Regional Council
28 January 1998
1:30 P.M.

 

AGENDA

 

A. PRAYER

B. ROLL CALL

C. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Confirmation of the minutes of the Council meetings of 26 November,

1 December , and 10 December 1997, and 19 January 1998.

 

 D. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST ARISING FROM PRIOR MEETINGS OF COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES

E. COMMUNICATIONS*

Issued separately.

* COMMUNICATIONS HELD ON FILE WITH THE REGIONAL CLERK.

F. REGRETS

The following members of Council advising that they will be absent from Council and Committee meetings during the dates indicated:

No regrets have been filed to date.

G. MOTION TO INTRODUCE COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1

(Committee meeting - 26 Jan 98) WAIVED REPORT TO BE ISSUED SEPARATELY

 

CORPORATE SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

and OC TRANSPO COMMISSION JOINT REPORT 1

(Committee meeting - 26 Jan 98) WAIVED REPORT TO BE ISSUED SEPARATELY

 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.2

(Committee meeting - 23 Jan 98) WAIVED REPORT TO BE ISSUED SEPARATELY

(TO BE DELT WITH IN CAMERA)

 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT NO.1

(Committee meeting - 21 Jan 98)

1. HUNT CLUB RAMPS AIRPORT PARKWAY - REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve the following:

WHEREAS the Region awarded a contract to Beaver Road Builders Ltd. on August 15, 1997 subject to a condition subsequent on the dismissal of the bump-up requests under the Environmental Assessment Act with respect to the ramps leading from Hunt Club Road to the Airport Parkway;

AND WHEREAS by letter dated December 5, 1997 from the Minister of the Environment, the remaining bump-up request was dismissed and the award of the contract to Beaver Road Builders Ltd. became unconditional;

AND WHEREAS a delay to 1999 or later in the commencement in the work under the contract would be a breach of the contract likely rendering the Region liable for damages;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the recommendation be deleted and replaced with the following:

1. Council direct staff to exclude the north-east ramp from Walkley to the Airport Parkway from the 1998 Capital Budget to be presented to Committee and Council;

2. Council direct staff to prepare the required modification or amendment to the Regional Official Plan to delete the twinning of the Airport Parkway;

3. Council direct staff to include in the 1998 and 1999 Operating and Capital Budgets to be presented to Committee and Council the necessary funds to permit the commencement of pilot light rail, including the north-south link, by December 1, 1999 and staff further be directed to take any steps to achieve this goal, subject to the normal reporting to Committee and Council;

4. Council direct staff to prepare a report to be submitted to Transportation Committee and Council examining reasonable ways of permitting para-transpo vehicles, taxis and dedicated airport passenger vehicles on the Southeast Transitway;

5. Council confirm that the work required under Contract 97-509 with Beaver Road Builders Ltd., being the construction of the ramps from the Hunt Club Road to the Airport Parkway shall proceed.

 

 

H. MOTION TO ADOPT COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

I. MOTION TO INTRODUCE BY-LAWS THREE READINGS

1. Being a by-law to authorize the levy of sums required for the repayment of debenture number 98-1 (issued in the amount of $20,000.00 to aid in the construction of tile drainage works in the Corporation of the Township of Cumberland.)

2. Being a by-law to authorize the levy of sums required for the repayment of debenture numbers 97-12 (issued in the amount of $56,300.00 to aid in the construction of tile drainage works in the Corporation of the Township of Cumberland and the Corporation of the Township of West Carleton.

3. Being a by-law to authorize the borrowing of monies ( not to exceed an amount of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000.00) at any one time in 1998 to meet the current expenditures until levies and other revenues are received.)

4. Being a by-law to approve area municipalities by-laws (regulating traffic on local streets as follows):

Township of Goulbourn 38-96

77-97

City of Nepean 129-97

 

  

J. MOTIONS (OF WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY GIVEN)

Moved by Councillor R. van den Ham

Seconded by Councillor H. Kreling

RESOLVED THAT the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee be increased to nine(9) members plus the Regional Chair.

 

K. NOTICES OF MOTION (FOR CONSIDERATION AT NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING)

Moved by Councillor D. Beamish

Seconded by Councillor L. Davis

WHEREAS Council is desirous of placing more emphasis on inquiries to staff through the public forum of Regional Council meetings;

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be amended (Section 26, (1) )

by changing the order of the Council Agenda so that the section entitled "Inquiries and Answers" will appear immediately following the section entitled "Petitions".

 

L. CONFIRMATION BY-LAW

M. INQUIRIES

N. ADJOURNMENT