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2007/06/10 - MunicipalCouncil Information *for period ended June 8, 2007* *Municipal* 1. Case for Two Casinos 2. Small Claims Court 3. Reality PE: The 60 Minute Edge, 2"d Physical Activity Credit 4. Grow Ops 5. Animallssues 6. Order of St. Lazarus Award 7. Kwok Yiu Chu Dismissal 8. Youth Taking On Social and Climate Change Issues 9. Arts & Culture Minutes The Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 Le Premier ministre de ('Ontario Edifice de I'Assemblee legislative Queen's Park Toronto (Ontario) M7A 1A1 May 25, 2007 His Worship R.T. (Ted) Salci Mayor City of Niagara Falls City Hall, PO Box 1023 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6X5 Dear Mayor Salci: ® e~ ~®- Ontario Thank you very much for your letter regarding Casino Niagara and for enclosing a copy of the advisory report by PKF Consulting on the economic benefits of maintaining two casinos in the Niagara area. I appreciate your taking the time to share this information. As this matter would best be addressed by the Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, I have passed on a copy of your correspondence to him so that he can respond to you directly. Mayor Salci, thank you again for your letter. Please accept my personal best wishes. Dalton McGuinty ,t0 1I Premier 2~ c: The Honourable David Caplan ~~~~ ..- JUG ~ ~ ~Q01 ~ A~QA'SO~F~~ nr s ~. ~ ~~ Yours truly, e~,~ Ministry of Revenue Minister Whitney Block, 1~` Floor 99 Wellesley Street Toronto ON M7A 1Y7 Tel.: 416 326-9344 Fax: 416 326-9331 May 24, 2007 Mr. Ted Salci Mayor City Hall 4310 Queen Street P.O Box 1023 Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6X5 Dear Mayor Salci: Ministere du Revenu Minisire edifice Whitney, rez-de-chaussee 99, rue Wellesley Toronto ON M7A 1Y7 Tel.: 416 326-9344 Tele.: 416 326-9331 7tA ®~ Ontario Thank you for your letter of Apri120, 2007, and the executive summary regarding the economic benefits of maintaining two casino resorts in Niagara Falls. Since the issues you raise are the responsibility of my colleague the Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, I have taken the liberty of forwarding the letter to him so that he may respond to you in greater detail. Thank you again for writing. Yours truly, ~-~--~ Michael Chan, Minister c. The Honourable David Caplan 3 4 `~ s ~" SCE ~E ~, ,~ ~~ ~ ~ ~4~7 ~- F~~YO~'S OF~tCE "1 6 THE HONOURABLE HEATHER FORSTER SMITH CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE ONTARIO L'HONORABLE HEATHER FORSTER SMITH JUGE EN CHEF DE LA COUR SUPERIEURE DE JUSTICE °u:rice OSGOODE HALL 130 QUEEN STREET WEST TORONTO, ONTARIO M5H 2N5 (416J 327-5000 FAX (416) 327-6011 May 22, 2007 Mayor Ted Salci City Hall 4310 Queen Street, P. O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 Dear Mayor Salci: Thank you for your letter of April 26, 2007, with respect to the recent move of the Small Claims Court from Niagara Falls to the Welland courthouse. To begin with, I should indicate that family proceedings which were formerly heard in Niagara Falls and which are now heard in Welland are within the jurisdiction of the Ontario Court of Justice and you may wish to take up those concerns with Chief Justice A. Bonkalo of that Court. I can confirm that, in consultation with the Courts Services Division of the Ministry of the Attorney General, Small Claims Court operations were moved from Niagara Fa11s to Welland at the beginning of this year for security reasons and to achieve efficiencies in the administration of Small Claims Court cases by consolidating satellite operations into one regional center. I have noted your concerns that the City of Niagara Falls was not consulted with respect to this move and I thank you for your offer to provide input with respect to any future decisions regarding Court matters to be heard in Niagara Falls. Sincerely, Heather J. Smith Chief Justice /ta c. RSJ S. Glithero Page 2 of 2 <ten•i.young@diabetes.ca>, "Virginia Hatch Stewart" <bvstewart@sympatico.ca> Date: 6/6/2007 12:02 PM Subject: news to celebrate! CC: "Williams, Robin" <robin.Williams@regional.niagara.on.ca>, "Sider, Douglas" <douglas.sider@regional.niagara.on.ca>, "Feller, Andrea" <andrea.feller@regional.niagara.on.ca>, "Omni Media" <tv@omnimedia.com> Dear HLN partners and secondary school committee members: I have fabulous news to share with you about our campaign Reality PE: The 60 Minute Edge. Teddy Weaden called me this morning to let me know that Mr. Craitor had personally called her to inform her that the Premier and Ministers had discussed the 2"d compulsory health and physical activity credit for secondary schools. They are considering making this part of their platform as a campaign issue. Mr. Craitor noted how helpful the petitions were in generating this discussion. Kudos to all each of you for the role you have played in making this possible! This is a wonderful success for us to celebrate and shows the power of our partnership to influence change that can have a great impact on health. Lisa. (Jeannie, please share this news with any committee members I may have missed). Lisa Gallant Coordinator, Healthy Living Niagara c/o Niagara Region Public Health P.O. Box 1052, Station Main Thorold, ON L2V OA2 Tel: 905 688 8248 x 7321 Fax: 905 688 7024 www.healthylivingniagara.com The Regional Municipality of Niagara Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this communication including any attachments maybe confidential, is inter (s) named above, and maybe legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipien send this communication to the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy of it from your file://C:\Documents and Settings\di2021Loca1 SettingslTemplXPgrpwise\4666D68ADomain... 6/6/2007 - ~ m ~ _, .... . (6/5/2007) Dean lorfida - GRO OP FOLLOW-UP.pdf _ Page 1 Niagara Regional Police Service 68 Chureh St., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2P 3C6 Tel. (905) B88-4111 ~ Fax. (905) 685-5081 - - www.nrps.com ~ nrpa~nrps.cam Chiet of Police Wendy E. Southall May 31, 2007 T0: CITY/REGIONAL CLERKS As a follow-up to the May 24th, 2007 Grow Op Presentation, please disseminate the attachment to all elected officials_and senior staff, I believe these two articles highlight that we are on tFie right. path. and that we. need to collectively develop Region wide protocols and by-laves to effectively address the problems and potential.- hazards of indoor marijuana grow= operations.. Jim Jessop (Niagara Falls Fire Department) ahd myself are available to assist Staffb`ergeant George Ravenek Niagara Regional F?olice Service (905)688-3911 X 5370 ,~~~~~~yyy~ Fort Erie Grimsby • Lincoln Niagara Falls Niagara-on-the-lake Pelham ,~~p~ Port Colborne St. Catharines Thorold- • Wainfleet Welland • West Lincoln t ~~~ (6/5/2007} Dean lorfida -Grow Op -Jail Time+ ~ ~~ _ ~ - Page 1 From: Jim ]essop To: 6526@nrps.on.ca; 6702@nrps.on.ca; 9900@nrps.on.ca; adam.pelissero@ont... Date: 5/30/2007 11:36 AM Subject: Grow Op -Jail Time CC: bruce.weaver@jus.gov.on.ca Nancy MacDonald was awarded the first jail sentence in Ontario today with respect to a single violation of the Ontario Fire Code identified in a Marijuana Grow Op. The Justice of the Peace awarded a custodial sentence of 25 days against a gardener caught in a building that contained a grow op. 1) 2.1.2.2 Activities that create a hazard in a building... This case has taken 2 and a half years to conclude..This Is the precedent that we have been awaiting since we began this process more than 3 years ago. ..,.,._. (5/5/2007) Dean lorfida - GRO OP FOLLOW-UP. df Page 2'. Osprey Media - Niagaza Falls Review -Print Version -Story ID 550075 Page 1 of 1 ~~~ ~.~ Printed from www niagarafaiisreview ca web site Thursday, May 31, 2007 - ©2007 Niagara Falis Review Man sent to jail for vioiating fire code while tending grow-op ALISON LANGLEY Wednesday, May30, 2007- 07.00 Local News -NIAGARA FALLS - A man who tended to a marijuana crop inside a Niagara Falls home will spend the next 25 days behind bars With his guilty plea Wednesday, Van Quang Dao became the first person in the province to be sent to jail on a first offence for a violation of the Ontario Fire Code involving a marijuana growing operation. Dao was arrested Feb 19, 2005 after Niagara Regional Police executed a search warrant at a home on Cedar Street A large scale marijuana operation was discovered inside the home. Prosecutor Nancy MacDonald asked Justice of the Peace Moira Moses tc impose a penalty what would reflect the danger such clandestine operations pose to not only those residing iri the building but also to emergency personnel who would be called to the home in the event of an emergency. The Niagara Falls Fire Department has battled five structure fires In the last two years in buildings that contained marijuana grow ops A victim impact statement read in court detailed gIe financial hardship the owners of the home have endured in order to remedlate the property. As owners of the property they were responsible for the clean up and their insurance company would not cover the expense, court was told Officials with the fire department were pleased with the sentence ID- SSOQ75 92007 -Osprey Madia. All Rights Reserved Thrs matedal maynot be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed ~-»»«~ T-ve~.~.~.._ http://www,niagat afallsreview..ca/webapp/sitepages/printable.asp7paper=www.niagazafallsreview.ca&co... 2007!05/31 (6/5/2007) Dean lorfida - GRO OP' FOLLOW-UP. df Page 3 .Ai~~~klce Council tries on new grow-op bylaw May 01, 2007 While /here may not he merry mariJuaha gruwwps In InNsfll n_ ow, Coon. Blil Pnng hopes to nip the growing problem In Nta hud by Importing an aggrosa[ve bylaw from Surrey, B,C. ' Let s not he ne}ve, graw,ops are In every ntuNdpality. Innfsfll lsnY pure,' me Ward 3 coimGlbr saW. While South Slmcoe Potlce have yet Oo raid an InniaBl grow•op this yasi, aNkers uncovered about sbr last year, Dat ~•Canst. D@rr Tucker saki. - - - 'There have been about 12 t6 15 In the four years I Ve tieen hear; Ttrckor sold. "A lot of mesa are.done b`l orgergzetl edme Frfng §altl the pot@n6at enormity of the Inablem struck him wtaie he was attending aseminar on marquanaprow-ops presented by Nlegeia Fails flreflghter~llm Jessop. - t-le scared the hedi'out of'me," pdng said. There are health hazards, ,fire hazards and @afety issues. Thal made us ragre determined than ever fo protect me people of Innlafll' Niagara Fang bees a bylaw that alleys the rfrunlcipaflty to demolish a grout-ap house H It cannot be brought up to~ standard by remp[fing health hazards $ueh a$ toxic mould created when plants are grown IrMbois- ~ - - Niagara Falls ties rtdded kseM of dozens of grow•op housed, using Its bylaw Antl last month the Cily oT Vadghan foie downits firet grow-op undera similar bylaw,,. - - . But PdnA favours a more aggressNe bylaw used In Surrey B.C. (fief effedlvely doses down agrow-rip whhin 24 porara of e~petlce raid. Water and hydro are shut otF until the house can 6e cleaned up and brought up m standard, Pdng said. "'fo keep these people out o} iha eommbniry, we waM to bring B.C, to Ontad@ In effed," he sold Surreys bylaw uses an economic hammer to discourage homeowners and landlords from using residentlal houses as grow operegons. Under the bylaw, flrefighling and pdgdhg vests are added to the property tax acting as a flnahdai tleterreM for owners who aaow gmty~ ops. '9Mrat happens now la these guys get a slap on the wrist and people gettmsfratedwith ihaf,` Pnpg said. Ttie bylaw also calls on IandloMs fo vlah }heir properties once every 90 days to ensure there are no Illegal 6p@rations. Police welcome any aruntdpal bylaw ihatwllf help deter the operations Tuckersaid Ptlng believes it s only a matter of gme before more gmw houses are uncovered In Innisill 'Ifs alreatly common Imowledge mare are crack houses in tlowMOwn Aicona, so there are grow•ops around too,°pdng said, Credo houses, where users comgregafete use the highly"adbidive drug.are'a real problem In Aicona', Tucker said. Pring saM he hopes a bylaw similar to Iha one used In Surrey will wam potentlal pot growers that Innisfil isn't the place to set up shop. They can go to Bamelf they want, they can go tot_ssa=ldonY care°he said. WeJust want to pushthese people aul of lnnisfil" _ City officials will repod back to ccuncA on how Innisfit can tlevelop a bylaw httpa/wvrx.baziieadvence..comlBazzieAdvance/pxintAT?ible7asseud=36851 2007/05(28 E~ ~~~ '~'~ ~4~, 6033 Mayfair Drive NIAGARA FALS, ON. L2J I V7 Mayor Ted Salci City of Niagara Falls 4310 Queen Street NIAGARA FALLS, ON. L2E 6X5 Dear Mayor: April 24`h, 2007 As an animal lover I was appalled to read about the poor dog that had weights tied around her neck and was found beside Chippawa Creek, the apparent victim of an attempted drowning. I am disappointed to learn that Niagara Falls does not have by-laws in place which could have possibly prevented such abuse of an animal from occurring. I am aware that the person responsible for the terrible neglect of this poor dog could possibly reside in Fort Erie but something needs to be done to protect the rights of poor defenseless animals such as "Queen". Animal Care Sections have been adopted by progressive cities such as Toronto, Haldimand, Lincoln and Innisfil allowing animal control providers to address issues in an immediate fashion and hopefully preventing them from becoming a BIG issue -like poor Queen. Mr. Mayor could we please add Niagara Falls to this list as a caring community of man and woman's best friends? They deserve that at the very minimum. Sincerely, 2 mz ~J~ Cheryl MacRae City Hall l~c~t~~%4:d 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Mayor Ted Saici Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.niagarafalls.ca (905) 356-7521 Ext. 4201 Fax: (905) 374-3557 tsalc i@n iaga rafa Ils.ca May 22, 2007 Cheryl MacRae 6033 Mayfair Drive Niagara Falls, ON L2J 1 V7 Dear Cheryl: I am writing to acknowledge the receipt of your letter expressing disappointment in City of Niagara Falls by-laws as they relate to "Animal Care." I appreciate your concerns and thank you for your suggestion. I will be forwarding your correspondence to the City Clerk for inclusion on the Agenda of one of our upcoming Council Meetings. This will ensure all Members of Council are privy to your request and that it is brought forward at a public meeting for discussion. Thank you for your letter. Sincerely, ~~~ R. T. (Ted) Salci Mayor cc. Bob Judge, By-law department y Dean Iorfida, City Clerk RTS/cc Niagara~alls CANADA Ms. Cheryl MacRae 6033 Mayfair Drive Niagara Falls ON L2J 1 V7 Dear Ms. MacRae: June 8, 2007 Your letter to the Mayor was forwarded to me for information. Like you, I found the treatment to the defenseless dog, Queen Waldorf, to be deplorable. As an animal lover, it is always disappointing to read of such situations. W ith regard to your statement regarding the need for strongermunicipal by-laws, I do not necessarily disagree, however, you should be apprised that there currently exists Federal and Provincial legislation that better deals with animal cruelty issues. The Criminal Code of Canada, is the principal tool used by investigators to bring cases of extreme cruelty and neglect to court; the Ontario SPCA Act, is provincial legislation that gives Ontario SPCA and Humane Society investigators their policing powers to act on reported instances of animal cruelty. Here at the municipality, we do not rely onour by-laws for cases of bites and vicious dogs. Our staff uses the stronger Provincial statute, the Dog Owners Liability Act. In the case of Queen Waldorf, I would argue that criminal charges under Criminal Code of Canada would be the appropriate and most punitive legislation. The Humane Society has charged the alleged original owner with unnecessary suffering to an animal by failing to provide veterinary treatment, failing to provide suitable and adequate care for an animal and abandoning an animal in distress. Unlike municipal by-laws, Federal legislation often carries a possible prison term upon conviction. Regardless of the appropriate legislation, the City of Niagara Falls does take animal issues seriously. We currently have a consultant doing a review of how animal services should be dealt within the municipality. The consultant, Mr. James Bandow, (see attached report) is a leading expert in the animal welfare field. Amongst other recommendations, he will be advising the City on how to improve our animal-related by-laws. Thank you for your letter and your interest in the welfare of animals in our community. Sincerely, -E~W Dean Iorfida City Clerk c. His Worship Ted Salci & Memb -''~` :;council Mr. Bob Judge, Manager of ervices Corporate Services Department Ext 4271 Fax 905-356-9083 diorfidaQa niagarafalls.ca Working Together to Serve Our Community ~. Niagara Transit tats. ~~LLS cL€~ris °~~? t~t)114~3~ 4320 Brldge St., Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2E 2R7 Office 905-356-1179 Garage 905-358-9749 Fax 905-356-7746 Email ravdCcD.niagaratransit.com Website www.niagaratransit.com TO :Dean lorfida/City Clerk FROM :Ray Desormeaux/Manager of Transportation DATE :June 1, 2007 SUBJECT : Order of St. Lazarus Award CC :Karl Dren Please find attached, a copy of the Saint Lazarus Award presented to Niagara Transit for the service supplied during the 2007 Convention held in Niagara Falls between May 25`" to 27'" .City Council had approved a request from the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem for transportation during the three day seminar in Niagara Falls. I understand a formal letter is forthcoming to the Mayor's office and Karl Dren indicated you should be aware in advance. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me. CC: Karl Dren Y- ~ijr ~.irita~rp a nb ~o~.~itafCer ~rber of ~a~int '~.a~aru~ ~f ~!'eru~afetn Western Ontario Commandery certificate of ~~~reciation Presented to For your efficient and professional bus transportation of the participants during the 2007 Chapter General, May 25 - 27, held in Niagara Falls, LCoI. B.L. Nehring, CD, CLJ, M J, MSc General Chairman, 2007 Chapter G neral, and, Commander, Western Ontario Co mandery Corporate Services Department Legal Services tiIAG. FAILS L1ERkS't~7 Q.S~~ Inter-Department Memorandum 1Viagara~alls F. \ V4a1 TO: Dean Iorfida DATE: May 23, 2007 City Clerk FROM: Jennifer Heathers Legal Assistant Ext. 4240 RE: Kwok, Yiu Chu POA Appeal Our File No. 2004-144 For your records, enclosed please find a copy of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision dismissing Mr. Chu's application for an oral hearing and application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. :jh Enc. `%'~~~'~~'Ge J Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning & Development " curt of Canada May 3, 2007 Coram: Binnie, Deschamps and Abella JJ. BETWEEN: Kwolc Yiu Chu Applicant - and - Her Majesty the Queen Respondent 3UDGMENT The application for an oral hearing and the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number M34438, dated December 6, 2006, are dismissed. Le 3 mai 2007 Coram : I,es juges Binnie, Deschamps et Abella ENTRE: Kwok Yiu Chu Demandeur -et- Sa Majeste la Reine Intim~e JUGEMENT' I.a demande d'audition orale et la demande d'autorisation d'appel de 1'arr~t de la Cour d'appel de I'Ontado, numbro M34438, date du 6 decembre 2006, sont rejetees. ~,~ J.S.C.C. J.C.S.C. Cour supreme du Canada No. 31866 Tyler Ahlgren 1048B Tillicum Rd. Victoria, B.C. V9A 2A3 Mayor Salci and Council Members Office of the Mayor 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6X5 Dear Mayor Salci, June 5, 2007 ._ ~~~~ ~ ~ ZpQ1 ~~~~~ These days, it isn't hard to find problems confronting our commuiuties. Most will agree that education and prevention are the most cost effective way to deal with many of them, whether they be social issues such as substance abuse and crime, or envirorunental problems like pollution and Climate Change. Wlule lawmakers and civic leaders talk about legislating "change" with laws, ordinances and fines, the reality is that these problems exist because of our activities and consuming habits. No one forces each of us to abuse substances, conulut crimes, waste energy or buy gas guzzling vehicles; these are tlungs we've learned to do as we have grownup. Values we have learned to incorporate into our lives, coming from the cultural sources we interact with, one of the most influential being television. But we can learn to do tlungs differently. Drinking and driving, smoking, and teen pregnancies have been declining for years now, as a result of ongoing public education programmes. Seat belt use in vehicles has increased, and lives have been saved because of public education efforts. I'm sending letters to schools, colleges, uiuversities, and student groups suggesting the following. That the drama, creative writing, media arts, communications, audio/visual departments and other such classes consider encouraging their students to create ads, public service amiouncements, plays, and skits about social issues and Climate Change from their perspectives. That these be directed at their peers, as well as others, using references relevant to them. Suggesting that the local media be asked to do stories on these efforts, to publish or air the ads and PSAs, as incentives for the students to see their works go public, and to help educate others. Perhaps create contests with regional educational facilities each submitting entries, with winners in each of a number of categories having their ads published or PSAs aired on radio or television. " It isn't cool to be the fool". Or, "You're only fooling yourself if you thuilc it is cool to be the fool." Video clips with teenagers hanging around drinking and "party-ing".. transforming into a group of older homeless street people drinking and "party-ing" under a bridge in a stereotypical encampment ... with a line like "Working towards YOUR future?" .. Or, a video clip of a stereotypical "air-head" "clueless" teenager going about their daily life, leaving incandescent lights burning, tunung on TV shows glamorising fuel guzzling vehicles with obvious joy.. eating lots of junk food.. Then, as they are caituiuing with these behaviours.. they are seen to be sweating increasingly (ridiculously so) .. make-up running., otherwise perfect hair- dos collapsing into sweaty straggly messes.. with a line like "Making Clunate Change happen isn't a pretty sight!".. ~~ 2 I think providing the students with a few examples to stunulate their imaginations would be helpful in getting them to start thinkuig how their actions, activities and beliefs are contributing to these problems. And; to start to change the peer pressures that dictate that engaging in harmful behaviour is "cool". Adults caimot tell youth such things with any real successes, but peers can. The budgets and resources expended by city, regional, provincial and federal govermnental agencies and departments (such as law enforcement, the courts, medical services, social services, counselling and support services, infrastructure and maintenance, site remediatiou, etc) in their efforts to deal with the aftermath effects of the various problems such as substance abuse, crime, pollution and Clunate Change comprise the bulk of taxpayers' monies. Certainly attempting to address the root causes of these issues can be seen as benefiting taxpayers, too. Perhaps you will find this proposal worthy of your advocacy, and will know of ways to promote such ideas to the local media, schools, service groups and others. With the computer technologies now commonplace in many educational facilities, such efforts are do-able, and will help teach students a wide range of skills, besides personal responsibility. Again, thank you for your efforts and forward tlii>Icuig leadership, T Alilgren Cc: File;TGA Media ARTS & CULTURE COMMITTEE Nl~gara,~rarl~'s THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2007 KAi t11A 7:00 P.M. MacBAIN COMMUNITY BOARD ROOM (7150 Montrose Road) MINUTES Present: Karen Akalu, John Albanese, Laurie Crain- Anez, John Harkness, Philomena McCracken, Mark Matthews (Acting Chair), Daniel Rodrique, Brian Smylski, George Vallo, Cheryl Wyllie, Roz Llewellyn (Staff] Regrets: Councillor Carolynn Ioannoni, Shalini Shahani Absent: Michal Pasco Guests/Volunteers: none GENERAL MEETING Mark Matthews assumed the role of Chair for this meeting. 1. Adoption of Minutes • Minutes of March 22, 2007 IT WAS MOVED BY Daniel Rodrique, seconded by George Vallo, that the minutes of the meeting of March 22nd, 2007 be approved. Motion Carried 2. Business Arising • Business Cards Business cards were distributed to the attending members and were advised to use them with discretion. • CAO Conference (Handout) Action: Staff will provide further information to the Committee at the next meeting outlining the risks associated with hosting a conference of this nature, in particular the budgetary risks, as the Committee cannot incur any debt (as per the operating guidelines). • Website Staff previewed the new artsceneniagara.com website which will now be hosted by the City of Niagara Fall's server. The goal is to have the new site live by the end of the month. IT WAS MOVED BY John Harkness, seconded by Daniel Rodrique that letters of thanks and appreciation be sent to both Kathy Powell and Shawn Oatley for their work on the -2- websites -Kathy for her diligence and dedication as web administrator for the old site and Shawn for his promptness in developing a dynamic new site. Motion Carried • Compass Program & Brock Student Assistance Program (Handout) Staff provided further information as requested. 3. Communications C.A.O Weaving Tapestries -(Handout) C.A.O. Conference -Breathing Northwinds 2007 (Handout) CAPA Home and School Association - It was decided that given the time sensitivity of the event, there was nothing the Committee could do to participate, however a letter should be sent indicating the Committee's interest in supporting them next year. IT WAS MOVED BY John Albanese, and seconded by George Vallo, that a letter be sent to the CAPA Home and School Association. • T. Roy Adams Humanitarian Award (Niagara Region) -This infonmation was given to the Awards sub-committee for consideration. IT WAS MOVED BY George Vallo, seconded by John Albanese, that the above communications be received and filed. Motion Carried 4. Sub-Committee Reports a) Planning -Copies of the marketing plan were distributed to each member and each sub-committee was asked to complete the same for the following meeting. This will allow the Committee to develop goals and establish the future direction of the group. IT WAS MOVED BY Cheryl Wyllie, seconded by Karen Akalu, that the Planning Sub- committee recommendations be accepted. Motion Carried b) Program & Public Relations Recommendation: That the Niagara Falls Arts & Culture Committee holds a "Meet and Greet" evening for the members of the committee and the arts community. Staff is investigating the costs of using the facilities at the MacBain Centre. The meeting would occur in early June. -Deferred IT WAS MOVED BY Philomena McCracken, seconded by Laurie Crain-Anez, that the Program and Public Relations Sub-committee recommendations be accepted. Motion Carried c) Awards -Applications for the Young Family Endowment Fund were reviewed and the following are recommended to receive funds: -3- Individual Georgina Mercier $32.35 Joseph Revill 36.54 Total $68.89 Letters will be sent to all applicants notifying them of the Committee's decision. IT WAS MOVED BY Laurie Crain-Anez, seconded by George Vallo, that the Awards Sub- committee recommendations be accepted. Motion Carried d) Finance -The Chair and Vice-Chair requested that the sub-committees complete their budgets by the next meeting. 5. New Business • The Committee suggested that a letter of thanks be sent to Cynthia Roberts commending her on her efforts with the Arts & Culture Committee over the past few years. The Committee is grateful for Cynthia's professionalism and guidance which has led to a more organized and business-like Committee. IT WAS MOVED BY Daniel Rodrique, seconded byPhilomena McCracken that a letter of thanks be sent to Cynthia Roberts. Motion Carried Unanimously • Staff will meet with the Awards Committee to review the criteria for the Young Family Endowment Fund. Eligibility requirements need to be more explicit in order to ensure fairness in the granting process. 6. Pending Items 7. Information Sharing 8. Adjournment IT WAS MOVED BY Karen Akalu, seconded by Daniel Rodrique, that the meeting be adjourned at 9:00 p.m. and that the next meeting be held on May 24, 2007. Motion Carried S:Wrts & Culture Committee~Ivtonthly MeetingslMinutes12007~04. April 26.doc