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THE CORPORA nON OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
REPORT
Meeting:
General Purpose and Administration Committee
File # J03
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Date:
February 28 2000
Report # ADMIN. 8 - 00
Subject: Port Granby Low Level Radioactive Site
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
I. That Report ADMIN. 8-00 be received for information; and
2. That Mr. Harvey Thompson be advised of Council's decision.
Report:
I. In September 1999, Council considered staff Report PD-95-99 and approved
eleven recommendations with respect to various matters regarding the Port
Granby Low Level Radioactive Storage Site, and the recommendations were
forwarded to the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Natural Resources
Canada in November 1999.
2. Subsequently, the Mayors ofClarington, Port Hope and the Reeve of Hope
Township made a joint submission to the Minister dealing specifically with the
question of compensation. Copies of the joint submissions were provided to
members of Council previously.
3. By letter dated December 22 1999, which was on the Council agenda of January
102000, the Minister advised the Municipality that his Cabinet colleagues
supported the communities' proposals for managing the waste locally and have
given him a mandate to negotiate legal agreements with the communities. The
Minister further advised that Mr. Dan Whelan, Director General, Energy
Resources Branch, Natural Resources Canada will commence the negotiations
leading to the legal agreements as the first step towards the clean-up and effective
long-term management of the local wastes.
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4. In order to commence the process, Mr. Whelan requested a meeting with the
heads of Council and the Chief Administrative Officers of the three communities.
Said meeting was held in Port Hope on February 9th 2000. At the meeting, Mr.
Whelan confirmed the commitment by the Minister to proceed towards
negotiating legal agreements. He also indicated that the preliminary ballpark
estimate would cost approximately $230 million to implement the local solutions
and that the federal government will be the financial underwriters of the projects.
Discussion took place on several issues, and they were:
a) approach and process to negotiating legal agreements;
b) approach to communications;
c) financial support; and
d) outline of the draft agreement.
Mr. Whelan and representatives from the three municipalities generally agree that
there should be one single agreement with appendices dealing with special
circumstances of each community. There was also agreement that the group,
consisting of the Mayors and Chief Administrative Officers plus representatives
from the Federal Government, will be a plenary group overseeing the works of a
working group made up by Chief Administrative Officers and outside
professionals that may be needed to assist the municipalities. In order to ensure
the municipalities would not incur expenditures related to negotiation and public
communication, Mr. Whalen verbally committed $25,000 to each municipality so
the process can commence immediately.
5. At the time of writing this report, the C.A.O. is working with his colleagues in
Port Hope and Hope Township to work out all the details that would lead to the
formation of a working group or negotiating team representing the three
municipalities.
6. As events unfold, the C.A.O. will apprise Council with respect to the progress of
the negotiations.
Respectfully submitted,
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Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
Person to be notified:
Mr. Harvey Thompson
4720 Concession Road 6
Orono, Ontario LOB lMO
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