Council

That Council Agenda CL 4-2022, BE ADOPTED, as amended.

That Minutes CL 1-2024, being the minutes of the City Council meeting held on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, BE ADOPTED, as presented.

That Report DS 1-2024, dated February 6, 2024, respecting Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment - Barron Heights (Allanburg) (D14-11-2023), BE RECEIVED for information.

That the following Consent Reports BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein, BE APPROVED: 12.2 DS 7-2024 - By-law Enforcement Property Clean-up - 40 River Street 12.3 DS 8-2024 - By-law Enforcement Division 2023 Statistics Report 12.4 DS 9-2024 - Part Lot Control By-laws for Council approval (D27-86- 2023 to D27-97-2023) Thorold City Council Open Session Minutes CL 4-2024 February 6, 2024 Page 6 12.5 PWCS 12-2024 - Lakeview Cemetery Administration Building Renovation Tender Award - (No. 602CM3004) 12.6 PWCS 13-2024 - Design Build of Development Services Office - 8 Carleton South – Tender Award (Tender No. 602SC3003-T1) 12.7 PWCS 14-2024 - Drinking Water Quality Management System Quarter 4 12.8 PWCS 15-2024 - Rural Economic Development Program Grant Application – Allanburg Community Centre 12.9 DF 03-2024 - Voice Communications Information At this time, Members of Council requested Items 12.2, 12.3, 12.5, 12.6 and 12.9 be considered separately. The Mayor called the vote on the balance of the Motion as follows: That the following Consent Reports BE RECEIVED, and the recommendations contained therein, BE APPROVED: 12.4 DS 9-2024 - Part Lot Control By-laws for Council approval (D27-86- 2023 to D27-97-2023) 12.7 PWCS 14-2024 - Drinking Water Quality Management System Quarter 4 12.8 PWCS 15-2024 - Rural Economic Development Program Grant Application – Allanburg Community Centre

That Correspondence Item FES-C 1-2024, being a memorandum from T. Dixon, Director, Fire & Emergency Services/Fire Chief, dated February 6, 2024, respecting Declaration of Emergency for Homelessness, Mental Health and Addictions, BE RECEIVED, and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the state of emergency for homelessness, mental health and addictions, declared by the Mayor on June 7, 2022, BE TERMINATED, in accordance with the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, 1990; 2. That City Council PROCLAIM homelessness, mental health and opioid addictions to be a crisis in the City of Thorold; and 3. That the Mayor and Regional Councillor Whalen BE REQUESTED to continue efforts to advocate to Niagara Regional Council for additional support services in the City of Thorold to address the crisis. Thorold City Council Open Session Minutes CL 4-2024 February 6, 2024 Page 9 The following friendly amendment was accepted by the Mayor and the mover and seconder of the Motion: That clause three BE AMENDED as follows: 3. That the Mayor and Regional Councillor Whalen, Members of Council and City Staff BE REQUESTED to continue efforts to advocate to Niagara Regional Council for additional support services in the City of Thorold to address the crisis. The Mayor called a vote on the Motion, as amended, and declared it,

That Council DO NOW MOVE into closed session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A matter respecting personal matters about an identifiable individual, under section 239 (2)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001 – City of Thorold Integrity Commissioner Appointment.

That the Motion BE AMENDED to include the following clause: That Bill 22-2024 BE AMENDED to read as follows: 1. That Aird & Berlis be appointed as the Interim Integrity Commissioner for the City of Thorold the Clerk BE DIRECTED to make arrangements for all of the responsibilities set out in Section 223.3 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 to be provided by a Commissioner of Niagara Region, or other municipality in Niagara should they not be available; and Thorold City Council Open Session Minutes CL 4-2024 February 6, 2024 Page 11 2. That Aird & Berlis the Commissioner be assigned the functions of Section 223.3(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 on an interim basis

That the following by-law BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 10-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 233, Plan 59R-17915 from Part Lot Control (80, 82, 86 & 90 Selection Heights) – Calderwood Phase 3 Bill 11-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 234, Plan 59R-17911 from Part Lot Control (92, 96, 100, 102, 106 & 110 Selection Heights) – Calderwood Phase 3 Bill 12-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 235, Plan 59R-17913 from Part Lot Control (95, 99, 101, 105 & 109 Selection Heights) – Calderwood Phase 3 Bill 13-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 236, Plan 59R-17914 from Part Lot Control (81, 85, 89 & 91 Selection Heights) – Calderwood Phase 3 Bill 14-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 237, Plan 59R-17909 from Part Lot Control (110, 112, 116 & 120 Brighton Lane) – Calderwood Phase 3 Bill 15-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 238, Plan 59R-17910 from Part Lot Control (122, 126, 130, 132 & 136 Brighton Lane) – Calderwood Phase 3 Bill 16-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 239, Plan 59R-17904 from Part Lot Control (35, 39, 41 & 45 Niagara Drive) – Calderwood Phase 3 Bill 17-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 240, Plan 59R-17905 from Part Lot Control (21, 25, 29 & 31 Niagara Drive) – Calderwood Phase 3 Bill 18-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 241, Plan 59R-17906 from Part Lot Control (1, 5, 9, 11, 15 & 19 Niagara Drive) – Calderwood Phase 3 Bill 19-2024 – A By-Law to Exempt Block 242, Plan 59R-17912 from Part Lot Control (109, 111, 115, 119, 121 & 125 Brighton Lane) – Calderwood Phase 3 Thorold City Council Open Sessio