Council

That the order of the agenda BE AMENDED to consider the appointments to the Niagara Regional Police Services Board and the Niagara Regional Police Services Board Public Representative Selection Committee first under Appointment - Agencies, Boards and Commissions.

That Council Agenda CL 22-2022, BE ADOPTED, as amended.

That the following Open Session minutes of Regional Council BE ADOPTED: Minutes CL 20-2022, Thursday, November 3, 2022 Minutes CL 21-2022 (Morning and Afternoon Session), Thursday, November 24, 2022

That the following items BE DEALT WITH as follows: CL-C 146-2022 respecting Water Pipe Smoking By-law Appointment of Inspectors, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 147-2022 respecting Fees and Charges By-law Amendment – Transit Fees, BE RECEIVED; CL-C 148-2022 respecting Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) Board Appointments, BE RECEIVED; and CL-C 149-2022 respecting Acting Regional Chair By-law, BE RECEIVED.

That Correspondence Item CL-C 150-2022, dated December 1, 2022, respecting Filling of Vacant Regional Council Seat, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That, further to the correspondence received from the City of St. Catharines, dated November 29, 2022, respecting Response to Declaration of Vacant Regional Council Seat, Regional Council APPROVE the recommendation of the City of St. Catharines to appoint Brian Heit to fill the vacant seat of Regional Councillor for the City of St. Catharines; 2. That Brian Heit BE APPOINTED as Regional Councillor for the City of St. Catharines to fill the vacant seat for the remainder of the Council term (2022-2026); and 3. That the Regional Clerk ADMINISTER the Declaration of Office to Brian Heit at this time in order that Mr. Heit can assume his seat immediately after taking the Declaration of Office.

That Report CSD 51-2022, dated December 1, 2022, respecting Esri Enterprise Agreement Contract Renewal – 2022, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1.That the renewal of the Esri Enterprise Agreement (EA) contract for software and support services BE APPROVED for a period of 3 years for a total cost of $1,407,544 (including 13% HST); and 2.That the Regional Clerk and Regional Chair BE AUTHORIZED to execute the agreement with Esri to be prepared in a form satisfactory to the Director of Legal and Court Services.

That Report PDS 27-2022, dated December 1, 2022, respecting Proposed Amendments to the Greenbelt Plan Boundary, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Report PDS 27-2022 and its appendices BE ENDORSED and that staff BE DIRECTED to provide PDS 27-2022 as the Niagara Region’s submission to the Province of Ontario through the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO 019-6216 and ERO 019- 6217); and 2. That Report PDS 27-2022 and its appendices BE CIRCULATED to the Town of Grimsby and Town of Lincoln. Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 22-2022 December 1, 2022 Page 5 The following friendly amendment was accepted by the Regional Chair and the mover and seconder of the motion so that the first recommendation reads as follows: 1. That Report PDS 27-2022 and its appendices BE RECEIVED and that staff BE DIRECTED to provide PDS 27-2022 as the Niagara Region’s submission to the Province of Ontario through the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO 019-6216 and ERO 019-6217). The Regional Chair called the vote on the motion, as amended, and declared it,

That Report CLK 8-2022, dated December 1, 2022, respecting Appointment Process for Regional Representatives to Committees, Agencies, Boards and Commissions, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1.That, in accordance with subsection 2.4 of Niagara Region’s Procedural By-law, the rules of procedure, specifically subsection 24.6 (c), respecting the Appointment of Acting Chairs and Co-Chairs for the Standing Committees, BE SUSPENDED to dispense with the appointment of Acting Chair(s) and Co-Chairs for the Standing Committees until the appointment of Standing Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs; 2.That the Regional Chair BE AUTHORIZED to act as a Standing Committee Chair until such time as the Standing Committee Chairs are appointed; and 3.That Regional Council APPROVE and COMMENCE with the appointment process for Regional representatives to committees, agencies, boards and commissions, for the 2022-2026 Term of Council, in accordance with the process outlined in Appendix I to Report CLK 8-2022.

That Todd Harrison, Commissioner\Treasurer, Corporate Services, BE APPOINTED as a Scrutineer to oversee the counting of ballots for the appointment of Regional representatives to committees, agencies, boards and commissions.

That Councillors Chiocchio, Ip, and Steele BE APPOINTED to the Niagara Regional Police Services Board for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Foster and Sorrento BE APPOINTED to the Niagara Regional Police Services Board Public Member Representative Selection Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Niagara Regional Council RECOMMENDS Councillors Heit, Jordan, and Witteveen be considered by the Lieutenant Governor in Council for appointment to the Niagara Escarpment Commission for a four-year term.

That Councillor Insinna BE APPOINTED to the Niagara Parks Commission for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Foster, Grant, Huson, Seaborn, BE APPOINTED to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board effective January 1, 2023 until the end of this term of Council (November 2026) or until their successors are appointed.

That Councillors Bateman and Sorrento BE APPOINTED to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board Citizen Representative Selection Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Insinna, Jordan, Siscoe, Villella, and Zalepa, BE APPOINTED to the Niagara Regional Housing Board for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Bateman, Campion, Davies, Diodati, Foster, Gale, Grant, Heit, Ip, Redekop, Secord, Siscoe, Sorrento, Whalen, and Zalepa, BE APPOINTED to the Corporate Services Committee.

That Councillors Bateman, Campion, Davies, Foster, Ganann, Huson, Ip, Jordan, Junkin, Kaiser, Morocco, Redekop, Rigby, Seaborn, Sorrento, Steele, Ugulini, and Witteveen, BE APPOINTED to the Planning & Economic Development Committee.

That Councillors Bateman, Chiocchio, Craitor, Diodati, Easton, Insinna, Ip, Jordan, Kaiser, Morocco, Siscoe, Sorrento, Whalen, and Witteveen, BE APPOINTED to the Public Health & Social Services Committee.

That Councillors Chiocchio, Diodati, Easton, Foster, Gale, Grant, Heit, Huson, Insinna, Junkin, Morocco, Rigby, Seaborn, Siscoe, Sorrento, Steele, Ugulini, Villella, Witteveen, and Zalepa, BE APPOINTED to the Public Works Committee.

That nominations for the position of Chair of the Budget Review Committee of the Whole, for a term of two years (2023 and 2024) BE CLOSED.

That nominations for the position of Vice Chair of the Budget Review Committee of the Whole, for a term of two budget years (2023 and 2024), BE CLOSED.

That Councillor Bateman BE APPOINTED to the Accessibility Advisory Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Bateman, Easton, Kaiser, Seaborn, Steele and Witteveen BE APPOINTED to the Agricultural Policy & Action Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Foster, Gale, Morocco, Redekop and Rigby BE APPOINTED to the Audit Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Huson and Ip BE APPOINTED to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Bateman, Davies, Foster, Heit, Huson, Redekop and Rigby BE APPOINTED to the Procedural By-law Review Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Diodati, Foster, Morocco, Rigby, Ugulini and Witteveen BE APPOINTED to the Waste Management Planning Steering Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillors Bateman, Ganann, Huson and Morocco BE APPOINTED to the Women’s Advisory Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillor Witteveen BE APPOINTED to the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance for this term of Council (2022-2026).

That Councillor Insinna BE APPOINTED to the Niagara Peninsula Source Protection Committee for this term of Council (2022-2026).

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 A Matter respecting Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual under s. 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Chief Administrative Officer 2022 Performance Appraisal.

That adoption of Closed Session Minutes CL 20-2022 of the Regional Council meeting held on Thursday, November 3, 2022, BE

That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2022-98 A by-law to amend By-law No. 2021-114, being 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. Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 22-2022 December 1, 2022 Page 19 Bill 2022-99 A by-law to appoint By-law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Water Pipe Smoking By-law 2022-35. Bill 2022-100 A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its meeting held on December 1, 2022. Bill 2022-101 A by-law to appoint an Acting Regional Chair and to repeal By-law 2019-04.