Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Planning and Works Committee
Agenda

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Start time is approximate. The Planning and Works Committee will start immediately following closed session

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  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Planning and Works Committee reconvene into open session.

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re: 2020 greenhouse gas Re-Inventory Report and the final outcomes of our community's first Climate Action Plan

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Items on the Consent Agenda can be approved in one motion of Committee to save time. Prior to the motion being voted on, any member of Committee may request that one or more of the items be removed from the Consent Agenda and voted on separately.

  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Consent Agenda items be received for information and approved.

Line 86 (Regional Road 86) and Floradale Road (Regional Road 19) in the Township of Woolwich; Trussler Road (Regional Road 70) and Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97) in the Township of North Dumfries; Sawmill Road (Regional Road 17) and Ebycrest Road (Regional Road 17).

  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, upon completion of construction, amend the Traffic and Parking By-law 16-023, as amended, for the following three approved roundabouts, to:

    Line 86 (Regional Road 86) and Floradale Road (Regional Road 19) in the Township of Woolwich

    1. Remove from Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Regional Road 86 (Church Street) from Wellington Country Road 86  to 30 m West of Eldale Road;

    2. Remove from Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Regional Road 19 (Floradale Road) from 770 m South of Florapine Road to (Regional Road 86) Church Street;

    3. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Regional Road 86  (Church Street) from Wellington Country Road 86 to 400 West of (Regional Road 19) Floradale Road;

    4. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Regional Road 19 (Floradale Road) from 770 m South of Florapine Road to 400 North of (Regional Road 86) Church Street;

    5. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 60 km/h on Regional Road 86 (Church Street)  from 400 m West of (Regional Road 19) Floradale Road to 30 m west of Eldale Road;

    6. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 60 km/h on Regional Road 19 (Floradale Road) from 400 m North of (Regional Road 86) Church Street to Regional Road 86 (Church Street);

    7. Add to Schedule 10, Level 2 Pedestrian Crossover, Regional Road 86 (Church Street) at Regional Road 19 (Floradale Road), On All Entry and Exits.

    Trussler Road (Regional Road 70) and Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97) in the Township of North Dumfries

    1. Remove from Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Trussler Road (Regional Road 70) from New Dundee Road (Regional Road 12) to Highway 401;

    2. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Trussler Road (Regional Road 70) from New Dundee Road (Regional Road 12) to 400 metres north of Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97);

    3. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Trussler Road (Regional Road 70) from 400 metres south of Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97) to Highway 401;

    4. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 60 km/h on Trussler Road (Regional Road 70)  from 400 metres  north and south of Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97);

    5. Remove from Schedule 17, Rates of Speed 80 km/h on Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97) from Oxford County Boundary to 100 metres west of Grand Ridge Drive;

    6. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed 80 km/h on Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97) from Oxford County Boundary to 400 m west of Trussler Road (Regional Road 70);

    7. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed 80 km/h on Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97) from 400 metres east of Trussler Road (Regional Road 70) to 100 metres west of Grand Ridge Drive;

    8. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed 60 km/h on Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97) from 400 m east and west of Trussler Road (Regional Road 70);

    9. Add to Schedule 10, Level 2 Pedestrian Crossover, Trussler Road (Regional Road 70) at Cedar Creek Road (Regional Road 97), On All Entry and Exits.

    Sawmill Road (Regional Road 17) and Ebycrest Road (Regional Road 17)

    1. Remove from Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Regional Road 17 (Sawmill Road) from 1080 m South of Snyder’s Flats Road to Regional Road 20 (Bloomingdale Road);

    2. Remove from Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Regional Road 20 (Bloomingdale Road) from Kraft Drive (Westerly leg) to Regional Road 17 (Ebycrest Road);

    3. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Regional Road 17 (Sawmill Road) from 1080 m South of Snyder’s Flats Road to 400 m North Regional Road 17 (Ebycrest Road);

    4. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 80 km/h on Regional Road 20 (Bloomingdale Road) from 400 m South of Regional Road 17 (Ebycrest Road) to 25 m East of Kraft Drive;

    5. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 60 km/h on Regional Road 17 (Sawmill Road) from 400 m North of Regional Road 17 (Ebycrest Road) to Regional Road 20 (Bloomingdale Road);

    6. Add to Schedule 17, Rates of Speed, 60 km/h on Regional Road 20 (Bloomingdale Road) from 400 m South of Regional Road 17 (Ebycrest Road) to Regional Road 17 (Ebycrest Road);

    7. Add to Schedule 10, Level 2 Pedestrian Crossover, Regional Road 17 (Sawmill Road)  at Regional Road 17 (Ebycrest Road), On All Entry and Exits

  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo direct and authorize the Regional Solicitor to take the following actions with respect to the expropriation of lands for improvements at the intersection of Sawmill Road (Regional Road No. 17) and Ebycrest Road (Regional Road No. 17), Township of Woolwich, in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, as detailed in report PDL-LEG-23-018, dated April 4, 2023.

    1. Complete application(s) to the Council of The Regional Municipality of Waterloo, as may be required from time to time, for approval to expropriate land, which is required for improvements at the intersection of Sawmill Road (Regional Road No. 17) and Ebycrest Road (Regional Road No. 17), Township of Woolwich and described as follows:

       

    Fee Simple Partial Taking:

    1. Part of Lot 70, German Company Tract, being Part 1 on 58R-21638, (Part of PIN 22710-0126 (LT)), Township of Woolwich, Regional Municipality of Waterloo (629 Sawmill Road, Woolwich);

       

    2. Part of Lot 70, German Company Tract, being Parts 2 & 3 on 58R-21638, (Part of PIN 22710-0130 (LT)), Township of Woolwich, Regional Municipality of Waterloo (515 Sawmill Road, Woolwich);

       

    3. Part of Lot 70, German Company Tract, being Part 4 on 58R-21638 (Part of PIN 22247-0059 (LT)), Township of Woolwich, Regional Municipality of Waterloo (544 Sawmill Road, Woolwich);

       

    4. Part of Lot 71, German Company Tract, being Part 5 on 58R-21638, (Part of PIN 22710-0155 (LT)), Township of Woolwich, Regional Municipality of Waterloo (5 Kraft Drive, Woolwich);

       

       

    2.Serve notices of the above applications(s) required by the Expropriations Act (the “Act”);

    3.Forward to the Chief Inquiry Officer any requests for a hearing that may be received within the time prescribed by the Act;

    4.Attend, with appropriate Regional staff, at any hearing that may be scheduled;

    5.Discontinue expropriation proceedings or any part thereof, in respect of the above described lands, or any part thereof, upon the registration on title of the required documentation to complete a transaction whereby the required interests in the lands are conveyed or if otherwise deemed appropriate in the opinion of the Commissioner of Engineering and Environmental Services and the Regional Solicitor; and

    6.Do all things necessary and proper to be done and report thereon to Regional Council in due course.

  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo:

    1. Approve the recommended interim active transportation improvements and traffic calming measures proposed on Myers Road as outlined in Report EES-DCS-23-003 dated April 4, 2023; and
    2. Amend Traffic and Parking Bylaw 16-023, as amended, to add to Schedule 10, Level 2 Pedestrian Crossover, on Myers Road at Gatehouse Road/Lisbon Pines Drive, on the west side, as outlined in Report EES-DCS-23-003; and
    3. Amend Traffic and Parking Bylaw 16-023, as amended, to add to Schedule 10, Level 2 Pedestrian Crossover, on Myers Road at Moffat Creek Public School, as outlined in Report EES-DCS-23-003.

  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo approve the Baden – New Hamburg Water and Wastewater System Servicing Review EA – Project File Report as summarized in this Report EES-WAS-23-004 dated April 4, 2023; and

    that the Regional Municipality of Waterloo publish the Notice of Completion for the Baden – New Hamburg Water and Wastewater System Servicing Review and provide the Project File Report for a 30-day public review and comment period, in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process; and

    that the Regional Municipality of Waterloo direct and authorize staff to commence with required real estate acquisitions for easements as outlined in this Report EES-WAS-23-004 dated April 4, 2023.

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  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo take the following actions regarding the property municipally known as 130 Water Street North in the City of Cambridge, as described in Report PDL-CPL-23-008, dated April 4, 2023:

    1. Approve the new agreement terms for the Joint Brownfield Tax Increment Grant (TIG), with Cambridge Development Inc. and the City of Cambridge, for the remaining property at 130 Water Street North, originally approved by Council on April 12, 2011 (Report P-11-038 / F-11-018 / CR-RS-11-023 for the properties known as 130 and 170 Water Street North in the City of Cambridge), with the Regional amount not to exceed $6,801,489, net of any other future brownfield assistance, to be financed from the incremental tax revenue for the property following remediation, redevelopment and reassessment;
    2. Authorize the Region’s Commissioner of Planning, Development and Legislative Services and Commissioner, Corporate Services / Chief Financial Officer to execute any associated agreements, assignments, amendments or other related documents with Cambridge Development Inc. and the City of Cambridge, the form and content of such Tax Increment Grant agreement(s), any subsequent assignments of the agreement, or other related documents to be satisfactory to the Regional Solicitor; and
    3. Authorize the Region’s Commissioner of Planning, Development and Legislative Services and Commissioner, Corporate Services / Chief Financial Officer to execute a termination agreement for the Original TIG Agreement with the City of Cambridge, Haastown Holdings (Cambridge) Inc. and Cambridge Development Inc., to be satisfactory to the Regional Solicitor.
  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo:

    a) Endorse the permanent closure of both ramps at the Highway 85 and Lancaster Street interchange in the City of Kitchener as outlined in Report TSD-TRP-23-002, dated March 7, 2023;

    b) Direct staff to file the Notice of Completion of the Study and place the Environmental Study File on the public record for a period of 30 days; and

    c) Subject to final approval of the Environmental Assessment Study, forward a request to the Ministry of Transportation to include the removal of the ramps in an upcoming Highway reconstruction project.

  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo direct staff to include three project alternatives within the Stage 2 ION business case as described in report TSD-RTS-23-001 dated April 4, 2023.

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  • Recommended Motion:

    That the meeting adjourn at x:xx p.m.

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