City Council Meeting - January 21, 2025

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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. IN CAMERA SESSION OF COUNCIL
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
3.1. Council Minutes of January 13, 2025
4. DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
a) Coucillor Pietrangelo declared a conflict of interest with the meeting minutes from January 13, 2025. He indicated that the conflict is with By-Law 2025-009 (part of Item #16 on the January 13, 2025 C...
b) Councillor Pietrangelo declared a conflict of interest to Report CS-2025-02 (Item #5.5), Attachment 6, as the Councillor's parents live on one of the rural road segments identified for resurfacing.
c) Councillor Lococo declared a conflict of interest with the budget Item #5.4, Report CS-2025-03, Commissions, Fees for Service, Grants and Honorariums for Fee for Service for the Niagara Falls Art Gall...
5. REPORTS
5.1. CS-2025-07 2025 Budget Engagement Survey Results
5.2. CS-2025-01 Staff Proposed 2025 Tax Levy Supported Budget - Variance Analysis
5.3. PRESENTATION - 2025 Operating Budget Tiffany Clark, Director of Finance, presented the 2025 Operating Budget to Council. Frank De Luca of 4341 Kilman Place addressed the Mayor, Tiffany Clark and Counc...
5.4. CS-2025-03 2025 Boards and Commissions, Fee for Service, Grants and Honorariums Recommendations Councillor Nieuwesteeg left Chambers at 6:30pm and returned at 6:38pm. Councillor Pietrangelo left Chamb...
5.5. At 6:53pm, Tiffany Clark requested a 15 minute recess to gather updated budget information in reference to Item #5.5 on the agenda. Mayor Diodati announced we would take a recess and readjourn at 7:10...
Referencing recommendation #8: Should the Mayor be satisfied that he will not exercise his veto rights to Council’s amendments: That the Mayor consider shortening his 10-day veto period by 10 days, by...
6. COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMENTS OF THE CITY CLERK
6.1 Memo - to Chair and Members of the Library Board - 2025 Capital Budget Attached is a memo to the Niagara Falls Library Board regarding a revised version of their 2025 Capital Budget. Recommendation: T...
6.2. Niagara Falls Innovation Hub Attached is a memo from the Director of Finance, Tiffany Clark, to Members of Council regarding the Niagara Falls Innovation Hub's Financial Information.
Coucillor Lococo asked to put it on record that she was opposed to the budget for the reason of wanting the budget sustained or reduced. She also stated that she encourages Councillors to come up with...
7. RATIFICATION OF IN-CAMERA
8. BY-LAWS
2025-012. A by-law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of the City Council at its meeting held on the 21st day of January, 2025.
9. ADJOURNMENT
9.1 Adjournment
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