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

Monday, June 05, 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

Parsons Inc. - Stage Two of the Integrated Major Transit Station Area Study for Central Oshawa

John Grieve, Deputy Project Manager, Parsons Inc., to provide a presentation concerning Stage Two of the Integrated Major Transit Station Area Study for Central Oshawa.

Delegations

Joan Kerr and Ron Bremner - Update on Landmark Oshawa Sign Project

Joan Kerr and Ron Bremner are requesting to address the Economic and Development Service Committee concerning the Update on Landmark Oshawa Sign Project.

Referrals from Council

ED-23-133 - Commissioner, Planning and Economic and Development, Region of Durham forwarding a copy of 2023-INFO-40 concerning the 2022 Annual Building Activity Review (CNCL-23-55) (All Wards)

1.CORR_ED-23-133_(CNCL-23-55).pdf

[At its meeting of May 29, 2023, Oshawa City Council referred CNCL-23-55 to the Economic and Development Services Committee for information.]

Reports from Advisory Committees

Heritage Oshawa Report

Heritage Oshawa respectfully reports and recommends to the Economic and Development Services Committee.

ED-23-134 - Update on Report DS-16-23 concerning the Proposed Program for Honouring the Windfields Farm Legacy (HTG-23-37) (Ward 1)

1.AC_REPORT_ED-23-134 (HTG-23-37).pdf

Recommendation
1. That Heritage Oshawa request the City of Oshawa acknowledge and install a plaque commemorating Harriet Cock; and,
2. That Heritage Oshawa request Trillium Horse Cemetery and UOIT Centre Core (Northern Dancer) Cemetery plaques be installed.

Items Requiring Direction

ED-23-118 - Proposed Design and Location for Northwood Business Park Gateway Signage (Ward 2)

1.REPORT_ED-23-118.pdf

Recommendation
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend one of Attachments 1, 2 or 3 to Council as the preferred design concept for the Northwood Business Park gateway sign.

ED-23-126 - Update on Landmark Oshawa Sign Project (Ward 4)

1.REPORT_ED-23-126.pdf

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

That, pursuant to report ED-23-126 dated May 31, 2023, the Economic and Development Services Committee select an option as detailed in Section 5.4.

Public Consent Agenda

Recommendation

Correspondence with recommendations

None.

Staff Reports/Motions with recommendations

ED-23-114 - Application to Amend Zoning By-law 60-94, Central Clear View Developments Inc., 39 Athol Street West (Ward 4)

1.REPORT_ED-23-114.pdf

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

That, pursuant to Report ED-23-114 dated May 31, 2023, the application submitted by Independent Project Managers on behalf of Central Clear View Developments Inc. to amend Zoning By-law 60-94 (File: Z-2023-01) to rezone 39 Athol Street West to permit the development of a 12-storey, 140-unit apartment building be approved, generally in accordance with the comments contained in said Report, and the necessary by-law be passed in a form and content acceptable to the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department and Legal Services.

ED-23-117 - Recommended Part II Plan for the Columbus Planning Area, and Related Amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan (Ward 1)

1.REPORT_ED-23-117.pdf

Recommendation
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council:
1. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-117 dated May 31, 2023, the City-initiated amendment to Part I of the Oshawa Official Plan (File: 12-03-1453) to put in place amendments to the Part I Plan necessary to ensure the appropriate integration of a new Part II Plan for the Columbus Planning Area, as contained in Attachment 4 of said Report, be adopted generally in accordance with the comments in the Report and be forwarded to the Region for approval; and,
2. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-117 dated May 31, 2023, the City-initiated amendment to introduce a Part II Plan for the Columbus Part II Planning Area (File: 12-03-1453) to serve as a guide for development or redevelopment, as contained in Attachment 5 of said Report be adopted generally in accordance with the comments in the Report and be forwarded to the Region of Durham for approval; and,
3. That the Region of Durham be requested to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan to implement the City’s proposed amendments in accordance with the comments contained in Report ED-23-117 dated May 31, 2023; and,
4. That the Columbus Community Urban Design Guidelines, as shown in Attachment 7 of Report ED-23-117 dated May 31, 2023, be endorsed as the Columbus Community Urban Design Guidelines for the Columbus Part II Planning Area.

ED-23-121 - Status of Renaming Bagot Street (Ward 4)

1.REPORT_ED-23-121.pdf

Recommendation
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council:
1. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-121 dated May 31, 2023, Bagot Street be renamed in recognition of the harmful recommendations included in the Bagot Commission’s Report of 1844 toward Indigenous Peoples in Canada; and,
2. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-121 dated May 31, 2023, staff establish a Bagot Street Renaming Working Group for consultation purposes as shown on Attachment 1, with the objective of developing guidelines for a new name and recommending potential new names for consideration by City Council; and,
3. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-121 dated May 31, 2023, staff report back to the Economic and Development Services Committee with recommended potential new street names following consultations as outlined in Part 2 above in addition to those previously directed by Council pursuant to Item DS-21-152 dated September 13, 2021 and Item DS-22-123 dated June 20, 2022.

ED-23-122 - Proposed Revisions to Planning Application Pre-Consultation Process and Associated Fees, and Status of Appeal of Amendment 212 to the Oshawa Official Plan (All Wards)

1.REPORT_ED-23-122.pdf

(Also See Pages C1 to C4 - Closed Pursuant to Section 239 (2)(e)(f) of the Municipal Act)

Recommendation
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council:
1. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-122 dated May 31, 2023, the amendments to Pre-consultation By-law 22-2023 be approved and the amending by-law be passed generally in accordance with Section 5.3 and Attachment 4 to said Report; and,
2. That, pursuant to Report ED-23-122 dated May 31, 2023, the amendments to General Fees and Charges By-law 13-2003, as amended, be approved and the amending by-law be passed generally in accordance with Section 5.4 and Attachment 5 to said Report and that the requirement for public notice (including newspaper advertisements) in Notice to the Public By-law 147-2007, as amended, be waived due to timing limitations and the urgent nature of the matter.

ED-23-123 - Declaration of Certain City-owned Land as Surplus on the West Side of Park Road South, Known Municipally as 134 Park Road South (Ward 4)

1.REPORT_ED-23-123.pdf

(Also See Page C5 - Closed Pursuant to Section 239 (2)(c) of the Municipal Act)

Recommendation
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council:
1. That pursuant to Report ED-23-123 dated May 31, 2023, the City-owned land located on the west side of Park Road South and known municipally as 134 Park Road South be declared surplus to municipal requirements and that the requirement to declare a City-owned property first as potentially surplus in accordance with By-law 178-2022, be waived given the localized nature of the matter; and,
2. That pursuant to Report ED-23-123 dated May 31, 2023, all notice requirements in accordance with By-law 178-2022 (e.g. newspaper ads) be waived given the localized nature of Council’s decision to declare the subject City-owned land located on the west side of Park Road South and known municipally as 134 Park Road South as surplus.

ED-23-124 - Annual Update on Plan 20Thirty Downtown Revitalization Action Plan (Ward 4)

1.REPORT_ED-23-124.pdf

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

That Report ED-23-124, dated May 31, 2023, concerning the Annual Update on Plan 20Thirty Downtown Revitalization Action Plan be received for information.

ED-23-125 - Temporary Public Art Installation in Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park (Ward 5)

1.REPORT_ED-23-125.pdf

(Also See Page C6 - Closed Pursuant to Section 239 (2)(b) of the Municipal Act)

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

That, pursuant to Report ED-23-125 dated May 31, 2023, that a new outdoor photography exhibition be approved for temporary installation in Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park generally in accordance with Attachment 4 to this Report.

ED-23-128 - Economic and Development Services Committee Outstanding Items List Report - Second Quarter (All Wards)

1.REPORT_ED-23-128.pdf

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

That Report ED-23-128, dated May 30, 2023 being the Economic and Development Services Committee’s Outstanding Items Status Report for the second quarter of 2023 be received for information.

Public Discussion Agenda

Matters Excluded from the Consent Agenda

Items Introduced by Council Members

Items Pulled from the Information Package

None.