The Corporation of the County of Northumberland
Public Works Committee
Agenda

Monday, January 06, 2025 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 January 6, 2025 Public Works Committee be approved."

4.

Disclosures of Interest

5.

Delegations

5.a

Delegation, Blue Dot Northumberland and Community Power Northumberland 'Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan'

Faye McFarlane, Blue Dot Northumberland and Community Power Northumberland 

• Recommended Motion:

  “That the Public Works Committee receive the delegation and correspondence from Faye McFarlane of Blue Dot Northumberland and Community Power Northumberland regarding 'Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan', for information; and

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

6.

Business Arising from Last Meeting

7.

Communications

7.a

Correspondence, 'Establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program'

• County of Lambton
• Municipality of Tweed
• Township of Val Rita-Harty

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the Public Works Committee receive the correspondence from the County of Lambton, Municipality of Tweed and Township of Val Rita-Harty regarding 'Establishment of an Ontario Rural Road Safety Program' for information, noting that County Council previously considered and supported correspondence regarding this subject matter at the November 20, 2024 County Council meeting; and

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

7.b

Correspondence, Municipality of St. Charles 'Deposit Return Program'

• Recommended Motion:

  "That the Public Works Committee, having considered correspondence from the Municipality of St. Charles regarding 'Deposit Return Program' recommend that County Council support this correspondence; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council direct staff to send a copy of this resolution to the Honourable Andrea Khanjin (Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks), the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy (Minister of Finance), the Honourable David Piccini (Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and MPP for Northumberland Peterborough-South), the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO); and all Ontario Municipalities."

8.

Staff Reports

8.a

Report 2025-001 'Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan'

Korey McKay, Environmental Officer
Adam McCue, Associate Director Operations

• Recommended Motion:

  “That the Public Works Committee, having considered Report 2025-001 ‘Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan’, recommend that County Council adopt the Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council adopt a corporate greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 65% below 2005 levels by 2030, and net zero by 2050.”

8.b

Report 2025-002 'Defer Replacement of Structure No. 045111 on County Road 45 from 2025 to a Future Year and Reallocate Budget for Rehabilitation of Trent River Bridge on County Road 30 (near Peterborough County Boundary)'

Peter Deshane, Infrastructure Manager

• Recommended Motion:

  “That the Public Works Committee, having considered Report 2025-102 ‘Defer Replacement of Structure No. 045111 on County Road 45 from 2025 to a Future Year and Reallocate Budget for Rehabilitation of Trent River Bridge on County Road 30 (near Peterborough County Boundary)’, recommend that County Council authorize staff to defer the replacement of Structure No. 045111 located on County Road 45 immediately south of County Road 22 from 2025 to a future year; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that County Council authorize staff to use the 2025 construction budget allocated for the replacement of Structure No. 045111 to complete  emergency rehabilitation of the Trent River Bridge located on County Road 30 immediately south of County Road 42, and approve any savings realized at the project completion relative to the estimated total project cost of $1,119,781 remaining in the 2025 budget to be used for other bridge construction projects.”

8.c

Report 2025-003 'Northumberland Radio Tower Project Update'

Carol Coleman, Associate Director Engineering

• Recommended Motion:

  “That the Public Works Committee, receive Report 2025-003 ‘Northumberland Radio Tower Project Update – January 2025’, for information; and

  Further That the Committee recommend that the County Council receive this report for information.”

9.

Other Matters Considered by Committee

10.

Media Questions

11.

Closed Session

• Recommended Motion:

  N/A

12.

Motion to Rise and Result from Closed Session

• Recommended Motion:

  N/A

13.

Next Meeting - Monday, February 3, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

14.

Adjournment