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Date:March 1, 2024
Time:12:00 PM
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Pages
1.Region of Durham Correspondence
1.1 Watermain Construction Road Closure - Lambs Road - February 26,
2024
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2.Durham Municipalities Correspondence
3.Other Municipalities Correspondence
3.1 Township of Perry - Request Province to Amend Blue Box Regulation for
"Ineligible" Sources - February 26, 2024
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3.2 Municipality of St. Charles - Potential Municipal Equipment Operator
Course - February 21, 2024
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3.3 Town of Lincoln - Urgent Need for Increased Funding to Libraries and
Museums in Ontario - February 28, 2024
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3.4 Lambton County - Urge Province to Upload from Local Municipalities the
Responsibility of and Costs Associated with the Continued Construction,
Operation, and Maintenance of Major Municipally-owned Highways -
February 23, 2024
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4.Provincial / Federal Government and their Agency Correspondence
5.Miscellaneous Correspondence
5.1 Kawartha Conservation Authority - 2024 Preliminary Budget - February
26, 2024
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Electronic Council Communications Information Package (ECCIP)
March 1, 2024
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Lambs Road, in the Municipality of Clarington
Watermain Construction – Road Closure
Works Department February 26, 2022 Public Notice 2
The Regional Municipality of Durham will be completing watermain construction on Lambs Road from
King Street East (Regional Highway 2) to Concession Street East. The work will include installation of
a 200 millimetre diameter PVC watermain and a 900 millimetre diameter CPP watermain.
Construction Schedule
The Region’s contractor D’Orazio Infrastructure Group has mobilized and will be continuing
installation of the watermains until April 2025. Unfavorable weather conditions may influence the work
schedule.
Lane Restrictions and Road Closure
Lambs Road will be closed to through from King Street East (Regional Highway 2) to Concession
Street East from March 11 to April 5, 2024. Local residences and businesses on Lambs Road within
the limits of the closure will be provided access. A signed detour route will be in place.
After April 5, 2024, there will be intermittent lane restrictions on Lambs Road to facilitate the
continued installation of the watermain.
Municipal construction projects include the use of equipment which may cause noticeable noise and
vibration for nearby residents and businesses. The Region realizes that the construction work will be
disruptive and will make every effort to complete the work as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Further information and future updates will be posted on durham.ca/Lambs. Should you have any
questions or concerns, please contact the following staff member from the Regional Municipality of
Durham, Works Department:
Ron Morissette
Project Supervisor
905-431-5938
Ron.Morissette@durham.ca
Jacob Zaporozan
Project Inspector
289-404-0680
Jacob.Zaporozan@durham.ca
If you require this information in accessible format, please contact 1-800-372-1102 ext. 3824
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Works Department Contract D2023-33 Public Notice 2
The Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department
605 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby Ont. L1N 6A3
Telephone: 905-668-7711 or 1-800-372-1102 durham.ca/Lambs
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Township of Perry
PO Box 70, 1695 Emsdale Road, Emsdale, ON P0A 1J0
PHONE: (705)636-5941
FAX: (705)636-5759
www.townshipofperry.ca
February 26, 2024
Via Email
The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
Premier’s Office
Room 281, Legislative Building, Queen’s Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A1
Dear Premier Ford,
RE: Request to the Province to Amend Blue Box Regulation for
‘Ineligible’ Sources
At their last regular meeting on Wednesday February 21, 2024, the Council
of the Corporation of the Township of Perry supported the following:
“Resolution #2024-52
Moved by: Paul Sowrey
Seconded by: Jim Cushman
Whereas under Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue Box producers are fully
accountable and financially responsible for their products and packaging once
they reach their end of life and are disposed of, for ‘eligible’ sources only;
And Whereas ‘ineligible’ sources which producers are not responsible for include businesses, places of worship, daycares, campgrounds, public-facing
and internal areas of municipal-owned buildings, and not-for-profit
organizations, such as shelters and food banks;
And Whereas should a municipality continue to provide services to the
‘ineligible’ sources, the municipality will be required to oversee the collection,
transportation, and processing of the recycling, assuming 100% of the costs;
Be it resolved that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Perry
hereby request that the province amend Ontario Regulation 391/21: Blue
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Box so that producers are responsible for the end-of-life management of
recycling products from all sources;
And further that Council hereby request the support of all Ontario
Municipalities;
And further that this resolution be forwarded to the Honourable Doug Ford,
Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Andrea Khanjin, Minister of the
Environment, Conservation, and Parks, the Honourable Graydon Smith, MPP
Parry Sound-Muskoka, and to all Ontario Municipalities.
Carried.”
Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Beth Morton
Clerk-Administrator
BM/ec
c.c. Honourable Andrea Khanjin, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks
Honourable Graydon Smith, MPP Parry Sound-Muskoka
All Ontario Municipalities
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The Corporation of the Municipalityof St. Charles- RESOLUTION PAGE
Regular Meeting of Council
Agenda Number 10.9.
Resolution Number 2024-043
Title:
Date:
Resolution stemming from January 17,2024 Regular Meeting of Council - ltem
10.1 - Correspondence #8
February 21,2024
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Councillor Lachance
Councillor Pothier
1/V6EREAS municipal public works departments from across the Province of Ontario provide invaluable
services to our communities ensuring the health and safety of all residents;
AND \/I11-IEREAS, if it was not for our municipal public works employees from across the Province of
Ontario maintaining our public roads systems, our communities would not be able to function as
emergency personiel could not respond to calls, school buses could not get our children to school,
residJnts w6uH not be able to get to work, school or appointments and many more basic functions
would not be able to haPPen;
AND WHEREAS, municipal public works departments are already feeling the impacts of a labour
shortages, wfrich will only'be exasperated over the next three (3) to five (5) years, trtftichwill cause the
levels 6f service that municipalities are able to provide to ensure the health and safety of our residents
to decrease;
AND WHEREAS, there is cunently no provincial-wide course that properly trains potential municipal
publicworks employees, specifically relating to municipal heavy equipment;
BE lT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT the Gorporation of the Municipality of St.-Charles supports the
work of the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors to develop a Municipal Equipment Operator
Course to address this issue;
AND BE tT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Gouncil for the Corporation of the Municipality of St.-
Charles, calls on the Province of Ontrario's Minisfy of Labour, Training, lmmigration and Skilled_Trades
to fully tund the Municipal Equipment Operator Gourse in2024 frrrough the Skills Development Fund;
AND BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, a copy of this Resolution be fonrarded to the Minister of
Labour, Training, lmmigration and Skilled Trades, David Piccinni; our local Member of Provincial
Parliament; the Associition of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO); the Association of Ontario Road
Supervisors (AORS); and all Ontario Municipalities.
CARRIED
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www.lambtononline.ca
Legal Services / Clerk's Department Telephone: 519-845-0801
789 Broadway Street, Box 3000 Toll-free: 1-866-324-6912
Wyoming, ON N0N 1T0 Fax: 519-845-0818
February 23, 2024
The Honourable Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto ON M7A 1A1
Dear Premier Ford:
Re: Lambton County Council Motion
Please be advised that at its regular meeting of February 07, 2024, Lambton County
Council Passed the following resolution:
#25: Ferguson/Bradley:
WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has agreed to assume responsibility for the
Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway from the City of Toronto,
which will be uploaded to the Province of Ontario;
WHEREAS like the City of Toronto, The Corporation of the County of Lambton
and all municipalities in the Province of Ontario are experiencing significant
financial and budgetary pressures including those related to infrastructure
development, maintenance and repairs, and are seeking reasonable solutions to
address the same while balancing their financial books;
WHEREAS the uploading of municipal highway infrastructure to the Province of
Ontario or, alternatively, appropriately increasing the Ontario Community
Infrastructure Fund to Ontario municipalities will assist municipalities in
addressing such financial challenges;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
a) That the Province of Ontario: (i) upload from local municipalities the
responsibility of and costs associated with the continued construction,
operation, and maintenance of major municipally-owned highways
throughout the Province of Ontario to the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation; or (ii) alternatively, if uploading is not the preferred option
of the Province and/or local municipality, to appropriately increase the
DocuSign Envelope ID: 4EF7975F-D8AC-4688-B665-E4EFEE10F1B9
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Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund to municipalities so as to fairly and
equitably allocate resources to Ontario municipalities.
b) That a copy of this resolution be circulated to all municipalities in Ontario;
the Association of Municipalities of Ontario; Sarnia-Lambton MPP, Bob
Bailey; the Ontario Minister of Transportation, the Hon. Prabmeet Singh
Sarkaria; and the Premier of Ontario, the Hon. Doug Ford.
Carried.
Kind Regards,
Olivia Leger
Clerk/County Solicitor
Encl #CC 04-10-24
cc: Association of Municipalities of Ontario
All Ontario Municipalities
Bob Bailey, M.P.P. Sarnia-Lambton Riding
Hon. Prabmeet Singh Sakaria, Ontario Minister of Transportation
DocuSign Envelope ID: 4EF7975F-D8AC-4688-B665-E4EFEE10F1B9
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February 26, 2024
The Mayor and Members of Council
Municipality of Clarington
40 Temperance Street,
Bowmanville, ON L1C 3A6
RE: Kawartha Conservation 2024 Preliminary Budget
Dear Mayor Foster and Members of Council:
We are pleased to provide our 2024 Preliminary Budget, supported in principle by our Board of Directors, and
approved for a 30-day review period by Resolution #32/24:
RESOLVED, THAT, the Draft 2024 capital budget be updated to reflect any Board
recommendations prior to circulation, AND,
THAT, the Draft 2024 capital budget be integrated into the 2024 Budget document, AND,
THAT, the Draft 2024 operating and capital budgets be approved for consultation purposes, AND,
THAT, Notice of Meeting to approve the budget is provided to participating municipalities for
March 28, 2024.
CARRIED
The 2024 Draft Budget document outlines the programs and services proposed for delivery in 2024 in accordance
with our Strategic Plan, and associated funding requirements. Additionally, as you are aware there have been
several legislative changes that have impacted Conservation Authorities. In particular, O. Reg. 402/22 Budget and
Apportionment went into effect July 1st, 2023, and applies to budgets in 2024 and subsequent years. This
regulation requires us to align our budgets into the programs and service categories described on page 5 of our
budget.
Our Board of Directors provided guidance to develop our 2024 Budget with a 2.5% Municipal Operating increase.
The 2023 Operating Levy was used as a baseline to support the framework for the 2024 apportionment
represented through General Operating, Mandatory (Category 1) and Other (Category 3) Programs and Services
shared by the municipal partners based on apportionment percentages supplied to us by the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Forestry. The apportionment percentage is based on current value assessment (CVA) information
generated by MPAC. Individual municipal increases or decreases vary due to changes in the CVA apportionment
year over year. Information on apportionment can be found on page 5 of the Budget document. We have provided
a summary below and further information on apportionment methods can be found on page 5 of the budget
document.
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Ministry Supplied Apportionment
Percentages
2023
Apportionment
2024
Apportionment
Increase
(decrease)
City of Kawartha Lakes 59.3214 59.1160 (0.2054)
Region of Durham 36.0564 36.3070 0.2506
Municipality of Trent Lakes 4.2372 4.1908 (0.0464)
Township of Cavan Monaghan 0.3850 0.3861 0.0011
Total 100.00 100.00 (0.00)
Our total request for 2024 funding is $935,227.
The Region of Durham’s preliminary general operating levy for 2024 (inclusive of Base Operations Program and
Land management expenditures) is $744,103 which meets the Region’s guidelines and includes a $4,407 increase
due to CVA adjustment, and land management expenditures of $15,000.
Our preliminary budget for Special Projects (Category 2 Municipal Programs and Services) for the Region of Durham
totals $146,100.
We will be submitting one-time Special Request for funding for the following programs and services. The
Watershed Planning project has been extended to provide expertise and the most up to date information for
municipal decision making related to natural features in the Region. The project cost is $30,500 with the Region
providing the full apportionment as the sole benefactor for the project.
Additionally, we will be submitting Special Requests for continued support for the Information Management project
of $5,446 and the implementation of our 10-year Environmental Monitoring strategy of $9,077 for a total of
$14,523. These projects implement important strategic goals to improve our customer service, embrace technology
and invest in efficiencies in workflow and response times.
We are currently completing the consultation period and provide notice of meeting that our Board of Directors will
hold the weighted and final vote on the 2024 Budget and associated municipal apportionments on March 28, 2024.
Municipal Programs and Service proceed based on municipal funding approvals. Information on the weighted vote
can be found on page 7.
If you have any comments, or if we can provide further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at
extension 215 or Jonathan Lucas, Director, Corporate Services, at extension 233.
Yours truly,
Mark Majchrowski
Chief Administrative Officer
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Encls.
2024 Preliminary Budget
cc: M. Dempster, Chief Administrative Officer
J. Gallagher, Municipal Clerk
T. Pinn, Deputy CAO/Treasurer
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Table of Contents
2024 Operating Budget ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Budget Apportionment.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Categories of Programs and Services .................................................................................................................................... 5
Municipal Levy Apportionment ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Budget Process ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Statement of Revenue and Expenditures .............................................................................................................................. 9
Planning and Development Services ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services .................................................................................................................. 11
Integrated Watershed Management....................................................................................................................................... 16
General Operating Programs and Services .......................................................................................................................... 16
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services .................................................................................................................. 16
Category 3: Other Programs and Services ........................................................................................................................... 17
Stewardship and Conservation Lands ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services .................................................................................................................. 24
Category 3: Other Programs and Services ........................................................................................................................... 24
Corporate Services................................................................................................................................................................... 31
General Operating Programs and Services .......................................................................................................................... 31
General Benefitting Projects ................................................................................................................................................... 34
Category 2: Municipal Programs and Services ........................................................................................................................ 36
Region of Durham – Watershed Plan Implementation ....................................................................................................... 36
Region of Durham – Watershed Planning ........................................................................................................................... 41
City of Kawartha Lakes - Risk Management Official............................................................................................................ 43
City of Kawartha Lakes - Lake Dalrymple Management Plan .............................................................................................. 45
City of Kawartha Lakes - Lake Management Plan Implementation .................................................................................... 47
Municipality of Trent Lakes – Flood Plain Mapping Studies ................................................................................................ 54
City of Kawartha Lakes and Region of Durham - Tree Planting Program ............................................................................ 56
County of Haliburton - Flood Plain Mapping Study................................. ............................................................................ 58
2024 Capital Budget................................................................................................................................................................. .60
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The municipalities within the boundaries of the watershed govern Kawartha Conservation through a Board
of Directors comprised of nine representatives. Directors are responsible for making decisions as a
collective working for the benefit of the whole watershed. They act as liaisons between their municipalities
and Kawartha Conservation.
2024 Board of Directors
CHAIR
Pat Warren
City of Kawartha Lakes
DIRECTORS
Eric Smeaton
City of Kawartha Lakes
Tracy Richardson City of Kawartha Lakes
Cira Pettingill
Township of Brock, Region of Durham
Lloyd Rang
Municipality of Clarington, Region of Durham
Robert Rock Township of Scugog, Region of Durham
Gerry Byrne
Township of Cavan Monaghan
Peter Franzen
Municipality of Trent Lakes
Vacant Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
We would like to acknowledge that many
Indigenous Nations have longstanding
relationships, both historic and modern, with
the territories upon which we are located.
Today, this area is home to many
indigenous peoples from across Turtle
Island. We acknowledge that our
watershed forms a part of the treaty and
traditional territory of the south-eastern
Anishinaabeg.
It is on these ancestral and treaty lands that we
live and work. To honour this legacy, we
commit to being stewards of the natural
environment and undertake to have a
relationship of respect with our Treaty partners.
Member Municipalities
City of Kawartha Lakes
Region of Durham
•Township of Scugog•Municipality of Clarington
•Township of Brock
Municipality of Trent Lakes
Township of Cavan Monaghan
3 DraftVICE CHAIR
Harold Wright
Township of Scugog
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Draft Budget
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2024 Operating Budget
Overview
The Conservation Authorities Act and supporting Ontario Regulation 402/22: Budget and Apportionment
came into effect on July 1, 2023, updating the budget process and requirements for conservation
authorities for 2024 and subsequent years.
Departmental budgets are categorized into General, Mandatory and Other Programs and Services as
these programs are generally managed by a core department area. Municipal programs and services are
represented separately throughout this budget as they require cross-collaboration between
departments with different program leads within a program responsible for ensuring deliverables are
met. Municipal programs and services are funded by the benefiting municipality/municipalities.
As the framework has substantially changed for how our budgets are presented, the use of estimates for
the 2023 budget figures has been used throughout this document to provide a representative
comparison on a year over year basis.
Budget Apportionment
The Board provides direction on how to apportion expenditures by category of program or services by
using, as applicable, either:
•Modified current value assessment (MCVA) method – Costs are shared by the municipal
partners based on apportionment percentages supplied to us by the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Forestry. The apportionment percentage is based on current value assessment
(CVA) information generated by MPAC. Individual municipal increases vary due to changes in
the CVA apportionment year over year.
•Benefit-based apportionment method - Evaluating the benefit that each municipality obtains
from the program or service as a percentage.
•By agreement method – The option to enter into an agreement respect to the apportionment.
The agreement option has limited applicability:
o Category 1 that benefits one or more, but not all, of the participating municipalities
o Category 1 capital costs
o Category 1 CWA costs
o General capital costs
The apportionment method used for programs and services is identified within each program budget.
Categories of Programs and Services
General Operating Programs and Services
General operating programs and services are the expenditures incurred that are fundamental to
operating the organization. These functions provide key assistance provided to all departments of the
conservation authority, board of directors, member municipalities and the public to enable the
organization to operate in an accountable, transparent, efficient, and effective manner. General
programs are not related to the provision of a program or service that an authority provides and are a
supporting element in the organization. The MCVA apportionment method is used to apportion these
expenditures.
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Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services
Ontario Regulation 686/21: Mandatory programs and services identifies the programs and services that
must be provided by Kawartha Conservation. These include:
• Programs and services related to the risk of natural hazards.
• Programs and services related to the conservation and management of lands owned or
controlled by the authority, including any interests in land registered on title.
• Programs and services related to the authority’s duties, functions and responsibilities as a source
protection authority under the Clean Water Act, 2006.
• Functions and responsibilities related to the implementation and enhancement of the provincial
groundwater and stream monitoring program.
• Programs and services related to the authority’s duties, functions and responsibilities under an
Act prescribed by the regulations.
Mandatory programs do not require a municipal agreement and the programs and services may be
apportioned through MCVA, benefits based or agreement. Apportionment methods are identified
throughout the budget for programs and services.
Category 2: Municipal Programs and Services
Projects are developed to implement priorities within our Strategic Plan and in response to municipal
concerns. These programs and services address strategic plan directions and issues identified by our
board of directors, municipal leaders, senior municipal staff, and community stakeholders. We use
municipal funds to leverage grant opportunities whenever possible. Municipal programs and services are
designed to meet the needs or concerns of a specific municipality, and thus directly benefit the
individual municipality (municipalities).
Municipal programs and services require a memorandum of understanding, or such other agreement as
may be entered into with the municipality, in respect of the programs and services. The annual funding
for these programs and services is then approved through the Board of Directors and Council on an
annual basis.
Category 3: Other Programs and Services
Other programs and services may be provided, within Kawartha Conservation’s area of jurisdiction, and
includes programs and services that are advisable to further the purposes of the Conservation
Authorities Act.
Other programs and services require a memorandum of understanding, or such other agreement as may
be entered into with the municipality, in respect of the programs and services where municipal levy is
supporting the program or service.
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Municipal Levy Apportionment
A summary of the municipal levy apportionment by Municipality and Category is provided below.
Proposed 2024 Apportionment Approved 2023 Year over Year
Municipality
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services (MCVA)
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services (Agreement)
Category
2:
Municipal
Programs
and
Services
Category 3: Other Programs and Services
2024 Total Municipal Levy
Total Municipal Levy
Levy Increase (Decrease)
Levy
Percentage
Increase
(Decrease)
City of Kawartha
Lakes
$986,775 $0 449,484 $76,254 $1,512,513 $1,437,534 $74,979 5.2%
Region of
Durham 606,045 105,750 176,600 46,833 $935,227 908,536 26,691 2.9%
Municipality
of Trent
Lakes
69,954 - 5,406 $75,359 347,377 (272,017) -78.3%
Township of
Cavan
Monaghan 6,445 - - 498 $6,943 6,758 185 2.7%
Total $1,669,218 $105,750 $626,084 $128,990 $2,530,042 $2,700,175 ($170,162) -6.3%
Budget Process
There are four phases of the budget process, and these may be accomplished consecutively or concurrently.
Budget Drafting and Determining Amounts Owed
In the first phase of the budget process, we are to determine all anticipated revenues and expenditures,
and what portion of the expenses are to be paid by municipalities. Depending on the type of expense,
the cost will be split across all participating municipalities, or between only those municipalities who
benefit. Operating and capital expenditures are to be categorized as category 1, 2, 3 or general.
Approval of the Draft Budget
Once a budget has been drafted, board members review and vote on the draft budget, approving it for
consultation purposes. The draft budget is approved using the ‘one-member-one-vote' voting method.
Once approved for consultation, municipalities will be provided with a copy of the draft budget and all
financial information used to determine the amounts owed. This information must also be posted on the
website.
Approval of Amounts Owed
A minimum 30-day notice to municipalities is required to provide an opportunity for municipalities to
review the draft budget and consult with us as may be required prior to approval of the budget. Notice
Budget drafting and Determining amounts owed
Approval of the Draft budget Approval of Amounts Owed (Municipal Levy)Final Budget
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of the meeting to approve the budget requires a copy of the most recent draft budget and the
expenditures the municipality is required to pay for the year. Following the consultation period, eligible
Directors of the Board will vote on the budget and levy using a weighted vote based on the Current
Value Assessment levy apportionment formula. Non-voting members or agricultural members appointed
by the Province are ineligible to vote as identified in the Conservation Authorities Act.
The provincial regulation governing the weighted vote does not permit an individual municipality to have
a weighted vote in excess of 50% of the weighting unless that municipality has more than 50% of the
members on the Board of Directors. A weighted majority of 51% carries the vote.
The 2024 weighted vote is distributed amongst Directors as follows:
City of Kawartha Lakes
1st of 3 representatives 16.6667%
2nd of 3 representatives 16.6667%
3rd of 3 representatives 16.6666%
Region of Durham
1st of 4 representatives 11.1007%
2nd of 4 representatives 11.1006%
3rd of 4 representatives 11.1006%
4th of 4 representatives 11.1006%
Municipality of Trent Lakes
1 representative 5.1252%
Township of Cavan Monaghan
1 representative 0.4723%
Final Budget
Board members vote to approve the final budget, using a ‘one-member-one vote’ method. The final
budget meets the same budget requirements as the draft budget and reflect matters agreed to during
the consultation process. Promptly afterwards, we circulate a copy of the final approved budget to the
Minister and municipalities and make the final budget publicly available on our website.
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Preliminary Budget
STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES
Budget Budget Variance to
2023 2024 2023 Budget
REVENUE
Municipal levy
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services (MCVA)1,613,325$ 1,669,218$ 55,893$
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services (Agreement)106,900 132,660 25,760
Category 2: Municipal Programs and Services 1,009,900 1,041,875 31,975
Category 3: Other Programs and Services 142,000 128,990 (13,010)
2,872,125 2,972,743 100,618
Municipal Agreements
CKL, Risk Management Official, Clean Water Act 60,000 60,000 -
County of Haliburton, Floodplain Mapping 50,000 25,000 (25,000)
Region of Durham, Climate Change Funding 18,000 9,000 (9,000)
Township of Scugog, LSEP - 47,000 47,000
128,000 141,000 13,000
Self-Generated Revenue
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services (MCVA)634,800 588,500 (46,300)
Category 2: Municipal Programs and Services 65,400 83,500 18,100
Category 3: Other Programs and Services 94,800 131,550 36,750
795,000 803,550 8,550
Donations, Grants and Transfers
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services (MCVA)139,600 113,700 (25,900)
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services (Agreement)- 51,150 51,150
Category 2: Municipal Programs and Services 139,000 153,325 14,325
Category 3: Other Programs and Services 3,000 - (3,000)
281,600 318,175 36,575
Reserve Funds
Transfer from (to) Capital Asset Replacement 62,725 (3,900) (66,625)
Transfer from (to) Windy Ridge 3,750 11,250 7,500
66,475 7,350 (59,125)
Other Revenue
Capital Contributions 5,400 - (5,400)
Special projects management 417,950 - (417,950)
423,350 - (423,350)
Total Revenue 4,566,550$ 4,242,818$ (323,732)$
EXPENDITURES
General Operating Programs and Services
Corporate Services 1,127,150$ 908,718$ (218,432)
Integrated Watershed Management 271,600 219,250 (52,350)
Amortization of tangible capital assets 60,000 70,000 10,000
Vehicle and equipment pool (25,000) (25,000) -
1,433,750 1,172,968 (260,782)
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Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services
Planning and Development Services 701,500$ 662,150$ (39,350)
Integrated Watershed Management 193,950 171,800 (22,150)
Stewardship and Conservation Lands 523,550 540,460 16,910
Drinking Water Source Protection 63,200 64,100 900
1,482,200 1,438,510 (43,690)
Category 2: Municipal Programs and Services
City of Kawartha Lakes 576,600 695,250 118,650
Region of Durham 217,700 290,150 72,450
Municipality of Trent Lakes 250,300 114,300 (136,000)
City of Kawartha Lakes & Region of Durham 187,700 235,000 47,300
1,232,300 1,334,700 102,400
Category 2: Municipal Agreements
CKL, Risk Management Official 60,000 60,000 -
County of Haliburton, Floodplain Mapping 50,000 24,250 (25,750)
110,000 84,250 (25,750)
Category 3: Other Programs and Services
Integrated Watershed Management 142,300 85,540 (56,760)
Stewardship and Conservation Lands 87,000 171,850 84,850
229,300 257,390 28,090
Operating Expenditures 4,487,550$ 4,287,818$ (199,732)$
Capital Expenditures 114,000 - (114,000)
Total Expenditures 4,601,550$ 4,287,818$ (313,732)$
Annual Surplus (Deficit) (35,000)$ (45,000)$ (10,000)$
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Planning and Development Services
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services
Natural Hazard Planning Services
Planning helps to protect properties against the loss of life, property damage and social disruption, and
encourages the responsible management of natural hazard related features, while ensuring compliance
with provincial legislation at the local level.
Conservation Authorities have been delegated the responsibility of commenting on behalf of the
Province of Ontario on planning matters related to natural hazards (Section 3.1 of the Provincial Policy
Statement, 2020). In addition, Conservation Authorities provide plan review advice with respect to the
health of watersheds including the management of water.
Section 28 Administration and Compliance
Permitting through the Conservation Authority ensures public safety and protection of property from
damage caused by natural hazards, protects watershed health by preventing pollution and damage to
sensitive environmental areas such as wetlands, shorelines, and watercourses, and promotes long term
sustainability of the watershed. Kawartha Conservation administers the Section 28 of the Conservation
Authorities Act and the supporting Ontario Regulation 182/06, the regulation of Development,
Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses. This regulation provides
rules for development and other activities in relation to river and stream valleys, steep slopes,
watercourses, floodplains, and wetlands, plus the respective allowances that are associated with each
feature.
Conservation staff are responsible for regular monitoring of development activities impacting on natural
regulated features, following up on public and municipal complaints regarding any potential violations
and obtaining regulatory compliance through compliance agreements or judicial methods as pertains to
Section 28 of the Conservation Authorities Act and associated specific Ontario Regulation 182/06.
Drinking Water Source Protection
Purpose
This program involves the implementation a multi-barrier approach to strengthen the protection of
municipal drinking water sources, through the support of actions required to implement source
protection planning. A Source Protection Plan is based on threat assessments of groundwater and
surface water quality and quantity. Activities support the Source Protection Committee, Source
Protection Authority, and stakeholders in the implementation of the Source Protection Plans.
Benefits
A multi-stakeholder Source Protection Committee (SPC) which includes representatives from municipal
and local stakeholders (agriculture, industry, commerce, environmental, rural and urban property
owners) is responsible for the development of an effective and proactive approach to protect municipal
drinking water sources. This is completed through policy development detailed in a local Source
Protection Plan. The plan uses a preventative planning approach to actively manage development and
activities around municipal water supply source areas. Our work has been fully funded by the Ministry of
Environment, Conservation and Parks.
Background and detail
In response to Justice O’Connor’s recommendations in the Report of the Walkerton Inquiry, Ontario’s
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Clean Water Act was released in 2006. The Act requires Source Protection Plans be developed on a local
watershed basis by a local committee comprised of a variety of stakeholders known as a Source
Protection Committee (SPC).
The best available science, technical data and local knowledge has been used by the SPC to make
decisions in the interest of the long-term protection of safe and healthy drinking water sources. Our local
SPC has since developed the terms of reference guiding the overall work, the assessment report
(September 2014) identifying the science behind source protection planning, and the source protection
plan (effective Jan 1, 2015) outlining the policies to protect water supplies. The program is currently in
the plan implementation phase, which includes an annual reporting component as well as the
completion of the amendments which were ordered by the Minister to be done on a five-year cycle.
Annual reporting activities include the update of planning policies (Official Plans, Zoning bylaws),
emergency management plans, and the development of risk management plans, which will reduce the
likelihood of an activity on the landscape impacting the municipal water supplies.
Amendments to the assessment report and source protection plan are being completed to bring them
into conformity with the recently amended technical rules, and to address challenges which have been
identified through the first years of plan implementation. The final amendment package containing the
updated to the assessment report and source protection plan are slated for submission to the Minister in
December 2023. Implementation of these amendments will begin once the Minister issues the approval
of the submission and posts the updates on the ERO.
Deliverables
•Assist municipalities in the implementation of the Source Protection Plan
•Respond to inquiries regarding the plan and deliver communications and education services
•Conduct annual reporting requirements specified in the plan
•Provide management of source water related information and data
•Implement the updated source protection plan policies
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Natural Hazard Planning Services
Category 1
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 1 165,500$ 99,650$ (65,850)$
Planning Fees 210,000 225,000 15,000
Administration Recovery 6,000 - (6,000)
TOTAL REVENUE 381,500$ 324,650$ (56,850)$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 335,500$ 276,400$ (59,100)$
Contracted services 5,000 5,000 -
Legal 2,500 2,500 -
Membership - 750 750
Professional Development & Training 2,000 3,000 1,000
Professional services 30,000 30,000 -
Supplies and materials 5,500 5,500 -
Travel 1,000 1,500 500
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 381,500$ 324,650$ (56,850)$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Section 28 Permit Administration and Compliance
Category 1
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 1 100,000$ 102,500$ 2,500$
Permits and Fees 210,000 225,000 15,000
Large Scale Fill 10,000 10,000 -
TOTAL REVENUE 320,000$ 337,500$ 17,500$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 300,000$ 322,000$ 22,000$
Contracted services 10,000 5,000 (5,000)
Legal 2,500 2,500 -
Membership - 250 250
Professional Development & Training 500 500 -
Supplies and materials 5,500 5,500 -
Travel 1,500 1,750 250
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 320,000$ 337,500$ 17,500$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Drinking Water Source Protection
Category 1
Apportionment Method: N/A
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Provincial Transfers 63,200 64,100 900
TOTAL REVENUE 63,200$ 64,100$ 900$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 52,500$ 53,400$ 900$
Supplies and materials 4,400 4,400 -
Travel 500 500 -
Program administration 5,800 5,800 -
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 63,200$ 64,100$ 900$
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Integrated Watershed Management
General Operating Programs and Services
Integrated Watershed Management
The Integrated Watershed Management department provides general management and ongoing
support and maintenance of spatial environmental information to assist with decision making across our
watershed for our staff and external stakeholders. As part of this service, we develop maps for both
internal programs and projects and as a service to external partners.
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services
Provincial Water Quality and Quantity Monitoring
The Provincial Water Quality (PWQMN) and Groundwater (PGMN) monitoring programs are in
partnership with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) where Conservation
Authorities and other partner organizations collect water samples at rivers and streams, or groundwater
wells throughout Ontario. Both programs aim to protect water quality for future generations by ensuring
there is continued surveillance of water quality to detect trends and threats, to ensure compliance with
the Provincial Water Quality objectives, and provide and deliver water quality data for water quality
studies and assessment.
Flood & Water Level Monitoring and Ontario Low Water Response
These programs in volve our flood contingency and flood response plans, daily monitoring of water levels
and precipitation, assessment of potential flood and low water threats, communication with
municipalities and the community, participation in municipal flood response activities or coordination of
low water response efforts to help support and protect the people and property across the watershed.
Flood forecasting and warning is a fundamental responsibility delegated to conservation authorities by
the province since 1984. We fulfill this duty by monitoring the water level, precipitation, and watershed
conditions.
Close collaboration and partnership with federal (Ontario Waterways – Trent Severn Waterway,
Environment and Climate Change Canada), and provincial (MNRF, Ontario Hydro) agencies and partner
conservation authorities allow for accurate forecast and reliable information which is put in context of
the local watershed and provided to the community when flooding concerns are warranted.
We will continue to assess and evaluate developing drought conditions through the Ontario Low Water
Response program using the same network as used for flood forecasting in addition to the Provincial
Groundwater Monitoring Program and communicate this information to municipalities and watershed
stakeholders.
Watershed Based Resource Management Strategy
The Watershed-based Resource Management Strategy is a requirement under Ontario Regulation
686/21. Over the course of 2024, staff will complete the required strategy which will include the
following mandatory components.
• Guiding Principles and Objectives
• Summary of existing technical studies, monitoring programs and other information
• Review of authority’s mandatory programs and services
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• A process for periodic review and updating.
• Public and stakeholder consultation and publication of the strategy.
Category 3: Other Programs and Services
Local Environmental Monitoring
We maintain a core watershed monitoring network, including water quality and quantity for both
surface and ground water on a more local scale than the Provincially mandated programs. This enables
us to identify issues requiring attention early on, while gauging the effectiveness of current planning
practices. The programs that fall under this category include Biomonitoring (Aquatics), Temperature
Monitoring (Coldwater Streams), and our Citizen Science water quality monitoring program Kawartha
Water Watch (KWW). All these programs work in collaboration with partners from Conservation
Authorities, Provincial government, academia, and local volunteer groups to assist with the coordination
of program delivery, while combining expertise and experience to ensure consistency and cost efficiency.
Watershed Based Resource Management Strategy
The Watershed Based Resource Management Strategy being developed under the Ontario Regulation
686/21 will also include Category 3 programs and services. Guiding principals and objectives that inform
the design of Local Monitoring, Natural Heritage, and Lake Management Planning will be summarized to
help direct inform and support program delivery and identify any issues and risks which may limit
effective delivery.
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Integrated Watershed Management Support
General Operating
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 1 250,100$ 213,750$ (36,350)$
Employment Grants 10,000 5,000 (5,000)
Self Generated Revenues 1,000 500 (500)
TOTAL REVENUE 261,100$ 219,250$ (41,850)$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 244,500$ 186,250$ (58,250)$
Membership 2,500 2,500 -
Professional Development & Training 2,100 3,250 1,150
Supplies and materials 21,500 26,500 5,000
Travel 1,000 750 (250)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 271,600$ 219,250$ (52,350)$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Provincial Water Quality and Quantity Monitoring
Category 1
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 1 118,550$ 51,300$ (67,250)$
TOTAL REVENUE 118,550$ 51,300$ (67,250)$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 110,300$ 39,500$ (70,800)$
Equipment 2,300 4,200 1,900
Professional Development & Training 600 600 -
Supplies and materials 2,350 4,300 1,950
Travel 3,000 2,700 (300)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 118,550$ 51,300$ (67,250)$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Flood Forecasting and Warning and Low Water Response
Category 1
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 1 50,800$ 61,400$ 10,600$
Provincial Transfers 24,600 24,600 -
TOTAL REVENUE 75,400$ 86,000$ 10,600$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 67,700$ 76,300$ 8,600$
Equipment 2,200 2,800 600
Professional Development & Training 1,200 1,500 300
Supplies and materials 2,400 2,200 (200)
Travel 1,900 3,200 1,300
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 75,400$ 86,000$ 10,600$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Watershed Resource Management Strategy - Mandatory
Category 1
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 1 -$ 34,500$ 34,500$
TOTAL REVENUE -$ 34,500$ 34,500$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits -$ 34,300$ 34,300$
Supplies and materials - 200 200
TOTAL EXPENDITURES -$ 34,500$ 34,500$
Watershed Resource Management Strategy - Non-Mandatory
Category 3
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 3 - 12,800$ 12,800
TOTAL REVENUE -$ 12,800$ 12,800$
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EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits -$ 11,400$ 11,400$
Supplies and materials - 200 200
Program administration - 1,200 1,200
TOTAL EXPENDITURES -$ 12,800$ 12,800$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Local Environmental Monitoring
Category 3
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 3 117,000$ 47,440$ (69,560)$
Self Generated Revenues 300 300 -
TOTAL REVENUE 117,300$ 47,740$ (69,560)$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 105,700$ 33,700$ (72,000)$
Equipment 2,600 1,000 (1,600)
Professional Development & Training 2,000 2,000 -
Supplies and materials 4,400 5,000 600
Travel 2,600 1,700 (900)
Program administration - 4,340 4,340
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 117,300$ 47,740$ (69,560)$
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Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Category 1: Mandatory Programs and Services
Conservation Lands and Areas
Kawartha Conservation owns and manages over 1,300 hectares of natural areas including Ken Reid
Conservation Area, Durham East Cross Forest, Pigeon River Headwaters, Windy Ridge/Tuckerman
property, Fleetwood Creek Natural Area, and Dewey’s Island.
Visitors to our Conservation Areas include the public, schools, special interest groups, and tourists. With
an estimated 40,000 visits per year, our Conservation areas provide opportunities to relax, discover the
natural world and enjoy the many health benefits of being in nature. This program strives to provide a
safe and meaningful way for our community to access quality green spaces.
Between January and September in 2023, our conservation areas appeared in over 1,370,000 direct
searches in Google demonstrating a growth of over 623,000 searches over 2022. Those searches resulted
in over 20,900 actions, demonstrating the ongoing popularity and demand for access to green spaces
and natural areas. Our properties offer safe opportunities to get active and get outside.
Conservation Area Strategy
Legislative requirements under Ontario Regulation 686/21 require the development of a conservation
area strategy for all conservation authority owned or controlled lands, in addition to the development of
a conservation land inventory. Over the course of 2024, staff will complete the required deliverables.
The strategy will include the following mandatory components.
• Guiding Principles and Objectives
• Summary of existing information
• Review of conservation land programs and services, mandatory and other
• Assessment of how the objectives may be achieved and land use categories for properties
• A process for periodic review and updating
• Public and stakeholder consultation and publication of the strategy
Category 3: Other Programs and Services
Fleetwood Creek Natural Area
Fleetwood Creek Natural Area is owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust. This 900-acre property is a
Provincially Significant Earth and Life Science Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) and a popular
fall destination for tourists looking to enjoy the fall colours. Kawartha Conservation has a management
agreement with the Ontario Heritage Trust, providing trail and property management services on a cost
recovery basis.
Habitat Restoration
Our conservation lands also provide sites to compensate for species or habitat disruption because of
development activity to restore these vulnerable habitats in our conservation properties, and by
providing expert advice and support for private land restoration projects. This program is initiated by
provincial requirements and generates revenue to support other programs, improves habitat across
Conservation and private lands, and builds relationships between the development industry and the
Conservation Authority.
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Land Acquisition
Kawartha Conservation reviews and evaluates opportunities for land acquisition each year. Potential
properties are evaluated on a set of criteria including ecological importance, financial impact, and
opportunities for community engagement. When appropriate funding and opportunities align, they are
brought to the Board for discussion and decision.
Conservation Education and Community Outreach
Our Community Engagement programs include our geared to curriculum education program, community
events, and a variety of community hikes throughout the year. These popular programs attract residents
and tourists to explore the beauty of the Kawartha Lakes area. Our community festivals like Fall Fest and
Christmas at Ken Reid have become seasonal highlights for our community and create unique
opportunities for people to connect with nature in a way that is meaningful for them.
The education program is designed to provide a variety of engagement and educational opportunities to
all members in our community, and include youth, families, seniors, and professionals in the delivery
models. We strive to provide excellence in our curriculum and community programs. The goals of
conservation education align with our strategic vision and contribute to communities that love, respect,
and appreciate our natural environment.
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Conservation Areas and Lands
Category 1
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 1 254,700$ 272,400$ 17,700$
Employment Grants 18,000 20,000 2,000
Self Generated Revenues 46,500 53,000 6,500
Donations and other revenue 5,000 - (5,000)
Administration Recovery 88,700 - (88,700)
TOTAL REVENUE 416,650$ 356,650$ (60,000)$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 344,000$ 276,400$ (67,600)$
Advertising and Communications - 5,500 5,500
Equipment 6,800 12,000 5,200
Infrastructure maintenance and repairs 8,500 6,350 (2,150)
Professional Development & Training 1,500 1,500 -
Property Taxes 2,100 2,100 -
Road and parking lot maintenance 24,950 26,500 1,550
Supplies and materials 20,950 18,300 (2,650)
Travel 3,150 2,900 (250)
Utilities 4,700 5,100 400
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 416,650$ 356,650$ (60,000)$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Durham East Cross Forest Conservation Area
Category 1
Apportionment Method: Agreement Method (Region of Durham)
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 1 104,200$ 105,750$ 1,550$
Municipal Levy, Category 1, Deferred 2,700 26,910 24,210
Federal Grants - 51,150 51,150
TOTAL REVENUE 106,900$ 183,810$ 76,910$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 53,000$ 103,600$ 50,600$
Advertising and Communications 2,000 500 (1,500)
Contracted services - 7,000 7,000
Equipment 2,000 3,600 1,600
Infrastructure maintenance and repairs 17,800 15,000 (2,800)
Professional Development & Training 1,000 1,000 -
Property Taxes 6,000 6,000 -
Security Services 2,000 - (2,000)
Supplies and materials 8,600 27,360 18,760
Travel 4,200 2,450 (1,750)
Utilities 600 600 -
Program administration 9,700 16,700 7,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 106,900$ 183,810$ 76,910$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Conservation Education and Community Outreach
Category 3
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 3 -$ 43,750$ 43,750$
Other Grants 3,000 - (3,000)
Self Generated Revenues 45,800 113,850 68,050
TOTAL REVENUE 48,800$ 157,600$ 108,800$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 4,300$ 63,300$ 59,000$
Advertising and Communications - 1,800 1,800
Equipment - 1,500 1,500
Professional services 24,000 58,100 34,100
Supplies and materials 10,000 18,200 8,200
Travel - 400 400
Program administration - 14,300 14,300
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 38,300$ 157,600$ 119,300$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Fleetwood Creek Natural Area
Category 3
Apportionment Method: N/A
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Self Generated Revenues 8,700$ 8,850$ 150$
TOTAL REVENUE 8,700$ 8,850$ 150$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 7,500$ 7,600$ 100$
Equipment 350 150 (200)
Supplies and materials 250 - (250)
Travel 600 300 (300)
Program administration - 800 800
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 8,700$ 8,850$ 150$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Habitat Compensation Program
Category 3
Apportionment Method: N/A
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Self Generated Revenues 40,000$ 8,550$ (31,450)$
TOTAL REVENUE 40,000$ 8,550$ (31,450)$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 28,100$ 4,400$ (23,700)$
Equipment 1,800 - (1,800)
Supplies and materials 1,300 50 (1,250)
Travel 2,300 250 (2,050)
Program administration 6,500 700 (5,800)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 40,000$ 5,400$ (34,600)$
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Corporate Services
General Operating Programs and Services
Corporate Services supports each of the departments and the organization as a whole by providing
administrative support, coordination, policy development and implementation, program direction and
development, strategic and business planning, and Board support including agendas and minutes.
Finance, Budget, Audit
This area of business provides financial leadership and support to the organization through financial
direction, reporting, and management. All accounting processes, financial statements, and audits are
conducted and prepared through strict adherence to the Canadian public sector accounting standards.
Ongoing scrutiny and analysis contribute to effective and efficient processing, and adherence to
applicable legislation. We produce internal financial statements and reports regularly for our leadership
team and the Board of Directors.
Human Resources, Health & Safety
Human Resources provide comprehensive services and advice to all departments in the areas of
legislative compliance, recruitment, orientation, on-boarding, talent management, metrics reporting,
performance management, employment grants, and policies and procedures. Within the Health and
Safety function, education and training continue to be a focus to create a culture of safety in our
organization. We continue to invest resources to produce an effective and progressive Health and Safety
program and ensure compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. In 2024, our
Compensation Review will be completed with a proposed plan for implementation, as recommended.
Infrastructure, Asset Management, Information & IT Management
Assets include land, buildings, information technology infrastructure, vehicles, and equipment. The
Corporate Services team provides support in managing, maintaining, replacing, and monitoring risk and
liability issues. This business area also includes the management of corporate records involving soft and
hard copies along with the proper retention criteria and the implementation of the Information
Management System (IMS). This system enables timely responses to client requests, helps us to meet
MFIPPA obligations, and improves search capabilities. Hardware and software for the computer network,
including system support and security, are a function of this division.
Corporate Communications
Corporate communications ensure organization transparency and accountability to our Board of
Directors, municipal partners, staff, and the watershed community, while representing our organization
in a strong, positive manner that is consistent with our vision, mission, and focus. This business area also
supports all our programs, projects and services through the development and implementation of
communication plans. Some of the regular services and products provided include strategic
communication guidance, plan development and implementation, media relations, image and brand
management, website development and maintenance, and photography management.
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Corporate Services
General Operating
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 1 1,030,750$ 818,718$ (212,032)$
Federal Grants 18,300 - (18,300)
Interest income 62,600 75,000 12,400
Donations and other revenue 500 - (500)
TOTAL REVENUE 1,112,150$ 893,718$ (218,432)$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 782,000$ 750,600$ (31,400)$
Administration and Overhead (Schedule A)250,800 254,950 4,150
Advertising and Communications 1,000 1,500 500
Board of Directors & Governance 7,050 7,050 -
Professional Development & Training 5,500 6,500 1,000
Professional services 45,300 20,000 (25,300)
Supplies and materials 19,500 24,800 5,300
Travel 1,000 958 (42)
Program administration, cost recovery - (172,640) (172,640)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,112,150$ 893,718$ (218,432)$
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Schedule A - General Administration and Overhead
General Operating
Apportionment Method: Modified Current Value Assessment
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
EXPENDITURES
Administration building utilities 13,000$ 13,000$ -$
Administration building maintenance 29,000 32,500 3,500
Office equipment leases and maintenance 3,000 3,000 -
Telephone & internet 14,200 14,200 -
Audit & legal 32,500 33,750 1,250
Banking & administration fees 4,700 4,700 -
Insurance 55,400 58,000 2,600
Website hosting, licenses, ecommerce 11,000 11,500 500
Conservation Ontario membership 26,000 25,500 (500)
Information Technology & Corporate Software 46,500 45,000 (1,500)
Human Resources & Safety 15,500 13,800 (1,700)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 250,800$ 254,950$ 4,150$
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General Benefitting Projects
General benefitting projects typically encompass studies, plans or other significant operating initiatives
that are one-time in nature, although they may span over a period of more than one year.
Digitization of Corporate Records (Category 1 Mandatory Programs and Services)
In conjunction with our Information Management System the digitization of these hard copy files will
help contribute to faster processing of planning applications and can provide both parties with instant
copies of important documents. As technology improves, more and more companies are moving to
paperless offices to preserve these documents. Benefits of shifting to digitized documents will allow for
easy storage, retrieval, updating and improved access and transport of information.
The digitization of corporate records is projected to be an ongoing project to transfer our paper files to a
digital format for the next five years. This project will also support our records management policies and
processes.
Environmental Monitoring Strategy Implementation (Category 1 Mandatory Programs and
Services)
In 2022, our 10-year environmental monitoring strategy was endorsed by the Board of Directors. The
plan provides a roadmap to facilitate enhancements that focus on upgrading infrastructure to access
real time data, enhancing our monitoring network to fill data gaps, and improving environmental
information by investing in more recent aerial imagery. In 2024, our Year 2 priority is the installation of a
new all-weather station at Ken Reid Conservation Area.
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2024 Budget
General Benfitting Projects
Apportionment Method: MCVA
Budget Budget Budget
Project Category 2023 2024 Variance
Digitization of corporate records Mandatory P&S 15,000$ 15,000$ -$
Environmental Monitoring Strategy Implementation (Year
2/10)Other P&S 25,000 25,000 -
TOTAL REVENUE 40,000$ 40,000$ -$
Municipality
2024 MCVA
Apportionment 2023 Levy 2024 Levy Variance
City of Kawartha Lakes 59.116 23,729$ 23,646$ (82)$
Region of Durham 36.3071 14,423 14,523 100
Municipality of Trent Lakes 4.1908 1,695 1,676 (19)
Township of Cavan Monaghan 0.3861 154 154 0
Total 100 40,000$ 40,000$ (0)$
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Category 2: Municipal Programs and Services
Region of Durham – Watershed Plan Implementation
Project Purpose
This program implements recommendations for high priority objectives identified within the Lake
Scugog Environmental Management Plan (endorsed in 2010), Oak Ridges Moraine Watershed Plans
(endorsed in 2012), Port Perry Stormwater Management Plan (endorsed in 2014), and the Kawartha
Conservation Stewardship Strategy (endorsed by the Board of Directors in 2020). In addition, the
Kawartha Conservation Climate Change Strategy (endorsed by the Board of Directors in 2016)
recommends a wide range of adaptation and mitigation activities that also support watershed plan
implementation.
The maintenance of a healthy aquatic environment, recreational opportunities, and attractive
waterfront area, with enhanced stormwater management, are important to the economic and social
well-being of Lake Scugog and the Port Perry area. Implementation activities are geared to the
improvement of water quality and the sustainability of natural heritage features. They are categorized
into major groupings of activities as identified below:
• Stewardship and Natural Heritage
• Scugog Water And Terrain Environmental Restoration (WATER) Fund
• Water Quality Monitoring
• Lake Scugog Enhancement Project
Stewardship and Natural Heritage
Urban Deliverables include:
The Port Perry urban landscape is largely hardened surfaces that promote faster moving storm
runoff and reduces the ability for the land to absorb water. The Urban Stewardship program is
designed to help protect our urban communities by providing low impact development solutions at
the lot level. Working with private landowners and the landscaping community, Kawartha
Conservation will deliver a program designed to support private landowners looking to retrofit their
properties including scalable templates for urban rain gardens and support for a variety of options to
suit landowners with varying capacity for implementation.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• Urban tree planting on municipal property
• On-Site landowner consultations for Low Impact Development or runoff management
projects
Rural Agriculture Deliverables Include:
Farmland makes up 50% of the Kawartha watershed and is particularly important in sustaining our
rural communities, with agriculture and healthy lakes being the two pillars of our vibrant local
economy. This program works directly with the farming community to provide a range of technical
services and incentives to assist farmers in practicing beneficial farmland management to improve
groundwater and surface water quality.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• Collaboration and consultation with commodity groups across the region
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• On-site landowner consultations to support Scugog WATER Fund applications and
project opportunities
• On-site landowner consultations and support to connect them with other cost sharing
program opportunities
Shoreline Deliverables Include:
The majority of shoreline around Lake Scugog is privately owned. With this sensitive area having a
considerable influence on surface water quality, the daily actions of these landowners are important,
ensuring the ability for our community and tourists to enjoy the lake. The Shoreline Stewardship
Program works with private landowners to provide an array of technical supports to encourage
better land management decisions and actions.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• On-Site landowner consultations on shoreline related restoration projects
• Continue to search for funding to support the implementation of a restoration plan for
Rotary Trail Park
Scugog WATER Fund
Since 2007, Kawartha Conservation has worked in partnership with the Township of Scugog, local
landowners and businesses to deliver the Scugog Water and Terrain Environmental Restoration
(WATER) Fund. To date we have assisted with over 300 water quality improvement projects on
private properties and leveraged over $1.4 Million in landowner contributions.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• Provide seed funding grants to private landowners to support water quality
improvement projects that align with our stewardship outreach programs and the
various management plan recommendations
• Continue to provide support for community and private urban projects that improve
water quality and incorporate climate change adaptation recommendations at the lot
level
• Report on implementation successes to community stakeholders, municipal partners,
and other agencies
• Minimum 50% match from landowners
Water Quality Monitoring
Upstream Investigative Water Quality Examination
The intention of the upstream investigative program is to reduce the data gaps by performing more
comprehensive water quality and quantity data collection (more sites on one stream) in a specific area to
identify causality of water quality degradation and plan for remediation or restoration efforts through our
stewardship department.
This program includes comprehensive water chemistry and flow data being collected simultaneously to
achieve accurate nutrient loading calculations. The information gathered will serve to identify specific
stewardship priorities and areas for actions/improvements. Data collection is performed monthly during
the ice-free period of May – November. A report will identify findings and provide recommendations for
stewardship prioritization. Ongoing data analysis will identify changes across time.
• Finalize and publish Layton River Report
• Continuation of monitoring on 2 streams, East Cross Creek and Blackstock Creek (Year 3 of 3)
• 11 sites being sampled in total.
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• 6 rounds of sampling (3 high flow and 3 low flow events)
• Water quality and discharge rates (flow volumes)
• Data maintenance, analysis and
• Draft report for East Cross Creek and Blackstock on the 3 years of monitoring that outlines
catchments of concern.
Watershed Quality Monitoring - Lake Scugog and Major Oak Ridges Moraine Tributaries
The Lake Scugog Environmental Management Plan (LSEMP) identified recommendations for ongoing
monitoring and the identification of ‘hot spots’ and data gaps.
Research and monitoring activities conducted for watershed planning purposes provided detailed
baseline information on water quality and quantity for Lake Scugog and watershed tributaries. This
annual project maintains a basic level of monitoring, providing a basis for evaluating implementation
activities for future stewardship priorities, and providing recommendations for land use planning.
• 14 sites across Lake Scugog and its watershed (6 lakes and 8 tributary sites)
• 6 rounds of sampling on the lake
• 7 rounds of sampling on tributaries
• Installation of 2 new conductivity loggers at Cawker’s Creek and Layton River
2024, marks the 20th year of ongoing research and monitoring for Lake Scugog and its tributaries. We
plan to host 2 open houses to disseminate key findings from the last 20 years and provide the
community an opportunity to communicate their needs and wants for the Lake and tributaries moving
forward. We will review the current plan, look at our key findings and assess whether we need to
continue similar monitoring structure or if we need to address data gaps, by improving the plan to
monitor other areas of concerns.
Lake Scugog Enhancement Project
The purpose of this project is to provide technical and project management support to the Healthy Lake
Scugog Steering Committee with a project to revitalize Port Perry Bay. Proposed strategies involve a
combination of activities such as dredging, creating a berm and constructed wetland to improve urban
storm water treatment, and aquatic plant harvesting. These activities will involve environmental
assessment processes, public input, and permitting.
A contract was awarded to GHD Consulting to investigate options, develop a project plan, and conduct
the public consultation process. A draft conceptual design was approved in June 2023 by council and
tendering process was initiated. Tendering bids were much higher than anticipated so new
recommendations are being established to move the construction phase forward in 2024. If construction
commences in 2024 the following deliverables include:
• Support the Township of Scugog with project administration and management with tendering,
permit related activities, liaison with regulatory agencies and the Williams Treaty First Nations.
• Provide ongoing science and technical support in addition to project management services, in
collaboration with the Township of Scugog.
• Oversee GHD to provide detailed final conceptual preferred design
• Work through agency comments on submitted permits and applications including:
o Basic Impact Assessment for Parks Canada
o DFO fish offsetting plan and ‘In Water Works’ permit from Parks Canada for DFO offsets
• Conclude the Environmental and Climate Change Canada’s Nature Smart Climate Solution Fund.
• Review of project deliverables and reports
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Region of Durham - Lake Management Implementation, Stewardship
Category 2
Apportionment Method: Benefits Based
Budget Budget Budget
Stewardship 2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 2 65,800$ 61,100$ (4,700)$
Municipal Levy, Category 2, Deferred 5,250 5,250
TOTAL REVENUE 65,800$ 66,350$ 550$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 37,500$ 37,100$ (400)$
Advertising and Communications 1,500 1,000 (500)
Landowner Grants 20,000 20,000 -
Supplies and materials 100 1,500 1,400
Travel 700 750 50
Program administration 6,000 6,000 -
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 65,800$ 66,350$ 550$
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Region of Durham - Lake Management Implementation, Science
Category 2
Apportionment Method: Benefits Based
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 2 78,300$ 79,000$ 700$
Municipal Levy, Category 2, Deferred 42,700 62,300 19,600
Municipal Agreement - 47,000 47,000
Employment Grants 2,000 5,000 3,000
Other Grants 1,600 - (1,600)
TOTAL REVENUE 124,600$ 193,300$ 68,700$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 39,600$ 65,500$ 25,900$
Equipment 3,000 10,900 7,900
Laboratory Fees 25,200 20,000 (5,200)
Supplies and materials 3,800 5,500 1,700
Travel 3,800 5,200 1,400
Lake Scugog Enhancement Project 37,800 68,600
Program administration 11,400 17,600 6,200
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 124,600$ 193,300$ $ 68,700
30,800
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Region of Durham – Watershed Planning
Project Purpose
In January 2023, the implementation of Bill 23 – More Homes Built Faster Act, was put into place. This
meant that Conservation Authorities could no longer provide comments on natural heritage or water
components not related to natural hazards for Planning Act applications, however, expertise remains
within the organization to be able to provide reliable background information for municipal planning
purposes.
Municipalities require the most up to date information to make timely decisions on Planning Act
applications. Data related to the presence, and sensitivity of natural features (e.g., watercourses,
wetland and fish habitat, erosion prone areas) remain crucial pieces of information for the municipality
to consider when processing applications to ensure that provincial land uses and related policies are
met.
This 1-year project will provide the municipality with the most up to date information on the following:
Field-verified location of watercourses and wetlands in 2 priority areas (Blackstock and Nonquon
Industrial Tributary Area).
The presence/absence of cold-water habitats along 10 known cold-water streams.
Field-verified locations of sensitive features (wetlands, fish habitat, erosion prone areas) along Lake
Scugog.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
Update mapping layers that include:
Locations of watercourses and wetlands in the hamlet of Blackstock, and the Nonquon Industrial
Tributary Area.
Changes in fish habitat along cold-water streams.
Location of sensitive fish habitat along the Lake Scugog shoreline.
Location of wetlands and watercourses along the Lake Scugog shoreline.
Location of erosion prone areas along the Lake Scugog shoreline.
A summary report that includes:
Methodology, key findings, and land use management considerations.
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Region of Durham - Watershed Planning
Category 2
Apportionment Method: Benefits Based
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 2 27,300$ 30,500$ 3,200$
TOTAL REVENUE 27,300$ 30,500$ 3,200$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 21,500$ 24,200$ 2,700$
Equipment 500 1,600 1,100
Supplies and materials 500 500 -
Travel 2,300 1,400 (900)
Program administration 2,500 2,800 300
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 27,300$ 30,500$ 3,200$
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City of Kawartha Lakes Risk Management Official
Clean Water Act, Part IV, Enforcement
Source Water Protection Plan policies are designed in the best interests of a community and are required
to be implemented for the long-term protection of safe and healthy drinking water sources. A Source
Protection Plan helps municipalities save money by creating and implementing a multi-barrier approach
to strengthen the protection of municipal drinking water sources. By implementing source protection
plan policies requiring a risk management official (RMO), as per the Clean Water Act, threat assessments
of groundwater and surface water quality and quantity on a site specific and watershed scale are
determined and monitored.
Risk Management Plans and developing the land surrounding water supply systems in a suitable way is
required. This is a proactive method of ensuring contamination risks are reduced and expensive clean-up
costs can be averted. These plans and activities directly support the City of Kawartha Lakes specifically in
implementation of plan policies requiring a Risk Management Plan and providing information for
planning/building applications for development where the activity or land use could impact upon
municipal drinking water supplies.
Activities of the Risk Management Official are guided by a Project Oversight Committee comprised of
public works, planning and building staff from the City of Kawartha Lakes, and staff at Kawartha
Conservation.
Deliverables
This project to date has involved the development of risk management plans with landowners designed
to eliminate risks to municipal water supply systems and policies and procedures have been developed
to guide implementation activities. Ongoing work occurs to verify compliance with risk management
plans and adjust as them as necessary. Risk Management Plans address various risks to drinking water
sources and agricultural uses and residential fuel oil have most common under the existing policies.
The changes to the Director’s technical rules and subsequent proposed amendments to the assessment
report and source protection plan will result in new significant drinking water threats which require
management through risk management plans. Activities in 2024 will continue to focus on the negotiation
and establishment of these new risk management plans, issuing notices to proceed with an activity
under the Planning Act and Building Code Act, and annual reporting. Under the amended policies, road
salt storage and chemical storage threats which were previously not a concern will now need to be
addressed, resulting in a doubling of the number of risk management plans required. Some existing risk
management plans will also need to be amended because of the amendments.
This program also includes the provision of letters or notices to applicants proposing to submit an
application under the Planning Act or Building Code Act to ensure their activities will not affect municipal
residential water supply systems.
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
City of Kawartha Lakes - Risk Management Official, Clean Water Act Part IV, Enforcement
Category 2
Apportionment Method: Agreement
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Agreement 60,000$ 60,000$ -$
TOTAL REVENUE 60,000$ 60,000$ -$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 51,000$ 52,300$ 1,300$
Supplies and materials 4,000 2,000 (2,000)
Travel 500 500 -
Program administration 4,500 5,200 700
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 60,000$ 60,000$ -$
Note: This budget is funded through a municipal agreement and is not considered part of the municipal levy
for the City of Kawartha Lakes.
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City of Kawartha Lakes - Lake Dalrymple Management Plan
Project Purpose
The primary purpose of this project is to work collaboratively with lake stakeholders towards obtaining a
better understanding of the pressures on the lake and to determine priority management activities.
2024 is year four of a four-year project and builds on several accomplishments in year one, which
included the establishment of a 10+ member Community Working Group, comprehensive water quality
and quantity monitoring program, project website and numerous social media interactions.
The planning process involves science-based lake and watershed studies, in conjunction with strategic
partnerships across all areas of interest to facilitate plan development and implementation.
Comprehensive monitoring of water quality, water quantity, and land use parameters are undertaken
over multiple years. This allows us to develop baseline documentation – or ‘state of the lake’ – as the
foundation for developing management recommendations.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• Continuation of Lake Working Group to help focus priority management recommendations.
• Completion of water quality and quantity monitoring to help capture “average” and “atypical”
conditions.
• Compile and complete data analysis on 3 years’ worth of data and summarize results.
• Routine updating of Lake Dalrymple webpage and data dashboard. This includes posting up-to-date
information on: Working Group meeting minutes and presentations, open house presentations,
available technical reports, and key findings of our monitoring efforts.
• Finalize all components of the watershed characterization report
• Finalize the lake management plan
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
City of Kawartha Lakes - Lake Dalrymple Management Plan
Category 2
Apportionment Method: Benefits Based
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 2 69,300$ 62,700$ (6,600)$
Municipal Levy, Category 2, Deferred - 14,950 14,950
TOTAL REVENUE 69,300$ 77,650$ 8,350$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 45,200$ 53,300$ 8,100$
Equipment 3,500 650 (2,850)
Laboratory Fees 8,800 2,500 (6,300)
Professional services - 12,100 12,100
Supplies and materials 2,100 1,350 (750)
Travel 3,400 650 (2,750)
Program administration 6,300 7,100 800
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 69,300$ 77,650$ 8,350$
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City of Kawartha Lakes - Lake Management Plan Implementation
Project Purpose
Implementation of the Lake Management Plans is important to our local economy, the attractiveness of
the area for tourism and to the continued growth of our communities that have developed around our
lakes and rivers. Building on the momentum established through our Implementation Action Plan 2019-
2023, Kawartha Conservation and the Implementation Task Force developed an updated 5-year
Implementation Action Plan (2024 –2028) to continue to improve the appeal of our lakes as an engine
for economic growth.
The preferred options provided here address the greatest common concerns expressed by residents
throughout the city and proposes science-based solutions to address these concerns. The programs are
broken into five areas as outlined in the Action Plan. They are as follows:
• Incentive Grant Program
• Implementation Outreach Program
• Shoreline Program
• Urban Program
• Rural Program
Incentive Grant Program
Grassroots organizations and private landowners play a critical role in the implementation of the Lake
Management Plans. The Kawartha Water Fund program was created to support private landowners and
community groups that are interested in undertaking projects that demonstrate actions from the Lake
Management Plans. Since 2019, this program has provided seed funding to 100 landowners and
community groups, leveraging more than $745,000 in community investment.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• $70,000 in grants available for a 50/50 match
• Community planting projects
• Aquatic plant management projects
• Community engagement projects
• Agricultural Best Management Practices
• Septic and well upgrades
• Rainwater harvesting
• Shoreline and streambank restoration
• Low impact development solutions
• Leverage additional investment of $215,000 in external support
• Total return on investment of 200%
Implementation Outreach Program
Partner and Community Engagement
A key component of the Implementation Action Plan is collaboration among community groups and
institutions already active on the lake. This program will maintain collaboration with our partners at
various levels to ensure that programs and projects are meeting the actions that were recommended in
the Lake Management Plans. By working alongside the different program partners, Kawartha
Conservation will share and promote sound scientific decision making, local knowledge, and traditional
values.
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Deliverables for 2024 include:
• Coordinate and facilitate a multi-partner public ‘State of the Lakes’ symposium
• Collaborate with lake associations, and other community groups providing presentations to provide
updated information
• Participate in community events such as Country Living Show, Spotlight on Agriculture etc. to
improve community connections and share important updates on programs and results
• Produce an annual report on implementation success
• Report on Implementation successes to community stakeholders, municipal partners, and
other agencies
• Promote the Implementation Action Plan and Community Grant Program to partner groups,
agencies, and individuals throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes
• Develop a digital dashboard to report data and activity results in real time
• Develop a semi-annual digital newsletter on implementation successes
• Oversee the planning and preparation for attendance at the International Plowing
Match and Rural Expo in Lindsay
Erosion and Sediment Control Planning
Better erosion and sediment control management at construction projects near water is a priority
recommendation in all Lake, Watershed, and Storm Water Management Plans. Sediment-laden run-off is
a significant threat to the health of local lakes and their connecting waters and can have both acute and
long-term impacts including filling in shallow areas, smothering fish habitat, increasing phosphorous
loads and poor aesthetics. Ongoing development pressures is a priority in the City of Kawartha Lakes and
vital to economic growth. Responsible sediment and erosion control planning is a required part of the
preparation , during and post construction process. Effective erosion and sediment control planning
between municipalities, contractors, conservation authorities and other construction partners reduces
construction delays, ensures work permit compliance, and protects the local environment.
The purpose of this program is to partner with the development industry to pilot innovative technologies
and research to track erosion and sedimentation at construction sites, educating developers,
contractors, construction works and others in the development industry on best management practices
related to selection, installation and inspection of erosion and sediment control measures. Work in this
area will help ensure the effectiveness of these technologies. Lastly, a key part of this program is to
undertake site inspections on active construction projects to work with proponents on evaluating
effectiveness and to adjust when needed to ensure the health and safety of our surface water.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• Establish a partnership with 1 developer to test sediment and erosion tracking technologies
during the construction phase of a project.
• Installation of a turbidity meter at 1 construction site to establish a relationship between
water clarity and sedimentation during the construction phase of a project.
• Distribute fact sheets, videos, and other educational materials to proponents.
• Update erosion and sediment control guidelines at Kawartha Conservation.
• Undertake 10 construction site inspections to assess efficiency of control measures.
• Secure 5 proponent led solutions for improving control measures on construction project.
• Certification of 1 staff as a certified inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control.
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Rural Program
Agricultural Stewardship
Farmland makes up nearly 50% of the Kawartha watershed and is particularly important in sustaining
our rural communities, with agriculture and healthy lakes being the two pillars of our vibrant local
economy. This program works directly with the farming community to provide a range of technical
services and incentives to assist farmers in practicing beneficial farmland management to improve
groundwater and surface water quality. Since 2019, nine (9) agricultural demonstration projects have
been implemented in Kawartha Lakes, leveraging $208,000 in grant funding and $8,000 in community
investment.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• Collaboration and partnerships with agricultural commodity groups
• On-farm consultations to develop and support project implementation
• Collaboration with the East Central Farm Stewardship Collaborative
• Collaboration with the Peterborough chapter of ALUS
• Water quality sampling to demonstrate the beneficial impact of projects
• Negotiate a grant to leverage $17,000
• Total Return on Investment of 89%
Investigative Upstream Monitoring
The Investigative Upstream Monitoring program will reduce existing data gaps by providing qualitative
and quantitative data. This data will be invaluable to allowing Kawartha Conservation to identify
problem areas and establish remediation and restoration options moving forward. The Lake
Management implementation plan is a result of recommendations made from the lake management
planning process for Sturgeon, Balsam, Cameron, and Pigeon lakes. These recommendations include the
identification of ‘hot spots’ or problem areas (i.e., high nutrient concentrations, reduced forest cover,
impaired riparian zones).
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• Completion of monitoring on Janetville Creek, Stoney Creek and Sucker Creek (Year 3 of 3) in
collaboration with Trent University
• Sampling 21 sites in total for water quality and flow 8 times a year
• Parameters include nutrients (phosphorus & nitrogen, total suspended solids, chloride)
• Produce a summary report of key findings
Shoreline Program
Community Science Monitoring
The nearshore area is under the direct influence of activities performed on the shoreline (urban development,
agriculture, specific shoreline alteration) in addition to acting as a transition zone that is highly influenced from
waters offshore and land and tributary drainage. The data collected in nearshore areas can act as an early
warning indicator for the lakes and thus identify “problem areas” or “hot spots” of degraded water quality and
threats to human and animal health in addition to a decrease in biodiversity and habitat. Routine water quality
monitoring was identified as a priority recommendation in every Lake Management Plan.
This citizen science program will continue the successful Nearshore Monitoring Program (2019-2021) and aim
to continue to empower our community to take action and provide valuable information on the concentrations
of various nutrients in our waterbodies. The objectives of the 5-year Community Science Monitoring Program
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are to monitor the nearshore environments health annually, provide up-to-date results to the public and key
lake stakeholders, track changes over a 3- and 5-year period to inform Lake Plan actions, and provide
stewardship with information on areas with degraded nearshore water quality. These findings will guide
stewardship efforts through the Water Fund and Waterfront Stewardship programs. The monitoring and hands-
on components will work together to seek funding. This project will depend on external funding to accomplish
the 2024 deliverables which include:
• Monthly (May to October) water quality monitoring at 70 sites across the high priority lakes Sturgeon,
Balsam, Cameron, Pigeon), medium priority lakes (Canal, Mitchell, Dalrymple), and low priority lakes
(Head, Shadow, Four Mile), yearly.
• Engage at least 70 volunteers in monitoring activities annually.
• Report on key findings to watershed residents through an online dashboard
• Summary report of degraded areas of water quality for the planning of future stewardship projects
• Provide monthly social media posts with science summary.
• Host an annual volunteer appreciation event.
Waterfront Stewardship
The Shoreline Stewardship Program works with private landowners to provide an array of technical
supports to encourage better land management decisions and actions. Most shoreline properties in the
City of Kawartha Lakes are privately owned. With this sensitive area having such a large influence on
surface water quality, the daily actions of these landowners impact the ability for our community and
tourists to enjoy our lakes.
Deliverables for 2024 Include:
• On-site Shoreline consultations with landowners
• Increase awareness through the Watershed Welcome packages
• 1,200 native plants sold to support shoreline stewardship
• Septic management information for private landowners
• Monitor sedimentation and nutrient loading at key project waterfronts
• Total return on investment 243%
Urban Program
Stormwater Monitoring
Urban stormwater runoff has been identified throughout all Lake Management Plans to be a concern
due to higher rates of imperviousness and the concentration of contaminant sources. Building upon the
successes of the Investigative Upstream Monitoring program for agricultural tributaries, we can transfer
the same approach of monitoring multiple sites along a watercourse, to identify hotspots along the
Scugog River.
During the next 5 years, our focus will be in the largest urban centre of CKL, Lindsay, and the urban
runoff draining into the Scugog River. The Stormwater Monitoring program will gather baseline water
quality and quantity information from both stormwater outlets and streams. Our collection efforts will
take place at outlets during storm events occurring spring, summer and fall months as well as at 5 major
streams that drain directly into the Scugog River (Distillery, Jennings, Sinister, Albert, and Sucker creeks).
In addition, the information gathered will help direct the upcoming monitoring plans that will need to be
developed by municipalities as part of the new provincial guidance being released in 2023, that are
specific to the Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Permissions Approach (CLI-EAC). The preliminary data
being collected will directly correlate with the two main objectives that these plans will have to include:
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I. Identifying existing or emerging water quality and quantity issues in the key receivers as well as
track future changes to water quality and quantity including long term trends of receiver health
due to urbanization and
II. Determining cumulative impacts on the receiver due to water quality and quantity changes
overtime due to urbanization.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• We will monitor 5 urban streams draining directly into Scugog River (Distillery, Jennings, Sinister,
Suckers and Albert) for water quality, flow, and benthic communities.
• Twice a month sampling from April-November.
• Explore innovative approaches to sample by using conductivity loggers, an autosampler and siphon
samplers, to help capture high loading events (rain events) remotely.
• Capture runoff from additional stormwater outlets along the river manually, during 5 stormwater events
• Parameters will include nutrients (phosphorus & nitrogen, total suspended solids, chloride).
• Conduct bacteria source tracking at 3 sites
Urban Restoration
The urban restoration program helps to protect our urban communities by providing low impact
development recommendations at the individual property level. Much of our urban landscape is
hardened surface that promotes faster moving storm runoff and reduces the ability for the land to
absorb water. We work with private landowners and the landscaping community to develop a program
for retrofitting existing properties including a variety of options to suit landowners with varying capacity
for implementation. Since 2019, Kawartha Conservation has successfully implemented 14 urban
demonstration projects on private and public lands.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
• On-site landowner consultations
• Increase landowner awareness and engagement through publications, social media, and
direct outreach to key stakeholders as identified through the Stormwater Monitoring
program
• Implementation of lot level stormwater feature as part of new development model
homes
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
City of Kawartha Lakes - Lake Management Implementation, Stewardship
Category 2
Apportionment Method: Benefits Based
Budget Budget Budget
Stewardship 2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 2 163,200$ 265,000$ 101,800$
Municipal Levy, Category 2, Deferred 77,800 26,875 (50,925)
Provincial Grants 68,900 - (68,900)
Other Grants - 34,325 34,325
Self Generated Revenues 7,000 16,000 9,000
TOTAL REVENUE 316,900$ 342,200$ 25,300$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 161,500$ 181,000$ 19,500$
Advertising and Communications 11,000 7,400 (3,600)
Contracted services 48,500 25,000 (23,500)
Cost of sales 5,000 14,000 9,000
Equipment 100 50 (50)
Landowner Grants 55,500 70,000 14,500
Supplies and materials 2,500 9,700 7,200
Travel 4,000 3,950 (50)
Program administration 28,800 31,100 2,300
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 316,900$ 342,200$ 25,300$
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Lake Management Implementation, Science
Category 2
Apportionment Method: Benefits Based
Budget Budget Budget
Science 2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 2 128,950 121,784 (7,166)
Municipal Levy, Category 2, Deferred 54,450 111,116 56,666
Employment Grants 2,000 2,500 500
Other Grants 5,000 40,000 35,000
TOTAL REVENUE 190,400$ 275,400$ 85,000$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 81,400$ 105,600$ 24,200$
Stipends 10,000 - (10,000)
Equipment 44,500 37,200 (7,300)
Laboratory Fees 24,000 81,900 57,900
Professional services - 5,300 5,300
Supplies and materials 11,400 11,100 (300)
Travel 4,500 9,300 4,800
Program administration 14,600 25,000 10,400
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 190,400$ 275,400$ 85,000$
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Municipality of Trent Lakes – Flood Plain Mapping Studies
Purpose
The objective of these studies is to update flood plain mapping along two stretches of rivers in the
Municipality of Trent Lakes, using new hydrologic and hydraulic models based on the latest ground
survey, future land-use conditions, topographic maps, aerial photography, and provincial guidelines. The
updated flood plain mapping will allow communities, municipalities, and Kawartha Conservation staff to
make informed decisions about future land use and identify flood hazard reduction opportunities within
the region.
Background and detail
One of the core responsibilities of Conservation Authorities is to advise on improvements and help
mitigate flood risks within the watershed, which can be partially achieved through up-to-date and
refined data. To do this, flood plain mapping studies are created using information collected for the
study such as LIDAR, survey data, soil type and land use types. These studies help synthesize
representations of what the landscape is like and how excess water volume will be displaced during large
storm events within the watershed. Ultimately the model produces a flood line that can be used to
create flood hazard mapping. This model will also help inform consultants and other engineers produce
updated mapping for safe future development within or adjacent to flood plains.
In an effort to achieve this core responsibility, Kawartha Conservation is partnered with Municipality of
Trent Lakes to provide studies along the Miskwaa Ziibi River and Nogies Creek, which is being partially
funded through the Federal Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP).
The Miskwaa Ziibi River flows south into Little Bald Lake. It has a watershed area of approximately 200
square kilometers. Most properties of concern are located at the south end of the Miskwaa Ziibi river.
There are approximately 200 residential properties that are assumed to be within the flood plain. This
mapping will help identify which properties are at risk along the east and west side of the Miskwaa Ziibi
River.
Nogies Creek flows south into Pigeon Lake. It has a watershed area of approximately 200 square
kilometers. Most properties of concern are located at the southern half of Nogies Creek. This Creek has
approximately 200 residential properties that are assumed to be within the flood plain. This mapping will
help identify which properties are at risk along the east and west side of Nogies Creek.
Deliverables
• Attend quarterly coordination meetings;
• Provide management of flood plain related information and data;
• Provide Flood Plain Mapping Technical Report by March 1, 2024, outlining the findings for
each study; and,
• Assist in the implementation of planning decisions.
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Trent Lakes, Floodplain Mapping Studies
Category 2
Apportionment Method: Benefits Based
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 2 273,000$ -$ (273,000)$
Municipal Levy, Category 2, Deferred (22,700) 114,300 137,000
TOTAL REVENUE 250,300$ 114,300$ (136,000)$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 67,100$ 11,900$ (55,200)$
Equipment 3,000 - (3,000)
Professional services 152,400 92,000 (60,400)
Supplies and materials 3,000 - (3,000)
Travel 2,000 - (2,000)
Program administration 22,800 10,400 (12,400)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 250,300$ 114,300$ (136,000)$
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City of Kawartha Lakes and Region of Durham - Tree Planting Program
Tree planting within the watershed is a key deliverable of the 2020 Stewardship Strategy which outlines
the need for increased forest cover across the watershed. Municipal guidance indicates a desired 30%
tree canopy to help address the impacts of climate change. To achieve this coverage will require multiple
organizations working together to support private landowners in rural and urban areas.
Kawartha Conservation has focused programs to support private landowners including participating in
the 50 Million Tree program, the Forest Recovery Program, and through over the counter tree seedling
sales. Urban tree planting is encouraged through our TD Tree days' work and in partnership with our
municipal partners to identify public space that would benefit from increased canopy coverage. These
programs provide incentives that support for tree planting projects on private and public properties.
Tree planting through these programs also supports the implementation of the Implementation Action
Plan as well as protect and enhance our tree canopy; of which both items were highlighted in the City of
Kawartha Lakes 2020-2023 Strategic Plan. Since 2019 Kawartha Conservation has sold/planted 179,005
trees and shrubs across the watershed, exceeding our target of 105,000. This new program is heavily
invested in by Forest Ontario, Highway of Heroes, and private landowners.
Deliverables for 2024 include:
•Development of planting plans to support canopy growth
•Distribute 15,000 seedlings as part of the over-the-counter program
•Plant 40,000 trees as part of the 50 Million tree program
•Survival assessments of previous planting sites
•Urban tree planting projects
•Leveraged external funding of $136,200
•Return on Investment of 142%
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Joint Project - Forestry and Tree Planting Stewardship
Category 2
Apportionment Method: Agreement Method (CKL & Durham)
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Levy, Category 2 34,800$ 6,000$ (28,800)$
Municipal Levy, Category 2, Deferred 17,000 81,000 64,000
Municipal Agreement 18,000 9,000 (9,000)
Other Grants 59,500 71,500 12,000
Self Generated Revenues 58,400 67,500 9,100
TOTAL REVENUE 187,700$ 235,000$ 47,300$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 85,100$ 90,200$ 5,100$
Advertising and Communications 2,500 3,100 600
Contracted services 26,000 44,800 18,800
Cost of sales 20,000 28,000 8,000
Supplies and materials 34,500 44,500 10,000
Travel 2,500 3,000 500
Program administration 17,100 21,400 4,300
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 187,700$ 235,000$ 47,300$
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County of Haliburton – Flood Plain Mapping Study
Purpose
The objective of these studies is to update flood plain mapping along the Gull and Burnt Rivers in the
County of Haliburton, using new hydrologic and hydraulic models based on the latest ground survey,
future land-use conditions, topographic maps, aerial photography, and provincial guidelines. The
updated flood plain mapping will allow communities, County and the local municipalities the ability to
make informed decisions about future land use and identify flood hazard reduction opportunities within
the area.
Background and detail
Given conservation authority expertise in floodplain mapping, we have partnered with Haliburton to
conduct flood plain mapping in conjunction with the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority.
Municipalities are responsible for developing information to help mitigate flood risks outside
conservation authority watersheds, and mitigation can be partially achieved through up-to-date and
refined data. To do this, flood plain mapping studies are created using information collected for the
study such as LIDAR, survey data, soil type and land use types. These studies help synthesize
representations of what the landscape is like and how excess water volume will be displaced during large
storm events within the watershed. Ultimately the model produces a flood line that can be used to
create flood hazard mapping. This model will also help inform consultants and other engineers produce
updated mapping for safe future development within or adjacent to flood plains.
This project is being funded through the County of Haliburton and through the Federal Flood Hazard
Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP). Our role in the project is to provide survey information
and flood line mapping, based on the information provided by the engineering work conducted by the
Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority.
Deliverables
Attend coordination meetings;
Provide survey information for flood plain related information and data;
Provide topographical flood line mapping from engineering data
Provide input to the Flood Plain Mapping Technical Report
Assist in the implementation of planning decisions.
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KAWARTHA CONSERVATION
2024 Budget
Haliburton County, Floodplain Mapping Project
Category 2
Apportionment Method: N/A
Budget Budget Budget
2023 2024 Variance
SOURCES OF REVENUE
Municipal Agreement 50,000$ 25,000$ (25,000)$
TOTAL REVENUE 50,000$ 25,000$ (25,000)$
EXPENDITURES
Salaries, wages & benefits 47,500$ 20,300$ (27,200)$
Supplies and materials 500 500 -
Travel 1,000 1,250 250
Program administration 1,000 2,200 1,200
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 50,000$ 24,250$ (25,750)$
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Kawartha Conservation 2024 Capital Expenditures
Project Code Capital Item Requested CA Act Category
Proposed
Capital
Expenditures
Reserve
Funding Other Funding Grant Funding 2023 Rollover
2024 Levy
Allocated
Adjuted Levy
Total
Corporate Services
CS-TCA-01 Building Security System Enhancement General Capital $ 20,000 $ (6,100) $ - $ - $ (10,000)(3,900)$ -$
CS-TCA-02 Cellular Signal Booster General Capital 7,500 (7,500) -- - - -
CS-TCA-03 Walkway Rehabilitation and Sidewalk Repair General Capital 10,000 (10,000) -- - - -
CS-TCA-04 Fleet Replacement General Capital 45,000 - - - (45,000)- -
Stewardship and Conservation Lands
SCL-TCA-01 Ken Reid Marsh Boardwalk*Other 530,000 (280,000) - (250,000) - - -
SCL-TCA-02 Ken Reid Road Study Mandatory 15,000 (15,000) -- - - -
SCL-TCA-03 Fencing - New Property Acquisition Other 60,000 (60,000) -- - - -
SCL-TCA-04 Talking Forest Application Other 12,000 (6,000) (6,000) - - - -
SCL-TCA-05 Raingarden Project*Municipal/Other 83,000 (31,600) - (41,500) -(9,900) -
SCL-TCA-06 Field Centre Rehabilitation General Capital 80,000 (80,000) -- ---
Total $ 862,500 $ (496,200) $ (6,000) $ (291,500) $ (55,000) $ (13,800) $ -
* Projects will proceed only with grant funding or contributions from others
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Continuity of Reserves
Reserves 2023 Audited
Opening Balance
2024 Projected
Opening
Balance
2024
Contributions
from Operating
2024 Proposed
Commitments
Projected Closing
Balance
Discretionary
Unrestricted $ 857,599 $ 857,599 $ -$-857,599
Capital Asset Acquisitions 538,765 463,765 28,900 (348,395)144,270
Conservation Initiatives 113,355 113,355 -(113,355) -
Externally Restricted
Durham East Cross Forest CA 39,600 39,600 - - 39,600
Windy Ridge CA 22,826 19,076 -(11,250) 7,826
Ken Reid CA 89,450 89,450 -(89,450) -
Scugog Land Acquisitions 133,664 133,664 -- 133,664
1,795,259$ 1,716,509$ 28,900$ (562,450)$ 1,182,959$
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Project Name Building Security System Enhancement
Department Corporate Services
Project Manager Jonathan Lucas, Director, Corporate Services
Project Number CA-TCA-01
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Innovate and Enhance:
Increase our organizational resiliency
Explore and implement digital infrastructure to enhance business success and outcomes
Protect and Restore:
Ensure the safety of people, property, and public infrastructure
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
This project includes security improvements and expansion for owned buildings to update our security
system with remote management capabilities and consolidation of non-integrated systems. This project
includes expanding coverage to vulnerable areas and integrating our doorways with the security system.
Additionally, this will assist with the bookings for the Field Centre with providing a FOB that can be easily
disabled for rentals. Additional funds from the 2023 approved amounts are required as the project became
more involved for an optimal solution.
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Project Name Cellular Signal Booster
Department Corporate Services
Project Manager Jonathan Lucas, Director, Corporate Services
Project Number CS-TCA-02
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Innovate and Enhance:
Increase our organizational resiliency
Explore and implement digital infrastructure to enhance business success and outcomes
Protect and Restore:
Ensure the safety of people, property, and public infrastructure
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
The main administration building has issues with cellular signal within the building. A cellular
signal booster would be installed to provide a strong cellular signal within the building. This signal booster
would support our security system as redundancy to a landline supported system. As our building also acts
as the Emergency Operations Centre, it is imperative to ensure a reliable cellular signal is available in the
event of a potential disaster. Additionally, this will assist with the increasing prevalence of mobile devices
in day-to-day tasks.
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Project Name Walkway Rehabilitation and Sidewalk Repair
Department Corporate Services
Project Manager Jonathan Lucas, Director, Corporate Services
Project Number CS-TCA-03
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Protect and Restore:
Ensure the safety of people, property, and public infrastructure
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
Our walkway that guides walking traffic from the parking lot to the administration building has degraded
and overgrown overtime. In order to provide the public with safe access to the administration building and
guide traffic away from the roadway, it's recommended to rehabilitate this gravel walkway. Additionally,
our concrete walkway requires repairs where freeze/thaw cycles have raised blocks creating a tripping
hazard for staff.
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Project Name Fleet Replacement (2005 Pontiac Vibe)
Department Corporate Services
Project Manager Jonathan Lucas, Director, Corporate Services
Project Number CS-TCA-04
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Innovate and Enhance:
Increase efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
Our current vehicle fleet is aging and requires replacement. Three vehicles were pulled from circulation for
auction (2005 Pontiac Vibe with 300,000km, 2006 Toyota Matrix with 300,000km & 2006 GMC Sierra with
safety concerns) as the investment to continue operating is exponentially increasing.
We recommend purchasing one vehicle in 2024 and deferring additional purchase(s) until 2025. Seasonal
needs will be supplemented with short-term leases, as required.
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Project Name Ken Reid Marsh Boardwalk
Department Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Manager Kristie Virgoe, Director, Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Number SCL-TCA-01
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Engage and Inspire:
Maintain and enhance our Conservation Areas to provide healthy outdoor experiences.
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
To address the long-term need to repair the boardwalk, and to elevate our infrastructure and
visitor appeal, we are in the process of investigating a fully redesigned and rebuilt boardwalk
with a plan to utilize the Tourism Growth Program to help support the work. Given the
extent of the work and limited staffing resources, we are proposing a contractor to complete
this project. This length of boardwalk is approximately 135m and runs through the Sturgeon
Lake No. 26 Provincially Significant Wetland. This project is grant-dependent.
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Project Name Ken Reid Road Study
Department Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Manager Kristie Virgoe, Director, Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Number SCL-TCA-02
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Engage and Inspire:
Develop and execute a plan for infrastructure upgrades at our conservation areas
Innovate and Enhance:
Increase efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
The roadway into our flagship Conservation Area and Administration building continues to degrade
exponentially requiring more frequent investment to maintain service levels. These service levels are
increasingly challenging to maintain due to financial constraints and physical constraints with grading and
maintenance as they can only take place in the appropriate seasons. The time benefit grading provides
continue to decrease.
The roadway requires a geotechnical evaluation to determine design and parameters that are required to
resolve or mitigate the road degradation.
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Project Name Fencing - New Property Acquisition
Department Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Manager Kristie Virgoe, Director, Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Number SCL-TCA-03
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Engage and Inspire:
Maintain and enhance our Conservation Areas to provide healthy outdoor experiences.
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
Kawartha Conservation is in the process of acquiring land through a donation as directed by the Board of
Directors. The property requires a fencing perimeter to be established from the neighbouring properties.
The dimensions of the fencing required is approximately 2,500ft.
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Project Name Talking Forest Application
Department Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Manager Kristie Virgoe, Director, Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Number SCL-TCA-04
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Engage and Inspire:
Explore service and program expansion opportunities at our conservation areas
Innovate and Enhance:
Explore and implement digital infrastructure to enhance business success and outcomes
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
The Talking Forest Application has been very well received by the community since it's launch in 2022. The
application requires redevelopment as the original hosting organization is no longer supporting the
application. The costs for this initiative will be shared by another Conservation Authority that would like to
launch the experience in their watershed.
Explore tourism and economic opportunities of value to the community, businesses and member
municipalities
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Project Name Raingarden Project
Department Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Manager Kristie Virgoe, Director, Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Number SCL-TCA-05
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Protect and Restore:
Ensure the safety of people, property, and public infrastructure
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
The administration building parking lot has water runoff towards towards the field centre and grassy area.
The water is not being diverted properly resulting in pooling at the field centre and surrounding locations
detoriating the building. This project aims to reduce the runoffs impacts and divert it to a raingarden. We
have applied for funding to support this initiative.
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Project Name Field Centre Rehabilitation
Department Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Manager Kristie Virgoe, Director, Stewardship and Conservation Lands
Project Number SCL-TCA-06
Project Description and Rationale
Strategic Reference
Engage and Inspire:
Maintain and enhance our Conservation Areas to provide healthy outdoor experiences.
Kawartha Conservation
2024 Capital Expenditures
Our Field Centre supports community events, rentals, educational partnerships and organizational needs
for filing space and equipment storage. The centre was originally built in 1994 with an addition completed
in 2012. The building is experiencing moisture issues that are now resulting in visible damages and
concerns. Our preliminary estimates and discussions with contractors include work to repair drywall,
insulation, baseboards, siding, eavestroughs and manage drainage.
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