Council Minutes Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - City of St. John's

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- 6 - 2009-07-14The Development Committee recommends that Council reject the application for the CrownLand as the proposed development is contrary to Section 104(4) of the City of St. John’sAct.Art Cheeseman, ChairpersonAssociate Commissioner/Director of EngineeringSJMC2009-07-14/420RIt was moved by Deputy Mayor Ellsworth; seconded by Councillor Duff:That the Committee’s recommendations be approved.The motion being put was unanimously carried.Public Works & Environment Standing Committee Report dated June 30 th , 2009Council considered the following Public Works & Environment Standing CommitteeReport dated June 30 th , 2009:In Attendance:Councillor Wally Collins, ChairpersonCouncillor Frank GalgayRon Penney, Chief Commissioner & City SolicitorArt Cheeseman, Associate Commissioner/Director of EngineeringPaul Mackey, Director of Public Works & ParksDave Blackmore, Director of Building & Property ManagementLinda Bishop, Senior Legal CounselJason Sinyard, Manager of Waste ManagementBrendan O’Connell, Manager of Environmental ServicesBrian Head, Operations Assistant – ParksSteve Colford, Operations & Systems EngineerKaren Chafe, Recording Secretary1. Untarped Garbage TrucksThe Committee considered a memo dated June 26 th , 2009 from the Director ofPublic Works & Parks regarding the notice that the Department proposes to issue tocommercial haulers using Robin Hood Bay (RHB) landfill to address the issue ofgarbage not being properly covered while being transported. Improperly coveredgarbage is a significant source of litter on streets and is costly to clean up. The mostpractical and effective way to address chronic violators is by adding a surcharge totheir tipping fee charge, proposed at $100 per incident. The City also proposes toissue a similar notice to non-commercial users of the landfill to address the litterproblem with these vehicles. The proposed surcharge will not apply to noncommercialusers. The Committee endorses the following recommendation forCouncil’s approval:That a surcharge of $100 per incident be levied on commercial haulersto the Robin Hood Bay Landfill who are in contravention of the coveringregulations and that this measure be implemented as soon as the
- 7 - 2009-07-14required programming changes can be made to our IT systems(tentatively August 1 st ). The Committee further recommends that theproceeds from the surcharge be used to offset the cost of litter control atRHB.2. St. John Bosco Church Flooding ProblemThe Committee considered a memo dated June 26 th , 2009 from the Director ofPublic Works & Parks regarding the history of the flooding problem at St. JohnBosco Church and the City’s previous involvement with it. Staff has advised thatthis problem was investigated in 1999 and the problem relates to groundwater forwhich the City has no responsibility. During that same year, the City had agreed toinstall piping and troughing to capture all of the retaining weep hole water anddischarge it to the catch basin, on the basis that this would be a one time request towhich the Avalon East School Board had agreed to own and maintain the works thatthe City installed. The work presently proposed is also on private property and staffhas recommended that the City not agree to take on the work based on the abovenoted agreement with the Avalon East School Board. Further information on thebackground history is attached to this report.It was recommended on motion of Councillor Galgay; seconded byCouncillor Collins: that the City cover the cost of the work required3. Service Evaluation Survey ResultsThe Committee refers the attached Service Evaluation Survey to Council forinformation purposes.4. Building Application ProcessingThe Committee considered a memo dated May 28 th , 2009 from the Director ofBuilding & Property Management regarding the challenges of meeting the demandsto process building applications due to the unprecedented construction activity thathas taken place over the last five to six years. Residential construction activity hasalmost doubled with inspection activity increasing from 11,400 inspections per yearto an average of 22,000 per year. During the same period of time, staffing levelshave only increased by 15 percent. Similar demands are experienced within theElectrical Inspection Division, and funding requests for additional staff in 2009 andprevious years have not been approved.Councillor Wally CollinsChairpersonThe Committee recommends that the request for additional staffinglevels to address building application processing be referred to thebudget discussion.SJMC2009-07-14/421RIt was moved by Councillor Collins; seconded by Councillor Galgay: Thatthe Committee’s recommendations be approved.
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