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Minutes of a regular meeting of Council held on February 27, 2017, at 7:00 PM, in the
Council Chambers
Present Were: Mayor A. Foster, Councillor S. Cooke, Councillor R. Hooper,
Councillor J. Neal, Councillor W. Partner, Councillor W. Woo
Regrets: Councillor C. Traill
Staff Present: C. Clifford, T. Cannella, J. Caruana, D. Crome, L. Gordon,
F. Horvath, M. Marano, G. Weir, A. Greentree, C. Fleming
1 Call to Order
Mayor Foster called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
2 Moment of Reflection
Councillor Neal led the meeting in a moment of reflection.
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest stated at this meeting.
4 Announcements
Members of Council announced upcoming community events and matters of community
interest.
5 Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting
Resolution #C-047-17
Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Woo
That the minutes of a regular meeting of February 6, 2017, be approved.
Carried
6 Presentations
Prior to the meeting, Mary Anne Found advised she would not be able to attend
tonight’s meeting. The presentation to Ms. Found will be rescheduled to a future
Council meeting.
Mayor Foster presented a Certificate of Achievement to Kirk Kemp, Algoma
Orchards, in recognition of his receipt of the 2017 Arysta Golden Apple Award
from the Ontario Apple Growers for outstanding contributions to the Ontario Apple
Industry.
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Victoria Stock-Belanger was not in attendance. The presentation to Ms. Stock-
Belanger will be rescheduled to a future Council meeting.
7 Delegations
There were no Delegations scheduled for this meeting.
8 Communications – Receive for information
There were no Communications to be received for information.
9 Communications – Direction
There were no Communications for direction.
10 Committee Reports
Advisory Committee Reports
10.1.1 Minutes of the Clarington Museum & Archives Board dated January 11, 2017
10.1.2 Minutes of the Newcastle Memorial Arena Management Board dated
January 10, 2017
10.1.3 Minutes of the Clarington Accessibility Advisory Committee dated February 1,
2017
10.1.4 Minutes of the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee
dated February 14, 2017
Resolution #C-048-17
Moved by Councillor Cooke, seconded by Councillor Hooper
That Advisory Committee Report Items 10.1.1 to 10.1.4 be received for information.
Carried
General Government Committee Report of February 13, 2017
Resolution #C-049-17
Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Woo
That the recommendations contained in the General Government Committee Report of
February 13, 2017 be approved, on consent.
Carried
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Planning & Development Committee Report of February 21, 2017
Resolution #C-050-17
Moved by Councillor Woo, seconded by Councillor Partner
That the recommendations contained in the Planning & Development Committee Report
of February 21, 2017 be approved, on consent, with the exception of item #3.
Carried
Item 3 - An Application by Prestonvale Heights Limited to Create a Common
Elements Plan of Condominium, 25 Meadowglade Road, Courtice
Resolution #C-051-17
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Cooke
That Report PSD-014-17 be received for information.
Lost
Resolution #C-052-17
Moved by Councillor Woo, seconded by Councillor Partner
That Report PSD-014-17 be received;
That the request to deem the subject application exempt from the public notice
provisions of Section 51 of the Planning Act be considered appropriate in the
circumstances as authorized by Section 9(7) of the Condominium Act;
That the Durham Region Planning and Economic Development Department and
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation be forwarded a copy of Report
PSD-014-17 and Council’s decision; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-014-17 and any delegations be advised
of Council’s decision.
Carried later in the meeting
(See following motion)
Resolution #C-053-17
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Hooper
That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to allow Members of Council to speak to
Resolution #C-052-17 a second time.
Carried
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The foregoing Resolution #C-052-17 was then put to a vote and carried on the following
recorded vote:
Council Member Yes No Declaration of
Pecuniary Interest
Absent
Councillor Woo √
Councillor Cooke √
Councillor Hooper √
Councillor Neal √
Councillor Partner √
Councillor Traill √
Mayor Foster √
11 Staff Reports
There were no Staff Reports considered under this Section of the Agenda.
12 Business Arising from Procedural Notice of Motion
There was no Business Arising from Procedural Notice of Motion considered under this
Section of the Agenda.
13 Unfinished Business
Report COD-025-16 - Fire Arbitration Award (2015-2017) – Including Introduction
of 24 Hour Shift Trial in 2017 (Paragraph 3 of Resolution #C-355-16 Tabled by
Council on December 12, 2016)
Resolution #C-054-17
Moved by Councillor Cooke, seconded by Councillor Hooper
That Paragraph 3 of Resolution #C-355-16 be lifted from the table.
Carried
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Members of Council now had the following Resolution before them (Paragraph 3 of
#C-355-16):
That Report COD-025-16 be shared with the Durham riding M.P.P., the Minister of
Labour, the Minister of Community Safety and Corrections, the Minister of Finance, the
Premier, and the Emergency Services Steering Committee of AMO with a letter from the
Mayor indicating: the significant risk to effective management of an essential public
service that has been introduced with this arbitration award; encouraging urgency of
action to legislatively address the significant weaknesses with the labour relations policy
for the fire services sector in Ontario.
Carried
Report OPD-001-17 - Outdoor Ice Skating Rink Policy (Tabled by Council on
February 6, 2017)
Resolution #C-055-17
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Hooper
That Resolution #C-024-17 be lifted from the table.
Carried
Members of Council now had the following Resolution #C-024-17 before them:
That Report OPD-001-17 be received; and
That Council endorse the operating policy set out in Report OPD-001-17 for the
approval and maintenance of volunteer based Outdoor Ice Skating Rinks with the
following amendment:
The words “September 30th” be replaced with the words “November 1st
in Section 1 of the Application and Approval Process section.
Resolution #C-056-17
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Cooke
That the foregoing Resolution #C-024-17 be amended as follows:
That the operating policy set out in Report OPD-001-17 be amended to provide
that there will be no recourse by the Municipality against any organizers.
Referred
(See following motion)
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Resolution #C-057-17
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Hooper
That the foregoing Resolution #C-024-17 and the proposed amendment be referred
back to staff.
Carried
14 By-laws
Resolution #C-058-17
Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Cooke
That leave be granted to introduce By-laws 2017-017 to 2017-021
14.1 2017-017 Being a By-law establish, lay out and dedicate certain lands as public highways
in the Municipality of Clarington, and to assume certain streets within the
Municipality of Clarington as public highways in the Municipality of Clarington
(Item 4 of the General Government Committee)
14.2 2017-018 Being a by-law to assume a certain street within the Municipality of Clarington
as public highway in the Municipality of Clarington (Item 5 of the General
Government Committee)
14.3 2017-019 Being a by-law to appoint an Integrity Commissioner for the Municipality of
Clarington (Item 7 of the General Government Committee)
14.4 2017-20 Being a by-law to establish a Code of Conduct for Members of Council (Item 7
of the General Government Committee)
14.5 2017-21 Being a by-law to amend By-law 84-63, the Comprehensive Zoning By-law for
the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington (Matanda Homes) (Item 4 of
the Planning & Development Committee Report); and
That the said by-laws be approved.
Carried
15 Procedural Notices of Motion
There was no Procedural Notice of Motion considered under this Section of the Agenda.