COMMUNITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
<br />JUNE 18, 2018-27-CITY OF KITCHENER
<br />1.INS-18-023 –WINTER SIDEWALK MAINTENANCEREVIEW (CONT’D)
<br />Ms. L. Maxwell, Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region, addressed the Committee
<br />in support of a sidewalk winter maintenance program. Sheindicated Student Transportation
<br />Services has a mandate of encouraging walking to school, statingin the wintermonths,clear
<br />sidewalks and windrows dramatically impacts the students’ability to walk to school. She
<br />addressed the Committee on behalf of a resident who’s childattends Chicopee Hills Public
<br />School and requested consideration be given to including thatarea in the pilot project for the
<br />proposed sidewalk winter maintenance program.
<br />Councillor S. Marsh brought forward a motion to approve the recommendation outlined in Report
<br />INS-18-023.
<br />A motion was brought forward by Councillor B. Ioannidis to defer the recommendation outlined
<br />in Report INS-18-023, to allow anopportunity for staff to complete a comprehensive public
<br />engagement process, notingthat it would be a statistically significant survey.
<br />Councillor Ioannidis’deferral motion was then voted on and was LOSTon a recorded vote, with
<br />CouncillorsS. Davey,B. Ioannidis and F. Etheringtonvoting in favour;and, Mayor B. Vrbanovic
<br />and Councillors D. Schnider, K. Galloway-Sealock, S. Marsh, J. Gazzola,Y. Fernandes and Z.
<br />Janecki voting in opposition.Councillor P. Singhwas absent and accordingly did not vote.
<br />It was requested that each of the components be votedon separately on arecorded vote.
<br />Component A was then voted on and was Carried Unanimouslyon a recorded vote.Councillor
<br />P. Singhwas absent and accordingly did not vote.
<br />Component B was then voted on and was Carried onarecorded vote, with Mayor B. Vrbanovic
<br />and Councillors D. Schnider,F. Etherington,S. Marsh,J. Gazzola,Y. Fernandesand Z. Janecki
<br />voting in favour;and, CouncillorsS. Davey,B. Ioannidis and K. Galloway-Sealockvoting in
<br />opposition.Councillor P. Singhwas absent and accordingly did not vote.
<br />Component C was then voted on and was Carried onarecorded vote, with Mayor B. Vrbanovic
<br />and Councillors D. Schnider,F. Etherington,S. Marsh,J. Gazzola,Y. Fernandesand Z. Janecki
<br />voting in favour;and, CouncillorsS. Davey,B. Ioannidis and K. Galloway-Sealockvoting in
<br />opposition.Councillor P. Singhwas absent and accordingly did not vote.
<br />Component D was then voted on and was Carried on arecorded vote, with Mayor B. Vrbanovic
<br />and Councillors D. Schnider,F. Etherington,S. Davey,S. Marsh,J. Gazzola,Y. Fernandesand
<br />Z. Janeckivoting in favour;and, CouncillorsB. Ioannidis and K. Galloway-Sealockvoting in
<br />opposition.Councillor P. Singhwas absent and accordingly did not vote.
<br />Component E was then voted on and was Carried Unanimouslyon a recorded vote.Councillor
<br />P. Singhwas absent and accordingly did not vote.
<br />The following motion was then voted on and wasCarried onarecorded vote, with Mayor B.
<br />Vrbanovic and Councillors D. Schnider,F. Etherington,B. Ioannidis,S. Davey,S. Marsh,J.
<br />Gazzola,Y. Fernandesand Z. Janeckivoting in favour;and, Councillor K. Galloway-Sealock
<br />voting in opposition.Councillor P. Singhwas absent and accordingly did not vote.
<br />On motion by Councillor S. Marsh-
<br />it was resolved:
<br />“That the proposed winter sidewalk maintenance program as outlined in Infrastructure
<br />Services Department report INS-18-023, be approved; and,
<br />That staff be directed to monitor and evaluate program components A, B, C, D and E, as
<br />outlined in Report INS-18-023 throughout winter 2018/2019; and,
<br />That the purchase one (1) Trackless municipal tractor, from the Fleet Reserve, be
<br />approved; and further,
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