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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/07/2007 Minutes CI~gton 1-3 MINUTES OF THE CLARINGTON HWY. 407 COMMUNITY ADVISORV COMMITTEE CAC MEMBERS PRESENT: Bradford Soles, Chair, Ward 1 Representative Mark Carjr,ting, Vice Chair, Ward 3 Representative Jo-Anne McFarland, Ward 1 Representative Denise Pickett, Ward 2 Representative John Sturdy, Ward 2 Representative Andrew Bouma, Ward 3 Representative Jean-Maurice Cormier, Ward 4 Representative Mark Bragg, Clarington Agricultural Advisory Committee Representative Mark Hawkins, Clarington Board of Trade Representative Councillor Mary Novak, Council Liaison Staff in Attendance: Janice Szwarz, Planning Services Liaison Sharon Norris, Planning Services Department Regrets: Fred Biesenthal, Industry Representative Karina Isert, Clarington Heritage Committee Represe Linda Gasser, Ward 4 Representative Leslie Benson - Engineering S . s Liaiso DATE: RE: Review of Draft Minutes hai eting commenced at 7:07 p.m. Hawkins as the committee representative for the fTrade. es of Meeting 32, held on April 3, 2007 were reviewed. 109 errors were identified. Moved: Mary Novak; Seconded: Andrew Bouma That the minutes of Meeting 32, as revised, be adopted. The draft minutes wili be revised and circulated to Committee members with the material for the next meetin . 1. Correspondence distributed for review: Letter to Mayor and Council, dated April 4, 2007 regarding the Committee's recommendations on factor groups and criteria. Letter to Totten Sims Hubicki from the Municipal Clerk, dated April 19, 2007 forwarding the Committee's recommendations to the Project Team. Letter to Mayor and Council, Dated April 4. 2007 requesting that Council appoint Mr. Fred Biesenthal as the industry representative on the Clarington Highway 407 Community Advisory Committee. This request was subsequently adopted by Council and Fred has agreed to sit on the Committee. Members Follow-Up on Actions from Previous Meetings ClWil1gron MINUTES OF THE CLARINGTON HWY. 407 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2. CAC Orientation by 407 Project Team The Project Team has been unreachable due to their busy timetable with open houses. Janice will continue to pursue TSH for an orientation presentation to the Committee. 3. Review April 21. 2007 407 Workshop A number of members were unable to attend the workshop due scheduling conflicts. however there was a good turnout. h information, factors, scoring and ranking were discus were answered. People were there that would be impacted by the they were never asked (Le. nobody knocked on th attendees who felt they were well informed. Project Team has expertise on staff to establish weights, the Project Team will look at di arithmetic and reasoned argument m Modelling will be used to revie e demonstrated t were us Property Team The P sensit Janice Szwarz TSHi then the a A retir at orkshop and is on one of the northern routes. He st as surprised. but fine with the route as he knows what his pr rth. It should be noted that he would receive fair market value. mmittee posed the question that if the property value was reduc to the proximity to the 407, would this be accounted for. Also, pie use their equity for Lines of Credit and this could pose a problem. Some see being close to the highway as a benefit while others consider It a disadvantage. Generally purchasers who buy in a rural setting want the rural atmosphere, however new buyers may want something different. In the west end the 407 affects rural areas near Hamilton. The Project Team looks at the impact on a global sense, but not for individual properties. People should have an option to sell for what it was worth before the 407. As governments don't compensate for public projects, a mechanism needs to be put forth to do so. . We should ask if this issue is being looked at. Note that land purchased by MTO was building lots. MTO was approached to purchase and not the reverse. Any homes on purchased lands were demolished. There are three areas for the Project Team were asked to look at: i) health considerations ii) looking into enhancing the groundwork being done all the information, which will mittee should ask who is analyzing Committee Members Committee Members Cl~ilJglOn MINUTES OF THE CLARINGTON HWY. 407 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1 iii) explaining what the low/medium/high in the reasoned argument means and providing clarification. Committee raised the question of whether the crime rate has been looked at. As Clarington cannot recover any ambulance information on people any more, taxpayers will pick up the costs of 911 calls related to accidents on the 407. Stations 1 and 4 will be impacted. Attendees of the workshop felt it was worthwhile and th well received. Other attendees included those from (lakeridge) and Pingles. Interchange maps will be forwarded to our Commi put forth the request. 4. Review of Criteria for Evaluation of Short list This agenda item was tabled until the s 5. Update Municipal Website. A Iin been added to the municipal eDsi under "Gover Acces ". 6. CAC Fred PIC Updat Add Ii b Updat c shed" ction. Chan fr p art to something more polished. Add a in ebsite on rules for Council Committees. Mem t eview the brochure for homework prior to the June y suggestions can be emailed ahead of time to the recor ary at plannino@clarinoton.net. Committee member phon s will not appear in the brochure. Methods of distributing the br re need to be determined, such as making it available at the library and community centres. It should be noted that once the route is approved, the MaE must accept it and pass regulation to set the route as final. The Planning Department cannot deny an application based on a "possible" route. 7. Durham Regional Police Representative. Agenda item tabled to next agenda. 8. Cultural Heritage Information. The Project Team has been asked what information they have on cultural heritage. We are awaiting their res onse. New Business Short list of Alternative Routes A map of routes was distributed to the committee. This map is a result of all comments received. Interchanae locations (tentative) The most western link alternative has been eliminated. It was noted that at the worksho the consultants were focusin on the most northerl Denise Picket Item Tabled All Members Item Tabled Janice Szwarz Cl!J!il1gton MINUTES OF THE CLARINGTON HWY. 407 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Next Meeting routes. (Previously preferred route is M36). There is a map of the interchange locations however it can't be released without prior approval. This map was promised at the workshop - Janice will bring to the next committee meeting. There will be a transit stop of some nature at each interchange, e.g. park and ride. Land will be protected to accommodate this. The Committee is to ask what land over and above the 160m is required for an int change. Oak Ridaes Moraine Impact The Provincial plan gives a higher standard of protec . ORM has a more rolling topography and more hea aggregate companies further north may be applyin have previous rights to the land. A ricultural Committee Comments on Functional Email correspondence between the Chair and F agricultural operation adjacent to the 407 forward information to this Committee arranged. Questions were will be and is gettin close revie howe large side r the P robl Janice Szwarz Committee Members . The hrou ds there . Farm equipment . A combine is ur quipment should be g side the interchange n the shoulders should be pull over for them. Are additional oad i I" vements will be accommodated by nciple. The Committee should ensure that this Committee Members a and meeting material to be circulated in advance. Janice Szwarzl Sharon Norris 407 East Environmental Assessment Clarington Highway 407 Community Advisory Committee Rankings (11 voting members) I ,. Surface Water Quality Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat Terrestrial Vegetation Wetlands Wildlife Designated Environmental Features Landscape Connectivity Special Spaces Provincial/Municipal/ Private Land Use Development Strategies Commercial Activities non-farm Mineral Aggregate Resources Agriculture Property Contamination EVALUATION FACTORS, CRITERIA AND INDICATORS . Groundwater recharge and discharge areas and flow path . Municipal and private water supply wells . Groundwater uali '. Watercourse crossings . Riparian areas . Sensitive headwater areas . Channel/shoreline alterations . Surface water ualit . Fishery crossings and habitat . Riparian vegetation removal . S ecies At Risk SARs . Woodlots/forest areas/upland vegetation units . Significant fiora/communities . Implicatiqns on forest management/research programs . S ecies At Risk' SARs . Provinciall, locall or unevaluated wetland areas . Wildlife loss . Effects of noise and lighting on wildlife . Wildlife habitat areas . S ecies At Risk SARs and known movement corridors . Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) and Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest ANSls . Linkages between natural heritage areas (e.g. tablelands.. and valle lands . Oak Ridges Moraine . Greenbelt Plan . Distance to sensitive rece 5 2 o 1 2 2 3 1 4 . Compatibility with Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan, the Greenbelt Plan, the proposed Watershed Based Source Protection Planning, and the proposed Greater Toronto Area Trans ortation Strate . Businesses displaced or impacted by construction . Chan es in business ex osure . . Effect on licensed aggregate resource facilities and a re ate resource areas . Removal, sterilization or severance of Class 1-3 agricultural land(2) . Specialty crops/cropland and dairy/livestock operations and field crop operations . Farm equipment transportation routes . Division of a ricultural communit areas . Commercial/industrial properties and service stations in rural areas . 0 eratin or closed waste dis osal sites 1 1 o 7 1 1 2 (tie) EVALUATION FACTORS, CRITERIA AND INDICATORS Noise . Distance to noise sensitive receivers 2 Community Fabric . Existing or planned settlement areas and community 5 1 structure . Delivery of community services (emergency, school bus) . Urban or rural barrier effects Recreational Oppbrtunities . Effect on hiking, hunting, fishing, nature viewing and 0 educational 0 ortunities Property Impacts . Residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and 5 2 recreational ro ert effects Traffic Nuisance . Diversion of Ion er distance travel to/from local roadwa s Visual Aesthetics . Aesthetic and scenic value of landsca e Li ht . Effect on Ii ht sensitive receivers Archaeological Features 1 Built Heritage Features 2 1 Critical Link Performance Desi n Criteria Accessibilit Emer enc Access Future Ex ansion Cost . Flexibility of solution to accommodate a range of alternative technolo ies . Average system travel time/speed and total trips in peak eriod . Compatibility with the existing/planned transportation stem . Ability of each alternative to support or connect to existin / lanned travel modes . Ability of each alternative to meet travel demand across the re ion . Levels of con estion . Com liance with standards . Accessibllit to 0 ulation and em 10 ent centres . Emer enc access . Flexibllit for future ex ansion . Short and Ion -term costs 1 Technology Overall Transportation System Performance Transportation System Com atibilit Transportation System Connectivit Screenline Performance 3 2 1 1 1