2000-09-18_Minutes
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
At a meeting of the Common Council, held at the City Hall in the City of
Saint John, on Monday, the eighteenth day of September, AD., 2000, at 7:00 o'clock
p.m.
present
Shirley McAlary, Mayor
Deputy Mayor Chase and Councillors Chase, Court, Desmond,
Fitzpatrick, Titus, Vincent and White
- and -
Messrs. 1. Totten, City Manager; J. Nugent, City Solicitor; A
Beckett, Commissioner of Finance and Commissioner of
Corporate Services; P. Woods, Deputy City Manager; J. C.
MacKinnon, Commissioner of Environment and Development
Services; P. Groody, Commissioner of Municipal Operations; W.
Butler, Commissioner of Community Services; S. Galbraith,
Director of Works; J. Baird, Manager of Community Planning; W.
Edwards, Building Inspector; S. Lodhi, Manager of Real Estate
and Facility Management; B. Malone, Planner; G. Tait, Fire Chief;
C. Cogswell, Chief of Police; A Bodechon, Deputy Chief of
Police; B. Fillmore, Assistant Deputy Chief of Police; A Martin,
Assistant Deputy Chief of Police; M. Corscadden, Civilian
Executive Officer, Police; Mrs. M. Munford, Common Clerk; and
Ms. C. Mosher, Assistant Common Clerk.
1. MeetinQ Called To Order - Prayer
Mayor McAlary called the meeting to order, and Reverend David
Nicholson, Pastor of Douglas Avenue Christian Church, offered the opening prayer.
2. Approval of Minutes
On motion of Councillor Desmond
Seconded by Councillor Vincent
RESOLVED that minutes of the meeting of
Common Council, held on September 11,2000, be approved.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
3. Saint John Parking Commission
1999 Annual Report
Mike Brown, Chairman, and Richard Smith, Executive Director, of the
Saint John Parking Commission, were present at the meeting with regard to the
Commission's previously submitted 1999 Annual Report, and Mr. Brown thanked the
Mayor and Council, members of City staff and the Police and Fire Departments for their
cooperation and support; noted the Commission's letter, under item 15 on the agenda of
this meeting, with respect to free-metered parking; and offered to respond to questions
in this regard.
The Mayor expressed appreciation for the work done by the members of
the Saint John Parking Commission and its staff; and, in response to a question as to
the status of parking in Saint John, Mr. Brown noted the South End parking study
underway, and advised that the approximate 4,000 parking spaces in the City are
considered sufficient at the present time, although there may be needs in areas such as
the South End.
On motion of Councillor Vincent
Seconded by Councillor White
RESOLVED that the 1999 Annual Report of
the Saint John Parking Commission be accepted.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
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On motion of Councillor Vincent
Seconded by Councillor Court
RESOLVED that agenda item 15, being the
Saint John Parking Commission's report on free-metered parking on Saturdays, be
brought forward for consideration at this time.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
15. Saint John Parking Commission
Free-Metered ParkinQ On Saturdays
On motion of Councillor Desmond
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Chase
RESOLVED that the report from the
Saint John Parking Commission advising the results of the one-year trial period for free-
metered parking on Saturday in Uptown Saint John, further to Council's adoption on July
12, 1999 of the Commission's recommendation in this regard; and recommending that
Common Council support the recommendation to continue with the present policy of free
parking at the parking meters on Saturdays, be received and filed and the
recommendation adopted.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
6. RecvclinQ Initiatives
Read a letter from Councillor Chase, Council's representative on the
Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission, advising that he wished to take a few moments
to discuss the recycling program currently in place and initiatives that the Commission
will be undertaking in the coming year with regard to waste management.
Councillor Chase, reading from a prepared statement, advised that, even
without having reached a full-year cycle of all recycling depots operating, citizens are
depositing on average fifty tonnes per week of recyclable material; and also advised that
the Commission would be embarking on an intensive public education campaign to
encourage citizens in the Fundy Region to recycle, and, by spring, to carry out a more
extensive recycling of waste products with citizens being able to recycle all plastic, not
just the number two plastic which the recycling program currently accepts, and
cardboard milk containers, and that this initiative has developed through the
encouragement of the Waste Commission, the Minister of the Environment and Local
Government The Honourable Kim Jardine and in partnership with the Dairy Council of
New Brunswick. Councillor Chase also advised of the Commission's anticipation in the
near future for the Province to undertake a waste oil return program in partnership with
the product retailers; and, in view of current budget restraints, suggested that, as the
City of Saint John pays a fee for each tonne of garbage sent to be buried at the Crane
Mountain landfill with a total bill each year to the citizens of Saint John being $2 million,
each and every citizen has the power to reduce this bill by simply recycling thereby
sending less garbage to be buried, therefore less to be paid for, and the money saved
could be used for other City services.
On motion of Councillor Chase
Seconded by Councillor Titus
RESOLVED that the above letter from
Councillor Chase be received and filed.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
7. Design And Construction Management
MillidQeville Wastewater Treatment Plant UpQrade
On motion of Councillor Desmond
Seconded by Councillor White
RESOLVED that as recommended by the
City Manager, the proposal of ADI Limited for engineering services (design and
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construction management) for the Millidgeville wastewater treatment plant upgrade be
accepted, and the Mayor and Common Clerk be authorized to execute the appropriate
contract documentation.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
8. Tender For Contract 2000-15
On motion of Deputy Mayor Chase
Seconded by Councillor White
RESOLVED that as recommended by the
City Manager, Contract 2000-15, Bridge Road (Route 100) asphalt resurfacing -
Provincially Designated Highways Improvement Program, be awarded to the low
tenderer, Lafarge Canada Inc., at the tendered price of $141,427.75, as calculated
based upon estimated quantities, and the Mayor and Common Clerk be authorized to
execute the necessary contract documents.
Councillor Titus, in noting the anticipated shortfall of $12,738.02 as no
funds were provided in the 2000 Capital Program for Transportation for Bridge Road,
asked when the City could expect an answer from the Province as to whether or not it
will make up that shortfall, to which Mr. Groody replied that an answer was received
today that the Province would be prepared to spend up to $124,000. The Mayor
suggested that Council could make an appeal through the Minister of Transportation with
respect to the approximate $17,000 difference.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
On motion of Councillor Titus
Seconded by Councillor Court
RESOLVED that the Minister of
Transportation be contacted immediately with respect to the shortfall in the above
regard.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
4. Saint John Board Of Police Commissioners
Proposed 2001 Saint John Police Force BudQet
Consideration was given to a letter from the Saint John Board of Police
Commissioners submitting the Report on Organizational and Financial Options - Saint
John Police Force: 2001 Budget, as prepared by the Saint John Police Force and
presented to the Board by the Chief of Police, the Board having reviewed the report and
being fully supportive of it and the recommendation of the Chief, and also submitting a
copy of the Saint John Police Force Strategic Plan 1999 - 2002, which is cited
throughout the Budget, captures the essence of the Force and provides rationale for
future direction.
Edward Keyes, Chairman of the Saint John Board of Police
Commissioners, in addressing Council, advised that the City Manager's request to the
Commission to assess three budget reduction options has caused the Commission to re-
examine the legislative basis for policing expenditures and the role of the Saint John
Board of Police Commissioners in setting a Police Force budget, and to critically review
the purposes for which public funding is spent on policing, and to once again assess the
adequacy of policing in Saint John. Mr. Keyes also advised that, while the Commission
fully supports the above-mentioned report and its recommendation, the Commission and
the Force do not support the position that cross-walk guards be eliminated; and noted
the presence at the meeting of Commission members Anne Marie McGrath, William
Farren and Ed Lund, members of Police management, and members of the Executive of
Local No. 61, CUPE, including Constable David Parks, President, and Constable Kim
Phillips.
Chief Cogswell, in highlighting the above report on the proposed 2001
Budget for the Saint John Police Force, advised that, allowing for obligations arising from
the collective agreement, the City Manager's request for budget reduction scenarios of
no increase, a 5% reduction and a 10% reduction would require a budget cut of
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$465,931, $1,234,299 and $2,002,667, respectively; and made the observation that,
while the above report was driven by the City Manager's request to tailor the 2001 police
service to three budget reduction options, the Police Act is clear that defining adequate
policing determines the appropriate budget level, and the Board has a Provincial and a
local context for defining adequate policing. Chief Cogswell summarized the four tools
for defining adequate policing in Saint John, including the New Brunswick Policing
Standards, the Perivale- Taylor Report, the Saint John Police Force Strategic Plan (1999-
2002), and surveys of the Saint John Police Force public satisfaction (1996, 1999), and
addressed the organizational profile of the Saint John Police Force in terms of its 174
sworn officers and 26 civilian staff, and the 82% dedication to staffing of the Force's Year
2000 budget of $15,368,462, the remainder being the Goods and Services portion of
which only 28%, or 5% of the total Police Force, is considered discretionary. Chief
Cogswell reviewed trends and challenges facing the Force and the manner in which they
define the nature of policing in Saint John, and suggested that Council may wish to raise
with the Board of Police Commissioners the issue of regionalized municipal police
service as a potential economy measure as one worth considering closely and pursuing
in the future. Chief Cogswell advised that a Force-wide cost-cutting review identified
opportunities for a potential cost saving of $401,000 but it was not clear that all of these
could be implemented in the Year 2001 budget and, in any case, the total saving would
fall short of the no-increase target requested by the City Manager, the bottom line being
that a reduction of police officers would be required to meet any of the budget reduction
scenarios as the no-reduction, 5% reduction and 10% reduction budget scenarios would
result in staff reductions of 7, 20 and 32 respectively. Chief Cogswell explained that the
suggestion with regard to cross-walk guards was not to do away with the program but
rather to transfer the money from the Police Force's budget elsewhere as the Force has
no control over the budget item and does not administer the program, and the
suggestion was made on the basis that the removal of this program could be done
without measurable impact on core business and without compromising the provision for
adequate policing; thus, if reductions in the Police budget were essential, perhaps it was
time to reassess who should be responsible for monitoring the travels of children, as all
other opportunities for budget reduction, especially those requiring the elimination of
uniformed officer positions, would create a greater risk that adequate policing services
would no longer be provided. Chief Cogswell, in conclusion, advised that, as all three
requested budget scenarios call for the elimination of police officer positions and he was
not prepared to recommend the reduction of police officer positions because to do so
would, in his belief, fail to satisfy the Force's primary responsibility to provide and
maintain adequate policing in Saint John; and recommended, in keeping with the spirit of
the City Manager's request, a 2001 Saint John Police Force budget in the amount of
$15,834,393, reflecting the full 2000 Police Force budget plus the commitments for 2001
for the Local 61 2001-2004 collective agreement.
During discussion Mr. Keyes confirmed that the recommended 2001
Police Force budget of $15,834,393 would maintain the number in the Force with no lay-
offs and also include the money for the cross-walk guards, and clarified the extent of the
Saint John Police Force's involvement in the cross-walk guard program for which the
Corps of Commissionaires was responsible; and the Mayor thanked Mr. Keyes and
Chief Cogswell for the budget presentation and advised that it would be considered
during the budget process.
9. Tender For Contract 2000-16
On motion of Councillor Titus
Seconded by Councillor White
RESOLVED that as recommended by the
City Manager, Contract 2000-16, Westmount Drive - Westmorland Street water and
sewer construction, be awarded to the low tenderer, Maguire Excavating Ltd., at the
tendered price of $148,841, as calculated based upon estimated quantities, and the
Mayor and Common Clerk be authorized to execute the necessary contract document.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
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10. Designation Of Building Inspector For
Enforcement ProceedinQs, 600 Latimore Lake Road
On motion of Councillor Desmond
Seconded by Councillor Titus
RESOLVED that as recommended by the
City Manager, the following resolution be adopted, namely:
WHEREAS the records in the Saint John County Registry Office show Laurie
Joseph Arsenault to be the owner of a parcel of land (herein called "the Arsenault
property") that is located on the southeast side of the Latimore Lake Road, Saint John,
N.B., The Arsenault property has civic number 600 Latimore Lake Road and is
designated as parcel number 333385 by the New Brunswick Geographical Information
Corporation:
AND WHEREAS a portion of the Arsenault property is zoned One and Two
Family and Mobile Home Suburban Residential (RS-1 M) and the balance is zoned Rural
(RF) under the Saint John Zoning By-law:
AND WHEREAS the Arsenault property is being used for the outdoor storage of
heavy equipment, contractor's machinery, vehicle and equipment parts, tires and other
materials even though such a zone is not permitted under the By-law in either a RS-1 M
zone or a RF zone. Notices and an order from the Building Inspector that the aforesaid
use cease have been ignored:
BE IT RESOLVED that Building Inspector William Edwards is hereby designated
and authorized to make an application on behalf of the City of Saint John to the Court of
Queen's Bench of New Brunswick for an order that will require Laurie Joseph Arsenault,
within such time as a judge may direct, to cease using, or permitting the use of, the
Arsenault property at 600 Latimore Lake Road (NBGIC parcel number 333385), Saint
John, N.B., for the outdoor storage of heavy equipment, contractor's machinery, vehicle
and equipment parts, tires and other materials.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
11. Subdivision Agreement 177-187 Manners
Sutton Road & AmendinQ Contract 2000-9
Consideration was given to a report from the City Manager referring to
discussion at the May 10, 1999 public hearing for the re-zoning of lands at 177-187
Manners Sutton Road, concerning the costs associated with, and the responsibility of
the developer, concerning sewage lift stations, and to the City Manager's advice to
Council on May 17,1999 that there would have to be further negotiations prior to
subdivision authorization; also referring to the Planning Advisory Committee's report
dated May 5, 1999, under item 14 on the agenda of this meeting, setting out the
following recommendations, which are still valid in that while the recommendations
contain the standard wording "if and when third reading is given to the proposed
amendments", third readings have been given to the amendments to the Municipal Plan
and Zoning By-law for the property in question: Common Council (1) assent to one or
more subdivision plans, in one or more phases, for the proposed Moorings of
Millidgeville Subdivision at 177-187 Manners Sutton Road, with respect to the proposed
public street, future street, land for public purposes and any required municipal services
easements and public utility easements; (2) authorize the preparation and execution of
one or more subdivision agreements to ensure provision of the required work and
facilities, including detailed site and drainage plans for the approval of the Chief City
Engineer, and (3) authorize cost sharing for any extension of municipal sewer and water
facilities outside the limits of the proposed subdivision. The City Manager's report
comments on the subsequent negotiations in terms of the history of the property in
question, servicing of the area and the proposed cost sharing; and concludes that the
recommended division in funding responsibilities agreeable to the developer, and the
City contribution will be borne almost 50/50 by the General Budget and the Water and
Sewer Capital Budget and, as the Planning Advisory Committee's recommendation was
held pending the finalization of negotiations, recommendation numbers 1 and 2 are
clearly still in order and appropriate, however, recommendation (3) should be substituted
with a detailed recommendation in keeping with the recommendations of this report.
The City Manager's report recommends that Common Council (1) adopt
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recommendation numbers 1 and 2 in the Planning Advisory Committee report, dated
May 5, 1999, with regard to the Moorings of Millidgeville Subdivision at 177-187
Manners Sutton Road; (2) not adopt recommendation number 3 in the Planning Advisory
Committee report but in its place authorize cost sharing for the extension of services on
Manners Sutton Road with the terms as stated herein; and (3) amend Contract 2000-9
with Fairville Construction Ltd. by eliminating the work on Manners Sutton Road which
was estimated to be $38,313.
On motion of Councillor White
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Chase
RESOLVED that as recommended by
the Planning Advisory Committee, Common Council (1) assent to one or more
subdivision plans, in one or more phases, for the proposed Moorings of Millidgeville
Subdivision at 177-187 Manners Sutton Road, with respect to the proposed public street,
future street, land for public purposes and any required municipal services easements
and public utility easements; and (2) authorize the preparation and execution of one or
more subdivision agreements to ensure provision of the required work and facilities,
including detailed site and drainage plans for the approval of the Chief City Engineer;
AND FURTHER that as recommended by the City Manager, Common
Council (1) not adopt recommendation number 3 in the Planning Advisory Committee
report, dated May 5, 1999, with regard to the Moorings of Millidgeville Subdivision at
177 -187 Manners Sutton Road, but in its place authorize cost sharing for the extension
of services on Manners Sutton Road with the following terms: (a) Council authorize the
developer to extend existing municipal services on Manners Sutton Road (water, sewer
and storm) to a new lift station to be constructed by the developer, details of that work to
be completed by the developer are provided in drawings A, B, C, D, E and F, as
submitted; (b) Council authorize the developer to upgrade and asphalt the western end
of Manners Sutton Road from the end of the existing asphalt surface to 170 feet, just
beyond the proposed entrance to the Moorings of Millidgeville; (c) the developer agrees
to complete all of the necessary infrastructure within the Moorings of Millidgeville as
contained in the proposal to the City and as specified in the submitted drawings; (d) in
exchange for the developer undertaking improvements as contained in sections (1) and
(2), the City will reimburse the developer $202,000; (e) the actual reimbursement will be
made only when the Chief City Engineer has given approval that all of the work has
been completed; (f) the developer shall reimburse the City $1,000 per unit as each unit
is substantially completed in the opinion of the Building Inspector; (g) the City be
provided with an option that would provide it the opportunity to advise the developer that
it wishes to have a lift station installed that meets City standards, and any additional
costs shall be at the expense of the Water Utility, and the City has until October 31, 2000
to advise the developer that it wishes to exercise this option; and (h) the developer shall
provide to the City Manager, a letter confirming that financing is in place to ensure that
Moorings of Millidgeville can proceed and a copy of the construction contract for the
necessary work within the development so as to give assurances that an inventory of
serviced lots is available; and (2) amend Contract 2000-9 with Fairville Construction Ltd.
by eliminating the work on Manners Sutton Road which was estimated to be $38,313.
Councillor Fitzpatrick expressed concern that the developer could be
allowed to set up a lift station that would not meet City standards and that the developer
was being allowed to go ahead with something that City staff advised Council it should
not be doing. Councillor Court advised that he had a problem with (g) above in that, if a
substandard lift station were put in and the City did not like it and the decision was made
to go ahead, it would be at the expense of the Water Utility, not the developer, and he
did not think that was fair to the other taxpayers in the City of Saint John, and he would
support the City subsidizing the developer by putting in the proper lift station in the first
place.
Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillors Court and
Fitzpatrick voting "nay".
On motion of Deputy Mayor Chase
Seconded by Councillor Vincent
RESOLVED that the Planning Advisory
Committee report in the above regard, under agenda item 14, be brought forward for
consideration at this time.
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Question being taken, the motion was carried.
14. Planning Advisory Committee
Subdivision 177-187 Manners Sutton Road
On motion of Councillor White
Seconded by Councillor Desmond
RESOLVED that the report from the
Planning Advisory Committee, dated May 5, 1999, regarding the proposed Moorings of
Millidgeville Subdivision at 177-187 Manners Sutton Road, be received and filed.
Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillor Court voting
"nay".
5. Mispec Area Residents - DumpinQ Of Debris
Read a letter from Shirley Mitchell on behalf of the residents of Mispec
advising their concern about the dumping of debris on Mispec Beach and a pit which is
mostly owned by the City.
Shirley Mitchell, in circulating photographs of the area in question,
addressed Council on behalf of concerned citizens in the Mispec Area regarding the
dumping in the area of chemical waste debris involved in a fire explosion last
September, questioning the need for what she understood to be a reclamation project in
an area where there were just two car skeleton bodies and refrigerators dumped in a far
corner around which trees and alders were growing, and a fenced-off pit; an area in
which seedlings had been planted at its entrance and through which ran a beautiful
nature trail, the former having been removed by the Irving Group's bulldozer and the
latter destroyed since this operation started. Ms. Mitchell, in commenting on the terrible
site and putrid smell of the debris, expressed concern that the citizens had not been
notified of this dumping of chemical waste in their area which is adjacent to Mispec River
and where there is salmon, clam digging, periwinkle picking, flounder fishing and lobster
stored in crates just off Mispec Bay held for buyers to come and which are in jeopardy at
this time, and also that the debris, as there are natural springs and two brooks running
through it and through natural erosion, will flow into Mispec River and the tides will put it
on Mispec Beach where contamination is a high risk. Ms. Mitchell advised the fecal
coliform count found in the stream one metre from the walking bridge on the nature trail
from which children and adults have been known to drink, as well as the results of a
lethal toxicity test done on four fish in the area of the debris; and expressed concern that
testing is incomplete as, although at a public meeting residents were told that fifteen to
twenty samples would be taken, only three samples were done. Ms. Mitchell asked if
Council was willing to risk Mispec Beach being destroyed by this one company when
there was ample place for the waste in, and no reason why it could not go to, the
regional landfill site, and also if Council was willing to risk liable suits in the future,
knowing the devastation that would result from chemical waste dumping in proximity to
the Mispec River, Mispec Beach and nature trails, when all this could be a safe
operation if ordered to go to the regional landfill site. Mike Bawn, a Mispec resident,
advised of his receipt earlier this date of notification from Public Health of the results of
one water sample at a site upstream from where the highest level of coliform was found
before, and that Public Health agreed that more testing had to be done.
As to the extent of the City's involvement in this matter, Mr. Totten
advised that, on May 24,2000, the City was asked if it would object to a one-time
disposal of paper product at the land parcel in question which was described as being
adjacent to City-owned property and essentially if the City would allow entertaining Gulf
Operators to cross City-owned land to get to a pit that was owned by the Company, Gulf
Operators' other option being to put in another culvert and directly access the pit, and
that staff's response was that, if the Department of Environment and the Department of
Fisheries approved the site and the Company agreed to restore any forestation and any
green space and such on the City's property, staff would not object to that. Mr. Totten
added that what he heard from the above presentation was a suggestion that Gulf
Operators would be dumping in the City's pit; however, to this point, City staff has not
authorized anything along those lines but simply to cross the land to avoid having to put
in another culvert. In response to the Mayor's question as to whether or not the
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residents met with the Department of Environment, Ms. Mitchell advised that they had
met with Environment New Brunswick and wanted to meet with Environment Canada as
this involved a coastal line.
Councillor Court proposed a two-part motion that City staff be sent out to
verify where the dumping is taking place and, if the material is being dumped on City
land, notification be given to the company involved that it is not to be dumped on City
land, and that a letter be sent immediately to the Department of Environment in support
of the residents concerned about what materials are being dumped there and that no
dumping take place until proper testing has been done.
On motion of Councillor Court
Seconded by Councillor Vincent
RESOLVED that City staff verify where the
dumping is taking place and, if on City land, give notification to the company involved
that it is not to be dumped on City land.
Councillor Titus questioned the City's permission on the basis that it
seemed to him that it would have to come through Council, and Mr. Totten advised that
the letter of approval, dated in May, was signed by Mr. Edwards, the Building Inspector,
copied to Messrs. MacKinnon and Butler and the City Manager, and that requests from
citizens and industries to cross City land are generally handled on an administrative
basis and, when approval was given in this instance, it was with certain conditions and
access was not given to the site until Provincial certification was received that Gulf
Operators had permission to use its lands, not City lands.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
On motion of Councillor Court
Seconded by Councillor Vincent
RESOLVED that a letter be forwarded
immediately to the Minister of Environment expressing concern on behalf of Mispec area
residents regarding the dumping of debris and asking that this be addressed
immediately.
Councillor Court clarified that the intent of the motion was to express
concern based on the information presented to Council and ask Environment to look into
the situation, adding that, if there were corrections to be taken, it was the Department's
job to do that.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
Councillor Chase, Council's representative on the Fundy Region Solid
Waste Commission, offered, with Council's support, to go to the Commission with the
request for it to review the matter and perhaps develop a plan that would be palatable to
the whole community, recognizing that the cost involved in depositing the above material
in the Crane Mountain landfill would be a one-time cost amounting to close to $400,000
and also recognizing that the J.D. Irving organization has done a lot of things for the
community. The Mayor expressed concern about Council agreeing to ask the
Commission not to charge one company for depositing in the landfill in that Council
could then be inundated with other requests.
12. Traffic By-law Amendment
LoadinQ Zone - 333 Main Street
Read a report from the City Solicitor submitting for Council's consideration
of third reading a proposed Traffic By-law amendment, which was given first and second
readings at Council's September 11, 2000 meeting, designating a loading zone on Main
Street.
On motion of Councillor Desmond
Seconded by Councillor Titus
RESOLVED that the by-law entitled, "A By-
law To Amend A By-law Respecting Traffic On Streets In The City Of Saint John Made
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Under The Authority Of The Motor Vehicle Act, 1973, And Amendments Thereto", with
regard to a loading zone on Main Street, be read a third time and enacted and the
Corporate Common Seal be affixed thereto.
The by-law entitled, "A By-law To Amend A By-law Respecting Traffic On
Streets In The City Of Saint John Made Under The Authority Of The Motor Vehicle Act,
1973, And Amendments Thereto", was read in its entirety.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
13. Committee Of The Whole Report
Read the report of the Committee of the Whole
(as follows)
To the COMMON COUNCIL of the City of Saint John
The Committee of the Whole
reports
Your Committee reports that it sat on Monday, September 11, 2000,
when there were present Mayor McAlary, Deputy Mayor Chase and Councillors Ball,
Chase, Court, Desmond, Fitzpatrick, Titus, and White, and your Committee submits the
following recommendation, namely:
1. That Council consider first and second readings to the proposed Saint
John Taxicab By-law.
September 18, 2000,
Saint John, N.B.
Respectfully submitted,
(sgd) Shirley McAlary,
C h air man.
13.1. Taxi Bv-Iaw
On motion of Councillor Titus
Seconded by Councillor White
RESOLVED that the above report be
received and filed and the recommendation therein be adopted:
AND FURTHER that the Saint John Taxicab By-law be read a first time.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
Read a first time the Saint John Taxicab By-law.
On motion of Councillor Titus
Seconded by Councillor Fitzpatrick
RESOLVED that the Saint John Taxicab
By-law be read a second time.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
Read a second time the Saint John Taxicab By-law.
On motion of Councillor Titus
Seconded by Councillor Desmond
RESOLVED that third reading of the
Saint John Taxicab By-law be considered in four weeks and the Common Clerk be
requested to forward copies of the proposed By-law, with the names to be given to her
by the Taxi Committee, and the matter of nominees to the Taxi Advisory Committee be
referred to the Nominating Committee.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
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16. Residents Of Meadowlands Subdivision
Re City's Report On FloodinQ Problems
On motion of Councillor Titus
Seconded by Councillor White
RESOLVED that the letter from residents of
Meadowland Subdivision advising of their review of the report provided by the City
regarding the flooding problems in the Meadowlands Subdivision, and providing
additional information for consideration, be received and filed.
The Mayor asked if the above letter should be referred to the City
Manager and the City Solicitor, and Mr. Nugent advised that the normal course whether
or not there was any direction from Council was that he would simply provide a copy of
this to the City's insurers and, beyond that, there was no need to direct further action.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
17. "Milk For Mom's" Project - Request For
Presentation Of Plaques Of Appreciation
On motion of Councillor Desmond
Seconded by Councillor Court
RESOLVED that with regard to the letter
from founders, co-founders and volunteers of the "Milk for Mom's" project explaining why
they feel that their privilege was denied to them to appear before the elected Council to
present plaques of appreciation to seven outstanding citizens for their time, support and
donations; and requesting an appointment to appear before Council in open session to
make a brief prevention regarding their organization and this project, Council decline the
request for a presentation before Council and offer the Red Room for this presentation.
As to the procedure for presentations to Council, the Mayor advised that
Mrs. Alberts indicated to her that wanted to recognize individuals for their work on the
project and she offered the use of the Red Room to her; and advised that it was her
understanding that, when organizations wanted to recognize volunteers, they would do
so at a private reception and Council has not entertained such presentations at a
Council meeting nor would it be possible to undertake to do so as there could be a
number of organizations which would want to make such presentations at Council
meetings; and Mrs. Munford advised that the request to her was not to make a
presentation to Council but to make a presentation of plaques to citizens.
(Councillor Vincent withdrew from the meeting during discussion in the
above regard.)
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
18. FCM Partners For Climate Protection Program
Endorsement Of Resolution On Climate ChanQe
On motion of Councillor Desmond
Seconded by Councillor White
RESOLVED that with regard to letter from
the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Partners for Climate Protection Program
requesting endorsement of the submitted resolution on climate change, the request be
granted and the Mayor be authorized to sign the resolution on behalf of Council and
forward it to FCM, including the 1998 ice storm cost to the City of Saint John.
At Councillor Titus' suggestion, the mover and seconder of the motion
agreed to include the City's cost for the 1998 ice storm in the resolution to FCM.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
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COMMON COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 18, 2000
19. New Brunswick Federation Of Labour
Proposed Provincial Memorial Forest
On motion of Councillor Fitzpatrick
Seconded by Councillor Desmond
RESOLVED that the letter from Blair
Doucet, President of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, asking for an update on a
proposal for the establishment of a Provincial memorial forest in Rockwood Park, further
to his communication, along with Saint John & District Labour Council President Bill
Farren, to Council on February 21, 2000, be referred to the City Manager for a report to
Council.
Question being taken, the motion was carried.
Adjournment
The Mayor noted that the next regular meeting of Council in open session
would be held on Monday, October 2,2000, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., and declared the
meeting adjourned.
Common Clerk