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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 2, 2002 Council Meeting Minutes Monday, December 2,2002 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Wayne Arthurs COUNCILLORS: M. Brenner M. Holland B. Mclean D. Pickles D. Ryan ALSO PRESENT: T. J. Quinn E. Buntsma N. Carroll G. Paterson B. Taylor A. Greentree D. Kearns - Chief Administrative Officer - Director, Operations & Emergency Services - Director, Planning & Development - Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer - City Clerk - Supervisor, legislative Services - Committee Coordinator ABSENT: Councillor Johnson - Vacation ill ADOPTIO~UTES Regular Meeting of November 18, 2002 Special Meeting of November 18, 2002 (II) 1. DELEGATIONS The following persons addressed Council with respect to the proposed by-law to regulate fill and topsoil removal: a) laura Orlandi, stated her concern that this by-law is inadequate and would not stop the present dumping operation taking place in Kinsale. She requested time - 1 - Council Meeting Minutes Monday, December 2, 2002 7:30 p.m. to review to ensure it addresses the concerns of the residents and the similar concerns stated by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. b) Margaret Williamson, stated that she feels that this by-law requires more time for review as it is not ready to address the present operation taking place in Kinsale and she wants to ensure that the residents are protected in the future from similar situations. c) Kees Van der vecht, requested more time for review of this by-law in order that a general meeting of the community association could be held. He requested that this by-law be deferred and he questioned why some operations in the area appear to be shut down from doing business rather quickly while the dumping operation taking place in Kinsale continues. 2. The following persons addressed Council with respect to burial sites in the City of Pickering and the resolution regarding Aboriginal cultural heritage: a) Harvey Kirsch, 1975 Memory Lane, spoke of the many burial sites located around the Duffins Creek and Rouge River areas and the wildlife, vegetation and aboriginal burial sites being affected by development encroaching on these areas. b) Martin Herzog, representing the Liverpool West Community Association, stated their support of the previous resolution with respect to Aboriginal cultural heritage. He spoke of the value we place on our relatives and friends resting place and encouraged the same concern for aboriginal burial sites. c) David Grey-Eagle, representing the Huron Wendat Nation, encouraged Council to make the right decision and congratulated staff on their report. III RESOLUTIONS Resolution #137102 - Appendix #1 Moved by Councillor Pickles Seconded by Councillor Brenner That the Report of the Finance & Operations Committee dated November 25, 2002, be adopted. CARRIED - 2 - Council Meeting Minutes Monday, Decem ber 2, 2002 7:30 p.m. Resolution #138/02 Moved by Councillor Ryan Seconded by Councillor Holland 1. That Clerk's Report CL 41-02 regarding an appointment to the 407 Community Advisory Committee be received; and 2. That Paul Kelland be nominated to represent the City of Pickering on the 407 Community Advisory Committee. CARRIED Resolution #139/02 Moved by Councillor Brenner Seconded by Councillor Holland That the Council of the Corporation City of Pickering adopt the following interim practices in assessing all matters of development and or redevelopment within the City of Pickering: 1. All significant aboriginal cultural heritage and archaeological sites shall be protected and preserved. 2. An Archaeological Master Plan shall be developed to incorporate any and all available information on such sites and that Plan be prepared with the appropriate First Nation(s). 3. A minimum 120- metre archaeological heritage zone shall be created around all watercourses. Approval of any development within this area will be contingent upon recommendation of an independent archaeological assessment completed to the satisfaction of planning staff and with the appropriate First Nation(s). And that these practices be considered as a bench mark throughout the GTA and that this recommendation be forwarded to the Provincial Smart Growth Committee for its endorsement. 4. Exhumation and re-burial of human remains for the purpose of facilitating development shall be prohibited. And that staff of the Department, Planning and Development take the necessary steps to incorporate these practices in all policies and procedures that govern development within the City of Pickering and report back on the status to Council in six months; and - 3- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, December 2,2002 7:30 p.m. That this resolution be forwarded to the Honourable Robert Daniel Nault, Minister of Indian Affairs & Northern Development Canada with the request that all significant aboriginal cultural heritage and archaeological sites be designated as sites of national importance. CARRIED Recorded Vote: Yes: Councillors Brenner, Holland, McLean, Pickles, Ryan and Mayor Arthurs Absent: Councillor Johnson Resolution #140/02 Moved by Councillor Holland Seconded by Councillor Brenner WHEREAS the deregulation of electrical energy in the Province of Ontario has led to massive increases in rates, customer confusion and general chaos in the generation and distribution of electricity; and WHEREAS electricity is a basic necessity and for all families is an inelastic expense; and WHEREAS the newly imposed cap of 4.3 cents per kilowatt hour is significantly higher than current rates and will represent dramatic increases in cost for electricity for Ontario households over what would have been paid in a regulated market; and WHEREAS by imposing a rate cap in a deregulated environment the private market will have a tremendous disincentive to invest in the generation of new sources of electricity; and WHEREAS the capped but deregulated market combined with shifting and uncertain Provincial energy policies will deter private investment in research and development into new forms of energy; and WHEREAS the State of California, after facing disastrous impacts from deregulating electricity, established a public authority responsible for generating new sources of energy to meet State demand; and WHEREAS Veridian Corporation and its joint venture enterprise, First Source Energy, have been seriously devalued and forced to take on new costs in the wake of the legislative changes introduced by the Province of Ontario; and -4- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, December 2,2002 7:30 p.m. WHEREAS Veridian Corporation, the City of Pickering and the Towns of Ajax and Clarington made investment decisions based upon a legislative framework that was radically changed without warning and without consideration to the impact on local electric utility companies and municipalities; and WHEREAS the Provincial Government is applying patchwork solutions to an enormously complex problem it has created through the deregulation of electricity; and WHEREAS despite being desirable, moving immediately back to a regulated energy environment would be nearly impossible; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering urges the Government of Ontario to commit to continued public ownership of Ontario Power Generation and use that public corporation to build new sources of electricity sufficient to meet the demands of the Province; and THAT the Province of Ontario be further urged to commit significant research and development funding toward finding new means of generating clean and renewable electricity for the Province; and THAT the Province of Ontario refund to the taxpayers of Ontario the full difference in cost between a regulated and deregulated market up to the implementation of the 4.3% kilowatt hour cap; and THAT this resolution be circulated to Veridian Corporation to determine the financial ramifications of the announced legislative changes as they effect Veridian Corporation and First Source Energy and report back to their shareholders on the new costs and lost value resulting; and THAT Veridian Corporation be urged by the Corporation of the City of Pickering, as a major shareholder, to seeks costs recovering, from the Province of Ontario, for lost value and costs associated with the legislative flipflop; and THAT the Province of Ontario be requested to identify the charges associated with the payment of stranded debt and these charges be identified appropriately as a surtax thereby relieving that portion of the bill from the Federal G.S.T.; and -5- Citq o~ Council Meeting Minutes Monday, December 2,2002 7:30 p.m. THAT this motion be further circulated to; All area Mayors, Chairs, MPs and MPPs Ernie Eves, Premier of the Province of Ontario John Baird, Minister of Energy Dalton McGuinty, Leader of the Official Opposition Howard Hampton, Leader of the NDP and NDP Energy Critic Michael Bryant, Liberal Critic for Energy CARRIED Recorded Vote Yes: Councillors Brenner, Holland, McLean, Pickles, Ryan and Mayor Arthurs Absent: Councillor Johnson Council considered the following motion in conjunction with the above resolution: Resolution #140102 a Moved by Councillor Ryan Seconded by Councillor Holland That the above resolution be amended by adding the following wording prior to the circulation list: THAT the Province of Ontario be requested to identify the charges associated with the payment of stranded debt and these charges be identified appropriately as a surtax thereby relieving that portion of the bill from the Federal G.S.T.; and CARRIED Resolution #141/02 Moved by Councillor Holland Seconded by Councillor Brenner WHEREAS an invasive non-indigenous ("exotic") insect, known as the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), has infested ash trees in Essex County, Ontario and southeast Michigan, resulting in a quarantine on firewood in five municipalities in Essex County and six counties in southeast Michigan; and -6- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, December 2,2002 7:30 p.m. WHEREAS if an effective quarantine is not established before spring, the EAB is likely to spread across the Province of Ontario putting all ash trees in the Province at high risk of destruction; and WHEREAS the ash tree is a very popular tree on public boulevards and every municipality in Ontario will be faced with exorbitant costs if forced to replace diseased trees; and WHEREAS the City of Pickering has more than 4,000 ash trees on public boulevards and the replacement cost of all those trees could well exceed one million dollars; and WHEREAS the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has just reported that Michigan's estimated 700 million ash trees, both native and planted, are at risk, and an up- dated state survey indicates that 49% of 11 million forest ashes and 650,000 landscape ash trees in the quarantined counties bear borer symptoms and are already dead or dying, all of which was reported in The Detroit News and Free Press on Saturday, November 16th, 2002, a copy of which article is attached. Also attached is a copy of a News Release issued by The Greening of Detroit society on November 15th announcing a Media Event in Detroit on November 18th where U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow is scheduled to call for assistance "to contain the insect and reforest in its wake"; and WHEREAS ash is also an important hardwood species in woodlots and forests and parks throughout Ontario, in community parks and on private residential properties throughout the Province; and WHEREAS the economic costs of removing EAB-infested ash trees from municipal streets throughout the Province will far exceed the cost of ensuring that an effective buffer area or "firebreak" at the leading edge of the infestation is in place by April of 2003 to prevent the infestation from advancing further eastward into Ontario; and WHEREAS the citizens and taxpayers of the City of Pickering, the Greater Toronto Area and the Province of Ontario will suffer many other losses, both economic and environmental, if the EAB infestation is not contained; and WHEREAS many scientists are now warning that the EAB infestation will outdo Dutch elm disease in its devastation in infected jurisdictions; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. The Government of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) be urgently requested to take steps immediately to establish the outer limit of the EAB infestation in southwestern Ontario with as much precision as can be achieved -7- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, December 2,2002 7:30 p.m. utilizing whatever scientific means and inspection techniques as may be available for that purpose, bearing in mind that forest entomologists who have studied the EAB report that there may be little or no evidence of tree damage in the first year of infestation and, therefore, a safe margin of error should be provided for in establishing the outer limit of the EAB infestation. 2. The CFIA should act without delay to extend the present quarantine on ash wood to the outer limit of the EAB infestation, as determined by the survey described above, in order to prevent the spread of EAB-infested ash wood to other areas of the Province and beyond, a process of widespread dispersal which may have already begun in areas adjacent to the boundaries of the present quarantine. 3. Plans should be made immediately to create a buffer zone or "firebreak" of sufficient width along the entire outer limit of the infestation area to prevent the EAB insect from advancing beyond the buffer zone in the spring of 2003 when the adult insect emerges from the trunk of an infested tree to repeat the cycle of infestation again. 4. The Federal Government should allocate sufficient manpower and funds to ensure that the buffer zone described above is created, monitored and enforced in time to prevent the further advance of the EAB infestation in spring 2003; and FURTHER THAT the Federal Government be put on notice that if appropriate measures are not taken to effectively quarantine the EAB infestation that the Corporation of the City of Pickering reserves its right to sue for damages caused by inadequate containment; and FURTHER THAT the staff of the Corporation of the City of Pickering estimate the costs involved if all ash trees within the municipality were destroyed and report back on those costs to the earliest possible Finance and Administration Committee; and FURTHER THAT the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities but urged to adopt a similar position and advocate on behalf of municipalities potentially affected; and FURTHER THAT municipalities across Ontario be urged to pass similar resolutions to protect their interests in this matter; and FURTHER THAT the Government of the Province of Ontario provide assistance and support to the Federal Government and municipalities in bringing into effect the measures outlined in this resolution; and -8- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, Decem ber 2, 2002 7:30 p.m. FURTHER THAT this motion be circulated to; Lyle Vanclief, Minister responsible for the Canadian Food Minster of Agriculture and Agrifood Jean Chretien, Prime Minister of Canada Norm Sterling, Provincial Minister for the Environment Ernie Eves, Premier for the Province of Ontario Dan McTeague, M.P, Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge Janet Ecker, M.P.P. Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge All Mayors and Chairs in the Province of Ontario Inspection Agency and the CARRIED ill[) BY-LAWS That Councillor Ryan, seconded by Councillor Brenner, took leave to introduce by-laws of the City of Pickering: By-law Number 6060/02 Being a by-law to prohibit or regulate the placing or dumping of fill, the removal of topsoil and the alteration of the grade of land. Referred to the January 20th, 2003 Council Meetina By-law Number 6061/02 Being a by-law to amend By-law Number 2359/87 (Parking) to regulate parking, standing, and stopping on highways or parts of highways under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Pickering and on private and municipal property. Referred to Staff By-law Number 6062/02 Being a By-law to amend By-law 2632/88. - 9- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, Decem ber 2, 2002 7:30 p.m. By-law Number 6063/02 Being a By-law to authorize the execution of a Licence Agreement with Guida Pirita and Ana-Paula Leandro for the operation of the pottery studio at the Pickering Recreation Complex. By-law Number 6064/02 Being a by-law to authorize the execution of a License Agreement between the Corporation of the City of Pickering and the Pickering Hockey Association Incorporated for the operation of a Snack Bar at the Don Beer Arena. By-law Number 6065/02 Being a by-law to authorize the execution of a License Agreement with Gingerbread Co- operative Nursery School (Pickering) Inc. for the operation of a Nursery School at the West Shore Community Centre. By-law Number 6066/02 Being a by-law to authorize the execution of a Lease Agreement between The Corporation of the City of Pickering and O.J. Muller Landscape Contractor Ltd. for the leasing of those lands consisting of a stone house and 6.074 acres located on Brock Road North, Pickering, and comprising those parts of Lot 19, Concession 3, Pickering, designated as Parts 2 and 3, Plan 40R-7012. By-law Number 6067/02 Being a by-law of the Corporation of the City of Pickering to Establish a Property Tax Rebate Program for the Vacant Portions of Property in the Commercial Property Class or the Industrial Property Class. By-law Number 6068/02 Being a by-law to authorize the temporary borrowing of moneys to meet the current and capital expenditures of the City of Pickering for the year 2003. CARRIED - 10- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, Decem ber 2, 2002 7:30 p.m. Council considered the following motions in conjunction with the above By-laws: Resolution #142/02 Moved by Councillor Pickles Seconded by Councillor Ryan That By-law 6060/02 be deferred to the January 20th, 2003 Council Meeting; and That the Solicitor for the City be present at that meeting. CARRIED Resolution #143/02 Moved by Councillor Ryan Seconded by Councillor McLean That By-law 6061/02 be deferred to staff. CARRIED THIRD READING: Councillor Ryan, seconded by Councillor Brenner, moved that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Numbers 6062/02,6063/02,6064/02,6065/02,6066/02,6067/02 and 6068/02, 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 v OTHER BUSINESS 1. Councillor McLean gave notice of a motion, seconded by Councillor Pickles requesting an inquest into the death of a child killed on an ATV. 2. Councillor Holland reminded residents and Council of the Winteriest activities beginning on December 5th. - 11 - Council Meeting Minutes Monday, December 2,2002 7:30 p.m. 3. Councillor Holland thanked staff for the work undertaken at the bottom of Liverpool Road. 4. Councillor Holland gave notice of a motion, seconded by Councilor Ryan, concerning Waste Diversion. 5. Councillor Brenner advised that the Smoking By-law was deferred by Regional Council but that a Notice of Motion will be coming before Regional Council requesting that this deferral be rescinded. Councillor Ryan advised that December 6th is National Day of Remembrance of Actions Against Woman. 6. 7. Councilor Ryan thanked the Supervisor, Traffic Engineering & Waste Management for the correspondence concerning upgrades at Whites Road/Granite Court/Oklahoma Drive intersection. He requested that this correspondence be forwarded to all members of Council. 8. Mayor Arthurs advised that the Honourable Chris Hodgson, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing will be addressing Council at the December 16th Council Meeting concerning land exchange in North Pickering. 9. Mayor Arthurs advised that a Special Council Meeting will be held following the Planning Committee/Committee of the Whole meeting next week to review the Terms of Reference, following the completion of the Growth Management Study. 10. The following matters were discussed prior to the regular meeting: a) The Chief Administrative Officer advised that the Strategic Planning and the Taxi Cab Licensing are complete. b) The Chief Administrative Officer distributed further correspondence concerning the West Rouge Canoe Club. c) The Chief Administrative Officer distributed a memo concerning Confederation Life. - 12- Council Meeting Minutes Monday, December 2, 2002 7:30 p.m. (VI) CONFIRMATION BY-LAW Bv-Iaw Number 6069/02 Councillor Brenner, seconded by Councillor McLean, 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 Regular and Special Council Meetings of December 2, 2002. CARRIED (VII) ADJOURNMENT The Meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m. DATED ~~~ MAYOR ,/7 //./ ~ /¿~ ;/ CLERK - 13 - Appendix I Finance & Operations Committee Report FOW 2002-9 That the Finance & Operations Committee of the City of Pickering having met on November 25, 2002 presents its ninth report to Council and recommends: 1. OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORT OES 49-02 FIRE SERVICES PROTOCOL FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AND BIO-HAZARD RESPONSE TEAM I ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 1. That Council receive Report OES 49-02 to confirm its procedure for addressing Hazardous and Bio-Hazard responses; and 2. That Council approve reimbursements to owners up to $1,000 per incident, submitted prior to December 31, 2003; and 3. That staff prepare a protocol for advising owners of their responsibility for authorizing clean up and payment for responses to hazardous and bio-hazard incidents. 4. That appropriate officials be authorized to give effect thereto. 2. OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORT OES 53-02 ROAD WATCH PROGRAM -ADOPTION & FUNDING REQUIREMENTS 1. That Report OES 53-02 regarding the "Road Watch" program, be received; and 2. That Council adopt the Road Watch program that is being proposed by the Durham Regional Police Service; and 3. That funding be established in Account 2320-2409 to provide for the cost of the initial program launch and an annual cost for program maintenance; and 4. That staff be directed to include the Road Watch program as a new tool in the Safer Streets Traffic Management Strategy, which is currently under development. - 14- Appendix I Finance & Operations Committee Report FOW 2002-9 3. OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORT OES 55-02 MUNICIPAL STRUCTURES IMPROVEMENT PRIORITY PROGRAM 1. That Report OES 55-02 regarding the City's bridges and culvert structures needs be received; and 2. That staff continue to have the system of bridges and culvert structures inspected and appraised regularly in accordance with the Ontario Structure Inspection Manual, and identify maintenance, repair and replacement needs through the annual Capital budget process. 4. OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORT OES 50-02 TENDER FOR CLEANING SERVICES TENDER NO. T-14-2002 1. That Report OES 50-02 regarding the Tender for Cleaning Services, be received; and 2. That the Tender No. T-14-2002 submitted by In-Pro Cleaning Systems Ltd. for cleaning services inclusive of a full time supervisor for a three year term in the amount of $460,767.00 plus GST, be approved for the following facilities: PickerinQ Municipal Facilities Pickering Civic Complex Operations Centre East Shore Community Centre Petticoat Creek Community Centre PickerinQ Public Libraries Main Branch Claremont Branch Greenwood Branch Petticoat Creek Branch Whitevale Branch 3. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be given authority to give effect thereto. OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORT DES 51-02 PICKERING RECREATION COMPLEX POTTERY STUDIO 5. 1. That Report OES 51-02, concerning the Pickering Recreation Complex Pottery Studio, be received; and - 15- Appendix I Finance & Operations Committee Report FOW 2002-9 2. That staff be authorized to negotiate an arrangement with Guida Pirita and Ana-Paula Leandro to permit the continuation of the private operation of instructional pottery programs presently being provided to the public at the Pickering Recreation Complex; and 3. That a by-law be enacted to authorize the execution of a License Agreement for a three year term between Guida Pirita and Ana-Paula Leandro to permit the continuation of the private operation of instructional pottery programs presently being provided to the public at the Pickering Recreation Complex. 6. OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORT OES 54-02 STOP SIGN BY-LAW AMENDMENT -SHEPPARD AVENUE AT ROSEBANK ROAD WEST INTERSECTION 1. That Report OES 54-02 regarding a proposed amendment of the stop sign by-law #2632/88 be received; and 2. That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend Schedule "A' to By-law #2632/88 authorizing the erection of stop signs at certain intersections within the City. 3. That staff be directed to pursue the full signalization of the intersection of Sheppard Avenue and Rosebank Road. 7. OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORT OES 48-02 RAILWAY CROSSING GATE INSTALLATIONS CANADIAN PACIFIC BELLEVILLE SUBDIVISION LINE ROSE BANK ROAD & TORONTO/PICKERING TOWNLINE ROAD CROSSINGS 1. That Report OES 48-02 regarding the installation of automatic railway crossing gates, be received; and 2. That Council approve an expenditure of $33,000 from the $100,000 allocation for cost shared improvements within the 2002 Operations & Emergency Services Capital Budget to provide for the City's share of the total costs to install railway crossing gates at the Toronto/Pickering T ownline Road and Rosebank Road level crossings of the Canadian Pacific Belleville Subdivision Railway Line; and - 16- - Appendix I Finance & Operations Committee Report FOW 2002-9 3. That Council direct staff to investigate the future feasibility of prohibiting locomotive whistling at the Toronto/Pickering Townline Road and Rosebank Road level crossings and to report back on the matter. 8. COUNCILLOR BRENNER PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE INTEGRATED WASTE COLLECTION FORUM HELD ON OCTOBER 24.2002 1. That the following documentation from the Integrated Waste Collection Forum held in the City of Pickering on October 24, 2002 be received: .-. . Letter dated November 8, 2002 from Councillor Brenner following up with the participants in the Forum . Draft resolution regarding Integrated Waste Collection . A summary of the Forum . Discussion Paper distributed at the Forum entitled "Meeting the Challenges of Municipal Coordination" 9. OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORT OES 56-02 EXTENSION OF "ROLLING TO REDUCE" PROGRAM 1. That Report OES 56-02 regarding the City of Pickering's Rolling to Reduce Waste Collection Pilot Program be received; and 2. That City Council approve the extension of the cart based integrated waste collection system for 518 homes in the Amberlea neighbourhood beyond December 31,2002 to March 31,2003. 10. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 32-02 SECTION 442/443 OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT ADJUSTMENT TO TAXES 1. That Report CS 32-02 of the Director, Corporate Services, regarding Section 442/443 of the Municipal Act - Adjustment to Taxes, be received; and - 2. That the write-offs of taxes as provided under Section 442 and 443 of the Municipal Act, RS.O. 1990, as amended, be approved; and - 17 - - Appendix I Finance & Operations Committee Report FOW 2002-9 3. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the necessary action to give effect hereto. 11. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 27-02 ESTABLISH A RESERVE FOR CONTINUING STUDIES AND RESERVE 1. That Report CS 24-02 of the Director, Corporate Services and Treasurer respecting the Industrial and Commercial Vacancy Program, be received; and 2. That the attached by-law providing for the establishment of a property tax rebate program for the vacant portions of commercial and industrial property, be read three times and approved; and 3. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be given authority to give effect hereto. -- 12. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 30-02 2003 TEMPORARY BORROWING BY-LAW 1. It is recommended that Report CS 30-02 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer be received; and 2. That the temporary borrowing limit to meet 2003 current expenditures pending receipt of taxes and other revenues be established at $23,000,000 for the period January 1, 2003 to September 30, 2003 inclusive, and $11,000,000 thereafter until December 31, 2003; and 3. That the temporary borrowing limit for capital purposes for 2003 be established at $16,000,000; and 4. That the attached By-law be read three times and passed; and 5. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto. - - 18 - - Appendix I Finance & Operations Committee Report FOW 2002-9 13. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 29-02 2003 INTERIM SPENDING AUTHORITY 1. That Report CS 29-02 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer, be received; and 2. That the 2003 Interim Operating Expenditures be approved at 50% of the prior years' budget including exceptions as contained in Attachment 1, pending approval of the formal 2003 Current Budgets by Council; and 3. That the Treasurer be authorized to transfer to the Ajax Pickering Transit Authority (APTA) a maximum of 50% of APT A (City of Pickering's share) prior years' budget, pending approval of the formal APT A 2003 Current Budgets by Council; and - 4. The appropriate City of Pickering officials be authorized to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto. 14. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 28-02 CASH POSITION REPORT AS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 That Report CS 28-02 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer, concerning Cash Position Report as at September 30, 2002, be received for information. 15. CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 31-02 TRIDEUOPTIONS FOR HOMES DEVELOPMENT FINAL PHASE 1200 THE ESPLANADE NORTH (EAST OF MILLE~IUM BU!1.Q.ING) 1. That Report CS 31-02 of the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer, concerning Tridel/Options for Homes Development Final Phase, be received; and - 2. That Council advise staff if it wishes to provide relief from the provisions of the 1987 Development Agreement respecting cash-in-lieu of parkland payment for the last phase of the development, being 1200 The Esplanade North, based on the same formula as was applied to the Millennium Apartment at 1000 The Esplanade North at an estimated cost of approximately $132,000; and - 19 - -- Appendix I Finance & Operations Committee Report FOW 2002-9 3. That Council advise staff that it wishes to explore possible options for permitting, in addition to the relief from Development Charges in the estimated amount of approximately $112,000 as provided by the 1987 Agreement, any further relief in the form of deferral of all parkland payments, fees, charges and development charges: a) totalling $700,000 or less at an estimated cost of approximately $178,000 until the units are resold or a maximum of 15 years after any agreements are executed; and b) totalling more than $700,000 at an estimated cost of approximately $31,000 until one year following project negotiation; and -- 4. That should Council determine that it wishes to explore possible options for relief outlined in Recommendations 2 and/or 3 above, that the Chief Administrative Officer, the Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer and the Director, Planning & Development be authorized and directed to enter into discussions with the appropriate representatives of Deltera Inc. and Options for Homes in order to determine and explore all options, the potential costs to the City and to present the results of these discussions at the earliest possible opportunity for the consideration of the Committee and Council; and 5. That appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be given authority to give effect thereto. - - 20-