Administration and Operations Committee

That the agenda for the May 21, 2024 Administration and Operations Committee be approved, as amended.

That the rules of S10.d of Procedure By-law 14-20 be waived to allow the delegation to speak for longer than 10 minutes.

That the delegation from Henry Stolp re: RPT 283-24 -BIA Residential Permit Parking - G. Bergeron be received as information; And that the delegation be

That the Administration and Operations Committee minutes of April 16, 2024 be approved.

That OPS-RFT-24-05 Darnley Bridge Rehabilitation be awarded to Lancoa Contracting Inc. for the bid price of $769,997.50 (excluding HST); And that additional funding of $250,000 be transferred from Account No. 734685 for the Vansickle Bridge which was completed below budget.

Whereas the current Solid Waste Collection and Processing Contract expires, and the County of Brant (the County) is no longer required to provide the residential Blue Box program as of December 31, 2024; And one (1) submission was received from Halton Recycling Ltd. dba. Emterra Environmental (Emterra) in response to OPS-RFP-23-05 Request for Proposal (RFP) for Solid Waste Collection and Processing Services and the submitted price for a status quo Solid Waste Collection program was over 100% greater than the 2024 budget of $1,431,010; And through Report RPT-0107-24, OPS-RFP-23-5 was closed with no award and County Staff where given approval to negotiate a contract extension of the current PW-RFP-16-12 Solid Waste Collection Contract with Emterra for the period of January 1, 2025, to May 31, 2027; 4 And whereas County Staff met with Emterra and discussed possible cost saving measures and requested pricing to consider service level changes in an effort to alleviate program costs; And whereas Emterra reviewed the requested service level options and due to concerns with risks and the current state of the collection industry due to the transition of the Blue Box to Producer responsibility, they only submitted a price for the status quo solid waste collection program with the Year One (1) extension price of $2,647,925.28 (excluding taxes), an 85% increase to the 2024 budget for these services; That PW-RFP-16-12 Solid Waste Collection Contract be extended with Emterra for the period

Whereas, at the November 21, 2023, Administration and Operations Committee meeting, the Committee approved, in principle, the idea of an expanded residential permit parking system for residents living within the Paris Business Improvement area; and Whereas staff were directed to report back on the implementation measures of the permit system; and Whereas staff consulted with the Downtown Paris Business Improvement Area Committee regarding residential permit parking; That RPT 283-24 be received, and that staff be directed to develop the framework to allow for residential permit parking for (10) spaces in Municipal Lot #3 (cenotaph), 2 Grand River Street North and (10) spaces for Municipal Lot # 11 (former OPP station), 28 Mechanic Street to conditionally allow approved residents of the Downtown Paris Business Improvement Area to park in the designated areas; and 5 That staff be directed to prepare the necessary amendments to Parking By-law No. 004-19, the appropriate schedules, application requirements and the Fees and Charges By-law to be presented to the Committee in Q4 of 2024.

Whereas staff have received multiple concerns regarding motorists’ speeds, driver behavior and pedestrian activity on Mile Hill Road between Hillside Avenue, Washington Street, Old Mill Street and Powerline Road and Brewis Street, through the Brant Safe Streets (BSS) program; And whereas, in 2023, Council approved Report RPT-0161-23 Mile Hill Road – 2023 Review and Additional Data; And whereas from the 2023 report, staff was directed to obtain additional data and continue to undertake the interim traffic calming measures as outlined; That Committee approve the staff recommendation for permanent traffic calming measures at an estimated cost of $40,000 and to continue gathering additional information/data as outlined in this report.

Whereas the Road Division have received various feedback for parking concerns located throughout the County of Brant (the County) through the Brant Safe Streets (BSS) program and by various County Departments; And Whereas the following parking restrictions within Parkin By-law 004-19 are recommended to the following sections of road: That Schedule 2, Stopping Prohibited Anytime, be amended by the following parking restrictions: 1. Grandville Circle, in Paris – to extend the existing stopping prohibition on the north side of Grandville Circle from civic address 185 Grandville Circle where it intersects with Grandville Circle; 2. Robinson Lane, in Oakhill - to implement stopping restrictions on both the east and west sides of Robinson Lane from Jennings Road/Robinson Road to approximately 400 m north of Jennings Road/Robinson Road. 6 That Schedule 3, Parking Prohibited Anytime, be amended by the following proposed parking restrictions: 1. St. Andrew Street, in Paris – to implement parking restrictions on the south side of St. Andrew Street from approximately 65 metres east of Alexander Avenue to approximately 95 metres east of Alexander Avenue. And Whereas County Staff have reviewed various existing traffic restrictions regarding an existing speed limit and various truck restrictions. And Whereas the following truck restriction revisions within Traffic By-law 182-05 are recommended to the following sections of road: That Schedule R, Spring Load Restrictions (March 1 to April 30

Whereas the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA) came into effect April 1, 2024, replacing the Police Services Act (PSA); And whereas on December 15, 2020, the Council of the County of Brant approved an amending agreement between the Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Solicitor General and the County of Brant for enhancements to the contract for the provision of police services to add two (2) Traffic Unit Constables; And whereas under s.17(2) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, the Minister may enter into a written agreement with a municipality to have the Commissioner provide policing, or other specified services, that would not otherwise be provided; 8 And whereas a draft agreement for the Provision of Additional Services (2.0 Traffic Unit Constables) has been received by the Ontario Provincial Police; That a bylaw authorizing the Mayor and the Clerk to execute the agreement between His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario as Represented by the Solicitor General and the Corporation of the County of Brant for the additional services of two (2) Traffic Unit Constables for a four (4) year term be presented to the Council of the County of Brant for its consideration.

That the minutes and report from the April 15, 2024 Accessibility Advisory Committee, be approved, including the following recommendation:  That the membership position held by Jim Harder on the Accessibility Advisory Committee, be declared vacant.

That the minutes from the May 2, 2024 Brant Heritage Committee be received as information

That the minutes from the Tourism Advisory Committee meeting of May 2, 2024 be received as information.

That S.20 of Procedure By-law 14-20 be waived - "Notwithstanding Paragraph 19, any motion may be introduced without notice if Council, without debate , agrees on a majority vote to dispense with notice"

That the following be struck out, "and affirm that the County of Brant is not in favor of embedding the health unit within the City of Brantford" and replaced with " on amalgamation".

That County of Brant Council support the position of the Brant County Health Unit on amalgamation, as amended.

That the Administration and Operations Committee convene In Camera to discuss PWU Verbal Update, RPT-0225-24 Service Agreement, and Verbal Update - Strategy for Joint Services.