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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/05/1965 . " . e e .-- " Page 5 COUNCIL MINUTES The regular monthly meeting of Bowmanville Town Council convened at 3:00 p.m~ on Monday, July 5th, 1965 at the Council Chambers, Town Hall with His Worship Mayor Ivan M, Hobbs in the Chair. All members present. I LORD'S PRAYER: II ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the minutes of the meetings held on June 7th and 21st, 1965 be received and adopted. "CARRIED" III DELEGATIONS & PETITIONS: 1. Royal Canadian Legion: Mr. Keith Ferguson and Maurice Conway representing the Bowman- ville Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion appeared before Council to present a portrait of Her Majesty the Queen, a Union Jack and a new Canadian Flag to be used in the Town Hall Council Chambers. His \Jorship the Mayor on behalf of the Council thanked these gentlemen for this presentation following which it was: Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Hughes. THAT the Clerk be instructed to formally offer a vote of "Thanks" to the Bowmanville Branch of the Canadian Legion for their kind- ness in furnishing a Portrait of the Queen, a Union Jack and a Canadian Flag for the Council Chambers. "CARRIED" 2. Ontario Street Sidewalk: Mr. Dempsey, P. Eng., was present at the meeting at Council's request to discuss anticipated drainage problems which were purported would develop following construction of the proposed sidewalk on Ontario Street from Nelson Street to Liberty Street. Mr. Dempsey confirmed the thought that drainage problems would result when the sidewalk was constructed. Following a lengthy discussion it was: Moved by Con. Chant, seconded by Reeve Little. THAT Mr. Dempsey be requested to prepare cost estimates to effect proper drainage and driveway approaches in conjunction with the sidewalk proposed for the west side of Ontario Street from Nelson Street to Liberty Street. "CARRIED" --- 3. Liquor License Petition: The Clerk reported that a petition submitted under the prOV1S1ons of the Liquor License Act, R.S.O. 1960, Chapter 213, Section 72(2) had been certified sufficient by him on the 23rd day of June. He reported that the petition represented 46.6% of those eligible to sign. . . . e " Page6 - 2 - Moved by Con. Hughes, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the Petition submittee under the Provisions of the Liquor License Act, having been certified sufficient by the Clerk, be recieved and that the necessary notification be effected to the Liquor License Board for necessary action. "CARRIED" IV COMMUNICATIONS: I. City of Oshawa: "I acknowledge with thanks your letter of June 9th, 1965 inform- ing me of the appointments of the Council of the Town of Bowman- ville to the Central Ontario Joint Planning Board. A by-law will be passed by Oshawa City Council on June 23th confirming the appointments and setting up the Board. Following passing of the by-law, application will be made to the Minister of Municipal Affairs for approval and Mr. D. Newman will then call the first meeting of the Board. It Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Fice. THAT the letter received from the City of Oshawa, dated June 23, 1965, be received and filed. "CARRIED" 2. Mrs. M. Killeen et al: "We have attended two sessions of Town Council recently and we are very surprised and disgusted at the general lack of parlia- mentary procedure in evidence. From our earliest years in Grade School we were instructed in the proper way to conduct a meeting and it was with considerable amazement that we witnessed these elected representatives carry- ing out the business of our town in such a crude and often in- audible manner. Since we, as taxpayers, have been urged to attend council meet- ings to understand more fully the problems and duties of Council we felt that perhaps the elected representatives would have at least made an attempt to be cordial and receptive to suggestions from the floor. It seemed to us that anyone who has come to the meeting with a suggestion of some new endeavour, which might be of benefit to the town, should receive more than obvious criticism from the members of Council, who apparently have already decideu on each matter. What encouragement,is given to the taxpayers and future taxpayers of this town, when after they have presented their suggestions in an orderly fashion and conducted themselves with dignity and good manners, they receive from Council negative views and per- sonal interrogation is allowed? We realize that the people who are elected to act on the Town Council are not highly trained politicians and that they do spend many long hours discussing the business of our municipality, but surely it is not too much to ask that they, as our elected re- presentatives, spend some time and thought on the manner in which they conduct public meetings. e e . . " . Page 7 - 3 - We would appreciate an early reply from Council regarding your views on these matters. If you wish us to be more specific in our criticism we will be pleased to point out where an improve- ment would be appreciated. We also feel that this matter should be brought before the public via the press, if the situation is not corrected, so that individuals with the intention of approaching council may be prepared for their reception. We do want, however, to give you, Mr. ~fuyor and members of Council, a chance to accept our criticism in a constructive way and benefit from it for the betterment of our community." Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Hughes. THAT the letter from Mrs. M. Killeen et aI, dated June 10th, 1965, be received and filed. "Mar ION LOST" Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Prout. THAT the letter from Mrs. M. Killeen be received and that we reply advising that any advise they may wish to offer in respect to Parliamentary Procedure will be received at a future Council meeting. "MarION LOST" Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT we reconsider this matter. "MarION LOST" Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Con. Hughes. THAT the letter received from Mrs. M. Killeen, dated June 10, 1965, be tabled. "CARRIED" 3, Board of Transport Commissioners: "Reference is made to your letter of May 6, 1965 relative to the above noted project. You are requested to advise the Board of the conditions which you consider hazardous at this subway, as well as the number of vehicles using the subway in a 24 hour period. If the existing subway should be widened and improved, then you should conduct a traffic study to determine the requirements of the road at the subway. Upon receiving this information, arrangements will be made to have the subway inspected by an Engineer of the Board. Under the provisions of Section 265 of the Railway Act and amend- ments thereto, the Board of Transport Commissioners may authorize a grant from the Railway Grade Crossing Fund of 50% of the cost of reconstruction of the subway and approaches thereto, not to exceed $250,000.00, for the protection, safety and convenience of the public, with the balance of costs being apportioned as mutual- ly agreed between the Town and the Railway concerned, or if such agreement should not be reached, by an Order of the Board. Of course, the granting of any contribution from the Fund is a matter of discretion to be exercised by the Board. . . e e Page 8 - 4 - To enable the Board to determine if a contribution can be made towards the reconstruction of a subway, you are requested to submit an application and plan showing all pertinent information in accordance with General Order E-5, copy attached, as well as an estimate in reasonable detail. Also enclosed to assist you in the preparation of an estimate is a copy of General Order E-8. The Railway Act also provides that the Board may give con- sideration to authorizing a grant from the Fund towards the cost of removing or relocating the facilities of Utility Companies or Commissions which may be affected by the reconstruction. Your further submissions should indicate the names and head offices of any utilities which may be affected in accordance with Clause 2 of General Order E-5." Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the letter received from the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada, respecting the Subway under the C.P.R. on Liberty Street, be received and that we ask Mr. Dempsey to estimate the cost of preparing the reports outlined in this communication. As an amendment it was: Moved by Con. Hughes, seconded by Con. Fice; THAT the Police be asked to effect the Traffic Count by auto- mated means as also requested by the Board letter. The Amendment was put and adopted following which the original motion as amended was presented and CARRIED. 4. Strike & Strike: "Further to our advice by telephone yesterday, we enclose here- with duplicate original copy of Order of the Municipal Board, dated Friday, June 11th, proving zoning zoning amendment by-law 1916 as amended by 1934 and 1937. As requested, we have considered further paragraph 10 of the original by-law 1916, which was withdrawn and which purported to rezone Lot 15, Block lIon Ontario Street, from residential to commercial. The objection from the Community Planning Branch which was made to the Ontario Municipal Board to this change, was as follows: 'It is doubtful whether the establishment of a single lot for commercial purposes beside an existing non-conforming use main- tains the intent of the plan to provide local commercial facili- ties "concentrated in well-designed, properly located shopping centres" in residential areas. The plan also states that "it is intended that provisions will be made by subsequent amendment of this plan to determine the location of such shopping centres well in advance of residential development". Thus, the proposed by-law would definitely seem to be contrary to the intent of the plan. ' Any amendment to the official plan would have to be contrary to the wording that has already been approved to the effect that all commercial development in a residential district should be con- centrated in "well designed properly located shopping centres" and it is rather doubtful if an amendment to specifically allow the lot in question would pass as an amendment to the official plan or that the Department of Planning and Development would permit a clause being inserted in the plan which would permit spot commercial development for particular properties in resident- ial zones. e . e e " Page 9 - 5 - In addition we see a further objection in the zoning by-law it- self which would prohibit the use of the property in question as a store even though it was zoned commercial. The require- ments in a commercial zone are as follows: Minimum lot area 10,000 square feet. Minimum area free of buildings 6,000 square feet. Front yards 60 feet for the established building line but not less than 8 feet. For a separate building without a side wall a side yard of 20 feet and a rear yard of 50 feet where the property adjoins the residential area (except in commercial areas already built up by October 1961) (Sections 10 (b) (I) 10 (e). Parking facilities under Paragraph 13 - all of the front yard except a 6 foot sidewalk along the front wall of the building. It would appear that the property in question if it has any size building on it could not meet the 20 foot side yards on each side as this would leave only 26 feet in width for the house building itself. If this requirement can be met then this objection is not valid but there would of course still be the problem of obtaining an amendment to the official plan through the Community Planning Branch of the Department of Municipal Affairs. We would be obliged if you would take this matter up with Council once again before the Town proceeds to amend the official plan. In any event, amendment of the official plan is a function of the Planning Board and its recommendation in consideration of the actual wording of the amendment should be considered and the Department of Municipal ,Sfairs will insist on this. This may be a further bar to the proposed amendment being successful as we understand that the Planning Board was against the zoning amendment originally. We await your further instructions herein." Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Prout. THAT the letter received from Strike & Strike respecting By-law No. 1916, dated June 18, 1965, be received and tabled until the next meeting. "CARRIED" 5. Mr. R. Gropp: "With moving to Tillsonburg, it is with regret that I tender my resignation as a member of the Library Board as at June 30, 1965. I might say that I have enjoyed my association with the other members of ' the Board and wish them every success in the establish- ment of the new Library." Moved by Con. Hughes, seconded by Con. Rundle. THAT the resignation of Mr. R. Gropp from the Library Board be received with regret and that the Striking Committee be authorized to effect the necessary replacement. "CARRIED" . . . e " Page 10 - 6 - 6. Town of Whitby: "I am directed to advise you that the Corporation of the Town of Whitby, Ontario at its regular Council Meeting held on the 15th day of t~rch adopted the following resolution, a copy of which is forwarded for your Council's endorsation or otherwise: 'THAT WHEREAS the cost of education has reached alarming pro- portions, AND wHEREAS the Minister for Education in Ontario has stated that this cost spiral will increase at a much greater rate, AND WHEREAS small municipalities with a limited and unbalanced assessment potential, must compete with larger centres in order to acquire qualified teaching staff, AND WHEREAS this action necessitates a higher mill rate which in turn makes it more difficult to attract new industry which might ease the burden on the home owner, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Government of Ontario be petitioned to set in motion immediately a grant programme which would restore equity in the field of Education within the pro- vince, and which would ensure that each student has an equal educational opportunity, and at the same time release much need- ed funds so that other essential municipal services, such as police protection, street maintenance, and sanitation, be main- tained in a manner suited to our manner of living, AND THAT copies of this resolution be forwarded to all munici- palities in Ontario request ing a reply. "t Moved by Con. Rundle, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the resolution received from the Town of Whitby respecting the cost of Education, dated }~ay 18, 1965, be received and filed. "CARRIED" 7. Kenneth R. Lemon: "I am interested in buying some good used lumber and have been enquiring into the possibility of purchasing the old booth-dance hall at Bowffianville East Beach. After making several contacts there seems to be some difference of opinionas to who the rightful owner is. There seems to be no doubt however that taxes on this building are approx. four years in arrears. This building has been condemned for some time and in my opinion is definitely a safety hazard for young children. It would be an asset if this place were torn down and completely cleaned up. This I would be willing to do and for which I would pay the town, or who may be concerned, a nominal fee. I would appreciate your looking into this matter at your earliest possible convenience." Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Rundle. THAT the letter received from Kenneth R. Lemon, dated June 17th, 1965, be received and held for check with Strike. "CARRIED" . e . . Page 11 .. 7 - 8w Town of Tilbury: "I h3.ve been directed to 'ldvise you that the Corporation of the Town of Tilbury, Cntario, at its regular council meeting held on April 26th, 1965, adopted the following resolution, which is forwarded for your Council's endorsation or comments: 'TH,~T imEREAS, it does not appear to be equitable for all Muni- cipalities in the prov~sion of Police protection, ANQ WHEREAS. the Town of Tilbury paid nine mills on the is assess- ment for their police protection, fiNO wHEREAS, the adjoining built-up areas, in the surrounding Townships have Police protection provided by the Provincial Police, albeit at a lower standard, and paid by the Province, at no charge to the mill ratej AND WHEREAS, the adjoining built-up areas, hesitate to lose their privileged position. and do not wish to join the Town and share the benefits of a larger administr'ltion unit, because it will be more costly to them on account of Police protection, RE~OLVEij THAT, the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Tilbury. petitions the Government of Ontario to grant a subsidy to Municipalities providing their own Police protection in an amount that would be equivilent to the cost of providing Provincial Police protection to the rural Townships so that no citizen will be in a more privileged position, in respect to the cost of equivilent police protection, and further that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Ontario I~'lyors and Reeves ;\ssociation, the Ontario Munici~al Association and the Counci15 of other Ontario Towns and Cities be requested to en- dorse this resolution. ' Carried" Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con, Fice. THAT the resolution received from the Town of Tilbury respect- ing Police matters. dated June 14.". 1965. be received and endorsed. "CARRIED" 9. Frank Hooper et al; "On behalf of the residents who petitioned you re the coffee house we would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of Council for their kindness in listening to our problems. We were much impressed by the manner in which Council listened to both sides of the story and also asked questions before making any decision. As this was th€ first meeting th'lt ffi3.ny of us have attended we were very much impressed with the manner in which all business was handled. As you are probably aware of the final outcome of the coffee there is no need to go into the details, but again we would like to thank Council for all their help in this matter. In closing we would like to say that if this is the way that Council handles all business then Bowmanville should be very proud to have elected representatives such 3.S these men whose job is never done." e . . e VI " Page 12 - e _ Moved by Con. Fice, seconded by Con. Prout. THkT the letter from Frank Hooper and others, dated the 5th day of July, 1965, be received and filed. 11Ch.RRIED" 10; William E. Luxton! "I would like to have the curb removed and also the museum sign in front of my driveway at 145 Liborty Street South." Moved by Con. Hooper; seconded by Con. Fice. THAT we authorize a curb cut for a driveway and replacement of the Museum sign as requested by Mr. Luxton's letter of July 2nd, 1965. "CARRIED" V REPORTS: 1. Welfare Department: Moved by Con. Rundle, seconded by Con. Fice. THAT the report of the Welfare Department for the month of June 1965 be received and adopted. "CARRIED" 2. Building Inspector: Moved by Con. Chant, seconded by Reeve Little. THAT the report of the Building Inspector for the month of June 1965 be received and adopted. "CARRIED" 3. Roads & Streets Departmel;lt: Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the report of the Roads & Streets Department for the period ending May 31, 1965 be received and adopted. "::ARRIED" 4. Health Unit: Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Con. Rundle. THAT the report of the Northumberland-Durham Health Unit for the month of May 1965 be received and filed for future reference. "CARRIED" REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: 1. Finance Committee: Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the report of the Finance Committee, dated June 17th, 1965, be received and adopted. "CARRIED'l . . . e VI " Page 12 - e _ Moved by Con. Fice, seconded by Con. Prout. THRT the letter from Frank Hooper and others, dated the 5th day of July, 1965. be received and filed, "ChRRIED" 10. William E. Luxton: "I would like to have the curb removed and also the museum sign in front of my driveway at 145 Liberty Street South." Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Fice. THAT we authorize a curb cut for a driveway and replacement of the Museum sign as requested by Mr. Luxton's letter of July 2nd, 1965. "CARRIED" V REPORTS: 1. Welfare Department: Moved by Con, Rundle, seconded by Con. Fice. THAT the report of the Welfare Department for the month of June 1965 be received and adoptE,d. "CARRIEDfI 2. Building Inspector: Moved by Con. Chant, seconded by Reeve Little. THAT the report of the Building Inspector for the month of June 1965 be received and adopted. "CARRIED" 3. Roads & Streets Departme~t: Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the report of the Roads & Streets Department for the period ending May 31, 1965 be received and adopted. "JARRIED" 4. Health Unit: Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Con. Rundle. THAT the report of the Northumberland-Durham Health Unit for the month of May 1965 be rsceived and filed for future reference. "CARRIED" REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: 1. Finance Committee: Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the report of the Finance Committee, dated June 17th, 1965, be received and adopted. f1CARRIED" . . e e .' - " Page 13 - 9 - 2. Roads & Streets Committee: Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the report of the Roads & Streets Committee, dated July 5, 1965, be received and adopted. "CARRIED" VII ACCOUNTS: Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the accounts of the PAID PRIOR in the total amount of ~~68. 707.24 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIEDIt Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the accounts of the FINANCE DEPT. in the total amount of $3.327.43 be and are hereby passed for payment. ItCARRIED" Moved by Con. Prout, seconded by Con. Fice. THAT the accounts of the DOG CONTROL DEPT. in the total amount of $13.28 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIEDIt Moved by Con. Fice, seconded by Con. Rundle. THAT the accounts of the FIRE DEPT. in the total amount of ~27.95 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIEDIt Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the accounts of the POLICE DEPT. in the total amount of " ~412.44 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Con. Chant, seconded by Reeve Little. THAT the accounts of the PUBLIC PROPERTY DEPT. in the total amount of $223.80 be and are passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Con. Rundle, seconded by Con. Prout. THAT the accounts of the WELFARE DEPT. in the total amount of ~1.261.45 be and are hereby passed for payment. "CARRIED" Moved by Reeve Little, seconded by Con. Hooper. THAT the accounts of the ROADS & STREETS DEPT. in the total amount of $7.484.92 be and are hereby passed for payment. It CARRIED" e . . . .' '- .. Page 14 - 10 - VIII ~{ & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Bernard Street: The Clerk is to check the status of this matter with the Town Solicitor and report. 2. Sturrock Road: 3. Local Improvements: 4. Matters Referred to Roads & Streets: (1) Prospect Street - drainage. (2) Lamb's Lane - drainage and widening. (3) Victoria Street - drainage. (4) Southway Drive - drainage. (5) I~s. F. W. Nelles. (6) ~ws. T. J. Newman. (7) Prince Street - drainage. (8) Washington Place - paving. 5. ~~tters Referred to Traffic Advisory Board: (1) Scugog-King Intersection. (2) Hydro Pole at Scugog-Queen Intersection. 6. New Library: 7. Works Department Shed: 8. Centennial Committee: 9. Dump Signs: Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by Reeve Little. THAT new signs, with the same wording as on the one in the Municipal Dump, be posted as soon as possible at the Municipal Dump on Jackmans Road and on the property owned by the Town on the Lake Road, the colouring of said signs to be black and white. "CARRIED" 10. August Council Meeting: Moved by Con. Rundle, seconded by Con. Chant. THAT the regular meeting of Council for August be convened on Monday, August 16, 1965. "CARRIED" 11. Liberty Street Drainage: Drainage problems were presented in respect to numbers 25 and 79 Liberty Street North. . e e e .' Page 15 - 11 - Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Hooper. TH"T these drainage matters be referred to the Roads and Streets Committee for their consideration. "CARRIED" 12. Gordon G. McMurter: "There is a large maple tree in front of my property at 73 Ontario Street that looks quite unsafe. Would you bring this up at the next Council meeting so that the proper people could inspect this tree to see if it needs action taken or not re removal. Thank you for your attention to this matter." Moved by Con. Hooper, seconded by deeve Little. THAT the tree condition brought to our attention by ~~. McMurter's letter and also the one at the northwest corner of Church and Ontario Streets be referred to the Roads and Streets Committee with power to act. "CARRIED" 13. Ontario Mayors and Reeves Conference: His Worship the Mayor reported on the attendance of the Reeve and Himself at the recent Conference of the Ontario Mayors and Reeves Association held recently in Kitchener. His Worship stated that considerable prepared material furnished at the conference would be on file in the Clerk's office should the Press or the members of Council wish to read it. Moved by Deputy Reeve Stevens, seconded by Con. Rundle. THAT we offer a vote of thanks to His V{orship for the report on the Ontario 1'1ayors and Reeves Conference. "CARRIED" IX ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m. on motion of Con. Hooper, seconded by Con. Hughes.