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Here for You

Waterways Engagement Session Shell Place December 15, 2016

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Agenda Here for You

• Update on Outstanding Questions
• Questions from Social Media
• Resident Driven Dialogue
• Next Steps

Major Actions to date

• September 8th Here for You Session
• September 27th – Waiving of Fees
• October 4th - Repeal of Flood Proofing Bylaw 13/032
• October 4th - Extension of Overlay Bylaw 16/020 to Waterways

Flood Hazard Area

• October 13th Here for You Session
• December 13th - Decision on Flood Mitigation
• Listing of all the actions to date are included in the fact sheet

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Since our last engagement session

• Demolition Complete
• Re-Entry of Standing Buildings - October 24th
• Rebuilding is underway
• Slope Stability/Geotechnical is underway
• Waiver complete
• Council Decision on Flood Mitigation

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Flood Mitigation

• 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

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Council Resolution - December 13, 2016

Flood Mitigation

• 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

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Council Resolution - December 13, 2016 Cont’d

Flood Mitigation - Reaches

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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

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Demountable Wall Here for You

Next Steps Here for You

• 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

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

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Conditions of Development Approval

• Following the WBRC’s recommendation and Council decision

from its December 13th 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

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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

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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

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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
• f January 2017

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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

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Slope Stability Study Area

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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
• f 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

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Planning - Grading Here for You

• 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

Planning – Monument Pins Here for You

• 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

Planning – Waterways Update Here for You

• To date, Planning has received 15 development permits in

Waterways

• 9 permits issued

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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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Online Questions

• Send to recovery@rmwb.ca
• All emails will receive a reply during this session
• Ensures two-way dialogue and timely follow up

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