10-22-2024 - No.15 LAW
1NT
CITY OF4 CCANADA
NIAGARA FALLS
The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
October 22, 2024
No. 15 — Motion brought forth by Mayor Diodati
Moved by: Councillor Victor Pietrangelo
Seconded by: Councillor Ruth-Ann Nieuwesteeg
• Whereas Niagara Falls is a world-class destination and attracts more than 14 million
visitors each year; and
• Whereas visitors travel through the Niagara Parks Commission and have a high level
of expectation of beauty and maintenance; and
• Whereas the Region and the City are individually responsible for road maintenance
under their individual jurisdictions; and,
•Whereas Regional Roads have a higher traffic exposure than City Roads, and therefore
are more likely to serve as key access points to economic drivers such as hotels,
restaurants, tourist destinations, and shopping centres; and,
• Whereas the Region has established a consistent level of service for road maintenance
across the entire Regional Road network, regardless of the unique characteristics of the
local area municipalities; and,
• Whereas the Region's level of service for urban commercial corridors in Niagara Falls
is lower than the City's level of service, specifically with respect to the frequency of
roadside mowing and the control of weeds along curbs and in medians;
Therefore, be it resolved that Staff report back on options, including impacts to the 2025
Budget, for the purposes of accomplishing the following:
1. An identified plan, with an established budget that outlines a schedule of service at
these arterial road intersections year-round;
2. That the plan be carried out by City of Niagara Falls labour force;
3. That the plan take into account input and a potential cost-sharing partnership with the
Region of Niagara;
4. That the maintenance schedule include spraying, trimming and other means deemed
necessary for a fulsome maintenance program;
5. That the plan identify a consistent target level of service for roadside maintenance on
urban commercial corridors at both the City and Regional level;
6. And it take into account resource challenges faced by the City's Municipal Works
division to meet this target levels of service on City roads; and,
7. To increase the service levels on Regional roads to match the target level of service.
AND The Seal of the Corporation to hereto affixed. Carried Unanimously
WILLIAM G.MATSON JAMES M.DIODATI
CITY CLERK