Regular Council in Committee

THAT: Report No. IS-20-07 regarding the Status of the Black Creek (Shagbark Lane) Bridge Replacement Project be recieved for information purposes, and further THAT: Council be advised that a tender call will occur in June 2007 to be Page 4 of 10 COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES - TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2007 followed by an Administrative Report to Council recommending the award of this project. (

THAT: The 2007 Replacement Vehicle tenders be awarded as follows: (a) Contract FM-02-07: New 2008 International Sewer Flusher Truck be awarded to Joe Johnson Equipment Inc. of Barrie, Ontario in the amount of $317,743.56 (including pst and trade in alalowance and excluding gst), and further (b) Contract FM-03-07: New 2007 Ford Cab and Chassis with Utility Box (sign truck) be awarded to Brock Ford Sales of Niagara Falls, Ontario in the amount of $87,031.80 (including pst and trade in allowance and excluding gst), and further (c) Contract FM-04-07: New 2007 Ford Full Size 4 Wheel Drive Pickup be awarded to Brock Ford Sales of Niagara Falls, Ontario in the amoutn of $26,855.28 (including pst and trade in allowance and excluding gst), and further THAT: Staff be directed to prepare the necessary by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contracts with Joe Johnson Equipment Inc. and Brock Ford Sales on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Council hereby authorize rate increases for noxious weed cutting on private property within the Town of Fort Erie, and further THAT: Staff be directed to develop the necessary by-law to reflect these rate increases, and further THAT: By-law No. 247-2002 be repealed. (

THAT: Council award the 2007 Sidewalk Repair - Contract No. IS-07SIDE to Sacco Construction Ltd. of Niagara Falls, Ontario, at the tendered amount of $206,209.22, including gst, and further THAT: Council approve the construction of 2920 meters of new sidewalk funded from the 2007 General Levy, included in the 2007 Sidewalk Repair Project, as detailed in Appendix "A", and further Page 5 of 10 COUNCIL-IN-COMMITTEE MINUTES - TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2007 THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the necessary by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contract on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: Council award the tender for the construction of the Walden Boulevard Watermain and Sanitary Sewer Replacement - Contract No. IS-07WALD, Alternative "A" at the tendered amount of $693,474.47, including gst to Vic Vatrt Contracting Ltd. of Welland, Ontario, and further THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the necessary by-law authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute the contract on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie, subject to receipt of Ministry of Environment Certificate of Approval. (

THAT: Council award the contract for Road Resurfacing - Hot Mix Asphalt, to Norjohn Contracting and Paving Ltd. of Thorold, Ontario, at the tendered amount of $282,215.04, including gst, and further THAT: Staff be authorized to prepare the by-law authorizing the Mayor and the Clerk to execute the contract on behalf of the Town of Fort Erie. (

THAT: The Consolidated Traffic By-law 200-89" Being a by-law to regulate traffic and parking on the highways of the Town of Fort Erie"; Schedules "A", "C" and "E" be amended to reflect parking restrictions currently signed on roads transferred from Regional Municipality of Niagara in 2000 to the Town of Fort Erie as per Appendics A, B & C attached, and further THAT: The Clerk be directed to prepare the by-law amending the Consolidated Traffic By-law 2000-89 to this effect to be submitted to Council for adoption at their Regular Meeting of Council scheduled for May 28, 2007, and further THAT: Once the amending by-law has been passed, Operations Staff erect the appropriate signage. (

THAT: This matter be

THAT: Council approve the proposed user fee rate schedule for Town-owned cemeteries as detailed in Table 3 of Report No. IS-20-07, effective July 1, 2007, and further THAT: By-law No. 55-2001 being a by-law to establish a schedule of cemetery rates in the Town of Fort Erie Cemeteries be amended to reflect the proposed rates, and further THAT: The Town Clerk be authorized to registere the rates with the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Cemetery Division. (

THAT: Council hereby approves the April 23, 2007 Land Committee Meeting minutes attached as Appendix "1" to Report No. CAO-08/LC-09-07, and further THAT: Council hereby approves the recommended tasks as outlined in Appendix "2" to Report No. CAO-08/LC-09-07 (

THAT: Council accept this report regarding illegal Marijuana Grow Operations and Clandestine Drug Laboratories for information purposes only. (

THAT: Council hereby accepts this report for information purposes only. (

THAT: A by-law be submitted to Council to authorize the entry into a new agreement with the Fort Erie SPCA for a period of three (3) years according to the terms set out herein. (

THAT: Report No. CS-14-07 regarding the Municipal Act, 2001be received for information purposes, and further THAT: Staff be directed to prepare the policies and by-law amendments required by the changes to the Municipal Act, 2001 for future presentation to Council-in-Committee. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now recess to go into the Special Meeting of Council at 7:25 p.m. (

THAT: Council does now hereby reconvene into the Council-in-Committee Meeting. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now go into closed session to discuss the following: (a) Property Matter Re: Point Abino Lighthouse Status Report (b) Legal Matter Re: Fort Erie Non-Profit Housing Corporation (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby rise and reconvene with no report respecting the legal matter and with report respecting the property matter as follows: THAT: Confidential Report No. IS-29-07 be received for information purposes. (

THAT: Council-in-Committee does now hereby adjourn at 8:50 p.m. (