for water supplied to lower-tier municipalities for the period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

16.5

Bill 2020-22

A by-law to amend By-law No. 2019-95, being a by-law to adopt the 2020 wastewater budget and to set the requisitions to be charged for wastewater received from the lower-tier municipalities for the period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.

16.6

Bill 2020-23

A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its meeting held on April 23, 2020.

16.7

Bill 2020-24

A by-law to amend By-law No. 2020-04, being a by-law to authorize a 2020 interim and waste management special upper-tier levy for The Regional Municipality of Niagara. 

17.

ADJOURNMENT