MINUTES - General Committee - 20041102
TOWN OF AURORA
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING
REPORT
NO. 04-22
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Tuesday, November 2, 2004
ATTENDANCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mayor Jones in the Chair; Councillors Buck,
Gaertner, Kean, Morris, Vrancic and Wallace.
MEMBERS ABSENT Councillor Hogg was absent, with regrets.
Councillor West was absent due to vacation.
OTHER ATTENDEES Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Corporate
Services/Town Clerk, Director of Building, Director of
Leisure Services, Director of Planning, Director of
Public Works, Treasurer, Town Solicitor, and
Council/Committee Secretary.
Mayor Jones called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
I DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act.
II APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Councillor Vrancic Seconded by Councillor Wallace
THAT the content of the Agenda as circulated by the Corporate Services
Department be approved as presented.
CARRIED
III DETERMINATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
Items 3 and 5 were identified for discussion.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2004
IV ADOPTION OF ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
Moved by Councillor Vrancic Seconded by Councillor Wallace
THAT the following recommendations respecting the matters listed as
“Items not Requiring Separate Discussion” be adopted as submitted to the
Committee and staff be authorized to take all necessary action required to
give effect to same:
1. PL04-119 – Zoning By-law Amendment Application
2029193 Ontario Inc., Lot 10, Registered Plan 65M-2873
248 Earl Stewart Drive
File D14-02-04
THAT Council enact Implementing Zoning By-law 4605-04.D at their next
meeting.
2. CS04-036 – 2005 Council and Committee Meeting Calendar
THAT the 2005 Council and Committee Meeting Calendar attached hereto
as Appendix #1 be approved.
4. CS04-033 – Animal Control Services
THAT staff be authorized to advertise for a joint Expression of Interest
(E.O.I.), with the municipalities of King, Markham, Richmond Hill and
Vaughan, for the provision of animal control services; and
THAT interested parties be able to respond to the provision of the
sheltering of animals, road patrols and enforcement of the Town’s Animal
Control By-law or both; and
THAT staff be authorized to proceed with a Request for Proposal (R.F.P.)
to those respondents that meet the qualifications of the E.O.I.
CARRIED
V DELEGATIONS
None
VI CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
3. CS04-034 – Amendment to the Dog Control and Licensing By-law
Moved by Councillor Buck Seconded by Councillor Vrancic
THAT Council approve an amendment to the Town’s Dog Control and
Licensing By-law to allow dogs to be at large in the Town’s Leash-free
Park located on Industrial Parkway, south of St. John’s Side Road; and
THAT the Town’s Dog Control and Licensing By-law be amended to
reflect this change.
CARRIED
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Tuesday, November 2, 2004
5. CS04-035 – Amendments to the Procedural By-law
Moved by Councillor Kean Seconded by Councillor Vrancic
THAT the proposed by-law implementing the amendments of report CS04-
035, pages 2 -8, excluding Part VIII – Assembly, be enacted by Council at
the meeting of Nov. 23, 2004.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Kean Seconded by Councillor Morris
THAT report CS04-035, Part VIII – Assembly be referred back to staff to
obtain a second legal opinion related to the definition of an Assembly.
DEFEATED
Moved by Councillor Vrancic Seconded by Councillor Buck
THAT section 44.7 of Part VIII – Assembly be amended to read:
“No motion, resolution, by-law, debate, agreement in principle, consensus,
straw vote, report, recommendation or other action or decision may be
proposed, discussed, decided upon, adopted, taken or made at an
Assembly, that would further the business of the Corporation.”
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Vrancic Seconded by Councillor Buck
THAT Part VIII – Assembly, as amended, be adopted.
CARRIED
VII OTHER BUSINESS, COUNCILLORS
None
VIII IN CAMERA
Legal Matter
Moved by Councillor Buck Seconded by Councillor Vrancic
THAT this Committee proceed In Camera to address a legal matter.
IX ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Councillor Buck
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
CARRIED
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Tuesday, November 2, 2004
THE REPORT OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING 04-22 WAS CONSIDERED
AND ADOPTED BY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9,
2004, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NO. 4 AND ITEM NO. 5, WHICH WERE
DISCUSSED AND ADOPTED AS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED.
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T. JONES, MAYOR B. PANIZZA, TOWN CLERK