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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-01-07TOWN OF NEWCASTLE Planning & Development Committee January 7, 1980 Minutes of a meeting of the Planning and Development Committee held on Monday, January 7, 1980, at 7 p.m. in Court Room 111 Roll Call Present were: Councillor Ann Cowman, Chairman, at 7:05 p.m. Councillor Keith D. Barr, Vice -Chairman Councillor William Clarke, Member Councillor Ivan M. Hobbs, Member Councillor Jasper W. Holliday, Member Councillor Maurice Prout, Member Mayor G. B. Rickard, Member Deputy Clerk, G. Gray, Secretary Also Present: Town Manager, A.C.W. Guiler Director of Planning, Don Smith Long Range Planner, T. Edwards Vice -Chairman Barr took the Chair and opened the meeting. Resolution #PD -1-80 Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Prout Adoption THAT the minutes of the meeting held on December 20, 1979 of be adopted as corrected. "Resolution #PD -568-79 - delete Minutes following 'Town Planning Staff'and replace with 'receive comments from Regional Council'. "CARRIED" Mr. Monty Fordham appeared before the Committee to discuss relief from lot levies for the Newcastle Senior Citizens Newcastle Project in the Village of Newcastle. He eVlained that the Senior project was designed for low income housing in the Village Citizens and a questionnaire distributed by the Board of the Housing Lodge Project had revealed that of those who answered the questionnaire, 27% had incomes lower than $300. per month 44% had incomes lower than $300. — $500. per month 8% had incomes between $500. and $600. per month If the Project had to pay all the combined levies of the Town and the Region, it would result in an increase of $18, per month in the rental which would have to be charged. He suggested a grant from the municipality or a combination of a reduction in the levies and a grant. Planning and Development Committee - 2 - January 7, 1980 M. Pedwell Mr. Maurice Pedwell also addressed the Committee and explained the present policy of subsidization by the Federal Government on this project. Chairman Cowman assumed the Chair at this point. Resolution #PD -2-80 Moved by Mayor Rickard, seconded by Con. Clarke Extension THAT the Town act upon the request of the Board of of Management of the Bowmanville Central Improvement Bowmanville Area for permission to expand the Central Business Central Improvement Area to include Division Street from Improve- Queen to Church, Temperance Street from Queen to Ment Church, Silver Street from King to Church, Church Area Street from Division to Scugog. olution #PD -3-80 Moved by Con. Holliday, seconded by Con. Prout THAT the matter be tabled subject to clarification of procedures required to implement this action. "CARRIED" Resolution #PD -4-80 Moved by Con. Holliday, seconded by Con. Barr J. Riznek THAT the correspondence from Macaulay, Lipson & Joseph relative to Proposed commercial designation of lands owned by J. Riznek, dated November 26, 1979, be received for information. "CARRIED" Resolution #PD -5-80 Moved by Con. Holliday, seconded by Con. Prout 1980 THAT the recommendation in Report P-1-80 be endorsed Work and the Planning and Development Committee adopt the Program Work Program for 1980 for the Planning Department as presented. "CARRIED" Planning and Development Committee - 3 - January 7, 1980 Councillor Holliday congratulated the Director of Planning for this report and indicated that it was very helpful to the members of the Committee. Resolution #PD -6-80 Moved by Con. Prout, seconded by Con. Holliday O.P.A. THAT the recommendation in Report P-2-80 be adopted and Windsweep the report on Proposed Official Plan Amendment Windsweep Farms Farms (1965) Limited and 385429 Ontario Limited be received 385429 for information and the Town ask the Region why the Ontario circulation of this Application did not include the Limited Ministry of Agriculture and Food. "CARRIED" Resolution #PD -7-80 Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Holliday ModificationTHAT Report P-3-80 be endorsed and the Correspondence No. 62 between Durham Region and the Ministry of Housing, dated to December 10, 1979, re: Modification Request No. 62 to Regional the Durham Regional Official Plan, Section 14.2.10 - Plan File 5.1 - Durham Regional Official Plan General, be received for information. "CARRIED" Resolution #P-8- 80 Moved by Con. Holliday, seconded by Con. Barr Hamlet THAT the recommendation in Report P-4-80 be Plan endorsed and the report be received and Staff be Haydon authorized to arrange a public meeting to present the revised hamlet plan for Haydon to the public. "CARRIED" Resolution #PD -9-80 Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Barr Hamlet THAT the recommendation in Report P-5-80 be endorsed Plan and the report be received and Staff be authorized to Tyrone arrange a public meeting to present the revised hamlet plan for Tyrone to the public. "CARRIED AS AMENDED" Planning & Development Committee - 4 - January 7, 1980 Resolution #PD -10-80 Moved by Con. Holliday, aeconded by Con. Prout Public THAT the foregoing resolution be amended by adding that one Meeting public meeting be held for Haydon and Tyrone Plans, jointly. "CARRIED" Resolution #PD -11-80 Moved by Con. Holliday, seconded by Con. Clarke Development THAT the recommendation in Report P-7-80 be endorsed Staging and the Planning and Development Committee consider in Hamlets Staff Report P-225-79. "CARRIED" Resolution #PD -12-80 Moved by Con. Hobbs, seconded by Con. Barr Committee of THAT the minutes of the meeting of the Committee of Adjustment Adjustment held on December 19, 1979, be received for information. "CARRIED" Other Business Mayor Rickard asked that it be recorded that he left the meeting of December 20, 1979 at the recess. (Resolution #PD -578-79). Resolution #PD -13-80 Moved by Con. Barr, seconded by Con. Clarke Newcastle THAT this Committee request the Finance and Administration Senior Committee to consider the matter of waiving of lot levies Citizens or the possibility of a grant -in -lieu thereof at their Lodge next meeting and this matter be dealt with prior to the bringing down of the Growth Management Study. "CARRIED AS AMENDED" Planning and Development Committee - 5 - January 7, 1980 Resolution #PD -14-80 Moved by Con. Holliday, seconded by Con. Hobbs THAT the foregoing resolution be amended by adding "to be conditional on the receipt of the written presentation of Mr. M. Fordham on January 7, 1980 and copies of replies received by Councillor Barr from other municipalities in the Region of Durham, and any others received in the mean- time be made available to other members of Council before the meeting. "CARRIED" Resolution #PD -15-80 Moved by Con. Clarke, seconded by Mayor Rickard THAT Mrs. Schweizer's fee of $300. charged to her by O.P.A. Regional Planning on her Official Plan Amendment Mrs. Application, be returned to her at the Town's cost Schweizer because of the fact that the application to Region was unnecessary and caused needless expense to the applicant. Resolution /SPD -16-80 Moved by Con. Holliday, seconded by Con. Prout THAT the matter be tabled for Staff to check the resolution for context. "CARRIED" Resolution #PD -17-80 Moved by Con. Holliday, seconded by Mayor Rickard Adjourn- THAT the meeting adjourn at 9:05 p.m. ment "CARRIED"