Minutes of Regular Meeting - City Council

Council Chamber, 4th Floor, City Hall

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4th Floor City Hall
Present:
  • Mayor Danny Breen
  • Councillor Maggie Burton
  • Councillor Sandy Hickman
  • Councillor Debbie Hanlon
  • Councillor Deanne Stapleton
  • Councillor Jamie Korab
  • Councillor Ian Froude
  • Councillor Wally Collins
  • Councillor Shawn Skinner
Regrets:
  • Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O'Leary
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
  • Maureen Harvey, Legislative Assistant
  • Kelly Maguire, Public Relations & Marketing Officer
Others:
  • Linda Bishop, Senior Legal Counsel

​​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-2021-01-25/42
    Moved ByCouncillor Skinner
    Seconded ByCouncillor Stapleton

    That the Agenda be adopted as presented.


    For (9)Mayor Breen, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hickman, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Stapleton, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Collins, and Councillor Skinner


    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2021-01-25/43
    Moved ByCouncillor Froude
    Seconded ByCouncillor Hickman

    That the minutes of January 18, 2021 be adopted as presented. 


    For (9)Mayor Breen, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hickman, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Stapleton, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Collins, and Councillor Skinner


    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2021-01-25/44
    Moved ByCouncillor Skinner
    Seconded ByCouncillor Collins

    That Council approve the attached Occupational Health and Safety Program manual and that Emergency and Safety Services division implement a mandatory awareness program for City of St. John’s managers and supervisors.


    For (9)Mayor Breen, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hickman, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Stapleton, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Collins, and Councillor Skinner


    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2021-01-25/45
    Moved ByCouncillor Hickman
    Seconded ByCouncillor Hanlon

    That Council approve access to funding from the Windsor Lake WTP Equipment Reserve Fund to support the purchase of a replacement High Zone Pumping Station Pump #3 at the Windsor Lake Water Treatment Plant.


    For (9)Mayor Breen, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hickman, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Stapleton, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Collins, and Councillor Skinner


    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2021-01-25/46
    Moved ByCouncillor Stapleton
    Seconded ByCouncillor Korab

    That the weekly payment vouchers for the week ending January 20, 2021 in the amount of $ 9,991,360.17 be approved as presented.


    For (9)Mayor Breen, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hickman, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Stapleton, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Collins, and Councillor Skinner


    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)
  • SJMC-R-2021-01-25/47
    Moved ByCouncillor Burton
    Seconded ByCouncillor Skinner

    That Council adopt St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 715, 2021, which will expand Heritage Use to allow the development of a Dwelling Unit in a designated Carriage House.

    Further, that Council approve the Discretionary Use of 3 Park Place as a Heritage Use (Carriage House).


    For (9)Mayor Breen, Councillor Burton, Councillor Hickman, Councillor Hanlon, Councillor Stapleton, Councillor Korab, Councillor Froude, Councillor Collins, and Councillor Skinner


    MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:18 pm