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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-06-13 Minutes CLARINGTON AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING THURSDAY, June 13th, 2013 MEMBERS PRESENT: Brenda Metcalf John Cartwright Eric Bowman Gary Jeffery Tom Barrie (7:45) Mary Ann Found Les Caswell Ted Watson Don Rickard (7:55) REGRETS: Mark Bragg Jenni Knox Councillor Partner STAFF: Faye Langmaid, Lisa Backus A GUESTS: Marlene Werry, Rebecca # i Ted welcomed all to the meeting, everyone introduced themselves Adoption of Agenda 013-16 Moved by Mary Ann Found, seconded by John Cartwright "That the Agenda for June 13`', 2013 be adopted" = CARRIED Approval of Minutes 013-17 Moved by John Cartwright, seconded by Les Caswell "That the minutes of the May 9`', 2013 meeting be approved" CARRIED a � Presentations: oil Marlene Werry provided a handout (attached) on the Durham Region Federally Inspected Abattoir Feasibility Study— Business Summary,- the project has been carried out by a coalition of commodity groups with the Cattlemen's and Region as the major supporters with funding from the Agricultural Adaptation Council. The impetus for the study was that no federally inspected abattoir exists east of Hwy. 400 to the Quebec border; also the BRE (business retention and expansion) study conducted by Durham Region ED Department indicated that other meat processors would benefit from having a federally inspected facility and finally the trend for local food which has moved beyond a trend and become expected and what consumers desire for food safety. The abattoir would be a small multi-species (beef, veal, hogs, Iamb, and goat) facility. There would be a local consumer market in the GTA of about 3,000,000. The concept would be a new generation co-operative in a limited partnership with an abattoir with customized products and local branding. The group will be moving forward with the next steps indicated on the handout. Lisa Backus provided an overview and update on where Planning Services is with the Official Plan review. The most recently released document is the Natural Heritage System NHS (see attached presentation). The mapping for the NHS has taken considerable time and there has been detailed review in particular of the fish habitat layer to ensure that what is being placed on Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington June 13 th, 2013 the maps related to the aerial photos over a number of years. Lisa reviewed the items that are being addressed because they are legislative requirements. We have just had a series of public meetings; notification was extensive, from over 900 letters to interested parties, newspaper ads, website announcements, etc. Ministry of Natural Resources was included at two of the meetings to address Provincially Significant Wetlands PSW specific concerns. We are looking for everyone's comments and then by the fall will be providing a draft amendment to the Official Plan. The next paper is the Countryside Paper which fits into the Natural Heritage System; the paper should be released in early summer. The major discussion points in the paper are conformity to the greenbelt plan and secondary uses in the rural countryside. Business Arising from Minutes Durham Agriculture Strategy (Region's report 2013-EDT-26), was approved by Regional Planning Committee and goes to Regional Council on June 26th. Faye is following up with the Region with regard to comments #9 and #10 as there has not been widespread knowledge or sharing of what is noted as a LEAR study. The information has not been provided to the local municipalities as the Region does not own the data. Faye has contacted OMAFRA to obtain the information. Until the information is received it cannot be determined whether this was a desk top exercise and at what level of detail the LEAR was carried out. The Ag Committee comments were well received and for the most part addressed in the comments table of the report. There will need to be some mechanism for annual reporting of progress and benchmarks to ensure that the strategy is working. Correspondence and Council Referrals E-mail circulations to the committee for the rust-coloured bumble bee a species at risk and the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) an invasive pest and threat to Ontario agriculture. Liaison Reports DAAC — Last meeting was a split meeting that included a tour of a greenhouse facility. Durham Foods grows hydroponic spinach in a safe and pesticide free greenhouse environment. The spinach is extremely tender and rich with flavour not often found in field grown spinach. They supply Durham Region No Frills, Sobey's, Metro, Vince's Market, Your Independent Grocer, and White Feather Country Store. They have just obtained a contract to increase production 10x to serve Sobey's for all of Ontario. DRFA — The annual Cattlemen's BBQ on Friday June 7th was a success. The Durham Farm Connections website will move from Durham Region to the Cattlemen's site, this is so blogging can occur (while housed under the Durham Region website the policies of the Region applied which meant no blogging). Blogging is one of the ways they have been able to tap into the younger generation. Preston Moving vans will be allowing one of their vans to have a vehicle wrap promoting agriculture. Exploration into a new educational trailer is underway. The high school program for September is in Port Perry with a minor modification to the format, there will now be 5 stations of 10-12 minutes each, this is based on feedback that not enough information was able to be conveyed in the 6 minute speed dating format. Investigating having a gala to honour agriculture achievements and raise awareness. Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington June 13 th, 2013 CBOT — Golf tournament next week. Laura Wood is working on putting together an Agriculture business directory. Recent meeting with Asian investors who are very interested in agriculture and investing in some form of processing (e.g. soya milk). Future Agendas Other ideas were to have someone attend on Biosolids, someone on alternative energy project (solar, wind) and Green Energy Act approvals, potential for a tour of EFW site when it is further along in the fall or next spring. Other Business Clarington Heritage Committee is embarking on another publication — Barns in Clarington. This will include photographs of the various types of barns, descriptions of building materials used, brief histories of selected farms, and information on the original, current and future use of these iconic structures. This unique book will be beneficial to historical and architectural organizations, museums, schools and libraries and members of the community. The residents of Clarington are very proud of their community's varied history - a great deal of which is related to its agricultural roots. We are hoping that many will play a part in this exciting project. We need researchers, photographers, writers and barn owners. If you are interested in playing a part in this project please contact Kristy Kilbourne at kkilbourne(a)clarington.net you can find more information about Clarington Heritage Committee at http://heritage.clarington.net. Included on this site are the covers of the three previous publications by the Committee. June 15th is St. Marys Cement Open House 10am to 2pm at the bottom of Waverly Road, turn right at the St. Marys sign. Tour includes the plant, the quarry and big machinery. June 8th, Karen Barkey provided a safety day in Port Perry for (50) kids working, living on farms. Very well received, group is looking at another date. Les Caswell moved for Adjournment. ; 'Alk, % % Next Meeting July 11th, 2013, 7:30pm. July - MP Erin O'Toole has been invited to attend an Ag meeting, he has it in his schedule but will confirm closer to the date. Mike Kopansky from Miller Compost has confirmed and will provide an overview of their process. Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington June 13 th, 2013 DURHAM REGION FEDERAL ABATTOIR — BUSINESS SUMMARY Facility Vision, Objectives and Strategies Vision: To retail and foodservice consumers and customers (secondary processors), Durham Region Federal Abattoir will provide branded, unique,fresh and specialized products to serve regional and ethnic markets. Objectives: The objectives of the facility are to: • Provide regional producers with access to a federal slaughter facility within the region of Durham • Offer an investment opportunity that allows for profit sharing for the regional producers and processor partner that are involved in the business structure • Develop and assist in the management of value added products that respond to the needs of the regional customer base Strategies: • Build a new, multi-specie toll processing slaughter facility in the Durham region • Create a partnership structure of committed producer suppliers and an experienced processor operator to support the operational viability of the facility • Operate a dual processing strategy including toll processing and regional brand CFIA Facility New federally approved, multi-specie facility with the following characteristics: • Operates efficiently within 3,888 square feet • Approximate cost to build:$2,632,503 • Ability to slaughter cattle,veal, hogs, Iamb, sheep and goats • Capacity: 700 'animal units' per week • Single shift, slaughtering and fabricating 5 days a week • Limited freezer capacity—Carcass will be cut to primals or sub-primals and picked up or shipped to customer in the chilled state + Ability to link into further processing in the initial stages of the operation • Built to federal standards and HACCP certified Business Structure - Ownership and management The proposed ownership structure is a limited partnership between the processor operator and a New Generation Cooperative that represents the producers. Facility- Products and Services Products • Custom slaughter and fabrication • Slaughter and cut to primal/sub-primal i • Slaughter and fabrication to customers that want to add value by further processing Services + Custom slaughter and fabrication to primal, sub-primal, cut and wrap as required ► To customer specifications or to Durham Region brand specifications as required ► Product segregation • Manage hide and offal sales • Specified Risk Material (SRM) removal • Durham Region brand management Durham Region Brand Strategy The development of the Durham Region Brand Strategy will require the support of producers who assist in the development of the brand vision and unique selling points and commit to produce animals that meet the related specifications. 1. 2. Possible considerations for initial brand vision: ► Locally supplied (harvested within 100 kms of the facility) ► Fully traceable from gate to plate ► Age verified ► Durham Region brand is connected to family farms ► Durham Region brand is supplied by regional producer investors A phased brand strategy is recommended as follows: 1. Phase 1: Durham Brand Introduction 2. Phase 2: Durham Region Branded Program 3. Phase 3: Durham Processed Product Program Sales Plan As identified, the sales focus is expected to evolve to represent the following customer base: • Custom—30% • Wholesale/Retail—45% • Contract-25% Financial Plan • A 5 year pro forma financial analysis has been completed for the Durham Region Abattoir and assumes that a processing partner and the Durham Region Producers Cooperative will establish a limited partnership with equal investments of $400,000 per partner. • Other support vehicles will provide$1,000,000 in investment and the new venture will be able to secure both$1,187,503 in long term debt and a year I operating line of approximately$150,000. • The expected revenues, cost of goods, fixed costs and proposed processing capacities have been outlined above and will be provided in more detail throughout this section. Key assumptions of the financial analysis are sited in the business plan. Financing Assumptions and Plan Class A Voting Shareholders: The initial assumption for the limited partnership is for 2 equal voting shareholders: • Durham Regional Producer Cooperative$400,000 Class A Shareholder- 50% • Durham Regional Processor(TBD) $400,000 Class A Shareholder -50% Class B Investment Shares: It is assumed that Class B investment non-voting shares will be available for individuals and government programs.The financial forecast assumes$1,000,000 in share or grants will be made available to the Durham Regional Abattoir.The 5 year financial plan does not assume that the class B investment shares will return until year 6 of operations. Next Steps The business plan includes details regarding activities and timelines for moving forward. The following summarises some key f activities for the next stage of the project: Durham Regional Abattoir Steering Team Development 2. Selection of Processor Partner 3. Financial Model development and plan 4. Durham Regional Producers Cooperative S. Financial support strategy 6. Business Plan solidification i 7. Go 1 No Go 8. 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