November 12, 2024, City Council Meeting
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Civic Recognition - Niagara United Juventus 2011 Girls Soccer Team
Paolo Sirianni, the team's head coach, handed out awards to the team members and shared the many accomplishments of the Niagara United Juventus 2011 Girls Imodel Team with Council.
The team achieved 1st Place in the Golden Horseshoe Qualification, 1st Place in the Golden Horseshoe Soccer League—South Region (undefeated), became Champions of the Toronto Robbie International Soccer Tournament, Ontario Cup Champions, and Provincial IModel Champions. They finished the season as the 4th-ranked team in Canada.
Congratulations!
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Fire Chief's Coin Presentation - Welland River Water Rescue -
Greater Niagara Boat Club
Fire Chief Jo Zambito recognized Mike & Tracey Egan, Denise McGee, Steve Flaminio, Jason Armstrong, and Tim Thompson for their rescue efforts in the Welland River on Friday, September 13th, 2024. They were presented with the Fire Chief's Coin.
Thank you for your heroic acts!
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee
The Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEI), Ms. Marilyn Tian, presented the launch of the DEI Committee's Annual Awards and announced the 2nd Annual 2025 DEI Summit.
The DEI Committee's Annual Awards include the Workplace DEI Award, the Community DEI Award and the Youth Empowerment DEI Award. The nomination period will be open until April 30, 2025. Details will soon be posted at niagarafalls.ca.
Ms. Tian also announced the 2025 2nd Annual DEI Summit, "One Community, Many Perspectives," which will take place on March 3 at the Niagara Falls Exchange.
View the presentation.
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Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment:
4709, 4725 & 4745 Bender Street, 5655 Ontario Avenue and Air Rights Over a Portion of Ontario Avenue and Lands on the Southwest Corner of Palmer Avenue & Bender Street
Council approved an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit the development of a 17-storey, 393-unit hotel and attraction on the subject lands (4709, 4725 and 4745 Bender Street, 5655 Ontario Avenue and air rights over a portion of Ontario Avenue and lands on the southwest corner of Palmer Avenue and Bender Street). The approval is subject to regulations and modifications.
View the report. View the Staff presentation. View the Applicant presentation.
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Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment:
7230 Lundy’s Lane
Council approved an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment for 0.787 hectares (1.94 acres) of land known municipally as 7230 Lundy’s Lane to permit the construction of two 9-storey apartment buildings consisting of 50 total residential units (25 units in each building) with a proposed density of 63.53 units per hectare.
View the report.
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Draft Plan of Subdivision and
Common Element Condominium Applications:
3151 Montrose Road and vacant parcel to the north
Council approved a Draft Plan of Subdivision and Common Element Condominium for 0.56 hectares (1.38 acres) of land located at 3151 Montrose Road, with several recommendations.
The applicant proposes to develop nine townhouse dwelling units in two blocks, together with an existing and a new detached dwelling on the lands known as a Common Element Condominium and the lands to the north of this proposal as a detached dwelling. The townhouses will be freehold.
View the report.
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Community Decision Making Pilot Project Results
& Next Steps
The City launched a Community Decision Making pilot program, making $350,000 available from its Capital Budget to improve parks and trails throughout the city. Residents had the opportunity to vote on the recreational projects they wanted to see implemented.
Voting took place online from August 9, 2024, to September 18, 2024, with 523 participants.
The projects receiving the most funding based on votes are as follows:
- Tree planting
- Park benches
- Shade structure
- Bike parking
- Chess/picnic tables
- Pollinator meadow
- Little Free Libraries
- Misting station & bottle filler
- Disc golf baskets
- Natural playground
- Concrete ping pong table
Council directed staff to proceed with the 2024 Community Decision-Making initiatives. Council approved the implementation of this project every two years. Staff will report back with recommendations to determine future decision-making project initiatives.
View the report.
To learn more about the Community Decision Making engagement, please visit letstalk.niagarafalls.ca.
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- 2025 Schedule of Fees
- Council approved the Schedule of Fees, with feed effective January 1, 2025.
- Relocation of Niagara Falls Farmers' Market
- After consulting with all the market vendors, customers, and stakeholders, senior staff have decided to permanently move the Farmers' Market back to MacBain for the Summer 2025 season.
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Proclamations, Flag-Raising and Illumination Requests
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Proclamation Request | November 2024
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Council proclaimed November 2024 Lung Cancer Awareness Month to recognize the strength and courage of those affected by lung cancer, remove the stigma, and educate the public about lung cancer and lung cancer screening.
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Flag-Raising Request | November 21, 2024
HIV/AIDS Awareness Week, World AIDS Day and Indigenous HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
A flag raising will be held on Thursday, November 21, in recognition of HIV/AIDS Awareness Week (November 24 - December 1), World AIDS Day (December 1) and Indigenous HIV/AIDS Awareness Week (December 1 - 8). The request was made by Positive Living Niagara, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing a continuum of innovative and proactive approaches to harm reduction prevention and a person-centred focus on support and education for those at risk and affected by HIV, HCV and STBBIs.
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Flag-Raising Request | December 2, 2024
National Day of Romania
Council approved a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall on Monday, December 2, 2024, for the "National Day of Romania."
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Flag-Raising Request | December 2, 2024
Christian Heritage Month
Council approved a request from the Christian Heritage Foundation to hold a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall on Monday, December 2, 2024, to recognize Christian Heritage Month.
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Upcoming Proclamations, Flag-Raising and Illuminations
(approved at Previous Council Meetings)
Proclamation Request | Talk to a Stranger Week (November 18 - 24, 2024)
Proclamation Request | 10 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
(November 25, 2024)
Proclamation Request | Christian Heritage Month (December 2024)
Proclamation Request | Giving Tuesday (December 3, 2024)
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Next Special Council Meeting: Tuesday, November 26, at 2:00 pm
The Niagara Falls Special City Council meeting for Capital & Parking Budgets will be open to the public and held on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 2:00 pm. For more information, please visit niagarafalls.ca/council.
Next Council Meeting: Tuesday, December 10, at 1:00 pm
The Niagara Falls City Council meeting will be open to the public and held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 1:00 pm. For more information, please visit niagarafalls.ca/council.
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