CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013 COUNCIL CHAMBER CIVIC ADMINISTRATION COMPLEX 50 Centre Street South, Oshawa 6:30 p.m. AGENDA Notice to Correspondents The personal information contained in your correspondence to Oshawa City Council or its committees is collected under the Municipal Act, 2001. Any personal information you choose to disclose in your correspondence will be used to receive your views on the relevant issue(s) to enable the City to make its decision on the matter. This information will become part of the public record. The City of Oshawa is committed to providing services as set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. If you have accessibility needs and require alternate formats or other accommodations please contact Kim Bressan. Please provide a minimum of one business day notice in advance of the meeting if accommodation is required. Questions regarding City Council meetings may be directed to Kim Bressan, Council Meeting Co-ordinator, at 905-436-3311, ext. 2433 or by email to [email protected]. WEBSITE: www.oshawa.ca COUNCIL COMPOSITION The Council of the City of Oshawa is comprised of eleven members - one Mayor, seven Regional Councillors and three City Councillors. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL The members of the Council of the City of Oshawa are: Mayor John Henry Regional Councillor John Aker City Councillor Roger Bouma Regional Councillor Bob Chapman Regional Councillor Nancy Diamond Regional Councillor Amy England Regional Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri Regional Councillor John Neal Regional Councillor Nester Pidwerbecki City Councillor Doug Sanders City Councillor Bruce Wood CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS City Council meetings are held on the following Mondays commencing at 6:30 p.m. and the public is welcome to attend: January 7 and 28, February 19 (Tuesday), March 18, April 8 and 29, May 21 (Tuesday), June 10 and 24, September 3 (Tuesday) and 23, October 15 (Tuesday), November 4 and 25 and December 16, 2013. City Council will take a 15 minute break at 8:30 p.m. during every regular City Council meeting, or at the next opportunity after 8:30 p.m. upon the completion of the item being discussed. There are four Standing Committees of Council: Development Services Committee, Corporate Services Committee, Community Services Committee and the Strategic Initiatives Committee. A calendar of all Standing Committee meeting dates is available on the City of Oshawa website at www.oshawa.ca For inquiries about this agenda please contact Kim Bressan, Council Meeting Co-ordinator, at 905-436-3311 ext. 2433, 905-436-5627 (TTY) or by email at [email protected] Members of the public may address Council concerning an item on the agenda, provided they have appeared before the appropriate Standing Committee and are in opposition to the Committee’s recommendations, by submitting a written request to the City Clerk before noon on the Thursday preceding the Monday Council meeting. Speakers are generally limited to 5 minutes. PLEASE NOTE: • Cellular phones/pagers must be switched to the non-audible function during this meeting. • The City of Oshawa maintains a scent free policy. Please refrain from wearing/using perfumes, colognes or other scented products at this meeting. • Food and drinks are not permitted in the Council Chamber. SECTION ONE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA APRIL 8, 2013 Page 100 City Council’s Closed Meeting is scheduled to begin in the Council Chamber, Civic Administration Complex, 50 Centre Street South at 3:30 p.m. City Council’s Public Meeting is scheduled to begin in the Council Chamber, Civic Administration Complex, 50 Centre Street South at 6:30 p.m. PUBLIC AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS (As may be presented by Council members) DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST (As may be presented by Council members) PRESENTATIONS The 2012 Community Organization Volunteer Recognition Certificates to be presented. DELEGATIONS/DELEGATION REQUESTS Delegations 1. Tammy MacLean requesting to address City Council in opposition to Item 2 of the Twenty-third Report of the Corporate Services Committee concerning her request that the City’s Property Standards By-law be enforced in the south end of Oshawa and the Residential Rental Housing By-law be applied throughout the City. Delegation Requests (requires 2/3 vote) 1. Lou DeVuono, Heroes Highway Ride & Rally requesting to address City Council in opposition to Item 1 of the Twenty-third Report of the Corporate Services Committee concerning his request for cancellation of the City’s invoice for the Heroes Highway Ride & Rally event held on June 4, 2011. CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTS 1. Bill Steele requesting any replies received from the Prime Minister in response to Mayor Henry’s letters of September 26, 2012 and November 1, 2012 be made public; and, requesting to understand the current relationship between the City and the Federal Government and to be advised of possible future financial assistance from the Federal Government with respect to the City’s infrastructure. City Council Agenda - 101 - April 8, 2013 2. Bill Steele requesting the General Motors Centre implement a $2 ticket surcharge to reasonably and responsibly decrease its debt, and expressing that American ticket companies make tons of money by printing our tickets while Oshawa taxpayers pick up the losses at the General Motors Centre year after year. 3. Daniel Weatherbe requesting the City of Oshawa call for an end to the practice of water fluoridation because, in his opinion, adding fluoride to the water is unsafe, unethical and ineffective; and, forwarding an article by the Fluoride Action Network entitled ‘50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation’. 4. John Challinor II, Director, Corporate Affairs, Nestle Waters supporting the recommendation contained in Item 8 of the Forty-third Development Services Committee Report and further, opposing The Blue Communities Project and in particular their call to ban the selling of bottled water, stating it is not an environmental initiative but a political campaign based on dogmatism instead of science. 5. Bill Steele requesting to be advised why the City Manager’s base salary increased by 6.8% in one year; and, requesting to be provided with the Council approved wage increase between 2011 and 2012; and, further, in the event an increase is higher than approved, to be provided an explanation. 6. Rob Vella opposing Item 1 of the Twenty-third Report of the Corporate Services Committee concerning the Heroes Highway Ride & Rally request for cancellation of the City’s invoice for their event held on June 4, 2011. 7. Canadian Beverage Association, Brandon Ashmore, Coordinator, Communications and Government Affairs supporting the recommendation contained in Item 8 of the Forty-third Development Services Committee Report, and commending the Committee for voting against restricting or limiting bottled water in City facilities. 8. Mayor Hazel McCallion, City of Mississauga requesting members of the Large Urban Mayors’ Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO) support Jim Wilson’s Private Members’ Bill, along with the Association of Municipalities in Ontario, regarding the issue of interest arbitration which covers essential service employers who are not allowed to strike; and, forwarding her letter to leaders of the three political parties: Premier Kathleen Wynne, Official Opposition Leader Tim Hudak and Andrea Horwath. (Placed on the agenda at the request of Mayor Henry.) ADDITIONAL AGENDA-RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (As may be presented at the meeting.) City Council Agenda - 102 - April 8, 2013 PUBLIC CONSENT AGENDA That all items listed under the heading of Public Consent Agenda for the April 8, 2013 Council meeting be adopted as recommended. ADOPTION OF MINUTES That the minutes of the March 18, 20 at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and 25, 2013 City Council meetings be adopted. CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence – Received and Filed That correspondence listed in Appendix A to the Public Agenda for the April 8, 2013 Council meeting be received and filed. Correspondence None. Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 61. Oshawa Accessibility Advisory Committee Recommendation That the minutes of the Oshawa Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting of March 19, 2013 be received for information. 62. Safe City Oshawa Partnership Recommendation That the minutes of the Safe City Oshawa Partnership meeting of March 21, 2013 be received for information. 63. Heritage Oshawa Recommendation That the minutes of the Heritage Oshawa meeting of March 27, 2013 be received for information. City Council Agenda - 103 - April 8, 2013 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Report of the Development Services Committee The Development Services Committee respectfully reports and recommends to City Council its Forty-third Report. 1. First Report of Heritage Oshawa (DS-13-56) (See Page 402 and Pages 1 to 24) Recommendation That Item 1 of the First Report of Heritage Oshawa be replaced with the following: “1. Region of Durham – Invitation for Public Comment for Municipal Class Environment Assessment Study for Simcoe Street Between Conlin Road and Winchester Road (HTG-13-20) That pursuant to Correspondence HTG-13-20 dated January 10, 2013 from the Region of Durham Works Department (Regional Works) inviting public comment for the Municipal Class Environment Assessment Study for Simcoe Street between Conlin Road and Winchester Road, the following comments from Heritage Oshawa be provided to Regional Works: 1. Whereas the City of Oshawa believes the stone pillars and gates marking the entrance to the former Windfields Farm have cultural significance,