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Home My WebLink AboutPSD-027-01 '- ,'f." CI!JlmglOn REPORT PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: Monday, October 22,2001 705-- Resolution #: (;//J- :51/ -0 I Report #: PSD-027-01 File #'s:PLN 25.1.23 to 25.1.39 By-law #: Subject: PROPOSED STREET NAME CHANGES FOR THE NEW 9-1-1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM STATUS REPORT Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PSD-027-01 be received for information; and 2. THAT all interested parties listed in the report and any delegation be advised of Council's decision, FORTHWITH. Submitted by: David . rome, M.C.I.P.,R.P.P. Direct ,Planning Services /j), _ /?n -I. '\-1, Reviewed ~:. ~'-- V'-..J "'- Franklin Wu Chief Administrative Officer BR*L T*DJC.SN October 16, 2001 619 , . 'REPORT NO.: PSD-027-01 PAGE 2 1.0 BACKGROUND Council, at their June 25, 2001 meeting endorsed the following recommendations contained within staff report PD-065-01: "THAT Staff be authorized to hold Public Information Sessions as outlined in Section 2.4 of this report; "THAT Staff be authorized to take appropriate actions under Section 210 of the Municipal Act to advertise and hold Public Meetings for proposed street name changes that emerge as "preferred" through the Public Information Sessions; "THAT the landowners fronting onto the effected streets be provided notice through direct mail circulation; and "THAT the Region of Durham Planning Department be advised of Council's decision." 2.0 PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS 2.1 Staff organized and attended seven (7) public informational sessions throughout the Municipality in an effort to obtain input from the various property owners with respect to the necessity of street name changes to implement the new 9-1-1 Public Emergency Reporting Services. 2.2 The majority of the residents were opposed to accommodating the new fully mapped, address verified 9-1-1 PERS platform if it meant renaming their streets. They wanted staff to relay their objections to the street renaming process. However, when faced with certain change, the majority of residents participated in helping to choose new street names. 2.3 Attachment 1 summarizes the seven (7) public informational sessions that were held. It illustrates: . The current street name; . The number of affected properties on each street; . The number of affected properties that were represented at the informational session; . The choices that were offered by the residents; 620 'REPORT NO.: PSD-027-01 PAGE 3 . The street names selected; and . Any staff comments and suggestions. 2.4 In several cases, no residents from a street attended. The list of street names offered by the residents and staff include the following: . Three (3) war dead names; . Three (3) war veteran names; and . Four (4) historically significant names. A brief history on each of these names is shown on Attachment 2. 2.5 As a result of the public informational sessions, two of the street names originally considered for change will not require a street name change. The majority of the residents in each particular case were satisfied that the uniqueness of their numbering system would not require a street name change as follows. i) It was determined through this exercise that King Street, Haydon could retain its name as the street address numbers (Le. each are within the 8,000 range) are unique to the Municipality and would not create any conflict with the 9-1-1 system. ii) The property owners located on that portion of Church Street in Newcastle Village, north of Highway 401 suggested renumbering street addresses so that the new street address numbers would fall within a house number range of 1,036 to 1,440 instead of the current 36 to 440. This would permit the retention of the existing street name yet provide the unique identifier that the 9-1-1 system requires When the street name changes for the remaining streets are finalized, property owners on both King Street in Haydon and Church Street in Newcastle Village will be provided notice of their new house numbers. 2.6 One unique circumstance is Mill Street in Haydon. A Maple Street resident suggested that since Mill and Maple Street was basically a continuous street, Mill Street should be renamed to Maple Street. The addresses of the two (2) affected Mill Street properties would have to be renumbered from 11 and 12 to 4 and 7, respectively. 621 'REPORT NO.: PSD-027-01 PAGE 4 2.7 A relatively small percentage of affected property owners on King Street in Newcastle attended the informational session. The few in attendance were requested to ascertain from the Newcastle Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) what the preference would be for renaming King Street within the Village. Mr. Ron Hope, on behalf of the B.I.A., subsequently reported that his members preferred renaming to King Avenue East and King Avenue West. 3.0 COMPENSATION FOR AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS 3.1 Council at their September 25th, 2001 meeting endorsed the following recommendation: "THAT the Directors of Finance and Planning review compensation options for the affected homeowners and businesses due to the elimination of duplicate street names." 3.2 Planning Services staff contacted a number of municipalities that have dealt with, or will be dealing with, street name duplication, consequent re-naming and affected property owner compensation in response to the requirements of the fully mapped, address verified 9-1-1 system. The survey findings are shown on Attachment 3. 3.3 As noted on Attachment 3, none of the municipalities contacted offer any financial compensation or advised staff of any existing policies that would offer any form of compensation. 3.4 The City of Ottawa was the only municipality that, in the absence of providing any financial assistance, elected to implement three (3) basic initiatives in an attempt to lessen the impact on property owners. They were as follows: i) The enactment date within the by-law approving the street name changes was delayed for a six (6) month period from the actual date upon which Council approved the by-law; ii) The Municipality, following the approval of the new street names notified a number of agencies/companies by mail of the street name changes and their effective date; and 622 . REPORT NO.: PSD.027-01 PAGE 5 iii) Canada Post's agreement to waive the cost associated with the redirection of all residential/business mail for all properties affected by the street name changes. 3.5 The City of Ottawa noted that by postponing the enactment date of the street name change by-law, combined with the six (6) month period that Canada Post would forward all mail to the new addresses, property owners would be provided a twelve (12) month period within which street address changes could be finalized and personal/business related materials/stock (I.e. cheques, letterhead, business cards, etc.) containing their old street addresses could be utilized. 3.6 Staff supports the initiatives undertaken by the City of Ottawa and will be incorporating each within the Municipality's street name change process. To that end, the Finance Department has obtained a similar commitment from Canada Post that would waive any costs associated with residential/business mail re- direction resulting from the street name change process. The list of agencies to be notified of the changes is shown in Attachment 4. 3.7 In light of the three initiatives identified in Section 3.4 above, if Council wishes to proceed with compensation, it is recommended that a nominal amount be paid to property owners and tenants. In this regard, it is not formal compensation for expenses or time but simply a recognition that there will be some expenses incurred. In response to Councils request, staff propose an amount of fifty ($50.00) for all residential properties and one hundred and fifty ($150.00) for a commercial tenant or owner affected by the name change. It is also appropriate for those residents who selected renumbering over street renaming to be paid a similar amount. The Finance Department has indicated any home based occupation affected by the street name change would be eligible for the business/commercial compensation provided it is commercially assessed. 623 . REPORT NO.: PSD-027-01 4.0 CONCLUSIONS PAGE 6 4.1 The purpose of this report was to inform Council of the results of the public informational sessions that were held throughout the Municipality and provide a general update of the status of the 9-1-1 street name change process. Following the completion of the four (4) week statutory public meeting advertisements within the local newspapers, staff will be forwarding a report and by-law incorporating the above noted comments for Council's consideration at the November 19th, 2001 General Purpose and Administrative Committee meeting. At that time, staff will also present a complete policy on payments for those affected by street renaming and renumbering. Attachments: Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 - Public Information Sessions Results - Other Municipalities' Compensation Policies - History of Street names - Agencies/Companies to be Contacted Interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Mr. Ian Wilson Communications Supervisor 9-1-1 Mapping Durham Regional Police Headquarters 77 Centre Street North OSHAWA, ON L 1 G 4B7 Commissioner of Planning Regional Municipality of Durham Planning Department 4th Floor, Lang Tower, P.O. Box 623, West Building, 1615 Dundas Street E. WHITBY, ON L 1 N 6A3 Hans Verkruisen, President Newcastle & District Chamber of Commerce 20 King Street West, Box 11 NEWCASTLE, ON L 1 B 1 H7 Frank Hoar, Secretary Newcastle - Bond Head Ratepayers Assoc. 265 Beaver Street North NEWCASTLE, ON L 1 B 1 J3 Ron Hope, DBIA Chairman 20 King Street East NEWCASTLE, ON L 1 B 1 H6 DA Barnett 179 Church Street ORONO, ON LOB 1 MO Tony Topley 28 Hart Boulevard NEWCASTLE, ON L 1 B 1 E3 624 " . REPORT NO.: PSD-D27-01 PAGE 7 Bob Willsher 323 Church Street NEWCASTLE, ON L 1 B 1 C6 Carl Good Funeral Director Newcastle Funeral Home Ltd. 386 Mill Street South NEWCASTLE, ON L 1 B 1 C6 W. Bekker 99 Church Street NEWCASTLE, ON L 1 B 1 H2 Marie and Rob Nelson 8 Victoria Street ORONO,ON LOB 1MO Mrs. Locke 611 Church Street NEWCASTLE, ON L1B 1C2 Raymond V. Farrow 4 Mill Street Box 44 HAMPTON, ON LOB 1JO Judith Miklos 401 Church Street NEWCASTLE, ON L1B 1C6 Helen Schmid 62 Church Street ORONO, ON LOB 1 MO Farncomb Le Gresley 41 Metcalf Street R.R. # 8 NEWCASTLE, ON L 1 B 1 L9 George Krohn, Vice Chair Hampton Citizens Association 50 Temperance Street HAMPTON, ON LOB 1JO F.C. Tippins 13 Park Street BOWMANVILLE, ON L 1 C 1 B3 Beat Niklaus 55 Metcalf Street NEWCASTLE, ON L 1 B 1 L9 Colleen Pearce 567 Church Street NEWCASTLE, ON L1B 1C2 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T (905) 623-3379 F (905) 623-0830 625 ATTACHMENT 1A BURKETON . ENNISKILLEN - HAYDON Public Information Session - Results a- f'V a- # of Affected #of Properties Affected Represented I.. Original Name/Locality Properties at Session First Choice Second Choice Third Choice SelectedSlreet Narji,8 Staff Comments & Suggestions Church Street, Burketon 0 0 nfa nfa nfa Breck Street No affected property owners. Staff selection. Pine Street, Burketon 2 0 nfa nfa nfa Roy Carter Street No affected property owners attended. Staff selection. Centre Street, Enniskillen Leslie Wearn The first choice was a dog's name. Staff (North) 1 1 Ruby Lane Malone Lane Menzie Lane Street selected a war dead name. Regional approval is needed. Centre Street, Enniskillen 3 2 Ella Mae Lane Ella Bowman Lane Hollyhock Lane Ella Mae Lane Staff concur with affected property (South) owners. Church Street, Haydon 5 3 Ashton Lane Charlesville Lane Church Road Charle$ville Lane First choice is used in Scugog. King Street, Haydon can remain King Street, Haydon 22 7 King Street nfa nfa King Street unchanged since the numbers are in the 8,000 (multiples of 1,000 and the 8th Concession). No affected property owners remained for options discussion. It was suggested the Mill Street, Haydon 2 0 nfa nfa nfa Maple Street street could be renamed Maple to make a longer Maple Street. Staff concur but house numbers should be modified. Nelson Street, Haydon 2 2 Nelson Lane Nelson Road Haydon Nelson Nelson Lane Staff concur with affected property Street owners. n/a = not available, the choice was not made 0- f'0 -....,J ATTACHMENT 1B HAMPTON Public Information Session - Results # of Affected Properties # of Affected Represented Original Name Properties at Session First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Selected'Street Name Staff Comments & Suggestions North Division North Division Approximately 50% of the affected Division Street 18 7 Division Drive Division Road property owners made the choices in Street Street each of the three (3) categories. Elgin Street 6 2 Elgin Lane Elgin Avenue Elgin Road Elgin Lane Staff concur. Five (5) of 45 affected property owners King Street 45 5 King Lane King Road King Drive King Lane made the choices. Staff concur with small . modification. Mill Street 11 1 Farrow Lane Millstream Lane Elliott's Mill Lane Millstream Lane First choice is a duplication. Staff concur with the second choice. Simpson 7 0 nla nla nla Edmonson No affected property owners attended. Avenue Avenue Staff selection. Temperance 19 2 MiIMlle Avenue nla n/a MiUlliUeAvenue Staff concur. Street n/a ;;: not available, the choice was not made a- r-v O::J ,'- ATTACHMENT 1C KENDAL Public Information Session - Results # of Affected #of Properties Affected Represented Original Name Properties at Session First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Sel~ctedStreet Nam, Staff Comments & Suggestions Church Street 9 3 Kendal Church Churchsteeple nla Kendal Church Staff concur. Street Street Street King Street 2 0 nla nla nla Hoy Street No affected property owners attended. (south portion) Staff selection. M ill Street 34 9 Old Mill Street East Mill Street Millstream Street Old Mill Street Staff concur with the first choice. Queen Street 1 0 nla nla nla Hay Street No affected property owners attended. (north portion) Staff selection. . nfa = not available, the choice was not made ATTACHMENT 10 NEWTONVILLE Public Information Session - Results # of Affected Properties # of Affected Represented Original Name Properties at Session First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Selected Street. Name Staff Comments & Suggestions Church Street 10 3 Church Lane Bell Canada Drive nla Church. Lane Staff concur. Mill Street 3 Newtonville Mill Street nla nla Newtonville Mill Staff concur. 5 Street nfa ;;; not available, the choice was not made a-- r'0 '-0 BOWMANVILLE Public Information Session - Results # of Affected Properties # of Affected Represented Original Name Properties at Session First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Selected Street Name Staff Comments & Suggestions Park Street 5 1 Park Drive nla nla Park Drive Staff concur. nfa = not available, the choice was not made a-. l.N <:::J ,"' ATTACHMENT 1E ORONO/LESKARD Public Information Session - Results # of Affected Properties # of Affected Represented Original Name Properties at Session First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Selected.StreetName Staff Comments & Suggestions Centre Street, Orono 23 3 Centre View Street n/a n/a Centre View Street Staff concur. Church Street Orono 6 Church Street North n/a Church Street Staff concur. (north portion) 32 n/a North Church Street Orono 10 Church Street South Church Street Staff concur. (south portion) 32 n/a n/a South Division Street, Orono 19 3 Orono Division Street n/a n/a Orono Division Staff concur. Street Mill Lane, Orono 10 0 n/a n/a n/a Orono Mill Lane No affected property owners attended. Staff selection. The first choice by residents was for some dogs on the street Victoria Street, Orono 2 2 Bark Street Collie Street n/a aowen Street C'Bark"). The second by residents choice was similar reallie"). Staff chose a war dead name. Church Street, Leskard 3 1 Chater Lane n/a n/a Chater Lane Staff concur. nfa :::: not available, the choice was not made ,-- ATTACHMENT 1F NEWCASTLE VILLAGE Public Information Session - Results 0'- LN # of Affected #01 Properties Affected Represented at Original Name Properties Session First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Selected Street Name Staff Comments & Suggestions Church Street, Newcastle Village can Church Street remain unchanged except for the 43 6 Church Street Old Church Street nla Church StrQQt addition of"1" or "10" to the existing (North) street address numbers to give these numbers a "1.000 Range" distinction. Church Street 12 4 Amos Street nla nla Amos Street Staff concur. (South) (Phone PolI- 11) Ki ng Street East 144 2 nla nla nla King Avehue East Ron Hope surveyed Newcastle DBIA membership, Staff concur. King Street West 78 4 nla nla nla King Avenue West Ron Hope surveyed Newcastle DBJA membership. Staff concur. Park Street 7 1 Park Lane nla nla Park Lane Staff concur. Queen Street 0 0 Queen Victoria Willie Chaplin nla Queen Victoria Staff concur with the first choice, a Street Street Street suggestion of a nearby resident .. n/a = not available, the choice was not made ~ ATTACHMENT 2 HISTORY OF NEW STREET NAMES Breck Street Breck was an owner of the Burketon General Store Roy Carter Street Leslie Wearn Street Ella Mae Lane Charlesville Lane Edmonson Avenue Millville Avenue Hoy Street Bowen Street Chater Lane Amos Street Roy Edward Carter was from Burketon, enlisted in the R.C.A.F. and went missing in action on June 17, 1943 at the age of 23. He was shot by the Gestapo while attempting to escape to England. His name appears on the Runnymede War Memorial at Enfield Green, Surrey, England. Leslie Allan Wearn was from Enniskillen, enlisted in the R.CAF. and went missing in action on May 21, '943 at the age of 24. Prior to the war he had worked at the Goodyear Plant. He was a Spitfire fighter pilot. His name appears on the Runnymede War Memorial at Enfield Green, Surrey, England. Ella Mae Bowman lived on Centre Street, Enniskillen for a number of years. A native of the Enniskillen area, she was active in all community events. Charlesville, the original name for Haydon, recognized Charles Bates, the mill builder who founded the hamlet in 1845. Lionel R. Edmonson, a war veteran from Hampton, served in the Royal Canadian Regiment of the Canadian Army in the Korean War, 1950-53. He received United Nations and Korea Medals. After the war he became a City of Toronto fire-fighter. He died in 1991. Millville was an early name for Hampton. William George How, a war veteran from Kendal, served in the 1361h Battalion of the Canadian Army in World War One. AND George Wilfred Hoy, a war veteran from Kendal, served in the 182nd Battalion of the Canadian Army in World War One. L.D. Bowen served in the Canadian Army and was killed in action in World War One. Robert Chater owned property on Church Street, Leskard and was a Clarke Township Councillor. Amos Mallony was a merchant in Newcastle Village in 1842. 632 . ATTACHMENT 3 COMPARISON OF COMPENSATION POLICIES FOR STREET NAME CHANGES FOR 9.1.1 City Size of Stage in Compensation Policy Process Process New City of 107 Street Early Stage Is slowly undertaking street Toronto Renamings renamings. Opposed to compensation generally. No compensation policy. New City of 150 Street Basically No compensation pOlicy -3 initiatives Ottawa Renamings Complete were implemented: 1. Delay of enactment of by-law to change street names by 6 months; 2. Provided notification to agencies/companies; and 3. Canada Post agreed to offer change of address package (residential and commercial) at no cost. New City of 340 Street Not Started Opposed to/will not finance street Hamilton Renamings renamings. No compensation policy. -City of 3 Street Basically City street name by-law says property Peterborough Renamings Complete owners must pay all private costs for renaming/renumbering. City of 253 Street Initial Stage Initial report done. No compensation Kawartha Lakes Renamings policy at this time. Township of 2 Street Not Started No compensation policy. Uxbridge Renamings/ Renumberings Township of 2 Street Not Started No compensation policy. Scugog Renamings Township of 1 Street Not Started No compensation policy. Brock Renaming 633 ATTACHMENT 4 AGENCIES TO BE NOTIFIED OF STREET NAME CHANGES Bell Canada, Field Services, Cobourg Bell Canada, Hamilton Bell Canada, Kingston Bell Canada, Oshawa C.M.H.C.,Oshawa Canada Post, Bowmanville Canada Post, Delivery Planning Officer, Scarborough Central Lake Ontario Conservation, Oshawa Clarington Emergency Services Durham District School Board Durham Region Health Department Durham Region Health Department, Infant Development Program Durham Region Planning Department, Data, Mapping & Graphics Durham Region Water Billing & Research Durham Region Works Department, Orono Depot Durham Region Works Department, Technical Services Durham Region Works Department Elections Canada, Courtice Elections Ontario, Minden Enbridge Consumers Gas, Richmond Hill Enbridge Consumers Gas, Whitby Ganaraska Region Conservation, Port Hope Hydro One Networks Inc., Dundas Hydro One Networks Inc., Electrical Inspector, Peterborough Processing Centre Ian Wilson, Communications Supervisor (9-1-1), Durham Regional Police Inspector Cameron, Durham Regional Police Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, Planning and Transportation, Peterborough Kristina McCann, Community Services, Durham Regional Police MapArt Publishing, Toronto Miller Waste Systems Pickering Ministry of Health, Central Ambulance Communication Centre Ministry of Health, Emergency Services, Geo Info. Section Municipal Properly Assessment Corporation Oshawa Fire Services Perly International Inc., Toronto R.C.M.P. Detachment, Bowmanville, Detachment ... Rand McNally, Markham Rogers Cable, Oshawa Statistics Canada, O&ID Mapping Unit The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland & Clarington Catholic District School Board Planning Thomas James, Durham Regional Police Toronto Ambulance Services, Geo Info. Section Veridian Corporation 634