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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 16, 1970 4~" .< ...£. _!2"'u tf- ~_~L lu..J'¡ TIN '(1. A meet~agor ,the 'Pickering tO1ft\aAi¡),- --~ Council was held'. on MONDAY, the . '_{:$IiTEENTH day of FEBRUARY, ~ at ,"I!\$.;;p. m. " I cr7O , '" ., ' :,~,,~::~pIikSENT ~ lte'ðVe J. H. Williams .~ Deputy rleeve G. Ashe Councillors - V. Rudik Mrs. J. L. McPherson D. Kitchen R. Chat ten J. Kruger Deputy Clerk N. C. Marshall ill-@"Q~ION OF MINUTES On motion of Mr. Ashe, seconded by I~. Kruger, and carried unanimously, the minutes of the Council meeting of February 2, 1970, were adopted. J!!) - DEPUTATIOt@ 1. Moved by Councillor Rudik, seconded by Councillor Kruger that Mr. Chris Seens~ President of and representing the Youth Organization for Retarded Children, be heard. Mr. Seens appeared before Council to request their participation in the sponsoring of the Organization's closing banqu~t_~o be held on March 26., -,.' "\ ,.";, " nYouth Organization for Retarded Children" is a rel@.t-iyely new but thriving youth organization whose purpose is (If,~tõ encou~age and to facilitate the establishment of youth groups throughout the Province, ,;, (2) to make some positive headway in the area of public education, (3) to increase the quality of youth volunteer work by developing an active means of exchanging ideas, and (4) to provide teamwork between youth groups and local associations, especially to ensure that activities complement each other rather than conflict. His own group directs activities to work with the mentally retarded in the Pickering, Whitby and Ajax areas. In requesting Council's support of the closing banquet, he explained that this was an annual convention which is held to expound the ideas and principals of the Organization throughout the Province. The local group was hosting the convention and anticipated a catering cost of approximately $900.00 for the banquet in question. Mr. Seens asked that Council consider assuming one-third of the cost of this dinner. See Resolution #60/70. Moved by Councillor Kruger, seconded by Councillor Rudik, that Mr. R. Mason be heard. 2. Mr. Mason, a resident of Pickering Beach, appeared before Council to speak on a recently published O.W.R.C. report dealing with the pöllution of the wells in the Pickering Beach area. He emphasized the serious nature of the plight of the area and pointed to the conclusions of the O.W.R.C. report in which it stated ~at serious consideration should be given to provide the P1~J(éring Beach a.r~,with water and sewage services in the immediat~\future. In,',th4a interval, all drinking water should be boiled,. ,.,' , ; c ~, '1Mr:~, ~son asked Council;,o consider some fonn of agreement with t~~hTøwn of Ajax whereby p1Hd municipal water could be taken ~ri~Q the area to at 'least $~1~iate the health hazard that exists With regards to the supply ~t,'_ter. ': '.. '1 l\ .. /," '/,.,' It was pointed out to Mr. Mas6n that the nature of the terrain in the area is such that the instalation of sewers would be totally ._' .. -." - 2 - 4/70 uneconomical. While admitting that the instalation of water to the area would aggravate the sewage problem, Council agreed that they had a moral obligation to the residents in the area. It was suggested that the entire question be referred to the next p.U.C. meeting for consideration of the problem. At this meeting, they sho~ld also encompass the plight of the residents of Wqodview Avenue North and the Squire's Beach area. IJ;!!l-QQRRESPQNDENCE 1. 2. 3. 4. The Squire's Beach and Community Ratepayers' Association expresses concern regarding any dredging operations that may arise from the proposed Marina at Duffins Creek and request comments from Council. Letter read in open Council. Referred to the Road Committée. Council noted that this entire question had been referred to the Department of Mines and Resources who had indicated that the matter would be checked on receipt of a formal application for a license covering the dredging operation. Council wondered whether the Department was aware of what happened in the late 50's following a similar operation and suggested that the Clerk contact them and consider the item in light of previous experience. , The Squire~ Beach and Community Ratepayers' Association req~ests improvement be made to the ditching in this area. Letter read in open Council. Referred to the Road Committee. The Squires Beach and Community Ratepayers' Association requests stop signs be placed at Squire's Beach Road and Montgomery Park Road to resolve the traffic problem in this area. Letter read in open Council. Referred to the Road Committee. It was suggested that representatives from the area appear at the next Road Committee to discuss the above problems. The Ontario Water Resources Commission, upon completion of a survey of the wells in the Pickering Beach area, forwards their report recommending that consideration be given to provide water and sewage services in this area. iIYI-- INFORMATION Referred to the Public Utilities Committee. 1. 2. ~ 3. 4. Mr. William Saccoccio, Architect, forwards copy of Roofing ~ob Progress Report, covering the period of February 2, to February 6, 1970, for the Arena. Copies to Council. Mr. W. Saccoccio, forwards Job Reports #13, #14, and #15 for the Pickering Sports Arena. Copies to Council. Council expressed concern over the fact that the Architect was unable to get a firm commitment from the contractor dealing with the completion date of the facility and the final cost of the suggested additions to the contract. The matter was referred to the Parks and Recreation Director with the instructions that he get some answers soon. Mrs. Bean of Lakecrest Drive requests consideration for snow- plowing of public non-assumed road in Pickering Beach area. Referred to the Road Committee. Residents of East Rouge and West Shore re snowmobiles, wish to be advised in order to make representation on this matter, should a by-law be considered. The M.TþR.C~has taken a position and intend to post all their lands prohibiting snowmobiles except in special areas such as Greenwood. , " - ,3,-'- 4/70 ill REPOltTS 1. Building Departmem-~--£or._~e-.month or- Jan1léu'"y, 1970. Permits issued - 5 - est. value $44,500.00 Permit fees - $87.50 2 Single family dwellings est. value $18,500.00 each 1 Single family dwelling addition 1 Funeral home addition 1 Carport C. G. Hollinger, Building Department. Wal'Tlings Issued Number of dogs impounded Number of dogs returned direct to owners Number of dogs taken to shelter Number of dogs claimed from shelter by owner Number of dogs humanely destroyed Number of cats sheltered Number of miscellaneous animals sheltered Number of animals rescued or otherwise assisted Number of calls for assistance answered 73 Emergency calls answered after 9 p.m. Impounding fees collected $247.50 Copies to Council. Copies to Council. Ontario Humane Society Report for the month of January, with comparison figures for the month of January, 1969. 12~ 57 1 56 18 22 14 1970, !2Q2 47 46 2 44 17 12 26 1 5 119 1 $225.00 2. 3. Planning Report #176-2 - A 11/69 - Bramalea Consolidated Developments Ltd. Part Block Y, Plan M-16. Copies to Council. 4. See Motion #1. Planning Report #195 and #195-1 - A 23/69 - W. Sharpe, Part Lot 35, Concession 8. Copies to Council. See Rèsolution #62/70. illl RESOLUTIONS Resolution #60/70 MOVED by Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Deputy Reeve G. Ashe that the Pickering Township Council support the Youth Organization for Retarded Children by paying approximately $300.00 to help defray the cost of their closing banquet on March 26, 1970. CARRIED Resolution #61/70 MOVED by Councillor Mrs. J. McPherson, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, that the Township of Pickering agrees to permit a three- day deer shoot on November 2, 3, and 4, 1970, and that the hunters be permitted to hunt with shot-guns only -- no dogs. CARRIED --~-, - l;/;Ii; --- .. - - \_" 4/70---- - 4- Resolution #62/70 MOVED by Coundil.o.r._y..---Rttdik, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, that this Council does hereby endorse the recommendation of the Pickering Township Planning Board on February 5,1970; and,hereby directs that the application (A 23/69) to amend the zoning ,of the subject property, known as: The northerly l38.37' of the $outherl~ 3l04.99' of the easterly 283.76' of the westerly 300.9l' of Lot 35, Concession 8; by a specific exemption to permit the er~ction of a residence with l,300 sq. ft. to 1,500 sq. ft. of gross floor area, whereas the by-law requires a minimum of 2,000 sq. f~. habita~e floor area; be REFUSED on the grounds that it is con- sidered a convenience only, not in keeping with the development of the surrounding area, it will not assist the financial difficulties of the Municipality, and is therefore not a benefit to the Municipality. CARRIED Resolution #63/70 MOVED by Councillor R. Chatten, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, that whereas the municipal governments of Ontario have enjoyed authority under the Ontario Municipal Act and The Planning Act to plan, zone and regulate land uses for the orderly development of their communities, the resolution of conflicting interests, the protection of existing uses, and their ratepayers' quiet enjoyment of their properties; AND WHEREAS The Ontario Municipal Act and The Planning Act have proven effective instruments for these proper pursuits; AND \VHEREAS The Department of Municipal Affairs, The Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Ontario Municipal Board have provided equi~able and effective channels for the resolution of conflicts among land users which -e-oul.d not--,~, resolved..-.a~municipal level; AND WHEREAS the concentration of population, developing municipalities and urban growth in this Province mainly coincide with the geological pattern of sand, gravel and other aggregates deposi:ts, whi ch ,are of increasing value and importance in con- struction and industry; AND WHEREAS the enjoyment of homes and municipal amenities, &he pursuits of business and industry, the conduct of farming, and the safe and healthy lives of citizens are disturbed, hindered and endangered where the operation of pits and quarries is con- ducted in inappropriate locations or in too close proximity to other land uses; ~' AND WHEREAS the operation of pits and quarries without proper planning and adequate safeguards and definitive programs for the rehabilitation of excavations, creates real and potential conditions for disturbance and pollution of ground waters, erosion of agricultural lands, and the serious disruption of residential amenities, recreational facilities, and the depletion of neighbouring land values; AND WHEREAS, notwithstanding these conditions, the aggregate producers and other operators of pits and quarries in Ontario have persuaded the Mineral Resources Committee to the Minister of Mines to recommend to the Minister, and through him to the Government of Ontario, drastic and fundamental changes in constitutional powers in the Province; \ J AND WHEREAS, in accordance with the requests and recommendations of these aggregate producers, the Minister of Mines has publicly stated his intention to seek such changes; AND WHEREAS, in particular, the said Mineral Resources Committee to the Minister of Mines have recommended in Appendix 1 of their Report of September 1969 "Amendments to the Planning and Municipa Act", particularly to: ..~ þ': ..... ,,/ " " ... 5 - ". 4/70 iq 1) Repeal clausèa 118 and 119 of subsectiOlLJIl:Óf Section 379 of the Municipal Act which gives municipalities the power to pass by-laws regulating and in some specific instances the power to prohibit, the operation of pits and quarries. .(2) Repeal clause 6 of subsection (1) of Section 30 of the Planning Act. This clause permits municipalities to pass by-laws prohibiting the establishment of pits and quarries within the municipality or within any defined areas thereof. vI and have proposed Amendments to Section 30 of the Planning Act which would allow the Minister of Mines to review the zoning of pits and quarries. BE IT THEREFORE dESOLVED, 1. That this Council of the Municipality of th',Town~hip of Pickering is unanimously opposed to such changes 1n The Municipal Act and The Planning Act as are recommended by the Mineral Resources Committee to the Minister of Mines because such changes are unwarranted, pre-emptive and would create a fundamental and intolerable precedent for the erosion of municipal ?uthority and planning powers now guaranteed to municipal governments by The Municipal Act and The Planning Act; That this Council is further unanimously opposed to such changes in The Municipal Act and Planning Act because t9~ would transfer from the Minister of Municipal Affairs a~çi':' his Department to the Minister of Mines and his Department, powers and authority which should remain with the Department established in the interests of municipalities rather tþan be transferred to a Department established in the inter~sts of one particular segment of the economy; 2. 3. That the Clerk of the Municipality of the Township of Pickering be instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Honourable John Robarts, Prime Minister of Ontario, to the leaders of the two opposition parties in the Legislative Assembly, Robert F. Nixon (Brant) and Donald C. MacDonald (York South), and to the local members of the Legislative Assembly, Matthew B. Dymond (Ontario) and William Newman (Ontario South), and that a copy of the resolution endorsed be sent to the Township of Uxbridge, CARRIED Resolution #64/70 MOVED by Deputy Reeve G.Ashe, seconded by Councillor Mrs. J. McPherson, that the Council of the Township of Pickering adopt the Report of the Engineer with respect to Central York C~unt~, Area Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System, Report ¡IE- 3770; and further, that the said Report be forwarded to the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Board, as recommended by the Standing Committee of the Whole Council, February 9, 1970. : ~ CARRIED Resolution #65/70 ,¡;" MOVED by Deputy Reeve G. Ashe, secónded by Councillor Mrs. J. McPherson, that the. Council of the Township of Pickering e~orse Resolution #36 of the-T-ownship ofUxbridge dealing with the operation and municipal administrãtion of pits and qua~ies operating within the respective municipalities; and further; that it be emphasized within thê resolution, the"'þO'Æ$~'tl,*, tn. Township of Pickering takes in th:is respect, as re~Ðibmeridh b, the Standing Committee of the Whole Council, February 9,1970. CARRIED , ,,--"'"--- -- d' . ,-"", " ,--",.--.-".._- , ' - ..,_..' .. .-,,6 - --4/19 Resolution #66119. MOVED by Counct l'tor.J:..._Kr~er, seconded by Cauncillor D. Kitchen, that a one-month extension~'~ed to Allied Conveyors L~d. on their option to purchase Township Industrial lands on the west side of Dillingham Road wñh the extension to close on March 1, 1970. CARRIED Resolution #67/70 MOVED by Councillor J. Kruger, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, that the Treasurer be authorized to advertise for a Deputy Treasurer in accordance with the instructions of the Committee of the Whole in Finance at their meeting of January 28, 1970. CARRIED Resolution #68/70 MOVED by Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Mrs. McPherson that the Engineer be authorized to hire an instrument man as documented in the position establishment statement reviewed by the Committee of the Whole on Personnel, February 3, 1970. CARRIED Resolution #69/70 MOVED by Deputy Reeve G. Ashe, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, that Chesterton Shores be added to the proposed 1970 Streetlight Programme, as recommended by the Standing Committee on Public Utilities, February 4, 1970. CARRIED Resolution #70/70 MOVED by Deputy Reeve G. Ashe, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, that the Corporation of the Township of Pickering support the Corporation of the Borough of Scarborough resolution requesting the Government of Ontario to amend the existing municipal legislation thereby enabling municipalities to enact by-laws to regulate lot grading and drainage facilities on any land under development as adopted by the Council of the Borough of Scarborough on December 31, 1969, as recommended by the Standing Committee on Public Utilities, February 4, 1970. CARRIED Resolution #71/70 MOVED by Deputy Reeve G. Ashe, seconded by Councillor Va Rudik, that the Municipality's membership in the Ontario Municipal Water Association be renewed on a yearly basis at the discretion of the Township Engineer, as recommended by the Standing Committee on Public Utilities, February 4, 1970. CARRIED Resolution #72/70 MOVED by Deputy Reeve G. Ashe, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, that Mr. H. Wank and Mr. V. Rudik be confirmed as the Planning Board's East District appointments for the year 1970, as recommended by the Planning Board at their meeting of February 5, 1970. CARRIED . 7 - 4/?O ..' Motions 1. A motion t'O-,approJle... subject to certa.in œndi.:t;.ionst"ã.p:øliøatiion, A ll/69 as revised, to '-amend the zon1~ o£' Papt, JUo.ok Y, Plan M-16 to permit a row housing ànd ap....J.t.ment complex. Deferred. Referred for further consideration by the Committee of the Whole Council. 1YI~l.- BY-LAWS By-Law Number 3765/70 - Third Reading The Committee of the \~ole ar1ses and reports the By-law as read. Councillor J. Kruger, seconded by Councillor Mrs. J. McPherson moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Number 3765/70 to raise $100,000.00 to aid in the construction of tile, stone or timber drains and to repeal By-law 3724, be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARdIED By-Law Number 3778/70 Councillor R. Chatten, seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Township of Pickering to appoint inspectors to enforce the Trench Excavators' Protection Act in the Township of Pickering, and that same now be read a first time. P. Poulsson, P. Eng. R. J. Hutchinson Salvatore Gelsomino John Keeler Lawrence Marino Councillor R. Chatten, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, moves that By-law Number 3778/70 to appoint inspectors to enforce the Trench Excavators' Protection Act in the Township of Pickering be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-law as read. Councillor R. Chatten, seconded by Deputy Reeve G. Ashe, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Number 3778/70 be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED By-Law Number 3779/70 I Councillor Mrs. J. McPherson, seconded by Councillor R. Chatten, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Township of Pickering to authorize the execution of a deed for sale of part road allowance Lot 20, Cone. 1 to the Department of Highways and that same now be read a first time. Councillor Mrs. J. McPherson seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen, moves that By-law Number 3779/70 to authorize the execution of a deed for sale of part road allowance Lot 20, Conc. 1 to the Department of Highways be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-law as read. ! \ ., . ' - 8 - 4/70 Councillor Mrs. J. M.cPherso.n....sa.conQed.-,by--~y Reeve G. A~he moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Number 3779/70 be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED By-Law Number 3780/70 Deputy Reeve G. Ashe, seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Township of Pickering to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Pickering at its meeting held on the sixteenth day of February, 1970, and that same now be read a first time. Deputy Reeve G. Ashe, seconded by Councillor R. Chatten, moves that By-law Number 3780/70 to confirm the proceedings of the Council meeting held on the 16th day of February, 1970, be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of the vfuole arises and reports the By-law as read. Deputy Reeve G. Ashe, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, moves that the report of the Committee of the \Vhole on By-law Number ~780/70 be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED illII )- A~JOUR.NMENT On motion of Mr. Kruger, the meeting adjourned to reconvene into Committee of the Whole, Closed Session. L- Dated -"J1\Ou1~, flv ~ Cler~ ~ !