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George CarlsonCOUNCILLOR WARD 11 NEWS

E george.carlson@mississauga.ca T 905-896-5011 W georgecarlson.caFALL WINTER 2015/16

Discover Vic Johnston Community CentreIf youre looking for a great recreation and communityspace in Ward11, look no further than the Vic JohnstonCommunity Centre, in the heart of downtown Streetsville.This historic recreation facility has deep roots in the com-munity and came into fruition because of the dedication ofits namesake, local Streetsville resident, Vic Johnston, andthe local community.

In the late 1950s, Vic Johnston would wake up in the mid-dle of the night and leave his home on Main Street (pres-ent day Murphys Ice Cream Parlour) to flood the lacrossebox so the neighbourhood children would have a place toplay hockey. In 1958, the community realized that a lo-cal arena was needed as the children traveled to Bramptonto play hockey. Vic and the local community establisheda steering committee to turn this dream into a reality andcanvassed door to door to collect money for the project.

A few short years later, in 1961, the dream became a real-ity when the Streetsville and District Community CentreInc. was opened to the public, giving the children an arenain their own community. In 2008, $8 million in renova-tions were undertaken to provide new arena boards; glass

and netting; new insulation and cladding; new windows;restoration of the barrel roof; larger and accessible chang-ing rooms; and enhanced viewing facilities. Today, thearena that began as a small flooded lacrosse box is home

to a great variety of quality recreation programs, includ-ing the Streetsville Hockey League, Summer 4 on 4 KidsHockey, Mens Hockey, Learn-to Skate/Play Programs, andpublic skating. Vic Johnston CC also offers spacious andaffordable rental facilities (Rotary Club Meeting Room andHazel McCallion Hall) with great amenities for your nextfunction, meeting, or special event. For more informationabout the Vic Johnston CC, visit www.vicjohnston.ca.

2016 Ward 11 NEW YEARS OPEN

HOUSE!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

streetsville kinsmen CENTRE321 queen Street south - Streetsville

Saturday, January 23, 201610am-12pm

Celebrate the New Year with Councillor George Carlsonat the streetsville kinsmen centre. Bring your friends and

family! Refreshments, prizes, and fun for everyone! Pleasebring non-perishable food items for the food bank.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 905-896-5011

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New Cart-Based, Bi-weeklyWaste Collection Program

New Traffic CalmingProgram

Beginning the week of January 4, 2016, the Region of Peel will bechanging to a cart-based, bi-weekly waste collection program. Un-der this new waste collection program, the following changes willoccur to your household waste collection:

Garbage and organics will be picked up one week Recycling and organics will be picked up the next week Change from garbage bags and recycling bins to carts Yard waste collection will not be affected

The new cart-based, bi-weekly waste collection program will resultin a reduction of the amount of waste that is sent to landfills andan increase in recycling and organics recycling. Under the newwaste collection program, an additional 4-6% of waste materialwill be diverted from landfills. The new waste collection programwill also reduce current greenhouse gas emissions by approximate-ly 6,700 - 11,100 tonnes of eCO2. This reduction in greenhousegases will be achieved by reducing the garbage fleet; reducing theamount of organic material being sent to landfills; reducing thenumber of loads hauled to landfills; and reducing the recyclingfleet. The new waste collection program is very economical andwill result in an annual tax savings of approximately $9 million.In addition to these benefits, the new garbage, recycling, andorganics carts are easy to wheel to the curb; pest resistant; and willprevent wind-blown blue box litter, which costs the City approxi-mately $385,000 in litter cleanup costs each year.

Under the new waste collection program, residents will be usinggarbage, recycling, and organics carts to collect household waste.

Each household will receive the following:

1 organics cart, 1 recycling cart, and 1 garbage cart.

The organics (green) cart is available in one size only. All resi-dents will receive a 100L green cart. This new green cart will holdthe same amount of organic waste as 2 current green carts or 14small kitchen organics containers.

Garbage carts are available in 3 sizes: Small, Medium, and Largeand will hold the following amounts of waste:

A small cart will hold 2 - 3 bags of garbage. A medium cart will hold 3 - 4 bags of garbage. A large cart will hold 4 - 5 bags of garbage.

Recycling carts are also available in 3 sizes: Small, Medium, andLarge and will hold the following amounts of recycling:

A small cart will hold 2 blue boxes. A medium cart will hold 4 blue boxes. A large cart will hold 6 blue boxes.

Carts will be delivered, free of charge, to residences betweenOctober-December 2015, and you will begin using your carts theweek of January 4, 2016, when the new waste collection programbegins. Until then, please continue to use your old blue box, greenbin, and garbage containers/bags to collect your household waste.To learn more about the new cart-based, bi-weekly waste collec-tion program, please visit the Region of Peels Waste Managementwebsite at www.peelregion.ca/waste.

I am very pleased to report that the City of Mississauga will beimplementing a new city-wide Traffic Calming Program in 2016to address speeding and aggressive driving and improve pedestriansafety throughout the city.

The new Traffic Calming Program will allow Traffic Staff to useactive traffic calming measures to address issues related to speed-ing, aggressive driving, and pedestrian safety. Active traffic calmingmeasures include physical measures such as speed cushions, chi-canes, pinch points, etc., which act to reduce speed and discourageaggressive driving.

Before the Traffic Calming Program was approved, Traffic Staffevaluated the program on a pilot basis at 4 locations across the city;3 locations received active traffic calming measures (speed cushionsand raised asphalt intersections) and 1 location received passivetraffic calming measures (painted edge lines to narrow the road-way). At the end of the pilot program, it was found that locationsthat received active traffic calming measures achieved greater com-pliance to the posted speed limit and significant reduction in vehicleoperating speeds compared to locations that received passive trafficcalming measures.

The new Traffic Calming Program will be implemented in 2016.Areas of concern, as identified by residents, will be evaluated foractive traffic calming measures by Traffic Staff based on speed,volume, and collision data. For more information, please visit www.mississauga.ca/trafficoperations.

If youre looking for a place to dispose of your used batteries, you cannow conveniently recycle single use (non-rechargeable) batteries (A,AA, AAA, AAAA, C cell, D cell, 4.5-volt, 9-volt) by dropping themoff at bins located near customer service areas in each of the CitysLibraries and Community Centres. Residents are asked to cover thepositive (+) battery terminals with electrical or masking tape beforedropping the batteries into bins.

To date, the City has collected more than a tonne of batteries,equivalent to a small car. By the end of 2015, the program is ex-pected to collect over three and a half tonnes of batteries. For moreinformation on battery recycling please visit www.mississauga.ca/batteryrecycling.

Battery Recycling Program

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The City of Mississauga is introducing a new stormwater charge, which will beincluded in the Region of Peel water bill beginning on January 1, 2016. The storm-water charge is a dedicated source of funding that will be invested directly into theCitys stormwater system to ensure it is kept in good working order and avoid costlyfuture repairs and flood damage. This dedicated funding will directly support theCitys Stormwater Management Program and cannot be used for any other services orprograms as stated in the Citys Stormwater Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Stormwater refers to the rain and melted snow that flows from properties into thestreets and down into the storm drains; this water then flows through a large net-work of pipes and waterways directly into Lake Ontario. Mississauga has extensivestormwater infrastructure with a total replacement value of $1.8 billion dollars. Thisstormwater infrastructure consists of:

Storm sewers 2,000 km Catch basins 48,000 Stormwater manholes 28,000 Outlets to receiving waters 1,000 Diversion structures (trunk sewers) 100 km Ditches / storm water swales in urban areas 250 km SWM Facilities (Hard and Soft Components) Watercourses, Streams, Rivers, and Creeks (31 Separate Creeks) 200 km

A significant proportion of Mississaugas stormwater infrastructure was installed inthe last 50 years, and this infrastructure is aging and nearing the end of its lifecycle.The stormwater charge will cover repair and replacement costs that the City can nolonger afford to pay through the property tax base or through development charges.Mississauga is a rapidly growing city, and with the increased population and morebusinesses operating in Mississauga, the amount of water r unning off hard/imperme-able surfaces, such as roofs, driveways, streets, and parking lots is increasing. Fur-thermore, climate change patterns have br ought heavier rainfalls and rapidly meltingsnow, and there is much more stormwater entering the stormwater infrastructurethan previous years, which is causing costly wear and tear on the aging infrastruc-ture. Recent incidents of flooding in the city from major rainstorms have also dem-onstrated that the stormwater infrastructure has been unable to handle the increasedstromwater run-off from so much hard/impermeable surfaces in the city.

Since 2011, the City has been looking into options beyond the property tax base anddevelopment charges to support current and future stormwater management andinfrastructure needs, and a Stormwater Financing Study was undertaken. The Studywas completed in 2012 and identified a stormwater charge as a dedicated source offunding that is needed to manage current and future stormwater and infrastructureneeds. Municipalities across North America and Canada are facing similar chal-lenges with regard to stor mwater management and infrastructure needs, and thereare presently over 1500 municipalities in North America, including 19 in Canadaalone, who have consequently implemented stormwater charges to fund stormwaterutilities. In Ontario, the municipalities of Kitchener, Waterloo, London, Aurora, St.Thomas and Richmond Hill have all implemented stormwater charges; the City ofToronto will also be considering implementing a stormwater charge. Across Canada,the municipalities of Halifax, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, St. Albert,Strathcona County, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, West Vancouver, Surrey, White Rock,and Langley have also implemented stormwater charges.

Presently, stormwater operation costs represent $6.7 million or 1.6 per cent of the

Citys portion of the property tax bill. These costs are funded through the propertytax base and as a r esult, residential properties are paying a higher percentage (69%)for stormwater than non-residential properties (31%). This is because property taxesare based on land value. Under the new Stormwater Charge, residential propertieswill pay less (40%) for stormwater and non-residential properties will pay a higherpercentage (60%). This is because the stormwater charge is based on the amount ofhard surface area on a property. The relative amount of tax (land value) and stormwa-ter charge (hard surface area) is unique to every property. As such, the implementa-tion of the stormwater charge will result in appr oximately $6.7 million being shiftedaway from the municipal tax base in the 2016 budget, which amounts to a reductionof approximately $25 per household.

The calculation of the stormwater charge is the same for all properties, and eachproperty will receive a stormwater assessment. The stormwater charge is calculatedby multiplying the stormwater rate by the number of stormwater billing units as-sessed for a property. The stormwwater rate will be reviewed each year by Councilas part of the Citys annual budget process. The number of billing units assessed fora property is determined by the tier under which the property is categorized. Eachresidential property is categorized into one of five tiers based on the size of its rooftoparea. The City is using the rooftop area as a predictor of the total amount of hardsurface area on a property. For this purpose, the surface area will be considered aflat roof. The height (or pitch) of your roof will not be part of the calculation. Theresidential tiers, areas, and billing units are as follows:

Smallest Tier- Freehold townhomes and row housesRooftop Area: 26.7 - 99.0 m2 Billing Units: 0.5

Small Tier - Semi-detached homes, linked homes and small single detachedhomesRooftop Area: 99.1-151.0 m2 Billing Units: 0.7

Medium Tier - Medium single detached homesRooftop Area: 151.1 -194.0 m2 Billing Units: 1.0

Large Tier- Large single detached homesRooftop Area - 194.1 - 242.0 m2 Billing Units: 1.2

Largest Tier- Very large single detached homesRooftop Area: 242.1 + m2 and above Billing Units: 1.7

Residents whose properties are categorized under the Smallest Tier will pay $50 forthe stormwater charge; those under the Small Tier will pay $70; those under the Me-dium Tier will pay $100; those under the Large Tier will pay $120; and those underthe Largest Tier will pay $170. For more information about stormwater and thestormwater charge, please visit the Citys website at www.stormwatercharge.ca.

Information about City programs and services is now at your fingertips

with the Citys new Pingstreet mobile app. You can use the app to accessreal-time information from the City, including:

Local Government:Find the contact information of Mayor andCouncillors.

News:Stay up-to-date with the Citys latest news releases. Meetings & Events:Find out whats happening in the City with a

list of upcoming community events and committee meetings. Notification Centre:Keep informed of the Citys activities Discover Mississauga:Plan a visit and discover what the City has

to offer. Twitter:Follow the Citys live feed. Garbage & Recycling:View waste collection schedules from the

Region of Peel. Contact Us:Reach out to the City by phone or email.

You will also be able to report issues using the app, such as illegalsigns, etc. The Pingstreet app is available for download at the AppleStore, Google Play, BlackBerry World, and Windows Phone Store.

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In an effort to manage traffic volumes and traffic congestion, the City of Mississauga

is working with the Region of Peel and the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO)to implement a $14.8 million state-of-the-art advanced transportation managementsystem.

The new system uses the latest technology and will actively monitor travel condi-tions, influence the operation of traffic signals, disseminate information, and interactwith other transportation agencies to decrease traffic congestion. The new systemwill feature the following upgrades:

Replacing the existing Fastracs traffic control system with a new system andhardware

Upgrading traffic signal communications from an analog network to theCitys fibre network, Wi-Fi, and cellular technology

Constructing a physical traffic management centre where Traffic Staff willmonitor and respond to traffic conditions; the centre will be located at 3185Mavis Road

An intelligent transportation system, which uses smart technologies such astraffic monitoring cameras to provide the ability to detect and manage trafficincidents on roadways

The advanced transportation management system project began in January 2015

and will be complete in 2017.

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Important NumbersAircraft Noise Complaints 416-247-7682Animal Services 905-896-5858City (after hours) 905-615-3000Courtneypark Library 905-615-4745Catholic School Board 905-890-1221Enersource (Hydro) 905-273-9050GO Transit 416-869-3200Health Line Peel 905-799-7700Ambulance 905-844-4242Mississauga Fire 905-615-3777MiWay Transit 905-615-4636Park Lights (City) 3-1-1Parking Control 3-1-1Public School Bd. 905-890-1010

Peel Regional Police 905-453-3311Poison Control Centre 416-813-5900Recreation & Parks 905-615-4100Region of Peel 905-791-7800River Grove CC 905-615-4780Safe City Mississauga 905-615-4155Snow Removal 905-615-7669Streetlights (Enersource) 905-566-2718Streetsville B.I.A. 905-858-5974Streetsville Library 905-615-4785Transhelp 905-791-1015Vic Johnston CC 905-826-3011Waste Management 905-791-9499Water Billing 905-791-8711

New RegionalNoise Attenuation

Wall Program

Ward 11 Property Crime Report

I am very pleased to report that Peel RegionalCouncil recently approved a new RegionalNoise Attenuation Wall Program. This is aprogram that I had initiated and championedfor several years on behalf of many communi-ties in Ward 11 and across the city that haveprivately owned noise attenuation walls adja-cent to Regional roads.

These noise attenuation walls serve an im-portant public purpose and should be publiclyowned and maintained, which is what willhappen under this new Regional program.Replacing private noise attenuation wallsadjacent to Regional roads and moving themonto the Regional right-of-way will increase

public safety and allow for a consistent designand streetscape.

I had previously advocated for the same ap-proach for municipally owned noise attenua-tion walls adjacent to City roads and the Citysnoise attenuation wall program was changedaccordingly in 2009 to provide City ownershipand maintenance of these assets.

Under the Regions new Noise AttenuationWall Program, barriers adjacent to Regionalroads, which are on private property, will bereconstructed on the public right-of-way oncethe walls are at the end of their lifecycle andrequire replacement. Additionally, when anew subdivision is planned along a Regional

road, developers will be required to constructnew walls on the public side of the Regionalright-of-way.

Currently, there are 32,666m of privatelyowned noise attenuation walls abuttingRegional roads across the Region of Peel and8,401m of these walls are in Mississauga. Thenew Noise Attenuation Program will cost ap-proximately $55 million over the next 30 years(with $14.1 million going towards replace-ment and maintenance of barriers in Missis-sauga), which represents an average cost of $2million per year.

Now that the program has been approved, thenext steps are as follows:

Amending the development approvalsprocess to construct noise attenuationwalls on the public side of the RegionalRoad right-of-way.

Prioritizing projects for considerationin the 2017 Capital Budget.

Developing an inspection program forprivately owned walls; including workrequired for utility impacts, easements,and additional resources.

Developing of a communication pack-age to ensure residents are informed ofthe new program

For more information about the new Noise At-tenuation Wall Program, please visit Region ofPeels website at www.peelregion.ca/pw.

City Purchases Credit Valley

Lands in Ward 11I am very pleased to report that the City recently purchased environmentally

significant Credit Valley lands located on the east side of Creditview Road, southof Highway 401. The City purchased approximately 18.31 acres of land at a costof $2,539,450. The lands that were purchased are considered ecologically sig-nificant lands as the Credit River travels through these lands and the majority ofthese lands are considered floodplain lands.

One of the Citys key priorities is to protect the natural features of Lake Ontarioand the Credit River through responsible stewardship and conservation of theseenvironmentally significant lands. These lands represent a significant portion ofthe valley system that are not yet publicly owned. I am also very pleased to reportthat the future plans for this land will include passive recreational uses (trails,walkways, etc.), trail connection, and environmental conservation.

Ensuring the safety of our com-

munity has always been one ofmy top priorities as your Coun-cillor. I routinely work with Cityof Mississauga By-law Staff, PeelRegional Police, and Safe CityMississauga to keep our parks,streets, and schools safe for ev-eryone.

Recently, I received a very usefulreport from Safe City Mississau-ga, which contained a detailedanalysis of property crimes inWard 11 from 2009-2014. EachCouncillor received a similarreport for his/her Ward. The re-port uses bi-weekly data receivedfrom the Peel Regional Police on

52 types of property crime offences committed within Mississauga. I was very pleased andproud to see that property crimes in Ward 11 have declined by 30% from 2009-2014 andthat we have one of the lowest property crime rates in Mississauga, with only 6% of city-wideproperty offences occurring in Ward 11.

The report revealed that the most common crimes in Ward 11 include Theft Under $5000-From Motor vehicles; Mischief Over $5000- Property; Break & Enter- Houses; and TheftOver $5000- Automobiles. The report also revealed that the most common crime locationsin Ward 11 include single-family homes, residence properties, and parking lots.

To help promote safety in your neighbourhood, Safe City Mississauga offers the Neighbour-hood Watch Program, which includes a Crime Prevention through Environmental Design(CPTED) Audit of your neighbourhood, a community meeting with Peel Police, and crimeprevention presentations, materials, and support - all at no cost. For more information, visitwww.safecitymississauga.on.caor call 905-615-4155 ext. 4479.

Peel Police also offers excellent programs and resources to help protect you and your fam-ily against crime. Peel Police offers programs like the Crime Prevention Academy; CrimePrevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED); and Operation Identification. PeelPolice also offers useful online resources, such as Crime Prevention Fact Sheets on auto/vehicle theft; break and enter; home security etc., available at www.peelpolice.on.ca/en/crimeprevention.asp.