1996-06-17_Agenda
AGENDA
COMMON COUNCIL
- as at June 14, 1996.
1. Meeting called to order, 4:00 p.m., June 17, 1996 - prayer.
2. Approval of minutes (June 3).
3. Mayor's remarks.
COUNCIL
4. Re 50th Anniversary of Atlantic Association of Broadcasters (Deputy Mayor Chase).
5. Re committee for year 2000 celebration (Councillor Vincent) .
CITY MANAGER
6. Re Workforce Adjustment - Abolition of Office.
7. Report re tender for contract 96-2, Western Beaches collector system - Phase II.
8. Report re tender for contract 96-10, Union Street sewer pipe lining.
9. Re 1997 Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs' Conference.
10. Re gravel pits.
11. Re request to lease air space above 13 Chipman Hill.
12. Proposed rescinding of March 8, 1960 Council resolution re 35 Frederick Street.
13. Proposed acquisition of property on Cromwell Drive, Grandview Subdivision.
14. Re M-5 design for visitor billboards and proposed agreement with Transport Canada
for airport sign.
15. Proposed agreement with Kids First Childcare Centre Ltd. re after school program at
Millidgeville Community Centre.
COMMON CLERK
16. Re application of Alpine Motors/M. Kueppers for Municipal Plan amendment and re-
zoning of 459 and 460 Ashburn Road (public presentation May 6) .
17. (a) Third reading of proposed Municipal Plan amendment re 1060 Manawagonish Road
(1st & 2nd readings June 3).
(b) Third reading of proposed Zoning By-Law amendment to re-zone above property (1st & 2nd
readings June 3).
18. Legal Session resolution re appeal of decision on Tanya Donovan application.
*Letter from Local No. 61, C.U.P.E. re Michael Horgan grievance and amending collective
agreement.
Request of Local No. 61, C.U.P.E. for appearance re M. Horgan grievance on position
in Canine Unit.
*47.
COMMITTEES
19. Committee of the Whole report (June 10) (1) appointment of City Solicitor; (2) re
proposal for Mardi Gras in conjunction with Loyalist Days.
20. Saint John Parking Commission re appointment of by-law enforcement officer.
21. Environment Committee re Atlantic Salmon Federation's Yellow Fish Road Program.
22. Planning Advisory Committee re application of Dante Foriere for Municipal Plan
amendment and re-zoning of 2219 Loch Lomond Road (tabled at January 29, 1996 public
hearing - no readings given).
23. Planning Advisory Committee re application of Dexter Construction Company, Limited,
for re-zoning of 2805 Golden Grove Road (tabled at June 3, 1996 public hearing - no
readings given).
24. Planning Advisory Committee re application of Hughes Surveys & Consultants Ltd. for
Mark and Cynthia Kierstead for re-zoning of 1203 Hillcrest Road (tabled at June 3,
1996 public hearing - no readings given).
25. Planning Advisory Committee re land for public purposes and public utility easement,
210 Cottage Road.
26. Planning Advisory Committee re municipal services and public utility easements, 10
Seaton Street and 31-33 Frederick Street.
GENERAL
27. Letter from The Saint John Jeux Canada Games Foundation Inc. re audited Report and
Financial Statements as at December 31, 1995 and appointment of Governors.
28. Letter from Mary Maureen Dianne Basque requesting sidewalks on Sand Cove Road.
29. Letter from Uptown Saint John Inc. re City's plans for improvements for Union Street
at Crown Street.
30. Letter from John M. Wood further to recent letter re Acadian Games.
31. Letter from Robert S. James and James Stephenson re water and sewerage services to
Ragged Point.
32. Letter from Gorman Nason Ljungstrom re Billy's Seafood Company.
33. Letter from Ira Grant re skateboarding in King's Square.
34. Request of Market Square for contribution to Canada Day fireworks.
35. Request of Committee for 1996 PGI Saint John Region Golf Tournaments for Literacy
for City's sponsorship.
36. Letter from Elsie E. Wayne, M.P., re Summer Challenge Grants.
37. Application of John and Theresa Stewart for re-zoning of 95-2 Sand Cove Road.
38. Letter from Roger M. LeBlanc requesting easement for encroachment on Visart Street.
Page Two.
COMMON COUNCIL AGENDA
- as at June 14, 1996.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
39. 7:00 p.m. - (a) Proposed Municipal Plan amendment to redesignate on Schedule 2-A,
a parcel of land located at 258-260 Golden Grove Road, from Open Space to Low
Density Residential classification, to allow the subject property to continue to be
used for three dwelling units in the existing building, as requested by Melvin P.
Marshall.
(b) Proposed Zoning By-Law amendment to re-zone the same parcel of land from "RS-1" One-
and Two-Family Suburban Residential to "R-4" Four-Family Residential classification.
(c) Report from Planning Advisory Committee re proposed amendments.
40. 7:00 p.m. - (a) Proposed Zoning By-Law text amendment to delete and replace
Sections 830 (3) (a) (ii) and (iii) and 830 (3) (b) with regard to fencing, to restate
the 2.0-metre (6.56-foot) standard for residential zones but permit the 2.5 metre
(8.2-foot) standard for all other zones, and to prohibit the use of barbed wire
located on top of fences in all residential zones, as requested by the City of Saint
John.
(b) Report from Planning Advisory Committee re proposed amendment.
41. 7:00 p.m. - (a) Proposed amendment to Section 39 conditions attached to the
November 30, 1981 re-zoning of 4 Mountain Road, in order to consider a revised
proposal to permit the establishment of an office for up to two optometrists on the
ground floor and a basement apartment, as requested by Dr. J.A. Hicks Professional
Corporation.
(b) Report from Planning Advisory Committee re proposed amendment.
42. 7:00 p.m. - (a) Proposed Zoning By-Law text amendment to add a new Section
540 (3) (c) (i), so that the interior of the two buildings at 5-7 and 9-13 Chipman Hill
can be renovated to permit dwelling units below the second storey of the buildings,
as requested by Susan Fullerton.
(b) Report from Planning Advisory Committee re proposed amendment.
(c) Request of applicant for three readings at June 17 public hearing.
43. 7:00 p.m. - (a) Proposed amendment to the proposal adopted by Council pursuant to
Section 39 of the Community Planning Act in conjunction with the "ID" Integrated
Development zoning of 400 Main Street, to permit the installation of an illuminated
sign on the wall of Place 400, facing the Harbour, for IBM Canada Ltd., as requested
by Design Art Signs.
(b) Report from Planning Advisory Committee re proposed amendment.
44. 7:00 p.m. - (a) Proposed Zoning By-Law text amendment with regard to the "AE"
Adult Entertainment zone, to specifically exclude an adult entertainment facility
and massage parlour from the definition of an amusement place, to specifically
exclude an adult bookstore or video rental from the definition of a retail store,
and to add a definition of partial nudity, as requested by the City of Saint John.
(b) Report from Planning Advisory Committee re proposed amendment.
45. 7:00 p.m. - (a) Proposed Zoning By-Law amendment with respect to (i) the addition
of a "US-L" Utility and Service - Landfill zone; and (ii) the re-zoning of a parcel
of land containing an area of approximately 330 acres of land at Crane Mountain,
fronting on Highway 7 at the intersection of Highway 177, also being NBGIC Numbers
55087001, 55087027, 55043301, 55043293 and portions of NBGIC Numbers 55086987 and
55087019, from "1-2" Heavy Industrial to "US-L" Utility and Service - Landfill
classification, to permit the development of a sanitary landfill facility, including
recycling and composting facilities for the Fundy Region, as requested by the City
of Saint John.
(b) Report from Planning Advisory Committee re proposed amendment.
(c) Letters in opposition to proposed amendments.
(d) Letter from Environment Committee re location of landfill site.
Page Three. COMMON COUNCIL AGENDA
- as at June 14, 1996.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
46. Re 260-266 Prince William Street (Councillor Waldschutz)
47. Request of Local No. 61, C.U.P.E., for appearance re M. Horgan grievance on position
in Canine Unit.
48. Re Canada/New Brunswick Infrastructure Program, wastewater system.
49. City Manager's update.
50. Mayor's update.