City of Port Colborne
Council Meeting Agenda

Meeting #:

Date:

Tuesday, August 26, 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.

Proclamations

6.1

Rail Safety Week - September 15 to 21, 2025

7.

Presentations

7.1

Accessibility Awards Presentation

8.

Delegations

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8.1

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 56 – Port Colborne - Veterans Cross Walks

9.

Mayor's Report

10.

Regional Councillor's Report

11.

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.

11.1

Approval of Minutes

a.

Regular Council Meeting - July 8, 2025

b.

Public Meeting (Planning) - August 19, 2025

11.2

Receipt of Minutes of Boards & Committees

a.

Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum Board Meeting Minutes - May 20, 2025

b.

Healthcare Advisory Committee

a.

June 12, 2025

b.

July 9, 2025

c.

July 23, 2025

d.

August 6, 2025

c.

Heritage Sub Committee

a.

May 12, 2025

b.

 June 16, 2025

c.

July 21, 2025

11.3

Staff Reports

a.

Amended POCOMAR Agreement, 2025-143

b.

Digital Radio Transition Project - 2025, 2025-175

c.

Notice of Intention to Demolish - 63 Welland Street, 2025-168

d.

Update on Housing Initiatives, 2025-170

e.

Proposed Invertose Drive Road Realignment and Truck Parking Lane addition, 2025-140

f.

Elmvale Crescent Stop Up and Close and Surplus Declaration, 2025-130

g.

Surplus Declaration – 69 Lake Road, 2025-161

h.

Water Service and Wastewater Lateral Replacement Grant Program update, 2025-151

11.4

Receipt of Correspondence Items

a.

Niagara Region - Report PDS 13-2025 Respecting Repeal of By-laws Delegating Planning Application Approvals to Local Area Municipalities

b.

Niagara Region, the Town of Grimsby, and the City of St. Catharines - Elect Respect Campaign

c.

Municipality of Central Huron - Letter of Support - Raising Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program

d.

Town of Kingsville - Opposition to Bill 17, Protect Ontario by Building Faster Act, 2025

e.

Norfolk County Council - Letter of Support for the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan regarding Bill C-2 Proceeds of Crime

f.

ADR Chambers - Re IC-35495-0325: City of Port Colborne Commissioner Annual Report for the operating period of February 25, 2024 to February 24, 2025

g.

City of Thorold - Respecting Elect Respect Pledge

h.

Niagara Health - Partnering for the future of healthcare in South Niagara

i.

Coalition to End Violence Against Women (CEVAW) Niagara - Support for Bill 9 Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 and the Importance of Mandatory Leaves of Absence for Elected Officials Charged with Assault

j.

City of Port Colborne - Letter to Dr. Jane Philpott, Request for Consultation on Healthcare in Port Colborne

k.

Niagara Health - Letter of Support

12.

Items Requiring Separate Discussion

12.1

Healthcare Update, 2025-179

13.

Staff Remarks

14.

Councillors’ Remarks

15.

Motions

16.

Notice of Motions

17.

Motions Arising from Boards and Committees

18.

By-laws

18.1

By-law No. 7374/65/25

Being a By-law to Appoint a Deputy Clerk (Commissioner for Taking Affidavits - Hayley Bosalic)

18.2

By-law No. 7375/66/25

Being a By-law to Appoint a Building Inspector (Dhulkifl Hassam)

18.3

By-law No. 7376/67/25

Being a By-law to Amend By-law No. 89-2000, as Amended, Being a By-law Regulating Traffic and Parking on City Roads (Parking Prohibition Tow Away Locations)

18.4

By-law No. 7377/68/25

Being a By-Law to Amend By-Law No. 6750/01/20, Being a By-law to Authorize Entering into an Engineering Agreement with K. Smart Associates for the Peter Storm Municipal Drain

18.5

By-law No. 7378/69/25

Being a By-Law to Amend By-Law No. 3475/56/97, as amended, being a By-Law to provide for establishing parking lots in the City of Port Colborne, and for regulating, supervising, and governing the parking of vehicles therein and thereon, and to prohibit the parking or leaving of motor vehicles on private property owned or occupied by The Corporation of the City of Port Colborne or any local board thereof

18.6

By-law No. 7379/70/25

Being a By-Law to Amend By-Law No. 6082/48/14, as amended, being a By-Law to establish a system for administrative penalties respecting the stopping, standing and parking of vehicles within the City of Port Colborne

18.7

By-law No. 7380/71/25

Being a By-law to Authorize Entering into an Agreement with Port Colborne Marine Auxiliary Rescue (POCOMAR) regarding auxiliary marine search and rescue services

18.8

By-law No. 7381/72/25

Being a By-law to Stop and Close for Unnamed ST PL 888 Port Colborne Lying N of Elmvale Cr; Port Colborne

19.

Closed Session

19.1

Approval of Closed Session Minutes

a.

Regular Council Meeting (Closed Session) - June 24, 2025

b.

Regular Council Meeting (Closed Session) - July 8, 2025

19.2

Staff Reports

a.

Confidential Human Resources Report 2025-157

Confidential Human Resources Report 2025-157 pursuant to to the Municipal Act, 2001, Subsection 239(2)(d), labour relations or employee negotiations.

b.

Confidential Development and Government Relations Report , 2025-172

Confidential Development and Government Relations Report 2025-172 pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, Subsection 239(2)(c), a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

c.

Confidential Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Report, 2025-178

Confidential Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Report 2025-178 pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, Subsection 239(2)(b), personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees.

20.

Back to Open Session

21.

Procedural Motions

22.

Confirmatory By-law

22.1

By-law No. 7382/73/25

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

23.

Adjournment