Council Meeting

THAT Council adjourn its regular meeting in order to sit as the Court of Revision under the Drainage Act, to consider the Judge Drain Branch 'F' 2021.

THAT the Court of Revision, having met on behalf of the Judge Drain Branch F 2021, and with no appeals being submitted, adopt the drainage assessment schedule dated October 28, 2021, as submitted by M.P. DeVos of Spriet Associates.

THAT the Court of Revision be closed at 1:03 p.m. in order for Council to convene a Public Meeting under Section 12 of the Development Charges Act.

THAT Council approve the Development Charges Background Study dated December 27, 2021; AND THAT no additional public meeting be required as a statutory public meeting was held on February 14, 2022, pursuant to Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997; AND THAT staff be directed to forward the implementing development charges by-law for Council’s consideration at the March 7, 2022 meeting.

THAT the Public Meeting adjourn at 1:43 p.m. and Council reconvene its regular meeting in order to continue with its deliberations.

THAT the minutes of the regular meeting of Council, held on January 31, 2022 be approved as circulated; AND THAT Consent Agenda Items 7.2 to 7.6 be received as information.

THAT Report No. DR-002-22 prepared by the Drainage Superintendent, dated February 14, 2022, concerning a request received by the Drainage Superintendent to abandon the Piney Creek Drain Branches ‘B’ & ‘C’, be received for information; AND THAT the request submitted by the Drainage Superintendent, under Section 84 (Abandonment of all or part of drainage works) of the Drainage Act, R.S.O. 1990, to abandon the Piney Creek Drain Branches ‘B’ & ‘C’, of the Report ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ Branches of the Piney Creek Drain dated April 26, 1966, impacting the properties located at Concession 3 SRT, N PT Lot 6, and Concession 3 SRT, N PT Lot 5 (reference attached map), (former township of North Dorchester) be received and adopted, and that the requirements under section 84 of the Drainage act be undertaken.

THAT Council receive Report No. CS-001-22, Thorndale Lions C.C. Programming Survey, for information.

THAT Council receive Report No. CS-002-22 for information; AND THAT Council approves the fundraising and sponsorship plan proposed within this report and identified in the attached Sponsorship Fees schedule; AND THAT staff be authorized to procure features for the New ORC Ball Diamond project, not included in the 2022 capital budget, that are 100% funded through donations and sponsorships secured by Great Lake Canadians; AND THAT staff be authorized to procure the VIP seating upgraded portion of the bleachers at a cost of $24,153.75, inclusive of non-rebated HST and CAT cabling at a cost of $3,917.76, inclusive of non-rebated HST; AND THAT donated items, while not a direct cost to the municipality, will be added to the overall costs of the project and will be offset by donation- in-kind revenues.

THAT Council receive Report No. AIAC-001-22 for information; AND THAT Council approve the recommendation from the Accessibility & Inclusivity Advisory Committee (AIAC) to award RFP-TC-007-22 (the design-build of the Dorchester Park accessible and inclusive playground) to Openspace Solutions Inc. for a cost of $328,000.00, inclusive of non- rebated HST; AND THAT any available budget, up to a threshold of $400,000.00, inclusive of HST rebate, as approved by Council in the 2022 capital budget, be utilized at the discretion of the Director of Community Services & Facilities towards site works and accessibility and safety features; AND THAT the Director of Community Services & Facilities, in collaboration with the AIAC, be authorized to approve additional features outside of the original scope of the project if the cost of such features is fully funded through sponsorship and/or fundraising efforts in advance of procurement.

THAT the Municipality of Thames Centre recommends the issuance of draft plan approval to the County of Middlesex for Application for Plan of Subdivision 39T-TC2001 by Kirkness Consulting Inc. on behalf of Vista Wood Estates Limited in regards to the conditions attached to Report No. PDS-068-021, provided the draft plan is revised to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Development Services to satisfy the following requirements: 1. That the open space portion of Block 47 located south of Block 44 (private garden), to be dedicated to the Municipality, be shown as a new Block on the draft plan; 2. That the draft plan be revised to include additional Blocks to facilitate the required widening dedication and 0.3 metre reserves requested by the County of Middlesex; 3. That the portion of Block 43 (medium density residential) located south of the existing easement be included as parkland dedication to the Municipality; 4. That the notation for Block 42 being “Medium Density” be deleted and replaced with “Low Density Residential”; 5. That Block 45 (stormwater management pond) be reduced in frontage to 9 metres; and 6. That Lot 16 be reconfigured to eliminate its flag-shaped layout.

THAT Application for Zoning By-law Amendment Z12-20 by Kirkness Consulting Inc. on behalf of Vista Wood Estates Limited be approved in principle subject to the following changes: that Block 42 be rezoned to a site-specific R1-17 zone; that the site-specific R3-# zone for Blocks 43 and 44 include reduced front yard/exterior side yard widths of 4.5 metres for the habitable portion of the dwelling and 6 metres for the attached garage portion of the dwelling; that any parkland dedication lands be rezoned to Open Space (OS) with the exception of lands currently zoned Environmental Protection (EP); that Block 46 (private gardens) be rezoned to the OS zone and that all lands to be rezoned for residential purposes be subject to a holding “H” provision; and further that staff be directed to forward the implementing By-law for Council’s consideration once the County of Middlesex has issued draft plan approval for Application for Plan of Subdivision 39T-TC2001. AND THAT given the foregoing zoning changes, that no further notice be required under Section 34(17) of the Planning Act.

THAT By-laws 9-2022 through to By-law 14-2022 be approved as presented.

RESOLVED THAT the meeting adjourn at 2:30 p.m.