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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-07-21Clarftwn Electronic Council Communications Information Package Date: July 21, 2023 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) July 21, 2023 Pages 1. Region of Durham Correspondence 1.1 Road Closure on Concession Road 8 in Bowmanville - July 19, 2023 3 2. Durham Municipalities Correspondence 2.1 The Township of Brock - AMO Call to Action Encouraging Government of 4 Ontario to Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Municipal Codes of Conduct and Enforcement - July 18, 2023 3. Other Municipalities Correspondence 3.1 Town of Amherstburg - Local Emergency Response System and Gaps in 8 Healthcare regarding Code Red and Code Black Frequency - July 7, 2023 3.2 Town of Parry Sound - Responding to Bill 23, Protecting Our Natural 14 Capital While Addressing the Housing Crisis - July 20 2023 4. Provincial / Federal Government and their Agency Correspondence 5. Miscellaneous Correspondence Page 2 7/19/23, 12:47 PM Road closure on Concession Road 8 in Bowmanville - Region of Durham MD7D7)) DURHAM REGION toggle main menu search -1 Road closure on Concession Road 8 in Bowmanville Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Back to Search Whitby, Ontario - The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of the road closure on Concession Road 8 in the Municipality of Clarington's community of Bowmanville. When: July 24 until late August. Unfavourable weather conditions may impact the work schedule. Where: Concession Road 8 at Bowmanville Avenue to 200 metres east of Bowmanville Avenue in Bowmanville. Why: This work is part of the Bowmanville Avenue Roundabout project. To learn more about this project, visit durham.ca/BomanvilleAveRoundabout .(https: apps.durham.ca/Applications/Works/PublicWorksProjects projectdetails.aspx?project=2926).. Note: The Region realizes that the work may be disruptive and will make every effort to complete the work as quickly and efficiently as possible. Drivers are asked to exercise caution for the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and work crews. -30- For media requests, please contact CorporateCommunications@_durham.ca .(mailto:CorporateCommunications(-@durham.ca).. © 2023 Durham Region, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3, Canada, Telephone (within regional limits): 311, Telephone: 905-668-7711, Toll -Free: 1-800-372-1102 By GHD Digital Page 3 https://www.durham.ca/en/news/road-closure-on-concession-road-8-in-bowmanville.aspx 1 /2 breathe it in. July 18, 2023 The Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Sent via email: Premier@ontario.ca The Corporation of The Township of Brock 1 Cameron St. E., P.O. Box 10 Cannington, ON LOE 1E0 705-432-2355 The Honourable Steve Clark Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing minister.mah@ontario.ca Re: Association of Municipalities of Ontario - March 24, 2023 Call to Action Encouraging Government of Ontario to Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Municipal Codes of Conduct and Enforcement Please be advised that Council adopted the following resolution, in response to correspondence 438/23 received from The Women of Ontario Say No (attached), at their meeting held on July 17, 2023: C-2023-152 Moved: Councillor Doble Seconded: Councillor Pettingill "WHEREAS, all Ontarians deserve and expect a safe and respectful workplace; and WHEREAS, municipal governments, as the democratic institutions most directly engaged with Ontarians need respectful disclosure; and WHEREAS several incidents in recent years of disrespectful behaviour and workplace harassment have occurred amongst members of municipal councils; and WHEREAS, these incidents seriously and negatively affect the people involved and lower public perceptions of local governments; and WHEREAS, municipal Codes of Conduct are helpful tools to set expectations of council member behaviour; and WHEREAS, municipal governments do not have the necessary tools to adequately enforce compliance with municipal Codes of Conduct; and WHEREAS this legislation be prioritized for the fall of 2023 given the urgency of this issue; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT The Corporation of the Township of Brock supports the call of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for the Government of Ontario to introduce legislation to strengthen municipal Codes of Conduct and compliance with them in consultation with municipal governments; and If this information is required in an accessible format, please contact the Township at ii0i Town shipOfBrock.ca BE IT RESOLVED that the legislation encompass the Association of Municipalities of Ontario's recommendations for: • Updating municipal Codes of Conduct to account for workplace safety and harassment • Creating a flexible administrative penalty regime, adapted to the local economic and financial circumstances of municipalities across Ontario • Increasing training of municipal Integrity Commissioners to enhance consistency of investigations and recommendations across the province • Allowing municipalities to apply to a member of the judiciary to remove a sitting member if recommended through the report of a municipal Integrity Commissioner • Prohibiting a member so removed from sitting for election in the term of removal and the subsequent term of office; and THAT the resolution be circulated to The Premier, Local MPPs, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity, AMO and local municipalities. Should you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the Clerk's Department. Yours truly, THE TOWNSHIP OF BROCK Stefanie Stickwood Deputy Clerk SS:dh cc. Laurie Scott, MPP, Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes -Brock The Honourable Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity of Ontario Colin Best, President - AMO Local municipalities Page 5 Communication #438/23 Township of Brock Council July 17, 2023 From: - To: Stefanie Stickwood Subject: Request for Council Support - Legislative Amendments to Improve Municipal Codes of Conduct and Enforcement: Date: June 22, 2023 10:04:47 PM Importance: High Hello Ms. Stockwood, I am respectfully requesting that this request for Council support is circulated to Mayor Schummer & Council, and added to your next Council agenda in July 2023. If Council endorses their support for this new motion, it would be much appreciated if you could send a copy of the resolution letter to thewomenofontariosayno.team(@gmail.com Thank you! Dear Mayor Schummer, Councillor Jubb, Councillor Frank, Councillor Doble, Councillor Canavan, Councillor Pettingill, and Councillor Campbell: Legislative Amendments to Improve Municipal Codes of Conduct and Enforcement: This request is from The Women of Ontario Say NO. A grassroots advocacy effort comprised of individuals, organizations, and community groups. We are committed to ensuring that locally elected officials are held accountable for violence and harassment in municipal workplaces. This advocacy stems from a number of egregious cases throughout the province including Ottawa, Barrie, and Mississauga. You can learn more on our website: https://www.thewomenofontariosa)lno.com/ Thank you for previously passing a resolution in support of Bill 5 Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders Act. Many councillors will know that, unfortunately, on May 31st 2023, the government voted down Bill 5. At that time 160 municipalities had endorsed their support for enhanced legislation. In 2021, the Association of Municipalities Ontario recommended changes to strengthen municipal codes of conduct for elected officials. Again in 2023, after meetings with our group, the AMO issued a statement again calling on government to implement legislation change on this matter. AMO also provided sample resolution text for councils that wish to lend their support to this call. Please refer to AMO's website under Codes of Conduct. Changes to Visible Fees. and Fees Charged to Beverage Producers I AMO These recommendations have still not been implemented. As Bill 5 died on the floor, we now have a further request to ask of you. We are calling on your municipality to continue to be an active and engaged voice in your own workplace safety and that of the municipal staff in holding municipally elected representatives accountable for violence and harassment. Page 6 1. We are therefore now asking council to pass the attached motion of March 27, 2023, issued by AMO, calling for government legislation on this issue. 2. We are requesting the motion include the communication that this legislation be prioritized for the fall of 2023 given the urgency of this issue. 3. We are asking that a letter expressing support for the motion be sent to: The Premier, Local MPPs, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity, AMO and local municipalities. We are counting on you as leaders to ensure your municipal workplace is safe and that there is basic human rights protection for all persons. This cannot wait any longer. This legislation needs to move ahead without any further delay. Thank you in advance for continuing to advocate for legislative change that will help ensure workplaces and community spaces are safe for everyone! If you have any questions, please reach out to me. Sincerely, Diane Noble On Behalf of The Women of Ontario Say NO Sent from Mail for Windows Page 7 Oe cfnrporatinn of Oe '6toum ofAmficrst urg July 7, 2023 Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park Toronto ON, M7A 1A1 premier(o)_ontario.ca BY EMAIL Re: Support Letter: Local Emergency Response System and Gaps in Healthcare regarding Code Red and Code Black Frequency Dear Honourable Doug Ford, At its meeting held on June 26, 2023, Council in the Town of Amherstburg passed the following: Resolution # 20230626-015 That Administration BE DIRECTED to send a letter of support re: Town of Essex - Local Emergency Response System and Gaps in Healthcare regarding Code Red and Code Black Frequency. Enclosed is a copy of the correspondence from the Town of Essex for convenience and reference purposes. Regards, Sarah Sabihuddin Deputy Clerk, Town of Amherstburg (519) 736-0012 ext. 2216 ssabihuddin(a-).amherstburg.ca encl. Website: www.amherstburg.ca 271 SANDWICH ST. SOUTH, AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO N9V 2A5 Phone: (519) 736-0012 Fax: 0AAj,,7A6-5403 TTY: (519)736-9860 cc Mary Birch, County of Essex mbirch(a�countyofessex.ca Anthony Leardi, MPP anthony.leardi(a)-pc.ola.org Lisa Gretzky, MPP Igretzky-co(a-ndp.on.ca Chris Lewis — MP, Essex, Ontario Chris. Lewis(a_parl.gc.ca Andrew Dowie, MPP and rew.dowie(a�pc.ola.org Marit Stiles, MPP Mstiles-op(a�ndp.on.ca Chris Lewis, MP chris.lewis(a-parl.gc.ca Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) amo(a-amo.on.ca All other municipalities in Ontario Website: www.amherstburg.ca 271 SANDWICH ST. SOUTH, AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO N9V 2A5 Phone: (519) 736-0012 Fax: �%W§6-5403 TTY: (519)736-9860 esseX Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building, Queen's Park Toronto ON, M7A 1 Al premier@ontario.ca BY EMAIL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF ESSEX 33 Talbot Street South, Essex, Ontario, N8M 1 A8 p:519.776.7336 f:519.776.8811 I essex.ca June 19, 2023 RE: Local Emergency Response System and Gaps in Healthcare regarding Code Red and Code Black Frequency Dear Honourable Doug Ford, Further to Town of Essex resolution number R23-05-203 passed on May 15, 2023, we enclose a letter from Town of Essex Mayor Sherry Bondy for your review and consideration. Yours truly, Joseph Malandruccolo Director, Legal and Legislative Services/Clerk jmalandruccolo@essex.ca encl. c.c. Mary Birch, County of Essex mbirch@countyofessex.ca Anthony Leardi, MPP anthony.leardi@pc.ola.org Lisa Gretzky, MPP Igretzky-co@ndp.on.ca CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF ESSEX esseX 33 Talbot Street South, Essex, Ontario, N8M 1 A8 p:519.776.7336 f:519.776.8811 I essex.ca Andrew Dowie, MPP andrew.dowie@pc.ola.org Marit Stiles, MPP Mstiles-op@ndp.on.ca Chris Lewis, MP chris.lewis@parl.gc.ca All other municipalities in Ontario 2 Page 11 • CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF ESSEX esse33 Talbot Street South, Essex, Ontario, N8M 1 A8 p: 519.776.7336 f:519.776.8811 1 essex.ca Dear Honourable Doug Ford, The Town of Essex Council hereby appeals to the province of Ontario to acknowledge the challenges faced by our local emergency response system and take decisive action to resolve the gaps in our healthcare. While we recognize that our situation is not unique, we believe that it is essential to draw attention to our persistent Code Red and Code Black conditions, which are primarily caused by an insufficient number of hospitals beds, medical personnel, and resources. Windsor and Essex County residents ought to have confidence that when they dial 911 it will elicit a prompt ambulance response for emergency situations. Local healthcare providers are engaging various initiatives such as a paramedic offload program, offload to the waiting room for assessment and triage of less severe medical matters, diversion to another hospital for low acuity cases, and the Essex -Windsor EMS paramedic patient navigator to monitor and manage dispatch. Nevertheless, these initiatives alone have been unable to curb the escalation of Code Red and Code Black frequency, signifying few or no ambulances available for emergencies. In the year 2021, Windsor -Essex experienced a cumulative of 3253 minutes in Code Red and 791 minutes in Code Black. In 2022, the period subjected to Code Red increased significantly to 8086 minutes, whereas Code Black saw 2257 minutes. In March 2023, just three months into the year, the community has clocked 864 Code Red minutes already plus another 2257 Code Black minutes. We implore the authorities to apply an immediate and comprehensive review of our hospital offload delays and staffing crisis in our front line. Ambulance offload processes and hospital volumes are merely two contributing factors, if nothing tangible is done, local families risk experiencing catastrophic consequences. Our former Warden, McNamara, declared an emergency on ambulance unavailability in October 2022 linked to hospital admission delays; to date, this emergency situation still holds with no decrease in Code Reds and Code Blacks. We require a holistic solution to address our hospital deficiencies and healthcare shortcomings on an underlying basis. In addition, the Town of Essex Council request that the province of Ontario conduct a review of projected population growth and aging in Windsor - Essex and increase health care capacity to match our present and future needs. CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF ESSEX esseX 33 Talbot Street South, Essex, Ontario, N8M 1 A8 p:519.776.7336 f:519.776.8811 I essex.ca Therefore, the Town of Essex Council requests that the province of Ontario recognize the dangerous strain facing our local emergency response infrastructure and urgently work to address these gaps in our healthcare system. Sincerely, Sherry Bondy Mayor Town of Essex 2 Page 13 �TOWNYaa id THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PARRY SOUND RESOLUTION IN COUNCIL NO. 2023 — 0 e''T DIVISION LIST YES NO DATE: June 20, 2023 Councillor G. ASHFORD _ Councillor J. BELESKEY _ Councillor P. BORNEMAN _ Councillor B. KEITH _ Councillor D. McCANN _ Councillor C. McDONALD _ Mayor J. McGARVEY CARRIED. v DEFEATED MOVED BY: SECONDED BY: Postponed to: That Council of the Corporation of the Town of Parry Sound hereby supports the Township of the Archipelago's Resolution attached as Schedule A, as submitted to and approved in June, 2023 by the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, with respect to the following calls for action: THAT the Province of Ontario continue working with municipalities and municipal organizations on the implementation of Bill 23 and other housing initiatives to identify a range of solutions that will address the lack of attainable and affordable housing in the province, while building new housing units in a sustainable manner that is consistent with the province's and municipalities' mandate of keeping people and property safe from natural hazards and protecting the health of our essential freshwater resources; and THAT the Province of Ontario create a permanent, predictable and dedicated infrastructure program to ensure that municipalities can service lands for housing and address growth pressures on existing water and road systems without placing the burden on existing property taxpayers; and THAT the Province of Ontario take a regional approach to the implementation of Bill 23 and other housing policy initiatives to respond to the varying needs of urban, suburban, rural and Northern communities in addressing attainable housing needs and environmental protection; and ...2 Page 14 THAT this resolution be forwarded to: the Premier of Ontario and Quebec, the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Governors of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, MP Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, MP Vance Badawey, Niagara Centre, MP Scott Aitchison, Parry -Sound Muskoka, the six International Joint Commission Commissioners, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and all municipalities in the province of Ontario. Page 15 GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE CITIES INITIATIVE VALLIANCE DES VILLES DES GRANDS LACS ET DU SAINT-LAURENT Responding to Ontario Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act) — Protecting Our Natural Capital While Addressing the Housing Crisis June 2023 _RPORATeD . A Resolution Submitted by the Township of The Archipelago WHEREAS the Province of Ontario's Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act (Bill 23) —which makes significant changes to the land use planning system in the Province of Ontario — received Royal Assent on November 28, 2022; and WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has the longest shoreline and largest watershed along the northern shores of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River, including Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Seven states share the southern shores of the Great Lakes including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York; and WHEREAS the State of the Great Lakes 2022 Report written by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environment and Climate Change Canada classify the Watershed Impacts Status of the Great Lakes as "Fair" (Some ecosystem components are in acceptable condition) and Water Quality Index 65-79 on scale of 0-100; and WHEREAS per the Independent review of the 2019 flood events in Ontario, "the development of the modern floodplain policy in Ontario, the watershed approach, the conservation authority model and the flood standards have been extremely effective at reducing flood risks, especially in new greenfield development areas"; and WHEREAS climate change is leading to greater water variability and contributing to increased storm severity and increased flood and erosion risks along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River; and WHEREAS all levels of government, including the Province of Ontario, have a role to play in addressing the housing supply crisis; and Page 16 WHEREAS Ontario municipalities recognize the importance of building additional housing units to ensure that current and future residents can continue to find accessible and affordable shelter that meets their needs and have taken steps to promote housing developments within their jurisdictions; and WHEREAS all levels of government also have a role to play in protecting freshwater resources, particularly in an integrated multinational system like the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin; and WHEREAS Bill 23 amends the Development Charges Act by freezing, reducing, and exempting fees typically levied by municipalities and other authorities; and WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario estimates that Bill 23 will reduce municipal resources available to service new developments by $5.1 billion over the next nine years; and WHEREAS the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing has indicated to municipalities that the government is committing to ensuring municipalities are kept whole following changes made in Bill 23; and WHEREAS Bill 23 limits the role of Conservation Authorities and makes changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System, notably by no longer recognizing or considering wetland complexes (hydrological connections) or species at risk in the evaluation process; and WHEREAS members of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative) have identified coastal resilience as a priority issue of concern to ensure the integrity of public infrastructure and private property remains in the face of a changing climate in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin; and WHEREAS municipal governments, as frontline actors, are critical decision -makers and hold essential knowledge for balancing local needs and planning for growth, while preparing their communities for climate change and protecting the environment and freshwater resources of the basin; and WHEREAS despite their critical role, local governments already struggle to shoulder their responsibilities with limited tools to finance those obligations, particularly for rural, remote, and Northern communities; and WHEREAS the Cities Initiative has put in place an Ontario Regional Working Group to engage the Province of Ontario on priority areas of interest to the organization and its members, including ecosystem and source water protection, climate change and coastal resilience, the safe, clean and affordable provision of water services and developing a blue economy in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Page 17 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Province of Ontario continue working with municipalities and municipal organizations on the implementation of Bill 23 and other housing initiatives to identify a range of solutions that will address the lack of attainable and affordable housing in the province, while building new housing units in a sustainable manner that is consistent with the province's and municipalities' mandate of keeping people and property safe from natural hazards and protecting the health of our essential freshwater resources; FURTHER IT BE RESOLVED THAT the Province of Ontario create a permanent, predictable and dedicated infrastructure program to ensure that municipalities can service lands for housing and address growth pressures on existing water and road systems without placing the burden on existing property taxpayers; FURTHER IT BE RESOLVED THAT the Province of Ontario take a regional approach to the implementation of Bill 23 and other housing policy initiatives to respond to the varying needs of urban, suburban, rural and Northern communities in addressing attainable housing needs and environmental protection; FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Cities Initiative is prepared to work with the province and other municipal organizations through its Ontario Regional Working Group to support the twin goals of building more housing and protecting our freshwater resources, which are critical to sustain Ontario's rapidly growing population; FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the Cities Initiative directs staff to forward a copy of this resolution to the Premier of Ontario and Quebec, the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, the Governors of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, MP Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, MP Vance Badawey, Niagara Centre, MP Scott Aitchison, Parry -Sound Muskoka, the six International Joint Commission Commissioners, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, and all municipalities in the province of Ontario. 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