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 (5 motions)
5 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That Report PDS 23-2023, dated July 12, 2023, respecting Citizen Appointments to Sub-committees – Accessibility Advisory Committee, Agricultural Policy and Action Committee and Women’s Advisory Committee, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That the recommendations contained in Confidential Appendix I to Report PDS 23-2023, BE APPROVED, confirming the citizen appointments for the remainder of this term of Council to the Accessibility Advisory Committee, Agricultural Policy and Action Committee and Women’s Advisory Committee.
Moved by Councillor Bateman, seconded by Councillor Ganann
Carried
That Report ED 7-2023, dated July 12, 2023, respecting Emerging Sectors Research and Analysis, BE RECEIVED.
Moved by Councillor Seaborn, seconded by Councillor Davies
Carried
That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: PDS 10-2023 Strategic Transformation Office – Overview and Priorities PDS 20-2023 Niagara Region Seat at the Table Project Report PDS 21-2023 Woodland Conservation By-law Annual Report 2022 (and BE CIRCULATED to the Agricultural Policy and Action Committee) Planning and Economic Development Committee Open Session Minutes PEDC 7-2023 July 12, 2023 Page 4 PDS 22-2023 Proposed Provincial Planning Statement – Natural Heritage Policies (and BE CIRCULATED to the Local Area Municipalities and the Niagara Peninsula Conversation Authority) PDS-C 30-2023 Eco-Park Initiative Update PDS-C 31-2023 An email from M. Freeman, Resident, City of Thorold, respecting Proposed Thorold Gas Plant Expansion
Moved by Councillor Foster, seconded by Councillor Rigby
Carried
That this Committee DO NOW MOVE into Closed Session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A Matter of Litigation Affecting the Municipality under s. 239(2)(e) of the Municipal Act, 2001 – Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal of West Lincoln OPA 63
Moved by Councillor Ganann, seconded by Councillor Seaborn
Carried
That Confidential Report PDS 15-2023, dated July 12, 2023, A Matter of Litigation Affecting the Municipality under s. 239(2)(e) of the Municipal Act, 2001 – Ontario Land Tribunal Appeal of West Lincoln OPA 63, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.
Moved by Councillor Bateman, seconded by Councillor Campion