Council Meeting Video

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Concerts on the Canal back for 2023

The City of Welland is pleased to welcome the Welland Downtown Business Association (WDBIA) as its partner for the much-loved Concerts on the Canal series.

The WDBIA will host eight concerts in 2023. The concerts fall within the City’s events operating budget; the City has allotted $40,000 to the concert series plus $25,000 for City-provided services for 2023.

Proceeding with the partnership with the WDBIA allows eight well-delivered concerts for the 2023 season. The Concerts on the Canal is a well-attended and significant series for the City of Welland and neighbouring community members throughout the summer. As an important economic development driver for the City of Welland, the series draws residents and visitors to the downtown core, where they can enjoy an evening with dinner and a concert.

More Homes Built Faster Act – Summary of keying amendments to the Land Use Planning System in Ontario

On Tuesday night, Council received an update from the City’s Policy Planning Supervisor, outlining Bill 23 and the changes to various legislation and how they impact Welland. Legislation impacted includes:

• Planning Act
• Development Charges Act
• Ontario Heritage Act
• Ontario Land Tribunal Act
• Conservation Authorities Act
• Municipal Act
• New Home Construction Licensing Act

The financial implications of Bill 23 will vary from municipality to municipality; however, the City of Welland aligns with most of the amendments in Bill 23, resulting in little change regarding the types of services levied through development charges and the types of developments with development charges or parkland dedication levied against them.

Procedural Bylaw updates

The current Procedural By-law was implemented in 2017, with additional approved amendments since, and now include:

Here are the items that have been approved to include within the procedural by-law update:

• THAT Welland City Council allows for delegations to appear at Council and/or General Committee meetings.
• THAT the July and August Council meetings dates be scheduled on the third Tuesday of the month.
• THAT the Procedural By-law be updated to allow five (5) minutes per delegations during Council and General Committee meetings.
• THAT the Procedural By-law be updated to include a curfew for Special Council and General Committee meetings.
• THAT Procedural By-law be updated to reflect that up to two (2) members of Council may bring forward a notice of motion.
• THAT the Procedural By-law include the Delegations to Council/General Committee Request Form.
• THAT the deadline to submit a Notice of Motion be 4:00 p.m. on the Tuesday of the week prior to a Council meeting.
• THAT Welland City Council include Notices of Motion on Special Council meeting agendas.
• THAT the updated Procedural By-law be presented at a Council Meeting for Council consideration no later than April 18, 2023.
• THAT Schedule B of the Procedural By-law be updated to include “Land Acknowledgement”.

There will be an additional meeting to consider further changes, and then the final procedural by-law with updates will be considered in April.