Budget Review Committee of the Whole

That the motion BE FURTHER AMENDED to read as follows: 4. That the recommended budget as outlined in Table 1 BE APPROVED during Niagara Region’s 2026 budget process and BE FUNDED as follows: c) $0.1M General tax levy

Whereas Report COM 31-2025, Niagara’s Supportive Housing Strategy – subsequently refined with more accurate cost estimates – identifies a need for at least 945 Supportive and Highly Supportive Housing units across the Region to meet current and projected demand; Whereas delivering 945 Supportive and Highly Supportive Housing units will require a multi-year, phased construction strategy; Budget Review Committee of the Whole Open Session Minutes BRCOTW 11-2025 December 11, 2025 Page 6 Whereas the updated estimated total capital cost is $280,059,603 for the 945 units, with the potential to reduce this cost through innovative construction methods, including modular and pre-fabricated structures; Whereas the report further identifies an updated full build-out incremental operating budget requirement of $55,549,948 annually, phased in gradually over ten (10) years, as each new Supportive housing facility is completed and brought online; Whereas the current proposal to increase the Enhanced Capital Financing for Niagara Regional Housing (NRH) by 0.50% is enough to finance NRH asset renewal as outlined in the corporate asset management plan; Whereas through Report COM 14-2025, Council’s endorsed annual incremental levy contribution to NRH of 0.105% - 0.195% of the total regional levy budget is sufficient to finance 25% of the incremental cost of the Consolidated Housing Implementation Plan over the 25-year project scope, but is insufficient to fund the Supportive and Highly Supportiv

That the motion BE AMENDED to reduce the Niagara Region Police Service budget by approximately $2.7 million.

That the Niagara Regional Police Service and Police Service Board Budget BE

That Clauses 2(a), 2(d), 2(e), and 2(f) of Report CSD 68-2025, respecting 2026 Consolidated Budget Approval, BE

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: BRC-C 28-2025 Councillor Information Request (CIR) – Tax Increment Grants (TIGs) BRC-C 29-2025 Councillor Information Requests from Budget Review Committee of the Whole meeting held on December 4, 2025 BRC-C 31-2025 List of Projects Requesting Enhanced Capital Financing BRC-C 32-2025 Correspondence from Niagara Regional Police Service – Response to Councillor Information Requests from the November 27, 2025, and December 4, 2025, Budget Review Committee of the Whole meetings BRC-C 34-2025 Correspondence from Niagara Transit respecting Response to Councillor Information Request for Maintenance Organizational Chart CSD 70-2025 2026 Operating Budget Reconciliation and Financial Disclosure O. Reg 284/09

That Confidential Memorandum BRC-C 27-2025, dated December 11, 2025, respecting A Matter of Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations and Personal Matters About Identifiable Individuals under s. 239(2)(b)(d) of the Municipal Act, 2001 – Councillor Information Request (Business Case BC 127, Confidential Appendix 2B to BRC-C 10-2025), BE RECEIVED for information.