MINUTES - Council - 19680506------
MINUTES OF THE 9TH. REGULAR Jv'.EETING OF COUNCIL HELD IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS ON MONDAY, MAY 6, 1968 AT 8:00 P.M.
PRESENT: MAYOR DAVIS, REEVE D. J. MURRAY, COUNCILLORS BUCK,
CORBETT, DAVIS, ILLINGWORTH, MILLER AND TRENT.
QP!if.J:.ID1ATION OF MINUTES
CORBETT: "Resolved that.the minutes. of April 1st, 15th, 22nd 1 TRENT: and 29th, i968 be adopted as printed and circulated.11
CARRIED
CORRES.PONDENCE
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AURORA & DISTRICT A letter from the Aur01~a and District Historical
HISTORICAL SOCIETY Society requesting pe-:-mission to cont';i.,nue using
the storage room in the Mlll1icipal Building.
M1r.LER: "Resdlved that the request of the Aurora and District
TRENT l Historical Society for the use of the storage room 'b.e
granted."
CIVITAN CLUB:
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MEl~ ::LALLY
RETARDED
CARRIED
A letter from Mr, Gordon Angevine, Acting Secretary,
Civitan Club, req1iesting permission to sell compact
"First Aid Kits" on the weekends of May 18th~ and
May 25th. in an effort to raise funds for the benefit
of the Mentally Retarded Adults in the Aurora
Hospital.
TRENT,:
MILLER:
"Resolved that the Civitan Club be permitted to conduct
this campaign, 11
CARRIED
SWIMM:qJG POOL A l.etter from T. McPherson recommending that a deed
PROPERTY: from the School Board be obtained for the swimming
pool property and a right-of-way over the portion
which is fenced for a walkway from George Street.
DAVIS W: "Resolved that permission is hereby granted to Mr.
TRENT: McPherson to approach the School Board to confirm
boundary lines and a system of transfer."
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CARRIED
A letter from Aurora Automotive Limited requesting
water and sewer connections to their property on
the east side of Yonge Stree·t North, just north of
the Town limits.
TRENT: "Resolved that a water service connection be granted
CORBETT: for. the Aurora Automotive Building and they are to pay
the prevailing rate for tl.1e supply of water for
properties outside of the Town limits."
CARRIED
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9TH. REGUtAR
CORREISPO.tiDEN;CE CONT 1 D
+2-MAY 6, 1968.
AURORA AUTOMOTIVE: Reeve Murray stated that sanitary sewers are not
WATER SERVICE available on Yonge Street North that could serve
this property.
PROPOSED I.G.A.
pTORE
A letter from J. D. Reid re: new I.G.A. store on
Yonge Street North of Wellington and servicing
requirements.
DAVIS W: 11 Resolved that we meet with our Engineer to discuss the
TRENT: proposed servicing of this site."
CARRIED
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A & P A letter from J. E. Deanej, So:).icitor, re: Block "G", Plan 475,
PLAZA requesting the Councils' consideration that a By-Law be
passed dedicating a 7 1 st~~P of land for widening abutting
the easterly limit of Block "G", West side of Yonge Street,
to the Town of Aurora.
DAVIS W: 11 Resolved that this ±-efJ.11est be referred to our Solicitor
MILLER: and Engineer and report.s be submitted to Council. 11
NEWMARKET &
DISTRICT ASSOC.
FOR MENTALLY
RETARDED
cAilln:Eb
A letter from the Newmarket and District Association
for Mentally Retarded requesting that Council
declare the week of May 12th. to 19th. to be
"Flowers of Hope Week for the Mentally Retarded."
MILLER: ''Resolved that this request of the Newmarket and District
CORBETT: Association for H:entally Retarded be approved."
TOWN & VILLAGE
SECTION
CONVENTION
CARRIED
A, letter from Mr. M. B. Beauchamp, Clerk of the Town
of Ajax re: the 15th. Annual Convention of the Town
and Village Section of the Op.tario Municipal
Association to be held in Ajax on May 10th. and 11th.,
1968.
MURRAY: "Resolved that the letter be received and filed."
TRENT:
AURORA PUBLIC
LIBRARY BOARD
APPOINTMENT
CARRIED
A letter from Miss Andrews, Secretary, Aurora Public
Library Board submitting the name of Mrs. Marion
Nesbitt for Councils' consideration for the vacancy
on the Board.
CORBETT:
TRENT:
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"Resolved that Mrs. Marion Nesbitt be appointed to the
Aurora Public Library Board to fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of Mrs. Ann Hess."
CARRIED
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9TH. REGULAR
CORRESPONDENCE 1{:0NT 1 D
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CREEK PB.OPERTY,
JONES ,COURT
A letter from Mrs. Marilyne Swann, 18 Jones Court,
re: creek property on the east side of her premises;
requesting consideration for her to purchase or
lease the property, or for the Town to fence off
the property.
MILLER: "Resolved that this matter be referred to the Town
BUCK: Superintendent for action or recommendations."
CARRIED
LAMBERT PROPOSAL: A letter from Conroy G. Dawson, Planning
OLD ARENA SITE Consultant, enclosing requested "Recommended
Apartment Standards for Gurnett Street Site,
Aurora", Staff Report #73.
Dansit:t
YORK COUNTY PLANNING OFFICE
RECOMMENDED APARTMENT STANDARDS
FOR GURWETT STREET SITE (34,400 sq. ft.)
AURORA
S.taff Repe~rt #73 -April 29, 1968
&~5d.ihUm ~0 un~ts/acr~.
Ba:chelops, one and t-\.to pMroom only,
T\ol'o,bedroom ,Suites not to exceed 60%•
(Gur.~t:ett Street site: at j4,4oo sq. ft. allows for Ito
suit.es .,. i.e. 24-2 bedroom, 16 bachelor or one bedroom).
2. Coverage
MaXilll\lm 25%,
3. Setbacks
front, side aJ!d rEiar yards.
S.etback t height or t length of building (whichever is greater)
from all lot lines.
it. LM~sciabing and Rec:reation
~ini~ 30% lot area landscaPed.
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Mtnimum 20% of lot area improved for recreational purposes in
sidE! ~r rear yards orily,
5. FeM:Ln;(& ,and Screenib.f!!
Side ~d Re.ar yards to be fe~ced With access allowed to Yonge
Street lot,
6. . Pari!Sirtg
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H•.sp\i).Ces (i0,820 feet) per suite.
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9TH. REGULAR
REPORT CONT 1 D
7. Paving
-It-MAY 6, 1968.
All access lanes and any outside parking area shall be paved,
graded, curbed and drained to the satisfaction of council.
8. Balconies
Minimum of 60% of all suites shall be provided with balconies.
9. Recreation Room
Minimum of ltoo Sq. ft. in one room shall be provided for rec-
reation purposes.
10. Garbage
Minimum garbage room 1lt feet x 1lt feet shall be provided.
11. Locker Rooms
Locker space required as follows:
Bachelor or 1 bedroom
Two bedroom
150 cu. ft.
180 cu. ft.
Paragraph
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Paragraph
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1 -Agreed
2 -Agreed
3 -Illingworth: "Amend by adding: or minimum
Davis W: of 25 feet."
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5 -Agreed
6 -Illingworth: "That (10,820 feet) be deleted."
Trent:
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Paragraph 7 -Agreed
11 8 -Agreed
11 9 -Agreed
11 10 -Agreed
11 11 -Agreed
ILLINGWORTH: "Resolved that a copy of these standards, as amended,
TRENT: be forwarded to Mr. Lambert. "
CARRIED
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9TH . REGULAR
CpRRESPONDENCE CONT 1 D
-5-MAY 6, 1968
INDUSTRY ST.
EXTENSION
A memo from J. D, Reid re: Industry Street Extension,
enclosing plans and specifications and estimated cost.
ILLINGWORTH:
DAVIS W:
"Resolved that the report of the Engineer be accepted
and that tenders be advertised with the deletion
of the paving until next year."
CARRIED
PETLOVANY
PROPERTY
INDUSTRY ST.
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A letter from T. McPherson re: purchase of Petlovany
Property by Mrs. Herskovits, on Industry Street,
requesting Councils' comments on her request for an
extension. or one year from the 14th. of May, 1968, to
commence the construction of industrial buildings .
DAVIS W:
TRENT:
"Eesolved tha.t our Solicitor be instructed that the
original~.J;:eement is to remain unchanged and that when
.the si:x "rl)Qnt;hs after the completion of th.e. road is up,
then she ean q.pproach the Council for an extension,if
neces sa):'y;'! ,
GAP.BAG:E}
COMPL.f\.INT
CARRIED
A letter from Mr. ·a;:;,·ta.wrence, 22 Johnson Road re:
remov.al of four . garbage cans by garbage collector.
ILLING\rJORTH: "Resolved that a letter be sent to York Sanitation
CORBETT: requesting t;:hem to replace the cans."
CARRIED
DE!,EGATlONS
Presentation
Mr. t. Rosenberg, on behalf of tb,e Aurora Rotary Club and Dorothy
McCl-q.re, presented a paintingl:ly Dorothy McClure of Doan Hall, the
home. of Auro:r>a 1 s first Reeve and he requested that the picture be
hu,ng in the Aurora Public Library.
Mayor D<wis stated that on behalf of thE) Council of the Town of
Auro.ra he wished to express their thanks for this fine presentation.
Safety Council
Mrs; Shi;rley Faudemer, Treasul'el' of the Aurora Safety Council,
presented the budget estimates for 1968.
Counci).lor Trent, Chairman of the Safety Council, spoke briefly
on the budget.
ILLINGWORTH: "Resolli!ed that a grant of $1 1 000.00 be made to the
MILLER: Aurora Safety Council."
CARRIED
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9TH. REGULAR
J2~I,EGATIONS CONT 1 D
-6-MAY 6, 1968.
BUCK: "Resolved thp.t the 72 hour notice be waived and that Mr.
TRENT: T. Manning be heard as a delegation."
CARRIED
Bodfish Estate
Mr. Mq.nning, on behalf of his client, requested that the Town grant
a 20 1 easement across Block. "A 11 , from Harriman Road, to the
property enabling the use of the present bridge.
ILLINGWORTH: "Resolved that the requested 20 1 easement be granted
CORBETT: for the south lot of the former Bodfish property."
CARRIED
R_l);PORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Pl!J.nning Committee
Reeve Murray presented a report of the Planning Committee in which
the Committee respectfully submitted the following:
The Planning Committee met onThursdP.y, MP.y 2nd. at 7:00P.M. with
the Aurora Hydro Electric Co!llllii'ssion.
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Present were: Deputy Reeve 1-Jilliamson, Reeve Murray and Councillor
Davis of the PlanningCommittee and Mayor C. F. Davis.
Also present were: Hydro Commision Members Mr. D. Glass, Mr. D.
Hamilton, Mayor Davis P.nd Mr. S. Copland.
The Meeting was held to study the Hydro Proposal to purchase the
end of the street allo\vance, east of Edward Street,
The Committee agreed in principle with their request subject to the
Hydro making a firm offer to the Town for the easterly 150 feet of
the said road allowance.
MURRAY: "Resolved that the report of the Planning Committee
DAVIS W: re Hydro Proposal to Purch<i.se Land, Dated May 6, 1968,
be accepted."
TRENT: "Amendment: That a twenty-five year lease be granted on
BUCK: this property at an annual rental fee of $1.00 per annum."
Withdrawn
Hot ion Carried
Reeve Hurray presented an offer to purchase from the Aurora Hydro-
Electric Commission for $1,000.00.
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9TH. REGULAR -7-MAY 6, 1968.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES CONT 1 D
Planning Committee Cont 1 d
MURRAY: "Resolved that we accept the offer of $1,000.00 from
ILLINGWORTH: the Aurora Hydro-Electric Commission.
INDUSTRIAL
WASTE
CONFERENCE
CARRIED
MURRAY: "Resolved that as matters of the sewage
DAVIS W: treatment plant come under the supervision
of Councillor C. Corbett, Chairman of the
Property Committee, be it resolved that
Councillor Corbett be authorized by Council
to attend the Industrial Waste Conference
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in Niagara Falls from June 9th. to 12th. and
the necessary expenses be approved and the
1 Seal •of the Co;t>poration be attacped hereto."
CARRIED
WQRkS FOREMAN DAVIS w.: "Resolved tha:t .. permission is hereby granted
to. advertise for a foremah for the Works
Departmeht.H
TRENT:
ILLINGWORTH: "Amendment: That the Town 1 s Engineer and
DAVIS W: Superintendent prepare an advertisement and
submit it to the Works Committee prior to
advertising."
CARRIED
ILLINGWORTH: "Resolved that the Water Committee investigate
DAVIS W: their requirements for a water foreman and
submit their recommendations to Council."
CARRIED
POLICE COMMITTEE
Councillor Trent presented a report of the Police Committee in which
the Committee respectfully submitted the following:
As in precuuing years the Police Budget has continued to grow.
A major share of our money goes into wages and benefits. Wages for
the year totalled close to $98,000.00;the sum of $113 1 000.00 was the
original budget to cover all costs for the Police Department. This
left $15,000.00 approximately to purohase all other services that
an efficient Police Department requires. Our Police Budget for
1967 went over by a little less than $3,000.00., but it should be
noted that fines and fees were down by half, which would have
cancelled our over expenditure, but this was prevalent over the
County as a whole and the Committee agree that fines and fees should
not be looked on as a source of income.
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9TH. REGULAR -8-MAY 6, 19p8 .-·,,r•
POLICE COMMITTEE CONT 1 D
It is interesting to note that a memo from the Treasurer, Mr. Wm.
Johnson, as late as November 30th. indicated that he felt the
Police Budget would break even at the end of December, but a number
of firms appear to hold over bills until the end of the year.
Unfortunately, the Police Department received enough of these bills
to put us over the top.
TRENT: "Resolved that the report of the Police Committee re:
BUCK: Annual Financial Statement for the Aurora Police Department
be accepted."
.cQ;ElBETT :
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CARRIED
"Resolved that Mr. C. Burling, and Mr. J. Kennedy be
authorized to attend the Fifth Basic Sewage Works Operators·
Course from June 17th. to 21st. 1968, and the necessary
exp.enditures be paid, and the Seal of the Corporation be
attached hereto."
CARRIED
MILLER: 'Whereas Model Builders Limited, 8 Mary Street, pay $25.00
BUCK: per year to York Sanitation Co. Ltd., for the use of York
Sanitation's dump site and do not receive a garbage pick-up
at their building at 79 Ross Street; therefore, be it
resolved that Model Builders' property at 79 Ross Street
be exempted from paying the garbage rates charged by the
Town of Aurora."
DEFEATED
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
Councillor Buck presented a report of the By-Laws Committee.
During the discussion of the report, the following amendment was
presented.
MURRAY: "That the report of the By-Laws' Committee be withdrawn
MILLER: for further consideration."
CARRIED
ILLINGWORTH: "Resolved that the Council sit past the hour of
TRENT: 11 o'clock until the draft agreement for Phase 2 of
Golf Glen has been discussed."
CARRIED
WIMPEY HOMES: Reeve Murray stated that the Planning Committee
will be submitting a report on the proposed Wimpey
Homes Subdivision •
9TH . REGULAR -9-
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE CONT 1 D
MAY 6, 1968.
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LAMBERT ILLINGWORTH: "Resolved that the standards (Staff
PROPOSAL BUCK: Report #73) for the proposed apartment
development by Mr. Lambert, be approved
as amended and that the Commercial portion
have no setback from the property line and
no sideyard requirements, and that Mr.
Lambert be notified of this in writing."
CARRIED
the cii-af't ~greelrierit for Pha.~e 2 of Gb~.f dlen
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Mayor D~vtl.s :Prllsertted
SubdHipit>h,
1LLINCWO:RT:H: BUCK i :" , rlaesoived that a specfai meeting O'f Council be ~ailed
to discuss this draft agreement further."
CARRIED
TRENT: it:Resol ved that the meeting be adjourned. 11 ( 11 . 40P .M.)
CARRIED
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