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NON-AGENDA MAIL April 14, 2016 Page ITEM 3 - 4 1. April 14, 2016 - AMO Watchfile 5 2. April 14, 2016 - Engineering Department, Non-Agenda Report, regarding Centennial Park Update 6 3. April 14, 2016 - Economic Development and Corporate Planning, Non-Agenda Report, regarding Project Status Update - Lease of Solar Equipment from Bluewater Power Renewable Energy Inc. 7 - 24 4. April 12, 2016 - Planning and Building Department, Committee of Adjustment Agenda - Tuesday, April 26, 2016 25 - 26 5. April 7, 2016 - Sarnia Heritage Committee, Draft Minutes of April 7, 2016 Meeting 27 - 29 6. April 7, 2016 - Letter to Mayor Bradley received from Laurie Scott, MPP Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes, PC Critic for Woman's Issues, regarding Human Trafficking Awareness 30 7. April 11, 2016 - Letter to Mayor Bradley received from Concerned Citizen 31 - 42 8. April 14, 2016 - Community Heritage Ontario Newsletter - Spring 2016 43 - 45 9. April 14, 2016 - Lambton Farm Safety Agenda and Meeting Minutes 46 10. April 14, 2016 - Municipal Summit on OMB Reform - Process and Power, Saturday, May 14, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Markham Civic Centre 47 - 50 11. April 14, 2016 - Municipal Solutions - Energy and Page 1 of 67 Page Infrastructure, LLC, regarding Highlighting the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act (OCOTAA) 51 - 54 12. April 14, 2016 - Ontario Energy Board Notice, regarding Recovering the Costs of Expanding Natural Gas Service & Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus Correspondence 55 - 56 13. April 14, 2016 - Minister Responsible for Seniors Affairs, regarding Nominations for Senior Achievement Award 57 - 62 14. April 13, 2016 - Ontario Good Roads Association Weekly Detour Newsletter 63 - 64 15. April 12, 2016 - AMO Policy Update, Bill 151 Waste-Free Ontario now sent to Standing Committee 65 - 66 16. April 12, 2016 - Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Welcome to FCM 67 17. April 8, 2016 - Lambton County News Release, Sarnia Lambton Home Response Collaborative Hosts Spring Conference Page 2 of 67 AMO Watch File - April 14, 2016 AMO Watch File not displaying correctly? View the online version | Send to a friend Add [email protected] to your safe list April 14, 2016 In This Issue - 2016 P.J. Marshall Award submissions due April 29. - Time to submit municipal Energy Conservation and Demand Management plan results. - Space limited in pre-conference Heads of Council Training. - Online learning for the busy municipal councillor. - Save the date: Human Services Symposium. - We’re talking Risk Management this fall! - Media relations training. - LAS Webinar: Natural Gas in Ontario. - 63rd Annual OSUM Conference - plan to attend! - Careers with Ontario Public Service and Durham Region. AMO Matters Two weeks left to submit your municipal government project that demonstrates excellence in the use of innovative approaches to improve capital and/or operating efficiency and to generate effectiveness through alternative service delivery initiatives and partnerships. Apply for the 2016 P. J. Marshall Municipal Innovation Award today! Provincial Matters The Ministry of Energy’s Broader Public Sector (BPS) web portal is now available for 2016 reporting (Ontario Regulation 397/11). Questions? Contact the Ministry at [email protected]. AMO/LAS Events Join fellow Heads of Council at AMO's Heads of Council Leadership training pre-AMO Conference (Aug 14). Get the information you need to be an effective Head of Council. Learn what skills you need to utilize, the tools you need to lead, manage and collaborate and more. Don't miss out, and reserve your space today! Online learning should be a part of every councillor’s professional development plan. The re-designed AMO Online Learning Portal (AMO-OLP) has courses on: Land Use Planning; Asset Management; Municipal Councillor Financial Literacy and coming soon Municipal Property Assessment and Taxation. Learn more about the courses and start learning today! Mark your calendars for September 21, 2016 for the first joint AMO-OMSSA Human Services Symposium. Program is in development and registration will be made available shortly. See you this Fall at the Hilton Garden Inn, Vaughan. Save the date - September 30 and October 1! LAS presents the 2016 Risk Management Symposium at Casino Rama, Orillia. Full details, including registration, and hotel booking will be available online shortly. AMO presents Media Relations Training this summer/fall season. This training will better prepare you and your municipality for the media spotlight on good days and bad. Find out more and register today. Join LAS on Tuesday, April 19th at 11:00 am for a webinar about Natural Gas in Ontario. Receive a market update from Delta Energy, as well as learn about the LAS Program, the benefits of year-round pricing, and the rebate process. To register, email Susan Weiss. Space is limited, so register today! Page 3 of 67 http://amo.informz.ca/...ervice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9NjY1NzY3JnN1YnNjcmliZXJpZD05MDEyOTc4MDY=[4/14/2016 11:24:10 AM] AMO Watch File - April 14, 2016 Municipal Wire* OSUM President Lynn Dollin is pleased to announce that Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ted McMeekin and Leader of the New Democratic Party, Andrea Horwath are confirmed to attend and speak at this year's OSUM conference in Goderich, May 4-6, 2016. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Leader of the Opposition Patrick Brown have also been invited. Attendance is high for this year and there is still time to register. Careers Manager, Resource Planning and Budget Management - Ontario Public Service. Location: Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Toronto. Please apply online, only, by Monday, April 25, 2016, and follow the instructions to submit your application. Director, Housing Services - Durham Region. Job ID: 7842. Closing Date: May 6, 2016. Please apply online no later than midnight on the closing date indicated on the job posting. About AMO AMO is a non-profit organization representing almost all of Ontario's 444 municipal governments. AMO supports strong and effective municipal government in Ontario and promotes the value of municipal government as a vital and essential component of Ontario's and Canada's political system. Follow @AMOPolicy on Twitter! 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To unsubscribe, please click here Page 4 of 67 http://amo.informz.ca/...ervice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9NjY1NzY3JnN1YnNjcmliZXJpZD05MDEyOTc4MDY=[4/14/2016 11:24:10 AM] THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SARNIA People Serving People ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT NON-AGENDA REPORT TO: Mayor Bradley and Members of Sarnia City Council FROM: Andre Morin, Director of Engineering DATE: April 14, 2016 SUBJECT: Centennial Park Update On April 12, staff met with Golder and Associates to confirm the next steps and target dates in the tender process for the final phase of the Centennial Park Remediation Project. At this time, the target dates are as follows: DATE TASK April 13 Staff and Golder and Associates begin the process to finalize design specifications in order to prepare bid/tender documents April 22 Staff and Golder and Associates to meet with all regulatory agencies to review and outline work methods. These agencies include: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour and Ministry of the Environment May 9 Bid/tender documents released May 30 Bid/tender process closes June 1-6 Staff and Golder and Associates to evaluate submissions June 7 Draft Council report June 20 Award of Tender Council Report Should Council approve the tender at the June 20, 2016 meeting of Sarnia City Council, construction would commence in early July 2016. Staff are developing a communications framework for the remainder of the project and will provide to Council on completion. The framework will provide for FAQ’s; Key Messages; regular status updates to Sarnia City Council; a stakeholder plan that will identify potential audiences for communications and information such as neighbouring property owners, Sarnia Bay Marina, the public and the media. Page 5 of 67 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SARNIA People Serving People ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CORPORATE PLANNING NON-AGENDA REPORT TO: Mayor Bradley and Members of Sarnia City Council FROM: Peter B. Hungerford, Director of Economic Development and Corporate Planning DATE: April 14, 2016 SUBJECT: Project Status Update - Lease of Solar Equipment from Bluewater Power Renewable Energy Inc. At the March 21, 2016 meeting of Sarnia City Council consideration was given to a report from the Director of Finance regarding Lease of Solar Equipment from Bluewater Power Renewable Energy Inc. The report recommendation was adopted and conditionally authorized the installation of rooftop solar panels as pilot projects on the roofs of the Bluewater Gymnastics Building (1240 Lottie Neely Park Road) and one of the warehouse buildings at the Sarnia Harbour (120 Seaway Road). Part of