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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCIS Agenda - 2019-02-25Community & Infrastructure Services Committee Agenda Monday, February 25, 2019 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Office of the City Clerk Council Chamber Kitchener City Hall nd 200 King St. W. - 2 Floor Kitchener ON N2G 4G7 Page 1 Chair - Councillor K. Galloway-Sealock Vice-Chair - Councillor D. Schnider Consent Items The following matters are considered not to require debate and should be approved by one motion in accordance with the recommendation contained in each staff report. A majority vote is required to discuss any report listed as under this section. 1. DSD-19-025 - Connaught Street Sidewalk Infill 2. DSD-19-043 - Traffic Signal Control Doon Village Road and Bechtel Drive 3. COR-19-011 - Housekeeping Amendments to By-law 2014-138 (Responsible Dog Ownership By-law) and By-law 2014-142 (Dog Designations By-law) 4. FIN-19-010 - Uncollectable Miscellaneous Receivable Accounts Write-off 5. FIN-19-011 - Uncollectable Utility Account Write-off 6. INS-19-003 - Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS) - Management Review Summary for 2018 Delegations -law, delegations are permitted to address the Committee for a maximum of 5 minutes. None Discussion Items 7. FIN-19-013 - 2019 Development Charges Overview (45 min) (Staff will provide a 10 minute presentation on this matter) 8. DSD-19-044 - Traffic Calming Priority Roadways 2019 (45 min) 9. INS-19-004 - Summary Water Report January - December 2018 (10 min) (Staff will provide a 5 minute presentation on this matter) Information Items INS-19-002 - Federal Carbon Charge Unfinished Business List Dianna Saunderson Committee Administrator ** Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. If you require assistance to take part in a city meeting or event, please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 ** REPORT TO:Community and Infrastructure Services Committee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Barry Cronkite,Director Transportation Services 519-741-2200 x7738 PREPARED BY:Danny Pimentel, Active Transportation Planning Project Manager, 519-741-2200 x7371 WARD(S) INVOLVED:Ward 3 DATE OF REPORT:February 8, 2019 REPORT NO.:DSD-19-025 SUBJECT:Connaught Street Sidewalk Infill ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: Thatthe north side of Connaught Street(even numbered houses)between Second Avenue and Third Avenuebe approved for sidewalk infill as per the Sidewalk Infill Policy MUN-STR-2004approved by Council June 1, 2015; BACKGROUND: On June 1, 2015 Council approved MUN-STR-2004Sidewalk Infill Policy. TheInfillPolicy defines the framework around the installation of new sidewalk in locations where sidewalk currently does not exist. Generally speakin to an improved sidewalk network on existing roadways to support a more pedestrian friendly environment. It also defines priority levels for sidewalk infill locations and provides a framework for community and Council input on any proposed installations. The policy requires Council approval for most sidewalk infill locations. This report outlines locationof sidewalk infill that is being recommended to be built in conjunction withan upcoming road reconstruction projectin 2019. REPORT: Connaught Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue is scheduled for full reconstruction in 2019. Accordingly, staff havereviewed Connaught Street as a candidate for sidewalk infill through the 2019 reconstruction. *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 1 - 1 CONNAUGHT STREET Location:Connaught Street -Second Avenue to Third Avenue Priority:Priority 2(3667points) Score: 60 points Implementation Year:2019 Length of Sidewalk Infill:80m Priority 2 is defined as: Sidewalks shall be required on both sides of the roadway; however, an exemption may only be authorized by Council should staff not be able to reasonably mitigate any one or more of the following: 1.The infill of sidewalks on both sides of the roadway would negatively impact the character of the neighbourhood as identified through a cultural heritage landscape study. 2.The infill of sidewalks on both sides of the roadway would result in significant site specific impacts. 3.The infill of sidewalks on both sides of the roadway wouldresult in a substantial loss of healthy mature trees of a non-invasive species or other environmentally sensitive impacts that cannot be mitigated. 4.The infill of sidewalks on both sides of the roadway would result in significant impacts on winter maintenance that may result in a Staffisrecommending installation of sidewalk on the north side (even numbered houses) of Connaught Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.This location is within 200 meters of a bus stop, within 400 meters ofWilson Park, within 400 meters of a Type 1 or 2 trail and completes a missing link of sidewalk along Connaught Street. Transportation Services surveyed area residents within the identified study area regarding sidewalk infill along the north side (even numbered houses) of Connaught Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.It should be noted that the proposed sidewalk infill would directly affecttwo (2) residential homes. The results of the survey are as follows: Directly Affected Connaught StreetResidents: In Favour0of 2(0%) Opposed0of 2 (0%) Total responses of Directly AffectedResidents 0out of 2surveyed (0%) *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 1 - 2 Area Residents: In Favour52of 604(9%) Indifferent9 of 604 (2%) Opposed10 of 604 (2%) Total responses of Area Residents 71out of 604surveyed (12%) Total Directly Affected and Area Residents: In Favour52 of 606(64%) Indifferent9 of 606(14%) Opposed10of 606(21%) Total responses 71out of 606surveyed (12%) The sidewalk installation is proposed to be constructed with the upcoming full reconstructionwork along Connaught Street.The City of Kitchener is replacing underground servicing as part of this work.Minimal impacts to tree canopy, private parking and landscaping are anticipated as a result.The installation of sidewalk in this proposed location will not result in the loss of any trees. While there are minor construction challenges, all constraints are mitigatable as per the sidewalk infill policy. Accordingly, staff is recommending installation of sidewalk on the north side (even numbered houses) of Connaught Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue.In addition both affected residents along Connaught Street will be able to maintain two parkingspaces within their driveway. It should be noted that sidewalk currently exists on the south side (odd numbered houses) of Connaught Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: Strategic Priority:Sustainable Environment & Infrastructure Strategy:4.4 -Develop a network of safe, comfortable and linked pedestrian and cycling facilities and improve year-round maintenance on priority routes. Strategic Action:#97 Sidewalk Infill Policy FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The cost of sidewalk installation is funded through the Water Infrastructure Program (WIP) in the 2019capital budget for these projects. *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 1 - 3 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM genda in advance of the council / committee meeting.In addition residents have been notified on regarding this report to recommend the implementation of sidewalk through upcoming reconstruction projects. CONSULT A Public Information Center was held on Wednesday October 17, 2018 at Kingsdale Community Center, showing residents the proposed location of the sidewalk along Connaught Street. Transportation Services initiated public consultation through a survey/questionnaire in October 2018. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services Department *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 1 - 4 Key Map of Area \[ĻŭĻƓķʹ Study Area Proposed Sidewalk Infill *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 1 - 5 REPORT TO:Community and Infrastructure ServicesCommittee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Barry Cronkite, Director,Transportation Services 519-741-2200 ex.7738 PREPARED BY:Lou Slijepcevic, Traffic Project Coordinator, 519-741-2200 ex. 7153 WARD (S) INVOLVED:Ward 4 DATE OF REPORT:February 6, 2019 REPORT NO.:DSD-19-043 SUBJECT:Traffic Signal ControlDoonVillage Road and Bechtel Drive ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: Thata traffic signalbe installed at the intersection of Doon Village Road and Bechtel Drive; and further, That the Uniform Traffic Bylaw be amended accordingly. BACKGROUND: Transportation Services received a request to review the existing traffic control at the intersection ofDoon Village Road and Bechtel Drive. The request cited concerns regarding pedestrian safety and general operation of the intersection. It was requested that traffic signalbe considered to control traffic. Doon Village Road is designated as a Major Neighbourhood Collector roadway and Bechtel Driveisdesignated as aMinorNeighbourhood Collector roadway. Currently, the intersection is controlled byan all-way stop. REPORT: In response to the identified concerns, a traffic study was conducted for the intersection of DoonVillage Road and Bechtel Driveon TuesdayJune 12, 2018. The results of the study were compared to the traffic signalwarrant requirementscontained within the Ontario Traffic Manual, which is themunicipal andregional accepted standard. The results are as follows: ***This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance. 2 - 1 WarrantTraffic SignalWarrant Analysis Doon Village Road and Bechtel Drive Warrant Factors -4-LegIntersectionResultsWarrant Met Vehicle volume on all intersection Minimum approaches in each of the heaviest 8 hours 95% Justified Vehicle is720vehicles per hour NO Volume Vehicle volume along the minor road for (Warrant must each of the heaviest 8 hours is 170 91% Justified meet 100%) vehicles per hour and Vehicle volume along the major road in each of the heaviest 8 hours is72082% Justified Delay to vehicles per hour Cross Traffic NO Combined Vehicle and PedestrianVolume (Warrant must meet 100%) crossing the major road is 75foreach of 100% Justified the same 8 hours or Volume/Delay Justifications 1 and 2 both fulfilled to 91% / 82%YES Combinationthe extent of 80% or more Traffic Signal WarrantedYES Based onthe above, a traffic signal is warrantedsince both the Minimum Vehicle Volume and Delay to Cross Traffic warrants are greater than 80% justified. Transportation Services recommends the installation of a traffic signalat this location toproperly allocate right-of-way andimprove vehicle and pedestrian safety. In addition to the traffic signal, the lane designations at the intersection of Doon Village Road and Bechtel Drive will be changed so that each approach has an exclusive left turn lane and a shared through/right turn lane. The proposed traffic signal, as well as the proposed lane designations willhelp alleviate concerns of traffic congestion during peak timesas well as pedestrian safety. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: the delivery of core service. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: As per regional policy, The Region of Waterloo will cover the initial cost of installationestimated at approximately $100,000, the City of Kitchener is billed annually for all traffic signal maintenance.The estimated annual maintenance cost is approximately $3500 and will be referred to the 2020 operating budget deliberation. *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 2 - 2 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM council / committee meeting. CONSULT This recommendation has been communicated with the local Ward Councillor. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager Development Services Department Attached: Appendix A Key Map Proposed Traffic Signaland Lane Designation Changes *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 2 - 3 Key Map Proposed Traffic Signaland Lane Designation Changes \[ĻŭĻƓķ 9ǣźƭƷźƓŭ ƩğŅŅźĭ {źŭƓğƌ /ƚƓƷƩƚƌ tƩƚƦƚƭĻķ ƩğŅŅźĭ {źŭƓğƌ /ƚƓƷƩƚƌ tƩƚƦƚƭĻķ \[ğƓĻ 5ĻƭźŭƓğƷźƚƓƭ *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 2 - 4 REPORT TO:Community & InfrastructureServices Committee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Jennifer Sheryer, Assistant City Solicitor, (519) 741-2200 x7265 PREPARED BY:Jennifer Sheryer, Assistant City Solicitor, (519) 741-2200 x7265 WARD (S) INVOLVED:All DATE OF REPORT:January 24, 2019 REPORT NO.:COR-19-011 SUBJECT:Housekeeping Amendments to By-law 2014-138 (Responsible Dog Ownership By-law) and By-law 2014-142 (Dog Designations By-law) ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That the draft by-law to amend By-law 2014-138 attached to Report #COR-19-011 be enacted, and further That the draft by-law to amend By-law 2014-142 attached to Report #COR-19-011 be enacted. REPORT: Our animal services provider has recently legally changed its name to The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth -laws respecting dogs need to be updated to reflect this change of name. In report FCS-17-173, staff requested that By-law 2014-138 (Responsible Dog Ownership By- law) and By-law 2014-142 (Dog Designations By-law) be added to The City of Kitchener Municipal Code and respectively numbered as Chapters 530 and 531. Upon reflection, the by- laws would more appropriately be added under different chapter numbers ofthe Code. The attached amendments allow for insertion of the by-laws into the appropriate Chapters within the Code. Finally, the wording of the provision in By-law 2014-138 (Responsible Dog Ownership By-law) prohibiting dogs being left in cars in a manner that is detrimental to them has been updated to improve its enforceability. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: This report aligns with Community Priority: Effective and Efficient Services as contained in the ***This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance. 3 - 1 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: No financial impacts are anticipated. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM This report has been posted to the council / committee meeting. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Victoria Raab, General Manager Corporate Services 3 - 2 BY-LAW NUMBER OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF KITCHENER (Being a by-law to amend the Responsible Dog Ownership By-law 2014-138) WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend By-law 2014-138; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City of Kitchener enacts as follows: 1.Section 1 of By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by deleting the definition of means The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & -Waterloo and North Society 2.Section 1 of By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by adding the following definition: Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.36; 3.By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by deleting by deleting section 40 thereof and replacing it with the following: confined in a vehicle: (a)at an unsafe temperature; or (b)in any manner that causes or is reasonably likely to cause the dog distress. 4.By-law 2014-138 is hereby amended by deleting section 74 thereof and replacing it with the following: The Clerk of the City is hereby directed to make this by-law a part of The City of Kitchener Municipal Code by adding it to the Concordance and arranging and numbering it so as to fit within the scheme of the Code. 3 - 3 2 PASSED at the Council Chambers in the City of Kitchener this day of , A.D. 2019. _____________________________________ Mayor _____________________________________ Clerk 3 - 4 BY-LAW NUMBER OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF KITCHENER (Being a by-law to amend the Dog Designations By-law 2014- 142) WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend By-law 2014-142; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City ofKitchener enacts as follows: 1.Section 1 of By-law 2014-142 is hereby amended by deleting the definition of means The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & St-Waterloo and North 2.Section 39 of By-law 2014-142 is hereby amended by deleting the words - 3.By-law 2014-142 is hereby amendedby deleting section 56thereof and replacing it with the following: The Clerk of the City is hereby directed to make this by-law a part of The City of Kitchener Municipal Code by adding it to the Concordance and arranging and numbering it so as to fit within the scheme of the Code. PASSED at the Council Chambers in the City of Kitchener this day of , A.D. 2019. _____________________________________ Mayor _____________________________________ Clerk 3 - 5 REPORT TO:Community & InfrastructureServices Committee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Saleh Saleh,Director of Revenue, 519-741-2200 extension 7346 PREPARED BY:Saleh Saleh, Director of Revenue, 519-741-2200 extension 7346 WARD (S) INVOLVED:ALL DATE OF REPORT:February 1, 2019 REPORT NO.:FIN-19-010 SUBJECT:Uncollectable Miscellaneous Receivable Accounts Write-off ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That uncollectable Miscellaneous ReceivableAccounts amounting to $50,985be written off against the Allowance for Doubtful Receivables. BACKGROUND: As per council policy FIN-FEE-517Utility and Miscellaneous Receivable policy, approval from Council is required for accounts to be written-off and sent to an outside collection agency for third party collection efforts. This report represents Miscellaneous Receivables accounts that are deemed to be uncollectable by collections staff. Miscellaneous Receivables represent services that are generally billed Detect for alarm monitoring, Parking and Cemetery sales. Property tax and utility accounts are not included in miscellaneous receivables. REPORT: Staff are recommending that accounts totalling $50,985 be written off and forwarded to a collection agency. Staff have worked diligently in attempting to collect on these accounts but have not been successful in the process. The collection procedures staff have undertaken include: Sending customers statements and demand letters. Verbal request by telephone or in person. Negotiating revised payment terms. Applying any deposits held to the outstanding amounts. ***This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance. 4 - 1 permitted by the Municipal Act. The current amount being recommended to be written off relates to 69customer accounts for services provided in the following areas: By-Law Enforcement1,486 Cemeteries5,688 Community Services1,559 Fire117 Operations7,845 Parking32,643 Utilities (Cuts/Repairs)1,647 Total50,985 The cumulative amount of write-offs identified in this report equal $50,985and relate to the years 2016, 2017and 2018. The cumulative write-offs are shown in the table below and the average is well below the targeted upper limit for write-offs set at 0.3% previously approved byCouncil. 4 - 2 ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: the delivery of core service. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The uncollectable accounts will be written off against the Allowance for Doubtful Receivables account. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: committee meeting. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jonathan Lautenbach, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services 4 - 3 REPORT TO:Community & InfrastructureServices Committee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Saleh Saleh,Director of Revenue, 519-741-2200 extension 7346 PREPARED BY:Saleh Saleh,Director of Revenue, 519-741-2200 extension 7346 WARD (S) INVOLVED:ALL DATE OF REPORT:February 1, 2019 REPORT NO.:FIN-19-011 SUBJECT:Uncollectable Utility Account Write-off ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That uncollectable Utility Accounts amounting to $293,977be written off against the Allowance for Doubtful Utility Receivables BACKGROUND: As per council policy FIN-FEE-517Utility and Miscellaneous Receivable policy, approval from Council is required for accounts to be written-off and sent to an outside collection agency for third party collection efforts. Utilities receivable represent invoices generally billed through th System. The majority of these invoices relate to usage for Gas and Water. The current report represents write-off of utility accounts which have been deemed to be uncollectable up to the end of December 31, 2018. REPORT: Staff are recommending that accounts totalling $293,977be written off and forwarded to the collection agency. Staff have worked diligently in attempting to collect on these accounts but have not been successful either due to the customer declaring bankruptcy or having no forwarding address. Any tenant deposits previously received on the uncollectable accounts have been applied to reduce the debt outstanding. A total of 652customer accounts are being recommended to be written off and transferred to a third party collection agency. The collection procedures staff have undertaken include: Sending customers statements and demand letters. Verbal request by telephone or in person. Negotiating revised payment terms. ***This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance. 5 - 1 Applying any deposits held to the outstanding amounts. by the Municipal Act. The cumulative amount of utility write-offs identified in this report equal $293,977and relate to the years 2016, 2017and 2018. The cumulative write-offs are shown in the table below and the average is well below the targeted upper limit for write-offs set at 0.3% previously approved by Council. A five year summary of write-offs is included in the table below. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: the delivery of core service. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The uncollectable accounts will be written off against the Allowance for Doubtful Utility Receivables account. 5 - 2 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM council / committee meeting. CONCLUSION: It has been determined that $293,977of utility accounts are uncollectable and staff are recommending that the accounts be written off to the Allowance for Doubtful Utility Receivable account. The uncollectable account listing will be forwarded to a collection agency, which will use their best efforts to collect these accounts. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jonathan Lautenbach, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services 5 - 3 REPORT TO:Community & Infrastructure ServicesCommittee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Greg St. Louis, Director, Utilities 519-741-2600X4538 PREPARED BY:Angela Mick, Utilities Water Engineer 519-741-2600X4408 WARD (S) INVOLVED:All DATE OF REPORT:February 5, 2019 REPORT NO.:INS-19-003 SUBJECT:Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS): Management Review Summary for 2018 __________________________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: THAT the 2018 City of Kitchener Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS): Management Review Summary for 2018Report be received for information. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The purpose of this report is to inform Council as the decision-making authority about the status of the drinking water system on an annual basis. The Kitchener water distribution system meets the requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act. There are specific areas that must be reported per regulatory requirements, whichinclude;but are not limited to consumer feedback, results of infrastructure review, results of audits and summary of maintenance. The attached report provides details of the Kitchener Drinking Water System 2018. BACKGROUND: TheSafe Drinking Water Act, 2002 and Regulation 188/07, requires the City of Kitchener to be water distribution system. Some of the licensing requirements include the development and management of a Quality Management System (QMS) and Operational Plan as well as communication to the owner. The City of Kitchener became licensed in August, 2009 with a Financial Plan submitted in July, 2010. A renewal to the licence was made in 2018, with a revised Financial Plan. Section 19 of the Safe Drinking Water Actimposes a statutory standard of care on persons who oversees the accredited operating authority of the system or exercises decision-making authority ov.This standard of care includes Council since they have decision-making authority. Part of the standard of care includes requiring system owners to undertake financial planning and implement theDrinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS). REPORT: This report represents the Annual Management Review Summary for 2018prepared in ***This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance. 6 - 1 the management review, the identified deficiencies, decisions and action it A detailed DWQMS Management Review for 2018 is attached. A Management Review was completed by the following Utilities staff: Greg St. Louis, Director, and Tammer Gaber, Managerof Operations,(Top Management) along with Angela Mick, Utilities Water Engineer and Steve Young, Quality Management System Specialiston February 5, 2019in accordance with the Standard. a person, persons or group of people at the highest management level within an Operating Authority that makes decisions respecting the QMS and The Owner of the water utility is the Corporation of the City of Kitchener, represented by City Council. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: the delivery of core service. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: N/A. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM This report has been posted council / committee meeting.Drinking Water Quality Management Policy is available on Kitchener Utilities Website. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Denise McGoldrick, General Manager, Infrastructure Services. 6 - 2 Kitchener Utilities City of Kitchener Drinking Water Distribution System Drinking Water Quality Management Standard Management Review 2018 The contents of this document are the intellectual property of Kitchener Utilities and cannot be reproduced and/or distributed to any individual or organisation without the written authorization of Kitchener Utilities. 6 - 3 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review TABLE OF CONTENTS Part A - Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3 Purpose............................................................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 3 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Other Related Water Quality Reports ................................................................................................. 5 Quality Management System Policy .................................................................................................... 5 Part B Management Review ................................................................................................................ 6 System Description .............................................................................................................................. 6 Water Infrastructure Program .............................................................................................................. 6 Incidents of Regulatory Non Compliance ............................................................................................ 7 Incidences of Adverse Drinking Water ................................................................................................. 7 Deviations from Critical Control Points Limits and Response ............................................................... 8 Effectiveness of the Risk Assessment Process ........................................................................................ 11 Results of Internal and External Audits ............................................................................................... 12 Operational Performance ................................................................................................................... 13 Raw Water Supply and Drinking Water Quality Trends ...................................................................... 13 Follow-up on Action Items from Previous Management Reviews ....................................................... 13 Status of Management Action Items Identified Between Reviews ........................................................ 14 Changes that could Affect the Quality Management System ............................................................... 14 Consumer Feedback ........................................................................................................................... 14 Resources Needed to Maintain the Quality Management System ....................................................... 15 Results of the Infrastructure Review ................................................................................................... 15 Summary of Maintenance .................................................................................................................. 16 Effectiveness of Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 18 Operational Plan Currency, Content and Updates .............................................................................. 19 Staff Suggestions ................................................................................................................................. 19 Other ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Appendix ............................................................................................................................................. 22 6 - 4 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review PART A - INTRODUCTION Purpose The purpose of this report is to inform the decision-making authority about the status of the drinking water system. The Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS) under the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) requires management to review and evaluate the continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the Quality Management System at least once a calendar year and that the results of the management review, identified deficiencies, decisions and action items are provided to Council as the Owner. Executive Summary Highlights of the report are: Year One Water Infrastructure Program (WIP) end of year achievements (previously communicated achievements were up to Oct 31, 2018): o Hired a cross connection control clerk mid-2018 to assist with the administration of the program, freeing up the specialist to conduct more site visits and protect more properties o Cleaned 125km of the City, 1355 valves operated o Discoloured water complaints are 35% below 2016 pre-cleaning numbers 51 broken valves were replaced Approximately 1400 valves were proactively operated (20%); the majority were within the cleaning area and the 2018 reconstruction areas. Although this is below the 30% target, valve operating numbers have greatly increased since 2016 (4%). There were 98 watermain breaks in 2018, which is less than the 5-year average of 107. Replaced approximately 3,700 aging water meters Unaccounted for water was 9.0% (under the 10% target) Installed two autoflushers - one to address low chlorine at a dead end in the system and the second in a future industrial subdivision Installed another bulk water fill station to provide customers with a protected, metered source of water termain Disinfection Procedure came into effect January 11, 2018. Changes resulted in new requirements for inspection/reporting new connections and cut and caps which created additional workload during the construction season for both reconstruction and new development. Staff inspected 117 new connections on the watermains and 44 cut and caps. This does not include tapping new services or witnessing old service abandonment. The additional workload impacted the ability to complete some maintenance programs since the work needs to be completed with minimal notice to support construction demands. A renewal application was made for the Municipal Drinking Water Licence 6 - 5 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Areas of improvement for 2019 are: Restart the hydrant painting program Development of maintenance procedures/agreements with Region/ION/Keolis for water related works (planned and emergency response) around the LRT track area Develop mobile solutions in conjunction with the CityWorks team for water valve field inspections to minimize data entry and free up resources Continue development of a mobile solution for reporting watermain breaks to improve customer communication Strange Street Water Pumping station will be offline starting in spring 2019 for installation of a manganese treatment system, which will decrease discoloured water issues in the surrounding area. The station upgrades should be complete by spring 2020. Provide an agreement for Council approval for Kitchener to act as the Overall Responsible Operator (ORO) for dual ownership watermains (watermains that are jointly owned with the Region). Although the system currently operates this way, an agreement is required by the MECP to formalize the arrangement Bring forward the Quality Management System (QMS) Operational Plan to Council for re- endorsement Background istry of the Environment should require the owners of municipal water systems to recommended that the Owners and Operating Authorities of these systems implement a quality management approach to operations and management. As a result of these recommendations a Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS) under the was released in October 2006. Theand , requires the City of Kitchener to be requirements include the development and management of a Quality Management System (QMS) and Operational Plan as well as communication to the Owner. The City of Kitchener became licensed in August, 2009 with a Financial Plan submitted in July, 2010. Section 19 of the imposes a statutory standard of care on persons who oversee the munici oversees the accredited operating authority of the system or exercises decision-making authority -making authority 6 - 6 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review . Part of the standard of care includes requiring system owners to undertake financial planning and implement a QMS. Other Related Water Quality Reports The City of Kitchener Summary Water Report January 1st to December 31st 2018 (INS 019-004) is a regulatory report provided to Council, which provides a summary of drinking water including adverse water quality incidences and water volume. The Kitchener Distribution System prepares an annual summary of the number of tests taken within the distribution system as well as the range of the results. A copy of this report is available on the Kitchener Utilities website. The Kitchener Distribution System is part of an Integrated Urban System, meaning the Regional Municipality of Waterloo is responsible for water treatment and the development and operation of a trunk water network to distribute treated water to Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot. There is a variety of groundwater supply wells (80%), treatment facilities as well as a Grand River (20%) source. ure system is complex, consisting of numerous supply sources, pressure zones, reservoirs and pumping stations. Ensuring sufficient pressure and quantities to meet current and planned growth requires a long- term, co-ordinated strategy. The Region provides annual summaries for each supply and the information is available on their website with a link available at the Kitchener Utilities website. A portion of Kitchener (River Ridge area) is supplied by the City of Waterloo. Kitchener supplies water to a small section of Waterloo (Ira Needles area) and water travels through the Kitchener distribution system to Breslau (Woolwich)lity report is available on their website. Quality Management System Policy Distribution System. At Kitchener Utilities, we are committed to supplying the City with safe drinking water. We work together as the City of Kitchener and the Region of Waterloo to keep water matters top of mind. We are committed to these principles: 1. Quality Kitchener water is safely treated and regularly tested according to government legislation and regulations for the consistent delivery of safe, quality drinking water. We are committed to maintaining and continually improving the Quality Management System, and complying with applicable legislation. 6 - 7 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review 2. Trust Trust us to look after your water needs by delivering quality water and reliable service. 3. Value Tap water is the most economical choice. 4. Communication We will communicate openly with the public concerning matters of drinking water quality. PART B MANAGEMENT REVIEW System Description The scope of the waterworks begins at the point where treated water enters the watermain from the treatment facilities, and ends at the property lines of the consumers. There is no storage, chlorine boosting, secondary disinfection or pressure boosting within the control of the waterworks. As of the end of 2018, the waterworks consists of approximately: 890.2 km of distribution watermain 759 km Kitchener owned, 25 km Dual owned (joint ownership between Kitchener and Region) and 106 km Regional owned (22 km is untreated) 67,016 water meters in service 4,424 hydrants (not including private hydrants) 7461 valves (not including service valves or hydrant valves) 6,935 Kitchener owned, 139 Dual and 387 Regional (See Appendix for a map at end of this document) The waterworks system has the following permits and licences: Municipal Drinking Water Licence Drinking Water Works Permit Financial Plan Operational Plan Water Infrastructure Program The Water Infrastructure Program (WIP) was initiated in spring 2017. Year 1 of maintenance- related work included (2018): 6 - 8 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Watermain cleaning program - Cleaned 125km of the City, 1355 valves operated. This resulted in discoloured water complaints 35% below 2016 pre-cleaning numbers Valve maintenance and replacement programs operated 1355 valves and replaced 51 broken valves Cross connection control program - Hired a cross connection control clerk in mid-2018 to assist with the administration of the program, freeing up the specialist to conduct more site visits and protect more properties. Hydrant operation and maintenance (minor gap) as a pilot program, dips were not completed on every hydrant, rather completed on a quarter of the hydrants based largely on spring inspections and known plugged hydrants. Results of the pilot program will be reviewed in spring 2019 Underground utility locates continued to meet regulatory requirements with a combination of in-house and contract staff (16,030 locates completed). Incidents of Regulatory Non Compliance A Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) inspection was completed January 31 and covered February 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019. MECP had not issued their report; preliminary findings did not identify any issues of non- compliance when the inspector reviewed documentation with the City on January 31, 2018. Action: No further action required for information only Incidences of Adverse Drinking Water There were 20 Adverse Water Quality Incidences (AWQI) during the year, one of which resulted in self-imposed Boil Water Advisories (BWA). Of the low chlorine AWQIs (6 total) o 3 were in close proximity to each other and are in areas of new subdivisions with no houses yet built. Along with dead ends, KU proactively flushes new areas until there are homes built and water is used. Total coliform AWQIs (13 total) o 6 at regular sampling locations the sampling location for KID 85 was changed from a washroom sink to another sink. This location is regularly flushed since it is a dead end in the system. An autoflusher was installed to increase water turn-over in the area. o 7 on temporary sampling locations One E.coli AWQI - KID 116, which is an outdoor sampling station One self imposed boil watery advisory was implemented on a single house, as the water service to the property and the sanitary pipe were damaged at the same time during excavation for a main break repair. 6 - 9 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review There was one location with lead exceedances in the plumbing system, with three separate instances of exceedances (resamples). Since less than 10% of samples had lead exceedances, we can continue to complete a reduced lead sampling program in 2019. The Summary Water Report January 1st to December 31, 2018 report (INS 019-004) discusses water quality compliance further Action: No further action required for information only Deviations from Critical Control Points Limits and Response There were 98 watermain breaks in 2018, which is less than the 5-year average of 107. Of the 98, 12 were deemed to be Category 2. Category 2 watermain breaks require bacteriological sampling upon completion. Watermain breaks are weather dependent due to the frost movement with colder winters resulting in more breaks. Incident debriefs are 6 - 10 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review completed for watermain breaks. This information helps to determine priorities for replacement due to condition. 6 - 11 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Water loss for 2018 was 9.0%; the MECP target is 10%. Water loss includes water used for construction watermain commissioning (e.g. new mains and replacement mains), water for temporary main supply during reconstruction, and water use for reactive flushing (e.g. discoloured water). 6 - 12 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Action: No further action required for information only Effectiveness of the Risk Assessment Process A risk assessment was completed on July 30 and August 20, 2018. The purpose of the risk assessment was to brainstorm potential risks and identify counter measures, where appropriate. The following is a summary: o Reviewed additional mandatory risks associated with climate change including: long term impacts of climate change, water supply shortfall, extreme weather events and sustained extreme temperatures, chemical spill impacting source water, terrorist and vandalism actions, sustained pressure loss, backflow and failure of equipment associated with secondary disinfection. o One new critical control point was added: watermain being connected to without proper inspection/witness. There are a number of mitigations including procedures, checklists and communication o Additional risks were identified backflow protection along areas with cross-border servicing agreements, watermain inaccessibility due to lack of easement and equipment tool control. 6 - 13 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review o Other critical control points (with mitigation) include parameters exceeding legislated limits in the distribution system, backflow causing contamination and back siphoning causing contamination and chambers full of water with air relief valves. It should be noted that the annual chamber pump outs did not occur in 2018 due to workload constraints. Summary of Cross Connection Program (includes the Bulk Water Fill) as of end of the year: 2,200 services are protected by Backflow Prevention (BFP). Action: For Information Only Results of Internal and External Audits An external audit (offsite 24-month surveillance audit) was completed by a certified external auditor (SAI Global) in August 2018. No non-conformances were found; the documents and records reviewed during the 24-month surveillance audit were found to be fully satisfactory in meeting the requirements of the DWQMS Two minor non-conformances have been found to date for the 2018/2019 (Sept-Sept) audits. The communication procedure was reworked to reflect the way in which the QMS policy and annual water quality reports were communicated to the public (available on the website). Staff felt as though their suggestions for improvement were either not being acted upon or not communicated back to them. This was upgraded to a non-conformance after being an opportunity for improvement for a couple years. Several opportunities for improvement were also found and are still being investigated. Action: Follow-up is required on various minor opportunities for improvement. The communications procedure was improved to show other ways the public is communicated with, and a section was added for information that is available to the public, but not actively communicated. A continual improvement procedure was developed which includes a form for staff to submit formal suggestions for improvement, and a requirement to communicate what has been or is being done with respect to those suggestions. Results of the Emergency Response Training/Testing Emergency training for management staff was completed March 29, August 24 and November 6, 2018 Staff emergency training occurred in several sessions between February and June, 2017 (training is every 3 years). Sessions for new and missed staff occurred in March and November 2018. 6 - 14 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Debriefs are also completed for selected events. For example, debriefs after Boil Water and Drinking Water Advisories are completed to improve our processes. Action: No further action required for information only Operational Performance Ongoing work with the Region for the Zone 2 and 4 Optimization this will improve water pressures and supply in the south-eastern end of the city. The majority of the work is Regional, however, there is coordination work with the City. This work is dependent on timing of development in the areas and as development proceeds, additional sections of the main are installed. Valves and temporary bypasses are installed to keep water circulation in sections of the Regional main installation of 750mm concrete pressure pipe watermain from the Mannheim Water Treatment plant across the southern portion of the City. Work commenced in 2017 and will be ongoing. A section of the newly installed watermain between the Mannheim Water Treatment Plant and Bleams Road is temporarily being used as a Zone 5 watermain while the Ottawa St watermains are out of service. Future upgrades to Strange St Pumping station (anticipated in 2019-2020) will include additional treatment for manganese which will decrease discoloured water issues in the surrounding area. The decreased supply may impact the 2019 watermain cleaning if additional water conservation is required. Action: No further action required for information only Raw Water Supply and Drinking Water Quality Trends There are known seasonal issues with the water supply: Fall - Grand River temperature changes may cause odour challenges in the source water, which may increase flushing requirements Winter temperature extremes may cause more watermain breaks in the system Action: No further action required for information only Follow-up on Action Items from Previous Management Reviews Mobile project with direct data entry for water valvesscheduled for spring 2019 6 - 15 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Action: follow-up water valve meeting Status of Management Action Items Identified Between Reviews There were no items identified between the management reviews. Action: No further action required for information only Changes that could Affect the Quality Management System quality management system. These changes must be implemented by the end of 2019. This includes the following: o Several time based requirements being changed from annually to once per calendar year. o The Review and Provision of Infrastructure procedure including a consideration of the outcomes from the yearly risk assessment. o Infrastructure Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Renewal element must include a long term forecast of major infrastructure maintenance, rehabilitation and renewal activities which is reviewed once every calendar year. o A continual improvement procedure, which was created in December of 2018. MECP has a draft guidance document regarding the roles and responsibilities of the ORO (Overall Responsible Operator) and OIC (Operator in Charge). Impacts are not yet known. MECP has proposed changes to the Watermain Disinfection Procedure which may impact construction activities Action: No further action required for information only Consumer Feedback The number of customer water complaints has increased from 2017, but decreased from 2016. Of these complaints, discoloured water has been the most common over the last three years. The percentage of discoloured water complaints has been decreasing since the watermain cleaning program began in 2016. There was a series of discoloured water complaints in the downtown area at the end of 2018. An isolated area was cleaned again and valves were opened. Upgrades at Strange Street Pumping Station (starting in spring 2019) will reduce the source of iron and manganese entering the system. The 2019 cleaning program will focus on cleaning this area prior to the pumping station coming back on line. 6 - 16 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Action: Continue with proposed watermain cleaning area in 2019 (see Appendix). Resources Needed to Maintain the Quality Management System A mobile solution for inspection data entry would decrease administrative burden working towards a mobile water valve program in 2019 but there are a number of programs that could be mobile Proper completion of paperwork is an on-going struggle (e.g. valve replacements) A dedicated QMS Specialist for the drinking water system. The role is currently split between gas and water and there is a sufficient volume of work for two QMS positions. Action: No further action required for information only Results of the Infrastructure Review Individual project selection is based on a number of factors including condition (watermain break history), material, criticality, watermain size, presence of lead services, shallow mains, and other infrastructure needs (storm, sanitary, road). 6 - 17 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review 2018 reconstruction projects were completed as per the 2018 Road & Utility Capital Forecast 2019 projects were finalized Meetings were held with Asset Management and Engineering staff at both the City and the Region to determine future project needs Issue papers are brought forward as part of the budget process, additional funding requests related to maintenance and water-only capital projects. The majority of water-only projects are included as part of Regional road work to minimize disruptions to citizens and be cost effective. Action: No further action required for information only Summary of Maintenance Watermain cleaning - The 2018 watermain cleaning area is shown below. The light green was area completed, pink is outstanding. The purpose of watermain cleaning is to remove iron and manganese build up in the watermains. The iron and manganese cause discolouration in the water. Although iron and manganese are naturally occurring and not health related, discoloured water causes a public perception of issues with the drinking water. 6 - 18 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Approximately 124 km of watermains were cleaned, 1355 valves operated. The planned area was to clean 156 km of watermains but due to water restrictions over the hot summer and some cold weather in early December, the program had a late start and had to shut down early. The remaining area will be included as part of the 2019 program (see the Appendix for a map) A valve turning/exercising program was completed for 1355 valves the majority of valves were operated in the watermain cleaning area with additional valve operation in areas of reconstruction Hydrant maintenance - spring was completed - a contractor was hired to assist. Follow-up work is ongoing. Fall hydrant maintenance was completed as a pilot program. Dips were not completed on every hydrant, rather completed it on a quarter of the hydrants based 6 - 19 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review largely on spring inspections and known plugged hydrants. Results of the pilot program will be reviewed in spring 2019 Dead end main flushing to maintain chlorine residuals was completed in spring and fall New development areas are flushed until the subdivision is built-up There were 51 broken water valves replaced Leak detection survey 1/3 of city completed each year. Follow-up is completed on potential leaks. In 2018, approximately 335km of mains were surveyed resulting in the identification of possible service leaks: 1 service leak, 1 watermain break and 12 possible hydrant leaks. Five of the hydrant issues were resolved by tightening the operating nuts, and the remainder were not leaks. The water service leak and watermain leaks were repaired Staff inspected 117 new connections on the watermains and 44 cut and caps. This does not include tapping new services or witnessing old service abandonment. The inspection was a new requirement with the same volume expected in 2019 Anodes are installed on existing watermains whenever they are exposed (e.g. watermain breaks, valve repairs, hydrant repairs) The pilots and sense lines at Pressure Reducing Valves (PRVs) in Falconridge and Hawkswood were replaced in February 2018. Further low flow pilots and piping need to be replaced in 2019 Hydrant painting was not completed in 2018 Chamber inspections were not completed in 2018 due to staffing constraints Action: No further action required for information only Effectiveness of Maintenance The effectiveness of the maintenance program is determined by the following factors: Number of Adverse Water Quality Incidents Water loss/unaccounted for water Water quality complaints Number of watermain breaks There were 20 AWQIs Water loss/unaccounted for water was 9.0%. The number of quality complaints was at 195, 48% of which were related to discoloured water and 39% pressure (largely internal issues). The remainders included complaints relating to hard water (new residents are not always familiar with hard water), and general safety concerns. The watermain cleaning program has decreased the number of complaints. There were 98 watermain breaks in 2018, which is lower than the 5-year average of 107 breaks/year. This is largely due to the warmer winter. 6 - 20 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Action: No further action required for information only Operational Plan Currency, Content and Updates There was one significant change to the Operational Plan clarification that the City of Kitchener will act as Overall Responsible Operator for the Dual (jointly owned between Kitchener and Region) watermains. Past practice has been for the City to act as ORO for dual watermains but an agreement must be signed to formalize responsibilities Action: Bring Agreement forward to Council Staff Suggestions Although many documents/maps are updated and created throughout the year for continual improvement, the following changes relating to the DWQMS were made as a result of staff suggestions: Staff suggested a final connection and cut and cap cheat sheet as well as a document clearly outlining their responsibilities related to inspections implemented in June 2018 Staff recommended revising the subdivision inspection sheets and processes to streamline, including a request for a cheat sheet document and training a workshop was held in January 2019 with staff to address. Draft documents have been prepared and are circulating for comment Action: Roll out revised forms/training for subdivision inspection Other Water Meter Replacement - 3700 aging water meters were replaced. There are 67,016 meters in the system with a backlog of approximately 16,000 meters to be replaced (replacement is targeted at 15 years for residential meters). Water Consumption Trends water consumption has increased in 2018 as it was projected to do (population demand outpaces water conservation measures). It was a dry summer so it could be that the trend may fluctuate a bit based on weather until population growth demands outpace water conservation measures. It should be noted that the sanitary fees are based on the water consumption data so when consumption declines, it impacts both the water and sanitary budgets. 6 - 21 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Locates - Kitchener Utilities and their Locate Service Provider physically locate gas and water infrastructure for contractors prior to construction and excavation work. Approximately 16,030 locates were completed in 2018 which is slightly below 2017 levels. It is anticipated that the need to provide locates will increase due to however development planned in 2019. 6 - 22 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Action: No further action required for information only 6 - 23 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Appendix Water Distribution System Map 6 - 24 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review Discoloured Water Locations and Proposed 2019 Cleaning Area Map 6 - 25 City of Kitchener Water Distribution DWQMS Management Review 6 - 26 REPORT TO:Community & InfrastructureServices Committee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Ryan Hagey, Director of Financial Planning, 519-741-2200 x 7353 PREPARED BY:Ryan Hagey, Director of Financial Planning, 519-741-2200 x 7353 WARD (S) INVOLVED:All DATE OF REPORT:February8, 2019 REPORT NO.:FIN-19-013 SUBJECT:2019Development Charges Overview ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That staff be directed to publish a development charge background study and hold a statutory public meeting prior to passing a bylaw to authorize the collection of development charges as required under section 12of the Development Charges Act BACKGROUND: The Development Charges Act and its associated regulation allowmunicipalities to impose development charges to pay for growth-related capital costs to service new development. In order to do so, under the terms of the Act, municipalities must prepare a development charge background study and pass a bylaw to determine the development charges, taking the following into account: A forecast of the amount, type and location of development anticipated in the municipality for which development charges can be imposed. The average capital service levels provided by the municipality in the 10-year period immediately preceding the preparation of the background study. A review of future capital projects, including analysis of gross expenditures, funding sources and net expenditures incurred or to be incurred by the municipality, to provide for the expected development. An examination of the long term capital and operating costs for capital infrastructure for each service to which the development charges relate. Development charge (DC) bylaws have a maximum term of five years. Ki expires on July 1, 2019. In order to update the bylaw, a background study must be published, and at least one public meeting must be held. The purpose of this report is to seek formal Council authority to publish a background study and schedule a statutory public meeting. 7 - 1 The City has retained Hemson Consulting Ltd. to assist with the preparation of the DC background study and bylaw. A representative from Hemson will be in attendance for this meeting and will make a presentation to the Committee. REPORT: City staff have been gathering the necessary information to prepare a DC background study and are now at a point to seek direction from Council to publish the background study and hold a public meeting as required under section 12 of the Development Charges Act. A summary schedule is provided below which outlines the relevant dates in the overall DC timeline, including a discussion about Leisure Facilities Masterplan (LFMP) priorities,from now until the planned date for passing the 2019 DC bylaw. Basedon preliminary DC information, there may be an opportunity to increase funding for DC-funded recreationfacilities, but that discussion will not happen until after LFMP priorities have been discussed by Committee. It should also be noted that the approval of the DC bylaw on June 24 is the last possible Council meeting before the current DC bylaw expires and there will not be an opportunity to defer the decision to a later date. DateMeetingSubject Feb25CommitteeDC Overview Mar 18CommitteeLeisure Facilities Masterplan (LFMP) Priorities Apr 1Strategic SessionDC Rate Options For Achieving LFMP Priorities Apr 15CommitteeDC background study and bylaw to Committee/ Statutory public meeting Jun 24CouncilApproval of DC background study and bylaw ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: Strategic Priority:Effective and Efficient City Services Strategy:5.4 Ensure the responsible stewardship of public funds within a supportive policy framework. Strategic Action:#CS41 Development Charges Background Study (2019) FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: There are no financial implications associated with this report. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM the agenda in advance of the council / committee meeting. As noted in the report, a public meetingrelating to development charges is required by legislation. This meeting is currently planned to be held as part of a Committee meeting on April 15, 2019. 7 - 2 In addition to the statutory public meeting required by the Development Charges Act, staff have already provided a brief DC update to the Waterloo Region Homebuilders Association (WRHBA) and committed to providing DC information to that group as it becomesavailable. Some information (e.g. Engineering project sheets) has already been provided to the WRHBA with more planned to be shared in the coming weeks. Further, staff will beengaging a broad cross-section of industry stakeholders to solicittheir feedbackin advance of Council passing the DC bylaw. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jonathan Lautenbach, Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services 7 - 3 REPORT TO:Community and Infrastructure Services Committee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Barry Cronkite, Director, Transportation Services 519-741-2200, ext. 7738 PREPARED BY:Steven Ryder, Traffic Planning Analyst 519-741-2200, ext. 7152 WARD (S) INVOLVED:Wards2, 7, 10 DATE OF REPORT:January 29, 2019 REPORT NO.:DSD-19-044 SUBJECT:Traffic Calming Priority Roadways -2019 ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That traffic calming reviews for thefollowing roadways be initiated in 2019: Holborn Drivebetween River Road and Shaftsbury Drive Westforest Trail between Victoria Street South and Highland Road West Kenora Drive between River Road and Old Chicopee Drive BACKGROUND: The existing City of Kitchener traffic calming policy was adopted by Council in March 2014 (INS- 14-042). The traffic calming policy outlines evaluation criteria that provide a fair and consistent review of streets, while defining and prioritizing individual streets that are most in need of traffic calming, from a traffic safety perspective. Through budget deliberations, the budget for traffic calming has been approved to support the provision of traffic calming measures for three (3) traffic calming reviews in 2019. It is anticipated that while these reviews will be initiated in 2019, installation will likely occur in 2020/2021. REPORT: The intent of traffic calming is to reduce vehicle speeds, deter non-residential traffic from the area and reduce the incidence of collisions, thereby increasing safety for all users within the right-of-way. The types of traffic calming measures selected depend on the issues being addressed and the function of the road. Transportation Services manages a traffic calming priority list. This list includes all roadways that have had requests for traffic calming measures, either through a request from Councilor Kitchener residents. These streets are reviewed on an annual basis, with respect to speed, volume, collisions, and safety factors. Attached is the current traffic calming priority list which ***This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance. 8 - 1 rrently, there are a total of 30locations that are warranted for traffic calming. PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING REVIEWS Holborn Drive(River Road to Shaftsbury Avenue) st Ranked 1on the warranted traffic calming priority list with 69 points; Designated as a Local roadway with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h; th 2018 recorded 85percentile speed (at which drivers travel at or below): 58 km/h; 2018 recorded AADT (average annual daily traffic): 3,434 vehicles; Identified concerns include speeding and traffic volumes, which can be addressed through the traffic calming review. Westforest Trail (Victoria Street South to Highland Road West) rd Ranked 3on the warranted traffic calming list with 58points; Designated as a Major Neighbourhood Collectorroadway with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h; th 2017 recorded 85percentile speed (at whichdrivers travel at or below): 61km/h; 2017 recorded AADT (average annual daily traffic): 2,802vehicles; On-street cycling facilities are present on this portion of Westforest Trail; Identified concerns include speeding and traffic volumes, which can be addressed through the traffic calming review. Kenora Drive (River Road to Old Chicopee Drive) th Ranked 4on the warranted traffic calming list with 55points; Designated as a Local roadway with a posted speed limit of 50 km/h; th 2017 recorded 85percentile speed (at whichdrivers travel at or below): 57km/h; 2017 recorded AADT (average annual daily traffic): 1,498vehicles; Identified concerns include speeding and traffic volumes, which can be addressed through the traffic calming review. Holborn Drive, Westforest Trailand Kenora Drive are ranked #1, #3and #4, respectively, on the 2019 warranted traffic calming priority list. Stirling Avenue South(from Homer Watson Boulevard to Highland Road West)is ranked #2, but is scheduled for reconstruction in 2019 and will include a narrower road width and cycling facilities funded by the Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling Program.Once the re-construction of the portion of Stirling Avenue South has been fully completed, Transportation Services will collect traffic data with the intent of re-evaluating this section of Stirling Avenue South with regards to traffic calming priority. 8 - 2 PROJECT UPDATES There are three (3) traffic calming reviews that may be constructedin 2019pending further review and approval: Patricia Avenue Caryndale Drive Old Chicopee Drive ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: Strategic Priority:3Safe and Thriving Neighbourhoods Strategy:3.2 Create safer streets in our neighbourhoods through new traffic calming approaches Strategic Action:NB39 Traffic Calming FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Council has allocated $65,000 each for the completion of three (3) traffic calming reviews in 2019. This budget will be applied tothe planning, design, and installation of traffic calming measures. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Residents located along each of the proposed roadways, and those in the surrounding catchmentareaswho are directly affected, will be engaged by way of a minimum of two (2) public meetings, two (2) surveys, and other forms of communication. Each project will be assigned a project manager who will be a single point of contact for residents throughout the course of the traffic calming review. INFORM council / committee meeting. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager Development Services Department Attached: Appendix A2019 Warranted Traffic Calming Priority List Appendix B Holborn Drive Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area Appendix C Westforest TrailProposed Traffic Calming Study Area Appendix D Kenora DriveProposed Traffic Calming Study Area 8 - 3 Appendix A 2019 Warranted Traffic Calming Priority List 8 - 4 Catchment Area - LEGEND Appendix B Holborn Drive Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area Subject Area - 8 - 5 Catchment Area - LEGEND Appendix C Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area Westforest Trail Subject Area - 8 - 6 Catchment Area - LEGEND Appendix D Proposed Traffic Calming Study Area Subject Area - Kenora Drive 8 - 7 REPORT TO:Community & Infrastructure ServicesCommittee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Greg St. Louis, Director, Utilities 519-741-2600X4538 PREPARED BY:Angela Mick, Utilities Water Engineer 519-741-2600X4408 WARD (S) INVOLVED:All DATE OF REPORT:February 4, 2019 REPORT NO.:INS-19-004 st SUBJECT:Summary Water Report January 1to December 31, 2018 __________________________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: THAT the 2018 City of Kitchener Summary Drinking Water Report be received for information as required by O.Reg. 170/03 Schedule 22 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, AND FURTHER THAT the City of Kitchener provide a copy of the Summary Drinking Water report to the Township of Woolwich and the City of Waterloo as required by Schedule 22 of O.Reg. 170/03. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: During the 2018reporting period, the Kitchener Distribution System met the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act. BACKGROUND: Asoutlined in Schedule 22 of the Drinking Water Systems Regulation (O.Reg.170/03) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, a summary report is to be prepared and given to the members of the municipal council. The following information is required to be included in this report: the system failed to meet at any time during the period covered by the report and specify the duration of the failures; and (b)for each failure referred to in (a), describe the measures that were taken to correct the failure. The report must also include: 1.A summary of the quantities and flow rates of the water supplied during the period covered by the report. 9 - 1 REPORT: The following matters are reported to Council in accordance with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2018: The Kitchener Distribution System is part of an Integrated Urban System, meaning the Regional Municipality of Waterloo is responsible for water treatment and the development and operation of a trunk water network to distribute treated water to Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot. The Region provides annual summaries for each supply and the information is available on their website with a link from the Kitchener Utilities website. Reports from the connected systems have been or will be received. A portion of Kitchener (River Ridge area) is supplied by the City of Waterloo. Kitchener supplieswater to a small section of Waterloo (Ira Needles area) and water travels quality report is available on their website. TheMinistry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP)completed an annual inspection on January 31, 2019whichcoveredFebruary 1, 2018 to January 31,2019. findings did not identify any issues of non-compliancewhenthe inspector reviewed documentation with the City on January 31. There were 3,402chlorine residual samples taken and 2,133bacteriological samples taken within the distribution system. Of these, there were 20 Adverse Water Quality ) reported in this time period (see attached Table 1) and all resamples were clear. An AWQI does not necessarily mean that the water is a risk to the customer. It means that a potential problem has been identified and corrective actions must be taken to resolve the problem. We work with ministry staff and the local public health unit to resolve the issue, which generally includes resampling. Dead end watermainand new developmentflushing is a proactive approach to increase the levels of chlorine in the distribution system. The water is initially disinfected (primary disinfection) at the treatment plant and sufficient chlorine is added to protect the water from microbiological contamination as it travels through the pipes in the distribution system (secondary disinfection). Low chlorine does not pose a threat to human health; to have an impact to human health, there must be microbiological contamination and no, or extremely low, chlorine. Temporary watermains are particularly sensitive as they are above ground systems influenced by the water heating up in warmer temperatures. This may increase the potential for bacteriologicalgrowth. Due to the sensitive nature, all temporary watermains are sampled on an increased schedule (every 2 weeks at multiple locations). The additional challenge with temporary watermains is the sample port is located outside and subject to unsanitary conditions. Although efforts are made with the design of the ports to prevent contamination, sampling is not completed under ideal sanitary circumstances. The general nature of reconstruction projects often leads to 9 - 2 alse positives, where the results received are more reflective of what is on the sampling tap, rather than what is in the water. Every positive result is reportable and resampling must occur in accordance with regulations. When the resamples are clear, it is an indication that the issue was with the sampling port, not in the water. The presence of total coliform on a test does not necessarily mean the water is unsafe to drink. Coliform bacteria can be found in many different environments. There are several different strains of coliform bacteria. Most are harmless and do not cause other disease-causing organisms, and their detection would prompt further investigation and/or corrective action. It is different than E.coli,which is a bacteria only associated with human or animal faecal matter. When total coliform is found, a resample is done using a different technique, which provides a number of total coliforms to analyze in consultation with Public Health and the MECP. Based on a risk assessment of a number of factors including the coliform count, chlorine residuals, and upstream/downstream coliform counts, the requirement for a boil water advisory is determined. There was one precautionary self-imposed Boil Water Advisory in 2018 as a result of damaginga sanitary service during a watermain break repair. The sample results showed no contamination. Lead testing sampling programs were completed in February/March and September/ October 2018. There was onelocation with a lead exceedance in the plumbing system and none within the distribution system. The City is not obligated to complete any additional corrective actions other than reporting, unless directed by the Medical Officer of Health for the residential plumbing exceedances. A summary of the quantities of the water supplied by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo during the period covered by the report is noted on the attached Table 2. Flows increased in 2018largely due to the hotter weather compared to 2017,however water supply demand forecastsindicate that 2018 would be the year that population demand would outpace water conservation measures.The consumption may fluctuate around this volume depending on weather until population demand clearly exceeds conservationmeasures. Table 1 Adverse Water Quality Incident Summary January 1 to December 31, 2018 NumberAdverse TypeAdverse AWQI #Site NameSite Location Date 1Total coliformMarch 13138903KID 4300 Bleams Rd 2Total coliformJune 20139927Temp mainHill St 3Total coliformJuly 10140453Temp mainShantz Lane 4Total coliformJuly 12140565KID 854574 King St E 5Total coliformJuly 26141154KID 854574King St E 6Total coliformJuly 30141216KID 11619 Forest Creek Dr and E.coli 7Total coliformAug 28142270Temp mainSchweitzer St 8Total coliformSept 4142552KID 11619 Forest Creek Dr 9Total coliform Sept 10142657Temp mainSchweitzer St 9 - 3 Table 1 Adverse Water Quality Incident Summary January 1 to December 31, 2018 NumberAdverse TypeAdverse AWQI #Site NameSite Location Date 10Low chlorineSept 19142970Tartan Ave Tartan Ave and Court and Court 11Low chlorineSept 20143014KID 122Cedarview Place 12Total coliformSept 20143078KID 6710 Hollinger 13Total coliformSept 24143184Temp mainHillview St 14Low chlorineSept 2514319631 Forwell Rd31 Forwell Rd 15Total coliformOct 9143471Temp mainSchweitzer St 16Low chlorineOct 17143588Hydrant 5590Huron Rd and Woodbine Ave 17Total coliformDec 3144234KID 123125 Seabrook Dr 18Low chlorineDec 5144247Hydrant 10084Rockcliffe Dr 19Low chlorineDec 11144294Hydrant 10063877 Robert Ferrie Dr 20Self Imposed Dec 2814440719 Crosby Dr19 Crosby Dr BWA Table 2 -Kitchener Distribution System Volume of Water Conveyed from the Region of Waterloo Supply System 2018 Monthly 2018 Average 2017 Monthly Variance from 333 MonthTotal (m)Day (m)Total (m)Previous Year January1,837,46259,2731,726,2396.4% February1,601,87257,2101,526,7524.9% March1,752,07456,5191,674,6634.6% April1,656,37755,2131,643,0270.8% May1,872,92960,4171,766,2116.0% June1,928,88764,2961,859,9533.7% July2,051,08766,1641,863,53810.1% August1,817,46958,6281,802,4410.8% September1,751,65258,3881,818,400-3.7% October1,724,26555,6211,751,775-1.6% November1,647,81454,9271,656,747-0.5% December1,745,05356,2921,699,3932.7% Total21,386,94120,789,1392.9% Notes: Volume information taken from invoices submitted by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: the delivery of core service. The Annual Summary Water Report strategic vision through the delivery of core service. 9 - 4 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: None. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM council / committee meeting.Water quality informationis posted on the Kitchener Utilities website at https://www.kitchenerutilities.ca/en/programsservices/Water-Quality.asp ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Denise McGoldrick, General Manager, Infrastructure Services 9 - 5 REPORT TO:Community and Infrastructure Services Committee DATE OF MEETING:February 25, 2019 SUBMITTED BY:Greg St. Louis, Director Utilities 519-741-2600 ext. 4538 PREPARED BY:Jaya Chatterjee,RegulatoryAnalyst, Ext. 4629 WARD (S) INVOLVED:All DATE OF REPORT:January 30, 2019 REPORT NO.:INS-19-002 SUBJECT:Federal Carbon Charge ___________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: For Information BACKGROUND: On May 2016, the provincial government launched the Ontario Cap-and-Trade Program, which was a provincially legislated emission trading system to reduce the impacts of climate change. As a natural gas distributor in Ontario, Kitchener Utilities was mandated to comply with the legislation and was required to purchase emission compliance instruments on behalf of our end the Ontario Cap-and-Trade Program and instructed the Ontario Energy Board to direct natural gas utilities to remove the charge to consumers by October 1, 2018. Staff brought forward a Council report INS-18-032 to Council on September 24, 2018 recommending the removal of Ontario Cap and Trade component from the delivery rate effective October 1, 2018. On June 21, 2018, the Federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act received Royal Assent as Part 5 of The Budget Implementation Act, 2018. The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act establishes a federal carbon-pricing backstop program on greenhouse gas emissions as of January 1, 2019 to any province or territory that requests it or that does not have carbon pricing system in place. On October 23, 2018, it was officially announced that the Federal Carbon Pricing Backstop would be implemented in Ontario. The federal carbon-pricing backstop program is composed of two elements: (i) importers and producers effective April 1, 2019; and (ii)an Output-ndustrial facilities effective January 1, 2019 (establishes carbon-intensity standards for large emitters). ***This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance. IF1 - 1 Fuel producers and distributors in Backstop Jurisdictions will collect the Federal Carbon Charge from their customersand remit the collected fundsto CRA. REPORT: As a natural gas distributor in Ontario, Kitchener Utilities (Kitchener) will be registered as a Registered Fuel Distributor with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and will be responsible for reporting and paying the Federal Carbon Chargeon fuel deliveredto its customers on a monthly basis. The monthly reporting and remittance to CRA is required at the end of the following month in which the delivery occurs. Application of the Federal Carbon Charge: The Federal Carbon Chargeis only applied when: a Registered Fuel Distributor uses fuel in a Backstop jurisdiction delivers fuel to the end-user that has not provided an Exemption Certificate to Kitchener. Therefore, Kitchener has the obligation to pay the Federal Carbon Charge once fuelhas been deliveredto its customers that have not provided an Exemption Certificate to Kitchener. At the time of report, none of the Kitchener customers fall under the exemption certificate category. Since the Federal Carbon Chargeis only payable once fuel is deliveredto the final user, Registered Fuel Distributors are able to transact with other Registered Fuel Distributors without the Federal Carbon Chargebeing payable. As a Registered Fuel Distributor, Kitchener is eligible for an Exemption Certificate and therefore will be able to purchase gas (commodity) from its supplier without being charged the Federal Carbon Charge. As a requirement to comply with thefederal carbon-pricing backstop program,effective April 1, 2019, Kitchener will start collecting the Federal Carbon Chargefrom all its customers at 3.91 3 cents/m. Rate Changes The Federal Carbon Chargeunder the Federal Backstop will begin at $20/tonne of COe in 2019 2 and increase by $10/tonne annually until it reaches $50/tonne in 2022. This will result in a Federal Carbon Chargeof 3.91 cents/m³on marketable natural gas for 2019.See Appendix A for Federal Carbon Chargerates on gaseous fuels for marketablenatural gasfor 2019 to 2022. Bill Presentment & Systems Changes Consistent with other natural gas utilities in Ontario, Kitchener will beseparating out the Federal Carbon Chargeon the natural gas bill, which results in better transparency of costs. Kitchener plans to show a separate line on the bill for the Federal Carbon Chargestarting April 1, 2019. Penalties The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act sets out penalties for non-compliance. If Kitchener fails to register as Registered Fuel Distributor, it will be subject to a $2,000 penalty. Additionally, Kitchener will be required to pay a penalty if it misses a due date for a filing a return. Kitchener IF1 - 2 is required to maintain payment records and other information related to the Federal Carbon Chargefor a minimum of 6 years. Climate action incentive:Funding for Households 90% of the revenue collected from the Federal CarbonC.Ontario residents will receive a new tax credit called the Climate Action Incentive when they file their tax return.The federal government estimates that the average Ontario household will receive $300 in incentive. Support for particularly affected sectors: Funding for municipalities The remaining 10% of the revenue collected for the Federal CarbonCharge will be allocated to specified sectors such as municipalities to help achieve further emission reductions. In Ontario, $475 million of support will be made available over 5 years from 2019 -2024. There will be $50 million in funding for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Below are the estimates of funding available specifically for municipalities, universities, school boards and hospitals, non-profits and Indigenous communities. Since the Federal Backstop is still under development, the distribution of funding, timelines and requirements are not known at this time. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: the delivery of core service. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: 3 The Federal Carbon Charge is 3.91 cents/meffective April 1, 2019. For 2019 (April -December) impact to an average residential customer will be $44.20, which was included in the budget presentation for household impact comparison. The Federal Carbon Chargecollected from customers, will be remitted to CRA on a monthly basis. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Kitchener Utilities will work with the Communications Division to ensure that media outlets are provided with a press release to inform customers, an insert is being prepared to be distributed with utility bills in April, and information will be posted on the Kitchener Utilities website. IF1 - 3 INFORM council / committee meeting. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Denise McGoldrick, General Manager, Infrastructure Services Appendix A-CarbonChargeRates on Gaseous Fuels 2018-2022 IF1 - 4 COMMUNITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 1UNFINISHED BUSINESS2019-02-25 DATE TARGET SUBJECT (INITIATOR)INITIALLYDATE/STAFF CONSIDEREDSTATUSASSIGNED David Bergey Drive Bike Lane Implementation deferred May 1, 2017B.Cronkite 2019 Street South Reconstruction project scheduled for Report INS-17-033 2018/2019 A. Proposed winter sidewalk maintenance program: June 25, 2018 May 2019McCrimmon components B, C, and D deferred to May 2019Report INS-18-023 -Jones IF2 - 1