ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA COUNCIL - JULY 27, 2015

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1 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA Proud Hist01y- Progressive Future ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA COUNCIL - JULY 27, Pamela Fulford CLERK'S RECOMMENDATION: Request to defer OPA 18 for Strawberry Island Receive as Information 8.29 Manager of Corporate Servicesffreasurer memo dated July 27, 2015 regarding Harbour Inn water & sewer usage TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATION: THAT the Harbour Inn be granted a credit of $7,397. as a reduction in the water and sewer base rates for the first quarter of Ramona Solar Municipal Support resolution 17. Bill MOE Agreement- Clean Flo- Lagoon City 19.4 Property matter- Laidlaw Ave (previously circulated) 19.5 Personal Matter P.O. Box 130, Brechin, Ontario LOK I BO, (705) Toll 1 of Free (for 689 exchange only) Fax (705) ramara@ramara.ca Web Site:

2 Jennifer Connor To: Subject: Pam Fulford RE: July 27 Council Meeting re Strawberry Island SCANNED FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION From: Pam Fulford Sent: July :49 PM To: Kathy O'Donnell; Jennifer Connor Subject: July 27 Council Meeting re Strawberry Island To Ramara Council and Clerk: Erika Neher; I respectfully request that the attached information is included in the July 27, 2015 Ramara Council Meeting Agenda because there have been many last-minute and critical changes made to the Strawberry Island Development Application. Neither staff nor Council nor residents have had time to review these crucial revisions. This directly affects the contents of OPA 18, which is also scheduled on the agenda. Pamela Fulford This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScannerl, and is believed to be clean. 1 2 of 8

3 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA BYLAW NUMBER 2015 A BYLAW TO DEFER AMENDMENT FOR STRAWBERRY ISLAND TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA WHEREAS the Strawberry Island Natural Heritage Evaluation & Environmental Impact Study, dated july 2015 (NHEEI), written by the developer's consultant was received by Ramara Township on july 20, the same date that the draft OPA 18 was brought to Council and neither staff nor agencies had time to review it; AND WHEREAS the NHEEI study includes a previously rejected Concept Plan showing 3 docks in total, two on southern and one on northern shores of Strawberry Island (p. 67); AND WHEREAS some environmental gains through agency negotiations have been dropped from draft OPA 18 and there remain many outstanding issues as follows; 1. The 40 metre Shoreline Vegetation Protection Zone in the developer's reports (FSP 2015 p. 31) has been narrowed to 30 metres in draft OPA 18 Planning Report (p. 6) and furthermore, the Lake Simcoe Protection Act (LSPA) Policy 6.2-DP regulates that Shoreline Vegetation Protection Zones in non-built up areas must be 100 metres. 2. The LSPA requires Significant Woodlands to be protected. The Strawberry Island woodland is Significant under three criteria of the Lake Simcoe Protection Act Definitions and Criteria- "Natural Composition", "Proximity" and "Rarity", as admitted by the consultant, "making it significant" (NHEEI pg. 56), however the woodland is not protected under draft OPA The Strawberry Island forest/wetland area meets the technical definition of a Key Natural Heritage Feature (LSPA 6.2-DP) and according to policy 6.31-SA, the MNRF and the MOECC will map the location of natural areas abutting Lake Simcoe. The Shoreline Natural Heritage Feature includes most of Strawberry Island. The LSPP policies regulate that this must be protected, but OPA 18 does not protect it. 4. The island density comparisons to village densities in the OPA 18 planning report are not valid. The Grape Island density of 40 Units is the most relevant comparison. 5. The developer requested a building height of 12 m (draft OPA june 2014) while OPA 18 is allowing 14m in height ( ). This is higher than other Ramara zoning designations and will create an unbalanced and over-built view of the island. 6.. When the Woodland is properly recognized as Significant and/or a Key Shoreline Natural Area, the developable area will be reduced to 2 hectares, which will allow 26 Units to be built at the draft OPA 18 recommended density of 13 Units/hectare. It is inappropriate to send OPA 18 to Simcoe County with a capacity of 80 Units. 3 of 8

4 7. The County of Simcoe letter (June 12) and LSRCA letter (June 25) warned that any OPA is premature. The Tatham Report (Apr 16) showed inconsistent reporting and unanswered questions on numerous outstanding issues. None of these concerns are included in OPA The N HEEl study and 0 PA 18 use significant portions of the County of Simcoe Official Plan still under appeal (NHEEI pg. 20) and therefore OPA 18 is premature until the County of Simcoe Official Plan has been approved. 9. Significant concerns raised by the public consultation process have been ignored or arbitrarily dismissed in the Planner's Report and OPA 18. NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Ramara enacts the following: 1. That Amendment No. 18 to the Official Plan of the Township of Ramara is hereby deferred until all the nine issues (above) have been resolved to the satisfaction of Ramara staff, Ramara Council, Simcoe County Council and the Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority. BYLAW READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY, Basil Clarke, Mayor Jennifer Connor, Clerk 4 of 8

5 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA Proud HistOl)l - Progressive Future MEMO TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Council Margaret Black Manager of Corporate Services/Treasurer July 23, 2015 Regarding Harbour Inn Water and Sewer Service Charges At the March 9, 2015 Council meeting Deputy Mayor O'Donnell stated during Announcements and Enquiries that he would like a report prepared on providing a rebate for the fixed water rates for the Knight's Inn now that it is no longer time share units. Council decided to wait until Hemson finished that water rate study. This study is now complete and new rates for commercial properties with larger services lines have been established. The Harbour Inn has one meter and one utility account. The billing for the first quarter of 2015 was based on a base rate multiplier of 48 units. The billing for the second quarter of 2015 was done in accordance with the new rate structure with no base rate multiplier. A summary of the charges: Water-base Sewer-base A difference of $7, Quarter "d Quarter Cont'd... 2 P.O. Box 130, Brechin, Ontario LOK I BO, (705) Toll 5 of Free (for 689 exchange only) Fax (705) ramara@ramara.ca Web Site:

6 Page 2 Suggested Motion: THAT the Harbour Inn be granted a credit of $7, as a reduction in the water and sewer base rates for the first quarter of Respectfully submcvitted ) J c/;;:j / P'~o. Margc/r~/~~ Black, BComm, CPA, CMA Manager of Corporate Services/Treasurer MB/el 6 of 8

7 WHEREAS Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the LRP I RFP. AND WHEREAS Ramona Solar LP (the Registered Proponent) is proposing to construct and operate a Large Renewable Solar Project (LRP) in the Township of Ramara; AND WHEREAS the Registered Proponent acknowledges that the LRP and Connection Line, either in whole or in part is to be located on lands under the jurisdiction of the Township of Ramara; AND WHEREAS the Registered Proponent has requested that the Council of the Township of Ramara indicate by resolution their support for the LRP and Connection Line on the Lands; AND WHEREAS pursuant to the LRP I RFP, Proposals that receive the formal support of the local jurisdictional authorities of all the Project Communities in which the LRP and Connection Line are being located in the form of a support resolution will be awarded Rated Criteria points for the purpose of ranking the Proposal in relation to other Proposals for a contract under the LRP I RFP; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT 1. the Council of the Township of Ramara supports the development, construction and operation of the Large Renewable Project and/or proposed Connection Line on the Lands. 2. This resolution's sole purpose is to enable the Registered Proponent to receive Rated Criteria points under LRP I RFP and may not be used for the purpose of any other form of approval in relation to the Proposal or Large Renewable Project and/or proposed Connection Line or for any other purpose. Rated Criteria points will be used to rank the Registered Proponent's Proposal in relation to other Proposals received by the IESO under the LRP I RFP. 3. Though this resolution may impact the rank of the Registered Proponent's Proposal in relation to other Proposals received by the IESO, it does not guarantee a contract will be offered to the Registered Proponent under the LRP I RFP. AND THAT 4, A Bylaw be brought forward for Council consideration to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to enter into the Memorandum of Agreement and sign the IESO Prescribed Template- Municipal Council Support Resolution and Adjacent Land Owner forms 7 of 8

8 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA BYLAW NUMBER BILL NO BEING A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF ONTARIO AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT (MOE) AND THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA FOR SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS - FRESH WATER PROGRAM - LAKE SIMCOE (LAGOON CITY - CLEAN FLO) WHEREAS the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 2001, Section 9 provides that a municipality has the capacity, rights powers, privileges of a natural person of exercising its authority under this or any other Act; AND WHEREAS the Township of Ramara has applied for and been accepted to receive funding under the Sustainable Ecosystems program which provides the authority to enter into an agreement under the Freshwater Program - Lake Simcoe - Lagoon City Clean Flo; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Ramara enacts as follows: 1. THAT the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized enter into the Contribution Agreement with Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario to receive funding under the Sustainable Ecosystems program which provides the authority to enter into an agreement under the Freshwater Program - Lake Simcoe - Lagoon City Clean Flo 2. THAT this bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the date of passing. BYLAW READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 27TH DAY OF JULY BASIL CLARKE, MAYOR JENNIFER CONNOR, CLERK 8 of 8