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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCS 27-05 REPORT TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Report Number: CS 27-05 Date: March 23, 2005 From: Bruce Taylor, AMCT, CMM City Clerk Subject: Nomination to 407 East Individual Environmental Assessment Recommendation: That Report CS 27-05 regarding a nomination for appointment to the 407 East Individual Environmental Assessment Community Advisory Committee be received. 2. That the 407 East Individual Committee. be nominated to represent the. City of Pickering on Environmental Assessment Community Advisory That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto. Executive Summary: To respond to the letter from Totten Sims Hubicki Associates dated March 15, 2005 requesting Council to nominate a Pickering resident to represent the City on the 407 East Individual Environmental Assessment Community Advisory Committee. Financial Implications: Not applicable Background: Please find attached to this Report a letter from Totten, Sims, Hubicki Associates dated March 15, 2005 advising that the Ministry of Transportation, in consultation with the Region of Durham, has commenced and Individual Environmental Assessment Study to address transportation deficiencies in the Region of Durham. Report CS 27-05 Nomination to 407 East Individual Environmental Assessment March 23, 2005 Page 2 The Project Team wishes to re-constitute the Community Advisory Committee that was formed in 2002 to prepare the EA Terms of Reference. The Project Team will make appointments to the Community Advisory Committee; however, the area municipalities are being requested to nominate one member of the public to serve on this Committee. As noted in the letter from Totten, Sims, Hubicki, Paul Kelland was nominated by Council and subsequently appointed in 2002 to the Committee Advisory Committee for the 407 EA Terms of Reference process. He was also nominated and appointed in 2000 to the Durham Region Transportation Master Plan Community Advisory Committee that was the precursor to the 407 process. Paul Kelland has indicated that he is willing to be nominated for appointment to the 407 East Individual Environmental Assessment Community Advisory Committee. Attachments: 1. Letter from Totten, Sims, Hubicki dated March 15, 2005 Prepared By: BrU~e Taylor City Clerk Approved / Endorsed By: ~Gillis A. PaterSon Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer Attachment Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City Council ~omas J. Quinn, Chief Administrative Officer CORP0227-07/01 / engineers architects planners March 15, 2005 Mr. Bruce Taylor Clerk City of Pickering 1 The Esplande Picketing, ON L1V 6K7 ? TTACHHENT #~TO REPORT #_c~ 'z 7 - o Totten $;ims Hubicki Associates 300 Water Street Whitby, Ontario, Canada L1N 9J2 (905) 668-9363 Fax: (905) 668-0221 E-mail: tsh@tsh.ca www.tsh.ca CiTY Dear Mr. Taylor: RE: 407 East Individual Environmental Assessment (IEA) TSH Project No. 42-80390 The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO), in consultation with the Region of Durham, its constituent and surrounding municipalities has commenced an Individual Environmental Assessment (lEA) Study to address transportation deficiencies in the Region of Durham. This project will fulfil the requirements of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act (OEAA) as well as the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA). The development of the IEA includes consultation with federal and provincial agencies, municipalities and the public to ensure that the environmental assessment process followed provides appropriate opportunities to address relevant issues. As part of our consultation plan, we have chosen to re-constitute the Community Advisory Group (CAG) from the EA Terms of Reference process. The CAG will be composed of approximately 18-25 individuals with balanced membership representing municipal, business, mobility, and environmental interests. The CAG will meet a minimurn of i0 times throughout thc estimated ~hr~e year project period to provide advice to the Project Team on the Study. The composition of the CAG is intended to be sufficiently diverse to represent the range of different geographic and issue-based perspectives within the Region of Durham. As you may recall, your municipality previously identified Paul Kelland to serve on the CAG for the EA Terms of Reference. We are requesting that each municipality either re-nominate their representative: for the CAG or appoint a new representative. In considering your nomination, please bear in mind the following requirements.: · Express an interest and con~-nitment to the project; · Interest or experience in transportation planning or the environment; and · Willing to attend a minimum of 10 meetings over the next 3 years. The first meeting of the Community Advisory Group has been scheduled as follows: Date: Time: Location: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. TSH Cafeteria (300 Water Street, Whitby) Please respond by April 13, 2005 with confirmation of the appointed member of the CAG to: Sabeen Khokhar, B.E.S. Environmental Planner, TSH 300 Water Street Whitby, ON LIN 9J2 Main line: (905) 668-9363, Direct: (905) 668-4021 x2322 Fax: (905) 668-0221, Email: skhokhar(0tsh.ca If you have any questions regarding this project you may contact either: Mr. Dan Remollino, P.Eng. MTO Project Manager Central Region Planning and Environmental Office Ontario Ministry of Transportation Building D, 3rd Floor 1201 Wilson Avenue Downsview, ON M3M 1J8 Phone: (416) 235-5576 Fax: (416) 235-3446 E-mail: Dan. Remollino @mto.gov.on.ca Mr. Doug Allingham, P.Eng. Consultant Project Manager TSH engineers architects planners 300 Water Street Whitby, ON LiN 9J2 Phone: 905-665-3474 or 1-866-840-5529 toll-free Fax: 905-668-0221 E-mail: projectteam@407eastea.com We look forward to working with you as we complete the environmental assessment process for this important transportation initiative. Yours truly, ISH Doug Allingham, P.Eng. Consultant Project Manager K:XPROJECTS\42-80 \80390 407 East\l_Correspondence\CAG\2005-03-14 CAG letter to clerks.doc