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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 16, 1968 ~ ill ,ill.) 1. 2. 3. t 4. 5. C 0 UN C I L M E E TIN ..Q 2l/68 A meeting of the Pickering Township Council was held on MONDAY, the SIXTEENTH day of SEPTEMBER, 1968 at EIGHT P.M. PRESENT: Reeve J. R. Williams Deputy Reeve R. Chatten Councillors - V. Rudik D. Beer D. Kitchen J. Kruger Clerk D. J. Plitz (Councillor A. King - Absent from meeting) ADOPTION OF MINUTES Moved by Councillor J. Kruger, seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen that the minutes of Pickering Township Council held on September 3rd be and the same are hereby adopted as presented. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE Public School Board * School Area No.1 Township of Pickering Greenwood, Ontario Mr. D. J. Plitz, Clerk, Township of Pickering, Pickering, Ontario. Dear Mr. Plitz: My Board has directed me to request that your Council make provision for two urban and one rural representatives on the County Board of Education from this Township. They feel that three representatives elected at large in the Township could result in no representation from this Area. Yours very truly, L. T. Johnston, Secretary. Mr. D. Quick writes regarding the Ontario County Board of Education 1968 elections. Copies to Council. Mr. Shane Coburn~ Secretary-Treasurer, Roman Catholic School Area #2 forwards comments re the Ontario County Board of Education 1968 elections. Copies to Council. It was recommended that the Township Council meet with the Separate School Board. Mr. James A. Taylor advises re Maple Avenue local improvement, water and sewers. Copies to Council. Referred to Public Utilities meeting. Mr. James A. Taylor advises re the rezoning application of Rootes Motors (Canada) Limited, Part Lot 24, Concession 1. Referred to Planning Board. 6. - 2 - 2l/68 Mr. T. I. Hughes, General Manager, The Ontario Humane Society, expresses surprise at hearing that the Township is dissatisfied with the service provided by his organization. Referred to Committee of the Whole. Instructions - Request Mr. Hughes and Mr. Craig to attend Committee of ttl e Whole meeting of September 23, 1968. ~ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. J.!V l. 2. 3. ~ INFORMATION The Department of Welfare and Social Services advises of a one day workshop, October 9, at the Victoria County Home for the Aged, Angeline Street S., Lindsay, Ontario. Mr. M. E. Hardisty, Vice-President, Land Development Division, Bramalea Consolidated Developments Limited confirms that he and Mr. Arthur Armstrong will meet with Council in Committee on September 23, 196à. Mr. R. F. Craig, By-Law Enforcement Officer, reports on method of dealing with two or more families living in a single family dwelling and also receiving the Basic Shelter Tax Exemption. Mr. K. R. Carr, Industrial Commissioner, requests Council's permission to attend the Ontario Industrial Development Council. Mr. Carr was instructed by Council to attend this general ,meeting and to report back to Council, also to provide Council with copies of the speeches made by the guest speakers. Cor Heikamp, District Commissioner, Boy Scouts (Owasco) invites members of Council to attend their workshop, at the Grace Presbyterian Church (Port Union Road) on September 28, 1968 between the hours of 2 and 3 p.m. REPORTS Statement of Revenue and Expenditure 1967 Summary and 1968 Budget. Copies to Council. Parks & Recreation Committee 1968 Allotment and 1968 Expenses. Copies to Council. Building Report for the month of August, 1968. 47 Permits Estimated Value $2,705,000.00 6 Dwellings Estimated Value Ea. 22,833.00 l4 Private Garages 8 House Additions 6 Accessory Buildings 5 Foundations 4 Industrial Buildings-- A.Norcan Farm Equipment - lOO'x 98' B. Royal Brass & Aluminum Foundry - l6'x 30'addition C. Pickering Sash & Frame 90'x l46'addition D. Supreme Aluminum 64'x 122'- addition - 7800 sq.ft. 2 School Additions 1 Service Station 1 Mushroom House Addition 1 Repair Fire Damage 1 Alter Garage to Living Area 1 Patio Roof 1 Restaurant Addition 1 Sun Porch 1 Demolish Total Fees for month -- $5,77l.00 Copies to Council. ._'~"" ~ þ 4. ,1YJ 1. - 3 - 2l/68 Ontario Humane Society Report for the month of August, 1968~ and comparison figures for August, 1967. Number of dogs impounded Number of dogs returned direct to owners Number of dogs taken to shelter Number of dogs claimed from Shelter by owner Number of dogs humanely destroyed Number of cats sheltered Number of misc. animals sheltered Number of animals rescued or otherwise assisted Number of calls for assistance answered Emergency calls answered after 9 p.m. Impounding fees collected Copies to Council DELEGATIONS 1968 l2Q1 '34 .b3(incl.8 dead animals) 7 27 g 13 25 2 4 1 80 71 (office) -- $l40.00 $95.00 63 4l 22 Moved by Councillor Kruger, seconded by Deputy Reeve Chatten that Mr. D. Quick, Chairman, School Board School Area #2 be heard. Mr. Quick appeared before Council to stress on Council to provide for the election of Township representation to the new County Board of Education by electing representation at large. The following is a letter received from Mr. Quick. Pickering Township School Area No.2 2l, 196$. August The Reeve and Members of Council Municipality of the Township of Pickering, l7l0 Kingston Road, Pickering, Ontario. Dear Mr. Reeve and Members of Council: Re: Ontario County B~ard of E4ucat!on - 1968 Elections The Board of Trustees for Pickering Township School Area No.2 respectfully draw Pickering Council's attention to two requirements of Bill 44 - an act to create larger units of administration in education. l. County Council has the duty to establish electoral divisions within the County for the purposes of the election of trustees. The number of trustees to be elected by anyone electoral division will depend upon the equalized farm and residential assessment of the division. This Board expects that such electoral divisions will comprise separate townships or combinations of townships and municipalities as Bill44 implies. The Board also anticipates and hopes that Pickering Township will be empowered to elect at least three members to the new County Board of Education. 2. Pickering Township Council under Section 92, subsection 16 of Bill 44, has the duty to determine whether trustees from the Township shall be elected on a ward basis or across the entire Township as one electoral area. This is NOT the duty of County Council. This being so, the Board of Trustees of T.S.A. No.2 urges Council to decree that elections for trustees to County Board of Education shall be from the Township a@ a whole and not on a ward basis. The Board advances the following reasons for its request. . . . ~ - 4- 2l/68 l. All persons entitled to a vote in Pickering should be entitled to vote for the three (or more) candidates they believe will represent them best on County Education Board. The spirit of Bill 44 is to regard the County as one unit of education, with trustees concerned with the principle of equal opportunities for all students, whoever they are and wherever they live in the county. A ward system of election within a township division of the county would not be in line with that spirit and that intent but would tend to create pockets of narrow and special interest. 2. 3. A ward system for such elections within Pickering would perpetuate an artificial division of educational thought and process that is not necessary, and, again, is contrary to the intent and spirit of the new legislation. Pickering's representatives at County Council are its Reeve and Deputy Reeve - both of whom are elected to office on a township-wide vote, not by ward. Pickering representatives on the other level of county government - that of education - should in this Board's view be similarly elected on a township- wide basis. 4. The interests of Pickering citizens and their children in matters of educational standards and costs will be best served, in this Board's unanimous opinion, by the selection of the best candidates according to the will of all the authorized electors within the Township. Respectfully submitted on behalf of the Board. Yours very truly, Don Quick, Chairman Mr. Qukk urged Council to reconsider the decision arrived at in Committee of the Whole, expressing the advantages of members elected at large. 2. MOved by Councillor Rudik, seconded by Councillor Kruger that Mr. N. Banning be heard. Mr. Banning representing the West Shore Ratepayers' Association, referred to a prepared brief in opposition to a Ward system for the method of electing Township representation to the new County Board of Education System. See brief on file for reference. 3. Moved by Councillor Rudik, seconded by Councillor Kruger that Mrs. Eleanor McKean be heard. Mrs. McKean appeared before Council on behalf of the School Board School Area #1 and in support of the Council's position in selecting representation for the County Board of Education System by a Ward system, ensuring rural area representation. Reeve J. R. Williams reiterated his argument presented in Committee of the Whole supporting the Ward system and also indicating he never favoured two school areas when other municipalities had one. Councillor J. Kruger opposed the Ward system suggesting that to have this was a retrograde step. Councillor D. Beer favoured Ward system -- any other system would be a hardship on candidates. - 5 - 21/68 4. Moved by Councillor V. Rudik, seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen that Mr. A. Robertson be heard. Mr. Robertson, representing the resident property owners on Lublin Avenue, Colmar Avenue and Parkham Crescent, presented a petition objecting to traffic routing off Sandy Beach Road at Parkham Crescent through Bay Ridges. The petition was signed by eighteen home owners. Mrs. Faye Morin and Mrs. Lorraine Kippen produced the petition. ~ ,ffi.) BY-LAWS By-Law Number 3191 (Third Reading) The Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-law as read. Councillor J. Kruger, seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-Law No. 3l9l to authorize the construction of watermains on certain streets together with a 3.0 million gallon reservoir and booster pumping station and controls, as local improvements under the provisions of The Local Improvement Act, be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED Recorded Vote: Yes: Messrs. Beer, Chatten, Williams, Kruger, Kitchen Nay: Mr. Rudik Councillor A. King was absent from meeting. By-Law Number 3493 (Third Reading) The Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-law as read. Councillor V. Rudik, seconded by Deputy Reeve R. Chatten, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Number 3493 to amend By-law #3036, Gravel Pit Restrictions, be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED By-Law Number 3494 (Third Reading) The Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-law as read. Còun~illor V. Rudik, seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Number 3494 to amend By-law n~ber 3037 re Gravel Pit Restrictions, be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED þ By-Law Number 3543 Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Township of Pickering to license, regulate and govern the owners and drivers of cartage vehicles and that same now be read a first time. Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Councillor D. Beer, moves that By-law Number 3543 to license, regulate and govern the owners and drivers of cartage vehicles be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. - 6 - 21/68 The Committee ,of the ,Whole arises and reports the By-law as read. Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Deputy Reeve R. Chatten, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Number 3543 be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED ~ By-Law Number 3544 Deputy Reeve R. Chatten, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Township of Pickering to license, regulate and govern owners and drivers of taxi-cabs and other motor vehicles for hire and establish rates or fares to be charged by the owners or drivers of cabs and livery cabs for the conveyance of passengers within the Township of Pickering and that same now be read a first time. Deputy Reeve R. Chatten, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, moves that By-law Number 3544 to license, regulate and govern owners and drivers of taxi-cabs and other motor vehicles for hire and to establish rates be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-law as read. Deputy Reeve R. Chatten, seconded by Councillor D. Beer, moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Number 3544 be adopted, and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PASSED, that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED By-Law Number 3545 Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, moves for leave to introduce a By-law of the Township of Pickering to provide for a vote being taken of the Electors on the question of extending the Franchise and that same now be read a first time. Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, moves that By-law Number 3545 to provide for a vote being taken of the Electors on the question of extending the Franchise be now read a second time, and that Council go into Committee of the Whole thereon. The Committee of the Whole arises and reports the By-law as read. Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Deputy Reeve R. Chatten moves that the report of the Committee of the Whole on By-law Number 3545 be adopte~~ and that the said By-law be now read a Third Time and PAS SKU , that the Reeve and Clerk sign the same, and the Seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto. CARRIED Council wishes to have clarification on what matters the electors will be permitted to vote with respect to municipal matters. - 7 - 21/68 ,lVII RESOLUTIONS Resolution #244/68 MOVED by Councillor D. Beer, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, that the Council of the Township of Pickering make a grant of $50.00 to the Bay Rtiges Soft Ball Association to assist in the costs of providing transportation to the team members to and from out-of-town games. ~ CARRIED Resolution #245/68 MOVED by Councillor J. Kruger, seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen that the salary of the Building Inspector be increased and made effective September 1st, 1968, as recommended by the Finance Committee on September 10th, 1968. CARRIED Resolution #246/68 MOVED by Councillor J. Kruger, seconded by Councillor V. Rudi~ that the salary of the Fire Chief be increased and made effective January 1,1968, to the amount as recommended by the Committee of Finance at their meeting of September 10,1968. CARRIED Resolution #247/68 MOVED by Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger that pursuant to Section 96 (1) of the Assessment Act, the Council of the Township of Pickering does hereby give notice that it does appeal the County Equalization Assessment as submitted by the County of Ontario by By-law #2642 and that the final equalization of the assessment be made by the County Judge, as recommended by the Committee of the Whole Council June 24, 1968. CARRIED I Resolution #248/68 MOVED by Councillor V. Rudik, seconded by Councillor D. Beer, that a form of Agreement of Purchase and Sale for l.498 acres of the South part of Lot 19, Concession 1, from Palm Drive Developments Limited be made for $7,000.00 subject to consent to convey being granted by the Committee of Adjustment and that the Reeve and Clerk be authorized to sign the said offer, as recommended by the Committee of the Whole Council September 9, 1968. CARRIED Resolution #249/68 ~ MOVED by Councillor V. Rudik, seconded by Councillor D. Beer, that Mr. E. Holdham be informed with regret that the Council is unable to propose his Official Plan amendment as requested because of the legal difficulties embodied in the Township's Official PlanL and therefore a kennel licence cannot be issued, and that Mr. Holdham be reimbursed the $25.00 application fee for the Official Plan amendment. CARRIED MOTION Moved by Councillor V. Rudik, seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen, that Mr. Holdham be heard. Mr. Holdham appeared before Council objecting to the manner in which his application for a kennel license has been handled. ,-- ,--- ' ~ þ - 8 - 21/68 A carbon copy.o.f ,the--f'ollowing, letter was left with Council. 1985 Altona Rd., Pickering, Ontario. The Honourable Darcy McKeough, The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Province of Ontario. 801 Bay Street, Toronto 5, Ontario. Dear Sir: Over the past two years I have made application to the Council of the Township of Pickering for a licence to operate a small hobby kennel at the above address. The area in question is currently zoned Agricultural. On applying in 1967 Council passed a resolution that I be granted a kennel licence and that the Zoning By-law be amended. When the Amendment was presented to Council for approval it was defeated on the first reading by the same persons who had earlier agreed to the amendment. Very shortly after I had made my first application, another person in the same area applied for a kennel licence and his application w~s approved and he was ~ranted a licence. On my second application, made early this year, a further resolution was passed by Council, overriding Planning Board's recommendation, that an amendment be made to the Zoning By-law to permit the operation of a kennel on my property. Following this decision I was advised by the Planning Director that an amendment would be required to the Official Plan and that I should submit an application for such an amendment. This I did. Here I might add that this advice that an amendment to the Official Plan was necessary was the first indication I had received, either verbal or written, and that up to now this has cost me $75.00. By means of a letter, written by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer and dated September ll, 1968, I am now advised that Council "is unable to propose his Official Plan amendment as requested because of the legal difficulties embodied in the Township's Official Plan, and therefore a kennel licence cannot be issued". All of the above, Sir, leads me to write to you and request your personal investigation on my behalf as I feel I am being grossly discriminated against and I would like answers to the following questions: l) Why are two persons allowed to operate kennels in my immediate area, with ,licenses, while I am not? In each of the above cases Pickering Council approved changes in the Zoning By-law, ~hich ch es were ille al at the time they were approved by Council but ich have since gained the status of legality by virtue of having been approved by the Ontario Municipal Board. Why? 2) 3) In each of the above cases.~ the Official Plan was either reQuested or made. Why not. Why did it take approximately two years for any person in the Planning Department of the Township, or on the Township Planning Board, or on the Township Council to discover that an amendment was required in the Official Plan and THEN to discover that such a change could not be made for some legal reason, as yet undisclosed to me by Council. 4) .....Cont'd. - 9 - 21/68 ~ As'my hobby is the showing of pure-bred dogs (with the OCCASIONAL breeding of a litter) I contend that I should be allowed to pursue this hobby without let or hindrance and! especially as I live in an Agriculturally zoned area and strongly feel that I am being discriminated against for some obscure reason, Council having twice agreed to grant me a kennel licence and TWICE having reneged. It is for these reasons, Sir, that I appeal to you for your personal help and, if necessary, your personal intervention on my behalf. I am, Sir, Yours sincerely, Ed Holdham cc: Council of Township of Pickering Planning Board of Township of Pickering Resolution #250/68 MOVED by Deputy Reeve R. Chatten, seconded by Ccunci1lor J. Kruger, that the Rosebank Reservoir and mains be financed in accordance with By-Law 3l9l approved by the Ontario Municipal Board wherein it is provided that the works be financed under the Local Improvement Act, as a rate per foot frontage against the benefitting owners and with the Corporation's share levied against the expanded Water Area in the form of a millrate and that By-law 3l9l be given the Third and Final reading, as recommended by the Standing Committee on Public Utilities September 4,1968. CARRIED Recorded Vote: Yes: Messrs. Beer, Chatten, Williams, Kruger, Kitchen No : Mr. Rudik Councillor A. King was absent from meeting. Resolution #251/68 MOVED by Deputy Reeve R. Chatten, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, that the Engineer be authorized to retain Young & Forbes to install a Spar Buoy & Chain to mark the Water Intake at the quoted price of $435.00, as recommended by the Standing Committee on Public Utilities September 4, 1968. CARRIED Resolution #252/68 MOVED by Deputy Reeve R. Chatten, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, that the County Engineer be advised that the Township is prepared to assume $4,000.00 of the estimated $8,000.00 cost to eliminate the jog on Westney Road and Concession 7, as recommended by the Standing Committee on Public Utilities September 4, 1968. CARRIED ~ Resolution #253/68 MOVED by Deputy Reeve R. Chatten, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger, that the Public Utilities Committee recommend that Council endorse the action of the Engineer in respect to the sewer connection at 361 East Avenue and that the Treasurer be directed to collect the cost of the repairs as invoiced Mr. Brown in accordance with the provisions of By-law 2505, as recommended by the Standing Committee on Public Utilities September 4,1968. CARRIED - 10 - 21/68 Resolution #254/68 MOVED by Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Councillor J. Kruger that the tender of Patrick Motors at the price of $2,5l2.50 for a Side Door Van be accepted subject to the Engineer~s approval. CARRIED ~ Resolution #255/68 MOVED by Councillor D. Kitchen, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, that the contract of Aprile Contracting Limited for the reconstruction of East Avenue, being the lowest tender, be accepted subject to the approvals of the Township Engineer and the Department of Highways of Ontario at the tendered price of $64,449.20. CARRIED Resolution #256/68 MOVED by Councillor D. Beer, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, that the Reeve of the Township of Pickering, and each Reeve thereafter, be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Christopher Robin Home for Children, as a representative of the Municipality of the Township of Pickering, as recommended by the Standing Committee of the M1o1e Council on September 3, 1968. CARRIED MOTION Moved by Councillor J. Kruger, seconded by Deputy Reeve R. Chatten that Resolution 257/68 be deferred until a full Council is present. LOST Resolution #257/68 Moved by Councillor D. Beer, seconded by Councillor V. Rudik, that for the purposes of County School Board election of Board members a ward system be established essentially for School Area #l to elect one representative and School Area #2 to elect two representatives and that this be done on the basis of a two-ward system in the area, as recommended by the Standing Committee of the Whole Council dated September 3,1968. CARRIED Recorded Vote: Yes: Messrs. Beer, Rudik, Williams, Kitchen No: Messrs. Chatten, Kruger Councillor A. King was absent from meeting. þ - II - 2l/68 J VII:t;j TENDERS 1. SIDE DOOR VAN Patrick Motors, Stouffville............$2,512.50 G.M.C., 210 Spadina, Toronto........... 2,550.45 Tolpark Motors, Markham................ 2,587.47 Elgin Motors, ó55 Bay St. Toronto...... 2,587.7l Drew Ford, Ajax 2,69l.l5 ~ See Resolution #254/68. ~. RECONSTRUCTION OF EAST AVENUE Aprile Contracting..........................$64,449.20 Dagmar Construction......................... 76,998.70 Arnold Paving............................... 83,8l8.00 See Resolution #255/68. ~URNMENT Moved by Councillor J. Kruger, seconded by Councillor D. Kitchen that this meeting now adjourn at ll:OO p.m. CARRIED Dated. ~J 1~ ........ ~