Council · Regular
March 24, 2026
City of Port Colborne Council Meeting
18:30 – 22:25 · 3h 55m
10 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
B. Boles Chief Administrative Officer — B. McDermott General Manager, Health Fitness and Aquatics — C. Madden City Clerk — C. Wulff Chief Executive Officer — Erik Acs Chief Planner — G. Long Director of Development and Business Enterprises — J. Beaupre Deputy Clerk — Kelly Martel Manager of Planning — P. Kennedy Dillon Consulting — S. Double Fire Chief — S. Shypowskyj Director of Public Works —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the Council agenda dated March 24, 2026, be confirmed, as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: NOW THEREFORE I, Mayor William C. Steele do hereby proclaim April 28th 2026, as "National Day of Mourning" in the City of Port Colborne, for workers killed or injured on the job in the hopes that the annual observance of this day will stre…
- · Motion 3 added: That Council hereby approves the listed consent items on the March 24, 2026, Council agenda; and That the consent items be approved on the recommendations as contained therein.
- · Motion 4 added: That Planning and Development Department Report 2026-53 be received; and That Council endorse the Policy Directions Background Report attached hereto as Appendix A; and That Council direct Staff to continue to engage with departments, agen…
- · Motion 5 added: That Recreation and Tourism Department Report 2026-46 be received; and That Council approve the Bocce Club Loan Agreement, attached hereto as Appendix A, between the City of Port Colborne and Port Colborne Bocce Club INC. for the purposes …
- · Motion 6 added: That the agreement be amended to set the interest rate at 3.5% per annum and make the loan open, with no penalty if paid off early.
- · Motion 7 added: That Planning and Development Department Report 2026-54 be received; and That the by-law attached as Appendix B, being a by-law to enter into the Agreement with Elevate Living (Sandor Drew Toth) for a Tax Increment Grant with Development C…
- · Motion 8 added: That By-law No. 7443/27/26 be enacted and passed, as presented.
- · Motion 9 added: That By-law No. 7444/28/26 be enacted and passed, as presented.
- · Motion 10 added: That By-law No. 7445/29/26 be enacted and passed, as presented.
- · Motion 11 added: That Council do now proceed to meet in Closed Session at 9:15 p.m. under the Municipal Act, 2001
- · Motion 12 added: That Council rise and reconvene from Closed Session at 10:24 p.m. with report: 18.1 Approval of the Closed Session Minutes That the Regular Council Meeting (Closed Session) minutes dated March 10, 2026, be approved. 18.2 a. Report 2026-52 …
- · Motion 13 added: That By-law No. 7446/30/26 be enacted and passed, as presented.
- · Attendance added: M. Aquilina (present)
- · Attendance added: Eric Beauregard (present)
- · Attendance added: F. Danch (present)
- · Attendance added: Dave Elliott (present)
- · Attendance added: T. Hoyle (present)
- · Attendance added: W. Steele (present)
- · Attendance added: Erik Acs (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Boles (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Beaupre (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Double (present)
- · Attendance added: G. Long (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Madden (present)
- · Attendance added: Kelly Martel (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Shypowskyj (present)
- · Attendance added: V. Badawey (present)
- · Attendance added: B. McDermott (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Wulff (present)
- · Attendance added: P. Kennedy (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Bagu (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Bodner (present)
- · Attendance added: Gary Bruno (present)
- · Participation added: W. Steele recuse
- · Participation added: Gary Bruno recuse
- · Participation added: Eric Beauregard recuse
- · Participation added: Eric Beauregard recuse
- · Participation added: W. Steele recuse
- · Participation added: Gary Bruno recuse