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2006/02/06COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 6, 2006 Order of Business and Agenda Package COUNCIL MEETING February 6, 2006 PRAYER: Alderman Carolynn loannoni O CANADA Samantha Hart who attends St. Vincent de Paul School will sing the National Anthem. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Council Minutes of January 23, 2006 DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST Disclosures of pecuniary interest and a brief explanation thereof will be made for the current Council Meeting at this time. DEPUTATIONS /PRESENTATIONS 4th Annual "Strike Out Violence" Bowling Tournament Representatives from Women's Place will speak to Council regarding their fund- raising efforts including the upcoming Strike Out Violence Bowling Tournament hosted with the Niagara Regional Police. Public Meeting Proposed Amendments to the Community Improvement and Environmental Quality Policies of the Official Plan. City File: AM- 28/2005 Background Material: Recommendation Report: PD- 2006 -07 PLANNING MATTERS Public Meeting Zoning By -law Amendment Application AM- 36/2005, 5165 Palmer Avenue, Applicant: Dariusz Tymejczyk Agent: Wayne Thomson, Proposed Medical Clinic Background Material: Recommendation Report: PD- 2006 -08 -AND- Correspondence from the Niagara Region Planning Development Department -AND- 2 MAYOR'S REPORTS. ANNOUNCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMENTS OF THE CITY CLERK 1. Municipal Heritage Committee requesting that February 20th to 26th, 2006 be proclaimed as "Heritage Week" in the City of Niagara Falls. PD- 2006 -11- Matters Arising from the Municipal Heritage Committee Meeting January 25, 2006 2. The Eaater Seal Society requesting that March be declared "Easter Seals Month" in the City of Niagara Falls. RECOMMENDATION: For the Approval of Council 3. Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day a request to declare February 14, 2006 "A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day" in the City of Niagara Falls. RECOMMENDATION: For the Approval of Council 4. Niagara Falls Lightning Gymnastic Club- requesting consideration of participation and sponsorship for the Club's 2006 Americana Invitational event. RECOMMENDATION: For the Consideration of Council 3 5. Council of the Corporation of the City of Port Colborne a resolution on property tax and assessment issues requesting the Province of Ontario be requested to provide relief and remedy for working families and seniors who are hardest hit by unacceptable spikes in the cost of living and by the likely property tax increases. RECOMMENDATION: For the consideration of Council Additional Items for Council Consideration: The City Clerk will advise of any further items for Council consideration. REPORTS RATIFICATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE ACTIONS (Alderman Selina Volpatti, Chair) DEPUTATION RE: NIAGARA HEALTH MATTERS On December 12 2005 Council passed a motion to invite Kim Craitor M.P.P., and representatives of the Niagara Health System, local doctors and nurses to attend a future Council meeting to discuss the recent bed closures at G.N.G.H. As of the production of the agenda, the exact names of the participants had not been finalized. The matter is being listed towards the end of the agenda because Kim Craitor M.P.P. will be travelling in from Toronto as the legislature will be in session during the day. Background Material: Excerpt from Niagara Falls City Council Minutes from December 12 2005 Correspondence from His Worship Mayor Ted Salci to the Niagara Health System Correspondence from the Niagara Health System 4 CONSENT AGENDA THE CONSENT AGENDA IS A SET OF REPORTS THAT COULD BE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION OF COUNCIL. THE APPROVAL ENDORSES ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN EACH OF THE REPORTS WITHIN THE SET. THE SINGLE MOTION WILL SAVE TIME. PRIOR TO THE MOTION BEING TAKEN, AN ALDERMAN MAY REQUEST THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE REPORTS BE MOVED OUT OF THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. F- 2006 -07 Low Income Tax Deferral F- 2006 -08 2006 Interim Tax Levy F- 2006 -09 Municipal Accounts HR- 2006 -01 Recognizing Employee Excellence L- 2006 -03- Request for Clarification of Comments made by Ms. Italia M. Gilberti regarding the Architectural Peer Review and the Tourism Policy Review Implementation Status MW- 2006 -11 Grassy Brook West Sanitary Sewer System Detailed Design Consultant Agreement MW- 2006 -09 Stanley Avenue from Murray Street to Ferry Street Project 2005 142-04 MW- 2006 -12 Future Mewburn Road Park Grading Services 2006 163 -06 Contract Award MW- 2006 -20 Contract 2006 -04, 2006 Asphalt Patching City Wide PD- 2006 -09 Participation as a Partner for Grant Funding to Showcase Area Brownfield Sites for Redevelopment PD- 2006 -10 Information Report Places to Grow Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Horseshoe Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal. R- 2006 -07 Amendment to Municipal Alcohol Risk Management Policy BY -LAWS The City Clerk will advise of any additional by -laws or amendments to the by -laws listed for Council consideration. 2006 -26 A by -law to establish Part 1 on Reference Plan 59R -12953 as a public highway, to be known as and to form part of Dorchester Road. 2006 -27 A by -law to provide an interim levy of realty taxes. 2006 -28 A by -law to provide for the adoption of an amendment to the City of Niagara Falls Official Plan. 2006 -29 A by -law to authorize the payment of $4,845,520.00 for General Purposes. 2006 -30 A by -law to adopt, ratify and confirm the actions of City Council at its meeting held on the 6 day of February, 2006. NEW BUSINESS Mayor's Comments Council Meeting February 6, 2006 Singing of the National Anthem Samantha Hart Twelve year old Samantha Hart started singing at a very young age and began voice lessons with the Niagara Institute of Music and Arts just last year. She attends St. Vincent de Paul School and has performed in the past with the St. Vincent de Paul Choir as well as Loretto Elementary School. This past Christmas Eve, Samantha performed a duet at Our Lady of Peace Church. Samantha enjoys school and is considered an excellent student by her fellow schoolmates, teachers and her vocal coach Miss Casey Hyde. C04-4-Ay heo Dean lorfida Women's Place South Niagara on Feb Council Meetin• Agenda From: "Women's Place of South Niagara Inc." <womensplace @bellnet.ca> To: "N. F. City Clerk" diorfida @city.niagarafalls.on.ca> Date: 1/27/2006 2:02:17 PM Subject: Women's Place South Niagara on Feb. Council Meeting Agenda Hi Dean, Thanks for calling me back. I would like to be added to the Feb. 6th City of Niagara Falls Council Meeting to bring up to speed on our Fundraising efforts for operating dollars which will include the 4th Annual "Strike Out Violence" Bowling Tournament hosted by Women's Place and The Niagara Regional Police Service. Please confirm with me when we are added to the agenda and I will let you know who will be coming to speak. Thanks as always!, Tamara Coleman- Lawrie Development Officer Women's Place of South Niagara Inc. P: (905) 353 -0361 F: (905) 353 -9647 womensplace @bellnet. ca GNGH Drop Dead Date 6 December 12, 2005 NEW BUSINESS Council information Packages ORDERED on the motion of Alderman Campbell, seconded by Alderman Pietrangelo to refer to staff to come back with a report with suggestions on a better way to circulate the Council Information package. Carried Unanimously Alderman loannoni indicated that on December 21", 11 medical beds on unit D would be closing leaving only 46 medical beds total on this unit. ORDERED on the motion of Alderman loannoni, seconded by Alderman Wing that a letter be sent to the NHS, Minister of Health and MPP Kim Craitor, expressing Council's objection to the closure of the medical beds and requesting that the closure of the beds be deferred until an opportunity is given to look into alternatives. Carried Unanimously ORDERED on the motion of Alderman loannoni, seconded by Alderman Volpatti that MPP Kim Craitor, the NHS and representatives for the Doctors and Nurses at GNGH be invited to a Council meeting to discuss the issue noted above. Carried Unanimously Region of Niagara A discussion occurred regarding the recent media reports that the proposed expansion of the Regional facilities is 10% inadequate. ORDERED on the motion of Alderman Diodati, seconded by Alderman Pietrangelo that the Region of Niagara be asked to try and live within their means, absorb the 10 percent shortage of space, including having the Health Department on site and make the expansion work in the space they have. Carried Unanimously ORDERED on the motion of Alderman Volpatti, seconded by Alderman Morocco that the meeting be adjoumed at 9:00 p.m. Carried Unanimously DEAN IOR OITY CLERK R.T. (TED) SALCI, MAYOR Mayor Ted Salci VIA FAX: 905 -323 -3800 Ms. Debbie Sevenpifer, President Chief Executive Officer Niagara Health System 142 Queenston Street St. Catharines, ON L2R 2Z7 Dear Ms. Sevenpifer: Re: Closure of Beds at GNGH January 4, 2006 IQ cFn J.- Orfic( City Hall 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.niagarafails.ca (905) 356 -7521 Ext. 4201 Fax: (905) 374 -3557 tsaici @niagarafalls.ca Prior to the holiday season, Niagara Falls residents learned of the plans for the closure of 11 medical beds and four surgical beds at the Greater Niagara General Hospital. Although the closures have been characterized as temporary there is a fear amongst our Council, and the local residents, that any such move will become permanent. As a result, Niagara Falls City Council passed the following motion: That Niagara Falls City Council objects to the closure of beds at the Greater Niagara General Hospital and that the NHS look at alternatives to such closures. I am hopeful that a follow-up meeting, to the meeting with Mayor Redekop and M.P.P. Craitor in late November, will also deal with this sensitive issue. Your respectful consideration of the above resolution is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Sda R. T. (Ted) Salci Mayor RTS:di:cec c. The Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health Long -Term Care Mr. Kim Craitor, M.P.P., Niagara Falls Jan. 18. 2006 1:24PM NHS Corporate Svcs January 18, 2006 Mayor Ted Said The City of Niagara Falls City Hall, P.O. Box 1 023 4310 Queen Street Niagara Fans, Ontario, Canada L2E 6X5 Dear Mayor Sato: Re: Reduction of Beds at Greater Niagara General Hospital Site Thank you for your letter dated January 4, 2006 regarding the concerns your council and community have about the reduction of beds at our Greater Niagara General Hospital ('GNOH In making decisions of this nature, as the Niagara Health System (NHS) we strive to balance our duty to be responsive to healthcare needs of the communities we serve while at the same time ensuring we are responsibly managing our resources. With regards to the closure of these beds, 1 would like to clarify that our intention with this bed reduction is to maintain the same patient volumes through increased efficiency and productivity by ultimately improving length of stay rates. This is an part of an enhanced clinical utilization initiative we have. underway as part of our accountabilities with the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC). As we have discussed previously, all hospitals in Ontario have been asked by the MOHLTC to balance the budget by March 2006. The NHS has asked for an additional year to balance the budget and is awaiting an official response from the MOHLTC. A seven (7) step methodology was provided to all hospitals by the MOHLTC to follow in balandng their budgets of which improved clinical utilization is step four (4). A copy of the Ministry's Hospital Annual Planning Submission process can be obtained on the Ministry's website: http: //www.mohitchb.cornlauanta/ MAPS Completion Guide.odf. Hospitals have been instructed to review all the steps h order and consider steps to improve efficiencies and productivity with the least impact to patient care. The NHS is expected by the MOHLTC to follow the process and step methodology in developing its' balanced budget As mentioned above, one of the steps includes moving to best practice for clinical utilization. Clinical utilization is a review of the length of stay of patients based on patient diagnosis. Our review, based on the data for all hospitals in Ontario has determined that we can provide the same level of service to our patients by moving towards best practice and reducing length of stay. Based on this information, we have been able to determine that the NHS can provide the same service more efficiently. The closure of the beds at our GNGH site does not mean a reduction of service but rather a more efficient use of our resourcee. As we always do, we will monitor closely the impact of closing these beds on the access and availability of service to your community and make adjustments if required. r M 11106' O MOgf� sa Ml10f6! NIAGARA HEALTH SYSTEM SYSTEME DE SANTA DE NIAGARA TOGETHER IN EXCELLENCE LEADERS IN HEALTHCARE 1 1) (905).32100 eZiter W 1 e rutola6 No.319 P. 2 'lig C John• (l et ona� fe 156 Onbrb Street sy Cethert es, ON L2R5K3 Jan. 18. 1006 1:15PM NHS Corporate Svcs No. 3196 P. 3 Mayor Ted saki January 18, 2006 We trust that the above Information helps to clarify our derision regarding the beds reductions at the GNGH site. Should you require additional information please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincerely, Debbie Sevenpifer, CA, CHE President and Chief Executive Officer Niagara Health System DSMrf cc: The Honourable George Smitherrnan, Minister of Health Long Term Care Mr. Kim Craitor, M.P.P. Niagara Falls luau dam IR sane idler Pape 2 P7 Niagara Falls I The City of Canada Corporate Services Department Members: RECOMMENDATION: Planning Development 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.niagarafalls.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354 E -mail: planning @niagarafalls.ca His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario February 6, 2006 Re: PD- 2006 -07, City File: AM- 28/2006, Proposed Amendments to the Community Improvement and Environmental Quality Policies of the Official Plan PD- 2006 -07 Doug Darbyson Director It is recommended that Council adopt the proposed amendments to the Community Improvement and Environmental Quality policies of the Official Plan, subject to comments that may be received at this public meeting, and that they be forwarded to the Region for approval. BACKGROUND: Since the spring of 2004, RCI Consulting, in conjunction with GSP Group and Hatch Acres, have been undertaking a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) for the City's Brownfield sites. Luc Piccioni of RCI Consulting provided Council with an update of the project status on November 21, 2005 and will be presenting the final report to Council in March. As part of the work, the current Community Improvement and Environmental Quality policies of the Official Plan were assessed and amendments proposed. RCI provided a background report on these policy amendments which is attached to this report for reference. By adopting these policies in advance of the adoption of the CIP, Council will be laying the policy foundation upon which the CIP will be built. The Community Improvement Policies Since the approval of the Official Plan in 1993, the Province has made significant changes to the legislation that affects community improvement. These changes allow municipalities to provide loans and grants in various forms, including tax increment financing, as incentives in order to assist in the improvement and redevelopment of community improvement project areas. In order to implement these incentive programs, the City requires an approved CIP and a policy regime as a basis to the CIP Based on a review of brownfield related legislation, regulations and guidelines, RCI recommended that the current Community Improvement policies be replaced with a new set of policies that: Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Leaal Plannino Da valnnmant February 6, 2006 2 PD- 2006 -07 provide clear guidance with respect to the criteria or conditions that must be present in order to designate community improvement project areas; enable the City to designate the entire urban area of the municipality as a community improvement project area (currently only certain areas of the City are designated community improvement areas) for certain types of community improvement, for example, brownfield redevelopment. This will allow the City to apply the CIP incentive programs to areas within the city that meet Official Plan criteria without amendment to the Official Plan; provide a clear rationale for community improvement including guidance with respect to the goals of community improvement in Niagara Falls; specify the types of community improvement that will be promoted by the City such as building and facade preservation, deficiencies in infrastructure, known or perceived environmental contamination; and specify the types of activities (e.g., property acquisition, remediation and sale, provision of financial incentives to stimulate redevelopment) that can be undertaken by the City to encourage community improvement, including the full range of municipal actions permitted under Section 28 of the Planning Act. Adoption of these policies will provide the policy basis for the CIP by allowing Council to facilitate, promote and undertake community improvement. The Environmental Quality Policies As with the Community Improvement policies, the current Environmental Quality policies of the Official Plan do not incorporate recent legislative and regulatory changes introduced by the Province. Moreover, some of the policies may not provide sufficient guidance to applicants respecting soil contamination. Lastly, revisions to the policies are necessary to implement a new comprehensive Environmental Due Diligence Procedure that is to be used by the City to guide the review of planning and building permit applications. RCI has recommended that a number of the existing policies be deleted and replaced with new policies that: identify general conditions which would indicate the potential for soil contamination; require information to be compiled by a landowner prior to approval of development on lands where contamination may have occurred; outline any conditions which must be satisfied before development may proceed in areas where environmental contamination is known or suspected; permit the use ofholding provisions to ensure contaminated or potentially contaminated sites have been properly remediated prior to development; and require verification by a qualified person that a site has been restored and made suitable for the proposed use. February 6, 2006 3 PD- 2006 -07 The proposed revisions will update the Environmental Quality policies and provide for the integration of environmental and planning approvals where lands are subject to a development application or change to a more sensitive land use. Together with the Environmental Due Diligence Procedure, these policies will assist staff in determining if lands have been appropriatelyremediated prior to the issuance of any building permits. CONCLUSION: It is recommended that Council adopt the proposed amendments to the Community Improvement and Environmental Quality policies. The proposed policies are consistent with current legislation and regulations and are more comprehensive than the current policies. As such, the City will be better equipped to undertake community improvement. The adoption by -law is on tonight's agenda for approval. Prepared by, Jo Manager of Policy Planning Recommended by: Doug Darbyson Director of Planning Development Approved by: kr T. Ravenda Executive Director of Corporate Services JB:gd Attach. ley Respectfully submitted: E- John Mai 1 ona S:\PDR\2006\PD2006 -07, City File AM -28 -2005 Amendments to CI EQ Policies of OP.wpd Chief Administrative Officer Report B2 Revised Official Plan Policies City -Wide Community Improvement Plan And Brownfields Pilot Project Prepared By: Al 9§fi LTING November 2004 AGRES International Revised Official Plan Policies Report B21 November 2004 1.0 Introduction Appendices Table of Contents 2.0 Environmental Quality Policies 2 2.1 Review of Existing Environmental Quality Policies 2 2.2 Recommendations on Official Plan Policies 2 2.3 Revised Environmental Quality Policies 3 3.0 Community Improvement Policies 5 3.1 Review of Existing Community Improvement Policies 5 3.2 Recommendations on Official Plan Policies 6 3.3 Revised Community Improvement Policies 6 A General Areas for Community Improvement 11 Page 1 RCI Consulting 1 GSP Group Inc. 1 Acres International Revised Official Plan Policies Report B21 November 2004 1.0 Introduction This report contains revised City of Niagara Falls Official Plan policies on Environmental Quality (Section 2.0) and Community Improvement (Section 3.0). The revised Environmental Quality policies help ensure that contaminated and potentially contaminated sites are properly assessed and remediated prior to development. These policies provide the legislative framework for a comprehensive Environmental Due Diligence Procedure to be used by the City of Niagara Falls to guide its review of planning applications so that the City may limit its liability associated with this activity (see Report B3 for the Environmental Due Diligence procedure). The Environmental Quality policies and Environmental Due Diligence procedure, in turn, provide a consistent and standardized foundation for the provision of incentives by the municipality to promote the redevelopment of brownfield sites through the use of community improvement. The revised Community Improvement Policies provide the City of Niagara Falls with the legislative framework and appropriate enabling policies to prepare community improvement plans for designated community improvement project areas. Once a community improvement plan (CIP) has been adopted by the City of Niagara Falls and approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH), the City may provide grants and loans to property owners and undertake a wide range of proactive activities to promote community improvement in the designated community improvement project area. RCI Consulting (GSP Group Inc. 1 Acres International 1 Revised Official Plan Policies Report B21 November 2004 2.0 Environmental Quality Policies The revised Environmental Quality policies are based on: a) review of the existing policies on Environmental Quality in the City of Niagara Falls Official Plan (OP); and, b) the recommendations on official plan policies stemming from the review of Brownfield related legislation, regulations and guidelines contained in Report B1 (see 2.5.2 v) f) j) in Report B1). 2.1 Review of Existing Environmental Quality Policies The City of Niagara Falls Official Plan contains policies on Environmental Quality in Part 3, Section 6. These policies specify the environmental requirements that must be met prior to consideration of development applications on potentially contaminated sites and the issuance of building permits. With the legislative and regulatory changes introduced by the Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act (BFSLAA), some of the policies and references in this section of the Official Plan are now outdated. For example, in Policy 6.6, an "environmental audit" and "remedial program" is required prior to issuance of a building permit. This terminology is no longer current. A chief building official cannot withhold a building permit on properties that may be contaminated, unless there is a change to a more sensitive land use as defined by the legislation and regulations (see Figure 1 in Report B3). The definition of "potentially contaminated sites" used in Policy 6.6 may be unnecessarily limiting and no other guidance is provided to applicants with respect to the conditions which may indicate potential for soil contamination. 2.2 Recommendations on Official Plan Policies An up -to -date OP policy integrating environmental and planning approvals is required to ensure that lands that are subject of development application or change to a more sensitive use have been appropriately remediated to permit development for the proposed use. Specifically, Section 2.5.2 of Report B1 recommends that the City ensure its OP contains policies that: identify general conditions which would indicate the potential for soil contamination; require information to be compiled by a landowner prior to approval of development on lands where contamination may have occurred; outline any conditions which must be satisfied before development may proceed in areas where environmental contamination is known or suspected; permit the use of holding provisions to ensure contaminated or potentially contaminated sites have been properly remediated prior to development; and, RCI Consulting 1 GSP Group Inc. l Acres International 2 Revised Official Plan Policies Report B21 November 2004 require verification by a qualified person that a site has been restored and made suitable for the proposed use. 2.3 Revised Environmental Quality Policies Based on the above review of the existing Environmental Quality Policies in the OP, and the recommendations regarding official plan policies stemming from the review of brownfield related legislation, regulations and guidelines contained in Report B 1, the following revisions to the Environmental Quality Policies (Part 3, Section 6) in the City of Niagara Falls Official Plan are recommended. The following paragraph should be added at the end of the Preamble: Potentially contaminated properties are properties where the environmental condition of the site (soil and/or groundwater) may have potential for adverse effects on human health, ecological health or the natural environment. In order to prevent these adverse effects, it is important to identify these properties and ensure that these properties either do not require environmental remediation, or that they have been remediated and made suitable for the proposed land use(s). While the identification of potentially contaminated properties is important in the planning application review process, the policies in this section should not be interpreted as a commitment on the part of the City to identify all contaminated properties or sites. Rather, these policies should be regarded as an effort on the part of the City to responsibly utilize available information in the planning application review process in order to help ensure that development takes place only on sites where the environmental conditions are suitable for the proposed use of the site. Policies 6.6 to 6.8 should be deleted and replaced by the following policies: 6.6 The following list of general uses represents current or past activities on a property that may be causing or may have caused environmental contamination: 6.6.1 activities involved with the elimination of waste and other residues, including, but not limited to landfill sites and waste disposal areas; 6.6.2 industrial and commercial activities involving the storage and/or use of hazardous substances, including but not limited to fuels, oils, chemicals, paints or solvents; 6.6.3 railway lands. 6.7 The City will require development proponents to document previous uses of a property that is subject of a planning application and/or properties that may be adversely impacting the property that is subject of a planning application in order to assist in the determination of the potential for site contamination. RCI Consulting 1 GSP Group Inc. Acres International 3 Revised Official Plan Policies Report B2 I November 2004 6.8 For properties that have been identified through the planning application review process as "potentially contaminated", and where there is a proposed change in land use to a more sensitive use, the City will: 6.8.1 require verification to the satisfaction of the City from a Qualified Person as defined by provincial legislation and/or regulations, that the property or properties in question do not require remediation in accordance with provincial legislation and regulations, or the property or properties in question have been remediated and made suitable for the proposed use in accordance with provincial legislation and regulations, including where required by City policies or provincial legislation and/or regulations, filing by the property owner of a Record of Site Condition (RSC) signed by a Qualified Person in the Environmental Site Registry, and submission by the owner to the City of proof that the Ministry of Environment (MOE) has acknowledged receipt of the RSC. 6.8.2 not consider an RSC as acknowledged by the MOE for the purposes of Policy 6.8.1 until either: a) the MOE has confirmed that the RSC will not be audited; or, b) the MOE has confirmed that the RSC has passed the audit. 6.8.3 establish conditions of approval for planning applications to ensure that satisfactory verification of suitable environmental site condition is received as per Policy 6.8.1; 6.8.4 where applicable, utilize the holding provisions of the Planning Act to ensure that satisfactory verification of suitable environmental site condition is received as per Policy 6.8.1. 6.9 Where the City is deeded land for public highways, road widenings, parks, stormwater management, easements, or for any other purpose, the City may require, as a condition of transfer, satisfactory verification of environmental site condition as per Policy 6.8.1. Policies 6.9 to 6.10 should be renumbered 6.10 to 6.11. RCI Consulting I GSP Group Inc. I Acres International 4 Revised Official Plan Policies Report B21 November 2004 3.0 Community Improvement Policies The revised Community Improvement policies contained in this report are based on: a) review of the existing policies on Community Improvement in the City of Niagara Falls OP; b) the recommendations on official plan policies stemming from the review of brownfield related legislation, regulations and guidelines contained in Report B1 (see 2.5.2 v) a) -e) in Report B1); and, c) the geographic approach to community improvement recommended in Report B1 (See Section 5.0 in Report B1). 3.1 Review of Existing Community Improvement Policies The City of Niagara Falls OP contains policies on community improvement in Part 4, Section 11. This section includes the general enabling policies for the designation of Community Improvement Project Areas and a range of criteria which may characterize Project Areas. The municipality has designated a number of Community Improvement Areas which are illustrated on Schedule "E," Community Improvement Areas (See Report B 1, Appendix A). The community improvement policies contained in the OP were written to satisfy the requirements of obtaining provincial funding under old Provincial programs such as the Commercial Area Improvement Program (CAIP), the Program for Renewal, Improvement and Development (PRIDE), and its predecessor, the NIP (Neighbourhood Improvement Program). For example, the Preamble references cost sharing with the Province, which is no longer available. Section 11.5 of the OP outlines the community improvement activities that the City may engage in or encourage. Activities such as the municipal provision of grants and loans were not explicitly contemplated or included in the OP at the time it was written. Therefore, the community improvement policies in the OP are outdated and should be revised to include appropriate policies that enable the City to provide fmancial incentives and engage in proactive municipal activities to promote community improvement. As indicated in Report B i, the OP uses a two tier approach to designating community improvement project areas. First the OP identifies "community improvement areas" which are "older areas of the municipality that shows signs of building deterioration and general lack of property maintenance Within community improvement areas, the Council may designate by by -law "community improvement project areas" for which detailed community improvement plans can be prepared. The formal inclusion in the OP of this two -tier approach to the designation of community improvement project areas within community improvement areas is unnecessary. The term "community improvement areas" in not necessary, and in fact has no legal standing as per Section 28 of the Planning Act which refers only to "community improvement project areas". The use of both the terms in the Official Plan is redundant and confusing. As per Section 28 of the Planning Act, only the term "community improvement project area" should be used in the Official Plan. RCI Consulting 1 GSP Group Inc. 1 Acres International 5 Revised Official Plan Policies Report B21 November 2004 Furthermore, as discussed in Report B I, inclusion in the OP of Schedule E which contains the 14 existing community improvement areas unnecessarily limits the ability of the City of Niagara Falls to designate new community improvement project areas that may lie outside these existing community improvement areas. Therefore, Schedule E should be deleted from the OP. Based on the geographic approach to community improvement recommended in Report B 1, Schedule E will be replaced with an appendix map to the OP which shows General Areas for Community Improvement (See Appendix Map A). As described in Report B 1, the General Areas for Community Improvement in Appendix A meet the test of need for community improvement. The actual boundaries of these areas should be determined through detailed study of these areas when a CIP is prepared for these areas. In order to avoid having to do an Official Plan amendment every time a community improvement project area is designated that is in whole or in part outside one of the General Areas for Community Improvement, Appendix Map A will not form part of the Official Plan. 3.2 Recommendations on Official Plan Policies Based on the review of brownfield related legislation, regulations and guidelines, Section 2.5.2 of Report B1 recommends that the City ensure its OP contains policies that: provide clear guidance with respect to the criteria or conditions that must be present in order to designate community improvement project areas; enable the municipality to designate the entire municipality as a community improvement project area for certain types of community improvement, e.g., brownfield redevelopment; provide a clear rationale for community improvement including guidance with respect to the goals of community improvement in Niagara Falls; specify the types of community improvement that will be promoted by the City; specify the types of activities that can be undertaken by the City to encourage community improvement, including the full range of municipal actions permitted under Section 28 of the Planning Act; 3.3 Revised Community Improvement Policies Based on the above review of the existing Community Improvement Policies in the OP, the recommendations stemming from the review of brownfield related legislation, regulations and guidelines contained in Report B 1, and the geographic approach to community improvement recommended in Report B 1, it is recommended that Part 4, Section 11 of the OP be deleted and replaced by the following: RCI Consulting 1 GSP Group Inc. 1 Acres International Revised Official Plan Policies Report B2 I November 2004 PART 4 SECTION 11— COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PREAMBLE The Community Improvement provisions of the Planning Act give Council a range of tools to proactively stimulate community improvement, rehabilitation and revitalization through the preparation and adoption of community improvement plans for designated community improvement project areas. It is the intent of Council to maintain and promote an attractive and safe living and working environment through community improvement. Depending on the purpose for which it is designated, a community improvement project area may be the entire urban area of the City of Niagara Falls, as amended from time to time, or any part of the urban area. Once a community improvement plan has been adopted by Council and approved by the Province, Council may undertake a wide range of actions for the purpose of carrying out the community improvement plan, including offering incentives to stimulate or leverage private and/or public sector investment. POLICIES 11.1 Council shall promote an attractive, well maintained and safe living and working environment through community improvement. 11.2 Community improvement will be accomplished through the: 11.2.1 ongoing maintenance, rehabilitation, redevelopment and upgrading of areas characterized by deficient/obsolete /deteriorated buildings, land use conflicts, deficient municipal hard services, social, community, recreational services, or economic instability; 11.2.2 establishment ofprograms to encourage private sector redevelopment and rehabilitation that addresses identified economic development, land development, environmental, housing, and/or social development issues /needs; 11.2.3 designation by by -law of Community Improvement Project Areas, the boundary of which may be the entire urban area of the City of Niagara Falls, as defined in this Plan and as amended from time to time, or any part of the urban area of the City of Niagara Falls; and, 11.2.4 preparation, adoption and implementation of Community Improvement Plans, pursuant to the Planning Act. 11.3 The following criteria should be considered when designating a Community Improvement Project Area: RCI Consulting I GSP Group Inc. I Acres International 7 Revised Official Plan Policies Report B21 November 2004 11.3.1 buildings, building facades, and/or property, including buildings, structures and lands of heritage and/or architectural significance, in need of preservation, restoration, repair, rehabilitation, or redevelopment; 11.3.2 non conforming, conflicting, or incompatible land uses or activities; 11.3.3 deficiencies in physical infrastructure including but not limited to the sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, and/or watermain system, roads, parking facilities, sidewalks, curbs, streetscapes and/or street lighting; 11.3.4 poor road access and/or traffic circulation; 11.3.5 deficiencies in community and social services-including but not limited to public open space, municipal parks, neighbourhood parks, indoor /outdoor recreational facilities, and public social facilities; 11.3.6 inadequate mix of housing types; 11.3.7 known or perceived environmental contamination; 11.3.8 poor overall visual quality, including but not limited to, streetscapes and urban design; 11.3.9 high commercial vacancy rates; 11.3.10 existing or potential business improvement areas; 11.3.11 vacant lots and underutilized properties and buildings which have potential for infill, redevelopment or expansion to better utilize the land base; 11.3.12 shortage of land to accommodate widening of existing rights -of -way, building expansion, parking and/or loading facilities; 11.3.13 other barriers to the repair, rehabilitation or redevelopment of underutilized land and/or buildings; and, 11.3.14 any other environmental, social or community economic development reasons. 11.4 Priority for the designation of Community Improvement Project Areas and the preparation and adoption of Community Improvement Plans shall be given to those areas: RCI Consulting 1 GSP Group Inc. 1 Acres International 8 Revised Official Plan Policies Report B2 November 2004 11.4.1 shown as General Areas for Community Improvement in Appendix V of this Plan. (N.B. Appendix V does not form part of this Plan and can be amended without amendment to this Plan); and/or 11.4.2 where the greatest number of conditions (as established in Section 11.3) are present; and/or, 11.4.3 where one or more of the conditions (as established in Section 11.3) is particularly acute; and/or, 11.4.4 where one or more of the conditions (as established in Section 11.3) exists across the urban area of the city. 11.5 Community Improvement Plans shall be prepared and adopted having regard to: 11.5.1 encourage the renovation, repair, rehabilitation, remediation, redevelopment or other improvement of lands and/or buildings; 11.5.2 encourage the preservation, restoration, adaptive reuse and improvement of historical or architecturally significant buildings; 11.5.3 encourage residential and other types of infill and intensification; 11.5.4 encourage the construction of a range of housing types and the construction of affordable housing; 11.5.5 upgrade and improve municipal services and public utilities such as sanitary sewers, storm sewers, watermains, roads and sidewalks; 11.5.6 improve traffic circulation; 11.5.7 encourage off-street parking and provide municipal parking facilities where feasible and appropriate; 11.5.8 promote the ongoing viability and revitalization of the downtown and other general areas requiring community improvement; 11.5.9 support existing or potential business improvement areas; 11.5.10 improve environmental conditions; 11.5.11 improve social conditions; 11.5.12 promote cultural development; RCI Consulting 1 GSP Group Inc. 1Acres International 9 Revised Official Plan Policies Report B2 November 2004 11.5.13 facilitate and promote community economic development; and 11.5.14 improve community quality, safety and stability. 11.6 In order to implement Community Improvement Plans within designated Community Improvement Project Areas, Council may undertake a range of actions, including: 11.6.1 the municipal acquisition of land and/or buildings within Community Improvement Project Areas, and the subsequent; 11.6.1.1 clearance, grading, or environmental remediation of these properties; 11.6.1.2 repair, rehabilitation, construction or improvement of these properties; 11.6.1.3 sale, lease, or other disposition of these properties to any person or governmental authority; 11.6.1.4 other preparation of land or buildings for community improvement. 11.6.2 provision of public funds such as grants, loans and other financial instruments; 11.6.3 application for financial assistance from senior level government programs; 11.6.4 participation in senior level government programs that provide assistance to private landowners for the purposes of community improvement; 11.6.5 provision of information on municipal initiatives, financial assistance programs, and other government assistance programs; 11.6.6 support of heritage conservation through the Ontario Heritage Act and the Heritage Advisory Committees; 11.7 All developments participating in programs and activities contained within Community Improvement Plans shall conform with the policies contained in this Plan, the Zoning -By- law, Maintenance and Occupancy By -laws, and all other related municipal policies and by -laws. 11.8 Council shall be satisfied that its participation in community improvement activities will be within the financial capabilities of the City. RCI Consulting GSP Group Inc.1 Acres International 10 Revised Official Plan Policies Report B2 November 2004 Appendix A General Areas for Community Improvement This Appendix does not form part of the Official Plan and can be amended without amendment to the Official Plan. RCI Consulting 1 GSP Group Inc. I Acres International 11 Niagara Falls r The City of Canad His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Members: RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that: BACKGROUND: Corporate Services Department Planning Development 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.niagarafalls.ca Tel.: (905) 356 7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354 E -mail: planning @niagarafalls.ca February 6, 2006 Re: PD- 2006 -08, Zoning By -law Amendment Application AM-36/2005, 5165 Palmer Avenue Applicant: Dariusz Tymejczyk Agent: Wayne Thomson Proposed Medical Clinic PD- 2006 -08 Doug Darbyson Directpr 1) Council approve the Zoning By -law amendment application to permit the existing building to be used as a medical clinic; and 2) the amending by -law contain provisions regulating access and landscaping at outlined in this report. Dariusz Tymejczyk has requested an amendment to Zoning By -law No. 79 -200 for a 0.35 hectare (0.8 acre) parcel of land known as 5165 Palmer Avenue, as shown on Schedule 1. The amendment is requested to permit a medical clinic in an existing building, as shown on Schedule 2. The property and the building on it have historically been used for a variety of institutional uses, most recently, a church with some diocese offices and a boys shelter. The land is zoned Institutional (I), which permits a hospital, but not a medical clinic. The applicant recently obtained minor variances (A- 52/2005) to recognize the existing lot area and frontage of the property in order to facilitate its use as a hospital. Approval was granted subject to restricting access to the site from Palmer Avenue only. A hospital use is no longer being pursued as the applicant does not wish to provide for overnight stays and the costs involved in converting the building to a hospital would make the project unfeasible. The applicant is now seeking to operate this facility as a medical clinic and is site specifically seeking to add a clinic to the property's (I) zoning. The clinic is intended to be for day use and visited by appointment only. The applicant has indicated a maximum of five practitioners will be working at the clinic and up to 15 patients will visit each day. Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources information Systems Legal Planning Development February 6, 2005 2 PD- 2006 -08 Site Description and Surrounding Land Uses The site is occupied by an existing building with a landscaped area in the front yard (along Palmer Avenue) and on the north side of the building. A one -way driveway extends from Palmer Avenue along the south side of the building to a paved parking area which occupies the entire rear yard. There is also an entrance from McGlashan Crescent. Lands to the north, south and west of the site are used for mainly low density residential purposes. To the east of the site is Palmer Avenue and the former Michigan Central Railway lands. Circulation Comments Regional Municipality of Niagara The building has been used for institutional purposes for many years and a medical clinic could be considered a type of institutional use. Regional Planning staff is not opposed to the application from a Regional and Provincial planning perspective. Municipal Works There are adequate services available for this development. No road widenings are warranted. A traffic study is not needed. City Clerk Although no municipal licence is required, the clinic may require a provincial licence under the Independent Health Facilities Act if insured services are being provided. The practitioners would likely need to be licensed under the Regulated Health Professions Act. Building By -law Services No comment. Fire Services Planning Review The operators should ensure access for people with disabilities. In addition, the City's Disability Advisory Committee should review this proposal. No concerns. The medical clinic is considered an appropriate re -use of this building that will comply with the Official Plan and will be compatible with surrounding uses. The following is a summary of Planning staff's analysis of the application. 1. The proposal complies with the intent and the purpose of the Official Plan. The land is designated Residential in the Official Plan. Although residentially designated areas are intended to be used primarily for residential dwellings, ancillary uses may be permitted provided they are compatible with the residential environment, conveniently and appropriately located, and do not generate a significant amount of traffic. February 6, 2005 3 PD- 2006 -08 The proposed clinic complies with the Official Plan as follows: Traffic Services are satisfied the use will not generate a significant amount of traffic or significant impacts on the surrounding street network. However, to ensure traffic is directed toward the City's arterial road system and impacts on local streets are minimized, access to the site should be restricted to Palmer Avenue and the existing access from McGlashan Crescent should be restricted to emergency access purposes. 2. The requested Zoning By law amendment is appropriate. The Institutional (I) zoning that applies to the property permits a range of institutional uses such as a nursing home, place of worship, sanatorium and a senior citizen home. A medical clinic is a similar use to these other uses and therefore is an appropriate use for this location. Zoning By -law No. 79 -200 requires three parking spaces for each of the five practitioners working at the clinic. The parking identified on the site plan is adequate to meet these zoning requirements. To ensure the property is maintained in a manner and at a scale that is compatible with the surrounding residential uses and that access is restricted to Palmer Avenue, it is recommended the amending zoning by -law contain the following provisions: Institutional uses have existed on this property for many years and a degree of compatibility with the surrounding neighbourhood has evolved. A medical clinic is not a use that typically causes a nuisance to nearby residential uses. The clinic will remain compatible provided the building is not expanded and the existing landscaping is maintained and enhanced. The site is appropriately located at the edge of a residential subdivision, adjacent to the former Michigan Central Railway. With the restrictions set out below, the focus of activity for the clinic will be toward Palmer Avenue and away from the established residential area. Restrict the use to the existing building only. Require landscaping generally as shown as existing on the site plan (see Schedule 2). Restrict the access from McGlashan Crescent to emergency vehicles only. 3. Site plan control is applicable. The property is subject to site plan control. Approval of a site plan will guarantee the following: Provision of proper circulation on -site to ensure traffic will enter and exit onto Palmer Avenue only. This involves augmenting the one -way driveway entering from Palmer Avenue with a one -way driveway north of the building to ensure cars parking in the diagonal and parallel parking spaces on the site can exit the property without using McGlashan Crescent. Ensuring proper drainage and parking lot surfacing to enhance the appearance of the site. Protection of existing landscaped areas and the provision of landscaping along McGlashan Crescent and the interior lot lines, where possible, to screen residents from the driveway and parking area. February 6, 2005 Ensuring the access from McGlashan Crescent is restricted to emergency vehicles only with bollards and chain. Ensuring proper disabled access is provided and comments from the Municipal Disability Committee are obtained and implemented. Ensuring compatibility with surrounding uses should a change in use or ownership occur. The residential property owner to the north, at 5134 McGlashan Crescent, encroaches onto the subject land with a driveway and a storage area for a recreational boat. Staff is not aware of any formal agreement that allows this use. The applicant and adjacent property owner discussed this matter with the Committee of Adjustment when the minor variance application was heard. The adjacent property owner wanted the encroachment to continue and the applicant agreed to this until the adjacent property owner moved. However, a portion of the land being encroached upon may be needed for the new access driveway to Palmer Avenue, as constructing the driveway outside of this encroachment could remove required parking spaces and landscaping. This encroachment issue should be resolved at the site plan stage. The City Clerk has requested confirmation from the applicant that necessary provincial licences have been obtained. This confirmation should be received prior to any building permits being issued. CONCLUSION: 1. The requested amendment to permit a clinic on the land can be supported for the following reasons: The use is similar in nature and scale to other uses permitted on the land. The property will be maintained in a manner compatible with surrounding residential development as the building is not being expanded and only minor changes to the site are necessary. 2. Site plan control shall be used to ensure that the site is maintained in a form compatible with surrounding neighbouring uses. Prepared by: Approved by: Andrew Bryce Planner 2 Recommended by: AB:gd Attach. S:\PDR\2006\PD2006 -08, AM -36 -2005, Dariusz Tymejczyk, 5165 Palmer.wpd 4 PD- 2006 -08 rpl' T. Raven Executive Director of Corporate Services Res ectfully submitted: Doug Darbyson GC John MacDo ld Director of Planning Development Chief Administrative Officer Subject Land ARMOURY ST ,11ililI"■ <=r fl '����i: ■1111ii111.. IIII Y''' 1111 i ;;��E I I n ook 111111 1111 v itt our 4wi a g oo Location: 5165 Palmer Avenue Applicant: Dariusz Tymejczyk SCHEDULE/ LOCATION MAP Amending Zoning By -law No. 79 -200 1:NTS AM- 36/2005 -ter- (1.141. ar 9 o l 6, .1-01'S �9 it; •.T* ptWN. mt0.:4 4 t h.ti -4 1 t.OTS tt 12 2$4:1.9 _PAt4 (N1 :'zS5) '4.WrtA .9 ft4 O pis p> „te. k in w C.AmeazioNt tAa Mt; Y).64 d -1 oo. O C N VJOtU4 4t4't..t.. p. d r n IDte W{T C.,1t414 WFtert.t. sNawN US A ,1 6'frC .5 SCHEDULE 2 Niagara �,�f Region PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT January 10, 2006 File: D.10.M.11.23 Mr. Andrew Bryce Planner 2 City of Niagara Falls 4310 Queen St. PO Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 A.1NiNG No, 4356 P. Dear Mr. Bryce: Re: Zoning By -law Amendment Application Medical Clinic Palmer Avenue, south of Jepson St. City of Niagara Falls Your File: AM -36/2o05 This application proposes a zoning amendment to add a medical clinic as a permitted use in an "Institutional (I)" zone. The building on the site was previously used as a church and a hostel. The site is located within an established urban residential area. The building has been used for institutional purposes for many years and a medical clinic could be considered a type of institutional use. In addition, the clinic should be a creative reuse of an existing structure. From a Regional and Provincial planning perspective, Regional Planning staff are not opposed to the adoption of the proposed rezoning for a medical clinic. Yours truly, "1 d J. Farley Director of Planning Services c: Councillor W. Smeaton, Regional Municipality of Niagara Mr. W. Stevens, Regional Public Works f/2BLA- Medical Clinic -NF Building Community. Budding Lives. The Regional Municipality of Niagara 3550 Schmon Parkway, P.O. Box 1042 Thorold, Ontario L2V 4T7 Telephone: 905- 984 -3630 Fax: 905 -641 -5208 E -mail: plan@regional.niagara.on.ca RECEIVED JAN 1 12006 PLANNING DEVELOPMENT Dean Iorfida Proclamation Herita From: Terry Chambers To: Teresa Fabbro Date: 1/26/2006 10:33:34 AM Subject: Proclamation Heritage Week Teresa, Attached is the proclamation for Planning Report PD- 2006 -11 which I mentioned to you. Terry CC: Dean Iorfida The City of Niagara Falls Canada as Members: Corporate Services Department Planning Development 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON 112E 6X5 web site: www.niagarafalls.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354 E -mail: pianning @niagarafalls.ca His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario February 6, 2006 PD- 2006 -11 Doug Darbyson Director Re: PD- 2006 -11, Matters Arising from the Municipal Heritage Committee RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that Council endorse the matter arising from the Municipal Heritage Committee. BACKGROUND: The following matter was reviewed by the Municipal Heritage Committee and is brought forward for Council's consideration. Heritage Week Since 1974, Heritage Canada has recognized the third Monday in February as Heritage Day. Because of Ontario's rich and diverse heritage, the Province expanded it in 1985 to Heritage Week. The theme for Heritage Week is determined by the Federal Government in conjunction with the Heritage Canada Foundation. This year's theme is "Our Cultural Heritage Places The Municipal Heritage Committee adopted the following motion: "THAT Council proclaim the week of February 20 to February 26, 2006 as Heritage Week in the City of Niagara Falls." A proclamation is included in tonight's Council package agenda. Various activities are being Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning Development February 6, 2006 organized to celebrate Heritage Week including a three -day display, February 17, 18 and 19, 2006, at Niagara Square, to kick off Heritage Week celebrations. Prepared by: D Peggy Boyle Assistant Planner Recommended by: Doug Darbyson Director of Planning Development Approved b f el T.kaven Executive Director of Corporate Services PB:gd S:\PDR\2006\PD2006 -11, Matters Arising from MHC.wpd 2 PD- 2006 -11 Respectfully submitted: John MacD ald Chief Administrative Officer PROCLAMATION WHEREAS the protection, preservation and promotion of our built, natural and cultural heritage is recognized as contributing to the enrichment of the community, the Council of the Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls hereby proclaims FEBRUARY 20 26, 2006 as HERITAGE WEEK All citizens are encouraged to celebrate the history and heritage of our community through cultural exchange programs, projects and visits to historic sites, exhibits and commemorative events. You are hereby invited to participate in events that will assist in the enrichment and development of our understanding of the origins and history of our community and create a common identity. This year's theme is "OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE PLACES" This theme encourages the celebration of our unique cultural sites, including: theatres, community halls, art galleries, bandstands, Cummington Square, Victoria Park, Oakes Garden Theatre, Lundy's Lane Museum and Fralick's Tavern. Mayor R. T. (Ted) Salci Office of the Mayor Inter Department Memorandum TO: Dean Iorfida City Clerk FROM: Cathy Crabbe Executive Secretary Ext. 4202 RE: Council Agenda Hello Dean: Would you please arrange to have the attached request for proclamation from the Easter Seals Society added to a February Council Agenda. We will make arrangements with the Society for an "informal meeting" in the Mayor's office once this has taken place. Many thanks, Cathy DATE: January 20, 2006 Cath Crabbe Fwd: March is Easter Seals Month Page 1 From: Ted Salci To: Cathy Crabbe Date: 1/17/2006 9:13:35 AM Subject: Fwd: March is Easter Seals Month "Gardner Spiece, Janice" jgardnerspiece ©easterseals.org> 1/16/2006 2:13:19 PM Dear Mayors, During March, Easter Seals has a fundraising and awareness campaign called March is Easter Seals Month featuring events and programs in local communities. The generous support from community members will help kids with physical disabilities in many essential ways. Money raised will go towards financial assistance of equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, and communication devices, providing summer camping experiences at Easter Seals camps, and funding of Recreational Choices such as swimming and art classes. We are requesting your help in raising awareness for kids with physical disabilities living in your area and across Ontario. We would be grateful if you would consider declaring March is Easter Seats Month with a proclamation and presentation at an official or informal meeting in late February or early March. I have included a proclamation for you. As a thank you for your proclamation, our local Easter Seals Ambassador would like to honour your support publicly. Thank you for taking the time to consider declaring March is Easter Seals Month. We hope local Easter Seals children will have the honour of thanking you in person. Please contact me via telephone or Email by Friday January 20, 2006 to confirm your support. We can discuss this opportunity and a possible date, time and location; however should you have any questions, please contact me at the number below. Janice Gardner Spiece District Manager, Niagara Region and Haidimand Norfolk The Easter Seal Society, Ontario Telephone: 905 641 -1445 Fax: 905 -684 -5737 jgardnersaieceaeasterseals.orq www.easterseals.orq Helping Kids with Physical Disabilities Succeed Want to participate in a great team building event for a great cause? Sign up your team for the Sportsfest Power Play ball hockey toumament for Easter Seals kids being held Saturday February 18 at the Tom Lannan Sports Complex. Face off against other businesses while raising money for a great cause! «Easter Seals Proclamation 2006.doc» Cath Crabbe Easter Seals Proclamation 2006.doc WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: NOW THEREFORE: PROCLAMATION March is Easter Seals Month WHEREAS: The Easter Seal Society of Ontario is dedicated to helping children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities. WHEREAS: Easter Seals helps over 7,000 families of kids with physical disabilities to purchase necessary equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, braces, and communication aids. Through the More Choices for More Kids vision, Easter Seals provides recreational experiences at Easter Seals camps, and funding of Recreational Choices such as day camps, swimming and art classes. Easter Seals' mission includes research and public and consumer education on behalf of kids with physical disabilities. Easter Seals has developed a province -wide network of community -based volunteer groups called District Councils. These councils represent the community, consisting of Easter Seals' parents, volunteers, donors, teachers, medical representatives and other community members. March is Easter Seals Month is a fundraising and awareness campaign for kids with physical disabilities. During March, communities across the province fundraise and create awareness through events such as The Easter Seals Telethon and Snowaramas and programs such as Paper Eggs. I, Mayor of do hereby proclaim the month of March 2006 as Easter Seals Month and encourage everyone to support Easter Seals during its fundraising and awareness campaign. lease consider sircul and Q roc 1c t o on. INS s p, m p a Corltni r o'l f -e sar4 t e sec ond p< om o'rec- C R i sAesc-e3 Nurse) be s�,ncer��y ote ?recto Ved "cvAunk yov• Hr. and Hrst VJ 1 son oNd cjildrer p -enClos -ed a \)o .Jn chid wl a ot5 Gin edUCq+"Or j h t-W-- `1°"` ea r+i c i ,p a ors vvo u l d 111:11 VMS A Day for Hearts Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day Proclaimed by Mayor WHEREAS, Congenital Heart Defects are the most frequently occurring birth defect and the leading cause of birth defect related deaths worldwide; AND WHEREAS, each year in Canada, approximately 4,600 babies are born with a Congenital Heart Defect; AND WHEREAS, Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day provides an opportunity for families whose lives have been affected to celebrate life and to remember loved ones lost, to honour dedicated health professionals, and to meet others and know they are not alone; THEREFORE I, MAYOR DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 14, 2006 'A DAY FOR HEARTS: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT AWARENESS DAY"" IN NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA. Dated 2006 A Day for Hearts Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day Proclaimet) by Ma WHEREAS, Congenital Heart Defects am tlje most frequently occurring hirtb ae f ect ana the fearing cause of birth ae f ect relates aeatys worfbwiae; AND WHEREAS, eac(j year in Canada, approximately 4,600 babies are barn wit& a Congenital Heart Defect; AND WHEREAS, Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day provides an opportunity for families apse fives yave been of f ectea to celebrate fife and to remember fovea ones lost, to &onaur aeaicatea &ealth professionals, ant) to meet otbers ant) know they are not alone; THEREFORE I, MAYOR DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 1, 2006 "A DAY FOR HEARTS: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT AWARENESS DAY IN NIAGARA PALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA.. Dates 2oo6 A DAY FOR HEARTS Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day For additional information about how you can get involved in this e please see: http: /www.CHDinfo.com /chdaware/ February 14, 2006, is A DAY FOR HEARTS Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) Awareness Day. A massive public awareness campaign will be kicked off across the world. The message Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) are a major healthcare problem. And yet how many citizens know about this deadly condition, this Cinderella in the Heart Disease family Today, many more will. Many State Governors, Presidents, Prime Ministers and National Parliaments in different countries have issued proclamations to the effect that Feb.l4th every year will be recognized as "A DAY FOR HEARTS Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) Day!" This event is the fruit of the tireless efforts of a dedicated group a group that includes parents, doctors, nurses, adults with CHD's, and families who have lost a loved one. Tell your friends, family and others about CHD spread awareness, raise your voice, support this initiative that will help make the future secure for kids around the world with Congenital Heart Defects. A DAY FOR HEARTS CHD Awareness Day is an effort to highlight to the public the problems posed by Congenital Heart Disease. This awareness, it is hoped, will lead to an increased demand for, and attention to research funding formation and assistance to support groups education of the general public enhanced standards of care to CHD patients worldwide A DAY FOR HEARTS Congenital Hurt Defects Awareness Day You too can help make a difference. �In orq JanuarY Mayor Ted Saki, andICOundllors The city- of Artagfurtfalls That R.0:110?1 43 fOiQueen:$1reet 6X5 Dear MakCiSalci and Coticillors, MAJOR-SPONSOR $Z500 ThiVITATICtNAL SPCtNSOR:SLOO4': CEREMONY:SPONSOR $za 9-1 Tamargeoleman.Lawrie Board of.Direators; Niagatt FaltStiiihMing Gynmasticsrlub NIAGARA FALLS LIGHTNING GYMNASTIC CLUB INC. 7021 Stanley Avenue• Niagara Falls, Ontario* L2G 7B7 Tek (9051 354-2944 Fax: (9051 354-7242 One Of themost -cutting edge competitiYe.gymilastic events' is liostedinNiiigara The 11th Annual Falli"GYnniastiesiiiVitationaFivigtiike place fronaebruaiy17 to 19 .2006: 1 Asin the past; we-are expected:10 hostover ivinnaate.front a over OntatiOsililtiebec and the traitedStatqhase:gymnasts will be competing :at WO/lien's Competitive Gyranasties levels:from iSkowcaseto Nat*Mls... 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At this tinit I woubillike:the fequest..thiS.:Spinisorship beTresentedio the .CouficiLof tbeeity of Niagara FalkforconsideratiOn ofparticipation andsponsorShipfasr the CIO's 2006 Ainericana Inifitationateiient:SpenSorsh#Psiiiiikele: INVITATIONAL MEND $500 :APPARATUS SPONSOlk$250 AWARDSSPONS014-$100 The atyit trpoitsvrihip wllkassistin,.contineingl.tlawspertmFtgymnasticsadingv-,,:----. sports eventthat has become .a.traditioa in the Southern Niagara Regioteover-the -past 11 years:- thank: you for taking...the: tinieTto' considerrsupporting the sticcess1M4.4,4nued growth of this event and look fOrwar4te4sctissingAyourspomorship soon:-.1 may bereached at (905)3284940 at anytime SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Major Sponsor 2500 Invitational Sponsor 1000 Ceremony Sponsor 750 Invitational Friend 500 Apparatus Sponsor 250 Since 1976 g Gymnastic CIu .rents its Mnational fnvitational- 18 &1.9 room at the Americana Resort One of the most cutting edge competitive gymnastic events in Ontario Host to gymnasts from all over Ontario, Quebec and the USA Club of the 2005 Level 2 Open Provincial Champion Member of Gymnastics Ontario for over 25 years 7021 Stanley Ave, Niagara Falls 905- 354 -2944 www.vaxxine.com /lightning Dean Iorfida Re: Council Information Resolutions Miscellaneous From: "Janice Wing" janice wing @cogeco.ca> To: "Dean Iorfida" <diorfida @niagarafalls.ca> Date: 1/29/2006 6:50:52 PM Subject: Re: Council Information Resolutions Miscellaneous Hi Dean, Could you bring forward Item 8 ie. the resolution from the City of Port Colborne on Property Tax and Assessment Issues? I have heard the same concerns expressed by members of this community ie. that with "other housing costs, such as hydro rates, natural gas rates and costs for water and sewer treatment and virtually all costs of running a home" increasing sharply, and with the incomes of working families and seniors not having kept pace, many here as well fear being forced out of thier homes. Thanks. janice Original Message From: "Dean Iorfida" <diorfida©niagarafalls.ca> To: "Carolynn loannoni" <ioannoni©niagarafalls.ca>; "Jim Diodati" <jdiodati @niagarafalls.ca "Joyce Morocco" <joycemorocco @niagarafalls.ca "Janice Wing" <jwing©niagarafalls.ca>; "Selina Volpatti" <selina @niagarafalls.ca >;'Ted Salci" <tsalci @niagarafalls.ca "Vince Kerrio" <vkerrio©niagarafalls.ca>; "Victor Pietrangelo" <vpietrangelo @niagarafalis:ca 'Wayne Campbell" <wcampbell @niagarafalls.ca <vak @vaxxine.com> Cc: "Teresa Fabbro" <tfabbro©niagarafalls.ca> Sent Wednesday, January 25, 2006 4:54 PM Subject: Council Information Resolutions Miscellaneous 1. Support ofTVN Niagara Inc.'s proposal to operate a television programming to serve the Niagara Region. 2. Waste Disposal- request to reopen Line 5 Landfill in NOTL. 3. OMERS Pension Plan 4. Discontinue the Municipal Performance Measurement Program. 5. Downloading of Provincial programs 6. Petition the Region to continue commitment to physician recruitment. 7. Water and Wastewater Expert Panel 8. Property Tax and Assessment Issues 9. Municipal Liability Insurance PORT COLBORNE December 14 2005. Municipalities of Ontario Dear Councils: Property Tax and Assessment Issues At its meeting of December 12 2005, the Council of the Corporation of the City of Port Colborne resolved as follows: "WHEREAS the residents of the rural community of Sherkston in the City of Port Colborne in the Niagara Region sponsored two community meetings regarding the sharply higher market values for their homes; AND WHEREAS municipal governments in Ontario are required to subsidize provincial health and social services programs, like welfare and employment services, disability benefits, drug benefits, social housing, child care, homes for the aged, public health and ambulances services; AND WHEREAS many young families and seniors in Ontario are finding the municipal property tax to be a financial hardship; AND WHEREAS other housing costs such as hydro rates, natural gas rates and costs for water and sewer treatment and virtually all costs of running a home are increasing sharply; AND WHEREAS the incomes of working families and seniors have not kept pace with these escalating costs; AND WHEREAS due to increases in municipal property tax and other housing costs many working families and seniors will be forced out of their homes and the communities that they love; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF WE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COLBORNE RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: THAT the Province of Ontario be requested to provide relief and remedy for working families and seniors who are hardest hit by unacceptable spikes in the cost of living and by the likely property tax increases to come; and THAT the Province of Ontario be requested to end its downloading of provincial programs and the use of municipal property tax dollars for the subsidization of provincial health and social services programs; and CITY OF PORT COLBO 66 CHARLOTTE STF PORT COLBORNE, ON L3It ...2 -2- THAT the Province of Ontario be urged to work with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario to develop a plan to begin the immediate uploading of provincial program costs back to where they belong to be funded through Provincial revenues. THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Premier of Ontario, The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, The Minister of Finance, The Association of Municipalities of Ontario for distribution to all municipalities in Ontario, T. Hudak, MPP., and B. Saracino, Regional Councillor, for support." Your favourable consideration of Council's request for support would be greatly appreciated. Janet Beckett City Clerk. City of Port Colborne TELEPHONE 905 -835 -2900 FAX 905 -834 -5746 EMAIL: janetbeckett@city .portcolborne.oacs The City of Niagara Falls Canada Members: Approved by: His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Recommended by: K. E. Burden Director of Finance Corporate Services Department F- 2006 -07 Finance Division 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2016 E -mail: kburden @city.niagarafalls.on.ca T. Ravenda Executive Director of Corporate Services February 6, 2006 Re: F- 2006 -07 Property Tax Deferral for Low Income Seniors and Low Income Disabled Persons RECOMMENDATION: For the information of City Council. BACKGROUND: On December 12, 2005, the Corporate Service Committee requested that "in cooperation with the Regional Municipality ofNiagara, Staff investigate what is done in other municipalities for property tax deferral for low income seniors and low income disabled persons." Staff received from the Region, a chart that shows what other regional or single -tier municipalities are doing for low- income property taxpayers. As for the Region of Niagara tax policy, it applies to all lower -tier municipalities within the Niagara region. Despite being a Regional tax policy, the administration is handled by the lower -tier finance division or municipal treasurer's staff. Please note that the Region ofNiagara tax assistance is onlyprovided as a deferral and, also, only applies to the tax increase that results from an increase in property assessment. Resoectfull vsubmitted: i br John M onald Chief Administrative Officer Kenneth E. Burden Director Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning Development Z A 1 2 E .0 e, 1 t Niagara Falls I The City of Canada His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Members: BACKGROUND: Corporate Services Department F- 2006 -08 Finance Kenneth E. Burden 4310 Queen Street Director P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -0759 E -mail: kburden @city.niagarafalls.on.ca. Re: F- 2006 -08 2006 Interim Tax Levy RECOMMENDATION: That Council approve the following: February 6, 2006 i) the 2006 Interim Tax Levy calculation; and ii) the passing of a by -law providing for a 2006 Interim Tax Levy The Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls requires an interim tax levy. This requirement is necessary because of two factors. Firstly, the Corporation requires operating funds so as to meet its financial obligations. In addition to the requirement for its own operating needs, the Corporation must also meet its statutory obligations for collecting taxes on behalf of the Region of Niagara and the local school boards. The statutory requirement of the City is to provide quarterly payments to both the Region of Niagara and the local school boards. Both of these factors necessitate the interim tax levy. Failure to provide an interim tax levy will lead to increased borrowing by the Corporation and will result in increased interest expenses. An interim tax levy is required to ensure the provision of the required funds to minimize borrowing costs. The authority to collect this interim tax levy is prescribed in section 317 of the Municipal Act. The interim tax levy is subject to the following rules: 1. The amount levied on a property shall not exceed the prescribed percentage, or 50 percent if no percentage is prescribed, of the total amount of taxes for municipal and school purposes levied on the property for the previous year. Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning Development February 6, 2006 2 F -2006- 2. The percentage used in the levy may be different for different classes but must be the same for all properties in a property class. 3. Allows the municipality to use an entire years taxes for a property in the calculation of the interim tax levy in the situation that a full year was not charged in the previous year. Staff has developed the interim tax levy based on these rules and has determined that the amount due for the interim levy for each property will be 50% of the annualized taxes levied in 2005. Staff recommends that this is the most equitable method and, as a result, this calculation will minimize fluctuations in payments between the interim and final tax installments. The due dates for this interim tax levy are in accordance with the new Municipal Act. The interim bill will be due on two dates. As per the regulations outlined in the new Municipal Act, property owners must be provided 21 days notice before payment. The due dates are consistent with the regulation and will be February 28, 2006 and April 28, 2006. In 2005, these dates were February 28, 2005 and April 20, 2005. An interim levying by -law is required to establish the amount of the interim levy. This has been prepared and appears on this evening's Council Agenda for passage. Prepare by: Todd W. H. 'son Manager of Finance Recommended by: K.E. Burden Director of Finance Approved by: 7 4511'. Ravenda Executive Director of Corporate Services Respectfully submitted: Kr- John MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer The City of I Niagara Falls Canada Members: K. E. Burden Director of Finance Approved by: Corporate Services Department F- 2006 -09 Finance Division 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2016 E -mail: kburden @city.niagarafalls.on.ca T. Ravenda Executive Director of Corporate Services February 6, 2006 Re: F 2006 Municipal Accounts RECOMMENDATION: That Council approve the municipal accounts totaling $4,845,520.00 for the period January 11, 2006 to January 24, 2006. BACKGROUND: The accounts have been reviewed by the Director of Finance and the by -law authorizing payment is listed on tonight's Council agenda. Recommended by: Respectfully submitted: frog John MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer Kenneth E. Burden Director Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning Development CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS Vendor Name 1149855 ONTARIO INC AKA PROCON NIAGARA 1238956 ONTARIO INC T/A EDWARD P LUSTIG CONSULTING 984265 ONTARIO LTD AKA CIRCLE P PAVING A J STONE COMPANY LTD A L G SAFETY AATEL COMMUNICATIONS INC ACTION CORPORATION ACTION CORPORATION AFFILIATED CUSTOMS BROKERS LTD AIR CARE SERVICES AIR CARE SERVICES AIR LIQUIDE CANADA INC AKALU, KAREN ALDOR BUILDERS LTD ALFIDOME CONSTRUCTION ALLIED MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS ARBOUR, SUSAN ARGES TRAINING CONSULTING ARTWORXINK ASHLAND CANADA CORP ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF ONTARIO AUDCOMP COMPUTER SYSTEMS BAILEY, KEVIN BARCLAY TODD'S BARRY BRYAN ASSOCIATES (1991) LTD BATEMAN, DOLORES BELL CANADA BELL CANADA BELL CANADA BELL MOBILITY BETTY'S RESTAURANT BEV HODGSON B COMM LLB BICKLE MAIN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS BOYLE, T BOYLE, WILLARD BRODERICK PARTNERS BRZOZOWSKI, ANDREW BUNTIN REID BUNTIN REID BURKE, PATRICK BURSHTEIN, TIM C D HENDERSON ASSOC INC CAMPBELL, WAYNE CANADA LAW BOOK CANADIAN DOOR DOCTOR CANADIAN DOOR DOCTOR CANADIAN FITNESS SPECIALIST CANADIAN NATIONAL CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO CANNON HYGIENE CANADA LTD CANTEC SECURITY SERVICES CARGILL SALT CARLETON UNIFORMS INC CARSWELL CARTER CAR TRUCK RENTALS CARTER, HUGH CH2M HILL CANADA LTD CHYTRA, ZENON CIBC ELECTRONIC BANKING OPERATIONS CIT FINANCIAL LTD CIT FINANCIAL LTD CITICORP VENDOR FINANCE LTD CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS CITY OF ST CATHARINES COGECO CABLE CANADA INC COGECO CABLE CANADA INC COLLINS SAFETY 0/A 3077225 CANADA INC COMMISSIONAIRES CORSINI, GUY Cheque No. Cheque Date Purpose 298873 17- Jan -2006 298872 17- Jan -2006 299046 24-Jan -2006 298879 17- Jan -2006 298880 17- Jan -2006 298874 17- Jan -2006 299047 24-Jan -2006 299048 24- Jan -2006 298876 17- Jan -2006 298877 17- Jan -2006 299049 24-Jan -2006 298878 17- Jan -2006 299050 24-Jan -2006 299051 24- Jan -2006 299052 24-Jan -2006 299053 24-Jan -2006 298881 17- Jan -2006 299054 24-Jan -2006 299055 24- Jan -2006 298882 17- Jan -2006 298883 17- Jan -2006 299056 24- Jan -2006 299057 24- Jan-2006 298884 17- Jan -2006 298885 17- Jan -2006 299058 24-Jan -2006 298887 17- Jan -2006 298888 17- Jan -2006 298889 17- Jan -2006 299059 24- Jan -2006 298890 17- Jan -2006 299060 24-Jan -2006 299061 24- Jan -2006 299062 24- Jan -2006 298891 17- Jan -2006 299063 24-Jan -2006 298892 17- Jan -2006 298893 17- Jan -2006 298894 17- Jan -2006 299064 24- Jan -2006 298895 17- Jan -2006 299065 24-Jan -2006 299070 24-Jan -2006 298896 17- Jan -2006 299067 24-Jan -2006 298897 17- Jan -2006 299066 24- Jan -2006 298898 17- Jan -2006 298899 17- Jan -2006 298900 17- Jan -2006 299068 24-Jan -2006 298902 17- Jan -2006 298903 17- Jan -2006 298904 17- Jan -2006 299069 24-Jan -2006 298905 17- Jan -2006 298906 17- Jan -2006 299071 24-Jan -2006 298907 17- Jan -2006 299072 24- Jan -2006 298908 17- Jan -2006 299073 24-Jan -2006 298909 17- Jan -2006 298910 17- Jan -2006 299074 24-Jan -2006 299075 24-Jan -2006 298911 17- Jan -2006 298912 17-Jan -2006 299076 24-Jan -2006 298913 17- Jan -2006 299077 24- Jan -2006 298916 17- Jan -2006 CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES EQUIPMENT MATERIALS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS MATERIALS MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS MATERIALS ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS REFUND SUPPLIES CONSULTING SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE UTILITIES UTILITIES UTILITIES UTILITIES REFUND REFUND MATERIALS CONSULTING SERVICES MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS REFUND CONSULTING SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLIES SUPPLIES MATERIALS ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS LEASES AND RENTS REFUND CONSULTING SERVICES REFUND REFUND LEASES AND RENTS LEASES AND RENTS LEASES AND RENTS MATERIALS REMITTANCE MATERIALS REMITTANCE UTILITIES UTILITIES MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE Page 1 of 4 Amount 48,258.61 39,098.78 5,300.00 28,976.55 1,437.50 408.83 32.05 64.04 137.36 7,075.55 8,528.36 10.34 66.06 81,698.03 11,759.73 111.29 135.30 3,210.00 29.70 247.71 127.76 6,466.45 152.60 64.11 20,683.65 72.00 115.00 75.25 7,162.07 717.62 750.00 335.32 103.50 68,253.17 100.00 185.09 12,495.01 600.00 1,207.16 109.47 152.57 275.00 244.47 674.44 169.73 662.07 647.08 8,881.00 3,082.72 910.33 148.17 573.48 58,429.95 767.00 99.58 746.35 114.99 5,130.86 80.49 952.01 897.00 108.58 4,347.00 156,251.39 27,179.90 493.20 175.00 588.04 138.97 379.50 39,676.23 177.24 CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS Vendor Name CUPE LOCAL 133 CUPE LOCAL 133 CYGNAL TECHNOLOGIES CZABAN, EDWARD DAMICO, ANTONIO DANIELE, MIKE DAVID CHEV -OLDS LTD DAVID SCHRAM ASSOCIATES DELCAN CORPORATION DELCAN CORPORATION DESIGN ELECTRONICS DIRECT IT CANADA INC DISABATINO, ADRIAN() DMA PLANNING MAN SERVICES DOBBIN, DEBI DOMINION PAVING CO DUERKSEN, ANGELA DYNAMIC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC E3 LABORATORIES EMCOMP CONSULTANTS INC EMERALD ENBRIDGE ENDURA CONST LTD ETHERINGTON, DAVE EVALESCO HOME FURNITURE APPLIANCES EVERLASTING IMPRESSIONS FALLS WHOLESALE LTD FASTENAL CANADA FAUST, CHRISTY FEHRS TROPHY ENGRAVING FIRE MONITORING OF CANADA INC FIRE MONITORING OF CANADA INC FIRE SAFETY DIST CENTRE FLEXO PRODUCTS LTD FLEXO PRODUCTS LTD FLYNN CANADA LTD GALES GAS BARS GALT KNIFE CO LTD GARFINKLE BIDERMAN LLP GLADDING SALES AGENCY LTD GRAFTON UTILITY SUPPLY LTD GRAYBAR ELECTRIC LTD GRAYBAR ELECTRIC LTD GREATER NIAGARA GENERAL HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND GRUBICH, JOHN HALCO MOBILE MFG SALES SERVICE INC HALF WAY SAND PIT LIMITED HANAM, HILDA HANG UPS 99 HECO HEXEMER,EDNA HODGSON, BEVERLY HOTZ ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA IMAGISTICS CANADA INC IOANNONI, CARMINE J &B J J MACKAY CANADA LTD JACKSON, DAVE JESSOP, JIM KEDZIERSKI, JOHN KENNEDY, BRIAN KERRY T HOWE ENGINEERING LTD KING CONTRACTORS OF NIAGARA LTD KONE INC KRONSTEIN, MARK LAFARGE CANADA INC LEXISNEXIS CANADA INC LEXISNEXIS CANADA INC LIGTING, EUROLUCE LOWE, BUDDY Cheque No. Cheque Date Purpose 298917 17- Jan -2006 299078 24-Jan -2006 298919 17- Jan -2006 299079 24-Jan -2006 298920 17- Jan -2006 298921 17- Jan -2006 298922 17- Jan -2006 298923 17- Jan -2006 298924 17- Jan -2006 299080 24- Jan -2006 298925 17- Jan -2006 298926 17- Jan -2006 298927 17- Jan -2006 298928 17- Jan -2006 298929 17- Jan -2006 298930 17- Jan -2006 299081 24-Jan -2006 299082 24-Jan -2006 299083 24-Jan -2006 298932 17- Jan -2006 299084 24- Jan -2006 299085 24- Jan -2006 298934 17- Jan -2006 298935 17-Jan -2006 298936 17- Jan -2006 299086 24-Jan -2006 299087 24-Jan -2006 299088 24-Jan -2006 299089 24-Jan -2006 298937 17- Jan -2006 298939 17- Jan -2006 299090 24-Jan -2006 298940 17- Jan -2006 298941 17- Jan -2006 299091 24-Jan -2006 299092 24-Jan -2006 298942 17- Jan -2006 299093 24-Jan -2006 298943 17-Jan-2006 299094 24-Jan -2006 298944 17- Jan -2006 298945 17- Jan -2006 299095 24-Jan -2006 299096 24-Jan -2006 299097 24-Jan -2006 298946 17-Jan -2006 298947 17- Jan -2006 299098 24- Jan -2006 298948 17- Jan -2006 299099 24-Jan -2006 299100 24-Jan -2006 298949 17- Jan -2006 298950 17- Jan -2006 298951 17-Jan -2006 299102 24- Jan -2006 298953 17- Jan -2006 299103 24- Jan -2006 298955 17- Jan -2006 299104 24-Jan -2006 298954 17- Jan -2006 298956 17- Jan -2006 298957 17- Jan -2006 298958 17- Jan -2006 299106 24-Jan -2006 299107 24-Jan -2006 299108 24-Jan -2006 299109 24-Jan -2006 298959 17- Jan -2006 298960 17- Jan -2006 299111 24-Jan -2006 299113 24- Jan -2006 299114 24-Jan -2006 REMITTANCE REMITTANCE MATERIALS ADMINISTRATIVE REFUND REFUND EQUIPMENT CONTRACT SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS MATERIALS REFUND CONSULTING SERVICES REFUND CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS UTILITIES CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS SUPPLIES MATERIALS REFUND MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS REFUND MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS REMITTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE LEASES AND RENTS MATERIALS REFUND MATERIALS MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS REFUND REMITTANCE MATERIALS REMITTANCE REMITTANCE MATERIALS ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS MATERIALS ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REFUND REFUND CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS REFUND REFUND Page 2 of 4 Amount 3,088.56 3,052.53 2,996.05 425.32 90.13 150.00 57,491.95 7,770.88 14,180.18 18,976.45 350.90 107.00 750.00 20,704.50 150.00 5,649.60 250.57 5,764.64 1,421.97 2,809.82 347.75 9,850.39 2,166.75 88.20 2,298.85 331.70 477.51 33.05 339.10 39.96 965.14 1,195.19 908.07 544.98 964.85 9,208.85 200.08 185.15 286.08 1,090.40 364.89 967.75 1,886.53 61.40 275.00 575.00 7,238.70 151.18 358.80 1,819.08 162.49 10,000.00 3,101.11 45.57 45.57 242.89 230.14 32.10 92.00 180.62 45.00 94.25 450.76 9,851.91 2,468.49 97,141.79 30.00 9,517.09 448.76 677.73 750.00 79.83 CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS Vendor Name MACLEAN, JASON MAINLINE INDUSTRIES CORP MARONE, LOUIE MARTIN, RAY MATRIX INNOVATIONS INC MAVES, DIANE MCCONNELL, LUCILLE MCG PRODUCTIONS LIGHTING SOUND MCLEAN KERR LLP MCNAMARA, SUSAN METRO PLUMBING HEATING MINISTER OF FINANCE MINISTER OF FINANCE MINISTER OF FINANCE MINISTER OF FINANCE MINISTER OF FINANCE MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL MJM/CMA JOINT VENTURES ARCHITECTS MODERN LANDFILL INC MONTELEONE, SAM MONTGOMERY, MOE MUSSARI, TOM MY COUNTRY DELICATESSEN NEPTUNE TECHNOLOGY GROUP (CANADA) LTD NIAGARA BATTERY AND TIRE NIAGARA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY NIAGARA FALLS HUMANE SOCIETY NIAGARA FALLS HYDRO NIAGARA FALLS HYDRO NIAGARA FALLS HYDRO NIAGARA FALLS HYDRO NIAGARA FALLS HYDRO NIAGARA FALLS PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOC NIAGARA FALLS PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOC NIAGARA HEALTH SYSTEM NIAGARA OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE NIAGARA TRANSIT NIAGARA TRANSIT NIELSEN'S MAINTENANCE (1999) LTD OMERS OMERS ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS ONTARIO PATIENT TRANSFER ONTARIO POLICE SUPPLIES ONTARIO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION ONTARIO REALTY CORPORATION PAGENET OF CANADA INC PENINSULA MAINTENANCE LTD PENINSULA PEST CONTROL LTD PENINSULA PURE WATER PESIC, BOZIDOR PETERBILT OF ONTARIO INC PHILIPS ENGINEERING PIPEFLO CONTRACTING CORPORATION POPPA CORN CORP PRAXAIR PROVINCIAL CONTRACTORS INC PURE WATER PUROLATOR COURIER PUROLATOR COURIER RACO AUTO SUPPLY LTD RAIMONDO ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS INC RANKIN CONSTRUCTION INC RANKIN CONSTRUCTION INC RBC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY RECEIVER GENERAL RECEIVER GENERAL REGIONAL NIAGARA FIRE BUFFS ROADSIDE RENTALS INC ROGER BENETEAU 298962 17- Jan -2006 299116 24-Jan -2006 299117 24-Jan -2006 298963 17- Jan -2006 298964 17- Jan -2006 299118 24- Jan -2006 299119 24-Jan -2006 299120 24-Jan -2006 298965 17- Jan -2006 299122 24- Jan -2006 299123 24-Jan -2006 298968 17- Jan -2006 299042 18- Jan -2006 299044 20- Jan -2006 299045 20- Jan -2006 299125 24-Jan -2006 298967 17- Jan -2006 299124 24- Jan -2006 299115 24-Jan -2006 298969 17- Jan -2006 299126 24- Jan -2006 298970 17- Jan -2006 298971 17- Jan -2006 299127 24- Jan -2006 299128 24- Jan -2006 299043 18- Jan -2006 298972 17- Jan -2006 299129 24-Jan -2006 298974 17- Jan -2006 298975 17-Jan -2006 298976 17- Jan -2006 299130 24- Jan -2006 299131 24- Jan -2006 298977 17- Jan -2006 299133 24- Jan -2006 299134 24-Jan -2006 298978 17- Jan -2006 299135 24-Jan -2006 298979 17- Jan -2006 298980 17- Jan -2006 299136 24-Jan -2006 298981 17- Jan -2006 298983 17- Jan -2006 298984 17- Jan -2006 298985 17- Jan -2006 298986 17- Jan -2006 298987 17- Jan -2006 298988 17- Jan -2006 298990 17- Jan -2006 298991 17- Jan -2006 299138 24-Jan -2006 299137 24-Jan -2006 298992 17- Jan -2006 299139 24-Jan -2006 298993 17- Jan -2006 298994 17-Jan -2006 299140 24-Jan -2006 299142 24-Jan -2006 299143 24-Jan -2006 299144 24- Jan -2006 298995 17- Jan -2006 299145 24- Jan -2006 298996 17-Jan -2006 298997 17- Jan -2006 298998 17-Jan-2006 299146 24-Jan -2006 298999 17- Jan -2006 299000 17- Jan -2006 299147 24-Jan -2006 299002 17-Jan-2006 299003 17-Jan-2006 299152 24-Jan -2006 Cheque No. Cheque Date Purpose MATERIALS MATERIALS REFUND REFUND CONSULTING SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT SERVICES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REMITTANCE CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES REFUND CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES REMITTANCE CONTRACT SERVICES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REMITTANCE UTILITIES REMITTANCE UTILITIES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE EQUIPMENT GRANT CONTRACT SERVICES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REMITTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS REMITTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS REFUND MATERIALS CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS MATERIALS REFUND MATERIALS REMITTANCE REMITTANCE MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REMITTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS CONSULTING SERVICES Page 3 of 4 Amount 61.89 862.50 1,750.00 149.49 4,098.31 72.00 60.00 267.50 16,194.05 78.00 11,032.98 50.00 300.00 6,166.17 3,403.99 11,149.50 1,687.88 1,687.88 15,019.54 2,137.48 150.00 311.19 2,107.50 78.07 6,853.35 10,545.01 5,350.00 100.00 7,928.09 3,525.81 18,215.54 7,029.71 5,614.51 2,186.24 2,204.16 450.00 469.05 35.00 232,248.86 150,000.00 38,131.39 351,729.74 74.57 175.00 1,348.20 74.75 350.00 9,410.08 453.41 3,584.50 186.18 244.75 149.48 1,103.10 13,640.86 10,444.11 761.60 29.38 750.00 49.50 45.70 52.67 40.02 1,645.79 5,000.00 104,889.43 1,208.61 193,633.97 211,369.94 15.00 21.50 297.50 CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS Vendor Name RUDDELL, COLIN SACCO CONSTRUCTION SCARING!, VITO SCOTIABANK SCOTIABANK SHAHEEN PEAKER LTD SHAHEEN PEAKER LTD SIGNATURE SIGNS SIGNATURE SIGNS SIMANIC, NATASHA SINGULAR PRODUCTIONS LIMITED SINGULAR PRODUCTIONS LIMITED STANTE, SISINO SUN LIFE OF CANADA SUN LIFE OF CANADA SUNCOR ENERGY PRODUCTS INC SUPERIOR PROPANE INC TAB TAYLOR -MADE ENTERPRISES INC TECHNICAL STANDARDS SAFETY AUTHORITY TELUS INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS TELUS MOBILITY TELUS NATIONAL SYSTEMS INC THE CAMERA PLACE FOTO SOURCE THE DENNIS GROUP THE PRINTING HOUSE LTD THE PRINTING HOUSE LTD THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA TOTTEN SIMS HUBICKI ASSOCIATES TOTTEN SIMS HUBICKI ASSOCIATES TOUCHSTONE SITE CONTRACTORS TROW ASSOCIATES INC TUCKER -REID AND ASSOCIATES UNITED WAY UPPER CANADA CONSULTANTS URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INC VADIM COMPUTER MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD VANN MEDIA VANN NIAGARA LTD VERNON DIRECTORIES VON NIAGARA BRANCH WALKER BROTHERS QUARRIES LTD WALKER BROTHERS QUARRIES LTD WALKER GROUP /CNI INC WASTE MANAGEMENT WESCO DISTRIBUTION CANADA INC WIEBE ENGINEERING GROUP INC WINGER, TERRI WIRELESS WORKS WIRELESS WORKS WIRELESS WORKS WIRELESS WORKS WRIGHT FUELS INC WSIB WSIB WSIB WYLIE, BRENDA YMCA YMCA ZANETTIN, ROGER Cheque No. Cheque Date 299004 17- Jan -2006 299005 17- Jan -2006 299153 24-Jan -2006 299006 17- Jan -2006 299154 24-Jan -2006 299008 17- Jan -2006 299155 24-Jan -2006 299009 17- Jan -2006 299156 24-Jan -2006 299010 17- Jan -2006 299011 17- Jan -2006 299157 24-Jan -2006 299012 17- Jan -2006 299014 17- Jan -2006 299159 24-Jan -2006 299013 17- Jan -2006 299015 17- Jan -2006 299160 24- Jan -2006 299016 17- Jan -2006 299017 17- Jan -2006 299018 17- Jan -2006 299019 17- Jan -2006 299020 17- Jan -2006 299021 17- Jan -2006 299022 17- Jan -2006 299023 17- Jan -2006 299162 24- Jan -2006 299001 17- Jan -2006 299148 24-Jan -2006 299149 24-Jan -2006 299150 24-Jan -2006 299151 24-Jan -2006 299025 17- Jan -2006 299163 24-Jan -2006 299164 24-Jan -2006 299165 24-Jan -2006 299166 24-Jan-2006 299167 24-Jan-2006 299027 17- Jan -2006 299028 17- Jan -2006 299029 17- Jan -2006 299168 24-Jan -2006 299169 24-Jan -2006 299031 17- Jan -2006 299032 17-Jan-2006 299033 17-Jan-2006 299170 24-Jan-2006 299034 17- Jan -2006 299035 17- Jan -2006 299171 24-Jan -2006 299172 24-Jan -2006 299173 24-Jan -2006 299036 17- Jan -2006 299037 17- Jan -2006 299174 24-Jan -2006 299175 24-Jan-2006 299176 24-Jan-2006 299038 17- Jan -2006 299039 17- Jan -2006 299040 17- Jan -2006 299041 17- Jan -2006 299177 24-Jan-2006 299178 24-Jan -2006 299179 24-Jan-2006 Purpose REFUND CONTRACT SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REMITTANCE CONSULTING SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES MATERIALS MATERIALS REFUND MATERIALS MATERIALS REFUND REMITTANCE REMITTANCE MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS REMITTANCE UTILITIES UTILITIES UTILITIES SUPPLIES CONSULTING SERVICES MATERIALS MATERIALS ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES REMITTANCE CONSULTING SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES REMITTANCE CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES REFUND REFUND MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS MATERIALS CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS CONSULTING SERVICES ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS MATERIALS CONTRACT SERVICES CONTRACT SERVICES MATERIALS REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REMITTANCE REFUND REMITTANCE CONTRACT SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES Total: Page 4 of 4 Amount 123.87 2,006.25 59.92 1,057.50 119,444.13 144.45 930.90 531.24 531.24 3,072.80 791.20 473.80 750.00 229,340.73 1,333.82 1,239.82 122.84 26.06 345.00 7,222.50 3,106.78 6,325.48 1,320.20 303.60 3,352.23 48.30 345.00 385,719.53 1,411,298.31 14,177.50 7,222.50 2,300.00 3,820.23 340.67 1,198.06 1,123.50 11,897.00 1,381.00 19,030.46 9,148.50 1,150.00 1,882.50 745.00 5,069.20 737.00 5,434.69 3,098.39 33,864.00 481.50 1,464.88 1,346.39 65.00 48.15 316.25 2,110.02 8,176.51 31,377.45 10,318.88 591.44 118.41 212.75 1,259.68 3,348.12 150.00 4,845,520.00 The City of Niagara Falls Canad� Members: His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario RECOMMENDATION: For the information of Council. BACKGROUND: In 2005 Human Resources implemented a new Performance Management Program. This program is a management tool to monitor and coach employee performance. It is our goal to help employees to be the best they can be. In order to encourage employees to excel, we need to acknowledge and commend them for excellence. John MacDonald, Chief Administrative Officer, set up a Committee representing a cross section of divisions to create a program for union and non -union employees recognizing excellence. The result is the attached pamphlet outlining the new Employee Excellence program to be implemented in February 2006. The purpose of this new program is to establish a recognition program that rewards excellence in performance and encourages excellence in the future. Recommended by: Corporate Services Department HR- 2005 -01 Tony Ravenda Executive Director Human Resources 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 7404 E -mail: travenda j city.niagarafalls.on.ca Re: HR-2006-01 Recognizing Employee Excellence Brenda Maggs Manager of Corporate Administration App by: February 6, 2006 Tk—+ \1.e -Cello ,oirG\ (VtuS 1) }ctkeI\ back. {r \f Itkc i pc). +0 enclocsc CO -+11e ∎o,�ilc, -+1 cchd �VN�a4 Jl,�er "ViSUc' i 1 G I r 2 +h6.# the (NorntX0. 1S could 1'X iv\ucie koy rnEfojers c re'tetc I ob1 Respectfully submitted: Y rJohn Ma onald Chief Administrative Officer fa/ Tony Ra\dnda Executive Director of Corporate Services Working Together to Serve Our Community Cler Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning Development 0 0 0 in 0 al C N v O U O U o o 4-, R 3 N V C O 112 v C M -p N N t a r n S o� o p Eui.� da) W O e a Y c Q w o ai b a, o. 0 C T o S U N E o w a) a v, VI.. a7 O L. -,r; o6 v°n O w =o rn RI t e E co Xi TO a *I"' A C i o o C �O 3 b _Su o 0 c a v a vi RS c a c E a o i° n o ea 0 L C ea w a A c o 41) C L.. 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C C L O v 'E N ro c s n. 0 a a C al 4 o a U ,n o V 1/1 W v I� u 3 u 5 S v E a o a 13 c E t at .00 V O 4./ ^n 'D a! 4.4 L ro cav °EE y v c u tat iii to v, n3 c Oc a� '5 o A C9 o c a o c o a a c w 3 a E 0 0 0 E a o E L i a! c V m a- V, N y, aJ 2 E o c VI o A 5�E> b ro P CO a/ 44'- c X a C a c i L 4.1 v Ov o .n ID w O cc L d i0 3 4.., a) 4.., Rt UC�� 2 EtS .J i v 0O L v a O c L E C o to c o o v c In E a, E o B o a, .o a G 73 Rs E c RI a c to o E E E E E W N..la a Z U Ev°.Z The City of Niagara Falls Canada His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Members: Re: L- 2006 -03 Request for Clarification of Comments made by Ms. Italia M. Gilberti regarding the Architectural Peer Review and the Tourism Policy Review Implementation Status Our File No 2005 -292A RECOMMENDATION: For the information of Council. BACKGROUND: Corporate Services Department 1- 2006 -03 Legal Services 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 371-2892 E -mail: kkelly @city.niagarafalls.on.ca On September 19, 2005, Council directed Staff to send a letter to Ms. Gilberti requesting clarification in regards to the comments she made in her correspondence regarding Michael Kirkland (dated September 9, 2005 and September 16, 2005), a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule "A Staff reviewed that correspondence and prepared a letter to Ms. Gilberti dated December 9, 2005, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule `B which identified the comments that Council had directed be clarified by Ms. Gilberti. Ms. Gilberti replied to that correspondence on December 19, 2005, indicating that she did not propose to put any further details with respect to this matter in writing, but would be prepared to attend an In- Camera Council Meeting with a limited number of Senior Staff present, to discuss this matter further, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule "C Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning Development February 6, 2006 Karen I. Kelly City Solicitor February 6, 2006 2 L- 2006 -03 In- Camera sessions of Council are governed by s. 239(2) and (3) of the Municipal Act, and are intended as closed meetings of Council to consider matters that are: related to security of the property; personal, about identifiable individuals or employees; deal with the acquisition or disposition of lands; labour relations or employee negotiations; litigation or potential litigation; advice subject to solicitor client privilege; or consideration of requests under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Having been dealt with previously in open Council, it is appropriate for the within matter to continue to be dealt with in open Council unless new information shows it to now fall within one of the above categories, none of which has, to date, been provided by Ms. Gilberti. Recommended by: Approved by: c g T. Raven a Executive Director of Corporate Services KIK/sm Attachments Respectfully submitted: wren I. Ke y .4r John M. on d City Solicitor Chief Administrative Officer September 19, 2005 ORDERED on the motion of Alderman Volpatti, seconded by Alderman Morocco that Council approve Option 2, along Carolyn Avenue and Dawson Street, of Phase 5 of the Millennium Trail between Dorchester Road and Drummond Road and that this phase be referred to the 2006 Capital Construction Budget. Alderman Campbell Alderman loannoni Alderman Morocco Alderman Volpatti Mayor Ted Salci SCHEDULE" NAY AYE AYE AYE AYE PLANNING MATTERS ii Alderman Diodati Alderman Kerrio Alderman Pietrangelo Alderman Wing NAY AYE AYE AYE Motion carried PD- 2005 -40- Chief Administrative Officer Proposed Official Plan Amendment No. 62 Section 37 Public Benefit Exchange for Increased Height and Density PD- 2005 -60 Chief Administrative Officer Tourism Policy Review Update on Implementation Status ORDERED on the motion of Alderman Volpatti, seconded by Alderman Morocco to have a letter sent to Ms. Italia Gilberti requesting further clarification in regards to comments she made in her correspondence regarding Mr. George Kirkland. Carried Unanimously ORDERED on the motion of Alderman loannoni, seconded by Alderman Kerrio to defer PD- 2005 -40 and PD- 2005 -60. Carried Unanimously PD- 2005 -70 Chief Administrative Officer Request for Removal of Part Lot Control, Lots 8, 9 and 10, Part of Block 99 and Part of Closed Portion of Domenic Crescent Registered Plan 59M -92, Calaguiro Estates (Phase 2) Applicant: Kybala Ventures Inc. The report recommends that Council approve the request and pass the by -law included in tonight's agenda to designate Lots 8, 9 and 10, part of Block 99 and part of the closed portion of Domenic Crescent, Registered Plan 59M -92, as exempt from Part Lot Control; and the applicant be required to notify the City when the separate deeds have been registered. ORDERED on the motion of Alderman Campbell, seconded by Alderman Volpatti that the report be approved as recommended. Carried Unanimously PD- 2005 -71 Chief Administrative Officer- Matters Arising from the Municipal Heritage Committee Meeting- August 24, 2005. The report recommend that City Col Inril annrnvA a riACinnatAd nrnnArhu nrinf fnr TF 7 of Niagara Falls Canada Broderick Partners Barristers and Solicitors 4625 Ontario Avenue P.O. Box 897 Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6V6 Attention: Ms. Italia M. Gilberts Dear Ms. Gilberti: Corporate Services Departme C H E D U L E "a" Legal Services 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 371 -2892 E- snail. kkelly (iilcity.niagarafalls.on.ca December 9, 2005 Karen I. Kelly City Solicitor i1 .10 5 a De' Re: Comments Respecting Architectural Peer Review and the Tourism Policy Review Implementation Status This is in response to your letters of September 9, 2005 and September 16, 2005 and specifically Council's direction of September 19, 2005 for City Staff to send a letter to you requesting 'Clarification regarding certain comments contained in those letters. In that regard, City Staff have now had an opportunity to review your letters in detail and I would request that you provide clarification with respect to the following statements set out in your September 9, 2005 letter: 1. at Page 9 of your letter, you state: "The private remarks made by Mr. Michael Kirkland, the current Architectural Peer Review Chair, to a member of City Council, after the panel concluded its final written report, on a recent high -rise application may be interpreted as lobbying to reject an application. This form of behaviour, by the Panel Chair, in the least appears to constitute a breach ofthe objective mandate ofthe Panel. Ifthe mandate is to provide assessment, advice and assistance to City Staff and City Council, the panellists must refrain from lobbying the members of City Council with respect to its opinions. The objectivity of this commenting body is not maintained and the process appears to be tainted ifpanellists begin to make contact with City Council members and lobby them to approve or reject an application." (the emphasis was yours) Clerks Finance Human Working outes Together n forma i Serve ys Systems orn mss Leg Planning Development Broderick Partners at page 10 of your letter, you further state: 2 December 9, 2005 "It is our opinion that Mr. Kirkland, who appears that he cannot be impartial as he attempted to lobby a Council member on an application, should be permanently removed from the pool of panel members. Your above statements infer that the current Architectural Peer Review Chair, Mr. Michael Kirkland has engaged in behaviour that constituted a breach of the objective mandate of the Panel, that he did so by way of an act of lobbying, that this showed an impartiality on his part, all of which you state resulted in a tainting of the Architectural Peer Review process. As lam sure you can appreciate, such allegations are taken quite seriously by both City Staff and City Council. Additionally, your allegations themself are challenging to understand, as your first statement (at page 9) suggests that what was said by Mr. Kirkland was "private remarks made...to a member of City Council, after the panel concluded its final written resort... (the emphasis is mine) Based on the seriousness of these allegations and the lack of clarity in your own statement as to the circumstances ofthose allegations, I would request that you please provide me with the particulars of the incident you refer to, the basis for your concluding that lobbying was engaged in by Mr. Kirkland and the basis for your alleging that there has been a breach of the Panel's objectivity. 2. at page 11 of your letter, you state: "(c) In order to avoid the appearance ofa conflict of interest (and possibly the appearance of an impropriety), all panel members must be excluded from bidding on and carrying out work on developments and projects in the tourist areas of Niagara Falls. If a panel member is involved in any tourist development application and sits on the panel for any other application, one may question the objectivity of such panel member. Therefore, even the appearance of a conflict of interest must be avoided at all times. This section must be reworded to reflect same. The mandate of the panel is of utmost importance and the independent and objective review of any application must be provided by panel members that have no pecuniary interest in any competing tourist developments." (the emphasis was yours) and at pages 16 and 17 of your letter, also dealing with the topic of a conflict of interest, you state: "Most importantly, even the appearance of a conflict of interest of the panel members must always be avoided. Panel members should not be permitted to bid on or be involved in current or future tourist area applications. One could possibly argue that the objectivity of the panel has been compromised if a panel member is currently working with, or intends or hopes to work with a competing proponent. There is no need for this situation to ever arise again. (the emphasis is mine) If a panel member agrees to act as such, this panel member should not have any contact with City Staff or City Council members, in an attempt to persuade, influence or lobby these parties into accepting or rejecting an opinion or approval. There is absolutely no need for such contact, and any such contact should be construed as Broderick Partners -3 December 9, 2005 inappropriate. Once thefinal report is concluded and submitted, the panel members should not have any further involvement with an application, unless the applicant requests same. Obviously there is no need for a panel member to attend a City Council meeting, unless a member of City Council requests same. However, the applicant, should not be obligated to pay for such costs." Your above statements infer that there has been a recent incident of conflict of interest on the part of a member of the current Architectural Peer Review Panel, although you provide no factual reference or basis for coming to such a conclusion. I am sure you can appreciate, that as with the first matter that I set out above, an allegation of a conflict of interest on the part of a panel member is also taken quite seriously by both City Staff and City Council. I would request that you please provide me with the particulars of the conflict of interest that you are referring to and the basis for your concluding that such a conflict of interest occurred. Further, I would request your rationale for concluding that a panel member who intends or hopes to work or be involved in a future tourist area application would have a conflict of interest with a current application before them and for how long into the future you would conclude that such a conflict would exist. 3. at page 17 of your letter, you state: "We have also experienced situations where the personal opinion of the individual panel members for an applicant or its proposal have been voiced. There is no need or reason for these types of comments. Ifa panel member dislikes the personality or character of any of the applicant's principals, then the panel member should keep that opinion to hint/herself Again, the impartiality of the panel member is in question and the integrity of the process is jeopardized. Panel members should not agree to participate if they cannot act in an objective manner. Personal prejudices and prejudgements must be set aside!" Your above statement infers that there is a requirement that the Architectural Peer Review Panel be completely impartial in its decision making and further that there have been situations where individual panel members have displayed personal prejudice against an applicant or have prejudged an application such that you have concluded that they have been in breach of such an impartiality requirement. I would request that you please provide me with the particulars of the requirements that you are suggesting have been breached as well as the particulars of your allegations of breaches. I look forward to hearing back from you regarding all the particulars set out above, at your earliest convenience. Once I have received those particulars and have had an opportunity to review and investigate them, I expect that I would be preparing a Report to Council in response to their direction of September 19, 2005. Broderick Partners 4 December 9, 2005 I am advised that separate from my request for particulars the Planning Department will be responding to the your comments on the Guidelines themselves as were also contained in your letters and I expect that those comments will follow shortly. KIK/sm c: John MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer Council Tony Ravenda Executive Director of Corporate Services V Doug Darbyson Director of Planning Development Yours truly, Kai en I. Kelly City Solicitor 19- Dec -2005 03:33pm From Broderick Partners BARRISTERS SOLICITORS 4E5 09r*R10 MIME von OFFICE Itax 8 7 NLA8A1A FILO. Warn CANADA 1.29 CVS ?SL (906) 35052.1 FAX (905) 350.6894 U. BRODEIUGL, XL AMMO 7.11. HOPLINS LA. lawn LM. ELBERT! t I. It MIRK M. DiG IOLAMO D.F. MARINPZU (1i44I*I� December 19, 2005 City of Niagara Falls Legal Department 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6X5 Attention: Karen Kelly, City Solicitor Dear Ms. Kelly: Re: Comments Respecting Architectural Peer Review and the Tourism Policy Review Implementation Status We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated December 9, 2005, received by our offices on December 14, 2005. Given that Alderman Vince Kent, explained on September 19, 2005, that a telephone discussion occurred between Mr. Kirkland and himself, we do not propose to put any further details with respect to this matter in writing at this time. However, we would be pleased to attend a mutually convenient Committee of the Whole meeting date, to discuss this matter in Committee, with only yourself, Mayor Salci, City Council, Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Ravenda, and Mr. Darbyson in attendance, if City Council wishes to further discuss this matter. We shall await your reply. Yours very truly, BR G•11 IL SCHEDULE "C oc. Mr. John MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer Members of City Council via email through Mr. Dean Iodide Mr. Tony Ravenda Executive Director of Corporate Services Mr. Doug Darbyson Director of Planning Development CeRTIFtan aT TWA LAW SOCIETY AA .t ArsVIALIST IN CIVIL LITICATIUN. t Fiu6NT IN 80TH ITALIAN ANY FRENCH LANGUAGE".). 905 356 6904 T-903 P.002/002 F-888 Niagara Falls The City of Canada Members: RECOMMENDATION: Community Services Department MW- 2006 -11 Municipal Works Ed Dujlovic 4310 Queen Street Director P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel:: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354 E -mail: edujlovi @city.niagarafalls.on.ca His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario February 6, 2006 Re: MW- 2006 -11 Grassy Brook West Sanitary Sewer System Detailed Design Consultant Agreement It is recommended that the City Council engage the services of Philip's Engineering Ltd. to prepare the detailed engineering design for the Grassy Brook West Sanitary Sewer and Pumping Station Project at an upset limit fee of $262,543 (plus G.S.T.), and further that these fees be funded in full from the Development Charges Reserve Fund and that Council authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with Philip's Engineering Ltd. BACKGROUND: The City of Niagara Falls continues to experience development pressure in the southwest corner of the Urban Area Boundary and, in anticipation of this growth, has recently completed the Grassy Brook West Sanitary Service Area Class Environmental Assessment, (August 2005). This exercise determined the preferred solution for providing a municipal sanitary sewer collection system to the Grassy Brook West and it is prudent to advance the project to the engineering design approval's stage over the next 4 -6 months. Municipal Works staff has invited proposals from four (4) local engineering firms to conduct this work on our behalf. The proposals were evaluated using the following criteria; Project Schedule (35 Work Team (25 Work Program (25 Fee Estimate (15 Staff is recommending that the proposal submitted by Philips Engineering Ltd. be selected on the basis of their proposed Work Team, Project Schedule and Work Program as well as their familiarity Working Together to Serve Our Community Municipal Works Fire Services Parks, Recreation Culture Business Development Building By -Law Services February 6, 2006. with the project. This project was identified in the 2004 Development Charges Background Study, (Project No. DC- NT- SA10), as being funded 100% from the Development Charges Reserve Fund. Attached, for your information, is a copy of the proposal, work plan, staffing committment, and fee schedule. A standard engineering agreement governing the completion of this work will be prepared upon confirmation of engagement. Prepared by Geoff Hdlmai Manager of Development Ed Dujlovic, P.Eng. Director of Municipal Works 2 MW 2006 11 Respectfully submitted: for John Ma onal Chief Administrative Officer attach(s). S:\REPORTS\2006 Reports\MW -2006 -11 Grassy Brook West Sanitary Design Consultant Agreement.wpd CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Grassy Brook Sanitary Service Area Detail Design 1. INTRODUCTION Philips Engineering Ltd. is very pleased to offer the following as our proposal to provide field survey, detailed design and contract preparation, for the sanitary sewer, sanitary pumping station and forcemain servicing the Grassy Brook West area, in the City of Niagara Falls. Philips Engineering Ltd., together with Earth Tech Canada, will provide a strong team approach to completion of this assignment. Philips' involvement in the preliminary design and Class Environmental Assessment will ensure that issues raised during the Class EA are addressed, and that there is continuity, both in project knowledge and in consultation with stakeholders who have participated in the Class EA. In addition, Philips Engineering Ltd. is currently involved in preparation of detail design for the City of Niagara Falls for watermain on Grassy Brook Road, from Montrose Road to east of Crowland Avenue, as well as a Class EA and detail design of the watermain crossings of the Welland River, at Montrose Road and east of Crowland Avenue. Survey has been completed, and base plans have been prepared for both assignments, and preliminary design drawings have been prepared for the Grassy Brook watermain. It is anticipated that the watermain and sanitary sewer will be combined into a single contract. In particular, there are cost advantages for combining the sanitary and watermain crossings of the Welland River, which would be completed by directional drilling. Having a single consultant responsible for this work will also facilitate design and contract preparation. Earth Tech Canada provides a wealth of local experience in design of sanitary pumping stations and forcemains. Earth Tech has been involved in numerous recent local projects, including upgrades to the Niagara Falls High Lift Pumping Station (2001) and the Chippawa Low Lift Pumping Station (2005), and several new pumping stations for Niagara Region. Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech Canada have worked successfully together in the past for Niagara Region. 2. UNDERSTANDING AND OBJECTIVES Our understanding of the project is based on our involvement in the Grassy Brook West Sanitary Service Area Class Environmental Assessment, over the past several years, including completion of the preliminary design and project file. In addition, Philips Engineering Ltd. has been involved in the detail design of proposed watermain on Grassy Brook Road and Montrose Road, including two crossings of the Welland River. We feel that our involvement in these projects gives us the ability to provide cost effective design services to the City of Niagara Falls, as well as co- ordination between the two projects. A sanitary sewer system is required to service proposed development within the Grassy Brook West area. Development will proceed based on market conditions and the interests of the landowners; therefore, a staged approach to construction of the sanitary sewer system is advisable. Phase One would include construction of the pumping station and forcemain, including possible provisions to accommodate low interim flows. It is assumed that the forcemain would be .constructed from the pumping station, at the intersection of Grassy Brook Road and Montrose Road, to the existing outlet at Canadian Drive. December 7, 2005 1 Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech CAPROMOV6320012005 P oposaMNIa can FafMCrassy Bk San 2\Grassy Brook San 2.doe CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Grassy Brook Sanitary Service Area Detail Design Also included in the first phase of construction would be sanitary sewer on Montrose Road, Lyons Creek Road and Grassy Brook Road, as required to service the Grand Niagara site and the highway commercial development on the north side of Lyons Creek Road west of the QEW. Should either development be deferred, consideration would be given to deferring the corresponding sewer line to a later phase. The total length of sanitary sewer and forcemain included in this design is approximately 5.4 km Phase Two will involve construction of sanitary sewer on Biggar Road (or north of Biggar Road), west of Montrose Road. Because the need for this sewer is not imminent, and the location (internal vs. within the ROW) is not certain, design of this section of sewer has not been included in this proposal. Based on comments from Peter Baker of the Region of Niagara, the Region continues to have concerns regarding the long -term capacity of downstream infrastructure. It is expected that this will be studied as part of a Regional initiative, and therefore, this proposal does not include any assessment of the capacity of receiving Regional infrastructure. 3. WORK PLAN Task A: Pre- design 1. Field Survey, Montrose Road (Canadian Drive to Lyons Creek Road) and Lyons Creek Road (Montrose Road to development). Philips Engineering Ltd. has recently completed a portion of the Montrose Road survey, including the river crossing, as well as Grassy Brook Road. 2. Base Plan Preparation (Philips has recently completed base plan preparation for a portion of Montrose Road, Grassy Brook Road and the west crossing of the Welland River). 3. Confirmation of location of sanitary sewer and forcemain within the right -of -way. 4. Participate in property purchase discussions with landowners to determine the most suitable location for the pumping station. In order to expedite construction, we will provide a drawing to Niagara Falls for use in the negotiation of a land purchase. 5. Circulation of drawings to utilities and confirmation of utility conflicts. 6. Draft and final Pre design Report for pumping station, including: Confirmation of design flows. Process Pre Design As a result of the large difference in flows that the PS will be designed to accommodate between initial construction and build -out (initially in the order of 10 Us increasing to 80 Us at build -out), there are many different forcemain and pump combinations to accommodate the flows. The EA has identified several forcemain options, with Option 4, a 150 mm and 250 mm diameter forcemain being preferred for the pumping station. The EA states that the pumps can be provided with impellors that will suit the flow conditions as development increases. December 7, 2005 2 Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech G: IPROM FafslGrassy Bk San 21Grasa, Brook San 2.doc CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Grassy Brook Sanitary Service Area Detail Design Earth Tech will confirm the preferred forcemain options and develop a pump strategy to minimize complete pump changes through the use of pump families the changing of impellors and motors within the same pump housing to suit the flows as they increase. In addition to the above, Earth Tech will determine the wet well layout, valve layout to accommodate wet well and forcemain by -pass options, forcemain pressure ratings, I/O, SCADA and instrumentation requirements, electrical and backup power requirements and determine the preferred fuel for the backup generator (diesel or natural gas). Although not specifically requested in the Terms of Reference, Earth Tech will. perform a transient analysis utilizing Trans -Am of the forcemain to determine critical pressures following pump selection and initial forcemain layout. Due to the sensitive crossings involved with this project (the Welland River and three tributary crossings), and the difficulty in repair of those pipe sections should the pipe break, the knowledge of the surge and vacuum pressures placed on the pipe at critical operating moments is crucial to the proper design. For a station of this capacity, we do not foresee a need for a wet well/dry well layout. Our estimate is based on submersible pumps contained in a two- chamber wet well and adjacent valve chamber. Structural design is based on a cast -in -place wet well founded on competent soils with vertical shoring to minimize excavation, a separate valve chamber and a cast -in -place slab for founding of the precast concrete control building. The control building will not be structurally connected to the wet well. Mechanical design is based on a single room control building with ventilation provided for the generator and normal heating and ventilation designed to NFPA 820 Standard with propeller fans used to obtain air movement. Noise mitigating measures will be undertaken to reduce internal and external noise exposure as required by MOE guidelines, local by -laws and as identified by our noise specialist. Architectural and structural concepts Architectural Pre Design we will provide a plan and elevation drawing of the proposed, precast concrete building so that pre-design can commence immediately on other disciplines. We envision a building similar to our control building designed by Earth Tech for the Industrial Park PS in Port Colborne in 2001. Confirmation of Niagara Falls Hydro and Bell Canada servicing. 7. Update costs estimates. 8. Review meetings with City of Niagara Falls and Niagara Region staff. Task B: Detail Design 1. Preparation of Plan/Profile Drawings for gravity sewer and forcemain. 2. Structural, mechanical and electrical drawings. 3. Approvals for pumping station and forcemain, an MOE Certificate of Approval will be required for both the sewage and air components. We will prepare the applications and December 7, 2005 3 Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech G :IPROMO1632001ZOOSPr•posaMNlagara Falls1Grass1 IIk Sari AGrassy Brook San 2.doc CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS 2. Preparation of quantities, Form of Tender and detailed cost estimates. 4. PROJECT TEAM 4 Grassy Brook Sanitary Service Area Detail Design background data and submit them to the City for signing and submission to the MOE. Additional approvals will be required from the NPCA for the Welland River crossing and three culverts. Through the use of trenchless installation at these watercourses, as noted on the EA, this is not foreseen as onerous. The railway will also be sent a set of drawings and specifications for approval (likely in conjunction with the watermain crossing of the railway, which have been prepared by Philips Engineering Ltd.). 4. It is expected that the pumps and appurtenances will be sized to accommodate a variety of flows such that whole pump changes can be minimized. Earth Tech successfully utilized a similar design at the Garrison Village PS in Niagara -on- the -Lake to accommodate flows from 30 LJs to 60 Us. 5. Review meetings with City of Niagara Falls and Region of Niagara staff. Task C: Contract Preparation 1. Preparation of Contract documents for sewer, pumping station, standby power and forcemain, based on Niagara Standard Contract Documents. 3. Review meeting with City of Niagara Falls and Region of Niagara staff. 4. Preparation of tender advertisement, support during tendering and recommendation following tendering. It is assumed that all advertisements will be published by the City of Niagara Falls. Philips Engineering Ltd. will be responsible to the City of Niagara Falls for the project, as Prime Consultant, and will co- ordinate the activities of the Project Team. Project Management will be provided by Robert McLaughlin, P. Eng., of Philips Engineering Ltd., assisted by David Sinke, P. Eng. The design of all aspect of the pumping station and forcemain will be completed by Earth Tech, directed by Kelly Walsh, P. Eng. Both Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech Canada have a Certificate of Authorization issued by PEO. Philips Engineering Ltd. Robert R. McLaughlin, P. Eng., President, Philips Engineering Ltd. (Time Allocation 5 Project Management will be provided by Robert R. McLaughlin, P. Eng. Bob has 37 years' experience in all aspects of preliminary design, detailed design and construction supervision of municipal services, including, water, wastewater, storm systems and roadways._. .He has acted as Project Manager and/or Senior Design Engineer on a wide range of municipal projects from small municipal collection sewers to large trunk mains for a wide variety of clients. As Project Manager, Bob will be responsible to the City of Niagara Falls for all aspects of the project, throughout the design phase. He will attend and chair all meetings related to this project. December 7, 2005 Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech G: IPROMO16320012005 FaIIs.Crassy Bk San 21Grassy Brook Sao 2.doe CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Grassy Brook Sanitary Service Area Detail Design His involvement in the project will go well beyond typical project management to include participation in design and documentation. In his position as President of Philips Engineering Ltd., he will ensure that all resources required to successfully complete the project will be made available. David Sinke, P. Eng., Project Engineer (Time Allocation 15%) Since joining Philips Engineering Ltd. in 1990, David has been involved in a wide range of municipal servicing projects. David was responsible for the preparation of the Class Environmental Assessment and preliminary design for this project, and his involvement in detail design will ensure continuity of knowledge. This will be extremely important to the City of Niagara Falls, should the project manager assigned by the City be unfamiliar with the project at start up. David's responsibilities for this assignment will include direction of the pre design and detailed design functions, including preparation of drawings and specifications for the gravity sewer, public and agency consultation, direction of field survey and base plan preparation. In addition, David will be responsible for ensuring that all commitments made to agencies and individuals under the Class EA process are carried forward to detail design and construction. Arie Lise, Design Technologist (Time Allocation 35 Arie Lise has been part of the Philips team for over seven years. During this time, he has participated in numerous municipal infrastructure projects, responsible for drawing preparation, design and inspection. As design technologist on this project, Arie Lise will be responsible for base drawing preparation, design of the gravity sewer, plan/profile drawing preparation and preparation of specifications, quantity calculations and cost estimates. Arie was responsible for preparation of the base plans for the Grassy Brook Road watermain and Welland River watermain crossings, as well as design of the watermain, and preparation of railway crossing drawings for the watermain. Marek Braczek, E.I.T. (Time Allocation 5 Marek Braczek participated in the preliminary design and Class EA of the Grassy Brook West Sanitary Service Area. For this project, Marek will be responsible for review and revision of the design flow calculations prepared by Philips Engineering Ltd. during the preliminary design, as well as preparation of the MOE application for the gravity sewer. Derek Palmer, Field Survey (Time Allocation 15%) All field surveys for the project will be carried out by Derek Palmer acting as Party Chief, responsible for base plan preparation. Derek's tenure of over 20 years with the firm provides him with a significant amount of experience and expertise in field surveys and base plan preparation. Derek's knowledge of this type of project allows him the flexibility in discerning important features related to the proposed design. December 7, 2005 5 Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech G:\ PROMOK3200422005WRoPasalariaPo FdMGrassy Bk San =rani =ran Brook San 2.doe CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS In addition to the above, staff will be assigned on an approximately 60 highly- trained technical staff, to ensure required schedule. December 7, 2005 6 Grassy Brook Sanitary Service Area Detail Design 'as required' basis from our pool of that the project is delivered within the Earth Tech Canada Inc. Kelly Walsh, P.Eng., Project Manager (Pumping Station and Forcemain) (Time Allocation 12%) Mr. Walsh is the Regional Manager for the St. Catharines office of Earth Tech Canada Inc., a Project Engineer and Project Manager with 14 years of consulting engineering experience throughout Ontario. His experience includes personnel and project management, predesign, master planning, Schedule 'A', I' and 'C' environmental assessments, design and contract administration on a wide variety of civil engineering projects, including water distribution, water treatment, sewage collection, pumping stations, wastewater treatment, regional and local roads, highways and bridges. Mr. Walsh will direct the pumping station and forcemain design component of this assignment. Fayaz Khan, M.Eng., Forcemain Design Lead (Time Allocation 18%) Mr. Khan is experienced in municipal construction projects, including site inspections, interacting with the public on behalf of the client, helping project managers with contract administration, processing of payment certificates, and co- ordination between parties on sites. He is involved in the preparation of proposals and reports, design of sewers, forcemains and pumping stations, construction cost estimates, preparation of specifications and contract documents, and contract administration. Mr. Khan, assisted by Steve Overend, E.I.T., will be responsible for the forcemain design and transient analysis for this assignment. Atul Clerk, P.Eng., Electrical Design (Time Allocation 10%) Mr. Clerk has over 40 years' experience as electrical engineering consultant and lead designer with particular focus on all aspects of water and wastewater treatment plants. Specific experiences include design of substations up to 115 kV, low- and high- voltage motor control centres, variable speed/frequency drivers, UPS and standby power generation systems, pump controls, process controls using relays and PLC, communication cabling, power monitoring and lighting. Mr. Clerk has also prepared Operation Manuals, numerous study reports and is experienced in all aspects of field reviews and contract administration. Mr. Clerk will be responsible for preparation of the electrical design for this assignment. Ken Ng, P. Eng., Structural Design (Time Allocation S Mr. Ng is a Senior Structural engineer and Project Manager with Earth Tech. He has been involved in all aspects of structural engineering and project management from planning to detailed design, quality assurance and team supervision. He has worked on many large water, wastewater and sewage treatment projects and has one of his projects winning the Merit of Excellence. Mr. Ng will be responsible for completing the structural design component of this project. Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech CdPROMOK3200%2005TroposalANIapra FoILs1G%ssy Bk Sao 31Gnssf Brook San 2.doc CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Grassy Brook Sanitary Service Area Detail Design Justin Julian, P. Eng., Instrumentation and SCADA Design (Time Allocation 5 Mr. Julian works in the Instrumentation and Automation (I &A) Department of Earth Tech Canada Inc. He has experience in PLC /SCADA/HMI programming, Visual Basic and C programming, database development and maintenance, electrical, instrumentation and automation (M &A) engineering experience in both the public and private sectors. Mr. Julian has been involved in EI &A project implementation for a variety of client applications, including water and wastewater plant and pumping facilities, project management through database design and development, food and batch processing and material handling applications, overall equipment effectiveness (OFF) and cycle time reduction applications in the automotive industry, field commissioning and testing in the oil and gas industry, Enterprise Resource. He has also assisted in the analysis of control architectures including integration of multi-plant SCADA, LAN/WANs, database design, MS Windows 98/NT 4.0/2000 and Unix/BSD operating system configuration. He has conducted detailed specifications and design for major plant upgrades in the municipal wastewater industry. Mr. Julian will be responsible for the Instrumentation and SCADA design for this assignment. Ara Barseghian, P. Eng., Mechanical and Ventilation Design (Time Allocation 5 Mr. Barseghian is a Senior Mechanical Professional Engineer with Earth Tech's Facilities Group. As a lead engineer, he has carried out design team leading and field inspection for ventilation, heating, cooling, potable water piping, gas piping, and sanitary piping systems. In addition, he is generally responsible for overseeing and co- ordinating the translation of engineering work into drawings and specifications for tender and construction purposes. He provides an important interface between the broad issues dealt with at the engineering level, and specific problems related to design and coordination. Mr. Barseghian will be responsible for the mechanical and ventilation design for this assignment. Derek Hatanaka, P.Eng., Emissions and Noise Mitigation Design (Time Allocation 5 Mr. Hatanaka is an engineer specializing in air quality with Earth Tech. He has been involved with numerous applications for air certificates of approval, emissions inventories, emission estimates, advanced dispersion modelling studies, and incinerator and air pollution control equipment design and construction. His experience in industrial environmental management includes waste audits, hazardous waste identification and disposal, hazardous waste transport requirements, supervision of remediation activities, and investigation of public incident reports. Mr. Hatanaka has extensive experience with industrial clients in manufacturing, but also has considerable exposure to government clients, providing expertise in air quality engineering issues relevant to this sector. Mr. Hatanaka will be responsible for emissions and noise mitigation design for this assignment. December 7, 2005 7 Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech GAPROWM3200\20051PrepmykANIapn Fafs\Gnsss Bk Si. RGrassy Brook Saa 2.doc CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS Grassy Brook Sanitary Service Area Detail Design Quality Assurance It is the responsibility and objective of Philips Engineering Ltd. to carry out assignments to standards of work quality, cost and time, appropriate to the project, as defined by and agreed to by the client. Work must comply with current law, regulations, codes and standards of applicable jurisdictions in which the work is done and in which the project works or facilities will be constructed. Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech Canada assign staff with the appropriate skills and experience to the various areas of the project, to ensure that the required standard of work quality is achieved. Monitoring of the quality assurance functions is organizationally independent from the project engineering. For this project, Wayne Floren, C.E.T (Philips Engineering Ltd.), Dave Beattie, P. Eng. (Earth Tech) and Eppo Eerkes, P. Eng. (Earth Tech) will complete quality assurance review of the drawings and tender package prior to tendering. Curriculum Vitae for project team members can be found in Appendix `A'. The attached Organizational Plan depicts the organizational structure proposed for this project. December 7, 2005 8 Philips Engineering Ltd. and Earth Tech GAPROM0V;3200120057roposaMNiapra Fafs\Grassy Bk San 2\Grassr Brook San 2.dae The City of Niagara. Falls Canada His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Members: RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND: Community Services Department MW- 2006 -09 Municipal Works Ed Dujlovic 4310 Queen Street Director P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354. E -mail: edujlovi @city.niagarafalls.on.ca 2. Rankin Construction (St. Catharines) 3. Nexterra Substructures (Niagara Falls) 4. DeFaveri Construction (Hamilton) February 6, 2006 Re: MW- 2006 -09- Contract 2005- 142 -04 Stanley Avenue Trunk Storm Sewer Ferry Street to Murray Street It is recommended that the contractor (Alfred Beam Excavating Inc.) be retained to perform the works of the Stanley Avenue Trunk Storm Sewer for the amount shown below and that council authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with Alfred Beam Excavating Inc. The Tender Opening Committee, in the presence of the City Clerk, opened tenders on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at 1 :30 p.m. for the above noted contract. Tender documents were picked up by eleven (11) Contractors and four (4) bids were received. Listed below is a summary of the totalled tendered prices, excluding GST, received from the four (4) Contractors, together with the corrected bids. 1. Alfred Beam Excavating (Fort Erie) 1,082,658.75 1,082,658.35) 1,238,716.00 1,500,511.85 1,532,920.05 Working Together to Serve Our Community Municipal Works Fire Services Parks, Recreation Culture Business Development Building By -Law Services January 12, 2006 2 MW- 2006 -09 The lowest tender was received from Alfred Bean Excavating Inc. in the amount of *$1,082,658.75. This Contractor has previously performed similar type projects in the City. We are therefore, of the opinion, that this Contractor is capable of successfully undertaking this project. This project is a branch of the Stanley Avenue drop shaft and is aimed at reducing combined sewer overflows in the subject area. The contract includes the construction of a storm trunk sewer as well as connections of storm laterals currently connected to the combined system on Stanley Avenue. Provisions have been made under this contract to extend laterals onto Robinson Street and Peer Lane further enhancing the separation process. In the future a storm sewer system will be constructed on Robinson Street that will add more tributary area to the storm sewer and further enhance the separation achieved by the Stanley Avenue System. Financing: The Engineer's estimate for this contract was $1,300,000.00. Project Costs: Awarded Contract Consultant Miscellaneous Fees (MOE Utility removals /installations Dumping Fee (Mewburn Park) Funding: 2006 Capital Budget G/L 12- 3- 310012- 030000 Capital Holding Development Charges Provincial Grant TOTAL TOTAL 1,082,658.75 56,735.00 1,100.00 119,666.37 16,239.88 1,276,400.00 412,800.00 263,600.00 600,000.00 1,276,400.00 Council's concurrence with this recommendation would be appreciated. January 12, 2006 Prepared by: Frank Tassone, A.Sc.T. Project Manager Approved by: Ed Dujlovic, P.Eng. Director of Municipal Works 3 MW 2006 09 Respectfully submitted: Mac onald Chief Administrative Officer S:\REPORTS\2006 Reports\MW- 2006 -09 Stanley Avenue Trunk Storm Sewer 2005 142- 04.wpd The City of Niagara Falls I Canada Community Services Department MW- 2006 -12 Municipal Works Ed Dujlovic 4310 Queen Street 0 Director P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354 E mail: edujlovi @city.niagarafalls.on.ca His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Members: RECOMMENDATION: February 6, 2006 Re: MW- 2006 -12 Future Mewburn Road Park Grading Services 2004 135 -03 Contract It is recommended that the unit prices submitted by the low tenderer, V. Gibbons Contracting Limited, be accepted and the financing of this project from the 2006 and 2007 Municipal Capital Projects, be approved and that Council authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with V.Gibbons Contracting. BACKGROUND: The Tender Opening Committee, in the presence of the City Clerk, Mr. Dean Iorfida, opened tenders on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. for the above noted contract. Tender documents were picked up by fourteen (14) Contractors and nine (9) bids were received. Listed below is a summary of the totaled tendered prices, excluding GST, received from the nine (9) Contactors, together with the corrected bids 1. V. Gibbons Contracting Limited (Stevensville) *$143,315.00 ($143,915.00) 2. Tri-Grove Holdings (Port Robinson) $144,697.00 3. Fine Grade Construction (Niagara Falls) $196,300.00 4. CRL Campbell Construction (Wainfleet) $210,725.00 Working Together to Serve Our Community Municipal Works Fire Services Parks, Recreation Culture Business Development Building By -Law Services February 6, 2006 2 MW- 2006 -12 5. JCJ Contracting (Niagara -on- the -Lake) $213,463.83 6. Stevensville Lawn Service Inc. (Stevensville) *$225,385.00 ($210,385.00) 7. Circle P Paving (Stevensville) $235,500.00 8. DeFaveri Construction Inc. (Hamilton) $237,945.00 9. Alfidome Construction Limited (Niagara Falls) $263,950.00 The lowest tender was received from V. Gibbons Contracting in the amount of $143,315.00. This Contractor has previously performed similar type projects for the City. We are therefore, of the opinion, that this Contractor is capable of successfully undertaking this project. Financing: The Engineer's estimate for this contract was $250,000.00. Project Costs: Awarded Contract $143,315.00 TOTAL $143,315.00 Funding: 2006 and 2007 Municipal Works Capital Projects TOTAL $143,315.00 $143,315.00 To allow the City lands west of the Mountain Road Landfill Site, the future Mountain Road Park, to be developed for recreational purposes, the Ministry of Environment Certificate of Approval for the Mountain Road Landfill site requires that clean earth fill be placed on these lands to provide adequate cover over the ground water table. Since January 2004, City of Niagara Falls contracts has stipulated that the contractors must dispose of all clean earth fill from City projects at the future Mewburn Road Park site. The clean fill was graded at the site under contract 2004 135 -03 that ended October 31, 2005. In the past, developing the Mewbum Road site has proven to be not financially feasible or timely, due to the cost and time to fill the site to the required grade. Once the fill has been placed and graded, the Mewburn Road Park site can be developed. February 6, 2006 3 MW- 2006 -12 In addition, since contractors are having problems locating acceptable dump site locations within the Region. Contractors would be adding any additional trucking costs and dump site grading costs to the unit costs tendered on all City projects. Some of the cost to grade the Mewburn Road site will be offset by savings on the City's road, sewer and watermain contracts, for the disposal of the clean fill material. Therefore, this project will be funded from 2006 and 2007 Municipal Works capital road, sewer and watermain projects. This cost will be itemized in future Council reports for any future contracts that will generate a substantial amount of clean fill. This project is scheduled to commence on February 13, 2006 and all works completed by November 7, 2007. Council's concurrence with the recommendation made would be appreciated. Prepared by: Bob Darrall Project Manager Approved by: Ed Duj lovic, P. Eng., Director of Municipal Works Respectfully submitted: 4br John Ma onald Chief Administrative Officer S:\REPORTS\2006 Reports\MW- 2006 -12 Future Mewbum Road Park Grading Services 2006 163 -06 Contract Award.wpd The City of Niagara Falls Canada Members: BACKGROUND: Community Services Departmer Municipal Works 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354 E -mail: edujlovi @city.niagarafalls.on.ca His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Re: MW- 2006 -20 Contract 2006 -04: 2006 Asphalt Patching, City Wide RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the contractor (984265 Ontario Limited, Circle P Paving) be retained to perform the works of the 2006 Asphalt Patching Contract for the amount shown below and that council authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with (984265 Ontario Limited, Circle P Paving), and that the Municipal Works Capital Budget for 2006 Asphalt Patching be pre- approved by council in the amount shown below. The Tender Opening Committee, in the presence of the City Clerk, Mr.Dean Iorfida, opened tenders on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. for the above noted contract. Tender documents were picked up by five (5) Contractors and four (4) bids were received. Listed below is a summary of the totaled tendered prices, excluding GST, received from the four (4) Contractors, together with the corrected bids 1. 984265 Ontario Ltd. (a.k.a. Circle P Paving) 2. Rankin Construction 3. Norj ohn Limited 4. A -1 Asphalt Maintenance 457,355.00 Working Together to Serve Our Community Municipal Works Fire Services Parks, Recreation Culture Business Development Building By -Law Services February 6, 2006 549,330.00 566,397.50 612,687.89 612,711.35 MW- 2006 -20 Ed Dujlovic Director February 6, 2006 2 MW- 2006 -20 The lowest tender was received from 984265 Ontario Ltd. (Circle P Paving)in the amount of 457,355.00. This Contractor has previously performed similar types of projects for the City. We are therefore, of the opinion, that this Contractor is capable of successfully undertaking this project. Financing: The Engineer's estimate for this contract was 463,000.00. Project Costs: Awarded Contract 457,355.00 Funding: 2006 Capital Budget Asphalt Patching (Pre Approval) Account No. 12 -3- 310032 030000 System Maintenance Waterworks Account No. 15 -3- 431000- 040000 System Maintenance Sanitary Sewer Account No. 16 -3- 411000 040000 This project is scheduled to commence on March 6, 200 and will be ongoing throughout the year. Work will be completed up to the budgeted amo is once the final budget is approved. Councils' concurrence with the recommendation made ould be appreciated. Prepared by: Frank Tassone Project Manager Approved by: Ed Dujlo'lc, P.Eng. Director of Municipal Works TOTAL TOTAL $•457,355.00 S:\REPORTS\2006 Reports\MW- 2006 -20 Asphalt Patching Tender Award wpd 257,000.00 118,471.70 81,883.30 457,355.00 Res ect ly submitted by: r John McDonald Chi f Administrative Officer Niagara Falls I The City of Canada His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Members: Corporate Services Department Planning Development 4310 Queen Street Doug Darbyson P.O. Box 1023 Director Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.niagarafalls.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354 E -mail: planning @niagarafalls.ca February 6, 2006 Re: PD- 2006 -09 Participation as a Partner for Grant Funding to Showcase Area Brownfield Sites for Redevelopment RECOMMENDATION: That Council support the City's participation as a partner with Niagara Region, Niagara College and other area municipalities in an application for Green Municipal Funds, and if the application is approved, the allocation of $6,000 for the project. BACKGROUND: The City of Niagara Falls has been requested to be a participating partner in an application for Green Municipal Funding of $250,000 which, if approved, will be used to prepare an inventory that will showcase approximately 30 prime brownfield redevelopment sites within the Region of Niagara. The City of Niagara Falls could select up to five (5) sites as part of the project. The details of the selected sites will be organized in an inventory marketing document that will be placed on the web sites of the Region of Niagara and participating municipalities. The participating municipalities are Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Welland, Port Colborne, Fort Erie and Thorold The second major component ofthe inventory is the use of advanced digital visualization technology to create "Smart Growth Concept Plans" for the top brownfield redevelopment sites. The Centre of Advanced Visualization of Niagara College will be developing the concepts plans that will be fully animated and allow users to actually- experience moving around and through the proposed development in three dimensional space. An intent to apply application was approved by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities a few weeks ago and Region is now preparing the required detailed funding application which is due on February 23, 2006. The total request for funding is $250,000 which is detailed as follows: Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning Development PD- 2006 -09 February 6, 2006 2 PD- 2006 -09 Prepared by: Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) $125,000 50% of the funds Matching 50% of funds: Regional Municipality of Niagara $50,000 Niagara College $50,000 6 Participating Municipalities $25,000 (City of Niagara Falls share will be $6,000) Total CONCLUSION: Participation by the City of Niagara Falls in this unique leading edge venture is important and will benefit the City by showcasing up to five (5) of its brownfield sites at a relatively small marketing and promotional cost. The Niagara Region and local area municipalities are becoming leaders in the Province for brownfield redevelopments and this project will further enhance this municipal leadership. The portion of City's contribution can be taken from the Brownfield CIP Budget. One of the requirements of the FCM application is a resolution of support from participating partners. Therefore, if the report's recommendation is approved, it will be forwarded to the Niagara Region as part of the detailed application for funding. Bob Bolibruck Community Improvement Program (CIP) Coordinator RecommencJ,ed by Respectfully submitted: Serg'Felicetti Director of Business Development and BB:tc ac, Doug Darbyson Director of Planning Development S:\PDR\2006\PD2006 -09, Partner for FCM Funding.wpd Approved by: $250,000 -wr T. Raven Executive Director of Corporate Services `TAB John MacD nald Chief Administrative Officer Niagara Falls I The City of Canada Members: His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that Council receive this report for information purposes. BACKGROUND: The Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal (PIR) released the Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe in November 2005. Technical comments on the Proposed Growth Plan have been forwarded to PIR prior to their comment submission date of January 27, 2006 and have been attached for the information of Council (Appendix 1). Planning Comments Corporate Services Department Planning Development 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.niagarafalls.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354 E -mail: planning @niagarafalls.ca February 6, 2006 Re: PD 2006 10, Information Report Places to Grow Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Horseshoe Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal PD- 2006 -10 Doug Darbyson Director It is expected that the Greater Golden Horseshoe will increase by 3.7 million people over the next 30 years. The Niagara Region is projected to attract 84,000 of those residents. The purpose of the Growth Plan is to manage growth and encourage the intensification of existing built -up areas in order to avoid increasing traffic jams, urban sprawl and the loss of our agricultural lands and natural resources. Development is to be concentrated in areas such as brownfields, downtown areas and along major roads Infrastructure planning of roads, transit, municipal services and community services is to be coordinated with land use planning. The Province has estimated that intensification and compact development will. save 20% of infrastructure capital costs over the next 25 years in the Greater Toronto Area alone. The Plan outlines the responsibilities of lower tier government to manage growth within their municipalities. Appendix 2 contains a chart which provides a breakdown of the responsibilities outlined through the Growth Plan by level of governments. Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning Development February 6, 2006 2 PD- 2006 -10 The Proposed Growth Plan remains similar in structure to the Draft Growth Plan previously released (PD- 2005 -23). Changes to the plan have been made in response to the feedback heard on the draft plan and include a refinement of density and intensification targets and their implementation at the Local and Regional level. Next Steps The Province is aiming to have the Final Growth Plan prepared in early 2006. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal expects to complete the sub -area assessments as outlined in the Growth Plan within 8 to 18 months after the release of the Plan. At the local level, follow up on policies requiring further analysis and assessment is required. The Region is initiating a Growth Management Study which should reflect the requirements of the Growth Plan. In Niagara Falls, a comprehensive review of our employment lands (industrial lands), as required under the Growth Plan, will be needed to properly consider the current development pressures to redesignate industrial lands to residential. Prepared by: Francesca Berardi Planner 2 Recommended by: Doug Darbyson Director of Planning Development Approved by: fo T. Raven a Executive Director of Corporate Services FB:gd Attach. S:\PDR\20061PD2006 -10, Places to Grow Greater Golden Horseshoe.wpd Respectfully submitted: tr John MacDonald Chief Administrative Officer Niagara Falls I The City of lnada January 24, 2006 Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal Ontario Growth Secretariat 777 Bay Street, 4 Floor Toronto, ON M5G 2E5 Dear Sir/Madam: Density Targets corporate Services Department Planning Development 4310 Queen Street Doug Darbyson P.O. Box 1023 Director Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafalls.on.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356 -2354 E -mail: planning @city.niagarafalls.on.ca Re: Comments on the Proposed Growth Plan Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Proposed Growth Plan. The following are staff comments from the Planning and Development, Business Development and Municipal Works Divisions for the City of Niagara Falls. Density targets within the Growth Plan consider a combination of residents and jobs. The tourism industry is very large in Niagara Falls which, by nature, offers a large number ofpart-time jobs. The definition of `job' proposed by the PIR will be important for Niagara Falls when establishing density targets for greenfield areas as would be the case in any municipality where seasonal employment is prevalent. Also, Policy 2.2.7.1 states that the density target will be measured over the entire greenfield areas of the upper -tier municipalities. If jobs are not created within a greenfield area itself, will these jobs be excluded from the density calculation? Employment Lands Policy 2.2.6.4 requires a municipal comprehensive review prior to the conversion of employment lands. Niagara Falls has been experiencing significant pressure to redesignate industrial lands to residential uses by developers, including applications on file. Clear direction on how municipalities are expected to treat these applications prior to the completion of a municipal review is needed. Policy 2.2.6.5 notes that `designated employment areas within a gateway economic zone will be identified and supported' but does not refer to where this responsibility lays (PIR, Upper tier or Lower Tier municipalities) or whether these will be addressed in sub -area assessments. The expected impact of identifying a `gateway economic zone' to a lower tier municipality remains unexplained. Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources information Systems Legal Planning Development APPENDIX 1 Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal 2 January 24, 2006 Although a definition of a Gateway Economic Zone has been added to the Proposed Growth Plan it remains vague. An explanation of what is meant by `unique economic importance' is required. Policy 2.2.6.6 outlines the use of sub -area assessments to guide for employment. Although the use of sub -area assessments for natural areas and agricultural lands is straightforward, it is more difficult to understand how competing interests between two completely separate upper tier municipalities can be implemented for employment lands. If one of the basic purposes of growth management is to minimize the distance between home and work and to create `complete communities' further thought is to be given on how are economic clusters and employment lands across a Region as geographically large as Niagara is to be co- ordinated with Haldimond. In the preparation of the sub- area assessments, some issues may be analysed together but more appropriately implemented independently for different political jurisdictions. In addition to the above, descriptions or definitions of what can be considered `prime industrial lands' (Policy 2.2.6.6c) and "provincially significant designated employment lands" is needed. Designated Greenfield Areas The implementation of the intensification targets within the span of the Growth Plan is the responsibility of the lower tier municipalities. More guidance is needed from the Province on how to encourage the development community to consider infill development within built boundaries where ample serviced greenfield areas remain, or where there is significant public resistance to high density developments. There is the possibility that intensification targets will not be met within the first years of the Growth Plan due to the availability of greenfields for development. Therefore the Plan should explain whether the intensification targets set are intended to be met on a yearly basis or over the course of the next 15 years. Policy2.2.7.3 (a) requires that greenfield areas be designed as `complete communities' i.e. provide a full range of housing, jobs, retails, etc.. The Growth Plan also states that urban growth centres are the focal centres for major employment centres and employment lands are to be assessed across a sub -area assessment scale. How are the provision of employment across these three different criteria to be meshed to meet all objectives of the growth plan? Settlement Area Boundary Expansions Policy 2.2.8.2 states that the need for additional greenfields will be assessed on a region -wide basis. In effect, an excess amount of greenfields area in smaller, lower tier municipality could affect the possible expansion of the settlement boundary of a larger municipality that can offer transit services and provide a large number of jobs. The pressure for development would then be directed to the smaller municipality that, even with total build out, would not have a sufficient population or employment base to support transit services, thus creating longer commutes from work to home. This would be most evident in a rural community. The analysis of available greenfields should be further explored with respect to individual lower tier municipalities Settlement boundary expansions can occur where supported by a municipal comprehensive review. However the supply ofgreenfields is based on a regional assessment. Does this mean that municipal comprehensive reviews are regionally driven? Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal 3 January 24, 2006 Should there be a limited amount of greenfield required at a Regional level to accommodate growth forecasts, the expansion of settlement boundaries may result in the `competition' between lower tier municipalities to gain the advantage of an expansion before neighbouring municipalities. This basically strips local municipalities to manage the growth of their own community and is given completely to the Upper tier. Policy 5.2.1(9) The Growth Plan requires comprehensive reviews for urban boundary expansions and the possible re- designation of employment lands. Policy 5.2.1(9) refers to the application of relevant policies where further analysis and assessment is being undertaken but is rather vague and does not clearly explain the status of applications currently submitted, or submitted prior to the completion of the analysis required by the Growth Plan, especially in the case of comprehensive reviews. Rewording and clarification of this policy would be of great assistance to lower tier municipalities. A Culture of Conservation Policy 4.2.4 contains policies that aim to reduce per capita consumption of water, energy emissions and waste. Provincial funds or programs should accompany these policies to encourage the culture of conservation. Some guidance on how emissions from residential sources can be reduced in order to improve air quality protection is also requested. We trust that these comments can of some assistance in your review of the Proposed Growth Plan. FB:gd S:\LEGISLTN\GROWTH PLAMOntario Growth Secretariat.ltr.wpd Yours truly, Doug Darbyson Director of Planning Development Ext. 4230 APPENDIX 2 Proposed Growth Plan Outline of Responsibilities for Implementation The Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal (PIR) together with the Niagara Region (and with input from local municipalities) will identify: the built boundary the edge of the developed urban area in each municipality future greenfields the area between the built boundary and the settlement (i.e. urban area) boundary the scope and scale of the Urban Growth Centre in Niagara, St. Catharines is identified as the growth centre Niagara Region in consultation with local municipalities intensification targets, Official Plan policies and phase in strategy phasing policies and strategies for designated greenfields to achieve intensification targets a housing strategy for all needs (including affordable) and density PIR, Region Other Ministries (over the next 8 12 months) Sub -Areas Assessment for Niagara- Haldimand regional economic assessment for employment refinement/phasing policies of the transportation network water /wastewater capacity analysis identification of the natural system identification of prime agricultural areas and rural areas Local Municipalities designate intensification corridors (where higher density will be) comprehensive reviews for employment lands policies for greenfield development (such as transit supportive, complete communities) policies for integrated bicycle and pedestrian networks policies for priority trade routes plan and design municipal services to return water to the source watershed watershed plans (in conjunction with the Conservation Authority) to guide development and servicing decisions establish and implement affordable housing targets identify local natural systems and urban greening establish an agricultural advisory committee for agricultural planning practice conservation on municipal properties monitor and report on implementation of the Growth Plan The City of I Niagara Falls Canad� Members: His Worship Mayor Ted Salci and Members of the Municipal Council City of Niagara Falls, Ontario RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND: Vito S Co r 'ty Development Coordinator VS /das Community Services Department R- 2006.07 Parks, Recreation Culture Adele Kon 4310 Queen Street Director P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafails.on.ca Tel.: (905) 356 -7521 Fax: (905) 356-7404 E -mail: akon @city.niagarafalls.on.ca February 6, 2006 Re: R-2006-07 Amendment to the Municipal Alcohol Risk Management Policy That City Council approve an amendment to the Municipal Alcohol Risk Management Policy which designates all multi purpose programming spaces in the MacBain Community Centre to be suitable for special occasion permit functions. Th0.+ e.lere4s rz c S ci Dccc_sLO r p rr 4 ficr (cwvumui\d j Ce✓\4fe bc br'c)�l9h C ocko ci t r CyP✓o ✓a_t Since the approval of the revised Municipal Alcohol Risk Management Policy on February 14, 2005, staff has had requests to have events with liquor at the MacBain Community Centre. Council has approved one event with a special occasion permit to date. Staff recommends the amendment to the Municipal Alcohol Risk Management Policy, allowing for Special Occasion Permit functions at the MacBain Community Centre. Respectfully submitted: S f Council\Council 2006\R- 2006.07 Amendment to Municipal Alcohol Risk Management Policy.wpd .cn( John M thonal Chief Administrative Officer Working Together to Serve Our Community Municipal Works Fire Services Parks, Recreation Culture Business Development Building By-Law Services Clerk's Department The City of Inter Departmental Memorandum Niagara Falls Canada To: Mayor Ted Salci Date: December 12, 2005 Members of Council From: Dean Iorfida City Clerk Ext. 4271 Subject: Memorial Handball Tournament/ YMCA "Partnerships with Youth" Fundraiser Request to have an event with liquor at the MacBain Community Centre- for January 7, 2006 event. Background: Council approved a new Municipal Alcohol Risk Management Policy on February 14, 2005. The policy sets out which municipal facilities will allow liquor (with a proper special occasions permit from the Alcohol Gaming Commission of Ontario (A. G.C.O.)). The MacBain Community Centre was not listed as one of the municipality facilities to allow liquor. Nonetheless, an exception was made for the grand opening of the facility. (Council also approved an exception for the Girls Home for Soccer for the Serbian soccer tournament) Staff believe that there may be future requests for use of the MacBain Community Centre for various special events. As a result, staff will come back in the new year with an amendment to the policy. In the interim, Council will have to decide whether to allow an event with liquor to happen at the MacBain Centre on a case by case basis. Recommendation: That Council give approval for this one off event and that staff come back in the new year with an amendment to the Municipal Alcohol Risk Management Policy