The Municipal Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie Regular Council Meeting Agenda (Re-posted 6/17/2019) Monday, June 17, 2019 - 6:00 PM Council Chambers Page 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Roll Call 4. Announcements/Addenda 5. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest 6. Notice of Upcoming Public Meetings 7. Regional Councillor Report 8. Presentations and Delegations (a) Dr. Barry Wright - CEO and Vittoria Wikston - Senior Manager, Marketing & Community Development, 2021 Canada Games Host Society Inc. Re: State of the Games Address (PowerPoint Presentation) (b) Elizabeth Zimmerman, Executive Director, YWCA Re: Update on YWCA Services (c) Dan Giancola, o/b Refuse to Lose Against PTSD Re: Treatment for First Responders (d) Dr. Gregory Flynn, 421 Point Abino Road South Re: Flooding Issues (e) Jeremy Kramer, Principal & Creative Director and Janet Young, Partner, Kramer Design Associates Page 1 of 399 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Agenda Page Re: Wayfinding Program (f) Steve Diomin, 3829 Black Creek Road Re: Road Closure and Detour of Baker Road and Black Creek Road (g) Lisa Venzon, 3813 Black Creek Road Re: Road Closure for Baker Road (h) Kelly Hand, 3837 Black Creek Road Re: Baker Road Closure (i) Heather Solomon, 4269 Niagara Parkway Re: Black Creek, Baker Road Traffic Notice 9. Consent Agenda Items 9.1 Request to Remove Consent Agenda Items 9.2 Consent Agenda Items for Approval 1. Minutes 11 - 35 (a) Approve - Regular Council Meeting - May 21, 2019 May 21r - minutes 36 - 37 (b) Approve - Special Council Meeting - June 3, 2019 June 3spcl - minutes 38 - 65 (c) Approve - Council-in-Committee Meeting - June 10, 2019 June 10c - minutes 2. Correspondence 66 - 71 (a) Receive - Fort Erie SPCA - Board of Directors Minutes - May 22, 2019 (Annual General Meeting); May 23, 2019 Comm(a)-SPCA 3. Board/Committee Minutes 72 - 75 (a) Receive - Community Gaming Development Corporation - April 24, 2019 CGDC-Apr24 Page 2 of 399 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Agenda Page 76 - 79 (b) Receive - Ridgeway Business Improvement Area Board of Management - May 1, 2019 RBIA-May1 80 - 100 (c) Receive - Traffic Co-ordinating Committee - February 27, 2019 TCC-Feb27 101 - 104 (d) Receive - Senior Citizens Advisory Committee - May 1, 2019 Senior-May1 105 - 107 (e) Receive & Approve Recommendation - Environmental Advisory Committee - May 15, 2019 regarding: (i) S/S Royal York Boulevard: EC Overlay be removed from the entirety of the portion of the property except for the locally significant wetland and a 32 m buffer EAC-May15 108 - 110 (f) Receive - Community Health Care Services Committee - May 8, 2019 CHCSC-May8 4. Other Matters Consent Agenda Resolution Resolution: That: Council approves the Consent Agenda Items as recommended. 9.3 Items Removed to be Dealt with Separately 10. New Business/Enquiries 111 - 112 (a) Memorandum - Kelly Walsh, Director, Infrastructure Services - Surface Treatment of Roads in the Black Creek Area (Teresa Drive, River Trail and River Trail Crescent) MEMO - Surface Treatment of Roads in the Black Creek Area (Teresa Drive, River Trail and River Trail Crescent) (b) Proclamation - Ministry of Senior Affairs and Accessibility - June as "Seniors Month" Resolution: Page 3 of 399 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Agenda Page That: Council proclaims the month of June as "Seniors Month.” (c) Proclamation - "National Indigenous People's Day" - June 21, 2019 Resolution: That: Council proclaims June 21, 2019 as "National Indigenous People's Day." (d) Notice of Resignation - Ridgeway Business Improvement Area Board of Management - Brad Brunton Resolution: That: Council accepts the resignation of Brad Brunton from the Ridgeway Business Improvement Area Board of Management, and further That: Council directs staff to proceed with filling the vacancy in accordance with the Procedural By-law. (e) Appointment - Affordable Housing Committee - Amy Brunning, Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre Representative (CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM) Resolution: That: Council appoints Amy Brunning to the Affordable Housing Committee as the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre Representative for the period ending November 14, 2022. 11. Motions (a) Councillor Dubanow Re: Waverly Beach Ad Hoc Committee Recommendations Resolution: That: Council directs staff, as recommended by the Waverly Beach Ad Hoc Committee, to undertake the procurement of a Consultant(s) to provide: (a) A Study of the water dynamics at Waverly Beach, including water flow and algae migration around the pier and old concrete swimming pool, and the effects of algae with the potential removal of the pier and swimming pool, at an upset limit cost of $50,000, and Page 4 of 399 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Agenda Page (b) A Study regarding the feasibility of an Oil Grit Separator for use in the ditches on Helena Street for the removal of nutrients and sediment, at an upset limit cost of $25,000, and further That: Council amends the 2019 Capital Budget to include the Waverly Beach water dynamics project with a budget of $50,000 and the Oil Grit Separator project with a budget of $25,000 to be funded with $75,000 from the Storm Drainage Refurbishing Reserve. (b) Councillor Dubanow Re: Support of Auditor General's Recommendations - Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Composition Resolution: Whereas the Auditor General of Ontario’s Special Audit of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority made 24 recommendations, the third of which recommended that members of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Board of Directors collectively have the skills, experience and training necessary to oversee the NPCA’s activities effectively, and Whereas the Town of Fort Erie recommended Leah Feor as their Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority representative, an individual with an extensive background in accounting, business ethics and environmental sustainability, who was appointed to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board of Directors by Regional Council on May 16, 2019, and Whereas voters on October 22, 2018 expressed a strong desire for transparent and accountable governance within the Regional Municipality of Niagara and its local area municipalities; Now therefore be it resolved, That: Council directs staff to prepare a report outlining policies for the recruitment and recommendation of individuals for appointment to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board of Directors, and further That: the Town of Fort Erie requests that The Regional Municipality of Niagara provide recommendations with respect to Page 5 of 399 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Agenda Page specific qualifications and/or skills to the Town of Fort Erie to be considered for incorporation into our own recruitment policy, and further That: The Town of Fort Erie requests other Local Area Municipalities within the Regional Municipality of Niagara, as well as the City of Hamilton and Haldimand County, to create similar policies that address the unique needs of their municipality if they have not already done so, and further That: The Town of Fort Erie requests that Niagara Regional Council create policies that respect and support decisions made by local area municipalities regarding their recommendations for appointments to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board of Directors, and further That: This resolution be circulated to Niagara Regional Council, Local Area Municipalities within The Regional Municipality of Niagara, the City of Hamilton, and Haldimand County. (c) Councillor Butler Re: All-Way Stop - Corners of Burleigh and Nigh Roads Resolution: Whereas the cross section of Burleigh Road and Nigh Road does not currently have an all-way stop, and Whereas there is a stop sign on the north and south sides of Burleigh Road at the cross section of Burleigh and Nigh Roads, and Whereas it will be beneficial to have an all-way stop at this intersection; Now therefore be it resolved, That: All-way stop signs be installed at the intersection of Nigh Road and Burleigh Road. 12. Notice of Motion 13. Reports 113 - 172 CAO-15-2019 The Economic Development and Tourism Corporation Governance and Service Delivery Page 6 of 399 Regular Council - 17 Jun 2019 Meeting Agenda Page Model Review (Postponed from the May 21, 2019 Regular Council Meeting - Previously Moved by Councillor Butler and Seconded by Councillor Dubanow - Resolution No. 11) Resolution: That: Council receives the independent review of the Fort Erie Economic Development and Tourism Corporation (EDTC) conducted by StrategyCorp attached as Appendix “1” to Administrative Report No. CAO-15-2019, and further That: Council directs staff to prepare a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the EDTC based on the consultant’s suggested revisions including a new Board of Directors, and further That: If a new MOA cannot be agreed to, Council directs staff to continue with the termination of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Town of Fort Erie and the Economic Development and Tourism Corporation. CAO-15-2019 - EDTC Review by StrategyCorp 173 - 175 CAO-18-2019 Funding Request - Dr. Joe Fraelic Resolution: That: Council approves the request in the amount of $35,000 as a Physician Recruitment incentive for Dr. Joe Fraelic who will begin his practice with Niagara South Family Medicine during the summer of 2019, and further That: Council amends the 2019 Operating Budget to provide grant funding to Dr. Joe Fraelic in the amount of $35,000 with funding from the General Levy Rate Stabilization Reserve. CAO-18-2019 Funding Request for Dr.