HomeMy WebLinkAboutINS-12-059 - Project Status Update - Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Strasburg Road from North of Stauffer Dr to New Dundee RdREPORT TO:Planning & Strategic Initiatives Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
Nov 5, 2012
SUBMITTED BY: Hans Gross, Director of Asset Management, 519 741 2416
Binu Korah, Manager, Development Engineering, 519 741
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PREPARED BY:
Binu Korah, Manager, Development Engineering, 519 741
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WARD(S) INVOLVED:
Wards 4 & 5
DATE OF REPORT:
Oct 23, 2012
REPORT NO.:
INS 12-059
SUBJECT: CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR
STRASBURG ROAD FROM NORTH OF STAUFFER
DRIVE TO NEW DUNDEE ROAD – PROJECT STATUS
UPDATE
RECOMMENDATION:
For Information Only
BACKGROUND:
City staff had presented the Draft Environmental Study Report (ESR) for Strasburg Road
extension from north of Stauffer Drive to New Dundee Road on May 7, 2012, Planning &
Strategic Initiatives Committee and the following recommendations were approved at this
meeting:
THAT the Strasburg Road Extension from north of Stauffer Drive to New Dundee Road
Draft Environmental Study Report (ESR) prepared by SNC-Lavalin Inc., dated May 4,
2012 be received and referred to a special meeting of Planning and Strategic
Initiatives Committee on Tuesday November 27, 2012 ; and further;
THAT the Strasburg Road Extension from north of Stauffer Drive to New Dundee Road
Draft Environmental Study Report (ESR) be released to the public for review and
provide comments to the City’s project manager by Sept 26, 2012; and further;
THAT staff be directed to report back to the Planning & Strategic Initiatives Committee
on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 7.00 p.m., on the findings of the additional public
consultation and further;
THAT the fee to obtain a copy of the Strasburg Road Extension Draft ESR in DVD
format be reduced from $150 to $25 and further;
THAT Engineering staff work with Communications staff to compose a summary of the
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Strasburg Road Extension Draft ESR in plain language for ease of comprehension by
the general public, to be made available on the City website, in print on request, and/or
in other appropriate media formats.
In accordance with the above council resolution the City released a summary of the Strasburg
Road Extension Draft ESR in plain language for ease of comprehension by the general public
and was made available on the City website.
REPORT:
City staff received 23 comments from the public, agencies and other affected and interested
parties, some of which were for the Class EA portion (“South Section”) of the project and some
pertained to the north portion of the project. The north portion of the project, Strasburg Road
extension from Rush Meadow Drive to north of Stauffer Drive is currently under detail design
phase and not subject to a Class EA process. All comments received by the public are
summarized in a table format and attached in Appendix A for review. The project team met on
Oct 19, 2012 to discuss the comments received and the methodology to be followed to assess
these comments as well as to develop the next steps in the process.
City staff will bring a detailed report to the November 27, 2012 Special Planning and Strategic
Initiatives committee meeting to outline the following tasks and recommendations:
- Additional Scope of work for the project team and the consultant to assess the
comments received and complete the Class EA process for the South section.
- The possible opportunities for the Council involvement in the Class EA process
- Additional Public Consultation requirements for the Class EA process
- Additional consultant fees required to complete the Class EA process
- Project Timelines/Schedules and next steps in the Class EA process
CONCLUSION:
Based on comments received from the public, agencies and interested parties, it is concluded
that additional work and time is required to finalize the Environmental Study Report (ESR) for
the South section. Therefore the Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee (PSIC) will NOT
be requested to endorse the ESR and to file it with the Ministry of the Environment at the special
PSIC meeting on November 27, 2012.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jim Witmer, Interim DCAO Infrastructure Services
Department
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Strasburg Road Extension Appendix A
From North of Stauffer Drive to New Dundee Road October 2012
APPENDIX A
PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED:
Strasburg Road Extensionfrom Rush
Meadow Street to New Dundee:Class
EAand Detail Design
PART1:
Class EA: Strasburg Road Extension
from north of Stauffer Drive to New Dundee
- April 2012 Draft ESR
PART2:
Detail Design: Strasburg Road
extension from Rush Meadow Drive to North of
Stauffer Drive ( This section of
the road is not subject to an EA process
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