Committee of the Whole

Resolved that the Committee of the Whole hereby approves the following items and that the various consent items be approved on the recommendation as contained therein:  Report DRS21-20 re: Parks and Recreation Information Report Department Update  Report DPW21-19 re: Award of Co ntract PWC21-02-320157 – Gibson Street Pedestrian Bridge Replacement a) Resolved that hat Report DRS21-20 Parks and Recreation Information Report dated July 21, 2021 be received for information. b) Resolved that Report DPW21-19 Award of Contract PWC21-02-320157 - 2021 Gibson Street Pedestrian Bridge Replacement dated July 12, 2021 be received; and That the Director of Public Works be authorized to award the contract to Anthony's Excavating Central Inc. in the amount of $288,781.00 (excluding HST); and That the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to sign any agreements and documents.

Resolved That Report FIN 21-10 62 Grimsby Phantom Squadron – Tax Exemption & Cancellation dated May 3, 2021 be received; and That Council approve a t ax exemption for 101-103-105 Mountain Road for 2021 onwards and cancellation of t axes paid from 2012-2020 by the Squadron when the property was still owned by the Church. That should Council approve one (1) of the options in this report, that staff be directed to prepare the necessary By-law to be approved at the May 17, 2021 Council meeting. RECORDED VOTE was requested by Mayor Jordan YES: Councillors Dunstall and Sharpe NO: Councillors Bothwell, Freake, Kadwell, Ritchie, Vaine, Vardy, and Mayor Jordan

Resolved that the agenda for the Committee of the Whole meeting of July 19, 2021, be approved.

Resolved that the Grimsby Museum Board minutes of July 7, 2021; Grimsby Art Gallery Board minutes of July 8, 2021; Planning & Development Public Meeting minutes of July 12, 2021 and Grimsby DIA minutes of June 2, 2021 be received.

Resolved that the delegation from Veronica Charrois be received.

Page 4 of 10 Committee of the Whole July 19, 2021 Resolved that Report FIN 21-20 62 re: Phantom Squadron – Exemption and Cancellation of Tax (Additional Information), dated July 19, 2021 be received for information.

Resolved That Report FIN 21-10 62 Grimsby Phantom Squadron – Tax Exemption & Cancellation dated May 3, 2021 be received; and That Council approve a tax exemption for 101-103-105 Mountain Road for 2021 onwards. No retroactive tax cancellation. That should Council approve one (1) of the options in this report, that staff be directed to prepare the necessary By-law to be approved at the May 17, 2021 Council meeting. RECORDED VOTE was requested by Mayor Jordan YES: Councillors Bothwell, Freake, Vardy, and Mayor Jordan NO: Councillors Dunstall, Kadwell, Ritchie, Sharpe, and Vaine Page 5 of 10 Committee of the Whole July 19, 2021

Resolved That Report FIN 21-10 62 Grimsby Phantom Squadron – Tax Exemption & Cancellation dated May 3, 2021 be received; and That Council approve a tax exemption for 101-103-105 Mountain Road for 2021 onwards and cancellation of taxes paid in 2020. That should Council approve one (1) of the options in this report, that staff be directed to prepare the necessary By-law to be approved at the May 17, 2021 Council meeting. RECORDED VOTE was requested by Mayor Jordan YES: Councillors Dunstall, Kadwell, Ritchie, Sharpe, and Vaine NO: Councillors Bothwell, Freake, Vardy, and Mayor Jordan

Resolved That Report FIN 21-19, Procurement By-law Update, dated July 19, 2021 be received; and That the Procurement By-law attached as Appendix A be approved; and That the Procurement By-law be passed at the August 3, 2021 Council meeting. RECORDED VOTE was requested by Mayor Jordan YES: Councillors Bothwell, Dunstall, Kadwell, Ritchie, Sharpe, and Vaine NO: Councillors Freake, Vardy, and Mayor Jordan

Resolved that Report FIN 21-21, Finance Structure Update, dated July 19, 2021 be received; and Page 6 of 10 Committee of the Whole July 19, 2021 That staff be authorized to convert 1.33 part-time positions into 1 full-time position within the finance department. RECORDED VOTE was requested by Mayor Jordan YES: Councillors Dunstall, Kadwell, Ritchie, Sharpe, and Vaine NO: Councillors Bothwell, Freake, Vardy, and Mayor Jordan

Resolved that the item 'Information Requests' be

Resolved that Report DRS21-19 Commemorative Tree and Bench Program Report be received for information; and that the rates outlined in this report be approved, with the bench program being amended to $900, and updated in the Rates and Fees Bylaw. RECORDED VOTE was requested by Mayor Jordan YES: Councillors Bothwell, Freake, Sharpe, Vardy, and Mayor Jordan NO: Councillors Dunstall, Kadwell, Ritchie, and Vaine Page 7 of 10 Committee of the Whole July 19, 2021

Resolved that Report DRS21-21 Forty Mile Creek Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacement Design dated July 19, 2021 be received for information and; That Council approve creating a Forty Mile Creek Park Pedestrian Bridge Replacement capital project with a budget of $35,000; to be funded from the Capital Projects – RFC reserve.

Resolved that Report DPW21-18 Place Polonaise Drive On-Street Parking Study Review dated July 19, 2021 be received; and That the results and recommendations from Public Works staff herein be received.

Resolved that Report DPW21-17 Award of Consulting Services for Grimsby Water Model Update and Financial Agreement with Niagara Region dated July 19, 2021 be received; and That Council authorize the Director of Public Works to enter into a financial agreement with Niagara Region to retain GM BluePlan Engineering Ltd. to provide consulting services necessary to update the Town’s water system model; That Council authorize increasing the Water Distribution System Modelling project budget approved in the 2021 capital budget from $20,000 to $50,000 which will be funded from the Watermain Page 8 of 10 Committee of the Whole July 19, 2021 Maintenance reserve; and 4. That the financial agreement with the Region be in the amount of $45,680, excluding HST, with the costs for the consulting services to be borne by the Town of Grimsby.

Resolved that Report P.A. 21-28, dated July 19, 2021, regarding the Site Plan Application 26SP-16-2001 at 3 Slessor Boulevard, be received; and That the Site Plan be approved, as originally proposed; and That the Mayor and Clerk are authorized to sign the development agreement on the Town’s behalf. RECORDED VOTE was requested by Mayor Jordan YES: Councillors Bothwell, Dunstall, Freake, Ritchie, Sharpe, Vaine, and Mayor Jordan NO: Councillors Kadwell and Vardy

Resolved that Report PA 21-30 dated July 19, 2021 be received; That the draft Official Plan Amendment attached to this report as Appendix ‘A’ be submitted to Council for adoption, subject to an amendment to permit the 19 storey height only on the easterly half of the property; and That the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached to this report as Appendix ‘B’ be approved in principle with an amendment to add holding Page 9 of 10 Committee of the Whole July 19, 2021 provisions that require the hotel use to be in place for a period of at least 7 years; and That the application be subject to Section 37 of the Planning Act and the Town of Grimsby Section 37 Implementation Guidelines; and That community benefit(s) be incorporated into the draft zoning By-law amendment and submitted to Council for enactment. RECORDED VOTE was requested by Mayor Jordan YES: Councillors Bothwell, Dunstall, Freake, Kadwell, Ritchie, Sharpe, Vaine, Vardy, and Mayor Jordan

Resolved that the correspondence under Administration and Finance pertaining to: • Region of Niagara CLK-C 2021-108 Motion re 16 Days of Activism; and that that the correspondence under Planning and Development pertaining to: • Region of Niagara Notice of Decision - ROPA 19 LOPA 30 (s.17), be received.