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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-26Clarftwn Electronic Council Communications Information Package Date: July 26, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM Location: ECCIP is an information package and not a meeting. Description: An ECCIP is an electronic package containing correspondence received by Staff for Council's information. This is not a meeting of Council or Committee. Alternate Format: If this information is required in an alternate format, please contact the Accessibility Coordinator, at 905-623-3379 ext. 2131. Members of Council: In accordance with the Procedural By-law, please advise the Municipal Clerk at clerks@clarington.net, if you would like to include one of these items on the next regular agenda of the appropriate Standing Committee, along with the proposed resolution for disposition of the matter. Items will be added to the agenda if the Municipal Clerk is advised by Wednesday at noon the week prior to the appropriate meeting, otherwise the item will be included on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the applicable Committee. Members of the Public: can speak to an ECCIP item as a delegation. If you would like to be a delegation at a meeting, please visit the Clarington website. Electronic Council Communications Information Package (ECCIP) July 26, 2024 Pages 1. Region of Durham Correspondence 2. Durham Municipalities Correspondence 3. Other Municipalities Correspondence 3.1 County of Frontenac - Request for Provincial Government to Recognize 3 the Physician Shortage in Frontenac County - July 19, 2024 3.2 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury - Ontario Long Service Medals - 5 June 20, 2024 4. Provincial / Federal Government and their Agency Correspondence 5. Miscellaneous Correspondence 5.1 Municipal Engineers Association - Ontario Provincial Standards - July 22, 7 2024 Page 2 + FRONTENAC Sent Via Email Hon. Doug Ford (Premier of Ontario) Hon. Sylvia Jones (Ontario Minister of Health) Dr. Kieran Moore (Chief Medical Officer of Health) John Jordan, MPP (Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston) Ted Hsu, MPP (Kingston and the Islands) Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Ontario Medical Association (OMA) Eastern Ontario Warden's Caucus (EOWC) All Ontario Municipalities County of Frontenac 2069 Battersea Rd. Glenburnie, ON KOH 1 SO T: 613.548.9400 F: 613.548.8460 19 July 2024 Re: Frontenac County Council Meeting — July 17, 2024 — Request for the Provincial Government to Recognize the Physician Shortage in Frontenac County Please be advised that the Council of the County of Frontenac, at its regular meeting held July 17, 2024, passed the following resolution, being Motions, Notice of Which has Been Given, clause a): Motions, Notice of Which has Been Given a) Request for the Provincial Government to Recognize the Physician Shortage in Frontenac County Motion #: 133-24 Moved By: Deputy Warden Vandewal Seconded By: Councillor Saunders Whereas the state of health care in Ontario is in crisis, with 2.3 million Ontarians lacking access to a family doctor, emergency room closures across the province, patients being de-rostered and 40% of family doctors considering retirement over the next five years; and, Whereas it is becoming increasingly challenging to attract and retain an adequate healthcare workforce throughout the health sector across Ontario; and, Page 3 County of Frontenac Request for the Provincial Government to Recognize the Physician Shortage in Frontenac County Page 2 of 2 Whereas Ontario municipal governments play an integral role in the health care system through responsibilities in public health, long-term care, paramedicine, and other investments; and, Whereas the percentage of family physicians practicing comprehensive family medicine has declined from 77 in 2008 to 65 percent in 2022; and, Whereas per capita health-care spending in Ontario is the lowest of all provinces in Canada, and, Whereas a robust workforce developed through a provincial, sector -wide health human resources strategy would significantly improve access to health services across the province; Now Therefore Be It Resolved That the Council of the County of Frontenac urges the Province of Ontario to recognize the physician shortage in Frontenac County and Ontario, to fund health care appropriately, and ensure every Ontarian has access to physician care. Carried Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at 613-548-9400, ext. 302 or via email at jamini(a�frontenaccounty.ca. Yours Truly, rianAmini, DipI.M.M., M.A. CMO Manager of Legislative Services/Clerk Copy: File 2069 Battersea Road, Glenburnie, ON KOH 1 SO T:613.548.9400 1 F:613.548.8460 1 frontenaccounty.ca Page 4 Bradford et Gwillimbury A Growing Tradition June 20, 2024 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury 100 Dissette St., Unit 4 P.O. Box 100, Bradford, Ontario, L3Z 2A7 Telephone: 905-775-5366 Fax: 905-775-0153 Hon. Doug Ford MPP Premier of Ontario Premier's Office, Main Legislative Building Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario Dear Premier, SENT VIA EMAIL As I know you will agree, Ontario's paramedics, police officers and firefighters are our frontline heroes, regularly putting themselves at risk to protect the rest of us. In recent months, local resident, paramedic and former volunteer firefighter, Charles Shaw, has been advocating for paramedics and all police officers to receive the same long -service medal as exists today for firefighters and Ontario Provincial Police officers. Our Town Council agrees with Mr Shaw, and passed the below resolution unanimously requesting the province create such medals. Here is the resolution: Resolution 2024-206 Whereas paramedics, firefighters and police officers are our frontline heroes, regularly putting their own health and safety at risk to help others in need; Whereas the Ontario Fire Services Long Service Medal was created in 1971 to honour firefighters who have served the public for twenty-five years or more and the Governor General's Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal was created in 1985 and `honours members of a recognized Canadian fire service who have completed 20 years of service, ten years of which have been served in the performance of duties involving potential risks; Whereas the Ontario Provincial Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal honours OPP officers who have served for twenty years or more and the Governor General's Police Exemplary Service Medal, created in 1983, `recognizes police officers who have served in an exemplary manner having completed 20 years of full-time service with one or more recognized Canadian police forces, - Whereas many non-OPP police services have similar local long -service medals within their forces, but there is not a province -wide long -service medal for non-OPP police officers; Page 5 Whereas the Governor General's Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal, created in 1994, recognizes `professionals in the provision of pre -hospital emergency medical services to the public who completed 20 years of exemplary service, including at least 10 years in the performance of duties involving potential risk; Whereas there is no province -wide long -service medal for paramedics in Ontario; Therefore, The Corporation of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Council: 1. Endorse the creation of a province -wide long -service medal for police and for paramedics, modelled after the existing such award for firefighters; 2. In furtherance of this resolution, that the Mayor write to the Premier, Minister of Health, Solicitor General, Minister of Citizenship and our local MPP urging them to work collaboratively to create such awards; and 3. That a copy of this resolution be sent to all Ontario municipalities. I believe this is a relatively simple but important measure your government could take to honour our paramedics and police officers, as we already honour our firefighters. I understand the creation of such an award would involve several different ministries, and hope you might instruct your cabinet to work together to create this award. Thank you very much for your consideration. Sincerely yours, Z;L _V___ James Leduc Mayor Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury cc Hon. Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health Hon. Michael Krezner, Solicitor General Hon. Michael Ford, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism Hon. Caroline Mulroney, MPP for York—Simcoe Cllr Jonathan Scott, Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Mr. Charles Shaw Ontario's Municipal Councils www.townofbw .com Page 2 of 2 Page 6 MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION July 22, 2024 Office of the Executive Director 1525 Cornwall Road Oakville ON L6J 0132 dan.cozzi(a�municipalengineers.on,ca Municipal Public Works/Engineering Department Head Dear Sir/Madam: Subject: Ontario Provincial Standards The Municipal Engineers Association (MEA) is a non-profit association representing the interests of over 1,225 professional engineers employed by over 100 Ontario municipalities. We also have members from provincial agencies, conservation authorities consulting engineers who are designated as the engineer -of -record for smaller Ontario municipalities. MEA was established 61 years ago. Through our member volunteers, MEA provides expertise in various areas of municipal engineering to assist Ontario municipalities. One significant area of expertise is our efforts in maintaining Ontario Provincial Standards (OPS). MEA, together with MTO, are the co -proponents of OPS — with MEA taking a lead role in the municipal version of these standards (OPS- MUNI). Many municipalities in Ontario already have adopted OPS for their infrastructure projects — but not all. The OPS-MUNI provides over 870 standard specifications and 730 standard drawings, providing free, universally accessible engineering standards/specifications for various municipal projects, including roads, sewers, watermains, traffic safety, structures, and environmental initiatives. The MEA supports this system with 10 active committees composed of experienced municipal engineering professionals who regularly review and update the OPS to ensure it remains current and effective. These committees are committed to the following specific areas: Standards Management Drainage Electrical Environmental General Conditions Grading Pavement Structures Traffic Safey Watermains If your municipality has not yet adopted OPS, we would like to highlight various reasons why you should consider doing so: Page 7 MUNICIPAL Office of the Executive Director 1525 Cornwall Road ENGINEERS Oakville ON ASSOCIATION L6J 0132 dan.cozzi(a)-a) 1. Providing consistent/harmonized standards/specifications would assist in reducing design costs, promote efficiencies for the construction industry resulting in better construction pricing when contractors bid on projects. 2. Maximizing asset life cycle through the use of "tried and true" standards developed over many years by experienced professional engineers. 3. Reducing staff time spent on developing "custom" local standards (let OPS do the work for you). 4. Minimizing municipal risk exposure by using universally accepted standards. 5. Creating better opportunities for knowledge sharing across different jurisdictions, especially where municipalities share "boundary" roads (in some cases, as many at 4 municipal jurisdictions could provide differing standards for the same road). MEA provides training opportunities so your staff can understand and become proficient in the use of OPS. You can learn more about training opportunities on the MEA website at: https://municipalengineers.on.ca/events/opstraining.html . You can access the OPS website via the following link: https: //www.library. mto.gov.on.ca/SydneyPLUS/TechPubs/Portal/tp/opsViews.aspx If you have any questions regarding OPS, please contact the MEA's Technical Services Coordinator, Rishabh Sharma, at rsharma@municipalengineers.on.ca . Sincerely, D.M. (Dan) Cozzi, P. Eng. Executive Director Municipal Engineers Association cc OPS Advisory Board.