City Council Item I8-3 for August 8, 2012
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BRAMPTON I8-*-' Report bmmpton.ca FIOWBT Gty City Council The Corporation of the City of Brampton BRAMPTON CITY COUNCH. Date: July 18, 2012 datf- Aug or! f (2flQ Subject: RECOMMENDATION REPORT Request for a Municipal Council Support Resolution relating to 103 rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) projects that are subject to Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) and Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program. Adelaide Solar Energy Inc. File: CM 2.005 Contact: Allan Parsons, Manager, Planning, Design and Development Department (905) 874-2063 Overview: Adelaide Solar Energy Inc. on behalf of the Peel District School Board (PDSB) is planning to install rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects on all 103 public school buildings located throughout Brampton under the Ontario Green Energy Act (GEA) and the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program administered by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). The proposed rooftop solar PV installations on the 103 PDSB school sites represent a total capital investment of approximately $100 million. A Council resolution in support of these 103 projects is requested by Adelaide Solar Energy Inc. The Council resolution is formally listed by the Province as a criterion to be satisfied by the FIT program in order to be eligible for expedited Provincial approvals. Renewable green energy projects are exempt from Ontario's Planning Act legislation. The City of Brampton's Official Plan and Zoning By-laws do not apply to renewable energy undertakings, although Building Permits are required when proposed facilities are to be attached to existing buildings. This report recommends that Council provide support for the installation of 103 rooftop solar PV projects (See Appendix 1 for city map indicating proposed school locations and Appendix 2 for a copy of the letter of acknowledgement received from the PDSB) in the form of a Municipal Council Support Resolution to assist in gaining potential expedited approvals through the Provincial FIT program. Recommendation Report - Roottop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) projects under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program 1 I«-i-2 RECOMMENDATIONS: THAT the report from Allan Parsons, Manager, Planning, Design and Development Department, dated July 18, 2012 to the Council Meeting of August 8, 2012 re: Request for a Municipal Council Support Resolution relating to 103 rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) projects that are subject to Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) and Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program (File: CM2.005), Adelaide Solar Energy Inc., be received; THAT Council support the request by Adelaide Solar Energy Inc. and that staff be directed to provide a letter to Adelaide Solar Energy Inc. confirming receipt of a MunicipalCouncil Support Resolution for the 103 rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) projects as indicated in Appendix 1 of this report. BACKGROUND: Planning, Design and Development staff received a request from Adelaide Solar Energy Inc. to receive municipal support in the form of a Municipal CouncilSupport Resolution to assist in potentially qualifying their solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for expedited reviews by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) in conjunction with the Province's Green Energy Act and the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program. Adelaide Solar Energy Inc., on behalf of the Peel District School Board (PDSB), is proposing rooftop solar PV installations at all 103 public school buildings located in Brampton. A list of the existing schools and municipal addresses are listed below. The total capital investment associated with these projects is approximately $100 million. See Appendix 1 for city map indicating proposed school locations and Appendix 2 for a copy of the letter of acknowledgement received from the PDSB. Proposed Schools and Municipal Addresses: 1 Calderstone Middle School 160 CALDERSTONE RD 2 Castlemore Public School 9916 THE GORE RD 3 Chinguacousy Secondary School 1370 WILLIAMS PKY 4 Claireville Public School 97 GALLUCCI CRES 5 Eagle Plains Public School 40 EAGLE PLAINS DR 6 Goldcrest Public School 24 GOLDCREST RD 7 Greenbriar Snr. Public School 1140 CENTRAL PARK DR 8 Grenoble Public School 33 GREENBRIAR RD 9 Mountainash Middle School 280 MOUNTAINASH RD 10 Red Willow Public School 80 REDWILLOW RD 11 Robert J. Lee Public School 160 MOUNTAINASH RD 12 Sandalwood Heights SS 2671 SANDALWOOD PKY E 13 Shaw Public School 10 FATHER TOBINRD 14 Thorndale Public School 133 THORNDALE RD 15 Beatty-Fleming Public School 21 CAMPBELL DR Recommendation Report - Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) projects under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff(FIT) Program 2 ls-i-£ 16 Brampton Centennial S.S. 251 MCMURCHY AVE S 17 Brisdale Public School 370 BRISDALE DR 18 Burnt Elm P.S. 85 BURNT ELM DR 19 Centennial Snr. Public School 50 LADORE DR 20 Cheyne Middle School 236 QUEEN MARY DR 21 Copeland Public School 5 YOUNG DR 22 David Suzuki Secondary School 45 DAVISELM DR 23 Edenbrook Hill P. S. 61 EDENBROOK HILL DR 24 Fletchers Meadow SS 10750 CHINGUACOUSY RD 25 Glendale Public School 35 SUNSET BLVD 26 Homestead P.S. 99 FLETCHERS CREEK BLVD 27 Huttonville Public School 2322 EMBLETON RD 28 James Potter Public School 9775 CREDITVIEW RD 29 McCrimmon Middle School 83 MCCRIMMON DR 30 McHugh Public School 31 CRAIG ST 31 Morton Way Public School 200 MORTON WAY 32 Northwood Public School 70 GRETNA DR 33 Queen Street P.S. 20 ACADEMIC DR 34 Ridgeview Public School 25 BRENDA AVE 35 Roberta Bondar P.S. 30 PANTOMINE BLVD 36 Rowntree Public School 254 QUEEN MARY DR 37 Royal Orchard Middle School 77 ROYAL ORCHARD DR 38 Sir William Gage Middle School 625 QUEEN ST W 39 Worthington P.S. 71 WORTHINGTON AVE 40 Agnes Taylor Public School 80 BEECH ST 41 Aloma Crescent Public School 57 ALOMA CRES 42 Arnott Charlton Public School 140WINTERFOLDDR 43 Balmoral Dr.Snr.P.S. 233 BALMORAL DR 44 Birchbank Public School 52 BIRCHBANK RD 45 Bramalea Secondary School 510 BALMORAL DR 46 Carberry Public School 526 FERNFOREST DR 47 Central Peel Secondary School 32 KENNEDY RD N 48 Cherrytree Public School 155 CHERRYTREE DR 49 Clark Blvd. Public School 201 CLARK BLVD 50 Conestoga Public School 300 CONESTOGA DR 51 Dorset Drive Public School 100 DORSET DR 52 Earnscliffe Snr. Public School 50 EARNSCLIFFE CIR 53 Eastbourne Drive Public School 702 BALMORAL DR 54 Esker Lake P.S. 10420 HEART LAKE RD 55 Fallingdale Public School 510 CLARK BLVD 56 Fernforest Public School 275 FERNFOREST DR Recommendation Report - Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) projects under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program 3 r*-i-4 57 Fletchers Creek Sr. Public School 92 MALTA AVE 58 Folkstone Public School 104 FOLKSTONE CRES 59 Gordon Graydon Sr. Public School 170 RUTHERFORD RDN 60 Great Lakes Public School 285 GREAT LAKES DR 61 Hanover Public School 215 HANOVER RD 62 H. F. Loughin Public School 39 HERKLEY DR 63 Harold M. Brathwaite S.S. 415 GREAT LAKES DR 64 Helen Wilson Public School 9 ABBEY RD 65 Hewson Public School 235 FATHER TOBIN RD 66 Hickory Wood Public School 630 RAY LAWSON BLVD 67 Hilldale Public School 100 HILLDALE CRES 68 Kingswood Dr. Public School 235 KINGSWOOD DR 69 Larkspur Public School 111 LARKSPUR RD 70 Lougheed Middle School 475 FATHER TOBIN RD 71 Louise Arbour Secondary School 365 FATHER TOBIN RD 72 Madoc Dr. Public School 49 MADOC DR 73 Massey St. Jr. Public School 95 MASSEY ST 74 Mount Royal Public School 65 MOUNT ROYAL CIR 75 North Park Secondary School 10 NORTH PARK DR 76 North Peel (Judith Nyman) S.S. 1305 WILLIAMS PKY 77 Parkway Public School 24 DUNCAN BULL DR 78 Robert H. Lagerquist Sr. Pubic School 105RICHVALEDRN 79 Russell D. Barber P.S. 255 NORTH PARK DR 80 Sir John A Macdonald Middle Sr. P.S. 250 CENTRE ST N 81 Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School 364 BARTLEY BULL PKY 82 Sir Winston Churchill Public School 89 ARDGLEN DR 83 Somerset Dr. Public School 50 SOMERSET DR 84 Springdale Public School 100DEWSIDEDR 85 Stanley Mills Public School 286 SUNNY MEADOW BLVD 86 Sunny View Middle School 30 CHAPPARAL DR 87 Terry Fox Jr. Public School 95 RICHVALE DR N 88 Turner Fenton Secondary School South 7885 KENNEDY RD 89 W. G. Davis Snr. Public School 491 BARTLEY BULL PKY 90 Williams Parkway Public School 1285 WILLIAMS PKY 91 Beryl Ford Public School 80 BEECH ST 92 Castlebrooke Secondary School 10 GARDENBROOKE TRAIL 93 Fairlawn Public School 40 FAIRLAWN BLVD 94 Heart Lake Secondary School 296 CONESTOGA DR 95 Ingleborough Public School 60 INGLEBOROUGH DR 96 Jefferson Public School 48 JEFFERSON RD 97 Mount Pleasant Village Public School 100 COMMUTER DR Recommendation Report - Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) projects under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program 4 IS-i-S 98 Parkholme School 10750 CHINGUACOUSY RD 99 Peel Alternative School North 315 BARTLEY BULL PKWY 100 Ray Lawson Public School 725 RAY LAWSON BLVD 101 Roy McMurtry School 8500 Mclaughlin rd 102 Treeline Public School 145 TREELINE BLVD 103 Westervelts Corners Public School 20 BRICKYARD WAY CURRENT SITUATION: The Provincial FIT Program in conjunction with the Green Energy Act, 2009 facilitates the development of Renewable Energy Generating Facilities of varying sizes, technologies and configurations. Renewable energy projects such as the solar PV installations for all 103 PDSB public school sites in Brampton as described in this report are reviewed through the FIT program and can qualify for expedited reviews and approvals by the Province's Ontario Power Authority (OPA) if municipal council support is formally provided. Adelaide Solar Energy Inc. is requesting a Council resolution in support of 103 rooftop solar PV projects to facilitate expedited approvals through the FIT program administered by the OPA. Renewable green energy projects are exempt from Ontario's Planning Act legislation. As such, the City of Brampton's Official Plan and Zoning By-laws do not apply to renewable energy undertakings, although Building Permits are required when proposed facilities are to be attached to existing buildings.