Long Point Beach Public Access Advisory Committee Recommendations

Long Point Public Beach Advisory Committee recommending no access to the beach.   Council meeting summary.






VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:

Betty Chanyi, Councillor (Chair)

Roger Geysens, Councillor

Darlene Homeniuk, Member-at-Large

Lisa Livingston, Member-at-Large

Jackie Baker, Member-at-Large

Stefanie Carroll, Member-at-Large

Peter Selk, Long Point Ratepayers’ Association Rep.

Randy Mawhiney, Long Point Country Chamber of Commerce

Donna Hudson, Resident of Long Point

Dennis Travale, Mayor, ex-offico.

RESOURCES PRESENT: County Staff:

Kevin Lichach, Community Services Department

Bill Cridland, Public Works & Environmental Services Dept.

Chris Baird, Planning & Economic Development Dept.

Colleen Coons, Administrative Coordinator (Recorder)

Keith Robicheau, County Manager

Brian Craig, Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation

RESOURCES ABSENT/REGRETS:

Heather Surette, Long Point Region Conservation Authority

Sherry Pineo, Ministry of Natural Resources

Zvonko Horvat, OPP

LONG POINT BEACH PUBLIC ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FINAL REPORT

Report # PED 13-17

Date Prepared : February 7, 2013

Long Point Beach is a world-class natural asset that is owned by the Government of Ontario for

Ontarians. Norfolk County enables and supports public access to Long Point Beach and the beach experience through all municipally owned access points and by maintaining prominent signage and waste receptacles at these places, portable washrooms at appropriate locations and by making public parking available at certain points along municipal roadways.

At the final meeting of the LPBPAAC on February 6, 2013, the following recommendations were

approved:

That the Long Point Beach Public Access Advisory Committee recommends to Norfolk

County Council that Council take those actions necessary to implement the following:

1. Parking be prohibited on the north side of Erie Blvd between Pike Lane and Austin

Parkway and that the current signs in that location be replaced with “No Parking” signs.

2. The existing finger signs on Erie Blvd. and the signs at the beach access points be

removed, with the exception of those at Abigail Becker Parkway.

3. The signs indicating the presence of the Provincial Parks be retained in their current

locations.

4. The portable toilets and the refuse containers at the beach access points be removed,

with the exception of those at Abigail Becker Parkway.

5. The enforcement of the parking by-laws on all roads at Long Point be continuous and

diligent between the hours as posted on all days between Victoria Day Weekend and

Labour Day Weekend in each year.

6. Staff be directed to investigate and implement a Norfolk Resident Parking Pass for the

Abigail Becker Parking Lot area.

Letters from the public:

FOR The recommendations of the committee: 17 letters

Elly and Dennis Ernest

Karen Bosworth

Posie Ross

Shirley O'Brien

Dan Formanek

Wes De Shane

Jacqueline A. Baker (committee member)

Ronald E. Baker

Gary Sitter

John Deans

Lisa Livingston (committee member)

Karen Deans

Catherine Payette

Carol and George Sweeton

Dennis Parish

Sandy and Bruce Travers

Doug and Jane Garner

Frank and Susan Garner

Robert and Laura Garner

Rachel Hamilton

Against recommendations of the committee: : 19 letters

Grant Bechtel

Don Parkinson

Ann Labron

Ed & Joyce Doerksen

Joyce Sharp

Rev. Alexander and Muriel Young

Marianne Bouwmeester

Shelly Wiebe

Alex & Elva Suderman

Elizabeth Burry

Cristine Meyer

Sharon Lovats

Randy Goudenscune

Al Freeman

Gary Partlow

Hetty Rutherford

Lee Anne and Helmut Teigrob

Catherine Nyman

Elizabeth Bacro

Regular Council Minutes

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Res. No. 7 Mover: Councillor Betty Chanyi;Seconder: Councillor Peter Black

THAT Resolution No. 13 of the Council-In-Committee Minutes dated

February 19, 2013, be adopted, as amended, which reads as follows:

THAT Parking be prohibited on the north side of Erie Blvd between Pike

Lane and Austin Parkway and that the current signs in that location be

replaced with "No Parking" signs;

AND THAT Staff explore other options for the parking that were

discussed by the Long Point Beach Public Access Advisory Committee

and look at alternate locations for parking so that there is no net loss of

parking.

Defeated.

Res. No. 8 Mover: Councillor Betty Chanyi; Seconder: Councillor Peter Black

THAT the repairing of Erie Blvd. in 2014 include a walking/bicycle path all

the way to the Provincial Park.

Defeated.

Res. No. 9 Mover: Councillor Betty Chanyi; Seconder: Councillor Peter Black

THAT Resolution No. 14 of the Council-In-Committee Minutes dated

February 19, 2013, be adopted which reads as follows:

THAT the existing finger signs on Erie Blvd. and the signs at the beach

access points be removed, with the exception of those at Abigail Becker

Parkway.

Defeated.

Res. No. 10 Mover: Councillor Betty Chanyi;Seconder: Councillor C. H. Luke

THAT Resolution No. 16 of the Council-In-Committee Minutes dated

February 19, 2013, be adopted which reads as follows:

THAT the portable toilets and the refuse containers at the beach access

points be removed, with the exception of those at Abigail Becker

Parkway.

Defeated.