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8 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, March 4, 2010 Town revokes licence for Acton taxi company By LISA TALLYN Staff Writer The Town of Halton Hills has revoked the licence of Blue Springs Taxi. At a recent meeting, general committee voted to refuse to issue a business licence for a taxicab broker's licence or a taxicab owner's licence to the Acton company. Committee also voted to revoke the company's current temporary licences for failing to comply with licence requirements despite repeated attempts by Town staff to achieve compliance. Those requirements include using only licensed drivers, maintaining three licensed operating taxicabs and required vehicle inspections. Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette said the Town takes "public safety very seriously." "Public safety is paramount to our citizens," said Bonnette. He recommends that people who used Blue Springs Taxi contact EZ Taxi or McKab instead. The owner of Blue Springs has 15 days to appeal the decision to the Town's Community Affairs Committee. At press time the company had not returned phone calls from this newspaper. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TOWN CLERK Posting No. 201008 Reporting to the Director of Corporate Services, the CAO, Mayor and Council, this position is responsible for performing the statutory duties of the Clerk under the Municipal Act and any other Act and the management and administration of the corporate legislative function. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Manager of Human Resources. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER __________________________________________ PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING WARD 2 Concerning Applications to Amend the Town of Halton Hills Official Plan and Zoning By-law (74-51) For lands legally described as 13383 Fourth Line, Part of Lot 27, Concession 5, Town of Halton Hills (Esquesing) Town of Halton Hills Files: D09OPA09.002 & D14ZBA09.010 (13383 Fourth Line) General Committee for the Town of Halton Hills will conduct a Public Meeting to examine and discuss the proposed applications to amend the Town of Halton Hills Official Plan and Zoning By-law 74-51, as amended. The proposed amendment applications apply to the lands legally described as 13383 Fourth Line, Part of Lot 27, Concession 5, Town of Halton Hills (Esquesing). Below is a map showing the location of the subject property. The purpose and effect of the amendment applications are to permit an animal/veterinary clinic and recognize two existing second floor residential units (apartments) on the property. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Halton Hills in respect of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications, you must make a written request to the Town of Halton Hills ­ PLANNING, D E V E L O P M E N T & S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y DEPARTMENT at 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, Ontario L7G 5G2. NOTES: 1. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Halton Hills before the proposed Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law amendments are adopted/passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Halton Hills to the Ontario Municipal Board. 2. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Halton Hills before the proposed Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law amendments are adopted/passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. 3. Any written comment/objection submitted to the Town of Halton Hills regarding this application(s) which is being processed under the Planning Act 1990, may be made public as part of the application process. Further information is available in the Planning, Development & Sustainability Department, Town of Halton Hills, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, ON, L7G 5G2, or contact the Planner assigned to the file, Curtis Marshall at 905-873-2601, ext. 2253. A copy of the related Staff Report will be available on Friday March 5, 2010, on the Town's website at http://www.haltonhills.ca/ calendars. ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME. Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers. This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus accumulated taxes and the relevant land transfer tax. The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser. Note: G.S.T. may be payable by successful purchaser. For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the prescribed form of tender, visit www. OntarioTaxSales.ca or contact: Simone Gourlay Manager of Purchasing The Corporation of the Town of Halton Hills 1 Halton Hills Drive Georgetown, Ontario L7G 5G2 905-873-2601 Ext. 2210 http://www.haltonhills.ca/business/tenders Current.php 27 __________________________________________ undertaken as part of a comprehensive review of the Official Pan. The Halton Hills Official Plan was adopted by Council on September 16, 2006 and subsequently approved with modifications by the Region of Halton on March 28, 2008. Save and except for Policy D3.5.3.3 (401/407 Employment Corridor Area, General Development Policies, Transportation) and Policy F6.5 (InterMunicipal Transportation Studies) which are before the Ontario Municipal Board and certain deferrals, the Official Plan is in force. The Official Plan is consistent with the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement and included the basic elements of the Greenbelt Plan pending completion of the Sustainable Halton exercise and the adoption of a further amendment to the Halton Region Official Plan. Given the timeframes associated with the last Official Plan review, the Halton Hills Official Plan did not include a Growth Plan conformity component. The Region of Halton recently concluded its Official Plan review with the adoption of Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 38. Amendment No. 38 implements the Growth Plan, the Greenbelt Plan and the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement in a Halton context. The Town's Official Plan will have to be brought into conformity with Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 38 once approved by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing or, on appeal, by the Ontario Municipal Board. Prior to adopting further amendments to the Official Plan to achieve conformity to Provincial Plans in general and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe in particular as well as Regional Official Plan Amendment No. 38, a Special Meeting of Council pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act will be held on Monday, April 12, 2010. The purpose of this meeting is to i) generally apprise the public of the various initiatives being undertaken by the Town to achieve Growth Plan conformity as well as other Town initiated studies currently underway and ii) provide the public with an opportunity to discuss revisions that may be required to the Official Plan, as part of the Official Plan review. Separate public meetings pursuant to Section 17 of the Planning Act have been or will be held for the various Amendments to the Official Plan prior to adoption by Council. If you wish to be added to the mailing list for the Town's Official Plan Review, please submit your request in writing referencing File: D08/Official Plan Review ­ Provincial Plan Conformity to the Town of Halton Hills Planning Development and Sustainability Department, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, Ontario, L7G 5G2. ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME. DATE/TIME: Monday April 12, 2010, 6:00 P.M. LOCATION: Council Chambers, Civic Centre FILE NO: D08/Official Plan Review ­ Provincial Plan Conformity For further information on the Official Plan Review please contact John Linhardt, Manager of Planning Policy at 905-873-2601 ext. 2294 or Steve Burke, Senior Planner ­ Policy at 905-873-2601 ext. 2254. 28 Responsibilities: · Responsible for the provision of the statutory duties of the Clerk as prescribed in the Municipal Act, corporate administrative and secretariat services to Council and it's committees, processing and managing Council agendas, resolutions, correspondence, by-laws, reports and the recording of minutes. Provide advice on the rules of meetings of Council/Committee as Council's principle parliamentary advisor. · Lead municipal election as Chief Returning Officer. · Manage and oversee standards, licensing, parking and the enforcement of regulatory municipal by-laws and certain Acts and contracted service providers. · Responsible for the administration and management of an Administrative Penalties facility. · Responsible for Clerks division and Council annual operating and capital budgets. · Responsible for the preservation of Council documents, corporate records management, and complying with the Municipal Freedom of Information and the Protection of Privacy Act as FOI head. · Staff management and development in the Clerks division. DATE/TIME: Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:00PM LOCATION: Council Chambers, Civic Centre FILE NO: D09OPA09.002 & D14ZBA09.010 (13383 Fourth Line) 26 __________________________________________ SALE OF LAND FORM 6 Municipal Act, 2001 Qualifications: · University degree in Public Administration, Political Science or the equivalent of experience and training. · Extensive senior management experience in a Clerk's department. · CMO or CMM professional designation and A.M.C.T.O. membership. · Specialized training or Certification in Parliamentary Procedures required. · Valid driver's license and use of vehicle for work related travel. Qualified candidates may submit a detailed resume in confidence to the undersigned by 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 12, 2010. Please quote Posting No. 201008 on your resume. Ms. Jacqueline Kerr Manager of Human Resources Town of Halton Hills 1 Halton Hills Drive Halton Hills, ON L7G 5G2 Fax: (905) 873-1431 Email: humanresources@haltonhills.ca SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HALTON HILLS Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on 31 March 2010, at the Town of Halton Hills Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario L7G 5G2. The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the Town of Halton Hills Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills (Georgetown). SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING Notice of a Special Council Meeting Town of Halton Hills Official Plan Review ­ Provincial Plan Conformity In accordance with the Places to Grow Act, the Province requires the Town of Halton Hills to bring its Official Plan into conformity with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The Province has directed that this be completed by June 16, 2010. Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of Council will be held on Monday, April 12, 2010 commencing at 6:00 p.m. at the Halton Hills Civic Centre to discuss revisions to the Halton Hills Official Plan that may be required to achieve conformity to Provincial Plans in general and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe in particular and in context of other studies being Description of Lands: Roll No. 24 15 070 003 88610 0000, Newman Place, Georgetown PIN: 25032-0597(LT) BLOCK 187, PLAN 20M734, HALTON HILLS File 08-13. Minimum Tender Amount: $19,611.42 Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least 20 per cent of the tender amount. 29 We thank all those who apply, but advise that only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 (S.O. 2001, c.25) and will be used to select a candidate. 1 Halton Hills Dr., Halton Hills ON L7G 5G2 Tel.: 905-873-2601 · Fax: 905-873-2347