Council

That Council Agenda CL 1-2025, BE ADOPTED, as amended, to move Item 9.1 Fire Master Plan Presentation, and Item 12.4 Report FES 1-2025 Report Community Risk Assessment and Fire Master Plan, to after closed session.

That Minutes CL 21-2024, being the minutes of the open and closed sessions of the City Council meeting held on December 10, 2024, BE ADOPTED as presented.

That the following Items for Consent BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein, BE APPROVED: 11.2 CLK-C 1-2025 Request for a Municipally Significant Event Designation for the 7th Annual Jeff Yungblut Hockey Tournament 11.3 DF 1-2025 Interim Tax Levy 11.4 DS-C 1-2025 Amendment to By-Law 92-2024 regarding removal of Part Lot Control from Block 08050, Lots 86-88 Mary Street

That the motion be amended to add direction to staff to include the consideration of adding QR codes to signs for historical properties.

That Correspondence Item CL-C 2-2025, being a memorandum from J. Letourneau, Legislative & Municipal Elections Coordinator, dated January 14, 2025, respecting Request from the Thorold BIA to Appoint a Nominee to Fill the Vacant At-Large Position, BE RECEIVED for information and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That Bianca De Santis BE APPOINTED to serve on the Business Improvement Area as an at-large member.

That Report CLK 1-2025, dated January 14, 2025, respecting 2026 Municipal and School Board Election Voting Methods, BE RECEIVED, and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: Thorold City Council Open Minutes CL 1-2025 January 14, 2025 Page 5 1. That Council APPROVE the use of vote-counting equipment such as optical scanning vote tabulators for the 2026 municipal and school board election; and 2. That Council APPROVE the use of internet voting as an alternative voting method for the 2026 municipal and school board election; and 3. That Council APPROVE the use of advanced voting and proxy voting for the 2026 municipal and school board election; and 4. That Council DIRECT staff to work with Niagara region local municipalities regarding a joint procurement of election voting equipment. Council requested that the question be divided to vote on clause 2 separately. The Mayor called a vote on clauses 1, 3, and 4 of the motion, and declared them

That Report DS 1-2025, dated January 14, 2025, respecting Planning Services Consultant and Delegated Authority, BE RECEIVED, and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: Thorold City Council Open Minutes CL 1-2025 January 14, 2025 Page 6 1. That Council APPROVE the procurement of temporary planning services from external planning consultants until such time as the Planning Division is fully staffed. 2. That Council APPROVE amendment to Schedule “A” of Policy No. 100-28 ‘Delegation of Powers and Duties of Council’, as attached in Appendix 1 of this report, to delegate signing authority to Director’s for executing contracts and service agreements with consultants for budgeted services normally performed by staff when staffing shortages exist. 3. That Council APPROVE amendments to Schedule “A” of Policy No. 100-28 ‘Delegation of Powers and Duties of Council’, as attached in Appendix 1 of this report, to reflect legislated changes under the Planning Act and changes to staff positions.

That Report PWCS 1-2025, dated January 14, 2025, respecting Canada Day Event Update, BE RECEIVED, and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the City of Thorold 2024 Canada Day Budget BE RECEIVED; and 2. That the dates proposed by The Events Working Group for Canada Day 2025 celebrations BE APPROVED and BE DECLARED municipally significant. 3. That $25,000 BE PRE-APPROVED in the 2025 Operating Budget to allow advanced coordination of the event.

That Report PWCS 6-2025, dated January 14, 2025, respecting Traffic Study on the Intersection of Pine Street South and Sullivan Avenue, BE RECEIVED, and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That funding in the amount of $100,000 BE PRE-APPROVED in the 2025 Capital Budget for the completion of a Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Study at the intersections of Pine/Sullivan and Towpath/Sullivan; and, 2. That this project BE FUNDED from the Capital Transportation Reserve.

That the matter of adding traffic lights at the intersection of Pine Street South and Sullivan Avenue be referred to staff, and the report shall encompass Council feedback respecting PWCS 6-2025.

That Council DO NOW MOVE into closed session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: 1. A Matter Respecting Educational or Training Sessions, wherein no Council business or decision making shall be materially advanced, under section 239(3.1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Community Risk Assessment.

That Confidential Education Session, dated January 14, 2024, respecting Community Risk Assessment, BE RECEIVED.

That Report FES 1-2025, dated January 14, 2025, respecting Community Risk Assessment and Fire Master Plan, BE RECEIVED, and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the Community Risk Assessment BE RECEIVED. 2. That Council ADOPT the Fire Master Plan as presented by Emergency Management Group.

That the following by-laws BE NOW READ and DO PASS: 1. Bill 1-2025 – A By-Law to Authorize the Use of Vote Tabulators and Alternative Voting Methods (Internet Voting) for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election; and 2. Bill 2-2025 – A By-Law to Exempt Lots 86, 87, and 88, Plan 656 From Part Lot Control (144, 146, 148, and 150 Mary Street) – Industrial Subdivision: A Subdivision of Part Lot 47 and a Part of Original Road Allowance Between Lots 46 and 47; and Thorold City Council Open Minutes CL 1-2025 January 14, 2025 Page 11 3. Bill 3-2025 – A By-law to Levy Interim Taxes Before Adoption of the Estimates for 2025; and 4. Bill 4-2025 – A By-Law to Adopt, Ratify and Confirm the Actions of City Council at its Meeting Held on January 14, 2025.