Public Works Committee

That Report PW 9-2026, dated March 10, 2026, respecting Road Safety Strategic Plan - 2025 Results and Next Steps, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Regional Council APPROVE the Vision Zero Road Safety Strategic Plan 2026 workplan attached as Appendix 2 to Report PW 9- 2026; and 2. That an operating budget adjustment to the previously adopted 2026 Transportation Services operating budget in the amount of $2,804,002 gross and $0 net BE APPROVED by Regional Council in order to reflect the financial operating impacts pertaining to the cessation of the Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program as outlined in this report.

That Report PW 10-2026, dated March 10, 2026, respecting Extension of the Niagara Regional Courts Inter-Municipal Agreement (Amendment 3), BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That an extension to the term of the existing Amending Agreement to the Niagara Region Courts Inter-Municipal Agreement (NRCIMA) (being Amendment 2 dated October 13, 2022) of 3 years BE APPROVED for purposes of continuing the Red Light Camera (RLC) Program as described in Report PW 10-2026; 2. That the extension agreement (being Amendment 3 to the NRCIMA) BE PREPARED in a form satisfactory to the Director of Legal and Court Services, including amendments necessary to reflect the conclusion of the Automated Speed Enforcement program in accordance with legislative changes as described in Report PW 10- 2026; Public Works Committee Open Session Minutes PWC 3-2026 March 10, 2026 Page 3 3. That the Regional Chair and Regional Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute the Amending Agreement (Amendment 3) to the NRCIMA once finalized, subject to approval by all 12 local area municipalities; and 4. That this report BE CIRCULATED to the 12 local area municipalities and that the 12 local area municipalities BE REQUESTED to approve the execution of the Amending Agreement (Amendment 3) to the NRCIMA to continue the Red Light Camera (RLC) program.

That Report PW 12-2026, dated March 10, 2026, respecting Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Treatment Upgrades – Budget Adjustment and Amendment, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That an amendment to the 2026 Capital Budget BE APPROVED by Regional Council, subject to the provision of required public notice in advance in accordance with the Niagara Region’s Public Notice Policy C-RC-005, to seek approval for a one-time transfer of $9,670,550 from the Wastewater Capital Reserve to the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Treatment Upgrades project in order to fund project expenditures as outlined further in Report PW 12-2026; and 2. That a capital budget adjustment in the amount of $24,546,250 gross and $0 net BE APPROVED for the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Treatment Upgrades project and that the increase BE FUNDED by a Provincial Grant.

WHEREAS Ontario generated approximately 16.88 million tonnes of waste in 2024, with 12.75 million tonnes disposed in landfills (Waste To Resource Ontario’s 2025 State of Waste in Ontario - Landfill Report); WHEREAS Ontario’s landfill capacity will be exhausted by 2037, or as early as 2034 if U.S. access is restricted; WHEREAS municipalities across Ontario are facing increasing challenges related to long-term waste disposal capacity, including rising costs and environmental impacts; financial assurance requirements, infrastructure approval timelines and evolving regulatory requirements; WHEREAS decisions related to large-scale waste disposal infrastructure, including landfill development and Energy from Waste (EFW), have regional and provincial implications that extend beyond individual municipalities; WHEREAS development of new waste disposal infrastructure, including landfills, requires significant environmental assessment, permitting, and capital investment and can take 10 years or more to plan and construct, further underscoring the urgency of provincial coordination and support; WHEREAS the absence of a coordinated, province-wide strategy for long- term waste disposal and resource recovery planning places disproportionate financial and environmental responsibility on individual municipalities to address complex infrastructure decisions on their own; WHEREAS funding opportunities available to municipalities for waste management capital infrastructure are currently limited,

That Report PW 11-2026, dated March 10, 2026, respecting Region Fleet Services Vehicle and Equipment Accident Information, BE RECEIVED for information.