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Committee of the Whole AGENDA
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Following Public Hearing at 8:45 a.m.
Livestreamed via YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_uKlob3qOA6eD62x1kK5Kw
151 King Street, Chester, NS
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/ORDER OF BUSINESS
3. PUBLIC INPUT SESSION (15 minutes)
4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
4.1 April 21, 2022.
5. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS/APPOINTMENTS
5.1 Best of Chester Announcement.
5.2 CBCL – Inland Floodplain Report (9:00 a.m.)
6. MATTERS ARISING
6.1 Q 4 2021-22 - Quarterly Report – Infrastructure & Operations Department.
6.2 Request for Decision – Financial & Information Services – Private Street Improvement By-Law.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Request for Decision – Infrastructure & Operations - Landfill Equipment Replacement Policy.
8.2 PACE Options Report.
9. IN CAMERA
9.1 Section 22(2)(c) of the Municipal Government Act – Personnel.
10. ADJOURNMENT
APPOINTMENTS
9:00 a.m. CBCL – Inland Floodplain Report
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MUNICIPALITY OF THE DISTRICT OF CHESTER
Minutes of
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Via YouTube Live from 151 King St, Chester, NS
On Thursday, April 21, 2022
CALLED TO ORDER
Deputy Warden Shatford called the meeting to order at 8:49 a.m.
Present: District 1 – Councillor Andre Veinotte District 2 – Deputy Warden Shatford
District 3 – Councillor Derek Wells District 5 – Councillor Abdella Assaff
District 6 – Councillor Tina Connors District 7 – Councillor Sharon Church
Staff: Dan McDougall, CAO Tara Maguire, Deputy CAO
Jennifer Webber, Communications Officer Pamela Myra, Municipal Clerk (via Zoom)
Matthew Blair, Director of Infrastructure & Operations
Solicitor: Samuel Lamey, Municipal Solicitor
Regrets: District 4 - Warden Webber
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND ORDER OF BUSINESS
2022-158 MOVED by Councillor Church, SECONDED by Councillor Assaff the April 21, 2022,
Agenda and Order of Business for the Committee of the Whole be approved as
circulated. ALL IN FAVOUR. MOTION CARRIED.
PUBLIC INPUT
There was no public input.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
4.1 Committee of the Whole – April 7, 2022 – Warden Webber.
Committee of the Whole (continued) April 21, 2022 170
2022-159 MOVED by Councillor Church, SECONDED by Councillor Assaff the minutes of the
April 7, 2022, meeting of Committee of the Whole be approved as circulated. ALL IN
FAVOUR. MOTION CARRIED.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
There were no Public Presentations.
MATTERS ARISING
There were no Matters Arising for discussion.
CORRESPONDENCE
7.1 Email from Trudy Flynn, Chair of the Board of Directors for Fibromyalgia Association
Canada requesting Council’s consideration to light the municipal building in purple on
May 12, 2022.
The CAO indicated that if Council wished to pass a motion, staff will reach out to Ms. Flynn to
determine where we might be able to source the lighting.
2022-160 MOVED by Councillor Veinotte, SECONDED by Councillor Assaff that the
Committee of the Whole recommend to Council to direct staff to obtain purple
lighting if possible and light the Municipal Building in purple lighting on May 12 in
recognition of the 5% of Canadians living fibromyalgia. ALL IN FAVOUR. MOTION
CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Cancellation of May 5, 2022 Committee of the Whole due to conference being attended
by some members of Council.
2022-161 MOVED by Councillor Veinotte, SECONDED by Councillor Assaff that the
Committee of the Whole recommend to Council to cancel the May 5, 2022
Committee of the Whole Meeting as some members of Council will be
attending a conference.
DISCUSSION:
Committee of the Whole (continued) April 21, 2022 171
Councillor Veinotte commented that often the Committee of the Whole meetings
do not have a lot of material and suggested that those meetings be held when
needed rather than have a set date. Deputy Warden Shatford noted that may be
more difficult for those who have full time jobs.
It was also noted that staff is bringing back a report on meetings at some time.
ALL IN FAVOUR. MOTION CARRIED.
8.2 NSFM Conference – Councillor Wells.
There was some discussion on the attendance at the upcoming NSFM Conference. Some
Councillors have decided not to attend due to COVID numbers.
It was agreed that it was important for new members of Council to attend to make
connections to other Councillors.
Councillor Wells noted that he is also hoping to talk to people about the non-resident tax
and deed transfer tax.
Councillor Connors commented that she finds value in the conferences she has attended,
i.e., networking with likeminded Councillors from across the province, gleaning
information around community projects and what others are doing well throughout the
province.
Councillor Assaff noted that it would have been nice to have a hybrid in-person/virtual
option.
The CAO indicated that he would ask if the presentations will be recorded for future use
and he and Councillor Wells can provide a report to Council.
IN CAMERA
There were no “In Camera” items for discussion.
ADJOURNMENT
2022-162 MOVED by Councillor Church, SECONDED by Councillor Assaff the meeting adjourn.
ALL IN FAVOUR. MOTION CARRIED. (9:04 a.m.)
Committee of the Whole (continued) April 21, 2022 172
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Floyd Shatford Pamela Myra
Deputy Warden Municipal Clerk
2022-05-13
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Inland Flood Mapping Study
Municipality of Chester – Council Meeting
Project Overview
Project Site Study Objectives
Municipalities of the District of Lunenburg and Chester:
•Combined Area: 2,882 km²
•Population: 24,863 and 10,206 (2016 Census)
•Inland flooding flagged as high risk due to previous
events
•Hydrologic Assessment: Calculation of peak runoff
flows in the study area using climate information from
Environment Canada and a hydrologic computer model
of the watersheds draining into the municipalities.
•Coastal Water Levels Assessment: Estimation of
extreme coastal water levels using historical water level
records, and tidal predictions from the Canadian
Hydrographic Service (CHS)
•Hydraulic Model Development and Analysis:
Development of a model of the network of channels,
ditches and hydraulic structures in the area based on
the runoff flows calculated from the hydrologic
assessment.
•Flood Mapping: Mapping of areas at risk of flooding.
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General Approach
Study Approach Sources of Information
1 Gather existing information: topography,
structures, flows
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Develop a computer model of the Municipalities
of Chester and Lunenburg3
Simulate high water level, extreme rainfall and
future flood scenarios4
Generate flood maps for the study region5
Complete bathymetry survey of Hebb and Fancy
Lake
•CHS Tide Tables
•Water flows observed along the Gold River
and La Have
•Topographic Information (LiDAR Data)
•Latest scientific information about climate
change
•NSTIR Bridge Profiles
•Coastal Action Culvert Assessment
•NSTIR Culvert and Bridge Locations
Project Location
Lunenburg and Chester Districts
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Project Location
3-D Render of LiDAR Data
Data and Challenges
Bridge
Profile
Locations
Profile at Bruhm
Bridge along the
LaHave
Bathymetry of Hebb Lake
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Data and Challenges
•Good information
•~400 bridges and
culverts
•General sizing
Information for most
structures was provided
by Coastal Action
•NSDPW provided
drawings for 16 bridges
•General dimensions
were obtained for the
remaining structures
and some culverts.
•Bathymetry obtained for
Hebb Lake and Fancy
Lake
•Lidar data was of very
good quality
•Handling LiDAR data was
challenging due to its size
and computational
limitations
•Overall, the extent of the
study area presented new
challenges, combined
with a time limitation.
Bridge Profile Locations Bathymetry of Lakes and LiDAR
Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
Climate Scenario
Location CAN-EWLAT, NS – SLR [m]
2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090 2100
Model RCP8.5
Dubline Shore, Kraut
Point 0.05 0.11 0.19 0.29 0.4 0.51 0.66 0.82 1.02
Model RCP8.5 Lunenburg 0.04 0.13 0.20 0.31 0.42 0.55 0.70 0.87 1.12
Model RCP8.5 Rose Bay 0.04 0.13 0.20 0.31 0.43 0.55 0.71 0.88 1.13
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Watershed Delineation Hydraulic Model – 1D Elements:
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Model Calibration
Environment Canada Flow Gauges Precipitation Gauge
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Infrastructure & Operations
Quarterly Update
Q4- 2021/22
Table of Contents
• Administration
• Solid Waste
• Operations & Maintenance
• Collection Update
• Public Works
• Operations & Maintenance
• Wastewater Study
• Stats Update
May 10, 2022 NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
Administration
Administrative Update
• New Director of Infrastructure & Operations started March 2022
• New Director of Public Works started March 2022
• New Certified Engineering Technologist started February 2022
May 10, 2022 NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
• Emily has been coordinating communication with the
appropriate authorities for all issues regarding public works.
Solid Waste
Operations &
Maintenance
On site Maintenance
• Ongoing maintenance of the Kaizer Meadow Rd.
• Ongoing Heavy equipment maintenance and repairs.
• Monthly ground water/surface water sampling ongoing
• Clay cover is completed daily
• Household Hazardous Waste collected and packed daily at the HHW depot.
In-house
• Large stock of refrigerators requiring CFC removal prior to recycling. Ongoing
• Repair of the organics/recycling transport area - inhouse repair (ongoing)
Offsite Maintenance
• Inspections and repairs to garbage corrals and compounds
• Cleanups due to illegal dumping as required– staff and GE’s
NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
Landfill Collection Update
NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
MATERIAL TONNAGEQ1 TONNAGE Q2 TONNAGE Q3 TONNAGE Q4 Total To Date
RESIDUAL WASTE (A) 14,593.40 16.041.66 14,657.47 12,573.71 57,866.24
SEPTIC WASTE (B) 3,364.90 2,897.48 3,395.59 2,061.08 11,719.05
WOOD (C) 420.20 299.04 317.81 201.23 1,238.28
ASPHALT (D) 119.50 376.53 442.17 112.50 1,050.70
ORGANICS (E) 526.99 521.81 471.42 421.77 1,941.99
RECYCLABLES,
CARDBOARD & PAPER (F)
203.66 209.80 190.57 141.16 745.19
MIXED C&D WASTE (G) 2,129.24 356.12 385.56 983.91 3,854.83
Public Works:
Operations &
Maintenance
Properties Winter maintenance completed. Bi-annual inspections completed
for the sidewalks and wharves etc. and are in good condition.
Garbage collection continues throughout Chester/trails by staff.
Trails Continuous inspection and maintenance, in collaboration with the
recreational department, of trails ongoing. This entails minor
repairs to the bridges, responding to freeze/thaw issues and place
signage for public protection, as required.
Roads Completed routine inspections of roadways and sidewalks. We
have a good working relationship with NSDPW. We continue to
take calls on roads and ditches needing repair etc., a majority
which are directed to NSDPW. Ongoing.
Streetlighting Dealing with routine streetlight repair and installation requests in
conjunction with NS Power. Ongoing
Traffic
Control
The mobile speed radar unit was not deployed in Q4
RFSO distributed for traffic control service (flaggers)
NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
Public Works:
Operations &
Maintenance
NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
Green Carts
Delivery Total 146 green carts delivered in Q4. This program
also requires attending to various complaints regarding
repairing green carts
Objective is to deliver green carts within two weeks of
the request received.
Misc.Review of watercourse alteration application for culvert
near Goat Lake road.
Accessibility upgrades to Wild Rose Park are
underway, including washroom upgrades.
Contract
Services I&O issued one RFP for contract service for the
sidewalk design
Wastewater
System: Capital
Projects
Wastewater Study
EXP has completed the wastewater study for the wastewater system.
Municipal Engineer is currently reviewing the study and will create a five
year plan by end of Q3 2022/23
May 10, 2022 NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
Wastewater Operations
Reporting
• All the Wastewater treatment plants are continuing to
operate and maintain in accordance with NSE
approvals, including monthly testing. Reports
submission current to the authorities as per the
required schedule.
May 10, 2022
Quarterly Annually
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2. Mill Cove
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2. Chester Basin
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4. New Ross
5. Otter Point
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Provincial
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1. Western Shore
Maintenance
• Ongoing maintenance and repairs as needed for all the treatment plants and the wastewater operations
• Ongoing maintenance of lift stations
NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
Statistics for Public Works
May 10, 2022 NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
Activity Q4 Completed
Sewer permits issued to date 2
Sewer callouts (S. Business) to date 18
EDU increase 3
Utility locates 1
Berthage permits issued 0
Berthage enforcement events 0
Compost carts delivered 146
Dead marine life collections to date 0
Events requiring public sort stations to date 0 (4 booked for summer)
Public sorting station abuse Incidents 0
Bandstand bookings 3
Maintenance work orders completed 25
Road name signs installed to date 9
Streetlight requests to date 3
Sidewalk snow removal events to date 2
Mobile radar unit deployments 0
Compliments to date 0
NOVA SCOTIA’S TREASURE
Thank you
REQUEST FOR DECISION
Prepared By: Tim Topping, Director of Financial
and Information Services
Date April 25, 2022
Reviewed By: Samuel Lamey, Q.C., Municipal
Solicitor
Date May 2, 2022
Authorized By: Dan McDougall, CAO Date April 27, 2022
CURRENT SITUATION
Bylaw 72 requires amendments to revise the administration fee, to ensure continued relevance to the
Municipal Government Act (“MGA”), and to provide clarity around some definitions and wording used in
the existing version.
RECOMMENDATION
That the Committee of the Whole give notice to amend Bylaw 72 and to recommend to Council to give
first reading of the amended bylaw on May 26, 2022.
BACKGROUND
On December 16, 2021, Council provided direction to amend Bylaw 72, to reflect the changes to
administration fee, and to clarify wording and definitions where noted.
DISCUSSION
Proposed amendments to Bylaw 72 to reflect the direction provided by Council on December 16, 2021,
are as follows:
1. Reduce the administration fee from 10% to 5%
2. Clarify the definitions of “owner” and “applicant” to improve clarity and reduce ambiguity
Council also considered the funding allocation methods offered under Bylaw 72 and determined that no
amendment to the provided options is required.
Additional amendments proposed:
1. Updated references to MGA to ensure continued relevance
2. Updated wording to be gender neutral
3. Added a definition for “dwelling”, as that was an area identified to cause confusion for some
applicants
4. Grammar and punctuation
REPORT TO: Committee of the Whole
SUBMITTED BY: Finance Department
DATE: May 19, 2022
SUBJECT: Amending Bylaw #72, Private Street
Improvement and Maintenance Bylaw
ORIGIN: Direction from Council on December 16,
2021
2 Request For Decision /Direction
IMPLICATIONS
These amendments will provide better clarity for residents wishing to utilize the services provided under
Bylaw 72
Policy
N/A
Financial/Budgetary
Reduced private road administration fee revenue
Environmental
N/A
Strategic Plan
N/A
Work Program Implications
N/A
OPTIONS
The Committee could reject the recommendation, or add, remove, and/or modify the amendments
presented.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Private Street Improvement Maint By-Law proposed amendments - tracked changes
2. List of Private Roads Associations
COMMUNICATIONS (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
Continually improve public satisfaction with municipal services;
Ensure sufficient infrastructure is available to best serve our residents and businesses;
Effective Date February 9, 2000
Motion 2000-014
MUNICIPALITY OF THE DISTRICT OF CHESTER
PRIVATE STREET IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE BY-LAW
BY-LAW # 72
1. This By-Law shall be known as the “PRIVATE STREET IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE BY-
LAW”
2. In this By-Law, unless the context otherwise indicates:
2.1 “Cost” means the amount of money paid or payable in respect of the street
“improvement and/or maintenance”.;
2.2 “Improvement” means laying out, opening, constructing, upgradingupgrading, and
improving.
2.3 “Maintenance” means repairing and maintaining.
2.4 “Municipality” means the Municipality of the District of Chester.
2.5 “Owner” includes part owner, joint owner, tenant-in-common or joint tenant of the
whole or part of any real property fronting on a street or situate within an affected area and also
includes any trustee, executor guardian, agent or other person having the care or control of such
real property in the case of absence or disability of the person having the title thereto provided
that for the purpose of calculating the percentage of owners in Section 3(1) real property with
more than one owner shall be counted as having one owner. An Owner is entitled to one vote
for each individual property parcel they own within the Defined Area. In the case where an
individual property has more than one Owner, all Owners must agree on the single response. If
all Owners are not in agreement, it will be deemed that the Owner’s response is negative.
2.6 “Special Tax” means a tax in respect of the street improvement and/or maintenance
based on a per lot basis, a frontage basis, per owner or an area rate based on $100.00 of
assessment, as the case may be asas requested in the petition.
2.7 “Street” means any private street, roadway, highway or travelled way, or portion thereof,
situate in the Municipality but does not include any unopened or undeveloped street unless
specifically included in the Plan attached to Form “A” of the Petition of the owners.
2.8 “Association” means a body corporate incorporated under the Societies Act which
represents the owners within the affected area.
Effective Date February 9, 2000
Motion 2000-014
2.9 “Affected Area” means that area within which the owner shall be liable for the special tax
levied pursuant to this By-Law and which is shown on the Plan attached to Form “A” of the
Petition of the owners and shall include any subdivision shown therein.
2.10 “Interest” means that rate of interest charged to the Municipality from time to time on
the money borrowed for the improvements which the Municipality shall be entitled to recover
from the owners as part of the special tax.
2.11 “Approved purpose” means those purposes for which a Municipality is authorized to
expend money pursuant to Section 65 (d) (e) (o) (q) and (av(i)) of the Municipal Government Act.
2.12 “Applicant” means the Association referenced in section 2.8 and which has the right
itself, or on behalf of the Owners, to maintain the Street.
2.13 “Dwelling” means a residential unit as identified by the Property Valuation Services
Corporation filed roll
3.
3.1 Where sixty-seven (67%) of the owners of real property owning at least sixty-seven (67
%) of the real property within an affected area petition in person or by agent the Municipality
for an improvement and/or maintenance of a street, for an approved purpose which may be
within or outside the affected area or both, the Municipality may make such improvements,
and/or provide for such maintenance if it determines that such improvement and/or maintenance
carries out an approved purpose and if so shall be entitled to recover all of the cost of such
improvements or maintenance by levying a special tax upon the owners of real property within
the affected area as provided by in this bylaw and such tax shall be recoverable from each owner
by the Municipality by a per foot of lot frontage basis, or by a per lot basis or by a per owner
basis or by an area rate of so much per $100.00 of assessed value of real property within the
affected area as requested in the petition which is generally to be in the form as shown on Form
“A” attached. The owner of a lot which fronts on more than one street within the affected area,
shall pay based on only one (1) boundary of his their property, that being the longest boundary
that fronts on a street and only this boundary will be considered when calculating the total
frontage within the affected area and in calculating the percentage of frontage that the owner
owns.
a) In the case of recovery of the cost of the street improvement by area rate, based
on so much per $100.00 of assessed value of the real property, in the affected area
as shown in the petition in Form “A”, such area rate shall be struck by Municipal
Council from year to year for a period not to exceed ten (10) years and shall cover
all the projected costs including interest, to the Municipality for that year for such
street improvement.
b) In the case of recovery of the cost of the street maintenance by area rate, based
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on so much per $100.00 of assessed value of the real property, in the affected area
as shown in the petition in Form “A”, such area rate shall be struck by Municipal
Council from year to year for the year for which maintenance is sought as provided
for herein.
3.2 In the case of recovery of the cost of the street improvement and/or maintenance on a
per lot basis and unless otherwise proved defined in this By-law, lot shall mean each individual
developed lot, approved building lot or lot capable of being approved in its existing condition
for development purposes and any land not capable of being developed, shall not be considered
a lot for the purpose of this By-Law until such time as it is.
3.3 In the case of recovery of the cost of street improvement and/or maintenance on a per
owner basis, multiple owners of the same real property shall be considered as one owner. For
the purpose ofFor this paragraph, an owner of real property shall be defined as an owner of an
area of land that forms one contiguous parcel of land upon which no more than one dwelling
unit is constructed and contains at least one lot as defined in paragraph 3(2). If an owner has
more than one parcel of land within the affected area separated by intervening property owners,
then that owner shall be assessed individually for each separate parcel of land provided that each
parcel has at least one lot as defined in paragraph 3(2). Further, if any parcel of land has more
than one dwelling unit constructed upon it, then that owner shall be assessed individually for
each dwelling unit.
3.4 Every petition for a street improvement and/or maintenance shall be in Form “A” of
this By-Law, or similar thereto, and shall clearly state the locality in which the improvement and/or
maintenance is requested, the approved purpose for which the maintenance and/or
improvement requested and together with the following information shall be presented for
approval to the Council of the Municipality.
a) A Plan showing the streets outlined in red, which the Petitioners are desirous of
having improved and or maintained and within the affected area, the names of
the owners, length and width of the roadways and the frontage of each owner if
the method of levying this special tax is on a frontage basis.
b) In the case of a street improvement an estimate of the cost of the desired
improvement along with the names of the persons or Association who shall be
responsible for having the improvement carried out.
c) In the case of a street maintenance an estimated yearly maintenance budget along
with the name of the Association which shall be responsible on a yearly basis for
preparing and submitting for approval to the Municipality, a budget for that year’s
street maintenance. The budget as submitted shall be verified by the Executive
of the Association as having been passed by a majority of the members of the
Association in attendance at a duly called meeting for that purpose at which a
quorum was present.
Private Street Improvement & Maintenance By-Law #72 (continued)
Effective Date February 9, 2000
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3.5 In the event of a dispute between an owner and the Municipality as to any
measurements or area of real property referred to in this By-Law, the owner shall be responsible
to retain at his their expense a surveyor in good standing of the Association of Nova Scotia Land
Surveyors who shall certify as to the measurements or area or real property to the Council for the
Municipality of the District of Chester.
3.6 That notice of the petition for street improvement and/or maintenance shall be sent by
registered mail to each owner within the affected area who has not signed the petition including
the owner of the street, if known, at the address shown on the assessment rolls and proof of
the sending of this notice shall accompany every petition presented to the Municipality but it
shall not be necessary to prove actual receipt of notice.
The total amount of the special tax levied by the Municipality under this By-Law shall not exceed
the cost of the street improvements and/or maintenance to the Municipality plus interest and an
administration charge of ten five percent (105%).
5.
5.1 The special tax levied under this By-Law is a lien on the whole of the property of each
owner for that owner’s share of the capital improvement and/or maintenance with the same
effect as rates and taxes under the Assessment Act and each owner shall be liable for a portion
of the total cost of the street improvement and/or maintenance and an administration charge
equal to:
In the case of property fronting on a street the ratio that the lot frontage of each owner
bears to the total frontage in the affected area.
Within the affected area equal to the ratio that each lot bears to the total number of such
properties situate in the affected area or
An area rate of so much per $100.00 of assessed value of the property within the affected area
as shown in the petition on Form “A”,
In the case of a per owner basis, an equal amount assessed to each owner of a parcel of land as
defined in paragraph 3(34) within the affected area as the case may be asas requested in the
petition.
5.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of this By-Law, the Municipality may, upon request,
exempt from assessment any owners within an affected area whose property abuts and has
access to a public highway or do not use or have access to the street upon which improvements
and/or maintenance are being sought but subject to the provision that the Municipality may later
assess those exempted owners if it appears to it that they are then using the improved streets.
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5.3 A. In the case of a street improvement, the special tax levied pursuant to this By-Law,
shall cover a period not exceeding ten (10) years and should cover all projected costs including
interest to the Municipality for each year for such street improvement.
In the case of street maintenance, special tax levied pursuant to this By-Law shall cover the
amount approved by the Municipality pursuant to the budget submitted to the Municipality
including all costs together with interest to the Municipality for that year for the street
maintenance.
5.4 Notwithstanding paragraph 5.3(c)(ii) an owner subject to this special tax levied with
respect to a street improvement, may elect to pay their share of the capital cost in a lump sum
as calculated pursuant to this By-Law, and upon payment thereof that property shall bear no
further responsibility for the balance of the cost of the street improvement.
The special tax levied under this By-Law is collectible in the same manner as rates and taxes under
the Assessment Act and by the same proceedings as are rates and taxes under the Assessment
Act.
71. With regard toRegarding a street improvement, the lien provided for in this By-Law shall
become effective on the date on which the Clerk of the Municipality signs and files at the
Municipal Office, a Certificate stating the total costs of the street improvement and the amount
of the special tax to be levied on each owner.
7.2 With regard to street maintenance, the lien provided for in this By-Law shall become
effective on the date on which the Clerk of the Municipality signs and files with the Municipality
a Certificate with a statement that the affected area is subject to an annual special tax for street
maintenance in an amount set annually by Municipal Council as provided for in this By-Law and
shall remain effective from year to year until terminated pursuant to this By-Law.
The Clerk of the Municipality shall keep a separate record of all monies due for the improvement
and/or maintenance of streets, which records shall contain:
8.1 The names of the owner of a property liable for the special tax and the name of the
improvement and/or maintenance with respect to which the taxes arose.
8.2 The amount of frontage each owner or the number of properties as the case may
requiredrequire.
8.3 The amount of the special tax levied on each owner with particulars of the amounts due
or owing.
The Clerk of the Municipality shall notify the owner of each property within the affected area
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upon the filing of the Certificate referred to in Section 7. Attached to such notice shall be a copy
of the Certificate.
10.1 The amount payable in respect to the special tax for street improvement by each owner
of real property within an affected area may be paid in equal annual installmentsinstalments
together with interest over a period not exceeding ten (10) years.
10.2 Each installmentinstalment and each succeeding installmentinstalment in respect of the
tax imposed by this By-Law shall be due on the same date as the Municipality, by resolution,
requires a payment of rates and taxes and in the event of default of payment of any
installmentinstalment the whole balance with interest becomes due and payable.
10.3 The tax imposed by this By-Law shall bear interest at the rate imposed by Municipal
Council by resolution for overdue taxes as an additional charge for non-payment of rates and
taxes.
10.4 The amount payable in respect of the tax by each owner of real property within the
affected area, may at the option of that owner be paid in one lump sum on or before the 31st
day in the fiscal year in which the cost has been incurred or at any other time over the ten (10)
year period.
The special tax imposed pursuant to this By-Law for a street improvement and/or maintenance
may be terminated at any time by the Association filing with the Municipality a certified copy of
a Special Resolution of the Association passed at a duly constituted meeting at which a quorum
was present called for that purpose requesting the Municipality to do so or by the Municipality
at its own discretion, if there has been non-compliance by the Association with the provisions
of this By-Law. In either case, upon the Clerk filing a Certificate with the Municipality that all
monies payable pursuant to this special tax have been collected, then this By-Law shall
thenceforth have no further force or effect within the affected area.
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APPENDIX "A"
FORM "A"
PETITION FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT & MAINTENANCE
To the Municipal Council of the Municipality of the District of Chester.
The undersigned,The undersigned are sixty-seven percent of the owners at _________________________ in
the Municipality.
1) (1) owning sixty-seven percent of the real property fronting on the street or portion
of the street the Municipality of the District of Chester, as hereinafter described
1)
2) (2) owning sixty-seven percent of the real property which includes more than fifty
percent of the real property fronting on a street situate in the subdivision in the
Municipality of the District of Chester hereinafter described:
(i) as the street(s) or portion thereof known as _____________________
i.
ii. (ii) in the area situated at _________________________ as shown on the
attached plan.
Each of the owners, whose signature appears below, respectively propose that the Municipal Council
accept this as a petition in compliance with section 3 of the Private Street Improvement and Maintenance
By-Law.
The improvements and/or maintenance is required for the following approved purpose:
___________________________________________________________
The nature of the improvement required is: ____________________________________________
The nature of the maintenance required is: ____________________________________________
Each of the owners, whose signature appears below, pray that they be levied for a portion of the tax in
respect of the street improvement and/or maintenance or both as indicated above on:
(i) a per foot of frontage basis
i. (ii)
a per lot basis
ii. (iii)
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i. a per owner basis
iii.
iv. (iv) an area rate based on assessment.
The name of the responsible person or association representing the owners is:
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NAMES AND SIGNATURES OF PROPERTY OWNERS:
NAME
SIGNATURE
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COPY OF CERTIFICATION
I, B. K. Lenihan, Municipal Clerk Treasurer of the Municipality of the District of Chester do hereby
certify that the above is a true copy of an advertisement duly advertised in the Progress Enterprise
on Wednesday, February 9, 2000.
Given under the hand of the Clerk and under the corporate seal of the Municipality this 10th day of
February, 2000.
______________________________________________
B. K. Lenihan
Clerk Treasurer
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LIST OF PRIVATE ROADS ASSOCIATIONS
There are currently 12 Private Roads Associations participating in the program offered under Bylaw #72:
- Bayview Drive
- Clayton Drive
- Dorey Park
- Fox Point
- Hidden Hill Lane
- Kelly Drive
- Marvins Island
- Mount Marina Road
- Otter Point
- Sawler Shore Road
- Whispering Pines
- WilDor Park
REQUEST FOR DECISION
REPORT TO: Municipal Council
MEETING DATE: May 19, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Infrastructure & Operations
SUBJECT: Landfill Equipment Replacement Policy
ORIGIN: Operations
Date: May, 2nd, 2022 Prepared by: Matthew Blair, Director of Infrastructure & Operations
Date: May 3rd, 2022 Reviewed by: Dan McDougall, Chief Administrative Officer
Date: May 10, 2022 Authorized by: Dan McDougall, Chief Administrative Officer
RECOMMENDED MOTION
That Council adopt the Landfill Vehicle & Equipment Replacement Policy in order to establish a framework and
guide for the on-going, sustainable maintenance, repair and replacement of landfill vehicles and equipment.
CURRENT SITUATION
There is currently no policy or guidelines in place to effectively manage the vehicles and equipment required for
the safe, efficient, and effective operations needed at the Kaizer Meadows Landfill site.
BACKGROUND
In order to modernize the fleet management of vehicles and equipment, a policy is required to provide guidance
on how these assets should be maintained, repaired and replaced.
This policy would form part of a broader asset management plan and fleet management initiative.
DISCUSSION
1 PRINCIPLES
1.01 The following underlying principles inform this policy:
(a) The Municipality of Chester recognizes that the landfill requires reliable equipment to support
safe, effective, and efficient landfill operations.
(b) The Municipality of Chester recognizes that landfill equipment costs represent a significant
percentage of the expenditure at the landfill and that the life cycle costs must be considered in
this policy.
(c) The Municipality of Chester recognizes that the use of an equipment replacement reserve should
be employed to achieve lower costs and predictable tip fees by reducing or eliminating
borrowing costs, and by creating a cost structure that reduces or eliminates peaks and troughs in
the landfill tip fee.
(d) The Municipality of the District of Chester recognizes that management of this policy exists in a
dynamic environment and marketplace and that planning documents will be amended and
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approved by the Council annually or as required from time to time.
2 POLICY
(a) The Municipality will establish and maintain long range planning documents.
(b) Planning documents will have a planning horizon of at least ten years.
(c) The Municipality will develop and follow preventative maintenance practices.
3 PROCEDURES
3.01 Responsibility
(a) The Landfill Director has overall responsibility for the development, amendment, and
maintenance of planning documents.
(b) The Finance Director will review and approve the planning documents to ensure actual and
estimated costs and projections accurate and reasonable; and provide advice to the CAO with
respect to the policy.
3.02 Maintenance:
(a) Preventative maintenance practices will be followed to extend the life of equipment and to
reduce the potential for unanticipated equipment failure or repairs.
(b) Maintenance schedules will be developed and followed for each piece of equipment.
3.03 Replacement:
(a) Replacement schedules will be based primarily on age of equipment, usage hours or kilometers,
and funding availability.
(b) Replacement schedules may also consider a number of other factors including workplace safety,
cost of maintenance, trade in value, repair potential including availability and cost of
replacement parts, and market conditions.
3.04 Financing
(a) Maintenance: The landfill budget will include an amount for preventative and regular
maintenance of landfill equipment.
(b) Equipment Replacement Reserves: The annual landfill budget will include a contribution to an
equipment replacement reserve consistent with long range planning documents.
(c) Capital from Revenue: In addition to planned contributions to reserves the landfill budget may
include capital from revenue as a source of funds for equipment acquisition.
(d) Borrowing: Long term financing may also be used to finance equipment acquisition based on a
number of factors including maintenance of tip fee stability and borrowing terms including
advantageous interest rates.
3.05 Procurement: The Municipality will follow its Procurement Policy P-04 when acquiring equipment
pursuant to this policy.
OPTIONS
1. Adopt the Landfill Equipment Policy
2. Direct staff to gather additional information and return to council.
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By-Law/Policy
P-43: Municipally Owned Vehicles Policy
P-04: Procurement Policy
Financial/budgetary
The are no budgetary implications for the adoption of this policy.
Environmental
Allows for more frequent review and procurement of new environmentally sustainable vehicles and equipment,
to reduce the carbon footprint of Kaizer Meadows landfill.
Strategic Priorities
Environmental Stewardship:
Landfill Equipment Replacement Policy
Transition 2050: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation
Work Program Implications
There are no work program implications.
Has Legal review been completed? ___ Yes _ _ No _X_ N/A
COMMUNICATIONS (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
None
ATTACHMENTS
None
REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
REPORT TO: Municipal Council
MEETING DATE: May 19, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Corporate & Strategic Management
SUBJECT: PACE Program Options
ORIGIN: Strategic Priorities
Date: May 10, 2022 Prepared by: Jonathan Meakin, Strategic Initiatives Coordinator
Date: May 16, 2022 Reviewed by: Tara Maguire, Deputy CAO
Date: May 17, 2022 Authorized by: Dan McDougall, CAO
RECOMMENDED ACTION
To advance Council’s strategic priority of providing a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program
for residents, staff seek discussion with, and direction from, Council on possible options, as outlined in
the Options section below. Staff will then incorporate Council’s direction in a draft PACE By-Law as well
as a draft program overview and sequencing for Council’s further review and decision.
CURRENT SITUATION
Council identified the adoption of a PACE program to serve residents as an initiative to advance its
2021-24 Strategic Priorities Framework. A PACE program enables a municipality to provide low interest
financing to qualifying homeowners interested in undertaking clean energy upgrades. Homeowners
enter into an agreement with the municipality to finance eligible energy efficiency measures, and the
municipality applies a Local Improvement Charge on the property for the cost of the upgrades,
financing rate, and any program fees.
A PACE program helps municipalities achieve three core community outcomes: action on climate
change through GHG emissions reduction, savings on energy costs, and investment in the local
economy.
BACKGROUND
The Municipal Government Act provides authority for municipalities to provide financing programs for
several categories of equipment on private properties, as follows:
By-law regarding equipment charges
81A (1) The council may make by-laws imposing, fixing and providing methods of enforcing
payment of charges for the financing and installation of any of the following on private property
with the consent of the property owner:
(a) energy-efficiency equipment;
(b) renewable energy equipment;
(c) equipment for the supply, use, storage or conservation of water; and
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(d) on-site sewage disposal equipment.
The Municipality already has a financing program in place for equipment for the supply, use, storage or
conservation of water in the form of the Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program. A PACE By-Law
would be modelled on the By-Law in place for this existing program, with due consultation of other
municipal PACE By-Laws and advice from Clean Foundation and the Department of Natural Resources
and Renewables.
DISCUSSION
CLEAN ENERGY UPGRADES FOR HOMEOWNERS
The following list of energy upgrades originated with the Department of Natural Resources &
Renewables, included in the program design section of the grant application for start-up PACE program
support. Most municipalities include the majority of the optional upgrades in their PACE programs in
addition to those required.
Required Energy Efficiency Measures
Insulation for ceilings, floors, main walls, knee walls, foundation walls, foundation headers,
foundation slabs, and crawlspaces
Draft-proofing including caulking, weather stripping, and duct sealing
Exterior doors
Drain water heat recovery systems
Heat pumps
Wood & pellet heating systems
Balanced heat recovery ventilation
Solar hot water systems*
Solar hot air systems*
Geothermal
Supplementary work required to successfully complete the above listed upgrades. This may include
but is not limited to removal of existing equipment or components, repairs and maintenance
required, installation of vapour barriers and other water controls and freeze protection, testing and
abatement of asbestos and vermiculite, and electrical upgrades
Optional Energy Efficiency Measures
Natural Gas Heating Systems
Electric Thermal Storage (ETS) systems*
Solar photovoltaic systems*
Swimming pool heating & circulation systems*
Electric vehicle charging stations*
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* These upgrades require a supplementary assessment, in additional to a Home Energy Assessment, to
determine if they meet the required savings-to-debt ratio.
CURRENT PACE PROGRAMS IN NOVA SCOTIA
The table below provides an overview of existing PACE programs (and/or the equivalent dedicated
solar programs) currently available in Nova Scotia.
MUNICIPALITY PROGRAM FINANCING PER
HOME
FINANCING
TERM
INTEREST RATE
East Hants Clean Energy
Financing
$20K 10 years 1.85%
Cumberland County Clean Energy
Financing
$15K-$25K 10 years Municipality’s cost
to borrow + 2%
Victoria County Clean Energy
Financing
$20K 10 years 4%
District of Barrington Clean Energy
Financing
$10K 10 years 4%
District of Digby Clean Energy
Financing
$15K 10 years 4%
District of Lunenburg Clean Energy
Financing
$10K 10 years 4%
District of Yarmouth Clean Energy
Financing
$15K 10 years Municipality’s cost
to borrow + 1%
Town of Amherst Clean Energy
Financing
$15K-$25K 10 years Municipality’s cost
to borrow + 2%
Town of Bridgewater Clean Energy
Financing
$15K-$40K Up to 15 years 1%
Town of New
Glasgow
Clean Energy
Financing
Up to $15K 10 years 1.5%
Colchester County Cozy Colchester
Up to $30K 10 or 15 years 0%
Colchester County Solar Colchester
Up to $30K Up to 15 years 0%
HRM Halifax Solar City
Program
Determined by
solar system costs
10 years 4.75%
Town of Wolfville
Switch Wolfville
(PACE Atlantic)
Up to $40K or 15%
of property value
PLUS 5%
administration fee
15 years 0%
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PACE PROGRAM TRENDS
The amount of financing made available to a homeowner ranges from $10K to $40K. Municipalities
that offer ranges do so indexed to assessed property values:
o Town of Bridgewater: $15K is available for homes with an assessed property value of $100K
or less. For homes with assessed property value of more than $100K, the maximum
financing available is the lesser of $40K or 15% of assessed property value
o For Cumberland and Amherst: $15K is available for homes with assessed property values of
$150K or less. For homes with assessed property value of more than $150K, the maximum
financing available is the lesser of $25K or 10% of assessed property value.
o Town of New Glasgow: financing available is the lesser of $15K or 10% of the assessed
property value.
PACE programs can have built-in prioritization, depending on the specific community needs or a
Municipality’s focus.
o Colchester is attempting to target low- and fixed-income homeowners (by waiving
administration fees), as well as target older housing stock.
PACE PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Although the following summary is taken from the Clean Energy Financing PACE program, any PACE
program would involve a similar process:
1. Registration (including any property tax arrears check; credit check, if applicable), followed by a
Certified Home Energy Assessment resulting in the “EnerGuide Homeowner Report” with
recommendations for energy saving retrofits for the home.
2. Clean Energy Financing Customer Agreement which determines the financial agreement, pre-
authorized payment form, and other details.
3. Homeowner and Clean Foundation review EnerGuide Homeowner Report and determine
retrofit actions, ensure eligibility, and determine available rebates from Efficiency Nova Scotia.
4. Homeowner obtains quotes from an eligible contractor for the planned energy efficiency
upgrades. Clean Foundation assesses eligibility based on the program’s debt-to-savings ratio in
order to ensure homeowners can save as much or even more in energy and heating expenses
than the cost of the retrofits.
5. Homeowners submit completed invoices to Clean Foundation who pay the contractors and
then, in turn, invoice the municipality. After planned energy retrofits are completed, the
homeowner begins paying the municipality installments as agreed to in the Clean Energy
Financing agreement.
6. Clean Foundation also invoices the Municipality for program administration fees. The
Municipality can then add those fees to the homeowner’s repayment plan or choose to waive
or subsidize such fees.
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7. After the final energy upgrade is completed, Certified Home Energy Assessment completes a
post-retrofit evaluation.
8. An updated EnerGuide Homeowner Report is issued to the property owner. Rebate cheques, if
applicable, will issued to the homeowner that can be used to help pay off the principal owed to
the Municipality or for other priorities should the property owner choose otherwise.
9. The municipality sets up the payment plan for a Local Improvement Charge on the property
equal to the cost of the upgrades, plus lender rate, and program fees, and bills the homeowner
monthly.
OPTIONS
At this point, staff seeks Council’s direction on some core program options. Following this direction,
staff will develop a detailed course of action, draft By-Law, and program overview to Council for
further review and decision.
1. Choose a PACE program administrator option. In Nova Scotia, there are currently three options for
the administration of a PACE program:
Municipalities can create their own PACE program (Colchester & HRM)
o The Municipality of Chester could create and administer its own PACE program, but to
do so would require creating a new PACE program coordinator role.
o This role would require specialist knowledge such as understanding and coordinating
home energy audits and assessing energy retrofit measures in terms of eligibility and
cost savings analysis.
o NOTE: although the municipality could forgo the program requirement of home energy
assessments (pre- and post- retrofit energy audits), these assessments are critical to
ensuring homeowners can access provincial and federal rebates. As a result, although
this option would lessen the administrative burden on municipal staff, it would result in
the homeowner paying the entire portion of their project cost.
o An MOC-run PACE program would also require an annual operating budget for ongoing
program administration costs, in addition to first-year start-up costs and financing made
available for property upgrades.
o Colchester and HRM have dedicated staff to promote, administer, and manage their
PACE programs. Colchester secured FCM funding to hire its dedicated position.
PACE Atlantic CIC (Wolfville) is a relatively new initiative, and in May 2021 secured $14.1M in
grants and loans from FCM for a new inter-provincial PACE program in Charlottetown and
Stratford, PEI, as well as Wolfville.
o PACE Atlantic develops and administers PACE programs at no cost to municipalities by
designing programs that provide cost recovery through fees charged to homeowners
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(that municipalities collect) for the various program administration, coordination, and
promotion components the municipality opts not to do in-house.
o PACE Atlantic also charges a one-time 5% administration fee to homeowners on the
total cost of the project.
Clean Energy Financing offered by Clean Foundation (ten municipalities) is an established
program used by MODL and the Town of Bridgewater, along with eight (8) other units in Nova
Scotia.
o Clean Energy Financing would require a $15,000 one-time onboarding fee, which would
be covered by the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables grant.
o Clean Energy Financing charges administration fees and a Home Energy Assessment fee
amounting to $650 per home, which a municipality could opt to waive or subsidize to
lessen the financial burden on homeowners.
o Joining an existing program will still have an impact on staff’s work programs in terms of
project management and coordination of the Municipality’s role in review and approvals
for financing. However, the bulk of the work would be done by the program provider,
including:
administration, coordination, and promotion; and
specialist services in advising on upgrades, navigating home energy audits,
facilitating access to provincial and federal rebates, and calculating the cost-
savings ratio of proposes energy retrofits.
o Staff recommend the option of entering into an agreement with Clean Energy Financing
as the PACE program provider as CEF is well established and well-known, and provides
flexibility in helping reduce costs to homeowners through ensuring assess to eligible
energy retrofit rebates as well as the option to waiver or subsidize fees.
NOTE: the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (NSDNRR) offers support to
municipalities in developing and implementing a PACE program, either independently or with a
program provider, in the form of:
o a $15,000 grant to cover start-up costs including design, marketing, and administration
o advice on creating a PACE by-law, and answers to questions about the financing component
of the program
2. Choose PACE program parameters
Maximum financing amount per home?
Maximum financing available in total?
o Is there a maximum number of homes Council would like to finance each fiscal year, and
thus an amount to be determined each year as part of the annual budget process? Or
would Council like to keep the program open-ended?
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o Staff suggest that a first-year pilot program could provide a maximum total financing
amount of $500K. A PACE program costs the Municipality little in the long term (and, in
fact, generates a modest return on investment), and creates little financial risk to the
Municipality given that each financing agreement is secured with a lien on the property
in case of default. Council and staff could then review the total available financing
during each budget development cycle to consider other priorities at any given time.
Interest rate
Financing term (current PACE programs provide a ten- or fifteen-year term)
NOTE: for comparison, the Municipality of Chester’s Water Supply Upgrade Lending program
has the following program parameters:
o Financing available to a homeowner is $10,000
o Total financing available each fiscal year is $150,000, available on a first-come, first-
served basis
o Interest rate is Scotiabank’s prime interest rate at the time of signing the financing
agreement
o Repayment term is over ten (10) years
3. Identify any potential special PACE program features for investigation?
Is Council interested in subsidizing or waiving program administration fees for all homeowners?
Is Council interested in subsidizing or waiving program administration fees for low- or fixed
income homeowners only?
Is Council interested in providing ranges in financing amounts linked to assessed property
values?
Is Council interested in a PACE program that prioritizes older housing stock? (Age threshold of
such a focus to be determined.)
Does Council have other potential PACE program special features they would like staff to
investigate?
IMPLICATIONS
By-Law/Policy
A PACE program will require the development and adoption of a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
Program By-Law.
Financial/budgetary
Any program costs associated with development, administration, and promotion of a PACE program are not
budgeted. Initial program costs could be off-set by a grant from the Department of Natural Resources &
Renewables. Financing awarded to homeowners would be repaid, along with any interest and fees, as a Local
Improvement Charge secured as a lien on the property in the case of default. Ongoing program costs, as well as
any decision to subsidize or waive administration fees incurred by homeowners in full or in part, would become
a new budget item.
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Environmental
A PACE program would help reduce community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from residential heating, a key
recommended objective of the Transition 2050 Community Energy and Emissions Inventory and Mitigation Plan
(forthcoming for Council’s review).
Strategic Priorities
The development and implementation of a PACE Program will assist the Municipality in advancing the following
Priority Outcomes of the 2021-24 Strategic Priorities Framework:
Priority Outcomes: Environmental Stewardship
3. Support environmental conservation & protection initiatives and efforts to tackle the impact of
climate change.
Priority Outcomes: Governance & Engagement
2. Ensure municipal bylaw and policy frameworks reflect current and changing needs.
Priority Outcomes: Healthy & Vibrant Communities
1. Ensure residents have access to facilities, natural assets, programs, and services that enrich a quality
of life and provide safe communities for residents and visitors alike.
3. Determine a municipal role in terms of protecting and increasing a broad range of housing stock to
meet community needs.
Work Program Implications
The development of the PACE program by-law and coordination of the PACE program will be developed by the
Strategic Initiatives Coordinator. Processes and procedures for financing associated with a PACE program will be
developed by the Director of Finance and Manager of Finance.
Has Legal review been completed? ___ Yes _ _ No _X N/A
COMMUNICATIONS (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL)
Promotion of a PACE program will be required through social media, newsletter, and (if contracted to a third-
party program provider) a dedicated Municipality of Chester PACE program website.
ATTACHMENTS
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