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EOWC Special Meeting Agenda Thursday, August 15, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. Zoom
Agenda Page 1.
Call to Order / Welcome / Land Acknowledgement On behalf of the members of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC), I would like to formally recognize the traditional keepers of this land. The EOWC recognizes that our work and the work of municipal governments takes place on traditional Indigenous territories. We recognize and respect the history, languages, and cultures of all Indigenous peoples on this land whose presence continues to enrich our communities.
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest
Approval of Agenda 3.1 Agenda of the August 15, 2024 EOWC Special Virtual Meeting Recommended Motion “That the Agenda of the August 15, 2024 EOWC Special Virtual Meeting be adopted as circulated.”
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Approval of Minutes 4.1 Minutes of the April 26, 2024 EOWC Special Virtual Meeting Recommended Motion “That the Minutes from the EOWC Special Virtual Meeting of April 26, 2024 be approved as presented.” EOWC Special Meeting Minutes - 2024-04-26
Delegations 5.1 Verbal Update on AMO Policy Initiatives - Karen Nesbitt, Senior Manager, Policy, AMO
Business Items
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6.1
AMO 2024 Meeting Schedule - Meredith Staveley-Watson Changes ongoing - refer to calendar invites for final schedule EOWC AMO 2024 Schedule - Draft
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6.2
AMO 2024 Photo Binder - Meredith Staveley-Watson MPPs and Provincial Ministers 2024 - Photo Binder
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6.3
Agenda for EOWC-WOWC-EOMC Meeting - Meredith Staveley-Watson EOWC-WOWC-EOMC Joint Meeting - 18 Aug 2024 - Agenda
26 - 46
6.4
AMO 2024 Briefing Package and Handouts - Meredith Staveley-Watson AMO 2024 Briefing Package - Final Mind the Gap: Infrastructure Paper Handout
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Housing Question and answer document - Internal to EOWC members (Forthcoming Monday, August 12, 2024) AMO Delegations and Speaking Notes All speaking notes forthcoming Monday, August 12, 2024
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6.6.1. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing - Minister Paul Calandra AMO 2024 - EOWC Speaking Notes - Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 6.6.2. Ministry of Infrastructure - Minister Kinga Surma 6.6.3. Ministry of Rural Affairs - Minister Lisa Thompson 6.6.4. Ministry of Long-Term Care - Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care Kevin Holland AMO 2024 - EOWC Speaking Notes - Long-Term Care Delegation 6.6.5. NDP Caucus 6.6.6. Liberal Caucus 6.6.7. Ontario Medical Association
Notice of Motions
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Confirmation By-Law # 2024-08 “That the Board of Directors of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus hereby enacts as follows:
That the action of the Board of Directors at its meeting held the 15 day of August, 2024 in respect of each motion, resolution, by-law and other action passed and taken by the Board of Directors at its said meeting, except where prior approval of any other body or agency is required, is hereby adopted, ratified, and confirmed.
That the Chair and the proper officers of the Corporation of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus Inc. are hereby authorized and directed to do all the things necessary to give effect to the said action or to obtain any approvals where required, and to execute all documents as may be necessary, and the Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to affix the Corporate Seal to all such documents.”
Adjournment Recommended Motion “That the EOWC Special Meeting be adjourned.”
Next Meeting Friday, October 18th, 2024 County of Renfrew
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Minutes EOWC Special Meeting Friday, April 26, 2024 – 9:00 AM Virtual Present:
Chair Peter Emon, Vice Chair Bonnie Clark, Warden Jamie MacDonald, Mayor Doug Elmslie, Warden Frances Smith, Warden Bob Mullin, Warden John Wise, Warden Liz Danielsen, Warden Nancy Peckford, Mayor Steve Ferguson, Warden Steve Fournier, Warden Normand Riopel
Regrets:
Warden Brian Ostrander, Kurt Greaves, Ray Callery, Brenda Orchard, Jennifer Moore
Staff Present: Craig Kelley, Sheridan Graham, Kelly Pender, Connor Dorey, Gary Dyke, Kevin Farrell, Marcia Wallace, Maureen Adams, Ron Taylor, Stéphane Parisien, Meredith Staveley-Watson (EOWC), Lauren Wilkinson (EOWC) Others Present:
Jason St.Pierre (EORN), Kathy Wood (Pivotal Momentum), Kristen Myers (EORN), Jim Pine (EORN), Lisa Severson (EORN), Emily Hollington (Lanark),
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Call to Order / Welcome / Land Acknowledgement Chair Peter Emon called the meeting to order at 9:02 am. Chair Emon recited the Land Acknowledgement.
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest There were no declarations of pecuniary interest.
Approval of Agenda
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Agenda of the April 26, 2024 EOWC Special Virtual Meeting Motion “That the Agenda of the April 26, 2024 EOWC Special Meeting be adopted as circulated.” Moved by: Mayor Doug Elmslie Seconded by: Mayor Steve Ferguson Carried
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Approval of Minutes Minutes of the January 18, 2024 Special Eastern Ontario a) Wardens’ Caucus Meeting Motion “That the Minutes from the EOWC Special Meeting of January 18, 2024 be approved as presented.” Moved by: Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark Seconded by: Warden Frances Smith Carried
New Business / Announcements
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EORN Business Plan for the 7 in 7+ Regional Housing Plan: Discussion and Next Steps – Craig Kelley, EOWC SecretaryTreasurer, Jason St.Pierre, CEO, EORN • • • •
Craig Kelley introduced the business plan and noted CAOs previous discussion with EORN. EORN, led by CEO Jason St.Pierre delivered the business plan to the EOWC. Discussion and questions ensued from various EOWC members around funding, advocacy and local involvement. The presentation concluded with gratitude from Chair Emon towards contributors.
Motion “That the 7 in 7 Regional Housing Plan: Business Plan developed by EORN as per the direction of the EOWC be brought forward to the EOWC in-advance of the meeting on April 26, 2024; That the EOWC receive the Business Plan with thanks to EORN; That the EOWC direct CAOs and EOWC staff to work on leveraging components of the Business Plan and bring recommendations to the caucus including an advocacy strategy for AMO; That the EOWC work with EORN to identify and solidify a role for EORN to support regional housing priorities.” Moved by: Warden Bob Mullin Seconded by: Warden Liz Danielson Carried
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Confirmation By-Law By-law # 2024-05 “That the Board of Directors of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus hereby enacts as follows:
That the action of the Board of Directors at its meeting held the 26 day of April, 2024 in respect of each motion, resolution, by-law and other action passed and taken by the Board of Directors at its said meeting, except where prior approval of any other body or agency is required, is hereby adopted, ratified, and confirmed.
That the Chair and the proper officers of the Corporation of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus Inc. are hereby authorized and directed to do all the things necessary to give effect to the said action or to obtain any approvals where required, and to execute all documents as may be necessary, and the Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to affix the Corporate Seal to all such documents.” Moved by: Warden Frances Smith Seconded by: Warden Normand Riopel Carried
Adjournment Motion “That the EOWC Special Meeting be adjourned at 10:24 am.” Moved by: Warden Liz Danielson Seconded by: Warden Jamie MacDonald Carried
Next Meeting EOWC Meeting Thursday, May 23, 2024 Prince Edward County
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EOWC – AMO 2024 Conference Meeting Schedule If you have any questions, please contact: Meredith Staveley-Watson - 647-545-8324 Lauren Wilkinson - 437 297-9761 Date Sunday, August 18, 2024
Date Sunday, August 18, 2024
Date Monday, August 19, 2024
Event EOWC delegation with the Hon. Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities of Canada Attendees: • Chair Peter Emon • Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark • TBD Event EOWC-WOWC-EOMC Attendees: • All members of each organization Event EOWC delegation with the Hon. Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Time 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Duration 30 minutes
Location TBD
Time 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Duration 1 hour
Location Provinces 1
Time 8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m.
Duration 15 minutes
Location ROOM: 214, Shaw Centre
Time 11:40 a.m. 11:55 a.m.
Duration 15 minutes
Location Alberta Room at Westin Hotel
Attendees: • Chair Peter Emon • Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark • Warden Brian Ostrander • Mayor Doug Elmslie • Warden Fran Smith Date Monday, August 19, 2024
Event NDP Caucus Attendees: • Chair Peter Emon • Warden Jamie MacDonald • Warden John Wise • Warden Bob Mullin • Warden Fran Smith
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- Meredith Staveley-Watson Changes ongoing - r…
Date Monday, August 19, 2024
Date Monday, August 19, 2024
Date Monday, August 19, 2024
Date Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Date Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Event EOWC delegation with the Hon. Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure Attendees: • Chair Peter Emon • Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark • Warden Brian Ostrander • Mayor Steve Ferguson • Warden Liz Danielsen Event EOWC-FCM Delegation Attendees: • Chair Peter Emon • Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark Event EOWC delegation with the Hon. Lisa Thompson, Minister of Rural Affairs Attendees: • Chair Peter Emon • Warden Jamie MacDonald • Warden Liz Danielsen • Warden John Wise Event Ontario Liberal Caucus Attendees: • Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark • Warden Nancy Peckford • Warden Steve Fournier • Warden Normand Riopel Event EOWC delegation with the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care, Ministry of Long-Term Care
Time 3:504:05p.m.
Duration 15 minutes
Location TBD
Time TBD
Duration 45 minutes
Location TBD
Time 4:35 – 4:50p.m.
Duration 15 minutes
Location Quebec Room at the Westin Hotel – 11 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa.
Time 9:00-9:25 a.m.
Duration 25 minutes
Location TBD
Time 10:30-10:45 a.m.
Duration 15 minutes
Location Shaw Centre and Westin Ottawa
Attendees: • Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark • Warden Normand Riopel • Warden Bob Mullin • Mayor Steve Ferguson
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Date Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Warden Steve Fournier Warden Nancy Peckford Event EOWC-OMA Delegation Attendees: • Chair Peter Emon • Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark • Warden Jamie MacDonald
Time 11:00-11:30 a.m.
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Duration 30 minutes
Location The Burgundy Room, Fairmont Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street, Ottawa
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Updated: July 2024
EOWC at AMO 2024 Orientation Binder – Photo Directory
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Updated: July 2024
Ministries and Ministers Premier, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Attorney General
Hon. Doug Ford
Hon. Doug Downey
Solicitor General
Treasure Board Secretariat and Minister of Francophone Affairs
Hon. Michael Kerzner Hon. Caroline Mulroney
Minister of Rural Affairs
Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
Hon. Lisa Thompson Hon. Michael Parsa
Page 13 of 55Staveley-Watson AMO 2024 Photo Binder
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Updated: July 2024
Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Minster of Colleges and Universities
Hon. Michael Ford
Hon. Jill Dunlop
Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Chair of Cabinet
Minister of Energy and Electrification Hon. Stephen Lecce
Hon. Victor Fedeli
Minister of Education
Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Hon. Todd Smith Hon. David Piccini
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Minister of Finance
Minister of Health and Deputy Premier
Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy Hon. Sylvia Jones
Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation and Minister of Northern Development
Minister of Infrastructure Hon. Kinga Surma
Hon. Greg Rickford
Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Hon. Andrea Khanjin Hon. Paul Calandra
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Minister of Long-Term Care
Minister of Natural Resources
Hon. Natalia KusendovaBashta
Hon. Graydon Smith
Minister of Red Tape Reduction
Minister of Seniors and Accessibility
Hon. Mike Harris Hon. Raymond Cho
Minister of Sport
Minister of Transportation
Hon. Neil Lumsden
Hon. Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria
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Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Hon. Stan Cho
Hon. Rob Flack
Associate Minister of Housing
Associate Minister of Forestry
Hon. Vijay Thanigasalam
Hon. Nolan Quinn Parliamentary Assistant, Minister of Health
Parliamentary Assistant, Municipal Affairs and Housing
Parliamentary Assistant, Long-Term Care
Matthew Rae
Kevin Holland
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Eastern Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock
Peterborough Kawartha
Laurie Scott Conservative
Dave Smith Conservative Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance
NorthumberlandPeterborough South
Hastings-Lennox and Addington
Hon. David Piccini Conservative
Ric Bresee Conservative
Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation
Bay of Quinte Hon. Todd Smith Conservative Minister of Education
Kingston and the Islands Ted Hsu Liberal
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Renfrew-NipissingPembroke John Yakabuski Conservative
Leeds-GrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes Steve Clark Conservative
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy and Electrification
Government House Leader
Lanark-FrontenacKingston
Glengarry-PrescottRussell
John Jordan Conservative
Stephane Sarrazin Conservative
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness
Parliamentary Assistant to the Associate Minister of Small Business Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Francophone Affair
Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry Hon. Nolan Quinn Conservative Associate Minister of Forestry Parliamentary Assistant, Minister of Health
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Other Leaders Bonnie Crombie
Marit Stiles MPP, Davenport
Leader, Ontario Liberal Party Caucus
NDP Leader, New Democratic Party of Ontario
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Chairs / Presidents - Externals Organizations Glen McNeil
Jeff Leal
Chair, WOWC
Chair, EOMC
Warden of County of Huron
Mayor of City of Peterborough
Geoff Stewart
Colin Best
President, FCM
President, AMO
Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of the County of Colchester, Nova Scotia
Councilor, Region of Halton
Joint EOWC-WOWC-EOMC Meeting Agenda Sunday, August 18, 2024 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Provinces 1, Westin Hotel Ottawa, Ontario *Attendees are invited to serve themselves refreshments prior to commencement of, and during the networking portion of the meeting. Special thanks to Enbridge Gas for sponsoring this meeting’s refreshments. Page 1.
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Welcome from the Chairs (7 Minutes) a) WOWC - Chair Glen McNeil (Huron County) b)
EOMC – Chair Jeff Leal (City of Peterborough)
c)
EOWC – Chair Peter Emon (Renfrew County)
Strategic Updates (20 minutes) a) Meredith Staveley-Watson, Manager of Government Relations and Policy, EOWC b)
Kate Burns Gallagher, Executive Director, WOWC
c)
Sarah McDougall Perrin, Advisor, Government Relations, City of Peterborough
AMO Social and Economic Prosperity Review / EOWC-WOWC-EOMC Combined Letter of Support – Chair Peter Emon / All a) Recommended Motion “That the EOWC, WOWC and EOMC directs staff to submit a combined letter of support to the Ontario Government to continue to advocate for the Social and Economic Prosperity Review that the Association of Municipalities of Ontario is leading.” EOWC-WOWC-EOMC Joint Letter - AMO Continues to Advocate for a Social and Economic Prosperity Review - August 18 2024
Networking
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August 18, 2024 The Honourable Paul Calandra Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing College Park, 17th Floor 777 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 2J3 Minister.mah@ontario.ca The Honourable Kinga Surma Minister of Infrastructure 777 Bay Street 5th Floor, Room 5E200 Toronto, ON M7A 2J3 Minister.MOI@ontario.ca The Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy Minister of Finance Frost Building South, 7th Floor 7 Queen’s Park Crescent Toronto, Ontario M7A 1Y7 Minister.fin@ontario.ca Dear Ministers, As you know, municipalities provide the services that Ontarians rely on every day. The fiscal framework that enables municipalities to do this work is broken. Failing to fix this problem fails residents, small businesses, health and public safety partners, and major industries. Since last fall, AMO has called on your government to commit to working with municipalities on a Social and Economic Prosperity Review to put municipalities on solid fiscal footing for the benefit of Ontario’s competitiveness and quality of life. Representing 230 of Ontario’s 444 municipalities across Ontario, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus, the Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus, and the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus are united and fully support the urgent need for a review. Together, it is imperative that we form sustainable partnerships to ensure Ontario’s overall future prosperity and growth. The review calls on the provincial government to sit down with Page 1 of 3 EOWC | 235 Pinnacle St P.O. Box 4400 Belleville ON K8N 3A9
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municipalities and work together to conduct a joint review of revenues, costs and financial risks, as well as an analysis of Ontario’s infrastructure investment and service delivery needs. Since its launch, more than 150 municipalities and organizations have passed resolutions supporting this work – and counting. AMO, the WOWC, EOMC and EOWC, and its members remain committed to this important initiative. The review is critical to Ontario’s ability to make progress on the issues people care about most, including infrastructure, housing, healthcare, cost of living, and public safety. The municipal fiscal sustainability challenge is urgent, province-wide, and central to Ontario’s social and economic prosperity. This work has received support from the opposition, who recognize the importance and urgency of a conversation on the state of municipal finances and the need for a comprehensive review of provincial-municipal fiscal arrangements. All three opposition leaders have committed to a New Deal for municipalities if elected in the next election. Municipalities continue to call on Premier Ford to work together with municipal governments to get it done for Ontarians. We urge the Ontario Government to commit to this review at the upcoming AMO 2024 Conference. Working together, we can build a better Ontario.
Sincerely,
Peter Emon Chair, 2024 Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus Info@eowc.org
Glen McNeil Chair, 2024 Western Ontario Wardens’ Caucus gmcneil@huroncounty.ca
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Jeff Leal Chair, 2024 Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus jleal@peterborough.ca CC:
Association of Municipalities of Ontario, policy@amo.on.ca
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EOWC ADVOCACY
BRIEFING PACKAGE
AMO CONFERENCE 2024
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AUGUST 18-21, 2024
What’s inside? 3
About the EOWC
4
2024-2027 Strategic Plan Priorities
5
Infrastructure
8
Housing
12
Long-Term Care
20
Contact Us
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About the EOWC The EOWC Inc. is a non-profit organization advocating for 103 small urban and rural municipalities across Eastern Ontario. The EOWC covers an area of 50,000 square kilometres, serving 800,000 residents. For more than 20 years, the EOWC has gained support and momentum by speaking with a united voice to champion regional municipal priorities and work with the government, businesses, non-profit organizations, Indigenous leaders, the media, and the public.
EOWC Members County of Frontenac County of Haliburton County of Hastings City of Kawartha Lakes County of Lanark United Counties of Leeds and Grenville County of Lennox and Addington
County of Northumberland County of Peterborough United Counties of Prescott and Russell Prince Edward County County of Renfrew United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
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2024-2027 Strategic Plan INFRASTRUCTURE The Foundation for Local Prosperity HOUSING The Backbone of Thriving and Supportive Communities
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STRENGTHENING OUR ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT The Value of the EOWC’s Voice
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HEALTH CARE The Engine for Healthy and Resilient Communities
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MISSION The EOWC elevates Eastern Ontario through collaborative leadership, innovative solutions, and sustainable development for a prosperous and connected future.
The respected voice of Eastern Ontario that ignites a vibrant, thriving and inclusive region through strategic municipal partnerships and advocacy.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
The foundation for local prosperity
Municipal responsibility exceeds capacity $981M annually is required to close the current capital investment gap The EOWC’s municipalities spend $403M annually on infrastructure, not including growth
Municipal funds
An additional $578M a year is needed to maintain assets and address deficit
ADDITIONAL $578M REQUIRED
Rural and small urban Eastern Ontario is a growing economy that can grow more
17 Toronto
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The EOWC’s communities built more housing / 100,000 population than the City of Toronto The EOWC’s municipalities issued 3,969 building permits since 2023
EOWC
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There is an upfront cost to growth creating a burden for rural and small urban communities and taxpayers
The capital infrastructure deficit has deepened by 58% since 2011
The EOWC’s 103 municipalities (2021): manage over $12B in assets spend $536M a year to operate infrastructure and perform basic maintenance lack the tax base to sustain infrastructure investment and asset management
EOWC deficit 2011 2021 $3.74 B
infrastructure deficit has grown to $6B
$6 B
Cost to taxpayers for maintaining 1km of paved municipal road In rural Ontario = 10 households In separated cites and towns = 28 households Across the EOWC region, 236 households must maintain a bridge. In separated cites and towns, that cost is spread over 709 households
Same tool, big difference in revenue generation between one city and the EOWC region Municipal own purpose revenue generation by 5%
$235M $93M $64M Toronto
Ottawa
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Rural and small urban Eastern Ontario communities are major exporters to Ontario and other jurisdictions
Businesses export 57.6% of production to other jurisdictions. This represents $33B / year of economic activity The EOWC region generates $61B in annual economic activity and exports $20B a year in manufactured goods outside its regional boundaries Municipal infrastructure is vital to production, wholesale trade and transportation
Mind The Gap: EOWC’s Municipal Infrastructure Policy Paper https://eowc.org/infrastructure-2/
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HOUSING
The backbone of thriving and supportive communities
Issue Under the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) set infrastructure, housing and health care as its three priorities. The EOWC is asking to set a regional housing target in partnership with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing prior to December 2024. This would be the first regional municipal housing target set, which would apply across the EOWC’s 103 municipalities. This demonstrates the EOWC’s willingness to partner and be a leader to address the housing crisis and align with the Ontario Government’s goal of building 1.5 million homes by 2031.
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Recommendations That the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing: Works together with the EOWC to establish a regional housing target. This target must reflect rural and small urban settings and circumstances across the EOWC’s municipalities. Immediately following the AMO 2024 Conference, sets an MMAH-EOWC statement that a housing target be developed. Considerations for establishing an EOWC housing target The housing target should reflect rural and small urban settings, considering local servicing constraints, achievable density and growth targets. Investments in smaller communities can have significant, far-reaching impacts. Therefore, the EOWC’s municipalities should be integrated into the overall provincial housing strategy. The housing target intends to align with the Ontario Government’s housing goal of building 1.5 million homes by the end of 2031. The EOWC’s municipalities are ready to work together to provide data and feedback on behalf of the region. The intention of the EOWC is to create units across the housing continuum including supportive, affordable and market-rate housing.
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Background The EOWC’s municipalities continue to work toward solutions to get housing built faster. The EOWC’s communities built more housing than the City of Toronto per 100,000 population: 39 vs. 17 units (2021), as noted in the EOWC’s Mind The Gap: Municipal Infrastructure Policy Paper. The EOWC continues to track available public lands for housing. Across the EOWC region, there are 278 parcels of surplus provincial and municipal lands. 28 provincial lands 250 municipal lands; 74 of these sites are development ready or close to being ready and would be an ideal property to build housing quickly The EOWC is well positioned to support housing development and wants to capitalize on the current environment and growing economy by leveraging the resources and partnerships across the EOWC’s 103 municipal members. The EOWC represents 800,000 people and covers over 50,000 square kilometres. The EOWC continues to actively track housing being built and surplus lands available for housing across the region. As part of the EOWC’s regional housing strategy, the EOWC is working on a list of actions that fit within each of the housing types as shown below. These actions, which include concrete advocacy measures, will feed into the overarching EOWC housing strategy.
SUPPORTIVE/AFFORDABLE HOUSING
MARKET HOUSING
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The EOWC’s Regional Housing Strategy
EOWC Housing Strategy Guidance Principles Eastern Ontario requires significant investment from our Federal and Provincial Government partners to create new housing Eastern Ontario municipalities will work as a region to streamline and improve the housing development process to demonstrate that municipalities are not a barrier to development Eastern Ontario will embrace innovative technology and solutions to bolster housing supply Eastern Ontario will support the creation of housing through the use of existing municipal lands while working alongside the Federal and Provincial government to make their surplus lands available
Affordable and Supportive Housing
Market Housing
Utilize municipal lands for the development of intervention housing
In partnership with the Province of Ontario, develop a Housing Target for Eastern Ontario
Advocate for a new funding model for operating costs of social housing
Advocacy to solidify Build Faster Fund Rural Component
Coordinate local By-Name Lists amongst EOWC Service Managers
Implement regional delivery approach on issues such epermitting, land use planning and procurement of services
Advocate for provincial support to municipalities in managing ‘End of Operating’ agreements Advocate for rent scales to be updated under the HSA Advocate for the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP) to include rural component in funding formula
Advocacy for increased funding for infrastructure within Eastern Ontario EOWC members to pre-develop municipal land for housing development EOWC to incorporate an Economic Development Lens to Housing
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LONG-TERM CARE
The engine for healthy and resilient communities
Issue Under the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) set infrastructure, housing and health care as the three priorities. Under health care, municipal long-term care is a key focus. The EOWC aims to discuss issues including the impact of staffing agencies in rural and small urban communities, and debt capacity challenges for long-term care homes. The EOWC thanks the Ontario Government for the investments in municipal long-term care staffing in the 2024 Ontario Budget, including the targeting of students and providing funds for health care staff through the Ontario Learn and Stay Program. Additionally, the EOWC appreciates the renewal of the Construction Funding Subsidy to help capital projects across the finish line.
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Impacts of Staffing Agencies on Rural and Small Urban Municipalities The use of short-term staffing agency workers goes against the principal of continuity of care. The end goal must be to have full-time regular staff that know the individual resident’s needs and preferences to provide the safest, personalized, highest quality of care that residents deserve.
Recommendations That the Ministry of Long-Term Care: Works together with the Ministry of Health on a sector-wide health human resources strategy, with a focus on rural and small urban communities’ needs, to address staffing issues in the entire health sector, including long-term care. The EOWC is willing to provide data and feedback on behalf of the region. Sustainably funds rural and small urban municipal long-term care homes to alleviate the continued burden of paying premiums for staffing agency workers which are depleting municipal budgets. Ensures that staffing agency organizations and their staff have legitimate education credentials. Long-term care residents, with increasingly complex needs, must be cared for by qualified staff.
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Key evidence Staffing agencies are still impacting rural and small urban communities and municipal budgets. Across the EOWC’s 17 municipal long-term care homes, on average staffing agencies have cost municipalities the following:
In the first six months of 2024, the use of agencies has cost approximately $5 million – this is on track to being a 15% increase from 2023 if nothing changes
Municipal cost of agencies year-over-year
In 2023, agencies cost $8.7M, a 74% cost increase from 2022 In 2022, agencies cost $5 million
$8.7M
$10M
74%
15%
2023
2024 *on track
$5M 2022
Agency staff put a burden on rural taxpayers because of the premiums in wages of 60% to 100% of regular staffing costs, plus extra costs charged for mileage and accommodation.
Agencies contribute to a decrease in staff morale and work culture
This is attributed to working alongside agency staff who may be making more than their hourly wage.
1.5 -2x
The home environment when agency staff are present makes it even more difficult for small urban and rural municipalities to attract and retain staff.
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Background The EOWC understands the complexity of the health human resources staffing challenges across Ontario’s communities given their unique needs. In comparison to larger cities, the health human resources crisis continues to affect the EOWC’s small urban and rural long-term care homes. The EOWC appreciates the steps that the Ministry of Long-Term Care has taken thus far as long-term care plays a significant role in easing the pressures on the overall healthcare system. However, the staffing gap in the EOWC’s communities remains a concern and needs to be addressed with a short to medium-term timeline in mind as current municipal budget pressures are not sustainable. Municipal rural and small urban long-term care homes continue to lose staff to agencies. This results in higher costs to fill staffing shortages through these agencies, as well as negatively impacting staff culture, and increased efforts spent to attract and retain staff. The money could then be directed to hire and retain staff as municipalities work towards reaching the four hours of care target. The EOWC’s municipalities are strong performers on long-term care and were an early advocate for the four hours of care target. The EOWC’s municipalities are working to meet four hours of care for the 2024-2025. The region currently sits at an average of approximately 3.53 hours of care per resident.
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Debt Capacity Recommendations That the Ministry of Long-Term Care: Works with Infrastructure Ontario to lower municipal interest rates for rural and small-urban communities with limited revenue sources, so that valuable capital can be directed into long-term care home build projects, and not interest payments. Across the EOWC region, this would impact four municipal long-term care homes that are currently under development. It would also help enable more long-term care homes to be built.
Background Responsibility is exceeding municipal capacity to pay for new long-term care homes. Over time, municipalities are spending twice as much in interest on the Construction Funding Subsidy (CFS) funding as they receive from the Ontario Government to build new long-term care homes. Municipalities are paying this interest back to a provincial agency (Infrastructure Ontario). Taxpayers should not be paying more as a result of interest payments between governments. This is a barrier to more long-term care homes being built. The EOWC’s Municipal Infrastructure Policy Paper demonstrates that across the EOWC’s municipalities, there is a $6 billion infrastructure deficit (2021) which has grown by 58% since 2011. Rural and small urban municipalities do not have the same financial tools to raise revenue to cover much needed infrastructure repairs and new projects compared to larger cities. A more predictable, sustainable solution is needed to address current and future infrastructure maintenance and growth.
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Municipal Case Examples Municipal Debt Capacity
Effects of Escalating Long-Term Borrowing Interest Rates United Counties of Prescott & Russell residence redevelopment project At the beginning of the new long-term care home project, based on posttender figures, the municipality’s debt requirement was estimated at close to $68 million. As the project progressed and market conditions indicated higher interest rates, the municipality focused on what could be controlled and invested significant capital to reduce the debt requirement. Based on the most up-to-date cash-flow estimates, while the municipality has succeeded in reducing debt requirement by more than $22 million, municipal interest costs over a 25-year period have increased by $10.2 million due to the historic increase of the most recent confirmed interest rates. The interest rate paid on advances requested from Infrastructure Ontario during construction is now 9.2 times higher than originally reported. The costs of carrying debt have become a more significant driver of budgetary pressures and will unfortunately lower debt capacity for upcoming years, reducing the capacity of the municipality to deliver other vital programs. Until the project is completed, the risks of rising interest rates remain a threat to the project and a priority concern for the United Counties of Prescott & Russell, among other municipalities across the EOWC region.
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Municipal Case Examples Municipal Debt Capacity
Effects of Escalating Long-Term Borrowing Interest Rates Cost of debt servicing for Prince Edward County to build a new long-term care home Provincial Construction Subsidy Funding (CFS) and the top-up CFS has made this project possible. The operating costs to finance the debt will however put a strain on an already tight municipal budget given other infrastructure pressures. For a $94.7 million build, about $60.6 million will come over the 25 year period from the Ministry of Long-Term Care. Debt financing is essential to the capital funding strategy for municipalities such as Prince Edward County (where an annual 1% of tax increase equals $500,000 in revenue). However, that $6.60 million will cost an additional $43.9 million in interest over the life of the loan to furnish the debt required at the time of construction. This is operating budget expenditures for interest paid to a provincial agency (Infrastructure Ontario), to address the fact that funding from the provincial ministry comes over time.
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EOWC Resources The EOWC remains a reliable, trusted partner. The EOWC encourages government and sector partners to learn more about the EOWC’s municipal long-term care sector homes and related data. EOWC – Key Takeaways Review of Eastern Ontario Long-Term Care Facilities (January 2021) EOWC – Phase Two Report Review of Eastern Ontario Long-Term Care Facilities, January 2021 (January 2021) EOWC – Phase One Report Review of Eastern Ontario Long-Term Care Facilities (January 2021)
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CONTACT THE EOWC EOWC Chair, Peter Emon Warden of Renfrew County info@eowc.org EOWC Vice-Chair, Bonnie Clark Warden of Peterborough County info@eowc.org Manager of Government Relations and Policy Meredith Staveley-Watson meredith.staveley-watson@eowc.org Contact information of EOWC members FOLLOW THE EOWC ON SOCIAL MEDIA Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus @eowc_on
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Mind The Gap: 2024 Municipal Infrastructure Policy Paper Municipal Responsibility Exceeds Capacity Municipal funds
$981M annually is required to close the current capital investment gap EOWC’s municipalities spend $403M annually on infrastructure, not including growth An additional $578M a year is needed to maintain assets and address deficit
Rural and small urban Eastern Ontario is a growing economy that can grow more
ADDITIONAL $578M REQUIRED
Same tool, big difference in revenue generation between one city and the EOWC
There is an upfront cost to growth creating a burden for rural and small urban communities and taxpayers
The capital infrastructure deficit has deepened by 58% since 2011
EOWC deficit 2011
2021
$3.74 B
$6 B
Municipal Own Purpose Revenue Generation by 5% EOWC’s municipalities issued 3,969 building permits since 2023
EOWC’s municipalities:
$235M
EOWC’s communities built more housing / 100,000 population than the City of Toronto
manage over $12B in assets (2021) spend $536M a year to operate infrastructure and perform basic maintenance
$93M $64M Toronto
39 17 Toronto
Ottawa
EOWC 103 municipalities
Rural and small urban Eastern Ontario communities are major exporters to Ontario and other jurisdictions Businesses export 57.6% of production to other jurisdictions. This represents $33B / year of economic activity The EOWC region generates $61B in annual economic activity and exports $20B a year in manufactured goods outside its regional boundaries
EOWC
per 100,000 population
Municipal infrastructure is vital to production, wholesale trade and transportation
lack the tax base to sustain infrastructure investment and asset management infrastructure deficit has grown to $6B (2021)
Cost to taxpayers for maintaining 1km of paved municipal road In rural Ontario = 10 households In separated cites and towns = 28 households Across the EOWC region, 236 households must maintain a bridge. In separated cites and towns, that cost is spread over 709 households
AMO 2024 EOWC Speaking Notes Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Delegation Monday, August 19th, 8:30 am - 8:45 am Room 214, Shaw Centre
Ministry Attendees: Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing • • •
Hon. Vijay Thanigasalam, Associate Minister Matthew Rae, Parliamentary Assistant Michael Klimuntowski, Chief of Staff ▪ Martha Greenberg, Deputy Minister
EOWC attendees: Municipal elected officials: • • • • •
Chair Peter Emon, Renfrew County Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark, Peterborough County Warden Frances Smith, Frontenac County Warden Brian Ostrander, Northumberland County Mayor Doug Elmslie, City of Kawartha Lakes
Opening Remarks Chair Peter Emon (1 minute) • Thanks for meeting. • I am here with: o Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark, Peterborough County Page 1 of 4
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o Warden Frances Smith, Frontenac County o Warden Brian Ostrander, Northumberland County o Mayor Doug Elmslie, Kawartha Lakes • Thanks for BFF funding – we look forward to projects being built in the East as small financial investment can have a bigger community impact on rural communities. o *pending what is announced • As you know, the EOWC is a champion for 103 small urban and rural municipalities, one quarter of Ontario’s municipalities. • In May, we launched 3-year strategic plan. We chose infrastructure, housing and health care as top priorities. • We are here to focus on being a partner in housing. It’s a big part of our communities and region’s economy, and supports making communities whole. The East is growing and has the willingness, land and ability to grow more. Housing target Chair Peter Emon (1 minute) • We want to be part of your goal to build 1.5 million homes by 2031. We are listening and want to be a strong partner to help you reach your target. • Ask 1: Are you willing to work with the EOWC to set a regional housing target prior to December 2024? o Want the target to reflect our rural and small urban settings. o Include housing across the continuum.
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o Want to work with you and can provide data and getting municipalities on board.
Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark (2 minutes) • The EOWC likes to do our homework and find solutions. • We found in our recent ‘Mind the Gap: Regional Infrastructure Paper’ that EOWC’s communities build housing at a faster rate than the City of Toronto. o Per 100,000 population, we built 39 houses and Toronto built 17. So we are well positioned to build fast. • We are meeting with Minister Thompson, and Minister Surma, and PA Holland on the infrastructure paper as well. We would be happy to talk to you about it when we have more time. • Yesterday, we met with Federal Minister Sean Fraser to discuss it too. • We also have looked into available land. We found that there are about 74 ‘ready to go’ municipal sites that would be ideal for building housing quickly. • We want to continue our work around the EOWC’s regional housing strategy and execute actions to drive housing starts. • Ask 2: We would be looking to set a statement together that a housing target be developed soon after the conference. Does that work for you? o *Pending Minister’s response to Ask 1 Page 3 of 4
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Closing Remarks Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark • Thank you • *Ask for photo
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AMO 2024 EOWC Speaking Notes Ministry of Long-Term Care Delegation Tuesday, August 20th, 10:30 am - 10:45 am Location TBD
Ministry attendees: Parliamentary Assistant, Kevin Holland (*former Mayor of Conmee Township; former Parliamentary Assistant for MMAH) o Minister, Natalie Kusendova-Bashta o Chief of Staff, Vijay Chauhan ▪ Melissa Thomson, Deputy Minister ▪ Sean Court, ADM, Policy Division ▪ James Stewart, Interim ADM, Capital Development Division EOWC attendees: Municipal elected officials: • Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark, Peterborough County • Warden Normand Riopel, United Counties of Prescott & Russell • Warden Bob Mullin, Hastings County • Warden Nancy Peckford, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville • Mayor Steve Ferguson, Prince Edward County • Warden Steve Fournier, Lanark County
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Opening Remarks Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark (1 minute) • Thanks for meeting. • Thanks for the renewal of the Construction Subsidy Funds – makes a huge difference to get projects built. • Thanks for investments in municipal staffing and targeting students through the Ontario Learn and Stay Program. • I am here with:
- Warden Normand Riopel, United Counties of Prescott & Russell
- Warden Bob Mullin, Hastings County
- Warden Nancy Peckford, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
- Mayor Steve Ferguson, Prince Edward County
- Warden Steve Fournier, Lanark County • The EOWC is a champion for 103 small urban and rural municipalities, one quarter of Ontario’s municipalities. • In May, we launched our strategic plan. We chose infrastructure, housing and health care as priorities over the next 3 years. • We are here to focus on long-term care as it is a big part of our communities and region’s economy and supports making communities whole. Homes provide jobs and there is a big connection to health of our seniors, housing, infrastructure, and keeping families connected and business thriving.
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• As always, the EOWC likes to do our homework and find solutions. • Two issues:
- The impact of staffing agencies on small urban and rural communities
- Debt capacity challenges for our homes Impacts of staffing agencies on rural communities Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark (2 minutes) • Staffing agencies continue to be a concern in rural areas. • They are depleting municipal budgets and staff moral. • Taxpayer dollars are being poured into agency profits. • There is an increase in critical incidents. o For example, an agency staff gave end of life medication to the wrong patient. • We should focus on providing long-term staff to ensure good quality of care to residents. • Ask 1: Are you looking to work with the Minister Jones on a sector wide health human resources strategy? o We advise it also focuses on rural/small communities’ needs. o We would provide regional data. • Ask 2: For small rural homes, would you consider helping municipalities pay premiums? o It makes it hard to recruit and retain staff when agencies are able to offer more pay and flexibility. Warden Bob Mullin (30 seconds) Page 3 of 5
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• One problem we are also seeing is staff agencies have false or limited credentials. • We can all agree that this is not what we want when caring for our seniors. • Ask 3: Would you ensure staff agency organizations and their staff have legitimate education credentials. Residents with increasingly complex needs, need to be cared for by trained professionals. Issue 2: Debt capacity (2 minutes) Warden Nancy Peckford •
A long-term care home represents one of the largest assets owned by a municipality. The cost of redevelopment is the largest onetime expenditure any municipal council will approve.
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Thanks for Construction Fund Subsidy extension. But over time, municipalities are spending twice as much in interest on the Construction Subsidy Fund as they receive to build new homes.
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The interest payments on a redevelopment is a material long term expenditure for municipalities.
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On average, these payments add $65 million to construction or redevelopment. These dollars could be reinvested back into the home and other municipal services.
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That way, municipalities could go above the basic model and improve the building and experience for residents instead of paying government-to-government interest.
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Ask 4: The debt has a big impact on our budgets. Can you work together with your cabinet colleagues to ensure
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municipalities have the lowest borrowing interest rates for projects? • Apply to homes in construction now or those yet to be built. Closing Remarks Vice-Chair Bonnie Clark • Thank you • *ask for photo
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