Special Council Meeting

“That in accordance with Section 25.7.14 of the City of Kitchener Municipal Code Chapter 25 (Procedure) the notice requirements be waived to consideration of a tender outlined in Financial Services Department report FIN-2021-63 - Q21-101 - Consulting Services – Chicopee Hill Trail Feasibility Study to the agenda this date.”

“That Quotation Q21-101 Consulting Services - Chicopee Hills Trail Feasibility Study, be awarded to WSP Canada Inc., Thornhill, Ontario, at their quoted price of $110,643.00, including contingencies of $10,058.00, plus H.S.T. of $14,383.59, for a total of $125,026.59, provided a satisfactory contract is executed.”

"WHEREAS the Covid-19 pandemic has been both a health crisis and an economic crisis; and, WHEREAS the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), an agency of the Province of Ontario, regulates licensed establishments; and, WHEREAS the requirements for temporary extension of a liquor licence sales and temporary patio extensions have been relaxed throughout the pandemic, including downloading of certain approvals to the municipality, and proved beneficial to business operators; and, WHEREAS the Downtown Kitchener BIA has invested $600,000 into new downtown restaurant patios and the Belmont Village BIA invested in creating a new pedestrian-only patio experience; and, WHEREAS the City of Kitchener has provided $100,000 in business recovery grants to support Kitchener restaurants in adapting their patios to respond to the pandemic; and, WHEREAS the City of Kitchener has developed a seamless system for approving patio expansion during the pandemic, supporting more than 60 restaurant owners across the city; and, WHEREAS the City of Kitchener would like to provide further opportunities for helping strengthen our economy, continue to support local businesses, and have successfully managed the new licensed-area extension approvals delegated to the municipality; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Kitchener strongly encourages the Province of Ontario to continue the relaxed regulations in perpetuity, including, but not limited to, the following: i) permitting extensions of l

"That an in-camera meeting of City Council be held immediately following the special council meeting this date to consider one land acquisition/disposition matter and one land acquisition/disposition and contractual/negotiation matter as authorized by Sections 239 (2) (c) (i) of the Municipal Act, 2001, respectively."

"That leave be given the Mover and Seconder to introduce the following by-laws for three readings and that the same be taken as read a first, second and third times, be finally passed and numbered serially by the Clerk."