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General Purpose and Administration Committee
June 7, 2021
What was decided (13 motions)
13 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
WHEREAS all businesses have been severely affected by the restrictions of operations during the COVID-19 pandemic; WHEREAS theatres were faced with mandatory closures and are now permitted to operate only at a 20% capacity; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the delegation from Theatre on the Ridge, be received and that the rental fees for the use of the Municipal Parking Lot #5 between July 10 and July 24, 2021, by Theatre on the Ridge be waived provided that all Provincial regulations are followed.
Moved by Councillor Wotten, seconded by Councillor McDougall
Carried
1. That Report – FIN-2021-020, 2022 Budget Timetable, be received and endorsed.
Moved by Councillor McDougall, seconded by Councillor Brown
Carried
1. That Report CORP-2021-004, Procedural By-law Updates, be received; and 2. That the By-law appended as provided as Attachment No. 1 to Report CORP-2021-004, Procedural By-law Updates, be adopted.
Moved by Councillor McDougall, seconded by Councillor Wotten
Carried
1. That Report CORP-2021-006, Animal Services Committee & Property Standards Committee Terms of Reference be received; 2. That the Animal Services Committee/Property Standards Committee Terms of Reference as contained in Attachment No. 1, be approved; and 3. That the draft By-law to Adopt the Terms of Reference for the Animal Control Services/Property Standards Committee as contained in Attachment No. 3 be brought forward to Council for enactment.
Moved by Councillor Brown, seconded by Councillor McDougall
Carried
General Purpose and Administration Committee, June 7, 2021 1. That Report DEV-2021-013, be received; and 2. That Report DEV-2021-013, Building Permit Activity Review 2020 be circulated to the Region of Durham, the Scugog Chamber of Commerce, the Port Perry BIA, the Economic Development and the Tourism Advisory Committees, the Durham Region Home Builders’ Association, the Durham Catholic and Durham District School Boards, and the Building Industry and Land Development (BILD) Association of Greater Toronto.
Moved by Councillor Ross, seconded by Councillor Brown
Carried
1. That Report DEV-2021-014, dated June 7, 2021, entitled “Permanent Full Time Development Services Associate and Contract Senior Building Inspector / Plans Examiner” be received; 2. That the current Permanent Part Time Development Services Associate position be eliminated and be replaced with a Permanent Full Time Development Services Associate position; and 3. That staff be authorized to advertise and appoint staff to the following positions: o a Permanent Full Time Development Services Associate; and o a Contract Senior Building Inspector / Plans Examiner within the Building Section of Development Services for a period of two years, at which time any consideration to extend this contract would be reviewed in light of the workload and budget, and subject to Council’s approval. General Purpose and Administration Committee, June 7, 2021
Moved by Councillor Wotten, seconded by Councillor McDougall
Carried
1. That Report FIN-2021-019, Reserve and Reserve Fund – 2020 Closing & 2021 Opening be received; 2. That the COVID-19/Contingency Reserve be renamed to the Systems & Security-Contingency Reserve Fund; and 3. That the Roads Climate Contingency Reserve Fund be created.
Moved by Councillor Wotten, seconded by Councillor Ross
Carried
1. That Report FIN-2021-021, 2020 Operating Surplus, be received; 2. That $125,000 of the 2020 operating surplus be transferred to the Municipal Projects reserve for the Port Perry Hospital Foundation Capital Program to offset the 2021 contribution of $50,000; the 2022 contribution of $50,000, the 2023 contribution of $12,500 and the 2024 contribution of $12,500; 3. That $250,000 of the 2020 operating surplus be transferred to the Municipal Projects reserve and used to offset the proposed grants included in the Port Perry Employment Area Community Improvement Plan with an overall allocation of $50,000 for 2021; and $200,000 for 2022; General Purpose and Administration Committee, June 7, 2021 4. That $250,000 of the 2020 operating surplus be transferred to the COVID-19/Contingency reserve and used to offset improvements to the Township’s operating systems and processes to ensure adequate capacity to modernize service delivery and cope with unexpected events or lingering pandemic issues; and 5. That the remaining surplus of $536,944 be transferred to the reserves as per the Reserve Fund Policy approved by Council on December 10, 2018 as follows: o 20% to Roads and Other Infrastructure Reserve - $107,389 o 25% to Vehicle & Equipment Reserve - $134,236 o 25% to Building & Facility Reserve - $134,236 o 25% to Municipal Projects Reserve - $134,236 o 5% to Major Facilities Reserve - $26,847
Moved by Councillor Brown, seconded by Councillor Wotten
Carried
1. That Report PWIS-2021-018, be received; 2. That all-way stop controls and a crosswalk be installed at the intersection of Waterbury Crescent and Country Estates Drive; 3. That “No Stopping” signs be installed on Waterbury Crescent from Country Estates Drive to 70 m south of Country Estates Drive; 4. That the yield sign on Coleman Crescent at McGill Drive/ Cartwright Manvers Boundary Road in View Lake be replaced with a stop sign; and General Purpose and Administration Committee, June 7, 2021 5. That the By-Law appended as Attachment 1 to Report PWIS- 2021-018, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Brown, seconded by Councillor Guido
Carried
1. That Report PWIS-2021-019, Queen Street Pier Structural Repairs, be received; and 2. That funding for the Pier Condition Assessment and temporary repairs, not to exceed $51,150 be provided from the Municipal Projects Reserve.
Moved by Councillor McDougall, seconded by Councillor Brown
Carried
THAT the correspondence received from the Town of Fort Erie regarding Capital Gains Tax on Primary Residence, be endorsed.
Moved by Councillor McDougall, seconded by Councillor Brown
Carried
That the proclamations issued by the Mayor's Office - Last Week of May/Month of June 2021, be received.
Moved by Councillor Ross, seconded by Councillor Guido
Carried
THAT this meeting be adjourned.
Moved by Councillor Guido, seconded by Councillor Ross