COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKAGE June 18, 2021 Table of Contents
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COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKAGE June 18, 2021 Table of Contents Item From Subject Page 1 Municipality of Leamington National three-digit suicide and crisis 1 hotline 2 Township of Perry Capital Gains Tax on Primary 2-3 Residence 3 Fort Erie Capital Gains Tax on Primary 4-5 Residence 4 Sue Connor, Director of Transit Briefing Note – Transit Fleet Modelling 6-7 Study 5 Town of Oakville Gas Fired Electricity Generation 8-10 Phase Out 6 St. Catharines Lyme Disease 11-12 7 Hastings Highlands Support for 988 a 3 digit suicide and 13-14 crisis prevention hotline 1 Township of Perry PHONE: (705)636-5941 FAX: (705)636-5759 PO Box 70, 1695 Emsdale Road, Emsdale, ON P0A 1J0 www.townshipofperry.ca June 17, 2021 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister House of Commons Ottawa, ON L1A 0A6 [email protected] The Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building, Queen’s Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 [email protected] Honourable and Dear Sirs: RE: Capital Gains Tax on Primary Residence Please be advised that at their last regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Perry carried the following resolution: “Resolution No. 2021-255 Moved By: Paul Sowrey Seconded By: Jim Cushman Be it resolved that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Perry hereby supports the resolution received from the Town of Fort Erie regarding the proposed Capital Gains Tax on Primary Residences; and Further that a copy of this support be circulated to The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, Honourable Scott Aitchison, MP Parry-Sound Muskoka, Honourable Norm Miller, MPP Parry Sound-Muskoka, The Town of Fort Erie, and All Ontario Municipalities. Carried.” /2 2 -2- Enclosed please find a copy of the resolution supported by the Municipal Council for the Town of Fort Erie on May 31, 2021. Thank you for your attention on this matter. Sincerely, Beth Morton Clerk-Administrator Encl. c.c. Honourable Scott Aitchison, MP Parry Sound-Muskoka Honourable Norm Miller, MPP Parry Sound-Muskoka Carol Schofield, Clerk, Town of Fort Erie ([email protected]) All Ontario Municipalities BM/ec 3 Community Services Legislative Services June 1, 2021 File #120203 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau The Honourable Doug Ford Prime Minister Premier of Ontario House of Commons Legislative Building, Queen's Park Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 [email protected] [email protected] Honourable and Dear Sirs: Re: Capital Gains Tax on Primary Residence The Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie at its meeting of May 31, 2021 passed the following resolution: Whereas primary residences are currently exempt from a capital gains tax, and Whereas currently secondary and additional non-primary properties are subject to capital gains, and Whereas the Federal Government is currently looking into a primary residence capital gains tax as they have recognized that affordable housing has become a serious issue in Canada, and Whereas smaller communities including the Town of Fort Erie are seeing unprecedented higher selling prices that are outpacing prices in larger cities, and Whereas many hard-working Canadians who have only a primary residence with no additional non-primary homes count on their home equity as financial aid to apply to upsizing or downsizing their home depending on their personal situation, and Whereas a change in taxation to primary residences would be a significant financial blow to Canadians and would create an unfair, two-tiered taxation which could lead to depleted savings, inter-generational disparities, disparities among diverse groups such as seniors who may have a significant portion of their savings vested in their primary residence, as well as, reducing the ability of home ownership thereby a further, higher need for rentals, and Whereas the Federal government could look at other means to slow down the rapidly escalating housing costs to improve housing affordability; …2 Mailing Address: The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie 1 Municipal Centre Drive, Fort Erie ON L2A 2S6 Office Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Phone: (905) 871-1600 FAX: (905) 871-4022 Web-site: www.forterie.ca 4 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister Page two The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario Now therefore be it resolved, That: The Federal Government cease further consideration of eliminating capital gains tax exemptions on primary residences, and further That: A copy of this resolution be circulated to The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, All Members of Parliament, All Members of Provincial Parliament, The Regional Municipality of Niagara, and all Municipalities, for their support. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Yours very truly, Carol Schofield, Dipl.M.A. Manager, Legislative Services/Clerk [email protected] CS:dlk c.c. All Members of Parliament All Members of Provincial Parliament The Regional Municipality of Niagara Ontario Municipalities 5 To: Mayor and Members of Council From: Sue Connor, Director of Transit Cc: Tim Commisso, City Manager Heather MacDonald, Executive Director, Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility Date: June 15, 2021 Re: Briefing Note – Transit Fleet Modelling Study Burlington Transit engaged the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) to model our fleet, to assist us in the planning for the introduction of electric vehicles. This work was completed in late 2020 as an addendum to our Five-Year Business Plan. This predictive modelling study calculated the energy usage and energy efficiency under three different duty cycles using two BEB (Battery Electric Bus) configurations: Bus #1 and Bus #2 and considered winter operations with diesel heaters as well. The modelling prediction showed that current BEB technology can fully electrify Burlington Transit’s fleet with a one-to-one replacement of diesel buses when applying both depot and on-street chargers. However, it is not currently possible to use depot-only charging to do so. To achieve 100 per cent electrification with depot-only chargers, Burlington Transit would need to purchase extra BEBs to replace the existing diesel buses. In March 2021, we received $78,000 in grant money from the Province’s Ministry of Economic Development Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT) fund that was administered through CUTRIC for projects. This grant is being used to engage CUTRIC to do further modelling of our fleet to understand the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell bus technology (FCEB) which will allow us to determine the best path forward for Burlington Transit in terms of greening our fleet. On our behalf, CUTRIC applied in April 2021 for matching funding of $78,000 to FCM’s Green Municipal Fund to continue the predictive modelling and a detailed Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) rollout plan for Burlington Transit. This plan will include detailed rollout planning for BEBs and FCEBs including: capital costs (bus, charging infrastructure, fueling systems) and operational costs over the vehicle lifecycle. It will also review options for funding and/or financing for the City. We are currently waiting for approval of our FCM application. 1 6 Briefing Note – Transit Fleet Modelling Study June 15, 2021 Page 2 This work is scheduled to be completed in Q1 2022 and will be presented in detail to Council including the full report prepared by CUTIC. This detailed work will set the foundation for an informed decision by Council and will be documentation that will be the basis for funding opportunities from other levels of government. Please let me know if you have any questions on this update. Suzanne Connor Director of Transit 2 7 June 2, 2021 SENT VIA EMAIL/MAIL TO: The Honourable Doug Ford, [email protected] Premier of Ontario The Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of the [email protected] Environment, Conservation and Parks The Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of [email protected] Energy, Northern Development and Mines Stephen Crawford, MPP, Oakville [email protected] Effie Triantafilopoulos, MPP, [email protected] Oakville North – Burlington The Honourable Ted Arnott, MPP, Wellington- [email protected] Halton Hills Parm Gill, MPP, Milton [email protected] Jane McKenna, MPP, Burlington [email protected] Region of Halton [email protected] City of Burlington [email protected] Town of Milton [email protected] Town of Halton Hills [email protected] Association of Municipalities of Ontario [email protected] Federation of Canadian Municipalities [email protected] Subject: Notice of Motion - Gas Fired Electricity Generation Phase Out At its meeting on May 25, 2021, Oakville Town Council approved the following resolution with respect to the subject item noted above: WHEREAS, the Government of Ontario is planning to increase greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Ontario’s gas-fired power plants by more than 300% by 2030 and by 500% or more by 2040, reversing more than 40% of the GHG reductions that were achieved by phasing out coal-fired power plants; and WHEREAS, GHG emissions are causing temperatures to rise in Canada at more than double the rate of the rest of the world, causing impacts to municipal operations and affecting Town of Oakville residents; and WHEREAS the Federal government recently announced that Canada will enhance our emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement – known as a Nationally Determined Contribution– by 40-45% below 2005 levels, by 2030 Town of Oakville | 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville8 L6H 0H3 | 905-845-6601 | oakville.ca Page 2 May 25, 2021 Subject: Notice of Motion - Gas Fired Electricity Generation Phase Out WHEREAS, in February 2020, Oakville’s Town Council endorsed the Oakville Energy Task Force’s Community Energy Strategy (CES) which establishes a common vision for Oakville’s sustainable energy future that is affordable, clean and resilient and sets ambitious 2041 community-wide goals to improve energy efficiency, reduce GHG emissions and enhance the local economy.