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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 19, 1962 MUN IC I'PAL BUT L D IN G BROUGHAM A meeting of Pickering Township Council was held on MONDAY, the NINETEENTH day of NOVEMBER, 1962, at EIGHT o'clock p. m. PRESENT: J. Sherman Scott Mrs. Jean McPherson Harvey Spang Milton Mowbray W. J. Greening H. Wank L. T. Johnston, Clerk The following CORRESPONDENCE was considered: 1. l l I I I I 2. Project Planning Associates Ltd. submits a draft by-law to perm~~ Dr. Qe~sEaum to operate larger offices than By-Law No. 2520 permits in Bay Ridges. See By-Law No. 2734. Department of Highways of Ontario asks the Township to take over Berv~ce roac from L~verpool Road to Fairport Beach Road, and they agree to pay cost of sanding and plowing until Township officially assumes. No Action. Department of Hi,hwa~s of Ontario is prepared to discuss with counc~l anyd1ff cul 1es counc~l may expect to have because of their by-passing Dunbarton. Mrs. R. Adamson, President of Pickering and District Home and ~chOol council, asks Council to endorse their request for a Township Library for that portion of the Township which lies, south of the Third Concession. 3. 4. 5. R. Hockle~, of Claremont Park Board. advises that last year they spen $176.31 for furnace oil for the Hall, but expect that this year cost will be about $276.31. Musc~lar Dystrophy Association of Canada solicits funds. Department of Trans~ approves By-Law No. 2729 - 35 mile per hour l~m~t on ~ Road from Highway 2 to Concession 1. Ontario Municipal Board approval. $74,085.00 High School debeñture, Dun5arton. 6. 7, 8. 9. Solicitor for Adolf Wolff advises he has made application to the Ontario Mun~c1pal Board to have Lot 10, Plan 432 zoning changed from R4 to C2. 10. W. E. Jones, Property Administrator, Metro Toronto and Region consèrvat~on Authority, cannot state what portion of Riverside Subdivision will be bought or expropriated by them and states that survey work is now proceeding. 11. The Canadian Council of Christians and Jews solicit a grant fro~~he Townsh~p for the~r worK. The following PERSONS, on MOTION, were heard: 1. On Motion of Mr. Greening, seconded by Mr. Wank, Messrs. A. E. Huddleston and Anderson, of H.E.P.C. were heard. Mr. A. E. Huddleston explained that his Commission had spent cons1derable t1me and work in an effort to secure the best, cheapest and least damaging site for a hydro tower line from the proposed plant at Fairport to Cherrywood and felt the line northerly at east limit of Lot 20, northerly part Concession 2. was the best location. - 2 - As this was not agreeable to the Pickering Town- ship Planning Board, nine other surveys were made, none of which have been approved by the Planning Board, so they have decided to proceed with the original survey. Mr. Huddleston stated that they offered the Township less than the $3000.00 per acre for the required 10 acres from the Township, had increased the offer to this figure, and that he could not recommend a higher price. He also said that there would be a feeder line besideI' the towers for local industry, that he did not expect work to commence on plant in less than five years, but they proposed to purchase the tower line immediately. After considerable discussion, the following resolution was passed: RESOLUTION NO. 286/62 MOVLD by Mr. Mowbray, seconded by Mr. Greening, that this council agree to sell to Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario the easterly 315 feet of the Township's industrial land at a price of $3000.00 per acre, payable in cash on closing, on condition that H.E.P.C. agree to sell back to us, at not more than 50% of cost, such lands as may be required for road crossings of the power line right-of-way, and agree to permit access from the lands retained by the Township to any railway line which may at any time be con- structed upon the lands being sold, and agree that if access to railway from the land being retained is required before a line has been constructed on the land being sold, H.E.P.C. will pay a portion of the cost of constructing a line in the land being sold to provide such access, and that the Reeve and Clerk be and are hereby authorized to execute and deliver an offer to sell the said lands to H.E.P.C. on such terms, and affix the seal of the Municipal Corporation thereto, such offer to sell to require acceptance by H.E.P.C. within 30 days of its execution by the Township. CARRIED YEA: Messrs. Scott, Spang, Mowbray, Greening, and Wanke NAY: Mrs. McPherson RESOLUTION NUMBER 287/62 MOVLD by Mr. Mowbray, seconded by Mr. Spang, that Resolution NO. 117/62 be and is hereby rescinded, and that 1963 taxes be collected in four instalments payable on the last days of April, June, August and October, 1963. CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER 288/62 MÚVLU by Mrs. MCPherson, seconded by Mr. Spang, that Mr. Duck be offered the position of Road Superintendent at a salary of $5,000.00 per annum, on a probationary period of six months' duration, as recommended by the Road Committee. CARRIED YEA: Messrs. Scott, Spang, Mowbray, Greening, Wank, and Mrs. McPherson. (Mr. Deakin, not present at the meeting, expressed his approval should this motion be presented). NAY: None. RESOLUTION NUMBER 289/62 MOVLD by Mr. Green~ng, seconded by M~. Mowbray, that as the Township Road Superintendent uses a Township owned car on Town- ship road work, the Clerk be authorized to apply to the Department of Highways of Ontario for subsidy for use of such car, at the regular rate of Ten Cents per mile. CARRIED - 3 - RESOLUTION NUMBER 290/62 AOVLÚ by Mr. Green~ngt seconded by Mr. Wank, that this Council make application to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of consent for Charles Risk and Nellie Risk to convey to the Kiwanis Club of Dunbarton, Pickering Township, a parcel of land - part of Township Lot 24, Concession 1, for park purposes, being five acres in area and having approximately 460 feet frontage on the east side of Dixie Road; as recommended by the Pickering Township Planning Board November 2nd, 1962. CARRIED BY-LAW NUMBER 2733 Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Mowbray, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to provide for the 1962 expenditures on roads in the Township of Pickering, and that same now be read a first time. Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Wank, moves that By-Law Number 2733 to provide for the 1962 expenditures on roads 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. Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Spang, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2733 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 273~ Mr. Greening, seconded by Mr. Mowbray, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to amend By-Law Number 2520, and that same now be read a first time. I I I i I I I I I Mr. Greening, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, moves that By-Law Number 2734 to amend By-Law Number 2520 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. Mr. Greening, seconded by Mr. Wank, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2734 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 (Increasing size professional space in residential area), BY.LAW NUMBER 2735 Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Spang, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to appoint a Road Superintend~nt in the Township of Pickering, and that same now be read a first tim~. , Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Wank, moves that By-Law Number 2735 to appoint a Road Superintendent in the Township of Pickering, be nQw read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Mowbray, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2735 be adopted, and that the said By-Law be now read a Third time and PASSED; that the Reeve&Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto, YEA: Messrs. Scott, Spang, Mowbray, Greening, Wank, and Mrs. McPherson. (Mr. Deakin advised prior to the meeting that should such a by-law be submitted, it had his approval). NAY: None. - 4 - BY-LAW NUMBER 2736 Mr. Greening, seconded by Mr. Mowbray, moves for leave to introduce a by-law of the Township of Pickering to appoint members to the Court of Revision of the Assessment Rolls (Kenneth Reesor, William H. Westney, Alexander Robertson, William K. McLean, and W. Comery) and that same now be read a first time. Mr. Greening, seconded by Mr. Spang, moves that By-Law Number 2736 to appoint members to the Court of Revision of the Assessment Rolls 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. Mr. Greening, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2736 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 2737 Mr. Spang, seconded by Mr. Greening, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to repeal By-Law Number 1923 "to establish a community centre at Frenchman's Bay", and that same now be read a first time. Mr. Spang, seconded by Mr. Wank, moves that By-Law Number 2737 to repeal By-Law Number 1923 "to establish a community centre at Frenchman's Bay" 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. Mr. Spang, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2737 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 2687 (Two Readings) Mr. Wank. seconded by Mrs. McFHerson, moves for leave to introduce a by-law of the Township of Pickering to authorize the borrowing of $74,085.00 upon debentures for High School purposes, and that same now be read a first time. Mr. Wank. seconded by Mr. Spang, moves that By-Law Number 2687 to authorize the borrowing of $74,085.00 upon debentures for High School purposes, be now read a second time, and that Council go into Co~ittee of the Whole thereon. It was REPORTED that Mr. Poulsson favoured his mailing address as Brougham, as his Department pick up mail daily from Township Office. Mr. Poulsson will submit a report. APPROVED~~ 1962 I l I ~ I I On MOTION of ~rs. McPherson, the meeting