Ward 2 Citizens

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Ward 2 Citizens Advisory CommitteeJanuary 22,
2014
Marianne Meed Ward City Regional
Councillor Ward 2
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• AGENDA
• Introductions
• 2014 Budget
• Downtown Parking Feedback
• Snow Clearing Feedback
• Transit Feedback
• Development Updates
• Open Forum

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What did we tax you for last year?
2013 Proposed 2014 Difference
Department Operations 91,682 92,831 1,149
Corporate Expenses 35,702 36,934 1,232
Boards Committees 13,003 13,278 275
Corporate Revenues (11,859) (11,671) 188
Capital Investments 716 716
Growth Commitments 70 70
Expanded/New Business 447 447
Downloaded Services 1,284 1,284
TOTAL 128,528 133,889 5,361
Figures are in Thousands
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The Cost of Growth
Growth Commitments Amount
Haber Recreation Centre Operating Costs 375,000
Alton Library Resources 295,000
Transit to Hayden Secondary School 44,000
Growth in roads and parks 20,000
Water Play Features Operating Costs 49,000
IT Infrastructure to support Haber Rec Centre 32,000
TOTAL GROWTH COSTS 815,000
Subtract Revenue from Assessment Growth 745,000
Cost to taxpayers 70,000

• For every 1 of residential property tax, it
  costs the city 1.40 to service it.

Development doesnt pay for itself!
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Burlington Economic Development Corporation

• Request of 275,000 supported by EBC
• To accelerate the level of industrial/commercial
  growth

Additional Support for Business Cases/Site
Assessment 100,200 Additional Support for
Marketing Projects 100,000 Master Strategy
Campaign Employment Land Marketing Investment
Attraction Support Support for Event Net Revenue
Loss 27,700 Gross Revenue Loss Less
Reduction in Expenses Corporate Restructuring
Costs 25,000 IFAT and Other Trade Shows
22,500 Total 275,400
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2014 BUDGET SCENARIOS
4.66 4.13 3.66
2013 City Tax Levy 128,528 128,528 128,528
Base Budget 1,693 1,149 812
Corporate Expenditures 1,232 1,232 1,232
Corporate Revenues 188 188 188
Capital Investment 716 716 716
Total Levy 132,358 131,813 131,476
City Tax Impact 2.98 2.56 2.29
Net Growth Commitments 68 68 68
Expanded/New Business 371 371 371
Local Board Committee Requests 355 275 0
Downloaded Services 1,361 1,361 1,361
Total Levy 134,513 133,889 133,233
Tax Impact () 4.66 4.13 3.66
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DOWNLOADED SERVICES FROMOTHER LEVELS OF
GOVERNMENT
Downloaded Services Cost
Ontario 1 Call 111,000
Additional School Crossing Guards 27,000
Assistant Supervisor School Crossing Guard 23,000
Final Levy Increase for Joseph Brant Hospital 1,200,000
TOTAL DOWNLOADED SERVICES 1,361,000
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PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTSrecommended by EBCincluded
in the 4.16 tax increase
Expanded or New Business Cost
Heritage Planner 103,500
Heritage Burlington 103,500
Manager of Cultural Services 128,000
Community Gardens Program 36,000
Burlington Economic Development Corp 275,000
TOTAL EXPANDED OR NEW BUSINESS 646,000
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POTENTIAL SERVICE REDUCTIONSto reach the further
decrease to 3.16(not recommended by EBC)
Service Reduction Amount
Leaf Pick-up south of QEW - 65,000
Leaf Pick-up north of QEW - 70,000
Eliminate both leaf pick-ups 20,000
Revised sidewalk snowplowing - 27,000
Convert 10 passive parks to naturalized areas - 24,000
Eliminate enhanced maintenance of grass sports fields - 40,000
Reduction in bus cleaning contract - 100,000
TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS - 306,000
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ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATIONOver and
above the 4.66 Increase
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response - Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIT

• Linear Assets Replacement Value 2 Billion
• Existing Backlog 114.6 Million
• Facilities Buildings
• Replacement Value 295 Million
• Existing Backlog 13.2 Million
• Other Assets
• Replacement Value 141 Million114M Parks and
  Open Space10M Information Technology17M
  Stormwater Ponds and Channels
• Existing Backlog 20 Million
• Total Backlog of Now Needs 147.8 Million

Roads, Sidewalks, Storm Sewers, Bridges and
Culverts
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INFRASTRUCTURE FUTURE NEEDS
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20 YEAR PLAN
Current funding
Funding Type Annual Amount
Dedicated levy (0.5) 10.7 Million in 2013
50 CFC General Levy 2.7 Million
100 roadways federal gas tax 4 Million
Reserve Fund Contributions 2.9 Million
Total 20.3 Million
How do we fund the additional 49.1M needed
annually ?

• - Repurposing of Hospital Levy, beginning in 2018
  
• - One-time reserve fund draws 3.3M
  fromInfrastructure Renewal Reserve Fund
• - Additional incremental levy
• 0.75 in 2015 - 2022
• 0.5 in 2023 - 2033

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2014 TAX IMPACT3 Scenarios Presented
Region of Halton Tax Increase 0 Educational Tax
Increase 0
If the citys tax increase is The overall tax increase is Impact per 100,000 of assessed value For a home assessed at 350,000
4.66 1.89 17.00 59.50
4.13 1.68 15.08 52.78
3.66 1.49 13.36 46.76
Status Quo
EBC Recommended
Council Requested
Executive Budget Committee
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2014 BUDGET
City 41.7 Region 36.2 Education 22.1
Libraries Policing Halton District School Board
Recreation Programs Public Health Halton Catholic District School Board
Fire Services Ambulance Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French Public )
Public Transit Garbage/Recycling Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud (French Catholic)
Parks Maintenance Water
Snow Removal Wastewater
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KEY BUDGET DATES
Wednesday, January 29700pm - 930pm 2014 Budget Community Meeting Workshop Shoreline Room, Burlington Arts Centre1333 Lakeshore Road
Tuesday, February 11930am Community Corporate Services Committee2014 Capital Budget Forecast Review and ApprovalCouncil Chambers, Burlington City Hall
Thursday, February 13930am Community Corporate Services CommitteeDelegations for Current BudgetCouncil Chambers, Burlington City Hall
Tuesday, February 18630pm City Council Meeting2014 Capital Budget Forecast ApprovalCouncil Chambers, Burlington City Hall
Thursday, February 20 Community Corporate Services Committeeand Special Council Meeting 2014 Current Budget Review and Approval Council Chambers, Burlington City Hall
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Polling to begin

• Do you have any questions about the information
  before we start polling?

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Do you support the expanded/new business items
as recommended by city staff?
Expanded or New Business Cost
Heritage Planner 103,500
Heritage Burlington 103,500
Manager of Cultural Services 128,000
Community Gardens Program 36,000
TOTAL EXPANDED OR NEW BUSINESS 371,000
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Heritage Planner?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support the expanded/new business items
as recommended by city staff?
Expanded or New Business Cost
Heritage Planner 103,500
Heritage Burlington 103,500
Manager of Cultural Services 128,000
Community Gardens Program 36,000
TOTAL EXPANDED OR NEW BUSINESS 371,000
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Heritage Burlington?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support the expanded/new business items
as recommended by city staff?
Expanded or New Business Cost
Heritage Planner 103,500
Heritage Burlington 103,500
Manager of Cultural Services 128,000
Community Gardens Program 36,000
TOTAL EXPANDED OR NEW BUSINESS 371,000
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Manager of Cultural Services?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support the expanded/new business items
as recommended by city staff?
Expanded or New Business Cost
Heritage Planner 103,500
Heritage Burlington 103,500
Manager of Cultural Services 128,000
Community Gardens Program 36,000
TOTAL EXPANDED OR NEW BUSINESS 371,000
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Community Gardens?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support the request by BEDC for increased
funding of 275,000?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support service reductions?
Service Reduction Amount
Leaf Pick-up south of QEW - 65,000
Leaf Pick-up north of QEW - 70,000
Eliminate both leaf pick-ups 20,000
Revised sidewalk snowplowing - 27,000
Convert 10 passive parks to naturalized areas - 24,000
Eliminate enhanced maintenance of grass sports fields - 40,000
Reduction in bus cleaning contract - 100,000
TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS - 306,000
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Eliminate leaf pick-up south of QEW?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support service reductions?
Service Reduction Amount
Leaf Pick-up south of QEW - 65,000
Leaf Pick-up north of QEW - 70,000
Eliminate both leaf pick-ups 20,000
Revised sidewalk snowplowing - 27,000
Convert 10 passive parks to naturalized areas - 24,000
Eliminate enhanced maintenance of grass sports fields - 40,000
Reduction in bus cleaning contract - 100,000
TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS - 306,000
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Eliminate leaf pick-up north of QEW?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support service reductions?
Service Reduction Amount
Leaf Pick-up south of QEW - 65,000
Leaf Pick-up north of QEW - 70,000
Eliminate both leaf pick-ups 20,000
Revised sidewalk snowplowing - 27,000
Convert 10 passive parks to naturalized areas - 24,000
Eliminate enhanced maintenance of grass sports fields - 40,000
Reduction in bus cleaning contract - 100,000
TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS - 306,000
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Eliminate both leaf pick-ups?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support service reductions?
Service Reduction Amount
Leaf Pick-up south of QEW - 65,000
Leaf Pick-up north of QEW - 70,000
Eliminate both leaf pick-ups 20,000
Revised sidewalk snowplowing - 27,000
Convert 10 passive parks to naturalized areas - 24,000
Eliminate enhanced maintenance of grass sports fields - 40,000
Reduction in bus cleaning contract - 100,000
TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS - 306,000
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Decrease sidewalk snow plowing?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support service reductions?
Service Reduction Amount
Leaf Pick-up south of QEW - 65,000
Leaf Pick-up north of QEW - 70,000
Eliminate both leaf pick-ups 20,000
Revised sidewalk snowplowing - 27,000
Convert 10 passive parks to naturalized areas - 24,000
Eliminate enhanced maintenance of grass sports fields - 40,000
Reduction in bus cleaning contract - 100,000
TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS - 306,000
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Convert 10 passive parks to naturalized areas?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support service reductions?
Service Reduction Amount
Leaf Pick-up south of QEW - 65,000
Leaf Pick-up north of QEW - 70,000
Eliminate both leaf pick-ups 20,000
Revised sidewalk snowplowing - 27,000
Convert 10 passive parks to naturalized areas - 24,000
Eliminate enhanced maintenance of grass sports fields - 40,000
Reduction in bus cleaning contract - 100,000
TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS - 306,000
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Eliminate enhanced maintenance of grass sports
fields?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support service reductions?
Service Reduction Amount
Leaf Pick-up south of QEW - 65,000
Leaf Pick-up north of QEW - 70,000
Eliminate both leaf pick-ups 20,000
Revised sidewalk snowplowing - 27,000
Convert 10 passive parks to naturalized areas - 24,000
Eliminate enhanced maintenance of grass sports fields - 40,000
Reduction in bus cleaning contract - 100,000
TOTAL POTENTIAL SAVINGS - 306,000
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Reduction in bus cleaning contract?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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4 additional firefighters?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Cleaning of transit vehicles?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Increase infrastructure levy?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Community Development Halton?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Sound of Music Festival?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Museums Special Events Assistant?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Restore transit resources?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Increased storm response trees?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Increased storm response sidewalks?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Phase in OMERS?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you support any of the additional requests?
Additional Items Cost
4 additional firefighters 361,000
Cleaning of transit vehicles 100,000
Increase infrastructure levy (0.75) 964,000
Community Development Halton 86,000
Sound of Music Festival 44,000
Museums Special Events Assistant 36,000
Restore Transit Resources 1,000,000 to 2,800,000
Increased Storm Response Trees 747,000
Increased Storm Response - Sidewalks 1,452,000
Phase-in OMERS (200,000)
Extend Hospital Levy over 2014/2015 (300,000)
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Extend Hospital Levy?

1. Yes
2. No

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DOWNTOWN PARKING
Feedback ?
December 2013 Free Parking Downtown
Note
Free parking Saturdays beginning January 2014
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SNOW CLEARING
Feedback ?
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TRANSIT SCHEDULE CHANGES
Feedback ?
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DEVELOPMENT UPDATES

• Village Square
• Bridgewater
• Ed Quinn, 452/454 Locust Street

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Village SquareNo longer for sale
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Bridgewater

• 22 storey condo
• 7 storey condo
• 8 storey hotel

View from Lakeshore Road
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ED QUINN SALON452 Locust Street

• Covered surface parking, with 4-storeys of living
  space above (impact of 5-storeys)
• Total of 28 units
• 3 townhouse units along Blathwayte Lane
• 2 units of ground floor retail along Locust St.

• Demolition permit has been applied for and will
  commence when approvals are received.
• Builder interested in public input.
• Neighbourhood meeting will be scheduled.

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BRANTHAVEN ON GHENT
Ontario Municipal Board dismissed the appeal to
the Zoning By-law Amendment, finding that the
proposed zoning conformed to the Citys Official
Plan.
OMB approved the site plan and conditions and
confirmed that City retains the right and
authority to enforce and implement the conditions
of site plan.

• 58 UNITS
• 30 townhouses
• 28 back to back units

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APELDOORN PARK
Scheduled for completion Summer 2014
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508 HAGER AVENUE
Proposal for a 1 ½ storey, single detached home
- south lot.

• Site plan application received staff reviewing.
• Plan to demolish existing home and sever lot into
  two parcels.
• No application yet for second home.
• Project conforms to existing zoning.
• Minor variances may be required.

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OPEN FORUM

• What you like to talk about?

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Carriage Gate Group Inc.
Changes requested to Section 37 Agreement
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Carriage Gate Group View from Elizabeth and
Caroline
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Acura Dealership Brant Victoria
Minor modification site plan application Glass
structure addition Application is under review
Artists rendering of proposed addition
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Molinaro Apartment building at Brock Elgin
14 storeys 115 units
Completion Date June 2014
Artists rendering
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Signature Retirement Living
9 storeys along Pine Street 14 storeys along
Pearl Street
North Elevation
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Paradigm on Fairview
GO Station
Wal-Mart

• 2089 2095 Fairview St.
• 1.79 hectares

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Paradigm on Fairview

• Changes proposed to
• parking
• building configuration
• office and retail space

• Aerial View of Building Layout

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Paradigm
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2071 Ghent Avenue
Existing house demolished
Six 4-storey townhouses
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Retirement Residence2170 Ghent Avenue

• Changes proposed
• 4-storey retirement residence
• 60 units
• 31 parking spaces

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Habitat for Humanity
Residents requested townhouses, rather than the
proposed back-to-back units, to provide more
green space and backyards for families with
children.
1025 Glendor Ave 1325/1331 Plains Rd. E.
Neighbourhood Meetings June 5 and Oct. 10
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Joseph Brant Hospital
Artists rendering
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WARD 2
QUESTIONS?
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