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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 29, 1967 16/67 C 0 U N C I L M E E TIN G PIC K E R I N G ~ A meeting of the Pickering Township Council was held on MONDAY, the TWENTY-NINETH day of MAY, 1967, at EIGHT p.m. PRESENT: Reeve C. W. Laycox Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson Councillors - D. Beer H. Spang N. Waller R. Chatten J. Williams Clerk D. J. PIitz IN ATTENDANCE - R. Mitchell, Treasurer (1) ADOPTION OF MINUTES MOTION MOved by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson, seconded by Councillor H. Spang that the minutes of the meeting of May 23, 1967, be adopted. CARRIED The Council expressed their wish that the minutes contain only the By-laws and Resolutions without the added comments made by the individual councillors. 12) REPORTS 1. Report from R. E. Mitchell, Treasurer Collector on the use of Bailiff Services for the collection of taxes in the Township of Pickering. Copies to Council. Mr. Ron Mitchell appeared before Council to offer any information the Council wish with respect to the use of the Bailiff in the collection of taxes. See Resolution 189/67. 2. Resignation of George J. Zeller, By-Law Enforcement Officer from the position of By-Law Enforcement Officer. See Resolution 190/67. 3. Ontario Water Resources Commission re the Rouge Hills West Rouge water works. Copies to Council. ~ - MOTION MOved by Councillor Williams, seconded by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. MCPherson that this Report be referred to the Public Utilities Committee. CARRIED 4. Report from Canadian Pacific Railways with respect to the incorporation of data processing related to communications resulting in the closing of several of the local railroad agencies. Copies to Council. - 2 - 16/67 MOTION Moved by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson, seconded by Councillor Spang that this report be referred to the Committee of the Whole Council. 5. Notice of approval by the Ontario Municipal Board re restricteq By-law 3257. ~ Copies to Council. 6. Report on Part Lot 19, Plan 434, Township Road Allowance. Copies to Council. Referred back to the Roads Committee for that Committee's recommendations. 7. Revised Capital Forecast, 1967. Copies to Council. Brief discussion -- referred back to Public Utilities Committee for further study. (3) BY-LAWS 1. A By-law to authorize the Reeve and Clerk to sign an Agree- ment to purchase, between the Township of Pickering and Keith Stewart Realty Ltd. of part lot 22, concession 1, consisting of 4.96 acres of Township lands. Reeve Laycox read a letter received from Mr. J. A. Taylor, Solicitor for the Township of Pickering, which outlined recommended changes to the Agreement between the Township of Pickering and Keith Stewart Realty Limited. Clause 1. The Purchaser is described as a trustee for a company to be incorporated. In law, the proposed company is a non-existent entity and as such it cannot be held responsible for any acts attributed to it before its incorporation. The party you are dealing with and the only party to whom you can look for the performance of the agree- ment is the trustee, Keith Stewart Realty Limited. The agreement should not contain any provision which would limit the liability of the trustee. Clause 4. The clause should read Hor if the Vendor is unable or unwilling to rectify the sameil. Since the Township possesses greater powers than an individual it may be able to satisfy an objection although unwilling to do so (e.g. through expropriation). I I i i I f I Clause 5. In its present form this clause does not stipulate where the building is to be built. The clause should read i¡it will commence construction on the subject lands of a minumum of ....... ii . ~ Clause 6. The additional words itplus the cost of any improve- ments thereon" should be deleted. In the event of a default under Clause 5, the Township would be committing itself to a purchase of works it should not have to purchase. The deletion of those words would also act as an incentive for the completion of the work required in Clause 5. Clause 10. Delete the words "pro rataii; the purchaser should be liable for any local improvement rates which would be assessable against the subject lands. Mr. Der Stapanian, representing Keith Stewart Realty Limited, was asked to comment on these changes. Moved by Councillor Waller, seconded by Councillor Williams that Mr. Der Stapanian be heard. __________ - 3 - 16/67 Mr. Der Stapantan was asked if he objected to the recommended changes suggested by Mr. Taylor. His reply, after a number of questions, was that he has no objections and that his principals would be willing to complete the negotiations for this Township property. ~ Moved by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson, seconded by Councillor R. Chatten that Mr. J. Service be heard. Mr. Service representing the principals of a Company to be incorporated and who has made an offer to the Township for this land in May of 1965, requested Council not to pass the By-law authorizing the sale of these lands due to the fact that the Agreement to purchase made between Brian C. Stark as Trustee and the Township of Pickering is still legal and binding. The Township has not complied to certain conditions in the Agreement, in that the Vendor did not undertake to have this property rezoned, and that no finalization or notice was ever issued on zoning. It was finally decided by Council that this whole matter should be tabled and discussed further in Committee and that the Clerk contact Mr. J. A. Taylor as to whether the Township is still legally bound with the original offer to purchase between Brian C. Stark and the Township of Pickering. The matter should be dealt with in Committee, at which time matter should be resolved. I I i I I ¡ ¡ I ! , .-------- 14) RESOLUTIONS Rasolution #187/67 MOVED by Councillor R. Chatten, seconded by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson that this Council does hereby endorse the recommendation of the Pickering Township Planning Board of May 4, 1967, item 3; and hereby directs that no further action be taken on the objections to By-law 3259, and further that Council Resolution #419 dated October 3, 1966 be confirmed. CARRIED Resolution #188/67 MOVED by Councillor H. Spang, seconded by Councillor D. Beer that Donald Smith, Pickering Township Firefighter be exempt from Unemployment Insurance. CARRIED Resolution #189/67 MOVED by Councillor J. Williams, seconded by Councillor R. Chat~en that the Township of Pickering use the services of Fleury and Comery, Barristers and Solicitors, and A. O. Shingler and Company Limited to collect any accounts given to them for collection by the Township ~reasurer. CARRIED Recorded Vote: Yea: Beer, Spangi Mrs. McPherson, Laycox, Chatten, Waller', Wil iams Resolution #190/67 MOVED by Councillor N. Waller, seconded by councillor H. Spang that Council accept the resignation of Mr. George J. Zeller as requested in his letter dated May 24, 1967, to come into effect Wednesday, June 7, 1967, and that Mr. Zeller be recommended for his very good efforts during his period of time as By-law Enforcement Officer. CARRIED (5) ~ Date ~ - 4 - 16/67 The Pickering Emergency Rescue Unit appeared as a delegation before Council, requesting that Council meet with them in Committee to review some matter which they felt Council was not fully aware of. The Council agreed. Moved by Deputy Reeve Mrs. J. L. McPherson, seconded by Councillor Spang that the Council adjourn this meeting to convene into Committee of the Whole Council, at 9:)0 p.m. 91N\L 6 I '9/' 7 , f ~. "- ",-- ~~ Reeve