Committee of the Whole - Planning and Administration

THAT all Items for consideration/consent (6.1 and 6.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. Items 6.1.2, 6.1.4, 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 were separated for discussion purposes. Recorded vote on all Items for Consideration/ Consent not separated for discussion purposes: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall

THAT all Items for consideration/ Consent Items (6.1 and 6.2) separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. The Committee then considered each separated item. 6.1.2 Short Term Accommodation – Parking Requirements [Financial Impacts: None], 2022-145 A. THAT Report 2022-145 entitled Short Term Accommodation – Parking Requirements BE RECEIVED; and B. THAT the parking requirement regarding each primary driveway being able to accommodate a vehicle per bedroom rented BE STRUCK as a parameter from the Short Term Rental Accommodation registry program as approved in March of 2021 (Report 2021-165); and 4 C. THAT the necessary By-law to amend Chapter 326, Business Licensing of the City of Brantford Municipal Code to add Schedule A-15- Short Term Rental Accommodation, BE PRESENTED to City Council for adoption. Recorded vote on Item 6.1.2: YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall

6 THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to amend the by-law to include a minimum dwell time of 8 seconds. Recorded vote on the Amendment: YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall NO: (1): Councillor Carpenter

THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to include the following in the by-law:  Surveillance equipment shall not include video cameras or “night vision” systems that capture sidewalks or roadways adjacent to the Lands, where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy. 7 Recorded vote on the Amendment: YES: (9): Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, and Councillor Van Tilborg

THAT Item 6.1.6 Item 1 BE AMENDED by adding the following as Clause H: H. THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to procure the Cloudpermit Building Module and associated implementation costs and that these costs BE FUNDED from the Building Department Operating Budget. Recorded vote on the Amendment: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall

WHEREAS there have been numerous sightings of coyotes in the city; and WHEREAS citizens are concerned about the potential danger of coyotes attacking small children, pets and related risk of rabies; and WHEREAS the City is limited in our ability to track the increasing numbers of coyotes; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Staff BE DIRECTED to: A. Develop a service request whereby members of the community can notify the City of coyote sightings and suspected deaths of deer and small animals in the city via an online submission form on the City’s website, to determine how widespread sightings are over a 3 month period; and B. Contact the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to request their support in managing the coyote population in the City; and C. Develop a public awareness/education campaign to promote the new reporting tool and to provide tips for residents regarding how to respond and react to potential close contact with coyotes in their neighborhoods, and; D. Upon completion of the data collection, provide Council and the MNR with a memo outlining the findings. Prior to the vote a friendly amendment was made to add tracking/tagging to Clause B. Recorded vote on Item 7.1: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall

THAT Section 15.11.5 of Chapter 15 of the City of Brantford Municipal Code BE WAIVED in order to introduce the following resolution without having been included on an agenda and without prior notice: WHEREAS in 2020 the City of Brantford engaged Colliers to review previous assessments to reconfirm Brantford Police Station needs and to investigate options available to accommodate future growth; and WHEREAS Colliers was reengaged later in 2020 to investigate in more detail the expansion on the current location; and 13 WHEREAS, based on the above, the City of Brantford has approved a total capital budget of $39,000,000; and WHEREAS staff reports 2021-47 – Update on Brantford Police Services Facility Accommodations Plans and 2021-321 – Brantford Police Services Facility Redevelopment Funding Sources have been presented to and approved by Council and the Police Services Board; and WHEREAS the City of Brantford has had success in establishing accommodation steering committees in the past with the Wayne Gretzky Sports Complex, New City Hall and Walter Gretzky Golf Centre; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: A. THAT a Task Force BE ESTABLISHED and named the Police Station Task Force; and B. THAT the following three members of Council BE APPOINTED to the Police Station Task Force i. Councillor Dan McCreary ii. Councillor Greg Martin iii. __________________; and C. THAT the Brantford Police Services Board BE REQUESTED to appoint the Brantford Police Services Board Chair mark Littell to the P

WHEREAS in 2020 the City of Brantford engaged Colliers to review previous assessments to reconfirm Brantford Police Station needs and to investigate options available to accommodate future growth; and WHEREAS Colliers was reengaged later in 2020 to investigate in more detail the expansion on the current location; and WHEREAS, based on the above, the City of Brantford has approved a total capital budget of $39,000,000; and WHEREAS staff reports 2021-47 – Update on Brantford Police Services Facility Accommodations Plans and 2021-321 – Brantford Police Services Facility Redevelopment Funding Sources have been presented to and approved by Council and the Police Services Board; and WHEREAS the City of Brantford has had success in establishing accommodation steering committees in the past with the Wayne Gretzky Sports Complex, New City Hall and Walter Gretzky Golf Centre; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: A. THAT a Task Force BE ESTABLISHED and named the Police Station Task Force; and B. THAT the following three members of Council BE APPOINTED to the Police Station Task Force i. Councillor Dan McCreary 15 ii. Councillor Greg Martin iii. Councillor Vanderstelt; and C. THAT the Brantford Police Services Board BE REQUESTED to appoint the Brantford Police Services Board Chair mark Littell to the Police Station Task Force; and D. THAT the Task Force BE SUPPORTED by: i. City of Brantford staff liaisons, selected by the Chief Administrative Officer, who will provide technical and operational