Comments

Please ensure that Green Infrastructure is included and emphasized. These include trees, greenspace/permeable surfaces, wetlands, etc.

[Original Comment ID: 210034]

Green infrastructure, including municipal trees/ watersheds/ Low Impact Developments, etc. are valuable and should be valued as an asset. Their many benefits should be included in the policies surrounding their inclusion in asset management.

[Original Comment ID: 210048]

Green infrastructure, including municipal trees/ watersheds/ Low Impact Developments, etc. are valuable and should be valued as an asset. Their many benefits should be included in the policies surrounding their inclusion in asset management.

[Original Comment ID: 210050]

Green infrastructure, including municipal trees/ watersheds/ Low Impact Developments, etc. are valuable and should be valued as an asset. Their many benefits should be included in the policies surrounding their inclusion in asset management.

July 10 2017

Joshua McCann, Senior Policy Analyst
Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure
900 Bay Street
Toronto ON
M7A 1C2
Phone: (647) 669-4559

Re: Proposed Municipal Asset Management Planning Regulation

Great job so far! It would be wonderful to see green infrastructure included like green roofs and living walls. Important for our future generations that we encourage sustainable and healthy communities.

I've got no problem with the concept. Similar to PSAB3150 Accounting, it's a starting point and within 50 years, the balance sheet will reflect correctly the value of our assets (instead of the consultants' best guesses and assumptions used in 2009).

Dear Mr. McCann,

It is crucial that green infrastructure (i.e., our urban forests, watershed, etc.) be considered, valued, and funded in any discussion of infrastructure.

[Original Comment ID: 210062]

Very happy to see green infrastructure being included in tangible capital assets now

[Original Comment ID: 210066]

The Council of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, at its recent Committee of the Whole meeting held July 4, 2017, reviewed the proposal for a regulation which would require municipalities to adopt asset management plans, as well as the content and other requirements.

We fully support the inclusion of green infrastructure in municipal asset management. This has become even more important with climate change, and the resource limitations faced by many municipalities for maintaining built assets. We support the submission by Green Infrastructure Onario

The Township of Fauquier-Strickland developed an "Asset Management Plan" (AMP) as at December 31, 2013, and has been working with the document ever since its adoption.

The Town of Newmarket is supportive of the intent of proposed municipal asset management planning regulation, that being to promote effective planning for the long term needs of infrastructure over time.

Although the concept of managing assets and planning for future purchases makes perfect sense and I believe that each municipality should implement Asset Management Plans, I find the expectations put on small municipalities excessive as we are all understaffed, underfunded and ill equipped to han

As per my day to day working with municipalities with energy conservation files, AMP is key driver to drive energy conservation and equivalent GHG reduction.

Joshua McCann
Senior Policy Analyst
Ministry of Infrastructure
Municipal Infrastructure Policy
Unit 900 Bay Street
Floor 5, Mowat Block
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1C2

Dear Mr. McCann:

July 19th, 2017

Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure
Infrastructure Policy Division
Inter-Governmental Policy Branch
Municipal Infrastructure Policy
Unit 900 Bay Street
Floor 5 Mowat Block
Toronto ON
M7A 1C2

The Township of Perth East agrees with the comments forwarded by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) on the proposed Asset Management Planning Regulation under the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act.

As noted by AMO and supported by Perth East;

For smaller municipalities it is a tight timeline to have all core inventory analysis complete by 2020. The requirement to have an "executive lead" seems redundant as this will document will need to be approved by Council.