City Council Meeting
AGENDA

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.

Council Chamber

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Public Meeting

National Anthem

Land Acknowledgement

The City of Oshawa is situated on lands within the traditional and treaty territory of the Michi Saagiig and Chippewa Anishinaabeg and the signatories of the Williams Treaties, which include the Mississaugas of Scugog Island, Curve Lake, Hiawatha and Alderville First Nations, and the Chippewas of Georgina Island, Rama and Beausoleil First Nations.

We are grateful for the Anishinaabeg who have cared for the land and waters within this territory since time immemorial.

We recognize that Oshawa is steeped in rich Indigenous history and is now present day home to many First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. We express gratitude for this diverse group of Indigenous Peoples who continue to care for the land and shape and strengthen our community.

As a municipality, we are committed to understanding the truth of our shared history, acknowledging our role in addressing the negative impacts that colonization continues to have on Indigenous Peoples, developing reciprocal relationships, and taking meaningful action toward reconciliation.

We are all Treaty people.

Council Member Announcements

(As may be presented by Council Members)

Additional Agenda Items

(As may be presented at the meeting)

• Recommendation

  That the delegation from Kathryn Bremner concerning Item SF-25-58 regarding the Initiatives to Incentivize the Supply of Purpose-Built Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles in the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry be added to the agenda of the City Council meeting of December 15, 2025. 

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

(As may be presented by Council Members)

Presentations

Certificate of Recognition

Mayor Carter to present a letter of recognition to Municipal Law Enforcement Officers. 

Region of Durham - Supportive Housing

Region of Durham to provide a presentation to Council concerning supportive housing in Oshawa.

Delegations

• Recommendation

  That the delegation from Kathryn Bremner be heard. (Requires 2/3)

Kathryn Bremner – Report SF-25-58

Items requiring Council Direction

None

Public Consent Agenda

• Recommendation

  That all items listed under the heading of Public Consent Agenda for the City Council Meeting dated December 15, 2025, be adopted as recommended except for the following: 

  from the Thirty-third Report of the  the Community and Operations Services Committee; and,

  from the Thirty-fourth Report of the Corporate and Finance Services Committee; and,

  from the Fifty-eighth Report from the Thirty-sixth Report of the Economic and Development Services Committee; and,

  from the Fortieth Report of the Safety and Facilities Services Committee

Adoption of Council Minutes

• Recommendation

  That the minutes of the City Council meetings held on November 24, 2025, and November 28, 2025, be adopted.

Correspondence with recommendations

None

Standing Committee Reports

Report of the Community and Operations Services Committee

The Community and Operations Services Committee respectfully reports and recommends to City Council its Thirty-third Report.

CO-25-55 Durham District School Board Request for On-Street Parking Permits for Mary Street Public School (Ward 4)

• Recommendation

  Whereas correspondence was received on October 30, 2025, from the Durham District School Board requesting five (5) on-street parking permits along Colborne Street East and Ontario Street for Mary Street Public School staff; and,

  Whereas Mary Street Public School, located at 110 Mary Street North, is bordered by twenty-seven (27) on-street parking spaces, including ten (10) on Ontario Street and seventeen (17) on Colborne Street East; and,

  Whereas Mary Street Public School has stated that they have insufficient parking spaces within their parking lot to accommodate their staff; and,

  Whereas Colborne Street East and Ontario Street currently offer hourly on-street parking at an hourly rate of $1.25, with a maximum time limit of 2 hours; and,

  Whereas five (5) on-street parking permits would generate approximately $365 per month in accordance with the rates pursuant to the City’s Fees and Charges By-law 109-2024; and,

  Whereas licencing five (5) on-street parking spaces will increase the forecasted long-term utilization percentage for on-street parking as reported in CO-24-60 dated December 4, 2024, from 49% to 50%,

  That based on Item CO-25-55 dated December 8, 2025, being the Durham District School Board Request for On-Street Parking Permits for Mary Street Public School:

  1. That the request from the Durham District School Board received on October 30, 2025 to enter into a licence agreement for five (5) on-street parking spaces near the Mary Street Public School be approved, increasing the forecasted 2034 Utilization from 49% to 50% of the 85% critical threshold; and,
  2. The staff be authorized to amend Schedule VII of the Traffic and Parking By-law 79-1999, as amended, to add on-street permit parking, in combination with hourly parking, on Colborne Street East between Simcoe Street North and Mary Street North, and on Ontario Street between William Street East and Colborne Street East; and,
  3. That the City of Oshawa enter into a five (5) year agreement with the Durham District School Board for five (5) parking permits in the City’s On-Street Parking System for the term of the Agreement at the monthly rate applicable for the spaces in accordance with the City’s Fees and Charges By-law 109-2024, as amended; and ,
  4. That the Commissioner, Community and Operations Services Department, be authorized to execute the licence agreement in a final form and content satisfactory to the Commissioner, Community and Operations Services Department, the Commissioner, Corporate and Finance Services Department and the City Solicitor.

CO-25-56 - Amendments to the Traffic and Parking Bylaw 79-99 (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  Whereas at its meeting on September 29, 2025, Council approved the changes to Fees and Charges By-law 109-2024, contained in Report CF-25-44; and,

  Whereas the parking fees in Schedules 5, 6, and 7 of the Traffic and Parking By-law 79-1999, as amended (”Traffic and Parking By-law") must be amended to reflect the fees approved in the Fees and Charges By-law 109-2024, as amended, effective January 1, 2026; and,

  Whereas Lot 20 was previously located at 31, 33, and 45 Simcoe Street North and needs to be removed from Schedule 5, Parking Lots, of the Traffic and Parking By-law; and,

  Whereas through Report CNCL-25-57, staff were directed to implement a paid parking system at Lakeview Park and Ed Broadbent Park for non-Oshawa residents, on weekends, public holidays and during Council endorsed special events, valid on the same day, from May 15 to October 15; and,

  Whereas parking lots identified as Lots A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H at Lakeview Park and Ed Broadbent Park must be added to Schedule 5, Parking Lots, of the Traffic and Parking By-law, to incorporate paid parking for non-Oshawa residents,

  Therefore be it resolved that based on Item CO-25-56 dated December 8, 2025, the necessary amending by-law be passed to further amend Traffic and Parking By-law 79-99, as amended in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor to:

  • Amend the fees in Schedules 5, 6 and 7 to reflect fees in Fees and Charges By-law 109-2024, as amended; and,
  • Remove Lot 20 from Schedule 5; and,
  • Add Lots A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H at Lakeview Park and Ed Broadbent Park to Schedule 5.

CO-25-57 Update to the Eligibility Criteria for the Oshawa Community Legend Award and the E.P. Taylor Winfields Farm Champion Award (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That Report CO-25-57 dated December 3, 2025, concerning an update to the eligibility criteria for the Oshawa Community Legend Award and the E.P. Taylor Windfields Farm Champion Award be received for information.

CO-25-58 - Outstanding Items List - Fourth Quarter 2025 (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That based on Report CO-25-58 dated December 3, 2025, being the Community and Operations Services Committee Outstanding Items Status Report, Item 1 of said Report be removed; and,

  That the remainder of the Community and Operations Services Committee Outstanding Items Status Report be received for information.  

Report of the Corporate and Finance Services Committee

The Corporate and Finance Services Committee respectfully reports and recommends to City Council its Thirty-fourth Report.

CF-25-56 - 2026 Borrowing By-law (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That the Borrowing By-law as outlined in Attachment 1 to Report CF-25-56, 2026 Borrowing By-law, dated November 26, 2025, be approved.

CF-25-57 - Outstanding Items List - Fourth Quarter 2025 (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That Report CF-25-57 dated December 1, 2025, being the Corporate and Finance Services Committee Outstanding Items Status Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2025, be received for information.

Report of the Economic and Development Services Committee

The Economic and Development Services Committee respectfully reports and recommends to City Council its Fifty-eighth Report.

ED-25-112 - Economic and Development Services Committee Outstanding Items List Status Report - Fourth Quarter Outstanding Items List (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That, based on Report ED-25-112 dated December 1, 2025, being the Economic and Development Services Committee Outstanding Items List Status Report - Fourth Quarter be received for information.

ED-25-114 - Application Under the Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan, 50 Richmond Street East, Richmond Real Estate Inc. (Ward 4)

• Recommendation
  1. That, based on Report ED-25-114 dated November 26, 2025, the application submitted by Richmond Real Estate Inc. under the City’s Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan for an Increased Assessment Grant for the redevelopment of Units 114, 115 and 116 at 50 Richmond Street East into a medical clinic and pharmacy be approved in general accordance with the comments contained in said Report, and that the Increased Assessment Grants be $14,156.54 for Unit 114, $16,987.85 for Unit 115, and $16,987.85 for Unit 116 amounting to a total Increased Assessment Grant of $48,132.24 spread over a nine (9) year period; and,
  2. The Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department, be authorized to enter into an agreement with Richmond Real Estate Inc. or a corporation to be named later, under the City’s Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan to implement Part 1 above, in a form and content satisfactory to the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department, and the City Solicitor.

ED-25-115 - Community Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan - 5 Year Update (All Wards)

• Recommendation
  1. That, based on Report ED-25-115 dated November 26, 2025, the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory be endorsed as part of the first five year update to the Council-approved Community Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan and authorize staff to provide a copy of the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, together with a copy of said Report, to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for approval, to satisfy Milestones 4 and 5 of the Partners for Climate Change program; and
  2. That a copy of Report ED-25-115 dated November 26, 2025 be sent to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Region of Durham, Durham area municipalities, Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation, and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority.

Report of the Safety and Facilities Services Committee

The Safety and Facilities Services Committee respectfully reports and recommends to City Council its Fortieth Report.

SF-25-57 - Outstanding Items List - Fourth Quarter 2025 (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That Report SF-25-57 dated December 8, 2025, being the Safety and Facility Services Committee's Outstanding Items Status Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2025, be received for information.

SF-25-58 - Initiatives to Incentivize the Supply of Purpose-Built Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles in the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That based on Report SF-25-58 dated December 3, 2025 concerning initiatives to incentivize the supply of wheelchair accessible vehicles in the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry:

  1. That an Intermunicipal Exemption be established for accessible taxicabs licensed in any municipality in Durham Region to pick up fares in Oshawa to increase the availability of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles in Oshawa's Vehicle-for-Hire Industry;
  2. That the necessary amending By-law be passed to further amend Vehicle-for-Hire By-law 31-2022, as amended, generally in the form of Attachment 2 to said Report, in a form and content acceptable to the City Solicitor:
  3. That the notice of requirements of Public Notice Policy (GOV-23-02) be waived in lieu of the implementation of a communication plan detailed in said Report; and,
  4. That staff continue to work with all applicable stakeholders to explore additional measures to further incentivize the provision of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles in Oshawa's Vehicle-for-Hire Industry.

SF-25-59 - 2025 Warrior Health - Before Operational Stress Program (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That Report SF-25-59, dated December 3, 2025, concerning the 2025 Warrior Health Before Operational Stress Program be received for information.

Other Staff Reports and Motions

CNCL-25-86 - Mayor's Budget Reserve and Reserve Funds (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That based on Report CNCL-25-86 dated December 10, 2025, Council approve:

  1. The Reserve and Reserve Funds required to fund $44.5 million in capital as outlined in the 2026 Budget as adopted; and,
  2. The Reserve and Reserve fund contributions of $19.3 million to reserves from tax levy as outlined in the 2026 Budget as adopted; and,
  3. The Reserve and Reserve Fund contributions of $8.0 million to operations as outlined in the 2026 Budget as adopted

CNCL-25-87 - Mayor's Budget - Tax Levy and Other Revenue Sources (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That based on Report CNCL-25-87 dated December 10, 2025, Council approve the Tax Levy and other revenue sources as detailed in this report that are required to fund the 2026 Budget as adopted.

CNCL-25-90 - Appointments to Boards and Committees (All Wards)

Confidential Attachments 1 & 2 - Closed Pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act

(See Pages C1 - C84)

• Recommendation

  That based on Report CNCL-25-90 dated December 10, 2025 concerning appointments to Advisory Committees and the Committee of Adjustment:

  1. That the individuals listed in Confidential Attachment 1 be appointed to the respective committees until November 2026 or until such time as successors are appointed by Council; and,
  2. That Council temporarily amend the Terms of Reference for the Oshawa Animal Care Advisory Committee, Oshawa Environmental Advisory Committee and Heritage Oshawa to reduce the membership composition as set out in Section 4.2 until November 2026.

CNCL-25-91 - Durham Region Child Care Subsidy (All Wards) 

• Recommendation

  Whereas through Report CS-19-49, Council authorized the Commissioner, Community & Operations Services to enter into an agreement with Durham Region to administer the Durham Region Childcare Subsidy Program; and,

  Whereas the Durham Region Childcare Subsidy Program provides childcare fee assistance to eligible families in Durham Region; and,

  Whereas entering into an agreement with Durham Region allowed Oshawa residents who are recipients of the Durham Region Childcare Subsidy Program to register for City of Oshawa camp programs as an alternative for childcare; and,

  Whereas the cost to attend a City of Oshawa camp program is funded either entirely by Durham Region or by a contribution from both Durham Region and the parents/guardians of the children attending the camp program based on the parents/guardians income; and,

  Whereas an agreement was executed on January 1, 2023 for a term of three (3) years, commencing on January 1, 2023 and concluding on December 31, 2025; and,

  Whereas in 2025, a total of 331 registrations were processed for 46 families and 76 children; and,

  Whereas the administration of the Durham Region Childcare Subsidy Program requires significant manual processing, invoicing, coordination, payment reconciliation, attendance reconciliation and data entry; and,

  Whereas due to the unique administrative requirements of the Durham Region Childcare Subsidy Program, the program cannot be supported by front line Customer Service Representatives in Recreation Services who are typically responsible for program registration and customer service; and,

  Whereas the total number of hours dedicated by City of Oshawa staff to the administration of the Durham Region Childcare Subsidy Program in 2025 was approximately 270 hours or the equivalent of 37 workdays or 7.5 weeks; and,

  Whereas the high administrative demands of the Durham Region Childcare Subsidy Program are not sustainable and are negatively impacting the ability of City of Oshawa staff assigned to administer the program to complete their regular daily responsibilities; and,

  Whereas the City of Oshawa provides alternative financial assistance programs to children of Oshawa residents such as the Recreation Fee Assistance Program, the Recreation Access Membership Program, Canadian Tire Jumpstart and in partnership with Durham Region the Recreation Services Certificate Program;

  Therefore based on Item CNCL-25-91 dated December 10, 2025 concerning the Durham Region Child Care Subsidy:

  1. That Council direct staff to advise Durham Region that upon the conclusion of the current agreement on December 31, 2025, the City is unable to provide the administrative support required to support the Durham Region Childcare Subsidy Program in its current format;
  2. That Council direct staff to engage with Durham Region to improve the administrative components of the program to streamline the process, create efficiencies and reduce the administrative responsibilities of the City; and,
  3. That the Commissioner, Community and Operations Services be authorized to enter into a new agreement with Durham Region, that is mutually beneficial to both parties, to provide the Durham Region Childcare Subsidy Program to Oshawa residents, in a form and content satisfactory to the Commissioner, Community and Operations Services, the Commissioner, Corporate and Finance Services and the City Solicitor.

CNCL-25-92 - Webstreaming of Committee of Adjustment Meetings in Fall 2026 (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  Whereas at its meeting of June 23, 2025, Council approved the use of Internet Voting for the Advance Voting Period and in person and Internet Voting on Voting Day which will require a Voter Assistance Centre at City Hall in the Committee Meeting Room during both the Advance Voting Period and on Voting Day; and,

  Whereas Committee of Adjustment meetings take place in the Committee Meeting Room where web streaming (live and archived) is provided for convenience purposes only; and,

  Whereas not requiring web streaming of Committee of Adjustment meetings between September 28, 2026 and November 13, 2026 would allow these meetings to be open to the public and relocated to another City facility to ensure the quasi-judicial process is not delayed by the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections;

  Therefore that based on Item CNCL-25-92 dated December 10, 2025, Committee of Adjustment meetings from September 28, 2026 to November 13, 2026 (live or archived) but held in another suitable City facility to accommodate attendance by members of the public.   

CNCL-25-93 - C.P.T.E.D. Cleanup of Oshawa Creek Valley Monitoring Update (Ward 5)

• Recommendation

  That Report CNCL-25-93 dated December 10, 2025, regarding C.P.T.E.D. Cleanup at Oshawa Valley Creek Monitoring Update be received for information. 

CNCL-25-94 - Fees and Charges Amendment (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That based on Report CNCL-25-94, dated December 10, 2025, the changes to Fees and Charges By-law 109-2024, as amended be approved and the necessary amending by-law as generally set out in Attachment 1 to said Report be passed in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 

By-Laws

135-2025 - A By-law to Expropriate a Portion of 1120 Conlin Road East

(Implements direction of November 24, 2025 through Item ED-25-106 of the Fortieth Report to the Economic and Development Services Committee to authorize expropriation of a portion of 1120 Conlin Road East.)

136-2025 - A By-law to authorize borrowing from time to time to meet current expenditures during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026

(Implements direction of December 15, 2025 through Item CF-25-56 of the Thirty-fourth Report to the Corporate and Finance Services Committee to authorize borrowing from time to time to meet current expenditures during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026)

137-2025 - A By-law to authorize further amendments to the Traffic and Parking By-law 79-99, as amended

(Implements direction of December 15, 2025 through Item CO-25-56 of the Thirty-third Report to the Community and Operations Services Committee to authorize further amendments to the Traffic and Parking By-law 79-99, as amended, to further amend schedules V, VI and VII to reflect the fees approved in the Fees and Charges By-law 109-2024, as amended, effective as of January 1, 2026.)

138-2025 - A By-law to authorize further amendments to the Vehicle-for-Hire By-law 31-2022, as amended

(Implements direction of December 15, 2025 through Item SF-25-28 of the Fortieth Report to the Safety and Facilities Services Committee to authorize further amending the Vehicle-for-Hire By-law 31-2022, as amended, to permit accessible taxicabs licensed by any of the eight (8) Durham Region lower-tier municipalities for the purposes of incentivizing the increased supply of accessible taxicabs within the City of Oshawa and Durham Region.)

139-2025 - A By-law to further amend the Fees and Charges By-law 109-2024, as amended

(Implements Council's direction of December 15, 2025 through Report CNCL-25-94 to authorize updating various fees and charges)

Public Discussion Agenda

Matters Excluded from Consent Agenda

Items Pulled from the Information Package

None

Closed Consent Agenda

• Recommendation

  That all items listed under the heading of Closed Consent Agenda for the City Council meeting dated December 15, 2025, be adopted as recommended except for the following: 

Correspondence with recommendations

 None

Standing Committee Reports

Report of the Community and Operations Services Committee

None

Report of the Corporate and Finance Committee Services

None

Report of the Economic and Development Services Committee

None

Report of the Safety and Facilities Services Committee

None

Other Staff Reports and Motions

CNCL-25-88 - Potential Disposition of Certain City-owned Lands at the Oshawa Executive Airport (Ward 2)

Closed Pursuant to Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal Act

(See Pages C85 - C92)

• Recommendation

  That based on Closed Item CNCL-25-88 dated December 15, 2025, staff be directed to initiate discussions and investigations involving the potential disposition of certain City-owned lands at the Oshawa Executive Airport as generally outlined in said Closed Item, and report back on the results of said discussions and investigations.

CNCL-25-96 - Airport Legal Matter (Ward 2)

Closed Pursuant to Section 239 (2) (e) and (f) of the Municipal Act

• Recommendation

  That staff proceed as directed in Closed Item CNCL-25-96 dated December 10, 2025 concerning the Airport Legal Matter. 

Closed Discussion Agenda

Matters Excluded from Consent Agenda

• Recommendation

  That the meeting recess for 5 minutes in order to shut down the webstream; and,

  That the meeting recess and reconvene in a session closed to the public pursuant to Section 239(2)(j) of the Municipal Act in order to consider a delegation from Oshawa PUC Networks Inc. and Item CNCL-25-89 which concerns a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that belongs to the municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential monetary value. 

Delegations

Oshawa PUC Networks Inc. requesting to address City Council concerning Correspondence CNCL-25-89 related to a request concerning the Shareholder's Agreement.

Items Requiring Council Direction

CNCL-25-89 - Oshawa PUC Networks Inc. Submitting a Request Concerning the Shareholder's Agreement (All Wards)

Closed Pursuant to Section 239 (2) (j) of the Municipal Act

(See Pages C93)

Matters Tabled

None

Notices of Motion

CNCL-25-95 - Request for Update on the Status of the former home of Robert McLaughlin (Ward 4 )

The following notice of motion is submitted by Councillor McConkey, seconded by Councillor Kerr:

• Recommendation

  Whereas there has been no update for the public and for City Council on the status on the condition and future of 195 Simcoe St. N., the former home of Robert McClaughlin.

  Whereas the file materials at the Ontario Land Tribunal are public

  Now therefore Staff provide a update Report to Council in January 2026 

Confirming By-Law

A by-law to confirm the City Council meeting of December 15, 2025.

• Recommendation

  That the confirming by-law be passed. 

Adjournment

• Recommendation

  That the meeting adjourn at