HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 29, 1967
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A meeting of the Pickering Township
Council was held on MONDAY, the
TWENTY-NINETH day of MAY, 1967, at
EIGHT p.m.
PRESENT: Reeve C. W. Laycox
Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson
Councillors - D. Beer
H. Spang
N. Waller
R. Chatten
J. Williams
Clerk D. J. PIitz
IN ATTENDANCE - R. Mitchell, Treasurer
(1) ADOPTION OF MINUTES
MOTION
MOved by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson, seconded by
Councillor H. Spang that the minutes of the meeting of
May 23, 1967, be adopted.
CARRIED
The Council expressed their wish that the minutes contain
only the By-laws and Resolutions without the added comments
made by the individual councillors.
12) REPORTS
1. Report from R. E. Mitchell, Treasurer Collector on the use
of Bailiff Services for the collection of taxes in the
Township of Pickering.
Copies to Council.
Mr. Ron Mitchell appeared before Council to offer any
information the Council wish with respect to the use of the
Bailiff in the collection of taxes.
See Resolution 189/67.
2. Resignation of George J. Zeller, By-Law Enforcement Officer
from the position of By-Law Enforcement Officer.
See Resolution 190/67.
3. Ontario Water Resources Commission re the Rouge Hills West
Rouge water works.
Copies to Council.
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MOTION
MOved by Councillor Williams, seconded by Deputy Reeve
Mrs. J. L. MCPherson that this Report be referred to the
Public Utilities Committee.
CARRIED
4. Report from Canadian Pacific Railways with respect to the
incorporation of data processing related to communications
resulting in the closing of several of the local railroad
agencies.
Copies to Council.
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MOTION
Moved by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson, seconded by
Councillor Spang that this report be referred to the
Committee of the Whole Council.
5. Notice of approval by the Ontario Municipal Board re restricteq
By-law 3257.
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Copies to Council.
6. Report on Part Lot 19, Plan 434, Township Road Allowance.
Copies to Council.
Referred back to the Roads Committee for that Committee's
recommendations.
7. Revised Capital Forecast, 1967.
Copies to Council.
Brief discussion -- referred back to Public Utilities
Committee for further study.
(3) BY-LAWS
1. A By-law to authorize the Reeve and Clerk to sign an Agree-
ment to purchase, between the Township of Pickering and
Keith Stewart Realty Ltd. of part lot 22, concession 1,
consisting of 4.96 acres of Township lands.
Reeve Laycox read a letter received from Mr. J. A. Taylor,
Solicitor for the Township of Pickering, which outlined
recommended changes to the Agreement between the Township
of Pickering and Keith Stewart Realty Limited.
Clause 1. The Purchaser is described as a trustee for a
company to be incorporated. In law, the proposed company
is a non-existent entity and as such it cannot be held
responsible for any acts attributed to it before its
incorporation. The party you are dealing with and the only
party to whom you can look for the performance of the agree-
ment is the trustee, Keith Stewart Realty Limited. The
agreement should not contain any provision which would
limit the liability of the trustee.
Clause 4. The clause should read Hor if the Vendor is
unable or unwilling to rectify the sameil. Since the Township
possesses greater powers than an individual it may be able
to satisfy an objection although unwilling to do so (e.g.
through expropriation).
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Clause 5. In its present form this clause does not stipulate
where the building is to be built. The clause should read
i¡it will commence construction on the subject lands of a
minumum of ....... ii .
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Clause 6. The additional words itplus the cost of any improve-
ments thereon" should be deleted. In the event of a default
under Clause 5, the Township would be committing itself to
a purchase of works it should not have to purchase. The
deletion of those words would also act as an incentive for
the completion of the work required in Clause 5.
Clause 10. Delete the words "pro rataii; the purchaser
should be liable for any local improvement rates which
would be assessable against the subject lands.
Mr. Der Stapanian, representing Keith Stewart Realty Limited,
was asked to comment on these changes.
Moved by Councillor Waller, seconded by Councillor Williams
that Mr. Der Stapanian be heard. __________
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Mr. Der Stapantan was asked if he objected to the recommended
changes suggested by Mr. Taylor. His reply, after a number
of questions, was that he has no objections and that his
principals would be willing to complete the negotiations
for this Township property.
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Moved by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson, seconded by
Councillor R. Chatten that Mr. J. Service be heard.
Mr. Service representing the principals of a Company to be
incorporated and who has made an offer to the Township for
this land in May of 1965, requested Council not to pass the
By-law authorizing the sale of these lands due to the fact
that the Agreement to purchase made between Brian C. Stark
as Trustee and the Township of Pickering is still legal and
binding. The Township has not complied to certain conditions
in the Agreement, in that the Vendor did not undertake to
have this property rezoned, and that no finalization or
notice was ever issued on zoning.
It was finally decided by Council that this whole matter
should be tabled and discussed further in Committee and
that the Clerk contact Mr. J. A. Taylor as to whether the
Township is still legally bound with the original offer to
purchase between Brian C. Stark and the Township of Pickering.
The matter should be dealt with in Committee, at which time
matter should be resolved.
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14) RESOLUTIONS
Rasolution #187/67
MOVED by Councillor R. Chatten, seconded by Deputy Reeve
Mrs. J. L. McPherson that this Council does hereby endorse
the recommendation of the Pickering Township Planning Board
of May 4, 1967, item 3; and hereby directs that no further
action be taken on the objections to By-law 3259, and
further that Council Resolution #419 dated October 3, 1966
be confirmed.
CARRIED
Resolution #188/67
MOVED by Councillor H. Spang, seconded by Councillor D. Beer
that Donald Smith, Pickering Township Firefighter be exempt
from Unemployment Insurance.
CARRIED
Resolution #189/67
MOVED by Councillor J. Williams, seconded by Councillor
R. Chat~en that the Township of Pickering use the services
of Fleury and Comery, Barristers and Solicitors, and
A. O. Shingler and Company Limited to collect any accounts
given to them for collection by the Township ~reasurer.
CARRIED
Recorded Vote:
Yea: Beer, Spangi Mrs. McPherson, Laycox, Chatten,
Waller', Wil iams
Resolution #190/67
MOVED by Councillor N. Waller, seconded by councillor H. Spang
that Council accept the resignation of Mr. George J. Zeller
as requested in his letter dated May 24, 1967, to come into
effect Wednesday, June 7, 1967, and that Mr. Zeller be
recommended for his very good efforts during his period of
time as By-law Enforcement Officer.
CARRIED
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The Pickering Emergency Rescue Unit appeared as a delegation
before Council, requesting that Council meet with them in
Committee to review some matter which they felt Council was
not fully aware of. The Council agreed.
Moved by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson, seconded by
Councillor Spang that the Council adjourn this meeting to
convene into Committee of the Whole Council, at 9:)0 p.m.
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