K. Vegh, Drainage Superintendent, Shane LaFontaine, M. Eng., P. Eng. and Dennis McCready, P. Eng. (RC Spencer Associates Inc.)
i) Notice of Meeting to Consider the Engineer's Report, dated February 24, 2022;
ii) Municipal Drainage Report dated January 14, 2022 for the Repair and Improvement of Part of the Morley Wigle Drain in the Town of Kingsville (RC Spencer Associates Inc. File No.14-424);
iii) Proposed By-law 18-2022, being a By-law to provide for the repair and improvement of part of the Morley Wigle Drain in the Town of Kingsville, in the County of Essex to be read a first and second time and provisionally adopted.
The Drainage Superintendent presented an overview of his Report dated March 22, 2022. Engineer Lafontaine and Engineer McCready then presented the Engineer's Report dated January 14, 2022 (RC Spencer Associates Inc.) and answered questions of Council.
Comments from affected property owners:
Robert Molliconi (representing Noah Homes; 270-31200) stated that they agree with the Engineer's Report and hopes the process moves forward in accordance with the Drainage Act requirements without delay.
Jim Malott (roll number: 270-30800) asked whether the work will involve the excavating of the old clay tiles near his natural wooded area. Mr. Vegh will schedule an onsite meeting with Mr. Malott to discuss the excavation in an effort to minimize any disruption or disturbance to the wooded area.
Bob Adams (roll number 270-00701) commented that he is in support of the project, stating that the proposed upgrades are necessary and useful, however, he proposes that the entire drain be upgraded from the catch basin all the way to the County Road 20 outlet at the same time, or at minimum, that a drain study be done from the pond to County Road 20. Engineer Lafontaine explained that the scope of the project extends from the existing Dieppe Estates pond all the way southerly to the existing catch basin at County Road 50 (Heritage Road) and then from that point southerly he explained that the outlet system has been improved through a recently constructed Stantec improvement. Mr. Vegh indicated that anything outside of the scope of this project would need to be looked at as another appointment. Mr. Vegh will schedule a meeting with Mr. Adams to discuss future repairs potentially under section 74 of the Drainage Act.
Jeremy Truax (270-31100) spoke about the dimension from the proposed drain alignment to the westerly boundary of 270-31100 in that it doesn't fall into what would be potentially the road allowance and asked if the works can be reviewed so that the drain would fall within the road allowance for future development. Mr. Lafontaine stated that the proposed alignment was reviewed with Mr. Truax and he had made note of potential future development of the property. At this stage it is relatively preliminary and Engineer Lafontaine feels there would be some significant costs associated with the additional engineering and construction costs associated with the modifications to the report to address the realignment as requested by Mr. Truax, and there will be some significant delays to the project timelines as well. Mr. Vegh requested that Mr. Truax provide further information in connection with his request, including any drawings he may have of lot depths, etc.
There were no further comments.