Council

That the order of the agenda BE AMENDED to move Minute Item 5.5, of Minutes CSC 9-2021 (Agenda Item 9.3), respecting Motion Respecting National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (CSC-C 27-2021); Correspondence Item CL-C 71-2021, respecting Niagara Region's Corporate Day for Learning and Reflection on September 30, 2021 (Agenda Item 8.1.1); and Report CAO 15-2021, respecting Updated Land Acknowledgement Statements (Agenda Item 9.4), to immediately following the Chair's Reports, Announcements, Remarks (Agenda Item 5.0).

That Council Agenda CL 18-2021, BE ADOPTED, as amended.

WHEREAS the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its final report on June 2, 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation; WHEREAS the recent discoveries of remains and unmarked graves across Canada have led to increased calls for all levels of government to address the recommendations in the TRC’s Calls to Action; WHEREAS all Canadians and all orders of government have a role to play in reconciliation; WHEREAS Recommendation No. 80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called upon the federal government, in collaboration with Indigenous peoples, to establish, as a statutory holiday, a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to ensure that public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process; and WHEREAS the Federal Government has announced September 30, 2021, as the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (National Orange Shirt Day) and a statutory holiday. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That the Council of the Regional Municipality of Niagara does hereby COMMIT to recognizing September 30, 2021, as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (National Orange Shirt Day) by sharing the stories of residential school survivors, their families, and communities. Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 18-2021 September 23, 2021 Page 4

That Correspondence Item CL-C 71-2021, being a memorandum from R. Tripp, Acting Chief Administrative Officer, respecting Niagara Region’s Corporate Day for Learning and Reflection on September 30, 2021, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Report CAO 15-2021, dated August 26, 2021, respecting Updated Land Acknowledgement Statements, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the short, long and documents versions of Land Acknowledgement Statements outlined in Report CAO 15-2021 BE APPROVED, and that the short version BE RECITED at Council and Committee meetings on a go forward basis; 2. That the Region’s Land Acknowledgement Statements BE REVIEWED and UPDATED as new understandings of treaties and agreements in the Niagara Region evolve; and 3. That this report BE SHARED by the Regional Clerk with Local Area Municipalities. The following friendly amendment was accepted by the Regional Chair, and the mover and seconder of the motion: 3. That this report BE SHARED by the Regional Clerk with Local Area Municipalities, the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and Niagara Regional Police Service. The Regional Chair called the vote on the motion, as amended, and declared it,

That the following minutes of Regional Council BE ADOPTED: Open Session Minutes CL 15-2021, Thursday, August 26, 2021 (Regular Meeting) Open and Closed Session Minutes CL 16-2021, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 (Special Meeting) Open and Closed Session Minutes CL 17-2021, Thursday, September 16, 2021 (Special Meeting)

That Minutes COTW 4-2021 being the Open Session minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Thursday, September 9, 2021, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes PHSSC 8-2021 being the Open Session minutes of the Public Health & Social Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes CSC 9-2021 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED, save and except Minute Item 5.5. Councillor Gale raised concerns with respect to Minute Item 6.5 of Minutes CSC 9-2021 indicating that there were errors and omissions contained therein. Council did not provide any direction to amend the minutes to reflect Councillor Gale’s concern and therefore voted on the minutes as presented. Councillor Gale requested that Confidential Memorandum CSC-C 24-2021 (Minute Item 9.1), and Confidential Report CSD 53-2021 (Minute Item 9.2), be dealt with after Closed Session (Agenda Item 14). The Regional Chair called the vote on the motion as follows: That Minutes CSC 9-2021 being the Open Session minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED, save and except Minute Items 5.5, 9.1 and 9.2.

That Minutes PEDC 9-2021 being the Open Session minutes of the Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting held on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That CAO 16-2021, being a memorandum from R. Tripp, Acting Chief Administrative Officer, dated August 26, 2021, respecting Planning for Return to the Workplace and Gradual Re-opening, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Report CAO 18-2021, dated September 23, 2021, respecting AMO Conference 2021 – Overview, BE RECEIVED for information.

WHEREAS street design for safe driving behaviour, which includes features such as narrow lane widths, is the most important factor in creating safe streets, but lowering vehicle speeds is another important tool to improve road safety; WHEREAS pedestrian and cyclist fatalities increase as vehicle speed goes up and research studies have found that higher speed leads to more collisions involving children, who are more often injured in pedestrian and cycling injuries and casualties and that children are usually injured mid- block, often on residential streets, and in front of their home or a park; Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 18-2021 September 23, 2021 Page 9 WHEREAS municipal, provincial, state, and federal governments across North America have invested in active transportation, complete streets design, and healthy community initiatives which has resulted in an increased number of pedestrians and cyclists that need to coexist with vehicles on roads, placing more pressure on setting appropriate speed limits; and WHEREAS several municipalities across North America, including Edmonton, Toronto, Seattle, Portland, New York and hundreds of others, have reduced speed limits on local roads. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Region of Niagara SUPPORT the motion brought forward by the City of St. Catharines and request the province (Ministry of Transportation Ontario) review and amend Section 128 (Rate of Speed) of the Highway Traffic Act to adopt Vision Zero principles

That Council DO NOW MOVE into closed session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A Matter or Advice that is Subject to Solicitor-Client Privilege, Including Communications Necessary for that Purpose under s. 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 – Outstanding Development Charge Collections – 550 North Service Road, Grimsby; and Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 18-2021 September 23, 2021 Page 10 A Matter Respecting Litigation or Potential Litigation under s. 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 – Outstanding Development Charge Collections – Grimsby

That Confidential Memorandum CSC-C 24-2021, dated September 15, 2021, respecting A Matter of Advice that is Subject to Solicitor-Client Privilege, Including Communications Necessary for that Purpose under s. 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 – Outstanding Development Charge Collections – 550 North Service Road, Grimsby, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Confidential Report CSD 53-2021, dated August 11, 2021, respecting A Matter Respecting Litigation or Potential Litigation under s. 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 – Outstanding Development Charge Collections – Grimsby, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein, BE APPROVED.

That Minutes CSC 9-2021 being the Closed Session minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, BE ADOPTED.

That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2021-73 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 Regional Municipality of Niagara (the “municipality”); and to authorize the entering into of a rate offer letter agreement pursuant to which the municipality will issue debentures to OILC. Bill 2021-74 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 City of Niagara Falls (the “lower-tier municipality”) through the issue of debentures by The Regional Municipality of Niagara (the “upper tier municipality”; and to authorize the entering into of a rate offer letter agreement pursuant to which the upper-tier municipality will issue debentures on behalf of the lower-tier municipality to OILC. Bill 2021-75 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 Niagara-on-the-Lake (the “lower-tier municipality”) through the issue of debentures by The Regional Municipality of Niagara (the “upper tier municipality”; and to authorize the entering into of a rate offer letter agreement pursuant to which the upper-tier municipality will issue debentures on behalf of the lower-t