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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/13/2014l N COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2014 TIME: 7:00 P.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Municipality of Clarington makes an audio record of Council meetings. If you make a delegation /presentation to a Council meeting, the Municipality will be audio recording you and will make the recording public by publishing the recording on the Municipality's website. In addition, please be advised that some of the Council meetings may also be video recorded. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER INVOCATION DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS Minutes of a regular meeting of Council December 16, 2013 PRESENTATIONS a) Gord and Garry Geissberger — Leadership in Agricultural Innovation Award b) Dietmar Reiner, SVP, Nuclear Refurbishment, Ontario Power Generation — Darlington Refurbishment Project Update DELEGATIONS There are no delegations scheduled as of time of publication. COMMUNICATIONS Receive for Information 1- 1 Minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington dated December 12, 2013 1 - 2 Minutes of the St. Marys Cement Community Relations Committee dated November 26, 2013 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, SOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905 - 623 -3379 Council Agenda - 2 - January 13, 2014 1­3 Minutes of the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee dated November 12, 2013 I. - 4 Minutes of the Clarington Museums and Archives Board dated December 11, 2013 1 - 5 Jim Richards — Logging Guidelines for the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority 1 - 6 Sandra Kranc, City Clerk, City of Oshawa - E -bike Community Consultation and Recommendation 1 - 7 Christopher Harris, Municipal Clerk, Township of Scugog - Commercial Fill and Excess Soil Management 1 - 8 Todd Case, Warden, County of Lambton — Requalification of Municipal Building Officials 1-9 Melodee Smart, Administrative Assistant, Works Department, Regional Municipality of Durham — DurhamNork Energy from Waste Project 1-10 Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) — Snowmobile Trails on Hydro Corridors 1- 11 Andre Marin, Ombudsman Ontario — Annual Report on Investigations of Closed Municipal Meetings 1 - 12 Roger Anderson, Chair and CEO and Garry H. Cubitt, Chief Administrative Officer, Regional Municipality of Durham - 40th Anniversary of Durham Region 1 - 13 The Honourable Jim Bradley, Minister of the Environment — Clarington Transformer Station Class Environment Assessment 1 - 14 Tyler Drygas, Consultant Senior Environmental Planner, URS - Notice of Study Completion and Transportation Environmental Study Report Submission — Highway 401 Improvements from Courtice Road to the Durham Regional Boundary (East Townline Road) Receive for Direction D - 1 Sandi Graham- McWade, President, Durham Down Syndrome Association (DDSA) — Request for Proclamation of "World Down Syndrome Day" D - 2 D. Bowen, Regional Clerk/Director of Legislative Services, Regional Municipality of Durham — Legislation Regarding Exotic, Wild and Non - Domestic Animals Council Agenda - 3 - January 13, 2014 D - 3 Lou DeVuono, Founder & Executive Director, Heroes Highway Ride & Rally Association — Heroes Highway Ride & Rally 2014 D-4 Sandy Archibald, Archibald Orchards & Estate Winery, Cider House Golf - Clarington Tourism Marketing Board (CTMB) Request for Tourism Plan D - 5 Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Agriculture and Food - 2014 Premier's Award for Agri -Food Innovation Excellence Program D - 6 Chris Bobyk, Forrest Group — Request for Further Postponement of Development Application for 105 Queen Street East D - 7 Terry Horner, CAO /Clerk, Township of Mulmur - Prior Years' Property Assessment D - 8 Kathryn M. Lawson, Deputy Clerk, Town of Fort Frances - Support for Proposed Billing Model for Police Services D - 9 John R. O'Toole, MPP, Durham — Legislation Regarding Distracted Driving D - 10 Preet Khurana — Proposed Clarington Wind Farm COMMITTEE REPORT(S) 1. General Purpose and Administration Committee Report of January 6, 2014 STAFF REPORT(S) 1. Report ESD- 001 -14 — Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (To Be Distributed Under Separate Cover) UNFINISHED BUSINESS BY -LAWS PROCEDURAL NOTICE(S) OF MOTION OTHER BUSINESS CONFIRMING BY -LAW • �r� em ton Leading the Way Council Meeting Minutes DECEMBER 16, 2013 Minutes of a regular meeting of Council held on December 16, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers. Councillor Novak led the meeting in prayer. ROLL CALL Present Were Mayor A. Foster Councillor R. Hooper Councillor J. Neal Councillor M. Novak Councillor W. Partner Councillor C. Traill Councillor W. Woo Also Present: Chief Administrative Officer, F. Wu Facilities Manager, G. Acorn, attended at 8:25 p.m. until 9:06 p.m. Municipal Solicitor, A. Allison Director of Engineering Services, T. Cannella Director of Community Services, J. Caruana Corporate Initiatives Officer, C. Clifford Director of Planning Services, D. Crome Director of Operations, F. Horvath Director of Corporate Services and Human Resources, M. Marano Director of Finance/Treasurer, N. Taylor Director of Emergency Services /Fire Chief, G. Weir Administrative Assistant to the Municipal Clerk, C. Fleming Municipal Clerk, P. Barrie DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST Councillor Neal indicated that he would be declaring a pecuniary interest with respect to Hand -out Correspondence Item D - 11 and Item 10 of Report #1. Later in the meeting, Councillor Neal declared a pecuniary interest with respect to Resolutions #C- 418 -13 and #C- 419 -19. Councillor Hooper indicated that he would be declaring a pecuniary interest with respect to Item 5 of Report #1. Council Meeting Minutes - 2 - December 16, 2013 ANNOUNCEMENTS Councillor Woo announced the following: Toy and Food Drive on December 17, 2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the Newcastle Memorial Arena sponsored by the Newcastle Midget AE Team Free Skate on December 23 and December 30, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Newcastle Memorial Arena sponsored by Tim Horton's Newcastle 14th Annual Clarington Polar Bear Swim on January 1, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at the Newcastle waterfront in support of organ and tissue donor awareness Councillor Hooper announced the following: Grand opening of the Valleys 2000 Bowmanville Fish By -Pass on December 16, 2013. He paid tribute to Frank Lockhart, Al Strike, Harold Hammond, Erin O'Toole, and the Bowmanville Fish & Anglers' Association. Erin O'Toole presented Harold Hammond and Dave Lawson with commemorative medals for their work on the project Clarington Library Winter 2014 Guide is now available Councillor Novak announced the following: • She expressed congratulations and appreciation to all the volunteers involved in the Valleys 2000 Fish By -Pass • Ribbon - cutting ceremony for the Chocolate Messenger on December 17, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. • St. Vincent dePaul food sorting at St. Joseph's Parish on December 18, 2013 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Councillor Partner announced the following: • Free Family Skate Party on December 31, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Newcastle Memorial Arena sponsored by Specialty Wealth & Financial • Orono Firefighters are hosting a free Santa Skate on December 22, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. • Tim Horton's is sponsoring Free Skating events on December 24, 27 and 31, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. • "Elvis — A Tribute to the King" New Year's Eve Celebration at the Orono Town Hall, featuring Bruce Andrew Stewart • Kendal Lions Club's first pancake breakfast of 2014 on January 12, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. to noon • 100th Centennial Celebrations for the Newcastle Horticultural Society 2014 Events: • May 14, 2014, District 17 Annual General Meeting • June 22, 2014, Garden Party and Picnic Council Meeting Minutes - 3 - December 16, 2013 Councillor Traill expressed appreciation to all who attended the Tyrone Breakfast with Santa, to the Bowmanville Lions Club who donated the sausages and to TJ's Dance Troupe for providing the entertainment. All food collected will be donated the Clarington East Food Bank. Mayor Foster announced the following: • He expressed appreciation to the Valleys 2000 for their vision, the Bowmanville Fish & Anglers' Association for the Fish By -pass and to Erin O'Toole and Steve Kay for the Gala Event which raised over $87,000. The Federal Government has provided just over $100,000 for the project • Grand Opening of the Chocolate Messenger at 182 Wellington, on December 17, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. • Clarington Older Adults' Association Pot Luck Dinner on December 19, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. featuring the Clarington Concert Band • Blood Donor Clinic on Boxing Day All Members of Council extended Season's Greetings to Clarington residents and staff. Councillor Neal declared a pecuniary interest with respect to the request from Jo -Ann and Peter Mian to address Council concerning Correspondence Item D — 11 and Item 10 of Report #1, as he has a former client who resides in the area and left the Council Chambers during discussion and voting on this matter. Resolution #C- 418 -13 Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Woo THAT the Rules of Procedure be suspended. "CARRIED" (Required % vote) Resolution #C- 419 -13 Moved by Councillor Traill, seconded by Councillor Woo THAT Jo -Ann and Peter Mian be permitted to address Council concerning Correspondence Item D — 11 and Item 10 of Report #1. _::_I Councillor Neal returned to the meeting. Council Meeting Minutes - 4 - December 16, 2013 Resolution #C- 420 -13 Moved by Councillor Traill, seconded by Councillor Partner THAT the minutes of a regular meeting of Council December 2, 2013, be approved. PRESENTATIONS Margaret Clayton, Chair, and Ted Baker, Vice - Chair, Energy- From - Waste, Waste Management Advisory Committee (EFW -WMAC) addressed Council to present the Committee's Annual Report. Through use of a PowerPoint presentation, Ms. Clayton provided a summary of the Committee's activities for 2013. Ms. Clayton advised four regular meetings were held in 2013 and one special meeting was held to amend the EFW- WMAC's Terms of Reference to establish working groups and to finalize details for an educational tour to Covanta's Energy- from -Waste Facility in Onondaga, New York. Ms. Clayton stated that as a result of the amendment, four working groups were established to review the four bag garbage limit and Waste Management. facilities fees, the Multi- Residential Green Bin Collection Program, and Eco stations and that members assisted Regional Works Department staff in promoting the Region's Waste Study Survey and received feedback regarding the three areas covered by the Working Groups. She also advised that in 2013, Committee members participated in four educational tours including the Covanta EFW facility in Onondaga, New York, Oshawa's Waste Management Facility, the Durham/York Energy Centre and the Brock Landfill Site. She noted Committee members also participated in a number of Regional Waste Events including Compost Days, E -Waste Days and E- Waste /Household Hazardous Waste Days. Ms. Clayton highlighted the November 21, 2012 EFW -WMAC recommendation requesting two additional monitoring stations and continuous monitoring of heavy metals and particulate matter at the stack and reviewed the Regional Council resolution to undertake one additional annual stack test commencing in 2015 for at least three years and to undertake to site and provide an additional fixed air monitoring station for a three year period in co- operation with the Municipality of Clarington. Ms. Clayton advised that as per the Terms of Reference, current member terms will end this year and noted a number of members have expressed interest in applying for re- appointment. Ms. Clayton submitted a written copy of the EFW -WMAC 2013 Annual Report for Members of Council. DELEGATIONS Sandy Archibald, Vice Chair and Steve Simic, Director, Clarington Tourism Marketing Board (CTMB), addressed Council to provide a Tourism Status Report — 2013 in Review. Mr. Simic advised he is on the Board representing Courtice in retail interests and Ms. Archibald represents both agriculture and retail interests. Council Meeting Minutes - 5 - December 16, 2013 Mr. Simic stated tonight's presentation provides a status update on the Board's activities for 2013 and also seeks Council's assistance in moving the tourism economy in Clarington forward. Mr. Simic provided an overview of the CTMB which evolved from Clarington Marketing Minds, a group of local tourism operators who banded together in 2008 to promote tourism in Clarington by developing joint co- operative marketing and creating signature events. He stated that in 2011, the group realized a more formal approach was required to grow the local tourism economy and created the new organization making sure to remain an independent body and be a more inclusive organization. He noted that currently, the CTMB has 70 tourism partners, including stakeholders from the Municipality, area BIAs, the food and retail sector, arts and culture, sports and recreation and tourism operators. He advised the mandate of .the CTMB is to work co- operatively to promote Clarington as a "top of mind" tourism destination, which is extremely important as Clarington has a number of tourism assets and attractions that must be promoted effectively to both visitors and locals for the local tourism economy to reach its full potential. Mr. Simic highlighted the Board's objectives to liaise with Clarington Council and the Communications/Tourism office, establish and maintain an inventory of assets, facilitate and advise Council on the development and implementation of a Tourism Strategic Plan, identify emerging tourism trends, niche markets and conditions, facilitate and develop the implementation of an annual Tourism Marketing Plan, research and coordinate applications for tourism grants, and advise and consult with Clarington regarding new opportunities for education and training. Mr. Simic stated in 2013, a research firm was engaged to establish a baseline of the state of tourism in Clarington, i.e. Economic Impact Study, outlined the methodology used to collect the statistics including surveys of festival attendees and reviewed the data collection to date. He advised close to 1,000 surveys have been collected noting over half of the participants were from out of town visitors and highlighted the spin -off effects that can occur to the local economy. Mr. Simic reviewed a number of steps to be completed regarding the Economic Impact Study which is expected to be completed by June 2014 and highlighted the promotional and educational activities which took place in 2013, including the launch of the Tourism Clarington mobile app on October 19, 2013. Mr. Simic reviewed the Board's objectives for 2014 to complete the Economic Impact Study, to initiate and complete a Tourism Master Plan, to lobby Attractions Ontario to host their Annual General Meeting at the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and Convention Centre, to entertain guests from TMAC and to research and develop culinary tourism experiences. Resolution #C- 421 -13 Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Woo THAT the delegation of Sandy Archibald and Steve Simic be extended for five minutes. "CARRIED" Council Meeting Minutes - 6 - December 16, 2013 Mr. Simic indicated the value of tourism is $270,000,000 based on the Ontario Tourism Regional Impact Model, provided by Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports which calculates all costs including taxes and labour. He stated that based on 2.8 million visits to Clarington in 2012, the figure equates to $98 per visitor with $270 million contributed to the local economy. Ms. Archibald indicated the CTMB is requesting two things: firstly, they need a plan. She noted that in the Municipality's Strategic Plan 2011 -2014, showcasing the Community was a primary objective, with the preparation of a Comprehensive Long - Term Tourism Marketing Strategy listed as part of the actions to be taken. Ms. Archibald indicated that to date, this has not been accomplished and stated there is an opportunity to follow through with the Plan with Central Counties at a cost of $6,500 and respectfully requested that Council support the preparation of a tourism plan. Ms. Archibald stated the Board's second request is for additional staff dedicated solely to tourism. She noted staff at the tourism office do a wonderful job greeting both visitors and residents and commended Council for recognizing the importance of maintaining the front door to the community. She advised that Municipal staff are responsible for communications and tourism, with a heavy emphasis on communications which leaves little time to focus on tourism initiatives. Ms. Archibald stated a staff person dedicated to tourism is an investment, not an expense, and urged Council to support a staff person dedicated to tourism. John Windatt addressed Council concerning Correspondence Item D — 4 - Request for Second Off -Leash Dog Park. Mr. Windatt stated the off -leash dog park in Bowmanville has been extensively used despite being located in a remote area with little directional signage and little publicity. He noted the grass is sparse and worn and a second off -leash dog park is needed to relieve the pressure on the existing park. Mr. Windatt would like to see a second off -leash dog park located behind the library in Newcastle as this park,is seldom used, there is sufficient parking, very few people would be impacted and two sides of the park are currently fenced which would reduce costs. Mr. Windatt feels that having a dog park downtown would promote walking and a sense of community, would bring people to the Village and downtown businesses would benefit. He also stated the demographics in downtown Newcastle are changing with fewer children and that the large playing field is no longer needed. Mr. Windatt summarized by stating the Bowmanville off -leash park is a resounding success and that it is time for a second one. Stacey Snow and Misty Oulton, Free Durham from Fluoride Team, addressed Council concerning Correspondence Item I — 7 - Water Fluoridation Information Night. Ms. Oulton stated their group has organized a free information night for residents in Durham Region to come out and learn about the hazardous health effects of water fluoridation in Durham on January 9, 2014, and issued a personal invitation to Members of Council to attend. Ms. Oulton advised Dr. Paul Connett, World - Renowned Toxicologist and Leading Expert will be featured. Council Meeting Minutes - 7 - December 16, 2013 The event will be held at the Unifor Local 222 Union Hall, 1425 Phillip Murray Avenue, Oshawa and is sponsored by Free Durham From Fluoride and Unifor Durham Regional Environmental Council. Ms. Snow stated the Free Durham From Fluoride Group hopes to empower and educate citizens to take action to end water fluoridation in Durham Region. Prior to the meeting, Penny Maring advised she would be unable to attend tonight's meeting. Bart Scollard addressed Council concerning Item 12 of Report #1 - Noise Fence for Lots on West Side of Vivian Drive. Mr. Scollard indicated he has resided at 12 Vivian Drive since December 2011, and first became aware of the noise level along Trulls Road in the summer of 2012. He indicated that he became aware that the Vivian Drive Subdivision planning involved discussions included berms, acoustical or attenuation fences on Trulls Road noting they currently have a chain link fence and cedar hedges. He stated that during the summer, an acoustical study was conducted and the results were above the environmentally - acceptable levels. Mr. Scollard stated he has also been made aware that discussions have taken place with the Municipality and the builder with respect to the amenity areas being situated in the front, not at the rear of homes along Lots 1 to 13, but confirmed that increased noise levels only were discussed at the time of home closings. Mr. Scollard requested that proper fencing be required along Lots 1 to 13 on Vivian Drive noting if the status quo remains, homeowners may build their own fences of different sizes, colours and materials. George Franklin addressed Council concerning Item 12 of Report #1 - Noise Fence for Lots on West Side of Vivian Drive. Mr. Franklin advised he resides at 48 Vivian Drive and was in attendance this evening to express concerns regarding the on -going noise problems along Trulls Road between Vivian Drive and Billet Gate. Mr. Franklin acknowledged the major improvements which have taken place along Trulls Road, but noted the one thing that has not changed is the noise. He stated high volumes of traffic from northeast Oshawa are using Trulls Road to access Highway 401 and that new home construction will also compound traffic and noise and that the existing fence and row of cedars does nothing to combat the noise. Mr. Franklin referenced a document produced by D.G. Biddle & Associates Limited, Consulting Engineers which discussed noise level guidelines and criteria in the context of Ministry of Environment (MOE) requirements for Lots 1 to 13 on Vivian Drive suggesting options including acoustical fences, berms, .setbacks or re- orientation of dwelling units should noise levels exceeded 60 dBA for the outdoor amenity space. Mr. Franklin discussed the results of a sound level study conducted in which levels exceeded the guidelines. Mr. Franklin referenced Planning Report PSD- 044 -13 which stated the subdivision agreement required the owners to advise the purchasers of the 13 lots that the outdoor amenity area would be located in the front yard and /or the veranda area of the dwellings. Mr. Franklin expressively stated that none of the 13 owners were ever advised, either verbally or in writing, the amenity area would be at the front of their homes. Council Meeting Minutes - 8 - December 16, 2013 Mr. Franklin advised that currently there is a chain -link fence and some cedar hedges that do not address the noise issue and feels that individual homeowners may build their own fences in various designs and colours and the hedges on the outside will not be maintained. Mr. Franklin requested Council's support to erect an acoustic fence along Trulls Road. Councillor Neal declared a pecuniary interest with respect to the delegation of Jo -Ann and Peter Mian as he has a former client who resides in the area and left the Council Chambers during discussion on this matter. Peter and Jo -Ann Mian addressed Council concerning Correspondence Item D — 11 and Item 10 of Report #1 - Forced Road - 4826 Concession Road 6, Newtonville. Mr. Mian stated he feels that Council does not fully understand the situation noting they have asked for a tabling motion to allow Members of Council to personally tour their property. Mr. Mian confirmed their intention has always been to have a reasonable resolution to address their liability issues and referred Council to their correspondence regarding staff recommendation (a). Resolution #C- 422 -13 Moved by Councillor Trail[, seconded by Councillor Novak THAT Council recess for ten minutes. The meeting reconvened at 8:45 p.m. All members of Council were in attendance following the recess. COMMUNICATIONS Resolution #C- 423 -13 Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Novak THAT the communications to be received for information be approved, with the exception of Correspondence Item I - 1. M 1 - 2 Minutes of the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee dated October 8, 2013 1 - 3 Kathy McLaughlin, Secretary, Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade Committee, extending appreciation to all involved in making the 2013 Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade a great success and for permitting the use of the old Fire Hall. Council Meeting Minutes - 9 - December 16, 2013 1-4 Chris Belanger, Project Manager, Ministry of Transportation, advising of the rehabilitation of the Canadian Pacific Railway Overhead - Bridge on Highway 35 in Pontypool beginning in the spring of 2014; indicating the project will be performed in three stages and traffic flow will be maintained with a single lane in each direction; advising that advance signing will be placed on the mainline highway and on the side roads leading to Highway 35 at least 10 days in advance of the work and local municipalities, school boards, emergency services and local businesses will also be advised in writing a minimum of 10 days prior to the closures once the construction schedule is set; and, advising the project is scheduled to be completed in the late fall 2014. 1-5 Christopher Harris, Municipal Clerk, Township of Scugog, writing to Debi Wilcox, Town Clerk, Town of Whitby, advising that on December 2, 2013, the Township of Scugog adopted the following resolution pertaining to Fair and Efficient Representation — Durham Region Council: "THAT this Committee receive Correspondence Number 535 -13 for information. AND THAT staff be authorized to send correspondence advising that the Council of the Township of Scugog does not believe that representation by population is the only factor to consider in determining what constitutes fair and efficient representation and that it does not support the proposed referendum question on the Region wide ballot." 1 - 6 Petra Schwirtz - Chair and Steve Simic, Director, Clarington Tourism Marketing Board providing a Tourism Status Report — 2013 in Review. 1 - 7 Stacey Snow and the Free Durham from Fluoride Team, expressing concern that the fluoride (hydrofluorosilicic acid) being added to drinking water is harmful to health, polluting the environment and interfering with freedom of choice; indicating that since 2001, 50 communities in Canada have ended water fluoridation; and, inviting Members of Council to attend an information night hosted by the Free Durham from Fluoride Organization and the Unifor Durham Regional Environment Council on January 9, 2014, at the Unifor Local 222 Union Hall, Oshawa, starting at 6:30 p.m. Council Meeting Minutes _10- December 16, 2013 I- 1 Minutes of the Clarington Museums and Archives Board dated October 9 and November 13, 2013 Resolution #C- 424 -13 Moved by Councillor Woo, seconded by Councillor Neal THAT the minutes of the Clarington Museums and Archives Board, dated October 9 and November 13, 2013, be received for information. "CARRIED" CORRESPONDENCE FOR DIRECTION Correspondence Item D — 11 was received as a hand -out. Resolution #C- 425 -13 Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Hooper THAT Correspondence Items D - 1 to D - 7 be approved as per the Agenda, with the exception of Correspondence Items D - 4 and D - 5. D - 1 Luc Vincent, Manager, Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, advising that nominations are being accepted for the Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers, an award to recognize youth who understand the importance of volunteering and who demonstrate leadership, initiative and perseverance, inspire others, and improve the quality of life in their communities, province, country and the world; and, indicating that nomination forms and additional information about the Medal and other programs recognizing volunteers is available at www .ontario.ca /honoursandawards. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2014. (Correspondence referred to the Municipal Clerk to place information on the Municipality's website) D - 2 Natasha Bowes, Fundraising Coordinator, Autism Ontario, requesting that April 2, 2014, be proclaimed as "World Autism Awareness Day ", as a means of increasing public awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the day -to -day issues faced'by people with autism and their families. (Proclaimed) Council Meeting Minutes - 11 - December 16, 2013 D - 3 Carole Whelan on behalf of Flag Day, advising February 15, 2014, will mark the 49th anniversary of the National Flag of Canada; and, encouraging teachers and youth leaders to get involved in events to celebrate National Flag of Canada Day. (Proclaimed) D - 6 David Sebastian Orsorio, URS Canada Inc., advising that URS has been retained by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to undertake a Detail Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study for the replacement of the Highway 401 /Holt Road interchange; outlining the construction work associated with the reconstruction project; indicating that the MTO is seeking a noise exemption to Municipal By -law 2007 -071 to minimize the potential safety hazards during construction to the traveling public and to minimize the disruption to the high volume of daytime traffic to allow night work and weekend work With no timing limitations (including statutory Holidays) for the period May 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015. (Exemption to the Municipality's Noise By- law approved for the period May 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015) D - 7 Marion Saunders, President, Association of Hospital Volunteers — Bowmanville, requesting permission to hold a fundraising tag day event on May 30 and 31, 2014, in the Bowmanville and Newcastle areas and indicating the event is one of their primary fundraising efforts for 2014 and that proceeds will be'directed to ongoing support of patient needs in the Lakeridge Health Bowmanville hospital. (Tag days approved on May 30 and 31, 2014) D - 4 John Windatt acknowledging the resounding success of the Bowmanville off -leash dog park and requesting that Council start the process to establish a second off -leash park to be located in Newcastle. Mr. Windatt suggests that the off -leash park be located in the park behind the library as the park sees little use, has ample parking available, few people would be impacted, and having the park downtown would promote walking and interaction between people and foster a sense of community. Resolution #C- 426 -13 Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Woo THAT Correspondence Item D — 4 from John Windatt, requesting the establishment of a second off -leash dog park be referred to staff; and THAT a Public Meeting be held as part of the investigative process. Council Meeting Minutes -12- December 16, 2013 D - 5 Lisa Roy, Chair, Orono BIA, expressing concern with the 2 -hour parking restriction on Main Street and requesting that parking on Main Street be extended to 3 hours. Resolution #C- 427 -13 Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Woo THAT Correspondence Item D — 5 from Lisa Roy, Chair, Orono BIA, with respect to extended hours of parking on Main Street, be forwarded to the Regional Municipality of Durham. "CARRIED" Councillor Neal declared a pecuniary interest with respect to Correspondence Item D - 11 as he has a former client who resides in the area and left the Council Chambers during discussion and voting on this matter. D - 11 Jo -Ann and Peter Mian, writing further to their correspondence of November 8, 2013, providing a sequence of events regarding their request for the Municipality to remove the Forced Road designation to their property at 4826 Concession 6, Newtonville; expressing concern that misinformation is being conveyed to Council and clarifying that concerns regarding liability of the road predated their purchase of the property; advising they are accepting of recommendation (a) outlined in Report LGL- 012 -13 to "pass a by -law to close that portion of Concession Road 6 shown as Part 3 on Attachment 5 to this Report and convey its interest in such land to Peter Andrew Mian "; and, requesting that Council support that position. Jo -Anne and Peter Mian submitting additional correspondence dated December 12, 2013, providing a point -by -point response to issues outlined in Report LGL- 012 -13, to assist Council with a decision to either support recommendation (a) or to allow the matter to be tabled until the New Year so that their Solicitor can represent their interests moving forward. Resolution #C- 428 -13 Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Woo THAT Correspondence Item D — 11 from Peter and Jo -Ann Mian, be received with thanks; and THAT Peter and Jo -Ann Mian be advised of actions taken with respect to Item 10 of Report #1. "CARRIED" Council Meeting Minutes -13- December 16, 2013 Councillor Neal returned to the meeting. D - 8 Steve Hann acknowledging the death of Limba, Bowmanville Zoo's elephant, and suggesting that elephant footprints be painted along the road in downtown Bowmanville or her parade route as an honourable and unique way to honour her life. Resolution #C- 429 -13 Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Traill THAT Correspondence Item D — 8 from Steve Hann with respect to honouring Limba, be referred to staff. D - 9 J. R: Powell, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority ( CLOCA), writing to the Honourable Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, advising that on November 19, 2013, CLOCA's Board of Directors adopted the following resolution pertaining to Land Use Planning and Appeal System Consultation: "THAT the CLOCA Board of Directors request the Province of Ontario to remove the ability to appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board municipal official plan and zoning bylaw amendments associated with the implementation of provincially approved Source Protection Plans; and, THAT this motion be circulated to Premier of Ontario, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing, Minister of the Environment, Minister of Natural Resources, Conservation Ontario, AMO, CTC Source Protection Region, Region of Durham, Town of Ajax, Municipality of Clarington, City of Oshawa, City of Pickering, Township of Scugog, Township of Uxbridge, Town of Whitby, Ganaraska Region CA, Kawartha Region CA, Lake Simcoe Region CA, Toronto & Region CA, Credit Valley CA." Resolution #C- 430 -13 Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Hooper THAT the resolution from Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority ( CLOCA), with respect to Land Use Planning and Appeal System Consultation, be referred to the Director of Planning Services. "MOTION WITHDRAWN" Council Meeting Minutes -14- December 16, 2013 Resolution #C- 431 -13 Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Hooper THAT the resolution from Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA), with respect to Land Use Planning and Appeal System Consultation, be endorsed. "CARRIED" D - 10 Susan Sheridan, Deputy CAO Clerk - Treasurer, Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, writing to the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, advising that on December 3, 2013, the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards adopted the following resolution pertaining to Limit Industrial Wind Turbine (IWT) Projects: "WHEREAS the Premier of Ontario has recently conveyed the Government's desire to limit Industrial Wind Turbine (ITW) Projects to communities that are willing hosts; AND WHEREAS the Council for the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards has received a clear message from its residents that they are not willing to host IWTs in Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards; AND WHEREAS the Council for the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards has taken a consistent position on the issue of IWTs; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council for the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards applauds the position taken by the Premier and the Government; AND THAT based on the consistent position of the Council for the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards and the input received from the community regarding IWTs, the Province of Ontario and specifically the Ministry of Environment be now advised that the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards is not a "willing host" for IWTs; AND THAT this resolution be circulated to Premier Kathleen Wynne, as well as to the Minister of Environment, Minister of Energy, Minister of Rural Affairs, MP Cheryl Gallant, MPP John Yakabuski, and to all Ontario municipalities for their support and endorsement." Council Meeting Minutes -15- December 16, 2013 Resolution #C -432 -13 Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Woo THAT the resolution from the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, with respect to Limit Industrial Wind Turbine (IWT) Projects, be endorsed. U4 "T 7 Sol TA71i COMMITTEE REPORT(S) Report #1 - General Purpose and Administration Committee Report December 9, 2013 Resolution #C- 433 -13 Moved by Councillor Woo, seconded by Councillor Trail[ THAT the General Purpose and Administration Committee Report of December 9, 2013 be approved, with the exception of Items #5, #10, #12, #13 and #14. "CARRIED" Item 13 Resolution #C- 434 -13 Moved by Councillor Woo, seconded by Councillor Traill WHEREAS the Bowmanville Zoo has been unanimously recognized by the Municipality of Clarington for their animal care and promotion and education of the animal kingdom and as a animal rescue facility; AND WHEREAS in 1989 the Bowmanville Zoo came into the possession of a rescued Asian elephant named Limba; AND WHEREAS Limba flourished through the loving care provided by Michael Hackenberger, Bowmanville Zoo Manager & Curator; Dr. Wendy Korver, Veterinarian and girlfriend to Limba; Robert Crawford, trainer, sidekick and trusted & loving friend; and Anne "Annie" Wilson, grandmother figure; AND WHEREAS Limba was a surrogate babysitter to Dirk and Kurt Hackenberger; AND WHEREAS Limba was a fixture in and around Bowmanville and it was not uncommon to see Limba strolling through downtown Bowmanville; . Council Meeting Minutes -16- December 16, 2013 AND WHEREAS Limba was a great supporter and was present at such events as the Terry Fox Run, MS Walk, on the bridge during the Highway of Heroes honouring our fallen, Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade, and Valleys 2000 fundraiser; AND WHEREAS The Municipality of Clarington and people around the globe have embraced an elephant known as Limba; AND WHEREAS Limba made her home at the Bowmanville Zoological Park in the Municipality of Clarington for almost a quarter century; AND WHEREAS Limba was a shining example for all to see that the interaction between the animal kingdom and humans can be one of love and harmony and inclusiveness and acceptance; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Limba be proclaimed as an Honourary Citizen of the Municipality of Clarington; THAT the Street Naming Policy of the Municipality of Clarington be waived to have an appropriate street within the Schickendanz Development be named Limba Way; and THAT the Hackenberger Family, Robert Crawford, Annie Wilson and the Bowmanville Zoological Family be informed of this proclamation. "CARRIED ON THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE:" Council Member Yes No Declaration of Pecuniary Interest Absent Councillor Woo Councillor Hooper Councillor Neal V/ Councillor Novak Councillor Partner ✓ Councillor Traill Mayor Foster Item 12 Resolution #C- 435 -13 Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Traill THAT a 2.75 metre acoustical fence be constructed at the rear of Lots 1 to 13 on Vivian Drive; and Council Meeting Minutes -17- December 16, 2013 THAT the Municipality seek to recover the costs from the developer. "MOTION LOST LATER IN THE MEETING" Resolution #C- 436 -13 Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Novak THAT in accordance with 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, the meeting be closed for the purpose of discussing a matter that deals with advice that is subject to solicitor - client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. The meeting reconvened in open session at 9:17 p.m. The Mayor advised that one item was discussed in "closed" session in accordance with Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, and no resolutions were passed. The foregoing Resolution #C- 435 -13 was then put to a vote and LOST ON THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: Council Member Yes No Declaration of Pecuniary Interest Absent Councillor Neal Councillor Novak Councillor Partner Councillor Traill Councillor Woo Councillor Hooper Mayor Foster Resolution #C- 437 -13 Moved by Councillor Woo, seconded by Councillor Novak THAT Report PSD- 072 -13 and Addendum to Report PSD - 072 -13 be received; and THAT all interested parties listed in Addendum to Report PSD- 072 -13 and any delegations be advised of Council's decision. "CARRIED" Council Meeting Minutes -18- December 16, 2013 Item #14 Resolution #C- 438 -13 Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Partner WHEREAS in November 2012 Hydro One Networks Inc. submitted a Draft Environmental Study Report for the Clarington Transformer Station Project on the north west quadrant of Concession 7 and Townline Road which is located on the Oak Ridges Moraine; AND WHEREAS the Municipality and other commenting agencies found the ESR document to be lacking in rigour compared to other ESR's and supporting background information was not included in the documentation or available to the public; AND WHEREAS for development and site alteration on the Oak Ridges Moraine it is a requirement under the Clarington Official Plan (policy 4.4.39) to have an Environmental Study peer reviewed; AND WHEREAS additional work by Hydro One has been required by the Ministry of Environment to address information gaps; AND WHEREAS the recently released Long -Term Energy Plan "Achieving Balance" identifies that the Ontario Power Authority will give greater consideration to local priorities and acknowledges that the Clarington Transformer Station project is pending a decision from the Minister of Environment on whether an individual Environmental Assessment is required; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Municipality of Clarington request Hydro One Networks Inc. to provide funding to the Municipality to have the Environmental Study peer reviewed; THAT the Minister of Environment be requested to "bump -up" the Clarington Transformer Station project to.an individual Environmental Assessment; . THAT this resolution be circulated to Premier Kathleen Wynne, Erin O'Toole, MP, John O'Toole, MPP, Durham Region, CLOCA, and the CTC Source Water Protection Committee for support; and THAT all affected residents who have come forward to the Planning Services Department be advised of Council's decision. "CARRIED" Council Meeting Minutes _19- December 16, 2013 Councillor Neal declared a pecuniary interest with respect to Item 10 of Report #1 as he has a former client who resides in the area and left the Council Chambers during, discussion and voting on this matter. Item #10 Resolution #C- 439 -13 Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Woo THAT Jo -Ann and Peter Mian be instructed to remove the stop sign located at the end of their driveway; and THAT Staff advise Jo -Ann and Peter Mian that no action will be taken in response to any of the options that they have presented to Council. "CARRIED" Councillor Neal returned to the meeting. Councillor Hooper declared a pecuniary interest with respect to Item 5 of Report #1 as the retail space could impact downtown Bowmanville where he owns property and left the Council Chambers during discussion and voting on this matter. Item #5 Resolution #C- 440 -13 Moved by Councillor Woo, seconded by Councillor Trail[ THAT Report PSD- 075 -13 be received; THAT the applications to amend the Clarington Official Plan and Zoning By -law 84 -63, submitted by 668390 Ontario Ltd. (Kaitlin Corporation) to permit a drive - through restaurant, a restaurant, a bank with a drive - through and two office buildings, one with ground floor retail and restaurant uses continue to be processed; and THAT all interested parties listed in Report PSD- 075 -13 and any delegations be advised of Council's decision. "CARRIED" Councillor Hooper returned to the meeting. Council Meeting Minutes -20- December 16, 2013 STAFF REPORT(S) There were no Staff Reports considered under this Section of the Agenda. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Resolution #C- 441 -13 Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Neal THAT the presentation by Margaret Clayton, Chair and Ted Baker, Vice - Chair, Energy- From - Waste, Waste Management Advisory Committee (EFW -WMAC) — Annual Report, be received with thanks; and THAT Council extend their appreciation to all members of the Energy- From - Waste, Waste Management Advisory Committee for their efforts in this regard. "CARRIED" Resolution #C- 442 -13 Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Novak THAT the delegation of Sandy Archibald, Vice -Chair and Steve Simic, Director, Clarington Tourism Marketing Board — Tourism Status Report — 2013 in Review be received with thanks; and THAT the request for the completion of the Comprehensive Long -Term Tourism Marketing Strategy and for an additional staff member to address tourism in the Communications and Marketing office be referred to the 2014 Budget process. "CARRIED" BY -LAWS Resolution #C- 443 -13 Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Neal THAT leave be granted to introduce By -laws 2013 -104 and 2013 -105 2013 -104 Being a By -law to stop up and close and to authorize the conveyance of a road allowance Council Meeting Minutes -21 - December 16, 2013 2013 -105 Being a By -law to amend By -law 84 -63, the Comprehensive Zoning By -law for the Municipality of Clarington (West Diamond Properties Inc. and Players Business Park Ltd.); and THAT the said by -laws be approved. "CARRIED" PROCEDURAL NOTICE(S) OF MOTION There were no Procedural Notices of Motion introduced under this Section of the Agenda. OTHER BUSINESS Councillor Hooper advised that Lafarge has donated equipment to clean up debris along the nature trails, noting the Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club is concerned that Lafarge is left with a huge bill. Mayor Foster indicated that the matter could be brought to the Region's attention. Councillor Hooper read a congratulatory letter from a resident expressing appreciation to the Municipality for partnering with Lakeridge Health to provide indoor space for their Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. Councillor Hooper and Councillor Neal stated pecuniary interests earlier in the meeting, refrained from voting on the Confirming By -law and left the Council Chambers during discussion and voting on the Confirming By -law. CONFIRMING BY -LAW Resolution #C- 444 -13 Moved by Councillor Novak, seconded by Councillor Partner THAT leave be granted to introduce By -law 2013 -106, being a by -law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Municipality of Clarington at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of December, 2013; and THAT the said by -law be approved. "CARRIED" Councillor Hooper and Councillor Neal returned to the meeting. Council Meeting Minutes -22- ADJOURNMENT Resolution #C- 445 -13 Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Neal THAT the meeting adjourn at 9:52 p.m. "CARRIED" MAYOR December 16, 2013 MUNICIPAL CLERK SUMMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE January 13, 2014 CORRESPONDENCE TO BE RECEIVED FOR INFORMATION 1 - 1 Minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington dated December 12, 2013 (Copy attached) 1 - 2 Minutes of the St. Marys Cement Community Relations Committee dated November 26, 2013 (Copy attached) 1 - 3 Minutes of the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee dated November 12, 2013 (Copy attached) . 1 - 4 Minutes of the Clarington Museums and Archives Board dated December 11, 2013 (Copy attached) 1-5 Jim Richards writing to Linda Laliberte, CAO and Members of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA), extending appreciation for endorsing guidelines prohibiting logging operations on GRCA lands between April 1 and July 31 of any given year; thanking Clarington Council for endorsing his call to action following his October 21St delegation, and in particular, thanking Councillor Partner for her dedication to a speedy resolve of outstanding issues; and, reminding Members of the Board of their responsibility to the public in managing renewable resources and protecting and enhancing natural resources. 1 - 6 Sandra Kranc, City Clerk, City of Oshawa, advising Council that on December 16, 2013, Oshawa City Council adopted the following resolution pertaining to E -bike Community Consultation and Recommendation: "1. THAT based on Report CS -13 -106 dated November 27, 2013, summarizing research and feedback obtained from the community and stakeholders, the City amend relevant by -laws as necessary to safely integrate a -bikes on recreational trails and to prohibit the use of a -bikes on sidewalks; and 2. THAT staff develop a communication and awareness strategy to educate and engage the community on the responsibilities and proper use of e -bikes in the community and include the cost of such strategy as part of the 2014 Community Services Operating Budget submission; and Summary of Correspondence -2 - January 13, 2014 3. THAT a copy of this report be sent to area municipalities for future consideration in the development of a consistent policy with respect to the use of a -bikes throughout Durham Region." 1-7 Christopher Harris, Municipal Clerk, Township of Scugog, writing to the Honourable James J. Bradley, Minister of the Environment, advising that on December 9, 2013, the Township of Scugog adopted the following resolution pertaining to Commercial Fill and Excess Soil Management: "THAT the regulation of commercial fill is important for the safety and wellbeing of residents and represents good land stewardship practice; AND THAT the Council of the Township of Scugog has taken action to deal with the issue of commercial fill through the lobby for regulation, negotiation with operators, scientific research, enforcement and court actions; AND THAT the Council of the Township of Scugog supports the City of Toronto's efforts to regulate and oversee excess soil management; AND THAT the Council of the Township of Scugog reiterates its call for the Province to enact regulations to ensure that excess soil placement is provincially regulated in a manner that is consistent across the province and in accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Ministry of the Environment, Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Ontario Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (OSSGA), Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) and all municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area." 1 - 8 Todd Case, Warden, County of Lambton, writing to the Honourable Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing, advising that on November 27, 2013, the Corporation of the County of Lambton adopted the following resolution pertaining to the requalification of Municipal Building Officials: "WHEREAS, municipal building officials are the main practitioners of the Ontario Building Code (OBC) and use the OBC on a daily basis in the carrying out of their duties; AND WHEREAS, Bill 124 that passed in 2005 required all municipal building officials to undertake a series of qualification exams; Summary of Correspondence -3 - January 13, 2014 AND WHEREAS, a subsequent regulation 332/12 (knowledge and maintenance examinations) requires our already qualified officials to requalify, by taking a similar series of qualification exams again; AND WHEREAS, this requalification process will provide municipalities with financial hardships in terms of registration costs, mileage costs, days away from.the office to undertake their regular duties in performing timely inspections that is expected by the building industry; AND WHEREAS, municipal building officials acknowledge the need to stay current with legislation and to undergo necessary training to do so; AND WHEREAS, the builders and home owners will suffer slower response time for building permits and inspections until .all of the building officials are qualified; NOW THEREFORE, The Corporation of the County of Lambton, in support of the Southwestern Chapter of the Ontario Building Officials Association resolves: THAT any amendments to the OBC include provisions for training opportunities rather than requalification examinations as the means by which building officials remain current of changes to the OBC. THAT municipal building officials, as the primary practitioners of the OBC, receive the same treatment as plumbers, electricians, professional engineers and architects with regards to exemption from requalification. THAT the negative impact and delays that Ontario regulation 332112 will have on the issuance of permits, inspections and response times to inquiries by municipal building officials should be taken in to consideration. THAT municipalities and taxpayers be spared the cost of `knowledge maintenance examinations' under the proposed amendment to the OBC which will provide undue hardship to municipalities through lost productivity, early retirement and costs associated with the 13 categories of examinations required by fully qualified inspectors." Summary of Correspondence -4 - January 13, 2014 1-9 Melodee Smart, Administrative Assistant, Works Department, Regional Municipality of Durham, forwarding copies of the following documents, in accordance with the Notice of Approval to Proceed with the Undertaking regarding the Amended Environmental Assessment for Durham and York Residual Waste Study, Condition 3 Public Record: • Letter to the Ministry of the Environment dated November 27, 2013, regarding Submission of the September 2013 Complaint and Inquiry Logs • Durham York Energy Centre Project Team Log (September 2013) • Letter to the Ministry of the Environment dated December 9, 2013, regarding Submission of the October 2013 Complaint and Inquiry Logs • Durham York Energy Centre Project Team Log (October 2013) • Letter to the Ministry of the Environment dated December 9, 2013, regarding Submission of the Durham York Energy Centre Ambient Air Monitoring 2nd and 3rd Quarterly Reports • Quarterly Ambient Air, Quality Monitoring Report for the Durham York Energy Centre — May -June 2013 (Q2) (November 29, 2013) • Quarterly Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Report for the Durham York Energy Centre — July- September 2013 (Q3) (November 29, 2013) • Letter from the Ministry of the Environment dated October 24, 2013, regarding Submission of Third Party Independent Audit Plan — Operations Phase • Letter to the Ministry of the Environment dated October 1, 2013, regarding Submission of Third Party Independent Audit Plan — Operations Phase • Durham York Energy Centre Operations Phase Audit Plan; and advising that the documents are also available on the EFW project website at http:// www. durhamyorkwaste.ca /proiect/efw- committee.htm 1 - 10 Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) Media Release clarifying that despite persistent rumours and considerable misinformation throughout the fall, all OFSC Prescribed Trails presently operated under existing land use agreements on Crown Lands used by Ontario Hydro will remain in place for this winter and will be available as soon as local snowmobile clubs have them ready for riding. Summary of Correspondence -5 - January 13, 2014 1- 11 Andre Marin, Ombudsman Ontario, forwarding two copies of his Annual Report on Investigations of Closed Municipal Meetings for the period September 12, 2012 to August 31, 2013, conducted by the Open Meeting Law Enforcement Team (OMLET) to raise awareness of the open meeting requirements and best practices; advising that during this period, 243 investigations were handled by OMLET; forwarding pocket -sized cards for Council members that include "best practices for closing meetings "; and, advising that the report and other information about municipal investigations can be found at www.ombudsman.on.ca. 1-12 Roger Anderson, Chair and CEO and Garry H. Cubitt, Chief Administrative Officer, Regional Municipality of Durham, advising that 2014 is the 40th Anniversary of the creation of the Region of Durham; indicating that on January 7, 2014, the celebration was launched with an unveiling at Regional Headquarters, anniversary announcements and the debut of the new 40th anniversary Durham video and webpages on the www.durham.ca site; and, extending an invitation to everyone across the Region to "Join the Celebration" by attending the 40th Anniversary Open House on June 26, 2014, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Regional Headquarters* for a community event with displays, a barbeque, cake and fun for the whole family. 1 - 13 The Honourable Jim Bradley, Minister of the Environment, writing to Doug Magee, Environmental. Planner, Hydro One Networks Inc., advising that he has received requests from interested parties for Hydro One Networks Inc. to be required to prepare an individual environmental assessment for the proposed Clarington Transformer Station Class Environment Assessment; advising that an individual environmental assessment is not required but that he is imposing certain conditions on the project; and, indicating that interested parties have been advised of the reasons for this decision. (Copy attached) 1 - 14 Tyler Drygas, Consultant Senior Environmental Planner, URS, advising that URS Canada Inc. was retained by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to undertake a Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study for the rehabilitation and widening requirements for Highway 401 from Courtice Road to the Durham Regional Boundary (East Townline Road); indicating that a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) has been prepared to document the transportation problems and opportunities, the generation, assessment and evaluation of alternatives, the Recommended Plan for improvements, summary of potential environmental effects and proposed mitigation measures and Summary of Correspondence -6 - January 13, 2014 summary of consultation undertaken; enclosing the "Notice of Study Completion and Transportation Environmental Study Report Submission "; and, indicating that the TESR will. be available for public review from January 10 to February 10, 2014, at various locations including the Municipal Clerk's Department and the Clarington Public Library, Bowmanville and Newcastle Branches. CORRESPONDENCE FOR DIRECTION D - 1 Sandi Graham- McWade, President, Durham Down Syndrome Association (DDSA), requesting that March 21, 2014, be proclaimed "World Down Syndrome Day ", to raise awareness of what Down Syndrome is, what it means to have Down Syndrome and how people with Down Syndrome play a vital role in our lives and communities; and, advising that the date of March 21St has been chosen to recognize the extra 21St chromosome that each person with Down Syndrome has in their cell structure. (Motion to Proclaim) D - 2 D. Bowen, Regional Clerk/Director of Legislative Services, Regional Municipality of Durham, advising that on December 11, 2013, Regional Council adopted the following resolution pertaining to correspondence from the Municipality of Tweed regarding exotic animals: "THAT the Correspondence dated November 4, 2013 from the Municipality of Tweed, with respect to petitioning the Federal and Provincial Governments to legislate law to prohibit the sale, the keeping, the exhibition and the transportation of exotic, wild and non - domestic animals within the Province of Ontario and the Dominion of Canada, be received for information and forwarded to the local area municipalities for their consideration." (Motion to refer correspondence to the Municipal Clerk) D - 3 Lou DeVuono, Founder & Executive Director, Heroes Highway Ride & Rally Association, questioning whether the Municipality would be interested in hosting the 2014 Heroes Ride & Rally on June 7, 2014; advising the ride is anticipated to start at CFB Trenton with approximately 2500 bikes participating; and, indicating that the event has become Canada's largest "Support the Troops" initiative welcoming riders from across Canada, the United States, Britain, Israel and Australia. (Motion to refer correspondence to staff) Summary of Correspondence -7 - January 13, 2014 D - 4 Sandy Archibald, Archibald Orchards & Estate Winery, Cider House Golf, writing further to the presentation by the Clarington Tourism Marketing Board (CTMB) to Council on December 16, 2013, regarding their request for funding and staffing to prepare a Tourism Plan for Clarington; advising of an opportunity through Central Counties Tourism to share the cost in preparing the plan; and, forwarding the proposal and budget for the plan. (Motion to refer correspondence to the 2014 budget deliberations) D - 5 Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Agriculture and Food advising that applications are being accepted for the 2014 Premier's Award for Agri -Food Innovation Excellence Program, a program to recognize and foster the spirit of innovation that thrives in Ontario's agricultural sector and encourages the development of rural communities, farms, agri -food processors and agri -food organizations by adding value to existing products, creating jobs and driving economic growth; forwarding the 2014 Program Guidebook and Application form providing details on eligibility, innovation categories, assessment criteria and the application and selection process; and, requesting Council to encourage outstanding agriculture and agri -food innovators to submit an application by 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2014. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Municipal Clerk to place on the Municipal website) D - 6 Chris Bobyk, Forrest Group, requesting a further postponement to their application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By -law for 105 Queen Street East from the General Purpose and Administration Committee (GPA) meeting of January 14, 2014, to the February 3, 2014, GPA meeting to allow sufficient timing for completion of an updated Noise Study Report and the Addendum Staff Report. (Motion to approve deferral of application to February 3, 2014, General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting) Summary of Correspondence -8 - January 13, 2014 D - 7 Terry Horner, CAO /Clerk, Township of Mulmur, writing to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), advising that on December 11, 2013, the Township of Mulmur adopted the following resolution pertaining to prior years' assessing of properties: "THAT WHEREAS the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is able to, and routinely adjusts assessed values for tax purposes for the current year and for up to two prior years on properties where development has occurred and a building permit has been obtained, and where severances have been granted; AND WHEREAS the Township has discovered several instances where development has occurred where no building permit has been obtained and has provided proof of the existence of the development (including photographs) and requested that MPAC retroactively assess those properties in the same manner and for the same time periods; AND WHEREAS requests for re- assessment sent in by the Township as much as 20 months ago have not been dealt with, and MPAC has advised that requests made in the summer of 2013 are `too late' to allow a re- assessment for 2013; AND THAT the Township has been advised that the re- assessments will only apply to the 2014 taxation year (if indeed they are re- assessed in 2014) and may not be applied to the two previous years, resulting in a loss of tax revenue to not only the Township but also the County of Dufferin and the School Boards for at least one taxation year (despite the fact they have been identified as existing /occupied in a previous year) and for as much as three years in situations where the building(s) have existed for that length of time but have never been assessed; AND WHEREAS this appears to reward those who choose not to obtain building permits, not only because the payment of taxes is deferred (if not avoided entirely) but also because interest charges on the previous years' taxes are not applied and because developments are not being assessed in the same manner and for the same time periods as buildings for which building permits have been obtained; AND WHEREAS the onus should not be on the municipality to prove when such buildings were constructed but rather, on the landowner in such situations; Summary of Correspondence -9 - January 13, 2014 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Township advise MPAC that it is entirely inappropriate and unacceptable to not immediately and retroactively assess a building that has been erected without a building permit for the current year and up to two prior years (depending on when it was built and occupied), when such is the norm for buildings built with building permits; AND THAT MPAC be requested to automatically and immediately re- assess all properties once the improvements have been discovered and apply the resulting increase to the current year and for the two previous taxation years; AND THAT the onus be placed on the landowner to prove that the building has not existed for that entire time period; AND THAT this resolution be forwarded to the County of Dufferin and area School Boards (who also lose out when lands are not assessed as they should be), to the other municipalities in Dufferin County, to MPP Sylvia Jones, and to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)." (Motion for. Direction) D - 8 Kathryn M. Lawson, Deputy Clerk, Town of Fort Frances, writing to the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, advising that on December 9, 2013, the Town of Fort Frances adopted the following resolution pertaining to support for proposed billing model for Police Services: "WHEREAS, the Ontario Provincial Police are proposing a new billing model for charging municipalities for policing services, starting in 2015; AND WHEREAS, the current billing model is a deployment model, in which cost recovery is based on a percentage of detachment workload, actual detachment staffing levels, wages, benefits, and a cost recovery_ component for other expenditures; Summary of Correspondence -10 - January 13, 2014 AND WHEREAS, the new methodology would charge each municipality a flat $260 per household fee for the base costs related to providing police services, plus a variable charge for each call for service in that municipality. The rationale for this is that there is a base fixed cost for providing police services that must be borne by all participating municipalities, regardless of the number of calls for service that the OPP responds to in each municipality. The OPP have advised that 73% of their costs are fixed (i.e. base costs) and 27% are variable; AND WHEREAS, there is a wide divergence in per household costs for policing across Ontario; AND WHEREAS, some municipalities in Ontario are paying excessive per household costs for policing such as the Town of Fort Frances at $670.92; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Province of Ontario and Premier Wynne support,the proposed billing model change or a model for policing that ensures an equitable distribution of cost sharing for all municipalities and unorganized territories in Ontario; AND FURTHER THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, Minister of Community Safety & Correctional Services, The Honourable John Gerretsen, Attorney General of Ontario and all other municipalities in Ontario." (Motion for Direction) D - 9 John R. O'Toole, MPP, Durham, requesting Council's support of a Private Members' Bill to increase fines and institute demerit points for those found guilty of distracted driving; advising this Bill has passed second reading in the Legislature and that he supports this effort to enhance road safety; indicating that he is aware of at least one petition in support of this initiative that has already gained thousands of signatures; and, requesting that Council consider endorsing the following resolution: "WHEREAS the advent of smartphones and other handheld devices has made the issue of distracted driving one with significant road safety consequences; AND WHEREAS the use of a handheld device while behind the wheel of an automobile increases the probability of having an accident by 23 times; Summary of Correspondence - -.11 - January 13, 2014 NOW AND THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council for the Municipality of Clarington supports the bipartisan efforts of a number of MPPs at the provincial legislature to amend the HighwaX Traffic Act and regulations to include demerit points as one of the consequences flowing from a conviction for distracted driving and request that the Minister of Transportation take immediate action to address this issue; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be sent to the Premier, the Minister of Transportation, and all local area MPPs. (Motion for Direction) D - 10 Preet Khurana advising that the deadline for submission of public comments for the Clarington Wind Farm project is January 17, 2014; expressing concern that due to timing of the EBR posting, which occurred during the holiday season when residents were impacted by the ice storm and resulting power outages, the community is struggling to meet-the January 17th deadline to make meaningful and detailed comments based on the finalized reports; indicating the proponent has made amendments to the majority of the fourteen initial reports in excess of 1,400 pages in total; and, requesting Council's assistance in requesting that the Ministry of the Environment extend the public comment window to a later date. Mr. Khurana indicated that the community would be very grateful if Council could reiterate their position on the proposed wind farm within the public comment window. (Motion for Direction) I -1 AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE of CLARINGTON MEETING THURSDAY, Dec 12th, 2013 MEMBERS PRESENT REGRETS: STAFF: GUESTS: Brenda Metcalf Don Rickard Les Caswell. Jenni Knox Gary Jeffery John Cartwright Ted Watson Mary Ann Found Eric Bowman Tom Barrie, Mark Bragg, Councillor Partner Faye Langmaid Charles Stevens, Wilmot Orchards; Mayor Foster Ted welcomed all to the meeting, everyone introduced themselves. Adoption of Agenda 013 -27 Moved by Eric Bowman, seconded by Donald Rickard "That the Agenda for December 12, 2013 be adopted" CARRIED Approval of Minutes 013 -28 Moved by John Cartwright, seconded by Les Caswell "That the minutes of the,November 13th, 2013 meeting be approved CARRIED - Presentations: Charles Stevens from Wilmot Orchards is a representative to a number of agencies, national and international on the affects of pollinators and pesticides. In his opinion the news regarding the collapse -of the., bee - population has. been exaggerated and used to, advance the environmental lobby against pesticide companies. The number of colonies of bees in Ontario and Canada is rising. In Ontario there were 80,000 hives in 2000 and in 2012 there are 100,000 hives. Mainly the hives are used by the horticultural sector of agriculture (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries). There are a couple of specific issues that contributed to the large bee deaths in 2012. The spring came early (March) and then a cold period occurred in April /May, plus the honey production was very good and some producers had over harvested the honey not leaving enough to overwinter the hives. Varroa mites are a contributing factor. The Varroa mite is a parasite that feeds on the blood of honey bees and reproduces on the developing bee brood. An increased Varroa mite infestation weakens bees and could lead to a devastating colony loss during the stressful wintering period. The removal of hedgerows (foraging locations) is another factor for wild bees. Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington December 12 th, 2013 Charles provided a number of background papers which can be accessed at the following websites: (or cut and paste the www address), http: / /www.cropIifeamerica.org /pesticide - issues /protecting -our- pollinators www.croplife.ca /wp- content /uploads /... /Summary- BMPs -10- slides.pdf www. croplife.ca /.../ Facts - About - Honey- Bee- Losses_EN GLISH—FINAL—... http: / /www. croplife. com /management/ stewardship /baver- others - implicate - varroa - mites- in- overwinterinq- bee - losses/ Neonicotinoids is a pesticide being blamed for the collapse of the honey bee population by groups like the Pesticide Action Network. This network is large and aligned with the Sierra Club and other international environmental groups. They have been successful in have neonic's banned in Europe for 2 years as a "research project ". Unfortunately this is more of a political decision than one based in science. The evidence does not point to colonies dying. Neonicotinoids are over 20 years old as a pesticide type. They are under evaluation by Canada and the US jointly. Pesticides are evaluated every 5 years by PMRA. The Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is responsible for pesticide regulation in Canada. Created in 1995, this branch of Health Canada consolidates the resources and responsibilities for pest management regulation. Pesticides are stringently regulated in Canada to ensure they pose minimal risk to human health and the environment. Under authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada: • registers pesticides after a stringent, science -based evaluation that ensures any risks are acceptable; • re- evaluates the pesticides currently on the market on a 15 -year cycle to ensure the products meet current scientific standards; and • promotes sustainable pest management. Health Canada also promotes and verifies compliance with the Act and enforces situations of non compliance warranting action. Our programs and initiatives look to improve the regulatory process and provide Canadians pest control products and strategies with acceptable risk and value. Health Canada is committed to providing an open, transparent and participatory process for pesticide regulation.. http : / /www. hc- sc.qc.ca /ahc -asc/ branch -d irgen /pm ra -arla /index -eng. php In my search to find the websites there was this comment I came across which appears to sum up what Charles was speaking about. "I'm worried about the coming war on the way agriculture is done. There's a dangerous disconnect between agriculture and the public and it could threaten many of the ways agricultural business is conducted." In many ways, this fight is already underway. For years, various special interest groups have spread their opinion that biotech crops are bad (despite scientific evidence to the contrary). In a similar manner, the regulations regarding farming near waterways and application procedures are becoming stricter. Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington December 121h 2013 To combat these potential threats, it will be important to not only keep up with any activities in your areas regarding these topics, but stay in regular touch with your local, state and national trade groups. Otherwise, the problem will undoubtedly get worse before it gets better. Bees are considered to be livestock. Business Arising from Minutes Incubator Site for Food Production or similar Co -ops As a follow -up to the discussion on the Colborne site it was requested that a resolution be prepared requesting Durham Economic Development to investigate the same type of facility for Clarington. As part of the background research the Northumberland Economic Development office was contacted to determine the basis for the facility. Joe Mullin — Operations Manager Ontario Agri -Food Venture Centre provided the following responses in italics. In your market study for this facility, did- you include the agricultural area of Durham and would this facility be available to the agricultural community in Clarington? (in other words if there are two of them would it defeat the purpose) Yes, the BRE study that was conducted included the agricultural community in Durham. 2. Not having seen the facility what is it really? Cold storage? Kitchen areas for value added products (like jams, sausages)? Etc? The facility wilf have limited cold storage, limited frozen storage, a commercial kitchen, processing equipment, pasteurizing, packaging, labeling and limited quick freezing. We are a niche facility and able to handle smaller quantities of product. We will have the ability to pack 50 -75 cases of product, not hundreds, freeze hundreds of pounds of product, not thousands to give you an idea of our capabilities. 3. Would the committee members that are interested be able to tour the facility? Once the facility is up and running, arranging a tour, given advanced notice, will never be an issue. John Cartwright indicated that the facility is 15,000 sq. ft., the production space rents for $50 hr, the freezers are $3 /sq. ft. The budget is $650,000 for construction, roof solar system, regional farmer's market, tie in with local schools and colleges for training food workers. It will open next year and is assumed to pay for itself within 30 months if the utilization is as anticipated. After some discussion it was determined that a resolution was not necessary at this time. A tour of the site will be scheduled in 2014 when the site is open. Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington December 12', 2013 Comments on Port Granby Tour Members attending found it interesting. It is a major construction project within an agricultural area and the final uses of the site as they are rehabilitated should enhance the area along the waterfront. Keeping the surrounding lands free of invasives during the construction will be a challenge. Correspondence and Council Referrals Suggestions of candidate names (representing agriculture) for the Sustainability Committee as requested by the GPA resolution were discussed. The terms of reference and request had been circulated to the committee in advance of the meeting. The Mayor provided the reasoning for the request with agriculture as the major economic driver in Clarington having its perspective at the table is very important. Names suggested were: Ian Kruis, Donald. Rickard, Lisa Robinson and Judi Stevens. These people will be contacted by the liaison for the Sustainability Committee to determine their interest in serving on the sustainability committee and will go forward to Council from Clerk's. The Mayor thanked the committee for their input. Liaison Reports DAAC — No report DRFA — DRFA —next meeting is Tuesday evening the guest speaker will be Matt Setzkorn the acting executive director of the Ontario Farmland Trust. January 8th, Farm Connections has a workshop in Scugog from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 regarding media training, cost is $20 a separate session with Prof. Wes Jamieson. April 1,.2, 3 will be Farm Connections, if you would like to volunteer please let Brenda know. This year there will be media packages, volunteers are needed in specific areas of expertise to be on call if the media would further aspects on a particular area of farming or in relation to a specific commodity group. October 16th, 2014 — Farm Connections is working on a gala as a celebration of agriculture. Three purposes to recognize outstanding farmers, educate and as a fundraiser, the goal is $25,000. CBOT — Laura Wood had provided an e -mail concerning the desire of CBOT to host an Agriculture Summit; similar in format to the Energy Summit. They are looking for topics and speakers. Suggestions were made regarding some prominent young people from this community that no longer live here being invited back to present. Don will work with Laura to help organize the event in early March. Future Agendas February- Gord and Garry Geissberger about their portable cider operation Martin Vroegh from St. Mary's on the pond algae and low carbon fuels has been invited. Meg Morris from Covanta has been invited and also the suggestion of a tour once the building is closed in. Suggestion that when the federal boundaries change the MP for the Ward 4 area be ' invited. Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington December 121h, 2013 Follow -up on Northumberland co -op tour. Other Business Mary Ann Found was congratulated on her award that was presented at the Royal Winter Agricultural Fair for Women of Excellence in Agriculture from the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Mary Ann will be honoured at Council as well as this is a significant achievement and very well deserved. Members were informed about the Trees for Rural Roads receiving a Watershed Award. John Cartwright moved for Adjournment. Next Meeting January 9th, 2014, 7:30pm. January — Cindy Strike on the Westside Creek development. Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington December 121h, 2013 1 -2 St. Marys Cement Community Relations Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday November 26, 2013 6:00 p.m. — St. Marys Cement Plant, Bowmanville In attendance: Cristina Hodgins, Human Resources, St. Marys Cement Ruben Plaza, Environmental Manager, St. Marys Cement Leslie Dunn, Wilmot Creek Homeowners Association Dave Veenstra, Port Darlington Community Association . Cindy Strike, Municipality of Clarington Cherisse Diaram, Quarry EIT, St. Marys Cement Ernie Hamilton, Quarry Supervisor, St. Marys Cement Fabio Garcia, Operations Manager, St. Marys Cement Regrets: Rick Rossi, Port Darlington Community Association Glenda Gies, Port Darlington Community Association Willie Woo, Member of Municipality of Clarington Council Martin Vroegh, Director, Environmental Affairs 1. Minutes from August 27th, 2013 meeting adopted • moved by Dave Veenstra • seconded by Cindy Strike 2. Agenda for November 26th, 2013 CRC meeting presented and adopted • by Leslie Dunn • seconded by Ruben Plaza 3. Review of Community Concerns 35 30 25 N G n 20 a E 0 U c 15 10 Community Complaints Log a8lasting WDust oplume Ndse ■ Other oTotal a) 6 complaints received between August 28th and November 26th, 2013: • 2 regarding Blasting (odor); • 2 regarding Plume; • 1 regarding Dust; • 1 regarding Odor; and • 2 additional communications. 'As brought up at the April 23rd meeting, the addresses from which the complaints were received were recorded. b) Blasting Complaints • As much as possible, we blast based on wind direction and wind speed • Lack of favourable winds at regular blasting times of Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm have resulted in blasts being moved around to other days of the week • November 8th blast was delayed due to highly unfavourable weather conditions but had to be detonated at 3:30pm as it was already primed • This should be included in community newspaper which currently lists only Tuesday . and Thursday at 2pm as blasting times c) Plume Complaints • One complaint received from MOE while within the St Marys Cement area due to highly visible plume • Plume becomes more visible when 1) the ATOX is not running and 2) the changing weather conditions cause condensation of water within the plume — this is a "steam plume" d) Dust Complaints • A resident of Cedar Crest Beach Road complained about black dust on shoes travelling from the coal stockpiles • A visit'to the house showed no dust accumulation on window sills or surfaces other than in the grass around an outdoor fire pit which may have been the source of the dust • No dust accumulation concerns were expressed by the nearby neighbours e) Odor • Odor complaint received from Hwy 2 and Bennet Road area about an odor that smelled of manure and some unknown smell 4. Environmental Results a) The PM10 monitoring station and dust fall sampler locations were reviewed and are as follows: Sample Station Location _ Monitor SMC1 OPG PM 10 BAM ,Dust fall Jar A Hutton Transport PM 10 Hi Vol, Dust Fall B Cedar Crest PM 10 Hi Vol Dust Fall C Cedar Crest (MOE location Dust Fall Jar SMC 2 Cove Road PM 10 BAM , Dust Fall Jar b) One exceedences were experienced on the Location A PM 10 Sampler on August 20th, 2013 • This was likely influenced by road traffic as indicated by the wind direction at the time of the exceedence.. c) No further dust fall exceedences . d) Emissions • S02 emissions for 2013 are now at 4,683 tonnes; this is greater than the allowance of 3,021 tonnes. • S02 emissions for 2006 through 2013 are now at 31,238 tonnes; this is greater than the allowance of 30,724. _ • NOXemissions for 2013 are now at 3,137 tonnes; this is greater than the allowance of 2,747 tonnes. • NOX emissions for 2006 through 2013 are now at 28,721 tonnes; this is approaching the allowance of 28,974 tonnes. 10000 35000 — 31,238 30,724� 30000 8000 25000 to 6000 20000 = 4,683 15000 F�- 4000 12 _3,021 10000 2000 5000 1 L 0 0 Q S02 2006 -2013 ❑ S02 2013 ❑Allowances S02 2006- 2013 ❑Allowances S02 2013 10000 8000 C 6000 C O l 4000 2000 0 ❑ NOx 2013 ❑Allowances NOx 2013 JVVVV 30000 98 791 28,974 25000 20000 C O 15000 F- 10000 5000 0 ❑ NOx 2006 -2013 ❑Allowances NOx 2006 -2013 • As SU2 produced Is greater that the allowance, this may result in the transter of part of the allowance from the St Marys Plant. ➢ St Marys has a greater allowance remaining due to the nature of the rock there, which has much lower sulphur content • Initiatives.are currently underway to address the emissions ➢ New lime hydrator ➢ Lime slurry injection project is in progress though this will take time to completely implement, being developed with FLS out of Denmark ➢ Exploring alternative fuels (with reduced sulphur content) • Note: As this is part of a program to manage emissions across Ontaio, exceeding allowance levels is not a breach of compliance though St Marys would like to avoid this in the future. • These initiatives will take time to complete as they require extensive design work as well as manufacturing and compliance. 5. Dock Operation Practices • Dust suppression techniques continue • Back up alarms also installed on equipment operating on Docks 6. Quarry Operation • Backup alarms also installed on Quarrying equipment ➢ This took some time to complete as the alarms had to be sourced, purchase, approved by the health and safety committee and installed on all equipment ➢ There was initially some resistance to the new alarms but they were ultimately accepted by the equipment operators • Operations mining Levels 2 and 3 currently. • Stripping ended in October and will likely resume in January of 2014 • A portion of the final wall on the uppermost level will be reached in 2013 to the south east • No ground vibration exceedances or air vibration exceedences since last meeting 2013 Groud Vibration Level (mm /s) 14 12 10 itt g � � may— Baseline C<mmunRy Centre .-® —Cedar Gest Beach Rd 8 %i —w—of Aggregate Shop ij - -Ground WbrV -Umlt 4 1 2 I 1 �1 1..`yi; �FR ` :1 £\ `:,_•�} •'+ `d i' �krru AM P p -1 t. .1-1- 2—b 11 -Apra 31 -May 20.1W 08 -Sep 3 2— 17 -Dec 2013 Air Vibration Level (dBL) 140 130 1z0 no C <mmpeay ce<ne 300 H �� •- Si- •Cedar C— 8-0 Rd n -• West of Aggregate Shop 90 _A[, Vibration Umtt g0 70 of -)an 20-Feb 11 -Apr 31 -May 20-1W 08.Sep 28 -oa 17 -Dec 7. Community Relations a) St Marys Cement Community Newsletter • Second 2013 newsletter to go out in December 2013 b) 2014 Open House • This is planned however details and dates will be determined at a later date ➢ Usual venue, Hutton Transport Yard will be relocating in 2014 c) Orono Crown Lands Partnership • Supplying materials for Kendal Crown Lands Shelter project to be built, in conjunction with other local business, by Courtice High School Students d) Fossil collection event on Sunday October 20th was successful • Several people from the CCFMS participated • They look forward to visiting again next year, and exploring Level 5 Photo, Martin Legemaate e) Still contributing cement to building of play area in Ontario Street Junior Public School • This is delayed currently by union issues with scheduling at the school • Likely will go ahead in 2014 8. Next meeting: Tuesday March 25th, 2013 a , s - x Photo, Martin Legemaate e) Still contributing cement to building of play area in Ontario Street Junior Public School • This is delayed currently by union issues with scheduling at the school • Likely will go ahead in 2014 8. Next meeting: Tuesday March 25th, 2013 1 -3 Draft minutes — Not vet approved by Committee NOTES OF MEETING OF SAMUEL WILMOT NATURE AREA MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2013 7:OOPM Present: (Voting) Regrets: Absent 1. Agenda Acceptance of Agenda Melanie McArthur Jim Cleland Bonnie Seto Councillor Corinna Traill Michael Goleski Geoff James Greg Wells — GRCA Brian Reid (Chair) Karin Murphy Kate Potter Leo Blindenbach Suzanne Land MOVED: by Kate Potter SECONDED by Karin Murphy THAT: the agenda for December 10, 2013 be accepted CARRIED 2. Minutes of November 12, 2013 Approval of Minutes MOVED: by Melanie McArthur, SECONDED by Kate Potter THAT: the minutes of November 12th be approved. CARRIED SWNA December 2013 Minutes 3. Items/Updates New SWNA committee member Leo Blindenbach Leo Blindenbach was appointed by Council as the new SWNA committee member. Leo has lived in the Port of Newcastle for the past 3 years. His professional background is in Club Management. He has also has extensive experience as a volunteer on numerous committees. Jim Boate -Bike Friendly Clarington The Engineering Department is recommending a trail improvement, project in the 2014 Capital Budget to reduce a 29% slope on the Waterfront Trail just east of the pedestrian bridge. This section of trail has been identified by the Bike Friendly committee as a problem spot for cyclists for many years. At the November meeting there was a discussion about the merits of this project. The committee requested a representative from the cycling community to explain the need for the project. Jim Boate a representative from the Bike Friendly Committee and the Beech Street Spinners Cycling club attended the meeting. Jim began with a brief history of the Waterfront Trail and explained how the trail has grown from its initial inception to a trail that now stretches from the Detroit River to the Quebec border along the north shore of both Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. The Waterfront Trail is used for recreation, transportation, and special events such as cycling tours and the Ragnar Relay series. He also described some of the gaps that have existed along the trail. Many of those gaps have now been filled but individual problem spots still exist. Jim explained that cycling blogs and websites have flagged the SWNA section of trail as an area to avoid due to the steep hill east of the bridge. In order to detour around this section of the trail cyclists also by -pass some of Clarington's best sections of Waterfront Trail. The steep hill on the SWNA portion of the Waterfront Trail was first investigated in 2009 when a survey plan and preliminary design plan were developed to reduce the slope to a 10% grade by re- aligning the trail so that it traverses the slope. Some committee members asked if there was enough benefit to justify the cost of the project. P. Windolf explained that staff is recommending this project be included in the 2014 Capital Budget for several reasons. The existing slope is difficult for both cyclists and hikers to climb and descend. The excessive slope results in erosion of the trail surface which creates a potential hazard. This project would remove the trail from the Hydro One corridor. The municipality currently pays half the annual reality taxes for that section of corridor because a portion of the trail is located on it. Once the existing agreement with Hydro One expires the annual payment would not be required. SWNIA December 2013 Minutes If the project is approved in the 2014 budget the committee would like to see the existing trail restored with vegetation, and the low /wet section of the trail west of the hill repaired at the same time. SWNA Photo Contest Councillor Traill reported that the Visual Arts Centre has agreed to host the photo exhibition again this year. The exhibition will run from Thursday May 15 to Sunday May 18. The awards presentation will be on the opening night of the exhibition. The committee discussed potential changes to the categories for this year but agreed that there should continue to be a Youth category. Some suggested categories included, Water, and the Colours of Wilmot. The sub - committee established for the contest (Kate, Mike, Karin and Melanie) will discuss the categories and present them at a future meeting. Councillor Traill will try to find a sponsor for this year's event since last year's sponsor Hunters Foto Source has moved out of Clarington. Martin House Cleaning The Martin House installed in 2007 with the assistance of Hydro One is in need of cleaning, Jamie Bignell from Hydro One was contacted and he will investigate if a bucket truck can access the Martin House to remove and clean it. Brian Reid has not been able to locate the person from the Wilmot Woodworkers Club who built the Martin House but will try to get his contact information through former member Pat Mulcahy. A site inspection to determine if it has a removable panel for cleaning may be required. Since the Martin House is about 5m off the ground, binoculars will probably be required to determine if it has a removable panel. Reptiles at Risk Workshop At the November meeting one of the Special Events suggested for 2014 was an educational presentation featuring native reptiles. Brian Reid and Karin Murphy attended a November workshop hosted by the GRCA called Reptiles at Risk. The workshop focused on endangered native reptiles and included a hands -on training program featuring live Ontario reptiles. Reptiles at Risk was contacted to see if they could do a similar presentation at the SWNA in June. They are interested but they do not get confirmation of their funding until late in the spring so we will check back with them at that time. Winter Meeting Schedule The committee discussed the schedule for meetings this winter. SAMNA December 2013 Minutes It was decided that there would be no SWNA meeting in January or March. The Photo Contest sub - committee can still meet on an as needed basis. Leo and Melanie indicated they will not be able to attend the February meeting. 5. Motion to Adjourn MOVED: by Leo Blindenbach, SECONDED by Kate Potter THAT: the meeting be adjourned. CARRIED Adjournment: 8:30 P.M. Next Meeting: Tuesday February 11, 7:OOPM Room 1A Notes prepared by: P. Windolf 1 -4 C l a r 1 n g f o n To illuminate Clarington and its heritage through museums lasting and meaningful experiences with artifacts, exhibitions and programmes that inspires future ad Archives generations and enlivens our community 62 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario LI C 3A8 905- 623 -2734 at Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre BOARD MEETING 13IN0110 December 11, 2013 Sarah Jane William Heritage Centre 62 Temperance Street Bowmanville, Ontario Present: J. Witheridge, [Chair] J. Cashin -Oster Mayor A. Foster Regrets: G. Humes and B. Seto Staff: J. Fielding, [Executive Director] 1. Call to Order: C. Morgan S. Laing J. Neal The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Adoption of Agenda: Moved by: J. Cashin -Oster THAT: the agenda be approved. 3. Disclosure of Interests: M. Morawetz M. Carlton N. Ellis [ recording secretary] Seconded by: A. Foster MOTION CARRIED No interests were disclosed. 4. Approval of Minutes a) THAT: the Board meeting November 13, 2013 minutes be approved with amendments. M. Morawetz requests the wording in the November minutes under #10 b) Motion that "M. Morawetz lead the Camp 30 Committee" change to M. Morawetz is the appointed representative of Clarington Museums and Archives on the Camp 30 committee. Moved by: C. Morgan Seconded by: M. Carlton MOTION CARRIED 5. Correspondence No correspondence. 6. Announcements: Program co- ordinator Melody Mitchell will be leaving Clarington Museums and Archives to pursue her career as a teacher. She will be with the museum until January 3rd, 2014. The Board congratulates her and thanks her for all her hard work. 7. Executive Director's Report J. Fielding presents her report highlighting her meeting with the C.M.O.G. representative. She explains the C.M.O.G. papers are due April/May 2014 and that the representatives see no problem in the museum getting their funding back. She says preparing for the C.M.O.G. grant should be a board and staff initiative rather than have one person do it all. Melody Mitchell visited schools in Clarington to talk about the museum's educational programs and this has resulted in more program bookings. J. Fielding had a cultural meeting plan with the Visual Arts Centre (VAC), Clarington Tourism, Peterborough Tourism and more, they discussed Clarington's cultural future. A. Foster advises J. Fielding to seek out Joe Caruana, Community Director for the Municipality of Clarington — he is doing a similar cultural study. Admissions for 2013 were 7,792 people and on Dec. 6th for the Edwardian Christmas event there were approximately 300 more people to be added to that total. There is a small discussion about the compost bin being tipped over repeatedly and the possibly of security cameras. Motion that: the Executive Director's report be accepted. Moved by: A. Foster Seconded by: M. Morawetz MOTION CARRIED 8. C.M.O.G. Updates: Exhibition Policy A. Foster clarifies that the polices were copied and edited from other museum polices by J. Fielding to suit our museum and that is acceptable. The Chair said "transported safely without harm to the staff," should be added to #4 of the policy. It should be recommended that movers are requested, so staff members are not injured. Motion THAT: the revised Exhibition Policy be accepted. Moved by: S. Laing Seconded by: J. Cashin -Oster MOTION CARRIED 9. Committee Reports: a) Finance (G. Humes absent, spoken by J. Fielding) Motion that: the Board accept the Finance report. b) Friends (S. Laing) S. Laing reports that the Friends of the Museum made more than $1,000 with their Christmas craft and bake sale. Motion that: the Board congratulate the Friends of the Museum on their great job. Moved by: M. Morawetz c) Fund - raising (J. Neal) Seconded by: C. Morgan MOTION CARRIED There is no news concerning fund- raising or raising funds. d) Collections (S. Laing) Archivist Charles Taws will need until February or March to complete the Collections Report. But it will be ready in time for C.M.O.G.. e) Property (M. Morawetz) C. Morgan explains his opinion as an industrial engineer, that the company assigned to assess the boy's bedroom will open up the floor, etc... more than the Board assumes. And it might become more expensive as they continue work on it. He inquires about what the Museum will do if the company leaves a big (expensive) hole in the museum. J. Neal recommends the museum also get another quote for this project, to compare. There is a small discussion about the high price of Edwin Rowse (architect) and Mark Shoalts (structural engineer) and also the benefits of having experts do this job. The first part (assessing the boy's bedroom) will cost approximately $9,000. Motion that: the Board approve the first part of the property plan to assess the boy's bedroom in the Bowmanville Museum. Moved by: M. Morawetz Seconded by: J. Cashin -Oster One person opposed. MOTION CARRIED 10. Business Arising: a) Readdress the Budget (J. Fielding) J. Fielding has spoken with council and is waiting for a response. A. Foster says council might be concerned with the funds and the budget may be a one time only thing. b) Camp 30 (M. Morawetz) Camp 30 committee member candidates from Clarington are: The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) Bill Humber, Municipality of Clarington representative Willie Woo and M. Morawetz, representative of Clarington Museums and Archives. c) Fair Board Report and Heritage Tractor (Chair) Heritage Tractor Day will be held on August 23`d 2014. The Visual Arts Centre (VAC) would like to organize hay rides from the museum to the VAC and back. The purpose of this event is to bring tractors into the city (Bowmanville) and to let the children have fun. It will also be promotion for the Orono Fair. ' 11. New Business J. Fielding presents the notes from the Municipal Clerk's meeting on Dec 9 regarding appointments to the Museum Board on B. Seto's behalf. Bonnie wished to demonstrate her frustration at not getting appropriate appointments to the Board. C. Morgan recommends having a science fair type set -up where all the Clarington boards are set up in one building for people to come to each table, learn more and apply. Motion that: the two reports submitted by B. Seto be accepted. Moved by: C. Morgan Seconded by: J. Neal MOTION CARRIED J. Fielding explains that to fill in for Melody Mitchell she has posted a job description for Exhibit Curator that is due by Dec. 22'd /2013. This will be a full -time position. Temporarily, she would also like a teacher hired to work three days a week until March 2014 (when Jen is back). That person would work on matching the museum educational programmes to the Ontario curriculum. Then for two days a week one of the current museum interpreters would work on the family programmes that Melody has started, this would also be just until Jen returns. There was some discussion over appropriate people for the teaching position including a discussion over using the skills of Shaun Fielding Julia Fielding's husband which was not felt appropriate due to museum policies. 12. Date and Place 'of Next Board Meeting: The next meeting will be held January 8th 2014 at the Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre at 7 p.m. 13. Adjournment: Chair, THAT the meeting adjourn at 8:40 p.m. Moved by: C. Morgan MOTION CARRIED Minutes for the December 11, 2013 meeting of the Clarington Museums and Archives Board have been accepted and approved on Executive Director, Clarington Museums and Archives Board Clarington Museums and Archives Ministry of the Environment Off Ice of the Minister 77 Wellesley Street West 11th Floor, Ferguson Block Toronto ON M7A 2T5 Tel.: 416. 314 -6796 Fax: 416 - 314 -6748 JAN 0 2 2014 Ministhre de I'Environnement Bureau du ministre 77, rue Wellesley Ouest 11° stage, edifice Ferguson Toronto ON M7A 2T5 Td1.: 416. 314 -6790 T616c: 416. 314 -6748 Mr. Doug Magee Environmental Planner Hydro One Networks Inc. 483 Bay Street, South Tower, 6th Floor Toronto ON M5G 2P5 Dear Mr. Magee: 1- 13 Ontp,flo COUttCIL CAZOWIICiL ❑ FILE OIREC HM4 INFORMATION COPY Ti o MI).YoR ❑ h6rP,13ERS ❑ CAO DF CJ! J NCIL ENV1283MC2013- 21R +,'CES' " HE GORP o sEc�a�Y I0 EidGINEERI iG Ct MUNKIPAL C) &EIIATIONS s RVICES CLERK'S C- PLANNING ❑ SOLICITOR 1-1 T,isEASUR`l SERVICES i Cl OTHER __ MUNICIPAL CLERK'S FILE _ Between November 15 and December 17, 2012, 1 rdceived 56 Part 11 Order requests from local residents, local environmental groups, 18 school children from a local school and two Members of Provincial Parliament that Hydro one Network Incorporated (Proponent) be required to prepare an individual environmental assessment for the proposed Clarington Transformer Station Class Environment Assessment (Project), located in the Municipality of Clarington. I am taking this opportunity to inform you that I have decided that an individual environmental assessment is not required, This decision was made after giving careful consideration to the issues raised in the request, the Project documentation, the provisions of the Class Environmental Assessment for Minor Transmission Facilities (Class Environmental Assessment), and other relevant matters required to be considered under subsection 16(4) of the Environmental Assessment Act. The reasons for my decision may be found in the attached, letters to the requesters. Despite my not requiring an individual EA be prepared, in reviewing the requests I noted that there are concerns with respect to this project which do warrant that further studies and consultation be undertaken as the Project proceeds into detail design and construction. Therefore, to ensure that the environment is protected, I am imposing the following conditions on the project: Prior to construction the Proponent shall submit a Groundwater Monitoring Plan to the Regional director in Central Region for review and approval, The Plan shall be in accordance with the Hydrogeological & Hydrologic Assessment Report prepared for the Project by Stantec (2013) and shall include water level and quality sampling from on -site wells and adjacent private wells in order to document pre and post construction conditions to confirm no impacts. Once approved, the final report shall be posted on the Proponent's website. Mr. Doug Magee Page 2, 2. As part of the Ontario Water Resources Act Application for Sewage Works, the Proponent must submit to the Director of the Environmental Approvals Branch a Contingency and Pollution Prevention Plan for the Project in accordance with the ministry's requirements. . 3. As part of the Environmental Compliance Approval for noise, the Proponent shall prepare a detailed Acoustic Assessment Report and submit it to the Director of the Environmental Approvals Branch for review as part of the application, The Acoustic Assessment Report must document all sources of noise at the facility, as well as any proposed noise control measures, and demonstrate that the Project is capable of operating in compliance with the applicable sound level limits at all affected Points of Reception. 4. For information purposes, the final Acoustic Assessment Report and Contingency and Pollution Prevention Plan shall be posted on the Proponent's website upon submission of the Environmental Compliance Approval application. 5.1 The Proponent shall be responsible for the formation of a Community Liaison Committee, should members of the public or other parties be interested in participating. The CLC shall be established by the Proponent within 6 months of the Minister's decision on the Part 11 Order requests for the Project, The CLC shall be established for _the purposes of disseminating and exchanging information and monitoring results relevant to the project during detailed design and construction, and discussing any issues or concerns raised by CLC members. 5.2 The Proponents shall Invite representatives) of the Enniskillen Environmental Association and members of the public that expressed interest in the Project. Meetings shall be held as may be required or on an annual basis until Project operation, A notice of the CLC meeting shall be posted on the Proponent's website two weeks prior to the meeting, and sent to all CLC members. 6. Once Conditions 1 -5 have been satisfied, the Proponent shall notify the Director of the Environmental Approvals Branch. With this decision having been made, the Proponent can now proceed with the Project, subject to the conditions I have imposed and any other permits or approvals required. The Proponent must ensure the Project is implemented in the manner it was developed and designed, as set out in the Project documentation, inclusive of all mitigating measures, and environmental and other provisions therein. Lastly, I would like to ensure that the Proponent understands that failure to comply with the Act, the provisions of the Class Environmental Assessment, and failure to implement the Project In Mr, Doug Magee Page 3., the manner described in the planning documents, are contraventions of the Act and may result in prosecution under section 38 of the Act, I am confident that the Proponent recognizes the importance and value of the Act and will ensure that its requirements and those of the Class Environmental Assessment are satisfied, Yours sincerely, rte-. Jim Bradley Minister of the Environment Attachment(s) c; Requestors MPP J. O'Toole (Durham) MPP M. Farris (Kitchener - Conestoga) EA File EA02 -06 C1 0 arington Leading the Way REPORT #1 REPORT TO COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 13, 2014 SUBJECT: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING OF MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 1. PRESENTATION OF TED WATSON, CHAIR OF THE CLARINGTON AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGARDING THE 2013 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF CLARINGTON THAT the presentation of Ted Watson, Chair of the Agriculture Advisory Committee regarding the 2013 Accomplishments of the Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington be received with thanks. 2. APPLICATIONS FOR REZONING AND FOR DRAFT PLAN OF CONDOMINIUM TO PERMT A 79 UNIT MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICANT: H & H PROPERTIES INC. THAT Report PSD- 001 -14 be received; THAT the applications, to amend By -law 84 -63 and a Draft Plan of Condominium submitted by H & H Properties Inc. for the development of a 79 unit medium density residential development, continue to be processed and that a subsequent report be prepared; and THAT all interested parties listed in Report PSD- 001 -14 and any delegations be advised of Council's decision. CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905 - 623 -3379 'Report #1 - 2 - January 13, 2014 3. APPLICATION FOR REZONING TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD FOR A TEMPORARY NEW HOME SALES FACILITY THAT Report PSD- 002 -14 be received; THAT the application; to amend By -law 84 -63 submitted by Brookfield Homes (Ontario) Limited to extend the maximum three (3) year period for a.temporary new home sales facility, be approved; THAT the By -law attached to Report PSD- 002 -14 be passed; THAT the Durham Region Planning Department and Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) be forwarded a copy of Report PSD- 002 -14 and Council's decision; and THAT all interested parties listed in Report PSD- 002 -14 and any delegations be advised of Council's decision. 4. HERITAGE INCENTIVE GRANT 2013 PROGRAM UPDATE THAT Report PSD- 003 -14 be received; and THAT any interested parties listed in Report PSD- 003 -14 be notified of Council's decision. 5. COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2013 ORONO, BOWMANVILLE, NEWCASTLE AND COURTICE THAT Report PSD- 004 -14 be received; and THAT any interested parties to Report PSD- 004 -14 be notified of Council's decision. I 6. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP 2013 PROGRAM UPDATE THAT Report PSD- 005 -14 be received; and THAT any interested parties listed in Report PSD- 005 -14 be notified of Council's decision. Report #1 - 3 - January 13, 2014 7. REQUEST FOR REPORT — COST OF REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF STREET BANNERS THAT Staff be directed to prepare a report on the cost of removal and replacement of street banners in Courtice under the Courtice Community Improvement Plan funding, including opportunities to pursue funding partnerships. 8. COURTICE COMMUNITY COMPLEX - VACATED LEASE SPACE THAT Report CSD- 001 -14 be received; THAT a dedicated program space, be provided within the vacated space, for the Clarington Older Adults Association (COAA) mutually agreed upon between the Clarington Public Library Board, the CO AA, and the Director of Community Services, being not less than 500 square feet, until such time as other dedicated space within the Courtice Community Complex can be obtained; and THAT all interested parties listed in Report CSD- 001 -14 be advised of Council's decision. 9. REQUEST FOR REPORT — THEATRE DANCE ACADEMY LEASED SPACE AND POTENTIAL FOR USE BY THE CLARINGTON.OLDER ADULTS ASSOCIATION THAT Staff be directed to prepare a report on space that is currently leased to the Theatre Dance Academy regarding the timing of the lease and the potential for dedicating the space to the Clarington Older Adults Association. ' 10. REGIONAL COUNCIL REPRESENTATION —TOWN OF AJAX PETITION THAT Report CLD- 001 -14 be received; THAT the correspondence from the Town of Ajax regarding a petition regarding Regional Council Representation be received for information; and THAT all interested parties listed in Report CLD- 001 -14 be advised of Council's decision. Report #1 - 4 - January 13, 2014 11. APPOINTMENT TO THE SUSTAINABLE CLARINGTON COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT Report CLD- 002 -14 be received; THAT Ian Kruis be appointed to the Sustainable Clarington Community Advisory Committee, for a term ending concurrent with Council; and THAT all interested parties listed in Report CLD- 002 -13 be advised of Council's decision. 12. WAIVING OF MUNICIPAL SIDEWALK SNOW CLEARING FEES THAT the sidewalk snow clearing fees owed to the Municipality by residents in accordance with the Snow Clearing By -law 93 -144, for the period of December 20 to January 3,,2014, inclusive, be waived. 13. ASSUMPTION AND DEDICATION OF VARIOUS ROAD WIDENINGS THROUGHOUT THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON THAT Report LGL- 001 -14 be received; THAT Council approve the by -law attached to Report LGL- 001 -14 assuming various road widenings as public highways and dedicating various reserves as public highways; and THAT the Municipal Solicitor be authorized to register the by -law. 14. CLARINGTON VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION PROGRAM THAT Report CLD- 026 -13 be'received; THAT Addendum to Report CLD- 026 -13 be received; THAT Staff be directed to implement Option 6, as outlined in Addendum to Report CLD- 026 -13, to recognize Clarington's volunteers with the first event being held in 2015. 15. PRESENTATION OF TODD BROWN, PRESIDENT /PRINCIPAL PLANNER, MONTEITH BROWN PLANNING CONSULTANTS, REGARDING EXPANSION OF LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE COURTICE COMMUNITY FINAL REPORT THAT the Monteith Brown Planning Consultants Report, entitled the "Expansion Of Library Services for the Courtice Community Final Report" be received for information. SUMMARY OF BY -LAWS JANUARY 13, 2014 BY -LAWS 2014 -001 Being a By -law to amend By -law 84 -63, the Comprehensive Zoning By -law for the Corporation of the former Town of Newcastle (Brookfield Homes (Ontario) Limited) (Item 3 of Report #1) 2014 -002 Being a By -law to assume and dedicate certain lands throughout the Municipality of Clarington as public highways (Item 13 of Report #1) To: Mayor Foster and Members of Council From: Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk Date: January 10, 2014 Subject: COUNCIL AGENDA — DECEMBER 16, 2013 Please be advised of the following regarding the January 13th Council meeting: DELEGATIONS There are no delegations scheduled for this meeting. STAFF REPORT(S) Attached please find Report ESD -001 -14 — Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (Staff Report #1) 2. Report LGL- 002 -14 — 2699 Regional Road No. 14, Clarington Old Community Hall, Village of Tyrone (Staff Report #2) (To be Distributed Under Separ $e Cover) i P tti L. B rde, O Municipal Clerk PLBIcf Attachment cc: Frank Wu, Chief Administrative Officer Department Heads CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVII -LE, ONTARIO L1 C 3A6 T 905 -623 -3379 F 905 - 623 -6506 Staff Report lafi"R EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT Meeting: COUNCIL. Date: January 13, 2014 Resolution #: By-law #: Report#: ESD- 001 -14 File #: Subiect: ONTARIO DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that Council approve the following: THAT Report ESD - 001 -14 be received; and 2. THAT that the following resolution be passed: "WHEREAS the Municipality of Clarington recently experienced an ice storm commencing on December 21, 2013, and has experienced substantial damage to municipality property and infrastructure and, the Council of the Municipality of Clarington hereby requests the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to declare the entire area of the Municipality of Clarington (612 square kilometers) a "disaster area" for the purposes of the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP). "; and 3. THAT an application be submitted to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for assistance through the ODRAP. Submitted by: Gordon Weir Director of Emergency and Fire Services Reviewed by: Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905- 623 -3379 REPORT NO.: ESD-001-14 PAGE 2 1. BACKGROUND During the period of late December 21, 2013 through to December 22, 2013, a large part of the Province of Ontario experienced extreme weather conditions in the form of an ice storm. Large parts of the Municipality of Clarington experienced loss of power for an extended period of time (some through until December 26, 2013) and the loss of many trees. In order to deal with the emergency, the Emergency Operation Centre was activated with personnel working from there on Sunday, December 22, Monday, December 23 and Tuesday, December 24. 2. ONTARIO DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP) is intended to assist those whose essential property has been extensively damaged as a result of a sudden, unexpected natural disaster such as a severe windstorm, tornado or flood. The program consists of a private component to cover individuals, homeowners, farmers, small business enterprises and non-profit organizations and a public component to cover affected municipalities for disaster response and recovery. The program is not intended to be a substitute for adequate insurance coverage and does not provide full cost recovery. The private component of the program is intended to cover a significant impact in the municipality, not individual properties. Under the program, incremental, extraordinary municipal costs, over and above normal municipal expenditures, which are related to response and recovery from the disaster, may be eligible for reimbursement, such as:  Food/water for volunteers and disaster relief workers;  Emergency response supplies, eg, sandbags;  Municipal owned equipment costs (at 50% of MTO rate) or equipment rental costs (prorated);  Activation of the municipal emergency operations centre;  Clearing and removal of debris and wreckage, including removal of buildings and removal of trees and limbs if public safety is endangered;  Overtime for employees and those hired for disaster response/relief effort, or to backfill for regular employees deployed for disaster response/relief efforts;  Incremental administrative costs related to disaster relief committee;  Emergency communications;  Additional security costs;  Repair and restoration to pre-disaster condition of uninsured public facilities (eg, buildings, libraries, recreational facilities including parks, roads and drains, infrastructure); and  Evacuation and shelter of people and animals, including incremental operating expenses. REPORT NO.: ESD-001-14 PAGE 3 Losses and costs which are ineligible for funding include:  Regular salary;  Insurance deductibles;  Municipal equipment costs (other than as described above);  Additional costs to repair or improve structures of infrastructure beyond pre- disaster condition; and  Lost revenues. In order to be eligible for the program, a municipality must first pass a resolution requesting the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to declare the affected area as a “disaster area”. 3. CLARINGTON’S RESPONSE TO THE STORM In dealing with the ice storm, the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) was activated which allowed members of senior staff to work from one location in coordinating response efforts. Through the use of “cycle meetings” at the EOC, communication to residents was ongoing throughout the duration of the storm and recovery period. Warming centres were established at both the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex and the Newcastle and District Recreation Complex in order for residents to attend to get warm, have a hot shower, get a hot meal (soup and sandwich) and to charge mobile devices. A number of people did attend at the centres, but it was not necessary for anyone to be sheltered overnight. The Customer Service Desk at the Municipal Administrative Centre was manned for an extended period of time on Monday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 23 in order to answer questions from residents calling in. The Operations staff worked approximately 1949 hours of overtime starting stth December 21 and ending December 28 (as of the writing of this report) in attempting to clean up roads with downed trees as well as expanding our reception ndth hours to assist with residents calls on December 21, 22 and 24 and inspecting municipal buildings. As well, the Emergency and Fire Services Department responded to in excess of 211 calls in a period of 3 days. Preliminary incremental costs expended by the Municipality in responding to the storm are: Volunteer Fire Fighters $ 85,000 Materials (Sand & Salt) $395,458 Equipment $ 79,064 Tree Removal/maintenance/stumping $ 160,000 Operations Staff Overtime $ 99,196 Community Services Staff Overtime $ 15,000 Sidewalk contractors $ 121,668 TOTAL $955,386 REPORT NO.: ESD-001-14 PAGE 4 4. CONCURRENCE This report has been reviewed by Fred Horvath, Director of Operations, Nancy Taylor, Director of Finance/Treasurer and Patti Barrie, Municipal Clerk who concur with the recommendations. 5. CONCLUSION Due to the extent of the damage caused by the ice storm and the amount of expenditures required by the Municipality to address the response, it is respectfully recommended that the Municipality pass a resolution requesting the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to declare Clarington a disaster area for the purposes of the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program and to allow for an application to be submitted under public assistance in order to cover the damage caused to municipal property. 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