Council

That Alicia Marshall, BE PERMITTED to appear before Council as a delegate respecting Motion respecting Declarations of Emergency for Homelessness, Mental Health and Opioid Addiction (Minute Item 5.1, Minutes PHSSC 2-2023 (Agenda Item 11.5)).

That Council Agenda CL 3-2023, BE ADOPTED, as amended.

That the following minutes of Regional Council BE ADOPTED: Open Session Minutes CL 1-2023, Thursday, January 19, 2023 (Regular Meeting) Open and Closed Session Minutes CL 2-2023, Thursday, February 9, 2023 (Special Meeting)

That Correspondence Item CL-C 8-2023, respecting Update to Bill No. 2023-19 Appendix 1 Schedule of Fees and Charges, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Correspondence Item CL-C 5-2023, dated February 23, 2023, respecting Request for Appointments to the Procedural By-law Review Committee and Audit Committee, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Councillor Ip BE APPOINTED to the Procedural By-law Review Committee, effective immediately; and 2. That Councillors Ip, Whalen, and Villella, BE APPOINTED to the Audit Committee, effective immediately.

That Report CLK 2-2023, dated February 23, 2023, respecting Public Member Appointment to the Niagara Regional Police Services Board and Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the recommendations contained in Confidential Appendix 1 to Report CLK 2-2023 BE APPROVED confirming the Public Members for appointment to the Niagara Regional Police Services Board and the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board; 2. That Nyarayi Kapisavanhu BE APPOINTED as the Public Member to the Niagara Regional Police Services Board for the remainder of this term of Council (until November 14, 2026) or until a successor is appointed; and Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 3-2023 February 23, 2023 Page 5 3. That Donna Cridland BE APPOINTED as the Public Member to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board for the remainder of this term of Council (until November 14, 2026) or until a successor is appointed.

That the motion BE AMENDED as follows: That the Niagara Transit Commission 2023 Operating Budget BE APPROVED with a $4M transfer from Provincial Gas Tax to be allocated to the unsustainable revenue impact in the 2023 special levy and to reflect this in the local area municipalities’ levy.

That Minutes BRCOTW 4-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Budget Review Committee of Whole meeting held on Thursday, January 26, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes BRCOTW 5-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Budget Review Committee of Whole meeting held on Thursday, February 9, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes PWC 2-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Public Works Committee meeting held on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That the motion BE AMENDED to remove clause 5 as follows: 5. That the Regional Chair BE DIRECTED to send correspondence to Federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General, David Lametti, and Federal Minister of Health, Jean- Yves Duclos, reaffirming Regional Council’s October 22, 2020 motion urging the Federal government convene a task force to explore the legal regulation and decriminalization of all drugs in Canada;

That clause 7 BE AMENDED as follows: 7. That Niagara Region through its Public Health and Social Services Committee URGE the federal government to DECLARE declare homelessness as a federal humanitarian crisis. At this point in the meeting, Councillor Ugulini assumed the Chair. Acting Chair Ugulini called the vote on the amendment, and declared it,

That Minutes CSC 2-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes PEDC 2-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting held on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That the $1.2M in industrial development charge grant reductions BE ADDED back into the budget.

That Report CAO 3-2023, dated February 23, 2023, respecting Niagara Week 2023, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Council DO NOW MOVE into closed session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A Matter of Advice that is Subject to Solicitor-Client Privilege & A Matter of Litigation or Potential Litigation under s. 239(2) of the Municipal Act,2001 - Update respecting Litigation concerning Former Senior Administration Officials Employment Contracts; and A Matter of Labour Relations, Personal Matters About Identifiable Individuals and Legal Advice Subject to Solicitor-Client Privilege under Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001- Corporate COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Amendment.

That Regional Council EXTEND this meeting's curfew to 11:00 p.m.

That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2023-16 A by-law to adopt the 2023 Niagara Transit Commission Budget and Requisition for The Regional Municipality of Niagara. Bill 2023-17 A by-law to adopt the 2023 capital budget for The Regional Municipality of Niagara. Bill 2023-18 A by-law to adopt the 2023 operating budget and tax levy for The Regional Municipality of Niagara. Bill 2023-19 A by-law to establish fees and charges for the services and activities provided by The Regional Municipality of Niagara and for the use of its property and to repeal By-laws 2021-114, 2022-19, 2022-63, and 2022-98. Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 3-2023 February 23, 2023 Page 21 Bill 2021-20 A by-law to amend By-law 89-2000 being a By-law to provide for the regulation of traffic on Regional Highways (Reduced Load Restrictions). Bill 2023-21 A by-law to amend By-law 89-2000 being a By-law to provide for the regulation of traffic on Regional Highways (Designated Lanes in the City of Niagara Falls). Bill 2023-23 A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its meeting held February 23, 2023. A request was made to vote on Bills 2023-16, 2023-17, and 2023-18 individually. The Regional Chair called the vote on Bill 2023-16.