SASKATOON – The funding for a future bridge in Saskatoon, tighter asbestos rules and wheelchair ramps are on the city council agenda Monday evening.
Council will be asked to approve a Public-Private Partnership (P3) as the delivery model for the north commuter parkway bridge and the Traffic Bridge replacement projects.
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If funding approval comes from PPP Canada, administration will then report further on the final funding plan before the procurement process commences.
A provincial group says Saskatoon needs tighter rules to protect workers from asbestos exposure and is planning to make their case.
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The Saskatchewan Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is calling for a bylaw that would make contractors notify city building inspectors when doing work on buildings built before 1983.
The group says these buildings may contain asbestos.
On Monday, the accessibility ramps annual report will be submitted to council. The city’s ramp program aims to improve curb and sidewalk access for people using wheelchairs.
There were 96 ramps installed in 2013 and the proposed ramp program for this year includes 46 ramps at a cost of $150,000.
The report says it would cost around $2.6 million to install all 826 outstanding ramps throughout the city.
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Councillors will be asked to approve Diefenbaker Park, in principle, as the proposed location for the Optimist Club of Saskatoon’s winter recreation park.
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The city has requested a detailed business plan for the $4.5 million project, which is expected to be completed by June.
Also on the agenda, council will be asked to endorse the first phase of the Neighbourhood Level Infill Development Strategy.
The strategy addresses the challenges for infill development on individual residential lots in Saskatoon’s oldest neighbourhoods.
If approved, the city can permit a garden or garage suite for a one-unit dwelling in low-density residential zoning districts.
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