Corporate Services Committee

That Christopher Lamb, Newcastle Communities, Tim Collins, LANDx Developments Ltd., and Debbie Zimmerman, Grape Growers of Ontario, BE PERMITTED to appear before Committee as individual delegates respecting Recommendations for Consideration from the Regional Development Charges Task Force meeting held on May 19, 2022 (Memorandum CSC-C 10-2022 (Agenda Item 5.7)).

That Report CSD 7-2022, dated June 15, 2022, respecting 2022 Asset Management Plan, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That the 2021 Corporate Asset Management Plan attached to Report CSD 7-2022 as Appendix 1 BE APPROVED.

That Report CSD 17-2022, dated June 15, 2022, respecting Financial Enterprise Resource Planning System Shared Services Agreement, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That staff BE AUTHORIZED to enter into negotiations with the City of St. Catharines regarding a financial enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation work plan, project agreement, and shared services agreement; 2. That Regional Council DELEGATE AUTHORITY to the Commissioner of Corporate Services and Director of Legal Services to enter into the agreements; and 3. That upon execution of the agreement, staff BE AUTHORIZED to hire up to four (4) new permanent FTE, to be fully funded by the City of St. Catharines under the terms of the agreements, to provide the implementation and ongoing system support.

That Report CSD 21-2022, dated June 15, 2022, respecting Regional Development Charges Deferral Request – 683 York Road, Niagara-on- the-Lake, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the request for payment deferral of Regional Development Charges associated with 683 York Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, BE DENIED; and 2. That this report BE CIRCULATED to the Town of Niagara-on-the- Lake.

That Report CSD 24-2022, dated June 15, 2022, respecting Approval of the Statement of Revenues and Expenditures for Canada Summer Games at Substantial Completion, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the draft audited statement of revenues and expenditures for the Canada Summer Games Park Project for the period ended February 11, 2022 (Appendix 1 to Report CSD 24-2022), BE APPROVED; 2. That staff BE DIRECTED to co-ordinate with the auditor to finalize the statement as presented; and Corporate Services Committee Open Session Minutes CSC 6-2022 June 15, 2022 Page 6 3. That this report BE FORWARDED to the Region’s Audit Committee and to the Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries for information as required.

That Report CSD 29-2022, dated June 15, 2022, respecting Lodging Houses – Business Licensing By-law, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That staff BE DIRECTED to issue a response to The Corporation of the City of Port Colborne (“Port Colborne”) advising that The Regional Municipality of Niagara does not currently have legislative authority to implement a business licensing regime in respect of lodging houses; 2. That the Chief Administrative Officer BE DIRECTED to work with Chief Administrative Officers at the local area municipalities to develop one universal business licensing by-law at the local level; and 3. That the Regional Chair, in cooperation with the mayors of all of the local area municipalities, BE DIRECTED to send a resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs to develop a provincial solution to this issue.

That Correspondence Item CSC-C 10-2022, being a memorandum from A.-M. Norio, Regional Clerk, dated June 15, 2022, respecting Recommendations for Consideration from the Regional Development Charges Task Force meeting held on May 19, 2022, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: Minute Item 5.1 RDCPTF-C 7-2022 Regional Development Charge By-law Update 1. That the draft Regional Municipality of Niagara Development Charges Background Study BE APPROVED; and 2. That the draft Regional Municipality of Niagara Development Charges By-law in Appendix 2 of Report RDCPTF-C 7-2022, as amended, BE PREPARED for Regional Council consideration on July 21, 2022. Minute Item 5.2 RDCPTF-C 8-2022 Brownfield Prepayment Agreement Criteria 1. That the criteria for the basis of prepayment agreements for the Regional Development Charge Brownfield Reduction Program, listed in Table 1 of Report RDCPTF-C 8-2022, BE APPROVED as amended.

That Report CLK 3-2022, dated June 15, 2022, respecting Restricted Acts After Nomination Day of the Municipal Election, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That in the event, and for such period, that Regional Council is prohibited from taking certain actions pursuant to section 275 of the Municipal Act, 2001 (Act), Regional Council DELEGATES to the Chief Administrative Officer, only to the extent permitted by the Act and not already delegated, the following: a) authority for expenditures or the incurring of any liabilities, outside current approved budgets, exceeding $50,000; b) authority, including authority to execute the agreement of purchase and sale, pertaining to the disposition of any real or personal property of the municipality which has a value exceeding $50,000 at the time of disposal, outside current approved budgets; c) authority to hire or dismiss any employee of the municipality, including a Commissioner; and 2. That the Chief Administrative Officer BE DIRECTED to report to Council regarding any exercise of the delegated authority provided by Recommendation 1 in the first quarter of 2023.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: CWCD 2022-122 Information and Background with Respect to the Correspondence from the City of Welland dated April 20, 2022 Corporate Services Committee Open Session Minutes CSC 6-2022 June 15, 2022 Page 9 CSC-C 13-2022 A letter from T. Collins, President, LANDx Developments Ltd., on behalf of Downing Street Inc. (owners and developers of the Artisan Ridge Community, Thorold), respecting proposed Changes to the Regional Development Charge Brownfield Reduction Program (CSC-C 10-2022, Agenda Item 5.7) CSC-C 14-2022 A letter from T. Collins, President, LANDx Developments Ltd., on behalf of 1939522 Ontario Inc. (owners and developers of the former Cytec Lands, Niagara Falls), respecting proposed Changes to the Regional Development Charge Brownfield Reduction Program (CSC-C 10-2022, Agenda Item 5.7) CSC-C 12-2022 Information and Background with Respect to Regional Development Charge Brownfield Requests

That the motion respecting the re-instatement of the exemption from development charges for on-farm accommodations used for agricultural purposes BE REFFERED to the Regional Development Charges Policy Task Force Committee.