1 Severn Sound Environmental Association 2015 Fourth Quarterly Meeting January 15, 2016 – 9 AM Town of Midland Lower Board Room 575 Dominion Street AGENDA 1. Welcome and call to order 2. Adoption of Agenda 3. Declaration of pecuniary interest 4. Election of SSEA Chair and Vice Chair 5. Adoption of Past SSEA Minutes 6. Suspend the SSEA Meeting to allow the SSSPA 7. Severn Sound Source Protection Authority Meeting 8. Reconvene the SSEA Quarterly Meeting 9. Presentations - Julia Sutton, Eastern Georgian Bay Stewardship Council - SSEA, Coastal Habitat Project Progress Report 10. Fourth Quarterly Financial reports for 2015 i) Fourth Quarterly Statement of Operations ii) Fourth Quarterly Balance Sheet iii) Fourth Quarterly Financial Report iv Fourth Quarterly Confirmation of Accounts v) Fourth Quarterly Report of Deferred Revenue vi) Fourth Quarterly Forecast of Revenues 11. SSEA Fourth Quarterly Activity Report 12. SSEA Staff Reports 13. 2016 SSEA Budget 14. Other Business 15 Next Meeting April 15, 2016 Town of Midland Council Chambers 16. Adjournment.
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Severn Sound Environmental Association
2015 Fourth Quarterly Meeting January 15, 2016 – 9 AM
Town of Midland Lower Board Room 575 Dominion Street
AGENDA
1. Welcome and call to order 2. Adoption of Agenda 3. Declaration of pecuniary interest 4. Election of SSEA Chair and Vice Chair 5. Adoption of Past SSEA Minutes 6. Suspend the SSEA Meeting to allow the SSSPA 7. Severn Sound Source Protection Authority Meeting 8. Reconvene the SSEA Quarterly Meeting 9. Presentations - Julia Sutton, Eastern Georgian Bay Stewardship Council - SSEA, Coastal Habitat Project Progress Report 10. Fourth Quarterly Financial reports for 2015
i) Fourth Quarterly Statement of Operations ii) Fourth Quarterly Balance Sheet iii) Fourth Quarterly Financial Report iv Fourth Quarterly Confirmation of Accounts v) Fourth Quarterly Report of Deferred Revenue vi) Fourth Quarterly Forecast of Revenues
11. SSEA Fourth Quarterly Activity Report 12. SSEA Staff Reports 13. 2016 SSEA Budget 14. Other Business 15 Next Meeting April 15, 2016 Town of Midland Council Chambers 16. Adjournment.
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Severn River Water Quality
SSEA Board Meeting
Oct 22 2015
Where does the water flow?
• Downstream of Big Chute, river water flows several ways:– Most continues in Severn R
main channel, some flows into Six Mile Lake
– Of this flow, most goes back into Severn R, some into McCrae L and on to Gbay
– At Gloucester Pool, some flows into Baxter L via Little Go Home Bay and discharges to South Bay
– Most continues to Little Lake and discharges at Port Severn via three separate dams
• Sampling done during a wide range of flows– ideal for capturing differences in water quality between high and low flow periods
Daily flows from Severn River at Swift Rapids (HYDAT stn 02EC003)
Variability in Flow and Water Quality
• High variability in river concentrations of total phosphorus, chloride and particulate solids
• High concentrations don’t always correspond to high flows ‐> sometimes correspond to lower flows
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Seasonality of River Flow and Chemistry
• For 1953‐2012, flow data averaged over each Julian date
• Higher flows occur in the spring and fall
• Peak flows in early Apr and Dec
• Julian date‐averaged conductivity (2002‐2014 avg) shows lowest values in spring, highest mid‐fall before flow increases
Seasonality of River Flow and Chemistry
• Similar to conductivity chloride is lowest in spring, highest in mid‐fall
• Opposite of expected pattern
• TP and particulate solids highly variable, no clear association with season
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Severn River Water Quality Trends– Jun‐Sept Medians
• The Severn River represents a major influence on Severn Sound, driving currents and local water quality patterns
• Long term monitoring data has shown an increase in chloride, but a decrease in total phosphorus
Influence of the Severn River on the Open Waters of Severn Sound
• The Severn River begins at the north end of Lake Couchiching, and runs through the transition zone between limestone and Canadian Shield bedrock
• By the time it discharges into Severn Sound, basic water chemistry shows more “Shield‐like” characteristics such as low conductivity and pH, and high organic carbon and colour
• The influence of the river can be seen at closest open water monitoring locations PS and BS; it’s effect dissipates past Sturgeon Bay
Port Severn Dam
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Water Quality in Open Waters at Port Severn
• Chloride concentration at PS has tracked trends in river concentration; slight but steady increase since 1999
• Conductivity at PS clearly shows river influence
• Values are low in spring when river flows are highest
• Increase through season as flows decrease
Water Quality in Open Waters at Port Severn
• Chloride concentration at PS has tracked trends in river concentration; slight but steady increase since 1999
• Conductivity at PS clearly shows river influence
• Values are low in spring when river flows are highest
• Increase through season as flows decrease
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Water Quality in Open Waters at Port Severn
• Chloride concentration at PS has tracked trends in river concentration; slight but steady increase since 1999
• Conductivity at PS clearly shows river influence
• Values are low in spring when river flows are highest
• Increase through season as flows decrease
Water Quality in Open Waters at Port Severn
• Little relationship between river and open water phosphorus ‐>both vary in narrow range
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Water Quality in Open Waters at Port Severn
• Little relationship between river and open water phosphorus ‐>both vary in narrow range
• TP hasn’t changed significantly since 1992 in open waters at PS; hasn’t changed over same period at river station either
Summary
• Hydrology of lower Severn River is very complex
• Flow is highly variable, with peak flows occurring in early April and December
• High flows have a diluting effect, while low flows have a concentrating effect; this is seen in river and lake conductivity and chloride values
• Conductivity and chloride concentrations from the river to the lake are tightly linked; total phosphorus and particulate solids more variable
• Since the 70s, phosphorus has decreased significantly (little change since mid‐90s), while chloride has increased significantly ‐>regional phenomenon
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Revenue
Federal Grants 43,133 4,000
Municipal Grants 517,783 511,740 509,000
Provincial Grants 70,000 83,434 133,566
Community and Private Donations 32,650 30,784 28,645
Projects and Recoveries 98,361 40,522 81,605
Funding from Conservation Authority 169,000 162,876 163,142
Interest 655 840
Total Revenues 887,794 873,144 920,798
Expenditures
Salaries 528,371 567,667 537,747
Benefits 146,163 131,958 127,679
Materials and Office Expenses 47,288 39,022 34,612
Contracted Services 58,359 82,256 63,219
Rents and Financial Expenses 57,613 54,750 54,776
Amortization of Tangible Capital Assets 4,568
Total Expenditures 837,794 875,653 822,601
Annual Surplus (Deficit) 50,000 (2,509) 98,197
Accumulated Surplus (Deficit), beginning of year (98,352) (196,551)
Accumulated Surplus (Deficit), end of period 50,000 (100,861) (98,354)
2015
APPROVED
BUDGET
2015
YTD
TO December
2014
YTD
to December
SSEA Statement of Operations
As of December 31, 2015
Run Date: 12-Jan-2016 Page No: 1
Draft
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Financial Assets
Accounts Receivable 85,769 23,800
Due from Related Parties 59,590 48,547
Total Financial Assets 145,359 72,347
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities 39,765 33,472
(1) Revenues related directly to the Environmental Association which do not include special project funds (cash and in-kind) from partners.(2) Municipal share is based on 2007 assessment. (3) Projects administered by the Association (10%).(4) Work done by the SSEA Office for the Partners and/or others.(5) Planned surplus based on deficit recuction plan (6) Special Projects Salary & Benefits to SSEA
Severn Sound Environmental AssociationTHESE 2 COLUMNS ARE A
BREAKDOWN OF THE CLOSING BALANCE
2015 PER GL CLOSING BALANCE DETAILS
Draft
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Forecast of Revenues for 2016 as of January 15, 2016 (projects are all proposed and will be added to deferred revenue as they are approved and confirmed
2016 SSEA RevenuesProject Year Source Request "Community" "Projects" "Recoveries "COST RECOV" S&B STATUSSustainability Sustainability Project 2016 C
P-control EGB Monitoring Project 2016 MOECC 18359 1836 1193 15330 C Hydrology Study 2016 EC/Trent 3000 300 300 2400 P Honey Harbour 2016 GB Twp 13525 1353 C
Habitat Coastal Habitat 2016 EC/U of W 139762 31313 C Shoreline mapping 2016 Le Cle de la Ba 6000 5576 P Oblique ortho shoreline proj 2015/2016 COA-MNRF 1500 P Wetland Restoration Wetland Evaluation 2016 Natural Shorelines 2016 EGB Wetland Collaborative 2016 EC/DU 3000 300 300 2400 P Tributary Habitat mapping 2016 HCF 1200 1200 1200 P
Stewardship SEGB-LS Stewardship 2016 EC/DSSC 117500 15000 C Shorewatch 2016 HCF 600 P Healthy Streams 2015/2016 MOECC 4000 1000 P Tree Planting 2016 Simcoe Co 3120 C
2016 MNRF 2840 P Tree Distribution 2016 Landowners 12000 250 4000 C
2016 DSSC 1500 C Stream Restoration 2016 NSA&H C
Pollution Prevention
Source Protection Private well program 2016 Midland 10000 P Private well program 2016 O-M 6000 P Well Advice program 2016 SSEA 5000 500 4500 P Source Protection Plan Impl. 2015/2016 LSRCA 34698 31658 C Source Protection Plan Impl. 2016/2017 LSRCA 90000 85000 P ICA Project 2015/2016 LSRCA 37123 C Risk Management Services 2016 Munic 89000 8900 8900 71200 P Munic Implementation 2015 Munic 5000 5000 5000 P
Planning Natural Heritage Evaluation Tiny Twp 2016 Tiny Twp 5000 500 500 4000 P Midland 2016 Midland 5000 5000 0 P Severn Twp 2016 Severn Twp 5000 5000 P Plan input/review 2016 Munic 15000 1500 13500 13500 P Requests 2016 Community 500 500 PMonitoring PGMN 2016 MOE-EMRB 3000 P COA Monitoring-open water 2016/2017 COA-MOE 12500 1250 11250 P Trib Fish Biomass 2016/2017 COA-MNRF 30000 1500 P
Fund Raising 2015 Community 3300 3300 PTotals 684027 5000 18188 29750 21193 293077Target 4000 20000 25000 53361
note: status P=proposed; C=confirmed; D=declined
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Agency Acronyms
COA-MNRF Canada-Ontario Agreement - Ministry of Natural Resources ForestryCOA-MOECC Canada-Ontario Agreement - Ministry of Environment Climate ChangeCounty County of SimcoeCWS Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife ServiceDFO Department of Fisheries and OceansDSLSC Dufferin Simcoe Land Stewardship CouncilEC Environment CanadaFCM Federation of Canadian MunicipalitiesGBINP Georgian Bay Islands National ParkGC Green Communities FoundationHCF Huronia Communities FoundationLSRCA Lake Simcoe Region Conservation AuthorityMNRF Ministry of Natural Resources & ForestryMOECC Ministry of the Environment & Climate ChangeNSCFDC North Simcoe Community Futures Development CorportationNSSCIA North Simcoe Soil and Crop Improvement AssociationOGS Ontario Geological SurveyPC Parks Canada - Georgian Bay Islands National ParkPC-TSW Parks Canada - Trent-Severn WaterwaySCCF Simcoe County Christian FarmersSCFA Simcoe County Federation of AgricultureSMDHU Simcoe-Muskoka District Health UnitTrillium Ontario Trillium FoundationU of W University of Windsor
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REPORT CONCERNING SSEA SALARY INCREASES FOR 2016 By Keith Sherman January 15, 2016
The status of Severn Sound salary increases for management/non-union employees for 2016, determined by contacting each municipality, is as follows. Municipal Member 2016 increase (%) Township of Georgian Bay 1.5 Town of Midland 1.0 City of Orillia not confirmed Township of Oro-Medonte not confirmed Town of Penetanguishene 1.75 Township of Severn 2.0 Township of Springwater not confirmed Township of Tay 1.1 Township of Tiny 1.7 Salary increases for SSEA employees over the last three years were as follows.
2013 2.5% 2014 1.0% 2015 1.6%
It is recommended that the SSEA Board set the salary increase for 2016 calendar year effective January 1, 2016. MOTION: That the SSEA Board confirm that the SSEA staff salary increase for 2016 be ____% effective January 1, 2016.