Safety and Facilities Services Committee Meeting Agenda

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Council Chamber

Members of the Committee:

Councillor Nicholson, Chair

Councillor Kerr, Vice-Chair

Councillor Lee

Councillor McConkey

Councillor Marks

Mayor Carter, Ex Officio

 

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Public Meeting

 

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.

Additional Agenda Items

 

(As may be presented at the meeting)

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

 

(As may be presented by Council Members)

Presentations

 

None

Delegations

 

None

Referrals from Council

 

None

Reports from Advisory Committees

 

None

Items Requiring Direction

 

None

Public Consent Agenda

 

Correspondence with Recommendations

 

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Staff Reports/Motions with Recommendations

 

SF-24-49 - Technical Amendments to the Traffic and Parking By-law and Support Heavy Vehicle Prohibition Enforcement (All Wards)

 
  • Recommendation

    That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    Whereas the Traffic and Parking By-law 79-99, as amended (“Traffic and Parking By-law”) is a by-law to regulate traffic and parking on highways, in parking lots and parkades, and on municipal property under the jurisdiction of the City of Oshawa (“City”) and on private property; and,

    Whereas staff regularly review the City’s by-laws to identify opportunities to enhance municipal regulatory standards; and,

    Whereas City staff have identified an opportunity to implement minor technical amendments to the Traffic and Parking By-law to enhance enforcement tools related to existing Heavy Vehicle Prohibitions found in Article 20.0 by establishing Tiered and Escalating Administrative Monetary Administrative Penalty (“A.M.P.”) to encourage compliance with said prohibition and increase clarity, and including the following amendments to the Traffic and Parking By-law:

    • Amendment to Article 24.0 by designating contraventions of Article 20.0 and resulting A.M.P.s as being subject to the City’s Administrative Penalty Process By-law 63-2013, as amended;
    • Amendment to Article 24.0 by including the definition of “Person” to increase clarity of who can be liable for a contravention of the Traffic and Parking By-law;
    • Amend Schedule XXIV by adding Tiered and Escalating A.M.P.s for non-compliance with Article 20.0 of the Traffic and Parking By-law with the following tiers:
      • Tier 1: $250
      • Tier 2: $350
      • Tier 3: $450;

    Therefore, based on Item SF-24-49 dated December 4, 2024 concerning technical amendments to Traffic and Parking By-law 79-99, as amended to support heavy vehicle prohibition enforcement:

    1. That Council pass a by-law to further amend Traffic and Parking By-law 79-99, as to amended to include technical amendments regarding enhanced enforcement tools to encourage compliance with existing Heavy Vehicle Prohibitions; and,
    2. That the By-law be in a final form and content acceptable to Legal Services and the Commissioner, Safety and Facilities Services Department.

SF-24-50 - Community Risk Assessment Update (All Wards)

This item has attachments. 
1.REPORT_SF-24-50.pdf
  • Recommendation

    That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    That Report SF-24-50 dated December 4, 2024, concerning the community risk assessment update be received for information.

SF-24-51 - Safety and Facilities Services Committee Outstanding Items List Status Report - Fourth Quarter 2024 (All Wards)

This item has attachments. 
1.REPORT_SF-24-51.pdf
  • Recommendation

    That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    1. Whereas at its meeting of May 1, 2023, Council referred Item CO-23-19 to staff to investigate location criteria for dog parks in the City; and,

    Whereas Item CO-23-19 provided the ‘Guidelines for Design and Placement of Off-Leash Areas (“Guidelines”), appended as Attachment 1, which are utilized in the decision-making process when considering suitability of and location criteria for off leash areas,

    Therefore Item 8 concerning location criteria for dog parks in the City be removed from the Safety and Facilities Outstanding Items List; and,

    2. That the remainder of the Safety and Facilities Outstanding Items List update for the fourth quarter of 2024 be received for information.

Public Discussion Agenda

 

Closed Consent Agenda

 

Closed Discussion Agenda

 

Matters Tabled

 

None

Adjournment

 
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