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Home My WebLink AboutFebruary 6, 2006 .r- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm PRESENT: Mayor David Ryan COUNCILLORS: K.Ashe M. Brenner D. Dickerson B. McLean D. Pickles R. Johnson - Absent ALSO PRESENT: r- T. 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) INVOCATION Mayor Ryan called the meeting to order and led Council in the saying of the Invocation. II) ADOPTION OF MINUTES Moved by Councillor Brenner Seconded by Councillor McLean Regular Council Meeting of January 16, 2006 /"'"'" CARRIED 12 /"'"'" Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm CORRESPONDENCE III) 1. CORR. 3-06 ELIZABETH MCLAREN ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING 777 Bay Street, 14th Floor Toronto. Ontario Submitting for Council's information a copy of the proposed modifications to the proposed development plan developed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and requesting written submissions to be submitted to the Ministry by March 3, 2006. Resolution #05/06 ...- Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Pickles That CORR. 3-06 from Elizabeth McLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, be referred to Director, Planning and Development to report; and Further, that a copy of the correspondence be provided to the Chair, Seaton, Net Benefit Committee. CARRIED 2. CORR. 4-06 P.M. MADILL REGIONAL CLERK REGION OF DURHAM 605 Rossland Road East Whitbv. Ontario Advising that at a meeting held on January 25, 2006, the Council of the Region of Durham considered Report #2006-F-4 and adopted a resolution with respect to Bill 206, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. .~ Resolution #06/06 Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Pickles 13 /"'"'" Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm That CORR. 4-06 from P.M. Madill, Regional Clerk, Region of Durham, be received and referred to consideration of Item 2 of New Business, Report HR 01- 06 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer and Division Head, Human Resources. CARRIED 3. CORR. 5-06 P.M. MADILL REGIONAL CLERK REGION OF DURHAM 605 Rossland Road East Whitby. Ontario /"'"'" Advising that at a meeting held on January 25, 2006, the Council of the Region of Durham adopted a resolution requesting that the City consent to endorsement of a by-law relating to the residential solid waste collection in the Town of Ajax. Resolution #07/06 Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Brenner That CORR. 5-06 from P.M. Madill, Regional Clerk, Region of Durham be received; and That the City of Pickering consents to Regional Municipality of Durham By-law 53-2005 with respect to residential solid waste collection in the Town of Ajax. CARRIED 4. CORR. 6-06 P.M. MADILL REGIONAL CLERK REGION OF DURHAM 605 Rossland Road East /"'"'" Whitbv. Ontario Advising that at a meeting held on January 25, 2006, the Council of the Region of Durham adopted a resolution with respect to a Well Interference Protocol. 14 /"'"'" Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6,,2006 7:30 pm Resolution #08/06 Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Brenner That CORR.6-06 from P.M. Madill, Regional Clerk, Region of Durham be received for information. CARRIED 5. CORR. 7-06 PICKERING-AJAX CITIZENS TOGETHER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (P.A.C.T.) David Steele, Chairperson c/o 966 Timmins Garden PickerinQ. Ontario ~ Submitting correspondence writing to the Honourable Minister Laurel Broten, Minister of Environment, requesting that the Minister issue a "Part II Order" and bump up of the Environmental Assessment to that of an Individual Environmental Assessment under the provisions of the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). Resolution #09/06 Moved by Councillor Brenner Seconded by Councillor Dickerson That CORR. 7-06 from Pickering-Ajax Citizens Together for the Environment dated January 27, 2006 be received and referred to Item 1 of New Business, Report PD 12-06 of the Director, Planning & Development. CARRIED IV) REPORTS Executive Committee Report EC 2006-02 .~ 1. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 03-06 672003 Ontario Limited Plan of subdivision 40M-1919 1298989 Ontario Inc. 15 r- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm Plan of Subdivision 40M-1969 Final Assumption of Plans of Subdivision 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. r- 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 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 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. PD 08-06 of the Director, Planning & Development. .r- 3. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 09-06 Places to Grow - Better Choices. Brighter Future. Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe November 2005 EBR ReQistrv Number: XR05E0002 - Informational Notice 16 /"'"'" Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm That Pickering Council receive Report PD 09-06 on the Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, prepared by the! Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, dated November 2005; 1. 2. 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 Pjckering as an urban growth centre; and (d) protection of designated employment lands from conversion to non-employment or major retail land uses; r- 3. That Pickering Council request the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal to: (a) 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 (b) respond in writing to Pickering Council regarding the Minister's rationale for his decision on this matter; 4. 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: (i) (ii) r- (iii) (iv) (v) 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; 17 /"'"'" Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm r- (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 2.2.32., (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 Road and Kingston Road; (ii) add a proposed higher order transit route on the CP Belleville rail line through Durham Region; (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; 5. 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; ",...... 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 18 r- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm 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 PD 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. 4. Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer, Report CS 07-06 Appointment to Enforce the ParkinQ By-law on Private Property 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. I""'" 5. Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer CS 09-06 Formal Quotations - Quarterly Report for Information That Report CS 09-06 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer concerning Formal Quotations - Quarterly Report for Information be received for information. 6. Confidential Matter That the recommendations contained in Item #1 of the "In Camera" minutes of January 24, 2006 with respect to the confidential memorandum of the City Solicitor dated January 20, 2006, be adopted. Resolution #10/06 Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Brenner ,"'--' That the Report of the Executive Committee EC 2006-02, dated January 24, 2006, be adopted. CARRIED 19 /"'"'" Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm V) 1. REPORTS - NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS Report PD 12-06 of the Director, Planning & Development Class Environmental Assessment Environmental Study Report on the Acquisition of Oak Ridges Moraine Lands in Richmond Hill and the Sale of Disposal and Severance of Lands in Pickering (Seaton) Prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited on behalf of the Ontario Realty Corporation Dated January 2006 EBR ReQistrv Number XN06E0001 Further to discussion held on this matter it was the consensus of the Council that CORR. #5 be included as an Appendix to Report PD 1 :2-06 of the Director, Planning and Development to ensure stakeholder input. ,-.. Resolution #11/06 Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Brenner 1. That Pickering Council receive Report PD 12-06 on the Environmental Study Report on the Acquisition of Oak Ridges Moraine Lands in Richmond Hill and the Sale or Disposal and Severance of Lands in Pickering (Seaton), prepared by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited, on behalf of the Ontario Realty Corporation, dated January 2006, EBR Registry Number XN06E0001. 2. That Pickering Council endorse the findings of the Report Peer Review for ORC Class EA ESR, prepared by Dillon Consulting Limited on behalf of the City, dated January 2006 (see Attachment #1 to Report PD 12-06) and advise the Minister of Environment that, "...- (a) Pickering has serious concerns with the technical quality of the Environmental Study Report (ESR); (b) the issues identified, individually and in combination, are of significance; and (c) the issues must be fully resolved to the satisfaction of the City before the undertaking proceeds; 20 Council Meeting Minutes I"""""' Monday, February 6,2006 7:30 pm 3. That, to ensure the concerns identified in the Dillon Peter Review Report are adequately addressed, Pickering Council request the Minister of Environment to issue a Part II Order (a "bump-up" to a Category D - Individual Environmental Assessment), as it is warranted under Chapter 7.0 of the ORC Class EA for the following reasons: (a) there are significant omissions to the "alternatives to" and "alternative methods" considered in the EA; (b) there are significant errors in the analysis of "alternatives to" and "alternative methods" that could result in significant negative environmental impacts; and (c) the undertaking has the potential for significant negative environmental impacts and consequently, the errors and omissions are of major concern. ,,,..... 4. That the City Clerk forward a copy of Report PD 12-06 to the Minister of Environment, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ontario Realty Corporation, the Project Director for the~ North Pickering Land Exchange Team, the Region of Durham, and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. CARRIED 2. Report HR 01-06 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer and Division Head, Human Resources Bill 206, Ontario Municipal Emplovees Retirement System Act Resolution #12/06 Moved by Councillor McLean Seconded by Councillor Dickerson 1. That Report HR 01-06 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer and Division Head, Human Resources be received; 2. That Council support the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)'s position in opposition to Bill 206, an Act to revise the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act; "..... 21 .,..... Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6,2006 7:30 pm 3. That the following Resolution be adopted by Council: WHEREAS the provincial Standing Committee on General Government is currently debating Bill 206, An Act to revise the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act; and WHEREAS the OMERS pension fund is currently equal to approximately 8% of Ontario's annual GDP; and WHEREAS the OMERS pension fund serves approximately 900 employers and 355,000 diverse employee groups including, current and former employees of municipal governments; school boards; libraries; police and fire departments; children's aid societies;. and , electricity distribution companies; and ...- WHEREAS Ontario's municipalities and their employees depend upon the prudent management of the $36 billion plan and to ensure that employees and employers are paying for benefits they can afford; and WHEREAS OMERS employer and employee membE~rs are facing an increase in OMERS contributions in 2006 of approximately 9% as a result of a significant deficit in the OMERS fund; and WHEREAS the Bill includes significant, potentially costly and unnecessary changes to the governance structure of OMERS including a Sponsors Corporation structured to be governed by arbitration; and WHEREAS the Bill mandates the creation of expensive Supplementary Plans to provide optional enhanced benefits that will impose new collective bargaining obligations on municipalities, the operating costs of which cannot yet be fully assessed; and WHEREAS the Province has responsibility to study the potential impact of the changes it is proposing and to share the results with employers and employee groups; and r- WHEREAS AMO and others have urged the government to consider the potential implications of Bill 206 and to ensure the proposed policy changes protect the interests of employers, employeE~s and taxpayers; and 22 ",..... Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm WHEREAS the Government is moving in haste with a Bill, which in its current form raises significant technical, public policy and economic issues; THEREFORE BE IT RESOVLED THAT the Corporation of the City of Pickering does not support Bill 206, and requests that the Government of Ontario reconsider the advisability of proceeding with Bill 206 in its current form; and ,.... FURTHER IT BE RESOVLED THAT Dan McTeague, MP Pickering- Scarborough East, Mark Holland, MP Ajax-Pickering, Wayne Arthurs, MPP Pickering-Ajax Uxbridge, the Honourable John Gerretsen, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, Leader of the Opposition and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario be advised that this Council does not support proposed changes to the OMERS Pension Fund contained in Bill 206. CARRIED VI) MOTIONS 1. Request from Councillor Pickles on Behalf of the Pickering Advisory Committee on Race Relations & Equitv to Proclaim February 19-25, 2006 as HeritaQe Week Resolution #13/06 Moved by Councillor Pickles Seconded by Councillor Brenner THEREFORE, The Council of the City of Pickering do hereby proclaim Heritage Week as February 19 - 25, 2006 in celebration of the rich cultural diversity in the City of Pickering and the awareness of the leadership of the municipal government to foster equality, respect and diversity. CARRIED ,.... 23 ,.-.- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm VII) BY -LAWS 6618/06 6619/06 r- 6620/06 6621/06 6622/06 6623/06 /"'"'" A by-law to permit the implementation of Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2005-02 containing 12 detached dwellings. This by-law implements the September 19, 2005 resolution of Council for the approval of Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2005-02 and Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 06/05 to permit the development of 12 detached dwellings on 12 metre frontage lots along the extension of Wingarden Crescent and Shade Master Drive, on lands being Part of Lot 21, Plan 819 (40R-20799, Parts 1, 8, 9 & 10), Pickering. A by-law to appoint Special Municipal Law Enforcement Officers to enforce the Parking By-law at 1100 Begley Street and 1775 Valley Farm Road, Pickering. This by-law implements the recommendation contained in Item #4 of the Executive Committee Report EC 2006-02. [Report CS 07-06] A by-law to dedicate Blocks 33 and 36, Plan 40M-1919, Pickering as public highways. . This by-law implements the recommendation contained in Item #1 of the Executive Committee Report EC 2006- 02. [Report PD 03-06] A by-law to assume the roads as public highways and the 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) under the jurisdiction of the City of Pickering. . This by-law implements the recommendation contained in Item #1 of the Executive Committee Report EC 2006-02. [Report PD 03-06] A by-law to amend By-law 1416/82 providing for the regulation and licensing of places of amusement. . This by-law implements the recommendation contained in Item #1 of the Executive Committee Report EC 2006-02. [Report PD 03-06] A by-law to authorize the release and removal of the Subdivision Agreement from title respecting Plan 40M-1919 (save and except from Lots 10, 11 and Block 30), Pickering. This by-law implements the recommendation contained in Item #1 of the Executive Committee Report EC 2006-02. [Report PD 03-06] 24 "...... Council Meeting Minutes Monday, February 6, 2006 7:30 pm 6624/06 A by-law to authorize the release and removal of the Subdivision Agreement from title respecting Plan 40M-1969, Pickering. This by-law implements the recommendation contained in Item #1 of the Executive Committee Report EC 2006-02. [Report PD 03-06] THIRD READING: Councillor Ashe, seconded by Councillor Brenner, moved that By-law Numbers 6618/06 to 6624/06, be adopted and the said by-laws 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 X) CONFIRMATION BY-LAW By-law Number 6625/06 ".... Councillor McLean, seconded by Councillor Brenner, moved for leave to introduce a By-law of the City of Pickering to confirm those proceedings of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering at its "In Camera" meeting of February 6, 2006 and its regular meeting of February 6, 2006. CARRIED XI) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8: 15 pm. DATED this 6th Day of February, 2006 ".... ~&~;::. DEBI A. BENTLEY '.- - \ CITY CLERK 25