Environment, Infrastructure & Community Services Committee Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
9:30 a..m. and/or reconvening at 6:30 p.m. if required
Location:
Hybrid meeting- virtual and Council Chambers, City Hall
Members Present:
  • Rory Nisan, 
  • Lisa Kearns, 
  • Kelvin Galbraith (Chair), 
  • Shawna Stolte (Vice Chair), 
  • Paul Sharman, 
  • Angelo Bentivegna, 
  • and Mayor Marianne Meed Ward 
Staff Present:
  • Tim Commisso, 
  • Joan Ford, 
  • Scott Hamilton, 
  • Allan Magi, 
  • Karen Roche, 
  • Enrico Scalera, 
  • Emilie Cote, 
  • Craig Kummer, 
  • David Thompson (Audio/Video Specialist), 
  • Richard Bellemare (Audio/Video Specialist), 
  • and Suzanne Gillies (Clerk) 

1.
Declarations of Interest:

 

None

2.
Delegation(s):

 

3.
Consent Items:

 

3.1
Tender Award – Lakeshore Road resurfacing & Pine Cove Bridge replacement (ES-07-23)

This item has attachments. 
1.ES-07-23 Tender Award Lakeshore Road Resurfacing and Pine Cove Bridge Replacement.pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Galbraith

    Award the tender for contract ES-23-02 – Lakeshore Road resurfacing & Pine Cove Bridge replacement to Rankin Construction Inc., 222 Martindale Road, St. Catherines, ON, L2R 7A3, for $5,414,718.46 including HST; and

    Authorize the closure of Lakeshore Road at the Pine Cove Bridge, from July 4th, 2023 to December 1st, 2023; and

    Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign any required agreements with the bidder named above, subject to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel; and

    Authorize the City Clerk to prepare the debenture by-law; and

    Approve the total cost of $6,080,000 (Net HST) to be charged to Capital Order RA0253 and funded as outlined in the financial matters section of the report.

    CARRIED

4.
Regular Items:

 

4.1
Site Engineering resourcing update (ES-04-23)

This item has attachments. 
1.ES-04-23 Site Engineering Resourcing Update.pdf

Note: this item was considered at the March 2, 2023 Council meeting.

  • Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Approve eight (8) additional staff positions required by Engineering Services and funded by revenues as identified in engineering services department report ES-04-23.

    CARRIED

4.2
Former Robert Bateman High School adaptive reuse update (EICS-02-23)(SD-08-23)(SD-09-23)(SD-10-23)(SD-11-23)(SD-12-23)

This item has attachments. 
1.EICS-02-23 Former Robert Bateman High School Adaptive Reuse Update.pdf
  • Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Direct the Executive Director of Environment, Infrastructure & Community Services, to work with the Director of Transportation, and the Executive Director of Community Planning Regulation and Mobility to report back to council by Q4 2023 with costs and timelines related to alternatives to accommodate additional parking for the Project inclusive of Phases 1 and 2 that minimizes impact to the existing greenspace, including but not limited to:

    1. Amending the city-wide zoning bylaw related to parking or granting council Public Authority to amend the requirements where circumstances warrant.
    2. Construct structured parking on the existing built area of the site.
    3. Providing layby parking on New Street in front of Bateman
    4. Exploring shared and leased parking options with nearby sites.
    5. Providing time limited on-street parking signed for the community centre uses.
    6. Provide additional parking requirement utilizing permeable materials.
    7. Other options (SD-08-23); and 

    Direct the Director of Communications and Engagement and Director of Recreation, Community and Culture to pause engagement with the community on the greenspace until a fulsome public engagement plan for the project is developed (SD-09-23); and

    Direct the Director of Recreation, Community and Culture as part of the upcoming Parks and Recreation Culture Asset Master Plan review to report on emerging community outdoor recreation needs and how they might be accommodated on the Bateman site (SD-10-23); and 

    Direct the Director of Communications and Engagement and Director of Recreation, Community and Culture to commence simultaneous engagement with the community on the indoor uses of the facility (SD-09-23); and 

    Direct the Executive Director of Environment, Infrastructure & Community Services to report back to committee in Q2 with an overall timeline of tender, construction, and decision points for committee and council, for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 (SD-11-23); and

    Direct the Director of Communications and Engagement to provide a city wide mailout, and all other communication opportunities deemed appropriate by staff regarding public engagement for community indoor and outdoor use at Robert Bateman and provide an update in the Council Information Package (CIP) (SD-12-23)

     

    CARRIED

5.
Confidential Items and Closed Session:

 

None

6.
Rise and Report from Closed Session:

 

7.
Procedural Motions:

 

None

8.
Information Items:

 
  • Moved byCouncillor Bentivegna

    Receive and file the following two items, having been given due consideration by the Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services Committee.

    CARRIED

9.
Staff Remarks:

 

10.
Committee Remarks:

 

11.
Adjournment:

 

10:57 a.m. (recessed), 11:03 a.m. (reconvened)

Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:44 a.m.

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