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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
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BY-lAW NO.6883/08
Being a by-law to authorize the Artificial Turf
Field at Bay Ridges Kinsmen Park in the City
of Pickering and the issuance of debentures
therefor in the amount of $499,000.
WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, provides that a lower-
tier municipality may pass by-laws respecting matters within the spheres of jurisdiction
described in that Section; and,
WHEREAS Subsection 401(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, provides that a
municipality may incur a debt for municipal purposes, whether by borrowing money or in
any other way; and,
WHEREAS Subsection 401(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, provides that a
lower-tier municipality in a regional municipality does not have the power to issue
debentures; and,
WHEREAS The Regional Municipality of Durham has the sole authority to issue
",-. debentures for the purposes of its lower-tier municipalities including The Corporation of
the City of Pickering (the "City"); and,
WHEREAS the Council of the City wishes construction to proceed in respect of the
Artificial Turf Field at Bay Ridges Kinsmen Park project; and,
WHEREAS before authorizing the construction to proceed in respect of the Artificial
Turf Field at Bay Ridges Kinsmen Park project on the date hereof the Council of the
City had the Treasurer update the City's Annual Repayment Limit, the Treasurer
calculated the estimated annual amount payable in respect of such project and
determined that such annual amount would not cause the City to exceed the updated
Limit and, therefore, Ontario Municipal Board approval is not required as per Section
401 of the Municipal Act, 2001,as amended, and the regulations made thereunder; and,
AND WHEREAS after determining that Ontario Municipal Board approval is not
required, the Council of the City approved Report OES 23-08 on the date hereof and
awarded Tender T-12-2008 for the Artificial Turf Field at Bay Ridges Kinsmen Park
project.
NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCil OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOllOWS:
........ 1. That the City proceed with the construction of the project referred to as "Artificial Turf
Field at Bay Ridges Kinsmen Park";
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2. That the estimated costs of the construction in the amount of $699,783 be financed
as follows:
a) That the sum of $499,000 be financed by the issue of debentures by The
Regional Municipality of Durham over a period not to exceed five (5) years;
b) That the sum of $200,000 be funded by. the Pickering Soccer Club;
c) That the balance of $783 be funded from the 2008 Current Budget;
3. That the funds to repay the principal and interest of the debentures be provided for
in the annual Current Budget for the City commencing in 2009 and continuing
thereafter until the loan is repaid.
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 14th day of July,
2008.
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