April 25, 2006 Agenda
ORDERS OF THE DA Y
FOR TUESDA Y: APRIL 25. 2006 - 9:00 A.M.
PAGE # ORDER
1st Meeting Called to Order
2nd Adoption of Minutes - for the meeting of March 28, 2006
3rd Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
4th Presenting Petitions, Presentations and Delegations
PRESENTATION:
9:00 A.M. - Retirement Recognitions - Mary Brown with 20 years
of service with Elgin County Library - Port Stanley/Shedden,
and Gary Rose with 5 years of service with Bobier Villa
DELEGATION:
2 9:10 A.M. - Dave Mennill, Foundation Vice-Chair and Marilyn Fleck,
Board Member, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
Foundation, with update to Council on the current and
on-going work of the Foundation (Attachment)
5th Motion to Move Into "Committee Of The Whole Council"
3-38 6th Reports of Council, Outside Boards and Staff
7th Council Correspondence - see attached
39-56 1) Items for Consideration
57 -94 2) Items for Information (Consent Agenda)
8th OTHER BUSINESS
1) Statementsllnquiries by Members
2) Notice of Motion
3) Matters of Urgency
9th In-Camera Items (see separate agenda)
10th Recess
11th Motion to Rise and Report
12th Motion to Adopt Recommendations from the Committee Of The Whole
95-96 13th Consideration of By-Laws
14th ADJOURNMENT
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED
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Paul Baldwin
Warden
County of Elgin
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas, ON N5R 5V1
Dear Mr. Baldwin:
Health care is a fundamental component of each of our lives and an essential element is,
of course, the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital.
In direct support of our Hospital, the STEGH Foundation plays an essential role. In this
regard, we would like to take few minutes to update Elgin County Council on the current
and on-going work of the Foundation.
We understand that time is might be available on Tuesday, April 25th at the regular
Council Meeting to make presentation of about ten minutes in duration. We anticipate that
Foundation Vice-Chair Dave Mennill from Aylmer will attend along with Board Member
Marilyn Fleck from Dutton.
In 2004-2005, there were almost 60,000 visits to STEGH (emergency and ambulatory) with
an occupancy rate close to 100% at all times along with more than 7,500 surgical
procedures being performed. With a staff of over 850 (full and part-time), and a budget of
about $60M, STEGH is one of the largest employers in Elgin County. It is a fundamental
and key economic driver for our community.
We look forward to an opportunity to update Council on the Foundation and the essential
support it provides.
Sincerely,
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Allan Weatherall
Director of Development
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April 25, 2006
Elgin County Council
County of Elgin
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas, ON N5R 5V1
DearCoundlMembeffi:
Thank you for giving us time this evening to present the facts on a critical health care
requirement for people in our community.
Thousands of individuals, who live in St. Thomas or Elgin County, have used STEGH on
numerous occasions. Lives begin and end in this fadlity... while others have received the
spedal care required to ease suffering and bring back their health and vitality. However,
one thing everyone has in common is the need to have the finest health care possible
close to home with the best equipment available.
When was the last time you bought a new bed and mattress for your home? Last year?
Five years ago? Ten Years ago? What if you hadn't been able to buy a new bed for over
twenty five years and you also had spent 80% of your time in the bed? What condition
might it be in? Well... this is the exact problem our community is fadng with the age and
condition of many of the beds still in use in the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
(STEGH).
As you have just heard, there is a very spedfic requirement at this time and we are asking
for Council's support. The cost of replacing one patient room area is almost $20,000 and
includes a bed, over-bed and beside bed tables and one chair for a visitor and another for
patients.
We are askinq Elqin County Council for a $100,000 commitment to our current 'Supporting
Our Best to Be the Best... Our Nurses are Worth a Million'
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With an overall investment of $1.26M which would acquire 63 beds and room furnishings,
the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) Foundation will once again provide
financial support to the community in a very tangible way with the purchase of new patient
beds and room furnishings. Each bed, and the other pieces of furniture, is a fundamental
component of each individual's healing process.
We look forward to your positive response that will directly support health care in St.
Thomas and Elgin County.
Thank you for giving our submission the assessment it requires.
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Secretary
Board of Directors
Ron Elliott
Chair
Board of Directors
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REPORTS OF COUNCIL AND STAFF
April 25. 2006
Staff Reports - (ATTACHED)
4 Manager of Archives - House of Industry Monument
6 Director of Library Services - Ontario Ministry of Culture Library Contribution
8 Director of Senior Services - Terrace Lodge - Adult Day Program Marketing Brochure
9 Director of Senior Services - Elgin Manor - Annual Compliance Review - Elgin Manor
10 Director of Senior Services - Bobier Villa - Melody Lane Productions
11 Director of Financial Services - Budget Comparison - February 28, 2006
14 Director of Financial Services - Additional Provincial Ambulance Funding
16 Purchasing Co-Ordinator - Semi-Annual Information Report - Contract Awards
(June-Dee 2005) and Direct Negotiation
Expenditures (Jan - Dee 2005)
23 Payroll & Benefits Coordinator and Director of Human Resources - Annual Benefit
Renewal 2006
32 Director of Engineering Services, Manager of Road Infrastructure, Purchasing
Co-Ordinator - Tender Award - Sunset Road Rehabilitation
Manager of Road Infrastructure - Tender Award - Surface Treatment (to be faxed out
Friday)
35 Manager of Road Infrastructure - Intersection Safety Study - Culloden Road and
Eden Line
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REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM:
Brian Masschaele, Manager of Archives
April 5th, 2006
DATE:
SUBJECT:
House of Industry Monument
CORPORATE GOAL(S} REFERENCED:
To promote cultural services;
To forge community partnerships;
To nurture and support dignified long-term care.
INTRODUCTION:
County Council previously commissioned a monument to acknowledge
individuals buried on grounds adjacent to the former Elgin County House of
Industry. This report recommends that a ceremony take place on July 25th, 2006
to formally erect the monument.
DISCUSSION:
In May 2004, County Council approved the erection of a monument to
acknowledge those individuals buried on the grounds of the former Elgin County
House of Industry between 1876 and 1901. A plot plan in the Archives indicates
that approximately 130 individuals were buried on the site.
Staff have been working in partnership with the Elgin County Branch of the
Ontario Genealogical Society to create this monument which will include the
names of each individual buried on the site. Engineering staff have determined a
suitable location for the monument in a spot adjacent to where the original home
once stood, behind the previous site of Elgin Manor and well south of the new
sewage treatment plant. Engineering staff have determined that it is now safe to
proceed with erecting the monument given that construction of the sewage
treatment plant is completed. The monument will be located near a path that is
accessible by car or foot on a seasonal basis. Landscaping will be maintained
around the monument.
St~~ .are proposing that a brief ceremony take place to erect the monument on
Julyi2Sth, 2006 as part of County Council's regular meeting. A brief program will
be developed to include comments by the Warden, a representative of the
genealogical society and a blessing from clergy.
CONCLUSION:
County Council commissioned a monument to acknowledge individuals buried on
the grounds of the former Elgin County House of Industry adjacent to Elgin
Manor. Staff recommend that a ceremony take place on July 25th, 2006 to erect
this monument.
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT County Council conduct a ceremony to dedicate a monument in honour of
those individuals buried on grounds adjacent to the former Elgin County House of
Industry on July 25th, 2006;
AND THAT the members of the Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical
Society be invited to attend this ceremony.
Respectfully Submitted
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Manager of Archives
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REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM:
Cathy Bishop
Director of Library Services
DATE:
April 10, 2006
SUBJECT:
Ontario Ministry of Culture Library Contribution
CORPORATE GOAL(S) REFERENCED:
To recognize and seize opportunities for improvement;
To promote cultural services
INTRODUCTION:
Under a new $6 million initiative to promote family literacy and lifelong learning, nearly
550 rural, remote, francophone and First Nation public libraries that serve communities
of under 20,000 people will each receive one-time funding of $10,500. The Elgin County
library system has 11 branch locations with the main office also being considered a
branch library. The Ontario government views libraries as key partners in delivering on
its education priorities.
DISCUSSION:
The Ministry of Culture has provided the Elgin County Library with a one-time grant of
$126,000 to help strengthen literacy and promote lifelong learning.
Elgin County Library would like to purchase an "Early Literacy Computer Station, for
each of our 11 branch libraries. The workstation is for ages 3 to 8 and has 25
educational software packages. The developmental programs cross all curriculums and
grows and changes as your child does. Theses stations are certified for educational and
developmental content and reliability. Provided with the stations are a flat screen
monitor, printer, colourful keyboard, a special mouse designed for small hands and a 3
year warranty. They are ready to use when you open the box. All you have to do is plug
it in! Each station costs approximately $3,000. Purchases for the remaining funds have
yet to be determined by staff.
CONCLUSION:
The Ministry of Culture has provided the Elgin County Library with a one-time grant of
$126,000 to help strengthen literacy and promote lifelong learning. Elgin County Library
would like to purchase an Early Literacy Computer Station for each of our branch
libraries and expenditures for the remaining funds will be determined by staff.
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the one-time grant of $126,000 from the Ministry of Culture to strengthen literacy
and promote lifelong learning be accepted and;
THAT staff purchase an Early Literacy Computer Station for each branch library and;
THAT expenditures for the remaining funds will be determined by staff
Respectfully Submitted
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Director of Library Services
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Chief Administrative Officer
REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
From:
Rhonda L. Roberts
Director of Senior Services - Terrace Lodge
Pat Vandevenne
Director of Senior Services - Bobier Villa
Date:
April 11, 2006
Subject:
Adult Day Program Marketing Brochure
CORPORATE GOAL:
To Forge Community Partnerships
To Provide Innovative & Collaborative Quality Service
INTRODUCTIONIDISCUSSION: The Adult Day Program brochure has been revised with input
from the Homes Directors. The new brochure reflects the variety of programs available to adults
and individuals with dementia within the County of Elgin and City of St. Thomas.
The brochure is distributed to individuals within the community by the Community Care Access
Centre as well as made available to community partners, Le., physicians, VON, etc.
The brochure cost is part of the Adult Day Program budget which is a shared expense between the
County of Elgin and City of St. Thomas.
CONCLUSION: The brochure is an important marketing tool for the Adult Day Program. The
brochure illustrates the collaborative relationship between the County of Elgin and City of St.
Thomas important to the ongoing success of the Adult Day Program.
RECOMMENDATION:
That this report be received and filed.
Respectfully Submitted
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REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM:
Melissa Lewis, Elgin Manor
Director of Senior Services
DATE:
March 30, 2006
SUBJECT:
Annual Compliance Review - Elgin Manor
CORPORATE GOALS REFERENCED:
· Nurture and support dignified long-term care
· Recognize and seize opportunities for improvement
INTRODUCTION:
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is responsible to conduct an annual
inspection of all long-term homes in the province. Annual inspections, combined with
follow-up inspections, specialized referrals and compliant investigations, form the basis
of the Ministry's compliance system.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION:
Standards and criteria are detailed in the Long-Term Care Facilities Program Manual,
and include close to 500 requirements regarding the care and services provided to
residents. During the Annual Compliance Review our policies, procedures and practices
within the home are evaluated in the context of these Ministry standards by a
Compliance Advisor.
The annual review for Elgin Manor was completed from March 27 to 30, 2006.
A debriefing meeting with our Compliance Advisor was open to all staff of the Home,
who were encouraged to attend and participate as part of the process.
We are pleased to report that there were no findings of unmet standards for the annual
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care review of Elgin Manor.
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the report titled Annual Compliance Review - Elgin Manor be received and filed.
Respectfully Submitted
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Melissa-Lewis, Elgin Manor
Director of Senior Services
REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM:
Pat Vandevenne
Director of Senior Services, Bobier Villa
DATE:
April 13, 2006
SUBJECT:
Melody Lane Productions
CORPORATE GOALS: #3 To Nurture and Support Dignified Long-Term Care
#5 To Promote Elgin as "The Place to Live"
#6 To Forge Community Partnerships
#7 To Provide Innovative and Collaborative Quality Service
#8 To Recognize and Seize Opportunities for Improvement
INTRODUCTION:
Melody Lane Productions of London, Ontario videotaped a sing along video at
Bobier Villa in the spring of 2004. This video had both residents from the home
and visitors from Caledonia Gardens participating. The "Song from the Heart"
video was taped live and is now included in a 4 part series that more than 500
Long-Term Care Homes, Hospitals, Senior Organizations and Public Libraries
can enjoy.
DISCUSSION:
Bobier Villa has once again been approached as a choice location for
participating in another video called "Songs of England". The Production
Company would like to include some outdoor shots of our gardens. Filming will
take place in late July or early August.
CONCLUSION:
County Council has supported this endeavour in the past. Staff will ensure that
all the usual safeguards are in place to support this current endeavour.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council receives and file.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
Respectfully Submitted
Approved for Submission
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Pat Vandevenne
Director of Senior Services
Bobier Villa
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Chief Administrative Officer
REPORT COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM:
Linda B. Veger, Director of Financial Services
DATE:
March 31, 2006
SUBJECT:
Budget Comparison - February 28, 2006
Corporate Goal Referenced:
To ensure fiscal responsibility and accountability.
Introduction:
Attached is the budget comparison to February 28, 2006 for the County operating
departments.
Discussion:
.
This is very early in the year to comment on budget variances. The departmental totals are
reasonable for the second month of the year.
Overall the three Homes are in a positive position. The three pay periods in March as well
as the start of vacation season will reduce this variance.
Library - negative variance - (25,571) - the library has made a number of collection
purchases early in the year.
Provincial Offences - positive variance - 107,186 - fines revenues higher than anticipated.
The first payment to the municipalities will be made in early July.
Recommendation:
THAT the report titled Budget Comparison - February 28, 2006 and dated March 31, 2006
be received and filed.
Respectfully Submitted
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Linda B. Veger
Director of Financial Services
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Chief Administrative Officer
COUNTY OF ELGIN
Departmental Budget
Comparisons
For The 2 Periods Ending February 28, 2006
Total YTD YTD Variance %OF
Budget Budget Actual 0 Budget
Warden & Council
Wages 173,320 28,887 14,022 14,864
Benefits 6,692 1,115 1,010 106
Operations 66,560 11,093 20,906 (9,813)
Total 246,572 41,095 35,938 5,157 14.58%
Administrative Services
Wages 251,848 41,975 30,948 11,026
Benefits 51,866 8,644 9,572 (928)
Operations 13,914 2,319 3,380 (1,061J
Total 317,628 52,938 43,900 9,03 13.82%
Financial Services
Wages 292,905 48,818 35,754 13,063
Benefits 70,004 11,667 11,437 230
Operations 14,490 2,415 2,014 401
Total 377,399 62,900 49,205 13,695 13.04%
Human Resources
Wages 293,000 48,833 36,148 12,686
Benefits 64,500 10,750 10,916 (166)
Operations 13,900 2,317 1,611 705
Total 371,400 61,900 48,675 13,225 13.11 %
Administration Building
Wages 155,100 25,850 15,116 10,734
Benefits 40,300 6,717 4,793 1,924
Operations 64,800 10,800 10,394 406
Total 260,200 43,367 30,303 13,063 11.65%
Corporate Expenditures
Insurance 253,750 249,068 248,569 499
Telephone 24,000 4,000 3,861 139
Legal & Professional 87,000 14,500 17,865 (3,365)
Retiree Benefits 38,000 6,333 4,894 1 ,440
Other Expenditures 73,315 12,219 2,936 9,283
Total 476,065 286,121 278,125 7,996 58.42%
Engineering
Wages 255,000 42,500 28,853 13,647
Benefits 58,000 9,667 9,127 540
Operations 79,300 13,217 1,868 11 ,348
Maintenance 2,564,295 560,314 560,314 0
Total 2,956,595 625,697 600,162 25,535 20.30%
Agriculture
Fees Revenue 0 0 0 0
Operations 29,423 4,904 0 4,904
Total 29,423 4,904 0 4,904 0.00%
Elgin Manor
Revenues (4,440,167) (740,028) (700,636) (39,392)
Wages 3,876,131 646,022 446,880 199,141
Benefits 1,037,703 172,951 158,168 14,782
Operations 897,979 149,663 128,809 20,854
Total 1,371,646 228,608 33,222 195,386 2.42%
Terrace Lodge
Revenues (4,970,489) (828,415) (783,853) (44,562)
Wages 4,009,168 668,195 503,108 165,087
Benefits 1,059,288 176,548 175,920 628
Operations 919,634 153,272 128,109 25,164
Total 1,017,601 169,600 23,284 146,316 2.29%
Bobier Villa
Revenues (2,829,670) (471,612) (447,230) (24,382)
Wages 2,588,097 431,350 324,273 107,076
Benefits 617,894 102,982 96,993 5,989
Operations 730,880 121,813 78,900 42,914
Total 1,107,201 184,533 52,936 131,597 4.78%
Pioneer Museum
Wages 81,275 13,546 4,387 9,159
Benefits 20,725 3,454 1,276 2,178
Operations 19,400 3,233 2,867 366
Total 121,400 20,233 8,530 11,704 7.03%
Library
Wages
Benefits
Collections
Operations
Total
Archives
Wages 139,514 23,252 18,231 5,021
Benefits 36,273 6,046 4,245 1,801
Operations 48,800 8,133 1,912 6,222
Total 224,587 37,431 24,387 13,044 10.86%
Land Division
Wages 58,015 9,669 6,750 2,919
Benefits 9,035 1,506 1 ,493 13
Operations (67,050J (11,1756 (5,686) ~5,489~
Total 2,557 2,557 0.00%
Emergency Measures
Wages 5,150 858 833 25
Benefits 1,340 223 217 7
Operations 9,000 1,500 1,613 (113~
Total 15,490 2,582 2,663 (81 17.19%
Information Technologies
Wages 183,255 30,543 23,629 6,914
Benefits 38,900 6,483 7,453 (969)
Operations 324,500 54,083 32,175 21,909
Total 546,655 91,109 63,256 27,853 11.57%
Provincial Offences
Grant (73,000) (12,167) 0 (12,167)
Fines Revenues (650,000) (108,333) (140,722) 32,389
Shared Revenues - Municipal 343,842 57,307 (0) 57,307
Wages 142,100 23,683 16,764 6,919
Benefits 31,250 5,208 4,954 254
Operations 177,975 29,663 7,180 22,483
Total (27,833) (4,639) (111,825) 107,186 401.77%
Ambulance Services
Province of Ontario (2,013,030) (335,505) (282,784) (52,721 )
City of St. Thomas (1,789,703) (298,284) (291,140) (7,144)
Contractor Payments 6,270,996 1,045,166 955,989 89,177
Wages 65,560 10,927 7,880 3,047
Benefits 17,373 2,896 2,500 396
Operations 29,800 4,967 22,381 (17,414)
Total 2,580,996 430,166 414,825 15,341 16.07%
Collections
Revenue (305,000) (50,833) (57,231) 6,397
Shared Revenues - Municipal 144,291 24,049 0 24,049
Wages 45,255 7,543 5,445 2,098
Benefits 11,947 1,991 1,809 182
Operations 51,600 8,600 2,581 6,019
Total (51,907) (8,651 ) (47,395) 38,744 91.31 %
REPORT TO COUNTY COUNICL
FROM: Linda B. Veger
Director of Financial Services
DATE: April 7, 2006
SUBJECT: Additional Provincial Ambulance Funding
CORPORATE GOAL(S) REFERENCED:
To ensure fiscal responsibility and accountability.
INTRODUCTION:
As previously announced by the Province, additional dollars will be added to the
ambulance grant over the next three years until the grant equates to 50% of the
ambulance costs. The 2006 approved County budget included an estimated
increase in funding of $350,000. The Province has advised that the additional
grant for 2006 will be $863,286. These funds are shared between the County and
the City. The County share of the increase is $301,607.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION:
The 2006 budget was very recently passed and with this new revenue
information Council may decide to re-open it. Applying the funds against the
ambulance line would reduce the County levy by the $301,607. This equates to a
levy increase of 2.72% over 2005 and a tax decrease, as compared to 2005, of
7.9%.
Council can also choose the option leaving the budget as approved and
reserving the additional dollars. A staff report with recommendations on the use
of those funds would be made later in the year. The County has many needs and
this may be an opportunity to lessen those needs.
RECOMMENDATION:
Options:
THAT the 2006 budget be re-opened and the additional ambulance funding of
$301,607 be utilized to reduce the levy.
Or
THAT the additional ambulance funding in the amount of $301,607 be set aside
in a reserve; and,
THAT staff prepare a report making recommendations on the use of those funds.
Respectfully Submitted
Approved for Submission
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Linda B. Veger
Director of Financial Services
REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM: Sonia Beavers, Purchasing Co-ordinator
DATE: 13 April 2006
SUBJECT: Semi-Annual Information Report - Contract Awards
(June - Dec. 2005) and Direct Negotiation Expenditures (Jan. -
Dec. 2005)
CORPORATE GOAL(S) REFERENCED:
To ensure fiscal responsibility and accountability.
INTRODUCTION
As per the County of Elgin's Procurement Policy 10.1 , an information report
containing the details relevant to the exercise of delegated authority for all
contracts awarded that exceed $5,000 including amendments and renewals is to
be prepared and reported to Council on a semi-annual basis.
In addition, the County of Elgin's Procurement Policy 3.14 states,
"Any expenditure exceeding $50,000 for a one time purchase or over an annual
basis must be reported to Council."
DISCUSSION I CONCLUSION:
The Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin delegated authority to the
Directors to award contracts as follows a) value of contract is greater than
$5,000 but less than $50,000, no report to Council required if within 10% of the
approved budget allocation, b) value of contract is greater than $50,000 but less
than $100,000, no report to Council required if within approved budget.
However, Council also approved that a semi-annual information report would be
brought forward containing details of the award of contracts including
amendments and renewals.
The details of the award of contracts is attached as Appendix A.
The Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin delegated authority to the
Directors to purchase goods and services using Direct Negotiation method. The
Policy states as long as an attempt to purchase the required goods and services
has been made in good faith using a method other than Direct Negotiation the
goods or services can be purchased using a method other than Direct
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Negotiation. Therefore any expenditure exceeding $50,000 for a one-time
purchase or over an annual basis must be reported to Council.
The details of the purchases are itemized in Appendix B.
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the Semi-Annual Information Report - Contract Awards, and Direct
Negotiation Expenditures Report be received and filed.
Respectfully Submitted
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Sonia Beavers
Purchasing Co-Ordinator
Approved for Submission
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Linda Veger
Dire r of Financial Se
Ma cDonald
Chief Administrative Officer
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APPENDIX A
Purchases greater than $5,000 but less than $100,000
June 24, 2005 to December 31. 2005
Department Budget Project Award Bid Price
Allocation (includes
taxes)
Terrace Lodge MOHLTC High Low Air Loss Therapy Supplies $ 6,495
Intensity Needs Mattresses
Terrace Lodge Operational 12 drawer chests Healthcare $ 6,835
Furniture
Terrace Lodge MOHL TC High Low Air Loss KCI $ 6,000
Intensity Needs Mattresses
Bobier Villa Donation Furniture The Brick $ 5,744
Account
Library Services Early Years 1000 Book bags Tri-County $ 6,877
Challenge Fund Canvas
Information Automation 11 LaserJet Protek $ 11,592
Technoloqy Budqet Printers
Information Automation 200 - Secure Protek $ 8,272
Technology Budget Computing
Control List
Subscription
Information Automation 7 - IBM Corporate I.T. $ 10,675
Technology Budget Thinkcentre, 10- Solutions
LCD Monitors
Information Automation The Unicorn SIRSI $ 5,554
Technoloqy Budget Licence
Information Automation Block Time Protek $ 11,500
Technology Budget Service
Information Automation Goldcare MDS Campana $ 5,813
Technology Budget Software for LTC
facilites
Information Automation Network Switch Protek Systems $ 20,177
Technoloqy Budget
Information Automation Block Time Protek $ 11,500
Technology Budget Service
Information Licence Budget Server and IT Protek $ 7,149
Technoloqy Equipment
Information Capital IT Equipment Protek $ 10,206
Technology
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APPENDIX A
Purchases greater than $5.000 but less than $100,000
June 24. 2005 to December 31. 2005
Department Budget Project Award Bid Price
Allocation (includes
taxes)
Information Consultant Laserfische IKON $ 5,865
Technoloqy
Information Licence Budget Citrix licence fee Protec $ 7,061
Technology and Support & and software
Mtce. assurance
Engineering Capital Budget Supply and install Royal Fence $ 5,339
Services 3 dead end
barricades
Engineering Capital Budget Water heater for Ambrose $ 6,484
Services new laundry room Plumbing
at BV
Engineering Capital Budget Remove existing CedarCrest $ 18,088
Services handrails and Arch itectu ral
reinstall hand rails Specialities
at Elqin Manor
Engineering Capital Budget Demolition, CD Drywall and $ 6,501
Services frame, drywall, Acoustics
ceiling BV laundry
room
Engineering Capital Budget Demolition of the CD Drywall and $ 8,731
Services 4th Floor Acoustics
Engineering Capital Budget Labour and CD Drywall and $ 7,488
Services material to install Acoustics
drywall and
ceiling at Adm.
building room 305
Engineering Capital Budget Dryer venting Ambrose $ 6,420
Services Bobier Villa Plumbinq
Engineering Terrace Lodge Supply and install Climate Control $ 6,410
Services Operational replacement
condensing unit
for walkin freezer
at Terrace Lodqe
Engineering Operational Extend loop and Climate Control $ 10,826
Services install heat pumps
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APPENDIX A
Purchases greater than $5.000 but less than $100,000
June 24. 2005 to December 31. 2005
Department Budget Project Award Bid Price
Allocation (includes
taxes)
Engineering Capital Budget Supply and Install R.A. Barnes $ 8,066
Services electrical for tenant
space on third floor,
electrical safety
authority inspection
included
Engineering Capital Budget Purchase of 2 Harco $ 38,254
Services washers and dryers
Bobier Villa
Engineering Homes and Wiring Safety Electrical Safety $ 6,034
Services Engineering Inspection Services Authority
Services for Adm Building
operational and 3 LTC facilities
Budget
Engineering Capital Budget Water Softener for Culligan $ 7,485
Services Bobier Villa
Engineering Capital Budget Install new electrical Pro Electric $ 10,529
Services panels Terrace
Lodge
Engineering Capital Budget Supply and install 2 Streib Trucking $ 7,597
Services EMS catch basins, Limited
piping, topsoil and
labour
Engineering Capital Budget lona Road Culvert Streib Trucking $ 9,305
Services Repairs Limited
Engineering Operational Estimate for flood Winmar $ 12,242
Services Budget damage at
administration
building and
temporary carpet in
office.
Engineering Capital Budget Laundry Room Oscar Temple & $ 6,420
Services Bobier Villa Sons
Engineering Capital Budget Install sprinkler Rain Forest $ 5,995
Services system at Edward
EMS
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APPENDIX A
Purchases greater than $5,000 but less than $100,000
June 24, 2005 to December 31, 2005
Department Budget Project Award Bid Price
Allocation (includes
taxes)
Engineering Capital Budget Sod and Seed for Littlewood $ 6,955
Services Shaw Valley EMS Landscaoina
Engineering Capital Budget Sod Littlewood $ 5/207
Services Landscapinq
Engineering Capital Budget Supply and install Aylmer Glass $ 5/054
Services 4 window at T/L
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APPENDIX B
Expenditures exceeding $50.000 for a one time purchase or over an annual basis
January 1. 2005 to December 31. 2005
Department Goods or Service Supplier Total
Purchased Expenditure
Homes Incontinent Products seA $ 106 881
Homes Raw Food Sysco $ 508,930
Homes Linen Service London Hospital Linen $ 241,118
Service
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REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM:
Dorothy Schaap - Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Harley J. Underhill - Director of Human Resources
DATE:
April 25, 2006
SUBJECT: Annual Benefit Renewal 2006
CORPORATE GOAL(S) REFERENCED:
To ensure fiscal responsibility and accountability.
To be recognized as a desired employer.
To forge community partnerships.
To provide innovative and collaborative quality service.
To recognize and seize opportunities for improvement.
INTRODUCTION:
On April 4, 2006 we received the annual renewal report for the County of Elgin and it's
member municipalities from Mosey and Mosey, Benefits Consultants. The report
summarizes their analysis of the group benefits renewal action required by Manulife,
effective May 1,2006.
DISCUSSION:
Points of Emphasis:
1. As a result of aggressive negotiations on our behalf, and also a preferred
arrangement with Manulife, Mosey has been able to reduce the carrier's initial
renewal position on all benefits except for Accidental Death and Dismemberment
and Weekly Indemnity, which have no increase.
2. The County operates an umbrella style group benefits program, and by doing so
allows participating lower-tier members the benefit of increased purchasing power
that is available through pooled insurance. Membership currently includes Central
Elgin, Bayham, Malahide, Dutlon/Dunwich, Aylmer and Southwold.
3. The groups partnering with the County of Elgin are benefiting from rates lower than
they would likely be able to achieve in the open marketplace on a stand-alone basis.
The County itself is providing an inherent subsidy to the lower tier municipalities but
continues to support the pooled arrangement of the group. Currently the County of
Elgin and member municipalities pay a pooling charge of 3.3% of premium for this
arrangement. Once again, due to the large block of business Mosey has with
Manulife, a fee of 1.5% of premium is reflected in the extended health care renewal
rating analysis. This represents annual savings of approximately $12,100 for all the
County of Elgin and member municipalities. This year there was no pooling credit,
as there were no drug claims in excess of $10,000 pooling limit.
RENEWAL OVERVIEW
The table below summarizes the 4-year history of renewal rate action, by benefit line:
Benefit 2003 Sept 2003* 2004 2005 2006
- - - -
Renewal Renewal Renewal Renewal
Life -3.8% -11.2% No change +5% +7%
AD&D No change No change No change No change No change
LTD No change -25.0% No change +4.5% +13.0%
WI No change No change
EHC +10.0% -1.0% +3.3% +6.5% -5.6%
Dental +13.0% + -1.0% No change + -11 % + ODA -12.3% +
ODA fee ODA fee fee guide ODA fee
guide increase increase guide
increase increase
Overall +7.4% -7.0% +3.2% +2.9% -2.0%
The approximate annual decrease for the County of Elgin's plan is $19,668.
A meeting with the member municipalities and Mosey and Mosey took place on April 4,
2006, to discuss the renewal in particular and other group benefit issues in general.
CONCLUSION:
Mosey and Mosey are confident that the final renewal position negotiated with the above
carriers is fair and reasonable, given the underlying claims experience and demographic
composition, and taking into account what they would expect to achieve from the group
insurance marketplace.
Our consultants recommend that the County rates should be adjusted as per the
attached renewal summary spreadsheets, effective May 1, 2006.
A copy of the report, in its entirety, is available at the County Administration Services
Office on the first floor.
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT based on the recommendation of Mosey and Mosey benefit consultants, the
Manulife premium rates presented in the 2006 Renewal Report be adopted for the
County of Elgin and the Elgin Member Municipalities, effective May 1, 2006.
I~
Dorothy Schaap f
Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
OVERALL COST AND RATE SUMMARY COMPARISON
County of Elgin - Bobier Villa
Manulife Policy # 1551
1-Mar'()6 1-Apr'()6
Current Cost Proposed Renewal Negotiated Renewal
Volume or Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly % Monthly Monthly %
Benefrts Classifications # of Lives Rate Premium Rate Premium Change Rate Premium Change
Group Life All Employees $2,459,000 0.334 $821 0.383 $942 14.8% 0.357 $878 7.0%
AD&D All Employees $2,459,000 0.025 $61 0.025 $61 0.0% 0.025 $61 0.0%
POOLED BENERTS MONTHL Y PREMIUM: $883 $1,003 $939
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 13.6% 6.4%
Extended Health Care Coverage E Single 5 $58.00 $290 $61.48 $307~ $54.75 $274~
Family 25 $156.36 $3,909 $165.74 $4,144 6.0% $147.60 $3,690 -5.6%
Deluxe Travel Plan Coverage Z Single 5 $1.50 $8 $1.50 $:G;] $1.50 $8G;]
Family 25 $3.00 $75 $3.00 $3.00 $75 0.0%
Dental Care Coverage D Single 5 $31.84 $159 $29.93 $15O~ $27.92 $140~
Family 25 $68.94 $1,724 $84.80 $1,620 -6.0% $60.46 $1,512 -12.3%
Experience-rated Benefits Monthly Premium 6,164 6,303 5,697
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 2.3% -7.6%
Overall Monthly Premium 7,047 7,306 6,637
Provincial Sales Tax (Currently 8%) 564 585 531
Total Monthly Premium Including Sales Tax 7,611 7,891 7,168
Overall Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 3.7% -5.8%
Overall Percentage Savings Over Proposed Costs -9.2%
OVERALL COST AND RATE SUMMARY COMPARISON
County of Elgin - Elgin Manor
Manulife Policy # 5541
1-Mar"()6 1-Apr-tl6
Current Cost Proposed Renewal Negotiated Renewal
Volume or Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly % Monthly Monthly ulo
Benefits ClassIfications # of Lives Rate Premium Rate Premium Change Rate Premium Change
Group Ufe All Employees $1,800,000 0.334 $601 0.383 $689 14.8% 0.357 $643 7.0%
AD&D All Employees $1,800,000 0.025 $45 0.025 $45 0.0% 0.025 $45 0.0%
Weekly indemnity All Employees $24,760 1.620 $4,011 1.620 $4,011 0.0% 1.620 $4,011 0.0%
Long Term Disability All Employees $95,387 3.219 $3,071 3.847 $3,670 19.5% 3.637 $3,469 13.0%
POOLED BENEFITS MONTHL Y PREMIUM: $7,728 $8,415 $8,168
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 8.9% 5.7%
Extended Health Care Coverage E Single 7 $54.58 $382 $57.86 -D $51.52 -0
Family 37 $155.61 $5,758 $164.95 $6,103 $146.90 $5,435
Hospital Coverage S Single 7 $12.78 $89 $13.55 $95 $12.06 $84
Family 37 $25.47 $942 $27.00 $999 6.0% $24.04 $890 -5.6%
Deluxe Travel Plan Coverage Z Single 8 $1.50 $12 $1.50 $12G;] $1.50 $12G;]
Family 35 $3.00 $105 $3.00 $105 0.0% $3.00 $105 0.0%
Dental Care Coverage 0 Single 7 $42.47 $297 $39.92 $279~ $37.25 $261~
Family 37 $91.80 $3,397 $86.29 $3,193 -6.0% $80.51 $2,979 -12.3%
Experience-rated Benefits Monthly Premium 10,982 11,191 10,126
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 1.9% -7.8%
Overall Monthly Premium 18,710 19,606 18,294
Provincial Sales Tax (Currentiy 8%) 1,497 1,568 1,464
Total Monthly Premium Including Sales Tax 20,207 21,175 19,758
Overall Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 4.8% -2.2%
Overall Percentage Savings Over Proposed Costs -6.7%
OVERALL COST AND RATE SUMMARY COMPARISON
County of Elgin - Non-Union
Manulif~ Policy # 74181
1-Mar"(}6 1-Apr"(}6
Current Cost Proposed Renewal Negotiated Renewal
Volume or Monthly Monthly Monthly MOnthly "10 MOnthly Monthly ufo
Benefits Classifications # of Lives Rate Premium Rate Premium Change Rate Premium Change
Group ute All Employees $5,674,000 0.334 $1,895 0.383 $2,173 14.8% 0.357 $2,026 7.0%
AD&D All Employees $5,674,000 0.025 $142 0.025 $142 0.0% 0.025 $142 0.0%
Lon9 Term Disability All Employees $149,556 2.968 $4,439 3.547 $5,305 19.5% 3.354 $5,016 13.0%
POOLED BENEFITS MONTHL Y PREMIUM: $6,476 $7,620 $7,184
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 17.7% 10.9%
Extended Health Care Coverage E Single 7 $58.11 $407 $61.60 ~'D $54.86 =D
Family 57 $166.13 $9,469 $176.10 $10,038 $156.83 $8,939
Hospital Coverage S Single 7 $12.78 $89 $13.55 $95 $12.06 $84
Family 57 $25.47 $1,452 $27.00 $1,539 6.0% $24.04 $1,371 -5.6%
Deluxe Travel Plan Coverage Z Single 6 $1.50 $9 $1.50 $9[;J $1.50 $9[;J
Family 45 $3.00 $135 $3.00 $135 0.0% $3.00 $135 0.0%
Dental Care Coverage 0 Single 5 $27.46 $137 $25.81 $129~ $24.08 $120~
Family 43 $59.45 $2,556 $55.88 $2,403 -6.0% $52.14 $2,242 -12.3%
Experience-rated Benefits Monthly Premium 14,255 14,779 13,284
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 3.7% -6.8%
Overall Monthly Premium 20,731 22,398 20,468
Provincial Sales Tax (Currently 8%) 1,658 1,792 1,637
Total Monthly Premium Including Sales Tax 22,389 24,190 22,105
Overall Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 8.0% -1.3%
Overall Percentage Savings Over Proposed Costs -8.6%
OVERALL COST AND RATE SUMMARY COMPARISON
County of Elgin - CUPE
Manulife Policy # 74183
1oMar-06 1-Apr"()6
Current Cost Proposed Renewal Negotiated Renewal
Volume or Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly % Monthly Monthly %
Benefits Classifications # of Uves Rate Premium Rate Premium Change Rate Premium Change
Group Ufe All Employees $329,000 0.334 $110 0.383 $126 14.8% 0.357 $117 7.0%
AD&D All Employees $329,000 0.025 $8 0.025 $8 0.0% 0.025 $8 0.0%
Long Term Disability All Employees $9,072 3.219 $292 3.847 $349 19.5% 3.637 $330 13.0%
POOLED BENEFITS MONTHLY PREMIUM: $410 $483 $456
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 17.8% 11.1%
Extended Health Care Coverage E Single 0 $52.86 $0 $56.03 ~D $49.90 ~D
Family 5 $151.01 $755 $160.07 $800 $142.55 $713
Hospital Coverage S Single 0 $12.78 $0 $13.55 $0 $12.06 $0
Family 5 $25.47 $127 $27.00 $135 6.0% $24.04 $120 -5.6%
Deluxe Travel Plan Coverage Z Single 0 $1.50 $0 $1.50 $0[;] $1.50 $0[;]
Family 5 $3.00 $15 $3.00 $15 0.0% $3.00 $15 0.0%
Dentai Care Coverage D Single 0 $30.31 $0 $28.49 $0[;;] $26.58 $OG;;]
Family 5 $65.93 $330 $61.97 $310 -6.0% $57.82 $289 -12.3%
Experience-rated Benefrts Monthly Premium 1,227 1,260 1,137
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 2.7% -7.3%
Overall Monthly Premium 1,637 1,743 1,593
Provincial Sales Tax (Currently 8%) 131 139 127
Total Monthly Premium Including Sales Tax 1,768 1,883 1,720
Overall Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 6.5% -2.7%
Overall Percentage Savings Over Proposed Costs -8.6%
OVERALL COST AND RATE SUMMARY COMPARISON
County of Elgin - ONA
Manulife Policy # 74184
1-Mar-06 1-Apr.06
Current Cost Proposed Renewal Negotiated Renewal
Volume or Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly "/0 Monthly Monthly 0/0
Benefits Classifications # of Lives Rate Premium Rate Premium Change Rate Premium Change
Group LITe All Employees $1,696,000 0.334 $566 0.383 $650 14.8% 0.357 $605 7.0%
AD&D All Employees $1,696,000 0.025 $42 0.025 $42 0.0% 0.025 $42 0.0%
Long Term Disability All Employees $45,092 3.030 $1,366 3.621 $1,633 19.5% 3.424 $1,544 13.0%
POOLED BENEFITS MONTHL Y PREMIUM: $1,975 $2,325 $2,192
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 17.7% 11,0%
Extended Health Care Coverage E Single 4 $53.44 $214 $56.65 m'D $50.45 ~~D
Family 6 $152.77 $917 $161.94 $972 $144.22 $865
Hospital Coverage S Single 4 $12.78 $51 $13.55 $54 $12.06 $48
Family 6 $25.47 $153 $27.00 $162 6.0% $24.04 $144 -5.6%
Deluxe Travel Plan Coverage Z Single 4 $1.50 $6 $1.50 $6G;J $1.50 $6G;J
Family 7 $3.00 $21 $3.00 $21 0.0% $3,00 $21 0.0%
Dental Care Coverage D. Single 4 $30.10 $120 $28.29 $113G;] $26.40 $106~
Family 6 $70.95 $426 $66.69 $400 -6.0% $62.22 $373 -12.3%
Experience-rated Benefits Monthly Premium 1,9D7 1,955 1,766
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 2.5% -7,4%
Overall Monthly Premium 3,883 4,279 3,957
Provincial Sales Tax (Currently 8%) 311 342 317
Total Monthly Premium including Sales Tax 4,193 4,622 4,274
Overall Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 1D.2% 1.9%
Overall Percentage Savings Over Proposed Costs -7.5%
OVERALL COST AND RATE SUMMARY COMPARISON
County of Elgin - Terrace Lodge
Manulife Policy # 74185
1.Mar-06 1-Apr-ll6
Current Cost Proposed Renewal Negotiated Renewal
Volume or Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly ufo Monthly MOnthly "/0
Benefits Classifications # of Lives Rate Premium Rate Premium Change Rate Premium Change
Group Ufe All Employees $2,080,000 0.334 $695 0.383 $797 14.8% 0.357 $743 7.0%
AD&D All Employees $2,080,000 0.025 $52 0.025 $52 0.0% 0.025 $52 0.0%
Weekly Indemnity All Employees $28,756 1.620 $4,658 1.620 $4,658 0.0% 1.620 $4,658 0.0%
Lon9 Term Disabilijy All Employees $110,784 3.219 $3,566 3.847 $4,262 19.5% 3.637 $4,029 13.0%
POOLED BENEFITS MONTHLY PREMIUM: $8,971 $9,769 $9,482
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 8.9% 5.7%
Extended Health Care Coverage E Single 7 $55.38 $388 $58.70 ""0 $52.28 -D
Family 43 $157.74 $6,783 $167.20 $7,190 $148.91 $6,403
Hospital Coverage S Single 7 $12.78 $89 $13.55 $95 $12.06 $84
Family 43 $25.47 $1,095 $27.00 $1,161 6.0% $24.04 $1,034 -5.6%
Deluxe Travel Plan Coverage Z Single 7 $1.50 $11 $1.50 $11GJ $1.50 $11GJ
Family 43 $3.00 $129 $3.00 $129 0.0% $3.00 $129 0.0%
Dental Care Coverage 0 Single 7 $40.83 $286 $38.38 $269[;;;] $35.81 $251 G;;]
Family 43 $88.24 $3,794 $82.95 $3,567 -6.0% $77.39 $3,328 -12.3%
Experience-rated Benefits Monthly Premium 12,575 12,831 11,605
Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 2.0% ..7.7%
Overall Monthly Premium 21,546 22,600 21,087
Provincial Sales Tax (Currently 8%) 1,724 1,808 1,687
Total Monthly Premium Including Sales Tax 23,270 24,408 22,774
Overall Percentage Adjustment over Current Costs 4.9% -2.1%
Overall Percentage Savings Over Proposed Costs -6.7%
REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM: Clayton Watters, Director, Engineering Services
Peter Dutchak, Manager, Road Infrastructure
Sonia Beavers, Purchasing Co-Ordinator
DATE: APRIL 13, 2006
SUBJECT: Tender Award - Sunset Road Rehabilitation
CORPORATE GOALCS) REFERENCED:
To build and maintain an efficient, affordable, effective and safe transportation network
that accommodates the diverse needs of our communities and is able to support
economic development and sustainable growth.
INTRODUCTION:
As part of the approved 2006 Capital Budget, tenders were advertised as per the
County's Purchasing Policy and were received until Wednesday, April 12, 2006 for the
Sunset Road Rehabilitation Project between Bridge Street (Port Stanley) to Glenwood
Street (south limits of St. Thomas) being a total of 11 kilometers.
As Council is aware, the County was successful in receiving funding under the COMRIF
Round 1 initiative and thus the project will be equally funded between the County of
Elgin, the Province of Ontario and the Federal Government of Canada up to a maximum
of $6,993,350.00.
DISCUSSION I CONCLUSION:
Four contractors submitted bids for the Sunset Road Rehabilitation. The results of the
bids are as follows:
COMPANY
TENDER BID (inclusive of
taxes and cantin enc
8264617.54
$ 9,289 159.34
$ 9 504963.17
9 700 081.92
The County's Engineering Consultant has reviewed the tender submissions and has
made their recommendation to award the project to the lowest bidder, Birnam
Excavating for their submitted price of $ 8,264,617.54 inclusive of all taxes and
contingencies. Taxes and contingencies form more than $1 Million of this total price.
In order to ensure the newly reconstructed roadway is not disturbed by other
infrastructure projects in the foreseeable future, staff has made efforts to partner with
other jurisdictions who have infrastructure projects within the project limits. Therefore
the project scope and total tender price also represents work for the City of St. Thomas
and the Municipality of Central Elgin for water main, municipal drainage, sewage and
traffic signalization works.
When the value of these other works are removed from the total tender price, the value
of the work to be completed for the County of Elgin is $ 6,864,325.00. This amount
represents all roadwork, storm sewer and engineering costs excluding G.S.T. (in which
the County is exempt from paying) and contingencies. When comparing this cost with
the total project estimate, approximately $129,000 remain available for contingencies.
The total project cost was estimated at $6,993,350 of which 2/3's is funded by COMRIF.
County Council approved the allocation of $1,250,000 within the 2006 Capital Budget
and $1,100,000 is proposed in the 2007 Capital Budget to fund Elgin County's 1/3 share
of the project. Therefore the total overall cost including Engineering Services is within
the capital budget and COMRIF allocations.
The other jurisdictions involved within this Tender will be gaining approval from their
respective Councils in the near future. If those jurisdictions do not choose to accept the
Tender submitted from Birnam Excavating, their proposed works will be omitted from
the project and the project will continue for the County of Elgin as planned.
The project is planned to commence in mid May 2006 once the Contractor completes all
required submissions. The work will be completed in the fall of 2007. Work will not
occur in the Village of Port Stanley between Victoria Day and Labour Day to minimize
impacts to seasonal visitors.
Staff has circulated information and held a public meeting to solicit comments or
concerns regarding the project. Once a construction schedule is submitted by the
Contractor, additional information will be circulated to all adjacent residents to keep
them informed of the project plans.
Project signs and a permanent plaque commemorating the COMRIF Initiative for the
Sunset Rehabilitation Project will be installed to meet the programme's conditions.
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT, Birnam Excavating Ltd. be selected to complete the Sunset Road Rehabilitation
Project at their total tender price of $ 8,264,617.54 inclusive of all taxes; and
THAT, the Warden and Chief Administrative Officer be directed and authorized to enter
into an agreement with Birnam Excavating for the Sunset Road Rehabilitation Project
between Bridge Street (in the Village of Port Stanley) to Glenwood Street (being the
southern limits of the City of St. Thomas).
Approved for Submission
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Pe er Dutchak
Manager, Road Infrastructure
Clayton Watters
Director, Engineering Services
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Chief Administrative Officer
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Sonia Beavers
Purchasing Co-Ordinator
REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM: Peter Dutchak, Manager, Road Infrastructure
Sonia Beavers, Purchasing Co-Ordinator
DATE: APRIL 13, 2006
SUBJECT: Surface Treatment Tender Results
CORPORATE GOAL(S) REFERENCED:
#6) To forge community partnerships.
#9) To build and maintain an efficient, affordable, effective and safe transportation
network that accommodates the diverse needs of our communities and is able to
support economic development and sustainable growth.
INTRODUCTION:
As part of the approved Capital Program, Glen Erie Line (County Road #42) will be
rehabilitated. Part of the work includes the application of a double surface treatment.
This is the only surface treatment operation to be completed by the County in 2006 and
therefore, the County participated in the Municipality of Central Elgin's tender for
surface treatment.
DISCUSSION I CONCLUSION:
During the monthly Road Supervisor's meetings, staff discussed various tenders to be
advertised during the year. It is common for municipalities to participate in other
municipality's tenders to promote lower prices and reduce costs. This year, the County
of Elgin has participated in the Municipality of Central Elgin's Surface Treatment Tender.
In 2006, other municipalities have participated in the County's tenders for: Modified
Slurry Seal, Guard Rail and the Sunset Road Rehabilitation Project.
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Four contractors submitted bids for surface treatment. The results of the bids are as
follows:
MSO Construction
Duncor Enter rises Inc.
Cornell Construction
Nor"ohn Contractin
TOTAL TENDER BID
inclusive of taxes
$ 472 333.52
496209.16
531 871.64
657 520.56
COMPANY
The lowest tender price was submitted by MSO Construction. MSO submitted a price to
apply a double surface treatment with a fog seal on Glen Erie Line (County Road #42)
at a total value of approximately $177,000. Glen Erie Line will be rehabilitated by
pulverizing the existing roadway, placing gravel, applying double surface treatment,
installing safety systems and replacing some drainage pipes. Approximately $450,000
resides in the Road 42 Relocation account to complete these works.
Because the tender and subsequent agreement will be executed between the
Municipality of Central Elgin and MSO Construction, the County will not be entering into
a formal agreement with MSO Construction. The County of Elgin will be named in the
required bonding documents and be named additionally insured and held harmless in
MSO's liability insurance certificate.
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT MSO Construction be selected to complete surface treatment and fog sealing on
Glen Erie Line (County Road #42) at a total cost of approximately $177,000.
THAT the Municipality of Central Elgin be notified that the County of Elgin accepts the
tender submitted by MSO Construction.
Respectfully Submitted
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Peter Dutchak
Manager, Road Infrastructure
Approved for Submission
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/Sonia Beavers
Purchasing Co-Ordinator
Mark G.
Chief Administrative Officer
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REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL
FROM:
Peter Dutchak, Manager of Road Infrastructure
DATE:
April 12, 2006
SUBJECT: Intersection Safety Study - Culloden Road and Eden Line
Corporate Goa/{s) Referenced: #9 - To build and maintain an efficient, affordable,
effective and safe transportation network that accommodates the diverse needs of our
communities and is able to support economic development and sustainable growth.
Introduction
The County of Elgin has received a request from the Council of the Municipality of Bayham
to review the intersection of Culloden Road (County Road #46) and Eden Line (County
Road #44) with respect to the frequency of accidents at this location and to respond with
any findings, recommendations or solutions.
it,
Discussion
A request has been received from the Municipality of Bayham's Council to review the
safety of the intersection of Culloden Road and Eden Line (letter attached).
Staff has had an opportunity to review the intersection's collision history and conduct a
traffic study to understand existing conditions. The following information has been
collected:
Both Culloden Road and Eden Line are under the jurisdiction of Elgin County. The west
projection of Eden Line from the intersection is under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of
Bayham.
Historically, the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) volumes on Culloden Road in this
location have been 1,100 and Eden Line has an AADT of 600. The average AADT for all
Elgin County Roads is 1,700.
From our recent traffic study, 1,257 vehicles were counted on Culloden Road north of
Eden Line and 969 vehicles were counted on Culloden Road south of Eden Line. This
remains consistent with our historical data.
The 85th percentile speed (or the speed at which drivers tend to drive and feel safe driving
at) is 95 km/h. Although this is above the posted speed limit is it a realistic speed for our
rural county roads.
Visual sight lines were also investigated. In order to have adequate sight lines, an
assumed speed of 95 km/h was used based upon the 85h percentile. Approximately 180m
of Safe Stopping Distance is required for this rate of speed and clear sight lines for this
distance are currently available at the intersection in all directions.
From our records, there have been 11 police reported accidents between the years of
1995 to 2004 at this intersection. During this 10-year period, one accident involved a
vehicle failing to stop at the stop sign. For the remaining 10 accidents, it was found that all
vehicles first stopped and then proceeded into the path of approaching vehicles.
Interestingly, 8 out of 10 of these collisions involved eastbound vehicles, stopping at the
stop sign and then entering the intersection, failing to yield to northbound vehicles. As
previously indicated, adequate sight lines are present for all quadrants of the intersection.
The existing geometry of the intersection does have a 17 degree skew angle. Although
the existing conditions meet design standards, skewed intersections can create issues with
drivers failing to observe approaching vehicles from the acute angled quadrant. In other
words, when stopped at the stop sign, drivers tend to only look 90 degrees in both
directions from their stopped position. This can create a "blind spot" if the intersection is
skewed thus forcing the driver to turn and look more than 90 degrees to properly view the
acute angled approach.
That being stated, this phenomenon does not appear to be present in this location. Eight
out of the eleven collisions at this intersection occur between eastbound vehicles failing to
yield to northbound vehicles. This is not the acute angle and eastbound vehicles stopped
at the stop sign can easily view the south approach and oncoming northbound vehicles.
Pavement markings are important indicators for traffic. Stop Blocks are required to be
installed on all hard surface roads with stop conditions. A Stop Block encourages vehicles
to stop close to the edge of the through lanes and also attempts to "square" the vehicle to
the intersection for best possible viewing of approaching traffic.
Stop Blocks are not present at this intersection. Stop Blocks are required to be installed by
the lower tier municipality and form part of the Maintenance Allocation Payment for county
road maintenance. Stop Blocks should be painted annually.
Conclusion
A request was received from the Council of the Municipality of Bayham to investigate the
safety of the intersection of Culloden Road and Eden Line.
Eleven collisions occurred at this location between the years of 1995 and 2004. Eight of
the eleven collisions involved eastbound vehicles who first stopped and then proceeded
into the path of northbound vehicles.
Upon review, no design deficiencies were noted except for the absence of Stop Blocks.
Recommendation
THAT the MuniCipality of Bayham be instructed to install Stop Blocks at all county road
intersections following the requirements of the Ontario Traffic Manual, and;
THAT the costs associated with this annual activity be funded by the Maintenance
Allocations for County Road maintenance.
REr:;:;::;:ED
Peter Dutchak
Manager of Road Infrastructure
APPROVED FOR SUBMISSION
Ol?WAtM<
Clayton Watters
Director of En .
Mark McDona
Chief Administrative Officer
Municipality of
Bayham
P.O. Box 160,9344 Plank Road,
Straffordville, Ontario. NO] 1 YO
Tel: (519) 866-5521 . Ilax; (519) 866..388.4
email: bayham@bayham.on.ca
March 8, 2006
Clayton Watters, Engineer
County of Elgin
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas, ON
N5R 5Vl
Dear Clayton
Re: Culloden Road and Eden Line Intersection
Please be advised that concerns have been raised to Council regarding the high frequency of
accidents! near misses at the intersection of Culloden Road and Eden Line. This matter was
discussed at the meeting held March 2 and the following resolution passed:
"THAT the County of Elgin be advised tbat concerns have been raised to members of the
Council of the Municipality of Bayham regarding.the frequency of accidents at the
Culloden Road and Eden Line intersection;
AND THAT the County Engineer be requested to investigate and consider options to
reduce these incidents and respond back to Bayham Council with any findings,
recommendations, solutions and I or actions to be taken."
Your consideration and review of this matter and response would be appreciated at your earliest
convenience.
Should there be any further infonnation you require, please feel free to give me a call. Thanks
for your support.
Yours truly"
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Mrs. Lynda Millard
Clerk
Encs.
File: A16
C2006-009
HE CE1V E D I'1AR 1 3 2006
CORRESPONDENCE - APRIL 25. 2006
Items for Consideration
1. Hon. Jim Bradley, Minister Responsible for Seniors, with forms and information
concerning the 2006 Senior of the Year Award, a program to honour an outstanding local
senior. (ATTACHED)
2. Kenneth J. Brooks, Barrister & Solicitor, Executive Director, Elgin-Oxford Legal Clinic,
with correspondence concerning the hardship to local residents caused by the move to
London by the Social Benefits Tribunal for their hearing venue. (ATTACHED)
3. Judy Currins, City Clerk, City of Kawartha Lakes, with a resolution concerning the
Proposed Clean Water Act 2005. (ATTACHED)
4. Town of Caledon, with a resolution requesting that the Federal and Provincial
Governments commit to long term programs and delivery of funding to solve the problem
of negative incomes and the long term financial viability of Ontario Farmers.
(ATTACHED)
5. Graham Hart, Chair, Thames Valley District School Board, advising that the inaugural
meeting of the Thames Valley Capital Planning Advisory will take place Wednesday, May
17,2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Education Centre and requesting that a member of Council
be selected to attend. (ATTACHED)
6. Chris Somerville, Township Clerk, Township of King, with a resolution regarding recent
changes in the delivery of mail to rural communities by Canada Post. (ATTACHED)
7. St. Thomas Chamber of Commerce, with an invoice for 2007 Membership renewal and
request for verification of County contact names. (ATTACHED)
8. Harold Luckasavitch, Clerk, Township of Algonquin, with a resolution requesting changes to
the Current Value Assessment System.
Minister
Responsible for
Seniors
6th Floor
400 University Avenue
Toronto ON M7 A 2R9
Tel.: (416) 585-7000
,Fax: (416) 585-6470
Ministre delegue
aux Affaires des
personnes agees
6e etage
400, avenue University
Toronto ON M7A 2R9
Tel. : (416) 585-7000
Telec. : (416) 585-6470
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March, 2006
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Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
Each year the Government of Ontario designates June as Seniors' Month to celebrate the countless
experiences, accomplishments and contributions of seniors. Across the province, community
organizations and local governments host special events to recognize seniors and the countless
contributions they make to Ontario's way oflife.
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to participate in the 2006 Senior of the Year Awards. This
award was established in 1994 to give each municipality in Ontario the opportunity to honour one
outstanding local senior.
Recipients are individuals, who after age 65, have enriched the social, cultural or civic life of the
community, without thought of personal or financial gain. The certificate, provided by the Ontario
Government, is signed by: the Honourable James Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor; myself as the
Minister Responsible for Seniors; and the local Head of Council.
You may wish to consider involving local MPPs in your selection process or presentation ceremony.
Please fax the name of your municipality's Senior of the Y ear Award recipient, on the attached form
by April 28, 2006.
For additional information, please contact the Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat at (416) 314-
7526.
Ontario's seniors deserve special recognition for their outstanding accomplishments. By working
together with municipalities, we can ensure they are honoured in a meaningful way.
Sincerely,
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The Honourable Jim Bradley
Minister
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Award 2006
Nominating Municipality/Township
(please print municipality name in full as this will be transcribed onto the recipient's certificate):
Contact Name:
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Completed form must be received by Friday, April 28, 2006
Mail or Fax to: Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration,
400 University Avenue, Ground Floor, South Lobby, Toronto, Ontario M7A 2R9
Tel.: (416) 314-7526 Fax: (416) 314-6050
Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture Act, R.S.O. 1990. cM.18, sA and will be
used to determine eligibility and notify recipients of the Senior of the Year Award. For further information, please contact the Director, Ontario
Honours and Awards Secretariat, 400 University Avenue, Ground Floor, South Lobby, Toronto ON M7A 2R9, (416) 314-7523.
HI -01for~ I1~ Clinic
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Kenneth J. Brooks, B.A., LL.B. Executive Director Elena Dempsey, BA (Hons.), LL.B., Staff Lawyer
Karen Schmidt, Community Legal Worker Jim Szpytman, BA (Hons.), LL.B., Staff Lawyer
March 23, 2006
Warden Paul Baldwin & County Council
County of Elgin
450 Sunset Drive
St Thomas Ontario
N5R 5V1
MAR 2 1 2008
Dear Warden Baldwin:
Please find enclosed a letter that I recently sent to Chisanga Puta-Chekwe, chair
of the Social Benefits Tribunal. As you will see, the Tribunal has changed its hearing
venue such that appellants from Elgin County will now be expected to travel to London
for hearings. This will be a tremendous hardship for appellants. In addition, the
additional costs to Ontario Works for St. Thomas-Elgin and the clinic would offset any
cost savings that the Tribunal hoped to have. In my submission, this is the wrong
decision for the Tribunal to make, and I urge you to do what you can to assist in having
this changed. This is detrimental to low-income residents of St. Thomas and Elgin
County, and your support for those whose voice is not often heard would be
appreciated.
I would be pleased to talk to you further about this.
Yours truly,
ELGIN-OXFORD LEG CLINIC
Kenneth J. Brooks
Barrister & Solicitor
Executive Director
P.O. Box 517,98 Centre Street
St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3V6
Telephone: (519) 633-2638
Toll-free: 1-866-611-2311
Fax: (519) 633-7624
Satellite Offices: Woodstock
Tillsonburg
Aylmer
West Lome
Ingersoll
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Kenneth J. Brooks, BA, LL.B. Executive Director Elena Dempsey, BA (Hons.), LL.B., Staff Lawyer
Karen Schmidt, Community Legal Worker Jim Szpytman, BA (Hons.), LL.B., Staff Lawyer
March 22, 2006
Mr. Chisanga Puta-Chekwe
Chair, Social Benefits Tribunal
1075 Bay Street, yth Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2B1
Dear Mr. Puta-Chekwe:
Our clinic is funded by Legal Aid Ontario to represent low-income residents of
Elgin and Oxford Counties. As a clinic, I'm sure you can appreciate that we attend
hearings of the Tribunal on a regular basis. My office recently received notice that
hearings already scheduled to be heard in St. Thomas for Elgin County residents had
been changed to London. I was advised that future Elgin County hearings would also
be heard in London as opposed to Elgin County. This is a significant change that was
made without having consulted those who regularly attend these hearings, and
detrimentally affects all those involved, with the exception of the Tribunal. As a result, I
am asking that this decision be reversed.
At one point in time, hearings in Elgin County were held in more than one venue.
Hearings were held in Aylmer as well as St. Thomas. For some time now, they have
just been held in St. Thomas.
In making this decision, it is clear that the Tribunal has not considered who
attends these hearings. All of those who attend are low-income people. Clearly the
majority of appellants are recipients of Ontario Works benefits. As a result, they do not
have the financial means to travel to another county for hearings. There are a
significant number of appellants who do not own a vehicle. In consulting with the local
Ontario Works office, they reviewed their upcoming hearings that are to be held in
London, and not one of the appellants owns a car. This is not unusual for social
assistance recipients since benefits are insufficient to cover those costs. As a result,
transportation to hearings in London is a considerable hurdle.
By moving these hearings from St. Thomas to London, I would suggest that this
results in a denial of access to justice for the poor. There will be appellants who will not
be able to pursue their appeals because they will not be able to find transportation to
London. In addition, it could create a hardship for witnesses to attend. That could
result in appellants attending without possible witnesses who could be crucial to
P.O. Box 517,98 Centre Street
St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3V6
Telephone: (519) 633-2638
Toll-free: 1-866-611-2311
Fax: (519) 633-7624
Satellite Offices: Woodstock
Tillsonburg
Aylmer
West Lome
Ingersoll
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Kenneth J. Brooks, BA, LL.B. Executive Director Elena Dempsey, BA (Hons.), LL.B., Staff Lawyer
Karen Schmidt, Community Legal Worker Jim Szpytman, BA (Hons.), LL.B., Staff Lawyer
March 22, 2006
Mr. Chisanga Puta-Chekwe
Chair, Social Benefits Tribunal
1075 Bay Street, ih Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2B1
Dear Mi. Puta-Chekwe:
Our clinic is funded by Legal Aid Ontario to represent low-income residents of
Elgin and Oxford Counties. As a clinic, I'm sure you can appreciate that we attend
hearings of the Tribunal on a regular basis. My office recently received notice that
hearings already scheduled to be heard in St. Thomas for Elgin County residents had
been changed to London. I was advised that future Elgin County hearings would also
be heard in London as opposed to Elgin County. This is a significant change that was
made without having consulted those who regularly attend these hearings, and
detrimentally affects ill! those involved, with the exception of the Tribunal. As a result, I
am asking that this decision be reversed.
At one point in time, hearings in Elgin County were held in more than one venue.
Hearings were held in Aylmer as well as St. Thomas. For some time now, they have
just been held in St. Thomas.
In making this decision, it is clear that the Tribunal has not considered who
attends these hearings. All of those who attend are low-income people. Clearly the
majority of appellants are recipients of Ontario Works benefits. As a result, they do not
have the financial means to travel to another county for hearings. There are a
significant number of appellants who do not own a vehicle. In consulting with the local
Ontario Works office, they reviewed their upcoming hearings that are to be held in
London, and not one of the appellants owns a car. This is not unusual for social
assistance recipients since benefits are insufficient to cover those costs. As a result,
transportation to hearings in London is a considerable hurdle.
By moving these hearings from St. Thomas to London, I would suggest that this
results in a denial of access to justice for the poor. There will be appellants who will not
be able to pursue their appeals because they will not be able to find transportation to
London. In addition, it could create a hardship for witnesses to attend. That could
result in appellants attending without possible witnesses who could be crucial to
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St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3V6
Telephone: (519) 633-2638
Toll-free: 1-866-611-2311
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possible success with their appeals.
As already stated, there are a significant number of appellants who do not have
vehicles. Access to transportation is a significant problem in this area. This is not an
urban area with a public transit system. Ontario Works advise that there is a
Greyhound bus from St. Thomas to London. It would cost an appellant $26 to take the
bus, which is a large sum for those on Ontario Works benefits. The next problem is that
it only runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, departing at 12:20 p.m. and arriving
in London at approximately 1 :00 p.m. To return to St. Thomas, the appellant would
have to catch the bus from downtown London at 4:10 p.m. It is therefore clear on the
face of it that this would not work. Appellants could not attend 9:00 a.m. hearings and
would not arrive in time for 1 :00 p.m. hearings. Even if they took the Greyhound bus,
the appellant would have to find their way from downtown London to CPRI, which would
require city transportation or a cab. This results in additional costs and additional time.
It should be noted that the Greyhound bus does not travel from other parts of
Elgin County. Demographically, two-thirds of the Elgin population reside outside of St.
Thomas. We have a significant number of clients from Aylmer and West Elgin. There is
no bus from those areas.
Ontario Works also advised me that when they checked, the cost of a taxi from
St. Thomas to CPRI was approximately $50.00 each way. Should the Tribunal expect
that an Ontario Works recipient would have to spend $100.00 out of their monthly
benefits in order to attend a hearing in London? Again, if the appellant resided in a
place such as Aylmer, the costs would be higher. Any appellant on Ontario Works
would not be able to afford the transportation costs to attend a hearing in London.
In addition to the costs, there are other factors. Many of the appeals concern the
denial of ODSP benefits. Many of those appellants are disabled. The time it would take
to travel to a hearing would be another hurdle. From St. Thomas, it will take about 40
minutes each way, whereas from West Elgin or Aylmer, it will be at least an hour. As
many appellants who are in chronic pain could advise, spending an hour in a car can be
debilitating in itself. For the many who do not have access to a motor vehicle, if they
are able to find a friend, family member or neighbour who might be willing to drive them
to London, is it reasonable to expect that person to take the amount of time required?
Since the Tribunal has now started block hearings, it is possible that if the driver is
employed, they might have to take an entire day from work. Besides the considerable
driving time, they would have to consider the possible two hours they would be waiting
while the appellant was tied up waiting for their hearing to finish.
The appellant is involved in the process to appeal a matter involving their
monthly income, whether its availability or amount. As many of the members assure
appellants at a hearing, the Tribunal is supposed to be an objective body that is there to
determine the issues in a fair manner. The decision to move hearings from the county
of their residence to an area that is relatively inaccessible takes away the appearance
that the Tribunal is an objective body. It gives the appearance that the Tribunal has
created a barrier that effectively prevents an appellant from having access to a hearing
of the issues.
As I also stated earlier, this decision detrimentally affects all those involved with
the exception of the Tribunal. Clearly it does not affect time issues for the Tribunal, and
perhaps addresses some costs issues. It is clear that it would not significantly affect
mileage issues for the Tribunal. Its members do not reside in London and so travel
from other areas. The mileage from other areas to CPRI is close to that to travel to St.
Thomas from the 401. So the Tribunal does not save any significant costs on mileage.
Since CPRI is a Ministry property, apparently the Tribunal will save on the costs for
hearing rooms. The costs for the meeting rooms used have been less than $100.00 per
day, and so that is the only real benefit that can be found.
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To say that this is a cost saving measure is very shortsighted as it fails to take
into account the costs of others involved in the process. I have already outlined the
costs to appellants. The cost to one appellant for the cab fare to the proposed site
could be more than the cost to the Tribunal for having the hearing in St. Thomas. In
addition, there will additional costs to Ontario Works. They will have the mileage costs
of travelling to CPR!. From St. Thomas to CPRI is approximately 28 km each way, and
so Ontario Works will no doubt have this expense to carry for their Case Presenting
Officer. In addition, Ontario Works will have the additional time required by the CPO. If
they had hearings scheduled for both 9:00 a.m. and 1 :00 p.m., if the hearings are in St.
Thomas, it is possible to return to the office between hearings. If in London, the CPO
could end up being there all day. So Ontario Works ends up paying mileage costs, plus
any other expenses associated with being out of the office, plus potentially having lost
that staff member for the entire day. That may be a considerable expense to Ontario
Works.
There is also a cost to my office. We have four caseworkers, including three
lawyers, who do appeals. On many days, more than one of us appears at hearings. It
is conceivable that we will end up paying the mileage costs for more than one staff
person to attend each day of hearings. In addition, there are also the same time
factors. The round trip travel time would take up to 1 % hours of a lawyer's time, unlike
the 15 minutes it would take in St. Thomas. If one of the lawyers is there for more than
a half day, there could be additional expenses. On occasion, we have also assisted the
costs to appellants by treating their travel costs as a disbursement. We would not be
able to do that for every appellant however, and the cost comes from Legal Aid funds.
It seems clear that the Tribunal does not save any time or significant mileage
costs, and will save on the cost of a hearing room. The other parties will have greater
costs in terms of mileage, time and other expenses. It will cost appellants, as well as
Ontario \i\!orks and the Clinic. Should the Tribunal have to be reminded that the
additional costs to Ontario Works and to the Clinic, which is funded by Legal Aid, which
is funded by the provincial government, would inevitably have to be absorbed from
government resources? It is clear that it will end up costing government revenues more
as a result of this decision even though it appears to save the Tribunal funds. If the
point behind this exercise were simply to save the Tribunal the cost of a hearing room, it
would have been more reasonable to consult with local stakeholders to determine what
other facilities might be available.
I therefore urge the Tribunal to reverse this decision. This decision creates an
unacceptable barrier to access to justice by essentially denying appellants the
opportunity to attend their hearing. If they are able to somehow attend, the costs to
appellants is unacceptably high taking into consideration that most are recipients of
Ontario Works. In addition, the cost savings to the Tribunal are offset by the increased
costs to others involved in the appeal process, such as Ontario Works and the legal
clinic.
I suggest that the Tribunal should consult with local stakeholders such as
Ontario Works as well as us in order to discuss why this change might seem
appropriate to the Tribunal, and then to determine the alternatives, keeping in mind the
most important party in the process, namely the appellants. It seems clear that the
impact on the appellants has not been considered in making this decision.
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I look forward to hearing from you,
Yours truly,
ELGIN-OXFORD LEGA
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Kenneth J. Brooks
Barrister & Solicitor
Executive Director
cc. Hon. Steve Peters, MPP
Hon. Chris Bentley, MPP
Hon. Michael Bryant
Hon. Sandra Pupatello
Mayor Jeff Kohler
Warden - Elgin County
Legal Aid Ontario
City of
The Corporation of the
City of Kawartha lakes
P. O. Box 9000, 26 Francis St.,
LINDSAY, ON K9V 5R8
Tel. (705) 324-9411 Ext 295, 1-888-822-2225
Fax: (705) 324-8110
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Judy Currins, City Clerk
File No.: C10
February 10, 2006
BY FAX AND MAil: 416-314-2976
Ms. Sarah O'Keefe, Policy Adviser
Strategic Policy Branch
Ministry of the Environment
135 St. Clair Avenue West
11 th Floor
Toronto ON M4V 1 P5
Dear Ms. O'Keefe:
SUBJECT:
Proposed Clean Water Act. 2005
At the Council meeting of Tuesday February 7, 2006 Council dealt with the recommendation from the
Development and Public Works Services Committee of the City of Kawartha Lakes held on January 31,
2006. The following is the resolution that Council approved:
Moved by Councillor Marsh, seconded by Councillor Cziraky,
RESOL VED THA T the financial costs of required studies, as identified in Report DEV2006-07, ''The
Clean Water Act, 2005", be funded by the Province within funds announced by the Province in
December 2005;
THA T an appeal mechanism be established for MOE decisions on Source Protection Plans;
THA T identified costs in their entirety to implement and enforce Source Protection Plans be
provided to municipalities by the province;
THA T the Act provide immunity to municipalities for any financial losses to land owners caused by
the enforcement of Source Protection Plans;
THA T the province compensate land owners with any financial losses caused by the enforcement
of Source Protection Plans;
THA T municipalities have the option of implementing the Clean Water Act on their own;
THA T at least three (3) provincially funded public meetings be held in the City of Kawartha Lakes
before the passing of this Act; and
THA T a copy of this resolution be circulated to the Premier of Ontario, Minister of the Environment,
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Laurie Scott, MPP. and to the Association of
Municipalities of Ontario for circulation to all municipalities.
Yours truly,
Judy Currins
City Clerk
c.c.: The Right Honourable Premier Dalton McGuinty
The Honourable John Gerretsen, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
The Honourable Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of the Environment
Laurie Scott, MPP Haliburton-Victoria-Brock
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
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TOWN OF CALEDON
Date: March 21, 2006
Moved by:
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Seconded by:
N. deBoer
WHEREAS there is an income crisis on Ontario's farms;
AND WHEREAS the Ontario Federation of Agriculture has called upon the Provincial and
Federal Governments to act in order to solve the problem of negative incomes on Ontario farms;
AND WHEREAS the farmers of our municipality support the local and provincial economy and
jobs;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Town of Caledon recognizes the real threat to the
long term financial viability of Ontario farmers and their communities and request that the
governments of Ontario and Canada commit to:
. Immediate and sufficient funding for long term programs and delivery of funding
over the next three years, until the next Agricultural Policy Framework can be
designed and implemented to provide a satisfactory standard of living for Ontario
farmers and their families;
. Flexibility in the delivery of assistance to Jarmers that works for farmers and, as
such, will preserve programs like supply management systems that have already
proven to work for farmers, consumers, Federal and Provincial Governments.
. A commitment to build on and improve the five Agricultural Policy Framework
(APF) pillars for'long term growth and development.
AND FURTHER THAT Council for the Corporation of the Town of Caledon circulate this
resolution to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Federal Minister of Agriculture, members of
Parliament in Ontario, the Premier of Ontario, the Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs, the Ontario government caucus and all municipalities in Ontario.
The Corporation of The Town ofCaledon
6311 Old Church Road
Caledon, Ontario
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(905) 584-2272
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County of Elgin
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas, Ontario
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Dear Warden Mcintyre:
In the Good Places to Learn: Renewing Ontario's Schools document released by the Premier and
Minister of Education, a New Capital Planning 10 - Step Process is outlined for each district school
board in the province to follow. Step 2 of that process directs school boards to establish a Capital
Planning Advisory Committee, to be overseen by trustees, to engage the public in this very
important process.
Please be advised that the Thames Valley District School Board, at its meeting of 2006 March 28
passed the following resolution:
"That the attached draft mandate, structure and membership of the Capital Planning
Advisory Committee be approved."
The mandate, structure and membership of the Committee referred to in the motion is attached for
your information.
The County of Elgin is asked to select one of its members to attend this inaugural meeting of the
Thames Valley Capital Planning Advisory on Wednesday, 2006 May 17 at 7:00 p.m. at our
Education Centre.
Please advise Sue Pullam of the name of your one representatiye by 2006 May 01. She can be
contacted by phone at 519-452-2545 or by email ats.pullam@tvdsb.on.ca
We sincerely appreciate your participation on this very important advisory committee.
Yours truly,
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GRAHAM HART
Chair
Thames Valley District School Board Office of the Chairperson
1250 Dundas Street, P.O. Box 5888, London, Ontario N6A 5Ll Tel: (519) 452-2545 Fax: (519) 452-2396 website: www.tvdsb.on.ca
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CAPITAL PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Mandate
The Capital Planning Advisory Committee is created in accordance with the Capital Planning process
established in the Provincial Government's "Good Places to Learn" document.
The Committee will seek feedback from the broader community on capital planning topics such as
student program needs, provincial objectives and relevant provincial targets, demographic projections,
facility needs and operational options that maximize facility usage, and potential costs reconciled against
financial capacity.
Structure and Reporting
The Capital Planning Advisory Committee will be a Standing Committee of the Board comprised of four
regional sub-committees representing Elgin County, Middlesex County, Oxford County and the City of
London. Each will be chaired by a trustee determined by Board motion.
The regional sub-committees will meet as required and report to the Board through the Committee of the
Whole following each meeting. A Committee report will be submitted to the Board in June annually
summarizing the Capital Planning process of the previous school year.
Membership
Representation on the four regional sub-committees will include the following members and will form
the Capital Planning Advisory Committee:
Trustees by region
2 Community/Public Representatives by region
School Representatives by region
- 1 Elementary Principal
- 1 Secondary Principal
- 1 District School Council
- 1 District Home and School
- 1 each from ETFO, OSSTF and CUPE
Municipal Representatives by region
- 2 Mayors/Warden
- 2 City of London Councillors
Student Representative by Region
Committee Resource Members will include:
- Director of Education
- Executive Superintendent of Operations
- Executive Superintendent of Business
- Executive Superintendent of Program
- Manager of Facility Services
- Planning Officer
TOWNSHIP OF KING
Municipal Offices
2075 King Road
King City, Ontario
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Telephone: (905) 833-5321
Toll Free: 1-800-688-5013
Fax: (905) 833-2300
e-mail: online@township.king.on.ca
Website: www.township.king.on.ca
INCORPORATED 1850
At its meeting of February 27th, 2006, Council of the Township of King adopted the following Resolution regarding Canada Post and
rural mail boxes:
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of King has received numerous complaints regarding recent changes in
the delivery of mail in the rural communities; and
Local Canada Post offices have replaced many traditional rural mailboxes located at the end of rural lanes in favour of community
mailboxes throughout the Township of King; and
In most instances, these changes have been undertaken without any advance notice, with mail delivery simply being stopped until the
community mailboxes can be installed; and
No arrangements had been made for the interim delivery of mail resulting in many residents and business people being greatly
inconvenienced during the transition period and forced to go looking for their mail at the local post office, which in some cases is a
long distance away; and
Local Post Office staff advised that the reasons for these changes is due in part to mailboxes that are located by the roadsides
presenting unsafe delivery conditions, and a recent change in the status of rural mail carriers from contractor to employee has resulted
in Canada Post making efforts to improve working conditions for the carriers; and
Canada Post carriers have been delivering mail to the existing rural mailboxes for decades, providing one of the few visible and very
essential services these residents and business people receive;
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED THAT:
1. Canada Post be advised that residents and businesses of the rural areas in the Township of King prefer to retain their existing
individual mailboxes which continue to play an important role in providing an affordable postal service of the highest quality.
2. In the event of unavoidable future mailbox changes, Canada Post ensure that all affected residents receive advance notice of what
is planned, with information on how the mail delivery will be handled during the transition period, where the new community
mailboxes will be located and when they will be available for use.
3. Council of the Corporation of the Township of King requests that Canada Post review the standards for rural mailbox locations
and establish realistic requirements.
4. Canada Post provide rural mail carriers with a flashing light and signage for their vehicles for increased visibility and safety.
5. The Canada Post web site indicates it is Canada Post's goal "to be a world leader providing innovative physical and electronic
delivery solutions, creating value for our customers, employees and all Canadians" - it is also important that its traditional values
of dependability and service not be ignored.
6. This resolution be forwarded to Peter Van Loan MP York-Simcoe, Lui Temelkovski MP Markham-Oak Ridges-King, Julia
Munro MPP York-North, Greg Sorbara MPP Vaughan-King-Aurora, Canada Post, the Township Post Offices and to the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario to be circulated to all the municipalities in Ontario for support.
Chris Somerville
Township Clerk
ST$ THOMAS & DISTRICT
CHAMBER QECOMMERCE
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Our Members have decided to work toward a new home for the
Chamber!
Since 1995, as the result of a vote by members at the Chamber's Annual
General Meeting, we have asked all registered members to voluntarily
support a special reserve fund with an annual donation toward creating
a new, long-term home for the Chamber. When membership invoices are
issued, we invite contributions scaled according to the size of each
business. Contributions range from $25 to $100, but are welcomed in
any amount. Any contribution made by your business is fully tax exempt
as a tax-deductible business expense.
At the end of our last fiscal year - August 31, 2005 - contributions from
member-businesses and interest totaled $154,436. The Chamber will
continue to ask members to s~pport the project until your Board of
Directors finds sufficient funds raised to acquire and furnish a site while
keeping mortgage and operating expenses at an affordable level.
When our goal is reached we will be able to expand, again, the variety of
programs, services and benefits available to each and every member.
Tom Pickard
Chair, Board of Directors
2005 - 2006
Building
Fund
Questions
&
Answers
When will the Chamber make a move?
Our goal is to make a change whenever we can afford to. Occupancy costs,
interest rates, available locations and the lease on our present space are all
considerations.
Is the Chamber working to build a unew" building?
No decision has been made to build a new structure or renovate an existing one.
Your Chamber's Board of Directors will act in the best overall interest of the
membership when time comes to decide. Location, value and service to
Members will be critical.
What about housing other services or organizations?
That's a very real possibility. Many community services, and the Chamber itself,
could benefit from sharing space and equipment but any plan must not place the
Chamber in position of high risk or liability. For example, a governm&nt-funded
s.ervice.may make an ideal tenant as long as funding <is in place.. What position
would the Chamber be in if funding were cut?
Who determined the donation amount on my invoice?
Your neighbors! When the m&mbership adopted the Building Fund it was agreed
that requests would vary according to the size of &ach Member-business. Those
with up to 50 employees are asked to give $25 each year, 51 to 250 employees
$50, and those with 251 or more, $100.
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What's in it for me and other Members?
Members have clearly told us that a visible, accessible spot to serve Members,
welcome guests, promote the community and display/distribute information is a
must. Beyond that, we're watching and learning from the experience of other
Chamber offices, and listening to needs identified by our volunteers, committee
members, Member-businesses and staff.
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Township of South Algonquin
PO Box 240
MADAWASKA, Ontario KOJ 2eO
Telephone #1-613-637-2650 Fax #1-613-637-5368
TownshipofSouthAlgonquin@bancom.net
April 7, 2006
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
393 University Avenue, Suite 1701
TORONTO, Ontario M5G lE6
SUBJECT: Request for Chanl!es to the Current Value Assessment System
Dear Sir or Madam:
At a regular Council Meeting held on April 6th, 2006, the Council of the Corporation of the
Township of South Algonquin passed the following resolution:
Dated: April 6. 2006
Resolution No.: 06-096
Moyed by: Councillor Gerry Belisle
Seconded by: Councillor Percy Bresnahan
· WHEREAS the Ontario Ombudsman has completed his extensive review ofMPAC's
administration of Current Value Assessment (CV A) and has issued a scathing 94-page
Report admonishing MP AC for mishandling the administration of assessment in Ontario
and has included numerous recommendations in his report for immediate change.
· WHEREAS the ombudsman states at page 64 of his Report that his mandate was limited
to the administration of property assessment, not the system itself, however he states that
he cannot overlook the wave of concern directed at the existing assessment legislation
and therefore sets out some compelling arguments for the Provincial Government to
introduce urgent reform to CV A, such as a 5% cap on the maximum allowable annual
increase in property assessment.
· WHEREAS the 5% cap on property assessment increases has existed since 1999 in
Ontario for all industrial and commercial property owners and by applying the cap to
residential properties it would create a level playing field for assessment relating to all
classes of properties.
· WHEREAS M.P.P. Tim Hudak has recently introduced a Private Members Bill in the
Legislature that, if passed, would:
(a) establish a 5% cap on increases for residential property owners
(b) allow homeowners to make $25,000.00 in home repairs, alterations, or additions to
their properties without triggering increases in property assessments
(c) allow seniors and disabled property owners to be exempted from paying taxes on the
first $10,000.00 of assessed value on a principal residence.
· WHEREAS Health Units, Nursing Homes and District Social Services Administration
Boards establish their levies to member municipalities using "weighted assessment" that
creates outrageous increases in levies due to spikes in municipalities levels of assessment
which, if capped at 5% would not occur.
· BE IT RESOLVED THEREFORE that the Township of South Algonquin requests the
Provincial Government to immediately introduce the changes described above to the
Current Value Assessment system as reflected in the Ombudsman's Report (para. 178,
179, and 180 at page 64), as weII as the preceding changes contained in M.P.P. Tim
Hudak's Private Members Bill so as to provide immediate relief to the countless
ratepayers in all parts of Ontario who are being unfairly served by a punitive, unstable
and volatile Current Value Assessment system.
· BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that all 445 municipalities in Ontario as well as A.M.O. and
R.O.M.A. receive this resolution and be asked to support this resolution by sending a
copy of their endorsement to Premier McGuinty at their earliest convenience.
Carried by: Mayor Jim Etmanski
I, Harold Luckasavitch, Clerk for the Township of South Algonquin do hereby certify this to
be a true copy of Resolution No. 06-096 as passed in an open meeting of Council held on
April 6th, 2006 at the Township of South Algonquin Municipal Office.
Harold Luckasavitch, Clerk
Township of South Algonquin
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CORRESPONDENCE - APRIL 25. 2006
Items for Information (Consent Aaenda)
1. Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, with correspondence acknowledging Council's
support of: 1) the resolutions from the County of Grey and City of Owen Sound
regarding provincial funding to municipalities and the resolution from the Township of
Malahide concerning physician licensing; 2) the resolution from the City of Kawartha
Lakes concerning provincial relief to municipalities and the funding of social programs; 3)
the resolution from the Municipality of Morris- Turnberry regarding amendments to the
Negligence Act, R.S.O. 1990.
2. Municipal Property Assessment Corporation: 1) Debbie Zimmerman, Chair, MPAC
Board of Directors, concerning the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) and the ongoing
efforts of MPAC to provide up to date information on the PLE; 2) Press Statement re:
MPAC Receives Ombudsman's Report; 3) Debbie Zimmerman, Chair, MPAC Board of
Directors, responding to the Ombudsman's review and recommendations to the MPAC
Board. (ATTACHED).
3. Gloria Kovach, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, with a "Members' Advisory"
concerning the availability of an advocacy kit on the FCM website to help municipal
advocates communicate with their Members of Parliament. (ATTACHED)
4. Hon. John Gerretsen, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, with correspondence in
response to the Warden's letter concerning Bill 206 the Act to revise the Ontario
Municipal Employee Retirement System Act. (ATTACHED)
5. Hon. Jim Bradley, Minister Responsible for Seniors, announcing that the month of June
has been proclaimed as Seniors" Month and providing a proclamation for consideration.
(ATTACHED)
6. Mayor Jeff Kohler, City of St. Thomas, announcing the selection of Sandra Datars Bere
as the new Director of Ontario Works effective May 1, 2006. (ATTACHED)
7. Ministry of Transportation, Municipal Advisory, re: New Fine Ranges for Speeding
effective March 31,2006. (ATTACHED)
8. Steve Peters, M.P.P., Elgin-Middlesex-London, Press Release: 1) McGuinty
Government's 2006 budget good news for Elgin-Middlesex-London; 2) McGuinty
government protects Ontarians by strengthening land ambulance services in St. Thomas-
Elgin. (ATTACHED)
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9. Hon. George Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, announcing a land
ambulance services' grant funding adjustment for 2006 of $863,286. (ATTACHED)
10. John Klunder, Regional Coordinator, Community Transition Program, with
correspondence urging the County to proceed in applying for funding through the
Community Transition Program to develop Economic Development County of Elgin.
(ATTACHED)
11. Rhonda Barkley, Liaison, Ontario Family Fishing Weekend Steering Committee,
announcing that Friday, July 7 through Sunday, July 9, 2006 is Ontario Family Fishing
Weekend. (ATTACHED)
12. Nancie J. Irving, Clerk, Town of Aylmer, with copy of correspondence to Premier Dalton
McGuinty concerning the resolution by the Township of Malahide in support of the
Ontario Medical Association's report entitled "Ontario Physician Shortage 2005".
(ATTACHED)
13. EarthTech, City of London, re: Upgrades to Hauled Liquid Waste Receiving Facilities,
Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Schedule "C" - Notice of Completion.
(ATTACHED)
14. Andre Marin, Ombudsman, Final Report under S.11 of the Ombudsman Act, regarding
the investigation into the transparency of the property assessment process and the
integrity and efficiency of decision-making at MPAC. (Full report available upon request)
15. Middlesex County, Southwest Middlesex, Press Release re: Reycraft a Candidate for
AMO President. (ATTACHED)
16. AMO Member Communication, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, "Several Announcements
Related to Energy - Announcements and Synopsis -" (ATTACHED)
17. CMHC/SCHL Home to Canadians, Net Zero Energy Healthy Housing* Initiative, with
advanced notice for interested parties of a "Call for Expression of Interest" that will
ensure the design and building of environmental low-impact housing projects.
(ATTACHED)
18. Mayor Dan Mathieson, City of Stratford, with information regarding "Civic Night" Thursday,
June 22, 2006 and tickets for "South Pacific" at the Avon Theatre. (ATTACHED)
19. Announcement by the governments of Canada and Ontario for COMRIF funding for the
replacement of the New Sarum Bridge of up to $502,333 from each government.
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Thank you for your letter informing me of council's decision to support the resolutions of
the County of Grey and the City of Owen Sound regarding provincial funding to
municipalities, as well as the resolution from the Township of Malahide regarding
physician licensing. I appreciate your keeping me apprised of council's
recommendations.
I note that you have sent a copy of your correspondence to my colleagues the
Honourable Dwight Duncan, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable George
Smitherman, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. I trust that the ministers will also
take council's views into consideration.
Thank you again for the information. I welcome council's input on these or any other
issues of provincial concern.
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Dear Mrs. Heffren:
Thank you for your letter informing me of council's decision to support the resolution of
the City of Kawartha Lakes regarding provincial relief to municipalities and the funding of
social programs. I appreciate your keeping me apprised of council's recommendations.
I note that you have sent a copy of your correspondence to my colleague the
Honourable Dwight Duncan, Minister of Finance. I trust that the minister will also take
council's views into consideration.
Thank you again for the information. I welcome council's input on this or any other issue
of provincial concern.
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Dear Mrs. Heffren:
Thank you for your letter informing me of council's decision to support the resolution of
the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry regarding amendments to the Negligence Act
R.S.O. 1990. I appreciate your keeping me apprised of council's activities.
As this issue falls under the jurisdiction of the Honourable Dwight Duncan, Minister of
Finance, I have forwarded a copy of your correspondence to him for his information. I
trust that the minister will also take council's views into consideration.
Thank you again for sharing council's position on this issue.
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St. Thomas ON N5R 5Vl
Re: Preliminary List of Electors
Dear Warden James McIntyre:
Under the Municipal Elections Act, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MP AC) is
required to deliver a Preliminary List of Electors. (PLE) to all municipalities by July 31 of an
election year.
In past election years, municipalities have voiced their concerns about the number of deceased
persons on the PLE and the under-reporting of population in the July 31 Ontario Population
Report. MP AC also receives complaints from property owners when the names of their
deceased spouses appear on annual Property Assessment Notices.
This situation is a direct result oflosing access to birth and death information from Vital
Statistics due to the introduction ofthe Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act (FOI) over ten years ago. Since there is no legislative requirement for people to
notify MP AC when a child is born or a spouse or parent dies, and no requirement for Land
Registry Offices to send MP AC copies of Survivorship Registrations, names of deceased persons
do not get removed from MPAC's database and the names of newborns do not get added.
As a result of discussions with MP AC, and with much support from our municipal partners, the
Ministry of Government Services (MGS) recently provided MP AC with a sample test file of
deceased names. Due to the ministry's on-going concerns about FOI restrictions, this file did not
include complete name and address information for each deceased name.
Office of the Chair c/o Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
1305 Pickering Parkway, Pickering, Ontario L 1 V 3P2
T: 905.685.3101 F: 905.831.0040
www.mpac.ca
Form No L5050M
Heads of Council
Preliminary List of Electors
March 27, 2006
Page 2 of3
After initial data matching, MP AC concluded that the information provided in the test file was .
insufficient to identify all but a small percentage of deceased persons in its database. It must be
emphasized that a high confidence data match is essential, since MP AC cannot delete property
owner names without proper supporting documentation or notification from a statutory authority.
In an attempt to improve its match rate, MP AC will receive a second test file from MGS
containing some additional data elements. We will continue to work with MGS to obtain
information sufficient to positively identify deceased persons in our database. In addition, our
staffwill continue to pursue other initiatives to improve the quality of the 2006 elector products.
Since the PLE is a 'point-in-time' extract ofMPAC's database, and is produced almost four
months prior to election day, the information on this list rapidly becomes out-dated as election
day approaches. Property ownership and tenancy changes occurring after mid-July will affect
list accuracy. The result is that many elector names will be missing from the list while others
will remain that no longer qualify. It is for this reason MP AC developed the Supplementary List
of Electors, first as a pilot program in 2000 and then as a set of fully featured products available
to all municipalities in 2003.
You may be interested to know that a province-wide analysis of the 2003 supplementary lists
revealed that six to seven weeks after the July 31 list had been delivered, approximately 12
percent of its contents were no longer correct and that if not addressed, the error rate increased to
as much as 20 percent by election day.
Although the Municipal Elections Act is silent on the use of supplementary elector lists, MP AC
encourages all municipalities to use the Supplementary Lists of Electors as an important tool to
ensure an accurate voters' list on election day (when elector eligibility is determined). The
supplementaries are offered at no charge to all requesting municipalities in September and again
in October.
I have met with the Honourable Dwight Duncan, Minister of Finance, to ensure he is aware of
the importance of access to the birth and death information. In addition, MP AC has been
actively promoting the supplementary products to municipal clerks and election managers.
Municipalities that use these products will have a more accurate voters' list and, as an !ldded
bonus, significantly fewer revisions on election day.
Office of the Chair cj 0 Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
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Form No L5051 M
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Preliminary List of Electors
March 27, 2006
Page 3 of3
I understand the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario is also .
encouraging its members to use the supplementary lists. I too would like to encourage your
municipality to take advantage of this MP AC initiative, and to continue supporting our efforts to
gain access to birth and death inforination, necessary for meeting our on-going service delivery
obligations.
Yours truly,
Debbie Zimmerman
Chair, MP AC Board of Directors
Copy Mary Tate, Assistant Deputy Minister
Registration Division, Ministry of Government Services
Judi Hartman, Deputy Registrar General, Ministry of Government Services
MP AC Board of Directors
Carl Isenburg, President and Chief Administrative Officer, MP AC
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MP AC Receives Ombudsman's Report
Pickering, Ontario, March 28, 2006 - The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
(MPAC) is in receipt ofthe Ontario Ombudsman's final report on MPAC's practices and
processes related to property assessment in Ontario.
"MP AC values close to 4.5 million properties each year and we will ensure, through a
review of our existing resources, that we move further and faster on these much-needed
changes," Carl Isenburg, President and Chief Administrative Officer said.
Debbie Zimmerman, Chair ofMPAC's Board of Directors, said that in the past two
years, with the Board's direction, MP AC has focused through its business plans on four
key areas - product quality, service delivery, productivity and communications.
"Our Board believes transparency and openness are fundamental in building taxpayer
trust and confidence in the property assessment system," said Zimmerman.
Further response on the Ombudsman's report will be made once the final report, released
today, is reviewed by the full Board of Directors, Isenburg said.
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Dear Heads of Council:
As Chair of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), I would like to
bring you up to date on the changes we are planning as part of our response to the Report
of the Ombudsman of Ontario.
I would like to take this opportunity to convey that our Board welcomed the
Ombudsman's review when it began last October and have cooperated fully with the
Ombudsman's office prior to and during his review. We will continue to cooperate with
the Ombudsman's office in the months ahead.
In all, the Ombudsman made 22 recommendations. Of these:
. Since 2004, we have worked on and can implement 17 recommendations as soon
as possible;
. Two recommendations are the responsibility of the provincial government and
beyond our control; and
. Three have significant resource, technology and cost implications and require
further review before they can be implemented. Weare now conducting this
reVIew.
Our detailed response to each of the 22 recommendations is posted on our web site at
WWW.lnpaC.ca.
As you are aware, the Minister of Finance extended the assessment appeal deadline for
the 2006 tax year from March 31 to June 30.
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In keeping with the Ombudsman's recommendations, we will be providing taxpayers
with additional information about their property and how they can have their concerns
addressed.
By moving forward with 17 of the Ombudsman's 22 recommendations, we believe that
we will be able to significantly increase transparency and the accuracy ofthe 4.5 million
properties we assess.
This is consistent with the direction that MPAC's Board of Directors established for the
organization in 2004 when we identified four key priorities - product quality, service
delivery, productivity and communications.
Significant progress has been made in each ofthese four areas. For example:
. The cost of assessing a single property has been reduced from $34.17 in 2000 to
$33.23 today as a result of productivity improvements;
. Last fall during the 2005 assessment update, we held more than 600 meetings
with municipal councils, municipal officials and taxpayer groups;
. We extended hours at our field offices so that more taxpayers could have their
questions answered;
. In total, we met with more than 10,000 people including elected and non-elected
municipal officials and taxpayers across Ontario;
. The time it took to answer a taxpayer's call at our Customer Contact Centre was
reduced from an average of 5.5 minutes to 30 seconds;
. We have cut the time it takes to respond to a request from a taxpayer to review his
or her assessment in half;
. Our new computer system will be fully online this year. The Integrated Property
System (IPS) is a multi-million dollar and multi-year project. It played a
significant role in improving the quality of our data for the 2005 assessment
update and, in keeping with the recommendations ofthe Ombudsman, will allow
us to provide more information about individual properties in 2006; and
. We added new information to the Property Assessment Notice, including the
previous assessed value, the percentage increase for the property's assessed value,
and the percentage increase for the municipality.
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The Ombudsman's Report confirms that we are heading in the right direction. His report
will add impetus to these initiatives.
Three recommendations deal with increased rates of property inspection, providing a
Property Profile Report with assessment Notices and greater access to MP AC assessors.
Most of the costs would involve hiring added staff to conduct more physical inspections
of properties, production costs for including the Property Profile Report with 4.5 million
assessment Notices and increasing staffing levels in the field offices to meet with local
taxpayers.
As members of this corporation, I encourage you to review our response if you have not
already. You have my commitment that I will keep you fully informed of our progress in
implementing the recommendations as we proceed.
Yours truly,
"Original Signed by"
Debbie Zimmerman
Chair, Board of Directors
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April 7, 2006
MEMBERS' ADVISORY
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Parliament has resumed, and now is the time for municipal advocates to make their
voices heard.
To support your efforts, we have produced an advocacy kit and posted it on the FCM
website at www.fcm.ca. Here you will find background materials, talking points and
information on key Parliamentary contacts that you can use to communicate with your
Mem bers of Parliament.
We have every reason to be optimistic about the future of the cities and communities
agenda. The last session of Parliament saw a high degree of agreement among all
parties on the need to fix the problems facing our cities and communities, and we expect
this to continue.
During the election, the Prime Minister campaigned on a number of issues important to
the municipal sector, including renewing municipal infrastructure, making our streets
safe, and fixing the fiscal imbalance at the root of many of the problems in our cities and
comm unities.
The reference in this week's Speech from the Throne to working to ensure "all
governments" have the fiscal resources to meet their responsibilities pushes the fiscal
imbalance to the top of the agenda. We stand ready to work with the government to
make this a reality.
All Members of Parliament need to hear from you, the people who make up municipal
government. They need to hear your concerns, your suggestions and your conviction
that it's time we worked together to fix the problems in our cities and communities.
The advocacy kit will be updated as needed, so you will always have access to the latest
information you need to advise and inform Members of Parliament I urge you to tell your
MPs and the government about the issues in your communities and what needs to be
done to make these communities better places to live and work.
If you have technical questions about accessing and downloading the advocacy kit,
please contact Tuong Nguyen at tnquvenrwfcm.ca or 613-907-6224.
Gloria Kovach
President
Minister of Municipal Affairs
and Housing
777 Bay Street, 17'" Floor
Toronto ON M5G 2E5
Tel. (416) 585-7000
Fax (416) 585-6470
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Thank you for your letter and enclosures of January 24,2006, in which you share with me your
additional concerns with respect to Bill 206, the proposed Act to revise the Ontario Municipal
Employees Retirement System Act.
As you know, the bill received Third Reading and Royal Assent on February 23, 2006. The new
Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act, 2006 is the result of extensive
consultation and two sets of committee hearings. .
During the committee process, we heard from a diverse range of employee and employer groups
and worked to achieve legislation for members of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement
System (OMERS) that ensures that their plan remains safe. We strongly believe we have struck
the right balance in this legislation and we are confident that the act will prove to be solid public
policy.
I understand that you have concerns regarding potential costs that may arise for employers due to
the new act. However, protections have been put in place to assist employers in managing the
long-term implementation of the act.
· A two-thirds majority vote of the Sponsors Corporation is required for specified plan
changes in any OMERS pension plan such as changes to contribution rates or benefits.
· A stability reserve of 105 per cent must be in place before benefits can be increased
within the main plan
· If a decision of the Sponsors Corporation is sent to arbitration, an arbitrator is limited
to an award that would increase contribution rates for each of employees and
employers by no more. than 0.5 per cent.
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· Supplemental benefits would be accessed through local collective bargaining. As
well, employees would be able to access only one benefit initially, and would be able
to add an additional benefit only after 36 months.
· The Minister of Finance is prepared to recommend that new supplemental benefit
plans under OMERS be exempted from solvency funding rules through an amendment
to the Pension Benefits Act, provided certain conditions are met when the
supplemental plan is registered. This change would be intended to assist in reducing
the ultimate costs of the benefits in the supplemental plans, while protecting
provincial and municipal taxpayers from any risks associated with the solvency
funding exemption.
Your views are important and I appreciate receiving them. Thank you, again, for taking the time
to share your comments regarding this piece of legislation. I look forward to working with you
during th . plementation of the new act.
The Honourable Steve Peters, MPP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
Mr. Roger Anderson, President, Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Minister
Responsible for
Seniors
9th Floor, Hearst Block
900 Bay Street
Toronto ON M7A 2E1
Tel.: (416) 326-9326
Fax: (416) 326-9338
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Dear Mayor (or Reeve),
For more than 20 years, June has been designated as Seniors' Month in many communities across
Ontario and Canada.
I am writing to ask that you conslder officially proclaiming June as Seniors' Month in your community
this year. For your convenience, a sample proclamation is enclosed for your consideration.
The focus on seniors will take on special meaning as the world gets set to recognize June 15 as
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which marks an important issue that we must tackle together.
This year's Seniors' Month theme is Active Living: Healthy Living. The theme encourages
seniors to become involved in programs where their experiences and interests may be shared with
contemporaries or other generations.
In the past, communities have reached out to seniors by organizing local information fairs and
events, celebrating seniors' achievements, providing information about ways for seniors to become
and remain active and engaged, and putting the spotlight on the local services and programs
available to reduce elder abuse, neglect and isolation.
We will be sending you Seniors' Month promotional materials soon. Please let us know what you are
planning and we will post it on the Ontario Seniors' Secretariat website found at
www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/seniors/english/sen iorsmonth
You can contact us by email atseniorsmonth@mcLgov.on.ca
Yours sincerely,
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Jim Bradley
Minister
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Seniors' Month Proclamation
Seniors' Month
June 1 - 30, 2006
WHEREAS Seniors' Month is an annual nation-wide
celebration;
WHEREAS seniors have contributed and continue to
contribute immensely to the life and vibrancy of this
community;
WHEREAS seniors continue to serve as leaders, mentors,
volunteers and important and active members of this
community;
WHEREAS their contributions past and present warrant
appreciation and recognition and their stories deserve to be
told;
WHEREAS the health and well-being of seniors is in the
interest of all and further adds to the health and well-being
of the community;
WHEREAS the knowledge and experience seniors pass on
to us continues to benefit all;
I, Mayor , do hereby proclaim June 1-
30, 2006 Seniors' Month in and
encourage all citizens to recognize and celebrate the
accomplishments of our seniors.
Dated in the Mayor's Office on this
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545 Talbot Street. P.O Box 520. City Hall. St. Thomas,. Ontario NSP 3V7
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mayor Jeff Kohler
Corporation of the City of St. Thomas
Tel: (519) 631-1680 ext. 4131
Email: mayor@city.st-thomas.on.ca
SANDRA DATARS BERE JOINS THE CORPORAl'Igr!
ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO, MARCH 27, 2006 - Mayor Jeff Kohler is pleased to announce today that.
the selection of the replacement for retiring Director of Ontario Works, Chester Hinatsu has been
made.
Mrs. Sandra Datars Sere will start employment with the City of St. Thomas on May 1, 2006.
"Mrs. Datars Bere brings extensive experience in Social Service programming at the provincial level
along with superior project management and communication skills/ stated Mayor Kohler. "As a
Municipality we are lucky to have her as part of our Management Team."
Alderman Bill Aarts, Chairman of the Community and Social Services Committee stated, "Sandra's
understanding and experience of Social Service program and the contacts she has both at the
provincial and local level will ensure that the City of St. Thomas continues its delivery and
administration of programs in an efficient and effective way."
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Please circulate to: Mark G. McDonald
March 24, 2006
Municipal Advisory
~ Ontario
Ministry of Transportation
For Immediate Release
March 21, 2006
MUNICIPAL ADVISORY: NEW FINE
RANGES FOR SPEEDING
The following advisory gives notice of the fact that new fine ranges for speeding offences become effective on March
31,2006. These amendments are contained in Bill 169, the Transportation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005, which
received Royal Assent on November 21, 2005.
The amendments to section 128 (speeding) of the HT A increase fines for speeding 30-34 km/h over the posted limit
and allow progressively longer court-ordered driver licence suspension for persons repeatedly convicted of
speeding 50 km/h over the posted limit within a five-year period.
(a) Increased fines for speeding 30-34 km/h over the posted limit
Sections 128 and 214.1 of the HT A are being amended, effective March 31, 2006, to change the categories of
speeding fine ranges in clauses 128( 14)(b) and (c) and in clauses 214.1 (6)(b) and (c) with respect to community
safety zones. The reference to "35 kilometres per hour" is being changed to "30 kilometres per hour".
Effective March 31, 2006, drivers charged with speeding of speeding by 30 to 34 km/h over the posted limit will be
subject to the higher fine range specified in clauses 128(14)(c) and 214.1(6)(c).
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w~?f""~"~uIlr.T< 6355 Kennedy Road, Unit #2, Mississauga, ON L5T 2L5 Tel: (905) 795-2555 Fax: (905) 795-2660 Email: info@ogra.org
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Municipalities may wish to assess whether they have any roadside advisory signage that details fine ranges, and
which may need updating.
Seed over limit
30
31
32
Old HT A fine $
135
139.5
144
New HTA fine $
210
217
224
(b) Progressively longer court-ordered licence suspension periods for repeat offenders who speed 50 km/h or
more over the posted limit
Subsection 128( 15) of the HT A is amended, effective March 31, 2006, to permit progressively longer court-ordered
driver's licence suspension for persons convicted of speeding 50 km/h or more over the posted limit more than once
in a five-year period.
New subsections 128(15.1) to (15.4) set out the process for determining subsequent convictions within the five-year
period, a transition provision to exclude convictions occurring before these changes come into force, and a provision
to prevent a driver charge being amended to an owner charge.
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For further information, please visit www.mto.gov.on.ca
03/24/2005 18:03
519-531-9478
STEVE PETERS MPP
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Steve
Peters
M.P.P.
Elgin-Middlesex-London
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
March 24, 2006
McGuinty government's 2006 budget good
news for Elgin-Middlesex-London
Region to receive over $23 million in infrastructure funding
ST. THOMAS - The McGuinty government's third bUdget will pave the way for improved roads and bridges for
st. Thomas-Elgin, Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP steve Peters announced today.
"Our government's plan is working for Elgin-Middlesex-London and the province, n Peters said. "By investing in
what matters most to the people of Southwestern Ontario - education, health care and infrastructure - we are
, building opportunity and strengthening the economy, creating jobs and prosperity for all of us. Our major
infrastructure investments will create close to half a million new jobs for Ontarians."
In its 2006 budget, the McGuinty government is introducing Move Ontario - a major new $1.2 billion investment
in roads, bridges and transit. Included in this investment is $400 million to help 428 municipalities - primarily
. outside of the GTA. with emphasis on rural and Northern communities - address critical road and bridge
improvements. Municipalities will determine their own road and bridge priorities.
Municipalities in Elgin County will receive a total of $5,377,456 in immediate unconditional one-time funding so
, that high priority projects can get underway as soon as possible in the upcoming construction season. Grants
are determined on a per capita basis. Municipalities will decide their own roads and bridges priorities.
Elgin-Middlesex-London municipalities will receive:
· Town of Aylmer - $302,834;
. Municipality of Bayham - $270,919;
· Municipality of Central Elgin - $383,621;
· Municipality of Dutton-Dunwich - $157.069;
. County of Elgin - $2,053,333;
. Township of Malahide - $374,357;
· County of Middlesex - $2,815,455;
· City of London - $14,301,936;
· Township of Southwold - $190,685;
· City of St. Thomas - $1,412,434;
· Municipality of Thames Centre...... $481,885;
· Municipality of West Elgin - $232,204.
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eonSUIUORCV omce: 542 Talbot Street, StThomas. Ontario N5P 1C4
Tel: (519) 631..0666 Fax: (519) 631-9478 E-mall:sP8t8rs.mpp.co@llberal.ola.oru
03/24/2005 18:03
519-531-9478
STEVE PETERS MPP
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PRESS RELEASE
"In 2005, the Ontario economy outperformed average private sector and government projections, resulting in
additional revenue," Peters said. "We have made a strategic and prudent choice to invest more than 60 per cent
of this money in transportation infrastrudure. Through Move Ontario, our government is investing $23,581,976
'for Elgin-Middlesex-London and the City of London."
"Our budget takes a balanced and responsible approach to strengthening Ontario's future, IT Peters said. "It is a
. plan that builds opportunity by investing in our people and the strength of our economy, to ensure that Ontario
continues to be a great place to live and work for generations to come."
For more information on the 2006 budget please call 1-800-337-7222 or visit www.ontariobudget.ca.
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For more information contact: Craig Bradford, Communioations Assistant, (519) 631~0666.
Constltuencv omC8: 542 Talbol Street St Thomas, Ontario N5P 104
Tel: (519J 631-0666 Fax: (519) 631-9418 E-mall:spelers.mpP.co@llberal.ola.oru
Please circulate to: Mark G. McDonald; Mark G. McDonald
March 24, 2006
OGRA responds to Ontario Budget and
Transportation Funding
Toronto - The McGuinty Liberal government released the 2006/07 Ontario Budget yesterday. The Honourable Dwight
Duncan, Minister of Finance in his budget speech announced a one-time $1.2 billion investment in transportation. $838
million will be directed toward transit while $400 million will be for municipal roads and bridges primarily outside the GTA with
"special emphasis on rural and northern communities for road and bridge repair and upgrading",
While the announcement states that this is a one-time investment and therefore falls short of OGRA's goal of securing
sustainable funding for municipal infrastructure, it is still good news for OGRA members. The budget states that this level of
funding is enough to repair up to 800 bridges or resurface 3,000 kilometres of two-lane municipal roads. This funding is in
addition to the previously announced ReNew Ontario infrastructure plan which dedicates funding to upgrade and expand the
provincial highway system. Municipal allocations have been made and this information is posted on OGRA's web-site.
Of interest to OGRA members with transit systems, $838 million will be made available to the City of Toronto, York Region,
Brampton and Mississauga to expand transit services. This includes partial funding to extend the subway system to Vaughan
Centre at Highway 7, By October of 2006 the government will fulfill its commitment to permanently provide two cents of
Provincial Gas Tax to municipal transit systems and will remove the restrictions on these funds so that they can be used for
operation expenses in addition to capital. The government announced that they are moving forward with a new, predictable,
multi-year municipal bus replacement program. Until that program is up and running, they are providing $114 million to those
municipalities that have placed orders for new buses or bus refurbishments.
The budget forecasts total revenues of $83.9 billion and total expenses of $85.3 billion resulting in a $1.4 billion deficit for 2006/
07, The budget states that the Province is on track to balance the budget by the fiscal year 2008/09.
For more information on the Ontario Budget please access the OGRA web-site at WijW.ogl's.OI'q.
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Contacts:
Joseph W. Tiernay
Executive Director, OGRA
joe@ogra.org
905-795-2555
Steve
Peters
M.P.P.
Elgin-Middlesex-London
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Ontario
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2006
McGuinty government protects Ontarians by strengthening
land ambulance services in St. Thomas-Elgin
$863,286 investment part of three-year plan to achieve equal cost-sharing
ST. THOMAS - The McGuinty government is providing $863,286 to the County of Elgin to strengthen the land
ambulance services residents depend on, Elgin-Middlesex-London MPP Steve Peters announced today on
behalf of Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman. The investment is part of a plan to achieve
equal cost-sharing with municipalities by 2008.
"Our government is committed to helping municipalities provide quality ambulance services," Peters said. "This
investment will enable St. Thomas-Elgin to maintain the high standards of ambulance services currently being
provided to people here."
In February, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced the government will be spending $300 million over the next
three years to achieve true 50/50 sharing of the cost of municipal land ambulance services by 2008.
The funding being provided to St. Thomas-Elgin in 2006 will increase the provincial contribution to the costs of
providing land ambulance services to at least 40 per cent.
"Elgin County Council gratefully accepts the increased provincial contribution towards the cost of ambulance
services and thanks Premier McGuinty for addressing this matter in a proactive manner," County of Elgin Deputy
Warden Graham Warwick said. "A particular note of thanks goes out to Mr. Steve Peters, MPP, for working
diligently on our behalf at the cabinet table to help make this day a reality and underscores the provincial
commitment towards true partnerships in the delivery of public services."
"We have listened to the concerns of municipalities about land ambulance services and we have responded,"
Smitherman said. "Ambulance service is crucial - often it's literally a matter of life and death. All Ontario
residents, regardless where they may live, are entitled to first class ambulance services and we will continue to
work with municipalities to ensure that these services are available to people in every part of this province."
Today's initiative is part of the McGuinty government's plan to build a health care system that delivers on three
priorities - keeping Ontarians healthy, reducing wait times and providing better access to doctors and nurses.
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For more information contact: Craig Bradford, Communications Assistant, (519) 631-0666.
Constituency oUice: 542 Talbot Street, St Thomas, Ontario N5P lC4
Tel: [519] 631-0666 Fax: [519] 631-9418 E-mail: speters.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org
Ministry of Health
and Long-Term Care
Ministere de la Sante
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10. etage, edifice Hepburn
80, rue Grosvenor
Toronto ON M7A 2C4
Tel 416-327-4300
Telec 416-326-1571
www.health.gov.on.ca
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Warden Paul Baldwin
The County of Elgin
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas ON N5R 5Vl
Dear Warden Baldwin:
The McGuinty government recognizes that the common goal of the Ministry of
Health and Long-Term Care and of delivery agents responsible for providing
land ambulance services is improving the timely delivery of excellent, affordable
pre-hospital health care services.
Accordingly, the additional grant funding announced recently reinforces the
government's commitment to work co-operatively with delivery agents to close
the gap between current government funding and 50% of the cost of delivering
land ambulance services by 2008. To this end, the ministry has reviewed the
funding for land ambulance services for the year 2006 in an effort to begin
narrowing the gap.
Your organization's share of the recently announced 2006 funding is as follows:
· Grant funding adjustment: $863,286
Your funding will be processed shortly.
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Warden Paul Baldwin
This additional funding will strengthen and improve land ambulance service
delivery across the province.
I would like to take this opportunity to again convey my sincere appreciation for
the considerable contributions all members of your organization make in the
provision of health services in your community.
Yours truly,
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Norm Gamble, Chair, South West LHIN
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Tuesday, March 21,2006
Mr. Mark McDonald
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas, Ontario
N5R 5V1
Dear Mr. M. McDonald
Re: Staff Recommendation Letter
As previously discussed, your Pre-Proposal Application to develop "Economic
Development County of Elgin" was reviewed on March 14,2006. Staff has
recommended that you proceed in making a Full Application and Business Case for your
project.
Although we encourage you to proceed in applying for funding from the Community
Transition Program, this recommendation does not, in any way, ensure or guarantee that
your application will be approved by the Project Approval Committee. This letter is
intended to provide direction on the next step, which is to develop the Full Application
and Business Case in preparation for staff presenting it to the Project Approval
Committee.
Applicants must understand that no costs incurred prior to the date of this letter will
be eligible for funding by the Community Transition Program. Any costs incurred
from this day forward may be eligible for funding by the Community Transition Program,
should your project receive funding.
Applicants must understand that their project may not receive any funding from CTP
and that any costs they incur, or purchases they make would therefore need to be
financed by themselves entirely. All funding decisions are made by the Project
Approval Committee and applicants must understand that we anticipate many full
applications will not receive any funding from the Community Transition Program.
Thank you for your continued interest in contributing to the economic diversification of
your community. If you require further details, please do not hesitate to contact myself
at your earliest convenience.
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R gional Coordinator
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1-866-334-8767 www.communitytransition.com e-mail: info@communitytransition.com
COMMUNITY TRANSITION PROGRAM
P.O. Box 732, #4077 Highway 3 East, Simcoe ON N3Y 4T2 phone (519) 426-6147 fax (519) 428-0074
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All Ontario Municipalities
SUBJECT:
2006 Ontario Family Fishing Weekend
As you know, the Province of Ontario, in partnership with many nongovernment
organizations like the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, declares one
summer weekend (Friday, July 7 through Sunday, July 9, 2006) a licence-free
fishing weekend.
This special weekend, now run in conjunction with National Fishing Week,
includes fish festivals, clinics, or conservation and educational activities that may
be held in your area.
Would you please help us publicize the 2006 Ontario Family Fishing Weekend in
any calendar of summer events you may participate in or publish. In addition,
please consider "declaring" this date as Ontario Family Fishing Weekend.
For further information, please contact the following during business hours:
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
Conservation Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Resorts Ontario
(705)-748-6324
(905)-895-0716
(705)-755-1902
(705)-325-9115
Thank you for your assistance.
Yours in Conservation,
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Rhonda Barkley, Liaison (J
Ontario Family Fishing Weekend Steering Committee
c/o Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
P.O. Box 2800
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 8L5
Fax: (705)-748-6324
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TOWN OF
AYLMER
46 Talbot Street, West, Aylmer, Ontario. N5H 1J7
Office: (519) 773-3164 Fax: (519) 765-1446
March 17, 2006
Hon. Dalton McGuinty
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto ON M7A 1A1
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RE: Ontario Physician ShortaQe
At its meeting held on March 13, 2006, the Town of Aylmer Council resolved:
Moved by Councillors R. W. Murray and J. S. Dickson:
"That Council supports the resolution of the Township of Malahide with
respect to the Ontario Medical Association's report entitled "Ontario
Physician Shortage 2005", namely:
WHEREAS the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) released a report
entitled "Ontario Physician Shortage 2005";
WHEREAS said Report predicts that the Provincial Physician Shortage will
reach 2,300 this year;
WHEREAS our population continues to grow and as more and more
physicians are retiring, the problem will grow worse over time;
WHEREAS the Physician shortage is particularly pronounced in rural
Ontario as reduced enrollments in medical schools in previous years has
reduced the flow of family physicians to rural communities;
WHEREAS Ontario is experiencing a growing rural population as retirees
move to the country side;
WHEREAS the OMA estimates that there are over 10,000 Canadian trained
Physicians currently practicing in the United States;
WHERAS allowing Physicians with recognized equivalency to commence
practice in Ontario would facilitate the influx of doctors in a relatively short
period of time;
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Ontario Physician Shortage
March 17, 2006
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WHEREAS an amendment to the Ontario Medicine Act to allow the
recognition of specific Medical Exams as equivalent would permit the
college of Physicians and Surgeons to grant licenses to practice medicine
in Ontario to those Physicians who are in good standing and have written
the necessary examination;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT in an effort to expedite the
availability of doctors in Ontario, particularly in rural Ontario, the Town of
Aylmer Municipal Council hereby requests that the Minister of Health for
Ontario propose an amendment to the Ontario Medicine Act to permit the
College of Physicians and Surgeons to license physicians who are in good
standing and who have written the necessary examinations thereby
bringing additional fully q'ualified physicians, ready to commence practice
immediately to our Province, while long-term solutions are being
implemented; and
THAT copies of this Resolution be sent to the Premier of Ontario, the
County of Elgin, and all Elgin lower-tier municipalities, the County of
Middlesex, the City of St. Thomas, Mr. Steve Peters, MPP, Mr. Joe Preston,
MP, Leaders of the Opposition, Federal Minister of Health, Ontario College
of Physicians and Surgeons and the Association of Municipalities of
Ontario for circulation to and support from every municipality in Ontario."
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Nancie J. Irving
Clerk, Town of Aylmer
cc County of Elgin
Municipality of Bayham
Municipality of Central Elgin
Municipality of Dutton Dunwich
Municipality of West Elgin
Township of Malahide
Township of Southwold
County of Middlesex
City of St. Thomas
Steve Peters, MPP
Joe Preston, MP
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Federal Minister of Health Tony Clement, MP
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Leaders of the Opposition
Ontario Medical Association
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285 King Street
Suite 300
London, Ontario
N6B 3M6 Canada
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City of London
Upgrades to Hauled Liquid Waste Receiving Facilities
Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Schedule "C"
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Notice of Completion
In December 2002, Earth Tech (Canada) Inc. was retained to undertake a Schedule "C" Municipal Class
Environmental Assessment (Class EA), relating to septage and leachate discharges, entitled Upgrades to
Hauled Liquid Waste Receiving Facilities. The goal was to determine where and how hauled liquid waste
can best be accepted and controlled to mitigate the sewer gas and infrastructure problems in the
Dingman/Westminster sewershed and better protect the City's wastewater infrastructure.
As part of the Class EA, an extensive agency/public consultation program was completed seeking input
from the hauled liquid waste industry and their customers, directly affected residents, adjacent
municipalities, the general public and review agencies. Focus groups were established and a series of focus
group workshops and public information centres were held in order for the stakeholders to provide their
input into the project.
The Environmental Study Report (ESR) is now complete and a recommended design alternative identified.
The recommended alternative to construct a combined liquid waste pretreatment facility at the
W12A Landfill that would receive septage from private haulers and leachate generated by the
landfill was recommended for implementation. Pretreated liquid waste would be conveyed by
force main to the existing sanitary sewer system from the new facility. By this notice, the
Environmental Study Report for this work will be placed on public record on April 8t\ 2006, for 30 days to
be reviewed by the public or any other interested party at the following locations:
Earth Tech (Canada) Inc.
285 King Street, Suite 300
London, Ontario
N6B 3M6
City of London Clerks Department
City Hall, 3rd Floor
300 Dufferin Avenue, P.O. Box 5035
London, Ontario
N6A4L9
Office hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Office hours:
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
Lambeth Public Library
7112 Beatie Street
London, Ontario
N6PIA2
Telephone (519) 652-2951
Glanworth Public Library
2950 Glanworth Drive
London, Ontario
N6N IN6
Telephone (519) 681-6797
Hours open:
Tuesday & Thursday
1 :00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday
9.00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hours open:
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Central Public Library
251 Dundas Street
London, Ontario
N6A 6H9
Telephone (519) 661-4600
Hours open:
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Comments on the Environmental Study Report will be received until May 8, 2006. Please contact:
Mr. Ian Blevins M. Eng., P. Eng.
Senior Project Manager
Earth Tech (Canada) Inc.
285 King Street, Suite 300
London, Ontario
N6B 3M6
Mr. Tom Copeland, P. Eng.
Division Manager
Wastewater Engineering
City of London
300 Dufferin Avenue, P.O. Box 5035
London, Ontario
N6A 4L9
Telephone: (519) 673-0510
Fax (519) 673-5975
E-mail: Ian.Blevins@earthtech.ca
Telephone: (519) 661-4662
Fax: (519) 661-2355
E-mail: TCopelan@london.ca
The Class EA process entitles members of the public, interest groups and review agencies who have
significant concerns about the proposed project (if such concerns cannot be resolved), to request the
Minister of Environment to issue an order to comply with Part II of the EA Act. This is known as a "Part II
Order", bumping up the status of this project to a full Individual Environmental Assessment. The
procedure for a "Part II Order" request is as follows:
First, the person with concerns discusses them with the City's Environmental and Engineering
Services Department and Earth Tech (Canada) Inc.; and
Second, if the concerns cannot be resolved, the person may submit a "Part II Order" request to the
Minister of Environment, at 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 12th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4V IP5,
by May 8, 2006, with a copy of the request being sent to the City's Environmental and
Engineering Services Department and Earth Tech (Canada) Inc.
Subject to the comments received as a result of this notice and receipt of necessary approvals, the City
intends to proceed with construction of this project in 2007.
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Ombudsman
ONTARIO'S WATCHDOG
CHIEN DE GARDE DE L'ONTARIO
March 28, 2006
Ms Sandra Heffren
Deputy Clerk
The County of Elgin
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas, Ontario N5R 5Vl
Dear Ms Heffren:
Re: Ombudsman Report: Getting It Right - Our File No. 183785
Enclosed is my Final Report under s. 11 of the Ombudsman Act, regarding my
investigation into the transparency of the property assessment process and the integrity and
efficiency of decision-making at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.
I have also enclosed the responses to my Report received from the Municipal Property
Assessment Corporation and the Minister of Finance.
I am satisfied with the positive commitments made by MP AC and the Minister to
consider and implement my recommendations.
I would like to thank you for coming forward and sharing your experience.
Yours truly,
Andre Marin
Ombudsman
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Bell Trinity Square
483 Bay Street, 10th Floor, South Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 2C9
483, rue Bay, 10e etage, Tour sud, Toronto (Ontario) M5G 2C9
. 416-586-3300
. 416-586-3485 . 1-866-411-4211
www.ombudsman.on.ca
middlesex
county
SOUTll'Y/EST MI.nDLE$EX
399 Ridout Street,
London, Ontario N6A 2P1
519-434-7321
153 McKellar Street, P.O. Box 218
Glencoe, Ontario NOL 1 MO
519-287-2015
Press Release
Contact: Doug Reycraft
Phone: (519) 287-3113
Cell: (519) 494-2508
Email: reycraft@sympatico.ca
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 13th, 2006
Reycraft A Candidate for AMO President
After serving his community for a number of years as a Member of Provincial
Parliament, a Local Mayor, a County Councillor and a County Warden, Doug Reycraft is
offering his experience to his municipal colleagues in the role of AMO President. Doug
Reycraft is currently the Mayor of Southwest Middlesex and a Middlesex County
Councillor.
For the past several years, Doug has supplemented his provincial and municipal
experience with a variety of interesting and challenging roles as a member of the AMO
Executive. His AMO experience has provided Doug with both satisfaction and a
challenge. During his time with AMO, the Association has won many hard fought
victories on behalf of the municipalities of Ontario. Now Doug wants to take on the
challenge of building on the success of recent years and leading AMO to a promising
future.
For those interested in learning more about Doug's campaign for AMO President please
visit his website at www.revcraftforamopresident.ca. In addition to highlighting Doug's
political experience, the website also displays a number of endorsements from his
municipal colleagues who have encouraged him to accept the challenge of being a
candidate for AMO President.
For Your
nformation
Association of
Municipalities
of Ontario
393 University Avenue, Suite 1701
Toronto, ON M5G 1E6
Tel: (416) 971-9856' fax: (416) 971-6191
email: amo@amo.on.ca
To the attention of the Clerk and Council.
For Immediate Attention
April 13, 2006 - FYI 06/004
Several Announcements Related to Energy
- Announcements and Synopsis -
ISSUE: The Province has announced the new Regulated Price Plan, a new Conservation
Program, and two initiatives targeting energy costs for low-income families.
A) REGULATED PRICE PLAN:
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) released new electricity commodity prices and distribution rates
for utilities under the Board's Regulated Price Plan (RPP): these prices are reflected on the
"Electricity" line of consumers' bills. The OEB envisions the RPP will "make sure that prices
consumers pay for the electricity they use better reflect the prices paid to electricity generators, but
without the volatility that exists in wholesale electricity market prices."
Starting May 1 st, prices for RPP consumers who buy their electricity commodity from a utility will
be 5.8 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity use up to a certain threshold per month (up from 5
cents) and 6.7 cents per kilowatt hour for consumption above that threshold (up from 5.5 cents).
The threshold will remain at 750 kilowatt hours per month throughout the year.
Municipalities qualify for the RPP as "designated consumers" under the "MUSH" sector, which also
includes hospitals, schools, colleges and universities. This is expected to remain the case until
April 1 , 2008. The announced increase was due in part to increased electricity demand, lower than
normal electricity output from hydroelectric plants, and higher than anticipated prices for natural
gas.
For most consumers, the total impact of the RPP prices and distribution rates announced today will
be in the range of 3% to 15% on their total bill.
Synopsis/Action:
The Province decided in 2004 that consumers should pay the real costs of electricity. There is
broad consensus that paying artificially low prices that do not reflect the cost of supply gives no
incentive for consumers, including municipalities, to conserve electricity. However, AMO has
several concerns. We will be working with the Province to ensure it develops programs to assist
municipalities with the capital costs of upgrading facilities, conducting retrofits, and installing
software and meters to monitor energy consumption. In addition, we must collectively ensure such
pricing programs do not adversely affect those on fixed and/or low-incomes in our communities.
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B) EVERY KILOWATT COUNTS:
Minister of Energy Donna Cansfield and Chief Energy Conservation Officer Peter Love recently
announced a new conservation campaign entitled: "Every Kilowatt Counts". Thus far the campaign
consists of incentives to replace inefficient central air conditioners with a new ENERGYST AR@
qualified system, a $75 rebate on the supply and installation of a programmable thermostat, and
an educational program targeting consumers.
Synopsis/Action:
AMO will push for an extension of incentive programs aimed at individual consumers to include the
municipal sector where appropriate.
C) LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS:
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced yesterday that the Province plans to introduce
legislation that would, if passed, provide up to $120 per low-income family, to help them with rising
electricity costs. Under the proposed Ontario Home E/ectricity Relief Program, single people would
receive one-time payments of up to $60, while families would receive up to $120 to offset the
projected average increase of $10 per month. Eligibility will be determined according to tax returns
and funding will be allotted on a sliding scale - decreasing with income up until $35,000. The
Ministry of Finance estimates that almost 1.5 million families would be eligible for this payment. If
the legislation is proclaimed, relief payments will begin in the fall of 2006.
The Province has also announced that it intends to double the Emergency Energy Fund to help
low-income Ontarians facing energy-related emergencies. This Fund, administered by the
municipal sector, is aimed to help social assistance recipients and other low-income households
pay for utility arrears, security deposits and reconnection costs for electricity, hydro, natural gas, oil
and other forms of energy.
Synopsis/Action:
AMO is supportive of any initiative that includes provincial funding to support our most vulnerable
citizens and believes that these announcements signify steps in the right direction. We will
continue to push the Province to develop further supports for social housing providers, senior and
long-term care facilities, as well as for the individual citizens who need financial assistance to both
help deal with rising energy costs and to make the necessary improvements to help conserve
energy.
D) ADDITIONAL ACTIONS:
AMO continues to advocate for provincial funding and other support for energy conservation
measures. Furthermore, in addition to developing a bulk electricity-purchasing program to
complement the existing GASAMO natural gas program, AMO also plans to develop additional
educational and support materials for our member municipalities, including a one-day conference
directed at municipal finance officers to be announced shortly.
This information is available in the Policy Issues section of the AMO website at www.amo.on.ca
For more information, please contact: Scott Vokey, AMO Senior Policy Advisor, at 416-971-9856 ext. 334
Advance Notice of a New Call for Expressions of Interest
Note: The following is a brief summary of an upcoming Call for Expressions of Interest. The information contained in this
summary is an overview and all interested parties should consult the full guidelines package when it becomes available. If
there is any discrepancy between information contained in the summary and the guidelines, the guidelines will prevail.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
(CMHC) is forging an active partnership
between industry and all levels of
government through the Net Zero Energy
Healthy Housing (NZEHH) initiative.
This marks an important step to address
the practical challenges of ensuring a
clean environment and healthy future for
Canadians by making low-impact Net
Zero Energy Healthy Housing a reality in
communities all across our country.
What is the goal of the Net Zero
Energy Healthy Housing initiative?
Net Zero Energy Healthy Housing is a
national residential design-build-
demonstration initiative to challenge
builder/ developers across Canada to act as
environmental stewards by building
affordable, healthy, highly energy and
resource efficient, grid-tied housing that
produces as much energy as it uses on an
annual basis, with low/no housing-related
environmental impacts on water, land
and air, integrated within a sustainable
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Builder/developer led interdisciplinary
teams with housing expertise in:
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. High-performance building;
. Renewable energy systems;
. Sustainable community planning;
. Integrated Design Process project
management; and
. Marketing and promotion.
What are the objectives of the
initiative?
. To reduce the energy and resource
intensity of the Canadian housing sector
. To ensure quality, healthy housing
that mitigates household energy costs
. To contribute to a clean environment
and reduced greenhouse gas emissions
. To foster growth of the renewable
energy and sustainable housing
industries in Canada
. To develop Canada's next generation
of value-added exports for competitive
international markets
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Partners involved to date include Natural
Resources Canada, Industry Canada,
Environment Canada and the Net Zero
Energy Home Coalition.
What are the project eligibility
criteria?
Teams must follow an integrated design
process to develop, construct,
commission, demonstrate, monitor and
evaluate low-impact sustainable housing
projects that meet the goals and objectives
of the NZEHH initiative, and involving
performance evaluation in five categories
. Health
. Energy
. Resources
. Environment
. Affordability
What are the essential team and
project requirements?
. Commit to net zero energy healthy
housing principles in project
business plan
. Establish and lead an interdisciplinary
partnered project
. Possess site and obtain project planning
support from municipality, utility, ete.
. Participate in a charrette workshop
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review of proposed project
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and promotion
. Incorporate performance monitoring
and evaluation
. Coordinate communications and
reporting activities with CMHC
What is the support available?
Six to twelve projects will be selected
from all regions of Canada to receive
support, involving:
. Expert assistance for the integrated
design process;
. Technical, marketing research and
communications support;
. National recognition as a
competition winner;
. Promotion as a leader in
sustainable housing;
. Financial contribution of $50,000 per
project to defray eligible costs;
. Assistance through regulatory framework;
. Partnership network lending
credibility and confidence to builders
and consumers; and
. Support beyond demonstration stage
for future business opportunities.
When will the application and
guidelines be released?
The NZEHH expression of interest
application and guidelines will be
available on CMHC's website by the end
of April 2006.
(http://www.cmhc.calenlinprlsu/neze/index.cfrn)
When will applications be due?
The deadline for submitting an expression
of interest will be approximately six weeks
after the application and guidelines are
made available. Further details regarding
initiative requirements and submission
deadlines will be included in the
application and guidelines package.
How can I be notified when
the application and guidelines
are available?
Call toll-free 1 800668-2642 to be added
to the mailing list for the Net Zero
Energy Healthy Housing Expression of
Interest applications and guidelines.
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CITY OF STRATFORD - ADMIN 7 519 633 7661
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CITY OF STRA TFORD
Office of the Mayor and
Chief Administrative Officer
1 Wellington Street. P. O. Box 81B
Stratford. Ontario N5A 6W1
Fax
Sheet
From: Mayor Dan Mathieson
Date: April 12th. 2006
Number of Pages
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Re:
Civic Night
June 22nd, 2006
Please see attached invitation with respect to Civic Night being held on June
22nd.2006. .
Everyone is invited to attend. Kindly circulate the invitation to municipal
officials and all staff in their respective departments.
If you have any questions. please contact Pat Shantz at 519..271-0250, ext. 236.
Thank you.
THIS MESSAGE IS ONLY INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH
IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY BE PRIVILEGED. This message may contain Information that is
confidential and exempt from disclosure under the Municipal Freedom of InformatIon and Protection of
Privacy Act. If you are not the Intended recipient or their authorized agent, you may not forward or copy
or disclose this information and you must delete or Clestroy all copies of thIs message and attachments
received. If you received this communicatIon in error, please notify me immediately.
04/13/06
15:00
CITY of
STRATFORD
Ql/IDe Q/'tlw Mayor
His WtJmup Dim Mathieson
City Hall. P.O. nox 818
Stratford ON N5A 6Wl
(519) 271-0250 Ex!. 234
fax: (519) 271-2783
dmathieson@city.5lratford,on,ca
www.city.srratf"or.d.on,c:a
tJou:neillors:
George Brown
Keith Culliton
Sam Dinicol
Howard Famme
Dave Hl.mt
Uoyd Lichti
Frank Mark
Kathryn Rae
Chris Rickett
Cheryl Ruby
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Civic Night
Thursday, June 2~d, 2006
lISouth Pacific"
A van Theatre, 99 Downie Street
Performance: 8:00 p.m.
Reoeption to follow - Chalmers Lounge
Once agalnl the Stratford Festival has offered a generous ticket
discount as follows:
Seating Discounted Price Regular Price
A $68.43 $ 97.75
B $64.40 $ 92.00
If you would like to attend Civic Night, please reserve your tickets
directly with the Festival by contacting the Box Office at 1-800-567~
1600. Please advise the representative that you are calling to purchase
tickets under the City of Stratford's Civic Night and auote number 8403',
Your ticket request will be processed and mailed directly to you or held
at the Box Office to be picked up within 30 days of the performance.
Additiona/lnformation on the production and cast ;s available through
the Stratford Festival of Canada website at www.stratfordfestival.ca.
If you should have' any questions or require additional information,
please do not hesitate to contact Pat Shantz at 519-271-0250, ext. 236.
We look forward to seeing you on June 22'd I
Sincerely.
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Friday, April 21 SI, 2006
vendredi Ie 21 avril 2006
Paul Baldwin, Mayor
County of Elgin
(519) 633-7661
Re: COMRIF Project No. 13840 - Replacement
of New Sarum Bridge
Dear Paul Baldwin, Mayor:
We are pleased to inform you that, based on
your application submitted under COMRIF
Intake Two, the governments of Canada and
Ontario will each invest up to $502,333 toward
the eligible costs of the project(s) described
above.
COMRIF Intake Two focused on local
infrastructure improvements that provide clean,
safe drinking water, better sewage systems,
improved waste management processes, and
safer local roads and bridges. The three
assessment criteria, health and safety, public
policy priorities and value for money, were
used to assess your project submission as part
of the competitive, merit-based process.
The governments of Canada and Ontario are
investing over $235 million in 88 communities
through COMRIF Intake Two to make Ontario's
communities stronger, healthier and safer.
Under COMRIF, the governments of Canada
and Ontario are working with the Association of
Municipalities of Ontario and local partners to
improve public infrastructure in small urban
r.anads-Onlmio
Municipal Rural
Infrastructure Fund
Paul Baldwin, Maire
ComtE~ d'Elgin
(519) 633-7661
Objet: projet FIMRCO no 13840 -
Remplacement du pont New Sarum
Monsieur Paul Baldwin, Maire:
Nous avons Ie plaisir de vous annoncer qu'a la
suite de la demande que vous avez presentee
au cours de la deuxieme periode de reception
des demandes du FIMRCO, les gouvernements
du Canada et de l'Ontario investiront chacun un
montant maximal de 502 333 $ en vue du
financement des coOts admissibles du (des)
projet(s) decrit(s) ci-dessus.
La deuxieme periode de reception des
demandes du FIMRCO mettait I'accent sur
I'amelioration d'infrastructures locales visant un
approvisionnement sOr en eau potable, de
meilleurs reseaux d'egout et de procedes de
gestion des dechets ainsi que des routes et des
ponts plus securitaires. Les trois criteres
appliques a I'evaluation du (des) projet(s) que
vous avez soumis dans Ie cadre de ce
processus concurrentiel fonde sur Ie merite
etaient les suivants : sante et securite, priorites
de la politique publique et optimisation des
ressources.
Les gouvernements du Canada et de l'Ontario
investissent plus de 235 millions de dollars dans
88 collectivites dans Ie cadre de la deuxieme
periode de reception des demandes du
FIMRCO, contribuant ainsi a rendre les
collectivites ontariennes plus dynamiques, plus
saines et plus securitaires.
Dans Ie cadre du FI MRCO, les gouvernements
du Canada et de l'Ontario travaillent de concert
avec l'Association des municipalites de l'Ontario
et des oartenaires locaux oour ameliorer
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and rural communities. COMRIF's main
objective is to improve the quality of life of
residents across Ontario by giving
municipalities the tools they need to enhance
and renew essential public infrastructure and
strengthen their communities.
Please note that the Government of Canada's
investment is contingent on the successful
completion of an environmental assessment of
the proposed project under the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA).
Failure to comply with the CEAA could
jeopardize government funding for the project.
Before starting construction on your project,
please contact the COMRIF Joint Secretariat to
speak with a federal analyst.
Staff from the COMRIF Joint Secretariat will
work with your officials to finalize the
Contribution Agreement, which will outline the
municipal communications opportunities and
the required terms and conditions for your
project. Along with the appropriate copies of
the Contribution Agreement, the Joint
Secretariat staff will provide details of the
information and documentation requirements
for the claims process.
When contacting the COMRIF Joint
Secretariat, please indicate that this is a capital
project approved under COMRIF Intake Two
and refer to the assigned project file number.
Intake Three will be launched in spring 2006,
and eligible municipalities will be informed of
application details at that time.
For more information, please contact the
COMRIF Joint Secretariat at
Canada-Ontario
Municipal Rural
Infrastructure Fund
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et des partenaires locaux pour ameliorer
l'infrastructure publique des petites collectivites
urbaines et rurales de la province. Le FIMRCO
a pour principal objectif d'ameliorer la qualite de
vie de la population de I'ensemble de l'Ontario
en donnant aux municipalites les outils dont
elles ont besoin pour moderniser et renouveler
leur infrastructure publique essentielle.
Veuillez noter que Ie financement du
gouvernement du Canada sera accorde sous
reserve d'une evaluation environnementale du
projet soumis, menee a bien en vertu de la Loi
canadienne sur /'evaluation environnementale
(LCEE). La non-conformite a la LCEE risque de
compromertre Ie financement du projet par Ie
gouvernement. Avant d'entreprendre les travaux
de construction, veuillez communiquer avec Ie
Secretariat conjoint du FIMRCO pour parler a
un agent federal d'analyse de projet.
Le personnel du Secretariat conjoint du
FIMRCO travaillera avec vos responsables a
apporter la touche finale a l'Entente de
financement, qui precisera les possibilites en
matiere de communications a I'echelle
municipale ainsi que les modalites applicables a
votre (vos) projet(s). Outre les exemplaires
appropries de l'Entente de financement, Ie
personnel du Secretariat conjoint fournira une
Iiste detaillee de la documentation et des
renseignements requis pour Ie processus de
demandes de paiement.
Lorsque vous communiquez avec Ie Secretariat
conjoint du FIMRCO, veuillez preciser qu'il s'agit
d'un projet d'immobilisations approuve dans Ie
cadre de la deuxieme periode de reception des
demandes du FIMRCO et mentionner Ie numero
de dossier de projet qui s'y rapporte.
La troisieme periode de reception des
demandes sera lancee au printemps 2006 et les
municipalites admissibles recevront des
precisions sur la presentation d'une demande a
ce moment.
Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements,
veuillez communiquer avec Ie Secretariat
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1-866-306-7827 or info@comrif.ca or visit
www.comrif.ca.
conjoint du FIMRCO au 1 866306-7827, faire
parvenir un courriel a info@comrif.ca ou
consulter Ie site www.comrif.ca.
We look forward to working with you as you
implement this project that will improve the
quality of life for residents in your community.
Nous envisageons avec plaisir la possibilite de
collaborer avec vous au moment ou vous
menez a bien ce projet pour ameliorer la qualite
de vie des citoyens de votre collectivite.
Sincerely,
Nous vous prions d'accepter I'expression de nos
sentiments les meilleurs.
Le ministre
La ministre,
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Leona Dombrowsky
Federal Minister of Health and Federal
Minister responsible for COMRIF
Ontario Minister of Agriculture
Food and Rural Affairs
Ministre federal de la Sante et
Ministre federal responsable
du FIMRCO
Ministere de l'Agriculture,
de l'Alimentation et des
Affaires rurales de l'Ontario
cc. Joe Preston CP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
Hon. Steve Peters, Lib., Elgin-Middlesex-London
r.anada-Ontario
Municipal Rural
Infrastructure Fuml
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