2024 - Day 1 - Workshop info

2024 Row Conference - (Monday, October 7th, 2024)

Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility
2700 Audley Road
Ajax, Ontario L1Z 1T7, Canada

Workshop Summary

ROW Management is much more than managing utilities within a public ROW. It is a multifaceted challenge that municipalities are faced with to effectively manage all users of this public realm. This workshop will be focused on how a municipality can develop a ROW Management strategy with the use of a “Critical Questions Checklist” when addressing matters within the public ROW. The workshop will be organized and presented by way of “The ROW Management Strategy Wheel Concept” that will help participants in addressing the key components of ROW Management and their interconnections. Together, using various scenarios that align with each part of the Wheel Concept participants will work through the “Critical Questions Checklist” to gain an understanding of what should be considered in the development of effective ROW management strategies. In navigating through the Wheel Concept, participants will address each of the Wheel Concept parts:

“The Hub” – Legislation/Regulation;
“The Spokes” – Governance Documents (Bylaws/Policies/Procedures/Guidelines/Standards); and
“The Rim” – Permitting and Inspection/Enforcement.

The workshop is designed to be interactive and will be facilitated by experts in ROW Management strategy development.

*Each Session will have 3 Rooms facilitated simultaneously

Room 1 – “The Hub” – Legislation/Regulations
Room 2 – “The Spokes” – Governance Documents (Bylaws, Policies, Guidelines, Standards etc.)
Room 3 – “The Rim” – Permitting and Enforcement

Light Refreshments Only!

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM	Registration
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Session 1*
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM	Break & Room Change
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM	Session 2*
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM	Break & Room Change
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Session 3*

Workshop Objectives

Target Audience

The objective of the workshop is to empower attendees with the critical questions to ask when developing a ROW Management strategy and to demonstrate, through several scenarios, the utilization of the “Critical Questions Checklist”.

The workshop is a must attend for:

Municipal Staff in ROW and Public Realm Management
Municipal staff in Capital Project delivery
Municipal staff in Development review
Users and designers of the public ROW
- Utility companies
- Developers
- Contractors
- Sign agencies
- Consultants

Workshop Delivery & Scheduling

The workshop will be delivered in 3 separate rooms with each room facilitating a one hour session on a specific aspect in the “Wheel Concept” – The Hub, The Spokes and The Rim. Each delegate will start in an assigned room and will move, in an assigned sequence, to a different room at each of the two breaks. The focus of the rooms are as follows:

Room 1 (“The Hub”)

Room Focus: Public ROW Management Legislation/Regulation

Facilitators: Stephane Emard-Chabot, LLP,

Sicotte Guilbault LLP and Partner in The ROW Partnership

Taffy Nahas, LLP,

City of Ottawa (To Be Confirmed)

Room 2 (“The Spokes”)

Room Focus: Public ROW Management – Governance Documents (Bylaws/Policies/|Procedures/Guidelines/Standards)

Facilitators: Ed Plant, Director

T.E.P. R-O-W Co-ordination Inc. and Partner in The ROW Partnership

Robert Maclachlan, Program Manager Right of Way

City of Ottawa

Blaine Hunt, T2 Utility Engineers

T2 Utility Engineers

Room 3 (“The Rim”)

Room Focus: Public ROW Management – Permits and Inspection/Enforcement

Facilitators: Mark Cavanaugh, Corridor Control Supervisor

Durham Region

Kevin Lamer, Program Manager of Inspections

City of Ottawa

Steve Murphy, C.E.T., President

SVJR Consulting Inc. and Partner in The ROW Partnership