Regional Municipality of Waterloo Consolidated Council Agenda
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MEDIA RELEASE: IMMEDIATE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO CONSOLIDATED COUNCIL AGENDA Wednesday, July 10, 2002 Closed Session - 6:30 p.m. WATERLOO COUNTRY ROOM Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m. REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAMBER 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON * Denotes Items not part of the Original Agenda 1. MOMENT OF SILENCE 2. ROLL CALL 3. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION (if necessary) 4. MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION (if necessary) 5. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT 6. PRESENTATIONS a) Martin De Groot, Chair, Waterloo Regional Arts Foundation Advisory Committee b) Peter Ringrose, Chair, Community Safety & Crime Prevention Council 7. PETITIONS 8. DELEGATIONS * a) Peter Land, 99 Rosslinn Road re: P-02-085: Route 57 Blair Road . Refer to Item 13 b) * b) David May, 71 Rosslinn Road re: P-02-085: Route 57 Blair Road . Refer to Item 13 b) * c) Mary Bales, Chair and Jaime Martin, Vice Chair - Heartwood Place re: Affordable Housing Strategy Agreement. Refer to Item 1 of AF-020702/S - 2 - 9. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS a) Committee of the Whole Public - June 26, 2002 b) Council - June 26, 2002 c) Planning & Works - July 2, 2002 d) Community Services - July 2, 2002 e) Administration & Finance - July 3, 2002 f) Library Committee - July 3, 2002 - 3 - 10. COMMUNICATIONS a) AMO re: One Long Journey and One Very Short Journey For Two Pieces of Legislation Affecting Municipal Govern Are Over. Attached for information. (P1) b) Stephen & Sylvia Scott re: Acceptance of Donation of Ambulance. Attached for information. (P2) c) United Counties of Leeds and Grenville re: Social Services Funding. Attached for information. (P3) d) City of Kitchener resolution re: Re-affirmation of Terms of Reference of the Municipal Pesticides Working Group. Attached for information. (P4) e) City of Waterloo resolution re: Water Distribution Systems maintained by the three local urban municipalities. Attached for information. (P5 - P7) f) City of Kitchener resolution re: Penelope Drive/Ira Needles Boulevard and creation of Additional Access to Ira Needles Boulevard. Attached for information. (P8) g) AMO re: Nutrient Management Act Passes, Provincial Water Strategy to Implement Walkerton Report Still Unclear. Attached for information. (P9 & P10) h) Letter from Mayor Carl Zehr, re: Fire at 73 Church St., Kitchener, dated June 7, 2002. Attached for information. (P11) i) Letter from Superintendent R. Westbrook, re: Response by Grand River Transit to 80 Mooregate Cr., Kitchener, dated June 10, 2002. Attached for information (P12) j) Letter from Mr. Grant Nixon, re: Customer Service, dated June 17, 2002. Attached for information. (P13) k) Gerry Martiniuk, MPP re: Waterloo Region - Justice of the Peace. Attached for information. (P14) l) Wayne Wettlaufer, MPP re: Shortages of JPs in Waterloo Region. Attached for information. (P15) m) The Food Bank of Waterloo Region re: Approval of a 2002 Grant. Attached for information. P16) n) Cambridge Self Help Food Bank re: Support and proceeds from Compost and Wood Chip give away at Cambridge Landfill Site. Attached for information. (P17) * o) Ted Arnott, MPP re: recommendations to the Romanow Commission. Attached for information. (P18 & P19) - 4 - * q) AMO re: Bill 30 and the 10-in-10 Guideline: Important Updates on Two Key Fire Services Issues. Attached for information. (P21 & P22) * r) Norm Sterling, Minister of Transportation re: Red Light Camera Pilot Projects Extension Act, 2002. Attached for information. (P23) st * s) City of Waterloo resolution re: "Waterloo Regin the 21 Century - Planning our Future". Attached for information. (P24 & P25) * t) Karen Redman, MP re: Affordable Housing Program Agreement. Attached for information. (P26 - P32) 11. MOTION TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO CONSIDER REPORTS 12. REPORTS - 5 - Finance Reports a) F-02-082: T2002-036 Weber Street Reconstruction Union Boulevard to Erb Street, City of Waterloo b) F-02-083: T2002-006 Bridgeport Road Reconstruction Margaret Avenue to Weber Street and From Laurel Creek Bridge to King Street, City of Waterloo c) F-02-084: T2002-024 Ainslie Street/Water Street Reversion to 2-Way Street, City of Cambridge d) F-02-085: T2002-017 Arthur Street (Regional Road 21) Improvements Listowel Road to Southfield Drive, Elmira e) F-02-086: T2002-030 Erb's Road Improvements and Access Roadway into Emergency Services Training and Research Complex, Township of Wilmot f) F-02-087: T2002- 013 Lloyd Brown Water Supply System Upgrade, Township of North Dumfries/City of Cambridge g) F-02-088: T2002-035 Groundwater Disinfection Upgrade-City of Cambridge and Township of Wilmot h) F-02-089: T2002-002 Regional Road 4 (Ottawa Street) Widening Williamsburg Road to International Place, City of Kitchener i) F-02-090: Pre-Qualification of General Contractors and Mechanical and Electrical Sub- Contractors for the Waterloo Regional Airport Terminal Building Redevelopment j) F-02-091: T2002-130 Hydraulic Hoist Installation at 100 Maple Grove Road - 6 - Committee Reports * a) Planning & Works (Plus time sensitive item from Water Efficiency) - REVISED Recommendation # 13 Revised to read as follows: THAT the Regional Municipality of Waterloo direct the Regional Solicitor to take the following action with respect to the expropriation of lands for the extension of Ainslie Street, in the City of Cambridge as outlined in Report CR-RS-02-034, dated July 2, 2002: a) Complete an Application to the Council of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo for approval to expropriate land which is required for the construction of the extension of Ainslie Street, and described as: Parts 3, 4, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 51 and 52, Reference Plan 58R-13587 and Part of Lots 13 and 14, Plan D-11, City of Cambridge, as shown in Instrument #696607 b) Give notices of the above application required by the Expropriations Act. c) Forward to the Chief Inquiry Officer any requests for hearing that may be received and then report to Regional Council for information. d) Do all things necessary and proper to be done, and report thereon to Regional Council in due course. b) Administration & Finance (Financial Statements attached ) - REVISED * Recommendations #s 4 & 5 Revised to read as follows: THAT the Regional Municipality of Waterloo assume no financial liability for any area municipal projects receiving Superbuild Millennium funding through the Regional allocation. (Refer to CC-02-005) THAT the Regional Municipality of Waterloo limit tax increases for 2002 for commercial, industrial and multi-residential properties as required under Bill 140, the Continued Protection for Property Taxpayers Act, 2000 by limiting tax decreases for properties in the same class. And that the Area Municipalities be notified accordingly. (Refer to F-02-080) c) Library Chief Administrative Officer Regional Chair a) RC-02-003: Waterloo Regional Arts Foundation b) RC-02-004: Economic Development and Promotion Committee - 7 - Regional Clerk 13. OTHER MATTERS UNDER COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE * a) P-02-079: Regional Growth Management Strategy - Work Progress Update (Entire Report under separate cover) * b) P-02-085: Route 57 Blair Road - REVISED c) CR-IS-01-001: Client Service Strategy Status Report 14. MOTION FOR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO RISE AND COUNCIL RESUME 15. MOTION TO ADOPT PROCEEDINGS OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 16. MOTIONS 17. NOTICE OF MOTION 18. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 19. OTHER BUSINESS 20. QUESTIONS 21. ENACTMENT OF BY-LAWS - FIRST, SECOND & THIRD READINGS a) A By-law to Amend By-law 02-032, as amended, being the Region's Traffic and Parking By-law to reflect the extension of the existing 50 km/h speed limit on Regional Road #4 (Ottawa Street) from Grove Drive to the International Place/Wilderness Drive, the reduction of the posted speed limit from 70 km/h to 60 km/h on Regional Road #4 (Ottawa Street) from International Place/Wilderness Drive to Regional Road #70 (Trussler Road); and "No Stopping Anytime" prohibition on both sides of Regional Road #4 (Ottawa Street) from Regional Road #58 (Fischer-Hallman Road) to 65 metres west of International Place/Wilderness Drive. b) A By-law to Amend By-law 58-87, as amended, being the Region's Controlled Access By-law for for an emergency access on the east side of Regional Road #58 (Fischer- Hallman Road) approximately 325 metres north of Regional Road #9 (Erb Street) in the City of Waterloo c) A By-law to Amend By-law Number 00-056, as amended, being a by-law to Appoint Persons to Enforce By-laws of the Municipality and to Repeal By-law Number 01-081 d) A By-law to Limit Taxes for Certain Property Classes for 2002 e) A By-law to Appoint a Regional Clerk f) A By-law to Confirm the Actions of Council - 8 - 22. ADJOURN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES June 26, 2002 The following are the minutes of the Committee of the Whole public meeting on Regional Development Charges held at 6:30 p.m. in the Regional Council Chamber, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, Ontario. Present: Chair: T. Galloway, K. Seiling, D. Bergman, J. Brewer, D. Craig*, J. Haalboom, F. Kent, W. Roth, S. Strickland, J. Wideman, L. Woolstencroft, and C. Zehr. Regrets: J. Martens, J. Mitchell, J. Smola, B. Strauss. AUTHORITY TO HOLD PUBLIC METING - REGIONAL CLERK Regional Clerk Evelyn Orth announced that the meeting was being held in accordance section 12 of the Development Charges Act. The meeting had been advertised in accordance with the legislation. F-02-078: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHARGES - REVIEW OF DOWNTOWN EXEMPTIONS Ron Bronson, Director Financial and Development Services presented his report. He noted the Regional Municipality of Waterloo had instituted downtown exemptions in 1999. The exemptions were limited until July 31, 2002.