Body: Planning Committee Type: Document Meeting: Committee Date: 2023 Collection: Agenda Attachments Municipality: Frontenac County
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Frontenac Communal Services Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee November 20 th , 2023
Frontenac • Why Are We Doing This? • Three Community Projects Ready to Go • Municipal Service Corporation / Regional Utility • Next Steps
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Communal Services Why Are We Doing This?
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Frontenac – Villages and Hamlets • No municipal water or sewer services • Historical settlement areas – building lots in village cores too small. • Significant Public Infrastructure Investment • Majority of Commercial Assessment
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Current State of Communal Services in Ontario • While communal services are the preferred Provincial planning and environmental option, private implementation requires the developer to enter into a Municipal Responsibility Agreement (MRA) – which essentially doubles the cost of the installation
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Frontenac – Villages and Hamlets 2
• “Lack of municipal services in our villages challenges future community viability.” Source: Frontenac County Official Plan (2016)
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Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Services - 1 Environmental Advantages • Better environmental protection and public health than private on-site services Fewer malfunctions, longer life • Regular maintenance – measure performance, monitor impact, fix problems early •
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Communal Services - 2 Community Planning Advantages • Smaller lots = better fit into village/hamlet • Strengthen local economy and community infrastructure (e.g., schools) • “walkable communities”
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Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Project Description • evaluate measures to promote / reduce risk of communal systems • Regional and Lower Tier Official Plan policies • planning tools / phasing programs •case studies in Ontario – best practices • financial model is the ‘make or break’
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Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Services 3 Projects Ready to Go in Frontenac
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Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus – November 17th, 2023
Sharbot Lake Communal Services Feasibility Study 2021 - current
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Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Service Feasibility Study (2022) • mixed housing • potential for two 3-story apartment buildings • 40 – 50 units • surface water (Sharbot Lake) for drinking water and septage • additional potential to ‘hook up’ other nearby uses (e.g., village community hall)
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Modelling: Fotenn Consultants Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Public Site Design Session – Sharbot Lake - 18 September 2023 Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Sharbot Lake Next Steps • report to Council – recommended land uses (2023) • start Environmental Assessment for development using communal services (2024) • decide on development options (2024) municipal private public / private
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Village of Marysville Wolfe Island Secondary Plan 2019 - 2023
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Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Marysville “To accommodate the planned growth through to the year 2046, the Village boundary requires an expansion. Based on the population projections prepared by the County, the village is to accommodate an additional 353 residents, representing an additional 157 residential units.” Source: Marysville Secondary Plan
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Village of Verona Housing Master Plan 2021 - current
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Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Verona Housing Master Plan
Purpose: “the development of a Housing Master Plan for lands within the Village of Verona, with a particular focus on the provision of seniors and affordable housing.”
- Potential for two multi-storey apartment buildings (74-116 units) as well as townhouses.
- “In order to realize the full development potential of the Township lands, communal services will be required.” Source: Verona Housing Master Plan
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Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
Communal Services Municipal Service Corporation (Regional Utility)
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Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus – November 17th, 2023
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Why an MSC – Vehicle Insurance Analogy • If you self insure one car, you need $5M in the bank in the event of a catastrophic accident • If you insure a million cars, you don’t need 1M x $5M to ensure for catastrophic accidents • Same theory holds for communal services. Municipalities currently hold all 100% assurance for each system This creates an unfair burden for the developer and home owner and deters developers
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General Conditions - 1 • There is no obligation on any municipality to participate in the MSC • MSC has no ability to “levy” a participating municipality • Participating municipalities will retain full control over local planning matters, including the ability to enable private communal services through a Municipal Responsibility Agreement (MRA) • The MSC is a separate corporate entity, capable of borrowing, applying for grants and contracting services Communal Services Technical Advisory Committee– November 20th, 2023
General Conditions - 2 • A review by consultants and private operators has indicated that fees paid by homeowners are in line with typical municipal services • Growth and development pressures in Frontenac will continue. Communal services in conjunction with a MSC will make affordable options available to residents (Supported by the recent Provincial Housing Task Force) • Assumption of physical assets by the MSC would follow a process similar to a road assumption by a municipality
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Next Steps • All 4 Townships and the County have agreed to join the new municipal utility. •County Official Plan Amendment to recognize communal services supported across Frontenac approved October, 2023
• ‘Frontenac Municipal Services’ utility
incorporated November 7 th, 2023
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Advantages
- Communal services is the only economical way to service land in much of Frontenac County. It is modular (as little as five units at a time) and can be installed in difficult terrain.
- Environmental Protection – fully regulated and fewer holes in the aquafers.
- MSC brings consistent professional management to the system, rather than ad hoc management/oversight.
- Each Township remains in full control of their planning process.
- The MSC will speed up the approval process for appropriate development (e.g., pre-approved systems).
- Aligns with the Provincial Housing Task Force recommendation #44 regarding regional utilities. (https://files.ontario.ca/mmah-housingaffordability-task-force-report-en-2022-02-07-v2.pdf) .
- Removes liability from individual Townships and spreads the risk across participating municipalities.
- MSC can borrow without affecting local taxes or local borrowing capacity.
- The MSC will be eligible for grants. 10.The direction of MSC will be controlled by the Board of Directors (i.e., the Shareholders). 11.The potential for a Community Benefit/Dividend is possible in 7 years.
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Questions ? https://engagefrontenac.ca/communal-services
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