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DATE: APRIL 2, 2001
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS
PRAYERS
ROLL CALL
DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Minutes of a meeting of Council held on March 19, 2001
PRESENTATION
Mark Peacock, Ganaraska Conservation Authority - Oak Ridges Moraine
DELEGATIONS
1. Glenn Elliott, 106 Stevenson Road South, Oshawa, L1J 5M1
Report PD- 027 -01 (Item #3 of Report #1)
2. Phong Tan, 186 Shipway Avenue, Newcastle - Report PD- 026 -01
(Item #2 of Report #1)
3. Sue Bottrell, 95 Wellington Street, Bowmanville, L1 C 5A1
Correspondence Item D - 3
4. Diane Hargrove, 232 Sandringham Drive, Courtice, L1 E 2X9 -
Petition regarding Main Central Area
5. Tony Collier, 85 Bridges Drive, Newcastle, L1 B 1 M7 - Request for
Professional Evaluation of Home
6. Bill Humber, Old Bowmanville Neighbourhood Association,
15 Beech Avenue, Bowmanville, L1C 3A1 - Report WD -15 -01
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Council Agenda - 2 - April 2, 2001
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1- 1 Jessica Markland - International Trade Pacts and Municipal Democracy
1 - 2 Organization of Small Urban Municipalities - 48th Annual Conference
1 - 3 Sam L. Cureatz -Great Canadian Town Band Festival
1 - 4 John R. O'Toole, MPP, Durham -Oak Ridges Trail
1 - 5 Robert Ellison, President, Oak Ridges Trail Association - Oak Ridges Trail
Association
1 - 6 John Wiersma, President and Chief Executive Officer, Veridian
Corporation - Interest Payments to Shareholder Municipalities
1 - 7 Linda Dionne, Biosolids Coordinator, York - Durham District Office, Ministry
of the Environment - Atlantic Packaging Biosolids Benefit Report Study
1 - 8 Dominic lafrate, Site Vice President, Darlington Nuclear, Ontario Power
Generation, Inc. - Traffic Safety
1 - 9 Novina Wong, City Clerk, City of Toronto - Toronto Report Card on
Homelessness 2001
I - 10 Brian Coburn, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs - Agriculture
and Rural Development Programs
1 - 11 Minutes of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority dated
March 6, 2001
I - 12 Visual Arts Centre of Clarington - Major Changes in 2001
I - 13 The Honourable Chris Hodgson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Charging Permit Fees to Gas Companies
I - 14 The Canadian Hearing Society - The Hearing Care Counselling Program
I - 15 Carl Isenburg, Vice President, Customer Relations, Ontario Property
Assessment Corporation - Assessment Roll Values on the Web
Council Agenda - 3 - April 2, 2001
- 16 P.M. Madill, Regional Clerk, Region of Durham - Installation of Traffic
Control Signal on Durham Highway 2 and Sandringham Drive, Courtice
- 17 P.M. Madill, Regional Clerk, Region of Durham - Greater Toronto Services
Board
I - 18 Canadian Cancer Society - Durham Region First Annual Relay for Life
- 19 Michael Wilson, Chair, The Canadian Council for Public- Private
Partnerships - Publications
I - 20 Ontario Power Generation - Nuclear Report Card for All Sites
- 21 Patricia Short - Galle, Regional Manager, Greater Toronto Area Programs,
Transport Canada - Pickering Lands Site
I - 22 Minutes of the Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee dated
February 15, 2001
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D - 1 Nancy Keenan, Property Manager, Valiant Property Management -
Handicapped Parking
D - 2 Kathlynn Hoch, Club President, Clarington Speed Skating Club - Request
for Ice Time
D - 3 Sue Bottrell, Property Manager, Trewlany Newton Property Management -
Petition for Four -way Stop at Wellington and Temperance Streets
D - 4 Sandy Lunney- McDonald - Traffic on Apple Blossom Boulevard and Tilly
Road, Bowmanville
D - 5 Garth Gilpin, Secretary- Treasurer and General Manager, Bowmanville
Business Centre - Board of Management Members
D - 6 Steve Cruickshank - Various Events
D - 7 Suzanne Elston, Volunteer Coordinator, Earth Day Canada - Earth Week
D - 8 Karen Farbridge, Mayor, the City of Guelph - Disposition of School
Property
Council Agenda - 4 - April 2, 2001
D - 9 Novina Wong, City Clerk, City of Toronto - Proposed Provincial Measures
to Augment and Support Municipal Efforts to Maintain Safe Communities
and to Deal with Problem Addresses
D - 10 Denise Labelle - Gelinas, Acting Clerk, City of Cornwall - Road
Infrastructure Maintenance
D - 11 P.M. Madill, Regional Clerk, Region of Durham - Pit or Quarry Licences
D - 12 Myno Van Dyke - Plaque honouring Syd Venton
D - 13 Kenneth J. McGill, President, Port Darlington Harbour Company -
Confidential Property Matter
MOTION
NOTICE OF MOTION
REPORTS
1. General Purpose and Administration Committee Report of March 26, 2001
2. Report WD -15 -01 - Old Bowmanville Neighbourhood Streetscape and
Infrastructure Implementation Plan
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
BY -LAWS
OTHER BUSINESS
BY -LAW TO APPROVE ALL ACTIONS OF COUNCIL
ADJOURNMENT
SUMMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE
APRIL 2, 2001
CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION
1 - 1 Jessica Markland, providing Council with information regarding the
International Trade Pacts and Municipal Democracy she received from the
Council of Canadians in Cobourg. Many groups are planning to protest
the FTAA in Quebec City next month. Ms. Markland is hoping that the
Municipality of Clarington sees fit to pass this on to fellow mayors and
council members. If the FTAA goes through, Canada will lose all its
autonomy to multinationals.
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1 - 2 Organization of Small Urban Municipalities, advising Council of their 48th
Annual Conference in the City of Stratford on May 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2001.
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1 - 3 Sam L. Cureatz, inviting Council to the Great Canadian Town Band
Festival Official Opening on Friday evening July 15th at approximately
8:00 p.m. at the Orono Fair Grounds. This is the first time an Agricultural
event associated with the original Massey- Harris Co. Limited is taking
place. Massey- Harris Co. Limited was originally started in the Village of
Newcastle. The event will consist of a Massey Tractor show to be held on
the farm of Clarke Township's original settlers, Eric Richard Lovekin.
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1 - 4 John R. O'Toole, MPP, Durham, writing to Hike Ontario advising of the
concerns of Ms. Fran Harvie regarding the Oak Ridges Trail.
Mr. O'Toole's constituent needs a clear commitment from Hike Ontario
regarding safety, liability insurance for property owners and the proper
enforcement of safety and security issues if the property owner is dealing
with uncooperative strangers using the trail. Ms. Harvie has also raised
the issue of poor sight lines were the trail crosses Mosport Road. In
addition, she would like assurances that a planned floating bridge over an
unopened forced road allowance adjacent to the Dufferin Aggregates pit
pond on Concession 8, Part Lot 32, would meet all environmental
standards. It is her understanding that there are rare plant species in this
area. Ms. Harvie has also made Mr. O'Toole aware of ongoing trespass
and peace bond issues before the courts. Clearly, property owners should
not be intimidated in circumstances such as this.
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Summary of Correspondence - 2 - April 2, 2001
1 - 5 Robert Ellison, President, Oak Ridges Trail Association, writing to
John O'Toole, regarding a letter that he wrote to David Francis, president
of Hike Ontario. The liability insurance policy that the Oak Ridges Trail
Association (ORTA) has, covers it for actions that might be taken against it
while individuals are hiking or walking on the designated trail. Part of the
mandate of ORTA is to promote conservation, restoration and
appreciation of the natural environment surrounding the trail system.
Once an individual leaves the designated trail and hikes or walks on either
public or private property they are responsible for their actions to the
parties involved. This could be a government jurisdiction or it could be a
private landowner. If the individual commits an indictable offense the
owner of the property then has recourse to a law enforcement agency.
Mr. Ellison has been advised by Roy Forrester, the Chair of the Clarington
Chapter, that the Public Works Department has approved the site lines in
the area of Mosport Road. This is also the case with the environmental
concerns that have been expressed. Mr. Forrester has spent many
months working with the Municipality to achieve a route for the trail that
will meet the standards associated with safety, liability and the
environment. In addition, public hearings were held for land owners to
express any concerns they might have.
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1 - 6 John Wiersma, President and Chief Executive Officer, Veridian
Corporation, providing answers to Mr. John O'Toole's, MPP, Durham,
letter dated March 5, 2001. (Copy attached)
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1 - 7 Linda Dionne, Biosolids Coordinator, York - Durham District Office, Ministry
of the Environment, regarding the Atlantic Packaging Biosolids Benefit
Report Study. All municipalities were forwarded a copy of the detailed
report, with a request to respond by March 2, 2001. The Region of
Durham has passed a motion requiring its staff to prepare a peer review
study of the document. Many of the local municipalities within the Region
have opted to wait to respond, pending the results of that peer review
study. The Ministry of Environment will be proceeding with its own clearly
defined time frames to complete the analysis of the study. It may be likely
that the peer review being done by the Region will not be completed within
these time frames. The Ministry would welcome each municipality's
comments, and will also consider the peer review study analysis submitted
by the Region in the ongoing operations of the Certificate of Approval
process. However, the Ministry will not be able to detain the results of the
study due to other priority commitments, which must be met within the
York - Durham District Office and the Provincial Offices as well.
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Summary of Correspondence - 3 - April 2, 2001
1 - 8 Dominic lafrate, Site Vice President, Darlington Nuclear, Ontario Power
Generation, Inc., expressing sincere appreciation for the steps taken by
Clarington Council to improve traffic safety at two intersections along Holt
Road. The tragedy that claimed the life of one of their employees last
year has made them all more aware of the need to make safety a part of
their lives not only at work, but throughout their daily routines. Reducing
risks goes a long way toward ensuring their employees arrive to and from
work safely each day.
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1 - 9 Novina Wong, City Clerk, City of Toronto, providing Council with a copy of
Clause No. 10 contained in Report No. 2 of The Community Services
Committee, headed "Toronto Report Card on Homelessness 2001', which
was adopted, without amendment, by the Council of the City of Toronto at
its meeting held on March 6, 7 and 8, 2001.
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1 - 10 Brian Coburn, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, offering
Council information and encouragement to spread the word to
constituents about one of the ministry's exciting agriculture and rural
development programs. The Healthy Futures for Ontario Agriculture
program was launched in December, 1999. It is designed to encourage
partnerships throughout the agri -food industry and in rural areas to carry
out projects that will enhance the quality and safety of the food supply,
safeguard rural water quality and quantity and increase access to
domestic and global markets. Government funding is available for up to
50 per cent of project costs in most cases, and up to 70 per cent in special
circumstances, with the balance of costs to be met by project partners.
Healthy Futures is helping to ensure that their dynamic agri -food industry
continues to generate jobs and economic growth, maintain the safety and
quality of their food production system, and safeguard the environment on
which it depends. Mr. Coburn is pleased to report that as of December,
2000, the Ontario government had invested $7.3 million in 24 projects.
But this is only a portion of the story. What's really exciting, is that, with
private sector investments, the total is $48.1 million.
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I - 11 Minutes of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority dated
March 6, 2001. (Copy attached)
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Summary of Correspondence - 4 - April 2, 2001
1 - 12 Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, providing Council with a copy of a letter
they have sent to Friends of the Gallery regarding the major changes in
2001. They will expand their exhibition and education programming
space, create a resource library area, open the third floor, make the first
floor wheelchair accessible, do general structural upgrades and
renovations to existing building areas. These improvements are made
possible by funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the
Municipality of Clarington. With this assistance and support they hope to
make the VAC meet the growing needs of the expanding community.
With all these changes pending it is vital that they continue to fundraise,
providing to the municipality and that granting agencies that there is a
desperate need for arts education and exhibition opportunities in the
municipality. They must demonstrate that the membership and general
public are willing "to put their money where their mouth is ".
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1 - 13 The Honourable Chris Hodgson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and
Housing, providing a copy of a regulation he filed to prohibit municipalities
from charging permit fees to gas companies. The Ministry strongly
believes that such fees would not be in the best interests of the people of
Ontario. They are just reaching the end of a long, cold winter during which
gas prices have risen dramatically - more than $400 a year for an average
Ontario gas consumer, according to the province's two major gas
companies. These increases reflect higher costs for the resource itself.
Mr. Hodgson is sure that we can all agree as elected representatives that
the use of permit fees should be minimized. Furthermore, these fees
would not be appropriate within the broader context of the restructuring of
Ontario's energy sector. The foundation of energy sector restructuring is a
competitive, level playing field.
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1 - 14 The Canadian Hearing Society, advising Council of The Hearing Care
Counselling Program, one of the core programs offered through The
Canadian Hearing Society (CHS). They are happy to announce that they
have finally received funding to expand into the Durham region. The
Hearing Care Counselling Program provides communication and hearing
care support services to enable eligible persons with a hearing loss to
carry out daily activities independently, safely and with reduced
communication difficulties. This services does not include intervention in
areas such as language processing, cognition, literacy, American Sign
Language training or hearing aid prescription.
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Summary of Correspondence - 5 - April 2, 2001
1 - 15 Carl Isenburg, Vice President, Customer Relations, Ontario Property
Assessment Corporation, announcing to Council that anyone can now
look up basic property information and assessed values for any property in
Ontario by visiting just one web site. Beginning March 21, 2001, OPAC
will make available on its corporate web site (www.opac.on.ca), the 2000
Roll Return for all properties in Ontario. This information will not include
names nor mailing addresses of owners or tenants. OPAC has taken the
necessary precautions to ensure that only basic property information
along with the current value assessment is available to viewers. The
`property lookup' method restricts inquires to one property per search and
does not facilitate data downloads.
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1 - 16 P.M. Madill, Regional Clerk, Region of Durham, advising Council that the
Region of Durham on March 21, 2001, passed the following resolution:
"a) THAT the installation of a traffic control signal on Durham
Highway 2 at Sandringham Drive in the Municipality of
Clarington be included for consideration in the 2002 Signal
Installation Program with the Municipality of Clarington
contributing 50% of the total project cost; and
b) THAT a copy of Report #2001 -W -34 of the Commissioner of
Works be forwarded to the Municipality of Clarington."
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1- 17 P.M. Madill, Regional Clerk, Region of Durham, advising the Greater
Toronto Services Board that the Region of Durham on March 21, 2001,
passed the following resolution:
"a) THAT the Greater Toronto Services Board be advised that
the Region of Durham substantially endorses Option 1
(Planning Authority) of the Deloitte Report subject to:
i) The creation of an executive committee of the Board
comprising:
• the Regional Chairs of Halton, Peel, York and
Durham
• the Mayor of the City of Toronto
• 11 members to be appointed by the
participating municipalities; and
• the Chair of the GTSB
The board being renamed the Greater Toronto Area
Coordinating Committee (GTACC) to reflect its
primary coordination role.
Summary of Correspondence - 6 - April 2, 2001
The Province of Ontario providing sustained and
dedicated capital funding for transit and transportation
initiatives in the Greater Toronto Area.
b) THAT the Province of Ontario introduce legislation in the
Spring 2001 session of the Legislature to provide
municipalities with additional funding mechanisms needed to
finance the infrastructure required for future growth and
development in the GTA.
c) THAT this resolution be forwarded to the Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing, other Regional Municipalities
in the GTA, the City of Toronto, and the area municipalities
in Durham for their information."
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I - 18 Canadian Cancer Society, advising Council of the Durham Region First
Annual Relay for Life on June 1 and 2, 2001, at the Civic Fields in Oshawa
from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
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1- 19 Michael Wilson, Chair, The Canadian Council for Public- Private
Partnerships, providing Council with three publications which provide a
new approach to embrace the idea that business and the public sector can
successfully respond to a growing gap between the needs and the ability
of local government to provide through partnerships:
• 100 Projects: Selected Public- Private Partnerships Across Canada
• Overview of Successful Public- Private Partnerships in the Water
Sector
• Private Finance for Public- Private Partnerships.
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I - 20 Ontario Power Generation, Nuclear Report Card for all sites for the month
of January 2001. (Copy attached)
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1 - 21 Patricia Short - Galle, Regional Manager, Greater Toronto Area Programs,
Transport Canada, updating Council on the decisions concerning the
Pickering Lands Site. Transport Canada is committed to safeguarding
environmentally sensitive areas, and it was announced that the
department will be taking immediate steps to ensure the protection of
various portions of the Pickering Lands for green space. Specifically, the
department will take action to protect the northern portion of the Pickering
Lands falling on the Oak Ridges Moraine, totalling approximately 2,251
hectares (5,562 acres). Consultations with stakeholders will take place
over the next 12 months, to develop a strategy for protecting the Oak
Ridges Moraine, and options will be explored to transfer environmental
stewardship and management of this part of the property.
Summary of Correspondence - 7 - April 2, 2001
In addition, the department plans to dedicate lands along the western
perimeter of the site as green space for an Alternate Rouge Park North
Corridor. The specific alignment of this corridor, as well as the
management of these lands, will be determined over the next 12 months.
Transport Canada also agreed to dedicate 50 hectares (126 acres) of land
on the southwest corner of the Pickering Lands, referred to as the Rouge
Park North "Gap ".
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1-22 Minutes of the Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee dated
February 15, 2001. (Copy attached)
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CORRESPONDENCE FOR DIRECTION
D - 1 Nancy Keenan, Property Manager, Valiant Property Management,
requesting that Council add the handicapped spots in the Clarington Mall
to the parking by -law. They are having problems with unauthorized
people using these spots.
(Motion to refer correspondence to the
Director of Public Works and to the
By -law Enforcement Division)
D - 2 Kathlynn Hoch, Club President, Clarington Speed Skating Club,
requesting Council to allocate four hours of ice time per week to the
Clarington Speed Skating Club. She is also requesting that future ice
pads be made to Olympic specifications. Ms. Hoch would like to thank
Council for supporting the Clarington Speed Skating Club over the past
three years in helping to make their club a great success. Their present
membership is now at 78 members, which they anticipate to increase
significantly again next season. Clarington has been well represented at
all the Ontario Speed Skating Competitions, with their team colours of
gold, white and royal blue being recognized wherever they go. Presently,
they are allotted two hours of ice time per week, which is great, however, it
is simply not safe to have more than 40 skaters on the ice at one time.
With anticipated growth next season it is absolutely crucial to obtain more
ice time in order to accept more skaters. Should Clarington have future
ice pads made to Olympic specifications they would be considered as host
of Provincial and National Speed Skating Competitions by the Ontario
Speed Skating Association and Canadian Speed Skating Association.
(Motion to refer correspondence to the
Director of Community Services)
D - 3 Sue Bottrell, Property Manager, Trewlany Newton Property Management,
providing Council with a petition requesting that Clarington look into
making the comer(s) of Wellington and Temperance Streets a four -way
stop by adding stop signs at each corner.
(Motion to refer correspondence to the
Director of Public Works)
Summary of Correspondence - 8 -
April 2, 2001
D - 4 Sandy Lunney- McDonald, requesting that action be taken to rectify the
amount of traffic on Apple Blossom Boulevard and Tilly Road in
Bowmanville. There needs to be a stop sign or speed bumps installed at
this intersection. There is more concern since the opening of the new
school on Mearns Avenue. The traffic has tripled, causing greater risk to
children. Now that the nice weather is here, there are a lot of children
playing in the area of Tilly Road and Apple Blossom. Soon one of these
children will be seriously hurt by a car travelling along Apple Blossom.
These vehicles are travelling too fast for a residential area.
(Motion to refer correspondence to the
Director of Public Works)
D - 5 Garth Gilpin, Secretary- Treasurer and General Manager, Bowmanville
Business Centre, advising Council that the following individuals were
elected to the Board of Management:
Lori Allin
Cactus Clothing Co. 5 King Street East
623 -4317
Justin Barry
Justin Barry Optical 30 King Street West
623 -3132
Ron Hooper
Hooper's Jewellers Ltd. 39 King Street West
623 -5747
James Kennedy
Country Lane Furniture 85 King Street West
623 -1229
& Gifts
Edgar Lucas
Intowne Gallery & Gifts 7 King Street East
623 -6411
Brian Purdy
Canadian Statesman 62 King Street West
623 -3303
Michael Sullivan
Michael Sullivan C.A. 3 Silver Street
623 -3736
(Motion to approve Board of
Management)
D - 6 Steve Cruickshank, requesting permission from Council to allow The
Kinsmen Club of Bowmanville to fly their Kinsmen Flag at the Municipal
Administrative Centre for the week of April 22 to 28, 2001.
Mr. Cruickshank is requesting permission to set up a booth on Saturday,
April 28th to sell hot dogs and drinks ($.25 donation for the Cystic Fibrosis
Association. He would also like to arrange an information evening where
all of the interested service clubs can promote themselves to the general
public.
(Motion to approve events)
D - 7 Suzanne Elston, Volunteer Coordinator, Earth Day Canada, requesting
the Council proclaim April 14 to 29, 2001, Earth Week. Ms. Elston would
like permission to set up a display of posters and brochures during this
period in the foyer of the Municipal Administrative Centre.
(Motion to Proclaim and approve display
in the Municipal Administrative Centre)
Summary of Correspondence - 9 - April 2, 2001
D - 8 Karen Farbridge, Mayor, the City of Guelph, advising the Minister of
Education that the City of Guelph on March 5, 2001, passed the following
resolution:
"WHEREAS the current Provincial regulations with respect to the
disposition of school property includes a requirement that such
lands be sold at full market value even to a public body which may
be interested in the acquisition of such lands;
AND WHEREAS such school properties would have already been
developed or acquired through local tax revenues;
AND WHEREAS the requirement for a municipality interested in
acquiring a surplus school property to pay the full market value
limits its ability to facilitate the after -use of the facility for the overall
benefit of the community;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of
Guelph petition the Ministry of Education to review its regulations
regarding the disposition of surplus school property to allow greater
flexibility for municipal acquisition and end -use planning for the
overall benefit of the community;
AND FURTHER that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to all
Ontario municipalities over 50,000 population, the Association of
Ontario Municipalities, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and the local
M.P.P."
(Motion for Direction)
D - 9 Novina Wong, City Clerk, City of Toronto, providing Council with a copy of
Clause No. 2 contained in Report No. 2 of The Planning and
Transportation Committed, headed "Proposed Provincial Measures to
Augment and Support Municipal Efforts to Maintain Safe Communities and
to Deal with Problem Addresses ", which was adopted, as amended, by the
Council of the City of Toronto at its meeting held on March 6, 7 and 8,
2001. The City of Toronto is requesting that all Greater Toronto Area
Councils review and endorse City Council's petition to the Government of
Ontario. (Copy attached)
(Motion for Direction)
D - 10 Denise Label le-Gel inas, Acting Clerk, City of Cornwall, advising Council
that the City of Cornwall on March 12, 2001, passed the following
resolution:
"WHEREAS municipal roads across the Province of Ontario are
vital to their local communities; and
WHEREAS municipalities are continuously spending more money
to improve fewer roads; and
Summary of Correspondence - 10 - April 2, 2001
WHEREAS the cost of repairs continue to escalate; and
WHEREAS municipalities, and their associations, have advised the
Provincial Government that the infrastructure deficit cannot be
remedied solely through the property tax revenue; and
WHEREAS municipalities have advised the Federal and Provincial
Governments to allocate a portion of fuel tax revenues to
municipalities for dedicated road infrastructure maintenance;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT member municipalities of
the Association of Municipalities of Ontario once more ask for the
Provincial and Federal Governments to help fund cost of improving
our municipal roads."
(Motion for Direction)
D - 11 P.M. Madill, Regional Clerk, Region of Durham, advising Council that the
Region of Durham on March 21, 2001, passed the following resolution:
"a) THAT the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources be
requested to amend their current practices of notification to
Area and Regional municipalities with respect to
amendments or new applications for Pit or Quarry licences;
b) THAT all municipalities within 3 kilometers of any application
that affects residents be notified in writing with an
explanation of the extent of the applications when they are
submitted; and
c) THAT this resolution be circulated to all area municipalities
and all members of the Association of Municipalities of
Ontario (AMO) for endorsement."
(Motion for Direction)
D - 12 Myno Van Dyke, requesting that Council mount a plaque honouring
Syd Venton, in the lobby of the Town Hall. Syd Venton worked at the
Town Hall from 1928 until 1958, 28 years as Police Chief and 2 years as
Sergeant (the last two, since his health was waning and he wanted to
work until at least his 70th birthday to get his pension). Not only that, Mr.
Venton was a hero in the 1St World War. He fought in the retreat from
Mons and the 1St Battle of Ypres. At Ypres he is credited with saving the
life of Colonel Maxwell Earle. Mr. Venton was never property recognized
for it. This was due to the fact that Col. Earle did not discover it was
Venton who saved his life until 1937 and that Venton was a quiet man who
would never brag about what he had done. Secondly, Venton and Prov.
Cst. Gordon Broughton captured 4 heavily armed and dangerous bank
robbers in 1945 at the Kurve Inn (old Highway 2) and they were properly
recognized for that.
Summary of Correspondence - 11 - April 2, 2001
Lastly, Venton was an honourable, faithful, highly respected servant of
Bowmanville for 30 years. He died in 1970, while walking on Temperance
Street just a short block from the Town Hall.
(Motion for Direction)
D - 13 Kenneth J. McGill, President, Port Darlington Harbour Company, advising
Council of a confidential property matter.
(Motion for Direction)
SUMMARY OF BY -LAWS
APRIL 2, 2001
BY -LAWS
2001 -049 being a by -law to establish, lay out and dedicate certain lands as
public highways and to assume certain streets within the
Municipality of Clarington as public highways in the Municipality of
Clarington (Item #6 of Report #1)
2001 -050 being a by -law to establish, lay out and dedicate certain lands as
public highways and to assume certain streets within the
Municipality of Clarington as public highways in the Municipality of
Clarington (Item #7 of Report #1)
2001 -051 being a by -law to authorize an Architectural Agreement between
the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and Henry
Kortekaas and Associates (Item #8 of Report #1)
2001 -052 being a by -law to prohibit and regulate the discharge of guns or
other firearms, air -guns, spring -guns, cross -bows, long bows in the
Municipality of Clarington and repeal By -law 92 -91 (Item #17 of
Report #1)
2001 -053 being a by -law to authorize the execution of an offer to Lease
Agreement between the Corporation of the Municipality of
Clarington and the Schleiss Development Company Ltd., in respect
to a lease for the premises situated at Lots 42, 43, 130 and 131,
Block M, Silver Street Parking Lot, Bowmanville, Ontario (Item #18
of Report #1)
2001 -054 Confidential Property Matter (Item #24 of Report #1)
2001 -055 Confidential Property Matter (Item #24 of Report #1)
2001 -056 Confidential Property Matter (Item #24 of Report #1)
2001 -057 Confidential Property Matter (Item #24 of Report #1)