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980622 Regular Council Meeting Agendaw THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG COUNCIL AGENDA MONDAY - June 22nd, 1998 - 7:30 P.M. t✓. 'ntl1.�ic-P G 12osnor4�.I '��R�nS SZ /�o�ivy� ORDER OF BUSINESS: 2 //- Pg. 4-10 A. Adoption of Minutes - June 8th, 1998 �na�> ` ose��1 B. Adoption of Agenda C. Declarations - Municipal Conflict of In ?0 1 3S' S-315' %K�-Io �- D. Presentations 1. Monthly Volunteer Recognition Award for the month of June 1998 - Presented to Ken Holland E. Appointments/Delegations I� F. Committee of Adiustment Pg.11-12 1. A-8/98 - The Linkoln Group (i) Report from Planner, County of Oxford (enclosed) G. Public Hearings 1. :/Application for Rezoning - Gladys Smith (County Report enclosed) 2. -/Application for Rezoning - Mike Hutchinson (County Report enclosed) Pg.13 i) Communication from Stephen Eveland 3. Application for Rezoning/Application for Official Plan Amendment - Town of Tillsonburg (County Report enclosed) P 14-28 / 9• 4. 'u 'Industrial Working Group Re: Presentation - Proposed Zoning By -Law Modifications - Draft Industrial Zone Provisions 2 t - 2 - H. Reports Pg.29-33 1. d Corporate Services Committee Minutes of June 17th, 1998 I. Communications Pg.34 1. Tillsonburg Business Improvement Area RE: Zoning By -Law 2847 (P&J Edwards) 2. /County of Oxford RE: Lifting of Part Lot Control: Pg.35-38 i) Hickory Hills Developments Inc. Pg.39-44 ii) 1115572 Ontario Inc. (Southridge Building Co.) Pg.45-48 3. Riley's Motor Hotel Inc. RE: Permission to Sell Break - Open Tickets for Gemini Athletics Pg.49-50 4. /Tillsonburg Supported Housing Initiative Committee RE: Appointment of Representatives (Resolution attached) J. Information Pg. 51 1. Association of Municipalities of Ontario RE: Annual Conference '98 Pg.52 2. r Oxford County Federation of Agriculture - Press Release RE: Battery Blitz - June -August 1998 Pg.53-64 3. Tillsonburg Police Services Board Minutes - March 16th, April 20th and May 19th, 1998 Pg.65 4. 'Tillsonburg Airshow Committee RE: Appreciation for Support of 1998 Air Show 5. Association of Municipalities of Ontario RE: Pg.66-67 i) Legislation Introduced to Restructure Ontario's Electricity Sector Pg.68 ;'ii) Provincial Offenses Act Amended: Bill 108 Passed Pg.69 iii) Amendments to Labour Relations Act Aim to Provide / Flexibility for Municipalities Pg.70-71 6. Tillsonburg Fire Department RE: Fire Safety House Dedication to Serve Area Municipalities - June 30th, 1998 ...3 Pg. 72-76 Pg. 77-94 Pg. 95 - 3 - 7. Ministry of Finance RE: Bill 16 Becomes Law - Small Business Jobs and Charities Protected 8. New Canada Act (Published by the Official Opposition - May 1998) 9. Ministry of Transportation RE: Reconstruction of Highway 19 K. Resolutions L. By -Laws 1. By -Law 2851 - To amend Zoning By -Law 1994, as amended (Gladys Smith) 2. By -Law 2852 - To amend Zoning By -Law 1994, as amended (Town of Tillsonburg) M. Notice of Motion N. Closed Session June 8th, 1998 MINUTES of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the Town of Tillsonburg held Monday, June 8th, 1998 at 8:00 A.M. in the Council Chambers, Municipal Offices, Tillsonburg, Ontario. PRESENT: Mayor C. McKnight, Deputy Mayor I. Horton, Councillors: D. Beres, B. Carroll, S. Lamb, G. Leachman, C. Rosehart, R. Smith and S. Molnar ORDER OF BUSINESS: A. Adoption of Minutes No. 1 Moved by Councillor Horton Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Minutes of Council under date of May 25th, 1998 be adopted as printed and circulated. "Carried" B. Adoption of Agenda No. 2 Moved by Councillor Horton Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Agenda as prepared for Council Meeting of June 8th, 1998 be adopted as printed. "Carried" C. Declarations - Municipal Conflict of Interest Act None D. Appointments/Delegations 1. Tillsonburg & District Multi -Service Centre and Association for Community Living - Presentation on the New Partnership Proiect Mr. Ed St.Gelais, Manager, Human Resources Development Centre, addressed Town Council and provided them with an update on the Tillsonburg Partnership Group Building at 70 Tillson Avenue in the Town of Tillsonburg. Mr. St.Gelais advised that the proposed completion date for construction would be July 18th, 1998 and that the Partnership Building should be open and available for full services to clients on August 1st, 1998. He further stated that a community open house was being planned for September 25th, 1998 and that Town Council would be invited accordingly. ME E. F. Committee of Adjustment 1. Kim Husted Surveying Ltd. on behalf of Bill and Mary Broda Mr. B. Bartlett, Secretary -Treasurer, presented the applied for Minor Variance under File #A-07/98 for a property at 27 Sinclair Drive to the Committee of Adjustment. Mr. Mike Barrett presented a memorandum dated June 3rd, 1998 to the Committee of Adjustment. Mr. Kim Husted, on behalf of the applicant, Mr. Bill and Mary Broda, was in attendance in support of the recommendation as contained in the report from the County of Oxford Development Department. No. 3 Moved by Councillor Smith Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT application to Committee of Adjustment of Kim Husted Surveying Ltd. on behalf of Bill and Mary Broda, as effects Lot 6 and Part of Lot 5, Plan M-87, known municipally as 27 Sinclair Drive, Tillsonburg, to permit the rear yard to be reduced from the required 10m (32.8 ft.) to 8.5m (27.9 ft.) to allow for a sunroom to be built upon an existing deck, be approved. "Carried" Public Hearings 1. Official Plan Amendment Application - Peter Staley Mr. Barrett presented to Town Council Report #98-80 from the County of Oxford Department of Planning and Development. Mr. Blake Moody was in attendance and asked the Planner if the area was located in the flood plain and if the Long Point Region Conservation Authority had been contacted. Mr. Barrett stated that the Long Point Region Conservation Authority would be consulted with respect to the flood plain. Mr. Moody further stated that there was damage to his property as a result of the sanitary sewer construction of 1992 that was done by the Town of Tillsonburg. No. 4 Moved by Councillor Carroll Seconded by Councillor Leachman AND RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg recommend to Oxford County Council that it is in favour of an Official Plan amendment application submitted to redesignate lands located in Lot 1385, Plan 500, as well as those additional lands to the south of the subject property on the east side of Old Vienna Road, form "Highway Service Commercial" to "Low Density Residential" in the County of Oxford Official Plan, subject to favourable endorsement of the proposal from the two abutting property owners to the south and LPRCA; AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg indicate that it is in favour of the redesignation of Parcel B from "Highway Service Commercial" to "Low Density Residential" in the County of Oxford Official Plan; AND FURTHER THAT the Clerk -Administrator be authorized to send a letter to the abutting property owner of Parcel A requesting confirmation of redesignation of the owner's property from "Highway Service Commercial" to "Low Density Residential". "Carried" 2. Definitions - Decks, Lot Coverage, Porches Mr. Mike Barrett presented Report #98-81 to Tillsonburg Town Council from the County of Oxford Department of Planning and Development. No. 5 Moved by Councillor Carroll Seconded by Councillor Leachman AND RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg approve the draft zoning by-law amendment, attached to County Report No. 98-81, which amends the Town's Comprehensive Zoning By -Law by replacing the definition of. lot coverage, introducing new definitions for a deck, porch, and balcony and replacing the provision which addresses the location of decks, porches and balconies in the Town of Tillsonburg. "Carried" G. Reports 1. Public Services Committee Minutes of May 28th, 1998 2. Treasurer RE: Debenture Debt 1 ho 3. Development/Culture Committee Minutes of May 26th, 1998 H. Communications 1. Ingersoll Memorials Ltd. RF: Monument Sales Proposal for Tillsonburg Cemetery 2. Request for Street Closures: i) Tillsonburg Festival by the Lake Committee - June 20th and 21st, 1998 ii) Canada Day Sub -Committee of Culture Commission - July 1st, 1998 3. Mike Colle, MPP Oakwood RE: Bill 20 - An Act to amend the Highway traffic Act to Improve Safety at Highway Intersections by Providing for the Installation and Use of Red Light Cameras I. Information 1. Tillsonburg & District Multi -Service Centre and Association for Community Living RE: Tillsonburg Community Services Initiatives 2. Tillsonburg & District Multi -Service Centre RE: Invitation to Attend 20th Annual Meeting - June 18th, 1998 3. House of Commons RE: New Canada Act 4. Ontario Family Fishing Weekend Steering Committee RE: 1998 Ontario Family Fishing Weekend - July 10 -12th, 1998 5. County of Oxford, Department of Planning & Development - Public Notices: i) Application for Zone Change - Mike Hutchinson Properties ii) Application for Zone Change - Estate of Gladys Smith iii) Applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zone Change - Town of Tillsonburg 6. Association of Municipalities of Ontario RE: i) AMO Receives Clarification on Latest Changes to Ontario's Fair Assessment System t 4 ii) 1998 Assessment Roll Further Delayed iii) Bill 16 Amendments (Small Business and Charities Protection Act, 1998) iv) Social Housing Up -Date 7. AMCTO Express RE: Bill 16 J. Resolutions No. 8 Moved by Councillor Beres Seconded by Councillor Molnar AND RESOLVED THAT the Debenture Debt information, as prepared by the Treasurer in his report, dated June 5, 1998, be received and THAT Council award the contract for reconstruction of the London Street area to Sierra Construction, in the amount of $1,294,986.10 as outlined in the correspondence of C.J. Demeyere Limited, dated May 15, 1998 and THAT the debenture requirement, as per By -Law 2811, be increased to provide sufficient funding to complete this construction, providing such funding is not forth coming from Federal or Provincial government sources and THAT the 1998 final coat of asphalt on Bidwell Street Phase 1 be deferred for future Council consideration. "Carried" No. 9 Moved by Councillor Carroll Seconded by Councillor Leachman AND RESOLVED THAT the Development/Culture Committee Minutes of May 26th, 1998 be received and recommendations contained therein be adopted. "Carried" No. 10 Moved by Councillor Smith Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the correspondence received from Ingersoll Memorials Ltd. regarding monument sales proposal for the Tillsonburg Cemetery be referred to Public Services; AND FURTHER THAT an extension for proposals be given until July 3rd, 1998. "Carried" No. 11 Moved by Councillor Leachman Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the following requests for street closures be approved: 3 W i ) Tillsonburg Festival by the Lake Committee - June 20th and 21st, 1998 - to close Park Avenue between Denton and Gowrie ii) Canada Day Sub -Committee of Culture Commission - July 1st, 1998 - to close Bidwell Street across from Jack Graves Realty; Bridge Street West from Broadway to Rolph Street; Bidwell Street from the south side of Venison Street to the south side of Bridge Street West; John Street at the municipal parking lot at the fairgrounds, Saunders Street at Hardy Avenue; and Hardy Avenue at the Fairgrounds. "Carried" No. 12 Moved by Councillor Leachman Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg support Bill 20, an Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to improve safety at highway intersections by providing for the installation and use of red light cameras. "Carried" No. 13 Moved by Councillor Rosehart Seconded by Councillor Horton AND RESOLVED THAT the following times be set for Council Meetings for the months of July and August 1998: - July 27th at 7:30 P.M. - August 24th at 7:30 P.M. "Carried" K. By -Laws The following By -Law was given third reading and finally enacted: 1. By -Law 2848 - To Amend Zoning By -Law 1994, as amended (Vance Sod Farms) The following By -Laws were given three readings and finally enacted: 2. By -Law 2849 - To Authorize an Agreement with Acres & Associates for Professional Engineering Services for the Upgrade to the Tillsonburg Sewage Treatment Plan 3. By -Law 2850 - Zoning By -Law 1994 Text Amendments a L. Notice of Motion M. Closed Session No. 14 Moved by Councillor Horton Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT Council move into Closed Session to consider matters of potential litigation. "Carried" Council moved back into Open Session and passed the following resolutions: No. 15 Moved by Councillor Smith Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council approve the Transit Contract for 1998 representing a 1 1/2% increase in the hourly rate effective on the signing of the Transit contract. "Carried" No. 16 Moved by Councillor Smith Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council enter into a Letter of Understanding with C.U.P.E. Local 1669, for the engagement of a heavy duty truck apprentice, as previously approved by Town Council on May 11, 1998. "Carried" No. 17 Moved by Councillor Smith Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT Town Council direct the Clerk -Administrator to forward a letter to the Tillsonburg Flying Club terminating the contract to operate the Tillsonburg Airport on December 31, 1998 unless the Letter of Objection to Transport Canada is withdrawn and replaced with a Letter of Support by June 15 with respect to parachuting at the Tillsonburg Airport. "Carried" Meeting adjourned at 12:30 P.M. Mayor Clerk -Administrator 10 • a Application No. A-8/98 THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG IN THE MATTER OF Section 45 of the Planning Act, 1990 - and - IN THE MATTER OF an application by: The Linkoln Group as effects Lot 36R, Plan M-133, known municipally as 61 Magnolia Drive in the Town of Tillsonburg. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Take notice that an application has been made to the Committee of Adjustment of the Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg for variance from certain provisions of Town of Tillsonburg Zoning By-law 1994 and amendments thereto by: Mr. David Leigh, Site Supervisor The Linkoln Group 71 Montclair Drive Woodstock ON N4S 7W8 The purpose of the application is to seek the following variance: Section 7.2.1.1.9 - Exterior Side Yard - Permission to reduce the minimum width from 7.5 m (24.6 ft) to 7.0 m (22.9 ft) to permit the construction of a single-family detached dwelling in a Residential (R-2) zone. The Committee of Adjustment may authorize minor variances from the provisions of by-law 1994 in respect to land, buildings or structures or the use thereof as in its opinion is desirable for the appropriate development or use of the land, building or structure provided the general intent and purpose of the by-law and Official Plan are maintained. The Committee, before making its decision, will hold a public hearing to hear all persons who desire to make submissions in support of or in opposition to the application as follows: Date: June 22, 1998 Time: 7:30 P.M. Place: Council Chambers, Municipal Offices, Town Centre Mall, Tillsonburg, Ontario. If you do not attend and are not represented at this meeting, the Committee may proceed in your absence and you will not be entitled to any further notice of the proceedings. Persons taking part in the hearing and wishing a copy of the decision must file a written request for notice of decision with the Secretary -Treasurer. Such decision will be mailed not later than ten days from making of the decision. DATED at Tillsonburg this 11th day of June, 1998. Brad Bartlett Secretary -Treasurer. 5i l I P9 ti cn I- m m AD CM I N LO OD .• � {I I • r N ci i I O a .4r i a O �] 1 ' Ln 1 i I -- LO tD Ln LO 0 m c� , ►+a { c C, N..f�/dv pv s t O j co z � �� jW~" 3 it a • �1� y H 1 - !} m M oa Oo 1 •. f� 3 a7 y 1 m r+i I i 9 CD I 1 � t•2 T. �D i ' 1 1 � I z 1 G1 - 1 1 I 1 . 1 1 1 r 2.1 %%�' ' . G ? /! ��r �,,cy� Ca « rt T •%� ff r S CSG C•+ G �• T v N Lot I u S � S � ♦ .t r r .'-r v1 �'/ IL �y.Yt ��r'i✓1 �� .-- o rJ � -o D /'[ yt • �-, C C c1 F �. Q h LAG'S ?D T 6,'Or— �'� .e y m 1 i9 SO ?'i7tuws� Ci) �}EY1.aJ /F yc 1 1 , c, . 1 We the undersigned would like to OPPOSE the lots 72-72a,south of North St.between Tills change in zoning of Broadway to INCLUDE ANY TOWNHOMES BACKINGON on Avenue and OF VANNORMAN DRIVE AND ABUTTING CANADA SOUTHERN PROPERTIES NORTH ERN RAILWAY LINE. We would like to see the zoning that we did single family residential to be the best We not being single achieve,KEPT IN PLACE. could hope to We also believe if this type of housing is sudivision it would better conform with the to be built in this this property as it is already multi level multi portion of _------- - family residences n y NAME ------------------------------------- ADDRESS 3 g ?J' , .X� JUN � { F -,E -1--F- ED TO 13 FORWARD TOWN OF TILLSONBURG PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT INDUSTRIAL ZONES INFORMATION MEETING A new County Official Plan was approved in August of 1996 which includes new policies for industrial development in the Town of Tillsonburg. To implement the policies of the Official Plan, the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg appointed a working group to coordinate the development of new industrial zone provisions in the Tillsonburg Zoning - By -law. The Town of Tillsonburg Industrial Working Group has completed its review and would like to present its findings at an open house to be held: Date: Monday, June 22, 1998 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Council Chambers, Tillsonburg Town Centre (second floor) For more information or to obtain a copy of the proposed industrial zone provisions, please call Michael Barrett of the Oxford County Planning Department in Woodstock at 539-9800/Zenith 7-2050 or in Tillsonburg at the Town Office at 842-6428. V t X T�i 4 ?�co� ced=-Zoanx� B` -160- U �S Ii. ux'd` a 11�ha` }' eatiros p n � z t � r _ ~99 ti t. The Council of the Town of Tillsonburg appointed a number of working groups to review the provisions of the existing Town Zoning By-law. Over the past few months, the Industrial Working Group has met to review the Industrial Zone provisions. The Working Group has finalized its discussions and has suggested a number of changes to the Industrial zone provisions. Some of these changes include: — the consolidation of Restricted Industrial (MI) and the General Industrial (M2) Zones into one Industrial Zone called the General Industrial Zone (GI); — the deletion of a number of out -dated terms such as a "cold storage locker plant" and the addition of a number of new uses and terms such as a "pharmaceutical and medical products industry"; — limiting accessory uses such as 'retail' and 'offices' to 20 % of the Gross Floor Area occupied by the industrial operation; — Changes to the parking and loading requirements to reflect the current nature of industrial operations; — the incorporation of more detailed provisions to regulate open storage. This document provides an examination of the Industrial Zone provisions which have been suggested by the Industrial Working Group. There are three sections to this document as follows I ) General Industrial (GI) Zone Provisions 2) Definitions 3) Parking and Loading Provisions for Industrial Uses I5 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (GI) ZONE 16 SECTION .0 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE - (GI) _.0 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE - (Gl) PURPOSE OF THE ZONE This zone is intended to accommodate a full range of light, medium and heavy industrial uses, while limiting obnoxious uses which are incompatible with other uses in the area. .1 USES PERMITTED No person shall within any GI Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose, except one or more of the following uses: Residential Uses: - Not permitted Non -Residential Uses: - auction establishment for motor vehicles, farm implements and heavy equipment; - building or contracting establishment; - cartage express or truck transport terminal or yard; - computer electronic or data processing industry; - concrete batching or mixing plant; - emergency service depot; - farm; - feed mill; - film production facility; - food, beverage or tobacco processing plant; - fuel storage tank or supply yard; - heavy vehicle and equipment dealership; - industrial mall; - industrial repair or machine shop; - industrial supply outlet; - laundry plant; - manufacturing, processing or packaging plant; - municipal yard; - open storage of goods or materials if accessory to a permitted use and in accordance with Section _.2.3 - parcel and letter sorting plant; - parking lot; Town of Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, June 17, 1998 f Page 1 i SECTION .0 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE - (GI) - pharmaceutical and medical products industry; - printing plant; - public use; - sawmill or planing mill; - scientific research and development establishment; - scientific, technology or communication establishment; - storage yard; - tradesman's shop; - warehouse; - waste treatment facility; Accessory Uses to an Industrial Operation The following are permitted uses if the total of the gross floor area occupied by any one of these uses does not exceed 20% of the gross floor area occupied by the industrial use to which it is accessory: - adult training facility; - eating establishment; - daycare centre; - office (business); - fitness club; - motor vehicle washing establishment; - recreational facility; - retail, factory or wholesale outlet. _.2 ZONE PROVISIONS No person shall within any GI Zone use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure except in accordance with the following provisions: .2.1 Residential Uses Not Permitted. .2.2 Non -Residential Uses: .2.2.2.1 Regulations Town of Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, June 17, 1998 , 18 Page 2 SECTION .0 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE - (GI) The lot frontage, lot coverage, required yards, height, landscaped open space, accessory buildings, parking, planting strips etc. must be in accordance with Table .2. Table .2 Town of Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, June 17, 1998 j Page 3 Column Line A B 1 Lot Frontage, Minimum 18 m (59.1 ft.) 2 Lot Coverage, Maximum for all 70% buildings and structures 3 Front Yard where a residential or 18 m (59.1 feet) and Exterior development zone is Side Yard, across the street Minimum Depth in all other cases 15 m (49.2 ft) 4 Rear Yard, abutting a residential 15 m (49.2 ft.) Minimum or development zone Depth in all other cases 7.5 m (24.6 ft) 5 Interior Side abutting a residential 9 m (29.5 ft.) Yard, or development zone Minimum width in all other cases 3 m (9.8 ft.) 6 Required yards Abutting a Railway Notwithstanding any other provision of this Right of Way. By -Law to the contrary, where any lot line or portion thereof abuts a railway right of way, no interior side yard or rear yard shall be required along that portion of such lot line which so abuts the railway right of way. 7 Landscaped Open Space, Minimum 5% of the lot area 8 Height of Building 15 m (49.2 ft.), provided that if any portion of a building is erected above a height of 15 m (49.2 ft) such portion must be setback from the front, side or rear lot line, as the case may be, in addition to the minimum front, side or rear yard requirements of the by-law a further distance of .3 m (1 ft.) for each .3 m (1 ft) by which such portion of the building is erected above a height of 15m (49.2 ft) Town of Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, June 17, 1998 j Page 3 SECTION ,.0 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE - (GI) 9 Use of Required Front and Exterior Within the minimum required front yard as Side Yards required by this section and within the minimum required exterior side yard, the area shall be kept open and unobstructed by any building or structure. 10 Accessory Buildings, Parking, in accordance with section 6._ Planting Strips etc. 11 _.2.3 Open Storage Requirements Open storage of goods or materials is permitted within any yard except the front yard or exterior side yard provided that: .2.3.1 such open storage is accessory to the use of the main building on the lot; .2.3.2 such open storage does not cover more than 35% of the lot area or exceed twice the ground floor area of the main building on the lot; .2.3.3 all open storage areas are maintained with a stable surface, treated so as to prevent the raising of dust or loose particles and drained in accordance with the requirements of the Town of Tillsonburg; _.2.3.4 all open storage is treated or secured in such a manner so as to ensure all materials remained contained on site at all times; _.2.3.5 any portion of the area used for open storage, where it does not adjoin the outside wall of a building must be enclosed by a permanent fence with a height of at least 2.44 metres (8 feet) from the ground, unbroken except for gates necessary for access; _.2.4 Open Storage Requirements - Abutting Residential Zones Where an industrial property abuts a residential zone, open storage of goods or materials is permitted within any yard except the front yard or exterior side yard provided that: _.2.4.1 it conforms with all requirements of Section _.2.3 to this By-law, notwithstanding Section _.2.3.5, where the required fence shall be of a material and standard of construction that creates an opaque visual barrier; Town of Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, June 17, 1998 Page 4 SECTION .0 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE - (GI) _.2.4.2 the open storage use and required fence shall comply with the yard and setback requirements in Table _.2. _.3 SPECIAL PROVISIONS No special provisions at this time. Town of Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, June 17, 1998 Page 5 DEFINITIONS 22 DEFINITIONS FOR USES IN THE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (GI) ZONE "ADULT TRAINING FACILITY", means a facility where persons over compulsory school age are enrolled and given instruction in a skill or trade directly related to industry, but does not include a school, private school or commercial school. "BUILDING OR CONTRACTING ESTABLISHMENT", means the premises used for the purposes of undertaking or managing activities engaged in maintaining and building structures, works, additions or renovations and typically includes the offices of general building contractors, general contractors, specialized trades and building maintenance services such as window cleaning and extermination services. Also included is the prefabrication of building equipment and materials and wrecking and demolition contractors offices, but does not include salvage yards. "CARTAGE EXPRESS OR TRUCK TRANSPORT TERMINAL OR YARD", means land, buildings, or structures where trucks and/or transports are loaded or unloaded, stored, serviced, rented, leased, kept for hire, or parked for remuneration, or from which trucks and/or transports are dispatched as common carriers, or where goods are stored temporarily for further shipment. This definition shall also include accessory fuelling and washing facilities for those vehicles directly related to the operation. "CONCRETE BATCHING OR MIXING PLANT"; means an industrial facility used for the production of concrete and concrete products, used in building or construction and includes facilities for the administration and management of the business, the stockpiling of bulk materials used in the production process or of finished products manufactured on the premises and the storage and maintenance of required equipment, but does not include the retail sale of finished concrete products. "DAYCARE CENTRE", means a facility licensed under Provincial statute which accommodates a minimum of 6 children for the purposes of providing temporary care for a period of time not exceeding 24 hours. "EATING ESTABLISHMENT", means a building or part of a building where food is offered for sale or sold to the public for immediate consumption and includes such uses as a restaurant, cafe, cafeteria, ice cream parlour, tea or lunch room, dairy bar, coffee shop, snack bar, or refreshment room or stand; but does not include a boarding or lodging house. "EMERGENCY SERVICE DEPOT", means any land, building or structure used for the purposes of storing, maintaining or dispatching fire, police or ambulance vehicles. "FARM", means any agriculture use including; apiaries; aviaries, berry or bush crops; commercial greenhouses; vegetable or specialty crops; field crops; agricultural research stations; Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, May 21, 1998 Page 1 �3 nurseries, orchards; tree crops; wood lots, and such accessory uses or enterprises as are customarily carried on in the field of primary agriculture, but excludes the keeping of livestock. "FEED MILL", means the use of land, buildings or structures for the purposes of processing, mixing and handling of animal feed. "FILM PRODUCTION FACILITY", means a lot, building or structure where the staging, filming or final production of the master copy of an audio or video performance is conducted. "FOOD, BEVERAGE OR TOBACCO PROCESSING PLANT"; means a building or part thereof, other than an eating establishment, used for the processing of meat and poultry products; fish products; fruit and vegetable products; dairy products, flour, prepared cereal food and feed products; vegetable oil mills; bakery products; sugar products; soft drink products; tobacco products; and distillery, brewery and winery products and includes a cold storage plant. "FUEL STORAGE TANK OR SUPPLY YARD", means a tank used or intended to be used for the bulk storage of petroleum or petroleum products, combustible or inflammable liquids or gases. "HEAVY EQUIPMENT DEALER", means the use of land, buildings or structures where farm vehicles and farm equipment, tractor trailers, bulldozers and other heavy equipment are stored for the purposes of sale, lease or hire and where such vehicles and equipment are repaired or serviced for the purposes of being maintained in operable condition. "FITNESS CLUB", means a building in which facilities are provided for recreational athletic activities including but not limited to body-building and exercise classes, and shall include associated facilities such as a sauna and solarium. "INDUSTRIAL MALL", means a building or group of buildings held in single ownership or by participants in a condominium corporation or cooperative, and divided into units for separate occupancy by different industrial uses permitted in this by-law and for which common loading and parking facilities and other common services may or may not be provided. "INDUSTRIAL REPAIR OR MACHINE SHOP", means a business engaged in maintaining, repairing, installing and renting articles and equipment for construction and industrial use such as: refrigeration and air conditioning, power tools, industrial machinery or equipment, mobile construction equipment and moving equipment. This does not include any other use specifically referred to or defined in this by-law. "INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY OUTLET", means a building or part of a building where industrial tools, equipment and supplies are offered for sale or sold at retail, otherwise than by auction and including any part of any such building where such tools, equipment and supplies are stored prior to being offered for sale or after being sold at retail. Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, May 21, 1998 Page 2 24 LAUNDRY PLANT, means a building where dry cleaning, dry dyeing, cleaning and pressing of articles of clothing is carried on, but does not include any other use listed in the by-law. "MANUFACTURING, PACKAGING OR PROCESSING PLANT", means any building used for the purposes of assembling, making, preparing, processing, inspecting, ornamenting, manufacturing, finishing, treating, altering, repairing, packaging, storing or adapting of any semi - processed or fully -processed goods, substance, article or thing and shall include a recycling operation completely contained within a building. "MUNICIPAL YARD", means any land, buildings or structures used for the purpose of storing materials, vehicles and equipment which are necessary to the daily operations of the municipality and includes such items as sand, salt, trucks and plows. "PARKING LOT", means any parking area whether or not such parking area is required pursuant to this By -Law. "PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY", means a building or part thereof used for the manufacture, fabrication and processing of drugs in pharmaceutical preparations for human or veterinary use, and the manufacture of orthopaedic, prosthetic and surgical appliances and supplies. "PRINTING PLANT",means a building or part thereof used for the purposes of industrial printing, binding and related functions. "SAWMILL OR PLANING MILL", a building, structure or area where timber is cut, sawed or planed, either to finished lumber, or as an intermediary step and may include facilities for the kiln drying of lumber and the temporary storage of timber which has been sawn or slit for use, but shall not include a retail outlet. "SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT", means any building or part thereof wherein scientific or medical experiments, tests or investigations are systematically conducted, and where drugs, chemicals, glassware or other substances or articles pertinent to such experiments, tests or investigations are manufactured or otherwise prepared for use on the premises and shall include, raw material development and testing firms; processed products development and testing firms; and chemical and biological products development and testing firms. "SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGY OR COMMUNICATION ESTABLISHMENT", means an establishment for the development and manufacture of lighting products, audio and video recording, receiving, sending and playing products, communications products, business machine products, electrical transformers and switches, energy, wire and cable products, but shall not include electrical generation equipment or battery products. Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, May 21, 1998 Page 3 �b "STORAGE YARD", means a lot, building or structure used for the storage of road maintenance material, of construction or building material or for the storage of heavy vehicles or equipment and, in the case of the latter, includes an accessory maintenance garage used for the service and repair of stored vehicles and equipment. This definition will include reservoir, silo and tank storage; hangers accessory to a manufacturing use; open air parking, open air storage and the storage of lumber, wood, building materials, feed, fertilizer, chemicals, ice and allied commodities for subsequent resale to distributers or retail dealers or outlets, but does not include manufacturing or processing and will be subject to the open storage requirements of this By -Law. "TRADESMAN'S SHOP", means an establishment, other than an automotive use, that provides non -personal services or crafts to the public, including, but not necessarily restricted to, a printers shop, a plumbers shop, a tinsmith shop, a workshop and training centre for the mentally retarded, a dairy and a monument engraving shop. "WAREHOUSE", means a building or part thereof used primarily for the housing, storage, adopting for sale, packaging or wholesale distribution of goods, which will be sold elsewhere or transported elsewhere for sale or consumption including wares, merchandise, foodstuffs, substances or articles. "WASTE OR WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES", means a building or structure, approved by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy, where domestic or industrial waste is treated or where water is treated for human consumption, and includes a sewage pumping station or water pumping station. Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zone, May 21, 1998 Page 4 PARIUNG AND LOADING PROVISIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL USES PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (GI) ZONE PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS Provision Parking Loading Location unless specified otherwise in the zone, all Shall be located in the interior side yards, provided that no part of any parking yard or rear yard unless setback 18 in area, except a driveway, shall be located (59.1 ft.) from the street line. closer than 3 m (9.8 ft) to any lot line abutting a street, residential zone or development zone, and the area resulting from the setback must be used for landscaping. Number of Spaces Warehouse - 1 per 200 m2 (2,152 ft2) 280 - 2,300 m2 = 1 Required All other industrial uses - I per 100 m2 2,301 - 5,000 m2 = 2 (1,076 ft2) 5,001 - 7,500 m2 = 3 for each additional 7,500 m2 + 1 Dimensions Use standard parking space dimensions Width - 4 in (13.1 ft) from General Provisions Length - 14 m (45.9 ft) Height - 4.5 in (14.8 ft) Town of Tillsonburg Draft Industrial Zoning, May 21, 1998 Page 1 L8 4 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES of the meeting of the Corporate Services Committee held Wednesday, June 17, 1998 at 2:30 P.M. PRESENT: Dave Beres, Brenda Carroll, Iry Horton, Cam McKnight, Chris Rosehart Dave Morris, Gary Seitz, John Arts Councillors Sam Lamb, Stephen Molnar (3:00 P.M.), Gayle Leachman (3:45 P.M.) In the absence of Chairman Robert Smith, the meeting was chaired by Vice Chair Dave Beres. ORDER OF BUSINESS: A. Adoption of Agenda The Corporate Services Committee adopted the agenda as prepared for the meeting of June 17, with the addition of: Special & Property: Report on Municipal Offices Expansion and Renovations Personnel: Request for additional Staff representative. B. Cash -in -Lieu of Parking Applicants Lew Stuart and Tina Daniel, who were in attendance at this meeting, were requesting cash -in -lieu of parking for four off-site parking spaces for a proposed eating establishment at 35 Hale Street. As outlined in the June 8, 1998 report of Deputy Clerk Brad Bartlett, this application requires that cash -in -lieu be charged for five parking spaces. On completion of the discussion and review it was MOVED by Brenda Carroll, SECONDED by Iry Horton THAT "the recommendations as outlined in the report of the Deputy Clerk for five spaces at a cost of $ 6,325.00 plus applicable carrying charges, be submitted to Council for adoption." 4 } 9 "CARRIED" s C. 191 E. - 2 - Taxi Cabs/Cartage Vehicles Al Evanitski of Al's Taxi was present for this discussion. Clerk -Administrator Dave Morris explained the purpose of By -Law 2693 and the Corporate Services Committee further commented on the report from Acting Chief of Police Chris Coles, dated May 7, 1998. A thorough discussion took place on this subject and a number of concerns were expressed. At the conclusion of the discussion the Committee recommended that the By -Law be re -visited and be amended to include that taxi cabs be easily identified (top lights and/or signage) in an effort to further assure passenger safety. Accounts Payable The Treasurer pointed out that on Page 12 of the Accounts Payable list, $ 10,000.00 (Vendor No. T883) is to be deleted, due to the fact that this obligation had previously been completed. Complete details in respect to payments to Vendor No. H039 (Page 71) will be submitted at the next meeting of the Corporate Services Committee. On completion of the Accounts Payable review, it was MOVED by Iry Horton, SECONDED by Brenda Carroll THAT "the Accounts Payable, as per list dated May 31, 1998, in the amount of $ 1,885,871.71 as amended, be approved for payment." "CARRIED" MCORF - Grant In March, 1998, the Corporation received a $ 155,317.00 Grant under the Provincial MCORF Program (Municipal Capital and Operating Restructuring Fund). It was pointed out that municipalities are now assuming additional airport funding responsibilities. On completion of the review, it was MOVED by Iry Horton, SECONDED by Brenda Carroll THAT "$ 145,317 from the MCORF Grant be taken to Airport Capital Reserve." "CARRIED" F. Norwich Tornado Disaster The Treasurer was directed to contact the P.U.C. in respect to their recent donation in kind to Norwich and to obtain further details from Norwich as to the status of Provincial Contributions and further ne e ufor support. . A ..3 0 - 3 - G. Kinsmen and Kinettes - Request for Message -of -Support This request (to purchase advertising space) was reviewed, on completion of which it was MOVED by Cam McKnight, SECONDED by Iry Horton THAT "this request be received and filed." "CARRIED" H. Tillsonburg P.U.C. - 1997 Financial Statement As customary, the Tillsonburg Public Utility Commission submitted 1997 Audited Financial Statements of the Waterworks Department. It was MOVED by Iry Horton, SECONDED by Brenda Carroll THAT "the 1997 Statement be received and filed." "CARRIED" I. Requests for Proposals and Requests for Tenders Staff Accountant Gary Seitz submitted information in respect to the different purchasing procedures. The report outlines detailed guidelines to establish such procedures. J. Cost Management A Cost Management Program Report for the six months ended June 30, 1998 as submitted was received by the Corporate Services Committee and Co-ordinator Gary Seitz reported on the current status of Cost Management ideas and reviews. K. Executive Session Meetings A thorough discussion took place on Council's resolution of April 14, 1998, to hold the Executive Session before the Open Session of Council. On completion of the discussion on this matter, it was MOVED by Brenda Carroll, SECONDED by Iry Horton THAT "Council Meetings held in daytime hours commence at 9:00 A.M. and be preceded by.an Executive Session at 8:00 A.M. and THAT the time for Council Meetings to be held in the evening be set at 8:00 P.M. and be preceded by an Executive Session commencing at 7:00 P.M.." "CARRIED" 5 51 ...4 == Furthermore, it was discussed and understood that an endeavour would be made to deal with all agenda items within the hour allocated for the Executive Agenda, that those items requiring a resolution to be presented at Council (Open Session) are to be dealt with first and that, if necessary only, the Executive session would resume after the Council Meeting. In those cases where a full hour prior to the regular meeting of Council does not seem to be required, the starting time of the Executive session will be set at the discretion of the Clerk -Administrator. As well, it was requested that the Procedural By -Law be re -visited and be dealt with at the next meeting of the Corporate Services Committee. L. Transfer of Lot 52 to Peter Retsinas The Corporate Services Committee reviewed the request to transfer Lot 52, as outlined in the correspondence from Solicitor Dennis Odorjan and this matter was further explained by the Clerk -Administrator. On completion of the discussion, it was MOVED by Iry Horton, SECONDED by Brenda Carroll THAT "Town Council convey Lot 52 to Peter Retsinas at no charge, subject to this development being acceptable." "CARRIED" Newman Park The Corporate Services Committee reviewed the correspondence received from Lucy Gaynor in respect to certain situations at Newman Park. It was noted that Miss Gaynor's concerns had been addressed. Municipal Offices The Clerk -Administrator presented a verbal report on the present status of the proposed expansion and renovations. It was noted that this proposal will call for an additional space of 2,023 square feet. Preliminary discussions with Centrefund, Mall Management and Oxford County are ongoing. A complete report, including justification, plan design, updated costing and cost-sharing will be presented at future meetings of Corporate Services and Town Council. 6� ...5 It - 5 - Staff Representative The Clerk -Administrator expressed the desire to add one additional staff representative to the present two. The allowance of a third representative would then be appointed from Parks & Recreation. It was noted that these personnel reps are a means of non-union staff having input on issues of benefits and can attend Corporate Services meetings on such issues. On completion of this discussion it was MOVED by Iry Horton, SECONDED by Brenda Carroll THAT "one additional staff representative be allowed to sit on Committee on issues of benefits." "CARRIED" The meeting adjourned at 4:40 P.M. 14 33 June 17, 1998 David C. Morris Clerk -Administrator 200 Broadway, 2nd Floor Tillsonburg, Ont. N4G 5A7 Dear Dave: At the B.I.A. Board meeting held on the date of June 11, 1998 the following resolutions were passed: Moved by Eugene Heath Seconded by Bill Young AND RESOLVED THAT the B.I.A. Board of Management ask Council to pass a motion to reconsider zoning By-law 2847 at its June 22, 1998 meeting. The B.I.A. asks Council to reconsider this zoning By-law since the B.I.A. was not distributed notice of the zone change application, and was therefore unable to attend at the public meeting. "Carried"; and Moved by Bill Young Seconded by Eugene Heath AND RESOLVED THAT the B.I.A. appeal zoning By-law 2847 should Council not pass a motion to reconsider and/or the zoning By-law 2847 not be amended to delete business or professional office and insurance office. "Carried" It is with great reluctance that the B.I.A. passes these motions; however; the B.I.A. feels strongly that the Official Plan (that both Council and the B.I.A. worked diligently on) restricts this type of use outside of the downtown core. To allow this By-law would set a precedent that would render that portion of the Official Plan useless and put the future of downtown Tillsonburg in jeopardy. Yours trul , Michael Graves, AMCT(A) B.I.A. Coordinator TILLSONBURG BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA 200 Broadway, Suite 204, Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 5A7 54 I:F�1 OUR FILE: J1 Corporation ollAe COUNTY OF OXFORD DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT P. O. Box 397, Court House, Woodstock ON N4S 7Y3 CO. 9-21-180 Mr. Dave Morris Clerk -Administrator Town of Tillsonburg Municipal Offices 200 Broadway, 2nd Floor Tillsonburg, On N4G 5A7 Dear Mr. Morris: June 10, 1998 Fax: (519) 537-3024 Telephone: (5191539-9800 To%",hl OF TILL�OrlP[jnG C 4k.j n FILE # REF=ERRED 7-0 RE: Lifting of Part Lot Control Hickory Hills Developments Inc. Pt. Lot 48, Reg. Plan 41M-86; Parts 5-11, 41R-6076 Town of Tillsonburg Please find enclosed an application received from Hickory Hills Developments Inc. requesting that Part Lot Control be lifted from Part Lot 48, Plan 41M-86, Parts 5 to 11 (inclusive) on Reference Plan 41R- 6076, in the Town of Tillsonburg. The application for exemption from Part Lot Control proposes to allow each unit (4 units) of a multiple -attached (townhouse) dwelling block (Cluster 6) to be deeded to separate owners. In January, 1998, the Town approved an application for exemption from part -lot control for the southern portion of Jackson Court (Parts 1-28, 41 R-6076). We are sending a copy of the application for Part Lot Control Exemption along with the -building survey plan. We would appreciate if the Town would confirm that the proposed lots are in compliance with the appropriate Zone Provisions of the Town of Tillsonburg. Oxford County Public Health & Planning Committee will consider the application on June 18, 1998 and County Council will consider the By -Law to lift part lot control on June 24, 1998. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office. /wr Encl. P.C. Mr. Ian Linton Yoyrs truly, *er rett, MCIP, RPP 35 d DONALD M. GIBSON, Q.0 IAN R. LINTON, Q.C. BERNARD TOTH. Q.C. SCOTT K. CAMPBELL D. BRADLEY BENNETT May 12, 1998 GIBSON, LINTON, TOTH, CAMPBELL & BENNETT Barristers and Solicitors 36 BROADWAY, P. O. BOX 5 TILLSONBURG, ONTARIO N4G 4H3 (1928-1994) Department of Planning and Development, County of Oxford, P. 0. Box 397, Woodstock, Ontario. N4S 7Y3 Dear Sirs: TEL: (519) 842-3658 FAX: (519) 842-5001 COUNTY OF OXFORD DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING. & DEVELOPMENT P-0 rp MAY 'l 31998 REFER To FILE CQ -2 - COMMMEE OTHER Further to our letter dated December 2, 1997, we now enclose a copy of the building location survey by Kim Husted Surveying Ltd. dated April 28, 1998 for Cluster "6" now under construction. We trust that this will allow you to proceed with our application for part lot control exemption at this time. We have a sale for a unit within these premises closing on June 30th. Yours truly, i IAN R. LINT N. IRL/dp Enc. J6 PART ri N N t PART 4 CQ m ti , 1 _ � 1 L O r 40 2' P.I.N. 00033 - 0155 7l LT25656 N BZ N 60' 12' W 18.04 �Jr OT 4B n PART N 12.20 7.50 W N 59' 56' W 3.05 3.05 p� N N � O O Z I., 1. O 0 m N 0 �o�b 0 rysb�p sx?s�,�Y 9i O 3 h' 3.33 1. coo ASSOQ IM OF ONTARIO LAND SURVEYORS PLAN SaurSSIav FORM 1172421 INS PLAN IS NOT VALID UNLESS IT IS AN EMBOSSED ORIGWAL COPY ISSUED BY THE SURVEYOR r ww"" 10 *4%bw Ica men um Lu i GARAGE r1 J AREASd ARI n P.I.N. 00033 - 0164 — — — a - PART s LT55556 UNIT - 1COVERAG1 CONCRETE WALL .� 37.64 31.54 cl v AREAS PART B PART7!0-306.9 2 r4 Q UNIT - 143.0 a0 0] --- r� CO ERAGE - 47A � � GARAGE CONCRETE WALL c 31.54 �— W PART Q AREAS PART 9 ! 10 - 270.4 as O a o / UNIT - 134.4ml — — — sOp aD M COVERAGE - 40% N / GARAGE CONCRETE WALL / / / SL OCK 11 • /�5�z> GARAGE .`�8 `-------------- -- — — AREAS PART 11 v PART 11 15 us, .r 7.50 fa �CLF. ' VALLEY ALL E\J Jr N 59' 56 W 2865 r PART 20 ti PART 12 L� 4 z U) a � Q \IN,� SLOCK 12 bo Ic e SON U G January 19, 1997 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG Mr. Ken Whiteford, CAO County of Oxford P.O. Box 397 Woodstock, Ontario N4S 7Y3 Dear Sir: °4 -. C (;CUM-r`r ar GX'OF413 �';::L"F•i -rY Eft"!' OF PLA NII IG & Q'E �+�LCjP�'iES�T FEB -41998 R%I•=Ei3 7 U . FILE GOt.'IMITTEE OTHER Please be advised that the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg, at its meeting of January 12th, 1998, passed the following resolution: "RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg recommend to Oxford County Council that the lands consisting of Lot 48, Registered Plan 41M-86, Parts 1 to 28 (inclusive) on Reference Plan 41R-6076 Town of Tillsonburg, be exempted from Part Lot control and that the County be requested to enact the necessary exempting by-law as well as entering into a standard Part Lot Control Agreement with the applicant." Yours truly, Brad Bartlett Deputy Clerk BB:ly cc: M. Bragg, Commissioner of Planning, County of. Oxford B. Barrett, Planner, County of Oxford S. Smith, Hickory Hills 38 MUNICIPAL OFFICES — Town Centre Mall 200 Broadway, Second Floor, Suite 204, Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 5A7 Tel: (519) 842-6428 Fax: (519) 842-9431 OUR FILE: June 10, 1998 ✓/fie Corporation 0/1.L COUNTY OF OXFORD Fax: (519) 537-3024 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Telephone: (519) 539-9800 P. O. Box 397, Court House, Woodstock ON N4S 7Y3 CO. 9-21-172 Mr. Dave Morris Clerk -Administrator Town of Tillsonburg Municipal Offices 200 Broadway, 2nd Floor Tillsonburg, On N4G 5A7 Dear Mr. Morris: TMAIN! OF T!IA S0,Ne!!FlG C VE R D FILE # REFERP.ED TO RE: Lifting of Part Lot Control 1115572 Ontario Inc. (Southridge Building Co.) Block 155, Reg. Plan 41M-145 (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4, 41R-6220) Town of Tillsonburg (2 & 4 Tulip Drive) Please find enclosed an application received from 1115572 Ontario Inc. (Southridge) requesting that Part Lot Control be lifted from Block 155, Reg. Plan 41M-145 (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4, 41R-6220), in the Town of Tillsonburg. The application for exemption from Part Lot Control proposes to create 2 lots, each containing a rowhouse dwelling unit. It has been the practice of this Department to request a copy of a resolution from the Council of the Local Municipality indicating its support for any application for the lifting of Part Lot Control. It would be appreciated if you could bring this matter to the attention of Town Council at its meeting of June 22, 1998. The wording of the resolution by the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg, if it supports this application, should be in the form of a recommendation to Oxford County Council stating that: "that the lands consisting of Block 155, Registered Plan 41M-145 (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4, 41R-6220), Town of Tillsonburg, be exempted from Part Lot Control and that the County be requested to enact the necessary exempting by-law as well as entering into a standard Part Lot Control Agreement with the applicant. " We are sending a copy of the application for Part Lot Control Exemption. The Town should ensure that the proposed rowhouse development is in compliance with the appropriate R3 Zone Provisions of the Town of Tillsonburg. Public Health and Planning Committee will consider the application on June 18, 1998 and County Council will consider the By -Law to lift part lot control on June 24, 1998. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office. MB/wr Encl. P.C. 1115572 Ontario Inc. S� Y urs truly, is ael arrett, MCIP, RPP P1 ner C 0 C;( -Zn- a a- QGC' �s `. S LUN -0- s V9� a1�� P�PPL . C�•r.�� n C��I APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM PART LOT The undersigned hereby requests the County of Oxford to consider an application for exemption from Part Lot Control pursuant to Section 49(7) of the Planning Act on the lands hereinafter described. 1. PURPOSE OF APPLICATION (Please check appropriate box) Minor redesign to lots or blocks In a Registered Plan of Subdivision Sale of part lots created through road widening Creation of Individual lot(s) for semi-detached and row houses Creation of servicing easements In a Registered Plan a Long-term leases for stores In a shopping centre on a Registered Pian Other , Describe 2a) APPLICANT'S NAME s44 �� APPLICANT'S ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER (;)Lt2 2b) Registered Owner (if other than applicant) Owner's Address Telephone Number 2c) List of any mortgage, charge or encumbrance on the property. NameL.h�S Address 2d) Location of Subject 1,and L . l� Lot Number(s) Plan No. 1 r «J Yr. Plan Registered qS Part Number(s) `;` �.Z � 4 _ Reference Plan 1410 Street Address ( I f any)f The subject land is located on the side of the Street lying between - Street and %VMUr --• Street. 40 Application for Exemption from Part Lot Control 2e) Specific Indication of uses of land and buildings F-3 fxrt,tn tk-C 2f) Official Plan Designation Zoning Page 2 3. Site Information: (:..ctach separate sheet If more than one tot) Lot Frontage AS I+A�Aes sJ . Lot Depth Lot Area Lot Coverage Front Yard Rear Yard Interior Side Yard Exterior Side Yard !r_nrnPr Int) Landscaped Open Space (9b) No. of Parking Spaces Width of Planting Strip Driveway Width 1 41 Application for Exemption from Part Lot Control 4. Other (specify) Dated this t!�'a day of jo0C- 19 Page 3 Signature of Applicant I .ti3 Cam ;�1 of t h e`'s'J o f C6lL�joo 2)02c In the (?C:V'i/ of 0� � DO SOLEMNLY DECLARE THAT: All of the statements contained In this application are true and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that It Is of the same force and--ffect as If made under Oath and by virtue of the Canada Eviden Q Act. DECLARED before me at the Ot-LA of �.�_ �� in the r-ot 1-n of _ 4 this ^+f-) day of 19 MARY AN BUCHANAN, a Commis- sioner, . Coun of O)ftc�fff the CoWation of Expires June 11.1999. 42 Signature of Applicant (20.12 WDE . REGISTERED PLAN 41M-145) P.I.N. 00019 - 0439 88.19 PART 9 PART g 4 1T�--6-1J 88.19 REGISTERED TULIP s'e r� 'a r�y1s'e �J (A N IV 23' 10' W (R£i£R£NC£ BEARING, 15.62 8.00 o PART 2 o PART 4 o 15.62 o 8.00 z 0o 0 z m v z. w 1 Ell LA Ci y rn 0 N oui 0 _ m m m v Ln is O A z v (NTS) ; �L CC IK "1>; '1.P2 do SYr 0.12 15.63 0 0 0 (20.12 WDE . REGISTERED PLAN 41M-145) P.I.N. 00019 - 0439 88.19 PART 9 PART g 4 1T�--6-1J 88.19 REGISTERED HE P L A >y PART SL JC,, 41JVI--J45 5 4 -JR -6162 LT59837 1 P.I.N. 90019 — 0594 PART (A o O tA 0 ej 0 N P.I.N. 00019 — 0628 o We o 0 v 0 v v N Ci y N N v Ln is O A z v (NTS) m z '1.P2 do SYr 0.12 15.63 8.00 N 11' 23' 10' W rs� P.I.N. 00019 — 0577 e J I— r � I I— I � I -P f I I HE P L A >y PART SL JC,, 41JVI--J45 5 4 -JR -6162 LT59837 1 P.I.N. 90019 — 0594 L � E 1L I I I l44 (20.12 WIDE , REGISTERED ►' PART J» P.I.N. 00019 — 0628 TULIP N 11. 23' 10" W (REFERENCE BEARING) w 15.62 8.00 A PAP r 2 o PART 4 0 ELEVATION TOP .� v OF FOUNDATION WALL a 261.69G C O N 00 N A w r � °'- 7.52 o s I 0.10 0.10 J Ic- 7.59 —J 0 O N O N tp O O O O w N Z Z O ccoo, N ep w O d w so 0) i� ✓�.i a �1 � `-1 O O rn rn TS) dt S) 2 15.63 8.00 N 11' 23' 10" W �J his P.I.N. 00019 - 0577 ��J FG IS T r r? F' L � E 1L I I I l44 (20.12 WIDE , REGISTERED ►' PART J» P.I.N. 00019 — 0628 RILEY'S MOTOR HOTEL INC. 145 SIMCOE ST. TILLSONBURG, ONT. 519-842-8690 June 8, 1998. To:Tillsonburg Town Council I would like to request permission from Council to sell Nevada break -open tickets at my hotel's restaurant with proceeds from the sales going to Gemini Athletics (high school athletics programmes). Yours truly, Julius Huszti. r - Z? It 45 I GEMINI ATHLETICS c/o DAN RAJ NGUICH GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL TILLSONBURG, CANT. 519-842-4207 June 8, 1998. To:Tillsonburg Town Council We would like to request permission from Council to sell Nevada break -open tickets at Riley's Motor Hotel's restaurant with the proceeds going to Gemini Athletics to offset the costs of operating athletics programmes at the school. Yours trul.,� Dan ajnavich. 11 46 1„e Gaming 2nd Floor Control 1099 Bay St Commission Toronto ON MSS 263 °i Commission 20 dtage des 1099 rue Bay jeux Toronto ON MSS 2B3 Application to Manage and Conduct a Break Open Ticket Lottery Demande de permis pour adminlstrer et conduire une loterle de billets A fen@tres (Form NTL -A) Group Identification Number GI (Formula NTL -A) We, the undersigned, as two principal officers of record of (name of organization) Les soussignds qui sont deux prindpaux didgeants de (norm, de f'organisme) ,r (adresse) D apply for a licence to manage and conduct a Break Open Ticket Lottery at the premises municipally known as font une demands de permis pour administrer et conduire une lotede de billets A fenAtres dans les locaux amus dens Is munkipalit sous les nom de and situated in the municipafily of at situ6s dans Ia municipalitd d If a licence is granted, all tickets applied for will be sold only at (specify exact location within the above premises). Si un permis est d6livr6. tous les billets demand6s no seront vendus qu'd (spAcifier I'emplaoement exact darts les locaux mentfonn6s ci-dessus) -'4� 1. The specific Charitable of Religious Objects or Purposes to which proceeds are to be donated are described as Les objectifs spdcifiques vis6s par les organismes de blenfafssanoe ou religieux at aux quels sent destinds les recettes peuvent Atre d6crits comma ritant Type of Break Open Tickets to be sold (check one) Genre de billets ft fenf}tres qui seront vendus (cocher une case) Regular Nevada Super Nevada�Junior Nevada Nevada normal Ely Super Nevada U Nevada Junior ❑ Description of Scheme Description du jou (a) Number of Tickets per box/unit Nombre de billets par botte/unitb (b) Price per ticket Prix du billet (c) Gross Revenue per unit Recedes brutes par unit6 (d) Total Prizes per unit Montant total des prix par unit6 (e) Number of winning tickets per unit Nombre de billets gagnants par unit6 4. The tickets referred to in this application form are manufactured by (Name of Company) Les billets dont it est question dans cette demands seront imprim6s par (nom de Is compagnie) i/� ✓�. .� and will be purchased from ✓ ✓J '� �� -� at seront achettis chez (Name and Address of Distributor) (nom at adresse du clistributeur) Price per unit Prix par unit6 Ticket sales will commence on (date) La vents des billets commencera Is (date) (date) (date) (maximum six month period). (pdriode de six mois au maximum). $ � _IJ- L , 7. The total number of units to be sold during the period for which the application is made shall not exceed Le nombre total d'unitk A vendre pendant Is pdriode couverte par la demands n'exe6dera pas 06140 (asrss) and terminate on at se terminera Is Units/Unit6s (over) (voir au verso) Certificate Attestation We (name) V may„ �A.� N i G -t et (nand om) e) Nous soussignds (nom) f of (organization) n , J . �y c G' S de (omanisme) ' of the County of (municipality) �/ c� < p / � u : du comt8 d � of de (municipalit8) jointly and severally, hereby certify that: attestons oollectivement at individuellement qua (t) We have knowledge of the matter herein set out, Nous avons pris connaissance des points sp6dfi6s dans les pr6sentes, (2) We have read over this application, Nous avons lu Is prilisente demands, (3) All facts stated and information furnished herein are true and correct, Tous las faits incliqu8s at les renseignements foumis dans les prdsentes sont vMdiques at exacts, (4) We are the holders of the offices with descriptive tide as set out and appearing under our respective signatures below. Nous assumons les fonctions oorrespondant aux titres sp6cifi6s sous nos signatures respectives ci-dessous. (6) We understand that if a licence is granted, Break Open Tickets may not be sold outside of the premises entered on the application and specified in the licence. Nous coo, prenons qua sl un permis est accord6, les billets A fen6tres no pourront etre vendus quo dans les locaux inscrits sur la demands at sp6cifi6s sur Is permis. (6) We have read, and have in our possession, and agree to comply with, a statement of the Terms and Conditions under which the Break Open Ticket licence is issued. Nous awns lu I'expos6 des conditions de d6livrance du permis de loterie de billets A fen@tres, nous Is gardons an notre possession at nous observerons lesdites conditions. (7) We understand that this licence shall be valid during its effective period only so long as the terms and conditions to which such licence is subject have been complied with and that a breach of a term or condition may cause the licence to become null and void. Nous comprenons bien quo Is permis no sera valide pendant Is pdriode qu'il couvdra qua dans Is mesure oir ses conditions seront respect6es at quo touts violation de ses conditions I'annulera. Principal Officer Principal Officer Principal didgeant Princi irigeant Signature • Signature ViIIJ RA.1 N O V ICS!'+ Name in full/Nom au complet rv%AQ;X't 9J W `11.1F b ►rtta ( C.D OtR.L 1, s "roe.. Tltie%TItre 37 G �Ei t D+►l.E DL: _ Address/Adresse 31 Cr W—N Dr— Dt- 8�}1,• y in Bus. Phone/T61. aff. 642-42.01 Date/Date Ju.�q. Ls l 9!D . i . Witness (sign) Signature du trimoin i _ - 7 48 Mayor and Council C/O: Clerk Administrator, Dave Morris Town of Tillsonburg 200 Broadway, Tillsonburg, ON N4G 5A7 June 11, 1998 Dear Mayor McKnight and Council: TD�NN Or 'C1L1-cpiJ.B11Rf� v i F1t�E R�F{�HP,� U Thank you for offering to take the lead role in developing the Tillsonburg Supported Housing Initiative (SHI) Committee. The role of the committee being, to undertake all of the tasks associated with researching the feasibility and implementation of a Supported Housing Life Lease project at the site of the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital. The goal is to incorporate a housing continuum at our local hospital that will offer expanded support services. This continuum may include independent living apartments, assisted living suites and Long Term Care beds with a specialized secured unit to care for individuals with dementia's. The Supported Housing Committee met on June 2nd, and as a result, we are forwarding this recommendation for inclusion of representation from these groups on the SHI committee: 1. Town Council 2. Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital 3. Tillsonburg Supported Housing Committee 4. Public at large (those who attended the public meeting completed forms indicated willingness to participate on this committee) 5. Tillsonburg & District Multi -Service Centre and other Caregiver Groups We would like to suggest a preliminary meeting of the representatives of Town Council and TDMH, to ensure the goals and interests of all parties are understood. We would also like to suggest this meeting take place prior to the end of June to maintain momentum and interest in this project. Once again thank you for your support. We are available to assist in any way that is helpful. Sincerely, / ZL-.1 Barb Helsdon, Ann AcKnight Co -Chair cc: Jim Spencer, President Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital saved as: SHI1ttr.doc TOWN OF TILLSONBURG NO. MOVED BY SECONDED BY June 22, 1998 AND RESOLVED THAT the following members of Council be appointed as representatives on The Supported Housing Committee: Mayor Cam McKnight - Deputy Mayor Iry Horton - Councillor Gayle Leachman. 116/86/911 HH:1Z:Z6 EST: ASSOCIATION OF?-> CLERK-Tillsonburg T Page HHZ JUN -05-98 FRI 03:52 PH AMO FAX NO. 4169716191 P. 01 r NOW'" o f�� 411111111f ChCe I Annual Lnnraercncu '9H No. 1, June 5198 Augusr e3-26 Conference Planning Well Underway Arrangements for this year's annual general meeting and conference: are in full swing. The focus of this year's event is on the implementation of the Who Does What transfer of services. We have lined up municipal officials and other experts who have first- hand knowledge to share on the tips and downs of the current municipal environment. August 23 - 26, 1998 Roval York Hotel, Toronto Conference preliminary programs and registration forms will be arriving in your municipal office shortly. Be sure to register early (Early Bird rate cut -4f Judy 10). And book your hotel rooms now! Deadline For Nominations For AMO Board Of Directors Is July 31, 1998 All nominations for candidates wishing to serve on AMO's Board of Directors must be received at the AMO offices on or before July 31, 1998. Nominations are accepted in the form of an endorsement resolution by council. Casting a Vote for Better Board Representation When you cast your vote this year at the annual general meeting, you will not only be electing your new President and Secretary Treasurer, but you will also be selecting who will represent your section on the Board and the Executive Committee. Based on the amendments to By-law No. I at AMD's Special Meeting of the Membership on February 6° this year, the board of directors will be comprised of a President and Secretary -Treasurer elected at large, two ex -officio members (Immediate Past President, and Immediate Past Secretary -Treasurer), and 41 directors elected from the seven sections. Structure Of AMO's Board Of Directors Effective August 1998 President Immediate Past President Secretary -Treasurer Immediate Past Secretary -Treasurer 5 Northern Section Directors 5 Rural Section Directors 5 Small Urban Section Directors 5 County Section Directors 7 Large Urban Section Directors 7 Regional Section Directors 7 Toronto Section Directors The Directors elected from each Section will form the Section Caucus, and the Directors of each Caucus will select one of their number to serve its Caucus Chair, as well as Vice -President on AMO's Board and Executive Committee. (Note: The Northern Caucus will select 2 Vice Presidents—one each from the northeast and northwest). Up to one member of each caucus may be a municipal employee, at the discretion of the Section voting delegates prior to each election. Delegates who are cleewd officials from municipalities in good standing with the Association are eligible to vote at this year's annual conference. Municipalities will no longer have to send in resolutions identifying voting delegates—Cvery delegate who is an elected official from a member municipality attending the annual conference gets to vote for the Board of Directors and on Association business. For further information on the voting procedures, please feel free to contact either: Scott Andison Pat Vanini Managing Director, Director of Policy & Commercial & and Government Information Services Relations (416) 971-9856 ext. 323 (416) 971-9856, ext. 316 0o-08-98 09:17AM FROM TOWNSHIP OF ZORRA TO 15198429431 P002 i OXFORD COUNTY FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE Farmers Working for Farmers President Howard Cornwell (519} 468-5949 FAX 468-5910 PRESS RELEASE JUNE 2v 1998 BATTERY BLITZ JUNE - AUGUST '98 Secretary / Co-Ordinafor Ammie Lunn (519} 485-2490 FAX 485-2520 Do yod have any old batteries tucked in a comer of you garage? Every year the Oxford County Federation of Agriculture gathers up old batteries in Oxford to be recycled. Yo' can drop .off your old automotive lead -acid batteries for recycling at any of the depot ];cations listed below: * Ayr Tractor, Ayr * Ayr Tractor, Hickson * Vincent's Farm Equipment, Woodstock * Waterloo - Oxford Co-op, Norwich * Ward's Tire, Ostrander * Knoops Farm Equipment, Embro OCFA,s Battery Blitz started in 1991 and has collected over 600 000 lbs of old lead - acid b'ttedes for recycling. Oxford was the first county to implement this unique Y rec cling pro�ect and it has now become the most recognized and longest running project of this type in the province. The proceeds of this battery collection result in an annual donat'on of $1000 to Oxford County 4-H youth and environmental causes. Be en ironmentally friendly, drop off your old batteries and help support local youth progra s! For more information contact... Ammie Lunn P.O. Box 306 Ingersoll, ON TEL: 485-2490 NSC 3K5 FAX: 485-2520 )249. Farmers Working for Farmers TILLSONBURG POLICE SERVICES BOARD P.O. Box 386, Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 41-18 Telephone (519) 842-6540 Fax: (519) 842-2190 Mr. Dave Morris, Clerk -Administrator Town of Tillsonburg 2nd Floor, Town Centre Mall 200 Broadway Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 5A7 Dear Mr. Morris: T0"'Im,�vvn TIl4GC��oUFFC June 8, 1998 C FILE REFERRED TO Enclosed please find a copies of Minutes of the General Meeting of Tillsonburg Police Services Board held March 16, April 20 and May 19, 1998 for your records. Yours truly, TILLSONBURG POLICE SERVICES BOARD oaja j La. (J,&Iru tic. Diana Fleming, Secretary D _S r E MINUTES MEETING: GENERAL TILLSONBURG POLICE SERVICES BOARD PLACE: Tillsonburg Police Services Boardroom DATE: Monday, March 16, 1998, 8:00 a.m. PRESENT Board Members Mr. Walter Burton, Chair Dr. Larry W. Oehm, Vice—Chair Councillor Robert T. Smith Chief Christopher Coles Deputy Chief Perry Gosso Diana Fleming, Secretary By invitation Member of Press AGENDA DISCUSSION/OUTCOME ACTION ITEM 1 An Agenda was presented to the meeting On motion made by Dr. Oehm, for consideration. seconded by Mr. Smith, and unanimously carried, the Agenda was adopted. 2 Minutes of a meeting held,on On motion made by Mr. Smith, February 16, 1998 were presented to the seconded by Dr. Oehm and meeting for consideration. unanimously carried, the Minutes of the meeting held February 16, 1998 were approved. 3 Appointment of Plant, Property & Deferred to next meeting after Equipment Committee community appointment is determined. 4 Chief of Police Reports. On motion made by Dr. Oehm, seconded by Mr. Smith and A/B. unanimously carried, the Accounts January, 1998 and February, 1998 Payable for the months of January Accounts Payable Approval List. and February, 1998 were approved. General discussion, including discrepancy in the fuel costs. The Chief will investigate and report. C. No other reports. D4 M3 Page 2 AGENDA DISCUSSION/OUTCOME ACTION ITEM 5 Outstanding Business from Previous Meetings. See revised Schedule. b New Business A. OAPSB Annual General Meeting and Members are to check schedules Spring Conference. and advise Secretary whether they General Discussion. will be attending. 7 General Correspondence Circulated at meeting. 9 Adjournment On motion made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Dr. Oehm and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned at 8:20 a.m. Mr. Walter Burton. Chair Diana Fleming, Secr ary SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS GENERAL MEETINGS March 16, 1998 Date Item # Person Des cri tion Action Status Jan. 16/98 4C Board Plant, Property & Members to be elected. Members Equipment Committee Chairman to be elected by Committee members. X June 16/97 3A Chief Adequacy & Ongoing. Effectiveness Standards Oct. 20/97 3D Chief 1997 annual report The Chief reported that the 1997 annual report is being Secretary finalized. The Chief will advise Secretary in near future to arrange with Mr. Morris a date to present report to Council. January 19/98 7D OPP Costing Ongoing. The Chief advised that a communication from the Solicitor General's office had been sent to the Town advising the OPP costing had been approved. OPP will then do a presentation to Council. A information document re statistics had been completed and provided to OPP. :J 6 MINUTES MEETING: GENERAL TILLSONBURG POLICE SERVICES BOARD PLACE: Tillsonburg Police Services Boardroom DATE: Monday, April 20, 1998, 8:00 a.m. PRESENT Board Members Mr. Walter Burton, Chair Dr. Larry W. Oehm,Vice-Chair Councillor Robert T. Smith Mr. Bryce Sibbick Chief Christopher Coles Deputy Chief Perry Gosso Diana Fleming, Secretary By invitation Member of Press AGENDA DISCUSSION/OUTCOME ACTION ITEM 1 An Agenda was presented to the meeting On motion made by Dr. Oehm, for consideration. seconded by Mr. Smith, and unanimously carried, the Agenda was adopted. 2 Minutes of a meeting held on March 16, On motion made by Mr. Smith, 1998 were presented to the meeting for seconded by Dr. Oehm and consideration. unanimously carried, the Minutes of the meeting held March 16, 1998 were approved. 3 Appointment of Plant, Property & Mr. Sibbick was appointed to the Equipment Committee Committee and elected Chairman of this Committee. Dr. Oehm gave an update of the Committee's activities, etc. during the past year for the benefit of Mr. Sibbick as well of what might be expected for the coming year. General discussion. Page 2 AGENDA DISCUSSION/OUTCOME ACTION ITEM 4 Chief of Police Reports. On motion made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Dr. Oehm and A. March, 1998 Accounts Payable unanimously carried, the Accounts Approval List. Payable for the month of March, 1998 were approved. General discussion, including the explanation of the discrepancy in the fuel costs. Shell normally invoices once per month, however, two invoices were paid due to Shell's year end. Also, interpreter's fees were discussed. B. No other reports. The Chief will arrange with Mr. Morris for a date to present the The Chief presented the meeting the report to Town Council. 1997 Annual Report. 5 Outstanding Business from Previous Meetings. See revised Schedule. 6 New Business A. Letter dated April 16, 1998 from Mr. Mr. Burton will represent the David C. Morris Re: OPP Costing Board at the interview process on consultation Process. Monday, May 4th and members of General Discussion. the Board would be present from 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. The Chief will make sure TPA is made aware of process. B. Memo dated April 9, 1998 from Brad Bartlett Re: Crossing Guard - Tillson Avenue. Deputy Chief presented a report to the meeting regarding the Town Council meeting and the problems relating to crossing guards in this area. It was suggested that a crossing guard be placed on Tillson Avenue in front of Annandale School. b8 Page 3 AGENDA DISCUSSION/OUTCOME ACTION ITEM It was the Community Officer's recommendation that at the present time that the same crossing guard (who is monitoring the crosswalk for younger children immediately north on Tillson Avenue) be utilized with different times, i.e. 7:30-8:10 in front of Annandale School; 8:10-8:45 the corner on Tillson Avenue north of Annandale School; 11:50-12:50 the corner on Tillson Avenue north of Annandale School; 2:20-3:50 in front of Annandale School; and 3:20-3:50 the corner on Tillson Avenue north of Annandale School. C. The Chief gave a brief report in connection with the Statistics for the month of March. In particular, it was noted that break & enter offenses were up. General discussion including parking tags. 7 General Correspondence Circulated at meeting. 9 Adjournment On motion made by Mr. Smith, seconded by Dr. Oehm and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m. Mr. Walter Burton, Chair c A &L 4, ""d Diana Fleming, Secrefflary b9 09 •SaInUTH 10 'vg 0041 aas •butobIIp butgsoj dd0 Ql 86/61 XJvnuPr ' 113ano) of podal juasald of alep p Spiq 'IN ggTA 85UPJIB dle�aloa$ 111A 3aj43 aqS 'palaldmoa sr Modal IMUP 1661 841 Modal IMUP 1661 3aiqa QE L6/OZ '400 1! 101 BUT18am aql JP poddns gjjA buTob batI185 algnOJI SPA aIagl Splepupls ;o jas fiol;TQn p 0l splepue;s Splpbal IIT but;Iodal pue batlaam utbjg-gasalppjX-plojxo ssauaet;oa;;g e papua}le aq aq 5ut18011 ap 04 p84Iodal ;atga aqj �Iopnba pY ;atqj Yf 16/91 aunr S/uo1 �T uoaAiwa uoesad # urau ineQ 8661 ' OZ Iudv SOMUSEW MMSKSO SnOIAS?id ROHS smw fmia Y L&Lno Ao armaSHos MINUTES MEETING: GENERAL TILLSONBURG POLICE SERVICES BOARD PLACE: Tillsonburg Police Services Boardroom DATE: Tuesday, May 19, 1998, 8:00 a.m. PRESENT Board Members Mr. Walter Burton, Chair Dr. Larry W. Oehm,Vice—Chair Mayor Cam McKnight Councillor Robert T. Smith Mr. Bryce Sibbick Chief Christopher Coles Deputy Chief Perry Gosso Diana Fleming, Secretary AGENDA DISCUSSION/OUTCOME ACTION ITEM 1 An Agenda was presented to the meeting On motion made by Dr. Larry W. for consideration. Oehm, seconded by Mr. Robert T. Smith, and unanimously carried, Mr. Burton presented a letter from Mr. the Agenda, as amended, was and Mrs. Wilson to be added as an item adopted. to the Agenda. 2 Minutes of a meeting held on April 20, On motion made by Mr. Robert T. 1998 were presented to the meeting for Smith, seconded by Dr. Larry W. consideration. Oehm and unanimously carried, the Minutes of the meeting held April 20, 1998 were approved. 3 Chief of Police Reports A. April, 1998 Accounts Payable On motion made by Mr. Robert T. Approval List. Smith, seconded by Mr. Bryce Sibbick and unanimously carried, General discussion, including: the Accounts Payable for the Page 47, item W294 safety supplies & month of April, 1998 were bio -hazard kits; approved. Page 36, item B140 Bell Canada - invoices for 3 months B. Other Reports. The Chief presented the monthly statistics, however, a more comprehensive statistic report will be presented at the June meeting. 61 Page 2 AGENDA ITEM DISCUSSION/OUTCOME ACTION Chief of Police Reports, continued The Chief reported to the Board as follows: • the robbery at the Petro Canada station, i.e. that suspects have been apprehended • the arson at Annandale School, no charges have been laid, however, they do have suspects • TPS assisted in the apprehension of the robbers of the Straffordville Bank • the resolution of a number of window glass breakages in Town * the resolution of 14 break and enters; The Chief also asked the Board to Agenda item for next meeting give consideration to taking advantage of the hiring of additional constables pursuant to the recent directive; the proposal is to make application for two officers, taking into consideration population increases and retirements coming up in the future. General discussion. The Chief reported on the CIPEC'S recent updating of computer software to the Windows format. General discussion OPP request for costing requirements. The Chief to arrange meeting with A meeting should be arranged with Mr. Seltzer. Mr. Brad Seltzer of OPP. 4 Outstanding Business from Previous Meetings. See revised Schedule. 62 Page 3 AGENDA DISCUSSION/OUTCOME ACTION ITEM 6 New Business A. Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Wilson regarding parking in front of their residence. General Discussion. As this is an operational matter, the letter was referred to the Chief. 7 General Correspondence No correspondence to be circulated. 8 Adjournment On motion made by Dr. Larry W. Oehm, seconded by Mr. Robert T. Smith and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m. Mr. Walter H. Burton, Chair Diana Fleming, Secretary 63 SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS GENERAL MEETINGS May 19, 1998 U Il Date Item # Person Description_ Action/Status June 16/97 3A Chief Adequacy & Ongoing. Effectiveness Standards Oct. 20/97 3D Chief 1997 annual report The report will be presented to Council on May 25th @ 7:30 p.m. May 19/98 3B Chief OPP Costing Ongoing. Chief to arrange meeting with Mr. Seltzer re OPP costing requirements. U Il Tillsonburg Airshow Committee P.O. Box 101, Station Main Ti lsonburg Ontario N4G 4H3 June 3, 1998 Tillsonburg Town Council 200 Broadway Suite 204 Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 5A7 TOWN OF TILL.SONOURG * R E CV U 1b FILE # REFERRED TO On behalf of the entire Tillsonburg Air Show Committee I would like to thank you for your support of the 1998 Tillsonburg Air Show. The weather was great -- the turnout excellent -- and the Snowbird's performance nothing less than spectacular. Without your assistance it would not have been possible to bring this world class event to Tillsonburg. Thank you again for your support of this community event! Yours ly, )'y �� NC Vernon D. Fleming 1 V.P. Tillsonburg Airshow Comittee VF:sm 86/89/98 23:57:36 EST; ASSOCIATION OF?-> -JUN-0$-98 TUE 05:30 PM AMO ember Communication For Immediate Action CLERK-Tillsonburg T Page 802 FAX NO. 4169716191 P. 01/02 Association of Municipalities of Ontario 393 Untie s4 Avenue, Suite 1701 Taranto. ON M50 166 Tel; (4 18) 871-9966 • hM (4 16) Ay 1.6181 amalk arAaoamo.munlcom.com June 9, 1998 Alert - 98/019 LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO RESTRUCTURE ONTARIO'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR The Issue: The Province has introduced a package of legislative, regulatory and policy reforms to restructure the generation and distribution of electricity in Ontario The Facts: Today the Honourable Jim Wilson, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology introduced an Omnibus Bill, An Act to Create Jobs and Protect Consumers by Promoting Low Cost Energy through Competition, to Protect the Environment, and to Provide for Pensions and to Make Related Changes to Certain Acts. This is an enabling gill with four schedules, including a new Electricity Act, an Ontario Energy Board Act, other amendments related to the structure and governance of Ontario Hydro and municipal electric utilities, and amendments to the OMERS legislation. This legislation mirrors the Government's direction outlined in its November 1997, White Paper, . Direction for Change. Charting a Course for Competitive Electricity and Jobs in Ontario, Key highlights The Electricity Act proposes to break up Ontario Hydro's 92 -year monopoly, and create successor companies under the authority of the Ontario Business Corporation Act. The new legislation would require municipal utilities to incorporate under the Ontario Business Co►lvoration Act with a requirement to separate monopoly and competitive business to ensure cross -subsidization does not take place. It defines the role of the Independent Market Operator, its rule-making powers and appeals processes. The Act also outlines a broad framework for the commercialization of municipal electric utilities. In addition, the Bill enables the Minister to delegate to an independent body the management and regulation of electrical inspections. It also addresses emergency planning. The Ontario Energy Board Act reforms both the electricity regulatory framework and natural gas framework In a similar manner. The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) will be responsible for licensing market participants subject to such factors as financial viability and performance benchmarks. The OEB will play a strong role in the amalgamation and restructuring of municipal electric utilities. The Act also establishes the statutory basis for the pricing protection for customers in ruraVremote regions, and outlines the obligations of the municipal electric utilities to provide default power as a last resort and to those customers who choose not to take advantage of competition. The Government proposes to pay down the stranded debt by dedicating increases in Hydro successor companies' payments -in -lieu of property taxes, and other services such as partnership proceeds. Hydro's stranded debt is defined as its long-term debt, contracts with non- utility generators, sunk costs of all kinds and legal obligations. 66 .../2 86/89/98 23:58:21 EST; ASSOCIATION OF?-> CLERK-Tillsonburg T Page 803 -JUN-09-98 TUE 06:31 PM AMO FAX NO. 4169716191 P. 02/02 Member Communication - Alert: Le islation Introduced to Restructure Ontario's Electrici Sector - 2!2 • The Province will undertake several initiatives to smooth the transition to the news stem. Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology (MEST) will be working with the Ontario Energy Board to develop the regulatory framework, The Ministry of Finance will conduct a 60 -day consultation on financial strategies and options to retire Ontario Hydro's stranded debt. This options paper will have implications for municipalities and their electrical utilities. The Market Government's targets are; Design Committee will continue its regular activities throughout the summer and fall. The • Cabinet approval of regulatory framework, market rules and stranded debt retirement strategy by early 1999. • Enable the OEB to issue licenses to Hydro successor companies by April 1, 1999. Open the market for full competition by the year 2000. Status: The Bill is expected to receive Second Reading before the and of this month. The Standing Committee hearings will likely be scheduled for August, and Royal Assent is expected prior to the end of 1998. MEST will also host public education seminars this summer. AMO Action: • AMO's Task Force on Electricity Restructuring will be reconvened to examine the implications of this legislation for municipalities and will provide its recommendations to AMO's Board of Directors. The Task -Force's deliberations will be based on AMO's response (March 1998) to the Government's White Paper. • The Association has commented that it is pleased that the Government has confirmed AMD's position that municipalities are the rightful owners of municipal electric utilities' assets (worth nearly $5 billion). AMO is also pleased with the Minister's agreement to invite a representative to join the Minister's Transition Committee. • The Province's intent to use any increases in grants -in -lieu of property taxes paid by Hydro successor companies to retire the stranded debt of Ontario Hydro causes concerns. Gains through increases in payments in lieu of property taxes should go to municipalities, not to the Province. • The Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology is forwarding copies of the Sill to all Ontario municipalities. Should you need additional copies, you may contact: Kimberly Rogers, Special Assistant, Minister's Office, at (416) 327-3517. • Member municipalities are requested to review the legislative package and forward their comments, concerns and positions to AMO. The Association will be making a submission to the Standing Committee when hearings on the Bill are convened. chis information is available through AMO's MUNiCOMnetwork at www.municom.com, For more information contact: Babak Abbaszadeh, PolicyAdvisor, Policy and Government Relations, at 416-971- 9856 ext_ 340 or email: babbaszadeh@amo.municom.com Transmission problems: Carleen Newland (416) 971-9856 ext. 300 of 96/18/98 23:26:45 EST; ASSOCIATION OF?-> JUN -10-98 WED 05:01 PM AMO For Your Onforriation For immediate Attention 5198429431 CLERK-Tillsonburg T Page HHZ FAX NO. 4169716191 P. 01/01 Association of N;�►r{ Municipalities of 393 Un(vara ty Avenue. SURa 1701 Toronto, ON MSG !E9 Tet: (415) 971-9658 9 fe3c (410) 971-0161 emaiL amoGnmo.munfcom.=m June 10, 1998 - FYI - 981019 PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT AMENDED: BILL 108 PASSED ISSUB: Bill 1089 the Streamlining of Administration of Provincial Offences Act, 1997was passed by the Legislature late yesterday. The Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent shortly. FACTS-- Bill ACTS: Bill 108, the Streamlining of Administration of Provincial Offences Act, 1997 amends the provincial Offences Act (POA) and allows the Government to make agreements with municipalities to undertake the administration of certain types of provincial offences. Primarily, municipalities can take on the responsibility to prosecute minor ticket -type offences, such as speeding and parking violations. Administrative functions and court support services related to prosecutions will also be provided by municipalities. •< New Revenue Source for Municipalities Municipalities will also be able to retain net revenues from fines collected from tickets and prosecutions. Municipalities will collect gross fine revenue and remit a portion to the Province for the Victim Fine Surcharge and a share of the Province's continued operating and administrative costs for the POA. • Municipalities delivering services under the POA will have the authority to use remaining revenues not only to support the POA process, but also to address local priorities. POA revenues -- estimated at $67 million per year --` represent an important element of the balance between provincial and municipal funding responsibilities under Who Does What w Phased Transfer of POA Duties • Bill 108 allows for a municipality, or a group of municipalities within a defined area such as a county, district or region, to enter into an agreement with the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) to take on POA duties. The agreement consists of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining provincial and municipal rosponsibilities under the Act, and a local side agreement that covers specific arrangements such as the transfer of staff and assets. Municipalities can decide when to take on these responsibilities at any time during the two-year implementation period. ow Maintenance of Standards of Justice and Rights Bill 108 does not change law enforcement procedures or adjudication of provincial offences. The Province also retains the responsibility for setting standards and monitoring the justice system. The Government introduced an amendment to ensure that services in French would be maintained at provincial standards during and after the transfer of POA responsibilities. w- Information Sessions • Municipalities can receive more information on the POA transfer project from MAG_ The POA Project staff will provide information and planning sessions in areas where municipalities are ready to assume POA responsibilities. STATUS-. AMO will advise when the provisions of this Act come into force. AMO is also sponsoring a workshop session on the Provincial Offences transfer at our August Conference. Watch AMO's MUNICOM network for updates on the POA Transfer Project. This information is available AMO's MUNICOM network at www.muncom.com For more information contact: Casey Brendon, Policy Advisor, Policy and Government Relations at (416) 971-9856 ext 341 or email: ebrendon@amo.municom.com 86/11/g8 22:46:41 EST; ASSOCIATIOM OF?-> - JUN -11-98 THU 04:31 PM AMO For Your Onfor ation For Immediate Attention CLERK-Tillsonhurg T Page 80Z FAX N0, 4169716191 P. 01 Association of municipalities of Ontario 383 UnMemity Avenue, Suite 1701 Toronto, ON M56 1E5 Tal: (415) 971-8556 9 fax (618) 9714191 emal: annocatno.mun"M.cvm June 1111998 - FYI - 981020 AMENDMENTS TO LABOUR RELATIONS ACI' AIM TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR MUNICIPALITIES ISSUE: Introduction of labour legislation which will give municipalities involved in construction projects greater flexibility in dealing with construction workers. FACTS: On June 4, 1998, the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of labour, introduced Sill 31, the Economic Development and Workplace Democracy Act, 1998 which amends the Labour Relations Ac4 the Employment Standards Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act This Bill is designed to increase investment and job creation in Ontario's construction industry and to help ensure labour relations stability Of greatest interest to municipalities are the amendments to the Labour Relations Act regarding the construction Industry. By amending the definition of an employer in the construction industry to exclude employers who may occasionally undertake construction work but whose primary business is not that of construction, employers, such as municipalities, school boards and banks, will not be bound by the special construction provisions in the Act. In being considered 'non -construction employers', they will no longer be bound by the province -wide collective agreements of the Industrial, Commercial and institutional sectors when they have construction work done. gather, municipalities, and other non -construction employers, will be able to negotiate agreements specific to their circumstances. While a 'grandparenting' provision states that existing non -construction employers with collective agreements that are effective when the amendments come into force continue to be bound by the agreements, the employer can apply to the Labour Relations Board to obtain a declaration or order that it is no longer covered by the construction collective agreement. The only condition for making such an application is that the employer must not have any employees in the construction industry (i.e. the bargaining unit) on the application date. Other components of the Bill include: • A proposed framework to negotiate specific agreements for major industrial projects in Ontario (including something like an Olympic bid) • Amendments to make the union certification process more democratic • Miscellaneous amendments to all three pieces of legislation to achieve greater efficiencies in adjudication procedures • Greater authority given to the Labour Chair to proceed with a case and to make rules goveming practice and procedures of the Board. STATUS: AMO welcomes the flexibility that this Bill brings to municipal construction projects. AMO is seeking clarification regarding whether there will be public hearings on this Bill. This information is available through AMO's NIUNICOM network at www.municom.com. For more information contact: Joanne Meddaoui, Policy Advisor, Policy and Government Relations at (416) 971-9856 ext. 320 or Email: jmeddaoui@amo.municom.com Transmission problems contact: Carleen Newland, (416 )971-9856 ext. 300 69 9 TILLSONBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT 80 CONCESSION STREET EAST, TILLSONBURG, ONTARIO N4G 4Z8 CHIEF: K.A. EDEN (519) 842-2905 FAx (519) 842-5528 DEPUTY CHIEF: R.M. PARSONS I June 11, 1998 Mayor McKnight and Members of Council TOWN Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg .� s • ti 200 Broadway • Tillsonburg, ON R Your Worship and Members of Council FILE # REFERRED TO RE: Fire Safety House Dedication to Serve Area Munici aliti - , The Public / Private Partnership of several area Fire Departments and Coldwell Banker is pleased to announce the arrival of the Mobile Fire Safety House. Our collective vision will soon become a reality when we begin using this invaluable teaching instrument in our respective Communities. Announced during Fire Prevention Week October 9, 1996, this $50,000.00 project brought together the efforts of seven area Fire Stations from five Municipalities in the Tri -County area. Moreover funding was obtained through the generous support of more than 50 private sector Businesses and Service Organizations from the Municipalities / Townships of Bayham, Norwich, Norfolk, South West Oxford and Tillsonburg. The Partnership group is committed to the continuance of private sector fund-raising for the ongoing maintenance of the units. The completely paid project has provided a state of the art mobile classroom and tow vehicle which is brilliantly presented in a most professional style. The goal of the Partnership is to provide hands on fire and life safety education to the public of all ages. We fully anticipate this educational instrument to provide essential skills to citizens of all ages to escape from a fire and moreover the everyday things we can do to prevent fire from occurring in the first place. For more information see the attached News Release (local and regional distribution). In order to officially commit the Mobile Fire Safety House into service, we request the honour of your attendance at a dedication and demonstration, to be held at the East Parking lot of the Tillsonburg Community Centre on Tuesday June 30, at 7:30 p.m. This date being the eve of Canada Day heightens our celebration. We are hopeful to have representation by all of the Stakeholders who made our dream a reality. All family members are welcome to attend with you. Firefighters will be on to facilitate tours of the Fire Safety House. Please plan to attend. This will be a day to further demonstrate your commitment to Fire Safety and support your Municipal Firefighters. The unit will be put into Service the following day as part of the Tillsonburg Canada Day celebrations. Other Fire departments have already booked the unit for their respective community events throughout the balance of the year. Yours'reandfe Safety Education, Bo Par Tillsonburg Deputy Fire Chief, on behalf of the Mobile Fire Safety House Partnership "PARTNERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY" /u TIL L S ONB UR G FIRE DEPARTMENT 80 CONCESSION STREET EAST, TILLSONBURG, ONTARIO N4G 4Z8 (519) 842-2905 FAx (519) 842-5528 NEWS RELEASE CHIEF : K.A. EDEN DEPUTY CHIEF: R.M. PARSONS For Immediate Release June 15, 1998 Tillsonburg Fire Department & Coldwell Banker Introduces Fire Safety House Tillsonburg, June 1- The Tillsonburg Fire Department and Coldwell Banker G.R. Paret Realty will host a Gala evening to introduce the "MOBILE FIRE SAFETY HOUSE" to the Communities in the Tillsonburg area. The Event will tale place at the Tillsonburg Community Centre on Tuesday June 30, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. The celebration will launch the "MOBILE FIRE SAFETY HOUSE" into service after an 18 month fund raising effort to acquire the device. Announced during Fire Prevention Week in 1996 by Tillsonburg Mayor Cam McKnight and Mr. Gary Paret of Coldwell Banker G.R. Paret Realty Limited through a Public / Private Partnership, many organizations rallied support to make this $50,000.00 project a success. The "MOBILE FIRE SAFETY HOUSE" will be shared by approximately seven area Fire Stations in the Tri -County Area to deliver life saving education to school children and older adults. Approximately 50 organizations contributed financial support or supplied materials to produce a full size 32 ` custom designed and manufactured portable trailer and a tow vehicle. It is anticipated that all of these organizations will be represented at the Gala evening and as well all of the Fire Departments and Municipal Mayors and Councillors. Area Fire Fighters will demonstrate the "MOBILE FIRE SAFETY HOUSE" and serve refreshments. Plans call for the unit to be paraded on to the display area by Fire Apparatus, which promises a colourful backdrop. "The Fire Service has refocused its attention to a pro active approach of Public Safety Education and Fire Prevention," said Tillsonburg Fire Chief Ken Eden. " The Fire Safety House provides us with an invaluable teaching instrument to facilitate both young and adult learners through a hands-on experience for Fire and Life Safety. We will be able to reach out to our most vulnerable groups which include the young and the old and put them into a realistic fire situation in a safe and controlled way." The "MOBILE FIRE SAFETY HOUSE" is a scaled down model of a typical home complete with a kitchen, living room and a bedroom. Fire hazards using various safe props are located in each room. Visitors to the "MOBILE FIRE SAFETY HOUSE" are encouraged to interact with a Fire Fighter / facilitator to recognize the various hazards and suggest corrective measures. As well the home is equipped with numerous working Life Safety Devices which are demonstrated. In the final room of the visit, the bedroom, a fire is simulated complete with safe, non-toxic smoke, a heated door and strobe lights to add reality to a typical fire. The importance of planing escape routes, reacting fast to fire, crawling low under smoke and knowing two ways out of even, room in case one is blocked by fire is reinforced. Once safely outside the visitors make a 911 emergency phone call to an operator - a real one! (The operator is a Fire Fighter who is hidden from view in a control room and monitors all three rooms simultaneously.) The complete two way 911 transmission is amplified over external speakers so that other bystanders are also learning at the same time. The value of this fmal exercise is to stress the importance of having a meeting place so it can be confirmed to emergency responders that everyone escaped safely and to let people experience what a 911 call is like, not to mention the importance of knowing one's address. The "MOBILE FIRE SAFETY HOUSE" will help reinforce fire prevention tips and moreover to increase the chances of surviving a fire. -30- For more information contact: Bob Parsons, Deputy Fire Chief Tillsonburg Fire Department Ph. 842-3790 / fax 842-5528 /1 "PARTNERS 1N PUBLIC SAFETY" In Case of Transmission Difficulties, Please Call 416-863-2101 Please Deliver To: Town of,Tillsonburg News Release Communique Ministry of Finance Ministere des Finances oueen's Park Queen's Park Toronto ON M7A 1 Y7 Toronto ON M7A t Y7 9Q Ontar40 io FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 1998 BILL 16 BECOMES LAW SMALL-BUSINESS JOBS AND CHARITIES PROTECTED TORONTO --The Small Business and charities Protection Act (Bill 16), the final legislative step in the government's plan to bring fairness to property assessment and taxation, has received Royal Assent, John Baird, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance, announced today. "Over the past 18 months, this government has brought about the most comprehensive reform of the property assessment and tax system in Ontano s history, Baird said. "Beginning with the l=air Municipal Finance Act, we have brought fairness and consistency to a severely outdated assessment system and given municipalities a range of planning tools and choices to make fair tax policy decisions, now and in the future. 'This new legislation fulfills both our commitment to property tax reform and to creating a climate where small businesses can grow and create jobs. Small business continues to be the engine of job creation in Ontario," Baird added. "The Act will also ensure that the pace of reform is manageable and consistent with local priorities." The Small Business and Charities Protection Act. 1998 provides for a three-year plan, announced by the Minister of Finance on March 27, that municipalities can use to limit business property tax increases to no more than 2.5 per cent a year in 1998, 1999 and 2000. To ensure that all businesses can be protected, the Act extends this 2.5 per cent limit to businesses that lease premises, for example in office buildings, shopping centres and industrial malls. Charities occupying business properties can also be protected by the 2.5 per cent limit. Where municipalities do not apply the 2.5 per cent limit, charities will receive mandatory rebates of at least 40 per cent of their property taxes. Municipalities may provide rebates of up to 100 per cent to charities occupying properties in any class. The Act provides additional municipal powers to ensure fairness in taxation. Four new optional property classes will be available to municipalities, as well as graduated tax rates for industrial properties and rebates for those commercial and industrial properties that face property tax increases due to assessment reform. /2 2 Assessment rolls will be delivered to municipalities on June 15. "The government is taking steps to help municipalities and school boards deal with this slight delay in roll return," said Baird. The deadline to appeal property assessments will be extended to August 31, 1998. To further support a climate for business growth and job creation, the government will start to cut commercial and industrial education tax rates in municipalities where rates exceed the provincial average. 1998 rates will be set shortly after the return of assessment rolls. As promised in the 1998 Budget, the government will introduce legislation in the fall to ensure its eight-year plan to reduce commercial and industrial education tax rates by a total of $500 million in municipalities where these rates are above the provincial average. 552 For further information: Rob Mitchell Minister's Office (416) 325-9566 A detailed backgrounder is attached. Adrian Mann Communications Branch (416) 325-0333 • _• Ministry of Finance Ministers des Finances � � r � o Queens Park Queen's Park Toronto ON M7A 1Y7 Toronto ON M7A 1Y7 Backgrounder June 11,1988 Small Business and Charities Protection Acts 199$ What the Act does: Protects small businesses • Municipalities can limit tax increases on businesses to no more than 2.5 per cent a year in 1998, 1999 and 2000. • To protect all businesses, the 2.5 per cent limit also applies to individual business tenants: for example, small businesses who lease space in shopping centres, office buildings or industrial malls. • The limit applies to individual businesses such that their 1997 realty tax and Business Occupancy Tax cannot increase more than 2.5 per cent a year. • To protect small industrial properties, municipalities can set graduated tax rates for the industrial class, similar to the graduated tax rates municipalities can set for commercial properties. This allows municipalities to apply lower tax rates to lower - valued business properties. • Municipalities that do not apply the 2.5 per cent limit can rebate property tax increases due to assessment reform for businesses in the commercial and industrial classes. Enhances protection for charities Charities that occupy business properties will also be protected by the 2.5 per cent limit on property tax increases. • Municipalities that do not apply the 2.5 per cent limit must provide registered charities with property tax rebates of at least 40 per cent. • Municipalities can provide registered charities and similar organizations occupying any type of property with rebates of up to 100 per cent of property taxes. To provide charities with more certainty and to help speed up rebates, municipalities must provide charities their 1998 rebates and the first installment of their 1999 rebates by October 31, 1998. • The province would share the cost of these rebates for education tax purposes. i4 2 Provides fair treatment for landlords • Owners of commercial, industrial and multi -residential properties can be protected by the 2.5 per cent limit. • Landlords holding gross teases can pass through to tenants the equivalent of the average Business Occupancy Tax for the property class in their municipality. Where municipalities apply the 2.5 per cent limit, landlords can pass through the actual amount of the 1997 Business Occupancy Tax. • Landlords holding gross leases can pass through the Business Improvement Area charges to tenants occupying business property. Gives municipalities more power and flexibility • Municipalities will have additional powers and flexibility to make tax changes fairly, in ways that best meet local needs. New powers include: - graduated tax rates for industrial properties; - four new optional property classes: shopping centres; office buildings; vacant land and parking lots; and large industrial properties; - extended powers to phase in all tax changes related to the Ontario Fair Assessment System, for example, graduated tax rates. - rebates on assessment -related property tax increases for commercial and industrial properties. Amendments to assist charities, small businesses and municipalities In response to advice from municipalities and municipal organizations, a number of technical amendments have been made to the Act since its introduction. For example, amendments will: • Support protection for charities and similar organizations, regardless of the type of property they occupy. For example, municipalities may rebate taxes to charities and similar groups occupying residential property. • Allow municipalities flexibility in the timing of rebates to charities. • Allow municipalities more time to make tax policy decisions. Municipalities may request a 30 -day extension of the deadline to make decisions about applying the 2.5 per cent limit or choosing optional property classes. • Clarify how municipalities can determine phase-in amounts. KI Deadline to appeal assessments extended Property taxpayers will have more time to file a formal appeal of their property assessment. The appeal deadline is extended to August 31, 1998, reflecting the delay in the return of the assessment roll to June 15, 1998. Assistance with municipal and school board cash flow The Act allows the Minister of Education and Training to delay the June 30 school board remittances by municipalities. The Province will make equivalent payments to school boards on behalf of municipalities. Municipalities will repay the Province, without interest, at a date to be determined shortly. In addition to this measure, the government is addressing cash flow, concems of municipalities in other ways: • Municipalities will not be required to make Local Services Realignment payments until September 1, 1998. • Eligible municipalities received the first half of their Community Reinvestment Fund allocations in late May, well before any payments to the Province are required. -30- For further information: Rob Mitchell Minister's Office (416) 325-9566 Aussi disponible en frangais. /6 Adrian Mann Communications Branch (416) 325-0333 New Canada Act An act to modernize our government for the 21st century Published by The Official Opposition May 1998 With compliments of INKY MARK, M.P. DAUPHIN - SWAN RIVER, MANITOBA House of Commons "Accountable to You" I/ b Table of contents Backgrounders and Supplemental Information to Facilitate Discussion Anoverview.......................................................................................................................3 Invitation to consult with the Oficial Opposition on the New Canada Act...............4 Draftcopy of New Canada Act...................................................................................... 5 A description of the current federal and provincial division of powers....................II A description of the current composition of federal institutions - the House of Commons, the Senate, the Supreme Court ...........................................12 A description of the concept of a Constitutional Constituent Assembly....................13 An outline of the provisions of the Referendum Act of 1992 .....................................14 A copy of the Calgary Declaration and the Official Opposition Resolution .............15 Guidelines for the discussion of a Secession Contingency Act...................................17 This information package is available in French and English. Visit our interactive Web site at www.reforrn.ca and look for the section on Canadian Unity. 9 New Canada Act 2 An Overview The New Canada Act is a bill being prepared by the Official Opposition in Parliament to make the Canadian federation work better and to strengthen the unity of our country. The Act provides for: • A new partnership agreement between Canada and its provinces to strengthen our country for the 21st century • Public input into the content of that agreement, with discussion to be guided by the framework of the Calgary Declaration • A commitment to strengthen and improve the role of the Federal Government in such key areas as defence, foreign affairs, criminal law, national standards, equalization, and trade • Ac I to strengthen and improve the role of the Provincial Governments, particularly in the areas of social services like health, education, social assistance, employment training, language, and culture • Provisions for improving relations between the Federal and Provincial Governments such as limiting the use of the federal spending power in areas of provincial jurisdiction, reforming equalization and federal -provincial fiscal relations, and providing a dispute resolution mechanism • A provision for recognizing Municipal Governments as the first level of govemment in Canada • A provision for transferring the functions and funding of the Department of Indian Affairs to local aboriginal governments over time, provided proper mechanisms are in place to ensure the fiscal and democratic accountability of those govemments • A provision for free votes in the House of Commons • A provision for appointing only democratically elected Senators to the Senate • Provisions to make the Supreme Court of Canada more accountable for its decisions • Provision for any future reform of the Canadian Constitution to be accomplished through a democratic Constitutional Constituent Assembly, with future constitutional proposals being submitted to a national referendum. New Canada Act 3 Invitation to consult with the official Opposition The Official Opposition sincerely invites all Canadians interested in strengthening our federation for the 21st century to review the attached draft New Canada Act and to submit any proposals for improvement to: The Leader of the Official Opposition 409-S Centre Block House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A OA6 Phone: 1-888-REFORMI Fax: (613) 947-7777 E-mail: manningfteform.ca Members of the Official Opposition welcome opportunities to meet with citizens, interest groups, and think tanks, as well as representatives of provincial, territorial, municipal, and aboriginal governments to secure their input on this draft legislation. Results of the consultation of the Official Opposition on the draft New Canada Act will be consolidated over the summer months with the objective of presenting an improved New Canada Act to Parliament in the fall of 1998. To facilitate better understanding of the proposals contained in the New Canada Act, additional information sheets are included in this package. These include a description of the current division of powers between the Federal and Provincial Governments; a description of such federal institutions as the House of Commons, the Senate, and the Supreme Court; a description of the concept of a Constitutional Constituent Assembly and the federal Referendum Act of 1992, a copy of the Calgary Declaration and the Official Opposition's resolution thereon; and Guidelines for the Discussion of a Secession Contingency Act For further information on the New Canada Act or this consultation process, please call: 1 -888 -REFORM -1 Special thanks are extended to the Official Opposition Unity Team for their efforts In guiding the development of proposals contained in the New Canada Act Members of this team have included: Rahim Jaffer, M.P.; Ian McClelland, M.P.; Val Meredith, M.P.; Inky Mark, M.P.; Peter Goldring, M.P. The special contributions of Mr. Greg Yost, Researcher; Mr. Scott Reid, Researcher; Mr. Paul Fitzgerald; Mr. Greg Sawchuk, Solicitor; and Mr. Gilles St -Laurent, Special Quebec Advisor to the Leader of the Official Opposition, are hereby acknowledged. 81 New Canada Act 4 The New Canada Act Draft - May, 1998 An Act to Prepare Canada for the 21st Century by making provision for negotiation of a new balance of federal provincial powers, more accountable federal institutions, and the calling of a Consiltutional Constituent Assembly. Whereas the Parliament of Canada: confirms its willingness to seek non -constitutional ways of improving the functioning of the Canadian federation for the benefit of all Canada's citizens; recognizes that the division of powers between the Federal and Provincial Governments is in need of rebalancing to reflect the conditions of the 21st Century; recognizes that the unilateral use of the federal spending power in areas of provincial jurisdiction is a source of disunity within the federation; recognizes the need to clarify its relations with municipal governments and aboriginal governments; recognizes the need to improve the representativeness and democratic accountability of certain federal institutions; recognizes that the Constitution has never been democratically ratified by the Canadian people; considers it essential that there be a mechanism for giving to the people of Canada the power to start the process of constitutional change and to control that process through a Constitutional Constituent Assembly and a national referendum; and declares that the negotiation of a New Partnership Agreement between the Provinces of Canada and the Federal Government for the 21st Century would promote national unity; NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada enacts as follows: 6Z New Canada Act 5 PART I Negotiation of a new partnership between Canada and the provinces 1. This Act may be cited as The New Canada Act 2. The government shall forthwith invite the Premiers of the provinces and the territorial leaders to meet with it to discuss the process to negotiate and the subjects for a new partnership agreement, hereinafter referred to as the "New Canada Agreement" 3. Without limiting the discussion and negotiation of the New Canada Agreement, the government shall: a) be guided by the framework for discussion provided by the Calgary Declaration and ensure public input into the content of any New Canada Agreement b) seek to strengthen or improve the exercise of federal legislative and administrative powers in the following areas: I) defence ii) foreign affairs iii) monetary policy iv) regulation of financial institutions v) criminal law A) establishing national standards vii) equalization viii) international trade Ix) interprovincial trade c) seek to strengthen or improve the exercise of provincial legislative and administrative powers in the following areas: I) natural resources ii) employment training iii) social services, including health, education and social assistance iv) language and culture v) municipal affairs A) sports and recreation vii) housing viii) tourism 63 New Canada Act 6 d) propose the following limits on the federal spending power: i) that the federal spending power not be used to finance a new program in a field of provincial jurisdiction without the consent of two-thirds of the provinces having not less than 50% of the population of Canada: and Ii) that any province which chooses not to participate in the new program under paragraph i) shall receive a grant equal to the population of the province multiplied by the per capita spending of the Federal Government on the new program in the participating provinces. e) seek to reform federal -provincial fiscal relations by: J) making all payments to the provinces under jointly funded programs in the form of equal per capita grants: and ii) addressing disparities in regional opportunities through a single equalization cash transfer based upon the relation of the per capita gross domestic product of a recipient province to the per capita gross domestic product of Canada. propose a dispute resolution mechanism regarding all federal -provincial jurisdictional and fiscal matters, including disputes pertaining to the Canada Health Act, comprised of: i) a person chosen by the Federal Government ii) a person chosen by the affected province or provinces and iii) a person who shall be the chair chosen by the other two appointees none of whom shall be an employee of a government or Crown agency. 4(1). The New Canada Agreement negotiated in accordance with this Part shall be submitted to Parliament for approval and, if approved, shall be binding on the Federal Government in its dealings with the provinces and territories that have ratified the Agreement. 40). A province may ratify the New Canada Agreement at any time notwithstanding that it did not participate in the negotiations or that at any time prior to the ratification it had rejected the agreement. 84 New Canada Act 7 PART 11 Municipal and Aboriginal Governments 5. The Government of Canada hereby recognizes Municipal Governments as the first level of government in Canada, and agrees to ensure Municipal Government representation at federal -provincial conferences dealing with the provision and financing of essential services. 6. The Government of Canada shall over time transfer the functions and funding of the Indian Affairs portion of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to local aboriginal governments, provided the proper mechanisms are in place to ensure the fiscal and democratic accountability of those governments to taxpayers and their own people. 85 New Canada Act 8 PART III Democratic Reform of Federal Institutions 7. In order to better represent the interests of their constituents, the Members of the House of Commons shall be entitled to vote for or against all Bills and motions and all amendments to Bills and motions free of party discipline, and no defeat of the government other than the adoption by the House of an explicit motion of non -confidence in the government, shall require the government to resign. 8. In order to make the Senate more accountable to the people of Canada, only persons who have been democratically elected under provincial legislation shall be appointed to fill any vacancy occurring in the Senate after the coming into force of this Act. 9. In order to make the Senate an effective voice for regional interests, the Government of Canada shall on the coming into force of this Act convene a meeting of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments to prepare a constitutional amendment providing for equality of representation of the provinces and appropriate representation of the territories in the Senate. 10. In order to make the House of Commons more representative of the population of Canada, section 51 of the Constr'tution Act, 1867 is amended by striking out all that portion of the section after "from time to time provides" and substituting therefor "to provide a redistribution of seats based on strict representation by population subject only to the guarantee provided by clause 41(b) of the Constitution Act, 1982." 11. In order to ensure the supremacy of the elected representatives of the people of Canada and the accountability of the judiciary, a Judicial Review Committee of the House of Commons shall be established and shall a) review all decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada and advise the House whether any decision of the Supreme Court of Canada appears to violate the basis upon which Parliament passed legislation or the original intent of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and whether any legislative action is necessary to restore the legislation or the application of the Charter to its original intent; b) hold hearings into the qualifications and judicial philosophy of any person proposed for appointment by the Prime Minister to the Supreme Court of Canada. 12. No person shall be appointed a judge of a provincial Court of Appeal unless that person has been nominated after hearings by the legislature of the province in question into the person's qualifications and judicial philosophy. 66 New Canada Act 9 PART IV Constitutional Constituent Assembly 13. The Government of Canada shall convene a Constitutional Constituent Assembly in accordance with the provisions of this Part whenever: a) the Parliament of Canada has passed a resolution; b) four or more provincial legislatures have passed a resolution; or c) a petition is presented to Parliament signed by Canadian citizens eligible to vote numbering not less than 3% of the total eligible voters at the last federal election; requesting such an assembly. 14. Each province shall be assigned a number of elected members of the Constitutional Constituent Assembly equal to one-third that province's combined representation in the Senate and House of Commons rounded upwards and each territory shall be entitled to one elected member. 15. In addition to the elected members, the First Minister and Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada and of each province and territory are members of the Constitutional Constituent Assembly. 16. Election of members shall be held on a province -wide basis with a single transferable ballot, be organized by Elections Canada, have a campaign period of 36 days, and each candidate shall be limited to the average per capita spending allowance in that province for candidates for the House of Commons in the last federal election. 17. The members of the Constitutional Constituent Assembly shall convene at a location to be designated by the Governor -in -Council not less than 15 days and not more than 30 days after the elections have been held and shall, subject to section 19, sit for a term to be determined by resolution of Parliament. 18. The Constitutional Constituent Assembly shall elect its own Speaker, establish its own rules of procedure, set up such committees as it considers appropriate and hold all of its deliberations in public. 19. The Constitutional Constituent Assembly shall submit an interim report to Parliament and the provincial and territorial legislatures no later than the time fixed by the Parliamentary resolution and shall then adjourn for 90 days to permit Parliament and the legislatures to hold hearings on the report and suggest modifications for consideration by the Assembly. 20. Any proposals passed by the Constitutional Constituent Assembly shall be submitted to a national referendum in accordance with the Referendum Act. 21. All expenses of the Constituent Constitutional Assembly shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 22. This Act comes into force on royal assent but shall expire on December 31, 2008. l New Canada Act 10 BACKGROUND INFORMATION The current division of powers between Federal and Provincial Governments The division of powers between the Federal Government and the provinces was made by the Fathers of Confederation and is set out in Part VI, Sections 91 to 101 of the Constitution Act, 1867. Generally, the Federal Government was given control over matters necessary for the functioning of the federation as a whole while the. provinces were given power over matters of a local or private nature in the province. There have been some changes in the division of powers since 1867 notably giving the Federal Government power over unemployment insurance and old age pensions. Federal powers include: • Regulation of trade and commerce • Postal services • Census • Defence • Navigation and shipping • Fisheries • Currency, banking and interest • Weights and measures • Patents and copyright • Criminal law and penitentiaries • Marriage and divorce • Indians and lands reserved for Indians Provincial powers include: • Public lands and natural resources • Education • Hospitals • Municipal institutions • Business licenses • Incorporation of companies • Solemnization of marriage • Administration of justice • Property and civil rights Both the Federal and Provincial Governments can make laws relating to agriculture and immigration but the federal law is supreme if there is a conflict. The courts have held that the Federal Government doesn't need to have a specific constitutional role to play in a field in order for it to spend money in that field. This is called the federal spending power. It has been very useful in launching programs like Medicare but it can be used to bribe provinces into changing their programs and priorities to meet the federal goals rather than the provincial priorities. Generally, this is done by the Federal Government promising to pay a portion of the expenses of a province that launches the program. When the Federal Government spends money in an area of provincial jurisdiction like health or education, or when it arbitrarily withdraws its funding from an area of provincial jurisdiction, this can lead to problems with the provinces and the provision of services. 88 New Canada Act 11 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Federal institutions: A brief overview The basic structure of Canada s federal system was set out in the British North America Act of 1867 - now called the Constitution Act, 1867. It provided for a division of responsibility between the Federal Government and the Provincial Governments, provided for the creation of provincial legislatures and established the Parliament in Ottawa with a House of Commons and a Senate. The House of Commons is intended to represent the Canadian people in general. Seats are distributed in accordance with the principle of representation by population, although the population of federal constituencies ranges from 24,700 In the constituency of Nunavut to 125,000 in l aurentides. The current distribution of seats is: Province Number of seats Electors in 1997 election A B.C. 34 2,332,083 68,591 Alta 26 1,811,413 69,670 Sask. 14 679,806 48,558 Man. 14 758,526 54,180 Ont 103 7,115,785 69,085 Que. 75 5,117,159 68,229 N.B. 10 551,530 55,153 N.S. 11 677,164 61,560 P.E.I. 4 97,802 24,451 NO. 7 407,109 58,158 Yukon 1 19,934 19,934 N.W.T. 2 35,167 17,584 Total: 301 199603,478 65,128 Because the MPs almost always vote strictly along party lines, there is no effective check on the Prime Minister as long as he commands a majority in the House of Commons. The Senate was intended to provide a chamber of sober second thought and to ensure that the voice of the regions would be heard. Since the appointed Senate has no democratic legitimacy to oppose the House, it has not been able to fulfill its purpose. The Senate consists of 104 members divided as follows: Que. and Ont., 24 each; N.S. and N.B., 10 each; Nfld., Man., Sask., Alta. and B.C., 6 each; P.E.I., 4; Territories, 1 each. The Prime Minister also has the power to appoint an extra 8 Senators. This was only done once to push the GST through the Senate. The Supreme Court has been Canada s final court of appeal since 1949. It consists of 9 judges appointed by the Prime Minister. Traditionally, 3 judges come from Quebec, 3 from Ontario, 2 from the West and 1 from Atlantic Canada. There is no public participation whatsoever in the choice of a judge of the Supreme Court even though under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms the Court wields great power. 89 New Canada Act 12 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Constitutional Constituent Ammbiy: What is it? A Constitutional Constituent Assembly is a special, temporary institution created solely for the purpose of amending or reforming a country's Constitution. The New Canada Act provides for a Constitutional Constituent Assembly, for use if and when Canadians decide they want to fundamentally change their Constitution. In Canada during the 20th century, constitutional reform has almost always been Initiated through first ministers' conferences. In the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, this process proved unsuccessful, with the public feeling that constitutional proposals were being developed and imposed "from the top down.' Constitutional Constituent Assemblies have been used around the world as a more broadly based democratic tool that can be effective in breaking constitutional impasses. While the basic idea is simple - give a body independent of day to day political pressures the mandate to rethink all or part of the Constitution - there is no magic formula for an effective Constituent Assembly. The factors that have to be considered in establishing such an Assembly are: Number of members - large enough to provide a cross section of interests but small enough to be effective. An Assembly of about 160 members would probably suffice. Method of selection - elected or appointed or a combination. Elected is preferable, with first ministers and leaders of the opposition being entitled to sit. Distribution of members - by unit (province), population or some combination. Our proposal by basing representation on one-third of the combined representation of a province in the House and Senate gives the smaller provinces more representation than they would receive on strict numbers. Mandate - start from scratch or examine a limited number of provisions. The Assembly should be free to decide for itself which parts of the Constitution need to be changed. Role - develop proposals for ratification or merely as suggestions to other bodies (Parliament and legislatures). The Assembly should develop proposals for a national referendum, then provide an interim report so Canadians generally, Parliament and the provinces can provide feedback to the Assembly before it finalizes its proposals. Duration - a crisis atmosphere leads to a shdrt timeline while revision of existing provisions generally takes much longer. Parliament should decide the term, and could provide an extension if it felt more time was required. Voting - Each member votes individually or members from a province vote as a bloc. The Assembly should be the master of its procedures but, as this is a non-partisan body with a specific task, voting should be free of any party discipline. There have been several proposals for and academic studies of constituent assemblies by Canadians. For further information, we suggest: Citizens and Constitutions, Canada West Foundation, 1981 Constituent Assemblies: A Comparative Study, Queen's University 1991 Constituent Assemblies. The Canadian Debate in Comparative and Historical Context York University 1992 New Canada Act 13 90 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Referendum Act of 1992 Parliament passed The Referendum Act in 1992 for the purpose of holding a referendum on the Charlottetown Accord. It is still in force and provides the necessary rules to hold a referendum at any time. The main provisions of the Act are: Question - The Cabinet is required to propose the question or questions in a resolution that is to be debated in the House of Commons and Senate. The Leader of the Opposition and the leaders of all other parties having 12 members in the House are to receive notice of the proposed question at least 3 days before the Government presents the resolution. Referendum period - Cabinet issues a writ but it must do so within 45 days of the resolution being passed by Parliament. The minimum referendum campaign period is 36 days. The referendum cannot be held during a federal election campaign. Voters list -The Act provides for an enumeration but the new, electronic voting list procedures under the Canada Elections Act would apply so it would only be necessary to update that list. Referendum committees - Committees must register with Elections Canada and indicate in which ridings they will campaign. The committees are required to have official agents and auditors and must file a report on their expenses and a list of contributors within 4 months after the referendum. Committee expenditures - Committees are restricted to spending an amount equal to the product of the number of electors in the ridings in which they will be active by an amount determined by the formula set out in the Act. In 1992, the amount was 56.4 cents per elector. Individual expenditures - Persons who are not part of a referendum committee are limited to $5,000 in expenses for the referendum. Broadcasting - The Act provides for a Broadcasting Auditor to apportion among the referendum committees the free time broadcasts so that equal time is provided to the supporters and opponents of the referendum question. Network operators are required to provide 3 hours of free time broadcasts during prime time in the period extending from the 18th day to the second day before the vote. 91 New Canada Act 14 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Premiers' Calgary Declaration (September 14, 1997) On September 14-15, 1997, nine premiers and two territorial leaders unanimously agreed on a framework for open and grass roots public consultation with Canadians on strengthening the Canadian federation. This framework focused on guidelines and principles for non -constitutional approaches to reform, as follows: Guidelines for the Process of Public Consultation on the Declaration 1. Will be open to the general citizenry. 2. Efforts should be made to find creative ways of engaging Canadians in each provincial consultation process. 3. Governments should act as catalyst for the process of consultation. 4. It is acknowledged that provinces and territories may wish to have processes of consultation in stages but the advantage of a co-ordinated time frame is recognized. 5. Each province and territory is free to decide on the range or scope of consultation as well as the most appropriate mechanism for consultation. Suggested Principles for Guiding Public Consultation 1. All Canadians are equal and have rights protected by law. 2. All provinces, while diverse in their characteristics, have equality of status. 3. Canada is graced by a diversity, tolerance, compassion and an equality of opportunity that is without rival in the world. 4. Canada's gift of diversity includes Aboriginal peoples and cultures, the vitality of the English and French languages and a multicultural citizenry drawn from all parts of the world. 5. In Canada s federal system, where respect for diversity and equality underlies unity, the unique character of Quebec society, including its French speaking majority, its culture and its tradition of civil law, is fundamental to the well being of Canada. Consequently, the legislature and Government of Quebec have a role to protect and develop the unique character of Quebec society within Canada. 6. If any future constitutional amendment confers powers on one province, these powers must be available to all provinces. 7. Canada is a federal system where Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Governments work in partnership while respecting each other's 'Jurisdictions. Canadians want their governments to work co-operatively and with flexibility to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the federation. Canadians want their governments to work together particularly in the delivery of their social programs. Provinces and territories renew their commitment to work in partnership with the Government of Canada to best serve the needs of Canadians. z New Canada Act 15 J_ BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Calgary Declaration: An update As of April 30th, 1998, the legislatures of all provinces and territories except Quebec and Ontario had passed resolutions supporting the above principles. Ontario has indicated they will do likewise. The Government of Quebec has not participated in public consultation initiated by the Calgary Declaration, nor has the Federal Government made any effort to date to distribute the Calgary Declaration in Quebec or to fie the people of Quebec with its contents. On November 25, 1997 the House of Commons passed the following Reform Party resolution pertaining to the Calgary Declaration: That this House recognize that strengthening the unity of Canada is its highest priority and given that nine provincial premiers and two territorial leaders have begun a process of consultation on national unity built on the Calgary Dedaration, this House. I 1. endorses the efforts of the premiers, the tern'torial leaders and grass-roots Canadians to faster national unity; Z. declares its support for the consultation process begun by the premiers and territorial leaders; 3. urges Canadians to become involved in the consultation process and in particular to express their approval of, disapproval of, or suggested improvements to such principles as the equality of citizens and provinces and special status for none, respect for diversity including the unique character of Quebec society, and the need for re -balancing the powers of the Provincial and Federal Governments, 4. urges the Government of Canada and Members of this House to communicate with Quebecers regarding the Calgary Declaration, and to consult the people of Quebec on its contents; 5. and regrets that the separatist Government of Quebec has chosen not to participate in the discussion on national unity, and has refused to include Quebecers in the consultation on the Calgary Declaration. y3 New Canada Act 16 1* BACKGROUND INFORMATION Guidelines for the discussion of a Secession Contingency Act The Official Opposition in Parliament has argued in the past that the Federal Government has an obligation to fully and frankly address questions, which would arise if a province should attempt a unilateral declaration of independence or if a province attempts to secede by a more democratic procedure. The Official Opposition has also maintained that the Federal Government has an obligation to make clear the consequences of secession to Canadians, including the people of any province contemplating such an action. In recent months, the Federal Government has partially responded to these demands, namely by seeking a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of secession, and publicly discussing the concept that If Canada is democratically divisible, so is Quebec," i.e., the idea that partition of Quebec might be a very real consequence of any act of secession. Concerned citizens within Quebec and outside of Quebec, in addition to giving parliamentarians feedback on the New Canada Act may wish to give further guidance to parliamentarians with respect to the following questions: 1. Do you feel that the Federal Government should develop contingency legislation making clear what the federal response would be to: a) A unilateral declaration of independence by the government or legislature of a province: b) The attempt by a province to secede by more democratic means, namely via a democratic referendum on the question of secession. 2. Do you feel that the Federal Government, for the purposes of making clear the likely consequences of an act of secession, should spell out: a) The subjects/issues which even a democratic secession attempt would raise for both parties, i.e., debt division, boundaries, passports, currency, etc. b) The principles which would guide the Federal Government in the negotiation of the terms and conditions of any agreement with a province which has voted to secede by a fair process in response to a fair question. y4 New Canada Act 17 a P i Ministry of Transportation 659 Exeter Road London, ON N6E -1L3 Tel: (519) 649-3129 June 111, 1998 Ministbre des • Transports Ontario The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg Municipal Offices - Town Centre Mall 200 Broadway Street Second Floor, Suite 204 Tillsonburg, ON N4G 5A7 Attention: Mr. David C. Morris Clerk -Administrator TOWN C1" T1LUS NI7t FIV Ri VE 4 5 1998 FILE # REFERRED 1-0 RE: Highway 19 - North Broadway Street, Town of Tillsonburg I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated May 14, 1998 in which you expressed the need to expedite the reconstruction of Highway 19 between Concession Street and North Street. The issue of the reconstruction of the above section of Highway 19 was addressed in previous correspondence. I trust these arrangements are to your satisfaction. We look forward to see construction proceed on schedule this summer for the reconstruction of Highway 19. Yours truly, . Jackson Regional Director Southwestern Region, London cc: MPP Toby Barrett, Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Ernie Hardeman, Oxford Mayor Cam McKnight 'y 5 http://www.gov.on.ca/MTO 4dCj111-0n -� /dem '7/0 99 fVellrslry Svicer IVu, Special Circumstances Fund Room 3630 MZ4 1W3 Log No: X98-1591 June 15, 1998 Appl. No: 128 Mr. David Morris Clerk -Administrator Tillsonburg T 200 Broadway, suite 204 TO\^1N OF TILLSO�n�G Tillsonburg, Ontario N4G 5A7 E C E R 2 2 1998 Dear Mr. David Morris, FILE # F?�D TO --------- I � I am pleased to inform you that Tillsonburg T will ��cetvm $65 ovinia] government's Special Circumstances Fund. Since January 1997, we have been working with you to realign government services at the provincial and municipal levels to provide more effective and accountable services to the taxpayers of Ontario. As you know, the province has assumed $3 billion in costs -- $2.5 billion in education costs and is providing municipalities with $600 million in ongoing assistance through the Community Reinvestment Fund. During this transitional period, we have always recognized the need for one-time assistance for municipalities to meet savings targets, to implement plans for innovative program and service rationalization and compensate for extraordinary costs. That is why we are providing nearly $1 billion dollars in transitional assistance including $77 million through the Special Circumstances Fund. With this assistance, I am confident your municipality will continue to make great strides in modernizing and improving the delivery of local services without increasing taxes. Indeed, Ontarians expect their local councils to cominuously look at ways to reduce property taxes. For many municipalities, the Special Circumstances Fund has proven to be more than a grant. It has stimulated some leaders and administrators to come up with truly creative solutions to the challenges of transition. I was impressed by a number of applications, ones that provided solid business plans and suggested ways to rationalize services and programs. These innovative ideas will go far in achieving savings that will benefit the taxpayer. Your funding cheque will be mailed to you by the end of June. Yours sincerely, ti"3 Hon. Chris Hodgson Chair, Management Board ® Ontario 4 Am GFr 7° OUR FILE: 5LCorporation of tL COUNTY OF OXFORD DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT P. O. Box 397, Court House, Woodstock ON N4S 7Y3 A-08/98 MEMORANDUM Fax: (519) 537-3024 To: Brad Bartlett, Secretary -Treasurer, Tillsonburg Committee of Adjustment From: Michael Barrett, Oxford County Planning Department Re: Planning Comments on Application for Minor Variance A-08/98 Date: June 22, 1998 (519) 539-1271 Annex (519) 539-0930 BACKGROUND Owner: The Linkoln Group Agent: David Leigh Location: Southeast comer of Magnolia Drive & Peach Street Official Plan: Low Density Residential Zoning By-law: Residential Second Density (R2) Adjacent Uses: single -detached foundation (east) vacant residential building lots (north & east), single -detached dwelling (west) Proposal: The applicant proposes to construct a new single -detached dwelling which will encroach into the exterior side yard. Requested Relief: Relief from section 7.2.1.1.9, Exterior Side Yard, to reduce the exterior side yard from the required 7.5 m (24.6 ft.) to 7.0 m (23 ft.) COMMENTS Intent and Purpose The Official Plan contains a number of policies which the Committee of of Official Plan: Adjustment shall take into account in reviewing the desirability of minor variances. These policies state that the Committee consider whether there are any constraints and/or restrictions to meeting the requirements of the zoning by-law due to the physical or inherent conditions of the site or whether alternative designs which would be in conformity with the zoning by-law are clearly not feasible or appropriate. Intent and Purpose The purpose of the exterior side yard provision in a residential zone is of Zoning By -Law: to provide adequate separation between the dwelling and vehicular traffic and to provide similar setbacks to other dwellings along the same side of the street. The applicant has the flexibility to alter the location of the dwelling in order to comply with the zoning setbacks. The dwelling could be moved 1.1 m (3.6 ft.) closer to the northern property line in order to increase the size of the building envelope. Extent of Variance: The variance is not minor n n t �a Application for Minor Variance A-08198 j� Linkoln Group, Lot 36, 41M-133 (west side) NOTE THIS 15 NOT A PLAN OF SURVEY TILLSONBURG- SARRETT Jrv8.1 E.CT ..UASONBUPL a LACOD RELATED INWRMATION SYSTEM oUNIr Of 1ORD W EATED ON. 19JU W 998 m n m m Cst' o cn m Lo LO © , ao ~ N v p. %r ; ! Ln 1 J �► 4 ! �o GQy I !4•�9M 0 ? w `° Go —, f ' �!w w m c, 0 i `D CD � N 00 1 a v 1-4 tA H 1 E m to i � r•2. 0OD i i � t N 1 1 ~ 1 i 1 1 1 • �+ f G /1.R rf•�. !. j E �a k rt % r %` S �� G C's� G �• y" t ri4002 j J C N ` 1 � 1 m N 1 1 1 c. " 1 0,000" A-08/98 Page 2 Desirable A large portion of the surrounding area is presently vacant and will Development/Use: be developed for single-family dwellings in the future. New development on recently approved plans of subdivision should conform to the zoning by-law provisions. Summary: It must be determined why the zoning provisions cannot be met. The subject property is a vacant lot in a relatively new plan of subdivision which meets all requirements for lot frontage and lot area in the R2 zone. The shape of the lot is not irregular and our Department is not aware of any constraints which would restrict the applicant from building a single- family dwelling on the property in compliance with the R2 zone provisions. If the R2 zone provisions for a comer lot were too restrictive to permit the construction of a single-family dwelling, the provisions should be changed through an comprehensive amendment to the Town's Zoning By-law. Recommendation: That the Tillsonburg Committee of Adjustment defer application A-08198 for the lot on the southeast comer of Magnolia Drive and Peach Street for the following reason: 1) To permit the applicants to propose an alternative design for the dwelling which would be in conformity with the R2 zone provisions. 31w Corporation of dw 6M COUNTY OF OXFORD cis ,�s DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT P. O. Box 397, Court House, Woodstock ON N4S 7Y3 OUR FILE: ZON. 7-259 APPLICATION FOR ZONE CHANGE TO: The Mayor and Members of Tillsonburg Town Council OWNER: Mike Hutchinson Properties Inc. 188 Talbot Street West Aylmer ON N5H 1K1 LOCATION: (see Plate 1) Fax: (519) 537-3024 Telephone: (519) 539-9800 MEETING: June 22, 1998 REPORT NO. 98-91 AGENT: Lisa Lansink Wellington Realty Group Inc. 238 Piccadilly Street LONDON, On N6A 1 S4 Town of Tillsonburg, Lots 72 & 72a, Registered Plan 500 south side of North Street lying between Broadway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. OFFICIAL PLAN DESIGNATION: Schedule "T-2" Town of Tillsonburg Low Density Residential Residential Density Plan TOWN OF TILLSONBURG ZONING BY-LAW NUMBER 1994: Existing Zoning - Residential Second Density (R2) Requested Zoning - Blocks 131 & 132 - Open Space (0) - Block 129 - Special Residential Third Density (R3 -Special) - Block 130 - Special Residential Second Density (R2 -Special) - Holding Zone (H) - Lots 49-77, Lots 92-128, Block 129 and Block 130 APPLICATION FOR ZONECHANGE APPLICATION NO. ZON.7-259 MIKE HUTCHINSON PROPERTIES INC. LOTS 72&72A, JUDGE'S PLAN 500 TOWN OF TILLSONBURG uE TP ES UO 0 !0 I60 SUBJECT PROPERTY PLATE 1 EXISTING ZONING .► i ( i . '_X lr. ZON. 7-259 Page 2 APPLICATION REVIEW: (a) Proposal: An application for zone change has been submitted to rezone a property which recently received draft approval for the development a residential subdivision. Subdivision application 32T-97001, submitted by the applicant, received draft plan approval from the County of Oxford on March 11, 1998, subject to a number of conditions. All of these conditions must be met prior to the registration of the plan and the actual division of the property. One of the conditions identifies lots and blocks in the plan of subdivision which must be appropriately rezoned. The approval of this zone change application will ensure that this condition can be met. The applicants have requested a rezoning of the following parcels of land in the draft plan of subdivision: Blocks 131 & 132 are proposed to be rezoned to an'Open Space (0)' Zone to permit a park on Block 131 and a stormwater management area on Block 132; • Block 129 is proposed to be rezoned to Special 'Residential Third Density (R3 - Special)' Zone to permit street fronting townhouses; • Block 130 is proposed to be rezoned to a Special 'Residential Second Density (R2 - Special)' Zone to permit single -detached and semi-detached development; • Lots 49-77, Lots 92-128, Blocks 129 & 130 are proposed to be placed into a'Holding (H)' Zone which will only be lifted once water allocation has been received from the Town of Tillsonburg for these lots and blocks and occupancy permits have been issued for.50% of the lots in the previous phase. Plate 1, Existing Zoning, indicates the location of the subject property as well as the existing zoning in the immediate vicinity. Lands to the north contain a strip of existing single -detached dwellings while lands to the east contain a property containing a single- family dwelling. The Canadian National Railway property forms the southern boundary of the subject property. Lands further to the south contain an existing residential subdivision. Lands to the west contain properties used for highway commercial purposes. Plate 2, Draft Plan of Subdivision, is the draft plan which was approved by County Council in March, 1998, which shows the blocks and lots to be rezoned. (b) Official Plan The subject property is located within the 'Low Density Residential' designation on the Residential Density Plan for the Town of Tillsonburg in the County Official Plan. The designation of this property was recently changed from High Density Residential under an Official Plan amendment approved by Oxford County Council on September 10, 1997. 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WKRA7 rKam ata. can ■ REOUIREMENTS OF SECTION 5)31(17) OF THE PLANN�(�IING ACT "AL SCE -M ;13 LAND USE SCHEDULE Lino M =/BLOCK ! WM MU XWWA 11t4et rra7 LM t - 130 174 M .aa7R 1.7c+aael. sen* 1o..onMe .tm 1» 3e Ott a„s foot 132 to an LOGO; ►.M1 am 01 a1 sat• s*oM..tw rte soot 132 ata 2m In fp ue �K 1q le.Z1 SOOo DENSITY 17.42 tpdb/ho tttrJooanw oat w .00K -eles 11v 1 of oCW+f WA—C= OOr rrR;r� R wv NH ORAwM UP: OIRC.CAD DAT, rE&AW 1997 SCALE: 1:1000 MA■= Ne: 970010 n11C.CAD THORNCREST VILLAGE } , .4 ZON. 7-259 Page 3 (c) Zoning B -Law The subject property is zoned "Residential Second Density (R2)" in the Tillsonburg Zoning By -Law. The applicants have requested a number of special zones on this property to implement one of the conditions of draft plan approval. These zones have been addressed previously in this report. All of the lots and blocks will conform to the respective zones. (d) Agency Comments This application has been circulated to a number of public agencies for comment. The Tillsonburp Fire Department has indicated that it has no objection provided the following can be provided by the developer: • all of the streets/roadways will provide access roads for Fire Department use with a clear width of 6 metres over and above any allowance for on -street parking at aff times; adequate water supply for fire fighting in such a manner that fire hydrants will be located within 90 metres horizontally of any building in the development; and • a paved roadway be provided to the most southerly portion of the development (at Block 140) for the purpose of access for fire fighting to provide fire protection to the south exposure of the proposed buildings. The roadway is to provide a clear access route of 6 metres at all times. More information is required with respect to Block 129 (Street townhousing). Before a building permit is issued for this block the Fire Department has an interest in reviewing the building plans. The Department reserves the right to request further access for fire fighting for this block. " Union Gas has indicated that it has no conflict, as the existing gas main on the north side of North Street should not be affected and is adequate for supply if required. The Tillsonburg Public Utility Commission has indicated it has no objection to the application, however, the owner or his agent shall consult with the PUC early in the design stages to ascertain the available requirements as well as the financial conditions of both hydro and water servicing for this new development. The PUC adds that if relocation of electrical and/or water plan is required due to construction, the owner shall bear all costs associated with the said relocation. The remaining responding agency consisting of the Town Economic Development Officer, the Town Deputy Clerk, the Town Director of Public Services and the Town Chief Building Official, had no objections to or comments on this application. (e) Planning Review The applicants are proposing to rezone lands to permit the development of a plan of subdivision. This rezoning application will fulfill a condition of draft plan approval for the proposed development. ZON. 7-259 Page 4 The Holding (H) Zone will stipulate that 50% of Phase 1 is developed ' and that water allocation is available for subsequent phases before the lifting of the H. This holding zone was discussed at length during the evaluation of the draft plan of subdivision and will provide Town Council with control over the phasing of the development as outlined in the Tillsonburg Water Allocation Policy approved by Council on February 9, 1998. In response to this application, our Department began preparation of the Schedule "A" which will become the mapping portion of the zoning by-law amendment. However, during the preparation of this schedule, some discrepancies were found in the measurements and bearings on the draft plan. Therefore, our Department will wait until these discrepancies have been addressed by the applicant's surveyor prior to finalizing the schedule for Council's consideration. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Council of the Town of Tillsonburg approve "in principle" the application for zone change submitted by Mike Hutchinson Properties Inc., whereby lands located in Lots 72 and 72A, Plan 500, in the Town of Tillsonburg,' are rezoned from 'Residential Second Density (R2)'to'Open Space (0), Special Residential Second Density (R2 -Special), Special Residential Third Density (R3- Special) and Holding (H)' to permit the development of draft plan of subdivision application 32T-97001. A draft zoning by-law amendment will be prepared for Council's consideration once the appropriate information has been received from the applicant's surveyor. Authored By: 1�t Michael Barrett, MCIP, RPP Planner MB/wr Date: June 17, 1997 Approved By: /+-4 diz-2 J s Hill, MCIP, RPP Manager of Development