REPORT ON COUNCIL
December 8, 2008
Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:00 a.m. -12:35 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. – 2:21 p.m.
Regular Evening Meeting: 7:05 p.m. – 8:47 p.m.
All Members of Council present
MCMAHAN WOODS DEVELOPMENT, LOT 23, CONCESSION 4: The proposed plan of subdivision was presented to council by Darren Vella of Innovative Planning Solutions for information purposes only, at this time. A copy of the presentation is available on the Tiny Township website – tiny.ca — under Committee of the Whole Agenda Dec. 8, 2008 / Reports of Consultants or Third Parties / 5th report at 11:00 am.
The proposed development occupies 153.25 acres and consists of 73 (1 acre minimum) lots with walking trails, a parkette and the Nipissing Ridge portion remains environmentally protected. An application has been submitted to Simcoe County along with the following technical reports: Planning Justification, Functional Servicing, Traffic Impact Study, Hydrogeological Assessment, Archaeological Assessment, D4 Waste Disposal Assessment (since there is a closed dumpsite on the property) and Environmental Impact Assessment. The County will review the reports and may request further investigation. If this development is approved by Simcoe County, it will then be presented to Tiny Council. At that time, public meetings will be scheduled to collect taxpayer & resident input. Roger Robitaille, Manager of Planning, stated that the meetings would not be scheduled earlier than May 2009 so that weather would not prevent seasonal residents from attending meetings.
A group of residents were present and submitted, in writing, concerns about beach access, traffic, population density, adequacy of municipal water supplies, environmental issues and septage disposal. Mayor Peggy Breckenridge addressed the group and stated that these issues would be reviewed once the plan is submitted to Township for approval. Roger Robitaille stated that this application is based on the present Official Plan and that any changes in Official Plan policies will not apply. He also stated that the number of lots would probably need to be reduced to 50 and that this presentation was only a proposal. Councillor Warren questioned how the closed dumpsite, additional septage and beach access would be dealt with. Councillor Claire asked if the developers were planning on using municipal water? Darren Vella responded that they would prefer private wells, but have been asked to look at municipal water sources.
ENCROACHMENT POLICY BY-LAW EXTENSION: Current encroachment agreements have been extended for one year.
HEAVY GARBAGE PICK-UP RE-INSTATED: George Lawrence, Deputy Mayor, stated that Simcoe County has re-instated the pick-up for 2009. There is a limit of 5 items. Dates will be made available once they are scheduled.
LEAF AND YARD WASTE COLLECTION SAVINGS: This collection is to be continued for three weeks in 2009 on all roads, other than private. In 2008, the collection was done by the Township at a cost of $13,937. When the County handled this collection in fall 2007, it charged the Township $24,024. Council then asked Henk Blom, Manager of Public Works, to ascertain the cost were the township to undertake the service. His estimate of $13,215 represented a substantial saving to taxpayers, and his estimate turned out to be quite accurate.
DEVELOPMENT CHARGE INDEXING FOR 2009: Charges are to increase to $5,471 (from $4,903) per household for residential units and $22.90 (from $20.52) per square meter gross floor area for non-residential units.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
Community Recreation Committee: Bob Allen, Michelle Locke, Helen Lovejoy, Helmut Paddags, Marg Redmond, Betty Robitaille, Sheila Webb, and Councillor George Cornell
Midland Library Board: Vera M. Barycky
Penetang Library Board: Helene DeVilliers
Springwater Library Board: Rosemary Johnston
Huronia Airport Commission: Councillors Nigel Warren and George Cornell
Severn Sound Environmental Association: Mayor Peggy Breckenridge
Southern Georgian Bay Chamber of Commerce Committee: Mayor Peggy Breckenridge
Tiny Community Policing Committee: Deputy Mayor George Lawrence
North Simcoe Landfill Site 41 Community Monitoring Committee: Deputy Mayor George Lawrence, Councillor Andre Claire. Alternate, Councillor Nigel Warren.
Springwater Recreation Advisory Committee: Deputy Mayor George Lawrence
North Simcoe Heads of Council Committee: Mayor Peggy Breckenridge and Deputy Mayor George Lawrence
Southern Georgian Bay Physician Recruitment Steering Committee: Mayor Peggy Breckenridge.
EASIER DISPOSAL OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE: The North Simcoe Transfer Station, 1700 Gold Link Road, Tiny Township, will now accept some hazardous waste items during regular operating hours. Acceptable materials include paint, batteries, motor oil and fluorescent light bulbs.
