000523 Regular Council Meeting Minutese*IkN
MAY 23RD, 2000
MINUTES of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the Town of Tillsonburg held
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2000 at 8:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, Tillsonburg, Ontario.
PRESENT: Mayor C. McKnight, Deputy Mayor I. Horton, Councillors: D. Beres, B.
Carroll, S.Lamb, G.Leachman, S. Molnar, C. Rosehart and R. Smith.
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
A. Closed Session
No. 1 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT Council
move into Executive — Closed Session.
"Carried"
B. Adoption of Minutes — May 8`h, 2000
eo%� No. 2 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Minutes
of Council under date of May 8`h, 2000 be adopted as printed and
circulated.
"Carried"
C. Adoption of Agenda
No. 3 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Agenda
as prepared for Council Meeting of May 23rd, 2000 be adopted.
"Carried"
D. Declarations — Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
None
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,0� E. Presentations
1. Volunteer Recognition Award
Mayor McKnight presented a Volunteer Recognition Award to Mrs.
Bessie Herman.
2. Presentation to Dennis & Elaine Hallett
Councillor Beres presented Mr. & Mrs. Hallett with a `Tillsonburg' sign.
Mr. & Mrs. Hallett will post the sign at the Watson Lake Sign Post Forest,
while on vacation to Alaska.
F. Appointments/Delegations
1. Mr. Henk Vande ridder and Mr. Dave Gurnham, Deloitte & Touche RE:
1999 Financial Statements
Mr. Gurnham presented the Financial Statements to Council.
No. 4 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
eool� Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the
1999 Financial Statements, as prepared by Deloitte & Touche, be
received and adopted.
"Carried"
G. Committee of Adiustment
1. A-05/00 — Robert Guillemette
i} Comments from Secretary -Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment
Mr. Michael Barrett, Secretary -Treasurer to the Tillsonburg Committee of
Adjustment, was present and reviewed his report with respect to the
subject application.
It was noted that this application had been deferred from Council's
meeting of April 25`h, 2000.
Mr. Bob Guillemette was present in support of the subject application.
Mr. Don Chalk was also present and expressed concerns with respect to
the application. Mr. Chalk indicated that he wished to rezone the northern
eoll\ portion of his property back to `Industrial'.
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Deputy Mayor Horton commented and stated that he was in favour of
denying the application.
Mr. Guillemette stated that, regardless of any agreement with the adjacent
property owner, he believes he has adequate parking to accommodate the
existing apartment building.
No. 5 Moved by Councillor Rosehart
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Horton AND RESOLVED THAT the
Tillsonburg Committee of Adjustment approve in part Application
A-05/00 for 70 Queen Street (north half of Lot 441, Plan 500), by
granting a reduction to the rear yard requirement by reducing the
rear yard between the south wall of the existing apartment building
and the proposed property line, from the required 3m (9.8 feet) to
1.2m (4 feet), subject to an appropriate site plan amendment
application being made to the Town of Tillsonburg.
"Carried"
REASONS:
1. The variance requested is a minor variance from the provisions of
the Town of Tillsonburg Zoning By-law No. 1994.
2. The variance requested is desirable for the appropriate
development or use of the land, building or structure.
3. The variance requested is in keeping with the general intent and
purpose of the Oxford County Official Plan.
4. The variance requested is in keeping with the general intent and
purpose of the Town of Tillsonburg Zoning By-law No. 1994.
No. 6 Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Councillor Smith AND RESOLVED THAT the
Tillsonburg Committee of Adjustment deny the approval of the
second part of Application A-05/00 for 70 Queen Street (north half
of Lot 441, Plan 500), with respect to a reduction in the parking
requirements.
"Carried"
REASON:
1. The reduction in the number of parking spaces will limit the
development potential of the south side of the subject property.
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eo"� 2. A-06/00 — David & Julia Prince
i) Comments from Secretary -Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment
Mr. Michael Barrett, Secretary -Treasurer to the Tillsonburg Committee of
Adjustment, was present and reviewed his report with respect to the
subject application.
Mr. David Prince, applicant, was in attendance, but did not comment.
Councillor Leachman questioned whether or not trees could be removed
from the buffer strip owned by the Town.
Mr. Barrett advised that removal of trees would require the permission of
the property owner.
No. 7 Moved by Councillor Rosehart
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Horton AND RESOLVED THAT the
Tillsonburg Committee of Adjustment approve application A-
06/00 for 33 Cedar Street.
"Carried"
e''1 3. A-07/00 — Fred & Norma Parker
i) Comments from Secretary -Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment
Mr. Michael Barrett, Secretary -Treasurer to the Tillsonburg Committee of
Adjustment, was present and reviewed his report with respect to the
subject application.
Mr. Scott Campbell, solicitor acting for the applicant, was present and
stated that he had been in contact with the Town's Building Inspector. He
advised that there are a couple outstanding issues, which are to be
addressed by the end of the week.
No. 8 Moved by Councillor Beres
Seconded by Councillor Molnar AND RESOLVED THAT the
Tillsonburg Committee of Adjustment approve application A-
07/00 for 72 VanNorman Drive, subject to the following condition:
1) That a building permit for the detached garage and covered
deck be issued within one (1) year of the date of the
Committee's decision or the approval will lapse.
"Carried"
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ew"*) 4. Comments from Secretary -Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment RE: A-
12/99 — Gateway Realty
Mr. Michael Barrett, Secretary -Treasurer to the Tillsonburg Committee of
Adjustment, was present and reviewed his report with respect to the
subject application.
No. 9 Moved by Councillor Beres
Seconded by Councillor Molnar AND RESOLVED THAT the
Tillsonburg Committee of Adjustment amend condition no. 2 from
its decision on Application A-12/99 for another one (1) year period
to June 14, 2441.
"Carried"
H. Public Hearings
I. Reports
1. Michael Barrett, Intermediate Planner, County of Oxford RE: Water
Allocation and Draft Plan Extensions
(40� 2. Director of Operations RE: Proposed Parking Restriction — Washington
Grand Avenue, Broadway to Bidwell Street
J. Communications
1. Petition RE: Southridge Sub -Division
2. Town of Lakeshore RE: Low Water Level Problem
3. Town of Lakeshore RE: Subsidies For Agricultural Commodities
4. Federation of Canadian Municipalities RE: Municipal Leaders' Statement
on Climate Change
5. County of Oxford RE: Lifting of Part Lot Control — Hickory Hills
Developments Inc.
6. Tillsonburg B.I.A. RE: Resignation and Appointment of Members
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K. Information
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Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing RE: County of Oxford —
Reduction in Size of Council
Ministry of Transportation RE: Trucking Safety
Ministry of Transportation RE: 2000-01 Highway Connecting Link
Allocation
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing RE: Regional Delivery of One
Window Provincial Planning Services
Ontario Fur Managers Federation RE: Trapping By -Laws and Controls
6. Responses RE: Late School Start Program:
i) Town of Aylmer
ii) Township of Norwich
iii) Ministry of Education
7. Tillsonburg B.I.A. RE: Southend Strategy
8. AMO RE: Request for Nominations
9. Ontario Super Build — Bulletin #1 RE: Infrastructure Initiatives
10. Oxford County Federation of Agriculture Awards (additional info
available at Corporate Office)
Resolutions
No.10 Moved by Councillor Molnar
Seconded by Councillor Beres AND RESOLVED THAT Tillsonburg
Town Council adopt the recommendation as contained in County of
Oxford Report No. 00-93 with respect to extension of water allocation and
draft approval.
"Carried"
No. 11 Moved by Councillor Molnar
Seconded by Councillor Beres AND RESOLVED THAT the Staff Report
dated May 18, 2000 be received;
AND FURTHER THAT the Traffic By -Law be amended to prohibit
parking on the North side of Washington Grand Avenue from Bidwell
Street to 88m east of Bidwell Street.
"Carried"
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No. 12 Moved by Councillor Leachman
Seconded by Councillor Lamb AND RESOLVED THAT the petition
received from home owners in the Southridge Subdivision be received and
referred to the CAO for action.
"Carried"
No. 13 Moved by Councillor Lamb
Seconded by Councillor Leachman AND RESOLVED THAT the Council
of the Town of Tillsonburg support he Town of Lakeshore's resolution
with respect to the low water level problem.
"Carried"
No. 14 Moved by Councillor Carroll
Seconded by Councillor Smith AND RESOLVED THAT the Council of
the Town of Tillsonburg support the Town of Lakeshore's resolution with
respect to subsidies for agricultural commodities.
"Carried"
No. 15 Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Council of
the Town of Tillsonburg endorse the resolution regarding Climate Change,
f,,, as received from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
"Carried"
No. 16 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Council
of the Town of Tillsonburg recommend to Oxford County Council that the
lands consisting of Lot 48, Plan 41M-86, 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.
"Carried"
No. 17 Moved by Councillor Smith
Seconded by Councillor Carroll AND RESOLVED THAT the Council of
the Town of Tillsonburg accept the resignation of Helen Foster from the
B.I.A. and appoint Bruce Gibb as a new member.
"Carried"
No. 18 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the
resignation of Mayor Cam McKnight be accepted, effective Wednesday,
May 24th, 2000 at 12:00 midnight;
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25', 2000 at 8:30 a.m. for the purpose of appointing a new Mayor to serve
the remainder of the current term of Council.
"Carried"
M. By -Laws
N. Notice of Motion
O. Closed Session
No. 19 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT Council
move into Executive — Closed Session.
"Carried"
Council moved into Executive - Closed Session at 10:30 p.m.
,o*h� P. Open Session
Council moved out of Closed Session and considered the following resolutions:
No. 20 Moved by Councillor Leachman
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the Council
of the Town of Tillsonburg enter into an agreement with MHBC Planning
Limited to prepare a Strategic Action Plan for the south end of the
downtown core, in accordance with the Terms of Reference, at a cost not
to exceed $10,000;
AND FURTHER THAT Council provide a list of names from which the
Task Force membership can be developed. The membership of the Task
Force will then be confirmed at the next Council meeting on June 12th,
2000.
"Deferred" (to next regular Council Meeting — June 12th)
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tm� No. 21 Moved by Deputy Mayor Horton
Seconded by Councillor Rosehart AND RESOLVED THAT the following
individuals be appointed to the Board of Directors, Tillsonburg Hydro Inc.
for the term ending December 31 ", 2003:
• Moe Noormohamed
• Frank Welsh
• Joe DiGiovanni
• Mark Renaud
• Catherine Hutchison
"Carried"
Meeting adjourned at 12:25 A.M.
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