Council

That Steffanie Hancharyk, Cheryl Rowe and Shaun Somers BE PERMITTED to appear before Council as individual delegates respecting Report CAO 19-2020 - Update on Niagara Region's Face Covering By- law.

That Council Agenda CL 17-2020, BE ADOPTED, as amended.

That Minutes CL 14-2020 being the Open Session minutes of the Special Regional Council meeting held on Thursday, August 13, 2020, and Minutes CL 15-2020 being the Open Session minutes of the Regular Regional Council meeting held on Thursday, August 13, 2020, BE ADOPTED.

That the following items BE DEALT WITH as follows: CL-C 93-2020, respecting Mandatory Face Covering By-law, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 94-2020, respecting Submissions regarding Face Covering By-law, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 95-2020, respecting Mandatory Face Covering By-law, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 98-2020, respecting Mandatory Face Covering By-law, BE RECEIVED; and CL-C 99-2020, respecting Ramar Designation, BE RECEIVED.

That Report CSD 57-2020, dated September 17, 2020, respecting COVID-19 Cash Flow Update Report – September, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Report COTW 2-2020 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Thursday, August 20, 2020, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That, in accordance with subsection 2.4 of Niagara Region’s Procedural By-law, the rules of procedure, specifically clause (a) of subsection 19.16 “Motion to Reconsider” of the Procedural By-law, BE SUSPENDED to waive the notice requirements for a motion to reconsider to be introduced in order to permit Council to reconsider the closed session motion passed at the Special Regional Council meeting held on July 30, 2020 respecting all single source procurement over $5000 in Public Works initiated in 2020. Two-thirds majority having been achieved, the Chair declared the vote,

That the freeze of all single source procurement over $5000 in Public Works initiated in 2020, and the requirement for any single source procurement deemed essential to receive pre-approval from the Public Works Committee, BE RECONSIDERED at this time. Two-thirds majority having been achieved, the Chair declared the vote,

That staff BE DIRECTED, in the interim, to freeze all single source procurements over $100,000 in Public Works initiated in 2020 and if any single source procurement is deemed essential there must be pre-approval first received by the Public Works Committee.

That Report PHSSC 8-2020 being the Open Session minutes of the Public Health & Social Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Report CSC 8-2020 being the Open Session minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That the endorsement of the Ramsar designation BE

That the Regional Council EXTEND this meeting's curfew to 11:00 p.m.

That the question BE CALLED.

That the rules of procedure BE SUSPENDED to permit Council to extend this meeting's curfew until business is completed. Two-thirds majority having been achieved, the Chair declared the vote,

That the motion respecting Decriminalization of Personal Possession of Illicit Drugs, BE

That an extension of the current employment contract for Bruce Zvaniga, Interim Commissioner, Public Works, BE APPROVED for a period of up to 12 months.

That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2020-58 A by-law to authorize the borrowing upon debentures in the principle amount of $3,450,000.00 for a capital work of The Corporation of the Town of Pelham. Bill 2020-59 A by-law to accept, assume and dedicate Part of Lots 946-952 CP Plan 2, in the City of St. Catharines as part of Regional Road No. 42 (Ontario Street). Bill 2020-60 A by-law to accept, assume and dedicate Part of Lot 10, Concession 1, in the Township of West Lincoln as part of Regional Road No. 63 (Canborough Road). Bill 2020-61 A by-law to accept, assume and dedicate Part of Township Lot 148, in the City of Niagara Falls as part of Regional Road No. 98 (Montrose Road). Bill 2020-62 A by-law to amend By-law 2017-56, being a By-law to Regulate the Use of the Waste Management System for The Regional Municipality of Niagara. Bill 2020-63 A by-law to accept, assume and dedicate part of Livingston Avenue, Plan 441, in the Town Of Grimsby as part of Regional Road No. 512 (Livingston Avenue). Bill 2020-64 A by-law to amend By-law 2020-46 being a by-law to require mandatory face coverings in enclosed public places during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bill 2020-65 A by-law to approve the submission of an application to Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (“OILC”) for the long-term financing of certain capital work(s) of The Corporation of the Town of Lincoln (the “lower-tier municipality”) through the issue of debentures by The Regional Municipality of Niag