Economic and Development Services Committee (1:30 p.m.) and
Planning Act Public (6:30 p.m.) Meeting Agenda

Monday, May 08, 2023 at 1:30 P.m. - 2:30 P.m.

Council Chamber

Members of the Committee:

Councillor Marimpietri, Chair

Councillor Chapman, Vice-Chair

Councillor Giberson

Councillor Gray

Councillor Kerr

Mayor Carter, Ex Officio

 

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Public Meeting

Additional Agenda Items

(As may be presented at the meeting)

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

(As may be presented by Council Members)

Presentations

Business and Economic Development Services and Business Advisory Centre Durham - My Main Street Impact

Hailey Wright, Director, Business and Economic Development Services, and Teresa Shaver, CEO, Business Advisory Centre Durham, to provide a presentation concerning an overview of the My Main Street Impact.

Delegations

None.

Referrals from Council

None.

Reports from Advisory Committees

None.

Items Requiring Direction

ED-23-102 - Oshawa Culture Counts Awards 2023 Recipients (All Wards)

(Also See Pages C1 to C7 - Closed Pursuant to Section 239 (2)(b) of the Municipal Act)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Service Committee recommend to City Council: 

  1. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-102, dated May 3, 2023, the selection process for the Culture Counts Awards program be revised generally as identified in Section 5.3 and Attachment 1 of said Report to align the selection process for the Culture Counts Awards program with other City award programs; and,
  2. That Nominee Number 1 listed in Confidential Attachment 3 of the Professional Artist nominations presented in Report ED-23-102 be selected as the winner of the 2023 Oshawa Culture Counts Professional Artist Award; and,
  3. That Nominee Number 2 listed in Confidential Attachment 3 of the Emerging Artists nominations presented in Report ED-23-102 be selected as the winner of the 2023 Oshawa Culture Counts Emerging Artist Award; and,
  4. That the Economic and Development Service Committee select an option from Attachment 4 of said Report for the 2023 Innovation and Creation Champion Award.

ED-23-103 - Installing Art on Private Property in the Downtown (Ward 4)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: 

  1. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-103 dated May 3, 2023, the Public Art Policy be amended generally in accordance with the comments in said Report in a form and content acceptable to the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department; and,
  2. That the Economic and Development Services Committee select an option for the frequency that artwork in the Frames will be replaced from Sections 5.5.3 and 5.5.4 of said Report.

ED-23-111 - Application under the Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan, 44 Bond Street East, Sacco Schools Ltd. (Ward 4)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee provide direction in the form of a recommendation to Council by selecting the appropriate option set out in Section 5.5 of Report ED-23-111 dated May 3, 2023.  

Public Consent Agenda

• Recommendation

Correspondence with recommendations

ED-23-108 - Mind Your Plastic inquiring if the City of Oshawa would adopt a Policy Banning Single-Use Plastics (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That Correspondence ED-23-108, concerning Mind Your Plastic inquiring if the City of Oshawa would adopt a Policy Banning Single-Use Plastics be referred to the Oshawa Environmental Advisory Committee for input.

Staff Reports/Motions with recommendations

ED-23-98 - Stevenson Road North Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study Update (Ward 2)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council:

  That, pursuant to Report ED-23-98 dated May 3, 2023, concerning the Stevenson Road North Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study, staff be authorized to hold a public engagement in late June 2023 to present the Study process, existing conditions, the alternative solutions, and the next steps in the Study. 

ED-23-105 - Capital Cost Sharing Agreement with George Lysyk & Sons Limited (Ward 5)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: 

  1. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-105 dated May 3, 2023, regarding the request from George Lysyk & Sons Limited to enter into a Capital Cost Sharing Agreement for the reconstruction of Dieppe Court, that the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department be authorized to sign the agreement provided the agreement is in a form and content acceptable to the City Solicitor and the Commissioner, Corporate and Finance Services Department; and,
  2. That funding in the amount of $240,000 be approved from the Infrastructure Reserve for reimbursement to George Lysyk & Sons Limited, subject to the execution of a Capital Cost Sharing Agreement; and,
  3. That Council waive the Purchasing By-law requirements and allow George Lysyk & Sons Limited to design and construct the work associated with the reconstruction of Dieppe Court.

ED-23-106 - Road Improvements to Celina Street, north of Fisher Street (Ward 5)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: 

  1. That, pursuant to Report ES-23-106 dated May 3, 2023, Economic and Development Services staff be directed to advance the rehabilitation of Celina Street between Fisher Street and a point approximately 65 metres north of Fisher Street generally in accordance with the comments of said Report; and,
  2. That funding in the amount of $88,000 plus H.S.T. be provided from the Infrastructure Reserve.

ED-23-112 - City Comments on the Proposed Provincial Planning Statement and Summary of Changes Resulting from Bill 97, the "Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act, 2023" (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: 

  1. That Report ED-23-112 dated May 3, 2023, including Attachment 3, be endorsed as the City’s comments on the proposed Provincial Planning Statement; and,
  2. That Report ED-23-112 dated May 3, 2023, including Attachment 4, be endorsed as the City’s comments on Bill 97; and,
  3. That Economic and Development Services staff be authorized to submit the comments contained in Report ED-23-112 dated May 3, 2023 related to the proposed Provincial Planning Statement and Bill 97 in response to the associated proposal posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario website under Notice 019-6813 and under Notice 019-6821; and,
  4. That staff be authorized to forward a copy of Report ED-23-112 dated May 3, 2023 and the related Council resolution to the Region of Durham, Durham area municipalities, and Durham area M.P.P.s.

Public Discussion Agenda

Matters Excluded from the Consent Agenda

Items Introduced by Council Members

Items Pulled from the Information Package

None.

Questions to Staff Concerning the Committee's Outstanding Items List

Closed Consent Agenda

• Recommendation

Closed Correspondence with recommendations

None.

Closed Staff Reports/Motions with recommendations

ED-23-99 - Proposed Conveyance of Land to the City on Thornton Road North (Ward 2)

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

(See Pages C8 to C14)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council:

  That pursuant to Closed Report ED-23-99, the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department be authorized to proceed as outlined in Closed Item ED-23-99 including executing any necessary document(s) and agreement(s) in a form and content satisfactory to the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department and the City Solicitor.

ED-23-101 - Offer of Compensation for City-owned Surplus Lands North of Highway 401 between Front Street and Howard Street and North and South of Highway 401 along Wilson Road South (Ward 5)

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

(See Pages C15 to C64)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council:

  1. That, pursuant to Closed Item ED-23-101, the City-owned lands located generally along Wilson Road South both north and south of Highway 401 and described as Parts 2, 3, 20 and 21 on Reference Plan 40R-31832, be declared surplus to municipal requirements and that the requirements to declare a City-owned property first as potentially surplus and all notice requirements in accordance with By-law 97-2000, be waived given the localized nature of the matter; and,
  2. That, pursuant to Closed Item ED-23-101, concerning offers of compensation for City-owned surplus lands north of Highway 401 between Front Street and Howard Street and north and south Highway 401  along Wilson Road South, the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department and City Solicitor be authorized to advance in accordance with said Closed Item.

ED-23-104 - Matters Related to Appeals of Applications to Amend Zoning By-law 60-94 and for Approval of a Draft Plan of Subdivision for 1015 King Street East (Ward 3)

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

(See Pages C65 to C102)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council:

  That, pursuant to Closed Report ED-23-104 dated May 3, 2023, Economic and Development Services staff be authorized to advance the recommendation outlined in said Report in regard to appeals filed by Downing Street (1015 King Street) Inc. for the applications to amend Zoning By-law 60-94 and for approval of a draft plan of subdivision, for 1015 King Street East.

ED-23-107 - Request to Purchase City-owned Parkland Forming part of Raglan Park, Directly abutting 62 Raglan Road West (Ward 1)

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

(See Pages C103 to C114)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council:

  That, pursuant to Closed Item ED-23-107, Economic and Development Services staff be authorized to advance in accordance with said Item.

Closed Discussion Agenda

Matters Excluded from the Consent Agenda

Items Requiring Direction

None.

Matters Tabled

Item DS-21-58 - Update Employment Land Inventory List

Report DS-21-58 concerning a request to publish an updated and modernized design of the land inventory in Report DS-15-34. (Tabled March 8, 2021 until the Regional Report on such matters Region-wide has been completed)

Recess

Planning Act Public Meeting (6:30 p.m.)

Additional Agenda Items

(As may be presented at the meeting)

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

(As may be presented by Council Members)

Application ED-23-110

Presentation

Planning Services - City-initiated Amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan, Windfields Part II Plan, Zoning By-law 60-94, and Brownfields Renaissance, Simcoe Street South Renaissance and Wentworth Street West Community Improvement Plans

Tim Ryan, Senior Planner, Planning Services, to provide a presentation concerning an overview of the City-initiated Amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan, Windfields Part II Plan, Zoning By-law 60-94, and Brownfields Renaissance, Simcoe Street South Renaissance and Wentworth Street West Community Improvement Plans.

Delegations

(As requested)

Correspondence

None.

Reports

ED-23-110 - City-initiated Amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan, Windfields Part II Plan, Zoning By-law 60-94, and Brownfields Renaissance, Simcoe Street South Renaissance and Wentworth Street West Community Improvement Plans (All Wards)

• Recommendation

  That the Economic and Development Services Committee select an appropriate option as set out in Section 5.2 of Report ED-23-110 dated May 3, 2023.

Adjournment

• Recommendation