Community and Operations Services

Committee Minutes

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Council Chamber
Present:
  • Councillor Gray
  • Councillor Lee
  • Councillor Chapman
  • Councillor Neal
  • Councillor Nicholson
Also Present:
  • Councillor Giberson
  • Councillor Marimpietri
  • Councillor McConkey
  • J. Lane, Council-Committee Coordinator
  • L. Davis, Manager, Legislative Services/Deputy City Clerk
  • M. Saulnier, Director, Operations
  • B. Mullen, Director, Community Support Services
  • M. Sluggett, Manager, Traffic, Streetlighting and Parking
  • K. Christopher, Council-Committee Coordinator
  • P. Aguilera, Council-Committee Coordinator
  • T. Adams, Chief Administrative Officer
  • A. Ambra, Director, Engineering Services

Public Meeting

 

Councillor Gray called the meeting to order and stated that all members of the Committee were participating from the Chamber.  Also present in the Chamber were Councillor Marimpietri (left the meeting at 9:40 a.m.), Councillor Giberson and Councillor McConkey (entered the meeting at 9:36 a.m).

Additional Agenda Items

 

None

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

 

Councillor Neal - CO-23-59 - Improvement for location of Accessible Parking (Ward 1)

 

Councillor Neal made a Declaration of Interest concerning CO-23-59 regarding improvements for location of accessibility parking (Ward 1) as he sits on the Board of Directors for the Oshawa Seniors Community Centres 55+.

Presentations

 

None

Delegations

 

None

Referrals from Council

 

None

Reports from Advisory Committees

 

None

Items Requiring Direction

 

CO-23-61 -Sidewalk Alteration Request - Heated Sidewalk (Ward 1)

This item has attachments. 
1.REPORT_CO-23-61_COS.pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Lee

    That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    That the Community and Operations Services Committee select Option 2 as detailed in Section 5.3 of Report CO-23-61, dated November 7, 2023, concerning a request to alter the City’s sidewalk for the purpose of installing snow/ice melt cables.

    Motion Carried

CO-23-62 - Correspondence from the United Way Greater Toronto Requesting a Donation of Monthly Parking Passes for a Silent Auction (All Wards)

This item has attachments. 
1.REPORT_CO-23-62_COS.pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Lee

    That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    That Correspondence CO-23-62 from the United Way Greater Toronto Requesting a Donation of Monthly Parking Passes for a Silent Auction, be received for information. 

    Motion Carried

Public Consent Agenda

 

See Matters Excluded from the Consent Agenda

Public Discussion Agenda

 

Matters Excluded from the Consent Agenda

 

CO-23-58- 3 Way stop at Verdun Rd and Vimy Ave (Ward 4)

This item has attachments. 
1.REPORT_CO-23-58_COS.pdf

  • Councillor McConkey entered the meeting.

    Moved byCouncillor Nicholson

    That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    1. That based on Report CO-23-58 dated November 08, 2023, concerning Follow Up Report Regarding the Petition for a 3-Way Stop Control at the Intersection of Verdun Road and Vimy Avenue, an all-way stop control not be implemented at the intersection of Verdun Road and Vimy Avenue; and,
    2. That an information letter be sent to the residents of Verdun Road advising them of the actions taken, data collected and Council’s decision.
    Motion Carried

    Councillor Marimpietri left the meeting.


CO-23-59 - Improvement for location of Accessible Parking (Ward 1)

This item has attachments. This item has conflict.
1.REPORT_CO-23-59_ COS.pdf
  • Councillor Neal declared a conflict on this item. (Councillor Neal made a Declaration of Interest concerning CO-23-59 regarding improvements for location of accessibility parking (Ward 1) as he sits on the Board of Directors for the Oshawa Seniors Community Centres 55+.)
  • Moved byCouncillor Nicholson

    That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    That staff proceed with the conversion of standard parking spaces into an additional six accessible parking spaces at the Delpark Homes Centre.

    Affirmative (4)Councillor Chapman, Councillor Gray, Councillor Nicholson, and Councillor Lee
    Conflict (1)Councillor Neal
    Motion Carried (4 to 0)

CO-23-60 - Petition from Various Residents requesting temporary Speed Cushions on Columbus Road West (Ward 1)

This item has attachments. 
1.REPORT_CO-23-60 _COS.pdf
  • Moved byCouncillor Neal

    That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    That Report CO-23-60, dated November 8, 2023, concerning a request for temporary speed cushions on Columbus Road West be referred back to staff to review the Municipality of Clarington and the Town of Whitby and their use of speed cushions on rural roads and report back in the first quarter of 2024.

    Affirmative (3)Councillor Gray, Councillor Neal, and Councillor Nicholson
    Negative (2)Councillor Chapman, and Councillor Lee
    Motion Carried (3 to 2)

Items Introduced by Council Members

 

CO-23-63 - Designation of a 40 km/h Zone on Certain City Roads (Ward 3)

 
  • Moved byCouncillor Chapman

    That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    That the area south of Taunton Road East, west of Townline Road North, north of Rossland Road East and east of Harmony Road be designated as a 40 km/h zone area and that staff take the necessary action required to implement this.

    Motion Carried

CO-23-64 - Expansion of 40 km/h Pilot Project on Additional Roads (Ward 1)

 
  • Moved byCouncillor Neal

    That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:

    Whereas the 40km pilot program approved by Council in 2022 has been well received and residents in the area west of Harmony Road to Ritson Road and north of Taunton Road have been requesting the program be expanded to include their neighbourhood;

    Therefore the 40 km pilot program be expanded to include the area west of Harmony Road to Ritson Road North of Taunton Road and South of Conlin Road

  • Moved byCouncillor Nicholson

    That this item be referred to staff to report back with the 40km/h pilot program report.

    Motion Carried

Items Pulled from the Information Package

 

None

Questions to Staff concerning the Committee's Outstanding Items List

 

None

Closed Consent Agenda

 

Closed Discussion Agenda

 

Matters Tabled

 

None

Adjournment

 
  • Moved byCouncillor Nicholson

    That the meeting adjourn at 10:03 A.M.

    Motion Carried
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