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Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
Agenda
Monday, March 7, 2022, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Chair: Councillor S. Marsh
Vice -Chair: Councillor D. Schnider
Pages
1. Commencement
2. 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.
2.1. Summary Water Report - 2021, INS -2022-039 3
2.2. Environmental Assessment (EA) Addendum to the Integrated Stormwater 8
Management Master Plan, INS -2022-102
2.3. Naming of a Private Street - 630 and 690 Benninger Drive - Activa 65
Holding Inc., DSD -2022-064
2.4. Level 2 Type D Pedestrian Crossover - Stirling Avenue North at Lydia 78
Street, DSD -2022-044
2.5. Uniform Traffic and Parking By-law Changes - ASE and Rates of Speed, 85
DSD -2022-092
2.6. Provincial Funding Agreement 2022-2024, DSD -2022-099 92
3. Delegations
Pursuant to Council's Procedural By-law, delegations are permitted to address
the Committee for a maximum of five (5) minutes. Delegates must register by
1:00 p.m. on March 7, 2022, in order to participate electronically.
3.1. Item 4.1. - Angelina Giordano, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
& Adlar Gross, ICLEI, Canada
4. Discussion Items
4.1. Corporate Climate Action Plan — 2022 Progress 10M 96
Update, Next Steps and Close out - DSD -2022-
072
(Staff will provide a 5 -minute presentation on this matter.)
4.2. Housing for All Program Update — 2022 Year in 20 m 116
Review, COR -2022-104
(Staff will provide a 5 -minute presentation on this matter.)
5. Information Items
5.1. None.
6. Adjournment
Sarah Goldrup
Committee Administrator
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Infrastructure Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: March 7, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Greg St. Louis, Director, Gas & Water Utilities, 519-741-2600 ext.
4538
PREPARED BY: Angela Mick, Manager, Quality Management and Water Programs,
519-741-2600 ext. 4408
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward(s)
DATE OF REPORT: January 20, 2022
REPORT NO.: INS -2022-039
SUBJECT: Summary Water Report - 2021
RECOMMENDATION:
That the 2021 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.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
The key finding of this report is that the City of Kitchener is in compliance with regulatory
water sampling requirements of the reporting period of January 1, 2021 to December
31, 2021.
There are no financial implications of this report.
The report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
As outlined 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:
(a) list the requirements of the Act, the regulations, the system's approval and any order that
the system failed to meet at any time during the period covered by the report and specify
the duration of the failures; and
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(b) for each failure referred to in (a), describe the measures that were taken to correct the
failure.
The report must also include a summary of the quantities and flow rates of the water supplied
during the period covered by the report.
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, 2021:
• 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 (KU) 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 supplies water to a small section of Waterloo (Ira Needles area) and water
travels through the Kitchener distribution system to Breslau. The City of Waterloo's
water quality report is available on their website.
• The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) completed an annual
inspection on June 22, 2021, which covered June 30, 2020 to June 22, 2021. There
were no non -compliances found.
• There were 3,612 chlorine residual samples taken and 1,760 bacteriological samples
taken within the distribution system. Of these, there were 21 Adverse Water Quality
Incidents (AWQI's) reported in this time period (see Table 1) and all resamples were
clear. The City was on a ministry approved reduced sampling schedule for a portion
of 2021 due to COVID access restrictions on many sampling sites.
• 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. City staff work with ministry staff and the local public health unit
to resolve the issue, which generally includes resampling.
• Low chlorine AWQIs can occur in areas of new subdivisions with no houses yet built.
Along with dead end watermains, KU proactively flushes areas with new watermains
until there are homes built and water is being used.
• Dead end watermain and new development flushing 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.
• Of the total coliform AWQIs (17 total):
o Eight (8) were at temporary sampling locations within reconstruction projects.
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 bacteriological growth. Warmer weather seems to
increase the incidences of Total Coliform. The additional challenge with
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temporary watermains is the sample port is located outside and subject to
unsanitary conditions. Many contractors remove the sampling ports when not
in use because they are subject to vandalism/theft. These ports need to be
maintained in a sanitary condition between uses. The general nature of
reconstruction projects often leads to "false 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.
o Eight (8) were related to commissioning on a specific project.
o 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 illness. Coliform bacteria are used as an "indicator
organism" to assess the possibility of 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.
o 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.
• The Region of Waterloo's Strange Street Water Pumping station was offline starting
in fall 2019 for installation of a manganese treatment system, which is anticipated to
decrease discoloured water issues in the surrounding area. The station upgrades
were complete and returned to service in late 2021.
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Table 1 — Adverse Water Quality Incident Summary —
January 1 to December 31, 2021
#
Adverse Type
AWQI Date
AWQI #
Site Name
Site
Results/Notes
(verbal)
Location
1
Low chlorine
Feb 10
153549
Hydrant 11185
Otterbein &
Free=0.00mg/L
Lackner
Total=0.01 mg/L
New development
2
Total Coliform
June 1
154179
Guelph St
SP1 18
Total Coliform
Present
Temporary Main
Englewood
Present
3
Total Coliform
June 2
154198
Guelph ST
SP1 18
Total Coliform = 2
resample
Temporary Main
Englewood
4
Low Chlorine
June 11
154272
KID 122
2260 Shirley
Free=0.04mg/L
Dr
Total=0.09mg/L
Combined
=0.05mg/L
Bulk water fill was
out of service
5
Low Chlorine
June 14
154291
KID 136
40 Pioneer
F=0.02mg/L
Dr — Circle K
T=0.24mg/L
C=0.22mg/L
6
Total Coliform
June 15
154307
Guelph St
SP3 680
Total Coliform
present
Temporary Main
Guelph
Present
7
Total Coliform
July 1
154484
Guelph St
SB2B lot 151
Total Coliform
present
Temporary Main
Present
8
Total Coliform
July 7
154560
Ottawa & Weber
SP4-206
Total Coliform
present
St Temporary
Ottawa St N
Present
Main
9
Total Coliform
July 14
154646
Heiman St
SP3A 124
Total Coliform
resent
Temporary Main
present
10
Total Coliform
July 16
154703
Hydrant @ 257
SP5 257
Total Coliform = 1
present
Ottawa St N
11
Total Coliform
July 17
154730
Hydrant @ 299
SP6 299
Total Coliform = 9
present
Ottawa St N
12
Total Coliform
July 18
154754
Hydrant @ 257
SP5 257
Total Coliform = 1
present
Ottawa St N
13
Total Coliform
July 20
154762
KID 116
19 Forest
Total Coliform
present
Creek Dr
present
14
Total Coliform
July 22
154809
Hydrant @ 299
SP6 299
Total Coliform = 7
present
Ottawa St N
15
Total Coliform
July 23
154828
Hydrant @ 299
SP6 299
Total Coliform =6
present
Ottawa St N
16
Total Coliform
July 25
154837
Hydrant @ 299
SP6 299
Total Coliform = 2
present
Ottawa St N
17
Total Coliform
July 28
154870
Hydrant @ 299
SP6 299
Total Coliform = 2
Present
Ottawa St N
18
Total Coliform
July 30
154924
Hydrant @ 299
SP6 299
Total Coliform = 1
Present
Ottawa St N
19
Total Coliform
September
155529
Pattandon Ave
SP1 358
Total Coliform
Present
16
Temporary Main
present
20
Total Coliform
September
155754
Pattandon Ave
SP1 358
Total Coliform
Present
30
Temporary Main
present
21
Low Chlorine
December
157499
KID 128
1405 King St
F=0.03mg/L
31
E
T=0.26mg/L
C=0.23mg/L
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A summary of the quantities of the water supplied by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
during the period covered by the report is noted in Table 2. Overall water volumes were
consistent with 2020 volumes; however, there are some monthly differences largely due to
weather.
Table 2 - Kitchener Distribution System
Volume of Water Conveyed from the Region of Waterloo Supply System
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting. Water quality information is posted on the Kitchener Utilities
website.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
There are no previous reports/authorities related to this matter, however the summary
reports are provided on an annual basis wit the last report being INS -21-003.
APPROVED BY: Denise McGoldrick, General Manager, Infrastructure Services.
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2021 Monthly
Total (m3)
Average
Day
2020 Monthly
Total (m)
Variance from
Previous Year
January
1,757,181
56,683
1,728,613
2%
February
1,608,412
57,443
1,618,856
-1%
March
1,797,763
57,992
1,759,279
2%
April
1,741,837
58,061
1,699,638
2%
May
2,050,462
66,144
1,933,179
6%
June
2,058,790
68,626
1,997,471
3%
July
1,978,721
63,830
1 2,226,319
-11%
August
2,043,450
65,918
2,061,432
-1%
September
1,819,106
60,637
1,870,697
-3%
October
1,809,145
58,360
1,812,783
0%
November
1,723,132
57,438
1,717,398
0%
December
1,790,483
57,758
1,754,089
2%
Purchases
from
Waterloo
1 157,983
1
1 159,983
1 1%
Total
1 22,336,466
1
1 22,339,737
10%
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting. Water quality information is posted on the Kitchener Utilities
website.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
There are no previous reports/authorities related to this matter, however the summary
reports are provided on an annual basis wit the last report being INS -21-003.
APPROVED BY: Denise McGoldrick, General Manager, Infrastructure Services.
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Infrastructure Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: March 7, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Bu Lam, Director, Sanitary and Stormwater Utilities,
519-741-2600 ext. 4212
PREPARED BY: Nick Gollan, Manager, Sanitary and Stormwater Utilities,
519-741-2600 Ext. 7422
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 4
DATE OF REPORT: February 7, 2022
REPORT NO.: INS -2022-102
SUBJECT: Environmental Assessment Addendum to the Integrated Stormwater
Management Master Plan Project File
RECOMMENDATION:
That Staff be directed to post the Revised Notice of Study Completion Addendum to the
Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan Schedule `B' Environmental
Assessment Project File for the mandatory 30 -day review period.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• Per the Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan, "Second Priority" erosion sites
are to be considered for integration with other City projects as they arise.
• "Second Priority" erosion sites have been identified to be included in the detailed design and
construction of a section of Schneider Creek between Pioneer Drive and the confluence of
Schneider Creek with the Grand River.
• An Environmental Assessment addendum must be published to comply with the
Environmental Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990.
• This report supports Environmental Leadership.
BACKGROUND:
On July 10, 2016, the City of Kitchener formally completed the Integrated Stormwater
Management Master Plan (ISWM-MP) Schedule `B' Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
Report, including the mandatory 30 -day public review period. The ISWM-MP included the
prioritization and detailed design of projects, thereby removing the need to complete project -
specific Environmental Assessments. These projects are pre -approved to move directly into the
implementation phase (final design and construction) of the Municipal Class Environmental
Assessment Planning and Design Process. City Staff is preparing to retain professional services
for the creek restoration design for reach SC -213, Schneider Creek at Old Carriage Road;
however, there are "secondary" priority erosions sites that can be included in the scope of work
identified, not pre -approved in the ISWM-MP.
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Stream erosion assessments were completed through the ISWM-MP to document the health of
Kitchener's watercourses; an inventory of erosions sites and risks was developed. The inventory
was then used to identify erosion site and restoration reach opportunities, i.e. projects. The
erosion inventory classified sites as either "primary" or "secondary" priority based on their level -
of -risk and environmental opportunity. Erosion sites given a "primary" priority were provided with
a preferred alternative solution; they could be implemented immediately following the completion
of the ISWM-MP. The "secondary" priority sites were not provided with a preferred solution. The
direction provided in the ISWM-MP was that these "secondary" priority sites be considered for
integration with other City projects as they arose and that monitoring be completed on these
sites to confirm that no change in condition had been observed.
REPORT:
Per the requirements of the ISWM-MP, City Staff has monitored the erosion sites for change in
condition. In 2019, City staff completed creek walks through Lower Schneider Creek from
Schneider Creek at Homer Watson Blvd (near the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum) to the
mouth of Schneider Creek (confluence with the Grand River); a change in conditions was noted
at SC -1A — Schneider Creek at Grand River confluence (Erosion Site ES -40), SC -113 —
Schneider Creek upstream of Old Mill Road (Erosion Site ES -14), SC -313 — Schneider Creek in
the Southwest Optimists Sports Fields (Erosion Sites ES -17 and ES -18). These erosion sites
are near reach SC -213, Schneider Creek at Old Carriage Road, a high priority creek restoration
scheduled for detailed design in 2023. Figure 1 below shows the approximate study limit.
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To include the "secondary" priority sites and satisfy the Municipal Class Environmental
Assessment planning and design process, an addendum to the ISWMP-MP must be filed
through a "Revised Notice of Completion". The revised notice of completion must be made
available to the public and agencies for a 30 -day review period. Staff are prepared to file an
Addendum to the ISWM-MP to include the "secondary" priority sites before scoping and hiring
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professional services for the detailed design of reach SC -213. A report has been prepared by
Aquafor Beech Ltd. titled "Schneider Creek — EA Addendum to ISWM-MP Environmental
Assessment Project File" to present the alternative solutions and preferred design for the
"secondary" priority sites.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports Environmental Leadership.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — The EA Addendum will be posted to the City's website for a 30 -day public review
period if the recommendation of this report is ratified by Council.
The completed addendum report titled, "Schneider Creek - EA Addendum to ISWM-MP
Environmental Assessment Project File" is located here and a hardcopy is available for review
at the Office of the Mayor and Council. If you require this document in an accessible format,
please contact Nick Gollan, nick.gollan(a-)kitchener.ca, 519-742-2600 x7422.
Following Council's approval of INS -2022-102, staff will post the Notice of Completion per the
requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act, R.S.O 1990.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
• INS -16-080 Implementation Plan — Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan
ATTACHMENT:
Schneider Creek — EA Addendum to ISWM-MP Environmental Assessment Project File
APPROVED BY:
Denise McGoldrick, General Manager INS
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Prepared for:
City of Kitchener
Attention:
Samantha Brickman, CET, Design &
Construction Project Manager,
Utility Planning and Programs
131 Goodrich Dr., Kitchener,
Ontario
Schneider Creek - EA Addendum to ISWM-MP
Environmental Assessment Project File
A report submitted by: =-
Aquafor Beech Ltd.
August 11th, 2020
2600 Skymark Avenue
Building 6, Unit 202
Mississauga, ON L4W 5B2
T. 905.629.0099
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Schneider Creek August 11th, 2020
City of Kitchener
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
Introduction......................................................................................... 1
2.
Existing Conditions................................................................................
1
2.1 Primary Site - Schneider Creek at Old Carriage (SC -2B -C) ......................
2
2.2 Additional Secondary Sites.................................................................
2
2.2.1 Schneider Creek at Grand River Confluence (SC -IA) ......................
2
2.2.2 Schneider Creek Upstream of Old Mill Road (SC -IB) .......................
2
2.2.3 Schneider Creek in the Southwest Optimists Sports Fields (SC -3B)...
3
3
Description of Restoration Alternatives......................................................
3
3.1 Preliminary Alternative 1 - Do Nothing .................................................
4
3.2 Preliminary Alternative 2 - Local Works ................................................
4
3.3 Preliminary Alternative 3 - Reach Based Works .....................................
4
3.4 Preliminary Alternative 4 - Removal of Risk ..........................................
5
4
Evaluation of Alternatives.......................................................................
6
4.1 Description of Evaluation Criteria........................................................
6
4.2 Evaluation and Selection of Preferred Alternatives ..................................
7
4.2.1 Schneider Creek at Grand River Confluence (SC -IA) ......................
7
4.2.2 Schneider Creek upstream of Old Mill Road (SC -IB) .......................
9
4.2.3 Schneider Creek in the Southwest Optimists Sports Fields (SC -3B).
10
5
Summary...........................................................................................
12
List of Appendices
Appendix A ISWM-MP EA Erosion Site Figures and Concept Drawings for
Primary Erosion Site SC -2A -C
Appendix B March 26th, 2020 Existing Conditions Report with Photographs
(Presented to City Staff May 4th, 2020)
Appendix C 2020 Existing Conditions Drawings for Addendum Reaches
(SC -1A, SC -1B, SC -3B)
Appendix D Detailed Evaluation of Alternative Results
Appendix E Concept Design Drawings for Addendum Reaches
(SC -1A, SC -1B, SC -3B)
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Schneider Creek August 11th, 2020
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1. Introduction
The current study is being completed as an addendum to the 2016 City of Kitchener
Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan (ISWP-MP). The City has
identified a change in conditions for three (3) additional reaches (4 erosion sites)
located near to a high priority site for Schneider Creek at Old Carriage Road
(SC -2B). As stated in the ISWM-MP, amendments to the projects identified as part
of the preferred alternatives can be made using the addendum procedures outlined
in the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
Act (October 2000, as amended in 2007 & 2011) document and shall be posted for
the required 30 day review period.
As such, this addendum study to the ISWM-MP is to update the preferred
alternative for Schneider Creek at Old Carriage Road (SC -2B) to permit the
simultaneous advancement of three (3) additional smaller projects located adjacent
to the immediate work area, specifically:
• SC -1A - Schneider Creek at Grand River confluence (bank erosion around
decommissioned forced sanitary sewer manhole, ES -40)
• SC -1113 - Schneider Creek upstream of Old Mill Road (bank erosion and trail
management risks, ES -14)
• SC -3113 - Schneider Creek in the Southwest Optimists Sports Fields (bank
erosion and trail management risk at two locations):
o SC -3113-A - Schneider Creek at Pioneer Drive (ES -17)
o SC -3113-113 - Schneider Creek at Homer Watson Boulevard (ES -18)
As presented in Appendix A, Schneider Creek at Old Carriage Road (SC -2B -C) was
identified in the ISWM-MP as a primary opportunity site located in reaches SC -2B to
3A (labelled SC -2B -3A). The additional reaches assessed in this addendum study
were identified as secondary sites. The preferred alternative for site SC -2B -C as
recommended in 2016 is also provided in Appendix A for reference. The purpose
of this report is to summarize an assessment of existing conditions for these
erosion sites and to provide the evaluation of alternative solutions for the three
additional reaches.
2. Existing Conditions
Existing conditions for the addendum study area were assessed March 26th, 2020
for comparison with the 2015 conditions as presented in the 2016 ISWM-MP. The
results of the current assessment, including photographs, were discussed with City
staff in a meeting on May 4th, 2020 as documented in Appendix B. A short
description for the existing conditions in each reach is provide below, starting with
the primary site in Reach SC -2B and followed by the three (3) additional reaches.
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2.1 Primary Site — Schneider Creek at Old Carriage (SC -2B -C)
The primary site recommended for Reach Based Works within the ISWM-MP was
initially identified by a series of seven (7) local erosion issues documented as
erosion sites 15a -f and 16. These erosion issues included risks to private property
due to bank erosion and channel instability, as well as deterioration of older erosion
control structures such as gabion baskets, cribwalls, boulders, armourstone, rip -
rap, and interlocking concrete bricks.
The existing conditions for Reach SC -2B were similar in 2020 as compared to 2015,
but with some evidence of continued bank erosion (e.g., ES -15 c and e) and further
deterioration of erosion control structures. Specifically, additional undercutting and
slumping was observed for the cribwalls at ES -15c and the gabion baskets and ES -
15d and ES -16. The most significant new issue noted was floodplain scour along
the gravel trail immediately upstream of ES -15d (see pages 5 and 6 in
Appendix B).
2.2 Additional Secondary Sites
As secondary sites identified within the ISWM-MP, all three additional reaches were
previously recommended for monitoring. The March 2020 assessment of existing
conditions for each of the four secondary erosion sites is summarized below with
photos presented in Appendix B and drawings presented in Appendix C.
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Site ES -40 within Reach SC -1A was identified for monitoring in 2015 due to a
manhole being exposed along the bank of Schneider Creek immediately upstream
of the Grand River confluence (see Figure 1-A in Appendix C). Angular rock was
previously placed along the bank around the manhole. Inspection of the site in
2020 confirmed that the bank has continued to scour around this decommissioned,
forced sanitary sewer manhole, including movement of the angular rock along the
bank. However, other than the continued bank erosion immediately around the
manhole, no other erosion or scour issues were noted to be a problem within the
confluence area of Schneider Creek and the Grand River.
.2.2 Schneider Creek Upstream of Old Mill Road (SC -1B)
Site ES -14 within Reach SC -1B was identified for monitoring in 2015 due to active
bank erosion into the adjacent gravel trail (see Figure 1-113 in Appendix C).
Following the 2015 assessment the trail was realigned approximately 5 metres
setback from the eroding channel bank. Evidence of continued bank erosion in
Schneider Creek at this site was confirmed in 2020 (which is a natural process that
may be accelerated by additional runoff from upstream urban land uses).
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Ongoing future risks to the trail system are expected as the bank continues to
erode. Although the trail was recently realigned, there was a upstream location
within the site with a buffer of less than 2 m between the channel and the trail.
Schneirf - r -eek in the SouthvtfAicf- Optimfct� ';nn► -t. Ffe/ds (SC -3B)
Sites ES -17 and ES -18 within Reach SC -3B were identified for monitoring in 2015
due to bank erosion adjacent to the gravel trail within the Southwest Optimists
Sports Fields (which has since been upgraded to a group four new baseball
diamonds). Evidence of continued erosion at both sites was confirmed in 2020 (see
Figure 1-C and 1-D in Appendix C).
Continued erosion at the downstream location ES -17 (Schneider Creek at Pioneer
Drive, SC -3B -A) has resulted in the local decommissioning of the trail, and future
risks to the adjacent parking lot remain. Evidence of continued erosion at the
upstream location ES -18 (Schneider Creek at Homer Watson Boulevard, SC -3B -B)
was also observed in 2020 due to the oversteepened and unvegetated slope,
however the trail has been realigned since 2015 with the upgraded sports fields.
New drainage conditions were also noted for the upstream site from the new sports
fields, with storm water designed to discharge (and thus infiltrate) into top of the
already unstable and eroding slope. Evidence of the additional infiltration was
observed within the local soil moisture conditions of the embankment aligned with
the storm water discharge point.
3 Description of Restoration Alternatives
Following the EA procedure as outlined in the ISWM-MP, each of the primary
erosion sites was evaluated for different preliminary restoration alternatives. For
this report, the same four (4) preliminary alternatives were used to evaluate the
secondary erosion sites on Schneider Creek reaches SC -1A, SC -1B, and SC -3B:
• Preliminary Alternative 1 - Do Nothing
• Preliminary Alternative 2 - Local Works
• Preliminary Alternative 3 - Reach Based Works
• Preliminary Alternative 4 - Removal of Risk
Each of the alternatives was evaluated and ranked using a list of relevant
environmental, social, economic, and technical criteria, considering how the project
will affect the environment and the surrounding community. The following
subsections provide general descriptions for each of these preliminary alternatives,
followed by the evaluation of alternatives for each of the addendum reaches. Note
the following alternative descriptions have been shortened and full descriptions can
be found in the ISWM-MP report.
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3.1 Preliminary Alternative 1 — Do Nothing
The Do Nothing option is a mandatory concept that must be considered in the Class
EA process, as it helps to justify the need to undertake remedial flood or erosion
control projects. It forms the basis of comparison against all other alternatives to
determine whether the solutions provide better outcomes than just leaving the sites
alone, by identifying the existing and long-term risks associated with the current
conditions.
The environmental effects of a Do Nothing approach relate to the potential long-
term effects of erosion on the terrestrial, cultural, aquatic and economic
environments, as well as engineering components. Ultimately, all the existing
hazard sites associated with noted erosion sites (e.g., eroding stream banks,
deterioration of previous treatments, or degradation of habitat conditions) would
remain.
3.2 Preliminary Alternative 2 — Local Works
Local Works would involve undertaking stream restoration works at strategic
locations in order to limit the impact of existing erosion. Local works would reduce
the level of risk by applying local bank or slope stabilization treatments using either
hardened (engineered) type treatments, or more natural (vegetation and
biotechnical engineered) type treatments.
A key consideration for undertaking selective local works is the understanding that
the observed instability and risks are locally focused within a reach, and that the
decision to apply local treatments to address the observed instability is not
anticipated to initiate instability at other locations, thus resulting in increased
erosion risk elsewhere within the reach. The intent of these works would be to
protect the adjacent features at risk (i.e., residential properties and infrastructure),
both now, and in the future by anticipating channel activity that may occur in the
vicinity of the at -risk areas.
3.3 Preliminary Alternative 3 — Reach Based Works
Reach based channel restoration would involve a combination of Natural Channel
Design (NCD) techniques and Geomorphic Referenced River Engineering (GRRE)
generally referred to as a hybrid type design. Hybrid designs are most often found
where project constraints dictate that the channel cannot be allowed to evolve or
migrate naturally, or if the urbanization of the upstream watershed has created a
regime that cannot be maintained under natural conditions.
This alternative would ultimately be selected for a reach if it is determined that the
"Do Nothing" or "Local Works" would not address, or in fact would exacerbate,
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erosion risk at its current location or transfer those effects of erosion up and/or
downstream within the reach. For these sites, it is understood that there is
systematic instability within the watercourse requiring a larger -scale and systematic
approach to address the risk.
Reach based works would include restoration of the stream to a naturalized form,
maintaining a fixed alignment where property and/or infrastructure constraints
dictate, and grade control where necessary to prevent channel down cutting and to
reintroduce hydraulic floodplain access. Moreover, this alternative would involve
complete remedial works throughout the length of the reach(es) containing the
erosion site(s), recreating the channel bed and banks using a combination of
Natural Channel Design techniques, as well as more traditional river engineering
and bioengineering methods.
During construction, this option would involve a high level of disruption to property
owners, local residents, and habitat (including existing vegetation). Once
completed however, it would provide improved long-term conditions in terms of the
natural function and processes of the watercourse. All disrupted areas would be
restored within the site, including appropriate plantings and seed mixes designed to
provide stability and sustainability, with a long-term management plan to restore
the riparian and terrestrial habitat functions.
3.4 Preliminary Alternative 4 — Removal of Risk
The removal of risk alternative would involve the realignment of risk (i.e.,
infrastructure) away from the channel. This alternative addresses the reoccurring
issues associated with infrastructure and watercourse interactions, and looks at
possible approaches of removing the interaction to provide the creek with sufficient
space to naturally adjust and migrate without posing risks to municipal
infrastructure or private property.
Many of the Removal of Risk alternatives will also include channel restoration works
(be it GRRE or NCD) to address the existing erosional issues identified, or to restore
areas where excavation works will be required. Removal of risk works could
include such works as realignment of sections of sewers away from the channel,
removal of abandoned infrastructure, or purchasing of private property to provide a
larger meander belt and erodible corridor for the channel to adjust. This alternative
could include minor or major infrastructure changes, but will typically include
localized remedial works within the channel (i.e., recreating the channel bed and
banks using a combination of natural channel design techniques, as well as more
traditional engineering and bioengineering methods).
During construction, this option would have varying levels of disruption to property
owners, local residents, and habitat (including existing vegetation). This will
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depend on the scope of the works associated with the infrastructure realignment.
However, once complete, not only will the existing erosional issues be addressed,
but also the threat of future erosion risks will be greatly reduced. All disrupted
areas would be restored within the site, including appropriate plantings and seed
mixes designed to provide stability and sustainability, with a long-term
management plan to restore the riparian and terrestrial habitat functions.
4 Evaluation of Alternatives
Evaluation of alternatives involves establishing alternative solutions based on the
study objectives, technical considerations and relevant evaluation criteria. The
evaluation criteria include the four main categories of Physical/Natural
Environment, Social/Cultural, Economic, and Technical/Engineering.
4.1 Description of Evaluation Criteria
The evaluation criteria considered in assessing each alternative solution are shown
in Table 1 below. A score was established through a multidisciplinary evaluation
process for each alternative design, for each criterion listed. The score for each
alternative solution ranged from 1 to 10. A score of 1 indicates that the alternative
solution scored low in relation to the criteria. Alternatively, a score of 10 indicated
that the alternative solution scored high in satisfying the respective design criteria.
The overall preferred design was then based on an aggregate score from all the
design criteria, normalized such that each category represented 25% of the total
possible score. The intent was to identify the preferred retrofit design options.
Further details of the evaluation process, including methods used in assigning
scores for each criterion, can be found in the 2016 ISWM-MP report.
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Table 1: Criteria used in Evaluation Process for selecting the Preferred Alternatives
Environmental
Criteria
Assessment Categories
Physical/Natural
.
Potential Aquatic Habitat Benefit (Water Temperature)
Environment
•
Potential Aquatic Habitat Benefit (Fish Passage)
Potential to Reduce Erosion of Public Lands
Potential to Reduce Erosion of Private Lands
Potential to Reduce Stream bank and Stream bed Erosion
Potential to Enhance Groundwater Regime
Potential to Reduce Flooding
Potential to Improve Terrestrial Habitat
Integration with Existing Infrastructure
Integration with Existing Environment
Social/Cultural
.
Aesthetic / Recreation
•
Compatibility with Adjacent Land Use
•
Community Disruption
Public Health and Safety
Economic
•
Construction Costs
•
Operation Maintenance
Infrastructure Protection
Technical/Engineering
.
Ease of Implementation
Agency Acceptance
Policy/Bylaw Requirements
Technical Feasibility
4.2 Evaluation and Selection of Preferred Alternatives
The above evaluation process was completed for each of the three addendum
reaches, containing the four secondary erosion site opportunities. The following
includes brief descriptions of the alternatives for each of the sites, as well as the
selected preferred alternatives as summarized below in Table 2 and detailed in
Appendix D. Concept designs are provided in Appendix E.
4.2.1 Schneider Creek at Grand River Confluence (SC -IA)
Do Nothing (SC -1A)
The Do Nothing alternative for the erosion site in Reach SC -1A would be to allow
bank erosion and scour around the manhole to continue, increasing the risk of an
uncontrolled breakage during a flooding event. Leaving the manhole in the channel
would continue to put additional hydraulic stress along the bank, risking failure of
the decommissioned manhole structure and forcemain sewer pipe, as well as
possibly putting the new forcemain sewer and adjacent manholes at risk.
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Local Works (SC -1A)
Under the Local Works alternative for Reach SC -1A, the former rip -rap or boulder
bank protection would be replaced and repaired around the decommissioned
manhole, continuing upstream and downstream about 15 metres. The total length
of the bank protection works would be about 30 metres. This alternative would not
include removal of the manhole structure from the channel.
Reach Based Works (SC -1A)
The Reach Based Works alternative for Reach SC -1A would involve channel
restoration and stabilization works for about 120 m of Schneider Creek from Old
Mill Road down to the confluence with the Grand River. A retrofit solution for the
hydraulic drop and downstream scour conditions for the concrete drop structure
under Old Mill Road would also be considered in the design. Some minor channel
realignment, bioengineering of the banks, and cobble- boulder- riffle structures on
the bed would be proposed to increase overall channel stability in the reach and
lower the risk to the decommissioned and active forcemain sewers within the
valley.
Removal or Risk (SC -1A)
The Removal of Risk alternative for Reach SC -1A recommends removing the
decommissioned manhole structure from the channel, including:
1. Remove and dispose existing maintenance hole riser section to below
elevation of approx. 274.50 - 275.00 in addition to the removal of existing
gate valve stem sections.
2. Abandon remaining riser sections and gate valve in place. Abandoned risers
sections shall be completed per City/OPS Standards.
Manhole removal works would also include about 30 metres of bank restoration
using bioengineering approaches of regrading and vegetating the banks with topsoil
and native plantings, as well as native -sized cobble stone at the bank toe. Future
risks to the old forcemain pipe associated with the removed manhole are
considered to be low based on the relative elevations of downstream scour pool and
riffle crest in the Grand River (see Figure 1-A in Appendix C).
Selected Preferred Alternative (SC -1A)
Removal of Risk was the selected preferred alternative for the Reach SC -1A erosion
site. Evaluation results are summarized in Table 2 and detailed in Appendix D.
The conceptual design is presented in Figure 2-A of Appendix E.
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�cnneider Creek upstream of O/d Mil/ Road (SC -1B)
Do Nothing (SC -1B)
The Do Nothing alternative for the erosion site in Reach SC -1B would be to allow
bank erosion to continue toward the gravel trail, eventually allowing the channel to
come into contact with the trail again. Although the trail was recently realigned,
there is location at the upstream end of the site where the buffer is less than 2 m
between the channel and the trail. The erosion rate would continue to be
monitored by the City and the trail would either need to be successively setback
from the channel bank by 5-10 metres every 10-20 years (assuming a 0.5 m/yr
erosion rate) or the trail could be realigned a greater distance from the channel to
be outside a 50 - 100 year erosion hazard limit (i.e., future consideration of the
Removal of Risk alternative).
Local Works (SC -1B)
Under the Local Works alternative for Reach SC -1B, erosion protection measures
would be proposed for the eroding bank along about 150 metres, likely including
some combination of stone -toe protection (boulder or rip -rap toe, rock deflectors)
and bioengineering using native plantings and/or wood structures (e.g., cribwalls,
log deflectors). More substantive armourstone retaining wall structures could also
be considered. The life expectance for softer stone -toe and bioengineering
measures that are more environmentally sensitive would be about 10-20 years.
Harder amourstone retaining wall structures might last 20-40 years depending on
the design factor of safety and City maintenance schedule with respect to the
horizontal and vertical tie-ins of the wall into the bank and bed of the channel.
Reach Based Works (SC -1B)
The Reach Based Works alternative for Reach SC -1B would involve channel
restoration and stabilization works for at least 350 metres of Schneider Creek
upstream of Old Mill Road, and possibly including a total of 500 metres to address
additional upstream erosion along the -900-metre-long reach. A retrofit solution
for the hydraulic drop and downstream scour conditions for the concrete drop
structure under Old Mill Road would also be considered in the design. Channel
realignment, bioengineering of the banks, and cobble- boulder- riffle structures on
the bed would be proposed to increase overall channel stability in the reach and
lower the risk to the adjacent recreational trails and park space.
Removal or Risk (SC -1B)
The Removal of Risk alternative for Reach SC -1B recommends that about 200
metres of recreational trail be realigned a greater distance from the channel to be
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outside a 50 - 100 year erosion hazard limit, which will also require some impacts
to the terrestrial environment and trees. Same as the Do Nothing alternative, this
option allows the channel bank to continue eroding and for natural fluvial process
to continue within the creek corridor. If keeping the trail alignment adjacent to the
channel achieves other priority recreational objectives, the trail could be
successively realigned and setback from the channel bank by 5-10 metres every
10-20 years (assuming a 0.5 m/yr erosion rate).
Selected Preferred Alternative (SC -1113)
Do Nothing was the selected preferred alternative for the Reach SC -1B erosion site.
Evaluation results are summarized in Table 2 and detailed in Appendix D. The
conceptual design is presented in Figure 2-113 of Appendix E.
4.2.3 Schneider Creek in the Southwest Optimists Sports Fields (SC -3B)
Do Nothing (SC -3113)
The Do Nothing alternative for the erosion sites in Reach SC -3B would be to allow
bank erosion to continue toward the gravel trail, parking lot, and storm water
outlet. The erosion rate would continue to be monitored by the City and the
infrastructure at risk may eventually be undermined and damaged by erosion and
flooding around the creek channel. It is expected that the erosion risk will likely
require some mitigation in the future by some combination of either implementing
erosion controls (i.e., Local Works) and/or moving the infrastructure away from the
channel (i.e., Removal of Risk).
Local Works (SC -3113)
Under the Local Works alternative for Reach SC -3B, bank restoration and erosion
protection measures are recommended for the eroding banks along about 160
metres of the channel, roughly split evenly between the downstream site at Pioneer
Drive (SC -3B -A) and the upstream site at Homer Watson Blvd (SC -3B -B). The
recommended approach includes minor channel realignment with stone -toe
protection (native -sized cobble) and bioengineering by regrading the banks and
stabilizing the slopes with native plantings.
In the case of the downstream site SC -3B -A, a buried armourstone retaining wall
structure (or equivalent) is recommended to protect the parking lot from future
channel migration. Future parking lot reconfiguration is to be completed based on
a parking needs assessment prior to completion of hard surfacing (traditional
asphalt, permeable asphalt, permeable pavers, porous concrete, etc.) and
formalization with curbing. The recreational trail may be realigned through the
grass median within the parking lot.
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For the upstream site SC -3B -B, the drainage issue is to be addressed by installing a
formalized outfall with headwall setback from the channel. The new outfall
elevation is to be connected with the existing pipe using a combination of a
conventional drop structure and a soakaway pit. Possible retrofit of the adjacent
Region of Waterloo SWMF 174 on the north side of the channel, and repair of the
connecting rip -rap lined outfall channel, may be assessed as part of the project.
Reach Based Works (SC -3B)
The Reach Based Works alternative for Reach SC -3B would involve channel
restoration and stabilization works for at least 400 metres of the 850 m long reach
on Schneider Creek between Pioneer Drive and Homer Watson Blvd. A series of
local channel realignments, bioengineering of the banks, and cobble- boulder- riffle
structures on the bed would be proposed to increase the overall channel stability in
the reach and lower the risk to the adjacent recreational trails and park space.
Removal or Risk (SC -3B)
The Removal of Risk alternative for Reach SC -1B would involve reducing the size
and footprint of the existing parking lot by about one third to provide an additional
setback of 25 metres from the channel. Same as the other alternatives for the
downstream site SC -3B -A, the recreational trail may be realigned through the grass
median within the parking lot. Trail realignment for the upstream site SC -3B -B
should also be considered to move it outside of the 50 - 100 year erosion hazard
limit. Risks to the storm sewer outlet would still need to be addressed by
formalizing the outfall.
Selected Preferred Alternative (SC -3B)
Local Works was the selected preferred alternative for the Reach SC -3B erosion
sites. Evaluation results are summarized in Table 2 and detailed in Appendix D.
The conceptual designs are presented in Figures 2-C and 2D of Appendix E.
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Table 2: Evaluation of Alternatives Summary of Results
Site
Category
Do
Nothing
Local
Works
Reach Based
Works
Removal
of Risk
SC -1A
Physical/Natural Environment
8
12
10
14
Social/Cultural
7
14
11
13
Economic
13
13
12
13
Technical/Engineering
16
15
8
15
Total
44
54
41
55
SC -1B
Physical/Natural Environment
12
11
10
10
Social/Cultural
7
14
11
12
Economic
14
11
12
14
Technical/Engineering
22
14
8
18
Total
55
50
41
54
SC -3B
Physical/Natural Environment
8
14
10
14
Social/Cultural
6
14
11
5
Economic
13
13
12
8
Technical/Engineering
16
14
8
9
Total
43
55
41
36
5 Summary
This addendum study to the 2016 City of Kitchener Integrated Stormwater
Management Master Plan is to update the preferred alternative for Schneider Creek
at Old Carriage Road (SC -2B) to permit the simultaneous advancement of three (3)
additional smaller projects located adjacent to the immediate work area, including
four (4) erosion sites. Due to changes in conditions identified by the City, three
addendum reaches were reassessed in 2020 for comparison with the 2015
conditions. The selected preferred alternatives for the three addendum reaches SC -
1A, SC -1B, and SC -3B are Removal of Risk, Do Nothing, and Local Works,
respectively. Considering the change in conditions at two of the three addendum
reaches, along with the proximity of these sites to the primary erosion site SC -3A -
C, it is proposed that the EA recommendations be updated to implement the
selected risk mitigation works at the three secondary erosion sites as identified in
reaches SC -1A and SC -3B.
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Appendix A
ISWM-MP EA Erosion Site Figures and
Concept Drawings for Primary Erosion Site SC -2A -C
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Schneider Creek EA Addendum
Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan
May 4th, 2020
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List of Alternatives
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relocations within corridor
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- SB -2B -C
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SC -3A: Manhole
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- Continue monitoring erosion rate
- Future trail realignment
SC -36: Trail Management (south)
- regrade bank, bioengineering
- buried armour layer, retaining wall
SC -IA: Trail Management (north)
- control field drainage to watercourse
- regrade slope, bioengineering
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Appendix C
2020 Existing Conditions Drawings for Addendum Reaches
(SC -1A, SC-lB, SC -3B)
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Detailed Evaluation of Alternative Results
August 11L1, 2020
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SC -1A
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Evaluation Criteria
DO NOTHING
LOCAL
WORKS
REACH BASED
WORKS
REMOVAL OF
RISK
1. Physical/Natural Environment (Score out of 25%)
8
12
10
14
Potential Aquatic Habitat Benefit (Water Temperature)
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3
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6
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6
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6
6
6
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5
5
5
5
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1
6
7
6
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5
5
5
5
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5
6
6
6
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2
6
3
6
Integration with Existing Infrastructure
2
4
3
3
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2
4
2
6
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7
14
11
13
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4
5
6
5
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2
6
5
6
Community Disruption
3
6
1
5
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2
6
6
5
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13
13
12
13
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10
5
1
4
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5
5
6
6
Infrastructure Protection
1
6
7
5
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16
15
8
15
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9
7
2
7
Agency Acceptance
4
4
2
4
Policy/Bylaw Requirements
4
6
6
6
Technical Feasibility
9
7
2
7
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44
54
41
55
10 = indicated that the retrofit design alternative score high in satisfying the respective design criteria
1 = indicated the retrofit design option scored low in relation to the criteria
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SC -1B
Reach SC -113
Evaluation Criteria
DO NOTHING
LOCAL
WORKS
REACH BASED
WORKS
REMOVAL OF
RISK
1. Physical/Natural Environment (Score out of 25%)
12
11
10
10
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8
2
2
5
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8
2
2
5
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2
6
6
5
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5
5
5
5
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2
6
7
5
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5
5
5
5
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5
5
6
5
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4
6
3
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3
4
3
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4
3
2
1
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7
14
11
12
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4
5
6
4
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2
6
5
6
Community Disruption
3
6
1
4
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2
6
6
5
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14
11
12
14
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10
4
1
5
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5
3
6
6
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2
6
7
6
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22
14
8
18
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10
7
2
10
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9
3
2
4
Policy/Bylaw Requirements
6
6
6
6
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10
7
2
8
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55
50
41
54
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1 = indicated the retrofit design option scored low in relation to the criteria
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SC -313
Reach SC -313
Evaluation Criteria
DO NOTHING
LOCAL
WORKS
REACH BASED
WORKS
REMOVAL OF
RISK
1. Physical/Natural Environment (Score out of 25%)
8
14
10
14
Potential Aquatic Habitat Benefit (Water Temperature)
5
4
2
6
Potential Aquatic Habitat Benefit (Fish Passage)
5
4
2
6
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1
7
6
6
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5
5
5
5
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1
7
7
6
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5
6
5
5
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5
6
6
6
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2
7
3
6
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2
6
3
2
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2
5
2
6
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6
14
11
5
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4
6
6
2
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2
6
5
2
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2
5
1
1
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2
6
6
3
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13
13
12
8
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10
4
1
2
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5
5
6
4
Infrastructure Protection
1
7
7
3
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16
14
8
9
Ease of Implementation
9
6
2
4
Agency Acceptance
4
4
2
4
Policy/Bylaw Requirements
4
6
6
3
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9
7
2
3
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43
55
41
36
10 = indicated that the retrofit design alternative score high in satisfying the respective design criteria
1 = indicated the retrofit design option scored low in relation to the criteria
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Appendix E
Concept Design Drawings for Addendum Reaches
(SC -1A, SC-lB, SC -3B)
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Development Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: March 7, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Bustamante, Rosa — Director of Planning 519-741-2200 ext. 7319
PREPARED BY: Headrick, Madison, Student Planner, 519-741-2200 ext. 7074
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 5
DATE OF REPORT: January 24, 2022
REPORT NO.: DSD -2022-064
SUBJECT: Naming of a Private Street
630 and 690 Benninger Drive
Activa Holding Inc.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City of Kitchener acknowledge that Activa Holding Inc. intends to name private
streets: "Urbane Boulevard", "Ardor Avenue", "Reverie Way", "Musing Street", "Moxie
Lane", and "Mettle Way" within a multiple residential development located at 630 and 690
Benninger Drive; and further,
That the City's Legal Services division be directed to proceed with the required advertising,
preparation, and registration of the necessary By-law for the naming of "Urbane Boulevard",
"Ardor Avenue", "Reverie Way", "Musing Street", "Moxie Lane", and "Mettle Way".
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• The purpose of this report is that the applicant is seeking Council approval to name private
streets within the residential development located at 630 and 690 Benninger Drive.
• The key finding of this report is that the applicant is proposing to name the private streets as
"Urbane Boulevard", "Ardor Avenue", "Reverie Way", "Musing Street", "Moxie Lane", and "Mettle
Way". Staff are satisfied that the proposed private street name is appropriate and support the
street naming request.
• There are no financial implications as there is no impact to the capital or operating budget.
• Community engagement included the information posted to the City's website with the agenda
in advance of the council/committee meeting.
• This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
Activa Holding Inc. is seeking Council approval to name private streets within the residential
development located at 630 and 690 Benninger Drive. The proposed development received Site
Plan Approval in Principle for a 225 unit cluster townhouse development with a future commercial
block in August 2021. The subject development has vehicular accesses to the private laneways from
Benninger Drive.
*** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. ***
Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance.
Page 65 of 132
REPORT:
The applicant is proposing to name the private streets shown on the plan below "Urbane Boulevard",
"Ardor Avenue", "Reverie Way", "Musing Street", "Moxie Lane", and "Mettle Way". The naming of
the private streets will eliminate the need for a Multiple Unit Identification Sign at the entrance to the
site, and offers improved site navigation for emergency services, residents, and visitors.
The proposal has been circulated to a number of internal departments and no concerns were raised.
The dwellings will be addressed in accordance with the City's Street Naming and Addressing Policy.
The Region has approved the proposed street names. Staff are satisfied that the proposed private
street names are appropriate and support the street naming request.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of the
council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
REVIEWED BY: Stevenson, Garett — Manager of Development Review, Planning Division
APPROVED BY: Readman, Justin - General Manager, Development Services
ATTACHMENTS:
Appendix Al
— Site Plan — SP21-017-B-CD
Appendix A2
— Site Plan — SP21-016-B-CD
Appendix B —
Private Street Naming Request
Appendix C —
Staff and Agency Comments
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November 18th, 2021
Mr. Garett Stevenson
Manager of Development Review
Planning Division, City of Kitchener
City Hall - PO Box 1118
Kitchener, ON
Canada, N2G 4G7
Dear Mr. Stevenson:
KITCHENER
WOODBRIDGE
LONDON
KINGSTON
BARRIE
BURLINGTON
RE: 630 and 690 Benninger Drive (SP21/017/B/CD and SP21/016/B/CD), Activa holdings Inc.
Request for Creation of Private Street
OUR FILE No.: 8784DE & 8784DA
On behalf of our client Activa Holding Inc., please accept this letter as our request for the creation of a
private street for the developments planned at 630 and 690 Benninger Drive, in the City of Kitchener.
We kindly ask that the City consider Urbane Boulevard, Ardor Avenue, Reverie Way, Musing Street, Moxie
Lane, and Mettle Lane as the preferred private street names within the site plans. We have requested
confirmation of availability of the street names and approval of their use from Brian Lamondin of the
Region of Waterloo.
The following documents are attached to this submission to support our request:
1. A cheque payable to City of Kitchener in the amount of $548.00 representing the 2021 fee for
Private Street Naming.
2. A cheque payable to City of Kitchener in the amount of $1700.00 representing the legal fees for
processing the Private Street Naming Request.
3. Reference Plan identifying the limits of the private street (shown as Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7),
prepared by MTE Ontario Land Surveyors Ltd.
4. Copy of the proposed Private Street Naming Plan;
5. Copy of Site Plan SP21/016/B/CD (Approval in Principal); and
6. Copy of Site Plan SP21/017/B/CD (Approval in Principal);
We kindly ask that staff prepare a report, to be presented at the next available Community and
Infrastructure Services Committee, to support approval of the creation of the private streets. Please contact
the undersigned with a confirmed Community and Infrastructure Services Committee date to approve the
request.
200-540 BINGEMANS CENTRE DRIVE/ KITCHENER / ONTARIO/ N213 3X9/T519 576 3650/ F 519 5760121 / WWW.MHBCPLAN.COM
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If you require any additional information please contact the undersigned.
Yours truly,
MHBC Planning
Pierre J. Chauvin, MA, MCIP, RPP Rachel Wolff, BES
Partner Planner
Attach.
cc. Alex Sum ner&Emily McShane-ActivaHoldings Inc.
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Good Morning Craig,
I have reserved the following street names on behalf of MHBC
Streetname
Status
Ardor Ave
Reserved
Mettle Lane
Reserved
Moxie Lane
Reserved
Musing St
Reserved
Reverie Way
Reserved
Urbane Blvd
Reserved
If you have any questions — please feel free to contact me.
Chris Rumig
GIS Analyst - Information Technology Services, Region of Waterloo
150 Frederick St, 5t" Floor, Kitchener, ON N2G 4.13
226-339-3257
crumig(@regionofwaterloo.ca
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Hi Craig, fire has no issue with these names
Rick Brooks
Fire Prevention Officer
Kitchener Fire Department
519 7412200 x 5516
Richard. brooks(@kitchener.ca
From: Craig Dumart <Craig.Dumart@kitchener.ca>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 202111:49:20 AM
To: Richard Brooks <Richard.Brooks@kitchener.ca>
Subject: FW: Street names
Any issues with the replacement names below ?
From: Rachel Wolff <rwolff@mhbcplan.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 202111:32 AM
To: Craig Dumart <Craig.Dumart@kitchener.ca>
Cc: Barb Fairbairn <Barb.Fairbairn@kitchener.ca>; 'crumig@regionofwaterloo.ca'
<crumie@regionofwaterloo.ca>; Beth Bruno <Beth.Bruno@kitchener.ca>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] RE: Street names
Hi Craig,
Can you advise if any of the below are acceptable in place of Mettle Lane?
• Mettle Way
• Mettle Trail
• Mission Lane
Thank -you,
RACHEL WOLFF I Planner
M H BC Planning, Urban Design & Landscape Architecture
540 Bingemans Centre Drive, Suite 200 Kitchener I ON I N21B 3X9 I T 519 576 3650 X
734 1 C 226 332 2317 1 F 519 576 0121 rwolffCa-)_mhbcplan.com
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From: Craig Dumart <Craig.Dumart@kitchener.ca>
Sent: December 15, 202110:26 AM
To: Rachel Wolff <rwolff@mhbcplan.com>
Cc: Barb Fairbairn <Barb.Fairbairn@kitchener.ca>; 'crumig@regionofwaterloo.ca'
<crumig@regionofwaterloo.ca>; Beth Bruno <Beth.Bruno@kitchener.ca>
Subject: FW: Street names
Hi Rachel,
Fire Prevention staff have concerns with "Mettle Lane" Can you please provide another street name to
replace Mettle Lane.
Craig Dumart, BES, MCIP, RPP
Senior Planner I Planning Division I City of Kitchener
(519) 741-2200 ext 7073 1 TTY 1-866-969-9994 1 craig.dumarta-kitchener.ca
From: Richard Brooks <Richard.Brooks@kitchener.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 202111:05 AM
To: Craig Dumart <Craig.Dumart@kitchener.ca>
Subject: Street names
Hi Craig. The only issue I have is with Mettle Lane. At 0200 the name may be confusing with
Meadowlane which is a school, that would be very familiar to crews.
Rick Brooks
Fire Prevention Officer
Kitchener Fire Department
519 7412200 X5516
Richard. brooks@kitchener.ca
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Hi Craig,
I have no comments/concerns.
Can you please forward Legal's cheque to me as soon as possible? It is dated September 7t" and I'd like
to get it deposited before it is stale -dated.
If you would please also keep me in the loop as to when you're taking your report to Committee that
would be great as I'll have to arrange advertising of the by-law, etc. before it going to Council.
Thanks very much.
Kind Regards,
Beth Bruno
Legal Services Administrator I Legal Services I The Corporation of the City of Kitchener
519-741-2200, Ext. 7713 1 TTY 1-866-969-9994 1 beth.brunoCa-)-kitchener.ca I www.kitchener.ca
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Transportation Services have no concerns with the proposes street names.
Dave Seller, C.E.T.
Traffic Planning Analyst I Transportation Services I City of Kitchener
519-741-2200 ext. 7369 1 TTY 1-866-969-9994 1 dave.seller@kitchener.ca
000 000 0
From: Craig Dumart <Craig.Dumart@kitchener.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 202111:38 AM
To: Barb Fairbairn <Barb.Fairbairn@kitchener.ca>; Bev Grant -Campbell <Bev.Grant-
Campbell@kitchener.ca>;'twalden@regionofwaterloo.ca' <twaIden@regionofwaterloo.ca>; Greg
Reitzel <Greg.Reitzel@kitchener.ca>; Dave Seller <Dave.Seller@kitchener.ca>
Subject: FW: 630 and 690 Benninger Drive - Private Street Naming
Good morning,
Please see attached the formal request from MHBC Planning seeking private street naming requests for
the developments (see site plans attached) at 630 and 690 Benninger Drive.
The letter requests:
Reverie Way
Mettle Lane
Ardor Avenue
Moxie Lane
Urbane Boulevard
Musing Street
Please advised if you have any comments or concerns with the request by : January 6, 2022.
Craig Dumart, BES, MCIP, RPP
Senior Planner I Planning Division I City of Kitchener
(519) 741-2200 ext 7073 1 TTY 1-866-969-9994 1 craig.dumarta-kitchener.ca
0O0 00000
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Staffeeport
Development Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: March 7, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Barry Cronkite, Director, Transportation Services, 519-741-2200 ext.
7738
PREPARED BY: Ivan J Balaban, Active Transportation Planning Project Manager,
519-741-2200 ext. 7302
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 1
DATE OF REPORT: February 9, 2022
REPORT NO.: DSD -2022-044
SUBJECT: Level 2 Type D Pedestrian Crossover — Stirling Avenue North at
Lydia Street
RECOMMENDATION:
That a Level 2 Type D Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) be implemented on Stirling Avenue
North at Lydia Street, across the north approach of the intersection; and further,
That the Uniform Traffic Bylaw be amended accordingly
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• The purpose of this report is to amend the Uniform Traffic By -Law 2019-113 to include
a Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) on Stirling Avenue North at Lydia Street.
• The key finding of this report is that safety and operations will be improved through the
installation of the traffic control device listed in the report
• The financial implications are approximately $4,000 taken from the existing traffic
calming capital budget
• Community engagement included posting this report to the City's website with the
agenda in advance of the council / committee meeting, and ongoing communication
with the Auditorium Neighbourhood Association
• This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
Transportation Services received a request at a Neighbourhood Information Meeting
regarding a separate planning matter, to review the former school crossing on Stirling
Avenue North at Lydia Street. The request cited concerns regarding pedestrian safety and
general operation of the intersection. It was requested that the intersection be studied, and
additional infrastructure be considered to control traffic.
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REPORT:
According to the City of Kitchener's Official Plan, Stirling Avenue North is designated a Local
Street and Lydia Street is designated a Local Street. Currently, traffic on Lydia Street stops
and yields right of way to traffic on Stirling Avenue North.
All -Way Stop Review
In response to the identified concerns, a traffic study was conducted for the intersection on
July 21, 2021. The results of the study were compared to the City of Kitchener's all -way stop
warrant requirements. These requirements are a set of guidelines based on the all -way stop
warrants established by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario and the Institute of
Transportation Engineers. The results are shown in Table 1 below:
Table 1 — All -Way Stop Warrant Analysis
Local/Minor Road
Stirling Avenue North at Lydia Street — July 21, 2021
Warrant Factors - "3 -Leg" Intersection
Results
Warrant Met
The total vehicle volume on all
intersection approaches averages at
119
NO
least 250 vehicles per hour for each of
any eight hours of the day,
and
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25% for a three-way control on the major
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over a three-year period (susceptible to
0.00 per year
NO
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All -Way Stop Warranted NO
As the results above indicate, the intersection does not meet the warrant criteria for an all -
way stop. Based on the results of the traffic study Transportation Services does not
recommend an all -way stop be installed.
School Crossing Guard Review
A pedestrian study was conducted on November 3, 2021. A significant volume of students
and pedestrians do cross Stirling Avenue North at or near Lydia Street. However, due to
the volume of vehicular traffic and the narrow width of the roadway, there are appropriate
gaps within traffic to cross Stirling Avenue and therefore a crossing guard is not warranted.
Pedestrian Crossover Review
Following the review for a crossing guard, the data was also used to determine if a
Pedestrian Crossover was warranted. The warrant requirements for a Level 2 Pedestrian
Crossover, as outlined in OTM (Ontario Traffic Manual) Book 15 — Pedestrian Crossing
Treatments, are as follows:
• 100 or more pedestrians observed crossing over an 8 -hour period
• No other controlled crossing within 200 m
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Adherence to Ontario Traffic Manual Book 15 lane configuration and traffic volume
conditions, which stipulate minimum and maximum traffic volumes
Posted speed limit <_ 60 km/h
All above subject to an assessment using sound technical engineering judgement.
In addition to the pedestrian study conducted on November 3rd, 2021, vehicle volume was
determined using an Automatic Data Recorder installed for approximately one week from
October 29, 2021 to November 5, 2021. The results of these studies are shown in Table 2
below:
Table 2 — Vehicle and Pedestrian Volumes
24-hour average weekday traffic volume
Oct 29 — Nov 5, 2021
1102 vehicles
Maximum 4 -hour traffic volume
Fri Oct 29, 2021
412 vehicles
Number of Pedestrian Crossings —
8 -hour period
Wed Nov 3, 2021
269 pedestrians
The warrant summary for the proposed pedestrian crossover on Stirling Avenue North is
shown in Table 3 below.
Table 3 - Level 2 Pedestrian Crossover Warrant Summary
Stirling Avenue North at Lydia Street
Required
Actual
Conditions
Warrant
Justification
Value
Value
Satisfied?
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> 100 peds
269
YES
proposed crossover location
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412
YES
Crossover
3. Distance from Nearest
> 200
100
NO
Controlled Crossing
metres
The intersection does not meet the warrant criteria for a Pedestrian Crossover, due to the
proximity of the stop -controlled intersection at Stirling Avenue North and East Avenue.
However, OTM Book 15 - Pedestrian Crossing Treatments allows some engineering
judgement to be considered when determining eligibility for a PXO. Specifically, it states:
"It should be noted that if the use of a PXO is desired based on the connectivity or desire
lines only (i.e. pedestrian and vehicular volume conditions are not fulfilled), then Table 7 can
still be used based on speed and geometry of the roadway (use top two rows of the matrix)."
Staff have considered connectivity in this instance, and due to the high number of school
aged pedestrian crossings, the proximity of this crossing location to the schoolyard entrance
to Sheppard Public School, the proximity to Knollwood Park and the Kitchener Memorial
Auditorium, and the lack of sidewalk on the west side of Stirling Avenue North between Lydia
Street and East Avenue, Transportation Services recommends the installation of a PXO.
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OTM Book 15 provides a Pedestrian Crossover Selection Matrix as Table 7, which
recommends that the most appropriate Pedestrian Crossover for this location is the `Level
2 - Type D' configuration (ground mounted signs, no flashing beacons). The Pedestrian
Crossover Selection Matrix is included as Attachment B to this report. A suitable design of
the `Type D' PXO configuration is included as Attachment C to this report.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendation has a $4,000 capital impact. These costs can be
absorbed by the formal traffic calming capital account with limited/no impact to future work
plans.
Operating Budget —;. Any future replacement costs of signs and/or pavement markings can
be absorbed by the sign Maintenance budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
• City of Kitchener Uniform Traffic By-law No. 2019-113
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager of Development Services
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — Key Map — Stirling Avenue North at Lydia Street Pedestrian
Crossover
Attachment B — OTM Book 15 — Table 7: Pedestrian Crossover Selection Matrix
Attachment C — OTM Book 15 — Fig 44: PXO Level 2 Type D — Intersection (2 -way)
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Staffeeport
Development Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: March 7, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Barry Cronkite, Director, Transportation Services, 519-741-2200 ext.
7738
PREPARED BY: Ivan J Balaban, Active Transportation Planning Project Manager,
519-741-2200 ext. 7302
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All Wards
DATE OF REPORT: January 31, 2022
REPORT NO.: DSD -2022-092
SUBJECT: Uniform Traffic and Parking By-law changes - ASE and Rates of
Speed
RECOMMENDATION:
That the draft by-law attached to report DSD -2022-092 be enacted to repeal and
replace the definition of a School Zone in Part II of By-law 2019-113; and,
That the draft by-law attached to report DSD -2022-092 be enacted to add the definition
of a Neighbourhood Bikeway in Part II of By-law 2019-113; and,
That the draft by-law attached to report DSD -2022-092 be enacted to repeal and
replace Section 11 No Stopping in School Zones in Part V of By-law 2019-113; and,
That the draft by-law attached to report DSD -2022-092 be enacted to repeal and
replace Part XIV — Rates of Speed (km/h) of By-law 2019-113; and,
That a new Schedule 28, which is the designated School Zones, be added to the By-
law listing the name and address of each school and which roadways are covered by
the By-law; and,
That Schedule 19, which is the Rates of Speed schedule, be removed from the By-
law; and further,
That the Uniform Traffic Bylaw be amended accordingly.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• The purpose of this report is to seek council approval to amend the Uniform Traffic and
Parking By -Law 2019-113 ("the By-law") for consistency with the Highway Traffic Act
(HTA) section 128(5)(x) which allows for a lower rate of speed in school zones, with the
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Page 85 of 132
school zone in a municipality being defined as "a portion of a highway under its
jurisdiction that adjoins the entrance to or exit from a school and that is within 150 metres
along the highway in either direction beyond the limits of the land used for the purposes
of the school". This change will also add a schedule listing all the school zones within
The City, and the affected highways.
• Changes to the School Zone bylaw were requested by the Region of Waterloo, for
consistency with the Highway Traffic Act,.
• This report amends The By-law to remove Schedule 19 — Rates of Speed and replaces
it with wording designating the Rate of Speed on a highway within the City as being
defined by official authorized signs on display. This change is being made to support
the implementation of Neighbourhood Speed Limit Areas.
• This report adds the definition of a Neighbourhood Bikeway to the By-law
• There are no financial implications as these changes serve only to support the City's
implementation of 40 km/h Neighbourhood Speed Limits, the Cycling and Trails Master
Plan, and the Region of Waterloo's Automated Speed Enforcement Program.
• Community engagement to support the proposed Bylaw changes were conducted
through the Vision Zero Strategy and Neighbourhood Speed Limit project.
• This report supports People -friendly Transportation.
BACKGROUND:
Transportation Services received a request from the Region of Waterloo to update the City
of Kitchener's Uniform Traffic and Parking By-law 2019-113, specifically the section defining
and detailing school zones to support the deployment of Automated Speed Enforcement.
Transportation Services has begun the process of installing Neighbourhood Speed Limit
Areas throughout the City. To remove the necessity of listing almost every neighbourhood
roadway in a By-law schedule, The City is adopting the approach taken by the City of Ottawa
whereby the Rate of Speed Schedule is removed, with the By-law stating that the speed
limit of a roadway is as indicated by official authorized signs on display.
The Cycling and Trails Master Plan identifies a series of Neighbourhood Bikeways
throughout the City, and the Vision Zero report indicates that Neighbourhood Bikeways will
have a posted speed of 30 km/h. This report adds the definition of Neighbourhood Bikeway
to The By-law.
REPORT:
The use of Automated Speed Enforcement equipment in the Province of Ontario is regulated
by the Highway Traffic Act. The Act includes the following:
Part XIV.1 —AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCMENT
205.1 (1) An automated speed enforcement system may be used in accordance with
this Part and the regulations made under it,
(b) in a school zone designated by by-law passed under clause 128 (5) (a). 2017, c.
9, s. 5.
The above sets out a requirement that The City pass a bylaw designating school zones for
the purpose of ASE. The Region of Waterloo is administering the ASE program on behalf of
all municipalities within the Region, and regional staff have requested that city staff ensure
The City's By-law is in line with The HTA. The By-law amendment attached to this report
serves to fulfill that requirement by updating the definition of a School Zone to match the
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HTA, updating "Section 11 No Stopping in School Zones" to ensure current School Zone No
Stopping regulations remain unchanged, and identifying each school zone in The City on
proposed new Schedule 28.
The City is expanding the 40 km/h Neighbourhood Speed Limit Areas to include all
residential neighbourhoods. To support this change, the previous Schedule 19 — RATES OF
SPEED will be removed from the Uniform Traffic and Parking By-law and the By-law will be
updated with language stating that the speed limit on a given roadway is set by official
authorized signs on display. This change removes the requirement of listing almost every
roadway in the city on a by-law schedule and follows the approach implemented by The City
of Ottawa.
The definition of a Neighbourhood Bikeway is added to the Uniform Traffic and Parking
Bylaw, to support initiatives set out in the Cycling and Trails Master Plan, and in the Vision
Zero Strategy.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports People -friendly Transportation.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
• City of Kitchener Uniform Traffic By-law No. 2019-113
• City of Kitchener Cycling and Trails Master Plan
• City of Kitchener Vision Zero Strategy
• DSD -2021-177 - Neighbourhood Speed Limit Review
• DSD -20-104 - Automated Speed Enforcement — Regional Agreement and
Program Launch
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager of Development Services
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — By-law Amendment
Attachment B — Schedule "A" to the Amendment, being Schedule 28 - School
Zones
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BY-LAW NUMBER
OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF KITCHENER
(Being a by-law to further amend By-law 2019-113, to regulate traffic
and parking on highways under the jurisdiction of the City of
Kitchener)
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend By-law 2019-113, as amended;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the City of Kitchener enacts
as follows:
Part II of By-law 2019-113, as amended, is hereby amended by deleting the definition of
School Zone and replacing it with the following:
"School Zone means the areas of a highway abutting the property of a school and
includes 150 metres along the highway in either direction beyond the boundary of land
used for the purposes of the school, as designated in Schedule 28."
2. Part II of By-law 2019-113, as amended, is hereby amended by adding the following
definition thereto:
"Neighbourhood Bikeways
Means a shared roadway that has been identified as a preferred cycling route through
measures such as sharrows, signage, reduced speed limits, traffic diversion and/or
traffic calming."
3. Part V of By-law 2019-113, as amended, is hereby further amended by repealing section
11 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
"11 No Stopping in School Zones
a) No person shall stop a vehicle within a School Zone, as indicated by the posting of
no stopping signs in conjunction with School Zone tab signs, except when
necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with a traffic control
signal, sign, device or the directions of a police officer other than a transit bus at a
bus stop or a school purpose vehicle within a school bus loading zone.
b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Part V Section 11. a) to this by-law,
authorized school zone tab signs in conjunction with no stopping signs may be
erected prohibiting the stopping of a vehicle:
(i) On that side of any highway where the same abuts on the property of any
school.
(ii) On the opposite side of any highway adjacent to school property,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday
inclusive.
(iii) Within 30 meters on both sides of a school crossing, provided the school
crossing is located on the same highway within 30 meters of the school
property."
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4. Part XIV of By-law 2019-113, as amended, is hereby further amended by repealing and
replacing following sections thereto:
"PART XIV - RATES OF SPEED (km/h)
1. General
When authorized signs are on display, the maximum permissible rate of speed on any of
the highways or parts of highways is as indicated on the official authorized sign.
2. School Zone
Along all School Zones, the maximum rate of speed is 30km/hr when authorized signs
are on display.
3. Shared Roadways
On any shared roadway as designated in `Schedule 25', when sharrows are on display
for a minimum of 75 metres, the maximum rate of speed is 30 km/h.
5. Bylaw 2019-113, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new Schedule 28, which
is the designated School Zones, attached as Schedule "A" to this By-law.
6. Bylaw 2019-113, as amended, is hereby amended by deleting Schedule 19 in its entirety.
PASSED at the Council Chambers in the City of Kitchener this day
of , A.D. 2022.
Mayor
Clerk
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Schedule"A"
to By-law # 2022 -
being new Schedule'28'to By-law # 2019-113
TRAFFIC AND PARKING BY-LAW 2019-113
SCHEDULE '28'
PART II & PART XIV, SECTION 2 - SCHOOL ZONES
SCHOOL
ADDRESS
HIGHWAY BY-LAW NUMBER DATE
A R Kaufman Public School
11 Chopin Dr
Chopin Dr
Alpine Public School
75 Lucerne Dr
Lucerne Dr
Blessed Sacrament (EDC)
367 The Country Way
The Country Way
Brigadoon Public School
415 Caryndale Dr
Caryndale Dr
Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute
301 Charles St E
Stirling Ave S
Canadian Martyrs (EDC)
50 Confederation Dr
Confederation Dr
Canadian Martyrs (EDC)
50 Confederation Dr
Halifax Dr
Country Hills Public School
195 Country Hill Dr
Country Hill Dr
Courtland Senior Public School
107 Courtland Ave E
Peter St
Courtland Senior Public School
107 Courtland Ave E
Whitney PI
Crestview Public School
153 Montcalm Dr
Breckenridge Dr
Crestview Public School
153 Montcalm Dr
Montcalm Dr
Crestview Public School
153 Montcalm Dr
Old York Cres
Doon Public School
1401 Doon Village Rd
Doon Village Rd
Driftwood Park Public School
50 Parkland Cres
Parkland Cres
Eastwood Collegiate Institute
760 Weber St E
Clifford Rd
Eastwood Collegiate Institute
760 Weber St E
Montgomery Rd
Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
255 Fischer -Hallman Rd
Forest Hill Dr
Franklin Public School
371 Franklin St N
Franklin St N
Glencairn Public School
664 Erinbrook Dr
Erinbrook Dr
Grand River Collegiate Institute
175 Indian Rd
Heritage Dr
Grand River Collegiate Institute
175 Indian Rd
Indian Rd
Groh Public School
225 Thomas Slee Drive
Thomas Slee Dr
Howard Robertson Public School
130 Morgan Ave
Morgan Ave
Howard Robertson Public School
130 Morgan Ave
Windom Rd
Huron Heights Secondary School
1825 Strasburg Rd
Huron Rd
Huron Heights Secondary School
1825 Strasburg Rd
Strasburg Rd
J F Carmichael Public School
80 Patricia Ave
Patricia Ave
J W Gerth Public School
171 Apple Ridge Dr
Apple Ridge Dr
Janet Metcalfe Public School
335 Seabrook Drive
Amand Dr
Janet Metcalfe Public School
335 Seabrook Drive
Seabrook Dr
Jean Steckle Public School
130 Woodbine Ave
Parkvale Dr
Jean Steckle Public School
130 Woodbine Ave
Woodbine Ave
John Darling Public School
200 Rolling Meadows Dr
Rolling Meadows Dr
John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School
185 Activa Ave
Activa Ave
King Edward Public School
709 King St W
Agnes St
King Edward Public School
709 King St W
Walter St
Kitchener -Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School
787 King St W
Glasgow St
Kitchener -Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School
787 King St W
Green St
Lackner Woods Public School
151 Zeller Dr
Zeller Dr
Mackenzie King Public School
51 Natchez Rd
Natchez Rd
Margaret Avenue Senior Public School
325 Louisa St
Louisa St
Margaret Avenue Senior Public School
325 Louisa St
Margaret Ave
Margaret Avenue Senior Public School
325 Louisa St
Wellington St N
Meadowlane Public School
236 Forestwood Dr
Forestwood Dr
Meadowlane Public School
236 Forestwood Dr
Glen Park Cres
Monsignor R.M. Haller (EDC)
118 Shea Crescent
Shea Cres
Our Lady of Grace (EDC)
70 Gracefield Crescent
Gracefield Cres
Pioneer Park Public School
55 Upper Canada Dr
Upper Canada Dr
Prueter Public School
40 Prueter Ave
Boehmer St
Prueter Public School
40 Prueter Ave
Prueter Ave
Queen Elizabeth Public School
191 Hoffman St
Highland Rd E
Queen Elizabeth Public School
191 Hoffman St
Hoffman St
Queen Elizabeth Public School
191 Hoffman St
Kehl St
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SCHOOL
ADDRESS
HIGHWAY BY-LAW NUMBER DATE
Queensmount Senior Public School
21 Westmount Rd W
Queen's Blvd
Resurrection Catholic Secondary
455 University Avenue West
Resurrection Dr
Rockway Public School
70 Vanier Dr
Boniface Ave
Rockway Public School
70 Vanier Dr
Vanier Dr
Rosemount School
175 Indian Rd
Heritage Dr
Rosemount School
175 Indian Rd
Indian Rd
Saint John Paul II Catholic Elementary School
75 Pebblecreek Drive
Pebblecreek Dr
Sheppard Public School
278 Weber St E
Borden Ave N
Smithson Public School
150 Belleview Ave
Belleview Ave
Smithson Public School
150 Belleview Ave
Sherwood Ave
Smithson Public School
150 Belleview Ave
Smithson St
Southridge Public School
1425 Queen's Blvd
Buttonwood Dr
Southridge Public School
1425 Queen's Blvd
Queen's Blvd
St. Aloysius (EDC)
504 Connaught Street
Connaught St
St. Anne - Kitchener (EDC, FI)
250 East Avenue
East Ave
St. Anne - Kitchener (EDC, FI)
250 East Avenue
Pandora Ave N
St. Bernadette (EDC)
245 Lorne Avenue
Lorne Ave
St. Daniel (EDC)
39 Midland Drive
Midland Dr
St. Dominic Savio (EDC)
3 Westforest Trail
Westfo rest Trail
St. Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School
77 Young Street
Young St
St. John's (EDC)
99 Strange Street
Gage Ave
St. John's (EDC)
99 Strange Street
Strange St
St. John's (EDC)
99 Strange Street
Waverly Rd
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School
560 Pioneer Drive
Pioneer Dr
St. Mark (EDC)
240 Autumn Hill Crescent
Autumn Hill Cres
St. Mary's High School
1500 Block Line Road
Block Line Rd
St. Mary's High School
1500 Block Line Road
Hanover St
St. Mary's High School
1500 Block Line Road
Lennox Lewis Way
St. Paul (EDC)
45 Birchcliffe Avenue
Birchcliff Ave
St. Teresa - Kitchener (EDC)
270 Edwin Street
Edwin St
St. Teresa - Kitchener (EDC)
270 Edwin Street
Elizabeth St
St. Timothy (EDC)
15 Bechtel Drive
Bechtel Dr
Stanley Park Senior Public School
191 Hickson Dr
Hickson Dr
Stanley Park Senior Public School
191 Hickson Dr
Secord Ave
Suddaby Public School
171 Frederick St
Lancaster St
Sunnyside Senior Public School
1042 Weber St E
Emerald Ave
Sunnyside Senior Public School
1042 Weber StE
Euler Ave
Sunnyside Senior Public School
1042 Weber St E
Prospect Ave
Trillium Public School
79 Laurentian Dr
Laurentian Dr
W T Townshend Public School
245 Activa Ave
Activa Ave
W T Townshend Public School
245 Activa Ave
Berry Moss St
Westheights Public School
429 Westheights Dr
Westheights Dr
Westmount Public School
429 Westheights Dr
Glasgow St
Williamsburg Public School
760 Commonwealth Cres
Commonwealth Cres
Wilson Avenue Public School
221 Wilson Ave
Byron Ave
Wilson Avenue Public School
221 Wilson Ave
Harber Ave
Wilson Avenue Public School
221 Wilson Ave
Wilson Ave
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Development Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: March 7, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Cory Bluhm, Executive Director, Economic Development
519-741-2200 ext. 7065
PREPARED BY: Chris Farrell, Manager Small Business, 519-741-2200 ext. 7294
WARD(S) INVOLVED: ALL
DATE OF REPORT: February 16, 2022
REPORT NO.: DSD -2022-099
SUBJECT: Provincial Funding Agreement 2022-2024
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign a two-year funding agreement with the
Province of Ontario for the Small Business Centre to deliver the core business information
services, summer company and starter company programs. Said agreement to be to the
satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and
That the General Manager, Development Services be authorized to execute on behalf of the
City of Kitchener any amendments to the two-year funding agreement provided such
amendments are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and further,
That the Manager, Waterloo Region Small Business Centre, and the Executive Director,
Economic Development, be delegated authority to execute recipient grant agreements to the
satisfaction of the City Solicitor for the Starter Company Plus and Summer Company
programs.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
The Waterloo Region Small Business Centre (WRSBC) provides thousands of
entrepreneurs with the training and support necessary to start and grow successful
businesses. From concept, through start-up and early growth stages of business, the
Centre is a one-stop source for information, guidance and professional advice on starting
and running a successful business. Servicing individuals of all ages, educational and
cultural backgrounds and businesses from all industry sectors at all stages of business
WRSBC is one of 54 centres in Ontario supported by the province.
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The Kitchener Waterloo Region Small Business Centre acts as the business
headquarters, coordinating marketing, programs, and funding. Kitchener has four
employees, while the Cambridge and Waterloo satellite offices each have one employee
paid by their respective municipality.
WRSBC sources of funding include:
• The Ontario Ministry of Economic Development Job Creation and Trade
• Cities of Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo
• Region of Waterloo
• Other sources of revenue include: Special Projects/Programs and Event Fees
The City of Kitchener (Waterloo Region Small Business Centre) has received funding from
the Province of Ontario since 1998. The two-year agreement 2022 — 2024 ensures
collaboration between provincial and municipal governments' commitment to working
together to help entrepreneurs start and grow a business.
REPORT:
The provincial funding agreement with the City of Kitchener and the Ministry of Economic
Development Job Creation and Trade will provide the Waterloo Region Small Business
Centre with $456,552 annually for each of the two years ($913,104 total). The funds
support:
Core Business Services:
• one-on-one business consultations,
• workshops and events,
• assistance with market research, business and marketing plans,
• information to navigating government departments, agencies and regulations
• assistance with registering a provincial master business license
• community outreach activities
The funding supports two full-time jobs, program delivery and grants expenses.
Summer Company Program:
• entrepreneurial training, mentoring and grant for students age 15-29 starting and
running a business over the summer, eligible students must be returning to school.
The funding supports one part-time job, program expenses and a grant of up to $3000
for successful candidates.
Starter Company Program
• entrepreneurial training, mentoring and grant for start-ups and growth companies.
The funding supports one part-time job, expenses and a grant of up to $5,000 for
successful candidates.
WRSBC has delivered the Summer Company program since 2001 and the Starter Company
program since 2014. Supporting entrepreneurs' results in the establishment of new
businesses, the expansion of existing businesses, leveraged investments and job creation.
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Throughout the term of the agreement, WRSBC submits interim performance reports and
requests incremental disbursements bi-annually. In the past, there have been opportunities
to apply for additional funding during the term of the agreement; it is important to respond
to these opportunities in a timely manner.
The small business centre collects and reports economic impact data to the province.
Economic Impact
2019
2020
2020
Inquiries
16,377
24,013
23,996
Business Started
649
345
193
Business Expanded
75
Jobs
873
492
370
One -on -One Consultations
1,565
2,666
2,073
Workshops
261
180
230
Events
57
12
3
Starter Company
Participants
52
59
45
Grants
33
42
35
Summer Company
Participants
22
6
7
Grants
21
6
7
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports A Vibrant Economy.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None. The provincial funding supports the Small Business Centre core business services,
summer company and starter company programs. The proposed agreement would provide
funding to support programming in the following ways:
Small Business Centre Program
Provincial Funding
(Annually)
SBC Core Services
$177,552
Starter Company Plus
$175,000
Summer Company
$104,000
TOTAL
$456,552
Of the annual funding noted above, $191,000 would be used to provide grants to small
businesses.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Entrepreneurship and innovation contribute to economic growth in the community. The
Centre provides programs and services that support and complement other community
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entrepreneurial initiatives essential to small business commercialisation within the
Waterloo Region ecosystem.
CONSULT: WRSBC conducts over ten surveys annually with small businesses to get
feedback and suggestions for service and program improvements.
COLLABORATE — Waterloo Region Small Business Centre communicates, consults and
collaborates with a broad range of community groups, organizations, agencies, secondary
and post -secondary institutes, municipal, regional and provincial governments to ensure the
entrepreneurial services and programs address the needs of small businesses in the
community. The Small Business Advisory Committee volunteers represent twelve industry
sectors across the region.
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting.
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager of Development Services
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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Development Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: March 7, 2022
SUBMITTED BY:
Anna Marie Cipriani, Corporate Sustainability Officer, 519-741-2200
ext. 7322
PREPARED BY:
Anna Marie Cipriani, Corporate Sustainability Officer, 519-741-2200
ext. 7322
Samantha Tavenor, Sustainability Office Associate, 519-741-2200
ext. 7137
WARD(S) INVOLVED:
All Wards
DATE OF REPORT:
February 23, 2022
REPORT NO.: DSD -2022-072
SUBJECT: Corporate Climate Action Plan — 2022 Progress Update, Next Steps
and Close out
RECOMMENDATION:
That this report concludes milestone 4 and 5 for the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities Partners for Climate Protection Program (FCM PCP); and further,
That staff be directed to develop the next generation City of Kitchener Corporate
Climate Action Plan (CorCAP) utilizing the Council endorsed TransformWR
framework and report back to Council on the development of the next generation
Corporate Climate Action Plan in 2023.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• City of Kitchener has met its 8% GHG corporate emissions reduction target
• The purpose of this report is to bring closure to the City of Kitchener's first Corporate
Climate Action Plan (CorCAP), complete and receive FCM PCP Corporate milestones
4 and 5 regarding progress and initiate the development of a new CorCAP for the City
of Kitchener building on the Council unanimously endorsed TransformWR framework
• There are no financial impacts associated with this report at this time
• This report supports the strategic goal of Environmental Leadership.
BACKGROUND:
As an organization the City of Kitchener has met its corporate greenhouse gas (GHG)
reduction target of 8%. At this point in the lifespan of the Corporate Climate Action Plan
(CorCAP), a greater sense of urgency is more broadly acknowledged and there is greater
clarity about the direction corporate climate action work must take. As such, this report
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brings the organization's first CorCAP to a close, completes FCM PCP milestones 4 and 5
regarding progress and initiates the development of the City of Kitchener's next generation
CorCAP.
The City of Kitchener will build on the Council unanimously endorsed TransformWR
framework (the minimum targets, pathways, and actions) (Appendix A) as it develops the
next generation CorCAP. Staff will report back to Council on the development of the next
generation CorCAP in 2023.
Community Focus
First Generation
For the last decade the City of Kitchener has been participating in ClimateActionWR (CSD -
14 -028). Ten organizations collaborate to catalyze community climate action through the
collaborative. This collaboration includes all eight local municipalities and two local non-
governmental organizations (Reep Green Solutions and Sustainable Waterloo Region).
Staff from the Area Municipalities (with representation from the Townships as capacity
allows) serve on the ClimateActionWR management committee. The first generation of
community climate action work included a 6% GHG community reduction target from 2010
levels (CSD -13-108) and progress reporting (CSD -17-046).
Second Generation
In 2018 Council unanimously endorsed a community GHG emissions reduction target of
80% below 2010 levels by 2050 (INS -18-024). In June 2021, Council unanimously
supported the second -generation community climate action plan TransformWR (DSD -2021-
94). TransformWR is the broad umbrella strategy developed by ClimateActionWR that the
City of Kitchener has endorsed as the framework to transition our community off of fossil
fuels. It includes a 30 -year strategy and a 10 -year plan to address climate change. Through
this plan the City of Kitchener is working to achieve (as a minimum target for our region) an
interim absolute GHG emission reduction of 30% by 2030 and 80% by 2050. Recognizing
we are a growing community (based on population projections) this will equal a GHG
emissions reduction of 49% per person in our community by the year 2030. With increased
support from other levels of government, it may be possible to exceed these targets. The
technical pathway assessment to achieve these goals was led by WalterFedy.
TransformWR identifies 6 Transformative Changes, related strategies and 78 actions along
with key milestones to help track our progress. The City of Kitchener is responsible as lead,
co -lead, collaborator, support, or participant for 50 of these actions. This significant
commitment builds on a decade of work ushered through ClimateActionWR on engagement,
catalyzing action, and progress reporting. TransformWR is a vision for community
transformation. The ClimateActionWR Collaborative will track GHG emissions on an annual
basis, with full GHG inventories completed no less than every 5 years. Key performance
indicators will also allow monitoring of progress on an ongoing basis.
REPORT:
The City of Kitchener's climate action work happens in two focus areas — a corporate focus
and a community focus. The City's corporate focus is on the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions from the City's direct operations (including City of Kitchener owned and operated
buildings, fleet, streetlighting, pumping stations and corporate waste). In general,
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municipalities have direct and indirect control of approximately 50% - 60% of local
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The City of Kitchener's corporate emissions equate to
approximately 3% of the total community emissions. As an organization the City Kitchener
plays an important role in both corporate and community climate action efforts.
Corporate Focus
First generation
The City of Kitchener became a member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Partners for Climate Protection Program (FCM PCP) in 1994. While it is important to
recognize the work we have been doing across the organization, it is equally important to
make a renewed and deeper commitment to the work ahead. In 2017 (CAO -17-003, CAO -
17 -004), Council adopted a corporate GHG target of 8% from our 2016 baseline by 2026.
At the time, this first -generation target was understood to be achievable and ambitious.
However, there was a great deal of uncertainty about the pathways forward to achieving the
goal. This 8% target was seen as a "goal post" for the organization to motivate progress.
In April 2019, Council endorsed the City of Kitchener's first CorCAP (DSD -19-094). Staff
was directed to complete a 3 -year monitoring program on the CorCAP to assess progress
towards the target with possible consideration for establishing a deeper GHG reduction
target. Yearly Sustainability Reports were released in 2020 and 2021 to track ongoing
implementation progress. These reports, along with Appendix B, illustrate our progress and
that we have met our corporate GHG emissions reduction target.
Given that the City of Kitchener has met its initial CorCAP reduction targets, the
organization's first CorCAP is coming to a close. This report completes Kitchener's FCM
PCP corporate milestones 4 and 5. The City can re-engage anew in the FCM PCP corporate
milestone framework. The organization is now positioned to focus its GHG emission
reduction work on alignment with Council's unanimously endorsed TransformWR framework
(the minimum targets, pathways, and actions that are attached as Appendix A) and to
integrating the community level milestones or "goal posts" for 2030 and 2050.
Next generation Corporate Climate Action Planning
Integrating corporate and community climate action for transformation is an important focus
of the corporate climate action work ahead. The next generation City of Kitchener CorCAP
will incorporate the TransformWR framework (the minimum targets, pathways, and actions)
and pivot the organization's corporate climate action work in this transformational direction.
Throughout 2022, staff will continue to implement initiatives that align with planned work in
Facilities Management, Fleet, streetlighting and corporate waste. In parallel, staff will be
planning for the next CorCAP target(s) and identifying potential pathways to achieve the
target(s). Given that 2030 is the next significant milestone year, as identified in the
TransformWR framework, and is just over 8 years away, staff plan to align the next CorCAP
to launch at the beginning of 2023 and set a 2026 target. This is purposeful in three ways:
1. It provides a midpoint to 2030 to provide an overall assessment on how well the City
is doing in its own GHG reductions
2. It aligns the target date and pathways with the term of Council; ultimately ensuring
that the newly formed Council sets the interim target and identifies the appropriate
resourcing to achieve the target.
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3. It allows alignment with the City of Kitchener Strategic Plan work
Furthermore, 2022 will be a time in which staff will ensure alignment and streamlined
reporting efforts across the organizations and related frameworks.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports Environmental Leadership.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendations have no impact on the Capital Budget at this time.
Operating Budget — The recommendations have no impact on the Operating Budget at this
time.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
Previous reports on this matter include:
• 1994-10-05 Motion by Council "Cities for Climate Protection"
• CSD -13-108 Community Climate Action Plan and Corporate GHG Reduction
Initiatives
• CSD -14-028 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
• CAO -15-024 City of Kitchener Corporate Climate Action Plan — Terms of Reference
• CAO -17-003 Corporate Climate Action Plan Phase 1 Report
• CAO -17-004 Corporate Climate Action Plan - Phase 1
• CSD -17-046 Community Climate Action Plan Progress Report
• INS -18- 024 Long Term Community GHG Reduction Target
• DSD -19-094 Corporate Climate Action Plan
• DSD -2021-94 Community Climate Action Plan - TransformWR Strategy
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — TransformWR Framework
Attachment B — City of Kitchener Corporate Climate Action Plan Progress Update
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Appendix A - TransformWR Framework
The City of Kitchener will build its second -generation Corporate Climate Action Plan by
building upon Council's unanimously endorsed Community Climate Action Plan
TransformWR (DSD -21-94). The Plan's framework including the 6 transformative changes,
associated strategies and 50 actions for Kitchener to enable are listed below:
Transformative Change #1: By 2050, most trips are taken using active transportation,
with the support of a robust public transit system.
Strategy 1.1: Redesign, rebuild, and maintain our transportation system to prioritize active
transportation.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 1.1.1: Plan a network of major active transportation corridors across
Collaboration
cities and townships, that will provide high-volume priority travel for walking,
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cycling, and rolling to key destinations across the region, as well as access to
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public transit.
Action 1.1.2: Plan for and build neighbourhood connections to the active
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transportation network.
Action 1.1.3: Implement further policies across the region to prioritize active
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transportation in road and trail design and reconstruction.
Action 1.1.4: Identify and implement policy and program opportunities to de-
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incentivize driving.
Action 1.1.5: Design and maintain active transportation infrastructure to
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ensure year-round access, safety, and comfort for people of all abilities.
Strategy 1.2: Continue to build a robust and accessible public transit system that
conveniently and safely serves people across the community
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 1.2.2: Ensure priority access for walking, cycling, and rolling to transit
Collaboration
stations and bus stops.
Lead
Action 1.2.4: Connect people to intercity, multimodal, and emerging
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transportation solutions.
Strategy 1.3: Support people to walk, cycle, or roll, and build a culture of active
transportation and public transit ridership
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 1.3.1: Launch micro mobility systems (bike, e -bike and e -scooter-
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sharing systems) in Waterloo Region communities.
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Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 1.3.2: Expand and innovate on existing programming (e.g., Travelwise)
Support
that supports employers and employees in making active transportation and
Participant
transit the easy and preferred choice for commuting and business travel.
Lead
Action 1.3.3: Create community active transportation hubs to provide
Collaboration
customized support, education, training, and resources.
Participant
Action 1.3.4: Develop active transportation and transit programs that target
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equity -deserving communities.
Action 1.3.5: Post -pandemic continued adoption of work from home and
Participant
flexible work schedules for reducing trips or shifting trips to off-peak times.
Strategy 1.4: Transition to low-energy movement of commercial goods
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 1.4.1 Increase the efficiency of commercial goods movement.
Support
Strategy 1.5: Build compact urban and settlement areas that are efficient for energy,
services, infrastructure, and transportation, and make existing and new communities
"complete communities."
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 1.5.1: Create "15 -minute neighbourhoods" where people can meet their
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daily needs by walking, cycling, or rolling.
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Action 1.5.2: Implement design standards for new developments to build for
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walking, cycling, and rolling to be the primary mode of travel.
Action 1.5.3: Site key community services, health facilities, subsidized
Participant
housing, etc., in central areas where they can be easily accessed using the
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active transportation and public transit systems.
Transformative Change #2: By 2050, remaining personal and commercial vehicles
are zero emissions vehicles.
Strategy 2.1: Switch personal and commercial vehicles to zero emission vehicles.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 2.1.1: Complete a region -wide electric vehicle strategy.
Collaboration
Action 2.1.2: Plan and begin to implement a transition to zero emission
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vehicles for municipal fleets, working towards a goal of at least half of
municipal vehicles being zero emissions by 2030.
Action 2.1.3: Plan and begin to implement the transition of commercial vehicle
Participant
fleets to zero emissions vehicles.
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Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 2.1.5: Develop and implement an electric vehicle public outreach and
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communication strategy for personal vehicles.
Participant
Strategy 2.2: Build a network of charging/refueling infrastructure to support the shift to
zero emission vehicles.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 2.2.1: Provide more public electric vehicle charging stations in public
Participant
spaces, commercial spaces and other places visited by the public.
Participant
Action 2.2.2: Require all new residential parking spaces, and a portion of new
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non-residential parking spaces, to be constructed as "EV -ready".
Participant
Transformative Change #3: By 2050, businesses and homes no longer use fossil
fuels for space heating and cooling, and water heating
Strategy 3.1: Decarbonize building heating and cooling, and water heating, by replacing
furnaces and hot water heaters with highly energy efficient and low -carbon equipment or
fuel sources.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 3.1.2: Implement a public literacy campaign to explain and promote the
adoption of electric heat pumps for space and water heating in residential and
Participant
commercial buildings.
Action 3.1.3: Switch home and business heating and water heating off of fossil
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fuels.
Action 3.1.4: Investigate and plan for full replacement of natural gas with
other, non-fossil fuel sources, such as a combination of renewable natural gas
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and hydrogen
3.1.5: Identify and implement necessary supports to transition anyone still
Support
using fuel oil, or propane for heating to other fuel sources by 2025.
Action 3.1.6: Install renewable energy generation in business and residential
Participant
buildings.
Action 3.1.7: Support households on lower incomes with building envelope
improvements, electrifying space and water heating, and renewable energy
Support
generation
Action 3.1.8: Identify opportunities to incentivize landlords to perform energy
Support
efficiency upgrades
Action 3.1.9: Offer innovative loans for energy-related residential and
Lead
commercial building upgrades.
Action 3.1.10: Create a one -window service to support energy-related
Collaboration
upgrades for homes and businesses
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Strategy 3.2: Build new buildings to be net -zero carbon or build to transition to net -zero
carbon.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 3.2.3: Develop region -wide building standards to encourage and
Lead
support zero -carbon development of all new buildings in the region.
Lead
Action 3.2.4: Incorporate energy planning considerations into the development
Lead
application review process
Action 3.2.7: Show leadership by building net -zero carbon in the public sector.
Lead
#4: By 2050, Waterloo Region uses less, wastes less, and no longer disposes of
organic matter in landfills.
Strategy 4.1: Optimize the use of existing waste management infrastructure, including
expanding diversion programs and energy capture from waste.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 4.1.3: Support the use of compost/organics collection programs for all
Participant
commercial buildings.
Lead
Strategy 4.2: Use less and use it again.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 4.2.1: Implement community waste reduction and circular economy
Lead
campaigns.
Lead
Action 4.2.4: Reduce unnecessary building demolitions and construction
Lead
waste.
#5: By 2050, Waterloo Region has a thriving local food system built on local farming
and food processing that feeds much of our community.
Strateav 5.1: Protect agricultural land and the local agricultural system.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 5.1.1: Continue to develop and enforce robust land use planning
Lead
protections for prime agricultural land.
Strategy 5.3: Support leadership in farming communities to plan and lead GHG reduction
efforts, such as improving livestock production efficiency, reducing, and replacing fossil
fuels, and sequestering carbon.
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Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 5.3.1: Support the reduction of GHG emissions from livestock, and
Support
develop methane capture and energy production from manure
Strategy 5.4: Adopt low GHG emission diets.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 5.4.2: Provide a variety of low GHG food options plant -based dining
Participant
options in local restaurants, grocery stores, and catered events.
Transformative Change #6: By 2050, Waterloo Region has leveraged reducing GHG
emissions to increase equity, prosperity, and resiliency for all.
Strategy 6.1: Prioritize increasing equity throughout GHG reduction planning
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 6.1.1: Establish metrics to measure progress on increasing equity
Lead
through GHG reduction initiatives in our community.
Action 6.1.2: Incorporate education on sustainability justice and equity into
Participant
climate action planning.
Action 6.1.3: Fund a climate justice committee led by community members
Lead
from equity -seeking groups.
Action 6.1.4: Provide specialized resources/support to organizations on
Support
prioritizing equity while planning their transition.
Action 6.1.6: Build reciprocal relationships between Indigenous groups and
local municipalities and climate action organizations to ensure GHG reduction
Participant
work is done in equitable ways that respect the land and traditions of
Indigenous groups.
Action 6.1.8: Apply an equity lens to all the actions in this transformation.
Participant
Strategy 6.3: Ramp up local renewable energy generation.
Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 6.3.2: Implement a public literacy campaign for homeowners and
Support
property owners on renewable energy systems.
Action 6.3.3: Implement a literacy and awareness campaign for commercial
Collaboration
scale renewable energy generation
Action 6.3.4: Evaluate how to identify and protect optimal areas for industrial-
Participant
scale renewable energy generation.
Strategy 6.5: Coordinate climate advocacy to senior levels of government
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Action
City of
Kitchener
Role
Action 6.5.1: Bring community organizations and local government together to
collectively identify and communicate advocacy priorities to multiple levels of
Lead
government.
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APPENDIX B — City of Kitchener Corporate Climate Action Plan Progress Update
The following is a progress update on the implementation of the City of Kitchener
Corporate Climate Action Plan (CorCAP). This content supports the completion of
corporate milestone 5 in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Partners for Climate
Protection Program (FCM PCP).
Section 1. GHG emissions inventory update
Overall Corporate GHG Emissions 2016-2020
The City of Kitchener released annual corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
inventories as part of its Corporate Sustainability Office Reports in 2020 and 2021. 2022
provides an opportunity for staff to focus on ensuring alignment and streamlined reporting
efforts across the organizations and related frameworks as it begins the FCM PCP
corporate milestone program anew.
Overall corporate emissions have dropped by 20 percent from 2016 (Figure 1). From a
tonnes reduction perspective, the City of Kitchener's goal was to reduce GHG emissions
by 8% or 875 tonnes while the actual reduction was 20% or 2,629 tonnes.
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Figure 1: City of Kitchener Corporate GHG emissions 2016-2020
GHG Emissions by Corporate Focus Area
There are five GHG emission focus areas within the organization. These include City of
Kitchener owned buildings, fleet, streetlighting, pumping stations and corporate waste.
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Fleet
37%
Streetlighting
2%
Pumping Stations
1%
Waste
4%
Building
56%
Figure 1: 2020 City of Kitchener Corporate GHG emissions by Focus Area
Visualizing GHG emissions by corporate focus area (Figure 2) can help to prioritize
climate action work across the organization while keeping in mind a few important aspects
regarding corporate waste.
Waste
While waste may appear to be a small part of corporate emissions, methane from waste is
a much more potent and harmful GHG than other types of emissions. Furthermore, while
the GHG emissions from all corporate focus areas have decreased since 2016 this is not
true for corporate waste which has increased by 10% (Table 1). A focus on waste is a
likely priority for the organization's next CorCAP.
Corporate Focus Area
2016 tonnes
2020 tonnes
%Change
Buildings
5,838
4,667
120%
Fleet
3,583
3,064
114%
Streetlighting
506
155
169%
Pumping Stations
134
52
161 %
Waste
336
370
*10%
Total
10,397
8,308
120%
Table 1: Percent Change in GHG emissions by Corporate Focus Area 2016-2020
Buildings and Fleet
City buildings and fleet are responsible for the largest amount of Corporate GHG
emissions. The GHG emissions from buildings and fleet have seen decreases even
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though total square footage of our building stock and unit counts of fleet assets (fleet
vehicles and equipment) have grown.
Streetlighting
Streetlights experienced the greatest decrease in their contribution to corporate GHG
emissions. Two significant LED streetlight conversion projects are described in section 2
of this appendix.
Pumping Stations
Pumping Stations accounted for only 1 % of corporate emissions in 2020. They have also
seen a significant decrease in emissions overall. Pumping station efficiency efforts are
described in section 2 of this appendix.
Meeting the Goal and the Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic
In 2020 the City of Kitchener met its corporate GHG emissions reduction target of 8%.
This is ahead of schedule by 5 years and exceeding the target by 12%. While there is
demonstrated commitment across the organization to climate action, there is also
recognition that the Covid-19 pandemic has likely influenced this outcome. Some
corporate emissions will have been avoided, others shifted and some increased due to
pandemic response efforts. For example, some corporate emissions will have shifted from
corporate emissions to community emissions as staff moved from working at a municipal
facility to working remotely from home. Other corporate emissions will have been avoided
due to the mandated closure of municipal programs and facilities. And finally, some
emissions may have increased for example as field staff traveled in singly occupied
vehicles rather than as a team to the job site. There will indeed be pandemic response
(earnings applicable to future corporate climate action work.
Section 2. Notable Projects
A. Mitigation
Buildings and Pumping Stations
The following section is a sampling of notable projects that were undertaken between
2019 and 2021. The projects highlighted below illustrate three approaches to reducing
GHG emissions in buildings and pumping stations including: light emitting diode (LED)
upgrades, geothermal hydronic improvements, and variable frequency drives.
Light Emitting Diode (LED) Upgrades
LED lights are up to 80% more efficient than traditional lighting. These upgrades have
been a consistent and important aspect of the CorCAP implementation. Table 2 illustrates
the costs and savings of these projects. It may be important to note the sources of the
information as follows: The costs listed below are actual costs for the project. The energy
usage estimates, and financial savings are from third party proposals for the projects. The
GHG reductions are based on the proposed kilowatt hours saved. The electricity emission
factor is from 2014 as listed by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in the milestone
5 template. The return on investment was anticipated at the time of implementation.
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Approximately 13 LED retrofit projects occurred at City facilities from 2019 — 2021. Table 2
further describes four of these projects.
Table 1: 4 examples of completed LED Lighting Projects at City Facilities
Project
Cost
Energy
Energy
GHG
Return on
Name
Savings
Reduction
Reduction
Investment
($/year)
per year
(Tonnes/year)
Kitchener
$232,650.65
$55,442.89
369,619.297
48.05
4.2 years
Memorial
kWh
Auditorium
Centreville
$25,234.72
$1,357.14
9047.62
1.17
18.6 years
Chicopee
kWh
Centre
Community
Centre
Breithaupt
$65,935.11
$15,526.45
103509.69
13.45
4.2 years
Community
kWh
Centre
Grand
$23,571.99
$1,924.80
12832 kWh
1.66
12.2 years
River
Arena
Geothermal Hydronic Improvements
It is understood that the current electricity grid in Ontario is less carbon intense than
natural gas sources. Any project that shifts from a gas source to an electricity source will
have associated greenhouse gas reductions. A project that exemplifies this shift is the
geothermal improvements at the Kitchener Operations Facility. This project improved the
controllability of heat distribution from the heat pump loop enabling heat pumps for in -floor
heating thereby shifting reliance from gas to electricity use.
Installation of Variable Frequency Drivers
A variable frequency drive (VFD) can vary the power supplied to match the energy
requirement of a piece of equipment and can save energy through optimizing energy
consumption. The drive can dramatically reduce energy consumption when compared to
direct -on-line operation, where the motor runs at full speed regardless of the demand. This
type of project was completed in 2019 with installation of VFD technology on the heating
pumps at Kitchener City Hall.
Pumping Stations
Pumping stations experienced a 61% decrease in their emissions from 2016-2020. While
pumping stations are a small portion of the City of Kitchener's total emissions, any
opportunity to make pumping stations more efficient will continue to be assessed as we
move forward. Best practices at the pumping stations have included LED retrofits and
installation of lighting timers.
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Streetlights
Both the Community Climate Action Plan (2013) and the CorCAP identified streetlighting
as an important energy efficiency project. The following will describe two separate
projects, the first being the conversion of cobra head streetlights and the second the
conversion of decorative streetlights. The focus of the conversion in Kitchener was to
upgrade and standardize outdoor lighting to LED technology - where possible with controls
- for further efficiencies, analytics, and functionality. The City's 15,636 cobra head
streetlights were converted from HPS to LED fixtures in 2017, along with the build -out of
the City's adaptive smart network. This project had a return on investment of 4.25 years.
Currently, effort is underway to covert decorative streetlighting to LED fixtures. This project
will convert 2,689 decorative streetlights, saving an estimated 887,343 kilowatts annually.
This represents a 62% energy reduction and will have an estimated $177,468 in annual
energy savings. The anticipated pay back is 10.7 years.
Fleet
The CorCAP outlined actions to achieve the goal to optimize and innovate the City's fleet
through technology, alternative fuels, and electrification. There is an integrated
demonstration of commitment across the organization to reducing GHG emissions from
corporate fleet. For example, the Sustainability Office is invited to support the annual
equipment review process. As part of the annual equipment review process, considering if
a piece of equipment could be electrified is a requirement. A specific question pointing to
this action is part of the corporate form used across the entire organization. Finally, there
are efforts to support fleet optimization through monitoring systems to assess and
recognize driver behaviour as well.
Idle reduction technology
City fleet vehicles are required to keep safety lights on when stopped in the right-of-way.
This requirement necessitates the idling of fleet vehicles. Idle reduction technology
enables safety and accessory systems to operate (e.g., maintaining cabin temperature,
power to onboard systems, work -specific functions, and other important safety features
that would be otherwise disabled when the engine is turned off). The City of Kitchener
began installing test units in vehicles late 2019, early 2020 and there are now 25 vehicles
with this technology. Idle reduction technology has enabled a total cost savings of
$18,815.37, saved 13,538.55 liters in fuel consumption, and led to a reduction of
31,346.51 kilograms of GHG emissions.
Electrification
Action 2.1.2 of the TransformWR Strategy provides a corporate goal of 50% of fleet
vehicles being zero emissions by 2030. Currently 5 percent of municipal vehicles are
electric vehicles (EV) or hybrid. As the City increases the number of EVs in the fleet, the
need for expanded charging infrastructure is anticipated. In 2021, The City received
funding from The Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP) funded by
National Resources Canada (NRCan) to begin to address this need. The ability to electrify
the fleet is in part dependent on adequate and appropriate charging infrastructure. This EV
charging is suitable for light duty vehicles, however, as electrification options for higher
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duty fleet vehicles becomes available, further infrastructure investments will be required.
City of Kitchener is also working to electrify the small engine equipment used by staff.
From 2016 to 2021, the percent of electric handheld equipment has increased by 23
percent.
Waste
The City does not own or operate a solid waste disposal facility. Its accounting of solid
waste is that which is generated by employees and at public facilities (such as community
centers, parks, and recreation facilities) and events. There are two projects that were
undertaken and are listed below:
Downtown Waste Diversion Project
The Downtown Waste Diversion Pilot in 2019 focused on 14 businesses in the downtown
core. The pilot diverted food waste from the landfill to the local energy grid. Food waste
was separated from other garbage by restaurant staff and the individual bins were
collected by Working Centre Job Cafe staff. The waste was then hauled to a local
processing plant where it was turned into green energy through anaerobic digestion. The
pilot resulted in 211.56 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill to the anaerobic digester
which generated 85,682 kW of electricity and saved 48 tonnes of GHG from being
expelled. This project was paused due to the pandemic, and related covid mandated
restaurant closures.
Waste Diversion Tent
In the 2019-2022 City of Kitchener Strategic Plan, Environmental Leadership was
identified as a goal and waste acknowledged as a community and corporate priority.
Action 2.5 in the City of Kitchener strategic plan identifies waste diversion from landfills by
implementing diversion programs at facilities and events by 2021. Due to the pandemic,
large public events were cancelled, and this project was paused. Prior to the pandemic, in
late 2019 and early 2020, the waste diversion tent featured a volunteer run diversion
station, encouraging event attendees to properly dispose of all waste streams (organics,
recycling, or landfill). 81 hours of service was provided by 20 waste diversion station
volunteers at city run events.
A focus on waste diversion across the organization continues. A research project at the
Kitchener Market was able to proceed and is nearing completion. The focus of the
research project is to understand how to make finding and utilizing waste receptacles
more accessible for all visitors especially those with visual impairment. Results of this
research project are anticipated in 2022 and may inform future work on corporate waste.
Policy Work:
Energy Retrofits
In 2019, Council approved the Energy Retrofit Reserve Fund. The purpose of this policy is
to provide funds to finance projects that result in energy savings. Projects will be designed
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for a two -to -seven-year payback period with the savings from approved projects repaying
the initial investment from the reserve.
Corporate Green Building Design
In 2019, Kitchener council updated the corporate green building design standard for new
buildings greater than 500 m2 in size from LEED-Gold to an energy intensity -based target
of 25 percent energy improvement above Ontario Building Code Regulation 388/18 or Net
Zero Ready/Net Zero energy (where site conditions allow). This is to promote substantial
energy efficiency, resilience to extreme weather, improvements to air quality and natural
systems. There will be long term operational cost savings in building more energy efficient
and resilient assets.
Building Internal Capacity:
The organization has been building internal staff capacity for the climate action work.
Some examples of this include:
• Creation of Sustainability Office and the creation of 2 roles: Corporate
Sustainability Officer (2018) and Sustainability Office Associate (2019)
• New Facilities Management FTE(s) to support work through the green
building policy, continuous improvements of project selection and design to
reduce operation costs and GHG emissions
• New Kitchener Utilities FTE that will develop, and implement, a Kitchener
Utilities Low -Carbon Sustainable Business Strategy
B. Adaptation
The City of Kitchener's CorCAP aims to achieve meaningful and measurable carbon
emission reductions, while also adapting to impacts resulting from climate change. Based
on climate projections undertaken by ICLEI Canada and the University of Waterloo Intact
Centre for Climate Adaptation as well as internal corporate research and staff
engagement, the following corporate risks were identified as high priority for action:
• Increased tree mortality rates and change in the urban forest composition
due to increase in hot weather and decreased summer precipitation
• Extensive tree damage, power outages, property damage and disruption to
transportation networks due to more frequent extreme windstorms and more
freezing rain events
• Severe flooding causing significant damage to public infrastructure and
private property, potentially forcing residents to evacuate their homes,
businesses to shut down and the City to declare a state of emergency
Urban Forestry
Kitchener has an urban forest that covers more than 27% of the city (2019). This urban
forest is impacted by climate change. Less predictable winters and hotter and drier
summers are impacting the tree species that are native to this climate zone. Invasive
species that were once less able to spread are more readily able to establish, spread and
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impact native species. The realities of climate change on changing weather patterns,
particularly an increasing number of summer downburst and intense wind events are
highlighting in stark reality the challenges being faced by the existing urban forest.
This urban forest also plays a vital role in the ability of Kitchener as a community to adapt
and mitigate the community impacts of climate change. Trees absorb carbon and
sequester it; they help clean the air we breathe; absorb water and play a vital role in
helping both clean and reduce stormwater runoff. Trees also play a critical role in offsetting
urban heat island effect.
Kitchener's Sustainable Urban Forest Strategy (2019) and
Kitchener's Urban Tree Canopy Target (2021)
The City of Kitchener endorsed a Sustainable Urban Forest Strategy in 2019 and a tree
canopy target of 30% per ward by 2050 and 33% City-wide average by 2070. Both the
policy and the associated target highlight the vital nature of the urban forest in respect to
climate change. Together, these strategies underline the importance of effective
management, careful planning, community engagement in, and protection of the existing
canopy to maximize its resilience to climate change effects, and, in turn, retain and
improve it for its climate change benefits. They also reflect on the value to be gained by
growing the urban forest canopy equitably to ensure that all communities in Kitchener can
derive benefits that help communities mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Flooding
Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan
Given one of the biggest climate change risks to the City of Kitchener is extreme
precipitation and resultant flooding, the Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan is
a considerable asset to climate adaptation planning. The Plan focuses on effects of
infrastructure in built up urban areas, which are at higher risk, with solutions to mitigate
negative effects on human and animal health from increased flooding and creek erosion
and overwhelming of the municipal storm sewer system resulting in flooding. High and
medium risk areas are prioritized accordingly. Key areas of integration include municipal
pollution prevention, operations & maintenance; stormwater for the capital roads program
(conveyance controls); stormwater infrastructure, and stormwater management facilities.
RBJ Schlegel Park
RBJ Schlegel Park's green infrastructure benefitted from a $750,000 investment from the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program
funded by the Government of Canada. The Park, is a 17 -hectare park boasting state -of -
the art stormwater management features, including:
• retention and infiltration of the first 25mm of rain fall up to the 48-hour regional
storm event, with onsite storage capacity of 2,500,000 litres of water
• retention and infiltration pond
• Rain garden treatment and infiltration of parking lot runoff
• Oil/grit separation of roadway runoff
• Centralized infiltration gallery supporting the dry retention pond and all site runoff
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Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Funding
75% of urban areas in the City of Kitchener lack adequate stormwater management that
helps to protect against flooding. From 2019 to 2028, the City of Kitchener is receiving
nearly $50 million in funding from the federal government for the Disaster Mitigation and
Adaptation Fund (DMAF) to implement gray and green infrastructure throughout the city.
This funding will implement important stormwater management initiatives and advance the
work on such project elements as: water improvement program, creek erosion, and
upgrade and repair work along the Bridgeport dike.
Urban Planning
Green urban design guidelines and capital planning process — green design standard
The Urban Design Manual (UDM) was created to detail the city's urban design guidelines
and standards including green areas, stormwater management facilities, landscape
design, community trails and building design. The new Urban Design Manual was
approved in September 2019, replacing the original manual. The UDM is divided into three
parts, Part A being delivered in 2019, and provides guidelines for various types of land use
and built forms, as well as a long-range city-wide design section.
The UDM covers 13 sections, which were added or expanded on several areas, which
included adding 'Design for Sustainability' guidelines (in each section) with sub -headings
for'Health & Well Being', 'Design for Climate Change' and 'Design for Wildlife'. In Part C,
there are specific standards, and this section has not yet been updated and is resourced
to be complete in mid -2023.
Comprehensive Review of the Zoning By-law
The comprehensive review of existing zoning by-laws (CRoZBy) developed a new Zoning
Bylaw 2019-051 which had six areas of focus, including the environment:
• Introduction of electric vehicle parking requirements, minimum bike parking, and no
minimum automobile parking requirements in the Urban Growth Center
• Natural heritage conservation zones reflective of flood zones, woodlands, and other
environmental features
• A new major infrastructure zone that includes stormwater management facilities
This concludes a sampling of notable projects.
3. Engagement
A requirement of the FCM PCP Milestone Five is to report on how corporate and
community stakeholders have been engaged and have had an opportunity to participate in
the PCP Milestone process. In 2015, the City's public Environmental Committee endorsed
a comprehensive plan for climate change for the City of Kitchener by which a CorCAP
terms of reference was created. In establishing the corporate target, the Environmental
Committee had been consulted throughout the process and the committee specifically
endorsed the 8 percent corporate GHG emissions reduction target in 2017.
For the development of the CorCAP in 2019, extensive consultation has occurred with
staff through a variety of engagement sessions, including information sharing at events,
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site tours, workshops, and working with staff on each action item to develop alignment with
other work programs. The CorCAP steering committee and staff working on the project
consisted of staff from Parks & Cemeteries, Roads & Traffic, Asset Management, Facilities
Management Operating, Parking Enterprise, Corporate Sustainability, Finance, Sport
Operating, Kitchener Utilities, Fleet, Stormwater Utility, Emergency Management and
Business Continuity. The CorCAP Steering committee was consulted via meetings and
email throughout the plan development. In addition, there was a series of online
engagement tactics (webpage, polls, and blogposts). Community consultation efforts
included the Compass Kitchener survey, the budget engagement process, and the Leisure
Facilities Master Plan consultation.
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Staffeeport
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Corporate Services Department www.kitchener.ca
REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: March 7, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Elin Moorlag Silk, Interim Director of Equity, Anti -Racism & Indigenous
Initiatives
PREPARED BY: Andrew Ramsaroop, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program
Lead, Equity, Anti -Racism & Indigenous Initiatives
WARD(S) INVOLVED: All Wards
DATE OF REPORT: February 7, 2022
REPORT NO.: COR -2022-104
SUBJECT: Housing for All Program Update — 2022 Year in Review
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council receive report COR -2022-104 (Housing for All Program Update — 2022 Year
in Review) for information.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
The purpose of this report is to provide Committee and Council and the public with an update
on the work done to date to advance the actions within Housing for All along with the
proposed workplan for 2022.
The report also includes a list of challenges that continue to be a barrier to realizing the right
to housing locally, as well as successes as a result of the implementation of Housing for All.
This report supports A Caring Community through the City's commitment to recognizing that
stable, secure and affordable housing is a human right. Further, that the City will use equity,
diversity and inclusion principles to realize the right to housing.
BACKGROUND:
In response to concern over homelessness and housing affordability the 2019-2022 Strategic
Plan included an action to develop an affordable housing strategy for the City of Kitchener. The
City conducted a comprehensive process with an advisory committee made up of members of
the public, members of Council, non-profit providers, the development community, and the
Region of Waterloo to determine what actions the City of Kitchener could uniquely take to
support the Region of Waterloo in ensuring everyone has a place to call home. In December
2020, Council approved Housing for All which contained 44 actions focused on advancing 7 key
priority areas that would help the City of Kitchener realize the right to housing locally and work
towards creating more housing opportunities across the housing continuum. One of the 44
*** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. ***
Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance.
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actions in Housing for All was to provide regular reports on success and challenges in
implementing the strategy. This report serves that purpose.
Priorityi: Human Rights Based Approach to Housing
Priority s: Commitment to Lived Experience Collaboration
Priority 3: Help End Homelessness
Priority 4: Help Secure Community, Affordable Rental and
Affordable Ownership Housing
Priority,: Advocacy
Priority 6: Align Policies, Processes and Use of City Land to
Facilitate More Affordable Housing
Priority 7: Fill Data Gaps and Establish Effective Monitoring
and Accountability Mechanisms
Figure 1: Housing for All's Seven Priority Areas
Issues of housing availability and affordability as well as the number of people who are
experiencing unsheltered and hidden homelessness continue to be a top issue locally and
nationally. Housing for All was recognized by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
as an innovative strategy and received its P.J. Marshall Award for Municipal Innovation. The
strategy has positioned the City to be a leader in recognizing lived expertise, the right to housing,
and demonstrating the role a lower -tier municipality can play on advancing housing
opportunities. This report focuses on progress made by city staff in collaboration in community
partners on implementing Housing for All, actions that are currently underway and actions that
will form the work plan for the next year.
The Housing Actions List summary (Appendix A) provides a summary of progress made on the
Housing for All program. The 2022-2023 Housing for All Workplan is attached as Appendix B.
REPORT:
Staff have prepared a summary of the Housing for Al/ program since its approval by Council in
December 2020. The below graphic is a visual representation of the progress the City has made
on the housing strategy. Housing for All, as approved by Council, can be found here.
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Completed Actions (30%)
Actions In Progress (18%)
Figure 2: Graphic depiction of Housing for All's action implementation status.
Update on Housing for All — Kitchener's Blueprint for a more Caring Community
Since the approval of Kitchener's first comprehensive housing strategy by Council in December
2020, the City has begun to undertake the implementation of the 44 actions focused on created
more housing opportunities in our community.
Completed Actions
Together City staff from across various Departments and Divisions have collaborated to advance
these actions. In Table 1 (below) are actions that have been completed to date. Please note that
some of these actions are ongoing and iterative. The first year of implementation was focused
on setting the program on a foundation for success, resourcing the body of work and learning
how to collaborate both within the City and pan -Regionally.
Collectively, 14 actions have been largely completed accounting for approximately a 30%
completion rate in the first year of implementation.
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Table 1: Completed Actions
Action
Provide sufficient resources to realize the right to housing.
Advocate for ShelterCare to gain a permanent home.
Work with the Region and operators to facilitate development of: » OneROOF supportive housing
for youth » YWCA supportive housing for women » A transition plan for A Better Tent City to move
to an alternate location and provide innovative supportive housing that meets resident's need
Indwell redevelopment of St Marks Church for supportive housing » Housing for people in
encampments, in shelters and leaving homelessness
Advocate for the Region to address encampments incorporating a human rights -based approach.
Jointly develop a Region/City Charter to ensure collaboration and opportunities to identify and
address housing challenges in Kitchener.
Continue improving the development approval process with input from the development industry
and the community
Consider fast tracking non-profit and affordable housing developments through city processes
Consider establishment of an Affordable Housing Reserve Fund to support affordable housing
initiatives
Request the Region to prioritize collaborative determination and designation of Major Transit
Station Areas in the Regional Official Plan.
Request the Region to consider feasibility and implications for funding for growth related (future)
affordable housing developments in creating development charge policies
Provide regular public reports on success and challenges in implementing Housing for All.
Develop an annual work plan to implement Housing for All including timing and responsibilities,
to be used to inform annual budgets
Recommend an annual operating amount to support housing initiatives.
Provide staffing to support implementation of the Affordable Housing Strategy.
Progress on the strategy advances Kitchener's commitment to equity:
➢ Providing program updates, work plan updates and the public accessibility of staff help to
ensure the community is being provided with adequate information to be able to make
meaningful contributions.
➢ Resourcing the Housing for All program, providing dedicated staffing to prioritizing
supportive and affordable housing developments and using our position as a municipality
to advocate moves our community closer to a place where everyone is adequately and
safely housed.
➢ Leveraging opportunities for collaboration, inter -municipal discourse and joint advocacy
ensures we are all working towards the same goal in complementary and meaningful
ways.
Actions that are currently underway
In addition to the completed actions, 8 out of the 44 actions are actively underway (see table 2,
below) with dedicated staff support. This is equivalent to about 18% of the 44 actions. City staff
continue to collaborate across the Corporation, with community partners, area municipalities and
the Region of Waterloo on prioritizing housing options, as well as support the right to housing by
centring lived expertise in evaluating the strategy's success.
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Table 2: Actions in progress
Action
Collaborate with the Shift on a two-year pilot project to localize implementation of housing as a
human right.
Work with community organizations, to proactively identify and eliminate socioeconomic barriers
to participation.
Create and implement a two-year pilot project for staff to work with and learn from a Lived -
Experience Working Group on addressing housing issues in the city, to gain advice on strategy
implementation and monitor progress.
Facilitate the creation of 450 units of new transitional and supportive housing. This includes: 60
housing units for youth, 70 housing units for women, 170 housing units for men, 50 housing units
for people with acute concurrent mental health and addition challenges, 100 units for people with
cognitive challenges
Identify City lands suitable for others to develop for affordable housing and seek to incorporate
community housing, below market rental and below market ownership units.
Pilot 2 city sites involving community housing in proximity to transit /major transit station areas
Develop a strategy for the use of city lands for affordable housing and play a leadership role in
advancing innovative mixed housing communities, as a model for other Canadian communities
to replicate.
Jointly advocate for Provincial and Federal funding for housing for community building,
sustainability and economic recovery, including:
• House of Friendship seeking 2 sites and funding for the ShelterCare integrated health and
transitional housing concept (80 units) and for supportive housing project (60 units)
• YWCA -KW seeking a site and funding for approximately 50 one -bedroom units of affordable
supportive housing for women
• The Working Centre to acquire and renovate a second site (Water Street 2.0) and add 40 units
of housing to their portfolio
• Kitchener Housing Inc (KHI) seeking a site and working in partnership with a developer to create
new community housing and to purchase buildings to preserve affordable housing
• OneROOF proposal to develop approximately 58 units of supportive housing for youth who are
homeless on their site
• A Better Tent City moving to an alternate location with innovative supportive housing that meets
resident's needs
• Waterloo Region Habitat for Humanity seeking sites for affordable home ownership
• Indwell St Mark's Redevelopment and 2-3 more sites in Kitchener for approximately 120 to 180
supportive housing units
• Menno Homes seeking funding to complete project under development
• KW Habilitation seeking funding for a supportive housing project
• Reception House Waterloo Region seeking a site and funding for the development of a Refugee
Services Hub.
• Thresholds Homes and Supports is seeking to develop 2 supportive housing sites
• KW Urban Native Wigwam Project is seeking to develop a site for affordable housing
• John Howard Society Waterloo Wellington seeking funding for a fulltime staff to help develop a
housing strategy/model
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• Church and Religious Institutions within the City have expressed interest in redeveloping their
surplus lands to accommodate affordable housing and need capital funds and development
expertise
• Private Sector Affordable Housing developers have expressed interest in developing more
affordable housina units. but face barriers around acauirina sites and capital funds.
Actions in -progress on the strategy advance Kitchener's commitment to equity:
➢ Housing for All boldly declared and positioned the community to recognize the right to
housing. A core tenant in the right to housing is centring lived expertise in decisions that
affect them most like housing and homelessness policy. Accountability, relationship
building and meaningful longer-term engagement helps the City to foster and repair
strong relationships.
➢ Identifying what resources the City can provide to advance housing locally helps to get
much needed supportive and affordable housing built. This has a direct impact on lifting
our most vulnerable community members out of precarious housing situations and
homelessness.
Program Challenges and Success
State of Housing and Homelessness Locally
The City of Kitchener along with the Region of Waterloo, local community partners and the other
area municipalities are working in collaboration with one another in new and innovative ways.
There has been an increase in national and local attention on housing and homelessness with
an increased desire to end homelessness in our communities.
The latest Point in Time (PiT) count taken in the Region of Waterloo put the number of people
experiencing any type of homelessness was 1,085 including 412 who were living completely
unsheltered. This is an increase from the 2018 PiT count which reported 333 people
experiencing any type of homelessness. It should be noted that the method used in the PiT count
meant an expanded count, however the number more closely represents the anecdotal reporting
from service providers within Kitchener's Housing Needs Assessment.
Along other parts of Kitchener's Housing Wheelhouse, the housing landscape continues to be a
point of concern. Asking rents continue to rise, along with increased prices for market housing
and land to develop affordable housing. When the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
releases new housing data as well as the release of 2021 Census Data from Statistics Canada
is available and staff have the capacity to do so, Kitchener's Needs Assessment will be updated.
Supportive Housing in our Community
Housing for All focused on ending homelessness as one of its key priorities. The creation of
additional supportive housing is one way to directly lift people out of homelessness. Since the
adoption of the strategy the City has supported the creation of 128 units of supportive housing
through a mix of financial support, fee waivers, city land and expedited approvals.
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Further, the there is approximately an additional 115 units of supportive housing confirmed in
the development queue that staff will also support in collaboration with community partners and
the Region of Waterloo. This means that there is 243 units of supportive in various parts of the
development process which brings the City to just over 50% of its target of 450 supportive
housing units in its first year.
A Better Tent Citv (ABTC) Alternative Housina Pilot
Housing for All positioned the City to support ABTC as a program that filled unique housing gaps
in the community, in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increasing presence of
unsheltered homelessness. The City's support of the temporary use of City land and other
resources along with support from the Region of Waterloo and the community has ensured that
50 individuals experiencing homelessness could still have a place to call home. The City and the
Region of Waterloo continue to work closely with ABTC leadership for a long-term solution for
this program.
Advocacy
Through the creation of the strategy the City undertook the `Big Ask', which identified a number
of community partners who were looking to build units. In addition to the 243 units slated to be
built in Kitchener, the City was an early advocate for House of Friendship's ShelterCare model
which successfully found a home in the City of Waterloo. Further, the City was also an early
supporter of the KW Urban Native Wigwam Project which successfully secured funding for an
additional housing site in the City of Cambridge.
Future Direction and Conclusion
The recommended 2022-2023 workplan is attached to this report as Appendix B. The future
workplan leverages a number of timely opportunities:
➢ Further demonstrate the City's commitment to the right to housing and equity through the
establishment of the Kitchener Housing Lived Expertise Working Group in partnership
with the Social Development Centre of Waterloo Region.
➢ $2M one-time funding infusion from 2022 Budget to create Affordable Housing Reserve
Fund. Council will be presented with a recommended policy later this quarter.
➢ Holistically look at incentive and fee waiver offerings in conjunction with the Region of
Waterloo's Building Better Futures plan and our area municipal partners.
➢ Holistically look at housing related policies in conjunction with the Region's Regional
Official Plan Review and the Tri -City Inclusionary Zoning Working Group.
➢ Dedicated staffing to support and streamline Affordable Housing Development and
Purpose -Built Rental Construction.
➢ Leverage the expertise of the new Realty Team to help establish and track local housing
related data.
The workplan was co -developed with internal stakeholders across the Corporation to ensure
dedicated resourcing to advance the plan was available. Future workplans and reports will
include the input of the Kitchener Lived Expertise Working Group who will also be responsible
for measuring the success of implementation.
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports A Caring Community.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of the
council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
• DSD -20-214 — Housing for All — City of Kitchener Housing Strategy
• DSD -20-108 — Draft Housing Strategy
• DSD -20-034 — Council Strategy Session — Affordable Housing Issues and Options
• DSD -20-006 — Affordable Housing Strategy Phase 2: Housing Needs Assessment
• DSD -19-135 — Affordable Housing Strategy — Work Program Overview
APPROVED BY: Victoria Raab, General Manager, Corporate Services
Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services
ATTACHMENTS:
Appendix A — Housing for All Actions Summary
Appendix B — 2022-2023 Housing for All Workplan
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APPENDIX A
Housing for All Actions Summary
Priority 1: Human Rights Based Approach to Housing
Action: Address Nimbyism
Status: City staff has begun work to address Nimbyism through the development of the Housing Strategy. City staff is
currently working on a lived experience working group focused on the research from the SDCWR and The SHIFT
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, EARII Division
Action: Develop and promote fact -based research
Status: City staff has begun work to address fact -based research and its role in addressing Nimbyism through the
development of the Housing Strategy. The City supported the Social Development Centre and UW to promote lived
experience -based research around displacement. City staff are currently working on a lived experience working group
focused on the research from the SDCWR and The SHIFT.
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, EARII Division
Action: Ensure that the right to housing informs and is responsive to climate change
Status: Preliminary opportunities for further research have been identified with the housing strategy and the City's
Sustainability Office and as well as REEP to look into energy poverty, and climate change vulnerability. Further work
needs be done in future.
Staff: Corporate Sustainability
Action: Provide sufficient resources to realize the right to housing
Status: A permanent staffing resource and budget has been allocated to the implementation of Housing for All.
Further, staffing resources and plans to establish a lived experience working group will bring the City closer to realizing
the right to housing.
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead,
Action: Collaborate with the Shift on a two-year pilot project to localize implementation of housing as a human right
Status: Underway.
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, EARII Division
Priority 2: Commitment to Lived Experience Collaboration Transparent and Participatory Decision -Making
Action: Recognize and treat those in need of housing or related social benefits as experts in what is required and
able to positively inform the outcome of decision-making processes
Status: City staff, through the Advisory Committee, has learned about working with those with lived experience. We
have identified we have much more to learn. The Engagement Sub -committee has drafted a terms of reference that
envisions an implementing working group with majority lived experience membership
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, EARII Division
Action: Ensure knowledge of rights and provide access to relevant information and sufficient time to consult
Status: Work planned for the 2022-2023 Workplan
Staff: Equity
Action: Ensure meaningful participation in the design, implementation and monitoring of housing policies &
decisions
Status: Work planned for the 2022-2023 Workplan
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, EARII Division
Action: Work with community organizations, like the Social Development Centre, to proactively identify and
eliminate socio-economic barriers to participation
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Status: Work is currently underway. City staff and Social Development Centre of Waterloo Region staff have held
conducted engagement with various groups to understand how to meaningfully engage with the community and how
to remove barriers to participation in anticipation of the lived experience working group.
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, EARII Division
Action: Create and implement a two-year pilot project for staff to work with and learn from a Lived -Experience
Working Group on addressing housing issues in the city, to gain advice on strategy implementation and monitor
progress.
Status: Work is currently underway. City staff and Social Development Centre of Waterloo Region staff have held
conducted engagement with various groups to understand how to meaningfully engage with the community and how
to remove barriers to participation in anticipation of the lived experience working group.
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, EARII Division
Priority 3: Help End Homelessness
Set Targets : Facilitate the creation of 450 units of new transitional and supportive housing. This includes:
• 60 housing units for youth
• 70 housing units for women
• 170 housing units for men
• 50 housing units for people with acute concurrent mental health and addiction challenges
• 100 units for people with cognitive challenges
Status: Since the passing of the strategy the City has supported the creation of 128 units of supportive housing. There
is approximately an additional 115 units of supportive housing confirmed in the development queue.
Staff: Region of Waterloo with support from Planning, Economic Development and Social Planning and Affordable
Housing Program Lead
Action: Provide leadership in providing 2 city sites to match 2 regional sites in Kitchener for supportive housing
Status — Underway. City has provided a site for the YWKW which has successfully received 2 rounds of Rapid Housing
Initiative Funding.
Staff: Economic Development, Realty Services
Action: Advocate for the Region and local municipalities to provide sites for diverse types of supportive housing
across the region and for appropriate supports from Ontario Health Teams
Status: Underway
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, EARII Division
Action: Advocate for ShelterCare to gain a permanent home
Status: Complete. ShelterCare has found a new home in the City of Waterloo and has successfully received $8.5M from
the Provincial Government.
Staff: Office of CAO, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Work with the Region and operators to facilitate development of:
• OneROOF Roof supportive housing for youth
• YWCA supportive housing for women
• A transition plan for A Better Tent City to move to an alternate location and provide innovative supportive
housing that meets resident's needs
• Indwell redevelopment of St Marks Church for supportive housing
• Housing for people in encampments, in shelters and leaving homelessness -
Status: Complete. All of these projects are currently underway.
Staff: Planning, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Advocate for the Region to address encampments incorporating a human rights -based approach
Status: Complete. This will be an iterative process with no definitive end. City staff have been part of a pan -Regional
working group focused on updating encampment protocols.
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, Bylaw Enforcement
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Action: Support the Region and Service Providers to improve and enhance the quality of the existing people
centered information and the Coordinated Access System to gain further insight into the diverse types of supportive
housing needed.
Status: Underway
Staff: Office of the CAO, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
AffordablePriority 4: Help Secure Community, Affordable Rental and Ownership Housing
Action: Facilitate developing Kitchener's share of options for households on the Community Housing Waiting List
Status: Underway
Staff: Economic Development, Planning, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Identify City lands suitable for others to develop for affordable housing and seek to incorporate community
housing, below market rental and below market ownership units
Status: Underway. Economic Development currently leading a process alongside Realty services for a Land Disposition
Strategy for City lands.
Staff: Economic Development, Realty Services
Action: Pilot 2 city sites involving community housing in proximity to transit /major transit station areas
Status: Underway. YWKW Block line project is one site.
Staff: Economic Development, Realty Services
Action: Help connect Kitchener's experienced non-profit housing sector with developers, through partnerships and
creative solutions, to make the needed substantive and long-lasting changes to help make housing more affordable
Status: Underway
Staff: Economic Development, Realty Services, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Jointly develop a Region/City Charter to ensure collaboration and opportunities to identify and address
housing challenges in Kitchener.
Status: Complete. There is a commitment to pan -Regional collaboration. The creation of a Municipal Housing and
Homelessness Leads Table which includes representation at the Regional level and all of the Area Municipalities has
helped to increase access to information and create new opportunities for collaboration.
Staff: CAO Office, DSD — Office of the GM, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Request the Region of Waterloo, in collaboration with local municipalities, non-profit housing, support, and
philanthropic organizations and the private sectors, to develop a funding strategy to end homelessness through a
reimagined shelter, supportive and community housing plan.
Status: Underway.
Staff: Planning, Equity, Economic Development
Action: Jointly advocate for Provincial and Federal funding for housing for community building, sustainability and
economic recovery, including:
• House of Friendship seeking 2 sites and funding for the ShelterCare integrated health and transitional housing
concept (80 units) and for supportive housing project (60 units)
• YWCA -KW seeking a site and funding for approximately 50 one -bedroom units of affordable supportive
housing for women
• The Working Centre to acquire and renovate a second site (Water Street 2.0) and add 40 units of housing to
their portfolio
• Kitchener Housing Inc (KHI) seeking a site and working in partnership with a developer to create new
community housing and to purchase buildings to preserve affordable housing
• OneROOF has a Roof's proposal to develop approximately 58 units of supportive housing for youth who are
homeless on their site
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• A Better Tent City moving a to an alternate location with innovative supportive housing that meets resident's
needs
• Waterloo Region Habitat for Humanity seeking sites for affordable home ownership
• Indwell St Mark's Redevelopment and 2-3 more sites in Kitchener for approximately 120 to 180 supportive
housing units
• Menno Homes seeking funding to complete project under development
• Habilitation seeking funding for a supportive housing project
• Reception House Waterloo Region seeking a site and funding for the development of a Refugee Services Hub.
• Thresholds Homes and Supports is seeking to develop 2 supportive housing sites
• KW Urban Native Wigwam is seeking to develop a site for unites of affordable housing
• John Howard Society Waterloo -Wellington seeking funding for a full-time staff to help develop a housing
strategy/model
• Church and Religious Institutions within the City have expressed interest in redeveloping their surplus lands to
accommodate affordable housing and need capital funds and development expertise
• Private Sector Affordable Housing developers have expressed interest in developing more affordable housing
units, but face barriers around acquiring sites and capital funds.
Status: Underway. Many of these projects are underway.
Staff: CAO Office, Planning, Economic Development
Action: Request the Region to revise its Housing and Homelessness Plan to further incorporate local municipal input
based on local needs identified through the City's Needs Assessment and continue to develop future plans in
collaboration with local municipalities, non-profit housing and service providers, philanthropic organizations and the
private sector.
Status: Underway. Regional staff have included local area municipal input into their Building Better Futures plan at
various stages as well as housing related policy in their Regional Official Plan work.
Staff: Planning, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Request (through AMO) that the Government of Ontario develop and adopt a provincial housing strategy
including measurable targets and sufficient funds for ending homelessness and ensuring access of all Ontarians,
including those of limited income, to housing of an adequate standard without discrimination. It should also take
into consideration the needs of Indigenous people, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities including mental illness,
women experiencing domestic violence, Ione parents, immigrants and newcomers and other people living in poverty
or with low incomes.
Status: TBD
Staff: Mavor's Office
Report to Council on the feasibility and implications of the following potential policies:
• Inclusionary Housing Policy and implementing Zoning Bylaw (Underway)
• Lodging House Policy and implementing Zoning Bylaw (Underway)
• Parking Waiver Policy and implementing Zoning Bylaw for affordable housing developments (Underway)
• Parkland Dedication Waiver Policy for affordable housing developments (Underway)
• Tenant Assistance Policy and implementing Bylaw to mitigate impacts from redevelopment of rental
apartments on current tenants, including consideration of developers providing advanced notice and
assistance to residents including relocation plans
• Community Improvement Plan for affordable housing
Status: Underway.
Staff: Planning, Finance, Realty Services, Legislated Services, Parks and Cemetery, Social Planning and Affordable
Housing Program Lead
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Action: Continue improving the development approval process with input from the development industry and the
community
Status: Complete. Development Services Review project complete with recommendations being implemented.
Improving the review process is iterative and continuous and will be ongoing.
Staff: Planning
Action: Consider Fast Tracking non-profit and affordable housing developments through city processes
Status: Complete. Planning has piloted the fast -tracking process for supportive housing development. This work will be
enhanced with two new staffing resources who will focused on affordable housing and purpose built rentals. This work
will be continuous.
Staff: Planning
Action: Continue the Fee Waiver Policy for non-profit organizations and consider expanding its application to
affordable housing units provided in private sector development applications.
Status: TBD. Affordable Housing Policies are to be reviewed in the near future. This work should happen alongside the
comprehensive affordable housing incentive work.
Staff: Planning, Finance, Realty Services, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Consider establishment of an Affordable Housing Reserve Fund to support affordable housing initiatives
Status: Complete. An Affordable Housing Reserve Fund was created as a part of the 2022 Budget process. Council
allocated $2M towards this fund. Staff to return in Q2 2022 with a recommended policy.
Staff: Finance, Planning, Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Develop a strategy for the use of city lands for affordable housing and play a leadership role in advancing
innovative mixed housing communities, as a model for other Canadian communities to replicate.
Status: Underway. As a part of the Land Disposition Strategy work that is underway.
Staff: Economic Development , Realty Services.
Action: Assess feasibility of including affordable housing in the development of new or redeveloped City facilities,
eg. community centers
Status: Underway.
Staff: Realty Services
Action: Request the Region to prioritize collaborative determination and designation of Major Transit Station Areas
in the Regional Official Plan
Status: Complete. City staff did advocate for the early determination of Major Transit Station area. This work will take
place within the regular Regional Official Plan work.
Staff: Planning
Action: Request the Region and School Boards to consider reviewing with the City the feasibility and implications of
reducing the Regional and School Board shares of Development Charges for affordable housing development
Status: TBD
Finance staff
Action: Request Region to consider feasibility and implications of funding for growth related (future) affordable
housing developments in creating development charge policies
Status: Complete. Work around Community Benefit Charge policy is underway. Further, the Region of Waterloo has
committed to an Affordable Housing Tax Levy to further their Building Better Futures plan.
Staff: Finance, Planning
Priority 7: Fill Data Gaps and Establish Effective Monitoring and Accountability Mechanisms
Action: Provide regular updates to Council, the public and staff on housing needs assessments
Status: TBD. Awaiting new Census results from Statistics Canada and the establishment of Kitchener specific data.
Planning to prepare this in conjunction with Economic Development, Realty Services and Equity
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Action: Provide regular public reports on success and challenges in implementing Housing for All
Status: Complete. Will occur annually.
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Undertake additional work to assess housing needs for:
• Indigenous people
• LBGTQ+ community
• People earning the minimum wage
• People who are homeless — especially for people with mental health and addiction challenges
• People with disabilities with low to moderate incomes
• Recent immigrants
• Seniors, especially those in rental housing or requiring care. (The population aged 65 years and older
increased by 35% from 2006 to 2016 and is expected to almost double (increase by 94%) by 2041.
• Single parents
• Students and youth
Status: TBD.
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead
Action: Track and monitor renovictions, where tenants are displaced from their homes to allow major renovations or
redevelopment to proceed and housing held for investment in Kitchener.
Status: TBD
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, Realty Services
Action: Use City's Social Media Platforms to engage and inform the public on addressing housing issues in the city.
Status: TBD
Staff: Communications
Action: Develop an annual work plan to implement Housing for All including timing and responsibilities, to be used
to inform annual budgets
Status: Complete. Staff will ensure annual work plans are created and shared with Council and the public.
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead in collaboration with other Departments and Divisions
internally.
Action: Recommend an annual operating amount to support housing initiatives
Status: Complete. Housing for All operating budget includes $125,000
Staff: Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead, Planning
Action: Provide staffing to support implementation of the Affordable Housing Strategy
Status: Complete. Existing and new staff resources in Planning, Economic Development and Realty Services. In addition
to the creation of the Social Planning and Affordable Housing Program Lead position on the new Equity, Antiracism and
Indigenous Initiative Division to ensure completion of the strategy
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APPENDIX B
2022-2023 Housing for All Workplan
Table 1: New Actions to be added to the 2022-2023 Housing for All Workplan
Action
Lead and Notes
Develop and promote fact -based research
EARII Division
Recognize and treat those in need of housing or related social benefits as
EARII Division
experts in what is required and able to positively inform the outcome of
decision-making processes
Ensure knowledge of rights and provide access to relevant information and
EARII Division
sufficient time to consult.
Report to Council on the feasibility and implications of the following potential
Planning Division, Parks and
policies:
Cemeteries, Finance, Legislated
Services and Realty Services
• Inclusionary Housing Policy and implementing Zoning Bylaw
• Lodging House Policy and implementing Zoning Bylaw
Notes:
• Tenant Assistance Policy and implementing Bylaw to mitigate impacts from
The Region is embarking on
redevelopment of rental apartments on current tenants, including
a comprehensive review of
consideration of developers providing advanced notice and assistance to
policies and incentives for
residents including relocation plans
affordable housing
• Parking Waiver Policy and implementing Zoning Bylaw for affordable
development.
housing developments
• Parkland Dedication Waiver Policy for affordable housing developments
City of Kitchener's
• Community Improvement Plan for affordable housing
Affordable Housing Incentive
Policies are also being
reviewed.
Provide regular updates to Council, the public and staff on housing needs
Planning Division, EARII Division
assessments.
and Realty Services.
Notes:
• Update needs assessment
when Census data is
released and there is
sufficient staffing capacity.
Add other indicators that are
Kitchener Specific.
Track and monitor renovictions, where tenants are displaced from their
Realty Services and EARII Division
homes to allow major renovations or redevelopment to proceed and housing
held for investment in Kitchener.
Notes:
• Staff will also research
including data around Short
Term Rentals and Vacant
Units
Assess feasibility of including affordable housing in the development of new
Realty Services
or redeveloped City facilities, eg. community centres
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Table 2: Actions that are currently underway and will be added to the 2022-2023 Housing for All
Workplan
Action
Lead and Notes
Collaborate with the Shift on a two-year pilot project to localize
EARII Division
implementation of housing as a human right.
Work with community organizations, to proactively identify and eliminate
EARII Division
socioeconomic barriers to participation.
Create and implement a two-year pilot project for staff to work with and learn
EARII Division
from a Lived -Experience Working Group on addressing housing issues in the
city, to gain advice on strategy implementation and monitor progress.
Facilitate the creation of 450 units of new transitional and supportive housing.
Planning Division, EARII Division
This includes: 60 housing units for youth, 70 housing units for women, 170
housing units for men, 50 housing units for people with acute concurrent
mental health and addition challenges,100 units for people with cognitive
challenges
Identify City lands suitable for others to develop for affordable housing and
Economic Development, Reality
seek to incorporate community housing, below market rental and below
Services
market ownership units.
Notes:
• Through Land Disposition
Strategy
Pilot 2 city sites involving community housing in proximity to transit /major
Economic Development, Reality
transit station areas.
Services, Planning Division
Notes:
• Through Land Disposition
Strategy
• YWKW Block Line Project is
one of the pilot sites.
Develop a strategy for the use of city lands for affordable housing and play a
Realty Services
leadership role in advancing innovative mixed housing communities, as a
model for other Canadian communities to replicate.
Jointly advocate for Provincial and Federal funding for housing for community
EARII Division and Various other
building, sustainability and economic recovery, including:
Divisions
• House of Friendship seeking 2 sites and funding for the ShelterCare
integrated health and transitional housing concept (80 units) and for
Notes:
supportive housing project (60 units)
• YWCA -KW seeking a site and funding for approximately 50 one-
Bold indicates projects that
bedroom units of affordable supportive housing for women
were advocated for and are
• The Working Centre to acquire and renovate a second site (Water
underway.
Street 2.0) and add 40 units of housing to their portfolio
• Kitchener Housing Inc (KHI) seeking a site and working in partnership with
a developer to create new community housing and to purchase buildings to
preserve affordable housing
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• OneROOF proposal to develop approximately 58 units of supportive
housing for youth who are homeless on their site
• A Better Tent City moving to an alternate location with innovative
supportive housing that meets resident's needs
• Waterloo Region Habitat for Humanity seeking sites for affordable home
ownership
• Indwell St Mark's Redevelopment and 2-3 more sites in Kitchener for
approximately 120 to 180 supportive housing units
• Menno Homes seeking funding to complete project under
development
• KW Habilitation seeking funding for a supportive housing project
• Reception House Waterloo Region seeking a site and funding for the
development of a Refugee Services Hub.
• Thresholds Homes and Supports is seeking to develop 2 supportive
housing sites
• KW Urban Native Wigwam Project is seeking to develop a site for
affordable housing
• John Howard Society WaterlooWellington seeking funding for a fulltime staff
to help develop a housing strategy/model
• Church and Religious Institutions within the City have expressed
interest in redeveloping their surplus lands to accommodate affordable
housing and need capital funds and development expertise
• Private Sector Affordable Housing developers have expressed interest in
developing more affordable housing units, but face barriers around acquiring
sites and capital funds.
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