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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 5, 1962 M U N I C I PAL B U I L DIN G B R 0 UGH A M A meeting of Council was held on MONDAY, the FIFTH day of FEBRUARY, 1962, at EIGHT o'clock p. m. PRESENT: J. Sherman Scott, in the Chair Mrs. Jean McPherson Harvey Spang Milton Mowbray Wm. Greening Ross Deakin Hubert Wank L. T. Johnston, Clerk MOVED by Mr. Deakin, seconded by Mr. Mowbray, that Minutes of meet~ng held December 28, 1961, be approved. CARRIED YOVED by Mrã. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Mowbray, that Minutes of meeting held January 8, 1962, be approved. CARRIED MOVED by Mr. Spang, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, that Minutes of meeting held January 15, 1962, be approved. CARRIED The following CORRESPONDENCE was considered: 1. Rou~e Hill Community Park Board submit a donation of $250.00 and ask Council to make a grant of an equal amount for improve- ment of their building. 2. Ontarto ~unicipal Board advises that it cannot consider the SandhaID race traðR~~g until an amending by-law is passed covering all points i~' raised as a result of its hearing on Zoning By-Law No. 2511 on October 4, 1961. They will also require all ownerS in the area to be notified of a further hearing by them on the amending by-law. ~ 3. Sealed Tenders for scrap at Township Dump resulted as follows: (1) Leonard L. Morrow - $35.00 per month, $4~5.00 Feb. 5 to De c . 31, 1962. (2) R. Watson - $100.00, Feb. 5 to Dec. 31, 1962. (3) Edward Russell - $100.00, Feb. 5, 1962 to Dec. 31, 1962. See Resolution No. 23/62. 5. Departm,ent ,of Municipal Affairs advises a firm of Consulting Engineers 1n Óttawa might benefit by the use of Pickering Township Subdivision Agreements. Delartment of Lands and Forests submits a report on pheasants re eased ~n the townsh~ps of Pickering, Markham, etc., in 1961: 4. They released 1303 poults and 270 adult birds in Pickering. 6. For Recreation Committee: First Rouge Hill Girl Guides Company 'ask for financial assistance. 7. School Section 9 ask Council to form a School Area comprising ~ . S. 9 an d S. S. 19. 8. Our Solicitors advise that the case of the Township vs. Bennett re lots and right-of-way at Fairport has been settled in favour of the Township out of Court. 9. Proje~t Planning Associates advise that they attended the Metro Waterfront Techn~ca1 Committee meeting and brought out two questions: (1) Cost of survey - Metro staff will do most of work. (2) 300' Greenbelt along lake - Metro staff will investigate and report. · - 2 - 10. Miss Violet Swan's appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board on 1959 assessment on acreage in Con. 2, Lot 28, reduced to $50.00 per acre. Ontario Munici~al Board will hear Township application to ~ncrease F~re rea No.1 and decrease Fire Area No.3, at Brougham, March 6, at 10 a. m. Union negotiating meeting February 14th at 10:30 a. m't Brougham. 11. 12. 13. Finance Committee: Pickering Village Public Library ask that L~brary grant of Township be increased from $25.00 to $125.00 for 1962. They have 293 Township members who borrow books. 14. Finance Committee: Fairport Beach Library Board ask that Township L~brary grant be increased for 1962, as Provincial grants small and membership growing so that they need more improvements. 15. A~plication of School Area 2 for $160,000.00 debenture for e~ght room addition to Bay Ridges School. 16. School Area 2 Board again ask that they have representation on Planning goard. The following PERSONS:were heard: 1. It was AGREED that Mr. Kenneth Carr be heard. Mr. Kenneth Carr spoke for a large delegation assembled to protest the 1961 assessment of the Township, as returned by Assessment Commissioner D. F. Goslin. He felt the assessment was discriminatory and called for the resignation of Mr. Goslin. Mr. Carr presented Council with a photostat of a petition signed by some 200 persons representing some 7200 acres of land in the Township, asking Council to re-organize the Assessment Department under a new Assessment Commissioner. Address on file. 2. It was AGREED Mr. Robert G. Roy be also heard for delegation. Mr. R. G. Roy attacked the Assessment Commissioner, and also Reeve Scott, and called for their resignations. Address on file. 3. It was AGREED that Dr. La Brie be also heard for delegation. Dr. F. La Brie felt that the petition presented showed dis- content among ratepayers, and he felt there was discrimination; that more emphasis should be placed on fair market value, land use, location and rental value; that there are many provisions in the Act for assessing, but that it was still intended that assessors should use good judgment in combining these factors. He did not know if there was pressure on the assessor from Councilor not. 4. MOVED by Mr. Mowbray, seconded by Mr. Deakin, that Miss Violet Swan be heard re 1961 assessment on Lot 28, Con. 2. CARRIED Miss Swan stated she had been forced to appeal her assessment seven times in recent years, as the Court would reduce, and the assessor increase the following years. She also stated that she had not received her refund of taxes based on the latest Ontario Municipal Board award, nor the return of the O.M.B. fee, as directed. Clerk asked to investigate and correct. '. - 3 - 5. In the absence of Mr. Adamson, Chairman of School Area 2 Board, Mr. Fred Hunt explained the need of a new eight room school addition to Bay Road School at cost of $160,000.00. He also stated that they proposed to use only two of the three building sites on east side of Bay Road, but each school would have from 24 to 30 classrooms. 6. MOVED by Mr. Deakin, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, that Mr. Keith Bevan of Bay Ridges Ratepayers' Association be heard. CARRIED Mr. Keith Bevan stated that his Association felt that there should be a me~er on the Planning Board appointed by School Area 2 Board. However, when the Reeve suggested that perhaps it could be arranged for School Area 2 Board to appoint a non-voting member to the Planning Board who could keep the School Board informed, this was satisfactory to Mr. Bevan. 7. MOVED by Mr. Deakin, seconded by Mr. Spang, that Mr. C. S. Hammond be heard rerace track. CARRIED C. S. Hammond and Bert Sandham further explained the proposed race track to be located on Concession 1, Lot 16. Mr. Sandham stated that if he got the race track operating shortly he would build an arena this Fall with artificial ice~ and that the only charge to brganizations for -.i:ts usevwould be the cost of electricity. <i< < (. L. :; ("'·....t...._ ? - 8. MOVED by Mr. Wank, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, that MrJ Edward Lancaster be heard concerning a petition objecting to race track site. CARRIED Mr. Edward Lancaster objected very strongly to the location of the proposed race track, one-half mile from his home on Brock Road, He stated 18 of the 21 persons in the area also objected to it, but he would not object to normal heavy industry. He also felt that 6000 people attending the track would create many traffic problems. 9. MOVED by Mr. Deakin, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, that Mr. Tom Austín be heard re taxi. CARRIED Mr. T. Austin stated he operated three taxi cabs and in the past six months, only last month showed a profit. He asked that no new taxi licences be granted until there was a greater need of service. 10. MOVED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Spang, that Mr. Parridy, of West Rouge, be heard. CARRIED Mr. Parridy asked for a taxi licence to operate from West Rouge Shopping Centre, as he felt there was a need for such a service in this area. It was AGREED that the By-Law Committee would study and report on the issuance of more taxi licences. RESOLUTION NUMBER 23/62 MOV~D by Mr. Greening, seconded by Mr. Wank, that the tender of $425.00 yearly of L. Morrow be accepted, based on $35.00 a month, effective February 1st, 1962. CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER 24/62 MOVED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Spang, !HAT WHEREAS Çouncil, by its Resolution passed as No. 312 of 1960 on September 19, 1960, approved settlement of a dispute with the Rouge Valley Inn Company limited; AND WHEREAS the payments of $2695.00 have now been received, and a further sum of $750.00 is now offered against principal yet to fall due; - 4 - Resolution No. 24 (Continued) .. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the TownshiD amend the terms of the Settlement by agreeing to accept a further sum of $750.00 against principal not yet due and payable, such payment in advance, to be payable in consideration of the Township presently postponing its collateral mortgage to a new first mortgage for the principal sum of $100.000.00 instead of the principal sum of $10,000.00 originally provided for by the Minutes of Settlement. AND THAT the Reeve and Clerk be authorized to sign any necessary documents relative to such change. CARRIED ~ RESOLUTION NUMBER 25/62 MOVED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Spang, that the Road Superintendent be authorized to call for tenders for the purchase of two new gravel trucks with sanders and trade-in on 1957 International truck and one 1958 International truck, subject to the approval of the Department of Highways of Ontario. CARRIED (j) RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-62 MÓ~ED by Mrs. McPherson, seconded by Mr. Deakin, that ~ntendent call for tenders for the crushing of 30,000 gravel from the Soden Pit, subject to the approval of of Highways of Ontario. the Road Super- tons 3/4" the Department CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER 27/62 MOVì':D by ~r.· Spang, seconded by Mr. Mowbray, that this Council make application to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of consent for Alex Henry Dixon to convey to Alex Henry and Anne Dixon a strip of land 7 feet by 185'3" to add to lot on which their dwelling house exists, to increase the sideyard, and no further building to be involved; as recommended by the Pickering Township Planning Board February 2, 1962. CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER 28/62 MÓVED by Mr. Greening', seconded by Mr. Deakin, that this Council make application to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of consent for Alexander Henry Dixon to convey to Raymond Calvin Crandall and Marlene Wilhelmina Crandall, a parcel of land 90 feet frontage by 185'3" depth, part of Lot 30, Range 3; as recommended by the Pickering Town- ship Planning Board February 2, 1962. CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER 29/62 MOVLß by Rr. Deakin, seconded by Mr. Wank, that the Council make appl~cation to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of consent for Cedarview Construction Company (Bay Ridges) Limited, to convey to John Mischuk and Dorothy Joyce, a narrow strip, approximately 196 square feet in area, from the rear portion of the east side of Lot 482, Plan M-ll - this land to be added to Lot 483, Plan M-ll, to provide the proper sideyard for the dwelling already built on Lot 483, which was inadvertently sited too close to the lot line between Lot 482 and Lot 483; the proposed site plan for the dwelling to be built on Lot 482 as so reduced provides proper yards on all sides; as approved by the Pickering Township Planning Board on February 2nd, 1962. CARRIED RESOLUTION NUMBER 30/62 MOVED by Mr. Greening, seconded by Mr. Spang, that this Council make application to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of consent for Ernst Konzelmann and Irene Konzelmann to convey the rear portion of Part 1, Lot 103, Plan 350, and Alphonse Trothmann to convey the rear portion of Part 2 of Lot 103, thus creating one lot with 55' frontage on Oakwood Drive, and average depth about 136 1/2 feet (7,507 square feet) the grantees being Frank Osendarp and his wife Lou Osendarp; as recommended by t~e Pickering Township Planning Board February 2, 1962. CARRIED , - 5 - RESOLUTION NUMBER 31/62 MOVED by ~r. Mowbray, seconded by Mr. Spang, that the Clerk be instructed to endeavour to negotiate a three month extension of the agreement with Pickering Village respecting fire protection upon the same terms as the present agreement. CARRIED Councillor Mowbra~ asked the Clerk if anyone had objected to the By-Law to perm~t unday Theatres, which had been given two readings on January 15, 1962. Clerk reported no objections. BY-LAW NUMBER 2658 (Third Reading) The Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2658 to permit theatrical and motion picture performances, drive-in theatre performances, con- certs and lectures on Sundays, arises and reports the By-Law as read. Mr. Spang, seconded by Mr. Deakin, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 2658 be adopted, and that the said By-Law be now read a Third time and PASSED; that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED YEA: Messrs. Scott, Spang, Mowbray, Greening, Deakin, and Wank. NAY: Mrs. McPh~rson. Councillor Mowbra~ asked the Clerk if anyone had objected to the by-law to permit unday sports, which had been given two readings on January 15, 1962. Clerk reported no objections. BY-LAW NUMBER 2659 (Third Reading) The Committee of the Whole on By-Law Number 2659 to permit public games and sports for gain on Sundays, arises and reports the By-Law as read. Mr. Mowbray, seconded by Mr. Greening, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law Number 2659 be adopted, and that the said By-Law be now read a Third time and PASSED; that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED . YEA: NAY: Messrs. Scott, Spang, Mowbray, Greening, Deakin, and Wanko Mrs. McPherson. Councillor Mowbray then stated that as both of these by-laws had been placed before the ratepayers, and as the vote was strongly in favour, he felt that Council members had little alternative but to pass the by-law regardless of personal feelings to which several members agreed. BY-LAW NUMBER 2660 (Two Readings) Mr. Wank, seconded by Mrs. McPherson, moves for leave to introduce a By-Law of the Township of Pickering to authorize the borrowing of $160,000.00 upon debentures for Public School purposes, and that same now be read a first time. (Eight room addition, Bayview Heights) Mr. Wank, seconded by Mr. Greening, moves that By-Law No. 2660 to authorize the borrowing of $160,000.00 upon debentures for Public School purposes be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. ...... '" ,,'" -~- AGREED Council meet Friday, February 9, at 8 p. m. '".;, AGREED Assessment Commissioner meet Council Friday, February 9th, at 9:15 p. m. MOVEP by Mr. Deakin, seconded by Mr. Greening, that this Council do now adjourn to meet again on MONDAY, the 5th day of MARCH, 1962, at 8 o'clock p. m. CARRIED 1962 Clerk APPROVED .s). Reeve