Minutes of Regular Meeting - City Council

Council Chamber, 4th Floor, City Hall

Monday, October 19, 2020 at 3:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

4th Floor City Hall

Present:

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

Regrets:

• Mayor Danny Breen

Staff:

• Kevin Breen, City Manager
• 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
• Shanna Fitzgerald, Legislative Assistant
• Susan Bonnell, Manager - Communications & Office Services

​​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

3.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

3.1

Adoption of Agenda

• SJMC-R-2020-10-19/521
  Moved By Councillor Hanlon
  Seconded By Councillor Lane

  That the Agenda be adopted as presented.

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)

4.

ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES

4.1

Adoption of Minutes - October 13, 2020

• SJMC-R-2020-10-19/522
  Moved By Councillor Stapleton
  Seconded By Councillor Burton

  That the minutes of the Regular meeting held on October 13, 2020 be adopted as presented. 

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)

5.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

6.

NOTICES PUBLISHED

7.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

7.1

Development Committee Report

1.

Request to Set Parking Requirement for Bakery and Parking Relief for the Site - 16 Stavanger Drive - INT2000095

• SJMC-R-2020-10-19/523
  Moved By Councillor Burton
  Seconded By Councillor Lane

  That Council set 3 parking spaces for the proposed Bakery and approve parking relief for 5 parking spaces for the entire site at 16 Stavanger Drive.

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)

2.

Request to Approve a 3 Storey Single Detached Dwelling - 1 Ozark Place - INT2000097

• SJMC-R-2020-10-19/524
  Moved By Councillor Burton
  Seconded By Councillor Hickman

  That Council approve the attached draft Terms of Reference for the Land Use Assessment Report (LUAR) at 1 Ozark Place to consider a 3 storey Single Detached Dwelling.
  
  Further, following submission of a satisfactory Land Use Assessment Report (LUAR), it is recommended that the application be advertised and referred to a regular meeting of Council for consideration of approval.

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)

8.

DEVELOPMENT PERMITS LIST  (FOR INFORMATION ONLY) 

8.1

Development Permits List for the Period of October 8 To October 14, 2020

Council considered the above noted for information. 

9.

BUILDING PERMITS LIST

9.1

Building Permits List for the Period of October 8 to October 14, 2020

• SJMC-R-2020-10-19/525
  Moved By Councillor Lane
  Seconded By Councillor Hanlon

  That Council approve the Building Permits List for the period of October 8 to October 14, 2020.

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (8 to 0)

10.

REQUISITIONS, PAYROLLS AND ACCOUNTS

10.1

Weekly Payment Vouchers for the Week Ending October 14, 2020

• SJMC-R-2020-10-19/526
  Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Stapleton

  That Council approve the Weekly Payment Vouchers for the week ending October 14, 2020 in the amount of $4,008,141.90.

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)

11.

TENDERS/RFPS

11.1

2020159 – Backline Culvert Replacement

Ratification of E-poll conducted October 16, 2020

• SJMC-R-2020-10-19/527
  Moved By Councillor Collins
  Seconded By Councillor Froude

  That Council approve the award of open call 2020159 – Backline Culvert Replacement to the lowest bidder meeting specifications Dexter Construction Company Limited for the sum of $176,628.50 (HST included) as per the Public Procurement Act.

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED (9 to 0)

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION, RESOLUTIONS QUESTIONS AND PETITIONS

12.1

Notice of Motion - Adoption of the St. John's Election Finance (Amendment No. 1-2020) By-Law

Councillor Froude presented the following Notice of Motion for adoption of the St. John's Election Finance (Amendment No. 1-2020) By-Law:

TAKE NOTICE that I will at the next regular meeting of the St. John's Municipal Council move the adoption of the St. John's Election Finance (Amendment No. 1-2020) By-Law, which By-Law will have the effect of incorporating recommended election reforms into the St. John's Election Finance By-Law for the 2021 general municipal election.

DATED at St. John’s, NL this 19 day of October 2020.

____________________________

Councillor Ian Froude 

12.2

Petition - Cowen Heights Crosswalk

Councillor Korab presented a petition for adding solar-powered, button-activated flashing light posts on both sides of the crosswalk on Frecker Drive/United Church.

13.

OTHER BUSINESS

14.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:42 pm.

• SJMC-R-2020-10-19/528
  Moved By Councillor Hanlon
  Seconded By Councillor Stapleton

  That the meeting be adjourned.

  
  
  
  MOTION CARRIED