Emil Kolb

October 5, 2016Town of Caledon6311 Old Church RoadCaledon East, ON L7C IJ6Attn: Carey Degorter, Town Clerk

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Region of Peel10 Peel Centre DriveBrampton, ONAttn: Kathryn lockyer, Regional Clerk

Re: Vision for Caledon

Thinking "Outside of the Box" for Making Bolton a Complete Community

Attached, please find a letter for addition to a Council Agenda and distribution to each member ofcouncil.

Yours truly,

Emil V. Kolb

cc. Mayor Thompson, Town of CaledonChair Dale, Region of Peel

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OCT 0 l 2016Region of PeeiClerks Dept.

Emil Kolb

September 28,2016Town of Caledon6311 Old Church RoadCaledon East, ON L7C 1J6

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Region of Peel10 Peel Centre DriveBrampton, ON

Dear Members of Council,Re: Vision for Caledon

Thinking "Outside of the Box" for Making Bolton a Complete Community

The Town of Caledon is considering where new growth should occur in the Bolton area. It is appropriatefor additional considerations to be tabled to do what is best for the Bolton community from a land useplanning perspective, an economic perspective, a transportation perspective, an infrastructureperspective and a complete community perspective. It is never too late to do what is best and bestrequires some "out of the box" thinking.

I refer you to the attached presentation that outlines a proposal for your consideration - annex a pieceof land from the City of Vaughan and add it to the Bolton Settlement Area. The general location of theland is southeast of Bolton in the City of Vaughan only about 66 feet away from the existing BoltonSettlement Boundary along the Albion Vaughan Road. The site is about 153 hectares (378 acres)adjacent to the existing Bolton commercial district as well as existing residential neighbourhoods andemployment lands. It is outside of the GTA West Corridor Study Area and immediately adjacent to thelands affected by the Greenbelt Plan and publicly owned open space lands. It is currently used foragricultural and rural uses.

There are existing services in the immediate area. Water and sewer services are immediately availablefrom the existing Zone 6 system. There are existing watermains on Mayfield Road now and a thirdwatermain in the planning stages. The existing sanitary sewer system includes a 36 inch main that wasrecently constructed on Albion Vaughan Road.

The site has good access to a major transportation network. The site has significant frontage on theAlbion Vaughan Road which is an improved arterial road. The site has close access to Regional Road 50.The site will have easy access to GO services that exist now (bus service on Regional Road 50) and will bein close proximity to any future train/bus service enhancements which may include a new GO trainstation regardless of which GO station site is ultimately chosen.

Consideration of this land for the expansion of the Bolton Settlement Boundary would be consistentwith the Town of Caledon's Official Plan and its tri-nodal development approach which focuses themajority of development towards its Rural Service Centres. Assigning this area for urban development

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would allow Caledon and Peel Region time to undertake proper land use planning for the longer term ofits whitebelt lands while allowing the immediate needs for a Bolton boundary expansion to be met. Thiswill allow optimum planning and use of the whitebelt lands without stopping necessary growth anddevelopment today. This site would also meet the Provincial Growth Plan vision of creating completecommunities. The site would support residential homes with healthy, active transportation within thesite as well as connection to existing transportation and commercial centers. There are local schools,places of faith, community centers, libraries, recreation centers, wellness centers and community spacenearby. A complete community where people of all ages can live, easily access work and school, playand thrive can be created on this site.

The inclusion of this area would be a natural extension of the community and locate development thatwould be supportive of existing local businesses. The area is well served by transportation for shoppingand supporting local Caledon businesses. It is close to employment lands where people living in the areacan work locally. This site would support the local economy without taking away any future primeemployment lands within Caledon. Bolton already has a number of large retailers and banks andrestaurants which will serve the site. Instead of heading south to different municipalities, the location ofthe site will naturally lead to people moving toward the existing Bolton commercial centers. A strongeconomic foundation helps build a strong community. Likewise, a strong business center supports thecommunity through events, service clubs, the Chamber of Commerce and otherwise. The relationshipbetween a strong local economy and a thriving community is beneficial to everyone.

I recognize that an annexation would be required. That is not a unique requirement as it has been doneon the west boarder of Mississauga with lands annexed from Halton recently and previously Peel andDufferin County as well as other municipalities have completed annexations historically. Annexation is away of working together with other communities in ways that make common sense to provide thegreatest good for all. The annexation between Peel and Dufferin allowed Dufferin County Road 109 tobe built for effective goods movement as well as the hospital in Orangeville to be built that services boththe Caledon and Dufferin communities. The Region of Peel has also entered into various servicingagreements with York Region so the level of sharing services and working together has beendemonstrated. The site is an isolated pocket in York that could easily be added to Caledon and theRegion of Peel to create a complete community that is vibrant, connected and thriving.

The time is right now to fully consider all options including those that are "outside of the box". Thisarea makes complete sense from all perspectives -land use planning, economic development,transportation and infrastructure. Annexing this land into the Town of Caledon and the Region of Peeland expanding the Bolton Settlement Boundary to include these lands would make a completecommunity today and allow for proper planning for Caledon and the Region of Peel for tomorrow.

Yours truly,

Emil V. Kolb

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Background~ The Town of Caledon/Region of Peel is consideringwhere new growth should occur in the Bolton area

~ Bolton's commercial area is occupied by a number oflarge retailers such as Walmart, Canadian Tire, HomeDepot, Zehrs, Giant Tiger, and various banks and chainrestau rants.

~ The Bolton community has not grown to theexpectations of many of these businesses.

~ Now is an appropriate time for additional considerationto determine if other lands outside the existingmunicipal boundary may be better suited forurbanization. Making use of existing infrastructureand/or limited improvements will contribute to a"Better" Community, and a "Complete" Community. Thiswill also assist in improving local shopping.

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General Location• South-East of Bolton (City of Vaughan)• 66 feet away from the existing Bolton

settlement boundary along Albion Vaughan Rd

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· Site area is approximately378 acres/153 hectares

· Is bounded by Cold CreekRoad, Albion VaughanRoad, and Kirby Road

· Current use for the area islargely ag ricu Itu ral / ru raluses

· The area is also traversedby the "Go" Line

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· The area is in close proximity to Boltoncommercial district which includes many largescale retail, office and commercial businesses.

· The area is in close proximity to existingresidential neighbourhoods and can make use ofexisting schools and other public and open spaceuses.

· The area is in close proximityto employment uses therebycreating opportunity foremployment close to home.

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Defining Factors - the area is an'isolated' pocket

The site is adjacent to:• Lands affected by the Greenbel

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Corridor Study Area• Immediately adjacent to the

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• The site area is comparable toother areas being considered forboundary expansion by the Townand Region of Peel.

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of Peel's joint study with'Go Transit' whichconcluded on a preferredlocation for a GO Stationsite in Bolton in proximityto the site.

• Bounded by an arterial roadsystem with good access toa major transportationnetwork (Regional Road 50is a 6 + 4 lane highwaybetween King St. andHighway 7).

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Servici ng Infrastructu re

The site has significant frontage on AlbionVaughan Road which is an improved arterial roadhaving:• 2 existing Watermains on Mayfield Road (300

mm + 750 mm) which serve the Boltoncommunity and a 3rd main planned.

• Existing Sanitary Sewer includes a 36 inch mainrecently constructed on Albion Vaughan Road.

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Ongoing Study Process Region of Peel

• The Town of Caledon completed the BoltonResidential Expansion Study in 2014 (Area~was recommended option.)• This Option requires $$$ infrastructure

to implement and proposes to expandurban boundary away from core area ofBolton

• The Region of Peel is currently conducting areview of the Caledon Study, results of whichare still to be determined.

• Industrial expansion is already contemplatedfor west side of the community adjacent toexisting industrial area.

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Requirements to Implement

• Annexation• Would not be precedent setting• Has been successfully completed between Peeland Halton, Peel and Dufferin County and mostrecently between City of Barrie and Innisfil

• Without annexation, the Region of Peel hasalso allowed growth to occur in York Regionthrough various servicing agreements

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Summary• Assigning this area for development would allow Caledon and Peel Region

time to undertake proper land use planning for the longer term of itswhitebelt lands.

• The inclusion of this area would greatly contribute to the Town'simmediate requirements for boundary expansion in the Boltoncommunity.

• The inclusion of the area would be consistent with the Town of CaledonOfficial Plan and its tri-nodal development approach which focusesmajority of development towards its Rural Service Centres.

• The inclusion of this area would be a natural extension of the communityand locate development that would be supportive of existing localbusinesses.

• The inclusion of this area would not be detrimental to York Region as thearea is isolated from other potential longer term development areas bypu blicly owned lands and potential transportation infrastructure corridorareas.

• The area is well served by transportation and servicing infrastructurealready located in the Region of Peel/Town of Caledon.

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Conclusion

The time is right to now consider lands locatedsouth- east of Bolton which are outside theCaledon municipal boundary (in the City ofVaughan) as they may be better suited forurbanization than other options currently beingexplored. This area can readily make use ofexisting infrastructure and/or limitedimprovements and locationally contribute to themaking of a "Better" Community which is"Complete" while also assisting to support theexisting established commercial area.

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