Minutes of Committee of the Whole - City Council

Council Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 9:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

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

Regrets:

• 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
• Cheryl Mullett, City Solicitor
• Elaine Henley, City Clerk
• Ken O'Brien, Chief Municipal Planner
• Maureen Harvey, Legislative Assistant
• Susan Bonnell, Manager - Communications & Office Services

Others

• Scott Winsor, Director of Engineering

  Mark White, Manager of Construction Engineering

  Craig Sheppard - Contractor

  Judy Tobin - Manager of Housing

  Simone Lilly - Affordable Housing & Development Facilitator

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Approval of the Agenda

2.1

Adoption of Agenda

• Recommendation
  Moved By Councillor Hickman
  Seconded By Councillor Hanlon

  That the agenda be adopted as presented.

  
  MOTION CARRIED (10 to 0)

3.

Adoption of the Minutes

3.1

Adoption of Minutes - January 15, 2020

• Recommendation
  Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Stapleton

  That the minutes of January 15, 2020 be adopted as presented.

  
  MOTION CARRIED (10 to 0)

4.

Presentations/Delegations

5.

Finance & Administration - Councillor Dave Lane

5.1

Approval of a Professional Development Allowance for Members of Council

• Recommendation
  Moved By Councillor Lane
  Seconded By Councillor Hanlon

  That Council approve a professional development allowance of $1,000 per Councillor per year  and an associated policy be developed to guide the fund and provide clarity on usage.

  
  MOTION CARRIED (10 to 0)

6.

Public Works & Sustainability - Councillor Ian Froude

6.1

Riverhead Capital Reserve Fund Expense - Procurement of Replacement Deep Well Bar Screen

• Recommendation
  Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Deputy Mayor O'Leary

  That as the deep well bar screen is essential for reliable and continuous operation of the Riverhead Wastewater Treatment Facility, funding be made available through the Capital Reserve Fund for purchase of this equipment. The total estimated cost to supply and deliver a new deep well bar screen is $233,000.00 USD (Taxes Extra).

  
  MOTION CARRIED (10 to 0)

6.2

Windsor Lake Water Treatment Plant Capital Reserve Fund - Replacement of High Zone Pumping Station Emergency Diesel Generator

• Recommendation
  Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Stapleton

  That as the High Zone Pumping Station emergency diesel generator is an essential piece of equipment which is necessary to provide redundancy of power availability for the continuous supply of treated water to the Airport Heights service area, funding be made available through the Capital Reserve Fund to support the purchase and installation of this equipment. The total estimated cost to replace this equipment, including engineering design and installation, is $500,000.00 + HST.

  
  MOTION CARRIED (10 to 0)

6.3

Water Street Heated Sidewalks (Snow Melt System) Study

• Recommendation
  Moved By Councillor Froude
  Seconded By Councillor Hanlon

  That Council not install heated sidewalks in Water Street given the additional capital and operating costs, the required changes to other snow clearing on the adjacent street, and the uncertainty of success.

  
  MOTION CARRIED (10 to 0)

7.

Community Services - Councillor Jamie Korab

8.

Special Events - Councillor Hope Jamieson

9.

Housing - Deputy Mayor Sheilagh O'Leary

9.1

Affordable Housing Catalyst Grant Allocations 2020

• Recommendation
  Moved By Deputy Mayor O'Leary
  Seconded By Councillor Jamieson

  That Council accept the recommended 2020 Housing Catalyst Grant allocations as presented.

  
  MOTION CARRIED (10 to 0)

9.2

NIMBY Toolkit Update

Council considered the above noted information note.

10.

Economic Development - Mayor Danny Breen

11.

Tourism and Culture - Councillor Debbie Hanlon

12.

Governance & Strategic Priorities - Mayor Danny Breen

13.

Planning & Development - Councillor Maggie Burton

13.1

Text Amendment to Enable Heritage Use as a Discretionary Use in the Institutional (INST) and Institutional Downtown (INST-D) Zones - REZ1900014 - 42 Bannerman Street

• Recommendation
  Moved By Councillor Burton
  Seconded By Councillor Lane

  That Council consider the application for a text amendment to the Development Regulations to enable Heritage Use as a Discretionary Use. Further, that the Text Amendment and Discretionary Use be advertised for public review and comment, following which time, the application will be referred to a regular meeting of Council for consideration of adoption.

  
  MOTION CARRIED (10 to 0)

13.2

Text Amendment to allow a Residential Accessory Dwelling Unit within a Floatplane Hanger in the Rural Zone - REZ1900017 - 360 Paddy’s Pond Road

• Recommendation
  Moved By Councillor Burton
  Seconded By Councillor Froude

  That Council refuse the application for a text amendment to allow a Residential Accessory Dwelling Unit within a Floatplane Hanger in the Rural Zone at 360 Paddy’s Pond Road. The proposal does not meet the intent of the Crown Land Grant requirements, as well, the City does not allow Floatplane Hangers to be used for residential occupancy and the Lot does not have frontage on a Public Street.

  
  MOTION CARRIED (10 to 0)

14.

Transportation and Regulatory Services - Councillor Sandy Hickman

15.

Other Business

16.

Adjournment

There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 9:36 am