PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

 

Planning Committee Minutes

City of Peterborough

August 29, 2011

 

 

Minutes of a Meeting of Planning Committee Held on August 29, 2011 in the Council Chambers, City Hall

 

Planning Committee was called to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

 

Roll Call:

Councillor Beamer

Councillor Clarke

Councillor Doris

Councillor Hall, Chair

Councillor Juby

Councillor McWilliams

Councillor Parnell

Councillor Riel

Councillor Vass

Mayor Bennett

 

Absent:

Councillor Pappas

 

Confirmation of Minutes – July 18, 2011

 

Moved by Councillor Parnell

 

That the minutes of the meeting of Planning Committee held on July 18, 2011 be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

There were no disclosures of interest.

 

Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD11-062

Adoption of the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan and the Central Area Community Improvement Plan

 

Ken Hetherington, Manager of Planning, provided an introduction to this item.

 

No one spoke in opposition to this item.

 

The following individuals spoke in support of this item:

John Martyn, 1219 Bridle Drive

John Bennett, 4882 Highway #7 Norwood, Chair, Affordable Housing Action Committee

Dave Madill, 440 George Street North, Chair, Downtown Business Improvement Association

Amit Sofer, 87 Old Colony Road, Toronto

George Mitchell, 17 Grant Avenue, Lakefied

Marie Bongard, 461 Albert Street

Joe Grant, 2-448 George Street

Moved by Councillor Juby

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD11-062, dated August 29, 2011, of the Manager, Planning Division as follows:

 

a)         That the By-laws designating the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Project Area and the Central Area Target Area Community Improvement Project Area, attached as Exhibit “A” and Exhibit “B” to Report PLPD11-062, be approved.

 

b)        That the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan, attached to Report PLPD11-062 as Exhibit “C”, be approved.

 

c)         That the Central Area Community Improvement Plan attached to Report PLPD11-062 as Exhibit “D” be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Other Business

 

Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That the group, Putting Students First, be permitted to make a presentation at Council on September 12, 2011.

 

Moved by Councillor Doris

 

That the Question be Put.

 

“LOST”

 

 

Moved by Councillor Juby

 

That the Question be Put.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Upon the motion by Councillor Riel, the motion lost.

 

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Mayor Bennett

 

That this meeting of Planning Committee adjourn at 8:59 p.m.

 

"CARRIED"

 

John Kennedy

Deputy City Clerk

 

 

Councillor Hall

Chair