MEDIA RELEASE: Immediate REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO CONSOLIDATED COUNCIL AGENDA Wednesday, June 12, 2002 Closed Session 6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAMBER 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON * DENOTES CHANGES TO, OR ITEMS NOT PART OF 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) Mr. Randy Ellis, CEO and Mr. Mike O'Neal, Project Manager, Canada's Technology Triangle re: Connect Ontario Funding Application. 7. PETITIONS 8. DELEGATIONS a) Mr. Edward de Gale, Executive Director, Share the Warmth re: Deeper understanding of the Share the Warmth Program and its impact on low-income families in Waterloo Region. b) Mr. Bob McMullen, Chair, and Mr. Don Pavey, Cambridge Trails Advisory Committee re: 401 Townline Road Bridge Project. * c) Cambridge Area Transit Service Review. Refer Item 3 of PW-020604/S i) Sandy Kempel, Resident of Rosslinn Road, Cambridge ii) Peter Lard, Resident of Rosslinn Road, Cambridge iii) Mary Beth Racine, Resident of Rosslinn Road, Cambridge 9. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS a) Council - May 22, 2002 b) Special Council Meeting - May 29, 2002 c) Planning & Works - June 4, 2002 d) Community Services - June 4, 2002 10. COMMUNICATIONS a) Association of Municipalities of Ontario re: i) Walkerton Inquiry Report Does Not Call For Radical Reform. Received for information. (P1 & P2) ii) Province Releases New Policy On "Spouse in the House". Received for information. (P3) b) The Corporation of the City of Cambridge re: Recommendation to Regional Municipality of Waterloo on Provision of Dedicated Pedestrian and Cycling Facilities at Townline Road and Highway 401 Interchange. Refer to Commissioner of Transportation and Environmental Services. (P4) c) The Corporation of the City of Cambridge re: Cambridge Area Route Selection Study (No Bridge Option). Refer to Commissioner of Transportation and Environmental Services. (P5 - P8) * d) Federation of Canadian Municipalities re: FCM Confident of Federal Commitments. * Attanched for information. (P9) e) Ted Arnott, MPP, re: Council's correspondence pertaining to Home Care, Kyoto Protocol and the Region's Growth Management Strategy. Attached for information. (P10 - P13) 11. MOTION TO GO INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TO CONSIDER REPORTS 12. REPORTS Finance Reports a) T2002-015 Well K36 Upgrade, City of Kitchener- attached & marked F-02-061 b) T2002-121 Waterloo Regional Housing, Holborn Roof Replacement Kitchener, Ontario- attached & marked F-02-062 c) Tender T2002-123 Full Size Vans - attached & marked F-02-063 d) T2002-020 Installation of Underground Traffic Signal Equipment- attached & marked F- 02-064 e) T2002-018 Regional Road 57 University Avenue Improvements From Fischer-Hallman Road to Resurrection Drive, City of Waterloo- attached & marked F-02-065 f) Proposal P2002-18 Courier Service- attached & marked F-02-066 g) T2002-122 Waterloo Region Emergency Services Training and Research Complex Fire Training Structure and Administration Building - attached & marked F-02-067 Committee Reports a) Planning & Works - attached & marked PW-020604/S b) Community Services - attached & marked CS-020604/S Chief Administrative Officer Regional Chair Regional Clerk a) Certificate of Titles Act - Consent & Waiver of Notice - Application by Greengate Village Limited, Main Street & Dundas Street, City of Cambridge - attached & marked CR-CLK-02-006 13. OTHER MATTERS UNDER COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE a) Removal of the Private Function Exemption From the Smoking By-law (Deferred from the May 8, 2002 meeting) "THAT the Regional Municipality of Waterloo remove the private function exemption from the Smoking By-law." [Report CH-02-036/CR-RS-02-015, attached] * b) Consultant Selection - Electronic Document Management System Communication and Training - attached & marked CR-CA-02-001. NOTE: Due to the cancellation of the June 19th Administration & Finance Committee meeting, this time sensitive report is being brought forward directly to Council. 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 TAKE NOTICE THAT I, COUNCILLOR CARL ZEHR intend to introduce the following motion at the Council Meeting to be held June 12, 2002: WHEREAS the need for affordable housing continues to increase, and remains in extremely high demand in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and across Ontario; AND WHEREAS the Regional Municipality of Waterloo has responded to its own community needs through the establishment of an Affordable Housing Strategy and related homelessness initiatives; AND WHEREAS recent announcements have confirmed that ongoing investment in affordable housing remains a matter of Federal and Provincial interest; AND WHEREAS social housing units now owned or overseen by service manager municipalities, including the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, have been transferred with inadequate reserve funds to ensure their longer term structural integrity; AND WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has downloaded its responsibilities for affordable housing to the municipal level; AND WHEREAS it is generally acknowledged that the provision of social housing is a form of income distribution and therefore is an inappropriate cost to be funded from the property tax base; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: THAT the Province of Ontario fulfil its obligation in making affordable housing available to communities across Ontario through a more substantial and meaningful financial investment, and at a minimum, matching the financial contribution of the Federal Government under the recently signed Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program Agreement; THAT the Federal and Provincial Governments fully meet their respective obligations by financially supplementing the social housing reserves for existing and ageing public, non-profit and co-operative housing units across Ontario; THAT the Federal and Provincial Governments make ongoing and meaningful commitments to continue investing in affordable housing initiatives as a key strategic element in maintaining and improving community health and economic vitality; AND THAT copies of this resolution be forwarded to the local M.P.s and M.P.P.s, the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Ontario as a call to action, and to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and to service manager municipalities with populations over 100,000. 18. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 19. OTHER BUSINESS 20. QUESTIONS 21. ENACTMENT OF BY-LAWS - FIRST, SECOND & THIRD READINGS a) A By-law to provide for Municipal Housing Facilities. b) A By-law to amend By-law No. 00-032, as amended, being the Region's Traffic and Parking By-law to reflect a "No Parking Anytime" prohibition on the west side of Regional Road #70 (Trussler Road) from 65 metres north of Waldau Crescent to 45 metres south of Highview Drive in the City of Kitchener/Township of Wilmot. c) A By-law to expropriate certain lands described as Part 1 on Reference Plan 58R-13249 for the purpose of construction of a regional road known as the Breslau Bypass. d) A By-law to Amend By-law No. 96-055, as amended, being a By-law to Regulate Smoking in Public Places in the Region, by Removing the Private Function Exemption. e) A By-law to Confirm the Actions of Council 22. ADJOURN REGIONAL COUNCIL MINUTES May 22, 2002 The following are the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held at 4:30 p.m. in the Regional Council Chamber, 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener, Ontario, with the following members present: Chair K. Seiling, J. Brewer, D. Craig*, T. Galloway, J. Haalboom, F. Kent, J. Martens, J. Mitchell, W. Roth, J. Smola, B. Strauss, J. Wideman, L. Woolstencroft and C. Zehr. Regrets: D. Bergman and S. Strickland DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST UNDER THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT None declared. DELEGATIONS a) Ruthann Fisher, Waterloo Region World Youth Day Organizing Committee re: Funding for Busing on World Youth Day R. Fisher appeared before Council requesting re-consideration of the decision by the Grant Committee, supported by the Administration and Finance Committee for funds to cover busing costs for international and local pilgrims to attend the Social Justice Day on Friday, July 19, 2002 in Waterloo Region. R. Fisher suggested Council establish a process whereby faith groups in the community may have access to funding based on specific criteria set out. R. Fisher advised the K-W Council of Churches would be able to assist in setting perimeters for funding requests by faith groups. Staff advised a report would be forthcoming in the early fall to address how the transit system should provide support for conferences and special events. MOVED by T. Galloway SECONDED by J. Brewer THAT the Regional Municipality of Waterloo refuse the request by the Waterloo Region World Youth Day Organization for funding; And that the Region continue to maintain the Grant Committee's policies with regard to requests by church-based organizations and religious gatherings. CARRIED (Refer Item 2 of AF-020515/S) Council - 2 - 02/05/22 b) Mr. Stewart Elkins, Kitchener and Mr. Neil Koebel, property owner, Kitchener re: development and cost of a two way left turn lane on Victoria Street S. Elkins gave a brief overview of the project proposed for 236-264 Victoria Street, the former Bauer lands. S. Elkins advised his client proposes to renovate the existing building into an office building and construct a new fitness centre. S. Elkins explained a traffic impact study identified the need for left turn lanes in both directions at St. Leger Street and the need for a westbound left turn lane at Ellen Street to address existing traffic conditions. The study also recommended a two-way left turn lane be installed rather than separate left turn lanes. The estimated cost of the two-way left turn lane option is approximately $204,500 and the cost to provide exclusive left turn lanes is approximately $171,500.