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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLAlUNGTON
REPORT
Meeting:
General Purpose and Administration Committee
File #
Date:
Monday, November 15, 1999
Res. tClfJ - 6;)7-19
Report #:
PD-128-99
FILE #: PLN 17.9.4
By-law #
Subject:
MUNICIPAL ROSTER OF CONSULTANTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES
FILE: PLN 17.9.4
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to
Council the following:
1. THAT Report PD-128-99 be received;
2. THAT the termination date for the Roster of Consultants for the Preparation of EnviroIimental
Impact Studies, as indicated in Section 2.3 of Report PD-163-96, be extended to June 30, 2000.
1. BACKGROUND
Section 4.3.8 of the Clarington Official Plan requires that an Environmental Impact Study be
prepared for any development application located on ,or adjacent to a Natural Feature identified on
Map C of the Plan. The Municipality is to retain qualified professional expertise to undertake the
Study, with the cost of the study to be borne by the developer.
On October 15, 19%, Council approved Gnidelines to implement Section 4.3.8 of the Official Plan.
The Guidelines indicate that the Planning Department will develop and maintain a roster of
consulting firms qualified to prepare Environmental Impact Studies, and that Staff will seek
Council's authorization to renew the roster every three (3) years.
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On December 9, 1996, Council considered Staff Report PD-163-96 and appm"ed the following
Roster for the Preparation of Enviromnental Impact Studies:
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IJ Aquafor Beech Ltd. in association with Beak International Inc. and Geometrics International
IJ Bird and Hale Ltd. in association with Hough Woodland Naylor Dance Ltd., G.M. Semas and
Associates, Azimuth Environmental Consulting Inc. and Shoreplan Engineering Ltd.
IJ Ecological Services for Planning Ltd. in association with Tehllplobe Ltd., Cosburn Patterson
Mather and !MC Consulting Ltd.
IJ Gartner Lee Limited in association with R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd., Baird and Associates
Ltd. and PMA Landscape Architects.
The effective period for this Roster, as approved by Council, is December 2, 1996 to December 1,
1999.
The existing Roster of Consultants is due to expire shortly.
2. REQUEST TO EXTEND PERIOD OF ROSTER
For reasons outlined below, Committee is being requested to extend the period of the Roster by an
additional seven (7) months.
(i) The process to renew the Consultant Roster is fairly time consuming, requiring staff time to
review Expressions of Interest from ,several consulting firms and to conduct interviews with
a number of the firms. Because of the commitment of Planning Department resources to
other higher priority projects, insufficient time is available to properly undertake the process
to renew the Roster of Consultants. Staff from the Ganaraska Region Conservation
Authority and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority are also involved in the
consultant selection process.
(ii) The consultants on the existing Roster have consistently provided very good services. To
date, a total of six (6) Environmental Impact Studies have been undertaken. As well, one
(1) Peer Review of an independently-prepared study was undertaken. In every case, the
Planning Department has been pleased with the quality of service and product provided by
the consultants on the existing Roster.
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3. CONCLUSIONS
An extension of seven (7) months for the current Roster of Consultants for the Preparation of
Environmental hnpact Studies will provide more time for Planning Department staff to complete
several high priority projects. This extension would bring the termination date for the current
Roster to June 30, 2000.
Reviewed by,
e, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
lanning & Development
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Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Chief Administrative Officer.
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2 November 1999
Interested parties to be notified of Council and Committee's decision:
Mr. D. E. Maunder
Aquafor Beech Limited
14 Abacus Road
BRAMPTON, Ontario
L6T 5B7
Mr. Steven Usher
Gartner Lee Ltd.
Suite 102
140 Renfrew Drive
MARKHAM, Ontario
L3R 6B3
Ms. Linda Hellas
Bird and Hale Ltd.
Suite 1002
2 Carlton Street
TORONTO, Ontario
M5R 2Cl
Mr. Don Wright
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
100 Whiting Avenue
OSHA W A, Ontario
LlH 3T3
Mr. David Charlton
Ecological Services Group
361 Southgate Drive
GUELPH, Ontario
NIG3M5
Mr. Rob Franklin
Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority
P.O. Box 328
PORT HOPE, Ontario
LlA 3W3
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