Corporate Services Committee

That Report CLK 5-2021, dated May 12, 2021, respecting Application for Tourism Exemption for Holiday Openings under the Retail Business Holidays Act – Lowe’s Store – 7959 McLeod Road, City of Niagara Falls, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the application from Lowe’s store, requesting a tourism exemption under the Retail Business Holidays Act, to permit the store located at 7959 McLeod Road, in the City of Niagara Falls, to open on all statutory holidays, with the exception of Christmas Day, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., BE APPROVED; and Corporate Services Committee Open Session Minutes CSC 5-2021 May 12, 2021 Page 3 2. That the necessary by-law BE PREPARED and PRESENTED to Regional Council for consideration.

That Report CSD 27-2021, dated May 12, 2021, respecting Niagara Regional Police Services (NRPS) 1 District – Amending Agreement with Merit Contractors Niagara Ltd. , BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the CCDC-2 Stipulated Price Contract of $17,111,289 (including 13% HST) awarded to Merit Contractors Niagara Ltd. (“Merit”) BE INCREASED by $53,221 (including 13% HST) for a total revised Contract of $17,164,510 (including 13% HST) for the construction of the NRPS 1 District Facility in St. Catharines; 2. That the Gross Budget for Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District Facility in St. Catharines BE INCREASED by $47,927 and that the increase BE FUNDED from the Capital Variance – Levy Project; and 3. That the Regional Chair and the Regional Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute an amendment to the CCDC-2 Stipulated Price Contract between Niagara Region and Merit as proposed in Recommendation 1 above.

That Report CLK 6-2021, dated May 12, 2021, respecting Community Member Appointments to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That the recommended community member appointments for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee, contained in Confidential Appendix 1 to Report CLK 6-2021, BE APPROVED.

WHEREAS the City of Ottawa Integrity Commissioner found that a Member of Ottawa City Council engaged in “incomprehensible incidents of harassment” involving job candidates and staff; WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001 does not provide a mechanism to have a Councillor vacated from their seat despite any acts of serious misconduct; WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has sent correspondence to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing requesting revisions to the Municipal Act, 2001, to address such acts of serious misconduct; WHEREAS the Women’s Advisory Committee is supportive of requesting revisions to the Municipal Act, 2001 to address these matters; WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has opened a formal consultation process to invite members of public and municipalities to provide comments on ways to strength codes of conduct; and WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has released a position statement regarding this consultation. Corporate Services Committee Open Session Minutes CSC 5-2021 May 12, 2021 Page 5 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That the Regional Chair BE DIRECTED to send a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing requesting revisions be made to the Municipal Act, 2001, that would provide for the vacating of the seat of a member of council who has been found on clear and convincing evidence to have committed serious misconduct; 2. That Regional Council ENDORSE AMO’s position in regards to this matter; and 3. That the Regional Chair BE D

That Report CAO 7-2021, dated May 12, 2021, respecting Communications Overview, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the report from the Boulevard Strategy Group entitled “Communications Overview” attached as Appendix 1 to Report CAO 7- 2021 BE RECEIVED; 2. That the principles articulated in Section 5.0 of Appendix 1 to Report CAO 7-2021 BE ADOPTED as a frame for considering options to reorganize the communication work of the Region; 3. That further analysis of the potential options proposed in Section 6.0 of Appendix 1 to Report CAO 7-2021 BE UNDERTAKEN in the context of the development of a communication masterplan for the Region and against the principles articulated in Section 5.0 of Appendix 1 to Report CAO 7-2021; 4. That staff BE DIRECTED to report back to Council before the end of the year on the status of the development of the communication masterplan and on the analysis of potential options for consolidation of the communications functions of the Region; 5. That Council APPROVE the retention of consulting services to assist with the development of the communications masterplan and organizational options for communication functions within the Region with funding to be found within the current budget of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer; and Corporate Services Committee Open Session Minutes CSC 5-2021 May 12, 2021 Page 7 6. That staff BE DIRECTED to continue to find opportunities in all communication portfolios to engage in

That Report CLK 4-2021, dated May 12, 2021, respecting Mandatory Lobbyist Registry BE RECEIVED for information. The following friendly amendment was accepted by the Committee Chair, and the mover and seconder of the motion, so the motion reads as follows: That Report CLK 4-2021, dated May 12, 2021, respecting Mandatory Lobbyist Registry BE RECEIVED; and That staff BE DIRECTED to provide a report on the costs of the establishment of a mandatory Lobbyist Registry with enforcement, including staffing, technology requirements, processes, necessary by-law and Code of Conduct changes, and options for a Lobbyist Registrar and that considerations for the establishment of a Lobbyist Registry form part of the budget proposals for 2022. The Committee Chair called the vote on the motion, as amended, and declared it,

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: CSC-C 15-2021 COVID-19 Response and Business Continuity in Corporate Services CSC-C 16-2021 Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board Response to Councillor Information Request Respecting Report CSD 17-2021 - 2020 Year-End Results and Transfer Report

That staff BE DIRECTED to provide a verbal update at the Corporate Services Committee meeting being held on June 16, 2021, respecting the former NRP 1 District Office site located at 68 Church Street.

That Confidential Report CSD 28-2021, dated May 12, 2021, respecting A Matter Respecting Litigation and A Matter of Advice that is Subject to Solicitor-Client privilege under s. 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Carillion Canada Inc. v. RMON re NRPS Headquarters and 2 District, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein, BE APPROVED.

That Confidential Report CSD 29-2021, dated May 12, 2021, respecting A Matter of Advice that is Subject to Solicitor Client Privilege and Respecting Litigation under s. 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Summary of Civil Lawsuits Commenced Against The Regional Municipality of Niagara (Niagara Region), Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) and Niagara Regional Housing (NRH), BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein, BE APPROVED.