18-03 Commuter Cycling Pioneer Line[00] 11 kil h WK012=I Iuci 1
By -Law No. 18-03
"BEING A BY-LAW TO AUTHORIZE THE WARDEN AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER TO ENTER INTO A TRANSFER PAYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE
ONTARIO MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE
ONTARIO MUNICIPAL COMMUTER CYCLING (OMCC) PROGRAM TO INSTALL
COMMUTER CYCLING LANES ALONG PIONEER LINE"
WHEREAS Section 5(3) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25 as amended
grants municipal power to exercise its capacity, rights, powers and privileges by by-law;
and,
WHEREAS Section 8(1) of said Act confers broad authority to municipalities to
govern its affairs as it considers appropriate; and,
WHEREAS Section 9 of said Act confers upon a Municipality the rights, powers and
privileges of a natural person for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any
other Act: and,
WHEREAS the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, through its Ontario Municipal
Commuter Cycling (OMCC) program, has granted Elgin County $322,533.85 as its 80
percent contribution towards the installation of commuter cycling lanes along Pioneer Line
(County Road #2) between Furnival Road and the Village of West Lorne; and,
WHEREAS Elgin County Council deems it advisable to contribute the remaining 20
percent of costs for the specific purposes mentioned herein; and,
WHEREAS Elgin County Council deems it expedient to enter into a written
agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation in the form of the content attached
as Schedule "A" hereto:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Municipal Council of the Corporation of
the County of Elgin enacts as follows:
1. THAT the Warden and Chief Administrative Officer be authorized and directed to
enter into a Transfer Payment Agreement, attached as Schedule "A" hereto, with Her
Majesty The Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Transportation to
accept funding for specific initiatives; and,
2. THAT this by-law shall become effective once executed by both parties.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 30TH DAY OF
JANUARY 2018.
Julie Conyou,
Chief Administrative Officer.
�Gls.o—
David Marr,
Warden.