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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/30/2001MUNICIPALITY OF _GLnri�gton ONTARIO DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 30, 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 April 17, 2001 PRESENTATIONS Presentation of Portrait to Mayor Mutton - Goodyear Canada Marketing, Tourism and Communications Office - Backyard Festival Contest DELEGATIONS 1. Michael Flood, 77 Sprucewood Crescent, Bowmanville, L1 C 5C6 - Correspondence Item D - 8 2. Ken Ranney, 6 Merryfield Court, Bowmanville, L1 C 41-2 - Correspondence Item D - 12 3. Representative of the Visual Arts Centre - 2001 Current Budget 4. Representative of the Newcastle Hall Board - 2001 Current Budget 5. Shelly Lawrence and Asha Mohindra, 132 Church Street, Bowmanville, L1 C 1 T5 - John Howard Society's Learning Alternative Program 6. Bill Humber, Old Bowmanville Neighbourhood Association, 15 Beech Avenue, Bowmanville, L1C 3A1 - Addendum to Report WD -15 -01 CORPORATION OF 'rHE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET • BOWMANVILL.E � ONTARIO = L1C 3A6 • (905) 623 -3379 s FAX 623 -4169 RECYCLF. PAPLR WFBSITE; wwvr .municipality.claririgton.on.ca Council Agenda - 2 - COMMUNICATIONS April 30, 2001 Receive for Information - 1 Michael D. Harris, MPP, The Premier of Ontario - Prisoner Transportation and Court Security 1 - 2 Michael D. Harris, MPP, The Premier of Ontario - Municipal Animal Services 1 - 3 Tania Little, Manager, Special Events, Variety - The Children's Charity - 2nd Annual "That's Amore - Pizza for Kids" 1 - 4 Urban Development Institute /Ontario - Smart Growth Summit 1 - 5 Minutes of the Animal Advisory Committee dated March 7, 2001 1 - 6 Chris Hodgson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - "An Introduction to Business Improvement Areas" 1 - 7 Cam Jackson, Minister of Citizenship - 2001 Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship 1 - 8 James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance - Property Tax Policy Deadlines 1 - 9 Marolyn Morrison, Chair, Elected Representatives Committee, The Ontario Traffic Conference - Ontario Traffic Conference - 10 Minutes of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee dated March 20, 2001 I - 11 Pauline Chadwick, Executive Assistant, GO Transit - Airport Rail Link 1- 12 Wayne Clarke, President, Durham Region Home Builders' Association - Hospitals Funding Shortfall I - 13 Victor T. Humphreys - Lakeridge Health Organization - 14 Lois Corbett, Executive Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) - "Bring Back the Bottle" Campaign I - 15 Minutes of the Newcastle Community Hall Board dated April 26, 2001 - 16 Minutes of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority dated March 15, 2001 Council Agenda - 4 - April 30, 2001 D - 14 Mike Slocombe, Operations Technician, Regional Municipality of Durham - Regional Weed Inspector(s) D - 15 Rosemary Shkordoff, Secretary -Gr. 8 Graduation Committee, St. Francis of Assisi School - Grade 8 Graduation Awards MOTION NOTICE OF MOTION REPORTS 1. General Purpose and Administration Committee Report of April 23, 2001 2. Report TR -22 -01 - CL2001 -11, Centre Street and Grant Lane Reconstruction /Lowe Street and Beech Avenue Storm Sewers, Bowmanville UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Addendum to Report WD -15 -01 - Underground Conversion of Overhead Wires BY -LAWS OTHER BUSINESS (a) Regional Update (b) Committee /Board Update BY -LAW TO APPROVE ALL ACTIONS OF COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT SUMMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE APRIL 30, 2001 CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION 1 - 1 Michael D. Harris, MPP, The Premier of Ontario, thanking Council for informing him of the Municipality of Clarington's support for the City of Owen Sound's resolution regarding prisoner transportation and court security. Mr. Harris is confident that the Solicitor General, The Honourable David Turnbull will take Council's views into consideration. (Receive for Information) 1 - 2 Michael D. Harris, MPP, The Premier of Ontario, thanking Council for informing him of the Municipality of Clarington's resolution regarding municipal animal services. Mr. Harris has forwarded the correspondence to The Honourable David Turnbull and he is confident that Mr. Turnbull will take Council's views into consideration. (Receive for Information) 1 - 3 Tania Little, Manager, Special Events, Variety - The Children's Charity, requesting that the Mayor attend the 2nd Annual "That's Amore - Pizza for Kids" day on May 1, 2001. Over 70 Pizza Nova stores across Canada will be participating in "That's Amore - Pizza for Kids ", where from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., customers can pick -up /take -out a medium pepperoni pizza for $3.99. Pizza Nova will donate one dollar from each pizza purchased to Variety - The Children's Charity. Ms. Little is requesting the Mayor's attendance at his convenience, at the Pizza Nova located in our community. Any allowable time would be great. (Receive for Information) 1 - 4 Press release from Urban Development Institute /Ontario, advising Council that UDI supports the Honourable Chris Hodgson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing's message to Smart Growth Summit. As the voice of the land development industry, UDI /Ontario will be actively participating alongside Minister Hodgson and the Harris government in order to bring forward progressive solutions to all levels of government which will help to sustain a vibrant economy, strong communities and a "Smart Growth" agenda that build upon the success of the industry's long history of applying smart planning principles to Ontario's communities. (Receive for Information) 1 - 5 Minutes of the Animal Advisory Committee dated March 7, 2001. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) Summary of Correspondence - 2 - April 30, 2001 1 - 6 Honourable Chris Hodgson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, provided Council with a booklet entitled "An Introduction to Business Improvement Areas." This booklet contains general information on the objectives, benefits and operations of Business Improvement Areas (BIAs). It also provides an overview of the process for the establishment of a BIA. (Receive for Information) 1 - 7 Cam Jackson, Minister of Citizenship, inviting Council to participate in the 2001 Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship by nominating a deserving citizen. Established in 1973, the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship recognizes and encourages the virtues of good citizenship by honouring Ontarians who have made outstanding contributions through exceptional long -term effort. This celebration of outstanding contributions to community life will be especially meaningful as we commemorate the International Year of Volunteers. Good citizenship and volunteering go hand in hand to make Ontario's communities safe, caring and prosperous. This special way of recognizing acts of selflessness, generosity and kindness will reinforce the value of voluntarism. The deadline for receiving nominations is May 16, 2001. (Receive for Information) 1 - 8 James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance, advising Council that he has approved the request to extend the April 30th property tax policy deadlines to May 31, 2001. Mr. Flaherty does not believe this should delay the issuance of final 2001 property tax bills. As a result, the Province will not be providing financial assistance to municipalities if they choose to issue property tax bills at a later date. (Receive for Information) 1 - 9 Marolyn Morrison, Chair, Elected Representatives Committee, The Ontario Traffic Conference, inviting Council to become involved in the Ontario Traffic Conference (OTC). The OTC is an association founded in 1950 whose aim is to improve traffic safety and traffic operations, primarily in the Province of Ontario, through engineering, enforcement and education. The 51 st Annual Convention will take place June 3, 4 and 5, 2001, in Windsor, Ontario. The theme of the Conference is Community Focus, "Working Together For A Safer 21St Century ". (Receive for Information) I - 10 Minutes of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee dated March 20, 2001. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) I - 11 Pauline Chadwick, Executive Assistant, GO Transit, providing Council with a copy of GO Transit's report on Airport Rail Link. (Receive for Information) Summary of Correspondence - 3 - April 30, 2001 1- 12 Wayne Clarke, President, Durham Region Home Builders' Association, writing to the Regional Chair, offering alternative solutions for our hospital funding shortfall. Mr. Clarke has contacted other Home Builder Associations around the province. He is offering the following funding options that are used by other hospitals in their expansion efforts: 1. With the co- operation of the Municipal officers an insert was enclosed when their Tax Bills were mailed to each homeowner. The taxpayer was asked to make a donation amount of their choice which could be returned with their tax payments. A corresponding receipt for tax purposes would be returned for each donation received. 2. April is Cancer awareness month and with the co- operation of Petro Canada, cardholders have an opportunity to donate their Petro Points in increments of 5,000 in support of the Canadian Cancer Society during this month. As a GM Visa cardholder, Mr. Clarke earns GM points with each purchase. Could Lakeridge Health not enquire as to the feasibility of initiating a similar program with GM Canada or Zellers (Club Z points)? 3. Many companies have organized casual or dress down days. Each employer participating make a weekly or monthly pre- agreed contribution to a charity of their choice. They suggest a letter campaign be coordinated to all businesses throughout the Region, seeking their support to fund a Cancer Centre in Durham. (Receive for Information) 1 - 13 Victor T. Humphreys, advising Council that he and his wife are against any form of taxation to support the Lakeridge Health Organization. They need to understand where all of the publicly contributed funds have gone that were suppose to have been used to support the new cancer centre and other hospital expansions. Perhaps a `forensic audit' is needed to show where and how money has been spent. They do not appreciate the Lakeridge Group using the cancer center as a form of `blackmail' to force a tax. Further, as history tells us, taxation was used during the war effort to raise money on a `temporary' basis. It is no longer temporary and increases every year. (Receive for Information) Summary of Correspondence - 4 - April 30, 2001 1 - 14 Lois Corbett, Executive Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA), advising Council of the "Bring Back the Bottle" campaign urging Ontario citizens to return their LBCO bottles to the same place they purchased them. Since the passing Ontario's 3Rs Regulation 101 in 1994, Municipality of Clarington is required to collect container glass for recycling. But collecting glass for recycling through the Blue Box has always had its problems. Wine and spirits containers originating at the LCBO are the single largest source of glass in the Blue Box. It is estimated that wine and spirits containers originating at the LCBO cost Ontario municipalities $10 million a year to collect for landfill and recycling. Glass is expensive to collect but yields low or no value as a recyclable commodity. Further reducing its value as a recyclable is the contamination that results when it is collected through the Blue Box. They are urging Council to support a motion calling on the province to implement a deposit return program for their containers. (Receive for Information) 1- 15 Minutes of the Newcastle Community Hall Board dated April 16, 2001. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) I - 16 Minutes of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority dated March 15, 2001. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) 1 - 17 Gary Cooper, Major, The Salvation Army Oshawa Temple Corps, inviting Mayor Mutton to attend a dedication ceremony on May 9, 2001, at 12 noon. The Salvation Army now has an Emergency Response Vehicle that is basically a mobile canteen complete with an office, clothing, supplies, blankets and other items required in the time of emergency and /or disaster. They have support vehicles available to keep it re- supplied during extended emergencies but this will be their main response vehicle for all of Durham Region. The police and fire departments have been notified. They will be on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The implementation of this service is a combined effort of all Salvation Army Corps in the region. (Receive for Information) Summary of Correspondence - 5 - April 30, 2001 1 - 18 Wayne Ostermaier, Manager, Land Assessment and Remediation, Hydro One Networks Inc., informing Council that Hydro One has initiated a Land Assessment and Remediation Program to conduct environmental site assessments on their transmission and distribution properties. As part of this program, sampling at the Orono DS has confirmed contamination within the station property, at levels exceeding Ministry of the Environment (MOE) guidelines applicable to adjacent residential properties. In order to determine whether any of the contaminants have moved off their property, Hydro One is in the process of contacting the adjacent property owners to discuss their sampling program and to request permission to take soil samples from their properties. The results of the testing will be communicated to the landowners. (Receive for Information) 1 - 19 Robert A. Richards, President and Chief Administrative Officer, Ontario Property Assessment Corporation, providing Council with the Ontario Property Assessment Corporation's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2000. These documents have been prepared as required by the Ontario Property Assessment Corporation Act. (Receive for Information) 1-20 Sandy Archibald, thanking Council for their continued support of the Apple Blossom Fruit Wine & Food Festival, which raises much needed funds for the Big Brothers & Sisters of Clarington. Last year over 600 people were entertained with food, wine, music, tasting seminars and an art exhibit. They are anticipating even greater success this year, with a little cooperation from Mother Nature. The 2nd annual Apple Blossom Fruit Wine & Food Festival will take place on May 12th at 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. (Receive for Information) CORRESPONDENCE FOR DIRECTION D - 1 Child Find Ontario, requesting proclamation of the month of May as Child Find's "Green Ribbon of Hope Month" and May 25, 2001, as "National Missing Children's Day." Each year, 60,000 children are reported as missing in Canada - enough to fill every seat in the SkyDome. These children and teenagers are classified as runaways, wandered off, or the victims of parental or stranger abduction. Thankfully, over 90% of missing children are recovered. We can play a vital role in publicizing this issue to citizens, as well as promoting child safety, by supporting the 10th Annual Green Ribbon of Hope Campaign. Child Find Ontario Inc., is a registered non - profit, charitable organization whose mandate is to educate children and adults about child safety as well as to assist in the search for missing children and teenagers. For 16 years, they have been working for the safe return of missing children and educating families and communities about child safety. Summary of Correspondence - 6 - April 30, 2001 With over 1,000 volunteers working in 20 chapters like Durham Region, Child Find has an active and positive presence in the communities it serves and is proud of the 97% success rate for located and missing children and teens. (Motion to Proclaim) D - 2 Dr. John Campbell forwarding a petition regarding the following: • No sidewalks on the south side of Clarke Street, Newcastle ; and • No tree cutting by the developer. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Director of Public Works and the Director of Planning and Development to review and take appropriate action) D - 3 Greig Derry, advising Council of his concern regarding parking at the tenant occupied property of 47 Fenwick Avenue, Bowmanville. Mr. Derry has been corresponding, and /or interfacing with the Mayors Office, Councillors Office, the Police Department and John O'Toole. Mr. Derry has a neighbour who, in order to accommodate vehicles and snowmobiles (and sometimes industrial equipment) in his /her driveway, has paved an extension on the driveway, and built a retaining wall crossing the property line between their properties. Mr. Derry is stuck with a vehicle(s) often illegally parked in front of his house on an on -going basis, and in close proximity to the end of his driveway at least 2 nights out of 5, and all weekend, every weekend, when enforcement personnel are not working. He has requested on numerous occasions, that such vehicle(s) be ticketed by the police, however, understandably and rightly so, this is not a priority matter for the police, and consequently the vehicles generally go unticketed. Often even when a cruiser passes, they are apparently reluctant to ticket. Mr. Derry is hoping, however, that the responsibility for by -law enforcement rests with somebody, and that the individual(s) and /or department(s) responsible, will "step up to the plate" before someone is injured or harmed resulting from this hazardous, and illegal and contentious parking situation. (Motion to refer correspondence to the By -law Enforcement Division and to advised Mr. Derry of overnight parking enforcement activities) D - 4 John Stocker, suggesting to Council that they by -pass the `Adopt -A -Road' policy and simply designate a weekend as " Bowmanville Clean -up Weekend" to clean up the road side dumping. All of us who care would take our trucks, trailers, cars, wagons or grocery bags and clean up our immediate surrounding properties. Most of the collected trash could be recycled. Things like tires, building scrap, furniture, hazardous materials etc., could be left in accessible piles for municipal works to collect. Summary of Correspondence - 7 - April 30, 2001 Perhaps an arrangement could be made with the closest dump to allow the free disposal of collected garbage on specified days. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Director of Public Works for review and consideration) D - 5 Tom Wilkinson, Fetal Alcohol Effect Sufferer, providing Council with information regarding Fetal Alcohol Effects and requesting that the information be made available at the Clarington Library. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Clarington Library) D - 6 Steven Stanois, advising Council of his concerns regarding the maintenance at the end of Brodie Court. Who is responsible for the clean up and replacement of trees that were destroyed when the snowplow dumped snow on top of them over the winter. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Director of Public Works for response) D - 7 Paul Brace, Manager of Planning Services, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, advising Council that the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board at their meeting of April 11, 2001, passed the following resolution: "THAT the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board approve the closing of Lockhart Public School effective immediately; and THAT Administration proceed with the disposition of Lockhart Public School, 3377 Lockhart Road, Newcastle." The Board is offering the site at fair market value. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Director of Planning and Development for consideration) D - 8 Michael Flood and Sandi McQueen, advising Council of their concerns regarding the development of the park to be known as "Rosebud" located in the Rose Valley subdivision development of St. Stevens Estates. It has come to their attention that one of the possible plans may be a forty to fifty car parking lot with an adult baseball diamond and soccer field. The majority of the residents who live on Sprucewood Crescent strongly oppose the parking lot and sporting facilities. They bought houses adjacent to the park with the understanding that the Municipality of Clarington was to keep all the trees as they are, and plant new ones. In addition, the park was to have a walking path and possibly a children's play area. Generally this would be a passive natural area, similar to the Soper Creek ravine area to the east of Guildwood Drive. Summary of Correspondence - 8 - April 30, 2001 They feel the development of a sports complex would not fit -in to their small neighbourhood park. A parking lot, they feel, is unnecessary as the school to the west of the park already has a sizable parking area that is largely vacant after school hours. A second area for parking therefore would be redundant. The main concern is with the litter, vandalism and loitering after park hours which are likely to occur at a facility such as this. Why should the residents that live around the park, invite these kinds of activities into their own back yards? (Motion to refer correspondence to the Director of the Public Works Department) D - 9 Frank Hoar, Secretary, Newcastle -Bond Head Ratepayers Association, requesting that the funds paid to the Municipality by Veridian Connections be divided amongst the former municipalities of Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono, on a pro -rated basis. Mr. Hoar is also suggesting that some of the funds could be used to reduce hydro rates in the same municipalities. As these funds came from the assets of the former Clarington Hydro Electric Commission, which was formed by the amalgamation of the three commissions, it was felt that the citizens of these former municipalities should be the ones to benefit. (Motion for Direction) D - 10 Susan Meyers & Neville Greeley, 2000 -2001 National Presidents, Kinsmen Kinette, requesting that the Municipality of Clarington place a "Message -of- Support" in the Kin's national magazine. Service clubs are the heart and soul of many communities. They raise funds that government dollars cannot provide; they undertake service projects to meet local community needs; and they train members and help them learn skills that are transferable to home, work and other volunteer situations. Once a year, Kinsmen and Kinettes ask the communities they serve all year long to help them by placing a "Message -of- Support" in the magazine. These "thank you" messages give you the chance to express your appreciation to the Kin members in your community who have raised funds and put in countless hours to "Serve the Community's Greatest Need." (Motion for Direction - Note a 1/12 page ad was purchased last year at a cost of $250.00) D - 11 Michelle Green, Co- Chair, Board of Directors, CARD, requesting that the Municipality of Clarington make a donation to CARD's therapeutic riding program. CARD removes barriers that children and adults living with disabilities face on a daily basis. For many children, living with a disability tears their life apart. Children, and especially teenagers, face stigma and discrimination from their peers and others in society. Therapeutic riding at CARD helps address these barriers. CARD accepts individuals living with a wide range of disabilities. Summary of Correspondence - 9 - April 30, 2001 In a safe, accessible and caring environment, children, teens and adults are given the opportunity to succeed. (Motion for Direction) D - 12 Ken Ranney, requesting that Council ban the use of pesticides for the cosmetic treatment of lawns. The carcinogenic potential of pesticides has too often been demonstrated in the past. In addition, there is increasing evidence that pesticides are causing mental retardation of children. Dr. Ranney would also like to suggest that, in any weed eradication programs undertaken by the Municipality, particular care be exercised to prevent the destruction of milkweed, essential to the preservation of the endangered monarch butterflies, a wonderful feature of our heritage. (Motion for Direction) D - 13 Carolyn Downs, Manager Council Support/City Clerk, City of Kingston, advising Council that the City of Kingston on April 3, 2001, passed the following resolution: "WHEREAS the cost of repairing and upgrading the infrastructure of the City of Kingston is substantially over 200 million; and WHEREAS financing costs will double or triple the original costs, depending on interest rates and the length of the amortization period; and WHEREAS these added costs will constitute a very heavy burden on citizens of Kingston; and WHEREAS the Bank of Canada Act (Section 18) empowers the Bank of Canada to buy and sell securities "issued or guaranteed by Canada or any province "; and WHEREAS since Canada is the sole shareholder of the Bank of Canada any interest paid to the Bank by a municipality becomes revenue for the Government of Canada and could and should be returned to the municipalities which paid it; and WHEREAS responsibility for setting monetary policy rests with the Government of Canada; and WHEREAS a collective effort of municipalities across Ontario and Canada is more likely to persuade the Government to instruct the Bank of Canada to provide loans guaranteed by the Government to municipalities; Summary of Correspondence -10- April 30, 2001 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that: a) The City of Kingston request the Government of Ontario i) to instruct the Bank of Canada to buy securities issued by municipalities and guaranteed by the Government of Canada to pay for capital projects and /or to pay off current debt; ii) to refund to municipalities any interest paid by municipalities to the Bank of Canada; b) That a copy of this motion be forwarded to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) for circulation to other Municipalities within the Province of Ontario with a population over 50,000, to the local M.P. and M.P.P., requesting their support and endorsement." (Motion for Direction) D - 14 Mike Slocombe, Operations Technician, Regional Municipality of Durham, requesting Council to pass a resolution directing the Regional Weed Inspector(s) to: Destroy any noxious weeds or weed seeds on any subdivided portions of the municipality and on lots not exceeding 10 acres The municipality advertise in a newspaper having general circulation in your municipality notice of this action. A Notice to property owners should be advertised in a newspaper between May 14, 2001 and May 18, 2001. (Motion for Direction) D - 15 Rosemary Shkordoff, Secretary -Gr. 8 Graduation Committee, St. Francis of Assisi School, requesting sponsorship for the Grade 8 Graduation Awards. Every year as part of the graduation ceremony for the Grade 8's a number of awards are presented to recognize the achievements of their Grade 8s. These awards represent both academic achievements and community achievements in the school and in the community. Each student who receives an award is presented with a large trophy or plaque that remains at the school and a smaller plaque that the student can take home and keep as a momento of his /her achievement. The cost involved for the school involved the purchasing of the large trophy that remains at the school and the smaller plaque that is given to the winning student as a permanent keepsake. There is also the cost of the engraving for both plaques. They are asking the organizations within the community to help them in recognizing the leaders of the future. They would like us to consider a permanent sponsorship for one of their many awards. Summary of Correspondence - 11 - April 30, 2001 The initial cost would be $50.00 for the large trophy /plaque that remains at the school and then about $15.00 a year for the engraving. (Motion for Direction)