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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | 8 Mayor foresees several major challenges looming continued from p.6 Everyone tells us 7-5-3 is a good direction. Council and management pay freeze We are committed to sound fiscal management. To set an example, in December we froze our own pay on council. And we froze the pay of our non-union management staff. Oakville's liability is its competitive advantage Oakville's enviable livability is what keeps industry leaders investing here. Last year, we created 1,200 new jobs in Oakville. Our unemployment rate is well below the provincial average, and in 2012 we had more than 1.1 million square feet of non-residential construction in our town. We're looking to places like China to create opportunities for our local businesses. We're engaging the auto and nuclear energy industries that play an important role in the economic vitality of our town. Growth control has reduced growth rate 33 per cent Our population growth rate since the 2006 Census is 33 per cent lower than it was before. We won't let growth change the environmental, economic and social essence of our community. Five challenges ahead This is not to say that Oakville is without challenges. We face challenges from residential developers who want us to take on debt that should be theirs; we face challenges in funding the GTA transit plan known as the Big Move -- where we won a hard fought commitment from the province to leave property taxes out of any of their funding models. We face a challenge from developers against our Enhanced Natural Heritage System in the form of an appeal at the Ontario Municipal board (OMB). We can maximize our public assets and we can be strategic about the way we develop our employment lands. When we're successful these challenges become opportunities. The Oakville way is the way of the future Working together the Oakville way with creativity and imagination and hard work, we will keep Oakville on the path to long-lasting success as Canada's most livable town. www.oakville.ca Review of Oakville's 2014 Proposed Rates and Fees Be informed. Be part of the Budget process. review on the town's website at oakville.ca or in person at Town Hall at the ServiceOakville customer service desk. At this meeting, the Budget Committee will discuss: · Proposed changes to existing fees (transit fares, recreation program fees, building and planning permit fees, parking rates, etc.) · Estimated costs of administering and enforcing the Building Code Act by the Town of Oakville · Rationale for imposing or changing fees Anyone wishing to provide comments to the Committee on this matter may do so in person or by submitting written comments to the Town Clerk at townclerk@oakville.ca by noon on Friday, November 1, 2013. The recommendations of the Budget Committee regarding this matter will be submitted to Council for approval at its meeting on November 18, 2013 commencing at 7 p.m. in the accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order, bank draft or cheque certified by a bank, trust company or Province of Ontario Savings Office, payable to the Town of Oakville and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. The Town of Oakville makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Potential purchasers are advised the residential dwelling attached to the land appears to be in a poor state of repair. Responsibility for ascertaining this and other matters rests solely with potential purchasers. The Town of Oakville has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated realty taxes, the relevant land transfer tax and HST (where applicable). Additional information can be found at www.oakville.ca. the process of seeking approval from the town. You can find the complete applications and related documents on the town's website as of October 18 at oakville.ca and search for HPAQ application. These applications will be reviewed by the Community Services Committee on November 12, 2013, and considered by Town Council on November 18, 2013. Comments received from the public will be presented to Council for their consideration as part of the by-law approval process. Comments can be summited by email or regular mail: HealthProtection@oakville.ca with subject line, "HPAQB S6 Application". Council Chamber of Town Hall. This may include changing existing fees, including building permit fees under section 7 of the Building Code Act, as well as the tariff of planning fees established under section 69(1) of the Planning Act to change existing fees for the processing of applications regarding planning matters. Approved 2014 Rates and Fees will be implemented effective January 1, 2014. For more information contact Kathy Patrick, Supervisor of Council and Committee Services at 905-845-6601, ext. 4235 or kpatrick@oakville.ca or Nancy Sully, Deputy Treasurer, Director of Financial Planning at 905-845-6601, ext. 3143 or nsully@oakville.ca For upcoming Budget Committee meetings and open house dates visit oakville.ca. Budget Committee Meeting Monday, November 4, 2013 , 1225 Trafalgar Road 9:30 p.m., Council Chamber, Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road How will this impact you? The proposed 2014 Rates and Fees will be adopted as part of the 2014 Budget process and are now available for Sale of Land for Tax Arrears 490 Warminster Drive Tenders are invited for the purchase of 490 Warminster Drive and will be received until 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2013. A public tender opening will be held on the same day at 3 p.m. at the Oakville Hydro Building, Redwood Cafeteria Meeting Room, following the closing of tenders: Description of Land(s): Lot 5, Plan 725, Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, residential dwelling municipally known as 490 Warminster Drive, Oakville L6L 4N3 Minimum Tender: $20,556.40 The sale is governed by the Municipal Act 2001, and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be All other inquiries regarding this sale should be directed to: Erica Roberts, Manager of Revenue and Taxation, Financial Operations, 905-845-6601, ext. 3055 / eroberts@oakville.ca Tender forms are available for purchase for $60 plus HST per tender package. Please note that the fee is non-refundable. To purchase, please contact: Town of Oakville Purchasing Department, Oakville Hydro Building, 861 Redwood Square, Oakville ON L6L 4N3. Tel: 905-338-4197 Fax: 905-815-2019 Sealed tenders in the prescribed form must be addressed to: Erica Roberts, (the Treasurer's Designate), c/o K. Dooling, Manager of Purchasing and Risk Management, Town of Oakville Purchasing Department, 861 Redwood Square, Oakville, ON L6L 4N3 Health Protection Air Quality By-law Applications for Approval of Existing Facilities with Major Emissions Mail: Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3. Attention: Environmental Policy, Health Protection Air Quality By-law Implementation All comments must be submitted by November 18, 2013. For more information contact: Jeffrey Lee, Research Policy Analyst-Air, Environmental Policy Department, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road L6H 0H3. 905-845-6601, ext. 3149. HealthProtection@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act for the purpose of informing Council and may form part of the public record. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Environmental Policy department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3149. The Town of Oakville has received three applications for approval. Under the town's Health Protection Air Quality By-law 2010-035, any existing facility with a major health-risk air pollutant emission requires that the application be posted for public comment prior to a Town Council meeting to consider the application. Facilities of Dufferin Construction Company, Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd. and Suncor Energy Production Partnership Inc. are deemed to be major emitters and are in