Council · Regular
April 28, 2026
City of Port Colborne Council Meeting
18:30 – 20:46 · 2h 16m
10 present · 0 absent
Staff & officers present
B. Boles Chief Administrative Officer — C. Madden City Clerk — Cassandra Banting Acting Director of Public Works — E. Rzeczyca Election Coordinator — Erik Acs Chief Planner — G. Long Director of Development and Business Enterprises — G.R. Bisson Senior Community Engagement Advisor — J. Beaupre Deputy Clerk — J. Peazel-Graham Manager of Communications — S. Double Fire Chief —
Revisions
- First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the Council agenda dated April 28, 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 6:31 p.m. with report: 4.1 Approval of Closed Session Minutes a. That the Regular Council Meeting (Closed Session) minutes dated April 14, 2026, be approved. 4.2 Staff Reports a. That …
- · Motion 4 added: NOW THEREFORE I, Mayor William C. Steele do hereby proclaim May 2026 as “May is Museum Month” in Port Colborne and encourage all residents and tourists to visit our local museums in May.
- · Motion 5 added: That Council hereby approves the listed consent items on the April 28, 2026, Council agenda; and That the consent items be approved on the recommendations as contained therein.
- · Motion 6 added: That the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer Report 2026-65 be received; and That Council endorse the Community Health and Wellness Action Plan (Appendix A), as the City’s draft of the guiding framework for advancing local health an…
- · Motion 7 added: That Chief Administrative Officer Report 2026-61 be received for information; and That the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer be directed to formally engage with provincial and regulatory bodies to advance the development of a City-own…
- · Motion 8 added: That the following words be struck out: that Council direct the Mayor to bring forward the following motion at Niagara Region Council, as soon as possible; and That the following words be replaced in bold: that Council direct the Mayor to …
- · Motion 9 added: That Planning and Development Department Report 2026-67 be received as amended; and That Council approve the proposed reduced curb face to curb face roadway widths of 7.5 metres for Streets A-E of the Stonebridge Village subdivision; and T…
- · Motion 10 added: That the following lines be struck out: That Council approve the reduced corner radius of 6.0 metres subject to the applicant providing private waste collection; and That Council approve on street parking for Streets A-E subject to the app…
- · Motion 11 added: That the following by-law(s) be passed and enacted, as presented: By-law No. 7456/40/26, By-law No. 7457/41/26, By-law No. 7458/42/26, By-law No. 7459/43/26, By-law No. 7460/44/26
- · Attendance added: M. Bagu (present)
- · Attendance added: Eric Beauregard (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Bodner (present)
- · Attendance added: Gary Bruno (present)
- · Attendance added: Dave Elliott (present)
- · Attendance added: T. Hoyle (present)
- · Attendance added: Erik Acs (present)
- · Attendance added: Cassandra Banting (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Beaupre (present)
- · Attendance added: G.R. Bisson (present)
- · Attendance added: B. Boles (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Double (present)
- · Attendance added: G. Long (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Madden (present)
- · Attendance added: J. Peazel-Graham (present)
- · Attendance added: E. Rzeczyca (present)
- · Attendance added: V. Badawey (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Aquilina (present)
- · Attendance added: F. Danch (present)
- · Attendance added: W. Steele (present)
- · Participation added: Dave Elliott recuse
- · Participation added: Eric Beauregard recuse