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TOWN OF HALTON HILLS PRIVATELY-OWNED TREE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Welcome to the Community Open House/Workshop March 3, 2020 1 AGENDA Introduction 6:30-6:45 Context 6:45-7:30 Breakout 7:30-7:50 Discussion 7:50-8:25

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TOWN OF HALTON HILLS

PRIVATELY-OWNED TREE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Welcome to the Community Open House/Workshop March 3, 2020

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AGENDA

  • Introduction
  • Context
  • Breakout
  • Discussion
  • Next Steps

6:30-6:45 6:45-7:30 7:30-7:50 7:50-8:25 8:25-8:30

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WELCOME - MAYOR RICK BONNETTE

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  • ONT. REG. 588/17 AND NATURAL ASSETS

Defjnition:

  • “green infrastructure asset” means an

infrastructure asset consisting of natural or human-made elements that provide ecological and hydrological functions and processes and includes natural heritage features and systems, parklands, stormwater management systems, street trees, urban forests, natural channels, permeable surfaces and green roofs;

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CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL ASSETS

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TOWN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CHARTER Built on three pillars:

  • Transparency: the practice of being open,

honest and accountable

  • Notifjcation: the act of informing on a

particular issue or project

  • Participation: the act of taking part

in developing recommendations and/or alternatives for consideration

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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT MATRIX

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GUIDELINES FOR RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE

  • Share your perspectives, listen to the perspectives of others, notice

and respect differences and seek to understand them

  • Acknowledge and inquire with interest about the perspectives of others
  • Inquire about and seek to understand the assumptions of others
  • Suspend debate and the need to prove the other person wrong
  • Understand and share your assumptions

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PARKING LOT FOR QUESTIONS

  • Please write your question on a sticky note
  • If your question hasn’t been answered by the end of the

presentation we will add it to the “parking lot”

  • If we are unable to answer your question tonight, we will add

the question and response to the Lets Talk Halton Hills project website 10

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WHY ARE WE HERE TONIGHT?

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Introduce the project to the community Provide information about existing legislation, polices and the tree canopy Collectively gather and discuss innovative tree management tools or ideas that could work in the Town of Halton Hills

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PROJECT SUMMARY

Develop Strategy Engage

Phase Four Phase Two

June - October 2020 September 2019 - April 2020

Explore Evaluate

Phase One Phase Three

September - December 2019 April - June 2020

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PROJECT WORKPLAN

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September - December 2019

Explore

Review Enabling Provincial Legislation Review Existing Municipal/Agency Programs, Policies and By-Laws Determine Current Tree Canopy Cover in Town of Halton Hills September 2019 - April 2020

Engage

Engage with Community Members to Determine how the Town of Halton Hills Could Manage Privately-Owned Trees F a r m e r s ’ M a r k e t s W E A R E H E R E Community Open House Workshop L e t ’ s T a l k H a l t

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H i l l s O n l i n e S u r v e y ( C l

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e s M a r c h 1 6 , 2 2 ) Focus Groups Town Council Workshop Develop a Shortlist of Privately-Owned Tree Management Tools

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PROJECT WORKPLAN

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April - June 2020

Evaluate

Evaluate Each Privately-Owned Tree Management Tool Cost Implications Administrative Implications Potential Partnerships Alignment with Community Values Community Feedback Town Council Workshop

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June - October 2020

Develop Strategy

Summarize, Explore, Engage and Evaluate Findings Develop Draft Privately-Owned Tree Management Strategy Community Feedback Prepare Final Strategy for Town Council Approval

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Any questions about the project for the parking lot?

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Why would a municipality want to manage trees?

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GOVERNING LEGISLATION

Growth Plan for the Greater Horseshoe Places to Grow GreenBelt Act Provincial Policy Statement Ontario Heritage Act Forestry Act Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act Planning Act Endangered Species Act Municipal Act

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MUNICIPAL ACT Bill 68, Modernizing Ontario’s Municipal Legislation Act, 2016

270(1) A municipality shall adopt and maintain policies with respect to the following matters...

  • 7. The manner in which the municipality will protect and

enhance the tree canopy and vegetation in the municipality.

Came into effect March 1, 2019

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TREE CANOPY & NATURAL VEGETATION POLICY (January 2019) Halton Hills will protect and enhance trees and natural vegetation located on:

  • Municipally-owned lands
  • Private settlement area lands
  • Private rural lands

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CLIMATE CHANGE RESOLUTION (May 2019) One of the fourteen actions in the Climate Change Resolution states: “That the role of a healthy eco-system including its important function of sequestering carbon be recognized as fundamental to any Climate Change plan by measures such as expanding tree planting and maintenance budgets.”

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OTHER SUPPORTING TOWN PLANS AND POLICIES Speak to the value of trees and the idea of protecting and/or enhancing trees:

  • Offjcial Plan
  • Mature Neighbourhoods Character Study
  • Integrated Community Sustainability Strategy
  • Green Development Standards

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Any questions about legislation or Town policies/plans for the parking lot?

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TREE CANOPY ANALYSIS TOWN WIDE

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TREE CANOPY COVER - TOWN WIDE

68% No Tree Canopy 32% Tree Canopy

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  • n preliminary LIDAR

tree canopy analysis 24

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WHAT PART OF THE TREE CANOPY DOES THIS STRATEGY ADDRESS?

  • Private Settlement Area Lands
  • Town’s Urban Boundaries
  • Rural Settlement Areas
  • Rural Clusters
  • Private Rural Lands
  • Located outside of the areas defjned above

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TREE CANOPY - WHERE IS IT LOCATED?

68% No Tree 32% Canopy Tree Canopy 87% Rural 13% Settlement Areas

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tree canopy analysis 26

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TREE CANOPY PUBLIC-PRIVATE OWNERSHIP

Public Private

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TREE CANOPY - OWNERSHIP

68% No Tree 32% Canopy Tree Canopy 83% Private 17% Public

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tree canopy analysis 28

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TREE CANOPY NOT ADDRESSED AS PART OF THIS STRATEGY - TOWN LANDS

  • Trees on Town of Halton Hills Lands
  • Town Road Right of Way
  • Town Parkland
  • Town Owned Properties

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TREE CANOPY TOWN-OWNED

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TREE CANOPY NOT ADDRESSED AS PART OF THIS STRATEGY - REGION TREE BY-LAW

  • Private Trees regulated by Halton Region Tree

By-law 121-05

  • Woodlands greater than 0.5 hectares
  • Regional Greenlands System (Natural

Heritage System)

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REGION OF HALTON NATURAL HERITAGE SYSTEM

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Any questions about the existing tree canopy for the parking lot?

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RECAP

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Municipal Act requires the Town to adopt and maintain policies to protect and enhance the tree canopy and vegetation Approximately 83% of the Town’s tree canopy is located on privately-owned lands We will develop a made in Halton Hills strategy to protect and enhance the tree canopy

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TREE MANAGEMENT TOOL CATEGORIES

Education Incentives Regulation

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Any questions about tree management tools for the parking lot?

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BREAKOUT GROUP QUESTION How could the Town of Halton Hills manage privately-owned trees to protect and enhance the tree canopy?

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BREAKOUT GROUPS

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Collaborate with your facilitator to write down your innovative ideas/tools for each tree management category (15 minutes) Take (5 minutes) to tag the single most important tool/idea in each category Add questions that need to be raised, but don’t fjt into discussion to the “Parking Lot”

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GROUP DISCUSSION

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Each table to discuss most important idea/ tool in each category with the room (2 minutes each table) Facilitators discuss general themes and

  • bservations (5 minutes)

Facilitators review and respond to parking lot questions (15 minutes)

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NEXT STEPS

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September - December 2019

Explore

Review Enabling Provincial Legislation Review Existing Municipal/Agency Programs, Policies and By-Laws Determine Current Tree Canopy Cover in Town of Halton Hills

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September 2019 - April 2020

Engage

Engage with Community Members to Determine how the Town of Halton Hills Could Manage Privately-Owned Trees F a r m e r s ’ M a r k e t s Community Open House Workshop L e t ’ s T a l k H a l t

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H i l l s O n l i n e S u r v e y ( C l

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e s M a r c h 1 6 , 2 2 ) Focus Groups Town Council Workshop Develop a Shortlist of Privately-Owned Tree Management Tools

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NEXT STEPS

3

April - June 2020

Evaluate

Evaluate Each Privately-Owned Tree Management Tool Cost Implications Administrative Implications Potential Partnerships Alignment with Community Values Community Feedback Town Council Workshop

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June - October 2020

Develop Strategy

Summarize, Explore, Engage and Evaluate Findings Develop Draft Privately-Owned Tree Management Strategy Community Feedback Prepare Final Strategy for Town Council Approval

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LET’S TALK HALTON HILLS

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PROJECT UPDATES Keep current with project updates and future public meetings www.haltonhills.ca/climatechange/

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TOWN OF HALTON HILLS

PRIVATELY-OWNED TREE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Thank you so much for attending!

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