Regular Council in Committee

THAT: Council hereby accepts the low tender for the Laneway drainage Improvements - Contract No. IS.06LANE in the amount of $89,415.10, including g.s.t. submitted by DeRose Bros. General Contracting of Thorold, Ontario, and further THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contract on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Council hereby accepts the low tender for the Reconstruction of Regional Road 3 (Garrison Road), from Concession Road to Central Avenue, Contract No. IS.06GRCC, submitted by Nexterra Substructures Inc., in the amount of $4,819,186.12, including g.s.t., and further THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contract on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie, and further THAT: Staff be authorized to develop and execute an agreement with Canadian Niagara Power in order to clearly define respective obligations subject to the funding limits identified in Report No. IS-62-07, and further THAT: Funding in the amount of $892,000 derived from the Federal Gas Tax revenues be applied as a funding source for the water and sewer main construction, and further THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council to authorize debenture financing in the amount of $1,322,000 for this project. (

THAT: Council hereby directs staff to proceed with filling the vacant contract position of Development Coordinator for the Community Health & Wellness Program immediately, and further THAT: Council hereby authorizes the establishment of an Executive Steering Committee to transition the Community Health & Wellness Program into the LHIN/CHC model, and further THAT: The Community Health & Wellness 2008 budget be based on the programs outlined in Option No. 1 contained in Report No. CAO-23-07. (

THAT: Council hereby approves the December 3, 2007 Land Committee Meeting Minutes attached as Appendix "1" to Report No. CAO-24/LC-25-07. (

THAT: Net capital surpluses and deficits on completed capital projects totalling $1,312,296.66 be returned to reserve funds in accordance with this summary distribution attached as Appendix "A" to this report. (

THAT: Section 4 of the proposed Public Notice Policy be and it is hereby amended by deleting the words “no less than five (5) days” in line one and inserting at the end of the sentence of Section 4.1(i) the following: “(i) publishing at least once in a local newspaper no less than five (5) days (prior to public meeting, adoption of annual budget or amendments as provided for under Section 4.1 above), and” (

THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council to adopt a Public Notice Policy, as amended and to repeal By-law No. 24-04, as amended. (

THAT: By-law No. 193-02 be amended to accept the proposal from TD Commercial Banking to renew its Business Banking Agreement with the Town for a 5 year period with an option to renew for a further five years, or for termination upon 180 days written notice. (

THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council to amend Council Rules of Procedure By-law No. 145-06 pursuant to Appendix "1" annexed hereto. (

THAT: Pursuant to Section 16.9 of Procedural By-law No. 145-06, as amended, consent is hereby granted to consider a Community and Development Services matter at this meeting due to extra-ordinary circumstances. (

THAT: Council hereby directs staff to prepare a by-law for the purchase of a new Pumper/Rescue Truck from ResQTech Systems Inc. of Woodstock, Ontario for the quoted price of $354,570, including g.s.t., and further THAT: Council hereby directs staff to prepare a by-law for the purchase of a new Light-Duty Rescue Truck from ResQTech Systems Inc. of Woodstock, Ontario for the quoted price of $132,500 including g.s.t, and further THAT: Council hereby waive the provisions of the Corporate Purchasing and Tendering Policy (By-law No. 29-2002) to permit the single source supply of this rescue vehicle. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 8:13 p.m. (