2000/07/31PRAYER:
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
MONDAY, JULY 31, 2000
5:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Alderman Shirley Fisher
MISCELLANEOUS REPORT
L-2000-64 - Chief Administrative Officer - The Referendum Question for the Ward System.
- AND -
By-Law No. 2000-159
A by-law for submitting to the electors of the City of Niagara
Falls a question pursuant to Section 8 of the Municipal
Elections Act, 1996.
FINANCE MATTER
F-2000-49 - Chief Administrative Officer - Final Tax Notice Due Dates for Accounts with
Commercial, Industrial, and Multi-Residential Assessments.
- AND -
By-Law No. 2000-160
To amend By-law No. 2000-118, as amended, being a by-law
to set and levy the rates of taxation for City purposes, for
Regional purposes, and for Education purposes for the year
2000.
COMMUNICATION
The Chippawa Volunteer Firefighters Association - Re: CanAm 2000 - advising
that the Chippawa Volunteer Firefighters Association is hosting this International
event at the Chippawa Firehall on August 19, 2000, starting with a parade at 12:00
noon, and requesting that the fees associated with road closures and permits for the
day be waived.
RECOMMENDATION: That the request be approved.
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St. Catharines Standard Newspaper Article referring to Councillor Judy
Casselman's remarks on the need for long-term protection for the unique
agricultural lands in Niagara.
- AND -
City of St. Catharines - Re: Resolution - Long Term Protection for Unique
Agricultural Areas within the Region and the Province - requesting that the Province
through Provincial Policy provide long term protection for the unique agricultural
areas both within this Region and throughout the Province.
RECOMMENDATION: For the consideration of Council.
PARKS. RECREATION AND CULTURE MATTER
Fralick's Tavern - Restoration vs Renovation project.
The Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture will speak to the matter.
Legal Department
4310 Queen Street
Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5
web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail:
(905) 356-7521
(905) 374-7500
rkallio@city.niagarafalls.on .ca
R.O. Kallio
City Solicitor
L-2000-64
July 31, 2000
His Worship Mayor Wayne Thomson
and Members of Municipal Council,
City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Members:
L-2000-64
Referendum Question for Ward System
Our File No. 2000-204
RECOMMENDATION:
For the information and direction of Council.
REPORT:
At its meeting of July 17, 2000, Council directed that a public meeting be held to consider
putting a question on the municipal ballot for the November municipal elections regarding the
elimination of the ward system.
A new Act, the Direct Democracy Through Municipal Referendums Act, 2000, has set out new
rules governing referendums by municipalities. Set out below are highlights of the new
legislation:
Municipalities can only place a clear, concise and neutral "yes" or
"no" question on the municipal ballot on a matter that falls under
their jurisdiction [MEA96 8.1]
The result will be binding if at least 50% of eligible electors vote,
and more than 50% of the votes on the question are in favour of
those results. [MEA96 8.2]
If an affinuative answer received the majority of the votes, the
municipality shall do everything in its power to implement the
results of the question in a timely manner [MEA96 8.3]
ltowever, i!ii.~2~ot'~,~vi~t,~j~,fl.~a~di..,_~,t.:.i'o~9.f..',th~L~.u..~j.c. ipality to
,{1. im, i,n,a,t~,v.:..e...~~,.~t~',tj~5~Z?.~,o,'...ce.d.~,r.~..lil~9~al .right of
.... 'r""'~"rf~~~n~f,ll-re~~~t~~_,k~~~,.,..~k~, [MEA96 8.3] and the
following examples are set out:
· the binding effect of a question is subject to
the Planning Act in zoning matters
if the results of a question require the
passage of a by-law which requires notice to
be given and at least one public meeting to
be held to consider the matter before the by-
law is passed, the binding effect of the
question is subject to these procedural
requirements and the discretion of the
municipality is not constrained. If, after the
public meeting, the municipality decides not
to implement the results of the question, it is
not required to do so [MEA96 8.3] [Please
see below regarding the Municipal Act
requirements for eliminating the ward
system]
If a negative answer received the majority of the votes,~
~~~t~~ [MEA96 8.3]
The municipality cannot ask a question on:
Any matter for which the municipality does
not have the authority to implement all
aspects of the results of the question
Any matter for which the municipality
requires an action by the Province in order
to implement the results of the question
Any questions regarding casinos and charity
casinos unless authorized by the Ontario
Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999
and the regulations thereto [R.425/00]
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A municipality that has taken action to implement the results of the
question shall not do anything within its jurisdiction to reverse or
substantially change the action for a period of three years following
the day the action took effect
Should the City wish to consider the elimination of the existing ward system, it must follow the
rules set out in the Municipal Act. The following are the requirements:
o The Council may pass a by-law redividing or dissolving the existing wards [MA 13]
o Before passing such a by-law, the Council shall give notice of its intention to pass the
by-law and hold one public meeting to consider the matter [MA 13]
Within 15 days after the by-law is passed, the clerk shall give notice of its passage
and any person may appeal the by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) within
20 days [MA 13.1]
o The OMB may repeal or amend the by-law or direct the Council to do so [MA 13.1]
Attached to this report is a draft by-law for Council's consideration setting out a proposed
referendum question.
Re { ~.d by:
City Solicitor.
Approved by:
T. Ravenda,
Executive Director of Corporate Services
ROK:jm
Respectfully Submitted:
Finance
4310 Queen Street
Niagara Falls, Ontario
L2.E 6X5
Tel: (905) 356-7521
Fax: (905) 356-2016
July 31, 2000
His Worship Mayor Wayne Thomson,
and Members of the Municipal Council
City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Members:
Re: F-2000-49 - Final Tax Notice Due Dates for Accounts
With Commercial, Industrial, and Multi-Residential Assessments
RECOMMENDATION:
That August 31 and October 18 be approved as the 2000 Final Due Dates for the Commercial, Industrial, and
Multi-Residential Assessments Classes.
BACKGROUND:
When due dates were set for the Residential, Pipeline, Faunland and Managed Forest Assessment
Classes, Staff indicated that recommendations for the Final Due Dates for the Commercial, Industrial
and Multi-Residential Assessment Classes would be forthcoming once the capping calculations had been
completed for the 10-5-5 Program. As these calculations have been received, Staff is recommending due
dates of August 31 and October 18 for these Classes.
An By-law, recording these due dates by amending the 2000 Levying By-law, has been prepared for Council' s
adoption.
Prepared by:
T.W.
Manager of Revenue
Recommended by:
K.E. ~
Director of Finance
T. Ravenda
Executive Director of Corporate Services
E.P. Lustig
Chief Administrative Officer
TWS:jd
City of Niagara Falls
4310 Queen Street
Niagara Falls, Ortario
Chippawa Volunteer Firefighters Association
8696 Banting Avenue
Niagara Fall.% ~o, L2O 6Z8
July 25, 2000
His Worship Mayor Wayne Thomson
& 1Vieabets of City Council
On behalf of the Chippawa Volunteer Firefighters Association, v~ cordially invite you
to Can Am 2000. Can Am is a day long event celebrating the intatrational brott~lxx3d of
firefighters. This year v~ are hosting this international event which is being 1-r_Jd at the
Chippawa Firehall on August 19m. Festivities will start with a parade at 12:00 rcon ard
proceed to the firehall where the days everis will kick off.
Funds raised on this day will be donated to cities such as the Hamilton Burn Unit
and the Greater Niagara G-em'val Hospital Cardiac Care Unit. At this time x~ w3uld
request councils consideration at the meeting of July 31'~ to wave the fees associated with
mad closures and pe4,Ldts for this day.
Thank You for your comidemtion and v,e hope to see you and your families on Saturday
August 19m, 2000.
Sincerely,
Chippawa Volunteer Firefighters Association
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Napa Vallq ' urban develop- ;':s~d Casselman;:: ,Sin~e th~n,' Napa ha~ .become the
~ampIeofhow m~nttake~valu-. ,'.'b&~au~e.theyar~
' ' rk abl~ acreage out -.~ pro't~e~'gd frO~', .'~g'~d~~.,..- ',' . '
r~fflcao~ ca d pmdu~on and ' ~ "~frO~t by'th~ ~I~ :'' "~t ~k ~ ~e~a~ na~ ~ o
growing lahd that supplies the fruit "It jolyed ~e ,n- e>?,~B'~'e~!~i~ ~.: a~Za a~4/.. 'G,m~,"~; :'*~'l~de." .
sho~d ~ protea~d, say St. Ca~aes to action,' ex- ;~, ' ..... K~' ~i~ ~ al land from de~" ':' ,~~Offa~f ~e m~ -
ci~ cou~cinors aSreed to ask the~ r e ~ t. ~ d .;~ ~.- ' ' ~ .-~;;~ti~7 ~ techo~' was 't~i.%'%'-"'~bm:~'~}~','~-;, .:.."' ."
on Nia~'s~que~d--~' idea to Councfi, B~ ~- ' ~[. Cass~lman mii~"~a~'a~ ""in~w~h~ ·
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~ of ~ W~ ~ ~ek debate, . ' ' r~ rescue study' she said ~d a s~te~ d~b 'qes inter~ng t5~ timing of ~h s
~d wo~ng about the indus~s ~- into ~ea~ng an a~iSulm ~p l~ds" o ed' . ~: · : ..., :,.'" m~o~;'~d, '~i~ 's~en~e O~'
~e. . .. on l~s ~at ae ,eo~ P . ' ~a;selman pam~ to' c~o~a,s Ni::- ~0~ei:(~g Fonts
~ a lener he rote to ~er M~ she stud.. be on ~ l~ds ~at pa V~ey ,whi~: Slapped ~n~nt;.de- ' { '~: .v,,'; :.L7 ,:;~t:. '~ ~ ~' ':5: ~-:""·
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The group expects other developers m
act sign on to the project, which could see a
) million plaza ofbusinesses and services cateringN.Y.
to truckers established along a broad That project calls for a two-lane truck
LP corridor. While revealing few details, gateway to be built atop the Whirlpool
n Truesdale said the Bridge, accompanied by a one-lane rail-
,_ , .......~ ,, ~?,."/,*t~~ way crossing. Arterial roads would be
Di au ~tenlenus [cures as k.~u next caslon-mam.ng ooay or ~or~."
Monday in the ~dst of nego~a~ons Clemen~ said he will suppog any
~th the St. ~aHnes ~ to en- administration model the YMCA
tera service:sharing arrangement ' ~d~s~.
· at ~ght see the Garden Ci~ CEO '~Personally, rm ~ery much'
provide similar expertise in favourofcombi~ng~e s~n~of
Welland.. all the ~C~ in the area. A shared
In the ~te~, Clemen~ says a 1o- CgO ~ a step ~ ~e Hght d~0n."
~ of~c~ m~ager g be appo~ted A retirement party for Clements
to ~ out aay-to~ay o~ra~om b~- g ~e place today at ~e C~a Del
~een Aug. 1 ~d Sept. 30. . TOro Ramada on Niag~ .S~e~t.' ~e
"A d~cisiOn on my replacement is event ge5 under Way at 5 p.m.' '.
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CONTI~H~D ~OM PA~E
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~b~ ~ion onto g~d) wN~ West St. Catharines fruit farmer
sees the shod-sighted, Homer Simp- Doug git~ also suppo~s specialS'
~n, sm~-tg mayo5 of Nigh get- agricultural protection, as long as
~g ~ek ny ~d d~g g ~e- ge5 ~ g ~ a
plac~ble r~ce.." '~e ha~ m ~ ~M not w
"~e pro~ place for de~lopment ~ t~ mu~ ~e fge5 ~t ~e gg
~ ~e mu~" added ~or a~e stay On ~e land," s~d g~ "They
~mas. If. the pro~nce can impose a n~d m have ~me ~dom'~ de~lop-
sped~ aop land res~c~on on the ing yalue-added prOduc~ ~om their
~uable l~d below the ~ment,
~u~em N~g~ m~dp~ ~ ~ '~e rgy long-ten'preSton of
able W ab~ new ~, he ~d. gd~ aop produ~On g de~nd
Paul Speck, president of Hen~ of more on economic ~abili~ of fares
P~m W~e~ ~ w~t St ~, ~ le~la~on."
a~ ~t p~g t~der-~t lud ~s~ g ~e ~ ~ ~gh~
~-"~ aceH~t idea," but it m~t ~me ~d ~e H~ ToH~ ~ght ~
~ a de~ed pl~ to redden devel- m pwt~ ~e en~ment
opm~t e~where. She ~ to l~t mon~'s uu~ de-
"It h~ to be pm of a l~ger d~cus- ~iog to mj~ ~e New Wo~d
sion ~t h~ to t~e place," s~d Sg~ Cen~e, proposed for Nia~ ~-
~d he agrees ~at ~e pro~ce'g in ment 1~, as pr~f H~ ~ght be
~e best position to lead it "b~cause prepared to protect Niagara's farm-
some tough decisions have to be l~d,t~.
made." "Th~ ~ a great ~ing," s~d Speck.
g pr~ident of'~e W~e ~ of "We have ~ OP~g~ w ~te
Onto, Sgck says he hopes w have ·incredible plan here that would be
ge co~d mg~. ~ a supDn- geat for ~e ~ re,on. 'We haven't
~g ~Si~on ~ wen. - .. ~d me ~at g~."
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Conference organizerS '
hope to raise awardness
about RSD syndrome
By AIMSON LAWLOR
Standard Staff, .
-he aim of a three;da'y coherence
Tnow 'under way in Toronto is to
shed ligh~ on an tincommon dehhkat-y
i~ ~ease.
'q~here ~s very I/tale L~'ormati0n on
RSD," said Helen Small, a c0mrerence
organizer, "Doctors aren't educated,
They don't lmow how to recog~zize it
or c~a~nose it,"
· The cofference, wMch started t~>day,
is .a~ effort to help provide doct0~s with
more information on Refie~ Sympa-
thetic Dystrophy Symimme 'CRSD),
Smut1 e_x-~cts between 100 and 150
people to attend the thmeday'meeffi~g,
The St, Catharines resident, who
suffers E~om the s3mdrome, is the On-
tario contact for the Canadian RSD
network. The network, along with the
RSD Association of Ontario and the
· Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syn-
drome Association of America, orga-
nized the conference. Speakers in-
clude medical experts from the U.S.
and Europe.
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have to point my finger at our'man- spray J
darins in Ottawa. They don't want to would
give up their bastion. They're accept- the m
ing the American '{test) results to a damag
point, but not the way it was intend- The
ed.' ' ' milder
The .powdery mildew problem m Ni- crop ir
agara this year is compounded by the concer
wet weather this summer. A sr~
The best rime to spray vineyards to ernme!
protect against the mould is in the operat
three-week period from first bloom to has sh~
· trol sitt
spraying between June 20. and the first crop is
week of 3uly, a period when it rained are ind
· consistendy. an esp
-"We are having a season in which mould
disease problems are not being con- "I th
trolled as they should," said Helen is goin
Fisher, a University of Guelph viticul- a pest
turnlist stationed m Vineland. "But it isprovir
because of the season we are having. It Food a
is not a control problem. going ~
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help." Joh~
Even on days when it didn't rain, Grow<
grape farmers had little chance to price
FIG. FriLLS CLERKS' 0('-] 0?~'7 16 ~.'~
H'BM NO. 287
Motion Re: Long Term Protection
for Unique Agricultural Areas
Within the Region and the Province
File: 35.2.2
COLTNCILI ,OR KATZMAN DECLARk'~ A COLNFLICT OF rNT~cREFkT (Pecuniary) to Item
Number 287.
COUNCIlJ,ClR PATRIOUIN DECLARED A CONFLICT OF IN3:EKEST CPecunimy) to Item
Number 287.
MOVI~.D BY COUNCrr,LOR CARgleCt,MAN~
SECONE)E! · BY COUNCILLCIK WILLIAMSON:
Whereas the unique agricultural lands in the baagara Peninsula capable of growing tender fruit
and lS~apes are a limited and irrepla~,eable resource;
and whereas the availability of land is considered to be a major limiting factor in the expansion of
the tender fruit industry;
and whereas in recent years we have seen tremendous competition betv~een Tender Fruit growers,
grape growers and greenhouses which is forcing fruit growers to look at lower quality lands
outside of our Region;
and whereas the Provincial Government in 1997 removed the protection for unique agricultural
lands and provided opportunities Ibr Municipalities to expand their urban areas if there wcrc no
reasonable alternatives;
and whereas pressure for continued urban growth is placing tremendous pressure on our lirnitext
supply of unique agricultural land;
and whereas other jurisdictions in North Anxerica such as Napa Valley in Cnllfornia are
rcooglni~ing the need to prese~te their nnlque agricultural lands for the long term;
Be it resolved that St. Catharines Council request that the Province through Provincial Policy
provide long t~iax protection for the unique agricultural ereas both within this Region and
throughout the Province;
and further, that a copy be forwarded to the Regional Municipality of Niagara, local M_P. and
M_P .P.s.