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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/14/1987TOWN OF NEWCASTLE Council Minutes August 14, 1987 Minutes of a special meeting of Council held on Friday, August 14, 1987, at 9:00 a.m., in Court Room #2 Roll Call Present Were: Mayor J. Winters Councillor A. Cowman Councillor D. Hamre Councillor M. Hubbard Councillor F. Stapleton Councillor A. Wotten Absent: i Councillor H. McKnight (On Vacation) Also Present: Treasurer, J. Blanchard Deputy Director of Public Works, D. Gray Director of Planning. T. T. Edwards Deputy Clerk, R. Rutledge The Mayor called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the water problems in the Courtice Area of the Town of Newcastle. Dennis C. Hefferon, Walker,Poole, Milligan, Suite 1800, 700 Bay Street, Toronto, M5G 1Z6, advised Council with respect to the Town's current standard subdivision agreement format. Mr. Heffron identified the problems and recommended some solutions. Recess Resolution #C-696-87 Moved by Councillor Hamre, seconded by Councillor Cowman THAT there be a 5 minute recess. "CARRIED" Resolution #C-697-87 Amend Subdivision Moved by Councillor Hubbard, seconded by Councillor Cowman Agreement THAT Council authorize Dennis C. Hefferon, of Walker, Poole, Milligan, in conjunction with the Director of Planning, to prepare an appropriate amendment to the Town of Newcastle's Standard Subdivision Agreement to deal with the issue of interim water supply where well dewatering occurs. "CARRIED" Council Minutes - 2 - August 14, 1987 Resolution #C-697-87 Recorded Vote Yea Nay Councillor Cowman Councillor Hamre Councillor Hubbard Councillor Stapleton Councillor Wotten Mayor Winters Resolution #C-698-87 Communicate With Moved by Councillor Cowman, seconded by Councillor Hamre Regional Staff THAT Dennis C. Hefferon of Walker, Poole, Milligan, and the appropriate staff be authorized to communicate with Regional Staff with respect to the water problems in Courtice, to address the issue of responsibility, obligations, future action, and the Town's position on the subject of dewatering in Courtice. "CARRIED" Recorded Vote Yea Nay Councillor Cowman Councillor Hamre Councillor Hubbard Councillor Stapleton Councillor Wotten Mayor Winters Resolution #C-699-87 Application to the Moved by Councillor Cowman, seconded by Councillor Wotten Province for Funding Assistance WHEREAS the Town of Newcastle has identified a significant problem relative to the water table:disturbances due to development related construction activity in the Courtice Urban Area; AND WHEREAS this situation, together with identified well contamination problems, has further emphasized the need for a resolution to the problem; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle hereby requests the Ministry of the Environment(Ontario) to provide a ruling on the eligibility for funding assistance for the Region of Durham to engineer and undertake the installation of municipal water services to existing residential areas within the defined project area of the Courtice Urban Area. "CARRIED" Council Minutes - 3 - Resolution #C-699-87 August 14, 1987 Recorded Vote Yea Nay Councillor Cowman Councillor Hamre Councillor Hubbard Councillor Stapleton Councillor Wotten Mayor Winters Resolution #C-700-87 Retain Hydrologist Moved by Councillor Hamre, seconded by Councillor Cowman On Behalf of The Town THAT the Town of Newcastle immediately retain an hydrologist to review the existing monitoring data and to provide an assessment of present complaints which are likely attributable to development activity and those likely to be due to natural or climatic conditions and if possible, establish a likely baseline for water table prior to 1980 when Regional Water & Sewer Construction occurred. "CARRIED" Resolution #C-701-87 Adjournment Moved by Councillor Wotten, seconded by Councillor Stapleton THAT the meeting adjourn at 11:20 a.m. "CARRIED"