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Budget Review Committee of the Whole
November 13, 2025
What was decided (7 motions)
4 carried, 3 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That this Committee DO NOW MOVE into closed session for the purpose of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A Matter of Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations and Personal Matters About Identifiable Individuals under s. 239(2)(b)(d) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - 2026 Budget Mitigations.
Moved by Councillor Ugulini, seconded by Councillor Whalen
Carried
That Report CSD 55-2025 and the proposed amendment, BE
Moved by Councillor Foster, seconded by Councillor Easton
Deferred
That Report CSD 59-2025, dated November 13, 2025, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That consideration of the Region’s participation in Town of Grimsby’s Heritage Property Tax Rebate Program BE
Moved by Councillor Rigby, seconded by Councillor Easton
Deferred
WHEREAS the Wellandport community has been patiently waiting for the reconstruction of Regional Road 63 (Canborough Road), between Regional Road 27 (Wellandport Road) and the Wellandport Community Centre; WHEREAS Regional Road 63 Canborough Road is a major arterial road that carries people and goods across several municipalities in the Region’s west end; WHEREAS in 2018 Niagara Region initiated a design assignment for the reconstruction of such road segment; WHEREAS in 2020 the Township of West Lincoln completed a Street Scape Master Plan for the Wellandport area; WHEREAS the Region has now incorporated the elements of the Township’s Streetscape Master Plan into its reconstruction plans; WHEREAS utility relocations and property acquisition functions must be completed in advance of the reconstruction; WHEREAS funding for the relocation of utilities has been
Moved by Councillor Ganann, seconded by Councillor Witteveen
Deferred
That Committee EXTEND this meeting's curfew to 11:00 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Ugulini, seconded by Councillor Heit
Carried
That Memorandum BRC-C 10-2025, dated November 13, 2025, respecting 2026 Budget Mitigations, BE RECEIVED for information; and That proposed mitigation “Elimination of Port Robinson Ferry Grant” (BC037) in Appendix 2A of Memorandum BRC-C 10-2025 BE REMOVED.
Moved by Councillor Ugulini, seconded by Councillor Whalen
Carried
That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: BRC-C 11-2025 Additional Information Respecting Report PDS 18-2025 - Purpose-Built Rental Housing Incentive Recommendations BRC-C 12-2025 Incentive Update - 2026 Budget BRC-C 9-2025 Niagara Region 2026 Budget Campaign: Resident Feedback Results
Moved by Councillor Seaborn, seconded by Councillor Foster