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Regular Council Meeting
December 8, 2008
What was decided (15 motions)
13 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That correspondence Item CORR 22-08 be
Moved by Councillor Emm, seconded by Councillor Drumm
Referred
That Council adopt the recommendations set out in Item Nos. 3.1 and 3.2, 4.1 through 4.10 inclusive, and Item 5.1 as contained in the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Committee held on November 24, 2008, save and except Item Nos. 3.1, 3.2, 4.2, 4.3, 4.7 and 5.1 thereof.
Moved by Councillor Drumm, seconded by Councillor Coe
Carried
1. That Planning/Public Works Joint Report, Item No. PL 146-08 summarizing the consultant's findings and draft recommendations regarding the Parking Study be received for information; and, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008 AT THE HOUR OF 8:00 P.M. IN THE MEETING HALL OF THE WHITBY MUNICIPAL BUILDING 5. (Continued) 2. That the consultant's final report take into account comments of the Accessibility Directorate’s Accessible Transportation Standards Development Committee, the technical steering committee, comments received at the Open House and Public Meeting and be prepared and presented early in the first quarter of 2009.
Moved by Councillor Drumm, seconded by Councillor Coe
Carried
PART A – Complete Application Requirements: 1. That Council adopt the Town initiated Official Plan Amendment to amend the Town of Whitby Official Plan, File OPA-2008-W/01, as Amendment No. 79, as contained in Planning Report, Item No. PL 145-08; 2. That a By-law to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 79 be brought forward for Council approval; 3. That the Clerk forward a record of the adopted Official Plan Amendment No. 79, including a copy of Planning Report, Item PL 145-08, two (2) copies of the adopted amendment, a copy of the adopting by-law, and other relevant materials, to the Region of Durham, within fifteen (15) days of adoption of the amendment; 4. That the Region of Durham be advised of Council’s decision; and, 5. That the Clerk forward a Notice of Decision to those persons and agencies who had requested to be notified of Council’s decision. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WHITBY HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008 AT THE HOUR OF 8:00 P.M. IN THE MEETING HALL OF THE WHITBY MUNICIPAL BUILDING 5. (Continued) PART B – Site Plan Control Policies: 1. That Council adopt the Town initiated Official Plan Amendment to amend the Town of Whitby Official Plan, file OPA-2008-W/02, as Amendment No. 80, as contained in Planning Report, Item No. PL 145-08; 2. That a By-law to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 80 be brought forward for Council approval; 3. That the Clerk forward a record of the adopted Official Plan Amendment No. 80, includ
Moved by Councillor Drumm, seconded by Councillor Coe
Carried
That the above motion be amended by adding the following thereto: 5. That the Town of Whitby Council and Staff use all available tools to ensure the provision of a full serve component for all future gas station facilities in the Town of Whitby; and, 6. That the Mayor’s Office write to all gas station operators in the Town of Whitby to request them to review their current operations to see what can be done to accommodate patrons with special needs.
Moved by Councillor Mitchell, seconded by Councillor Coe
Carried
1. That Site Plan Application (SP-41-08) be approved subject to the comments and conditions contained in Planning Report, Item PL 155-08; 2. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to approve an acceptable site plan in lieu of the applicant entering into a Site Plan Agreement with the Municipality; 3. That the proponent advise the Director of Public Works as to their preferred option to options A, B and C as set out on pages 4 and 5 to Planning Report, Item PL 155-08; and, 4. That the Mayor, on behalf of Whitby Town Council, forward a letter to the Minister of Health and Christine Elliot, MPP, encouraging: i) the re-opening of the hospital at 300 Gordon Street; and, ii) the Ontario Government to act on the report that was forwarded to the government from Lakeridge Health and the Central East Local Health Integration Network calling for the re-opening of the hospital.
Moved by Councillor Drumm, seconded by Councillor Coe
Carried
That the sidewalks located on Queen Street between Winchester Road and Baldwin Street and on Lockridge Street between Cochrane Street and Whitburn Street be plowed as part of the Town’s ongoing Snow Clearing Program.
Moved by Councillor Drumm, seconded by Councillor Coe
Carried
That the above motion be amended by adding the following thereto: 5. That the applicant be responsible for the installation of a bronze, pole mounted heritage marker plaque, subject to approval by the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee.
Moved by Councillor Coe, seconded by Councillor Pitchforth
Carried
That the main motion be further amended by adding the following thereto: 6. That the applicant incorporate the south and east wall faces of the Crawforth House into the façade of the new building and that the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee work with staff and the developer to facilitate this.
Moved by Councillor Pitchforth, seconded by Councillor Coe
Carried
That Council adopt the recommendations set out in Item Nos. 3.1 through 3.8 inclusive, as contained in the minutes of the meeting of the Operations Committee held on December 1, 2008, save and except Item No. 3.4 thereof.
Moved by Councillor Pitchforth, seconded by Councillor Emm
Carried
That the Town's Management Committee be responsible for acting as the Town's audit review group and report the results and any recommendations regarding the annual external audit of financial statements to Council. MOTION
Moved by Councillor Emm, seconded by Councillor Mitchell
Lost
1. That an Audit Committee be struck comprised of the Mayor, Budget Chair and the Chief Administrative Officer; and, 2. That the Audit Committee review and report the results and any recommendations regarding the annual external audit of financial statements to Council.
Moved by Councillor Coe, seconded by Councillor Pitchforth
Carried
1. That council adopt the Directive for Occupational Health and Safety as recommended by the Town’s Health and Safety Officer; and 2. The Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign the Directive on behalf of the Corporation and Council.
Moved by Councillor Emm, seconded by Councillor Drumm
Carried
1. That Council approve the removal of the “H” Holding symbol from the subject property, subject to the comments and conditions contained in Planning Report No. PL 148-08; and, 2. That the amending Zoning By-law to remove the “H” Holding symbol be brought forward for Council’s approval, at such time as the applicant has entered into the appropriate development agreements to satisfy the requirements of the Public Works and Planning Departments.
Moved by Councillor Drumm, seconded by Councillor Coe
Carried
That Drew Armstrong be appointed Fire Chief on an acting basis and for the purposes of By-Law 4822-01 and subsection 6(1) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997.
Moved by Councillor Coe, seconded by Councillor Drumm