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2002-10-28_Minutes 89-342 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 At a meeting of the Common Council, held at the City Hall in the City of Saint John, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of October, AD. 2002, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. present Shirley McAlary, Mayor Deputy Mayor White and Councillors Chase, Court, Desmond, Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, Teed, Titus and Trites - and - Messrs. 1. Totten, City Manager; J. Nugent, City Solicitor; P. Groody, Commissioner of Municipal Operations; J. Baird, Commissioner of Planning and Development; E. Giffin, Senior Project Engineer - Municipal Operations; G. Tait, Fire Chief; C. Cogswell, Chief of 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 Rev. Shawna Rogers of the River Valley Wesleyan Church offered the opening prayer. 2. Approval Of Minutes On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Deputy Mayor White RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of Common Council, held on October 21, 2002, be approved. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 3. Approval of AQenda & *Added Item The Mayor asked for an addition to the agenda of a Committee of the Whole recommendation of this date under item 34 for a nominee to an arbitration board. On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzpatrick RESOLVED that the agenda of this meeting be approved with the addition of a Committee of the Whole recommendation of this date as item 8A Question being taken, the motion was carried. The Mayor commented on an article in the Canadian Living magazine recognizing the Milk for Mom's project in Saint John, and congratulated Councillor Fitzgerald on his receipt of a Queen's Jubilee medal. 4{a) Street ClosinQ By-law Amendment - Rodney Street The Common Clerk advised that the necessary advertising was completed with regard to a proposed Street Closing By-law amendment to stop and close a portion of Rodney Street, and no written objections were received in this regard, with 4{b) a letter having been received from Saint John Energy requesting, as it currently has overhead facilities located on the portion of the street to be closed, a 3-metre wide easement as indicated on the submitted plan. On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the by-law entitled, "A By-law To Amend A By-law Respecting The Stopping Up And Closing Of Highways In The City Of Saint John", to stop up and close a portion of Rodney Street, be read a first time. 89-343 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 In proposing the above motion, the mover and seconder excluded from the portion of Rodney Street to be closed an easement for Saint John Energy as requested, whereupon Mr. Nugent suggested that Council deal first with the closing of the street and then deal with the matter of the easement separately. Question being taken, the motion was carried. Read a first time the by-law entitled, "A By-law To Amend A By-law Respecting The Stopping Up And Closing Of Highways In The City Of Saint John". On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Deputy Mayor White RESOLVED that the by-law entitled, "A By-law To Amend A By-law Respecting The Stopping Up And Closing Of Highways In The City Of Saint John", to stop up and close a portion of Rodney Street, be read a second time. Question being taken, the motion was carried. Read a second time the by-law entitled, "A By-law To Amend A By-law Respecting The Stopping Up And Closing Of Highways In The City Of Saint John". On motion of Councilor Desmond Seconded by Deputy Mayor White RESOLVED that Council authorize a grant of easement to Saint John Energy with regard to its overhead facilities located on the portion of Rodney Street to be closed, as indicated on the submitted plan, and that Saint John Energy assume any costs associated with the above grant of easement. Question being taken, the motion was carried. On motion of Councillor Fitzgerald Seconded by Deputy Mayor White RESOLVED that the correspondence in the above regard be received and filed. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 5. Waterfront Open House On motion of Deputy Mayor White Seconded by Councillor Desmond RESOLVED that the report from the City Manager advising of a waterfront open house on November 7,2002 as part of the Inner Harbour Land Use Plan and Implementation Strategy, be received and filed. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 6. Amendment To July 8, 2002 Council Resolution Purchase Of Land In Loch Lomond Watershed Read a report from the City Manager advising the need to amend Council's resolution on the purchase of land in the Loch Lomond watershed from Arne and Sandra Hansen as the closing date passed, due to unforeseen circumstances. On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that as recommended by the City Manager, Common Council amend its resolution of July 8, 2002 to purchase the fee simple interest in PID Number 351155 from Arne Hansen and Sandra Hansen by: (1) deleting August 30,2002 and (2) inserting in its place "November 29,2002", with all other aspects of the resolution remaining unchanged. 89-344 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 Question being taken, the motion was carried. 7. Tender For Contract 2002-37 On motion of Deputy Mayor White Seconded by Councillor Trites RESOLVED that as recommended by the City Manager, Contract 2002-37, Ann Street East watermain construction, be awarded to the low tenderer, Galbraith Construction Ltd., at the tendered price of $91,104.00 as calculated based upon estimated quantities, and further that the Mayor and Common Clerk be authorized to execute the necessary contract documents. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 8. Municipal DesiQnated HiQhways Grant ProQram - Action Plan On motion of Councillor Fitzgerald Seconded by Deputy Mayor White RESOLVED that as recommended by the City Manager, Common Council (1) approve the proposed action plan, as submitted, to utilize the funds to be provided by the Province under the Municipal Designated Highways Grant Program; and (2) present the proposed action plan to the Provincial Department of Transportation for approval of the projects and funding levels; and further (3) authorize the Mayor and Common Clerk to execute any documents and agreement(s) required under the Municipal Designated Highways Grant Program for completion of the proposed work. Councillor Court advised his concern about the City being able to afford the debt load it would be inheriting once the streets in question were brought up to standard and subsequently turned over to the City; and Councillor Desmond advised that he had a problem with this from the point of view that, when the funding supposedly came down from the Province, the area of Ocean Westway and Loch Lomond Road were to be done immediately within the year because there were no water and sewerage issues there; however, now it would wait until 2006. Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillors Court and Desmond voting "nay". *8A. Nominee To Board Of Arbitration On motion of Councilor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that as recommended by the City Manager, Gary Lawson be appointed as the City's nominee to the Board of Arbitration regarding a Local 771 grievance on behalf of Michael Davidson. Question being taken, the motion was carried. (Deputy Mayor White withdrew from the meeting as he was not present at the October 21, 2002 public hearings for the proposed Zoning By-law text amendment with respect to minimum lot sizes and the proposed Business Improvement Levy By-law amendment.) 9. Zoning By-law Text Amendment - Lot Sizes Suburban Residential Zones ("RS-1 II & RS-1 M) On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the by-law entitled, "By-law Number C.P. 100-605 A Law To Amend The Zoning By-law Of The City Of Saint John", by (1) deleting Sections 11 0(3)(a) and 111 (3)(a) and inserting the following: "(a) Minimum lot area: one-family......4,OOO square metres, two-family.....5,400 square 89-345 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 metres, other.....4,OOO square metres", and (2) deleting Sections 110(3)(b) and 111 (3)(b) and inserting the following: "(b) Minimum lot width: one-family.....54 metres, two- family.....60 metres, other.....54 metres", be read. Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillor Fitzpatrick voting "nay". The by-law entitled, "By-law Number C.P. 100-605 A Law To Amend The Zoning By-law Of The City Of Saint John", was read in its entirety. On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the by-law entitled, "By-law Number C.P. 100-605 A Law To Amend The Zoning By-law Of The City Of Saint John", by (1) deleting Sections 11 0(3)(a) and 111 (3)(a) and inserting the following: "(a) Minimum lot area: one-family......4,OOO square metres, two-family.....5,400 square metres, other.....4,OOO square metres", and (2) deleting Sections 110(3)(b) and 111 (3)(b) and inserting the following: "(b) Minimum lot width: one-family.....54 metres, two- family.....60 metres, other.....54 metres", be read a third time and enacted and the Corporate Common Seal be affixed thereto. Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillor Fitzpatrick voting "nay". Read a third time the by-law entitled, "By-law Number C.P. 100-605 A Law To Amend The Zoning By-law Of The City Of Saint John". 10. Business Improvement Levy By-law Amendment On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Court RESOLVED that the by-law entitled, "By- law Number B-114-14 A Law To Amend The Business Improvement Levy By-law", be read. Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillor Teed voting "nay". The by-law entitled, "By-law Number B-114-14 A Law To Amend The Business Improvement Levy By-law", was read in its entirety. On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the by-law entitled, "By-law Number B-114-14 A Law To Amend The Business Improvement Levy By-law", be read a third time and enacted and the Corporate Common Seal be affixed thereto. Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillor Teed voting "nay". Read a third time the by-law entitled, "By-law Number B-114-14 A Law To Amend The Business Improvement Levy By-law". (Deputy Mayor White re-entered the meeting.) 11. Recreation And Parks Advisory Board - Response To Referral Of Matter Of Skateboard Facility On motion of Councillor Fitzpatrick Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the report from the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board advising that, further to Council's May 6, 2002 referral of the matter of a skateboard facility, the Board invited members of the proposed skateboard facility committee to present their plans and have a discussion on the item 89-346 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 and, as a result, the Board viewed the project as a positive opportunity for the youth of the community and encouraged the committee to proceed to raise the necessary funding; and recommending that Council provide whatever support available to ensure that this project proceeds, be received and filed. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 12. Recreation And Parks Advisory Board Response To Referral Of Matter Of Charter Fairs On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the report from the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board advising that, further to Council's May 21, 2002 referral of the matter of charter fairs, the Board reviewed the matter and feels that some of the other agencies to which this item was referred may be in a better position to offer comment and, as a result, the Board received and filed the item and no recommendation would be forthcoming from it, be received and filed. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 13. Recreation And Parks Advisory Board - Suggestion To Convert Canada Games Stadium To Artificial Surface On motion of Councillor Fitzpatrick Seconded by Deputy Mayor White RESOLVED that the report from the Recreation and Parks Advisory Board advising that, further to Council's June 10, 2002 referral of Barry Ogden's suggestion that the Canada Games Stadium be converted to an artificial surface, the Board reviewed this and feels that this would be best dealt with by the University of New Brunswick which manages the field, and a letter was sent to Mr. Odgen with this suggested approach, be received and filed. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 14. Parking Commission - Response To Referral Of Proposal To ChanQe ParkinQ Meter Hours On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Court RESOLVED that the report from the Saint John Parking Commission outlining, in response to Council's May 6, 2002 referral of a proposal to change parking meter hours, changes made to parking meter hours between 1994 and 1999 in that each time a reduction was made in meter or parking lot hours it meant a loss of revenue to the City or the Commission; also outlining what the estimated loss of revenue would be if parking meter hours were reduced by two hours per day; and recommending that, based on this information, the current parking meter hours remain in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, be received and filed and the recommendation adopted. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 15. Parking Commission - Response To Referral ParkinQ On South Side Of MaQazine Street On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Deputy Mayor White RESOLVED that the report from the Saint John Parking Commission commenting, further to Council's May 6, 2002 referral, on the matter of parking on the south side of Magazine Street in that the Commission has an agreement with the City of Saint John to administer various City-owned properties used for parking at no cost to the City, and the responsibility to maintain the blockhouse at Fort Howe belongs to the Recreation and Parks Division and the Commission of Community Services Bill Butler has advised Richard Smith of the 89-347 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 Commission that funds are available in the operating budget for the maintenance of the Blockhouse and that Recreation and Parks has contacted the Committee overseeing the Blockhouse and requested its input on repairs required; and recommending that the repairs to the Blockhouse remain the responsibility of Recreation and Parks which is prepared to deal with the committee overseeing the Blockhouse and awaiting its input on repairs required, be received and filed and the recommendation adopted. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 16. Parking Commission - Parking On Coburg Street And Bayard Drive In Front Of St. Joseph's Hospital On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Deputy Mayor White RESOLVED that the letter from the Saint John Parking Commission commenting on the matter of parking in front of St. Joseph's Hospital in that meters are needed to achieve the desired turnover for Hospital and doctor visits, and two-hour parking meters for the east side of Coburg Street and Bayard Drive would allow for continuous turnover and permit easy enforcement and, in addition, two-hour parking meters should be extended to include the area on the east side of Coburg Street from Cliff Street to Bayard Drive and a change on the east and west sides of Coburg Street from a one-hour to a two-hour parking limit would coincide with the two-hour parking meter time period in Zone "A" under the Residential Parking Permit Program allowing more time for doctor and hospital visits; and recommending that the Traffic and Parking Meter By-laws be amended as set out herein and that first and second readings be approved and the proposed changes referred to the Legal Department for review, be received and filed and the recommendation adopted: AND FURTHER that the by-laws 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", and "By-law Number M-118- 15 A By-law To Provide For The Reservation Of Certain Streets Or Portions Thereof For Parking Purposes And To Charge And Collect A Fee For The Use Or Occupation Of The Same By Means Of Mechanical Appliances Or Devices", be read a first time. Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillor Chase voting "nay". Read a first time the by-laws 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", and "By-law Number M-118- 15 A By-law To Provide For The Reservation Of Certain Streets Or Portions Thereof For Parking Purposes And To Charge And Collect A Fee For The Use Or Occupation Of The Same By Means Of Mechanical Appliances Or Devices". On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Trites RESOLVED that the by-laws "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", and "By-law Number M-118-15 A By-law To Provide For The Reservation Of Certain Streets Or Portions Thereof For Parking Purposes And To Charge And Collect A Fee For The Use Or Occupation Of The Same By Means Of Mechanical Appliances Or Devices", be read a second time. Question being taken, the motion was carried. Read a second time the by-laws "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", and "By-law Number M-118- 15 A By-law To Provide For The Reservation Of Certain Streets Or Portions Thereof For Parking Purposes And To Charge And Collect A Fee For The Use Or Occupation Of The Same By Means Of Mechanical Appliances Or Devices". 89-348 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 17. 2002 BudQet Consideration was given to a letter from Councillor Titus advising that, in the spirit of reducing the City's annual budget and the necessity to decrease expenditures by $5-6 million by November/December 2002, he trusts Council will see the value in exploring areas to achieve savings in non-core functions currently performed by the City, and asking support to direct staff to investigate the concept of potentially privatizing some of these non-core functions such as, for example, possible savings in the information technology budget by consolidating systems which may be currently disbursed among various internal and external departments such as Fire, Police, Harbour Station, the Imperial Theatre, etc.; suggesting that, before anything can be done to influence the budget, Council needs to get an accurate picture of exactly how much money is currently being spent on information technology in all areas of the municipality and, once the information is gathered, make an intelligent business decision based on the facts. On motion of Councillor Titus Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the above matter be referred to the City Manager for a report as soon as possible. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 18. Recipients Of Canada Cord Read a letter from Councillor Teed commenting on his attendance at a ceremony held in the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick when the Lieutenant Governor presented forty-five Pathfinders with their Canada Cord, the highest award that can be earned by girls in the Pathfinders branch of guiding; listing the Pathfinders from the Fundy Division who earned and were awarded their Canada Cord, and advising that he feels it appropriate that Council recognize their achievements and forward a letter of congratulations to each recipient. On motion of Councillor Trites Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the Mayor send letters of congratulations to the Pathfinders from the Fundy Division as named in the above letter. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 19. Use Of Visible Pedestrian CrossinQs Consideration was given to a letter from Councillor Teed commenting on his recent visit to the City of Woodstock, Ontario, during which time the method of identifying pedestrian crosswalks drew his attention, the crosswalk itself being constructed of cement blocks similar to sidewalk cement blocks which are not only usable to both pedestrians and motorists but do not require painting, also advising of a second matter which drew his attention, being the method of constructing sidewalk street accesses; and proposing that the matter of the use of visible pedestrian crossings of concrete blocks be referred to the City Manager for a report on the practicability of such in the City, particularly for where streets are already being constructed. On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the above matter be referred to the City Manager. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 89-349 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 20. Old Business Or Referred Motions & June 18 And Julv 9. 2002 Council Referrals On City Market Matters Read a letter from Councillor Teed referring to Common Council resolution of February 12, 2001 for an item to be included on the Council agenda on a monthly basis for old business or referred motions so that Council can be updated in this regard, as well as the June 18, 2001 and July 9,2001 Council referrals, on which no report has been made, the former being the matter of a City Market weigh scale development, the latter being appointments to a Market committee per Market By-law, and proposing a motion that the City Manager be requested to observe Council's policy with respect to these two resolutions. On motion of Councillor Teed Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the above matter be referred to the City Manager. Question being taken, the motion was carried with Councillor Desmond voting "nay". 21. BudQet Process Versus Time Lines On motion of Councillor Fitzpatrick Seconded by Deputy Mayor White RESOLVED that the letter from Councillor Fitzpatrick advising that he would like the opportunity to discuss the budget process versus time lines over the next month, be received and filed. Councillor Fitzpatrick noted that the City Manager had provided an update in the above regard, and the Mayor indicated that the same guidelines were in place as those set out at the beginning of the 2003 budget process. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 22. 1994 Workforce Adjustment Policv On motion of Councillor Fitzpatrick Seconded by Councillor Court RESOLVED that the letter from Councillor Fitzpatrick advising that he would like the opportunity to discuss the Workforce Adjustment Policy of 1994, be referred to the City Manager for a report. The City Manager was asked to include in his report the number of employees in 1994 and how many there were now; the number of employees who took advantage of the buy-out and the positions involved, for example, the number of engineers; what the structure was then; what the payback was and whether or not the program was a success, and also whether or not there was any backfilling of positions and, if so, in what areas. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 23. 50th Anniversarv Of Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II Consideration was given to a letter from Councillor Teed advising that, further to Council's July 22, 2002 referral to the Mayor of the matter of recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, very little information has been given Council to date on ways and means for citizen participation and that he feels it appropriate for a report to be given to Council from the Mayor on what the City is planning to do, if anything. Councillor Teed proposed a motion, which was not seconded, to refer the above matter to the Mayor to advise what was happening, if anything. 89-350 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 24. RecoQnition Of MLA - Saint John-Fundv Read a letter from Councillor Teed expressing the view that it speaks well for the City of Saint John when the Premier recognizes an MLA who represents part of the City for his ability and proposing that The Honourable Rodney Weston, MLA Saint John-Fundy, who will be now be responsible for the Office of Human Resources as well as his other portfolios of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture, be sent a letter of congratulations on his new duties. On motion of Councillor Teed Seconded by Councillor Court RESOLVED that a letter of congratulations be forwarded to The Honourable Rodney Weston, MLA Saint John-Fundy, in the above regard. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 25. Poverty And Senior Citizens Consideration was given to a letter from Councillor Teed submitting a list of municipal factors published in the National Post of October 19 on matters involving citizens of fourteen Canadian cities, including Saint John, such as life expectancy, median total income in dollars, the unemployment rate, unmet health care needs, number of people who read a daily newspaper and vote in municipal and provincial elections and the average rent in a one-bedroom apartment; suggesting that these factors might be useful when Council is making decisions which affect people and could be correlated to understand how they can be improved Councillor Teed proposed a motion, which was not seconded, that the above statistics be referred to the City Manager for a report on how poverty and senior citizens, in particular, can be related to what can be done to improve the City position in the future for its people. 26. Province-Wide Standard For Fire FiQhters Read a letter from Councillor Teed advising that he feels it reasonable for Council to be fully apprised of how training for Saint John Fire Fighters relates to the new Province-wide training standard or if there will be any additional cost to the City because of the implementation of that standard and if there would be any revenue by utilizing the training facilities. Councillor Teed proposed a motion, which was not seconded, that the above matter be referred to the City Manager for a report. 27. Continued Use Of ABEC BuildinQ As Arts & Cultural Centre On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the letter from Councillor Teed advising of his attendance at the opening of a special showing at the former Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Centre at which he learned that there are now some eighty volunteers active in developing positive programs to be conducted there in what is now called the Saint John Arts Centre; and expressing the view that the continued use of this building as a cultural centre and the growing interest in similar presentations and shows is clearly a positive step in maintaining that part of the proposed vision statement for the City which, in part, states that Saint John visualizes it will be recognized as the leading Municipality in New Brunswick in that it is the cultural centre and it is progressive in developing programs to enhance the quality of life for its residents, be received and filed. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 89-351 COMMON COUNCIL OCTOBER 28, 2002 28{a-f) Support Of Human Development Council On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the letters in support of the Saint John Human Development Council from the Centenary-Queen Square United Church, the Saint John Presbytery/United Church of Canada, McCrea Acupuncture & Natural Therapies Center, the Immigrant and Refugee Support Centre, Community Mental Health Services, and Jessalynn Scott, be referred to the City Manager and the budget process. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 29. Christine Saumure For Elected Members Of Saint John Taxi Association - Request To Address ParkinQ Availabilitv On motion of Councillor Desmond Seconded by Councillor Fitzgerald RESOLVED that the letter from Christine Saumure for the Elected Members of the Saint John Taxi Association requesting to address the matter of parking availability in and around the Uptown area, be referred to the Saint John Parking Commission to confer with the Association. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 30. Canadian Cancer Society - New Brunswick Division - 100% Smoke-Free Policv For City On motion of Deputy Mayor White Seconded by Councillor Desmond RESOLVED that the letter from the Canadian Cancer Society - New Brunswick Division advising that it welcomes Council's decision to recommend the drafting of a 100% smoke-free by-law as a replacement for By-law M-117 - the Saint John Smoking Law, and requesting that Council share the contents of this letter with its constituents and staff and also that the Association formally appear before Council to address this issue, be received and filed. Question being taken, the motion was carried. 31. Design Branch Of Department Of Transportation - Five-Year Plan For Provinciallv DesiQnated HiQhwavs On motion of Deputy Mayor White Seconded by Councillor Fitzpatrick RESOLVED that the letter from the Director of the Design Branch of the Department of Transportation requesting the City to review its requirements for improvements to Provincially designated highways for the 2003 construction season and submit an updated five-year program, be referred to the City Manager. Question being taken, the motion was carried. Adjournment The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned. Common Clerk