Corporate Services Committee

That Correspondence Item CSC-C 11-2020, being a memorandum from A.-M. Norio, Regional Clerk, dated July 15, 2020, respecting Referral of Motion - Direct Election of the Regional Chair - Additional Information - Past Work Undertaken on Governance Reform, BE RECEIVED for information.

1. That the Office of the Regional Clerk BE DIRECTED to form a citizen committee of 15 people, as representative as possible of the local area municipalities, and engage in a public consultation process; 2. That the citizen committee and public consultation process ADDRESS the following questions: - Should the Regional Chair be directly elected by the citizens of Niagara or appointed by Regional Council?  How many Regional Councillors should represent each municipality?  If the number of Regional Councillors that represent each municipality is suggested to be different than it is currently, should the votes of Regional  Councillors be weighted? If so, how should they be weighted?  By which method should Regional Councillors be elected?  What strategies are recommended to increase citizen engagement for and following elections?  What strategies are recommended to get more people to consider running for elected office?  What can be done to have Council be more reflective of the demographic make up of the Niagara region, e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, income status, etc.?; and 3. That the citizen committee, with the results from the public consultation process, REPORT back to Corporate Services Committee by April 2021. Corporate Services Committee Open Session Minutes CSC 6-2020 July 15, 2020 Page 3 The following friendly amendment was accepted by the Committee Chair, and the mover and seconder of the motion so that clause 2 reads as follows: 2. That the citizen commi

That Correspondence Item CSC-C 10-2020, being a memorandum from T. Harrison, Commissioner/Treasurer, dated July 15, 2020, respecting COVID-19 Response and Business Continuity in Corporate Services, BE RECEIVED for information.

That staff ENGAGE in a public consultation process, including surveys, moderated focus groups, and other appropriate communication and information-gathering methods to get feedback from the business community, including organized labour, on our upcoming budget deliberations. The following friendly amendment was accepted by the Committee Chair, and the mover and seconder of the motion: That staff ENGAGE in a public consultation process that includes comprehensive education on the operations that drive the budget for the public, and includes surveys, moderated focus groups, and other appropriate communication and information-gathering methods to get feedback from the business community, including organized labour, on our upcoming budget deliberations. Committee Chair Foster called the vote on the motion, as amended, as follows: That staff ENGAGE in a public consultation process that includes comprehensive education on the operations that drive the budget for the public, and includes surveys, moderated focus groups, and other appropriate communication and information-gathering methods to get feedback from the business community, including organized labour, on our upcoming budget deliberations.

That Confidential Report CSD 29-2020, dated July 15, 2020, 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 – Update Regarding Niagara-on-the-Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant (“NOTL WWTP”), Niagara-on-the-Lake Sewage Pumping Station (“NOTL SPS”), and Welland Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades (“Welland WWTP”), BE RECEIVED for information.