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Eddie Colacchio Chair David Thomas Vice-chair Brian Denney Chief Executive Officer NOTICE OF MEETING THE ETOBICOKE-MIMICO WATERSHEDS COALITION #3/13 The Etobicoke-Mimico Watersheds Coalition of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2013, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Black Creek Pioneer Village, located at 1000 Murray Ross Parkway, M3J 2P3. See map on next page. Light dinner will be served to members of the Coalition at 6:00 p.m. Enclosed, please find the agenda and other information which will be considered at the meeting. Kindly confirm attendance by Monday, December 2, 2013. If you have any dietary restrictions/allergies, questions or require further information regarding this agenda, please do not hesitate to contact Cindy Barr at 416-661-6600, extension 5569 or email at [email protected]. If you are claiming for travelling expenses, please make note of your mileage and make sure it has been documented on the sign-in sheet which will be located at the registration table on December 5, 2013. If you require any directional assistance, or if you are running late the day of the meeting, please call 647.274.3711 (Vince D’Elia). 1 Black Creek Pioneer Village - South Theatre 1000 Murray Ross Parkway Toronto, ON M3J 2P3 From Hwy 400 (northbound from 401) Take Steeles Avenue exit. Turn left at lights onto Steeles Avenue. Follow Steeles past Jane Street. Turn right onto Murray Ross Parkway at first light past Jane Street. Look for Black Creek Pioneer Village entrance on the right. From Hwy. 400 (southbound) Exit at Hwy 7. Follow Hwy. 7 eastbound. Turn right (southbound) onto Jane Street. Turn left (eastbound) onto Steeles Avenue. Turn right onto Murray Ross Parkway at first light. Look for Black Creek Pioneer Village entrance on the right. From Hwy 401 Exit at Hwy 400 heading north. Follow instructions above for Hwy 400 (northbound form 401). From Hwy 404: Exit at Hwy. 7. Follow Hwy. 7 westbound to Jane Street. Turn left (south) onto Jane Street. At Steeles Avenue turn left (east) and at the first lights at Murray Ross Parkway turn right (south). Look for Black Creek Pioneer Village entrance on the right. From Hwy 407 Exit at Jane Street. Follow Jane Street southbound. Turn left (eastbound) onto Steeles Avenue. At first light past Jane Street turn right (south) onto Murray Ross Parkway. Look for Black Creek Pioneer Village entrance on the right. Parking Convenient parking is available free of charge. Toronto Transit Commission From the Finch subway station using the Steeles 60 West route, or from the Jane Station using the Jane 35 route. York Region Transit From the York University Terminal take the Route 10 (Woodbridge) bus or the Route 20 (Jane- Concord) bus to Jane Street & Steeles Avenue. From the Vaughan Mills terminal take the Route 20 (Jane-Concord) bus to Jane Street & Steeles Avenue. Walk east from Jane Street & Steeles Avenue. Turn right at Murray Ross Parkway and look for Black Creek Pioneer Village entrance sign on the right. 2 Etobicoke-Mimico Watersheds Coalition Meeting #3/13 Thursday, December 5, 2013 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Black Creek Pioneer Village 1000 Murray Ross Boulevard, Toronto, ON M3J 2P3 *Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m.* AGENDA Page 1. Call to Order 2. Welcome and Introductions 3. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof 4 Approval of Etobicoke-Mimico Coalition Meeting Minutes #2/13, held on September 19, 2013 5. Presentations (20 minutes) 5.1 Greenbelt Trail: Etobicoke Creek Connection – Shelley Petrie, Program Director, Friends of the Green Belt Foundation 6. Items for Coalition Action (60 minutes) 6.1 Peel Region Channel Remediation Strategy – Spring Creek Pilot (10 minutes) 5 6.2 Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Program (10 min.) 8 6.3 PPG Strategy Update and Membership Campaign (10 min.) 12 6.4 Schedule of Meetings for Etobicoke-Mimico Watersheds Coalition 2014 (10 min.) 19 6.5 Toronto Water Capital Funding – Water, Waste Water, Stormwater Services (10 min.) 20 6.6 Watershed Champion Recognition Award (5 min.) 22 6.7 Heart Lake Dragon Boat Festival Wrap-up Report (5 min.) 25 7. Project Teams and Sub-committee Verbal Updates (15 minutes) 7.1 Brampton Etobicoke Creek Project Team 8. Items for Coalition Information (5 minutes) 8.1 Daylighting Jackson Creek - 300 Valermo Drive 27 8.2 Ontario Trail Strategy for more information visit: 3 <http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/sport/recreation/trail_strategy.shtml> 8.3 Enbridge Pipelines Inc., Line 9b Reversal And Line 9b Capacity Expansion Project 34 8.4 Etobicoke-Mimico Watersheds Greenland Acquisition Update 50 9. New Business and Good News Stories 10 Adjournment 4 Item 6.1 TO: Members of the Etobicoke‐Mimico Watersheds Coalition, Meeting 3/13, December 5, 2013 FROM: Christine Tu, Senior Aquatic Ecologist RE: Peel Region Channel Remediation Strategy – Spring Creek Pilot KEY ISSUE To update the Etobicoke‐Mimico Watersheds Coalition on the Peel Region Channel Remediation Strategy and the completion of the Spring Creek pilot project. RECOMMENDATIONS THAT the staff report on the results and recommendations of the Peel Region Channel Remediation Strategy: Spring Creek Pilot Project be endorsed with support for implementation in Spring Creek; AND FURTHER THAT previously selected members of the Etobicoke Mimico Watersheds Coalition continue to assist TRCA Staff and provide input and direction towards the implementation of the Peel Region Channel Remediation Strategy. BACKGROUND Many sections of watercourses within the Region of Peel have been channelized with concrete lining or other hard bed and bank treatments. While this past approach was intended to improve the conveyance capacity of streams, current knowledge indicates this treatment is detrimental to the overall health of the aquatic system. The end of the design life of many of these channels is approaching with some major failures already experienced. In time, failing channels can lead to uncontrolled and extreme erosion that may place property and infrastructure at risk as well as contribute to local flooding. In anticipation of weather systems increasing in intensity within southern Ontario, the rate of deterioration may accelerate; sections of concrete that were integral in 2012 were severely damaged during the July 8, 2013 storm event. The Region of Peel and area municipalities have responsibilities for stormwater management, the condition of stream channels and/or adjacent and buried infrastructure associated with the channels. In recognition of these responsibilities, Peel Region has provided funding for Toronto and Region Conservation to develop stream remediation and implementation recommendations that are more compatible with current practice: using natural channel design principles, promoting adaptive management, linking environmental health with human well-being, forming partnerships, and achieving system resiliency at the watershed scale. The watershed vision is supported by this project through developing a stream remediation strategy that identifies and prioritizes where naturalizing channels, across the Region, can maximize benefits without additional regulatory flood risk. The first step towards creating this larger strategy is now complete: the evaluation of Spring Creek, an extensively channelized, urban subwatershed largely located in the City of Brampton. A total of nine priority stream sites were identified as having the potential for extensive 5 naturalization (see attached map). Three priority stream reaches were then determined in recognition that opportunities between the sites still need to be established (i.e, undertake a fluvial-geomorphic assessment). Part of the site prioritization process involved applying relative weights of importance to different categories of interest (identified through consultation) based on two scenarios: urban and non-urban areas. The evaluation results and recommendations for Spring Creek will be presented to and feedback requested from the Technical Advisory Committee and various stakeholders on December 10, 2013. Previously selected member representatives of the Etobicoke Mimico Coalition are scheduled to attend. RATIONALE The development of a strategic approach to naturalizing previously hardened channels will allow for appropriate budgets to be targeted and for pro‐active remediation of channels. Without the strategy, regional and area municipalities will likely have to continue responding to channel failures after major storm events. This approach will not necessarily reduce risk to infrastructure or maximize the opportunities to improve the ecosystem health, amenity or aesthetic values of the affected stream channels and valley corridors, all of which this project aims to address. Report prepared by: Christine Tu For more information: Christine Tu, [email protected] 416‐661‐6600, ext. 5707 Vince D’Elia, [email protected] 416‐661‐6600, extension 5667 Date: November 15, 2013 Attachment: Priority Reaches and Sites – Urban Scenario, October 2013 6 ATTACHMENT 6.1 7 Item 6.2 TO: Members of the Etobicoke‐Mimico Watersheds Coalition, Meeting 3/13, December 5, 2013 FROM: Cliff Coppolino, Project Manager, Watershed Planning, Peel SNAP RE: SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD RETROFIT ACTION PLAN KEY ISSUE To update the Etobicoke-Mimico Watersheds Coalition on the County Court Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Action Plan (SNAP) Project. RECOMMENDATIONS THAT the Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Action Plan (SNAP) update be received for information; AND THAT Coalition members residing in the cities