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Committee of the Whole Minutes

City of Peterborough

October 17, 2016

 

 

Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on October 17, 2016, in the Doris Room and Council Chambers, City Hall.

 

The meeting of Committee of the Whole was called to order at 6:15 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 two items under Section 239(2)(c) A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Committee moved out of Closed Session from the Doris Room at 6:31 p.m.

 

Committee reconvened in Open Session in the Council Chambers at 6:37p.m.

 

Confirmation of Minutes – September 26, 2016

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That the minutes of the meetings of Committee of the Whole held on September 26, 2016 be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

There were no Disclosures of Interest.

 

Report of Closed Session

Acting Director, Planning and Development Services

Report PLPD16-080

Sale of 1 foot reserve at 1328 Albertus Avenue

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report PLPD16-080 dated October 17, 2016, of the Acting Director of Planning and Development Services as follows:

 

That property described as Part 5 on Registered Plan 45R-1064 City of Peterborough be declared surplus to the needs of the Municipality and offered to the adjacent property owner.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Consent Agenda

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That items 8, 12, 15 and 17 be approved as part of the consent agenda.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Mayor Daryl Bennett

Report COU16-003

Council Appointments to Committees and Boards

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report COU16-003, dated October 17, 2016, as follows:

 

That the following appointments of Members of Council to Committees, Portfolios and Boards be approved for a one-year term ending November 30, 2017, with the appointments as follow:


 

a)            Standing committees

 

Budget Committee (all Members of Council)

 

Henry Clarke, Chair

Andrew Beamer, Vice Chair

 

Committee of the Whole (all Members of Council)

 

Andrew Beamer, Chair

Dean Pappas, Vice Chair

 

Planning Committee (all Members of Council)

 

Lesley Parnell, Chair

Dean Pappas, Vice Chair

 

Audit Committee

 

Daryl Bennett

Henry Clarke, Chair

Gary Baldwin, Vice Chair

Don Vassiliadis

Andrew Beamer

 

Deputy Mayor

 

Henry Clarke, First Deputy Mayor

Dan McWilliams, Second Deputy Mayor

 

b)           Portfolios

 

Dean Pappas, Chair of Arts, Culture and Heritage Portfolio

Henry Clarke, Chair of Finance Portfolio

Dan McWilliams, Chair of Fire Services Portfolio

Don Vassiliadis, Vice-Chair of Fire Services Portfolio

Lesley Parnell, Chair of Public Works Portfolio

Keith Riel, Chair of Social Services Portfolio

Don Vassiliadis, Chair of Transportation Portfolio

Gary Baldwin, Chair of Waste Management Portfolio

Dean Pappas, Chair of Diversity Portfolio

Keith Riel, Chair of Seniors Portfolio

Dave Haacke, Chair of Arenas Portfolio

Gary Baldwin, Chair of Parks & Recreation Portfolio

Diane Therrien, Chair of Youth Portfolio

Dan McWilliams, Vice-Chair of Economic Development Portfolio

 

Daryl Bennett, Chair of the following portfolios:

 

Economic Development

Governance

Human Resources

Intergovernmental Relations

Public Relations

Strategic Initiatives

Specific committee appointments such as the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Committee and legislative responsibilities.

 

c)            Advisory Committees

 

i)             Affordable Housing Action Committee

 

Diane Therrien

 

ii)            Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee

 

Dave Haacke

Gary Baldwin

 

iii)           Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee

 

Lesley Parnell

Dean Pappas

 

iv)          Boundary Committee

 

Daryl Bennett

Andrew Beamer

Henry Clarke

Dan McWilliams

 

v)            Cenotaph Advisory Committee

 

Henry Clarke


 

vi)          Citizen Appointment Selection Committee

 

Andrew Beamer

Henry Clarke

Dave Haacke

Dan McWilliams

Dean Pappas

 

vii)         Community Investment Grants Advisory Committee

 

Dan McWilliams

Keith Riel

 

viii)        Museum and Archives Advisory Committee

 

Keith Riel

 

ix)          Procedural By-law Review Committee

 

Daryl Bennett

Henry Clarke

 

x)            Youth Commission

 

Diane Therrien

 

d)           Corporations and Legislatively Mandated Committees / Boards / Authorities

 

i)             Accessibility Advisory Committee

 

Keith Riel

 

ii)            City/County Waste Management Committee

 

Gary Baldwin

Dean Pappas

Don Vassiliadis

 

iii)           City of Peterborough Holdings Inc.

 

Daryl Bennett

Dan McWilliams


 

iv)          East City/Ashburnham Business Improvement Area

 

Keith Riel

 

v)            Fairhaven Committee of Management

 

Dave Haacke

Keith Riel

 

vi)          Joint Services Steering Committee

 

Daryl Bennett

Andrew Beamer

Henry Clarke

Gary Baldwin

 

vii)         Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee

 

Dean Pappas

 

viii)        Otonabee Region Conservation Authority

 

Daryl Bennett

Andrew Beamer

Don Vassiliadis

 

ix)          Peterborough County-City Health Unit

 

Gary Baldwin

Henry Clarke

Lesley Parnell

 

x)            Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area

 

Diane Therrien

 

xi)          Peterborough Public Library Board

 

Gary Baldwin

Keith Riel


 

xii)         Peterborough Utilities Commission

 

Daryl Bennett

Gary Baldwin

Dave Haacke

Lesley Parnell

Don Vassiliadis

 

xiii)        Peterborough Police Services Board

 

Dave Haacke

Dan McWilliams

 

e)            Liaison Committees

 

i)             Art Gallery of Peterborough, Board of Directors

 

Daryl Bennett

 

ii)            Downtown Action Committee

 

Daryl Bennett

Diane Therrien

Dean Pappas

 

iii)           Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce

 

Daryl Bennett

 

iv)          Liaison Committee with Fleming College

 

Daryl Bennett

Diane Therrien

Lesley Parnell

 

v)            Liaison Committee with Trent University

 

Daryl Bennett

Andrew Beamer

Dean Pappas

Don Vassiliadis

 

vi)          Multicultural Canada Day Committee

 

Dean Pappas

 

vii)         Peterborough Agricultural Society

 

Dave Haacke

 

viii)        Peterborough Housing Authority

 

Andrew Beamer

 

ix)          Shining Waters Railway Board of Directors

 

Daryl Bennett

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Utility Services

Report USEP16-010

Award of RFP P-10-16 for Supply and Delivery of Liquid Emulsion Polymer

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report USEP16-010 dated October 17, 2016, of the Director of Utility Services, as follows:

That RFP document P-10-16 for the Supply and Deliver of Liquid Emulsion Polymer to the Wastewater Treatment Plant be awarded to Canada Colors and Chemicals Limited, 6605 Hurontario St. Suite 400, Mississauga, ON, L5T 0A3 at a total cost of $2.11/kg plus $0.274/kg HST for an estimated yearly total of $195,392.99.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS16-031

Investment Policy Update

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That Council approves the recommendations outlined in Report CPFS16-031 dated October 17, 2016, of the Director of Corporate Services as follows:


 

a)            That the current Investment and Banking Services Policy as set out in Appendix A of Report CPFS16-031, be rescinded.

b)           That the Investment Policy, as set out in Appendix B of Report CPFS16-031 dated October 17, 2016, be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

City Clerk

Report CPCLK16-016

2017 Council Meeting Schedule

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CPCLK16-016, dated October 17, 2016 of the City Clerk, as follows:

 

That the 2017 Council Meeting Schedule be adopted as presented in Appendix “A” to Report CPCLK16-016.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

City Clerk

Report CPCLK16-015

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation Presentation – Property Reassessment

 

Rebecca Webb, Regional Manager of Municipal and Stakeholder Relations, MPAC, made a presentation.

 

Moved by Councillor Vassiliadis

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CPCLK16-015 dated October 17, 2016, of the City Clerk, as follows:

 

That the presentation from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation on the 2016 property reassessments be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

 

 

 

Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS16-035

City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. Presentation

 

John Stephenson, President and CEO of CoPHi, made a presentation.

 

Moved by Councillor Parnell

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CPFS16-035, dated October 17, 2016, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

a)            That the City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. (COPHI) presentation be received;

b)           That the 2015 Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements of the City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, attached as Appendix A to Report CPFS16-035, be received;

c)            That the election of the following persons as Directors of COPHI be and the same are hereby confirmed for the terms set out in prior resolutions of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Peterborough: Bob Lightbody, David Bignell, David Paterson, David Nichols, Dan McWilliams, Scott Baker, Louise Lalonde, Nancy Brown Andison, and Daryl Bennett;

d)           That the election of the following persons as Directors of Peterborough Distribution Inc. be and the same are hereby confirmed for the terms set out in prior resolutions of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Peterborough: Bryan Weir and Dave Clark; and

e)            That Collins Barrow Kawarthas LLP, Chartered Accountants, are hereby appointed auditors of the Corporation, until the next annual resolution of the Shareholder is signed or until their successors are duly appointed.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Director of Community Services

Report CSD16-026

Request for Municipal Council Support Resolution Letter for a Hydroelectric Generating Project at Lock 19

 

Moved by Councillor Parnell

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CSD16-026 dated October 17, 2016 of the Director of Community Services, as follows:

 

a)            That a by-law be passed to authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to execute Municipal Council Support Resolution Letter, on behalf of Council, for a hydroelectric generating project Feed-In-Tariff application at Lock 19 and,

 

The following item was added at the meeting on October 17, 2016:

 

b)           That staff invite Parks Canada and the proponent to make a presentation and provide a report on the Lock 19 project as part of the Environmental Approval process at a future Committee of the Whole meeting.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Community Services

Director of Corporate Services

Report CSAD16-007

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

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CSAD16-007 dated October 17, 2016, of the Directors of Community Services and Corporate Services, as follows:

 

a)         That RFP document P-21-16 for the Pouring Rights for Beer Sales at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) be cancelled and not awarded as originally recommended in Report CSAD16-003 dated July 25, 2016; and

The following item was added at the meeting on October 17, 2016:

 

b)        That staff report back on a potential partnership with Molsons and at least one micro-brewery.

 

“CARRIED”


Chief Administrative Officer

Report CAO16-012

Community Engagement Plan - Potential Sale of Peterborough Distribution Inc. (PDI)

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke.

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CAO16-012, dated October 17, 2016, of the Chief Administrative Officer, as follows:

 

a)    That Report CAO16-012 outlining a community engagement plan to provide information to the public on the potential sale of Peterborough Distribution Inc. (PDI) be approved.

 

b)    That Council approve an expenditure, with an upset limit of $120,000 plus H.S.T. to Navigant Consulting Inc., Toronto for consulting services to assist the City with the community engagement plan and subsequent analysis of a potential Hydro One offer.

 

Councillor Pappas asked for the items to be separated for vote.

 

Moved by Councillor McWilliams

 

That the Question Be Put

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Upon Recommendation a) the motion carried.

 

 

Upon Recommendation b) the motion lost.

 

 

Chief Administrative Officer

Report CAO16-013

Additional Health Care Funding Request

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CAO16-013, dated October 17, 2016, of the Chief Administrative Officer, as follows:

 

a)            That the letter, attached as Appendix A, expressing the concern for the lack of provincial funding associated with health care, public health and paramedic services be approved;

 

At the meeting of October 17, 2016, the following was added:

 

b)           That budget allocations be communicated from the province to service providers at least one year in advance;

 

c)            That the letter be sent to The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario and The Honourable Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and copied to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, The Honourable Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Laurie Scott, MPP Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock; and,

 

d)           That AMO distribute this letter to all municipalities in Ontario.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Utility Services

Report USDIR16-010

Award of RFP P-28-16 for North End – Trent University Area Transportation and Wastewater Management Class Environmental Assessment

 

Move by Councillor Riel

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report USDIR16-010 dated October 17, 2016, of the Director of Utility Services, as follows:

a)         That RFP document P-28-16 for the North End – Trent University Area Transportation and Wastewater Management Class Environmental Assessment be awarded to AECOM, 300 Water Street, Whitby, Ontario, L1N 9J2 at a total cost of $1,100,000 plus HST of $143,000 for a total of $1,124,300; and

b)        That a contingency fund of $150,000 be authorized to the consulting assignment and the Director of Utility Services be authorized to adjust the purchase order value to an upset limit of $1,274,000, if required.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Director of Utility Services

Report USTR16-012

Mark Street / Robinson Street Traffic Operational Review

 

Moved by Councillor Vassiliadis

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report USTR16-012 dated October 17, 2016, of the Director of Utility Services, as follows:

a)            That a Pedestrian Crossover Type B – Intersection crossing complete with rectangular rapid flashing beacons be implemented on Mark Street at Robinson Street;

b)           That a 40 km/h speed limit be implemented on Mark Street between Hunter Street and Sophia Street;

c)            That the existing “No Stopping” parking restriction on the west side of Mark Street, south of Robinson Street, be extended 23 m further south; and

d)           That intersection warning signs be implemented on Mark Street in advance of the Mark Street / Robinson Street intersection.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS16-034

Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund Formula-Based Component Contribution Agreement (2017-2019)

 

Moved by Councillor Parnell

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CPFS16-034 dated October 17, 2016, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

 

That a by-law be passed authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund Formula-Based Component contribution agreement (2017-2019) between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and The Corporation of the City of Peterborough.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Acting Director, Planning and Development Services

Report PLPD16-081

Sale of Industrial Property at 1991, 1987 and 1951 Fisher Drive

 

Moved by Councillor Parnell

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD16-081 dated October 17, 2016, of the Acting Director, Planning & Development Services, as follows:

a)            That a by-law be passed to authorize the sale of 3.65 hectares (9.023 acres) of industrial land to 774889 Ontario Limited; and

b)           That 9.023 acres on Fisher Drive be sold at a sale price of $40,000 per acre, for a total sale price of $360,920, plus land transfer tax of $3,889.00.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Other Business

 

Moved by Councillor Therrien

 

That staff report back on pedestrian safety options on arterial roads where there is greater than 500 meters between signalized intersections.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That staff provide an information report on the federal and provincial gas tax and its usage.

 

Mayor Bennett declared a conflict as he is an owner of a transportation firm.  He did not discuss or vote on the matter.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Councillor Beamer stepped-down as Chair, and Councillor Pappas assumed the Chair.

 


Moved by Councillor Beamer

 

That staff prepare a report for fall budget deliberations on the feasibility and options of commencing the Chemong Road-Reid Street Widening Project in 2017 or 2018.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Moved by Councillor Parnell

 

That the Rules of Order be suspended to continue the meeting past 10:00 p.m. to complete all business.

 

"CARRIED"

 

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Councillor Beamer

 

That this meeting of Committee of the Whole adjourn at 9:58 pm.

 

"CARRIED"

 

 

John Kennedy

City Clerk

 

 

Councillor Beamer

Chair

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