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Home My WebLink AboutESD-014-09Clar~glton REPORT Leading the way EMERGENCY & FIRE SERVICES Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: December 7, 2009 Resolution#: ~ ~~ ~ ~53"D`J Report #: ESD-014-09 File #: By-law #: ~D~ - 7 (p Subject: SERVICE FEE AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report ESD-014-09 be received; 2. THAT the implementation of new service fees and an increase in fees addressed in Report ESD-014-09 be approved; and 3. THAT the by-law ,attached to Report ESD-014-09 as Schedule B be approved. Submitted by: '`~-"` ~~ Gordon Weir, AMCT, CMM1 ~ Director Emergency &Fire ~ GW*tw b~~ E-.= . ~~t, Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6506 REPORT NO.: ESD-014-09 PAGE 2 of 4 1.0 BACKGROUND AND COMMENT 1.1 During consideration of Report CAO-004-09 at the Special Council meeting held on August 31, 2009, Council was advised that an implementation of new service fees and an increase in existing service fees would be recommended as possible savings ideas for the 2010 budget. 1.2 The present day service/document fees were introduced under Schedule "D" of By-law 96-32 Fees Prescribed by the Fire Chief. The service/document fees included: Service/Document Burning Permits Day Care/Home Day Care Centre Inspections Wood Stove Inspections requested by Home Owner & Insurance Companies Fire Loss Reports Requested by Insurance Companies Refreshment Vehicle Inspections Fee $25.00 $75.00/Inspection $50.00/Inspection $75.00/Inspection $75.00/Inspection 1.3 Staff surveyed the Municipalities of Ajax, Whitby, Pickering, Oshawa and Scugog to determine their service/document fees. A chart highlighting the survey findings is attached to this report as Schedule A, Attachment 1. 2.0 CHANGES TO SERVICE/DOCUMENT FEES 2.1 Burning Permits By-law 96-32 implemented a charge of $25.00 for Burning Permits. The Municipality sells. approximately 190 permits a year. The fee for Open Air Burning Permits amongst the surveyed Municipalities ranges from $25.00 to $68.58. Staff recommends the fee for Open Air Burning Permits be increased to $78.00 plus applicable taxes fora 12 month permit. In addition, staff recommends a 30 day Open Air Burning Permit for a fee of $39.00 plus applicable taxes be an option. ESD-014-09 PAGE 3 of 4 2.2 Day Care/Home Day Care Centre Inspections By-law 96-32 implemented a charge of $75.00 for Day Care/Home Day Care Centre inspections. Staff inspects approximately 8 occupancies of this type annually. The fee for Day Care/Home Day Care Centre Inspections amongst the surveyed Municipalities ranges from $65.00 per hour to $193.25. Inspections of Day Care/Home Day Care Centres fall under Part 9 of the Ontario Fire Code and on average take 3 hours to complete. Staff recommends all Part 9 new business inspections and upon request inspections have adocument/service fee of $234.00 plus applicable taxes, and all Part 9 license renewal inspections have adocument/service fee of $78.00 plus applicable taxes. 2.3 Wood Stove Inspections requested by Home Owner & Insurance Companies By-law 96-32 implemented a charge of $75.00 for Wood Stove Inspections requested by home owners and insurance companies. Staff, inspects approximately 5 wood stoves annually for WETT Certification. Staff recommends inspections for WETT Certification be increased to $78.00 plus applicable taxes. 2.4 Fire Loss reports Requested by Insurance Companies By-law 96-32 implemented a charge of $75.00 for Fire Loss Reports requested by insurance companies. The fee for Fire Loss Reports requested by insurance companies amongst the surveyed Municipalities ranges from $60.00 to $125.00. Staff recommends the document/service fee be increased to $78.00 plus applicable taxes and will be administered through Emergency Services. ESD-014-09 PAGE 4 of 4 3.0 3.1 NEW SERVICE/DOCUMENT FEES As a result of survey Schedule "A", staff recommends the following document/service fees plus applicable taxes: • Liquor Licensing for outdoor patios - inGudes full inspection $234.00 • Part 3 Inspection -over 600m2 -initial inspection -upon request $468.00 • Part 3/Part 9 Inspection additional storey -above/below grade $39.00 • Fireworks Sales Trailer Inspection $78.00 • Standby Requests -per vehicle for the first hour or part thereof $350.00 • Motor Vehicle Collisions on 400 Series Highways, Highway 35/115, Highway 35, Highway 115 - (cost recovery through MTO) -per vehicle for the first hour or part thereof $350.00 • Services as a result of a malicious or criminal act as determined by the Fire Chief -per vehicle -per hour $350.00 • Additional Expenses - in order to eliminate an emergency Cost Recovery • Response to Unapproved Open Air Burning -following one warning -per vehicle -per hour $350.00 • Response to fires on or beside rail lines caused by railway company Cost Recovery • Response to Malicious and Nuisance Alarms - at the discretion of the Fire Chief -per vehicle -per hour $350.00 4.0 CONCLUSION As staff reported on August 31, 2009, new service fees and increases to existing service fees would' be considered to assist with the 2010 budget. It is recommended that the fees addressed in Schedule D (Attachment #2) be implemented effective January 1, 2010 and replace Schedule D of By- law 96-32. Schedule A Attachment #1 to Report ESD-014-09 Ajax Whitby Pickering .Oshawa Scugog INFORMATION Copy of Emergency 74.81 65.00 125.00 65.00 60.00 Response Report -within past 2 years Copy of Emergency 149.61 65.00 125.00 65.00 60.00 Response Report -over 2 years -Archival File Search 55.00 65.00 - 125.00 65.00 60.00 195.00 Fire Regulation Compliance 55.00 65.00 125.00 65.00 60.00 Letter INSPECTIONS Boarding /Lodging / 193.25 65.00/hr 125.00 65.00/hr N/C Rooming House upon 2 hr min request Educationallnstitutions 193.25 85.00/hr 125.00 65.00/hr N/C upon request 2 hr min Foster Care -upon request 193.25 65.00/hr 125.00 65.00/hr N/C 2 hr min Group Home -upon request 193.25 65.OO/fv 125.00 65.00/hr NJC 2 hr min Institutional -upon request 193.25 65.00/hr 125.00 65.00/hr 100.00/hr 2 hr min Licensed Day Care -upon 193.25 65.00/hr 125.00 65.00/hr 100.00 request 2 hr min Private Home Day Care - 193.25 65.00/hr 125.00 65.00/hr 100.00 upon request 2 hr min Liquor Licensing -upon 193.25 65.00/hr 125.00 65.00/hr 100.00/hr request -includes occupant 2 hr min load calculations Liquor Licensing for outdoor 193.25 65.00lhr 125.00 65.00/hr 100.00/hr patios -includes full 2 hr min inspection Non-Residentiallnspection- 193.25 65.00/hr 125.00 65.OORir 100.00lhr 1000m2 or less -upon 2 hr min request Non-Residential Inspection - 25.00 N/A N/A N/A N/A each additional 1000m2 or each additional floor Schedule A Attachment #1 to Report ESD-014-09 Ajax Whitby Pickering Oshawa Scugog Non-Residentiallnspection - 193.25 65.00lhr 125.00 65.OO/hr 100.00/hr multiple unit occupancy - ~ 2 hr min er tenant stri mall Residential Inspection - 193.25 65.00/hr 125.00 65.00/hr 100.00/hr upon request - (includes apartment complex/ hotel / motel Residential Inspection - 25.00 N/A N/A N/A N/A each additional storey - above or below grade Two Unit Residential 168.32 65.00/hr N/C-500.00 65.00/hr 115.00 Inspection -Retrofit -upon for request or complaint registration Re-inspections N/C 65.00/hr N/C 65.00/hr N/C 2 hr min Wood Burning Appliance - N/C N/A N/C N/A NIC upon request Fireworks 200.00 N/A 125.00 N/C N/C By-law collects Fire Safety N/C 65.00/hr N/C N/C N/C P resentations/train ing Requests of SFD inspection N/C N/C N/C N!C NIC by homeowner Fire Route Applications N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Inspection initiated by F.D. N/C N/C N!C N/C NIC Security key- box N/C N/C 80.00 Actual N!C cost Fire Safety Plan N!C N/C N/C 65.00/hr N/C Development Miscellaneous Inspections 193.25 65.00/hr 125:00 65.00/hr 100.00/hr 2 hr min PERMITS Open Air Burning 68.58 50.00 N/C 65.00 25.00 Open Air Burning 68.58 10-15.00 N1C 130.OOPor N!C /extinguisher training per Open Air Buming -Farm NIC 50.00 N/C N/C 25.00 Schedule A Attachment #1 to Report ESD-014-09 Ajax Whitby Pickering Oshawa Scugog .EMERGENCY SERVICES Standby Requests - MTO 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 500 - 800 Rates -per vehicle for the 125/hr first hour or part thereof 5 F/F 30.06/hr Standby Requests - MTO 175.00 175.00 N/A 175.00 N/A Rates -per vehicle for each additional one-half hour or art thereof Motor Vehicle Collisions on 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 350/hr+ Hwy 401 - (cost recovery manpower through MTO) -per vehicle MTO roads for the first hour or part only thereof Motor Vehicle Collisions on 175.00 175.00 N1A 175.00 N!A Hwy 401 -cost recovery through MTO -per vehicle for each additional one-half hour or art thereof Response to Hazardous 350.00 + Costs Costs 350.00 + N/C Material Incident -per Costs Costs vehicle for first hour or part thereof -plus any additional clean-up costs Response to Hazardous 175.00 N/A N/A 175.00 NIA Material Inddent -per vehicle for each additional one-half hour or art thereof Response to Dangerous 350.00 Costs Costs 350.00 N/C Goods Incident -per vehicle for first hour or part thereof, plus any additional clean-up costs Additional Expenses - in Actual Actual Actual. Actual Actual Costs order to eliminate an Costs Costs Costs Costs emergency Response to Dangerous 175.00 175.00 N/A 175.00 N/C Goods Incident -per vehide for each additional one-half hour or part thereof Attending Natural Gas 350.00 N/C N/C 350.00 N/C Incident -per vehide for first hour or art thereof Attending Natural Gas 175.00 NIA N/A 175.00 N/C Incident -per vehide for each additional one- half hour or part thereof Schedule A Attachment #1 to Report ESD-014-09 Ajax Whitby Pickering Oshawa Scugog Attending aNon-Emergency 350.00 N/C N!C 350.00 N/C Elevatorlncident-per vehice for first hour or part thereof Attending aNon-Emergency 175.00 N/A N/A 175.00 N/C Elevator Incident -per vehicle for each additlonal one-half hour or art thereof PREVENTABLE FIRES 8 ALARM SERVICES Response to Unapproved 350.00 100.00 N/C 350.00 500/hr+ Open Air Burning -per following following manpower vehiGeforfirsthcurorpart one one 30.06 thereof warning warning persoNhr Response to Unapproved 175.00 N/A N/C 175.00 250+ Open Air Burning -per manpower vehicle for each additional one-half hour or art thereof Response to fires on or Actual Actual Actual Actual N/C beside rail lines caused by Costs Costs Costs Costs railway company Response to Malicious and 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 500/hr+ Nuisance Alarms - per More than manpower vehicle for the first hour or 2 per year 30.06 part thereof person/hr Response to Malicious and 175.00 65.0o/hr N/A 175.00 250+ Nuisance Alarms -per manpower vehicle for each additional one-half hour or art therecf Response to false alarm as 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 5001hr+ a result of work being manpower performed on a fire 30.06 alarm system or emergency persoNhr system following one false alarm in a calendar year - pervehicle for the first hour or art thereof Response to false alarm as 175.00 N/A N/A 175.00 250+ a result of work being manpower performed on a fire alarm system or emergency system following one false alarm in a calendar year - per vehicle for each additional one-half hour or art thereof Schedule B to Report ESD-014-09 THE COROPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NO. 2009- being a By-law to amend By-law 96-32, as amended, to require the payment of fees for information and services provided by the Municipality of Clarington and for prescribing the amount of such fees WHEREAS at its meeting held on November 30, 2009, the Council of the Municipality of Clarington adopted the recommendations contained within Report ESD-014-09 NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON HERBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. THAT By-law 96-32 be amended; a) By deleting Schedule "D" and replacing it with the attached Schedule "D" 2. THAT this by-law shall come into effect January 1, 2010 By-Law read a first, second and third time and finally passed this the day of December, 2009 Jim Abernethy, Mayor Pattie L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk SCHEDULE "D" TO BY-LAW 96-32, AS AMENDED PAGE 1 of 2 Service Information /Documents Document Fee plus applicable tax Copy of Emergency Response Report, Fire Loss Report - $ 78.00 Copy of Emergency Response Report, Fire Loss Report -over $ 158.00 2 years -Archival File Search $ 78.00 Fire Regulation Compliance Letter including WETT $ 78.00 Inspections, License Renewals, Burning Permits Schedule "A" Open Air Fire Permit -Residential (12 months) $ 78.00 Schedule "A" Open Air Fire Permit -Residential (30 day) $39.00 Schedule "B" Agreement for Controlled Burn Permit -farm n/c Inspections Liquor Licensing for outdoor patios -includes full inspection $ 234.00 Part 3 Inspection -over 600m2 -initial inspection -upon request $ 468.00 Part 9 Inspection -less than 800m2 -initial inspection -upon request $ 234.00 Part 3 or Part 9 Inspection additional storey -above or below grade $ 39.00 Single Family Residential Inspection n/c Fireworks -sales trailer $ 78.00 Refreshment Vehicle $ 78.00 PAGE 2 of 2 Public Education and Training Service Document Fee plus applicable tax Fire Safety Plan Development -single family dwelling n/c Fire Safety Presentations and Lectures n/c Fire Safety House Presentation n/c Fire Drill n/c Fire Extinguisher Training n/c Emergency Services Standby Requests -per vehicle for the first hour or part thereof $ 350.00 Motor Vehicle Collisions on 400 Series Highways, Highway 35/115, Highway 35, Highway 115 - (cost recovery through MTO) - per vehicle for the first hour or part thereof $ 350.00 Services as a result of a Malicious or criminal act as determined by the Fire Chief -per vehicle -per hour $ 350.00 Additional Expenses - in order to eliminate an emergency Cost Recovery Preventable Fins and Alarm Services Response to Unapproved Open Air Burning -following one warning -per vehicle -per hour $ 350.00 Response to fires on or beside rail lines caused by railway company Cost Recovery Response to Malicious and Nuisance Alarms - at the discretion of the Fire Chief -per vehicle -per hour g 350.00