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Home My WebLink About01/24/2006 . . . PRESENT: COUNCillORS: K. Ashe M. Brenner D. Dickerson R.Johnson B. McLean D. Pickles Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:50 pm Chair: Councillor Ashe Mayor Ryan - Absent due to municipal business ALSO PRESENT: 1. J. Quinn N. Carroll G. Paterson D. Bentley C. Rose D. Shields - Chief Administrative Officer - Director, Planning & Development - Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer - City Clerk - Manager, Policy - Deputy Clerk (I) ADOPTION OF MINUTES Moved by Councillor Johnson Seconded by Councillor Pickles Meeting of January 9,2006 (II) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION 1. CARRIED Director, Planning & Development, Report PO 03-06 672003 Ontario Limited Plan of Subdivision 40M-1919 1298989 Ontario Inc. Plan of Subdivision 40M-1969 8 . . . Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:50 pm Chair: Councillor Ashe Final Assumption of Plans of Subdivision Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Brenner That By-laws be enacted to: 1. Dedicate Blocks 33 and 36, Plan 40M-1919 as public highways; 2. Assume roads and services within Plan 40M-1919 (save and except from Lot 10, Block 30 and those parts of Block 35, being Parts 1 and 7, 40R- 19037) and Plan 40M-1969 (save and except from Blocks 124, 129, 130, 131 and 132); 3. Amend By-law 1416/82 (Places of Amusement) to include the roads within Plans 40M-1919 and 40M-1969; and 4. Authorize the release and removal of the Subdivision Agreements from title relating to Plan 40M-1919 (save and except from Lots 10, 11 and Block 30) and Plan 40M-1969. CARRIED 2. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 08-06 Lease of City of Pickering lands to The Rockport Group Block 16, 40M-1231 & 40R-7765, Part 26 (Eastern half of the City lands located on the southwest corner of Valley Farm Road and The Esplanade South) City of Pickerinq Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Pickles 1. That the request by The Rockport Group to lease City land at the southwest corner of Valley Farm Road and The Esplanade South for construction staging/storage purposes associated with the development of a seniors project at the southeast corner of Valley Farm Road and Diefenbaker Court be approved; and 9 . 3. . . Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:50 pm Chair: Councillor Ashe 2. That the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to sign a lease agreement with The Rockport Group involving City lands, substantially on terms set out in Section 2.1 of this Report. PO 08-06 of the Director, Planning & Development. CARRIED Director, Planning & Development, Report PO 09-06 Places to Grow - Better Choices. Brighter Future. Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe November 2005 EBR Reqistrv Number: XR05EOO02 - Informational Notice Detailed discussion ensued on this matter. Moved by Councillor Johnson Seconded by Councillor Pickles 1. That Pickering Council receive Report PO 09-06 on the Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, prepared by the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, dated November 2005; That Pickering Council advise the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal that it continues to support: (a) a growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; (b) Pickering's inclusion within the sub-area that includes the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton; (c) the identification of downtown Pickering as an urban growth centre; and (c) protection of designated employment lands from conversion to non-employment or major retail land uses; 2. 3. That Pickering Council request the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal to: (b) amend the final Growth Plan to identify the Cherrywood Community as a designated greenfield area and to coordinate with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing the removal of this area from the Greenbelt Plan; and in the absence of this, (c) amend the final Growth Plan to identify lands in the northeast sector of Pickering, having an area equivalent in size to the Cherrywood Community, as a designated greenfield area instead of Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan Area; and 10 . Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 24,2006 7:50 pm Chair: Councillor Ashe 4. (d) respond in writing to Pickering Council regarding the Minister's rationale for his decision on this matter; 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) the adequacy of the designated urban land supply in the Growth Plan is reviewed at least every five years; (b) lower-tier municipalities, in addition to the upper and single-tier municipalities, are formally consulted on the: . reviews of the population, household and employment forecasts; undertaking of sub-area assessments; delineation of the built boundary; identification of the boundary for and scale of development in Pickering's urban growth centre; determination of the timing for and location of future designated greenfield areas; (c) the content of sub-area assessments are refined to focus on regional scale infrastructure, economic development, transportation and transit, and urban boundary expansion matters and that the identification of the natural system, prime agricultural and rural areas are the responsibility of upper, lower and single-tier municipalities; (d) a schedule identifying the sub-areas is re-introduced; (e) a new policy is added to section 2.2.3 - General Intensification, allowing the Minister to permit achievement of the 40% intensification in Durham Region at a point in time after the year 2015, following review of the current intensification opportunities and supply of existing approved greenfield developments; (f) the term "municipality" in policy 2.2.3 2., (which requires those municipalities currently achieving an intensification ratio of higher than 40% within their built-up area to continue to achieve that ratio), is clarified to refer to an "upper or single-tier municipality" only, and that it is not to be applied at the lower-tier municipal level; (g) the employment to population ratio is increased to 50% (one job for every two persons) for Durham Region; (h) the employment areas along Highways 407 and 401 within Durham Region are recognized and identified as provincially significant in the Growth Plan; (i) the transportation system is revised to: (i) add a proposed higher order transit route along Taunton 11 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) . . . . Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:50 pm Chair: Councillor Ashe 5. Road and Kingston Road; add a proposed higher order transit route on the CP Belleville rail line through Durham Region; add a proposed higher transit route from the Pickering GO Station to the Highway 407 transitway; and 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; That Pickering Council continues to request that, prior to finalizing the Growth Plan, the Province release details of the fiscal, regulatory and other tools that will be made available to properly implement the Growth Plan policies at the local level; (ii) (iii) (iv) 6. That Pickering Council authorize staff to prepare and bring back to Council for authorization, terms of reference for a "Downtown Pickering Urban Growth Centre Study" to determine the scope, scale and nature of the downtown centre, in consultation with the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal and the Region of Durham; and 7. That the City Clerk forward a copy of Report PO 09-06 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. CARRIED AS AMENDED LATER IN THE MEETING (SEE FOLLOWING MOTIONS) Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Brenner That the main motion be divided in order to deal with Item 3) separately CARRIED Item 3) of the main motion was then before Committee for consideration. Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Brenner 12 8 . . Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:50 pm Chair: Councillor Ashe That parts (a) and (c) of Item 3) be approved. CARRIED Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Brenner That part (b) of Item 3) be deleted in its entirety. CARRIED The main motion of Councillors' Dickerson and Pickles was then put to a vote and CARRIED AS AMENDED. 4. Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer, Report CS 07-06 Appointment to Enforce the ParkinQ By-law on Private Property Moved by Councillor Pickles Seconded by Councillor Dickerson 1. That Report CS 07-06 respecting the appointment of Special Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Parking By-law on private property be received; and 2. That Council approve that the City Clerk be authorized to bring a By-law directly to Council with no report due to the fact that the amendments are only housekeeping in nature. CARRIED 5. City Clerk, Report CS 08-06 Public Meeting - Notice of the Passing of a By-law for Council Rules of Procedure Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Brenner 13 . . . Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:50 pm Chair: Councillor Ashe That Report CS 08-06 of the City Clerk be referred back to staff for the purpose of consulting members of Council on the proposed changes. CARRIED 6. Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer CS 09-06 Formal Quotations - Quarterly Report for Information Moved by Councillor Pickles Seconded by Councillor Dickerson That Report CS 09-06 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer concerning Formal Quotations - Quarterly Report for Information be received for information. CARRIED (III) OTHER BUSINESS 1. The following matters were considered prior to the regular meeting: (a) Confidential Matters Moved by Councillor McLean Seconded by Councillor Pickles That Committee move into an 'In Camera" meeting of Committee in order to discuss advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. CARRIED Refer to the "In Camera" minutes of the Executive Committee dated January 24, 2006. Moved by Councillor McLean Seconded by Councillor Pickles 14 . . . Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 24,2006 7:50 pm Chair: Councillor Ashe That Committee rise and ratify the actions taken at the 'In Camera' session. CARRIED (b) The Chief Administrative Officer provided an update with respect to the demolition of buildings, not of heritage value, by the Ontario Realty Corporation. (c) The Chief Administrative Officer provided a 2006 proposed budget schedule to Members and requested comments by provided as soon as possible. (IV) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm. 15