CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011 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, unless you expressly request, in writing, the removal of your personal contact information from correspondence posted on the Internet. 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 905-436-5636, ext. 2433 or by email to [email protected]. WEBSITE: www.oshawa.ca COUNCIL COMPOSITION The Council of the City of Oshawa is made up 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 Neal Regional Councillor John Aker Regional Councillor Nester Pidwerbecki Regional Councillor Bob Chapman City Councillor Roger Bouma Regional Councillor Nancy Diamond City Councillor Doug Sanders Regional Councillor Amy England City Councillor Bruce Wood Regional Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri 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 10 and 31, February 22 (Tuesday), March 21, April 11, May 3 (Tuesday) and 24 (Tuesday), June 13 and 27, September 6 (Tuesday) and 26, October 17, November 7 and 28 and December 12, 2011. Please note that food and drinks are not permitted in the Council Chamber. 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 at 8:30 p.m. There are four Standing Committees of Council: Development Services Committee, Finance and Administration 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 905-436-5636 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. SECTION ONE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA JUNE 13, 2011 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 Bryan Savory, Student, Maxwell Heights Secondary School to be presented the 2011 Exceptional Student Achievement Award. Lou DeVuono, Heroes Highway Ride and Rally to present a Certificate of Thanks to the City for supporting the Heroes Highway Ride and Rally event on June 4, 2011. Terry Chadwick, Energy Solutions Consultant, Enbridge Gas Distribution to present a cheque to the City in the amount of $23,076 representing energy savings realized from behavioural operating initiatives and practices at City facilities. Denyse Newton, Administrator and Don Sabean, Advisory Committee Chair, Community Care Durham–Oshawa to provide a presentation concerning the value of Community Care Durham services for the citizens of Oshawa. City Council Agenda - 101 - June 13, 2011 DELEGATIONS/DELEGATION REQUESTS Delegations 1. Rosemary McConkey requesting to address City Council in opposition to Item 13 of the Twelfth Report of the Development Services Committee concerning various matters related to the Hamlet of Columbus. (See Related Correspondence in Correspondence Section Two) Delegation Requests (requires 2/3 vote) None. CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTS 1. Town of Ajax, Blair Labelle, Deputy Clerk, forwarding Ajax Council’s resolution to the Board of Directors of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and requesting Oshawa Council’s endorsement concerning actions to prevent the transfer of invasive Asian Carp into the Great Lakes Basin via the Chicago Waterway System; and, forwarding comments submitted by Great Lakes United, on behalf of 108 organizations/stakeholders, to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Feasibility Study expressing a need to prevent the transfer of invasive Asian Carp. (Placed on Council’s Agenda at the request of Mayor Henry.) ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORTS (Requiring Direction) Report of Oshawa Airport Advisory Committee The Oshawa Airport Advisory Committee respectfully reports and recommends to City Council its Second Report. 1. Runway Extension Study Findings (AIR-11-17) (Information Only) That the Airport Advisory Committee endorse the proposed expansion of Runway 12-30 at the Oshawa Municipal Airport. City Council Agenda - 102 - June 13, 2011 ADDITIONAL AGENDA-RELATED CORRESPONDENCE None. PUBLIC CONSENT AGENDA That all items listed under the heading of Consent Agenda for the June 13, 2011 public meeting agenda be adopted as recommended. ADOPTION OF MINUTES That the minutes of the May 24, 2011 City Council meeting be adopted. CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence – Received and Filed That correspondence listed in Appendix A to the Public Agenda for the June 13, 2011 City Council meeting be received and filed. Correspondence None. Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 61. Safe City Oshawa Partnership Recommendation That the minutes of the Safe City Oshawa Partnership meeting of April 14, 2011 be received for information. 62. Heritage Oshawa Recommendation That the minutes of the Heritage Oshawa meeting of April 28, 2011 be received for information. City Council Agenda - 103 - June 13, 2011 63. Airport Advisory Committee Recommendation That the minutes of the Airport Advisory Committee meeting of May 4, 2011 be received for information. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Report of the Development Services Committee The Development Services Committee respectfully reports and recommends to City Council its Twelfth Report. 1. Holding of Lots 3, 4 and 5 at Oshawa Municipal Airport for Seneca College (DS-11-276) (See Page 404) Recommendation That Oshawa Municipal Airport Lots 3, 4 and 5 be held exclusively for Seneca College for a period of six months to give Seneca College and staff of the Development Services Department an opportunity to negotiate a conditional purchase and sale agreement for the subject lands. 2. Rosemary McConkey – Request to Address the Development Services Committee Regarding Report DS-11-224, Review of Various Matters Related to the Hamlet of Columbus – Addendum Report (DS-11-243) (See Page 406 and Page 248) Recommendation That Correspondence Request DS-11-243 dated May 26, 2011 from Rosemary McConkey requesting to address the Development Services Committee regarding Report DS-11-224, Review of Various Matters Related to the Hamlet of Columbus, and her subsequent delegation concerning the matter, be received for information. City Council Agenda - 104 - June 13, 2011 3. Diane Stephen – Request to Address the Development Services Committee Regarding Report DS-11-224, Review of Various Matters Related to the Hamlet of Columbus (DS-11-249) (See Page 407) Recommendation That Correspondence DS-11-249 dated May 30, 2011 from Diane Stephen requesting to address the Development Services Committee regarding Report DS-11-224, Review of Various Matters Related to the Hamlet of Columbus, be received for information. 4. Proposed Revisions to the Work Plan for the Waterfront Master Plan Study (DS-11-242) (See Pages 407 to 408) Whereas on April 11, 2011 City Council approved a revised work plan for the Waterfront Master Plan Study that included the scheduling of a Public Open House to obtain comments on a draft preferred Waterfront Master Plan and reporting to Development Services Committee and Council seeking approval of a final recommended Waterfront Master Plan in June 2011; and, Whereas on May 25, 2011 the City hosted a Public Open House regarding the draft preferred Waterfront Master Plan; and, Whereas City staff requested that public comments on the draft preferred Waterfront Master Plan be submitted no later than June 3, 2011 so that a report could be presented