The Corporation of The Township of Stone Mills Council Agenda Monday, May 16, 2016 Municipal Offices- Stone Mills 6:00 PM

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1 The Corporation of The Township of Stone Mills Council Agenda Monday, May 16, 2016 Municipal Offices- Stone Mills 6:00 PM Page 1. Call to Order 2. Agenda a. Agenda of May 16, :00 p.m. 3. Conflicts of Pecuniary Interest or the General Nature Thereof 4. Delegations, Deputations and Presentations a. Mark Stabb on behalf of Nature Conservancy Of Canada 5. Staff Reports 6. New Business and Statements for Members 2-15 a. Nature Conservancy Of Canada - Road Closing Request An opportunity for persons to submit comments/concerns respecting proposal 7. Adjournment Page 1 of 15

2 The Corporation Of The Township of Stone Mills Notice To Permanently Close And Convey A Municipal Highway In accordance with Section 34 of the Municipal Act R.S.O as amended, notice is hereby provided that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Stone Mills has received a request from an abutting land owner to close and convey a municipal road allowance identified as follows: 1. Part of an un-opened municipal road allowance lying between Lots 18 and 19 in the 3 rd Concession of the Geographic Township of Camden East; and 2. Part of an unopened municipal road allowance between Concession 2 and Concession 3 in Lots 17 and 18 of the Geographic Township of Camden East The lands affected are indicated in the Key Map included with this notice. Council will consider this request and may make a decision respecting this matter at a special public meeting on: May 16, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. Council Chambers, Centreville Hall 4504 County Road 4, Centreville Any person who claims that his/her lands will be prejudicially affected by the closing and conveyance of this highway, or who has knowledge why this closing and conveyance should or should not proceed, may make a presentation at the above stated meeting or alternatively may submit a letter that describes the nature of this prejudice or the reasons in support of this position. Additional information or a copy of this request may be obtained by contacting the undersigned during regular business hours at the Municipal office located at 4504 County Road 4 in Centreville or on the Announcements page of the municipal website at: Dated at Centreville this 27th day of April, Roger J. Hogan, Deputy Clerk Township of Stone Mills 4504 County Road 4 Centreville, Ontario K0K 1N0 Tel Fax rhogan@stonemills.com Page 2 of 15

3 N A TU RE I ( \., I, " DELANATURE CANADA ' I I " if:t IE le u '# [E \DJ FEB , 2 February 2016 Mr. Roger Hogan, Deputy Clerk Stone Mills Township 4504 County Road 4 Centreville, ON KOK 1 NO Dear Mr. Hogan: As you know, a few years ago The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) acquired a property in Stone Mills Township from the Powell family (Part of Lot 18, Con. 3). NCC is proud of this nature reserve and its contribution to the conservation of the endangered Eastern Loggerhead Shrike. The NCC property is currently a release site for captive-raised Eastern Loggerhead Shrike. Dozens of birds have been released at that site to help restore local and provincial populations. NCC properties were chosen because shrikes have used this area on a consistent basis for more than 20 years. NCC is committed to helping sustain and enhance this population of shrikes and their habitat, and is considering further expansion of the nature reserve to help with shrike recovery. NCC is making an offer to purchase 40 acres of the Powell property on Lot 19, Concession 3, immediately east of NCC lands (see attached sketch). These lands have alvar and grassland habitat suitable for shrike habitat restoration. There is an unopened road allowance between NCC property to the west, and the Powell lands. At this time, NCC would like to request that Township staff and Council consider a closure of the road allowance between the NCC and Powell lands, for potential conveyance to NCC. If this closure and conveyance was approved, NCC would submit a request for severance (boundary adjustment) to facilitate the purchase from the Powell family. If the closure and conveyance is not likely to be acceptable to the Township, NCC will work with the Powell family to include access to Nugent Road in our Agreement of Purchase and Sale. NCC would also appreciate your comments on the potential closure and conveyance to NCC of the unopened road allowance along the southern boundary of its existing nature reserve. This additional conveyance would enable NCC to restore and manage additional habitat for Loggerhead Shrike and other significant species. To the best of my knowledge, the proposed closures would not affect legal access to any surrounding properties. I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience, and to the opportunity to present this conservation project idea to staff and Council in person. Thanks for your time. Sincerely, b Central Ontario Program Director c.c. John and Candida Powell The Nature Conservancy of Canada 18 Second Avenue, Uxbridge, ON, L9P 1J9 Tel: (905) , Mobile: (905) La Societe canadienne pour la conservation de la nature 18 ave Second, Uxbridge (ON) L9P 1J9 Tel: (905) , Cellulaire: (905) Page 3 of 15

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5 Property Context 1 c::::j 1 Property of Interest D Parcel Fabric Hydrology Stream _ Wetland _ Lake, Pond or River JtNATURE CONSERVANCY _ CANADA April 21, 2016 Landscape Legend 101 Property of Interest Conservation Lands _ NCC Property Conservation Actions _ Priority 1 _ Priority 2 D Priority 3 Data Sources Nature Conservancy 01 Canada - Ontario Region, 2016 Ontario Ministry 01 Natural Resources and Forestry_ 2015 Imagery: Digital Raster Acqu istion Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE), 2014 Page 5 of 15

6 Roger Hogan From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Jim Klaver May :13 PM Roger Hogan; Keith Miller RE: Road Closing Request pdf Roger, Keith, I'm not clear on the ROW configuration and how the road closing effects CR27. I suspect we will be asking for a widening before the road is closed/conveyed. See attached sketch which is my interpretation of the current road allowances. The hatched area is my area of concern. Please advise if you concur that we should be requesting that a widening be surveyed and conveyed to the County from the un-opened road allowance. Note that we will have a surplus daylight triangle that could be conveyed to N.C.C. Thanks, Jim Klaver Operations & Development Technologist Roads & Bridges County of Lennox & Addington 97 Thomas Street East Napanee, ON K7R 4B Ext 3226 Please consider the environment before printing this ***CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE" This electronic communication may contain confidential information and is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the County of Lennox & Addington sender immediately. s which are identified as containing confidential information may not be copied, forwarded or distributed without permission of the County of Lennox & Addington's original sender. ted without pennission of the original sender. 1 Page 6 of 15

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8 Roger Hogan From: Sent: To: Subject: Keith Miller April :28 AM Roger Hogan RE: Road Closing Request Hi Roger Staff have no problem with closing the unopened road allowance running from Nugent Road to the south, it appears that it does not land lock any properties and is of no value to our road system. Staff also has no problem with closing of the unopened road allowance running east from County Road # 27 because again it appears that closing it would not land lock any properties and is of no value to our road system. Keith Miller CRS I 1 Page 8 of 15

9 Roger Hogan From: Sent: To: Subject: Tim Trustham May :31 PM Roger Hogan RE: Road Closing Request Hi Roger, Our office has no concerns/comments regarding this proposal. Thanks Tim Trustham Tim Trustham Planner/Ecologist Quinte Conservation Click here to sign up for one of Quinte Conservation's e newsletters! RR#2, 2061 Old Hwy #2, Belleville, ON K8N 4Z2 Phone: (613) ext 110 Fax: (613) Consider the environment. Please don't print this e mail unless you really need to. Disclaimer: This is intended for the addressee indicated above. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately. 1 Page 9 of 15

10 Roger Hogan From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Mark Stabb May :09 AM Roger Hogan FW: Powell property and Stone Mills Unopened Road Allowances From: don.yeomans Sent: May :05 PM To: Mark Stabb Cc: Todd Farrell Kurt Hennige Subject: Re: FW: Powell property and Stone Mills Unopened Road Allowances Hi Mark, Thanks for the updates on the road closure. I have no problem with the north south road allowance between NCC and the proposed Powell forty acres which is described in the illustration. In fact I never realized that road allowance even existed. It is the east west road allowance at the southerly part of NCC, Powell, Yeomans, Canadian Solar, Yeomans again, McNichols. As well as the six landowners on the opposite side of the same allowance. This road was originally an extension of Martin Drive on the west to County Road 17 on the east. As this is still public property, to have it closed would effect or quite possibly eliminate any future uses. I don't think this is necessary. The Canadian Solar property is not visible on the large color map. It is next to us and we are Lot 20 Con. 3. I think it would be considered Lot 21 Con 3. The south part of Lot 21 Con Acres. Thanks Mark Don Yeomans. Sent from Samsung Mobile Original message From: Mark Stabb Date:05/02/ :46 PM (GMT-05:00) To: "'don.yeomans@yahoo.ca'" Cc: Todd Farrell,Kurt Hennige Subject: FW: Powell property and Stone Mills Unopened Road Allowances Hi Don: Nice chatting with you today. As discussed, here is a copy of the map showing the Powell lands and the unopened road allowances. I am copying Kurt here as well because he may not have heard of our proposal. I am pleased to hear you do not have a problem with closing the north south road allowance. I understand that you have concerns about the east west road allowance, however. That area is not as important to us, and would only be interested in closing that to manage it for bird habitat, and only if people do not object. I look forward to hearing your comments. 1 Page 10 of 15

11 The linked image can not be displayed. The file may have been mo v ed, ren amed, or deleted. Verify that the li nk points to the correct file and location. Thanks, also, for the information about the Canadian Solar property being managed for bird habitat. Is that area on this map (maybe the small one) at all? Kurt have you heard about that property? Thanks for your time. Mark Mark Stabb Central Ontario Program Director Nature Conservancy of Canada Ontario Region 18 Second Avenue Uxbridge, ON L9P 1J9 T: C: mark.stabb@natureconservancy.ca 2 Page 11 of 15

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14 The Corporation Of The Township of Stone Mills Staff Report Report Date May 11, 2016 Entitled Nature Conservancy of Canada Road Closing Request Recipient Council Submitted By Roger Hogan, Deputy Clerk STAFF RECOMMENDATION BE IT RESOLVED THAT the request submitted by the Nature Conservancy of Canada for the closing of specific portions of municipal road allowance be approved subject to the following: 1. That the applicant provide signed acknowledgement that all costs incurred by the Township shall be the responsibility of the applicant; 2. That the lands to be closed and conveyed shall be identified on a reference plan prepared by an Ontario Land Surveyor; 3. That a portion of the road allowance between Concession 2 and Concession 3 and lying adjacent to County Road 27 shall be conveyed to the County of Lennox and Addington for road widening purposes; 4. That all road allowances to be closed will be authorized by Bylaw to be considered by Council following the completion of the reference plan. OVERVIEW The purpose of this report is to make Council aware of steps taken by Staff to provide for the closing and conveyance of certain municipal road allowances. BACKGROUND 1. Following Council s approval in principle to this request, a notice was developed providing notice to persons of the proposed closing and conveyance of certain municipal road allowances as requested by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. 2. This notice was circulated to all property owners bordered by Nugent Road in the North, County Road 17 in the South and County Road 27 in the West 3. This notice was also circulated to the appropriate department heads, County of Lennox and Addington, KFLA Public Health and Quinte CA, Ontario Hydro, Bell Canada. 4. Comments arising from this circulation are attached to this report. 5. Additionally, a representative of Hydro One was into the office and obtained information to conduct a site inspection of the proposal. No comments have been received from Hydro One at the time of this report. Page 14 of 15

15 6. Two telephone inquiries were received from residents respecting the proposal and these were addressed to their satisfaction. FINANCIAL/BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS No financial implications as all costs arising from the closing of a municipal road allowance are those of the applicant. ENERGY CONSUMPTION & DEMAND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS None Anticipated ACCESSIBILITY ONTARIONS DISABILITY ACT, 2005 IMPLICATIONS None Anticipated COMMUNICATION IMPLICATIONS None Anticipated Page 2 of 2 Page 15 of 15