Public Works Committee

“RESOLVED, That Report DPW09-13 dated February 26, 2009 regarding Sumner Crescent, Declaration of One-Foot Reserve as Public Highway be received, and that the Mayor and Town Clerk be authorized to sign a By-Law declaring Block 49, registered Plan 30M- 182 as Public Highway, and further, that the By-Law be registered at the Land Titles and Registry Office.”

Cruickshank; “RESOLVED, that Report DPW09-14 dated March 6, 2009 regarding ‘The Town of Grimsby Drinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS) Operational Plan (Option 2) - Approval’ is received by Page 1 of 4 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE March 11, 2009 Town Council for review and that this Report and the following recommendations be approved: ● that Council approve the DWQMS Operational Plan, included with this report as Appendix ‘B’; and ● that the Mayor be authorized to execute Section 3.0 of the DWQMS Operational Plan endorsing the final document; and ● that the Department of Public Works be authorized to submit the DWQMS Operational Plan to the Ministry of Environment and the Accreditation Body (Canadian General Standards Board) prior to May 1, 2009.”

Kadwell; “RESOLVED, That Report DPW09-15 dated March 5, 2009 regarding the Region of Niagara – 2009 Transportation Sustainability Review be received and that the five proposed policies for sidewalks, storm sewers, medians and street lights on Regional Road Allowances and the proposed transfer of Clarke Street to the Region and the North Service road to the Town all be approved-in-principle.”

"RESOLVED, That Report DPW09-16 dated March 6, 2009 regarding the Award of Contract PWC08-02-320034, 2008 Operation Centre Fuel Station be received, and that the Director be authorized to award the contract to the low bidder, Claybar Contracting Inc., in the tendered amount of $162,648.70 and further, that the Mayor and the Town Clerk be authorized to execute the contract documents."

“RESOLVED, That Report DPW09-12, dated March 4, 2009, regarding the 2009 Public Works Department Budget be received, and that the recommendations contained therein be approved, and that a 6.3% percent increase in the Town’s Water Rates; a 2.5 percent increase in the Equipment Self Rental Rate; a 3.0 percent increase in Cemetery Rates and Charges, and a 7.8% increase in the Sanitary Maintenance Levy Rate, all be approved, and that the Capital Forecast Budgets presented herein be approved in principle, and further, that the following Public Works Budgets hereby be approved and forwarded to the Finance Committee for consideration in the 2009 overall Town Budget. 1. The Transportation Services Current Budget in the total expenditure of $2,293,560 with a Net Expenditure of $2,170,860; 2. The Transportation Services Capital Budget in the total expenditure of $3,424,500 with a Net Expenditure of $830,000; 3. The Liquid Waste Capital Budget in the total expenditure of $1,108,000 with a Net Expenditure of $0; 4. The Liquid Waste Current Budget in the total expenditure of $4,000,440 with a Net Expenditure of $0; 5. The Water Works Capital Budget in the total expenditure of $2,091,000 with a Net Expenditure of $0; 6. The Water Works Current Budget in the total expenditure of $4,257,990 with a Net of $0; 7. The Queen’s Lawn and Grimsby Mountain Cemeteries Current Budgets in the combined total expenditures of $242,540 and a combined Municipal Contribution of $56,130; and 8. The Cemetery C

"RESOLVED, That the GDIA minutes of January 15, 2009 be received for information, approved and filed."