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 (14 motions)
13 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
THAT the following Proclamations BE APPROVED: 7.1 Child Abuse Prevention Month and Dress Purple Day - October 2019 and October 24, 2019 7.2 Ontario Public Library Week - October 20-26, 2019 7.3 Fire Prevention Week - October 6 -12, 2019 7.4 Valour Day, the last Saturday of September - September 28, 2019 7.5 National Seniors Day Proclamation - October 1, 2019 4 Recorded vote on all Proclamations: YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall
Moved by Councillor Utley, seconded by Councillor McCreary
Carried
In favour (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall
THAT the amendment BE AMENDED to delete the words “The right” in the first bullet point in Clause Bii and replace with the word “Access”. Point of Order – Challenge to the Ruling of the Chair Mayor Davis ruled on a Point of Order that the matter before Council is an amendment to the principles contained within the revised Brant Food Charter, not the Brant Food Charter as adopted by a previous Council. Councillor Antoski challenged the ruling of the Chair. THAT the ruling of the Chair BE SUSTAINED. Recorded vote on the Challenge of the Ruling of the Chair: YES: (7): Mayor Davis, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, and Councillor Van Tilborg NO: (3): Councillor Weaver, Councillor Antoski, and Councillor Wall
Moved by Councillor McCreary, seconded by Councillor Vanderstelt
Carried
In favour (7): Mayor Davis, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Van Tilborg · Opposed (3): Councillor Weaver, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Wall
THAT the following BE
Moved by Councillor Sless, seconded by Councillor Wall
Deferred
THAT Report 2019-619, Clerk’s Report on Communications for September 2019, BE RECEIVED. Recorded vote on Item 9.1: YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall
Moved by Councillor Van Tilborg, seconded by Councillor McCreary
Carried
In favour (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall
THAT the following Minutes BE ADOPTED: 10.1 City Council - August 27, 2019 9 10.2 Special City Council - August 27, 2019 10.3 Special City Council - September 3, 2019 10.4 Special City Council - Private and Confidential Minutes - August 27, 2019 10.5 Special City Council - Private and Confidential Minutes - September 3, 2019 THAT the following Minutes BE RECEIVED: 10.6 John Noble Home Committee of Management - September 11, 2019 10.7 John Noble Home Committee of Management - Private and Confidential Minutes - September 11, 2019 Recorded vote on all Minutes: YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall
Moved by Councillor Sless, seconded by Councillor Vanderstelt
Carried
In favour (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall
THAT Committee of the Whole – Community Development Report #2019-09-03 BE ADOPTED as follows: 1. Official Plan Amendment OP-02-19 and Zoning By-law Amendment PZ-04-19 – 166 Lynden Road [Financial Impact – None], 2019-407 2. Municipal Sport Tourism Strategy Task Force – City of Brantford Sport Tourism Strategy [Financial Impact – None] 3. Feasibility Study for a Mid-Sized Performance Space and Recommended Next Steps [Financial Impact – None], 2019-395 10 4. Draft Plan of Condominium 29CD-19501- 1 Wellington Street [Financial Impact None], 2019-463 5. Request for an Exemption from Section 18.11.3 of the Official Plan and to Apply Section 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, to Permit the Submission of an Application for Minor Variance Affecting Lands Located on the North Side of Grey Street, 2019-491 6. Staff Research: Signage for the Greenwich Mohawk and Sydenham Pearl Brownfield Sites [Financial Impact - None], 2019-471 7. Heritage Designation Research and Evaluation for 134 and 136-138 Market Street [Financial Impact – None], 2019-481 8. 2018 Annual Growth Management Monitoring Report, 2019-220 9. Further Review of Noise Control By-law 10. Facilitation and development of a new Museum Sustainability Plan by Q1 2020 11. Graffiti Abatement No Items contained within Committee of the Whole – Community Development Report #2019-09-03 were separated for discussion purposes. Recorded vote on all Items (Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11) in Committee of the Whole – Community Developm
Moved by Councillor Wall, seconded by Councillor Antoski
Carried
In favour (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall
THAT Social Services Committee Report #2019-09-04 BE ADOPTED, as follows: 11 1. Approval for a Non-Competitive Procurement for an Automated Heat Management System at Lorne Towers [Financial Impact: None], 2019-490 2. Implications of Bill 108 for Affordable Housing [Financial Impact –Unknown], 2019-506 Both Items (Items 1 and 2) contained within Social Services Committee Report #2019-09-04 were separated for discussion purposes. Council then considered the following Items that were separated for discussion purposes: 1. Approval for a Non-Competitive Procurement for an Automated Heat Management System at Lorne Towers [Financial Impact: None], 2019-490 Recorded vote on Item 1 of Social Services Committee Report #2019-09-04: YES: (9): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall
Moved by Councillor Weaver, seconded by Councillor Wall
Carried
In favour (9): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall
THAT Committee of the Whole – Operations and Administration Report #2019-09-10 BE ADOPTED, as follows: 1. Healthy Aging Plan Annual Report [Financial Impact: None], 2019-517 12 2. General Manager of Public Works Recruitment [Financial Impact – None], 2019-559 3. Transfer of the Strategic Planning Department to the Office of the CAO to Establish a Corporate Initiatives Department [Financial Impact: None], 2019-557 4. Fire – Single Source Request for Fire Emergency Reporting Software [Financial Impact – None], 2019-513 5. Fairview Fire Station No. 2 Construction Services Tender Results [Financial Impact - $922,700], 2019-572 6. Transportation Tomorrow Survey (TTS) 2021 Redesign Consortium Funding Agreement [Financial Impact - None], 2019-468 7. Transition of Municipal Blue Box Programs to Full Extended Producer Responsibility [Financial Impact - None], 2019-554 8. Negotiations with the Corporation of the County of Brant to Develop a Shared Services Agreement for Cockshutt Bridge [Financial Impact –None], 2019-576 9. 2019-2020 Minor Sport Groups Rental Contracts [Financial Impact $543,800 plus HST revenue], 2019-521 10. Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program Culture and Recreation Stream [Financial Impact – To Be Determined], 2019-564 11. Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) 2019 Annual Conference Delegation Report [Financial Impact: None], 2019-565 12. Together for Youth: Coordinated Youth Strategy Update [Financial Impact: None], 2019-518 13. Temporary Road Closu
Moved by Councillor Wall, seconded by Councillor McCreary
Carried
In favour (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall
THAT the Finance Committee Report #2019-09-11B BE ADOPTED, as follows: 1. Quarterly Reserve and Reserve Fund Update [Financial Impact – none], 2019-496 2. Contract for On-line Credit Card Processing Services [Financial Impact-None], 2019-562 3. 2019 Quarterly Variance Report, 2019-558 No Items contained within Finance Committee Report #2019-09-11 were separated for discussion purposes. Recorded vote on all Items (Items 1, 2 and 3) in Finance Committee Report #2019-09-11: YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall
Moved by Councillor Martin, seconded by Councillor Vanderstelt
Carried
In favour (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall
THAT Appointments Committee Report #2019-09-24 BE ADOPTED as follows: 16 1. Appointment of Citizen Members to various Advisory Committees A. THAT the following Citizen Member appointments BE APPROVED: i. Brantford Cultural Advisory Committee: Martin SMITH for a term to expire November 14, 2022 ii. Control of Vicious Dogs Committee: Jason OBERFRANK for a term to expire November 14, 2022 Nicole DEAN for a term to expire November 14, 2022 iii. Committee of Adjustment: Krystyna BROOKS for a term to expire November 14, 2022 Matt SAVARD for a term to expire November 14, 2022; and B. THAT the necessary By-law BE PRESENTED to City Council for adoption. No Items contained within Appointments Committee Report #2019-09-24 were separated for discussion purposes. Recorded vote on all Items (Item 1) in Appointment Committee Report #2019-09-24: YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall
Moved by Councillor Wall, seconded by Councillor Utley
Carried
In favour (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall
THAT Sections 15.3.11 and 15.11.5 of Chapter 15 of the City of Brantford Municipal Code BE WAIVED in order to introduce the following Resolution without prior Notice of Motion and without first being considered by a Committee of the Whole or Standing Committee: WHEREAS the City of Brantford wishes to enforce its regulatory by-laws efficiently and effectively and is required to do so under the Municipal Act; and WHEREAS currently various regulatory by-laws are enforced by several City Departments, including Building, Clerks, Engineering, Operations, Fire Prevention, Parks and Recreation, Water and Sewer, Traffic, the Brant County Health Unit and the Brantford Police Service; and WHEREAS the By-law Enforcement Division of the Building Department has a current staff complement of six (6) Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and one (1) Animal Control By-law Officer; and WHERAS municipalities of a similar size to that of the City of Brantford have By-law Enforcement Officer staff resources that range from seven (7) to seventeen (17) By-law Officers; and WHEREAS these seven (7) Officers currently enforce a number of by-laws under the jurisdiction of the Building Department, which include Property Standards, Lot Maintenance and Waste, Zoning, Outdoor Signs, Noise Control, Fencing, Swimming Pool Enclosure, Vacant Building Registry, Public Nuisance, Smoking and Animal Control; and WHEREAS the majority of these by-laws are enforced during regular day shifts with an increased focus of af
Moved by Councillor Wall, seconded by Councillor Antoski
Carried
WHEREAS the City of Brantford wishes to enforce its regulatory by- laws efficiently and effectively and is required to do so under the Municipal Act; and 19 WHEREAS currently various regulatory by-laws are enforced by several City Departments, including Building, Clerks, Engineering, Operations, Fire Prevention, Parks and Recreation, Water and Sewer, Traffic, the Brant County Health Unit and the Brantford Police Service; and WHEREAS the By-law Enforcement Division of the Building Department has a current staff complement of six (6) Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and one (1) Animal Control By-law Officer; and WHERAS municipalities of a similar size to that of the City of Brantford have By-law Enforcement Officer staff resources that range from seven (7) to seventeen (17) By-law Officers; and WHEREAS these seven (7) Officers currently enforce a number of by-laws under the jurisdiction of the Building Department, which include Property Standards, Lot Maintenance and Waste, Zoning, Outdoor Signs, Noise Control, Fencing, Swimming Pool Enclosure, Vacant Building Registry, Public Nuisance, Smoking and Animal Control; and WHEREAS the majority of these by-laws are enforced during regular day shifts with an increased focus of after-hours shifts through to 11:00pm which requires heavy support from the Brantford Police Service; and WHEREAS City of Brantford Police Service resources are required to focus on crime and criminal activities thus reducing their ability to enforce City by-l
Moved by Councillor Wall, seconded by Councillor Antoski
Carried
THAT LEAVE BE GIVEN to the Mover and Seconder to introduce the following By-laws for 1st and 2nd Reading: BY-LAW PREAMBLE 142-2019 By-law to authorize the execution of AGREEMENTS individually dated and listed on Schedule 'A' attached hereto: 1. Renewal Collective Agreement between The Corporation of the City of Brantford and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 129 for the period July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2023 (CS2019-020) (City Council August 27, 2019) 2. Rental Contracts with Brantford Minor Hockey Association, Brantford Girls Hockey, Brant Skating Club and Brantford Church Hockey (2019-521) (Committee of the Whole – Operations and Administration Report #2019-09-10) 26 3. Contract for On-line Credit Card Processing Services with Paymentus Corporation (2019-562) (Finance Committee Report #2019-09-11) 4. Appointment of External Auditors for the City of Brantford and Related Boards (Millards Chartered Professional Accountants) (2019-105) (Finance Committee Report #2019-02-20) 5. Confidential Information Regarding Minutes of Settlement for Assessment Appeals (CS2019-025) (Special City Council – September 24, 2019) 143-2019 By-law to adopt Amendment No. 210 to the Official Plan of the City of Brantford (to amend “Modified Policy Area 99” so that it applies to the entirety of the subject lands (166 Lynden Road), add nursing home as a permitted use, and remove previous regulations related to building height, parking and Gross Floor Area.) (166 Lynd
Moved by Councillor Martin, seconded by Councillor Wall
Carried
In favour (9): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall
THAT By-law 142-2019 through to and including By-law 151-2019 BE TAKEN as read a third time, be finally passed and signed by the Mayor and Clerk. No By-laws for 3rd Reading were separated for discussion purposes. 28 Recorded vote on 3rd Reading of all By-laws: YES: (9): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall
Moved by Councillor Vanderstelt, seconded by Councillor Martin
Carried
In favour (9): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Wall