City Council

THAT Council ENTER into an In-Camera session.

THAT Council APPROVE the minutes of the September 16, 2025 meeting as presented.

THAT Council DEFER t he presentation from the Perry Group Consulting Ltd, until the next Council meeting on October 28, 2025, upon their availability.

THAT Council DIRECT staff to move to Item #9.2 on the agenda (NG911 Dispatch Contract with the City of Niagara Falls), to accommodate the attendance of the firefighters.

THAT Council APPROVE the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to increase the permitted density and rezone the subject lands to a Residential Apartment 5F Density (R5F) with 446 sq. m. of commercial uses located on the first floor. 2. THAT Council AUTHORIZE the amending draft zoning by-law which includes a sunset clause to require the execution of a Site Plan Agreement within three years of the amending by-law coming into effect, with the possibility of a one-year extension at the discretion of the General Manager of Planning, Building and Development. Ayes: Councillor Mike Strange, Councillor Lori Lococo, Councillor Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg, and City Councillor Vince Kerrio Nays: Councillor Tony Baldinelli, Councillor Mona Patel, and Councillor Chris Dabrowski

THAT Council RECEIVE the annual update of OLG spending and commitments report.

THAT Council APPROVE the engagement of the City of St. Catharines Fire Department to provide NG911 dispatch services. 2. THAT Council DELEGATE the Chief Administrative Officer and the Fire Chief to finalize the services contract with the City of St. Catharines and any other agreements to complete the transition. 3. AND WHEREAS, the Niagara Falls Professional Fire Fighters Association has threatened legal action on this matter, Council DIRECTS staff specifically to appoint an arbitrator or other appropriate body to hear this matter. 4. AND WHEREAS, due to the magnitude of the issues including public safety issues related to the existing operations of Niagara Falls Fire Dispatch which have been noted by third party experts; secondly the issue related to the significant required increase in financial costs to implement NG911 as well as to bring the call center up to best practice standards, and lastly the impending deadline to adopt NG911; Council DIRECTS staff to request that this issue be dealt with in an expedited manner.

THAT Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada be advised that the City of Niagara Falls does not object to the construction of a 60 metre (197 foot) lattice tri-pole communications tower with a fenced in compound on the lands municipally known as 7990 Blackburn Parkway.

THAT Council APPROVE the proposed 2026 meeting schedule.

That Council RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION this report on the outcome of the E.E. Mitchelson Park public engagement. That Council DIRECT staff to include E.E. Mitchelson Park Redevelopment design funding of $40,000 for consideration in the 2026 Capital Budget.

THAT Council APPROVE/SUPPORT Item #11.1 through to and including Item #11.4.

THAT Council RECEIVE for INFORMATION Item #12.1 through to and including Item #12.6.

THAT Council approve a motion to reconsider the motion regarding automated speed enforcement, brought forth by Councillor Lococo. Ayes: Councillor Lori Lococo, Councillor Tony Baldinelli, Councillor Mona Patel, Councillor Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg, Councillor Chris Dabrowski, and City Councillor Vince Kerrio Nays: Councillor Mike Strange

THAT Council DEFER the motion regarding Automated Speed Enforcement, submitted by Councillor Lori Lococo, until the next meeting on October 28, 2025.

THAT Council suspend the rules and waive the procedural by-law to allow for a discussion of this notice of motion pertaining to an unhoused action plan.

Whereas, the last official PIT (Point In Time) count of unhoused people in 2024 found 701 people to be unhoused in the Niagara Region and by relation, approximately 25% (175 people) are in Niagara Falls; and, Whereas, these approximately 175 people are in need of services, outreach, resources, shelter and housing; and Whereas, multiple community agencies are charged with providing those services, including Niagara Regional Housing, Summer Street Shelter, Project SHARE, The Soup Kitchen, Regional Essential Access to Connected Healthcare Niagara (REACH), Niagara Assertive Street Outreach (NASO) and Gateway of Niagara, No One Goes Hungry, YWCA, BCG Niagara Nightlight Youth Services, Positive Living, The Salvation Army, many more churches, etc.; and Whereas, numerous government agencies are directly involved in providing services and support to these 175 unhoused people, along with the vulnerable and in-need in Niagara Falls, including Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), the Niagara Regional Police (and NRP CORE Unit), Niagara Health, the City of Niagara Falls; and, Whereas, efficiencies can be created among the large number of service providers by streamlining and sharing service delivery; and Whereas, there are many successes being achieved individually by agencies but those successes sometimes exist in silos and are not being replicated; and Whereas, because of challenges often experienced by unhoused people including mental health and addictions there is

THAT Council DIRECT staff to send condominium notifications to the condo corporations and to all individual owners within the Condominium complex.

THAT the by-laws be read a first, second and third time and passed.

That Council ADJOURN the meeting at 7:02 PM.