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City Council Minutes

City of Peterborough

September 8, 2015

 

 

Minutes of a Meeting of City Council held on September 8, 2015, in the Council Chambers.

The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:44 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall.

Roll Call:

Councillor Baldwin

Councillor Beamer

Councillor Clarke

Councillor Haacke

Councillor McWilliams

Councillor Pappas

Councillor Parnell

Councillor Riel

Councillor Therrien

Councillor Vassiliadis

Mayor Bennett

 

 

Confirmation of Minutes – August 4, 2015

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke, second by Councillor Pappas

 

That the minutes of the meetings of Council held on August 4, 2015, be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interests

 

Councillor Haacke declared a conflict with items 4 and 5, Planning Committee Reports PLPD15-040 and PLPD15-041, as he has a relative who lives on Crescent Street.

 

Councillor Haacke declared a conflict with item 6, Committee of the Whole Report CPFS15-042, as his employer was involved in the transaction for 185 King Street.

 

Councillor Vassiliadis declared a conflict with item 6, Committee of the Whole Report CPFS15-042, as he owns property in proximity to the subject property.

Delegations

 

Registered Delegations:

 

Jim Kerr, Jim Kerr Excavating, made a delegation to Item 10 of Committee of the Whole Report No. 17 (Report USPW15-012 - Update Report on Proposed Changes to Winter Services).

 

Mike Maddock, Local 504, made a delegation to Item 10 of Committee of the Whole Report No. 17 (Report USPW15-012 - Update Report on Proposed Changes to Winter Services).

 

Fran Fearnley, AGP Board of Directors, made a delegation to Item 4 of Planning Committee Report No. 9 (Report PLPD15-041 – Class EA for the Otonabee River Trail Extension and Shoreline Improvements around Little Lake).

 

Delegations Not Registered:

 

Planning Committee Report

 

Kerry Freeman-Meinhardt, 1741 Keppler Crescent, made a delegation to Item 1 of Planning Committee Report No. 9 (Report PLPD15-046 Part of 1600 Sherbrooke Street).

 

Stan Steinsky, SR Steinsky Construction made a delegation to Item 1 of Planning Committee Report No. 9 (Report PLPD15-046 Part of 1600 Sherbrooke Street).

 

 

Committee of the Whole Reports

 

Jim Kerr, Jim Kerr Excavating, made a delegation to Item 10 of Committee of the Whole Report No. 17 (Report USPW15-012 - Update Report on Proposed Changes to Winter Services).

 

Other Items on the Agenda

 

There were no delegations.

 

 


Planning Committee Report Number 9

 

Moved by Councillor Parnell, seconded by Councillor Clarke

 

That Report Number 9 of the Planning Committee meeting of August 24, 2015 be approved.

 

Councillor Clarke requested item 2 be separated for discussion and vote.

 

Due to the previously declared interest of Councillor Haacke, items 4 and 5 were separated for discussion and vote.

 

Item 1

 

Upon item 1, the motion carried.

 

 

Item 2

 

Upon item 2, the motion carried.

 

 

Item 3, carried

 

 

Item 4

 

Councillor Haacke did not discuss or vote on the matter.

 

Upon item 4, the motion carried.

 

 

Item 5

 

Councillor Haacke did not discuss or vote on the matter.

 

Upon item 5, the motion carried.

 

 

The main motion of Councillors Parnell and Clarke carried.

 

 


Committee of the Whole Report Number 17

 

Moved by Councillor Beamer, seconded by Councillor Pappas

 

That Report Number 17 of the Committee of the Whole meeting of August 31, 2015 be approved.

 

Due to the previously declared interests of Councillors Haacke and Vassiliadis, item 6 was separated for discussion and vote.

 

Item 6

 

Councillors Haacke and Vassiliadis did not discuss or vote on the matter.

 

Upon item 6, the motion carried.

 

 

Upon the main motion of Councillors Beamer and Pappas, less item 6, the motion carried.

 

 

Notice of Motion

 

There were no Notices of Motion.

 

 

By-laws

 

Moved by Councillor Therrien, seconded by Councillor Pappas

 

That the following by-laws be read a first, second and third time:

 

15-130            Being a By-law to amend the Zoning By-law for the property known as 241 Rubidge Street

           

15-131            Being a By-law to amend the Zoning By-law for the property known as 25 Merino Road

 

15-132            Being a By-law to amend By-law 07-027 Being a By-law for the purpose of regulating the Disposal of waste, including establishing of Tipping Fees for the Peterborough County-City Waste Management Facility

 

15-133            Being a by-law to authorize the borrowing upon serial debentures in the principal amount of $10,312,600.00 towards the cost of certain capital works described in schedule “A” to this by-law

 

15-134            Being a by-law to authorize the borrowing upon serial debentures in the principal amount of $11,960,500.00 towards the cost of certain capital works described in schedule “A” to this by-law

 

15-135            Being a By-law to Adopt Amendment Number 170 to the Official Plan of the City of Peterborough for the property known as Part of 1600 Sherbrooke Street

 

15-136            Being a By-law to amend the Zoning By-law for the property known as Part of 1600 Sherbrooke Stree

 

15-137            Being a By-law to authorize the execution of an Encroachment Agreement for lands municipally known as 400 Ashburnham Drive, in the City of Peterborough

 

15-138            Being a By-law to authorize the execution of an Encroachment Agreement for lands municipally known as 43 James Street, in the City of Peterborough

 

15-139            Being a By-law to Appoint Parking Enforcement Officers at 26 Hospital Drive and 243 Milroy Drive and to remove a Parking Enforcement Officer at 171 King Street, 785 The Kingsway and 747, 749, 751, 753, 755, 759 Erskine Ave., 1789 Stenson Blvd., 637 The Queensway, 300 Hedonics Road and 765 The Kingsway

 

15-140            Being a by-law to authorize the execution of the Municipal Contribution agreement 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 for the transfer of the Small Communities Fund grant to the Municipality to improve and renew public infrastructure

 

15-141            Being a By-law to amend By-law number 09-136 being a By-law for the Regulation of Parking

 

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”


Other Business

 

Councillor Therrien mentioned the upcoming Town Ward meeting on September 12, 2015 at Stewart Street Park, 12:00 p.m.

 

Councillor Vassiliadis mentioned the upcoming Monaghan Ward meeting on September 22, 2015 at Westdale United Church, 6:30 p.m.

 

Councillor Haacke mentioned that a Northcrest Ward meeting will be held in October.

 

Councillor McWilliams mentioned there would be an Otonabee Ward meeting convened in the future.

 

 

Confirmatory By-law

 

Moved by Councillor Baldwin, seconded by Councillor Haacke

 

That the following by-law be read a first, second and third time:

 

15-142            Being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council at its meeting held on September 8, 2015.

 

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”

 

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke, seconded by Councillor Baldwin

 

That this meeting of City Council adjourn at 9:00 p.m.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

John Kennedy

City Clerk

 

 

Daryl Bennett

Mayor


Planning Committee Report No. 9

Meeting of August 24, 2015

 

 

To The Council of the City of Peterborough, for consideration at its meeting held September 8, 2015

 

The Planning Committee, as a result of its meeting held on August 24, 2015 recommends as follows:

 

1.           Public Meeting Under the Planning Act

Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD15-046

Part of 1600 Sherbrooke Street

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD15-046 dated August 24, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:

a)            That Schedule ‘E’ – Residential Density of the Official Plan be amended to include the lands known as Part of 1600 Sherbrooke Street in the ‘Medium Density Residential’ designation in accordance with the draft amendment attached as Exhibit ‘D’ to Report PLPD15-046;

b)           That the subject property be rezoned from SP.167 – Special Public Service District to SP.293,3m – Special Residential District in accordance with Exhibit ‘E’ attached to Report PLPD15-046.

At the meeting of August 24, 2015 the following item was added:

c)            That the application return to Council for site plan approval.

 

 

2.           Public Meeting under The Planning Act

Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD15-044

25 Merino Road

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report PLPD14-044 dated August 24, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:

 

That the zoning of 25 Merino Road be amended from the R.1,1f,2e,8b,10d,13f – Residential District to the R.1,1f,2e,8b,10c,13f – Residential District in accordance with the draft amendment attached as Exhibit ‘D’ to Report PLPD14-044.

 

 

3.           Public Meeting Under The Planning Act

Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD15-045

241 Rubidge Street

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD15-045 dated August 24, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:

a)            That Section 3.9 of the Zoning By-law be amended to add Exception 299 to add ‘an office with a maximum floor area of 300m2 and ‘a personal service establishment’ to the list of permitted uses; and to reduce the minimum number of parking spaces for residential to 1 parking space per unit, in accordance with the draft amendment attached as Exhibit ‘D’ to Report PLPD15-045.

b)           That the zoning of 241 Rubidge Street be amended from the C.1 Commercial District to the C.1-299 ‘H’ – Commercial District in accordance with the draft amendment attached as Exhibit ‘D’ to Report PLPD15-045.

c)            That the ‘H’ – Holding Symbol be removed subject to a Development and Encroachment Agreement, to address the following:

i)             Encroachment of the proposed canopy shown on the concept site plan attached as Exhibit B to Report PLPD15-045.

ii)            Improvement of the City’s Right of Way to include landscaping between the back of the sidewalk and the property line; removal of the depressed curb along Rubidge Street at the north end of the site, adjacent to the parking spaces; and replacement of the depressed curb with new full height curbing and landscaping.


4.           Manager, Planning Division

Manager, Transportation Division

Report PLPD15-041

Class EA for the Otonabee River Trail Extension and Shoreline Improvements around Little Lake

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD15-041 dated August 24, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division and the Manager, Transportation Division, as follows:

a)            That Council endorse the Class Environmental Assessment for the Otonabee River Trail Extension and Shoreline Improvements around Little Lake and the preliminary design be approved in accordance with Exhibit “A” attached to Report PLPD15-041.

b)           That the proposed traffic calming measures for the area recommended in the Class Environmental Assessment Report, as shown in Exhibit “A”  attached to Report PLPD15-041 be approved.

c)            That Council direct staff to finalize the Otonabee River Trail Extension and Shoreline Improvements Environmental Study Report and post for public review for the mandatory 30 day public review period in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process.

 

5.           Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD15-040

Land-Use/Design Study for the Special Policy Area Identified in Schedule “J” of the Official Plan

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD15-040 dated August 24, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:

a)            That the Land-Use / Urban Design Study prepared by Gladki Planning Associates and Suzita Morita Inc. for the Special Policy Area as identified on Schedule J of the City’s Official Plan be adopted, and

b)            That the process to amend the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law be initiated to implement the conclusions of the Land-Use / Urban Design Study.

 

c)            That the Cultural Heritage Assessment dated February 26, 2014, completed by ERA Architects, be received.

Submitted by,

 

 

Councillor Parnell

Chair

August 24, 2015

 


Committee of the Whole Report No. 17

Meeting of August 31, 2015

 

 

To the Council of The City of Peterborough for consideration at its Meeting held September 8, 2015

 

The Committee of the Whole as a result of its meeting held on August 31, 2015, recommends as follows:

 

 

1.           Report of Closed Session

          City Clerk

Report CPCLK15-008

Citizen Appointment to the Museum and Archives Advisory Committee

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in
Report CPCLK15-008, dated August 31, 2015, of the City Clerk, on behalf of Trent University, as follows:

 

That Jodi Aoki be appointed to serve as the Trent University representative in the Museum and Archives Advisory Committee.

 

 

2.           Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS15-041

Quarterly Financial Report (Unaudited)

As of June 30, 2015

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CPFS15-041 dated August 31, 2015, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

 

a)         That the June 30, 2015 Quarterly Financial Report (unaudited) attached as Appendix A to Report CPFS15-041, dated August 31, 2015, be received.

b)        That the request of the Peterborough Housing Corporation (PHC) Board to draw up to $386,700 from the Social Housing PHC Capital Reserve to finance the installation of underground vaults to accommodate bulk water meters at various multi-unit facilities, be approved.

c)         That $150,000 be drawn from the Social Housing Reserve and transferred to Peterborough Housing Corporation to assist the Corporation in completing a Capital Financing and Community Revitalization Plan for the entire social housing portfolio under its control, be approved.

 

 

3.           Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS15-043

Municipal Infrastructure Funding – Next Intake (2015)

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CPFS15-043 dated August 31, 2015, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

a)            That an Expression of Interest and, if successful, an application be submitted to the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund for the Bears Creek Flood Reduction - Marina Boulevard Major System
By-Pass Project; and

b)           That an Expression of Interest and, if successful, an application be submitted to the Small Communities Fund for the Simcoe Street and Water Street Rehabilitation Project.

 

 

4.           Director of Utility Services

Report USWM15-008

Extension of Recycling Processing Contracts

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in
Report USWM15-008 dated August 31, 2015, of the Director of Utility Services, as follows:

 

a)            That the existing contract with HGC Management Inc. 460 Woody Road, Unit 4, Oakville, Ontario, for the operation of the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, Recyclables Processing, and operation of the Drop-Off Depot be extended from January 1, 2017 until December 31, 2019, as per the changes noted in Report USWM15-008 under “Terms of Extension”; and

 

b)        That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign an amending agreement with HGC Management Inc.

 

 


5.           Director of Utility Services

Report USPW15-011

Update Council on the Goose Control Program

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report USPW15-011 dated August 31, 2015, of the Director of Utility Services, as follows:

That Report USPW15-011 updating Council on the Goose Control Program be received for information.

 

 

6.           Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS15-042

Loan Guarantee to Infrastructure Ontario on behalf of Peterborough County City Health Unit

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in
Report CPFS15-042, dated August 31, 2015 of the Director of Corporate Services as follows:

 

a)            That the City of Peterborough provide a loan guarantee to Infrastructure Ontario for an amount not to exceed $2.16 million, representing the City’s 60% share of the estimated $3.6 million debenture for the Peterborough County City Health Unit for the purchase and financing of the leasehold improvements at their new premises at 185 King Street.

 

b)        That the Director of Corporate Services be authorized to prepare all necessary documents including a by-law and corresponding Capital Facilities Agreement with the Peterborough County City Health Unit.

 

 

7.           Director of Corporate Services

Report CPFS15-044

Small Communities Fund Contribution Agreement for the Bethune Street (Dalhousie Street to Dublin Street) Sanitary Sewer, Road and Jackson Creek Diversion Project

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CPFS15-044 dated August 31, 2015, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:

 


a)         That a by-law be passed authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the Small Communities Fund (SCF) contribution agreement between Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the City of Peterborough;

b)        That the Bethune Trunk Sewer Capital Project (2011 Capital Budget Ref #5-6.06) be combined with the Bethune Street – Dalhousie to Dublin Street Project (2015 Capital Budget Ref #5-2.04) and be named the Bethune Street Project; and

c)         That the Bethune Street Project be amended as set out in Appendix A to Report CPFS15-044, to reflect the Small Communities Fund grant.

 

 

8.           Director of Community Services

Director of Utility Services

Report USEC15-019

Pre-commitment of Funds and Award of Tender T-46-15 for Beavermead Campground Improvements

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report USEC15-019 dated August 31, 2015, of the Director of Utility Services and the Director of Community Services, as follows:

            a)         That the $272,850 balance of the approved 2012 and 2013 Beavermead Campground Park Implementation capital budgets (project reference # 6-7.03) be increased by $322,835 to $595,685, and be pre-committed to the 2016 Capital budget;

b)        That RFT document T-46-15 for Beavermead Campground Improvements be awarded to Accurex Inc., 150 O’Carroll Avenue, Unit 1, Peterborough, ON, K9H 4V3 at a total cost of $479,247.28 plus $62,302.15 HST for a total of $541,549.43; and

c)         That a provisional work value of $30,000 be committed to the project and Utility Services be provided the authority to adjust the purchase order value to an upset limit of $509,247.28 excluding HST as necessary to complete this project.

 

 


9.           Director of Utility Services

Report USEC15-020

Brealey Drive Reconstruction Design

Lansdowne Street to Sherbrooke Street

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report USEC15-020 dated August 31, 2015, of the Director of Utility Services, as follows:

a)         That the design concept for Brealey Drive from Lansdowne Street West to Sherbrooke Street as described in Report USEC15-020 be adopted as the basis for detailed design; and

b)        That staff be directed to consider closing Brealey Drive to through traffic and detour traffic during the reconstruction works.

 

 

10.       Director of Utility Services

Report USPW15-012

Update Report on Proposed Changes to Winter Services

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in
Report USPW15-012 dated August 31, 2015, of the Director of Utility Services, as follows:

a)            That a 3-year pilot project to augment the existing Winter Control Services by the addition of 6 Temporary Winter Operators, the leasing of two articulated loaders and the hiring of additional contracted trucks as required be implemented; and

b)           That staff report back on the success of the pilot project after the 2017/2018 winter season.

 

 


11.       Director of Utility Services

Report USPW15-013

Award of RFP P-20-15 for Design, Supply, and Installation of Three Play Structures

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report USPW15-013 dated August 31, 2015 of the Director of Utility Services, as follows:

That RFP document P-20-15 for the Design, Supply, and Installation of Three Play Structures be awarded to KSL Design Ltd, 18 Spalding Drive, P.O. Box 25085, Brantford, ON N3T 6K5 at a total cost of $332,591.30 plus $43,236.87 HST for a total of $375,828.17.

 

 

12.       Community Bus Service

 

That staff report back to Committee of the Whole on the costs and feasibility of introducing a new Community Bus Service, as recommended in the 2012 Transit Operations Review, to provide enhanced service to seniors residences, medical facilities, shopping and other activity centers.

 

 

Submitted by,

 

 

Councillor Beamer

Chair

August 31, 2015

 

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