Body: Committee of the Whole Type: Minutes Meeting: Committee of the Whole Date: May 10, 2011 Collection: Council Minutes Municipality: South Frontenac
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Minutes of Committee of the Whole
May 10th'2011
Meeting No. 19
Date: May 10th'2011 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Sydenham Present:
Deputy Mayor Councillors,
MarkTinlin
John McDougalI Allan McPhaiI Cam Naish Bill Robinson Del Stowe Ron Vandewal
Larry York Absent:
Mayor Gary Davison
Staff:
Wayae Orr, Chief Administrative Officer
Lindsay Mills, Deputy Clerk/Planning Coordinator Mark Segsworth, Public Works Manager 1.
Call to Order
The Deputy Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. 2. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest. There were no declarations of pecuniary interest. 3.
Delegations
(i)
Maureen Birdsell, re: Zoning By-law Amendment-Harrowsmith Road
Maureen Birdsell presented her concerns with regard to changes of the Zoning By-law as it relates to the Day property. She referenced her letter which had
been circulated to Council. She acknowledged the previous concerns raised with regard to environmental concerns, dust and noise. She felt that there were
thousands of tax dollars being raised from local property owners and that a raceway in the middle of this was not an appropriate use of the land. She indicated that a petition was being circulated amongst the property owners and that it was time for South Frontenac to pay a dose of respect to local homeowners.
With regard to her concerns about the police presence, she indicated that even once is too many times. A police cruiser can be disturbing to an adjacent property owner.
Deputy Mayor Tinlin thanked Mrs. Birdsell for her presentation. There were no questions from Council. (ii) AECOM - Annual Landfill/Waste Disposal Site Update Guy Laporte presented the 2010 Annual Review of 10 waste sites within the Township of South Frontenac. Six of those sites are active and four are closed. In a Powerpoint presentation, he reviewed the operations of each of the sites, the
environmental issues and major activities for 2011. He highlighted for each of the active dumpsites the remaining lifespan and commented that overall capacity for the township as a whole was 22 years. This acknowledges that when one site closes the waste is transferred to another location. With respect to the Massassauga waste site, he indicated that for five years we have been reporting it as almost full and it is the recommendation to close the site after Labour Day this year and to include in the 2012 budget the capping of the site. The next closest
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sitei.iis Ae ^allm,!ite,but with curb side PickuP this should not present any
problem in the Bedford area.
The measured usage for 2010 in Loughborough’s waste site was 58% of
predicted usage and the average over the “last five’years is at 79%. Similarly the
numbers for Portland are 87% and 112%, Bedford 116 % and 93%. In Stomngton 40% and 40%.
Overall for the township, we are generating waste at 67% of predicted use and on average we are at 79%. Based on our own assessment, on 1.5 kilograms of waste per person per day, we are demonstrating a 48% diversion rate, “however the province has changed the standards in which diversion rates are measured and we are now expected to target at 354 kilograms per year per person and that
leaves our current waste diversion rate at’only 19%: The challenge with all
numbers in the report presented are that they are not based on actual weight, but rather they are based on the volume of space that is taken up with consideration given to packing the weight of the packer and he amount of cover
that is included in the landfill site.
Each landfill site was then reviewed with regard to any risks. Aerial
photography was provided to assist with this presentation. 4.
(i)
Business Items
Report from Lindsay Mills, Planning Coordmator, re: proposed Zoning By-law
Amendment to permit the keeping of backyard hens on rural lots that are smaller in size than three acres.
Lindsay Mills reviewed his report and identified a number of items for Council’s
consideration with regard to how our current zoning by-law could be amended to
include the keeping of hens on lots greater than two acres but less than three acres where they are currently prohibited. Followmg discussions j&om Council, the direction was to leave the current status
of the bylaw as it is and not to make any adjustments or changes. 5.
Other Business
John McDougall pointed out Item # 4 of his report the number should read $70,000.00 from Federal Gas Tax allocation and not $95,000.00 as stated.
Bill Robmson commended Public Works for finally having the pole and light on Maria Street dealt with.
Deputy Mayor Tinlin raised the issue of moving on with the strategic planning process.
Wayne Orr commented that with no specific budget allocation that an alternative
does exist and that is to use the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to facilitate a strategic planning process with Council and senior staff.
It was felt that it was important to include and solicit input from both front line staff as well as community groups and that a variety of methods could be used to ensure there is input.
The sense was to move forward with this as soon as possible. Wayne Orr is to pursue the scheduling of such meetings. 6.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
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