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Home My WebLink AboutSeptember 16, 2024Waterfront Visionary Advisory Committee Agenda September 16, 2024 7:00 pm Main Committee Room Hybrid Electronic Meeting For information related to accessibility requirements please contact: Committee Coordinator 905.420.4611 clerks@pickering.ca Members of the public may observe the meeting proceedings by viewing the livestream. Page 1.Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Statement 2.Review and Approval of Agenda 3.Disclosure of Interest 4.Approval of Minutes 4.1 April 15, 2024 Meeting Minutes P.1 5.Delegations/Presentations 6.New Business 6.1 Paddlesport Lease Public Consultation Update – Karen Coleman, Manager, Fitness, Courts & Aquatics, Community Services Department 6.2 Tree Planting and other landscape attraction zones on the waterfront – Adam McGean 6.3 Pickering Rouge Canoe Club representation on the Waterfront Visionary Advisory Committee – Kelly Stott 6.4 Beachfront Park Master Plan Implementation (phase 1) and Alex Robertson Park Parking Lot, project update – Arnold Mostert 6.5 Shoreline Coastal Assessment Study - West Shore Boulevard to Marksbury Road, project update – Arnold Mostert 6.6 Review of 2025 Meeting Schedule – Hybrid Electronic •March 17, 2025 - @ 7 pm •June 16, 2025 - @ 7 pm •September 15, 2025 - @ 7 pm •November 17, 2025 - @ 7 pm 7.Other Business Waterfront Visionary Advisory Committee Agenda September 16, 2024 7:00 pm Main Committee Room Hybrid Electronic Meeting For information related to accessibility requirements please contact: Committee Coordinator 905.420.4611 clerks@pickering.ca 8.Next Meeting – November 18, 2024 9.Adjournment Page 1 of 5 Minutes/Meeting Summary Waterfront Visionary Advisory Committee April 15, 2024 Hybrid - Electronic Meeting Main Committee Room 7:00 pm Attendees: G. MacPherson A. McGean A.Small K. Stott L. Tidd A. Bathe, Region of Durham K. Dunlop, Alkame Dragon Boat Services S. Stanleigh, Fairport Beach Neighbourhood Association A. Zeeb, Frenchman’s Bay Yacht Club X. Kane, Pickering West Shore Community Association K. McDonald, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority J. Kyte, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Councillor M. Brenner Councillor M. Nagy A. Shah, Senior Advisory, Creative Industries & Tourism J. St Amant, Coordinator, Cultural Services D. Finn, Supervisor, Parks & Property R. Holborn, Director, Engineering Services A. Mostert, Manager, Landscape & Parks Development (Staff Liaison) J. Currie, Legislative Coordinator (Recording Secretary) Absent: N. Bryan, Ontario Power Generation Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (Include deadline as appropriate) 1. Indigenous Land Acknowledgment A.Mostert read the Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Statement. 2. Review and Approval of Agenda -C~of- P1CKER1NG - 1 - Page 2 of 5 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (Include deadline as appropriate) Moved by A. Zeeb That the Agenda for the April 15, 2024, Meeting of the Waterfront Visionary Advisory Committee be approved. Carried 3. Disclosure of Interest No disclosures of interest were noted. 4. Approval of Minutes Moved by A. Zeeb That the Minutes of the March 18, 2024, Meeting of the Waterfront Visionary Advisory Committee be approved. Carried 5. Delegations/Presentations 5.1 Community Visitor Plan 2024-2027 A. Shah, Senior Advisory, Creative Industries & Tourism and J. St Amant, Coordinator, Cultural Services appeared before the Committee via electronic connection, and through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, provided an overview of the City of Pickering’s first tourism plan, developed by a Steering Committee with representatives from local businesses, attractions, residents, community groups, regional staff, and city staff, and facilitated by Central Counties Tourism. J. St Amant summarized the Steering Committees four organized Sessions and identified the Community Visitor Plans’ set goals and associated action items. A. Shah provided an outline of the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) as a local tax levied by municipalities on short-term rental accommodations such as hotels, motels, and short-term home rentals. A. Shah spoke to the benefits of MAT, and that it could provide funding for the City of Pickering’s tourism plan should it be approved and implemented by Council. Discussion with the Committee members and staff ensued regarding: • the merit of highlighting Pickering as the Gateway to Rouge National Park; - 2 - Page 3 of 5 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (Include deadline as appropriate) • the draft Plan going to the May 6th Executive Committee meeting for endorsement noting that the Plan will never be complete, and that it is an ongoing process; • North Pickering being underrepresented in the Plan as presented; • finding businesses in North Pickering to be a destination and highlight, and items being added overtime; • Claremont being a focal point in North Pickering; • the opportunity to create unique branding for tourism and creative marketing; • that 50% of the MAT tax, if implemented, would be going towards branding and marketing of Pickering Tourism; and, • clarification that the implementation of the MAT tax will be going to the May 6, 2024, Executive Committee meeting for consideration. 6. New Business 6.1 Frenchman’s Bay, water quality and weed control D. Finn, Supervisor, Parks & Property appeared before the Committee and spoke to the Pilot Project to lessen the Eurasian water-milfoil weed in Frenchman’s Bay (the Bay). He noted that reports show that the lessening project appears to be working. Discussion with the Committee members and staff ensued regarding: • the possibility of the City purchasing a weed cutter boat and there being restrictions on City action and weed cutting due to ownership of the Bay by Pickering Harbour Company (PHC); • clarification that the Bay is still up for sale with a reduced asking price and whether the City of Pickering could put another offer for the property; • investigating using ProcellaCOR in the Bay; • the Toronto Region Conservation Authority not having done sufficient research on ProcellaCOR or submergent vegetation management to provide comment at this time; • a previous trial to combat the milfoil using weevils; • there being additional vegetation, other than the milfoil present, and that the presence of some weeds being environmentally beneficial to the Bay; • looking into the PHC Queen’s Royal Charter and the responsibilities of PHC listed within it; - 3 - Page 4 of 5 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (Include deadline as appropriate) • references made to the 2009 Stormwater Management Master Plan – Frenchman’s Bay Watersheds, Consultant report prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited; • the Bay requiring a multipronged approach to weed control; • investigating other waterfronts facing similar issues; • requiring a subcommittee to find real solutions and consulting with multiple agencies; • creating a Frenchman’s Bay Aquatic Habitat Restoration Strategy, referring to the Toronto Aquatic Habitat Restoration Strategy as a guide; • clarification of the technicalities of creating a subcommittee; and, • whether a subcommittee would have access to contact information of experts on the subject matter. Moved by G. MacPherson 1. That the Waterfront Visionary Advisory Committee request that Council consider a Frenchman’s Bay Aquatic Habitat Restoration Strategy, that would look at environmental, recreational and physical aspects of the Bay with the purpose of aiding the City to Manage the Bay, 2. That further to the recommendation of the Waterfront Visionary Advisory Committee, that Council be requested to direct staff to consider this request and to provide a report and recommendations to be brought before Council in October 2024, with budget recommendations. Carried Moved by K. Dunlop 1. That the Waterfront Visionary Advisory Committee strike a Frenchman’s Bay Aquatic Habitat Restoration Strategy Subcommittee. 2. That G. MacPherson, L. Tidd, and A. Zeeb be appointed to the subcommittee. Carried 6.2 Petticoat Creek Conservation Park Deferred to June meeting. 6.3 Tree Planting and other landscape attraction zones on the waterfront – A. McGean Deferred to June meeting. City Staff to compile a list of relevant contacts. A. Mostert to provide a report to Council regarding the Committee’s recommendation. Subcommittee to provide a delegation at Council regarding the above recommendation. - 4 - Page 5 of 5 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (Include deadline as appropriate) 7. Other Business A. McGean recommended that the Committee narrow its focus and identify three to four topics to focus on. A. Mostert to email Committee Members to request their top five priorities. 8. Next Meeting June 17, 2024 8. Adjournment Moved by A. McGean That the meeting be adjourned. Carried Meeting Adjourned: 9:06 pm - 5 -