The Corporation of the County of Northumberland
Public Works Committee
Agenda

Thursday, April 04, 2024 at 1:00 P.m. - 3:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

555 Courthouse Road, Cobourg, ON K9A 5J6

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1.

Notices

1.a

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1.b

Meeting Format

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2.

Call to Order

2.a

Territorial Land Acknowledgement

3.

Approval of the Agenda

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the agenda for the April 4, 2024 Public Works Committee be approved."

4.

Disclosures of Interest

5.

Delegations

6.

Business Arising from Last Meeting

7.

Communications

7.a

Correspondence, Egis and LEA Consulting Ltd. 'Notice of Study Commencement - Highway 401 Cranberry Road Underpass and Highway 401 County Road 28 Underpass' 

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the Public Works Committee receive the correspondence from Egis and LEA Consulting Ltd. regarding 'Notice of Study Commencement - Highway 401 Cranberry Road Underpass and Highway 401 County Road 28 Underpass' for information; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive this correspondence for information."

7.b

Correspondence, Municipality of St. Charles 'Municipal Equipment Operator Course'

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the Public Works Committee receive the correspondence from the Municipality of St. Charles regarding 'Municipal Equipment Operator Course' for information, noting that County Council previously considered and supported correspondence regarding this subject matter at the February 21, 2024 County Council meeting; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive this correspondence for information."

7.c

Correspondence, Town of Lambton 'Major Municipally-Owned Highways'

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the Public Works Committee receive the correspondence from the Town of Lambton regarding 'Major Municipally Owned Highways' for information; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive this correspondence for information."

7.d

Correspondence, Township of Amaranth 'Pause Advancement on Proposed Highway 413'

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the Public Works Committee receive the correspondence from the Township of Amaranth regarding 'Pause Advancement on Proposed Highway 413' for information; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive this correspondence for information."

7.e

Correspondence, Township of Loyalist, Town of Perry 'Request to the Province to Amend Blue Box Regulation for 'Ineligible' Sources'

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the Public Works Committee, having considered the correspondence from the Township of Loyalist and Township of Perry regarding 'Request to the Province to Amend Blue Box Regulation for 'Ineligible' Sources', recommend that County Council support the correspondence and direct staff to send a copy of this resolution to the Honourable Doug Ford (Premier of Ontario), the Honourable Andrea Khanjin (Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks), the Honorable David Piccini (Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and MPP for Northumberland-Peterborough South), and to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario."

7.f

Correspondence, Municipality of St. Charles 'Proposal to Expand the Use of Permit-by-Rule'

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the Public Works Committee receive the correspondence from the Municipality of St. Charles regarding 'Proposal to Expand the Use of Permit-by-Rule' for information, noting that County Council previously considered correspondence regarding this subject matter at the January 24, 2024 County Council meeting and subsequently received it for information; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive this correspondence for information."

8.

Staff Reports

8.a

Report 2024-054 'Castlegrove Homes Cost Sharing Agreement'

Denise Marshall, Director Public Works

• Recommended Motion:

  “That the Public Works Committee, having considered Report 2024-054 ‘Castlegrove Homes Cost Sharing Agreement’, recommend that County Council direct staff to enter into a cost sharing agreement with Castlegrove Homes (Cobourg) Inc. for infrastructure work to be completed on Elgin Street West, Cobourg, noting that this work is included in the County’s Development Charge Background Study and in the 2024 Capital Construction Plan, and that it will be funded from County Development Charges, with the County’s portion to be approximately $1,295,906.34.”

8.b

Report 2024-055 'Tribute Homes - Completion of Elgin Street Works'

Denise Marshall, Director Public Works

• Recommended Motion:

  “That the Public Works Committee, having considered Report 2024-055 ‘Tribute (Cobourg) Limited – Completion of Elgin Street Works’, recommend that County Council approve the reimbursement of $213,214.71, including non-recoverable HST, to Tribute (Cobourg) Limited, for infrastructure work completed on Elgin Street West, Cobourg, noting that this work is included in Northumberland County’s Development Charge Background Study; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council approve $27,248.84 to be funded from County Development Charges and the remaining $185,965.87 be funded from the general reserve; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council authorize the Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Finance / Treasurer, with the advice of the Municipal Solicitor, to execute any agreements with Tribute (Cobourg) Limited for the purposes of reimbursements described in Report 2024-055.”

8.c

Northumberland Radio Tower Project Update - Presentation

Chris Reuse, Manager Major Capital Projects

[Presentation was added to the agenda prior to the meeting]

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the Public Works Committee receive the presentation regarding 'Northumberland Radio Tower Project Update' for information; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive the PowerPoint presentation for information."

9.

Other Matters Considered by Committee

10.

Media Questions

11.

Closed Session

N/A

12.

Motion to Rise and Result from Closed Session

N/A

13.

Next Meeting - Monday, April 29, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

14.

Adjournment