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February 26, 2015 MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN AGENDA COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 26, 2015 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WEST ELGIN MUNICIPAL BUILDING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST ADOPTION OF AGENDA MINUTES (Al —All) *February 12, 2015 Council I BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES DELEGATIONS 9:30 a.m. Public Meeting — New Zoning By-law B1 - Notice 82 -- Nancy Vaterlaus — 25511 Silver Clay Line B3 - Wendy Dupuis B4—Judy Macuda B5 —Wayne Helmer B6 John Watterworth B7 — Craig Watterworth B8 — Dave & Nancy Kopriva 10:00 a.m. Proposed Severance — Lot 2, Concession 4 WD (Johnston) (C9a & C9b) 11:15 a.m. Eric Sudicky— Preventative Health Initiatives 11:20 a.m. Elgin St. Thomas Labour Force —2015 Development Strategy (B9) 1:30 p.m. Port Glasgow Trailer Park Budget (C8b) This portion of the meeting will be held in the Training Room, Rodney Fire Department (adjacent to the main administration building) February 26, 2015 ............. Page 2 REPORTS (C1-C10) 1. ROADS 2. RECREATION/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 3. WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 4. WASTEWATER 5. BUILDING 6. BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT 7. DRAINS 8. ADMINISTRATION a) *Report— Annual Performance Report for Port Glasgow Sewage Works b) *Report— 2015 Port Glasgow Trailer Park Budget 9. PLANNING a) 'Report#1— Proposed Severance — Lot 1, Concession 4 WD (Johnston) b) Report#2 — Proposed Severance — Lot 1, Concession 4 WD (Johnston) 10. ACCOUNTS CORRESPONDENCE (D1 — D14) COUNCIL CONSIDERATION — ACTION RECOMMENDED: 1.* MPoWER— Road closure request for Cactus Cattle and Cowboys Parade, July 11, 2015; 2.* Ministry of Labour— Office of the Minister— "Double-hatter' Firefighters; 3.* County of Elgin - 2015 Approved Budget; 4.* Ted Melnyk — Commemorative Bench for Bill and Doris Melnyk; 5.* Elgin County-- support for a resolution re: Invasive Phragmites; 6.* West Lorne Lawn Bowling Club — Permission to erect a billboard; 7.* West Lorne Lawn Bowling Club — Request for financial assistance for updates; February 26, 2015 ............. Page 3 8.* Elgin County OPP — 2014 Year End Report; 9.* Julie Newman Proceeds from sale of Havens family donated land; 10.* The Maize of Western Elgin - Request to have fees waived for West Lorne Community Complex meeting room; 11.* Municipality of West Elgin — Garbage and Recycling Newsletter, March 2015. RECOMMENDED TO ACCEPT & FILE: 12. AMO • Watch file — February 12, 2015; • Watch file — February 19, 2015; 13. County of Elgin Land Division Committee — Notice of Decision — Part Lot 9, Concession 8, West Elgin (Parezanovic Farms Inc. and Michael Parezanovic;) 14, Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority - 2015 Budget approved. BY-LAWS: By-law No. 2015-17 Fees & Charges — Port Glasgow Trailer Park MINUTES (E) NOTICE OF MOTION (F) OTHER BUSINESS (GI —G2) 1. Development of Strategic Plan 2. Closed session, if deemed necessary * Information enclosed CONFIRMING BY-LAW ADJOURNMENT February 26, 2015 ............. Page 4 NEXT MEETINGS: March 12, 2015 Council March 19, 2015 Special Council Meeting — Budget March 26, 2015 Council Information will be gathered in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act(MFIPPA). All comments and communications received will become part of the public record unless you expressly request the Municipality to remove it. Questions about the collection of personal information may be directed to the Clerk. MINUTES OF THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN WEST ELGIN COUNCIL CHAMBERS FEBRUARY 12,2015 PRESENT Mayor Bernie Wiehle, Deputy Mayor Mary Bodnar Councillors Joe Seman Jr.,Jonathan Wolf, Richard Leatham STAFF PRESENT Scott Gawley,Administratorfrreasurer Norma Bryant, Clerk Lee Gosnell, Public Works Superintendent Jeff Slater, Recreation Superintendent ALSO PRESENT: Dale LeBritton, OCWA CALL TO ORDER The Mayor called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST None declared ADOPTION OF AGENDA RES. NO. 1 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Leatham RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of West Elgin approves the agenda for February 12'", 2015 as printed and circulated. DISPOSITION: Carried APPROVAL OF MINUTES RES. NO. 2 Moved by Seman Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that the minutes of the meetings held on the following dates be adopted as printed and circulated January 22, 2015 Council DISPOSITION: Carried BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES DELEGATION 1:30 p.m.—Communily Access Service Youth Intern Program In attendance: Shelley Fleming, Samantha McCullough, Colin Crober Ms. Fleming introduced Samantha and Colin,this year's Community Access Service Youth. They are at the library after school and on Saturdays. A— a 2 February 2015 .....Page 2 of 11 Samantha and Colin gave an overview of what they have being doing at the library including: cyber camps for children and teens, helping patrons understand technology such as iPhone, on line scavenger hunts. Their goal is to bring youth into the libraries. They noted that new technology is coming available at the libraries such as 3d printing, button maker,goggle cardboard. 1:45 o.m.–Four Counties Health Foundation In attendance: Paula Downs, Steph Ouellet, Marigay Wilkins Ms. Downs outlined the need for a new x-ray machine and fundraising of $700,000 for the project. She noted that the new CEO is committed to keeping Four Counties Hospital open and therefore the Foundation is supporting the replacement of this capital project. Mr. Ouellet noted that there is a new vision for Four Counties of expanding its scope and doing more for patients. He further noted that there is no government funding for capital. He thanked West Elgin for their previous$125,000 contribution for the CT scan equipment. This item will be referred to budget. 2:OO p.m.–Port Glasgow Trailer Park Committee Also in attendance: Ben Howell, Lloyd Hyatt,Jim Simpson RES. NO. 3 Moved by Seman Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that the report from the AdministratorlTreasurer re: Port Glasgow Trailer Park Review Committee Report be received; AND that Council approves to maintain of current 174 sites to meeting the requirements of the Zoning By-law and reduce the number of seasonal sites as they are vacated; AND that trailers can be sold on the site they are located at fair market value of the unit and accessory buildings; AND that the fee structure recommendations in the report be included in the 2015 Port Glasgow Trailer Park Budget; AND that a Port Glasgow Trailer Park Liaison Committee be established of two members of Council,two representatives from the Trailer Park Association,the Administrator/Treasurer and the Park Manager to report back to Council on a quarterly basis; AND that the Capital and Operation Expenditures in the report be referred to 2015 and future budgets. DISPOSITION: Carried REPORTS 1. ROADS a) Monthly Report RES. NO.4 Moved by Bodnar Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that the January 2015 Roads Report be received. DISPOSITION: Carried February 12,2015 .....Page 3 of 11 2. RECREATIONIEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT a) Monthly Regort RES. NO. 5 Moved by Leatharn Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that the Recreation Report dated February 12,2015 be received. DISPOSITION: Carried 3.WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM I Operations Report RES. NO. 6 Moved by Seman Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that the January 2015 Operations Reports for the West Elgin Distribution System be received. DISPOSITION: Carried 4.WASTEWATER M Rodney Wastewater Treatment Plant--Fourth Quarter Report RES. NO.7 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that the Fourth Quarter 2014 Operations Report for the Rodney Wastewater Treatment Plan be received. DISPOSITION: Carried West Lorne Wastewater Treatment Plant--Fourth Quarter Report RES. NO. 8 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that the Fourth Quarter 2014 Operations Report for the West Lorne Wastewater Treatment Plan be received. DISPOSITION: Carried 5. BUILDING a Monthly Report RES. NO. 9 Moved by Seman Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that the Building Report for January 2015 be received. DISPOSITION: Carried 6. BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT 7. DRAINS 8.ADMINISTRATION a) Blue Box Recyclables Processing Agreement A_ q 2, 2015 .....Page 4 of 11 February g RES. NO. 10 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that the report from the Clerk re: Blue Box Recyclables Processing Agreement be received; AND that the necessary by-law be brought forward to authorize the signing of an agreement with the City of London. DISPOSITION: Carried b) Human Resources Policy Revision RES. NO. 11 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Leatham RESOLVED that the report from the Clerk re: Human Resources Policy Revision be received; AND that the necessary by-law be brought forward to authorize the changes to Human Resources Policy HR-1.10 and HR-4.2. DISPOSITION: Carried c) Attendance at Meetings Policy RES. NO. 12 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Leatham RESOLVED that the report from the Clerk re:Attendance at Meetings Policy be received and be referred back for revisions. DISPOSITION: Carried d) Lottery Proceeds RES. NO. 13 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that the report from the Clerk re: Lottery Proceeds be received; AND to continue the charitable benefit that the Royal Canadian Legion branches provide for the residents of West Elgin, Council agrees that 75%of lottery proceeds may be applied to building maintenance and general operating costs. DISPOSITION; Carried e) Fencing By-law RES. NO. 14 Moved by Woif Seconded by Leatham RESOLVED that the report from the Clerk re: Proposed Fencing By- law be received; AND that Council provide written comments to staff by March 31, 2015. DISPOSITION: Carried f) Port Glasgow Trailer Paris Review Committee's Report See discussion under 2:00 p.m.delegation g) Rodney Town Hall February 12,2015 .....Page 5 of 11 RES. NO. 15 Moved by Bodnar Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that the report from the Administrator/Treasurer re: Rodney Town Hall be received; AND Council approves the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee for the Review of the Rodney Town Hall Building; AND that a report be presented to Council at the June 25, 2015 Council meeting; AND that Council be represented by Mayor Wiehle and Councillor Leatham. DISPOSITION: Carried 9. PLANNING 10.ACCOUNTS RES. NO. 16 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that staff is hereby directed to prepare a report on options for approval of accounts. DISPOSITION: Carried RES. NO. 17 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that the Mayor and Administrator[Treasurer are hereby authorized to sign Payment Voucher#1 amounting to$485,734.60 in settlement of General, Road,Water, and Arena Accounts (including cheques#18830-18965). DISPOSITION: Carried CORRESPONDENCE 1. Petition-Speed limit reduction request-Graham Road RES. NO. 18 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that the petition regarding a speed limit reduction on Graham Road and Gray Line be received and referred to the Public Works Superintendent DISPOSITION: Carried 2. Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Rural Affairs—Revised Schedule of Noxious Weed Changes 3. City of St Thomas and County of Elgin—Emergency Management-Senior and Elected Officials Workshop RES. NO. 19 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that the following will attend the Emergency Management Workshop on March 6, 2015: Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Leatham, Councillor Seman and Councillor Wolf. DISPOSTION: Carried 4. Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority—2015 Budget Refer to budget deliberations February 2 2015 .....Pa e 6 of 11 rY � g 5. West Elgin Community Health Centre--Youth Safety Day, June 11, 2015 RES, NO. 20 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that Council of the Municipality of West Elgin authorize the payment of rental fees for the use of the West Elgin Arena on June 11, 2015 from 10:00 am to 2:30 p.m.for the Youth Safety Day event. DISPOSITION: Carried 6. Autism Ontario—Invitation to Raise the Flag,April 2, 2015 RES. NO. 21 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Leatham RESOLVED that Council of the Municipality of West Elgin will participate in Autism Ontario"Raise the Flag"campaign on April 2, 2015. DISPOSITION: Carried 7. Rodney Horticultural Society—Request to water flowers on Municipal Property RES. NO.22 Moved by Seman Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that Council authorizes staff to water flowers on municipal property planted by the Horticultural Societies. DISPOSITION: Carried 8. MPoWER—Funding request for Cactus Cattle and Cowboys and Home for Christmas Refer to budget deliberations 9. Ontario Good Roads Association—Multi-prong Approach in Response to Superior Court Ruling 10. OPP—Business Management Bureau—PSB Reporting Tool 11. Village of Merrickville-Wolford—Resolution—Industrial Wind Turbines 12. Ministry of Transportation—Consultation on Ontario's Default Speed Limit 13. Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services—Professional firefighters serving as volunteer firefighters 14. Elgin Group Police Services Board—2015 OPP Six month contract See By-law No. 2015-15 15, Elgin County—2015 Festival and Event Partnership Program 16. Agriculture and Rural Economic Development Advisor—Foodland Ontario Marketing Partnership Opportunity 17. Ontario Good Roads Association—Steadman v. County of Lambton 18. Aldborough Public School Volunteer Parent Council—Request to waive fees for Rodney Community Centre rental March 12, 2015 .v February 12, 2015 .....Page 7 of 11 RES. NO. 23 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of West Elgin authorize the waiving of rental fees for the use of the West Eigin Recreation Centre on March 12, 2015 from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m.for the Family Dance being hosted by the Aldborough Volunteer Parent Council. DISPOSITION: Carried 19. Union Gas—TransCanada Pipeline's Energy East Project 20. Rodney Aldborough Agricultural Society—Request for support for 2015 Fall l=air Refer to budget deliberations 21. AMO • Watch file—January 22, 2015 • Watch file—January 29, 2015 • Watch file—February 5, 2015 • Highlights of January 2015 Board Meeting • 2015 Pre-Budget Submission 22. Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority: Board Meeting Minutes-- November 27, 2014 23. SCOR EDC—Notice of Annual General Meeting—March 12,2015 24. County of Elgin—Appointments to Elgin County Land Division Committee 2015-2018 25. Ombudsman Ontario—Annual Report on investigations of closed Municipal Meetings and Sunshine Law Handbook 26. Township of Evanturel—OPP billing in unorganized territories RES. NO. 24 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that the above correspondence items numbered 2, 9- 17, 19,21-26 be received and filed. DISPOSITION: Carried BY-LAWS 1. By-Law No. 2014-81 —Zegers Drain RES. NO. 25 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that a By-law to provide for a drainage works in the Municipality of West Elgin, in the County of Elgin to be called and known as the Zegers Drain be now read a third time and finally passed, signed,sealed and numbered By-law Number 2014-81 — Zegers Drain DISPOSITION: Carried 2. By-Law No. 2015-07—Appoint Livestock Valuers—Fenceyiewers and_a_Tile Drainaae Inspector February 12, 2015 .....Page 8 of 11 RES, NO. 26 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that the mover be granted leave to introduce a By-Law to appoint Livestock Valuers, Fenceviewers and a Tile Drainage Inspector and this shall be the first and second reading and provisional adoption thereof. DISPOSITION: Carried RES. NO. 27 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Leatham RESOLVED that a By-law to appoint Livestock Valuers, Fenceviewers and a Tile Drainage Inspector be now read a third time and finally passed, signed, seated and numbered By-law Number 2015-07—Appoint Livestock Valuers, Fenceviewers,Tile Drainage Inspector DISPOSITION: Carried 3. By-law No. 2015-09—Council Remuneration RES. NO. 28 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Leatham RESOLVED that the mover be granted leave to introduce a By-Law to provide for remuneration for members of Council for 2015 and this shall be the first and second reading and provisional adoption thereof. DISPOSITION: Carried RES. NO. 29 Moved by Seman Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that a By-law to provide for remuneration for members of Council for 2015 now read a third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-law Number 2015-09—Council Remuneration DISPOSITION: Carried 4. By-law No.2015-10—Employee Remuneration RES. NO. 30 Moved by Bodnar Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that the mover be granted leave to introduce a By-Law to set the rates of remuneration and expenses for municipal officials and employees and this shall be the first and second reading and provisional adoption thereof. DISPOSITION: Carried RES, NO. 31 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Leatham RESOLVED that a By-law to set the rates of remuneration and expenses for municipal officials and employees now read a third time and finally passed, signed,sealed and numbered By-law Number 2015-10— Employee Remuneration DISPOSITION: Carried 5. By-law No 2015-11 —Agreement—City of London February 12, 2015 .....Page 9 of 11 RES. NO. 32 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that the mover be granted leave to introduce a By-Law to authorize the execution of an agreement between the Municipality of West Elgin and the City of London for blue box recyclables processing and this shall be the first and second reading and provisional adoption thereof. DISPOSITION: Carried RES. NO. 33 Moved by Bodnar Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that a By-law to authorize the execution of an agreement between the Municipality of West Elgin and the City of London for blue box recyclables processing be now read a third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-law Number 2015-11 —Agreement -City of London DISPOSITION: Carried 6. By-law No.2015-12—Interim Tax Lew RES. NO. 34 Moved by Bodnar Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that the mover be granted leave to introduce a By-Law to provide for an interim tax levy for the year 2015 and this shall be the first and second reading and provisional adoption thereof. DISPOSITION: Carried RES. NO. 35 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that a By-law to provide for an interim tax levy for the year 2015 be now read a third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-law Number 2015-12—Interim Tax Levy DISPOSITION: Carried 7. By-law NO. 2015-13—Amend Human Resources Policy RES. NO. 36 Moved by Seman Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that the mover be granted leave to introduce a By-Law to amend the Human Resources Policy and this shall be the first and second reading and provisional adoption thereof. DISPOSITION: Carried RES. NO. 37 Moved by Bodnar Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that a By-law to amend the Human Resources Policy now read a third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-law Number 2015-13—Amend HR-1.10(Vacations) and HR-4.2(Hours of Work) DISPOSITION: Carried 8. By-law No. 2015-15—A reement--Police Services RES. NO. 38 Moved by Wolf Seconded by Leatham RESOLVED that the mover be granted leave to introduce a By-Law to authorize the execution of an agreement with Her Majesty the February 12, 2015 .....Page 10 of 11 RES. NO. 38 cont'd Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services for the provision of police services for the Elgin Group Municipalities and this shall be the first and second reading and provisional adoption thereof. DISPSITION: Carried RES. No. 39 Moved by Leatham Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that a By-law to authorize the execution of an agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services for the provision of police services for the Elgin Group Municipalities be now read a third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-law Number 2015-15—Agreement- Police Services DISPOSITION: Carried MINUTES RES. NO.40 Moved by Seman Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that the minutes of the following committee meetings be received: West Elgin Arena Board—January 14, 2015 West Elgin Recreation Committee—January 20,2015 DISPOSITION: Carried NOTICE OF MOTION OTHER BUSINESS 1. Development of Strategic Plan The Administrator provided a list developed at the Visioning Session. He has grouped the items into categories and asked Council to rank their preferences. 2. Council Announcements • Neighbourhood Watch--next meeting is March 2"d • CCC spaghetti dinner fundraiser—February 21" • Request for name tags • Reported at Community Policing Committee that the number of incidents are down • Rodney Fire Department double the calls in January • Waiting list for doctors at Community Health Centre is zero,going to advertise for new patients • County budget was passed this week CLOSED SESSION RES. N0.41 Moved by Leatharn Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of West Elgin adjourn to a closed session to discuss: Personal matters about an identifiable individual(M.A.s.239 (2) (b); February 12, 2015 .....Page 11 of 11 Litigation or potential litigations (M.A. s.239(2)(e) DISPOSITION: Carried RES. NO.42 Moved by Seaman Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that the Council of the Municipality of West Elgin do now rise and report. RISE AND REPORT The Mayor reported that a verbal report on succession planning was received and information on a legal matter. CONFIRMING BY-LAW RES. NO.43 Moved by Seman Seconded by Bodnar RESOLVED that the mover be granted leave to introduce a By-Law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting held on February 12th 2015 and this shall be the first and second reading and provisional adoption thereof DISPOSITION: Carried RES. NO.44 Moved by Bodnar Seconded by Seman RESOLVED that a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the meeting held on February 1 e, 2015 be now read a third time and finally passed, signed, sealed and numbered By-law Number 2015- 16- Confirming By-law February 12 2015 DISPOSITION: Carried ADJOURNMENT RES. NO.45 Moved by Leathern Seconded by Wolf RESOLVED that this Regular Meeting of Council shall adjourn at 3:30 p.m.to meet again on February 26, 2015. DISPOSITION: Carried These minutes were adopted on the 26th day of February, 2015, Mayor Clerk Municipality of West Elgin tP V g,YPVkf F Box 490 22413 Hoskins Line y 2. Rodney ON NOL 2C0 TeL (519)785-0560 Fax(519) 785-0644 'T998'� NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSE AND SECOND PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN PURSUANT TO THE PLANNING ACT, 1990 All residents of the Municipality of West Elgin are invited to attend an OPEN HOUSE, Thursday, February 26, 2015 from 9:00 a.m, to 9:30 a.m., at the Municipality of West Elgin Council Chambers, 22413 Hoskins Line, Rodney ON. The purpose of the Open House is to provide residents with an opportunity to review revisions to the proposed Zoning By-law for the Municipality of West Elgin since the first public meeting on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Take further notice that the Council of the Municipality of West Elgin will hold a SECOND PUBLIC MEETING on Thursday, February 26,2015 at 9:30 a.m., at the Municipality of West Elgin Council Chambers, 22413 Hoskins Line,Rodney ON to consider public comments on the proposed Zoning By-law for the Municipality. The second public meeting will address revisions made to the proposed Zoning By-law since the first public meeting on Thursday Munfofpalltyof West Elgln Purpose and Effect of the proposed zoning By-law—The W� proposed Zoning By-law will provide detailed land use t --. 1 1 regulations in order to facilitate decision making by Municipal Council,public agencies and private interests with regard to the use and development of land within the Municipality. Specifically, the Zoning By-law deals with a -. the use that may be made of a parcel of land, (b)the size of -- �� - parcels, (c) required setbacks for buildings from property lines, (d) maximum coverage of a lot by structures, (e) Conservation Authority regulatory mapping and other issues. 1 q The Comprehensive Zoning By-law will replace the existing Township of Aldborough, Village of Rodney and Village of West Lorne Zoning By-laws. The Zoning By-law would implement the policies of the County of Elgin Official Plan, the Municipality of West Elgin Official Plan and the Province of Ontario. The Zoning By-law would affect all lands within the Municipality of West Elgin. Any Person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support or in opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Municipality of West Elgin in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of West Elgin before the proposed Zoning By-law is adopted,the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. Additional information — A copy of the proposed Zoning By-law is available for public inspection at the Municipality of West Elgin Administration Office,22413 Hoskins Line, Rodney ON between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. The proposed Comprehensive Zoning By-law is also available on the Municipality's website at www.westelgin.net. Dated at the Municipality of West Elgin this 5a'day of February 2015. �a Heather James From: Nancy Vaterlaus <vaterlaus@xplornet.cam> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 3:08 PM To: hjames@westelgin.net Subject: RE: Proposed Zoning for 25511 Silver Clay Line, Municipality of West Elgin Hello Heather, Just wanted to thank-you for your response to our letter of May 29th,2014. We have received your letter showing our property being zoned as A3.We wanted to let you and council know we are pleased with this revision.We are unable to attend the public meeting on February 26,2015 due to our work schedules, but would like to thank you for following up with this matter. Sincerely, Nancy and Rudy Vaterlaus 1 Heather James From: Wendie Dupuis <wendie @lakewoodte.com> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 12:52 PM To: 'Heather James' Cc: 'Scott Gawley'; 'Norma Bryant' Subject., RE: Response to New West Elgin Zoning By-law Comment Form From: Heather James [mailto:h'ames westel in.net Sent: February-12-1511:58 AM To:Wendie Dupuis Cc:'Scott Gawley'; 'Norma Bryant' Subject: Response to New West Elgin Zoning By-law Comment Form Hello Heather, Please find below my further concerns/questions to my previously submitted comments and your responses. Hello Wendie, I have received your comment form for the New West Elgin Zoning By-law. Below is my response in red to your questions: 1. Page 66—Section 14:Seasonal Residential (SR)zone has no information or definitions listed. What is the intended use for this zone? - Are there any current(SR)zones in place in West Elgin? Why is West Elgin looking at another Seasonal Residential type of zone? The proposed SR zone is intended for the Seaside development.There are no other current SR zones in place in West Elgin. In reviewing the nature of the proposed development, municipal staff, and developer's planner are of the opinion a zone specific to Seaside would be appropriate as the current zones would not adequately address the needs of the development. As a member of the public asked to review and comment on this document, I have to say I have issues with accepting a "zone" that is site specific and benefiting only one developer and not have the details of the "zone" clearly spelled out. How do we as a community know what will and will not be allowed for that property? Do not misunderstand, I am in favour of Seaside Development, but this is just bad planning and public consultation all the way around. 2. Pages 175-176—Maps 76-77 - Why has the zoning been changed to LD—Lakeshore Development from the current zoning of LR-H-3 Lakeshore Residential-H-3 for Part Lot 8 and Part Lot 9 owned by 1273969 Ontario Inc.? In consultation with municipal staff and the municipality's project planner for the zoning by-law, it was determined that property would be better suited under that zone. I find it interesting that the municipality can simply change the zoning on a property with no communication regarding the change going out to the land owner. I do not want the zoning changed on my property. I have gone to great lengths to separate the RVP portions from it so that the remaining land was zoned for exactly what its future use is intended to be. 3. Page 197—Schedule"G": Why is there no zoning shown for parcel#4019101? t The parcel is zoned Recreational Vehicle Park(RVP)Zone on the schedule. It is part of a larger group of properties zoned RVP,all of which are outlined in the zone in a heavy black line. This particular parcel does not meet the minimum land size to be zoned RVP. It is not owned by either of the other two trailer parks,which are clearly labeled individually. If the municipality can change zoning(see#2 above) during this process,then I suggest that this parcel have its zoning changed LR-Lakeshore Residential as it certainly does not have the minimum 5 hectacres OR retain the zoning and label it RVP with clear,site specific variance conditions and documentation in place. 4. Page 197—Schedule"G": Why is there a holding"H"and why is there no suffix number shown? Section 3.3 Holding Symbols states where a zone symbol listed in Section 3.1 is used in conjunction with the holding symbol"H" as shown on the zoning maps, no lands shall be used and no buildings or structures shall be erected or altered,save and except existing main buildings and structures and accessory buildings and structures permitted in the said zone and in accordance with the standards of the said zone, until the "H" symbol is removed in accordance with the Planning Act.The property currently has H—Holding symbol on the property.Should the property be developed, it may require a Site Plan Agreement or studies prior to development,dependent upon what type of development is to take place on the property. From reading the proposed by-law, I thought that every H had to have a number following it to identify what the °H" was pertaining to. I take from your answer that this is not the case.Thank you for the clarification. Thank you for your attention to my concerns. Wendie Dupuis I entrust this response will satisfy your questions. If you have any additional questions or require clarification, please do not hesitate to contact. Kind regards, Ifeather James, MCIP, 1RM Planner, Municipality of West Elgin Box 490 22413 Hoskins Line Rodney ON NOL 2CO Phone: (519) 785-0560 Fax: (519) 785-0644 Email: planning, estelgin.net 2 Heather James From: Heather James<hjames @westeigin.net> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 9:28 AM To: 'Macuda, Judy' Subject: RE: zoning by-law Hello Judy, Thanks for your email.You can continue to use your property for farming.This is not related to taxes. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact. Sincerely, YCeatherlames, 914CIP, q Planner, Municipalit$ of West Elgin Box 490 22413 Hoskins Line Rodney ON NOL 2C0 Phone: (519) 785-0560 Fax: (519) 785-0544 Email: planninaa,westelgin.net From; Macuda, Judy [mailto:judv.macuda @pioneer.coml Sent; Thursday, February 05, 2015 9:08 AM To: hiames@westelgin.net Subject: zoning by-law Hi Heather, I received the letter about the proposed zoning by-law change that affects my property on Pioneer Line. I am wondering if there are any repercussions to this change regarding taxation,or use of the property for cropping purposes. (the farm is rented,and taxed the farm rate under my tenants farm registration number) I read a bit of the by-law, but it is obviously quite detailed, so I'm not sure what all I should be reading. Thanks Judy Macuda This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be Privileged,confidential or copyrighted under applicable law. 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Sincerely, Aeather]ames, WIP, RAP Planner, Municipality of West Elgin Box 490 22413 Hoskins Line Rodney ON NOL 2C0 Phone: (519) 785-0560 Fax: (519) 785-0644 Email: planning(iDwestelgin.net From: wayne helmer [mailto:heimerly@hotmail.coml Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 4:54 PM To: hiames0westelgin.net Subject: drain zoning by-law Hi I live at 221 third street in Rodney my name is Wayne Helmer what is this zoning paper left in my mail box all about and how does it effect my property it barely touches a corner of my property are my taxes going down up or what's the bottom line on, what the heck does this mean to me, should I be concerned, please let me know ASAP thanks i MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW COMMENT FORM Comments will be received until FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015. If you need more time to prepare your submission, please advise the Clerk. Norma Bryant, Clerk Municipality of West Elgin 22413 Hoskins Line, PO Box 490, Rodney, ON NOL 2C0 Phone: 519-785-0560 Fax: 519-785-0644 Email: nbryant(a westelgin.net i Name: JO gTiZr�IZ�rC.rl� Address: /o(b Arras o LeS T 4.0 4_01ar Postal Code: IVO` zP a Location of Property: 112 o o GiAA 4Awp% IzA-o Comments: /\C—MOUig Gr, ANp � S{crof Ave Pj A5, T Ka MUNICIPALITY OF EST EV G N PAYMENT'RECEIVED EEB 2 2 5 PER THANK Y U PLEASE PRINT!! Thank you. °° MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW COMMENT FORM Comments will be received until FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015. If you need more time to prepare your submission, please advise the Clerk. Norma Bryant, Clerk Municipality of West Elgin 22413 Hoskins Line, PO Box 490, Rodney, ON NOL 2CO Phone: 519-785-0560 Fax: 519-785-0644 Email nbryant(aD-westel ig n.net Name: Address: Postal Code: Location of Property: Comments: 6v)l MLJNICIPALITY OF WEST B GTN PAYMENT RECE D N FEB 2 0 2015 4 _ PER E PLEASE PRINT!! Thank you. i 67 MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW COMMENT FORM Comments will be received until FRIDAY,FEBRUARY 20,2015.If you need more time to prepare your submission,please advise the Clerk. Norma Bryant,Clerk Municipality of West Elgin 22413 Hoskins Line,PO Box 490,Rodney,ON NOL 2CO Phone: 519-785-0560 Fax: 519-785-0644 Email:nhryant @westelgin.net Name: Craig Watterworth Address: 10657 Graham Rd.West Lorne ON Postal Code: NOL2PO Location of Property: Municipality of West Elgin Comments: 1. 1 would like to oppose the implementation of sign bylaws that are incredibly vague and I fear will become oppressive regulations as I have seen in other municipalities.Under these regulations,quilt block community involvement signs,no trespassing signs,and other safety and necessary signs would be questioned unnecessarily. 5.2.4 e) 5.2.5 e) 7.2.4 e) 7.2.5 e) 8.2.10 9.21 e) 10.2.1 e) 11.2.1 e) 12.2.1 f) 12.2.1 h) 13.2.1 f) 13.2.1 g) 2. A couple of typos; • 7.2.4 a)has a typo"ta"should be"the" 0 Section 25 the last sentence of the paragraph describing Open Space has an extra"-of" On the"Zone Legend"page the"Lower Thames River Conservation Authority"is used causing some confusion. "Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority"is more consistent. 3. Section 31.1 Conflict with other bylaws,seems too vague.How will establishing the higher standard be evaluated?What does"higher standard mean"? 4. Section 6 Agricultural (A2) Zone is unclear in its wording.Please rewrite this section for clarity as opposed to writing a comparison to another designation.Plainly stating what it is would be more effective and transparent. 5. Setting a schedule of integration of MNR and Conservation Authority information data updates to be made available on the municipal website would be appropriate. 6. The definition"Planting Strip"is included in the document,but isn't referenced anywhere else. What is its purpose in being included?I was going to take issue with the minimum 1.0 metre height of,and exclusivity of evergreens,used in the definition but I'm not sure that it will be necessary. 7. What is the point of a Private Park?Am I not allowed to include a private park on my Al agricultural land?Apparently if I want to have a private park I'Il have to do that exclusively in Open Space. 8. Is the regulatory floodline the edge of the blue area? 9. 4.19 Prohibited uses,I would like removed.It is overly vague,restrictive and offensive. 10. 4.25 Shipping Containers&Storage Containers,I would like it removed.It is overly vague, restrictive and offensive. I would like to reserve the right to offer more changes to this document. Sincerely, Craig Watterworth 4166481892 i MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW COMMENT FORM Comments will be received until FRIDAY,FEBRUARY 20,2015.If you need more time to prepare a your submission,please advise the Clerk. - Norma Bryant,Clerk Municipality of West Elgin 22413 Hoskins Line,PO Box 490,Rodney,ON NOL 2C0 Phone: 519-785-0560 Fax:519-785-0644 Email:nbjZmt@westelgin_ne Name: Craig Watterworth Address: 10657 Graham Rd.West Lorne ON Postal Code: NOL2PO Location of Property: Municipality of West Elgin Comments: In addition to my earlier comments I would like to remove section 1.7 The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority in its entirety and all reference to Provincially Significant wetlands,locally significant wetlands and wetlands. Sincerely, Craig Watterworth Dave & Nancy KoprivaT ES, �3 22573 McDougall Line, RODNEY, ON NOL 2C0 kopriva@mnsi.net 519-436-4984 February 20, 2015 Municipality of West Elgin P.O. Box 490, 22413 Hoskins Line Rodney, ON NOL 2C0 RE: Property located at 24067 Gray Line and the Proposed Zoning By-law for the municipality Mayor and Council Members; We are the owners of property located at 24067 Gray Line in the municipality of West Elgin (Aldborough Con 14, Pt Lot 13). In the proposed Zoning By-law this property is to be designated as Lakefront Development. We are requesting that it be designated as Lakefront Residential. Over the past few years we have spent considerable time and expense satisfying all of the requirements of the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority and the Kettle Creek Conservation Authority to allow us to erect a home on the property. Having met all of the requirements we have recently been granted a building permit by the municipality's building inspector and will commence construction in the spring. As Lakefront Development does not allow for residential buildings and we have met all of the necessary requirements to allow us to build our home, we request that our property be properly designated as Lakefront Residential when the Zoning By-law is passed. Yours, Dave Kopriva Nancy Kopriva k E Elgin- St. Thomas Labour Force Development Strate Y (S.ummar Y I 'Eff M ill yq k �z� ,�'� .� , ��{¢ uv rf fF , If�� rY i� r MRI "iI zf Pq 3 3•',i d �`z.�" 1(i1 �9i^xi i A>`f �,h r i c t°} cs 'f t �ti ya4fly 0 f�'x,k II t f i4 ;y le Acknowledgements: The Elgin-St.Thomas Labour Force Development Strategy is a project undertaken by the Elgin Workforce Committee. The committee is made up of community partners who meet regularly to coordinate local workforce development activities that support the work of economic development offices in both Elgin and St.Thomas. For the formulation of the workforce strategy,the committee dedicated time and effort in meetings,activities, promotion and direction. The committee includes representatives from the following organizations: ➢ Employment Services Elgin ➢ Elgin County Economic Development ➢ St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation ➢ Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ➢ Fanshawe College,St. Thomas ➢ YWCA St Thomas-Elgin ➢ Elgin St. Thomas Public Health City of St. Thomas, Ontario Works ➢ St. Thomas& District Chamber of Commerce ➢ Elgin Business Resource Centre ➢ Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board The Elgin-St.Thomas Labour Force Strategy was made possible through the Rural Economic Development(RED) program and funded by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Overview of the Process The process for establishing the Elgin-St.Thomas Labour Force Development Strategy included four phases including: 1) Conducting an Environmental Scan/Research (gathering relevant labour market information) 2) Issue Development(using labour market information to determine workforce issues with community member input) 3) Community Engagement (Community Workforce Planning Meeting Nov. 14, 2014, identifying communities top priorities) 4) Formulating the Strategy (Committee work on actions to address the issues and priorities) Background: In 2010,the Elgin Workforce Committee released a labour force development strategy. The strategy was created to support the work of the economic development offices in both Elgin County and St. Thomas as they identified target sectors and workforce related issues. The Elgin Workforce Committee and its community partners were all invested in the successful implementation of the strategy to help boost the quality of available workers to drive economic development in the region. Education, government, business and community stakeholders were all part of the strategic planning process and the subsequent implementation of the many facets of the workforce action plan. The creation of the 2010 labour force strategy was designed to provide a comprehensive and community-driven process to address needs,gaps and priorities for workforce development, particularly in the target sectors. The strategy provided direction for activities and was used for leveraging a number of labour market projects. However,just as the strategy was released,the impact of the global recession began to impact the local economy. Now in 2015,the industrial landscape has shifted, The following report outlines the history of the previous workforce strategy, past successes and priorities going forward. it also looks at labour market information, demographics and other relevant workforce trends help to demonstrate areas where workforce development activities would likely be successful and identify local champions to help drive the process forward. Target Sectors for Workforce Development r i i �'� Agri u �nss,, ;'.. .}, Tourism M�ruf�Ct�ring/Ad��n��d �nufa'ctt+�ing ��, si ,� t r `Creative Economy{_ ��1 Entrepreneurship&Business Diversification Automotive 1. Elgin-St. Thomas Environmental Scan Demographics Elgin-St.Thomas has a significantly larger proportion of the population that falls in younger and older age categories. Elgin-St.Thomas has a smaller proportion of workers in the 15-24 years and 25-34 years age categories. Local Educational Attainment The labour force of Elgin-St.Thomas can be broken down by highest educational attainment. This allows us to look at how the education levels of workers in the area compare with those in other jurisdictions and overtime.Almost half of the local labour force (both employed and unemployed but looking for work) have high school level education or below. Elgin-St.Thomas has a greater proportion of the population with college diploma,CEGEP and other non-university certificates as well as apprenticeship or trades certificates than the province. The larger proportion with college and trades education in Elgin means that local workforce has a lot of technical and vocational skills but lack the advanced credentials or soft skills that employers are looking for Local Business Composition: Canada Business Patterns Elgin-St.Thomas has had consistent growth in the number of small businesses over the past five years. However,the growth in the net number of small businesses does not take into account the attrition'or long term sustainability of these small employers. This trend must be continued to be monitored to understand the success rate of these businesses. Medium and large employers have remained relatively stable in terms of absolute numbers over the past five years although there have been some fluctuations. Workforce development activities must take into consideration the growth in small business and provide support to entrepreneurs while continuing to provide support to medium and large employers. Employment by Industry The Analyst tool produced by DMAFRA and developed by EMSI uses a variety of sources to determine full-time employment by industry for census divisions. 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High participation by those with no education credentials was confirmed by employers and highlighted in the 'Local Workforce Issues' section of the report. Labour Force Status and Field of Study Below are the unemployment rates by field of study. 'Education', `Personal, protective and transportation services' and 'Agriculture, natural resources and conservation' are all fields of study that have significantly lower unemployment rates in Elgin that at the provincial level. Unemployment Rate by Field of Study Personal,protective and transportation services Health and related fields ? Agriculture,natural resources and conservation Architecture,engineering,and related technologies 1 Mathematics,computer and information sciences Physical and life sciences and technologies Business,management and public administration Social and behavioural sciences and law Humanities Visual and performing arts,and communications... Education 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 N Elgin ■Ontario Source: 2011 National Household Survey,custom data table Labour Force Status and Age The table below shows that in many of the age categories, the workforce rates in Elgin-St.Thomas are relatively close to the provincial average. The participation rates are generally higher for young workers in Elgin compared to province, as is the employment rate. However,the unemployment rates for young workers are also quite high. The 45-64 year age group falls on the wrong side of the provincial average for all three labour force rates. This indicates that there are some unique challenges for this age group in finding a job and even looking for work as many have stopped searching all together. ,4 til, tra.�9� ��,=,E � in wntarlo � ,n� Qnta,ra�.,: AGE T3,8�� 20 to 24 years 82.0 75.7 65.5 62.3 20.0 17.8 25 ta;4' 6 9 45 to 64 ears 71.8 75.2 66.8 rr 71.0 6.9 5.6 I.k-iI I I� {!• gas ail;i1t4..�i Source: 2011 National Household Survey, custom data table Impact of External Trends Trends in the global and national economy have had significant impact on the local economy and workforce in Elgin-St.Thomas. In identifying some of these external trends and their impact on local employment, Elgin-St.Thomas can better address the workforce needs of the area over the course of the three year strategy. American Economy is Expected to Heat Up Major banks'economists in Canada are predicting strong US growth over the next couple of years. Strengthened US demand bodes well for the province and especially for the region which has a high concentration of manufacturers and agriculture/agri-food producers who export to the US Shift Away from Manufacturing Jobs to Service Jobs: There has been a steady decrease in the number of jobs in the manufacturing sector since 2000. The manufacturing sector made up 18.4%of Ontario's employment in 2000. By 2013,the sector made up 11.3%of all jobs in the province In Elgin,the manufacturing share of employment has also demonstrated a decreasing trend since 2006 with much of the shift occurring from 2006 to 2009. However,the proportion of manufacturing jobs of all the jobs in Elgin has remained relatively stable between 22-23%since 2010. Although manufacturing was a larger component of the employment mix for the region in 2000 than it is currently, it continues to be an important part of the employment picture Increasing Share of the Service Sector While manufacturing has seen a decrease in its share of total employment,the service producing sector has shown a relatively steady increasing trend in terms of employment. The Ontario trend over the period 2000-2013 has crept steadily upwards towards almost 80%of all employment. Many service sector jobs require soft skills, computer skills and communication skills that may not have been essential in the manufacturing sector. From a community workforce development perspective, it is important to identify those skills that employers are seeking in their current workforce and new applicants and to support workers who wish to transition from manufacturing to service-based sectors. These skills are identified in the community engagement section of the report. Workforce Development in Target Sectors Agriculture Traditional agriculture and farming has been undergoing a shift over the past number of years. Mechanization and consolidation of small family farms has led both fewer numbers of farms and fewer numbers of hours worked in the farm industry While employment numbers in agriculture have experienced a generally downward trend over the long term in Canada,the provincial outlook is much more consistent. At the local level,the number of people employed in agriculture in Elgin has actually increased from the 2009-2014.That being said,the demographic outlook of those employed in the farming industry is representative of the aging population, The chart below shows the total number of jobs in Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting(NAICS 11) in Elgin from 2006-2013. It is important to note that these are full-time positions and do not include seasonal, short-term contract or temporary foreign workers. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting jobs (Elgin) 1,500 i 1,000 500 0 .. . 20061obs 2007Jobs 200$Jobs 2009Jobs 2010Jobs 2011 Jobs 2012Jobs 2013Jobs 2014Jobs ..___---------- Source: OMAFRA-EMSI Canadian Data Set Food manufacturing (NAICS 311) increased by 375 positions during that period. Additionally,food service and beverage places increased by 455 employment positions during the same time. The growth of the broader value-added food sector has led many businesses to expand or plan to expand Food manufacturing (Elgin) 300 __- 200 2D06 Jobs 2007Jobs 2008Jobs 2009Jobs 2010Jobs 2011Jobs 2012Jobs 2013Jobs 2014Jobs Source:OMAFRA-EMSI Canadian Data Set The County of Elgin conducts BR+E outreach on a rotating basis for the sectors that have been identified as targeted for growth. The quality and availability of the local workforce was characterized as either good or excellent by two-thirds of respondents. There appears to be stable and consistent employment in the agriculture and agri-food sector for those possessing the most current skills required. When looking at workforce development activities, it is essential to identify what current skills are required to work in the agriculture/agri-food industry and to communicate them to applicants. Operators also indicated that the greatest interest for training opportunities was in 'health and safety and WHMIS/WSIB' and 'sales and marketing'.3 Respondents to the BR+E survey also indicated that most did not have a succession plan in place for their business. The lack of a succession plan by many employers in agriculture and agri-food means that the aging owners/operators population must continue to find workers and managers to keep current business operations successful in the long term. Tourism: The County of Elgin also conducted a BR+E study of the tourism sector in 2014. Tourism is made up of a number of sub-sectors, each of which contribute to total employment in the tourism industry In terms of workforce development,the study found that 84%of survey respondents found the quality of the workforce was good or excellent. The survey also found that 79%of responds found the availability of the local workforce was good or excellent a Tourism sector employers also responded that 'sales& marketing' and 'customer service'were the top training opportunities that tourism employers were interested in followed by'financial management' and 'health and safety'.5 Manufacturing: Z MDB Elgin County Agri-food BR+E Study,30 3 Ibid,31 A MDB Elgin County Tourism BR+E Study, 5 Ibid,32 Manufacturing remains a huge portion of the local economy representing 22.6 percent of all jobs in Elgin. Elgin County also conducted a BR+E of the manufacturing sector to identify workforce development opportunities for the sector. While 71%of employers rated the availability of the workforce to be`good' or'excellent',two employers who represented businesses with 20-49 employees and 100+employees respectively, rated the availability of the workforce as'poor'.6in terms of training options, manufacturers responded with 'health and safety/WHMIS/WSIB' as the top choice, followed by'supervisory' and 'quality assurance'! Other Labour Market Factors at Play The labour market has been undergoing a shift over the past little while,even before the onset of the recession. Tom Zizys takes a comprehensive look at how the labour market used to operate and how the current labour market operates in his paper Working Better: Creating a High-Performing Labour Market in Ontario. Ztzys points out a number of key changes which in turn necessitate changes in responses in workforce development. These changes in the labour market in include: Traditional models of career laddering have changed: Employees used to enter a company at an entry-level position and work their way up through the ranks with investment in training made by the employer into employees that showed promise. The polarization of the labour market: There used to exist a relatively stable ratio of workers in top positions, middle positions and entry level positions. The labour market has shifted this balance as entry level job growth and upper level job growth have outpaced the middle. The new reality of the labour market is top and bottom heavy with fewer positions in the middle for some skilled, semi-skilled and experienced applicants to gain entry. Just-in-time hiring practices: Employers are looking to find the right employee at the right time and competition and payroll deductions have limited their ability to cultivate employees through investment in training. The result is that employers are looking for skilled applicants who both have the required skills, but also share the employer's culture/fit. Skills mismatch: Related to just-in-time hiring practices, employers receive applications from many highly educated and qualified applicants, but because they are often from outside the organization, they do not necessarily have the exact skill set that the company requires CIBC World Markets economists Benjamin Tat and Nick Exarhos also talk about the changing labour market dynamics and suggest that these changes are structural rather than cyclical. The fact that these changes are structural means that labour market interventions and strategies must be aimed at addressing the new realities rather than in hopes of the old labour market dynamics to make a comeback. Tat and Exarhos highlight these changes in their June 2014 edition of Economic Insights. The structural changes to the Canadian labour market which also affect the local labour market are: 6 MDB Manufacturing Sector BR+E Report,2014 7 Ibid,26 Productivity Gains:Canadian productivity per worker has tended to lag behind that of the US. Declining Participation Rates:The aging of Canada's population has led to declining participation rates since 2008." Retention Rates:Workers in Canada seem to be staying in the same jobs longer than previously expected _ Less Stable Work Situations: One of the most profound trends for jobseekers has been the growth of part-time and temporary contract positions. Labour Demand Internet job Postings: The number and type of job postings in Elgin-St.Thomas is an indication of the demand for labour. Vicinity Jobs uses a set of algorithms to search the internet and determine the number of job postings. These postings are categorized for their location, occupation category, industry, duration of employment and the source of the posting. The algorithms are also utilized to remove duplicated postings or the same posting found on multiple job search sites The total number of job postings for Elgin-St.Thomas have steadily increased for each quarter since the end of 2013 with the exception of the last quarter(see table below).This increase in job postings could indicate an increase in hiring activity or that more employers are choosing to post open positions online. Internet Postings by Quarter (Elgin) 700 600 ---.._.__ . ......-------- 504 --_-.._._........._.-_.—.--.....-..._----.__..._.------ .------384 400 ---295 300 200 100 ---.._ - — _. a -.._ _........--- _ M Q4 2013 a Q1 2014 ■Q2 2014 rm Q3 2014 ■Q4 2014 Source:Vicinity Jobs There were two occupation categories that experienced the greatest number of postings in Q2 in 2014. 'Natural resources, agriculture and related occupations' and the category`other' both peaked during April-June of 2014. s Ta 14. When looking at the internet postings by category for the same quarter(Q4) of 2013 and 2014,almost all categories had a huge increase in the number of postings. The only exceptions were the`health' category and the `Education, law, social,community and government services'. These two categories has more posting in 2013 than 2014. Same Quarter (Q4) Postings Other/Unidentified Manufacturing and utilities Natural resources,agriculture and related Trades,transport and equipment operators and related Sales and service 1 Art,culture,recreation and sport Education,law and social,community and government... Health Natural and applied sciences and related Business,finance and administration Management 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 #of Postings Y Q4 2013 ®Q4 2014 Source:Vicinity Jobs One of the main challenges to using data about online job postings is that a large number of job postings contain incomplete information. 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'._ vt5 ti�v`+.�s,x"•`�°'.y it ttyt �'�\ \1\ t vt eLti a'v 5t v` \yi R t i tis w tv\l}�v �ti4ti \ ti s \ I' m rlknOlNT1 L t: w ti vii iv4v 4w 1k\\�v4t5 tint/4�(L�`d/ p *4 1 k� LV a�tiyv v sS' 1k` h \�, 4 a�. ��. Div 4ve,.4 •t�v � � _',��}.\ v k"''wwl y v �v�h'''4.1 tiikk itti � 4 } YS��.`ti" \, \ -- ti v w �_\ ksv \ \�,vy +.�- v v ��. ti WF�V` �� i}v\v \ \M1\\ ��St�, \k�Y v ti,� ♦ y x _ 4 \\� �ti�.,I Source:Vicinity Jobs Employer Survey The second annual Employer One Survey ran from January 2-31, 2014. The survey collects information from employers on a range of labour issues including turnover, recruitment methods, plans to hire, skills and education requirements. The 2014 survey had 155 employers complete the survey with 38 from Elgin-St.Thomas. `Production and service workers'continue to experience the greatest turnover by a significant margin. This group was followed by`administrative and clerica'I occupations which had the second highest rate of turnover. 'Managers and executives' level positions experienced significantly more separations than new hires. The `trades' category also experienced slightly more separations than hires. i,_._�.____ ��Separations vs New Hires by CategoryW _......... ___ i I E E Other Production or Service Workers Administrative and Clerical t Sales and Marketing Apprentices Trades(Journeyman) { Technical Professionals(le.Engineers,Accountants) Managers and Executives I 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 M New Hires ■Separations Source: Employer One Survey In terms of recruitment, employers used informal networks/word of mouth as their primary method for finding new employees. Online job boards represented the second most common form of recruitment followed by the company's own website. The large majority of employers were able to support training (82%)with about half able to provide some funding to do so and the rest providing flexibility or information to allow employees to pursue training options. Cost was the most commonly cited barrier to training. Lost productivity also proved to be a major barrier but this was actually a less common response than relevant training not being offered locally and awareness of training programs by employers. 2. Issue Development Stakeholder Engagement During the summer of 2014, individual stakeholders were solicited to give input on what the current workforce development issues and priorities should be based on the most current and local labour market information. Community members, business owners,job seekers and service providers were asked a series of questions based on a common set of labour market evidence in a community profile. In total, 15 in depth interviews were conducted.The workforce development issues were then further refined with the input of stakeholders and the committee and were finally presented at a community workforce planning meeting on November 14, 2014. A summary of the results of the consultations are included below. Identifying Workforce Development Issues Based on the consultation with employers and community stakeholders,the following list of workforce development issues was identified.While the issues highlighted below are not an exhaustive list,they represent the most prevalent responses to questions about workforce challenges based on the local labour market data: Issue: Lack of Skills among Applicants ➢ Candidates lack social media skills ➢ Job seekers lack of internet literacy ➢ Job seekers lack basic literacy and soft skills ➢ Candidates lacking customer service training ➢ Lack of qualified candidates (sales, marketing, professionals) Candidates lacking accreditation of skills gained internationally Issue:Awareness ➢ Lack of knowledge about career pathways Lack of marketing budget among service providers with free services ➢ Newcomer professionals and management do not know the culture ➢ Job seekers do not understand small business culture ➢ Lack of awareness about mandatory and legislated training Issue:Connecting ➢ Connecting job seekers with business ➢ Unreliable internet access ➢ Job seekers intimidated to make appointments, shame of unemployment ➢ Agencies refer many to employment services but not sure they make it there ➢ Low participation rate of 45-64, university grads Issue:Training Barriers ➢ Business unable to provide training(cost,time off) ➢ Employers unable to send workers to training(cost,awareness,distance,time off) ➢ Businesses unaware of training options(i.e.free) Issue:Perceptions ➢ Perception of no work ➢ Wage expectation gaps (univ.grads,former factory workers) ➢ Manufacturing mentality—expecting well-paying job ➢ Staffing agencies created a negative perception of employment service providers Issue: Employer Challenges ➢ Too much trouble to hire apprentices/co-op students ➢ Applicants with no training ➢ Young professionals mobile and hard to retain ➢ Requirements for nice to have versus needed credentials ➢ Temp agencies cyclically flood labour market with mass hiring and layoffs ➢ Fulfilling mandatory and legislated safety and compliance training for staff 3. Community Engagement Community Workforce Planning Meeting On 14 November 2014,the Elgin Workforce Development Committee convened a meeting of community stakeholders. Stakeholders were invited to discuss the relevant local labour market information and the workforce issues listed above that were identified from stakeholder interviews. In total,there were 55 attendees at the workforce planning event. This included 13 municipal politicians • Representation from local MP and MPP • 18 community organizations There was representation from across the region as community organizations, education,employment service providers,job seekers and employers all participated in the strategic planning process. The format for the consultation followed the following process: 1. Presentation of local labour market information and discussion 2. Presentation of local workforce development issues categories identified through stakeholder interviews 3. Facilitated group discussions about one of the key issue categories 4. Table brainstorming of possible solutions and report back to the entire group The community workforce planning meeting concluded with all attendees having the opportunity to vote on the two issue categories that they thought should be a priority going forward. This was conducted through a con fidentiai, online voting application.The results of the voting are shown below. Top Identified Priorities Pei ceptions,9 i Training Bar iers,12 Awareness, 2 Co necting,14 Employer Challe ges, 01 Lack of skills am�ng applicants,21 0 5 10 15 20 25 Votes 4. The Strategy: The committee took the results of the voting and attempted to determine the actions and initiatives that would make up the 2015 Elgin-St.Thomas Labour Force Strategy. The strategy is designed to complement current initiatives already underway. 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CL H e ' / k J ° / / L- \ 0- CL 3 � ƒ a 3 k k m � ! ' • »( 4� OF Q � u m �� r998'a` The Municipality of West Elgin TO: COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN FROM: Scott Gawley, Administrator/Treasurer DATE: February 26, 2015 SUBJECT: Annual Performance Report for Port Glasgow Sewage Works RECOMMENDATION: THAT Council receives and files the Annual Performance Report for Sewage Works at the Port Glasgow Trailer Park and Port Glasgow Marina for 2014. INTRODUCTION: As part of the Certificate of Approval for the municipal sewage works at the Port Glasgow Trailer Park and the Port Glasgow Marina an annual report must be completed to show that the Municipality of West Elgin is meeting the Ministry of Environment requirements. DISCUSSION: David Wemyss of Mysson Consultants Inc, has perform maintenance of the two sewage systems throughout the year and completed the annual reports, attached for your review. Respectfully Submitted by: ecoeGa;w I e y P' A GA AdministratorlTreasurer Attachments Annual Performance Report— Port Glasgow Trailer Park Sewage Works Annual Performance Report—Port Glasgow Marina Sewage Works Annual Performance Report . Sewage Works at Port Glasgow Trailer Park. 2014 The Corporation of the Municipality of West Elgin 22413 Hoskins Line, Sox 490 Rodney, Ontario Prepared by: Mysson Consultants Inc. 16 Silver Lake Lane PO Box 524 Port Carling, Ontario POB 1JO FEBRUARY 2015 MYSSON CONSULTANTS INC. KIN 40897 16 Silver Lake Lane PO Box 524 Port Carling, Ontario POB 1J0 �i 06 February 2015 The Municipality of West Elgin 22413 Hoskins Line Box 490 Rodney, Ontario NOL 2C0 Att: Mr. Mike Kalita Dear Mr. Kalita; Mysson Consultants Inc. is pleased to submit our report for the Corporation of the Municipality of West Elgin and the Port Glasgow Trailer Park. This report, as explained by Mr. John McGlynn.of the Ministry of the Environment, is condition 8 (2)(a)(b)(c) of the Certificate of Approval 7034-89CKAX. If you have any questions concerning our report,please call us. Sincerely; 1.1 MYSSON CONSULT . TS INC. avid Wemys BUN 252 President TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 1 MONITORING ............................................................................ 1 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE .................................................................2 OBSERVATIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS....................2 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL 1 PROVINCIAL ORDER ...............APPENDIX A LABORATORY RESULTS......................................................APPENDIX B PUMPRECORDS..................................................................APPENDIX C I�! t 1 f �1 Annual Performance Report Sewage Works at Port Glasgow Trailer Park 2014 INTRODUCTION: The sewage treatment facility at the Port Glasgow g ty Trailer Park is composed of a pump chamber,two _ septic tanks, four Waterloo Biofilters® and a contact area(leaching area). The effluent is collected from a group of trailers north of the treatment facility and transported through a new sanitary sewer constructed in the spring and summer of 2012. Sewage is also collected from a group of trailers south of the treatment facility and transported via the old sanitary sewer system. The septic tanks separate the solid waste from the liquid. The effluent then moves into a pumping chamber. There are two pumps in the chamber which pump the effluent into the four Waterloo Biofilters®for treatment. The final stage of the treatment takes place in the leaching area. MONITORING AND RECORDING. As mentioned in the covering letter monitoring and recording was undertaken by Mysson Residential Consultants Inc. The result of the analysis of the treated effluent is included in Appendix B. The quantity of effluent treated was determined by recording the number of pump cycles daily. This information coupled with the flow rate of the pumps produced a daily flow rate. MAINTENANCE: Regular maintenance commenced on May 27, 2014. �4 Date Description May-27 Repaired pipe from north septic tank to surge Tank. June 25 Cleaned effluent filters and checked pumps Provided enzyme treatment July 22 Cleaned effluent filters Obtained effluent samples for analysis Provided enzyme treatment Oct 2 Reviewed site A Nov 3 Closed down pumps Il'11 Cleaned effluent filters Obtained pump records Took final readings Obtained samples for analysis ' OBSERVATIONS: 1. A review of the pump records indicates that we are within the 31,625 liters per day as outlined in the Certificate of Approval subsection-"Service Area One". There were no exceedences with the effluent objectives. The waste water has met the objectives of the Certificate of Approval.. # , Date Jun-25 Jul-23 Aug-28 Effluent Objectives I CBODs <2mg/I 16 mg/1 19mg/1 30 mg/1 C Ts5 7 mg/1 12 mg/1 16 mg/1 30 mg/1 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS : - 1. The waste water system appears to be producing effluent that does reflect the design as stated in the Proposed Works for Service Area 1 as described in Certificate of Approval 7034-89CKAX. 2. Public health and welfare is protected with this waste water system that was developed by the Municipality of West Elgin. Continued maintenance and monitoring will enable years of summer recreational camping. Prepared by: -� MYSSON RESIDE AL CONSULTANTS INC. avid We ss President SCIN 252 Annual Performance Report Sewage Works 2014 Corporation of the Municipality The Corpo P Y of West Elgin Port Glasgow Yacht Club 22413 Hoskins Line, Box 490 Rodney, Ontario Prepared by: Mysson Consultants Inc. 16 Silver Lake Lane PO Box 524 Port Carling, Ontario POB IN February 2015 5 f MYSSON CONSULTANTS INC. BCIN 40897 lb Silver Lake Lane PO Box 524 Port Carling, Ontario POB I JO G February 2015 The Municipality of West Elgin p ty 22413 Hoskins Line Box 490 Rodney, Ontario NOL 2CO Att: Mr. Mike Ka lita Dear Mr. Kalita; Mysson Consultants Inc. is pleased to submit our annual report for the Corporation of the Municipality of West Elgin and the Port Glasgow Yacht Club. If you have any questions concerning our report,please call us. Sincerely; MI ONSULT. NTS INC. i r`. _ � f avid We s3 BCIN 25 45 Presiden TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .......... ....................................................... 1 MONITORING PROCEDURES................................................................ I SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....2, 3 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL .............................. APPENDIX A LABORATORY RESULTS.............. ...................................... APPENDIX B ANNUAL WASTE WATER MONITORING REPORT 2014 The Municipality of West Elgin and Port Glasgow Yacht Club INTRODUCTION: This report is part of the requirements to be compliant with your Certificate of Approval Number 9102-5YMLLK. The sewage treatment facility at the Port Glasgow Yacht Club is composed of a grease trap and septic tank at the Club House and a septic tank/pump station at a public washroom building. The effluent from the tanks is pumped to a treatment facility north of the driveway and behind the public washroom building. After treatment the effluent flows by gravity to a leaching area immediately west of the treatment facility. These septic tanks provide the initial anaerobic treatment of the sewage. The lift station/ 13,500 septic tank pumps the effluent into 12.6mx 8.3m sand filter. The ` sand filter reduces the nitrates in the effluent which then migrates through ultraviolet treatment before discharge to the leaching area. In addition to the design flows it was noted that pump out for yachts has been provided and this waste water is introduced to the system at the septic tank behind } the clubhouse/restaurant. MONITORING PROCEDURES: There are three (3)test wells just south of the leaching bed and mantel. Three additional test wells were developed within the prepared mantel in April 2010. Monitoring results are included with this report. Scheduled sampling were planned for June, July, August. In accordance with certificate of approval (Part 5. section(2)) the monitoring and sampling will test the raw sewage in both septic tanks;the final effluent after passing through the Sand Filter and the Ultra violet treatment; and the ground water taken from the test wells down gradient from the treatment facility as well as from the sampling wells within the prepared mantel. As noted in the maintenance chart below and as shown in the summary of lab results no sample of ground water was obtained because no ground water was found in the test wells during the sampling periods. The results from the laboratories are included in this report in appendix C. Flow data was not downloaded from the panel as the program would not accept USB serial port connections. Further panel improvements will be necessary this coming year MAINTENANCE: Date Item Notes April 21 Removed pump filter and filter housing at the main Work undertaken by Mysson Consultants Inc. pump station.Repaired the housing and reinstalled. Installed new control panel Removed weeds from sand filter. June 25 Weed the sand nitrex filter. Provided enzymes to main tank. Work undertaken by Mysson Consultants Inc. Took samples of raw sewage for testing Took samples of final effluent for testing. Inspected ground water testing tubes outside the leaching area. Inspected ground water testing tubes within the leaching area. wells were dry) July 23 Cleaned effluent filter and pump Checked grease trap Work undertaken by Mysson Consultants Inc. Removed weeds from sand filter Inspected ground water testing ports outside the leaching area and within the leaching area. Provided enzyme treatment oil Obtained samples. Ground water test wells were dry. Nov 3 Disconnect pump at washroom building Disconnect pump at restaurant Work undertaken by Mysson Consultants Inc. Obtain final reading from panel. IND CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Minor repairs and maintenance were performed throughout the year and the system remains operational. Some of the results of the waste water analysis are favorable, only two readings were not. Generally the system seems to be performing well. The one BOD 5 result of the final effluent is just above the objective,the others meet the objective of less than the specified l0mgll. The final BOD 5 result to be taken in October could not be obtained due to lack of flow. The same holds true for the results of the Total Suspended Solids. The one TSS,Total Suspended Solids, result of the final effluent is just above the objective of less than the specified I Omgll. The other results were well below the objective The Total Ammonia N results for all the treated effluent is well within the objective. The E coli objectives were all within the objectives. We were unable to obtain ground water samples this season because the test wells were dry. We will continue to monitor the test wells in 2015. If there are any questions regarding this report please feel free to contact us. Prepared by: ONSUL � TS INC. Dav' em BCIN 25 5 = VJPVNg e ` N rasa The Municipality of West Elgin TO: COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN FROM: Scott Gawley, Administrator/Treasurer DATE: February 26, 2015 SUBJECT: 2015 Port Glasgow Trailer Park Budget RECOMMENDATION: THAT Council approves the proposed 2015 Budget for the Port Glasgow Trailer Park as submitted. INTRODUCTION: The annual meeting for the Port Glasgow Trailer Park was announced to be at 1:30 pm on February 26, 2015 to review the 2015 Budget. DISCUSSION: The budget has been prepared based on the expenditure and revenue forecast of 2014 Actual results. The Proposed Operating and Capital Budget for the Trailer Park is attached to this report. Changes to the Port Glasgow Trailer Park Rules for 2015 will be brought to Council from the new PGTP Committee approved by Council at February 12, 2015 Council Meeting. Respectfully Submitted by: -elScott Gawley, C A. CGA Administrator/Treasurer Attachments 2015 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN PORT GLASGOW TRAILER PARK PORT GLASGOW TRAILER PARK 2012 2013 2014 ACTUAL 2014 2015 REVENUE ACTUAL. ACTUAL as of Dec 31 BUDGET BUDGET FSC-CAMP FEES-SEASONAL 650.053.001 -219,370.00 -219,790.00 -221,057.69 -219,790-00 -226,383.70 FSC-CAMP FEES-TRANSIENT 650.053,002 -40,158.00 -32,663.05 -25,647.00 -32,000.00 -32,000.00 FSC-LAUNDROMAT 650.053,003 -2,067.75 -2,780.75 -1,165.25 -2,500.00 -2,000.00 CAMP FEES-SEWAGE 650.053.004 -3,480.00 -2,810.00 -2 220,00 -2 800.00 -2,000.00 FSC-MISCELLANEOUS 650.053.005 -2,783.04 -21925.28 -1,256.45 -2,500.00 -1,300.00 FSC-BOOTH RENTAL 650.053.006 -1,250.00 -1,250.00 -1,250.00 TOTAL PARK REVENUE -267,858.79 -262,219.08 -252,597.39 -259,690.00 -263,683.70 EXPENSES TRANSIENT FEES 762.002.000 20,091.50 19,138.85 18,236.80 20,000,00 20,900.00 PETTY CASH 762.003.000 0.00 0.00 ADVERTISING EXPENSE 762.004.000 394.72 412.25 845.44 500.00 500.00 TELEPHONE 762.005.000 880.18 932.18 845.16 1,000.00 900.00 MANAGEMENT WAGES TRAILER PK-WAGES 762.006.001 23,970.01 23,399.61 21,952.55 24,000.00 28,672.00 TRAILER PK-INC TAX 762.006.002 0.00 0.00 TRAILER PK-CPP 762.006.003 0.00 0.00 250.00 TRAILER PK-UIC 762.006.004 614.03 615.83 577.51 620.00 800.00 TRAILER PK-W COMP 762.006.005 524.94 524.14 491.45 550.00 800.00 TRAILER PK-EHT 762.006.006 467.36 456.24 427.81 500.00 800.00 GENERAL OFFICE 762.010.000 SUPPLIES 762.010.001 747.50 1,044.44 346.95 1000.00 1000.00 POSTAGE 762.010.002 250.00 250.00 0.00 250.00 250.00 CAPITAL PURCHASES-OFFICE 762.010.010 0.00 0.00 BUILDING/PROPERTY 782,050,000 HYDRO 762.050.001 42,086.60 46,142.99 62,676.92 50,000.00 55,000.00 UNION GAS 762,050.002 687.40 567.80 632.59 650.00 700.00 JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 762.050.003 466.76 632.20 981.11 700.00 1,000.00 REPAIRS 762.050.004 11,755.57 5,119.48 5,162.85 5,500.00 6,500.00 GENERAL OPERATING COSTS 762.050.005 17,411.72 15,163.54 11,958.33 16,000.00 16,000.00 MACHINERY MAINTENANCE 762.050.006 267.43 1,392.42 1,202.42 1,000.00 1,400.00 INSURANCE 762.050.007 7,785.72 7,366.68 7,797.80 7,800.00 8,000.00 GRASSIYARD MAINTENANCE 762.050.008 9,684.12 12,922.01 5,441.83 10,000.00 10,000.00 WATER SYSTEM 762.050.009 3,017,69 2,845.79 2,428.93 3,500.00 3,500.00 CAPITAL-BLDGIPROPERTY 762.050.010 14,852.20 23,546.42 0.00 HYDRO UPGRADE-OLDBOYS 762.050.011 0,00 0.00 SEWAGE MAINTENANCE 762.050.012 8,976.55 20,608.75 9,082.87 6,000.00 10,000.00 CAPITAL ASSETS-OLDBOYS 762.050.100 0.00 0.00 CAPITAL ENTRANCE SIGN 425.00 TOTAL EXPENSE 165,357.00 183,081.62 151,091.12 149,570.00 166,972.00 NET INCOME -102,501.79 -79,137.46 -101,506.27 -110,020.00 -96,711.70 TRANSFER TO RESERVE 102,501.79 79,137.45 _ 101,506.27 910,020.00 96,711.70 NET PORT GLASGOW OPERATING 0.00 0.00 0,00 0.00 0,00 COMMENTS: Camp Fees: Fee Structure Recommendations: Current Fee Proposed Fee Seasonal Fees Lots with 30 amp Service $1,200.00 $1,200.00 Additional Charge for lots fronting Lake $100.00 $100.00 Winter Storage $50.00 $50.00 Reservation Fee $50.00 $50.00 Additional Charge for Air Conditioner $60.00 $70.00 Additional Charge for fridge,freezer,dryer $60.00 $70.00 Electric Golf Carts $60.00 $70.00 Boat Trailer Parking $50,00 $50.00 Additional Charge for Electric Water Tanks $60.00 $70.00 Deposit for assessment Current assessment X previous Year tax rate t 15% Transient Fees Current Fee Proposed Fee Overnight-Tents $22.00 $35.00 Overnight-HydroMater $25.00 $38.00 Overnight-HydroNVater/Sewer $27.00 $40.00 Weekly-Hydro/Water/Sewer $162.00 $240.00 Monthly-Hydro/Water/Sewer $486.00 $720.00 Other Fees Washer $1.50 $2.00 Dryer $1.75 $2.00 Seasonal Move-In Fee $0.00 $100.00 Deposit for Waiting List $0.00 $50.00 Rental of Dance Hall $25.00 $25.00 (Responsible for Clean-up-$100.00 deposit to ensure Clean-up is completed) Seasonal Fees: Transient Fees proposed to increase to$40.00 per night,estimated to be 800 rentals for 2015. Net Income: Transfer to Reserve The Port Glasgow Trailer Park is operated as a self-funding operation with no subsidy from the Property Tax Ratepayers. EXPENDITURES: Booth Operation,Collection of Transient Fees and Cleaning of Washrooms and Park Facilities: The current operator is in the 3rd year of 3rd contract to provide these duties. The Transient Fees will be monitored to ensure the effects of the change in number of Transient Sites is compensated by the increase in Transient Fees. Trailer Park Wages-Includes the Park Manager and the hiring of a Summer Student to help with maintenance of the trailer park facilities including painting of washrooms&park buildings and general repairs of the Park. Hydro-the usage&rates have been increasing and an adjustment for the past three years of$29,596,85 was received and reflected in the 2014 Actual. This will be an area that will need to be addressed in the future and could include Energy Efficient Upgrades,possible introduction of individual Electric meters or education program to use electricity wisely to name a few. Electricity usage accounts for approximately 113 of the total operating expenditures. General Operating Costs include paint and supplies to Washroom face lift. Grass and Yard Maintenance includes the repair of septic Tiles behind lots 89,91,93 2012 2013 2014 ACTUAL 2014 2015 CAPITAL EXPENSES ACTUAL ACTUAL as of Dec 31 BUDGET BUDGET CAPITAL EXP-SEPTIC SYSTEM 171,705.01 41,905.42 14,800.83 351 000.00 350,000.00 CAPITAL-Equipment 11,745.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 CAPTIAL-General 11,800.42 CAPITAL WORK SHED 39,710.67 40 000.001 20,920.00 TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENSE 171,705.01 65,451.84 54,511.50 391,000.00 370,920.00 TRANSFER FROM RESERVE -171,705.01 -65,451.84 -54,511.50 -391,000.00 -370,920.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NET PORT GLASGOW CAPITAL CAPITAL: Septic Area 3 Bed Replacement(this area is under the Ball Field). The Plan Replacement is forecast to be Tendered in March with Construction the last 2 weeks of April,construction to be completed by May 1,2015. The Estimated cost in 2015 is$350,000. The replacement bed will be at ground level and all pumps and Waterloo bio-filter systems will be below ground. Septic Area 2 Bed will be monitored M2015116 to deferred the replacement until known load is confirmed. This area is to the left of the main gates and before the Area 1 Bed. Other General Capital Projects Includes: Removal of the Scout Hall and Clean-up of Site $5,000.00 Bingo Hall-Shingle Replacement Replaced with Steel) $6,920.00 Energy Efficiency Upgrades-Washrooms/.Outdoor Lighting $4,000.00 Engineering for Replacement of Stairs to Beach and Laneway $5,000.00 $20.920.00 Reserves Balances: -2013 Balance $291,025.00 -2014 Capital Expenditures -$54,511.50 -2014 Net income Transfer $101,50627 Balance 2014 $338,019.77 -2015 Planned Net Income $96,711.70 -2015 Planned Capital Expenditures -$370,920.00 Balance 2015 $63,811.47 V i.p Yhg` (l z3 a cu s M � m 7 �Q i99g' The Municipality of West Elgin TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN FROM: HEATHER JAMES, MCIP, RPP, PLANNER DATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2015 SUBJECT: PROPOSED SEVERANCE APPLICATION FOR JOHN R. AND BRENDA JOHNSTON RECOMMENDATION: THAT Council of the Municipality of West Elgin recommend APPROVAL to the Land Division Committee of the County of Elgin for the proposed severance application for South Part Lot 1, Concession 4 WD, Municipality of West Elgin, provided the following conditions are included: a) That Municipal drain re-apportionments (if required) have occurred; and, b) That two copies of the registered survey or exemption from survey be provided to the Municipality of West Elgin. BACKGROUND: An application for proposed severance was submitted to the Municipality by John R. and Brenda Johnston. The purpose of the severance is to permit the severance of an agricultural parcel. The applicants are requesting the severance of a 40.47 hectare (100.0 acre) farm parcel and legally described as South Part Lot 1, Concession 4 WD, on the north side of Kintyre Line, in the geographic Township of Aldborough (as shown on the attached Key Map). The applicants are also proposing a concurrent severance with an area of 40.47 hectares (100 acre) east of the proposed severance (West Part Lot 2, Concession 4 WD). The proposed severed lands have an area of 40.47 hectares (100.0 acres) and a frontage of approximately 609.6 metres (2,000.0 feet) along Kintyre Line. The proposed severed lands are vacant and used for agricultural uses. The proposed retained lands Have an area of 40.27 hectares (99.52 acres) and has frontage along Kintyre Line and Blacks Road. The proposed retained lands contain a single detached dwelling, five (5) agricultural buildings, one (1) grain dryer and six (6) bins. Agricultural and non-farm residential uses surround the subject lands. The location of the subject lands are on the attached Key Map. DISCUSSION: Provincial Policy Statement Under Section 3(5) of the Planning Act, the Municipality "shall be consistent with" matters of provincial interest as set out in the Provincial Policy Statements (PPS). Comment: Prime Agricultural Area, Sewage and Water and Cultural Heritage and Archaeology policies were reviewed and no concerns were evident. Conclusion: Upon review of the applicable PPS policies, the proposed severance application is consistent with the PPS. County of Elgin Official Plan The subject lands are designated Agricultural Area in the County of Elgin Official Plan. The Agricultural Area designation permits a severance to create a new farm lot, provided both the retained and severed parcels each have a lot area of about 40 hectares (100 acres). Comment: Both the proposed severed and retained parcels exceed 40 hectares (98.84 acres) which meets the County of Elgin Official Plan agricultural lot creation policy. Conclusion: Upon review of the applicable policies, the proposed severance application conforms to the County of Elgin Official Plan. Municipality of West EI in Official Plan The subject lands are designated as Agricultural in the Municipality of West Elgin Official Plan. Similar to the County's Official Plan policies for agricultural lot creation, the Agricultural policies permit the severance of agricultural parcels provided both the retained and severed parcels each have a lot area of about 40 hectares (98.84 acres). Comment: Both the proposed severed and retained parcels will exceed 40 hectares (98.84 acres) which meets the Municipality of West Elgin agricultural lot creation policy. Conclusion: Upon review of the applicable policies, the proposed severance application conforms to the Municipality of West Elgin Official Plan. Township of Aldborou h Zoning By-law 89-8 The subject lands are zoned Agricultural (Al) Zone. Permitted uses in the Al Zone are agricultural. Minimum lot area for the Al Zone is 19.0 hectares (46.95 acres). Comment: Both the proposed severed and retained parcels exceed the minimum lot area. Conclusion: Upon review of the applicable zone provisions, the proposed severance application complies with the Township of Aldborough Zoning By-law 89-8. Respectfully Submitted, Reviewed by: .s Heather James, MCIP, RPP colt Ga , C A., C.G.A. Planner AdministratorlTreasurer KEY MAP J �M1 �P ►t�1 a� L d a s � � fl R E Appro 2000-1 A= j}U-es5 aw *i baxn 'Vfcf,ol 44 bean 30'X10-' -47 V-10o15Aa• bay�n 1iOtk/�o' 5 L- s n �pp`1CCcQ' X43 barn *CY,Y-o0` A�p barns�elc!buJdm s a A--Use -oQ O` X,gol * — arse Si d.7' b'"n o x V MPVNp 4 f7 A 4 v a. i M M j The Municipality of West Elgin TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MUNICIPALITY OF WEST ELGIN FROM: HEATHER JAMES, MCIP, RPP, PLANNER DATE: FEBRUARY 26, 2015 SUBJECT: PROPOSED SEVERANCE APPLICATION FOR JOHN R. AND BRENDA JOHNSTON RECOMMENDATION: THAT Council of the Municipality of West Elgin recommend APPROVAL to the Land Division Committee of the County of Elgin for the proposed severance application for South Part Lot 2, Concession 4 WD, Municipality of Vilest Elgin, provided the following conditions are included: a) That Municipal drain re-apportionments (if required) have occurred; and, b) That two copies of the registered survey or exemption from survey be provided to the Municipality of West Elgin. BACKGROUND: An application for proposed severance was submitted to the Municipality by John R. and Brenda Johnston. The purpose of the severance is to permit the severance of an agricultural parcel. The applicants are requesting the severance of a 40.47 hectare (100.0 acre) farm parcel and legally described as South Part Lot 2, Concession 4 WD, on the north side of Kintyre Line, in the geographic Township of Aldborough (as shown on the attached Key Map). The applicants are also proposing a concurrent severance with an area of 40.47 hectares (100 acre) west of the proposed severance (South Part Lot 1, Concession 4 WD). The proposed severed lands have an area .of 40.47 hectares (100.0 acres) and a frontage of approximately 304.8 metres (1,000.0 feet) along Kintyre Line and McLean Line. The proposed severed lands contain one (1) agricultural building and one (1) shed and used for agricultural uses. The proposed retained lands have an area of 40.27 hectares (99.52 acres) and has frontage along Kintyre Line and Blacks Road. The proposed retained lands contain a single detached dwelling, five (5) agricultural buildings, one (1) shed, one (1) grain dryer and six (6) bins. Agricultural and non-farm residential uses surround the subject lands. The location of the subject lands are on the attached Key Map. DISCUSSION: Provincial Policy Statement Under Section 3(5) of the Planning Act, the Municipality "shall be consistent with" matters of provincial interest as set out in the Provincial Policy Statements (PPS). Comment: Prime Agricultural Area, Sewage and Water and Cultural Heritage and Archaeology policies were reviewed and no concerns were evident. Conclusion: Upon review of the applicable PPS policies, the proposed severance application is consistent with the PPS. County of Elgin Official Plan The subject lands are designated Agricultural Area in the County of Elgin Official Plan. The Agricultural Area designation permits a severance to create a new farm lot, provided both the retained and severed parcels each have a lot area of about 40 hectares (100 acres). Comment: Both the proposed severed and retained parcels will exceed 40 hectares (98.84 acres) which meets the County of Elgin Official Plan agricultural lot creation policy. Conclusion: Upon review of the applicable policies, the proposed severance application conforms to the County of Elgin Official Plan. Municipality of West Elgin Official Plan The subject lands are designated as Agricultural in the Municipality of West Elgin Official Plan. Similar to the County's Official Plan policies for agricultural lot creation, the Agricultural policies permit the severance of agricultural parcels provided both the retained and severed parcels each have a lot area of about 40 hectares (100 acres). Comment: Both the proposed severed and retained parcels will exceed 40 hectares (98.84 acres) which meets the Municipality of West Elgin agricultural lot creation policy. Conclusion: Upon review of the applicable policies, the proposed severance application conforms to the Municipality of West Elgin Official Plan. Township of Aldborou h Zoning By-law 89-8 The subject lands are zoned Agricultural (Al) Zone. Permitted uses in the Al Zone are agricultural. Minimum lot area for the Al Zone is 19.0 hectares (46.95 acres). Comment: The proposed severed and retained parcels exceed the minimum lot area. Conclusion: Upon review of the applicable zone provisions, the proposed severance application complies with the Township of Aldborough Zoning By-law 89-8. Respectfully Submitted, Reviewed by: Heather James, MCIP, RPP Scott Gawley, C.P. ., C.G.A. Planner AdministratorfTreasurer KEY MAP �t4� 1 5 2 II � 1 � a y5 � fi x X sue' 4 I "pd . . �N L bacn L40y-bo �� 60.M K'O'SCJat7' �- � �►.sns-d�,�1c�..0 3 d D-W brn S q-* 6r. Municipality of West Elgin 22413 Hoskins Line Rodney, On NOL 2C0 Feb. 26,2015 Attention: Mayor and Council Members On behalf of MPoWER,for Cactus, Cattle and Cowboys Event on Saturday, July 11, 2015, for the Horse Parade that will be held in Rodney,we are asking for the following road closure. The Parade will start at 12:00 and should last until 1:30pm. The ROUTE is: STARTING AT; Gate on east side of Recreation Centre Turn right and head west onto Queens Line Turn left onto Furnival Road and head south Turn right on Victoria St to Rodney Legion Turn around at Legion parking lot and head back to Furnival Road Turn left onto Furnival Road and head north Turn right onto Queens Line heading east Turn left at Gate heading north into Rodney Fairgrounds (map enclosed) I have also sent a letter to Clayton Wafters,at the County Building. I am also contacting the Road Dept; Rodney Fire Dept.; West Lorne Fire Dept.;Dutton/Dunwich Fire Dept.; Parks and Recreation and the OPP. Your approval is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Respectfully, Mary', odnar On behalf of MPoWER 519-785-0937 4 , f xyrv�� i Rd hili a#WAY �z F Cat" _ clattriand $� COW60 A Tarade Route - { a Starts at-Noon -� Saturday - July I to 201S M.- Ministry of Labour Ministere du Travail Office of the Minister Bureau du ministre pntario 0 University Avenue i4 e , avnue University 14 Toronto ON M7A iT7 Toronto ON M7A 1T7 CCC•��\ Tel: 416 326-7600 Tel. : 416 326-7600 Fax: 416 326-1449 T616c. :416 326-1449 February 2,2015 Ms.Norma I. Bryant Clerk The Municipality of West Elgin 22413 Hoskins Line, Box 490 Rodney,Ontario NOL 2C0 Dear Ms. Bryant: Thank you for your letter regarding "double-hatter" firefighters. I am grateful to have received a copy of your municipality's resolution, and appreciate your interest in this important matter. While there are no plans to amend the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 at this time, I continue to urge firefighters, fire chiefs and municipalities to continue to work together to resolve the two-hatter issue through ongoing co-operative dialogue. We recognize that volunteer firefighters are crucial for fire services in many of Ontario's smaller communities. I have provided a copy of your letter and my response to my colleagues the Honourable Ted McMeekin, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and the Honourable Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, as I am sure they will also be interested in council's views. Thank you again for sharing your municipality's resolution with me. Sincerely, Kev' Flynn Minis r of La o c: The Honourable Ted McMeekin,Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing The Honourable Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services /eElgmnCounty February 11, 2015 To: Municipal Partners Re: El in Coun!y 2015 Bud et Please be advised that Elgin County Council at its February 10, 2015 meeting approved the 2015 Composite Budget. Enclosed please find a certified copy of the budget by=law and a report highlighting the budget. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours truly, Jim Bundschuh Director of Financial Services Enclosure County of Elgin Administrative Services 450 Sunset Drive St.Thomas,ON N5R 5V1 Phone;519-631-1460 www.elgincounty.ca a• COUNTY OF ELGIN By-Law No. 15-05 "BEING A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE 2015 BUDGET OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ELGIN AND TO ESTABLISH THE 2015 TAX RATIOS AND TO ESTABLISH THE 2015 TAX RATES FOR THE COUNTY CONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITIES" WHEREAS Section 289 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O.2001, c.25, provides that the Council of each upper-tier municipality shall in each year prepare and adopt estimates of all sums required during the year for the purposes of the upper-tier municipality; and WHEREAS Section 308(5)of the Municipal Act, 2001,S.O.2001, c.25, provides that the Council of an upper-tier municipality shall in each year establish the tax ratios for that year for the upper tier municipality and its lower-tier municipalities; and WHEREAS Section 308(7)of the Municipal Act,2001, S.O.2001, c.25, provides that the Council of each upper-tier municipality establish for each property class,a single tax ratio for the upper-tier municipality and its lower-tier municipalities; and, WHEREAS Section 308(15-18)of the Municipal Act,2001,S.O.2001, c.25, provides that the Council of each upper-tier municipality may opt to have certain optional property classes apply within the County. NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin enacts as follows: 1. THAT the 2015 tax ratios for the County of Elgin set out on Schedule"A",attached hereto and forming part of this by-law, be approved and adopted by Council. 2. THAT the 2015 budget of the County of Elgin set out on Schedule"B",attached hereto and forming part of this by-law,which incorporates estimates for revenue and for expenditures be approved and adopted by Council. 3. THAT the 2015 tax rates for the assessment in each property class set out in Schedule"C", attached hereto and forming part of this by-law, be approved and adopted by Council. 4. THAT the large industrial class be chosen as an optional property class. READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015. 1,M.G.McDONALD,CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNIV OF ELGIN, 00 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FORE60ING. IS A TRUE COPY OF... 5:.......•.•••. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE SAID /" Mark G. �' Paul Ens, Chief Administrative Officer Warden. Attachment l COUNTY OF ELGIN Sy-Law 15-05 SCHEDULE A Ratios PROPERTY CLASS 2015 2014 1.000D 1.0000 RESIDENTIALIFARM 2.3456 2.3458 MULTI-RESIDENTIAL FARMLAND AWAITING DEVELOPMENT-RESIDENTIAL 1.6376 01.6376 COMMERCIAL OCCUPIED 1.1463 1.1463 COMMERCIAL VACANT LAND 2.2251 2.2251 INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 1.4463 1.4463 INDUSTRIAL VACANT LAND 2.8318 2.8398 LARGE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 1.8407 1.8407 LARGE INDUSTRIAL VACANT 1.1446 1.1446 PIPELINES p.2500 0.250D FARM 0.2500 0.2500 MANAGED FORESTS ppltachmerLt I CclumnI Column Column3 Cdamn4 Columns Columns Cclumn7 Cdiumn6 GaSumn9 aurrenc Schedule B: operating 2015(] cretin Budget currentoperatln9Sudget 15udget p 9 PrlorO eratin anse Net BUtlget {OVellfundar Percent 13y-Law 15.05 Revenue Expense (RaN-11 fBxPense. FACTWASU Revenue Sxp IRevenee)l PrZarYear imPactn4 Expense Len' CORPORATE ACTIVITIES 1)Taxes {20,148,304) 998,047 (28,x78,257) {21,710,575} 25910,0 0 685,472 {400,000) 174,110 18,920 -0.1% 2))axes Charges&IRwme 88,277 (160,367) [61,Oep} {14848) Z842,400 2,842,40D 2.723,372 2 582,460 2,692,400 250,400 0.9% 3)8odal Services-SL Thomas 946,803 946803 (6,911) 0.0% 4)Health Unit 638,878) 9,279,371 849,395 314 V3 - 323,356 $2335 4,78 D.0% Grants 31857a 318576 314516 220 -0.1% 1186,x82) 938,212 162,054) (86,949) 290,Y12 187,502 (77,270) '�+`, 6)Rental Income 779,009 725,009 ($97B) 0,0% 6)PrapedInco e�sment (60,361) 803,304 7x3833 723,063 8)4nta7i0 Municipal Partnership Fund 67,321} (1,488,579) (1,506,80) (9,605,30D7 1,204,300 958,964 (4,65,11) (301,000) (841,877) 01% 9)Project Costa (1,0 +`,7«) 929.536 (125,59) 44x.582 1,444,062 10)Co! Orate (80,758,979} 8,507,848 128.968,671) (25,339,308) 39.625,999 6,845,007 [25,204,9931 742416 AA% De artmer7tal [3,03) 361,500 356,464 305,828 3,036 373,542 870,606 (12,0431 0.0% 11)Warden and Council 184 457.582 898 49,x29 A.2% 9 Administrative 69rVICes 34,140) 505761 472628 8119•'7 - 674,258 574,266 (18,731} 0.9°1 1s)F)nancial Services 555,620 655,520 540,681 14)Human Resources 60,00) 522.550 474,998 35,009 605,&14 570.944 (48,3tNF) 02% 15 Admini9tr8tive Buildin 713 13&976 454.962 366,025 382.257 B64 01 482146 17.98 0.1% 16J CerpOraie Expenditures (4800) a27.758 828,758 696,fi88 1,OOD 840,184 839,869 292,8x6) 0,0 n Z105,053 t" 17)Eng'r&Land Div.• {17551,76) 22,108,387 4 4,846 637 44,244,259 17,682,892' 27,5481@3 14,989,502 (31&866) 12%(1,711,107) 1ZEB5.24i 18)Homes 3104 464,296 420,434. 413,801 30,713 442,080 417,387 9,068 0.845 19)Museum&Archlvea 6' ) 20 Libra 80 COS 27 1 2714,020 2 9,887 407.396 242,905 500 990,3 0 807.830 (48814) 02% {64,000) 917,07A 848,028 795871 21}prormalai Technology 1557,308) 1,403,968 (63,344} {89 072] 4,535,443 1,467805 (67.936) 4,496 9A% 22)Pmv)ncial Offences (' 15,3 485,371 448,669 (11,702) (4,569) 0.0°1 23)Collections (474,99B) 453,735 (21,263) (5,3M 6,665,757 9,653,537 4767,780 4,087 0.0% 24)AmbA&Emergency Mess. (6,601.617) 9,37053 2.772,767 2,5 25}ECOn.Dev'l,TOedam&Plan. [769,899) 4,345,878 9,163,977 1856,006 923,320 1.239,393 9,907.969 55,a9k -02% 28 E n.DaVl.To ;78,89&496} 55.032889 26.892,152 24,398,167 29,459,439 56,78x,969 27,373,574 1631,372) 23% 27)Elgin County (59,650,675) 61,539,737 1,523.514 (935,149) 61,088,438 69,127,970 2,042,681 (518,957) 1,809,617 (1,808,617) 6.6% Levy Increase 62,895,055 63127,970 232,914 1,290,660 Net Income 29,494 032 r4cme:Levy 27,684,815 J:1 Common'Pnence58udgetneveloPmen92015 Proposed audggWriondai 6ery=%6ummwAOPera0n91udast0Ar02MY15&m PM Attachment COUNTY OF ELGIN By-Law 95..05 SCHEDULE C Prior Current PROPERTY CLASS 2994 2015 °k Change %Change TAX RATES TAX RATES TAX RATES Assessment RESIDENTIAL 0.564470% 0.599010% 2.49°A 3.9% MULTI-RESIDENTIAL 1.371060% 1.405960% 2.49% 6.8% FARMLAND AWAITING DEVELOPMENT-RESIDENTIAL 0.2922400/a 0.299510% 2.49% -4.9% COMMERCIAL OCCUPIED 0.957130% 0.980940% 2.49% 8.3% COMMERCIAL VACANT LAND 0.669980% 0.686650% 2.49% 53.5% INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 1.300500% 1.332880% 2.49% -8.1% INDUSTRIAL VACANT LAND 9.845320% 0.866350% 2.49% 3.2% LARGE INDUSTRIAL OCCUPIED 1.655100% 1.696280% 2.49% -31.0% LARGE INDUSTRIAL VACANT 1.075830% 1.102690% 2.49% 20.7% PIPELINES 0.668980% 0.685630°j° 2.49% 2A% 0.146120% 0.149750% 2.48% 10.8% FARM 0,946120% 0.149750% 2.48°/ 14.3% MANAGED FORESTS Definition:"Tax rate"means the tax rate to be levied against property expressed as a percentage,to six decimal places,of the assessment of the property. oua EginCounly REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL. R%twulrrvi++�ru FROM: Jim Bundschuh— Director of Financial Services DATE: February 3, 2015 SUBJECT: 2015 Budget INTRODUCTION: In 2015, Council is planning initiatives to improve the quality of life of its residents and improve the economic prosperity of the region. These initiatives include a new building for Terrace Lodge's residents. In addition, an investment in high speed fibre broadband will improve connectivity that will not only benefit County residents directly, but will also be an economic driver for businesses. To further spur economic development and growth, Council is investing in a Community Improvement Plan (CIP) that will contribute toward investments made by businesses that will improve the attractiveness of Elgin's agricultural areas, ports and main streets. Council's strategic vision has been to maintain service levels while achieving an affordable tax increase. In order to achieve these objectives in the face of declining revenues in the form of the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) and Ford property tax, council included in their vision the low to moderate use of reserves. In addition to the past revenue issues, 2015 will also see a hit in provincial revenue for long-term care. However, Council's focus on efficiencies over the last few years will enable the county to partially absorb these impacts while maintaining the vision of an affordable tax increase. The proposed tax rate increase of 2.5% with a levy increase of 6.5% will result in an increase in county taxes on the average home of approximately $73 or 5.4%. An average cost home with no increase in assessment will see a $33 or a 2.5% increase in county taxes. DISCUSSION: The 2014 ten-year plan included a 4% increases in 2015-2020. As a result of initiatives and challenges faced in 2015, partially offset by Council and staff cost savings measures, tax increases for 2015 and 2016 will be slightly higher. A new building for the residents of Terrace Lodge will cost almost $30 million with the incremental investment being financed by a 25 year loan of$24 million requiring a 2.9% increase in the levy. This investment will greatly improve the quality of life for residents. The County will invest $1.5 million, impacting the levy by 0.5%, in the Community Improvement Plan and high speed broadband in order to drive economic development and create jobs. Provincial funding shortfalls in long-term care are expected to add a further 3.9% to taxes. Council's new shared service agreement with the City of St. Thomas will provide substantial savings, reducing taxes by 2.1%. Staff efficiencies will contribute a further 1.3% in tax reductions on top of the previously planned i improvements that already contribute 1.4% toward offsetting tax increases. When taking into account the impact of assessment growth, and spreading the increase over two years, the tax increase will be 5.4% or$73 per average household. The changes are detailed as follows: Impact on Tax Ongoing One-Time Rate ($000) ($000 Original 2015 Levy Increase Target 4.0% Changes Terrace Lodge Build w125 Year Financing 740 (23,981) -2.9% Homes Prov. Funding increases below inflation (156) (7,020) -3.1% Homes Prov. Funding impact of CMI reduction (216) - -0.8% Economic Development Initiatives - (1,525) -0.5% Shared Service Agreement with City 577 - 2.1% Staff Efficiencies in 2014 Operating 2,460 0.9% Staff Efficiencies in 2014 Capital 565 0.2% Staff Efficiencies vs 2015 4% target 60 0.2% Assessment Growth/Weighted Changes 1.1% Total Changes -2.8% Split Changes over two years -1.4% Average Household Impact 5.4% $ 73 Service levels have been maintained and in fact saw some improvements in 2014 with further improvements planned for 2015: 1. Two satellite offices for the Elgin Business Resource Centre (EBRC) will continue to assist the County's budding entrepreneurs. 2. The County will continue in its commitment to providing a $3.5 million grant to the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital with a further$250,000 contribution bringing the contribution to date to $1.75 million. 3. A$3,500 grant to Fire Safety House was added for 2015 to educate thousands of adults and children alike in fire safety and prevention 4. The paramedics added in the east end of the County to improve response times in 2014, will not only continue in 2015, but will further enhance service by additionally providing home visits to seniors at risk to reduce their need for emergency calls. 5. The county roads will receive $8.1 million in 2015 capital budget funding, with a further$95 million for the next nine years focused on timely investments in existing infrastructure to ensure the lowest possible lifecycle costs. The 2015 capital plan includes Dexter Line ($5.2 million), John St. and Bradley Creek 9 culvert ($1.2 million), Road 45 Rehabilitation ($2.5 million), and PlanklVienna Reconstruction ($3.9 million). 6. Capital maintenance projects for Elgin Manor and Bobier Villa will total $7.9 million over the next ten years. 7. The capital budget includes a placeholder of$4.1 million for POA courts. 8. Purchase of$3.1 million in new library books over the next ten years. -- 9. Investment in accessibility improvements of$2.4 million. Budgets in the last five years showed a decline in the Municipal Position as a result of the lost revenue from OMPF and Ford property tax, resulting in a decline in reserves. Gradual and measured levy increases have now offset these revenue fosses, allowing for balanced budgets in 2015/6. Subsequently, these increases in the levy will allow for reserve levels to be replenished through 2020. Starting in 2021, tax increases will be reduced to inflationary levels. The details of the budget are found on the following attachments: • Attachment I o Schedule A— Ratios o Schedule B --Operating Budget o Schedule C—Tax Rates • Attachment Il —Ten Year Business Plan Attachment III —Ten Year Capital Plan (revised) Attachment IV—Ten Year Balance Sheet& Reserves Attachment V--Grants • Attachment VI — Departmental Details Corrections to the Capital Budget report are elimination of Willeys Bridge investment in 2016 (2015 investment only), addition of Bridge St, signal replacement in 2015, and the addition of Elgin Manor building boiler replacement in 2016-18. These changes result in a reduction in spending, allowing for a deposit of an additional $448,000 into the Capital Reserve. The Capital Reserve is available for unforeseen capital expenditures at Council's discretion CONCLUSION: The attached budget with a $1,810,000 increase in levy is resulting in a near break- even budget with expenses exceeding revenue by only$0.2 million with a municipal position of$989 million. Subsequently the municipal position will rise to $210 million by 2024 representing a 1% increase per annum. Although this rate of increase is below inflation, it is expected that efficiencies from new construction technologies (such as micro-surfacing) will allow the County's future municipal position to be lower in real terms without undermining the condition of its assets. The $30 million investment in Terrace Lodge will necessitate the County taking on $24 million of debt that will be repaid over 25 years resulting in $1.5 million in annual payments with the initial interest component being $1.0 million. RECOMMENDATIONS: THAT the 2015 proposed budget, which includes the operating budget, the capital budget and grants, be approved; and, THAT the necessary by-law be prepared. All of which is Respectfully Submitted Approved for Submission Jim Bundschuh Mark G. McDonald Director of Financial Services Chief Administrative Officer 890 Mt Bulman Place Vernon BC FED V1 B 2Z4 Municipality of West Elgin 22413 Hoskins Line PO Box 490 Rodney, Ontario NOL2CO 2015 Feb 1'I Dear Council, We write concerning Bill and Doris Melnyk, who were residents of Rodney for nearly 50 years. Doris came to Canada from England as a war bride with her Canadian soldier Bill and soon after they took up residence in Rodney in 1951 with their two children, Ted and Olga. Bill died 14 years ago and Doris had to move at that time. She died recently at age 102. We, the family, would like to recognize their long commitment to Rodney.. Our idea would be to purchase a commemorative bench to be placed somewhere along the main street between the library and Fordham's. We would pay for a small 4 foot to 6 foot bench in a durable weather-proof construction, and have it delivered. Hopefully the town council could identify a suitable location and place the bench. Please give this proposal some consideration at your next council meeting. We can be reached at e-mail: melnykt@shaw.ca phone: 250-275-0724 snail mail: Ted Melnyk 890 Mt Bulman Place Vernon BC VI B 2Z4 Thanks Ted and Marnie Melnyk and Olga Janoska. i 40gyinCounty Office of the Warden February 12, 2015 Hon. Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 11th Floor, 77 Grenville Street Toronto, ON M7A 1 B3 Hon. Glen Murray, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 11th Floor, Ferguson Block, 77 Wellesley Street West Toronto, ON M7A 2T5 Hon. Bill Mauro, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Whitney Block Suite 6630, eh Floor, Whitney Block, 99 Wellesley Street West Toronto, ON M7A 1W3 Han. Michael Coteau, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport 9th Floor, Hearst Block, 900 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 2E1 Hon. Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation 3rd Floor, Ferguson Block, 77 Wellesley Street West Toronto, ON M7A 1Z8 Dear Honourable Ministers, Our provincial green spaces are under attack. Our provincial lakes, streams, rivers and irrigation canals are under attack. Our provincial road corridors and road shoulders are under attack. Our privately owned farm land is under attack. Our beaches, shorelines and fish habitats are under attack. All of the above are under attack from Phragmites australis, the most invasive species in North America. Phragmites australis, an invasive species of plant called common reed, grows rapidly into dense stands of tall plants that pose an extreme threat to Great Lakes coastal wetlands. Early treatment is the key to controlling and eradicating Phragmites. Why is invasive Phragmites such a threat? The invasive form can out-compete native wetland plants for resources, quickly dominating wetlands. It displaces native vegetation and reduces the quality of the habitat, altering nutrients in the soil and water, decreasing the diversity of , . . 2 County of Elgin Administrative Services 450 Sunset Drive St.Thomas,ON N513 5V1 Phone:519-631-1460 www.eigincounty.ca • mom Honourable Ministers - 2 - February 12, 2015 animals and plants that normally live there, increasing air temperatures, drying wetland soils and trapping sediments. Mature stands of Phragmites often reach 5 meters tall, interfering with shoreline views, which can lower property values. When growing along road corridors this plant interferes with visibility and eventually could impact roadway integrity. Communities throughout Ontario are waging a battle against Phragmites in order to preserve our wetlands, rivers and shores, but we need your help to be able to totally eradicate this invasive reed. There is NO approved herbicide that can be used to kill Phragmites when it is growing directly in, or in close proximity to, the water at the shores of our lakes, rivers, streams and irrigation canals. It is at these shorelines that the severest damage is occurring. The sad part is that safe, over the water herbicides are commercially available— but not to Canadians. There are a number of safe products that are available to our American neighbours, approved through the Environmental Protection Agency. Why are these products not available to Canadians? It is with the Canadian approval process that we need your help: 1. Your Ministries are requested to immediately petition The Pest Management Regulatory Agency to permit the use of United States EPA documented research used for product certification. This documentation may then be used by Canadian subsidiary companies wishing to seek approval for certification and subsequent use of an identical product already approved for use in the United States of America by the Environmental Protection Agency. Why should the Canadian subsidiary petitioning company be subjected to high costs to duplicate the already accepted certification research? 2. Your Ministries are requested to act upon this request in an expeditious fashion in order to prevent further damage and financial loss directly attributed to Phragmites australis. There are several very effective sprays that can be used when not hampered by proximity to water. Each of your Ministries should be advocating their use and funding eradication programs to assist local agencies, community groups, city councils, cottage associations and the farm community to battle this devastating invasive species. Phragmites australis must be defeated and eradicated now before irreparable damage to our economy is irreversible. Thank you very much for your attention and consideration of our request. Yours truly, Paul Ens, Elgin County Warden cc Jeff Yurek, MPP— Elgin-Middlesex-London Joe Preston, MP — Elgin-Middlesex-London Wendell Graves -- City of St. Thomas Lower t er Mbn' icipaliti a_ David Collins FEB 17 2015 lcmu a (� - �1cvv�� °-c.a.� Sc��c � .snr..c� hc�w►-ci, A;�\ CL � ,- 6uA hax. - n&i hug - zr FEB 17X15 1 20 cvvl a CAV\1 A.. rNr%.eN►n, 6-UL r4 4Am c'awvm u/n "; p, caw d4 � �Cliyn94 h. j U A C.M G LC C @�.Ua 64 k how, LJvp,�at W,\, �t VA ..41"JLQ-. q/1.our 1 5 nUA-� U4 U" C) LCL" cUheN f i►n UL- UMA QGVV91 W.9 0111 /1e.G C� I h f- c10y'ww\WNs J WKS to )t c °CO iuu, L.,13 � J � C� 5 R c V i"' U-v\ 1 C i �C1U, Cc A2- PkJL crz� ruyn S u1� hcd vo, c n M U'Lg cx a A, CL{?'�- GEC. t ` 11��-ty nn CY1�. 7-C� C7�{d,� 5CJ ► vi f..IJ1,1N1..� . .. ;. G'�-�1zCl.�a�.Q, -Cv1►nc�1_�21Y1.._.-_ �� c%C..._ (��ac)-�.�. �l�-�L . .�.� -�J�i� _ I c, . . O r c3�t�LVL `vrnk. am e�Y e;�.an v�.?Yi n� J F 9 �� m k!i - i r K � i :>y ,uf.-r�.r..�...1:; 4�rr-.i,4�aY�.�.,�� +♦jF'1a;�,h C�_ i } A. F pl Nu 11.11,1�Y'I4�£YY�3 1 E C.isT _ tr hI F j�5_. x �iJaR, .n fj �i`'Q f j o Table of C-Ontents Governance and Accountability 3 � Police Service Board Detachment Commander 'w Organization 4 Staffing Crime Stoppers Elgin OPP Auxiliary --- Business Planning Crime Management Plan Traffic Management Strategy Community Satisfaction Survey Community Policing Detachment Statistics Calls for Service Traffic&Marine Safety Crime Prevention Drug Related Offences Ce Financial Reports 16 Contract Hours of Service Overtime Revenue Criminal Record Checks ''s � - w RIDE Grant y QUD s•eoa .r r �70 _ - s - 2 Elgin Group Police Services Board MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Once again I have had the opportunity to serve as the Chair of the Elgin Group Police Services Board. I thank the Councils of the municipalities which I represent on the Board and I also thank my fellow board members. The position of the Elgin Group Police Services Board is unique in that it has the opportunity to gain insight into the operation of the police services provided to the rural areas of the County of Elgin. . It is from this vantage point that all of us on the board wish to thank those dedicated personnel who work in or out of the local detachment. We do know that the work can be stressful and 1 dangerous at times—all for the protection of the public in general Wayne Casier,Chair-Doug Gunn,Dave Marr Keep up the good work and good luck to you. Joanne Ferguson, Bonnie Vowel Douglas G. Gunn, Q.C. Chair, Elgin Group Police Services Board Detachment Commander On behalf of the dedicated officers and staff of the Elgin OPP Detachment it gives me great pleasure to present the 2014 Annual Report. This report will demonstrate the high level of commitment Elgin County OPP has brought to all municipalities of the Elgin Group. Elgin officers and staff have worked in partnership with many stakeholders including our partners in the Provincial and Ontario Courts, Family and Childrens Services, The Ministry of Natural Resources, neighboring OPP Detachments and Municipal Police Services, and the dedicated members of our Community Policing Committees, to deliver a "community first" policing service. Inspector Brad Fishleigh In 2014 our policing priorities, as identified through community consultation, were Traffic Safety, Crime Prevention, and Increased Visibility. In 2014 Elgin OPP focused on service delivery and using the Ontario Mobilization and Engagement Model of Community Policing we have engaged our community partners and stakeholders to form collaborative partnerships and develop strategies that will allow us to respond more effectively to social issues like mental illness, domestic violence, and issues involving youth. With the continued support of the Police Services Board, Municipal Councils, and our Community Policing Committees, Elgin County OPP will continue to provide a service that is professional, transparent, and appropriate to the circumstances, respecting the individual dignity of all persons. - f,, ELGIN COUNTY OPP Police Services Board Elgin County CAO Inspector [Detachment Commander Staff Sergeant Auxiliary Unit Detachment Manager Patrol Sergeants(4) Detective Sergeant IDetach ment Sergeant rc Patrol Constables Detective Constables Administrative ssistants Emergency Response Community Drug unity Services Team Action Team officer Traffic Management Domestic Violence ervices/Security Team C o-ordinator Officers J Staffiin Elgin County OPP Detachment is currently fully staffed. We continue to provide development for officers wishing to specialize in other areas of the organization or towards promotion. Some members have taken advantage of opportunities to relocate to other areas of the organization and some new officers have chosen to come to Elgin Detachment. In 2014 we received two experienced officers from other Detachments and also welcomed Sgt Lynn Bennett back to Elgin. Sgt Bennett filled a vacancy that was created when Sgt Terry Cox returned to the Ontario Police College as an instructor. Constable Lyndsay McTeer has also been assigned to Elgin Detachment after graduating from the Ontario Police College. Constable McTeer was previously an Auxiliary officer with Elgin Detachment. The Elgin County Auxilliary Unit also experienced numerous changes in 2014. Our previous Unit Commander left the unit after relocating to another area of the province and four of our Auxiliary officers were successful in their application to be full time OPP Officers. AIS/Sgt Sarah Paul is now the new AISISgt, Unit Commander, and A/Sgt Andrew Pepping is presently acting as the unit Sgt. The unit continues to provide a great service to the community as you will see later in this report. 4 STQA�y { ro s CRIME STOPPERS y� �''�arn•�Q London*Elgin*Middlesex (800) 222-TIPS (8477) Elgin County OPP continues to support the London Elgin Middlesex Crimestoppers Program. This program has been very successful in 2014, handling 1,636 tips that resulted in the clearance of 32 criminal cases, 79 criminal charges, over$10,000 in recovered property, 6 weapons seized, over 950,000 in seized drugs, and over $460,000 in seized cash. r v � untaHoeHmesloupars it. RY � } hc� �� 'fralningeflnle�eriaa .�., ,' - ii[l , -�u�anEtglnhllddlosx: a: ��; CtlmcSlopP 1"�. •f hi C p A4� hr _ G, ST a 3� -"r 4 6 r i 9r I.-q u 6 ,® m CAN AL • '" ' 4 it , i Iq I i s 'r- 5 Elgin County Auxilia Unit The Auxiliary Unit enjoyed another successful and busy year in 2014 supporting all of our communities and fellow OPP members in a wide variety of duties. The unit size remained around 7 members which is 8 short of our full complement of 15. The drop in the 2013/2014 compliment has been primarily due to the success of the programs' internal promotion system, seeing members joining the OPPs front line ranks. With this shortage the recruitment cycle is in full swing and has seen 10 prospective candidates put forward for testing and hopeful recruitment. Part of our unit's strategic plan for 2014 is to continue to provide our members with the training, tools and confidence to assist in the multitude of requests from our colleagues within the OPP and to strive to support the many stakeholders across our community. Our auxiliary members continue this proud service within our County and beyond by participating in such events as; food drives, Remembrance Day events, Christmas parades, public awareness campaigns, and training exercises. They also have assisted outside of our county with such events as Friday the 13th in Port Dover and the Pottahawk Boating event near Turkey Point. On top of conducting 1258hrs of ride along patrol hours, Auxiliary members participated in 32 Marine shifts. On Saturday October 25th, 2014, OPP Auxiliary members were at the Foodland Grocery Store in Port Stanley from loam until 4pm. yf 5 i In the 6 hours a total of approximately $1500 in groceries were collected as well as just over$400 in cash was donated. The J Kk E C groceries and cash were donated to support the Christmas Anglican Church Food Bank in Port Stanley. On Sunday October 26th, 2014 OPP Auxiliary members were out again, this time at the Food La nd Grocery Store in Dutton from ry g loam to 3:30pm. Again almost $1500 in groceries was collected and almost $500 in cash was donated. The groceries and money was then donated to Daffodil Society-- Dutton Food Bank Just some of the many community events Elgin OPP members and Auxiliary members attended throughout the year included the Port Stanley Easter Egg Hunt where Auxiliary members conducted the Kids Prints Program. Members attended several Kids, Cops and Canadian Tire Fishing Derbies where auxiliary members interacted with the youth and provided community safety information. In November officers attended the annual MADD Candlelight Vigil where auxiliary members acted as the honor guard as well as acting as ushers. In 2014 our 7 members contributed and astonishing 2672.5 volunteer hours! Great Job! 2014 Patrol Community Training Admin Totals Hours Event Hours Hours Hours (Q l 335 5 463 78 $ Q2 398.5 57.5 160 85 701 Q3 341 162 95 130 518.75 Q4 183.5 204.25 100 140.25 571.75 Totals 1258 428.75 818 433.3 2672.5 6 2014-2016 Action Plan Our Annual Business Plan has been changed to a three year Action Plan to coincide with the new OPP three year Strategic Plan. Our 2014-2016 Action Plan priorities as identified with community and Police Service Board consultation are: Crime - Reducing victimization resulting from Domestic Violence and related occurrences - Reduction in property crimes including theft under, theft over, theft of motor vehicles and theft from motor vehicles - Reducing victimization from cyber and for technology-enabled crime Drugs - Continued emphasis on drug investigations focusing on trafficking and drugs in schools Traffic - Concentrating on The Big Four; impaired driving, speeding/aggressive driving, inattentive/ distracted driving, and seat belt use. -Animal related collisions Other - Marine patrol and emergency response on Lake Erie - Response to persons with mental illness or crisis - Reducing 911 pocket dials - Reducing false alarms Crime Mana ement Plan Elgin County Detachment has a comprehensive Crime Management Plan that is administered through the leadership of Regional Detective Sergeant Andrea Quenneville. The Crime Unit has been restructured for 2014 and we have added a Property Crimes position to increase our effectiveness in clearance rates for solving property crimes. We continue to employ a Detachment Community Drug Action Team officer and a Domestic Violence Investigator The Crime Unit is responsible for oversight and investigation of all serious crimes that occur in our detachment area. The foundation of the plan supports the OPP Results Driven Policing methodology and focuses on public safety through crime prevention and investigative excellence. Traffic Manaaement Strategy Elgin County Detachment has developed a Traffic Management Strategy with a goal of reducing motor vehicle collisions, specifically those that result in injury and death. Our focus in 2014 continued to be enforcement and education around aggressive driving, impaired driving, seat belt use, and distracted driving. These four driving habits are within complete control of the driver and together can have the largest impact on road safety. Elgin County Detachment continues to employ a Traffic Team designated to traffic enforcement. We have had great success with the Traffic Team and have been very responsive to requests from the community for specific traffic enforcement. Using analytics provided by our Detachment Crime/Traffic Analyst the traffic team will continue to focus their efforts where they are most needed and can have the greatest impact on traffic safety. Although our total crashes for 2014 were up from 2013 our fatal crashes were down to three from seven the previous year. In addition our carldeer collisions were very high at 370 up from 316 in 2013, contributing to the higher number of crashes. 7 Community Satisfaction Survey Year: 2014 1. 98.1% of respondents felt"very safe" or"safe" in their community. 2. Of the 98 respondents (or 25.9%) who said they had contacted the OPP in the past year, 89.8% were"satisfied" or"very satisfied"with the ease of contacting the OPP. 3. Overall, 93.7% of respondents were "very satisfied" or "satisfied" with the quality of police service provided by the OPP, 4. 92.2% of respondents were "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the OPP's ability to work with communities to solve local problems. 5. 93.9% of respondents were "satisfied"or"very satisfied"with the OPP's visibility on the highways. Community Policing Committees Elgin County OPP is very blessed to have a strong network of Community Policing Committees to represent the municipalities we serve. We work in partnership with our committees to identify and resolve issues of crime and traffic that are identified by the committees. In addition our committees volunteer countless hours of their time to support many community initiatives, particularily those that assist children, the elderly and vulnerable groups. Elgin County has six Community Policing Committees located in West Elgin, Southwold, Port Stanley, Belmont, Malahide, and Bayham. Elgin County OPP is very appreciative of the hard work all of our committees do to support their community and the OPP. In 2014 we continued to work with our committees using the Ontario Mobilization & Engagement Model of Community Policing and all committees are now using the model as a guide to assist them in setting priorities and objectives. Community Ontario's Mohi�lzation & Engagement Model of EQ C a '' ;. ` matw.wm n:r olM�tM Nm �t eti Pollce r�.�,� Prerenit.^ TO rdsarbroammun'�� 8 Community Services Officer The Community Services officer performs many different functions at the Elgin County OPP Detachment throughout the calendar year. Whether providing school lectures to Elementary or High school age kids, presenting public safety messaging to community groups, attending public safety meetings or responding to media inquiries the Community Services Officer is busy year round. As the Community Services Officer, Constable Carlson's goal is to promote crime prevention, public safety and security through education. During the cold winter months the focus for Constable Carlson's' messaging was winter driving and Distracted Driving as well as lecturing in the schools on such topics as Bullying, Online Safety, Youth and the Law, Substance Abuse eo 'a and other topics the school may request. T As the weather warms Constable Carlson's goal is to promote bicycle safety, WHILE road safety, and water safety. Constable Carlson attended several bicycle - rodeos at local schools to provide students with interactive bicycle safety presentations. In 2014 Constable Carlson also made connections with the local Amish community and was invited to speak at five of their schools on the role of a police officer and some of the tools used by the police. The presentation was well received and Constable Carlson has been invited back to provide further safety presentations. Sitting on the Active Elgin Committee (Share the Road), Constable Carlson assisted with the planning and delivery of Elgin Counties 2nd Annual Bike Festival which included bicycle safety lectures and demonstrations as well as fun family cycling events. — With the arrival of summer and the conclusion of in school activities Constable ® i t Carlson prepared for the multitude of summer festivals and activities happening around Elgin County. This included creating a poster informing the public of laws .. around trespassing and ATV's. The poster was created in partnership with the Aylmer District Stake Holders Committee. Some of the many community events Constable Carlson attended throughout the summer included Port Stanely Cary-Fast, Harbour Fest, as well as visits to the local --- conservation areas to provide bicycle safety presentations to kids camping in the parks. Each and every year the fishing in Elgin County is a big hit for both young and old and each year the Elgin OPP help sponsor three Kids, Cops, and Canadian Tire - Fishin g Days.s. This year the events were held in Port Bruce, Port Glasgow and at ' the Springwater Conservation Area. These events allow kids to get out and spend the day fishing and competing for awesome prizes! No one walks away _. empty handed, whether they caught a fish or not there is a prize for everyone who a �auj OW participates. 9 As school gets back into full swing so was the brand new OPP K.I.D.S. (Knowledge, Issues, Decisions, and Supports) program. The K.I.D.S. program supports the existing V.I.P. (Values, Influence and Peers) Program being run in the schools and targets grade six students. The program provides officers with up to date lessons, videos and presentations to capture and hold the youth's interest and delivers excellent information. This is a co-operative program between the police and focal school boards. The program helps youth; Feel good about themselves • Create a positive impression ' KNOWLEDGE -- What do f need to know? • Make good choices • Understand peer pressure Stand up for themselves ISSUES Be aware of laws and values in society WhatdalnaedtotalkaboutP Teach respect of themselves and others Know the consequences of their actions k DEC'ISION'S • Choose the right friends !{owdolnakesmartehalcesP' • Be a good role model The sessions include; S�IPPORTS 1. Introduction to Police and Authority Figures N:LlgotoheIV? 2. Youth and the Law 3. Online and Social Media Awareness 4. Drug Awareness The K.I.D.S. program runs from October until June and is a great educational program. As October rolled around, Halloween safety, hunting safety and winter driving public safety messaging became the topics of discussion. Also in the messaging was an important road safety message for our area which is reminding the public of the risk of collisions with and how to minimize a collision with deer. In November, along with the attendance at numerous Remembrance Day Ceremonies, OPP members also attended the 8th annual MADD Candlelight Vigil. The vigil is held to celebrate and remember persons who have been killed or injured in drinking and driving collisions. December messaging promoted Lock It or Lose It during the festive season, Festive RIDE and winter driving. Officers attended 7 Christmas parades around the county providing traffic control and in some cases led the parade. PleaseRl2�lOVEi Y811�VALllAB1.ES; YOIIR�VEIII�LE'': 10 M1� - El-gin Groug Calls for Service 10,000 9,800 f RN N"PLC 9,600 &r:r, J2F slu�n .hE A a ��43 Y ,F f4J1ss I.q,, t 9,400 � ,�", 9,200 det to : h3r*P }rye E�eS 4rk t° f1 9,000 ro4=". fat °t � 41y��f T15 q MIA 8,800 8,600 8 400 3� i �t "" 7 ors �i <w wi 8,200 8.000 ' 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Elgin Group Total Calls For Service 4000k � 3000 2000 1000 1,7. 0 . z Dutton Central Malahide Bayham West Elgin Dunwich Southwold Elgin 02012 1314 907 1048 3523 1384 1356 ❑2013 1 181 814 1063 3214 1243 1238 ®2014 1146 736 977 3343 1310 1139 Elgin Group Calls for Service by Municipals 13% 13% t a^ 9/o U West Elgin Ili Dutton 0 15% ❑Southwold ©Central 11% ■Malahide 0 Bayham 39% Elgin Group Total Calls Distribution 2014 11 Traffic Safe WVIM r �xFx144r r t tY °rrWI L t it ,a �a�y�jri�,� irs s r� 4k�!tx< ' � ttt� �1 The safety of motorists on Elgin County roads has always been a priority for Elgin Detachment. Our Traffic Management Team is dedicated to enforcement and response to traffic complaints within the County. Officers conducted 284 static RIDE checks in 2014, in addition to other tactics used to identify and remove impaired drivers. Festive RIDE was in operation from Nov 24th to Jan 4th. During that time officers conducted 81 RIDE checks, resulting in 5 drivers being charged with Impaired Driving. As you can see from the Motor Vehicle Collision chart below we have seen a slight increase in total crashes in 2014 as well as an increase in in personal injury crashes however a reduction in fatal crashes. We will continue to use statistical ananysis and focus on targeted enforcement of Impaired Driving, Aggressive Driving, Seat Belt Lase, and Distracted Driving. These four factors can often be the difference between a minor crash with no injuries and a major crash resulting in injuries or death. Of the crashes we experienced in Elgin County in 2014: Fatal Crashes Remaining Crashes 2013 2014 2013 2014 Alcohol involved 1 0 8 24 No Seat Belt 1 0 12 21 Aggressive Driving 2 2 87 90 Distracted Driving 2 0 72 112 Animal Related 0 0 368 392 1000.. 5004 i P 5,i - - - �r 0. Fatah CarlQeer Damage Persona!Injury X2012 718 67 5 311 ❑2013 797 42 7 368 y ®2014 784 63 3 392 12 Marine Safe Pct t 1 - Elgin County Detachment Marine Unit is made up of 6 qualified OPP Marine Operators, a summer marine student and is supported by the Elgin Auxiliary Unit. Officers are on the water patrolling every weekend and attend water related community events during the boating season. In the summer of 2014 Elgin Detachment acquired a loaner vessel as a result of our original boat being destroyed by fire after being stolen. We are scheduled to receive a new replacement vessel in 2015 and will be using the loaner until it arrives. The Marine Unit was out early for the May long weekend ensuring that the boating public was ready for the boating season with properly equipped vessels and properly qualified captains. The unit attended such events as Can-Fest in Port Stanley, Tub Daze in Port Burwell, Harbourfest and Tall Ships. In 2014 we increased our hours on the water and emergency response as the area was left without a Coastguard Auxiliary unit due to the retirement of the previous unit commander. Year Marine Hours # of Vessels Checked #of Charges (Criminal, Provincial, Marine 2013 220 461 11 2014 697 1632 21 pv LM r ' ' _ �NO1P9 4R - 13 Crime Prevention In 2014 Elgin County Detachment continued our committement to crime prevention. A large component of this goal is the pro-active education provided through media outlets and presentations provided by our CSO. We continue to follow the principles of Intelligence Led Policing and are also committed to the Crime Abatement Program which centres on ensuring repeat offenders abide by the conditions placed on them by the courts on their release. The detachment has also increased our commitment to working with our Community Policing Committees to identify and resolve issues of concern in the community. In 2014 we created a crime analist position and using statistical information we are better able to deploy our resources to be in the right place at the right time not only to respond but also as a deterrent to crime and traffic issues. 800E d °{7 r �ar� ASS A tlrt {� � ' T a � , 6000 , R r3 r 5p is t .r ;s4Fkyb .CEr-' 4000 ��s� � 2000 f ,u , 0. a Criminal POA Charges Foot Patrol Focused Patrol Charges 02012 1215 6193 986 3330 ❑2013 1022 6910 1178 3727 0 2014 1027 5823 906 3271 Enforcement Statistics False Alarms - Elgin OPP officers responded to 396 false alarms in 2014 up from 367 in 2013. 911 Calls - Elgin OPP Officers responded to 1015 911 calls in 2014 up from 760 in 2013. Break & Enter We have seen an increase in Break & Enters in Elgin County in 2014; up 6% overall with a notable increase in Southwold and Malahide Townships and a decrease in the Municipality of Dutton Dunwich. Of note our Property Crimes officers have had great success and we increased our clearance rate of B&Es from 21% in 2013 to over 40% in 2014. 40 30 ;. f N4- 20 - M. 10 Dutton Central West Elgin Dunwich Southwold Elgin Malahide Bayham 0 2012 20 11 22 36 17 16 ❑2013 21 11 9 .27 17 20 ®2014 21 6 14 29 22 19 Break and Enter By Municipality 14 Domestic Violence Our domestic violence occurrences have decreased dramatically in Elgin County over the past year. In 2014 we have continued to work with our partner agencies, like Violence Against Women Services Elgin County, to increase awareness and education and provide alternate services from the community. 200 .E S f i �w e � k 7 i ' 150 s if 100 Dutton Central West Elgin Dunwich Southwold Elgin Malahide Bayham 012012 86 46 47 99 68 85 ❑2013 109 46 61 156 1 72 76 ■2014 66 20 28 81 44 46 Domestic Occurrences by Municipality Other Crimes 340 i". 200 a r { r Y,a h Rq- 1 - r. Robbery Assaults 6;Sexual Theft y Theft Theft Mischief Theft Assaults Under Over from r.Eg 2012 0 120 22 170 10 55 160 45 201 3 2 141 29 175 31 66 207 52 2014 0 133 25 1 172 23 39 162 45 Elciiin Groun 2014 Other Crimes Drugs 304 250 9 200 i 150 ' u E 50 5 0 Search CDSA Charges Criminal Occurrences Warrants g Charges 020 245 18 155 33 0 2013 163 9 72 25 ®2014 148 8 187 74 Property/Cash Seized $15,020.00 Drugs Seized $91,353.00 15 In 2014 Elgin officers delivered 64,813.56 hours of service to the contract. This exceeded the minimum contract hours required by 8,275.32 hours. In 2014 officers from Elgin Detachment were called upon to assist with provincial responsibilities on a number of occasions, most notably, Port Dover Friday 13th events and deployments to FN Territories. The Elgin Group will receive a rebate for Provincial Service Usage in 2014. 2014 Contract Hours Month Minimum Required Received Exceeded January 4711.52 5,581 869.49 February 4711.52 41858.00 146.74 March 4711.52 4,948.51 236.99 April 4711.52 5,281.00 569.49 May 4711.52 5,642.50 930.99 June 4711.52 5,173.00 461 July 4711.52 5,544.25 832.74 August 4711.52 5,531.76 820.24 September 4711.52 5,783 1070.99 October 4711.52 5.756.25 1044.73 November 4711.52 5,330 618.24 December 4711.52 5,385.01 673.49 Year to Date 56538.24 1 64,813.56 8,275.32 Elgin Group overtime-Repo The charts below outline the overtime expended for the Elgin Group contract by Elgin Detachment officers and a breakdown of how it was expended. Elgin OPP has implemented a number of strategies to reduce the use of overtime, including the creation of overlap shifts from 3:00 pm to 3:00 am and noon to midnight to match peak time for calls for service, and policy changes to when officers are called in on overtime. 71000 6,030 6,000 s,00a =' 4,290 4,000 3,187 3;101 3152 Y 3,000 = 2,000 1,000 0 . 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 16 5% 4% M Operations SCourt 23% DAdmin OSpecial Duty 1% 62% ■Community Service 5% M Personnel Shortage Overtime Expenditure by Percent ElIc in Group Revenue Report The chart below outlines the revenue collected on behalf of the municipality for services provided by the OPP. JANUARY FEBRUARY MAR:ICH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY 6:S 1.00 $ 3,954.50 $ 3 47.75 470 6.00 R 25 $ 3,10.7 '�-'K NOVEMB $415 31289. 5 �4106 S PT OCTOBER DECEMBER OCTOBER R NOVEMBER DECEM AUGUST SEPTEMBER $ 6,939.25 $ 4 29]2.50 $4'562.25 $3,473.41 $3,398-15 Criminal Record Checks The chart below provides a breakdown of criminal records checks completed by Elgin Detachment in 2014, a decrease of 143 checks less than those completed in 2013. Of the 2,818 Criminal Records checks completed 406 persons required fingerprints for RCMP verification. Criminal Record Checks 2014 Jan Feb Mar A r Ma Jun Jul Au Se t Oct Nov Dec -Total Vulnerable Screening . 113 110 125 153 231 190 131 166 261 234 151 92 1957 Re ular 36 44 27 41 51 48 60 36 29 34 25 30 461 Other 35 28 24 30 50 43 34 31 45 32 32 16 376 TOTAL 184 182 176 1 994 1 332 - 281 I 225 233 335 300 208 138 2818 R.I.D.E. Grant Each year Elgin County OPP completes an application for a RIDE Grant through Mothers Against Drinking and Driving. In 2014 Elgin OPP received $13,400.00 and all of that grant money has been spent to provide officers at RIDE checks throughout the County, with the bulk of those checks occurring during the Festive RIDE Season. We are very proud and appreciative to be partners with Mothers Against Drinking and Driving in the fight to keep impaired drivers off our roadways. dd' 17 k 1 uY �',�.°{ x'r•"�,��auri '-'� s � 'y n�!-}N ,�J��•tia-:_7 �y i cc ISI- Sri S '� I ]:rtYL } FOLO' +1 Cda_ wr � 1 � , i di r G1 oi?° ! �{ FI ��J, u k� ✓- . - 97 �I k txE KIP Pi u - 1{_t, �• � y - ' :'{ � � �, 1 ids } I i ;s�� :�7 - 5i 4 Municipality of West Elgin Council Members Attn: Norma Byrant Re: Havens Lake Road The January 29€h Chronicle reported a portion of land donated by the Havens family to the township for the purpose of building a road for the benefit of the community was sold as surplus land. The intent by Gord and Grace Havens was to donate land strictly for the said road. Past council members requested additional land supposedly NEEDED for this project and it was given under the assumption it was indeed required for the completion of the road. Fast forward to 2015 and this land that was so badly needed is now deemed surplus and sold. Council is aware that no legal document was signed between the municipality and Gord and Grace Havens. A gentleman's handshake is all that sealed the deal. The road was built and opened to the public and Gord Havens passed away before any document was signed. Gord and Grace Havens three children honoured this agreement. The family of Gord and Grace Havens feel it is a moral obligation on behalf of the council that the donors have an input as to what the money deriving from the sale of the 2.33 acres should be used for. Your Truly Julie Newman on behalf of the following family members of Gord and Grace Havens: Richard Haggith Denise Palmer Penny Havens Renee Conway Jaysene Palmer Jennifer Cook Gracie Conway Jayden Palmer Suzanne Meinen Greg Haggith Kaia Palmer William Meinen Wendy Haggith Remi Begin Noah Meinen Devin Haggith Michelle Begin Anneka Meinen Breana Haggith Keegan Begin Elise Meinen Julie Newman Emmett Begin Judah Meinen Wentworth Newman Barak Meinen Recognition of the efforts of the late Gard, Grace, Robert and Mary Anne (Haggith) Havens. ' 2 O0 4 02/20/2015 10:53 5197682548 WECHC PAGE 02102 i F. MAI I E wanxia nrcwav ro NC�t71ry 1000. IN WiiT6RNlWlN The Maize of Western Elgin I w themaize mail.com To Whom It May Concern: The Maize Is a group of concerned volunteers in Western Elgin who are working to improve food security In Dutton,West Lorne,and Rodney.We are currently based In West Lorne and have been meeting in the community room of the West Elgin Community Health Centre. Among the projects we are working on are free community dinners for community residents.All projects are strictly not-for-profit and are led by volunteers,with donated materials and ingredients. So far The Maize has had two free community dinners;the first held at the United Church in Rodney,on November 9s'with approximately 5o people in attendance and the second at the West Elgin community Complex on December 12v'with approximately 35 in attendance. The meals will continue to rotate between communities on a monthly basis. We are planning on holding the next meal at the Rodney Legion on Saturday,February 21 from 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.followed by a meal in West Lorne on Friday, March 27`h from 5:00 p.rn.—7:00 p.m. We would once again like to use the space at the West Elgin Community Complex, if possible.As this is a not-for-profit community meal,we are hoping to have any fees wa'"ed for utilizing the space. The community dinner would consist of a free meal for anyone who would like to attend.This is a way for us to build community by providing free food to those in the community,as well as a social outing. We hope to hear from you soon regarding the use of the space as we would like to advertise as sooh.as possible.Please follow up with Tenn at 519-476-4034 or email wethemaizeLm gmailtom. Regard , Karen Murdoch Chair,The Maize of Western Elgin j MUNICIPALITY OF West Elgin Garbage & Recycling Newsletter March 2015 The Municipality of West Elgin is starting new garbage and recycling programs starting April 1, 2015. Progressive Waste Solutions (BFI Canada) will be collecting curbside garbage and recycling for current customers in the former villages of West Lorne and Rodney. West Elgin will be running a Two Stream Recycling System; Fibres and Food, Beverage and Liquid Containers. The Fibres stream includes Paper Beverage Cartons, Household Paper/Newspaper, Catalogues, Books, Telephone Books, Paper Egg Cartons and Boxboard and flattened Cardboard Boxes. The Food, Beverage and Liquid Containers stream includes Glass Bottles and Jars, Aluminum and Steel Cans, Aluminum Foil Containers and Foil, Plastic Bottles, Jugs and Tubs. The following is the NEW schedule for pick-up: RODNEY Week 1 -Wednesday - Garbage and Recycling Collection Week 2 -Wednesday - Garbage Collection WEST LORNE Week 1 - Friday - Garbage and Recycling Collection Week 2 - Friday - Garbage Collection For Rural Residents, please take all of your recyclables to the landfill. The Municipality of West Elgin will be transporting recyclables collected from the landfill to the Manning Drive Regional Material Recovery Facility outside of the City of London. Please help us become a stronger and more sustainable community by recycling more! For further information, please watch our website www.westeigin.net and watch the Chronicle for further updates.