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City
Council Minutes
City
of Peterborough
September
8, 2014
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Minutes of a Meeting of City Council
Held on September 8,
2014, in the Council Chambers.
Councillor
Clarke
Councillor
McWilliams
Confirmation of
Minutes – August 5, 2014
Moved
by Councillor Clarke, seconded by Councillor Pappas
That the minutes of the meeting of
Council held on August 5, 2014, be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of
Pecuniary Interest
Councillor
Vass declared an interest in Item 9, Committee of the Whole Report No. 11,
Report PLPD14-052 - Purchase of the CP Railway’s “Industrial Lead” from Rink
Street to SE City Limit, as he owns property in the vicinity of the subject
property.
Councillor
Parnell declared an interest in Item 8, Committee of the Whole Report No. 11,
Report CPFS14-025 – Use of Municipal Infrastructure Funding, as she owns
property within 120 meters of the project.
Registered Delegations:
Trevor
Digby & Brittany Cadence, 451 Hunter Street, made a delegation to Item 1 of
Planning Committee Report No. 9 (Report PLPD14-048, 1474 Glencairn Avenue).
Jim
MacIntosh, 804 Cumberland Avenue, made a delegation to Item 2 of Planning Committee
Report No. 9 (Report PLPD14-051, Zoning By-law Amendment Z1407, Amendment and
Extension to Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval, Plan of Subdivision 15T-02502
Heritage Park, Phase II, Stage 4 Part of 314 Carnegie Avenue and 650 Cumberland
Avenue).
Chris
Middlebro, BA Group, Toronto, made a delegation to Item 2 of Planning Committee
Report No. 9 (Report PLPD14-051, Zoning By-law Amendment Z1407, Amendment and
Extension to Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval, Plan of Subdivision 15T-02502
Heritage Park, Phase II, Stage 4 Part of 314 Carnegie Avenue and 650 Cumberland
Avenue).
Paul
Schauber, President of Peterborough Dog Park Association, made a delegation to
Item 10 of Committee of the Whole Report No. 11 (Off-Leash Dog Park).
Marie
Bongard, 461 Albert Street, made a delegation to Item 7 of Committee of the
Whole Report No. 11 (Report CAO14-018, COPHI Security and Capital Structure
Change).
Matt
Keefer, 505 Settler’s Ridge, made a delegation to Item 2 of Planning Committee
Report No. 9 (Report PLPD14-051, Zoning By-law Amendment Z1407, Amendment and
Extension to Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval, Plan of Subdivision 15T-02502
Heritage Park, Phase II, Stage 4 Part of 314 Carnegie Avenue and 650 Cumberland
Avenue).
Councillor
Juby left the meeting at 7:59 p.m. and returned at 8:02 p.m.
Delegations Not Registered:
Planning
Committee Report
There
were no delegations.
Committee
of the Whole Report
There
were no delegations.
Moved by Councillor Parnell, seconded
by Councillor Pappas
That the motion be deleted
and replaced as follows:
That Council approve the
recommendations outlined in Report PLPD14-048 dated August 25, 2014, of the
Manager, Planning Division, as follows:
a)
That
Section 3.9 – Exceptions, of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law #1997-123 be
amended to add Exception 294 to permit the basement unit to have a minimum
ceiling height of 0.6m above grade, in accordance with the draft amendment
attached as Exhibit ‘C’ to Report PLPD14-048.
b)
That
the zoning of the subject property, be amended from the R.1 - Residential
District to the R.2,19f-294 – Residential District, in accordance with the
draft amendment attached as Exhibit ‘C’ to Report PLPD14-048.
By-laws
Due
to Councillor Vass’ previously declared interest in Report PLPD14-052, Purchase
of the CP Railway’s “Industrial Lead” from Rink Street to SE City Limit, By-law
14-114 was separated for vote.
14-106 Being a By-law
to establish certain lands in the City of Peterborough as part of the Public
Highway named Towerhill Road
14-107 Being a By-law
to remove the ‘H’ – Holding Symbol from the Zoning of the Property at 834 Water
Street
14-108 A By-law to Authorize the
Borrowing upon Serial Debentures in the Principal amount of $10,440,400.00
towards the cost of certain Capital Works of the Corporation of The City of
Peterborough
14-109 Being a By-law to Designate
201 McDonnel Street in the City of Peterborough Under the Ontario Heritage Act,
R.S.O. 1990,
c. O.18
14-110 Being a By-law to Appoint
Parking Enforcement Officers at 201-211 Hunter Street East and 380 Armour Road
14-111 Being a By-law
to Amend the Zoning By-law for Part of the Properties at 314 Carnegie Avenue
and 650 Cumberland Avenue, Heritage Park Subdivision Phase II, Stage 4
14-112 Being a By-law to amend
By-law Number 13-154 being a
by-law to appoint Fence Viewers for the City of Peterborough
14-113 Being a By-law
to authorize the execution of a Natural Gas Appointment and Retainer agreement
between the Corporation of the City of Peterborough and Local Authority Services
Ltd. (LAS)
and
the said by-laws, having been now read a third time and passed, the Mayor and
Clerk be authorized to sign and seal the same.
“CARRIED”
Councillor Vass did
not discuss or vote on By-law 14-114 due to his previously declared interest.
14-114 Being
a By-law to authorize the acquisition of the lands known as the “Industrial
Lead” extending from Rink Street to the City limit south of Technology Drive
from Canadian Pacific Railway.
and
the said by-law, having been now read a third time and passed, the Mayor and
Clerk be authorized to sign and seal the same.
“CARRIED”
Other Business
Moved by Councillor Parnell, seconded
by Councillor Doris
That the following by-law be read a
first, second and third time:
14-115 Being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council at its meeting
held on September 8, 2014.
and
the said by-law, having been now read a third time and passed, the Mayor and
Clerk be authorized to sign and seal the same.
“CARRIED”
“CARRIED”
John
Kennedy
City
Clerk
Daryl
Bennett
Mayor
Planning
Committee Report No. 9
Meeting
of August 25, 2014
To The Council of the City of Peterborough, for
consideration at its meeting held September 8, 2014
The Planning
Committee, as a result of its meeting held on August 25, 2014 recommends as
follows:
1.
Public
Meeting Under The Planning Act
Manager, Planning
Division
Report PLPD14-048
1474 Glencairn Avenue
That the application for 1474
Glencairn Avenue be denied on the basis that the application does not comply with
Zoning By-law provisions in section 6.25 which require the ceiling height for a
dwelling unit in a basement be a minimum of 1 metre above grade for 50 per cent
of the floor space and the Zoning requirement of two parking spaces per
dwelling unit has not been met. Further, there are no zoned duplex dwellings
currently in the area.
2.
Public
Meeting Under The Planning Act
Manager, Planning Division
Report PLPD14-051
Zoning
By-law Amendment Z1407,
Amendment and Extension to Draft Plan of
Subdivision Approval, Plan of Subdivision 15T-02502
Heritage Park, Phase II, Stage 4
Part of 314 Carnegie
Avenue and 650 Cumberland Avenue
That
Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD14-051 dated August
25, 2014, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:
a)
That
Exception No. 162 of Section 3.9 Exceptions of Zoning By-law 1997-123 be
amended in accordance with Exhibit D of Report PLPD14-051.
b)
That
Draft Plan of Subdivision 15T-02502 be modified to reflect the registration of
Plan 45M-237 and renumber the remaining lots and blocks accordingly, to
reconfigure the Open Space and Future Development Areas in the northeast corner
of the plan, and to provide for the development of Sawmill Road to Settlers
Ridge as shown on the Plan prepared by D.M. Wills Associates Limited dated July
16, 2014 attached as Sheet 2 of Exhibit C to Report PLPD14-051;
c)
That
the Conditions of Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval dated June 6, 2011 be
deleted in their entirety and replaced with an updated set of conditions
attached as Schedule 1 to Report PLPD14-051; and,
d)
That
the subject properties be rezoned from A1(Smith) – Rural Zone and D.2-96 –
Development District to R.1, 1r,2r,8z-162-“H” – Residential District, OS.1 and
OS.2 – Open Space Districts and from OS.1 – Open Space District to D.2-96 –
Development District and OS.2 – Open Space District in accordance with Exhibit
D of Report PLPD14-051.
Council at its meeting of September 8, 2014, made the
following motion:
Submitted
by,
Councillor
Hall, Chair
August
25, 2014
Committee of the
Whole Report No. 11
Meeting of September
2, 2014
To the Council of The City of Peterborough for consideration
at its Meeting held September 8, 2014
The Committee of the Whole as a result of its meeting held
on September 2, 2014, recommends as follows:
1.
Director
of Corporate Services
Report CPFS14-023
Quarterly
Financial Report (Unaudited) as of June 30, 2014
That Council approve the
recommendations outlined in Report CPFS14-023 dated September 2, 2014, of the
Director of Corporate Services, as follows:
a) That the June 30, 2014
Quarterly Financial Report (unaudited) attached as Appendix A to Report
CPFS14-023, dated September 2, 2014, be received.
b) That the 2014 Art Gallery
User Fees Form 6 that was part of the 2014 Budget be amended to reflect the
increase in Membership Fees as shown in Appendix C to report CPFS14-023.
c) That
a Fire Stations Capital Reserve be created from the residual funds remaining in
the Fire Station 3 Capital project for future Fire Station capital projects or
unexpected major repairs.
d) That for 2014 and
future years, a Housing Choice Rent Supplement Reserve be created to be funded
by transferring any surplus from the Housing Choice Rent Supplement Program, if
any, subject to the overall year end position and that if Housing Choice Rent
Supplement Program costs exceed the Budget, funds may be drawn from the
reserve.
2. Director of Corporate
Services
Report CPPS14-019
Natural Gas
Procurement Program
That Council approve the
recommendations outlined in Report
CPPS14-019, dated September 2, 2014 of the Director of Corporate Services as
follows:
a)
That
the Natural Gas Procurement Program in partnership with Local Authority
Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary company of the Association of
Municipalities of Ontario, be approved;
b)
That
the execution of an Agency Appointment Agreement between the City of
Peterborough and Local Authority Services Limited, for a minimum term of two
years, be approved, recognizing that as an agent, Local Authority Services
Limited negotiates all required natural gas purchases on behalf of procurement
program members and communicates the details of the contracts to the program
members;
c) That
Local Authority Services Limited be authorized to have access to natural gas
consumption data from the local utility on an as needed basis, in order to compile
load profile information for the procurement program;
d)
That
the Property and Energy Manager be authorized to execute and sign documents on
behalf of the Corporation and manage the Natural Gas Procurement
program-related decisions in accordance with this Policy and the Municipal Act,
2001.
3. Director of Planning and Development Services
Report PLPD14-008
Implications of
Expiry of Agreements and Federal Funding for Social Housing
That Council approve the
recommendation in Report PLHD14-008 dated September 2, 2014, of the Director of
Planning and Development Services, as follows:
That report PLHD14-008 be received for
information.
4. City Clerk
Report CPCLK14-011
Citizen Appointments
That Council approve the
recommendation outlined in Report
CPCLK14-011, dated September 2, 2014, of the City Clerk, as follows:
That the term of citizen appointments
made by Council to various Boards and Committees due to expire in 2014,
excluding the existing and new Police Services Board, be extended to February
28, 2015.
5. City
Clerk
Report CPCLK14-012
Establishment of a
Compliance Audit Committee
That Council approve the
recommendation outlined in Report
CPCLK14-012, dated September 2, 2014, of the City Clerk as follows:
That a Compliance Audit Committee be established
for the period from December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2018 and be composed of
the following individuals:
Steven Brickell
Terry McLaren
Joanna Parks
6.
City Clerk
Report CPCLK14-013
Council 2014 Meeting
Schedule and Limitations and Restricted Acts during Election Year
That Council approve the
recommendation outlined in report CPCLK14-013, dated September 2, 2014, of the
City Clerk, as follows:
That the October 2014 cycle of Council
(October 6, 14, 20) be cancelled.
7. Chief Administrative
officer
Report CAO14-018
COPHI Security and
Capital Structure Change
That Council approve the
recommendation outlined in Report CAO14-018, dated September 2, 2014, of the
Chief Administrative Officer, as follows:
That the request from COPHI requesting
amendments to security and debt structure, as set out in Appendix A to Report
CAO14-018, be referred to City staff for further analysis and a report back
with recommendations.
8. Director of Corporate
Services
Report CPFS14-025
Use of Municipal
Infrastructure Funding
That Council approve the
recommendations outlined in Report CPFS14-025 dated September 2, 2014, of the
Director of Corporate Services, as follows:
a)
That
an Expression of Interest be submitted to the Ontario Community Infrastructure
Fund for the Riverside Drive Sanitary Inflow and Infiltration Reconstruction
Project.
b)
That
an Expression of Interest be submitted to the Small Communities Fund for the
Bethune Street – Dalhousie Street to Dublin Street, road, sanitary sewer and
Jackson Creek diversion work.
9. Director of Planning and Development Services
Report PLPD14-052
Purchase of the CP
Railway’s “Industrial Lead” from Rink Street to SE City Limit
That Council approve the
recommendation outlined in Report PLPD14-052 dated September 2, 2014, of the
Director, Planning and Development Services, as follows:
That a by-law be passed to authorize
the purchase of the “Industrial Lead” extending from Rink Street to the City
limit south of Technology Drive from Canadian Pacific Railway, for $512,000
plus land transfer tax of $6,715.
10. Off-Leash Dog Park
Whereas the City has established an
Off-leash dog Park on the south side of Willow Creek Trail within Farmcrest
Park, and
Whereas the Off-leash Dog Park
provides a healthy environment enabling dogs to obtain adequate physical and
mental exercise and social interaction, and
Whereas the Off-leash Dog Park can act
as a classroom to educate the public regarding responsible pet ownership;
licensing and stoop and scoop bylaws; and animal care issues such as promoting
spay and neutering in order to reduce pet overpopulation, and
Whereas the Peterborough Humane
Society and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(OSPCA) believe that partnerships are important to promote animal welfare and
fulfill part of their mission to advocate for improving animal lives within the
greater Peterborough Community, and
Whereas the Peterborough Humane
Society and OSPCA endeavour to partner with the City of Peterborough, each
contributing the sum of $5,000 toward the development of the next phase of the
existing Off-leash Dog Park,
Be it resolved the City of
Peterborough enter into a partnership with the Peterborough Humane Society and
OSPCA, where each contributes $5,000 towards the completion of the next phase
of the Off-leash Dog Park and,
That the City's financial contribution
of $5,000 be drawn from the General Contingency fund.
Submitted by,
Councillor Hall
Chair
September 2, 2014