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COUNCIL
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October 19, 2006
Regional Council met at 9:34 a.m. in the Council Chambers, York Region Administrative Centre, 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, with Regional Chair Fisch presiding.
The following were present at this Meeting:
Mayor:
Regional Barrow, Ferri, Frustaglio, Heath, Hogg, Jones, O'Donnell,
Councillor: Scarpitti, Van Bynen, and Wheeler.
Staff: Davidson, Garrett, Hulton, Kurji, Macgregor, Russell, Simmons, Tuckey.
130 MINUTES
It was moved by Regional Councillor Wheeler, seconded by Mayor Bell, that the Minutes of the Council meeting held on the 21st of September 2006, be confirmed in the form supplied to the Members.
Carried
131 TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM LAZENBY
Regional Chair Fisch acknowledged with sadness the passing of William Lazenby on October 11, 2006.
The Regional Chair indicated that Bill Lazenby will be remembered for his many community activities in his 75 years, having served as Mayor of Richmond Hill and a member of Regional Council from 1970 to 1974. He added that Mr. Lazenby was a well-known pharmacist who did an amazing number of things on behalf of the Town of
Regional Council observed a moment of silence in memory of the late William Lazenby.
PRESENTATIONS
132 Recognition of Region as one of the Top 100 Employers in
Regional Chair Fisch indicated that the Region had recently been chosen as one of the top 100 employers in
Michael Garrett, Chief Administrative Officer, officially acknowledged the Region's selection by MacLean's magazine. He stated that this achievement would not have been possible without the support of Regional Council and the commitment and dedication of each Regional employee.
Mr. Garrett highlighted some of the progressive initiatives on which the Region was evaluated He noted the Region's very low turnover and grievance rates as well as its ability to attract quality employees. He then thanked Commissioner Jim Davidson, Karen Close, Bonnie Anderson and Beverly Cassidy-Moffatt of the Corporate Services Department as those who lead the Region's human resources initiatives.
Mr. Garrett then formally presented the award to Regional Chair Fisch.
133 American Public Transportation Association Award - VIVA
Regional Chair Fisch acknowledged receipt of the American Public Transportation Association Award for Innovation, at its 2006 Awards Program. The award was presented to York Region Rapid Transit Corporation in recognition of Viva, the first Bus Rapid Transit system of its kind in the Greater Toronto Area. The Region's system was one of only two transit systems in
COMMUNICATIONS
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Council proceeded to consider the following communications:
134 Joint Municipal Waste Diversion Strategy
(Minute No. 138, Clause 1 of Solid Waste Management Committee Report No. 6)
1. Chris Somerville, Township Clerk, Township of King, September 29, 2006
2. J. D. Leach, City Clerk, City of Vaughan [3.1MB], September 29, 2006
3. Sheila Birrell, Town Clerk, Markham, October 11, 2006
It was moved by Regional Councillor Heath, seconded by Mayor Taylor, that Council receive the communications and that they be referred to consideration of Clause 1 of Solid Waste Management Committee Report No. 6.
Carried
135 Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
Lynn Ziraldo, Executive Director, Learning Disabilities Association of York Region, September 5, 2006, regarding October 2006 as Learning Disabilities Awareness Month.
It was moved by Regional Councillor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Frustaglio, that Council receive the communication and recognize October as Learning Disabilities Awareness Month.
Carried
136 City of
(Minute No. 138, Clause 6 of Planning and Economic Development Committee, Report No. 8)
Ted Tyndorf, Chief Planner and Executive Director, City of Toronto, September 25, 2006, regarding the City of
It was moved by Mayor Young, seconded by Regional Councillor Hogg, that Council receive the communication and that it be referred to consideration of Clause 6 of Planning and Economic Development Committee Report No. 8.
Carried
137 Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 51
(Minute No. 138, Clause 3 of Planning and Economic Development Committee, Report No. 8)
Larry Clay, Regional Director, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, October 18, 2006, regarding Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 51, Town of Georgina Official Plan Amendment No. 97,
It was moved by Regional Councillor Wheeler, seconded by Mayor Young, that Council receive the communication.
Carried
138 COMMITTEE REPORTS
Regional Councillor Scarpitti presented the following reports for the consideration of Council:
Report No. 8 of the Finance and Administration Committee
Report No. 8 of the Planning and Economic Development Committee
Report No. 6 of the Solid Waste Management Committee
Report No. 10 of the Transportation and Works Committee
Report No. 2 of the Commissioner of Corporate Services
Report No. 2 of the Commissioner of Community Services, Housing and Health Services
Report No. 4 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Works
Report No. 5 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Works
It was moved by Regional Councillor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Bell, that the reports be received and that Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole to consider them.
Carried
Regional Chair Fisch chaired the Committee of the Whole.
The Committee of the Whole rose after making the following recommendations:
Report No. 8 of the Finance and Administration Committee be adopted, without amendment;
Report No. 8 of the Planning and Economic Development Committee be adopted, with the following amendment:
Clause 5, relating to
2. This report be forwarded to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal (MPIR) and the
Report No. 6 of the Solid Waste Management Committee be adopted, with the following amendment:
Clause 1, relating to the Inter-Municipal Waste Diversion Strategy, be amended as follows:
The report be adopted and all correspondence received from the local municipalities be forwarded with the report to the Solid Waste Management Committee for review.
Report No. 10 of the Transportation and Works Committee be adopted, with the following amendment:
Clause 11, recommendations 1.1 and 1.2, relating to Turn and Through Traffic Prohibitions at Keele Street and Barrhill Road and Keele Street and Fieldgate Drive, in the City of Vaughan, be amended by changing the end time for the prohibition from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and that a further recommendation be added directing staff to report back on how the prohibitions are working to the Transportation and Works Committee in May of 2007
(See By-law No. R-0393(bi)-2006-103.)
Report No. 2 of the Commissioner of Corporate Services relating to the Expropriation of Land, Langstaff Assembly, Town of
(See Minute No. 144 for deferral of this item to the May 2007 meeting of the Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee.)
Report No. 2 of the Commissioner of Community Services, Housing and Health Services be adopted, without amendment;
Report No. 4 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Works be adopted, with the following amendment:
Clause 1 relating to Waste Transfer and Processing Facility, Amended Approval, Mammone Disposal System Limited, City of
1. Regional Council endorse the position of
2. Should the Ministry of the Environment proceed with the proposed amended approval, recommendation 1 in the Report of the Commissioner of Transportation and Works setting out additional conditions of the Region, be implemented; and
3. Regional Council request that the applicant be required to conduct a full clean-up of the site.
(See Minute No. 139 for recorded vote.)
Report No. 5 of the Commissioner of Transportation and Works be adopted, without amendment.
It was moved by Regional Councillor Jones, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath, that Council adopt the recommendations of the Committee of the Whole.
Carried
139 Waste Transfer Station and Processing Facility � Amended Approval
Mammone Disposal System Limited, City of
(Clause 1 of Commissioner of Transportation and Works Report No. 4)
A recorded vote on the adoption of the recommendations in Clause 1 of Commissioner of Transportation and Works Report No. 4, as amended, was as follows:
FOR: Barrow, Bell, Di Biase, Ferri, Frustaglio, Grossi, Heath, Hogg, J. Jones, T. Jones, O'Donnell, Scarpitti, Sherban, T. Taylor, Van Bynen, Wheeler, Young (17)
AGAINST: (0)
Carried
140 BY-LAWS
It was moved by Regional Councillor Hogg, seconded by Mayor Grossi, that certain Bills be introduced and approved in the form as noted on the Revised Agenda, and enacted as By-laws.
By-law No. R-0393(bi)-2006-103
To amend By-law No. R-393-76-66 respecting turning movements on Regional Roads
By-law No. W-0142-2006-104
A by-law to transfer certain watermains to The Corporation of the Town of
By-law No. S-0067-2006-105
A by-law to assume certain trunk sewers in the City of
By-law No. S-0068-2006-106
A by-law to assume the Pine Valley Sewage Pumping Station and the Islington Avenue Trunk Sewer in the City of
By-law No. W-0143-2006-107
A by-law to assume the
By-law No. RD-0527-2006-108
To dedicate certain lands for the purposes of public highways
By-law No. OP-0038-2006-109
A by-law to adopt Amendment No. 51 to the Official Plan for the Region of York
By-law No. RD-0528-2006-110
To dedicate certain lands for the purposes of public highways
By-law No. R-1450-2006-111
A By-law to prescribe maximum rates of speed on Regional Road 48 (Y.R. 48)
By-law No. R-0629(aab)-2006-112
To amend by-law no. R-629-79-109 to designate through highways
OTHER BUSINESS
Council approved the introduction of the following additional items on a two-thirds majority vote.
141 Naming of
It was moved by Regional Councillor Barrow, seconded by Regional Councillor Wheeler that:
WHEREAS the construction of Bayview Avenue between Stouffville Road and Bloomington Road in 2002 gave rise to considerable public concern over the manner in which a portion of the route passing through a natural environmental corridor could be completed; and
WHEREAS Mayor William F. Bell championed the cause for a bridge crossing to minimize the construction and other environmental impact on the area; and
WHEREAS these efforts on the part of Mayor William F. Bell to protect the local environment helped inspire the Regions of York, Peel and Durham, and the Province of Ontario to further protect the environmental features of the Oak Ridges Moraine; and
WHEREAS Mayor William F. Bell is retiring from office after 26 years of community service, including 18 years on Regional Council and five terms as either the Chair or Vice-Chair of the York Region Transportation and Works Committee (1997-2006) and Transportation and Environmental Services Committee (1991-1997).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Regional Council name the Bayview Avenue bridge structure (between Stouffville Road and Bloomington Road) the "William F. Bell Bayview Avenue Bridge" as an enduring reminder of the contributions made by Mayor William F. Bell to the citizens and natural environment of York Region.
Carried
142 Naming of the
It was moved by Regional Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor O'Donnell, that:
WHEREAS Mayor Donald Cousens is retiring from office after 12 years on Regional Council and three terms as either Chair or Vice-Chair of the Region's Finance and Administration Committee and Chair of the Legislation & Intergovernmental Affairs Committee in 1995; and
WHEREAS Donald Cousens served in several capacities in his 30-plus years in public service as school trustee and Chairman of the York Region Board of Education from 1972 to 1979, MPP for the riding of York Centre, MPP for the riding of Markham and as Mayor of the Town of Markham for the past 12 years;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Regional Council indicate its strong desire to name the newly constructed Regional Road No. 48 (Markham Bypass) the "Donald Cousens Parkway" in recognition of the contributions made by Mayor Donald Cousens to the citizens of York Region, and that the Commissioner of Transportation and Works be directed to initiate the process for renaming the roadway and report to Regional Council at the earliest opportunity.
Carried
143 PRIVATE SESSION
It was moved by Regional Councillor Jones, seconded by Regional Councillor Wheeler, that Council convene in Private Session for the purpose of considering certain property and legal matters.
Carried
Council met in Private Session at 10:50 a.m. and reconvened in Council at 11:09 a.m.
It was moved by Regional Councillor Frustaglio, seconded by Regional Councillor Jones, that Council rise and report from Private Session.
Carried
144 Expropriation of Land, Langstaff Assembly, Town of
(Report No. 2 of the Commissioner of Corporate Services.)
It was moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Mayor Taylor that Report No. 2 of the Commissioner of Corporate Services be deferred to the May, 2007 Rapid Transit Public/Private Partnership Steering Committee meeting.
Carried
145 Committee � Langstaff Lands
It was moved by Regional Councillor Heath, seconded by Regional Councillor Jones, that the Regional Chair report back to the November 23, 2006 meeting of Council with proposals on the structure of a committee to work on matters relating to the future of the Langstaff lands.
Carried
146 Greenlands Property Securement, Bayview Oakridges Estates, Town of
(Report No. 11 of the Transportation and Works Committee)
It was moved by Regional Councillor Barrow, seconded by Regional Councillor Hogg, that Council adopt Transportation and Works Committee Report No 11, including the following recommendations:
1. Regional Council authorize the contribution of $250,000 towards the acquisition of the Bayview Oakridges Estates property located within the Town of Richmond Hill, Community of Oak Ridges, conditional upon successful fund-raising by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority of the additional funds required ($750,000).
2. The Regional Clerk forward this report to the Chief Administrative Officer of the
Carried
147 Ninth Line Sewer Extension to Stouffville
It was moved by Regional Councillor Jones, seconded by Regional Councillor O'Donnell, that Council adopt the recommendations contained in the confidential report of the Commissioner of Transportation and Works and the Regional Solicitor, as follows:
Subject to the execution of an amendment to the Development Charge Credit Agreement between the Region, the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and the Stouffville Developer Group regarding the construction and financing of Phase II of the Ninth Line Sewer to reflect the terms set out in the confidential report:
1. Regional Council approve the allocation of 2,333 units of capacity in the YDSS to the Town of
2. The Commissioner of Transportation and Works be authorized to confirm the allocation of 2,333 units of capacity in the YDSS to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, in writing, to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and the Stouffville Developer Group.
3. The Regional Chair and the Clerk be authorized to execute any documents required to amend the Development Charge Credit Agreement between the Region, the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and the Stouffville Developers Group to give effect to the recommendations outlined in this report.
4. The Commissioner of Transportation and Works and the Regional Solicitor be directed to report back to Council after the conclusion of negotiations and the execution of any and all documents required to amend the Development Charge Credit Agreement.
Carried
The balance of the report to remain confidential under the provisions of the Municipal Act as it contains information relating to solicitor-client privilege.
148 CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW
It was moved by Mayor Black, seconded by Mayor Jones, that the following by-law be enacted to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council.
By-law No. M-0732-2006-113
To confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held on October 19, 2006.
Carried
The Council meeting adjourned at 11:14 a.m.
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Regional Clerk
Minutes confirmed and adopted at the meeting of Regional Council held on the 23rd of November, 2006.
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Regional Chair