Council Info – May 9, 2018

Council Info – May 9, 2018

Council Info is a summary of discussion and the major items presented at Council meetings. It is circulated immediately following each meeting. You are encouraged to quote from and copy this information. Please refer to the minutes for an official record of the meeting.

Funding will help reduce child care fees and add licensed spaces

Thousands of families will see licensed child care fees go down now that a plan for new provincial funding has received Regional Council approval. The Region has an additional $13.5 million this year to make child care more affordable and to increase the number of licensed spaces. Almost $9.2 million comes from the Child Care Expansion Plan and the Canada-Ontario Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. The funding will reduce parent fees, support access for children with special needs and boost child care subsidy (financial help for parents).

Wastewater Treatment Master Plan Update approved

The 2018 Wastewater Treatment Master Plan (WWTMP) Update identifies and recommends the long-term wastewater servicing plan for the Region’s wastewater treatment plants and pumping stations until the year 2051. The update considers trends in wastewater flows and population growth, regulatory requirements, climate patterns and river water quality. Input was received from the general public, agencies and stakeholders through two rounds of public consultation centres, as well as consultation with a Planning and Technical Advisory Committee and Steering Committee. Regional Council has directed staff to issue a Notice of Completion and to use the recommendations in the updated WWTMP Update in the preparation of the 2019 Wastewater Ten Year Capital Program and in the upcoming Region’s Development Charges Background Study.

Tenders/Contracts:

The following tenders/contracts were approved by Council:

• $10,343,865 to Steed and Evans for Weber Street improvements in Kitchener between Borden Avenue and Queen Street.
• $3,851,250 to Amico Infrastructure for the installation of watermain pipes at Fischer-Hallman, South of Huron Road.
• $402,270 to Overland Custom Coach (2007) Inc. for the supply of four wheelchair accessible mini buses for Grand River Transit MobilityPLUS in 2018 and $91,180 to Kiwanis Transit for one wheelchair accessible mini bus to be delivered in 2019.
• $323,853 to Enasco Limited for underground traffic signal maintenance for a contract period of three years starting June 1, 2018.
• $321,294 to Verint Americas for the acquisition and implementation of two additional Verint software modules for a 36 month contract. And $97,761 for a one-time fixed implementation service fee.

For your information
Stage 2 ION Public Consultation Centre No. 4
To provide Feedback on the Project Team Preliminary Proposed Route (2018)
Thursday, May 10, 2018, 4 – 8 p.m.
Hamilton Family Theatre, 46 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge

Next Council Meeting

June 6, 2018 at 7 p.m.

For more information, contact:

Bryan Stortz, Director, Corporate Communications, 519-575-4408
Regional Clerk’s Office, 519-575-4400