Committee of the Whole

That Report CSD 5-2025 BE

That Report PHD 1-2025, dated February 6, 2025, respecting Niagara Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) 10 Year Master Plan, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: 1. That the 10-year master facilities plan BE ENDORSED IN PRINCIPLE so that staff may proceed to ‘Request for Proposals’ for conceptual design of an EMS Hub with performance specifications and continue to explore partnership opportunities as detailed within this report; 2. That staff BE DIRECTED to proceed with expression of interest (EOI) for the lease-based scenario for an EMS Hub; and 3. That financing in the amount of $3,895,250 gross and $3,036,890 net BE INITIATED from the 2017 capital budget for EMS Central Hub (#20000117) and that the project BE FUNDED as follows:  Development Charges $858,360  Debt $3,036,890.