Town of Milton 150 Mary Street Milton, Ontario L9T 6Z5
Phone 905-878-7252 Fax 905-878-6995 www.milton.ca
May 26, 2009 Regional Municipality of Halton 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, ON L6M 3L1
ATT: Mark Meneray
VIA: Email – [email protected]
Dear Mr. Meneray,
RE: Staff Report PD-052-09 - Sustainable Halton – Progress Report and Update
Please be advised that the Administration and Planning Standing Committee, at their meeting held on May 19, 2009, considered the aforementioned topic and the following recommendation was made and ratified by Milton Council at their meeting held on May 25, 2009:
THAT the Town Clerk be directed to inform the Region of Halton that Milton Council endorses Halton Region’s proposed ROPA No. 37, subject to the modifications provided by local staff (attached as Appendix A to Report No. PD-052-09), specifically noting that the additional policies are designed to accommodate the Milton Education Village and additional employment lands without further amendment to the Region of Halton Official Plan;
AND THAT the Town Clerk be directed to inform the Region of Halton that Milton Council endorses Sustainable Halton Concept #2 as the Preferred Concept, whereby an additional 20,000 population/people and approximately 5000 intensification units are directed to Halton Hills (Georgetown), subject to:
i) the proposed modifications to ROPA No. 37, as recommended through Report No. PD-052-09, being accepted by the Region; ii) Concept #2 meeting Milton’s First Principles of Growth, which were unanimously approved by Milton Council on September 22, 2008, as they relate to the Sustainable Halton Plan process, including:
a) Balanced residential/employment growth based upon a minimum 0.5 employee to resident ratio; Town of Milton 150 Mary Street Milton, Ontario L9T 6Z5
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b) Broadest range of employment opportunities beyond 2031; c) Justification and potential refinement of Natural Heritage System (NHS); d) Extended areas for intensification beyond Built Boundary including to-be-identified nodes and corridors; e) Increased financial support from Region relating to regional capital projects; f) On-going encouragement of increased financial assistance from the Province; g) Continued and respected input into Region of Halton’s assessment/evaluation of refined land use concepts; h) Identification and designation of Milton Education Village Area as a Special Policy Area; i) Cost of providing lake-based servicing to Halton Hills must be borne by Halton Hills landowners/developers and that Halton Hills development does not impede Milton’s ability to manage its growth; and, j) That a comprehensive financial impact analysis be completed and presented to Town of Milton Council that incorporates all capital and operating budget impacts at both the regional and the local municipality level and includes options for mitigation of the impacts of growth on the taxpayer; with the full expectation that the identified First Principles will be applied throughout the Sustainable Halton process.
AND FURTHER THAT the Town Clerk be directed to inform the Region of Halton that Milton Council generally endorses the Evaluation Principles upon which the identification of Concept #2 as the Preferred Concept is based but that the Town of Milton reserves final comment on the 13 Region of Halton Directions papers, including the outstanding issue as to whether the proposed regional Natural Heritage System (NHS) would apply within Milton’s currently designated Urban Area and the extent of the NHS outside of Milton’s current urban boundary;
AND FURTHER THAT Council direct the Town Clerk to formally request from the Ministers of Energy and Infrastructure and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, a one year extension to the June 19, 2009 deadline as required by the Places to Grow Act for completion of the Town of Milton five-year Official Plan Review and Growth Plan conformity exercise;
Town of Milton 150 Mary Street Milton, Ontario L9T 6Z5
Phone 905-878-7252 Fax 905-878-6995 www.milton.ca
AND FURTHER THAT Council direct the Town Clerk to forward a copy of Report PD-052-09 to the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Region of Halton, and the local municipalities of the City of Burlington, Town of Oakville and Town of Halton Hills, as well as Conservation Halton, the two local school boards, and the local M.P.P’s and M.P.’s;
AND FURTHER THAT Milton staff be directed to facilitate a local resident and landowner/developer information session on June 3, 2009, in order to receive public input into the development of a preferred Sustainable Halton Plan Option, and be directed to present a preferred option for Council’s consideration on June 22nd in order to meet the requested timeframe of the Region of Halton.
As per the above resolution, please accept a copy of this report for your information and consideration. Kindly pay particular attention to the highlighted areas and be advised that the Clerk’s Division deems this as appropriate notification as required by this resolution.
Respectfully,
Shelly van Empel Legislative Administrator Executive Services Dept.
/sve
Encl: Staff Report PD-052-09 cc: Cathy Best, Town Clerk, Oakville – [email protected]
Kim Phillips – City Clerk, Burlington - [email protected]
Bill Roberts – Town Clerk, Halton Hills – [email protected]
Kevin Flynn – Oakville MPP - [email protected] Town of Milton 150 Mary Street Milton, Ontario L9T 6Z5
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Joyce Savoline – Burlington MPP - [email protected]
Ted Chudleigh – Halton MPP - [email protected]
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure – Honourable George Smitherman - [email protected]
Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing – Honourable Jim Watson – [email protected]
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources and MP (Halton), 86 Main St. E., Milton, ON, L9T 1N3, via email - [email protected]
The Honourable Terence Young (Oakville), 337 Kerr Street, Oakville, ON, L6K 3B7 via email - [email protected]
The Honourable Mike Wallace (Burlington), 777 Guelph Line (Main Office), Burlington, ON, L7R 3N2, via email - [email protected]
Conservation Halton, 2596 Britannia Road West, R. R. 2 Milton, ON, L9T 2X6 - via: email: [email protected]
Halton District School Board, J.W. Singleton Education Centre, 2050 Guelph Line, Burlington, ON, Canada L7R 3Z2 – ATT: Wayne Joudrie, Director of Education, Via e-mail - [email protected]
Halton Catholic District School Board, 802 Drury Lane, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 2Y2 – ATT: Michael W. Paultler, Director Via: email - [email protected]
Bill Mann – Town of Milton – Senior Manager of Planning Policy – [email protected]