Council

THAT the minutes of the May 16, 2016, Regular Meeting of Council, be adopted as circulated.

WHEREAS Niagara Region Policy Plan, Chapter 2, Growing the Economy, states the Region has a role in Tourism; and WHEREAS Section 2.a, Tourism, supports the Wine Route, Twenty Valley, and the Greater Niagara Circle Route, The Great Lakes Water front Trail and the TransCanada Trail; and WHEREAS The Niagara Region Council has passed a motion referring to staff the issue of closing the Tourism information centre and/or developing a new operation plan that stated: 'THAT staff be Authorized to terminate lease arrangements with Timwen Partnership at the Grimsby Gateway Centre to close at the end of the third quarter subject to a staff report to council outlining a review; THAT the review consider feedback from the Tourism Summit; THAT the report outline a new operation plan seeking financial support Regular Council 2 June 6, 2016 from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism Partnership of Niagara; THAT a new lease agreement be negotiated with the landlord; THAT Staff be directed to develop a new operations plan for the Grimsby Gateway Centre" NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Lincoln: 1) supports in principle the concept of a Niagara Tourism lnformation Center at the existing Casablanca / QEW interchange; 2) supports in principle that Niagara region develop a new operation plan and a new lease deal to support a Niagara Tourism information kiosk at the Grimsby Gateway Centre; 3) supports the direction that Niagara Region develop a Regional tourism s

THAT the minutes of the Public Meeting of May 17,2016, be received.

THAT the minutes of the Economic Development and Planning Committee meeting of May 17,2016, be adopted and the recommendations contained therein be approved and acted upon.

THAT the minutes of the Finance & Administration Committee meeting of May 24, 2016, including the confidential addendum thereto, be adopted and the recommendations contained therein be approved and acted upon.

THAT the minutes of the Council Business Planning (Committee of the Whole) meeting of May 30, 2016, be adopted and the recommendations contained therein be approved and acted upon.

THAT leave be given to introduce the following by-laws: (a) No. 2016-38, To Declare Certain Lands as Part of the Public Highway System (Prokich Court and St. George's Drive). (b) No. 2016-39, To Authorize a Site Plan Agreement (DeHaan Homes lnc.). (c) No. 2016-40, To Govern the Calling, Place and Proceedings of Meetings and the Conduct of Members of Council and Committees thereof. (d) No. 2016-41, To Authorize the Acquisition of Property from Harold W.M. Smith Holdings Limited. Regular Council 4 June 6, 2016 (e) No. 2016-42, To Authorize the Acquisition of Property from Bethesda Residential Holdings lnc.

TFIAT By-law Nos. 2016-38, 2016-39,2016-40,2016-41,2016-42 read a first time, be now read a second and third time and finally passed, and that the Mayor and Clerk sign and sealthe said by-law.