Public Works Committee

That Report PW 28-2023, dated September 12, 2023, respecting Feasibility Study to Explore a Joint Operations Centre with the Town of Pelham Public Works Department, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That staff BE AUTHORIZED to retain the services of a consultant through a competitive process to perform the following in support of exploring the potential for a joint public works operations centre with the Town of Pelham: (a) Conduct a feasibility study to investigate options to establish a new joint Operations Centre with the Town of Pelham Public Works Department at the current Niagara Region Pelham Patrol Yard property located at 1495 Victoria Ave, Fenwick, the costs of which will be shared with the Town of Pelham; and (b) Concurrently conduct a service delivery review of the Region’s Pelham Patrol Yard to determine the future capacity needs of the Region.

That Report PW 36-2023, dated September 12, 2023, respecting Provision of Depot Collection Services on Behalf of Producers for Residential Blue Box Program, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: Public Works Committee Open Session Minutes PWC 9-2023 September 12, 2023 Page 3 1. That Regional Council APPROVE the provision of residential Blue Box depot collection and haulage services and related promotion and education (collectively the “Depot Services”) on behalf of Circular Materials Ontario (CMO), during the transition period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, subject to confirmation by Staff that the compensation to be provided by CMO to the Region for the Depot Services is on a full cost recovery basis; and 2. That the Regional Chair and Regional Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute CMO’s standard form contract document(s) for the Region’s provision of Depot Services at Niagara Region’s public drop off depots and at Walker Environmental Group Inc. on a full cost recovery basis.

That Report PW 38-2023, dated September 12, 2023, respecting Bridge Street Site Operations Contract, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Contract 2023-T-45 Bridge Street Waste and Recycling Drop-Off Depot and Leaf & Yard Waste Composting Facility Operations, BE AWARDED to the lowest compliant bidder, Waste Innovators Niagara Inc., at their tender price of $1,129,873 per year (including 13% HST) for a term of five (5) years, with an option in favour of Niagara Region to extend the term for up to five (5), six (6) month periods; and 2. That the Regional Chair and Regional Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute the contract and any required documents related thereto in a form satisfactory to the Director of Legal and Court Services.

That Report PW 40-2023, dated September 12, 2023, respecting Terms of Reference for the Transportation Strategy Steering Committee, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: Public Works Committee Open Session Minutes PWC 9-2023 September 12, 2023 Page 4 1. That the terms of reference attached as Appendix 1 BE ENDORSED for the establishment of a new advisory committee to the Public Works Committee called the Transportation Strategy Steering Committee (TSSC) to replace existing transportation-related steering committees; 2. That Regional Council REQUEST the Local Area Municipalities submit their recommendations for representatives for the Transportation Strategy Steering Committee, based on the criteria outlined in Report PW 40-2023, to the Regional Clerk no later than October 27, 2023; 3. That the Transportation Steering Committee (TSC) BE DISSOLVED and that past members of the Committee BE NOTIFIED; 4. That the Active Transportation Sub Committee (ATSC) BE DISSOLVED and that past members of the Committee BE NOTIFIED; and 5. That the Greater Niagara Circle Route Committee (GNCRC) BE DISSOLVED and that past members of the Committee BE NOTIFIED.

That Report PW 41-2023, dated September 12, 2023, respecting Award of Contract 2023-T-128 Quaker Road Sanitary Trunk Sewer between Pelham Street and Rice Road in The Town of Pelham and City of Welland, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Contract 2023-T-128 Quaker Road Sanitary Trunk Sewer between Pelham Street and Rice Road in The Town of Pelham and City of Welland BE AWARDED to the lowest compliant bidder, Peter’s Excavating Inc. at their bid price of $12,066,888.63 (including 13% HST).

That Report PW 41-2023, dated September 12, 2023, respecting Appointments to Niagara Road 12 Landfill Citizen Liaison Committee, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the recommendation contained in Confidential Appendix I to Report PW 44-2023, BE APPROVED, confirming the appointments for the remainder of this term of Council to the Niagara Road 12 Landfill Citizen Liaison Committee.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: PW 43-2023 Niagara Children’s Water Festival Summary WMPSC 4-2023 Waste Management Planning Steering Committee Open and Closed Minutes from August 29, 2023

That this Committee DO NOW MOVE into Closed Session for the purposes of receiving information of a confidential nature respecting: A Matter of Commercial Information Supplied in Confidence and a Position to be Applied to Negotiations under s. 239(2)(i) and (k) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Recycling Collection from Non-Eligible Sources under Blue Box Regulation (O. Reg 391/21)

That Report PW 37-2023, dated September 12, 2023, A Matter of Commercial Information Supplied in Confidence and a Position to be Applied to Negotiations under s. 239(2)(i) and (k) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - Recycling Collection from Non-Eligible Sources under Blue Box Regulation (O. Reg 391/21), BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein BE APPROVED.