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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 17, 2000 - ~"l OF PIC¿.. c} 'I~ !p~\ I- œ~Ø tØ COUNCIL MINUTES A Meeting of the Pickering City Council was held on Monday, April 17th, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. PRESENT: Mayor Wayne Arthurs COUNCILLORS: M. Brenner D. Dickerson M. Holland R. Johnson D. Pickles D. Ryan ALSO PRESENT: T. Quinn G. Paterson B. Taylor - Chief Administrative Officer - Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer - City Clerk -. - 2. (I) ADOPTION OF MINUTES Regular Council Meeting of April 3, 2000 Special Council Meeting of April 10, 2000 lID DELEGA TIONS 1. John Wiersma, President and CEO Veridian Corporation, stated that Veridian has been in existence since November 1, 1999 and provided Council with a summary of the makeup of the Corporation and the issues it is currently facing. He also provided a summary of its customer makeup and service areas. Mr. Wiersma noted that there is a proposal to phase in a commercial rate increase over a period of four to five years. He noted that a proposed residential rate increase will vary between municipalities and classes of customer and that the rates between all municipalities must be equalized. Judy Greenwood-Spears, representing the Ontario Green Party, stated that many people in Ontario are watching what is happening with the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. She stated that there have been tritium leaks and there must be some assurance that this will not happen again. There are alternate energy sources such as solar energy. She stated that the reactors at the Pickering "A" station are old and that residents of Ontario will be saddled with the Ontario Power Generation debt forever. - - "",.. 3. Chris Pennington, representing the Ontario Green Party, stated that he was a candidate in the last Provincial election and was told by residents that they have a concern about the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. He noted that Pickering residents want an independent environmental assessment undertaken of the Station and that alternate energy sources be studied. He stated that 88% of Pickering residents want the Station shut down if there are alternate sources of energy. The Atomic Energy Control Board is not studying alternate energy sources and in fact want Pickering "A" to be restarted as much as Ontario Power Generation. 4. Irene Kock, representing Durham Nuclear Awareness and the Nuclear Awareness Project, urged Council to not delay asking for an independent assessment of the restart of Pickering "A" because the issues raised by the Peer Review and others could then be addressed. Council should ask for an independent panel review at this point in time because the Scope of Assessment is not adequate and will not be changed. The point is not to delay the restart of Pickering "A!' but to ensure that a proper environmental assessment is carried out. 5. Dave Steele, representing PACT, stated that he has reviewed the Peer Review's reports and noted that Ontario Power Generation took three months to respond to the questions raised by the Peer Review. There should be no rush to restart Pickering" A" because winter is now over and the need for extra power is not as great. The public review period as proposed by the AECB will not be good for Council because of its summer recess and the municipal election. He noted that the AECB is part of the problem, not part of the solution and that there are alternate sources of energy. 6. Martin Croteau, representing the West Rouge Canoe Club, stated that his group wants to raise funds for the City and the Club by selling messages on boards of a boardwalk. There is a consensus that this will be a successful proposition. 7. Martin Herzog, representing the Liverpool West Community Association, noted that with respect to the restart of Pickering" A!', the City has had success in the past with the Federal Government on the airport lands, the Provincial Government on the Seaton lands and the IW A and it could be succ~ssful with the AECB. A screening process is only a rehash of environmental studies done in the past (Ill) RESOLUTIONS Resolution #62/00 - ADPendix #1 Moved by Councillor Johnson Seconded by Councillor Brenner That the Report of the Executive Committee dated April 10th, 2000, be adopted with the following amendment: Item # 2 was amended to provide for the endorsement of the Regional Council, that net POA revenues be split 50% to the Region and 50% to the area municipalities for 1998 and 1999 and 40% to the Region and 60% to the area municipalities thereafter, to ensure that the Region reduces its general levy by its share of net revenues and to delete the requirement for carrying a deficit over to another year. CARRIED Council passed the following resolution in conjunction with the above resolution: Resolution #62/00(a) Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Johnson That Item #2 of the Executive Committee Report be amended to provide for the endorsement of the Regional Council, that net POA revenues be split 50% to the Region and 50% to the area municipalities for 1998 and 1999 and 40% to the Region and 60% to the area municipalities thereafter, to ensure that the Region reduces its general levy by its share of net revenues and to delete the requirement for carrying a deficit over to another year. -. CARRIED Resolution #62/00(b) Moved by Councillor Brenner Seconded by Councillor Holland That Clause #2 of Item #2 of the Executive Committee Report be amended by adding thereto the following words: "subject to the Region agreeing that their share of the net revenues from the administration of the Provincial Offences Act be used to reduce the financial impact of the Net Regional General Levy by decreasing the amount of taxes collected to meet the requirements of the approved Net Regional General Levy." CARRIED Resolution #63/00 Moved by Councillor Brenner Seconded by Councillor Ryan -- WHEREAS by Resolution passed on February 21, 2000, the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering has endorsed the comments of the Peer Review Team on the Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB) Final Scope document in the report dated February 11, 2000, which recommends three options for the City, including the option of the City to make a formal request to the Minister of the Environment for an independent Panel Review; and WHEREAS Council asked for a full Environmental Assessment (EA) under the former "Federal Environmental Assessment and Review Process Guidelines Order" (EARP- GO), which was in place before the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) came into force in 1995, and this request was supported by the City of Oshawa, the City of Toronto, Dan McTeague, MP, as well as 200 plus letters sent to the AECB; and WHEREAS the AECB refused to initiate a full EA and renewed the licence of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station at that time; and WHEREAS in a referendum in November 1997, 87% of Pickering voters supported the question: "Are you in favour of the Ontario Government holding a full public review under the Environmental Assessment Act of Ontario prior to any decisions being made to restart the Pickering "A" Nuclear Generating Station?"; and - WHEREAS municipalities which supported this request to the Province included the Towns of Whitby and Ajax, Township of Uxbridge and the Regional Municipality of Durham and the Province refused to undertake an EA; and WHEREAS the AECB has established a screening process under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act which fails to address key issues as requested by Pickering and it's Peer Review Team as offered by the AECB and offered in reply to the Final Scope as required under the Act; and WHEREAS the AECB is not providing adequate time for an intervener review of the draft screening report (only 45 days in schedule, when 90 days should be the bare minimum); and WHEREAS the AECB has refused to request a panel review on the basis that the level of public concern expressed so far does not warrant it; - BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby requests the Honourable David Anderson, Federal Minister of Environment, to initiate an Independent Panel Review under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to conduct a full Environment Assessment with the public hearings on the proposed restart of the Pickering "A" Nuclear Generating Station; and FURTHER that the Minister of Environment be asked to include the following items in the Terms of Reference for the Panel Review: . Issues documented by the City's Peer Review Team in: i) Report to Council CAO 14-99, "Draft Scope of Assessment Comments to AECB" dated November 30, 1999. ii) "Comments on the AECB Final Scope document" dated February 11, 2000. . Alternatives to restarting the Pickering "þ(' station, including renewable energy supplies, industrial co-generation, conservation programs and other related energy policy options; . The full consequences of a severe nuclear accident at the Pickering station on public health, the ecosystem and the economy; and -. THAT a copy of this resolution and the letter addressed to the Minister of Environment, be copied to all municipalities in the GT A, with a request for each municipality to write the Minister of Environment to support the City of Pickering's request; and THAT Dan McTeague, MP. Pickering/AjaxlUxbridge, also ask his colleague in Parliament, the Minister of Environment, for a Panel Review on this matter, on behalf of his constituents in the City of Pickering. TABLED Resolution #63/00(a) Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Holland That Resolution #63/00 be tabled. CARRIED Recorded Vote: Yes: No: Councillors Dickerson, Holland, Johnson, Pickles and Mayor Arthurs Councillors Brenner and Ryan """" Resolution #64/00 Moved by Councillor Holland Seconded by Councillor Brenner WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering has adopted the Millennium Trail Waterfront project as presented by the Millennium Trail Ad-Hoc Committee and is seeking partnerships to complete the project; and - WHEREAS the West Rouge Canoe Club has expressed an interest in working with the City of Pickering on the Millennium Trail Waterfront Project; and WHEREAS David Oikawa, who led the Waterfront proposal for the West Rouge Canoe Club and who was deeply respected and involved in the community, passed away and the West Rouge Canoe Club wishes to continue the project in his memory; and WHEREAS Council referred consideration of the West Rouge Canoe Club's proposal to the Waterfront Coordinating Committee; and WHEREAS the Waterfront Coordinating Committee established a subgroup that endorsed the operative clauses of this motion; NOW THEREFORE the proposal for the West Rouge Canoe Club to raise money for the Millennium Trail project be received and that the Club be extended gratitude for their work and interest in the Millennium Trail along Pickering's waterftont; and THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering give approval for the West Rouge Canoe Club to proceed with the project as outlined in their report and in this motion with funds raised for the City to be dedicated to further waterfront improvements along the western waterfront area of the Millennium Trail; and - THAT the first $100,000.00 net funds raised go directly to the Municipality to offset construction costs and that any dollars raised after $100,000 be split evenly between the West Rouge Canoe Club and the City of Pickering; and THAT any funds raised by the West Rouge Canoe Club go towards their ongoing project to build a facility on Pickering's waterfront to support the activities of their club and others; and THAT the said funds raised by the West Rouge Canoe Club that are to be utilized for the aforementioned facility be held in trust by the Corporation of the City of Pickering with the details of the trust to be drafted by the City Solicitor and to be established on terms mutually agreeable to the City of Pickering and the West Rouge Canoe Club. DEFERRED FOR TWO WEEKS Resolution #64/00( a) Moved by Councillor Ryan Seconded by Councillor Brenner That Resolution #64/00 be deferred for two weeks to allow staff to comment on the legal and financial implications. CARRIED ..... - - - By-law Number 5655/00 Being a by-law to authorize the execution of a Lease Agreement between The Corporation of the City of Pickering and 0.1. 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 of those parts of Lot 19, Concession 3, Pickering, designated as Parts 2 and 3, Plan 40R-7012. THIRD READING: Councillor Holland seconded by Councillor Dickerson moved that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Numbers 5653/00, 5654/00 and 5655/00, 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 (VI) OTHER BUSINESS 1. Councillor Ryan introduced a Notice of Motion, to be seconded by Councillor Johnson that the public review period for the draft screening report be extended to 90 days. 2. Councillor Ryan stated that although the extension of Highway #407 through Pickering will be beneficial to the City, its development has been mismanaged and he is disappointed that the Federal Minister of Fisheries and oceans will not be providing a Federal environmental assessment on this project. 3. Councillor Brenner expressed his concern about the proposed 6.4% increase by Veridian and indicated that such an increase may be a trend in the next few years. 4. Councillor Dickerson asked staff for a report on the heaters in the O'Brien rink and if a replacement is required, to indicate if Council approval is needed to authorize such a replacement. 5. Councillor Johnson asked if an alternative baseball field has been found for the one that was formerly located in the East Woodlands Park. The Chief Administrative Officer indicated that the lights from the baseball field in East Woodlands Park have been relocated to a field in Kinsmen Park and a Tender is being let for lighting for another field in Kinsmen Park. 6. Mayor Arthurs stated that any proposed increase by Veridian will be taken seriously by the Board of Directors but noted that the Province has put all municipal electrical utilities in the position of needing rate increases. 7. The following matters were discussed prior to the regular meeting: a) Mayor Arthurs reported that he distributed a letter dated April 12, 2000 from the Atomic Energy Control Board wherein they advised that they had extended the periods for public review of documents. He indicated that Council may want to consider requesting that the periods for public review be extended even further. b) Mayor Arthurs provided an overview of discussions that he and Councill Dickerson were involved in with respect to the Provincial Offences Act. (VI) CONFIRMATION BY-LAW By-law Number 5656/00 - Councillor Johnson seconded by Councillor Dickerson 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 Special Council Meeting of April 17th, 2000 and its Regular Council Meeting of April 17th, 2000, and that the same be now finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk sign the same and that the Seal of the Corporation be thereto affixed. CARRIED (VII) ADJOURNMENT The Meeting adjourned at 12:22 p.m. ~ MAYOR DATED k~ tLERK - - APPENDIX #1 CITY OF PICKERING That the Executive Committee of the City of Pickering having met on April 10th, 2000, presents its seventh report to Council and recommends: - 1. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORT #16/00 REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION 99-004/D PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION 99-003/P ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 1/99 M. &R. GUY PART OF LOTS A & 1, CONCESSION 9 (5240 LAKE RIDGE ROAD. NORTH OF REGIONAL ROAD 5) 1. That City Council recommends to the Region of Durham that Regional Official Plan Amendment Application 99-004/D, submitted by M. & R. Guy, on lands being Part of Lots A & 1, Concession 9, in the City of Pickering, to permit a 9- hole golf course within the "Major Open Space System - Oak Ridges Moraine" designation, be APPROVED. 2. (a) That Pickering Official Plan Amendment Application 99-003/P, submitted by M. & R. Guy, on lands being Part of Lots A & 1, Concession 9, in the City of Pickering, to redesignate the subject lands ITom "Agricultural Areas" and "Open Space System - Natural Areas" to "Open Space System - Active Recreational Areas" in order to permit a 9-hole golf course, be APPROVED; and - (b) That the draft by-law in Appendix I to Report Number PD 16-00 to ADOPT Amendment Number 4 to the Pickering Official Plan be forwarded to Council for approval, and subsequently, that Amendment Number 4 be forwarded by the city Clerk to the Region of Durham for approval; and 3. (a) That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 1/99, submitted by M. & R. Guy, on lands being Part of Lots A & 1, Concession 9, in the City of Pickering, to permit a 9-hole golf course, be APPROVED; and (b) That the draft implementing zoning by-law in Appendix II to Report Number PD 16-00 to permit a 9-hole golf course and environmental protection areas on lands being Part of Lots A & 1, Concession 9, in the City of Pickering, be forwarded to Council for approval. 2. LEGAL REPORT #11A/OO STREAMLINING OF ADMINISTRATION OF PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT (BILL 108) PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT - TRANSFER That Report L11A/OO regarding the Streamlining of Administration of the Provincial Offences Act be received and that subject to the endorsement of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham, Pickering Council: - 1. Endorse the Consultant's recommendation that the Region of Durham be the Service Provider for the courts administration and prosecution of proceedings pursuant to the Streamlining of Administration of the Provincial Offence Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, cA (Bill 108); 2. That net POA revenues, after payment of costs to the Service Provider, be split 50% to the Region and 50% to the area municipalities for 1998 and 1999 and 40% to the Region and 60% to the area municipalities thereafter. I The area municipalities' share would be distributed amongst the eight lower tier municipalities based upon taxable assessment subject to the Region agreeing that their share of the net revenues from the administration of the Provincial Offences Act be used to reduce the financial impact of the Net Regional General Levy by decreasing the amount of taxes collected to meet the requirements of the approved Net Regional General Levy. -. 3. Authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the Intermunicipal Service Agreement and other related documentation necessary to finalize the Provincial Offence Act transfer in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and Director, Corporate Services and Treasurer. 4. Direct that such Intermunicipal Service Agreement include, among other matters, the establishment of a Joint Board of Management/Committee (made up of representatives from the municipalities and the Region) that will monitor the performance and activities ofthe Service Provider. 5. That at the end of the first full calendar year of operation by the Service Provider, a financial and management audit be undertaken. AS AMENDED 3. LEGAL REPORT # 17/00 NUTHATCH STREET STREET NAME CHANGE P ART LOT 20, CONCESSION 8, PICKERING, DESIGNATED AS PART 5 ON PLAN 40R-18149 AND PART 7 ON PLAN 40R-17520 - 1. That Report to Council L 17 -00 concerning the renaming of Nuthatch Street, be received; and 2. That Council authorize the City Solicitor to commence the process to change the name of Nuthatch Street to Kodiak Street. 4. PROCLAMATIONS "COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK 2000" - APRIL 30 - MAY 6 2000 , "NATIONAL KIDS' DAY" - JUNE 10,2000 That Mayor Arthurs be authorized to make the following proclamation: "Compo sting Awareness Week 2000" - April 30 - May 6,2000 "National Kids' Day" - June 10,2000 -