Council

That Council Agenda CL 12-2023, BE ADOPTED.

That Minutes CL 10-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Special Regional Council meeting held on Thursday, July 20, 2023, BE ADOPTED.

That Minutes CL 11-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Regional Council meeting held on Thursday, July 20, 2023, BE ADOPTED.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: CL-C 54-2023 A letter from J. McCallum, Director, Business Development, Garden City Custom Services Inc., dated August 15, 2023, respecting the support of City of Niagara Falls Official Plan Amendment No. 147. CL-C 55-2023 A letter from H. Hockton, Niagara River Trading Company, dated August 16, 2023, respecting the support of City of Niagara Falls Official Plan Amendment No. 147. CL-C 56-2023 A memorandum from A.-M. Norio, Regional Clerk, dated August 17, 2023, respecting Notice of Procedural By-law Amendment.

That Correspondence Item CL-C 52-2023, dated July 20, 2023, respecting Standing Committee Appointment, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That, effective immediately, Councillor Ganann BE APPOINTED to the Corporate Services Committee.

That Minutes PBLRC 4-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Procedural By-law Review Committee meeting held on Monday, July 17 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes BRCOTW 7-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Budget Review Committee of the Whole meeting held on Thursday, July 27 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes PWC 8-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Public Works Committee meeting held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes PHSSC 8-2023 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of the Public Health & Social Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes CSC 8-2023 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes PEDC 8-2023 being the Open Session minutes of the Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting held on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED. Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 12-2023 August 17, 2023 Page 6 11.6.1 Minutes PEDC 8-2023, Minute Item 5.1 respecting PDS 24-2023, Approval of City of Niagara Falls Official Plan Amendment No. 147 (Employment Policies) The motion contained in Minute Item 5.1 was considered separately as follows: That Report PDS 24-2023, dated August 9, 2023, respecting Approval of City of Niagara Falls Official Plan Amendment No. 147 (Employment Policies), BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the City of Niagara Falls Official Plan Amendment No. 147 (OPA 147) BE APPROVED as modified (attached as Appendix 1 to Report PDS 24-2023); and 2. That this report BE CIRCULATED to the City of Niagara Falls.

That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2023-55 A by-law to amend By-Law 89-2000 being a By-law to Provide for the regulation of traffic on Regional Highways (Speed Limits – 40 km/h in School Zones). Bill 2023-56 A by-law to amend By-law 2019-61 being a By-law to provide for the regulation of traffic Regional Highways (Designation of Community Safety Zones). Bill 2023-57 A by-law to provide for the classification, retention and destruction of records of the Regional Corporation and to repeal By-law 63-2023. Bill 2023-58 A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its meeting held August 17, 2023.