in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ar ch 12 ,2 02 0 | 8 oakville.ca Statutory Public Meeting Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment Town-wide and Town-initiated File No. 42.25.19 Monday, April 6, 2020 at 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road Council Chamber You are invited to attend and provide input at this meeting hosted by Planning andDevelopment Council. The Planning Services department will be presenting a recommendation report with respect to the proposed zoning by-law amendment at this meeting. The purpose of the proposed amendment to Town of Oakville Zoning By-law 2014-014, as amended, is to make a number of housekeeping, technical and other modifications to permit accessory patios, which would assist in the use and interpretation of the Zoning By-law and implement the Livable Oakville Plan. The effect of the amendment to Zoning By-law 2014-014 would be as follows: • Within Part 3, Definitions, the definition of "Public Hall" would be modified. • Part 4, General Provisions, would be modified by: 1)Adding Section 4.18.1, Patios Accessory to Public Halls or Restaurants 2)Adding Section 4.18.2, Patios on Public Roads At this time there are no other applications, under the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, pertaining to the subject lands. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Council c/o the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 or at townclerk@oakville.ca before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to Council c/o the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so. If youwish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Oakville on the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 or at townclerk@oakville.ca. Any submission to the Planning and Development Council, either in hard copy or in electronic format, must be forwarded to the Clerk's department for receipt no later than noon on April 6, 2020, to ensure its availability to the Members of Council at the meeting. Individuals making oral submissions at the public meeting are requested to submit a written outline of the submission to the Town Clerk. All submissions should include the full name and address of the presenter. For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, you may visit the Planning Services department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or contact Brandon Hassan, Planner, Planning Services department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3006 (TTY 905-338-4200) or at brandon.hassan@oakville.ca. If you have any accessibility needs, please advise Brandon Hassan one week before the meeting. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Dated at the Town of Oakville March 12, 2020. HALTON - The Halton Region Health Department found more ticks in Halton in 2019, including seven carrying the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Dr. Deepika Lobo, a public health physi- cian with the Halton Region, provided an update on the tick situation in the region. She noted the region has conducted a submit-a-tick program since 2007. This program allows residents who have found a tick on themselves or who have oth-found a tick on themselves or who have oth-f erwise come into contact with one to submit it for identification and testing. "In 2019, the passive surveillance pro- gram (where the public submit ticks to Pub- lic Health) collected 577 ticks; 450 of these were collected in Halton Region," said Lobo. "Of the 450 ticks collected in Halton, 67 were identified as blacklegged ticks (almost 15 per cent), and of these, 4.5 per cent tested positive for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease." These figures represent a significant in- crease in the number of ticks submitted to this program when compared to the previ- ous year. In 2018, a total of 180 ticks acquired in Halton were submitted to the health de- partment, including 34 blacklegged ticks. Two of those blacklegged ticks tested positive for Lyme disease - slightly less than in 2019, where two blacklegged ticks tested positive in Oakville and one tested positive in Burlington. Prior to 2017, no ticks submitted to the Halton Region Health Department tested positive for Lyme disease. That changed in 2017, when two black- legged ticks found in Halton tested positive. The region also carried out tick-drag- ging in 2019, to assess the level of risk ticks pose locally. Tick-dragging involves dragging a white flannel cloth over and around vegetationflannel cloth over and around vegetationf where ticks may be present. Any ticks that attach themselves to the cloth are identified and tested for tick-borne pathogens. In 2019, there were 102 blacklegged ticks found through tick-dragging in Halton - 85found through tick-dragging in Halton - 85f found during tick-dragging in the springfound during tick-dragging in the springf and 17 found during tick-dragging in the fall.fall.f This is significantly more than the 46 blacklegged ticks collected through this method in 2018. The largest number of blacklegged ticks, 51, were found at Burlington's Royal Botan- ical Gardens in the spring. "In the past 15 years, there has been an increase in number and geographic expan- sion of blacklegged tick populations in On- tario, including Halton Region," said Lobo. "Climate change is thought to be a con- tributing factor to the expanding range. The increase in blacklegged ticks found in Hal- ton may also be partly attributed to the more informed and focused approach to tick surveillance in 2019." Lobo said the method of tick-dragging does not change from year to year, but the number of ticks collected at a site can vary depending on several factors, including temperature, time of day, relative humidity, weather conditions and how much wildlife (birds and deer) is in the area. Last year also saw more of the ticks col- lected through tick-dragging testing posi- tive for Lyme disease. In 2018, none of the ticks collected through this method carried the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. In 2019, four of these ticks tested positive. Of those four, one was found at the Royal Botanical Gardens, one was found at Lime- house Conservation Area and two were found in South Campbellville.found in South Campbellville.f When asked how concerned residents should be in light of this increase, Lobo said that based on the surveillance data, a major part of Halton Region is considered to be an at-risk area for Lyme disease. For more information, visit https://For more information, visit https://F www.halton.ca/For-Residents/Immuniza- tions-Preventable-Disease/Diseases-Infec- tions/Lyme-Disease. NEWS 7 LOCAL TICKS TESTED POSITIVE FOR LYME DISEASE IN 2019 DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com Halton Region Public Health reports finding more ticks testing positive for Lyme disease in 2019. Torstar file photo