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REPORT TO COUNCIL
Report Number: CL 41-02
Date: November 25, 2002
From:
Bruce Taylor, AMCT, CMM
City Clerk
Subject:
Nomination to 407 Community Advisory Committee
Recommendation:
1.
That Clerk's Report CL 41-02 regarding an appointment to the 407 Community
Advisory Committee be received.
2.
That be nominated to represent the City of Pickering on
the 407 Community Advisory Committee.
Executive Summary: To nominate a resident of the City of Pickering to sit on the
407 Community Advisory Committee which will assist the Project Team in the
preparation of an Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference and a Route
Location/Concept Design Individual EA for the extension of Highway 407 from Brock
Road to Highway 35/115.
Financial Implications:
Not applicable
Background:
Please find attached to this Report a letter from Totten, Sims, Hubicki who is assisting
the Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario SuperBuild Corporation in the
preparation of an Environmental Assessment Terms of Reference and a Route
Location/Concept Design Individual EA for the extension of Highway 407 from Brock
Road to Highway 35/115.
Report CL 41-02
Date: November 25, 2002 0 1 t
Subject: 407 Community Advisory Committee
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The Ministry of Transportation wishes to form a Community Advisory Committee to
meet regularly throughout the EA process to provide input to the Project Team, The
Project Team will make appointments to the Community Advisory Committee; however,
the 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 2000 to the Community Advisory Committee for
the Region of Durham Transportation Master Plan. The experience he gained on this
Committee would make him a valuable appointee to represent the City of Pickering on
the 407 Community Advisory Committee. Paul Kelland has indicated that he is willing
to be nominated for appointment to the 407 Community Advisory Committee.
Attachments:
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Letter dated November 8, 2002 from Totten, Sims, Hubicki
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Recommended for the consideration of
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November 8, 2002
Mr. Bruce Tay]or
Clerk
City of Pickerín~
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Pickering, ON Ll V 6K7
Dear Mr. Tiylor:
RE:
Highway 407 East Completion - Brock Road to IJjlhwa~' 35/115
Environmental Assessment (EA) Terms of Reference and Individual EA for
Route Location/Concept Design
TSH Project No. 42-80227
As slatç( in previous corrcspondenc~ from the Ministry of Transportation in June of ::!OO2 regarding the
forl'nation of the Municipal Technical Advisory Group. Totten Sims Hubicki (TSH) is assisting the
Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario SuperBuild Corporation in preparation of Mil EA Terms of
Refetence and a Route Location/Concept Design Individual EA for the extension of Highway 407 from
its existin~ terminus ,n Brock Road in Pickering to Highway 35/J 15. including two freeway links
connecting to Highway 401 in Whitby and Clarington-
As pan of the consultation plan, the Ministry of Transponation wishes to form a Community Advisory
Conunittee (CAC) to meet regularly throughout the process to provide input to the Project Team. The
CAC will be composed of approximately 15 individuals with a balanced membership representing
municipal. business. mobility. and environmental interests and will meet approxi~tely 10 times
throughout the study over a two year perìod, Through the study. the CAC will be informed ofthe various
transponation and environmental issues suITOundin¡ the Highway 407 Study. and provide input to the
Study team as the study progresses.
The compositjon of the CAG í& intended to be sufficiently diverse to represent the range of different
geographic and issue-based perspèclìves within the Region of Durham. We are looking for a member of
the public to serve on this committee. As you are aware. starr of your municipality are already
panicipating on the Municipal Technical Advisory Group (MT AG). We are requesting that each
municipality provide a representative on the CAe. As you may recall. your municipality previously
identified Paul Kelland 10 serve on the CAC for the Region of PUfoam Transponarion Master Plan. We
are hoping thltt (he CAC' for the Durham work will form the basis for the 407 C AC.
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In considering your nomination. please beàr in mind the renewing requirements;
. Express an interest ~nd commitmtnt to the project~
. Interest or experience in transportation planning or the environment: and
. Willin¡ to attend 8. J 0 meetings over the next twO years.
The first meeting of the Community Advisory Committee has been scheduled as follows:
Date:
Time:
Location:
Tuesday, November 26. 2001
7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
TSH (300 Water Street, Whitby)
Please respond by November J 8. 2002 with confirmation of the appointed member of the CAC to:
Ms. Colleen O'Toole
Environmental and Transponation Planner
Totten Sims Hubicki Associates
300 Water Street
Whitby, ON UN 9J2
Tel; (90S) 668-9363 Û42
Fax: (90S) 668,,0221. Email: cotOole@tsh.ca
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if you have any questions regarding this project you may contact either:
Mr. John Siohodzian
MTO Project ("o-ordinator
Provincîul and Environmental Planning Office
Ontario Ministry of Transponation
30 i St. Paul Street
St. Cathannes. ON L2R 7R4
Phone: 905-704-2204
Fax: 905-704-2007
E-mail: ]ohn,Slobodzían@mto,gov.on,ca
Mr. Doug Allinghal11. r.Bng.
Consultant Project Mùl~ager
TSH engineers a.rchitects planners
300 Water Street
Whitby, ON UN 912
Phone: 905..665-3474 or
1.866-840.5529 toU-free
Pax: 905-668-0221
E-mail: dallin¡ham@tsh,ca
We loolc forward to working with you as we complete the environmental assessment process for this
important transponation initiative.
Y ol4rs truly.
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