Council

That Council Agenda CL 2-2020, BE ADOPTED.

That Minutes CL 23-2019 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of the Regional Council meeting held on Thursday, December 12, 2019, BE ADOPTED.

That Councillor Ip BE NOMINATED for appointment to the Niagara Regional Housing Affordable Housing Master Plan Team. Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 2-2020 January 23, 2020 Page 4 The Regional Chair called the vote on the motion, as follows: That Correspondence Item CL-C 1-2020, being a memorandum from A.-M. Norio, Regional Clerk, respecting Regional Councillor Appointment to Niagara Regional Housing Affordable Housing Master Plan Team BE RECEIVED; and That Councillor Ip BE NOMINATED for appointment to the Niagara Regional Housing Affordable Housing Master Plan Team.

That Report PWC 1-2020 being the Open and Closed Session minutes of the Public Works Committee meeting held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Report PHSSC 1-2020 being the Open Session minutes of the Public Health & Social Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That the Regional Chair BE DIRECTED to send a letter to the Minister of Health respecting E-cigarettes thanking the Ministry for their actions to date including the promotional ban to help protect children and youth and urging the Province to address gaps in provincial legislation as well as urging the federal government, where jurisdictionally appropriate, to address gaps around sales to minors, banning flavoured products, maximum nicotine concentration, plain and standard packaging, public education, treatment for youth cessation, and sales in specialty stores only.

That Report CSC 1-2020 being the Open Session minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Report PEDC 1-2020 being the Open Session minutes of the Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting held on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2020-02 A by-law to amend By-law No. 2018-75, being a bylaw to licence, regulate and govern vehicles for hire (taxicabs, transportation network company vehicles, specialty vehicles, auxiliary services vehicles, shuttle buses, sightseeing vehicles, caleche, tow trucks) and businesses (second-hand good stores and dealers, salvage yards, auto-wrecking yards and taxicab brokers). Bill 2020-03 A by-law to amend By-law No. 2018-76, being a by-law to provide for the licencing, regulating and inspecting of adult entertainment parlours, owners and operators of adult entertainment parlours and entertainers at adult entertainment parlours. Bill 2020-04 A by-law to authorize a 2020 Interim and waste management special upper-tier levy for The Regional Municipality of Niagara. Bill 2020-05 A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its meeting held on January 23, 2020.