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Committee of the Whole Minutes

City of Peterborough

July 25, 2016

 

 

Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on July 25, 2016, in the Doris Room and Council Chambers, City Hall.

 

The meeting of Committee of the Whole was called to order at 5:15 p.m. in the Doris Room, City Hall.

 

Roll Call:

Councillor Baldwin

Councillor Beamer, Chair

Councillor Clarke

Councillor Haacke 

Councillor McWilliams

Councillor Pappas

Councillor Parnell

Councillor Riel

Councillor Therrien

Councillor Vassiliadis

Mayor Bennett

 

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Committee move into Closed Session to discuss one item under Section 239(2)(f) Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, one item under Section 239(2)(b) Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees, one item under Section 239(2)(c) A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board and one item under Section 239(2)(e) Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board and one item under.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Committee moved out of Closed Session from the Doris Room at 6:07 p.m.

 

Committee reconvened in Open Session in the Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m.

 


Confirmation of Minutes – June 6, 2016, June 20, 2016 and July 18, 2016

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That the minutes of the meetings of Committee of the Whole held on June 6, 2016, June 20, 2016 and July 18, 2016 be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

Councillor Clarke declared a conflict with Item 14, Report PLPD16-050, as his wife is the Executive Director of Home Grown Homes.

 

Councillor Haacke declared a conflict with Item 12, Report CPFS16-025, as the company he works for is involved in the transaction.

 

Report of Closed Session

City Clerk

Report CPCLK16-013

Citizen Appointments to Councillor Compensation Committee

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CPCLK16-013, dated July 25, 2016, of the City Clerk, as follows:

 

That Claude Dufresne, Wayne Godward, Daniel Kivari, Dave McFadden, Dan Moloney, Garth Wedlock and Jeff Westlake be appointed to the Councillor Compensation Committee, to complete a Councillor Compensation Review.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Report of Closed Session

City Solicitor and Director of Legal Services

Report OCS16-005

Expropriation of Lands – 1400 Parkhill Road West for Road Widening Purposes

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report OCS16-005 dated July 25, 2016, of the City Solicitor and Director of Legal Services, as follows:

a)         That expropriation proceedings be commenced and the Application for Approval to Expropriate Land, being described as all of PIN 28458-0009 (LT) and more particularly described as PT W 1/2 LT 7 CON 1 (Smith), as in T17137; designated as Part 5 on 45R16219 Peterborough known municipally as 1400 Parkhill Road West, be made for widening, urbanization and reconstruction of Parkhill Road West from east of Ravenwood Drive to Brealey Drive, including intersection improvements and a roundabout at Brealey Drive, for public undertakings and for works ancillary thereto;

b)        That the City Solicitor and Director of Legal Services be authorized to execute the Application for Approval to Expropriate Land and the Notice of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land, and to serve and publish the Notice as required under the Expropriations Act;

c)         That any valid request from an owner for an inquiry that is received be forwarded to the Chief Inquiry Officer for the appointment of an Inquiry Officer, and that the City be represented at any Hearing of Necessity, as necessary, under the Expropriations Act;

d)        That in the event that there is an inquiry (Hearing of Necessity) conducted at the request of the owner, the recommendation of the Inquiry Officer be reported to City Council for its consideration and decision as the approving authority under the Expropriations Act;

e)         That the City Solicitor and Director of Legal Services be authorized to engage such appraisal, business valuation, survey or other professional services in connection with the expropriation as are necessary and advisable; and

f)          That the Initiation of Expropriation Proceedings By-law, as set out in Appendix “A” of Report OCS16-005, be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

 

Consent Agenda

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That items 6, 9, 15 and 16 be approved as part of the consent agenda.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Planning and Development Services

Report PLHD16-007

2016 Social Infrastructure Funding (2016 SIF)

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That City Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLHD16-007 dated July 25, 2016, of the Director of Planning and Development Services, as follows:

a)            That a multi-year spending plan (i.e. Program Delivery and Fiscal Plan) for a notional $4.84M in 2017 and 2018, which follows the broad direction in this report, be developed by the Director of Planning and Development Services, in consultation with stakeholders, and submitted to the Ministry of Housing prior to the deadline of September 1, 2016;

b)           That the Director of Planning and Development Services be delegated the authority to report to the Ministry of Housing on quarterly financial commitments and revisions to the multi-year spending plan as necessary;

c)            That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to enter into an Administration Agreement for 2016 Social Infrastructure Fund with the Ministry of Housing, and agreements for project funding with proponents and applicants, program delivery and other associated agreements;

d)           That the Director of Planning and Development Services be authorized to extend program delivery agreements with the existing local, non-profit delivery agents for Rent Supplement and Peterborough Renovates program components; and

e)            That Report PLHD16-007 be forwarded to Joint Services Steering Committee, for information.

“CARRIED”

 


Director of Corporate Services

Report CPPS16-018

Award of RFP P-19-16 for Consulting Teams of Record for the Property Division of the City of Peterborough

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CPPS16-018, dated July 25, 2016 of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

 

a)            That RFP P-19-16 to become Consulting Teams of Record for the City of Peterborough, be awarded to the following two Consulting Teams:

 

i.               Lett Architects Inc., 171 King Street, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 2R8, with the following team - Lett Architects as the Architect, Durham Energy Specialist Limited as Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Bradley Engineering as Structural Engineer; and

 

ii.              TS Engineering Inc., 8 Plaxton Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, M4B 1L1, with the following team - TS Engineering as Mechanical Engineer, Carvajal as Structural Engineer, ETO Design Solutions as Electrical Engineer and Taylor Smyth Architects as the Architect

 

for the five term January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021 with the option for one, five year extension subject to satisfactory performance.

 

b)           That the Master Floor Plan project identified in RFP P-19-16 be awarded to the TS Engineering Inc. Team, 8 Plaxton Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, M4B 1L1 at a cost of $279,130 plus HST of 36,286.90 for a total cost of $315,416.90 upon budget availability.

 

c)            That staff be delegated the authority to apportion any future work to the teams of record in a fair manner at the rates specified in P-19-16.

 

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Director of Planning and Development Services

Report PLPD16-051

Sale of Industrial Property at 290 and 310 Jameson Drive

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD16-051 dated July 25, 2016, of the Director, Planning & Development Services, as follows:

 

That a by-law be passed to authorize the sale of 1.62 hectares (4 acres) of industrial land, to the KB Group of Companies Ltd. as follows:

 

a)            that 2 acres be sold as soon as possible, at a sale price of $80,000, plus land transfer tax of $525.00; and

 

b)        that 2 acres be sold in approximately one year’s time at a sale price of $69,540, plus land transfer tax of $420.40.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Planning and Development Services

Report PLPD16-052

Partial Purchase of Property at 99 Lansdowne Street East

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report PLPD16-052 dated July 25, 2016, of the Director of Planning and Development Services as follows:

 

That a by-law be passed to authorize the partial purchase of the property at 99 Lansdowne St East, described as Part 1 on Reference Plan 45R-16183 (Part of PIN 28097-0265) for $35,000.00, plus land transfer tax of $175.00.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Director of Community Services

Report CSAD16-003

Award of RFP P-21-16 for Exclusive Pouring Rights for Beer Sales at the Peterborough Memorial Centre

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CSAD16-003 dated July 25, 2016, of the Director of Community Services, as follows:

 

That RFP document P-21-16 for the Exclusive Pouring Rights for Beer Sales at the Peterborough Memorial Centre be awarded to Labatt Brewing Company, 207 Queen’s Quay West, Suite 299, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 1A7 at a value of $75,000 annually, plus an additional investment for equipment, for total revenues of $375,000 over the five-year term of the agreement, with an option to extend for an additional term which shall not exceed five years.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Corporate Services

Report CPPS16-019

Award of RFT T-17-16 for the Social Services Renovation Phase 4 and 5

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CPPS16-019, dated July 25, 2016 of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

 

a)         That the capital budget for the Social Services Office Leasehold Improvements and Furniture Replacement (Project 6-10.01 in the 2016 Capital Budget) be increased by $440,000 from $2,570,000 to $3,010,000.

b)        That the additional $440,000 to be transferred to the Social Services Office Leasehold Improvements and Furniture Replacement Capital Project be funded from a Loan from the Social Services Reserve;

c)         That RFT T-17-16 for the Social Services Renovation Phases 4 and 5 be awarded to MJ Dixon Construction Limited, 2600 Edenhurst Drive, Suite 200, Mississauga, Ontario, L5A 3Z8 at a cost of $579,000 plus HST of $75,270 for a total cost of $654,270.

 

 

 

d)        That a provisional work value of $56,653.62 be committed to the project and the Administrative Staff Committee be provided the authority to adjust the purchase order value to an upset limit of $710,923.62 including HST as necessary to cover the costs of any change orders required to complete the project.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS16-023

Peterborough Police Services Cost of Terminating Agreement with Selwyn

 

Moved by Councillor Baldwin

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CPFS16-023 dated July 25, 2016, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

 

That Report CPFS16-023, providing an update on the costs and savings incurred to date and other potential financial impacts of terminating the Policing Services Agreement with Selwyn effective December 31, 2014, be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS16-024

Participatory Budgeting Pilot Vote Results

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in report CPFS16-024, dated July 25, 2016, of the Director of Corporate Services as follows:

That the following ten 2016 Participatory Budgeting (PB) projects be approved for implementation, as outlined in the following table:

Ward

Project Name

Cost

Ward 1 Otonabee

Crawford Trail Extension

$16,020

 

Pollinator Gardens

$6,541

Ward 2 Monaghan

Kawartha Heights Park - Sandbox

$3,560

 

Hastings Park Improvements

$8,000

 

Roper Park Improvements

$5,400

 

Pollinating Gardens

$3,000

Ward 3 Town

Protected Bike Lane Demonstration Project

$9,500

 

London Street Parkette Improvements

$8,000

Ward 4 Ashburnham

Pollinator Gardens: Nicholls Oval and Rotary Trail

$19,956

Ward 5 Northcrest

Pollinator Garden

$18,820

 

“CARRIED”

 

Councillor Therrien left the meeting at 7:48 p.m. and returned at 7:50 p.m.

 

Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS16-025

Peterborough County/City Paramedics Service - 2016 Budget Adjustment resulting from Lease of 1003 Clonsilla Avenue

 

Due to his previously declared interest, Councillor Haacke did not discuss or vote on this item.

 


Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That this item be referred to the September 6, 2016 Committee of the Whole meeting; and

 

That staff arrange for a presentation by the Peterborough County/City Paramedics Service.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS16-026

Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Program – Transfer Payment Agreement and Combining Project Budgets for the Cycling Lanes on George Street, Water Street and Sherbrooke Street Project

 

Moved by Councillor Vassiliadis

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CPFS16-026 dated July 25, 2016, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

 

a)            That a by-law be passed authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the Ontario Municipal Cycling Infrastructure Program - Transfer Payment Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Transportation, and the City of Peterborough for funding in the amount of $325,000 and a Council approved municipal share of $420,000 for a total project cost of $745,000; and

 

b)           That, as a matter of housekeeping, the Cycling Lanes on George Street, Water Street and Sherbrooke Street Project, established through Report USTR16-005 dated May 30, 2016, with a project cost of $347,000 be combined with the $605,000 George Street Improvement Project (2016 Capital Budget - Project # 5-14.01) and that $50,000 from the Transportation Demand Management Projects (2016 Capital Budget -Project # 5-14.02) be transferred into the combined project for a total project budget of $1,002,000.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Director of Planning and Development Services

Report PLPD16-050

PHC Acquisition of Four Home Grown Homes Properties

 

Due to his previously declared interest, Councillor Clarke did not discuss or vote on this item.

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD16-050 dated July 25, 2016, of the Director, Planning & Development Services, as follows:

a)            That pursuant to Article 5.3 of the Shareholder Direction, the City of Peterborough as the sole shareholder of Peterborough Housing Corporation (PHC), consents to the purchase of the following properties from Peterborough Community Housing Development Corporation (also known as Home Grown Homes) for a total purchase price of $49,500 plus the assumption of the current debt assigned to the properties of approximately $750,000:

i)             193 Parkhill Road (2 – one bedroom units)

ii)            196 Antrim Street (2 – three bedroom units)

iii)           220 Edinburgh Street (1 – two bedroom accessible unit and 3 – three bedroom units)

iv)          592-594 George Street North (2 – two bedroom units)        

b)           That the City, as Service Manager, request that the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing assign the Provincial Contribution Agreement with Home Grown Homes, dated March 26, 2008, for the construction of the building at 220 Edinburgh Street, to Peterborough Housing Corporation.

 

c)         That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to amend the Peterborough Renovates Program Loan Agreement between the City and Home Grown Homes, dated July 24, 2015, to add the new owner, Peterborough Housing Corporation.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Director of Planning and Development Services

Report PLPD16-056

Purchase of Property at 808 Sherbrooke Street

 

Councillor Pappas asked that each item be separated for vote.

 

Moved by Mayor Bennett

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD16-056 dated July 25, 2016, of the Director of Planning and Development Services as follows:

 

a)         That a by-law be passed to authorize the purchase of a residential property at 808 Sherbrooke Street for $245,000.00, plus land transfer tax of $2,175.00.

 

b)       That upon completion of the Environmental Assessment approval process, the building be demolished.

 

c)         That the portion of the property not required for road widening purposes and unavailable to be independently developed be conveyed to Peterborough Housing Corporation to support its Capital Planning and Community Revitalization Plan.

 

Upon item a) the motion carried.  Upon item b) the motion carried.  Upon item c) the motion carried.  Upon the main motion of Mayor Bennett, the motion was carried.

 

 

Director of Utility Services

Report USEC16-018

Amendment to Agreement for RFP P-15-15 for Engineering Consulting Services

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report USEC16-018 dated July 25, 2015, of the Director of Utility Services, as follows:

a)            That the agreement for RFP P-15-15 for Consulting Engineering Services awarded to G.D. Jewell Engineering Inc., 71 Millennium Parkway, Unit 1, Belleville, Ontario K8N 4Z5 be increased by $144,438 from $141,456 to $285,894 plus HST of $37,166.22 for a total cost of $323,060.22; and


b)           That a provisional work value of $22,000 be committed to the project and the Director of Utility Services be provided the authority to adjust the purchase order value to an upset limit of $307,894, excluding HST, as necessary to complete this project.

“CARRIED”

 

 

Other Business

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That staff prepare a report on the temporary location and accommodations to be made for the Wednesday Farmer’s Market as a result of construction work at the site.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Mayor Bennett

 

That this meeting of Committee of the Whole adjourn at 8:15 pm.

 

"CARRIED"

 

 

Natalie Garnett

Deputy City Clerk

 

 

Councillor Beamer

Chair

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