Getting ready for summer at SF Council

Wilma Kenny | Apr 06, 2017

Line Painting
Council approved Public Works Manager Segsworth recommendation that the pavement marking tender be granted to Trillium Pavement Marking, in the amount of $137,523. This falls within the amount budgeted, and came as a result of a joint tendering process involving all four Frontenac Townships. In response to a question about the need for painting this year, Segsworth said that many of the main roads had lost a lot of paint during the winter.

Wild Parsnip (and Council?)
Control Segsworth presented the bids for roadside mowing: local mowing would be a 6 ft wide pass each side of the road with a provisional second cut, and arterial mowing would be 12 feet wide, with provision for second and third cuts. The tender has been awarded to Percy Snider, lowest bidder. Segsworth says he is also looking into tendering with the other townships for proactive spraying.

There was brief discussion of the merits and disadvantages of both practices, which deteriorated when Councillor Sutherland attempted to speak further about line painting. After a few moments of choral talking by Sutherland and Mayor Vandewal, Sutherland was declared out of order.

Parkland Fee Process Clarified
The Township requires either parkland or cash-in-lieu as a condition of a consent plan or plan of subdivision or condominium: 2% of the appraised value of the land in the case of commercial lots, and 5% for residential. Council had asked Planner Lindsay Mills to draft a policy to clarify the process for determining baseline property value. Mills presented, and Council passed a by-law (2017-16) stating that valuations will be done by a qualified and certified professional appraiser chosen by the Township. (The developer may also wish to contribute a valuation done by the appraiser of their choice.) All required valuations will be done at the owner’s expense.

Storrington Rezoning Subject to Site Plan
Council approved rezoning the Campbell property (part lot 19, Concession II) from Urban Commercial to Special Urban Commercial, in order to permit four accessory residential units. However, the rezoned area will be marked (H) as a holding zone, until all requirements of a site plan agreement have been agreed upon and registered upon the title of the property. This will specify details such as: locations of all buildings and structures, wells, septic systems, parking, traffic access, and incorporating all conditions required by KFL&A Public Health, prior to the holding symbol being removed by by-law.

Internet and Telephone Voting
Council authorized voting for the 2018 election to be via telephone or internet.