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REPORT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File# lyo�tj 9"L C
Date: JANUARY 6, 1992 Res, #(
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Subject: SNOW CLEARING OF SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAY WINDROWS
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-4-92 be received; and
2 . THAT a copy of Report WD-4-92 be forwarded to Roxann Brown.
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REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: Correspondence dated November 5, 1990, from Roxann
Brown.
No. 2 : Application Form used by the City of Oshawa.
No. 3: Letter sent to Eligible Applicants.
2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 At a meeting held on November 26, 1990, Council passed the
following resolution:
"THAT the correspondence dated November 5, 1990, from Roxann
Brown, Chairman, Newcastle Community Care, pertaining to the
implementation of a sidewalk and driveway snow clearing
program for senior citizens and the physically disabled in
the Town of Newcastle, be received;
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THAT the correspondence be referred to the Director of
Public Works for the preparation of a report; and
THAT Roxann Brown be advised of Council's decision. "
3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
3. 1 The City of Oshawa has a program of providing service to the
elderly and/or disabled to clear the snow from sidewalks and/or
windrows.
3 .2 The City requires the applicant to complete an application form
(Attachment No. 2 ) . The basic requirements to obtain the service
are:
To be eligible for the service, applicants must be 65 years
of age or older or be physically disabled, . occupy a single
family dwelling which fronts onto a city street and have no
able bodied person under the age of 65 years residing on the
property. "
3. 3 Attachment No. 3 is a copy of a letter which was sent out to the
eligible residents in 1991 to explain the program. If the Town
decided to provide the service, it would seem reasonable to
provide the service on a similar basis as that used by the City
of Oshawa.
3.4 During the 1990-91 winter, the City of Oshawa provided the
following service:
(a) Plowing of Sidewalks: 1,600 properties
Cost: Administration $ 9,000 . 00
Plowing 43 ,000.00
TOTAL COST S 52 ,000.00
Cost per property per year = $ 32 .50
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(b) Plowing of Driveway Windrows: 1,840 properties
Cost: Administration $ 5,600.00
Plowing 26 ,500.00
TOTAL COST $ 32 , 100.00
Cost per property per year $ 17 .45
3.5 Based on the City of Oshawa experience, the Town could expect to
have about 600 eligible applicants for the plowing of sidewalks
and 700 eligible applicants for the plowing of driveway windrows.
3. 6 Based on the City of Oshawa per unit costs, the annual cost would
be about $32, 000 .
3.7 It should be noted that a program of this type would require a
high amount of administration. For this reason, the City of
Oshawa has entered into a contract with the Minacs Group Inc. to
administer the program for the City. The service provided by
Minacs is reflected in the costs shown in Clause 3 .5.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
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Walter A. Evans, P. Eng. , Lawrence seff,
Director of Public Works Chief A i istrative Officer
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December 17, 1991
Attachments
pc: Mrs. Roxann Brown
Chairman
Community Care
Town of Newcastle
80 King Street West
Bowmanville, Ontario
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Bowmanvllle,Ontario
DURHAM REGION L1 C 1114
COMMUNITY CARE ASSOCIATION
November 5, 1990
.Mrs'. Patti L. Barrie V �
Town Clerk - Town of Newcastle
40 Temperance Street Nov 14 19090
Bowmanville, Ontario
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MAYOR'S OFFICE
Dear Mrs. Barrie:
Re: Sidewalk & Driveway Windrow Snow Clearing Program
I am writing at the request of the Local Advisory Committee
for The Town of Newcastle Community Care.
At our last Committee meeting, we discussed the attached
notice published recently in The Oshawa Times . Our committee would
like Council to give serious consideration to the feasibility of
implementing such a program for senior citizens and the physically
disabled in the Town of Newcastle. Community Care would be most
interested in learning what the costs for such a program would be
to the municipal taxpayers.
It is our request that this item be placed on Council 's. Agenda
for discussion at the earliest opportunity. We look forward to
hearing further on this matter.
Yours very. truly,
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CITY OF OSHAWA
NOTICE
SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED
SIDEWALK & DRIVEWAY WINDROW SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM
The City of'Oshawa is offering senior citizens and the physically disabled a
snow clearing service on City sidewalks and for driveway windrows adjacent
to single family dwellings.
To be eligible for this service, applicants must be 65 years of age or older or be
physically disabled, occupy a single family dwelling which fronts on to a City
street, and have no able bodied persons under the age of 65 years residing on
the. property.
In order to be adequately prepared for next winter's program, Renewal of
Application forms have been mailed out to the participants of last year's
program. They are encouraged to complete and return this Renewal.
Those not currently registered for the program and who are now eligible
should apply in person at 71 Albert Street, Oshawa, Ontario between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Staff will assist in completing the
application form.
For further information, please call 434-1211.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
CITY OF OSHAWA
` 1990-1991 SNOW CLEARING APPLICATION
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FOR
SENIOR CITIZENS AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED
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SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY WINDROW SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM
Declaration:
XY [hereby request that the City provide snow clearing service adjacent to my single family dwelling located at:
ADDRESS:
POSTALCODE: TELEPHONE:
I understand the City's snow clearing service,on City sidewalks will start the day after a snow fall ends and
only when there is more than 2 cm (approximately I inch) of snow on sidewalks. The driveway windrow snow
clearing service will not be undertaken until the road plowing on the street has been completed. The above services
will generally operate from Monday to Friday.
I understand and agree that this service does not include snow clearing from private sidewalks into my
residence and does not include snow clearing on my driveway other than the windrow of snow at the end of my
driveway.
1. lam ❑ the owner and occupant of the above noted dwelling
❑ the tenant of the above noted dwelling
2. lam ❑ 65 or over in age and have the following identification:
senior citizens number:
or
birth certificate date: a
❑ physically disabled and have a Doctor's Certificate,a copy of which is attached stating my
condition.
3. There are able bodied ersons under 65 years of age residing at this address:
Yes [3 No❑
A"Yes"to this question means the property is not eligible for snow clearing service.
4. The above property is located on a street corner. Yes ❑ No❑
5. 1 request that the City sidewalk be cleared adjacent to my residence.
Yes ❑ NoN ❑ Not applicable; i.e.,no sidewalk
6. I request that the drive windrow be cleared ad.L",cent to my residence.
Yes ❑ No ❑ Not applicable; i.e.,no driveway
If the answer to the above question is"Yes",please indicate the number of driveways to be cleared.
1 ❑ 2 ❑
I understand this service is for one winter season only and a renewal application must be signed and submitted
each year.
1 make this Declaration conscientiously presenting the details as being true.
Signature of Applicant Date
PLEASE, RETURN THIS APPLICATION IN THE ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AS SOON
' AS POSSIBLE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL434-1211.
FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS USE ONLY
NAME:
ADDRESS
POSTAL CODE; TELEPHONE: }~
LENGTH OF SIDEWALK: frontage =
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PROCESSED BY: APPLICATION N0:
DATE: AREA ZONE:
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ATTACHMENT NO. 2
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9 ND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF.OSHAWA
F. E. CROME, 6.A.Sc., P.Eng.• TEL.416-725-7351 50 CENTRE STREET SOUTH
COMMISSIONER OF WORKS FAX 416-436-5694 OSHAWA, ONTARIO
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1991 01 16
Dear Resident:
SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY WINDROW SNOW CLEARING PROGRAM
According to our records, you are currently registered on the Sidewalk and Driveway Windrow
Snow Clearing Program for the 1990-1991 winter season. ,
This letter is an outline of this program and we ask that you keep it available for future
reference.
SIDEWALKS
- The City's snow clearing service is on City sidewalks only.
- The service will start the day after a snowfall ends and only when there is approximately
one (1) inch of snow on the sidewalks.
- All sidewalk clearing is to be completed within the next 24 hour period.
DRIVEWAY WINDROWS
THE DRIVEWAY WINDROW IS THE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW LEFT AT THE END OF YOUR
DRIVEWAY BY THE CITY SNOW PLOWS
- The driveway windrow snow clearing service will NOT be undertaken until all sidewalks
are cleared and the plowing on the streets in your area has. been completed.
- Snow removal includes the windrow at the end of the driveway only.
- All driveway windrows will be removed only once per storm.
- All driveway windrows will be removed by the end of the second day after the snowfall.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Based on snow condollons the City may only require sidewalks to be cleared.
- The City cannot guarantee schedules for snow removal other than sometime within the
time periods noted above.
Please be patient as there are over 2,000 people registered with this program.
All inquiries or concerns regarding the snow clearing program are to be directed to 434-1211,
the special telephone number established for the program.
Yours trul
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M. ms, P.Eng.
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Operations Engineer
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