Council

That Susan Murphy, resident, Town of Lincoln, and Gracia Janes, Preservation of Agricultural Lands Society, BE PERMITTED to appear before Council as individual delegates respecting Local Official Plan Amendment - 2360 First Street Louth, City of St. Catharines (Minute Item 5.1, Minutes PEDC 6-2023 (Agenda Item 11.4)).

That the order of the agenda BE AMENDED to hear the delegations respecting Local Official Plan Amendment -2360 First Street Louth, City of St. Catharines (Agenda Item 7.1) last under the Delegations section and to consider the items related to this matter (correspondence and Minute Item 5.1, Minutes PEDC 6-2023, (Report PDS 18-2023) immediately following the Delegations section (Agenda Item 7).

That Council Agenda CL 9-2023, BE ADOPTED, as amended.

That the following items BE DEALT WITH as follows: CL-C 29-2023, respecting New Hope Church Expansion Proposal on the Greenbelt, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 30-2023, respecting expansion to New Hope Church at 2360 First St Louth, St Catharines, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 38-2023, respecting decision to expand development on the Niagara Greenbelt, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 39-2023, respecting The Greenbelt, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 40-2023, respecting urgent request to reject the decision to expand development on the Niagara Greenbelt, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 41-2023, respecting Request by New Hope Church, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 42-2023, respecting Proposal to expand building in the Niagara Greenbelt, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 43-2023, respecting urgent request to reject the decision to expand development on the Niagara Greenbelt, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 44-2023, respecting Niagara Region adapting a Social Procurement Strategy, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 45-2023, respecting the Greenbelt, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 46-2023, respecting Expand Development on the Niagara Greenbelt, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 47-2023, respecting Social Procurement, BE RECEIVED; and CL-C 49-2023, respecting urgent request to reject the decision to expand development on the Niagara Greenbelt, BE RECEIVED.

That the question BE CALLED.

That Minutes CL 8-2023 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of the Regional Council meeting held on Thursday, May 18, 2023, BE ADOPTED.

That the following items BE DEALT WITH as follows: CL-C 44-2023, respecting Niagara Region adapting a Social Procurement Strategy, BE RECEIVED; and CL-C 47-2023, respecting Social Procurement, BE RECEIVED.

That Correspondence Item CL-C 37-2023, dated June 15, 2023, respecting Niagara Transit Commission Request for Operating Budget Adjustment, BE RECEIVED; and That Regional Council APPROVES the adjustment to the Niagara Transit Commission operating budget as outlined in Report NTC 2-2023.

That Minutes PWC 6-2023 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of the Public Works Committee meeting held on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes PHSSC 6-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Public Health & Social Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes CSC 6-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That the rules of procedure BE SUSPENDED to permit Council to extend this meeting’s curfew past 11:00 p.m. Two-thirds majority having been achieved, the Regional Chair declared the vote

WHEREAS a Lobbyist Registry is considered a publicly accessible accountability and transparency tool; WHEREAS Council passed a by-law to establish and maintain a lobbyist registry for the Regional Municipality of Niagara on April 14, 2022; and WHEREAS given the complexities of lobbying, additional formal education would benefit Councillors in how they interact with those engaging in advocacy activities; Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 9-2023 June 15, 2023 Page 10 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That a training session BE HELD for members of Council to provide education on Niagara Region’s Lobbyist Registry and the responsibilities of Niagara Region Public Office Holders.

That Confidential Report HR 1-2023, dated June 15, 2023, respecting A Matter of Labour Relations under s. 239(2) (d) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Ontario Nurses' Association and its Local 9, Public Health Tentative Agreement, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2023-41 A by-law to amend By-law 89-2000 being a By-law to Provide for the Regulation of Traffic On Regional Highways (Parking Prohibition Regional Road 81 Main Street West in The Town of Grimsby). Bill 2023-42 A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its meeting held June 15, 2023.