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For more information regarding the Council meeting of July 28. 2009, visit the Town website at www.townofws.com 7 ‘ ' r “A The reconstruction of the stormwater management pond south of Main Street near Ringwood DriVe is an integral component of the Main Street Improvement project and a requirement under the permit received from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The evaluation team identified Metric Contracting Services Corporation as the firm offering the best value to the Town. ' The Park Drive extension providing improvement to safety and traffic congestion as well as visual enhancements to Memorial Park was awarded to Mar-King Construction‘ Company Limited. The rehabilitation of Civic Square and the adjacent public lands was awarded to Rutherford Contracting Ltd. subject to modifications! adjustments to bring the project within the approved Budget allowances. Based upon staff review, Council awarded tenders for three major construction projects. LONG TERM PLANNING FOR TOWN HALL Council approved in principle the Town’s long term accommodation plan for prn Hall. The Plan will be used by Town staff todevelop and evaluate options for Council’s consideration. The Towp'cnrrently leases 20,000 sq. ft. of office space to accommodate Town mff. The study outlines that in leased premises the Town will needfiffiout 35,000-38,200 sq. ft. of office space by 2021. Should the Town pursue a stand-alone Town Hall facility, it is recommended that about 44,000 would be needed by 2021. BROADBAND HIGH SPEED Town Council received the results of the Town’s Broadband survey. Over 200 local resi- dents responded and indicated they need high speed internet services and can’t get it. Council approved forwarding the joint study conducted with King Township and York Region to the provincial government and local M.P.P., requesting additional funding be provided to expand broadband infrastructure in rural areas. TOWN OPERATING wme 0N max The Treasurer presented Council with a six month statement of operations. The preliminary review concludes that ’alldepartrnents are operating the 193ml budget and parameters set by Council for the 2009 fiscal yearf ' TENDERS AWARDED The Corporatign of the Town of Whitchurch-Stoufifi'ille reserves the right to aécét 3r: reject any tender and also reserves the right to accept other than the lowest tender. For submission inquiries contact Peter Wyllie, Operations Technologist; 905-640-1910 or 905-895-5299 ext. 445 peter.wyllie@townofws.com The work consists of removal and replacement of concrete curb sections, concrete sidewalk sections, manhole/catchbasin adjustment and cold milling 8r asphalt overlay of the existing road surface on Stouffer Street and Millard Street from Main St. to Greenwood Rd. TENDER WS-T-09-27 Stouffer St. 8: Millard St. Improvements Sealed tenders, clearly marked as to contents will be received by the Town Clerk until 3:00 pm. local time on: For submission inquiries contact. Troy Bauman, Project Manager; troy.bauman@townofws.com; 905-640-1910 or 905â€"8955299 ext. 311. For technical inquiries contact Mark Van Slooten, Design Consultant; 905-668-4021 ext. 2262. A copy of plans and contract documents may be obtained from the Town at the address noted above for a non-refundable fee of $50.00. Tenders must be accompanied by a certified cheque payable to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville for Ten Percent (10%) of the tender price; or a Bid Bond in the same amount. The work consists of the widening of Main Street from Tenth Line South to Harding Gate and the rehabilitation of Tenth Line North from Main Street to South of Stouffer Street over a total distance of approximately 425 m, as well as the construction of traffic signals at the intersection of Main Street and Tenth Line North. The work includes watermains, storm sewers and ditching, granular base and subbase, subdrains, concrete sidewalk, concrete curb and gutter, hot mix paving, pavement markings and topsoil and sod. Wednesday August 12, 2009; at 37 Sandiford Drive, 4:]: Floor, Stoufl'ville Ontario, L4A 7X5 Wednesday August 12, 2009; at 37 Sandifard Drive, 4th Floor Stoufiville Ontario, L4A 7X5 York Region offers FREE lawn and garden visits to York Region residents. Trained advisors will come to your house and perform a personalized garden visit that will help you reduce your water needs and create a beautiful garden. Register soon, spaces are limited! Call 1-888-967-5426 or visit www.mterfortomorrow.ca organization and you would like to let people know more about what you have to offer, you are invited to participate in Inside Whitchurch-Stouffville’s 2009 event which will be taking place in partnership with the Downtown Stouffville Business Improvement Area’s Moonlight Madness and the Downtown Stouffville Farmers' Market on Thursday, August 20th from 6:30 pm. to 8:00 pm. For more information, please contact gioia.garro@townofws.com If you are a Residents can register for the program at any time by calling 905-640-1910 ext. 306, or email susan.harmsen@townofws.com Community Lead Sampling Program, please see the Town web page at www.townofws.com. For more information on lead and drinking water, please visit the Ontario Ministry of Environment website at www.cne.gov.on.ca A total of sixty (60) private residences are needed for the lead testing program within the Community of Stouffville and a total of forty (40) private residences are required for the program within the Community of Ballantrae/Musselman’s Lake. This round of testing ends October 15th, 2009. For more information and Frequently Asked Questions on the Stouffville LEAD SAMPLING PROGRAM The Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville is actively seeking volunteers to participate in our Community Lead Testing Program. All municipalities across Ontario are required to test the taps of private residents twice a year for lead content. The Ontario drinking water quality standard for lead is 0.010 milligrams per litre. We are encouraging Whitchurch-Stouffville residents to contact the Town and to volunteer for this program. INSIDE WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE 2009 The outdoor pool in open on Monday, August 3rd 1:05 pan. - 4:00 pm. 8: 6:05 pm. - 7:30 pm. For Public Works/Leisure Services Emergencies: Please call: 1-800-997-9377 aIEf “ " w for ‘ 0 Tomorrow