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Home My WebLink About08/29/1986 (Special) . . . . . . . TOWN OF NEWCASTLE General Purpose & Administration Committee August 29, 1986 Minutes of a Special Meeting of the General Purpose & Administration Committee held on Friday, August 29, 1986, at 1:30 p.m., in Court Room 112. Roll Call Present Were: Acting Mayor Councillor A. Cowman (at 1:38 p.m.) Councillor D. Hamre Councillor M. Hubbard Councillor H. McKnight Councillor F. Stapleton Councillor A. Wotten Mayor J. Winters (On Vacation) Absent: REPORTS Also Present: Clerk/Administrator, D. Oakes Treasurer, J. Blanchard Director of Public Works, G. Ough Director of Community Services, J. Devantier Deputy Director of Community Services, J. Caruana In the absence of the Acting Mayor, Councillor Diane Hamre called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Resolution IIGPA-749-86 Provision of Water Moved by Councillor McKnight, seconded by Councillor Stapleton & Sanitary Sewers Proposed Arena Site THAT Report Admin 64~86 be received. Hwy. 112 & Regional Road 57 "CARRIED" 16.6.9. Resolution IIGPA-750-86 Moved by Councillor Hubbard, seconded by Councillor Wotten THAT Report Admin 64-86 be referred to the Bowmanville Arena Sub-Committee for review and subsequent report to the General Purpose and Administration Committee. "CARRIED" Acting Mayor A. Cowman took the Chair at this time. Resolution IIGPA-751-86 Financing Proposal Moved by Councillor Hamre, seconded by Councillor Wotten New Arena 16.6.9. THAT Report TR-65-86 be received. "CARR I ED" . . . . . . . G.P.A. Minutes - 2 - August 29, 1986 Resolution IIGPA-752-86 Moved by Councillor Hamre, seconded by Councillor Hubbard THAT staff be directed to establish a Reserve Fund for the Bowmanville Arena Project; and THAT staff obtain Ontario Municipal Board Approval for debenturing to a maximum of $3,000,000.00; and THAT Report TR-65-86 be referred to the Bowmanville Arena Sub-Committee for review and subsequent report to the General Purpose and Administration Committee as soon as possible. "CARRIED" Resolution IIGPA-753-86 Moved by Councillor Hubbard seconded by Councillor Wotten THAT staff be authorized to have the Town's Solicitor close the land acquisition deal for the new Arena Site. "CARRIED" Resolution IIGPA-754-86 Arena Site Plan Moved by Councillor Hubbard, seconded by Councillor McKnight Conceptual Design & Preliminary THAT Report CS-49-86 be received; and Specifications 16.6.9. THAT the Arena Site Plan be approved. "CARRI ED" Resolution IIGPA-755-86 Method of Arena Moved by Councillor Hamre, seconded by Councillor Hubbard Complex Construction "Design Build" vs THAT Committee move "In Camera." "Fast Track" 16.6.9. "CARRIED" Resolution IIGPA-756-86 Moved by Councillor Hamre, seconded by Councillor Wotten 1. THAT Confidential Report CS-50-86 be received; and 2. THAT a Sub-Committee comprised of the Director of Public Works, Director of Planning and Deputy Director of Community Services prepare specifications to invite at least 3 proposals for a consultant for the design and construction of the Bowmanville Arena and that the Bowmanville Arena Sub-Committee review the proposals and make a recommendation to the General Purpose and Administration Committee; and . . . . . . . . G.P.A. Minutes - 3 - August 29, 1986 Resolution IIGPA-756-86 Cont'd 3. THAT Confidential Report CS-50-86 remain confidential and all materials be referred to the Clerk for safekeeping. "CARRIED" Resolution IIGPA-757-86 Moved by Councillor Hamre, seconded by Councillor Wotten THAT the meeting be open. "CARRl ED" Resolution IIGPA-758-86 Moved by Councillor Hubbard, seconded by Councillor Wotten THAT the actions taken "In Camera" be approved. "CARRIED" Resolution IIGPA-759-86 Moved by Councillor Wotten, seconded by Councillor Stapleton THAT the verbal report of the Director of Community Services, Jan Devantier, relative to the retendering of the repairs to the old Bowmanville Arena be acknowledged. "CARRIED" Resolution #GPA-760-86 Eldorado - PermanentMoved by Councillor Hubbard, seconded by Councillor Wotten Low Level Radioactive Waste Disosal THAT a letter be sent to Eldorado Resources Ltd., advising them that all seven Members of the Council of the Town of Newcastle represent the whole of the Town of Newcastle; AND FURTHER THAT the Town of Newcastle request a weekly up-to-date report on their findings. Resolution IIGPA-761-86 Moved by Councillor Hamre, seconded by Councillor Stapleton WHEREAS the Town of Newcastle established the Port Granby Monitoring Committee, to monitor, educate, liaise and recommend to Council for the low level radioactive waste sight established by Eldorado in the Port Granby Area; AND WHEREAS Eldorado is now investigating areas in Clarke and Darlington Townships for the possible establishment of permanent low level radioactive waste disposal; . . . . . . . . G.P.A. Minutes - 4 - August 29, 1986 Resolution IIGPA-761-86 Cont'd AND WHEREAS the establishment of such sites will have numerous and severe impacts on the total community and its citizens; AND WHEREAS the Town of Newcastle has gone on record as being opposed to the establishment of a permanent low level radioactive waste site anywhere in the municipality; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT 4 citizens from each individual citizens' committee that has been established to voice the real concerns, now make up the membership of an umbrella committee for the total Town of Newcastle and that each 4 members act as liaison for the local sub-committees to: (a) The other sub-committees; and (b) To the Council of the Town of Newcastle; AND FURTHER THAT the umbrella committee be called "The Town of Newcastle Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Monitoring Committee; AND FURTHER THAT the umbrella committee be responsible to report to Council on at least a monthly basis as representatives of the community identifying the concerns of their community and making the appropriate recommendations to Council; AND FURTHER THAT the Council Members from Wards I, 2 and 3, also be members of the larger committee to act as liaison between Council and Committee; AND FURTHER THAT the Town establish an account of $5,000.00 to assist the Town of Newcastle Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Monitoring Committee with operating costs and said funds to be drawn from the Contingency Account 70D7-298-X-9. Resolution IIGPA-762-86 Moved by Councillor Stapleton, seconded by Councillor Wotten THAT the Acting Mayor be directed to send a letter to the Chairman and Board of Directors of Eldorado Resources Ltd., expressing in the strongest of terms, objection to the manner in which Eldorado have optioned land in the Town of Newcastle. "CARRI ED" Resolution IIGPA-763-86 Moved by Councillor Hubbard, seconded by Councillor Wotten THAT a telegraph be sent to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet and Dalton Camp, strongly objecting to the optioning of land by Eldorado and advising that the Town remains strongly opposed to the location of a low level radioactive waste disposal site in this Town. "CARRI ED" . . . . . . . G.P.A. Minutes - 5 - August 29, 1986 Resolution IIGPA-764-86 Moved by Councillor Hubbard, seconded by Councillor Hamre THAT a letter be sent to the Premier of Ontario, Minister of Agriculture and Food, Minister of Environment, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Ministry of Energy, requesting support of the Town's position due to the fact that the establishment of a low level radioactive waste disposal site on the lands optioned by Eldorado Resources Ltd., would not be compatible with the Food Land Guidelines and the Right To Farm Legislation. "CARRIED" Resolution IIGPA-765-86 Arena Sub-Committee Moved by Councillor Hubbard, seconded by Councillor Hamre THAT the Treasurer and Councillor Wotten be added to the Arena Sub-Committee. "CARRIED" Resolution IIGPA-766-86 Adj ournment Moved by Councillor Hubbard, seconded by Councillor Wotten THAT the meeting adjourn at 4:40 p.m. "CARRIED"