Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Planning and Works Committee
Addendum Agenda

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

1.
Call to Order

 

2.
Land Acknowledgement

 

3.
Motion to Reconvene into Open Session

 
  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Planning and Works Committee reconvene into open session.

4.
Declarations of Pecuniary Interest under the “Municipal Conflict of Interest Act”

 

5.
Presentations

 

6.
Delegations

 

6.1
Kyra Chisholm, Plan Manager, ClimateActionWR

This item has attachments. 
1.6.1 - Kyra Chisholm, ClimateActionWR- Greenhouse Gas Re-inventory Report-Summary Presentation 23-03-30.pdf

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

6.2
Isaac Ransom, Head of Corporate Affairs, Neuron Mobility

This item has attachments. 
1.6.2 - Isaac Ransom.pdf

re: Update on Shared Micromobility Program Launch

6.3
Chris Moser, President, The Hacienda Sereda

 

re: the proposed permanent closure of the two ramps at the Lancaster Street and Highway 85 Interchange

6.4
Peter Lehman, Waterloo

 

re: Closing of Offramp from Expressway to Lancaster Street

6.5
Caitlin McIntyre, Waterloo

 

re: Expropriation of and Sawmill Road and Construction of Roundabout 

7.
Consent Agenda

 

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.

7.1
Strategic Focus - Sustainable Transportation

 

7.1.1
EES-DCS-23-002, By-Law Amendments for Three Approved Roundabouts

This item has attachments. 
1.EES-DCS-23-002, By-Law Amendments for Three Approved Roundabouts.pdf
2.Appendix A, EES-DCS-23-002, Line 86 and Floradale Road Roundabout - Key Plan .pdf
3.Appendix B, EES-DCS-23-002, Cedar Creek Road and Trussler Road Roundabout - Key Plan .pdf
4.Appendix C, EES-DCS-23-002, Sawmill Road and Ebycrest Road Roundabout - Key Plan .pdf

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

7.1.2
PDL-LEG-23-018, Authorization to Expropriate Lands (1st Report) for a roundabout at the intersection of Sawmill Road (Regional Road No. 17) and Ebycrest Road (Regional Road No. 17), Woolwich Township

This item has attachments. 
1.PDL-LEG-23-018, Expropriate Lands for a roundabout at the intersection of Sawmill Road and Ebycrest Road, Woolwich.pdf
2.Appendix A - Map of Subject Lands 7553 Sawmill.pdf
3.Appendix B - Expropriation Information Sheet.pdf
4.Appendix C - Corporate Profile of Corporate Owners.pdf
  • 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.

7.1.3
EES-DCS-23-003, Myers Road 2023 Interim Active Transportation Improvements

This item has attachments. 
1.EES-DCS-23-003, Myers Road Interim Active Transportation Improvements .pdf
2.Appendix A - EES-DCS-23-003 - Proposed Interim Active Transportation Improvements on Myers Rd.pdf
3.Appendix B - EES-DCS-23-003 - Responses to Public Consultation Comments.pdf
  • 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.

7.1.4
TSD-TRS-23-005, Update on Shared Micromobility Program Launch

This item has attachments. 
1.TSD-TRS-23-005, Update on Shared Micromobility Program Launch.pdf
2.Appendix A - Neuron Vehicles with Description of Key Features.pdf
3.Appendix B - Neuron Program Operations at Time of Launch.pdf
4.Appendix C - Shared Micromobility Feasibility Study Map of Proposed Service Area and Phasing.pdf

For information.

7.2
Strategic Focus - Environmental and Climate Action

 

7.2.1
EES-WAS-23-004, Notice of Completion: Baden - New Hamburg Water and Wastewater System Servicing Review

This item has attachments. 
1.EES-WAS-23-004, Notice of Completion of Baden New Hamburg Water and Wastewater System Servicing Review .pdf
2.Appendix A - EES-WAS-23-004, Map of Project Study Area .pdf
3.Appendix B - EES-WAS-23-004, Project File Report Executive Summary.pdf
  • 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.

7.3
Strategic Focus - Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Communities

 

8.
Regular Agenda

 

8.1
Strategic Focus - Thriving Economy

 

8.1.1
PDL-CPL-23-008, Brownfield Financial Incentive Program – Joint Tax Increment Grant (TIG) – New Agreement for 130 Water Street North, Cambridge (Staff Presentation)

This item has attachments. 
1.PDL-CPL-23-008, Brownfield Joint TIG Program - New Agreement for 130 Water Street North, Cambridge.pdf
2.Attachment A - Location Map.pdf
3.Attachment B - Development Concept Plans (Renderings).pdf
4.Attachment C - Regional Council 2011 Brownfield TIG Report - 130 and 170 Water Street North_ Cambridge.pdf
5.Attachment D - Presentation - BFIP - Joint TIG - New Agreement for 130 Water St N_ Cambridge.pdf
  • 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.

8.2
Strategic Focus - Sustainable Transportation

 

8.2.1
TSD-TRP-23-002, Lancaster Street and Highway 85 Ramp Closure Environmental Assessment Study – Recommendation

This item has attachments. 
1.TSD-TRP-23-002, Lancaster Street and Highway 85 Ramp Closure Environmental Assessment Study – Recommendation.pdf
2.Appendix A - TSD-TRP-23-002, Lancaster Street Project Limits.pdf
3.Appendix B - TSD-TRP-23-002, Collision Data on Highway 85 southbound.pdf
4.Appendix C - TSD-TRP-23-002, Alternative Routes.pdf
5.Appendix D - TSD-TRP-23-002, Waterloo Cycling Network Study Project Limits.pdf
6.Appendix E - TSD-TRP-23-002, Public Engagement Summary, Benefits and Challenges Identified.pdf
7.Appendix F - TSD-TRP-23-002, Lancaster Street and Highway 85 Ramp Closure Evaluation Matrix.pdf
  • 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.

8.2.2
TSD-TRP-23-006, Region of Waterloo Road User Safety Program - 2023 Update (Staff Presentation)

This item has attachments. 
1.TSD-TRP-23-006, Region of Waterloo Road User Safety Program – 2023 Update.pdf
2.Appendix A - Road User Safety Program - 2023 Update.pdf
3.Presentation - Road User Safety Program - 2023 Update.pdf

For information.

8.2.3
TSD-RTS-23-001, Stage 2 ION Project Status Update (Staff Presentation)

This item has attachments. 
1.TSD-RTS-23-001, Stage 2 ION Project Status Update.pdf
2.Appendix A - Map of Preferred Route.pdf
3.Appendix B - Alternatives Maps.pdf
4.Presentation - Stage 2 ION Project Status Update.pdf
  • 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.

8.3
Strategic Focus - Environmental and Climate Action

 

8.3.1
PDL-CPL-23-006, Corporate GHG Emissions Inventory for Region of Waterloo (Staff Presentation)

This item has attachments. 
1.PDL-CPL-23-006, ROW Corporate GHG Emissions Inventory 2021.pdf
2.Appendix A - Corporate GHG emissions inventory for the Region of Waterloo in tonnes CO2E, revised 2021.pdf
3.Presentation - GHG 2021 Corporate Inventory and General Climate Update for Council.pdf

For information.

8.3.2
PDL-CPL-23-005, Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 2020

This item has attachments. 
1.PDL-CPL-23-005, Community GHG Emissions Inventory 2020.pdf
2.Appendix A - Our Progress, Our Path 2020, Community GHG Re-Inventory Report.pdf

For information.

8.3.3
EES-WAS-23-003, Water Supply Strategy Update (Staff Presentation)

This item has attachments. 
1.EES-WAS-23-003, Water Supply Strategy Update .pdf
2.Appendix A, EES-WAS-23-003, C2022-14 Water Supply Strategy Update Council Presentation-2023-03.pdf
  • Recommended Motion:

    That the Regional Municipality of Waterloo endorse the guiding principles within the Water Supply Strategy as summarized in report EES-WAS-23-003 dated April 4, 2023

8.4
Strategic Focus - Responsive and Engaging Public Service

 

9.
Information/Correspondence

 

10.
Other Business

 

11.
Next Meeting- May 9, 2023

 

12.
Adjourn

 
  • Recommended Motion:

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

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