Regular Council in Committee

THAT: Council hereby authorizes the appointment of Peter J. Smith & Company Inc. of Fort Erie, Ontario to provide design and engineering services for the Fort Erie Wayfinding Study - Phase 2 - Contract No. IS-08WAYF, in the amount of $63,000.00 (including g.s.t), and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009 PAGE THREE THAT:Council authorizes staff to prepare the necessary by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Engineering Agreement on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT:A by-law be submitted to Council authorizing the establishment of a reserve fund for "Transit Capital", and further THAT:The $55,000.00 forwarded to the Town of Fort Erie by Fort Erie Mobile Service be dedicated to capital purchases within the Fort Erie Specialized Transit (FAST) program. (

THAT:Council hereby accepts the low tender for the East Avenue Watermain Replacement - Contract No. IS.09EAST in the amount of $281,259.72 (including 5% g.s.t.) and award the project to DeRose Bros. General Contracting Ltd. 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 receives this report regarding regulation requirements for the depositing of snow and ice from privately owned property onto Town-owned or maintained sidewalks and road allowances, and further THAT: Staff be directed to prepare the necessary by-law to enforce this regulation regarding the depositing of snow and ice. (

THAT: Council hereby receives Report No. IS-04-09 regarding expenditures for the capital project for the Ridgemount Road Railway Crossing Warning System, and further COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES – MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009 PAGE FOUR THAT: The budget shortfall for the Ridgemount Road Railway Crossing Warning System project of $8,025.00 be funded from the Road Reserve, and that the project be subsequently closed. (

THAT: Council hereby receives this report for information purposes on various environmental agencies' issues within the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Council hereby accepts the Petition from the Niagara Region (attached as Appendix "A") under Section 4 of the Drainage Act for a new Municipal Drain, and further THAT: Council authorizes the Drainage Superintendent to proceed in accordance with the Drainage Act Legislation, RSO, 1990, c.17, to prepare and proceed with a Proposal Call to retain a Drainage Engineer. (

THAT:The Town enter into a Servicing Agreement with 1322915 Ontario Limited, J. and B. Passero, and R. B. Miller for extension of municipal watermain on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director of Infrastructure Services and the Town Solicitor, and further THAT:The Town enter into a further agreement with J. and B. Passsero for the provision of a temporary water supply for 1137 Dominion Road, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Director of Infrastructure Services and the Town Solicitor, and further THAT:Temporary relief from Clause 3.1 of By-law No. 199-04 be granted for 1137 Dominion Road subject to the entry into an agreement for temporary water supply by J. and B. Passero, and further THAT:The Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the requisite documents. (

THAT:Report No. IS-53-01-08 be reconsidered. (

THAT:Staff be directed to prepare a by-law for the purpose of the Town of Fort Erie entering into a lease (as a municipal capital facility agreement) with the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara for space located at 20 Lewis Street, in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in this report, and further THAT:Council exempt from municipal and school taxes the portion of the lands leased from the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara which are used as a municipal capital facility for the purposes of the administration of the municipality. (

THAT:Council hereby receives Report No. CAO-02-09 for information purposes only, and further THAT:The Community Health and Wellness request for $61,000.00, as contained in this report, be forwarded to the Council-in-Budget Committee Meeting on February 11, 2009 for consideration in the 2009 Supplementary Operating Budget. (

THAT:Council hereby receives Report No. CS-01-09 for information purposes only. (

THAT:Council hereby receives Report No. CS-02-09 regarding the Water Emergency Relief Fund (WERF) for information purposes, and further THAT:Council refers the ongoing funding of WERF for consideration at 2009 Budget-in-Committee and that Report Directive APD-01-2008 be amended as per Appendix "A". (

THAT:The Town of Fort Erie consent to the passage of a Private Members Bill to amend The Young Men's Christian Association of St. Catharines Act, 1928 to exempt land and buildings owned or occupied by YMCA of Niagara in the Town of Fort Erie from taxation for municipal and school purposes, and further THAT:By-law No. 35-91 be repealed once the Private legislation comes into force and effect. (

THAT: Council hereby approves the Failure to Comply fines as set out in Appendix "1" to Report No. CS-04-09, and directs staff to apply to the Regional Senior Justice for approval of Part I Provincial Offences Notice Fines for contravention of regulatory by-laws. (

THAT:Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 6:50 p.m. (