Council

That, the next portion of this meeting be closed to the public to consider the following pursuant to Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act 2001: COUNCIL MINUTES - October 23, 2023 6.1 Acting Fire Chief (Tim Hofsink) and CAO (Bev Hendry) Re: Fire Station 2 Building - Deficiency List Request from Council FOR INFORMATION Applicable closed session exemption(s): • litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; • advice that is subject to Solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

That, this Council meeting now resume in open session at the hour of 7:30 p.m.

That, the minutes of the public meeting held on October 10, 2023 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, with respect to Township of West Lincoln Housekeeping Amendments No. 7, be accepted.

That, the minutes of the September 25, 2023 Council meeting be accepted.

1. That, the correspondence received from the Regional Municipality of Niagara regarding the Motion Respecting Recommendations from the Renfrew County Inquest and Declaration of Intimate Partner Violence as an Epidemic, as attached as Schedule A, be received and supported; and, 2. That, the Township of West Lincoln recognize the issues of gender- based violence and intimate partner violence in Niagara as serious to the health and wellness of local residents and their families; and, 3. That, the Township of West Lincoln commit to engaging with community partners to educate and support our residents about the seriousness and long-term danger of violence in our communities; and, 4. That, the Township of West Lincoln declare, in accordance with Recommendation #5 of the Niagara Region request, that intimate partner violence and gender-based violence are an epidemic; and, 5. That, a copy of this motion be sent to each of Niagara’s 12 Local Area Municipalities; The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice; The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario; The Honourable Charmaine A. Williams, Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity; The Honourable Parm Gill, Minister of Red Tape Reduction; Niagara four MPs; Niagara’s four MPPs; the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO); the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM); Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario (MARCO); and Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM).

That, the minutes of the October 10, 2023 Planning/Building/Environmental Committee meeting, be accepted, and the recommendations contained therein, be approved; with the exception of Item#(s) __________.

That, the minutes of the October 16, 2023 Public Works & Recreation Committee meeting, be accepted, and the recommendations contained therein, be approved; with the exception of Item#(s) __________.

1. That, the minutes of the October 16, 2023 Administration/Finance/Fire Committee meeting, be accepted, and the recommendations contained therein, be approved; with the exception of Item#(s) __________; and, COUNCIL MINUTES - October 23, 2023 2. That, the confidential minutes relating to the closed session portion of the October 16, 2023 Administration/Finance/Fire Committee meeting be accepted; and that the minutes remain confidential and restricted from public disclosure in accordance with Section 239 of the Municipal Act.

That, Council hereby approves the following Consent Agenda Items: 1. Items 1,2, be and are hereby received for information, and; 2. Item 3 be and is hereby received and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.

1. That, leave be granted to introduce By-law #s 2023-72, 2023-73, 2023-74, 2023-75, 2023-76, 2023-77, and that the same shall be considered to have been read a first, second, and third time with one reading, and are hereby adopted; and, 2. That, the Mayor and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to sign and affix the Corporate Seal thereto, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding.