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REPORT TO: Mayor Zehr and Members of Council
DATE OF MEETING: June 10, 2013
SUBMITTED BY: Hans N. Gross, P. Eng., Director Asset Management, 519-
741 -2200 x7416
PREPARED BY: Binu Korah, Manager, Development Engineering, 519 -741-
2200 x7974
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Wards 4 & 5
DATE OF REPORT: June 3, 2013
REPORT NO.: INS -13 -056
SUBJECT: BLAIR CREEK DRIVE EXTENSION — REIDEL DRIVE TO
THE WEST, CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
REQUIREMENTS
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the alignment for Blair Creek Drive Extension from Reidel Drive westerly to the
point of intersection with Strasburg Road Extension - South Section Alignment W1 (Blair
Creek Drive Extension) be determined through the Municipal Engineers Association
Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Road Projects (Class EA
process).
BACKGROUND:
During the May 22, 2013 Special Planning and Strategic Initiative Committee, staff were
directed to review the Class EA process requirement for Blair Creek Drive Extension.
REPORT:
City staff advised Council via email on May 23, 2013 that the "Blair Creek Drive Extension from
Reidel Drive westerly to the point of intersection with Strasburg Road Extension (W1) is not
included in the Class EA process for Strasburg Road — South Section. Since this section of
Blair Creek Drive is outside of the development boundary, a separate Class EA process will be
completed for its extension."
Blair Creek Drive from Reidel Drive to the east is within the Countryside Line development
boundary and has been defined through draft plans of subdivision. Refer to attached Appendix
A.
Blair Creek Drive Extension is within the study area for the Strasburg Road Extension — South
Section Class EA process. As part of that process, Blair Creek Drive Extension was shown as a
straight line extension to the west to intersect with the seven Strasburg Road alternatives being
considered. Environmental and engineering inventories including appropriate field surveys were
undertaken and a very preliminary horizontal and vertical alignment was established to serve as
the basis for the derivation of a Class "C" cost estimate of $3.624M ( -15% to +35% variance).
Since Blair Creek Drive Extension was not the principal road component under consideration,
the single alignment reduced the level of complexity for the Strasburg Road EA process.
The Class EA process requires that alternative road alignments be identified, described,
evaluated and presented to the public for review and comment. This activity has not been
completed for the Blair Creek Drive Extension.
It is therefore recommended that the alignment for Blair Creek Drive Extension be determined
through a separate Class EA process. This recommendation will be included in the
Environmental Study Report for the Strasburg Road Extension - South Section project.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The Blair Creek Drive Extension project will be included in the 2014 Development Charge
Background studies to support the recommendation of the Strasburg Road Extension — South
Section Environmental Study Report (ESR) requirements.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
The Blair Creek Drive Extension and Strasburg Road Extension projects are aligned with the
City of Kitchener Strategic Plan; refer to Strategic Plan document, community priorities —
Development sections 1 & 3. Further, the projects are also one of the priority projects identified
in the Kitchener Growth Management Plan, as it provides service to lands identified as Priority
B.
CONCLUSION:
The alignment for Blair Creek Drive Extension will be determined through a separate Class EA
process. This recommendation will be included in the Environmental Study Report for the
Strasburg Road Extension - South Section project.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Pauline Houston, DCAO Infrastructure Services Department
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