Professional Documents
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Agenda
Monday, March 2, 2015
Council Chambers
7:00 pm
Erick Joyner
Preserve Pickering
Re: Seaton Development
Pages
Part "A"
Information Reports
Subject:
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Part "B"
Planning & Development Reports
1.
That Report PLN 01-15 of the Director, City Development regarding the ISO
37120 Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life certification program,
be received;
Accessible - -
PICKE~G
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2.
3.
Other Business
(Ill) Adjournment
Information Report to
Planning & Development Committee
Report Number: 01-15
Date: March 2, 2015
From:
Subject:
1.
This report is intended to assist members of the public and other interested
stakeholders to understand the proposal. Planning & Development Committee
will hear public delegations on the applications, ask questions of clarification and
identify any planning issues. This report is for information and no decision on
these applications are being made at this time. Staff will bring forward a
recommendation report for consideration by the Planning & Development
Committee upon completion of a comprehensive evaluation of the proposal.
2.
the subject properties are located at the northwest corner of Kingston Road
and Rougemount Drive, in the Rougemount Neighbourhood (see Location
Map, Attachment #1)
the subject lands comprise 2 properties which have a combined area of
approximately 0.6 of a hectare with approximately 77 metres of frontage
along Kingston Road and approximately 44 metres of frontage along
Rougemount Drive
356 Kingston Road. currently contains a vacant sales trailer; 364 Kingston
Road is occupied by two vacant one-and-a-half storey buildings and a
detached garage
3.
4.
Page 2
5.
Policy Framework
5.1
Page 3
the Regional Official Plan designates the subject lands as "Urban SystemsLiving Areas"; lands in this designation shall be developed to incorporate the
widest variety of housing types, sizes and tenure to provide living
accommodations that address social-economic factors; these lands are
encouraged to be developed in compact urban form through higher density
uses, particularly along arterial roads supporting public transit, such as
Kingston Road
the Regional Official Plan also designates a "Regional Corridor" along
Kingston Road
Regional Corridors with an underlying Living Areas designation shall support
an overall, long-term density target of at least 60 residential units per gross
hectare and a floor space index of 2.5
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Regional Corridors shall provide efficient transportation links to the Urban
Growth Centres, Regional Centres as well as other centres in adjacent
municipalities
Kingston Road is designated as a "Type B Arterial Road" and a "Transit
Spine"
"Type B Arterial Roads" are designed to carry moderate volumes of traffic at
moderate speeds, have some access restrictions, and generally have a
right-of-way width ranging from 30 to 36 metres; rights-of-way may be wider
at certain locations to accommodate intersection improvements and other
facilities such as transit, utilities, noise attenuation installation, bikeways and
landscaping
5.2
the subject lands are within the Rougemount Neighbourhood of the Official
Plan and are designated "Mixed-Use Areas- Mixed Corridors"; lands in this
designation are intended primarily for residential, retail, community, cultural
and recreational uses at a scale serving the community
for lands located on the north side of Kingston Road that are designated
Mixed-Use Areas and abut low density development, the Rougemount
Neighbourhood policies establish a maximum residential density of 55 units
per net hectare; the proposal provides for a net residential density of
approximately 46 units per net hectare
as part of the City's Official Plan Review, the City has initiated the South
Pickering Intensification Study to identify .appropriate locations and policies for
intensification, including the Kingston Road Corridor
5.3
Zoning By-law
5.4
Page 4
6.
Comments Received
6.1
an Open House meeting was held on January 15, 2015 to allow the area
residents to learn more about the revised proposal, as well as review and
comment on the plans that the applicant has submitted
a total of 6 area residents attended the meeting
area residents noted a number of key concerns with the development which
included the following:.
6.2
6.3
Page 5
Agency Comments
Region of Durham
6.4
Region of Durham
(continued)
Durham Catholic
District School
Board
Durham District
School Board
Ontario Ministry of
Transportation
(MTO)
Page6
Engineering &
Public Works
(continued)
7.
Page 7
The following matters have been identified by staff for further review and
consideration:
ensuring conformity with the intent of the Regional Official Plan and that
the proposal does not contribute an underutilization of a key redevelopment
property along Kingston Road
exploring opportunities to increase the density within the allowable range
ensuring conformity with the intent of the City's Official Plan and the
Kingston Road Corridor Urban Design and Development Guidelines
considering whether the lands should be developed on their own in the
absence of the inclusion of the parcel to the west
ensuring the proposal does not preclude or prejudice future redevelopment
opportunities for the abutting property immediately to the west
(340 Kingston Road)
considering whether the proposed development is compatible with the
vehicle repair and service station use to the west
ensuring the Regional Municipality of Durham's requirements for a road
widening is met; identifying an appropriate revised site design on the
reduced lot area
ensuring appropriate building setbacks, building heights and massing, and
landscaped areas are provided along Kingston Road and Rougemount
Road, and within the proposed development
considering whether the traditional townhouses in Block 1 should be wider
in light of the garages in the front
8.
Page 8
Information Received
Full scale copies of the plans and studies listed below are available for viewing at
the offices of the City of Pickering, City Development Department:
9.
Procedurallnformation
9.1
General
Development Department
oral comments may be made at the Public Information Meeting
all comments received will be noted and used as input to a Planning Report
prepared by the City Development Department for a subsequent meeting of
Council or a Committee of Council
Page 9
10.
any member of the public who wishes to reserve the option to appeal
Council's decision must provide comments to the City, either orally or in
writing, before Council adppts any by-law or makes a decision for this
proposal
any member of the public who wishes to be notified of Council's decision
regarding this proposal must request such in writing to the City Clerk
Owner/Applicant Information
Attachments
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Location Map
Original Submitted Plan
Submitted Plan
Submitted Building Elevations- Block 1
Submitted Building Elevations- Block 2
Submitted Building Elevations- Block 3
Submitted Draft Plan of Subdivision
Submitted Common Element Condominium Plan
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Report to
Planning & Development Committee
Report Number: PLN 01-15
Date: March 2, 2015
From:
Thomas Melymuk
Director, City Development
Subj~ct:
Recommendation:
1.
That Report PLN 01-15 of the Director, City Development regarding the ISO 37120
Indicators for City Services and Quality of Life certification program, be received;
2.
3.
Further, that a copy of Report PLN 01-15 be forwarded to Global City Indicators
Facility and the World Council on City Data.
Executive Summary: In August 2014, the Global City Indicators Facility and the World
Council on City Data invited the City of Pickering to apply for an International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 37120 certification. ISO 37120 is the first
international standard on city metrics, and provides a data platform of globally
standardized indicators to assist cities in measuring their performance and to draw
comparative lessons from one another. The indicators address a variety of topics
including energy consumption, education, health, safety and housing.
A city that is certified under ISO 37120 is required to report on the indicators on an
annual basis. Although there is merit in attaining ISO 37120 certification, participation in
this program will have implications in terms of staff resources and funding. Accordingly,
it is recommended that staff further investigate the feasibility, resource and financial
implications of pursuing certification, and report back to Council later this year.
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March 2, 2015
1.
Page 2
Introduction
In August 2014, a letter was received from Senator Art Eggleton, the Chair of the
Global City Indicators Facility (GCIF), and Professor Patricia McCarney, Director
of GCIF, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Council on City
Data (WCCD), inviting the City of Pickering to apply to become a certified city
under ISO 37120 (see Letter of Invitation, Attachment #1).
ISO 37120 is thefirst international standard on city metrics, and includes
100 indicators consisting of 46 core indicators and 54 supporting indicators. To
participate in the program, cities are required to submit annual monitoring
reports. After the reports have been reviewed by the WCCD, a level of
certification may be awarded. The level of certification a city receives is based on
the number of core and supporting indicators the City reports on.
2.
Background
ISO 37120 was developed using the GCIF framework. The GCIF is a project
that was launched in 2008 by Professor Patricia McCarney from the University of
Toronto with funding from the World Bank and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs
and Housing. The lack of information and comparable data on cities and their
larger metropolitan areas, and the greater role cities play in a country's economic
competitiveness, knowledge base and its citizen's quality of life gave birth to the
GCIF initiative.
The main objective of the GCIF was to develop a data platform of globally
standardized indicators to assist cities in measuring their performance, and to
draw comparative lessons from other cities globally in terms of a set of indicators
such as aging, education, health, safety and housing. The GCIF program is
structured around themes organized into two broad categories: city services; and
quality of life.
Following an initial pilot phase with nine cities testing certain city indicators and
methodologies, membership to the GCIF was opened to all cities globally, and in
November 2010, the City of Pickering became a participating member of.the
GCIF. The GCIF has since grown its data network to host over 80 countries and
250 cities, including cities across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East,
Africa and Latin America.
In 2011, the GCIF began working with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing, the Ontario Growth Secretariat and a group of Greater. Toronto Area
(GTA) municipalities, including the City of Pickering, on a pilot exercise that
would facilitate the regional aggregation of GCIF municipal data. Part of the
purpose of the aggregation exercise was to showcase the GTA's economic
competitiveness globally.
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The working group identified the need to limit the geographic area for
aggregation to a cluster of 25 lower- and single-tier municipalities- referred to as
the "Toronto Urban Region". The combined data from the 25 municipalities was
used as a proxy to represent the results for the Toronto Urban Region. The GCIF
also repeated similar pilot exercises in other urban regions such as Sao Paulo,
Melbourne .and Helsinki, and provided a mechanism to draw comparisons
between the Toronto Urban Region and its global peers.
Parallel to the aggregation pilot exercises, the GCIF showcased the Ontario pilot
and advanced this tool at the United Nations World Urban Forum, World Bank
and the World Business Council. The GCIF also made a submission to the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to obtain an internationally
recognized standard to measure the sustainable development of communities by
using in.dicators for city services and quality of life, based on the GCIF
framework. Subsequently ISO granted the GCIF the first international standard
on city indicators: ISO 37120- "Sustainable Development of CommunitiesIndicators for City Services and Quality of Life".
On May 15, 2014, at the Global Cities Summit in Toronto, the GCIF launched
ISO 37120 as well as the WCCD. The WCCD will host the global registry for
ISO 37120 certified cities.
3.
Discussion
3.1
3.2
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ISO 37120 indicators have the potential of providing the necessary statistical
evidence base to support policy formulation and decision making.
March 2, 2015
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3.3
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"Aspirational" is a certification level the WCCD has developed for cities that are
only able to report on 30-45 of the core indicators with the hope that the city will
be able to attain Bronze or higher levels in the future years.
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As part of the process, the WCCD receives applications and fees for ISO 37120
certification, and awards a level of certification based on the number of indicators
reported. Applications fees are based on a city's population, and generally range
from $5,000.00 to $10,000.00. Once certified, the city is entered into, and has
access to, the WCCD Global City Indicators Registry.
3.4
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3.5
Page 5
3.6
Data from these programs could potentially assist the City in achieving
certification.
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4.
Page 6
Conclusion
Although there are benefits to becoming certified under ISO 37120, participation
in this initiative will have implications in terms of staff resources and funding.
Staff resources will be required to prepare annual reports to the GCIF and WCCD.
The benefits of certification will have to be carefully weighed against the financial
implications.
As such, it is recommended that Council authorize staff to further investigate the
opportunity of participating in ISO 37120 and bring back a recommendation in
fall 2015. This investigation would also examine the level of certification that can
be realistically targeted and achieved, given available data sources.
Attachments:
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Prepared By:
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August 7, 2014
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Thanks to your efforts, and those of your colleagues from around the world, we are excited to
announce a new global standard on city Indicators published by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO is the leading body for standardization in the
world. On May 15th, 2014, at the Global Cities Summit in Toronto, the GCIF proudly launched
ISO 377 20: "Sustainable Development of Communities -Indicators for City Services and Qualities
of Life" together with the World Council on City Data (WCCD). This World Council will. host
the global registry for ISO 371 20 certified cities. We are inviting all GCIF member cities to be
members of the weco.
ISO 37120 is the first internation-ally recognised standard for cities and municipalities,
developed using the GCIF framework. This new standard will help build more effective
governments, improve service delivery, allow for international benchmarks and targets and
provide more informed decision making for leaders. A briefing document on ISO 37120 is
appended for your reference.
As a valued member of the GCIF, your city has been contributing to this global effort for
several years. We have been working with Dean Jacobs, Principal Planner - Policy, City
Development Department and we will be sending them further information about the
170 Bloor Street West, Suite 1100
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certification process and we hope that your city will seriously consider becoming an ISO
37120 certified city and be part of the World Council on City Data.
We look forward to continue working with you toward our shared and common goal of
creating dynamic, sustainable and progressive cities around the world. _
Yours Sincerely,
Patricia McCarney
Director, GCIF
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WORrrf-COUNCIL
ON CITY DATA
The World Council on City Data (WCCD) coordinates all efforts on city data to ensure a
consistent and comprehensive platform for standardized urban metrics. The WCCD hosts the
Global Cities Registry for ISO 37no: Sustainable Development of Communities- Indicators for
City Services and Quality of Life1 the first international standard for Cities which provides a
comprehensive set of indicators and a methodology that will enable any sized city to
benchmark its social1 economic and environmental performance in relation to other cities.
Please sign this Expression of Interest and join the new World Council on City Data and be part
of the Global Cities Registry for ISO 37no as a Certified City1 reporting on this new and
important set of globally recognized indicators.
Please visit our website www.dataforcities.org and fill out an
Expression of Interest Form or fill out and return this form by post, fax, or email.
City Name:
Country:
Name:
Title:
Email:
Phone:
Signature:
Date:
World Council on City Data
Tel: +J. 416-g66-2368 Fax: +J. 416-g66-0478
Email: director@globalcities.ca
www.dataforcities.org
Thank you very much for your interest, and we look forward to working with you.
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Core Indicator
Supporting Indictor
Economy
Percentage of persons in
full-time employment
Education
Percentage of students
completing primary education
Percentage of school-aged
population enrolled in school
Percentage of students
completing secondary
education
Student/teacher ratio
Energy
Environment
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Core Indicator
Supporting Indictor
concentration
03 (ozone) concentration
Noise pollution
Percentage change iri number of
native species
Finance
Capital spending as a
percentage of total expenditures
Own-source revenue as a
percentage of total revenues
Tax collected as percentage of
tax billed
Governance
Women as a percentage of
total elected to city-level office
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Theme
Supporting Indictor
Core Indicator
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Health
Recreation
Safety
Shelter
Solid Waste
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Theme
Core Indicator
Supporting Indictor
Telecommunication
and Innovation
Transportation
Number of personal
automobiles per capita
Urban Planning
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Theme
Core Indicator
Supporting Indictor
Areal size of informal
settlements as a per cent of city
area
Jobs/housing ratio
Wastewater
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Cities need indicators to measure their performance for improving quality of life and sustainability globally.
Existing indicators are often not standardized, consistent, or comparable over time or across cities. As
part of a new series of International Standards being developed for a holistic and integrated approach to
sustainable development and resilience under 150/TC 268, Sustainable development of communities,
ISO 37120 es~ablishes a set of standardized indicators that provide a uniform approach to what is
measured, and how that measurement is to be undertaken. This International Standard does not provide a
value judgement, or numeric thresholds oh what a particular city should choose as appropriate targets for
the indicators.
This International Standard defines and establishes definitions and methodologies for a set of indicators to
steer and measure the performance of city services and quality of life.
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Economy
Education
Energy
Environment
Recreation
Safety
Shelter
Solid waste
Telecommunications
and innovation
Finance
Fire and emergency
response
Governance
Health
Transportation
Urban planning
Wastewater
Water and sanitation
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