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2008/01/28 COMMITTEE SERVICES COMMITTEE AGENDA SECOND MEETING Monday, January 28, 2008 6:00, p.m. City Hall, Committee Room #2A & B 1) Approval of the January 14, 2008 Community Services Minutes. 2) PRESENTATION: STAFF CONTACT: a) F-2008-06 Audited Financial Statements -Niagara Falls Transit Commission Ken Burden b) MW-2008-03 2008 New Sidewalk Program Geoff Holman c) MW-2008-05 Winter Maintenance Update -January 2008 Geoff Holman 3) NEW BUSINESS: 4) ADJOURNMENT: MINUTES OF COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING MONDAY, January 14, 2008, CITY HALL, ROOM 2 AT 4:30 P.M. PRESENT: Chair -Councillor Carolynn ioannoni, Mayor Ted Salci, Councillors: Victor Pietrangelo, Jim Diodati, Bart Maves, Vince Kerrio, Wayne Thomson, Janice Wing and Shirley Fisher ABSENT: STAFF: John MacDonald, Ed Dujlovic, Ken Burden, Ken Beaman, Denyse Morrissey, Lee Smith, Alex Herlovitch, Dean lorfida, Geoff Holman, Todd Harrison, Serge Felicetti, Karl Dren, Kent Schachowskoj, Marianne Tikky- Secretary GUEST: Brian Gardner - 4604 Pettit Avenue, Christine Baggs - Cherrywood Acres School, Linda Kremer - 4693 Pettit Avenue, Ken & Karen Jones - 6521 Burdette Drive, Mark Stirtzinger 4687 Pettit Avenue, John Lamb - 4659 Pettit Avenue, Rick Hein & Rick Goertz of Dillon Consulting. PRESS: Corey Larocque, Niagara Falls Review, Rob Lapensee, Niagara This Week MINUTES !t was ORDERED on the motion of Mayor Salci and seconded by Councillor Maves, that the December 10, 2007 minutes be approved. REPORTS a) TS-2008-02 -Pettit Avenue Parking Review It was ORDERED on the motion of Mayor Salci and seconded by Councillor Wing that a "no stopping 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, Except Holidays" restriction be installed on the east side of Pettit Avenue Between Doreen Drive and Sherwood Road and that staff be directed to resolution with the surrounding neighbours. Motion: Carried Action: Recommendation submitted to Council 01-14-08 b) TS-2008-03 -Pin Oak Drive, Canadian Drive and Montgomery Street Parking Control Review It was ORDERED on the motion of Councillor Thomson and seconded by Councillor Wing that; 1) Parking be restricted on both sides of Pin Oak Drive between Canadian Drive and McLeod Road; -2- 2) That parking be restricted on both sides of Canadian Drive between Montrose Road and Pin Oak Drive; and, 3) That parking be restricted on both sides of Montgomery Street between Pin Oak Drive and the western terminus of Montgomery Street. Motion: Carried Action: Recommendation submitted to Council 01-14-08 c) TS-2008-04 - 525? Drummond Road Driveway Safety Assessment It was ORDERED on the motion of Mayor Salci and seconded by Councillor Thomson that a "Do Not Block Driveway" sign be posted facing eastbound traffic on Valley Way at the east driveway to 5257 Drummond Road. Motion: Carried Action: Recommendation submitted to Council 01-14-08 PRESENTATION: Mr. Mark Stirtzinger addressed Councillor concerning the proposed Rail Grade Separation on Morrison Street. Mr. Stirtzinger accompanied by several area residents are against for the construction of the rail overpass for the following reasons; 1. Overpass less than 30 metres from neighboring homes 2. Noise level would increase due to the raised roadway 3. Public Walkway exits at the current rail crossing which is used by approximately 40 school children a day with a crossing guard. 4. Currently skyline would be altered. Now looking a concrete instead of the sunrise. 5. Regional Police and Ambulance services were contacted and do not see the current crossing as a problem. 6. Fiscal responsibility of $11 million being approximately one seventh of the City's annual budget. 7. The Dorchester Road - Morrision Street EA 2004 by Delcan stated that unless two grade separations were constructed you will resolve very little. Simply providing four-lane roadways and maintaining level railway crossings will substantially improve traffic queues and avoid congestion in the area. 8. No proper notification to persons directly affected. 9. CN Railway Engineering Department have a different view when dealing with Railway Crossings with many pedestrians. 10. The study states 8-12 trains per day, why can't the City of Niagara Falls learn the positives of the railway and act accordingly. Councillors advised staff that the City should go beyond the legal requirements for notification when conducting EA's. Have alternative solutions for pedestrians been explored, Councillors requested that staff at the conclusion of the presentation set a meeting date with Mr. Stirtzinger and interested parties. _3_ NEW BUSINESS: a} It was ORDERED on the motion of Councillor Fisher and seconded by Councillor Thomson that staff prepare a report for the next Council meeting detailing the current policy on selling surplus City lands. Motion: Carried Action: Recommendation submitted to Council 01-14-08 b} It was ORDERED on the motion of Councillor Thomson and seconded by Councillor Maves that staff be directed to contact the Regional Chair to express the City's concerns regarding the amount of literature circulated concerning the GTA corridor. Motion: Carried Action: Recommendation submitted to Council 01-14-08 ADJOURNMENT It was ORDERED on the motion of Councillor Maves and seconded by Councillor Wing that the regular meeting of the Community Services Committee be adjourned at 6:00 p.m. and enter into an In-Camera Session Motion: Carried January 28, 2008 N1V`+I-2fl08-~D3 . ~ ~ , . _ ~ i a~~s Councillor Carolynn loarinoni, Chair and Members of the Comm~inity Services Committee City of l~iagara l`alls, +Ontario Members: Vie: IVI1~'-2~D{~8-~~ 2~{~8 ~lQw ~~de~v~alk ~rac~~-ar~ I~~~~I~I~~t3,~T~~~; It is recc~~nmended that Council accept the folloyvir~g report as inferrr~ation. ~~~~~I~~~I~~d ~l-~roughout the past year, Staff have accepted calls from residents City ~ri~e in regards to various sideway concerns. Sortie concerns have been lased Qn deteriorated side~~valks and some lave been based on areas where sidewalks do r3c~t exists Staff have collected these concerns and lave generated a list of areas where links in the current sidewalk system are rr~issing. lUiissir~g sidewalks lave also been identified in reports generated by other divisions within tl~e Ci#~. In ~gO~, Council approved the following criteria to be used in selecting sidewalks for tl~e flew Sidewalk grogram ~M~_~g~~-~ ~ - arterial/collector type roads - high pedestrian areas, cor~nrnercial, tourist areas - senior citizen, scl-~ool areas In ~g~8 under the 1'~ew Sidewalk Pr~ograr~, staff will proceed to elirr~inate as r~iany of these rr~issing sidewalks as will be allowed within tl~e budget limit ~ 48~, Staff will prioritize those missing sidewalks based tin the density of residential traffic in the irnrr~ediate area of the sidewalk. Any sidewalks that have been identified in 2g~7 and not constructed in 2Og8 will remain on the list for consideration in ~O~g. ~ list df the missing links identified in 2Q{~~' is shown beio~v and attached are drawings of the exact placement of the sid~waiks. -Staff will move forward and inf®rm affected .residences by way of rit~e~n~letter (sample attached) of the new links berg-eor~str~rcted---___ ~VOYklrig' TOa~t~2eY t0 ,SeYVB ~11Y ~O73Z1)Zllrill~I Community Services Department Municipal Works a+ k'f ~ ~cFt+;E~ ~ yk~. r .lanua~r 28, coos - ~ - ~nw-coos-os in order to deal with any issues arising from the planned side>~alk construction. once all. issues are resoled, design will be finalized and tendering may proceed. It is anticipated the construction of the subject sidewalks will commence in the Summer of 2fl0$. S~~~w~t_~ ~add~ock ~ral1 ~r~we cr~ssi~g #~e F~ydro high#-~~-way collector road, missing link across .hydro property) warden ,~rre~a~ae ~r~rra Bar~nie Street #o ~llargare# S#reet {school district, missing lick fog re~ide~tial n~~ve~ents to the school) w~n,~der~ere load #ro~ Isaac Street t~ ~a~rose S#re~et school district, missing link identified in a report composed by the ~raffic~Division) w~rads~r ~resc~ent #r4~ ex~s#ing sidewa~~C to R~ya~ l~an~r ~r~~e connection to a collector road, only way flat of subdi~risior~) wentwort~ ~~renue ~r~~ ll~urray Street Sy~mes S#re~et thigh pedestrian area, large. residential -area missing link to collector road) ~ecorr~m~ended by; Geoff l-lolrnan, ~i` ecto~ f l\llunic~pal ~i~'orks approved by: ~ , ~d ~ujlovic, executive °rr'~ctor of G~om~nunity Services ~I respectfully subrnitted,: ,~flhn ~U~ac~or~ald, ~Ghief ~dministr~tive Officer Tassone S;1R~P©~~'S12008 Re~ort~liViVV-2008-03- 2008 view Sidevuaik Program.vvpd ~ ~ 4 a ~ _ . o! p2 g.P' J _ ~F~- i ~ ~ ,~,P w 0 a Y Q e ° ~ c 1 i V Y d o N~Z o O~t ~3 Z w~ Q~ w u~~ ~ 4 e 00 1 zZ N '1 ~ ~t;0 O a N ` ~V i ~~°R a ~~~,O~~k, o ~o~ P` t ~jp o 0 5g~1 p~Sp~ ~PpOp21'C~`~ ~ 0 a ~ ~ O F~"' ~ U ~ ~ CTt C ~ a ~ a ~ a v U N Z W t0 ~ 6 Z O ~ Q ~ © ~ O~~n i 3~ d°.}..~ NZ~z o,o o w~~ ~ a o ~Z o ~ e r ~ o~ a N d- ~ J a O 0. 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NO. pA~ 20U8 NEW SIDEWALK CONTRACT 6 OF 6 O i ~ ~ . t~•~ ,lan~.~ary 15, 2~00~ ~esideht address Dear resident: Vie: New 5ide~valk ~CQnstrazctien en ~o~.~r street 200 l~Tew sidewalk ~ro~rarn ~n a yearly basis, theCity identif es by various xr~eans ~nissin~ sidewalk links throu~ho~~t the City, In taking steps to create better linkages, each year the City devotes portion of the capital b~.~d~et to constricting new sidewalks. ~'he purpose of the New sidewalk ~'rograrn is too make an effort to eliminate as many missing links as possible to allow for better, more safe pedestrian m~ove~nent throughout the City. m 2007, the City had identified that the n-~issing sidewalk across the frflntage of your property would be of value to the pedeskrians in your area. ~n the early part of 200, the City dill be looking into various construction options to construct khe missing sidewalk link. Ik tivould 17e appreciaked at 'this time, if there are any concerns Frith the constriction of the sidewalk, that the project ~~anager be contacted to discuss .and resol~~e the issue, ~~'he ~'roject ~/~anager for this project gill be, ~~~~EC~' l~~al~l'~~~5 ~''~<~1a?i~, ~~:T'~1'+l~~~N, inquiries will be dealt with on an individual basis. the City would like to proceed with the design of the work in the following weeks and therefore, you are asked to make any inquiries by o~irs t~ily, drank ~'ass~one, C,~,`~'. ~'ro j ect l~~anager -x`" 'rora~~iar~i#y Services ~3epar#ment Municipal Works Ext 4217 Fax 905-356-2354 Wording Together to Serve Dur. Community ftassone@niagarafalls.ca ~ ~ " Jart~ary 28, 2flU7 ~'-~~D8-~~ Councillor Carolynn loannoni, Chair and it/lembers of the Community Services Committee City of l~iagara 1=alts, Ontario Nlembers: . Re. l='~20~$-~~ ~?udite~ ~inancia~ Statements-~liaga~-a ~~l~s T~-a~si# ~c~~rr~iss~on r1=~C~~ill~EI~DAT~~I'~; For the information of the Community Services Coi-r~mittee. 1) Receive and File, 2) That Councillor l~.ves act as a liaison between staff and out ~~CK~r~U~ll~; of town bus operators to promote transit services. l~ttached for your information is a copy of the final Financial Statements for the ~liagara Falls Transit Commission. The Financial Statements are reflective of the period ending lUlay 3 ~ , 200 at which time the Commission was disbanded and the operation vvas amalgamated with the City of l~iagara Falls. Dpcn approval of the report, the Financial Statements will be posted to the City's ~vebsite. recommended by: Todd Fla. rison, Ling Director of Financial Services approved b E. burden, acting Executive Director of Corporate Services respectfull submitted: Y Joh lacDonald, Chief,4dministra~ ive Officer z ~i~01"kl3Zg 17'O,~St~lBi' tD ,~eYVB ~llY COritrillllZlly Corporate Services Department Finance A ~-?a-.r? fix. _ Crawford s low GREATER NIAGARA TRANSIT COMMISSION Financial Statements May 3I, 2007 Crawford srr~~th~ swa~~ow ~T~EATER NIAGA~2A T~2ANSIT COMMISSI~Jl'~ Financial Sta~ernent5 il~ay 3~, 2007 Table of ~c~ntents Page Auditors' Report 1 Statement of Financial Position 2 Statement of Financial Activities 3 Statement of Changes in Financial Position 4 Notes to Financial Statements 5_6 Schedule of Revenue 7 Schedule of Transportation Expenses 8 Schedule of Equipment and Vehicle Maintenance Expenses 9 Schedule of Premises and Plant Expenses 10 Schedule of General and Administrative Expenses 11 Crawford, Smith and Swallow ~1"c'~~D1"C~ Chartered Accountants LLP 1 • a741 Oueen Street Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E ZM2 ~jTT~ r~DjIT Telephone (905) 35&-4200 i/Y j 1/i/ Telecopier (905) 356-3410 Ottices in: Niagara Falls, Ontario St. Catharines, Ontario Fort Erie, Ontario Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Port Colborne, Ontario A~J~I'I'~~ZS' REPOR3' To the Members of the Greater Niagara Transit Commission, Members of Council, Inhabitants and Ratepayers of the Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls We have audited the statement of financial position of Greater Niagara Transit Commission as at May 31, 2007 and the statements of financial activities and changes in financial position for the period then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Commission's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Commission as at May 31, 2007 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. r~ cs.G~-~.-~ i Niagara Falls, Ontario September 18, 2007 CRAWFORD, SMITH AND SWALLOW CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS LLP LICENSED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1 GREATER NIAGARA TRANSIT COMMISSION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION May 31, 2007 ,~Y ~c~a~ 2006 ~ ~ Financial Assets Cash ~ 223,23. 1,300 Accounts receivable -Sf~,348 365,608 87,76 366,908 Financial Liabilities Bank overdraft 34,823 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 335,92 265,892 Deferred income 1 x,200 27,549 Employee future benefts- note 4 15,8,x6 18,198 Due to the City of Niagara Falls 924,23 549,809 1,28~,3?3 ~ 896,271 Net Financial Liabilities t~99,.b77~) (529,363) Nan Financial Assets Material and supplies inventories 4$3,87I 496,365 Prepaid expenses 14,800 483,8X.. 511,165 Net Liabilities (15,806) (18,198) Commission Position Amount to be recovered ~ ~~.~,806j {18,198} Signed on behalf of the Commission: Chairman Member See accompanying notes 2 cratvford srruth ~ swallow GREATER NIAGARA TRANSIT CUMMISSIt)N STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 ?0~~7 2006 ~ ~:=g $ Revenue -schedule 1 1,6x8.319 4,435,583 Expenditures Bad debts 32,696 Transportation -schedule 2 1,~'6G,.Q96 3,171,4$5 Equipment and vehicle maintenance : - schedule 3 ? 15,700.- 713,846 Premises and plant -schedule 4 1,1~ 16.111' 2,646,716 General and administrative -schedule 5 1?3,?~8 352,341 Capital 1.048.53 ~ 1,123,398 3.769.~~~~8 8,040,482 Net Expenditures (?,131,b74} ~3,604,899~ Financed 13y: City of Niagara Falls 2,13,071 3,606,967 Decrease in Amount to be Recovered (2,392} ` (2,068} ~,I31,67~ : 3,604,899 See accompanying notes 3 Crawford srruth ~ swallow GREATER NIAGARA TRANSIT COMMISSION STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION for the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 ~.~w 2~~0~ 2006 Operations Net expenditures {2.131.079} (3,604,899} Sources {Uses} wx~~~ Change in accounts receivable ` {198 74(~~~~` 20,823 Change in material and supplies inventories I2,494 21,532 Change in prepaid expenses ~ ' 14,800~~ ~ 440 Change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities 70,f_~32 {35,591) Change in deferred income (16,~49~ (70,727) Change in due to the City of Niagara Falls . ` 374,b, t 4 205,445 256,$51 141,922 Net decrease in cash from operations (1,87-1,8`?81 {3,462,977} Financing - City of Niagara Falls 2,134,071 3,606,967 Decrease in amount to be recovered (2,392 {2,068} Net increase in cash from financing `'2,1 ~ 1.679' 3,604,899 Increase in Cash Position 25f~,8~1 141,922 Cash Position, Beginning of Period {33,5?.~}~~ {175.445} Cash Position, End of Period 223";~28 " (33,523) it I IIIIII~~~~~ ~~~~q~~~~/~~ Cash Position Cash ?23,328 ~ 1,300 Bank indebtedness {34,823} 3,~;8 (33,523} See accompanying notes 4 crawfo~ smith ~ swallow GREATER NIAGARA TRANSIT CaMMISSION NGTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 1. Significant Accounting Policies The financial statements of the Greater Niagara Transit Commission are the representations of management prepared in accordance with local government accounting standards established by the Public Sector Accounting Board ("PSAB"} of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. The focus of PSAB financial statements is on the financial position of the Commission and the changes thereto. The statement of financial position includes all the assets and liabilities of the Commission. Financial assets are those assets which could provide resources to discharge liabilities or finance future operations. The financial statements have, in management's opinion, been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the accounting policies summarized below: Fixed assets and depreciation The historical cost and accumulated depreciation for Iixed assets are not recorded for municipal purposes. Fixed assets are reported as an expenditure on the statement of operations in the year of acquisition. Inventories Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and replacement cost. Z. Related Party Transactions The Greater Niagara Transit Commission makes available to Niagara Chair-A-Van, five vehicles and equipment for which no rent is charged. The Greater Niagara Transit Commission charges Niagara Chair-A-Van for administrative costs of Niagara Chair-A-Van incurred by the Commission. These charges amounted to $ 0 (December 31, 2006 - $ 900). During the period, the Commission charged Niagara Chair-A-Van for sales of fuel and van repairs and maintenance which amounted to $ 17,280 (December 31, 2006 - $ 36,933) and $ 19,266 (December 3I, 2006 - $ 3,609) respectively. Included in accounts receivable is $ 10,523 (December 31, 2006 - $ 8,431) due from Niagara Chair-A-Van. 3. Pension Agreement The Greater Niagara Transit Commission makes contributions to the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Fund (OMERS), which is amulti-employer plan on behalf of S4 members of its staff. The plan is a defined benefit plan which specifies the amount of the retirement benefit to be received by the employees based on the length of service and rates of paY• The amount contributed to OMERS for January I, 2007 to May 31, 2007 was $ 67,945 (December 31, 2006 - $ 165,502) for current services and is included as an expenditure in the schedule of expenses. S Crawford smith ~ swallow GREATER NIAGARA. TRANSIT CUMMISSIUN MUTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 4. Employee Future Benefits The Greater Niagara Transit Commission pays certain medical, dental and life insurance benefits on behalf of its retired employees. The Commission recognizes these post- - retirement costs in the period in which the employees rendered the services. The accrued benefit liability at May 31, 2007 of $ 15,806 and the expense for the five months ended May 31, 2007, was determined by actuarial valuation using a discount rate of 7.0%. As a result of an actuarial valuation conducted in 2004 for the year ending December 31, 2004, it was determined that an actuarial loss of $ 5,595 existed. The actual obligation as at May 31, 2007 is $ 20,127 (December 31, 2006 - $ 22,675). The loss is being amortized over the expected average remaining service lives of the employee group. The unamortized balance as at May 31, 2007 is $ 4,321. See note 3 for other post-employment benefits. Defined Benefit Plan Information Employee benefit .plan assets Employee benefit plan liabilities 15,806 Employee benefit plan deficit 15,806 Accrued benefit obligation at December 31, 2006 18,198 Expense for the period 2,603 Benefits paid for the period {4,995} Accrued benefit obligation at May 31, 2007 15,806 The main actuarial assumptions employed for the valuation are as follows: RETIREMENT -Rule of 85 is approximated by assuming an average age of 62. PERCENTAGE MARRIED -The percentage of employees married is assumed to be 80%. MEDICAL AND DENTAL COSTS -Medical and dental costs were assumed to increase at 4% per annum. PRE-RETIREMENT DEATH and TERMINATION -Pre-retirement death and termination were assumed to be 2% per annum. 5. Comparative Figures Comparative figures are for the year ending December 31, 2006. 6. Dissolution of Commission Effective May 31, 2007 the Commission was dissolved. 6 Crawford smith ~ swallow GREATER NIAGARA TRANSIT COMMISSION Schedule 1 SCHEDULE OF REVENUE for the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 2U07 ~ 2006 $ Ticket sales Adult 16,,173 ' : ° 37,380 Children 4,408 ~ 17, 184 Senior cztizens - '~~,108 44,483 Sale of passes 117,104 ~ 271,025 Farebox cash fares 477,934 1,421,563 Charters and bus rentals - 39,436 146,447 Post office revenue 1,125 Rentals -inter-city terminal ? b,106 44,106 Advertising 61;066 ~ 65,795 Storage 16,E 98 3 8,199 Sales Diesel fuel 528,303 1,428,011 Oil ~ 3.534 19,377 Parts 4 3,90 168,646 Labour 60,33, 191,504 Service calls and inspections 9,1 i~? ' 19,471 Cleaning _ `'=194,°8-~ .165,708 Washes 160,969 Sundry ~7~ 194,590 Total Revenue for the Period 1,363~,319~,: 4,435,583 See accompanying notes 7 Crawford sr~2.rth ~ swallow GREATER .NIAGARA TRANSIT COMMISSION Schedule 2 SCHEDULE OF TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES for the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 2006 Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits Operators' wages 594U52 18470,435 Inspectors' wages 78,3=~1 201,298 Pension -note 3 ?2,;244 - 162,257 Group insurance I01;775 ` 255,723 Employment insurance ;.i 4,502. 32,610 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 26,t~140 67,753 x`86,950 ~ 2,190,076 Materials and Supplies Gasoline 3,003 3,069 Diesel fuel 247,882 638,036 Oil and lubrications 5,700 22,828 Uniforms 5,374 Sundry 4,396 1,582 Tickets 14,80(} - 6,351 Time-tables 2,803 27>,781 ~ ~ 680,043 Services and Rents Bus insurance 8i;~'43 236,904 Advertising 14,166 ` ; 54,050 101,209 290,954 'T'ransfers to Governments Licenses ~ 2,.156. 10,412 Total Transportation Expenses for the Period .12w~~,OQf. ~ 3,171,485 See accompanying notes 8 crawfor~ smith C,BZ swallow GREATER NIAGARA TRANSIT C4MMISSIC}N Schedule 3 SCHEDULE OE Et~UIPMENT AND VEHICLE MAIN'T'ENANCE EXPENSES for the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 20{Y7 2006 Services and Rents Bus maintenance -parts ~ Z~~5;70~Q ~ 713,846 Total Equipment and Vehicle Maintenance Expenses for the Period 21~,7~0 713,846 See accompanying notes 9 crawforo' srruth ~ swallow GREATER NIAGARA TRANSIT COMMISSION Schedule 4 SCHEDULE OF PREMISES AND PLANT EXPENSES for the period 3anuary 1, 2007 to May 31, 2407 ~ ~ 2006 r~ x Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits Garage wages 37E.~,335 876,537 Pension -note 3 " ,3;9,3 31. 83,104 Group insurance - 5'.:,,049 133,681 Employment insurance ,..7,921 15,195 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board ~5,=135 35,591 Training 2,=I17 ~~49~£~,~8~ 1,144,108 Materials and Supplies :SE Garage supplies and maintenance 59,168 143,195 Cost of diesel fizel sold :93,337 ~ 1,292,283 552;505 1,395,47$ Services and Rents Light, heat and water 51;9.19, ~ 92,254 Telephone .1,183 2,880 Insurance 19,981 12,440 73,.1 ~ ~ 107,13 4 '`Total Premises and Plant Expenses for the Period. 1,116,1~,I ~ 2,646,716 See accompanying notes 10 crawfort~ smith ~ sw~llou~ GREATER NIAGARA TRANSIT CQMMISSiON Schedule 5 SCHEDULE OF GENERAL ANI) AI3MINISTRATIVE EXPENSES for the period 3anuary 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007 2007 2006 _ $ ~ Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits Management and office salaries 5?,773 213,094 Commissioners' honoraria ~ 3.9I ~ 9,400 Pension -note 3 ,;x.,968 23,172 Group insurance 13b43 35,390 Employment insurance 1,1 ? 9 3,400 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 6,514 7,170 Training 3 $ 8~,98Q 291,626 Materials and Supplies Office expense 7,448 13,123 Services and Rents Car allowance 2,504 Utilities and cleaning 3;000 6,600 Commissioners' expense 181 Manager's expenses and travel ~ 1 S ~ 668 Legal and audit ~ 176?5 26,612 Telephone ~3,(~98 4,779 Membership fees 5,69.5 4,452 Insurance 21?97 1,800 3~1,83~~ , ~ 47,592 't'otal General and Administrative Expenses for the Period ~ 13,258 352,341 .See accompanying notes 11 crawforr~ smith ~ swallow w Y ,s January 28, ZOd8 1V1'~'-2fl08-o5 Councillor Carolynn loannoni, Chairperson and Members of the Community Services Committee City of 1~liagara Falls, Ontario Members: Re: iUl-.~oo8-~fl~ minter l~llaintenance i:'oiicy ;Plan update January ~o{~~ R~~011J111J! Eli ~~~'l~iV That Council approve the updated V~linter Maintenance Poiic Plan Jan. 2Q~8 2) That the sidewalk on Bridgewater from Willoughby Manor to Cumming~on Square be plowed. 3) That the sidewalk on Carlton St. between hundy's Lane and Culp Street-and Corwin Cres. to Ash Steet be plowed. On December ~ 0, 200, City Council approved the update Minter Maintenance Policy Plan which was set out in report Mil-2807-~ 34, This nevv policy included minor revisions and updated procedures that were reflective of the level of service provided by Municipal ~IV'orl~s staff during winter storm events. On December ~ 20~~, the ~liagara area received a ma~or~+~inter storm that put our policy to the test. See ~lVinter Storm response -Debriefing motes attached). Staff and Council received a number of complaints which identified a number of operational issues that reguired review and rnodifica#ion. The purpose of this report is to provide Council with some recornrnendations on ho~v this service can be improved and to immediately mare modifications to the minter Mairi#enance Policy Plan to :address these opportunities for irnproverr~ent. I~RflP~S~~ UP~AT~S: 'l. St+~~-rr~ Com~un~oa~ian l`'lan - In those situations where the Weather forecast is predicting a storm event, that is liltely to trigger the need for a full scale operation, staff will prepare appropriate media releases and contact School Soards, ~r~ergency Services, .and Transit Services advising the s#alteholders of impending poor weather conditions that may affect the road conditions over the next ~8 hours, Regular updates regarding road conditions, closures, cancellations, and disruption of service will be communicated in a more formal and consistent manner. j Working Toget~ier to Serve Our Community Community Services Department y~ ~ Municipal Works January 28, 2008 - 2 - MW-2008-05 2. Additional Use of Supervisory Staff -The completion of each plow route is monitored by a supervisor who is responsible for making a number of critical decisions especially during a full scale operation. While the GPS tracking system installed in each unit provides a good indication about where an operator has been, there is little opportunity for this supervisor to field check the work and address the operators' questions about parked vehicles, obstructions, construction zones, priority adjustments, and equipment performance. The new plan will include the deployment of four supervisors during full scale operations to help make critical real time decisions that will enhance service delivery. 3. Modification of Routes in West End -Currently routes 15 and 16 take a little longerto complete because of the street configurations, cul-de-sacs and travel time to access these routes. Staff has engaged the services of a contracted grader and operator to service route 17 (rural area} which makes one additional snow plow available to create a new route (route 14) that targets the area north of Lundy's Lane and south of Woodbine Street between Kaiar Road and the QEW. (See attached plan). 4, Modification of Routes in North End -Currently routes 11 and 12 take a little longerto complete because of the street configurations, cul-de-sacs, and travel time to access these routes. Staff have repaired a spare truck/plow to assist this particular area in the event of a major storm event but continue to act as a spare during minor events. This spare equipment will be dedicated to a new route (Route 18} which covers the area north of Riall St., west of St. Paul Ave.,east of the QEW and south of the City Limits. 5. tither Actions to Date -Staff has made repairs to some of the spare equipment so that it can be put into service on as-needed basis. Delivery of two (2) new trucks with plow attachments are expected later this Spring and will be put into service to replace some of the existing equipment that is approaching 20 years of service and should be retired. fi. Sidewalk Clearing - Many of the complaints received regarding sidewalk clearing were from those residents or businesses that are not currently on an existing sidewalk beat. (See attached letter}. There is a need to better match the public's. expectations with the current available resources, however, it is our opinion that changing service levels in the middle of the season will~only create further confusion and dissatisfaction. (n an earlier review of this policy, it was noted that an invitation for public input is needed and staff is planning to engage the residents in this .discussion later this Spring. It should be noted that the Municipal Works staff was involved in 10 full-scale operations in 2007 (six in the Spring, four this FalllVlJinter) and has, in each case, complied with the level of service specified in the written policy. We recognize that our performance of this important service is under continuous scrutiny and that Best Management Practices and quality standards used in other municipalities may be of little consequence to those residents who live and work in this City. Notwithstanding this challenge, we will continue to provide training to staff and research opportunities to enhance the cost-effective delivery of this service. January 20~$ - 3 - ~~-2fl~8-0~ f, 9 I Prepared ~y; ~eeff Hol a~, ir~ecto~ o~ ~1~nieipa~ ,~ppro~et~ ~~j~ev~e, e+cu~~~e ~~~ec#er of Cc~mm~r~i#~ ~erviee~ ~espe~~f~1~~ s~b~rt~ed, Jeh~a Mach®` ald, ~~~ef ~,drr~inis~rat~ve flf~ic~er Storm Event -December 16`'', 2007. Winter Storm Response -Debriefing Notes Winter Storm Control Plan • Municipal Works staff at the Service Centre were monitoring the winter weather warning from Environment Canada that predicted a "major winter storm "with "significant snowfall amounts possible" starting Saturday~night and continuing through Sunday morning. The storm actually arrived early Sunday morning with the most intense snowfall and wind conditions occurring between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.. Winter weather warnings during the day indicated that the storm would go on until Monday morning. • A winter storm response plan was prepared by the streets supervisors which included the deployment of staff and equipment to the City's Salt lines (4 routes) during the storm and the full deployment of all available equipment and staff at midnight following the completion of the storm to cover the 20 plow beats. In addition to streets staff the City utilizes staff from other City sections, water, sewer, parks and finance as either drivers or -wing persons. - • The scheduling of the plowing operation took into consideration the weather forecasts, City policy and the maximum number of hours that drivers were allowed to work under the new legislation which restricted the driver's availability to 14 hours. The expectation was that by commencing a full scale operation at midnight the staff would work unti12:00 p.m.. This time line was selected for the following reasons: • Plowing operations are most productive at night when traffic volumes and on-street parking are minimal, • Plowing operations are most productive after the storm has subsided so that the need to return to completed routes to cleax drifting and new snowfall is minimized. • Staff was concerned that by starting earlier than midnight would leave the operation with no trained. staff during the afternoon to cover areas of concern or follow up. The winter plow routes are designed to handle a storm of 8-10 cm which can be completed once in a six-hour period. This would allow drivers to repeat their routes at . least twice before they approach their maximum number of available hour limitations. The level of service for roadways as approved by Council is based on road classification. The classifications for the City are as follows; Class Description 2 Arterial and Collector roads with Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) greater than 15,000, Business Improvement Areas and Major Rural roads 3 Collector roads and Transit roads with Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT} between 4,000 and 15,000 4 Local Residential, Commercial, and Minor Hard Surfaced Rural roads with Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT} between 500 and 4,000 -2- 5 Local Residential Roads with Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) between 50 and 500 Note: The majority of roads in the City are class 4 c~c S roads The following table summarizes the level of winter maintenance service that the City of Niagara Falls will provide: Class Winter Hazard Description For Class 2 & 3 roadways, treating and plowing of roads commences as soon as snow begins to 2 Snow The objective is essentially bare pavement, to be reached as soon as Accumulation possible, after a storm has ended, and normally within six (6} hours. 2 Icy Road The objective is to treat the icy roadway as soon as possible after becoming aware that the road is icy, and normally within four (4) hours. 3 Snow The objective is essentially centre bare pavement, to be reached, as Accumulation soon as possible, after a storm has ended, and normally within twelve (12) hours. 3 Icy Road The objective is to treat the icy roadway as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the road is icy, and normally within eight (8} hours. Once 8 cm of snow has accumulated: 4 Snow The objective is essentially centre bare pavement, to be reached as Accumulation soon as possible, after a storm has ended, and normally within sixteen (16) hours.. 4 Icy Road The objective is to treat the icy roadway as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the road is icy, and normally within twelve (12) hours. 5 Snow The objective is to make the road as safe as possible, to be reached, Accumulation as soon as possible, after a storm has ended and normally within twenty-four (24) hours. 5 Icy Road The objective is to treat the icy roadway, as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the road is icy and normally within sixteen {16) hours. The city experienced snowfall which ranged across the City from 25-30 cm. As a result of the heavy volume of snow most of the beats took longer than 6 hours to complete. By 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning 10 of the 20 plow beats had been completed and the remaining 10 beats were 60 - 70% completed. All beats were completed within 24 hours as per policy. -3- • Some delays were attributed to plows getting stuck or requiring mechanical repairs however this situation is a normal occurrence that is factored into the route planning. • The progress of the equipment was being tracked by staff using GPS (Global Positioning System). • Due to the volume of snow all six sidewalk beats were deployed using snow blower attachments which is a slower process than plowing. Summar~of Com laints • The City staff at the Service Centre, Municipal Works section and the Mayor's Office received large volumes of calls and complaints which can be characterized as follows: • No Service • Late Service • Poor Plowing (windrows across roads) • Cul-de-sacs cleared but can't get to main roads • Blocked driveways • Sidewalks blocked (no room to put snow) • Need to revisit Sidewalk plow beats (especially near schools) • When will snow piles be removed in BIA' S? Opportunities for Improvement Storm Communication Plan • Communicate the City's Storm Response plan to Emergency Services, School Boards, Transit Services and the Public using the City Website, Press Releases, Public Announcements, etc. • Updates to include warnings about delays in plowing/sanding activities, information on closures, cancellations and disruption of service (i.e., bus routes, garbage collection, etc.) • Invite media to participate in storm event response. Ongoing Review of Operational Procedures • While staff was able to meet our current Winter Maintenance Policy (i.e., all routes completed within 24 hours). It is clear that public response seems to indicate that a new standard should be put in place. • Staff will review the policies that have been established. This review will be based on the input received for this event and the rest of the winter season. A report will be presented to Council in the Spring of 2008 providing Council with various options. Some of the preliminary suggestions that have been discussed are the realignment of existing road and sidewalk plow beats, reduction in the time lines as indicated in the policy and additional staff to conduct in field inspections. • The above will require additional resources and will have an impact on the budget. -4- As part of our review of best management practices we have contacted other municipalities to discuss their response to his storm. It should be noted that the City of St. Catharines deployed their resources to plow Regional Roads and major streets on Sunday. Any resources that were available to them after midnight was directed toward the secondary streets. A full scale operation started Monday morning at 8:00 a.m. and was completed by midnight. These facts contradict what was reported in the Niagara Falls Review which suggested that all roads in St. Catharines were cleared in time for the morning commute. 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Mu~ic~pat 1Norks T~Villoughby~ .1V~anor g ~o ~ Janus S, 2UUS ~ RE~~VEfl xY SAN 0 9 200$ Mr. 3e;f~ Holman ~ City of Niagara Falls E~~~~EEa~~G Deter Mr. klolz~aar~; ~ 'L E Aursuant tc> our telephone conversation tnday, and after having spoken to the Mayer one two separate occasions,l am requesting that Bridgewater Street"s sidewalk be plowed by the city of Niagara Fal lse t axn the Community Relatxv~~s Manager at Willoughby Manc7r Retirem~t Residence, located tin Bridgewater St~ceet. We presently have 36 residents, with a capacity for 52 once cur upgrades and renovations axe completed. These people ~:annot go out for a walk i~ wizttcr because the sidewalk ~n front ~?t`the RCSidence is not cleaned, and is, in fact, c,ften use as a skidoo trail, The sidewalk in yu~tiun is oi~ City property. Our res~dcnts must gc~ around the building and cross Main Street, with nu ercfsswalk, iii order to ac~:eys a useable city 4~dewalk. 1 fnd it ir~cxcd~ble that the City cif Niagara Fails da~;s not consider it a priority to servo the r~c`~ds c,f her senior citi.cc:ns in the winter. These ~trc fi.,lks who have built up this c2ty uncl e:~~ut~tzy and dCSCrvc~ cur respect. These people ha~.~e a greater nt;ed than mast ft~r safe walkways ~,ecauae rf their age, when hc~nsr5 can becc3me bnttlc" and the tlt'.~ f~~r fresh air and c:xerc:~se iti ~~~tal u~ hoth their physical and rnet~ttal health. 1?lease have ou,r side~~alk properly cleaned in the wtnt~r So that the people whc~ built this cornznunity inay enjoy it, They are nut tourists but they still deserve the best. Sii~rere y, Enn Patrick l~ic)~ey Cvrnmunity Relations Manager ~H A t~~~T T 3584 Bddgewatrr Street, Niagara ~i1s. 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