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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-10-07Clarftwn Electronic Council Communications Information Package Date: October 7, 2022 Time: 12:00 PM Location: ECCIP is an information package and not a meeting. Description: An ECCIP is an electronic package containing correspondence received by Staff for Council's information. This is not a meeting of Council or Committee. Alternate Format: If this information is required in an alternate format, please contact the Accessibility Coordinator, at 905-623-3379 ext. 2131. Members of Council: In accordance with the Procedural By-law, please advise the Municipal Clerk at clerks@clarington.net, if you would like to include one of these items on the next regular agenda of the appropriate Standing Committee, along with the proposed resolution for disposition of the matter. Items will be added to the agenda if the Municipal Clerk is advised by Wednesday at noon the week prior to the appropriate meeting, otherwise the item will be included on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the applicable Committee. Members of the Public: can speak to an ECCIP item as a delegation. If you would like to be a delegation at a meeting, please visit the Clarington website. Electronic Council Communications Information Package (ECCIP) October 7, 2022 Pages 1. Region of Durham Correspondence 1.1. Notice of Study Completion - Municipal Class Environmental Assessment 3 Addendum Liberty Street North Zone 1 Reservoir and Zone 2 Pumping Station - October 3, 2022 1.2. Road Resurfacing Pilot Project - Regional Road 18, Newtonville - 5 October 6, 2022 1.3. Minutes from the Energy from Waste - Waste Management Advisory 16 Committee dated September 27, 2022 2. Durham Municipalities Correspondence 3. Other Municipalities Correspondence 4. Provincial / Federal Government and their Agency Correspondence 4.1. Kawartha Region Conservation Authority - Transition Plan: Progress 21 Report 2 - September 30, 2022 5. Miscellaneous Correspondence 5.1. Minutes of the Bowmanville Business Improvement Area dated June 14, 26 2022 and September 13, 2022 5.2. Minutes of the Orono Business Improvement Area dated September 29, 32 2022 Page 2 Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Addendum Liberty Street North Zone 1 Reservoir and Zone 2 Pumping Station - Notice of Study Completion Works Department Public Notice In 1993, the Regional Municipality of Durham (the Region) completed a Schedule "C" Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study for the establishment of a Zone 1 Reservoir for the municipal water supply system in the Town of Bowmanville in the Municipality of Clarington. The EA identified and recommended a new inground reservoir located at 3375 Liberty Street North. The Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) process requires the preparation of an Addendum to an Environmental Study Report (ESR) should any significant modifications be proposed to a project or should changes occur in the environmental setting. The MCEA process also requires the preparation of an Addendum to the ESR should the period of time between the filing of the Notice of Completion of ESR into the public record and the proposed commencement of construction exceed ten (10) years. To comply with the MCEA process requirements, the Region initiated a Class EA Addendum to the 1993 ESR in 2021 to confirm the Zone 1 Reservoir design criteria and re-evaluate the potential impacts of this project on the environment. Also included in the EA Addendum study was a Zone 2 pumping station and consideration of a site relocation to an adjacent property, 3403 Liberty Street North. The purpose of this relocation would be to optimize continuity of land frontage. The recommendations from this Class EA Addendum are to proceed with the construction of a new Zone 1 Reservoir and Zone 2 Pumping Station located at 3403 Liberty Street North. The study process and recommendations are documented within the Class EA Addendum 5�7 Cot,, cssion Road 4 Bowmanr•me r:nir&country ;3403 ecommended Site Cluit . ` Liberty Street North � r t � C,nce.rsion Road } n R :r I. _. ro 0 05 2 3 km Report. A copy of this report is available for your review on the Region's website: durham.ca/LibertyStreetReservoir from October 3 to November 7, 2022. The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department 605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby Ont. L1 N 6A3 Telephone: 905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102 durham.ca/LibertyStreetReservoir Page 3 Public Notice Notice of Study Completion Interested persons may provide written comments to our project team by November 7, 2022. All comments and concerns should be sent directly to either one of the following contacts: Tyler Wilson P.Eng., PMP The Regional Municipality of Durham Project Manager 905-668-7711, ext. 3117 Tyler.Wilson(o)_durham.ca Dania Chehab, P.Eng., ENV SP R.V. Anderson Associates Limited Project Manager 416-497-8600, ext. 1456 dchehab(a_rvanderson.com In addition, a Section 16 Order Request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order requiring a higher level of study (that is, requiring an individual/comprehensive EA approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (that is, requires further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected inherent and treaty rights of a First Nation or Indigenous community. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests should include the requester's contact information and full name. Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request for additional conditions or a request for an additional/comprehensive E.A.) on the grounds specified previously, and any information in support of the statements in the request. The request should be sent in writing or by email to both of the following contacts: Minister of the Environment Conservation and Parks Director, Environmental Assessment Branch 77 Bay Street, 5th Floor 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1 st Floor Toronto ON, M7A 2J3 Toronto ON, M4V 1 P5 minister.mecp(cr_ontario.ca EABDirector(a)-ontario.ca Requests should be also sent to the Region by mail or by email. All personal information included in your request, such as name, address, telephone number, and property location, is collected under the authority of section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act and is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public. As this information is collected for the purpose of a public record, the protection of personal information provided in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act does not apply (s.37/s.14). Personal information you submit may become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. This Notice issued October 3, 2022. If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 3426. 91 www.facebook.com/RegionOfDurham www.twitter.com/RegionOfDurham The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department 605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby Ont. L1 N 6A3 Telephone: 905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102 durham.ca/LibertyStreetReservoir Sent via email (clerks clarington.net) October 6, 2022 • Mayor Foster and Members of Clarington Council c/o June Gallagher, Municipal Clerk The Regional Clerk's Department Municipality of Municipality of Clarington Durham 40 Temperance Street Works Department Bowmanville, Ontario L1 C 3A6 605 Rossland Rd. E. Attention: Mayor Foster and Members of Clarington Council Level 5 PO Box 623 Re: Road Resurfacing Pilot Project Whitby, ON L1 N 6A3 Canada Regional Road 18 — Newtonville, Municipality of Clarington 905-668-7711 1-800-372-1102 In response to the Clarington Council Resolution on September 21, 2022, Fax: 905-668-2051 the Region of Durham (Region) would like to advise the Municipality of durham.ca Clarington (Clarington) of the steps the Region has taken to investigate and verify the road base material placed on Regional Road 18 based on a resident's complaint made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP). A project status update was also provided to Regional Council (Attachment #1) on September 27, 2022. The Region's Newtonville Road (RR18) Pilot Project is exploring the use of recycled materials in road reconstruction projects to reuse about 400 tonnes of recycled glass in the granular base, and approximately six tonnes of recycled plastics and 4.5 tonnes of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibres made from recycled plastics in the asphalt. The following provides responses to the questions asked by Clarington Council: What are the steps being taken to investigate/verify the contents of the pictures and the information sent by the resident? A third -party geo-environmental engineering consultant has been retained to take samples from the road base for testing to determine material composition and their chemical characteristics. The samples were taken along the entire project segment, including the location (south end of the project limit) where the resident has reported to have seen and picked up the material shown in his pictures. Based on the independent test results If you require this information in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 3560 or 3540. Page 5 Mayor Foster and Members of Clarington Council Road Resurfacing Pilot, Project RR18 - Newtonville October 6, 2022 Page 2 of 3 and field observations, the consultant will provide a report summarizing their findings. The Region will review the findings to ensure that the material that was placed is consistent with processed recycled material that was intended for use in the project. Will the Region provide a full accounting of the tonnage and materials composition by waste category as well as the sources of all waste materials used in the pilot? The third -party consultant report will describe the material based on the samples taken and the tonnage used. The source of the recycled glass for the project was from municipal blue box programs, that was further processed by crushing and screening to produce the final product used in the road base. NexCycle, the company which processes "blue box glass" to "recycled glass" material for reuse has provided information on the material processed for use in the pilot Regional Road 18 project. It has been confirmed that the "non -glass" material is less than three per cent for the "recycled glass" used for the pilot project. (Attachment #2) Some photos of the road base material from along the Regional Road 18 pilot project site are included in Attachment #3. What are the materials and quantities used in the pilot project as submitted to the MECP? There was no formal submission of materials and quantities to the MECP. Upon funding approval for the pilot project, Regional staff shared the status of the Region's proposed pilot project, noting that recycled crushed glass would be added to the road base and plastics would be added at the asphalt batching plant prior to placement. In addition, there were updates provided at Durham/MECP liaison meetings. MECP acknowledged the Region's plans and clarified there was no formal Ministry approval process for the Region's planned activity, and that the Region's proposal was not subject of a technical review by the Ministry. What are the potential adverse impacts of the use of the waste materials depicted in the pictures and what potential remedies exist to address the potential adverse impacts? The third -party consultant report will describe the material and chemical characteristics of the road base that has been constructed with granular material combined with recycled glass from municipal blue box programs. The consultant has sent samples of the material for laboratory testing to confirm that the material does not have the potential to create adverse impacts to the environment. If potential adverse impacts are identified by the sampling, the consultant will make recommendations about potential remedies. Page 6 Mayor Foster and Members of Clarington Council Road Resurfacing Pilot, Project RR18 - Newtonville October 6, 2022 Page 3 of 3 It should be recognized that should this pilot be successful, in the future, the Region will have the potential to incorporate and reuse an estimated 300 tonnes of mixed plastic, 240 tonnes of PET plastic and all recycled glass processed at the Region's Material Recovery Facility, through the Region's annual road program. This would reduce the amount of recycling materials stored in regional facilities and decrease the amount of virgin material that is mined and trucked for road construction, such as aggregate materials. The use of plastics also has the potential to significantly increase the strength, durability, and the overall Iifecycle of the pavement structure in our road network. If the materials described by the resident are found to be part of the road, will the road construction section and materials be removed immediately? The next steps on this project will be guided by the third -party consultant report. Should there be a need for additional information or questions on this pilot project, please feel free to contact me directly at iohn.presta(a�durham.ca. Sincerely, John Presta, P.Eng., MPA Commissioner of Works Attachment #1: Memo to Regional Chair Henry and Members of Regional Council dated September 27, 2022 regarding `Update on Regional Road 18 Pilot Project in the Municipality of Clarington' Attachment #2: NexCycle documentation on processed recycled glass used for Durham Region Road Project Attachment #3: Photos of road construction on Regional Road 18 using recycled glass material C. E. Baxter-Trahair, Chief Administrative Officer, Region of Durham N. Taylor, Commissioner, Finance, Region of Durham D. Beaton, Commissioner, Corporate Services, Region of Durham G. Anello, Director, Waste Management Services, Region of Durham R. Jagannathan, Director, Transportation and Field Services, Region of Durham Page 7 Attachment #1 wDDD7) DURHAM REGION The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department Memorandum Date: September 27, 2022 To: Regional Chair Henry and Members of Regional Council From: John Presta, P. Eng., MPA., Commissioner, Works Copy: Elaine Baxter-Trahair, Chief Administrative Officer Nancy Taylor, BBA, CPA, CA, Commissioner, Finance Don Beaton, BCom, MPA, Commissioner of Corporate Services Arend Wakeford, Senior Solicitor, Legal Services Ramesh Jagannathan, P. Eng., Director, Transportation, and Field Services Brad Dobson, P. Eng., Acting Director, Environmental Services Subject: Update on Regional Road 18 Pilot Project in the Municipality of Clarington Further to the press release regarding the innovative pilot road resurfacing project on Regional Road 18 in the Municipality of Clarington, the following provides an update on the project: 1. The Regional Municipality of Durham (Region) continues to support the use of recycled glass product in the granular road base and plastics in the surface asphalt as a best practice to promote sustainable infrastructure. 2. There is one supplier of recycled glass product in the Province of Ontario, known as Nexcycle. They take blue bin recycled glass from municipal programs and process it into a product they refer to as "Glass Cullet." This product is expected to contain some material from the blue bin which is not pure glass. 3. Following placement of granular material incorporating the recycled glass product in the pilot project lane, the Region was contacted by the Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks (MECP) regarding a complaint by a resident with If you require this information in an accessible fsrt,8please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 3560. Attachment #1 Regional Chair Henry and Members of Regional Council Update on Regional Road 18 Pilot Project in the Municipality of Clarington September 27, 2022 Page 2 of 3 concerns that other (deleterious) material appeared to have been incorporated into the granular material, potentially including used batteries, organic matter (e.g., bones associated with food waste), and/or medical waste (i.e., a syringe). 4. Regional staff instructed the project contractor Duffin Construction to not pave the resurfacing area on Regional Road 18 to allow the Region to verify the material placed on the project site. 5. The project site was walked several times by Regional staff to inspect the road base material placed at the project location. 6. The Region has retained Malroz Engineering Inc. as a third -party consultant to verify the road base material on Regional Road 18. 7. Malroz in coordination with the Region's staff for traffic management is conducting field sampling on Monday, September 26 and Tuesday, September 27 on the project site. The field work includes visually screening the road base material in the pilot test lane to determine the nature and approximate extent of deleterious material. The screening is to be of an environmental nature and will qualitatively approximate the nature and volume of deleterious material, including a screen for odour, liquid residue, and vapours. 8. The material samples will be evaluated for leachate generation potential and quality to determine whether it would meet the definition of hazardous waste. 9. Malroz will prepare a report to summarize the results of the field work, sample testing and analysis within a 2-3-week period. 10. The proposed schedule is dependent on third party availability (i.e., traffic control, laboratory analyses) and may be delayed by adverse weather (i.e., heavy rain, lightning). Once a report is completed for distribution, the report will be submitted to the MECP, Regional Council and the Municipality of Clarington. Regional staff will take the appropriate next steps in consultation with MECP and the Region's consultant. The next steps may include removal of unsuitable road base material and/or surface asphalt paving. Page 9 Attachment #1 Regional Chair Henry and Members of Regional Council Update on Regional Road 18 Pilot Project in the Municipality of Clarington September 27, 2022 Page 3 of 3 Should there be any additional questions or information required on this project, you may contact myself at or 905 668-7711 extension 3520. End of Memo Page 10 Attachment #2 Incoming Product: The glass processed for the Durham Road Project was sourced from blue box glass that is separated from single stream recyclables in Ontario. Under this process, consumers place glass to be recycled into their blue box along with plastics, paper, aluminum and other recycled products. Not all consumers clean out their packages and as a result, organic materials such as food (rib and chicken bones) are introduced into the recycling stream. In addition, since the reduction in non -recyclable waste collection, consumers are incentivized to throw out as much into their blue box collection system and push the envelope by contaminating the recycling stream by putting in building products and other matter into the blue box stream. This trend worsened during COVID with many people working from home. Blue boxes collected by municipalities are sent to municipal recycling facilities where they are separated into different commodities. The separation by municipalities has improved significantly with investment but remain imperfect such that glass that is received by NexCycle include significant levels of non -glass residual such as paper, plastics, metal and organics as some materials are difficult to separate from glass The data for the glass received from Durham itself showed a non -glass residual ("NGR") level of 36% in one load sent over the last two weeks: DATE %-3/8 %+3/8 %N G R 29-Sep 9.1 % 58.3% 32.7% 27-Sep 10.1 % 60.6% 29.4% 23-Sep 4.0% 60.0% 36.0% 21-Sep 11.6% 66.3% 22.1 % 19-Sep 18.6% 60.0% 21.4% Processing by NexCycle of Glass for the Durham Project: NexCycle uses various separation processes to: • Screen finer materials that can have residual paper that is not counted in the NGR numbers as it is difficult to measure. The material is screened off as its size fraction can retain organics and cause some odor when wet; • Use organic separation like dryers, baghouse suction, vacuums and optical sortation to remove NGR; and • Allow larger fraction glass and ceramic to be the predominate output. 11Page Page 11 Attachment #2 Analysis of Material Supplied: Our analysis of the material supplied revealed the following by weight: • Glass (including ceramic, stone and porcelain) was a minimum of 97.4%; and • Other non glass residual was a maximum of 2.6%. The non -glass residual which is mainly plastics is skewed in our testing as light weight material rises to the top of a pile and our testing did not dig into the center of the pile where the amount is less. It is likely organics are closer to 1% of the total pile. Once mixed with soil and rock the amount of organic material was further diluted in the Durham Road project. 2 1 P a g e Page 12 • Y. • 1 I I �.Y '• J 1•., e - _ _ a - _ �'� P •.� by ate, � r.. r ��, •.` _dIF » f�f '�"`+�.. R+9 R ' - = � . r.. - -` ..,ram .. `�A � • a'- _ V �' f, ` - ' . . _ n'; � _ � i _ "L ".�L"'a :�i� Y S ` �i7C.• n ..r. s .. S�.i�/• �. - _ � - - , A4%, M rv. 4"� "i W ji!e F� -t4itili xlil&� If this information is required in an accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 2097. The Regional Municipality of Durham Minutes Energy From Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee Tuesday, September 27, 2022 A meeting of the Energy From Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee was held on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 in the Lower Level Boardroom (LL-C), Regional Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, at 7:00 PM. Electronic participation was permitted for this meeting. 1. Roll Call Present: W. Basztyk, Brock S. Elhajjeh, Clarington R. Fleming, Pickering G. Gordon, Whitby, Chair P. Haylock, Clarington, Vice -Chair *members of the Committee participated electronically Absent: K. Meydam, Clarington G. Rocoski, Oshawa J. Vinson, Clarington Non -Voting Members Present: A. Burke, Senior Planner, Special Projects, Municipality of Clarington D. San Juan, Environmental Health Specialist, Health Department, Durham Region Staff Present: G. Anello, Director of Waste Management Services A. Evans, Manager of Waste Services R. Inacio, Systems Support Specialist — Information Technology J. Presta, Commissioner of Works S. Ciani, Committee Clerk, Corporate Services — Legislative Services 2. Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest. 3. Adoption of Minutes Page 16 Energy from Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee Minutes September 27, 2022 Page 2 of 5 Moved by S. Elhajjeh, Seconded by W. Basztyk, That the minutes of the EFW-WMAC meeting held on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, be adopted. CARRIED 4. Announcements G. Gordon announced that the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) between Canada and the United States celebrated 50 years this year. 5. Presentations There were no presentations. 6. Delegations There were no delegations. 7. Correspondence There were no correspondence items. 8. Administrative Matters A) EFW-WMAC Work Plan — Next Steps Discussion ensued regarding next steps for the EFW-WMAC Work Plan including continuing to research vendors and technologies for the recycling of polystyrene materials; outreach activities in the community that were delayed due to COVID; and scheduling visits to the Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC) and the Material Recovery Facility (MRF). B) Update by Gioseph Anello, Director, Waste Management Services, The Regional Municipality of Durham, regarding the membership application process for the next term of the EFW-WMAC S. Ciani advised that the new advisory committee recruitment process is now underway for the next term of Council. She advised that the application form can be found at durham.ca/committees and that the applications are due by October 27, 2022. The applications can be emailed to appointments@durham.ca. She also advised that this process only pertains to the EFW-WMAC members appointed by Regional Council. Committee members representing the Municipality of Clarington will apply to the Municipality of Clarington directly. C) Update by Greg Gordon, EFW-WMAC Chair, regarding the finalization and presentation of the EFW-WMAC 2022 Annual Report for presentation to Page 17 Energy from Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee Minutes September 27, 2022 Page 3 of 5 Durham Region's Works Committee and the Municipality of Clarington's Council in January 2023 G. Gordon advised that the EFW-WMAC Annual Report will be presented to the Works Committee and to Clarington Council in January 2023. He inquired whether there were any comments or suggestions from the committee. G. Gordon stated that the anaerobic digestor and pre-sort facility has been delayed until a future date. 9. Other Business A) Update by Gioseph Anello, Director, Waste Management Services, the Regional Municipality of Durham, regarding Durham Region's Organics Manaaement Proiect G. Anello provided an update regarding Durham Region's Organics Management Project. G. Anello advised that the project was put out for tender, and that staff received three proponents: one dropped out, while two were deemed viable and evaluated. He advised that due to the financial estimates being much higher than originally estimated the project is being postponed. G. Anello advised that staff will be looking for an interim solution but there are current contracts in place until 2024. He advised that staff will be reporting next Spring on what is proposed for organics management. G. Anello responded to questions regarding what the interim solution might be regarding organics management. B) Update by Gioseph Anello, Director, Waste Management Services, the Regional Municipality of Durham, regarding Extended Producer Responsibility G. Anello provided an update regarding Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). G. Anello advised that there will be some stranded regional assets as recycling pick-up for business areas is not included in the new recycling program, and that staff will need to investigate other available options. He also advised that staff have looked at the possibility of leasing the Region's Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and that the procurement process for that is in its final stages to see whether there is interest in leasing out the MRF. G. Anello responded to questions regarding the status of the green bin program. Page 18 Energy from Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee Minutes September 27, 2022 Page 4 of 5 C) Update by Gioseph Anello, Director, Waste Management Services, the Regional Municipality of Durham, regarding the Durham York Energy Centre G. Anello provided an update regarding the Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC). G. Anello advised that the preliminary results of the Spring source stack test have been received and that they are well within compliance. He advised that an information report is being prepared for inclusion on a future Council Information Package (CIP). He also advised that the next source stack test will occur in November, and that there will be a minor shut down in the Fall going into the source stack test. G. Anello advised that the current challenge is managing the additional waste received above the approved 140,000 tonnes and that staff are in discussions with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks regarding what the Region's options are to manage the additional waste. G. Anello responded to questions regarding the maximum capacity at the DYEC and how the additional waste is being managed. D) Closing comments by Greg Gordon, EFW-WMAC Chair, on the EFW-WMAC's end of term G. Gordon provided closing comments on the EFW-WMAC's end of term. E) Newtonville Road Rehabilitation Pilot Project In response to a question from the Committee regarding a recent concern brought forward by a Clarington resident with respect to the Newtonville Road Rehabilitation Pilot Project, G. Anello provided an overview of the pilot and what the next steps are with respect to the concerns that have been brought forward. G. Anello advised that Newtonville Road (Regional Road 18) in the Municipality of Clarington was identified for an innovative project that uses recycled materials to reconstruct part of the road. He advised that the paving work on the project was paused after the concern was raised by a local resident. G. Anello also advised that the Region of Durham has retained a third -party environmental engineering consultant, Malroz Engineering Inc., to take samples of the recycled materials used in the road base for the Newtonville Road Rehabilitation Pilot Project, to ensure they meet the Region's expectations as blue box materials. He advised that the preliminary results of the recycled materials used were the materials that were to be expected, and that Works staff are confirming that it's a very stable base for the road. Page 19 Energy from Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee Minutes September 27, 2022 Page 5 of 5 J. Presta advised that the consultants report will be completed within 2-3 weeks and once complete it will be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks, the Municipality of Clarington, and Regional Council. He advised that next steps will be dependent on the report, but if the material requires removal staff will remove those materials, and if it the materials are deemed suitable, staff will recommend that the road be paved to ensure the road base is not left uncovered prior to the winter months. 10. Next Meeting The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Energy From Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee will be determined once appointments are made by Regional and Clarington Councils. 11. Adjournment Moved by R. Fleming, Seconded by S. Elhajjeh, That the meeting be adjourned. CARRIED The meeting adjourned at 7:42 PM. G. Gordon, Chair, Energy from Waste — Waste Management Advisory Committee S. Ciani, Committee Clerk Page 20 ��� _ � - r�s'► _-ter= �4 '*'I 4'.0mmm4.i -.4 KAWA RT H A CONSERVATION Discover • Protect • Restore Page 21 Transition Plan: Progress Update Introduction The Conservation Authorities Act requires Conservation Authorities to prepare Transition Plans outlining steps and timelines for the preparation of an Inventory of Program and Services and for the development and execution of funding agreements between Kawartha Conservation and participating municipalities. Funding agreements are to be struck for programs and services that are not deemed to be provincially mandatory core services outlined in the Conservation Authorities Act and associated regulations as outlined in Regulation 687/21 "Transition Plans and Agreements for Programs and Services" established under Section 21.1.2 of the Act. A transition plan outlining steps to be taken to enter into agreements with participating municipalities that share geography with our watershed jurisdiction and an inventory of programs and services were completed. The City of Kawartha Lakes, Region of Durham (with representatives from its lower tier municipalities: Township of Brock, Municipality of Clarington, Township of Scugog), Municipality of Trent Lakes, and the Township of Cavan Monaghan are participating municipalities. Specified Municipalities are also being consulted during this transition period to keep abreast of the changes to the Conservation Authorities Act and transition, as recently released regulations identify the source protection program and service level agreements may exist with one or more of these municipalities. This report is produced for the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks as per O. Reg. 687/21. Timelines and Deliverables Inventory of Interim Reporting Transition Final Transition Plan Programs & MOU/ Agreements Report Dec 31, 2021 Services (6 quarterly Jan 1, 2024 Feb 28, 2022 intervals) Jan 31, 2024 Transition Plan This Transition Plan was required to be completed by December 31, 2021, and distributed to member municipalities, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) and made publicly available. This was approved on November 251", 2021 and distributed per regulatory requirements by December 101", 2021 (see Transition Plan). Page 22 Inventory of Programs and Services An inventory of program and services was to be prepared and circulated to participating municipalities by February 28, 2022. This was approved by the board on February 24, 2022, and distributed per regulatory requirements by February 28t", 2022 (see Inventory of Programs and Services). The inventory of programs and services will be classified as: mandatory, performed on behalf of a municipality, or determined for consideration of funding to municipalities. These categories are further identified in Section 21 of the Conservation Authorities Act. The inventory included an estimate of the annual cost of the service, sources of funding and the percentage attributed to each funding source, and may be refined as agreements are worked on, until January 1, 2024. Refinements are to be brought forward through the progress reports to the MECP. Municipal Agreements Agreements will be required to be in place by January 1, 2024, with participating municipalities for non -mandatory programs and services where municipal funds are required. An option to extend this timeline from the Ministry can be applied for no later than October 1, 2023, with supplied rationale. Interim and Final Reporting Interim reporting will be required to be submitted to the MECP on a quarterly basis starting July 1, 2022, outlining progress on the development of municipal agreements and any changes in the inventory of programs and services. Future progress reports are required by October 1, 2022, January 1, 2023, April 1, 2023, July 1, 2023, and October 1, 2023. A final report is due to the MECP January 31, 2024, confirming that agreements are in place, and forwarding the final inventory of programs and services. Progress Reports Progress Report #1 Per subsection 7 (3) of the Jul 1, 2022 regulation Progress Report #2 Per subsection 7 (3) of the Oct 1, 2022 regulation Progress Report #3 Per subsection 7 (3) of the Jan 1, 2023 regulation Progress Report #4 Per subsection 7 (3) of the Apr 1, 2023 regulation Progress Report #5 Per subsection 7 (3) of the Jul 1, 2023 regulation Progress Report #6 Per subsection 7 (3) of the Oct 1, 2023 regulation Final Report Per subsection 9 of the regulation Jan 31, 2024 Page 23 Progress Update The following outlines the progress on the development of cost apportioning agreements with partner municipalities, in accordance with the legislative requirements outlined in O. Reg. 687/21 (Transition Plans and Agreements for programs and Services under Section 21.1.2 of the Act), specifically S.7.(3). Section 21.1.2 in the regulation is specific to the "Other programs and services" offered by a Conservation Authority. Summary of any comments or other feedback on the inventory submitted by a municipality: The Region of Durham has provided specific feedback on the inventory. Meetings with other participating municipalities have discussed the inventory and clarifications around programs and services offered and categorization of programs. Clarification has occurred particularly where Category 1 programs are fully supported by individual participating municipalities with variable expenses year over year, which are traditionally captured as special project for a municipality (e.g., flood plain mapping) — our inventory currently captures special projects as Category 1 programs with a special note in the description and detail provided in the Program Service Area Provision noting that the mandatory program operates as a special project. The specificity of mandatory programs provided in the Conservation Authorities Act, and the detail required in the inventory to account for this specificity has resulted in some confusion over programs which are generally seen to be one program area traditionally. Additional follow up will occur during the transition period, and where required, the inventory will be updated. Changes made to the inventory to address municipal comments: There have been no changes made to the inventory at this time. Upon further discussion with municipalities, any changes made to the inventory will be reflected on future progress reports. At this time, an understanding of differences between neighbouring Conservation Authority inventories is being conducted by some municipalities as a first step to better understanding the programs and services offered, which vary in their scope and detail based on the factors influencing the resourcing of programs/services, funding sources and physical opportunities/constraints surrounding the programs and services. In some cases, these programs differ from where other inventories are categorized. No changes to the inventory have been requested at this time. Update on progress towards negotiating cost apportioning agreements with your participating municipalities: We are in the early stages of discussions around cost apportioning agreements and focused efforts to consult on the inventory of programs and services with municipalities. Staff have had initial meetings with the Municipality of Trent Lakes (June 91"), Municipality of Clarington (June 271"), Township of Brock (June 291"), City of Kawartha Lakes (July 181") and Region of Durham (July 21"), to discuss the inventory and initiate discussions regarding cost apportioning agreements and next steps. Page 24 Conceptually, there is general agreement that the programs and services that a participating municipality may benefit from be captured in a general agreement with more specific agreements flowing from it. Major content of these agreements would need to be agreed upon by July 2023 to enable the development of a conservation authority budget in 2024 that conforms to the Conservation Authorities Act. Meetings have also been held with the Municipality of Highlands East and Township of Minden Hills (September 23rd), who are specified municipalities serviced through our Drinking Water Source Protection area. The source protection program is a mandatory program as outlined in the Conservation Authorities Act and complementary regulations. No cost apportioning agreements will be required with specified municipalities. The transition plan will be updated based on the outcome of these meetings and updates provided at future meetings of the Board. Outline of any difficulties experienced that might impact the ability to conclude cost apportioning agreements by transition date: Optimal timelines to enter into cost apportioning agreements have been discussed in meeting with participating municipalities. Early indications suggest that the timelines are ambitious, and in most cases apportioning agreements may be struck by the transition date of January 1, 2024. The Region of Durham has indicated that the timelines may not be feasible to allow for the process of establishing agreements to be developed, agreed upon and endorsed; an extension may be required. We also note that our resources have been focused on achieving other transitional deliverables required by the Conservation Authorities Act as well as deployment of internal resources to delivering mandatory program and service areas for which there has been a labour shortfall. This has directly impacted the development of cost apportioning agreements. Page 25 Historic Downtown Bowmanville Business Centre (BIA) Board of Management Meeting Minutes Tuesday June 14, 2022; 6:30pm Virtual Meeting due to COVID-19 pandemic In Attendance: Edgar Lucas, Chair Laura Holmes, Secretary Gerri Lucas, Treasurer Justin Barry Cathy Holmes Ron Hooper Regrets: Bonnie Wrightman, CBOT representative Erin Kemp Delegations Present: none 1. Presentation by Delegations The Chair recognized that no delegations were present. 2. Updates from Community Partners None 3. Adoption of Minutes Moved by R. Hooper, seconded by J. Barry THAT the minutes of the meeting of April 12, 2022 & May 10, 2022 be approved as circulated. CARRIED 4. Business Arising from Previous Minutes (a) Update on maintenance co -share proposal Councillor Hooper reported that the Municipality had a limited number of summer student applicants so the proposed position was unable to be filled this year. 5. Correspondence Correspondence was received from i. Planning Department regarding Public Meeting Notice for Bowmanville East Secondary Plan (via email) ii. Planning Department regarding Public Meeting Notice for Lambs Road property (via email) iii. Planning Department regarding Public Meeting Notice for Courtice Waterfront & request for comments (via email) Moved by G. Lucas, seconded by C. Holmes Page 26 Historic Downtown Bowmanville 2 Business Centre (BIA) THAT the correspondence be received for information. CARRIED 6. Treasurer's Resort The Treasurer presented the following: i. $168248 in current account ii. 2021 audit is nearing completion Moved by R. Hooper, seconded by J. Barry THAT the Treasurer's Report be adopted as presented. CARRIED 7. Directors' Reports (a) Council Liaison — R. Hooper: JUNE 2022 Reported that the volunteers planted the stationary flower planters last week. Spoke with a contact from the Region about new recycling regulations. OBIAA discussed some member surveys and new member welcome flyers. Attended new business opening at Monster Pub (former Kings Key). The Chair asked that the Municipality be reminded about the faulty receptacles on the light poles. (b) Events — C. Holmes: Reported that Sidewalk Sale is scheduled for August 19-20, 10am-5pm. There will be no road closure. Decor will be balloons and flags. (c) Membership Relations —J. Barry: Reported that there is very little vacancy downtown. Would like to develop a welcome package for new members. (d) Streetscape — G. Lucas: Reported that hanging baskets will be installed after Father's Day. Will contact the watering vendor to notify on start date. The Concerts in the Park sign will be installed this week. Summer banners will installed at beginning of July. (e) Communications— (vacant): No report. (f) Website & Social Media — L. Holmes: Reported that the new website is nearing completion and will be ready for launch soon. Aiming to launch the new vendor application process for Applefest by July. 8. New Business Page 27 Historic Downtown Bowmanville Business Centre (BIA) (a) Community Builder Award JUNE 2022 On April 29, 2022 the Member for Durham, Lindsey E. Park, awarded the Historic Downtown Bowmanville BIA the Member of Provincial Parliament's Community Builder Award. The BIA was recognized for long- standing contributions to Durham and exemplary service. (b) Sign Post Repairs Sign at Hwy 2 south of Hwy 57 was damaged by snow pack this winter and requires new back supports and paint on posts. Sign at Roegnik Drive requires stabilization. The Chair will inquire about the next steps. (c) Donations for Refugees from Ukraine A business member has asked for assistance with donations for newly arrived refugees from Ukraine. An email will be sent to business members about the request and connecting the business with the organization collecting donations. (d) Clarington Farmers Market Councillor Hooper was approached by a member of the market. The market is currently located at the Newcastle Arena on Sundays and is looking for a new location and was wondering if downtown Bowmanville might have an appropriate space. Councillor Hooper is going to reach out to the market coordinator for more information. 9. Date of Next Meeting The next meeting of the Board of Management is scheduled to be held on Tuesday September 13, 2022 commencing at 6:30pm, virtually. 10. Adiournment Moved by L. Holmes, seconded by J. Barry THAT the meeting adjourn. CARRIED The meeting adjourned at 8:21pm. Page 28 Historic Downtown Bowmanville Business Centre (BIA) Board of Management Meeting Minutes Tuesday September 13, 2022; 6:30pm Virtual Meeting due to COVID-19 pandemic In Attendance: Edgar Lucas, Chair Laura Holmes, Secretary Gerri Lucas, Treasurer Justin Barry Cathy Holmes Ron Hooper Bonnie Wrightman, CBOT representative Regrets: Erin Kemp Delegations Present: none 1. Presentation by Delegations The Chair recognized that no delegations were present. 2. Updates from Community Partners (a) CBOT Very low vacancies downtown and throughout the area. Grand opening for Bombshell Beauty in the former Vanderduim Mortgage building - will be employing 9 people. COVID rapid test kits are still available. CBOT has several events coming up including one focusing social media on Sept 30. Shop Clarington campaign will be starting soon. There have been several reports about illegal activity in industrial areas and DRPS and mayors office are involved. Crime Prevention Roundtable scheduled for October 7. 3. Adoption of Minutes Moved by J. Barry, seconded by G. Lucas THAT the minutes of the meeting of June 14, 2022 be approved as circulated. CARRIED 4. Business Arisine from Previous Minutes (a) Update on Sign Post Repairs The Chair painted the sign posts at Hwy 2/57 and conducted repairs of signs at Roenigk Drive over the summer. (b) Update Clarington Farmers Market Councillor Hooper has no update but will investigate further. Page 29 Historic Downtown Bowmanville Business Centre (BIA) 5. Correspondence [date] Correspondence was received from i. Planning Department re: draft plan subdivision Kaitlin Group & notice of decision (via email) ii. Planning Department regarding Public Meeting Notice — Aspen Springs Drive (via email) iii. Legislative Services regarding Notice of Adoption — Zoning Bylaw 2022-037 (via email) iv. Planning Department regarding Public Meeting Notice — Bloor/Trulls (via email) V. Planning Department regarding Application for Zoning — Green Road (via email) vi. Planning Department regarding Land Use — Stevens Road (via email) Moved by R. Hooper, seconded by J. Barry THAT the correspondence be received for information. CARRIED 6. Treasurer's Report The Treasurer presented the following: i. $139890.54 in current account Moved by L. Holmes, seconded by J. Barry THAT the Treasurer's Report be adopted as presented. CARRIED 7. Directors' Reports (a) Council Liaison — R. Hooper: Reported that there have been some incidents in the east end of downtown centered around some pubs including late night illegal activity. Would like to recognize Cachet (formerly Leisure Lady & Monica Rose) for 43 years in business in downtown Bowmanville and send flowers to commemorate retirement. Last evening Council held a special planning meeting. There is a planned development on Bowmanville Avenue with twin 25 story towers with lower retail component and the project is tied to the Metrolinx expansion. There is also a 9 story condo building planned on Aspen Springs with retail below that will be adjacent to the GO lot. There is also a proposed underground parking lot. Expansion of Bowmanville Avenue to two lanes each direction starting from Baseline heading north and will involve redesign of the intersection at Hwy 2/57. Has received some feedback about the newest parking spaces installed on Temperance Street near King Street particularly related to long queuing by vehicles waiting to turn right. The Terry Fox committee has requested to use some tents owned by the BIA for their upcoming fundraiser. (b) Events — C. Holmes: Reported that Applefest vendor spaces are nearly full and there are many new vendors. Planning is well underway. Plans to distribute Applefest branded shirts to businesses. Bowmanville branded clothing sold out at Maplefest. May not be possible to sell clothing at Applefest, as it is difficult to find staff to operate the sales tent. Would like to install a new window wrap at BMO that will last throughout the winter months. (c) Membership Relations —J. Barry: Page 30 Historic Downtown Bowmanville Business Centre (BIA) [date] Reported that The Nooks is opening Sept 15 in the former Cachet location. Noticed that there are pylons in several locations downtown but no one seems to know the reason why these are there. (d) Streetscape — G. Lucas: Reported that some plant hanger hooks had to be repaired. Hanging planters are looking good. In future may have to put hangers on pole instead of round hooks. The electrical contractor has inspected the receptacles on the light poles. Many need to be reset frequently, and believes most need replaced. The east end of town seems to be the most problematic. Concerns over spending more money on additional mini lights for trees when the breakers keep blowing. The autumn banners will be installed soon and will remain up until after Applefest when the legion will install Remembrance Day banners. (e) Communications— (vacant): No report. (f) Website & Social Media — L. Holmes: Reported that the new website launched in the summer. New website was displayed on screen and a virtual tour was undertaken. Main features are an interactive business directory map and online vendor event registration. This will require constant attention as businesses come and go. Countless volunteer hours were spent getting the website ready for launch. The new website includes a 'contact us' page. Since launch this gathers on average 5 messages per day. It is becoming overwhelming to answer all of the requests for information, many of which are not actually related to the BIA. Social media accounts continue to grow followers and much attention was received when it was announced Applefest was returning. 8. New Business No items. 9. Date of Next Meeting The next meeting of the Board of Management is scheduled to be held on Tuesday October 11, 2022 commencing at 6:30pm, virtually. 10. Adiournment Moved by L. Holmes, seconded by C. Holmes THAT the meeting adjourn. CARRIED The meeting adjourned at 7:55pm. Page 31 Orono BIA Meeting Minutes Thursday, September, 29th Attendance: Gavin, Frank, Karen, Julie, Perry, Bonnie, Shelly, Heather 1. Orono Sign .Approved for $6804 for Orono sign .Colours: Ox3- Red, Yellow, Blue, Rx1 Orange, Nx1 Green .Confirm location for it. Julie will ask the Fair Board if the would be open to having it on the Fairgrounds 2. Capstone 2023: .Start thinking about when we would like to apply for Capstone in 2023 .Heart Structure Seasonal Flags 3. Political Letter: Touch base with Sarah about bike repair station .Decided to not post on Social Media .Touch base on this in the New Year .Anymore ideas can be added .Get a counselor to support our cause .Categorize our wants in sub -sections (ie. works, municipal CIP, etc) have them help with wording before we have them sent to counsel 4. Pumpkin Walk: .Brittany will help volunteer .Get in contact with Erik from Town Hall Board .Town Hall Board will help set up 5. Santa Claus Parade: Make a social media post about floats 6. Pancake breakfast October 22nd: .Volunteers for pancake breakfast Page 32