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COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKAGE

June 2, 2017

Table of Contents

Item From Subject Corporation of the County of

Essex EMS Presentation with Amherstburg Town Council Resolutions File: 160-01

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2 Cheryl Gallant, M.P., Renfrew-Nipissing-Penbroke

Tax Exemption File:160-01 24 - 25

3 Hydro One Notice of Class Environmental Assessment: Burlington to Westover Transmission Line Refurbishment Project, File: 125-01

4 Municipality of Killarney Changes Under Consideration to the Municipal Act, 2001 Re: End to Payments Out of Court for Municipalities, File: 160-01

5 Great Lakes and Water Policy Section, Natural Resources Conservation Policy Branch Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry

Notification of Environmental Registry Posting Regarding the Proposed Outcome of the Conservation Authorities Act Review, File:145-01

6 Ministry of Municipal Affairs The Proposed Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, File: 145-01

7 City of Hamilton Notice of Environmental Project Report (EPR) Addendum ; Hamilton Light Rail Transit Project (B-Line); Transit Project Assessment Process, File: 160-01

8 Jenn Knight, City Manager’s Office

Summary of Delegated Authority Reports approved in April and May, File: 155-03-1

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Website: www.amherstburg.ca

271 SANDWICH ST. SOUTH, AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO N9V 2A5

Phone: (519) 736-0012 Fax: (519) 736-5403 TTY: (519)736-9860

May 26, 2017 VIA EMAIL

Corporation of the County of Essex 360 Fairview Ave W Suite 202 Essex, ON N8M 1Y6

Dear Essex County Council,

On April 10th, 2017, Amherstburg Town Council received a presentation from Bruce Krauter, Chief, Essex Windsor EMS, regarding an overview of EMS Services.

Following the presentation, Council passed (2) motions as listed below:

Resolution # 20170410-637 - “That Administration BE DIRECTED to request a report from Essex County to see if there is a way to alleviate the differences municipalities pay for EMS services.”

Resolution # 20170410-638 - “That Administration BE DIRECTED to send a letter to Essex County Council to review the current EMS services and provide the funding necessary to improve the areas that are in need and that the letter be sent to all municipalities and local members of Parliament.”

Regards,

Tammy Fowkes Deputy Clerk

File: 160-01

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Website: www.amherstburg.ca

271 SANDWICH ST. SOUTH, AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO N9V 2A5

Phone: (519) 736-0012 Fax: (519) 736-5403 TTY: (519)736-9860

cc: Bruce Krauter – Chief, Essex Windsor EMS Taras Natyshak – MPP, Essex Tracey Ramsey – MP, Essex Ontario Municipalities

Attached: EMS Presentation to Amherstburg Town Council

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Essex Windsor EMS

Town of Amherstburg

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EWEMS Background • EWEMS is a 24 hour a day, 365 days a year

operation

• The Essex Windsor EMS responded to over103,000 requests for service or coverage in 2016,comprised of ~58,000 patient contacts which~39,000 patient transports.

• Essex Windsor EMS has 12 stations, 38ambulances, 12 emergency response vehiclesand other support vehicles ands trailers.

Town of Amherstburg' Council

Presentation, April 10, 2017

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Regional Emergency Service

• EWEMS is the only Emergency Service that servesall of Essex County, City of Windsor and PeleeIsland under one operation.

• Request for service and assignment of requests arehandled by one Dispatch Centre, which is theCentral Ambulance Communications Centre (CACC),operated by the MoHLTC

• EWEMS does not recognize municipal borders; ourvehicles complete ambulance calls in the city, thecounty and any other municipality as directed byCACC

Town of Amhersburg Council


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Staffing o 270 Paramedics

o 234 Primary Care Paramedics (PCP)

o 36 Advanced Care Paramedics (ACP)

o 168 Full Time

o 102 Part Time

o Managerso 11 District Chiefs

o 2 Captains

o 3 Deputy Chiefs

o 1 Administration Manager

o 2 Administrative Assistants

o 1 Fleet /Logistics Manager

o Support Staffo 2 Clerk schedulers

o 2 Logistics technicians

o 1 Fleet technician



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Paramedic Training/Skills • Primary Care Paramedic (PCP)

o 2 years community college

o Provincial certification exam – Advanced Emergency MedicalCare Assistant

o Annual recertification by Base Hospital Medical Director

• Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP)

o Must first qualify as a PCP

o 1 year of additional college didactic training

o Weeks of hospital rotations thru ER, Critical Care areas,Operating Room

o Weeks of field placement and consolidation with an ACPpreceptor

o Successful completion of provincial certification exam



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Paramedic Regulators

Ministry of Health and Long Term Care



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http://www.lhsc.on.ca/

Staffing • Staffing is matched to call volume by hour of the

day & day of the week

• Mix of 8, 10 & 12 hour shifts

• Varied start/stop times with day shifts starting at 0600, 0630, 0700, 0800, 1000 & 1100 hrs and night shifts at 1800, 1830 and 1900 hrs



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Staffing Peak Staffing oWindsor 11 ambulances/ 1 ERU

oLaSalle 2 ambulances

oTecumseh 2 ambulances oLakeshore1 ambulance

oEssex 1 ambulance/1 ERU

oKingsville 1 ambulances

oLeamington 2 ambulances oHarrow 1 ambulance

oAmherstburg 2 ambulance oPelee Island 1 ambulance

oTOTAL 24 Ambulances, 2 ERU’s

Minimum Staffing oWindsor 6 ambulances/1 ERU

oLaSalle 2 ambulance

oTecumseh 2 ambulances oLakeshore1 ambulance

oEssex 1 ambulance/ 1 ERU

oKingsville 1 ambulance

oLeamington 2 ambulance oHarrow 1 ambulance

oAmherstburg 1 ambulance oPelee Island 1 ambulance

oTOTAL 18 Ambulances, 2 ERU



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Station Locations



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2016 Call Distribution



Amherstburg

5%

Essex

5%

Kingsville

4%

Lakeshore

5%

LaSalle

5%

Leamington

6%

Tecumseh

6%

Windsor

64%

Pelee Island

0%

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Funding



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Funding Share



Municipal Share

% Allocation

ACTUAL 2016

Wgt Assess

EST 2017

Wgt Assess City of Windsor 51.544% 51.266% Township of Pelee 0.294% 0.286% Total recovery-service partners

51.838% 51.552%

County Responsibility 48.162% 48.448%

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Call Volume trend by Municipality



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Projected Call Volume



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Call Locations



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Response Times



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Response Time Experience



Amherstburg response time experience for; Emergent calls (life threatenting)

• average = 9 minutes, 2 seconds • 90% mean = 7 minutes

Prompt calls (non life threatening) • Average = 9 minutes, 32 seconds • 90% mean = 8 minutes

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Call Type Experience



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Ongoing Pressures



• Off load delays continue to rise

• Senior Care Strategies in home

• Increasing annualized call volume

• Retirement recruitment strategies

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Accomplishments



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Presentation, April 10, 2017 •

County of

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File: 160-01

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Clerk-Treasurer East Ferris Township 390 Highway 94 Corbeil, Ontario, POH lKO

Dear Clerk-Treasurer ,

MUNICIPALITY OF EAST F

MAY 0 2 7017

. JY.J;,D. ..

CHERYL

AL LANT OUR MEMBER of PARLIAMENT

R NFREW-NIPISSING ·PEMBROKE www.cherylgallant.com

. April 121h, 2017

As you may be aware, the 2017 Federal Deficit Budget raises personal taxes by targeting all municipal politicians, school board trustees, and elected members of municipal utilities boards, commissions, and

, corporations.

On Page 208 of the budget, the Trudeau Liberals removed the tax-exempt portion of remuneration paid to local officials. ·

Introduced in 1947 under the federal Income Tax Act, the purpose of the one-third tax-free expense allowance was to provide "an allowance for expenses incidental to the discharge of the person's duties as an elected officer."

Unlike some elected officials in cities who receive office budgets, car and expense allowances as well as sixdigit salaries, this is not the case with most municipal politicians I know, with a majority ofour councillors receiving a base salary of less than $20,000.

As it was described to me by a local Mayor about this tax grab:

"Most municipal Council members in mral areas are already very poorly compensated for the work they do in th.dr communities. As Mayor my hourly compensation is well below minimum wage. I make far less than any other municipal staff person working similar hours on behalf of the m~nicipality. It is e:>.1remely difficult to attract good candidates. into municipal politics now. Removing the 113 tax exemption on Council remuneration without compensating for that loss will make it nigh on impossible. "

It is the expectation of debt-obsessed Ottawa that remuneration will be "grossed-up" (increasing the salary to offset the increased tax payment) so as not to impact the take-horrie pay received by a mayor and councillors. This in tum will boost individual tax bills for elected officials as well as costs to ratepayers, who are already struggling with increasing prope1ty taxes.

Rather than curbing the abuse of taxpayer money this tax grab claims to stop, by eliminating the tax-free provision, Municipalities will no longer be required to review their remuneration by law at a public meeting once during their four-year term.

Municipalities will now be forced to dive1t funds which would be spent on roads, bridges or clean water to reimbursing elected officials . This, along with the increased borrowing costs associated with the federal government's infrastructure bank scheme, will place increased pressure to raise property taxes, making home ownership more unaffordable.

This tax grab is an unfair burden on Canadian Municipalities and local ratepayers. The Trudeau Liberals need to be told their spending problem cannot be solved on the backs of home owners struggling to make ends meet.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Gallant, M.P. Renfrew-Ni pissing-Pembroke CG:sf

Cheryl Gallant, M.P. Constituency Office

84 Isabella St. PembroJ<.e, ON, K8A 555

(Tel) 613-732-4404 (Fax) 613-732·4697 24

MUNICIPALITE · EAST FERRIS · MUNICIPALITY

390 HIGHWAY 94, CORBEIL, ONTARIO POH 1KO TEL. : (705) 752-2740 FAX.: (705) 752-2452

Email: [email protected]

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD

May 23rd, 2017

No. 2017-174

Moved by Councillor Champagne Seconded by Councillor Rochefort

THAT Council for the Municipality of East Ferris supports the letter from Cheryl Gallant, Member of Parliament regarding the Trudeau Liberals removing the tax-exempt portion of remuneration paid to local officials from their 2017 Federal Deficit Budget;

AND FURTHER that copies of this resolution be forwarded to Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne, Local MP, Anthony Rota and Ontario municipalities.

CERTIFIED to be a true copy of Resolution No. 2017-174 passed by the Council of the Municipality of East Ferris on the 23rd, day of May, 2017.

~~~~ Mil'aLHaWkirl;,McT Clerk

Carried Mayor Vrebosch

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May 19, 2017

Mayor Rick Goldring

426 Brant Street

PO Box 5013

Burlington, Ontario

L7R 3Z6

Via Email

Notice of Class Environmental Assessment: Burlington to Westover Transmission Line Refurbishment Project

Dear Mayor Goldring:

I am writing to inform you that Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) is initiating a Class Environmental

Assessment (Class EA) to refurbish existing transmission infrastructure along its 115 kilovolt (kV) circuits (B5C/

B6C) between Burlington Transformer Station (TS) and Enbridge Westover South Customer Transformer Station

(CTS). The planned Project area, shown on the attached map, spans the City of Burlington and the City of

Hamilton.

Hydro One has identified sections of the existing B5C/ B6C transmission line between Burlington and Westover

that are approaching their end of life and require refurbishment to ensure safe and reliable electricity supply into

the future. The work for the proposed Project includes:

Replacement of existing conductors (wire) between Burlington TS and Enbrg Westover CTS.

Replacement of associated line hardware and shieldwire, as needed between Burlington TS and Enbrg

Westover CTS.

Refurbishment of damaged steel lattice towers (i.e. cleaning, rust removal, coating, and replacement of

steel panels), as needed between Burlington TS and Harpers Junction (JCT).

Replacement of damaged wood poles (approximately 30 structures), between Harpers JCT and Enbrg

Westover CTS.

We anticipate that most work will be completed within the existing transmission right of way with no new land to

be acquired. Where possible, access to the structures will be gained using existing access roads and trails.

The proposed Transmission Line Refurbishment Project is subject to the Class Environmental Assessment for

Minor Transmission Facilities (Hydro One, 2016) process, in accordance with the Ontario Environmental Assessment

Act. The Class EA was developed as a streamlined process to ensure that minor transmission projects that have a

predictable range of effects have feasible environmental mitigation and/or protection measures in place.

As part of the Consultation process, we will first notify property owners living adjacent to the transmission

Hydro One Networks Inc. 483 Bay Street South Tower, Floor 6 Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2P5 www.HydroOne.com

Tel: 416-345-6799 Email: [email protected]

Ani Bekmezian Public Affairs Officer

File:125-01

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corridor. These residents will be notified in advance of the broader public in the study area due to access required

to conduct environmental surveys by foot on the existing right of way. The surveys will commence in the first

week of June of this year, and continue throughout the summer and fall. Following this, a broader notification will

also be issued to the property owners within a 200m buffer of the Project area.

A Public Information Centre (PIC) will be scheduled in the fall of 2017. This PIC will provide interested parties

with an opportunity to learn more about the project and the Class EA process, as well as to provide feedback and

discuss any questions or concerns with our project team. We will invite you to the PIC when the details are

confirmed.

Contingent on the outcome of the Class EA process, construction could begin as early as February 2018. The

planned in-service date for this Project is end of March, 2019.

We welcome your comments and feedback regarding this Project. If you are interested, we would be pleased to

arrange a meeting to gather your input and discuss project details. Should there be any update to the project

information provided, I will ensure you are promptly informed.

As per the request of the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, information regarding the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is included and can be viewed below.

If you have questions or would like additional information, please feel free to contact me directly at 416-345-6799

or [email protected].

Sincerely,

Ani Bekmezian Public Affairs Officer Hydro One Networks Inc.

Enclosure: Study Area Map

cc: Councillor Rick Craven, City of Burlington Ward 1 Angela Morgan, City of Burlington Clerk

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

All personal information included in a submission – such as name, address, telephone number and property location – is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s. 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change's Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-327-1434.

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Main Office: 32 Commissioner Street

Killarney, Ontario

POM2AO

Tel: 705-287-2424 Fax: 705-287-2660

E-mail:

[email protected]

Public Works Department: 1096 Hwy637 Killarney, Ontario

POM2AO

Tel: 705-287-1040 Fax: 705-287-1141

website:

www.municipalityofkillarney.ca

Municipality of Killarney May 18th, 2017.

MAIL & EMAIL: [email protected]

The Honourable Bill Mauro, Minister of Municipal Affairs, 777 Bay Street - 17th Floor, Toronto, Ontario. M5G2E5

Dear Sir:

RE: Changes Under Consideration to the Municipal Act, 2001 Re: End to Payments Out of Court for Mnnicipalities

It is our understanding that Bill 68 - Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act is proposing changes to the tax registration proceedings which would end payments out of court for municipalities. The proposed amendment to Section 380 (8) and (9) would see out of court payments revert back to the Crown.

The Municipality ofKillamey at their Regular Meeting of Council held May 17th, 2017 passed Resolution No. 17-198 as this proposed change will have a significant impact on small municipalities.

The Council for the Municipality of Killamey hereby appeals to you Honourable Minister, to reconsider this proposed change for the reasons outlined in the attached resolution.

Your consideration of this request is respectfully submitted.

Sincerely,

y

cc: Hon. -Kflthleen Wynne; Premier of Ontario Local MPP's, FONOM, AMO, OSUM, Ontario Municipalities

Word:MinistryofMunicipa!Affairs-TaxRegistrationChanges-18-05-2017

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The Corporation of the Municipality of Killarney 32 Commissioner Street

Killarney, Ontario POM2AO

MOVED BY: Pierre Paquette

SECONDED BY: Nancy Wirtz

RESOLUTION NO. 17-198

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Municipality of Killarney appeal to the Minister of Municipal Affairs to reconsider the proposed change to the Municipal Act, 2001 as a result of Bill 68 regarding tax registration procedures which would end payments out of court for municipalities. The proposed amendment to Section 380 (8) and (9) would see out of court payments revert back to the Crown;

FURTHER THAT tax sale proceedings involve a significant amount of staff time which is an expense to a municipality and it is only fair that municipalities continue to be eligible for these payments out of court;

FURTHER THAT tax sale revenues assist municipalities with various expenditures which to some extent alleviate the burden of the reduction of revenues of various Provincial grants/programs and the continual "downloading" upon small municipalities.

FURTHER THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, our local MPP's, FONOM, AMO, Ontario Small Urban Municipalities as well as all Ontario municipalities.

CARRIED

I, Candy K. Beauvais, Clerk Treasurer of the Municipality of Killamey do certify the foregoing to be a true copy of Resolution #17-198 passed· egular Council Meeting of The Corporation of the Municipality of Killarney on the 171

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File: 145-01

FROM: Great Lakes and Water Policy Section (MNRF) [mailto:[email protected]] RE: Notification of Environmental Registry Posting Regarding the Proposed Outcome of the Conservation Authorities Act Review

I am pleased to inform you that the government has introduced Bill 139 the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 that proposes amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act. These proposed amendments highlight the completion of the multi-year review of the Act and are part of a comprehensive suite of proposed changes resulting from the review. The proposed amendments can be viewed on the Environmental Registry (www.ontario.ca/environmentalregistrv) by searching for posting #013-0561.

In the coming weeks we will be posting 'Conserving our Future: A Modernized Conservation Authorities Act' that supports the Bill by describing the changes being proposed and other policy and program changes resulting from the review. You will be able to access this document through the Environmental Registry by searching for posting #012-7583 .

. The proposed changes will modernize the Conservation Authorities Act framework by:

• Strengthening oversight and accountability

• Increasing clarity and consistency in programs and services

• Increasing clarity and consistency in regulatory requirements

• Improving collaboration and engagement

• Modernizing funding mechanisms

If you have any questions regarding the amendments or require any additional information regarding the Environmental Registry postings, please contact the Water Resources Section at [email protected].

The proposed Bill also includes changes to other legislation related to the Ontario Municipal Board. For information on that portion of the Bill, please visit EBR posting #013-0590.

Thank you again for your interest and participation in the review.

Jason Travers, Director Natural Resources Conservation Policy Branch Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry [email protected]

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File: 145-01

Ministry of Ministere des

~1 Municipal Affairs Affaires municipales

Office of the Minister Bureau du ministre

777 Bay Street, 17th Floor 777, rue Bay, 17e etage -Ontario Toronto ON MSG 2E5 Toronto ON M5G 2E5 Tel.: 416 585-7000 Tel.: 416 585-7000 Fax: 416 585-6470 Telec.: 416 585-6470

Ministry of the Ministere du Attorney General Procureur general

Office of the Minister Bureau du ministre

720 Bay Street, 11th Floor 720, rue Bay, 11e etage Toronto ON M7A 289 Toronto ON M7A 289 Tel. 416-326-2220 Tel. 416-326-2220 Fax 416-326-4016 Telec. 416-326-4016

17-73913

May 30, 2017

RE: The Proposed Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act

We are pleased to announce that the government introduced the proposed Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 in the legislature. These proposed changes follow extensive public consultations.

Ontario is taking this action in order to overhaul the provincial land use planning appeal system to give communities a stronger voice and ensure people have access to faster, fairer and more affordable hearings.

For more information and background on the bill you may visit: www.ontario.ca/OMBReview

For a copy of the proposed Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, and to monitor the status of the bill through the legislative process, please visit the Legislative Assembly of Ontario website: www.ontla.on.ca

Comments on the proposed bill can be made through the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry at www.ebr.qov.on.ca (EBR Posting Number: 013-0590) or by email to [email protected]. In addition, the bill proposes amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act which the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is leading - please visit EBR Posting Number: 013-0561.

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We look forward to working with you as we move forward on this initiative.

Sincerely,

Bill Mauro Yasir Naqvi Minister of Municipal Affairs Attorney General of Ontario

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May 22, 2017

Ms. Angela Morgan City Clerk City of Burlington 426 Brant Street PO Box 5013 Burlington ON L7R 3Z6

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Re: Notice of Environmental Project Report (EPR) Addendum Hamilton Light Rail Transit Project (B-Line) Transit Project Assessment Process

Dear Ms. Angela Morgan,

FhNo: _____ _

We are writing to inform you that Metrolinx and the City of Hamilton have completed an EPR Addendum for the Hamilton Light Rail Transit Project (B-Line) under Ontario Regulation 231108 the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP). The EPR Addendum was completed to include project revisions made since the approved Hamilton B-Line Rapid Transit Project EPR in 2011.

The EPR will be available for a 30-day review period starting May 29, 2017 on our project websites (www.hamilton.ca/LRT) and (www.Metrolinx.com/HamiltonLRT) and at several viewing locations. Please see the attached Notice of EPR Addendum for details.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) Office at (905) 546-2424, Extension 6385 or by email at [email protected].

Sincerely,

Paul Johnson Andrew Hope Director, LRT Project Coordination Director, Hamilton Light Rail Transit Light Rail Transit Office I City of Hamilton Rapid Transit I Capital P~ojects Group I Metrolinx

Enclosure (1) Notice of EPR Addendum

METROLINX HAMILTON

LRTLIGHT RAIL TRANSIT fil~ Hamilton

160-01

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METROLINX HAMILTON

~I~ Hamilton LRTLIGHT RAIL TRANSIT

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENT AL PROJECT REPORT ADDENDUM

FOR THE HAMIL TON B-LINE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT

PREPARED BY THE CITY OF HAMILTON AND METROLINX

The Project

In 2011, the City of Hamilton conducted an environmental assessment for the B-Line Rapid Transit Project under the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) found in Ontario Regulation 231108. An Environmental Project Report (EPR) for this transit project was completed on October 14, 2011 and a Statement of Completion was submitted to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change on January 11, 2012.

Hamilton LAT f>ro}ect

H AMILTON

LRTLIGHT RAIL TRANSIT

METROLINX r:J Hamillon

Subsequently, the City of Hamilton and Metrolinx have prepared an Addendum to the B-Line Rapid Transit Project EPR completed in 2011 , now referred to as the Hamilton 8-Line Light Rail Transit Project {the Project). Metrolinx and the City of Hamilton have revised the original scope of work to include: • design modifications to the 8-Line Rapid Transit Project EPR completed in 2011; • new bus terminal at the McMaster University; • an assessment of a High-Order Pedestrian Connection on Hughson Street connecting the Hamilton

GO Centre on Hunter Street with LRT; and, • an assessment of an Operations Maintenance and Storage Facility (OMSF) where light rail vehicles

would be maintained and stored, along with its run-in track in mixed traffic on Frid Street and Longwood Road to Main Street West, across the Longwood Road bridge and via the Frid Street extension.

Design modifications were made to be consistent with the City of Hamilton's desired LRT design principles promoting "Rapid, Reliable and Safe". A new bus terminal at McMaster was developed to be consistent with the alignment design changes. The High-Order Pedestrian Facility was added to enhance connections between the LRT route and the Hamilton GO Centre and the OMSF was included as a necessary element of the project that had not been fully developed and assessed in the original EPR.

These changes to the Project were determined to be inconsistent with the B-Line Rapid Transit Project EPR completed in 2011. As described in Section 15 (1) of Ontario Regulation 231108, any change that is inconsistent with a previous EPR for which a Statement of Completion was submitted requires an assessment of the impacts to the environment associated with the change and a description of potentially new mitigation measures, including potentially new monitoring systems, in an Addendum to the previously completed EPR.

The EPR Addendum Process

An addendum to the EPR for the Project, included a summary and all other required documents, has been prepared and is now available for a 30-day review period starting May 29, 2017 on the project website (www.hamilton.ca/LRT) and (www.Metrolinx.com/HamiltonLRT) and at the following locations:

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approval, Access and Service

Integration Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor

Toron~. O~ario, M4V1P5 (416) 314-8001or1 (800) 461-6290

Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change West Central Region

Ellen Fairclough Building 119 King Street West, 1 i h Floor

Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4Y7 (905) 521-7640 or 1 (800) 668-4557

Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 35

Hamilton City Hall Hamilton Public Library Information Desk Central Library

71 Main Street West, 1st Floor 55 York Boulevard Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4Y5 Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4E4

(905) 546-2424, Extension 1110 (905) 546-3200 Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Hamilton Public Library Hamilton Public Library Westdale Branch Red Hill Branch

955 King Street West 695 Queenston Road Hamilton, Ontario L8S 1 K9 Hamilton, Ontario, L8G 1A1

(905) 546-3456 (905) 546-2069 Monday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday: Closed

Tuesday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday: Closed Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 p.m.

Saturdav: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 o.m. Saturdav: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 o.m.

Interested persons are encouraged to review this document and provide comments by June 28, 2017 to the project office:

Hamilton Light Rail Transit (LRT) Office (Metrolinx I City of Hamilton) Attention: Community & Stakeholder Relations Coordinator

36 Hunter Street East, Hamilton, ON L8N 3W8 (905) 546-2424, Extension 6385

[email protected]

There are circumstances where the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change has the authority to require further consideration of the change to the transit project, or impose conditions on it. These include if the Minister is of the opinion that: • The change to the transit project may have a negative impact on a matter of provincial importance

that relates to the natural environment or has cultural heritage value or interest; or, • The change to the transit project may have a negative impact on a constitutionally protected

Aboriginal or treaty right.

Before exercising the authority referred to above, the Minister is required to consider any written objections to the change to the transit project that he or she may receive within 30 days after the Notice of EPR Addendum is first published.

If you have discussed your issues with the proponent and you object to the identified change to the project, you can provide a written submission to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change no later than June 28, 2017 to the address provided below. All submissions must clearly indicate that an objection is being submitted and describe any negative impacts to matters of provincial importance (natural/cultural environment) or Aboriginal rights.

Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Environmental Approval, Access and Service Integration Branch 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 1st Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1 PS

Attention: Sasha Mcleod, Special Project Officer (416) 314-8001 or 1 (800) 461-6290

Fax: (416) 314-8452 E-mail: [email protected]

If not already provided, a copy of the objection will be forwarded to the proponent by the ministry.

All personal information included in a submission - such as name, address, telephone number and property location - is collected, maintained and disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment for the purpose of transparency and consultation. The information is collected under the authority of the Environmental Assessment Act or is collected and maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public as described in s.37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Personal information you submit will become part of a public record that is available to the general public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential. For more information, please contact the Project Officer or the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Freedom of Information and Privacy Coordinator at 416-314-4075.

This notice was first issued on May 29, 2017.

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