CSD-19-032 - Winter Maintenance By-law

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REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee DATE OF MEETING: October 21, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Gloria MacNeil, Director of Enforcement (519-741-2200, ext. 7952) PREPAREDBY:Gloria MacNeil, Director of Enforcement (519-741-2200, ext. 7952) WARD (S) INVOLVED: ALL DATE OF REPORT:October 9, 2019 REPORT NO.: CSD-19-032 SUBJECT: Winter Maintenance By-law ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That Council repeal Chapter 687- Snow and Ice of the City of Kitchener’s Municipal Code and approve and replace it with a newWinter Maintenance By-law as outlined in Report CSD-19-032 BACKGROUND: On May 27, 2019, City Council passed the following resolution related to the enforcement of the City’s sidewalk snow clearing bylaw: “That staff be directed to conduct a review of the required level of service stated in By- law chapter 687 (Snow and Ice) as outlined in program component 1 of Infrastructure Services Department report INS-19-009, throughout the summer 2019 and report back in fall 2019 with results and recommendations.” REPORT: Throughout the second half of 2019, staff have conducted research, engaged with members of the public and consulted with other municipalities to better understand the implications of various approaches to sidewalk winter maintenance. In 2015, staff presented a report to Council which included a variety of improvements that could be made to the enforcement of the existing sidewalk snow clearing by-law. At that time, City Council endorsed the following five specific areas of improvement: 1.Response times for clearing sidewalks found in violation of the bylaw – an external contractor was hired who has committed to a 24-hour responsetimefor clearing. *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 orTTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance. 3 - 1