Minutes of Regular Meeting - City Council

Council Chamber, 4th Floor, City Hall

Meeting #:
Date:	Monday, September 09, 2019 at 4:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.
Location:	4th Floor City Hall

Present:

• Mayor Danny Breen
• Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O'Leary
• Councillor Maggie Burton
• Councillor Dave Lane
• Councillor Sandy Hickman
• Councillor Debbie Hanlon
• Councillor Deanne Stapleton
• Councillor Hope Jamieson
• Councillor Jamie Korab
• Councillor Ian Froude
• Councillor Wally Collins

Staff:

• Kevin Breen, City Manager
• Derek Coffey, Deputy City Manager of Finance & Administration
• Tanya Haywood, Deputy City Manager of Community Services
• Jason Sinyard, Deputy City Manager of Planning, Engineering & Regulatory Services
• Lynnann Winsor, Deputy City Manager of Public Works
• Elaine Henley, City Clerk
• Ken O'Brien, Chief Municipal Planner
• Shanna Fitzgerald, Legislative Assistant

Others:

• Linda Bishop, Senior Legal Counsel

  Kelly Maguire, Communications Officer

​​Land Acknowledgement

The following statement was read into the record:

“We respectfully acknowledge the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador, of which the City of St. John’s is the capital City, as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk. Today, these lands are home to a diverse population of indigenous and other peoples. We would also like to acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Mi’kmaq, Innu, Inuit, and Southern Inuit of this Province.”

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

2.1

Rick Hansen - Rick Hansen Foundation

2.2

Fire Prevention Week (October 6 – 12, 2019)

2.3

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Week (September 9 – 13, 2019)

2.4

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

3.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

3.1

Agenda dated September 9, 2019

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/342
  Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Lane

  That the agenda be adopted as presented.

  MOTION CARRIED

4.

ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

4.1

Adoption of Minutes dated September 3, 2019

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/343
  Moved By Councillor Jamieson
  Seconded By Deputy Mayor O'Leary

  That the minutes of September 3, 2019 be adopted as presented.

  MOTION CARRIED

5.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

6.

NOTICES PUBLISHED

6.1

Application - 394 Kenmount Road

A Discretionary Use application has been submitted requesting permission to occupy a portion of the building as an Eating Establishment.

No submissions.

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/344
  Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Hanlon

  That the application be approved subject to all applicable City requirements.

  MOTION CARRIED

7.

PUBLIC HEARINGS/MEETINGS

8.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

8.1

Development Committee Report - September 3, 2019

1.

Decision Note dated September 4, 2019 re: Crown Land Lease for Agriculture Use - CRW1900016 - Trans-Canada Highway West of Paddy's Pond (PID 403310) - Lester Farms Inc.

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/345
  Moved By Councillor Burton
  Seconded By Councillor Collins

  That the Crown Land Grant lease be approved, with the condition that final approval is subject to the submission of a Development application and subject to all Planning, Engineering & Regulatory Services requirements.

  MOTION CARRIED

2.

Decision Note dated September 4, 2019 re: Proposed Extension to Accessory Building in the Watershed - 292 Southern Shore Highway - INT1900092

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/346
  Moved By Councillor Collins
  Seconded By Councillor Lane

  That this matter is deferred to a future meeting of Council.

  MOTION CARRIED

3.

Decision Note dated August 27, 2019 re: Request for Parking Relief - 160 Southlands Boulevard - DEV1900166

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/347
  Moved By Councillor Burton
  Seconded By Councillor Lane

  That Council approve the parking relief for 50 spaces, to allow a total of 77 spaces on the site.

  MOTION CARRIED

4.

Decision Note dated September 4, 2019 re: Request to Build Patio in Flood Plain Buffer - INT1900095 - 320 Waterford Bridge Road

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/348
  Moved By Councillor Burton
  Seconded By Councillor Korab

  That Council approve the proposed development in accordance with Section 11.2.4(3) of the St. John's Development Regulations.

  MOTION CARRIED

9.

RESOLUTIONS

10.

DEVELOPMENT PERMITS LIST   

10.1

Development Permits List for the period August 29 to September 4, 2019

Council considered as information the above cited Development Permits list.

11.

BUILDING PERMITS LIST

11.1

Building Permits List for the period August 29 to September 4, 2019

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/349
  Moved By Councillor Hanlon
  Seconded By Councillor Stapleton

  That the Building Permits List for the period August 29 to September 4, 2019 be approved as presented.

  MOTION CARRIED

12.

REQUISITIONS, PAYROLLS AND ACCOUNTS

12.1

Weekly Payment Vouchers for the Week Ending September 4, 2019

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/350
  Moved By Councillor Hanlon
  Seconded By Councillor Stapleton

  That Council adopt the weekly payment vouchers for the week ending September 4, 2019 in the amount of $4,153,517.29.

  MOTION CARRIED

13.

TENDERS/RFPS

14.

NOTICES OF MOTION, RESOLUTIONS QUESTIONS AND PETITIONS

15.

OTHER BUSINESS

15.1

Decision Note dated September 9, 2019 re: Demolition of Building – 117 Linegar Avenue

• SJMC-R-2019-09-09/351
  Moved By Councillor Collins
  Seconded By Councillor Hickman

  That Council grant the Demolition Order of 117 Linegar Avenue due to the building being in a state of disrepair and unfit for habitation.

  MOTION CARRIED

15.2

Other Business Raised by Councillors

1. Deputy Mayor O'Leary

• Requested that Mayor Breen write a letter on behalf of Council to Newfoundland Power regarding some initiatives Newfoundland Power have about promoting EV charging stations.

16.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:25 pm.