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Vision To be the most livable town in Canada Notice of public information meeting and notice of complete application Proposed official plan and zoning by-law amendments 485 Trafalgar Road, 271, 301, 321, 351 and 361 Cornwall Road FC (Olde Oakville) Corporation and FCHT (Ontario) Holdings Corporation Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Trafalgar Room File: Z.1612.11 The Town of Oakville has received a complete application by FC (Olde Oakville) Corporation and FCHT (Ontario) Holdings Corporation for proposed official plan and zoning by-law amendments. Members of the public are invited to attend and provide input at a public information meeting hosted by the Planning Services department. The purpose of this application is to allow a 1,395 m2 second storey office addition to the newly constructed building on site and to allow the temporary retail use that currently exists for the recently renovated building on the site to be permanent The subject lands are located east of Trafalgar Road, north of Cornwall Road a key map is attached to this notice for your ease of reference. At this time there are no other applications, under the Act, pertaining to the subject lands. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Oakville before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or before the zoning by-law amendment is passed: a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Municipal Board; and b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the official plan, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerks department, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. The public may view planning documents and background material at the Planning Services department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the towns website at www.oakville.ca. Questions or written submissions may be directed to Michelle Innocente, Planner, Planning Services department at telephone: 905- 845-6601, ext. 3041 or email: minnocente@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 905-815-6053. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 10th day of February, 2010. Ward 5 drop-in session Thursday, February 18, 7-9 p.m. River Oaks Community Centre Lobby 2400 Sixth Line, Oakville Ward 5 Councillors Jeff Knoll and Marc Grant are hosting a drop-in session to discuss the issues concerning your neighbourhood. They wish to hear directly from the residents of Ward 5. This is an opportunity for you to provide your input on the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing your community. Jeff Knoll Regional and Town Councillor 905-815-6000 jknoll@oakville.ca Marc Grant Town Councillor 905-815-6001 mgrant@oakville.ca pass a by-law to designate the following property under the Ontario Heritage Act: 2010-023, for the property at 131 Trafalgar Road Any inquiries may be directed to Michael Seaman, Manager of Heritage Planning at 905-845-6601, ext. 3873 or by email at mseaman@oakville.ca Cathie Best, Town Clerk Notice of heritage designation Take notice that pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, Oakville Town Council, on January 25, 2010, resolved to w w w .o a k v il le b e a v e r. co m O A K V IL LE B E A V E R W ed n es d ay , F eb ru ar y 10 , 2 01 0 8 n By Tim Foran OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF After setting aside more than a million dol- lars over four years in preparation for a pro- gram it hasnt even approved, the Oakville Beaver has learned Regional Council will final- ly get a chance to debate whether to green light the return of red light cameras to Halton. Public Works staff expect to present a long- awaited report on the issue to regional council in the late spring or summer, the departments Commissioner Mitch Zamojc has confirmed. The report will include a feasibility study completed in 2008 examining potential inter- sections where the cameras could be installed in Halton, Zamojc said. Halton Region operates 175 signalized intersections on its 850 kilometres of high vol- ume major arterial roads. The lower tier municipalities of Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville operate their own local roads networks and traffic signals. The report has been in the works since 2004, when works staff first told council they planned to compile a list of potential intersec- tions for the cameras. However, a final report kept getting pushed back while Halton waited for its neighbouring municipalities, which already had red light cameras, to negotiate a new vendor agreement. That finally happened in 2007. Staff have continued to assess the broader GTA-wide project success and deliverables dur- ing the last three years, said Zamojc, in explaining why the report is taking so long to see the light of day. Halton had red light cameras at four sites in 2001 and 2002 as part of a Provincial pilot proj- ect. However, the council of the day opted to discontinue the program citing the low num- ber of violations that took place in Halton com- pared to the other five municipalities partici- pating in the pilot. However, works staff in 2004 recommended re-evaluating the program after a study of the Provinces pilot project revealed a reduction in angle, or T-bone, collisions at intersections with red light cameras. Such collisions are the ones that most likely result in severe injuries or fatalities, a staff report at the time stated. The study, however, also noted an increase in rear-end collisions at those intersections. If council decides Halton should rejoin its neighbouring municipalities, which all kept their cameras, and install the devices at colli- sion-prone intersections, it already has money to kickstart the project. Following the Provinces decision in 2004 to allow municipal- ities to install the ticket-generating cameras, Haltons council began putting money into a fund to help pay for the capital costs required to initiate the program. From 2005 to 2009, the municipality dedicated a total $1.02 million to the red light camera project. Zamojc would not indicate which way the department is leaning in terms of recommen- dations. However, the staff report will likely examine the efficacy of red light cameras in reducing both personal injury and property damage collisions. It might also address concerns about the system being a cash grab to raise revenue from motorists. Profits from such traffic offences go to the municipalities. In Halton, the Region gets half, while the lower tier municipalities split the other half based on property assessment. The Province recently increased the ticket fine for failing to stop at a red light to $260 from $150. While some people have called the cameras a tax grab, in fact it costs more to operate the cameras than the program generates in terms of revenue, states the City of Torontos website on its own red light cameras. The City of Toronto rotates 30 red light cameras through 57 intersections. Peel Region has 24 cameras in Brampton and Mississauga and has plans to add more, according to its website. The City of Hamiltons council voted in fall, 2007 to increase their camera count to eight, accord- ing to the Hamilton Spectator. Red light cameras may finally get green light in Halton