That the Joint Community and Operations Services and Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council:
Whereas the east side of the Oshawa Creek valley area are being littered with drug paraphernalia specifically in the Fairbanks, Quebec, Royal, Avenue, Hall Streets and Blake Park; and,
Whereas minor thefts and crimes are being reported in the neighbourhood; and,
Whereas the brush, trees and grass are quite long along the area adjacent to these streets; and,
Whereas it is desirable to increase the visibility into the Oshawa Creek corridor; and,
Whereas it is better to approach this problem through the lens of a Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Analysis (C.P.T.E.D.); and,
Whereas Community and Operations Services staff would be responsible to clear some grass, trim some branches and prune some bushes; and,
Whereas Safety and Facilities staff are responsible for C.P.T.E.D. analysis,
Now therefore be it resolved that Council authorize staff to co-ordinate the C.P.T.E.D. analysis and the cleanup of the debris, trees and brush to improve the visibility into the Oshawa Creek valley at the five named streets Hall, Avenue, Royal, Fairbanks, and Quebec.