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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/04/1973 REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CLARKE Tuesd~, September 4, 1973 at 10:00 am Council Chambers, Orono e Present: Reeve - E. R. Woodyard Deputy Reeve - K. Entwisle Councillors - R. G. Chater - C. A. Reid - G. H. Heykoop Clerk - H. R. Best Moved by R. G. Chater, seconded by G. H. Heykoop that the minutes of the regular meeting on August 21, 1973 be adopted as printed. Carried. SECTION 1. DELEGATIONS & PETITIONS ~loved by K. Entwisle, seconded by G. H. Heykoop that this meeting go into Committee of the whole Council to receive and hear all delegations. Carried. ITEM (1) Mrs. and Mr. Clyde L. Lewis of Toronto appeared before Council in the matter of the untravelled portion of the road allowance between lots 4 and 5, concession 8. ITEM (2) Mr. Jan Ochonski, R. R. #2, Orono addressed Council in regards to the draft Official Plan and a letter received by his agents, Swartz and Swartz from Mr. Morley of Senior Planner Plans Administration Branch. Moved by K. Entwisle, seconded by G. H. Heykoop that the Committee rise and sit in Council. Carried. SECTION 2. CORRESPONDENCE 1. Letter from Ralph E. Geach, re: severance of land in part Lot 9, Con. 6, Kendal. Refe=ed to Clerk for reply and Copy to the Committee of Adjustment. 2. Letter from P. Paterson, Accountant, 1180 Construction Ltd., re: tender deposit of April 17th, 1973. Refe=ed to Treasurer. 3. Letter from Walter Beath, Chairman, Regional 1lfunicipali ty of Durham, re: names and addresses of Council, Clerk and Treasurer/Tax Collector. Filed. 4. Letter from R. Sharp, Secretary, Orono Police Trustees, re: sod in general pump house area. Refe=ed to Tottem, Sims & Hubicki. 5. Letter from R. Sharp, Secretary, Orono Police Trustees, re: Senior Citizens being soldland. Filed. 6. Memorandum from R. E. Sims, P. Bog., re: Station Street Survey and Improve- ment - File No. wlo05. Filed. 7. Letter from Gary A. Fitchett, Hopkins, Burrows, Selby & Beadle, Chartered Accountants, re: appointment of Auditors. Refe=ed to Reeve Woodyard. 8. Letter from \{. Frank Thom, Director, of Education, Northumberland and Durham County Board of Education, re: Resolution No. 143 declaring 1Ol-.fA_.... C"__"'__"\..__ '7 '!'l"T" _ 'l.._,":..:J___ ~__ _, _____.1..___ __~_" ,_~ _.~ ~ ... Page 2. Regular Meeting of Council. September 4th, 1973. Moved by K. Entwisle, seconded by G. H. Heykoop that a copy of the letter together with copies of the complete file relating to Mr. P. Caspari's division of lands in lots 4 and 5, concession 8, be referred to Mr. Sims, Township Engineer, for an analysis and subsequent report and recommend- ation to Council. Carried. 10. Signed letter from Hazel L. Stapleton and Walter Stapleton, reI Offer to purchase portion of stopped up allowance for road. Referred to Clerk. . 11. Minutes of a meeting of the Steering Committee appointed to advise the new Council on the organization of the new Town, dated Thursday, August 16th, 1973. Filed. 12. Appointment for Hearing, reI appeal from a decision of the Committee of Adjustment re Clarke Fish and Conservation Authority. Filed. 13. Copy of a letter from H. D. Morley, Senior Planner, Plans Administration Branch, Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs, reI Township of Clarke-Part Lot 33, Concession 5. Filed. 14. Memorandum from John White, Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovern- mental Affairs, reI payments under the Property Tax Stabilization Act. Referred to Treasurer. 15. Memorandum from H. I. Mac Donald, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Treasury, Economics and Intergovernmental Affairs, reI report of Paul Hickey re decision making processes of municipal governments and of other juris- dictions in Ontario etc. Filed. 16. Acknowledgement from Director, Municipal Grants Division, Department of Finance, reI application under the Municipal Grants Act relating to the year 1973. Filed. 17. Invoice No. M-15631 from the Ministry of the Environment. Filed. 18. Composite Mercantile Policy from Hamiltons Insurance Sercie. Approved for payment. Refer to Treasurer. 19. Copy of a letter from R. M. McLean, re: your file 26727.703 Crossing of Third Concession Road, mile 160.46 Belleville Subd. CPL. Refer to Clerk and file. 20. Memorandum from Mrs. Jane Dagneaul t, Field Representative, The Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society, reI donation. Filed. 21. Another Credit Crunch from Burgess Graham Securities 1imi ted. Filed. 22. Notices of Hearings from the Committee of Adjustment. Noted and Filed. 23. Agenda of the Fall meeting of A.M.C.T., Zone 5 in Hope Township. Referred to Clerk. 24. Letter with enclosures from Grant E. Stickle, Building Inspector, City of Belleville, reI proposed curriculum of studies for Building Officials. Moved by G. H. Heykoop, seconded by K. Entwisle that the Building Inspector be authorized to attend the winter programme at Loyalist College Belleville. Carried. Page 3. Regular Meeting of Council. September 4, 1973. SECTION 3. BUSINESS BROUGHT FORWARD ITEM (1) Street Lighting - Leskard Road, Concession 6. This matter was brought forward to consider a report from Mr. D. L. Tideman, Sales Supervisor, Ontario Hydro. e The report stated that the annual charge of $988.00 to the Township involved the supply, installation, maintenance and operating costs based on Ontario Hydro Capital. The costs were derived from the suggested lighting installation con- sisting of 26 - 250 watt, mercury vapour luminaires and an annual cost of $38.00 per unit. This matter was refe=ed to the Clerk for further consideration. ITEM (2) Licence for Fish & Chip Truck - Lloyd Raby. The following material was presented. (i) Clerk's report on information received from Mr. Gillespie, Legal Advisory Branch; Mr. Rowlands, Municipal Organization and Mr. R. J. 11acNaull, District Health Unit. (ii) Copies of comparable by-laws from the City of Kingston and Town of Grimsby. Moved by G. H. Heykoop, seconded by K. Entwisle that this matter be tabled pending a review of the aforementioned by-laws. Carried. A copy of each by-law was privided to members of Council. ITEM (3) Road Closing By-Law #1740 and Nr. R. D. Parker. At the request of Mr. Parker this matter was brought forward from the meeting on July 3, 1973 (Section 3, Item 6). Moved by G. H. Heykoop, seconded by K. Entwisle that the Clerk be authorized to proceed with the transfer of the stopped up road allowances to abutting property owners. Carried. ITEl1 (4) Road Closing By-Law /{1748. RESOLUTION NO. 145: l10ved by K. Entwisle, seconded by Robert G. Chater. vlHEREAS the Council of the Township of Clarke have by By-Law stopped up the allowance for road as described in a plan of survey dated August 31, 1973, file number 73204 as prepared by M. Brown, O.L.S. and WHEREAS Resolution No. 125 established certain conditions under which such stopped up allowance for road would be offered for sale to abutting owners of land NOW BE IT THEREFORE resolved that the Clerk be authorized to proceed in the preparation of deeds and finalization of all relevant transactions. Carried. Page 4. Regular Meeting of Council. September 4, 1973. SECTION 4. REPORTS ITEM (1) Reeve. Reeve Hoodyard presented a "Ti tten report, re: "Township Develop- ment".Appendices attached to the report are as follows: (ll Rice Construction. 2 Walter H. Pope 3 Department of Agriculture ~4 Hunicipal Planning Consultant e Moved by G. H. Heykoop, seconded by K. Entwisle that the Reeve's report be tabled for further consideration. Carried. ITEM (2) Road & llridge Committee. (i) Status of road allowance between concessions 9 and 10, Lot 13 and Hr. Paul ~lcI1ackin. The Cleret was instructed to advise Mr. HcHackin that the subject road allowance was not developed as a highway to a standard acceptable by the Department of Transportation and Communications for purposes of subsidy. (ii) Mr. Haemmerle and water course (Newtonville). 110ved by K. Entwisle, seconded by C. A. Reid that the Clerk advise Mr. Haemmerle that it is the responsibility of the owner of land, desiring to improve drainage works, to initiate proceedings under the provisions of the Drainage Act of Ontario. Carried. (iii) Bell Telephone & Buried Cable. Moved by C. A. Reid, seconded by G. H. Heykoop that Bell Telephone Company be requested to provide plans to the Township showing the location of all their buried cable. Carried. (iv) Mr. Maurice O'Neil and road allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 2. This matter was refe=ed to the Reeve and Deputy Reeve. (v) Mr. Michael L. Sawyer and intersection of Sawyer's sideroad and 7th concession road. In accordance with Mr. Sawyer's written request for stop signs to be erected at the aforementioned intersection, the Clerk was instructed to prepare the draft of an appropriate by-law. (vi) Draft of a By-Law to revise by-law 1.'1728 (Entrance Culverts). Refe=ed to Road and Bridge Committee for further study. (vii) Sale of used road equipment. Page 5. Regular Meeting of Council. September 4, 1973. ITEM (3) Finance Committee. (1) Orono Police Village and repa;yment of Capital Loan. e Following a brief report by Reeve Woodyard, this matter was tabled for a special meeting with the Orono Police Trustees and Mr. Walter Pope, Auditor. (2) Vouchers for the Month of August. RESOLU'rION NO. 147: Moved by G. H. Heykoop, seconded by R. G. Chater. WHEREAS the accounts for the month of August, as submitted by the Treasurer have been examined and found to be in order NOW BE IT THEllEFOBE resolved that this Council approve the following vouchers and the same are hereby authorized by the signing officers of the Corporation of the Township of Clarke for pa;yment. General Department - Voucher No. 8 Road Department - Voucher No. 8 Orono Police Village - Voucher No. 8 $10,270.09 $12,205.45 $ 2,367.30 Carried. ITEl1 (4) Building Inspector's Report for Month of August. Received and filed. ITEM (5) By-Law Enforcement. (i) Sund~ Racing at Mosport Park. Moved by K. Entwisle, seconded by G. H. Heykoop that the Clerk send a letter to Mr. A. Carruthers, M.P.P., requesting that Mr. Carruthers obtain information from the appropriate govern- ment authority in the matter of enforceing the provisions of the Lord's D~ Act. (ii) Saracens Car Club and Orono Police Trustees. The By-Law Enforcement Officer presented correspondence relating to a complaint filed by the Orono Police Trustees against the Saracens Car Club of Orono. Their letter of August 20, 1973 stated that the conditions appear to be the same as stated in their previous letter of June 5, 1973 wherein it was stated, quote "the Saracens Car Club are using the premises at which they are located in a manner that contravenes the local by-law regarding residential areas in regard to exterior refuse", end of quote. The By-Law Enforcement Officer was advised by Council to request the Orono Police Trustees to provide sufficent information as to the specific contravention together with acceptable evid- ence of the alleged contravention in order that a prosecution could be undertaken. Paee 6. Regular t1eeting of Council. September 4, 1973. ITEl1 (2) Official Plan. Hoved by G. H. Heykoop, seconded by C. A. Reid that whereas the revised sheets of the draft Official Plan had not been received from ~h1nicipa1 Planning Consultants Limited that the recommendation of the Planning :Board be tabled for the next regular meeting of Council or a special meeting at the call of the Reeve. Carried. . ITEl1 (3) Brown's Communi~J Association - Application for a lottery licence. RESOLUTION NO. 148: Moved by C. A. Reid, seconded by R. G. Chater. v~AS the signing officers of Brown's Community Association, under date of August 29, 1973, have applied to the Council of the Township of Clarke for a licence to conduct a raffle 10tte2"'J wherein the total value of prices to be awarded does not exceed $3,500. cash or merchandise BE IT THEREFORE resolved that this Council issue a licence authorizing Brolm's Communi~J Association to conduct and manaee a raffle lottery in accordance with the provisions of Section (2), subsection (1) of Order-in-Council, 274/70. Carried. ITEM 0+) Consumers Gas Company Limited - Application to construct a gas line. RESOLUTION NO. 149: Moved by C. A. Reid, see mded by R. G. Chater. This Council does hereby approve of the application of Consumers' Gas Company Limited to construct a 4" high pre sure gas line from Highwa;y 115 and 35 ~esterly along the north side of the 3rd concession road to the Clarke Darlington :Boundary in accordance with dra~dng nos. 40-0085, sheets no. 8-16 inclusive subject to revisions to meet the reCJ.uirements of the To~mship Road Superintendent and To~mship Engineers. . Carried. SECTION 6. ADJOU1U~IENT RESOLUTION NO. 150: Noved by G. H. Heykoop, seconded by C. A. Reid. This Council hereby adjourns to meet again on September 18th, 1973 at 7 :30 p.m., or at another time at the call of the Reeve. Carried. The meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m. " 9J.Ak. t'l" . Qj2. .At Clerk -- , .)- i ._<~ l.,~ i. '.,,{/'j:. ;~__ \ Reeve ",- y' . / -"