• c) THAT the Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute any agreements, declarations or approvals required resulting from receiving grant funding approval for the Connecting Links Program 2021-22 program subject to such documents being satisfactory in technical content to the City Engineer, in financial content to the City Treasurer, and in Legal form to the City Solicitor; and,

• d) THAT the Chief Administrative Officer BE AUTHORIZED to delegate signing of all claims, progress reports and applicable schedules and other such documents as may be required as part of the request for payment to the City Engineer or designate, subject to financial content approval from the area’s Financial Planning Administrator or their manager; and,

• e) Administration BE AUTHORIZED to make any expenditures that are related to the Connecting Links Intake 6 project, provided such expenditures are within previously-approved budget amounts and that they are required to be made prior to the formal public announcements or agreement execution, due to project timelines; and further,

• f) THAT the Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to sign agreements or contracts with successful vendors/proponents/bidders satisfactory in technical content to the City Engineer, in financial content to the City Treasurer, and in form to the City Solicitor; and,
• g) The Purchasing Manager BE AUTHORIZED to issue Purchase Orders as may be required to effect the recommendation noted above, subject to all specifications being satisfactory in technical content to the City Engineer and in financial content to the City Treasurer.

4) THAT City Council DIRECT that should the City not be successful in their application that all funding be returned to the original funding sources.

Executive Summary:

Background:

Through the Connecting Links program, Ontario is helping municipalities repair their connecting links. The City of Windsor has one road, Huron Church, which is formally designated as a connecting link under section 21 of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, R.S.O. 1900, c. P. 50 as amended. “Connecting links are municipal roads that connect two ends of a provincial highway through a community or to an international or interprovincial border crossing. These are critical roadways that serve provincial and municipal interests, as they carry long-distance provincial highway traffic moving through communities, as well as local traffic within the community.”