Public Works Committee

That Report PW 49-2020, dated November 10, 2020, respecting Niagara- on-the-Lake Drainage, BE RECEIVED for information; That Niagara Region staff BE DIRECTED to meet with Mr. Watson’s drainage engineer as well as staff from the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake to further discuss this matter; and That the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake BE ADVISED.

That Report PW 48-2020, dated November 10, 2020, respecting Residential Blue Box Program – Proposed Producer Responsibility Regulation, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That staff BE AUTHORIZED to send comments on the proposed Blue Box regulation to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) before the close of the consultation period on December 3, 2020, following further internal and external coordination and analysis of the proposed regulation.

That Report PW 47-2020, dated November 10, 2020, respecting Approval of Public Works Single Source Purchase Request Over $100,000, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendation BE APPROVED: 1. That a change request to Purchase Order PO23236, assigned to WSP Consulting Engineers, per proposal 2017-RFP-08 for Niagara Falls Water Treatment Plant Phase II Upgrades, to increase the pre-tax amount of $593,634.00 by $96,400.00 for a new total of $690,034.00 BE APPROVED.

That Correspondence Item PWC-C 44-2020, being a memorandum from A.-M. Norio, Regional Clerk, dated November 10, 2020, respecting Recommendations for Consideration from the Linking Niagara Transit Committee meeting held October 21, 2020, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That Report LNTC-C 4-2020 BE FORWARDED to the Clerks of Niagara’s twelve (12) local area municipalities and that they BE REQUESTED to have the Council’s of the twelve (12) local area municipalities consider the resolution outlined in Appendix 1 to Report LNTC-C 4-2020, advising the Regional Clerk of any municipal feedback, no later than February 28, 2021; and Public Works Committee Open Session Minutes PWC 10-2020 November 10, 2020 Page 5 2. That Council DIRECT staff to undertake an assessment of the proposed resolution outlined in Appendix 1 to Report LNTC-C 4-2020 and REPORT BACK to the Public Works Committee, no later than February 28, 2021, evaluating the expected impacts to Niagara Region Transit, Niagara Specialized Transit, Niagara Region Transit OnDemand, and the Regional tax levy from the proposed resolution.

That Correspondence Item PWC-C 41-2020, being a memorandum from B. Zvaniga, Interim Commissioner, Public Works, dated November 10, 2020, respecting COVID-19 Response and Business Continuity in Public Works, BE RECEIVED for information.

That Report PW 46-2020, dated November 10, 2020, respecting Niagara Regional Transit OnDemand – Update, BE RECEIVED and BE CIRCULATED to the municipalities of Pelham, Lincoln, Grimsby, West Lincoln and Wainfleet for information.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: PWC-C 40-2020 Update on Extended Producer Responsibility – Electrical and Electronic Equipment PWC-C 42-2020 Stewardship Ontario’s Proposed Plan to Windup the Residential Blue Box Program and Transition to the New Producer Responsibility Framework PWC-C 43-2020 Proposed Changes to Ontario’s Food and Organic Waste Policy Statement