Ward 5 November News Update

Dear Friends & Neighbours, Another month has gone by as has Halloween. Thank you to the many residents who participated in my Town Hall Meeting on October 13. In addition to the agenda items, residents had some good questions on ward related matters that I would like to share with you. They are addressed below along with other topics which you might find of interest. New @ Wedgewood – New signal request Traffic signal needs are determined by a warrant analysis which considers traffic volumes/delays, as well as collision history. The latest data from Transportation Services indicates that a traffic signal is not warranted at this location. Staff is committed to conducting another count in the spring and completing an analysis at that time. Lakeshore @ Hampton Heath Intersection Pedestrian Signal – Status Update The geometry of the intersection has presented some design challenges in that the standard traffic poles and signal arms cannot be used on the northeast corner. Specifically, the combination of the westbound right turn lane, slight curve on Lakeshore Road, and wide curb-faced sidewalk necessitate a custom pole and arm to allow for proper traffic signal head positioning. Staff is in the process of having these components engineered/designed and as such will be unable to complete the signal installation this year. Delivery Vehicles unloading on Appleby Line to Appleby Village Residents have advised me that they have seen delivery trucks unloading deliveries on Appleby Line which is not permitted. Without knowing the approximate days/times these deliveries are taking place it is difficult to monitor or enforce. In the meantime staff will monitor the area as time permits. Should you wish to report details of any deliveries please contact Parking Services at 905-335-7816 or email parking@burlington.ca. New Street Update The roadwork along New Street is for the installation of a water main between Guelph Line and Dynes Road. This work is part of a larger project being completed in the area of New Street and Drury Lane.

The installation of the water main between Guelph Line and Dynes Road was originally planned for spring 2017. In mid-September, when the construction work on the larger project at New Street and Drury Lane was running ahead of schedule, the work to install the water main on New Street was advanced.

The installation of a new water main between Guelph Line and Dynes Road is currently taking place. The work to complete the remainder of the water main installation between Dynes Road and Cumberland Avenue will be completed in March and April, 2017, depending on the arrival of the spring weather.

The costs for the water main are included in the existing construction contract. The costs to repaint the cycle lines following the pilot project are also included in the construction contract, no matter what the outcome of the pilot. The city is not incurring any additional costs as a result of the water main work. The timing of the construction on New Street during the road diet program is not ideal, however with the installation of the new water main taking place in October/November and then in March/April 2017, the disruption to the road is reduced into two shorter, two-month intervals rather than one six-month construction period originally planned for the spring and summer of 2017. Information about vehicle and cycling traffic on New Street will continue to be collected during the construction to provide accurate data on the driving times along New Street between Walkers Line and Guelph Line. John W. Boich Parkette Orchard residents have been anxiously waiting for news on the construction of John W. Boich Parkette. Construction of John W. Boich Parkette is expected to start in the spring of 2017! The parkette will feature open lawn area, swings and playground equipment, a paved loop trail, shaded seating areas and new trees. In 2012, after a successful community engagement process, City Council approved the purchase of 0.65 hectares (1.60 acres) of surplus land from the Halton District School Board for park development. The land is located in the Orchard community, beside John William Boich Public School, south of Dundas Street and east of Appleby Line. In 2015 the land purchase was finalized for $1.4 million and city staff began planning development of the park. The city plans to invest $482,000 to transform the empty lot into a parkette. The development funds are included in the 2017 budget.

Next Steps:

Construction drawings are being prepared

Construction contract expected to be awarded early in 2017, pending capital budget approval

Construction expected to start in spring 2017, weather permitting

Construction is expected to last 8-12 weeks, weather permitting

Notice of Construction – Appleby Line from Mainway to Upper Middle Road

Commencing the week of November 7, Halton Region will be completing road maintenance on Appleby Line between Mainway and Upper Middle Road. The work involves the removal and replacement of the top layer of asphalt. The placement of top lift asphalt on Appleby Line will be completed during the non-peak hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to minimize

traffic disruption. There will be no road closures, however lane restrictions will be in place and accompanied with the appropriate traffic control. If you have any questions or require additional information, please dial 311 or contact the Project Manager, Milan. Njegovan at milan.njegovan@halton.ca. Burlington to have a new Official Plan City Council endorses request to close current Official Plan Review to prepare a new Official Plan for Burlington At its meeting of Oct. 31, Burlington City Council voted to endorse a report that enables the Director of Planning and Building and Chief Planning Officer to close the city’s current Official

Plan Review process and start the preparation of a new Official Plan for the City of Burlington.

Burlington’s current Official Plan was endorsed by Burlington City Council in 1994. Every municipality in Ontario is required by the provincial government to review their Official Plan every five years. Burlington's last Official Plan review began in 2002, and the revised document was approved by the Ontario Municipal Board in 2008. The current review of the city’s existing Official Plan was started in 2011.

In the city’s new Strategic Plan, approved in April, Council has made the decision to protect Burlington’s rural boundary and grow in its urban areas over the next 25 years. As we reviewed the city’s current Official Plan, we realized a reset of the document was required to reflect and help guide the city’s new priorities. All of the work that has been undertaken as part of the Official Plan Review process, including policy research, analysis, studies, staff reports and community feedback, will be considered within the development of the new Official Plan. The community will also have an opportunity to share its feedback on the draft policies of the new Official Plan early in 2017. We are looking forward to getting input from the community about the policies that are being considered for the new Official Plan. Burlington is going to Grow Bold over the next 25 years, embracing density in our urban areas. Now is the time for residents to have a say and help shape their city into a dynamic 21st century urban community.

To help explain how Burlington is going to grow over the next 25 years, the city has created a video available at www.burlington.ca/growbold.

To learn more about the city’s strategy to Grow Bold, visit www.burlington.ca/growbold. For more information about the city’s Strategic Plan, visit www.burlington.ca/strategicplan

Join us for Inspire Burlington: New Directions in Transportation Mayor Rick Goldring’s Inspire Burlington Series and the City of Burlington present New Directions in Transportation with Brent Toderian and Jarrett Walker on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St. A key direction of Burlington’s Strategic Plan 2015-2040 – the new 25-year blueprint for great city building – is A City That Moves. This is where a variety of convenient, affordable and green transportation choices are available for moving people and goods within the city. Back by popular demand, noted urban planner Brent Toderian returns to the Inspire Burlington series with a new presentation focused on transportation and smart city building. Brent, who calls Vancouver, B.C. home, is a city planner and urbanist with TODERIAN UrbanWORKS, and is Vancouver's former chief city planner. His clients are cities of all sizes around the world. Jarrett Walker hails from Portland, Oregon, U.S. and is the author of the book Human Transit. For the past 25 years, Jarrett has been involved with the design and redesign of transit networks in cities across North America, as well as in Australia and New Zealand.

The free community event will feature presentations by Brent Toderian and Jarrett Walker, as well as an engaging question and answer session with both speakers hosted by Mayor Goldring. The evening also includes interactive displays focused on transportation starting at 6 p.m. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Please reserve your seat online at burlington.ca/mayor or call the Office of the Mayor at 905-335-7607.

City of Burlington wants you to volunteer for a board or committee The City of Burlington and its citizen committees are accepting volunteer applications for the city’s committees and boards. Applications for local boards and committees are available online, at City Hall and city facilities and can be submitted until Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2016. The city has over 15 boards and citizen committees that provide input to Council and city staff on a wide variety of subjects such as heritage, inclusivity and accessibility. The board and committees looking for volunteers at this time are:

Burlington Museum Board

Burlington Seniors’ Advisory Committee

Burlington Accessibility Advisory Committee

Burlington Sustainable Development Committee

Burlington Cycling Advisory Committee

Downtown Parking Committee

Burlington Inclusivity Advisory Committee

Heritage Burlington Committee

Burlington Mundialization Committee

For more information about citizen committees or to apply for a volunteer position, contact the Clerks Department at 905-335-7600, ext. 7481 or visit www.burlington.ca/citizens.

Ontario Proposing Changes to Ontario Municipal Board to Improve Efficiency and Accessibility: Province Seeking Public Input on Board’s Scope and Process

Ontario is undertaking a comprehensive review of how the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) operates and its role in the province's land-use planning system to help make it more efficient and more accessible to all Ontarians.

The OMB plays a central role in Ontario's land-use planning process as an independent, public body through which people can appeal or defend land-use decisions that affect their property or community.

Ontarians wishing to participate in the consultation may submit comments online

or in person at one of the town hall meetings being held across the province this fall.

Halton Police responding to Online Traffic Complaints The Halton Regional Police continue to address the numerous traffic complaints provided from the residents of Burlington each day. Officers from 30 Division follow up on every complaint submitted in order to validate driving behaviors in a specific location throughout the city. Police will then target areas to conduct enforcement.

A large number of traffic complaints received by police relate to drivers exceeding the posted speed limits. Officers will continue to target areas throughout the City of Burlington that have been identified as high traffic complaint locations.

The Halton Regional Police Service is committed to reducing dangerous and aggressive driving behaviors that put all road users at risk. 30 Division Officers will continue to conduct target enforcement throughout Burlington to ensure the safety of all residents using the roadways.

Residents are encouraged to report traffic complaints by going to the Halton Regional Police website and submitting the required information on-line.

Council opposes revised application for the proposed development at 374 and 380 Martha St: Developer requests OMB-led mediation

The developer of the application for the proposed 26-storey condominium at 374 and 380 Martha St., Adi Development Group, has requested, through its legal counsel that the City of Burlington participate with Adi in an Ontario Municipal Board-led mediation process in an effort address the city’s issues with the revised development applications.

The OMB pre-hearing for the proposed development at 374 and 380 Martha St. adjourned Oct. 27 until Feb. 21, 2017. The Board discussed technical matters related to the hearing and noted that the mediation request by Adi Development Group will be scheduled by the OMB’s mediation hearing officers.

Earlier last week, Burlington City Council at a special meeting that I was unfortunately unable to attend voted to oppose a revised development proposal for 374 and 380 Martha St. Although not present, I fully support the decision made by my colleagues. Revisions to the original proposal included a reduction in height from 28 storeys to 26 storeys and an increase in residential units from 226 to 240.

Background

In 2014, Adi Developments submitted an application to the City of Burlington for a 28-storey condominium to be developed on a .136 hectare parcel of land at 374 Martha St. In March 2015, Adi Developments launched an OMB appeal.

At the OMB hearing on March 14, 2016, the developer told the OMB it had bought the property at 380 Martha St., and would include that property in a revised condominium development application. An adjournment was requested. On Wednesday, March 16 at 10 a.m., the OMB hearing resumed to formally accept the adjournment and establish a timeline for the process related to the appeals before the board.

The revised application for the proposed development at 374 and 380 Martha St. was submitted by the developer to the City of Burlington on June 30, 2016.

Ontario Court of Appeal sets date for Burlington Airpark appeal An appeal by Burlington Airpark Inc. to the June 30, 2016 judgement in favour of the City of Burlington is scheduled to be heard by the Ontario Court of Appeal on March 28, 2017 at Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen St. West in Toronto.

On June 30, 2016, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in favour of the City of Burlington’s application to compel Burlington Airpark Inc. to submit an application for a site alteration permit to comply with the city’s bylaw. With the court ruling, the Airpark was required to file an application for a site alteration permit for the fill deposited between 2008 and 2013 before Aug. 31, 2016 and was also ordered to pay the city’s court costs. The City of Burlington site alteration bylaw 64-2014 regulates the placing, dumping, cutting and removal of fill or the alteration of grades or drainage on a piece of land. Individuals doing this type of work must first submit an application to the city for a site alteration permit. For more information, visit www.burlington.ca/airpark.

City of Burlington Fire Department recognizes Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, Nov. 1 - 7

The Burlington Fire Department is recognizing Ontario Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week from Nov. 1 to 7, 2016.

Carbon Monoxide is known as the silent killer. If the house contains a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace or an attached garage, a CO alarm is required to be installed near each sleeping area,

including any basement or main level bedrooms.

For added protection, CO alarm(s) can be installed in other areas of the home near a possible CO source. Always check the product’s instruction manual for details and installation requirements.

CO is a tasteless, colourless and odourless gas that is responsible for the deaths of about 50 Canadians, including 11 Ontarians on average, every year.

For more about CO safety, including a list of frequently asked questions, visit the Burlington Fire Department’s website: www.burlington.ca/CO and view the video, Julia’s Story.

Additional CO Safety tips and more technical information related to Ontario Regulation 194/14 and CO alarm requirements can be found on the Ontario Fire Marshal & Emergency Management website.

Apply for a 2017 community garden plot between Nov. 14 and 30 You can apply for a community garden plot for the 2017 growing season in one of the city’s four locations between Nov. 14 and 30, 2016. Applications are being accepted in November to give gardeners more time over the winter months to plan and prepare their gardens for the spring.

There are four community gardens residents can apply to:

Amherst Park,

Central Park,

Francis Road Bikeway, or

Maple Park

Next year’s planting season will run from May 1 to Oct. 22, 2017. There are a total of 125 plots available, which includes 10 raised, accessible plots suitable for persons with limited mobility. Applicants may indicate a preferred garden location and plot style on the application. The cost to rent a plot for the season is $50. Water, soil and compost are supplied and all plots have full sun. Plots will be allocated by lottery at the close of the application period, and all applicants will be notified of their lottery result by early December 2016. Community garden applications will be available online beginning Nov. 14 at www.burlington.ca/communitygardens, the Seniors’ Centre, or City Hall, 426 Brant St., at the Service Burlington counter. Completed applications must be received by the city no later than Nov. 30, 2016 for the 2017 planting season. Applications received after Nov. 30 will be entered into the draw for 2018 garden plots.

For more information about Burlington community gardens, visit www.burlington.ca/communitygardens.

Just a reminder that Daylight Savings time comes to an end on Sunday, November 6. Please remember to turn your clocks back an hour at 2:00 a.m. It is also a good reminder to check the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Want to connect? Are you looking for quick updates in between newsletters? You can like me on Facebook and follow me on twitter.

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Paul Sharman City/Regional Councillor Ward 5, City of Burlington email: paul.sharman@burlington.ca phone: 905-335-7600, ext. 7591