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COUNCIL MEETING
A meeting of the Pickering Town Council
was held on Monday, the TWENTIETH day of
JANUARY 1975, at 8:00 P.M.
Present:
Mayor G. Ashe
Councillors -
Clerk
J. Anderson
D. Kitchen
A. Robertson
B. Searle
K. Spratley (arrived
K. Matheson
N.C. Marshall
8:12 p.m.)
(1)
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
MOVED by Councillor Matheson, seconded by Councillor
Robertson, that the minutes of the meeting of January
13th 1975, be adopted.
CARRIED
(11)
RESOLUTIONS
REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF JANUARY 13th 1975
The Executive Committee presents its Report and respectfully
reports and recommends as follows:
RECOMMENDATIONS - (For Council Approval)
1.
WHITE'S ROAD - SOUTH OF OKLAHOMA DRIVE
ASSUMPTION BY REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM
That the Town of Pickering request the Region of
Durham to assume White's Road, south of Oklahoma Drive
as a Regional Road, as recommended by the Director of
Public Works in his report of December 30th 1974 to the
Town Manager.
2.
EXTENSION OF GAR3Þf3 ARE.,,-
That the existing Garbage Area not be extended beyond
its present boundaries, as recommended by the Director
of Public Works in his report of December 30th 1974
to the Town Manager.
3.
SANDY BEACH ROAD - "NO LEFT TURN BY-LAW"
That the report of the Director of Public Works, dated
December 20th 1974, to the Town Manager dealing with the
"No Left Hand Turn" By-law on Sandy Beach Road be received
and that Mr. B.C. Neil be advised that the By-law will
not be repealed at this time.
4.
WINTER CONTROL - SIDEWALKS
That the Director of Public Works be authorized to proceed
with snow removal program for sidewalks, as detailed in
his report of January 2nd 1975 to the Manager, and that
he report further on the cost of ice control on these
sidewalks, and that the list of sidewalks contained in
the Director of Public Works report of January 2nd, 1975
be amended to indicate:
Commerce Street
Krosno Boulevard
Garvolin Avenue
Annland to Liverpool
both sides
entire length
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EXECUTIVE COm~ITTEE REPORT (Continued)
5.
FLASHING LIGHT SIGNAL - UXBRIDGE TOWNLINE
That the Director of Public Works be authorized to install
an oversized reflectorized sign at the intersection of
Sideline 26, in Concession 9 and that the existing
flashing light be removed, as recommended in his report
of November 28th 1974 to the Town Manager, and that the
oversized reflectorized sign include a signal device.
6.
SIGN - BAYLY STREET
That the Director of Public Works arrange for the instal-
lation of a sign identifying the Town of Pickering in
accordance with his report of December 20th 1974 to the
Town Manager.
7.
EXTENSION OF DIAL-A-BUS
That the recommendation of the Director of Recreation'
and Transportation in his report of January 10th 1975
be accepted, and that the recommendation be amended by
deleting all of the words after SATURDAY and the results
of the service be reviewed in six months.
8.
TAX-WRITE-OFFS
That the list of taxes attached to the report of the
Treasurer dated January 9th 1975 and considered uncollect-
able be written off.
9.
1975 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE QUOTA
That the Regional Municipality of Durham be requested
to include in their 1975 interim Capital Expenditure
Quota an amount of $105,000.00 to cover the land cost
for the Municipal Garage.
10.
DUNBARTON INDOOR POOL
That the report of the Director of Recreation and Trans-
portation dated January 9th 1975 to the Manager with
respect to the Dunbarton Indoor Pool be adopted, and
that the low tender of York Marble, Tile & Terrazzo
Limited in the amount of $17,160.00 be approved.
Resolution 8/75
MOVED by Councillor Anderson, seconded by Councillor Robertson
that the recommendations contained in the report of the
Executive Committee of January 13th 1975, with the exception
of items numbers 3 and 4, be adopted.
CARRIED
Item 3 - Councillor Kitchen noted that the Manager was to
have reported on the residency of those convicted of improper
turns at this intersection and until such report was received
he felt that the matter should be deferred.
Resolution 9/75
MOVED by Councillor kitchen, seconded by Councillor Anderson
that item #3 be deferred.
CARRIED
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EX$èUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT (Continued)
Item 4 - Councillor Kitchen noted that a resident had asked
that Modlin Avenue be included in the program.
Resolution 10/75
MOVED by Councillor lillderson, seconded by Councillor
Robertson that item #4 be adopted.
CARRIED
(Ill)
BY-LAWS
By-Law Number 157/75
Councillor Anderson, seconded by Councillor Robertson
moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of Pickering
to authorize the Treasurer to borrow monies pending receipt
of interim taxes, and that same be now read a first, second
and third time and 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 158/75
Councillor Robertson, seconded by Councillor Anderson
moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of
Pickering to implement the Official Plan of the Town of
Pickering in Part of Lot 22, Concession 1, Town of Pickering
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 159/75
Councillor Matheson, seconded by Councillor Robertson
moved for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of
Pickering to authorize signing of a Release between the
Corporation of the Town of Pickering and Walter and Lydia
Tyrooshenko, 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 saroe 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 160/75
Councillor Searle, seconded by Councillor Matheson
moved for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of
Pickering for the regulation of traffic under the jurisdiction
of the Town of Pickering, and that same now be read a first,
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BY-LAWS (Continued)
Bl-Law Number 160/75 (Contimued)
and second time, and that Council go into Committee of the
Whole thereon.
MOTION:
MOVED by Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Mayor Ashe that the
Durham Region Traffic Department and the Durham Police
Department be asked for their opinion on the advisability
of enforcing a strict three hour maximum parking
limit versus a three hour maximum during the period of
12 midDight to 7:00 a.m.,
The Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-law
as read.
3rd Reading
Councillor Searle, seconded by Councillor Matheson moved
that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law
number 160/75 be adoped, and that the said By-law be now
read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Mayor and Clerk
sign the same, and the seal of the Corporation be affixed
thereto.
B~-Law Number 161/75
CARRIED
Councillor Kitchen, seconded by Councillor Matheson moved
for leave to introduce a By-law of the Town of Pickering to
appoint members to the Town of Pickering Public Library
Board, and to repeal By-Law #155/75, 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 affixed.
CARRIED
By-law read a first, second and third time and finally
passed.
(lV)
OTHER B~SINESS
1.
Councillor Kitchen presented to Council on behalf of
the residents of Bayview Avenue, Waterpoint Street and
Simpson Street a petition for water and sewers.
2.
Councillor Matheson raised the question of the estimated
Regional water bills and the obvious discrepancies.
Resolution 11/75
MOVED by Councillor Matheson, seconded by Councillor
Robertson that the Region of Durham be requested to read
all water meters within the Town of Pickering prior to
the imp1imentation of any new water rates and that any
deficiencies found in consumption be billed out at the
old rate.
CARRIED
3. Resolution 12/75
MOVED by Councillor Anderson, seconded by Councillor
Robertson that:
WHEREAS the Town of Pickering passed By-law #93/74 adopting
Official Plan Amendment Number 22:
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OTHER BUSINESS (Continued)
Resolution 12/75 (Continued)
AND WHEREAS the Region of Durham Planning and Development
Committee has requested that the applicant for this Amendment
re-submit it to the Durham Region, in view of the fact that
the original application was made prior to the implementation
of Regional Government;
AND WHEREAS the applicant has now done this, and as part
of the normal planning process the Region has requested
the comments of the Town of Pickering to this new application;
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED that the Region of Durham Planning
and Development Committee be advised that By-law #93/74
confirms this Municipality's Agreement to this Amendment,
and further that the Region of Durham be requested to
allocate water capacity to the development involved in
this application.
Recorded Vote:
Yea:
Nay:
4.
5.
6.
7.
(V)
Messrs. Ashe, Anderson, Matheson, Robertson, Spratley, Searle.
Mr. D. Kitchen
The Mayor advised Council that Bell Canada had informed
him that the Pickering calling area was to be expanded
in 1976 to include the Brooklin exchange.
The Mayor reminded the members of Council of the meeting
scheduled for January 25th, 1975 at which time applicants
for the Taxicab licences would be interviewed.
The Mayor requested the me~~ers of Council to be present
for the first of a series of budget meetings which was to
start on February 1st, 1975 at 9:00 a.m.
The Mayor infor~ed Council of his involvement with the
Telethon scheduled for Gl~bal T.V. an February 2nd, 1975
in support of Participation House. He distributed a fact
sheet on the project and requested financial contributions
from each of the members of Council. He expressed the hope
that the members of the Town Staff would respond in like
manner to this telethon.
CONFIRMATION BY-LAW
By-Law Number 162/75
(VI)
Councillor Spratley, seconded by Councillor Matheson
moved 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 20th day of January 1975, 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.
l'~DJ OURMENT
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MOVED by Councillor Matheson, seconded by Cou cilJ~ô:r-:Roþertson
that Council adjouxn' at the hou~ f 8: 55 p.,,~-:. ~ .-: .
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