Finance and Administration Committee

THAT Report CS 16-31, the summary of correspondence report, be adopted, and the recommendations contained therein be approved and acted upon.

THAT Report CS 16-33, regarding an Application for the Closing and Conveyance of the road allowance between Broken Front and Concession 1 , Lot 12, former Township of Clinton, be received as information.

THAT report FD 16-19 be received for information. AND THAT Council enact a by-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to enter into an agreement with Fire Marque lnc. to provide fire department cost recovery services and to amend the Town Fees and Charges By-Law to authorize the recovery of fire department expenses from insurance companies.

THAT report FD 16-20 be received for information. AND THAT Council enact a by-law to delegate certain administrative powers to the Department. Fire Chief in respect of the operation of the Fire

THAT Report CS 16-34 regarding progress on the Town of Lincoln's 2013-2017 Multi-Year Accessibility Plan be received; AND THAT the Town continue to participate as a member of the Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee at an annual cost of $10,000, in co-operation with the municipalities of Grimsby, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Thorold and West Lincoln subject to 2017 Budget deliberations.

THAT Report PL 16-56 regarding two requests for relief of application fees be received as information; AND THAT the requests for relief of application fees be denied for the reasons outlined in Report PL 16-56. CARR¡ED STAFF PRESENTATION RE: PROPOSED ROAD ALLOWANCE CLOSING AND SALE APPLICATIONS (FALLIS. MCKINNEY. CAVE SPRING VINEYARDS LTD.. THIESSEN AND SHELTON). The Chief Administrative Officer (C.A.O.) and the Director of Corporate Services provided a PowerPoint presentation outlining details of the November 16,2016, site visits whereby members of the Senior Management Team toured each road allowance closure and sale application location. The presentation provicled an overview of the key features of each area including topography, historical encroachments, abutting land uses and natural site constraints to trail development. Members debated the appropriateness of Council separating the issue of deciding whether or not a road allowance is surplus to the current and future needs of the community; from the potential monetary value generated from the -J sale of the road allowance and directed staff to review such matters in separate reports. CS 16-32 APPLICATION FOR ROAD ALLOWANCE CLOSURE AND CONVEYANCE (1882924 oNTAR|O LTD.) Members considered Report CS 16-32, the history of the previous road allowance closures in the area, the legal status of Zimmermann Road south of Locust Lane and the effect of the sale of this section of road allowance on the Bruce Trail. Members requested