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MINUTES - General Committee - 20190903 Town of Aurora General Committee Meeting Report Council Chambers, Aurora Town Hall Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Attendance Council Members Councillor Gallo in the Chair; Councillors Gaertner, Gilliland, Humfryes (arrived at 7:03 p.m.), Thompson, and Mayor Mrakas Members Absent Councillor Kim Other Attendees Doug Nadorozny, Chief Administrative Officer, Robin McDougall, Director of Community Services, Techa van Leeuwen, Director of Corporate Services, Rachel Wainwright-van Kessel, Director of Financial Services, Sara Tienkamp, Acting Director of Operations, David Waters, Director of Planning and Development Services, Cindy Shaver, Communications and Community Engagement Specialist, Patricia De Sario, Town Solicitor, Michael de Rond, Town Clerk, and Ishita Soneji, Council/Committee Coordinator The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. 1. Approval of the Agenda General Committee approved the agenda as circulated by Legislative Services, including the following additional item: • Delegation (a) Doug MacPherson, Resident; Re: Item R1 – PDS19-066 – Stop Control Removal at Corbett Crescent and Cossar Drive General Committee Meeting Report Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Page 2 of 9 2. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.50. 3. Community Presentations None 4. Delegations (a) Doug MacPherson, Resident Re: Item R1 – PDS19-066 – Stop Control Removal at Corbett Crescent and Cossar Drive Mr. MacPherson expressed concerns regarding the removal of the stop sign at the intersection of Corbett Crescent and Cossar Drive and noted that that the stop sign is an important traffic calming measure in the area to ensure pedestrian safety. He requested that the stop sign and stop line not be removed. General Committee received and referred the comments of the delegation to Item R1. 5. Consent Agenda General Committee recommends: That the following Consent Agenda item, C1, be approved: C1. Memorandum from Mayor Mrakas Re: Resolution from Township of Brock, Re: Regional Governance Review – Request for Special Advisors Report 1. That the memorandum regarding Resolution from Township of Brock regarding Regional Governance Review – Request for Special Advisors Report be received; and General Committee Meeting Report Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Page 3 of 9 2. That the resolution from Township of Brock be endorsed. Carried 6. Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes General Committee recommends: That the following Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes item, A1, be received: A1. Community Recognition Review Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes of July 25, 2019 1. That the Community Recognition Review Advisory Committee meeting minutes of July 25, 2019, be received for information. Carried 7. Consideration of Items Requiring Discussion (Regular Agenda) R1. PDS19-066 – Stop Control Removal at Corbett Crescent and Cossar Drive General Committee recommends: 1. That Report No. PDS19-066 be received; and 2. That the stop sign and stop line remain on Corbett Crescent at Cossar Drive. Carried R2. CMS19-021 – Additional Funding – Supply and Installation of New Sound System for the Aurora Community Centre – McAlpine Ford Arena General Committee recommends: 1. That Report No. CMS19-021 be received; and General Committee Meeting Report Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Page 4 of 9 2. That the total approved budget for Capital Project No. 72407 – Sound system upgrade at the Aurora Community Centre #1, be increased to $87,400, representing an increase of $37,400 to be funded from the Facilities Repair and Replacement Reserve. Carried R3. CMS19-022 – Additional Funding – Supply and Installation of Change Room Lockers at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex General Committee recommends: 1. That Report No. CMS19-022 be received; and 2. That the total approved budget for Capital Project No. 74022 – Supply, install and replace change room lockers at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex be increased to $108,680, representing an increase of $52,180 to be funded from the Facilities Repair and Replacement Reserve. Carried R4. CS19-032 – Golf Tournament Funds Application Review and Disbursement Committee General Committee recommends: 1. That Report No. CS19-032 be received; and 2. That the Golf Classic Funds Application Review and Disbursement Committee be struck as an Advisory Committee of Council; and 3. That the aforementioned committee be delegated the sole authority to disburse funds raised by the Aurora Mayor’s Charity Golf Classic; and 4. That the recruitment provisions in the Advisory Committee and Local Boards policy be waived; and 5. That a dedicated reserve be created that will hold all unallocated net proceeds generated from Charity Golf Classic events. Carried General Committee Meeting Report Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Page 5 of 9 R5. PDS19-072 – Application for Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision, Cedartail Developments (Formerly Frattaroli), 14288 Yonge Street, Part Lot 74, Con. 1, King, Part 2, 65R-37835, File Numbers: ZBA-2014-09 and SUB- 2014-04, Related File Number: CDM-2018-02 General Committee recommends: 1. That Report No. PDS19-072 be received; and 2. That Zoning By-law Amendment file ZBA-2014-09 (Cedartrail Developments) be approved to rezone the subject lands from "Rural General Oak Ridges Moraine (RU-ORM) Zone" to "Detached Third Density Residential Exception Zone (R3-XX) Zone", "Detached Fourth Density Residential Exception Zone (R4-XX) Zone", "Detached Fourth Density Residential Exception Zone (R4-YY) Zone", "Oak Ridges Moraine Environmental Protection (EP-ORM) Zone" and Public Open Space (01) Zone"; and 3. That the application for Draft Plan of Subdivision SUB-2014-04 (Cedartrail Developments) be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule 'A' to this report; and 4. That an allocation of 36 persons from the reserve to service the development of 11 single detached dwellings on the approved Draft Plan of Subdivision be granted; and 5. That the implementing Zoning By-law be brought forward to a future Council meeting; and 6. That the Mayor and Town Clerk be authorized to execute a Subdivision Agreement, including any and all of the agreements referenced in the Conditions of Approval, and including any ancillary agreements or documents required to give effect to the applications. Carried General Committee Meeting Report Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Page 6 of 9 R6. PDS19-079 – Transfer of Servicing Allocation, Ashlen Holdings Inc., 13859, 13875 and 13887 Yonge Street, Part of Lots 15 and 16, Plan 166, File Numbers: OPA-2015-03, ZBA-2015-08, and SUB-2015-04 General Committee recommends: 1. That Report No. PDS19-079 be received; and 2. That an allocation of 97 persons from the reserve to service the development of 30 single detached dwellings on the approved Draft Plan of Subdivision be granted; and 3. That the Mayor and Town Clerk be authorized to execute any and all agreements, documents and ancillary agreements required to give effect to the development. Carried R7. CAO19-002 – Community Engagement Policy Report General Committee recommends: 1. That Report No. CAO19-002 be received; and 2. That the attached Community Engagement Policy be approved. Carried 8. Notices of Motion (a) Councillor Gaertner Re: Noise By-law Review Whereas one of the most frequent complaints from residents is unacceptable noise levels; and Whereas finding the balance between resident versus resident noise complaints is important; and General Committee Meeting Report Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Page 7 of 9 Whereas finding the balance between residents’ quality of life and acceptable construction noise is needed, especially as Aurora experiences intensification in our built up areas; and Whereas the City of Toronto is undertaking a comprehensive review of their Noise By-laws; and Whereas many of their findings may be an example of how Aurora can improve its own Noise By-law without staff having to undertake time consuming study and expense; and 1. Now Therefore Be It Hereby Resolved That staff follow what is happening in City of Toronto and bring a report to Council when Toronto’s review is completed. (b) Councillor Gaertner Re: Traffic Calming on Centre Street Whereas a traffic calming initiative was put in place north of Wellington Street and east of Yonge Street; and Whereas the intent was to decrease cars coming into this residential area and slow traffic down to increase residents’ safety and quality of life; and Whereas it appears that most of the measures have had a positive affect; and Whereas one exception of the desired intent is the traffic pattern created on Centre Street; and Whereas a survey was sent to the traffic calming area at large and required a 50% response to highlight Centre Street as a problem area; and Whereas the conditions were not met; and Whereas this is a problem specific to those who live on Centre Street and would not affect the whole area; and Whereas this unforeseen problem of fast traffic going the wrong way on Centre Street has been long causing concern for the residents living on this street; and General Committee Meeting Report Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Page 8 of 9 1. Now Therefore Be It Hereby Resolved That a survey be circulated just for residents living on Centre Street that are directly affected; and 2. Be It Further Resolved That the 50% rule that the Town uses for other Town streets be used in this situation; and 3. Be It Further Resolved That measures be undertaken to stop the infiltration of ‘cut through’ which was the whole intent of the traffic calming. 9. New Business Councillor Gilliland requested that Members of Council be notified about the proclamations issued every month and staff noted that Council members would be included in the notification list. Councillor Humfryes referred to the recent burglaries around Town and inquired about any additional precaution measures being undertaken, and staff agreed to follow up with York Region Police. Councillor Humfryes inquired about the process of budget estimation for capital projects. Councillor Humfryes extended her regards to the Parks Division for their efforts in promptly attending to concerns regarding long grass and weeds on boulevards around Town. Mayor Mrakas referred to residents concerns regarding the recent road reconstruction on Bailey Crescent and Davidson Road and requested that a report be brought to Council regarding the reconstruction. New Business Motion No. 1 General Committee recommends: That staff be directed to bring a report regarding the road reconstruction on Bailey Crescent and Davidson Road to the second meeting cycle in September 2019. Carried General Committee Meeting Report Tuesday, September 3, 2019 Page 9 of 9 Councillor Gilliland extended a reminder that the Aurora Intercultural Food and Music Festival will be held on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Aurora Town Park. Councillor Gilliland extended a reminder that on Saturday, September 7, 2019, the Aurora Multicultural Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Aurora Town Park and that the Aurora Business Improvement Area Community Event will be held from 2 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Yonge Street. 10. Closed Session None 11. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:06 p.m.