Public Works Committee

That Report PW 18-2026, dated July 14, 2026, respecting Gross Budget Adjustment for Seventh Street Bridge on Regional Road 34 (Seventh Street Louth) in the City of St. Catharines, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That the gross capital budget for the Seventh Street Bridge (Structure 034205) Rehabilitation Project BE INCREASED by $825,000 for the completion of construction works, and that the increase BE FUNDED by Capital Variance Project (CVP) – Levy.

That Report PW 20-2026, dated July 14, 2026, respecting Quarry Road Landfill Leachate Management System Upgrades, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That the gross capital budget for the Quarry Road Landfill Leachate Management System Upgrades BE INCREASED by $130,000 and that the increase BE FUNDED from the Capital Variance Project – Waste Management.

That Report PW 22-2026, dated July 14, 2026, respecting Initiation of Funds and Direct Award for Archaeological Assessment Services for the South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Plant Solutions Projects, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That financing in the amount of $8,400,000 gross and net BE INITIATED from the approved capital budget for the New South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Plant project and that this amount BE FUNDED from Debt; 2. That financing in the amount of $1,400,000 gross and net BE INITIATED from the approved capital budget for the South West Trunk Sewer project, and that this amount BE FUNDED from Debt; 3. That staff BE AUTHORIZED to proceed with the direct award of contract for services to complete Stage 3 and Stage 4 archaeological assessment for the South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Plant project at a cost of $5,553,099 (including 13 per cent HST), to Stantec Consulting Ltd.; and 4. That the necessary by-laws BE PREPARED and PRESENTED to Council for consideration.

That Regional participation in the exploration of local municipal services corporation, BE

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: PW 19-2026 Niagara Region Growth Report 2026 Year-End Summary and 10 Year Growth Forecast (and BE CIRCULATED to the and Local Area Municipalities) PWC-C 9-2026 Appoint of By-law Officers for the Enforcement of the Sewer Use By-law No. 2024-51 Public Works Committee Open Session Minutes PWC 7-2026 July 14, 2026 Page 5 WMPSC 2-2026 Waste Management Planning Steering Committee Minutes June 22, 2026

That this Committee DO NOW MOVE into Closed Session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A Matter involving financial information supplied in confidence to the municipality, which, if disclosed could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization under s. 239 (2)(i) of the Municipal Act, 2001: Financial Information related to Memorandum PWC-C 10-2026 Short-Term Waste Disposal Capacity

That Memorandum PWC-C 10-2026, respecting Short-Term Waste Disposal Capacity, BE RECEIVED for information.