Council

Resolved that the agenda for the February 1, 2021 Council meeting be approved .

Resolved that the Committee of the Whole minutes of January 18, 2021 be approved; and That the Council minutes of January 18, 2021 be approved .

Resolved that Co uncil waive section 7.7(1) of the Procedural By-law. RECORDED VOTE requested by Mayor Jordan : YES: Councillors Dunstall, Freake, Ritchie, Sharpe, Vaine, Vardy and Mayor Jordan NO: Councillors Bothwell, Kadwell

Resolved that leave be given to introduce By-law 21-09 inclusive read a first time be now read a second and third time and finally passed and that the Mayor and Town Clerk do sign and seal the same; and rule of Council to contrary notwithstanding.

Page 2 of 6 Council February 1, 2021 Resolved that the agenda for the February 1, 2021 Council meeting be approved.

Whereas the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) undertook an accommodation review which resulted in the recommendation to close Grimsby Secondary School and amalgamate Grimsby, Beamsville, and South Lincoln Secondary Schools into one new school on King Street in Beamsville; and Whereas during the accommodation review the renovation costs to upgrade the existing high schools were projected at: • Grimsby $19 million; • Beamsville $26 million; • South Lincoln $7 million; and Page 3 of 6 Council February 1, 2021 • Total of $52 million; and Whereas the environmental remediation work on the property proposed for the new high school has already gone 12 million dollars over budget, to a total of 17 million dollars. Now therefore be it resolved that the Town of Grimsby request the Province to investigate the 12 million dollar cost overruns on the environmental work at the proposed new high school property. cc: Premier Doug Ford Sam Oosterhoff, MPP Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education District School Board of Niagara Elizabeth Klassen, School Board Trustee – Grimsby/Lincoln Doug Newton, School Board Trustee – West Lincoln/Wainfleet Town of Lincoln Township of West Lincoln RECORDED VOTE requested by Mayor Jordan: YES: Councillors Ritchie, Sharpe, Vaine and Vardy NO: Councillors Bothwell, Dunstall, Freake, Kadwell and Mayor Jordan

Be it further resolved that Grimsby request the Province and the DSBN to investigate alternatives that could keep the high schools open within the established communities downtown core, by upgrading the existing schools in Grimsby and Beamsville to attract and retain more students and by offering more course selection. RECORDED VOTE requested by Mayor Jordan: YES: Councillors Sharpe, Vaine and Vardy NO: Councillors Bothwell, Dunstall, Freake, Kadwell, Ritchie and Mayor Jordan

Resolved that leave be given to introduce By-law 21-09 inclusive and that same be read a first time.