HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 11, 2005Council Meeting Minutes
Monday, April 11, 2005
9:00 PM
PRESENT:
Mayor David Ryan
COUNCILLORS:
K. Ashe
M. Brenner
D. Dickerson
R. Johnson
B. McLean
D. Pickles
ALSO PRESENT:
T. J. Quinn
N. Carroll
G. Paterson
B. Taylor
C. Rose
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Director, Planning & Development
- Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer
- City Clerk
- Manager, Policy
ABSENT:
E. Buntsma - Director, Operations & Emergency Services (Vacation)
(I)
INVOCATION
Mayor Ryan called the meeting to order and led Council in the saying of the
Invocation.
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ADOPTION OF MINUTES
Regular Meeting of April 4, 2005
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(111) RESOLUTIONS
Resolution #66105
Moved by Councillor Johnson
Seconded by Councillor McLean
That the Report of the Executive Committee EC 2005-06, dated April 11, 2005, be
adopted.
Recorded Vote on Item #1
Yes:
No:
CARRIED
Councillors Brenner, Dickerson, Johnson, McLean, Pickles and Mayor Ryan
Councillor Ashe
(IV) BY-LAWS
That Councillor Johnson, seconded by Councillor McLean, took leave to introduce by-
laws of the City of Pickering:
By-law 6502/05
Being a by-law to appoint By-law Enforcement Officers for certain purposes (Parking
Regulation - 1822 Whites Road).
By-law 6503/05
Being a by-law to dedicate Block 73, Plan 40M-1414, Pickering as public highway.
By-law 6504/05
Being a by-law to dedicate Block 26, Plan 40M-1423, Picketing as public highway.
By-law 6505/05
Being a by-law to assume the roads as public highways and the services within Plan
40M-1413 (save and except Block 107), Plan 40M-1414, Plan 40M-1423, Plan 40M-
1637 (save and except Lot 13 and Blocks 20, 21 and 22) and 40M-2017, under the
jurisdiction of the City of Pickering.
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By-law 6506/05
Being a by-law to amend By-law 1416/82 providing for the regulation and licensing of
places of amusement.
By-law 6507/05
Being a by-law to authorize the release and removal of the Subdivision Agreement and
related amendment from title respecting Plan 40M-1413 (save and except Block 107),
Pickering.
By-law 6508/05
Being a by-law to authorize the release and removal of the Subdivision Agreement and
related amendment from title respecting Plan 40M-1414, Pickering.
By-law 6509/05
Being a by-law to authorize the release and removal of the Subdivision Agreement and
related amendment from title respecting Plan 40M-1423, Pickering.
By-law 6510~05
Being a by-law to authorize the release and removal of the Subdivision Agreement
respecting Plan 40M-1637 (save and except Lot 13) Pickering, from title.
By-law 6511/05
Being a by-law to authorize the release and removal of the Subdivision Agreement
respecting Plan 40M-2017, Pickering, from title.
THIRD READING:
Councillor Johnson, seconded
CARRIED
by Councillor McLean, moved that By-law Numbers
6502/05, 6503/05, 6504/05, 6505/05, 6506~05, 6507~05, 6508~05, 6509/06, 6510/05,
6511/05, 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
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OTHER BUSINESS
Councillor Dickerson, on behalf of Legion Branch 606 and the Ladies Auxiliary,
thanked Members of Council for supporting the Honours & Awards Ceremony.
Councillor McLean stated that parking spaces for disabled persons are not
clearly marked in some cases. He asked how many tickets have been issued for
parking violations respecting parking for the disabled and what the municipality is
doing to ensure that these parking areas are clearly painted and signed.
Councillor Johnson thanked staff for the preparation of the 2005 budget
documents.
The following matters were discussed prior to the regular meeting:
Resolution #67/05
Moved by Councillor McLean
Seconded by Councillor Pickles
That Council meeting In Camera at 7:07 pm.
CARRIED
a)
The Division Head, Corporate Projects & Policy, stated that City is
recommending a statutory public information meeting to consider
modifications to Amendment #13 for the Seaton side. He further report
that a meeting was held on April 4, 2005 with residents of Whitevale who
gave cautious support for urban residential development adjacent to the
Hamlet of Whitevale. The Division Head was asked to produce a map that
clearly shows the modifications to Amendment #13 for the Seaton side.
b)
The CAO distributed to Members of Council a letter dated April 1, 2005
from Jeffrey Davies regarding the Ontario Planning & Development Act.
The Division Head, Corporate Projects & Policy was instructed to get a
consensus of the representatives of the Province, Region and other
agencies and landowners to allow representatives of the Cherrywood
Landowners Group to attend meetings respecting the OPDA.
This In Camera meeting was recessed at 7:30 pm and reconvened at 9:08 pm.
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c)
The CAO referred to a confidential memo dated April 5, 2005 respecting
negotiations and was given direction to proceed in accordance with the
recommendations set out in that memo.
d) The CAO reported on the status of the taxicab industry.
e) Resolution #68/05
Moved by Councillor Brenner
Seconded by Councillor Dickerson
That staff be directed to retain an in-house solicitor as an employee of the
City of Pickering.
CARRIED
It was the consensus of Members of Council that Councillors Ashe and
Dickerson will sit on the panel established by the Division Head, Human
Resources, to interview candidates at the short-list stage for the position
of City Solicitor.
f)
Councillor Dickerson stated that he received a request from the Pickering
Professional Firefighters' Association to name a street after a Firefighter
who died from a job-related injury. He requested a report setting out the
process for accommodating this request.
Resolution #69/05
Moved by Councillor Dickerson
Seconded by Councillor Pickles
That Council rise from this In Camera session at 9:55 pm.
CARRIED
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(VI) CONFIRMATION BY-LAW
By-law Number 6512/05
Councillor Dickerson, 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 Regular Meeting of April 11, 2005.
CARRIED
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ADJOURNMENT
The Meeting adjourned at 9:56 pm.
DATED
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Appendix I
Executive Committee Report
EC 2005-06
That the Executive Committee of the City of Pickering having met on April 11, 2005,
presents its sixth report to Council and recommends:
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORT PD 12-05
PLACES TO GROW
That Pickering Council RECEIVE Report PD 12-05 on the draft Growth Plan
for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, prepared by the Ministry of Public
Infrastructure Renewal, dated February, 2005; and
That Pickering Council ADVISE the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal
that it supports:
(a) the concept of a growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe; and
(b) Pickering's inclusion within the 'Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton Sub-
area'; and
(c) the identification of downtown Pickering as an 'urban growth centre'; and
That Picketing Council REQUEST the Minister of Public Infrastructure
Renewal to coordinate the transfer of the Cherrywood Community from the
Greenbelt Plan to the Growth Plan under a 'Designated Growth Area'
category, consistent with Pickering's approved Growth Management Study;
and
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) upper, lower and single-tier municipalities are engaged as full
participants in the preparation of the work program for their respective
sub-area growth strategy and that all municipalities be included as
members of the sub-area growth strategy working teams in addition to
the Province; and
(b) local municipalities are provided with the authority to determine the way
in which intensification is achieved in their respective areas; and
(c) a meaningful public consultation process to inform and obtain comments
from residents and landowners in all parts of each sub-area is included
as an integral component of the sub-area growth strategy work program;
and
(d) the content of sub-area growth strategies is refined to focus on the
broader cross-boundary issues such as infrastructure, economic
development, transit, and urban boundary expansions with less
emphasis on rural, agriculture and natural heritage matters; and
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(e)
(f)
(g)
the timeframe for achieving the intensification targets in the Growth Plan
is extended from 2015 to a longer timeframe; and
the employment to population ratio is increased to 50% (one job for
every two persons) for Durham Region; and
the transportation system is revised to:
(i) add a proposed higher order transit route along Taunton Road and
Kingston Road; and
(ii) add a proposed higher order transit route on the CP Belleville rail
line through Durham Region; and
(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; and
That Pickering Council REQUEST that, prior to finalizing the Growth Plan, the
Province release a comprehensive package of Greater Golden Horseshoe
initiatives including details of the fiscal, regulatory and other tools that will be
made available to properly implement the sub-area growth strategies, the
Transportation Strategy, and the 10-year Strategic Infrastructure Investment
Plan; and
That the City Clerk FORWARD a copy of Report PD 12-05 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.
CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 28-05
APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE FROM THE SIGN BY-LAW
SUBMITTED BY JOHN BYBERG
That Report CS 28-05 regarding an application for a variance from the Sign
By-law submitted by John Byberg, be received; and
That Resolution #169/03, Item #1, passed on December 5, 2003 to refuse an
application submitted by John Byberg for a variance to the Sign By-law to
permit a billboard sign on the south side of Highway #7 immediately west of
the east intersection of the east intersection of Highway #7 and Concession 6
Road, be rescinded; and
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Executive Committee Report
EC 2005-06
That the application dated November 3, 2003 submitted by John Byberg for a
variance to By-law 2439/87 (Signs) to permit a billboard sign on the south
side of Highway #7 immediately west of the east intersection of Highway #7
and Concession 6 Road, be approved.
CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT CS 29-05
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL BY-LAW OFFICERS
1822 WHITES ROAD
That Report CS 29-05 respecting the appointment of Special Municipal Law
Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Parking By-law on
private property, be received; and
That the draft by-law to appoint persons to enforce the Parking By-law at
1822 Whites Road, be forwarded to Council for approval; and
That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the
necessary actions to give effect thereto.
PROCLAMATIONS:
"HEPATITIS C AWARENESS DAY"
"HEPATITIS C AWARENESS MONTH"
That Mayor Ryan be authorized to make the following proclamations:
"Hepatitis C Awareness Day"- May 1, 2005
"Hepatitis C Awareness Month"- May, 2005
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