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1 The Special Meeting of Kingston City Council was held on Tuesday September 27, 2016, and was called to order at 6:06 pm in the Council Chamber, City Hall. His Worship Mayor Bryan Paterson presided. (Council Chamber) Roll Call Present: Absent: (0) Mayor Paterson, Councillor Allen, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Candon, Councillor George, Councillor Holland, Councillor Hutchison, Councillor M c Laren (arrived at 9:38 pm), Councillor Neill, Councillor Osanic, Councillor Schell, Deputy Mayor Stroud, Councillor Turner (arrived at 6:10 pm) (13) Committee of the Whole Closed Meeting (Council Chamber) Administrative Staff Present: Ms. S. Agarwal, Senior Planner Ms. P. Agnew, Director, Planning, Building & Licensing Mr. J. Bolognone, City Clerk Mr. J. DaCosta, Manager, Transit Mr. S. Dickey, Deputy Treasurer Ms. S. Eyles, Financial Analyst Ms. L. Foulds, Manager, Financial Planning Mr. G. Hunt, Chief Administrative Officer Ms. J. Jaynes, Deputy City Clerk Mr. J. Keech, President and CEO, Utilities Kingston Ms. D. Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer and City Treasurer Ms. S. Kidd, Director, Transportation Services Mr. M. Lagace, Information Systems and Technology Mr. D. Leger, Commissioner, Corporate & Emergency Services Ms. L. MacCormick, Project Manager, Planning Ms. N. MacKinnon, Financial Analyst Ms. C. Patton, Financial Analyst

2 Administrative Staff Present (continued) Ms. M. Rae, Senior Legal Counsel Mr. I. Semple, Manager, Service Development Ms. S. Sheahan, Executive Director, Corporate Planning, Strategy & Results Ms. C. Thomson, Assistant to the Mayor Mr. M. Van Buren, Director, Engineering Ms. M. Venditti, Senior Manager, Client Relations & Development Services Report of the Committee of the Whole Closed Meeting Approval of Addeds Moved by Councillor Boehme Seconded by Councillor George That the addeds be approved. Carried (11:0) (A 2/3 Vote of Council was Received) Councillor Holland, Councillor Hutchison, Councillor Neill, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Schell, Deputy Mayor Stroud (11) ABSENT: Councillor M c Laren, Councillor Turner (2) Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest Presentations Delegations Briefings Petitions Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 609

3 Motions of Congratulations, Recognition, Sympathy, Condolences and Speedy Recovery Deferred Motions Motion to Waive the Procedural By-Law to Amend the Council Agenda Moved by Councillor Allen Seconded by Councillor Boehme That Procedural By-Law , as amended, be waived in order to amend the Council agenda to consider the Information Reports prior to Clause 1b) of Report Number 94: Received from the Chief Administrative Officer (Recommend) with respect to the Kingston Transit Business Plan. Carried (12:0) (A 2/3 Vote of Council was Received) Councillor Holland, Councillor Hutchison, Councillor Neill, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Schell, Deputy Mayor Stroud, Councillor Turner (12) ABSENT: Councillor M c Laren (1) Motion to Resolve into Committee of the Whole to Consider the Kingston Transit Business Plan Moved by Councillor Neill Seconded by Councillor Hutchison That Council resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole to consider Clause 1b) of Report Number 94: Received from the Chief Administrative Officer (Recommend) with respect to the Kingston Transit Business Plan. Carried (12:0) Councillor Holland, Councillor Hutchison, Councillor Neill, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Schell, Deputy Mayor Stroud, Councillor Turner (12) ABSENT: Councillor M c Laren (1) Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 610

4 Reports Report Number 94: Received from the Chief Administrative Officer (Recommend) Moved by Councillor Allen Seconded by Councillor Boehme That Report Number 94: Received from the Chief Administrative Officer (Recommend) be received and adopted. Report Number 94 To the Mayor and Members of Council: 1a. Briefing Gerard Hunt, Chief Administrative Officer, Sheila Kidd, Director, Transportation Services, and Jeremy DaCosta, Manager, Transit provided a briefing with respect to the Kingston Transit Business Plan. 1b Kingston Transit Business Plan That Council approve the Kingston Transit Business Plan ( ) attached to Report , as Exhibit C; and That Council approve the recommended service enhancements identified in Exhibit A of Report ; and That Council authorize staff to submit a grant application to the maximum amount of $6,836,123 under the federal Public Transit Infrastructure Program; and Carried as Amended (Paragraph 3) (See Motion to Amend Which Was Carried) That Council direct staff to incorporate the service enhancements identified in Exhibit A of Report and the fare strategies identified in Exhibit B of Report into the 2017 and 2018 operating budgets; and That in order to fund the 2017 and 2018 service enhancements identified in Exhibit A of Report , Council approve an incremental tax increase of 0.5% in both 2017 and 2018, above and beyond Council s directed annual tax rate increase of no more than 2.5%, inclusive of the 1% increase for infrastructure investment; and Deferred (Paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5) That the Chief Administrative Officer and City Treasurer be granted delegated authority to enter into any agreements required, including transfer payment agreements, related to the Public Transit Infrastructure Funding (PTIF) program; and Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 611

5 Reports (continued) Special City Council Meeting Number That staff continue to pursue senior level government funding in recognition that the enhancement of grant funding for both operating and capital purposes will be essential in support of a 15% mode share objective. (The Report of the President and CEO of Utilities Kingston (16-304) was attached to the agenda as schedule pages 1-106) (Paragraphs 6 and 7) Moved by Mayor Paterson Seconded by Councillor Holland That paragraphs 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Report 94: Received from of the Chief Administrative Officer (Recommend) be deferred to allow staff time to update the 5 year transit plan ( ) having heard the discussion of Committee of the Whole at the September 27, 2016 meeting, including adjusted service level recommendations over the period 2017 to 2021 with a funding strategy to fit within the tax rate parameters of 2.5% established by Council. Moved by Mayor Paterson Seconded by Councillor Boehme That paragraph 3 of Report 94: Received from of the Chief Administrative Officer (Recommend) be deleted and replaced as follows: That Council authorize staff to submit a grant application to the maximum amount of $6,836,123 under the federal Public Transit Infrastructure Program. Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 612

6 Reports (continued) Motion to Rise from Committee of the Whole Moved by Councillor Hutchison Seconded by Councillor Neill That Council rise from the Committee of the Whole and the City Clerk report. That Council approve the Kingston Transit Business Plan ( ) attached to Report , as Exhibit C; and That Council approve the recommended service enhancements identified in Exhibit A of Report ; and That Council direct staff to incorporate the service enhancements identified in Exhibit A of Report and the fare strategies identified in Exhibit B of Report into the 2017 and 2018 operating budgets; and That in order to fund the 2017 and 2018 service enhancements identified in Exhibit A of Report , Council approve an incremental tax increase of 0.5% in both 2017 and 2018, above and beyond Council s directed annual tax rate increase of no more than 2.5%, inclusive of the 1% increase for infrastructure investment; and Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 613

7 Deferred (13:0) That Council authorize staff to submit a grant application to the maximum amount of $6,836,123 under the federal Public Transit Infrastructure Program; and That the Chief Administrative Officer and City Treasurer be granted delegated authority to enter into any agreements required, including transfer payment agreements, related to the Public Transit Infrastructure Funding (PTIF) program; and That staff continue to pursue senior level government funding in recognition that the enhancement of grant funding for both operating and capital purposes will be essential in support of a 15% mode share objective. Committee of the Whole Information Reports 1a. Briefing - Marnie Venditti, Senior Manager, Client Relations and Development Services and Ian Semple, Manager, Service Development, Transportation Services, provided a briefing with respect to Information Report Number Implementation of Updated Cash-In-Lieu of Parking By-Law and Zoning By-Law Amendments to Implement Updated Parking Ratios Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 614

8 Information Reports (continued) Special City Council Meeting Number b. Implementation of Updated Cash-In-Lieu of Parking By-Law and Zoning By- Law Amendments to Implement Updated Parking Ratios This information report provides Council with background information regarding proposed zoning by-law amendments to By-Law Numbers 8499 and for the Williamsville Main Street area and the Downtown and Harbour area. (The Report of the Commissioner of Community Services (16-306) was attached to the agenda as schedule pages ) (File Number CSU-D ) 2a. Briefing - Laura MacCormick, Project Manager, Planning Division, provided a briefing with respect to Information Report Number Community Benefits under Section 37 of the Planning Act City-Initiated Official Plan Amendment and Guidelines 2b. Community Benefits Under Section 37 of the Planning Act City-Initiated Official Plan Amendment and Guidelines This information report is to provide Council with an update from Staff that they have been working on Community Benefit Guidelines (Exhibit B to Report Number ) to assist in the review of applications that seek relief from the height and/or density provisions of the zoning by-law. In order to support the use of these guidelines, amendments are proposed to the policies of the Official Plan (Exhibit C to Report Number ). The City-initiated Official Plan amendment will undergo a full public process in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act. While the creation of guidelines does not have any statutory consultation requirements, an open house will be held to receive input on the document and the Official Plan amendments. Once complete, the guidelines will provide a framework for the use of Section 37 in a consistent and transparent manner. In order to take advantage of Section 37, municipalities must have enabling policies in their Official Plan to allow increases in height and/or density in exchange for community benefits. The City of Kingston Official Plan contains the requisite enabling policies (Exhibit A to Report Number ). The City has previously used the enabling policies and would like to continue to secure community benefits in a fair, clear, transparent and predictable manner. (The Report of the Commissioner of Community Services (16-287) was attached to the agenda as schedule pages ) (File Number CSU-D ) Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 615

9 Information Reports (continued) Special City Council Meeting Number a. Briefing - Sukriti Agarwal, Senior Planner, Policy Planning, provided a briefing with respect to Information Report Number Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015; Amendments to the Planning Act. 3b. Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015: Amendments to the Planning Act This information report provides Council with a summary of the key changes to the Planning Act stemming from the Smart Growth for Our Communities Act, 2015 and provides comments with respect to how the changes have been or are proposed to be implemented in the City. (The Report of the Commissioner of Community Services (16-331) was attached to the agenda as schedule pages ) (File Number CSU-L ) Information Reports from Members of Council Miscellaneous Business New Motions Notices of Motion Tabling of Documents Communications Council consented to the addition of the following Communication Numbers: Referred to All Members of Council From Necole Bresee, resident, letter to Council regarding the proposed 0.5% bus tax to be added to property tax. (Distributed to all members of Council on September 27, 2016) Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 616

10 Communications (continued) Special City Council Meeting Number From Cindy Froats, resident, letter to Council regarding the proposed 0.5% bus tax to be added to property tax. (Distributed to all members of Council on September 27, 2016) From Nick Matusiak, resident, letter to Council regarding the proposed 0.5% bus tax to be added to property tax. (Distributed to all members of Council on September 27, 2016) From Tom and Wendy Greenlaw, residents, letter to Council regarding the proposed 0.5% bus tax to be added to property tax (Distributed to all members of Council on September 27, 2016) From Nancy Gibbons, resident, letter to Council regarding the proposed 0.5% bus tax to be added to property tax. (Distributed to all members of Council on September 27, 2016) Other Business By-Laws a) Moved by Councillor Osanic Seconded by Councillor Turner That By-Law (1) be given its first and second reading. YEAS: Councillor Allen, Councillor Boehme, Councillor Candon, Councillor George, Councillor Holland, Councillor Hutchison, Councillor M c Laren, Councillor Neill, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Schell, Deputy Mayor b) Moved by Councillor George Seconded by Councillor Candon That By-Law (1) be given its third reading. Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 617

11 By-Laws (continued) (1) A By-Law To Confirm The Proceedings Of Council At Its Special Meeting Held On Three Readings Proposed Number (Special City Council Meeting Number ) Adjournment Moved by Councillor George Seconded by Councillor Boehme That Council do now adjourn. Carried (11:0) YEAS: Councillor Allen, Councillor Candon, Councillor George, Councillor Holland, Councillor Hutchison, Councillor M c Laren, Councillor Neill, Councillor Osanic, Mayor Paterson, Councillor Schell, Deputy Mayor Stroud, Councillor Turner (11) NAYS: Councillor Allen, Councillor Boehme (2) Council adjourned at 10:04 pm. (Signed) John Bolognone Bryan Paterson City Clerk Mayor Kingston Special City Council Meeting Page 618