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Committee of the Whole Minutes
City of Peterborough
March 29, 2016
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Minutes of the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on March
29, 2016, 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 Doris
Room, City Hall.
Roll
Call:
Moved
by Councillor Haacke
That Committee move into Closed Session to discuss four items 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)(b) Personal matters about an
identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees.
“CARRIED”
Committee
recessed Closed Session at 6:32 p.m.
Committee
reconvened in Open Session at 6:38 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
“CARRIED”
Daffodil Proclamation
The
Mayor declared the month of April as “Daffodil Month” in support of the Canadian Cancer Society.
Confirmation of Minutes – February 29 and March 7 and 14,
2016
Moved
by Councillor Parnell
That
the minutes of the meetings
of Committee of the Whole held on February 29 and March 7 and 14, 2016 be
approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of Interest.
Report of Closed Session
City Clerk
Report
CPCLK16-007
Peterborough
Housing Corporation (PHC) Board Appointments
Moved
by Mayor Bennett
That
Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CPCLK16-007 dated March
29, 2016, of the City Clerk, as follows:
That
the following appointments be made to the Peterborough Housing Corporation,
Board of Directors:
Three (3) Year Term from April 1, 2016
to March 31, 2019:
Ken Andrews (reappointment)
Mary Hay (reappointment)
Jack Gillan (reappointment)
“CARRIED”
Report of Closed Session
Director
of Planning and Development Services
Report
PLPD16-015
Partial
Purchase of Properties on Brealey Drive
Moved
by Councillor Haacke
That
Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD16-015 dated March
29, 2016, of the Director of Planning and Development Services as follows:
a)
That
a by-law be passed to authorize the partial purchase of property known
municipally as 1096 Brealey Drive, for $28,000.00, plus land transfer tax of
$140.00;
b)
That
a by-law be passed to authorize the partial purchase of property known
municipally as 1032 Brealey Drive, for $45,000.00,plus $5,000.00 for pillar
relocation, plus land transfer tax of $225.00;
c)
That
a by-law be passed to authorize the partial purchase of property known
municipally as 1043 Brealey Drive, for $28,000.00, plus land transfer tax of
$140.00;
d)
That
a by-law be passed to authorize the partial purchase of property known
municipally as 1051 Brealey Drive, for $23,000.00, plus $8,500 for pillar
relocation, plus land transfer tax of $115.00;
e)
That
a by-law be passed to authorize the partial purchase of property known
municipally as 1140 Brealey Drive, for $34,000.00, plus land transfer tax of
$170.00; and
f)
That
council approve the purchase of additional properties on Brealey Drive for the
same road reconstruction project. These include 1086, 1106, 1116 and 1130
Brealey Drive.
“CARRIED”
Report of Closed Session
Director
of Planning and Development Services
Report PLPD16-028
Partial
Purchase of Property at 1286 and 1300 Parkhill Rd West
Moved
by Councillor Baldwin
That
Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report PLPD16-028 dated
March 29, 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 1286 Parkhill Rd West described as Part
4 on Reference Plan 45R-15962 for $12,000.00 plus land transfer tax of $60.00
and at 1300 Parkhill Rd West, described as Part 3 on Reference Plan 45R-15962, for $6,900.00 plus land
transfer tax of $35.00.
“CARRIED”
Consent Agenda
Moved
by Councillor Parnell
That
items 10, 11, 12 and 13 be approved as part of the consent agenda.
“CARRIED”
Director of Community Services
Report CSSS16-002
Budget Update related to Housing Stability and Rent
Supplements
Moved
by Councillor Parnell
That
Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CSSS16-002 dated March
29, 2016, of the Director of Community Services, as follows:
a)
That
$50,000 be drawn from the Social Services General Assistance Reserve and that
the Municipal Rent Supplement Program be increased by this amount in 2016 with
the understanding that at least $100,000 will be committed to this as an
ongoing expense beginning in 2017; and
b)
That
the Manager of the Housing Division be given the authority to sign any new or
amend any existing service agreements required to implement Recommendation a).
“CARRIED”
Director of Community Services
Report CSD16-007
Extension to Receiving Donations and Issuing Income Tax
Receipts – Peterborough Lawn Bowling Club Limited
Moved
by Councillor Parnell
That
Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CSD16-007 dated March 29,
2016, of the Director of Community Services, as follows:
That
the time period for which the City accepts donations, issues income tax
receipts to donors, and
deposits all monies received in an interest-bearing account held by the City on behalf of the
Peterborough Lawn Bowling Club be extended to June 30, 2021.
“CARRIED”
Director of Community Services
Report CSSS16-001
Basic Income Guarantee
Moved
by Councillor Parnell
That
Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CSSS16-001 dated March
29, 2016, of the Director of Community Services, as follows:
a)
That
letters be sent by the Mayor, on behalf of Council, to the Prime Minister of
Canada, the Premier of Ontario and all opposition leaders at both levels of
government, outlining the City of Peterborough’s support for an
intergovernmental discussion to consider and investigate a Basic Income
Guarantee for all Canadians;
b)
That
letters also be sent by the Mayor to the Association of Municipalities of
Ontario and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, requesting that they
propose a national discussion about the Basic Income Guarantee in their
respective engagements with the provincial and federal governments.
“CARRIED”
Director of Utility Services
Report USEP16-002
Award of RFP P-28-15 for Environmental Engineering
Consultant Services for Detailed Design and Contract Administration for the
Rebuild of Digester 3 at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
Moved
by Councillor Parnell
That Council approve the
recommendation outlined in Report USEP16-002 dated March 29, 2016, of the
Director of Utility Services, as follows:
That
RFP P-28-15 for the Environmental Engineering Consultant Services for the
detailed design and contract administration for the rebuild of Digester 3 at
the Wastewater Treatment Plant, be awarded to MTE Consultants Inc., 520
Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, ON N2B 3X9 at a cost of $541,865.00 plus
$70,442.45 for a total cost of $612,307.45.
“CARRIED”
City Clerk
Report CPCLK16-005
Peterborough County-City Health Unit Presentation –
Patients First Discussion Paper
Larry
Stinson, Director of Operations, Peterborough County-City Health Unit made a
presentation to Report CPCLK16-005.
Moved
by Councillor Parnell
That
Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CPCLK16-005 dated March
29, 2016, of the City Clerk, as follows:
That
the presentation from the Peterborough County-City Health Unit on the Patients First
Discussion Paper be received for information.
“CARRIED”
City Clerk
Report CPCLK16-004
Fleming College Update
Dr.
Tony Tilly, President, Fleming College, made a presentation to Report
CPCLK16-004.
Moved
by Mayor Bennett
That
Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CPCLK16-004 dated March
29, 2016, of the City Clerk, as follows:
That
the presentation from Fleming College be received for information.
“CARRIED”
City Clerk
Report CPCLK16-006
Community Mediation Peterborough Presentation
Peter
Williams, Community Development Co-ordinator and Marion Little, Program
Co-ordinator of Community Mediation, made a presentation.
Moved
by Councillor Baldwin
That
Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CPCLK16-006 dated March
29, 2016, of the City Clerk, as follows:
That
the presentation from Community Mediation Peterborough be received for
information.
“CARRIED”
Other Business
Financial Update on De-Amalgamation of Police Services
Board
Moved
by Councillor Riel
That staff provide an updated report
on the cost-savings and expenses associated with the de-amalgation of the
Peterborough-Lakefield Police Services Board on or before the July 25, 2016
Committee of the Whole meeting.
“CARRIED”
The
Mayor provided Committee with a copy of a letter dated October 1, 2015,
addressed to the Honourable Yasir Naqvi, Minister of Community Safety and
Correctional Services, regarding the modernizing of the delivery of community
safety and amendments to the Police Service Act.
Appointments to the Police Services Board
Moved
by Mayor Bennett
a)
That Peterborough City Council requests that the provincial
government maintain the existing legislative framework that gives local
municipalities the authority to appoint a majority of the members to the local
Police Services Board;
b)
That Peterborough City Council requests that if the provincial
government changes the Police Services Act to give itself the power to appoint
the majority of members on local Police Services Boards then the provincial
government should assume the majority of the costs for delivering local
policing; and
c)
That a letter stating this position be sent to Minister of
Community Safety and Correctional Services Yasir Naqvi and copied to
Peterborough MPP Jeff Leal.
“CARRIED”
Adjournment
Committee
reconvened in Closed Session in the Doris Room at 8:25 p.m.
John
Kennedy
City
Clerk
Councillor
Pappas
Vice-Chair