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Home My WebLink About04/11/2005Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, April 11, 2005 7:30 PM Chair: Councillor Pickles PRESENT: Mayor Dave Ryan COUNCILLORS: K. Ashe M. Brenner D. Dickerson R. Johnson B. McLean D. Pickles ALSO PRESENT: T. J. Quinn N. Carroll G. Paterson B. Taylor C. Rose - Chief Administrative Officer - Director, Planning & Development - Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer - City Clerk - Manager, Policy ABSENT' E. Buntsma - Director, Operations & Emergency Services (Vacation) Councillor Pickles recognized the 8th Pickering Brownies and 6th Pickering Scouts. (i) ADOPTION OF MINUTES Meeting of March 29, 2005 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, April 11, 2005 7:30 PM Chair: Councillor Pickles (11) 1. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORT PD 14-05 ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 16/04 RENATA TRENT 905 DILLINGHAM ROAD PART OF LOT 19, B.F.C., RANGE 3 (DURHAM CONDOMINIUM PLAN 105) Referred to the May 2nd Council Meeting a) Noel Gerry, representing the applicant, advised of his support of the Planning Report and stated that approval of this application would legitimize the licensing by-law. This business has been licensed for the past five years as a Body Rub Parlour. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORT PD 12-05 PLACES TO GROW Approved See Recommendation #1 PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORT PD 13-05 FINAL ASSUMPTION OF PLANS OF SUBDIVISION By-law Forwarded to Council CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 28-05 APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE FROM THE SIGN BY-LAW SUBMITTED BY JOHN BYBERG Approved See Recommendation #2 -2- PICKERING Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, April 11, 2005 7:30 PM Chair: Councillor Pickles CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 29-05 APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL BY-LAW OFFICERS 1822 WHITES ROAD Approved By-law Forwarded to Council See Recommendation #3 o PROCLAMATIONS: "HEPATITIS C AWARENESS DAY" "HEPATITIS C AWARENESS MONTH" Approved See Recommendation #4 (111) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:59 pm. -3- PiCKERING Appendix I Executive Committee Report EC 2005-06 That the Executive Committee of the City of Pickering having met on April 11, 2005, presents its sixth report to Council and recommends: PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORT PD 12-05 PLACES TO GROW That Pickering Council RECEIVE Report PD 12-05 on the draft Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, prepared by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, dated February, 2005; and That Pickering Council ADVISE the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal that it supports: (a) the concept of a growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; and (b) Pickering's inclusion within the 'Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton Sub- area'; and (c) the identification of downtown Pickering as an 'urban growth centre'; and That Pickering Council REQUEST the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal to coordinate the transfer of the Cherrywood Community from the Greenbelt Plan to the Growth Plan under a 'Designated Growth Area' category, consistent with Pickering's approved Growth Management Study; and That Pickering Council REQUEST the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal to incorporate the following recommended changes into the final Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, such that: (a) upper, lower and single-tier municipalities are engaged as full participants in the preparation of the work program for their respective sub-area growth strategy and that all municipalities be included as members of the sub-area growth strategy working teams in addition to the Province; and (b) local municipalities are provided with the authority to determine the way in which intensification is achieved in their respective areas; and (c) a meaningful public consultation process to inform and obtain comments from residents and landowners in all parts of each sub-area is included as an integral component of the sub-area growth strategy work program; and (d) the content of sub-area growth strategies is refined to focus on the broader cross-boundary issues such as infrastructure, economic development, transit, and urban boundary expansions with less emphasis on rural, agriculture and natural heritage matters; and 4 PI( YK F I{INL Appendix I Executive Committee Report EC 2005-06 (e) (0 (g) the timeframe for achieving the intensification targets in the Growth Plan is extended from 2015 to a longer timeframe; and the employment to population ratio is increased to 50% (one job for every two persons) for Durham Region; and the transportation system is revised to: (i) add a proposed higher order transit route along Taunton Road and Kingston Road; and (ii) add a proposed higher order transit route on the CP Belleville rail line through Durham Region; and (iii) add a proposed higher transit route from the Pickering GO Station to the Highway 407 transitway; and (iv) extend Highway 407 easterly to Highway 35/115 in the pre-2031 timeframe, and add a proposed higher order transit route on Highway 407 through Durham Region; and That Pickering Council REQUEST that, prior to finalizing the Growth Plan, the Province release a comprehensive package of Greater Golden Horseshoe initiatives including details of the fiscal, regulatory and other tools that will be made available to properly implement the sub-area growth strategies, the Transportation Strategy, and the 10-year Strategic Infrastructure Investment Plan; and That the City Clerk FORWARD a copy of Report PD 12-05 to the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Region of Durham, Durham area municipalities, and Wayne Arthurs, MPP, Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 28-05 APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE FROM THE SIGN BY-LAW SUBMITTED BY JOHN BYBERG That Report CS 28-05 regarding an application for a variance from the Sign By-law submitted by John Byberg, be received; and That Resolution #169103, Item #1, passed on December 5, 2003 to refuse an application submitted by John Byberg for a variance to the Sign By-law to permit a billboard sign on the south side of Highway #7 immediately west of the east intersection of the east intersection of Highway #7 and Concession 6 Road, be rescinded; and -5- Appendix I Executive Committee Report EC 2005-06 That the application dated November 3, 2003 submitted by John Byberg for a variance to By-law 2439/87 (Signs) to permit a billboard sign on the south side of Highway #7 immediately west of the east intersection of Highway #7 and Concession 6 Road, be approved. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 29-05 APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL BY-LAW OFFICERS 1822 WHITES ROAD That Report CS 29-05 respecting the appointment of Special Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Parking By-law on private property, be received; and T. hat the draft by-law to appoint persons to enforce the Parking By-law at 1822 Whites Road, be forwarded to Council for approval; and That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto. PROCLAMATIONS: "HEPATITIS C AWARENESS DAY" "HEPATITIS C AWARENESS MONTH" That Mayor Ryan be authorized to make the following proclamations: "Hepatitis C Awareness Day"- May 1, 2005 "Hepatitis C Awareness Month"- May, 2005 -6-