April 17, 2024 - Agenda

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ITEM

MINUTES

PWT-5

Motion to adopt the minutes of the meeting of the Public Works and Transportation Committee held on March 20, 2024.

NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

May 22, 2024, (tentative date) at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

AGENDA ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

1.

SECOND AVENUE TRAFFIC CALMING

(File Ref. No. 10-6450-09-01) (REDMS No. 7584183)

PWT-10

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Designated Speaker:  Sonali Hingorani

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Option 2 to implement two speed humps on Second Avenue, as described in the staff report titled “Second Avenue Traffic Calming”, dated March 18, 2024, from the Director, Transportation, be endorsed;

(2)

That Option 3 to reduce the posted speed limit on Second Avenue to 30 km/h, as described in the staff titled “Second Avenue Traffic Calming”, dated March 18, 2024, from the Director, Transportation, be endorsed; and

(3)

That Traffic Bylaw No. 5870, Amendment Bylaw No. 10543, to revise the posted speed limit of Second Avenue from Steveston Highway to Chatham Street to 30 km/h, be introduced and given first, second and third reading.

2.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 5870 FOR SPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS IN HAMILTON

(File Ref. No. 10-6450-15-01) (REDMS No. 7606657)

PWT-19

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Designated Speaker:  Beata Ng

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That the Traffic Bylaw No. 5870, Amendment Bylaw No. 10554, be given first, second and third readings.

ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION

3.

CLOTHING AND TEXTILE WASTE

(File Ref. No. 10-6000-01) (REDMS No. 7277586)

PWT-24

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Designated Speaker:  Kristina Nishi

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That Option 3, as outlined in the staff report titled “Clothing and Textile Waste”, dated March 5, 2024, be endorsed;

(2)

That a letter be written to the Honourable George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, to request the establishment of an extended producer responsibility program for post-consumer textile waste in British Columbia; and

(3)

That one-time funding of $60,000 from the General Waste and Recycling Provision for the Clothing and Textile Waste expenditures be approved, and that the Consolidated 5 Year Financial Plan (2024-2028) be amended accordingly.

4.

RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT – REPORT 2023: BACK TO BASICS

(File Ref. No. 10-6370-01) (REDMS No. 7605510)

PWT-36

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Designated Speaker:  Kristina Nishi

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

(1)

That the report titled “Recycling and Solid Waste Management – Report 2023: Back to Basics”, dated March 11, 2024, from the Director, Public Works Operations, be endorsed.

(2)

That the “Recycling and Solid Waste Management – Report 2023: Back to Basics” be made available to the community on the City’s website and through various communication tools including social media channels and as part of community outreach initiatives.

5.

PUBLIC ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK – USE OF PROCEEDS FROM LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD (LCFS) CREDITS
(File Ref. No. 10-6125-01) (REDMS No. 7502514)

PWT-107

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Designated Speakers:  Arzan Balsara and Owen Sinclair

STAFF RECOMMENDATION

That, as described in the report titled “Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network – Use of Proceeds from Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Credits”, from the Director, Sustainability and District Energy and Director, Public Works Operations, dated April 17, 2024:

(1)

Staff be authorized to sell LCFS carbon credits at the highest value to the City;

(2)

Revenue from the sale of LCFS carbon credits be put into the City’s Carbon Tax Provision account and be reserved for capital and operating costs related to the installation and maintenance of new electric vehicle charging stations;

(3)

The Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager, Finance and Corporate Services, be authorized to enter into an agreement for the sale, aggregation and/or contract to sell LCFS carbon credits; and

(4)

Staff report back in three years updating Council on use of revenue generated from the sale of LCFS carbon credits to expand the City’s EV charging infrastructure.

6.

MANAGER’S REPORT

ADJOURNMENT