Town of Caledon Correspondence Package

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1 Town of Caledon Correspondence Package February 10, 2015 General Correspondence 1. Correspondence from the Town of Halton Hills re: Motion to Support Town of Erin s Motion regarding Provincial Government s Intensification policy of Places to Grow that has create an excess soils problem in Ontario. Support Requested 2-6 Upcoming Committee Meeting Agendas

2 TOWN OF HALTON HILLS Working Together Working for Youi ^^A- 2 ^ January 30, 2015 Gary McNamara, President Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) 200 University Avenue, Suite 801 Toronto, ON M5H 3C6 Dear President McNamara: Re: Motion to Support Town of Erin's Motion regarding Provincial Government's Intensification policy of Places to Grow that has created an excess soils problem in Ontario Please be advised that Council for the Town of Halton Hills at its meeting of Monday, January 26, 2015, adopted the following Resolution: Resolution No THAT the Town of Halton Hills Council supports and endorses the Town of Erin's resolution dated December 19, 2014 regarding the provincial government's intensification policy of Places to Grow that has created an excess soils problem in Ontario (Appendix A); AND FURTHER THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the County of Wellington, the Town of Erin, the Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA), the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA), and the Greater Toronto Countryside Mayors Alliance for circulation and support. Enclosed for your records is a copy of Resolution No CARRIED 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, Ontario L7G 5G2 Tel: Toll Free: Fax: Web:

3 If you have any questions, please contact Suzanne Jones, Town Clerk for the Town of Halton Hills at ext or Sincerely, Renee Brown Council and Committee Services Coordinator : enclosure cc. County of Wellington Town of Erin Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Greater Toronto Countryside Mayor's Alliance (GTCMA) Councillor C. Somerville Councillor B. Lewis

4 TOWN OF HALTON HILLS Working Together Working for You! THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HALTON HILLS Moved by Seconded by: v Date: ^jpnaa/^ 2-L> t 2o IS Resolution Uo.:2o\6~ f}qz3 Plnr^s 4h G^t^ IKnA has Creared go tj^ss Mayor Rick Bbnnette

5 ^#&2 %^ APPENDIX A to Resolution No TOWN OF ERIN 5684 Trafalgar Road Hillsburgh, Ontario NOB 1Z0 Clerk's Department Telephone: (519) ext. 233 Fax: (519) dina.lundy@erin.ca December 19, 2014 The Honourable Glen Murray Minister of the Environment & Climate Change 11th Floor, Ferguson Block 77 Wellesley Street West Toronto, ON M7A2T5 Dear Mr. Murray; At the Town of Erin's regular Council meeting held December 16, 2014 the following resolution was adopted: Whereas the provincial government's intensification policy of Places to Grow has created an excess soils problem in Ontario; And whereas the GTHA continues to grow and with this growth comes an increasing demand for sites to place excavated material; And whereas there is not a system of regulated disposal control for excess soils in Ontario but each municipality is left to decide how to deal with; And whereas the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change is assessing the need for a new comprehensive province-wide policy to address the problem of compromised soil and to ensure that excess soils being placed onto sites is safe; Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the Town of Erin requests that the Ontario government develop a comprehensive strategy to regulate excess soils in the province and to pass a Clean Soil Act which will help municipalities deal with excess soils under their jurisdiction; And further that the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, in consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Ministry of Transportation, Conservation Ontario, and the Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) spearhead the development of a comprehensive strategy to regulate excess soils;

6 APPENDIX A to Resolution No And further that this resolution be forwarded to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the County of Wellington Council, the Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA), the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA), and the Greater Toronto Countryside Mayors Alliance for circulation and support. Please accept this for your information and necessary action. Sincerely, Dina Lundy Clerk Copies to: The Honourable Jeff Leal Minister of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs The Honourable Charles Sousa Minister of Finance Mayor and Council The Corporation of the County of Wellington Ms. Loma Ruder Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) President Tom Bateman Ontario Good Roads Association The Honourable Ted McMeekin Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing The Honourable Bill Mauro Minister of Natural Resources & Forestry The Honourable Steven Del Duca Minister of Transportation Mr. Gary McNamara Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Mayor Allan Thompson Town of Caledon Conservation Ontario Members of the Greater Toronto Countryside Mayors Alliance: Mayor Geoffrey Dawe Town of Aurora Mayor John Grant Town of Brock Mayor Virginia Hackson Town of East Gwillimbury Mayor Steve Pelligrini Township of King Mayor Tony Van Bynen Town of Newmarket Mayor Thomas R. Rowett Township of Scugog Mayor Justin Altmann Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Mayor Adrian Foster The Municipality of Clarington Mayor Margaret Quirk Town of Georgina Mayor Rick Bonnette Town of Halton Hills Mayor Gordon Krantz Town of Milton Mayor Dave Ryan The Corporation of the City of Pickering Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor Township of Uxbridge Mayor Allan Thompson Town of Caledon