REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA
POLICE SERVICES BOARD
PUBLIC AGENDA

Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:00 A.m. - 10:00 A.m.

Meeting Held By Electronic Participation Only

ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING

Due to the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, Niagara Regional Police Headquarters will not be open to the public to attend Board meetings until further notice. To view the live-stream meeting proceedings, please visit https://calendar.niagarapolice.ca/meetings

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT/PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

3.1

Minutes of the Public Board Meeting held Thursday, March 25, 2021

• That the Minutes of the Public Board Meeting held Thursday, March 25, 2021 be adopted as circulated.

4.

REPORTS FROM BOARD CHAIR

5.

REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE

6.

PRESENTATIONS

6.1

Niagara Regional Police Service - Crime Reports/Mapping Tool

The Corporate Communications Unit will provide a demonstration on the NRPS crime reporting/mapping tool available on the Niagara Regional Police Service website, which provides valuable information about recent crime activity so the public can be more vigilant and implement crime awareness and prevention efforts in their homes, workplaces and community. (There is no background documentation for this item.)

• That the presentation be received. 

7.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.1

Monthly Report - Niagara Regional Police Service - Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic - April 2021

Service report dated April 20,2021 providing the Board with a detailed update regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Niagara Regional Police Service and the actions taken to the mitigate risks.  

7.2

Quarterly Report - Brock University Campus Security Services - January 1 to March 31, 2021

Report dated April 1, 2021 from Scott Johnstone, Senior Associate Vice President, Infrastructure & Operations, Brock University, providing a quarterly report about complaints, use of force, discipline and arrests associated to officers designated as Special Constables while employed with Brock University Campus Security Services.

7.3

Annual Report - Arrest - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 4, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 197-2000.

7.4

Annual Report - Criminal Investigation Management and Procedure - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated February 17, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 198-2000.

7.5

Annual Report - Crisis Negotiation - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March  25, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 245-2000. 

7.6

Annual Report - Equal Opportunity Discrimination and Workplace Harassment Prevention - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated April 7, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 331-2012.

7.7

Annual Report - Firearms Training - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 18, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 221-2000.

7.8

Annual Report - Marine Unit - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 29, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 227-2000.

7.9

Annual Report - Policing Aboriginal Occupations and Protests - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 10, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 324-2012.

7.10

Annual Report - Proceeds of Crime - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 19, 2021 submitted in accordance to the reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 233-2000. 

7.11

Annual Report - Robbery Investigations - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated February 17, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 234-2000.

7.12

Annual Report - Secure Holsters - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 24, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 269-2005.

7.13

Annual Report - Skills Development and Learning Plan - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 18, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 250-2000.

7.14

Annual Report - Stolen or Smuggled Firearms - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 23, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 211-2000.

7.15

Annual Report - Tactical Units - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 15, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 242-2000.

7.16

Annual Report - Underwater Search and Recovery Unit - January 1 to December 31, 2020

Service report dated March 29, 2021 submitted in accordance to the annual reporting requirements set out in Board By-law 273-2005.

7.17

Ministry of the Solicitor General - PSB Re-Appointment of Tara McKendrick

Correspondence dated April  6, 2021 from Gita Ramburuth, Appointments Officer, Ministry of the Solicitor General, providing Order in Council No. 413/2021 reappointing Tara McKendrick to the Niagara Police Services Board for a further period of three years, effective April 1, 2021. 

7.18

Township of West Lincoln - Resolution - Medical Cannabis Grow Operations - Public Safety Concerns

Correspondence dated March 23, 2021 from Joanne Scime, Clerk, Township of West Lincoln, addressed to the Federal Minister of Health, advising of a resolution adopted at its Council Meeting held March 22, 2021 in support of the correspondence from the Niagara Police Services Board regarding Medical Cannabis Grow Operations - Public Safety Concerns. (Refer to the attached letter dated November 4, 2020 from the Board).

7.19

Town of Fort Erie - Resolution - Cannabis Licencing and Enforcement

Correspondence dated March 23, 2021 from Carol Schofield, Manager, Legislative Services/Clerk, Town of Fort Erie, addressed to the Federal Minister of Health, advising that at its meeting held March 22, 2021, the Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie received and supported the resolution from the Township of Brock recommending legislative changes to cannabis licencing and enforcement by Health Canada. (Refer to the attached letter dated March 2, 2021 from the Township of Brock).

• That the information be received.

8.

NEW BUSINESS

8.1

Corporate Services Committee (CSC) - Councillor Information Request Respecting Report CSD 17-2021

Service report dated April 12, 2021 providing information requested at the Region's March 10, 2021 Corporate Services Committee meeting with respect to the PSB/NRPS Financial Variance Overview for the Year Ending December 31, 2020, that was included as Appendix 8 to Report CSD 17-2021, specifically the correlation between the NRPS Casino Unit loss of revenue and NRPS staff funding, and the status of NRPS project hiring from 2020/2021 and the budget impact. (Refer to the attached letter dated March 26, 2021 from the Niagara Region.) 

• That the Board receives this report and forwards the report to the Region’s Corporate Services Committee.

8.2

Special Fund Request - Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG) 2021 Governance Summits

Report dated April 6, 2021 from Deb Reid, Executive Director, Niagara Police Services Board, providing a funding request from the Canadian Association of Police Governance to support the CAPG's 2021 Governance Summits being held on April 27 and June 30, 2021. 

• That the Board authorize a donation at the Supporter Sponsor Level in the total amount of $1,000 ($500 for each summit) from the Special Fund to the Canadian Association of Police Governance in support of its 2021 Governance Summits.

9.

OTHER NEW BUSINESS

10.

IN CAMERA REPORTS

11.

ADJOURNMENT

The Police Services Board will adjourn the public portion of the meeting and reconvene in-camera for consideration of confidential matters pursuant to Section 35(4) of the Police Services Act.