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Special Committee of the Whole Minutes
City of Peterborough
March 6, 2017
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Minutes of the Special Committee of the Whole Meeting
held on March 6, 2017, in the Doris Room and Council Chambers, City Hall.
The
meeting of Committee of the Whole was called to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, City Hall.
Roll
Call:
Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest
The
Mayor declared an interest in Item 1, Report CAO17-002 (MOU – Securing
Employment Lands for the Benefit of the Region), as his family owns property in/near
the area that would be annexed through the proposed Restructuring Proposal.
Chief Administrative Officer
Report CAO17-002
MOU - Securing Employment Lands for the Benefit of the
Region
The
Chair recessed the meeting at 6:26 p.m. The Committee reconvened at 6:40 p.m.
Due
to this previously declared interest, Mayor Bennett did not discuss or vote on
this item.
Moved
by Councillor Clarke
That Council approve the
recommendations outlined in Report CAO17-002 dated March
6, 2017, of the Chief Administrative
Officer, as follows:
a)
That Report
CAO17-002 and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated December 7, 2016,
attached to this report as Exhibit A, be received for information;
b) That
a Public Meeting be held pursuant to Section 173(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001,
in order to receive public comments on the MOU and the Draft Restructuring
Proposal; and
c) That
in preparation for the Public Meeting, staff be directed to prepare a Draft
Restructuring Proposal.
Moved
by Councillor Pappas
a)
That
Report CAO17-002 be referred back to staff for further negotiations.
b)
That
staff report back to Council on the actual revenues from the casino.
c)
That
staff explore all other options for annexation.
d)
That
staff engage the public on the future of boundary adjustments perhaps as part
of the Official Plan review.
The
items were separated for consideration. Upon recommendations a), b), c) and d),
the motion carried.
Adjournment
John
Kennedy
City
Clerk
Councillor
Beamer
Chair