The Whitchurch-Stouffville Record

Council Meeting

February 4, 2020

Who was there

Present (6): Richard Bartley, Hugo T. Kroon, Iain Lovatt, Sue Sherban, Maurice Smith, Rick Upton

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (8 motions)

8 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That Council confirm the agenda, as circulated.
Moved by Councillor Upton, seconded by Councillor Smith
Carried
That Council adopt the minutes from the special meeting of Council on January 17, 2020, and regular meeting of Council on January 21, 2020, as circulated.
Moved by Councillor Ferdinands, seconded by Councillor Kroon
Carried
1) That Council receive Report No. DS-004-20, for information.
Moved by Councillor Sherban, seconded by Councillor Smith
Carried
1) That Council approve the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value and Description of Heritage Attributes, as shown in Attachment 3; and 2) That Council direct Staff to issue the Notice of Intention to Designate, as shown in Attachment 4, for 3291 Stouffville Road (Bruce’s Mill) as a property of cultural heritage value pursuant to Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18; and 3) That Council direct Staff to enact a By-law for the purpose of designating 3291 Stouffville Road pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, following the publication of the Notice of Intention to Designate and the mandatory 30-day public objection period, should no objections be received; and 4) That Council direct Staff to issue a letter of recommendation to the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), suggesting that, as a result of the Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report (CHER) completed for this study, a short-term stabilization maintenance plan and long-term conservation plan be implemented to ensure the future of the historic grist mill, in accordance with the Bruce’s Mill Conservation Master Plan (Executive Summary shown in Attachment 6); and Page 3 of 6 Council Minutes February 4, 2020 5) That Council direct Staff to include, within the letter of recommendation to the TRCA, its support for the TRCA’s commitment to retain the historic grist mill and its recent Expression of Interest (EOI) for the repair, restoration, and adaptive reuse of the site.
Moved by Councillor Kroon, seconded by Councillor Bartley
Carried
That Council recess at 7:10 p.m. to permit the holding of a Closed Meeting in the Whitchurch Room to consider matters with the following exceptions: • Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(b)); and • Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals affecting the municipality or local board (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(e)).
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Kroon
Carried
1) That Council direct that the Town oppose the appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment to deny the consent application CA-19-28 for 5772 Aurora Road.
Moved by Councillor Kroon, seconded by Councillor Ferdinands
Carried
That Council read Confirmatory By-law 2020-012-MS a first, second and third time and passed.
Moved by Councillor Bartley, seconded by Councillor Sherban
Carried
That there being no further business, Council adjourn the meeting at 7:42 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Smith, seconded by Councillor Ferdinands
Carried

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