How will the Richmond Landfill appeal impact the Highway 407 East Completion project, in addition to MOE policy decisions?
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D. Allingham replied that this particu lar project (Highway 407) wou ld be very advanced into the project when the appeal is to be ru led on.  The TOR will be submitted under a different "subsection" of EA legislation and the IEA will be started, most likely by the time the decision is given.  J. Slobodzian added that MOE has made no policy decision regarding the u se of a focu sed or scoped EA.  He noted that the Attorney General of Ontario has claimed "intervenor" status, which could be compared to a peer review of the judicial process being undertaken for this appeal.  The Attorney General is closely watching the appeal process on behalf of the provincial government.
If the TOR is to be "simplified", it is not understood why the document has not been submitted yet.
J. Slobodzian replied the Project Team has been working on a generic Table of Contents that will be applicable to a number of MTO projects.  The Project Team has also been working with MOE on how to structure the TOR to expedite approval.  The process was also delayed by the provincial election.
Does this delay in submitting the TOR mean a year delay for the following IEA process?
D. Allingham stated it is anticipated that the schedu le will be impacted by approximately one year.  The Project Team is still working on a schedule for the IEA.
Does the Project Team anticipate that more work will need to be done on the Transportation Planning/Need Report when the IEA is initiated?
J. Slobodzian replied that the core of the docu ment will be retained, however, some additional work will have to be done to u pdate/re-package, etc.  J. Slobodzian also noted that the next 2 sets of public meetings are going to be awkward and repetitive as we have already presented the need and study areas during the draft TOR phase.
Is this study going to be finished prior to the next provincial election?
J. Slobodzian replied that the Project Team would like to have the EA filed prior the next round of provincial and municipal elections.
Finding route alternativ es through Durham Region, and Whitby/Ajax in particular, (with respect to a 401-407 link) will be difficult because of development and growth.  If this process is delayed further, there may not be sufficient alternatives to evaluate. J. Slobodzian responded that the Project Team is making every attempt to expedite the process in order to address the noted concern.
At the last Durham Region Planning Committee meeting, there appeared to be some misunderstanding by the political representativ es regarding the Study Areas being carried forward in the EA TOR.
Regional staff, along with John Slobodzian confirmed that the Study Areas will have to be re-examined du ring the IEA and wou ld not appear in the TOR.  The Regional Official Plan includes the Previously Recommended Rou te of Highway 407 and the 401 to 407 links.  The Region is attempting to protect rou te alternatives throu gh development review to the best of its ability, yet, without a designated route or study area it is very difficult to "freeze" development.
Will the Planning Alternativ es ("Alternativ es To" the undertaking) be listed in the TOR?
J. Slobodzian responded that there will be no "alternatives to" listed in the TOR.  They will be developed in consu ltation with agencies and the pu blic in the IEA.  J.
Slobodzian added that due to the confu sion surrounding the differences between the draft TOR (2003) and the final TOR (2004), a Preamble/Executive Summary will be provided du ring consu ltation to help the pu blic and agencies better u nderstand the differences between the two documents.
How are the Highway 401 improvements going to impact Highway 407?
The transportation capacity gap in Durham Region takes into accou nt both Highway 401 and Regional Road improvements.
The Lake Ridge Road interchange with Highway 401 has been delayed because of Highway 407.  It was supposed to be constructed by 2004.
J. Slobodzian stated that MTO is co-ordinating the two projects and noted the difficulty in establishing a schedule for construction of Highway 407 at this time
Do the rev isions to the TOR impact the proposed federal/prov incial co-ordinated process?
J. Slobodzian replied that the revised TOR will impact the triggering of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.  CEAA is anticipated to be triggered following the identification of a preferred alternative to the u ndertaking du ring the IEA. J.
Slobodzian also noted that there are a nu mber of triggers for CEAA.  One trigger relates to the provision of federal funding for a project.  At this time no federal funding is anticipated for Highway 407 East Completion.
END OF MEETING REPORT.
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