Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (6 motions)
6 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
THAT all Items for consideration/consent (8.1 and 8.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. 2 Recorded vote on all items not separated: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor VanTilborg
Moved by Councillor Sicoli, seconded by Councillor Sullivan
WHEREAS the “Dropkicks for Devin” event will be taking place in the City of Brantford on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Boys and Girls Club, 2 Edge Street Brantford; and WHEREAS the event will be advertised to the public and is being held in an effort to raise funds for a Brantford family; and WHEREAS the event is designed to provide entertainment for the community in the City of Brantford; and WHEREAS the event organizer has applied for a Special Occasion Permit-Public through the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO); and 5 WHEREAS a request was received by the City of Brantford to support an application for the purposes of obtaining a Special Occasion Permit – Public for the event; and WHEREAS a Special Occasion Permit-Public requires the event be deemed municipally significant; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Brantford DECLARE “Dropkicks for Devin” as a Municipally Significant Event in order for the organizer to obtain a liquor licence through the AGCO. Recorded vote on item 9.2: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor VanTilborg
Moved by Councillor Sullivan, seconded by Councillor Sicoli
THAT all Items for consideration/ Consent Items (8.1 and 8.2) separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. 8.1.1 2023 Brantford Community Charity Airshow Update [Financial Implication $10,000.00], 2023-118 A. THAT Staff Report 2023-118 regarding the Brantford Community Charity Airshow BE RECEIVED; and B. THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to provide a one-time operating grant to the Brant United Way of $10,000 to be funded through the Council Priorities Reserve (RF0558) Recorded vote on item 8.1.1: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor VanTilborg
Moved by Councillor Caputo, seconded by Councillor Sless
THAT an attendance list for agency liaisons on the Committee BE PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED to members of Council. Recorded vote on amendment to item 9.1: YES: (9): Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor VanTilborg NO: (2): Mayor Davis, and Councillor Hunt
Moved by Councillor McCreary, seconded by Councillor Martin
THAT staff BE DIRECTED to consult with the Accessibility Advisory Committee, so they may provide comment regarding matters of quorum and composition to Committee of the Whole. Recorded vote on the amendment to item 9.1 YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor VanTilborg NO: (1): Councillor Hunt
Moved by Councillor Samwell, seconded by Councillor Caputo
WHEREAS efficiencies of the Brantford Police Service is to support a stratified approach to public safety; and WHEREAS currently the By-law Enforcement Officers do not have the grounds to tow an illegally parked vehicle under Bylaw Number 144-88 and WHEREAS currently the By-law Enforcement Officers must call the Brantford Police Service to tow away said vehicle resulting in two resources from two different entities of the municipality being at the said call; and WHEREAS this process results in a duplication of work and is not efficient in our stratified approach to public safety; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: A. THAT City Staff BE DIRECTED to bring forward a amendment to the Bylaw 144-88 Section 24(6) which will include wording to allow for By-law Enforcement Officers to have designated authority to tow illegally parked vehicles; and B. THAT staff develop a Standard Operating Procedure that defines exigent circumstances that would require an immediate removal of a vehicle and a communicated non-exigent tow procedure. Recorded vote on item 9.3 YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor VanTilborg
Moved by Councillor Martin, seconded by Councillor McCreary