2011-04-26_Supplemental Agenda Packet--Dossier de l'ordre du jour supplémentaireCity of Saint John
Common Council Meeting
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Location: Common Council Chamber
Supplemental to Agenda
9.2 Proposed by -law amendment stop up and close a portion of Fallsview Dr.
10.1 a) City Solicitor: Proposed Subdivision By -Law Amendment 43 Melrose Street
11. 1 b) Managing the City's Woodlands
11.2b) Update Concerning Actions Under Section 190 of the Municipalities Act
City of Saint John
Seance du conseil communal
Le mardi 26 avril, 2011
Lieu : Salle du conseil communal
Ordre du jour supplementaire
9.2 Projet de modification de 1'Arr&6 concernant la fermeture et le barrage de routes — trongon
de la promenade Fallsview
10.1a) Avocat municipal : Projet de modification de l'Arrete de lotissement
11.1b) Gestion des terrains boises de la Ville
11.2 b) Mise a jour des renseignements relatifs aux mesures prises en vertu de Particle 190 de la
Loi sur les municipalites
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BYLAW NUMBER M -23
A BYLAW TO AMEND
A BY -LAW RESPECTING THE
STOPPING UP AND CLOSING OF
HIGHWAYS IN THE CITY OF SAINT
JOHN
Be it enacted by the Common Council
of The City of Saint John as follows:
1 A by -law of The City of Saint John
entitled, "A By -law Respecting The Stopping
Up and Closing of Highways In The City of
Saint John ", enacted on the nineteenth day of
December, A.D. 2005, is hereby amended by
adding thereto Section 218 immediately after
Section 217 thereof. as follows:
218 The City of Saint John does hereby
stop up and close permanently the following
portion of highway:
Falls View Drive: All that portion of Falls
View Drive, a public street in the City of Saint
John, in the County of Saint John, in the
Province of New Brunswick comprising 819
square metres as shown on a Plan of Survey
showing a portion of Falls View Drive, City of
Saint John, County of Saint John, Province of
New Brunswick, prepared by Kierstead
Quigley and Roberts Ltd. and dated March 10,
2011.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF The City of Saint
John has caused the Corporate Common Seal
of the said City to be affixed to this by -law the
day of A.D. 2011 and signed by:
ARRETE No M -23
ARRETE MODIFIANT
L'ARRETE SUR L'INTERRUPTION DE
LA CIRCULATION ET LA FERMETURE
DES ROUTES DANS THE CITY OF
SAINT JOHN
Lors dune reunion du conseiI
communal, The City of Saint John a decrete ce
qui suit:
1 Par les presentes, 1'arrete de The City
of Saint John intitule, « L'arrete sur
l'interruption de la circulation et la fermeture
des routes dans The City of Saint John »,
decrete le 19 decembre 2005, est modifie par
Pajout de Particle 218 immediatement apres
Particle 217, comme suit :
218 Par les presentes, The City of Saint
John barre et ferme de fagon permanente la
portion dune route suivante :
Promenade Falls View : La totalite d'une
portion de la promenade Falls View, une rue
publique situee dans The City of Saint John,
dans le comte de Saint John et dans la province
du Nouveau - Brunswick, dune superficie de
819 mZ etant designee plus particulierement
sur un plan d'arpentage indiquant une portion
de la promenade Falls View, dans The City of
Saint John, le comte de Saint John, Nouveau -
Brunswick, prepare par Kierstead Quigley and
Roberts Ltd., date du 10 mars 2011, ci- joint.
EN FOI DE QUOI, The City of Saint John a
fait apposer son sceau communal sur le present
arrete le _ 2011, avec les signatures
suivantes
Mayor /Maire
Common Clerk /Gref We communale
First Reading - Premiere lecture —
Second Reading — Deuxieme lecture —
Third Reading - Troisieme lecture —
City Solicitors Office
Bureau de Pavocat municipal
The City of amt John
April 26, 2011
Common Council of The City of Saint John
Your Worship and Councillors:
Re: Item 10.1(a) —Agenda of April 26, 2011
The attached is the By -Law text which was intended to accompany my
correspondence of April 21, 2011 respecting this item. Please disregard
the By -Law text included in the Council kit.
Respectfully Submitted,
/Z_1V
John L. Nugent
City Solicitor
Attachment
SAINT JOHN
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P.O. Box 1971 Saint John, NB Canada E2L 4L1 I www.saintjohn.ca I C.P. 1971 Saint John, N. -B. Canada E2L 4L1
BY -LAW NUMBER C.P. 121 -
A BY -LAW TO AMEND THE SAINT
JOHN SUBDIVISION BY -LAW
ARRETE N° C.P. 121 -
ARRETE MODIFIANT L'ARRETE DE
LOTISSEMENT DE SAINT JOHN
Be it enacted by The City of Saint Le conseil communal de The City
John in Common Council convened, as of Saint John edicte
follows:
The Saint John Subdivision By- L'Arrete de lotissement de Saint
law, enacted on the nineteenth day of John, edicte le 19 decembre 2005, est
December, A.D. 2005, is amended by: modifie comme suit:
1. Amending the table in Section 13(1) by
deleting "20 metres (66 feet)" and
replacing it with "23.1 metres (75.8
feet)" as the minimum width for
Country Roads;
2. Amending the English version of the
table in Section 13(1) by deleting the
words "Country Roads" and replacing
them with the words "Rural Roads;"
1. La table figurant au paragraphe 13(1)
est modifiee par suppression de
« 20 metres (66 pieds) » et son
remplacement par << 23,1 metres
(75,8 pieds) » comme largeur minimale
des routes rurales.
2. La table figurant au paragraphe 13(1)
est modifiee, dans sa version anglaise,
par suppression de << Country Roads »
et son remplacement par << Rural
Roads ».
3. Adding the following as subsection 3. L'article 13 est modifie par
13(6) immediately following Padjonetion du paragraphe qui suit
subsection 13(5): apres le paragraphe 13(5) :
4.
5.
"13(6) Notwithstanding any other
provision in this by -law, the minimum
width for rural roads in subdivisions
for which the Development Officer has
approved the tentative plan prior to
April 26, 2011 is 20 metres (66 feet);"
Amending subsection 25(6) by deleting
"20 metres (66 feet)" and replacing it
with "23.1 metres (75.8 feet);"
Amending the English version of
Schedule B, Section 5, by replacing the
words "country standard roads" with
the words "rural standard roads;"
o 13(6) Malgre toute autre disposition
du present arrete, la largeur minimale
des routes rurales dans les lotissements
pour lesquels 1'Agent d'amenagement a
approuve le plan provisoire avant le 26
avril, 2011 est de 20 metres (66
pieds) ».
4. Le paragraphe 25(6) est modifie par
suppression de o 20 metres (66 pieds) »
et son remplacement par << 23,1 metres
(75,8 pieds) ».
5. L'article 5 de Pannexe B est modifie,
dans sa version anglaise, par
suppression de « country standard
roads » et son remplacement par << rural
standard roads ».
6. Adding the following as subsection 6. L'article 26 est modifie par adjonction
26(4) immediately following du paragraphe qui suit apres le
subsection 26(3):
"26(4) Notwithstanding the above
provisions, or any other provision of
this by -law, no reimbursement shall be
given:
a) after March 14, 2014 for costs
incurred with respect to subdivisions
for which a Residential Infrastructure
Assistance (RIA) grant has been
approved by Common Council;
b) after December 31, 2011 for all
other subdivisions;"
paragraphe 26(3) :
<(26(4) Malgr6 les dispositions qui
precedent et toute autre disposition du
pr6sent arrdte, aucun remboursement ne
sera accord6 :
a) apres le 14 mars 2014 pour les frais
engag6s a 1'egard de lotissements pour
lesquels une subvention d'aide a
Finfrastructure r6sidentielle a ete
approuvee par le conseil communal;
b) apres le 31 d6cembre 2011,
s'agissant des autres lotissements. »
7. Adding the following as paragraph 7. L'article 5 est modifi6 par adjonction
5(1)(d): du paragraphe 5(1)d) qui suit :
"(d) Notwithstanding (a) and (b),
where the proposed subdivision does
not result in a net increase in the
number of lots already existing, the
review fee shall be $250."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF The City of
Saint John has caused the Corporate
Common Seal of the said City to be affixed
to this by -law the day of
A.D. 2011 and signed by:
Mayor/Maire
d) Malgr6 les paragraphes a)
et b), lorsque le lotissement
propos6 ne g6nere pas une
augmentation nette du nombre des
lots existants, le droit d'examen est
de 250 $.
EN FOI DE QUOI, The City of Saint John
a fait apposer son sceau communal sur le
pr6sent arrete le 2011,
avec les signatures suivantes :
Common Clerk/Greffi6re communale
First Reading - Premiere lecture -
Second Reading - Deuxieme lecture -
Third Reading - Troisieme lecture -
I was concerned by staffs reaction about the potential benefits from my recent
motion about select cutting of wood on city owned land, so I did a bit more
research on my own.
In researching this idea more thoroughly I have found that the City of Fredericton
has very little forested land compared to Saint John but it has a forester on staff
that manages their urban forests and Fredericton also has an arborist for looking
after street trees.
The City of Halifax Watershed Dept. also has a forester on staff and is currently
working on some outdoor education programs linked to water quality initiatives to
help all land owners and residents understand the importance of certain correct
land use pratices in the watershed areas.
The City of Moncton has approximately the same amount of acres of forested
land as Saint John and they also have a forester on staff looking after their lands
for the same reasons the other above noted cities do. The issues each city has
is namely to help protect their watershed areas, best use of land issues, the theft
of wood on city property, the education of land owners and residents of
watershed areas and harvesting of wood in these areas to benefit these initiatives
which also offset the cost of all of these programs.
I have included a document which shows how Moncton has, in the years 2001 &
2002, taken only 400 acres of its land and select harvested and showed a profit
after it paid the contractor for the cutting of wood and also paid its full time city
forester as well as the city vehicle. I understand that Saint John, as Moncton,
has approximately 15,000 acres of forested land with the majority of it
surrounding and protecting our city's drinking water.
I cannot find a better way to further help protect our drinking water and educate
children and land owners of the importance of protecting these lands and doing it
at no cost to the taxpayers of our city.
I courage staff to be very active in ensuring that we do not just build a building,
add chemicals and put pipes in the ground and think this is all we have to do to
have safe, clean drinking water. Education on forested land as well as water
usage in our watershed areas is as equally important as building a treatment
plant.
Bill Farren
Overall Annual Action Plan 2002
Areas
2002
Location
Type
Activity
Revenue
1
Ex ense
Net
Year End $
Turtle Creek
(Reservoir
FM Plan
$65,00
$13,50
$51,500
78,000.0
McLaughlin
Reservoir
FM Plan
$20,00
$2,5001
$17,500
$8,200.0
rishtown
Reservoir
FM Plan
$2,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1405
Mapleton
Park
Planning
Centennial
Park
Planning
MID (12% of Stumpage Fee)
Property
FM Plan
$25,000
$3,000
$22,00
Surplus Lands
Property
Planning
Maple Syrup
peration
FM Plan
$5,000
$3,00
$2,00
$3,50
Ginseng
Misc.Project
FM Plan
Certification
Misc.Project
FM Plan
Wood Theft
IIMisc.Project
Planning
Spruce Budworm Initiative
Misc.Project
FM Plan
-
IS /GPS Mapping Initiative
Misc. Project
Planning
Stewardship Plan
Misc.Project
FM Plan
—
alary
$39,00
- $39,00
Vehicle
$7,66
- $7,66
Parks taken out of FMP
TAL
1 $117,0001
$69,6681
47,33
91,105.0
Future work needs to be done
No cost associated
Overall Annual Action Plan 2001
Areas
2001
Location
Txee
(Reservoir
Activity
FM Plan
Revenue
Expense
Net
Year End $
Turtle Creek
$65,00
$13,50
$51,50
60,973.25
McLaughlin
;Reservoir
FM Plan
$45,00
$12,50
$32,50
$98,601.68
rishtown
Reservoir
FM Plan
$34,00
$1,00
$33,00
Mapleton
Centennial
Park
Planning
Park
Planning
MID (12% of Stumpage Fee)
Property
FM Plan
$25,00
$3,00
$22,00
Surplus Lands
Property
Planning
$13,50
$13,50
$11,001.5
Maple Syrup
peration
M Plan
$5,00
$3,00
$2,00
$2,000
Ginseng
isc.Project
FM Plan
$1,00
-$1,00
Certification
isc.Project
FM Plan
Wood Theft
isc.Project
Planning
pruce Budworm Initiative
isc.Project
FM Plan
lS /GPS Mapping Initiative
isc.Project
Planning
-
Stewardship Plan
isc.Project
FM Plan
Salary
$39,00
- $39,00
Vehicle
$7,66
-$7,66
L
187,50
$80,6681$106,834$172,576.
47
re work needs to be done
E
ost associated
Comparison for Tender # TCS5 -315, 1996 -1997
1996
Contractors Name Amount
Darrell Geldart 436.16 Cd /Pw
979.28Ton /Sw
374.18Cd /Stud
36.53 bfm Logs -Pw
120.75Cd/Hwd
905.68Ton /Poplar
1997
Contractors Name Amount
Darrell Geldart 217.10 Cd /Pw
627.11 Ton /Sw
215.96 Cd /Sw
48295 Bfm Logs
175.82 Ton /Poplar
73.50 Cd /Hwd
580.44 Ton /Hwd
156.30 Cd /Poplar
7.0 CdNeneer
Price
Total Total for Darrell Geldart
$25.00
$10,904.00
$12.50
$12,241.00 (mostly fir tree length)
$39.00
$14,593.02
$150.00
$5.48
$9.60
$1,159.20
$4.00
$3,622.72
$42,525.42
Price
Total Total for Darrell Geldart
$25.00
$5,427.50
$17.00
$10,660.87 (mostly spruce tree length)
$39.00
$8,422.44
$150.00
$7,244
$4.00
$703.28
$9.60
$705.60
$4.00
$2,321.76
$9.60
$1,500.48
$30.00
$210
$37,195.93
Total for Completed Job
$79,721.35
REPORT TO COMMON COUNCIL
INFORMATION TO COUNCIL
April 26, 2011
His Worship Ivan Court
and Members of Common Council
Your Worship and Councillors:
City of Saint John
SUBJECT: Update concerning actions under section 190 of the
Municipalities Act
Since the changes to the Municipalities Act in 2007 (which authorized the City of
Saint John to strengthen the By -laws for Dangerous Buildings, Unsightly
Premises and Minimum Property Standards), the City's Buildings and Inspection
Services department has achieved the following results:
Notice to Comply issued for Dangerous Building Condition being a danger to
safety of the public by reason of: Dilapidation or unsoundness of structural
strength
• Notices issued for dangerous building
29 Notices
condition under By-law
• Where the City has remedied the condition
12 buildings /conditions and
(demolition)
1 case pending
• Where the owner complied with the Notice
8 buildings /conditions
by demolition
• Where a building permit was taken out by
6 buildings
the owner to restore the building /repair the
condition
• Where the owner was charged in court for
2 cases andl case pending
not complying
Notice to Comply issued for Unsightly Premises
• Notices issued for unsightly premises under
6 Notices
By -law
• Where the City conducted remedial actions
1 case
F • Where the owner completed the work to
5 cases
remedy the conditions
Information of Council - 2 - April 26, 2011
Notices to Comply for Minimum Property Standards By-law
•
Notices issued for violations of By -law in
•
40 Notices
2009
•
5 Charges
•
Charges laid for non - compliance with By-
•
$4,750.00
law
•
Total amount of fines related to non-
compliance (by -law and act)
•
Notices issued for violations of By -law in
•
31 Notices
2010
•
11 charges
•
Charges laid for non - compliance with By-
•
$12,500.00
law
•
Total amount of fines related to non-
compliance (by -law and act)
•
Notices issued for violations of By -law in
•
10 Notices (to date)
2011 (to date)
•
6 Charges
•
Charges laid for non - compliance with By-
.
$17,780.00
law
•
Total amount of fines related to non-
compliance (by -law and act)
Respectfully submitted, -
Amy Poffenroth, P. Eng., MBA
Deputy Commissioner
Buildings and Inspection Services
Patrick Woods, CGA
City Manager