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COUNCIL MEETING
A Meeting of the Pickering Town Council was held on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20th 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 - Town Manager
B. Taylor - Town Clerk
(I)
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Executive Committee Meeting of October 23rd 1978
Council Meeting of Octoèer 30th 1978
(II)
RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 155/78
Moved by Councillor Geraghty
Seconded by Councillor Cahill
That by-law 893/78 is in conformity with the Official Plan
of the Region of Durham and in force at the time said
by-law was passed, namely the 18th day of September 1978¡
And that no further Official Plan has been proposed by
Council nor approved by the Ministry of Housing since
passing of said by-law 893/78 in which the said by-law
would not be in conformity.
CARRIED
Resolution 156/78
Moved by Councillor Geraghty
Seconded by Councillor Matheson
That By-law Amendment Application A19/78 by the Durham
Separate School Board on lands being part lots 64, 65,
Plan 350, to amend restricted area By-law 2511, as amended from
R4 to R4 (Specific)to also permit a Separate School, be
referred back to the Planning Director for a further report.
CARRIED
Mr. Savage, 572 Oakwood Drive, addressed Council and stated
that if a school is permitted at this location it will be to
the detriment of surrounding properties.
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(II)
RESOLUTIONS (Continued)
Resolution 157/78
Moved by Councillor Fisher
Seconded by Councillor Geraghty
That Application M19/78 to L. & M. Dennis to modify the
Minister's Order with respect to lands being Lot 8, Registered
Plan 538, to permit the construction of a single family
detached dwelling on a lot with 28.956 m (95 feet) frontage
and .2007 ha (1.496 acres) area be approved.
CARRIED
Resolution 158/78
Moved by Councillor Fisher
Seconded by Councillor Geraghty
That application M20/78, submitted by 'The Trustees of the
Congregation of the United Church of Canada at Greenwood'
with respect to lands described as Part 2 of Plan 40R-969
to allow the existing church to be used for residential
purposes be approved.
CARRIED
Resolution 159/78
Moved by Councillor Robertson
Seconded by Councillor Matheson
That the report of the Director of Public Works with respect
to street lighting replacements in the Bay Ridges Area,
dated October 27th 1978, be approved¡
And that the Treasurer be authorized to pay Ontario Hydro the
residual value of street lights replaced by the Municipality
and in particular an amount of $3,363.30, representing the
replacement of 74 lights in the Bay Ridges Area during 1978¡
And that this amount be charged to the Street Light Budget.
CARRIED
R~solution 160/78
Moved by Councillor Kitchen
Seconded by Councillor Matheson
That the Town Manager be authorized to make application to
the Canadian Transport Commission to establish a new
crossing at the proposed re-aligned Liverpool Road (Road N/S 6)
crossing of the Canadian Pacific right-of-way as shown on
Plan #8 - Appendix I to the draft proposal prepared by
Totten, Sims, Hubicki Associates Limited, dated October 2nd 1978.
CARRIED
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(II)
RESOLUTIONS (Continued)
Resolution 161/78
Moved by Councillor Robertson
Seconded by Councillor Geraghty
That the report of the Treasurer-Collector dated October 24th
1978 with respect to the Replacement of Capital Equipment
Reserve Account G/L # 4611 be approved.
CARRIED
Resolution 162/78
Moved by Councillor Cahill
Seconded by Councillor Fisher
That tender 36-78 submitted by K. Line Maintenance and
Construction Limited in the amount of $2,195.00 for removal
and installation of street lights within the Town of
Pickering, be approved.
CARRIED
Resolution 163/78
Moved by Councillor Robertson
Seconded by Councillor Matheson
That the Accounts dated October 31st 1978, in the amount
of $1,327,020.40 and November 14th 1978, in the amount of
$1,098,016.15, as submitted by the Town Manager, be approved.
CARRIED
(III)
BY-LAW
~y-Law Number 892/78 - THIRD READING
Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Robertson
moved that the report of the Committee of the Whole on
By-Law Number 892/78, to stop up a part of Sideline 22
from Concession 3 Road north to the Canadian Pacific
Railway right-of-way and to authorize the sale thereof
to the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, be adopted,
and that the said By-law be now read a Third time and
PASSED and that the Mayor and Clerk sign the same, and
the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto.
CARRIED
By-law read a first, second and third time and finally
passed.
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(IV)
1.
OTHER BUSINESS
Council approved a quarter page advertisement in
the Kinsmen newsletter.
2.
Council considered a request from Mr. Fred Beer,
President, Pickering Hockey Association, for the
suspension of public skating at the Don Beer Arena
on January 28th 1979 and a waiver of th~~ice rental fees.
Resolution 164/78
Moved by Councillor Cahill
Seconded by Councillor Fisher
That public skating at the Don Beer Arena be suspended on
January 28th 1979¡
And that the Pickering Hockey Association be permitted to
use the Arena on that day at the normal rental rate for a
Tournament. ,
CARRIED
3.
The Town Manager requested permission to poll
Counèil for authority to sign an amending subdivision
agreement with Bramalea Limited upon distribution
of the said agreement by the Town Solicitor. The
permission was granted.
4.
Council established the dates for Christmas holidays
as follows:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
all employees will work a full day on December
Monday, December 25th 1978 will be a holiday
Tuesday, December 26th 1978 will be a holiday
Friday, December 29th 1978, will be a holiday
Monday, January 1st 1979, will be a holiday.
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5.
Councillor Cahill inquired into the bus stùdies being
conducted in regards to linking with the Toronto
Transit Commission and Ajax Transit. The Town Manager
replied that with respect to the T.T.C. study, this
will be forwarded to Council shortly and with respect
to Ajax Transit, this study is being conducted by the
Social Planning Council.
6.
Councillor Cahill requested the Town Clerk to
investigate the feasibility of shifting the boundaries
of Ward 1 to follow natural boundaries.
7.
Councillor Geraghty requested information on the
types of garbage Metro is hauling to the Brock West
Landfill Site and further requested that the
Ministry of the Environment monitor the dumping
at this Site and that the Ministry of Natural Resources
conduct tests on the garbage currently dumped.
Councillor Fisher requested that the Crown Game
Commission issue hunting licence to residents only
and that the permission of property owners south of
Highway #7 be secured prior to the issuance of a
licence.
8.
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(IV)
9.
OTHER BUSINESS (Continued)
Mayor Anderson read a letter from the Glendale
Tennis Club requesting a grant of $50.00.
Resolution 165/78
Moved by Councillor Robertson
Seconded by Councillor Cahill
That the request of the Glendale Tennis Club for a grant of
$50.00, be denied.
CARRIED
10.
Mayor Anderson thanked Councillor Robertson
for his services as a Council Member. Councillor
Robertson replied that the previous Councils have
worked well and he hoped that all future Councils'
would act in a similar business-like manner.
(V)
CONFIRMATION BY-LAW NUMBER 916/78
Councillor Cahill, seconded by Councillor Geraghty 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 20th
day of November 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 Corporation be thereto affixed.
CARRIED
By-law read a first, second and third time and finally
passed.
(VI)
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at the hour of 8:50 p.m.
Dated December 11th 1978
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