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City Council Minutes
City of Peterborough
June 8, 2015
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Minutes of a Meeting of City Council held
on June 8, 2015, in the Council Chambers.
Councillor
McWilliams
Regrets:
Councillor
Haacke
Ceremonial Presentation
Mayor
Bennett introduced the Holnbeck Award, and presented the Award to Andrea
Dodsworth with the assistance of the Holnbeck family.
Confirmation of
Minutes – May 11 and May 19, 2015
Moved
by Councillor Parnell, seconded by Councillor Pappas
That the minutes of the meetings of
Council held on May 11 and May 19, 2015, be approved.
“CARRIED”
Disclosure of
Pecuniary Interests
Mayor
Bennett declared an interest in Item 8 of Committee of the Whole Report No. 11,
Report CSACH15-002 - Heritage
Conservation District Study, as he is the owner of a property within the study
area.
Councillor
Vassiliadis declared an interest in Item 7 of Committee of the Whole Report No.
11, Report CSAD15-001 - Peterborough and District Farmers’ Market 190th
Anniversary, as he is a vendor at the Farmer’s Market.
Registered Delegations:
Glenn
Pagett, 665 Harold Drive, made a delegation to Item 10 of Committee of the
Whole Report No. 11 (Report OCS15-004 – Amendment to Chapter 16 – Lord’s
Prayer).
Paul
Frost, 1419 Ireland Drive, made a delegation to Item 2 of Planning Committee
Report No. 6 (Report PLPD15-030 - Batten-White Subdivision, Draft Plan of
Subdivision Application 15T-14501, Official Plan Amendment 01403, Zoning By-law
Amendment Z1410sb, LTM Land Corp., William and Roger White, 1225, 1261 and 1289
Parkhill Road West).
Gord
Young, 10-645 Whitacker, made a delegation to Item 8 of Committee of the Whole
Report No. 11 (Report CSACH15-002 – Heritage Conservation District Study).
Rev.
Julie Stoneberg, Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough, made a delegation to
Item 10 of Committee of the Whole Report No. 11 (Report OCS15-004 – Amendment
to Chapter 16 – Lord’s Prayer).
Tom
Young, 512 Aylmer Street North, made a delegation to Item 10 of Committee of
the Whole Report No. 11 (Report OCS15-004 – Amendment to Chapter 16 – Lord’s
Prayer).
Delegations Not Registered:
Planning
Committee Report
Murray
Davenport, applicant, made a delegation to Item 2 of Planning Committee Report
No. 6 (Report PLPD15-030 - Batten-White Subdivision, Draft Plan of Subdivision
Application 15T-14501, Official Plan Amendment 01403, Zoning By-law Amendment
Z1410sb, LTM Land Corp., William and Roger White, 1225, 1261 and 1289 Parkhill
Road West).
Committee
of the Whole Reports
There
were no delegations.
There
were no delegations.
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Councillor
Pappas
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Councillor
Baldwin
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Councillor
Beamer
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Councillor
Parnell
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Councillor
McWilliams
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Councillor
Vassiliadis
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Councillor
Riel
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Mayor
Bennett
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By-laws
Moved
by Councillor Parnell, seconded by Councillor Vassiliadis
15-096 Being
a By-law to authorize the vesting of the lands municipally known as 400
Plastics Road, in the City of Peterborough, in the County of Peterborough
15-097 Being
a By-law to amend Chapter 16 of the City of Peterborough Municipal Code –
Procedure
15-098 Being
a By-law to Appoint Parking Enforcement Officers at 171 King Street, 785 The
Kingsway, 1789 Stenson Boulvard, 61 London Street, 637 The Queensway, 300
Hedonics Road, 700 Clonsilla Avenue, and 747, 749, 751, 753, 755, 759 Erskine
Avenue
15-099 Being
a By-law to authorize the execution of an Agreement between The Corporation of
the City of Peterborough, and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as
represented by the Minister of Economic Development, Employment and
Infrastructure, for the provision of a grant for the Peterborough Airport
15-100 Being
a By-law to authorize the execution of Blanket Municipal Council Support
Resolution letters for rooftop solar projects in the City of Peterborough
15-101 Being a By-law to amend By-law 09-136 Being a By-law to
consolidate, repeal and replace the by-laws that regulate parking on highways,
in parking lots and parkades, on municipal property under the jurisdiction of
the city and on private property and being a by-law for the regulation of
parking, as amended
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.
Other Business
Moved by Councillor Vassiliadis, seconded
by Councillor Parnell
That the following by-law be read a
first, second and third time:
15-102 Being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council at its meeting
held on June 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”
“CARRIED”
John
Kennedy
City
Clerk
Daryl
Bennett
Mayor
Planning
Committee Report No. 6
Meeting
of May 25, 2015
To The Council of the City of Peterborough, for
consideration at its meeting held June 8, 2015
The Planning
Committee, as a result of its meeting held on May 25, 2015 recommends as
follows:
1.
Manager,
Planning Division
Report PLPD15-028
Bill 73 – An Act to
amend the Development Charges Act, 1997 and the Planning Act
That Council approve the recommendations outlined in
Report PLPD15-028, dated May 25, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as
follows:
a)
That
Report PLPD15-028 be received for information.
b)
That
the Planning Committee authorize Planning & Development Services staff to
forward a letter summarizing the City of Peterborough’s comments on Bill 73 –
An Act to amend the Development Charges Act, 1997 and the Planning Act, as
described in Report PLPD15-028, to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing prior to June 3, 2015.
2.
Public
Meeting Under the Planning Act
Manager, Planning
Division
Report PLPD15-030
Batten-White
Subdivision
Draft Plan of
Subdivision Application 15T-14501
Official Plan
Amendment 01403
Zoning By-law
Amendment Z1410sb
LTM Land Corp.,
William and Roger White
1225, 1261 and 1289
Parkhill Road West
That
Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD15-030 dated May 25,
2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:
a)
That
the Official Plan Amendment application No. 01403 be denied.
b)
That
Zoning By-law Amendment application Z1410sb be denied.
c)
That
Draft Plan of Subdivision application 15T-14501 be denied.
Council, at its meeting of June 8, 2015, passed the
following motion:
3.
Manager,
Planning Division
Report PLPD15-029
Coordinated Review of
Provincial Plans, 2015
That Council approve the
recommendations outlined in Report PLPD15-029 dated May 25, 2015, of the
Manager, Planning Division, as follows:
a)
That
Report PLPD15-029 be received for information.
b)
That
Planning & Development Services staff be authorized to forward a letter
summarizing the City of Peterborough’s comments on the Growth Plan for the
Greater Golden Horseshoe, as described in Report PLPD15-029, to the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs and Housing for consideration as part of Phase 1 of the
Coordinated Provincial Plans Review.
Submitted
by,
Councillor
Parnell
Chair
May
25, 2015
Committee
of the Whole Report No. 11
Meeting of June 1,
2015
To the Council of The City of Peterborough for consideration
at its Meeting held June 8, 2015
The Committee of the Whole as a result of its meeting held
on June 1, 2015, recommends as follows:
1.
Report
of Closed Session
Director of Corporate
Services
Report CPFS15-025
400 Plastics Road – Status
Update and Notice of Vesting
That
Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CPFS15-025 dated June 1,
2015, of the Director of Corporate Services, as follows:
a)
That
a by-law be passed authorizing the vesting of the property at 400 Plastics
Road to the City of Peterborough;
b)
That
a capital project of $300,000 be created with funds from the Capital Levy
Reserve to demolish the building and remove the shingles;
c)
That
staff report back to Council at a later date on the potential uses of the
property and options for further clean up.
2.
Director
of Community Services
Report CSRS15-003
Award RFP P-08-15,
Consultant Services to Undertake the Development of Vision 2025 – 10 year
Strategic Plan for Recreation, Parks, Arenas & Culture
That Council approve the
recommendation outlined in Report CSRS15-003 dated June 1, 2015, of the
Director of Community Services, as follows:
That RFP document P-08-15 for the Consultant
Services to Undertake the Development of Vision 2025 – A Ten-year Strategic
Plan for Recreation, Parks, Arenas, and Culture be awarded to The RETHINK
Group, 1205 Connaught Drive, Ennismore Ontario, K0L 1T0, at a total cost of
$119,820 plus $15,577 for a total of $135,397.
3.
Director
of Community Services
Report CSD15-013
150th
Anniversary Celebration Committee
That Council approve the
recommendations outlined in Report CSD15-013, dated June 1, 2015, of the
Director of Community Services, as follows:
a)
That
a local Canada’s 150th Anniversary Celebrations Committee be
established and that the Committee Terms of Reference in Schedule A be
approved.
b)
That
a 2015 budget in the amount of $25,000 be established with the funds to be
drawn from the Capital Levy Reserve.
4.
Director
of Corporate Services
Report CPFS15-023
Quarterly Financial
Report (Unaudited) as of March 31, 2015
That Council approve the
recommendation outlined in Report CPFS15-023 dated June 1, 2015, of the
Director of Corporate Services, as follows:
That the March 31, 2015 Quarterly
Financial Report (unaudited) attached as Appendix A to Report CPFS15-023, dated
June 1, 2015, be received.
5.
Director
of Corporate Services
Report CPFS15-026
Canada 150 Community
Infrastructure Program
That Council approve the
recommendations outlined in Report CPFS15-026 dated June 1, 2015, of the
Director of Corporate Services, as follows:
a) That three applications, as
described in Chart 1 of Report
CPFS15-026, be submitted to the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program for
funding, and
b) That
the project budgets be revised and/or established in the 2016 budget or
thereafter, for any of the projects where the application is successful.
6.
City
Clerk
Report CPCLK15-007
Canadian Union of
Postal Workers Presentation
That
Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report
CPCLK15-007 dated June 1, 2015, of the City Clerk, as follows:
a)
That
the presentation on the placement and size of super mailboxes from Lori Toms of
the Canadian Union of Postal Workers be received for information and,
b)
That
staff report to Council no later than the fourth quarter on the impact of
losing door-to door mail service in place of super mail boxes in the City of
Peterborough, including the effects on snow ploughing and garbage pick-up, and,
c)
That
staff provide information on the procedure to place super mail boxes within the
city and how the city can be involved in the process.
7.
Director
of Community Services
Report CSAD15-001
Peterborough and
District Farmers’ Market 190th Anniversary
That Council approve the
recommendation outlined in Report CSAD15-001, dated June 1, 2015, of the
Director of Community Services, as follows:
That the presentation by Jill Staples
of the Peterborough and District Farmers’ Market Association be received for
information.
8.
Director
of Community Services
Report CSACHS15-002
Heritage Conservation
District Study
That Council approve the
recommendations outlined in Report
CSACH15-002 dated June 1, 2015, of the Director of Community Services, as
follows:
a)
That
a presentation by Lindsay Reid of ERA Architects be received,
b)
That
the recommendation of the Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory
Committee (PACAC) to adopt the Heritage Conservation District Study for the
Avenues and Neighbourhood under Part V, Section 40.3 of the Ontario Heritage
Act (R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18), be approved,
c)
That
an Official Plan be amended to identify heritage conservation districts as an approved
heritage planning tool, and;
d)
That
Staff be authorized to proceed with the completion of a Heritage Conservation
District Plan and By-law for the Avenues and Neighbourhood.
9.
Director
of Community Services
Report CSD15-012
Library Renovation
and Expansion Project Design and
Pre-commitment
That
Council approves the recommendations outlined in Report CSD15-012 dated June 1,
2015, of the Director of Community Services, as follows:
a)
That
a presentation by the Ventin Group Ltd. on the Peterborough Public Library main
branch renovation and expansion design be received;
b)
That
the design for the Peterborough Public Library main branch renovation and
expansion, as presented, be approved;
c) That Staff be directed to undertake the
detailed design and preparation of the request for tenders; and
d) That Council
commit, within this term of Council, to approve the funding to proceed with the
construction of the renovation and expansion project at the Peterborough Public
Library, subject to normal budgetary considerations.
10. City
Solicitor and Director of Legal Services
Report OCS15-004
Amendment to Chapter
16 Procedure – Lord’s Prayer
That
Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report OCS15-004 dated June 1,
2015 of the City Solicitor and Director of Legal Services as follows:
a)
That
Chapter 16 of the City of Peterborough Municipal Code be amended to remove the
saying of the Lord’s Prayer and,
b)
That
Article 16.8.7 of the Municipal Code read as follows:
“16.8.7 Opening of Meeting and National Anthem
– commencement of meeting
The
Council meeting shall commence with the following wording read by the Chair:
The
Council for the City of Peterborough recognizes the principles contained in our
Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that enshrine rights
and freedoms for all.
We
also acknowledge that our Constitution provides that Canada is founded upon
principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.
We
will now take 30 seconds to reflect on these principles.
Following
reflection, the National Anthem will be sung.”
Submitted
by,
Councillor
Beamer
Chair
June
1, 2015
Committee
of the Whole Report No. 12
Meeting of June 8,
2015
To the Council of The City of Peterborough for consideration
at its Meeting held June 8, 2015
The Committee of the Whole as a result of its meeting held
on June 8, 2015, recommends as follows:
1.
Report
of Closed Session
City Solicitor and Director
of Legal Services
Report OCS15-005
Temporary Appointment
to the Peterborough Police Services Board
Whereas since June 23, 2014 Mr. Garth
Wedlock has served as Peterborough City Council’s citizen representative on the
Peterborough Police Services Board;
And Whereas, Mr. Wedlock is unable to fulfil his role or carry
out his duties and is unable to confirm the duration of his inability to carry
out his duties;
And Whereas, under subsection 77(c) of
the Legislation Act, 2006 Council may temporarily appoint another person
to the Peterborough Police Services Board while Mr. Wedlock is unable to act.
Therefore, Be it Resolved:
That Bob Hall be appointed to the
Peterborough Police Services Board to replace Garth Wedlock, until such
time as Mr. Wedlock is able to resume his duties, or if he is not able to
return, until a permanent replacement is appointed by November 30, 2015.
Submitted
by,
Councillor
Beamer
Chair
June
8, 2015