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COUNCIL MEETING
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A Meeting of the Pickering Town Council
was held on MONDAY, JANUARY 16th 1978,
at 7:30 P.M.
PRESENT:
Mayor J. Anderson
Councillors L. Cahill
G. Fisher
N. Geraghty
D. Kitchen
K. Matheson
A. Robertson
ALSO
PRESENT:
N.C. Marshall -
Bruce Taylor
J.P. Mys1ik
Town Manager
Town Clerk
Deputy Clerk
(I)
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Meeting of December 19th 197~.
( II)
DELEGATION
Mr. Bruce Freeman of Brama1ea Limited spoke on
behalf of representatives of the construction and
land development industry to discuss the implications
of the Notice of Motion regarding lot sizes. A brief
regarding this matter was submitted.
( III)
REPORTS -
See Appendix I
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Ontario Humane Society Report for the month of
November 1977.
(IV)
RESOLUTIONS
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF JANUARY 9th 1978
See Appendix II
Resolution 1/78
Moved by Councillor Matheson, seconded by Councillor
Cahill that the Executive Committee Report dated
January 9th 1978, be adopted.
CARRIED
Resolution 2/78
Moved by Councillor Fisher, seconded by Councillor
Geraghty that the Department Head Reports for the
month of December 1977, be adopted:
Town Manager's Department
Treasury Department
Legal Department
Fire Department
Public Works Department
Recreation Department
Transit Department
Planning Department
Clerk's Department
CARRIED
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(IV)
RESOLUTIONS (Cont.)
Resolution 3/78
Moved by Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor
Geraghty that the report of the Town Manager dated
January 2nd 1978, as amended during the Executive
Committee Meeting dated January 13th 1978, dealing
with the 1978 salaries for the non-Union staff be
approved and that the 1978 salaries be implemented,
effective January 1st 1978, or as indicated.
CARRIED
Resolution 4/78
Moved by Councillor Matheson, seconded by Councillor
Fisher that the salaries of the Members of Council
be increased by 4% to $6,760.00 per annum, effective
January 1st 1978 and that the remuneration of the
Mayor be increased by provision of a $600.00 car
allowance, effective January 1st 1978, as recommended
by the Executive Committee during their meeting of
January 13th 1978.
CARRIED
Recorded Vote:
Yea:
Messrs. Anderson, Geraghty, Kitchen, Matheson,
Robertson, Cahill, Fisher.
(V)
BY-LAWS
Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Cahill
moved for leave to introduce By-laws of the Town of
Pickering:
By-Law Number 750/78
To amend By-law Number 55/74. (Prohibits heayy traffic
on certain highways within the Municipality, Sideline 16.)
By-law Number 751/78
Being a By-law to authorize the execution of a Sub-
division Agreement between the Corporation of the
Town of Pickering and Robert Braun Construction Limited
with respect to Part of Lot 2, Concession 1, Draft
Plan Number 18T-75016.
By-Law Number 752/78
Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 266/75 limiting
the number of automobile service stations and public
garages.
By-Law Number 753/78
Being a By-law to authorize the execution of a Quit
Claim Deed between the Corporation of the Town of
Pickering and Donshire Developments Limited.
(922 Dillingham Road).
By-Law Number 754/78
To exempt certain parts of Plan M-1059 from part lot
control.
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(V)
BY-LAWS (Cont.)
By-Law Number 755/78
To authorize the borrowing of $1,500,000.00.
By-Law Number 756/78
To appoint a Community Centres Board to manage and
administer certain Community Centres and Athletic
Fields within the Community Recreation Centres Act
Regulations made thereunder.
THIRD READING
Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Cahill
moved that the report of the Committee of the Whole
on By-law Numbers 750/78, 751/78, 752/78, 753/78,
754/78,755/78,756/78, be adopted, and that the
said By-laws be now read a Third Time and PASSED,
that the Mayor and Clerk sign the same, and that the
Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto.
CARRIED
By-laws read a first, second and third time and
finally passed.
(VI)
NOTICE OF MOTION FROM MEETING OF DECEMBER 19th 1977
Resolution 5/78
Moved by Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor
Matheson that no legal action be brought against
those persons listed on the report of the Town
Solicitor dated August 24th 1977 with respect to
certain exemptions to the Town's Fence By-law 425/76
until a new by-law is introduced, which may make
those fences erected by those said persons conform
to the Town's requirements.
CARRIED
Recorded Vote:
Yea:
Messrs. Geraghty, Anderson, Kitchen, Matheson
Cahill and Fisher.
Councillor Robertson.
Nay:
Resolution
Moved by Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor
Kitchen that the minimum frontage of lots in new
plans of subdivision be twenty-two feet.
LOST
Recorded Vote:
Yea:
Nay:
Messrs. Kitchen and Robertson.
Messrs. Geraghty, Anderson, Matheson, Cahill, Fisher.
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(VII)
1.
OTHER BUSINESS
Mayor Anderson reported that the Town's budget was
reviewed at a special meeting of the Executive Committee
and he was pleased to report that no increase in the
Town's portion of the mill rate was anticipated.
(VIII)
CONFIRMATION BY-LAW
By-Law Number 757/78
Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor Kitchen
moved for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of
Pickering to confirm the proceedings of the Council
of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering at its
meeting held on the 16th day of January 1978, and
that same be now read a first, second and third
time and that the same be now finally passed and
that the Mayor and Clerk sign the same and that the
Seal of the Corproation be thereto affixed.
CARRIED
By-law read a first, second and third time and
finally passed.
(IX)
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at the hour of 8:20 p.m.
Dated
January 30th 1978
Clerk
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0 HUMANE SOCIETY . \..-- ~/';;"'J
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STREETS PARTOLLED (miles)
DOGS IMPOUNDED
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RETURNED TO OWnER
TAKEH TO SHELTER
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CLAIHED BY OWNER
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IMPOUNDED DOGS ADOPTED
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DESTROYEC
DOGS REMAINING AT SHELTER
CATS SHELTERED
CATS DESTROYED
'11 SCELLAlfEOUS AH IìiAtS SHELTERED
AiU MAtS RESCUED
CALLS ¡. COtflLAU4TS "TTEUDED TO
EMERGENCY CAllS AFTER 5:00 P.M.
CHARGES LAU)
IWOUtIDINGFE£S COLLECTED
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REPORT FOR THE tÐHTH OF ~
CUftREHTYEAR
Month Year to Date
5,659
41
4
37
12
5
14
5
13
10
5
1
140
21
$184.00
PREV' GUS YEAR
Month Year t) Date
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30
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29
22
3
9
6
27
5
5
106
$251.00
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APPEN1>IXI I
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~WN OF PICKERING
The ExecutiveCommi ttee, having met January 9th 1". ,~.t8
its firstrepprt to the Council of the Town ~f Picker4nq and
. recommends ':
1.
2.
a)
3.
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4.
FAIRPORT COMMUNITY CORE AREA
FILE NUMBER B 3400
That Council receive the Secondary Plan for the Fairport
Community Core Area submitted by DeLeuw Cather Limited~ .
UDEP Limited and Brook Carruthers, Shaw dated December 6t1)
1977;
And that the Interim Head-Planning Department be authorized
to circulate the said ~lan to all necessary parties for
comment.
OFF",STREET PARKING
FI~NUMBER B 2400
That By-Law Number 711/77 is in conformity with the
Official Plan of the Town of Pickering approved and in
force at the time said By-law was passed, namely the
3rd' dáy of Octgb~r ~977;
No f~ther Official Plan has been proposed by Council
'nor approved by the Ministry of Housing since the passing
of said By-law Number~111/77 and which said by-law would
not be in conformity, rncluding the District Plan of the
Town of Pickering District Planning Area, Region òf
Durham which was adopted by Council on February '1 7th 1975,
ami recommended to the Region of Durham for approv.l.
APPORTICH4ENr OF TAXATION REVENUE TO THE TOWN OF .AJAX
FILE NUMBER C 5300
That the report of the Treasurer-Collector dated Janu!1!ry
3rd -1978, with respect to the apportionment oftaxat!on
revenue on certain properties of the C.P.R. and the
Consumer's Gas Company, be adopted.
And provision be made :in the 1978 Budget under G/L 1599
"O~erMiscellaneous Transactions" for an amount of
$lQ,OOO.OO.' ' .
TRANSFER OF 1977 NON-RECURRING REVENUE
FILE NUMBER C 2450
That the report of the Treasurer-Collector dated December
12th 1977, regarding the transfer of $500,000.00 to the
Community Facilities Deve1op~ent Reserve Fund (G/L 4225)
be adopt,fi!d;
An~~,~<'1:hèse funds be used for, capital. expenditures for'
'ComìnUnlt:y Facilities in the Town of Pickering as stipulatèd
in the Reserve Fund By-law 357/76. '
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APPENDIX II
5.
ACCOUN~ FOR APPROVAL
a)
That the Accounts dated December 16th 1977 " ~I) .~,',I)"..tAe
amount of $2,053,092.02 as submitted by the~. '
Manager, be approved.
b)
That the Accounts dated December 31st 1977, in the
amount of $706,S9l!17 as submitted by the Town
Manager, be approved.
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PROPERTY SALES
FILE NUMBER D 3360
That the report of the Town Manager dated December 14th .
1977, with respect to the sale ofa portion of Block T,
Plan M-997 to the abutting property owners be adoptedJ
And that he be authorized to direct the preparation of
the necessary legal documents 1
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And further that a By-law be prepared to authorizing
the Mayor and Clerk to execute whatever documents are
required in connection with the sale of these lands.
7.
SNOW CLEARANCE ON SIDEWALKS
FILE NUMBER E 5110
That the report of the Director ¡of Public Works with
respect to winter control on,sidewalks, dated December
1st 1977, be adopted and the sidewalks identified be
added to the Municipality's winter control operation.
8.
TRAFFIC "PROBLEM - WESTtŒY ROAD & CONCESSION 6
FILE NPMBER A 2260
That the RegiorìalMunicipality of Durham be requested
to install a four way stop sign at the intersection of
Westney Road and Concession 6.
9.
PI,CKERIUG PUBLIC LIBRARY - SIGN - FILE NUMBER A 2150
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That the Pickering Public Library Board be directed ,to
investigate, means to designate the Library by a sign
and the said sign not be located in an area that is
subject to vandalism or which will interfere with
. snow clearing.
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