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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/14/2005 Minutes Council Information O5JUN14 PM 3;Q2;4B Clar�g�ton Leading Uie Way DRAFT MINUTES OF THE CLARINGTON HWY. 407 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CAC MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair— Bradford Soles George Khouri . Vice-Chair— Linda Gasser Ross Libbey Fred Biesenthal Murray Paterson F�4z , Gerald Brown Karina Isert (LACAC) BY ,.-1- Ron Hooper Murray Paterson "i~Staff in Attendance: Sharon Norris— Recording Secretary Janice Szwarz— Planning Services Leslie Benson— Engineering Services Absent: Mark Canning, Jim Schell, Joanna DeBoer, Bill Harford DATE: June 14, 2005 RE: HIGHWAY 407 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 7, 2005 Meeting No. 21 + — -- g Agenda Item Discussion Action Welcome Meeting commenced 7:00 p.m. Chair indicated that input from the Ministry of Transportation and Totten Sims Hubicki is anticipated in the near future. Draft Minutes Draft minutes from February 8, 2005 meeting approved, as Approval amended. Amendments: Minutes Page 2 - Note regarding Table 5.1 "Evaluation Factors, Criteria and Indicators" (ToR P 36) should read "Just starting to recognize the impacts of lighting on the mating and feeding habits of certain species and the impacts on humans as well." Minutes Page 4 — Staff Report Review. Typographical error in first sentence, should read "Stakeholders will be able to comment on Work Programs. 407 East E.A. Handout of April 20, 2005 minutes for both the Municipal CAC Members Status Technical Advisory Group (MTAG) and the Regulatory Agencies Group (RAG) and an MTAG/RAG PowerPoint presentation (April 20, 2005). Municipal Technical Advisory Group: • MTAG is well represented. • Doug Allingham stated that the Highway 407 E.A. is one of the largest in the last 10 years and will seta precedent. �lar�gta� Leading the way DRAFT MINUTES OF THE CLARINGTON HWY. 407 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Agenda Item Discussion Action • It has been requested that the Clarington Municipal Website be kept up-to-date. Janice Szwarz has contacted Information Technology • E.A. overview—there are only minor changes from November. A Work Program will be developed. • There are no plans to hold Public Information Centres outside of Durham Region, however there will be advertising outside of Durham. • Three to four years to complete the current E.A. • Work Plans are being developed presently and are due out this fall Community Advisory Group: • Have not yet met. First meeting date is June 280.. Linda Gasser is unable to attend but has requested that she Bradford Soles to send Bradford Soles as an alternate. complete RSVP • Ministry of Transportation and Totten Sims Hubicki looking and attend for approval to advertise for additional members. meeting. • John Slobodzian will not be addressing the Community Advisory Group. Issues/Concerns Linda Gasser advised that most of our questions did not for Highway 407 receive answers. Linda will be meeting with them again to get Linda Gasser/ East EA Project the answers. She will provide a summary to Janice Szwarz Janice Szwarz Team for distribution to the Clarington Highway 407 Community Advisory Committee. The Project Team mailed a letter to stakeholders, dated February;9, advising that the EA study process was starting and that Public Information Centres were to be in the spring. Linda Gasser/ The fist Public Information Centres are anticipated in the fall. Bradford Soles/ Given the delays in the study, this letter is clearly out-of-date. Janice Szwarz Linda and Bradford will draft a letter to ask the Project Team to send out a letter to all stakeholders to advise them of the revised study schedule. The original letter dated February 9 indicated that Clarington Bradford Soles to write the resolution Janice Szwarz to sign and send resolution out. Deborah Martin-Downs has left and is now working at the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority. Deborah was the environmental lead on the project. Clar�gtto.� Leading the Way DRAFT MINUTES OF THE CLARINGTON HWY. 407 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Agentla Rein Discussion' _ Action Overview of • The Province struck an Expert Panel and released the Proposed document in March. Changes to The EA Act is sound but inconsistent policies/inefficient. Ontario EA p Process The following are recommendations only: • New policy guidelines to be developed incorporating: • Precautionary principle (science does not know everything therefore err on the side of caution) • Eco System approach • Avoidance first • Waste/Transportation E.A.'s are different so vrill be made specific. • Green initiatives a priority. • Integrate the E.A. process into the Planning process. Independent Public Advisory Committee. • Transportation Master Plan should involve an E.A. process. • Websites should Lbe developed by Ministries and have MOE centralize/link all we'bsites. • Consultation Guidelines revision to allow sufficient comment time. • Adequate resources available to public to allow them to participate. (What is adequate) • Alternative dispute resolution and mediation for contentious issues and/or contentious stages of the project. Regional report is anticipated June 21"—check Regional CAC Members website. The Clarington CAC should push for and focus on the recommendations that are important to us, even if they are not adopted. MTO Sale of Janice informed members of two heritage houses that have Heritage Houses been moved. The John Cole House which was moved 1 mile south on Bethesda Road, and the Washington House which was moved to a vacant retirement lot, were both on the previously preferred route. The Cole and Werry houses, which are MTO owned, are not being maintained. Offers have been submitted to purchase these properties. Neither home has heritage designation. �Iar�gi�n beading tl�e Way DRAFT MINUTES OF THE CLARINGTON HWY. 407 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Agenda Item Discussion' Action Does MTO have an obligation to maintain designated Karina Isert houses? LACAC to keep the Clarington CAC advised on any future issues. Can a heritage subdivision be created for these homes? The Greenbelt Legislation states no estate subdivisions. The Karina Isert Greenbelt Legislation however can be reviewed and possibly amended in the future. LACAC has been requested to ask Council to consider measures to protect heritage buildings. Can protection of heritage homes be considered in the review of the Regional Official Plan? A Regional Policy is needed that includes the preservation, securement, relocation and refurbishment of heritage homes. Possible exceptions on land divisions for heritage homes. Can these buildings serve some Municipal purpose? It was noted that the relocation of heritage homes is expensive and requires expert movers. The buildings cannot be moved a long distance and the route must have no bridges or low hanging wires. Stone houses are extremely heavy. Other Business No other business Next Meeting Meeting adjourned 8:15 p.m. July meeting date to be advised.