This Committee consists of five Councillors and the Mayor. Committee members review all reports, formulate policy and make recommendations to Council on matters over which Council has authority under the Municipal Act, the Planning Act and other legislation. Recommendations are made in the areas of corporate administration, personnel, legal issues, planning and finance.

The Administration and Planning Committee reviews the operating and capital budgets as well as various financial matters affecting the Town of Milton.

The agenda for the meeting can be found here.

Some of the highlites inlcude:

• Public Meeting for amending a bylaw RE property owned by M Durante Enterprises for the area around James Snow Parkway and Main Street to Steeles,
• Public Meeting for amending a bylaw RE property owned by Mattamy for the area around Bronte Street South north of Louis St Laurent to the CN Tracks,
• Technical Report to propose a bylaw amendment for property owned by Woodbine Entertainment Group near the 401/ Guelph Line area.

As always you can watch online on Monday night at 7pm.  If you have any questions or comments for any of these reports, please email me mike@mikecluett.ca

Over the last few weeks we have received a lot of feedback from residents and a definite interest in a public session on this issue. The report will be made available that day online so interested people will be able to download and read it. We will have information available to answer any questions and take in any concerns you might have.

I think today was the last day you could submit comments online to be included for consideration in the business plan that is set to be presented to council officially on January 30th, but this will give people an opportunity to read the report and have any questions or concerns answered before council makes its final decision.

Let me know if you can attend by dropping me an email mike.cluett@milton.ca

We look forward to seeing everyone there.

As many are aware, I have supported moving forward with looking at this proposal from the beginning.  I think its an opportunity for Milton to showcase itself as a tourist attraction and a great location for a world class facility like this.  The goal is to ensure that this facility can be multi purposed before construction starts so it can be used by all Miltonians after the games are done.

I have also stated that the costs of the facility are important to look after so that we dont have a major impact on our tax base.  The numbers are coming and are encouraging from what I have heard to date so stay tuned.  If this project ends up costing Milton taxpayers too much, I wont be supporting it going forward.

If you want to know more about the velodrome, what it is, what it can be and anything else click on my Velodrome FAQ page for more details.  This information is courtesy of www.milton.ca

I also wanted to thank everyone who has sent me emails, phoned me, tweets etc on this issue as your opinion is important to me and will help me with my decision to move forward.  Over the years I have done my best to ensure your input is heard and I do listen to everyone’s point of view on issues like this.  So keep them coming, ask your friends to send feedback to myself and other members of council.  Our job is to listen to you, so please let your views be known.

As always mike@mikecluett.ca and I look forward to your comments.

Over the holidays there was a lot of confusion as to snow plowing on the streets in our ward.  While I was on vacation in Newfoundland for Christmas, I answered a number of emails from people concerned as to when their streets would be plowed.  I think it would be good to review the snow removal policies in advance of this potential storm.  Now, watch there be NO snow on Friday and I look silly.  But at least we will have the information available right?

Click on the map to enlarge it.  This is from the Town of Milton’s site and Ive just put up ward 6.  If you are outside ward 6 click here for the main map.  The streets in our area are classified for different priorities.

The primary or arterial roads (for example in our ward Thompson Road, Fourth Line, Derry Road, Britannia Road) are considered first priority and the plows are sent out based on accumulation.  For instance if we receive under 5 cms of snow or the conditions are icy, the response time will be within 2-3 hours.  If there is 5 to 30 cm of accumulation, the response time will be 2 to 4 hours.

A majority of the roads in our ward will be secondary / collector roads or urban / residential roads (Yellow and Blue on the map)

The response time for 5cms and below of accumulation is 4 to 5 hours and above 5cms is 4 to 10 hours for the secondary collector roads and 8 to 16 hours for many of the residential roads in ward 6.  If you live in a cul-de-sacs it will be a bit longer once the accumulation reaches over 5cms. 

The main priority of the snow plows is to keep the main streets and collector roads as bare as possible.  Its also very important for those residents who have sidewalks to keep them clear as quickly as possible during the snow fall and afterwards.

Here are some links for detailed information on our snow policy.  Just as a reminder to allow for the plow.  Try to keep your cars off the road as to allow for the snow plow to come by without creating issues with snow piles or potentially damaging any vehicles.

Town of Milton Snow Page

Road Plowing Response Times

Now the snow might not come as its being predicted by all of our very nice weather people but in case it does here’s your handy page for information.

Now Im going to get my snow pants ready for Friday!

I’ll see you at the doors.

From the Region of Halton website.

The 2012 Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar, which has everything you need to know about waste collection in Halton Region, will be delivered to homes starting January 13. The Calendar is effective February 1 and includes a schedule for Blue Box, GreenCart, garbage, bulk and yard waste collection, information on the Halton Waste Management Site and dates for 2012 special events such as Halton’s popular Compost Give Away.

“The 2012 Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar is a quick reference tool for residents to locate important information about all of Halton’s Waste Management programs,” said Gary Carr, Halton’s Regional Chair. “I encourage everyone to review the calendar to learn more about all of the ways we can work together to reduce, reuse and recycle our waste and continue to extend the life of Halton’s landfill site.”

The 2012 Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar once again features Halton’s talented young artists who were selected as the Calendar Cover Art Contest winners. This year marked the fourth annual art contest that ran in the fall of 2011 asking children from kindergarten to grade eight to create the 2012 calendar cover using the theme of “you are the difference – reduce, reuse, recycle.” One entry from each of the four Local Municipalities was selected to have their creative design featured on the 2012 calendar cover. Winners include Abril Rebollo from Burlington, Michelle Kozdras and Gabrielle Dimech from Halton Hills, Christine Kilfoil from Milton and Kate Jung (Haram Jung) from Oakville.

If you have not received your Collection Calendar by January 27, please contact Access Halton by dialling 311 or use the online Service Request Tool at www.halton.ca/wastetools. To learn more about waste diversion and receive regular waste collection tips follow us on Twitter @haltonrecycles and read our blog at www.haltonrecycles.ca.

For more information contact Halton Region by dialing 311 or 905-825-6000, toll free 1-866-442-5866, TTY 905-827-9833 or visit www.halton.ca.

The Regional Municipality of Halton serves more than 500,000 residents in the City of Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the Town of Milton, and the Town of Oakville. Halton Region is committed to meeting the needs of its residents through the delivery of cost-effective, quality programs and services, including water and wastewater; Regional roads and planning; emergency medical services; waste management; public health; Ontario Works (formerly social assistance); children’s and seniors’ services; social/non-profit housing; heritage programs; emergency management and business development. For more information, dial 311 or visit Halton Region’s website at www.halton.ca.