Council Report: C 164/2020

Subject: COVID-19 Municipal Transit Pressure - Financial Support

Reference:

Council Report: C 164/2020
Date to Council: August 24, 2020
Author: Melissa Osborne
Senior Manager Asset Planning
519-255-6100 x6111
mosborne@citywindsor.ca
Asset Planning
Report Date: August 17, 2020
Clerk’s File #: MH/13786 AF2020 MT13708

To: Mayor and Members of City Council

Recommendation:

THAT City Council DELEGATE authority to the City Treasurer, or designate, to sign the communication letter from the Ministry of Transportation dated August 12, 2020, which is required for the City to receive $6,345,626 in Phase 1 funding for Federal-Provincial Safe Restart municipal transit pressures stream and;

THAT City Council APPROVE a submission for additional funding under Phase 2 of the Federal-Provincial Safe Restart Agreement for the municipal transit pressures stream and;

THAT City Council APPROVE the creation of a new reserve fund to track and monitor the use of these funds, and any future funding which may be received under the Safe Restart municipal transit pressures stream and;

THAT the Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute any agreements, declarations or approvals required to seek additional funding and or resulting from receiving funding under the Safe Restart Agreement for municipal transit pressures satisfactory in financial content to the City Treasurer and in form to the City Solicitor and further;

THAT the Chief Administrative Officer BE AUTHORIZED to delegate signing of all claims and applicable reports and other such documents, as required as part receiving funding under the Safe Restart Agreement for municipal transit pressures, to the City Treasurer or designate

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