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Home My WebLink AboutCtee of the Whole - 1990-11-26CWH 990-11-26 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES NOVEMBER 26, 1990 A. BY-LAWS AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA - 2ND READING It was resolved: "That the by-laws considered by this Committee be taken as read a second time and be recommended for enactment." B. REPORT OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 1. Execution - Master Proof of Loss It was resolved: "That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute a Master Proof of Loss in the amount of $2,026.24 in connection with damage to a number of City facilities which occurred on or about July 8, 1990, as a result of a lightning strike." 2. Petition for Interim Payment - Ministry of Transportation It was resolved: "That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute with the Ministry of Transportation a Petition for Interim Payment under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act on expenditures for construction and maintenance of roads/streets and bridges/culverts made in the year 1990 totalling $6,465,675." 3. Licensinq Aqreement - Pedestrian Street Furniture It was resolved: "That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute a Licensing Agreement on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Kitchener with M.S.K. Developments Limited and the Canada Life Assurance Company, for the supply and installation of pedestrian street furniture, dated November 7, 1990." 4. Encroachment Aqreements - CENTRE WARD It was resolved: "That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute Encroachment Agreements with the registered owners of 277-281 King Street West, to legalize encroachments consisting of the face of the building and a canopy which encroach onto Water Street." 5. Proposed 1991 Meetinq Schedule It was resolved: "That the 1991 Meeting Schedule, as attached hereto and forming part of these minutes, be approved." 6. Application for Siqn Variance - CENTRE WARD It was resolved: "That the decision of the Committee of Adjustment sitting as a Standing Committee of City Council, of November 14, 1990, recommending approval of Submission No. S 18/90 - Queen North Properties Limited -Be Ratified and Confirmed." 7. Assessment Appeals - Ontario Hydro Properties COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES NOVEMBER 26, 1990 It was resolved: "That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute Minutes of Settlement between Ontario Hydro and the Ministry of Revenue whereby certain assessments or valuations for the 1990 taxation year are to be fixed as set out in Schedule "A" to the Minutes of Settlement." Nominations for The Jack Younq Civic Award The Committee was in receipt of a letter from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo dated November 20, 1990, requesting nominations for The Jack Young Civic Award. Mayor D.V. Cardillo indicated that Aldermen could submit nominations independently by notifying the Regional Clerk and Alderman Lorentz questioned whether Council, as a whole, should nominate an individual. Mayor Cardillo agreed to circulate nomination forms to all Aldermen. Promotion of Public Awareness of Violence and Its Effect on Women and Children The Committee was in receipt of a letter from the Coalition on Violence and Its Effect on Women and Children requesting observance of a minute of silence at an official meeting during the week of December 3-7, 1990, in memory of the massacre of 14 Women at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal on December 9, 1989. Mayor D.V. Cardillo requested that the observance requested take place at the special Council meeting on December 3, 1990. 10. Tenders Alderman J. Ziegler requested clarification of the Canadian content calculation used in tenders and asked that this be supplied in future, where applicable. It was resolved: "That Tender T90-83, Domestic Gas Meters, be awarded to Canadian Meter Co. Inc., Milton, at their tendered price." - and - "That tender T90-98, 1", 1-1/2" and 2" Water Meters, be awarded to Ontario Water Products, London at their tendered price of $53,600." 11. Application for Payment of Capital Financial Assistance The Committee was in receipt of a memorandum from Mr. R. Arnot, Director of Recreation, dated November 26, 1990 requesting approval to submit the above application in the amount of $7,837.00 relating to a capital expenditure at the Rockway Gardens Senior Centre. Alderman B.M. Hiscott inquired whether the additional $17,000.00 for furnishings had been budgeted in 1990. Mr. McKay replied that it was his assumption the amount would come from the 1990 Parks and Recreation Department Budget. Alderman Hiscott asked that the application be forwarded only if this amount has been budgeted in 1990 and, if not, to defer consideration of this item to the December 10, 1990 Council. Mr. McKay agreed to Alderman Hiscott's request. It was resolved: "That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Application for Payment of Capital Financial Assistance in the amount of $7,837.00 to the Ministry of Community and Social Services under the Elderly Persons Centres Act for capital expenditures at Rockway Gardens Senior Centre totalling $26,124.00."