Public Works Committee

That Report PW 49-2023, dated December 5, 2023, respecting Designation of Signing Authority – Traffic Signal Designs and Installations, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Council APPROVE the designation of signing authority for traffic signal designs to the Director of Transportation Services; and 2. That the necessary By-law BE PRESENTED to Regional Council for consideration.

That Report PW 52-2023, dated December 5, 2023, respecting Award of Request for Proposal 2023-RFP-136 Detailed Design for the Reconstruction Regional Road 43 (Bridge Street) from Victoria Avenue to Niagara River Parkway and Adjacent Municipal Streets, in the City of Niagara Falls, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: Public Works Committee Open Session Minutes PWC 11-2023 December 5, 2023 Page 3 1. That Request for Proposal 2023-RFP-136 Detailed Design for the Reconstruction Regional Road 43 (Bridge Street) from Victoria Avenue to Niagara River Parkway and Adjacent Municipal Streets, in the City of Niagara Falls, BE AWARDED to the highest scoring-compliant proponent R.V. Anderson Associates Limited at their submission price of $2,965,290.34 (including 13% HST); and 2. That a gross capital budget adjustment in the amount of $1,433,387 and $0 net BE APPROVED for the Detailed Design of Regional Road 43 and Adjacent Municipal Streets and BE FUNDED through a cost sharing agreement with the City of Niagara Falls.

That Report PW 53-2023, dated December 5, 2023, respecting Waste Management By-law Update, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That By-law No. 2022-32 being A By-law to Regulate the use of the Waste Management System for The Regional Municipality of Niagara (short title being the “Waste Management By-law”), as amended, BE FURTHER AMENDED to reflect the changes set out in in Appendix 1 of Report PW 53-2023; 2. That the necessary amending By-law BE PREPARED and PRESENTED to Council for consideration; and 3. That Report PW 53-2023 and a final copy of the consolidated By-law, BE CIRCULATED to the Local Area Municipalities for information.

That Report PW 54-2023, dated December 5, 2023, respecting Updates to the Acquisition, Distribution and Replacement of Waste Diversion Containers Policy, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the Acquisition, Distribution and Replacement of Waste Diversion Containers Policy, PW4.R01, BE REPEALED and REMOVED from the Public Works Policy Manual; and 2. That the revised Acquisition, Distribution and Replacement of Waste Diversion Containers Policy contained in Appendix 1 to Report PW 54- 2023 BE APPROVED and ADDED to the Corporate Policy Manual.

That Report PWC-C 10-2023, dated December 5, 2023, respecting Recommendations for Consideration from the Waste Management Planning Steering Committee meeting held October 23, 2023, BE RECEIVED; and That Report WMPSC-C 29-2023, BE

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: PW 48-2023 Annual Water Quality Management System Update PWC-C 9-2023 Update and Councillor Information Requests Related to Blue Box Transition