Council · Regular
March 10, 2026
City of Port Colborne Council Meeting
18:30 – 20:25 · 1h 55m
9 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
A. Berk KPMG — B. Boles Chief Administrative Officer — C. Jeffreys KMPG — C. Madden City Clerk — D. Miller KPMG — E. Rzeczyca Election Coordinator — Erik Acs Chief Planner — G. Long Director of Development and Business Enterprises — G. Wardle Preyra Solutions Group — J. Beaupre Deputy Clerk — R. Bisson Senior Health Advisor — S. Double Fire Chief — S. Shypowskyj Director of Public Works — V. Badawey Regional Councillor —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda dated March 10, 2026, be confirmed, as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: That Council do now proceed to meet in Closed Session at 5:02 p.m. under the Municipal Act, 2001 subsection 239(2)(f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose and subsection.
- · Motion 3 added: That Council rise and reconvene from Closed Session at 6:30 p.m. with report: 4.1 Approval of the Closed Session Minutes Regular Council Meeting (closed session) – February 10, 2026 Regular Council Meeting (closed session) – February 24, 2…
- · Motion 4 added: That Council hereby approves the listed consent items on the March 10, 2026, Council agenda; and That the consent items be approved on the recommendations as contained therein.
- · Motion 5 added: That the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Department Report 2026-40 be received; That Council endorse the City of Port Colborne Healthcare Analysis Report (Appendix A) as the technical foundation to inform the development of the …
- · Motion 6 added: That Government Relations and Business Enterprises Report 2026-43 be received; and That Council declare the City-owned property located at 725 King Street as surplus and that this property be exempt from the City’s Sale of Land Policy proc…
- · Motion 7 added: That Planning and Development Department Report 2026-26 be received; and That the by-law attached as Appendix B, being a by-law to enter into the Agreement with Canal Breeze Inc. (Rankin Construction) for a Tax Increment-Based Grant with D…
- · Motion 8 added: That Council suspend the rules of procedure pursuant to Section 26.3 of the Procedural By-law in order to consider the proposed Motion.
- · Motion 9 added: Whereas the provincial government has expressed a desire to reduce the number of municipal councillors in the Niagara Region; and Whereas the majority of Mayors signed a joint letter stating a commitment to building a governance model that…
- · Motion 10 added: That By-law No. 7440/24/26 be passed and enacted, as presented.
- · Motion 11 added: That the following by-law(s) be passed and enacted, as presented: By-law No. 7437/21/26 By-law No. 7438/22/26 By-law No. 7439/23/26 By-law No. 7441/25/26 By-law No. 7442/26/26
- · Attendance added: V. Badawey (present)
- · Attendance added: A. Berk (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Jeffreys (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Miller (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Bagu (present)
- · Attendance added: Eric Beauregard (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Bodner (present)
- · Attendance added: Gary Bruno (present)
- · Attendance added: F. Danch (present)
- · Attendance added: Dave Elliott (present)
- · Attendance added: T. Hoyle (present)
- · Attendance added: Erik Acs (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Beaupre (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Bisson (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Double (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Madden (present)
- · Attendance added: E. Rzeczyca (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Shypowskyj (present)
- · Attendance added: G. Wardle (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Aquilina (present)
- · Attendance added: W. Steele (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Boles (present)
- · Attendance added: G. Long (present)
- · Participation added: Eric Beauregard recuse
- · Participation added: Eric Beauregard recuse