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Public Open House No. 1

Summary Report

Class Environmental Assessment & Transportation Study For County Transportation Network in the General Area of

the Peterborough Airport

Prepared for:

County of Peterborough

GENIVAR File No. 101-15762

January 2011

COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT & TRANSPORTATION STUDY

FOR COUNTY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE PETERBOROUGH AIRPORT

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NO. 1 SUMMARY REPORT

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Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................... 1

1.1 Study Area ................................................................................... 1 1.2 Open House No. 1 Date and Time ............................................... 1

2.0 PUBLIC AND AGENCY CONSULTATION ......... 3

2.1 Individual Contact Notification ................................................... 3 2.2 Newspaper Notice ....................................................................... 3 2.3 Agency Contacts ......................................................................... 3 2.4 First Nations Contacts ................................................................. 4

3.0 PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE NO. 1 ........................... 4

4.0 SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS ............ 4

5.0 CONCLUSIONS ................................................. 6

List of Figures Figure 1 Study Area ........................................................................ 2

List of Tables Table 1 Summary of POH No. 1 Written Comments ................... 5

Appendices A Contact Letter B Newspaper Notice C Public Open House Presentation Boards D Comment Sheets




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1.0 INTRODUCTION

This report, prepared by GENIVAR, docu-

ments the first Public Open House (POH)

meeting held as part of the Class Environ-

mental Assessment & Transportation Study

for the Peterborough County Transportation

Network in the general area of the Peterbo-

rough Airport. This meeting is one element

of an open and consultative process with the

public for this project.

This study is being undertaken by the Coun-

ty of Peterborough; the purpose of which is

to:

Meet the County’s long term transporta-tion needs as identified in the County’s Transportation Master Plan, Airport Mas-ter Plan, the Fraserville Secondary Plan, and associated planning/EA studies (i.e. County Road 28 (Fraserville));

Facilitate future development adjacent to the roadway (define right-of-way protec-tion and road profile) and within the air-port; and

Receive environmental clearance for the proposed roadway network within the Study Area.

1.1 Study Area

The study area is shown in Figure 1.

1.2 Open House No. 1

The first Public Open House was held on:

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Orange Lodge

9 Whitfield Road

Fraserville, ON

The purpose of the first Public Open House

was to receive public comments and present

the following:

Environmental assessment process;

Draft Study Design;

Study process and schedule;

Existing conditions;

Preliminary alternatives; and

To obtain public and agency comments.




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Figure 1

Study Area




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2.0 PUBLIC AND AGENCY

CONSULTATION

One of the key aspects of the project is to

provide the public, interested parties and

affected agencies with the opportunity for

meaningful input. In order to ensure this

objective is met, a public and agency notifi-

cation program was undertaken.

The program included a number of commu-

nication mechanisms, discussed below.

2.1 Individual Contact Notifica-tion

Notification of the first Public Open House

was communicated to all study area resi-

dents, external agencies and interested

groups.

Individual letters were mailed to property

owners within and adjacent to the Study

Area. A property owner database was pro-

vided by the County of Peterborough.

A sample of the letter is provided in Ap-

pendix A.

2.2 Newspaper Notice

Notice of the first Public Open House was

placed in the following local newspaper

prior to the event:

Peterborough Examiner, November 25th and December 2nd, 2010.

The newspaper notice is found in Appendix

B.

2.3 Agency Contacts

Agencies and municipal representatives

were invited to attend the POH in advance

of the general public, from 3 to 4 pm.

Agency contact letters were sent to the fol-

lowing external agencies and interest

groups:

Township of Cavan-Monaghan;

Township of Otonabee South Monag-han;

City of Peterborough;

Ministry of Transportation;

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Af-fairs;

Ontario Federation of Agriculture;

Ministry of Community and Social Ser-vices;

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care;

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing;

Ministry of Natural Resources;

Ministry of Environment;

Ministry of Economic Development and Trade;

Transport Canada (Marine);

Transport Canada (Aviation);

Ontario Ministry of Culture;

Ministry of Tourism and Recreation;

Otonabee Conservation Authority;

Ontario Federation of Agriculture;

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tour-ism;

Peterborough Field Naturalists;

Peterborough Cycling Club;




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OPP – Peterborough County Detach-ment;

Cavan Fire Department;

County of Peterborough EMS;

Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce;

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board;

Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board;

Ontario Federation Of Snowmobile Clubs;

District 2 Kawartha Lakes Snowmobile Club;

Long Sault Ridge Runners;

Hydro One;

Trans-Canada Pipelines;

Bell Canada;

Allstream Enterprise Solutions ;

Trans Northern Pipelines;

Enbridge Gas;

TELUS;

Union Gas; and

Cogeco Cable.

2.4 First Nations Contacts

Contact letters were sent to the following

First Nations and agencies:

Curve Lake First Nation;

Alderville First Nation;

Hiawatha First Nation;

Ontario Secretariat for Aboriginal Af-fairs; and

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

3.0 PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

NO. 1

The first Public Open House (POH) was

held at the Orange Lodge on Thursday, De-

cember 9th, 2010.

The informal drop-in meeting permitted all

members of the public and interest groups

to view the presentation material and to

discuss the project with County and con-

sultant representatives. A copy of the POH

presentation boards is provided in Appen-

dix C.

In total, forty-seven (47) persons registered

at Public Open House No. 1. Comment

forms were provided and persons were en-

couraged to submit their written comments

in the box provided or by fax/email within

the 4-week comment period. In total, twen-

ty-six (26) comment sheets/letters/e-mails

were returned during the Open House and

the subsequent 4-week response period.

Copies of the completed comment forms

are provided in Appendix D. A summary

of the comments/issues provided is out-

lined in Chapter 4.0.

4.0 SUMMARY OF WRIT-

TEN COMMENTS

The written comments/concerns received at

the first Public Open House are summarized

below in Table 1. To facilitate this review,

the comments have been aggregated into a

number of broad categories.




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Table 1

Summary of POH No. 1 Written Comments

Area of Concern Number Of

Respondents Comment Sheet Reference No.

Safety of County Road 28/Moncrief Line Intersection 3 1, 2, 17

Support for new realigned Airport Road (Alternative 3A) 12 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,

12, 13, 17, 26

Concern regarding the impact to emergency services 4 2, 8, 13, 17

Concern regarding safety of cyclists and the importance of Air-port Road to the County Cycling Plan

9 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25

Concern regarding viability of business with closure of Airport Road

2 6, 13

Concern regarding out-of-way travel for motorists 4 6, 7, 13, 17

Question as to why Airport Road could not be realigned to west-ern end of the runway

1 10

Concern/issue with possible Airport Road classified as a Town-ship Road

2 9,10

Support for a “re-connection” or “recreational link” of Airport Road to support recreational activities

3 14, 16, 25

Request for information 1 15

Concern regarding property values 1 17

Concern regarding impact to the floodplains of Cavan Creek and Otonabee River

1 23

Opposed to Pedestrian/Recreational Trail (Alternative 3B) as a single solution to the study.

1 26




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5.0 CONCLUSIONS

The most significant comments/issues

raised by the public at the first Public Open

House included:

General Support for new realigned Air-port Road (Alternative 3A);

Concern regarding impact to emergency services;

Concern regarding impact to cyclists; and

Concern regarding out-of-way travel for motorists.




APPENDICES




Appendix A Contact Letter

15 Fitzgerald Road, Suite 100, Ottawa, Ontario CANADA K2H 9G1 Telephone: 613-829-2800 ~ Fax: 613-829-8299 ~ www.genivar.com

November 26, 2010

Public Subject: Class Environmental Assessment & Transportation Study

For County Transportation Network in the General Area of the Peterborough Airport Study Commencement and Public Open House No. 1

The County of Peterborough has initiated an Environmental Assessment (EA) and transportation study for the County Transportation Network in the General Area of the Peterborough Airport. Airport Road (County Road 11) has been closed in the vicinity of the airport in order to facilitate expansion of the airport infrastructure (runway extension).

The purpose of this study is to define a Recommended Plan that will meet the County’s long term transportation needs as identified in the County’s Transportation Master Plan, Airport Master Plan, the Fraserville Secondary Plan, and associated planning/EA studies (i.e. County Road 28 (Fraserville)), allow future development adjacent to the roadway (define right-of–way protection and road profile) and receive environmental clearance for the proposed roadway network in the study area.

The project is being planned as a Schedule ‘C’ project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2000) document. The EA Study will confirm project need and justification, document existing environmental conditions, examine alternatives and potential impacts, and recommend mitigation measures.

November 26, 2010 Airport Road EA Page 2

The first of two Public Open House (POH) meetings has been scheduled and will be held as follows:

Thursday, December 9, 2010 Orange Lodge

9 Whitfield Road Fraserville, ON 4:00 to 7:00 pm

The first public open house will provide the public the opportunity to: Review the Study Design; Review the need and justification of the project; Review study process and schedule; Review existing conditions; Review preliminary roadway improvement alternatives; and Provide comments. At the completion of the study, an Environmental Study Report documenting the effects anticipated by the project and the corresponding mitigation measures will be prepared and placed on the public record for public and agency review. There is an opportunity at any time during the EA process for interested persons to provide comments. Any comments received pertaining to the study will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record. For more information, or if you wish to be placed on the study’s mailing list, please contact: Chris Bradley, B.A., M.P.A. Director of Public Works County of Peterborough 470 Water Street Peterborough, ON K9H 3M3 Tel: (705) 775-2737 ext. 337 Fax: (705) 876-1730 [email protected]

Charlene Buske, P. Eng. Senior Project Manager - Transportation GENIVAR 15 Fitzgerald Road Ottawa, ON K2G 9G1 Tel: (613) 829-2800 Toll Free:1-866-537-5289 Fax: (613) 829-8299 [email protected]

Yours very truly, Charlene Buske, P.Eng. Senior Project Manager – Transportation, GENIVAR cc Kendra Reid, County of Peterborough

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




Appendix B Newspaper Notice




Appendix C POH Presentation Boards

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Table of Contents Welcome ................................................................................................................................................... 2 Study Goal ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Study Area ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Background ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Problem or Opportunity Statement ........................................................................................................... 6 Key Issues ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Aims and Objectives of Public Open House No. 1 .................................................................................... 8 Traffic ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Summary of Daily (24 Hour) Traffic Volumes Pre and Post Road Closure ............................................. 10 Summary of Daily (24 Hour) Traffic Volumes Pre and Post Road Closure ............................................. 11 Upper Tier Road Criteria ......................................................................................................................... 12 County of Peterborough Service Cell Data ............................................................................................. 13 Proposed Airport Expansion Plan ........................................................................................................... 14 Existing Natural Environment Conditions ................................................................................................ 15 Photo Inventory of Study Area ................................................................................................................ 16 Recommended Plans – Adjacent Projects .............................................................................................. 17 Environmental Assessment Process ...................................................................................................... 18 Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process ............................................................................ 19 Study Stages .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Evaluation of Alternatives ....................................................................................................................... 21 Planning Solutions – How do we address the problem? ......................................................................... 22 Summary of Preliminary Evaluation of Alternative Planning Solutions ................................................... 23 Preliminary Design Alternatives .............................................................................................................. 24 Long List of Alignment Alternatives......................................................................................................... 25 Short List of Alignment Alternatives Carried Forward ............................................................................. 26 Cycling/Pedestrian Alternatives .............................................................................................................. 27 Evaluation Process ................................................................................................................................. 28 Evaluation Criteria .................................................................................................................................. 29 Public Involvement .................................................................................................................................. 30 What Happens Next? .............................................................................................................................. 31

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Welcome Welcome to the first Public Open House for the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) and Transportation Study for the County Transportation Network in the general area of the Peterborough Airport located on County Road 11. Please feel free to view the presentation material and the background reports at the Resource Table. Should you have any questions regarding the material, or any other aspect of the study, please speak to any of the County or Consultant study team members in attendance. We encourage you to provide your comments in writing. Comment sheets are available at the registration desk. Please deposit completed forms in the comment box or mail/ fax/ e-mail to the address at the bottom of the form. We also encourage you to record your attendance at the registration desk. There is an opportunity at any time during the EA process for interested persons to provide comments. Any comments received pertaining to the study will be collected under the Environmental Assessment Act and, with the exception of personal information, will become part of the public record.

3

Study Goal The objective of this study is to define a Recommended Plan that will: Meet the County’s long term transportation needs as identified in the

County’s Transportation Master Plan, Airport Master Plan, the Fraserville Secondary Plan, and associated planning/EA studies (i.e. County Road 28 (Fraserville));

Facilitate future development adjacent to the roadway (define right-of-way protection and road profile) and within the airport; and

Receive environmental clearance for the proposed roadway network within the Study Area.

4

Study Area

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Background The County of Peterborough has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment (EA) and Transportation Study for the County Transportation Network in the general area of the Peterborough Airport. Airport Road (County Road 11) has been closed in the vicinity of the airport in order to facilitate expansion of the airport infrastructure (runway extension). A detailed transportation study will be completed to integrate the County’s future transportation requirements with the Airport Master Plan, proposed improvements to County Road 28 as a result of the Fraserville Secondary Plan, and the Township of Cavan Monaghan Official Plan Amendment 3 (i.e. Airport EA impact on delineation of Special Study Areas). This study will be completed as a Schedule “C” project under the Municipal Class EA. An Environmental Study Report (ESR) will be prepared that will identify all environmental impacts and mitigation associated with the Recommended Plan. The Class EA will take into consideration any concurrent transportation or planning studies underway with local Townships, the City or MTO, and development and infrastructure projects that could influence the direction and/or conclusions of the Study.

6

Problem or Opportunity Statement

The problem, which will be defined with community participation, is to provide an efficient and effective transportation plan to meet forecasted travel demand. This plan will consider the requirements of all modes of transportation (pedestrian, bicyclists, transit, goods movement and vehicular traffic) and will have a goal of providing the safest facility considering the value of all competing interests. This study will define an improvement plan and receive environmental clearance for the facility that matches the land use plan. The roadway design will be selected using a proactive community involvement program and a traceable evaluation technique to provide a defensible case for the Recommended Plan. The Recommended Plan will provide the County with: An approved plan that can be constructed in stages if required; A defined cost which will allow the County to budget staging of

future road improvements; Harmonize the transportation plan with the Peterborough Airport

Master Plan; and A sustainable plan that can allow economic development of the

Airport and surrounding community.

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