HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 027 community consultation THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
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BY -LAW
NO. 2005 - 027
BEING A BY -LAW TO RECEIVE THE RESULTS OF A COMMUNITY
CONSULTATION CONDUCTED BY THE STRATEGIC COUNSEL TO
DETERMINE PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING A DEEP GEOLOGIC
REPOSITORY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LOW AND
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WASTE WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
KINCARDINE
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WHEREAS Section 130 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended, provides that a municipality may regulate matters for purposes related
to the health, safety and well being of the inhabitants of the municipality;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the said Municipal Act, Sections 8 and 9 (1),
municipalities are provided with powers of a natural person to enable them to
govern their affairs as they consider appropriate and to enhance their ability to
respond to municipal issues;
AND WHEREAS The Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine authorized entering into an agreement with Ontario Power Generation
Inc. for the management of low and intermediate level nuclear waste within the
Municipality of Kincardine with the adoption of By -law No. 2004 — 157;
AND WHEREAS the agreement with Ontario Power Generation Inc. requires that
an independent community consultation be carried out by the Municipality to
ascertain the support of permanent and seasonal residents 18 years of age and
• older towards a deep geologic repository for the storage of low and intermediate
level nuclear waste at the Western Waste Management Facility at the Bruce
Power Site;
AND WHEREAS The Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine contracted with The Strategic Counsel for the provision of
professional services to conduct an independent community consultation with the
adoption of By -law No. 2004 —176, amended by By -law No. 2004 — 182;
AND WHEREAS Council, by the adoption of By -law No. 2004 — 189 established
the process by which The Strategic Counsel would solicit the views of permanent
and seasonal residents 18 years of age and older concerning a deep geologic
repository for the storage of low and intermediate level nuclear waste;
AND WHEREAS The Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine contracted with BDO Dunwoody LLP for the provision of professional
services with the adoption of By -law No. 2004 — 182 to conduct an Auditors'
Report on Compliance in all material respects with the criteria established by By-
• laws No. 2004 -176, 2004 -182 and 2004 -189;
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Community Consultation Results
By -law No. 2005 - 027
NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
1. That Council hereby accepts from The Strategic Counsel the "Consultation
Methodology and Response Rates ", dated February 16, 2005, resulting from
a Community Consultation regarding a deep geologic repository for long term
management of low and intermediate level nuclear waste and attached to this
by -law as Schedule "A ".
2. That Council hereby accepts from BDO Dunwoody LLP the "Auditors' Report
on Compliance with By- laws ", dated February 11, 2005, and attached to this
by -law as Schedule "B ".
3. That Council deems the results of the community consultation to be a clear
mandate from permanent and seasonal residents, 18 years of age and over,
for the establishment of a deep geologic repository for the storage of low and
intermediate level nuclear waste.
4. This by -law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passing.
• 5. This by -law may be cited as the "Community Consultation Results By -law ".
READ a FIRST, SECOND and THIRD time and FINALLY PASSED this 16 day
of February, 2005.
Mayor Clerk
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The Strategic Counsel
Presentation to the
Municipality of
Kincardine
Gregg, Kelly, Sullivan & Woolstencroft:
The Strategic Counsel
www.thestrategiccounsel.com Consultation Methodology and
Response Rates
' 21 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 1100
Toronto, Ontario
M4T1L9 February 16, 2005
' Tel 416 975 -4465
Fax 416 975 -1883
440 Laurier Avenue West
Suite 200 This is Schedule "/..." to By-Law
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Tel 613 751-2855
Fax 613 751-2852 Of f R , q g / 200• -
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1 Objective and Methodology
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Objective
i ♦ An independent consultation with residents, 18 years of age and older in the
community about their views regarding OPG's proposed plan to store low and
' medium level nuclear waste at the WWMF site adjacent to the Bruce Power
Generating station.
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Methodology
Telephone consultations with mail follow -up to no contact households and
seasonal residents
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Telephone Consultation Process
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H ouseholds telephoned between January 6th and 25 , 2005
A minimum of ten calls were made to households in order to maximize the
' number of households and residents responding
' Messages were left after 5/6 calls asking residents who wished to participate to
call back on a dedicated toll free 1 -866#
Half page ads were published in the Kincardine News, The Kincardine
' Independent and Shoreline Beacon instructing residents in households with
unlisted telephone numbers and those who did not have access to a phone to call
t the 1 -866# if they wanted to participate
' • Households where at least 1 person responded by the end of the telephone
consultation period considered complete and were not included in the follow -up
' mail consultation
' 4 All households in the telephone directories where no contact was made were
mailed the preamble and question
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I Mail Consultation Process
Seasonal Households
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♦ Households listed in the telephone directory with permanent addresses outside of
' the Municipality were mailed the preamble and question
1 Seasonal households which were not in the telephone directory, but were in the
Assessment Roll were also mailed a package
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® Seasonal households identified in the Assessment Roll consisted of:
' - Owners who did not have a phone # listed
' - Multiple property owners
- Owners of vacant land
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1 No Contact Household
• All households not successfully contacted after at least 10 attempts at the end of
' the telephone consultation period were sent a mail package
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Year Round Resident Response Rate
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' Total Year Round Residents (18 +) in Kincardine
8319
1 75% Response onse Rate p
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Statistics Canada 2001 Census Total Consultation Sample
Year round residents 18+ Year round residents 18+
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1 Year Round and Seasonal Household Response Rate
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Total Year Round and Seasonal Households in Kincardine
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Response Rate 71 % 69% 72%
5282 5473 5257
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1 3763 3763 3763
Responses Responses Responses
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I Total Consultation Sample Assessment Roll Statistics Canada 2001 Census
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I Consultation Question
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Do you support the
establishment of a facility for
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of low and intermediate level
� waste at the Western Waste
� Management Facility?
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1 Total Consultation Results
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% Among All Municipal Residents 18+
(n =6778)
Yes 60%
No 22%
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Neutral 13%
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Don't know /Refused 5./0
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1 Proportions Who Support /Oppose the Plan*
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1 % Among Municipal Residents 18+
who Support or Oppose the Plan
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Yes 73%
27% N O
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I Year Round Households Identified
I Telephone Consultation and No Contact Mail Follow -up
I Total Phone Numbers Identified 6249
Kincardine telephone directory 5246
New listings 23
I SMR telephone directory for Ripley (395 NNX) 614
Unlisted phone numbers (368 and 396 NNX) 366
I Total Phone Numbers Excluded from the Telephone Consultation - 1523
Business 650
Seasonal households 496
Unlisted numbers 366
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Duplicate numbers 11
Total Residential Telephone Numbers Available = 4726
I Kincardine telephone directory /Additional #s from Municipality 4123
SMR telephone list from Ripley (395 NNX) 603
I Total Ineligible Households - 441
Number changed /Not in service 216
Not in Kincardine 148
I Business /Fax/Cell # 58
Duplicate number 3
Not 18+ /Canadian resident 3
I Call blocked 2
Other 13
I Total Eligible Households = 4285
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1 Year Round Household Response Rate
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I Total Year Round Households Contacted = 4285
Response
I Number Rate
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I Total Year Round Households Completed 3470 82%
# Completed by telephone 3436 80%
I # Completed (no contact) by mail 26 1
# Completed (unlisted) by 1 -866# 8 1%
I Total Year Round Households Incomplete 814 18%
I # No Contact 393 9%
#Refused 421 9%
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Strictly Privileged and Confidential 1 12
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1 Seasonal Households Identified
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1 Total Seasonal Households Identified
997
1 Assessment Roll
1 # of properties 1103
# with dwellings 850
' # with vacant land 253
# households 913
Kincardine Telephone Directory
# of households (in addition to the Assessment Roll) 84
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1 Seasonal Household Response Rate
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Total Seasonal Households Mailed to = 997
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Response
Number Rate
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# Households Responded 293 29%
(represents 570 individuals responded)
Respond 704 71 %
Households did not Res
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I Overall Response Rates
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Round and Round Seasonal
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# of Households Responded 3763 3470 293
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1 # Eligible Households in Consultation Sample 5282 4285 997
71% 82% 29%
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1 # Households in Assessment Roll 5473 4370 997
69% 79% 32%
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I # Households in Statistics Canada — 2001 Census 5257 4315 492
72% 80% 31%
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Presentation to the
Municipality of
Kincardine
Gregg, Kelly, Sullivan & Woolstencroft:
The Strategic Counsel
www.thestrategiccounsel.com Consultation Methodology and
Response Rates
' 21 St. Clair Avenue East
Suite 1100
Toronto, Ontario
M4T1L9 February 16, 2005
Tel 416 975 -4465
Fax 416 975 -1883
440 Laurier Avenue West
' Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7X6
Tel 613 751 -2855
Fax 613 751 -2852
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BOO Dunwoody LLP
Chartered Accountants
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P.O. Box 1390,625 Mill Street
Port Elgin. Ontario, Canada NOH 2CO
Telephone. (519) 832-2049
Fax. (519) 832-5659
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Auditors' Report on Compliance with Bylaws
To The Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
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We have audited The Strategic Counsel's compliance as at 11th February, 2005 with the criteria
established by Bylaw 2004·176, Bylaw 2004-182 and Bylaw 2004-189 being bylaws to determine
the process for the community consultation to be conducted by the strategic counsel to determine
public opinion regarding the management of low and intermediate level waste with the Municipality
of Kincardine and the interpretation of such agreement as set out in the note attached, Compliance
with the criteria established by the provisions of the By-laws is the responsibility of the management
of The Strategic Counsel. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this compliance based on
our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards, Those
standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether The
Strategic Counsel complied with the criteria established in the By-laws referred to above, Such an
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting compliance, evaluating the overall
compliance with the agreement, and where applicable, assessing the accounting principles used
and significant estimates made by management.
In our opinion, as at 11th February, 2005, The Strategic Counsel is in compliance, in all material
respects, with the criteria established by Bylaw 2004-176, Bylaw 2004-182 and Bylaw 2004-189.
BOo D~ L¿f
Chartered Accountants
Port Elgin, Ontario
11th February, 2005
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BDO Dunwoody LLP is Q Limited Liability Par[nership registered in Ontario
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Notes to Auditors' Report on Compliance with By-law 2004-176,
Bylaw 2004~182 and ByLaw 2004-189
1, The consuttation will begin January 6, 2005.
2, Each household will be contacted by telephone; seasonal residents will receive mailed
ballots.
3. Each household will be asked to identify all eligible participants,
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4. Each eligible participant who chooses to participate will be read a preamble and .asked to
respond to the consultation question.
5, If, àfter 10 telephone attempts, no contact is made, ballots will be mailed,
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Notes to Auditors' Report on Compliance with By-law 2004-176,
Bylaw 2004-182 and Bylaw 2004-189
7. That the "family consultation', referred to in the Terms of Reference and fanning part of the
agreement with The Stretegic Counsel, be hereby amended in order that anyone 18 of age and
older and a permanent or seasonal resident of the Municipality of Kincardine, be entitled to one vote
in the consultation process,
8. That verbal verification of all adults residing in the household be obtained by the pollsters,
9, That written verification be obtained by the pollsters from those residents reached through
mail consultation due to an inability by the pollsters to reach them through telephone contact,
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10, That written verification be obtained by the pollsters from those seasonal residents reached
through mail consultation,
11, That commercial enterprises will not be eligible to participate in the consultation.
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Notes to Auditors' Report on Compliance with By-law 2004-176,
Bylaw 2004-182 and Bylaw 2004-189
6. Pollsters employed by The Strategic Counsel, when conducting the community
consultation, will pose the following preamble and question:
Preamble
'The Kincardine Council has expressed its support for the long-term management of low
and intermediate level nuclear waste in a deep geologic repository to be owned and
operated by Ontario Power Generation at the Western Waste Management Facility located
at the Bruce site.
Council's decision was based on the following key points:
It provides the highest level of safety of any option.
There will be a rigorous environmental assessment and Canadian Nuclear Safety
Commission regulatory process that includes opportunities for public input before
construction is approved,
The deep geologic repository will permanently isolate the low and intermediate level
waste stream, much of which is already stored on site.
II provides significant economic benefit to the residents of the Municipality.
No high level waste or used nuclear fuel would be allowed in the facility.
In summary, Council believes it is important to solicit the views of residents.'
Question:
'00 you support the estabfishment of a facility for the long-term management 01 low and
intermediate level waste at the Westem Waste Management Facility?
Is that :
Yes
No
Neutral.'