MINUTES - Special Council - 19650803i
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'<INUT::!:S OF i-.. ::;PECUL LJEETING OF CQU~ HSLD IN THE COUNCIL CHAliiBEIIS
ON TUESDAY AUGUST ;$RD, 19§.5 AT ~.QP 'Pei,q•
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PRES3NT
;AAYOR
REEVE
C,F, DAVIS (in the chai~J
S,G. PATRICK
DEPUTY REEVE: R '• SIY.tli!JONS
COUNCILLORS CORBETT 4 DAVIS~ ILLINGWORTH, IclURRIW ,TRENT
ALSO IN ATTENDliNCE -BUILDING INSPECTO~ .A, JUBB
ENGINR~R J, R':!:ID
if!ayor Davis stated he had called this special meeting to consider:
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Report of special Arena Committee.
Report of Planning Committee. ·
and ree.d a resolution passed in Council July 19th.
"Resolved that we consider spending the least a'llount of'
money as possible to put Arena in servi06&ble condition
for next three years, until such time as a pompleJt.may
be completed and a committee be set up by theStriking
Comm, to study the eoet of this proposal and report to
Council"
and a resolution of the Striking Collllllittee passed in a special
Council meeting held July 20th.
"Resolved that Deputy Reeve Sim.nons, Reeve S,, ;ratrickl
Councillors \'!, Davis, R. Illingworth, w .. 'l'r.en.t be
appoilited members of Committee to study co$1; o'f spending
the least amount of money as possible until .. su.ch time
as a complex may be considered."
The Mayor said. that Deputy Reeve Sirwnons, Chairman of the Special
Committee informed him that.the report is ready tonight and asked
.him to present it now.
:JEPUTY RZEVE SI;G:;ONS Presented a report of the· special Arena
Com;nittee in which the Committee respectfully submits the following;
IN ACCOJ?~JLNCZ F!I'f~{ 1AINUTES OF' TEE 13T:i RJ:3ULJ.a: M~ETING OF
COUNCIL 19TH JULY,l965t A MsETING OF THii: SPECIAL co·,';1'Ul"Z'EZ .l"' . .S
HEL'J :sOI'IDAY, 26TH JU~LY, AT 7. .. 00 P.M. THE FOLLO:'JING PZR:SONLJL
0EPIITY REEVE SirlJ>JDNS
RE~E PATRICK
COIJNCILLORS W • DAVIS
MR. E,.
MR, A ..
WR. J.
MR. J.
i\1f:t. J.
IV2R.. D.
R • ·ILLINGWORTH
:g., TR~NT
BATSON
JUBB
DOL
REID
OBEE
R:~ED
C. F, DAVIS
CHAIR!JIJ..N 7!~:-tE ~?:1E3ENT ~·
RECRZATION ;)IR8CTOR
BUILDING INSPECTOR
BUILD 1m
TOWN ENGINRER
~~ECTRICIAN
SAFErY INSP}',i;C'Jl'OR
MAYOR
A TOIJR LND INSPECTION OF THE NZ~? fo.IIDITION:".':l'D TI-IIE ROIJJJl,N
CATJBIOLIC P.ARISH HALL Al:D T~~E EIRtU !RENA. WAS'CiiiTUED OUT •
. TH& OdlJ.IRi"l.AN R'3:lD THZ RESOLUTION )1EGARDING THE A-:>;porWT~!StiT
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SPECIAL COUNCIL 2 -AUGUST 3,1965
OF THE SPECIAL COUTI\~iiTTZ:::5 AN.J LSX3J 'I'!2~ ~33P:ZCTIV2 ~·i.1Eli133:23 TO
STL'I'~ T:-:EIR PERSO!'IJJ,JL OPINIONS J.S TC TlF!!E FELSJBILITY OF ~SPAJC:UNG:
THE OLD ARENA. FOLLOiHNG THE STLTED OPINIONS, A G~Ei:!LL
DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE. BJ.,SED ON ESTIIli:.TES PUT FORV!i.RD BY
tiJJ.. DOL, l~;R. RZID, fAR. OBEE, AND F:~Ol!1 A LETT!~ FROI'!~ A.B.C.
STEZL BUILDINGS LTD~ T:IZ FOLLOWING fl.PPRCXm.LTZ COSTS W8!1E
OUTLINED:
(a) TO REPAIR RINK SsCTION ONLY TO CONDITION ?RIOR TO FIRE
(T:US ::JOES NOT INCLUDE DRZSSING .ROOL1S,PLUI.ill3ING,
HZLTING ZCT.)
(b) TO REP AIR RINK SECTION j;J.'w FR:lNT S'ZCTION TO
CONDITION PRIOR TO F~E
$ 40,000.00
$120,000.00
AS OUTLINED IN THE A..B.C, LZTT::<:R LND COiJFBI11ED BY ENGINE~,
THE ABOVE FIGUR:':S cJES.E CONTING:l:NT ON TH!: MLIN i:.:.9:Ii!:N.L AND FOOTINGS
B!:IHG PLSS:!:D AS ST"lUCTURALLY SOUND.
IT IS THE OPINION OF TIE!: lilbJO:liTY OF 1llHE C01J:ili!ITTSE THAT THE
COST TO DO ANY 2EPf;DS TO THE liRENA J.SE TOO HIGH Pl'ID THAT HO
RE? AIR ACTION BE TAKEN.
SIL11!10NS R.
DAVIS W.
nRESOLVill Tr.-JJ/[' T:-ZE R.Z?ORT OF TEE SP:!!CI.fL k:?~~NL.
COI&JITTEE :JLT'W AUGUST 3RD,l965,BE: J:.PPROV:J:D.
Mll.YOR DAVIS R::5J.D A RSPORT FROI!l BUIWING INSPECTOR A. JUBB ~
CONDEI/JiifLTION OF AURORA tc;BNP.
JULY 28,l!i\~5
TH's AURO::{A TOJJN COUNCIL
c/o 'lti.., JOHNSON -CLZRK-TcBJL3URER r
RE: COND3Eil'Jf .. 'Jl'JIVN OF AURORA. .ARENA
GENTLi~,~~N:
The following is a report on why I have taken the
above action at this time •.
1. The whole front block structure is unsafe, and must be
completely demolished,
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The wind is progressively rolling back le.rge sections of the
Aluminum root sheeting. These could quite easily rip loqoe,
and do extensive property damage s.s well as being n dangGi:'ous::
human safety hazard.
With the roll back of the roof sheeting, horizontal rafters
are hanging loose and could fall at any time.
4. Sections of metal roofing are just draped over truss braces,
just waiting to fall
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5. Large ventile.tor lying at a prec~;.rious angle on roof ,r«)<edy
to fall in or off at anytimel ·
6-. Some trusses and vertical steel pillars are bad1y warped,
others may have been affected strengthwise by the extreme
heat and then being quenched with water froa the fire hoses
vJhile stil1 hot.
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A number of horizontal rafters burned and. charredj weru<ening
the who-le roof structure I believe about 400 rafters to be
so dame.gedi
The laminated lower beam supporting the nol;'thwall.is rotted~
out; ·
9. The walkway behind the seats is· only supporte-d by 2tt x 6" ,
spiked onto the vertical wall supports which are at 30"
centres and to the seat stringers.
10. 'At approximately the centre of the ice surface the seats
o:n both sides of the erena have heaved and separated enough
for a child to get. its leg caught.
11-. . The sid.e walls on both sides of the arena have heave.d
causing dangerous hollows in the roof structure over
the seating area$·.~·
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The' whole rear se·ction appears to be in poor shape, the
walkwaybeing broken away and on an acute angle, which I
am informed gets considerably worse when the ice is in
the arena.
It appears that all the drainage from Victoria St,. and
Harrison Ave. has been allowe~ to pour over the b~
and right under the north ... east corner of the building,
rotting out any wood supports and otherwise damaging the
foundation or piers ... This, I believe, is what hs:s caused
:~lost of tha r:JpeLted alternative., heaving and settling,
with the ulth<ate result of wea!{eriing the foundations.
The floors has hollows up to 6" or '7" deep. I have good
reason to suspect that under the floor is hollow in places
probably as a result of Hurricane ~-!Iazel and aggravated by ..
the drainage problen described in item # 13. Also the floor
is badly cracked.
15. The condition of the floor is such thEt one of the multiple
freezing pipes in the floor may be cracked or leaking at e::
joint, and as am;.mnic:. is used as a freezing agent, this·
could beco,ae extre;.;ely dangerous.
16. It is my opinion that wvhet is left of the whole arena
complex is past economical repeir and should be demolished.
17. If council did decide to go al!llead and repeir the ice
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sm:'fs.ce peiJ:"t of the arena only, a written, detailed, inspection
report of the whole part of the structure to be renovated,
executed by' an authorized inspection firm of Engineers,
would have to be presented before any renovations could begin•
P.S. It is the writer's opinion that demolition should s"!;E;rt
io;Mediately 1 as the burned out structure is getting to be
progressively more of a dangerous safety hazard de.y by cl&y,
and I would respectfully request council to act vrith the
utmost urgency,
If demolition is not going to be sterted L~:;Jediately, I
suggest the wliwle exea be fenced, to 1~eep people out of the
building and e_lso fro;.1 being near the .walls c:s a safety
measure, as the situation at this ti;;;e is very dangerous,
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The reason this action was not t2l~en at an earlier decte;
1111~ in the first place, I had been. Gcpproached and asked to
t() ;!ec-ove th.a building as was; until the insurance adjusters
hi:td assessed the de.mage, and solicited tente,tive prices to
put the structure back in its original condition, This I
was told was just completed about a week ago.i
Secondly, the condition of the structure has worsened
greatly in the last short space of time•
The above information is for your peru~al and necessary
action if deemed necessary
cc H. Jones.
J. Reid,
Yours very truly•
A, E. JUBB
3UILJING INSPECTOR
General discussion followed and Councillor Trent requested
a recorded vote.
I11AYOR C, F. DiVIS
R~ZVE S. ?LTRICK
DEPUTY REEVE SI~ ·]/iONS
CotJNCI:LL::::;: COJ:B:ITT
COUNCILLOR DA.VIS
CGUNCILLOR ILLING'J!ORTH
CCill<!CIJLLOR HJURR£.Y
COUNCILLOH 'Jl'RENT
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The l!layor declared the motion
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Councillor Illingworth presented a Planning Committee report
in which the committee respectfully submits the following;
In Accorde.nce with. the minutes of the 13th J:egular
meeting of Council held 19 July 1965, the Planning
Com;:;ittee met to discuss the re:mest -.from i'1lr. Coulter for
c Catering Business on ::Jells Street. !:teeve ?atrick and
Councillor Il].ingwortb met on 26'J"uly 1965 (Councillor
Vlilliamson ab~ent on va9ation) Mayor Davis, ueputy Reeve
Simmons, Councillors Davis and Trent were in attendance.
:m:'lile it was felt desirable to retain the Residential
nature of \7elis Streot 1 The building under consideration
is assessed as "COJ;JlAERC!f:L" 1 having been changed frorol
residential by a previous council, therefore the request
is primarily for change of use, and the Committ"i'e has no
option but to reco~~end approval, although it does not
agree with the principle of Commercial Properties in a
residential area.
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AUGUST 3 1 1965
However, th~ f'.ollowing restrictions:are • recomme.ndedo."· ·
(a) OnJ,.y a smallJ simple sign to·be allowed, which
will state the business only.
(lb) A maximum of two mobile units
prid they must not be left out
hours1
to be authorized
after business
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?/l{f)iiiGK s. PLANJ'JING
BUSINESS
COi'E/IT'i\iE RE -._CGUJLTE] -C.P..I'iTIIPJG
:J·L.T0D AUGUST 3, 1965 3E A:??RDVE.Jn
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DAVIS
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::tSSOLV2:D THLT FfaAGRJl,.PH "B" BE STRUCK OUT
OF TI-iE REPORT AND IT BE! LEFT TO .THE
SERVIC:!.! C0i'JJ!/ITT3E AS TO HO"iJ lf.tLNY TRUCKS
liJILL BE LIC:ZNSED FOR fi,UJRORA.
The ).llotion.was then voted on and declered
"Cfi;.;"lRIED 11
"Cf-RRI3D"
DAVIS
ILLINGWORTH:
!PA.TIUCK:
MURRJ,y
1FiESOLV,~ THAT VYE DISCUSS TI~'[2; P.B:,l~NJ,-,
SITUATION.
!?t:2SOLVED 1\iLT T~"-IE PREVIOUS TJJOTION BE
Jil1':tJ~NJ·~) J..ND T:-il..T COUNCIL i=tESOLVE ITSETLF
INTG COLITI:,~I'li'T~E CF T:-:E WHOLE F0:2 DISCUSSION
OF T?:E AREN.L SITU.flTION.
"CARRIED"
Council resumed the meeting at 10.45 PM "'
REEVE P A'1'RIC1{ IN THE CYiAIR.
~4ayor Davis presented a Committee of the whole report
in which the Committee respectfully submit the following:
THAT THIS COUNCIL A:?FROV3 TE3 REPORT OF THE TO-liN BUILDING
II'JSPECTOR, ATTACHED HER.ETO J:.ND TENDER FOR THE DENiOLITION
OF THE OLD ARENA Ul"IDEEE TEZ SPECIFICI.TIONS OF TEZ TO!!N
3:NGIN3ER.
fi1AYOR DAVIS:
SH!:.!ONS R
THi:T TIB RZPORT OF COUNCIL IN CJiiil'lliTTgE:
"'" "i":-"1'<' 'PT<''·'J· '='=!' PQl'T "'E• ''CCFPT·' ~ • ~rn """""" .li:,.__. ~:c ... -...1 Ji..t..\. • .::.Al'\1 .,. 18-.. u.:.. l~ .D r.. :.;.u. ~J:.I n.J.'\U.f Jl.dCJI.-..,;~
SEAL OF THE CORPORATION BE ATTACHED
THERETO.
If C.fu"'.l~IED II
MAYOR DAVIS IN THE CHAIR.
DAVIS
CORBETT;
ILLINGWORTH:
TR2NT
RESOLVED TEfT t.;JE GO .AHEAD AND ML:KE
iPREP.f'lallTIONS TO BUILD f., NE\J &'lENA ON
THE OLD SITE~
RESOLVED THLT THE MOTION BE AI!iENDE1J Ji.ND
TI1kT TmS COUNCIL HNESTIGA'i'E MORE FULLY
WHAT THE RE-::UIRElAENTS l!I'I.E Rr:!: -A SITE ~·~TC.
FOR TIE ERECTION OF AN ARENA. f,l\ID BRING
BACK A REPORT eUTHIN 2 i'!'!.!EKS. · , .. ~··_(•
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S:?'ZCILL COUNCIL 6 -kUGUST 3, 1965
_COH3ETT:
SIMi\10NS:
RESOLVED THAT COUNCIL CONTINUE PAST THE HOUR
OF 11,00 0 1 CLOCK IND TifAT RULE 3 OF BY-LAW
1468 BE SUSPENDE.D :?'OJ. THLT PU'ttPOSE.
Recorded Vote on the amendment:
MAYOR DAVIS
REEVE P.!lTRICJK
DEPUTY-REEVE SI1/il\10NS
COUNCILLOR CORBETT
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
COUNCILLOR ILLING\lORTH
COUNCILLOR liJUPJHY
COUNCILLOR TRENT
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Mayor Davis declared the amendment defeated.
Recorded Vote on the main question:
MAYOR DAVIS
RE!::WE P 1-\'FRICK
Dii:PUTY-REEVE STIA1!10NS
CCUNCILLOR CORB~T
COUNCILLOR DAVIS
COUNCILLOR ILLINGY/J0::1TH
COUNCILLOR MUR:;tiY
COUNCILLOR TRENT
Mayor Davis declare? the motion
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ILLING'iJOHTH:
CORBETT:
R~~SOLV2D TEi-.T THE OLD IRE~NA E7:U:IPMENT
SUC:Pl J~S TH~ HELTI5::~~ S liND ICE PL.ANr BE
LDVE?.TISED FOR SALE ON 1:, TENDSR BASIS
IN co:...oRDINf,TJION 'I!ITH E. BJ\TSDN AND
RSFEt.'rtktED TO THZ -FIN.ANC~ COL/ltY1ITT~-E.
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siiiJMQN:~h
PJ,TRICK:;_
RESOLVED THAT v!E DO NO\!i i'.DJOOON (11.20 JF'!Vl)
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THE MEE'flfni THEN /QJOQR!It-;;:D,
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