Council

That Council Agenda CL 2-2021 BE ADOPTED.

That the following minutes of Regional Council BE ADOPTED: Open Session Minutes CL 24-2021, Thursday, December 16, 2021 (Special Meeting) Open Session Minutes CL 25-2021, Thursday, December 16, 2021 (Regular Meeting) Open and Closed Session Minutes CL 1-2022, Thursday, January 6, 2022 (Special Meeting)

That Correspondence Item CL-C 11-2022 and the proposed amendments BE

That Minutes PWC 1-2022 being the Open Session minutes of the Public Works Committee meeting held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes PHSSC 1-2022 being the Open Session minutes of the Public Health & Social Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED. Regional Council Open Session Minutes CL 2-2022 January 20, 2022 Page 6 10.2.1 Minute Item 5.2 respecting Homelessness Services COVID Response - Temporary Seasonal Shelter Procurement Approval The motion contained in Minute Item 5.2 was considered separately as follows: That Report COM 2-2022, dated January 11, 2022, respecting Homelessness Services COVID Response - Temporary Seasonal Shelter Procurement Approval, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the special circumstance purchase order relating to the temporary seasonal shelter for Niagara Falls, and Start Me Up day programming costs for Niagara Falls and St. Catharines, BE INCREASED by $711,104, for a total special circumstance purchase order of $1,618,123; and 2. That an additional contingency of $250,000, BE APPROVED, should system adjustments be necessary up to December 31, 2022. Clauses 1 and 2 were considered separately. The Regional Chair called the vote on clause 1 and declared it,

That Minutes CSC 1-2022 being the Open Session minutes of the Corporate Services Committee meeting held on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

That Minutes PEDC 1-2022 being the Open Session minutes of the Planning & Economic Development Committee meeting held on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.

Whereas Regional Council values an open, fair, transparent process in all procurement; Whereas we recognize that every purchase has an economic, environmental, social and cultural impact; Whereas social procurement is a means to intentionally leverage a social value from existing purchasing to build healthy and resilient local communities; Whereas, both the Provincial and Federal government have learned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed it be a priority to be prepared and improve access to opportunities for the Ontario and Canada workforce for employment in essential manufacturing of products, skills training and apprenticeship programs; Whereas Niagara Region has promoted shop local and buy local to assist businesses in Niagara Region with the recovery from COVID-19; Whereas the Government of Canada is modernizing procurement practices to leverage the government’s buying power to support socio- economic objectives and to generate positive societal impact by purchasing goods and services from targeted diverse suppliers and social enterprises; or incorporating social benefits requirements into procurement documents; Whereas other municipalities in Canada (i.e., Vancouver, Calgary) and Ontario (i.e., Toronto, Ottawa) have adopted policies to promote social benefits within their procurement policies, (i.e., Toronto Hamilton, and Ottawa); Whereas the Canada 2022 Summer Games has, via assistance from the Niagara Community Benefits Network (niagarabenefits.ca) and via a wo

That Confidential Memorandum CL-C 13-2022, dated January 20, 2022, respecting A Matter respecting Personal Matters about Identifiable Individuals under Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 – Advisory Committee Member Conduct, BE RECEIVED for information.

That the following Bills BE NOW READ and DO PASS: Bill 2022-02 A by-Law to accept, assume and dedicate part of Lots 4 And 5, Plan No. 4, in the City of Niagara Falls as Part of Regional Road No. 49 (McLeod Road). Bill 2022-04 A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of Regional Council at its meeting held on January 20, 2022.