PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

Planning Committee Minutes

City of Peterborough

November 16, 2015

 

 

 

Minutes of a Meeting of Planning Committee held on November 16, 2015 in the Council Chambers, City Hall.

 

Planning Committee was called to order at 6:46 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

 

Roll Call:

Councillor Baldwin

Councillor Beamer

Councillor Clarke

Councillor Haacke

Councillor Pappas

Councillor Parnell, Chair  

Councillor Riel

Councillor Therrien

Councillor Vassiliadis

Councillor McWilliams

Mayor Bennett

 

Confirmation of Minutes – October 26, 2015

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That the minutes of the meeting of Planning Committee held on October 26, 2015 be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

There were no disclosures of interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD15-057

Source Protection Septic System By-law

 

Moved by Councillor Beamer

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report PLPD15-057 dated November 16, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:

 

That Council approve the By-law attached as Exhibit D to Report PLPD15-057, in order to implement the required measures of protection of the vulnerable areas in relation to the City’s intake of drinking water as required by the Trent Source Protection Plan.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD15-058

Major Institutions Official Plan Policy and Zoning Update to Recognize Employment Uses

 

Mr. Hunt and President Leo Groarke from Trent University provided a presentation on Report PLPD15-058.

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD15-058 dated November 16, 2015, of the Director, Planning & Development Services, as follows:

a)         That Council authorize that notice be given for a City-initiated Official Plan Amendment and Rezoning to recognize employment uses in the Major Institutions land use designation and the UC Zoning District.

b)        That the CAO be authorized to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Trent University outlining the essential terms of a business relationship between the City and Trent University to facilitate the implementation of the Trent Research and Innovation Park.

“CARRIED”

 

 

 

Other Business

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That staff bring forward the Urban Metrics report to the February 8, 2016 Planning Committee meeting.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That staff review Schedule J (the commercial core), as part of the Official Plan Review.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Moved by Councillor McWilliams

 

That staff provide a report on the woodlot management/snow dump issue (raised at the Otonabee Ward public meeting), in the next cycle of Council meetings.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Councillor Therrien invited Council members to attend the homelessness tour scheduled for November 17, 2015 at 9:30 am.

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That this meeting of Planning Committee adjourn at 8:05 p.m.

 

"CARRIED"   

 

 


Natalie Garnett

Deputy City Clerk

 

 

Councillor Parnell

Chair

 

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