Alvaro L. Almuina P.Eng., M.Eng., PMP, DCE · 2019. 6. 4. · Professional (PMP) per the Project...

CN Milton Logistics Hub Project Panel Review

H A L T O N M U N I C I P A L I T I E S – W r i t t e n S t a t e m e n t o f R e l e v a n t . . Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a n d E x p e r i e n c e

Alvaro L. Almuina P.Eng., M.Eng., PMP, DCE

Selected Relevant Experience Transportation Planning

Transportation Master Plan (TMP) – The Road to Change, Halton Region, ON, Canada

Project manager for the TMP, a study that defined existing problems/opportunities, considered

and evaluated alternative solutions, and identified an optimum regional transportation system to

the year 2031. This study will provide the Region with the strategies, policies and tools needed

to manage traffic flow, safely, effectively, and cost efficiently and to offer a range of

transportation choices to meet the needs of Halton residents. A key component of the study was

the consultation with interested stakeholders including the Local Municipalities, the public,

interest groups and regulatory agencies.

Peer Review – Bender Street Class EA Study (Niagara Duty Free Inc.), Niagara Falls ON

Retained by Niagara Duty Free Inc. to undertake a critical review of the Class EA Document in

the context of impacts to Niagara Duty Free Inc.’s operation at the Rainbow Bridge international

crossing. As a result of the review, Niagara Region undertook additional mitigation measures to

address concerns from Niagara Duty Free Inc. with regards to way-finding and proposed

outbound traffic movement from the Canadian Plaza.

Mr. Almuina is an experienced executive trained in engineering and project management. He has over 30 years of professional experience in infrastructure planning and engineering in both the public and private sectors including complex, multi-discipline, multi-national organisations and teams. He has led international business development initiatives across the globe and the management of local and international offices. Mr. Almuina is a graduate of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto, having earned a Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering in Civil Engineering and a Master of Engineering with a specialty in Transportation. He is also a Project Management Professional (PMP) per the Project Management Institute (PMI). He is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the Province of Ontario, Canada, and holds the title of Designated Consulting Engineer, a title earned by demonstrating exemplary service in private practice. Mr. Almuina is an international advisor to local, regional and federal agencies on infrastructure programming, planning, design, operations and maintenance with project and program costs in the billions of dollars.

Mr. Almuina’s public service career consisted of senior management positions in Planning and Public Works at the local municipal level with responsibilities including organizational management, policy development, development application review, operational and maintenance issues and inter-departmental program delivery.


H A L T O N M U N I C I P A L I T I E S – W r i t t e n S t a t e m e n t o f R e l e v a n t _ Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a n d E x p e r i e n c e .

Peer Review - Niagara to GTA Corridor Development, Halton Region, ON, Canada

Conducted a peer review of the draft documentation prepared for the Niagara to GTA corridor

development environmental assessment in the context of Halton Region transportation planning

objectives.

Master Plan for the City of Jubail, Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu, KSA

Drafted the Transportation Volume of the master plan which includes preparation of a detailed

signage scheme and design; assessment of transportation and material handling systems;

revisions to road classification and capacity; traffic calming solutions; study of the existing city

evacuation access; review of existing rail right-of-way and recommend future demand; and

preparation of a detailed way finding guidelines and plan. Special attention was given to

transportation modes related to community and tourism such as, light rail transit, water taxi,

cruise ships, and seaplanes.

Capital Programing and Finance Halton Region Development Charges 2017 Transportation Background Study, Halton

Region, Canada Led the development of the Transportation Background Study and advised Halton Region on the update to their Development Charges By-law. This study detailed the apportionment of costs, from the anticipated transportation infrastructure and services to the year 2031, between the municipal tax base (non-growth component) and new development (growth component)

Additional Relevant Experience

Director, Ellso Consulting, March 2012 - present Business Group Manager - Transportation, GHD PTY Ltd., March 2009 - March 2012 Manager of Transportation Planning and Company Partner, Dillon Consulting Limited,

September 2001 - March 2009 Senior Transportation Engineer & Company Principal, Declan Corporation, July 1998 -

September 2001 Transportation Services Manager, City of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, July 1994 - July 1998 Manager, Transportation Services, Town of Markham, Ontario, Canada, July 1991- July 1994

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science (Civil), University of Toronto Master of Engineering (Transportation), University of Toronto



Frank Bercha P.Eng., DSc, PhD.

Selected Relevant Experience Facility, Building and System Design Optimization and Land Use Planning for Risk and Safety

Cumulative Risk Analysis Land Use Planning, Planning Department, City of Edmonton, 2000 - 2015 Major cumulative Quantitative Risk Assessment of all existing hazardous industrial, pipeline, road and rail DG routes and facilities for SE Edmonton and Cloverbar, and future scenario projections for Horsehills ASP, integration of all results in GIS, development of guideline and bylaw, risk education workshops for planning and stakeholders, reporting in both technical and lay levels, and presentations, 2010-2015. Presently advisory functions on risk analysis for land use planning

City of Calgary and Alberta Transportation and Infrastructure, 2009-2010, 2014

Southwest Calgary Ring Road Dangerous Goods Spill Risk Analysis for Zoning MacroArchitecture, Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation

Transportation Department, City of Edmonton, 2015 TransMountain Pipeline Corridor Options Risk Optimization, Land Use Planning

City of Regina, 2000- present

Dr. Frank G. Bercha has been principal engineer and president of Bercha Group since 1975, with responsibility for the research and development of national and international expert consultation and testimony at various legal and quasi-legal fora, as well as provision of professional services on road, rail, and sea transportation, oil and gas facility, urban planning, and industrial projects. He has managed over 500 North American and international projects related to transportation, land use, oil and gas offshore and onshore, facility, system engineering, construction, and economic, safety, and risk analysis for over a period of 40 years. His work has a special focus on risk and safety of oil and gas and hazardous material transportation, transshipment, storage, and production systems.

Dr. Bercha is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, having earned his Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Engineering. He became a registered Professional Engineer in Alberta and obtained his PhD in Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1972, specializing in probabilistic engineering, and later earning a DSc in Architecture in the area of building safety. He has been involved in the development of various urban and offshore safety standards, including risk based land use planning for Edmonton, Regina, and the county of Santa Barbara, CA. He has authored over 150 refereed and published papers on the subjects of risk analysis, industrial safety, and other applications of risk and reliability physics and engineering, as well as over 300 technical reports on risk and reliability analysis.

He has been the key risk expert on numerous applications to the Energy and Utilities Board and National Energy Board on behalf proponents or interveners, and has served as an expert witness in litigations. In 2010 (second printing 2014) he published a comprehensive book on risk analysis entitled “Risk Analysis Methods and Applications.



16 projects- residential and commercial development risk-based design in the vicinity of hydrocarbon pipeline corridors, DG roads and railways, and industrial facilities

Transport Canada, 2000 - 2008 EER Research Project, EER research, physical (human subjects) modeling management, computer modeling, human performance research, full scale manned EER tests, and regulatory development

California Public Utilities Commission and Southern Pacific Transportation,, NPS 16, 12, 8-1800 mi Santa Fe Pipelines, 2000-2003 Gasoline pipeline largely on 1600 mi Southern Pacific railway ROW, multimodal (rail, road, pipeline) risk and constructability assessments, ROW impact


Has provided expert evidence in the federal environment assessment process for the following projects: TransMountain Pipeline, Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, Petro-Canada Arctic Pilot Project, Northumberland and Strait Crossing, Sable offshore Energy project and Beaufort Sea project.

Qualified as risk and safety analysis expert by Alberta Transportation and Infrastructure, Alberta Energy Regulator, Canadian National Energy Board, Alberta Environmental Appeal Board, California Public Utilities Commission, Colombian Federal Court, US California 5th District Court of Appeal, US Bureau of Offshore Energy Management and other regulatory and legal entities.

Education

B.A.Sc. , Physics and Engineering, University of British Columbia Ph.D., Engineering, Structural Mechanics, University of Calgary D.Sc., Architecture, Building Safety, Atlantic International University (correspondence)

Selected Publications and Presentations

"Risk Analysis Applications to Land Use Planning,” Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association (CIRPA), Manuscript in preparation for conference, Montreal, October 2019.

“Building Safety Architecture,”Book, Universal Publishers Inc., Canada, in final preparation and peer review, 2019.

“Risk Analysis Methods and Applications,” Book, Universal Publishers Inc., Canada, First Edition, 2012, Second Printing July 2014.

“Arctic Offshore Escape, Evacuation, and Rescue,”International Association for Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR) 17th International Symposium on Ice, St. Petersburg, Russia, 21-25 June 2004.



Wayne J. Caldwell Ph.D., M.A., B.A. (Hons.)

Selected Relevant Experience

Assistance to Halton Region on the review of Agricultural Severance Policy

Advisor, County of Huron Department of Planning & Development, 2009 - 2014 Facilitated research with a Huron focus and provided advice on planning and development issues to staff.

Assistance to the Regional Municipality of Halton (subcontract to Meridian Planning Consultants), 2018 As part of the 5 Year Official Plan Review. Specific focus on farm diversified and agriculture related uses.

Expert Witness (Ontario Municipal Board), Nelson Quarry, City of Burlington, 2011 - 2012 Senior Planner, County of Huron Department of Planning & Development, 1981 – 2009

Expert Witness (Ontario Municipal Board), Proposed Official Plan Amendment No. 39, Halton Region, 2013 - 2015

Additional Relevant Experience Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Rural Planning and Development, 2019 - present

Associate Vice-President Research, Strategic Partnerships (Interim), University of Guelph, 2016 -2018

Dr. Wayne Caldwell is the Director of the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, a Professor in Rural Planning at the University of Guelph and has a career-long affiliation with the County of Huron Department of Planning and Development. Dr. Caldwell’s primary focus the planning and management of change in rural and agricultural communities. He is an active researcher in the area of farmland preservation, rural conflict resolution, community engagement and facilitation, and community based approaches to economic and environmental issues. Dr. Caldwell has lectured across Canada on the future of rural communities and has published extensively in the areas of planning, community development, agricultural land preservation, siting livestock facilities, rural land use, and the environment.

Dr. Caldwell is a current member of the Greenbelt Council and a founding member and past Chair of the Ontario Rural Council. He is also a founding member of the Huron Stewardship Council, and the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation. He was appointed by the Ontario Government to Chair the Province’s Nutrient Management Advisory Committee and he served as President of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute from 2007 to 2009 and as President of the Association of Canadian University Planning Programs since 2010.



Interim Dean, University of Guelph, Ontario Agricultural College, 2015 – 2016.

Professor, University of Guelph, Ontario Agricultural College, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (1992 - Present). Advisor or Co-Advisor of more than 80 Graduate Students (graduated).

Director, University of Guelph, Ontario Agricultural College, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, 2011 – 2016.

President, Caldwell Consulting. Specializing in the planning needs of rural communities. Specific services include research, facilitation, group processes, and education, 2003 – 2016.

Director, University of Guelph, Ontario Agricultural College, Sustainable Rural Communities Program, 2006 – 2009.

Education Ph.D., Regional Planning & Resource Development, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario,

Dissertation Title: "A Municipal Response to Agricultural and Community Change: Approaches to Rural Planning and Development".

M.A. Geography, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

B.A.(Hons) Geography, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario,

Selected Publications and Presentations Rural Non-Farm Development: Its impact on the Viability and Sustainability of Agricultural and Rural

Communities. Co-authored with Claire Dodds-Weir. University of Guelph. (3 reports), 2002-2003

Wayne J. Caldwell. Rediscovering Thomas Adams: Rural Planning and Development in Canada. UBC Press, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2011

Wayne J. Caldwell, Stewart Hilts, Bronwynne Wilton. Farmland Preservation: Land for Future Generations. Volumes Publishing, Kitchener, Ontario, 2007

“Planning and Management for Rural Development: The Role of Local Government.” In Rural Planning and Development in Canada. Edited by David Douglas. 2010. Nelson Publishing. Pp. 110-133.

“Measuring Farmland Loss: Lessons from Ontario, Canada.” WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. Volume 215, 2018. Pp 165-175



Donald R. Davis Ph.D., B.A. Sc


Co-Founder, Dark-Sky Partners, LLC, 2007

Director Emeritus, Planetary Science Institute, 2004-present

Director, Planetary Science Institute/San Juan Institute, 1997- 2004

Assistant Director, San Juan Institute, 1995-1997

Division Manager for the Planetary Science Institute, 1980-1995

Research Scientist, Planetary Science Institute, 1973-1985

Senior Research Scientist, IIT Research Institute, 1985-present

TRW Systems, 1967-1971.


Member, Executive Committee for the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society, 2004-2007

Member, Tucson/Pima County Outdoor Lighting Committee, 1986 -2005

Chairman of Outdoor Lighting Committee, January 1994 – 1998; Vice-Chairman, 1999 - 2003

International Dark-Sky Association, Volunteer, 1990-present. Board of Directors, 1994 - 2006; President, 1997 - 2005

Dr. Donald R. Davis is a qualified expert and planetary astronomer working primarily in the field of small body evolution and dynamics. Dr. Davis has a PhD in Physics and has actively been involved in light pollution education and control efforts since 1986, serving as president of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Board of Directors (1997-2005), and sitting on the Pima County Outdoor Lighting Committee (1986-2005; chair 1994-1998). Dr. Davis has been involved with the quantitative measurement of skyglow since the pioneering study done at Organ Pipe National Monument (1995).

With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Davis is also the distinguished author or co-author of over 100 publications in refereed literature including many in the field of the impacts of nighttime outdoor lighting. He is a co-founder of Dark Sky Partners LLC and remains Managing Partner of that organization.



Education

B.A. Sc., Physics, Clemson University Ph.D., Physics, University of Arizona


The Impact of Light Source Spectral Power Distribution on Sky Glow (2014). C. B. Luginbuhl, P. A. Boley, D. R. Davis, J. Quan. Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 139, 21-16.

The Effects of Lamp Spectral Distribution on Sky Glow over Observatories (2012). C. B. Luginbuhl, P. A. Boley, D. R. Davis and D.M. Duriscoe, Proc IAU Symposium 2012.

From the Ground Up I: An Inventory of Outdoor Lighting in Flagstaff, Arizona (2009a). C. B. Luginbuhl, G. W. Lockwood, D. R. Davis, K. Pick and J. Selders. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 121,185.

From the Ground Up II: Sky Glow and Near-Ground Artificial Light Propagation in Flagstaff, Arizona (2009b). C. B. Luginbuhl, D.M Duriscoe, C.W. Moore, A.Richman, G.W. Lockwood and D.R. Davis. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 121,204-212



Lisa De Angelis MCIP, RPP, P. Eng.

Selected Relevant Experience Director, Infrastructure Planning and Policy, Region of Halton, 2014- present

Reporting to the Commissioner of Public Works, leads a team of over 45 professionals responsible for infrastructure programing and management including permits, municipal consents, corridor coordination, asset management, capital budgeting and programing, systems modeling, transportation planning and water/wastewater system servicing.

Responsible for the identification of regional transportation, water and wastewater infrastructure needs to support growth in a region that is poised to double in population to 1 million by 2041.

Maintain and update infrastructure policies and by-laws, as well as overseeing connections to Public Works’ infrastructure networks through the review of development related applications and issuance of over 1000 permits/municipal consents per year.

Responsible for addressing all of the Region’s requirements under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act by planning water, wastewater, and regional transportation infrastructure through the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process, developing and leading consultation with the community, regulators and Council.

Led the first Mobility Management Strategy, in collaboration with local municipal partners, that identified a framework for future infrastructure investment applying a mobility-as-a-service approach and is the foundation to further planning studies to unlock the potential of Major Transit Station Areas (MTSAs).

Obtained agreement from MTO, Halton Region and City of Burlington for a unique approach to transportation corridor planning which led to the “ QEW Prosperity Corridor” pilot for highway access management; approach was endorsed in the Province’s ‘Development Approval Roundtable Action Plan’ in early 2018.

Ms. De Angelis is a Public Infrastructure Executive with over 30 years of progressive experience in the private, consulting engineering and public sectors. Recognized as a unique leader, as a planner, Ms. De Angelis has developed high-level policy for the Region of Halton. As an engineer, she has transformed strategic ideals into detailed plans of action. Lisa has broad-based managerial, financial and technical expertise in transportation, solid waste, storm water, water and wastewater program design and delivery. She is responsible for heading motivated teams of up to 100 staff, has experience managing assets valued at more than $4.5 billion and has developed infrastructure plans to support growth in the fastest growing municipality in Ontario.



Senior Project Manager, Water and Wastewater Planning, Region of Halton, 2007 – 2010 Managed the team responsible for systems planning including both the lake based water

supply (῀62 ML per year)/wastewater discharge system as well as small groundwater/stream based systems; addressed growth requirements as well as regulatory compliance in the wake of the Walkerton Inquiry.

Led the 2007/2008 Water and Wastewater Master Servicing Plan Update process recommending a preferred servicing strategy to the year 2021, including $1.2 billion in growth related infrastructure.

Led the Development Charge Technical Background Study to justify a significant increase to water/wastewater charges; prepared an infrastructure staging plan to inform Halton Region’s unique approach to financing growth known as the “Allocation Program” which implements Regional Council’s long-standing principle that “growth pays for growth”.

Senior Project Manager, Water and Wastewater Planning, City of Hamilton, Public Works Department, 2003 – 2007

Led the water and wastewater component of the Growth Related Integrated Development Strategy (GRIDS); collaborated with land use, policy and transportation planners to develop, analyze and recommend to City Council a preferred growth scenario for the 2031 planning horizon.

Led the development of the newly amalgamated City’s first comprehensive water and wastewater servicing master plan to support growth to 2031; the plan is still in force today.

AWS Engineers & Planners/Thorburn Penny Limited (currently Hatch), 1992-2003

Provided water and wastewater engineering services to clients including planning, design and contract administration as well as Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and technical studies; such as an update to the City of Hamilton’s Pollution Control Plan to address MOE Procedure F-5-5 for its combined sewer system and water system planning for the Halton Urban Structure Plan.

Professional Credentials and Affiliations

Professional Civil Engineer (P. Eng.) licensed by the Professional Engineers Ontario

Registered Professional Planner (RPP) with the Ontario Professional Planners Institute; full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP)

Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute

Member, Municipal Engineers Association



Franco Di Giovanni PhD., B.Sc. (Hons.)


Senior Project Manager, Atmospheric Services – Hemmera EnviroChem Inc., 2019 – present

Senior Air Quality Consultant – Airzone and predecessor companies, 1999 - 2019 Provided air quality and bioaerosol consulting service, air pollutant modelling, permitting (Certificate of Approval/ECA) and emissions reporting (NPRI, Ontario Reg. 127 etc.), indoor air mould and spore collection, analysis and interpretation services. Also Provided air quality and occupational exposure measurement services including airborne TSP, PCBs/PAH, VOCs and inhalable particulate matter in industrial and commercial premises. Airzone One Ltd. 2010-11. Guidance Documents to Support Air Emission reporting and

Permitting and Contributing Author to Development of Air Emission reporting and

Permitting Municipal Bylaw 2010-035. Prepared for Town of Oakville, Ontario.

DiGiovanni, F. 2010-11. Expert Witness Statements (and testimonial appearance) in regards to a Joint Board hearing with respect to the proposed extension of an aggregate pit next to Mount Nemo, Burlington, Ontario.

Mr. Giovanni is a Senior Project Manager in Atmospheric Services for Hemmera EnviroChem Inc. His position entails conducting air quality assessments using dispersion modelling for permitting purposes and also for general air assessments. Mr. Giovanni also conducts Land Use Compatibility Assessments and Air Quality Assessments for Ontario environmental assessments. Before joining Hemmera EnviroChem Inc., he worked with Airzone as a Senior Air Quality Consultant for 20 years. During his time in that role, he worked on a wide range of air regulatory approvals in Ontario and a number of air assessments using dispersion modelling. As part of his experience, Mr. Giovanni has been involved in reviewing and providing commentary on the regulatory air permitting system in Ontario. He also spent four years doing postdoctoral research at the University of Guelph and as an NSERC Visiting Fellow with Environment Canada. Mr. Giovanni has been retained as an air pollution dispersion modelling expert in approximately a half-dozen litigation (mainly land re-zoning) disputes which have involved peer-reviews and has been qualified to give opinion evidence before the Ontario Municipal Board on matters of air quality. He has assisted the Town of Oakville to develop their Health Protection and Air Quality Bylaw, specifically aimed at assessing stationary facility emissions of fine particulate matter. As part of that work he has also written dispersion modelling and air impact assessment guidance to support their regulatory system.


H A L T O N M U N I C I P A L I T I E S – W r i t t e n S t a t e m e n t o f R e l e v a n t Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a n d E x p e r i e n c e .

DiGiovanni, F. 2009. Expert Witness Statements (and testimonial appearance) in regards to an OMB hearing in regards to the proposed establishment of an aggregate pit in Puslinch, Ontario.

Education

Limited Engineering License, Professional Engineers Ontario Qualified Ontario Toxic Substance Reduction Planner (Ontario Ministry of the Environment) Ph.D., Physical Geography, University of Hull, England B.Sc. (Hons.), Geology at Imperial College (Lond.), England, UK.

Selected Publications & Presentations

DiGiovanni, F. and Fellin, P. (2002). Transboundary Air Pollution. In: Environmental Monitoring, edited by Hilary I. Inyang and John L. Daniels. In Encyclopaedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford, UK, [http://www.eolss.net]

DiGiovanni, F. and Coutinho, M. 2016/7. Guiding Principles for Air Quality Assessment Components of Environmental Impact Assessments. In prep for International Association of Impact Assessment, ND USA.

Shantz, N. and DiGiovanni, F. 2015. D-series Guidelines. Ontario Planning Journal 30(3): 26-29.

Airzone One Ltd. 2015 (part-author). Air Quality Assessment for EIA for Cruise Berthing Terminal, Grand Cayman Islands, WI.

DiGiovanni, F. 2014. Review of air quality assessment for land use compatibility assessment of proposed waste transfer station, City of Toronto.

Airzone One Ltd. 2012. Background concentration determination for impact assessment of proposed Bypass Transportation project.

DiGiovanni, F. 2015. Review of air quality component of EIA for Kosovo Power Plant. World Bank, Washington DC

Airzone One Ltd. 2005. Exposure Assessment of Canadians To Substances Associated with Exhaust, Evaporative And Refueling Emissions Of Vehicles Fueled with Conventional and Ethanol Blended Gasoline. Report to Health Canada.

DiGiovanni, F., Matusik, M., Pengelly, D., Davis, C., Toth, C. and Lee, J. 2013. A Canadian Municipal Regulatory Permitting System for PM2.5 Emissions and Health Impacts Utilizing the CALPUFF Dispersion Model. Presentation to Air & Waste Management Association’s Specialty Conference Guideline on Air Quality Models: The Path Forward, Raleigh NC, March 19-21, 2013.

DiGiovanni, F. 2008. Uncertainties in Road Dusting Emissions. Invited presentation to Air and Waste Management Association, Feb 2008 Nuisance Conference, Toronto, Ontario.



Dan V.S Dimitriu PhD, M.Eng., P. Eng.


Lead Geotechnical Designer, The Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway (Windsor Essex Parkway), Windsor Essex Mobility Group and Parkway Infrastructure Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 2011 – 2014 Lead Geotechnical Designer for over 11 km highway within urban environment featuring over 4 km of retaining walls up to 10 m high, 15 highway bridges, 11 cut-and cover tunnels, about 6 km depressed highway within up to 10 m deep permanent cuts, and about 2 km of raised highway on up to 11 m high embankments on soft clay deposits. Project also incorporated four up to 16 m deep pump stations and two up to 17 m deep submerged culverts. Engineering work included geotechnical investigation, geotechnical design for pile foundation, shallow foundations, and ground improvement.

Advisor for Geotechnical Design, New Bridge for Saint-Lawrence Corridor Infrastructure Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 2014 – 2015 Review of available subsurface information, geotechnical design for 5 on-land bridges and one over-water bridge foundations using up to 2.4 m diameter caissons socketed in bedrock under combinations of permanent loads, earthquake and ice loads using the “p-y’ and vertical load-transfer state-of-the art models.

Mr. Dimitriu is a Geotechnical Engineer with over 48 years of experience in fieldwork, foundation design, research, and academic fields of the practice of the engineering profession. Projects he has been involved with include stabilization of natural and man-made slopes, design of temporary and permanent retaining structures, soil improvement by preloading, dewatering and stone columns, deep foundations for buildings, bridges and off-shore structures, and heavy foundation for large industrial and commercial projects. Mr. Dimitriu’s contribution to the larger projects encompassed the entire process including planning, field investigation, theoretical modelling, design recommendations, geotechnical design, supervision and monitoring during construction, and operation.

Mr. Dimitriu has also been responsible for the implementation of advanced in-situ geotechnical methods such as: the Dilatometer Test for detailed profiling of the soil engineering properties; Electrical Resistivity profiles by the Inversion technique to identify soil layering and possible anomalies and Soil Thermal Resistivity measurements to assist the thermal design for buried power lines.

Mr. Dimitriu has served as an expert witness in various civil matters. His notable assignments include Lead Geotechnical Designer for The Rt. Hon. Herb Gray (RHHG) Parkway project in Windsor, Ontario and Geotechnical Advisor for the pre-bid design for New Bridge for Saint-Lawrence Corridor, Montreal, Quebec, Confederation Extension LRT project in Ottawa.



Geotechnical Sr. Review, Fox Hollow Stormwater Management Facility and Outlet Channel, Shell Corunna Plant, London, Ontario, Canada. 2015 Geotechnical Sr. Review. Led the geotechnical investigation and design support for permanent 6.7 m deep wet retention pond, outlet channel and appurtenances. Investigated the highway bridge foundations, tunnels, several major open and submerged culverts, at the stormwater management facility.

Lead Geotechnical Engineer, Bluewater Health Capital Redevelopment, Bluewater Health, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, 2007 – 2009 Responsible for overseeing the geotechnical investigation, design and construction supervision. Provided an Interactive structural-geotechnical design of the grid type mat for the new addition to the hospital building to optimize the structural stiffness and reinforcement steel in grade beam foundations.

Geotechnical Lead, Inter-recycling Landfill (IRS), Ministry of the Environment, Ontario, Canada. 2003 Geotechnical Lead. Remediation services for 9.5 ha facility located in proximity of residential and nature trails. Commissioned by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to complete administration activities for Closure construction and on-going monitoring until 2016. Mr. Dimitriu manages the geotechnical component including subsurface investigation, slope movement monitoring, slope stability assessment and provided oversight for improvements by regrading and buttressing.


Structural and Geotechnical Investigation of Metro System Structures, Bucharest Metro,

Romania, 1975 – 1985

Geotechnical Consultant. Periodic geotechnical participation for over 30 km of combined cut-

and-cover (including top-down Milanese system at a couple of stations) and sections of large-

diameter TBM soft-ground tunnels in submerged non-cohesive alluvial deposits and collapsible

aeolian loess deposits.

Education

Master of Science in Engineering, Civil Engineering, Technical University of Civil Engineering

Bucharest (TUCEB), Romania, 1970

PhD, Geotechnical Engineering, (TUCEB), Romania, 1984


Dimitriu, D.V.S. 1995. “On Geotechnical Practice on the Canadian Shores of the Great Lakes”.

Proc. Of the 10th Danube-European Conference to be held at Mamaia, Romania.

Dimitriu, D., Kooy C., 2001. “About Applications of the Dilatometer Test in South-western Ontario

Soils”. Proc. Of the 54-th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary

Dimitriu, D., Kooy C., 2008, “On Short-term and Long-Term behaviour of large Diameter Above-

ground Steel storage Tanks Founded on Glacial Tills”, 6th International Conference on case

Histories in geotechnical Engineering, Arlington, VA.

Dimitriu, D., Verma N., 2013, “Study of Frost Jack-up of Short in Southwestern Ontario”, Journal

of Romanian Society for Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering, No. 2, 2013



Jim Dougan M.Sc. (Hons.), B.Sc.


CEAA Screening and Impact Assessment for Red Hill Creek Expressway, CEAA screening, technical studies, EIA and expert support for City of Hamilton case in Federal Court on CEAA applicability, 2001-2003

Reid Quarry Peer Review and LPAT Evidence for Region of Halton and Town of Milton. Expert review of environmental impact study for proposed quarry, and LPAT hearing preparation, 2018-2019

Town of Milton SIS Peer Reviews. Expert reviews and OMB negotiations for Subwatershed Impact Studies and detailed design of NHS implementation for new development areas in the Town, 2018-2019

2029 Regional Official Plan, Region of Waterloo. Peer review of natural heritage policies for

OMB appeals, 2011-2013

Natural Heritage Strategy, City of Guelph. Natural heritage analysis of entire municipality to support Official Plan conformity with PPS (2005). Support for OMB appeals, 2004-2010

Expert Witness for West Side Developers, City of Waterloo. Environmental Impact Study preparation, expert and settlement negotiations for subdivision plans in vicinity of Environmentally Sensitive Policy Areas and Provincially Significant Wetland, 2007-2010

Mr. Dougan is the founder and Director of Dougan & Associates, an Ontario-based ecological consulting firm. For over 30 years, he has provided ecological expertise for more than 1500 projects in the public and private sectors, primarily in Ontario. He has directed many terrestrial impact assessments, coordinated natural heritage studies and master plans for watersheds and secondary plan areas, and provided expert testimony on natural heritage planning matters for various boards, Provincial Court, and courts. He first presented hearing evidence in 1978.

Mr. Dougan regularly collaborates with associates (hydrology, aquatic biology, engineering, planning and other disciplines) on multi-disciplinary teams. His key areas of expertise encompass landscape ecology, natural heritage planning, terrestrial habitat assessment and management, ecological research, ecological restoration, pit and quarry rehabilitation, urban woodlot restoration, and species at risk strategies. He has pioneered progressive ecological restoration strategies through his work and has actively disseminated his experience through teaching and conference presentations.

In addition to full time consulting, Mr. Dougan was Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto from 1993-2009 and was an instructor in Landscape Ecology in the Environmental Design and Rural Development Program at the University of Guelph from 2008 - 2013. From 1997 to 2007 he served as advisor and occasional guest lecturer to the Niagara College Ecological Restoration Program.



South Milton Subwatershed Study, Town of Milton. Natural heritage planning for major

expansion of Milton’s urban area, 2003-2009

Heritage Heights Subwatershed Study – Landscape Scale Analysis (LSA), City of Brampton. Regional natural heritage assessment to support secondary planning and major highway infrastructure, 2011-2013

Town of Milton Holistic Monitoring. Natural heritage monitoring of Phase 1-4 lands ,

encompassing birds, amphibians, other wildlife, plant communities and species, human impacts, 2009-2019

Peel-Caledon Significant Wildlife Habitat Study, Region of Peel and Town of Caledon. Analysis of regional natural heritage and development of draft criteria for Significant Wildlife Habitat to support Official Plan conformity with PPS (2005). This was the first municipal SWH initiative in Ontario.

Education

B.Sc., Biological Sciences (Hons.), Bishop's University M.Sc., Applied Ecology, University of Guelph



Gerry Forbes M.Eng., P.Eng.

Selected Relevant Experience Road Safety Audits and Reviews

Right Honourable Herb Gray Parkway, Windsor, ON – Infrastructure Ontario – Provide independent, qualified road safety advice to the Province of Ontario during the pre-opening phase of the project.

Thunder Bay Expressway from Arthur Street to Balsam Street, Thunder Bay, ON – Ontario Ministry of Transportation – A human factors assessment of existing conditions to identify safety and operational improvements (i.e., modifications to signing, roundabouts, visibility improvements, etc.) and recommend improvements.

Port Hope Area Initiative Traffic Safety Impact Study – Atomic Energy of Canada Limited –

Road safety specialist conducting a detailed assessment of the road safety impacts of a multi-year effort to excavate and dispose of soil with low level radiation by heavy commercial vehicles operating in and around the Municipality of Port Hope.

GTA West Corridor connection to Highway 401, Oakville, ON – Ministry of Transportation – Road safety assessment of two alternative interchanges configurations.

Queens Quay from Spadina Avenue to Bay Street, Toronto, ON – Waterfront Toronto – detailed design stage road safety audit for the reconstruction of an urban street that accommodates motor vehicles, TTC vehicles, pedestrians, and the Martin Goodman Trail.

Rail Safety

Light Rail Transit Project, Ottawa, ON – City of Ottawa – Road safety assessment of two LRT options in downtown Ottawa.

Gerry Forbes is the President and Chief Engineer of Intus Road Safety Engineering Incorporate and is a recognized expert in human factors engineering. Forbes has authored national guidelines for speed management and applied human factors for the Transportation Association of Canada. In 2012, his leadership in the industry was recognized when he was named Transportation Person of the Year in Canada.

Career highlights include his role as lead road safety consultant during the preliminary design of the $1.4 billion Right Honourable Herb Gray Parkway project in the Windsor area.

Most recently, Forbes has been working in the field of forensic engineering, assisting the justice system, legal firms, and the insurance industry to determine the impact of road design in motor vehicle crashes, bicycle crashes, and pedestrian falls.



Hardy Road Railroad Crossing, Brantford, ON – City of Brantford – Preliminary design stage road safety auditor for a CN rail crossing with two proximate intersections.

Trafalgar Road At-grade Rail Crossing, Halton Hills, ON – Region of Halton – Detailed safety assessment.

Policy and Manual Development

Ontario Bikeways Design Manual – Road safety audit – Ministry of Transportation Ontario Traffic Manual Book 18: Cycling Facilities – Road safety audit – Ministry of

Transportation and the Ontario Traffic Council. OTM Book 1C: Positive Guidance Applications - Ministry of Transportation (Technical Advisory

Team). OTM Book 11: Pavement and Delineation Markings - Ministry of Transportation (Technical

Advisory Team). Ontario Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Device – Sections of Regulatory Signs, Warning

Signs, and Pavement Markings - Ministry of Transportation (member of technical advisory team).

Education

M.Sc., Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario B.A., Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario


Forbes G (2018) “Is Speeding an Addiction? Saving Lives Through Roadway Planning and Design”, ITE Journal, June 2018, Volume: 88(6), pp. 44-49.

Forbes G (2016) “Speed Management Guide”, Book 9 of the Canadian Road Safety Engineering Handbook, Transportation Association of Canada, Ottawa, ON.

Forbes G (2014) “Transportation in Canada: Transforming the Fabric of Our Land”, Chapter titled: Road Safety: Saving Lives, E-Book produced by Transportation Association of Canada.

Forbes G, Dewar R, Hanscom F, Alexander G (2013) “Applied Human Factors Guide for Road Safety Engineering”, Transportation Association of Canada, Ottawa, ON.

Richardson D, Parker M, McLaughlin D, Forbes G (2014) “Steering the Cycling Revolution”, Paper prepared for presentation at the Best Practices in Urban Transportation Planning Session of the 2014 Annual Conference of the Transportation Association of Canada, Montreal, QC.

Forbes G (2007) “Rural Road Safety Survey – 2007”, Transport Canada and the Canadian Council of Motor Vehicle Transportation Administrators, Ottawa, ON.

Forbes B (2008) “Practicing What We Preach: The Case for Evidence-based Road Safety”, accepted for publication in ITE Journal on the Web, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC.

Land Use and Transportation Course – McMaster University – Instructor. Human Factors in Municipal Traffic – Ontario Good Roads Association – Instructor.



Ali Hadayeghi Ph.D., P.Eng., B.Eng.


Technical Lead, Halton Region Transportation Master Plan, the Regional Municipality of Halton A key member of team for authoring of four policy/guideline documents in support of the Regional Transportation Master Plan that will aid the Region in defining a sustainable transportation system in the Region to 2031: Traffic Calming Policy, Traffic Impact Study Guidelines, Access Management Policy, and Speed Control Policy.

Project Director, Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada, Transportation

Association of Canada Update and prepare the sixth edition of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada.

Project Director, Guidelines for Defining and Measuring Urban Congestion, Transportation Association of Canada Developed a Canadian guideline for defining and measuring traffic congestion and identifying performance measures (indices) to quantify congestion and provided guidance on how to use different data sources for measuring congestion and evaluating proposed transportation investments.

Project Director, Pedestrian Railway Safety Assessment, the City of London The City initiated this project to develop guidelines for safety assessment of railway crossings for vulnerable road users. The guidelines assist the City staff to collect required information at crossings, identify risk factors, and recommend countermeasures and treatments to mitigate potential risks. An application in MS-Excel using VBA was developed to identify risks at crossings and propose treatments to mitigate risk.

Project Manager, Update of Safety Performance Functions and Network Screening, the Regional Municipality of Halton, the Regional Municipality of Peel, the Regional Municipality of York, and City of Kingston Calibrated a series of the safety performance functions using Full-Bayes method for several groups of road segments and intersections according to their functional classifications. Applied

Dr. Ali Hadayeghi has almost two decades of academic and practical experience in the fields of transportation planning, traffic engineering, transportation modeling and road safety. His extensive background in traffic and transportation projects on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation provides him with a deep knowledge of major transportation projects throughout Ontario. His services have been retained to assist on several municipal class EA projects as well as for the preparation of road safety plans for over 20 municipalities in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and the U.S. Dr. Hadayeghi has a wide range of experience in project management of engineering assignments. He has presented and published several papers in well-known conferences and journal and he is a licensed professional Engineer in the province of Ontario and Saskatchewan.



the Empirical Bayes method to assess the safety of each location in order to develop a potential safety improvement index.

Key Team Member, Pedestrian Safety Highway-Railway Grade Crossings, Transport

Canada, Project Manager Project Manager and Key member of team for development of engineering countermeasures and development of comprehensive criteria that are used to improve the safety of pedestrian and cyclists at grade crossings.

Project Manager, Road Safety Audit, RE-imagining Yonge Environmental Assessment Study, City of Toronto Reviewed the preliminary preferred alternative of the EA study “transformation of the corridor” in which the Yonge Street is expected to reduce from 6- to 4-lanes, to accommodate wider crosswalks, enhanced pedestrian crossings, street trees, dedicated cycling facilities, options for parking as well as planters, public art and street furniture. The RSA had a greater emphasis on urban conditions, active transportation, and streetscape.

Project Manager, Ministry of Transportation, Head Office Developed or updated the Ontario Ministry of Transportation Traffic Manuals: Book 11 – Pavement, Hazard and Delineation markings; Ontario Traffic Manual Book 15 – Pedestrian Facilities Re-write; Ontario Traffic Manual Book 12A – Bicycle Traffic Signals; Ontario Traffic Book 12 – Extension Projects; Update of OTM Book 7 – Temporary Conditions;

Education

Ph.D., Transportation Engineering, University of Toronto M.Sc., Transportation Engineering, University of Toronto Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University


Hadayeghi A., A. Shalaby and B. Persaud, “Development of Planning Level Transportation Safety Models using Full Bayesian Semiparametric Additive Techniques”, Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, Volume 2, Issue 1 March 2010, (Presented at 2010 Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C).

Izadpanah P., A. Hadayeghi, and H. Zarei, “BEFORE-AND-AFTER STUDY”, Technical Brief, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Transportation Safety Council, May 2009.

Hadayeghi A., A. Shalaby and B. Persaud, “Safety Prediction Models: A Proactive Tool for Safety Evaluation in Urban Transportation Planning Applications”. Transportation Research Record 2019. (Presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C

Hadayeghi A., A. Shalaby, and B. Persaud, “Development of Planning Level Transportation Safety Tools Using Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression”, Journal of Accident Analysis and Prevention, Pending (Presented at 2009 Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C).



Chris Hamel P. Eng.


Halton Region – Sustainable Halton Water & Wastewater Master Plan (2011), Master Plan Update (2008), Master Plan (2002) - Project Manager. Planning coordination, servicing strategy development and evaluation, hydraulic modelling, capital program and implementation, pubic consultation, documentation, and development charges input.

Region of Peel – Water & Wastewater Master Plan Update (2013, 2007), Master Plan Review (2004), Master Plan Addendum (2002), Master Plan (1999) - Project Manager and Project Director. Planning coordination, servicing strategy development and evaluation, hydraulic modelling, capital program and implementation, pubic consultation, documentation, and development charges input.

City of Brantford – Water Wastewater & Stormwater Master Servicing Plan (2014) - Project Manager. Planning coordination, servicing strategy development and evaluation, hydraulic modelling, capital program and implementation, pubic consultation, documentation, and development charges input.

City of Hamilton – Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Master Plan Update (ongoing, Project

Director) and Water & Wastewater Master Plan (2006, Project Manager) Planning coordination, servicing strategy development and evaluation, hydraulic modelling, capital program and implementation, pubic consultation, documentation, and development charges input.

Mr. Hamel is a Professional Engineer licensed in the Province of Ontario by Professional Engineers of Ontario. He has a designation as a Consulting Engineer from the Professional Engineers of Ontario and a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) from McGill University in Civil Engineering.

Mr. Hamel has provided consulting engineering services since 1994. He has worked for KMK Consultants Limited, AECOM and GM BluePlan Engineering Limited (GM BluePlan), and is currently the President of the latter company.

For 22 years, Mr. Hamel's work has focused on infrastructure planning and asset management primarily for water and wastewater infrastructure. He is recognized as a leader in Class EA Studies and specifically Master Servicing Plans across Canada and with focus in Ontario. He has influenced significant growth management studies and servicing programs for the largest growing municipalities across the Greater Toronto Area as well as small to medium sized municipalities.

Mr. Hamel has significant hydraulic analysis, modelling and asset management skills. He has led many model development and calibration projects as well as leveraged the hydraulic analysis tools for servicing studies. His asset management projects include significant policy and principle development, frameworks, as well as several linear and facility infrastructure condition assessments.


H A L T O N M U N I C I P A L I T I E S – W r i t t e n S t a t e m e n t o f R e l e v a n t _ | _ 2 Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a n d E x p e r i e n c e .

Niagara Region – New South Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wastewater Collection System Schedule “C” Class EA – Project Manager. New plant and outlet siting, resolution of flooding areas, wet weather management and CSO control, preliminary design of the plant, control structures and sewers. (ongoing)

Region of Peel – Central Mississauga Wastewater System Schedule B Class EA Study –

Technical Advisor. Resolution of wet weather impacts, flooding protection, conveyance and diversion strategy, development control and phasing. (ongoing)

Region of Peel – East to West Wastewater Diversion Schedule C Class EA Study – Project Manager. Wastewater servicing strategy, downstream peak flow control, wastewater flow management, preliminary design of the trunk sewer tunnel. 11 km of 2400 mm diameter trunk sewer with tunnelling.

City of Markham – Fairtree SPS & Markham Road Sewer Schedule “B” Class EA Study –

Technical Advisor. SPS expansion, new forcemain, new trunk sewer, development control and phasing, financing.

City of Hamilton – Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Master Plan Update (ongoing, Project Director) and Water & Wastewater Master Plan (2006, Project Manager). Planning coordination, servicing strategy development and evaluation, hydraulic modelling, capital program and implementation, pubic consultation, documentation, and development charges input.

Region of Peel – North Bolton Elevated Tank and Feedermain Schedule ‘C’ Class EA Study –

Project Manager. New elevated tank, new feedermain through urban core and crossing environmental features. Hydraulic analysis of the system. Preliminary design of the tank and feedermain.

Additional Relevant Experience In addition to his extensive experience with master servicing plans and Class EA studies, Mr. Hamel has been involved in over 30 municipal design and construction, financial planning, and modelling projects for municipalities throughout southern Ontario.

Education

Consulting Engineer designated by the Professional Engineers of Ontario B. Eng. (Civil Engineering), McGill University


Master Planning in the GTA – OWWA/OMWA Joint Annual Conference, 2009

T1001328\TOR_LAW\ 9928646\1



Karl Konze B.Sc. (Hons.)


CEAA Screening and Impact Assessment for Red Hill Creek Expressway. CEAA screening, technical studies, EIA and expert support for City of Hamilton case in Federal Court on CEAA applicability, 2001-2003.

Metrolinx Species at Risk Guidelines. Development of a Species at Risk Guideline document, including MNR permitting processes and any other applicable legislation changes, 2013.

Saugeen Ojibway Nation Environmental Assessment Technical Reviews. Expert support as natural heritage specialist to work on behalf of SON on a number of wind turbine projects as technical review of environmental assessment that are carried out in the Traditional Territories of SON., 2012-2016.

St. Mary’s Cement Proposed Flamborough Quarry Peer Review, Hamilton, ON. Peer review (for Joint Agency Review Team) of natural environment report and haul route study for proposed new quarry.

Metrolinx Lewis Road SAR Screening. New train layover facilities planned for site requiring SAR screening, 2012.

Metrolinx Layover Facility Open Habitat Monitoring. Annual of Bobolink and Eastern

Meadowlark to meet the Overall Benefits permit granted under Clause 17(2)(c) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), issued by MNR, Overall Benefits Activities and associated monitoring, 2013-2016.

Mr. Konze has 35 years of experience in identification of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, damselflies, dragonflies, and butterflies across Ontario. He specializes in field ornithology and has applied these skills throughout Ontario, as well as in Saskatchewan, Nunavut, and Hawaii. He has worked with Dougan and Associates for 22 years, and in addition to conducting wildlife assessments, he now directs the work of wildlife sub-consultants and manages selected natural heritage planning, monitoring and peer review studies.

Mr. Konze’s expertise encompasses seasonal wildlife surveys, wildlife habitat assessments, identification of Significant Wildlife Habitat, ‘Species at Risk’ (SAR) legislation and regulations, wildlife monitoring (i.e. developing plans, conducting surveys, and reporting), ecological research, peer review input, expert witness testimony, Migratory Birds Convention Act, and the development of lists of regionally significant wildlife. He also has an excellent knowledge of the various wildlife inventory and monitoring protocols (e.g., SAR-specific, Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, Forest Bird Monitoring Program, Marsh Monitoring Program, etc.).

Mr. Konze is involved in all aspects of the life of a project, including background review, field assessments, data analysis, report writing, review of mapping products, quality control, client liaison, & budget administration.



North West Brampton Subwatershed Study and Landscape Scale Analysis (LSA), City of

Brampton. Natural heritage assessment and analysis for 600 ha urban expansion area. Progressive analysis for natural heritage planning on a landscape scale using GIS, 2006 – 2013

Town of Milton Holistic Monitoring. Long-term holistic biophysical monitoring (pre- and post-

development) based on watershed planning recommendations, Conservation Authority, and DFO Authorization requirements, 2009 – present

Peel-Caledon Significant Wildlife Habitat Study, Region of Peel and Town of Caledon. Analysis

of regional natural heritage and development of draft criteria for Significant Wildlife Habitat to support Official Plan conformity with PPS (2005). This was the first municipal SWH initiative in Ontario. 2009 Excellence in Planning Award in the Research/New Directions category, Ontario Professional Planners Institute, 2008-2009

Toronto Migratory Birds Study. Consultation with the City of Toronto planning staff, TRCA,

MNR and local experts. This study has also involved a comprehensive literature review and analysis of existing data relating to the use of urban areas by migratory birds in the City of Toronto, 2006 – 2009

Maple Leaf Foods Species at Risk, City of Hamilton. Comparison of the breeding habitat preferences of Eastern Meadowlark with conditions of the site, preparation of IGF and ESA C Permit application. Providing guidance to Maple Leaf Foods to support in the ESA Permit process as required.

TRCA Stream Crossing Guidelines. Development of ecological parameters in support of guidelines, with Parish Geomorphic, and educational primer.


Remote Field Surveyor, James Bay & Hudson Bay, Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, 2003-2004

CVC ‘Species of Conservation Concern’ wildlife working group member, 2004-2005

Species account author and reviewer for the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario, 2004-2005

Assistant editor of Ontario Birds, Journal of the Ontario Field Ornithologists, 2011-2012

Senior Wildlife Biologist, Dougan & Associates - Ecological Consulting and Design Services, 1997-present

Education

B.Sc. (Hons.), University of Guelph



Christian B. Luginbuhl B.Sc.


Astronomer U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff, 1981-2014 Principal, Dark Sky Partners, LLC, 2008-present


Assessment of the Impact of Retrofitting and Expanding the Colonel’s Island Port Terminal on the Dark Skies at Jekyll and Cumberland Islands, Water Environment Consultants, South Carolina, 2016

Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station, Light Pollution Assessment, Ecology & Environment, San

Francisco, 2016

Preliminary Assessment of Zenith Sky Brightness Change at David Dunlap Observatory due to Residential and Roadway Lighting in the Proposed Corsica Developments Inc. Subdivision, Richmond Hill Naturalists, Ontario, Canada

Assessment of the Impact of Lighting at the Gunstfontein Wind Energy Facility on the Dark Skies of the South African Astronomical Observatory and the Southern African Large telescope, South African Astronomical Observatory, 2014

Christian B. Luginbuhl is a Flagstaff astronomer recently retired from the United States Naval Observatory where he worked for over 30 years on a variety of photometric and astrometric projects. His early research was involved with star-forming regions, young stars, and transient phenomena such as gamma-ray bursters and optical transients. In later years he has published increasingly in the area of light pollution, presenting results at conferences both across the U.S. and internationally.

Mr. Luginbuhl remains involved heavily in light-pollution issues, seeking through his research to preserve the highest quality dark skies through an improved understanding of the nature and sources of light pollution, and even more importantly through education about the value of star-filled skies to everyone.

Mr. Luginbuhl is a founding member of the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition, a chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association, and is also involved in science education, having served on the boards of the Arizona Natural History Association, the Flagstaff Festival of Science, and the International Dark-Sky Association. He was a principal author of the innovative 1989 Coconino County and Flagstaff outdoor lighting codes, and continues to consult with many communities in Arizona and across the country on lighting issues and lighting codes. He is the principal author of the International Dark-Sky Association Outdoor Lighting Code Handbook.



Assessment of the impact of the Spring Valley Wind Energy Facility on the Dark Skies of the Great Basin National Park (NV, USA), SWCA Environmental Consultants Tucson, 2009

Assessment of the Impact of Growth on the Dark Skies of Puma Country (AX, USA), Pima County Arizona, 2006

Education

B.Sc., Physics, Northern Arizona University Graduate Studies, Case Western Reserve University


"Outdoor Lighting Code Handbook and U.S.A. Pattern Lighting Code," C. Luginbuhl (ed.), International Dark-Sky Association, Tucson, 2000

"Using DMSP Nighttime Imagery to Evaluate Lighting Practice in the American Southwest," C.B. Luginbuhl, in "Preserving the Astronomical Sky," IAU Symposium No. 196, eds. R. J. Cohen and W. T. Sullivan, III (PASP, San Francisco, USA), pp. 103-106, 2001

“Measuring Night-Sky Brightness with a Wide-Field CCD Camera,” Duriscoe, D.M., Luginbuhl, C.B. and Moore, C.A., Pub. of the Astron. Soc. Pacific, 119:192, 2007

"From the Ground Up I: Light Pollution Sources in Flagstaff, Arizona," Luginbuhl, C.B., Lockwood, G.W., Davis, D.R., Pick, K. and J. Selders, Pub. of the Astron. Soc. Pacific, 121:185, 2009

The Relation of Outdoor Lighting Characteristics to Sky Glow from Distant Cities,” Duriscoe, D.M., Luginbuhl, C.B. and Elvidge, C.D., Lighting Research and Technology, 46:35, 2014

“The Impact of Light Source Spectral Power Distribution on Sky Glow,” Luginbuhl, C.B., Boley, P.A., and Davis, D.R., Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 139:21, 2014



Sarah Mainguy M.Sc., B.Sc.


Project Manager, principal researcher and report author for studies relating to the broad and scoped harmonized federal/provincial EA for Niagara on the Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant, studies to evaluate impacts of decommissioning and feasibility of restoring the existing lagoons.

Project Manager, field researcher and report author for a report on natural heritage assessment, including habitat for provincially significant flora and fauna and Species at Risk, within the Spring Garden Prairie in Windsor, Ontario. Presented evidence to the Ontario Municipal Board at a complex hearing regarding the significant features and functions of the area.

Project Manager, principal researcher and report author for an EIS assessing impacts of construction of water and wastewater servicing for the Kelso Conservation Area

Project Manager, field researcher and report author responsible for classification, mapping and discussion of significant species, vegetation classification, mapping of habitat for significant wildlife and plant species and management recommendations for impact mitigation at sites proposed for development in Guelph, Fergus, Halton, Hamilton, Cambridge, Aurora and Richmond Hill.

Supervisor, Species at Risk (SAR) Permit Applications, Former Ipperwash Army Base.

Supervised surveys of unexploded ordnance at the former army training site. Conditions set out in the original SAR permit required certain time constraints to activities on site, as well as full-time monitoring of thirteen Species at Risk on the site.

Project Manager, Niagara on the Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant Principal researcher and report author for studies relating to the broad and scoped harmonized federal/provincial environmental assessment, including exploration of feasibility of decommissioning lagoons and restoring wetlands as compensatory habitat for wetlands removed for the siting of the new plant.

Sarah Mainguy has over 25 years of experience as a consulting ecologist working in Ontario, Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and the mid-western and eastern United States. Ms. Mainguy has expertise in managing integrated wildlife and botanical studies for terrestrial and wetland ecosystems in agricultural, urban and wilderness landscapes. Her extensive field skills include identification of both flora and fauna and she is qualified to undertake Ecological Land Classification and Wetland Evaluations. Ms. Mainguy has special expertise with Species at Risk and the development of measures to mitigate impacts from various forms of development. Ms. Mainguy has provided expert testimony before the Ontario Municipal Board and provincial courts.



Project Manager, wetland evaluator and principal report author for wetland delineations of wetlands within the Chalk River Atomic Energy facility at Chalk River, Ontario.

Project Manager, report author and principal researcher for a project creating and reporting on a database of attributes related to vulnerability of wetland plants to hydrological climate change impacts.

Project manager, report author and lead researcher for a review for the Ontario Ministry of

Natural Resources of wetland instruments in Ontario and other jurisdictions, as well as a review of legal decisions that involve wetlands; including decisions of the Ontario Municipal Board, Environmental Review Tribunal and Ontario Judicial Court.

Project manager, field researcher and report author for individual field studies on habitat for Species at Risk including Branched Bartonia, Bobolink, King Rail, Least Bittern, Massasauga and West Virginia White Butterfly in habitats throughout Ontario for Environment Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.


5-Day Southern Ontario Ecological Land Classification Training Course

5-Day Wetland Evaluation System Training Course

Butternut Health Evaluation training course and refresher course, Ontario Ministry of Natural

Resources, 2009 and 2014 (BHA #80)

Training for Identification of Bat Maternity Colony Habitat: 2012

Wind Farm Post-construction Bird and Bat Mortality Monitoring Training

Education

M.Sc., Zoology, University of Guelph B.Sc., Honours Biology, Acadia University


Sarah Mainguy and V.G. Thomas. “Comparisons of Body Reserve Build-up and Use in Several Groups of Canada Geese.” Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63(1985):1765-1772.

V.G. Thomas, Sarah Mainguy and P. Prevett. “Predicting Fat Content of Lesser Snow and Canada Geese from Abdominal Fat Depot Weights.” Journal of Wildlife Management. 47(1983):1115-1119.

Sarah Mainguy, Karu Chinniah and John Pries. Guidelines for the Approval and Design of Natural and Treatment Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement. Report for Standards and Guidelines Branch, Environmental Assessment Division, Environmental Service, Alberta Environmental Protection. March 2000.



Russell B. Mathew M.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons.)


Regional Municipality of Halton Currently directing a multi-disciplinary team in the preparation of the Halton Region Integrated Growth Management Strategy (IGMS). The IGMS involves the development of growth scenarios and a preferred growth option to guide urban development in the Region to a 2041 planning horizon, including local allocations of growth to lower-tier municipalities in Halton, recommendations for intensification and density targets and Official Plan policies, and the preparation of a Regional land budget, consistent with the Provincial Land Needs Assessment Methodology.

Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs

Assisted with the preparation of a standardized Provincial Land Needs Methodology for upper-, lower- and single-tier municipalities to use when conducting land budgeting exercises in accordance with newly implemented requirements of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2017.

Mr. Mathew is a partner at Hemson Consulting Ltd. He has 33 years of professional experience in long-range forecasts, demographic studies, growth management and transportation and economic impact analysis. Mr. Mathew is a Registered Professional Planner (RPP), a Professional Land Economist (PLE) and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Mr. Mathew has primary responsibility for Hemson’s extensive practice in economic and demographic forecasting. He has developed and refined a number of forecasting techniques which have become the industry standard, including elements of the Ontario Government’s 1994 guidelines for municipal forecasting. Forecasts have been prepared for all of the Regions and Counties and local municipalities in Ontario, and many elsewhere in Canada, as well as for numerous private sector clients, such as Enbridge Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Serco Inc. and property developers.

Mr. Mathew has also led a number of urban planning projects, primarily in the preparation of growth management strategies and special planning policy studies. The municipal growth management studies have typically involved assessing the long-term growth anticipated in a community, determining the need to plan for additional urban lands and to recommend specific lands for long-term urban development. These activities involve synthesising the input of a variety of technical experts such as civil engineers and environmental and agricultural experts. In recent years, much of this type of work has been focussed on assisting municipalities in bringing their official plans into conformity with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

Over the past twenty years, Mr. Mathew has appeared before the Ontario Municipal Board on numerous occasions, providing expert evidence land use planning land economics and demographics. He has also provided expert evidence to the Ontario Highway Transport Board and to a Hearing of Necessity under the Ontario Expropriations Act.



Town of Oakville

Assisted in a number of studies that lead to the North Oakville Secondary Plan. These studies later served as important land-use planning input to the implementation of Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 98, which expanded the urban boundary to include north Oakville. As part of the team for the preparation of the North Oakville Secondary Plan, Mr. Mathew conducted land need analysis for both residential and employment uses.

Province of Ontario and the upper-tier municipalities of the Greater Golden Horseshoe Prepared the Growth Outlook for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, a forecast of long-term growth in population, housing and employment in the GGH. This report is an update of the forty-year forecasts originally prepared for the Office for the Greater Toronto Area. The forecasts are used by the Province as the basis for Schedule 3 in Places to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Mr. Mathew subsequently worked with the Ministry of Infrastructure on reviewing and updating these forecasts in order to incorporate more recent demographic information for Amendment 2 to the Growth Plan.

Regional Structure Action Strategy Task Force in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray and area) Developed long-term growth forecasts for land and infrastructure planning purposes for a joint municipal-provincial industry group. The growth forecast tied to oil sands production rather than years, takes account of Wood Buffalo’s many unusual characteristics.

Education

M. Sc., Planning, University of Toronto B. Sc. (hons.), Geography and Mathematics, University of Alberta

Professional Affiliations and Appointments

Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP) Ontario Professional Planners Institute (RPP) Ontario Association of Land Economists (PLE) Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) LAI Land Economics Society Treasurer and Board Member, Simcoe Chapter LAI Land Economics Society Corporate Secretary and Board Member, Land Economics Foundation



Lisa Merritt M.Sc., B.A.


Partner, Principal Archaeologist | Director, EA Division, ASI, October 2016 – Present

Senior Archaeologist, Manager EA Projects – East, ASI, 2014 – September 2016

Senior Archaeologist, Assistant Manager - EA Division, ASI, 2010 – 2014

Staff Archaeologist, Field Director, ASI, 2008-2010

Director, Merritt Archaeological Consulting, 2003-2008

Field Director, Advance Archaeology, 1996-2002

Ms. Merritt has served as Project Director and/or Project Manager for hundreds of archaeological assessments of development applications under the Environmental Assessment Act throughout Ontario, including

Stage 1 and 2 Archeological Assessments

Metrolinx System-Wide Electrification TPAP (2015-2017) and addendum, 2017- ongoing

Metrolinx Barrie Rail Corridor Expansion TPAP and addendum, 2015- ongoing

Highway 407 East Completion, Individual EA and Owners Engineer Assignment, 2008 – 2016

407 Transitway TPAP – Four Segments from Brant Street, Burlington to Brock Road, Durham, 2014-ongoing

Crosstown Eglington LRT Technical Advisor, 2016-current

Lisa Merritt has been a Partner and Principal Archaeological at Archaeological Services Inc. (ASI) since October 1st, 2016 and has worked as an Archaeologist in the province of Ontario since 1996. In the past 23 years, Ms. Merritt has accumulated the depth of industry experience required to be a leader of the largest archaeological and heritage consulting company of its kind in Canada. As Director of ASI’s Environmental Assessment (EA) Division, Ms. Merritt provides expertise for successful delivery of all archaeology requirements in the context of large and complex infrastructure projects planned under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act. She is also responsible for ensuring that provincial requirements are met for all archaeological assessments undertaken in the EA division Ms. Merritt manages a team of project managers, technical writers and geomatics specialists in the EA division that undertake archaeological assessments required for Class EAs, Individual EAs, and Renewable Energy EAs. Prior to joining ASI, Ms. Merritt operated her own archaeological consulting firm until 2008, when ASI hired her to assist with the management of the Highway 407 East Extension Individual EA.



Central Pickering Development Plan Master Environmental Servicing Plan (MESP), City of Pickering, Regional Municipality of Durham, 2010-2015

West Vaughan Transportation Improvements, Individual EA York Region, 2008-2010

Biggars Lane Landfill Expansion Phase 3 Individual EA, County of Brant, 2016 – 2018

Hurontario St – Main St LRT Brampton and Mississauga TPAP, 2014

Metrolinx Barrie Layover Facility Stage 2 and Construction Monitoring, Barrie Corridor , 2016

East Vaughan Water and Wastewater Servicing MCEA: 2017

Hamilton LRT B-Line Maintenance and Storage Facility and Associated Spur Line Corridor, Class Environmental Assessment Study, City of Hamilton, 2013-2017

Highway 400 New Crossing at Harvie/Big Bay Point Road, City of Barrie Detail Design, 2017

Niagara-on-the-Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant, Class EA, 2013

Bathurst Reconstruction Project-Green Lane to Yonge Street, Detailed Design, 2013- 2016

Teston Road Widening Pine Valley to Weston Road MCEA (2015) and Detail Design, 2017-ongoing

Sewells Road Improvements, City of Toronto, 2015

Mayfield Road Widening MCEA Chinguacousy to Heart Lake Road, 2015

Simcoe Organics Processing Facility, 2016 Stage 3 and 4 Archeological Site Mitigations

Stage 3 and 4 Salvage Excavation of, Hatinienhwi’skwa Site (BcGw-86), ancestral Huron-Wendat village, as part of Highway 400 New Crossing at Harvie/Big Bay Point Road, City of Barrie

Stage 3 and 4 salvage excavation of Otsistoret (BaGv-75), an ancestral Huron-Wendat cabin site (Early to Middle Iroquoian period), as part of Bathurst Reconstruction project, Regional Municipality of York

For the Highway 407 East Extension project: Stage 3 and 4 salvage excavation of WP36 (AlGs-452), an ancestral Huron-Wendat Village (Middle Iroquoian period), and Stage 3 and 4 salvage excavation of Joseph Picard site (AlGs-376), an ancestral Huron-Wendat Village (Late Iroquoian period)

Gribbon Site (BdGw-49) Stage 3, mid 19th Euro-Canadian homestead, as part of Simcoe Organics Processing Facility, Town of Simcoe

Secord 1 (AhGs-70) and Secord 2 (AhGs-71), early 19th-century Euro-Canadian homestead, as part of NOTL WWTP

Education

M.Sc., Anthropology, University of Toronto B.A., Anthropology, York University



R.L Scott Penton P.Eng.


Mackenzie Gas Pipeline Project, Northwest Territories (National Energy Board/ Joint Review Panel GH-1-2004)

Wolfe Island Ferry and Docking Improvements Preliminary Design EA Study, Kingston

Toronto OPA 331 – Mimico-Judson Secondary Plan (LPAT Case Nos. PL160692 &

PL170519) Noise and vibration assessments for various developers near the Metrolinx Willowbrook Yard and VIA Toronto Maintenance Centre. Development of mitigation plans and settlement agreements

Tesmar Holdings Inc. Development, Vaughan (OMB Case No. PL070347) Acted as peer reviewer for City of Vaughan. Proposed residential developments near Jane St. and Rutherford Road, within 1000 m of the CN MacMillan Yard. Development of mitigation plans and settlement agreements

Metrolinx Emergent Tasks Retainer Noise and Vibration assessment for Metrolinx GO Transit Davenport Diamond Grade Separation, Toronto, in support of Environmental Assessment application. Review of Proposed Provincial Transit Noise Assessment guidelines

Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation & Parks / Ministry of Transportation / Metrolinx – Noise Model Review and Recommendations

Ottawa Confederation Line LRT Noise and Vibration Assessment, Ottawa

Capstone Power Goulais Wind Farm, Sault Ste. Marie (Environmental Review Tribunal Case No. 12-0120)

Mr. Penton has 15 years of experience in the fields of noise and vibration and is a founding member of Novus Environmental Inc. He has an undergraduate Degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo and has published numerous papers on environmental noise impact assessment. He has considerable management experience as the specialist of environmental noise and vibration for a team spanning many geographical regions. As a specialist, he was responsible for providing overall direction and leadership on noise and vibration projects, ensuring that a sound technical product and a high level of service was provided. Scott has worked on hundreds of environmental noise impact assessments, covering everything from new subdivisions to major power plants, for projects in Canada and around the world. Mr. Penton has previously been qualified as an expert before the Ontario Municipal Board, the Ontario Superior Court and the Alberta Energy Regulator.



Highway 407 Eastern Extension Environmental Assessment Transport Canada – Surface Transportation Noise Guideline development, Ottawa

Education

B.Sc, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo

Noise Assessment in Land Use Planning Certificate, Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Certificate in Noise Control for Buildings, Manufacturing Plants, Equipment and Products, Hoover and Keith Inc.

Publications and Presentations

Penton, S., (2016), Effectiveness of Noise Reducing Asphalts, presented at the Canadian Acoustical Association Annual Meeting, and published in Canadian Acoustics, Vol. 44 No. 3 (2016)

Penton, S. et al., (2009), Airport Noise Modelling for the New Quito International Airport, presented at the Alberta Acoustical Society 2009 Spring Conference on Environmental and Occupational Noise.

Penton, S, J.W. Bolton et al, (2007) BoomCast: Sonic Boom Noise Forecasting for Flight Planning and Wildlife Impact Reduction, presented at the Alberta Acoustical Society 2007 Spring Conference on Environmental and Occupational Noise.

Penton, S and C. Hubble, Noise and Odour Guidelines for Development, presented at the Law Society of Upper Canada “6-Minute Municipal Lawyer” Conference, 2006.

Penton, S., and Chin-Quee, D.A., (2002) Current Low Frequency Noise (LFN) Assessment Guidelines and Their Use in Environmental Noise Impact Assessment, presented at the Canadian Acoustical Association Annual Meeting, and published in Canadian Acoustics, Vol. 30 No. 3 (2002) pp.79-79.

Penton, S., et al., (2002) The Effect of Meteorology and Terrain on Noise Propagation – Comparison of Five Modelling Methodologies, presented at the Canadian Acoustical Association Annual Meeting, and published in Canadian Acoustics, Vol. 30 No. 4 (2002) pp.30-33.



Cam Portt B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc.


Subwatershed Impact Study Peer Reviews, with Woods PLC, Dougan & Associates, and others. Client: Town of Milton, 2013-present

Preparation and presentation of a course on the landscape ecology approach to fish habitat and communities, focused on Ontario for DFO Fish Habitat Protection Staff. Client: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, March 2018

Secondary Planning Support for Business Park 2, Derry Green, and Milton Campus Lands with

Philips Engineering Ltd. and others. Client: Town of Milton, 2008 – present

Mayfield West Phase Two Secondary Plan Comprehensive Environmental Impact Study and Management Plan with Philips Engineering and others. Client: Town of Caledon, 2008 – 2015

Niagara Water Quality Protection Strategy. 2002-2004. With MacViro Limited, CH2M Hill and

Philips Engineering Limited. Client: Regional of Niagara

Inventory of nearshore fish habitat and communities, Severn Sound, Georgian Bay. Client: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1989-1995

Introduction to Fish and Fish Habitat in the Boreal Shield and Mixedwood Plains Ecozones: a

Landscape Ecology Approach. Short course for Fisheries Protection biologists, Central and Arctic Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, March 2018.

Cam Portt has over 35 years experience as a fisheries consultant and is respected for his knowledge and understanding of stream processes, habitats, and biota. He is is pre-qualified by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation as a Fisheries Assessment Specialist and a Fisheries Contract Specialist. In addition to projects carried out for municipal governments and private sector clients, C. Portt and Associates also provides expertise to Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Environment Canada. Mr. Portt has provided consulting services in the field of fish and fish habitat since forming C. Portt and Associates in 1981. Clients include several Ontario municipalities, Ontario Power Generation, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, and other private sector companies. Many of the projects that Mr. Portt has consulted on have required review, and in some cases authorization under the Fisheries Act. Mr. Portt has prepared technical guidance documents and provided training to Fisheries and Oceans staff. Since 2010, Mr. Portt has conducted fish and fish habitat monitoring annually at a site on Indian Creek, located approximately one km upstream from the proposed CN project. He also conducted fish and fish habitat monitoring annually from 2010 to 2016 at a site approximately four km downstream from the project. This monitoring work was conducted for the Town of Milton as part of the program to assess the impacts of urban development upstream in the watershed.



Education

M.Sc., Zoology University of Guelph B.Sc. (Hons.), Zoology (Fisheries), University of Guelph


Kilgour, B.W., M.G. Dubé, K. Hedley, C.B. Portt, K.R. Munkittrick. 2007. Aquatic Environmental Effects Monitoring Guidance for Environmental Assessment Practitioners. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 130:1-3, 423-436.

Minns, C.K., P. Brunette, M. Stoneman, K. Sherman, R. Craig, C. Portt and R.G. Randall. 1999. Development of a fish habitat classification model for littoral areas of Severn Sound, Georgian Bay, a Great Lakes area of concern. Can. Manuscript Rpt. of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2490

Portt, C.B, G.A. Coker, N.E. Mandrak and D.L. Ming. 2008. Protocol for the detection of fish Species At Risk in Ontario Great Lakes Area (OGLA). Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Research Document 2008/026.

Stoneman,C.L., C.B. Portt and S. Metikosh. 1997. Road Maintenance Activities and The Fisheries Act. A guidance document to avoiding conflict. Can. Manuscript Rpt. of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2404

Chu, C., M. Diebel, M. Mitro and C. Portt. 2015. Groundwater and aquatic habitats in the Great Lakes. Chapt. 5 in Grannemann, G. and Van Stempvoort, D. (Eds.), Groundwater science relevant to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement: A status report. Final version, May, 2016. Published (online) by Environment and Climate Change Canada and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Portt, C.B., G.A. Coker, D.L. Ming and R.G. Randall. 2006. A review of fish sampling methods commonly used in Canadian freshwater habitats. Canadian Technical Rpt. of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 2604.



Gary Scandlan B.A.Econ., PLE

Selected Relevant Experience Mr. Scandlan is a Senior Consultant and latterly Director, Watson & Associates Economists Ltd., where he has worked since 1989. He is involved in studies related to Development Charges, Local Government Finance, Financial Operations and Policy, and Industrial Market and Economic Forecasts. To date, Mr. Scandlan has assisted on over 150 projects to establish municipal policy with respect to the capital contributions to be made to assist in financing the full range of growth-related municipal or PUC works, by those developing land for residential, industrial or other purposes. Mr. Scandlan has been involved in Financial Impact Assessment and Analysis for a variety of municipalities and private sector clients, including:

Clair-Maltby Secondary Plan Fiscal Impact for the Town of Guelph (2019, Ongoing)

Sustainable Halton Financial Impact analysis for the Town of Milton (2017)

Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital Lands Redevelopment Market Scan and Business Case (Fiscal

Impact Component) (2017, Ongoing)

Mr. Scandlan’s career spans almost 40 years. Mr. Scandlan provides assistance in long-range capital planning, development charges, developer agreement negotiations, water and wastewater rate studies, growth management strategies and economic/financial feasibility studies. At Watson, he has worked with approximately 150 municipalities and private-sector clients across Canada.

Mr. Scandlan holds a degree in Economics from McMaster University, and is a Professional Land Economist. He is a member of the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association of Ontario, Toronto Association for Business and Economics, Ontario Public Works Association and Ontario Water Works Association.

In 2001, Mr. Scandlan participated in two expert panel sessions for the Walkerton Inquiry, providing recommendations for water system financial management and privatization. Since then, Mr. Scandlan has been working with 70 municipalities to establish water and wastewater rate structures that will ensure financial sustainability.

Mr. Scandlan has authored several articles and frequently makes presentations on the Development Charges Act, revenue alternatives to taxation, privatization of municipal services, municipal financial planning, and full cost pricing of water and wastewater services.

He often appears before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly the Ontario Municipal Board) and other tribunals on behalf of municipalities.



Town of Erin Servicing and Settlement Master Plan Financial Review (2014)

Fiscal Impact Assessment North West Brampton Shale Policy Review

Transportation Engineering and Planning, for the West Harbour Waterfront Recreation Master Plan for the City of Hamilton (2008)

Fiscal Impact of Planned Development on the Town of the Blue Mountains and the County of

Grey for Intrawest (2000)

Additional Relevant Experience In addition to decades of experience with municipal finance, Mr. Scandlan has extensive experience with respect to Water and Wastewater. Mr. Scandlan has been involved in over 200 projects for municipalities all over Ontario, including conducting water and sewer rate studies, water servicing studies, financial impact analysis and servicing reviews. Mr. Scandlan has also been involved in over 60 market forecasting and real estate strategy projects, which involves investigating potential demand, defining an appropriate "market area," the share which can be captured by a facility and the way in which the population involved is expected to evolve and alter demand over time. For over 25 years, Mr. Scandlan has also assisted a variety of Ontario municipalities to assess the impacts of municipal restructuring and boundary adjustments.

Education

B.A. (Economics), McMaster University


Mr. Scandlan has presented before a variety of organizations including:

AMCTO Workshops, Conferences and Zone Meetings

Municipal Finance Association of Ontario

Ontario Engineering Association

Ontario Good Roads Associates/Rural Ontario Municipal Association (OGRA/ROMA)

Ontario Homebuilders Association

Ontario Municipal Water Association

Ontario Parks Association

Ontario Public Works Association

Ontario Small Urban Municipalities



Ron Scheckenberger M.Eng., P.Eng.

Selected Relevant Experience Mr. Scheckenberger has predominantly worked in Southern Ontario over the majority of his career; some major project highlights include: Subwatershed Planning

Berczy, Bruce & Robinson Creeks (Toronto Region Conservation Authority)

East Sixteen Mile Creek (Conservation Halton)

Sixteen Mile Creek (Conservation Halton)

Sheldon Creek (Conservation Halton)

Etobicoke Creek (Toronto Region Conservation Authority)

Community Master Plans Stormwater Master Plan (Cambridge) Stormwater Management Master Plan (Milton) Stormwater Management Master Plan (Oakville)

City-wide Flood Vulnerability Study (Burlington)

Preliminary and Final Design of Major Flood and Erosion Control Works

Red Hill Creek Expressway (Hamilton)

Georgetown West Flood Control System (Halton Hills)

Hager-Rambo Q.E.W. – Highway 403

Stormwater Management Policy and Guidelines

City of Burlington

Town of Grimsby

Town of Halton Hills

City of Hamilton

City of Guelph

Mr. Scheckenberger leads the Water Resources department of Wood’s, Burlington Infrastructure office. He joined Philips Engineering Ltd. (now Wood) in 1983 and became a Director in 1991. Mr. Scheckenberger is the lead for Wood’s Eastern Canada Water Sector, and a member of the Water Practice Network for Woods Global Operation. Ron has over 36 years’ experience predominantly in the public-sector marketplace. He has guided numerous teams to address complex problems including the largest resume of Subwatershed Studies in Province of Ontario over last two decades, and the longest urban creek realignment in North America (Red Hill Creek – over 7 kilometres). Mr. Scheckenberger and his team have provided innovative and award-winning solutions for several Ontario projects.



Education

Master of Engineering, Water Resources, Department of Civil Engineering (Dynamic

Storm Modelling), McMaster University

Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University

Member, Professional Engineers of Ontario (P. Eng).

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Scheckenberger, R.B., Chipps, S., “King Road / CN Rail Grade Separation”. Presented

at the Latornell Conservation Symposium, November 18-20, 2014.

Chipps, S., Scheckenberger, R.B., “Lower Davis Creek Rehabilitation – The Final

Implementation Stages of the Red Hill Creek Watershed Plan below the Niagara

Escarpment, City of Hamilton”, presented at the Latornell Conservation Symposium,

November 21, 2013.

Scheckenberger, R.B., Portt, C.B., Mann, B., Thompson, D., and Boyter, D., “Planning Milton’s

Urban Expansion Through Innovative Integrated Process”, presented at the Natural Channel

Design Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, September 2004.

Scheckenberger, R.B., Farrell, A.C., “Subwatershed-Scale Assessment Technique of Low

Impact Development Best Management Practices for Infiltrating Urban Runoff (A LID BMP

Analytical Technique for Subwatersheds”, November 2009

Scheckenberger, R. B., Portt, C. B., Mann, B., Thompson, D., and Boyter, D., “Planning

Milton’s Urban Expansion Through Innovative Integrated Process”, presented at the Natural

Channel Design Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, September 2004.

Farrell, A., Scheckenberger, R. B., “An Assessment of Long-Term Monitoring Data for

Constructed Wetlands for Urban Highway Runoff Control”, Water Quality Research Journal of

Canada, Vol. 38, No. 2 (2003).



Mirek J. Sharp BES (Hons.), M.Sc.


Founder, Principal and Senior Terrestrial Ecologist, North - South Environmental Inc.,1999 - present Responsible for project management including marketing, proposal writing, client liaison, project supervision, field studies, data analysis, GIS mapping requirements, evaluation of findings and production of final reports.

Review of the Regional Official Plan Natural Heritage System Policies and Mapping for

Halton Region 2018-2019 Conducting a review of the Regional Official Plan Natural Heritage Policies and Mapping for Halton Region. Through the Regional Official Plan Review (ROPR), he is involved in identifying specific theme areas and policies that need to be updated, enhanced and refined based on changing demographics and evolving land use trends, the PPS (2014) and updates to Provincial Planning documents (Growth Plan, Greenbelt Plan and Niagara Escarpment Plan) and the proposed Provincial Natural Heritage System mapping.

Region of Halton Official Plan Review (ROPA 38), 2014-2017 This project follows on from the development of the Region’s Natural Heritage System (Sustainable Halton) described below. Mr. Sharp provided advice to the Region on an “as needed” basis to assist with the refinement of the environmental policies in ROPA 38, and participate in the mediation of appeals, both at the policy level and site-specific appeals. This included providing evidence to the Ontario Municipal Board to resolve appeals that could not be mediated.

Sustainable Halton Natural Heritage System Options 2007-2011

This study was a major guiding component of a planning initiative undertaken by the Region of Halton to guide growth through to 2030. Sustainable Halton forms the basis of Halton’s response to the provincial growth plan and Official Plan review. In Phase 1 Mr. Sharp led NSE staff in developing three options for a regional NHS which built on existing protection designations in the OP. It focused on developing and refining linkages among the region’s natural features, and building substantial core areas in order to maintain biological diversity and ecological function in the long term. The options all recognized a basic framework integrating the major linkage function of the Niagara Escarpment with the other linkages

Mirek Sharp, founding principal of North-South Environmental Inc., has been working in the field of ecology since 1978, and has over 30 years of experience as a consultant working for clients in the public and private sectors. Mr. Sharp’s experience encompasses environmental policy development, terrestrial resource inventory and monitoring, resource management plans, natural area designation and protection, ecological restoration, and environmental impact analyses for a variety of undertakings. Mr. Sharp has directed numerous peer reviews and supervised the development of several Natural Heritage Systems. He has published in refereed journals, presented at conferences, provided expert testimony to the Ontario Municipal Board, and authored over 200 technical reports.



associated with the major watercourses. The preferred option was refined in Phase 2 and underwent substantial review through the public consultation exercise associated with the overall project. Phase 3, addressed policy development and provided input to ROPA 38.

Nelson Quarry review and OMB Hearing, 2010 – 2011 Mr. Sharp was retained by the Region of Halton to provide a comprehensive peer review of the natural heritage components of an application for a major quarry expansion on the Niagara Escarpment. This included review of the extensive support documents extending back over 10 years. This project culminated in providing expert testimony to the Ontario Municipal Board.

Proposed Rockfort Quarry Peer Review, 2009-2010 Mr. Sharp was retained by the Region of Peel and the town of Caledon to peer review background reports and site plans associated with an application for a dolomite quarry on the Niagara Escarpment in the town of Caledon. The proposed quarry had the potential to impact surface water-dependant natural heritage features on adjacent lands, including Provincially Significant Wetlands, an ANSI and ESAs. Mr. Sharp prepared for and provided evidence to the Ontario Municipal Board as an expert witness in the field of ecology based on his review.

Education

B.E.S. (Hons.) Bachelor of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo M.Sc., Master of Science (Plant Ecology), University of Guelph


Sharp, M.J.2002. Sustainability of Canadian Natural Areas. Presented at “Sustainability – Canadian Perspectives” symposium hosted by the N.A. Studies Program, Bonn University, Germany

Sharp, M.J and B.T. Tegler. 1999. Selecting Core Monitoring Variables of Ecosystem Change. Paper presented at the Conference of the Canadian Council of Ecological Areas. October, 1999

Sharp, M.J. Restoration Ecology. A presentation to the Canadian Parks Service as part of their National Ecosystem Management Training Course “Tools for Practitioners”. February 20-24, 1996. Edmonton, Alberta. 21pp.



Hart Solomon M.Eng., P.Eng.

Selected Relevant Experience Traffic Signals/Traffic Signing Studies, Policies and Manuals

Pedestrian Signal Timing and Human Factors Study, Region of Durham, Project Lead

Led a review of the pedestrian signal timing methodology used in Durham Region, which is different from the typical standard. Factors considered were: safety; pedestrian and driver behaviour as observed in the field; user attitudes; legal status; and technical standards.

Ontario Traffic Manual Book 12A Bicycle Traffic Signals, Ontario Traffic Council and Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, Project Lead

Led the development of a guide which will assist practitioners in designing and operating traffic signal installations in areas of significant cycling demand.

Road Safety

Hurontario LRT Project Safety Input, Project Lead

Led the team that provided vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist traffic safety input to this light rail transit design project.

Bathurst – Lakeshore to Queens Quay In-Service Road Safety Review, Toronto

Led a safety review of two complex signalized intersections and the joining roadway segment, which included cyclist, pedestrian and light rail transit concerns.

Relevant Achievements with the City of Hamilton

Mr. Solomon initiated, defined, organized, led and managed the following City of Hamilton Traffic Engineering and Traffic Operations programs noted as in-house.

Strategic Road Safety Program, Founder

One of two founders and driving force behind this multi-jurisdictional umbrella safety program. Led by the City and the police, included school boards, provincial government, seniors and other safety program deliverers. Developed a defined target for collision reductions, emphasis

Hart Solomon has been a Licensed Professional Engineer since 1977, specializing in traffic engineering, traffic operations, road operations, and systems development. He has a wide range of experience in detailed design and project management of traffic engineering/traffic operations projects and in providing traffic engineering input to development, construction and major civic projects. Hart has extensive “hands-on” experience in the public sector, having spent his previous career at the municipal level, prior to joining CIMA+ in 2011. He led the City of Hamilton’s Traffic Engineering and Traffic Operations groups for almost the entire duration of his employment from 1985 to 2011, with secondments to direct the Roads and Traffic Division and to manage a major maintenance management software development and installation project.



areas for reductions. Current key initiative is development of a very carefully targeted media and outreach program to address distracted driving.

Project Manager, Truck Route Study, City of Hamilton, 2008

The City’s project sponsor for this novel, complex and contentious consultant study. Project reviewed the structure of the City’s designated truck route system, examined signing methodologies and considered alternatives such different weight classes. The Master Plan fulfilled the requirements of Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Class EA, although was ultimately not filed, since there were no major projects identified.

2010 City of Hamilton Commonwealth Games Bid, 2003, Traffic Lead

Bid team member tasked with preparation of multi-mode transportation plan. Developed bid materials for air, rail, transit and road access to, and during, the proposed event. Presented plan to national evaluation committee. Hamilton was successful Canadian bid, losing to Delhi at the international level.

Intersection Pedestrian Signal Ontario Pilot Project, Ministry of Transportation Ontario, 1993, Project Manager

Undertook background research and coordinated with Ministry of Transportation, Ontario to install first five Intersection Pedestrian Signals in Ontario and conduct safety analysis. Successful removal of adult school crossing guards at all five locations. Formed the basis for Ministry and HTA approval for widespread use of device in Ontario.

Education

B.Sc., University of Toronto

M.Eng, University of Toronto

Diploma in Public Administration, University of Western

Business Management Diploma, Ontario Management Development Program, Mohawk college


2015: Is Your Jurisdiction Ready for the New Grade Crossing Regulations? Transportation Association of Canada Annual Conference, Charlottetown, P.E.I., September, 2015, Hart Solomon, Khaled Hawash, Ali Hadayeghi and Pedram Izadpanah.

2013; London, Ontario Road Safety Strategy; Transportation Association of Canada Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB, September, 2013, Hart Solomon and Maged Elmadhoon.

2011; Innovative Approaches to Road Safety – the Hamilton Perspective; Ontario Traffic Council Annual Conference, Huntsville, Ontario, June 2011, Hart Solomon

2010; Municipal Approach to Road Safety – Hamilton, ON Perspective; Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals Annual Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, June, 2010, Hart Solomon.

2010; City of Hamilton Truck Route Master Plan; TRANSLOG Conference, Hamilton, Ontario, June 2010, Hart Solomon.



Dr. George D. Thurston Sc.D., M.Sc., B.A, B.Sc. (Hons.)

Selected Relevant Experience Academic Appointments

Professor (Tenured), Dept. of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY, 2007-present.

Affiliated Faculty, Environmental Studies Program, College of Arts and Sciences, New York University, New York City, NY, 2007-present.

Affiliated Faculty, Marron Institute on Cities and the Urban Environment, New York University, New York City, NY, 2012-present.

Faculty Mentoring Champion, Dept. of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, NY, 2012-present.

Professor Thurston is Director of the Program in Exposure Assessment and Human Health Effects at the Department of Environmental Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, and is a leading scholar on the human health effects of air pollution. His research has focused on health effects of air pollution in New York City, as well as in cities across the nation and around the world. In 1987, he published the first research that showed the association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and mortality, as well as the first paper using source apportionment methods to relate specific PM2.5 sources with mortality, especially coal burning. In New York City, this has included his Backpack Study of the effect of diesel air pollution on children with asthma in the South Bronx. He is also an author of the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report, published in the Lancet in 2012, which provided global estimates of the life years lost due to outdoor fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5), which were based in large measure on Dr. Thurston's ACS cohort studies of PM2.5 air pollution and mortality, and his leading-edge collaborative research in which global PM2.5 concentrations were estimated based on global satellite data. Dr. Thurston has also been a leader in advancing the intersection of science and public policy decision-making. He has been called upon to testify before the US Senate and the House of Representatives on dozens of occasions to explain the public policy implications of air pollution research. In 2002, he was called upon to testify before the Senate on the human health effects associated with the Word Trade Center disaster, most recently in October 2011 regarding the proposed mercury emission regulations. In 1999, he spoke at the Community of Parties (COP5) Kyoto Protocol meeting held in Bonn, Germany regarding his research on the immediate human health co-benefits of climate change mitigation steps from associated cleaner air quality. He has also served as a member of the U.S. EPA Clean Air Science Advisory Council (CASAC) that advises the EPA Administrator on the setting of the U.S. air quality standards.



Invited U.S House and Senate Congressional Testimony “The Human Health Benefits Of Meeting the Ambient Ozone And Particulate Matter Air Quality

Standards.” Statement before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

“The Science of Air Pollution Health Effects and the Role of CASAC in EPA Standard Setting” Statement before the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, U.S. House Of Representatives, Washington, DC.

“The Science And Risk Assessment Of Particulate Matter (PM) Air Pollution Health Effects.” Statement before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

Regional Presentations “Diesel Air Pollution and Asthma in New York City”. Brown Superfund Research Program,

Brown University, Providence, RI. “Health Effects of Particulate Matter Air Pollution”, Ozone Transport Commission,

Philadelphia, PA. “The Backpack Study of Asthma and Diesel Air Pollution in the South Bronx”. Region 1 U.S.

EPA, Citizen Science Workshop, New York City, NY.

National Presentations “Epidemiological Evidence Linking Outdoor Air Pollution and Increased Hospital Admissions

for Respiratory Ailments” American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. “What studies are appropriate to use to estimate health impacts from specific sources such as

diesel PM?” CARB Symposium: “Estimating Premature Deaths from Long-term Exposure to PM2.5”. Sacramento, CA.

“Assessing the Influence of Particle Sources and Characteristics on Adverse Health Effects of PM”, PG18 - New Tools to Evaluate the Health Effects of Air Pollution in Epidemiologic Studies. American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

International Presentations

“Results from the Analysis of Toronto Summer Sulfate and Aerosol and Acidity Data”, Workshop on Current Use and Future Directions of Hospital-Based Data in the Assessment of the Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on Human Health. Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

“The Health Effects of PM and Ozone Air Pollution”, Air Pollution: Effects on Ontario’s Health and Environment. Ontario Medical Association, Toronto, Canada

“Long-term PM2.5 Exposure and Mortality in the NIH-AARP Cohort”, Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society (ATS). Philadelphia, PA.

“Particle Air Pollution: Its Adverse Human Health Effects and Potential Climate Mitigation Health Co-Benefits”. Imperial College. London, England.

Education

B.Sc. (Hons.), Environmental Engineering, Brown University B.A, Environmental Engineering, Brown University M.Sc., Environmental Health Sciences, Harvard University School of Public Health Sc.D, Environmental Health Sciences, Harvard University School of Public Health



Peer-Reviewed Publications

Health Canada, Health and Environmental Impact Assessment Panel Report, “Joint Industry/Government Study: Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuels”. Ottawa, Canada. (1997).

Thurston, G.D., J.D. Spengler and P.J. Samson. An assessment of the relationship between regional pollution transport and trace elements using wind trajectory analysis. Receptor Models Applied to Contemporary Pollution Problems, Ed. E. Frederick, Air Pollution Control Association, Pittsburgh, PA (1982).

Thurston GD, Kipen H, Annesi-Maesano I, Balmes J, Brook RD, Cromar K, De Matteis S, Forastiere F, Forsberg B, Frampton MW, Grigg J, Heederik D, Kelly FJ, Kuenzli N, Laumbach R, Peters A, Rajagopalan ST, Rich D, Ritz B, Samet JM, Sandstrom T, Sigsgaard T, Sunyer J, Brunekreef B. A Joint ERS/ATS Policy Statement: What Constitutes An Adverse Health Effect Of Air Pollution? An Analytical Framework. European Respiratory Journal. 2017 Jan 11; 49(1).

Thurston G, Lippmann M. Ambient particulate matter air pollution and cardiopulmonary diseases. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Jun;36(3):422-32.

Thurston GD, Bekkedal MY, Roberts EM, Ito K, Arden Pope C 3rd, Glenn BS, Ozkaynak H, Utell MJ. (2009). Use of health information in air pollution health research: Past successes and emerging needs. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2009 Jan;19(1):45-58. Epub 2008 Sep 10.

World Health Organization (WHO), Exposure assessment in studies on the chronic effects of long-term exposure to air pollution. Report EUR/03/5039759. Geneva, Switzerland (2003).

Krewski D, Burnett R, Jerrett M, Pope CA, Rainham D, Calle E, Thurston G, Thun M. Mortality and long-term exposure to ambient air pollution: ongoing analyses based on the American Cancer Society cohort. J Toxicol. Environ Health A. Jul 9-23;68(13-14):1093-109 (2005)

Thurston, G.D., J.E. Gorczynski, J.H. Currie, D. He, K. Ito, M. Lippmann, J. Waldman and P. Lioy. The nature and origins of acid aerosol pollution measured in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario. Environ. Res. 65:254-270 (1994).

Thurston GD, Burnett RT, Turner MC, Shi Y, Krewski D, Lall R, Ito K, Jerrett M, Gapstur SM, Diver WR, Pope CA. Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Source-Related Components of U.S. Fine Particle Air Pollution. Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Jun;124(6):785-94. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1509777. Epub 2015 Dec 2.



John Vickerman B.Sc, M.Sc

Selected Relevant Experience Maritime, Port, Intermodal and Logistics Planning and Design Project Experience The following port and intermodal projects are contracts accomplished by Vickerman & Associates, LLC within the last five years with John Vickerman as the Principal-In-Charge of the project.

Maher Melford International Terminals Inc., Guysborough, Nova Scotia. John Vickerman has been commissioned as the General Consultant for the development planning for a state-of-the-art fully automated three berth container port and adjacent CN intermodal rail terminal with 1500 acres of adjacent integrated logistics Park development. As currently envisioned, Maher Melford will deploy an advanced automated container terminal concept developed by Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH (HPC). The terminal operating system is a high grade form of container automation. In container and intermodal terminal will use advanced horizontal transport system of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) in combination with Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes (RMG) with quay parallel orientation in the Container Yard (CY). When successfully deployed, the Maher Melford terminal would be the first container terminal in North America to deploy AGVs.

John Vickerman is the President of Vickerman & Associates, LLC a professional services consulting firm specializing in the planning and design of port, intermodal, and freight logistics facilities. His maritime and intermodal practice has become internationally known for providing innovative solutions to the many operational, planning, and design issues confronting the marine and intermodal transportation industry. Much of his work focuses on assisting ports, railroads, and shipping companies to recognize and prepare for future market and technological changes.

As a specialist in intermodal and maritime terminal design, Mr. Vickerman has worked on major port projects throughout the United States and the world for more than 35 years. Sixty-seven of the 90 North American deep-water general cargo ports have benefited from his personal strategic master planning and design capabilities. His international practice includes work for many of the Canadian Ports; the Ports of Rotterdam; Hong Kong; Mainland China; Melbourne, Australia; Pecèm, Brazil; Puerto Rico; the Panama Canal Authority; the intermodal freight analysis for Eurotunnel between England and France; and emerging new transshipment port projects in Indonesia.

Mr. Vickerman completed three terms as Chairperson for the Intermodal Freight Terminal Design & Operations Committee under the purview of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)/National Research Council (NRC)/National Academy of Science (NAS) and served on many national Policy Committees for the TRB. John has served on the Freight Advisory Roundtable Board and as an Advisory Board Member to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Global Maritime & Transportation School. He currently is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Great Lakes/Seaway Review and serves as a Board of Director Member of the United States Maritime Research Center (USMRC) - Maritime Simulation Institute (MSI) in Newport, Rhode Island.



Port of Miami On-Dock Intermodal Rail Terminal, Florida East Coast Railway (FEC). Vickerman & Associates was retained in 2010 as one of the General Consultants to the FEC Railway CEO and expert intermodal terminal advisor to the FEC Railway, Rail America and Fortress Investment Group for the planning, design and operation of the new Port of Miami On-Dock Intermodal Rail Terminal. The $52 million program included upgrading the Port Bascule Bridge and improvements to 4.5 miles of rail access to the Port from the FEC Hialeah Inland Port in Miami

Port Everglades On-Dock Intermodal Rail Terminal, Florida East Coast Railway (FEC). Vickerman & Associates was retained in 2010 as one of the General Consultants to the FEC Railway CEO and expert intermodal terminal advisor to the FEC Railway, Rail America and Fortress Investment Group for the planning, design and operation of the new Port Everglades On-Dock Intermodal Rail Terminal at Southport. The project includes a new on-dock intermodal rail terminal complex with automated bridge crane design capabilities handling both international and domestic intermodal rail volume.

On-dock Intermodal Rail Facility Design and Construction, New York, New York. Principal-In-Charge of planning, design and construction management services for the $8.5 million ExpressRail Intermodal Transfer Facility at the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Port Alberta Inland Port and Logistics Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Vickerman & Associates was retained in 2008 as an intermodal terminal expert sub-coinsultant by InterVISTAS Consulting Inc. for the development planning of the Port Alberta Inland Port and Integrated Logistics Park for the City of Edmonton, Alberta. The work scope included market assessment and conceptual facilities layouts.


US Navy Civil Engineer Corps., 1971-1975 Jordan, Casper, Woodman, Dobson, 1976-1980 Vickerman/Zachary/Miller, Inc., 1980-1995 TranSystems Corporation, 1995-2008 Vickerman & Associates, LLC, 2008-Present

Education

M.S., Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics, University of California at Berkeley, 1976

B.S., Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, 1971

Professional Credentials and Affiliations Professional State Registrations (21 States):

Registered Architect: AL, CA, CT, DC, FL, HI, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MS, NH, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, TX, VA

Professional Engineer: CA, FL, MD, VA, WA National Professional Registrations: NCARB No. 32456, 1985 (Registered Architect)

T1001328\TOR_LAW\ 9931092\1



Anthony Wong M. Arch., B.Arch., B.Tech


Policy Planner, Town of Milton, Milton, ON

Facilitate, co-ordinate and project manage Heritage planning matters and process. Review and comment on development applications, planning policies and urban design matters.

City Of Brampton, Various Positions

Manager, Central Area (formerly Central Area Office), Brampton, ON, 2002-2018

Managed the Central Area planning and business unit, integrating a multi-discipline team comprised of planners, project coordinators, urban designers, project coordinators and economic development. Reviewed and commented on regional and official plan policies affecting economic development goals and objectives. Administrated Façade and Improvement Incentive Grant program for Downtown Brampton including special grant for designated Heritage Buildings.

Manager, Urban Design Services, City of Brampton, Brampton, ON

Managed urban design team to deliver urban design and planning policies and services for development applications including urban design comments on designated heritage properties. Steering team member of Brampton Heritage, Arts, Culture and Entertainment Committee, Main Street South Heritage District study and Brampton Heritage Theatre feasibility study. Respond to staff, Council, public and development community on all development, policies and urban design enquiries.

Urban Designer/Project Manager, City of Brampton, Brampton, ON

Anthony Wong is an experienced Urban Planner whose work involves delivering complex planning, urban design and economic development projects, business development activities, collaborative organizational advances and strategic planning to stimulate and drive economic prosperity. Mr. Wong has a Masters of Architecture and over 15 years of urban design services experience. Some of his key achievements include offering plan interpretation and technical support to various regional and city policies throughout his positions with the City of Brampton; providing background research and analysis relating to land use, demographic, economic, environmental, urban design, and development related issues for various Brampton community design guidelines, Official Plan review as well as environmental assessment and other planning studies. Mr. Wong has provided expert witness testimony at provincial court for façade improvement grants and has been involved as a steering committee member on the Heritage, Arts Culture and Entertainment Committee, Main Street South Heritage District Study, Transit–Supportive Townhouse Design Guidelines, City of Brampton Infill and Matured Neighborhood by-law and various Urban Design Guidelines.



Managed consultants and capital projects relating to urban design implementation and reviewed central area developments, subdivision block plans, urban design guidelines, development applications, studies and special projects. Developed and implemented Architectural Control policies and By-law framework for subdivision, Downtown Walk of Fame, Rose Theatre and Public Art implementation program.


Intern Architect, Adamson Associates Architects, Mississauga, ON Senior Architect, Indeco Consultants, Singapore Intern Architect, Ian Johnston Architects, Brampton, ON K.Paul Partnership, Oakville, ON Craig Dubbeldam, Architect Inc./ECS Canada Limited, Toronto, ON Intern Architect/Planner, Walker, Wright, Young Planning Associates, Toronto, ON Project Manager, Kim Yong Building Contractor, Singapore

Education

Masters of Architecture (M.Arch.), Urban Design, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch. with Distinction), University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech. Architectural Science), Ryerson Polytechnical Institute,

Toronto, ON, Canada

Alvaro L. Almuina P.Eng., M.Eng., PMP, DCE · 2019. 6. 4. · Professional (PMP) per the Project...

Documents

Transcript of Alvaro L. Almuina P.Eng., M.Eng., PMP, DCE · 2019. 6. 4. · Professional (PMP) per the Project...