Council

That Brian Skrydstrup BE PERMITTED to appear before Council as a delegate respecting 2019 Council Member Remuneration - Impacts following changes made to the non-taxable "Municipal Officers" Expense Allowance under the Income Tax Act (Minute Item 5.7 of CSC 06-2019 (Agenda Item 12.3)).

That the order of the Agenda BE AMENDED to consider Minute Item 5.7 of Report CSC 06-2019 (Agenda Item 12.3), respecting 2019 Council Member Remuneration - Impacts following changes to the non-taxable 'Municipal Officers' Expense Allowance' under the Income Tax Act (HR 01-2019) to immediately following the delegation on this matter.

That the Council Agenda CL 12-2016, BE ADOPTED, as amended.

That the ruling of the Chair BE SUSTAINED to permit the consideration of clause 2 of the motion, respecting 2019 Council Member Remuneration - Impacts following changes to the non- taxable Municipal Officers' Expense Allowance under the Income Tax Act.

That the question BE CALLED.

1. That a citizen committee BE ESTABLISHED to look at Councillor (excluding the Regional Chair) remuneration; 2. That the Committee INCLUDE five citizen members and one staff member with knowledge on the matter; and 3. That the Committee BE DIRECTED to provide a report back in November 2019.

That the Regional Chair's base remuneration REMAIN the same so as not to be impacted by any annual increase including the increase to the Municipal Officers’ Expense Allowance under the Income Tax Act.

That Minutes CL 10-2019 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of Special Regional Council and Minutes CL 11-2019 being the Open Session minutes of the Regular Regional Council meetings held on Thursday, May 16, 2019, BE ADOPTED.

That the following items BE DEALT WITH as follows: CL-C 47-2019 respecting Proposed Regional Delegations for the Annual 2019 AMO Conference, BE RECEIVED; and CL-C 49-2019 respecting Community Issues Update, BE RECEIVED.

That the motion BE AMENDED as follows: That Regional Council APPOINT Rick Brady (City of Niagara Falls), Donna Cridland (Township of Wainfleet), and Diana Huson (Town of Pelham) to replace Regional Councillors Greenwood and Gibson on the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board effective immediately effective October 31, 2019. Regional Council Minutes Open Session Minutes CL 12-2019 June 20, 2019 Page 9

That Report PWC 6-2019 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of the Public Works Committee meeting held on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Report PHSSC 6-2019 being the Open Session minutes of the Public Health & Social Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Report PDS 23-2019 BE

That Report CAO 7-2019, dated June 20, 2019, respecting 2019-2022 Council Strategic Plan, BE RECEIVED; and That Niagara Region’s 2019-2022 Council Strategic Plan found in Appendix 1 of Report CAO 07-2019 BE APPROVED.

Whereas on January 1, 1970, the Regional Municipality of Niagara was officially formed; Whereas in 2010 a number of events were held to commemorate the Regional Municipality of Niagara’s 40th Anniversary; Whereas on January 1, 2020, The Regional Municipality of Niagara will celebrate its 50th Anniversary or golden jubilee; and Regional Council Minutes Open Session Minutes CL 12-2019 June 20, 2019 Page 13 Whereas it is important to communicate and celebrate the initiatives and accomplishments of Niagara Region. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That Regional Council ENDORSE the establishment of a committee to facilitate, plan and organize events to commemorate the Regional Municipality of Niagara’s 50th Anniversary to be celebrated in 2020; and 2. That staff BE DIRECTED to prepare a report respecting Terms of Reference, membership and budgetary information for the Corporate Services Committee meeting being held on July 10, 2019.

That, in accordance with subsection 2.4 of Niagara Region’s Procedural By-law, the rules of procedure, specifically subsection 19.16 “Motion to Reconsider” of the Procedural By-law, BE SUSPENDED to permit Council to reconsider the reimbursement of legal expense.

That the Consideration of Reimbursement for Expense outside of the Regional Council Expense Policy (Minute Item 7.1 of AC 3-2019) BE RECONSIDERED. Regional Council Minutes Open Session Minutes CL 12-2019 June 20, 2019 Page 14

That the request for reimbursement of legal costs BE

WHEREAS the Provincial Government has announced restructuring local public health agencies from 35 public health units to 10 new Regional Public Health Entities, governed by autonomous boards of health; WHEREAS the Province expects to reduce provincial spending on local public health by $200 million by 2021-22 from a current provincial budget for local public health of approximately $750 million; WHEREAS the Province is adjusting the cost-sharing formula with municipalities for local public health; WHEREAS municipalities such as Niagara, Hamilton, and most others have been contributing more than their 25% share under Provincial policy for many years in order to ensure community needs are met based on the Ontario Public Health Standards, as set out by the provincial government; WHEREAS the announcements do not contain sufficient detail to be able to fully understand the costs and implications of the proposed restructuring; Regional Council Minutes Open Session Minutes CL 12-2019 June 20, 2019 Page 15 WHEREAS the scale of the proposed changes to the governance, organization and funding of local public health is unprecedented in Ontario; WHEREAS the role of municipal councils is not clear in the proposed restructuring; WHEREAS local public health agencies that are part of local government such as Niagara already achieve significant administrative efficiencies through the economies of scale from being part of much larger organizations than the future Public Health Entities; WHERE

That the motion respecting Response to Proposed Provincial Restructuring of Local Public Health Agencies BE

That Confidential Report PW 31-2019, dated June 20, 2019, respecting A Matter of Advice that is Subject to Solicitor-Client Privilege - 2019 Waste Collection RFP, BE

That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2019-49 A by-law to accept, assume and dedicate part of Township Lot 90, in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake as part of Regional Road No. 100 (Four Mile Creek Road). Bill 2019-50 A by-law to accept, assume and dedicate part of Lots 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5 and A, Plan 300, in the City of Niagara Falls as part of Regional Road No. 102 (Stanley Avenue). Bill 2019-51 A by-law to accept, assume and dedicate part of Lot 18, Concession 4 in the City of St. Catharines as part of Regional Road No. 83 (Carlton Street). Bill 2019-52 A by-law to amend By-law 112-2013 being a by-law to protect children and vulnerable persons from exposure to outdoor second-hand smoke and vapour. Bill 2019-53 A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its meeting held on June 20, 2019. Bill 2019-54 A by-law to provide for the regulation of traffic on regional highways in the Town of Grimsby. Bill 2019-55 A by-law to provide for the regulation of traffic on regional highways in the Town of Lincoln.