South Frontenac Council – April 5/22

Wilma Kenny | Apr 13, 2022

Township Repeals Vaccination Policy

Council has repealed their Jan 17 vaccination policy, (and on March 3rd lifted their state of emergency,) but have made it clear that they continue to encourage vaccination and the wearing of masks.

Fabric Replacement on Bedford Salt Dome

Council approved an additional $28,000 in the budget for the Bedford dome roof panel replacement project, to be funded from the Facilities Reserve. Full cost will be $50,953; due to extenuating circumstances, the contractor, The Razecon Group, had been unable to do the replacement of four damaged panels in 2021, with the result that the entire roof (14 panels) must now be replaced.

Also, the fabric quality has been upgraded to the elite fabric that was used for the Portland dome replacement. This upgrading provides a more durable roof and includes an additional 6 years of warranty on the roof fabric replacement (total pro-rated warranty of 10 years).

Design for Eagle Creek Bridge and Opinicon Culvert

Council awarded the contract for detailed design of the Eagle Creek Bridge and Opinicon Culvert to HP Engineering Inc. for $66,718.94.

The Eagle Creek Bridge designs are to be completed on or before October 15th, 2022 and tender documents be completed by January 31, 2023. Design proposals for the Opinicon Culvert requested the earliest date of delivery due to the distressed condition of the crossing, with the goal of replacing the Opinicon Culvert within the 2022 construction season.

Stars Corners Intersection Design Chosen

Council approved the multi-way (4) stop control and reduced speed (60km/hr) zone as the preferred design alternative for the Stars Corners intersection (Yarker Road and Wilton Road.) It was determined that the geography of this intersection which has led to a history of motor vehicle collisions has also made the installation of a roundabout inadvisable.

Green Bay Road - Camsel Creek Crossing

In late 2019, the Greater Bobs and Crow Lakes Association and Foundation came as a delegation to the public services committee to discuss the potential for a joint project on Green Bay Road at Camsel Creek. This crossing was originally bridged, but ‘many years ago’, the bridge failed, and was replaced by two culverts, as an emergency measure. These culverts are perched out of the water for much of the year, but in spring the rate of flow through them is so heavy that fish cannot readily transit upstream, thus impacting an historic-spawning ground for walleye. The Lakes Association offered $20,000 toward the engineering of improvements to the crossing. A report was to have been prepared in 2020, but “It is apparent that the momentum on this project was later impacted by the onset of the pandemic and later stalled by staffing turnover within the Public Services Department.”

Council agreed to approve $5,000 to fund a hydraulic study of the Camsel Creek crossing on Green Bay Road, and start up this project once agan

Racket Court Fence, Portable Soccer Nets for Centennial Park

Council approved $18,000 from the infrastructure reserve fund for repairs to the south west side of the tennis/pickle ball court fence at Centennial Park. This fence had been damaged by a winter storm.

A further $12,600 will go to buy two commercial grade portable soccer nets for the Frontenac Soccer Association.

Other Community Grants

Council supported the FAB Network’s request for $5,000 to help grow their capacity and sustainability in 2022.

Council also approved a COVID-19 Community Grant to the Verona Community Association in the amount of $5,000.