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DN: WATERFRONT.GPA
REPORT
Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File#
Date: Monday, May 6, 1991 Res. #
By-Law#
Report#: PD-110-91 File #: Pln 15 . 2
Subject: BOWMANVILLE WATERFRONT STUDY:
AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL WORK
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1 . THAT Report PD-110-91 be received;
2 . THAT F.J. Reinders & Associates be authorized to undertake
the additional work requested by the Public Works Department
and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
FORTHWITH;
3 . THAT the funds necessary be drawn from the following
accounts: $12,500 from Engineering Design and Studies,
Miscellaneous (Account 7205-87000) and $14,500 from Planning
Professional Fees Reserve (Account 2900-26-X) .
1. As Council will recall, staff noted in Report PD-41-91 that
the agency circulation and public review process has
identified a number of major concerns that need further
review and study prior to finalization of the draft
Secondary Plan.
i) Public Works Department and the Conservation Authority
have raised concerns with regard to identifying
potential urban land uses in floodprone areas prior to
appropriate studies to examine the feasibility of such
a designation. Given that the "Village Commercial"
area on the east side of the existing harbour is a
fundamental component to the Secondary Plan concept,
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staff consider that a Flood Plain Review should be
undertaken to review the flooding implications of any
development. The approximate cost is $8,000 . 00. The
other alternative, is an open space designation on
these lands.
If the general feasibility of reducing the regional
storm to the 1: 100 storm or implementing a "two-zone"
floodplain policy proved viable, a complete remapping
of the watershed would be required prior to development
to be borne by the benefiting land owners.
ii) Public Works Department raised concerns with respect to
the viability of the collector road system. As a
result, it is proposed that a functional alignment
study be undertaken under the direction of the Works
Department. A work program and cost estimate has been
prepared by F.J. Reinders and Associates which is
satisfactory to the Director of Public Works . The
total costs of the study amount to $25,000 . 00.
2 . Flood Plain Review
The Port Darlington Harbour Company were asked to contribute
$8,000 to cover the additional costs of undertaking the
Flood Plain Review given that they would be the primary
beneficiary of any reduction of the flood plain. The Port
Darlington Harbour Company has indicated that they are not
willing to contribute at this time. Given this position, it
is recommended that funds be drawn from the Planning
Professional Fees Reserve (Account 2900-26-X) to undertake
this work.
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3 . Functional Alignment Study
The intent of the Functional Alignment Study is to refine
the conceptual alignment of the collector road system in the
draft secondary plan on the basis of appropriate engineering
design criteria. In addition, the study would examine:
options for the Liberty Street and CNR crossing
and alignments of Lake Street and West Beach Roads
options for road alignments in vicinity of Wiggers
Yachts, Regional Sewer and Water Treatment
facility and proposed Village Commercial area
options for crossing CNR tracks at Bennett Road
area.
4 . Developer contributions have been requested from the primary
contributors towards the overall study. The proponents of
the Newcastle-on-the-Lake proposal have pledged $6 ,000 while
the other project (Kingstown Investments) have indicated
that they do not wish to make a financial contribution at
this time. The balance of the costs being $19,000, would be
shared by Planning and Public Works Department in the
amounts of $6,500 and $12,500 respectively.
5 . Funds were incorporated into the 1991 Budget for Public
Works under (Account 7205-87000) "Engineering Design and
Studies-Miscellaneous " . In addition, funds are available
in the Planning Profession Fees Reserve Account (2900-26-X)
for the balance of the funding required for this additional
work. It is recommended that these accounts be drawn upon
to undertake the necessary work to enable the completion of
the Secondary Plan.
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Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee
Franklin Wu, M.C. I .P. Lawrence E Kotseff
Director of Planning Chief Administrative
and Development Officer
Walter Evans, P. Eng.
Director of Public Works
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30 April 1991
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