Council

THAT the minutes of the July 4, 2017, Regular Meeting of Council, be adopted as circulated.

THAT correspondence from the Town of Lincoln Museum and Cultural Centre dated July 5, 2017, regarding a Country Hoedown Throwdown to be held at the Museum and Cultural Centre, 4996 Beam St., on August 4,2017, be received; AND THAT the Council of the Town of Lincoln hereby declares the said Country Hoedown Throwdown to be municûpally significant in accordance with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's Special Occasion Permit requirements.

THAT correspondence from Glen Elgin Vineyard Management dated July 13, 2017 , regarding an lnternational Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration to be held at Foxcroft Vineyard located at 3838 Victoria Avenue, Town of Lincoln, on July 22,2017, be received; AND THAT.the Council of the Town of Lincoln hereby declares the said lnternational Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration to be municipally significant in accordance with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario's Special Occasion Permit requirements.

WHEREAS the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is a crown agency, reporting to the Ministry of the Attorney General, that regulates the Province's alcohol sector and administers the Liquor License Act of Ontario; AND WHEREAS the AGCO oversees the administration of the Special Occasion Permit (SOP) program, which allows for the sale and service of alcohol on special occasions such as cash bars at weddings or private receptions as well as larger scale events that are open to the public such as charity fundraisers; Council 3 July 17 , 2017 AND WHEREAS a SOP is required any time alcohol is offered for sale or served anywhere other than in a licensed establishment (such as a bar or restaurant) or a private place (such as a private office or home); AND WHEREAS the AGCO has established different classes of SOPs for different types of events including Private Events, Liquor lndustry Promotional Events and Public Events; AND WHEREAS SOPs for Public Events may be issued to eligible organizations to raise funds for charitable purposes and objects that benefit the public at large (including the advancement of education, religion, relief of poverty and charitable purposes benefitting the communÌty) or for public events of significance; AND WHEREAS in order to be recognized as an event of provincial, national or international significance, the event must be designated as such by the AGCO; AND WHEREAS an event of municipal significance requires designation by the municipality i

THAT correspondence from Niagara Region dated July 13,2017, regarding representation from the Town of Lincoln on the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Board of Directors, be

THAT the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting of July 10,2017, be adopted and the recommendations contained therein be approved and acted upon.

THAT the minutes of the lnfrastructure Committee meeting of June 12,2017 , be adopted and the recommendations contained therein be approved and acted upon.

WHEREAS the municipality of the Corporation of the Town of Lincoln recently experienced sudden, unprecedented and extraordinary weather events including severe storm and flooding starting April 30, 2017 through to May 5,2017; AND WHEREAS the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority recognized that the Niagara Region saw "the 1OO-year flood level being exceeded"; AND WHËRËAS the Province of Ontario recognized that extreme weather conditions for Niagara Region were imminent during this same period, so much so, that a joint statement on heavy rainfall [and] potential for flooding was issued from Bill Mauro, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Marie-France Lalonde, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services; AND WHEREAS the Town of Lincoln was under rainfallwarnings as issued by Environment Canada from May 1 through to May 5,2017 AND WHEREAS the Town of Lincoln has experienced significant emergency operating and capital as well as health and safety costs as a result of this extreme and unprecedented weather event; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1 THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Lincoln hereby requests the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to activate the Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance program; 2 AND THAT Angela Cifani, Treasurer, be delegated authority to verify and attest to the accuracy of the submitted claim(s) as required.

THAT Council has considered the requirements of Paragraph 17 of Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, and concludes that no further notice or public meeting is required in the matter of the following proposed amendments to Zoning By-law No. 93-14- Z1: a) No. 2017-58-2495, To Amend Zoning By-law No. 93-14-21, as amended, of the Town of Lincoln (Oorsprong). b) No. 2017-59-2496, To Authorize a Temporary Use (142431 Ontario Ltd.).

THAT leave be given to introduce the following by-laws: a) No. 2017-58-2495, To Amend Zoning By-law No. 93-14-21, as amended, of the Town of Lincoln (Oorsprong). b) No. 2017-59-2496, To Authorize a Temporary Use (142431Ontario Ltd.). c) No. 2017-60, To Authorize a Temporary Use Agreement (142431 Ontario Ltd.). d) No. 2017-61,To Stop Up and Close Part of the Unopened Road Allowance Between Lots 1 2 and 13, Concession 5, Former Township of Clinton. e) No. 2017-62,To Authorize the Conveyance of Part of the Closed Road Allowance Between Lots 12 and 13, Concession 5, Former Township of Clinton (Catherine Louise Fallis). f) No. 2017-65, To Authorize a Temporary Use Agreement (Oorsprong).

THAT By-laws No. 2017-58-2495,2017-59-2496, 2017-60,2017-61 , 2017-62 and 2017-65 read a first time, be now read a second and third time and finally passed, and that the Mayor and Clerk sign and seal the said by-laws.

THAT leave be given to introduce the following by-law: (a) No. 2017-63, To Adopt, Confirm and Ratify matters dealt with by Council resolution.

THAT By-law No. 2017-63, read a first time, be now read a second and third time and finally passed, and that the Mayor and Clerk sign and seal the said by-law.