Safety and Facilities Services Committee

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

That the Corporate Facilities Energy Management Plan 2024 - 2028, dated May 10, 2023, as set out in Attachment 1 to Report SF-23-20, be endorsed.
Motion Carried

SF-23-21 - Proposed Approach for Reviewing Request for Acquisition of Small Green City Holdings (All Wards)

1.REPORT_SF-23-21.pdf

Moved byCouncillor McConkey
That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council:
Whereas, at its meeting on April 11, 2022, the then Development Services Committee referred Closed Correspondence DS-22-84 concerning a third party request to acquire City-owned lands at the northwest corner of Park Road South and Elmgrove Avenue to staff for a report; and,

Whereas, Parks Operational staff currently maintain twenty-four (24) Small Green City Holdings intended for beautification and/or gateway initiatives, with such maintenance generally consisting of annual and perennial planting and grass cutting (see Attachment 1); and,

Whereas, maintenance of three (3) of the twenty-four (24) Small Green City Holdings is limited to grass cutting only, specifically:
- The northwest corner of Ritson Road South and Bloor Street East;
- The northwest corner of Park Road South and Elmgrove Avenue, which was the subject of the above-noted acquisition request submitted under Closed Correspondence DS-22-84; and,
- The southeast corner of Park Road South and John Street West; and,
Whereas, Small Green City Holdings must be considered for future beautification and/or gateway initiatives, among other matters, prior to being declared surplus; and,

Whereas the three (3) above noted locations are insufficient for the purposes of safe Park development and/or amenities and have been assessed by Parks and Waste Operations staff as sub-standard locations for the implementation of beautification and/or gateway initiatives;

Therefore be it resolved that:
1. The three (3) Small Green City Holdings located at the northwest corner of Ritson Road South and Bloor Street East, the northwest corner of Park Road South and Elmgrove Avenue, and the southeast corner of Park Road South and John Street West, be referred to Economic and Development Services staff to assess whether there are any other identified municipal needs for the lands and/or whether they can be declared surplus, and then report back to City Council pursuant to its direction concerning Closed Correspondence DS-22-84.
2. Any future requests to acquire any of the remaining Small Green City Holdings as identified on Attachment 1 be directed to the Economic and Development Services Department for review, including input from the Safety and Facilities Services Department concerning any potential need for future beautification and/or gateway initiatives, prior to providing a recommendation to City Council on whether they can be declared surplus on the basis that they serve no municipal purpose.
Motion Carried
Councillor Kerr assumed the Chair.

Items Introduced by Council Members

SF-23-23 - Food Shop Licence - Temporary Exemption (All Wards)

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

Whereas the Business Licensing By-law 120-2005, as amended (“Licensing By-law”) is a by-law to license, regulate and govern certain businesses operating in the City of Oshawa (“City”); and,

Whereas the Licensing By-law defines Food Shops in four (4) classes which pertain to business operations where food stuffs intended for human consumption are made for sale, offered for sale, stored or sold, but does not include a licensed Refreshment Vehicle or a Bed and Breakfast Establishment; and,

Whereas food stuffs are any thing offered, intended or held out as being available for human consumption (including drink) which includes but is not limited to food in raw, unpackaged, prepared and prepackaged form; and,

Whereas prepackaged food generally refers any food stuff that is not prepared or modified at the location of sale and is contained in a package in the manner in which it is ordinarily sold to or used or purchased by a person; and,

Whereas Schedule “F” of the Licensing By-law requires that any person operating a Food Shop apply for, attain, maintain and renew a Food Shop Licence in accordance with the Licensing By-law; and,

Whereas individuals that sell food stuffs exclusively in a prepackaged form have raised concerns related to their requirement to attain and maintain a Food Shop Licence; and,

Whereas on February 27, 2023 Council directed staff to conduct a modernization review of the Licensing By-law and report back to Safety and Facilities Service Committee with potential by-law amendments to update the Licensing By-law; and,

Whereas Council considers it appropriate to exempt persons who sell food stuffs exclusively in a prepackaged form from the Food Shop licensing requirements detailed in Schedule “F” of the Licensing By-law for the duration of the City’s review of Licensing By-law;

Therefore be it resolved that persons who sell food stuffs exclusively in a prepackaged form be exempt from Schedule “F” of the Business Licensing By-law 120-2005, as amended, for the duration of the Licensing By-law review.
Motion Carried