Minutes of Regular Meeting - City Council

Council Chamber, 4th Floor, City Hall

Meeting #:
Date:
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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 Hope Jamieson
  • Councillor Jamie Korab
  • Councillor Wally Collins
Regrets:
  • Councillor Deanne Stapleton
  • Councillor Ian Froude
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
  • Cheryl Mullett, City Solicitor
  • Elaine Henley, City Clerk
  • Ken O'Brien, Chief Municipal Planner
  • Maureen Harvey, Legislative Assistant
Others:
  • Kelly Maguire - Public Relations and Marketing 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.”


  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/522
    Moved ByCouncillor Korab
    Seconded ByDeputy Mayor O'Leary

    That the agenda be adopted with the addition of the 2019 Purple Ribbon Campaign Proclamation support.

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/523
    Moved ByCouncillor Collins
    Seconded ByCouncillor Jamieson

    That the minutes of the Regular Meeting held November 18, 2019 be adopted as presented.

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/524
    Moved ByCouncillor Collins
    Seconded ByCouncillor Hickman

    That Council approve the attached resolutions for St. John’s Municipal Plan Amendment Number 150, 2018 and St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 686, 2018, as adopted. These amendments would redesignate and rezone land at  47A Heavy Tree Road (Diamond Marsh subdivision stage 4) from the Rural (R) Zone to the Residential Medium Density (R2) Zone to allow the proposed development of 32 SemiDetached Dwellings. Further, the amendments will be referred to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment, with a request for Provincial Registration in accordance with the provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Act.  
     
    Final registration of the City of St. John's amendments is dependent on the Minister’s decision to approve St. John’s Urban Region Regional Plan Amendment Number 4, 2018. A copy of the Commissioner’s report has also been sent to the Minister for consideration.  

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/525
    Moved ByDeputy Mayor O'Leary
    Seconded ByCouncillor Jamieson

    That Council:

    1. Reject the 55.9m2 accessory building as constructed;
    2. Approve the requirement that the Town instruct the applicant to reduce the size of the building of no more than 45m2 as per the agreement;
    3. Approve the installation of a Newfoundland Power utility pole upon the confirmation of the reduction in size.
    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/526
    Moved ByDeputy Mayor O'Leary
    Seconded ByCouncillor Jamieson

    That Council support the Province's proclamation of 2019 Purple Ribbon Campaign and also hereby proclaims November 25 to December 10 as the Purple Ribbon Campaign to prevent violence against women and people generally in Newfoundland and Labrador. 

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/527
    Moved ByCouncillor Korab
    Seconded ByCouncillor Lane

    That the Building Permits List for the period November 14-20 be approved as presented.

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/528
    Moved ByCouncillor Hickman
    Seconded ByCouncillor Collins

    That the weekly payment vouchers for the week ending November 20, 2019 in the amount of $4,445,091.14 be adopted as presented.

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/529
    Moved ByCouncillor Jamieson
    Seconded ByCouncillor Korab

    That Council award RFP 2019215 (Leased Loader Contract) to Group 1 (Toromont), Group 2 (Grandt), Group 3 (Brandt) in the amount of $7,868,140.56 based on an evaluation of the proposals by the City's evaluation team as per the Public Procurement Act.

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)

Councillor Jamieson presented a petition entitled "Save the Last Naturalized Green Space in Downtown St. John's demanding the City reject the proposal to change the zoning of the land behind the Old Parish Hall at 66-68 Queen's Road, St. John's to be changed from Open Space to Commercial Central Mixed Use (CCM).  It was noted that this petition was collected in two parts, one with signatures recorded on paper and one with signatures collected online.

  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/530
    Moved ByCouncillor Jamieson
    Seconded ByCouncillor Hickman

    That Council approve the suspension of the Regular and Committee of the Whole meetings for a two-week period beginning Friday, December 20, 2019 and resuming Monday, January 6, 2020.

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/531
    Moved ByDeputy Mayor O'Leary
    Seconded ByCouncillor Collins

    That Council approve the quit claim of the strip of land at the front of 1194B Portugal Cove Road as shown in red on the attached diagram.

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/532
    Moved ByCouncillor Korab
    Seconded ByCouncillor Jamieson

    That Council approve the award of the Negotiable RFP#2019216 H.G.R. Mews Community Centre Replacement to Lat49 Architecture Inc. in the amount of $2,229,919.00.

    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2019-11-25/533
    Moved ByCouncillor Lane
    Seconded ByCouncillor Collins

    That Council approve the following concert dates for Iceberg Alley Performances

    2020 - September 9-19, 2020

    2021 - September 8-18, 2021

    2022 - September 14-24, 2022

    This approval is subject to adherence to conditions set out by the Special Events Advisory Committee in the months to come as staff works through the applications.

    MOTION CARRIED (6 to 2)

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:20 pm.