NON-AGENDA MAIL January 31, 2019 Page ITEM 3 - 4 1. January 31, 2019, AMO - Watch File 5 2. January 30, 2019, Intelligent Sarnia-Lambton Taskforce - Intelligent Community Strategic Plan 7 - 12 3. January 31, 2019, OMAFRA - Agricultural Drainage Infrastructure Program 13 4. January 23, 2019, Wilma McNeill - Support for Veteran's Parkway Proposal 15 - 16 5. January 31, 2019, OGRA - E-News 17 6. January 25, 2019, Municipal Government Wayfinders - New Term of Council Facilitated Strategic Plan Page 1 of 17 Page 2 of 17 AMO WatchFile - January 31, 2019 AMO Watch File not displaying correctly? View the online version | Send to a friend Add [email protected] to your safe list January 31, 2019 In This Issue - February 13 Municipal Waste Diversion Forum. - Updates to the Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program. - A digital meeting management and livestreaming solution for municipalities. - Federal Carbon Pricing System - How will it impact municipalities? - RETScreen Energy Workshops now available in your area! - Conversations with ONE Investment - “Meet and Greet.” - LAS Blog: Four ways LAS can support your Energy Plan! - Career Opportunities. AMO Matters AMO & M3RC are hosting a February 13 Forum on the ever-changing landscape of the Waste-Free Ontario Act & other waste diversion topics for Ontario municipal staff and elected officials. Attendance is free. Register today! Provincial Matters Updates have been introduced to the Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program. Check out information and Municipal Investigator Training Sessions on OMAFRA’s website. Eye on Events For generations, municipal governments have relied on paper-based, manual processes to manage meetings. Now, municipalities are discovering the benefits of digitally transforming meeting management processes. Members interested in automating and streamlining board, committee and council meetings, are invited to a free webinar on February 13, 12 pm, where we will be announcing our new partnership with a digital meeting management and livestreaming provider. The new federal carbon tax will take effect this April 1. What does that mean for your municipality's budget and environmental initiatives? Please join LAS and program partner Edison Energy for a free webinar on February 14th at 11 am and get answers to all your questions. LAS and TdS Dixon are offering low cost RETScreen Performance Workshops to help get you started on your 5-year Energy Plan. Register for this one-day workshop online or submit your form today! Not currently offered in your area? Gather 10 of your neighbours and let us know - we'll make it happen. ONE Investment is launching new investment offerings in 2019 under the Prudent Investor regime for municipalities. We would like to meet with a group of finance staff at a location near you to discuss ONE, your needs and answer questions. If your municipality is interested in participating, please contact Janet Wong. Locations will be determined based on responses. LAS LAS Blog: Five year corporate energy management plans are due on July 1. Check out the LAS Blog to learn how we can help accomplish this project quickly and efficiently. Careers Clerk to the Authority/Executive Coordinator, CAO & Board - Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. Position term: Temporary Full Time (up to 3 months), Non-Union. Application deadline: 4 p.m., February 5, 2019. Please apply online at Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Careers. Page 3 of 17 https://amo.informz.ca/...e/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTA1MzYxNiZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9OTEwNzcwNzYz[31/01/2019 10:23:18 AM] AMO WatchFile - January 31, 2019 Manager of Planning Services - Town of Amherstburg. Reports to: Director of Planning, Development and Legislative Services. Please visit the Town's website for a detailed job description. Applicants are invited to submit a resume no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, February 8, 2019 to [email protected]. Waste Management Coordinator - Town of Richmond Hill. Department: Environment & Infrastructure Services. Reports to: Manager, Energy & Waste. For more information and to apply online, visit Richmond Hill Employment by 4:30 PM on February 12, 2019. CAO Clerk Treasurer - Township of Fauquier-Strickland. Please submit a covering letter and resume clearly outlining how you meet the qualifications of this position and why you want to work for the Township of Fauquier-Strickland, by 4 pm, Friday February 15, 2019, to the attention of: Mayor Madeleine Tremblay, Corporation of the Township of Fauquier-Strickland , P. O. Box 40, Fauquier, Ontario P0L 1G0. Email: [email protected]; Fax : 705.339.2421. Deputy Clerk Treasurer - Township of Fauquier-Strickland. Please submit a covering letter and a detailed resume clearly outlining how you meet the qualifications of this position and why you want to work for the Township of Fauquier-Strickland, by 4 pm, Friday February 15th, 2019, to the attention of: Mr. Robert Courchesne, Clerk Treasurer Administrator, Township of Fauquier-Strickland, P. O. Box 40, 25 Grzela Road, Fauquier, Ontario P0L 1G0. Email: [email protected] Treasurer / Tax Collector - Municipality of Hastings Highlands. Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume by February 15, 2019, with cover letter to the following: Municipality of Hastings Highlands, 33011 Highway 62, P.O. Box 130, Maynooth, ON K0L 2S0, Attention: (Ms.) Pat Pilgrim, CAO/Clerk, or by email to: [email protected], Fax: 613.338.3292. Treasurer - Town of Orangeville. Department: Corporate Services, Finance Division. Reports to: General Manager, Corporate Services. Please submit your resume, in confidence, to Ms. Sarah Alexander, Human Resources Assistant, no later than 4 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2019. Applications may be submitted online, emailed to [email protected], or submitted in person at the Town Hall. If submitting a resume via email, please quote the job title in the subject line. 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! AMO Contacts AMO Watch File, Tel: 416.971.9856 Conferences/Events Policy and Funding Programs LAS Local Authority Services MEPCO Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario Media Inquiries, Tel: 416.729.5425 Municipal Wire, Career/Employment and Council Resolution Distributions *Disclaimer: The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is unable to provide any warranty regarding the accuracy or completeness of third-party submissions. Distribution of these items does not imply an endorsement of the views, information or services mentioned. Association of Municipalities of Ontario Please consider the environment 200 University Ave. Suite 801,Toronto ON Canada M5H 3C6 before printing this. To unsubscribe, please click here Page 4 of 17 https://amo.informz.ca/...e/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTA1MzYxNiZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9OTEwNzcwNzYz[31/01/2019 10:23:18 AM] From: Jeanny Leung To: Clerks Department Subject: Intelligent Sarnia-Lambton Taskforce to Host Strategic Planning Sessions Date: January-30-19 9:38:37 AM The Intelligent Sarnia-Lambton Taskforce is looking for the public’s help in building an Intelligent Community Strategic Plan. The Intelligent Sarnia-Lambton Taskforce pursues opportunities that use information and communications technology to create prosperity and enrich the quality of life for all residents. The Taskforce is comprised of members from Bluewater Power, Bluewater Regional Networks, Brooke Telecom, City of Sarnia, County of Lambton, Lambton College, Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership, and Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park. The Intelligent Community Forum has named Sarnia-Lambton one of its Smart 21 communities worldwide in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Page 5 of 17 Page 6 of 17 Ministry of Agriculture, Ministère de I'Agricu¡ture, Food and Rural Affairs de I'Alimentation et des Affaires rurales 3rd Floor 3u étage 1 Stone Road West 1, rue Stone ouest Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2 Guelph (Ontario) N1G 4Y2 Ontar¡o Tel: (519) 826-3552 Té1.: (519) 826-3552 Fax (519) 826-3259 Téléc.: (519) 826-3259 Environmental Management Branch Date: January ll,2019 To: Council, Clerk and Drainage Superintendent From: Tim Brook, Drainage Program Coordinator Subject: Agricultural Drainage Infrastructure Program Please ensure that all those named above are made avyare of this letter. a) Status of Processíng of GrøntApplícqtíons: o All grant applications for the municipal cost of employing a drainage superintendent have been processed. o There are a small number of drain maintenance/repair grant applications that have been processed. We have recently hired Kaleta Ataw, Drainage Analyst to assist with the backlog. o Drain construction/improvement grantapplications: o Most applications received before April l, 2018 have been review and are in queue to be paid. This process should be completed by early March. o The review and processing of applications received after April l, 2018 is expected to begin in late February. b) Plønníng for the 2019/2020 Draínage Act Grants Progrøm i) Grants Ontario System: A new computer system is being introduced to apply for Grants for the Cost of Employing a Drainage Superintendent and Construction/Improvement Projects. We will be rolling out superintendent allocation requests and queue notifïcations