April 4, 2023

Council Meeting Agenda

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YMCA

After a tri-party agreement failed to materialize, the City of Welland entered into a contribution agreement with the Niagara Centre YMCA. The proposed updated contribution framework is underpinned by the expectation that the YMCA will return to a self-sustainable operation over five years. The five-year annual contribution amounts are intended to help the YMCA in Niagara recover to a more optimal position.

The identical financial contribution remains in this refreshed report to support only the portion of need as related to Welland resident participation (e.g. 66%). Below identifies the City of Welland's annual contribution amount, trending downwards over the five-year term.

The YMCA Niagara Centre has been a valued service provider for abundant recreational, health, and social services in the City of Welland for nearly 20 years. The recovery from the pandemic has had a tremendous impact on many YMCA locations across the country, with the Welland location no different. Staff understands the positive impacts that the YMCA has made on our community and are interested in creating a proactive approach to ensure the YMCA remains in Welland. We believe moving into an operating contribution agreement working towards self­ sustainability is the best approach for the City of Welland and our residents. With the decline of Pelham to support a tri-party relationship, staff have renegotiated terms and conditions with the YMCA, which include an annual performance management provision, a refund provision, and early-bird registration for Welland residents. These additional conditions will ensure that should the unexpected occur, protections are in place for the City of Welland, with an opportunity for future discussions with Niagara College.

2023 Crack Sealing Program

The City of Welland has several tenders that comprise the annual road maintenance program, including asphalt patching, road resurfacing, surface treatment and crack sealing. The purpose of crack sealing is to seal early-stage longitudinal and transverse cracking on a road that is otherwise in good condition. The seal prevents water and non-compressible debris, such as rocks, from causing further road deterioration, thus providing an economical alternative for extending the road's lifespan.

Crack Sealing is essential to the City of Welland's annual roadway maintenance programs. Applying rehabilitation techniques such as crack sealing at the appropriate stage of pavement deterioration is an economical way to extend the life of the road.

This year's program was tendered for $24,000, with work completed on 27 sections of road with an estimated 12,000m of crack sealing.

Sand/Salt Storage Dome Design/Build Award

A mandatory requirement from the Ministry of Environment (MOE) dictates that salt storage is contained inside a structure to prevent erosion of the product and leaching into and contaminating the soil. Currently, the City of Welland stores all the winter control salt and sand/salt mixtures outdoors and the Municipal Service Centre and needs to meet the MOE requirements.

Council approved the tender award to Van Pelt Construction Inc. at the cost of $2.8M. The building will be constructed and operational for the 2023/24 winter control season.

Councillor Appointment

Councillor Bonnie Fokkens has been appointed to the Accessibility Advisory Committee for the term of April 4, 2023, to November 14, 2026.