Dear Friend of positive community action
We need your help and energy in solving the challenges that face our community of Brant – Brantford – Six Nations. Our overall objective is to open up and mobilize the hidden or underutilized creative and intellectual resources in our community. Our objective is to solve challenges that impact on our ability to compete, and impact on our standards of living. We believe that utilizing our hidden talents and resources, expanding the talent pool in the problem solving process will increase our mutual community effectiveness, competitive living interests and that of all publicly sanctioned resources.
We are a non –political grass roots community volunteer group that will work with any individual or group organization that is interested in the development of timely creative , actionable ideas and plans that are based on merit, are competitive and are worthy and constructive in helping our community become an even better place to live or operate in.
Attached please find information on the Brantford Green field development opportunity .
Your comments and suggestions are welcome -especially on the following: areas
· Land use- interim and long term
· Funding
· Community partners /resources
· Community use in a timely manner
Sieg Holle – group project co-ordinator
Brant Positve Action Group 519-754-0018
Brantford Ontario, Canada N3T5L7
brantpositiveactiongroup@gmail.com
"Good ideas, well applied will rule the world "
Ideas are the tipping point that can make the critical difference
Brantford Brownfield Facts Review and summary
Greenwich-Mohawk : Greenwich-Mohawk Brownfield Redevelopment Project
Land site
The Greenwich-Mohawk Brownfield Site is a 50-acre brownfield site located in the Southeast area of Brantford. The site is a land assembly of 3 properties municipally known as 22 Mohawk Street (7.5 acres), 66 Mohawk Street (15.9 acres), and 347 Greenwich Street (28.3 acres). The site is bisected by the Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo (TH & B) Railway Spur line. All three properties are owned by the City of Brantford.
Current developer /City of Brantford
Terrasan Corporation : The City will enter into a development agreement with Terrasan. Following this step, Terrasan will finalize their remediation strategy and begin cleaning up the site in 2010.
Funding
The City has obtained financial support in the amount of $12 million from the Federal Government and $5 million from the Province of Ontario for the redevelopment of the lands. The City has a Brownfield Sites Community Improvement Plan in place and a Brownfields Financial Tax Incentive Program that can provide financial assistance towards the redevelopment of the lands.
Property use
the City of Brantford Council approved Official Plan amendment (OPA) 125, which addressed a range of items including proposed policy for the Greenwich-Mohawk site. The proposed policy re-designated the lands from "General Industrial" to a land use designation that permits residential, commercial, open space, and cultural uses. This re-designation was accompanied by a justification study completed as part of the review process. The Provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing approved OPA 125 in late 2008; however, the entire amendment was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board. At this time, the Appeal remains outstanding (January 2010).
Land site
The Sydenham-Pearl Brownfield site is a 6 acres located in the middle of one of Brantford's oldest neighbourhoods. It consists of two properties - 17 Sydenham Street and 22 Sydenham Street - that back onto the CN rail lines.
Prior use
17 Sydenham was home to the Crown Electric Manufacturing Company from 1910 until 1991. Crown Electric's activities included electro-plating of metals, painting, glass staining, and metal cutting and soldering.. Site also manufactured asphalt shingles
Sundry cost to date
City of Brantford agreed to act as the agent for the Medical Officer of Health and carried out the order at a cost of approximately $650,000.
Existing property status
Staff developed a draft RFP based on the community consultation, and evaluation criteria were based on sustainability factors using the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. The RFP was released in September 2006. Four submissions were received. On April 16, 2007, it was recommended that Council accept the submission by Associated Brownfields for the purchase, remediation and development of the Sydeham-Pearl Brownfield Area. Currently, the project is in the planning application stage for an Official Plan Amendment and zoning bylaw amendment.
Preferred use
In 2004, City Staff developed a number of land use concept plans for the properties at 17 and 22 Sydenham Street. In the following months, Councillors of Ward 1 presented the concept plans to the residents surrounding the Sydenham-Pearl sites and these comments were incorporated into further revisions. In May 2005, these were circulated again to surrounding community members for their comments and preferred ranking. As a result: the preferred concept for 22 Sydenham was a mix of single-family and townhouse units, and on 17 Sydenham, residents preferred a residential development of all townhouse units; Robert Moore Park was to remain at its present location.
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Competitive resource review
About Terrasan http://www.terrasan.com/ca/index.htm
Once the scope and nature of the contamination has been identified/defined Terrasan Environmental Solutions Inc. have the expertise, equipment and experiences to evaluate the site/facility to determine the most cost effective method to safely restore and meet all regulatory requirements. Terrasan has a full range of remediation and containment strategies, innovative technologies and services that can be tailored to meet any site requirements.
Site specific issues such as contaminations from chemicals and toxic materials, to underground and above ground storage tanks, to water treatment plants, are all evaluated to determine the required safe remediation and/or containment plan.
Terrasan is experienced with most technologies for remediation of soil contamination, including Bio Remediation, Soil Treatment and Disposal, Terrasan R&D continuously explores the latest technologies for treating contamination, in an innovative manner, cost-effectively, and considering safety and the environment as priority issues.
For all projects Terrasan provides a Methodology Plan with an analytical approach to each project, including site specific health and safety plans. In addition Terrasan employs waste management, salvaging and recycling plans for each project to minimize the disposal costs and ensure environmental responsibility and minimize project costs.
Project example and highlights 2006 http://www.terrasan.com/articles/cpm_july2007.pdf (that the site has been subject to a risk assessment.)
In this case, the 20-acre parcel located at the northwest of the property is the section of the site where the industrial buildings were located. Subsurface soil and groundwater impacts are more predominant in this area of the site, while the 41-acre parcel located to the south of the property has remained primarily untouched by industrial usage.
Site Phasing
Two RSCs allows for a tiered approach to the project. Development can begin on the 41-acre parcel while contaminated soil and groundwater are remediated within the 20-acre parcel. The projected timeline indicates that soil remediation on the smaller site should be complete at about the same time that development wraps up on the 41-acre parcel, creating a seamless development schedule for the entire 61 acres.
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
Rezoning of the site will be necessary, but the City of Kawartha Lakes has been supportive of the new development proposals. In particular, Terrasan and the Kawartha Innovation Centre Management Board have established a public-private partnership (P3) to build a 50,000-square-foot business incubator. The proposed lightindustrial structure would be constructed adjacent to Sir Sandford Fleming College to provide longer-term leases to the newly launched companies graduating from the Innovation Centre. In addition to the slated Innovation Centre,Terrasan Corporation with support from City of Kawartha Lakes Economic Development Department and Sir Sandford Fleming College is endeavoring to develop an ECO Research Park or "Davos of the Environment" that would work with both the City of Kawartha Lakes and Sir Sandford College. The proposed ECO Research Park would attract world leading researchers in varying disciplines to explore an environmental focus on enhancing, modifying or developing new manufacturing/engineering techniques and solutions to current manufacturing, agricultural, and soil and groundwater
contaminant problems. Doug Dolby is with Terrasan Corporation, an environmental services and development company now carrying out several brownfield redevelopment projects throughout Ontario. For more information, see the web site at www.terrasan.com.
About -Associated Brownfields http://www.associatedbrownfields.com/
Well capitalized through a captive brownfield acquisition fund
Most of our projects are partnerships and we are currently seeking new partners for future projects.
Projects posted 1.Heritage Point - St. Catharines 14.5 acres press link
2. Thorold Park - Exolon - Thorold 60 acres, 3. Oakdale - Hayes Dana - St. Catharines
4. $Sydenham and Pearl - Brantford
Contact
Associated Brownfields 80 King St. Suite 903 St. Catharines, ON L2R 7G1
Phone: 905-688-8158 Fax: 905-688-0580 Email: info@associatedbrownfields.com
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