Here for You Waterways Engagement Session Shell Place December 15, 2016 rmwoodbuffalo @rmwoodbuffalo rmwb.ca/engage
Agenda • Update on Outstanding Questions • Questions from Social Media • Resident Driven Dialogue • Next Steps Here for You
Major Actions to date September 8 th Here for You Session • September 27 th – Waiving of Fees • October 4 th - Repeal of Flood Proofing Bylaw 13/032 • October 4 th - Extension of Overlay Bylaw 16/020 to Waterways • Flood Hazard Area October 13 th Here for You Session • December 13 th - Decision on Flood Mitigation • Listing of all the actions to date are included in the fact sheet • Here for You
Since our last engagement session • Demolition Complete • Re-Entry of Standing Buildings - October 24 th • Rebuilding is underway • Slope Stability/Geotechnical is underway • Waiver complete • Council Decision on Flood Mitigation Here for You
Flood Mitigation Council Resolution - December 13, 2016 • Proceed with the pre-design, design and construction of the demountable wall to the current estimated 1:100 year elevation (250 meters) • Construction of the demountable wall that allows flexibility to increase by 1 meter the flood protection level based on anticipated changes to the Provincial regulation; allow foundation design for 251 meter elevation Here for You
Flood Mitigation Council Resolution - December 13, 2016 Cont’d • Adoption of temporary flood mitigation measures up to the current estimated 1:40 year elevation until permanent flood mitigation measures are in place • Rental of ice-breaking equipment (e.g. Amphibex) for use in the 2017 flood season for preventative ice breaking Here for You
Flood Mitigation - Reaches Here for You
How are we doing ? • After the June 2013 flood, remediation to an average of 248.5 meters elevation along Hangingstone River, adjacent to Ptarmigan court Construction of Saline Creek Parkway to 248.5 meters • paralleling Clearwater River • Demountable wall investigated as one option to increase elevation from 248.5 to 250 meters Here for You
Demountable Wall Here for You
Next Steps • Develop engineering specifications for engagement of qualified demountable wall system designer Conduct geotechnical investigation to quantify sub-soil • capacity for withstanding ice jam flooding • Bring information, as it becomes available, to community consultations Here for You
Conditions of Development Approval • Residents in the Waterways Flood Hazard Area will be required to sign certain legal documents as a condition of development approval to rebuild: a Waiver, Development Agreement and a Restrictive Covenant • The Development Agreement and the Restrictive Covenant will be registered on the affected land titles by the RMWB Here for You
Conditions of Development Approval • Following the WBRC’s recommendation and Council decision from its December 13 th meeting, Administration intends to discharge the development agreement and the restrictive covenant from the affected land titles once the flood mitigation strategy is fully implemented Here for You
Overhead and Underground Utilities Electrical power service is provided by ATCO Electric in Fort McMurray • under a Franchise Agreement with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo • Overhead was selected as the path forward for Waterways based on the following considerations – Possibility of rebuild delays as a result of switching to underground – Time it would require to facilitate the underground design and obtain utility right of ways, where required – Overall cost implications Here for You
Overhead and Underground Utilities • Overhead to be complete in December 2016; underground could take 14-16 months • Waterways residents will be invited to future public engagements that will look at revitalization of the community, including underground servicing Here for You
Slope Stability Objective: Detailed assessment of the Clearwater River Valley slopes within the • Waterways Community to identify any potential stability issues Outcome: • Recommendation on mitigation measures • Recommendations on setback distance from the slope for potential reconstruction projects Current Status: • Assessment currently in progress and report to be submitted by end of January 2017 Here for You
Slope Stability Section 62.1 of Land Use Bylaw • A minimum building setback of 30.0 m is required from the top or bottom of an escarpment slope or any other steep slope where the grade exceeds 30 % unless the Development Authority is satisfied by a submission of a geotechnical engineering study prepared (signed and stamped) by a professional engineer that a lesser setback is warranted Here for You
Slope Stability Study Area Here for You
Planning/ARP/LUB • Waterways is included in the City Centre Area Redevelopment Plan in section 5.5.8 • Policy provides direction to allow for a mix of low-rise forms of housing, while also encouraging mixed-use commercial corridors along Bulyea Avenue and Railway Avenue • Planning, through consultation, will work towards implementing updated zoning as part of the larger Land Use Bylaw Amendment process Here for You
Planning - Grading • The Municipality is currently in the process of re-surveying Abasand, Beacon Hill and Waterways • On-site investigations for Waterways are complete and the information is currently being compiled and drafted into a plan • The Municipality is working with the Province to re-establish survey monuments that were destroyed or are missing Here for You
Planning – Monument Pins • Through the clean up process many of the monument pins (survey pins) were lost • The Municipality is currently in the process of working with the Province (Minister of Environment and Parks & the Director of Surveys) to re-establish the survey monuments Here for You
Planning – Waterways Update • To date, Planning has received 15 development permits in Waterways • 9 permits issued Here for You
Buyout • Mayor and Council’s approval of a long-term flood mitigation strategy on December 13, 2016 implies there will be no buyout of any or all properties within the flood hazard area as a flood mitigation strategy • The WBRC/RTF will not be entertaining buyouts from residents within the flood hazard area as part of our ongoing engagement, planning, and rebuild efforts for recovery Here for You
Rebuild Plan • 226 properties destroyed by fire in Waterways • Coordination of rebuilding this number of homes is a challenge • Construction Management Team to coordinate rebuilding efforts; with a specific coordinator for the Waterways, Anzac and Saprae Creek areas Here for You
Update on Fees • Fees waived for all development and building permits specific to the properties destroyed or damaged by the wildfire • Concrete rebate cheques for $540 will be issued to each homeowner Excess fees for firebreak homes will be issued • Geotechnical underway • Monument Pins (Survey pins) underway • • Grading plan underway Here for You
Public Engagement Process • Council, the WBRC, Recovery Task Force and RMWB are committed to engaging residents when possible. • Public Engagement is not a one-size-fits-all practice, and we understand that not all techniques work for every resident. • By presenting multiple ways to communicate and engage with residents, we aim to reach as many residents as possible. • Engagement has spectrum that ranges from inform to empower. Here for You
Public Engagement to Date In Person • Council and Committee meetings Over 30 Here for You sessions • • Tradeshows • Stakeholder meetings • Community events Online • Municipal Social Media Accounts • Municipal Website • recovery@rmwb.ca By Phone • PULSE • Telephone town halls Direct conversations • Here for You
Online Questions • Send to recovery@rmwb.ca • All emails will receive a reply during this session • Ensures two-way dialogue and timely follow up Here for You
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