COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 28, :00 P.M. AGENDA

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1 THIS MEETING MAY BE TELECAST ON PUBLIC TELEVISION OR WEBCAST ON THE CITY S PUBLIC WEBSITE Mayor Jaworsky in the Chair COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 28, :00 P.M. AGENDA 1. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF 2. CLOSED MEETING Recommendations: That Council hold a closed meeting for the purposes of considering the following subject matters: a) a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board (Potential disposition of City- Owned Land); and b) labour relations or employee negotiations (Waterloo Staff Association, CUPE, Waterloo Professional Fire Fighters Association).

2 COUNCIL MEETING TO RECESS AND RECONVENE AT 6:30 P.M. 3. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF 4. MOMENT OF REFLECTION 5. DELEGATIONS 6. PRESENTATIONS a) Students to Thank Council Regarding Crossing Guard at Skylark and Northfield, Waterloo Niki Penlidis, Clair Harrington and Megan Heaney, Grade 7 Students, Sir Edgar Bauer School 7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) August 10, 2015 Council Meeting Page 9 That the minutes of the Council Meeting held on August 10, 2015 be approved as printed. b) September 14, 2015 Special Council Meeting Page 27 That the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on September 14, 2015 be approved as printed. 8. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES a) Title: Committee of the Whole Report September Page 30 14, 2015 Report No.: CORP Prepared By: Lissy MacKinnon 1. That CORP be approved.

3 2. That the recommendations of the Committee of the Whole of September 14, 2015 be adopted. b) Title: Finance & Strategic Planning Committee Page 36 Report September 21, 2015 Report No.: CORP Prepared By: Lissy MacKinnon 1. That CORP be approved. 2. That the recommendations of the Finance & Strategic Planning Committee of September 21, 2015 be adopted. 9. CONSENT MOTION 10. STAFF REPORTS a) Title: Leash Free Areas: Background and Exploration Page 42 of Approaches in Other Municipalities Report No.: COM Prepared By: Jessica Johnson and Beth Rajnovich Presentation: Jessica Johnson, Jr. Research/Policy Analyst and Beth Rajnovich, Policy and Performance Analyst Delegation: Sarah Landy, resident Page That Council approve report COM That Council direct staff to include consideration of leash-free areas in the development of the Parks Strategy. b) Title: Primus Parking Agreement Termination and Page 76 Easement Transfer Report No.: IPPW Prepared By: Cameron Rapp and Steve Ross Presentation: Steve Ross, Director, Legal Services 1. That IPPW be approved.

4 2. That the Director of Legal Services prepare and complete the terms of an easement over Part 6 RP 58R to be provided by the Corporation of the City of Waterloo to ONTARIO INC. ( Primus ) at nominal consideration for services and vehicular ingress and egress, subject to the Director of Legal Services receiving written confirmation that Primus and its related companies agree to reduce the number of parking spaces the Corporation of the City of Waterloo is to provide to same in the Waterloo Town Square South Lot by at least 43 spaces, thus requiring the Corporation of the City of Waterloo to provide no more than 260 spaces in the South Lot. 3. That upon creation of the new easement, the Director of Legal Services takes all steps to cause the current easement over Part 4 and 5 RP 58R in favour of the Corporation of the City of Waterloo over Primus s lands be released and abandoned. 4. That all costs of the relocation of the drive aisle with associated landscaping, as well as all relocation of City infrastructure, all to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of IPPW, be borne by Primus. 5. That the Mayor and Clerk, or their delegates where appropriate, be authorized to execute all documents related to both the abandonment of the existing easement, and creation of the new easement, as well as any ancillary agreements, including limiting distance agreements and encroachment agreements related to the project, as they arise, subject to approval by the Director of Legal Services. 6. That the parking agreement with Primus Property Management applicable to the North Waterloo Town Square parking lot be amended at a later date to achieve a total net reduction in parking to be provided by the City to Primus to accommodate the loss of spots as a result of the Region of Waterloo Land taking and LRT construction on the North Lot.

5 c) Title: Flood Plain Mapping Updates for the Laurel/ Page 82 Clair Special Policy Area Report No.: IPPW Prepared By: Robyn McMullen 1. That IPPW be approved. 2. That the Terms of Reference for updating the flood plain mapping for the Laurel/Clair Special Policy Area be approved. 3. That the development of a Request for Proposals for consulting services be authorized. 4. That Council approve capital funding for the Flood Plain Mapping and Policy Updates project in the amount of $155,000, funded $16,000 from the Capital Reserve Fund and $139,000 from the Development Charges Reserve Fund, as approved in the 2015 Capital Budget (Ref #709). 11. FORMAL/INFORMAL PUBLIC MEETINGS Informal Public Meeting Formal Public Meeting a) Title: Zoning By-law Amendment Z-15-06, University Page 95 of Waterloo, University Avenue West and Seagram Drive Report No.: IPPW Prepared By: Natalie Hardacre Presentation: Delegation: Joel Cotter, Director, Planning Approvals Glenn Scheels, GSP Group 1. That IPPW be approved. 2. That Council approve Zoning By-law Amendment Z , University of Waterloo, University Avenue West and Seagram Drive, as set out in Section 6 of IPPW

6 b) Title: Zoning By-law Amendment Z-15-08, Page 116 and Avens Street Report No.: IPPW Prepared By: Sam Nabi Presentation: Delegation: Sam Nabi, Junior Development Planner Jacqueline Hanneman, Stantec Consulting Ltd. 1. That IPPW be approved. 2. That Council approve Zoning By-Law Amendment Z for & Avens Street in accordance with Section 8 of IPPW CONSIDERATION OF NOTICE OF MOTION GIVEN AT PREVIOUS MEETING 13. NOTICE OF MOTION a) Syria Relief WHEREAS the Syrian war has resulted in the displacement of thousands of people who have left their homes to seek shelter in neighbouring countries; and WHEREAS the City of Waterloo has a long history of working together as a community and providing assistance to organizations assisting in times of international crisis and need; NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that $10,000 funded from Council s Community Priority and Contingency Reserve be donated to the Mennonite Central Committee s Syrian Refugee Resettlement in Ontario fund to assist children and families who are displaced by the violence in Syria s Civil War. 14. COMMUNICATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE 15. REGIONAL INFORMATION AND CORRESPONDENCE 16. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7 17. NEW BUSINESS i. Delegations ii. Items removed from Consent Motion to be dealt with separately iii. Staff Reports iv. Other Business 18. QUESTIONS 19. ENACTMENT OF BY-LAWS That the By-laws listed below be read a first, second and third time and finally passed, numbered sequentially commencing with By-law Number and that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign them accordingly. a) By-law to exempt from taxation certain lands owned or occupied by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CORP , September 21, 2015) b) By-law to amend By-law , a By-law to exempt from taxation certain lands used and occupied by Veterans organizations within the City of Waterloo. (CORP , September 21, 2015) c) By-law to authorize the borrowing for temporary loans (CORP , September 21, 2015) d) By-law to confirm all actions and proceedings of Council, September 28, Regular 20. ADJOURNMENT

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