THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA
AGRICULTURAL POLICY & ACTION COMMITTEE
AGENDA

APAC 1-2021

Friday, February 26, 2021

9:00 A.m. - 10:00 A.m.

Meeting will be held by electronic participation only

Due to efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect all individuals, there is no public access to Niagara Region Headquarters. If you are interested in viewing this meeting or would like to speak to an item listed on the agenda please contact the Office of the Regional Clerk at [e-mail] at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

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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

Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance Action Plan

Janet Horner, Executive Director, Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance

5.

DELEGATIONS

6.

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

None. 

7.

CONSENT ITEMS FOR INFORMATION

7.1

APAC 3-2020

Agricultural Policy and Action Committee Meeting Minutes - November 27, 2020

7.2

APAC-C 2-2021

Niagara Region Official Plan Draft Agricultural System Policies

A presentation will precede the discussion of this item. 

7.3

APAC-C 3-2021

A letter to Councillor Witteveen, Chair, Agricultural Policy and Action Committee, from Grant Bivol, Executive Coordinator to the Chief Administrative Officer and Board, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, dated February 23, 2021, respecting 2020 Niagara Region Tree and Forest By-law Annual Report

8.

OTHER BUSINESS

8.1

Irrigation Update

8.1.1

APAC-C 1-2021

A letter to Bill Schenck, Irrigation Committee Chair, from The Honourable Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, dated February 4, 2021, respecting Irrigation Infrastructure.

9.

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be held on Friday, April 30, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.

10.

ADJOURNMENT