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2006-01-30_Agenda Packet--Dossier de l'ordre du jourCityof SaintJohn CommonCouncilMeeting Monday,January30,2006 Location:CommonCouncilChambers CommitteeoftheWhole 1.CalltoOrder–5:00pm 1.1CivicRecognition 10.2(4)(b) 1.2PossibleGrantofLand RegularMeeting 1.CalltoOrder– Prayer,5:30pm 2.ApprovalofMinutes 2.1Approvalof MinutesJanuary16,2006 3.AdoptionofAgenda 4.DisclosuresofConflictofInterest 5.AdoptionofConsentAgenda 5.1UpdateonLevyAmountfromUptownSaintJohn (Acceptrevisedamount) 5.2Requestfrom TheSeaBellestoSingataCouncilMeeting (Scheduletime) 5.3LetterfromShirleyWaltonObjectiontoPipelinethroughRockwoodPark (ReceiveforInformation) 5.4FundyMinorFootball (RefertoRecreation FacilitiesCommittee) 5.5LandAcquisition59BentleyStreet (Approverecommendation) 5.6PlanningAdvisoryCommittee-StreetVesting110DruryCoveRoad (Approverecommendation) 6.MembersComments 7.Proclamation 7.1FebruaryHeartMonth 8.Delegations/Presentations 8.1SaintJohnIndustrialParks-KingWilliamRoad SJIPLLettertoMayor&Council 9.PublicHearings7:00P.M. 9.1(a)PermanentStreetClosingMcLeanStreet (b)LettersinFavourofClosureofMcLeanSt. (c)LettersinOppositionofClosureofMcLeanStreet 9.2(a)PublicHearing-ProposedZoningBy-lawAmendmenttopermit expansionofWomen’sShelter-186QueenSt.West (b)PlanningAdvisoryCommittee-ProposedRezoning186QueenStreet West (c)LettersinOppositiontoRe-zoning-186QueenSt.W. 9.3PublicHearingProposingStreetClosingBy-lawAmendment-PoplarSt., WalnutSt.,AshlandAve., ElmwoodAve.,WindsorSt,AmherstSt.,Woodland St. EastmountCres.andportionofRockwoodAve. 10.ConsiderationofBy-laws 10.1PublicPresentationProposedMunicipalPlanAmendment-14CastleSt. 10.2ZoningBy-lawAmendment660RothesayAve.- ThirdReading 10.3Section39Conditions-660RothesayAve. 10.4ZoningBy-lawAmendment1169ManawagonishRd.- ThirdReading 11.SubmissionsbyCouncilMembers 11.1VeteranParking(MayorMcFarlane) 11.2ArticleonSaintJohninBangorMetroMagazine(CouncillorFarren) BangorSisterCityArticle 11.3CapitalBudgetRequests- TownHallMeetings(CouncillorMcGuire) 11.4DevelopmentUpdateFairvilleBlvd.(CouncillorMcGuire) 12.BusinessMatters–MunicipalOfficers 12.1WaterandSewerageUtilityFundProposed2006OperatingandCapital Budgets 12.2SaintJohnWater–2005AnnualWaterReport 12.3SaleofCityLandon EldersleyAve 12.4Saleof217VictoriaStreettoTheONEChangeInc. 12.5 TenderforFireDepartmentDressUniformClothing 12.6WestmorlandRoad-TrafficIssues 12.7RedHeadSecondaryAccessRoad-ControlledAccess 12.8RegionalHazardousMaterialsEmergencyResponse 12.9Contract2005-27:McAllisterDrive(RothesayAvenuetoMajorsBrook Drive)-StreetReconstruction 12.10DisclosureofPersonalInformationConcerningFormer Employees(City Solicitor) 13.CommitteeReports 13.1SaintJohnParkingCommissionParkingMeterBy-lawAmendment 13.2Boardof TrusteesCityofSaintJohnEmployeePensionPlan-Plan Administration 13.3PlanningAdvisoryCommittee-StreetVesting1854ManawagonishRoad 14.ConsiderationofIssuesSeparatedfromConsentAgenda 15.GeneralCorrespondence 15.1LetterfromBoy'sOwnIncResponseto TimIsaacLetter 16.Adjournment City of Saint John Séance du conseil communal Le lundi 30 janvier 2006 Salle du conseil communal Le comité plénier 1. Ouverture de la séance : 17 h 1.1 Reconnaissance civile 10.2(4)b) 1.2 Concession de biens-fonds envisagée Séance ordinaire 1. Ouverture de la séance, suivie de la prière : 17 h 30 2. Approbation du procès-verbal 2.1 Approbation du procès-verbal de la séance tenue le 16 janvier 2006 3. Adoption de l'ordre du jour 4. Divulgations de conflits d'intérêts 5. Adoption de l'ordre du jour relatif aux questions soumises à l'approbation du conseil 5.1 Mise à jour relative au montant d'imposition reçu de Uptown Saint John (acceptation de la modification du montant) 5.2 Demande présentée par The Sea Belles voulant interpréter une chanson devant le conseil (assignation de l'heure) 5.3 Lettre reçue de Shirley Walton se prononçant contre le tracé du gazoduc à travers le parc Rockwood (accueil à titre informatif) 5.4 Football mineur de Fundy (transmission au Comité sur les installations de loisirs) 5.5 Acquisition de biens-fonds situés au 59, rue Bentley (approbation de la recommandation) 5.6 Comité consultatif d'urbanisme relativement à la dévolution de route au 110, chemin Drury Cove (approbation de la recommandation) 6. Commentaires formulés par les membres 7. Proclamation 7.1 Le mois de février est le mois du cœur 8. Délégations et présentations 8.1 Parc industriels de Saint John relativement au chemin King William Correspondance adressée au maire et au conseil par Parcs industriels de Saint John 9. Audiences publiques : 19 h 9.1a) Fermeture permanente de la rue McLean b) Lettres reçues en faveur de la fermeture de la rue McLean c) Lettres reçues contre la fermeture de la rue McLean 9.2a) Audience publique relative à la modification de l'arrêté sur le zonage visant à permettre l'agrandissement du centre pour femmes sans-abri situé au 186, rue Queen Ouest b) Comité consultatif d'urbanisme relativement au rezonage proposé du biens-fonds situé au 186, rue Queen Ouest c) Lettres reçues contre le rezonage visant le 186, rue Queen Ouest 9.3 Audience publique relative à la modification proposée de l'arrêté concernant la fermeture de routes relativement aux rues Poplar, Walnut, Amherst, Windsor et Woodland, du croissant Eastmount, des avenues Elmwood et Ashland et d'une partie de l'avenue Rockwood. 10. Étude des arrêtés municipaux 10.1 Présentation publique relative à la modification proposée du plan municipal visant le 14, rue Castle 10.2 Troisième lecture de la modification de l'arrêté sur le zonage visant le 660, avenue Rothesay 10.3 Conditions imposées par l'article 39 visant le 660, avenue Rothesay 10.4 Troisième lecture de la modification de l'arrêté sur le zonage visant le 1169, chemin Manawagonish 11. Intervention des membres du conseil 11.1 Stationnement pour les anciens combattants (maire McFarlane) 11.2 Article sur Saint John paru dans la publication Bangor Metro Magazine (conseiller Farren) Article sur Bangor, ville jumelée 11.3 Demandes relatives au budget d'immobilisations présentées lors de la tenue d'assemblées publiques (conseiller McGuire) 11.4 Mise à jour relative à l'aménagement visant le boulevard Fairville (conseiller McGuire) 12. Affaires municipales évoquées par les fonctionnaires municipaux 12.1 Budgets d'exploitation et d'immobilisations de 2006 relatifs au fonds du réseau d'aqueduc et d'égouts 12.2 Rapport annuel de 2005 relatif au système d'aqueduc de Saint John 12.3 Vente d'un bien-fonds municipal situé sur l'avenue Eldersley 12.4 Vente du bien-fonds situé au 217, rue Victoria à ONE Change Inc. 12.5 Soumission relative aux uniformes de grande tenue du service d'incendie 12.6 Questions relatives à la circulation sur le chemin Westmorland 12.7 Réglementation de l'accès à la voie secondaire Red Head 12.8 Intervention d'urgence régionale relative aux matières dangereuses 12.9 Contrat no 2005-27 relatif à la réfection de la promenade McAllister (entre l'avenue Rothesay et la promenade Majors Brook) 12.10 Divulgation de renseignements personnels relatifs aux anciens employés (avocat municipal) 13. Rapports déposés par les comités 13.1 Commission sur le stationnement de Saint John relativement à la modification de l'arrêté concernant les parcomètres 13.2 Conseil d'administration du régime de retraite des employés de The City of Saint John relativement à la gestion de la caisse de retraite 13.3 Comité consultatif d'urbanisme relativement à la dévolution du bien-fonds situé au 1854, chemin Manawagonish 14. Étude des sujets écartés des questions soumises à l'approbation du conseil 15. Correspondance générale 15.1 Lettre reçue de Boy's Own Inc. en réponse à la lettre de Tim Isaac 16. Clôture de la séance M&C–2006-22 January27,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:BentleyStreet/HarbourPassage(Phase3)-LandAcquisition 59BentleyStreet BACKGROUND: TheCityofSaintJohnispartneredinanongoingprojectinvolvingtheextension of HarbourPassage.Thenextphaseofthisprojectwillseetheextensionofthe trailcrossingChesleyDriveatthefootofBentleyStreet,extending Harbour Passage alongthenorth sideofBentleyStreettothepointwhereitmeetsDouglas Avenue. Thisphaseof HarbourPassage willbedevelopedtothesamehigh qualitystandardsasthepreviousphases,includingtheredcoloredsignature walkway.Inaddition,treesandotherimprovementswillbeincorporatedintothis project. Themajorityofworkforthisphasewillbelocatedwithinthepresent streetright-of-way.However,inordertodevelopthisportionof Harbour Passage tothesamehighqualitystandardsasthepreviousphases, smallportions ofadditionallandisrequiredfromindividualpropertyowners,locatedalongthe northsideofBentleyStreet. ANALYSIS: Thelandrequiredislocatedat59BentleyStreet,alsoidentifiedasPIDNumber 334854,havinganareaofapproximately34squaremetres(366squarefeet).The landwillbevestedtotheCitytoformpartofthepublicstreetright-of-wayfor BentleyStreet. ThestreetvestingofthislandwillbeconsideredbyCouncilatits February13,2006meeting. Real EstateServiceshasnegotiatedwiththeownerof59BentleyStreet,Greens IndustrialCatering,whomhaveverygraciouslyagreedtodonatetheland requestedforthisphaseof HarbourPassage. ReporttoCommonCouncilPage2 January27,2006 ThepurposeofthisreportistoseekCouncil’ssupportfortheacquisitionofthis parceloflandforuseaspartofPhase3–HarbourPassage. RECOMMENDATION: That TheCityofSaintJohnacceptfromGreensIndustrialCateringthegiftofthe fee simpleinterestinaportionofaparceloflandknownas59BentleyStreet, totallingapproximately34squaremetres(366squarefeet)valuedat$420.00,also identifiedasPIDNumber334854asgenerally shownontheattachedplan. Inacknowledgement,TheCityofSaintJohnwill: a)prepareanyplanofsurvey/subdivisionrequired; b)paytoamaximumof$500.00(H.S.T.inclusive),thelegalfeesrequiredto finalizethistransaction; c)whereapplicable,reinstatethesubjectpropertytothesameconditionas existedpriortoconstruction,andtoincludegradingandasphaltpavingin thedisturbedareas; d)issueamunicipaldonationreceiptforincometaxpurposestoGreens IndustrialCateringfor$420.00. Respectfullysubmitted, JimR.Baird,MCIP Commissioner PlanningandDevelopment Terrence Totten,F.C.A. CityManager CL/c . January27,2006 YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:StreetVesting 110DruryCoveRoad ThePlanningAdvisoryCommitteeconsideredtheattachedreportatitsJanuary 24,2006meeting. TheDeveloper,Mr.MacBlairofDruryCoveDevelopments Inc.,appearedbeforetheCommitteeinsupportoftheapplicationandstaff recommendation. Mr.BlairalsosuggestedthattheCity shouldconsiderchangingthelocationofthe existingstopsignfromDruryCoveRoadtoStagecoachDrive, sincethemajority ofthetrafficis,andwillincreasinglybe,travellingalongDruryCoveRoad. Therewerenootherpresentationsmadeatthemeetingregardingthisapplication, andnoletterswerereceivedfromsurroundingpropertyowners. AfterconsideringthemattertheCommitteeresolvedtoadoptthestaff recommendation,whichisset-outbelowforyourconvenience. TheCommittee alsoaskedstafftocommunicatetoMunicipalOperationsand Engineeringthe matterraisedbytheDeveloperconcerningtherelocationofthestop sign. RECOMMENDATION: ThatCommonCouncilassenttothesubmittedsubdivisionplanthatwouldvest approximately113squaremetresofland,alsobeingaportionofPIDNo. 55153464,aspartoftheStagecoachDrivepublic streetright-of-way. Respectfullysubmitted, PhilipHovey Chairman MRO/m Attachment DATE:JANUARY20,2006 TO:PLANNINGADVISORYCOMMITTEE FROM:PLANNINGANDDEVELOPMENT FOR:MEETINGOF JANUARY24,2006 MarkO'Hearn PlanningOfficer SUBJECT: NameofApplicant:DruryCoveDevelopmentsInc. NameofOwner:DruryCoveDevelopmentsInc. Location:110DruryCoveRoad(File) PID:55153464(portionthereof) MunicipalPlan:LowDensityResidential Zoning:“B-2”GeneralBusiness Proposal:Tovestaportionofapropertyforstreetpurposes. TypeofApplication:Subdivision JURISDICTIONOFCOMMITTEE: The CommunityPlanning Act authorizesthePlanningAdvisoryCommitteetoadviseCommon Councilontheassentofpublicstreets(orportionsthereof). STAFFRECOMMENDATIONTOCOMMITTEE: ThatCommonCouncilassenttothesubmittedsubdivisionplanthatwouldvestapproximately 113squaremetresofland,alsobeingaportionofPIDNo.55153464,aspartoftheStagecoach Drivepublicstreetright-of-way. BACKGROUND: InDecember2002CommonCouncil,asrecommendedbythePlanningAdvisoryCommittee, rezonedthelandstothenorthandnorthwestto “RSS”OneFamilyServicedSuburban Residential inordertoallowforthedevelopmentofaresidentialsubdivision(TheHighlandsof DruryCove)withapproximately330servicedlots. InNovember2003CommonCouncilfurtherrezonedportionsoftheoriginalsiteto “TH” Townhouse and “B-2”General Business topermitthedevelopmentofamixofduplexes, triplexes,professionaloffices,andaninnandrestaurant.Section39conditionswereimposed concerningcost-sharingarrangementsandsitedevelopment. MorerecentlyinNovember2005CommonCouncilrezonedtheproperty immediatelytothewest ofthesubjectsiteto “B-2”General Business toincorporatethepropertyintotheexisting restrictedbusinessarea.AnumberofSection39conditionswereimposedrelatingtocost- sharingandsitedevelopment. Approximatelyfourteenlotshavebeencreatedintheone-familyresidentialportionofthe development.Inaddition,athree-unitcondominiumhasbeenconstructed.Aspartofthis residentialdevelopmentDruryCoveRoadwasextendedinamorenortherlydirectionavoiding thelong-existingdwellingsinthearea(i.e.,StagecoachDrive).CommonCouncilalsoofficially renamedthisformerportionoftheroad. INPUTFROMOTHERSOURCES: MunicipalOperationsandEngineering supportsthisapplication. BuildingandTechnicalServices hasnoconcernswithregardstothismatter. SaintJohnEnergy,AliantTelecom,andRogers havebeenadvisedofthisstreetvestingand havenoobjection. FireDepartment hasnotprovidedanycomments. ANALYSIS: ThesubjectareaissituatedattheintersectionofDruryCoveRoadandStagecoachDriveinthe DruryCovearea (seeattachedlocationmap).Duringthestreetconstruction,inaccordancewith approvedengineeringplans,theintersectionwasrealigned (seesubmittedsubdivisionplan). However,asaresultatriangularportionoftheadjacentparcel,whichisalsoownedbythe Developerof TheHighlandsofDruryCoveSubdivision,needstobevestedforstreetpurposes. Specially,a113-squaremetre(1,216-squarefoot)areaoftheadjoiningpropertyneedstobe vestedaspartoftheStagecoachDrivepublicstreetright-of-way. Theproposedstreetvestingwillnotadverselyaffectthefuturedevelopmentplansforthearea, andisinaccordancewithapprovedengineeringplansfortherealignmentofthestreet intersection. Thisstreetworkhasbeencompletedforsometimenow.Assentofthepublicstreet vestingisrecommended. MRO/m ProjectNo.06-015 January6,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:KingWilliamRoad BACKGROUND: AtitsmeetingofOctober24th 2005,CommonCouncilreferredReport2005-310, regardingarequestbytheSaintJohnIndustrialParksLtd.tosupportthevesting ofa5.5kmportionofKingWilliamRoadtotheCityManager.Councilwas seekingimprovedinformationuponwhichtomakeadecision.OnNovember7, 2005aReporttoCouncilwassubmittedhopingtoaddressCouncil’sconcernsof October24,2005. Thereport(M&C2005-340)wastabledwithminimal discussion. Thecontentsofthatreportarefoundbelow. Inthe1970’s,portionsoftheLornevilleandBurchill Roadswerestoppedupand closed.TheProvincialgovernmentofthedaywasintheprocessofexpropriating severalthousandacresoflandforthedevelopmentofamajorindustrialpark. Thestoppedupportionsoftheright-of-waywereassembledwiththeexpropriated landstoformthelargerassembly.Suchenvisionedusesofthemegasiteincluded butwasnotlimitedtothefollowing:autoport,liquidnaturalgasterminal,deep seaportandapowerplant.TheColesonCovegeneratingstationwastheonly majordevelopmentcompleted. HistoricallyColesonCovewasaccessedby Burchill Roadoralternativelythe Lorneville Road.BurchillRoad’sconditioneventuallydeterioratedtothepoint thatNBPowerwasforcedtoconsideranalternateroute.NBPowerconstructed anewroadextendingKingWilliam Roadbeyondtheexistingconveniencestore (formerentranceoftheLornevillelandfillsite),traversing5.5km±toColeson Cove.Theroadwascompletedintheearly1990’s. TheportionofKingWilliam RoadthatNBPowerbuiltwasnevervestedas public,essentiallyleavingNBPowerwithalongdrivewaywhichtraversedover theProvince’sland(NBDepartmentofEconomicDevelopment).Thisportionof rightofwayiscurrentlyusedbythepubliconaneverydaybasis.Itwas ReporttoCommonCouncilPage2 January27,2006 envisionedbyanumberofthestakeholdersthattheCitywouldvestthisportionof roadaspublicright-of-way. ANALYSIS: SaintJohnIndustrialParksLtd.(SJIPL)iscurrentlydevelopinga25acre Barge FacilitysiteatMcGuire’sCove,locatedofftheKingWilliam Rd.(non-vested portion),adjacenttoColesonCove.Theprojectispartiallycompleted.The environmentalandeconomicimpactstudieshavebeencompletedwith ACOA funding.Thesestudieshaveresultedinsignificantinterestfrom ACOAto completetheterminaldevelopment.Itishopedthatthisprojectwillbecompleted in2006withouttheneedforCityfunding.Localparktenants BourqueIndustrial andLornevilleMechanicalindicatetherearecontractstheycanandwillbidfor intheeventthisfacilitybecomesareality.Therehasbeenfurtherinterestfrom aroundtheProvince;industrialmanufacturersfromFrederictonandthe Mirimichihavealsoindicatedtheywillbidcontractsintheeventthisfacilityis completed.ACOAandtheProvincehave bothhelpedfundthisinitiativetothis point.The ACOAscreeningprocessisveryonerous.Theirsupporttodate indicatestheybelievethisproject isviableandimportant;howeveritis conditionalonthesitehavingpublicaccess. SJIPLhavealsoagreedtoconveya30acresiteofftheBurchill Rd.Thissaleof landisvaluedat$300,000andwouldcreatesignificanttaxrevenuetotheCity. ThissaleispendingthevestingoftheKingWilliam Rd.aspublic.Intheeventthe roadisnotvestedaspublic,thesalewillnotproceedandthetaxbenefitislost. Thereareothersignificantdevelopmentsemergingasfutureparkopportunities. Chineseinvestorsarecurrentlyworkingonaproposaltocreatea300acre ChineseIndustrialParkwithintheSpruceLakePark,tobelocatedoffthenon- publicportionofKingWilliam.TheseinvestorshavetakenresidenceintheCity, areenteringanagreementwithalocalresidentialdeveloperwiththeindustrial parkinitiativetofollow.Discussionsatthistimearequitepreliminary;however theprojectcannotbediscussedingoodfaithwithoutthecommitmentthatthe rightofwayissuewillbeaddressed. TheSJIPLrepresentativesmetwithCity Engineeringstaff,BusinessNBandNB Powertodiscussthe ROWvesting.TheCity’sEngineeringDepartmentindicated thatthearesurfacingoftheroadisimportanttobringtheintegrityofthesurface backtonew,andfurthersuggestedthereareadditionalcoststomaintainthe addedlengthoftheroad.Thecostofresurfacingisbudgetedtobeapproximately $435,000andtheannualmaintenancecostsareanticipatedtobeapproximately $40,000. NBPowerhasagreedtoreimbursetheCityforresurfacingtoamaximumof $435,0000andhasalsoagreedtoprovideanannualremittancetotheCityto offsetoperatingcostsintheorderof$30,000annually,decreasingby$3,000per yearuntilnofurthercompensationwouldbeforthcomingafteryear10. ReporttoCommonCouncilPage3 January27,2006 FINANCIALANALYSIS: NBPowerhastheauthoritytoreimbursetheCitytoamaximumof$435,000for resurfacingthe5.5kilometrestretch.Thevaluewasestablishedin2004byanNB Powerconsultant’sreport.TheSJIPLanalysedthisnumberanddeterminedthat $435,000isreasonablewithasphaltpricesremaininginthemid$60/tonnerange. Thestretchofroadtobevestedisapproximately5.5kmandtwolaneswide.The estimatedannualoperating/maintenancecosttoclearsnow,salt/sand,paintlines etcisapproximately$40,000perannum. Aspreviouslymentioned,NBPowerhasagreetoprovideadecliningpayoutas compensationwiththephilosophythatastimepassesadditional developments/landsaleswilloccur,creatingnewtaxbasefortheCity.The30 acrelandsaleofftheBurchillRd.alonewillgenerateapproximately$8,000in taxbenefittotheCity($2.69per$100commerciallyassessed)iftheprovince taxesatthemarketvalue.The BargeFacilityoncecompletedwillhavecost approximately$1.5million.TheCity’sportionoftaxesfromthisdevelopmentwill be$40,000.TheannualshortfallbetweenrevenuereceivedfromNBPowerand taxesgeneratedversustheincurredoperatingcostswouldbealmostnegligible. AnyfuturedevelopmentcreatesapositivepositionfortheCityfinancially.A300 acredevelopmentwouldclearlybeofsignificantbenefittotheCity. ThevestingofthisrightofwayisimportanttotheCity.TheSJIPLwouldnotbe abletocompleteitlandsale,norinvitethepublictousethe Bargefacilitywith outit.DiscussionswiththeChineseIndustrialParkDeveloperswillnotbe productivewithoutalegalaccesstothesite.Theadditionalinventoryof developablelandswillgreatlyenhancethecompany’sabilitytoattract developmentinitiativesinthefuture. TheSaintJohnIndustrialParksLtd.andtheCityhastheopportunitytobenefit immediatelyfromthepublicvestingofthisportionofright-ofway;aproposed landsaleof30acres,oncefinalized,wouldimmediatelycreate significantnew taxrevenuetotheCity.AChineseIndustrialParkconceptisgainingmomentum, theCityandSJIPLwillbeinapositiontofeaturesignificantnewinventoryof industriallands, sizableenoughtoaccommodatethislargeinitiative.Withoutthe publicvestingtheSpruceLakeIndustrialParkwillnothavesufficientinventory oflandtomeettheirneeds.Avestingofthisrightofwayfurtherenhancesthe SJIPL’sabilitytosecurefundingfortheproposedBargeFacility. TheACOA ApplicationforPhase2constructionfunding shouldbesubmittedassoonas possibletoensureatimelycompletionoftheproject.ACOAhowever,willnot supportaprojectthatdoesnothavepublicaccess. Timeframesfortenderingand buildoutofthisprojectarebeingsqueezed.Nestingbirdsandenvironmental considerationscomplicatetheschedulingofsuchaproject.Industrialparkclients suchasBourqueIndustrialandLornevilleMechanicalhaveopportunitiestobid lucrativecontractswhichwouldrequirenewhiresandexpansionoffacilities; ReporttoCommonCouncilPage4 January27,2006 howevertheseopportunitiesrequireanabilitytobargeproducts.Theoperators arebecomingincreasinglyfrustratedbytheperceivedlackofsupportand progressforthisproject. BusinessNewBrunswickhasindicatedthatthismatterwillbepresentedto CabinetonlyiftheCityindicatesadesiretofinalizethetransfer. Thetermsand opportunitiesareattractivetotheCityandCouncil’ssupportisrequestedbythe PresidentandtheBoardoftheSaintJohnIndustrialParksLtd. RECOMMENDATION: 1.ThatCommonCouncillift M&C#2005-340fromthetable,andfurther 2.ThatCommonCouncildirecttheCityManagertoadviseBusinessNew BrunswicktoproceedtosecurethenecessaryCabinetapprovaland finalizetheagreementtofacilitatethepublicvestingofa5.5km+/- portionofKingWilliamRoadasgenerallyshownontheattachedsketch. Respectfullysubmitted, PeterTrites, President SaintJohnIndustrialParksLtd. ReporttoCommonCouncilPage5 January27,2006 PresentationtoCommonCouncil January30,2006 •SJIPLMANDATE •Createinfrastructure tofacilitatethesaleand developmentofindustriallandswith thevision ofgeneratingtaxbasefortheCityandaswell asjobsforourcitizens. •SJIPL typicallypartnerswiththeCity, Developersand theProvince tocreatethe desiredinfrastructure. •SJIPL INFRASTRUCTURE •Recently completed McIlveenDr.Extension createdanadditional60+acresofservicedland in theMcAllisterIndustrialParkprovidingmuch neededinventory for theparkata timewhenan increaseindemandisanticipated. •Partners:SJIPL,Province(BNB),City,Gulf OperatorsandDeblyEnterprises. •SJIPL INFRASTRUCTURE •AlloyDr.Extension completedin2005 creates anadditional30-40acresofdevelopablelands (SimpsonandSJIPL).Simpsonrecently completedthesaleanddevelopmentofa6 acre,$2,500,000DayandRosswarehouseand transfer station. •Partners:SJIPL,City,BNBandSimpson Contracting. •SJIPL INFRASTRUCTURE •GalbriathPlaceExtension (cul-de-sac) createsanadditional23servicedacresitewith primelocationandexcellent sightlines from the highway(HWY#1).A significantdevelopmentis scheduledfor2006/07by theDeveloper. •Partners:SJIPL,BNB,CityandGencoHoldings. •SJIPLSITUATIONALANALYSIS •SignificantSJIPL controlled servicedlandwas recentlyopenedupinMcAllister(60acres+/-). Adequateinventory forthenext5years. •ServicedlandinventoryinSpruceLakeis primarilyheldbyprivatedevelopers(Gencoand Simpson),with theSJIPLhavingminor inventory,under10acres.Lessthanoptimal inventory. •SJIPLSITUATIONALANALYSIS •Demand fromSpruceLaketenants forabarge facility(BourqueandLornevilleMechanical) emergedin2002. Recentexpertisegained from theColesonCovere-fitcombinedwithproximity toabargesitewouldallow thesecompaniesto accessalucrativepremanufacturedmetal productmarketalong theEastCoastofNorth America.Companiesprojectgrowthinbuilding needsandnewhiresintheeventtheywere successfulinsecuring contracts. •SJIPL INITIATIVES2006 •CreateadditionallandinventoryinSpruceLake. •Develop theBarge Facilityinpartnershipwith ACOA,City,Provinceandacontractor tobe determined. •Aggressivelymarketdevelopablelandsin McAllisterIndustrialPark. •ADD INVENTORY-SPRUCE LAKE •Cityhasapprox.10acresof servicedlandwhile privatedevelopersholdover80(3 sites).BNB hasover2500acresreserved forIndustrialuse (SJIPL)alongtheunvestedportionofKing William.Theopportunityexiststosecureaccess tounlimitedinventory for futuredevelopments: BargeSite,QuarrySaleandChineseIndustrial Concept. •BARGEFACILITY •Significantdemandfrompark tenants. •$600,000worthofinkindworkhasbeencompleted (Gemtecestimates),atnocosttotheCity. •SJIPLispreparedtoseekACOAfunding(80%) for the remainderoftheprojectestimatedtobelessthan $800,000.00 •PublicVestingoftheunvestedportionofKingWilliam createsopportunity topursuenecessaryfunding. •MARKETMcALLISTERINVENTORY •Severalland salesare currentlybeing negotiatedinthefirstmonthof2006. •Demand forindustrial spaceinthisarea seems tobeincreasing. •Megaprojectsplanned forSaintJohnwill create significantopportunitiesforsalesand developmentsinthenearterm. •CLOSINGCOMMENTS •Saint Johnisseeminglyon the cuspofaboom in Industriallandrequirements.TheLepreau refurbishment,theLNGPlantand IrvingWall Boardplantareexamplesofsignificantprojects whichwill createademand forindustrialland. SJIPL’schallengeistobeready tocapitalizeon theopportunities. •CLOSINGCOMMENTS •Opportunitiestodiversifyandgrowour manufacturing sectorinSaint Johnis significant. Highpaying skilledlaborjobsarecreatedalong withanincreaseintaxbaseduetoexpanded facilities.ThedevelopmentofaBargeSite can facilitatethisopportunitywithnominal financial support fromtheCity. •CLOSINGCOMMENTS •TheSJIPLwouldliketo thanktheMayorand CommonCouncilforitspastandpresent supportofourinitiatives.TheSJIPLbelievesit bringsgoodvalueto theCity foritsinvestment. TheSJIPLwill continue tolookforopportunities tocreategrowth for saint John. •COUNCILREQUEST •Upon considerationofthispresentation,the SJIPLrespectfullyrequeststhatCouncillift from thetableM&C2005-340andadopt the resolutioncontained therein. January25,2006 YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:ProposedRezoning 186QueenStreetWest OnDecember19,2005CommonCouncilreferredtheabovemattertothe PlanningAdvisoryCommitteeforareportandrecommendation. TheCommittee consideredtheattachedreportatitsJanuary24,2006meeting.Councilwillalso recallthattheCommitteehadpreviouslyconsideredthismatteratitsmeetingon December13,2005.Atthattime,theCommitteeheardfromtheapplicantanda numberofotherspeakersbothinfavourofandagainsttheapplication,and receivedalargenumberofwrittensubmissions.Afterconsideringthematter,the Committeerequestedfurtherinformationincludingafloorplananddetails concerningstaffingoftheexpandedhome.Councilsubsequentlycancelledthe originalpublichearingonDecember19,2005and scheduledanewhearingdate ofJanuary30,2006. DavidParks,presidentoftheboardofdirectorsofHomelessWomen’sShelter ServicesInc.,attendedtheCommittee’sJanuary24,2006meeting,togetherwith otherboardmembers,shelterstaffandseveralothersupportersoftheproposal. Mr.ParksaddressedtheCommitteeandexpressedagreementwiththerevised staffrecommendationthatwouldlimitthecapacityofthe sheltertoamaximum of10beds.HealsoansweredseveralquestionsraisedbytheCommitteeand neighbourhoodresidents. Severalresidentsoftheneighbourhoodandothercitizensattendedthemeetingin oppositiontotheproposal.HelenAdams,165QueenStreetWest,YvetteTobin, 127QueenStreetWest,DanRobichaud,125St.JohnStreetWest,Kevin Robertson,representingMarie Trainorof218QueenStreetWest,andCaroline Haggerty,193St.JamesStreetWest,addressedtheCommittee. Thespeakers expressedconcernsaboutthenatureofthefacilityanditsclientele,theneedfor theexpansion,supervisionofresidents,andthelackofprovincialstandardsfor such shelters.Severalspeakersindicatedthattheexistingfacilityhasnotcaused anyproblemsintheneighbourhood,butthattheydonotwantthepropertytobe rezonedtoallowanexpansion. PlanningAdvisoryCommitteePage2 January27,2006 Inadditiontothepresentations,theCommitteereceivedtwoadditionalletters expressingconcerns.Copiesoftheseletters,aswellascopiesofthelettersand petitionpreviouslyreceived,areattached. Afterconsideringthereport,presentations,lettersandpetitions,theCommittee adoptedtherevisedstaffrecommendation. RECOMMENDATION: 1.ThatCommonCouncilamendtheZoningBy-lawby: a)AddingthefollowingtothelistofzonesinSection30(1): “specialzonesSZ-19” b)AddingthefollowingasSection740(19): “SpecialZone#19 SZ-19 a)Uses Anylandbuildingorstructuremaybeusedforthepurposeof,and fornootherpurposethan, i)thefollowinguses: -allusespermittedinSection220(1)(a); -agroupcarefacilityforhomelesswomen; ii)thefollowingusessubjecttosuchtermsandconditionsas maybeimposedbytheCommittee: -allusespermittedinSection220(1)(b); iii)subjecttoSection830,anaccessorybuilding,structureor use,incidentaltoause,buildingorstructurepermittedin thiszone. b)ZoneStandards StandardsfordevelopmentinSpecialZone#19shallbeassetout inSection220(2),andSection810to910,wherethiszone shallbe consideredan“R”zone,an“R-2”zone,oraresidentialzone,as thecasemaybe.” c)Rezoningaparceloflandwithanareaofapproximately465square metres,locatedat186QueenStreetWest,alsoidentifiedasbeingPID Number365569,from“R-2”Oneand TwoFamilyResidentialto“SZ-19” SpecialZone#19. 2.That,pursuanttotheprovisionsofSection39ofthe CommunityPlanning Act, theproposeddevelopmentofaparceloflandwithanareaofapproximately 465squaremetres,locatedat186QueenStreetWest,alsoidentifiedasbeing PIDNumber365569,withagroupcarefacilityforhomelesswomenbe subjecttotheconditionthattheuseoftherezonedareaislimitedtoagroup carefacilityforamaximumof10homelesswomenandoneapartmentwithin PlanningAdvisoryCommitteePage3 January27,2006 theexistingbuilding,andfurtherthatupontherezoningofthearea,theland andanybuildingorstructurethereonmustbedevelopedandusedin conformitywiththeproposalandconditionidentifiedherein. Respectfullysubmitted, PhilipHovey Chairman RGP/r Attachments ProjectNo.05-336 DATE:JANUARY20,2006 TO:PLANNINGADVISORYCOMMITTEE FROM:PLANNINGANDDEVELOPMENT FOR:MEETINGOF JANUARY24,2006 RandallG.Pollock,MCIP Planner SUBJECT:ProposedRezoning 186QueenStreetWest TheCommitteeconsideredtheattachedreportatitsDecember13,2005meeting.After consideringthematter,theCommitteerequestedthattheapplicantsubmitfurtherinformation includingafloorplantoshowhowthepremiseswouldbelaidouttoaccommodateuptofifteen women,aswellasdetailswithrespecttostaffingoftheexpandedfacility.CommonCouncil subsequentlycancelledtheDecember19,2005publichearingandscheduledanewhearingtobe heldonMonday,January30,2006. FloorPlans TheapplicanthassubmittedtheattachedfloorplansasrequestedbytheCommittee. Theupper- floorplanshowstwodoubleroomsandtwosingleroomsinthemainpartoftheshelter,fora totalofsixbedsonthesecondfloor. Twogroundfloorplanshavebeensubmitted,oneshowing fiveadditionalbedsintheformerstorearea,andtheothershowingtenadditionalbeds1. The formerstoreareaisshownasonelargedormitoryonbothplans. Thebalanceofthegroundfloor areawouldcontinuetocomprisetheprivateresidenceoftheexecutivedirectoroftheshelter. 1 Itshouldbenotedthat,iftenbeds areplacedintheformerstore area,thetotalnumberofbedswouldbesixteen.This would exceedthe applicant’sproposalofuptofifteenbeds,unlessitisintendedthatoneofthesinglebedroomsupstairs isintendedforsleeping accommodationof a night-shiftoutreachworker. HomelessWomen’sShelterServicesInc.Page2 January20,2006 TheplanshavebeenreviewedbytheBuildingInspector,whohasmadethefollowingthree points: •Afirealarmsystemwillberequired; •Priortobuildingpermitapproval,moredetailswillberequiredshowingcompletefirstfloor layout,allexitsandseparationforbothfloors; •FireseparationsmustconformtoNationalBuildingCodesection9.10.9.14(minimum45- minuteF.R.R)togetherwithrateddoors,self-closureandlatches.Allfloorassemblies,exits andsuites,smokealarms,bedroomwindows,finishes,etc.mustconformtothecode. Theplanssuggestthattenadditionalbedsinthe16-footby31-footgroundfloorexpansionarea willbeverycrowded. Thetenbedswilltakeuppracticallyallofthespaceinthisareawithonly twofeetorsobetweeneachbed,andanaislewidthofapproximatelythreefeet. Thefloorplan showingonlyfivebedswouldappearmorereasonable. Theapplicantproposestoconnecttheformerstoreareatotherestoftheshelterviaanewdoor leadingtothevestibuleatthebottomofthestairs(Note:thisopeningisonlyshownontheten- bedplan. Theexistingdoorintotheformerstorearea,aswellasthedirectconnectionofthe formerstoreareatotheexecutivedirector’sdwellingunit,willbeclosedoff. Staffing Theapplicanthasadvisedthatthestaffingforaten-to-fifteen-bedshelterwouldbeasfollows: DayShiftExecutiveDirector8:30a.m.to5:30p.m. 1SeniorOutreachWorker8:00a.m.to4:30p.m. 1JuniorOutreachWorker8:00a.m.to4:30p.m. Evening2JuniorOutreachWorkers4:00p.m.to12:00a.m. ExecutiveDirector“oncall” NightShift1JuniorOutreachWorker12:00a.m.to8:00a.m. ExecutiveDirectororsecondOutreachWorker“oncall” Comparedtothepresentoperation,thisrepresentsoneadditionaloutreachworkerineachofthe dayandeveningshifts.Staffingduringthenightshiftisproposedtobethesameasatpresent. STAFFRECOMMENDATIONTOCOMMITTEE: ThatthePlanningAdvisoryCommitteeadopttherecommendationintheattachedreport,withan amendmenttoPart2,reducingthemaximumsizeofthesheltertoamaximumcapacityof10 homelesswomen. RGP/r ProjectNo.05-336 DATE:DECEMBER9,2005 TO:PLANNINGADVISORYCOMMITTEE FROM:PLANNINGANDDEVELOPMENT FOR:MEETINGOFDECEMBER13,2005 RandallG.Pollock,MCIP Planner SUBJECT: NameofApplicant:HomelessWomen’sShelterServicesInc. NameofOwner:OceanInvestmentsLtd. Location:186QueenStreetWest PID:365569 MunicipalPlan:LowDensityResidential Zoning:Existing:“R-2”Oneand TwoFamilyResidential Proposed:“SZ-19”SpecialZone#19 Proposal:Topermittheestablishmentofa groupcarefacilityfor homelesswomen withintheexistingbuilding TypeofApplication:ZoningBy-lawAmendment JURISDICTIONOFCOMMITTEE: TheCommunityPlanningActauthorizesthePlanningAdvisoryCommitteetogiveitsviewsto CommonCouncilconcerningproposedamendmentstotheZoningBy-law.CommonCouncil HomelessWomen’sShelterServicesInc.Page2 186QueenStreetWestDecember9,2005 willconsidertheCommittee’srecommendationatapublichearingon Monday,December19, 2005. STAFFRECOMMENDATIONTOCOMMITTEE: 1.ThatCommonCouncilamendtheZoningBy-lawby: a)AddingthefollowingtothelistofzonesinSection30(1): “specialzonesSZ-19” b)AddingthefollowingasSection740(19): “SpecialZone#19 SZ-19 a)Uses Anylandbuildingorstructuremaybeusedforthepurposeof,andfornoother purposethan, i)thefollowinguses: -allusespermittedinSection220(1)(a); -agroupcarefacilityforhomelesswomen; ii)thefollowingusessubjecttosuchtermsandconditionsasmaybeimposed bytheCommittee: -allusespermittedinSection220(1)(b); iii)subjecttoSection 830,anaccessorybuilding,structureoruse,incidentalto ause,buildingorstructurepermittedinthiszone. b)ZoneStandards StandardsfordevelopmentinSpecialZone#19shallbeassetoutinSection 220(2),andSection810to910,wherethiszoneshallbeconsideredan“R”zone, an“R-2”zone,oraresidentialzone,asthecasemaybe.” c)Rezoningaparceloflandwithanareaofapproximately465squaremetres,locatedat186 QueenStreetWest,alsoidentifiedasbeingPIDNumber365569,from“R-2”Oneand TwoFamilyResidentialto“SZ-19”SpecialZone #19. 2.That,pursuanttotheprovisionsofSection39ofthe CommunityPlanning Act,theproposed developmentofaparceloflandwithanareaofapproximately465squaremetres,locatedat 186QueenStreetWest,alsoidentifiedasbeingPIDNumber365569,withagroupcare facilityforhomelesswomenbesubjecttotheconditionthattheuseoftherezonedareais limitedtoagroupcarefacilityforamaximumof15homelesswomenandoneapartment withintheexistingbuilding,andfurtherthatupontherezoningofthearea,thelandandany HomelessWomen’sShelterServicesInc.Page3 186QueenStreetWestDecember9,2005 buildingorstructurethereonmustbedevelopedandusedinconformitywiththeproposaland conditionidentifiedherein. BACKGROUND: OnJuly15,2003theCommitteeconsideredanapplicationtorezonethesubjectsiteto“IL-1” NeighbourhoodInstitutional,inordertopermittheoccupancyofthepresenthomelesswomen’s sheltertobeincreasedtomorethanthemaximumoffivewomenthatarepermittedbythepresent “R-2”Oneand TwoFamilyResidentialzoning.Whilethestaffreportrecommendedapprovalof theproposal,therewereseveralneighboursinattendancewhoexpressedconcernsandobjections. TheCommitteealsoreceivedwrittensubmissionsbothinfavourofandopposedtotheproposal. Afterconsiderablediscussionanddeliberation,theCommitteedecidedtorecommendapprovalof theapplication,butwithacapacitylimitofeightwomen. CommonCouncilheldthepublichearingontheproposedrezoningatitsmeetingofJuly21, 2003.SeveralpeopleattendedandmadepresentationstoCouncil,bothinfavourofandin oppositiontotheproposedrezoning.Afterconsideringthematter,Counciltabledtherezoning withnoreadingstoallowtimefordiscussionbetweentheapplicantandtheconcernedresidents. AftertheholdingofanopenhouseandtwomeetingsinJuly-Augustof2003,itwasconcluded thattherehadnotbeenanychangetothemostoftheconcernedresidents’positionsonthe proposal.Afterfurtherconsideration,CommonCouncildeniedtheapplicationforrezoningatits meetingofSeptember2,2003. INPUTFROMOTHERSOURCES: MunicipalOperationsandEngineering hasnoobjection. BuildingandTechnicalServices hasnoobjection.Completefloorplanswillberequiredfor NationalBuildingCodeevaluationandminimumroomsizerequirements. SaintJohnTransit advisesthattransitservicecurrentlyrunsalongLudlowStreettoSt.John Street,providingservicetothislocationwithinoneblock. FireDepartment advisesthat,ifthefacilityistohavemorethan10beds,thenthefollowingwill berequired: •afirealarmsysteminaccordancewithadrawingtobesubmittedtotheFireMarshal’s officeforreview; •emergencylightingpertheNationalBuildingCode; •firerateddoorstobedroomswithself-closingdeviceswithaminimum20-minuteflame spread; HomelessWomen’sShelterServicesInc.Page4 186QueenStreetWestDecember9,2005 •dependingonthefinaldesign/constructiontheremaybearequirementforadditionalexits. TheSaintJohnFireDepartmentretainstherighttoassessthisrequirementoncethe designiscompleteandconstructionisunderway; •stairwelldoors(firerated45minutes)thataredesiredtobeleftopenmustbeinstalled withmagneticholddevicesconnectedtothefirealarmsystems.Closedstairwelldoors mustbefireratedfor45minutes; •afiresafetyplanmustbefiledwiththeFireDepartment. SaintJohnPoliceForce advisesthatithasnocommentsregardingtheproposal. N.B.DepartmentofCommunityServices advisedpreviouslythattheproposedfacilityisnot consideredtobea“specialcarehome”thatwouldrequirelicensingbytheProvinceasanAdult ResidentialFacility.HestiaHouseistheonlyotheruniquesituationintheCity.Otherwise,an adult/senioristobeassessedandqualifytobeplacedinalicensedlong-termcarefacility.Inthis case,thehomeissetuptohousewomenthatarehomelessandismeanttobeatransitional arrangement. SchoolDistrict8 hassubmittednocomments. ANALYSIS: SiteandNeighbourhood ThesubjectpropertyislocatedattheintersectionofQueenStreetandLudlowStreetonthe City’sWestSide. Thisisanolderresidentialneighbourhoodofmainlyoneandtwo-family dwellingsonurbanstylelots. Thepropertycontainsanoldertwo-storeyframebuilding,which containstwodwellingunitsandasectiononthegroundfloorthatwaspreviouslyacornerstore. Thesiteisverywelllandscapedandmaintainedandincludestwooff-streetparkingspacesinthe areaadjacenttoLudlowStreet. Proposal Theapplicantisanon-profitorganization,governedbyaboardofdirectors,whichoffers emergencyfood,shelter,advocacyandtransitionalassistanceforwomen,girlsandothersinthe communityincrisisofhomelessnessoratriskofbecominghomeless.Forthepastseveralyears theupstairsflathasbeenusedtoaccommodateuptofivewomeninasinglehousekeepingunit (i.e.fallingundertheZoningBy-law’sdefinitionof family). Theapplicantwouldliketoexpand thecapacityofthefacilityfromthecurrentlimitoffiveclientstoupto15clientsbyutilizingboth theupperfloorandtheformerstoreareaonthegroundfloorasoneunit. Theexistingdownstairs apartmentwouldremainasaseparatedwellingunitthatisoccupiedbyoneofthedirectorsofthe organization. HomelessWomen’sShelterServicesInc.Page5 186QueenStreetWestDecember9,2005 Theattachedfloorplansubmittedbytheapplicantillustrateshowtheformerstoreareawouldbe renovated. Theapplicanthasalsosubmittedtheattachedwrittendescriptionoftheoperation. PresentZoningandNatureoftheApplication TheproposedexpandedshelterfallsundertheZoningBy-law’sdefinitionofa groupcarefacility, whichisnotpermittedundertheexisting“R-2”Oneand TwoFamilyResidentialzoningofthe property.Ratherthanapplyingforarezoningto“IL-1”NeighbourhoodInstitutional(aswasthe casetwoyearsago)theapplicantisproposingthecreationofaspecialzone(SZ-19)forthe property. Thepermittedusesandstandardsfortheproposedspecialzoneareexactlythesameas thoseforthecurrent“R-2”Oneand TwoFamilyResidentialzoningoftheproperty1,exceptthat thezonewouldalsopermita groupcarefacilityforhomelesswomen.Noother“IL-1” NeighbourhoodInstitutionaluseswouldbepermittedbytheproposedzone. Theapplicanthas proposedthisapproachasaresponsetotheconcernsthathadbeenexpressedpreviouslyabout rezoningtoan“institutional”zoneandtherangeofusesthatarepermittedinthatzone, notwithstandingthattheycouldberestrictedpursuanttoSection39ofthe CommunityPlanning Act. MunicipalPlanPoliciesandProposedZoningBy-lawAmendment Thesubjectpropertyandsurroundingareaisdesignated LowDensity Residential bythe MunicipalPlan. ThePlan’spoliciesenvisionthatvarioustypesofresidentialaccommodationand localinstitutionaluses(suchaschurches,schools,smallclinicsandnursinghomes)willbe permittedintheseareas. Theseinstitutionalusesareconsideredtobecompatiblewithresidential neighbourhoods.However,theyarerequiredtoobservesuitablestandardssothattheydonot becomeanuisanceorresultindepreciationofadjacentresidentialuses. Thebasicsite requirementsarecontainedinthe“IL-1”NeighbourhoodInstitutionalzone,andincludeincreased minimumyardsandlimitationsofbuildingheightsandlotcoverage. Theseareespecially importantforlargerinstitutionalusesinresidentialareas,suchaslargenursinghomesorschools. Inthiscase,theproposalislimitedtoamaximum15-bedshelter. TheproposedSZ-19zoning limitstheuse(otherthanusesalreadypermittedundertheexistingzoning)toahomeless women’sshelter,whichcanbefurtherrestrictedtotheproposedcapacitypursuanttoSection39 ofthe CommunityPlanning Act. Thesitedevelopmentstandardsarethesameasthepresent zoning,ensuringthatthelotdevelopmentremainsconsistentwiththecharacterofthesurrounding neighbourhood. Theuseofthesubjectpropertyasashelterforuptofivewomenappearstobecompatiblewith thesurroundingresidentialareaandhasnotresultedinanysignificantadverseimpactsonadjacent residentialuses.Duringconsiderationofthepreviousapplication,mostarearesidentsindicated thattheyhadnoproblemswiththeoperationaspresentlyconstituted. Thebuildingandproperty 1 ThereferencestoSection220(1)(a),Section220(1)(b) andSection220(2)intherecommendationonpage2ofthis reportrefertothepermitteduses, conditionaluses and zonestandards,respectively,forthe “R-2”One andTwoFamily Residential zone. HomelessWomen’sShelterServicesInc.Page6 186QueenStreetWestDecember9,2005 areinsimilarconditiontootherpropertiesintheneighbourhoodandthereisnoexteriorevidence thatitisbeingusedanydifferentlythantheadjacentdwellings. Theproposedincreaseinnumber ofresidentstoamaximumof15issimilartothatofseveralotheradultcarefacilitiesintheCity thathavebeenintegratedsuccessfullyintotheirneighbourhoods.Inthisregardanimportant considerationistheproximityofothersimilarfacilities. Therearenoothersimilarfacilitiesinthe immediateareaand,therefore,theproposedrezoningofthesubjectsitewillnotcreateanundue concentrationofcarefacilitiesintheneighbourhood. Off-streetparkingisrequiredatarateofonespaceforeverysixgroupcarebedsplus1.25spaces foreachdwellingunit.Usingthisformula,thetotaloff-streetparkingrequirementforthe expandedfacilityis3.75spaces(roundeduptofour)fora15-bedhomeandoneapartment. This isonespacemorethanthethreespaces(i.e.2.5spacesroundeduptothree)thatarecurrently requiredforthetwoapartmentunits. TheZoningBy-lawrequiresthatonlythenetincreaseinthe parkingrequirement(i.e.onespaceinthiscase)beprovided,andthereissufficientroomoff LudlowStreettoexpandthedrivewaytoaccommodateonemorecar. Thechangefromastore andtwodwellingunitstoawomen’sshelterandonedwellingunithasclearlyresultedina decreaseindemandforparkingsincetheresidentsdonotdrivecars. ThePlanningandDevelopmentDepartmentsupportedtheapprovalofthepreviousapplicationto rezonethepropertyto“IL-1”NeighbourhoodInstitutional,subjecttoSection39conditions limitingtheusetoagroupcarefacilityforamaximumof12homelesswomen(whichwasthe proposalatthattime).Giventheaboveobservations,wecontinuetosupporttheproposalwith theslightlyhigherbedcapacity.Section39conditionsshouldbeattachedlimitingthecapacityto theproposed15-bedmaximum. TechnicalRequirements IftherezoningisapprovedbyCommonCouncil,itwillthenbenecessaryfortheapplicantto obtainachange-of-usepermitfortheproposedexpandedfacility.AtthattimetheBuilding Inspector’sofficewillrequiredetailedplanstoensurethatNationalBuildingCoderequirements fortheusearemet. CONCLUSION: Theexistinguseofthepropertytoprovideshelterforuptofivehomelesswomenappearstohave hadnoadverseimpactontheneighbourhood. Thelargerfacilitybeingproposedatthistimeisan appropriatetypeofuseinresidentialareas,providedthatanundueconcentrationofsuchuses doesnotthreatenthelongtermviabilityoftheneighbourhood’sresidentialenvironmentandthe sizeofthefacilityislimited. Therearenoothersimilarfacilitiesintheareaofthesubjectsiteand theproposedspecialzoningwilllimittheinstitutionalusetoahomelesswomen’sshelter. Providedthatthemaximumcapacityoftheshelterisalsolimited,therezoningshouldhavelittle HomelessWomen’sShelterServicesInc.Page7 186QueenStreetWestDecember9,2005 effectonsurroundingproperties.Approvaloftheapplicationisrecommended,subjecttoa Section39conditionslimitingthesizetoamaximumof15women. RGP/r ProjectNo.05-336 January26,2006 DeputyMayor andCouncillors: RE:VeteranParking Aspartoflastyear’scelebrationoftheYearoftheVeteran, CouncilthrougharesolutionbyCouncillorChangsoughttoallow freeparkingforveteranswiththeproperlicenseplate. AsIrecall,aresolutionwasadopted sometimeinAugust.I’ve recentlybeen advisedthatthe freeparkinginitiativewasoverasof December 31, 2005. Ithereforeresolvethatweapprovearesolutionextendingparking toveteransindefinitely andrecommendthattheSaintJohnParking Commissionimplementthisprogram. Regards, MayorNormMcFarlane January26,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandFellowCouncillors, Re:NeededCapitalWorks–TownHallMeetings Council’sadoptionofthe2006operatingandcapitalbudgetswithastabletaxrate andnewserviceinitiativeswasapositivemovethatwillhelptoaddressmanyofthe pressingneedsinourcommunity. Unfortunately,aswithanybudgetingexercise,wewerenotabletoaddressallthe submittedcapitalrequests.SomeoftheseconcernswereraisedattheTownHall meetings.Forexample,theneedforsidewalksintheSouthBay,LatimoreLake andCrescentValleyareasarecasesinpoint. Ibelievethattheseprojects shouldbegivenstrongconsiderationinthe2007Capital Budget. Imovethatthecapitalprojectrequestsraisedduringtherecenttownhallmeetings begivenconsiderationduringthe2007budgetdeliberations. Respectfullysubmitted, Originalsignedby PeterMcGuire Councillor January26,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandFellowCouncillors, Re:DevelopmentActivityFairvilleBlvd. Discussionshavebeenongoingforsometimeonthepotentialforsignificantre- developmentonthewestsideoftheCity,moreparticularlyalongFairvilleBlvd. WhileIunderstandthatnegotiationswithparticularfirmsordevelopersare confidential,Iwouldliketogetabig-pictureupdateontheprogressofthese discussions. IamrequestingsupporttoreferthistotheCityManagertoprovideanupdateonthe statusofthedevelopmentactivityintheFairvilleBlvd.areaatthenextmeetingof Council. Respectfullysubmitted, Originalsignedby PeterMcGuire Councillor think well of water /l’eau:célébrons la source M&C2006-18 January24th,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlane AndMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandMembersofCouncil, SUBJECT: WATERAND SEWERAGE UTILITY FUND PROPOSED 2006OPERATINGAND CAPITAL BUDGETS INTRODUCTION Anhistoricstepcouldbebeforeus;thesinglemostsignificantactionevertakeninthe longquestforaclean,healthywaterenvironmentandbringingthehighestquality drinkingwatertoSaintJohners.Commitmenthasneverbeenstronger.OnSaintJohn’s highestpriority,allleadersofgovernment–inCanada,NewBrunswickandSaintJohn- havepubliclyendorsedproceedingwithSaintJohnHarbourClean-Up NOW.InJanuary oflastyear,thisCouncilputitsownstamponthestrategicdirectionforthesevitallife- services,Waterand EnvironmentalOutcomes EssentialforSaintJohn,by: 1.Reaffirmingcommitmenttohighquality,safedrinkingwaterandanenvironment freeofrawmunicipalsewage;asforemostprioritiesoftheCityofSaintJohn. 2.Endorsingthestrategiesforharbourclean-up(100%wastewatertreatment),high quality(safe)drinkingwater,andtransitiontosustainableutilityinfrastructure. 3.Endorsingthefinancialmanagementmodelintegraltothestrategicdirection. 4.Supportinglong-termcapitalconstructionplans(subjecttobudgetapproval). 5.Committingtosecuringtherequiredfundingsupportfromothergovernments. 6.Committingtoawide-rangingcommunicationsandpublicinformationprogram. 7.Supportingthevariousotherrecommendationsandactionstepsofthestrategy. 8.Authorizingafollow-uppositiononMusquashwatershedinfrastructure. PresentedhereinfortheconsiderationofCouncilarethe2006OperatingandCapital BudgetsfortheWater&SewerageUtilityFund,abudgetplanfoundedonthe overarchingstrategicdirectionthatCouncilhassetforitswaterandwastewaterutility. Water &S ewerage Utility Fund M &C 2006 -18 Pr opos ed 200 6 Op erati ng and Capital Budgets January 24th,20 06 think well of water Page 2 l’eau:c élébrons la sourc e BACKGROUND Waterandwastewaterservicesaremunicipalresponsibilitiesdeliveredinaccordance withthe MunicipalitiesAct asautility,withfinancesseparatefromotherCityactivities. SaintJohnWaterservicesareprovidedonafee-for-servicebasis;thatis,feespaidbythe usersoftheseservicesmustcoverthefullcostofprovidingthem. SaintJohnWater,theCity’swaterandsewerageutility,servesover60,000citizens,as wellasmanythousandsofotherswhoworkin,attendschoolandvisitourcommunity. Revenuesareprovidedbyacombinationofapproximately17,000flatrateresidential unitsand2,800meteredindustrial/commercial/institutionalcustomersserviced.The utilityalsooperatesafirehydrantprotectionsystemandprovidessomestormwater drainagecapacitythroughitseverdecreasingnumberofcombinedsewers. Thestrategicdirection,WaterandEnvironmentalOutcomesEssentialforSaintJohn,is builtuponasolidfoundationofthe1993 WastewaterStrategy,the1999 WaterStrategy, andthe2002 WaterandSewerageBusinessPlanReview,alongwithaseriesoffocused engineeringstudies.Along-termplanformeetingessentialserviceneedshasbeen articulated.TheCityofSaintJohnisnowwellintotheprocessofitsimplementation. Acorecomponentofthestrategicdirectionisthefinancialmanagementmodelwhich guidesallcriticalfinancialconsiderations,includingrateprojectionsandthebudget proposalsbroughtforwardannuallyfortheconsiderationofCouncil. ThepurposeofthisreportistoseekCouncil’sapprovalfortheproposed2006Operating andCapitalBudgetsfortheWater&SewerageUtilityFundandtohaveCouncil establishthe2006userratesforutility services. PROPOSED 2006OPERATING BUDGET Theproposed2006OperatingBudgetisattachedasAppendix“A”.Itrepresentsthe continuingefforttoprovidegoodqualityandreliableutilityservices,andsupportthe necessaryenhancementofcriticalaspectsofbothwaterandwastewaterservices,along withthetransitiontowardssustainabilityofveryexpensiveutilityinfrastructureassets. ExpenditureBudget Totalproposedexpendituresfor2006are$28,164,869,anetincreaseof7.7%over2005. Withinthistotalareexpendituresforgeneraloperationsandfiscalchargesrelatedtothe utility’scapitalconstructionprogram. GeneralOperatingExpenses Generaloperatingexpendituresfor2006haverisenby6.7%to$16,489,259.This increaseisprimarilyduetogeneralinflationarytrendsinthecostofgoodsandservices, combinedwithcontractualobligationsrelatedtowagesandbenefits.Oneadditionalstaff Water &S ewerage Utility Fund M &C 2006 -18 Pr opos ed 200 6 Op erati ng and Capital Budgets January 24th,20 06 think well of water Page 3 l’eau:c élébrons la sourc e positionisincludedintheproposedbudget,thatbeingforachemicalengineering techniciantoenhancewaterqualitymonitoringandreportingcapabilities. FiscalCharges Againthisyear,themajorcontributortoexpensechangesistheutility’scapitalprogram. Theincreaseof9.2%to$11,675,610isadirectresultofdebtcostsassociatedwith makingessentialcapitalupgrades.Asthe sizeofthecapitalprogramproposedfor2006is thelargestevercontemplated;itsimpactonexpenseswillbefeltin2007andbeyond. Projectionswithintheoverallfinancialmanagementmodelwouldsuggestanincreaseof 20.6%to$14,080,213for2007. Thisincreasedlevelofdebtfinancinghasbeenpredicted andformspartofthelong-termfinancialmanagementplanfortheutility. Apartfromthemorehighprofileupgradeprojectsbeingundertaken,aparticular challengefortheCitywillbeitsabilitytoinvestsufficientlyininfrastructurerenewal. Significantinthisiswherethatmoneycomesfrom.Toachievesustainabilityandthe greatestvalueformoneyoverthelongterm,thegoalmustbetoprovideforthatfunding fromoperatingbudgets;incurringdebtforrenewal-typecapitalconstructionissimplynot sustainable.The2002 BusinessPlanReview recommendedspecificamountsthatshould beinvestedannuallyininfrastructurerenewal.Thegoalistoachievethatlevelwithinthe 10-yearperiodofthecurrentstrategicdirection. RevenueBudget Totalbudgetedrevenuesfor2006are$28,164,869,anetincreaseof7.7%over2005, projectedtobegeneratedasfollows: Table1:2006RevenueSummary(ProposedBudget) RevenueItemBudget% Fire ProtectionLevy(fromGeneral Fund)$1,662,403 5.9% Storm SewerLevy(fromGeneral Fund)$1,128,7814.0% FlatRateResidential(water/sewer)$11,072,38239.3% OtherRevenues(late charges/miscellaneousfees)$225,0000.8% SpecialAgreementCustomers(wateronly)-- By-LawMeteredAccounts(water/sewer)$14,076,30350.0% Total$28,164,869 Water &S ewerage Utility Fund M &C 2006 -18 Pr opos ed 200 6 Op erati ng and Capital Budgets January 24th,20 06 think well of water Page 4 l’eau:c élébrons la sourc e Userratesneedtoreflectthevalueoftheservicesbeingprovidedandbesufficientto supportthecostofservicedelivery.Artificialunder-pricingofthesemunicipalservicesis aflawedpractice;onethatencourageswastefulconsumption.Suchinefficienciesleadto higherandavoidablecoststousersasawhole. Asindicatedearlier,theprinciplesofuser-payandbalancedbudgetsareatthecoreof waterutilityfinancinginNewBrunswick;azero-sumformulawhere“expendituresout” mustbecoveredby“revenuesin”.Besidesindividualutilitycustomers,theCityofSaint JohnGeneralFundpaysthecostofthefirehydrantprotectionsystemandstormsewer maintenancechargesrelatedtocombined(sanitary/storm)sewers.Thecalculationof theseleviesisbasedonformulasdevelopedthroughtheBusinessPlanReviewprocess. WATER &SEWERAGE RATES Verysignificantinthesebudgetproposalsaretheratestobechargedforservicesin 2006;thesewillcontinuetoriseasaresultoffourrealitiesfacingthisutility: 1.Harbourclean-up,fullytreatingallcollectedmunicipalsewage. 2.Safedrinkingwater,providingallthemodernmeanstoassurethequalityofwater. 3.Adequateinvestmentininfrastructurerenewal,toachievefuturesustainability. 4.Normalinflationaryincreasesinwagecosts,andpurchasedgoodandservices. Theneedforsufficientrevenuestocovercostshasbeenclearlyarticulatedand,asa result,user-chargesmustrisetosatisfytheobligationsoftheutilitytoprotectthenatural environmentandassurethesafetyofdrinkingwater.Achievingthesestandardsisnot optionalfortheCityofSaintJohn;bothrepresentpublichealthpriorities,withbothareas ofservicesubjecttoevermorestringentregulatoryrequirements. Therevenuefactorcentraltomitigatingtheserateincreasesisthefundingreceivedfrom thevariousinfrastructuregrantprogramssponsoredby seniorlevelsofgovernment. Itisproposedthattheflatrateforresidentialcustomersbeincreasedby$50,or8.22%,to $658,assetoutinthefinancialmanagementmodelendorsedbyCouncilinJanuary2005. Thisrateismadeupoftwocomponents;awaterchargeof$299.09andasanitarysewage chargethatis120%ofthewaterchargeor$358.91.Basedonthefinancialmodelofthe strategicdirection,theoverallflatrateshouldriseto$725in2007,a10.18%increase. Theproposedratesformeteredindustrial-commercial-institutionalcustomersaredetailed in Table2onthenextpage. Theseareassetoutinthestrategicdirectionanditsfinancial managementplan.The4-blockratestructure,withitsverylowpriced 4th block,would transformgraduallyovertimeintoa3-blocksystemforpotablewater.Bythetimethe moreexpensive,higherqualityfilteredwater(fullytreated)comesonlinein2012,the ratestructurewouldhaveevolvedtoa3-blocksystem.Toachievethis,the 3rd block wouldremainfrozenandthe 4th blockratewouldincreasetothatlevelby2012. Water &S ewerage Utility Fund M &C 2006 -18 Pr opos ed 200 6 Op erati ng and Capital Budgets January 24th,20 06 think well of water Page 5 l’eau:c élébrons la sourc e Table2:BlockRatesforMeteredICICustomers Rate($percubicmetre) Block UsageRange (cubicmetres/bimonthly)Actual 2005 Proposed 2006 Planned 2007 Planned 2012 1st 0to1000.782670.84664 (+8.17%) 0.93286 (+10.18%) 1.46688 2nd 101to50,0000.559860.60562 (+8.17%) 0.66730 (+10.18%) 1.0493 3rd 50,001to250,0000.369150.36915 (+0.00%) 0.36915 (+0.00%) 0.33377 4th Over250,0000.073000.09550 (+30.82%) 0.12600 (+31.94%) 0.33377 ThelevelofindividualICIcustomerusagewilldeterminetheactualcostimpactofthese proposednewratesonusersand,ultimately,ontherevenuesoftheutility. WATER &SEWERAGE BY-LAW AMENDMENTS Appendix“B”containsrecommendedchangestothe Water&Sewerage By-Law. UniversalMetering Onegroupofchangeswoulddeferintroductionofafullymetered systemofcharges(section30).Competingpriorities,alongwithtimeandresources availability,simplydonotpermitprogressonthisissue.Successfulimplementation requiresthoroughformulation,extensivepubliceducationanddialogue,andaverywell- managedimplementationplan.SaintJohnWaterhassimplytoomanyotherhighpriority initiativesonitsagendaatthistime;availableresourcesmustgotothemostpressing prioritiesfirst.Consequently,thisinitiativewillbere-scheduledforfutureconsideration. Weremainconvinced,however,ofthemeritsofaproperlystructuredandadministered systemofuniversalmetering,forallresidentialandICIcustomersoftheutility. RateChanges Otherproposedamendmentsarerequiredtoimplementthe2006 waterusageratesdetailedintheprevioussectionofthisreport. OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS -PROPOSED 2006OPERATING PROGRAMS TheunderlyingaimofthevariousoperatingprogramsofSaintJohnWateristodeliver safe,reliableandcost-effectivewaterandwastewaterservicestothecommunity, specificallytothosecitizenswhoareratepayersorcustomersoftheutility. Water &S ewerage Utility Fund M &C 2006 -18 Pr opos ed 200 6 Op erati ng and Capital Budgets January 24th,20 06 think well of water Page 6 l’eau:c élébrons la sourc e Someoperatinghighlightsfortheupcomingyearinclude: Enhancingpreventativemaintenanceandourcapacitytoassessservicerequestsand problems,throughinvestmentinnewsewervideoequipment(invaluableforsanitary sewerservices)andatow-behindvalvemaintenanceunit(continuingprogressin exercisingandoperatingthethousandsofvalvesthatcontrolthewatersystem). AmajormaintenanceprojecttorelieveexcessivesludgeloadingattheLancaster Lagoon(transportedfromtheMarshCreekandHazenCreekschemes);accumulated (undigested)sludgeaffectsaerationefficiency.Theequipmentutilizedisvery specialized,withtheworkcarriedoutwhilethefacilityremainsinoperation.The sludgethenneedstobedisposedofinanenvironmentallyacceptablemanner. Continuingdevelopmentofthenew,upgradedSCADA(System Control And Data Acquisition)involvesamajorcommitmentofoperatingstaff;thetechnologyisvital toeffectiveoperation,monitoringandsafetyofourwaterandwastewaterfacilities. Initiativesplannedforwastewatertreatmentfacilitiesincludeanenergyefficiency study,electricalsystemschangesandnewpreventativemaintenancesoftwareto supportimprovedPMactivities. Programmestoenhancewatertreatmentandpumpingservicesalsoincludeanenergy efficiencyanalysis;alongwithcreationofa“criticalitems”sparepartsinventory, formalizationofwatershedmonitoringroutines,aconditionsurveyofoursystemof dams,andinstitutingrecurringwaterstoragereservoircleaningmaintenance. Aunidirectionalflushingpilotproject(LowerWestSide)implementedinthefallof 2005provedverysuccessful.ThebenefitsofUDFareconsiderable;higherwater flowvelocities,morethoroughscouringofmains,40%lesswaterusageinsystem flushing,valuablesysteminformationandfewerdirtywatercomplaintsduringthe flushingprocess.Overallwaterqualitywillbeenhancedbyanongoingprogramme. Implementationofthecommunications/educationstrategyforSaintJohnWater,with somesupportservicesprovidedthroughlocalprivatesectoragencies. Ongoingenhancementofcareertraininganddevelopmentforwaterandwastewater operators,inconjunctionwithNBCCSaintJohnandourteamofpeertrainers. Anadditionalchemicaltechnologistwillhelpimprovewaterqualitytesting,data collectionandreporting;publicsafetyactivitiesthathavebecomeverystringentin recentyears.Approvalstooperatenowrequirethatmanymorewaterqualitysamples becollectedandanalyzed.Rigoroussamplingproceduresneedtobestrictlyadhered to–toensurethatlabresultsactuallyrepresentthequalityofthewaterfoundinthe system.OurownCityofSaintJohnlabwillbeginproficiencytestingthisyear towardsnationalaccreditationwiththeCanadianAssociationofEnvironmentaland AnalyticalLaboratories(CAEAL). Water &S ewerage Utility Fund M &C 2006 -18 Pr opos ed 200 6 Op erati ng and Capital Budgets January 24th,20 06 think well of water Page 7 l’eau:c élébrons la sourc e CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS -PROPOSED 2006CAPITAL PROGRAMS ThemaindriverspushingSaintJohnWaterareitscoreobligationstothepublic:the safetyofdrinkingwaterandtheeliminationofaseriouspublichealthproblem. Furthermore,regulatoryrequirementsrelatedtobothdrinkingwaterandtheenvironment havebecomeevermorestringent.Itmustbecleartoallconcerned–themostcostly capitalinitiativesbeingproposedfor2006arethingsthatmustbedone. Therequirements arewellrecognizedbyCouncilandformpartofitslong-termstrategicdirection.That planhasbeenupdatedbysomeverypressingneeds. TheproposedCapitalBudgetfor2006totals$30,350,000,thelargesteverbrought forward.Ofthattotal,$13.4millionwouldbesoughtfromotherlevelsofgovernment andjustover$16.9millionfromusersofutilityservices. Table3:Proposed2006CapitalProgramSummary Category # Projects Other Share SaintJohn Water Share TotalCost InfrastructureRenewal- Sanitary18$0$2,470,000$2,470,000 InfrastructureRenewal-Water16$0$2,945,000$2,945,000 WastewaterTreatment4$13,403,000$6,832,000$20,235,000 Water ServiceNeeds7$0$4,200,000$4,200,000 Watershed Protection3$0$500,000$500,000 2006Totals48$13,403,000$16,947,000$30,350,000 Whilethemagnitudeoftheoverallcapitalbudgetishuge,theprogramsremainwithin theenvelopesplannedinthefinancialmanagementmodel.Infact,thestrategicdirection hadprojectedahighertotalof$32,445,000for2006.Adjustmentshavebeenmadeto incorporateanumberofadditionalpriorityprojectsandbalancefundingsothatthe financingoftheoverallstrategyremainswithinthelimitspreviouslyidentified.Asa cautionarynote,Councilshouldbeawarethatsomeverypressingneedshavearisen relatedtodrinkingwater.Thesewillhavetobeattendedtointherelativelynearfuture. Acapitalbudgetfundingsummaryfor2006andthelistofplannedprojectsisattachedas Appendix“C”. Thelocationandabriefdescriptionofeachprojectarealsoprovided. Water &S ewerage Utility Fund M &C 2006 -18 Pr opos ed 200 6 Op erati ng and Capital Budgets January 24th,20 06 think well of water Page 8 l’eau:c élébrons la sourc e HarbourClean-Up:EasternWastewaterTreatment Themostnotableprojectsproposedfor2006arepivotaltoSaintJohnHarbourClean-Up. Oneisforconstruction(over24months)ofanew35,000 m3/dayconventionalactivated sludge(secondary)treatmentfacilitytoserviceEastSaintJohn,theSouthCentral Peninsula,andtheareajustnorthoftheharbour.Thedesignandspecificationspackage forthefacilitywillbereadyfortendercallthisyear.Theprojectfundingscheduleis proposedasfollows:$11,805,000(25%)in2006;$23,610,000(50%)in2007;andthe remaining$11,805,000(25%)in2008.Formalfundingcommitmentsarenecessary. Associatedwiththistreatmentfacilityareprojectsfora majorwastewaterpumpingstationatThorneAvenue ($5,910,000)andrelatedforcemain-sanitarycollector installationsalongBaysideDriveandRedHeadRoad ($2,390,000).Althoughyettobeannounced,fundinghas beencommittedforthesetwoprojectsundertheMunicipal RuralInfrastructureFund(MRIF)Programintheamount of$8.3million(cost-sharedthreeways). ThesethreeprojectsreflectthepriorityfocusgivenbyCouncilintacklingthebiggest wastewaterchallengeofall:addressingeasternandsouth-centralneeds,includingthe firststepstowardscleaningupMarshCreek.Thisworkrepresentsatrulymajorstep forward,anhistoricaccomplishmentinconqueringour“publichealthmonster”. SafeDrinkingWater NoteworthyintheWaterServiceNeedscategoryisaprojecttoinstallapproximately2.4 kilometresofnew600mm(24-inch)watermaintoreplacetheexisting24-inchmain betweenGaultRoadandManchesterAvenue. Thisisurgentlyneeded-frombothawater qualityandsystemsecurityperspective.Thereplacementisalsoaprimarycomponentin theWest systemreconfiguration. Thebudgetfortheworkhasbeen setat$2.79million. InfrastructureRenewal Drinkingwaterandwastewaterfacilities,manyundergroundorinremotelocations,are assetsvitaltoserviceandthedailylifeofthecommunity.Thirty-four(34)infrastructure renewalprojectsareproposedfor2006-todealwiththemostpressingcustomerservice, safetyandreliabilityconcerns.Althoughthe$5,415,000investmentplannedfallsshortof levelsrequiredforongoing systemrenewal,itremains significant.Proposalsinclude: $300,000designatedforessentialelectricalsystemandmechanicalimprovements attheSpruceLakewaterchlorinationfacility. $600,000earmarkedforelectrical,buildingandchlorinationsystemrepairsatthe LatimerLakewaterchlorinationfacility.Follow-uptotheApril2004systems malfunctionandboilwaterorderhashighlightedtheneedfortheserepairs. Water &S ewerage Utility Fund M &C 2006 -18 Pr opos ed 200 6 Op erati ng and Capital Budgets January 24th,20 06 think well of water Page 9 l’eau:c élébrons la sourc e $310,000proposedforwaterandsanitaryworkintheareaofBellevueAvenueto eliminateanumberofdead-endsandtoaddressawaterqualityconcern.The sanitarysewerwillalsoberenewedinconjunctionwiththewatersystemwork. $350,000includedtoupgradetheSomersetStreetwaterpumpingstation,critical tothewatersystemservingMillidgevilleandtheRegionalHospital.Electrical andSCADAupgrades,continuouschlorinemonitoringandcontrolequipment willbeinstalled. Theworkispartofthefollow-upto2005waterqualityissues. $660,000approvedbyCouncilinNovember2005fortheinstallationof1300 metresof200mmsanitary sewerinconjunctionwithmajorroadreconstruction. Afulllistofprojects,withdescriptionsandcostestimates,isprovidedatAppendix“C”. Deferrals–WhatisNotIncluded Despitethemagnitudeoftheinvestmentproposed for2006,thereremainsignificantneedsthatcannotbemet;someofwhichcouldbecome issuesinthecomingmonths.Asummaryoftheseprojectsisprovidedinaninformation itemtoCouncil.Aspartoftheongoingprocesstoadaptandrefreshthestrategic direction,emergingneedsareincorporatedintothelong-termCapitalplanfortheutility. CONCLUSION The2006budgetproposalsrepresentthesinglemostimportantstepaCouncilhasever beenaskedtoconsiderforitswaterandwastewaterservices. #1 Priority- TimetoAct Itisnowtimeforallgovernmentstoactonthe#1priority; toputrealmeaningtothestatedcommitments.Thechoiceisclear:“yes”or“no”. Engineeringpreparationsarenearingcompletion.ConstructionofthenewEastern WastewaterTreatmentFacilityandassociateddeepwateroutfallisreadytobegin.Only theformalcommitmentoffundingisneeded;theonlythingthatcannowdelaythemost criticalphaseofHarbourClean-Up. StrategicDirection Thebudgetspresentedhereinreflectthedirectionsetoutinthe strategicdirectionforutilityservices,WaterandEnvironmentalOutcomesEssentialfor SaintJohn,adoptedbyCommonCouncilinJanuary2005.Toachievetheessentialgoals setoutinthatstrategy,stakeholders mustremaincommitted totheplan.Theissuesat stakearesimplytooimportant:publichealthandwell-being,servicereliability,andthe future(sustainabilityofvitalcommunityassets). W&SRates Mostchallengingintheworkthatmustbeundertaken,forallconcerned, issecuringtherevenuesnecessarytopayforthework.Therateadjustmentsproposed hereinarethosepreviouslypresentedinthestrategicdirectionanditsfinancialmodel– theproposalsadheretotheplanpreviouslylaidout.Notwithstandingtheconcernfor higherusercharges,therealityisthatwithoutsufficientrevenuesthenecessaryservice upgradesforharbourclean-up,safedrinkingwaterandsustainableinfrastructurewillnot bepossible. Theoutcomeswillbewellworththeexpense. Water &S ewerage Utility Fund M &C 2006 -18 Pr opos ed 200 6 Op erati ng and Capital Budgets January 24th,20 06 think well of water Page 10 l’eau:c élébrons la sourc e ReviewofRates/RateStructureOptions Afullanalysisofratestructurealternatives andrateadequacywillbeundertakeninthecomingmonths;tohelpredefinethebasisfor pricingpoliciesandassurethepublicthatequityandfairnessarereflectedinchargesfor waterandwastewaterservices.Keytoachievingequitableratesisasolidsetofprinciples uponwhichtobasethesystemofchargesandalogicalapproachfortheircalculation. Thoseprinciplesshouldinclude:waterefficiency;equity(fairnessanduserpay); affordability;revenueadequacy;economicimpact;publicacceptance;technicaland administrativefeasibility;securityofsupply;andminimizefinancialrisk. LeadershipfortheFuture AcentralthemeinthecontinuingevolutionofSaintJohn Wateristhatofbuildingleadershipandoperational-technicalproficiency.Theteamthat ourchildrenwillrelyon-tocontinuethepursuitofexcellenceintheselifecritical services-mustbepeopleofintegrity,commitmentandresponsibility. RECOMMENDATIONS ItisrecommendedthatCommonCounciladoptthefollowingresolutionsforthe2006 OperatingBudgetandthe2006CapitalBudgetfortheWater&SewerageUtilityFund: 1.RESOLVED thattheestimatedrevenuefortheWater&Sewerage Utilityfortheyear2006intheamountof$28,164,869beadopted; 2.RESOLVED thattheestimateofexpensesfortheWater&Sewerage Utilityfortheyear2006intheamountof$28,164,869beapproved; 3.RESOLVED thattheBy-Lawentitled"ABy-LawtoAmendaBy- LawRespectingWater&Sewerage"(Appendix“B”)begivenfirst andsecondreading;and 4.RESOLVED thattheCapitalBudgetfortheyear2006intheamount of$30,350,000,assetoutintheattachedscheduleofprojects (Appendix“C”),beapproved. Respectfullysubmitted, J.M.PaulGroody,P. Eng.GregYeomans,CGA Commissioner,forSaintJohnWaterComptroller AndrewP.Beckett,CATerrenceL.Totten,FCA DeputyCityManager/TreasurerCityManager Water & Sewerage Utility Fund M & C 2006 - 18 Proposed 2006 Operating and Capital Budgets January 24th, 2006 think well of water APPENDIX “A” l’eau: célébrons la source APPENDIX “A” PROPOSED 2006 OPERATING BUDGET WATER AND SEWERAGE UTILITY FUND Appendix A 200520062007 BUDGETBUDGETBUDGET Expenditures Watersheds 325,422325,548340,749 Water Treatment 1,216,8741,531,5201,693,561 Water Pumping & Storage 917,398988,8011,010,579 Water Systems 2,627,9562,813,6982,749,052 Hydrants & ICI Metering 740,847797,942816,480 Wastewater Collection 1,855,9131,731,1701,736,818 Wastewater Pumping 1,114,5191,044,9801,070,036 Wastewater Treatment 1,690,8861,928,2841,932,136 W & S Administration 2,159,9453,016,3243,069,705 Programs & Services 778,773905,815929,538 W & WW Engineering 1,682,0061,018,7771,050,982 Other Internal Charges 344,170386,400397,350 15,454,70916,489,25916,796,986 Fiscal Charges Debt servicing 9,267,1428,919,52210,301,778 Capital from Operating 1,426,2962,756,0883,778,435 Total Fiscal Charges 10,693,43811,675,61014,080,213 Total Expenditures Water & Sewerage 26,148,14728,164,86930,877,199 Revenues Fire Protection Levy 1,570,3881,662,4031,788,412 Storm Sewer Levy 1,104,2801,128,7811,153,960 Flat rate residential customers 10,235,76311,072,38212,199,993 Other revenues 225,000225,000225,000 Special agreement customers 1,500,00000 By-law Metered Accounts 11,512,71614,076,30315,509,834 Total revenues 26,148,14728,164,86930,877,199 CITY OF SAINT JOHN WATER & SEWERAGE UTILITY OPERATING BUDGET 2006 & 2007 Water & Sewerage Utility Fund M & C 2006 - 18 Proposed 2006 Operating and Capital Budgets January 24th, 2006 think well of water APPENDIX “B” l’eau: célébrons la source APPENDIX “B” PROPOSED 2006 CHANGES WATER AND SEWERAGE BY-LAW WATER AND SEWERAGE UTILITY FUND A BY-LAW TO AMMEND A BY-LAW RESPECTING WATER AND SEWERAGE Be it enacted by Common Council of the City of Saint John, as follows: A by-law of the City of Saint John entitled “A By-law respecting Water and Sewerage” enacted on the 7th day of June, A.D. 2004, is hereby amended as follows: 1. Schedules “A” and “B” mentioned in section 44 are repealed, and Schedules “A” and “B” hereto annexed are substituted. 2. Section 1 is amended with the following definition added: “dwelling unit” means a suite of one or more rooms for the purpose of residence as determined by the New Brunswick Provincial Assessment Tax System. 3. Section 30 is repealed and the following section 30 is substituted: 30(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner may, if he deems it expedient for the purposes of this by-law, direct that the supply of water to any property shall be paid for on the basis of quantities that are measured by a water meter. 30(2) All water supplied to a property that is used for any purpose other than three or less dwelling units shall be paid for on the basis of quantities that have been measured by a water meter. 30(3) The owner of a property that is used for three or less dwelling units who desires to pay water rates according to quantities that have been measured by a meter may apply to the Commissioner to use a water meter. ARRÊTÉ MODIFIANT L’ARRÊTÉ CONCERNANT LES RÉSEAUX D’EAU ET D’ÉGOUTS Le Conseil communal de la City of Saint John édicte ce qui suit : L’arrêté de la City of Saint John intitulé « Arrêté concernant les réseaux d’eau et d’égouts » édicté le 7 juin 2004 est par les présentes modifié comme suit : 1. Les annexes « A » et « B » mentionnées à l’article 44 sont abrogées et sont remplacées par les annexes « A » et « B » annexées aux présentes. 2. L’article 1 est modifié et la définition ci-après y est ajoutée : « unité d’habitation » Série d’une ou de plusieurs pièces servant de résidence au titre du régime d’imposition foncière provincial du Nouveau-Brunswick. 3. L’article 30 est abrogé et est remplacé par l’article 30 ci-après : 30(1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (2), le commissaire peut, s’il le juge nécessaire pour les besoins du présent arrêté, ordonner que l’approvisionnement en eau d’une propriété, à payer, soit basé sur le volume consommé mesuré à l’aide d’un compteur d’eau. 30(2) Tout approvisionnement en eau d’une propriété autre qu’une propriété comportant trois unités d’habitation ou moins à payer sera basé sur le volume d’eau consommé mesuré à l’aide d’un compteur d’eau. 30 (3) Le propriétaire d’une propriété comportant trois unités d’habitation ou moins qui désire payer des tarifs d’eau calculés en fonction du volume d’eau consommé doit présenter une demande au commissaire pour utiliser un compteur d’eau. 30(4) For the purposes of this by-law, only water meters provided by the City may be used. It is the responsibility of the owner of the property to hire a plumbing contractor licensed by the Province of New Brunswick, to take out a plumbing permit, pick up the meter from the City, cause it to be installed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, and to return it to the Commissioner upon the request of the Commissioner or when it will no longer be used in the building. 4. Section 43(1) is repealed and the following section 43(1) is substituted: 43(1) Subject to subsection (2), the owner of a property that is used for three or less dwelling units and receives water services shall pay for each such unit the flat rate charge that is set out in Schedule “A” 30(4) Pour les besoins du présent arrêté, seuls les compteurs d’eau fournis par la Ville sont permis. Il incombe aux propriétaires d’embaucher un entrepreneur en plomberie autorisé par le gouvernement provincial du Nouveau-Brunswick, d’obtenir un permis de plomberie, de se procurer un compteur d’eau auprès de la Ville, d’assurer son installation à la satisfaction du commissaire et de le rapporter au commissaire à la demande de ce dernier ou lorsque le compteur n’est plus utilisé dans le bâtiment. 4. Le paragraphe 43(1) est abrogé et est remplacé par le paragraphe 43(1) ci-après : 43(1) Sous réserve du paragraphe (2), le propriétaire d’une propriété comportant trois unités d’habitation ou moins qui bénéficie de services d’approvisionnement en eau doit payer le tarif fixe prévu à l’annexe « A ». Mayor, the member of the Council who presided at the meeting at which it was enacted; and Maire ou membre du Conseil qui présidait la réunion à laquelle l’arrêté a été édicté, Common Clerk Secrétaire municipal First Reading Première lecture Second Reading Deuxième lecture Third Reading Troisième lecture SCHEDULE “A” ANNEXE « A » EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006 EN VIGUEUR LE 1er JANVIER 2006 FLAT RATE CUSTOMERS – WATER CHARGE YEARLY TARIF FIXE IMPOSÉ AUX USAGERS – REDEVANCE POUR L’EAU TARIF ANNUEL $299.09 299,09 $ SCHEDULE “B” EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006 METERED CUSTOMERS WATER SERVICE CHARGE METER SIZE YEARLY ($) MONTHLY ($) BI-MONTHLY ($) 15mm 129.8410.8221.64 20mm 189.8415.8231.64 25mm 279.7223.3146.62 40mm 489.8440.8281.64 50mm 729.7260.81121.62 75mm 1,316.88109.74219.48 100mm 2,409.24200.77401.54 150mm 4,209.00350.75701.50 200mm 6,008.64500.721,001.44 250mm & up 8,408.04700.671,401.34 CONSUMPTION CHARGE MONTHLY PER CU.M ($) For the first 50 cu.m./monthly 0.84664 For the next 24,950 cu.m/monthly 0.60562 For the next 100,000 cu.m./monthly 0.36915 For all in excess of 125,000 cu.m./monthly 0.09550 CONSUMPTION CHARGE BI-MONTHLY PER CU.M ($) For the first 100 cu.m./bi-monthly 0.84664 For the next 49,900 cu.m./bi-monthly 0.60562 For the next 200,000 cu.m./bi-monthly 0.36915 For all in excess of 250,000 cu.m./bi-monthly 0.09550 ANNEXE « B » EN VIGUEUR LE 1er JANVIER 2006 USAGERS MUNIS D’UN COMPTEUR TARIF DES SERVICES D’APPROVISIONNEMENT EN EAU TAILLE DU COMPTEUR TARIF ANNUEL ($) TARIF MENSUEL ($) TARIF BIMESTRIEL ($) 15 mm 129,8410,8221,64 20 mm 189,8415,8231,64 25 mm 279,7223,3146,62 40 mm 489,8440,8281,64 50 mm 729,7260,81121,62 75 mm 1 316,88109,74219,48 100 mm 2 409,24200,77401,54 150 mm 4 209,00350,75701,50 200 mm 6 008,64500,721 001,44 250 mm et plus 8 408,04700,671 401,34 FRAIS DE CONSOMMATION MENSUELS PAR m3 ($) 50 premiers mètres cubes m3 par mois 0.84664 24 950 mètres cubes suivants m3 par mois 0,60562 100 000 mètres cubes suivants m3 par mois 0,36915 Toute consommation au delà de 125 000 mètres cubes m3 par mois 0,09550 FRAIS DE CONSOMMATION BIMESTRIELS PAR m3 ($) 100 premiers mètres cubes m3 bimestriels 0,84664 49 900 mètres cubes suivants m3 bimestriels 0,60562 200 000 mètres cubes suivants m3 bimestriels 0,36915 Toute consommation au delà de 250 000 mètres cubes m3 bimestriels 0,09550 Water & Sewerage Utility Fund M & C 2006 - 18 Proposed 2006 Operating and Capital Budgets January 24th, 2006 think well of water APPENDIX “C” l’eau: célébrons la source APPENDIX “C” SUMMARY PROPOSED 2006 CAPITAL PROGRAMS WATER AND SEWERAGE UTILITY FUND 26-Jan-06THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING CAPITAL PROGRAM SUMMARY W & S UTILITY FUND 26-Jan-06 Category Other Share City Share No. of Projects Total Proposed Program Summary For - 2006 $0$2,470,000Infrastructure Renewal - Sanitary18$2,470,000 $0$2,945,000Infrastructure Renewal - Water16$2,945,000 $13,403,000$6,832,000Wastewater Treatment 4$20,235,000 $0$4,200,000Water Service Needs7$4,200,000 $0$500,000Watershed Protection3$500,000 Summary of Capital Costs (City Share) Water ServiceNeeds 25% Watershed Protection 3% Infrastructure Renewal - Sanitary 14.6% Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Renewal - Water 17.4% $13,403,000$16,947,000$30,350,000TOTALS:48 Page 1 of 7 Note: Projects indicated with * are dependant on funding from others. THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING PROPOSED W & S UTILITY FUND PROGRAM Infrastructure Renewal - Sanitary ProjectLocation Description Other Share City Share 26-Jan-06 MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. This list has not been approved by Common Council. Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. 2006 Argyle Street Dunn Avenue to Sand Cove Road Renew approx. 100m of 200mm sanitary sewer 060,000 Bellevue StreetPark Avenue to endRenew approx. 95m of 200mm sanitary sewer0 60,000 Busby StreetBehind Civic #146 & #148Install sanitary lift station and piping for redirection of sanitary flows from storm system; easement acquisition 085,000 Carpenter PlaceCarpenter Place to Saint John Throughway Renew approx. 65m of 250mm and 300mm sanitary sewer 045,000 Cedar Point ParkAt Cedar Point Park lift stationStudy of Cedar Point Park sanitary lift station to determine design for upgrade of lift station handling capacity, including design services 050,000 Charlotte Street WestChamplain Street to Lancaster Avenue Renew approx. 190m of 200mm and 250mm T.C. (1913) with new 200mm and 250mm sanitary sewer 0140,000 City RoadBehind The Flame TavernRenew 90m of old timber sewer near RR tracks with new 600mm sanitary sewer; easement / land acquisition 060,000 Gooderich StreetWright Street to Civic #46Renew approx. 80m of 225mm with new 200 mm, and install approx. 60m of new 200mm sanitary sewer 085,000 Manawagonish Road(PDH #100) - Carpenter Place to Coronation Avenue Renew approx. 180m of 200mm and 300mm sanitary sewer 0110,000 Market Place(RDH) - Rodney Street to King Street West Renew approx. 125m of 300mm and 375mm T.C. sanitary sewer 095,000 McNamara Drive Loch Lomond Road to Civic #150 Renew approx. 480m of 300mm conc. sanitary sewer 0280,000 Old Black River RoadExpansion Avenue to Cottage Road Install approx. 1300m of new 200mm sanitary sewer in conjunction with road reconstruction (Pre-approved by Common Council on November 7, 2005; M & C No. 2005-338) 0660,000 Saint John East Sanitary Sewer Infiltration Study Silver Falls / Bon Accord Subdivision / Lakewood Heights / Hickey Road area Improvements to the sanitary system in the area to correct ground water / storm flow infiltration based on the previous study, including design services 0150,000 Saint John East Sanitary Sewer Infiltration Study Thorne Avenue / Russell Street / Rothesay Avenue / Lower Loch Lomond Road area Study of sanitary system in the area to determine sources of ground water / storm flow infiltration, including design services 070,000 SCADA SystemWastewater Distribution System at various locations Funding to supplement the 2005 Capital Program for Phase II of the installation of computer monitoring equipment for wastewater distribution system, including design and construction management services 0175,000 Sydney StreetBritain Street to St. James Street, including St. James Street from Civic #118 to Civic #151 Renew approx. 160m of 450 x 900mm timber, 300mm and 750mm T.C. with new 200mm and 375mm sanitary sewer 0100,000 Page 2 of 7 Note: Projects indicated with * are dependant on funding from others. THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING PROPOSED W & S UTILITY FUND PROGRAM Infrastructure Renewal - Sanitary ProjectLocation Description Other Share City Share 26-Jan-06 MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. This list has not been approved by Common Council. Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. 2006 Westgate ParkAt Westgate Park sanitary lift station Study of Westgate Park sanitary system and sanitary lift station to determine design for relief of system overloading and backups (including consideration of new overflow chamber), including design and construction management services 0100,000 Wright StreetCivic #27 to Gooderich StreetRenew approx. 120m of 300mm T.C. (1896) sanitary sewer and approx. 70m of 200mm sanitary sewer behind the properties; redirect 4 laterals from existing deteriorated sewer under the buildings to the new sewer; easement acquisition 0145,000 TOTAL:$0 $2,470,000 Page 3 of 7 Note: Projects indicated with * are dependant on funding from others. THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING PROPOSED W & S UTILITY FUND PROGRAM Infrastructure Renewal - Water ProjectLocation Description Other Share City Share 26-Jan-06 MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. This list has not been approved by Common Council. Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. 2006 Argyle Street Dunn Avenue to Sand Cove Road Renew approx. 100m of 150mm C.I. (1946) with new 200mm watermain 060,000 Bellevue StreetPark Avenue to end, including loop to end of Virginia Street Renew approx. 110m of 150mm C.I. (1943) with new 200mm watermain; install approx. 160m of new 200mm watermain to loop and eliminate three dead-ends to address water quality issues in the area; easement acquisition 0250,000 Easement / Land Acquisition; Survey Work Various locations Easement / land acquisition, or survey work, required for future Capital Projects 035,000 Gooderich StreetWright Street to Civic #46Renew approx. 70m of 150mm with new 200mm watermain 045,000 Latimer LakeAt Latimer LakeElectrical system upgrades of chlorination facility 0600,000 Manawagonish Road(PDH #100) - Carpenter Place to Coronation Avenue Renew approx. 190m of 300mm C.I. (1954) watermain 0125,000 Manawagonish RoadCarpenter Place to Ridge Row Install approx. 500m of new 300mm watermain and transfer services from existing 350mm Hyprescon watermain 0330,000 Market Place(RDH) - Rodney Street to King Street West Renew approx. 125m of 150mm C.I. with new 300mm watermain 075,000 McNamara Drive Loch Lomond Road to Civic #150 Renew approx. 480m of 150mm C.I. (1950-1958) with new 200mm watermain 0300,000 Mill Road VaultAt Chamber No. 33 - Mill RoadRenew 600mm back pressure sustaining valve on 600mm transmission main to Irving Pulp & Paper to prevent cavitation within the valve 0100,000 Millidgeville Water System At Somerset Street Water Pumping Station Upgrades to SCADA and electrical systems; installation of new automated continuous chlorine monitoring and control system, including design and construction management services 0350,000 Newman Street Adelaide Street to Civic #210Renew approx. 40m of existing 150mm C.I with new 200mm watermain 025,000 SCADA SystemWater Distribution System at various locations Funding to supplement the 2005 Capital Program for Phase II of the installation of computer monitoring equipment for water distribution system, including design and construction management services 0175,000 Spruce LakeAt Water Treatment PlantRefurbishment of electrical and mechanical systems - Phase 1 of 3 0300,000 Sydney StreetBritain Street to St. James Street, including St. James Street from Civic #118 to Civic #151 Renew approx. 160m of 200mm C.I. watermain 095,000 Wright StreetCivic #27 to Gooderich StreetRenew approx. 120m of 200mm C.I. (1956) with new 300mm watermain 080,000 TOTAL:$0 $2,945,000 Page 4 of 7 Note: Projects indicated with * are dependant on funding from others. THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING PROPOSED W & S UTILITY FUND PROGRAM Wastewater Treatment ProjectLocation Description Other Share City Share 26-Jan-06 MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. This list has not been approved by Common Council. Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. 2006 Bayside Drive / Red Head Road Bayside Drive / Red Head Road area Construction of sanitary forcemain, including forcemain/collector systems for SLS #1 and SLS #50, easement / land acquisition, including construction management services - Phase I 1,593,000797,000* Eastern Wastewater Treatment Facility At Hazen CreekConstruction of new upgraded sewage treatment plant, outfall extension, including construction management services - Subphase A 7,870,0003,935,000* Long WharfLong Wharf areaPreliminary design of Lift Station #10 and Forcemain/Collector System, easement / land acquisition, including design services 0130,000 Thorne AvenueAt Thorne Avenue STP locationConstruction of Lift Station #4, easement / land acquisition, including construction management services 3,940,0001,970,000* TOTAL:$13,403,000 $6,832,000 Page 5 of 7 Note: Projects indicated with * are dependant on funding from others. THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING PROPOSED W & S UTILITY FUND PROGRAM Water Service Needs ProjectLocation Description Other Share City Share 26-Jan-06 MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. This list has not been approved by Common Council. Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. 2006 Church AvenueChurch Avenue areaDesign and construction of new PRV proposed as part of the reconfiguration of the water distribution system, including design and construction management services 0300,000 Flow MonitoringWater Distribution SystemInstallation of system meters for monitoring of flows and data collection on the water distribution system in accordance with the Water Strategy, including design services. 080,000 Manawagonish RoadCarpenter Place to Coronation Avenue Install approx. 190m of new 300mm watermain as a dedicated feed for the new Churchill Heights Storage Reservoir, proposed as part of the reconfiguration of the water distribution system (Phase 1 of 2) 0130,000 Pipeline Road WestGault Road to Manchester Avenue Installation of approx. 2400m of new 600mm Transmission Main proposed as part of the reconfiguration of the water distribution system, including construction management services 02,790,000 Red Head RoadMidwood Avenue to Hazen Creek Install approx. 1050m of new 300mm watermain, including construction management services 0400,000 Water Distribution System - Water Quality Lawrence Street; TBDInstall new watermains, fire hydrants, and valves to eliminate dead-ends and address water quality issues in the water distribution system 0100,000 Water TreatmentTo Be DeterminedPreliminary design for proposed Eastern Water Treatment Facility, including design services 0400,000 TOTAL:$0 $4,200,000 Page 6 of 7 Note: Projects indicated with * are dependant on funding from others. THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING PROPOSED W & S UTILITY FUND PROGRAM Watershed Protection ProjectLocation Description Other Share City Share 26-Jan-06 MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. This list has not been approved by Common Council. Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. 2006 WatershedsLoch Lomond WatershedConstruction of facilities to protect watershed from runoff from highway hazards, including construction management services 0200,000 WatershedsLoch Lomond WatershedLand acquisition for watershed protection0 200,000 WatershedsTo Be DeterminedStructure evaluation and dam condition report, including design services - Phase 1 of 3 0100,000 TOTAL:$0 $500,000 Page 7 of 7 Note: Projects indicated with * are dependant on funding from others. M&C2006-26 January26,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlane andMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandMembersofCouncil, SUBJECT:SaintJohnWater-AnnualWaterReport BACKGROUND SinceApril2003,municipalitiesinNewBrunswickoperatepublicdrinkingwatersystems underconditionssetoutincertificatesof ApprovaltoOperate drinkingwatertreatmentand distributionfacilities.DevelopedbytheDepartmentoftheEnvironmentandLocal Government,incollaborationwiththeDepartmentofHealthandWellness,theseformal approvalssetoutstandardsforwatertreatmentplants,distributionfacilitiesandsystem operatorsthatstrivetoassuresafedrinkingwater. TheCityofSaintJohn(asthe ApprovalHolder)providesdrinkingwaterservicestothe publicunderauthorityoffourcertificatesof ApprovaltoOperate issuedbytheMinisterof the EnvironmentandLocalGovernment: W-40,DrinkingWaterDistributionFacilities W-41,DrinkingWater TreatmentFacilities,HarbourViewSubdivision W-42,DrinkingWater TreatmentFacilities,LatimerLakeWTP W-44,DrinkingWater TreatmentFacilities,SpruceLakeWTP Thecertificatesrepresentformalauthorizationtothe ApprovalHolder tooperatedrinking waterfacilities. Eachdirectsthat: “TheApprovalHoldershallkeeptheoperationoftheFacilitiesincompliancewiththe WaterQuality Regulation82-126 underthe Clean Environment Act andthe Potable WaterRegulation93-203 underthe CleanWaterAct oftheProvinceofNew Brunswick.ViolationofthisApprovaloranyconditionhereinstatedconstitutesa violationofthe Clean Environment Act and/orthe CleanWater Act.” Thecertificatesof ApprovaltoOperate areregulatorytoolsdesignedtoenhancea SaintJohnWater–AnnualWaterReportPage2 M&C2006-26,January26,2006 municipality’sabilitytomanageitsdrinkingwaterservices;toestablishclearguidanceand commonunderstandingamongallconcernedwithprovidinghighquality,safeandreliable drinkingwaterforthecommunity. ProtectiveBarriers ManagementofSaintJohnWaterisbasedonthesystemofprotectivebarriersdesignedto provideacomprehensive“sourcetotap”protectiveweb. SourceWater Treatment Operations&Maintenance Monitoring&Alarms DistributionSystem EmergencyResponse ForinstanceSaintJohnWaterispreparingacontingencyplanforbusinesscontinuity;one thatwillserveduringthepredictedinfluenzapandemic,whenitisexpectedthatanoutbreak couldseriouslydisruptpersonnelavailabilityand,therefore,operationsandservicedelivery. AnnualReport Condition35ofeachofthecertificatesrequiressubmissionofanannualreporttothe DepartmentoftheEnvironmentandLocalGovernment(Director,StewardshipBranch), preparedinaccordancewithastandardtemplateprovidedbytheDepartment.Thereport providespertinenttechnicalandoperatinginformationtotheregulatoronthewatersystems: Analyticalresults(microbiological,organicandinorganic); Systemmonitoringplan(includinghistoricaldataonfreechlorineresidual,turbidity, pH,temperature,iron,manganese,aluminiumandotherwaterqualityaspects) Recentsamplingplan; Waterproductiondata; Majorfacility/systembreakdownsorsignificantincidents; Watersystemmodificationsandadditions; Stafftrainingandcertifications; Staffingchanges;and Informationtothepublic. ANALYSIS SaintJohnWater–AnnualWaterReportPage3 M&C2006-26,January26,2006 ThewatersystemoftheCityofSaintJohnisbyfarthelargestintheProvinceofNew Brunswick.TheSaintJohnWater–AnnualWaterReportwithallitsattachmentsconsistsof hundredsofpagesoffactsanddata.Ratherthantablesuchavoluminousdocumentwitheach memberofCouncil,onlythemainbodyoftheAnnualWaterReportisattachedhereto,with itssectionssummarizedherein.Afullcopyofthereportwithallappendicesisonfilewiththe CommonClerk. Introduction Inthefallof2005,SaintJohnWaterwaslaunched.SaintJohnWateradivisionoftheCityof Saint Johnisresponsibleforthedeliveryofwaterandwastewater services.Inadditiontoa newname,SaintJohnWaterunveileditsnewlogo,anewCitytransitbuspromotingthewise useofwaterandalsobegananeducationcampaignforlocalschools. Inaccordancewithcondition35oftheApprovalstoOperate,theannualreportisintendedto providetheDepartmentoftheEnvironmentand LocalGovernment(systemregulator)with pertinentinformationrelatingtooperationofthemunicipalwatersystemin2005. AnalyticalResults Overthecourseoftheyear,theCityanalyzedrawwater sourcesfrom14locationsgivinga totalof55analyticalresultsforeachofthosesamplinglocations.Thesesamplesindicatethe qualityofwateravailablefromlakesthatarethesourcesofourdrinkingwater. Toensuresystemwaterissafetodrink,samplesarecollectedfrom30 sitesthroughoutthe distributionnetwork.Thesesitesareanalyzedforbacteriologicalpropertiesweekly. Seventeenofthose sitesareanalyzedforinorganicchemistrysemi-annually,andfororganic chemistryquarterly.Inaddition,inthespringof2005SaintJohnWaterbeganweekly SaintJohnWater–AnnualWaterReportPage4 M&C2006-26,January26,2006 samplingofalltemporarywatermains.Intotaltherewereinexcessof2,545watersamples analyzedthroughouttheyear. During2005,thesamplingplanwasrevisedandupdatedinconjunctionwiththeDepartment oftheEnvironmentandLocalGovernmentandtheDepartmentofHealthandWellness.A copyofthatnewsamplingplanisincludedwiththereport. Inadditiontothenotedabovetesting,severalotherwaterparametersaretestedroutinelyto monitorsystemsafetyanddrinkingwaterquality. Thesemeasuresincludechlorineresidual data,pH,fluoride,turbidity,totaldissolvedsolidsandconductivity. SpruceLake-WaterProduction In2005,annualwaterproductionforSpruceLakewasapproximately6.999billionImperial Gallons,aslightincreasefrom2004production,ofjustover6.94billionImperialGallons. ConsumptionfluctuationsontheSpruceLakesystemaremainlyasaresultofindustrial demands;giventhatdomesticconsumptionsremainrelativelyconstantduringtheyear.In 2005industrialconsumptionsforinstancevariedfromjustover200 millionImperialGallons duringthemonthofFebruarytoapproximately796millionImperialGallonsduringthemonth ofJune.Thissignificantdemandvariation,adifferenceofnearlythreehundredpercent (300%)isreflectedinthefollowingSpruceLakemonthlyproductiongraph. 2005SpruceLakeSystem MonthlyProduction 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec. ( I m p . G a l . , m i l l i o n s ) OnAugust3,2005,whenthelevelofSpruceLakereached196.9’staffturnedonthe 2000hp MusquashpumpsandbegantransferringwaterfromtheMusquashwatershedtoMenzies SaintJohnWater–AnnualWaterReportPage5 M&C2006-26,January26,2006 Lake(partoftheSpruceLakewatershed).Thisinterbasintransferisnecessarytosupplement thedomesticandindustrialdemandontheSpruceLakesystem.Thepumpswereturnedoff onOctober9,2005whenthelakeelevationreached199.8’.Atotalvolumeof1.214billion ImperialGallonsofwaterwastransferred. LochLomond-WaterProduction Annualwaterproductionduring2005fortheLochLomondsystemexceeded9.524billion ImperialGallons,anincreaseofnearlytwelvepercent(12%)from2004production,ofjust over8.513billionImperialGallons. Monthlyproductiondataincreasedsignificantlyover2004productionfiguresforthemonths ofAugust,September,OctoberandNovemberlargelybecauseofthewaterrequiredto supplementSilverFallsheadpond;waterwhichisusedbyindustry. 2005LochLomondSystem MonthlyProduction 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec. (I m p . G a l . , m i l l i o n s ) CombinedSystems Thecombinedaveragedailywaterproductionduring2005formostmonthswasrelatively constantatjustoverfortymillionimperialgallonsperday.Thisfigureclimbedtoahighof57 MIGDasnotedinthegraphbelowduetoincreasedsummerdemandsbybothresidentialand largeindustrialusers. SaintJohnWater–AnnualWaterReportPage6 M&C2006-26,January26,2006 Combined(SpruceLake&LochLomondLake) 2005MonthlyProduction 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec. ( I m p . G a l . , m i l l i o n s ) OperationalEvents DuringSeptember2005,SaintJohnWaterinconjunctionwithAquaDataAtlanticundertook aUnidirectionalFlushing(UDF)ProgramontheLowerWestSideofSaintJohn. Undirectionalflushing,ameansofinternallycleaningthewallsofthedistribution systemby reachingdesiredwatervelocitieswhileflushing, scourstheinsideofthepipe.Theclarityof waterduringflushingismeasuredusingaturbidimeter,whichassignsanumerical Nephelometric TurbidityUnits(NTU)valuetotheamountoflightpassingthroughawater sample.ForSaintJohn’sUDFprogram,thetargetturbidityvaluewaslessthanorequalto2 NTU.AquaDataAtlanticreported, “Theaverageinitialturbiditywas144NTUandthe averagefinalreadingwas1.23.Avalueoflessthan2NTUwasreached96%ofthetime.” OnTuesdayApril12,2005whileexcavatingawatermainalongSandyPointRoad,a contractorbrokeboththesanitarysewermainandthewatermain.Asaresult,a precautionarylocalizedboilorderwasissuedtoa limitednumberofresidentsalongSandy PointRoadandtotheHazenWhiteFrancisSchool;itwaslaterrescindedonApril15,2005. OnJuly27,2005,duringroutinesamplingbothtotalcoliformandEscherichiacoli(E.coli) werefoundinawatersamplecollectedfromaregularsamplingsiteinMillidgeville.A localizedboilorderwasissuedtoresidentsalongaSandyPointRoadandWestmountDrive. TheboilwaterorderwasrescindedonAugust12,2005. OnSeptember1,2005bothtotalcoliformandE.coliwerefoundinawatersamplecollected fromaweeklysampleofatemporarywatermainlocatedatUniversalSalesonRothesay Avenue.AfterdiscussionswiththeDepartmentofHealthandWellnessandtheDepartment oftheEnvironmentandLocalGovernmentstaffflushedthetemporarywatermainandre- sampled;twoconsecutiveclearsamplesweretheresult. OnSeptember10,2005aresampleattheBayFerriesTerminalresultedinthewatersample SaintJohnWater–AnnualWaterReportPage7 M&C2006-26,January26,2006 beingpositiveforbothtotalcoliformandE.coli.Staffdiscussedtheresultswiththe DepartmentofHealthandWellnessandtheDepartmentoftheEnvironmentandLocal Governmentandsubsequentlybeganflushingthewaterdistributionsystemsystematically fromthelowerwestsidesourcetotheextremityattheferryterminal.Whileflushingstaff notedandremovedaconnectiontoafirehydrantontheferryterminal’sprivatesystemwhich couldhavebeenthesourceofthecontamination. Thewinterof2005wasveryactivefordistributionstaffasSaintJohnWaterexperienced approximately200frozenservices,anumberofwhichwereexcavatedduringthesummerof 2005andeitherloweredorinsulated.Workontheremainingserviceswillcontinueinthe summerof2006.Alsoduring2005,operationsrepaired75watermainbreaks. CapitalWaterSystemImprovements During2005,atotalof21waterrelatedcapitalprojectswereundertakenforpurposesof renewing,rehabilitating,expandingandmonitoringwatersysteminfrastructurewhile improvingwaterqualityinanumberofinstances.Theutilityshareofcapitalfundingtowater relatedcategoriestotaled$7.0milliondollarsor58.6%ofcapitalexpenditures. OperatorTraining&Certification GovernmentsinCanadahavegivenincreasedattentiontotheoperationandmaintenanceof waterandwastewatersystemsandthepivotalroletheyplayinprovidingforpublichealthand protectionoftheenvironment. Thisincreasedattentionhasledtonewregulatoryregimes, includingprovisionsforthetrainingandcertificationof staff.Since2001,Saint JohnWater hasbeenworkingwiththeNewBrunswickCommunityCollege-SaintJohnindeveloping trainingprograms.Greatprogresscontinuestobemadeadvancingthedevelopmentofhigh qualitytrainingopportunitiesforoperatorsacrossNewBrunswick.Adetailedtrainingand certificationsummaryisincludedintheannualreport. RECOMMENDATION ItisrecommendedthatCommonCouncilreceiveandfilethisreport,andauthorizestaffto forwardthe 2005SaintJohnWater-AnnualWaterReport totheDepartmentofthe Environmentand LocalGovernmentonbehalfoftheCityofSaintJohn (ApprovalHolder). Respectfullysubmitted, TerrenceL. Totten,F.C.A CityManager SaintJohnWater–AnnualWaterReportPage8 M&C2006-26,January26,2006 2005AnnualWaterReport January2006 2005SaintJohnWater-Annual WaterReport TableofContents Page Introduction1 ProtectiveBarriers2 AnnualReport3 AnalyticalResults3 RawWaterandDistributionSystem3 Sampling4 MonitoringResults4 WaterProduction5 SpruceLakeSystem5 LochLomondSystem7 CombinedSystems9 OperationalEvents10 WaterQuality10 WaterDistribution12 CapitalWaterSystemImprovements13 OperatorTraining&Certification15 Training&CertificationPlans20 OperatorTrainingPlan–WaterTreatment20 OperatorCertification–Water Treatment21 OperatorTrainingPlan–WaterDistribution21 OperatorCertificationPlan–WaterDistribution23 HumanResources24 Responsiblestaff24 NewHires25 InternalStaffingChanges25 PublicInformation27 Communications27 CustomerService28 Commitment28 APPENDICES A.East&WestRawWaterSampleSites B.RawWaterAnalyticalResults C.RawWater&DistributionSystemOrganic&InorganicAnalytical Results D.MonthlyWater TestingSummaries E.RevisedWaterSamplingPlan F.ChlorineResidualAssuranceProgram–Data G.ChlorineResidualData&OtherMonitoringData H.InformationRelatingto Localized BoilOrderforSandyPoint Road andWestmountDrive,July2005 I.Summaryof2005WaterMainFailures J.2005ApprovedWaterandSewerageUtilityFundCapitalProgram K.2005Staff TrainingSummary L.CertificationsAchievedtoDatebyWaterandWastewaterSystemStaff M.ExamplesofWeeklyConstructionUpdates N.HydrantFlushingAds O.NewspaperArticle P.2005CustomerRequestsRelatingtoPressureandWaterDiscoloration 2005AnnualWaterReport 1 Fromlefttoright;CouncillorChrisTitus,SaintJohnWater–Water&SanitaryPipelayer/EquipmentOperator ChrisWhite,SaintJohnMayorNormMcFarlaneandSaintJohnTransitGeneralManagerFrankMcCareyon November16,2005.Ribboncuttingceremonyforlaunchof thenewSaintJohnWater logoandCitytransitbus. 2005SaintJohnWater-Annual WaterReport INTRODUCTION Inthefallof2005,SaintJohnWaterwaslaunched.SaintJohnWateradivisionofthe CityofSaintJohnisresponsibleforthedeliveryofwaterandwastewaterservices.In additiontoanewname,SaintJohnWaterunveileditsnewlogo,anewCitytransitbus promotingthewiseuseofwaterandalsobegananeducationcampaignforlocalschools. SaintJohnWaterprovidesdrinkingwaterservicestothepublicandoperatesitswater systemsunderfourcertificatesof ApprovaltoOperate drinkingwatertreatmentand distributionfacilities: W-40,DrinkingWaterDistributionFacilities W-41,DrinkingWaterTreatmentFacilities,HarbourViewSubdivision W-42,DrinkingWaterTreatmentFacilities,LatimerLakeWTP W-44,DrinkingWaterTreatmentFacilities,SpruceLakeWTP Theseareamongthe92certificatesof ApprovaltoOperate issuedto66municipalities acrossNewBrunswickbytheMinisteroftheEnvironmentandLocalGovernment effectiveApril1,2003.EachoftheCity’sfourcertificatesisvalidfora3-yearperiod fromApril1,2003toApril1,2006.Giventhe ApprovalstoOperate expire April1,2006;inaccordancewithcondition15,applicationwillbemadeinwritingsixty (60)dayspriortotheexpirydate. 2005AnnualWaterReport 2 EachofthecertificatesrepresentformalauthorizationtotheCityofSaintJohn(Approval Holder)bythe Ministertooperatedrinkingwaterfacilities. Eachdirectsthat: “TheApprovalHoldershallkeeptheoperationoftheFacilitiesin compliancewiththe WaterQualityRegulation82-126 underthe Clean EnvironmentAct andthe PotableWaterRegulation93-203 underthe CleanWaterAct oftheProvinceofNewBrunswick.Violationofthis Approvaloranyconditionhereinstatedconstitutesaviolationofthe Clean Environment Act and/orthe CleanWater Act.” SinceApril2003,allmunicipalwater systemsinNewBrunswickarerequiredtoabideby thevariousconditionssetoutin ApprovalstoOperate drinkingwatertreatmentand distributionfacilities.Theseregulatorytools,developedincollaborationwiththe DepartmentofHealthandWellness,setstandardsforwatertreatmentplants,distribution facilitiesandsystemoperatorsthatstrivetoensuresafeandreliabledrinkingwaterfor thecommunity.SaintJohnWaterfullyendorsesthesestandardsandthephilosophy behindtheneedforstrictregulationof systemssupplyingwatertothepublic. ProtectiveBarriers Safedrinkingwaterisessentialfortheprotectionofpublichealthandfortheeconomic vitalityofSaintJohn.Itisunderstoodhoweverthatdrinkingwaterisvulnerableto contaminationfrommanypotentialthreats.ManagementofSaintJohnWaterisbasedon thesystemofprotectivebarriersestablishedbytheDepartmentoftheEnvironmentand LocalGovernment,inconsultationwiththeDepartmentofHealthandWellness.Saint JohnWaterrecognizesthemeritsofsuchacomprehensive“sourcetotap”system. SourceWater:Rawwaterquality,groundorsurface,sourcedetails, surroundinglanduses,localgeology; Treatment:Unitoperationaldetailsandperformance,disinfection performance,capacity,flowrates; Operations&Maintenance:Staffinglevels,operatoreducationand certification,communications,managementstructure,maintenance; Monitoring&Alarms:Samplingplan,alarms,labtesting,record keepingandreporting; DistributionSystem:Residualchlorine,totalcoliform,E.coli,THMs, ageofinfrastructure,storagereservoirs,flushing,backflowprevention andcrossconnectioncontrol;and EmergencyResponse:Plansfornaturaldisasters,boilorderplan,safety training,back-uppower. Thisprotectivewebisdesignedtoenhancewaterqualityandassistinpreventing contaminationfromreachingconsumersbyfullydevelopingthesystemtoensurethe multiplebarriersareinplace.Itshouldbenoted,thatSaintJohnWaterhasmadeprogress onacomprehensivecontingencyplanthatwillaidintheprotectionofthepublic, propertyandenvironmentintheeventofapublichealthorenvironmentalemergency relatedtodrinkingwaterfacilities. Theplanisscheduledtobereadyby March31,2006. 2005AnnualWaterReport 3 Inaddition,SaintJohnWaterisalsopreparingacontingencyplanforbusiness continuity;onethatwillserveduringaninfluenzapandemic,whenitisexpectedthatan outbreakcouldseriouslydisruptpersonnelavailabilityand,therefore,operations. AnnualReport Condition#35ofeachofthecertificatesrequiressubmissionofan AnnualReport tothe DepartmentoftheEnvironmentandLocalGovernment.Thereportprovidespertinent technicalandoperatinginformationtotheregulatorontheCity’swater systems: Analyticalresults(microbiological,organicandinorganic); Systemmonitoringplan(includinghistoricaldataonfreechlorineresidual, turbidity,pH,temperature,iron,manganese,aluminiumandotheraspectsof waterquality) Recentsamplingplan; Waterproductiondata; Majorfacility/systembreakdownsorsignificantincidents; Water systemmodificationsandadditions; Stafftrainingandcertifications; Staffingchanges;and Informationtothepublic. ANALYTICALRESULTS RawWaterandDistributionSystem During2005,theSaintJohnWateranalyzedrawwatersourcesintheeasternwater systemfromtenlocationsandinthewesternwatersystemfromfourlocations.Thisraw watersamplingisinadditiontothewaterqualitysamplingplanapprovedbythe DepartmentofHealthandWellnessandsummarizedonthefollowingpage.AppendixA includesmapsoftheeastandwest systemidentifyingeachoftherawwatersample sites. AppendixBprovidesasummaryofallfifty-fiveparametersforeachoftherespective rawwatersamplinglocationsoneachofthenoteddates. Furthertotheabovementionedrawwatertests;theapprovedwatersamplingplanthat wasfollowedduring2005requiredthatsamplesbecollectedweeklyatthirtylocations throughoutthethreewatersystemsandmicrobiologicallytested.Seventeenofthesites areanalyzedsemi-annuallyforinorganicsandquarterlyfororganics.Organicand inorganicanalyticalresultsareincludedinAppendixCnotingeachlocationwherethe respectivesampleswerecollected. Inadditiontotheaforementionedsampling,inthespringof2005SaintJohnWaterbegan weeklysamplingofallthetemporarywatermains.Thischangesignificantlyincreased theamountofwatersamplescollectedandsubmittedtothelabformicrobiological testing.Intotal,therewereinexcessof2,545samplesanalyzedin2005,anincreaseof 48%overthenumberofsamplescollectedin2004. 2005AnnualWaterReport 4 InJulyof2003,theCityexpandeditsbacteriologicaltestingtoalsoincludeE.coli testing,giventhatinrecentyearsithasbecomethemostrelevantindicatorofwater systemcontamination.InMayof2005,itwasmademandatoryinaletterfromDr. WayneMacDonald–ChiefMedicalOfficerofHealthtoTerrence Totten–CityManager that “Allbacteriologicalsamplesrequiredinyoursamplingplanmustbetestedusing laboratorymethodsthatreportE.coliandtotalcoliformresultsfromthesamesample.” SeeAppendix Eforacopyoftheletter. TheweeklymicrobiologicalresultsforE.coli(EC)andTotalColiforms(TC)andthe monthlyresultsforHeterotrophicPlateCounts(HPC)areincludedinAppendixD. Sampling Thesamplingplanadheredtoduring2005,asapprovedbytheDepartmentofHealthand Wellness,issummarizedbelow. Bacteriological(weeklysampling) Source RawWater DistributionSystem LochLomond117 SpruceLake19 RedHead2 0 Total426 Inorganic(semi-annualsampling) Source RawWater DistributionSystem LochLomond19 SpruceLake14 RedHead11 Total314 Organic(quarterlysampling) Source RawWater DistributionSystem LochLomond19 SpruceLake14 RedHead11 Total314 Afullcopyoftherevisedsamplingplan,developedinconjunctionwiththeDepartment oftheEnvironmentandLocalGovernmentandtheDepartmentofHealthandWellness, iscontainedinAppendix E. Withrespecttowatertesting,theCitycurrentlyutilizesanumberoflaboratories; howevertheprimarylocalanalyticalserviceproviderisSaintJohnLaboratoryServices Ltd.Otherlaboratoriesusedfromtimetotimeare;AztecLaboratoryInc.,SaintJohn; andMaxxamAnalyticsInc.,Halifax.Considerationisgiventotheproximityofthelab tothewatersystemwhenselectingananalyticalserviceastraveltimedelaysresultsand couldadverselyimpactthequalityofsamplesbeingtransported.During2005,Saint JohnLaboratoryServicesLtd.receivedaccreditationforanumberofspecifictests 2005AnnualWaterReport 5 howevernotallparameters.AttheDecember2,2005ApprovalComplianceEvaluation (ACE),thiswasnotedbytheDepartmentoftheEnvironmentandLocalGovernment. SaintJohnWaterawaitsdirection.Itisunderstood thatSaintJohnLaboratoryServices Ltd.willbeseekinganabbreviatedauditinthespringof2006toseekaccreditationofthe remainingparameters. In2005theCitycontinueditsinvolvementwithWaterTrax,theutilitydatamanagement servicestillbeingpiloted.TheprogramissponsoredbytheDepartmentofthe EnvironmentandLocalGovernmentwiththepurposeofelectronicallyconsolidating waterqualitydatafromvarioussourcessuchaslaboratoriesandfieldstafftostoreitfor secureonlineaccessbytheCityofSaintJohn,theDepartmentofHealthandWellness andtheDepartmentofthe EnvironmentandLocalGovernment. MonitoringResults BeginninginJune2004theCityimplementedachlorineresidualassuranceprogramin additiontotheexistingwaterqualitytestingprogramwhereevery4hours,everyday, testingisdoneontheeastandwestsystems.Thedatacollectedduring2005is summarizedintabularformatinAppendixF. IncludedinAppendixGisthechlorineresidualdatacollectedaspartoftheregularwater testingprogramaswellasotherregularlymonitoreddata,suchaspH,turbidity,fluoride, totaldissolvedsolids,conductivityandwhererequestedironlevels. WATERPRODUCTION SpruceLakeSystem During2005,annualwaterproductionfortheSpruceLakesystemwasapproximately 6.999billionImperialGallons,aslightincreasefrom2004annualSpruceLakewater productionwhichwasjustover6.94billionImperialGallons. Peakweeklyproductionremainedrelatively similarto2004peakweeklyproductiondata. Monthlyproductionhoweverincreasedsignificantlyover2004productionfiguresforthe monthsof May,June,OctoberandNovemberasaresultoflargeindustrialconsumptions. In2004peakmonthlyproductionwas850.6millionImperialGallonsandcomparatively in2005peakmonthlyproductionexceeded915millionImperialGallons. ConsumptionfluctuationsontheSpruceLakesystemareasaresultofindustrial demands,giventhatdomesticconsumptionsremainrelativelyconstantduringtheyear. In2005industrialconsumptionsforinstancevariedfromjustover200millionImperial GallonsduringthemonthofFebruarytoapproximately796millionImperialGallons duringthemonthofJune.Thissignificantdemandvariation,adifferenceofnearlythree hundredpercent(300%)isreflectedinthefollowingSpruceLakemonthlyproduction figuresandintheSpruceLakemonthlyproductiongraph.Industrialdemandincreases aretypicallyrelateddirectlytotemperatureincreases,asa significantportionofthewater isusedforcoolingpurposes. 2005AnnualWaterReport 6 SpruceLakeSystem 2005Combined-Domesticand Industrial WaterProduction PEAKWEEKLY1 MONTHLY PRODUCTION 2 PRODUCTION2 MONTH(Imp.Gal.)(Imp.Gal.) January53,752,000340,275,286 February57,074,000312,350,000 March61,637,000371,876,000 April113,147,000405,335,000 May207,603,000806,653,000 June190,212,000915,775,000 July205,613,000828,001,000 August159,250,000784,850,000 September145,291,000681,236,000 October134,698,000571,086,000 November103,606,520476,867,900 December101,964,762505,286,552 1 AsnotedpeakproductionfiguresfortheSpruceLakeSystemarebasedonaweeklyperiodhowever2006datawill representpeakdailyproduction 2 Pleasenotesomeof thesefiguresdonotrepresentactualmeasuredfiguresas themeteronthe42”linewasoutof service.Therefore thefiguresnotedaboveareacompilationofmeterreadingsfromthe60”line(feedsIrvingPulp& Paper),ColesonCovelineand42”lineestimates.Asscheduled,themeteronthe42”linewasreplacedduring2005. 2005AnnualWaterReport 7 2005SpruceLakeSystem MonthlyProduction 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec. ( I m p . G a l . , m i l l i o n s ) WhenthelevelofSpruceLakereached196.9’onAugust 3rd staffturnedonthe2000hp MusquashpumpsandbegantransferringwaterfromtheMusquashwatershedtoMenzies LakewhichispartoftheSpruceLakewatershed.Thisinterbasintransferisnecessaryto supplementthedomesticandindustrialdemandontheSpruceLakesystem.Thepumps wereturnedoffonOctober9,2005whenthelakeelevationreached199.8’.Atotal volumeof1.214billionImperialGallonsofwaterwastransferred. LochLomondSystem During2005,annualwaterproductionfortheLochLomondsystemexceeded9.524 billionImperialGallons,anincreaseofnearlytwelvepercent(12%)from2004Loch Lomondwaterproduction,whichwasjustover8.513billionImperialGallons. Monthlyproductiondataincreasedsignificantlyover2004productionfiguresforthe monthsofAugust,September,OctoberandNovemberlargelybecauseofthewater requiredtosupplementSilverFallsheadpond;waterwhichisusedbyindustry.Peak monthlyproductionhoweverremainedrelativelysimilarwithinincreasefrom924.8 millionImperialGallonsin2004to993.3millionImperialGallonsin2005. OnJune16,2005MayorNormMcFarlaneopenedafirehydrantonthewestsideofthe Cityand,forthefirsttime,waterfromtheLochLomondsystem(eastwater),flowing westacrosstheReversingFallsbridge,wasreleasedonastreetontheCity’sWestSide. Alsoin2005,thedomesticdemandoftheLowerWestSidechangedfromtheSpruce LakesystemtotheLochLomond systemandinadditionamajorindustrialcustomerwas transferredtoeastwater.Thesechanges,however,havehadlittleimpactontheoverall systemproductions,buthaveprovidedadditionalwatersystemredundancy–theability tomoveeastwaterwestandwestwatereast,shouldtheneedarise. 2005AnnualWaterReport 8 LochLomondSystem 2005Combined-Domesticand IndustrialWaterProduction PEAKDAILYMONTHLY PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION MONTH(Imp.Gal.)(Imp.Gal.) January38,099,428927,760,655 February32,204,135844,126,693 March32,468,103916,761,976 April30,774,307802,727,661 May19,181,698540,607,119 June19,907,611529,256,482 July29,567,004700,446,242 August37,582,547993,271,427 September34,474,887889,331,903 October32,097,043810,226,527 November31,478,222758,336,989 December32,270,127811,658,589 2005AnnualWaterReport 9 2005LochLomondSystem MonthlyProduction 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec. ( I m p . G a l . , m i l l i o n s ) CombinedSystems Aftercalculatingthe2005averagedailywaterproductionforeachmonthforboththe westernandeastern systemsitisevidentthattheoverallsystemproduction(eastandwest combined)remainedrelativelyconstantatjustoverapproximatelyforty-millionImperial GallonswiththeexceptionoftheperiodfromJunetoOctoberascanbeseeninthegraph below.ThereasonfortheoverallsystemmonthlyproductionincreaseduringtheJuneto Octoberperiodcanlargelybeexplainedbybigindustrialusers’annualsummerseason increaseofapproximatelytenmillionImperialGallonsonaveragein2005. Combined(SpruceLake&LochLomondLake) 2005MonthlyProduction 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.MayJun.Jul.Aug.Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec. ( I m p . G a l . , m i l l i o n s ) 2005AnnualWaterReport 10 OPERATIONALEVENTS WaterQuality DuringtheperiodSeptember13toSeptember 23,2005,SaintJohnWaterinconjunctionwith AquaDataAtlanticundertookaUnidirectional FlushingProgram(UDF)onthelowerwestside ofSaintJohn.Undirectionalflushingisameans ofinternallycleaningthewallsofthe distributionsystembyreachingdesiredwater velocitieswhileflushing,whichscoursthe insideofthepipe.Systematicallytheprocessof unidirectionallyflushingthedistributionsystem iscarriedoutmovingcleanwatertothe extremities,fromlargediameterpipesto smaller diameterpipes.Thevelocitiesareimpactedby manipulatingvalvesandfirehydrants.The clarityofwatermeasuredduringtheflushing sequencesismeasuredusingaturbidimeter, whichassignsanumericalNephelometric TurbidityUnits(NTU)valuetotheamountof lightpassingthroughawatersample.ForSaintJohn’sunidirectionalflushingprogram, thetargetturbidityvaluewaslessthanorequalto2NTU.AquaDataAtlanticreported, “Theaverageinitialturbiditywas144NTUandtheaveragefinalreadingwas1.23.A valueoflessthan2NTUwasreached96%ofthetime.”1 StatisticsfromtheExecutionofthe2005UDFProgram1 Numberofsequences114 Totallengthofpipe(km)34.9 Lengthofpipeflushed(km)21.3 Totalnumberoffirehydrants168 Numberoffirehydrantsused71 Totalnumberofvalves377 Numberofvalvesused137 Averagenumberofvalvesoperatedpersequence4.8 OnTuesdayApril12,2005whileexcavatingamainalongSandyPointRoad,a contractorbrokeboththesanitarysewermainandthewatermain.Therefore, consideringthepossibilityofthewatermainhavingbeencontaminatedstaffnotifiedthe DepartmentofHealthandWellnessandaprecautionarylocalizedboilwaterorderwas issuedtoalimitednumberofresidentsalongSandyPointRoadandtotheHazenWhite FrancisSchool. TheboilwaterorderwasrescindedonApril15,2005afterreceivingtwo clearsetsofwatersampleresults. 1 UnidirectionalFlushingProgramfortheWaterDistributionSystemoftheCityofSaintJohn–Execution 2005,AquaDataAtlantic,p.5&p.7 2005AnnualWaterReport 11 OnMay26,2005atruckveered offRoute1whichrunsparallelto SpruceLake(partoftheCity’s westernwatersupply)andlanded intheditchbetweenthehighway andtheTransCanadatrailascan beseeninthephotographfrom theresultingdebris.Fortunately nofluiddrainedfromthetruck andthedebriswascontainedin theditchwhichwaslater removedbySaintJohnWater staff.Itshouldbenotedthatas partofthe2005capitalprogram; astudyofboththeLochLomondandSpruceLakewatershedswascompletedwhich analyzedthevarioushazardstothewatershedsandidentifiedfacilitiestoprotectboth. Withintheproposed2006capitalprogram,$200,000hasbeenallocatedtothe constructionoffacilitiestoprotecttheLochLomondwatershedfromrunoffassociated withhighwayhazards. OnJuly20,2005staffofSaintJohnWaterwhile supplyingthewest sideoftheCityfrom theSpruceLakewaterstoragereservoir,drainedandcleanedthesodiumhypochlorite tankattheSpruceLakewatertreatmentfacilityandreturnedthetanktoservicethesame afternoon. OnWednesdayJuly27,2005bothtotalcoliformandEscherichiacoli(E.coli)were foundinawatersampletakenfromaregularsamplingsiteonKennebecasisDrivein Millidgeville.AlocalizedboilwaterorderwasissuedbytheDistrictMedicalOfficerof Healthat5:20pmontheWednesdayafternoon.AppendixHincludescorrespondence fromtheMedicalOfficerofHealth,newsreleasesissuedandcopiesoftheadvisory lettersprovidedtothosecustomerswhomwereimpactedbytheboilwaterorder.The boilwaterorderwasrescindedonAugust12,2005whentheDepartmentofHealthand Wellnesswasassuredthesafetyofthewatersupplyafteranextensivetechnicalreviewof thedistributionsystemandthroughrepeatedflushing,bacteriologicalsamplingand chlorineresidualtesting. OnSeptember1,2005bothtotalcoliformand E. coliwerefoundinawatersampletaken fromaweeklysampleofatemporarywatermainlocatedatUniversalSalesonRothesay Avenue.AfterdiscussionswiththeDepartmentofHealthandWellnessandthe DepartmentoftheEnvironmentandLocalGovernmentstaffflushedthetemporarywater mainandre-sampled;twoconsecutiveclearsamplesweretheresult. OnSeptember10,2005aresampleattheBayFerriesTerminalresultedinthewater samplebeingpositiveforbothtotalcoliformandE.coli.Staffdiscussedtheresultswith theDepartmentofHealthandWellnessandtheDepartmentoftheEnvironmentand LocalGovernmentandsubsequentlybeganflushingthewaterdistributionsystem 2005AnnualWaterReport 12 systematicallyfromthelowerwestsidesourcetotheextremityattheferryterminal. Whileflushingstaffnotedandremovedaconnectiontoafirehydrantontheferry terminalsprivate systemwhichcouldhavebeenthesourceofthecontamination. WaterDistribution Thewinterof2004/2005wasveryactivefordistributionstaffasSaintJohnwater experiencedapproximately200frozenservices,anumberofwhichwereexcavated duringthesummerof2005andeitherloweredorinsulated.Workontheremaining serviceswillcontinueinthesummerof2006. Asnotedearlier,inthespringof2005SaintJohnWaterbeganweeklysamplingofallthe temporarywatermains,achangethatsignificantlyincreasedtheamountofwater samplescollectedandsubmittedtothelabformicrobiologicaltesting.Inaddition,also inthespringof2005backflowprotectionwasintroducedforeachoftheCity’s temporarywatermainsinstalled. In2005operationsrepaired75watermainbreaksrangingin sizefrom150mmto600mm assummarizedinAppendixI.Therewasanincreaseof3breaksover2004andan increaseof13breaksover2003.Whenviewingthefigures,itshouldbenotedthatpast trackingofmainbreakswassolelyrelatedtofailuresofthemainitself,2005(andgoing forward)howeveralsoincludedanybreaksorproblemsrelatedtoappurtenancesofthe main,forinstancefrozenairvalves. Throughtheongoingleakdetectionprogram,staffhavebeenable,inmostinstances,to promptlyidentifywatersystemleaks,resultinginareductionofwaterlossandanability toquicklyaddresswatersystemproblems.Inadditiontoongoingleakdetection, frequentpressuremonitoringoftheSCADA systembyoperationalstaffhasalsoleadtoa reductioninoverall systemlosses. UsingtheinformationinAppendixI,operationshavebeenabletominimizethe reoccurrenceofleaksinthedistributionsystembytrackingthelocationofbreaks.The informationgatheredisthensharedwithEngineeringstaffandusedtoplancapital systemimprovements. TheCityofSaintJohn’snewLancasterwaterstoragetankwaschlorinated,drained, microbiologicallytestedandpermanentlyputintoserviceinthefallof2005.Likewise, inthefallof2005theoldLancastertankwasdrainedandremovedfromservice. Theeastwater systemwasreconfiguredinthefallof2005asthe900mmwatermainthat runsfromtheeastthroughthecenterofSaintJohnandcontinueswestwasisolatedfrom themajorityofthedistribution system,however,continuestodeliverwatertoIrvingPulp andPaperandnowintothelowerwestsideoftheSaintJohn.Inadditiontoisolatingthe 900mmwatermain,anumberofnewPressureReducingValves(PRV’s)were commissionedandenteredintoserviceresultinginthecreationofanewcentrallowzone withahydraulicgradelineof230’. 2005AnnualWaterReport 13 CAPITALWATERSYSTEMIMPROVEMENTS Inrecentyears,aconsiderable amountofcapitalinfrastructure improvementshavebeenmade; howevertheneedtocontinue renewinginfrastructureis evident.Considerforinstance thatSaintJohn’swatersystem wasthefirstpublicsystemin Canadaandthatmuchofthe veryoldinfrastructure,someof whichisoveronehundredand fiftyyearsold,isstillinservice today.During2005,Municipal OperationsandEngineering administeredatotalof21 waterrelatedcapitalprojects designedtorenew,rehabilitate,expandandmonitorwatersysteminfrastructurewhile improvingwaterquality inanumberofinstances. AppendixJprovidesadetailedlistingoftheprojectsthatwereincludedinthe2005 WaterandSewerageUtilityFundCapitalProgramapprovedbyCommonCouncil.It shouldbenotedthatsomeoftheprojectswillbeon- goingin2006. Thoseprojectsareidentifiedby“C-06” intheon-goingcolumn. In2005,theutilityshareofcapitalfundingtowater relatedcategories(whicharemadeupofwater infrastructurerenewal,waterserviceneedsand watershedprotection)totaled$7.0milliondollarsoras canbeseenbythepiechartonthefirstpageinthe AppendixJ,58.6%oftheutilityshareofcapital expenditures. Insummary,2005projectsincluded;theplanned renewalof3,490m(3.5km)ofwaterdistributionmain, theinstallationof310mofnewwaterdistribution mainandtheinstallationof2,210m(2.2km)of 600mmtransmissionmain.Byyearend approximately1,665m(1.7km)ofwaterdistribution mainhadbeenrenewed,230mofnewwater distributionmaininstalledand1,837moftransmission maininstalled,withremainingworkon-goingin2006. 2005AnnualWaterReport 14 Theongoinginstallationof anew600mmtransmission main,ascanbeseeninthe adjacentphotographwill replacealargeportionof thetransmissionmainthat datesbacktothe1850’s whichhasexperienced somemajorpipefailures. Thischangewillimprove systemreliabilityandalso translateintoimproved waterqualityasthewater willmovethroughaclean newtransmissionmain. Manyofthepiperenewalprojects involvedreplacingunlinedcastiron pipeorductileironpipewithnew PVCwatermain,directlyimproving waterquality.Oneprojectincluded theinstallationofapproximately 80mofnewwatermainwhich resultedintheeliminationoftwo dead-endsonGermainStreetWest andSaintJamesStreetWestby loopingthetwomains;onceagain improvingwaterquality.Three othersignificantprojects,twoof whichwerecontinuedfrom2004as partofthecapitalprogramwere;the installationofcomputermonitoring equipment,theinstallationof communicationsequipmentforthe waterdistributionsystemincluding theongoingdesignofanew SupervisoryControlAndData Acquisition(SCADA)systemand theconstructionofthenew ChurchillHeightstankwhichisnow approachingcompletionandis scheduledforcommissioninginthe springof2006. 2005AnnualWaterReport 15 TheWater&SewerageBusinessPlanReviewthatwascompletedin2002determined significantinvestmentsininfrastructurerenewalwerenecessarytoensurethefuture sustainabilityofthesystem.Asshowninthefollowinggraph,significantwatermain infrastructureimprovementshavebeenmadeandcontinuetobemade. ApprovedWaterMainImprovementPlans 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 200020012002200320042005 Year Wa t e r m a i n L e n g t h ( M e t r e s ) Renewal NewInstall Rehabilitation OPERATORTRAINING&CERTIFICATION Overthepastdecadeincreasedattentionhasbeenplacedontheoperationand maintenanceofwaterandwastewatersystemsandtheirpivotalroleinprovidingforthe protectionofpublichealth.Thisincreasedattentionhasresultedinanewregulatory environment,includingprovisionsforthetrainingandcertificationofstaffandthe operationandmaintenanceofthewaterandwastewatersystems. Since2001,theCityofSaintJohnhasbeenworkingwiththeNewBrunswick CommunityCollege(NBCC)-SaintJohnindevelopingtrainingprogramsforitswater andwastewateroperators.CityofSaintJohnstaff;inaccordancewithprovincially issuedApprovalstoOperate,areworkingtowardsmeetingspecifictrainingand certificationrequirements. TheApprovalstoOperaterequirethatanoperatorcomplete,asappropriate,eitherthe “WaterDistributionSystemOperationandMaintenance”courseorthe“Water Treatment PlantOperation,VolumesI&II”,CaliforniaStateUniversitycorrespondencecourseor alternatively,therecentlyapprovedalternatecourse,thewaterandwastewateroperator trainingprogramcurriculumofferedbytheNBCC-SaintJohnwhichisalsoacceptable 2005AnnualWaterReport 16 andrecognizedasanequivalentfortheconditionofapprovalstooperatefor:water treatment,waterdistribution,wastewatercollectionandwastewatertreatment. Startingin2005,fortheperiodMay2005toMarch2006,theCityofSaintJohnreceived EnvironmentalTrustFund(ETF)fundingtotaling$99,833.Thefinancialassistanceof the ETFcontributedtofurtheradvancinghighqualitytrainingopportunitiesforwaterand wastewateroperatorsacrossNewBrunswick.For2006,anamounttotaling$99,796has beenrequestedtoassistinfurtheradvancingthedevelopmentofthesetraining opportunities. Theprojectproposesthecontinuedsharingofcurriculumandtrainingcontentdeveloped byNBCC-SaintJohn(inco-operationwiththeCityofSaintJohn)withCCNB-Bathurst fortheiruseincontinuingthedevelopmentofafrancophonetrainingprogram,resulting inauniformapproachtotrainingintheProvinceandprovidingoperatorsinallNew Brunswickcommunitiestheopportunitytoaccesshighqualitytraining. Trainingisintegraltoimprovingthequalityofoperationandmaintenanceinwaterand wastewaterfacilitiesandtheETFprojectisconsistentwiththevisionoftheMunicipal OperationsandEngineeringDepartment(SaintJohnWater)oftheCityofSaintJohn “excellenceinpublicservicethroughincreasedknowledge,skillandproficiency”. Anumberofformaltrainingcourseswereofferedtosystemstaffduringthe2005 calendaryear.Listedbelowareallformalcoursesthatwereofferedin2005,complete witha shortdescriptor. WHMIS(WorkplaceHazardousMaterialsInformationSystem)–Asystemin Canadathatprovidesinformationonthesafeuseofhazardousmaterialsinthe workplace.Informationisprovidedbymeansofproductlabels,materialsafety datasheets(MSDS)andworkereducationprograms. HighwaySignaler –Certifiesthattheemployeehasattendedtrainingonthe propermethodsofusingtrafficcontrolsignals,includingsuchthingsasthe employee’sresponsibilities,personalprotectiveequipment,proceduresand communication. First Aid/CPR –Thiscourseprovidedforreasonsofworkplace safety,thoroughly explainstoindividualsthefundamentalsoffirstaidandbasiclifesupport. TrenchingSafety -Itspurposeistoteachsafetrenchingpractices,introducethe dangersofconstructionexcavations,themechanicsoftrenchcave-ins,potential hazardstoworkers,requirementsundertheOccupationalHealthandSafetyAct andprotective systemsusedtoavoidtrenchcave-insandprotectworkers. SupervisoryTraining –Theobjectiveistodevelopsupervisorypersonnelby providingaseriesoftrainingmodulesfocusingonkeysupervisorycompetencies whocanthenapplytheknowledgeinsupervisory situations. 2005AnnualWaterReport 17 OccupationHealthandSafety 1 –Thiscoursecoversfollowingtopics; responsibilitiesunderOccupationalHealthandSafetyAct,roleofJointHealth andSafetyCommittees,duediligence,constructionsafetyandtheroleofthe highway signaler. BasicEmergencyPreparedness –Courseisstructuredtoprovidetheparticipant withabasicknowledgeofemergencyplanningandoperations.Thecourse introducesthe15stepsofemergencyplanningaswellasotheremergencytopics. WaterDistribution –Inaccordancewithoperatortrainingrequirementsofthe ApprovalstoOperate,thiscourseprovidedbytheNBCC–SaintJohnisan introductiontothefollowingtopics;waterdistributionsystems,pipingsystems, valves,fittings,hydrants,waterstoragefacilities,operationandmaintenanceof distributionpiping,pump-houses,disinfectionprocessesandanoverviewofwater treatment. WaterTreatmentFundamentals –Consistsoffourmajorcomponents: •GeneralKnowledgeWaterandWastewaterFundamentals:provides knowledgeandskillsrelatedtosafety,mathematicsandbasicsciencerelated toWaterandWastewater systemsandSupportSystems. •WaterandWastewaterFundamentals:providesknowledgeofmajor components,principles&properoperationofcommonequipmentsuchas pumps,drive systems,engines&generators,compressors&valves. •WaterQualityFundamentals:providesknowledgeandskillrelatedtowater qualityassuranceandqualitycontrolincludingwatersampling&quality, publichealthimplicationsandregulatoryrequirements. •WaterTreatmentProcess:providesknowledge&skillrelatedtoWater Treatmentsystemoperation&maintenanceincludingwatertreatment overview,fluoridation,handlingandfeedsystems,scalingandcorrosion control,disinfectionprocesses,tasteandodorcontrol,ironandmanganese control,softening,sedimentation,andchemicalstorage. CommonIntermediateModule -Designedforexperiencedemployees,thiscourse isacriticalcomponentoftheformalWaterandWastewaterTrainingSystem, deliveredbytheNBCC-SaintJohn.Itprovidesasolidbasisuponwhichtobuild specializedtrainingbeyondthebasiclevelincritical systemsessentialtothe managementofmunicipalwaterfacilities,includingWaterDistribution, WastewaterCollection,WaterTreatment,andWastewaterTreatment.Thecourse includeseightdaysoftraining,comprisingthefollowingunitsofinstruction: GeneralKnowledge,SupportSystems,AdministrativeSystems,Field/labDemo. JobCoaching -Thiscoursepreparespeertrainerstobecomesuccessfulfield coaches.Thecoursecovers:understandingadultlearningneeds;thecoaching process;settingupthefieldcoachingenvironment;guidelinesforinstruction; guidelinesforfeedback;settinggoalsandobjectivesforthetrainee;developing checklists;evaluationprogress;learnerreactionsandfeedback. 2005AnnualWaterReport 18 TransportationofDangerousGoods –ParticipantslearnabouttheTransportation ofDangerousGoodsActandbecomelegallycertifiedtotransportmaterials coveredbythislegislation.Topicsinclude:TDGclassifications,packing requirements, TDG symbols,shippingdocuments,dangerousoccurrences. Oxyacetylene -Participantslearnto:safelyoperateanoxyacetylenecuttingtorch accordingtoregulations,identifyanddescribehazardsassociatedwith oxyacetyleneoperation. RespiratoryProtection –Participantslearnaboutthetypesofrespiratory protectionequipmentandhowtosafelyusethisequipment.Theinstructor reviewsexistingStandardOperatingProceduresandworker’sresponsibilities. Alsodiscussedare:thetype,selectionanduseofrespirators,fittesting respirators,medicalevaluations,maintenanceandcareofrespirators. ManagingPersonalEffectiveness –Theworkshopcontentincludesapersonal assessmentofhowone’slifeisbeingmanaged;providesanunderstandingofthe impactofnegativeandpositivestates;andintroducesskillsandinformationthat enablepeopletomanagelifecircumstances. ProgramManagement -Thecoursecontentdeliveredinaninteractiveand applicationbasedapproachhastenmodules,eachonefocusingonamajoraspect ofprogrammanagement. Thegoalistohavestudentsapplyprogrammanagement techniquesinavarietyofsituationsthatcanbeeasilytransferredtotheirown workinitiatives.Thecourseismeanttoprovidea"toolbox"ofmanagement conceptsthatcanbeusedtoeffectivelyplanandcontrolwork. FireExtinguisher –Inthiscourse,participantslearnhowtoclassifythetypesof firesandtousefireextinguisherscorrectly.Topicsinclude;firechemistry,fire classification,typesoffireextinguishers,fireextinguisherrating,symbolsused onfireextinguishers,selectingafireextinguisher,useofafireextinguishersand inspectingfireextinguishers. HTEPayroll –ParticipantslearntousetheHTEpayrollsystemforHoursEntry. Thecoursewilladdress:generalHTEprocedures,payrolloverview,hoursentry, hoursproofemployeeenquiry.Prerequisite:HTEWorkRequestJobOrder ChlorinatorMaintenance – Theworkshopprovidedparticipantswithanoverview ofwaterquality,chlorination,hydraulics,basicmath,chlorineequipment, hypochlorination,safetyandemergencyresponse,metering&control,system design,maintenance,disinfection&dechlorination. SodiumHypochlorite FeedSystems –Theworkshopprovidedparticipantswithan overviewofhypochloritefeedsystembycoveringbasictheory,sizingof chemicalfeedsystemsaswellasprovidinghands-oninstructionofbasic 2005AnnualWaterReport 19 servicingtechniques.Althoughgearedtowardshypochlorination,theprincipals areusefulformostliquidchemicalfeed systems. TandemTraining –ThetandemtruckcourseispartoftheCityofSaintJohnpeer training system,taughtprimarilyusingone-oneonecoaching,thecoursevaries fromtwotofourdays,dependingupontheentrylevelskillofthetrainee. The traineeisexpectedtoattainindustrystandardlevelsofproficiencyina comprehensivesuiteofskillsincluding;preoperationalvehicleinspection, operatormaintenance,safe-drivinginallconditions,fuelefficiency,andsafeand effectiveoperationonthework-site. AppendixKprovidesabriefsummaryintabularformofthevariousmembersofstaff whoattendedtheaforementionedcoursesduring2005. SubsequenttothetrainingcoursesdeliveredbyNBCC-SaintJohn;assummarizedbelow, in2005anumberofstaffchallengedandeitherachievedcertificationforthefirsttimeor achievednewlevelsofcertification. Othercertificationsarepossibleasanumberofemployee’sattemptedexamsin December. 2005AnnualWaterReport 20 CertificationsAchievedin2005 ClassIClassII ClassIClassII Class I Class I FirstNameLastname WD1 WD1 WWC2 WWC2 WT3 WWT4 STEVENANDERSON • LAWRENCEBEYEA •• STEPHENBREEN • CHARLESCHRISTIANSEN • KEVINGILLETTE • JOHNGIVEN • LEROYGRAHAM • CHESLEYHYNES • DALEHAYWARD • CARLKEMP • RONALDMACRAE • DANIELMELANSON • GARYMELANSON • FREDMICHAELSON • GEORGEPAYNE • JOHNPERRY • Inadditiontothenewcertificationsachievedbystaffoverthepastyear,AppendixL providesasummaryofallstaffcertificationsachievedtodate. Training&CertificationPlans Followingeachconditionassociatedwithoperatortrainingandcertificationdeficiencies areup-to-dateactionplans.Theactionplansaredesignedtoaddressdeficienciesover specifiedperiodsoftime. OperatorTrainingPlan–WaterTreatment ConditionT-25/ConditionT-29 HavealltreatmentsystemoperatorscompletedtheCaliforniaStateUniversity'sWater TreatmentPlantOperation(VolumesI&II)correspondencecourseoranapproved equivalent? Aretrainingandcertificationrequirementsmet? Belowisaplandesignedtoaddressthepresentwatertreatmenttrainingdeficiency. JamesDuke-hascompletedthefundamentalstraining CommonIntermediate –Currentlyunderwaywithcompletionscheduled forMarch1,2006 WaterQuality&WaterTreatmentIntermediate –Courseistobe developedduring2006,withdeliveryexpectedduring2007 1 WaterDistribution,2 WastewaterCollection,3 WaterTreatment,4 WastewaterTreatment 2005AnnualWaterReport 21 NickEleftheriou CommonIntermediate –Completedwinter2005 WaterQuality&WaterTreatmentIntermediate –Asabove WayneJohnston CommonIntermediate –CurrentlyscheduledtobeginMarch22,2006 withcompletiononMay10,2006 WaterQuality&WaterTreatmentIntermediate –Asabove WayneVanbeelan CommonIntermediate –Currentlyunderwaywithcompletionscheduled forMarch1,2006 WaterQuality&WaterTreatmentIntermediate –Asabove OperatorCertification–WaterTreatment Withrespecttocertificationrequirements,asnotedbelow,ineachinstancethe certificationleveloftheoperatorinchargeisequivalenttothe systemclassification. Treatment OperatorName OperatorCertificationLevel SystemClassification JamesDukeWaterTreatmentLevelIILevelII NickEletheriouWaterTreatmentLevelIILevelII WayneJohnstonWaterTreatmentLevelIILevelII WayneVanbeelanWaterTreatmentLevelIILevelII Tosummarizetheaforementioned,itisproposedthroughtheaboveplanthat Conditions T-25andT-29 willbemetbyDecember2007providedthecoursesaredevelopedand offeredastentativelyscheduled. Itshouldbenotedthatforthoselistedabovewhohavenottakenthefundamentals courses,theywillnotberequiredtodosoastheyhavealreadycompletedClassII certificationinWaterTreatmentSystemOperatorandhavebegunorarescheduledto beginmoreadvancedintermediateleveltraining. OperatorTrainingPlan-WaterDistribution ConditionD-27 HavealldistributionsystemoperatorscompletedtheCaliforniaStateUniversity'sWater DistributionSystemOperationandMaintenancecorrespondencecourseoranapproved equivalent? 2005AnnualWaterReport 22 Asidentifiedbelow,allsystemoperatorshavenotcompletedtheWaterDistribution SystemOperatorandMaintenancecourseoranapprovedequivalenthowevertheplan belowisdesignedtoaddressthistrainingdeficiency. PatrickHogan CommonIntermediate –Completedwinter2005 WaterQuality&WaterDistributionIntermediate –Courseistobe developedduring2006,withdeliveryexpectedduring2007 JoeMarino CommonFundamentals –Completedwinter2005 CommonIntermediate –Completedwinter2005 WaterQuality&WaterDistributionIntermediate –Asabove FredMcGrath–hascompletedthefundamentalstraining CommonIntermediate -Completedwinter2005 WaterQuality&WaterDistributionIntermediate –Asabove DanielMelanson–hascompletedthefundamentalstraining CommonIntermediate –CurrentlyscheduledtobeginMarch22,2006 withcompletiononMay10,2006 WaterQuality&WaterDistributionIntermediate –Asabove WilliamMelanson CommonIntermediate –Completedwinter2005 WaterQuality&WaterDistributionIntermediate –Asabove GeorgePayne–hascompletedthefundamentalstraining CommonIntermediate –CurrentlyscheduledtobeginMarch22,2006 withcompletiononMay10,2006 WaterQuality&WaterDistributionIntermediate –Asabove JamesPineo–hascompletedthefundamentalstraining CommonIntermediate –CurrentlyscheduledtobeginMarch22,2006 withcompletiononMay10,2006 WaterQuality&WaterDistributionIntermediate –Asabove Tosummarizetheaforementionedtrainingplan,fourofthesevenWater Distribution/WastewaterCollectionOperatorshavecompletedtheFundamentalstraining andfourofthesevenoperatorshavecompletedCommonIntermediatetraining.The 2005AnnualWaterReport 23 remainderwillattendthetrainingasscheduled.TheWaterQualityandDistribution Intermediateleveltrainingwillbedevelopedin2006andscheduledin2007.However, ascanbeunderstood,foroperationalreasonsalloperatorscannotattendthesametraining sessions.Itisthereforeprojectedthatthemajority,ifnotalloperatorswillhave completedboththeWaterQualityandWaterDistributionIntermediatelevelcoursesby June2007,providedthecoursesareofferedastentativelyplanned. OperatorCertificationPlan-WaterDistribution ConditionD-29/ConditionD-30 Isthecertificationleveloftheoperatorinchargeequivalenttotheclassificationofthe system? Arethenumberofoperatorsandcertificationlevelsadequate? ConsideringtheclassificationofdrinkingwaterdistributionfacilitiesisClassIVitis understoodthereshouldbeasaminimumaClassIIIandaClassIVoperator.However, asidentifiedbelow,thecertificationleveloftheoperatorsinchargearelessthanthe classificationofthesystem.Oncetrainingiscompletedasperthewaterdistribution operatortrainingplanandthenumberofCEU’s(ContinuingEducationUnits)foreach operatorassessedbytheAtlanticCanadaWaterandWastewaterVoluntaryCertification Program(ACWWVCP),someoperatorsshouldbeabletochallengetheClassIII certificationexam. OncesuccessfullycompletedtheClassIIIcertificationexam,someoperatorswillthen (dependentonceagainuponthenumberofCEU’s)challengetheClassIVcertification exam.Consideringtherequiredtrainingandthattwocertificationexamswillhavetobe successfullywritten,itishopedthattherequirementsof ConditionsD-29andD-30 can bemetbyapproximatelyearly2008.Onceagain,allplansandschedulesarebasedupon thecoursesbeingofferedandthattheoperatorsareabletomeettheCEUrequirements. Distribution PresentOperator OperatorName CertificationLevel SystemClassification PatrickHoganWaterDistributionClassIIClassIV(forWD) (WastewaterCollectionClassII) JoesphMarinoWaterDistributionClassIIClassIV(forWD) (WastewaterCollectionClassII) FredMcGrathWaterDistributionClassIIClassIV(forWD) (WastewaterCollectionClassII) DanielMelansonWaterDistributionClassIIClassIV(forWD) (WastewaterCollectionClassI) WilliamMelansonWaterDistributionClassIIClassIV(forWD) (WastewaterCollectionClassII) 2005AnnualWaterReport 24 GeorgePayneWaterDistributionClassIIClassIV(forWD) (WastewaterCollectionClassII) JamesPineoWaterDistributionClassIClassIV(forWD) (WastewaterCollectionClassII) HUMANRESOURCES ResponsibleStaff Terrence Totten,F.C.A.WayneJohnston CityManagerCertifiedOperatorIWaterTreatment PaulGroody,P.Eng.JamesDuke Commissioner,CertifiedOperatorIIWaterTreatment MunicipalOperations& Engineering ResponsibleforSaintJohnWater EricGiffin,P. Eng.NickEleftheriou Senior EngineeringManagerCertifiedOperatorIIWaterTreatment JohnClackPatrickHogan Manager,CustomerServicesCertifiedOperatorIIWater Distribution/WastewaterCollection BrianKeenan,P. Eng.JoesphMarino EngineeringManager,CertifiedOperatorIIWater MunicipalEngineeringDistribution/WastewaterCollection PeterHanlon,P. Eng.DanielMelanson Manager,WaterandSewerageServicesCertifiedOperatorIIWater Water&WastewaterSystems BobRossWilliamMelanson OperationsManager,CertifiedOperatorIIWater Distribution/WastewaterCollectionDistribution/WastewaterCollection BrentMcGovern,P.Eng.GeorgePayne OperationsManager,CertifiedOperatorIIWater WaterResources&QualityDistribution/WastewaterCollection FredMcGrathJamesPineo CertifiedOperatorIIWaterCertifiedOperatorIWater Distribution/WastewaterCollectionDistribution/WastewaterCollection WayneVanbeelan CertifiedOperatorIIWaterTreatment 2005AnnualWaterReport 25 NewHires During2005,theCityofSaintJohnhired1newemployeeinthewaterrelatedoperations areatofillavacancycreatedasaresultofaretirement. NameStatusHistoryDateofHireto CityofSaintJohn ScottMaxwellLabourerJuly18,2005 InternalStaffingChanges Inadditionthenewemployeehiredduring2005,therewerealsonumerousinternal staffingchangeswhicharesummarizedbelow. NameStatusHistory StevenAndersonProgressedtoWater&SanitaryMaintenance/RepairSpecialist fromWater&SanitaryPipelayer/EquipmentOperator RandyBensonProgressedtoWater&SanitaryMaintenance/RepairSpecialist fromWater&SanitaryPipelayer/EquipmentOperator LawrenceBeyeaPromotedtoWater&SanitaryMaintenance/RepairSpecialist fromWater&SanitaryPipelayer/EquipmentOperator StephenBreenProgressedtoWaterTreatmentMaintenanceSpecialistfrom Water TreatmentMaintenanceAssistant JoelBuryProgressedtoWaterTreatmentMaintenanceSpecialistfrom Water TreatmentMaintenanceAssistant CharlesChristiansenPromotedtoWater&SanitaryPipelayer/EquipmentOperator fromSkilledUtilityWorker JamesDukeProgressedtoCertifiedOperatorIIWaterTreatment,from CertifiedOperatorIWaterTreatment NickEleftheriouProgressedtoCertifiedOperatorIIWaterTreatment,from CertifiedOperatorIWaterTreatment JohnGivenProgressedtoCustomerServiceSpecialistfrom Dispatcher/DutyPerson LeroyGrahamProgressedtoWaterTreatmentMaintenanceSpecialistfrom Water TreatmentMaintenanceAssistant PatHoganProgressedtoCertifiedOperatorIIWater Distribution/WastewaterCollectionfromCertifiedOperatorI WaterDistribution/WastewaterCollection 2005AnnualWaterReport 26 ChesleyHynesProgressedtoCustomerServiceSpecialistfrom Dispatcher/DutyPerson PeterKiersteadProgressedtoWaterTreatmentMaintenanceSpecialistfrom Water TreatmentMaintenanceAssistant CarlKempProgressedtoWater&SanitaryMaintenance/RepairSpecialist fromWater&SanitaryPipelayer/EquipmentOperator JoeMarinoProgressedtoCertifiedOperatorIIWater Distribution/WastewaterCollectionfromCertifiedOperatorI WaterDistribution/WastewaterCollection BrockMcConkeyPromotedtoWaterTreatmentMaintenanceAssistantfrom SkilledUtilityWorker BrentMcGovernTransferredtothepositionofOperationsManager,Water Resources&Quality FredMcGrathProgressedtoCertifiedOperatorIIWater Distribution/WastewaterCollectionfromCertifiedOperatorI WaterDistribution/WastewaterCollection BillyMelansonProgressedtoCertifiedOperatorIIWater Distribution/WastewaterCollectionfromCertifiedOperatorI WaterDistribution/WastewaterCollection DannyMelansonProgressedtoCertifiedOperatorIIWater Distribution/WastewaterCollectionfromCertifiedOperatorI WaterDistribution/WastewaterCollection GaryMelansonProgressedtoWater&SanitaryMaintenance/RepairSpecialist fromWater&SanitaryPipelayer/EquipmentOperator GeorgePayneProgressedtoCertifiedOperatorIIWater Distribution/WastewaterCollectionfromCertifiedOperatorI WaterDistribution/WastewaterCollection HaroldSharkeyProgressedtoWater&SanitaryHeavy EquipmentSpecialist fromWater&SanitaryHeavy EquipmentOperator/Worker DarylThompsonProgressedtoWater&SanitaryMaintenance/RepairSpecialist fromWater&SanitaryPipelayer/EquipmentOperator JamesWardProgressedtoUtilityServicesSpecialist MarvinWhitneyRetiredafter26yearsofservicewiththeCityofSaintJohn CharlesWilliamsProgressedtoWaterTreatmentMaintenanceSpecialistfrom Water TreatmentMaintenanceAssistant WayneVanBeelenProgressedtoCertifiedOperatorIIWaterTreatment,from CertifiedOperatorIWaterTreatment 2005AnnualWaterReport 27 ChrisVriezenResignedfromthepositionofOperationsManager,Water Resources&Quality KevinZedReclassifiedtoMeter/HydrantAssistant PUBLICINFORMATION Communications Duringthe2005capitalconstructionseasoncommunicationwasregularlyprovidedto citizensbymeansofweeklyconstructionupdates,afewexamplesofwhichcanbeseen inAppendixM.Thisinformation,compiledbytheCity’sCommunicationsOfficer,was sharedwiththepubicbymeansoftheCityofSaintJohnwebsite,throughnewsreleases inthelocalnewspaperandbyemailtolargedistributiongroups.Theregularupdates providecitizenswithinformationrelatingtothelimitsofwork,projectstartdate,workto beaccomplished,trafficimpactswhereapplicableandprojectedenddate. Inadditiontoregularweeklyupdatenoticestherewasalsoinformationregularlysentout duringthesummerseasonwithrespecttowatermainflushing.Thisinformationis advertisedregularlyinthelocalnewspapertoprovidecitizenswithinformationrelating towhenandwheretheflushingisbeingcarriedout,notingthattheremaybesome discolorationofwaterandprovidingacontactnumberforfurtherinformation.An exampleoftheregularhydrantflushingnoticeandaunidirectionalflushingnoticeis includedinAppendixN. Furthertotheregularpublicinformation,therearealsoinstanceswheremediareleasesor specialcommunicationsarerequiredfromtimetotime.Forexample:duringawaterboil orderadvisoryorduringalargewatermainbreak,etc. Aspreviouslynoted,during2005,newsreleasesweresenttonotifyusersofthewater supplysystemthatawaterboilorderadvisoryhadbeenissued.SeeAppendixHfor copiesofeachnewsrelease.SincetheSandyPointRoadboilwaterorderwaslocalized andimpactedonlythoseindividualsresidingonSandyPointRoadandWestmountDrive, inadditiontoanewsreleaseletterswerealsodelivereddoortodoortoinformthe citizensoftheadvisory.AcopyoftheletterisincludedinAppendixH. Beyondtheregularongoingcommunicationsidentifiedabove,itshouldalsobenoted thatduring2005,BrownandCaldwellanexperiencedindustry-recognized communicationsfirmfromAtlanta,Georgiabegandevelopingaproactiveand comprehensivecommunicationsandpublicinformationprogramrelatedtotheCity’s waterandwastewaterservices. Inthesummer,thecommunicationsplanhighlightswerereleasedfollowedinthefallby aSaintJohnWatereducationcampaignwhichincludedavisittoBarnhillMiddleSchool andatourofanumberofSaintJohn’swaterfacilities.SeeAppendixOforaTelegraph Journalarticle. 2005AnnualWaterReport 28 CustomerService Amongthehundredsofcustomerrequests/inquiriesreceivedduring2005,atotalof82 wererelatedtopressureproblemsandwaterdiscoloration,adecreaseof36%from2004. TherequestsarebrokendowngeographicallyinaonepagesummaryinAppendixPby thefourlocationcodesandthenfurtherdividedtoincludeeachcivicaddresscomplete withabriefdescriptiondetailingthereasonforthejoborderandanycommentsrelating totheissue. COMMITMENT SignificantadvanceshavebeenandcontinuetobemadeintheCityofSaintJohn’s drinkingwaterservices.Theestablishmentofthesystemofcertificatesof Approvalto Operate drinkingwaterfacilitiesandthecomplianceofoperationswiththestandards specifiedthereinareessentialpartsofthejointefforttoenhancepublicsafetyregarding drinkingwater.WorkremainsandtheCityiscommittedtofollowingthroughonitslong- rangeplansforsystemimprovement,includingfulltreatment/filtrationofalldrinking water.Sustainedcommitment,visionandstrongleadershipateverylevel,workingwith thecommunityandregulators,willhelpstakeholdersaccomplishtheessentialobjectives. M&C–2006-21 January18,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:SALEOF CITYLANDONELDERSLEY AVENUE BACKGROUND: DuringNovemberof2005staffwascontactedbyMr.JohnHenderson;solicitor actingonbehalfofMr.andMrs.FrederickGrayof680 EldersleyAvenue, regardingtheirdesiretopurchasearemnantportionofCityownedlandadjacent totheirproperty. Thesubjectparcelisapproximatelyahalfacrein size. The Departmentof EnvironmenthasgrantedMr.Grayagrandfatheringofanold septicfieldonthis siteintheeventhecansecuretheland. Theparcelcould thereforebedeveloped. TheProvincehasassessedtheremnantat$1200.00. OnNovember21,2005Mr.andMrs.FrederickGrayofferedtheCity$5,000plus HSTifapplicableinexchangeforthefee simpleinterestinPID55155063. This priceisconsistentwithunservicedlandsalesinthisarea. Thepurposeofthis reportistosecureCouncil’ssupportforthisproposedsale. RECOMMENDATION: That TheCityofSaintJohnsellsitsfee simpleabsoluteinterestinPID55155063 toMr.andMrs.FrederickGrayof680 EldersleyAvenue.for$5,000.00plusHST onorbeforeApril30,2006andthattheMayorandCommonClerkbeauthorized to signanydocumentsrequiredtofinalizethetransfer. Respectfullysubmitted, JimR.Baird,MCIPTerrence Totten,FCA CommissionerCityManager Planning&Development ReporttoCommonCouncilPage2 January27,2006 REPORTTOCOMMONCOUNCIL M&C–2006-23 January24,2006 HisWorshipNormanMcFarlane andMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:TenderforFireDepartmentDressUniformClothing BACKGROUND: OneeveryfiveyearstheCityofSaint Johncallsatenderforthesupplyofnewdress uniformclothingfortheSaintJohnFireDepartment. ANALYSIS: Thetenderfor211dressuniformsfortheFireDepartmentclosedonWednesday January4,2006withtwocompaniesrespondingbysubmittingbids. Bidsfrombothcompanieswerecompleteandsampleswere submittedasrequested forevaluation. Forthepurposesofcontinuity-colourmatchingandstyle,itisnotinthebestinterest oftheCitytoconsidersplittingtheawardofthistender.Thereforethebids,although itemized,wereevaluatedonthebasisofthetotalcost.Enclosedisasummaryofthe bidsforyourreview. FINANCIALIMPLICATIONS: Thetotalcostforalldressuniformclothing,fortheSaintJohnFireDepartment,if awardedasrecommended,willbe$50,394.00,plustax. Thisisaplannedexpenditureandassuch,fundswereprovidedintheannual operatingbudget. PAGE TWO RECOMMENDATION: ItisrecommendedthatthetendersubmittedbyR.NicholsDistributorsInc.,forthe supplyofdressuniformclothingasindicatedontheenclosedsummary,andforthe totalcostof$50,394.00plustax,beaccepted. Respectfullysubmitted, _____________________ DavidLogan,CPPB PurchasingAgent __________________ AndrewBeckett,CA ActingTreasurer __________________ T.L.Totten,CA CityManager CityofSaintJohn Tender 2005-841502T FIREDEPTUNIFORMCLOTHING Tender Opening:2:30P.M.,Wednesday,January4,2006 2nd FloorBoardroom,175RothesayAvenue ITEM #QUANTITYDESCRIPTIONR.NICHOLLS LONGUEUIL, QC CFMUNIFORMS MONTREAL, QC UnitPriceExtendedPriceUnitPriceExtendedPrice 12CHIEF’STUNIC C/W2PAIRSOFPANTS $324.00$648.00$340.00$680.00 22DEPUTYCHIEF’S TUNIC C/W2PAIRSOFPANTS $314.00$628.00$340.00$680.00 37DISTRICTCHIEF’S TUNIC C/W2PAIRSOFPANTS $304.00$2,128.00$340.00$2,380.00 41DIVISIONALCHIEF’STUNIC C/W1PAIRSOFPANTS $252.00$252.00$340.00$340.00 511CAPTAIN’S TUNIC C/W1PAIROFPANTS $252.00$2,772.00$236.00$2,596.00 635LIEUTENANT’STUNIC C/W1PRPANTS $242.00$8,470.00$236.00$8,260.00 7153FIREFIGHTER’S TUNIC C/W1PRPANTS $232.00$35,496.00$235.00$35,955.00 GRANDTOTAL $50,394.00 *$50,891.00 (*)INDICATESRECOMMENDATION M&C2005-25 January26,2005 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlane andMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandMembersofCouncil, SUBJECT:WestmorlandRoad–TrafficIssues BACKGROUND AttheJanuary10,2006meetingofCommonCouncil,CouncillorFergusonsubmitted anitem(copyattached)whichreferredanumberofquestionstostaffforareportand orcommentwithrespecttoretailgrowthinEastSaintJohnandtrafficcongestion. ThisreportwillbrieflyreviewtherecentgrowthinthisareaoftheCityandthetraffic issuesthathavearisenasaresultofnewdevelopment. Inlate2004,applicationwasmadeforrezoningandMunicipalPlanamendmentfor propertylocatedsouthwestoftheCanadianAutomobileAssociation(CAA)property onWestmorlandRoad.Theintentwastoconstructapproximately15,000square metresofretail/commercialfloorspace.ThishassincebecometheHomeDepotsite. Aspartoftheprocess,thedeveloperhadatrafficimpactstudycompletedbyan engineeringconsultantentitled “TrafficImpactStudyforaRetail/Commercial DevelopmentonWestmorlandRoad”.Accesstothenewdevelopmentwastobevia WestmorlandRoad,approximately50metressouthwestoftheCAAdrivewaywhich hadanexistingsetoftrafficsignalsinplace.Oneoftherecommendationsofthe consultantsreportwasthatdiscussionsbeheldwithCAAtointegratethetwo drivewayssuchthattheyfunctionefficientlyandsafely.Thereportalso recommendedthatconsiderationbegiventothefollowing: •RelocatethesignalsattheCAAdrivewaytotheproposed developmentdriveway •ProvideaccessfromtheCAAparkinglottotheproposed developmentdriveway.Thiswouldenablevehiclesassociated withtheCAAtohaveaccesstothetrafficsignals,especiallyfor leftturnstoWestmorland Road M&C2005-25 WestmorlandRoad–TrafficIssues January26,2006 Page2 •ConverttheexistingCAAdrivewaytoanin/outdriveway.A concreteisland shouldbeconstructedtopreventleftturnstoand fromthedriveway. ThereportalsorecommendedaseparateleftturnlaneonWestmorlandRoadbe providedtoaccommodateturnsintothedevelopment.Thereportwassilentastoany recommendationsforarightturnintothedevelopmentfromWestmorlandRoad. DiscussionsbetweentheconsultantandCAAwereheldwithrespecttotheaccess issues.CAAindicatedthattheywantedthetrafficsignalsattheirdrivewaytoremain inplacetomaintainsafeaccesstoWestmorlandRoad.CAAsuggestedtothe consultantthattheirsignalsbeintegratedwiththenewtrafficsignalstotheHome Depot(DepotCourt)suchthatthetwointersectionsoperateasoneoverall intersectioncontrolledbyonetrafficcontrollerThedeveloper’sconsultantreviewed thisandconcludedthatbecauseoftheverylowtrafficvolumesassociatedwiththe CAAdriveway,aswellasthedrivewaytoSt.Joseph’sCemeteryonthesouthsideof WestmorlandRoad,thetwosetsoflightscouldbeintegratedandtheassociated signalphasingandtimingdesignedtooperateatanoverall acceptablelevelofservice. AconnectionoftheCAAdrivewaytoDepotCourtwasnotpossibleduetothe excessivedifferenceinelevationbetweenthetwosites. Staffmetonnumerousoccasionswiththedeveloperandthetrafficengineering consultanttodiscusstheimpactoftheHomeDepotdevelopmentontrafficflowon WestmorlandRoad.Discussionsreachedagreementonanumberofissuesincluding onethattrafficwillfunctionwellwiththetrafficsignalsatCAA/St.Joseph’s CemeteryremaininginplaceaslongastheyarecoordinatedwiththoseatDepot Court.Synchronizationofthesetwosetsoftrafficsignalsisinplace. MunicipalOperations&Engineeringstaffmadeanumberofrecommendationstobe includedinthePlanningAdvisoryCommitteereportofDecember10,2004.Those recommendationswere: •Theproposedaccessshouldnotbeapublicstreet.Itwillserve onlythesubjectpropertyandshouldbeaprivatedriveway.This drivewayshouldbebuilttoCitystandardswithaminimumofthree lanestoprovideadedicatedleftturn. •Sincetheproposedentranceisonly50metresfromtheCAA entrancethereshouldbenewtrafficlightsthereandthelightsat CAAshouldremain.Bothsetsoflightsshouldoperatefroma singlecontrollersoco-ordinationismaintained. •WestmorlandRoadshouldbewidenedtoprovideadedicatedright turnlaneintothedevelopmentandaleftturnlaneintoit. M&C2005-25 WestmorlandRoad–TrafficIssues January26,2006 Page3 •Concretecurbshouldbeconstructedacrosstheentire Westmorland Roadfrontageoftheproperty. •MunicipalwaterandsewermustbeextendedupWestmorland RoadfromCAAandmustbearrangedtoallowforfuture extensiontoservetheadjoiningpropertiesandallowafutureloop connectiontotheexistingmainwaterdistributionlinesatthetop ofthehill.TheCitycantakeaMunicipalServicesEasementto protectthisinfrastructure. •Thestormwatercollectionplanmustprovideforsufficient retentiononsitetopreventsurchargingthedownstreamsewers •Provisionshouldbemadeinthisplantoprovideforafuturestreet connectionfromthisdevelopmenttoConsumersDriveorRothesay Avenue. ThesestaffrecommendationsweremadetothePlanningAdvisoryCommitteeina reportofDec10,2004andwereadoptedbythePAConDec14,2004. TheserecommendationswereincorporatedintotheSection39conditionsforwarded toCommonCouncilfromPACandweredealtwithatthemeetingofJanuary4,2005. CouncilapprovedtheamendmentstotheMunicipalPlanandtheZoningBylawas recommendedbythePAC. WithrespecttotherecommendedSection39conditionsattachedtotheapprovals,it wasdecidedonJanuary4,2005thattheconditionsbeamendedasfollows“…to eliminatethe requirementfortherighthandlaneonWestmorlandRoadatpresent; assenttoapublicstreetasdescribedinthestaffreport…”.Bylawamendments subsequentlyreceivedthirdreadingandthedevelopmentproceeded. ANALYSIS DepotCourtwassubsequentlyconstructedasa“publicstreet”withanewsetof trafficsignalsinstalledandsynchronizedwiththetimingofthelightsattheCAA driveway.AleftturnlaneintoDepotCourtfromWestmorlandRoadwas constructedforalengthof100metres.Thislanecontainstwotrafficactivatedloops thatcontrolthesequencingofthesignals.Whenavehiclepullsupintheleftturn lane,theloopdetectsthevehiclespresenceandactivatesthesignalstocycleand allowagreenlightforaccessintoDepotCourt.Asecondloophasalsobeeninstalled furtherbackintheleftturnlanewhichsensesifalongerlineoftrafficistryingtoturn intoDepotCourt.Ifthisisthecase,thecycleprovidesforalongergreenlightto clearthetrafficfromthislane. M&C2005-25 WestmorlandRoad–TrafficIssues January26,2006 Page4 ThetrafficexitingbothDepotCourtandtheCAAdrivewayalsoencountersimilarly constructedtrafficloopsfortheleftturnlanefromtherespectivedrivewaywithone exception.TheCAAdrivewaycontainsonlyoneloopsensorastrafficlinesfromthis sitedonotgetexcessivelylong. ArightturnlanefromWestmorlandRoadintoDepotCourtwasnotconstructed. StaffhasmonitoredthistrafficcloselysincethetrafficlightsatDepotCourtwere commissionedinlateDecember2005.Sometechnicalproblemswereencounteredin thefirstdaywhichresultedinlengthytraffictie-ups,whichwerenodoubt, exacerbatedbyChristmasshopping’sheavierthannormaltraffic.Thoseproblems wereresolvedthesameday. WhenHomeDepotofficiallyopenedonJanuary4,2006,longqueueswere experiencedonthewestboundtrafficonWestmorlandRoad.Alltrafficlightswere functioningnormally.ThelightsatCAAwereremaininggreenexceptwhenavehicle wasleavingCAA,whichhappenedonamuchlessfrequentbasisthanwhenvehicles wereleavingDepotCourt. Thelongqueuesappearedtobeasaresultofthegreen cycletimeforthethroughtrafficonWestmorlandRoad.Staffhassincedoubledthe minimumgreencycletimeforWestmorlandRoad.Thishasgreatlyreduced congestionandhelpedkeeptrafficmovinginthewestbounddirection. Atthepresenttime,duringperiodsofheavytraffic,delaysareexperiencedforwest boundtrafficonWestmorlandRoad.Thisisprimarilyforthesimplereasonthat WestmorlandRoadwasnotdesignedfortheheavytrafficload. ThelightsatCAA arenotafactorastheynormallyremaingreenthroughrepeatedcycles.Itisstaff’s opinionthattheprimarycauseforthepresentdelaysisthattheheavyrightturn movementintoDepotCourtispreventingthewestboundtrafficstreamfromgetting uptospeeduntilitispastDepotCourt.Vehiclesturningrightmustslowdownto maketheturnandsincethereisnorightturnlane,theyslowtheentiretrafficstream. Onewestboundlaneisnotsufficienttocarrythetrafficvolumethatnowexists betweenConsumersDriveandDepotCourt. FUTURECONSIDERATIONS Thedeveloperhasproposedplansforfurthermajordevelopmentinthisareawhich willundoubtedlyimpactthetrafficpattern.Itistoosoontoconcludeonwhatthe finaltrafficpatternwillbe,butitwilllikelyrequireanewroadconnectionbetween WestmorlandRoadandRothesayAvenuewithappropriatelycontrolledintersections andmorethanoneaccesstonewmajordevelopments.Anewroadfrom WestmorlandRoadtoRothesayAvenuemayinvolverelocatingthetrafficsignals fromDepotCourttothenewintersectionandprovidinganinternalconnectionfrom M&C2005-25 WestmorlandRoad–TrafficIssues January26,2006 Page5 HomeDepottothenewroad.WideningofWestmorlandRoadfromCanadianTire toanewroadwestofDepotCourtwillalsoberequiredasdevelopmentprogresses. Experiencehasclearlydemonstratedhowasinglemajorcommercialbuildingcan impacttrafficonanarterialstreetlikeWestmorlandRoad.Thesetypesofeffectscan bepredictedand,assuch,particularconsiderationhastobegiventopre-emptingthe trafficflow“challenges”thatareinherenttolargenewdevelopments. Futurephasesofthisdevelopmentwillbesubjectedtodetailedtrafficanalysisand recommendationswillbeputforwardforCouncil’sconsideration.Theadvice providedbyyour staffwill seektobestservethecommunityasawholeandthelong termfunctionalityofthetransportationnetwork. RECOMMENDATION Itisrecommendedthatthisreportbereceivedandfiled. Respectfullysubmitted, J.M.PaulGroody,P. Eng. Commissioner,MunicipalOperations& Engineering TerrenceL. Totten,F.C.A. CityManager M&C–2006-27 January27,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:RedHeadSecondaryAccessRoad–ControlledAccess BACKGROUND: CommonCouncil,atitsNovember7,2005meetingconsideredareportfromthe CityManagerdiscussingthepossibilityofIrvingOilLimitedconstructinga publicstreetintheproximityoftheMcAllisterIndustrialPark,connectingOld BlackRiverRoadtoProudRoad.FromProudRoad,IrvingOilLimitedwould extendaprivateroad systemtoCanaport.ThisroadwouldallowIrvingto transportallofitsequipmentandmaterialsneededfortheconstructiononthe LNGprojectalongthisroute.Inaddition,aconnectorroadwouldbranchoffand intersectwithRedHeadRoad. Theseroadswouldbeconstructedandpaidforby IrvingOilLimited.AnewaccessroadtoservetheRedHead/Mispecareahas beendiscussedforanumberofyearsbutfundsforaprojectofthismagnitude havebeenunavailable. Atthismeeting,CouncilauthorizedthattheCityproceedwithaDesign/Build AgreementbetweentheCityandIrvingOil Limited. ThisAgreementaddresses theneedforthenewroadtohave“controlledaccess”. Thepurposeofthisreport istoaddressaccessandanalysisthevariousoptionsavailabletotheCityasthey pertaintoaccessontothisnewroadandtorecommendadirectioninwhichto proceedindraftingaControlledAccessStreetBy-law. ReporttoCommonCouncilPage2 January27,2006 ANALYSIS: OtherMunicipalitiesandProvince UnderSection64ofthe CommunityPlanning Act,Councilhastheauthorityto adoptaControlledAccessStreetBy-lawthatmayrestrictaccesstoapublicroad orportionthereof,andcanprovideforexceptionsassetoutintheby-law. Inreviewingthisissue,Staffcontactedanumberofmunicipalitieswithinthe Provincetoinquirewhethertheyhaveadoptedasimilarby-law. The municipalitiesthatwerecontactedincluded;Fredericton,Miramachi,Moncton, RiverviewandDieppe,ofwhichnonehaveadoptedaControlledAccessStreet By-law.Somehaveincorporatedstandardsforregulatingaccessintotheirzoning by-law. TheNewBrunswickDepartmentof Transportationwasalsocontacted.Underthe authorityofthe Highways Act,Section38definesthemannerinwhichthe Provincemaydesignateahighwayoraportionthereoftobeacontrolledaccess highway. Theserestrictionsonaccessaredefinedinfourcategories:LevelIis restrictedaccess.HighwayNo.1isconsideredtobeaLevelIhighwaybutthere areplacesalongthishighwaythatareexcludedfromthislevel,suchastheOak BaytoSt.Stephenarea.LevelIIallowsforthetemporarygrantingofaccessfor theremovalofanagriculturalornaturalresourcewithouttheconstructionor locationofanybuildingsontheland;LevelIIIincludesthosementionedabove plusaccessmaybegrantedfortheconnectionofamunicipalroadorstreet access.GondolaPointArterialisa Level III.LevelIVincludesthosementioned aboveandanemergencyaccessoraccessforautility.Itisworthnotingthatthe Provincedoesnotallowdrivewaysforthesolepurposeofprovidingaccessfor oneresidentialdwellingonthoseportionsofhighwaythatarecontrolled. ExistingCityStandardsRegulatingAccess TheCityofSaintJohnZoningBy-lawregulatesaccessforcommercialpurposes, whichisdefinedas,“anyuseoflandorbuildingexceptadwellingcontainingless thanfivedwellingunits”.UnderthissectionoftheZoningBy-law,accessis regulatedbydefiningminimumstandardsfor:thenumberofaccesspoints permittedonaproperty,proximitytotheintersectionofotherstreetsandthe maximumwidthsallowedforeachaccess.Accessofresidentialpurposesis typicallypermittedfromallpublicstreetsontotheadjacentlots. Inthecaseofanexistingorproposedroadbeingdesignatedasanarterialstreetor amajorcollectorstreet,undertheMunicipalDevelopmentPlan,theCity’s SubdivisionBy-lawdoesallowthePlanningAdvisoryCommitteetoimpose conditionsastheyrelatetoaccesswhenapropertyissubdivided. ReporttoCommonCouncilPage3 January27,2006 LocalStreetsAccessvs.DrivewayAccesstoProposedRoad TheintentionoftheproposedBy-lawwouldbetopermitlocalstreets (subdivisionstreets)tobedevelopedoffthenewstreetbuttoprohibit(orrestrict) drivewaysaccessingdirectlyontothenewstreet.TheBy-lawandthese restrictionswouldonlyapplytothelandsbetweentheCottageandProudRoads. Thevastmajorityofthislandispresentlyzoned“RF”Rural. Thisisconsistent withitshistoricuseandthedifficultythepropertyownerswouldhavehad accessingthisarea.Mostofthepropertiesarelongandnarrowwithfrontageon theRedHeadRoad. Theseareasadjacenttotheroadareprimarilyzoned“RS-2” Oneand TwoFamilySuburbanResidential.Itwouldbereasonabletoassumethat developmentwouldoccuradjacenttothisnewroadutilizingthesuburban residentialzoningstandards(1acrelotsand177feetroadfrontage).Fromasafety androadutilizationperspective,theselotsshouldfrontonlocalstreets,not utilizingdrivewaysdirectlyontothenewarterialroad. Thereareapproximately20propertiesthatwouldfallwithintheareawhere controlledaccessisbeingconsidered.Ofthese,threepropertiesareownedbythe Province.Onthebasisofpreliminarydiscussions,threeotherpropertiesarebeing consideredforthedevelopmentofanewresidentialsubdivisionwhichwould includelocalstreetaccess. Theremaining14propertieshavevaryingwidthsfrom200feetto1,300feet.The largeroneswouldpermitalocalstreetwithlotsoneach side. The smallerones wouldhavetocooperatewithothersinordertodevelopatypicalsuburbanlotand alocalstreet. Aby-law similartotheD.O.T.LevelIIIwouldpermittheabovenotedstyleof developmentwiththe potential of12localstreets.Inrealitynotallproperty ownerswouldwishtodevelop.Specificapprovalofeachnewlocal(subdivision) streetwouldbereviewedforcompliancewithSubdivisionBy-lawandapproval byCouncil. Astandardby-lawwouldpermitresourceroadssuchaslogging,agricultureor excavation(ifpermittedbyzoning),utilityaccessroads,but not private drivewaysforindividualhomes. Inthisparticular situationtheprivatelandstotheeastofthenewaccessroadwill nothaveanyaccessexceptviathenewarterialroad.Alloftheselandsare presentlyonlyusedforresourcepurposesandtheby-lawwouldprovideforthis classofaccess.Someresidentshavealsoaskedthat one drivewayaccessforthe residentialusebepermitted. Thiswouldnotbeinadditiontothelocalstreet whicharepermitted,butinsteadofthelocalstreet.Whilenotideal,thiscouldbe ReporttoCommonCouncilPage4 January27,2006 consideredan“exception”whichisprovidedforintheAct.Suchdriveways shouldonlybepermittedatalocationwherealocalstreetwouldbeplaced. Thisisareasonablerequestandwouldnotallowfor more accesspoint,simplya differentnatureofaccess. Thistypeofexceptionwouldalsoonlybeappropriate iftheresultantresidentialdevelopmentoccurredinafashionthatvehiclescould turnaroundonthepropertysothatnovehicleswouldbebackingontothestreet. Conclusion: ThepurposeofthisreportistosetouttheelementsofaControlledAccessStreet By-lawunderSection64ofthe CommunityPlanning Act. Theauthorized agreementbyCouncilonNovember7,2005indicatesthattheCitywouldpass suchaBy-law.ItisproposedthattheBy-lawwould: •Provideforresource,utilityandemergencyaccess; •ProvideforlocalstreetaccessinamannerconsistentwithDepartment of TransportationLevelIII; •Providedrivewayaccessasanexceptionwhennolocalstreethasbeen developedonthatparentpropertybutonconditionthat: -onlyonedrivewayaccessbepermitted; -thedrivewayaccessbelocatedwherealocalstreetwouldbe developed; -provisionbemadetoturnvehicleusingdrivewaysothatno vehiclewouldbackontoarterialroad. RECOMMENDATION: ThataControlledAccessStreetBy-lawbepreparedbasedontheconclusionsin thisreport. Respectfullysubmitted, JimR.Baird,MCIP Commissioner PlanningandDevelopment Terrence Totten,F.C.A. CityManager M&C–2006-24 January27,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:RegionalHazardousMaterialsEmergencyResponse PURPOSE: ThepurposeofthisreportistoseekCommonCouncil’sapprovaltoenterintoan agreementwiththeProvinceofNewBrunswicktofacilitatearegionalhazardous materialsemergencyresponseteam. BACKGROUND: AsCommonCouncilisaware,allemergencyresponseincidentsthatoccurwithin amunicipalboundaryaretheresponsibilityofthemunicipality. Thisincludes emergencyresponsestoaspilloraccidentalreleaseofahazardousmaterial,being anysolid,liquid,orgascapableofcreatingharmtopeople,theenvironment, and/orproperty. Forover15yearstheSaintJohnFireDepartmenthasbeenthefirstresponderto hazardousmaterials(HazMat)incidentswithintheCityofSaintJohn.Almost everyFireFighterhasbeentrainedtorecognizeaHazMatincidentandtoinitiate basicmeasurestomitigatetheincident.Inadditiontodefensiveskills,fiftysix FireFightershavebeentrainedtothe“technicianlevel”.Atthislevel,fire fightersaretrainedtodoriskassessments,tousespecializedequipment,towear specialprotectiveclothing,andtorespondtotheincidentinanoffensivemode. Asforequipment,theSaintJohnFireDepartmentHazMatteamutilizes:the HazMattruck;thedecontaminationtrailer;specializedsuits;independentair supply;communicationsandweathermonitoringequipment;andthermalimaging cameras. Theteamalsohasaccesstoprovincialandnationalresourcesifneeded. ReporttoCommonCouncilPage2 January27,2006 TheSaintJohnFireDepartmentisrecognizedprovinciallyandnationallyfor havingahighlevelofexpertiseinHazMatresponse.Ahighlevelofexpertise hadtobedevelopedwithintheSaintJohnFireDepartmentduetotherisk potentialthatexistswithinourcommunity.SaintJohnhoststhelargest concentrationofheavyindustryinAtlanticCanadaaswellasaregionalhospital thatspecializedinradiationoncology. Eachday,hundredsofdeliveriesof potentialhazardousmaterialarebeingtransportedthroughandwithinSaintJohn. TheProvinceofNewBrunswickacknowledgesthehighlevelofHazMat responseexpertisewithintheSaintJohnFireDepartmentandhasbeen negotiatinganagreementtofacilitatetheregionalizationoftheseservices. The resultsofthenegotiationsareoutlinedintheanalysisofthisreport. ANALYSIS RATIONALEFORHAVING REGIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES: Thereareover100municipalitieswithintheProvinceofNewBrunswickand thereareevenmoreunincorporatedareas. TheProvinceisresponsibleforthe provisionofservicestotheseunincorporatedareasandaswellcannotignorethe needsofthe smallermunicipalities.Withindustriesscatteredwithoutthe province,coupledwiththefactthatNewBrunswickisapassthroughprovince, thereisahighpotentialofahazardousmaterialsemergencyincidentoccurring anywhereintheprovince.Itwouldbecostprohibitivetotrainandequipevery smallmunicipalandruralvolunteerfiredepartmentbeyondalevel1hazardous materialresponse(i.e.recognition). ThisiswhatledtheProvincetocommence negotiationswithFrederictonandSaintJohntoprovide“regional”hazardous materialsresponseservices. MERIT FOR HOSTINGA REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAM: TheCityofSaintJohnFireDepartmenthashadtodevelopalevelofexpertisein hazardousmaterialsresponseduetothe“risks”thatexistwithintheboundaryof SaintJohn. Thislevelofexpertisedidnotcomecheaplyandisnotcheapto maintain.Beingthehostcommunityforaregionalhazardousmaterials emergencyresponseservicewillaffordSaintJohntheopportunitytomaintainits levelofHazMattrainingandequipmentatafractionofthecost.Inaddition,the receiptofspecializedequipmentandsupplementarytrainingwillenhanceour community’sresponsecapability. PROPOSED AGREEMENT: MunicipalandProvincialgovernmentstaffhavemetnumeroustimestonegotiate thetermsandconditionsofanagreementtoprovidehazardousmaterialsresponse ReporttoCommonCouncilPage3 January27,2006 servicestocommunitiesthroughoutthesouthernhalfoftheProvince,including theMonctonarea. Thegeneraltermsoftheproposedagreementareasfollows: •The agreementcommencesonJuly1,2005andterminatesonMarch31,2010. •The SaintJohn FireDepartmentmustdevelop andmaintain anoperationalplan whichistobesubmittedtothe Province andupdated annually. •The SaintJohn FireDepartmentistoensurethatitstrainingprogramfortheregional HazMatresponseteammeets Provincialstandards. •The SaintJohn FireDepartmentistodeliver(in cooperationwiththe appropriate local authorities)hazardousmaterialsemergencyresponseservicestothe communitiesnotedin ScheduleA,in accordancetoestablishedservicestandards and itsoperationalplan. •TheCityof SaintJohnistokeepseparaterecordsofitscosttodeliverregional hazardousmaterialsemergencyresponseservices andtheprovincewillissue quarterlypaymentfortheservices, assetoutin ScheduleBoftheproposed agreement andgenerally asfollows: o $70,000inthefirstyearofthe agreementtofacilitateHazMatFleet enhancements. o $70,000 annually,inquarterlypayments,each andeveryyearofthe agreement. o Paymentsforservices asinvoicedtothemaximumnotedinparagraphsB andCof ScheduleB. o Thescheduleofpaymentscanberenegotiatedifthemunicipalityisnot recovering allofitsincurredexpenses. •Themunicipalityisresponsiblefortheprocurement andmaintenanceitsHazMat fleet. •The Provinceshalltransfertothemunicipalitythe assetsoutlinedin ScheduleC (being a trailerequippedwithhazardousmaterialresponseequipment anddevices, valued atapproximately$250,000includingthetrailer). FINANCIALAND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS: TheSaintJohnFireDepartmentmustmaintainanefficientandeffectiveHazMat team. TheproposedHazardousMaterialsEmergencyResponseServices agreementwillaffordSaintJohntheopportunitytosustainawelltrainedand equippedHazMat TeamatareducedcosttotheCityofSaintJohn. Althoughconsiderablethoughthasgoneintocalculatingtheratesnotedin ScheduleB,oneormorecomponentcostscouldchangeabruptlyandpermanently duringthelifeoftheagreement(i.e.fleetfuel).Theproposedagreement ReporttoCommonCouncilPage4 January27,2006 providesforamechanismtonegotiateanewschedulefortherecoveryofcostsif themunicipalityisincurringundueexpenseswhenrespondingoutsideoftheCity. TheoperationalcomponentoftheSaintJohnFireDepartmentisbrokendown into4workinggroups,withonegroupworkingatatime(i.e.twodays,two nights,4off).Inotherwords,threequartersoftheSaintJohnFireDepartmentis offdutyatanytime. IfandwhentheSaintJohnFireDepartment(HazMat Team)isrequiredto respondtoahazardousmaterialemergencyoutsideoftheCity,thecrewleaving theCitywouldbereplacedbyoffdutyfirefighters(calledintoduty). Thecrew leavingtheCitywouldbetakingtheHazMattrailerprovidedbytheProvince. TheFireDepartment’soriginalHazMattruckwillremaininSaintJohntorespond toincidentsinSaintJohn. ThepaymentscheduleoutlinedinScheduleBtakes “call-in”costsintoconsideration. CONCLUSION: TheSaintJohnFireDepartmenthasreviewedandsupportstheconceptofa RegionalHazardousMaterialsEmergencyResponseServiceandthattheSaint JohnFireDepartmentshouldbetheagencytodeliversuchservices. TheCitySolicitorhasreviewedthedraftagreementforformandlegality. RECOMMENDATION: That TheCityofSaintJohnenterintoanagreementwiththeProvinceofNew Brunswickforthedeliveryofregionalhazardousmaterialsemergencyresponse services(meaning:emergencyresponsesoutsideofthemunicipalboundaryof SaintJohn),onthetermsandconditionsoutlinedintheattachedagreement;and thattheMayorandCommonClerkbeauthorizedto signtheagreement. Respectfullysubmitted, RobertSimonds,Terrence Totten,F.C.A. FireChiefCityManager Attachment HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made the day of , 2006 BETWEEN : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, (hereinafter called the "Province") OF THE FIRST PART - and - THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN (hereinafter called the "Municipality") OF THE SECOND PART WHEREAS the Province of New Brunswick has established a Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Program, as part of the Security and Emergencies Initiative approved by the Government of New Brunswick; AND WHEREAS under this program, the Minister of Public Safety is responsible to ensure the delivery of Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services regionally; AND WHEREAS the Municipality has agreed to provide the Contract Services (as defined herein) and the Province has agreed to accept the Contract Services on the terms and conditions set out herein; AND WHEREAS it is the intent of this Agreement to establish the necessary administration and infrastructure to provide reliable, effective Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services (hereinafter called HMERS) on a 24 hour basis, 365 days of the year; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged), the parties agree as follows: 1 ARTICLE 1. INTERPRETATION 1.1 Definitions In this Agreement : (a) "Business Day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or a holiday under the laws of New Brunswick or Canada; (b) "Contract Services" means the services to be provided by the Municipality to the Province under Article 4 of this Agreement; (c) "Development and Quality Plan" means a quality management plan and system which will ensure that the Contract Services are developed, maintained and provided efficiently and effectively; (d) "Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services" means the response to, evaluation of, containment of and the rendering safe of releases of materials hazardous to the health and safety of New Brunswickers or their environment by the Municipality; (e) "Major Hazardous Materials Incident" means an emergency, including but not limited to a natural or man-made disaster, which requires a level of Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services that exceeds the Municipality’s ability to meet utilizing the normal and customary resources which it is required to maintain in accordance with this Agreement; (f) “Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services Standards” means standards approved and implemented by the Minister based on the National Fire Protection Association Standard 472 and 473 in relation to the provision of Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services, as amended from time to time; (g) "Minister" means the Minister of Public Safety and includes the Fire Marshal and any other employee designated by the Minister to act on his behalf in matters relating to this Agreement; (h) "Mutual Aid Services" means the services to be provided on the occasion of a major Hazardous Materials incident which exceeds the capacity of a single Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services Team to manage; 2 (i) "Notice" means any document, statement, invoice, demand, waiver, consent, information, instruction or other communication required by or provided for under this Agreement; (j) “Operational Plan” means a comprehensive documented approach to administering, managing and delivering Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services; (k) “Primary Service Area” means the geographical area defined in Schedule A; (l) “Response Costs” means the costs incurred by the Municipality, as set out in Schedule B, in providing the Contract Services where such calls are entirely outside the legal boundaries of the Municipality. 1.2 Where the context permits, words importing the singular only shall also include the plural, words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine and neutral genders. ARTICLE 2. PROVISION OF SERVICES 2.1 The Municipality agrees to provide the Contract Services to the Province on the terms and conditions contained herein and acknowledges that it has the responsibility to perform any and all functions associated with the operation of HMERS to such Standards for HMERS established from time to time by the Minister and in accordance with this Agreement. 2.2 The Municipality agrees that it cannot delegate its performance of some or all of the functions associated with the operation of the HMERS without the prior written agreement of the Minister. ARTICLE 3. TERM OF AGREEMENT 3.1 The Agreement shall commence on the day of , 2005 and shall continue to March 31, 2010 unless earlier terminated or extended as provided for herein. 3.2 This Agreement or any extension thereof shall not be renewed except on the express written consent of both parties to this agreement. 3 ARTICLE 4. RESPONSIBILITIES 4.1 The Municipality Shall: (a) Establish a Development and Quality Plan to maintain capability at or above the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services Standards, which meets the general principles and provisions of such a plan as set forth by the Province, to be submitted to the Province on or before (date); (b) Submit a revised Development and Quality Plan to the Province on or before December 31st of each year thereafter, and (c) Where the Municipality has attained capability to the level of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services Standards: i) develop and maintain an Operational Plan for providing HMERS which meets the general principles and provisions of such a plan as set forth by the Province, to be submitted to the Province; ii) submit to the Province an Operational Plan annually thereafter, on or before December 31st of each year, or at any time a change in the delivery of HMERS necessitates a change in the Municipality’s Operational Plan; iii) assign personnel to ensure effective operation of the HMERS and ensure that all such personnel meet or exceed the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services Standards established from time to time by the Minister and in accordance with this Agreement and the Operational Plan; iv) provide the means for wireless and wired voice and, where necessary, data communications, with dispatch agencies, the Provincial Mobile Communications Centre, fire departments, police services, ambulance services and other emergency services within its Primary Service Area and with other municipalities providing HMERS while participating in Mutual Aid Services; v) provide and effectively maintain vehicles, equipment and supplies for the provision of the Contract Services; 4 vi) deliver HMERS within the Primary Service Area in cooperation with local fire departments, police forces, ambulance services and dispatch agencies in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services Standards and the Operational Plan set out in 4.1(c)(i), and vii) provide assistance in the form of Mutual Aid Services to municipalities also operating under Agreements to provide HMERS in areas outside the Primary Service Area, upon request from the Province. 4.2 The Province shall advise the City by notice in writing immediately upon the execution of this agreement: (a) of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Service Standards; (b) of any change to the aforesaid standards at least 90 days in advance of such change becoming effective; (c) the principles and provisions applicable to the Development and Quality Plan and the Operational Plan referred to herein; and (d) of any change to the said principles and provisions at least 90 days in advance of such change becoming effective. ARTICLE 5. ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCIAL COMPENSATION 5.1 The Municipality agrees to keep separate records in respect of all matters relating to the Contract Services, that are open to inspection by the Minister at all reasonable times, and separately report all costs associated with the Contract Services in a manner prescribed by the Province. 5.2 All financial payments shall be made as per schedule B, hereto attached. 5.3 The Municipality, where the Contract Services have been rendered entirely outside of its municipal boundaries, shall issue an invoice for Contract Services rendered to the Province. The Province will compensate the Municipality as per section C of Schedule B. In addition, upon collection from the responsible party, the Province shall compensate the Municipality in accordance with section D of Schedule B. 5 5.4 On occasions where initial information warrants further investigation, at the option of the Province, a two-person Scout Team may be deployed to make a further response determination. If the Scout Team determines that no further action is required, the Municipality shall issue an invoice to the Province for two Hazmat Technicians at the agreed hourly rate in Schedule B, for a minimum four hour call out, plus mileage and expenses. In the event that the full team is subsequently deployed to the incident, payment for the Scout Team is absorbed as part of the billed amounts in Schedule B, section C. 5. 5 The Municipality shall be responsible to submit all reasonable documentation in a timely manner to collect receivables for the cost of HMERS. ARTICLE 6. EQUIPMENT 6.1 The parties mutually agree that the procurement and maintenance of vehicles and related equipment to perform the Contract Services is the responsibility of the Municipality. This does not preclude the municipality from requesting special grants from the Province for replacement of major equipments or apparatus which could be approved at the discretion of the Province. 6.2 The Province shall transfer to the Municipality the assets set out in Schedule C, hereto attached, to enhance the capacity of the Municipality to provide the Contract Services. 6.3 The Municipality shall maintain the assets in set out in Schedule C, hereto attached in good working order for the manufacturer’s anticipated life of the assets, more or less, after which the Municipality shall replace the asset with another asset that provides equal to or greater utility, and the Municipality shall dispose of the old asset as it see fit. 6.4 Where either party wishes to terminate this agreement for any reason, the municipality shall return: the assets set out in Schedule C; or assets of equivalent or greater utility, in good working condition all being subject to normal wear and tear, at no cost to the Province, 6.5 The Minister may inspect the assets set out in Schedule C at all reasonable times and may require the Municipality to take action to ensure that the Municipality remains in compliance with Article 6.3. 6.6 The Province shall establish contracts of supply for goods or supplies where the economic or service advantages shall benefit the delivery of HMERS and ensure access for the Municipality to the contract of supply. 6 ARTICLE 7. UNANTICIPATED COSTS 7.1 The Province and the Municipality agree that the financial compensation set out pursuant to Schedule B of this Agreement represents the total financial compensation that the Municipality is eligible to receive for the purposes of fulfilling this Agreement. Increases in costs that could have been reasonably anticipated by the Municipality are the responsibility of the Municipality. 7.2 Where costs could not have been reasonably anticipated, the Province and the Municipality shall mutually agree on the actions to be taken. ARTICLE 8. REPORTS 8.1 The Municipality shall prepare and submit a record of the performance of HMERS on each occasion it is rendered, whether inside or outside the Municipality, in a manner prescribed by the Minister. 8.2 The Municipality shall prepare and submit to the Minister an annual report, based on the previous Calendar Year, on its activities in providing the Contract Services in a format which meets guidelines set forth by the Province, to be submitted by February 28th of the following Calendar Year Period, and the Municipality shall make this report available to members of the public upon request. 8.3 The Municipality shall prepare and submit to the Province in a timely manner such reports, records and documents as the Minister may reasonably require from time to time. ARTICLE 9. INDEMNIFICATION 9.1 The Province shall indemnify and save and hold harmless the Municipality and its employees from and against all loss, liability, and damages related to the delivery of HMERS if the Municipality or its employees are, without evidence of misfeasance, malfeasance or non-feasance, made a party to any litigation relating to the delivery of HMERS, where that service was rendered entirely outside the legal boundaries of the Municipality, unless a court shall decide otherwise. 9.2 The provisions of this article shall survive the termination of the Agreement. 7 ARTICLE 10. TERMINATION 10.1 If any of the following events occur, the Municipality shall be in default under this Agreement and the Province may deliver a Notice of Default to the Municipality: (a) if the Municipality fails to manage, operate and provide the Contract Services, subject to the terms and conditions herein, and observe and perform all obligations in strict accordance with this Agreement; (b) if the Municipality breaches or fails to observe, perform or comply with this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties referenced herein, or (c) if the Municipality breaches or fails to observe, or comply with any municipal, provincial or federal legislation, regulation, standard or policy which applies to this Agreement. 10.2 Upon receipt of Notice of a Default, the Municipality shall have sixty (60) days to cure or rectify the default. If the Municipality fails to cure or rectify the default within the required time period the Province may terminate this Agreement by giving Notice as provided for herein. 10.3 The Province or the Municipality may terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions herein if the funds appropriated by the Province for the performance of the Contract Services or any other service, as provided for herein, are withdrawn by the Legislative Assembly. 10.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, either party may terminate this Agreement with or without cause, upon one hundred and eighty (180) days Notice to the other party without benefit or liability to either party. 10.5 In the event this Agreement is terminated, the parties, within sixty (60) days of termination of the Agreement, shall jointly reconcile receivables and payables and pay to the other party monies for any balance remaining as a result of early termination of this Agreement. 8 ARTICLE 11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 11.1 Any dispute respecting the interpretation of this Agreement or the performance by either party of the obligations contained herein shall be determined by arbitration in accordance with the New Brunswick Arbitration Act and as herein provided. 11.2 The dispute shall be determined by three (3) arbitrators, one to be named by each one of the parties and the arbitrators so chosen shall select one additional arbitrator within ten (10) Business Days. The decision of the majority shall be final and binding. If no two arbitrators agree then the decision should be that of the arbitrator chosen by the other two. If either of the parties neglect or refuse to name an arbitrator within thirty (30) Business Days of the appointment of the arbitrator of the other party, the arbitrator appointed shall act as sole arbitrator and his decision shall be binding upon the parties hereto. 11.3 Arbitration shall be held in Saint John, New Brunswick with the costs to be shared equally between the parties. ARTICLE 12. MISCELLANEOUS 12.1 This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of New Brunswick. 12.2 No amendment, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be effective or binding unless in writing and signed by both parties. 12.3 The parties to this Agreement shall with reasonable diligence do all things and provide all reasonable assurances as may be required to complete the matters and things contemplated by this Agreement and each party shall provide such further documents and other instruments as may be reasonably necessary to give effect to this Agreement. 12.4 Neither party to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in default of any obligation hereunder when and to the extent that its performance is prevented or delayed by fire, explosion, breakdown of machinery or equipment, natural disaster, or acts of God. 12.5 No act or failure to act or delay in the enforcement of any right by any party shall constitute a waiver of any right under this Agreement, and shall not constitute an 9 approval of or acquiescence in any breach or continuing breach under this Agreement except as expressly agreed in writing and no waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of such provision or any other provision. 12.6 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and all warranties, representations, assurances and commitments, whether oral or written, expressed or implied, which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement are null and void. 12.7 In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or part thereof, is determined to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be construed as if such invalid, void or unenforceable provision, or part thereof, was omitted and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without being impaired or invalidated in any way and the parties agree to be bound by and perform the same thus modified. 12.8 All notices shall be given in writing, by personal delivery, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by courier prepaid, or by fax or other similar written and immediate means of communication addressed to or delivered to such other party at the address appearing below. Notice delivered personally shall be deemed communicated as of actual receipt; if delivered by mail or courier, as of three Business Days following mailing or couriering; and if sent by fax or other similar means, on the day of transmission if sent prior to 3:00 p.m. (local recipient time) on a Business Day and, if not, on the next Business Day of the recipient. In the event of a disruption of postal service in any relevant location, delivery shall not be made by mail. To the Municipality At: The Fire Chief City of Saint John P.O. Box 1971 Saint John, NB E2L 4L1 To the Province at: Department of Public Safety Office of the Fire Marshal 65 Brunswick Street, 2nd Floor P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1 Any party may change its address by giving notice to the other in accordance with this Article. 10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have hereunder duly executed this Agreement on the date herein indicated. __________________________ _______________________________ Norman McFarlane O. Wayne Steeves Mayor Minister City of Saint John Public Safety Witness Witness Date: Date: 11 SCHEDULE A PRIMARY SERVICE AREA The Municipality shall be responsible to respond, as the principal service providing Hazardous Material Emergency Response Services, for the communities noted in this Schedule. Where there is a Major Hazardous Materials Incident, the Municipality shall provide Mutual Aid Services outside of the Primary Service Area upon the request of the Province. Saint John Region Belleisle - Fire/Feu Belleisle Belleisle - Fire/Feu Belleisle Creek Belleisle - Fire/Feu Hatfield Point Belleisle - Fire/Feu Kars Belleisle - Fire/Feu Kiersteadville Belleisle - Fire/Feu Midland, Kings County Belleisle - Fire/Feu Springfield, Kings County Black's Harbour - Fire/Feu Beaver Harbour Black's Harbour - Fire/Feu Black's Harbour Bonny River - Fire/Feu Bonny River Bonny River - Fire/Feu Lee Settlement Bonny River - Fire/Feu Second Falls Campobello - Fire/Feu Campobello Island Campobello - Fire/Feu Welshpool Campobello - Fire/Feu Wilsons Beach Deer Island - Fire/Feu Calders Head Deer Island - Fire/Feu Chocolate Cove Deer Island - Fire/Feu Cummings Cove Deer Island - Fire/Feu Deer Island Deer Island - Fire/Feu Fairhaven Deer Island - Fire/Feu Hersonville Deer Island - Fire/Feu Hibernia Cove Deer Island - Fire/Feu Lambert'S Cove 12 Deer Island - Fire/Feu Lambertville Deer Island - Fire/Feu Leonardville Deer Island - Fire/Feu Lord'S Cove Deer Island - Fire/Feu Northern Harbour Deer Island - Fire/Feu Richardson Deer Island - Fire/Feu Stuart Town Elmsville - Fire/Feu Elmsville Elmsville - Fire/Feu Johnson Settlement, Charl Co. Fundy Bay - Fire/Feu Back Bay Fundy Bay - Fire/Feu Caithness Fundy Bay - Fire/Feu Letang Fundy Bay - Fire/Feu L'Etete Fundy Bay - Fire/Feu Mascarene G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Baillie G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Canoose G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Dewolf G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Honeydale G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Moores Mills - Fire/Feu Lynnfield G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Moores Mills G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Oak Hill G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Pleasant Ridge G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Tyron Settlement G. Gillman Memorial - Fire/Feu Watt Junction Grand Bay - Westfield - Fire/Feu Grand Bay Grand Bay - Westfield - Fire/Feu Grand Bay - Westfield Grand Bay - Westfield - Fire/Feu Morrisdale Grand Bay - Westfield - Fire/Feu Nerepis Grand Bay - Westfield - Fire/Feu Public Landing Grand Bay - Westfield - Fire/Feu Westfield Grand Bay - Westfield - Fire/Feu Woodmans Point Grand Manan - Fire/Feu Grand Manan 13 Greenwich - Fire/Feu Browns Flats Greenwich - Fire/Feu Central Greenwich Greenwich - Fire/Feu Evandale Greenwich - Fire/Feu Glenwood, Kings County Greenwich - Fire/Feu Greenwich Greenwich - Fire/Feu Lower Greenwich Greenwich - Fire/Feu Oak Point, Kings County Hammond Jeffries - Fire/Feu Hammondvale Hammond Jeffries - Fire/Feu Hillsdale Hammond Jeffries - Fire/Feu Jeffries Corner Hammond Jeffries - Fire/Feu Lisson Settlement Hammond Jeffries - Fire/Feu Londonderry Hammond Jeffries - Fire/Feu Markhamville Hammond Jeffries - Fire/Feu Poodiac Hampton - Fire/Feu Erbs Cove Hampton - Fire/Feu French Village, Kings County Hampton - Fire/Feu Hampton Hampton - Fire/Feu Lakeside Hampton - Fire/Feu Long Point Hampton - Fire/Feu Lower Norton Hampton - Fire/Feu Passekeag Hampton - Fire/Feu Smithtown Lawrence Station - Fire/Feu Andersonville Lawrence Station - Fire/Feu Lawrence Station Long Reach - Fire/Feu Carters Point Long Reach - Fire/Feu Long Reach Millstream - Fire/Feu Berwick Millstream - Fire/Feu Carsonville Millstream - Fire/Feu Collina Millstream - Fire/Feu Dubee Settlement Millstream - Fire/Feu Head Of Millstream Millstream - Fire/Feu Jordan Mountain Millstream - Fire/Feu Kierstead Mountain Millstream - Fire/Feu Lower Millstream 14 Millstream - Fire/Feu Marrtown Millstream - Fire/Feu Mount Hebron Millstream - Fire/Feu Mt Middleton Millstream - Fire/Feu Newtown Millstream - Fire/Feu Pearsonville Millstream - Fire/Feu Perry Settlement Millstream - Fire/Feu Pleasant Ridge Millstream - Fire/Feu Roachville Millstream - Fire/Feu Searsville Millstream - Fire/Feu Snider Mountain Millstream - Fire/Feu Summerfield, Kings Co Millstream - Fire/Feu Whites Mountain Musquash - Fire/Feu Chance Harbour Musquash - Fire/Feu Dipper Harbour Musquash - Fire/Feu Lancaster Musquash - Fire/Feu Lepreau Musquash - Fire/Feu Little Lepreau Musquash - Fire/Feu Maces Bay Musquash - Fire/Feu Musquash Musquash - Fire/Feu Prince Of Wales Nauwigewauk - Fire/Feu Darlings Island Nauwigewauk - Fire/Feu Nauwigewauk Norton - Fire/Feu Bloomfield, Kings County Norton - Fire/Feu Cassidy Lake Norton - Fire/Feu Erb Settlement Norton - Fire/Feu Moosehorn Creek Norton - Fire/Feu Norton Norton - Fire/Feu Parleeville Norton - Fire/Feu Ratter Corner Norton - Fire/Feu Riverbank, Kings County Norton - Fire/Feu Southfield Norton - Fire/Feu Vinegar Hill Oak Bay - Fire/Feu Barletts Mills Oak Bay - Fire/Feu Leverville Oak Bay - Fire/Feu Oak Bay 15 Oak Bay - Fire/Feu Oak Haven Oak Bay - Fire/Feu Saint David Ridge Oak Bay - Fire/Feu Tower Hill Oak Bay - Fire/Feu Waweig Peninsula - Fire/Feu Bayswater Peninsula - Fire/Feu Clifton Royal Peninsula - Fire/Feu Kennebecasis Island Peninsula - Fire/Feu Kingston Peninsula - Fire/Feu Kingston Penninsula Peninsula - Fire/Feu Summerville Pennfield - Fire/Feu New River Beach Pennfield - Fire/Feu Pennfield Pennfield - Fire/Feu Pocologan Pennfield - Fire/Feu Seeley'S Cove Penobsquis - Fire/Feu Donegal Penobsquis - Fire/Feu Five Points Penobsquis - Fire/Feu Mechanic Settlement Penobsquis - Fire/Feu Penobsquis Penobsquis - Fire/Feu Portage Vale Penobsquis - Fire/Feu South Branch, Kings Co Penobsquis - Fire/Feu Springdale Rollingdam - Fire/Feu Flume Ridge Rollingdam - Fire/Feu Rollingdam Rothesay - Fire/Feu Damascus Rothesay - Fire/Feu East Riverside Kinghurst Rothesay - Fire/Feu Fairvale Rothesay - Fire/Feu Gondola Point Rothesay - Fire/Feu Long Island Rothesay - Fire/Feu Quispamsis Rothesay - Fire/Feu Renforth Rothesay - Fire/Feu Rothesay Rothesay - Fire/Feu Upper Golden Grove Rothesay - Fire/Feu Wells 16 Saint George - Fire/Feu Bethel Saint George - Fire/Feu Breadalbane Saint George - Fire/Feu Canal Saint George - Fire/Feu Digdeguash Saint George - Fire/Feu Lake Utopia Saint George - Fire/Feu Saint George Saint George - Fire/Feu Upper Letang Saint George - Fire/Feu Utopia Saint John - Fire/Feu Mispec Saint John - Fire/Feu Saint John Saint Martins - Fire/Feu Bains Corner Saint Martins - Fire/Feu Bay View Saint Martins - Fire/Feu Chester Saint Martins - Fire/Feu Fairfield Saint Martins - Fire/Feu Orange Hill Saint Martins - Fire/Feu Saint Martins Saint Martins - Fire/Feu Salmon River Saint Martins - Fire/Feu Shanklin Saint Martins - Fire/Feu Tynemouth Creek Saint Martins - Fire/Feu West Quaco Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Burnt Hill Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Crocker Hill Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Dufferin Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Dufferin, Charlotte County Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Hayman Hill Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Heathland Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Mohannes Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Old Ridge Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Saint Stephen Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Upper Mills Saint Stephen - Fire/Feu Valley Road SaintAndrews - Fire/Feu Saint Andrews Saint Andrews - Fire/Feu Bayside Saint Andrews - Fire/Feu Bocabec Saint Andrews - Fire/Feu Chamcook 17 Saint Andrews - Fire/Feu Ministers Island Simonds - Fire/Feu Baxters Corner Simonds - Fire/Feu Black River Simonds - Fire/Feu Clover Valley Simonds - Fire/Feu Gardner Creek Simonds - Fire/Feu Garnett Settlement Simonds - Fire/Feu Grove Hill Simonds - Fire/Feu Rowley Simonds - Fire/Feu Upper Loch Lomond Simonds - Fire/Feu Willow Grove Sussex - Fire/Feu Apohaqui Sussex - Fire/Feu Cedar Camp Sussex - Fire/Feu Chambers Settlement Sussex - Fire/Feu Drurys Cove Sussex - Fire/Feu Dunsinane Sussex - Fire/Feu Dutch Valley Sussex - Fire/Feu Four Corners Sussex - Fire/Feu Little Salmon River East Sussex - Fire/Feu Little Salmon River West Sussex - Fire/Feu Long Settlement, Kings Co Sussex - Fire/Feu Lower Cove Sussex - Fire/Feu Martin Head Sussex - Fire/Feu Mill Brook Sussex - Fire/Feu Mount Pisgah Sussex - Fire/Feu New Line Sussex - Fire/Feu Parlee Brook Sussex - Fire/Feu Philamunroe Sussex - Fire/Feu Picadilly Sussex - Fire/Feu Plumweseep Sussex - Fire/Feu Rockville Sussex - Fire/Feu Shepody, Kings Co Sussex - Fire/Feu Smiths Creek Sussex - Fire/Feu Sussex Sussex - Fire/Feu Sussex Corner Sussex - Fire/Feu Sussex East Sussex - Fire/Feu Sussex South Sussex - Fire/Feu Walker Settlement 18 Sussex - Fire/Feu Wards Creek Sussex - Fire/Feu Waterford Upham - Fire/Feu Barnesville Upham - Fire/Feu Clover Hill Upham - Fire/Feu Hanford Brook Upham - Fire/Feu Salt Springs Upham - Fire/Feu Titusville Upham - Fire/Feu Upham Upham - Fire/Feu Upperton Welsford - Fire/Feu Clarendon Welsford - Fire/Feu Welsford West Charlotte - Fire/Feu Barter Settlement West Charlotte - Fire/Feu Basswood Ridge West Charlotte - Fire/Feu Gleason Road West Charlotte - Fire/Feu Little Ridge West Charlotte - Fire/Feu Mayfield West Charlotte - Fire/Feu Pomeroy Ridge West Charlotte - Fire/Feu Scotch Ridge West Charlotte - Fire/Feu Upper Little Ridge White Head - Fire/Feu White Head Island Wickham - Fire/Feu Henderson Settlement Wickham - Fire/Feu Shannon Wickham - Fire/Feu Wickham Moncton Region Alma - Fire/Feu Alma Alma - Fire/Feu Dennis Beach Alma - Fire/Feu Fundy National Park Alma - Fire/Feu Hebron Alma - Fire/Feu Waterside Alma - Fire/Feu West River Baie St. Anne - Fire/Feu Baie Sainte Anne 19 Baie St. Anne - Fire/Feu Bay Du Vin Baie St. Anne - Fire/Feu Black River Bridge Baie St. Anne - Fire/Feu Escuminac Baie St. Anne - Fire/Feu Gardiner Point Baie St. Anne - Fire/Feu Hardwicke Baie St. Anne - Fire/Feu Miramichi Bay Baie St. Anne - Fire/Feu Pointe-Sapin Bayfield/Cape Tormentine - Fire/Feu Bayfield Bayfield/Cape Tormentine - Fire/Feu Cape Spear Bayfield/Cape Tormentine - Fire/Feu Cape Tormentine Bayfield/Cape Tormentine - Fire/Feu Murray Corner Beersville - Fire/Feu Beersville Beersville - Fire/Feu Browns Yard Beersville - Fire/Feu Cails Mills Beersville - Fire/Feu Clairville Beersville - Fire/Feu Ford Bank Beersville - Fire/Feu Fords Mills Beersville - Fire/Feu Main River Beersville - Fire/Feu Pine Ridge Beersville - Fire/Feu Saint Norbert Beersville - Fire/Feu Targettville Elsipogtog/Big Cove - Fire/Feu Big Cove Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Baie De Bouctouche Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Balla Phillip Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Bouctouche Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Bouctouche Cove Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Bouctouche Reserve Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Bouctouche Sud Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Mcintosh Hill Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Murphy Settlement Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Pointe Dixon Point Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Saint Anne De Kent Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Saint Edouard De Kent Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Saint Francois De Kent Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Saint Joseph De Kent 20 Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Saint Maurice Bouctouche - Fire/Feu Saint Thomas De Kent Cap Pele - Fire/Feu Bas-Cap-Pele Cap Pele - Fire/Feu Cap Pele Cap Pele - Fire/Feu Petit-Cap Cap Pele - Fire/Feu Portage Cap Pele - Fire/Feu Saint Andre Leblanc Cap Pele - Fire/Feu Shemogue Cap Pele - Fire/Feu Trois-Ruisseaux Cocagne - Fire/Feu Caissie Cape Cocagne - Fire/Feu Cap-Des-Caissie Cocagne - Fire/Feu Cocagne Cocagne - Fire/Feu Grande-Digue Dieppe - Fire/Feu Dieppe Dieppe - Fire/Feu Greater Lakeburn Dorchester - Fire/Feu Cherry Burton Dorchester - Fire/Feu Dorchester Dorchester - Fire/Feu Dorchester Cape Dorchester - Fire/Feu Fairfield, Westmor. Co Dorchester - Fire/Feu Fort Folly Reserve Dorchester - Fire/Feu Johnson'S Mills Dorchester - Fire/Feu Middleton Dorchester - Fire/Feu Sackville Road Elgin - Fire/Feu Elgin Elgin - Fire/Feu Parkindale Elgin - Fire/Feu Prosser Brook Harcourt - Fire/Feu Adamsville Harcourt - Fire/Feu Coal Branch Harcourt - Fire/Feu Harcourt Harcourt - Fire/Feu Smith'S Corner Haut Aboujagane - Fire/Feu Cormier-Village Haut Aboujagane - Fire/Feu Grande-Barachois 21 Haut Aboujagane - Fire/Feu Haute-Aboujagane Havelock - Fire/Feu Canaan Forks Havelock - Fire/Feu Cornhill Havelock - Fire/Feu Harewood Havelock - Fire/Feu Havelock Havelock - Fire/Feu Hicksville Havelock - Fire/Feu Killams Mills Havelock - Fire/Feu Knightville Havelock - Fire/Feu New Canaan Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Albert Mines Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Baltimore Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Berryton Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Caledonia Mountain Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Cape Station Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Curryville Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Dawson Settlement Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Edgetts Landing Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Hillsborough Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Hillsborough West Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Hopewell Cape Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Lower Cape Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Osborne Corner Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Rosevale Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Salem Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Shenstone Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Stoney Creek Hillsborough - Fire/Feu Weldon Memramcook - Fire/Feu Calhoun Memramcook - Fire/Feu Memramcook Memramcook - Fire/Feu Memramcook East Memramcook - Fire/Feu Taylor Village Memramcook - Fire/Feu Upper Dorchester Moncton - Fire/Feu Allison Moncton - Fire/Feu Ammon Moncton - Fire/Feu Autoroute Des Anciens 22 Combattants/Veterans Highway Moncton - Fire/Feu Berry Mills Moncton - Fire/Feu Boundary Creek Moncton - Fire/Feu Indian Mountain Moncton - Fire/Feu Irishtown Moncton - Fire/Feu Lakeville, Westmorland Co Moncton - Fire/Feu Lutes Mountain Moncton - Fire/Feu Moncton Moncton - Fire/Feu Painsec Moncton - Fire/Feu Route 15 Hwy, Moncton Moncton - Fire/Feu Scotch Settlement, Westmorland Co. Moncton - Fire/Feu Stilesville Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Anagance Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Fawcett Hill Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Forest Glen Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Glenvale Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Hillgrove Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Intervale Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Kinnear Settlement Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Mannhurst Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Petitcodiac Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Petitcodiac East Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Petitcodiac West Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Pollett River Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu Steeves Settlement Petitcodiac - Fire/Feu The Glades Point de Bute - Fire/Feu Aulac Point de Bute - Fire/Feu Jolicure Point de Bute - Fire/Feu Point De Bute Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Baie Verte Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Coburg Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Johnston Point Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Little Shemogue Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Malden Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Mates Corner 23 Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Melrose Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Port Elgin Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Timber River Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Upper Cape Port Elgin - Fire/Feu Woodside Rexton - Fire/Feu Bass River Rexton - Fire/Feu Childs Creek Rexton - Fire/Feu East Branch Rexton - Fire/Feu East Galloway Rexton - Fire/Feu Galloway Rexton - Fire/Feu Jardineville Rexton - Fire/Feu Mundleville Rexton - Fire/Feu Rexton Rexton - Fire/Feu South Branch, Kent Co Rexton - Fire/Feu Upper Rexton Rexton - Fire/Feu West Branch Rexton - Fire/Feu West Galloway Richibouctou Village - Fire/Feu Indian Island Richibouctou Village - Fire/Feu Richibouctou Village Richibucto - Fire/Feu Aldouane Richibucto - Fire/Feu Richibucto Richibucto - Fire/Feu Saint Charles Riverside Albert - Fire/Feu Beaverbrook, Alb. Co Riverside Albert - Fire/Feu Cape Enrage Riverside Albert - Fire/Feu Germantown Riverside Albert - Fire/Feu Harvey, Albert Co Riverside Albert - Fire/Feu Hopewell Hill Riverside Albert - Fire/Feu Midway Riverside Albert - Fire/Feu New Horton Riverside Albert - Fire/Feu Riverside-Albert Riverside Albert - Fire/Feu Shepody Riverview - Fire/Feu Air Control Center Riverview - Fire/Feu Lower Coverdale Riverview - Fire/Feu Pine Glen 24 Riverview - Fire/Feu Riverview Riverview - Fire/Feu Turtle Creek Riverview - Fire/Feu Upper Coverdale Rogersville - Fire/Feu Acadie Siding Rogersville - Fire/Feu Acadieville Rogersville - Fire/Feu Collette Rogersville - Fire/Feu Kent Junction Rogersville - Fire/Feu Murray Settlement Rogersville - Fire/Feu Noinville Rogersville - Fire/Feu Rogersville Rogersville - Fire/Feu Rogersville-Est Rogersville - Fire/Feu Rogersville-Ouest Rogersville - Fire/Feu Rosaireville Rogersville - Fire/Feu Village-De-Rogersville Sackville - Fire/Feu Aboujagane Sackville - Fire/Feu Anderson Settlement Sackville - Fire/Feu British Settlement Sackville - Fire/Feu Centre Village Sackville - Fire/Feu Cookville Sackville - Fire/Feu Frosty Hollow Sackville - Fire/Feu Middle Sackville Sackville - Fire/Feu Midgic Sackville - Fire/Feu Rockport Sackville - Fire/Feu Sackville Sackville - Fire/Feu Upper Rockport Sackville - Fire/Feu Upper Sackville Sackville - Fire/Feu Westcock Sackville - Fire/Feu Wood Point Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Grand Saint-Antoine Nord Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Haut-Saint-Antoine Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Macdougall Settlement Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Mckees Mills Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Notre Dame Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Pelerin Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Renauds Mills Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Saint Antoine 25 Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Saint Antoine Sud Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Saint Damien Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Saint Gregoire Saint Antoine - Fire/Feu Saint Marie De Kent Saint Louis - Fire/Feu Canisto Saint Louis - Fire/Feu Kouchibouguac Saint Louis - Fire/Feu Kouchibouguac National Park Saint Louis - Fire/Feu Laketon Saint Louis - Fire/Feu Portage St Louis Saint Louis - Fire/Feu Saint Ignace Saint Louis - Fire/Feu Saint Louis Saint Louis - Fire/Feu Saint Louis De Kent Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Alward Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Birch Ridge Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Canaan Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Canaan Station Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Cape Breton Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Dundas Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Gallagher Ridge Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Gladeside Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Hebert Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Mclean Settlement Mcquade Saint Paul - Fire/Feu New Scotland Saint Paul - Fire/Feu North Branch Saint Paul - Fire/Feu O'Neil Saint Paul - Fire/Feu Saint Paul Salisbury - Fire/Feu Colpitts Settlement Salisbury - Fire/Feu Dobsons Corner Salisbury - Fire/Feu Lewis Mountain Salisbury - Fire/Feu Little River Salisbury - Fire/Feu Monteagle Salisbury - Fire/Feu River Glade Salisbury - Fire/Feu Salisbury Salisbury - Fire/Feu Second North River Salisbury - Fire/Feu Steeves Mountain Saint Paul - Fire/Feu 26 27 Salisbury - Fire/Feu Wheaton Settlement Shediac - Fire/Feu Batemans Mills Shediac - Fire/Feu Boudreau-Ouest Shediac - Fire/Feu Pointe-Du-Chene Shediac - Fire/Feu Saint Philippe Shediac - Fire/Feu Scoudouc Shediac - Fire/Feu Scoudouc Road Shediac - Fire/Feu Shediac Shediac - Fire/Feu Shediac Bridge-Shediac Riv Shediac - Fire/Feu Shediac Cape Shediac - Fire/Feu Meadow Brook 28 SCHEDULE B FINANCIAL INFORMATION Pursuant to Article 5 of this Agreement: A) Where the Municipality has demonstrated it has met the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Standards set out by the Province, the Province shall, on the 1st day of April, July, October and January, remit twenty-five (25) percent of $70,000 to the Municipality for each Fiscal Year of this agreement for the purpose of assisting in the development, maintenance and capacity of Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services. B) In the first year of this contract, the Province shall remit $70,000 to the Municipality on a one-time basis to be committed to HAZMAT fleet enhancement. C) Where the Municipality has rendered a service entirely outside of its municipal boundaries, the Municipality shall issue an invoice to the Province for its contract services in accordance with the following table, which reflects the Guaranteed Response Cost for materials, salaries and travel. The Agreed Hourly Rate used to calculate these costs is $61.50: 4 Hour Response 50 km Radius 4 Hour Response 100 km Radius 8 Hour Response 50 km Radius 8 Hour Response 100km Radius 8 Hour Response 200km Radius 8 Hour Response 300km Radius 12 Hour Response 50 km Radius 12 Hour Response 100km Radius 12 Hour Response 200 km Radius 12 Hour Response 300 km Radius $8,890 $9,140 $12,422 $13,829$14,269$14,819$29,455$29,635 $30,115 $30,715 D) The party responsible for the spill will be required to pay the Full Response Cost, which will include a 40% stand-by surcharge, and any significant material costs beyond that included in Section C amounts. If the Province does not have to take action to recover the Full Response Cost from the responsible party it will pay the amount listed in Section C and, upon receiving the full amount from the responsible party, it will pay the balance of the Full Response Cost. If the responsible party does not initially pay the entire amount of the Full Response Cost and the Province has to take action to recover the cost, half of the balance of the Full Response Cost will be paid to the Municipality and the other half will be retained by the Province. If the responsible party does not pay the entire amount of the Full Response Cost and the Province does not take action to recover the cost, any money collected over and above the Guaranteed Response Cost will be split equally between the Province and the Municipality. 29 E) Where the actual response cost exceeds the revenue generated from the Guaranteed Response Cost in Section C plus any additional revenues received from the responsible party, the Municipality will submit an itemized invoice for all their expenditures and the Province shall pay the balance. F) The Municipality and the Province shall jointly review the actual costs of delivering Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Services on an annual basis, commencing April 1, 2006, and, upon reaching agreement, make changes to the amounts set out in this Schedule on a mutually agreed upon date thereafter. 30 SCHEDULE C EQUIPMENT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MUNICIPALITY HazMat # 1 Qty Trailer #1 NB Plate # TGV-479 Motorola Portable Radio # 1 HT 1000 402TCC0351 # 2 HT 1000 402TCC0342 # 3 HT 1000 402TBY1581 # 4 HT 1000 402TCC0374 # 5 HT 1000 402TCC0387 # 6 HT 1000 402TCC0329 # 7 HT 1000 402TBY1616 # 8 HT 1000 402TCC0337 # 9 HT 1000 402TCC0396 #10 HT 1000 402TCC0350 Motorola Mobile Radio 1 CDM 1250 103TCC4266 Motorola Radio Charges- 6Bank 2 120 Volts AAHTN 30036 Hands Free Communication 6 Throat Microphones MT9-HT1000-BB-CSA 6 Interface Cable FL9-HT1000-BB-CSA 6 Chest Packs HLN6602A Nomex III Coveralls 2 Medium 6 Large 2 X-Large 2 XX-Large Kappler Cooling Vest 8 Adjustable 36" X 48" Gloves 60 Silver Shield 60 Viton 60 Butyl HD 14" 0.32 Gauge 60 Neoprene 13" 60 Nitrile Unlined 14" 0.025 Gauge Incident Command Vest Kit 1 Safety Office 31 1 Incident Commander 1 Operations Operator 1 Research Officer 1 Decon Officer 7 HazMat Rescue Helmet 12 Petzl Ecrin Reoc Brimless Generator 1 6000 Watts GFI Plug Winco # 19001098 Detection Units 1 Aim 3250 Gas Detector Kit C9596 1 V-Ray PID Detector PGM7240 250-100703 1 CDS Drager C/W Electric Pump 8101000 1 Chemical Classifier Strip Kit # 0C27272 2 Radiation Detection EMS Eberline Model #FH41B Industrial Spill Kit 1 Hazwik Chemical 45 Gal. Drum 4 3"x 12" Sock 8 18" x 18" Pillows 50 17" x 18" Pads 1 Goggle 1 Nitrile Glove 5 Disposable Bags 1 Emergency R/H/B HazMat Library 1 CD Rom CCOSH 5 Eng. Emergency Response Books 2 Fr. Emergency Response Books Computer 1 Dell Laptop 1000Mhz Printer 1 Hewlett Packard DeskJet 350 Power Bar 2 Curtis ( Ground Fault) Fax 1 OKIFAX - 5400 Cell Phone & Converter 1 Motorola 32 Binoculars 1 Bushnell 10 x 50 Spotter Scope 1 Bushnell 20 x 50 Wind Sock Kit 1 12" x 54" Spark Proof Tool Kit 1 17 Piece Kit Includes: 1 Case 1 Shoe Handle Brush 1 9" L Hammer Crate Opener 1 12 1/2 L Claw Hammer 1 5¾ Blade Knife 1 7¾ L Putty Knife 1 12" L Grooved Pliers 1 7" L Long Nose S/C Pliers 1 8" L Combination Pliers 1 15" L Deck Scraper 1 9¼ L Spray Booth Scraper 1 6" Stradard Screwdriver 1 6" Phillips Screwdriver 1 12" L Tin Shears 1 8" L Adjustable Wrench 1 12" L Adjustable Wrench 1 14" L Alum Pipe Wrench 1 12" L Drum Plug Wrench Over-pack Barrels 3 95 Gallon Capacity 0 20 Gallon Capacity Weather Station 0 Davis Weather Wizard III Mass Decontaminiation Kit 1 Air Heater and Hose 450028 Water Heater & Hoses/ Pump TR5 501303 Electric Air Blower 1126355 Compressor Air Hook-up 611318 Electric Transformer 120/220 004-ORD-3200950 Manual Hand Pump Air Doom Tent 15" x 19" 33 Waste Water Recovery Systems Kappler Level "A" Suits 5 Large 5 X-Large 2 XX-Large Kappler Level "B" Suits 5 Large 5 X-Large 2 XX-Large Kappler Level "C" Suits 5 Large 5 X-Large 2 XX-Large Electric Heater 2 1500 Watts Stabilizing Jack 1 3 Ton - 4 Leg Tripod Flood Lights 2 5000 Watt Diesel Fuel Can 2 5 Gallons / 20 Litres Gasoline Fuel Can 2 5 Gallons/ 20 Litres Broom & Dust Pan 1 Wall Clock 1 24 Hour Clock Emergency Action Guide 1 Book OkiFax Handbook 1 Filing Cabinet 1 2 Drawer Sand Bags 16 20 Kg/ 40 Lbs. M&C2006-28 January24,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlane AndMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandMembersofCouncil, SUBJECT: Contract2005-27:McAllisterDrive(RothesayAvenuetoMajorsBrook Drive)–StreetReconstruction BACKGROUND The2005WaterandSewerageUtilityFundandGeneralFundCapitalprograms includefundingforthestreetreconstructionofMcAllisterDrivefromRothesay AvenuetoMajorsBrookDrive.Theprojectalsoincludeswater,sanitaryand stormsewerwork. Theworkconsistsgenerallyofthesupplyofallnecessarylabour,materialsand equipmentforthereconstructionofapproximately600moffour-lanearterial roadway. Theworkincludesapproximately8,700m³ofexcavation,4,140m³ofClass“D” shalefill,5,800m³ofClass“A”crushedrock,15,500m²ofgeogrid(Tensar BX1100,orapprovedequal),1,520metresofconcretecurb,1,300metresof concretesidewalk,2,920tonnesofasphaltconcretetype“B”mixbasecourse, 1,120tonnesofasphaltconcretetype“D”mixsurfacecourse,100mof150mm Ø,20mof200mmØand600mof300mmØPVCDR18,Class150watermain, 60mof150mmØ,626mof250mmØand50mof450mmØsanitarysewer pipePVC,DR35,orapprovedequal,20mof250mmØ,82mof300mmØ,14m of375mmØstormsewerpipePVC,DR35,orapprovedequal,and432mof 600mmØconcretestormsewerpipe,ClassIII,orapprovedequal,alongwithall thenecessaryappurtenancesandotherrelatedwork. M&C2006-28 January24,2006 Page2 BACKGROUND(Cont’d) McAllisterDriveProject TheMcAllisterDriveprojectwillmeanmajorqualityandserviceimprovementsto thisfastdevelopingareaofEastSaintJohn.Themostobviousofthoseimprovements willbethestreetreconstruction,includingenhancementstotheintersectionatMajors BrookDrive.AdesignsimilartothatemployedonRothesayAvenuewillbeused. TheroadwaywillalsoberaisedintheareaoftheintersectionwithGoldenGrove Road,alongasectionofstreetpronetoflooding. Beyondthesurfaceworkarecriticalimprovementsneededforundergroundsystems: stormsewers,watermainsandanewsanitarysewerline.Thisaspectoftheproject presentsthegreatestchallenges.ThestormsewersystemintheGlenFallsfloodrisk area,needlesstosay,willrequirepreciseplacement.Theleveltopographypresents specialchallengesininstallingastormdrainagesystem.Theexistingdeteriorated watermainwillalsobereplaced.Aserviceupgradeinvolvesinstallationofanew sanitarysewerbetweenSimpsonDrive/GoldenGroveRoadtoapointjustshortof MajorsBrookDrive.Theinstallationwillserviceexistingproperties,butalsosupport futuredevelopment.Weareveryconcernedthatthealmost$800,000investmentin undergroundinfrastructurebeconstructedtothehigheststandard. Theconstructionperiodoftheprojectisexpectedtolastupto274calendardaysor throughthesummerconstructionseasontosometimeinOctober.Thiswillhave majorimplicationsfortraffic,thepublicwhoshopanduseotherservicesinthearea, andbusinessesinthearea.Coordinationofconstructionwithtrafficandbusiness accesswillbeacriticalresponsibilityofthecontractor.Theprojectworkmustbe carriedoutinatimelyfashionand,indoingso,oneofthebusiestarterialsinthecity mustbekeptfunctional. Thesuccessofthisproject,bothduringconstructionandoverthelongterm,hasvery significantimplicationsformany. TENDERRESULTS TendersclosedonDecember14,2005withthefollowingresults: 1)Debly EnterprisesLtd.$1,939,120.00 SaintJohn,N.B. 2)GalbraithConstructionLtd.$1,950,064.00 SaintJohn,N.B. The Engineer’sestimatefortheworkwas$1,899,337.50.00 M&C2006-28 January24,2006 Page3 ANALYSIS Thetenderswerereviewedbystaffandfoundtobeformalinallrespects.Athird tenderintheamountof$2,317,340.00submittedbyLafargeCanadaInc.wasrejected atthetenderopeningbytheTenderOpeningCommitteeinaccordancewithDivision 2.15item(f)asthistenderwasnotaccompaniedbyacopyoftheaddendumissuedby theCity. Noteworthyintheseparticulartenderresultsistherelativepricedifferencebetween thetwosubmissions,particularlywhenconsideredinthecontextoftheconstruction challengesassociatedwiththeMcAllisterDrivereconstruction.Alsonoteworthy,but notreadilyobvioustomost,arethemorerecentexperiencestheCityhashadwith thesetwocompanies.Eachwasinvolvedwithtwomajorconstructionprojectsin 2005;performancedifferenceswerequiteapparent.RegardingtheMcAllisterDrive project,weareparticularlyconcernedwiththeundergroundworkinvolvedandoverall projectcoordinationalongthisbusyarterialroadway. The TenderingPolicyforConstructionContractscontainsthefollowingprovision: “TheCityofSaintJohnreservestherighttorejectanyandall tenders,ortoacceptatenderotherthanthelowesttenderandto acceptthetenderdeemedtobeinitsbestinterests,basedon evaluationofrelevantcriteria,includingquality,serviceand price.” Thespecificprovisionsregardingevaluationofcompetingtendersarefoundatsection 2.18oftheCity’sGeneralSpecifications. Yourstaffhascarriedoutanevaluationofthetwocomplianttendersinaccordance withSection2.18entitled,“PrivilegeClause”ofDivision2–InstructionstoTenderers andTenderingproceduresoftheCityofSaintJohnGeneralSpecifications.The TenderingPolicyforConstructionContractsincludingDivision2:Instructionsto TenderersandTenderingProcedureswasadoptedbyCommonCouncil(M&C2003- 310)onNovember19,2003andbecameeffectiveonJanuary1,2004.Thetender evaluationprocedureisnecessarytoensurethattheCityacceptstendersthatareinits bestinterest,aswellasthatoftaxpayers/ratepayers-basedonevaluationofall relevantcriteria,includingquality,deliveryandservicecapability,andprice(thetotal overallcosttotheCity). M&C2006-28 January24,2006 Page4 ANALYSIS(Cont’d) Thefollowingtenderevaluationcriteriaformpartofsection2.18: “TENDER EVALUATION:Atenderer'sexperience,abilityandresourcesareimportant considerationsinawardingaconstructioncontract.InformationrequestedinDivision4 FormofTender willbeanintegralpartofatenderevaluationprocess.TheCityofSaint Johnreservestherighttocheckreferenceslistedandmayalsoperformotherbackground checks.TheCityalsoreservestherighttoawardtothelowtendereroratendererotherthan thelowesttendererbasedonfactorsincludingquality,deliveryandservicecapability,other relevantcriteriaandprice.TheCitywillconsiderthefollowingcriteriawhenawardinga tender: (a)Thetenderer'sfinancialstatus. (b)Thetenderer'sexperiencewithperformingthetypeandscopeofworkspecified includingthetenderer'sexperienceinthecapacityasageneralcontractor. (c)Thetenderer'sabilitytocompletetheworkwithinthetimeframespecified. (d)Thetenderer'sabilitytoworkwiththeowners,consultantsandrepresentatives. (e)Thetenderer'sabilitytoeffectivelymanageanddotheworkusingthenamed supervisorystaff,constructionplant,subcontractorsandsuppliers. (f)Thetenderer'spastperformanceonpreviouscontractswithrespecttoqualityof work,adherencetospecifications,scheduling,changesintheworkandforce accountwork. (g)ThetotaloverallcosttotheCityofSaintJohn,whichshallconsidertheCity'scosts toprovidecontractinspection,supervisionandadministrationservices.” Thefocusofthisevaluationwasonprojectsofa similarnaturethatwerecompletedby thetwocomplianttenderersfortheCityofSaintJohnin2005.Thereferenceprojects areasfollows: Debly EnterprisesLtd. Contract2004-2:RothesayAvenue(AshburnLakeRoadtoMcAllisterDrive)- Water&SewerRenewal. Contract2005-2:RothesayAvenue(AshburnLakeRoadtoMcAllisterDrive)- StreetReconstruction. M&C2006-28 January24,2006 Page5 ANALYSIS(Cont’d) GalbraithConstructionLtd. Contract2005-3:WaterStreet(SaintPatrickStreettoBroadStreet)–Street Reconstruction. Contract2005-14:FairvilleBoulevard(Civic#1155toManawagonishRoad)– StreetReconstruction. UnderthedirectionoftheChiefCityEngineer,MunicipalOperations&Engineering establishedapracticein2004aspartofitsprojectmanagementprogramthatrequires theprojectmanagerresponsibleforaCapitalconstructionprojecttoprovidea summaryreport(inmemorandumform)tobefiledwiththeprogresspaymentthat coincideswiththereleaseofthemechanicslienholdback.Thereportoutlinesthe experienceencounteredoverthecourseoftheconstructioncontract.Thepractice alignswiththeTenderingPolicyestablishedbyCommonCouncil.Informationfrom thoseprojectmanagermemorandumsisconsideredintenderevaluation,includingthat ofContract2005-27McAllisterDrive–StreetReconstruction.Thecontractors’ supervisorystaffnamedinthetwocompliantMcAllisterDrivetendersareessentially thesamestaffthattheCity’sprojectmanagershavedealtwithonthereference projects.Pastperformanceindicatestheexperienceofacontractorandisanindicator ofwhatcanbeexpectedinthefuture. TheTender EvaluationisbasedstrictlyonthesevencriteriaidentifiedinSection2.18 oftheCity’sGeneralSpecifications,whichformspartofCouncil’sTenderingPolicy, asfollows: a)Thetenderer’sfinancialstatus. Debly EnterprisesLtd. UndertheRothesayAvenueStreetReconstructionproject(Contract2005-2),a suppliercomplainedtoCitystaffconcerningnotbeingpaidforover90daysfor materialpurchasedbytheContractorfortheproject.Accordingtothesupplier,the supplyagreementbetweenthesupplierandtheContractorrequiredpayments within30daysfromthedatetheinvoicewasreceivedbytheContractor. GalbraithConstructionLtd. TheCityhasnoinformationtosuggestthatthiscontractorhasexperiencedany issuesrelatedtofinancesorpaymentofsubcontractorsorsuppliers. M&C2006-28 January24,2006 Page6 ANALYSIS(Cont’d) b)Thetenderer’sexperiencewithperformingthetypeandscopeofwork specifiedincludingthetenderer’sexperienceinthecapacityasageneral contractor. Debly EnterprisesLtd. Deblyhasgainedexperienceinthecapacityasageneralcontractorperformingthe typeandscopeofworkspecifiedinthecompletionofContracts2004-2and 2005-2,however,itisouropinionthatpreparationandoverallcoordinationof resourcesshouldimprovemarkedly(asageneralcontractor). GalbraithConstructionLtd. Galbraith,inthecompletionofContracts2005-3and2005-14,demonstrated experienceperformingthetypeandscopeofworkspecifiedfortheMcAllister DriveprojectandprojectmanagerswereverysatisfiedwiththeContractor’s abilityasageneralcontractor. c)Thetenderer’sabilitytocompletetheworkwithinthetimeframespecified. Itiscriticalthatprojectsarecompletedwithinthetimeframespecifiedinorderto minimizeadditionalcostsincurredbytheCityforextratimeinvolvedforCity stafftoinspectandadministertheproject.Citizensandthebusinesscommunity arealsoadverselyaffectedbylatecompletionofaproject. Debly EnterprisesLtd. OntheRothesayAvenueWaterandSewerRenewalproject(Contract2004-2),this Contractordidnotcompletetheprojectwithinthespecified102calendardaytime frame,notwithstandinga39-dayextensiontothecompletiondategrantedtothe ContractorbytheCity(duetohighwaterlevelsencounteredinMay2005).The projectwascompleted97calendardaysafterthespecifiedcompletiondate.This latecompletionresultedintheCityincurringunnecessaryadditionalcostsfor ongoingsiteinspectionandadministration,alongwithrelatedservicedisruption. Thecontractorhadparticulardifficultymeetingspecifiedtimeframesfor undergroundwork. GalbraithConstructionLtd. ThisContractorcompletedthetwomajorprojects,Contract2005-3and2005-14, withinthespecifiedtimeframeand,asaresult,theCityincurrednoadditional costsfor siteinspectionoradministration. M&C2006-28 January24,2006 Page7 ANALYSIS(Cont’d) d)Thetenderer’sabilitytoworkwiththeowners,consultantsand representatives. InorderfortheCitytoeffectivelymanageconstructionprojectsitisimperative thattheContractorinteractswithCitystaffinaconstructiveandprofessional manner.Citystaffareinthefieldrepresentingtheinterestsofthepublic.Without goodproject-focuseddialogue,valuableengineeringandinspectiontimecanbe unnecessarilyexpendedand,intheend,realandavoidableadditionalcosts incurredbytheCity. Debly EnterprisesLtd. TheContractor’srepresentatives,duringthecourseoftheworkforcompletionof Contracts2004-2and2005-2,wereattimesconfrontationalandargumentative withCitystaffanddidnotalwaysconductthemselvesinabusiness-like, professionalmanner.Realandunnecessaryadditionalcostswereincurredbythe Cityasaresult. GalbraithConstructionLtd. TheCity’srecordsindicatethattheCity’sprojectmanagersforContracts2005-3 and2005-14wereverypleasedwiththemannerinwhichtheContractorinteracted withstaffandstatedintheirrecordmemorandums,‘TheContractordemonstrated abilityandexhibitedprofessionalismtocarryouttheworktendered.The Contractorwas responsivetorequestsfromtheCity.’ e)Thetenderer’sabilitytoeffectivelymanageanddotheworkusingthenamed supervisorystaff,constructionplant,subcontractorsandsuppliers. Debly EnterprisesLtd. Aftercommencingthecarry-overportionoftheRothesayAvenueWaterand Sewerproject(Contract2004-2)inApril2005,theContractorwasnotadequately preparedtomanageandperformthework,anddidnotco-ordinatetheconstruction activitieseffectivelyorinaccordancewiththeCityspecifications. Thiscontributed tothelatecompletionofthisprojectandadelayinthestartofthestreet reconstructionprojectonRothesayAvenue(Contract2005-2). GalbraithConstructionLtd. ThisContractoreffectivelymanagedboththemajorprojects,Contracts2005-3and 2005-14,thatitcarriedoutduring2005. M&C2006-28 January24,2006 Page8 ANALYSIS(Cont’d) f)Thetenderer’spastperformanceonpreviouscontractswithrespecttoquality ofwork,adherencetospecifications,scheduling,changesintheworkand forceaccountwork. Debly EnterprisesLtd. ThisContractordidnotadherefullytotheCityspecificationsundertheRothesay AvenueWaterandSewerRenewal(Contract2004-2)andRothesayAvenueStreet Reconstruction(Contract2005-2)withrespecttotrafficcontrolandothersafety relatedissuesandignoredwrittenrequestsfromtheEngineertoprovidequalified flaggersandtoremoveinappropriateroadsigns.Motoristscomplainedof extensivetraffictie-ups(upto14minutesattimes),near-missvehicularaccidents duetoinadequatetrafficcontrolandalsocomplaintswerereceivedbytheCity frommotoriststhattheContractor’sworkerswerebeingrudetothem. GalbraithConstructionLtd. TheCity’srecordsindicatethattheCity’sprojectmanagersforContracts2005-3 and2005-14werepleasedwiththeContractor’sperformanceonthesecontracts withrespecttoqualityofwork,schedulingandadherencetospecifications.The recordmemorandumsstate,‘TheContractoraccommodatedcitizensduring constructionandtheContractorhadarealinterestindoingtheworkasperthe ContractSpecificationsandDrawings.’ g)ThetotaloverallcosttotheCityofSaintJohn,whichshallconsidertheCity’s coststoprovidecontractinspection,supervisionandadministrationservices. Debly EnteprisesLtd. Asoutlinedinitem(c)above,theRothesayAvenueWaterandSewerRenewal projectwascompleted97calendardaysafterthespecifiedcompletiondatewhich equatesto71additionalworkingdaystheCitywascompelledtoprovidecontract inspectionandadministrationservices.Contractquantitieshavenotyetbeen finalizedbuttheprojectcompletioncostisestimatedtobeintherangeofthe originalvalueofthecontract($1,185,907.50).Consideringtypicaldailyratesof $550foron-siteconstructioninspectionservicesbeyondthespecifiedcompletion datewouldequateto$39,050($550/dayx71workingdays)ofadditionalcoststo theCity.Additionaladministrativecostsforthecontinuedconstruction managementbytheprojectengineerwouldbeintheorderof$12,070($170/dayx 71workingdays). M&C2006-28 January24,2006 Page9 ANALYSIS(Cont’d) Itisstaff’sopinionthattheactualcoststotheCitygowellbeyondthe$51,120 ($39,050.00+$12,070.00)asshownabove;dealingwiththisContractorwasmuch morecumbersomethanitshouldhavebeen(throughoutthedurationofthe Contract).ItisestimatedthattheEngineerhadtospendapproximatelytwicethe amountoftimenormallyrequiredinattendingtothisContract.Thisresultedin additionaltimetotheCityworthapproximately$11,730($170/dayx69working days)basedontheoriginalspecifiedcompletiontimeof102calendardays(69 workingdays). Therefore,thetotaloveralladditionalcoststotheCityisestimated tobe$62,850($51,120+$11,730). GalbraithConstructionLtd. Aswasidentifiedinitemc)above,Galbraithcompletedbothmajorprojects, Contracts2005-3and2005-14,withinthespecifiedtimeframeandasaresult,the Citydidnotincuranyadditionalcostsforsiteinspectionoradministration.In addition,agoodbusinessworkingrelationshipwiththeprojectmanagersonboth ContractscontributedtothestandardamountofEngineertimeadministeringthe contracts. Thedifferencebetweenthetwocomplianttendersintermsofstatedcontractpriceis $10,944($1,950,064-$1,939,120.).However,basedontheTenderEvaluationcriteria includingquality,deliveryandservicecapabilityandprice(totaloverallcosttothe City),webelievethatitisintheCity’sbestinteresttoawardContract2005-27: McAllisterDrive–StreetReconstructiontoGalbraithConstruction,notwithstanding thatDeblyEnterprisesLtd.submittedthelowerofthetwotenders.Pastperformanceis anindicatorofwhatcanbeexpectedfromtheContractoronfutureprojects.Itis staff’sopinionthattheadditionalcoststotheCitytoadministertheprojectin conjunctionwithoneContractorcouldbewellinexcessofthe$10,944tender differenceandcouldreasonablybeexpectedtobesimilartotheadditionalcosts incurredonContract2004-2intheamountof$62,850. Beyondthematterofcostisourparticularconcernfortheundergroundcomponentof theworkandoverallprojectcoordination. INPUTFROMOTHERRESOURCES TheCitySolicitorwasconsultedandhasprovidedhisinputintothisreport. M&C2006-28 January24,2006 Page2 FINANCIALIMPLICATIONS TheContractincludesworkthatischargedagainstthe2005WaterandSewerage UtilityFundandTransportationCapitalProgram.Ananalysishasbeencompleted assumingawardofthistendertoGalbraithConstructionLtd.whichincludesthe estimatedamountofworkthatwillbeperformedbyCityforcesandothers. Thecostanalysisconcludesthatatotalamountof$1,890,000($1,410,000inthe GeneralFundand$480,000intheUtilityFund)wasprovidedinthebudgetsandthat theprojectedcompletioncostoftheprojectsincludedinthiscontractandalsoworkto bedonebyothersisestimatedtobe$1,786,800,includingtheCity’seligibleHST rebate–a$86,860negativedifferenceintheWaterandSewerageUtilityFundCapital Programanda$190,030positivedifferenceintheGeneralFundCapitalProgram. RECOMMENDATION: ItisrecommendedthatContractNo.2005-27:McAllisterDrive(RothesayAvenueto MajorsBrookDrive)–StreetReconstruction,beawardedtoGalbraithConstruction Ltd.,attheirtenderedpriceof$1,950,064ascalculatedbaseduponestimated quantities,andfurtherthattheMayorandCommonClerkbeauthorizedtoexecutethe necessarycontractdocuments. Respectfullysubmitted, J.M.PaulGroody,P. Eng. Commissioner, MunicipalOperations& Engineering TerrenceL.Totten,F.C.A. CityManager January27,2006 CommonCouncilof TheCityofSaintJohn YourWorshipandCouncillors: Re:Disclosureof PersonalInformationConcerning FormerEmployees Atarecentopen sessionmeetingofCommonCounciltherequestwasmadeof theCityManagerforinformationrespectingthepaymentsmadeunderthelast EarlyRetirementProgramofferedbytheCity.TheCityManagerexpressed reluctancetoprovideinformationthatwouldrelatetoanidentifiedorreadily identifiableformeremployee,includingsuchthingsasage,yearsofservice andtotalamountreceivedundertheprogram.Atthelastopensessionmeeting ofCouncil,CouncillorFergusonstatedthathedidnotwantthenamesofthe formeremployeesinvolved,onlytheirpositions. Anexaminationofthestatutorylandscaperespectingthedisclosureofpersonal informationhasbeenexamined.Aswellforcomparativepurposeswehave reviewedtheschemeinplaceinNovaScotiainthisrespect. Attheoutsetwewillprovideabriefoverviewofthemostprominentpiecesof legislationoperatinginthisProvincewithrespecttotheissueoftheprotection ofpersonalinformation. The PersonalInformationProtectionandElectronicDocumentsAct (PIPEDA)isaFederalstatutewhichappliestopersonalinformationthatis collectedintheprivatesector,imposingrestrictionswithrespecttothe collection,useordisclosureofpersonalinformationinthecourseof commercialactivities. TheOfficeofthePrivacyCommissionerofCanadahas …/2 CommonCouncilCitySolicitor January27,2006Page2 Re:DisclosureofPersonalInformationConcerningFormerEmployees theresponsibilitywithrespecttotheapplicationofPIPEDA.Viewshave variedastotheapplicationofPIPEDAtomunicipalities.However,the PrivacyCommissionerhastakenthepositionthat,asageneralrule,PIPEDA doesnotapplytothecoreactivitiesofmunicipalities.Bycoreactivities,they meanactivitiesthatarecentraltothemandateandresponsibilitiesof municipalities.Theysaythatthechargingofafeedoesnotnecessarilytrigger theapplicationofPIPEDAiftheserviceispartofthemunicipality’score activities,givingtheexamplesofamunicipalitychargingaperbagfeeto collectgarbageorchargingfortheuseofaplayingfieldorarena.[A municipalitymaybecomesubjecttoPIDEDAwhenitengagesinanon-core commercialactivity].Establishinganddealingwithamunicipalworkforceis certainlyacoreactivityofamunicipalityandconsequently,PIPEDAwould notapplytopersonalinformationrelatingtoanearlyretirementprogram,in myopinion. The RighttoInformationAct ofNewBrunswick(ChapterR-10.3)inSection2 entitleseveryperson,subjecttomanyexceptionstorequestandreceive informationrelatingtothepublicbusinessoftheProvince,includingany activityorfunctioncarriedonorperformedbyanydepartmenttowhichthe Actapplies.Theexceptionsincludeaprohibitionagainstthereleaseof informationthatwouldrevealpersonalinformationconcerninganotherperson. ARegulation(85-68)underthisActliststhedepartmentstowhichitapplies. ThisActdoesnotapplytomunicipalities,asIreadit. The ProtectionofPersonalInformationAct ofNewBrunswick(ChapterP- 19.1)applieswithrespecttopersonalinformationheldbytheProvinceofNew Brunswick.Schedule“A”oftheActisaStatutoryCodeofPractice,and Section3oftheCodestates: “Theconsentoftheindividualisrequiredforthecollection,use,or disclosureofpersonalinformation,exceptwhereinappropriate” WehavebeenadvisedthatiftheProvince’sHumanResourcesDepartmentis contactedaboutaProvincialemployee,itwillacknowledgethatthepersonis anemployeebutwillnotprovideanypersonalinformationabouttheemployee withouttheemployee’sconsent.Section2(1)oftheActsaysthateverypublic bodyissubjecttotheStatutoryCodeofPracticethatisattachedtotheAct. …/3 CommonCouncilCitySolicitor January27,2006Page3 Re:DisclosureofPersonalInformationConcerningFormerEmployees TheCodedealswiththecollection,release,etc.ofpersonalinformation. This Actdoesnot,however,applytomunicipalitiesasthewords “publicbody”are definedtomeanabodytowhichthe RighttoInformationAct appliesandany otherbody,designatedbyregulation,thatisestablishedbysuchabodyorbya publicActofNewBrunswick.Municipalitiesdonotfitwithinthedefinition of“publicbody”. WealsolookedattheNovaScotialegislationdealingwithpersonal informationheldbymunicipalities.The MunicipalGovernmentAct (Chapter 18oftheActsof1998)ofNovaScotiaappliestomunicipalitiesinthat Province.Section480oftheActprohibitsthereleaseofpersonalinformation: “Ifthedisclosurewouldbeanunreasonableinvasionofathirdparty’s personalprivacy” Itgoesontogiveguidanceastowhatisanunreasonableinvasion.Itisnot consideredanunreasonableinvasioniftheemployeehas,inwriting,consented toorrequestedthedisclosure. WehavebeenadvisedthattheCityofMonctonhasadoptedapolicynotto releaseinformationthatwouldconstituteanunreasonableinvasionofthe privacyofaperson,whichincludes: a)Informationrelatingtorace,nationalorethnicorigin,mothertongue, colour,creed,health,religionorpoliticalbeliefs,age,sex,sexual orientationormaritalstatusorfamilystatus;and b)Informationthatdescribesanindividual’sfinances,assets,liabilities, networth,bankbalance,financialhistoryoractivities,orwhichwas obtainedonataxreturnorgatheredforthepurposeofcollectingatax. ThisisinadditiontoitsCorporatePolicywhichstatesthatpersonnelrecords areconfidentialdocumentsandwillonlybe showntounauthorizedindividuals upontheagreementoftheemployee.Thisagreementisdemonstratedby writtenauthorizationtoexamine/disclosecontents. …/4 CommonCouncilCitySolicitor January27,2006Page4 Re:DisclosureofPersonalInformationConcerningFormerEmployees ItappearsthattheCitydoesnothaveanofficialpolicywithrespecttothe releaseofpersonalinformation.However,wehavebeenadvisedbystaffin HumanResourcesthattheywillnotreleasepersonalinformationaboutan employeewithouttheemployee’sconsent.Thiswouldapplytoaformer employeeaswell. CommonCouncilisobviouslyentitledtotheinformationthatitneedstomake informeddecisions.Informationthatisprovidedatpublicmeetingsbecomes publicinformation.Ifpersonalemployeeinformation,whetheritis informationthatgivesanemployee’snameorgivesdetailsthatwouldeasily leadtotheidentificationofanemployee,isrequiredbyCommonCouncilto makeadecision,thenSection10.2(4)ofthe MunicipalitiesAct ofNew Brunswick(ChapterM-22)isrelevant.Itprovidesthatthepublicmaybe excludedwhenpersonalinformationistobediscussedatameetingofa council. Thewords “personalinformation”aredefinedasmeaning: “Informationaboutanindividualwhocanbeidentifiedbythecontents ofinformationbecausetheinformation a)includestheindividual’sname b)makestheindividual’sidentifyobvious,or c)islikelyinthecircumstancestobecombinedwithother informationthatincludestheindividual’snameormakesthe individual’sidentityobvious.” Thereis,however,noclearstatutoryprohibitionagainstCouncil’srevealing personalinformationofcurrentorformeremployeesofthemunicipality.The decisionwhetherornottodosoisleftatthediscretionofCouncil.That discretionshouldbeexercisedprudently,ingoodfaithandwithattentiontoan employeeorformeremployee’sreasonableexpectationofprivacy. Councilmightwishtodirectthepreparationofaprivacypolicyforits consideration.Suchapolicycould,forexample,providetoCityemployees thesameorsimilarprotectionoftheirpersonalinformationasisgivento ProvincialGovernmentemployeesandtoemployeesinMoncton. RespectfullySubmitted, JohnL.Nugent CitySolicitor January26,2006 MayorNormanMcFarlane and MembersofCommonCouncil Cityof SaintJohn 8th Floor,CityHall 15Market Square SaintJohn,N.B. YourWorship andCouncillors, Re:Requested changestotheCityof SaintJohn ParkingMeterBylaw Withregardtothe ParkingMeterBylaw,we areproposingthefollowing amendments: 1.Changeboththeon-street andoff-streethourlyparkingratefrom$1.00perhourto $1.25perhour asoutlinedinthe attachedparkingbylawamendment. 2.Delete a numberofstreetsthathaveparkingmetersoutlinedin Schedule “A” and addthesestreetsto Schedule “C”whichmayhave a combinationofparkingmeters andpay anddisplayparkingmachines asoutlinedinthe attachedparkingbylaw amendments. The SaintJohn ParkingCommissionisrequestingtheincreaseinthehourlyparkingratestoboth theon andoffstreetparkingeffectiveMarch1,2006.Initially,the SaintJohn Parking Commissionplannedtoraisetheoff-streetparkingrateseffectiveMarch1,2006andthenmake a recommendationtoincreasetheon-streethourlyrate atalaterdatefrom$1.00perhourto$1.25 perhour.However, afterfurtherconsideration,itisourrecommendationto anincreasebothon andoffstreetparking atthesametime. Therequestedparkingrateincreases areinlinewiththerecommendationofthe Strategic Parking Planwork,whichseeratesincreaseovertimetohelpsupportfutureparkingstructure requirements. Recommendation:ItisrecommendedthatCommonCouncil approve 1st and 2nd readingofthe changestotheparkingmeterbylaw andrefertheitemtothelegaldepartmentbefore 3rd reading fortherereview. Yourstruly, Richard Smith GeneralManager BY-LAWNUMBER______ ABY-LAWTOAMENDABY-LAW WITHRESPECTTOPARKINGZONES ANDTHEUSEOFPARKINGMETERS ANDPAYANDDISPLAYMACHINES ARRÊTĖ N°______ ARRÊTÉCONCERNANTLESZONES DESTATIONNEMENTET L’UTILISATIONDESPARCOMÈTRES ETDESHORODATEURS BeitenactedbytheCommonCouncilof TheCityof SaintJohn asfollows: LeConseil communaldelaCityof SaintJohn édicte cequisuit: ABy-LawofTheCityofSaintJohn entitled“ABy-LawtoAmendABy-Law WithRespecttoParkingZonesandTheUse ofParkingMetersandPayandDisplay Machines”enactedonthe15th dayofMarch, 2004ishereby amended: L’arrêtédelaCityofSaintJohnintitulé «Arrêtémodifiantl’arrêtéconcernantles zonesdestationnementetl’utilisationdes parcomètresetdeshorodateurs»édictéle 15mars2004estparlesprésentes modifié commesuit: 1 Section6(4)isamendedbydeletingthe following: 1 Leparagraphe6(4)estmodifiéparla suppressionde cequisuit: “6(4)3 “ Thetollforparking a vehicle shallbeattherateofOneDollar ($1:00)perhour.” «6(4)3Letauxdestationnementd’un véhiculeserad’undollar(1,00$)l’heure.» 2 Section6(4)isamendedbyaddingtoit thefollowing: 2 etparl’additionde cequisuit: “6(4)(1)“Thetollforparkinga vehicleinaparkingspacethatis locatedonastreetlistedineither Schedule“A”orSchedule“C”shall beOneDollarandTwenty-Five Cents($1.25)perhour.” «6(4)1Letauxdestationnementd’un véhiculedansunemplacementde stationnementsituélelongd’uneruefigurant àl’annexe"A"ou à l’annexe"C"serad’un dollarvingt-cinq cents(1,25$)l’heure.» “6(4)2Thetollforparkingavehicle inaparkingspacethatislocatedona streetlistedinSchedule“B”or Schedule“C”shallbeOneDollarand Twenty-FiveCents($1.25)perhour.” «6(4)2Letauxdestationnementd’un véhiculedansunemplacementde stationnementsituélelongd’uneruefigurant àl’annexe"B"ouàl’annexe"C"serad’un dollarvingt-cinq cents(1,25$)l’heure.» INWITNESSWHEREOFtheCityofSaint JohnhascausedtheCorporateCommonSeal ofthesaidCitytobeaffixedtothisBy-law the*****dayof*****,A.D.2004and signedby: ENFOIDEQUOI,laCityofSaintJohna apposésonsceaucommunalofficielau présentarrêtéle*********2004,ainsique lessignaturesci-après: 2 _______________________________________________ Mayor/Maire _____________________________________________ CommonClerk/Greffiermunicipal FirstReading-Premièrelecture- SecondReading-Deuxièmelecture- ThirdReading-Troisièmelecture- BY-LAWNUMBER______ ABY-LAWTOAMENDABY-LAW WITHRESPECTTOPARKINGZONES ANDTHEUSEOFPARKINGMETERS ANDPAYANDDISPLAYMACHINES ARRÊTĖ N°______ ARRÊTÉMODIFIANTL’ARRÊTÉ CONCERNANTLESZONESDE STATIONNEMENTETL’UTILISATION DESPARCOMÈTRESETDES HORODATEURS BeitenactedbytheCommonCouncilof TheCityof SaintJohn asfollows: LeConseil communaldelaCityof SaintJohn édicte cequisuit: ABy-LawofTheCityofSaintJohn entitled“ABy-LawtoAmendABy-Law WithRespecttoParkingZonesandTheUse ofParkingMetersandPayandDisplay Machines”enactedonthe15th dayofMarch, 2004ishereby amended: L’arrêtédelaCityofSaintJohnintitulé «Arrêtémodifiantl’arrêtéconcernantles zonesdestationnementetl’utilisationdes parcomètresetdeshorodateurs»édictéle 15mars2004estparlesprésentes modifié commesuit: 1 Schedule“A”isamendedbydeletingthe following: 1 L’annexe«A»estmodifiéeparla suppressionde cequisuit: STREETLIMITSSIDE Canterbury StreetKing StreettoBoth Princess Street Germain StreetUnion StreettoBoth Princess Street King StreetCharlotte StreetBoth Prince William Street King Sq.NorthSydney StreetBoth toCharlotte Street King Sq. SouthCharlotte StreetBoth ToSydney Street Prince William St.Church StreettoEast Duke Street Prince William St.Princess StreetWest toDuke Street Coburg St.Carleton StreettoBoth Union Street RUELIMITESCÔTĖ RueCanterburyDelarueKingLesdeux àlarue Princess RueGermainDelarueUnionLesdeux àlarue Princess RueKingDelarueCharlotteLesdeux àlarue Prince William PlaceKingNordDelarue SydneyLesdeux àlarueCharlotte PlaceKing SudDelarueCharlotteLesdeux àlarue Sydney Rue PrinceDelarueChurchEst WilliamàlarueDuke Rue PrinceDelaruePrincessOuest WilliamàlarueDuke RueCoburgDelarueCarletonLesdeux àlarueUnion 2 WellingtonRowCarleton StreettoBoth Union Street Water St.St Patrick St.toEast LowerCoveLoop RangéeDelarueCarletonLesdeux WellingtonàlarueUnion RueWaterDelarue St.PatrickEst àlaboucleLowerCove 2 Schedule “C”is added.2 etparl’additiondel’annexe«C». Street Limits Side Canterbury StreetKing SttoBoth Duke St. Prince William St.King St.toBoth Queen St. Germain St. Princess St.toBoth Union St. King Sq.NorthCharlotte St.toBoth Sydney St. King Sq. SouthCharlotte St.toBoth Sydney St. King St.EastCarmarthan St.toBoth Sydney St. Waterloo St.Union St.toNorth Paddock St. Coburg St.Carleton St.toBoth Union St WellingtonRowCarleton St.toBoth Union St. Water St.St Patrick St.toEast LowerCoveLoop INWITNESSWHEREOFtheCityofSaint JohnhascausedtheCorporateCommonSeal ofthesaidCitytobeaffixedtothisBy-law the*****dayof*****,A.D.2004and signedby: Rue Limites Côté RueCanterburyDelarueKing à Lesdeux larueDuke Rue PrinceDelarueKing àLesdeux WilliamlarueQueen RueGermainDelaruePrincess à Lesdeux larueUnion PlaceKingDelarueCharlotteLesdeux Nordàlarue Sydney PlaceKingDelarueCharlotteLesdeux Sudàlarue Sydney RueKingDelarueCarmarthanLesdeux Estàlarue Sydney RueWaterlooDelarueUnionNord àlarue Paddock RueCoburgDelarueCarletonLesdeux àlarueUnion RangéeDelarueCarletonLesdeux WellingtonàlarueUnion RueWaterDelarue St.PatrickEst àlaboucleLowerCove EN FOIDEQUOI,laCityof SaintJohn a apposésonsceaucommunalofficiel au présentarrêtéle*********2004, ainsique lessignaturesci-après: 3 _______________________________________________ Mayor/Maire _____________________________________________ CommonClerk/Greffiermunicipal FirstReading-Premièrelecture- SecondReading-Deuxièmelecture- ThirdReading-Troisièmelecture- January27,2006 YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:StreetVesting 1854ManawagonishRoad(CullinanAvenue) OnJune21,2004CommonCouncilreferredtheabovemattertothePlanning AdvisoryCommitteeforareportandrecommendation. TheCommittee consideredtheattachedreportatitsJanuary24,2006meeting. TheDeveloper,Mr.JohnRoccaofUrbanConstructionAtlanticLimited, appearedbeforetheCommitteeinsupportoftheapplicationandstaff recommendation. Mr.WilliamNelsonalsoappearedbeforetheCommitteeconcerningthepossible lostofasurveymarkeronhisadjoiningpropertyat131PipelineRoad.Mr. RoccaindicatedthatthematterwouldbediscussedwithHughesSurveysand ConsultantsInc.andthesurveymarkerrestorediftheywereresponsible. There werenootherpresentationsmade,butaletterfromanadjacentpropertyowner wasreceived (seeattachments). Afterconsideringthematter,theCommitteeresolvedtoadoptstaff recommendation,whichisset-outbelowforyourconvenience. RECOMMENDATION: ThatCommonCouncilassenttotheattachedphoto-reducedtentativesubdivision planthatwouldvestParcel“A”havinganapproximateareaof465squaremetres, alsobeingPIDNo.55090195,intotheCullinanAvenuepublicstreetright-of- way. Respectfullysubmitted, PhilipHovey Chairman MRO/m Attachments DATE:JANUARY20,2006 TO:PLANNINGADVISORYCOMMITTEE FROM:PLANNINGANDDEVELOPMENT FOR:MEETINGOF JANUARY24,2006 MarkO'Hearn PlanningOfficer SUBJECT: NameofApplicant:HughesSurveysandConsultantsInc. NameofOwner:CityofSaintJohn Location:1854ManawagonishRoad(File) PID:55090195 MunicipalPlan:LowDensityResidential Zoning:“RS-2”Oneand TwoFamilySuburbanResidential Proposal:Tovestaparceloflandintoapublicstreet right-of-way. TypeofApplication:Subdivision JURISDICTIONOFCOMMITTEE: The CommunityPlanning Act authorizesthePlanningAdvisoryCommitteetoadviseCommon Councilontheassentofpublicstreets(orportionsthereof). UrbanConstructionAtlanticLimitedPage2 1854ManawagonishRoad(File)January24,2006 STAFFRECOMMENDATIONTOCOMMITTEE: ThatCommonCouncilassenttotheattachedphoto-reducedtentativesubdivisionplanthatwould vestParcel“A”havinganapproximateareaof465squaremetres,alsobeingPIDNo.55090195, intotheCullinanAvenuepublicstreetright-of-way. BACKGROUND: TheoverallplanfortheWestgateParkSubdivisionwasapprovedinprinciplebythePlanning AdvisoryCommitteeinJanuary1977. Theconceptplanforthissubdivisioninvolvedmostlyone andsometwo-familyhousing,aswellasamultipleresidentialareanearthepipelineeasement. Therewasalsosomeneighbourhoodcommercialdevelopmentenvisioned. Therezoningforthe one,two,andmultiplefamilyandcommercialdevelopmentwereapprovedbyCommonCouncil atthattime.Overtheyearsphasesofthisresidentialdevelopmenthavebeenundertakenwith mostlyone-familyhomes. In1992theCityconsideredthedevelopmentproposalforCullinanAvenuebyBryceH.Beyea Ltd. TheDeveloperwasseekingtoconstructaconventionalcul-de-sacwithten(10)residential lots. Thecul-de-sacwasproposedtoextendoverthepipelineeasement. Asdiscussedinthestaffreportatthetime,CullinanAvenuehadthepotentialofbeingextendedin thefutureasamajorstreetconnectiontoGaultRoad,andshouldbeconsideredonlyasa temporarycul-de-sac. Therefore,theright-of-waywasrequiredtobewidenedto18.29metres (60feet)withoversizedmunicipalservicingmains.Buttofacilitatestreetmaintenanceand controltrafficalongtheso-calledpipelineroad,concretecurbingwasinstalledcompletelyalong theturnaround.Also,asmallparcel (Parcel“A”shownonthesubmittedtentativesubdivision plan)wasalsotransferredtotheCityfurthercontrolthepipelineeasement. Around2004theoriginalDeveloperoftheWestgateParkSubdivision,JohnRocca(Urban ConstructionAtlanticLimited),begananapartmentcomplexdevelopmenttothenorthof CullinanAvenue. Thisapartmentdevelopmentwasconsistentwiththeconceptplansandzoning ofWestgatePark,andsatisfiedalltheapplicableZoningBy-lawrequirements. Thefirstphase consistedofanapartmentbuildingwith12unitshavingaccessontoDownsviewDrive. Thenext phaseoftheprojectinvolvedanotherbuildinghavingaccessalsoontoDownsviewDrive. The finalphasewillcontainafurtherbuildingwithapproximately23units.Accesswillbeprovidedby DownsviewDriveandCullinanAvenue (pleaserefertothesubmitteddevelopmentsiteplan). TheDeveloper’sconsultanthassuggestedthatthemoreconvenientaccessforthenewbuilding remainsDownsviewAvenue. OriginallybothapartmentbuildingsalongthepipelineeasementweretoaccessCullinanAvenue only.However,inJune2004CommonCouncilagreedtoalandexchangethatfacilitatedatwo- wayaccesstoDownsviewDrive.InreturntheCityreceivedastripofland (shownasParcel UrbanConstructionAtlanticLimitedPage3 1854ManawagonishRoad(File)January24,2006 “D”onthesubmittedtentativesubdivisionplan),andacommitmentfromtheDeveloperthatno developmentwouldoccurinthebufferareashownonthetentativeplan. Thesemeasureswere undertakentocontrolaccessincloseproximitytoexistingone-familyhomesalongthenorthside ofCullinanAvenue. Atthattime,theDeveloperalsorequestedthatCommonCouncilvestanexistingCity-owned parceloflandattheendofthecul-de-sacinordertobetterfacilitatetheconstructionofthe anticipateddrivewayaccess.CouncilreferredthismattertothePlanningAdvisoryCommittee. AftersomeperiodoftimetheDeveloperhasrequestedthatthismatterbefinallyconsideredby theCity. INPUTFROMOTHERSOURCES: MunicipalOperationsandEngineering hasnoobjectiontothisrequestedstreetvesting,which willalsoprovidepublicaccesstotheadjacentWilliamandNancyNelsonProperty. BuildingandTechnicalServices hasnoconcernregardingthisproposal. FireDepartment hasnoobjectiontothisapplication. ANALYSIS: OnJune21,2004CommonCouncilauthorizedtheexchangeofparcelsoflandtofacilitate two-wayvehicularaccessontoDownsviewDriveforanapartmentbuildingdevelopmentadjacent tothepipelineeasementatthebottomofWestgateParksubdivision (seeattachments). AtthattimeCouncilwasalsoaskedtoconsiderafurtherrequestbytheDevelopertovestaCity parcel (shownasParcel“A”onthesubmittedtentativesubdivisionplan)forstreetpurposes. Thisparceloflandisapproximately465squaremetres(5,005squarefeet)inarea,andwould furtherenlargetherectangularstreetright-of-way. Asillustratedonthesubmittedsiteplan,thisproposedstreetvestingwouldallowforasecondary accessfortheapartmentbuildingsatafurtherlocationontheturnaround.Otherwisethe proposedPhase3buildingwouldhavetoberedesigned/relocatedinorderforthesecondary accesstobedevelopedontheexistingstreetfrontage. Theapplicanthassuggestedthatthe proposalwouldcreatethenecessaryaccessfurtherfromtheresidentialpropertiesalongthenorth sideofCullinanAvenue,aswellasprovideabettermannerinfacilitatingtrafficontheexisting roadwaytothewest. Asmentionedinthe Background sectionofthisreport,CullinanAvenuewasdesignedand constructedinamannertoprovideforthepossibilityofbeingfurtherextendedtofacilitatefuture UrbanConstructionAtlanticLimitedPage4 1854ManawagonishRoad(File)January24,2006 residentialdevelopmenttothenorthandnorthwest. Thesubjectparcelwasacquiredtoprovide theCitygreatercontrolovertheso-calledpipelineroad,whichislocatedoverprivatelandsand not avestedpublicroad. MunicipalOperationsand Engineeringhascarefullyreviewedtheproposal,andcansupportthe requestforstreetvesting.Approvalisthereforerecommended. MRO/m ProjectNo.06-13