AGENDA - General Committee - 20140204PUBLIC RELEASE
January 31, 2014
TOWN OF AURORA
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
7 p.m.
Council Chambers
Councillor Buck in the Chair
1. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE
THEREOF
2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the agenda as circulated by the Legal and Legislative Services
Department be approved.
3. DETERMINATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
4. ADOPTION OF ITEMS NOT REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
5. DELEGATIONS
(a) Mr. Jon Hack, Sierra Planning and Management
Re: Item 1 – CAO14-001 – Hillary-McIntyre Park
(Requested time extension -10 minutes)
(b) Mr. Bill Albino, Hillary McIntyre Park Founding Committee
Re: Item 1 – CAO14-001 – Hillary-McIntyre Park
General Committee Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 Page 2 of 5
6. PRESENTATIONS BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR
Economic Development Advisory Committee Item 7
Councillor Michael Thompson
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Item 8
Councillor Chris Ballard
Trails and Active Transportation Committee Item 9
Councillor John Gallo
7. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION
8. NOTICES OF MOTION
9. NEW BUSINESS/GENERAL INFORMATION
10. CLOSED SESSION
THAT Council resolve into a General Committee Closed Session to consider:
1. A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the Town or
Local Board; Re: PL14-008 – 9-10 Scanlon Court
11. ADJOURNMENT
General Committee Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 Page 3 of 5
AGENDA ITEMS
Forwarded from January 14, 2014 General Committee Meeting
1. CAO14-001 – Hillary-McIntyre Park pg. 1
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council provide direction.
2. IES14-008 – Solid Waste By-law Update pg. 107
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report IES14-008 be received; and
THAT Council repeal by-law 4931.07.E, BEING A BY-LAW for establishing
and maintaining a system of collection, removal, and disposal of garbage,
other refuse, yard waste materials, recyclable materials including blue box
materials and source separated organics in the Town of Aurora; and
THAT Council enact By-law 5590-14, “BEING A BY-LAW for the collection
of solid waste and recyclable materials in the Town of Aurora”.
3. PL14-006 – Employment Area Analysis pg. 112
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report PL14-006 be received for information.
4. PL14-010 – Aurora Promenade Streetscape Design & pg. 138
Implementation Plan
RECOMMENDED:
That report PL14-010 be received; and
THAT Council endorse the attached Aurora Promenade Streetscape
Design & Implementation Plan; and
THAT the proposed Multi-year Capital Plan for the Aurora Promenade
Streetscape Design & Implementation Plan be incorporated into the
Town’s 10 Year Capital Plan for Council consideration.
General Committee Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 Page 4 of 5
5. BBS14-005 – Proposed Sign Variance Evaluation Criteria pg. 144
and Process
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report BBS14-005 be received; and
THAT Council direct staff to continue with the Sign By-law project plan,
including the delegation of authority to staff for sign variances in
accordance with the evaluation criteria and process outlined in this report
and bring forward an amended Sign By-law to a future Council meeting.
6. CAO14-003 – Update on Collaborative Municipal Initiatives of the pg. 152
Six Northern Municipalities of York Region
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report CAO14-003 be received for information.
7. EDAC14-01 – Economic Development Advisory Committee Report pg. 161
January 9, 2014
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report EDAC14-01 be received; and
THAT Council adopt the following recommendation from the Economic
Development Advisory Committee meeting of January 9, 2014:
New Business
THAT the Manager of Long Range and Strategic Planning report back to
the Committee on the impact of the recent ice storm on businesses in
Aurora and highlights of how the Town of Aurora assisted businesses in
need.
8. PRAC14-02 – Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Report pg. 162
January 16, 2014
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report PRAC14-02 be received; and
THAT Council adopt the following recommendation from the Parks and
Recreation Advisory Committee meeting of January 16, 2014:
General Committee Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 Page 5 of 5
2. Parks and Recreation Master Plan – Executive Summary Update
THAT Council be provided with the Parks and Recreation Master Plan –
Executive Summary Update for information.
9. TATC14-02 – Trails and Active Transportation Committee Report pg. 175
January 17, 2014
RECOMMENDED:
THAT report TATC14-02 be received; and
THAT Council adopt the following recommendations from the Trails and
Active Transportation Committee meeting of January 17, 2014:
2. Memorandum from the Manager of Parks
Re: Update on Trails and Active Transportation-Related Initiatives
THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee recommend to Council:
(a) THAT the Notice of Motion regarding the Trails Master Plan’s Oak Ridges
Trail Alignment presented by Klaus Wehrenberg be reviewed by staff for
comment at the February 21, 2014 meeting.
(b) THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee request that the
appropriate staff from the Corporate Communications Department attend
the February 21, 2014 meeting to discuss the possibility of developing a
strategy for marketing and branding of Aurora Trails outside of the Parks
and Trails Signage Strategy.
(c) THAT the Trails and Active Transportation Committee endorse the logo as
presented at the January 17, 2014 meeting.
(d) THAT the Terms of reference currently being developed for the retention of
a consulting engineering firm for the purposes of preparing a preliminary
design and cost estimate for a trails underpass in the vicinity of Leslie
Street & St Johns Side Road include provisions for all types of emerging
modes of transportation including personal accessibility transporters,
scooters and motor assisted devices specifically aimed at accessibility and
inclusivity; and
THAT all currently approved and future underpasses be designed to
accommodate the aforementioned accessibility criteria.