The Corporation of the City of St. Catharines

GENERAL COMMITTEE MINUTES

Monday, April 10, 2017

Item 4.2 - Special Event Parking Request: Grantham Optimist Club

(Councillor Phillips)

Moved By:  Councillor Haywood

That Council approve the Consent Agenda, save and except those items brought forward for discussion. FORTHWITH

Yeas:Councillors Haywood, Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, Williamson, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:

Carried

Follow this link to view General Committee Agenda reports of April 10, 2017

Note: The order in which the reports were discussed is not the same as they appear on the agenda.

Councillors Bellows and Phillips were not in attendance for the Public Meeting held on March 20, 2017, therefore, did not vote on this matter.

Moved By:  Councillor Britton

That Council approve a Draft Plan of Subdivision for the lands described as Plan 626 Part of Block D, municipally known as 4 Berkley Drive, prepared by Upper Canada Consultants, revised January 24, 2017, showing Lots 1 to 30 (detached dwellings), Block 1 (0.3 m reserve) and a new public street (Street ‘A’), as outlined in Appendix 2, subject to the conditions outlined in Appendix 3; and

That Draft Plan of Subdivision approval shall lapse after 3 years from the date of Council approval, unless a request for extension has been submitted, reviewed and approved prior to the lapsing date; and

That the Notice of Decision required by the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13, as amended, be processed by staff; and

That upon expiration of the appeal period, staff be directed to forward any appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board for consideration and final approval; and

Further, that the Clerk be directed to make all necessary notifications. FORTHWITH

Yeas:Councillors Sorrento, Stevens, Williamson, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Siscoe, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:

Carried

General Committee now considered Item 3.3

Councillors Bellows and Phillips were not in attendance for the Public Meeting held on March 20, 2017, therefore, did not vote on this matter.

Moved By:  Councillor Sorrento

Zoning Amendment

That Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2013-283 for the lands municipally known as 115 Martindale Road, 117 Martindale Road, and 14 Grapeview Drive, as follows:

a)That Section 15.1, Schedule A13, Zone Maps, be amended by changing the zoning of the subject lands from Low Density Residential (R1) to Local Convenience Commercial (C1), as identified in Appendix 2 of this report.

b)That Section 13.1, List of Special Provisions, be amended to add an additional special provision, as follows:

That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the necessary By-law to give effect to Council’s decision; and

That the Notice of Decision required by the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.P. 13, as amended, be processed by staff; and

That upon expiration of the appeal period, staff be directed to forward any appeals to the Ontario Municipal Board for consideration and final decision; and

That the Clerk be directed to make all necessary notifications; and

That further public notice under subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act is not required since the recommended revisions to the proposed amendment to the zoning by-law are minor; and further

Site Plan

That staff be directed to address the following matters as part of the site plan approval process, and as outlined in this report:

i)        Additional and enhanced landscaping shall be provided along the westerly lot line.

ii)      Waste collection be internal to the building or, alternatively, Molok units (or similar in ground waste collection unit) be provided instead of a standard garbage enclosure.

iii)    The 7 parking spaces along the westerly lot line, aligned with the dwelling to the west, not be deleted, but additional landscaping be provided at this location to mitigate impacts on the abutting residential use.

iv)    That the residents be notified and invited to provide input on the site plan.

FORTHWITH

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Moved By:  Councillor Williamson

That Council refer the report back to staff to explore the compromise offered by the residents and report back at the meeting of May 8, 2017.

Motion to Refer Carried

Council now considered Consent Item 4.2

Councillors Bellows and Phillips were not in attendance for the Public Meeting held on March 20, 2017, therefore, did not vote on this matter.

Moved By:  Councillor Harris

That Council receive the original report, PBS-071-2017, from Planning and Building Services, dated March 2, 2017, for information purposes. FORTHWITH

Yeas:Councillors Harris, Haywood, Kushner, Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, Williamson, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:

Carried

Council now considered Item 3.2

This matter was discussed immediately following Delegation Item 6.3 on the Council Agenda.

During Council Item 6.3, the following declared Conflicts of Interest (Pecuniary) to this item for the reasons stated and remained out of the room for consideration of this matter:

•         Councillor Bellows - her son who lives with her is employed by the District School Board of Niagara

•         Councillor Haywood - his wife's employer, the Niagara Catholic District School Board

•         Councillor Siscoe - his employer, Niagara Catholic District School Board

•         Councillor Williamson - his employer, District School Board of Niagara

•         Mayor Sendzik - his spouse's employer

Deputy Mayor Harris was in the chair.

Moved By:  Councillor Kushner

That the staff report be received; and

That Council approve the establishment of a neighbourhood park (0.7 acres, which comprises 1/3 of 101 South Drive) as a parkland acquisition priority; and

That staff be directed to express the City’s interest to the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) in acquiring only the lands required for the park; and

That, if the DSBN will only dispose of the entire property, staff be directed to advise the DSBN it intends to acquire the entire property, subject to a satisfactory issuance of an RFO (Request for Offer) for third parties to offer to acquire the lands on an as is basis, subject to the City retaining sufficient land for the park; and

That staff be directed to report back to Council regarding the results of the RFO process with option for proceeding, including a recommendation for funding the purchase; and

Further, that upon the submission of a Planning Act development application, staff be directed to consult with the Task Force before staff make recommendations on the development of the remnant parcel. FORTHWITH

Yeas:Councillors Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Kushner, Phillips, Sorrento, Stevens, and Harris

Nays:

Carried

General Committee recessed at 8:14 p.m. and City Council reconvened at Item 6.5, following a five minute recess. City Council recessed at 8:39 p.m. and General Committee reconvened at Item 1.

Moved By:  Councillor Kushner

That Council approve an amendment to the City’s Public Nuisance By-law (By-law 2007-295) to add a prohibition to prohibit nuisance parties and specifically the use of rooftops for such purposes. FORTHWITH

Yeas:Councillors Kushner, Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, Williamson, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:

Carried

Council now moved on to Item 5

Moved By:  Councillor Phillips

That Council approve the Grantham Optimist Club's request to temporarily waive parking restrictions on *both sides of Linwell Road between Lake Street and Geneva Street during the opening and closing weekends of their youth baseball seasons on May 27 and 28, 2017, and August 26 and 27, 2017; and

That this temporary parking exemption on Linwell Road be continued for a further five years; and

That staff be directed to investigate the feasibility of a temporary shared use of the sidewalks with cyclists and pedestrians; and

Further, that the Clerk be directed to make the necessary notifications. FORTHWITH

Yeas:Councillors Phillips, Siscoe, Sorrento, Stevens, Williamson, Bellows, Britton, Elliott, Garcia, Harris, Haywood, Kushner, and Mayor Sendzik

Nays:

Carried

Council now considered Item 3.5

* Note: On April 12, 2017, Don Walker, Grantham Optimist Club President, contacted the Office of the City Clerk to reiterate the Baseball Committee's request to limit the parking to the south side of Linwell Road only.

Follow this link to view General Committee Agenda reports of April 10, 2017

That Council approve the removal of the parking prohibition on the north side of Manchester Avenue from Ontario Street to a point 100 metres easterly; and

That the City Solicitor be directed to prepare the necessary by-law. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

That Council receive and file the items listed within the report; and

That Council receive and file additional correspondence distributed for the meeting held April 10, 2017, which is available upon request, and includes a memorandum from the Director of Planning and Building Services regarding the application for Draft Plan of Condominium Approval at 168 and 170 Lakeshore Road. FORTHWITH

Approved on Consent

Directions have been noted and will be provided to the appropriate members of staff.

Councillor Britton directed staff to prepare a memorandum to Council explaining the "15 Day" by-law regarding graffiti removal requests.

Councillor Harris directed staff to look at traffic calming measures on and around Henrietta Street, due to speeding issues in the area.

By a show of hands, Council approved Item 5.1 and Item 5.2, directions for staff.

Moved By:  Councillor Harris

That Council direct staff to report on the existing waterline that serves the residents to the west of the Regional Water Plant located on Decew Road; and

That the report include the history of the installation, the ownership of the water line, who is responsible for maintenance and repair of the line, the agreement with the residents of Thorold that access the existing water line, and for what the “users” are responsible.

Carried

Council will meet In-Camera for the following purpose:

•         a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board (added during Adoption of Agendas)

During Adoption of the Agendas, the reason "personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees" was removed from the agenda.

Moved By:  Councillor Britton

That this meeting of the General Committee recess and reconvene In-Camera.

Carried

General Committee recessed to the In-Camera session at 9:27 p.m.

There being no further items of business, General Committee adjourned at 9:44 p.m. and City Council reconvened.