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The Town of Pelham regular council meeting was held on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers at the Pelham municipal building at 20 Pelham Town Hall. Video recording and live stream of the meeting can be viewed at www.pelham.ca/live
Hospice Niagara
Council received a presentation from Carol Nagy, the executive director of Hospice Niagara who thanked council for the continued support for the “Make Hospice a Home” campaign. The services and programs offered by Hospice Niagara to families and caregivers are varied and are offered at no cost.
Fonthill District Kinsmen Association
Council received a presentation from Thom Hounsell, the president of the Fonthill District Kinsmen Association and Kinsmen member Kevin Coyle. The presentation detailed the concerns and requests for compensation for the lost revenue from the 2024 Home Show, which was cancelled due to the unexpected transformer fire at the Meridian Community in 2024. Council agreed to waive future costs for the Kinsmen for the rental fees for the Meridian Community Centre for the annual Craft Show and Home Show for the next two years.
Pelham-Greenbelt Natural Asset Management Project
Council received a presentation from Samantha Witkowski, Environmental Coordinator at the Town of Pelham, regarding the Pelham-Greenbelt Natural Asset Management Project. Work on the project began in 2023 with the support of a grant to identify, measure and value natural assets in Pelham. The project scope included the municipality of the Town of Pelham as well as the upper 12-mile creek watershed. A total of 4,428 individual assets were identified within the project. www.pelham.ca/mnamp
Good Roads
Council received correspondence from Good Roads regarding the establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program. Good Roads has designed a multifaceted rural road safety program and has been in discussions with the Ministry of Transportation to fund it. The proposed program would target a municipality’s most dangerous roads, perform road safety audits, and install modern safety infrastructure that prevents serious injuries. This program is designed to be cost-effective while also providing rural municipalities with a direct means for addressing risk associated with their roadways. Town of Pelham council requested that the Government of Ontario take action to implement the rural road safety program that Good Roads has committed to lead. www.goodroads.ca
Regulation of Cannabis Odour in the Town of Pelham
Council received Report #2024-0241 Regulation of Cannabis Odour in the Town of Pelham and determined the preferred approach to odour regulation. Council approved, in principle, the proposed Odour Management By-law with no odour numerical threshold and provided direction for implementing the escalating administrative penalty amounts of $2500 for the first instance, $5000 for the second and $7500 for all subsequent contraventions, consistently for all contraventions of the Odour Management By-law. Council directed the Odour Management By-law be presented to Council for consideration at the next regular meeting of the Council. www.pelham.ca/cannabisAsset Management Plan and Engineering Standards
Council received report #2024-0255 Asset Management Plan and Engineering Standards and awarded the assignment to Update the Town’s Asset Management Plan to comply with Ontario Regulation 588/17 to GEI Consultants Canada Inc. and approved the funding from the Roads Capital Reserve in the amount of $87,091.30.
Forest Park
Council received Report # 2024-237 Recommendation Report for the Application for Zoning By-law Amendment – Forest Park and directed Planning staff to prepare the necessary Zoning By-law amendment for Council consideration at the next Regular Meeting of Council.
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Leah Letford, Communications Specialist | 905-980-6653 | lletford@pelham.ca
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