Committee of the Whole

That the order of the agenda BE AMENDED to consider Other Business prior to Presentations.

Whereas the border between Canada and the United States has been closed to all but essential travel for nearly 16 months; Whereas the Minister of Security has indicated that the border restrictions will be eased based on health and science criteria in a gradual, staged and sectoral basis, attended by appropriate protocols, including fully vaccinated individuals; Whereas the number of Canadians who have received first and second doses of a COVID-19 vaccine is continuing to increase; and Committee of the Whole Open Session Minutes COTW 2-2021 July 8, 2021 Page 3 Whereas the federal government has yet to reveal to the public a plan for easing border restrictions leading to the eventual reopening of the border. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That the Government of Canada BE REQUESTED to release immediately its plan to ease restrictions and reopen the border between Canada and the United States; and 2. That this resolution BE CIRCULATED to the Prime Minister of Canada, the federal Minister of Security, and MP’s and MPP’s in Niagara. The following friendly amendment was accepted by the Regional Chair, and the mover and seconder of the motion: 2. That this resolution BE CIRCULATED to the Prime Minister of Canada, the federal Minister of Security, Premier of Ontario and MP’s and MPP’s in Niagara. The Regional Chair called the vote on the motion as amended and declared it,

That Report PHD 8-2021, dated July 8, 2021, respecting Consolidation of Niagara’s Emergency 911 Communication Services, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That staff BE DIRECTED to proceed with a fulsome investigation into a consolidated dispatch model to include but not limited to:  Detailed capital budget necessary for the procurement of all assets for the complete delivery of a regional fire communications service;  Detailed operational budget necessary for the delivery of a regional fire communications service;  Detailed budget analysis on impacts, positive or negative, to the existing budgets for the 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) and Niagara Emergency Medical Services (NEMS);  Governance structure to best provide effective and efficient delivery of consolidated 911 communications services;  Future facility review for the development of a Public Safety Communications Service primary dispatch centre for all agencies;  A recommendation to Council for decision on whether and how to advance the consolidation of emergency dispatch services to be operational no later than March 31, 2024 and that the aforementioned report is completed by the end of Q4 2021. 2. That staff BE DIRECTED to request the City of St. Catharines that should a decision to consolidate dispatch be approved by the end of 2021, that they will enter into agreements to continue to provide dispatch services to their respective Ni