City of Port Colborne
Council Meeting Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Time:

6:30 P.m. - 7:30 P.m.

Location:

Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, City Hall

66 Charlotte Street, Port Colborne

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1.

Call to Order

2.

National Anthem

3.

Land Acknowledgement

The Niagara Region is situated on treaty land. This land is steeped in the rich history of the First Nations such as the Hatiwendaronk, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe, including the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. There are many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people from across Turtle Island that live and work in Niagara today. The City of Port Colborne stands with all Indigenous people, past and present, in promoting the wise stewardship of the lands on which we live. 

4.

Adoption of Agenda

5.

Disclosures of Interest

6.

Public Meeting

6.1

Elmvale Crescent Stop Up and Close – Public Meeting, 2025-118

Public Meeting pursuant to section 27 of the Municipal Act, 2001. Requests to delegate will be accepted until 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting by contacting [email protected]. Requests are appreciated, but not mandatory. 

7.

Proclamations

7.1

World Hepatitis Day - July 28, 2025

8.

Presentations

8.1

Update on Brock University’s new Strategic Plan - Transforming People, Reimagining the Future

9.

Delegations

In order to speak at a Council meeting, individuals must register no later than 12 noon on the date of the scheduled meeting. To register, complete the online application at www.portcolborne.ca/delegation, email [email protected] or phone [phone].

10.

Mayor's Report

11.

Regional Councillor's Report

12.

Consent Agenda

All items listed in the Consent Agenda are subject to a single motion that is not debatable. A Member may make a brief comment or ask a question regarding a Consent Item prior to the consideration of the motion, however, if an item requires further discussion, debate, or an amendment it must be removed from the Consent Agenda and dealt with under Items Requiring Separate Discussion.

12.1

Approval of Minutes

a.

Regular Council Meeting - June 24, 2025

12.2

Receipt of Minutes of Boards & Committees

12.3

Staff Reports

a.

Future of Healthcare in Port Colborne: Complete Public Engagement Results, 2025-148

b.

Declaration of City Property Surplus – Elgin Street, 2025-149

c.

2025 Watermain Rehabilitation Program Extension, 2025-147

12.4

Receipt of Correspondence Items

a.

Niagara Region - 2024 Niagara Employment Inventory Results

b.

Niagara Region - Woodland Conservation By-law Update

c.

City of Pickering - Raising Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)

d.

Town of Bracebridge - Road Salt Usage

13.

Items Requiring Separate Discussion

13.1

Formal response to Niagara Health regarding the future of the Port Colborne Site, 2025-150

13.2

Community Engagement on Proposed Short-Term Rental Accommodations By-law, 2025-152

13.3

Recommendation Report Official Plan and Zoning Amendment 242 and 246 West Side Road, 2025-133

14.

Staff Remarks

15.

Councillors’ Remarks

16.

Motions

16.1

Councillor Bodner - Open Air Burning By-law and Public Nuisance By-law 

17.

Notice of Motions

18.

By-laws

18.1

By-law No. 7366/57/25

Being a By-law to Provide for the Alteration of the Ward Boundaries for the City of Port Colborne and to repeal By-law No. 6948/94/21

18.2

By-law No. 7367/58/25

Being a By-law to Establish a Permitting System for the Parking of Vehicles on Designated highways and Parking Lots in the City of Port Colborne (Special Events)

18.3

By-law No. 7368/59/25

Being a by-law to Adopt Amendment No. 19 to the Official Plan for the City of Port Colborne

18.4

By-law No. 7369/60/25

Being a by-law to amend Zoning By-law 6575/30/18, as amended, respecting lands legally described as Lots 36 to 40, Registered Plan 826 and known as 242 to 246 West Side Road, City of Port Colborne, Regional Municipality of Niagara

18.5

By-law No. 7370/61/25

Being a By-law to exempt the lands known as Lot 41 of Registered Plan 59M-195 from Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act

19.

Closed Session

19.1

Staff Reports

a.

Confidential HR Update, 2025-146

Confidential HR Update Report 2025-146 pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, subsection 239 (b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees and subsection 239 (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. 

19.2

Verbal Updates

a.

Confidential Verbal Update from the Chief Administrative Officer

Confidential verbal update pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, subsection 239 (i) a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization.

b.

Confidential Verbal Update from the Chief Administrative Officer

Confidential verbal update pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, subsection 239 (e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board. 

20.

Back to Open Session

21.

Procedural Motions

22.

Confirmatory By-law

22.1

By-law No. 7371/62/25

By-law to Adopt, Ratify and Confirm the Proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Port Colborne

23.

Adjournment