MINUTES - General Committee - 20080714
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
NO. 08-28
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Monday, July 14, 2008
ATTENDANCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mayor Morris in the Chair; Councillors Buck (until
10:26 p.m.), Collins-Mrakas, Gaertner, Gallo,
Granger, MacEachern, McRoberts and Wilson
MEMBERS ABSENT None
OTHER ATTENDEES Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Corporate
Services/Town Clerk, Director of Planning &
Development, Manager of Policy Planning and
Manager of Administration/Deputy Clerk
Mayor Morris called the meeting to order at 7:00 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
General Committee recommends:
THAT the agenda as circulated by Corporate Services, with the following
additional item be approved:
Closed Session – consideration of a legal opinion, regarding
payment of bulkhead repairs at the Stronach Aurora Recreation
Complex, be added to the closed session agenda and that the
closed session commence at 7:00 p.m.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT General Committee convene in a Closed Session to consider the
legal opinion regarding payment of bulkhead repairs at the Stronach
Aurora Recreation Complex
CARRIED
General Committee recessed into a closed session at 7:03 p.m.
General Committee Report No. 08-28 Page 2 of 3
Monday, July 14, 2008
General Committee recommends:
THAT General Committee reconvene in public session.
CARRIED
General Committee reconvened in public session at 9:24 p.m.
1. PL08-061 – Downtown Secondary Plan
General Committee recommends:
THAT Section 2.1 of the Draft Terms of Reference be amended to include
the York Region Transit (YRT) transit impact study.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT Section 1 of the Draft Terms of Reference be amended to include
the review of current and future YRT land impacts within the study area.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT Section 2.2 of the Draft Terms of Reference be amended to include
the review of any Regional and Provincial policies regarding growth
related reports including intensification policies.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT report PL08-061 – Downtown Secondary Plan be received and
referred to the Economic Development Advisory Committee for review and
to report back to Council in September; and
THAT the report address, but not be limited to, the following areas of
concern:
As an outline, the study area include Wellington Street westerly to the
Bacon Basketware building and easterly to the CNR railway tracks and
Yonge Street from St. Andrews Plaza southerly to Henderson Drive
Ensure that the stakeholders’ consultation will provide sufficient
opportunity for all to provide input
Consideration of the composition of the proposed ad hoc committee
Consider likelihood that the policies during this process may be
different for certain aspects of the Yonge Street stretch and Wellington
Street stretch
Incorporation of items on the Council pending list for the downtown
revitalization
CARRIED
General Committee Report No. 08-28 Page 3 of 3
Monday, July 14, 2008
Councillor Buck left at 10:26 p.m.
2. Council Priority List
General Committee recommends:
THAT the Council priority list be received and any items that do not have a
Council resolution be removed from the list.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT the meeting be extended to 11:00 p.m.
CARRIED
General Committee recommends:
THAT staff review the priorities that reflect the resolutions of Council.
CARRIED
IV ADJOURNMENT
General Committee recommends:
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 10:58 p.m.
CARRIED
THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING 08-28 WAS
CONSIDERED AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING HELD ON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2008.
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PHYLLIS M. MORRIS, MAYOR BOB PANIZZA, TOWN CLERK