Corporate Services Committee

That Report CLK 1-2023, dated February 15, 2023, respecting Niagara Region Advisory Committees, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation, BE APPROVED: 1. That the following Advisory Committees/Working Group BE DISCONTINUED effective immediately as alternative mechanisms have evolved which address the mandates of the Committee/Working Group: a) Culture Committee b) Economic Development Working Group c) Procurement Advisory Committee d) Smarter Niagara Steering Committee e) T. Roy Adams Humanitarian Committee

That Correspondence Item CSC-C 3-2023, being a memorandum from A.- M. Norio, Regional Clerk, dated February 15, 2023, respecting Recommendations for Consideration from the Joint Board of Management – Niagara Courts meeting held February 2, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Report JBM-C 1-2023, dated February 2, 2023, respecting the Court Services Write-off Recommendations for the period ending December 31, 2022, BE RECEIVED; and 2. That the delinquent cases summarized in the Analysis Section of Report JBM-C 1-2023, BE APPROVED for write-off and removal from the Integrated Court Offences Network (ICON) system in accordance with the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) Provincial Offences Act Write-off Directive and Operating Guideline and the Niagara Region Courts approved write off criteria.

That Report CAO 2-2023, dated February 15, 2023, respecting Update on Shared Services Initiatives, BE RECEIVED for information.

That the Corporate Services Committee DO NOW MOVE into closed session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A Matter Respecting Litigation and a Matter of Advice that is Subject to Solicitor- Client privilege under s.239(2)(e) and (f) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Limited re: Canada Games Park. A Matter of Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality by Canada, a province or territory or Crown agency of any of them under s. 239(2)(h) of the Municipal Act, 2001- Niagara Regional Housing - Transitional Housing Project (Confidential Report NRH 7-2022 and Confidential Report CL-C 118-2022).

That Confidential Report CSD 9-2023, dated February 15, 2023, respecting A Matter of Advice that is Subject to Solicitor Client Privilege and Respecting Litigation under s. 239(2)(e)(f) 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.

That Confidential Report CSD 12-2023, dated February 15, 2023, respecting A Matter Respecting a Proposed Acquisition of Land by the Municipality under s. 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Public Health Lease Extension - Thorold, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Confidential Report CSD 13-2023, dated February 15, 2023, respecting A Matter Respecting a Proposed Acquisition of Land by the Municipality under s. 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Public Health Lease Extension - St. Catharines, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Confidential Report CSD 17-2023, dated February 15, 2023, respecting A Matter Respecting Litigation and a Matter of Advice that is Subject to Solicitor-Client privilege under s.239(2)(e) and (f) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Limited re: Canada Games Park, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Confidential Report COM 6-2023, dated February 14, 2023, respecting A Matter of Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality by Canada, a province or territory or Crown agency of any of them under s. 239(2)(h) of the Municipal Act, 2001- Niagara Regional Housing - Transitional Housing Project (Confidential Report NRH 7-2022 and Confidential Report CL-C 118-2022), BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.