Kerry Murray

The Town of Torbay's Local Climate Action Plan focuses on climate change mitigation, emissions reductions, energy efficiency, and operational cost savings. The plan sets ambitious GHG emission reduction targets, aiming for 3-7% below 2018 levels by 2023, 30-45% below 2018 levels by 2030, and net-zero by 2050. Key strategic areas include initiatives in Buildings & Facilities, Fleet, Water & Wastewater, Solid Waste, and Organizational Change, prioritized based on their potential for impact and feasibility. This comprehensive approach aligns with the objective of limiting global warming to 1.5°C and transforming the Town into a regional leader in climate action.

This document, Schedule B of the Torbay Municipal Plan 2015-2025, provides a comprehensive classification of land and building uses to define permissible activities within the municipal planning framework. It systematically categorizes various types of uses into distinct groups, including Assembly, Institutional, Residential, Business & Personal Service, Mercantile, Industrial, and Non-Building Uses. Each group is further detailed with divisions, classes, and specific examples, such as theatres, libraries, hospitals, single dwellings, offices, retail shops, factories, and agricultural lands, among others, to guide land use planning and development.

This document serves as an official attendance record tracking the presence, absence, and meeting status of Council members and staff across several sessions conducted from January through March.

This document presents an inventory and suitability analysis of developable public land for residential housing in the Town of Torbay, supporting the Town's Housing Action Plan. Key components include the delineation of public versus private land, identification of development constraints, suitability scoring for new residential development using spatial multi-criteria evaluation, neighbourhood socioeconomic summaries, and assessment examples for suitable areas. The analysis highlights limited public land for development and suggests considering densification in the core areas of Town.

The council meeting included procedural motions to adopt the agenda. A significant portion of the discussion involved a declaration of conflict of interest for one councilor regarding motions related to funding allocations for multi-year capital works, which was resolved through a vote under Section 65 of the Municipal Conduct Act. Key financial discussions centered on the reallocation of $189,681 in surplus funds from a completed Torbay roads project to an ongoing storm water mitigation project, with explanations provided regarding differences in funding percentages between project types (50/50 vs. 70/30). The council also approved the cancellation of multi-year capital works funding allocations for the North Pond water treatment plant Phase 3 project due to a change in funding stream (securing CHIF funding). Furthermore, the council approved the allocation of 2023-2026 multi-year capital works funding for storm water mitigation works (Crows Lane, Island Pond Drive, Dumpy's Lane) totaling $1,775,828, and the Tindale pump house retrofit work project for $622,070. Discussions also touched upon unallocated capital works funds ($490,000) due to timing constraints imposed by the department regarding fund spending deadlines.