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Report to Council Meeting of November 20, 2017
Subject: General Government Committee Meeting of Monday, November 6, 2017
Recommendations:
1. Receive for Information
(a) 8.1 Minutes of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
dated October 17, 2017
(b) 8.2 Minutes of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority
dated October 19, 2017
(c) CLD-020-17 Clarington’s 2018 Municipal Elections - Accessibility Plan
(d) FND-016-17 Financial Update as at September 30, 2017
2. Stan Przysiezny, Regarding Development on Lambs Lane
That the delegation of Mr. Przysiezny regarding Development on Lambs Lane be
referred to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of Monday,
November 13, 2017 and;
That staff be directed to provide a Report/Memo before the meeting, for all of Mr.
Przysiezny’s concerns.
3. Ryan Paquette, Project Coordinator, R.W. Tomlinson Limited – MTO -
Hwy #115 Culverts Noise By-law Exemption Request
That an exemption to the Municipality’s Noise By-law 2007-071 for Hwy #115
Culverts Construction, as requested by Ryan Paquette, Project Coordinator, R.W.
Tomlinson Limited, until September 14, 2018 be approved.
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4. 2018 Community Event Sponsorship Requests - Fall Intake
That Report CSD-009-17 be received;
That Council consider all submitted sponsorship requests; and
That all interested parties listed in Report CSD-009-17 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
5. Durham Multifaith World Religion Day Committee
That Sponsorship Application #S01-18 from the Durham Multifaith World Religion
Day Committee, be approved in the amount of $760.00.
6. Canadian Cancer Society
That Sponsorship Application #S02-18 from the Canadian Cancer Society, be
approved in the amount of $2000.00.
7. Heart and Stroke Foundation
That Sponsorship Application #S04-18 from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, be
approved in the amount of $760.00.
8. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarington
That Sponsorship Application #S05-18 from the Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Clarington, be approved in the amount of $2000.00.
9. Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Clarington Branch
That Sponsorship Application #S07-18 from the Architectural Conservancy of
Ontario Clarington Branch, be approved in the amount of $2000.00.
10. Newcastle Art Show Inc. (A Gift of Art)
That Sponsorship Application #S08-18 from the Newcastle Art Show Inc., (A Gift of
Art), be approved in the amount of $800.00.
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11. Autism Home Base Durham Inc.
That Sponsorship Application #S03-18 from the Autism Home Base Durham Inc.,
be approved in the amount of $1500.00.
12. Rotary Club of Courtice
That Sponsorship Application #S06-18 from the Rotary Club of Courtice, be
approved in the amount of $2000.00.
13. Election Sign By-law – Proposed Amendments
That Report CLD-021-17 be received; and
That the By-law, attached to Report CLD-021-17 as Attachment 1, to amend By-law
2016-004, the Election Sign By-law, be approved, with the following amendment:
That item 1 (c) section 9.1 subsection (b) be deleted.
14. Multi-Year Accessibility Plan
That Report CLD-022-17 be received; and
That the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan 2018-2023 (Attachment 1 to Report
CLD-022-17) be endorsed.
15. Appointment to the Clarington Heritage Committee
That Report CLD-023-17 be received;
That the resignation of Paul Davidson be received, with regret, and that he be
thanked or his contribution to the Clarington Heritage Committee
That Mark Stanisz be appointed to the Clarington Heritage Committee for a term
ending December 31, 2018 or until a successor is appointed and;
That all interested parties listed in Report CLD-023-17 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
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16. ASO Review for Provision of Employee Group Benefits
That Report COD-19-17 be received;
That the Health and Dental Benefits Program for the first renewal term, February 1,
2018 to February 1, 2019, be approved to remain as is with Sun Life Financial to
take advantage of the 15% renewal cap;
That the ASO option for provision of Health and Dental benefits be reviewed in
advance of the next renewal period of February 1, 2019 to February 1, 2020, with
consulting assistance as needed at an estimated cost of $20,000 to be funded from
the ASO Reserve fund; and
That registered interested parties be advised of Council's decision regarding the
award by the Corporate Services Department in consultation with Finance.
17. 2017 Bridge and Culvert Rehabilitation
That Report COD-020-17 be received;
That Coco Paving Inc. with a total bid amount of $639,849.39 (Net HST Rebate)
being the lowest compliant bidder meeting all terms, conditions and specifications
of Tender CL2017-24 be awarded the contract for the bridge and culvert
rehabilitations at various locations as required by the Engineering Services
Department;
That the funds required for this project in the amount of $864,000.00 (Net HST
Rebate) which includes the construction cost of $639,849.39 (Net HST Rebate) and
other related costs such as design, inspection, material testing, contingency of
$224,150.61 (Net HST Rebate) be funded by the Municipality as follows:
Structures Rehabilitation 110-32-330-83275-7401 $828,485.76
Bridge Maintenance 100-36-380-10200-7112 $ 35,514.24
That all interested parties listed in Report COD-020-17 and any registered
interested parties will be advised of Council's decision regarding the award by the
Corporate Services Department.
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18. Request to Amend the Responsible Pet Owners’ By-law 2013-024,
Regarding Leash Free Area
That staff consider the adoption of the following five recommendations contained in
Sandra Gajewski’s correspondence received on October 31, 2017, regarding
improving Clarington’s complaint protocol for off leash dog park issues:
a) Create a direct link to the online form;
b) Improve the online form by inserting “dog park” as type of problem within the
drop down list;
c) Have the “Report a Problem” form posted at the dog park;
d) Allow complaints to be reported anonymously and;
e) Allow residents to text complaints directly to Animal Services.
That Staff remove the north large dog access gate at the Dave Boyd Memorial Dog
Park; and
That the matter of creating a micro dog area within the north west area of the Dave
Boyd Memorial Dog Park be referred to the 2018 budget deliberations.