THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA

CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE

MINUTES

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Council Chamber - In Person and Electronic Meeting
Niagara Region Headquarters, Campbell West
1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON
Committee:
  • Bateman, 
  • Bradley (Regional Chair), 
  • Campion, 
  • Davies, 
  • Foster (Committee Chair), 
  • Gale, 
  • Ganann, 
  • Grant, 
  • Heit, 
  • Ip, 
  • Secord, 
  • Siscoe, 
  • Whalen (Committee Vice-Chair) , 
  • and Zalepa 
Absent/Regrets:
  • Diodati 
  • and Redekop 
Staff:
  • A. Basic, Legislative Coordinator, 
  • B. Brens, Associate Director, Budget Planning & Strategy, 
  • D. Carnegie, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, 
  • D. Gibbs, Director, Legal & Court Services, 
  • T. Harrison, Commissioner/Treasurer, Corporate Services, 
  • K. Lotimer, Deputy Clerk, 
  • B. Menage, Director, Procurement & Strategic Acquisitions, 
  • A.-M. Norio, Regional Clerk, 
  • T. Ricketts, Commissioner, Public Works, 
  • and R. Tripp, Chief Administrative Officer 

Committee Chair Foster called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

Committee Chair Foster read the Land Acknowledgement Statement.

There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest.

Pious Maposa, Director, Asset Management, provided information respecting Asset Management Program Update. Topics of the presentation included:

  • Introduction
  • Asset Management Progress
  • What we Heard
  • Re-imagined Focused Action Plan 
  • Outcomes
  • The Approach
  • Keeping Council Informed

There were no delegations. 

Asset Management Policy

  • Moved byCouncillor Ip
    Seconded byCouncillor Gale

    That Report CSD 14-2024, dated June 12, 2024, respecting Asset Management Policy, BE RECEIVED; and

    1. That the Asset Management Policy, attached as Appendix 1 to Report CSD 14-2024, BE APPROVED.


    Carried

2024 Niagara Transit Commission Asset Management Plan Addendum 

  • Moved byCouncillor Secord
    Seconded byCouncillor Heit

    That Report CSD 22-2024, dated June 12, 2024, respecting 2024 Niagara Transit Commission Asset Management Plan Addendum, BE RECEIVED; and

    1. That the 2024 Niagara Transit Commission Asset Management Plan Addendum, attached to Report CSD 22-2024 as Appendix 1, BE APPROVED.


    Carried

Proposed Flag Raising and Sign Lighting Policy Amendments

  • Moved byCouncillor Ganann
    Seconded byCouncillor Grant

    That Report CLK 2-2024, dated June 12, 2024, respecting Proposed Flag Raising and Sign Lighting Policy Amendments, BE RECEIVED; and  

    1. That the proposed amendments to Corporate Policy C-A-027, Flag Raising and Niagara Sign Lighting Policy, in Appendix 1 of Report CLK 2-2024, BE APPROVED.


    Carried
  • Moved byCouncillor Zalepa
    Seconded byCouncillor Davies

    That the following items BE RECEIVED for information:

    CSD 15-2024

    Asset Management Program Update

    CSD 25-2024

    Corporate Non-Competitive Procurement Activities Exceeding $100,000



    Carried

Councillor Bateman requested an update respecting the Social Procurement Policy. Todd Harrison, Commissioner, Corporate Services, confirmed that an update would be provided in August.

The Committee did not resolve into closed session.

A Matter Regarding a Proposed Acquisition of Land by the Municipality under s. 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - SW Regional Road 98 in Niagara Falls

  • Moved byCouncillor Campion
    Seconded byCouncillor Siscoe

    That Confidential CSD 24-2024, dated June 12, 2024, respecting A Matter Regarding a Proposed Acquisition of Land by the Municipality under s. 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001 - SW Regional Road 98 in Niagara Falls, BE RECEIVED and the recommendations contained therein, BE APPROVED.



    Carried

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chamber, Regional Headquarters.

​There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:24 a.m.