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ORDERS OF THE DAY
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 -
ORDER
1St Meeting Called to Order
2nd Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
3rd Motion to Move Into "Committee Of The Whole Council'
4t" Reports of Council, Outside Boards and Staff
1) Update on Port Bruce Bridge by Chief Administrative Officer
5t" Motion to Adopt Recommendations from the Committee Of The Whole
6t" ADJOURNMENT
CASUAL DRESS PERMITTED
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Background - Port BruceBridge II
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Malahide TownshipII
Media
.0 Next steps
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Elgin County owns 59 bridges and /f culverts with greater than / m span.
«Therefore, 138 structures a y defined by 2:f Bridge Code.
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The Port Bruce B \««e i\7 precast concret,3 pan bridg with atotal
length of
Bridge was d*?i«?e« and built b 2 the MTO in 1964;
Bridge was transferred to Elgin County by theMTO \2199 /;
Bridge was rehabilitated \\\999;72«
Bridge walla?} inspected (visual inspper BridgeCode) b S pri
andAssociates 2016.
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On •ay, February 23, 2018 - County notified by , -• of
bridge collapse in Port Bruce (Imperial Road and Dexter Line) (12:45 pm)
• Reported that driver was uninjured and in vehicle on • .• -•; bridge
• Vehicle was carrying a full load of aggregate
Acting Director of Engineering Services immediately notified Chiet
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CAO met Warden rr and engineeringrBridge
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Emergency
Former County Engineer called in an advisorycity to helpr
information
Background pulled 1 • Inspection-•• • Design
Plans for Port Bruce Bridge
• .•- fencing and barricades immediately•-•
Elgin• Malahide roads
Spriet : Associates was informed of • .• - and attend -ll'
the site
Dillon Consulting was engaged to complete an initial engineering
assessment of the bridge collapse
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Emergency
* CAO contacted Ministry Municipal Affairs
Purchasing r i r contacted Frank(insurers)
* CAO contacted Ministry it (report filed)
Catfish r tin Authority notified(rep on site)
* County Solicitor informed (was out of town & came in for )
detour* As part of plans,decision close Jamestown
Bridge (per Mayor ill' suggestion)
* County Solicitor tried to contact owner of the truck
Discussion I regarding the pr r route
* Safety measures discussed— to ensuresite cur
* CAO contacted OPP to increase patrolsin the area
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A 11 pm Acting Director of Engineering Services
attended a meeting with Central Elgin• MStaff to
alahide
•emergency services
Over the weekend — CAO, County Solicitor, Acting Director of
Engineering Services and Quality Assurance/CEIVIC attended the
site multiple times
Increased safety measures• cement barriers were installed
Friday/Saturday)
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The site stability and safety remains an issue which requires
before detailed engineering investigation and removal and re -construction
plans can •'_ finalized.
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Warden and County staff with Malahide CAO, Mayor, Fire Chief and
Roads •_ • on - •.y, February 27, 2018• 11 pm to ensure
we - all on - same •.•- and to encourage ••- • •
establish points of contact and offer residents consistent media
releases, etc.
Sensitive to municipal responsibilities- • convenience of
• -nts). It is incumbent uponto deal with these issues.
• • primary focusand security of residents.
Suggested that one entrance to village is unacceptable and would liks,
_ County o explore is temporary, o _ bridge. Malahide has
some
contacts
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share
them with County
staff.
Council i have consider i'.dii incurred by to'
(related garbage collection,
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County A• Acting Director of • -- • Services,County• •
met with Medavie (EMS) - too early to tell if alternate plans need to be I
put in • .ce — Medavie will separate out • track fortrends.
County• -- • staff scheduled to meet with Dillon• • and
• onsite Thursday,1
High level-•• • initial assessmentfrom Dillon Consulting will
include proposed next steps. Timeline for report unknown. Pace
progress is unkn
unableUntil we have an official report from the engineering investigation we are
• provide - - •reconstruction,• estimates, -steps,
Removal of truck— owner's responsibility (EMS/ it i ill be on
hand). County ill review I r removal. No timelineit
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•An initial i -I I report can be put together by staff.
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The second report will comprise of at least 2 reports from Dillion, a
preliminary assessment and then a conclusive report after other
investigations are completed bore • -
remainsThe site potentially -' until the bridge can be removed
and some of these investigations take place and hence the report wil'
be delayed for some time. It is unreasonable to expectquick
turnaround.
thirdThe recommendation may require input fromthe heavy construction
industry and may be best selected through an RFP process since there is
no standard procedure • remove the bridge. We will seek Councildirection
to solicit an RFP • have contractors • • on ee to be
great interest.
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THAT Staff be directed to prepare a report detailing and considering all
engineering • construction options including • and • •
solutions re. '• to the PortBruce Bridgeand report back to Council;
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THAT Staff • ' directed •informCouncil •' preliminary •e•"
assessment and the dynamics of the bridge collapse once information is
available; . •':
THAT Staff
prepare i report •ei• the proposed removal • e • • • T
structure, associated costs and safety measures
is_ is • report back to
Council.
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Both • i • Township staff mobilized quickly• put as much
placein I possible.
A number of County(especially • Director •
Engineering Services, Peter Dutchak) have played an integral role.
County thanks Malahide Township for their ongoing cooperatio
• support.
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questions?