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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReforestation & Land Use Advisory Board 1973 Tlh\e M~t1:1r~fP)~llii t1:~1TI\ T ~lr~1TI\1t~ a1TI\<dl ~egii~m\ C~1l\\$e1rw~feii~1TI\ AMt1:lh\~noiifey E-l MllMlU1rlE~ Reforestation & Land Use Advisory Board Tuesday-May-22-l973 #1/73 The Reforestation and Land Use Advisory Board met at the Authority Office, 5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview on Tuesday, May 22, 1973, commencing at 2:00 p.m. PRESENT WERE Chairman G. Lowe Vice-Chairman R.L. Nesbitt Members H.I. Bell R.E. Bell H.C.T. Crisp E. Lemon A. Sale N . H. Smi th Chairman of the Authority F.A. Wade Secretary-Treasurer F.L. Lunn Adm. - FC&WC Division E.F. Sutter Adm. - CLM Division P . B. Flood Superintendent of Operations J.D. Agnew Technician - Forestry D. Dyce ABSENT WERE Members ' G. Gardhouse J. Griffiths S.E. McNeice A. Smith B. Thompson A. Wainio A.A. Wall E.H. Wilson MINUTES The Minutes of Meeting #2/72 were presented. Res. #1 Moved by: A. Sale Seconded by: E. Lemon RESOLVED THAT: The Minutes of Meeting #2/72, as presented, be adopted. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; STAFF PROGRESS REPORT The Staff Progress Report for the period January 1 to May 18, 1973 was presented. Res. #2 Moved by: R.L. Nesbitt Seconded by: E. Lemon RESOLVED THAT: The Staff Progress Report for the period January 1 to May 18, 1973 be received with appreciation and filed. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; 1974 PRELIMINARY BUDGET ESTIMATES The 1974 Preliminary Budget Estimates were presented and discussed. Res. #3 Moved by: A. Sale Seconded by: H.C.T. Crisp E-2 -2- RESOLVED THAT: The 1974 Preliminary Budget Estimates, as presented, be approved in principle; and further THE BOARD REcO~lENDS ~dAT: The 1974 Preliminary Budget Estimates, as appended as Schedule "A" of these Minutes, be included in the 1974 Preliminary Budget Estimates of the Authority. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; AUTHORITY PLANTING PROGRAMMES A Staff Report on the Authcrity's Planting Programmes was presented and discussed. Re s. #4 Moved by: R.L. Nesbitt Seconded by: H.C.T. Crisp RESOLVED THAT: ~1e staff Report on the Authority's Planting Programmes be received and appended as Schedule "B" of these Minutes. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; FISH MANAGEMENT PROGHAMME A Staff Report having regard to the fish management programme proposed by the Authority was presented. Tn8 Report was approved by the Executive Committee and forwarded on April 4 to The Honourable Leo Bernier, Minister of Natural Resources, for his consideration. On April 24 a reply was received from Mr. Bernier indicating his con- siderable interest in such a project and advising that he has directed his staff to prep2re a proposal which would be acceptable to both organizations. Res. ~:::5 Moved by: E. Lemon Seconded by: R.L. Nesbitt RESOLVED THAT: The Staff Report on Fish Management Programme be received; and THE BOARD RECO~lENDS THAT: ~1e action taken by the Executive Committee in requesting the Ministry of Natural Resources to prepare a proposal for a joint Fish Management Programme with the Authority for the area under the jurisdiction of the Authority, which would include an assessment of existing conditions, stocking programmes and fishery management, be concurred in by the Authority. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; REVIEW OF REFORESTATION AND FARM TREE PROGRM1ME CHARGES The Staff drew to the at'cention of the Board the fact that the charges made for the reforestatio~ farm tree and firewood programmes of the Authority have not been reviewed for some considerable time. Res. #6 Moved by: H.C.T. Crisp Seconded by: E. Lemon RESOLVED THAT: The Staff be directed to study the present scale of charges for the reforesta.tio~ farm tree and firewood programmes of the Authority and bring in recommendations to the next meeting of this Board. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; CONSERVATION TOUR Mr. Flood drew to the attention of the Board the Conservation Tour proposed for the Palgrave Area on June 9, commencing at 10:00 a.m., and requested that all Board members make an effort to attend and to publicize the event. ADJOURNMENT On Motion, the Meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m., May 22. G. Lowe L.T.... Lunn - -- Chairman Se~retary-Treasurer SCHEDULE "A" E-3 To: Reforestation & Land Use Advisory Board Re: 1974 Budget Proposals The following are the recommended budget proposals for the 1974 Con- servation Services programs. Section A Administration Revenue Municipal Levy $ 500.00 Provincial Grants $ 500.00 $1000.00 Expenditures 1974 1973 1973 Actual Est. Est. to Mar.30 01-07-09 Bird Feed $1000 $1000 nil Section C Conservation Land Management Division Conservation services Revenue Provincial Grants $ 20 , 7 50 Municipal Levy 8 , 7 50 Other 12,000 $41,500 Expenditures 1974 1973 1973 Actual Est. Est. to Mar.30 25-01- Private Reforestation $8,000 $7,000 $1,115 25-02- Reforestation Subsidies 500 500 nil 25-03- Pond Services & Water 8, 500 8,000 '170 Quality 25-04- Farm Tree & ~hrub 2,000 1,000 630 25-05- Conservation Assistance 2,500 1, 500 878 25-06- Streambank Erosion 20,000 20,000 2 , 204 $41,500 $38,000 $4,997 P. B. Flood, Administrator, 17.5.73 Conservation Land Management Division. E-4 SCHEDULE " B" To: Reforestation & Land Use Advisory Board Re: Authority Planting Programs Periodically reviews of the programs administered by the Reforest- ation & Land Use Advisory Board are presented for the information of the members of the Board. It has been some time since a detailed review of the two major programs, the Reforestation Assistance Pro- gram and the Farm Tree and Wildlife Shrub Assistance Program, has been presented. Reforestation The Reforestation Assistance Program is the oldest of the Authority's assistance programs. This program was originally initiated by the Humber Valley Conservation Authority and was carried on upon the formation of the M.T.R.C.A. Very few changes have been made in this program over the years~ the only ones being increases in the minimum number of trees plan.ted per landm-mer and an increase in the plant- ing charges. At present the Authority charges $10.00 per thousand by machine and $20.00 per thousand by hand. In addition to private land planting, the Authority carries out its own reforestation pro- jects on its own lands. F~ Tree and Shrub This program was first offered to private landowners in 1963. The development of such a program was prompted by the los~ of elms due to Dutch Elm Disease, as a means of replacing the trees on the land- scape. During the firs.t years of this program only limited quanti ties (approximately two to three thousand per year) were available and the demand far exceeded the supply. However, this situation improved by 1967 and this spring th'2re \vere no orders which could not be filled. In 1968 wildlife shrubs ~ere added to the original tree program. All trees and shrubs produced for the Farm Tree and Shrub program are grown in the Authority's nursery in the Boyd Conservation Area. At the present time the nursery consists of approximately twenty acres. In addition to the material for the assistance program, landscape stock and wildlife shrubs for use on Authority lands are also produced. These programs have provided the Authority over the years with one of its major contacts with private landowners and has, in return, assisted a great ma~y landowners in carrying out their own conservation endeavours. The attached table outlines the number of trees and shrubs planted by the Authority under these programs. P. B. Flood, Administrator, Conservation Land Management 18.5.73 Division. E-5 Authority Planting Programs Reforestation Farm Trees Shrubs Year Private Authority Private Authority Private Authority 1957 131,050 24,000 1958 278,800 80,600 1959 258,650 60,500 6,000 1960 440,575 108,300 7,000 1961 703,800 234,400 26,000 1962 338,500 204,225 27,862 1963 186,550 150,185 1,640 1,550 31,358 1964 284,230 295,925 3,455 1,273 32,353 1965 372,430 251,250 3,514 1,972 24,815 1966 297,380 146,050 2,747 1,705 20,161 1967 313,205 64,300 4,820 1,0 30 7,360 1968 145,300 81,660 4,702 2,183 2,125 13,385 1969 137,000 142,940 5,956 3,245 7,425 6,000 1970 154,220 84,000 8,586 2 ,028 7,815 8,700 1971 178,725 37,900 6,000 1, 203 8,010 6,000 1972 116,080 134,000 6,700 2,090 9,370 5,276 Total 4,336,495 2,100,235 48 , 120 18,279 34,745 222,270 6,436,730 66,399 257,015 1r~te Me1l:1r(t)1Pl(t) II n t1:am\ 1r (t)Jr(t)m\ t1:~ a1TI\<dl ~egn~m\ <C~m\$teno\Y'a\ fen (t)m\ AM t1:lh\(t)Jrii fey E-6 MllNlU1I'E~ Reforestation & Land Use Advisory Board Friday-October-12-l973 #2/73 - The Reforestation and Land Use Advisory Board met at the Authority Office, 5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview on Friday, October 12, 1973, commencing at 2:00 p.m. PRESENT WERE Chairman G. Lowe Members H.I. Bell R.E. Bell G. Gardhouse E. Lemon A. Sale Ministry of Natural Resources [W.A. Creighton [J. Kekanovich Secretary-Treasurer F.L. Lunn Adm. - CIM Division P. B. Flood Supt. of Operations J.D. Agnew Tech. Forestry D. Dyce ABSENT WERE Vice-Chairman R.L. Nesbitt Members H.C.T. Crisp S.E. McNeice A.A. Wall E.H. Wilson MINUTES The Minutes of Meeting #1/73 were presented. Res. #1 Moved by: E. Lemon Seconded by: A. Sale RESOLVED THAT: The Minutes of Meeting #1/73, as presented, be adopted. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; STAFF PROGRESS REPORT The Staff Progress Report for the period May 18, 1973 to October 12, 1973, was presented. . Res. #8 Moved by: G. Gardhouse Seconded by: R.E. Bell RESOLVED THAT: The Staff Progress Report for the period May 18 to October 12, 1973, be received and filed. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; CHARGES - REFORESTATION - FARM TREE & SHRUB - FIREWOOD The various schedules of charges made to landowners by the Authority for plantings made under the Reforestation Programme - Farm Tree and Shrub Programme, and the charges made to the public for the sale of firewood, were reviewed in detail. E-7 -2- Res. #9 Moved by: A. Sale Seconded by: G. Gardhouse RESOLVED THAT: The Staff Report having regard to charges made for the Reforestation, Farm Tree and Shrub and Firewood Programmes be received and appended as Schedule "A" of these Minutes; and further THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The Reforestation, Farm Tree and Shrub and Firewood Programmes of the Authority be continued, and that the proposed price increases, as outlined in the report dated October 11, 1973, be implemented as recommended. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; CONSERVATION PLAN PROGRAMME REVIEW The Conservation Plan Programme was reviewed in detail. Res. #10 Moved by: G. Gardhouse Seconded by: H.I. Bell RESOLVED THAT: No changes be recommended at this time in the Conservation Plan Programme. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; RENTAL TREE SPADE The present rental charges for the Authority Tree Spade were reviewed, in view of increased operating costs. Res. #11 Moved by: R.E. Bell Seconded by: A. Sale THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT: The rental charges for use of the Authority Tree Spade and Operator be revised to read: Tree Spade Day = $50.00 Week = 225.00 Month = 650.00 Operator per hour = $5.50 to Municipalities and Authorities per hour = $6.50 - private use MINIMUM CHARGE - one eight-hour day; and further THAT the revised rental rates be effective January 1, 1974. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY; ADJOURNMENT On Motion, the Meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m., October 12. G. Lowe F .L. Lunn - Chairman Secretary-Treasurer SCHEDULE II All To: Reforestation & Land Use Advisory Board E-8 Re: Charges for the Reforestation, Farm Tree and Firewood Programs At meeting #1/73 it was: "RESOLVED THAT the staff be directed to study the present scale of charges for the reforestation, farm tree and firewood programs of the Authority and bring in recommendations to the next meeting of this Board." From time to time this Board has reviewed the Authority's Assistance Programs, the latest being at meeting #1/71. At this review, how- ever, the current charges to landowners were not taken into consider- ation. At meeting #2/71 the charges for the Streambank Erosion Con- trol Assistance Program were revised and a Conservation Plan Assist- ance Program, along with the appropriate charges, was adopted. Reforestation The last review of the charges for the Reforestation Assistance Pro- gram was in September 1968, at which time the Board approved the recommendation of a sub-committee that no alterations be made in the charges at that time. At the present time the Authority charges landowners $10.00 per M trees for machine planting and $20.00 per M trees for hand planting. These charges include the pick-up of the trees at the Ministry of Natural Resources nursery. In addition, the landowner planting his own trees may apply to the Authority for a subsidy of $10.00 per M. This assistance is provided for a minimum of 2,000 trees and a maximum of 30,000 trees by anyone landowner in any year. These charges came into effect after a review in 1965. In reviewing the costs to the Authority for this Program, the years 1971 and 1972 have been used - they being the latest years for which complete figures are available. Costs Revenue Planted Cost/M Revenue/M 1971 $6702.21 $2042.75 178,725 $37.50 $11.43 1972 $11001.01 $1409.00 211,625 $51.98 $11.13 The 1~73 cost,per M trees planted is $74.63. ,This figure will probably be sl~ghtly h~gher by year end as there are llkely still some outstand- ing accounts. In 1965 the cost per M trees for planting on private land was $26.24. The revenue in 1965 was $8.36 per M. The last two years the planting costs have risen considerably and there is now an extremely wide gap between the costs to the Authority and the revenue received from the landowners. Serious consideration should be given to raising the charges to the landowner to reduce the overall cost to the Authority. Parm Tree and Shrub In May 1969 at meeting #1, the Reforestation & Land Use Advisory Board approved the raising of the cost to the landowner for farm trees from $1.00 each to $1.50 each. The cost for the shrubs was left unchanged at 50~ each. The revenue from the sale of trees and shrubs is split between the nursery operation and the planting program as follows: trees - 50:50; shrubs - 80:20. The following tables outline production and planting costs for 1971 and 1972. Production Costs Revenue No. Plants Cost Ea. Reven~e Ea. 1971 $20,940.90 $10,461.75 25,324 $ .83 $ .41 1972 $24,959.51 $15,801.55 30,563 $ .82 $ .52 E-9 - 2 - Planting Costs Revenue Planted Cost Ea. Revenue Ea. 1971 $5,720.31 $5,893.90 14,010 $ .41 $ .42 1972 $8,126.60 $6,740.75 16,070 $ .51 $ .42 In the above, the "Number of Plants" includes both trees and shrubs, with trees making up approximately one-third the total. Under the "Planted" heading, trees again make up approximately one-third the total. In the 1969 review, the cost for producing trees and shrubs in 1968 was 55e per plant, with a total of 22,395 plants produced. The aver- age cost of planting under the Farm Tree Program in 1967 and 1968 was 67e per plant. While the production costs have risen during the last five years, the planting costs have dropped. The only explanation for the drop in planting costs is that the 1967 and 1968 costs were for a total number of plants of which trees made up more than two-thirds. More time is required in planting trees than shrubs. While at present the cost of producing and planting trees is less than the charge to the landowners, the costs for shrubs are considerably more. With increased costs for labour and materials, the tree costs and charges will probably be equal within the next year. Consider- ation should therefore be given to increasing the charges to land- owners for the Farm Tree and Shrub Program. However, in doing this it is very unlikely that charges for shrubs could be raised and still expect to sell large quantities. Varieties of shrubs suitable for wildlife purposes that can be obtained from commercial sources are not a great deal more expensive than our present charges. It is also necessary in wildlife plantings to plant large numbers in order to make them worthwhile. Firewood The prices for firewood sold from Conservation Areas were last reviewed and increased at meeting #2/70 of this Board. Such reviews have taken place approximately every three years in order to keep the Authority's prices in reasonable line with other sources. The Authority became involved in firewood sales in order to make use of the wood produced from management operations and dead elm removal, rather than simply burning any material not suitable for sawlogs. It is also a means of getting some financial return for necessary work. Our current prices as listed below came into effect in October 1970. Wood Quality Full Cord 1/2 Cord Grade I $50.00 $26.00 Grade II $46.00 $24.00 Grade III $40.00 $21.00 Grade IV $36.00 $19.00 Trunk load of wood - $5.00 Delivery Charges: $1.00 for each 5 miles or part thereof. During 1971 and 1972 110.5 cords and 66.0 cords of firewood were pro- duced respectively. In 1971 $4,875.00 were received from wood sales, or an average of $44.12 per cord. In 1972 the income from wood sales was $2,741.50, for an average of $41.54 per cord. Differences in the yearly average per cord can be accounted for in the amount of the various grades of wood sold and the amount of delivery charges. In 1970 the extra costs involved in selling wood were approximately $44.00 per cord. The same costs, based on 1973 wage rates, are approximately $55.00 per cord. A check made on charges of other wood suppli.ers indicates that the current per cord price ranges between $60.00 and $70.00. In view of this and our increased costs involved in wood sales, a price increase is warranted. --- ---- - 3 - E-10 Recommendations As has been noted above, the Authority's costs have been continually increasing and therefore widening the gap between the cost to the Authority and the amount received from landowners. At the present time no changes other than charges to the landowners are necessary, in either the Reforestation or the Farm Tree and Shrub Assistance Programs. The following are the suggested changes in the charges to landowners. REFORESTATION $25.00 per M trees for machine planting. $50.00 per M trees for hand planting. $10.00 per M trees planted for subsidy. FARM TREE AND SHRUB Trees - $2.00 each, planted Shrubs - 50c each, planted FIREWOOD Wood Quality Full Cord 1/2 Cord Grade I $60.00 $31. 00 Grade II $56.00 $29.00 Grade III $50.00 $26.00 Grade IV $46.00 $24.00 Trunk Load of Wood - $5.00 Delivery Charges - $2.00 for each 5 miles or part thereof. While some of the above charges are a considerable increase over the present rates, it is anticipated that these would cover increased costs over at least the next three years. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT the above increases in charges to landowners for the Reforestation Assistance Program, the Farm Tree and Shrub Assistance Program, and the Firewood Program be approved - to become effective January 1, 1974. P.B. Flood, Administrator, Conservation Land Management 11.10.73 Division.