Minutes of Committee of the Whole - City Council

Council Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 3:00 P.m. - 4:30 P.m.

4th Floor City Hall

Present:

• Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O'Leary
• Councillor Maggie Burton
• Councillor Ron Ellsworth
• Councillor Debbie Hanlon
• Councillor Jill Bruce
• Councillor Jamie Korab
• Councillor Ian Froude
• Councillor Carl Ridgeley

Regrets:

• Mayor Danny Breen
• Councillor Sandy Hickman
• Councillor Ophelia Ravencroft

Staff:

• Tanya Haywood, Deputy City Manager of Community Services
• Jason Sinyard, Deputy City Manager of Planning, Engineering & Regulatory Services
• Cheryl Mullett, City Solicitor
• Ken O'Brien, Chief Municipal Planner
• Karen Chafe, City Clerk
• Erin Skinner
• Stacey Baird, Legislative Assistant
• David Crowe

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Approval of the Agenda

• Moved By Councillor Korab
  Seconded By Councillor Ellsworth

  That the agenda be adopted as presented.

  
  

  For (8)

  Deputy Mayor O'Leary, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Ellsworth, Councillor Bruce, and Councillor Ridgeley

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (8 to 0)

3.

Adoption of the Minutes

3.1

Minutes of October 10, 2023

• Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Bruce

  That the minutes of October 10, 2023, be accepted as presented.

  
  

  For (8)

  Deputy Mayor O'Leary, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Ellsworth, Councillor Bruce, and Councillor Ridgeley

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (8 to 0)

4.

Presentations/Delegations

5.

Finance & Administration - Councillor Ron Ellsworth

6.

Public Works - Councillor Sandy Hickman

7.

Community Services - Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O'Leary

7.1

Free Menstrual Products in the City’s Recreation Facilities and City Hall

• Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Ellsworth

  That Council approve funding of $12,000 to install and implement the provision of free menstrual products in the identified city facilities above with further funds added to the following year’s budgets to maintain the initiative and continue to monitor other sources of funding to support this initiative.

  
  

  For (8)

  Deputy Mayor O'Leary, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Ellsworth, Councillor Bruce, and Councillor Ridgeley

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (8 to 0)

8.

Special Events - Councillor Debbie Hanlon

9.

Housing - Councillor Ophelia Ravencroft

10.

Economic Development, Tourism & Immigration - Mayor Danny Breen

11.

Arts & Culture - Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O'Leary

12.

Governance & Strategic Priorities - Mayor Danny Breen

13.

Planning  - Councillor Ian Froude

13.1

7 Waterford Bridge Road – REZ2300009

Councillor Froude declared a conflict of interest.

• Moved By Councillor Burton
  Seconded By Councillor Ellsworth

  That Council recommend rezoning 7 Waterford Bridge Road from the Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Apartment 1 (A1) Zone and approve the attached draft terms of reference for a land use report (LUR).
  
  Further, upon receiving a satisfactory land use report, that Council refer the application to a public meeting chaired by an independent facilitator for public input and feedback.

  
  

  For (7)	Deputy Mayor O'Leary, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Korab, Councillor Ellsworth, Councillor Bruce, and Councillor Ridgeley
  Abstain (1)	Councillor Froude

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (7 to 0)

13.2

110 Higgins Line – Text Amendment – REZ2300010

• Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Ellsworth

  That Council consider a text amendment to the Envision St. John’s Development Regulations, which would add Home Occupation to the Residential Special (RA) Zone.

  
  

  For (8)

  Deputy Mayor O'Leary, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Ellsworth, Councillor Bruce, and Councillor Ridgeley

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (8 to 0)

13.3

154 University Avenue – REZ2300004

• Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Burton

  That Council consider rezoning 154 University Avenue from the Residential 1 (R1) Zone to the Residential 2 (R2) Zone for a Four-Plex development, and that the application be advertised and referred to a public meeting chaired by an independent facilitator.

  
  

  For (8)

  Deputy Mayor O'Leary, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Ellsworth, Councillor Bruce, and Councillor Ridgeley

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (8 to 0)

13.4

725 Southlands Boulevard – REZ2100009

• Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Hanlon

  That Council consider an amendment to the Envision St. John’s Development Regulations to replace Appendix D, Schedules A to D in the Planned Mixed Development 1 (PDM1) Zone with the new proposed development plan. This will include text amendments to the PMD1 Zone regarding minimum frontages, parking requirements and the addition of Personal Care Homes. Further, that the application be advertised and referred to a public meeting chaired by an independent facilitator.

  
  

  For (8)

  Deputy Mayor O'Leary, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Ellsworth, Councillor Bruce, and Councillor Ridgeley

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (8 to 0)

13.5

Text Amendment – Daycare Centre – Additional Changes

Councillor Froude recommended that Council consider allowing daycares with that have 7 or less children to be a permitted use in certain zones. After much discussion and a lot of support from Council, it was decided to add the recommendation to the motion.

• Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Burton

  That Council, further to the daycare text amendment changes previously advertised, consider a revised text amendment to the Envision St. John’s Development Regulations to make Daycare Centre a permitted use in the following zones: Commercial Downtown (CD) Zone; Commercial Downtown Mixed (CDM) Zone; Commercial Downtown Mixed 2 (CDM2) Zone; Commercial Highway (CH) Zone; Commercial Kenmount (CK) Zone; Commercial Neighbourhood (CN) Zone; Industrial Commercial (IC) Zone; Institutional Downtown (INST-DT); and advertise the revised amendment for public comment, as per Section 4.8 of the Envision St. John’s Development Regulations.

  Further that Council consider allowing daycares that come forward that have 7 or less children become a permitted use in the following zones so that they do not have to go through the lengthier discretionary use process: Residential 1 (R1) Zone; Residential 2 (R2) Zone; Residential 3 (R3) Zone Residential Downtown (RD) Zone; Residential Mixed (RM) Zone; Residential Quidi Vidi (RQV) Zone

  
  

  For (8)

  Deputy Mayor O'Leary, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Ellsworth, Councillor Bruce, and Councillor Ridgeley

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (8 to 0)

14.

Development - Councillor Jamie Korab

15.

Transportation and Regulatory Services - Councillor Maggie Burton

15.1

King’s Bridge Road at Winter Avenue Crosswalk Enhancement

Councillor Burton presented the information note regarding Crosswalk Enhancements at Kings Bridge Road and Winter Avenue.

The Deputy Mayor referenced additional, eye level flashing lights for pedestrians and asked when they were removed. The Manager of Transportation Engineering advised that he would look into it but also informed Council that the enhancements will include walking signals for pedestrians.

16.

Sustainability - Councillor Maggie Burton & Councillor Ian Froude

17.

Other Business

18.

Adjournment

There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 3:37 p.m.