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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/10/2001• n ~. Leading the Way DATE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 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 November 26, 2001 PRESENTATIONS Glen Case, Manager, Engineering and Operations, Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Office, 38 Walton Street, Suite 2, Port Hope, L1A 1 N1 - ~ Environmental Assessment Process for the Port Hope Area Initiative/Port Granby Project Paul Halliday, Clarington Board of Trade, 181 Liberty Street South, Bowmanville, L1 C 3C2 -Annual Report DELEGATIONS 1. June Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, Orono Crown Lands, 5995 Main Street, Orono, LOB 1 MO -Orono Crown Lands -Report #2 2. Hannu Halminen, 1748 Baseline Road West, Courtice, L1 E 2T1 -Report PS D-049-01 3. Marko Tomina, 2735 Hancock Road, Courtice, L1 E 2M2 -Report PSD-051-01 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOW MANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T (905) 623-3379 Council Agenda - 2 - December 10, 2001 ~' COMMUNICATIONS Receive for Information I - 1 Dominic lafrate, Site Vice President, Darlington Nuclear, Ontario Power Generation Inc. -Turbine Generator Fire I - 2 Dom lafrate, Site Vice President, Ontario Power Generation Darlington Nuclear - "Welcome to the Neighbourhood" I - 3 Minutes of the Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee dated November 15, 2001 I - 4 Peter Barnard, Chairman and CEO, Iter Canada -Canadian Bid Workshop I - 5 J.R. Powell, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority - CLOCA Watershed Awards I - 6 Rev. Dr. Frank Lockhart, Chair, Valleys 2000 -Valleys 2000 Brochure I - 7 Bruce Taylor, City Clerk, City of Pickering -Durham Transportation Master Plan: Public Consultation Draft -September, 2001 I - 8 J.R. Powell, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority -Kevin and Anita Fogarty Letter I - 9 Nestor Chornobay, Director, Strategic Planning Branch, Region of Durham -Official Plan Review -Population Targets I - 10 Nestor Chornobay, Director, Strategic Planning Branch, Region of Durham -Status Report of Commercial Review and Terms of Reference re: Regional Official Plan Review I - 11 Minutes of the Newcastle Community Hall Board I - 12 J.R. Powell, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority -Credit Valley Conservation -Provincial Water Policy I - 13 Betty Irving, Secretary, Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade Committee - Santa Claus Parade I - 14 Greater Toronto Services Board -Bus Rapid Transit \r' Council Agenda - 3 - December 10, 2001 I - 15 J.R. Powell, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority - Thomasfield Homes/Township of Puslinch OMB Hearing I - 16 AI Gunn and Michael Shaen, Partners, Ontario Utilities Practice, Deloitte & Touche -Water Reform I - 17 Peter Balaban, District Manager, York-Durham District Office, Ministry of the Environment -Protect the Ridges Concerns I - 18 Minutes of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority dated November 6, 2001 I - 19 Brian C. Lemon, Chief Executive Officer, Lakeridge Health -Reductions in Redevelopment Planning Staff I - 20 Sherry Bonanza, President, Darlington Soccer Club -South Courtice Community Park I - 21 Urban Development Institute (UDI) -Urban Transit and Develop a National Rental Housing Strategy `'"' I - 22 Carl Isenburg, Vice President, Customer Relations, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation -Property Tax Relief for Vacant Commercial and Industrial Buildings I - 23 Minutes of the Clarington Agricultural Advisory Committee dated November 8, 2001 Receive for Direction D - 1 Bonnie and Gordon Wires -Smoke-Free Public Places and Workplaces D - 2 Diane Ploss -Supports Smoke-Free By-law D - 3 Brad Savage, Resource Development Co-ordinator, Junior Achievement of Durham Region -Economics of Staying in School Week D - 4 Warren Viger -Courtice Community Complex Fitness Facility D - 5 Mary-Ellen Viger -Courtice Community Complex Fitness Facility D - 6 John Greenfield -Veteran Street Names '- D - 7 Cheri Cowan, Clerk, Town of Caledon -Smart Growth Management Councils: Response to Provincial Consultation Council Agenda - 4 - December 10, 2001 ~v D - 8 Mary Mysyk, CAO/Clerk-Treasurer, Corporation of the Town of Laurentian Hills -Amendment to the Safe Street Act (Bill 8) MOTION NOTICE OF MOTION REPORTS 1. General Purpose and Administration Committee Report of December 3, 2001 2. Report FND-016-01 -Orono Crown Lands Trust Request for Funding 3. Report ESD-010-01 -Nuclear Emergency Public Alerting 4. Report CLD-026-01 -General Purpose and Administration Committee Structure 5. Report COD-023-01 - SD2001-2 -Sale of Surplus Properties UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Addendum to Report EGD-11-01 -Hamlet Gateway Treatments 2. Addendum to Report FND-011-01 -Establishment of Clarington Beech Centre Board (to be distributed under separate cover) BY-LAWS OTHER BUSINESS 1. Appointments to the Newcastle Community Hall Board BY-LAW TO APPROVE ALL ACTIONS OF COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT '~/ SUMMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE DECEMBER 10, 2001 CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION 1 - 1 Dominic lafrate, Site Vice President, Darlington Nuclear, Ontario Power Generation Inc., writing to Gord Weir, Divisional Fire Chief, advising that they are working diligently to identify the best response to a turbine generator fire, and to improve their emergency response skills. Mr. Weir and his staff have been instrumental in helping them do this over the last few months as they prepared for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's drill. (Receive for Information) 1 - 2 Dom laf rate, Site Vice President, Ontario Power Generation Darlington Nuclear, providing Council with a copy of their brochure entitled "Welcome to the Neighbourhood ". They are pleased to be working with Welcome Wagon to introduce themselves to all new Clarington residents. They hope this information package opens the door to more exchanges of information. (Receive for Information) 1 - 3 Minutes of the Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee dated November 15, 2001. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) 1 - 4 Peter Barnard, Chairman and CEO, Iter Canada, extending his sincere thanks to the Mayor and staff for hosting the Canadian Bid Workshop for their international visitors. In particular, he extends thanks to Maureen Reid and Linda Bruce for their tremendous efforts. The workshop proved of great value to their guests and the level of support from their members was a prominent factor in their success. (Receive for Information) 1 - 5 J.R. Powell, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, advising Council that the Awards Committee has declined the nomination of Ontario Power Generation - Darlington Nuclear for the CLOCA Watershed Awards due to them receiving a Special Recognition Watershed Award in 2000. (Receive for Information) Summary of Correspondence - 2 - December 10, Nwmmb=06, 2001 1 - 6 Rev. Dr. Frank Lockhart, Chair, Valleys 2000, providing Council with a copy of their new Valleys 2000 brochure. The Valleys 2000 Directors wish to express their appreciation for the Municipality's assistance in this project. Once the lease has been received for the valley lands owned by the Goodyear Corporation, the main trail down through the Bowmanville creek valley will begin in 2002. They are also hoping to begin development of the first and smallest of their five wetlands next year. In the interim, they have brought their two secondary hiking trails up to a satisfactory standard, added an outlook to the Streamside Trail, begun installing quality signage and managed some improvement to the valley woodlands. In the spring they will be able to give more time to the improvement of the woods with transplanting and planting of evergreens, maples and oaks to help nature provide higher quality woodlands in their valley park. (Receive for Information) 1 - 7 Bruce Taylor, City Clerk, City of Pickering, advising Council that the City of Pickering on November 19, 2001, passed the following resolution: 91. THAT Report Number PD 40 -01, of the Director, Planning & Development and the Director, Operations & Emergency Services, on the Durham Transportation Master Plan: Public Consultation Draft - September, 2001, be endorsed as Pickering's comments to the Region; 2. THAT Regional Council and staff be advised that Pickering Council requests that the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) remain with Regional staff and not be forwarded to Council until the Region consults with the City and collaborates on an approach to the proposed transportation matters for the East Duffins Area, Seaton and the Federal lands, in light of the significance of the TMP in forming the basis for Regional funding mechanisms; 3. THAT Regional staff be requested to: release the four remaining working papers and the Environmental Assessment Summary Report; commence a dialogue between Pickering and Regional staff to address the outstanding matters as noted in Recommendation #2; and prepare and release a revised draft Transportation Master Plan for consultation; 4. THAT Report to Council PD 40 -01, including the comments contained in Appendix I, be forwarded to the Chair of the Project Management Team of the Durham Mobility Study, and the Clerks of the Region of Durham and the area municipalities." (Receive for Information) December 10, Summary of Correspondence - 3 - NiDxr bm), 2001 1 - 8 J.R. Powell, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, advising Council that the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority on September 30, 2001, passed the following resolution regarding correspondence from Kevin and Anita Fogarty addressed to the Ministry of the Environment: "THAT CLOCA request of the Ministry of the Environment a copy of its response to the Fogarty letter; THAT the Fogarty correspondence be referred to Bernie Kuslikis, Manager of Plant Operations and Elaine Collis, Bio Solids Coordinator, Durham Region Works and that CLOCA be copied as to any subsequent responses; and THAT a copy of this report be forwarded to the Fogarty's and to those designated as cc on the original Fogarty correspondence." (Receive for Information) 1 - 9 Nestor Chornobay, Director, Strategic Planning Branch, Region of Durham, advising Council that the Region of Durham, Planning Committee, on November 20, 2001, passed the following resolution regarding Official Plan Review- Population Targets: "a) THAT Commissioner's Report No. 2001 -P -100 be received for information; and b) THAT a copy of Commissioner's Report No. 2001 -P -100 be forwarded to the local municipalities." (Receive for Information) I - 10 Nestor Chornobay, Director, Strategic Planning Branch, Region of Durham, advising Council that the Region of Durham, Planning Committee, on November 20, 2001, passed the following resolution regarding the Status Report of Commercial Review and Terms of Reference re: Regional Official Plan Review: "a) THAT Commissioner's Report No. 2001 -P -101 be received for information; and b) THAT a copy of Commissioner's Report No. 2001 -P -101 be forwarded to the local municipalities." (Receive for Information) 1 - 11 Minutes of the Newcastle Community Hall Board. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) December 10, Summary of Correspondence - 4 - NE)xmmbw , 2001 1- 12 J.R. Powell, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, advising Council that the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority on November 6, 2001, passed the following resolution regarding Credit Valley Conservation - Provincial Water Policy: "THAT CLOCA advise the Premier of Ontario of its support for the Credit Valley Conservation initiative regarding the need for a Provincial Water Policy and that copies of this report be made available to Durham Region municipalities, MP's, MPP's and appropriate Ontario Cabinet Ministers." (Receive for Information) 1- 13 Betty Irving, Secretary, Bowmanville Santa Clause Parade Committee, thanking the Municipality of Clarington for assisting in this year's parade. Without staff's help, they would not have had such a successful parade. (Receive for Information) 1 - 14 Greater Toronto Services Board, News Release regarding bus rapid transit. A unique transit service, where specialized buses operate mostly on separate routes or exclusive lanes on existing freeways, makes the most sense to meet growing travel demand in the suburban part of the Greater Toronto Area. A business case shows that bus rapid transit operating within future transit corridors in the suburban GTA would be less costly than light rail transit. The report completes the first half of the third of three phases of study to identify transit corridors and recommend the best method of providing interregional transit service. The final steps, to design the network and develop an operational plan, will be left to the provincial government to pursue. (Receive for Information) 1 - 15 J.R. Powell, Chief Administrative Officer, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, providing Council with a summary regarding the Thomasfield Homes/Township of Puslinch OMB hearing. It confirms that municipalities that are uncomfortable with privately operated communal water and sewage systems are under no obligation to accept responsibility for same. (Receive for Information) December 10, Summary of Correspondence - 5 - ftxmmb=M 2001 1 - 16 Al Gunn and Michael Shaen, Partners, Ontario Utilities Practice, Deloitte & Touche, providing Council with an article that hopefully will serve to lever their experiences gained and lessons learned in electricity restructuring and apply them to the process of water reform. At Deloitte & Touche, they have a large and vibrant practice in energy and utilities in Canada and around the world. During the past five years, they have been very involved in Ontario electricity restructuring throughout the supply chain, from generation to retail. One of their key focuses has been helping municipalities through the transition. Now, not only in Ontario but across Canada, the era of water and wastewater transformation is upon us. (Receive for Information) I - 17 Peter Balaban, District Manager, York - Durham District Office, Ministry of the Environment, writing to Protect the Ridges regarding their concerns and requests for information regarding the following topics: • The Sound -Sorb Berm; • The Compost Site; • The Clarington Gravel Pit; • The Bioaerosol Study; • The Test Wells; and • MOE Policy. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) 1 - 18 Minutes of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority dated November 6, 2001. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) 1 - 19 Brian C. Lemon, Chief Executive Officer, Lakeridge Health, informing Council of the recent reductions in their redevelopment planning staff. This has been necessitated by the current hold in the Oshawa redevelopment project between the completion of the first phase and the commencement of the next phases of construction. Although they regret that they had to use these measures, they saw no other alternative but to reduce staff in this department. (Receive for Information) 1-20 Sherry Bonazza, President, Darlington Soccer Club, expressing their appreciation to members of the Study Team and the Municipality of Clarington for understanding their club's needs and proposing to address them with the South Courtice Community Park. Our municipality is growing at a phenomenally fast rate, which also reflects their club's growing numbers. They are trying to keep up with the soccer needs, as Council is trying to keep up with the needs of the municipality. This new park, with a multisport complex, will be very cutting edge. The first in Durham Region. It will be very much in keeping with the trend across Canada and the United States. (Receive for Information) December 10, Summary of Correspondence - 6 - 2001 1 - 21 Urban Development Institute (UDI), urging the Federal Government to invest in urban transit and develop a national rental housing strategy. UDI believes that the issues being considered by the Task Force are fundamental to the continued economic prosperity of the nation's urban regions. (Receive for Information) 1-22 Carl Isenburg, Vice President, Customer Relations, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, advising Council that beginning in 2001, property tax relief for vacant commercial and industrial buildings will be provided to property owners through rebates issued by municipalities. The new system will be a real -time approach whereby property owners receive tax rebates based on the actual period of time that a property is vacant. The framework for the new vacancy rebate program is set out in Section 442.5 of the Municipal Act and Ontario Regulations 325/01. Within this framework, the property owner must apply to the municipality for a rebate on eligible vacant property. The municipality is given authority to access a property for the purposes of verifying an application. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation's (MPAC) role is to calculate the assessed value attributed to the eligible vacant area and provide the information to the municipality. The municipality then determines the amount of this rebate and notifies the property owner. (Receive for Information) 1-23 Minutes of the Clarington Agricultural Advisory Committee dated November 8, 2001. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) CORRESPONDENCE FOR DIRECTION D - 1 Bonnie and Gordon Wires, expressing strong support for a regional by -law to make public places and workplaces in this community totally smoke - free. Designated smoking rooms are also not a suitable option in a by -law because research is showing no safe level of exposure to second hand smoke. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Senior Municipal Law Enforcement Officer and to forward to the Regional Clerk) D - 2 Diane Ploss, advising Council that she would like to see families live and work in a healthier region. Ms. Ploss would like 100% smoke free public places, 100% smoke free restaurants and 100% smoke free work places. Ms. Ploss supports a regional smoke free by -law. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Senior Municipal Law Enforcement Officer and to forward to the Regional Clerk) Summary of Correspondence - 7 - December 10, hkUM1rx86, 2001 D - 3 Brad Savage, Resource Development Co- ordinator, Junior Achievement of Durham Region, requesting Council to declare April 22 - 26, 2002, as ESIS Week. ESIS is the Economics of Staying in School, a Junior Achievement of Durham program with a proven track record in Clarington and Durham, which has been presented on individual days to Grade 8 students in past years. In 2002, with the co- operation of all four boards of education in Durham Region, public and separate, they are presenting ESIS under the umbrella of ESIS Week. The program will reach an estimated 10,000 Grade 8 students in 180 schools and will be delivered by volunteer instructors from the business community and service clubs, such as Rotary. All their programs and operations are on a non - profit basis and they are funded mainly through partnerships with industry and other businesses, plus service clubs. (Motion to Proclaim) D - 4 Warren Viger, advising Council that they will be soon receiving a petition from a group of older fitness members of the Courtice Community Complex protesting the rate increases for the newly renovated fitness facility. They are presenting a mathematical model that is flawed and intentionally deceptive to hide their motivation of being greedy at the expense of other users or the general taxpayer who will be forced to subsidize any further discounts to these people by either increased user fees or increased taxes. Although the seniors rate will be increasing by 168% for Clarington residents and more for non - residents, the mathematics does not reflect the situation of the majority of these people. The majority of these people range in age from 55 to 64 and are currently paying the adult membership the same as the rest of fitness members who accept our 79% increase. Mr. Viger understands this increase to be necessary considering the facility will be 5 times larger than the current gym with the added convenience of separate change rooms, saunas and included fitness classes. In these times of fiscal restraint with increasing taxes, increasing user fees and decreasing services, Mr. Viger urges Council to reject their proposals for the greedy, unreasonable, deceptive request that they are. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Director of Community Services) D - 5 Mary -Ellen Viger, requesting Council not to act on the seniors' complaints about the necessary increases in the prices of fitness memberships at the Courtice Community Complex. Their argument is based on percentage increases on a seniors membership which was priced far too low in the first place on a facility that will cease to exist before the rates increase. This warped logic is designed to justify their greed and selfishness at the expense of either the remaining users of the facility or the already overtaxed taxpayer and is clearly not in the best interest of the vast majority of the Clarington residents. Summary of Correspondence - 8 - December 10, NffW, 2001 Ms. Viger personally believes that they should pay the same as the rest of us as they use the facility as much, if not more. She can understand a slight (10 - 20 %) reduction in the senior's rate at the age of 65 which is the current age. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Director of Community Services) D - 6 John Greenfield, writing to Council requesting further consideration be given to streets being named after Veterans before they are lost forever. Mr. Greenfield has learned that of the 150 names of Veterans submitted as street names are already in existence, either named after or the same name of Veterans killed in action, only six of them are being considered for the program of placing Poppies on street signs. He would appreciate further consideration be given the names before they are lost forever. (Motion to receive for information and forward correspondence to the Director of Planning Services) D - 7 Cheri Cowan, Clerk, Town of Caledon, advising Council that the Town of Caledon on November 19, 2001, passed the following resolution: "RESOLVED THAT CAO Report 2001 -12, as revised (Smart Growth Management Councils: Response to Provincial Consultation) be adopted; AND THAT a copy of Council's resolution be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and the Municipalities within the G.T.A.; AND THAT the Ontario Government be lobbied to work directly with the municipal Councils of Central Ontario through the Province's Smart Growth Secretariat, to develop a Provincial vision for Smart G rowth; AND THAT Council of The Corporation of the Town of Caledon provide the following comments in response to the Provincial Consultation on Smart Growth Management Councils: 1. THAT the Provincial Smart Growth Vision should concentrate solely on big picture issues such as population distribution, public transit and transportation, other infrastructure and broad environmental issues; 2. THAT all other aspects of the proposed role of the Smart Growth Management Councils be left to the existing governance mechanisms of municipal and regional governments, as moderated by the Provincial Planning Policy statements; December 10, Summary of Correspondence - 9 - NiDNmbn)a 2001 3. THAT the Smart Growth secretariat consult directly with Municipal Councils concerning the current Provincial /Municipal financial regime, both as to the current financial disincentives to Smart Growth and as to the necessary financial arrangements that will be needed to ensure effective municipal implementation of Smart Growth principles; 4. THAT in consultation with Municipal Councils, the Ontario Government must take a direct and energetic lead role in developing and applying a Smart Growth Vision for Central Ontario, in facilitating an ongoing process of environmental monitoring, in developing financial forecasts for Smart Growth, and in resolving inter - municipal, "inter- zone" and inter - Ministerial issues regarding Smart Growth; 5. THAT the Smart Growth Secretariat facilitate task forces of Municipal Council members and staff to study and resolve specific Smart Growth big picture issues, similar to the model used by the Greater Toronto Services Board." (Motion for Direction) D - 8 Mary Mysyk, CAO /Clerk- Treasurer, Corporation of the Town of Laurentian Hills, advising Council that the Corporation of the Town of Laurentian on November 14, 2001, passed the following resolution: "WHEREAS the Canadian Fire Fighters have contributed by fundraising more than two million dollars to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada; AND WHEREAS the Fire Fighters have held Boot Drives as one of their many fundraising campaigns; AND WHEREAS the Safe Streets Act (Bill 8) prohibits aggressive solicitation and is to amend the Highway Traffic Act to regulate certain activities on roadways; NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that the Town of Laurentian Hills petitions the Provincial Government to amend the Safe Street Act (Bill 8) and allow the Canadian Fire Fighters the right to conduct fundraising campaigns in locations that the general public can support such events; AND FURTHER that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Solicitor General and Premier of Ontario, Association of Municipalities of Ontario, all municipal Councils in Ontario and the local M.P.P." (Motion for Direction)