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MEMORANDUM

To:Town Council

From:Karen Wheeler, Director - Economic Development

Subject:Information Item – LCP Status Report to Council

Date:May 13, 2013

CURRENT STATUS

  • The Senior Official Working Group is meeting May 21st. Copies of Minutes from the April 10 and April 19 meetings will be available after they are adopted at the May 21st meeting.
  • Stantec was awarded the contract to complete the Baseline Data Report. Kick off meeting was held in St. John’s April 19. They will be in Happy Valley-Goose Bay May 21 and 22.
  • Town has received a Special Assistance Grant in the amount of $22,600 (HST included) to assist with the collection and collation of data within the Town. An administrative assistant has been hired with these funds to assist management in providing pertinent information to Stantec.
  • Agenda and Minutes of the first Community Liaison Committee will be available shortly. A portion of the presentation made by Gilbert Bennett for that meeting has been uploaded to the Town website – Lower Churchill Project page.

Muskrat Falls

STATUS of COMMUNITY TOPICS

( Up to May 13, 2013)

Topic / Status / Other Notes
Recreation Needs / -Consultant report for baseline data (due by July, 2013) (usage and status)
-The 2008 Labrador Regional Recreational Facilitates Strategy will be updated
-Council suggested to the MHA that he hold a meeting of regional stakeholders re; a new recreation facility
***No Change*** / Province reiterated cost sharing is 70% provincial /30% town. Consistent with the rest of the province
No operating cost subsidy
-Town has not been informed if this meeting of regional stakeholders will be taking place.
Housing and Development Impact / Consultant report for baseline data (due by July, 2013) (availability and affordability)
***Temporary Camp now being utilized** / Development in Town, summary;
· Nearing completion - Lethbridge, Phase 3 of Johnny Hill;
· Multiyear build out starting soon – Goose Bay Centre and West of Hefler;
· Planning stage – Churchill street (+/- 50 lots)
-SOWG meeting with Provincial Rep to discuss on May 21
Emergency Plan / -Town has as emergency plan that is updated regularly.
-Town is responsible for updating its own plans
***No Change*** / Nalcor has responsibility for Muskrat Falls emergency plan and community interface/information for emergencies related to dam
Emergency evacuation routes to use existing roads
Port / -Consultant report for baseline data (due by July, 2013) (port infrastructure and usage in Terrington Basin)
-Nalcor has indicated that they have released any interest they had in the +/- 60 acres of Crown Land by the port due to boggy conditions.
***No Change***
Roads / -Consultant report for baseline data (due by July, 2013) (Document current condition)
-Focus on route carrying traffic to and from Muskrat Falls construction site
***No Change*** / Department of Transportation is reviewing the current state of roads and will provide some baseline data. They are aware of local traffic issues such as intersection of Loring Drive and Kelland Drive with Hamilton River Road, also intersection the Trans Labrador Highway and Port
Water Supply / Consultant report for baseline data (due by July, 2013) (Document current condition and capacity)
***No Change***
Landfill / -Development of a Regional Landfill Plan underway. Initial meeting to initiate process completed January, 2013. Plan development paid by the Province and to be done by consultant. Process will be consistent with the development of other Regional Landfill Plans in the province.
***No Change***
Town Administration Services / Consultant report for baseline data (due by July, 2013) (Document current condition)
***No Change*** / At this point there is no capacity agreement for work to date or work currently being undertaken
Labrador Heritage Fund and/or Long term Discretionary Fund for the Town / Province indicates no funding
***No Change***
Power availability and Cost / -There is Provincial plan for industrial power use subsidy in Labrador.
-Current Labrador residential subsidy to be maintained but no current plans to reconsider.
***No Change***
Health and Social Services / No information
***No Change*** / Town requesting more information
Internet and Cell phone / Bell indicates that bandwidth problems are affecting cell phones. The new fibreoptic system anticipated for 2013 will improve that. Also new cell site in the eastern part of town in 2013 will provide better coverage in that area.
***No Change***
Stability of ice on river affected by water releases
River water quality for irrigation
Other issues outside of Town’s jurisdiction raised at Jan 2013 public meeting / Public meeting notes provided to Nalcor and the Community Liaison Committee
***No Change***