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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/2002Leading the Way PRAYERS ROLL CALL DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2002 TIME: IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE G.P.A. MEETING PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS Minutes of a meeting of Council held on September 30, 2002 DELEGATIONS There are no delegations registered for this meeting. COMMUNICATIONS Receive for Information I- 1 Minutes of the St. Marys Cement Community Relations Committee Meeting 1 - 2 Minutes of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority Meeting 1 - 3 Minutes of the Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee Meeting 1 - 4 John O'Toole, MPP, Durham -Integrated Pest Management I - 5 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing - Municipal Elections Act 1 - 6 Federation of Canadian Municipalities - Speech from the Throne CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T (905) 623 -3379 Council Agenda - 2 - October 7, 2002 1 - 7 Allan Rock, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Infrastructure - Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund 1 - 8 Chris Conti, Executive Director, Friends of Second Marsh - Wetlands & Wildlife Receive for Direction D - 1 M. Karen Beer - Request for Installation of Sidewalk D - 2 Christine Hartman - Request for Traffic Lights D - 3 Blair Walters, President, Board of Directors, Durham Children's Aid Society - Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Month D - 4 Sue Kojic, Fundraising Chair, Newcastle Family Connection - Request to Waive Park Fees D-5 Clerk, County of Brant -Career in Water Treatment and /or Water Distribution D - 6 Malcolm McIntosh, CAO /Clerk, Township of West Grey - Aggregate Resources Act D - 7 A.L. Georgieff, Commissioner of Planning, Durham Region - Electoral Boundaries in Durham Region MOTION NOTICE OF MOTION REPORTS 1. General Purpose and Administration Committee Report of October 7, 2002 UNFINISHED BUSINESS BY -LAWS OTHER BUSINESS THAT Resolution #GPA- 319 -02 passed by the General Purpose and Administration Committee at their meeting held on September 9, 2002, and adopted by Council Resolution #C- 475 -02 on September 16, 2002, be amended by adding the words "if approved" following the word "THAT" in the third paragraph, such that the resolution now reads: Council Agenda - 3 - October 7, 2002 "THAT Report PSD- 083 -02 be received; THAT the application to amend Zoning By -law 84 -63, as amended, submitted by the TDL Group Ltd. on behalf of Equibanc Funding Inc. be referred back to staff to take into consideration the public comments and a further traffic analysis be done; THAT, if approved, the amending by -law be forwarded to Council for adoption at such time as Equibanc Funding Inc. enters into an appropriate agreement with the Region of Durham and submitted funds to the Region of Durham for the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Centrefield Road and Durham Highway #2; THAT a copy of Report PSD- 083 -02 and Council's decision be forwarded to the Region of Durham Planning Department and the Region of Durham Works Department; and THAT all interested parties listed in Report PSD- 083 -02 and any delegations be advised of Council's decision." BY -LAW TO APPROVE ALL ACTIONS OF COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT SUMMARY OF CORRESPONDENCE OCTOBER 7, 2002 CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION 1 - 1 Minutes of the St. Marys Cement Community Relations Committee meeting dated May 28, 2002. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) 1 - 2 Minutes of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority meeting dated September 17, 2002. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) 1 - 3 Minutes of the Clarington Traffic Management Advisory Committee meeting dated August 15, 2002. (Copy attached) (Receive for Information) 1 - 4 John O'Toole, MPP, Durham, forwarding to Council a copy of a letter from The Honourable Chris Stockwell describing how the Ministry promotes Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in a number of areas, including work with provincial and federal partners in the Healthy Lawns initiative. (Receive for Information) 1 - 5 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, providing Council with proposed amendments to the Municipal Elections Act as follows: • Extending the time between nomination day and election day from 31 to 45 days to ensure alternative voting is properly facilitated; • Clarifying eligibility of time -share owners to vote in municipal elections. Such owners would be eligible to vote only if they were eligible to occupy the premises for at least six weeks a year, or to occupy them on election day; • Providing for the suspension without pay of sitting councillors who do not file the required financial statements by the deadline. If after 91 days they still have not filed, they would be removed from office; and • Allowing candidates to file election finance documents electronically. Regulations will be developed that would: Raise the filing fee from $100 to $200 for head of council; and Raise the per - elector amount candidates can spend on their campaigns from .50 cents to .70 cents per elector, and raise the base amount to $7,500 for heads of council and to $5,000 for others. The change reflects the increase in the Consumer Price Index since 1988, when the current limit was established. (Receive for Information) Summary of Correspondence - 2 - October 7, 2002 1 - 6 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), advising Council that the Speech from the Throne breaks new ground by recognizing the role that municipal governments play in improving the quality of life for Canadians by helping to build stronger communities, be they urban, rural or northern. For the first time, the Government of Canada has signaled important policy shifts: it acknowledged responsibility for urban aboriginals and its intention to work with Canada's municipalities to help with the settlement of immigrants. One of FCM's core recommendations, for a long -term infrastructure program, was also included in the Speech. The Speech confirms the government's intention to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and also commits to doubling Canada's aid budget with a particular focus on Africa. (Receive for Information) 1 - 7 Allan Rock, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Infrastructure, responding to our correspondence seeking financial support from the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund (CSIF). He advises Council that the Government of Canada is committed to providing a minimum of $2 billion to large -scale strategic infrastructure projects in Canada. The new program will invest in the following areas: - highway and rail infrastructure; - local transportation infrastructure; - tourism and urban development infrastructure; - sewage treatment infrastructure; - water infrastructure; and - broadband technology infrastructure. On August 9, 2002, Mr. Rock officially announced the parameters of the CSIF, and officials were mandated to finalize discussions with potential partners with a view to identifying large -scale infrastructure projects quickly. (Receive for, Information) 1 - 8 Chris Conti, Executive Director, Friends of Second Marsh, thanking Council for their ongoing support and providing a copy of their Fall 2002 newsletter, Wetlands & Wildlife. (Receive for Information) CORRESPONDENCE FOR DIRECTION D - 1 M. Karen Beer, providing Council with a petition from Richfield Square residents requesting the installation of a sidewalk on the north side of Nash Road between Richfield Square and Fourth Avenue. This September since school has been in session, the volume of traffic, both motor and pedestrian has been rapidly increasing and dangerous to young people during peak school times. In order for children to cross busy Nash Road they must either cross at the four corners of Trulls Road and Nash or at the cross walk located at the corner of Fourth Avenue. Summary of Correspondence - 3 - October 7, 2002 The municipality provides crossing guards at the corner of Trulls and Nash on the south side travelling east to west, and west side travelling north to south. Also at Fourth Avenue traveling north to south only. Since there is no sidewalk on the north side of Nash Road from the corner of Trulls to Fourth Avenue, the children and parents are forced to cross the road illegally, or attempt to maneuver around cars at the four corners before getting to a safe point where the children can walk out of danger. The other option is to walk along the frontage of the homes located on the north side of Nash Road in front of the school, where there are no sidewalks. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Director of Engineering) D - 2 Christine Hartman, advising Council that she had sent a proposal for traffic lights at the intersection of Courtice and Nash Road back in March. Ms. Hartman states that the sightline issues are the very least of area residents concerns. This is a problem, however, the speed of traffic and the erratic drivers in this area are of more concern. There is a crossing guard at the corner of Moyse Drive and Courtice Road just south of Nash Road. Ms. Hartman has watched in horror as cars have driven past at incredible speeds while the crossing guard is standing in the road with her stop sign. Why is this not a mandatory stop crosswalk with flashing lights? A set of lights at Nash Road would certainly help in controlling the flow of traffic in order to cross at the south crossing. Stop signs however would make it harder to cross because the flow of cars would be constant and at steady intervals. For the safety of all, please grant traffic lights at this intersection and a mandatory stop crosswalk at the Moyse intersection. (Motion to refer correspondence to the Director of Engineering) D - 3 Blair Walters, President, Board of Directors, Durham Children's Aid Society, requesting Council to proclaim the month of October 2002 as "Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Month ". It was started by the Independent Order of Foresters to draw attention to and raise awareness of the problem of child abuse. Durham Children's Aid Society initiated a Purple Ribbon Campaign, held during this month, in 1992. Since that time, the use of the purple ribbon as a symbol has been adopted by 42 provincial children's aid societies. (Motion to Proclaim) D - 4 Sue Kojic, Fundraising Chair, Newcastle Family Connection, requesting Council to waive the fees for their event being held at Memorial Park, Newcastle on October 1, 2002. Newcastle Family Connections is a non- profit registered charitable organization that has been serving the community for over 11 years. They are a family resource centre located on Mill Street in Newcastle and they operate a drop -in centre for parents /caregivers and their children. Summary of Correspondence - 4 - October 7, 2002 Due to a huge demand, they are currently expanding their programs to reach the outlining areas, increasing the size of their toy and book lending library and creating early literacy kits that will not only be available to their parents, but to the schools as well. (Motion for Direction) D - 5 Clerk, County of Brant, advising Council that the County of Brant on September 17, 2002, passed the following resolution: "WHEREAS the Province has stated their commitment to implement the recommendations of the Walkerton Inquiry, Part 2; AND WHEREAS recommendations 59 through 64 are specific to matters related to licensing, and training of individual operators of water treatment and distribution facilities; AND WHEREAS the recommendations describe that: a) it is mandatory that all persons who perform operational duties in water treatment and distribution facilities be certified; b) education, examination and experience are essential components of ensuring competency to obtain certification; c) continuous training and examination will be a requirement to maintain certification; d) the level of certification required will be dependent upon the complexity of the water treatment and distribution systems operated; e) the Ministry of the Environment will take a lead role in establishing the requirements for the certification of operators and in ensuring the availability of an array of courses on the subjects required to train the operators; AND WHEREAS the recommendations consider that operators will enter a career in water treatment and /or water distribution at an entry level and progress through a set program of certification to the level required; AND WHEREAS there appears to be shortage of operators as many municipalities are experiencing difficulties in hiring both entry level operators and operators holding the level of licensing required to operate the water treatment and distribution facilities of the respective municipality; AND WHEREAS the number of operators holding higher levels of licensing may decrease further due to older operators electing to retire early rather than face the stresses of writing the examination proposed to be required to maintain their licensing; Summary of Correspondence - 5 - October 7, 2002 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Ministry of the Environment be requested to consult with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to develop a comprehensive full -time post secondary training curriculum that provides not only for the certification of entry level operators, but also provides options for the certification of all levels of operators, including Level 4, based on the length of study. It is recognized that it has been recommended that experience be a component of competency for certification, thus this curriculum may require participation by the municipalities to provide opportunities for cooperative work experience programs; AND THAT this resolution be forwarded to municipalities province - wide and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for endorsement." (Motion for Direction) D - 6 Malcolm McIntosh, CAO /Clerk, Township of West Grey, advising Council that the Township of West Grey passed the following resolution: "BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Council of the Township of West Grey hereby petitions the Minister of Natural Resources to undertake necessary steps to amend the Aggregate Resources Act to ensure the Ministry of Natural Resources consults with adjourning property owners, the Ministry of the Environment and the appropriate agencies, regarding applications to extract aggregate below the water table and amendments to existing aggregate licenses, and informs adjoining property owners, the Ministry of the Environment, and other appropriate agencies, concerning EBR postings to said applications; AND FURTHER THAT, a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for circulation to all local municipalities in Ontario for their support, and to the Honourable Jim Wilson, Bill Murdock MPP, the Honourable Helen Johns; and to Premier Ernie Eves." (Motion for Direction) D - 7 A.L. Georgieff, Commissioner of Planning, Durham Region, requesting Council to comment on the proposed restructuring of the Electoral Boundaries in the Durham Region area and suggested changes to the proposed alignment. Comments should be received by October 11, 2002. (Copy attached) (Motion for Direction) SUMMARY OF BY -LAW OCTOBER 7, 2002 BY -LAW 2002 -157 being a by -law to exempt a certain portion of Registered Plan 40M -21 13 from Part Lot Control (2001544 Ontario Limited (Robinson Ridge Phase 2)) (Report PSD- 102 -02) 2002 -158 being a by -law to exempt a certain portion of Registered Plan 40M -2107 from Part Lot Control (Veltri and Son Limited) (Report PSD- 103 -02) 2002 -159 being a by -law to authorize a contract between the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and Aquafor Beech Limited, Brampton, Ontario, to enter into agreement for the Brookhill Neighbourhood Subwatershed Study (Report COD- 45 -02) 2002 -160 being a by -law to authorize a contract between the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington and Cobourg Development Services Ltd., Cobourg, Ontario, to enter into agreement for the Reconstruction of Prestonvale Road (Report COD- 46 -02)