MINUTES - Special Council - 19910903MINUTES
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL COUNCIL/PUBLIC MEETING
NO. 42-91
Senior Citizens' Building
Tuesday, September 3, 1991
8:15 p.m.
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE Mayor West in Chair; Councillors
Jones, Mcintyre, McKenzie, Ochalski,
Pedersen, Timpson and Weller.
STAFF MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Councillor Stewart was absent.
Chief Administrative Officer,
Municipal Clerk, Deputy Clerk,
Director of Planning, Director of
Personnel, Director of Leisure
Services, Director of Building
Administration, Director of Public
Works and the Treasurer.
There were no disclosures of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act, 1983.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
#516. Moved by Councillor Ochalski Seconded by Councillor Mcintyre
THAT the content of the Agenda as circulated by the Clerk's
Department be approved as outlined herein.
CARRIED
PRESENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT CHARGE POLICY REPORT
Presentation by C.N. Watson and Associates Ltd.
Mr. Gary Scandlan appeared on behalf of C.N. Watson and Associates Ltd. to
provide a review of the Town of Aurora draft Development Charge Policy
Report. He noted that the Town presently imposes charges on residential and
commercial/industrial development based on the Planning Act, 1983; however,
after November, 1991 a municipality may no longer rely upon this legislative
source. Accordingly, the Deve 1 opment Charges Act wi 11 become the primary
source of levies, where the development of land would increase the need for
services.
Mr. Scandlan indicated that the draft Report has been madd available to the
public and this Public Meeting has been called to solicit 1 public input over
a period which will extend to September 18, 1991. By October 9, 1991, such
input wi 11 be reflected in a summary report and the draft Report wi 11 be
modified as appropriate. At such time, a draft by-law to implement the
Report will be considered by Council.
The Act permits the net capital cost of services reasonably attributable to
the need that results from development to be levied against land. In order
to determine this amount, the Report projects growth in the Town and arrives
at a net capital cost for such growth. Then a uniform Town-wide charge is
calculated.
Mr. Scandlan went on to detail the system of exemptions and credits under
the Act, and to discuss the transition period as the new Act supplants those
levies currently in place.
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Public Input/Discussion
Mr. Bill Cawker, of Beavertop Investments Limited, appeared to indicate his
opposition to the levy that would be imposed upon industrial land. Noting
that the Report appears to indicate an increase from $6,000.00 per acre to
approximately $40,000.00 per acre for industrial land, Mr. Cawker suggested
that this increase was inappropriate given the current economic
circumstances. He went on to question certain of the calculations within
the Report, citing the proposed Cost Sharing Report applicable to
Beavertop's development at St. Johns Sideroad and Bayview Avenue.
Mr. Gary Scandlan entered into a brief explanation of the difference between
front-end cost sharing arrangements and the charges contemplated in the
Report. Since many of the issues were complex, Mayor West invited Mr.
Cawker to contact the Chief Administrative Officer to arrange a meeting with
Mr. Scandl an to further discuss these issues. After such meeting, if
necessary, Mr. Cawker was invited to submit his comments to Co unci 1 in
written form.
Mayor West enquired as to whether there were further comments or questions
from the public with regard to the Report.
#517. Moved by Councillor Timpson Seconded by Councillor Pedersen
THAT Council receive and refer submissions presented to this
meeting to the Treasurer and Consultant for review and
consideration for the final report and by-law to be presented to
Council on October 9, 1991.
CARRIED
STAFF REPORT
CL91-041-312 -Voice Processing System -Aurora Town Hall
#518. Moved by Councillor Timpson Seconded by Councillor Jones
THAT Council authorize the acquisition of a Voice Processing System
incorporating Voice Mail, Automated Attendant plus Audio Text
features for installation in the Aurora Town Hall;
THAT the proposal from Kaynell Enterprises Inc. for a Call Express
3 System manufactured by Applied Voice Technology responding to the
Municipality's r.equest for proposal July, 1991 be accepted; and
THAT the funds necessary in the amount of $46,970.00 be
incorporated into the final cost of the building and associated
financing as approved by Council.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
#519. Moved by Councillor Weller
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
CARRIED
al Clerk