• February 4 -12, 2004 � Standing Committee review of 2004 Business Plan/Budget
• March 4, 2004�public input and Finance and Administration Committee review of consolidated 2004 Business Plan and Budget
• March 25, 2004 Council approval
• Additional meetings as required

1. The presentation be received, and

 

2. The 2004 Business Plan and Budget, as submitted through the Chair's Budget Review Committee and as presented by the Chief Administrative Officer be subject to the following review process:

 

a) the 2004 Business Plan and Budget be forwarded to Standing Committees for detailed review with specific direction that any changes made by a Standing Committee not exceed the total amount of proposed 2004 funding and resources identified in that budget, and a list be compiled of any specific recommendations for additional expenditures;

 

b) Committees forward their recommended budgets to Finance and Administration Committee on March 4, 2004, for proposed adoption by Regional Council on March 25, 2004;

 

c) public input be received at the Finance and Administration Committee on March 4, 2004; and

 

d) staff be directed to provide Notice, not later than February 1, 2004 of the proposed adoption of the 2004 Business Plan and Budget by Regional Council on March 25, 2004, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001.

Clause 7 be amended to include the following:

Whereas on January 7, 2004, the Planning and Economic Development Committee considered a Planning and Development Services staff report on Official Plan Amendment No. 34 and adopted the staff recommendation to approve the Amendment subject to two minor modifications;

 

And whereas on January 13, 2004, the Council of the Town of Aurora passed a motion to request that Regional Council modify OPA 34 to include a statement regarding the applicability of local Official Plan Amendment No. 48;

 

And whereas the statement would clarify the position of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Region and Town of Aurora that any new applications within the OPA 34 area shall conform to the requirements of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan;

 

Now therefore be it resolved that, in addition to those modifications recommended by Planning and Economic Development Committee, the following statement be added to Section 1.1 (Introduction):

 

"It is noted that the lands subject to this Official Plan Amendment are also governed by Official Plan Amendment No. 48, regarding the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan in accordance with the provisions of Sections 15 and 17 of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act."

Clause 9 be amended to include the following:

Staff be requested to prepare a report to Planning and Economic Development Committee, addressing what land in the rural community is owned by third parties.

Clause 2 be amended to include the words "the school boards" in recommendation 2, as amended by the Committee, so that recommendation 2 would now read as follows:

2. Regional staff work with the Local Municipalities, the City of  Toronto, the other Greater Toronto Area Regions, and the school boards to develop an anti-litter campaign, and encourage the Local Municipalities to review and enhance their anti-litter by-laws. 

Clause 4:

Staff be requested to provide further detailed statistical information to the Transit Committee on the results of the 2002 survey and provide future periodic progress reports relating to the items listed as concerns in the survey.

 

Staff also be requested to provide a report to the Transit Committee on providing an analysis of the data from the York Region Transit Call Centre .

Clause 5 be amended as follows:

Recommendation 4 be referred back to the Transportation and Works Committee to allow the residents of Jennings Gate to make representation to the Committee.

Clause 11 be amended as follows:

Committee Recommendation 2 and Staff Recommendation 2 be received and replaced with the following:

 

R2. Regional staff expedite and take action on the tender for the Warden Avenue widening work in 2004.

Clause 25 be amended as follows:

The map attached to the report be replaced with the one presented to Council showing the property being expropriated.

In considering this Report, Council requested that the following motion be referred to the Planning and Economic Development Committee:

 

That the Province review local Environmental Master Plans and provide for the permanent retention of green space identified in those Plans and/or provide additional legislative authority to municipalities to implement those Plans.

Recommendation 1 and the attached Resolution of the Sole Shareholder of York Region Rapid Transit Corporation, be amended by replacing the name "William Bell" with "William F. Bell".

1. the Ontario Municipal Board be requested to adjourn the hearing with respect to the North Leslie lands in Richmond Hill pending final legislative resolution of Bill 27 � the Greenbelt Protection Act, 2003.

 

2. the Regional Chair request the Minister of Municipal Affairs to direct counsel to appear at the OMB hearing in support of the adjournment request.

 

3.  the Regional Chair request the Minister of Municipal Affairs to take all necessary steps to stay the North Leslie OMB hearing once the Greenbelt Protection Act, 2003 comes into force until the Province clarifies which lands within the North Leslie Area will be included in the Province's Greenbelt Area.

1. the Regional Chair write to the Minister of Children's Services and to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) to support AMO's position on the increased Pay Equity funding obligation resulting from the Pay Equity Memorandum of Settlement, executed in 2003.

1. Council accept the proposal from Halton Recycling Ltd. (HRL) to receive and process up to 60,000 tonnes/yr. of household source separated organics starting September 1st, 2004 and approximately 20,000 tonnes/yr. of yard waste starting April 1st, 2004 at their Newmarket facility for a term of two years plus three one year extensions at the discretion of the Region as outlined in this staff report and conditional upon approval of the required funding in the 2004 Regional budget.

 

2. The contract include provisions allowing the Region to terminate the contract should HRL fail to complete the proposed environmental upgrades to the facility or maintain compliance with required operational and environmental standards to the satisfaction of the Region.

 

3. The Regional Solicitor, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation and Works, be authorized to prepare the contract documents.

 

4. The Regional Chair and Clerk be authorized to execute the contract on behalf of the Region conditional upon approval of the required funding in the 2004 Regional budget.

 

5. Council request the nine local municipalities to commit by May, 2004 to eliminate the collection of yard waste in plastic bags upon renewal and/or extension of their associated collection contracts for implementation January 1, 2005.

 

6. Council request the nine local municipalities to finalize and report back to Regional Council by May, 2004 on the design and proposed implementation date of their collection systems for source separated organics with implementation occurring no later than July 1st, 2005.

 

7. The contract with Halton Recycling Ltd. be conditional upon the following:

1. The necessary work be done to correct any operational conditions which may lead to odour problems and that Town of Newmarket staff or its consultants be part of the process; and

 

2. Halton Recycling Ltd. be required on a pro rata basis to contribute to the extension of Harry Walker Drive to Mulock Drive.

8. The Town of Markham be requested to guarantee that it will provide the minimum tonnage required, which is 2,000 tonnes of Source Separated Organics per year, starting September 2004 for a period of five years.

 

9. York Region will guarantee to the Town of Markham that the Source Separated Organics Program will continue for at least five years starting in September 2004.

 

10. Staff be directed to renegotiate the put or pay clause and/or the rate for yard waste.

 

A recorded vote on the adoption of this motion was as follows:

 

FOR:  Black, Di Biase, Heath, Jackson, Scarpitti, Wheeler  (6)

 

AGAINST: Barrow, Bell, J. Jones, O'Donnell, Sherban (5)