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"RESOLVED, That the Council minutes of May 20, 2008, be approved."

Page 1 of 11 COUNCIL June 2, 2008 "RESOLVED, That the deputation by Joan Hastings-Dove, Tony Quirk and Shannon Fletcher with reference to the Niagara College Environmental Student Study of the 40 Mile Creek Trail, be received and forwarded to Recreation Services for Information."

"RESOLVED, That the deputation by Tony Quirk, Chair, Grimsby DIA, with reference to the Festival at the Forty, be received and the Festival to be held August 16, 2008, be designated a 'Community Festival' for liquor licence purposes."

"RESOLVED, That Resolution #PD-08-45 of the Planning & Development Committee minutes of May 27, 2008, be lifted from the minutes and considered separately."

"RESOLVED, That the deputations by Ken Brownell, Doreen Wychopen, Gene Lecinski and Steve Fernick, with reference to the Kemp Road & Mountain Road Hamlet, be received."

"RESOLVED, That Resolution #PD-08-45 which reads as follows; be approved: "RESOLVED, That the Planning Report from Macaulay Shiomi Howson Limited, dated May 20, 2008, regarding Kemp Road and Mountain Road Hamlet be received, and recommendations therein be approved; AND That the Committee recomends that a By-law be passed to adopt the amendment attached to the report as Official Plan Amendment No. 40; AND That, upon passing of the By-law, that the Official Plan Amendment be forwarded to the Region of Niagara for approval."

"RESOLVED, That Resolutions #PD-08-47, #PD-08-48, #PD-08- 49, #PD-08-50, #PD-08-51, and #PD-08-47 as Amended, of the Page 3 of 11 COUNCIL June 2, 2008 Planning & Development Committee minutes of May 27, 2008, be lifted from the minutes and considered separately."

"RESOLVED, That the deputations by Michelle Zondag, Terry White, Lyle Dyment, Dave Kewley, Arie Hoogerbrugge, Tom Roden, John Cline, Jayne Patrick and Chris Barnett, with reference to the proposed Westbrook Subdivision by Losani Homes, be received."

"RESOLVED, That Resolution #PD-08-47 as amended be further amended by amending section (d) to delete references to 'splitting' the Park and in lieu having the Park entirely located in the South per the Planning Report, relocate the Park in the North." AMENDMENT

"RESOLVED, That Resolution #PD-08-47 as amended be further amended by deleting item (e) regarding street access to Main Street." AMENDMENT

"RESOLVED, That Resolution #PD-08-47 as Amended, which reads as follows, be approved: "RESOLVED, That Supplementary Report P.A. 08-18, regarding Page 6 of 11 COUNCIL June 2, 2008 applications for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval by Losani Homes, Westbrook Subdivision be received and that the following be endorsed by Council: a) That the zoning amendment application be approved as amended and that the draft by-law attached to the report as Appendix ‘B’ be forwarded to Council for approval following the submission of a draft 30M plan that incorporates the recommended revisions together with a certified list of frontages and areas of all lots and blocks; and b) That the plan of subdivision be draft approved subject to the conditions in Appendix ‘A’ to this report.; c) That a relocation of the park to the south end of the subdivision in the general vicinity of Lots 38, 109 and 110, be approved and the balance of the required 5% be incorporated into the stormwater management facility; d) That the Official Plan Amendment to increase the maximum height permitted in the medium density designation from 2 1/2 stories to 3 stories be denied, and that the draft zoning by-law be revised accordingly; e) That the Official Plan Amendment to increase the maximum density in the Medium Density designation from 30 units/ha to 42 units/ha, be denied, and that the draft zoning by-law be adjusted accordingly.”

"RESOLVED, That the minutes of the Planning & Development Committee meeting of May 27, 2008, be approved as amended."

"RESOLVED, That correspondence from CAW, Locals 222 & 598, with reference to suggested legislative changes regarding harassment and violence in the workplace, be received and endorsed."

"RESOLVED, That correspondence from The Brandee Elliott Educational Projects, dated April 23, 2008, be received and that June 7, 2008, be declared as 'Good Citizenship Day'."

"RESOLVED, That the correspondence listed as Resolutions from Other Municipalities, be received."

"RESOLVED, That leave be given to introduce By-law Nos. 08- 46 - 08-49, inclusive, and the same be now read a first time."

"RESOLVED, That By-law Nos. 08-46 - 08-49, inclusive, just read a first time, be now read a second and third time and finally passed, that the Mayor and Town Clerk do sign and seal the same, any rule of this Council to the contrary notwithstanding."

"RESOLVED, That the Grimsby Town Council is aware that the project known as Westbrook Subdivision has been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board and as such direct staff to advise the Town Solicitor to defend the position taken by Council and if deemed necessary engage a third party planner in the defence of this appeal."

"RESOLVED, That Council's Procedural By-law be suspended to allow the introduction of a resolution respecting Greenbelt."

Page 9 of 11 COUNCIL June 2, 2008 Whereas the Greenbelt Plan claims to "protect against the loss and fragmentation of the agricultural land base and to support agriculture as the predominant land use" without providing essential economic support for Ontario farmers; and Whereas the Greenbelt Plan claims to "provide for a diverse range of economic and social activities associated with rural communities, agriculture, tourism, recreation and resource uses" without allowing municipalities to plan and create parks within the designated Greenbelt area; and Whereas the Greenbelt Plan, in "identifying where urbanization should not occur in order to provide permanent protection to the agricultural land base and the ecological features and functions occurring on this landscape" has effectively frozen all future growth in numerous municipalities throughout Ontario negatively affecting the ability of these municipalities to balance future budgets; and Whereas the Greenbelt has frozen development on lands where municipalities have spent millions of dollars providing municipal services for future growth; Now therefore be it resolved 1) That the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Grimsby requests that the Ontario Provincial Government conduct a detailed study into the economic effects of the Greenbelt on farmers and municipalities; and 2) That the Ontario Provincial Government provide transfer funding to municipalities frozen by the Greenbelt to ensure the economic stability of Green