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COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
NO.08-08
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008
1:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AURORA TOWN HALL
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TOWN OF AURORA
COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
NO. 08-08
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
I DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
H APPROVAL OF AGENDA
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the agenda as circulated by the Corporate Services Department be
approved as presented.
111 OPEN FORUM
IV ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Council Minutes of March 4, 2008, Meeting Number 08-06 pg. 1
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the Council minutes from meeting number 08-06 be adopted.
V PRESENTATIONS
VI PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Meeting No. 08-08
Tuesday, March 26, 2008
Page 2 of 7
Vll DETERMINATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
Vill ADOPTION OF ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
IX DELEGATIONS
a) Mr. Tim Jones and Mr. Tom Taylor pg. 14
Re: Neighbourhood Network of Newmarket and Aurora
b) Deputy Chief Paul Leslie, Central York Fire Services
Re: Item 6 - Fire Services Report 2008-03 - Open Air Burning
c) Mr. Jack Gibbons, Ontario Clean Air Alliance pg. 16
Re: Ontario Power Authority's Proposed 350 to 400 Megawatt
Simple -cycle Gas Plant for Northern York Region
d) Mr. Chris Alexander, By-law Services Co-ordinator pg. 27
Re: Graffiti Abatement Ad Hoc Committee - Final Report
X CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
XI REGIONAL REPORT
Xll NEW BUSINESS/GENERAL INFORMATION -COUNCILLORS
Xlll READING OF BY-LAWS
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the following listed by-laws be given 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings, and
enacted:
5010-08.T BEING A BY-LAW to designate and pg. 120
erect stop signs at the intersection of
George Street and Tyler Street.
5011-08.T BEING A BY-LAW to amend Parking pg. 121
By-law 4574-043 as amended, with
respect to parking on Walton Drive
Council Meeting No. 08-08
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Page 3 of 7
5012-08.T BEING A BY-LAW to amend Parking pg. 122
By-aw 4574-04.T as amended, with
respect to parking on Birkshire Drive.
5017-08.0 BEING A BY-LAW to confirm actions pg. 123
by Council resulting from meeting 08-08
on March 25, 2008.
XIV CLOSED SESSION
THAT Council resolve into a Closed Session to consider Personal matters
about identifiable individuals; a Property matter regarding the Town owned
404-Leslie Street lands; Labour Relations matters regarding non -union
staff compensation, and a Legal matter regarding non-compliance use of
land.
XV ADJOURNMENT
Council Meeting No. 08-08
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
AGENDA ITEMS
Page 4 of 7
Special General Committee - Budget Meeting Report No. 08-11 pg. 45
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the report of the Special General Committee - Budget Meeting No.
08-11 be received and the recommendations carried by the Committee be
approved.
Special General Committee - Budget Meeting Report No. 08-12 pg. 52
Monday, March 3, 2008
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the report of the Special General Committee - Budget Meeting No.
08-12 be received and the recommendations carried by the Committee be
approved.
3. Special General Committee Meeting Report No. 08-13 pg. 59
Thursday, March 6, 2008
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the report of the Special General Committee Meeting No. 08-13 be
received and the recommendations carried by the Committee be
approved.
4. General Committee Meeting Report No. 08-14 pg. 61
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the report of the General Committee Meeting No. 08-14 be received
and the recommendations carried by the Committee be approved.
Council Meeting No. 08-08
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Page 5 of 7
5. Correspondence from Ms Martine Payne pg. 75
Re: Open Fires and the Use of Chimineas in Aurora
(Tabled by Councillor MacEachern)
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the correspondence from Ms Martine Payne regarding open fires
and the use of chimineas in Aurora, be received for information.
6. Fire Services Report - 2008-03 - Open Air Burning pg. 80
(Deferred from March 18, 2008 General Committee)
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council provide direction on this matter.
7. Notice of Motion from Councillor Buck pg. 85
Re: Presentations at Council Meetings
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council provide direction on this matter
8. CSOO-008 — Orchard Heights Reservoir Property pg. 87
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report CS08-008 entitled Orchard Heights Reservoir Property be
received for information; and
THAT the York Regional Police be requested to perform a Crime
Prevention through Environmental Design audit of the property; and
THAT once the Audit Report is completed that a public meeting be
arranged with the residents to present the-police's report and the Town's
plan to address the residents' concerns for this coming summer.
Council Meeting No. 08-08
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Page 6 of 7
9. CS08-009 — Graffiti Abatement Ad hoc Committee Final Report pg. 102
RECOMMENDED:
THAT staff follow up on the application already submitted for job funding
through Canada Summer Jobs 2008; and
THAT the Town of Aurora partner with Crime Stoppers and the York
Regional Police to establish a reporting protocol for residents to report
incidents of graffiti in Aurora via phone or e-mail; and
THAT the Town of Aurora maintain a graffiti site database/inventory; and
THAT the Town of Aurora partner with community groups, businesses and
other interested parties to organize a community beautification day during
the summer of 2008: and
THAT contingent upon staff being successful in obtaining the necessary
funding from outside sources, summer students be hired for the 2008
summer to work through the By-law Services Department on the removal
of graffiti from Town owned properties; and
THAT the costs associated with the hiring of summer students to work on
the removal of graffiti from Town owned properties, as well as an
educational program and package be included in the 2009 budget
discussions; and
THAT staff be directed to develop and implement a graffiti education/
awareness program wittl the assistance of the York Regional Police,
Crime Stoppers and Police and Community Together (P.A.C.T); and
THAT the Town of Aurora partner with local businesses, service and/or
community groups to sponsor an anti -graffiti poster design competition
among Aurora youth ages 14-19; and
THAT, in attempting to implement anti -graffiti strategies, staff be directed
to formalize partnerships with those partners identified by the Committee
and pursue any other partnerships that may be presented; and
THAT staff bring forward a Graffiti By-law for private property for Council's
consideration and implementation.
Council Meeting.No.08-08
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Page 7 of 7
10. FS08-013 — Discretionary and Obligatory Reserve Report to pg. 111
December 31, 2007
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report No. FS08-013 be received.
11. Correspondence from Ms JoAnne Butler, Vice President, pg. 116
Electricity Resources, Ontario Power Authority
Re: New Electricity Generation Requirements for Northern
York Region
(Tabled by Mayor Morris)
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the correspondence from Ms JoAnne Butler, Vice President,
Electricity Resources, Ontario Power Authority regarding New Electricity
Generation Requirements for Northern York Region, be received for
information.
COUNCIL - March 25, 2008
Minutes - 1
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TOWN OF AURORA
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
NO. 08-06
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
ATTENDANCE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Morris in the Chair; Councillors Buck, Collins-
Mrakas, Gaertner, Granger, MacEachern, Marsh and
McRoberts
MEMBERS ABSENT Councillor Wilson was absent
OTHER ATTENDEES Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Corporate
ServicesfTown Clerk, Director of Building, Director of
Leisure Services, Director of Planning, Director of
Public Works and Council/Committee Secretary
Mayor Morris called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
XIV CLOSED SESSION
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor McRoberts
THAT Council recess Into a Closed Session to receive legal advice related
to the pending Ontario Municipal Board Hearing regarding the Westhill
Redevelopment application.
CARRIED
Council recessed at 6:07 P.M.
Council reconvened at 7:06 p.m.
DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
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ll. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded byCouncillor McRoberts
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THAT the agenda as circulated by the Corporate Services Department,
with. the following additional items, be approved:
➢ NEW DELEGATION 9
Mr. Thomas & Ms Julie Mueller
Re: Item 4-TSAC08-01 - Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes- February 13, 2008
COUNCIL - March 25, 2008
Minutes - 2
Council Meeting No. 08-06
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
➢ NEW DELEGATION g)
Ms Sher St. Kitts
Re: Added Item 31 — LSAC08-01 — Leisure Services Advisory
Committee Meeting Minutes —February 21,
2008
➢ WITHDRAWAL OF ITEM 8
Memorandum from the Acting Director of Planning
Re; Proposed Alterations to the Wellington Street Centre Median
Between John West Way and Bayview Avenue
Associated with an Application for Site Plan Approval
15320 Bayview Avenue Holdings Limited
15320 Bayview Avenue, Aurora
Pan of Lot 81, Concession 1, E.Y.S.
File D09-02-05 -
➢ NEW ITEM 18 - Ontario Municipal Board Procedural Order
Re: Item 17 — PLO8-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 19 -Correspondence from Mr. John Wilson, Birchall
Northey LLP
"Re: Item 17 — PL08-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment. Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 20 -Correspondence from Mr. Ronald Lanthler
Re: Item 17 — PLOB-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 21 - Correspondence from Mr. Mark Kolb
'Re: Item 17 — PL08-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 22 - Correspondence from Mr. Ed and Ms Rosemary
Addison
Re: Item 17 — PLO8-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 23 - Correspondence from Mena! Wardle
Re: Item 17 — PL08-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 24 - Correspondence from Ms Brenda Farwell
Re: Item 17 — PL08-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications -
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
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COUNCIL - March 25, 2008
Minutes - 3
Council Meeting No. 08-06
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
D NEW ITEM 26- Correspondence from Ms ,loanne Rusnell
Re: Item 17 — PL08=014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 26 - Correspondence from Mr. Brett Throop
Re: Item 17 - PL08-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 27 -Correspondence from Leslie Catling -
Re: Item 17 — PL08-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
Y NEW ITEM 28 - Correspondence from Mr. Jake Mot
Re: Item 17—PL08-014 —Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 29 - Correspondence from Mr. Alex Maksymhv
Re: Item 17 — PL08-014 —Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
- Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 30 - Correspondence from Mr. Mark Ettlinger
Re: Item 17 — PL08-014 — Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications -
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
➢ NEW ITEM 31 — LSAC08-02 — Leisure Services Advisory
Committee Meeting Minutes— February 21,
2008
➢ NEW ITEM 32 -Canada Day Parade Expense Breakdown for
2006
CARRIED
N OPEN FORUM
Mr. Klaus Wehrenberg addressed Council pertaining to item 17 - Official Plan
Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications for Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited. Mr. Wehrenberg
voiced his .support for the Leisure Services Advisory Committee's
recommendation to route a trail along the north edge of the proposed golf course
and across Leslie Street via an underpass, as a condition of draft plan approval if
the development goes forward. Mr. Wehrenberg also commended Mayor Morris
for taking a stand on the development. Mr. Wehrenberg stated that public goods
should prevall over private interests and that stronger legislation is required.
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COUNCIL - March 25, 2008
Minutes - 4
Council Meeting No. 08.06
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Mr. Ben Kestein addressed Council pertaining to Item 17 - Official Plan
Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium
Applications for Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited. Mr. Kestein voiced
his opinion that the application should be denied for reasons relating to the
effects on the Oak Ridges Moraine and the water supply.
Stephen Taylor, Shay Pilegg! and Sierra Pileggi addressed Council to advise that
a charity event was held this past weekend in support of the Childrens' Make A
Wish Foundation, whereby Stephen, with assistance, sculpted a 20 ft. high T-Rex
out of snow resulting In the raising of just over $3,000 for the foundation.
Mayor Morris welcomed, and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) introduced,
Mr. Marco Ramunno as the new Director of Planning & Development for the
Town of Aurora. The CAD indicated that Mr. Ramunno was employed with the
City of Vaughan for the. past 7 years and with the Region of York for several
years prior to that.
Mayor Morris Introduced Mr. Roger Beaman as Legal Counsel for the Town of
Aurora.
Mayor Morris introduced Mr. Ilmar Simanovskis as the new Director of Public
Works.
IV ADOPTION OF MINUTES
1. Council Minutes of February 26, 2008, Meeting Number 08.06 _
Moved by Councillor Collins-Mrakas Seconded by Councillor Granger
THAT the Council minutes from meeting number 08-05 be adopted as
corrected.
CARRIED
V PRESENTATIONS
(a) 2008 Eat Smart! Award — Moon Garden
Mayor Morris presented the 2008 Eat Smart! Award to Moon Garden. This
award recognizes York Region food establishments who have met exceptional
standards in healthy food choices, food safety and a smoke -free environment.
VI PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Morris advised that, the Treasured Recipes Cookbook, compiled by the
Aurora Seniors Association, is available for $10 each with the proceeds going to
the Aurora Seniors' Centre.
Mayor Morris acknowledged the success of the Aurora Tigers Hockey Team
during the current round of the playoffs.
V1I DETERMINATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
Items 4, 6, 7, 11, 12. 15, 16, 17, 31 and 32 were identified for discussion.
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COUNCIL - March 25, 2008
Minutes - 5
Council Meeting No. 08A6
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Vlll ADOPTION OF ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
Moved by Councillor Granger. Seconded by Councillor Suck
THAT the following recommendations respecting the matters listed as
"Items not Requiring Separate Discussion" be adopted as submitted to
Council and staff be authorized to take all necessary action required to
give effect to same:
2. Special General Committee Meeting Report No. 08-10
Monday, February 26, 2008
THAT the report of the Special General Committee Meeting No. 08-10 be
received and the recommendations carried by the Committee be adopted.
3. HAC08-01— Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting
Monday, February 11, 2008
THAT the Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting -minutes from the
February 11, 2008 meeting .be received and the recommendations
contained therein be adopted.
5. EDAC08-02 — Economic Development Advisory Committee Meeting
Wednesdays February 20, 2008
THAT the Economic Development Advisory Committee Meeting minutes
from the February 20, 2008 meeting be received and the
recommendations contained therein be adopted.
8. Memorandum from the Acting Director of Planning
Re: Proposed Alterations to the Wellington Street Centre Median
Between John West Way and Bayview Avenue
Associated with an Application for Site Plan Approval
15320 Bayview Avenue Holdings Limited
15320 Bayview Avenue, Aurora
Part of Lot 81, Concesslon'l, E.Y.S.
File D09-02-05
THAT this item be withdrawn from the agenda at the request of the
applicant. -
PL08-013 — Application for Minor Site Plan Approval
Hamil Inc.
260 Industrial Parkway North, Building C
Blocks 1 and 2, Plan 65M-2718
File D11-09-07
THAT report PL08-013 be received as information.
10, CSOB-010—CUPS Negotiations — Ratification of Collective
Agreement
THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Collective
Agreement between the Corporation of the Town of Aurora and the
Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 905, representing the terms of
employment for CUPE bargaining unit employees for the period April 1,
2007 to March 31, 2010.
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Minutes - 6
Council Meeting No. 08.06
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
13. Resolution from the Town of Newmarket
Re: Earth Hour Challenge
THAT the resolution from the Town of Newmarket regarding the Earth Hour
Challenge be received for information.
14. Resolution from the City of Vaughan
Re: Enhancing Public Transit Options in West Vaughan
THAT the resolution from the City of Vaughan regarding enhancing public
transit options In West Vaughan be received for information.
18. Ontario Muncipal Board Procedural Order
19. Correspondence from Mr. John Wilson, Birchall Northey LLP
20. Correspondence from Mr. Ronald Lanthier
21. Correspondence from Mr. Mark Kolb
22. Correspondence from Mr. Ed and Ms Rosemary Addison
23. Correspondence from Menai Wardle
24. Correspondence from Ms Brenda Farwell _
25. Correspondence from Ms Joanne Rusnell
26. Correspondence from Mr. Brett Throop
27. Correspondence from Leslie Calling
28. Correspondence from Mr. Jake Mal
29.. Correspondence from Mr. Alex Maksymiw
30. Correspondence from Mr. Mark Ettlinger
Items 18 — 30 all relate to:
Item 17—PL08-014—Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law
Amendment and Proposed Plan of Condominium Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
THAT items 18 — 30 be received for information.
CARRIED
IX DELEGATIONS
(a) Mr. Michael McQuaid, Weir Foulds
Re: Item 17 — Westhlll Redevelopment Company Limited
Mr. Michael McQuaid addressed Council, initially by reviewing the sequence of
events that have taken place to date, Indicating that 13 consultants have been
engaged as independent experts in the various required disciplines for this
project and to request that Council approve the application by adopting Option #1
in staff report PL08-014.
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COUNCIL - March 25, 2008
Minutes - 7
Council Meeting No. 08-06
Tuesday, March 4, 2003 -
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Gaertner
THAT Mr. Lebovic be allowed to speak to Council as a delegate.
CARRIED
(h) Mr. Lebovic, Lebovic Enterprises
Re: Item 17— Westhlll Redevelopment Company Limited
Mr. Lebovic addressed Council by indicating that he has conducted business
within the Town of Aurora for over 30 years and has been in business for over 50
years, Mr. Lebovic advised that 75% of his income goes to charity and that he
has already spent $750,000 for consultants for this project. Mr, Lebovic
guaranteed that, whatever conditions are. attached to this subdivision agreement,
no person shall suffer due to this project.
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Gaertner
THAT the comments of Mr. McQuaid and Mr. Lebovic be received and
referred to item 17.
CARRIED
(b) Ms Dobbs Day Crandall, Executive Director
STORM Coalition (Save the Oak Ridges Moraine)'
Re: Item 17 — Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
Ms Dabbe Day Crandall addressed Council to request the application not be
approved, due to various reasons. Ms Crandall indicated that there are many
transition files on the Oak Ridges Moraine which, due to timing are exempt from
the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan policies. Ms Crandall also raised
Issues surrounding private water and sewage servicing, the proximity of the
proposed development to an old landfill site, and insufficient information
pertaining to hydrogeological conditions and possible impacts from development
on wetlands on or off the site. - -
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Collin-Mrakas
THAT the comments of the delegate be received and referred to item 17
CARRIED
(c) Mr. Josh Kohler, Earthroots
Re: Item 17 — Westhlll Redevelopment Company Limited
-Mr. Josh Kohler addressed Council in opposition of the proposed development,
citing issues pertaining to water supply, protection of the Oak Ridges Moraine,
and the cumulative impact on the Oak Ridges Moraine it developments are
continually approved.
Movedby Councillor Granger Seconded by Councillor Gaertner
THAT the comments of the delegate be received and referred to item 17.
CARRIED
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Minutes - 8
Council Meeting No. 08-06
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
(d) Mr. Hugh Wilkins, Ecojustice Canada
Re: Item 17 — Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
Mr. Hugh Wilkins addressed Council to request that a precautionary approach be
taken and therefore, that the application by Westhill not be approved. Mr. Wilkins
also suggested the need for a joint panel hearing of the appeal of this matter to
be heard by members of the Ontario Municipal Board and the Environmental
Review Tribunal
Moved by Councillor Granger Seconded by Councillor Gaertner
THAT the comments of the delegate be received and referred to item 17.
CARRIED
(e) Mr. Rodney Northey, Birchall Northey
Re: Item 17— Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
Mr. Rodney Northey addressed Council to review questions and answers which
have been raised regarding the availability of surface water for the proposed golf
course, the level of groundwater taking, possible contamination of groundwater,
and various other water -related issues.
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor McRoberts
THAT the Procedural By-law be waived in order to allow Mr. Northey to
provide an overview of his presentation package.
CARRIED
Mr. Northey provided an overview of his presentation by addressing the following
questions:
1. Does the development protect all sensitive water and ecological features?
2. Does the development design comply with the Municipal Class EA?
3. ' Is it in the public interest to have a consolidated hearing on alf approvals?
Mr. Northey summarized that his clients are opposed to the developmentand
requested that Council recognize the importance of taking all necessary actions
for a consolidated hearing by a joint board.
Moved by Councillor Buck.. . Seconded by Councillor Collins-Mrakas
THAT the comments of the delegate be received and referred to item 17.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Buck Seconded by Councillor McRoberts
THAT the Procedural By-law be waived in order to allow Mr. McQuaid to
address Council for a second time.
DEFEATED
Moved by Councillor Buck Seconded by Councillor Gaertner
THAT item 17 be brought forward for discussion,
CARRIED
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Minutes - 9
Council Meeting No. 08.06
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
17. PL08.014— Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment
and Proposed Plan of Condominium Applications
Westhill Redevelopment Company Limited
Part Lot 12, Conc. EYS and Part Lots 11 and 12
Conc. 3, EYS
Files D09-04-00, D14-12.00 and D07-03-OOA
OMB Case File PL030997
OMB File No. 0030373, Z030149 and S030085
Moved by CouncillorMacEachern Seconded by Councillor Granger
THAT Council deny the application, due to the reasons outlined in the
January 23, 2008 Public Planning meeting resolution.
On a recorded vote the resolution was CARRIED.
YEAS: 7 NAYS: 1
VOTING YEAS: Councillors Collins-Mrakas, Gaertner, Granger, MacEachern,
Marsh, McRoberts and Mayor Morris
VOTING NAYS: Councillor Buck
.Councillor Wilson was absent.
Moved by Councillor Marsh Seconded by Councillor MacEachern
THAT Council recess into a Closed Session to obtain legal advice.
CARRIED
Council recessed at 9A5 p.m. -.
Council reconvened at 9:25 p.m.
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Granger
THAT the Town of Aurora take all necessary steps and actions to support
Mr. Rodney Northey's proposal to apply for a Joint Board Hearing. .
On a recorded vote the resolution was CARRIED.
YEAS: 7 NAYS: 1
VOTING YEAS: Councillors Collins-Mrakas, Gaertner, Granger, MacEachern,
Marsh, McRoberts and Mayor Morris
VOTING NAYS: Councillor Buck
Councillor Wilson was absent.
tfj Mr. Thomas and Ms Julie Mueller
Re: Item 4 — TSAC08-01 — Traffic Safety Advisory Committee Minutes
February 13, 2008
The delegates were not in attendance.
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COUNCIL - March 25, 2008
Minutes - 10
Council Meeting No. 08.06
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
4. TSAC08-01 — Traffic Safety Advisory Committee Meeting
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Moved by Councillor Marsh Seconded by Councillor Granger
THAT the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee Meeting minutes from the
February 13; 2008 meeting be received and the recommendations
contained therein be adopted_
CARRIED
(g) Ms Sher St. Kitts
Re:. Item 31 LSAC0S-02— Leisure Services Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes — February 21, 2008
Ms Sher St. Kitts addressed Council to present a proposed budget for the
Canada Day Parade. Ms St. Kitts also requested that the minutes of the
Leisure Services Advisory Committee meeting on February 21, 2008 be
ratified, In order for the Canada Day Parade Sub -Committee to be able to
move forward. Ms St. Kitts requested a meeting with the appropriate
individuals in order to understand the marketing process required.
Moved by Councillor Granger Seconded by Councillor McRoberts
THAT the comments of the delegate be received and referred to item 32.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor McRoberts
THAT items 31 and 32 be brought forward.
CARRIED
31. LSAC08-02 — Leisure Services Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
February 21, 2008 - -
Moved by Councillor Granger Seconded by Councillor MacEachern
THAT the Leisure Services Advisory Committee Meeting minutes From the
February 21, 2008 meeting be received and the recommendations
contained therein be adopted.
CARRIED
32. Canada Day Parade Expense Breakdown for 2006
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Buck
THAT the proposed budget, presented by Ms Sher St. Kitts, be referred to
the March 24, 2008 budget meeting.
CARRIED
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COUNCIL - March 25, 2008 Minutes - 11
Council Meeting No. 08-06
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
X CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
6. Monthly Report from the Economic Development Officer
Moved by Councillor Gaertner Seconded by Councillor Collins-Mrakas
THAT the monthly report from the Economic Development Officer be
received for information.
CARRIED
.7. Memorandum from the By -raw Services Co-ordinator
Re: Re -location of the Aurora Fanners' Market
Moved by Councillor Collins-Mrakas Seconded by Councillor Granger
THAT the memorandum regarding the re -location of the Aurora Farmers'
Market be received; and
THAT the proposed relocation of the Aurora Farmers' Market from the
Temperance Street parking lot to the Town Park be supported; and
THAT Council supports the continuation of the services in -kind support of
the Aurora Farmers' Market to allow Town staff .to assist in the 2008
Aurora Farmers' Market; and
THAT the proposed by-law be adopted.
On a recorded vote the resolution was CARRIED.
YEA& 7 NAYS: 1
VOTING YEAS: Councillors Collins-Mrakas, Gaertner, Granger, MacEachern,
Marsh, McRoberts and Mayor Morris
VOTING NAYS: Councillor Suck
Councillor Wilson was absent.
11. Correspondence from the Town of Newmarket
Re: Poverty Action for Change Coalition Friendly Neighbourbood
Youth Road -Hockey Challenge Fundraiser— March 14 and 16,
2008
Movedby Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Granger
THAT Council receive the correspondence regarding the Poverty Action
for Change Coalition Friendly Neighbourhood Youth Road -Hockey
Challenge Fundraiser for information.
CARRIED
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Minutes - 12
Council Meeting No. 08-08
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
12. Correspondence from the Canadian Diabetes Association -
York Business Operation
Re: Clothesline Program
Moved by Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Marsh
THAT the matter be referred to staff to determine whether the Town of
Aurora has a suitable location for a drop-off.
CARRIED
16. Resolution from the City of Vaughan
Re: Tax -Free Municipal Bonds
Moved by Councillor Marsh Seconded by Councillor Granger
THAT the resolution from the City of Vaughan regarding tax-free municipal
bonds be referred to the Director of Financial Services for review and
comment back to Council.
CARRIED
16. Notice of Motion from Councillor Buck
Re: Presentations at Council Meetings
Moved by Councillor Buck Seconded by Councillor Collins-Mrakas
THAT the Notice of Motion regarding presentations at Council meetings be
deferred to the next Council meeting.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Buck Seconded by Councillor McRoberts
THAT a Closed Session Special General Committee meeting regarding a
property matter be scheduled on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.,
CARRIED
XI REGIONAL REPORT
Mayor Morris provided a summary from a workshop regarding the planned
phase -out of the GTA Pooling, as follows:
Base tax rate increase - 4.6%
Growth - 1.4%
Net budget - 5,9% increase at regional level
Assessment — less 2.8%
Increase before enhancements.- 3.1%
Enhancements - $19.4 million
GTA Pooling - less 2%
Increase - 4%
XII NEWBUSINESS/GENERAL INFORMATION —COUNCILLORS
None
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Council Meeting No. 08.06
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Xlll READING OF BY-LAWS
Movedby Councillor MacEachern Seconded by Councillor Granger
THAT the following listed by-laws be given 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings, and
enacted:
5009-08.P BEING A BY-LAW to
provide for establishing,
maintaining, operating and
regulating the Aurora
Farmers' Market
5008-08.c BEING A BY-LAW to
confirm actions by Council
resulting from meeting 08-
06 on March 4, 2008
CARRIED
XV ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Councillor Buck
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
CARRIED
PHYLLIS M. MORRIS, MAYOR BOB PANIZZA, TOWN CLERK
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Delegation (a)
Neigh bourhood Network
Building setter Communities 10gethe1
Neighbourhood Network of Newmarket and Aurora
Feb 14"', 2008.
Bob Panizza
Director of Corporate Services
1 Municipal Drive.
Aurora, Ontario. L4G 6J1
Dear Mr: Panizza:
As we approach National Volunteer Week, to be held April 27th — May 3r", 2008, we
would ask to be a delegation at the Council meeting of Tuesday, March 25"', 2008: At
that meeting we will be asking you and the members of Aurora Council to honor the
volunteers of Aurora who tirelessly share their time and talent with those in need — the
homeless, the hungry, the elderly, at -risk youth and the disabled in our community among
so many others. Your support can challenge and encourage the people you represent to
commit to sustained and future volunteer service.
National Volunteer Week is about thanking one of Canada's most valuable assets — our
volunteers — and calling the public's attention to all that they do to 'improve our
communities.
Enclosed you will find a sample proclamation which is prompted by Volunteer Canada.
We would request Council endorsement of this proclamation at the normal Council
meeting of March 11"' in time for National Volunteer Week, April 23' — May 3r", 2008.
Neighbourhood Network, a volunteer set -vice sponsored by `Magna For Communities',
plans to honor the volunteers in Newmarket and Aurora by posting this proclamation on
it's web site and prominently at booths in the Newmarket and Aurora Home Shows to
demonstrate the value our communities place on volunteering. We invite you and
members of Council to visit our booth at the Home Shows in Newmarket from April 4''
6", 2008, and in Aurora from April 18t" — 2e, 2008. We are proud to be partners with
both the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce and the Aurora Chamber of Commerce in
this endeavour.
If you have any questions, please call Linda Potter at 905-726-3737. We also invite you
and members of Council to visit our website at www.neiahbourhoodnetwork.ora..We
would be honored to have your participation and look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
� \ 1
Tim . ones Tom Taylor.
NelgWour ood Nelwork Ambassador Neighbourhood Network Ambassador
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Neighbo urhoodNetwork
building liet[er Cnmmunitics'fOgelher
Neighbourhood Network of Newmarket and Aurora
Volunteers. Front Compassion to fiction
WHEREAS, the Newmarket Aurora community can effect positive change with any volunteer
action no matter how big or small; and
WHEREAS, volunteers can connect with local community service opportunities through
hundreds of community service organizations like Neighbourhood Network; and
WHEREAS, millions of volunteers working in their communities across Canada utilize their
time and talent daily to make a real difference in the lives of children, adults and the elderly; and
WHEREAS, during this week, all over the country, service projects will be performed and
volunteers recognized for their commitment to service
WHEREAS, the giving of oneself in service to another empowers the giver and the recipient; and \
i
WHEREAS, experience teaches us that government by itself cannot solve all of our countries
social problems; and
WHEREAS, volunteers are vital to our future as a caring and productive community;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Phyllis Morris do hereby proclaim
April 27th — May 3rd, 2008
As
National Volunteer Week
In the Town of Aurora, and urge my fellow citizens to volunteer in their communities. By
volunteering and recognizing those who serve, we can replace disconnection with understanding
and compassion.
Signed this 25th day of March, 2008
\.J
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Delegation c) - 1
February 11, 2008
Mr. Bob. Panizza, Clerk
Town of Aurora
1 Municipal Drive
Aurora, Ontario L4G 6JI
Dear Mr, Panizza:
Delegation (c)
Re: Ontario Power Authority's proposed 350 to 400 megawatt simple -cycle gas plant for
Northern York Region
I am writing on behalf of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance to request the Town of Aurora to
pass the following resolutions:
"The Town of Aurora requests the Honourable Gerry Phillips to direct the Ontario Power
Authority to:
a) Re -constitute its Northern York Region Electricity Working Group (municipal
officials, local utilities, citizens) to develop a better plan to meet Northern York
Region's electricity needs; and
b) Only consider proposals for simple -cycle power plants of 30 megawatts or less if a
simple -cycle plant is needed to meet peak day demands."
In addition, I would like to request an opportunity to make a deputation to Town Council on
this issue.
I am enclosing copies of the following documents for the Mayor and council:
• Meeting Northern YorkRegion's Electricity Needs; and
• Towers of Power: Advancing Combined Ileat and Power in Multi -Residential
Buildings.
Thank you for considering our requests.
Yours truly,
Jabbons
C '
cc. Mayor Phyllis Morris
625 Church Street, Suite 402 Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2GI
Tel: 416-926-1907 ext. 240 - Fax: 416-926-1601
info@cleanaiialliance.org - w ..cleanairalliance.org • www.electricitychoices.org
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AIRALLIANCE
AIR QUALITY ISSUES FACT SHEET #27
More efficient
answers
v Meeting Northern
York Region's
Electricity Needs
The Ontario Power Authority (an agency of the Province of Ontario) is proposing to accept bids from
private sector power developers to build a 350 to 400 megawatt (MW) simple -cycle natural gas -fired
power plant in Northern York Region (i.e., Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Newmarket,
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Bradford West Gwillimbury).
The Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) unbalanced plan has high environmental and financial costs.
• Unbalanced: The OPA is proposing to meet the electricity needs of northern York Region (NYR)
by a combination of 30 MW of conservation and demand management and 350 to 400 MW of new
supply. That's a 12 to 1 ratio in favor of more polluting and more costly new generation.
• Environmentally costly: Simple -cycle turbines are the least efficient way to use valuable natural gas
to make electricity, with an energy efficiency of only 36% compared to natural gas -fired combined
heat and power plants that can have energy efficiencies of 80 to 90%. As a consequence, the green-
house gas emissions rate of a simple -cycle plant is more than double that of a combined heat and
power plant.
• Financially costly: Adding insult to injury, the simple -cycle plant will cost $230 to $266 million to
build and will only operate for 2.5% of the year to meet the fleeting spike in demand caused by air
conditioners running on hot summer days.
Instead of spending scarce dollars on costly and inefficient powerplants to meet fleeting peak electricity
demand, the OPA should be working to reduce peak -day demands. The OPA should be helping
utilities to enroll more residential air conditioners in their PeakSaver programs and should be.paying
large electricity consumers to shift some of their loads from peak to off-peak periods on high -demand
days.
Electricity Demand: Rising or Falling?
According to the OPA, the proposed power plant is needed because NYR's electricity demand is forecast
to grow by more than 3% per year. In fact, in 2007 NYR's electricity demand fell to 359 MW from
365 MW in 2006. Furthermore, according to the terms of the OPA's contract with large electricity con-
sumers in NYR, the agency could have paid them to reduce their demands by a further 16.6 MW on the
2007 peak demand day. That is, NYR's peak -day demand in 2007 could have been reduced to 342.4
MW (3.5.9 — 16.6) in 2007 — a reduction of 6.2% relative to 2006.
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ONTARIO CLEAN AIR ALLIANCE
A Better Solution
A better solution to meet NYR's electricity needs is a balanced combination of energy conservation and
demand management, renewable energy and small-scale high -efficiency natural gas -fired combined heat
and .power plants.
If a simple -cycle power plant is needed to meet peak day demands, its size should be capped at 30 MW.
This has two benefits. First, a 30 MW plant can be connected to the existing distribution system with-
out the need for new high -voltage transmission lines. Second, a smaller plant will save electricity con-
sumers over $200 trillion in avoided capital costs.
What Energy Minister Phillips should do
Please ask Ontario's Energy Minister Gerry Phillips to direct the OPA to:
• Re -constitute its NYR Electricity Working Group (municipal officials, local utilities, citizens) to de-
velop a better plan to meet NYR's electricity needs; and
• Only consider proposals for simple -cycle power plants of 30 MW or less to meet the electricity needs
of NYR.
Contact Information: The Honourable Gerry Phillips, Minister of Energy, Hearst Block, 900 Bay Street,
Toronto M7A 2E1; Phone: 416-327-6758; Fax: 416-327-003.3; Email: gphillips.impp@liberaLola.org.
Resources
For more information please download the following reports from the OCAA web site at
www.cleanairallia nce. org:
• The Ontario Power Authority's Coal Phase -Out Strategy:A Critical Review (September 24, 2007)
• Reducing peak demand: How Ontario can expedite the coal phase out by redacting peak electricity
usage
+ ,Towers of Power: Advancing Combined Heat and Power in Multi -Residential Buildings
Thanks to The EJLB Foundation, the Laidlaw Foundation, the Taylor Irwin Family Fund at the Toronto Community Foundation and To-
ronto Atmospheric Fund for their financial support.
d WI T0R0Ni0FlUnwpheric Fund
Laidlawkwndatian
AIR QUALITYISSUES FACT SHEET #27: EFFICIENT ANSWERS: MEETING NYR'S ELECTRICITY NEEDS
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Many large multi -residential buildings really
are small communities in and of them-
selves. So it increasingly makes sense for these
facilities to look at meeting some or all of their
power and heating needs internally through
combined
heat and.
power (CHP)
systems.
Unlike
the conven-
tional ar-
rangement
where fossil
fuel -fired
boilers pro-
vide hot wa-
ter and space
heating, and
electricity
is drawn in from large generating sta-
tions hundreds of kilometres away, CHP
systems essentially position a mini power
plant (either an engine and generator set
or turbine) that produces both electricity
and heat right in the building itself. So inst
of using a fuel like natural gas to provide just
one service — heat — these systems more efficient-
ly produce both heat and electricity. The result
is greater security of supply, utility cost savings
and reduced emissions, both due to the higher
efficiency fuel usage and avoided transmission
line losses for electricity.
With rising fuel and electricity costs, such
systems are becoming increasingly attractive
for both newly constructed buildings and exist-
ing buildings with aging infrastructure. A re-
cent change to Canadian Standards Association
(CSA) safety
standards for
emergency
power sys-
tems, which
are required
for all larger
multi -residen-
tial buildings,
has added to
the attractive-
ness of such
systems. In
fact, a couple
of institutions
in the To-
The natural gas cogen system in the Villa Colombo
Vaughan provides emergency power, electricity ronto area are
and hot water for both space heating and pioneering a
domestic hot water supplies. new approach
called Com-
ead bind Heat and Emergency Power (CIIeP).
CHeP comes with big advantages
Tim Short of Enbridge Gas Distribution explains
that previous rules required on -site fuel storage,
which effectively' meant emergency back-up pow-
er systems had to be diesel powered, given the im-
practicality for most users of storing natural gas.
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But there are some serious problems with re-
lying on diesel systems;
• On site diesel fuel supplies are often poorly
managed, resulting in fuel degradation or
even fuel shortages.
• Diesel systems are often poorly maintained or
are started up for only brief test periods, dam-
aging the engines.
• Diesel systems are usually designed to cover
essential power needs during a brief building
evacuation period (usually two hours), which
makes them much less useful during extend-
ed poweroutages (in fact, residents are not
allowed to return to their units until power is
fully restored in such circumstances).
• The insurance industry is starting to recognize
the increased risk of on -site diesel fuel storage
and the difficulty of refuelling during a wide-
spread black -out.
• And, of course, such systems are a capital cost
sink, remaining completely idle and unused
other than during an emergency.
Recognizing that the natural gas distribution sys-
tem is powered independently from the electric-
ity grid, the CSA recently revised its standard to
their building's heat and power needs.
For the province as a whole, such an ap-
proach opens the door to converting some of the
hundreds of kilowatts of power potential locked
in emergency systems to efficiently provide clean
power, thereby reducing the need for transmis-
sion system upgrades and expensive new genera-
tion infrastructure, while also reducing overall
emissions.
Villa Charities takes the lead
For Villa Colombo Vaughan, a long-term care
facility in Kleinburg, a'CHeP system made a lot
of.sense: Evacuating residents during a power
outage would be very difficult; there were clear
cost savings to be gained in using a continuous
feed natural gas system rather than conventional
diesel back-up systems and boilers; and the facil-
ity had a fairly high heat load (space and water
heating) that the system could help to meet. As a
new facility, it was also easy to design in a CHeP
from square one.
With the help of OZZ Corporation and DDACE
Power Systems (DDACE), the facility chose to in-
stall a 335 kw Jenbacher gas engine and genera-
tor set that pro-
vides power and
heat drawn from
the engine jacket
and exhaust heat .
recovery systems,
while also serv-
ing as an emer-
gency power sys-
tem.
The biggest
allow for continuous fuel delivery With a high h
CHeP system
systems in an emergency back-up Vaughan.
role.. The result, says Short, is a
great opportunity for builders, property manag-
ers and condominium corporations to realize real
cost savings by leveraging their investment in an
emergency power system to also meet some of
eat load and vulnerable residents, a challenge with
made a lot of sense for Villa Colombo
the installation,
says Jan Buijk of
DDACE, was clearly identifying emergency loads
and ensuring that these would remain connected
or be rapidly reconnected if thesystem needed to
shed electrical loads in the event of a grid power
COMBINED HEAT AND POWER MULYI;RESIDEhiTI¢LAPPLlCATIONS
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outage. The beauty of the system, he
adds, is that once the emergency loads
.are handled, the system can gradually
add back on additional loads in a pre-
determined order to ensure the facil-
ity remains habitable.during a longer
power blackout. And because the unit
is providing both heat and electricity,
it also means that the building will re-
main warm if a power outage occurs
during cold weather. -
The decision to install a cogen-
eration system was something that
evolved during planning for the 160
resident facility, notes Villa Charities
Executive Director Pal Di Iulio. Be-
cause most of the 125,000 square 'foot
two -storey structure was constructed
as slab -on -grade, there were concerns
that first floor residents might find
their floors a bit chilly. The solution
was to install in -floor heating, which
led to the realization that the centre
might be well suited to a CHP ap-
proach that could meet the increased
demand for hot water. The added ben-
efit of being able to forego a $100,000-
$150,000 expenditure on a conven-
tional diesel back-up power system
while being qualified to receive fed-
eral, provincial and municipal incen-
tives sealed the deal, Di Iulio says.
Currently, the system meets all of
the facility's hot water needs. And
while it is now using an outside
laundry service, Villa Colombo was
constructed with space and hook ups for a full in-
house laundry, making additional demand for hot
water and electricity a future possibility, adds Di
Iulio.
Villa Charities is hoping that as early as next
year, the facility will also be in a position to start
selling excess electricity to the grid through the
standard offer program, either as a way of offset-
ting current utility costs or as an additional rev-
enue stream.
Meanwhile, after a period of fine tuning and
adjustments, the system has been performing
well over the last ten months, says Di lulio. "So
far, so good," he concludes.
COMBINE"oTPNDROWER MULTbRE51DENTfALAPPLICATlONS
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A power revolution in downtown
Toronto
When you have an annual $100 million utility
bill, finding ways to use energy more efficiently is
important. "Even a 1% sav-
ings represents $1 million;'
points out Philip Jeung,
Manager, Energy Manage-
ment for the Toronto Com-
munity Housing Corpora-
tion (TCHC).
That's why TCHC has
installed a new cogenera-
tion system in its high-rise
multi -residential build-
ing at 341 Blear St. Now
known as the Senator
David A. Croll Apartments,
the building is the former
-Rochdale College, known
for its free thinking phi-
losophy and support for
radical ideas in the 196,0s.
But while TCHC is helping
to once again break new
ground with the cogenera-
tion retrofit, it is doing so
with its feet firmly planted
on the earth.
Months of detailed de-
sign work, data collection
and modelling, and struc-
tural work went into getting
ready for the big lift: The
hoisting of a 40-foot contain-
er holding a 335 kW General
Electric (GE) Jenbacher gas
reciprocating engine and
generator, heat recovery equipment and associ-
ated controls onto the top floor of the 16 storey
building. The unit, Jeung explains, will provide
both base load and emergency power for the 360
units in the multi -family building, while also pro-
viding domestic hot water.
One impetus for installing the system, notes
Jeung, was the need to replace the building's ag-
ing emergency diesel gener-
ator. A reliable and robust
Combined heat and power unit is lifted onto the
roof of the David A, CrolI apartments.
emergency power source
was important to both to
the building's residents,
some of whom are seniors,
and to the commercial ten-
ants that occupy the first
two floors. A 24-hour su-
permarket that is located in
the building was particu-
larly interested in ensuring
that its fridges and freezers
would continue to operate
in the event of a blackout,
Jeung notes.
Because TCHC has good
data on the building's
hour -by -hour thermal and
electrical loads, sizing
the system was relatively
straightforward.. The unit
that TCHC ended up choosing
is actually at the small end of
the range for reciprocating
engines, Jeung notes, even
though the building has
an above -average hot water
demand. But Jeung thinks
that as more and more ap-
plications along the lines of
the TCHC installation pro-
ceed, manufacturers like
GE are likely to respond
with a wider selection of smaller engines.
The goal for the project is to run the cogen-
eration unit for a minimum of 4,000 to 5,000
hours a year. "We'd like to run it for 6,000 to
7,000 hours a year, but that will depend on the
Ell
CQMBINED HE/lT AND POER MULTI REj DENTI!}L ftl'�E I[dl
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spark gap" — the cost of natural
gas to power the in-house sys- CHP Issues:
tern versus the cost of electricity
from the utility, says Jeung. Building layout — are electrical, plumbing and HUAC�ystems i,+,
As for putting the unit on easily accessible in one location or located in mujtiple aceas7 is
top of the building rather than
there room to add new equipment alongside existing equjp ,`;
Mena
in the basement, Jeung says it
was a 50:50 sort of tradeoff: the . ¢<
building's boilers were already Heat and power load balance. To operate efficiently, the sysr .
located at the top of the build- tem must be.:sized so thatthe heat ioad is not ex[sSive whin
in and a basement installation Pdvuer producJj0 Is at its.,ma#imum _ 1Nasted heat meaps d
g feuVerornB saym s fi p' etm "costs gddin �absor tion
(where the diesel generator is
currently located) would have ch0M.gxln tUMAier tTiay e 4 way to 1 crease system capacity
r
mpitxding payJergenerafipll
required an insulated exhaust m , { 5 } T t
stack to the top of the building
But the expense of reinforcing ! mergcney poulew lo0,d In or.de(to replace andal¢ue lnet x,
the top floor and of bringing in a gerfcy power, geneKatofs the gowsystem fnust have sf(}t.
crane capable of lifting the unit Pdwer`cap'adyso run Ceia=uifed equipment
to the.16°i floor (not to mention PftmpS'aifd elevators' (tis,also fia 0. be ablesto s airlt ss�y, t l s ,, `£Y
c r necnoliemergertc�oads wfttleadc�tngrr2(ge odd$
closing B000r Street to traffic) did
add substantially to the costs.
5pi?t154,Ped�ffexQnre3bpluveenihecostgfr �ir{th49 `�s
Fortunately, says Jeung, the�kr
project received support from eq-tr)gty irx a,�HP��,systeGn, tl4tfie price.l5dtdh he`I"oca�rta
owel fgg
util is ty for ftet? ee ht sparks rh rttaz7 t, r
the Toronto Atmospheric Fund , zrw
r roJnfet�yiiYl�antadupaesoftsr(test=
and Natural Resources Canada n r mstha
fig ,t r F rx
that helped to offset some of geliefation approaches hke CHI (e+� off�e#f to ko�vf
these upfront costs and he now loads=retluCln9 tratt5mfssibrl system stre3s, a orde eery t .i
projects a 10-12 year payback for tion costsj,fand v3ll)'ar"tifiall Gq{5pe`d elec$iY aeY*nspae
the unit "We definitely want solie system frfay be unecondmtc TheOntanf?o}verAy =sx t
thotity� Clean Energy°Stap`dard Offef Ptogra h w it q `efu i ,
this project to have economic ,
value," he notes, "we are not just ' addfess malty:of th
1 es e isswes row and pde CHP pYofect wit'}
increased rexurns a'rrd greater economic certainty
doing this as an experiment."
But TCHC will hold off on
making upgrades to other build Approual� New systems may require a Certficate ofppproval 3
ing equipment, like its aging from the'Ontano Ministry of the Environment despite their' '
dearQmisskm advantages over conJenbonal Systems
.boilers, until it has had a chance
to clearly ascertain the cogenera-
tion equipment's contribution to
the building's energy perform-
ance, he adds. Down the road, Jeung sees the has a large cooling load that might somehow be
possibility of adding absorption chillers to the cooperatively addressed in the future. The alumni
mix as well, and points out that the building's of Rochdale would probably be pleased.
immediate neighbour, the Bata Shoe Museum,
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Aurora goes green
For the residents of the Highland Green con-
dominium in Aurora, an aging building meant
an opportunity to rethink energy use from the
ground up. With the help of Enbridge Gas Dis-
tribution and local utility Powerstream, building
managers undertook a top to bottom energy audit
of the two small towers that make up the 150
unit complex.
"We knew we were
getting to the point where
equipment was going to
start to deteriorate," notes
building manager James
Brown. In fact, the
condo-minium corporation had
conducted a previous ener-
gy audit that came up with
very similar recommenda-
tions, but that had simply
been gathering dust on a
shelf. "Had they moved
ahead with the recommen-
dations in that audit, the
changes would have paid
for themselves by the time
the second audit tools place," Brown notes.
With renewed enthusiasm for whipping the
building's energy performance into shape, the
residents moved forward on retrofitting lighting,
improving monitoring and controls and com-
pletely overhauling the building's mechanical
equipment, including an energy hungry water -
softening system.
For this condo, replacing the emergency
power system wasn't a good fit given its still vi-
able investment in an existing diesel system. But
replacing part of the conventional water heating
system with a 65 kW Capstone turbine that could
produce both hot water and electricity was an
attractive proposition. MorEnergy, a company
specializing in energy retrofits and innovative
financing, offered the condo an easy way to make
the upgrade: it would install and run the turbine
and accompanying high -efficiency boilers and
simply bill the condominium corporation for the
power and ]teat produced.
John Nassar, president of MorEnergy, notes that
this is an easy way for condo owners to avoid
the large capital costs of replacing aging systems
and provides building managers with easily un-
derstood - and easy to manage - utility costs.
The Capstone turbine system installed at the Aurora Green
Condominium is a good alternative to a conventional boiler.
And because the modular system can be easily expanded, it
is also a good way to get started with a CHP system.
"It's really just like paying a utility" for the same
services, he notes, except in this case the heart of
the utility is right in the building's basement.
The turbine is capable of meeting up to 22%
of the building's electricity needs and most of its
domestic hot water demand when running full
out. Nassar explains that the turbine is actually
a more efficient water heater than even the 92%
efficient condensing boilers that were installed
alongside it because it is always operating at or
very close to peak efficiency, compared to the
boilers which swing up and down in efficiency as
they come on and off. This makes the Capstone
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system an attractive alternative to conventional
boilers, Nassar says. Meanwhile, the electricity
produced by the turbine requires only a small ad-
ditional fuel input. Nassar says that the result is
very competitive costs for both heat and electric-
ity, compared to what the condo would be paying
under a traditional utility contract.
By working to reduce electricity demand in
the building in parallel with installing the new
system, the condo managers also ensured that
they would get maximum efficiency from the
new system. Ensuring that
the heat such. units produce
can be. fully used, even in By work
summer, is one of the keys to electricity d
sizing such systems for max!-
. mum efficiency. Trying to building in
meet larger power demands installing th
can lead to units that are too the condo n
large for the heat load.
An option being consid- ensured the
ered by some buildings, says get maximt
Nassar, is addingabsorption
chillers to use more of the from the i
heat in summer (absorption ..
chillers use a chemical proc-
ess to turn heat into cold). The cost of such chill-
ers can be a deterrent, as is the general unfamili-
arity of most mechanical engineers or installers
with the technology, admits Nassar, but he says
MorEnergy has found that a combination of ab-
sorption chillers to handle the base cooling load
combined with mechanical chillers to deal with
short-lived extreme temperatures can be an effec-
tive solution.
Because the Aurora building had a good sized
equipment room, the new equipment could be
installed in parallel with existing equipment dur-
ing the commissioning period, which made for
a hassle -free installation, Brown notes. It also
means that in future the condo might be able to
take advantage of the modular nature of the Cap-
stone system, where additional turbine units can
be easily added, says Nassar.
One of the best parts of the new system, says
Brown, is the change from an extremely basic
internal monitoring system to a sophisticated
externally monitored system that allows adjust-
ments to made automatically or that can generate
a phone call or text message to the building man-
ager when more involved
adjustments are required.
ig to reduce The condo managers also
nand in the installed - and set up - pro-
grammable thermostats in
¢rallel with all the building's units.
new system, One of the interesting
Inagers also things about the Aurora
condo is that most residents
they would are 70-plus years of age and
tl efficiency most units have only 1-2 oc-
w system. cupants. This affected both
the residents' perspective
on the best way to handle a
major capital investment and
the general levels of energy use in the building,
Brown notes.
As part of the building retrofiti he adds, "I
talked a lot to the residents and really tried to
communicate what the benefits were." Brown,.
for example, created a display board with old
and new fluorescent tubes to demonstrate the
superior energy and lighting performance of the
new bulbs to the residents. The result has been
a building where seniors are really setting an
example for younger generations, something the
Town of Aurora recently recognized with a spe-
cial Civic Award.
COMBINED tiEATAND POWER MULTI RESIDENTIAAc
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Financial assistance for multi -residential building energy improvements
Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF) - Touietwise Green Loan Program. A City of Toronto Agency, the
Toronto Atmospheric Fund provides loans for new condominium and apartment complex construc-
tion, with funds specifically earmarked for energy efficient upgrades that are over and above Code re-
quirements. The condominium corporation or management company repays the loan with funds that
would otherwise be used to pay higher heating, cooling and electricity bills. TAF also works with other
lenders to assist condominiums and apartment buildings interested in undertaking energy retrofits.
Contact Tim Stoate, Associate Director Mandate Related Finance, 416-393-6368, tstoate@tafund.org for
more information and a standard application. More info: www.toronto.ca/taf/towerwise.htm
Both Enbridge Gas Distribution and Union Gas have programs to assist with the costs of undertaking
an energy audit and/or energy retrofit of your multi -residential building.
• Enbridge: www.egd.enbridge.com. Click on Business > Programs & Incentives > Commercial >
Multi -Residential.
• Union - www.uniongas.com/energyexcellence/segments/multiVamily.asp
The Ontario Power Authority's Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program (ERIP) makes it possible for
local utilities (also known as LDCs): to provide electricity demand management incentives of $150 per
kW. check with your local utility or vfsfti
www.everylkilawattcounts.ca/HTML/BusinessPrograms/Busin6ssProgr,lms/ERIP-overview.shtml
Toronto Hydro's Business Incentive Program includes. multi -use commercial, office, retail, private
institution, grocery store, hotel properties, multi-unitr esidential.propertles and industrial properties.
More information: www.torontohydio.com/electricsystem/business and click on `Business Incentive
Program."
Toronto's Better Buildings Partnership is public -private partnership that promotes and implements
comprehensive energy efficiency and building renewal retrofits in industrial, commercial, institutional
(ICI), and multi -residential buildings in the Citybf Toronto for the public and private sectors. More
info: www.toronto.ca/bbp
Companies mentioned in this factsheet:
morEnergy - www.bancmor.com/b.maindrtml _
GE Jenbacher / DDACE - www.gejenbactier.com
The Ontario Clean Air Alliance is a coalition of health, environmental, and consumer organizations, faith communi-
ties, municipalities, utilities, unions, corporations and individuals working for cleaner air through a coal phase -out
and the shift to a renewable electricity future. Our partner organizations represent more than six million Ontarians.
Ontario Clean Air Alliance Tel. (416) 926-1907 ext. 245
625 Church Street, Suite 402 Fax: (416) 926-1601
Toronto M4Y 2G1 E-mail: contact@cleanairalliance.org®
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