Council · Regular
April 14, 2026
City of Port Colborne Council Meeting
18:30 – 21:32 · 3h 2m
9 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
A. Pigeau Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer — B. Boles Chief Administrative Officer — C. Madden City Clerk — Erik Acs Chief Planner — G. Long Director of Development and Business Enterprises — J. Beaupre Deputy Clerk — J. McDowell Manager of Financial Services/Deputy Treasurer — 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 April 14, 2026, be confirmed, as amended.
- · Motion 2 added: That Council do now proceed to meet in Closed Session at 5:03 p.m. under the Municipal Act, 2001
- · Motion 3 added: That Council rise and reconvene from Closed Session at 6:40 p.m. with report
- · Motion 4 added: I, Mayor William C. Steele, do hereby declare April 28 to May 3, Navy Week in the City of Port Colborne.
- · Motion 5 added: That Council hereby approves the listed consent items on the April 14, 2026, Council agenda; and That the consent items be approved on the recommendations as contained therein.
- · Motion 6 added: That Financial Services Department Report 2026-49 be received; and That the year-end levy surplus be allocated to the City’s General Stabilization Reserve ($116,277), Working Capital Reserve ($26,543), and Tangible Capital Assets Reserve (…
- · Motion 7 added: That Stonebridge Village – Request to Modify Street Design, Report 2026-41 be referred back to staff to clarify their position on the applicant’s requested items that weren’t recommended for approval; and That the report be brought back to…
- · Motion 8 added: That Financial Services Department Report 2026-48 be received; and That the 2026 property tax rates outlined in Appendix A attached hereto, be approved; and That the 2026 Property Tax Rate By-law, attached hereto as Appendix B, be brought …
- · Motion 9 added: That Fire Department Report No. 2026-62 be received; and That the by-law to amend the Open-Air Burning By-law, attached hereto as Appendix A, be brought forward for Council’s approval.
- · Motion 10 added: That Planning and Development Department Report 2026-51 be received; and That the By-law assuming the Primary and Secondary Services in the assumption of Westwood Estates Subdivision Phase 2, Stage 1-3 (Plan 59M-428), attached hereto as Ap…
- · Motion 11 added: That Council approve the following funding requests for a total of $22,000 in the first allocation of grants for 2026
- · Motion 12 added: That Council approve the following funding request in the first allocation of grants for 2026: PC Bocce Club, $4000
- · Motion 13 added: That the following by-law(s) be passed and enacted, as presented: By-law No. 7448/32/26, 7449/33/26, 7450/34/26, 7451/35/36, 7453/37/26, 7454/38/26
- · Motion 14 added: That By-law No. 7452/36/26 be passed and enacted, as presented.
- · Attendance added: M. Bagu (present)
- · Attendance added: Eric Beauregard (present)
- · Attendance added: Gary Bruno (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: J. Beaupre (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Double (present)
- · Attendance added: G. Long (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Madden (present)
- · Attendance added: J. McDowell (present)
- · Attendance added: A. Pigeau (present)
- · Attendance added: V. Badawey (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Shypowskyj (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Aquilina (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Bodner (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Boles (present)
- · Participation added: Eric Beauregard recuse
- · Participation added: Eric Beauregard recuse
- · Participation added: W. Steele recuse
- · Participation added: Gary Bruno recuse
- · Participation added: Eric Beauregard recuse