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Public Open House No. 2 Summary Report
Class Environmental Assessment & Transportation Study For County Transportation Network in the General Area of
the Peterborough Airport
Prepared for: County of Peterborough
GENIVAR File No. 101-15762
July 2011
COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT & TRANSPORTATION STUDY
FOR COUNTY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE PETERBOROUGH AIRPORT
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NO. 2 SUMMARY REPORT
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Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................... 1 1.1 Study Area ................................................................................... 1 1.2 Public Open House No. 2 ............................................................ 1 2.0 PUBLIC AND AGENCY CONSULTATION ......... 3 2.1 Individual Contact Notification ................................................... 3 2.2 Newspaper Notice ....................................................................... 3 2.3 Agency Contacts ......................................................................... 3 2.4 First Nations Contacts ................................................................. 4 3.0 PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NO. 2 ........................... 4
4.0 SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS ............ 4
5.0 CONCLUSIONS ................................................. 6
List of Figures Figure 1 Study Area ........................................................................ 2
List of Tables Table 1 Summary of POH No. 2 Written Comments ............................ 5 Appendices A Contact Letter B Newspaper Notice C Public Open House Presentation Boards D Comment Sheets
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1.0 INTRODUCTION This report, prepared by GENIVAR, docu-ments the second and final Public Open House (POH) meeting held as part of the Class Environmental Assessment & Trans-portation Study for the Peterborough County Transportation Network in the general area of the Peterborough Airport. This meeting is one element of an open and consultative process with the public for this project.
This study is being undertaken by the Coun-ty of Peterborough; the purpose of which is to:
• Meet the County’s long term transporta-tion needs as identified in the County’s Transportation Master Plan, Airport Mas-ter Plan and associated planning/EA studies (i.e. County Road 28 (Fraser-ville));
• Facilitate future development adjacent to the roadway (define right-of-way protec-tion and road profile) and within the air-port; and
• Receive environmental clearance for the proposed roadway network within the Study Area.
1.1 Study Area The study area is shown in Figure 1.
1.2 Public Open House No. 2 The second Public Open House was held as follows:
Thursday, May 12th, 2011 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Orange Lodge 9 Whitfield Road Fraserville, ON
The purpose of the second Public Open House was to receive public comments and present the following:
• Study background and process; • Evaluation of alignment alternatives; • Technically Preferred Alternative (Phase
1 construction); • Long Range Property Protection Plan
(Phase 2 construction); • Study Schedule; and • Obtain public and agency comments.
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Figure 1
Study Area
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2.0 PUBLIC AND AGENCY CONSULTATION
One of the key aspects of the project is to provide the public, interested parties and affected agencies with the opportunity for meaningful input. In order to ensure this objective is met, a public and agency notifi-cation program was undertaken.
The program included a number of commu-nication mechanisms, discussed below.
2.1 Individual Contact Notifica-tion
Notification of the second Public Open House (POH) was communicated to all study area residents, external agencies and interested groups.
Individual letters were mailed to property owners within and adjacent to the Study Area. A property owner database was pro-vided by the County of Peterborough and was updated as the project progressed based on requests to be added to the mailing list.
A sample of the POH letter is provided in Appendix A.
2.2 Newspaper Notice Notice of the second Public Open House was placed in the following local newspaper prior to the event:
• Peterborough Examiner, April 28th and May 5th, 2011.
The newspaper notice is found in Appendix B.
2.3 Agency Contacts Agencies and municipal representatives were invited to attend the POH in advance of the general public, from 3 to 4 pm.
Agency contact letters were sent to the fol-lowing external agencies and interest groups:
• Township of Cavan-Monaghan; • Township of Otonabee South Monag-
han; • City of Peterborough; • Ministry of Transportation; • Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Af-
fairs; • Ontario Federation of Agriculture; • Ministry of Community and Social Ser-
vices; • Ministry of Health and Long-Term
Care; • Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing; • Ministry of Natural Resources; • Ministry of Environment; • Ministry of Economic Development and
Trade; • Transport Canada (Marine); • Transport Canada (Aviation); • Ontario Ministry of Culture; • Ministry of Tourism and Recreation; • Otonabee Conservation Authority; • Ontario Federation of Agriculture; • Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tour-
ism; • Peterborough Field Naturalists; • Peterborough Cycling Club;
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• OPP – Peterborough County Detach-ment;
• Cavan Fire Department; • County of Peterborough EMS; • Greater Peterborough Chamber of
Commerce; • Kawartha Pine Ridge District School
Board; • Peterborough Victoria Northumberland
Clarington Catholic District School Board;
• Ontario Federation Of Snowmobile Clubs;
• District 2 Kawartha Lakes Snowmobile Club;
• Long Sault Ridge Runners; • Hydro One; • Trans-Canada Pipelines; • Bell Canada; • Allstream Enterprise Solutions ; • Trans Northern Pipelines; • Enbridge Gas; • TELUS; • Union Gas; and • Cogeco Cable.
2.4 First Nations Contacts Contact letters were sent to the following First Nations and agencies:
• Curve Lake First Nation; • Alderville First Nation; • Hiawatha First Nation; • Kawartha Nishnawbe First Nation; • Mississaugas of Scugog Island; • Ontario Secretariat for Aboriginal Af-
fairs; and
• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.
3.0 PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NO. 2
The second and final Public Open House (POH) was held at the Orange Lodge on Thursday, May 12th, 2011.
The informal drop-in meeting permitted all members of the public and interest groups to view the presentation material and to discuss the project with County and con-sultant representatives. A copy of the POH presentation boards is provided in Appen-dix C.
In total, forty-seven (47) persons registered at Public Open House No. 2. Comment forms were provided and persons were en-couraged to submit their written comments in the box provided or by fax/email within the 2-week comment period. In total, twen-ty-three (23) comment sheets/letters/e-mails were returned during the Open House and the subsequent 2-week response period. Copies of the completed comment forms are provided in Appendix D. A summary of the comments/issues pro-vided is outlined in Chapter 4.0.
4.0 SUMMARY OF WRIT-TEN COMMENTS
The written comments/concerns received at the second Public Open House are sum-marized below in Table 1. To facilitate this review, the comments have been aggre-gated into a number of broad categories. .
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Table 1 Summary of POH No. 2 Written Comments
Area of Concern Number Of Respondents
Comment Sheet Reference No.
Concerns/issues regarding impact to property and children 1 2
Support for the Technically Preferred Alternative (Phase 1) 8 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 20, 21
Support for the Long Range Property Protection Plan (Phase 2) 2 18, 23 Support for a new Airport Road (Phase 1 or Phase 2) around east runway approach
7 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 19
Concerns/issues regarding safety of County Road 28/Moncrief Line intersection
2 4, 9
Concerns/issues regarding property values along Moncrief Line 1 4 Concerns/issues regarding emergency response times 4 4, 5, 9, 15 Concerns/issues regarding safety for pedestrians and cyclists 1 5 Concerns/issues regarding impact to commercial business 1 11 Concerns/issues regarding flooding of land along Mervin Line 1 16 Support for sub-option No. 1 connection of Moncrief Line and Airport Road
2 17, 19
Support for sub-option No. 3 connection of Moncrief Line and Airport Road
1 18
Suggest re-considering Alternative 2C as the preferred alterna-tive
1 22
Request for information 2 1, 6
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5.0 CONCLUSIONS The most significant comments/issues raised by the public at the second and final Public Open House included:
• General Support for a new Airport Road around east runway approach;
• Support for the Technically Preferred Alternative (Phase 1); and
• Concerns/issues regarding emergency response times.
COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT & TRANSPORTATION STUDY
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APPENDICES
COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT & TRANSPORTATION STUDY
FOR COUNTY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE PETERBOROUGH AIRPORT
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NO. 2 SUMMARY REPORT
Appendix A Contact Letter
15 Fitzgerald Road, Suite 100, Ottawa, Ontario CANADA K2H 9G1 Telephone: 613-829-2800 ~ Fax: 613-829-8299 ~ www.genivar.com
April 28, 2011 Public Subject: Class Environmental Assessment & Transportation Study
For County Transportation Network in the General Area of the Peterborough Airport Public Open House No. 2
The County of Peterborough has undertaken an Environmental Assessment (EA) and transportation study for the County Transportation Network in the General Area of the Peterborough Airport. Airport Road (County Road 11) has been closed in the vicinity of the airport in order to facilitate expansion of the airport infrastructure (runway extension).
The purpose of this study is to define a Recommended Plan that will meet the County’s long term transportation needs as identified in the County’s Transportation Master Plan, Airport Master Plan, the Fraserville Secondary Plan, and associated planning/EA studies (i.e. County Road 28 (Fraserville)), allow future development adjacent to the roadway (define right-of–way protection and road profile) and receive environmental clearance for the proposed roadway network in the vicinity of the Peterborough Airport.
The project is being planned as a Schedule ‘C’ project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2000) document. The EA Study will confirm project need and justification, document existing environmental conditions, examine alternatives and potential impacts, and recommend mitigation measures.
April 28, 2011 Airport Road EA Page 2
The second and final Public Open House (POH) meeting has been scheduled and will be held as follows:
Thursday, May 12, 2011 Orange Lodge
9 Whitfield Road Fraserville, ON 4:00 to 7:00 pm
The second public open house will provide the public the opportunity to: Review the study background and process; Review the evaluation of alignment alternatives; Review the Technically Preferred Alternative- Airport Road realignment easterly; Review the Long Range Property Protection Plan; Review the study schedule; and Provide comments. At the completion of the study, an Environmental Study Report documenting the effects anticipated by the project and the corresponding mitigation measures will be prepared and placed on the public record for public and agency review. There is an opportunity at any time during the EA process for interested persons to provide comments. Any comments received pertaining to the study will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record. For more information, or if you wish to be placed on the study’s mailing list, please contact: Chris Bradley, B.A., M.P.A. Director of Public Works County of Peterborough 470 Water Street Peterborough, ON K9H 3M3 Tel: (705) 775-2737 ext. 337 Fax: (705) 876-1730 [email protected]
Charlene Buske, P. Eng., Senior Project Manager - Transportation GENIVAR 15 Fitzgerald Road Ottawa, ON K2H 9G1 Tel: (613) 829-2800 Toll Free:1-866-537-5289 Fax: (613) 829-8299 [email protected]
Yours very truly, Charlene Buske, P.Eng. Senior Project Manager – Transportation, GENIVAR cc Chris Bradley, County of Peterborough
COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT & TRANSPORTATION STUDY
FOR COUNTY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE PETERBOROUGH AIRPORT
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NO. 2 SUMMARY REPORT
Appendix B Newspaper Notice
Notice of Public Open House No. 2
Class Environmental Assessment & Transportation Study
For County Transportation Network in the General Area of
the Peterborough Airport
The County of Peterborough has undertaken an Environmental Assessment (EA) and transportation study
for the County Transportation Network in the General Area of the Peterborough Airport. Airport Road
(County Road 11) has been closed in the vicinity of the airport in order to facilitate expansion of the airport
infrastructure (runway extension).
The purpose of this study is to define a Recommended Plan that will meet the County’s long term
transportation needs as identified in the County’s Transportation Master Plan, Airport Master Plan, the
Fraserville Secondary Plan, and associated planning/EA studies (i.e. County Road 28 (Fraserville)), allow
future development adjacent to the roadway (define right-of–way protection and road profile) and receive
environmental clearance for the proposed roadway network in the vicinity of the Peterborough Airport.
The project is being planned as a Schedule ‘C’ project under the Municipal Class Environmental
Assessment (2000) document. The EA Study will confirm project need and justification, document
existing environmental conditions, examine alternatives and potential impacts, and recommend mitigation
measures.
The second and final Public Open House (POH) meeting has been scheduled and will be held as follows:
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Orange Lodge
9 Whitfield Road
Fraserville, ON
4:00 to 7:00 pm
The second public open house will provide the public the opportunity to:
� Review the study background and process;
� Review the evaluation of alignment alternatives;
� Review the Technically Preferred Alternative- Airport Road realignment easterly;
� Review the Long Range Property Protection Plan;
� Review the study schedule; and
� Provide comments.
At the completion of the study, an Environmental Study Report documenting the effects anticipated by
the project and the corresponding mitigation measures will be prepared and placed on the public record
for public and agency review. There is an opportunity at any time during the EA process for interested
persons to provide comments. Any comments received pertaining to the study will be collected under the
Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the
public record.
For more information, or if you wish to be placed on the study’s mailing list, please contact:
Chris Bradley, B.A., M.P.A.
Director of Public Works
County of Peterborough
470 Water Street
Peterborough, ON K9H 3M3
Tel: (705) 775-2737 ext. 337
Fax: (705) 876-1730
Charlene Buske, P. Eng.,
Senior Project Manager - Transportation
GENIVAR
15 Fitzgerald Road
Ottawa, ON K2H 9G1
Tel: (613) 829-2800
Toll Free:1-866-537-5289
Fax: (613) 829-8299
COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT & TRANSPORTATION STUDY
FOR COUNTY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE PETERBOROUGH AIRPORT
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NO. 2 SUMMARY REPORT
Appendix C POH Presentation Boards
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Welcome Welcome to the second Public Open House for the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) and Transportation Study for the County Transportation Network in the general area of the Peterborough Airport located on County Road 11. Please feel free to view the presentation material and the background reports at the Resource Table. Should you have any questions regarding the material, or any other aspect of the study, please speak to any of the County or Consultant study team members in attendance. We encourage you to provide your comments in writing. Comment sheets are available at the registration desk. Please deposit completed forms in the comment box or mail/ fax/ e-mail to the address at the bottom of the form. We also encourage you to record your attendance at the registration desk. There is an opportunity at any time during the EA process for interested persons to provide comments. Any comments received pertaining to the study will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record.
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Study Goal The objective of this study was to define a Recommended Plan to: • Meet the County’s long term transportation needs as identified in the
County’s Transportation Master Plan, Airport Master Plan, the Fraserville Secondary Plan, and associated planning/EA studies (i.e. County Road 28 (Fraserville));
• Facilitate future development adjacent to the roadway (define right-of-way protection and road profile) and within the airport; and
• Receive environmental clearance for the proposed roadway network within the Study Area.
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Study Area
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Background The County of Peterborough has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) and Transportation Study for the County Transportation Network in the general area of the Peterborough Airport. Airport Road (County Road 11) has been closed in the vicinity of the airport in order to facilitate expansion of the airport infrastructure (runway extension). A detailed transportation study will be completed to integrate the County’s future transportation requirements with the Airport Master Plan, proposed improvements to County Road 28 as a result of the Fraserville Secondary Plan, and the Township of Cavan Monaghan Official Plan Amendment 3 (i.e. Airport EA impact on delineation of Special Study Areas). This study will be completed as a Schedule “C” project under the Municipal Class EA. An Environmental Study Report (ESR) will be prepared that will identify all environmental impacts and mitigation associated with the Recommended Plan. The Class EA will take into consideration any concurrent transportation or planning studies underway with local Townships, the City or MTO, and development and infrastructure projects that could influence the direction and/or conclusions of the Study.
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Problem or Opportunity Statement
The problem, which was defined with community participation, is to provide an efficient and effective transportation plan to meet current and forecasted travel demand. This plan will consider the requirements of all modes of transportation (pedestrian, bicyclists, transit, goods movement and vehicular traffic) and will have a goal of providing the safest facility considering the value of all competing interests. This study will define an improvement plan and receive environmental clearance for the facility that matches the land use plan. The roadway design will be selected using a proactive community involvement program and a traceable evaluation technique to provide a defensible case for the Recommended Plan. The Recommended Plan will provide the County with: • An approved plan that can be constructed in stages if required; • A defined cost which will allow the County to budget staging of
future road improvements; • Harmonize the transportation plan with the Peterborough Airport
Master Plan; and • A sustainable plan that can allow economic development of the
Airport and surrounding community.
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Key Issues The following is a preliminary list of study area issues for the Airport Road (County Road 11) project limits: Transportation • MTO long range plans for interchanges at County Roads 28 and 11; • Extension of runway 09-27 creates limited opportunities for Airport Road to be
realigned easterly given the constraint of the Otonabee River and wetland; • Runway vertical and horizontal clearance restrictions (beyond the runway) that
may affect lighting and roadway alignments; • Transport Canada guidelines for airport expansion; • MTO access guidelines (controls intersections adjacent to interchanges); • Population and employment within the “service cell” (study area) and whether
this size of geographic area “warrants” an upper tier arterial roadway(i.e. County Road);
• Traffic generation associated with the Fraserville development and airport lands (i.e. demand on the County road network); and
• Context-sensitive roadway design considerations to relate to the land uses that the County Road will serve.
• Needs of all road users (pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles)
Environmental • Habitat assessment as to the potential for aquatic Species at Risk (SAR) within
the Study Area; • Navigability of both Cavan Creek and the Otonabee River; • The sensitivity of Cavan Creek will be considered by any roadway alternatives;
and • Sensitivity of the Provincially Significant Peterborough Airport Wetland Complex
or the Locally Significant Otonabee River Floodplain Swamp Complex.
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Aims and Objectives of Public Open House No. 2 The goal of this meeting is to present: • Study background and process; • Evaluation of alignment alternatives; • Technically Preferred Alternative (Phase 1); • Long Range Property Protection Plan (Phase 2); • Study Schedule; and • Obtain your comments (Please deposit comment sheets in the box
provided).
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Environmental Assessment Process This project is being undertaken as a Schedule “C”, Class EA in accordance with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study, 2000 (amended 2007), which is available at the Resource Table. A copy of the draft Study Design can be found at the Resource Table. This study will also be harmonized to satisfy the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, if triggered by this project. There is opportunity at any time during the Environmental Assessment process for interested persons to provide comments and review outstanding issues. If after participating in this project, and at the conclusion of the study, you still have serious environmental concerns, you have the right, during a 30-day review period, to request the Minister of the Environment to reclassify the project as a Part II order (or bump-up) to an Individual Environmental Assessment.
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Municipal Class EA Process
PHASE 1
PROBLEM OR OPPORTUNITY
DETERMINE APPLICABILITY OF MASTER PLAN APPROACH
1. IDENTIFY PROBLEM OR OPPORTUNITY
2. DISCRETIONARY PUBLIC CONSULTATION
TO REVIEW PROBLEM OR OPPORTUNITY
PHASE 2
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
6. SELECT PREFERRED SOLUTION
REVIEW & CONFIRM CHOICE OF SCHEDULE
3. IDENTIFY IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATING
MEASURES
4. EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS: IDENTIFY RECOMMENDED
SOLUTIONS
5. CONSULT REVIEW AGENCIES & PUBLIC
RE: PROBLEM OR OPPORTUNITY AND
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS POH No. 1
1. IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEM
OR OPPORTUNITY
SELECT SCHEDULE
2. INVENTORY NATURAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC
ENVIRONMENT
PHASE 3
ALTERNATIVE DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR PREFERRED
REVIEW ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANT & CHOICE OF
SCHEDULE
7. PRELIMINARY FINALIZATION OF
PREFERRED DESIGN
4. EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS:
IDENTIFY RECOMMENDED DESIGN
5. CONSULT REVIEW AGENCIES & PREVIOUSLY INTERESTED & DIRECTLY
AFFECTED PUBLIC POH No. 2
6. SELECT PREFERRED DESIGN
1. IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR PREFERRED SOLUTION
2. DETAIL INVENTORY OF NATURAL, SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
3. IDENTIFY IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS ON
THE ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATING MEASURES
PHASE 5
IMPLEMENTATION
1. COMPLETE CONTRACT DRAWINGS AND TENDER
DOCUMENTS
2. PROCEED TO CONSTRUCTION AND
OPERATION
3. MONITOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS AND COMMITMENTS
APPROVED – MAY PROCEED
SCHEDULE A
IF NO PART II ORDER MAY
PROCEED
PART II ORDER GRANTED,
PROCEED WITH INDIVIDUAL EA OR ABANDON
PROJECT
OPPORTUNITY FOR PART II
ORDER REQUEST TO MINISTER
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION
NOTICE OF COMPLETION TO
REVIEW AGENCIES &
PUBLIC
SCHEDULE B
SCHEDULE C
INDIVIDUAL EA
MATTER REFERRED TO
MEDIATION
PART II ORDER GRANTED,
PROCEED AS PER MINISTER’S
DIRECTION OR ABANDON PROJECT
PART II ORDER DENIED WITH OR
WITHOUT MINISTERS
CONDITIONS
DISCRETIONAY PUBLIC
CONSULTATION TO REVIEW PREFERRED
DESIGN
OPTIONAL FORMAL MEDIATION
PHASE 4
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT
COPY OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION TO MOE EA
BRANCH
1. COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
REPORT (ESR)
2. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY REPORT (ESR) PLACED ON PUBLIC
RECORD
3. OPPORTUNITY FOR PART II ORDER REQUEST TO
MINISTER WITHIN 30 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION
NOTICE OF COMPLETION TO REVIEW AGENCIES &
PUBLIC
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INDICATES POSSIBLE EVENTS
INDICATES MANDATORY EVENTS
INDICATES PROBABLE EVENTS
MANDATORY PUBLIC CONTACT POINTS
DECISION POINTS ON CHOICE OF SCHEDULE
OPTIONAL
Note: This flowchart is to be read in conjunction with the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment dated June 2000 and approved by the Minister of the Environment Oct. 2000 d d i 200
8. ASSESSMENT OF REFINEMENT
ALTERNATIVES, MITIGATION PLAN AND PRELMINARY DESIGN
WE ARE HERE
Study Stage 1 Study Stage 2/3 Study Stage 4 Study Stage 5 Future Implementation
There is opportunity at any time during the environmental assessment process for interested persons to provide comments and review issues. If after participating in this project, and at the conclusion of the study, you still have concerns, you have the right to request the Provincial Minister of the Environment to reclassify the project as a Part II order (or bump-up) to an Individual Environmental Assessment.
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Study Stages This EA study will include the following five key study stages: 1. Study Commencement
o Define Problem (Need and Justification) or Opportunity o Draft Study Design
2. Information Gathering and Generation of Alternatives
o Consideration of Alternative Planning Solutions o Preliminary Assessment of Alternative Planning Solutions o Review Preliminary Design Alternatives
3. Analysis and Evaluation of Alternatives
o Alternative Design Concepts for Preferred Solution(s) o Selection of Technically Preferred Alternative (TPA) o Public Open House No. 2
4. Recommended Plan
o Identify Effects and Mitigation Measures 5. Documentation
o Council Endorsement to file ESR o Environmental Study Report (ESR) o 30-day public review period
6. Future Detail Design and Implementation (Subject to availability of funding, study recommendations and overall project prioritization within the County’s capital program)
We are here
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Evaluation of Alternatives The evaluation of alternatives is a two-step approach. Phase 2 – Preliminary Assessment of Alternative Planning Solutions The Assessment of Planning Solutions was previously shown at Public Open House No. 1. A preliminary assessment of the planning solutions is provided on the Resource Table in the draft Study Design. Phase 3 – Analysis and Evaluation of Preliminary Design Alternatives The assessment of Planning Solutions recommended carrying forward operational improvement design alternatives. The Preliminary Design Alignment Alternatives assess what provides the best balance of roadway operation/safety while minimizing any detrimental environmental effects.
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Preliminary Design Alternatives The following alternatives were evaluated: 1. Alt. 1 – Airport Road Closure 2. Alt. 2C – Paved Service Road Connection to Mervin Line (26 m ROW) 3. Alt. 2C’ – Paved Service Road Connection to Mervin Line (20 m ROW) 4. Alt. 2C” – Gravel Service Road Connection to Mervin Line (20 m ROW) 5. Alt. 2D – Gravel Service Roads (Cul-de-Sacs at creek crossing – 20 m ROW) 6. Alt. 2D’ – Gravel Service Road (Westside only – 20 m ROW) 7. Alt. 3A – Paved Realigned Airport Road (26 m ROW) 8. Alt. 3A’ – Paved Realigned Airport Road (20 m ROW) 9. Alt. 3A’’ – Gravel Realigned Airport Road (20 m ROW) 10. Alt. 3B – Recreational Trail 11. Alt. 3C – Paved Realigned Airport Road on Trail Alignment (26 m ROW) 12. Alt. 3C’ – Paved Realigned Airport Road on Trail Alignment (20 m ROW) 13. Alt. 3C” – Gravel Realigned Airport Road on Trail Alignment (20 m ROW) 14. Alt. 3D – Paved Realigned Airport Road on Trail Alignment (26 m ROW) 15. Alt. 3D’ – Paved Realigned Airport Road on Trail Alignment (20 m ROW) 16. Alt. 3D” – Gravel Realigned Airport Road on Trail Alignment (20 m ROW) The alternatives are shown on the next boards.