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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 21, 1974 T~ "', (I) (II) (III) - 154- 26/74 COUNCIL l.mETING A meeting of the Pickering Town Council was held on MONDAY, the ~1ENTY FIRST day of OCTOBER. 1974 at 8:10 P.M. Present: Mayor G. Ashe Councillors - J. D. A. B. K. Anderson Kitchen Robertson Searle Spratley Manager Clerk Deputy Clerk L.F. Berryman N.C. Marshall J.P. Myslik ADOPTION OF MINUTES MOVED by Councillor Spratley, seconded by Councillor Robertson that the minutes of. the meeting of October 7th, 1974 be adopted. DELEGATIONS MOVED by Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Anderson that Mr. Dave Trebilcock be heard. Mr. Trebilcock, the Campaign Chairman of the Ajax/ Pickering Community Fund appeared in support of the Fund's request for a grant from the Municipality in the amount of $4,300.00 for the year 1975 or l8~ per capita. (See Resolution Number 268/74) RESOLUTIONS Resolution 268/74 MOVED by Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Robertson that the sum of $4,300.00 for the Ajax/ Pickering Community United Fund be included in the 1975 Town budget. CARRIED REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF OCTOBER 15TH, 1974 The Executive Committee presents its Report and respectfully reports and recommends as follows: 1. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS - (For Council Approval) PROPERTY AT S. E. CORNER OF t-l00DGRANGE. AND ROUGEl-1OUNT DRIVE That the request of Mr. G.N. Town owned lands adjacent to of Woodgrange and Rougemount mature. McBride to purchase the his property at the corner Drive be denied as pre- M. T. R. C. A. - vlATERFRONT PLAN That the recommendations of the Department Heads with respect to the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Con- servation Authority - Haterfront Plan contained in the memorandum of October 8th to the Manager from Mr. Bedford be receive for future consideration, and prior to further consideration plans be proposed before ratepayers' groups and that final approval be given only after the Secondary Plan has been approved. - 155 - 26/74 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) 3. 4. 5. 6. a) 6. b) 7. 8. 9. GREEN PAPER ON ENVIRŒ1MENTAL ASSESSMENT That the report on the Green Paper on Environmental Assessment adopted by the Toronto City Council at its meeting of May 15th 1974 be endorsed in principle except for section 2 (10). LIVERPOOL ROAD SIDENALK .- BAYLY STREET TO !IIGm'!AY fr 2 That the Director of Public Borks be authorized to initiate the installation of approximately 1,320 ft. of sidewalk on the west side of Liverpool Road running northerly from Bayly Street, and a further 210 ft. of sidewalk from Liverpool Road easterly to the Sheridan Mall Shopping Centre for a total of 1,530 ft., with the estimated cost of $16,500.00 to be charged to the 1974 Road Budget and that the Public Works Department be directed to estimate the cost and practicability of a bicycle path on the west side of the road and that the cost be put on the 1975 Budget. FENCING OF PARKETTE - REYTN~ BOULEVARD That Mr. H. Mitchell be advised that the Town owns only a small section of Block "H" on Plan t1-ll and that the Municipality is not prepared to erect a fence between his lands and that owned by the r1unicipali ty. INGERSOLL CASKET COMPAlqy - McKAY ROAD SITE That Ingersoll Casket Company be granted a further extension to their Sales Agreemnnt with the Municipality on former Township of Pickering Industrial land as follows: a) Payment by Ingersoll of a grant in lieu of taxes commencing November 1st, 1974. b) If Ingersoll Casket Company declines, that the ownership of lands revert to the Town. COMMm~ITY CENTRES - AIRPORT AR~A That the Town of Pickering continue to maintain the Altona, Atha and Brougham Community Centres so long as they are used by local citizens groups, as recommended by the Director of Recreation and Transportation in his report to the Manager of September 23rd 1974. EAST SHORE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION That the Motion of the East Shore Community Association that requests the Town of Pickering Council not to allow any re-zoning of l~nds in the Bay Ridges Area until such time as Secondary Plans for that area have been finalized by the Planning Committee be accepted. SANDY BEACH ROAD - 'NO LEFT TURN BY - J.AT.~' That the recommendations of the Director of Public Norks in his memorandum of September 30th 1974 be accepted and that the request of the residents of the Bay Ridges Area, expressed in their letter of September 19th 1974, and the recommendations of previous Resolutions of Council be referred to the Durham Traffic Manager for his consideration. BY-LAW RE: RETAIL FOOD STORES That a By-law be passed prohibiting s~oking in retail food stores within the Municipality. - 156 - 26/74 EXECUTIVE CO~MITTEE REPORT (Continued) 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. TAXI CAB INDUSTRY That the Taxi-Cab By-law be amended to reflect the changes suggested by the Solicitor in his report of September 19th 1974 to the Manager and that Section Number 10 of the By-law read: liThe By-law Enforcement Officer may suspend the licence after consultation with the Town Solicitor." BROCK ROAD (HIGHT'1AY 12 - BAYLY STREET) That the Regional Traffic Authority be requested to sign Brock Road, south of Highway 12 to Montgomery Park Road, at a reduced speed limit, and Bayly Street from the existing 40 m.p.h. zone to a point 1,000 feet east of Brock Road. ONTARIO HYDRO PARK - LIVERPOOL ROAD SOUTH That the Town Manager be authorized to negotiate with H.E.P.C. as to the use of the sandbar on the east side of Liverpool Road South for a recreation area. ACCOUNTS FOR APPROVAL That the Accounts in the amount of $1,082,101.13, dated September 30th 1974, be approved. HIGHWAY 1401 TRUNK SE~mR AND THE SEWAGE PLANT EXPANSION a) That the Corporation of the Town of Pickering accepts the charges for the construction of sanitary sewers as described in By-law 111/74 of the Regional Municipality of Durh;m; M~D FURTHER that the Corporation of the Town of Pickering endorses the method of financing of said project as outlined in said By-law 111/74 of the Regional Munici- pality of Durham. b) That the Corporation of the Town of Pickerinq accepts the charges for the capital costs of an addition to the Bay Road Sewage Treatment Plant at an estimated cost of $100,000.00 as described in By-law 112/74 of the Regional Municipality of Durham; AND FURTHER that the Corporation of the Town of Pickering endorses the method of financing of said project as outlined in said By-law 112/74 of the Regional Municipality of Durham. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY That Council endorse the Manager's recommendation to have the employees work on the Saturday of December 7th 1974 and have the Friday after Boxing Day as a holiday. OFFER TO PURCHASE - CAPTAIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED That the recommendations of the Town Solicitor in his memorandure. of October 11th 1974 concerning the Offer to Purchase from Captain Developments Limited of the park land in Parts of Lots 21 and 22, Concession 2, be approved and that a By-law be passed authorizing its execution. - 157 - 26/74 Resolution 269/74 MOVED by Councillor Spratley, seconded by Councillor Anderson that items 1,2,5, 6(a), 6(h), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the Executive Committee Report of October 15th 1974 be aãopted. CARRIED Resolution 270/74 MOVED by Councillor Spratley, seconàed by Councillor Anderson that item 3 of the Executive Committee Report of October 15th 1974 be adopted as follows: "THAT the Report on the Green Paper on Environmental Assessment adopted by the Toronto City Council at its meeting of May 15th 1974 be endorsed in principle, except for Section 2 (10) and any other similarly worded clauses." CARRIED Resolution 271/74 MOVED by Councillor Spratley, seconded by Councillor Anderson that item 4 of the Executive Committee Report of October 15th 1974 be adopted as amended. CARRIED Recorded Vote: Yea: r . - 0>. Ashe, lmderson, Kitchen, Robertson, Searle, Spratley. Resolution 272/74 MOVED by Councillor Spratley, seconded by Councillor Anderson that item 14 of th~ Executive Committee Report of Octob~r 15th 1974 be adopted. CÞ.RRIED Recorded Vote: Yea: Messrs. Ashe, Anderson, Soarle, Spratley Messrs. Kitchen, Robertson Nay: Resolution 273/74 MOVED by Councillor Spratley, seconded by Councillor Anderson that item 15 of the Executive Committee Report of October 15th 1974 be adopted. CARRIED Resolution 274/74 MOVED by Councillor Spratley, seconded by Councillor Anderson that item 16 of the Executive Committee Report of October 15th 1974 be adopted. CARRIED The Planning Committee respectfully submits and recommends as follows: Recommendations (For Council approval) 1. By-law Amendment A 8/74 Ontario Housing Corporation Part of Lot 2'2, Concesqion 1 ~ - of l?ickering -- (See NE:xt Pé'.ge) - 158 - 26/74 P~lNING COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued) 2. 3. 4. 5. Resolved that the Planning Committee recommend to Council that the subject re-zoning application to By- law 3036 be APPROVED subject to the following conditions: 1. A restricted area By-law being approved by Council in order to approve the use as proposed. 2. A Development Control By-law being passed by Council to ensure the provision of an elevator and that requirements of the Town of Pickering, The Department of Public Works of the Town of Pickering, the Regional Municipality of Durham Department of Public Works, and the Regional Municipality of Durham Department of Social Services be satisfied and a Site Plan Agreement being signed by the OWner and the Town and registered against Title. 3. This agreement should deal specifically with the driveway access to Liverpool Road and the internal design consideration submitted by the Region of Durham Social Services Department. 4. A one-foot reserve be dedicated to the Region of Durham along the frontage of Liverpool Road with the exception of the approved driveway access. 5. A road widening of 60 feet from centre line be dedicated to the Region of Durham. Minister's Modification M 14/74 M.E. Horgan Lot 13, Plan 538, Town of Pickering Resolved that the Planning Committee recommend to Council that the application M 14/74 by M.E. Horgan to Modify the Minister's Zoning Order be APPROVED on the condition that Medical Officer of Health approval is received for the lot. Re-scheduling of November 7th, 1974 Planning Committee meeting Resolved that the Planning Committee recommend to Council that the 7th Meeting of the Planning Committee originally scheduled for November 7th 1974 be re-scheduled to be held Thursday, November 14th 1974. Proposed Official Plan Amendment Mr. M. Shaw Part of Lot 14, Concession 9 Town of Pickering. Resolved that the Planning Committee recommend to Council that the proposal received for an Official Plan Amendment for lands owned by Mr. M. Shaw located at Part of Lot 14, Concession 9, be received for information purposes, and that further consideration be given to the matter during the Rural Area Study. Access - Brock Road at Bayly Street Resolved that the Planninq Committee recommend to Council that the Region of Durham Works Department be informed that the lifting of the one-foot reserve immediately north of Bayly Street on the west side of Brock Road is not considered appropriate at this time; And that the owner of the property be informed that he should examine alternative methods of developing the subject lands. - 159 - 26/74 PLANHIl1G COl-1HITTEE REPORT (Continued) There was some discussion on the validity of insisting that an elevator be installed in the Senior Citizens Unit which would only have three storeys. Resolution 275/74 ~iOVED by Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Anderson that the recommendations contained in the Report of the Planning Committee of October 16th 1974 be adopted. CARRIED Resolution 276/74 MOVED by Councillor Spratley, seconded by Councillor Robertson that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to petition the Ministry of Transportation and Communica- tions for int~rim subsidy in the amount of $664,708.29 for 1974 expenditures. CARRIED (IV) BY - LA~'IS By-law Number 119/74 Councillor Searle, seconded by Councillor Robertson, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of Pickering being a restricted area by-law to implement the Official Plan of the Town of Pickerinq District Planning Area, Region of Durham, in Part Lot 28, Range 3, Town of Pickering and being part of Plan M-lO17 (Lookout Point Developments Limited)! and that same be now read a first, second and third time 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 By-law read a first, second and third time and finally passed. By-law Number 120/74 Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Searle, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of Pickering to authorize the Region of Durham to issue Debentures on behalf of the Town of Pickerinq at current interest rate levels, and that saMe be now read a first; second and third time and th~t 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 By-law read a first, second and third time and finally passed. By-law Number 121/74 Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor Spratley, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of Pickering for the licensing, regulatinq and governing of owners ~nd drivers of taxi-cabs and other motor vehicles for hire and establi~hinq the rates or fares to be charge1 by the owners or dri .'er'" of cabs and Ii very cabs for the conveyance of pa~sen7erg within the Town of Pickering, anò that saw~ be now read a first, second and third time and that the same be now finally passed and that the Hayor and Clerk sign the same anè that the Seal of the Corporation be thereto affixedCARRIED By-law read ti first, second and third time and finally passed. - 160 ~ 26/74 By-law Number 122/74 Councillor Andersonç seconded by Councillor Spratley, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of Pickering to authorize the execution of an Offer to Purchase between the Corporation of the Town of Pickering and Captain Developments Limited (Parts of Lots 21 and 22, Concession 2), and that same be now read a first, second and third time 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 By-law read a first, second and third time and finally passed. By-law Number 123/74 Councillor Searle, seconded by Councillor Spratley, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of Pickering respecting smoking in retail shops in which ten or more persons are employed, and that same be now read a first, second and third time 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 By-law read a first, second and third tica ~d finally passed. By-law Number 124/74 Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Robertson, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of Pickering to amend By-law Number 3036 and By-law Number 3037 to permit the use by the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto of certain lands for refuse disposal purposes, and that same be now read a first, second and third time 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 By-law read a first, second and third time and finally passed. (V) 1. OTHER BUSINESS The Manager was asked to determine the residency of those people convicted of making improper left turns into the Bay Ridges Area from the Sandy Beach Road. 2. Councillor Anderson advised Council of an application before the Ministry of the Environment for permission to open a Gravel Pit in Concession 9, Lot 2 that had been submitted by a Mr. E.R. Schutz. He had received a number of calls opposed to this operation and wondered what action Council anticipated takin9. The Clerk advised that a copy of the application had been received by the office and reports were being prepared by the various departments involved. The matter would be placed on the next Executive Committee Agenda for consideration. - (V) 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. - 161 - 26/74 OTHER BUSINESS (Continued) Councillor Robertson exprosscù concern that a letter prepared by Councillor Spratley had been circul~ted to the press prior to it being considered by Counc1l, thus restricting discussion which othe~~ise might have taken place in the Executive Committe~. It was agreed that the subject of this letter which centered around the possibility of garbage collection in the Hamlets be put on the next Executive CoIr'mittceAgenda. Councillor Kitchen wondered what had taken place with respect to reinforcing the safety provisions regarding the construction of apartment buildings. The Manager indicated that the question had been explored by the staff and a reco~mendation should be coming forward at the forthcoming Executive Committe~ meeting. Councillor Kitchen observed that he had heard that the apartment building presently under construction in the Bay Ridges Area behind the shopping centre in Block "yn was to be a rental building rather thën a Condominium, which was part of the original proposal. This is to be checked out by the Manager. Councillor Kitchen asked what financial commitments had been made by the Developer of the apartment building for recreation purposes of the Municipality. The Manager is to report further on this. In response to a question from Councillor Kitchen, the Manager indicated that the Consultants! Report on the Krosno Natercourse should be available towards the mid part of November. The Mayor advised that a written decision had not yet been handed down with respect to the Dufferin Cement mandamus application, but that it was expected in the immediate future. Councillor Kitchen expressed concern over two recent reports in the press concerning leaks at the Nuclear Power Station and the lack of public information available directing the individual as to what action he should take in the event of a serious emergency at the Plant. There were mixed feelings amongst the members of Council as to the validity of a Public Information Progra~ as detailed as that suggested by Councillor Kitchen and it was aqreed that the item be placed on the next Executive Committee Aqenda for further discussion. -- Mayor Ashe informed the Council that the German/Canadian Club of Bay Ridges will be holdina their traditional kidnapping of Council on the afternoon of Saturday, November 16th 1974 at approximately 3:30. This was being held in co-operation with the Nest Shore Association and all members of Council were invited. Following the discussion of the Sxecutive Co~IDittee Report it was agreed that an item bG placed on the next Executive Committee Agenda dealing with the installation of pedestrian Activated Traffic Signals in conjunction with the construction of sidewalks on Liverpool Road at Sheridan Mall. - 162 - 26/74 (VI) CONFIRMATION BY-LAW By-law Number 125/74 Councillor Spratley, seconded by Councillor~derson, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of Pickering to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering at its meeting held on the 21st day of October 1974, and that same be now read a first, second and third time and that the s~~e be now finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk sign the same and that the Seal of the Corporation be thereto affixed. CARRIED By-law read a first, second and third time and finally passed. (VII) ADJOURNMENT MOVED by Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor Anderson that the meeting move into Closed Session of the Executive Committee at 10:10 p.m. ç MaYO~ - ~41/~7cJ . Date