The Niagara Region Record

Council Special

May 26, 2022

Who was there

Present (10): Jim Diodati, Sandra Easton, Robert Foster, Brian Heit, Tim Rigby, Mat Siscoe, Terry Ugulini, Leanna Villella, Tim Whalen, Albert Witteveen

Absent (5): Bob Gale, Diana Huson, Wayne Redekop, Bill Steele, Gary Zalepa

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (7 motions)

6 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the order of the agenda BE AMENDED to move Closed Session (Agenda Item 5) to be dealt with before Reports for Consideration (Agenda Item 4).
Moved by Councillor Edgar, seconded by Councillor Nicholson
Carried
That Council Agenda CL 11-2022, BE ADOPTED as amended.
Moved by Councillor Whalen, seconded by Councillor Insinna
Carried
That Council DO NOW MOVE into closed session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A Matter of Legal Advice Subject to Solicitor-Client Privilege and A Matter of Personal Information about Identifiable Individuals pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b) and (f) of the Municipal Act: Moving Transit Forward – Municipal Transfer Agreement Considerations.
Moved by Councillor Rigby, seconded by Councillor Foster
Carried
That Confidential Report CAO 5-2022, dated May 26, 2022, respecting A Matter of Legal Advice Subject to Solicitor-Client Privilege and A Matter of Personal Information about Identifiable Individuals pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b) and (f) of the Municipal Act: Moving Transit Forward – Municipal Transfer Agreement Considerations, BE RECEIVED; and That staff PROCEED as directed in closed session.
Moved by Councillor Fertich, seconded by Councillor Whalen
Carried
That the language in the draft by-law respecting the provision of support services by the Region to the Niagara Transit Commission (NTC) BE AMENDED to reflect that support may be provided to the NTC by the Region instead of shall be provided.
Moved by Councillor Siscoe, seconded by Councillor Diodati
Carried
That clause 2 BE AMENDED as follows: 2. That the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) BE AUTHORIZED to negotiate and execute an appropriate service level agreement with the NTC for corporate and administrative support services provided to the NTC by Regional Staff on a cost recovery basis in a form satisfactory to the Director of Legal and Court Services and report back to Corporate Services Committee for approval.
Moved by Councillor Campion, seconded by Councillor Villella
Defeated
That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2022-38 A by-law to establish the Niagara Transit Commission as a Municipal Service Board. Bill 2022-39 A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its special meeting held on May 26, 2022.
Moved by Councillor Ugulini, seconded by Councillor Heit
Carried

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