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2006-11-06_Agenda Packet--Dossier de l'ordre du jour Cityof SaintJohn CommonCouncilMeeting Monday,November06,2006 CommitteeoftheWhole 1.CalltoOrder 5:00p.m.8thFloorBoardroomCityHall 10.2(4)(j) 1.1CollectiveBargainingUpdate RegularMeeting 1.CalltoOrder– Prayer 6:00p.m.CouncilChamberCityHall 2.ApprovalofMinutes 2.1ApprovalofOctober23,2006 Minutes 3.AdoptionofAgenda 4.DisclosuresofConflictofInterest 5.AdoptionofConsentAgenda 5.1FundyRegionSolidWasteComm2007OperatingBudget(Receivefor Information) 5.2FriendsofSt.Joseph's ThankstoFireDept(Receiveforinformationwith copytoFireDept) 5.3Council2007MeetingSchedule(Recommendation) 5.4SJWaterfrontDevelopment-NBHistoricalSocietyre ThreeSistersLamp (Receiveforinformation) 5.5Eric Teedre EnergyEfficiencyforNewConstruction(Receivefor information) 5.6FrankRodgersLetteronLNGPipeline(ReceiveforInformation) 5.7FusionreUrbanDesignGuidelines(RefertoCommitteeonDesignand BuildingStandards) 5.8GertrudeHaslettRequestforSidewalkonDanielAve&MannersSuttonRd (RefertoCityManager) 5.9GreenMunicipalFund(GMF)-ApplicationforFunding(Recommendation) 5.102006DebentureIssue(Recommendation) 5.11ProposalNumber2006-583601P-Security(Recommendation) 5.12 TenderforPlowBlades(Recommendation) 5.13Collings Land Exchange(Recommendation) 5.14PublicHearingDates648WestmorlandRd,166GoldenGroveRd,1000 SomersetSt&16FernSt(Recommendation) 5.151521ManawagonishRd(Recommendation) PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com 5.16(a)August2006OperatingResults(ReceiveforInformation) 5.16(b)August2006OperatingResultsSchedule(ReceiveforInformation) 5.17(a)FriendsofRockwoodParkOppositiontoPipeline ThroughRockwood Park(ReceiveforInformation) 5.17(b)Leland& Janice ThomasOppositiontoPipeline ThroughRockwoodPark (ReceiveforInformation) 5.18NationalGolfCourseOwnersAssocPesticides(RefertoCityManager& CitySolicitorforinformation) 5.19NBGolfAssocrePesticideBy-law(RefertoCityManager&CitySolicitor forinformation) 5.20Lease-OfficeSpace(Recommendation) 6.MembersComments 7.Proclamation 7.1ProclamationFamilyViolenceMonth 72ProclamationNovember8World TownPlanningDay 8.Delegations/Presentations 7:00p.m. 8.1CrescentValleyAction Team 8.2HeritageDevelopmentBoard 9.PublicHearings 10.ConsiderationofBy-laws 10.1 ThirdReadingZoningBy-lawAmend-270CottageRd 10.2(a) ThirdReading-ZoningBy-lawAmend-1210LochLomondRoad 10.2(b)Section39Conditions1210LochLomondRoad 10.2(c)Section39Conditions-1210LochLomondRoad 11.SubmissionsbyCouncilMembers 11.1SupportforMuseums(DeputyMayorHooton) 11.2 Three-dimensionalGraphicsProgram(DeputyMayorHooton) 11.3Parking/Development/Cash-in-Lieu(Councillor Titus) 11.4Booklet-HowMunicipal TaxDollarSpent(CouncillorTitus) 11.5FairvilleBlvd.(CouncillorMcGuire) 12.BusinessMatters–MunicipalOfficers 12.0ForHealth,ProsperityandQualityof LifeSaintJohnHarbourClean-Up (Presentation) 12.1Provincially&RegionallyDesignatedHighways&MunicipalDesignated HighwaysGrantProgram 12.2ProvinciallyDesignatedHighways,Proposed5-YearCapitalImprovement Program(2007-2011) 12.3CommunicationsServices-EmergencyMedicalServices 13.CommitteeReports 13.1PlanningAdvisoryCommitteeRecommendingProposedSubdivision270 CottageRd 13.2By-LawReviewCommitteeRequesttoDraftNewPosteringBy-Law 13.3Vision2015CommunityConsultation 13.4Vision2015CommitteeSystemfor ElectiontoCommonCouncil 13.5SaintJohn TransitCommissionreBudget PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com 14.ConsiderationofIssuesSeparatedfromConsentAgenda 15.GeneralCorrespondence 15.1CanadianUnionPostalWorkersMoratoriumonPostOfficeClosuresand RuralDelivery 16.Adjournment PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com Cityof SaintJohn Séance duconseilcommunal Lelundi6novembre2006 Comitéplénier 1.Ouverturedelaséance e 17hSalledeconférencedu 8étageàl'hôteldeville 10.2(4)j) 1.1Compterendusurlesnégociationscollectives–alinéa Séanceordinaire 1.Ouverturedelaséance,suiviedelaprière 18hSalleduconseilàl'hôteldeville 2.Approbationduprocès-verbal 2.1Approbationduprocès-verbaldelaséancetenuele23octobre2006 3.Adoptiondel'ordredujour 4.Divulgationsdeconflitsd'intérêts 5.Adoptiondel'ordredujourrelatifauxquestionssoumisesàl'approbationdu conseil 5.1Budgetd'exploitationde2007présentéparlaCommissiondegestiondes déchetssolidesdeFundy(accepteràtitreinformatif) 5.2LettrederemerciementsadresséeauServiced'incendie,reçuedel'organisme AmisdeSt.Joseph's(accepteràtitreinformatifettransmettreunecopieau Serviced'incendie) 5.3Calendrierdesséancesduconseilpour2007(recommandation) 5.4AménagementdusecteurriveraindeSaintJohnetSociétéhistoriquedu Nouveau-Brunswickrelativementàlalanternedestroissœurs(accepteràtitre informatif) 5.5Eric Teed:efficacitéénergétiquedesnouveauxprojetsdeconstruction (accepteràtitreinformatif) 5.6LettrereçuedeFrankRodgersrelativeaupipelinedegaznaturelliquéfié (accepteràtitreinformatif) 5.7Groupesurlafusionrelativementauxlignesdirectricesdelaconception urbaine(transmettreauComitésurlesnormesdeconceptionetdeconstruction) 5.8DemandeprésentéeparGertrudeHaslettvoulantquesoientaménagésdes trottoirssurl'avenueDanieletsurlecheminMannersSutton(transmettreau directeurgénéral) 5.9Fondsd'habilitationmunicipalvert:demandedefinancement (recommandation) 5.10 Émissiond'obligationsde2006(recommandation) o 5.11Offre n2006-583601Penmatièredesécurité(recommandation) 5.12Soumissionrelativeauxsocsdecharrue(recommandation) PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com 5.13 ÉchangedeterrainsappartenantauxCollings(recommandation) 5.14Datesd'audiencespubliquesvisantle648,cheminWestmorland,le 166,cheminGoldenGrove,le1000,rueSomersetetle16,rueFern (recommandation) 5.151521,cheminManawagonish(recommandation) 5.16a)Bilanfinancierdubudgetd'exploitationde2006jusqu'aumoisd'août (accepteràtitreinformatif) 5.16b)Annexedubilanfinancierdubudgetd'exploitationde2006(accepterà titreinformatif) 5.17a)AmisduparcRockwoodseprononçantcontrelepipelinetraversantleparc Rockwood(accepteràtitreinformatif) 5.17b)LelandetJanice Thomasseprononçantcontrelepipelinetraversantleparc Rockwood(accepteràtitreinformatif) 5.18Associationcanadiennedespropriétairesdeterrainsdegolfrelativementaux pesticides(transmettreaudirecteurgénéraletàl'avocatmunicipal) 5.19AssociationdespropriétairesdeterrainsdegolfduNouveau-Brunswick relativementàl'arrêtésurlespesticides(transmettreaudirecteurgénéraletà l'avocatmunicipal) 5.20Locationdebureaux(recommandation) 6.Commentairesprésentésparlesmembres 7.Proclamation 7.1ProclamationduMoisdepréventioncontrelaviolencefamiliale 7.2ProclamationdelaJournéemondialedel'urbanismele8novembre 8.Délégationsetprésentations 19h 8.1CrescentValleyAction Team(équiped'actionsurl'étudeduquartierCrescent Valley) Conseild'aménagementdupatrimoine 9.Audiencespubliques 10.Étudedesarrêtésmunicipaux 10.1Troisièmelectureduprojetdemodificationdel'arrêtésurlezonagevisantle 270,cheminCottage 10.2a)Troisièmelectureduprojetdemodificationdel'arrêtésurlezonagevisant le1210,cheminLochLomond 10.2b)Conditionsimposéesparl'article39visantle1210,cheminLochLomond 10.2c)Conditionsimposéesparl'article39visantle1210,cheminLochLomond 11.Interventiondesmembresduconseil 11.1Appuifinancieroffertauxmusées(mairesse suppléanteHooton) 11.2Programmedegraphiquesàtroisdimensions(mairessesuppléanteHooton) 11.3Stationnement,aménagementetcompensationmonétaire(conseillerTitus) 11.4Livret:Commentlestaxesfoncièressontdépensées(conseillerTitus) 11.5BoulevardFairville(conseillerMcGuire) 12.Affairesmunicipalesévoquéesparlesfonctionnairesmunicipaux 12.0NettoyageduportdeSaintJohnpourlasanté,laprospéritéetlaqualitéde vie(présentation) 12.1Programmedesubventionrelatifauxroutesprovincialesetrégionales désignéesetauxroutesmunicipalesdésignées PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com 12.2Routesprovincialesdésignées-Programmequinquennald'améliorationdes immobilisationsproposé(2007à2011) 12.3Servicesdecommunications:Servicesmédicauxd'urgence 13.Rapportsdecomités 13.1Comitéconsultatifd'urbanismerecommandantleprojetdelotissementsitué au270,cheminCottage 13.2Comitéderévisiondesarrêtésmunicipaux:demanderelativeàlarédaction d'unnouvelarrêtérelatifàl'affichage 13.3ConsultationscommunautairesprésentéesparleComitésurlaVision2015 13.4ComitésurlaVision2015: systèmeélectoralpourleconseilcommunal 13.5BudgetdelaCommissiondetransportdeSaintJohn 14.Étudedessujetsécartésdesquestionssoumisesàl'approbationduconseil 15.Correspondancegénérale Obtentiond'unmoratoireparleSyndicatdestravailleursettravailleusesdes postesduCanadavisantlafermeturedebureauxdeposteetl'interruptiondela livraisonenrégion 16.Clôturedelaséance PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com 92-521 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 COMMONCOUNCILMEETING–THECITY OFSAINTJOHN CITYHALL– OCTOBER23,2006,5:15P.M. present NormanMcFarlane,Mayor DeputyMayorHootonandCouncillorsChang,Chase,Court, Farren,Ferguson,McGuire,Tait,TitusandWhite -and- T.Totten,CityManager;J.Nugent,CitySolicitor;GregYeomans, CommissionerofFinanceandTreasurer;P.Groody, CommissionerofMunicipalOperations;J.Baird,Commissioner ofPlanningandDevelopment;W.Edwards,Commissionerof BuildingsandInspectionServices;BMorrison,Commissionerof LeisureServices;R.Simonds,FireChief;A.Bodechon,Chiefof Police;P.Woods,CommonClerkandDeputyCityManager;and E.Gormley,AssistantCommonClerk SÉANCEDUCONSEILCOMMUNALDETHECITY OFSAINTJOHN ÀL'HÔTELDEVILLE,LE23 OCTOBRE2006à17H15 Sontprésents : NormanMcFarlane,maire lamairessesuppléanteHootonetlesconseillersChang,Chase, Court,Farren,Ferguson,McGuire,Tait,TitusetWhite et T.Totten,directeurgénéral;J.Nugent,avocatmunicipal; Greg Yeomans,commissaireauxfinanceset trésorier;P. Groody, commissaireauxopérationsmunicipales;J.Baird,commissaireà l'urbanismeetaudéveloppement;W.Edwards,commissaireaux servicesd'inspectionetdesbâtiments;B.Morrison,commissaire auxservicesdesloisirs;R.Simonds,chefduserviced'incendie; A.Bodechon,chefdepolice;P.Woods,greffiercommunalet directeurgénéraladjoint;ainsiqueE.Gormley,greffière communaleadjointe 1.CallTo Order–Prayer MayorMcFarlanecalledthemeetingtoorderandReverendRussell KnowlesofCalvaryTempleChurchoffered theopeningprayer. 1.Ouverturedelaréunion,suiviedelaprière LaséanceestouverteparlemaireMcFarlaneetlepasteurRussell Knowlesdel'égliseCalvaryTempleoffrelaprièred'ouverture. 2ApprovalofMinutes OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorWhite RESOLVED that theminutesofthemeetingof CommonCouncil,heldon October10,2006,beapproved. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 2Approbationdesprocès-verbaux PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerWhite RÉSOLUqueleprocès-verbaldelaséancedu conseilcommunal tenuele10octobre2006soitapprouvé. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 92-522 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 3ApprovalofAgenda OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorMcGuire RESOLVED that theagendaofthismeetingbe approvedwithitem13.1beingwithdrawnanditem12.4beingbroughtforwardafterthe readingofproclamations. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 3Adoptiondel'ordredu jour PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerMcGuire RÉSOLUquel'ordredujourdelaprésenteséance soitadoptémoyennantleretraitdupoint13.1etl'examendupoint12.4suivantlalecture desproclamations. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 4.DisclosuresofConflictofInterest TheMayordisclosedaconflictofinterestregardingitem12.1,Proposedresidential developmentatKellyLake;CouncillorTitusdisclosedaconflictofinterestregardingitem 5.1,TitusBakeryLtd.,parkingconcernsandCouncillorFarrendisclosedaconflictof interestregardingitem5.7,ThermalImaging technology-SaintJohnFireDepartment. (CouncillorsFarrenandTituswithdrewfromthemeeting.) 4.Divulgationsdeconflitsd'intérêts Lemairedivulgueunconflitd'intérêtsrelatifaupoint12.1,projetd'aménagement résidentielaulacKelly;leconseillerTitusdivulgueunconflitd'intérêtsrelatifau point5.1,TitusBakeryLtd.,relativementauproblèmedestationnementetleconseiller Farrendivulgueunconflitd'intérêtsrelatifaupoint5.7,Serviced'incendiedeSaintJohn relativementàlatechnologiedel'imageriethermique. (LesconseillersFarrenetTitusquittentlaréunion.) 5.AdoptionofConsentAgenda 5.1 That theletterfromTitusBakeryLtd.regardingthelackofparkingspacesatits placeofbusiness,bereferred to theCityManager. 5.2 That theletterfromtheWardfamilyregardinganincreaseinheavy truck traffic onBoylanRoad,bereferred to theCityManager. 5.3 That theletterfromtheSaintJohnCommunityArtsBoardrequesting topresent toCouncil,bereferredtotheCommonClerktoscheduleapresentation. 5.4 That theletterfromtheJohnHowardSocietyinformingCouncilofanapplication tooperateahomeat255LochLomondRoadforpersonswithamentalillness,be receivedforinformation. 5.6 That theletterfromJamesJohnstonrequestingvariousinformation,bereferred totheCommonClerktocontactMr.Johnston. 5.7 Thatasrecommendedby theCityManager,thepurchaseoftwo(2)BullardT4 Maxwithrelatedaccessoriesatatotalcostof$34,400.beforeHSTbeawardedto MicMacFire&SafetyLtd.andtwo(2)MSA5200HD thermalimagingcameraunitswith relatedaccessoriesatatotalcostof$18,794.beforeHSTbeawardedtoAcklands Grainger. 5.8 1.ThatCommonCouncil:a)authorizeMattErbtoapplyfortheproposed rezoningof theCity-ownedlandhavingPIDNumber55166375;andb)initiatethe proposedrezoningof theright-of-wayto304WestmorlandRoad,havingPIDNumber 55160113,from“RS-2” OneandTwoFamilySuburbanResidential to“US”Utilityand Service. 92-523 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 2.ThatCommonCouncilschedulethePublicHearingsfortherezoningand Section39amendmentapplicationsofSaintJohnNonProfitHousingInc.(53-75 LeinsterStreet),512531N.B.Ltd.(17AdmiraltyDriveand66AnchorageAvenue), GoldenMileProduce(1350HickeyRoad),MattErb(587WallaceCourtincludingCity- ownedPIDNumber55166375)andHughesSurveys&ConsultantsInc.(304 WestmorlandRoadincludingPIDNumber55160113),forNovember20,2006at7:00 p.m.intheCouncilChamber. 5.10 Thatasrecommendedby theCityManager,theproposalofCrandall EngineeringLtd.forengineeringservices(designandconstructionmanagement)forthe WatershedProtectionFacilitiesprojectbeacceptedand thattheMayorandCommon Clerkbeauthorizedtoexecute theappropriatedocumentationinthatregard. 5.11 Thatasrecommendedby theCityManager,theMayorandCommonClerkbe authorizedtoexecutetheagreementsubstantiallyintheformsubmittedregardingthe proposedeasementsonRetailDrivebetweenEastPointInc.andClearViewMobile HomesLtd.,andtheCityofSaintJohn. 5.12 Thatasrecommendedby theCityManager,Contract2006-34:Millidgeville WaterSystemImprovementsbeawardedtothelow tenderer,G.J.CahillandCompany Limited,atitstenderpriceof$497,000.,ascalculatedbaseduponestimatedquantities, andfurther thattheMayorandCommonClerkbeauthorizedtoexecutethenecessary contractdocuments. 5.13 Thatasrecommendedby theCityManager,CommonCouncilapprovethe acquisitionoftheNaviline–PublicSafetyapplicationfromSungardHTEatacostof $33,716.(USdollars). OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorWhite RESOLVED that therecommendationssetoutfor eachconsentagendaitembeadoptedwithitems5.5and5.9removedtoSection14as 14.1and14.2. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 5.Adoptiondel'ordredu jourrelatifauxquestionssoumisesàl'approbation duconseil 5.1 QuelalettrereçuedeTitusBakeryLtd.relativeaumanqued'espacesde stationnementprèsdel'entreprise,soit transmiseaudirecteurgénéral. 5.2 QuelalettrereçuedelafamilleWardrelativeàl'augmentationdelacirculation decamionslourdssurlecheminBoylan,soit transmiseaudirecteurgénéral. 5.3 QuelalettrededemandereçueduConseildesartscommunautairesdeSaint John,visantàseprésenterdevantleconseil,soittransmiseaugreffiercommunalaux finsd'inscriptiondeladatedeprésentationàl'ordredujour. 5.4 QuelalettrereçuedelaSociétéJohnHoward,mettantleconseilaucourantdu dépôtd'unedemanded'exploitationd'unfoyerpourpersonnesatteintesdemaladies mentales,situéau255,cheminLochLomond,soitacceptéeàtitreinformatif. 5.6 QuelalettrereçuedeJamesJohnstonvoulantobtenirdiversrenseignements, soit transmiseaugreffiercommunalpourqu'ilcommuniqueavecM.Johnston. 5.7 Que,commelerecommandeledirecteurgénéral,lecontratd'achatrelatifà deux(2)camérasd'imageriethermiquedemarqueBullard,modèleT4Max,et accessoires,auprixde34400$,TVHensus,soitaccordéàMicMacFire&SafetyLtd. etquelecontratd'achatrelatifàdeux(2)camérasd'imagerie thermique,modèle MSA5200HD,etaccessoires,auprixde18794$,TVHensus,soitaccordéàAcklands Grainger. 5.8 1.Queleconseilcommunala)autoriseMattErbàprésenterunedemandede rezonagerelativementauxbien-fondsappartenantàlavilleinscritssousle NID55166375;b)procèdeaurezonagedudroitdepassagesituéau304,chemin Westmorland,inscritsousleNID55160113,afindefairepasserlaclassificationdezone résidentielledebanlieue–habitationsunifamilialesetbifamiliales«RS-2»àzonede servicespublicsetgénéraux«US»; 92-524 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 2.Queleconseilcommunalfixeladated'audiencespubliquesau 20novembre2006à19hdanslasalleduconseilrelativementaurezonageetaux demandesdemodificationdesconditionsimposéesparl'article39présentéespar l'organismeSaintJohnNonProfitHousingInc.(logementsansbutlucratifdeSaint John)(53-75,rueLeinster),512531N.B.Ltd.,(17,promenadeAdmiraltyet66,avenue Anchorage), GoldenMileProduce(1350,cheminHickey),MattErb(587,impasse Wallace,ycomprislesterrainsmunicipauxinscritssousleNID55166375)etHughes Surveys&ConsultantsInc.(304,cheminWestmorland,ycomprisles terrainsinscrits sousleNID55160113). 5.10 Que,commelerecommandeledirecteurgénéral,lapropositionprésentéepar CrandallEngineeringLtd.soitacceptéevisantlesservicesd'ingénierie(conceptionet construction)relativementauprojetd'installationsdeprotectiondubassin hydrographiqueetquelemaireetlegreffiercommunalsoientautorisésàsignerla documentationexigéeàcetégard. 5.11 Que,commelerecommandeledirecteurgénéral,lemaireetlegreffier communalsoientautorisésàsignerlaconventionfondamentalement tellequ'elleest présentéerelativementauxservitudesproposéessurlapromenadeRetail,entreEast PointInc.,ClearViewMobileHomesLtd.etTheCityofSaintJohn. o 5.12 Que,commelerecommandeledirecteurgénéral,lecontrat n2006-34,relatif auxtravauxdemodernisationduréseaud'alimentationeneaudeMillidgeville,soit accordéausoumissionnairemoinsdisant,G.J.CahillandCompanyLimited,auprix offertde497000$,établiàpartirdequantitésestimativeset,deplus,quelemaireetle greffiercommunalsoientautorisésàsignerladocumentationcontractuellerequise. 5.13 Que,commelerecommandeledirecteurgénéral,leconseilcommunalapprouve l'acquisitiondel'applicationdesécuritépubliqueNaviline,del'entrepriseSungardHTE, pourlasommede33716$US. PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerWhite RÉSOLUquelesrecommandationssoulignéesen vertudechaquequestionsoumiseàl'approbationduconseilsoientadoptées moyennantledéplacementdespoints5.5et5.9souslasection14,entantque points14.1et14.2. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 6.MembersComments Councilmemberscommentedonvariouscommunityevents. 6.Commentairesprésentésparlesmembres Lesmembresduconseils'exprimentsurdiversesactivitéscommunautaires. 7.Proclamation 7.1 TheMayorproclaimedNovember3,2006asJer’sVisionDayintheCityofSaint John. 7.2 TheMayorproclaimedOctober23to29,2006asSafeCrossingWeekintheCity ofSaintJohn. 7.3 TheMayorproclaimedOctober22to28,2006asNationalBlockParentWeekin theCityofSaintJohn. 7.Proclamation 7.1 Lemairedéclarele3novembre2006journéeJer'sVisiondansTheCityof SaintJohn. 7.2 Lemairedéclarelasemainedu23au29octobre2006semaineTraversezen sécuritédansTheCityofSaintJohn. 7.3 Lemairedéclarelasemainedu23au29octobre2006semaine nationaleParents- dansTheCityofSaintJohn. Secours 92-525 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 12.4Update-RiskAnalysis-ProposedNatural GasPipeline TheCityManagerintroducedtheFireChiefandmadeintroductoryremarksonthe submittedreport,Update-RiskAnalysis-ProposedNaturalGasPipeline,andChief Simondsreviewedthecontentsofthereport.TheChiefreferredtothedirectiongivento himattheCouncilmeetingofSeptember25,2006, tocontinue tomeetwithEmerawith theobjectiveofresolvingtheconcernsidentifiedintheRiskAnalysisreportsubmittedto Councilonthatdate.ChiefSimondsadvisedCouncil thatEmerahascommittedtoa numberofinitiativeswhichwouldserve toaddressmanyof theconcernsthatwere raisedintheSeptember25RiskAnalysis,addingthattheseinitiativesaredetailedinthe submittedreportlistedasitemsAtoJ. CouncillorCourtstatedthathebelievesitisprematuretosupporttherecommendation assubmittedastheNationalEnergyBoard(NEB)hearingshavenotyettakenplace. CouncillorFergusonexpressedhisopinionthatthetalksthat tookplacebetweenthe ChiefandEmerawerenegotiations,and thatnegotiationsin thiscasewerebeyondthe scopeoftheCity,andthattheymayaffectthedecisionoftheNEB. TheCityManageradvisedthatthetalkswerenotnegotiations,butafollow-up toa directiongivenbyCouncilresolutionofSeptember25,2006aimedatmitigatingtherisks outlinedintheFireChief’sreportofSeptember25,2006. OnmotionofCouncillorFerguson SecondedbyCouncillorCourt RESOLVED that thereport,Update-RiskAnalysis -ProposedNaturalGasPipeline,be tabled. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwasdefeated,withtheMayor,DeputyMayorand CouncillorsChase,McGuire,TaitandWhitevotingnay. CouncillorFarrenadvisedthathecouldnotsupport therecommendationuntiltheroute forthepipelineisknown. DeputyMayorHootoncommentedthatshedoesnotwanttheimpressiontobemade thatCouncil’spreferredrouteisotherthanthemarineroute,byapprovingthe recommendation. OnmotionofCouncillorTait SecondedbyCouncillorWhite RESOLVED thatasrecommendedby theCity ManagerCommonCouncilendorsethecommitmentsasprovidedbyEmeraBrunswick PipelinefromA–Jlistedin thereport,Update-RiskAnalysis-ProposedNaturalGas Pipeline;thatCommonCouncilaccepttheofferoffinancialsupportforthepositionsof TrainingOfficerandEmergencyPlanner,andthatthereportbeprovidedtotheNational EnergyBoard. ReferringtotheMunicipalitiesAct,CouncillorFergusoncommentedthathebelieves thesediscussionsshouldbeheldinprivate,inordernottojeopardizethedecisionof the NEB. CouncillorChangstatedthathedidnotseetherushtoapprove therecommendations. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwasdefeated,withtheDeputyMayorandCouncillors Chang,Court,Farren,FergusonandTitusvotingnay. OnmotionofCouncillorFerguson SecondedbyCouncillorCourt RESOLVED that thenegotiationswithEmerabe closedand thattheinformationsubmittedinthereport,Update-RiskAnalysis- ProposedNaturalGasPipeline,beembargoedinorderthattheNEBdecisionisnot affected,andthatthediscussionsbeheldinprivate. TheCityManagerclarifiedforCouncil thatthetalkswithEmerawerenotnegotiations, andemphasizedthatthesafetyofthecitizenswouldneverbesubjecttonegotiations. HealsoadvisedthatthehearingsattheNEBareopenandpublic,andthat theCitywill notbecallingwitnessesatthehearings.ReactingtoremarksmadebyCouncillorCourt, theCityManageraskedtheCouncillorifitwashisintentionasaprivatecitizen 92-526 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 intervenerat theNEBtocall theFireChiefasawitness,towhichCouncillorCourt responded thatitwasnothisintention. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwasdefeated,withtheMayor,DeputyMayorand CouncillorsChase,McGuire,TaitandWhitevotingnay. TheCommonClerksoughtclarificationfromCouncilonitsnextstepsanditsintenton theissueexplainingthat,given thatCouncilhaddirectedtheCityManagerandtheFire ChieftohavediscussionswithEmera toresolve theriskissuesoutlinedintheFire Chief’sRiskAnalysisreportofSeptember25,2006,andgiven thatthereport toCouncil thiseveningfulfillsCouncil’sdirection,itremainsunclearastoCouncil’swish. OnmotionofCouncillorChang SecondedbyCouncillorChase RESOLVED thatCouncilreconsiderthemotion,“to endorse thecommitmentsasprovidedbyEmeraBrunswickPipelinefromA–Jlistedin thereport,Update-RiskAnalysis-ProposedNaturalGasPipeline; thatCommon Councilaccept theofferoffinancialsupportforthepositionsofTraining Officerand EmergencyPlanner,andthatthereportbeprovidedtotheNationalEnergyBoard”,and endorse therecommendationsasstatedinthemotionwiththeomissionof recommendationnumber2inthereport, tobeconsideredafter thehearings. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried,withCouncillorsCourt, FarrenandFergusonvotingnay. 12.4Miseà jourrelativeàl'analysedesrisquesrelativementaupipelinedegaz naturelproposé Ledirecteurgénéralprésentelechefduserviced'incendieetfaitquelquesobservations préliminairesrelativesaurapportprésentéintituléUpdate–RiskAnalysis–Proposed Natural GasPipeline(miseàjour–analysedesrisquesrelativementaupipelinedegaz naturelproposé),etlechefSimondsdonneunaperçuducontenudurapport.Ilse reporteauxdirectivesreçueslorsdelaséanceduconseiltenuele25septembre2006, voulantqu'ilpoursuivesesrencontresavecEmeradanslebutderésoudreles problèmessoulevésdanslerapportd'analysedesrisquesprésentéauconseillorsde cetteséance.LechefSimondsindiqueauconseilqueEmeras'engageàcertaines initiativesquivisentàadresserungrandnombredepréoccupationssoulevéeslorsdela séancedu25septembrerelativementàl'analysedesrisquesetajoutequeces initiativessontdétailléesdanslerapportprésenté,souslespointsénumérésdeAàJ. LeconseillerCourtindiquequ'àsonavis,ilest troptôtpourappuyerlarecommandation tellequ'elleestprésentéepuisquelesaudiencesdevantêtretenuesparl'Officenational del'énergie(ONÉ)n'ontpasencoreeulieu. LeconseillerFergusonexprimesonopinionvoulantquelespourparlersquionteulieu entrelechefetEmeraétaientplutôtdesnégociationsetquedanscecasellesne relèventpasdelacompétencedelaVilleetpourraientinfluencerladécisiondel'ONÉ. Ledirecteurgénéralaffirmequecesdiscussionsn'étaientaucunementdesnégociations maisplutôtunsuiviparlasuited'unedirectiveémiseparvoiederésolutionduconseil datéedu25septembre2006danslebutde tempérerlesrisquessoulignésdansle rapportprésentéle25septembre2006parlechefduserviced'incendie. PropositionduconseillerFerguson AppuyéeparleconseillerCourt RÉSOLUquelerapportintituléUpdate–Risk Analysis–ProposedNaturalGasPipeline(miseàjour–analysederisquesrelativement aupipelinedegaznaturelproposé)soitreporté. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestrejetée.Lemaire,lamairessesuppléanteetles conseillersChase,McGuire,TaitetWhitevotentcontrelaproposition. LeconseillerFarrenindiquequ'ilnepeutappuyerlarecommandationavantquele trajet dupipelinesoit tracé. LamairessesuppléanteHootonsoulignequ'elleneveutpasdonnerl'impression,en approuvantlarecommandation,queleconseilpréfèreunautretrajetquelavoie maritime. PropositionduconseillerTait 92-527 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 AppuyéeparleconseillerWhite RÉSOLUque,commelerecommandeledirecteur général,leconseilcommunalappuielesengagementsénumérésdeAàJdansle rapportintituléUpdate–RiskAnalysis–ProposedNaturalGasPipeline(miseàjour– analysedesrisquesrelativementaupipelinedegaznaturelproposé),présentépar EmeraBrunswickPipeline;queleconseilcommunalacceptel'offred'aidefinancièreafin decréerdeuxpostesetd'embaucherunagentdeformationetunplanificateurdes mesuresd'urgence,etquelerapportsoit transmisàl'Officenationaldel'énergie; CitantlaLoisurlesmunicipalités,leconseillerFergusonindiquequ'àsonsensces discussionsdevraientsepoursuivreàhuisclosafindenepascompromettreladécision del'ONÉ. LeconseillerChangaffirmequ'ilnecomprendpaspourquoileconseildevraitse précipiterpourapprouvercetterecommandation. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestrejetée.Lamairessesuppléanteetlesconseillers Chang,Court,Farren,FergusonetTitusvotentcontrelaproposition. PropositionduconseillerFerguson AppuyéeparleconseillerCourt RÉSOLUquelesnégociationsentreprisesavec Emerasoientsuspenduesetquesoitempêchéeladiffusiondesrenseignements soulignésaurapportintituléUpdate–RiskAnalysis–ProposedNaturalGasPipeline (miseàjour–analysedesrisquesrelativementaupipelinedegaznaturelproposé),afin queladécisiondel'ONÉnesoitpascompromiseetqu'àl'avenir,detellesdiscussions soienttenuesàhuisclos. Afind'élucidercettesituation,ledirecteurgénéralaffirmequelespourparlersentamés avecEmeran'étaientaucunementdesnégociationsetsoulignequelasécuritédes citoyensneseraitjamaisassujettieàdesnégociations.Ilindiqueégalementquele publicaledroitd'assisterauxaudiencestenuesparl'ONÉetquelaVillen'assignera aucuntémoinàcomparaîtredanscetteaffaire.Enrépliqueauxremarquesformulées parleconseillerCourt,ledirecteurgénéraldemandeàcelui-cis'ilal'intention d'intervenir,enqualitédecitoyen,aucoursdel'audiencedevantl'ONÉ,enappelantle chefduserviced'incendieàtémoigner;leconseillerCourtrépondqu'iln'aaucunement l'intentiond'agirainsi. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestrejetée.Lemaire,lamairessesuppléanteetles conseillersChase,McGuire,TaitetWhitevotentcontrelaproposition. Legreffiercommunaldemandequeleconseilpréciselesprochainesdémarchesà entreprendreainsiquesesintentionsrelativementàcettequestion,attenduquele conseilavaitchargéledirecteurgénéraletlechefduserviced'incendieàentamerdes discussionsavecEmeraafinderésoudrelesproblèmesliésauxrisquessoulignésdans lerapportrelatifàl'analysedesrisquesprésentéparlechefle25septembre2006,et attenduquelecompterenduprésentédevantleconseilaujourd'huisatisfaitaux directivesémisesparleconseil,ildemeurequelesdésirsduconseilsonttoujours nébuleux. PropositionduconseillerChang AppuyéeparleconseillerChase RÉSOLUqueleconseilréexaminelaproposition visantàappuyerlesengagementsénumérésdeAàJdanslerapportintituléUpdate– RiskAnalysis–ProposedNaturalGasPipeline(miseàjour–analysedesrisques relativementaupipelinedegaznaturelproposé),présentéparEmeraBrunswick Pipeline;queleconseilcommunalacceptel'offred'aidefinancièreafindecréerdes postesetd'embaucherunagentdeformationetunplanificateurdesmesuresd'urgence etquelerapportsoittransmisàl'Officenationaldel'énergie;etqueleconseilappuieles recommandationstellesquelespréciselaproposition,moyennantl'omissiondela o recommandation n2quiseraétudiéeàlasuitedesaudiences. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée.LesconseillersCourt,Farren etFergusonvotentcontrelaproposition. 9.PublicHearings7:00P.M. 92-528 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 9.1(a)ZoningBy-lawAmendment-270CottageRoad TheCommonClerkadvisedthatthenecessaryadvertisingwascompletedwithregardto theproposedre-zoningofaparceloflandhavinganareaofapproximately20hectares, locatedat270CottageRoad,alsoidentifiedasbeingPIDNumber55112510,from “RSS” OneFamilyServicedSuburbanResidential to“R-2”OneandTwoFamily Residentialclassificationtopermitthedevelopmentofaresidentialsubdivisionas requestedbyHughesSurveys&ConsultantsInc.onbehalfofBerrymanInvestments Inc.,withnowrittenobjectionsreceived. 9.1(b)PlanningAdvisoryCommittee-270CottageRoad ConsiderationwasalsogiventoareportfromthePlanningAdvisoryCommittee submittingacopyofPlanningStaff’sreportconsideredatits October17,2006meeting atwhichtheCommitteedecidedtorecommendapprovalassetoutin thestaff recommendation,recommendingthatCommonCouncilre-zonetheabovementioned parcelofland. TheMayorcalledformembersofthepublictospeakagainstthere-zoningwithnoone presenting. TheMayorcalledformembersofthepublictospeakinfavourofthere-zoningwithRick TurnerofHughesSurveysandConsultantsInc.onbehalfofBerrymanInvestmentsInc. advocatingfortheproposal. OnmotionofCouncillorCourt SecondedbyCouncillorFarren RESOLVED that theby-lawentitled,“ALawto AmendtheZoningBy-lawofTheCityofSaintJohn”,re-zoningaparceloflandhaving anareaofapproximately20hectares,locatedat270CottageRoad,alsoidentifiedas beingPIDNumber55112510,from“RSS”OneFamilyServicedSuburbanResidentialto “R-2” OneandTwoFamilyResidentialclassification,bereadafirst time. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. Readafirst timeby title,theby-lawentitled,“ALaw toAmendtheZoningBy-lawofThe CityofSaintJohn”. OnmotionofCouncillorCourt SecondedbyCouncillorFarren RESOLVEDthattheby-lawentitled,“ALawto AmendtheZoningBy-lawofTheCityofSaintJohn”,re-zoningaparceloflandhaving anareaofapproximately20hectares,locatedat270CottageRoad,alsoidentifiedas beingPIDNumber55112510,from“RSS”OneFamilyServicedSuburbanResidentialto “R-2” OneandTwoFamilyResidentialclassification,bereadasecond time. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. Readasecond timeby title,theby-lawentitled,“ALawtoAmend theZoningBy-lawof TheCityofSaintJohn”. (CouncillorTaitwithdrewfromthemeetinghavingdeclaredaconflicton theproposedre-zoningat77Golden GroveRoad.) 9.Audiencespubliquesà19 h 9.1a)Modificationdel'arrêtésurlezonagevisantle270,cheminCottage Legreffiercommunalindiquequelesavisrequisontétépubliésrelativementau rezonageproposéd'uneparcelledeterraind'unesuperficieapproximativede 20hectares,situéeau270,cheminCottage,inscritesousleNID55112510,afindefaire passerlaclassificationdezonerésidentielledebanlieueaménagée–habitations unifamiliales«RSS»àzonerésidentielle–habitationsunifamilialesetbifamiliales«R- 2»,pourpermettrel'aménagementd'unlotissementrésidentiel,àlademandede HughesSurveys&ConsultantsInc.,aunomdeBerrymanInvestmentsInc.,et qu'aucuneobjectionparécritn'aétéreçue. 9.1b)Comitéconsultatifd'urbanisme:270,cheminCottage 92-529 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 Examend'unrapportduComitéconsultatifd'urbanisme,accompagnéd'unexemplaire durapportdupersonnelduserviced'urbanisme,étudiélorsdelaréuniondu 17octobre2006,àlaquellelecomitéarésoluderecommanderl'approbation,telle qu'elleestsoulignéedanslerapportdupersonnel,voulantqueleconseilcommunal procèdeaurezonagedelaparcelledeterrainsusmentionnée. Lemaireinvitelepublicàseprononcercontrelerezonage,maispersonneneprendla parole. LemaireinvitelepublicàseprononcerenfaveurdurezonageetRickTurnerde HughesSurveys&ConsultantsInc.,aunomdeBerrymanInvestmentsInc.,appuiela proposition. PropositionduconseillerCourt AppuyéeparleconseillerFarren RÉSOLUquel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiant l'arrêtésurlezonagedeTheCityofSaintJohn»,relativementaurezonaged'une parcelledeterraind'unesuperficieapproximativede20hectares,situéeau270,chemin Cottage,inscritesousleNID55112510,afindefairepasserlaclassificationdezone résidentielledebanlieueaménagée–habitationsunifamiliales«RSS»àzone résidentielle–habitationsunifamilialesetbifamiliales«R-2»,fassel'objetd'une premièrelecture. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. Premièrelecturepar titredel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiantl'arrêtésurlezonagede TheCityofSaintJohn». PropositionduconseillerCourt AppuyéeparleconseillerFarren RÉSOLUquel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiant l'arrêtésurlezonagedeTheCityofSaintJohn»,relativementaurezonaged'une parcelledeterraind'unesuperficieapproximativede20hectares,situéeau270,chemin Cottage,inscritesousleNID55112510,afindefairepasserlaclassificationdezone résidentielledebanlieueaménagée–habitationsunifamiliales«RSS»àzone résidentielle–habitationsunifamilialesetbifamiliales«R-2»,fassel'objetd'une deuxièmelecture. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. Deuxièmelecturepar titredel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiantl'arrêtésurlezonagede TheCityofSaintJohn». (LeconseillerTaitquittelaséanceaprèsavoirdéclaréunconflitd'intérêts relatifaurezonageproposévisantle77,cheminGoldenGrove.) 9.2(a)ZoningBy-lawAmendment-77 GoldenGroveRoad TheCommonClerkadvisedthatthenecessaryadvertisingwascompletedwithregardto theproposedre-zoningby-lawamendmentbyaddingtothelistofusesinSection 740(8)(a)(i)(SpecialZone#8“SZ-8”) topermitaloungeat77GoldenGroveRoad,as requestedbyF.G.GanongElectricalLtd.,withwrittenobjectionsreceived. 9.2(b)PlanningAdvisoryCommittee-77 GoldenGroveRoad ConsiderationwasalsogiventoareportfromthePlanningAdvisoryCommittee submittingacopyofPlanningStaff’sreportconsideredatits October17,2006meeting atwhichtheCommitteedecidedtorecommendapprovalcontrarytothatsetoutinthe staffrecommendation,recommendingthatCommonCouncildeny there-zoning amendmentfortheabovementionedparcelofland . TheMayorcalledformembersofthepublictospeakagainstthere-zoningwithnoone presenting. 92-530 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 TheMayorcalledformembersofthepublictospeakinfavourofthere-zoningwith Norm Ganong, theownerofthepropertyat77Golden GroveRoadstatingthathe believestheconditionsimposedareunfairastheyaredifferentfromasetofrules imposedonanadjacentpropertyjustafewyearsago. OnmotionofCouncillorWhite SecondedbyCouncillorFerguson RESOLVED that theby-lawentitled,“ALawto AmendtheZoningBy-lawofTheCityofSaintJohn”,addingtothelistofusesinSection 740(8)(a)(i)(SpecialZone#8“SZ-8”) topermitaloungeat77GoldenGroveRoad,be readafirst time. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. Readafirst timeby title,theby-lawentitled,“ALaw toAmendtheZoningBy-lawofThe CityofSaintJohn”. OnmotionofCouncillorFarren SecondedbyCouncillorWhite RESOLVED that theby-lawentitled,“ALawto AmendtheZoningBy-lawofTheCityofSaintJohn”,addingtothelistofusesinSection 740(8)(a)(i)(SpecialZone#8“SZ-8”) topermitaloungeat77GoldenGroveRoad,be readasecond time. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. Readasecond timeby title,theby-lawentitled,“ALawtoAmend theZoningBy-lawof TheCityofSaintJohn”. OnmotionofCouncillorFarren SecondedbyCouncillorWhite RESOLVED that theissueoftheproposedre- zoningamendmentat77GoldenGroveRoadbereferredtostaffand thePlanning AdvisoryCommitteetoworkouttheconditionsattachedtotheproperty. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. (TheMayorwithdrewfromthemeetingduringdiscussionsatthePublic Hearingof77Golden GroveRoadatwhich timetheDeputyMayortooktheChairfora portionofthemeeting.) (TheMayorandCouncillorTaitre-enteredthemeeting.) 9.2a)Modificationdel'arrêtésurlezonagevisantle77,chemin Golden Grove Legreffiercommunalindiquequelesavisrequisontétépubliésrelativementauprojet demodificationdel'arrêtésurlezonage,ajoutantàlalisted'usagesdresséeà o l'article740(8)a)i)lamention(zonespéciale n8,«SZ-8»),afindepermettre l'exploitationd'unbar-salonsituéau77,cheminGolden Grove,àlademandede F.G.GanongElectricalLtd.,etquecertainesoppositionsparécritontétéreçues. 9.2b)Comitéconsultatifd'urbanismerelativementau77,chemin Golden Grove Examend'unrapportduComitéconsultatifd'urbanisme,accompagnéd'unexemplaire durapportdupersonnelduserviced'urbanisme,étudiélorsdelaréuniondu 17octobre2006,àlaquellelecomitéarésoluderecommanderl'approbation, contrairementàlarecommandationdupersonnel,etrecommandationqueleconseil communalrejettelamodificationduzonagedelaparcelledeterrainsusmentionnée. Lemaireinvitelepublicàseprononcercontrelerezonage,maispersonneneprendla parole. LemaireinvitelepublicàseprononcerenfaveurdurezonageetNormGanong, propriétaireduterrainsituéau77,cheminGoldenGrove,prendlaparoleetaffirmequ'à sonsenslesconditionsimposéessontinéquitablespuisqu'ellesnecorrespondentpas auxrèglesétabliespourlapropriétéadjacenteilyaquelquesannées. 92-531 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 PropositionduconseillerWhite AppuyéeparleconseillerFerguson RÉSOLUquel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiant l'arrêtésurlezonagedeTheCityofSaintJohn»,ajoutantàlalisted'usagesdresséeà o l'article740(8)a)i)lamention(zonespéciale n8,«SZ-8»),afindepermettre l'exploitationd'unbar-salonsituéau77,cheminGolden Grove,fassel'objetd'une premièrelecture. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. Premièrelecturepar titredel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiantl'arrêtésurlezonagede TheCityofSaintJohn». PropositionduconseillerFarren AppuyéeparleconseillerWhite RÉSOLUquel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiant l'arrêtésurlezonagedeTheCityofSaintJohn»,ajoutantàlalisted'usagesdresséeà o l'article740(8)a)i)lamention(zonespéciale n8,«SZ-8»),afindepermettre l'exploitationd'unbar-salonsituéau77,cheminGolden Grove,fassel'objetd'une deuxièmelecture. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. Deuxièmelecturepar titredel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiantl'arrêtésurlezonagede TheCityofSaintJohn». PropositionduconseillerFarren AppuyéeparleconseillerWhite RÉSOLUquelaquestionrelativeauprojetde modificationdezonagevisantle77,cheminGoldenGrove,soit transmiseaupersonnel duserviced'urbanismeetauComitéconsultatifd'urbanismeafindepréciserles conditionsrattachéesàlapropriété. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. (Lemairequittelaséancependantlesdiscussionsaucoursdel'audience relativeau77,cheminGoldenGroveetlamairessesuppléanteprésidelaséancepour uncertaintemps.) (LemaireetleconseillerTaitsontdenouveauprésentsàlaréunion.) 9.3(a)ZoningBy-lawAmendment-1210LochLomondRoad TheCommonClerkadvisedthatthenecessaryadvertisingwascompletedwithregardto theproposedre-zoningofaparceloflandhavinganareaofapproximately1hectare, locatedat1210LochLomondRoad,alsoidentifiedasbeingPIDNumber55008593, from“RS-2”OneandTwoFamilySuburbanResidential to“B-2”GeneralBusiness classificationtopermit theconstructionofanapproximately280-square-metre commercialbuildingasrequestedbyGalbraithFloristsLtd.,withnowrittenobjections received. 9.3(b)PlanningAdvisoryCommittee-1210LochLomondRoad ConsiderationwasalsogiventoareportfromthePlanningAdvisoryCommittee submittingacopyofPlanningStaff’sreportconsideredatits October17,2006meeting atwhichtheCommitteedecidedtorecommendapprovalcontrarytothatsetoutinthe staffrecommendation,recommendingthatCommonCouncildeny theproposed amendmentfortheabovementionedparcelofland. TheMayorcalledformembersofthepublictospeakagainstthere-zoningwithGary Forgey,1204LochLomondRoadexpressingconcernsaboutincreasedtraffic, increasedriskofwatermainbreaks,noise,increasedgarbageinthearea,andpotential contaminationoftheLittleRiver. TheMayorcalledformembersofthepublictospeakinfavourofthere-zoningwiththe applicant,WendyMaberaddressingtheconcernsraisedbyMr.Forgey,andsubmitting lettersofsupportandanapprovalcertificatefrom theDepartmentofHealth. WayneCochranealsospokeinfavouroftheproposal. 92-532 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorWhite RESOLVED that theby-lawentitled,“ALawto AmendtheZoningBy-lawofTheCityofSaintJohn”,re-zoningaparceloflandhaving anareaofapproximately1hectare,locatedat1210LochLomondRoad,alsoidentified asbeingPIDNumber55008593,from“RS-2”OneandTwoFamilySuburban Residential to“B-2”GeneralBusinessclassification,bereadafirst time. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried,withCouncillorsCourt, Farren,Ferguson,andTaitvotingnay. Readafirst timeby title,theby-lawentitled,“ALaw toAmendtheZoningBy-lawofThe CityofSaintJohn”. OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorWhite RESOLVEDthattheby-lawentitled,“ALawto AmendtheZoningBy-lawofTheCityofSaintJohn”,re-zoningaparceloflandhaving anareaofapproximately1hectare,locatedat1210LochLomondRoad,alsoidentified asbeingPIDNumber55008593,from“RS-2”OneandTwoFamilySuburban Residential to“B-2”GeneralBusinessclassification,bereadasecond time. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. Readasecond timeby title,theby-lawentitled,“ALawtoAmend theZoningBy-lawof TheCityofSaintJohn”. OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorMcGuire RESOLVED that theissueoftheproposedre- zoningamendmentat1210LochLomondRoadbereferred tostaffandthePlanning AdvisoryCommitteetoprepare theSection39conditionsfortheproperty. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 9.3a)Modificationdel'arrêtésurlezonagevisantle2210,cheminLochLomond Legreffiercommunalindiquequelesavisrequisontétépubliésrelativementauprojet derezonaged'uneparcelledeterraind'unesuperficieapproximatived'unhectare,située au1210,cheminLochLomond,inscritesousleNID55008593,afindefairepasserla classificationdezonerésidentielledebanlieue–habitationsunifamilialeset bifamiliales«RS-2»àzonecommercialegénérale«B-2»,pourpermettrela constructiond'unimmeublecommerciald'unesuperficieapproximativede280mètres carrés,àlademandedufleuristeGalbraithFloristsLtd.,etqu'aucuneobjectionécriten'a étéreçueàcetégard. 9.3b)Comitéconsultatifd'urbanismerelativementau1210,cheminLochLomond Examend'unrapportduComitéconsultatifd'urbanisme,accompagnéd'unexemplaire durapportdupersonneldeserviced'urbanisme,étudiélorsdelaréuniondu 17octobre2006,àlaquellelecomitéarésoluderecommanderl'approbation, contrairementàlarecommandationdupersonnel,etvoulantqueleconseilcommunal rejettelamodificationduzonagedelaparcelledeterrainsusmentionnée. LemaireinvitelepublicàseprononcercontrelerezonageetGaryForgey,du 1204,cheminLochLomond,exprimesesinquiétudesrelativementàl'augmentationde lacirculation,dubruitetdurisquedebrisdesconduitesd'eauprincipales,de l'accumulationdedéchetsdanslequartieretdelacontaminationéventuelledelarivière Little. Lemaireinvitelepublicàseprononcerenfaveurdurezonageetlademanderesse, WendyMaber,adresselespréoccupationssoulevéesparM.Forgey,etprésentedes lettresd'appuietuncertificatd'agrémentdélivréparleministèredelaSanté. WayneCochraneseprononceégalementenfaveurdelaproposition. 92-533 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerWhite RÉSOLUquel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiant l'arrêtésurlezonagedeTheCityofSaintJohn»,modifiantlezonaged'uneparcellede terraind'unesuperficieapproximatived'unhectare,situéeau1210,cheminLoch Lomond,etinscritesousleNID55008593,afindefairepasserlaclassifications'y rapportantdezonerésidentielledebanlieue–habitationsunifamilialesetbifamiliales «RS-2»àzonecommercialegénérale«B-2»,fassel'objetd'unepremièrelecture. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestacceptée.LesconseillersCourt, Farren,FergusonetTaitvotentcontrelaproposition. Premièrelecturepar titredel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiantl'arrêtésurlezonagede TheCityofSaintJohn». PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerWhite RÉSOLUquel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiant l'arrêtésurlezonagedeTheCityofSaintJohn»,modifiantlezonaged'uneparcellede terraind'unesuperficieapproximatived'unhectare,situéeau1210,cheminLoch Lomond,etinscritesousleNID55008593,afindefairepasserlaclassifications'y rapportantdezonerésidentielledebanlieue–habitationsunifamilialesetbifamiliales «RS-2»àzonecommercialegénérale«B-2»,fassel'objetd'unedeuxièmelecture. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. Deuxièmelecturepar titredel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiantl'arrêtésurlezonagede TheCityofSaintJohn». PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerMcGuire RÉSOLUquelaquestionrelativeauprojetde modificationdezonagevisantle1210,cheminLochLomond,soit transmiseau personnelduserviced'urbanismeetauComitéconsultatifd'urbanismeafindepréciser lesconditionsrattachéesàlapropriétéenvertudel'article39. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 10.ConsiderationofBy-laws 10.1(a)ZoningBy-lawAmendment-282DouglasAvenue OnmotionofCouncillorTitus SecondedbyDeputyMayorHooton RESOLVED that theby-lawentitled,“ALawto AmendtheZoningBy-lawofTheCityofSaintJohn”,adding“SpecialZoneSZ-20”tothe listofzonesinSection30(1);andusestoSection740(20);adjustingthezonestandards, andre-zoningaparceloflandhavinganareaofapproximately2070squaremetres, locatedat282DouglasAvenue,alsoidentifiedasbeingPIDNumbers00368555and 55151294,from“R-2”OneandTwoFamilyResidential to“SZ-20”SpecialZone#20 classification,beread. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. Theby-lawentitled,“By-lawNumberC.P.110-23,ALawtoAmendtheZoningBy-lawof TheCityofSaintJohn”,wasreadinitsentirety. 10.2(b)Section39Conditions-282DouglasAvenue OnmotionofCouncillorFarren SecondedbyCouncillorMcGuire RESOLVED that,pursuant totheprovisionsof Section39oftheCommunityPlanningAct,theproposeddevelopmentofaparcelof landlocatedat282DouglasAvenue,havinganareaofapproximately2070square metres,alsoidentifiedasbeingPIDNumbers00368555and55151294,withaday centreforhospicecareandgriefsupportprogramsandassociatedusesbesubjectto theconditionsthat: 92-534 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 a) thenon-residentialuseofthepropertyisrestrictedtoadaycentreforhospicecare andgriefsupportprogramsandassociatedofficeuseswithin theexistingbuilding; b) thedaycentre’shoursofoperationarerestrictedto9a.m.to9p.m.daily; c)anyexpansionofthedaycentrewithinthebuildingabove theinitial195square metres(2,100squarefeet)offloorareashallonlybepermittedoncondition thatthe proponentprovidesapavedoff-streetparkingareafor therequirednumberofparking spaces,togetherwithadequatemaneuveringaisle(s),inaccordancewithadetailedsite plan tobepreparedby theproponentandsubjecttotheapprovaloftheDevelopment Officer; d)Theparkingareamentionedincondition(c)mustbecompletedpriortoany expansionofthefloorareadevotedtothedaycentreabove195squaremetres(2,100 squarefeet),andfurther thatupontherezoningof theparcelofland,thelandandany buildingorstructurethereonmustbedevelopedandusedinconformitywiththe proposalandconditionsidentifiedherein. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorFerguson RESOLVED that theby-lawentitled,“ALawto AmendtheZoningBy-lawofTheCityofSaintJohn”,adding“SpecialZoneSZ-20”tothe listofzonesinSection30(1);andusestoSection740(20);adjustingthezonestandards, andre-zoningaparceloflandhavinganareaofapproximately2070squaremetres, locatedat282DouglasAvenue,alsoidentifiedasbeingPIDNumbers00368555and 55151294,from“R-2”OneandTwoFamilyResidential to“SZ-20”SpecialZone#20 classification,bereadathirdtime,enacted,andtheCorporateCommonSealaffixed thereto. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. Readathird timeby title,theby-lawentitled,“By-lawNumberC.P.110-23,ALawto AmendtheZoningBy-lawofTheCityofSaintJohn”. 10.Étudedesarrêtésmunicipaux 10.1a)Modificationdel'arrêtésurlezonagevisantle282,avenueDouglas PropositionduconseillerTitus AppuyéeparlamairessesuppléanteHooton RÉSOLUquel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiant l'arrêtésurlezonagedeTheCityofSaintJohn»,ajoutantàlalistedezones énuméréesàl'article30(1),la«ZonespécialeSZ-20»;etlesusagesàl'article740(20); modifiantlesnormesduzonageetlezonaged'uneparcelledeterraind'unesuperficie approximativede2070mètrescarrés,situéeau282,avenueDouglas,etinscritesous lesNID00368555et55151294,afindefairepasserlaclassificationdezone o résidentielle–habitationsunifamilialesetbifamiliales«R-2»àzonespéciale n20, «SZ-20»,fassel'objetd'unelecture. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. o L'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêté nC.P.110-23modifiantl'arrêtésurlezonagedeTheCityof SaintJohn»estluintégralement. 10.2b)Conditions imposéesparl'article39visantle282,avenueDouglas PropositionduconseillerFarren AppuyéeparleconseillerMcGuire RÉSOLUqu'envertudesdispositionsdel'article39 delaLoisurl'urbanisme,leprojetd'aménagementrelatifàlaparcelledeterrainsituée au282,avenueDouglas,d'unesuperficieapproximativede2070mètrescarrés,inscrite souslesNID00368555et55151294,comportantuncentredesoinspalliatifsdejouret desoutienencasdedeuiletlesbureauxs'yrattachant,soitassujettiauxconditions suivantes : a)l'usagenonrésidentieldelapropriéténedoitinclurequ'uncentredesoinspalliatifs dejouretdesoutienencasdedeuiletlesbureauxs'yrattachantàl'intérieurdu bâtimentexistant; 92-535 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 b)lesheuresd'exploitationducentredejoursontde9hà21hquotidiennement; c) toutagrandissementdépassantles195mètrescarrés(2100piedscarrés)dela superficiedeplancherinitialeàl'intérieurdubâtimentquilogelecentredejournesera permisquesiledemandeurprévoitunterraindestationnementrevêtuhorsruequi puisseassurerlenombred'espacesrequisainsiquedesairesdemanœuvreadéquates conformémentàunplandesituationdétaillépréparéparledemandeuretassujettià l'approbationdel'agentd'urbanisme; d)leterraindestationnementmentionnédanslaconditionc)ci-dessusdoitêtre aménagéavantdeprocéderàtoutagrandissementdépassant195mètrescarrés (2100piedscarrés)delasuperficiedeplancherauxfinsd'usageparlecentredejour et,deplus,quesuivantlerezonagedelaparcelle,leterrainettoutbâtimentou constructionquis'y trouvedoitêtreaménagéetutiliséconformémentàlapropositionet auxconditionsystipulées. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerFerguson RÉSOLUquel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêtémodifiant l'arrêtésurlezonagedeTheCityofSaintJohn»,ajoutantàlalistedezones énuméréesàl'article30(1),la«zonespécialeSZ-20»;etlesusagesàl'article740(20); modifiantlesnormesduzonageetlezonaged'uneparcelledeterraind'unesuperficie approximativede2070mètrescarrés,situéeau282,avenueDouglas,etinscritesous lesNID00368555et55151294,afindefairepasserlaclassificationdezone o résidentielle–habitationsunifamilialesetbifamiliales«R-2»àzonespéciale n20, «SZ-20»,fassel'objetd'une troisièmelecture,queleditarrêtésoitédictéetquele sceaucommunalysoitapposé. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. o Troisièmelecturepar titredel'arrêtéintitulé«Arrêté nC.P.110-23modifiantl'arrêtésur lezonagedeTheCityofSaintJohn». 8.Delegations/Presentations 8.1FamilyPlusLifeSolutions-UnderstandingtheEarlyYears Referringtoanelectronicslidepresentation,EllenSnider,ProjectCoordinatorof UnderstandingtheEarlyYears(UEY),FamilyPlusLifeSolutions,gavebackground informationof theprojectexplainingthatUEYisacommunity-focusedresearchinitiative involvingchildren,parents,schools,communityagencies,businessesandgovernment. Sheadded thattheprojectprovidesdataonchildren’sreadinesstolearn,familyand communityfactorswhichinfluencechildren’sdevelopmentandexistingcommunity resources.Ms.Sniderconcludedherpresentationbyquestioningwhetherexisting resourcesin theGreaterSaintJohnareaaremeetingtheneedsofthechildrenand familiestheyweredesignedtosupport. 8.Délégationsetprésentations 8.1FamilyPlusLifeSolutions(servicesàlafamille):Comprendrelapetite enfance Sereportantàuneprésentationélectroniquedediapositives,EllenSnider, coordonnatriceduprojetComprendrelapetiteenfance(CPE)etleserviced'aideàla famille,FamilyPlusLifeSolutions,donneunaperçudecetteinitiativederechercheau seindelacollectivité,adresséeauxenfants,auxparents,auxécoles,auxorganismes communautaires,auxentreprisesetauxgouvernements.Elleajoutequeleprojetfournit desdonnéessurlacapacitéd'apprentissagedesenfantsetdesmembresdelafamille ainsiquelesfacteursquitouchentledéveloppementdesenfantsetlesressources communautairesdisponibles. 92-536 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 11.SubmissionsbyCouncilMembers 11.1InfrastructureCostsResultingfromLNGPipeline OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorCourt RESOLVED that theCityManagerdirectthe variousrelatedCityDepartmentstoprovideCouncilwiththecostanalysisimpactof the proposednaturalgaspipelinewithrespecttoexistinginfrastructure,futureconstruction anddevelopment,theSaintJohnFireDepartmentandtheSaintJohnEmergency Measures Organizationat thenextopensessionofCommonCouncil. TheCityManageradvisedthatthescopeandhypotheticalnatureoftheworkrequired whichisreferredtointhemotionwouldbetoolargetocompletewithin twoweeks,and suggestedthathewouldbeabletoreportonageneralcostestimateofpotential infrastructureimpactasaresultoftheproposednaturalgaspipeline.Headdedthata measureshouldbemadenotonlyofthecostsbutofthebenefitsof theprojectto provideabalancedoutlook. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwasdefeated,withtheMayorand CouncillorsChang,Chase,McGuire,Tait,Whiteandvotingnay. 11.Interventiondesmembresduconseil 11.1Coûts liésàl'infrastructurevisantlepipelinedegaznaturelliquéfié PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerCourt RÉSOLUqueledirecteurgénéralchargelesdivers servicesmunicipauxdeprésenterauconseiluneanalysedescoûtsrelatifsaupipeline degaznaturelliquéfiéproposéquiauraientdesincidencessurl'infrastructureexistante, les travauxdeconstructionetd'aménagementfuturs,leServiced'incendiedeSaint Johnetl'Organisationdesmesuresd'urgencedeSaintJohn,àlaprochaineséance publiqueduconseilcommunal. Ledirecteurgénéralindiquequel'étendueetlanatureincertainedestravauxrequis mentionnésdanslapropositionsont tropexhaustivespour traiterdansundélaidedeux semainesetoffredeprésenteruncompterendugénéralsurl'estimationdescoûts visantlesretombéessurl'infrastructureéventuelleenraisondel'aménagementdu pipelinedegaznaturelliquéfiéproposé.Ilajoutequ'enplusdescoûts,lesavantagesdu projetdoiventégalementêtreévaluésafindeprésenteruneperspectiveéquilibrée. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestrejetée.Lemaire,etlesconseillers Chase,McGuire,TaitetWhitevotentcontrelaproposition. MotiontoContinueCouncilMeeting OnmotionofCouncillorWhite SecondedbyCouncillorChase RESOLVED that theCouncilmeetingextendpast 10:00p.m.asprovidedforintheProceduralBy-law. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarriedwithCouncillorsChang, McGuire,TaitandTitusvotingnay. Propositionvisantàprolongerlaséance PropositionduconseillerWhite AppuyéeparleconseillerChase RÉSOLUquelaséanceduconseilsoitprolongée au-delàde22htelqueleprévoientlesdispositionsdel'Arrêtéconcernantlerèglement intérieur. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestacceptée.LesconseillersChang, McGuire,TaitetTitusvotentcontrelaproposition. 11.2SaintJohnRegionalHospital-EmergencyResponseCapabilities 92-537 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorCourt RESOLVED thatCouncilrequesttheBoardofthe AtlanticHealthScienceCorporationandSaintJohnEMO toprovide theiremergency responsecapabilitieswithrespecttoaworstcasepipelinefailure,andanyother typeof majorcatastropherelated tolargeindustry. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 11.2HôpitalrégionaldeSaintJohnrelativementàl'interventionencas d'urgence PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerCourt RÉSOLUqueleconseilcommunaldemandeau conseild'administrationdelaCorporationdessciencesdelasantédel'Atlantiqueetà l'Organismedegestiondesservicesd'urgencedeSaintJohndelui transmettreun rapportprécisantlesmesuresd'interventionétabliesencasd'urgencevisantlespires desscénariosimpliquantunedéfaillancedupipelineou touteautrecatastrophe industriellemajeure. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 11.3TownHallMeetingInitiative OnmotionofCouncillorMcGuire SecondedbyDeputyMayorHooton RESOLVED that theletterfromCouncillorMcGuire advisingthatthenextTownHallmeetingwillbeheldonMonday,November27,2006 from7:00 to9:00p.m.attheBoysand GirlsClub,bereceivedforinformation. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 11.3Dated'assembléepublique PropositionduconseillerMcGuire AppuyéeparlamairessesuppléanteHooton RÉSOLUquelalettreprésentéeparleconseiller McGuireindiquantquelaprochaineassembléepubliqueauralieulelundi,27novembre 2006,de19hà21h,auClubgarçonsetfilles,soitacceptéeà titreinformatif. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 11.4CreatingHealthCommunityCentres OnmotionofCouncillorMcGuire SecondedbyDeputyMayorHooton RESOLVED that theCityManagerprovideCouncil withareportcardandlistingofsolution-focusedideasonhowtoenhanceour CommunityCentersas trueneighbourhoodhubs. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 11.4Créationdecentrescommunautairesdesanté PropositionduconseillerMcGuire AppuyéeparlamairessesuppléanteHooton RÉSOLUqueledirecteurgénéralprésenteau conseilunrapport-bulletincomportantdesconceptsaxéssurlesdémarchesquidoivent êtreentreprisespouraméliorernoscentrescommunautairesafinqu'ilspuissentservir deplaquestournantesduquartier. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 11.5NationalHomelessnessInitiative 92-538 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 OnmotionofCouncillorMcGuire SecondedbyDeputyMayorHooton WHEREAS, havingasafe,securehomeisabasichumanright;and WHEREAS, childrenandfamiliesarethefastestgrowingsegmentofCanada’s homelesspopulation,erodingeffortsbymunicipalitiesandothers tonuturehealthy, stablecommunities;and WHEREAS, TheCityofSaintJohn,theFederationofCanadianMunicipalities(FCM) andotherorganizationsacross thenationhaverecognizedthathomelessnessandthe lackofaffordablehousingisanationalconcernrequiringlongtermsolutions;and WHEREAS, theNationalHomelessnessInitiativewasestablishedbythefederal governmentin1999,investing$1.2billionoverthepastsixyearsinlocalsolutionsthat addresshomelessness-including$1millionforthefollowingshelter/supportivehousing facilitiesandprogramsinSaintJohn: FirstStepsHousingProject CoverdaleCentre TheResourceCentreforYouth(TRC) TheONEChangeInc. WHEREAS, theNationalHomelessnessInitiativeisstronglysupportedbylocal organizationsandisrecognizedasaninternationalbestpracticebytheUnitedNations; and WHEREAS, theNationalHomelessnessInitiativewillexpireonMarch31,2007unless thenewfederalgovernmentactssoontorenewtheprogram; THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDTHAT TheCityofSaintJohnurgetheGovernmentof CanadatorenewandexpandtheNationalHomelessnessInitiative,andcallupon municipalitiesandprovincialand territorialgovernmentsacrossCanada toaddtheir voicesinsupportofthisimportantprogram. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 11.5Initiativenationalepourlessans-abri PropositionduconseillerMcGuire AppuyéeparlamairessesuppléanteHooton ATTENDU qu'unemaisonsûreetsécuritaireestundroitdelapersonnefondamental; ATTENDU quelesenfantsetlesfamillesfigurentparmilesecteurdepersonnessans abriauCanadaquiconnaîtlaplusfortecroissance,etqueleseffortsdéployésparles municipalitésetautresvisantàpromouvoirunecollectivitésaineetstablesont amoindris; ATTENDU queTheCityofSaintJohn,laFédérationcanadiennedesmunicipalitéset d'autresorganismespartoutauCanadareconnaissentquelespersonnessansabrietle manquedelogementsabordablesestunproblèmeàl'échellenationalequirequiertdes solutionsàlongterme; ATTENDU quel'Initiativenationalepourlessans-abrifutamorcéeparlegouvernement fédéralen1999,que1,2milliardsdedollarsfurentinvestisaucoursdessixdernières annéespourmettreenœuvredessolutionsdestinéesauxpersonnessansabri,dans certainescollectivités,dontunmilliondedollarsfurentoctroyésauxorganismesetaux programmesdesoutiensuivantsenmatièredelogementdansSaintJohn : FirstStepsHousingProject CoverdaleCentre TheResourceCentreforYouth(TRC) TheONEChange,Inc. ATTENDU quel'Initiativenationalepourlessans-abriestlargementsubventionnéepar lesorganismeslocauxetreconnueparlesNationsUniespouravoirétabliunemeilleure pratiquesurleplaninternational; 92-539 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 ATTENDU quel'Initiativenationalepourlessans-abridoitexpirerle31mars2007à moinsquelenouveaugouvernementfédéralagisseprochainementafinderenouvelerle programme; ENCONSÉQUENCE, QU'ILSOITRÉSOLU queTheCityofSaintJohnincitele gouvernementduCanadaàrenouveleretàélargirl'Initiativenationalepourlessans- abrietdemandeauxmunicipalitésetauxgouvernementsprovinciauxet territoriauxà l'échellenationaledeseprononcersurlaquestionafind'appuyerceprogramme essentiel. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 11.6BuildingandDesignStandards OnmotionofCouncillorChase SecondedbyCouncillorMcGuire RESOLVED thatCouncilestablishacommittee comprisingofcitystaff, twocouncilmembers,andseveralmembersfrom thecommunity withcredibleknowledgeindesign,buildingstandardsandconstruction;torecommendto Councilwhatdesignandbuildingstandardsshouldbeimplementedandwherethey shouldbeapplied,andthatthismatterbereferred totheNominatingCommittee. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried,withCouncillorTitusvoting nay. (TheMayorwithdrewfromthemeetingashehaddeclaredaconflicton item12.1,andtheDeputyMayortookthechair.) 11.6Normesdeconstructionetdeconception PropositionduconseillerChase AppuyéeparleconseillerMcGuire RÉSOLUqueleconseilcréeuncomitéformé d'employésmunicipaux,dedeuxmembresduconseiletdeplusieursmembresdela collectivitéayantdesconnaissancescrédiblesrelativesauxnormesdeconstructionet deconception,afindeformulerdesrecommandationsauconseilvisantlesnormesde conceptionetdeconstructionquidoiventêtremisesenœuvreainsiquelesdomaines touchés,etquecettequestionsoit transmiseauComitédescandidatures. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée.LeconseillerTitusvote contrelaproposition. (Lemairequittelaséanceaprèsavoirdéclaréunconflitd'intérêtsrelatif aupoint12.1etlamairessesuppléanteprésidelaséance.) 12.BusinessMatters-Municipal Officers 12.1(a)ProposedResidentialDevelopmentatKellyLake 12.1(b)Cottage/CampDevelopment Referringtohissubmittedreport,theCitySolicitorreviewedtheissueofanapplication toconstructacottageinanareaof theCitywhereCityservicesarenotprovided. FollowinguponCouncil’sdirection todetermineifthereisawayfortheapplicantto proceed,withoutliabilitytotheCity,headvised thatpotentialliabilityintheCity associatedwithresidentialdevelopmentintheareainquestionandanyotherarea similarlysituate,canbestbeavoidedwithhissubmittedrecommendation. ConsiderationwasalsogiventoareportfromtheCityManagercitingexperiencesin otherjurisdictionsonsimilarissues,andrecommendingthatadetailedpolicybe developed,assuggestedby theCitySolicitor,whichwoulddefinethoseareas appropriateforcamp/cottagedevelopmentsandtheservicelevels to theseareas. OnmotionofCouncillorWhite SecondedbyCouncillorMcGuire 92-540 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 RESOLVED thatasrecommendedby theCity Solicitor,regardingtheproposeddevelopmentofacottageatKellyLake,Councilaccept thefollowing: 1)Councilisclearlyoftheviewthatsuchdevelopmentisappropriate;notwithstanding theunavailabilityofemergencyorroadservices; 2)Councilconfirmsthatviewinanamendment totheMunicipalDevelopmentBy-Law; and 3)Counciladoptsaresolutionclearlystatingthatneitherroadnorfireprotectionservices willbeprovidedtotheareaorareasidentifiedintheMunicipalPlanAmendment. CouncillorTaitproposedanamendmenttothemotionwhichwassecondedby CouncillorMcGuire thatthemotioninclude:No.4)Thedevelopmentsinquestionbe restrictedtoseasonal,recreationalproperties. OnmotionofCouncillorTait SecondedbyCouncillorMcGuire RESOLVED that theissueofrecreational propertiesbeingdevelopedinareas thatdonothaveCityservices,includingtherequest fordevelopmentof thepropertyatKellyLake,bereferredtotheCityManager. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. (TheMayorre-enteredthemeeting. 12.Affairesmunicipalesévoquéesparlesfonctionnairesmunicipaux 12.1a)Projetd'aménagementrésidentielaulacKelly 12.1b)Aménagementd'unchalet Sereportantaurapportqu'ilaprésenté,l'avocatmunicipalabordelaquestiondela demandedeconstructiond'unchaletdansunquartiernondesserviparlamunicipalité. Parsuiteàladirectiveémiseparleconseilvisantàdéterminers'ilexisteunmoyenpar lequelledemandeurpourraitprocédersansengagerlaresponsabilitédelaVille, l'avocatmunicipalconstatequecelle-cipourraitéviter touteresponsabilitéenrespectant lesrecommandationsqu'ilaprésentéesrelativementàl'aménagementrésidentieldans larégionenquestionetdanstouteautrerégionsemblable. Examend'unrapportprésentéparledirecteurgénéralcitantdesexemplesdans d'autresmunicipalitéssurdesquestionssimilairesetrecommandantqu'unepolitique détailléesoitélaborée,commeleconseillel'avocatmunicipal,visantàdéfinirlesrégions propicesàl'aménagementdechaletsainsiquelesservicesmunicipauxadéquats recommandésdanscesrégions. PropositionduconseillerWhite AppuyéeparleconseillerMcGuire RÉSOLUque,commelerecommandel'avocat municipal,relativementàl'aménagementproposéd'unchaletaulacKelley,leconseil procèdecommesuit : 1)leconseilestclairementd'avisqu'untelaménagementestadéquat,nonobstantle manquedeservicesroutiersetd'urgence; 2)leconseilconfirmecetteopinionenmodifiantl'arrêtéportantsurl'aménagement municipal; 3)leconseildoitadopterunerésolutionétablissantclairementqu'aucunserviceroutier oudeprotectioncontrelesincendiesneseraoffertdanslarégionoulesrégions préciséesenvertudelamodificationduplanmunicipal. LeconseillerTaitproposeunemodificationàlaproposition,appuyéeparleconseiller McGuire,visantàinclurelepointsuivant :4)quelesprojetsd'aménagementen questionselimitentàdespropriétéssaisonnièresourécréatives. PropositionduconseillerTait AppuyéeparleconseillerMcGuire RÉSOLUquelaquestionrelativeàl'aménagement depropriétésrécréativesdanslesrégionsnondesserviesparlamunicipalité,ycompris lademanded'aménagementdelapropriétésituéeaulacKelly,soitsoumiseau 92-541 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 directeurgénéral. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. (Lemairesuppléantestdenouveauprésentàlaréunion.) 12.2ProposedControlofPesticideUsebyBy-law OnmotionofCouncillorChase SecondedbyCouncillorMcGuire RESOLVED thatreportfrom theCitySolicitor regarding thecontroloftheuseofpesticidesbetabled. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarriedwithCouncillorTitusvoting nay. 12.2Arrêtémunicipalrelatifàl'utilisationdepesticides PropositionduconseillerChase AppuyéeparleconseillerMcGuire RÉSOLUquelerapportprésentéparl'avocat municipalrelatifàl'utilisationdepesticidessoitreporté. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée.LeconseillerTitusvote contrelaproposition. 12.3EngineeringServices-AsphaltConcrete,PortlandCementConcreteand SoilsTestingandInspectionfor2003and2004 OnmotionofCouncillorWhite SecondedbyCouncillorMcGuire RESOLVED thatasrecommendedby theCity Manager,CommonCouncilapprovetheadditionalfeeof$101,495.46fromADILimited toprovideEngineeringServicesfortheAsphaltConcrete,PortlandCementConcrete andSoilsTestingandInspectionprojectduring2004asoutlinedin thesubmittedreport. OnmotionofCouncillorFerguson SecondedbyCouncillorChase RESOLVED that theitem12.3,Engineering Services-AsphaltConcrete,PortlandCementConcreteandSoilsTestingand Inspectionfor2003and2004,bereferredtoclosedsessionofCommitteeoftheWhole, becauseofalegalissuepending. Mr. GroodyadvisedCouncilthat theworkreferred tointhesubmittedreportisseparate andapartfromthelegalissue. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwasdefeatedwiththeMayor,DeputyMayorand CouncillorsMcGuire,Tait,Titus,andWhitevotingnay. Questionbeingtaken,themainmotionwascarried,withCouncillorsCourtandFarren votingnay. 12.3Servicesconsultatifsrelatifsaubétonasphaltique,auxbétonsdeciment Portlandetàl'évaluationetl'inspectiondessolspour2003et2004 PropositionduconseillerWhite AppuyéeparleconseillerMcGuire RÉSOLUque,commelerecommandeledirecteur général,leconseilcommunalapprouvelesfraissupplémentairesaumontantde 101495,46$demandésparADILimited,relatifsauxservicesd'ingénierievisantle projetdebétonasphaltique,debétonsdecimentPortlandetd'évaluationetd'inspection dessolsaucoursdel'année2004,commelesoulignelerapportprésenté. PropositionduconseillerFerguson AppuyéeparleconseillerChase RÉSOLUquelepoint12.3,Servicesconsultatifs relatifsaubétonasphaltique,auxbétonsdecimentPortlandetàl'évaluationet 92-542 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 l'inspectiondessolspour2003et2004,soitreportéàlaséanceprivéeducomitéplénier enraisond'unequestiondedroiteninstance. M. Groodyindiqueauconseilquelestravauxmentionnésdanslerapportprésentésont distinctesdelaquestiondedroit. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestrejetée.Lemaire,lamairessesuppléanteetles conseillersMcGuire,Tait,TitusetWhitevotentcontrelaproposition. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionprincipaleestacceptée.LesconseillersCourtetFarren votentcontrelaproposition. 13.CommitteeReports 13.Rapportsdéposésparlescomités 14.ConsiderationofIssuesSeparatedfromConsentAgenda 14.1LetterfromLSOEnterprisestoLeaseRockwoodParkPavilion OnmotionofCouncillorCourt SecondedbyCouncillorFarren RESOLVED that theletterfromGerryLowe, PresidentofLSOEnterprisesexpressinganinterest toleasetheRockwoodPark Pavilion,bereferredtotheCityManager. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 14.Étudedessujetsécartésdesquestionssoumisesàl'approbationdu conseil 14.1LettrereçuedeLSOEnterprisesrelativeàlalocationdupavillonduparc Rockwood PropositionduconseillerCourt AppuyéeparleconseillerFarren RÉSOLUquelalettrereçuede GerryLowe, présidentdeLSOEnterprises,exprimantsondésirdelouerlepavillonduparc Rockwood,soit transmiseaudirecteurgénéral. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 14.2RequestfromRehabitatInc.toWaiveMunicipalFees OnmotionofCouncillorMcGuire SecondedbyCouncillorWhite RESOLVED that theCityprovideagrantto RehabitatInc.equal to theamountofallmunicipalfeesrelatingtopermitsfora16unit affordablehousingprojectonthecornerofAdelaideandVictoriaStreets. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried. 14.2DemandeprésentéeparRehabitatInc.visantàabolirlesdroitsmunicipaux PropositionduconseillerMcGuire AppuyéeparleconseillerWhite RÉSOLUquelaVilleoctroieunesubventionà RehabitatInc.d'unmontantégalauxdroitsmunicipauxrelatifsauxpermisexigéspour l'aménagementd'unprojetdelogementsabordablessituéàl'intersectiondesrues AdelaideetVictoria. Àl'issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée. 15.GeneralCorrespondence 15.1SaintJohnBlackhawksRequestforLetterofSupport OnmotionofCouncillorWhite SecondedbyCouncillorCourt 92-543 COMMONCOUNCIL/CONSEILCOMMUNAL OCTOBER23,2006/LE23 OCTOBRE2006 RESOLVED that theMayorsendaletterofsupport toassistinbringinganNHLexhibitiongametoSaintJohnonSeptember7,2007, involvingtheNewYorkIslanders. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarried,withCouncillorTitusvoting nay. 15.Correspondancegénérale 15.1Demandereçuedel'équipeBlackhawkspourunelettred'appui PropositionduconseillerWhite AppuyéeparleconseillerCourt RÉSOLUquelemaireexpédieunelettred'appui visantàprésenterunepartied'exhibitiondehockeydelaLNHàSaintJohnle 7septembre2007,mettantenvedettelesNewYorkIslanders. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée.LeconseillerTitusvote contrelaproposition. 15.2ExtensionofSidewalkCaféLicense OnmotionofDeputyMayorHooton SecondedbyCouncillorMcGuire RESOLVED thatanextensiontothesidewalkcafé licensefromOctober15,2006toNovember1,2006,begranted toElwoods Management. Questionbeingtaken,themotionwascarriedwithCouncillorTitusvoting nay. 15.2Prolongationdupermispourcafé-terrasse PropositiondelamairessesuppléanteHooton AppuyéeparleconseillerMcGuire RÉSOLUquesoitaccordéeuneprolongationdu er permispourcafé-terrasse,allantdu15octobre2006au 1novembre2006,àElwoods Management. Àl’issueduvote,lapropositionestadoptée.LeconseillerTitusvote contrelaproposition. 16.Adjournment TheMayordeclaredthemeetingadjournedat11:00p.m. 16.Clôturedelaséance Lemairedéclarequelaséanceestlevéeà23h. Mayor/maire CommonClerk/greffiercommunal November6,2007 HisWorshipNormMcFarlaneand Councillors YourWorshipandCouncillors, Re:2007CouncilMeetingSchedule TheattachedmeetingdatesareproposedforregularCouncilmeetingsfortheperiod JanuarytoDecember2007.Afirm schedulewillallowustoconfirmtherequirements forschedulingofpublichearings,interpretationservicesandcoordinatePlanning AdvisoryCommitteemeetings. Youwillnotethateverysecondweekisproposedforregularcouncilmeetingswhich freesupalternateweeksforcommitteeofthewholemeetingstodealwithmatterssuchas budgetdeliberations. Recommendation ThatCommonCouncilapprovethesubmittedmeetingschedule. Respectfullysubmitted, J.PatrickWoods CommonClerk Attachment COUNCILMEETINGSCHEDULE-2007 RegularMeetingsCommitteeoftheWhole (asrequired) 20062006 Nov20Nov27 Dec4Dec11 Dec18 20072007 January2(Tuesday)January8 January15January22 January29February5 February12February19 February26March5 March12March19 March26April2 April10(Tuesday)April16 April23April30 May7May14 May22(Tuesday)May28 June4June11 June18June25 July3(Tuesday)July9 July16July23 July30August7(Tuesday) August13August20 August27September4(Tuesday) September10September17 September24October1 October9(Tuesday)October15 October22October29 November5November13(Tuesday) November19November26 December3December10 December17 October31,2006 TheCommonCouncilofSaintJohn YourWorshipandCouncillors: CanaCorporatecitizenbevirtuous? TheMayorbelievesso.Helooksintotheeyesof EmeraBrunswickPipelineLtd.,andseesnothingbut“goodness.”Prudenceiswhatthe Mayorshouldbethinkingabout. Thetroubleis,thebasicvirtuesareinseparable,and whenyouthrowoutprudenceyoualsothrowawayjusticeandcourage.The wonderfulnessofindustrialismknowsnobounds. Theunnecessarytaxconcession comingaboutthroughthemanipulationofPremierLord’sProgressiveConservative government,aweakCouncil,andthemuddlingthroughofseniorstaffintheinitial stagesoftheLNGdiscussionhasleftCouncilwithdamagedcredibility. Thecredibility,independence,andobjectivityofCouncilcontinuestobesquandered, becausethedrivingforcebehindmanyCouncildecisionsisthebeliefthatwealthisa preciousendinitself,andthattheLNGgrowthmustbewelcomedinasubservientway. ArecentreportbytheRossSmith EnergyGroupofCalgary,anindependentresearch provider,pointedoutthatthe“marketsentimentinthenortheastUnitedStatesmaybe swinginginfavorofCanadianLNG sitesandpipelineexpansiontoservethesame market.”ItwaspointedoutbecausetheWeaver’sCove,Mass.LNGprojectismeeting “significantopposition.”Consequently,Council shouldbenegotiatingwithallthe Companieslocallyinvolvedonamoreequalfooting.Tobalanceitsrequired infrastructureexpensesarisingfromprivateprojectsthatrununderitsstreetsandother Cityownedland,theCity shouldbecollectingtheappropriatelicensefees.Instead, Councilappearstobegrovelingonitskneesforhandouts.Aspartofcommunity relations,theAtlanticLNGCompanyof Trinidadand Tobagoisconstructinga$5.5 millionswimmingpoolcomplexinPointFortin, Trinidad.Itismajorinfrastructurefor thecommongoodofallthecitizensthattheCouncilshouldbesecuringfromthese Companiesfortheprivilegeoflocatinghere. Thisshouldbedonewithfulldisclosure toeliminatetheappearanceofanycompromisingofanyelectedorappointedofficialin thecarryingoutoftheirofficialduties. IfEmerawantstobeagoodCorporatecitizen,thereareareasoftheCityoperationwhere infrastructurehelpcanbeusedwithoutspecificallybringingintoquestionthe compromisingofpublic safety.Financialcontributionstowardsstreetconstructionand recreationalfacilities,andevenpoliceserviceswouldbemorefreeofconflictandthe absenceofselfinterestwouldenhancetheintegrityofallsides. Emerawillbe responsiblefortheconstructionofthepipelineandtotieEmeraintothefiredepartment training,andmixpublic safetywithfinancialhelpfromtheCompanyistorunthe dangerofblurringthelinebetweenprivateandpublicinvolvementintheFire department’sresponsibilityforpublicsafety.Controlofthepursewhenitisnotatarm’s lengthalwaysbringsothercontrolsthatcouldbeunintended,butstillnegativetothe City’scommoninterestandresponsibility. TheobjectivityoftheeditorialpageofthelocalpressofSeptember28,2006issuspect. Headed,“SticktoFactsonPipeline,”itassertsthat,“IftheBoardapprovesalandroute, SaintJohnerscanrestassuredthattheproposalissafe,”andthenattemptstodiscreditthe Firechief’sreportbyclaimingthatChiefinpointingoutpotentialriskshas“fannedthe flamesofemotion.”Andifthatwasnotenoughtocausewonderaboutalocalfreepress, aquestionisthenaskedsolelybecausethefirechiefmentionstheneedformore equipmentandtrainingtodealwithpotentialdangers,“Wasthisreallygermanetothe discussion,oranopportunitytopressfornewresourcesusingpublicfearasleverage?” ThePressheadlineofOctober24reads,“CityacceptsEmera’shelp.” Thisheadline togetherwiththeeditorialpageofthelocalpressofSeptember28,2006headed“Stickto FactsonPipeline,”createsanunfortunatecloudoverthemotivesofthefirechief,and beforeanyfurtherdamageiscaused,Council shouldseriouslyconsiderseparatingitself fromEmera’sfinancialhelpasitpertainstothefiredepartment.Thenecessaryand additionaltrainingandequipmentwhichtheFireChiefbelievesvitaltothedepartment’s operationisallpartoftheCity’sgrowthforthebenefitofallthecitizens. Consideringwhatlittleisknownpubliclyaboutthehistoryofthismatter,andtobeaware ofthecontroversialcircumstancesleadinguptoCouncil’spublicinvolvement,itwas disturbingtoseedepartmentself-interestattributedtotheFireChiefbythelocalpress. Anattemptbythelocalpressandthebusinesscommunitytodiscreditthefirstreport fromtheFirechiefandtherebysubtlyintimidateandpossiblyinfluencefuturereportsis anotherlowpointintheLNGquestion. Thereareotherareaswhereitismorejustifiable toraisethequestionaboutselfinterestattheexpenseofthesocialinterestandthe commongood. ThereisnoquestionthattherecentreportsfromtheFireChiefhaveopenedrawwounds inthepsycheoftheSaintJohnpeople.Fromthebeginning,theblamingofothers dominatedthetaxconcessiondebate,andnowCouncilissupportinganunderwater pipelinerouteacrosstheBayofFundyinordertopositionitselftoblameanother governmentagencyfortheeventualpipelinethroughtheheartoftheCity.Apipeline underthewatersoftheBayofFundyisaboutaslikelytooccurasnaturalgasreaching theUnitedStatesmarketviathemoon.Itisunfortunatethattheobjectivityofthe necessarypipelineNEBhearingswillbecloudedwithsuspicionandskepticism,because theproceedingconstructionoftheLNGterminalcannotbereasonablyturnedaround, andapipelineisavitalpartofthewholeoperation. Asmoreinformationbecomesavailablethereisnowimprovedpublicunderstandingof thefactthattheLNGpipelineisbeingconstructedtoservethemarketofaforeigncounty tothewestofthecity.Ifthepublicpolicyofthelocalgovernmentcombinedwiththe provincialgovernmentwastosupportanLNGterminalintheprovince,Whywasa terminaltothewestoftheCitynotconsidered,andtherebyavoidinganydisturbance withthepopulatedurbanarea? Wasitbecausethepeoplewouldhavebeenabletoexpresstheirviewsaboutthe establishmentoftheterminal,andthatwouldhavemeantanopen,transparentand democraticprocess. Thisraisesanotherquestion.Whyistherouteforthepipelinefrom theterminalthroughtheCityforaUSmarketgettingmoreattentionthantheapprovalof thelocationfortheterminalitself?Itisobviousthatbothaspectsoftheproject,namely, aterminalandapipeline,aresointegrallyconnectedthatthepeopleofSaintJohn should havebeenawareofallthefactsintheearlystages,andnotbroughtintothepicturewhen theobviousisuponus.Fortheterminaltowork,apipelineisnecessary. Theprocedure nowisirrationalbecauseitattemptstomakethepartgreaterthanthewhole Inmattersofcontroversialandmajorundertakings,Whyisitthatmoreattentionisnot giventofindingprocessesofdecisionmakingthatgivescostsofyesandnoanequal footing?Concernaboutthisweaknessbysomegroupshaveresultedinthembeing brandedbythePressasirrational,emotional,andpartofamobscene.Untilthereismore opennessandmoredisclosure,ourInstitutionswillcontinuetoletthepeopledown.This letterundoubtedlyisfullofmisgivingsandreservations,andthereasonisasfollows. Thereisawidespreadcomfortlevelforsecrecy,anddisclosureiskepttoaminimumon thebeliefthatthepeoplearelikechildrenandtooimmaturetograspthecomplexitiesof modernsociety.Thereisalsoafailuretodistinguishbetweenspecializedknowledge andthegeneralknowledgeofcommonsenseofthepeoplederivedfromcommon experience. Thisexplainsinpartwhythereisnohonestattemptbylocalofficialsto placeMunicipalgovernmentundertheprovincialFreedomofInformationAct. In1882HenrikIbsenwroteaplaytitled“An EnemyofthePeople.” Theplayisabout theindustrialpollutionofamunicipalwatersupply. ThemaincharactersaretheMedical OfficeroftheMunicipalBaths,hisbrothertheMayor,andtheeditorofthelocalpress. TheMedicalOfficer’struthaboutthehealthriskstothecitizenscannotoverridethe concernfortheeconomicprosperityflowingfromthetouristwhovisitthebaths.Today, onehundredandtwentyfiveyearslater,inanageofmoreawarenessforaccountability, environmentalconcerns,andethicalquestions,itisstilldifficulttoknowwhotheenemy is. Yourstruly, Receivedbye-mail FrankRodgers M&C2006-294 November1,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlane andMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandMembersofCouncil: SUBJECT: GreenMunicipalFund(GMF)–ApplicationforFunding BACKGROUND Arecentreport(M&C2006-269)wassubmittedtoinformCouncilofaninitiativewhere applicationwasmadeonSeptember20,2006totheGreenMunicipalFund(GMF). Thepurpose oftheapplicationwastorequestfinancialsupportfortheproposed2007Water&Sewerage UtilityFundcleaningandliningcapitalproject.ThisisthefirstyeartheCityofSaintJohn (SaintJohnWater)hasmadeapplicationforGMFfunding. Theprinciplegoalsoftheapplicationandtherelatedprojectaretoimprovedrinkingwater quality,whilesubstantiallyreducingwaterlossthroughflushing,improvingfireflowsand extendingtheservicelifeofwatermainsbyatleast30to35years. ANALYSIS ThepurposeofthisletteristoappriseCouncilthattheinitialapplication–IntenttoApplywas accepted.AsaresulttherewasininvitationtosubmitamoredetailedProposalthatwillallow thePeerReviewCommitteetocompleteacomprehensiveevaluationoftheproject. Thedetailed applicationwassubmittedtotheFederationofCanadianMunicipalitiesonNovember1,2006. TheGovernmentofCanadaendowedtheFederationofCanadianMunicipalitiestoestablishand managetheGreenMunicipalFund(GMF).TheGMFsupportsstudies,fieldtests,plansand capitalprojectsacrossCanadatoimprovethequalityofwater,soilandairandtoreduce greenhousegasemissions. M&C2006–294 November1,2006 Page2 StaffidentifiedtheGMFasapossiblesourceoffundingtoassistinthecleaningandlining initiative.The2007capitalprogramproposestocleanandlineapproximately6kmofwater mainatacostof$1million(includingHST).Applicationforfunding(withoutHST)wasas follows. Amount%ofTotal ofFundingProjectFunding GMFloan$289,473.6933 GMFgrant$289,473.6933 CityofSaintJohn Water&SewerageUtility$298,245.6234 SUMMARY ThefulldetailedproposaltoGMFwillnowbeassessedbyacommitteeofexpertsandthe projectsmostlikelytodeliversignificantenvironmental,economicandsocialbenefitswill receiveoffersoffinancingbyMarch2007. RECOMMENDATION Itisrecommendedthatthisreportbereceivedandfiled. Respectfullysubmitted, J.M.PaulGroody,P.Eng. Commissioner, MunicipalOperations& Engineering TerrenceL.Totten,F.C.A. CityManager M&C–2006-292 November3,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:2006DEBENTUREISSUE BACKGROUND: TheNewBrunswickMunicipalFinanceCorporationisplanningabond issuein thenearfuture.While theissuewillnotbesolduntil the Corporation feelsthatratesarereasonable, theyhaveprovidedranges withinwhich theissuecouldbesold.Theseareas follows: InterestRate:Not toexceedanaverageof6.50% Price,Net:Not tobelessthan$98.00per$100.00ofdebenture Term:Serialform tomatureinequalannualamountsovera termnot toexceed15yearsforthe GeneralFundand Transitand20yearsfor theWater&SewerageUtility. Noticeofmotionwasgivenat theSeptember25,2006meetingofCommon Councilregardingtheneed toborrow$19,900,000. Inorder toproceedwith thedebenturefinancingitisnowrecommended that the followingbe adopted. ReporttoCommonCouncilPage2 November3,2006 RECOMMENDATION: Whereasoccasionhavingarisenin thepublicinterest for the following publiccivicworksandneededcivicimprovements, thatistosay: GENERALFUND GeneralGovernment$1,250,000 TransportationServices$6,000,000 EnvironmentalDevelopment$2,250,000 RecreationandCulture$1,500,000 $11,000,000 WATER & SEWERAGEUTILITY WaterSystem$6,500,000 SewerSystem$1,500,0008,000,000 SAINTJOHNTRANSIT 900,000 TOTAL $19,900,000 1.Thereforeresolved thatdebenturesbeissuedunderprovisionsof the ActsofAssembly52,Victoria,Chapter27,Section29and amendments thereto to theamountof$19,900,000. 2.CommissionerofFinancebeauthorizedtoissueandtosell to the NewBrunswickMunicipalFinanceCorporation(the“Corporation”)a CityofSaintJohnbondordebenturein theprincipalamountof $19,900,000atsuch termsandconditionsasarerecommendedby theCorporation. ReporttoCommonCouncilPage3 November3,2006 3.And further that theCityofSaintJohnagreestoissuepost-dated cheques to theCorporation,orothersucharrangementsas the Corporationmay from time to timeaccept,inpaymentofprincipal andinterestchargeson theabovebondordebentureasandwhen theyarerequiredbytheCorporation. 4.And further that theCommissionerofFinancebeherebyauthorized toreceiveanofferinconnectionwith theforegoingdebenturesata pricenotless than$98per$100ofdebenture,atinterestratesnotto exceedanaverageof6.50%andata termnot toexceed15years for theissuerelated tothe GeneralFundandTransitandnot to exceed20yearsfor theWater&SewerageUtility. 5.And further that theCommissionerofFinancereport toCommon Counciltheexactvaluesforpriceper$100ofdebenture,interest rateand terminyears, togetherwith thedateof theissue. Respectfullysubmitted, GregoryJ.Yeomans,CGA,MBA CommissionerofFinance TerrenceL.Totten,F.C.A. CityManager REPORTTOCOMMONCOUNCIL M&C–2006- 3November2006 HisWorshipNormanMcFarlane andMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT: TenderforPlowBlades BACKGROUND: Eachyearinpreparationforthecomingwinterseason,theCitycallsatenderforthe provisionofplowbladesandcuttingedgesusedinsnowclearingoperations. Fivecompaniesrespondedtothisyear’stendercall,whichclosedonWednesday, October25,2006. ANALYSIS: ThetendersubmissionshavebeenreviewedbystaffofMaterials&FleetManagement andMunicipalOperationsandalltendersarecompleteineveryregards. ThesummaryofthetendersisenclosedforCouncil’sconsideration. FINANCIALIMPLICATIONS: Thepurposeofthistenderisfortheestablishmentofasourceofsupplyforplow bladesandcuttingedgesforwinter snowplowing.Theactualrequirementforthese itemsisverymuchinfluencedbythetypeanddurationofthecomingwintermonths andthereforeisdifficulttopredictwithanydegreeofaccuracy. Thetenderhowever,isdividedintotworequirements.Thefirstrequirement,isan initialorderamountthatisneededtoreplenishexistingstocks. Thisrequirementis illustratedbythequantitiescontainedontheenclosedsummaryandbasedonthe pricesoffered,ifawardedasrecommended,willtotal$29,120.22plustax.The secondrequirementcoversfutureneeds,ifany,andisestablishedonanasandwhen requiredbasis. Thistenderrepresentsayearlyrequirementandassuch,fundsareincludedinthe annualoperatingbudget. PAGETWO RECOMMENDATION: Itisrecommendedthatthetenderforthesupplyofplowbladesandedgesbeawarded tothelowbidder,LSWWearParts,Fredericton,N.B.atacostof$29,120.22. Respectfullysubmitted, _____________________ DavidLogan,CPPB PurchasingAgent _____________________ T.L.Totten,FCA CityManager M&C–2006–293 November1,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECTPublicHearingDates : 648WestmorlandRoad/166GoldenGroveRoad,1000 SomersetStreet,and16FernStreet BACKGROUND : AsprovidedinCommonCouncil’sresolutionofAugust3,2004,thisreport indicatestheRezoningandSection39applicationsreceivedandrecommendsan appropriatepublichearingdate. ThefullapplicationsareavailableintheCommonClerk’sofficeandwillform partofthedocumentationpresentedatthePublicHearing. Thefollowingapplicationshavebeenreceived. NameofLocationExistingProposedReason ApplicantZoneZone BlairConstruction648Westmor-“RS-2”,“TH”Topermit a Inc.landRd.&“R-2”&townhouse 166Golden“RM-1”development GroveRd. Cavanagh1000“RS-2”“RM-1”Topermit an ConstructionSomerset St.apartment development Antonio&Evelyne16 Fern St.“R-2”“RM-1”Topermit a Saturnino5-unitdwelling ReporttoCommonCouncilPage2 November1,2006 RECOMMENDATION : ThatCommonCouncilschedulethePublicHearingsfortherezoningapplications ofBlairConstructionInc.(648WestmorlandRoad&166GoldenGroveRoad), CavanaghConstruction(1000SomersetStreet)andAntonio& EvelyneSaturnino (16FernStreet)forMonday,December4,2006at7:00p.m.intheCouncil Chamber. Respectfullysubmitted, JimR.Baird,MCIP Commissioner PlanningandDevelopment Terrence Totten,F.C.A. CityManager JRB/r M&C–2006-305 November3,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT1521ManawagonishRoad : BACKGROUND : CommonCouncilonOctober10,2006referredtheuseofthepropertyof1521 ManawagonishRoadtotheCityManagerandCitySolicitorforareport. The purposeofthisreportistoupdateCouncilonactionsundertakentodate. TheManawagonishRoadfrontageofthepropertyiszoned“B-2”General Businessandhasovertheyearsbeenfilledsothatitisnowreadyfor development. Earlierthisyear(June)complaintswerereceivedwithrespecttothe stockpilingandre-loadingofvarioustypesofaggregate(pitrungravel,sand, 1”crushetc.) Thepermittedusesina“B-2”zoneincludecommercialusessuch not asretailstores,businessoffices,moteletc.butindustrialuseswhichare presentlyoccurring. StafffromBuildingsandInspectionsServicesistakingenforcementactionand have senttherequiredviolationnoticesuptoandincludingthefinalnoticein July. EvidenceisbeingpreparedsothismattercanbereferredtotheLegal Departmentforaction. RECOMMENDATION : Thatthisreportbereceivedandfiled. Respectfullysubmitted, JimR.Baird,MCIPTerrence Totten,F.C.A. CommissionerCityManager PlanningandDevelopment JRB/mmf OPENSESSION M&C–2006-306 October27,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormanMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: RE:2006InterimFinancialOperatingResults BACKGROUND: ThepurposeofthisreportistopresentthepreliminaryprojectionsoftheCity’s financialoperationsfortheyearendedDecember31,2006basedonactualoperating resultsasofAugust31. ThefinancialresultsarepresentedtoCouncilataminimumofthreetimesayearas follows: ReportingPeriodCut-offDateReporttoCouncil WinterSeasonApril30June SummerSeasonAugust31October Year-endDecember31March Ashasbeennotedinprioryears,morefrequentreportswillbeprovidedtoCommon Counciliftheon-goingreviewoffinancialresultsshowanysignificantvariationfrom over-allbudgetedtargets. TheFinanceDepartmentprovidesalloperatingdepartmentswithdetailedfinancial reportsonamonthlybasis. Thesereportsaregeneratedapproximately10working daysaftermonth-end.This10dayperiodisneededtoensurethatallinter- departmentalchargesareprocessedinthecorrectfinancialperiod. ForpurposesoftheseasonalreportstoCouncil,Departmentsaregiventwoweeksto analyzetheiroperatingresultsandpresentareporttotheFinanceDepartmentofany significantvariancesfrombudgettodateandaprojectionoftheexpectedfinancial resultsatyear-end. ReporttoCommonCouncil M&C–2006–306 Page2 ANALYSIS: AttheendofAugustthecity’sactualexpenditurestotaled$68,644,671which representsslightlymorethan65%ofthetotalbudgetedexpendituresfortheyear. AsaresultofthereportspresentedtotheFinanceDepartmentforoperatingresultsas atAugust31,2006alongwithdepartmentalprojectionstoDecember31,2006weare anticipatingamodestsurplusofapproximately$175,000.Thefollowingnarrative willhighlighttheprimaryfactorscontributingtothissituation. MostoftheseitemshavebeenidentifiedtoCouncilintheInterimOperatingResults reportpresentedtoCouncilonJuly4,2006andincludethefollowing: -WinterSnowControl–thispastwinterwasunusuallymildwhichresulted insavingsbeingrealizedintheareaofovertimecostsandfuel consumption.Intotalthesesavingsareestimatedatapproximately $200,000. -FleetServicecostsareprojectedtobeapproximately$150-200,000 greaterthanbudget.Whilesignificantprogresshasbeenmadeoverthe pastfewyearsinreplacingagingequipment,theCityisstilloperatinga largenumberofvehiclesthatarebeyondtheirestimatedusefullife.Costs incurredinmaintainingthesevehiclesareunpredictableandtodatehave beenhigherthananticipatedduringbudgetpreparation.Staffare reviewingexpendituresandoperatingrequirementsandeveryattemptwill bemadetoreducetheprojecteddeficitinthisareaoverthebalanceofthe year. -FireDepartment–projectingashortfallofapproximately$500,000for theyear.Theover-expenditureislargelyasaresultofhigherthan anticipatedovertimecostsbeingincurredtocoversicktimewithinthe Departmentaswellasretirementsnotoccurringattherateanticipated duringthebudgetpreparationprocess.Inadditionthewagesettlement withLocal771wasslightlyhigherthanbudgetedwhichhascontributedto thisshortfall. -TippingFees–thesolidwastetonnageamountstakentotheCrane MountainlandfillSiteforthemonthsofJanuary,Februaryandearly Marchwaslessthananticipatedduringthebudgetprocessandassuchit isestimatedthatasavingsofapproximately$183,000willberealizedin thiscostfortheyear. -Saint JohnTransitCommission-TheTransitCommissionisprojectinga fundingshortfallofapproximately$150,000. ReporttoCommonCouncil M&C–2006–306 Page3 Ontherevenuesideoftheequationweareanticipatingapositiveyearendvarianceof approximately$180,000.Buildingpermitrevenueisprojectedtobe$325,000tothe goodwhilerevenuesfromLandandBuildingsincludingsubleasingofexcessspaceat CityHallareanticipatedtoberoughly$145,000underbudget. Itshouldbeunderstoodthattheseareprojectionsbasedondepartmentalbest estimatesasatAugust31,2006.Whiletherearenosignificanteventsthathavecome totheattentionofstafftorequiremodificationoftheseestimates,eventscouldoccur thatcouldaltertheseresults. RECOMMENDATION: Itisrecommendedthatthisreportbereceivedandfiled. Respectfullysubmitted, _____________________________ GregoryJ.Yeomans,CGA,MBA CommissionerofFinance _____________________________ TerrenceL. TottenF.C.A. CityManager 11/3/2006 CITYOFSAINTJOHN YEARENDVARIANCEPROJECTION FORTHEPERIODENDED AUGUST31,2006 DEPARTMENTAL ANNUALYT DYT DYEARENDYEAREND BUDGETBUDGETACTUALVARIANCEPROJECTIONVARIANCE Revenues: 105,209,24470,197,83870,766,879569,041105,389,244180,000 Expenditures: PoliceCommission18,014,63011,896,24311,807,26288,98118,014,6300 FireDepartment16,749,43311,165,21611,331,614(166,398)17,249,433(500,000) LeisureServices7,349,8595,054,8175,344,356(289,539)7,529,859(180,000) MunicipalOperations19,540,13412,830,20611,316,4581,513,74818,940,134600,000 CorporateServices7,469,6075,007,2308,735,094(3,727,864)7,469,6070 Legislative551,690379,326376,4532,873551,6900 Administrative2,446,8181,630,8731,451,732179,1412,396,81850,000 CommunityDevelopment1,888,8701,192,388989,706202,6821,808,87080,000 EconomicDevelopment7,414,1135,110,6975,130,086(19,389)7,564,113(150,000) Building&InspectionServices2,680,6611,792,0941,710,61781,4772,635,66145,000 Grants1,297,243977,1421,012,116(34,974)1,297,2430 FiscalCharges15,165,4998,089,0808,049,10139,97915,165,4990 # - 100,568,55765,125,31267,254,594(2,129,282)100,623,557(55,000) CommonServices3,138,6932,518,0632,277,307240,7562,988,693150,000 StreetLighting800,000533,328587,941(54,613)900,000(100,000) Parking451,591301,032214,83686,196451,5910 FireWaterSupply1,662,4031,108,2641,108,264-1,662,4030 # 106,621,24469,585,99971,442,942(1,856,943)106,626,244(5,000) Charge toUtility1,412,000941,328941,336(8)1,412,0000 Totalexpenses for theperiod105,209,24468,644,67170,501,606(1,856,935)105,214,244(5,000) ExcessofRevenuesover Expenses (deficiency)-1,553,167265,273(1,287,894)175,000175,000 November3,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlane andMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandMembersofCommonCouncil: SUBJECT: LOS EASEOFFFICEPACE CSJS- ITYOFAINTOHNANDEFISH Previously,CommonCouncilapprovedaLetterofOffertoleasespaceinthebuilding commonlyreferredtoasCityHall. ThatLetterofOfferwastobethebasisuponwhich theLeasedocumentwastobeprepared. TheLeasehasnowbeenfinalizedandisconsistentwiththetermsoftheoriginalLetter ofOffer. RECOMMENDATION: ThattheMayorandCommonClerkbeauthorizedtoexecutetheLeaseforofficespace betweenSe-fishAssociates Limitedand058854N.B.Ltd.( TheLandlordandtheCityof SaintJohn( The Tenant). Respectfullysubmitted, TerrenceL.Totten,FCA CITYMANAGER enc. November3,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT :HeritageDevelopmentBoard OnbehalfoftheHeritageDevelopmentBoard,I’dliketothankCouncilforthis opportunitytodiscussourrole/job,howwecurrentlyoperateandthechanges we’reproposingtoenableustodothatjobmoreeffectivelyonyourbehalf.Asa Board,weappreciatetheinterestandsupportthisCouncilhas showninheritage matters.Youhavemade“Heritage”adistinctportfolio,havesupportedits inclusioninpolicydocumentssuchasArtsandCultureand,veryimportantly,you haveapprovedadditionalmoniesforaddingastaffpersonintheHeritage PlanningOfficeandincreasedthefundsinthegrantprogramwhichencourages heritagedevelopments.Thankyou! Respectfullysubmitted, JimH.Bezanson, HeritageDevelopmentOfficer :lll M&C–2006-300 November3,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECTSection39Conditions-1210LochLomondRoad : BACKGROUND : OnSeptember25,2006CommonCouncilreferredtheabovemattertothe PlanningAdvisoryCommitteeforareportandrecommendation. TheCommittee consideredtheapplicationatitsOctober17,2006meetingandrecommendedthat CommonCouncilapprovetherequestedZoningBy-lawamendmentsubjectto Section39conditionstobedraftedbystaffpriortothirdreadingoftheproposed amendment. TheSection39conditionssetoutbelowaddressanumberofconcernsnotedin theoriginalstaffreportandrecommendation.Inparticular,theproposedlistof permitteduseswasdiscussedwiththeapplicant,andisconsideredappropriateby bothstaffandtheapplicantgiventhesmallsizeoftheproposedcommercial spacesandtheproximityofthesubject sitetoresidentialareas. ConcernswereraisedbyboththeDepartmentofMunicipalOperationsand Engineeringandarearesidentsaboutthepotentialimpactofacommercialaccess crossinga25footCityeasementandthewatermainslocatedwithintheeasement. Giventheseconcerns,adetaileddrivewayconstructionplantobeapprovedbythe ChiefCityEngineerisbeingrecommended.Therecommendationofadrainage plantotheapprovedbytheChiefCityEngineerisgenerallyrequiredforall commercialdevelopments. ThepositionofPlanningandDevelopment,andMunicipalOperationsand Engineeringisthatthisdevelopmentshouldberequiredtoconnecttomunicipal sanitarysewerservices,asasewertrunklineislocatedattherearoftheproperty, ReporttoCommonCouncilPage2 November3,2006 approximately225metres(738feet)fromthebuildingsite.Intheabsenceof detailedplans,theDepartmentofMunicipalOperationsandEngineeringhas providedacostestimateofapproximately$50,000iftheconnectionwere constructedtoCityspecifications.Theapplicantisnotinagreementwiththis recommendation;however,itisstaff’spositionthataprivatesepticsystemisnot appropriateforcommercialdevelopmentwhenmunicipalsewerservicesare available. Conditionsrelatingtotheplacementanddesignofexteriorlighting,fencing, landscapingandsetbacksfromthenorthwestpropertyboundaryarebeing recommendedtoprotectandbuffertheresidentialuselocatedadjacenttothe subjectsite.Thesetypesofconditionsareconsideredstandardforcommercial developmentwithinaresidentialarea.Requiringthatadetailedsiteplanbe approvedbytheDevelopmentOfficerisalsoconsideredstandard. TheSection39conditionssetoutbelowhavebeenprovidedtotheCommon Clerkforinclusionatthirdreading. RECOMMENDATION : That,pursuanttotheprovisionsofSection39oftheCommunityPlanning Act,the rezoningofaportionoftheparceloflandlocatedat1210LochLomondRoad, havinganareaofapproximately1.0hectares,alsoidentifiedasbeingaportionof PIDNo.55008593,besubjecttotheconditionsthat: a)theuseofthepropertybelimitedtothefollowinguses:antiqueshopor boutique,artist’sorphotographer’sstudio,barbershoporbeautysalon, businessoffice,danceoryogastudio,floristorgiftshop,healthclub, retailstore,institutionofaneducational,governmentalorphilanthropic nature,orapubliclibrary,parkorplayground; b)thedevelopmentbeinaccordancewithdetailedsiteandelevationplans approvedbytheDevelopmentOfficerillustratingbuildingdesign,asphalt parkingareas,access,curbing,landscapingandlighting; c)thesitebedevelopedinaccordancewithdetaileddrivewayconstruction anddrainageplans,subjecttotheapprovaloftheChiefCityEngineer; d)thesitebeprovidedwithwaterandsanitarysewerservicesinamanner approvedbytheChiefCity Engineer; e)exteriorlightingbedesignedandplacedinamannerthatdoesnotdirect lightontoadjacentresidentialproperties; ReporttoCommonCouncilPage3 November3,2006 f)alldisturbedareasofthesitenotoccupiedbybuildings,parkingareasand adrivewaybelandscapedwithinsix(6)monthsoftheissuanceofa buildingpermitforanyphaseofcommercialdevelopment; g)nostructures,exceptfencing,bepermittedwithin10metres(33feet)of thenorthwestpropertyboundary; h)anall-seasonbufferofeitherconiferoustreesorasolidboard-on-board fence,asapprovedbytheDevelopmentOfficer,beconstructedalongthe northwestpropertyboundarybetweentheproposeddevelopmentandthe dwellingat1204LochLomondRoad;and i)anyareasdesignedforthestorageofrefuseorcompostingbescreenedby asolidboard-on-boardfence. andfurtherthatupontherezoningoftheparcelofland,thelandandanybuilding orstructurethereonmustbedevelopedandusedinconformitywiththeproposal andconditionsidentifiedherein. Respectfullysubmitted, JimR.Baird,MCIP Commissioner PlanningandDevelopment Terrence Totten,C.A. CityManager SKH ProjectNo.06-324 October30,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormanMcFarlane And theCommonCouncil YourWorshipandMembersofCommonCouncil: SUBJECT: THENEEDFORANEWFEDERALMUSEUMSPOLICYANDINVESTMENT TOASSISTMUSEUMSACROSSCANADA. Background IrecentlymetwithJaneFullerton,DirectoroftheNewBrunswickMuseumand JohnMcAvity,ExecutiveDirectorofCanadianMuseumsAssociation. Theyhaverequestedthat theCityofSaintJohn’svoice tobeadded totheneed foranewFederalMuseumsPolicyandinvestment toassistmuseumsacross Canada.Federal funding formuseumshasbeenneglectedforyearsandmany areinastateofseriousdecline.Federal fundingthrough theprincipleprogram knownas theMuseumsAssistanceProgramremainsnearits1972levelofonly $9millionperyearandisveryinadequate tosupportnearly2,000museums acrossCanada. AnewFederalMuseumsPolicywillassist thesemuseums,including thosein the CityofSaintJohn,toensure theproperprotectionofvaluablecollectionsand with theirfinancialsustainability.TheAuditor General,SheilaFraser,has spokenouton thisissueandrecently theStandingCommitteesofFinanceand Heritagehavebacked thisneed. Thesupportof theCityofSaintJohnwouldadd to thatofothercitiesand towns acrossCanadainurgingthe federalgovernment toadoptanewpolicy for museumsinCanada.Mr.McAvityandMs.Fullertonbothpointedout thatall politicalparties,includingtheConservativesdidpromise tobringinanewpolicy andinvestmentduringtherecentelection.Seewww.museums.ca fordetails. MOTION: WHEREASmuseumsplaya fundamentalroleinthepreservationofourheritage for futuregenerations; WHEREASmuseumsareimportantlocalcentres forlearning, teaching7.5 millionschoolchildreneachyearaboutCanadianhistoryandvalues; WHEREASmuseumsareimportantgeneratorsofeconomicdevelopmentinall communities,providingmore than$650millionindirectsalariesandwages investedinpeopleandlocalcommunities toprovidepermanentjobs; WHEREASmuseumsaredynamiccommunitycentresthatemploy24,000 people,andaresupportedby55,000volunteersand300,000 friendsacrossthe country; WHEREASmuseumsarecentral todriving tourismacross thecountry,with59 millionvisitorsannually;60%ofinternationaltouristsvisitaCanadianmuseum during theirstay; WHEREASmuseumsacrossCanadarequirestrongpublicsupportand adequateresourcestoachievetheirgoalsincommunities; WHEREAS the federalgovernmentisdevelopinganewCanadianMuseums Policy; BE ITRESOLVED that theCouncilofSaintJohn,NewBrunswickcallon the federalgovernment tointroduceanewCanadianMuseumsPolicyandtoinvest inCanada’smuseums tohelpbuildourcommunitiesandabetterCanadaas soonaspossible. Respectivelysubmitted, Receivedbye-mail DeputyMayor MichelleHooton Oct3r1020,6 oeb HsiWhsroiMpaNroyoMmrcalraFnedan MmebesromoCfmConcil onu YouoWrrapihsndoCunoillcr:s SUBJECT:Three-Dimensional GraphicsProgram Theeraerceunnayltuebmrmocfopuetrparghorpcsigmarsh toneekramt tahtdloucbeaofhugesissatecantmoComConcwilwnheewerareiveie-rngzniongpapoitaclin.s rronu Persylten,uoCnpsiilcrwdivoedwhtiao tdnemiswdlirniagperrtenseieh tngpooprs.la oan Theparghorpcsigwmarsdloubeusnied twmihtouucrenGtIeg [Sogparhofn iciroitamnvresios]sec tthaCnoucuocillaeesd teerh-emidnnoisaamilgepaforoopsededvmopleenatndhe ttmiuerpaht tceedvwmopleentouahdlvonetushe dienngihr. aednrrrnuorgobhodo MOTION: graphicsprogramthat willprovidethreedimensional imaging Imoh tevamoCtmConciltcerid talPhennnigartenmt tevniostetgairepobtrao tckCuonhilcesspoioytbfocnirtarpoiangwiohturucrrGteneogparhofn IciroitamnvreSi.sec onudpeadn Resevitcpelusybettimd, Recdeviebm- eyali DepuMytaroy MhcieHelloootn PDFcreatedwithpdfFactory trialversionwww.pdffactory.com October30,2006 YourWorshipNormMcFarlaneand MembersofCommonCouncil CityofSaintJohn DearMayorMcFarlaneandFellowCouncillors: RE:PARKING/DEVELOPMENT/CASH-IN-LIEU OnreviewofthePlanningAdvisoryCommitteeagendaregardingparking/variances…..ithas beengenerallyacceptedpracticeofpermittingreducedparkingfor theconversionand densificationofexistingbuildingsinareaswithhighon-streetdemands.TheParking Commission,ontheotherhand,alwaysadvisestheneedtoprovideparkingspacestomeet the zoningby-lawrequirements.Iwouldsuggestasacitywehavereachedthestageinour developmentforapolicyonthisissue,i.e.“cash-in-lieu”.Clearly,thisissueisabalance betweenparking/development.(Costassociatedwithparkingestimatedtobeapproximately55 millioninthefuture.) Iwouldmovethatstaff(planningandparking)prepareapolicy“cash-in-lieu”re parking/variances.Thedetailsoflocation,amount,incentives,wouldbeincludedinthepolicy andthefundscollectedwouldbedirectedto“parking”. Respectfullysubmitted, C.T.Titus COUNCILLOR November6,2006 MayorMcFarlaneandCouncillors: Motion:thatthecitymanagerprovideaverbalupdatethiseveningre:westside FairvilleBlvdretaildevelopmentandawrittenreportbesubmittedintwoweeks timetoincludeallvariablesregardingthisdevelopmentwithspecialattention giventolandacquisitionsforthenewtransitterminal. Preamble:itisbecomingincreasinglyclearthattheneedforretaildevelopment onthewestsideisprobablythenextgrowthopportunityfortheCityofSaint John.Otherdevelopersareexaminingthisareaasapotentialsitefortheir development.Citizensareaskingforgrowthtobeginimmediately.Itis imperativethatasamayorandcouncilwedoeverythinginourpowertoturnthis potentialprogressintorealityASAP. Wemustmakethishappen.WhateverinfrastructureresourcestheCityManager requirestobringretailerstothissiteshouldbeprovidedtohimimmediately. Inclosing,assoonashumanlypossible,weneedtoseesignageonFairvilleBlvd. identifyingwhatretailersaregoingtobelocatinghere. Sincerely, PeterMcGuire M & C 2006 – 301 st November 1, 2006 His Worship Mayor Norm MacFarlane And Members of Saint John Common Council Your Worship and Members of Common Council, SUBJECT: FH,PQL OREALTHROSPERITY AND UALITY OF IFE SJHC-U AINTOHN ARBOURLEANP AAPSF NCTION LAN TO A USTAINABLEUTURE Please find attached a report, prepared on behalf of Saint John Common Council, which puts 7-Year Plan of Action forward a for Harbour Clean-Up: achieving 100% treatment of collected municipal wastewater, the elimination of all raw sewage outfalls and the alignment of the community’s environmental responsibilities with its vision for a sustainable future. Table 2:Wastewater Treatment Action Plan Summary # YearOther ShareCity ShareTotal Investment Projects 20072$9,020,000 $4,510,000 $13,530,000 20082$18,160,000 $9,080,000 $27,240,000 20094$10,100,000 $5,050,000 $15,150,000 20103$5,560,000 $2,780,000 $8,340,000 20114$3,260,000 $1,630,000 $4,890,000 20122$3,760,000 $1,880,000 $5,640,000 20133$3,340,000 $1,670,000 $5,010,000 Totals20$53,200,000 $26,600,000 $79,800,000 This 7-year, $79.8 million action plan will bring about 100% treatment of all collected municipal wastewater by the year 2013. The time line is based on the challenge put forward by the Honourable Shawn Graham, Premier of New Brunswick, along with a proper sequencing of the various steps for optimal implementation. st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up Saint John Harbour Clean-Up is about good health, economic prosperity and quality of life; it is a challenge about Saint John’s future, about achieving excellence in that future. It is, therefore, inextricably linked with Vision 2015 – Saint John’s Program of Excellence; the quest for an environmentally healthy, economically vibrant and sustainable future for this community and its people. Sustainability means a community functioning as an integrated system. It is about a clean environment, economic development that minimizes environmental destruction, along with progressive social and governance systems. Bringing these related systems into a coherent and consistent vision for Saint John will be vital for achieving sustainability. The attached report strives to provide a broader context for the challenge of Harbour Clean-Up, with a review of issues related to dealing effectively with this complex and very costly matter. Appendix “B” to the attached report, Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs, provides a detailed listing and description of the 20 projects involved in completing Saint John Harbour Clean-Up, listed by year with cost estimates for each. Also shown is the anticipated progress towards 100% treatment of the serviced population. R ECOMMENDATION It is recommended that Common Council endorse the 7-Year Plan of Action forSaint John Harbour Clean-Up presented in the attached report. Respectfully submitted, J.M. Paul Groody, P. Eng., Commissioner, Municipal Operations & Engineering Terrence L. Totten, F.C.A. City Manager Our business is your water - 2 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire V2015:SJ’PE V2015:SJ’PE ISIONAINTOHNSROGRAMOFXCELLENCE ISIONAINTOHNSROGRAMOFXCELLENCE FH,PQL FH,PQL OREALTHROSPERITYANDUALITYOFIFE OREALTHROSPERITYANDUALITYOFIFE Uptown Saint John by Gayle DuJohn SJHC-U SJHC-U AINTOHNARBOURLEANP AINTOHNARBOURLEANP Prepared on behalf of the Common Council of the City of Saint John st November 1, 2006 Our business is your water Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up Our business is your water Votre eau, c’est notre affaire V2015:SJ’PE V2015:SJ’PE ISIONAINTOHNSROGRAMOFXCELLENCE ISIONAINTOHNSROGRAMOFXCELLENCE FH,PQL H,PQL F OREALTHROSPERITYANDUALITYOFIFE OREALTHROSPERITYANDUALITYOFIFE SJHC-U SJHC-U AINTOHNARBOURLEANP AINTOHNARBOURLEANP TC ABLE OF ONTENTS P 1 URPOSE PR 1 RIMARYEFERENCES HC-U:WC’HP 2 ARBOURLEANPHYOUNCILSIGHESTRIORITY TNSRC 3 HEATIONALEWAGE EPORT ARD EBF 4 NVISIONING A EAUTIFULUTURE MWE 6 UNICIPALASTEWATER FFLUENTS WTSJ 10 ASTEWATER REATMENT IN AINTOHN WPS1993 11 ASTEWATER ROGRESSINCE AAPSF 12 NCTION LAN TO A USTAINABLE UTURE EWTF 12 ASTERNASTEWATER REATMENT ACILITY CSIF 15 ANADATRATEGIC NFRASTRUCTURE UNDING SDWW 16 TRATEGIC IRECTION FOR ATER AND ASTEWATER PTE 17 ARTNERS IN HISNDEAVOUR 7-YPHC-U(20072013) 17 EAR LAN FOR ARBOURLEANP TO TS 18 RANSFORMATION TO USTAINABILITY A PPENDICES A.Premier’s Commitment, Letter from Premier of New Brunswick, October 2006 B.Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs, City of Saint John, October 2006 C.The State of Municipal Wastewater Effluents in Canada, Executive Summary D.Ecological and Socioeconomic Effects of Municipal Wastewater Effluents Our business is your water Votre eau, c’est notre affaire - i - st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up Our business is your water - ii - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire V2015:SJ’PE V2015:SJ’PE ISIONAINTOHNSROGRAMOFXCELLENCE ISIONAINTOHNSROGRAMOFXCELLENCE st November 1, 2006 FH,PQL FH,PQL OREALTHROSPERITYANDUALITYOFIFE OREALTHROSPERITYANDUALITYOFIFE SJHC-U JHC-U S AINTOHNARBOURLEANP AINTOHNARBOURLEANP P URPOSE This report, prepared on behalf of the Common Council of the City of Saint John, puts 7-Year Plan of Action forward a for achieving 100% treatment of collected municipal wastewater, the elimination of all raw sewage outfalls and the alignment of the community’s environmental responsibilities with its vision for a sustainable future. Saint John Harbour Clean-Up is about good health, economic prosperity and quality of life; it is about Saint John’s future, about achieving excellence in that future. PR RIMARYEFERENCES 1.Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential for Saint John, Strategic Direction for Water and Wastewater Services, City of Saint John, November 2004 2.A Wastewater Strategy, prepared for the City of Saint John, Province of New Brunswick and the Government of Canada, 1993 3.Premier Commitment, Letter from the Premier of New Brunswick, October 3, 2006 4.The State of Municipal Wastewater Effluents in Canada, Environment Canada, 2001 5.The Earth Charter, Values and Principles for a Sustainable Future 6.The Melbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities, United Nations Environment Programme, 2002 7.The Key to Sustainable Cities, Meeting Human Needs, Transforming Community Systems, Gwendolyn Hallsmith, New Society Publishers, 2003 8.The National Sewage Report Card: Grading the Sewage Treatment of 22 Canadian Cities, A Sierra Legal Defence Fund Report, September 2004 9.Environmental Assessment Document for the Eastern Wastewater Treatment Facility, Final Report, CBCL Limited for the City of Saint John, May 2006 Our business is your water - 1 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up HC-U:WC’HP ARBOURLEANPHYOUNCILSIGHESTRIORITY The lower end of Marsh Creek, from 1-Mile House to Courtney Bay, conveys a noxious cocktail of disease-causing pathogens, known and anonymous toxic chemicals, debris and suspended solids, decaying organic wastes and an excess of nutrients through the centre of the city and into the harbour; it is but one example of the appalling contamination still corrupting our community’s water environment. Municipal wastewater effluents are recognized as one of the largest sources of pollution, by volume, in Canadian waters. From both sanitary sewage and stormwater, these effluents can contain grit, debris, suspended solids, disease-causing pathogens, decaying 1 organic wastes, nutrients, and about 200 identified chemicals. Violating our rivers, streams and waterfront with sewage pollution undermines the very sustainability of life in this community and compromises its future. Untreated or inadequately treated municipal wastewaters have serious impacts on aquatic life and the environment, contribute significantly to water pollution related health problems, and have adverse consequences for the region’s economy. Alternatively, clean water translates into good health, economic prosperity and an enhanced quality of life for citizens. Respect for our natural surroundings and diligence in the stewardship of the water environment around us is central to the vision Council has for Saint John. The future is inextricably linked to the safety of our water; the water we drink, the fish we eat, the beaches and rivers we swim in, and the waterfronts we enjoy. People living in a modern urban community should be able turn on the tap and flush a toilet without undue worry. Clean and safe water flowing in, through and around our community is a life-giving “fuel” for the economic engine that is Saint John. It quenches the needs of industry, manufacturing, power generation and tourism. A clean harbour and connected waterways will allow our incredible water assets to become the centerpiece of the vibrancy and growth that is emerging in this community. Water-based recreation, tourism and commercial fishing also provide jobs and commerce. first priority Restoring our rivers, streams, wetlands and waterfront to good health is the of the City of Saint John. Work towards this outcome has been ongoing since the early 1990s, when the three levels of government and other partners studied the environmental quality of Saint John Harbour and wastewater treatment in the city. The result in 1993 Wastewater Strategy was a , a comprehensive program of improvement to treat all municipal wastewater effluents and eliminate the multiple raw sewage outfalls. The State of Municipal Wastewater Effluents in Canada , Environment Canada, 2001, p xi 1 Our business is your water - 2 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up Our business is your water - 3 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up •• We must ensure that resources are made available for research and development of safer sewage treatments including effective methods for safe biosolids disposal. •• We must ensure that our method of sewage treatment does not itself create an environmental hazard — chlorinated disinfection of effluent must be phased out and replaced with safer alternatives. •• We must ensure that raw sewage no longer flows into receiving waters due to combined sewer overflows, or untreated storm waters. •• We must lower the legal and institutional barriers to the development and the implementation of alternative technologies for sewage treatment that may prove to be more cost effective or efficient than conventional physical-chemical treatment plants. •• We must each take responsibility for what goes down our respective drains and demand that the governments of all municipalities do the same. Sewage is essentially water; water after it has been used to wash away our wastes. The wastewater is returned to the environment for the natural water cycle to continue. There is a profound need to manage the use of renewable resources such as water in ways that do not exceed regeneration capacity and that protect the overall health of ecosystems. Water, the ultimate renewable resource, will serve us well if it is respected and cared for. There 3 is no need to have the level of water contamination we experience today. EBF NVISIONING A EAUTIFULUTURE Effectively handling and adequately treating its own sewage waste goes to the heart of creating a viable, complete and sustainable community; it represents responsibility and stewardship of the natural environment – a vital legacy that we can pass on to our children and their children. The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for st building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21 century. Its inclusive ethical vision recognizes that environmental protection, human rights, equitable human development, and peace are interdependent and indivisible – the basis for sustainable communities and sustainable development. It challenges us to 4 examine our values and to choose a better way. Under the leadership of this Council, Saint John has embarked on a process of renewal, of Vision 2015 – examining our values as a community and charting a better way forward. Saint John’s Program of Excellence is, in fact, a quest for an environmentally healthy, economically vibrant and sustainable future for this community and its people. The Key to Sustainable Cities , Meeting Human Needs, Transforming Community Systems, 3 Gwendolyn Hallsmith, New Society Publishers, 2003, p119 The Earth Charter , Values and Principles for a Sustainable Future 4 Our business is your water - 4 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up Transformation of Our Community A community is a living organism of people and activity interacting in countless sub- systems. The workings of these define its life; all inextricably interrelated and not in competition one with another. Achieving excellence and sustainable growth requires a deep appreciation for the damage that a city of people and industry can do to its natural environment. Disregard of nature’s life is not a sustainable way forward. Saint John, Canada’s oldest incorporated city and New Brunswick’s economic catalyst, understands well the need for change. Water is the foundation of life. We can’t live without safe, clean water for more than a few days. Whatever a city does to make itself more sustainable, the water cycle at work 5 within its boundaries needs to be near the top of the list of issues needing attention. Harbour Clean-Up is a challenge about water and the ultimate future of this community. Melbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities Transformation will depend on broad based cooperation among all levels of government and the many stakeholder communities. It will demand an understanding of and a commitment to the notion of sustainability – development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 6 TheMelbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities represent a simple set of statements on how a sustainable city would function. They are intended to guide thinking and provide a strategic framework for action. Numbers 3 and 4 of the ten principles are particularly relevant to the matter of raw sewage contaminating our water environment. Recognize the intrinsic value of biodiversity and natural ecosystems, and protect and restore them. …. Nature is more than a commodity for the benefit of humans. We share the Earth with many other life-forms that have their own intrinsic value. They warrant our respect, whether or not they are of immediate benefit to us. Through our direct experience with nature, we will come to understand its value and gain a true appreciation of the importance of healthy habitats and ecosystems, as well as the need to caringly manage our interactions with nature. Just as we can alter the habitat and even extinguish other species, we also have the ability to protect and restore biodiversity. Therefore, we have a responsibility to act as custodians for nature. The Key to Sustainable Cities , Meeting Human Needs, Transforming Community Systems, 5 Gwendolyn Hallsmith, New Society Publishers, 2003, p245 Melbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities , United Nations Environmental Programme, 2002 6 Our business is your water - 5 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up Enable communities to minimize their ecological footprint. … A city consumes great quantities of resources and has a major impact on the environment, well beyond what it can handle within its borders. Like any living system, a community consumes material, water and energy inputs, processes them into useable forms and generates wastes. Unsustainable practices related to that consumption and waste need to be substantially curbed and, in time, reversed. Reducing the ecological footprint or “load” imposed on nature is a necessary contribution towards sustainability. The overarching vision of the Melbourne Principles is “to create environmentally healthy, vibrant, and sustainable cities where people respect one another and nature, to 7 the benefit of all.” Sustainability means a community functioning as an integrated system. It is about a clean environment, economic development that minimizes environmental destruction, along with progressive social and governance systems. Bringing these related systems into a 8 coherent and consistent vision for Saint John will be vital for achieving sustainability. MWE 9 UNICIPALASTEWATERFFLUENTS Municipal wastewater effluents are one of the largest sources of pollution, by volume, in Canadian waters. This used and contaminated water can contain grit, debris, suspended solids, disease-causing pathogens, decaying organic wastes, nutrients, and about 200 identified chemicals. The discharge of untreated or poorly treated sewage into coastal receiving waters is a particularly significant problem in Atlantic Canada. Municipal wastewater effluents come out of sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). There are two types of wastes: sanitarysewage from homes, businesses, institutions, and industries; and stormwater from rain or melting snow that drains off rooftops, lawns and private properties, roads, and other urban surfaces. In some older neighbourhoods both sanitary and storm flows can be carried together in a combined sewer system. Where these sewers are connected to sewage pumping stations and WWTPs, the stormwater is handled and treated along with the sanitary flows. While significantly adding to the cost of handling and treatment, combined sewers become particularly problematic during heavy storms or periods of rapid snow melt, overloading The Key to Sustainable Cities , Meeting Human Needs, Transforming Community Systems, 7 Gwendolyn Hallsmith, New Society Publishers, 2003, p121 Ibid , p126 8 The State of Municipal Wastewater Effluents in Canada , Environment Canada, 2001 9 Our business is your water - 6 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up facilities and causing raw sewage to by-pass or overflow directly into receiving waters. Combined sewer systems can experience many overflow events in the course of a year, overwhelming the design capacities of WWTPs and pumping stations. Municipal wastewater effluents are typically a mix of biological, chemical, and physical constituents. They can contain: •• grit, debris, and suspended solids, which make water unfit for domestic, industrial, and recreational use; and in time smother and contaminate plant and animal life; •• disease-causing pathogens (e.g., bacteria and viruses); •• decaying organic wastes, which use up the water’s dissolved oxygen and threaten the survival of fish and other aquatic life; •• nutrients, which over stimulate the growth of algae and other aquatic plants; and •• about 200 different identified chemicals, many of which may be either acutely or chronically toxic to aquatic organisms and may pose a health risk to humans. Municipal wastewater effluents are a leading source of BOD, total suspended solids, nutrients, organic chemicals, and metals discharged into Canadian waters. 10 Table 1:Biological, Chemical and Physical Constituents of Wastewater Effluents TypeSelected Examples Biological BacteriaEscherichia coliCampylobacter e.g., fecal coliforms (e.g., ,) Salmonella e.g., Viruses e.g., hepatitis A virus ProtozoaGiardia e.g., Cryptosporidium e.g., Chemical Nutrients Phosphorus Nitrogen (e.g., nitrate, nitrite, ammonia) Organic chemicals Pesticides (e.g., toxaphene, DDT/DDE) Surfactants (e.g., nonylphenol) Chlorinated solvents (e.g., tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Endocrine-disrupting substances (e.g., PCBs, dioxins, furans contraceptives, nonylphenol) Inorganic chemicals Metals (mercury, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, nickel, zinc) Chloride and chlorine Cyanide Oil and grease Biochemical oxygen demand (e.g., organic matter) Physical Suspended solids Debris Grit The State of Municipal Wastewater Effluents in Canada , Environment Canada, 2001, Appendix 1 10 Our business is your water - 7 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up Effects on the Environment, the Economy and Human Health Urban sewage effluents, including releases of treated and untreated wastewater, overflows of sanitary and combined sewers, and surface runoff, affect both human and ecosystem health. The effluent components can be chemical, physical, or biological in nature, and their impacts include changes in aquatic habitats and species composition, decreases in biodiversity, impaired use of recreational waters and shellfish harvesting areas, and contaminated drinking water. These impacts all lead to a less valuable environment, a less prosperous economy, and, ultimately, a diminished quality of life. Appendix “D” to this report provides a summary table of the ecological and 11 socioeconomic effects of municipal wastewater effluents. Municipal Wastewater Responsibility In Canada, responsibility for the collection and treatment of municipal wastewater, the administration and performance of wastewater facilities, and the control of environmental 12 and health impacts of municipal wastewater is shared across all levels of government. City of Saint John Municipal government has the most direct responsibility for wastewater by having the statutorymandate to provide sewage treatment. Municipalities also have the power to control discharges into sewer systems. Many municipalitieshave taken advantage of these powers to pass sewer use by-laws that are meant to reduce the toxicityof the effluents and establish source control. Province of New Brunswick The provincial government is primarily responsible for the regulation of sewage treatment operations, and most provinces maintain legislative control throughwaste control statutes that apply directly to sewage effluent. Operators of wastewater systems in New Brunswickare required to have provincial approval, and are issued approvals to operate specifying conditions of that operation. Government of Canada Two federal acts impact the management of municipal wastewater. The Fisheries Act addresses a general prohibition against the release of a “deleterious substance” into waters frequented by fish. The Canadian Environmental Protection Act governs the release of toxic substances to the environment and allows the federal government to create regulations to control or eliminate the use of such substances. Reporting requirements are ongoing and stringent. The State of Municipal Wastewater Effluents in Canada , Environment Canada, 2001, pp 20-22 11 Ibid , p 39 12 Our business is your water - 8 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up Controlling Impacts and Costs of Municipal Wastewater Several approaches can be taken to modify everyday activities and to improve the way in which a community deals with these wastes. Public education and changes in water pricing have resulted in reducing per capita water use by changing attitudes towards water conservation and encouraging water-efficient technology. Other actions include the improvement of wastewater treatment capacity by bringing new treatment facilities into operation where none existed and by upgrading existing facilities where they did not provide an adequate level of treatment. A variety of federal, provincial, and municipal programs can also help communities deal with the impacts and the management of their municipal wastewater effluents. Water Conservation Excessive water use increases the need for wastewater treatment capacity and reduces treatment efficiency. Major improvements to wastewater quality can be achieved simply by reducing water usage. Water pricing is recognized as an effective means of achieving this objective. Generally, as the price of water increases, the amount used decreases and so, in turn, does the amount of wastewater generated. In Canada, metered households that paid for water by volume used about 288 litres per capita per day in 1999, compared with 433 litres per capita per day for households that paid a flat rate. Under a full-cost, user-pay system, water users pay a fair price that covers the total cost of water and wastewater services - based on the actual quantity used. Such a pricing policy makes water users aware of the true value of water resources and gives an incentive to use water more efficiently – acting as both a conservation tool and a method of cost recovery. Upgrading Wastewater Infrastructure and Treatment Wastewater impacts are caused not only by untreated or inadequately treated sewage, but also by stormwater and combined sewer overflows – an unfortunately too frequent occurrence in Saint John. Improvements in the capacity to manage all these issues reduce the flow of wastewater and associated contaminants into the environment. Although there have been significant advancements in the last 25 years, major discharges of raw or inadequately treated sewage continue in Atlantic Canada – including the very serious problem we have in Saint John, New Brunswick. Source Control Municipalities have a most critical part to play in reducing the number, quantity and concentrations of substances entering sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants. Source control will improve the success of treatment processes and will improve the quality of And let this be the law : If anyone effluents ultimately released into the intentionally pollutes the water of environment. This requires municipalities to another, whether the water of a spring, know the substances likely to be present in or collected in reservoirs, either by their sewer systems in order to effectively poisonous substances, or by digging, remove them from the effluent. or by theft, let the injured party bring the cause before the warden of the city. sewer use by-laws Strictly enforced are essential tools in the management of Plato, Laws, c. 400B.C wastewater effluents. Our business is your water - 9 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up WTSJ ASTEWATERREATMENT IN AINTOHN People need a clean, safe environment - clean air, clean water, uncontaminated soils, and healthy buildings. Wildlife and natural systems also need a clean and safe environment; the emphasis on human and economic needs not ignoring interrelated ecosystems. A successful long-term future needs a sustainable, clean and safe environment where there is balance among 13 economic, social, and governance needs. Municipal wastewater collection and treatment systems in Saint John exist to protect the wellbeing of its people and the natural world around us, and enhance the economic and social vitality of our community of people and industry. Urban living generates an enormous amount of waste, much of which can pose serious risks to life. Wastewater systems collect, clean and return used waters to the environment, to be used again, and again. The benefits of water and wastewater infrastructure are clear - infrastructure delivers health and prosperity, and supports our quality of life. Investment in water and wastewater infrastructure is a wise and necessary investment in the future. Nature has an amazing ability to cope with water wastes and pollution, but it is overwhelmed by the millions of litres of untreated sewage effluent produced and released into the environment daily in Saint John. At sewage treatment plants, wastewater is treated in a way that mimics the natural biodegradation processes. It removes a wide variety of human wastes, debris, food scraps, oils, grease, soaps and chemicals. Where combined sewers are involved, the process must also deal with storm runoff and the harmful substances that wash off roads and properties. After processing, the treated wastewater is discharged back into the environment – ideally with minimal impact on the ecosystems of receiving waters. TheWastewater Strategy calls for three regional wastewater schemes for Saint John, each supported by a modern, secondary-level treatment facility: •• Lancaster (West); •• Millidgeville (North); and •• Eastern (East/South Central). The three-plant configuration with conventional collection was determined to best utilize existing infrastructure and the most economical to construct and operate. The Key to Sustainable Cities , Meeting Human Needs, Transforming Community Systems, 13 Gwendolyn Hallsmith, New Society Publishers, 2003, pp239-240 Our business is your water - 10 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up WPS1993 ASTEWATERROGRESSINCE There has been much progress, with raw sewage pollution down by over 30% from its 1993 peak of 23.5 million litres/day discharged. Common Council has demonstrated an ongoing resolve with major funding to the program, often without assistance from others. In addition to the City’s ongoing and significant commitment to infrastructure renewal of sanitary systems and storm water separation, over $35.6 million has been invested in and/or committed specifically to improving wastewater treatment, including: Western Beaches Design and Construction $6,000,000 (Shared) •• Churchill Boulevard Sewage Lift Station $3,770,000 (Shared) •• Kennebecasis Drive Lift Stations/Forcemain $1,170,000 (100% City) •• Millidgeville WWTP - Sludge Dewatering $2,040,000 (100% City) •• Churchill Boulevard Sanitary Collector Sewer $2,780,000 (Shared) •• Millidgeville WW Treatment Plant Expansion $7,045,000 (Partially Shared) •• Spar Cove/Millidge/Lime Kiln Area Sanitary $1,130,000 (100% City) •• Taylor/McLaren/Sandy Point Sanitary $1,490,000 (100% City) •• Eastern WWT Plant Design $1,950,000 (100% City) •• Thorne Avenue Lift Station/Forcemains $8,300,000 (Shared) •• WW Treatment Progress - 1993 to 2013 100% 80% 1993 60%2004 2013 40% 20% 0% WestNorthEast/South Much Work Remains 3 About 44% of municipal wastewater customers still have their sewage (16,300m/day or about 6 billion litres per year) flow without any treatment directly into Saint John’s water environment. Only 43% of the serviced population East/South is treated and that by aging and obsolete facilities stretched well past their capacity. In fact, both of the existing East facilities (the Marsh Creek WWTP and the Hazen Creek WWTP) are in urgent need of replacement. The new Eastern Wastewater Treatment Facility will replace those two plants and treat 100% of the wastewater from the East and South Central parts of the city. Collection and pumping improvements also remain to be undertaken in both the West (Lancaster) and North (Millidgeville) systems. Our business is your water - 11 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up AAPSF NCTIONLAN TO A USTAINABLEUTURE A 7-year, $79.8 million action plan is presented: to bring about 100% treatment of all collected municipal wastewater in Saint John by the year 2013. The 7-year time line is based on the challenge put forward by the Premier in his address rd to the community and October 3, 2006 letter to the City of Saint John (see Appendix “A”), along with a proper sequencing of the various steps for optimal implementation. Table 2:Wastewater Treatment Action Plan Summary # YearOther ShareCity ShareTotal Investment Projects 20072$9,020,000 $4,510,000 $13,530,000 20082$18,160,000 $9,080,000 $27,240,000 20094$10,100,000 $5,050,000 $15,150,000 20103$5,560,000 $2,780,000 $8,340,000 20114$3,260,000 $1,630,000 $4,890,000 20122$3,760,000 $1,880,000 $5,640,000 20133$3,340,000 $1,670,000 $5,010,000 Totals20$53,200,000 $26,600,000 $79,800,000 Appendix “B”, Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs, to this report provides a detailed listing and description of the 20 projects involved in completing Saint John Harbour Clean-Up, listed by year with cost estimates for each. Also shown is the anticipated progress towards 100% treatment of the serviced population. EWTF ASTERNASTEWATERREATMENTACILITY The pivotal project in this endeavour is a new secondary level treatment facility to service East Saint John and the South Central Peninsula. Design of the new Eastern Wastewater Treatment Facility is virtually ready and construction can begin in 2007, upon receiving final environmental approval. Associated with the new WWTP are a series of new collector sewers, forcemains, pumping stations and other infrastructure required to collect and flow the wastewater effluent to the treatment plant located just off the Red Head Road near Hazen Creek. Our business is your water - 12 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up The new Eastern Wastewater Treatment Facility will replace two existing plants which are hydraulically and organically overloaded. The EWWTF will be a conventional activated sludge plant capable of treating an ultimate average daily design flow of 35,000 33 cubic metres per day (m/d) and peak daily flows of 80,000 m/d. Effluent from the plant will be discharged into Saint John Harbour through an extended outfall with diffusers, 314 located approximately 1,100 metres from shore, with a flow capacity of 120,000 m/d. The primary physical components of the facility include: •• A headworks building to incorporate mechanical bar screens, grit collection, influent pumps, blowers, dewatering equipment and sludge storage; •• Primary clarifier tanks, aeration tanks, and secondary clarifier tanks; •• An ultraviolet (UV) disinfection building; •• An administration building to house a modern laboratory, SCADA monitoring and data equipment, training room, offices and washrooms; •• A biosolids handling system; •• An odour control system; •• Storage of process chemicals; •• An access road and parking lot; •• Lighting, fencing and water and power connections; and •• The marine outfall with diffuser. Environmental Assessment Document for the Eastern Wastewater Treatment Facility , Final Report, 14 CBCL Limited for the City of Saint John, May 2006, p2 Our business is your water - 13 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up The City’s consultants have worked closely with staff and regulatory agencies through a comprehensive assessment of alternatives. After thorough consideration of treatment options and ranking of various secondary treatment processes (required minimum standard), our consultants recommended: … a conventional activated sludge treatment plant be constructed on the existing treatment plant site. The activated sludge system is able to meet the current effluent requirements, as well as the ammonia criterion that will be a requirement in the short term, and can readily be adjusted to improve performance if treatment conditions change. In addition it will cause minimum disturbance to the 15 neighbouring residential developments. Before proceeding with a final direction, it was prudent to do a final analysis on a dedicated treatment facility for the South Central Peninsula. The evaluation considered two alternatives to the single large Eastern facility and concluded that the planned 3-plant wastewater collection and treatment configuration for the city, with a single plant to serve East and South Central wastewater, was still the most cost-effective approach: The capital, O&M, and lifecycle costs for collection and treatment for the three plant option with a single facility located at Hazen Creek is more cost effective than constructing two plants to treat wastewater in the eastern system. The costs of constructing and operating multiple treatment components at two sites exceed the costs associated with collection, pumping and conveyance of wastewater to a single 16 treatment plant site. Environmental partners – Environment Canada, the Department of Fisheries & Oceans, and the NB Department of Environment - confirmed their concurrence with the direction. Cost of the new facility, including the extended outfall, is estimated at over $47.5 million, after design. The design has been subjected to value engineering review processes. Eastern Wastewater System – Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment Options (2003), CBCL, p53 15 Wastewater Strategy – Three Plant Option versus Four Plant Option (2003), CBCL, pp15-16 16 Our business is your water - 14 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up The design also represents a significant upgrade to the level of treatment system anticipated in the 1993 Wastewater Strategy – chemically assisted primary treatment. 17 TheEnvironmental Assessment Document report for the facility was submitted in May 2006 and the environmental review process has been ongoing. Final drawings and specifications will be sent to regulatory authorities for approval to construct prior to the tendering process. It is proposed that the Eastern Wastewater Treatment Facility be constructed over 2007, 2008 and 2009. CSIF 18 ANADATRATEGICNFRASTRUCTUREUNDING The Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund (CSIF) program is intended for the funding of large scale projects that provide for environmentally responsible and sustainable treatment of wastewater. Investments in improved wastewater facilities not only add to the quality of life and the health of Canadians, but also help protect our vital aquatic habitat and promote economic sustainability. CSIF projects are selected in consultation with the Province of New Brunswick, to ensure that they reflect the priority needs of the region and the county and support large-scale strategic infrastructure projects that improve quality of life and further sustainable growth. The Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund is administered differently than the Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF). An application system is utilized under the MRIF program whereas with CSIF program projects are identified for investment through a process that starts with discussion between Federal and Provincial (and sometimes Local) officials and their Ministers (and Mayors). The Federal Minister responsible for Infrastructure decides whether Infrastructure Canada officials should further examine a project proposal, and will do this after consulting extensively with colleagues (other relevant Ministers including the appropriate regional minister, and regional caucuses). Once a project has been identified as a funding priority, the organization(s) proposing the project (or “proponent”), in this case the City of Saint John with the Province of New Brunswick, would be invited to submit a project business case that Infrastructure Canada will review in conjunction with other partners. This proposal will be screened to ensure it meets the CSIF program criteria. Infrastructure Canada officials also review and evaluate the viability of the potential project and its ongoing implementation before recommending to the Minister that the department work toward establishing a legal contract (“contribution agreement”) with proponents. This stage of the analysis is called “interim due diligence”. Environmental Assessment Document for the Eastern Wastewater Treatment Facility , Final Report, 17 CBCL Limited for the City of Saint John, May 2006 Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund Program , Report to Common Council, City of Saint John, 18 March 17, 2005 Our business is your water - 15 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up A detailed description of the complete process for selecting and funding Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund projects can be found at the Infrastructure Canada website (www.infrastructure.gc.ca). Success in securing funding for Saint John Harbour Clean-Up under the CSIF program is heavily dependent on political leadership and its ability to successfully “sell” the project to the Government of Canada through the Province of New Brunswick. With the necessary support and technical advice of staff, local elected officials and their frontline contact with the other governments are vital. The Mayor and members of Common Council have been resolute and their commitment solid. SDWW TRATEGICIRECTION FOR ATER AND ASTEWATER In January 2005, Saint John Common Council adopted a series of eight recommendations that updated its strategic direction for water and wastewater services - Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential for Saint John, including the following: Reaffirmed its commitment to high quality, safe drinking water and to an •• environment free of raw municipal sewage and further that these objectives remain foremost priorities of the City of Saint John. Endorsed the strategies outlined in Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential •• for Saint John, November 2004, for harbour clean-up (100% wastewater treatment), high quality (safe) drinking water, and transition to sustainable utility infrastructure. Endorsed the financial management model proposed in that report. •• Supported in general terms the long-term capital programs outlined in the report •• (formal program approval would be part of the budget process). Committed to securing the required funding support from other levels of •• government to achieve these outcomes essential for Saint John. In fact, Saint John Common Council reaffirmed Harbour Clean-Up as its first priority and recommitted itself to making major investments in improved wastewater treatment. Beyond adequate funding for utility operations, maintenance and administration, the strategy identified needed capital investments of $270 million over 10 years. Waterways contaminated by huge amounts of raw sewage, uncertain drinking water quality, threatened service reliability and aging infrastructure were identified as crucial issues. An essential part of the strategic direction is its financial management model; a plan of rates, revenues and expenses designed to guide policy, planning, service improvements and utility business decisions into the future. Our business is your water - 16 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up PE ARTNERS IN THIS NDEAVOUR Saint John Harbour Clean-Up will come about because the people of this community are not prepared to accept anything but an environmentally progressive, sustainable community – one that we will be proud to leave to our children. Partners in this long quest have included: the Atlantic Coastal Action Program (Saint John), the Medical Officer of Health, the Saint John Board of Trade, the Telegraph Journal, CBC Radio and other local media outlets, CUPE Local 18 (Outside Workers) and the district labour movement, the New Brunswick Community College Saint John, the Province of New Brunswick and the Government of Canada. The citizens of this great city have made a choice to succeed in this quest and they have been supported unrelentingly by their Member of Parliament and their Members of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. 7-YPHC-U(20072013) EARLAN FOR ARBOURLEANP TO P , a straight-line computation that is self evident. Best OLLUTION LEADS TO DISEASE guesses are that some 250 million new cases of water-borne diseases occur every year, 19 killing somewhere around 10 million people – a Canada every three years. Urgency … there is a need to act now on a timely clean-up of Saint John Harbour; to st finally rid our water environment of the blight that is raw sewage. As 21 century citizens of Canada and New Brunswick; we are a community on the cusp of an extraordinary transformation, poised to contribute even more to the vitality of our region, our province and our country. The City of Saint John itself has committed to devoting necessary leadership and resources to improving our condition. Services charges, passed on to users of the water and wastewater utility, have increased substantially and those user fees will continue to rise. The community looks to our partners, who stepped forward in 1993 to identify the problem, to now join with the City in the final push towards eliminating raw sewage outfalls and untreated wastewater effluents from our environment. Beyond the projects to enhance wastewater treatment, Saint John continues to invest substantially in the Let ours be a time remembered for the reduction/elimination of combined sewer awakening of a new reverence for life, overflows and infrastructure renewal as the firm resolve to achieve pressing priorities. The City of Saint John sustainability, the quickening of the and its utility Saint John Water well struggle for justice and peace, and the 19A recognize the need for better wastewater joyful celebration of life. management, including solutions such as the reduction of water usage and environmentally progressive urban planning. Water , Marq de Villiers, Stoddart Publishing, Toronto, 1999, p125 19 The Earth Charter , Values and Principles for a Sustainable Future 19A Our business is your water - 17 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire st For Health, Prosperity and Quality of Life November 1, 2006 Saint John Harbour Clean-Up TS RANSFORMATION TO USTAINABILITY Cities are fundamental for economic opportunities and social interaction, as well as cultural and spiritual enrichment. However, cities also damage the natural environment and exploit natural resources in an unsustainable manner which can jeopardise long- term prosperity and social wellbeing. This is of global concern, as more than half of the world's population lives in cities and trends indicate that this will increase. The transformation of cities to sustainability will require cooperation between various levels of government, resource managers, the business sector, community groups and all citizens. Their collective and individual contributions are essential in achieving a common purpose. Improving the sustainability of cities will not only benefit their inhabitants, but also significantly contribute to improving the wellbeing of people around 20 the world. Uptown Saint John by Gayle DuJohn This report has been prepared on behalf of His Worship Mayor Norm McFarlane and the Members of Common Council of the City of Saint John. Respectfully, J.M. Paul Groody, P. Eng. Terrence L. Totten, F.C.A. Commissioner, Saint John Water City Manager Melbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities , United Nations Environmental Programme, 2002, 20 Preamble Our business is your water - 18 - Votre eau, c’est notre affaire UPDATED 02-Nov-06 WATER: SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential For Saint John CITY OF SAINT JOHN WASTEWATER TREATMENT No. of YearOther ShareUtility ShareTotal Cost Projects 20072$9,020,000$4,510,000$13,530,000 20082$18,160,000$9,080,000$27,240,000 20094$10,100,000$5,050,000$15,150,000 20103$5,560,000$2,780,000$8,340,000 20114$3,260,000$1,630,000$4,890,000 20122$3,760,000$1,880,000$5,640,000 20133$3,340,000$1,670,000$5,010,000 Totals20$53,200,000$26,600,000$79,800,000 Wastewater Treatment Capital Program Projections Cost (Millions) $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $0 2007200820092010201120122013 Year TotalCost Page 1 of 9 Appendix "B"Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs UPDATED 02-Nov-06 WATER: SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential For Saint John CITY OF SAINT JOHN Wastewater Systems - Serviced Population Treated Percent Treated 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2004200520062007200820092010201120122013 Year Eastern Wastewater System NorthEnd Sewerage Scheme Western Wastewater System Page 2 of 9 Appendix "B"Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs UPDATED 02-Nov-06 WATER: SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential For Saint John CITY OF SAINT JOHN MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This list has not been approved by Common Council. w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR *: PROJECTS DEPENDANT ON FUNDING FROM OTHERS Proposed Wastewater Treatment Projects For - 2007 OtherUtility ProjectLocationDescription ShareShare Eastern Wastewater At Hazen CreekConstruction of new upgraded sewage treatment 7,920,0003,960,000 * Treatment Facilityplant, outfall extension, including construction management services - 25% funding Wastewater Treatment Various locationsDesign of Sanitary Lift Stations and 1,100,000550,000 * System DesignForcemain/Collector systems to be installed in future Capital Programs to implement Harbour Cleanup in accordance with the Wastewater Strategy, including design services $9,020,000$4,510,000 TOTAL: Page 3 of 9 Appendix "B"Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs UPDATED 02-Nov-06 WATER: SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential For Saint John CITY OF SAINT JOHN MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This list has not been approved by Common Council. w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR *: PROJECTS DEPENDANT ON FUNDING FROM OTHERS Proposed Wastewater Treatment Projects For - 2008 OtherUtility ProjectLocationDescription ShareShare Bayside DriveBayside Drive areaConstruction of sanitary forcemain, easement / 2,320,0001,160,000 * land acquisition, including construction management services - Phase II Eastern Wastewater At Hazen CreekConstruction of new upgraded sewage treatment 15,840,0007,920,000 * Treatment Facilityplant, outfall extension, including construction management services - 50% funding $18,160,000$9,080,000 TOTAL: Page 4 of 9 Appendix "B"Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs UPDATED 02-Nov-06 WATER: SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential For Saint John CITY OF SAINT JOHN MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This list has not been approved by Common Council. w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR *: PROJECTS DEPENDANT ON FUNDING FROM OTHERS Proposed Wastewater Treatment Projects For - 2009 OtherUtility ProjectLocationDescription ShareShare Bayside DriveBayside Drive AreaConstruction of Lift Stations #1, #2, & #3 and 1,100,000550,000 * Forcemain/Collector System, including construction management services Eastern Wastewater At Hazen CreekConstruction of new upgraded sewage treatment 7,920,0003,960,000 * Treatment Facilityplant, outfall extension, including construction management services - 25% funding Red Head RoadRed Head Road areaConstruction of Lift Station #50, including 120,00060,000 * construction management services Thorne Avenue / Egbert Street/Kimball Street/ Construction of Collector system, easement / land 960,000480,000 * Haymarket SquareSeaton Street/Frederick Street areaacquisition, including construction management services TOTAL:$10,100,000$5,050,000 Page 5 of 9 Appendix "B"Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs UPDATED 02-Nov-06 WATER: SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential For Saint John CITY OF SAINT JOHN MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This list has not been approved by Common Council. w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR *: PROJECTS DEPENDANT ON FUNDING FROM OTHERS Proposed Wastewater Treatment Projects For - 2010 OtherUtility ProjectLocationDescription ShareShare Crown StreetCrown StreetConstruction of Lift Station #7 and 200,000100,000 * Forcemain/Collector system, including construction management services Crown StreetNear Britain StreetConstruction of Lift Station #8 and 2,380,0001,190,000 * Forcemain/Collector system, including construction management services Long WharfLong Wharf AreaConstruction of Lift Station #10 and 2,980,0001,490,000 * Forcemain/Collector System, including construction management services $5,560,000$2,780,000 TOTAL: Page 6 of 9 Appendix "B"Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs UPDATED 02-Nov-06 WATER: SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential For Saint John CITY OF SAINT JOHN MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This list has not been approved by Common Council. w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR *: PROJECTS DEPENDANT ON FUNDING FROM OTHERS Proposed Wastewater Treatment Projects For - 2011 OtherUtility ProjectLocationDescription ShareShare Gault RoadGault Road areaConstruction of Lift Station #34 at Monte Cristo 540,000270,000 * Park and Forcemain/Collector System, including construction management services Gilbert StreetAllison Grounds AreaConstruction of Lift Station #6 and 200,000100,000 * Forcemain/Collector System, including construction management services Rothesay AvenueRothesay Avenue (Canada Post Construction of Lift Station #5 and 300,000150,000 * Station area)Forcemain/Collector System, including construction management services Water StreetWater Street areaConstruction of Lift Station #9 and 2,220,0001,110,000 * Forcemain/Collector System, including construction management services TOTAL:$3,260,000$1,630,000 Page 7 of 9 Appendix "B"Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs UPDATED 02-Nov-06 WATER: SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential For Saint John CITY OF SAINT JOHN MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This list has not been approved by Common Council. w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR *: PROJECTS DEPENDANT ON FUNDING FROM OTHERS Proposed Wastewater Treatment Projects For - 2012 OtherUtility ProjectLocationDescription ShareShare Dominion Park / Pleasant Dominion Park/Pleasant Point areaConstruction of Lift Stations #32 at Pleasant Point 940,000470,000 * Point& #33 at Dominion Park, and Forcemain/Collector Systems, including construction management services Riverview Drive / Mill Riverview Drive/Mill Street areaConstruction of Lift Stations #28 and #29 at 2,820,0001,410,000 * StreetRiverview Drive, #30 at Riverview Avenue West, & #31 at Mill Street, and Forcemain/Collector Systems, including construction management services $3,760,000$1,880,000 TOTAL: Page 8 of 9 Appendix "B"Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs UPDATED 02-Nov-06 WATER: SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY Water and Environmental Outcomes Essential For Saint John CITY OF SAINT JOHN MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This is a tentative program listing of proposed capital projects. RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS This list has not been approved by Common Council. w&s: WATER AND SEWER RELATED PROJECTS Priority assignments are subject to change at any time. C-**: PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FOR COMPLETION THE FOLLOWING YEAR *: PROJECTS DEPENDANT ON FUNDING FROM OTHERS Proposed Wastewater Treatment Projects For - 2013 OtherUtility ProjectLocationDescription ShareShare IndiantownHighland Road; Robertson Square; Construction of Lift Stations #21 at Highland 980,000490,000 * Rowan PlaceRoad, #23 at Robertson Square, & #24 at Rowan Place, and Forcemain/Collector Systems, including construction management services MacLaren Boulevard / North of Flemming Court; Install approx. 810m of new 200mm, 300mm, and 360,000180,000 * Sandy Point RoadMacLaren Boulevard to Sandy 375mm sanitary sewer, easement acquisition, Point Road through easement including design and construction management behind Hazen White Schoolservices Spar Cove RoadAt Bridge StreetDesign and construction of Lift Station #22, 2,000,0001,000,000 * including design and construction management services TOTAL:$3,340,000$1,670,000 Page 9 of 9 Appendix "B"Wastewater Treatment Capital Programs The State of Municipal Wastewater Effluents in Canada Appendix"C" ForHealth,ProsperityandQualityofLife SaintJohnHarbourClean-Up Executive summary Comprehensive in scope, this report, , outlines The State of Municipal Wastewater Effluents in Canada the sources and the nature of contaminants entering municipal sewer syst municipal wastewater treatment across Canada, the wide variety o wastewater effluents can have on water quality and on plant and of these impacts for human health and beneficial water uses, sucvesting and recreation. The report concludes by examining how municipal wast and what our society is doing to improve the quality of the effl It also examines important emerging issues, such as the potentia associated with toxic substances present in municipal wastewater. It should be noted, however, that the report deals only with wastewater effluents and does no surrounding the handling and disposal of sewage sludge from wast Municipal wastewater effluents represent one of the largest sources of pollution, by volume, in Canadian waters. They are made up of both sanitary sewage and stormwater and can contain grit, debris, suspended solids, disease-causing pathogens, decaying or about 200 identified chemicals. In 1999, of the Canadian population on sewer systems, 97% were sved by some level of sewage treatment, while the remaining 3% discharged raw sewage directly untreated sewage was released to coastal waters than to inland w sewage treatment capacity over the past 15 years. The degree of secondary and tertiary treatment provided to 78% of the sewered population in 1999, u 56% in 1983. Municipal wastewaters contribute to a number of impacts on Canads aquatic environment: ¥ increases in nutrient levels, often leading to algal blooms; xi ¥ depletion of dissolved oxygen, sometimes resulting in fish kill Executive summary The State of Municipal Wastewater Effluents in Canada ¥ the destruction of habitat from sedimentation, debris, and incr ¥ acute and chronic toxicity from chemical contaminants, along wi biomagnification of chemicals at higher levels of the food chain Health problems related to water pollution in general are estima per year. The release of untreated or inadequately treated municipal was Canadians at risk from drinking water contaminated with bacteriaand Giardia ), and several other toxic substances. Canadians are also put at Cryptosporidium contaminated fish and shellfish and engaging in recreational act Economic impacts related to water pollution can be partly attrib sewage. The marine coasts of Canada support a shellfish industry that had a total landed value of over $1 billion in 1997. However, in British Columbia, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces, the f potential of this industry may not be achieved because of large areas that are closed to vesting, partly as a result of sewage contamination. Municipal wastewater responsible for millions of dollars in lost tourism revenue from as a result of beach closures and restrictions on other benefici Excessive water use in Canada increases the need for water and w and reduces wastewater treatment efficiency. Full water pricing by volume used is an effective means of achieving reduced water use. In Canada, metered househo capita per day in 1999, compared with 433 litres per capita per rate. The percentage of the municipal population with water meters increased between 1991 and 1999. Many communities have also made improvements over the last 10 ye addressing pollution problems resulting from stormwater runoff aflows. In general, the standard of municipal wastewater management that compares well with that of any other country. However, there are still communities without municipal wastewater treatment, and existing infrastructure is f country. Even in areas with a high degree of municipal wastewater treat many with unknown ecological consequences, may be released to th example, endocrine-disrupting substances can pass through wastew substances are known to disrupt or mimic naturally occurring hor on the growth, reproduction, and development of many species of xii Executive summary M&C2006-296 November2,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlane andMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandMembersofCouncil: SUBJECT:ProvinciallyDesignatedHighways Proposed5-YearCapitalImprovement Program(2007–2011) PURPOSE ThepurposeofthisreportistopresenttoCouncilaproposalforthe5-yearProvincially DesignatedHighwaysCapitalImprovementProgramforapprovalfortheperiod2007to2011. BACKGROUND TheCityofSaintJohnannuallysubmitsaproposed5-yearCapitalImprovementProgramtothe DepartmentofTransportationtofundrenewalsandupgradesonProvinciallyDesignated Highways(PDH)withinCitylimits.UponconsiderationandapprovalbyCouncil,theproposed programispresentedtotheProvincialDepartmentof Transportationforthe Minister’sapproval. Theproposedprogrampresentspriorityprojectsineachyearoverthe5-yearperiod.The proposed5-yearprogramtotalsjustover$5millioninrequestedfundingwithanannualaverage ofapproximately$1million.AnnualfundingforPDHhighwaysfromtheProvinceisgenerally intherangeof$100,000to$300,000butcanbe slightlymorethanthisonoccasion. Fundingintheamountof$260,000wasprovidedbytheProvincein2006forProvincially DesignatedHighwayworkwithintheCity. Theprojectsincluded:  Route100(RothesayRoad)atDruryCoveRoad–Intersectionupgrading-$110,000  Route100(RothesayRoad)atKennebecasisParkIntersection–Stormsewerandleft turnlane-$150,000 ProvinciallyDesignatedHighways–M&C2006-296 November2,2006 Page2 Thesecondprojectasdescribed,attheentrancetoKennebecasisPark,wasnotapriorityinthe City’s20065-yearcapitalimprovementprogrambutwasfundedbytheProvinceasaproject withinthePDHprogramfor2006.Itwasaneededprojectthatextendedupgradingonthe RothesayRoadbyanadditional240metresbetweenOldOrchardLaneandColonyRoad. ANALYSIS AttachedistheFive-YearPDHCapitalImprovementProgramfortheperiod2007to2011. Therearetwopriorityprojectslistedfor2007whichincludefirst,thereconstructionofSomerset StreetbetweenBarkerStreetandWellesleyAvenue.AsCouncilwillrecall,anextensive watermain,sanitarysewerandstormsewerprojectwascompletedonthissectionofSomerset Streetthisyear.Uponcompletionofthisundergroundinfrastructurework,thesurfaceneedsto betotallyreconstructedincludingconcretecurbing,concretesidewalkonthewestsideofthe street,coldmilling,asphaltresurfacingandlandscaping.Anewsectionofconcretecurbinghas beeninstalledthisyearasareinstatementtotheundergroundworkanditisintendedthatthis newcurbwillremainintact. Thesecondpriorityprojectfor2007isaroadwideningprojectonRothesayRoadbetweenthe RailwayOverpassnearPrideRockCourtandColonyRoad–thelocationwheretheworkbeing completedin2006ends.Thisprojectisbeingdrivenprimarilybytheneedforasafesidewalk alongonesideofRothesayRoad.Residentshavemetwithstaffrequestingtheprovisionofa sidewalkalongthesoutheastsideofRothesayRoadforthesafetyofthecitizensandtheir children.TrafficvolumesareextremelyheavyalongthissectionofRoute100.Theresidents continuetohavecontactwiththeirlocal MLAinanticipationthatthisprojectwillbecompleted. Priorityprojectsforfutureyearsofthe5-yearprogramincludeextendingthewideningand sidewalkinstallationonRothesayRoadbetweenFultonLaneandtheRailwayOverpass, resurfacingofSandyPointRoadbetweenFosterThurstonDriveandKennebecasisDrive, reconstructionofMainStreetbetweenChesleyDriveandMetcalfStreet,completingresurfacing projectsonChesleyDriveandextendingreconstructionworkonSomersetStreetfromWellesley AvenuetoSamuelDavisDriveinatwophaseprojectover2010and2011. StaffwillcontinuetoinspectandreviewtheProvinciallyandRegionallyDesignatedHighways withintheCityandrevisethe5-yearCapitalImprovementProgramasnecessaryinanattemptto achieveanacceptablelevelofservicefortheexistingstreetinfrastructure. ProvinciallyDesignatedHighways–M&C2006-296 November2,2006 Page3 RECOMMENDATION ItisrecommendedthattheattachedProvinciallyDesignatedHighways5-yearCapital ImprovementProgramfortheyears2007-2011beadoptedbyCommonCouncilandfurtherthat theapprovedprogrambesubmittedtotheMinister,DirectorofDesignandtheDistrictEngineer fortheNewBrunswickDepartmentof Transportation. Respectfullysubmitted, J.M.PaulGroody,P.Eng. Commissioner, MunicipalOperations& Engineering TerrenceL.Totten,F.C.A. CityManager THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN 26-Oct-06 PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (2007 - 2011) SUMMARY OF FUNDING FOR PROPOSED PDH/RDH PROJECTS OtherCity Year ShareShare 2007$925,000$510,000 2008$965,000$220,000 2009$1,135,000$35,000 2010$1,140,000$215,000 2011$1,130,000$110,000 Totals $5,295,000$1,090,000 Page 1 of 7 THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN 26-Oct-06 PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (2007 - 2011) MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS Proposed Projects For - 2007 RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS ESTIMATES SHOWN REPRESENT PROVINCIAL PORTION OF PROJECT OtherCity PriorityProjectLocationProject Description ShareShare 1Somerset Street(RDH) - Barker Street to Wellesley Street reconstruction (excavation, 225,000140,000 Avenuebackfill, cold milling, curb, sidewalk, landscaping, paving), including design and construction management services 2Rothesay Road(PDH #100) - Railroad overpass to Storm sewer, road widening, curb, 700,000370,000 Colony Roadsidewalk, landscaping, including design and construction management services $925,000$510,000 TOTAL COST (2007) Page 2 of 7 THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN 26-Oct-06 PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (2007 - 2011) MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS Proposed Projects For - 2008 RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS ESTIMATES SHOWN REPRESENT PROVINCIAL PORTION OF PROJECT OtherCity PriorityProjectLocationProject Description ShareShare 1Rothesay Road(PDH #100) - Fulton Lane to railroad Storm sewer, road widening, curb, 810,000220,000 overpasssidewalk, landscaping, including design and construction management services 2Sandy Point Road(RDH) - Foster Thurston Drive to Structure adjustments, cold milling, 110,0000 Kennebecasis Driveasphalt resurfacing, shouldering 3Smythe Street(PDH #100) - Union Street to Station Asphalt cold milling, structure 45,0000 Streetadjustments, asphalt resurfacing $965,000$220,000 TOTAL COST (2008) Page 3 of 7 THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN 26-Oct-06 PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (2007 - 2011) MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS Proposed Projects For - 2009 RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS ESTIMATES SHOWN REPRESENT PROVINCIAL PORTION OF PROJECT OtherCity PriorityProjectLocationProject Description ShareShare 1Main Street(PDH #100) - Chesley Drive to Concrete curb & gutter repairs, concrete 290,00025,000 Metcalf Streetsidewalk repairs (City), road excavation, structure adjustments, asphalt cold milling, landscaping, asphalt resurfacing, including design and construction management services 2Sandy Point Road(RDH) - Samuel Davis Drive to Tucker Cold milling, asphalt resurfacing, 110,0000 Park Roadshouldering 3 Chesley Drive(PDH #100) - Bentley Street to railway Concrete curb repairs, concrete sidewalk 220,00010,000 overpassrepairs (City), structure adjustments, asphalt cold milling, asphalt resurfacing 4Digby Ferry Road(RDH) - Lancaster Street to ferry toll Concrete curb repairs, structure 90,0000 boothadjustments, asphalt cold milling, asphalt resurfacing 5Rothesay Road(PDH #100) - Fulton Lane to Old Structure adjustments, cold milling, 425,0000 Orchard Laneasphalt resurfacing $1,135,000$35,000 TOTAL COST (2009) Page 4 of 7 THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN 26-Oct-06 PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (2007 - 2011) MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS Proposed Projects For - 2010 RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS ESTIMATES SHOWN REPRESENT PROVINCIAL PORTION OF PROJECT OtherCity PriorityProjectLocationProject Description ShareShare 1Somerset Street(RDH) - Wellesley Avenue to Pugsley Street reconstruction (storm sewer, 750,000120,000 Avenueexcavation, backfill, cold milling, curb, sidewalk, landscaping, paving), including design and construction management services 2Market Place(RDH) - Rodney Street to King Street Street reconstruction (excavation, curb, 310,00095,000 Westsidewalk, landscaping, paving); easement / land acquisition, including design and construction management services 3King Street West(RDH) - Market Place to Ludlow StreetAsphalt cold milling, structure 80,0000 adjustments, asphalt resurfacing $1,140,000$215,000 TOTAL COST (2010) Page 5 of 7 THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN 26-Oct-06 PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (2007 - 2011) MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS Proposed Projects For - 2011 RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS ESTIMATES SHOWN REPRESENT PROVINCIAL PORTION OF PROJECT OtherCity PriorityProjectLocationProject Description ShareShare 1Somerset Street(RDH) - Pugsley Avenue to Samuel Street reconstruction (storm sewer, 595,00090,000 Davis Driveexcavation, backfill, cold milling, curb, sidewalk, landscaping, paving), including design and construction management services 2Chesley Drive(PDH #100) - Merritt Street to Douglas Install approx. 310m of new 300mm 245,0000 Avenuestorm sewer, including design and construction management services 3 Chesley Drive(PDH #100) - Bentley Street to Concrete curb repairs, concrete sidewalk 290,00020,000 Reversing Falls Bridgerepairs (City), structure adjustments, asphalt cold milling, asphalt resurfacing $1,130,000$110,000 TOTAL COST (2011) Page 6 of 7 THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN 26-Oct-06 PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (2007 - 2011) MDH: MUNICIPAL DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS PDH: PROVINCIALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS Proposed Future Projects RDH: REGIONALLY DESIGNATED HIGHWAYS ESTIMATES SHOWN REPRESENT PROVINCIAL PORTION OF PROJECT OtherCity PriorityProjectLocationProject Description ShareShare 1Samuel Davis Drive(RDH) - Somerset Street to Sandy Cold milling, asphalt resurfacing, 375,0000 Point Roadshouldering 2Fairville Boulevard(PDH #100) - Catherwood Street to Street reconstruction (excavation, 150,00030,000 Lancaster Mall (lower entrance)backfill, concrete curb & gutter and sidewalk, structure adjustments, landscaping, paving), including design and construction management services 3Kennebecasis Drive(RDH) - Sommerville Ferry Landing Structure adjustments, cold milling, 130,0000 Road to Sandy Point Roadasphalt resurfacing 4Somerset Street(RDH) - Paradise Row to Barker StreetMicrosurfacing60,0000 5Fairville Boulevard(PDH #100) - Catherwood Street to Storm sewer, street reconstruction, TBDTBD Simms Cornerincluding design and construction management services 6Bridge Road(PDH #100) - Simms Corner to Storm sewer, street reconstruction, TBDTBD Reversing Falls Bridgeincluding design and construction management services 7Chesley Drive(PDH #100) - NB Southern railway TBDTBDTBD overpass to Main Street 8Main Street(PDH #100) - Metcalf Street to Main TBDTBDTBD Street 9Ludlow Street(RDH) - Route #1 to King Street WestTBDTBDTBD 10Market Place(RDH) - Rodney Street to St. John TBDTBDTBD Street 11St. John Street(RDH) - Market Place to Lancaster TBDTBDTBD Street TBDTBD TOTAL FUTURE PROJECTS COST Page 7 of 7 November6,2006 HisWorshipMayorNormMcFarlane AndMembersofCommonCouncil YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:CommunicationsServices EmergencyMedicalServices–AtlanticHealthSciencesCorp. BACKGROUND In1996, theCityand theAtlanticHealthSciencesCorporationenteredintoan agreementwhereby thePublicSafetyCommunicationsCentreprovides communicationsservices for theemergencymedicalservices(EMS)operating from theSaintJohnRegionalHospital.Thisagreementhasbeenrenewedon threeoccasionswith themostrecentagreementhavingexpiredinNovember, 2005. Through thisagreement,PSCCprocessesemergency(911)andnon-emergency calls for theEMSservicereceivedwithin theCityand theTownsofRothesay and Quispamsis.ThePSCCprocessesabout13,000EMScallsannually(about 15%of theprovincial total) forwhichAHSCcurrentlypaysanannual feeof $195,000. Communicationsservices forEMSprovidersin theremainderof theprovinceare providedby theprovinciallyoperatedMedicalTransportCo-ordinationCentre (MTCC)inMoncton. In2005, theProvinceofNewBrunswick, followingarequest forproposals, engagedMedavie/BlueCross todevelopastrategicplanandoperationalplan for thedeliveryofasingleEMSdeliverysysteminNewBrunswick.TheRFP required that thesystemdevelopedincorporateasinglecommunicationscentre. TheRFPalsorequiredaplan thatwouldresultin theconsolidationoflandand airservicesandcommunicationsintooneorganization.Theplanswere tobe submitted togovernmentby October31,2005.The target forstartof implementationwas tobeApril,2006. ReporttoCommonCouncil November6,2006 Page 2 Thepurposeof thisreportis: 1.ToadviseCouncilof theactionsstaffhas takenasaresultof the proposeddecisionof theProvince toconsolidatecommunications services forEMSinonelocation. 2.ToadviseCouncilofstaff’sunderstandingof thecurrentstatusof the strategicplanand torecommendacourseofaction. 3.ToreceiveCouncil’sapproval toextend thecurrentagreementwithAHSC untilNovember30,2007. ANALYSIS TheSaintJohnModel Theplans for thePublicSafetyCommunicationsCentre,originallydevelopedin thelate1980’s,envisioneda fullycivilianizedoperation thatwouldserve the needsofpolice, fireandEMS.The‘tippingpoint’ thatled to thedecision to proceed,was therecommendations fromacoroner’sinquestin October,1993. Theinquestwasheld toreview twodeathswherequestionshadbeenraised about the timelinessof theresponse from theemergencyserviceproviders. In addition to therecommendations from thejury, thecoronermadesix recommendationsincluding: “ theSaintJohnareaEmergencyResponseCentreshouldbeconsolidated toincorporateresourcesofall threeemergencyservices; fire,policeand ambulance.Thatis,all threeservicesshouldbedispatched fromonecentral officeandanyorallof theservicescouldbedispatchedby thesame dispatcher.” Theopeningof thecentrein1995involved the transition fromcommunications centresoperatedby,andstaffedwithuniformedpersonnel from, theSJPFand SJFD, toanoperation fullystaffedwithciviliansand fundedasadivisionwithin theCity’sorganizationalstructure. ReporttoCommonCouncil November6,2006 Page 3 ThePSCCbeganprovidingcommunicationsservices forEMSinlate1996. With this theCitybecameandcontinues tobe,amongahandfuloflocationsin Canada thathas theability toprovideand tointegratecommunications services forall threepublicsafetyagencies,withinacivilianizedcommunications centre. InNewBrunswick, thisarrangementhasbecomeknownas‘theSaint JohnModel’. ForEMS, thePSCCprovides the followingcallprocessingservices:  Processemergencyandnon-emergencycalls,includingtransfersbetween hospitals,betweennursinghomes,andbetweennursinghomesand hospitals.  ProcesscallsreceivedthroughtheNB911serviceortransferredfrom MTCC.  Processcallsfromotherareasrequiringassistanceastransferredfrom MTCC. CallProcessing means theprocedurewherebyanoperatorin theCity’sPSCC:  Receivesarequest forservice  Dispatches therequiredunit/apparatusasappropriate  Providespre-arrivalinstructions tocallers  Providespre-arrivalupdates torespondingunit(s)  Assignsadditionalunit(s)asrequiredbyprotocolorrequestedby the first arrivingvehicle  Logsallcallerandresponderinformation  Tracksallunitstatuschanges throughouteveryresponse In thosesituationswhereitisrequired-majormotorvehicleaccidents,cardiac arrests,structure firesandothersimilarsignificantincidents–standard operatingguidelineshavebeendeveloped thatwillresultinall threeemergency serviceprovidersbeingdispatchedconcurrently.Asnoted,SaintJohnisoneof ahandfuloflocationsinCanadawhere thiscanoccur.Further the threeservices haveaccess to thesameradiosystem–providingalevelofinter-operability that mostlocalescontinue tostrive for. Inessence, themethodofproviding ReporttoCommonCouncil November6,2006 Page 4 communicationsservicesinSaintJohnisconsidered themostdesirable approachby themajorityofemergencyserviceproviders throughoutNorth America. ActionsasaResultoftheProvince’sRequestforProposal Thedecisionby theProvincein2005 torequestproposals for thedevelopment ofastrategicplan for theconsolidationofemergencymedicalservices,including ofasinglecommunicationscentrewasmadewithoutconsolidationwith theCity. Since theintentionsof theprovincialgovernmentwereclarifiedinJuly,2005. Citystaff-including theCityManager, thePoliceChiefand theFireChief-along withstaffof theAtlanticHealthSciencesCorporationhashadanumberof meetings thathaveincluded:  HealthMinisterElvyRobichaud  HealthMinisterBrad Green  DeputyMinistersandotherseniorstaffof theDepartmentofHealth  CEOandseniorstaffof theAtlanticHealthSciencesCorp.  SeniorstaffofMedavie/BlueCross Ingeneral, thepurposeof themeetingswas threefold:  Tobetterunderstand thenatureandscopeof theproposedconsolidationof EMSprovincially;  Toprovideinformationon thecurrentroleand functionof thePSCCand specificallyitsroleasrelated to thedeliveryofcommunicationsservices for EMS;  Topresentanddiscusspossibleoptions for theroleof theCityin thedelivery ofcommunicationsservicesin theproposednewenvironment Importantly, throughout themeetingsanddiscussions,ithasbeenemphasized that thequalityofemergencymedicalserviceprovided to thecitizensofSaint Johnunder theproposedconsolidatedsystemcannotbeless than thatcurrently available! In thedeliveryofemergencyservices, theadage that‘everysecondcounts’is particularlyapplicablein theprocessingofa911call. In thecaseofSaintJohn, ReporttoCommonCouncil November6,2006 Page 5 theprocessingofacall thatresultsin theneed foremergencymedicalservice, resultsin thePSCCimmediatelydispatching theappropriateEMSunit,while simultaneouslyprovidingnecessarysupportandassistance to thecalleruntil the EMSunitarrivesatscene.Aswell,whereneededbyprotocols, fireandpolice unitsarealsoimmediatelydispatchedasco-responders to thecallwithout requiring the transferof thecallerorcallinformation toanotherdispatchcentre. InotherareasofNewBrunswick, the911callis transferred to theMTCC,who thenwillassumeresponsibility for thedispatchandpostdispatch function.This addsastepandassociated time to theoverallprocessingof thecall,whichis currentlynotencounteredby thecitizensofSaintJohn.Further,if the processingof thecallidentifies theneed forpoliceand/or fireunits,MTCCwould thenhave toadvise theapplicablecommunicationcentre(s),againaddingastep and time to theoverallprocess. Allof themeetingswith theprovincialgovernmentand/orMedavie/BlueCross havehighlighted that: Regardlessofefficiency,everystepintroducedinto thecallprocessing • chainofeventsintroducesavoidabledelay.ThecurrentmodelinSaint Johneliminates theneed to transfer911callers toanothercentre. MedicalcallsintoPSCCareassigned to theclosestavailableambulance in threesteps.MovingEMSdispatch toanyothercentrerequiressix steps toassignanambulance toacall ThecurrentmodelinSaintJohnalsoensuresimmediatedispatchofco- • responderswithoutneeding tocallanotherdispatchcentre Weareconcerned thatincreasedcomplexityofcallprocessingwould • presentrealandavoidablerisks toourcitizensifEMSdispatchismoved away from thePSCCinSaintJohn.Regardlessof theefficiencyandskill ofanyonedispatchingcentre,amoveaway fromPSCCwillhave the effectofdegrading thelevelofservice toSaintJohnwhilemaintaining currentlevelofservice to therestofNewBrunswick Wearealsoconcerned that theotheroperationalbenefitsofourmodel • willbelostifEMSdispatchingisconsolidatedinanyothercentre. With theseconsiderations, threeoptionshavebeenpresented forconsideration ReporttoCommonCouncil November6,2006 Page 6 and toencourage furtherdiscussion: 1.MaintainStatus Quo ProCon Retains two functionaldispatchcentresinDoesnotrespectgovernment caseofcatastrophic failureorcommunityposition toconsolidateEMS emergencyatonesitedispatchservices Maintainscurrentlevelofservice toallMakescentralizedmedicaldirection areasof theprovince,includingSaintmoredifficult John Respectsinquestrecommendations for SaintJohn 2.ConsolidateallProvincialEMSdispatching inacentreotherthan PSCC ProCon Meetsrequirement forasingleDegradesservice forresidentsof EMSdispatchcentre forNBSaintJohn–approximately15%of the totalannualEMScallvolume- throughincreasedemergency response times MaintainscurrentlevelofserviceoutsideDisruptsexisting formalizedmedical SaintJohndirectionandco-responderprogram inSaintJohn DisruptsdevelopmentofPublic AccessDefibrillationprogram Preventsinteroperabilitybetween SaintJohnEmergencyservices Isnotconsistentwithinquest recommendations ReporttoCommonCouncil November6,2006 Page 7 Increasesrisk toSaintJohn Paramedics 3.ConsolidateallProvincialEMSdispatchingatPSCC inSaintJohn ProCon Meetsrequirement forasingleEMSdispatch? centre forNB Maintainscurrentlevelofservice toallareas of theprovince,includingSaintJohn Allows forexpansionofexisting formalized medicaldirectionandco-responseprotocols Respectsinquestrecommendations forSaint John Aswell,whilenot formallydiscussedat thevariousmeetings,suggestionshave beenmade to theprovincialrepresentatives thatanenhancement to thecurrent modelcouldalsobepossible.Thiswouldprovide for theCity toretainitscurrent relationshipwith theAHSC,whilebecominga fully functionalback-up to the MTCC–a function thatisnotcurrentlyavailable to theMTCC Todate, therehasnotbeenanindication from theDepartmentofHealthon their intendeddirection.(Itisofnote that thenewLiberalgovernmentincludedin their electionplatform theproposal tocontinuewith thedirectionofconsolidating EMSserviceswithin the firstyearof theirmandate.) ConclusionsandSummary Thedevelopmentofastrategicandoperationalplan for thedeliveryofEMS services,including theuseofasinglecommunicationscentrehasbeen underwaysinceearly2005.TheCity,alongwithstaffof theAHSChavebeen activeinattempting tomore fullyunderstand theprovince’sintentindeveloping ReporttoCommonCouncil November6,2006 Page 8 theseplansandspecificallyensuring that thereisamutualunderstandingand appreciationof theopportunitiesandchallengespresentedby theproposal to consolidateEMScommunicationswithinonecentre.Clearly, thereareavariety ofoptions tomeet thedesire foronecommunicationscentre,someofwhichwill directlyimpact thequalityofserviceavailable to thecitizensofSaintJohn. RECOMMENDATIONS 1.Thisreportbereceivedand filed 2.CommonCouncilapprove theextensionof theagreementwithAtlantic HealthSciencesCorporationrelative to theprovisionofcommunications services for theemergencymedicalservice, toNovember30,2007. 3.CommonCouncilendorseandsupport thecontinuedactionofstaffin promoting thePSCCasacentreofexcellenceinEMScommunications, with theprovince 4.CommonCouncilwrite to thenewMinisterofHealth,requestingan updateon thegovernment’sintentrelated to theconsolidationof communicationsservices forEMSandindicating theexpectations that therewillnotbeadegradationqualityofservice to thecitizensofSaint Johnasaresultofanychangesproposed. Respectfullysubmitted, W.D.Todd Director, InformationSystemsandSupport TerrenceTotten,FCA CityManager ReporttoCommonCouncil November6,2006 Page 9 October20,2006 YourWorshipandCouncillors: SUBJECT:ProposedBerrymanEstatesSubdivision,Phase1 270CottageRoad(File210CottageRoad) ThePlanningAdvisoryCommitteeconsideredtheattachedreportatitsOctober 17,2006meeting.CommonCouncilhasalreadyconsideredtheCommittee’s recommendationconcerningarezoningapplicationrelatedtothisproject. Theapplicant,Mr.Richard TurnerofHughesSurveysandConsultantsInc., appearedbeforetheCommitteeinsupportoftheapplicationandstaff recommendation. Whileinagreementwithstaff,Mr. Turnerdidexplainthepotentialforfurther subdivisiondevelopmenttothesouthwestofthesubjectproperty,atwhichtime theproposed smallerL.P.P.dedicationbetweenproposedLots12&13could becomepartofalongerpedestrianlinkbetweenthesetwosubdivisions.Noother presentationsweremadeatthemeetingconcerningthismatter,norwerethereany lettersreceivedfromsurroundingpropertyowners. AfterconsideringthemattertheCommitteeresolvedtoadoptthestaff recommendation,whichisset-outbelowforyourconvenience. TheCommittee alsoapprovedtherequestedstreetnames. RECOMMENDATION : 1.ThatCommonCouncilassenttooneormoresubdivisionplans,inoneor morephases,ingeneralaccordancewiththeattachedphoto-reduced tentativesubdivisionplanforPhase1oftheBerryman Estates Subdivision. 2.ThatCommonCouncilassenttoanynecessarymunicipalservicesor publicutilityeasementsforthissubdivisiondevelopment,includingany municipalserviceseasementsoutsidethelimitsoftheproposed subdivisioninordertoprovidemunicipalsewer,stormorwaterservice. PlanningAdvisoryCommitteePage2 October20,2006 not 3.ThatCommonCouncilassenttotheproposed LandforPublic Purposesdedications,butinsteadassenttoonededicationhavingan approximateareaof2,500squaremetres(26,911squarefeetor0.62 acres),beinga slightenlargementoftheproposed“Phase1LFPP” dedicationillustratedonthesubmittedtentativesubdivisionplan. 4.ThatCommonCouncilauthorizethepreparationandexecutionofoneor moreCity/DeveloperSubdivisionAgreementstoensureprovisionofthe requiredworkandfacilities,includingdetailed siteanddrainageplansfor theapprovaloftheChiefCity Engineer. 5.ThatCommonCouncilauthorizecost-sharingoutsidethelimitsofthe proposedsubdivisioninaccordancewithSection26oftheSubdivision By-law. Respectfullysubmitted, PhilipHovey Chairman MRO Attachment ProjectNo.06-329 DATE:OCTOBER13,2006 TO:PLANNINGADVISORYCOMMITTEE FROM:PLANNINGANDDEVELOPMENT FOR:MEETINGOFOCTOBER17,2006 MarkO'Hearn PlanningOfficer SUBJECT : NameofApplicant:HughesSurveysandConsultantsInc. NameofOwner:BerrymanInvestmentsInc. Location:210CottageRoad(File) PID:55112510 MunicipalPlan:LowDensityResidential Zoning:Existing:“RSS”OneFamilyServicedSuburban Residential Proposed:“R-2”Oneand TwoFamilyResidential Proposal:Torezonethesubjectpropertyinamannertopermitanew residentialsubdivisionconsistingofoneandtwo-family dwellingsonfullyservicedlots. TypeofApplication:RezoningandSubdivision BerrymanEstatesSubdivision,Phase1Page2 210CottageRoad(File)October13,2006 JURISDICTIONOFCOMMITTEE : TheCommunityPlanningActauthorizesthePlanningAdvisoryCommitteetogiveitsviewsto CommonCouncilconcerningproposedrezoningapplications. TheCommittee’srecommendation MondayOctober232006 willbeconsideredbyCommonCouncilataPublicHearingon,,. TheActauthorizestheCommitteetogiveitsviewstoCommonCouncilconcerningthelocation ofpublicstreets,aswellastheassentofLandforPublicPurposesdedicationsinconjunctionwith thesubdivisionofland. Furthermore,thelegislationauthorizestheCommitteetoadviseCommonCouncilonsubdivision developmentsingeneral,includingtheauthorizationofCity/DeveloperSubdivisionAgreements, cost-sharingoutsidethelimitsofasubdivision,andtheassentofmunicipalservicesandpublic utilityeasements. STAFFRECOMMENDATIONTOCOMMITTEE : 1.ThatCommonCouncilrezoneaparceloflandlocatedat210CottageRoad,havingan areaofapproximately20hectares(49acres),alsoidentifiedasbeingPIDNo.55112510, “RSS”OneFamilyServicedSuburbanResidential“R-2”OneandTwo fromto FamilyResidential . 2.That,ifandwhenthirdreadingisgiventothisrezoningapplication,CommonCouncil assenttooneormoresubdivisionplans,inoneormorephases,ingeneralaccordancewith theattachedphoto-reducedtentativesubdivisionplanforPhase1oftheBerryman Estates Subdivision. 3.ThatCommonCouncilassenttoanynecessarymunicipalservicesorpublicutility easementsforthissubdivisiondevelopment,includinganymunicipalserviceseasements outsidethelimitsoftheproposedsubdivisioninordertoprovidemunicipalsewer,storm orwaterservice. not 4.ThatCommonCouncilassenttotheproposedLandforPublicPurposesdedications, butinsteadassenttoonededicationhavinganapproximateareaof2,500squaremetres (26,911squarefeetor0.62acres),beingaslightenlargementoftheproposed“Phase1 LFPP”dedicationillustratedonthesubmittedtentativesubdivisionplan. 5.ThatCommonCouncilauthorizethepreparationandexecutionofoneormore City/DeveloperSubdivisionAgreementstoensureprovisionoftherequiredworkand facilities,includingdetailedsiteanddrainageplansfortheapprovaloftheChiefCity Engineer. BerrymanEstatesSubdivision,Phase1Page3 210CottageRoad(File)October13,2006 6.ThatCommonCouncilauthorizecost-sharingoutsidethelimitsoftheproposed subdivisioninaccordancewithSection26oftheSubdivisionBy-law. 7.ThatthePlanningAdvisoryCommitteeapprovethefollowingnamesfortheproposednew streets:“BerrymanStreet,”“MirandaWay,”“BerniceCourt,”and“LightningDrive.” BACKGROUND : OnJune27,1995thePlanningAdvisoryCommitteeapprovedthecreationoffiveunserviced residentiallotsalongCottageRoadfromtheoriginalproperty.Staffsupportedthecreationof fourunservicedlots,butrecommendedthatthelowestelevatedlotnearanexistingwatertower beconnectedtotheexistingwatermain.AfterconsideringthemattertheCommitteeresolvedto approvealltheproposedlotswithprivatewellsandsepticdisposalsystems.CommonCouncil lateracceptedacash-in-lieuLandforPublicPurposesdedicationforthissubdivisionproposal. Theselotshavesincebeencreatedanddeveloped. OnJune11,1996theCommitteeapprovedthecreationofanotherunservicedresidentiallot(290 CottageRoad)withaprivateaccess. Theproposedgravelroadwaywasdevelopedandanew dwellingconstructedonthelot.Itshouldbenotedanotheradjacentparcelwascreated,which mustbeconsolidatedtothelargeundevelopedsubjectproperty(BerrymanInvestmentsInc. Property)shouldtheproposedsubdivisionnotproceedasillustrated. OnMay21,2003thePlanningAdvisoryCommitteerecommendedtherezoningofthesubject “RS-2M”OneandTwoFamilyandMobileHomeSuburbanResidential propertyfromand “RF”Rural“RSS”OneFamilyServicedSuburbanResidential to. Thisrequestbythe presentlandownerwastopermitthedevelopmentofanewservicedresidentialsubdivisionwith one-familydwellingsonpublicstreetswithditchingandoverheadutilitiesbutnocurbingor sidewalks(seeattached“PreviouslyApprovedProposal–2003”). Asnotedinthereportpreparedin2003,asignificantsewerextensionfromtheProvincial CorrectionalFacilitywasrequiredinordertoprovidemunicipalsewer.Analternativewasalso suggestedbystaffthatwouldinvolveanevenlongerextensionfromCaveCourt(McAllister IndustrialPark)alongOldBlackRiverRoad.Furthermore,MunicipalOperationsand EngineeringcommentedatthattimeonthelimitationsoftheexistingwatertoweroffCottage Road,anditsinabilitytoprovideadequateservice(i.e.,pressure)forthehigherelevatedportion ofthelargesubjectproperty. Notwithstandingtheseissues,CommonCouncileventuallyapprovedtherequestedrezoningand proposedsubdivisiondevelopmentonJuly21,2003inordertoallowtheproponentthe opportunitytofullyexplorecost-sharingarrangementsundertheResidentialInfrastructure AssistanceProgram.Necessaryfurtherengineeringconsultant’sreporthasnotbeenreceivedin BerrymanEstatesSubdivision,Phase1Page4 210CottageRoad(File)October13,2006 ordertofinalizethecost-sharingarrangement.Needlesstosaythesubdivisiondevelopmenthas notbeenundertaken. Sincethattimethelandownerhasundertakenfurtherinvestigationandnowwishestoproposea fullyservicedresidentialdevelopment. INPUTFROMOTHERSOURCES : MunicipalOperationsandEngineering hasprovidedthefollowingcommentsregardingthis subdivisionapplication: SanitarysewerhasbeenextendedtothecornerofOldBlackRiverRoadandCottage Road. Theelevationsmustbeconfirmedbythedeveloper’sengineeringconsultantto insurethattheseweragewillflowbygravity. WaterhasbeenextendedneartheCorrectionalFacilityalongOldBlackRiverRoad,and canbeextendedtoservicethissubdivision. However,therewilllikelybesomewaterpressureproblemsinthenortheastportionofthe futuresubdivisiondevelopment. Thiswillhavetobeexaminedbythedeveloper’s engineeringconsultant. ThegeneralareaispresentlyservicedbytheCottageHillWater Tank(135CottageRoad),whichcanonlysupplywateratanacceptablepressuretoa certainelevation. Theupperportionofthesubjectpropertyisabovethatelevation. BuildingandTechnicalServices hasnoconcernswiththisapplication. RealEstateServices/SaintJohnIndustrialParksLtd. hasnoissueswiththisproposal. SaintJohnEnergy hasoverheadfacilitiesinthearea. Toprovideservicetotheproposedlots SaintJohn Energywillrequireanextensionoffacilities.Serviceswillbedeliveredviaan undergroundconduitsystem.Costscanbediscussedwiththedeveloperlater. Aliant hasnoobjectiontotheproposedresidentialdevelopment,andpreviouslyadvisedthat ongoingworkisoccurringintheareatoupgradefacilitiesinordertomeettheservicingdemands ofthegeneralneighbourhood. Rogers hasbeenadvisedofthisapplication. LeisureServices asbeenadvisedofthisapplication,andpreviouslysupportedtheacquisitionofa similarLandforPublicPurposesdedication. FireDepartment hasnoobjectiontothisapplicationprovidedthestreetnetworkisdesignedand constructedinaccordancewiththeNationalBuildingCode3.2.5.6,andthattemporary BerrymanEstatesSubdivision,Phase1Page5 210CottageRoad(File)October13,2006 turnaroundareasaredesignedinthoseareaswheredeadendportionsofaccessroadsarelonger than90metres(295feet). Maritimes&NortheastPipeline hasnoconcernswithregardstothisdevelopment. SchoolBoard hasbeenadvisedofthisapplication. ANALYSIS : SubjectAreaandNeighbourhood ThesubjectpropertyissituatedbetweenCottageRoadandtheOldBlackRiverRoadtotheeast oftheMcAllisterIndustrialPark(seeattachedlocationmap). Thepropertyhasanapproximate areaof20hectares(49acres),withfrontagealongCottageRoadandtheOldBlackRiverRoad. ThesiteslopestowardsOldBlackRiverRoad,withtheupperelevatedportionenjoyinga panoramicviewoftheSaintJohnHarbour. Housingalongtheadjacentpublicroadsisamixtureoflargermoderndwellingswithsmaller, olderresidencesandseveralmini-homes. TheMcAllisterIndustrialParkcanbereadilyseento thewest,aswellasanumberofotherindustrialbusinessesalongOldBlackRiverRoaduptothe CottageRoadintersection. TheProvincialCorrectionalFacilityissituatedacrossthestreetat 930OldBlackRiverRoad.Alargegarageislocatedat945OldBlackRiverRoad. This adjacentpropertywasrezonedto“SZ#1”SpecialZone#1topermitaweldingschoolseveral yearsago.Itisunderstoodthatthisschoolnolongeroperates. MunicipalDevelopmentPlanandRezoning Thelandownerisagainseekingpermissiontorezonethesubjectproperty. Thisnewapplication “RSS”OneFamilyServicedSuburbanResidential“R-2” wouldchangethezoningfromto OneandTwoFamilyResidential (seeBackground). Theproponentintendstoproceedwitha residentialsubdivisionconsistingofoneandtwo-family(semi-detached)dwellingsonfully developedpublicstreets. Theapplicanthasprovidedanoverallsubdivisionplanfortheentireproperty,althoughonly approvalforthefirstphaseof49lotsnearOldBlackRiverRoadisbeingsoughtatthistime. The streetswouldbeconstructedwithanasphaltsurface,concretecurbingandsidewalks. The utilitieswouldbeprovidedbyanundergroundconduitsystem.Alltheproposedlotswouldbe servicedbymunicipalsewer,waterandstorm. “RS-2M” In2003thesamelandownerhadpreviouslyappliedtohavethepropertyrezonedfrom OneandTwoFamilyandMobileHomeSuburbanResidential“RF”Rural“RSS” andto OneFamilyServicedSuburbanResidential . Thispreviousrequestwasapprovedinorderto BerrymanEstatesSubdivision,Phase1Page6 210CottageRoad(File)October13,2006 permitanewresidentialsubdivisionconsistingofpublicstreetsdevelopedwithditchingand overheadutilitiesforapproximatelyeighty-four(84)servicedone-familylots. Thistypeof subdivisiondevelopmentwouldnotinvolvecurbingorsidewalks. TheareaisdesignatedbytheMunicipalDevelopmentPlanasLowDensityResidential. ThePlan supportsthedevelopmentofservicedresidentiallots. Thepreviouslyproposed(andexisting) “RSS”zoningrequiresthelargestlotsizesofanyservicedresidentialzone,whichincludesa minimumlotareaof1400squaremetres(15,070squarefeet),aminimumlotwidthof30metres (100feet),andaminimumlotdepthof30metres(100feet). Thislotsizeismorecompatible withtheexistingneighbourhood,whichhasbeendevelopedwithoutthebenefitoffullmunicipal services(i.e.,municipalsewer). Furthermore,thisexistingzoningallowsforsignificantreductiononthestreetconstructioncosts, sinceonlyopenditchingandoverheadutilitiesarerequiredwithnosidewalks. Theanticipated developmentcostssavingswereconsideredtobeaveryimportantaspectoftheprojectinorder toprovideanaffordablehousingalternativetothecommunity. Theanticipatedmodularhousing thatwastobeassociatedwiththisprojectwouldhavealsohelpedtopromoteaffordability. Incomparison,afullyservicedresidentialdevelopmentwouldinvolvetheconstructionof undergroundpublicutilities,concretesidewalks,andacompletestormsewersystem.Whilesuch aprojectwouldresultinhigherconstructioncosts,itisnowthelandowner’sdesiretomarketthe developmentforoneandtwo-familydwellings,believingthatthereisamarketforsemi-detached dwellings.Inordertobuildsuchtwo-familyhomesfullmunicipalservicesarerequiredinorderto satisfythe“R-2”zoning. Thedeveloperhasalsosuggestedthattheextensionofmunicipal serviceswouldalsobenefittheexistingneighbourhoodandfuturedevelopmentofthegeneral area. Eitherdevelopmentproposalscontemplatedbythelandownercanbesupportedbytheapplicable residentialpoliciesoftheMunicipalPlan.Withregardstothenewrequestfor“R-2”zoning,the Plandoessupportone-familyandsemi-detacheddwellingsintheservicedsuburbanareas. Moreover,themarketingofsuchaffordablehousingwouldbecompatibletothegeneralarea. AsthistypeofresidentialdevelopmentisstillconsistentwiththerelevantPlanpolicies,itcanbe recommendedforapproval. SubdivisionandProvisionofWorkandFacilities Therezoningapplicationwouldfacilitateasubdivisiondevelopmentconsistingofforty-nine(49) newfullyservicedresidentiallots. Theattachedtentativesubdivisionplancansatisfythe applicablerequirementsoftheZoningandSubdivisionBy-laws. BerrymanEstatesSubdivision,Phase1Page7 210CottageRoad(File)October13,2006 Inordertoservicetheproposedresidentialdevelopment,anextensiontotheexistingmunicipal sewerfromtheintersectionofOldBlackRiverRoadandCottageRoadisrequired.Previously,a moresignificantextensionofanexistingprivatesewerlineservicingtheProvincialCorrectional Facilitywasanticipated.Whilethisoptioncouldstillbeconsidered,atthistimethedeveloper’s engineeringconsultantbelievesanextensionoftheexistingmunicipalsewercanbeundertaken. MunicipalwatercanbeextendedfromCottageRoadviaamunicipalserviceseasementoveran adjoiningresidentialproperty(135CottageRoad)inordertoservicetheinitialphaseofthis subdivision. Thedeveloper’sconsultantiswellawarethatfuturephasesofthedevelopmentwill bedependentuponensuringadequatepressureforbothdomesticandfirefightingpurposes. Therecommendationincludesprovisionforthecost-sharingofpipingmaterialsoutsidethelimits ofthesubdivision. ThisprojectisalsoeligiblefortheCity’sResidentialInfrastructureAssistance Program(RIA).Afurtherreportwouldbepreparedregardingthismattershouldtherequested rezoningandsubdivisionproposalbeapproved,andafterengineeringplansarepreparedbythe developer’sconsultant. LandforPublicPurposes TheSubdivisionBy-lawrequiresthataLandforPublicPurposesdedicationequivalenttosix(6) percentoftheareaofthesubjectproperty(exclusiveofpublicstreets)beprovidedforthe enjoymentofthepublic.Alanddedicationof2,500squaremetres(26,911squarefeetor0.62 acres)isrequiredforthisinitialphaseofthedevelopment. Theapplicantisproposingacentraldedicationthatwouldhavefrontageontotwoofthe proposedstreets.AfurtheraccessontoMirandaWay(futuredevelopment)mayalsobedesirable toprovidemoreconvenientaccesstofuturelotownersresidinginthenortheasternportionofthe subdivision. Inanyevent,thededicationoftheproposedL.P.P.(Phase1LFPP)isappropriateandcanbe recommendedforapproval.LeisureServicespreviouslysupportedasimilardedication. However,asrecommended,themuchsmallerdedicationof391squaremetres(4,209squarefeet) betweenproposedLots12&13isnotconsideredappropriate.Asthisisreallyintendedto protectaportionofthemunicipalserviceseasementisshouldbevestedassuch. StreetNaming Theproposedstreetnames(asamended)areacceptabletoCivicAddressing,andhavebeen recommendedforapproval. Thesenamesarebothuniqueinspellingandsoundfromexisting streetnamesintheregion. BerrymanEstatesSubdivision,Phase1Page8 210CottageRoad(File)October13,2006 CONCLUSION : Theapplicantisseekingpermissiontofurtherrezonethesubjectpropertyinordertocarryouta fullyservicedresidentialsubdivisionconsistingofoneandtwo-familydwellings. Therezoning andsubdivisiondevelopmentissupportedbytheMunicipalPlan,and,therefore,canbe recommendedforapproval. Therewillneedtobeextensionsofmunicipalsewerandwaterinordertoservicetheproposed development.Furtherexaminationbythedeveloper’sengineeringconsultantwillbenecessaryin ordertofinalizetheservicingdetails,whichwillalsobeneededinordertodeterminefurthercost- sharingarrangementsforthisproject. Therecommendationincludesallthenecessaryapprovalsandassentsrelatingtotheinitialphase ofthisresidentialsubdivision.Afurtherreport(s)willneedtobeconsideredbythePlanning AdvisoryCommitteewithregardstothefuturephasesofthissubdivisiondevelopment,whichwill alsoinvolvetheconsiderationofadequatewaterpressureasdiscussedinthisreport. MRO ProjectNo.06-329