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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/03/2003 . . . THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON General Purpose and Administration Committee ROLL CALL Present Were Absent: Also Present: March 3, 2003 Minutes of a meeting of the General Purpose and Administration Committee held on Monday, March 3, 2003 at 9:30 a.m., in the Council Chambers. Mayor J. Mutton Councillor D. MacArthur Councillor P. Pingle Councillor G. Robinson CouncillorJ.Schell Councillor C. Trim Councillor J. Rowe (on vacation) Chief Administrative Officer, F. Wu Director of Engineering Services T. Cannella (until 10:30 a.m.) Director of Community Services, J. Caruana (until 10:30 a.m.) Director of Corporate Services, M. Marano (until 10:30 a.m.) Director of Emergency Services/Fire Chief, M. Creighton (until 10:30 a.m.) Director of Planning Services, D. Crome (until 1 0:43 a.m.) Director of Operations, F. Horvath (until 10:30 a.m.) Director of FinancefTreasurer, N. Taylor (until 1 0:30 a.m.) Deputy Clerk, M. Knight Stanley Clerk 11, D. MacKay (until 10:30 a.m.) Mayor Mutton chaired this portion of the meeting. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST MINUTES There were no disclosures of pecuniary interests stated at this meeting. Resolution #GPA-117-03 Moved by Councillor Schell, seconded by Councillor Robinson THAT the minutes of a regular meeting of the General Purpose and Administration Committee held on February 24, 2003 be approved. 301 "CARRIED" G.P. & A. Minutes . PRESENTATION . . - 2 - March 3, 2003 Fire Chief, Mike Creighton informed Members of the Committee of the chair lift accident at Kirby Ski Hill wherein 2 people were injured and 75 were stranded on the lifts. Fire, Police, Ambulance and staff at Kirby all assisted in the rescue. Kirby staff did a remarkable rescue and everything went extremely well. Mayor Mutton presented Marissa Eastabrook and Christina Caverly, Student Pages, with a certificate for participating in the Page Program. (a) Tom Cameron, Inspector, 16th Division, Durham Regional Police, Detective 8gt. Paul Hamilton and Constable Greg Knopp - Inspector Cameron introduced Detective Sg1. Paul Hamilton and Constable Greg Knopp and circulated two handouts, one of which was a power point presentation of statistics for 2002 and the other on the Operating Procedure - Village Constables. Inspector Cameron stated Durham Regional Police are Leaders in Community Safety for the year 2002 and highlighted statistics from the following points. Crime Trends Calls for Service Motor Vehicle Collisions Crime Clearance Staff Development Future Challenges Inspector Cameron announced that Constable Greg Knopp will be the Newcastle Village Constable. The aim is to provide full-time constables for all areas. The main tasks and activities for these constables are: Learn the characteristics of the area, residents, businesses Become acquainted with leaders in the area Make residents aware of who they are and what they are trying to accomplish in the area Identify area problems Communicate with supervisors, other officers and citizens about the nature of the area and its problems 3D2 . . . G.P. & A. Minutes - 3 - March 3, 2003 PRESENTATION CONTD. DELEGATION Investigate/conduct research to determine sources of problems Plan ways of dealing with problem Provide citizens with information about ways they can solve problems Help citizens develop appropriate expectations about what the police can do and teach them how to interact effectively with police Develop resources for responding to problems Implement problem solving strategies Assess effectiveness of solution; and Keep citizens informed. Inspector Cameron answered questions from the Committee. Resolution #GPA-118-03 Moved by Councillor Schell, seconded by Councillor Robinson THAT Mr. Dave Rickard be added to the list of Delegations. "CARRIED" Mr. Rickard thanked Mayor Mutton and Members of Council for supporting the Village Constable Program in Newcastle and indicated how very happy he is to have Constable Cameron in our division. Mr. Rickard is attending a meeting this afternoon and will advise the residents of the Newcastle Village Constable Program. Councillor Schell chaired this portion of the meeting. PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Committee of Resolution #GPA-119-03 Adjustment for the Meeting of Moved by Councillor Pingle, seconded by Councillor Trim February 20, 2003 THAT Report PSD-026-03 be received; and 303 G.P. & A. Minutes -4- March 3, 2003 . PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT CONTD. THAT Council concur with the decisions of the Committee of Adjustment made on February 20, 2003 for Application A2003/003 and that staff be authorized to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board to defend the decisions of the Committee of Adjustment. "CARRIED" Complaint by Resolution #GPA-120-03 Paul Christensen Development Moved by Councillor MacArthur, seconded by Mayor Mutton Charges Act Confidential Verbal Report - Property Matter . THAT Report PSD-027-03 be received for information. "CARRIED" Resolution #GPA-121-03 Moved by Councillor MacArthur, seconded by Councillor Robinson THAT a Confidential Verbal Report regarding a Property Matter be referred to the end of the agenda to be considered at a "closed" meeting. "CARRIED" ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT There were no items considered under this section of the agenda. OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT There were no items considered under this section of the agenda. EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT There were no items considered under this section of the agenda. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT . There were no items considered under this section of the agenda. 3G4 . . . G.P. & A. Minutes - 5 - March 3, 2003 Councillor Pingle chaired this portion of the meeting. CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Mark Stewart Resolution #GPA-122-03 Animal Licencing Services Inc. Moved by Councillor Robinson, seconded by Councillor Trim Agreement Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 THAT Report CLD-10-03 be received; THAT Animal Licencing Services Inc., be given the exclusive rights to sell dog and cat licences door to door in the Municipality of Clarington for the year 2003 commencing on April 1, 2003 until September 30, 2003 and subject to review by Council at the termination of the agreement; THAT the Agreement be executed by the Mayor and Municipal Clerk and the authorizing By-law be forwarded to Council for approval; and THAT Mark Stewart, Animal Licencing Services Inc., the Animal Advisory Committee and the Animal Alliance of Canada be advised of Council's decision. "CARRIED" Resolution #GPA-123-03 Moved by Councillor MacArthur, seconded by Councillor Schell THAT Report CLD-11-03 be received; THAT the Terms of Reference attached to Report CLD-11-03 as Attachment No, 1 be adopted as the Terms of Reference of the Clarington Accessibility Advisory Committee; THAT the Municipal Clerk be authorized to place an advertisement in the local media seeking applications for the Clarington Accessibility Advisory Committee; and THAT Evylin Stroud, Keith Kelly and those individuals who attended the public meeting be advised of Council's decision. "CARRIED" 305 . . . G.P. & A. Minutes - 6 - March 3, 2003 Mayor Mutton chaired this portion of the meeting. CORPORATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT Public Sector Resolution #GPA-124-03 Salary Disclosure Act Moved by Councillor Schell, seconded by Councillor Robinson THAT Report COD-006-03 be received for information. "CARRIED" FINANCE DEPARTMENT There were no items considered under this section of the agenda. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER'S DEPARTMENT There were no items considered under this section of the agenda. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Presentation - Resolution #GPA-125-03 Village Constable Program Moved by Councillor Schell, seconded by Councillor MacArthur Confidential Verbal Report - Property Matter Confidential Verbal Report- Property Matter THAT Inspector Tom Cameron be thanked for his presentation. "CARRIED" Resolution #GPA-126-03 Moved by Councillor Robinson, seconded by Councillor Schell THAT the meeting be "closed" to allow for consideration of a Confidential verbal report regarding a Property Matter. "CARRIED" Resolution #GPA-127-03 Moved by Councillor Schell, seconded by Councillor Robinson THAT the actions taken at the "closed" meeting be ratified. "CARRIED" 3G6 G.P. & A. Minutes . ADJOURNMENT . . - 7 - March 3, 2003 Resolution #GPA-128-03 Moved by Councillor Robinson, seconded by Councillor MacArthur THAT the meeting adjourn at 10:55 a.m. "CARRIED" MAYOR 307