City Council Special Meeting
AGENDA/NOTICE

Monday, January 31, 2022 at 9:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.

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Purpose

The purpose of this meeting is to receive a presentation from Capital Hill Group Ottawa Inc. regarding the City of Oshawa preferred locations for the future site of the proposed New Lakeridge Health Acute Care Hospital in Durham Region and to consider a Report concerning a Request for Proposal C2021-116 Consulting Services for Design, Development and Construction for Rotary Park Redevelopment.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

(As may be presented by Council Members)

Presentation

Capital Hill Group Ottawa Inc. - Future Site of Proposed New Lakeridge Health Acute Care Hospital in Durham Region

• Councillor McConkey declared a conflict on this item. (Councillor McConkey declared a conflict of Interest concerning Item as her family owns property within the Columbus Part II Plan and Site 2 is located within the Columbus Part II Plan.)

• Recommendation

  Whereas, on December 13, 2021 City Council approved the following recommendation:

  “Therefore be it resolved, that Capital Hill Group Ottawa Inc. be invited to provide a presentation at a special meeting of City Council with the details of the City’s Submission to the Expert Panel, including the sites that were put forward and the meeting be held in January 2022 in a session open to the public;”; and,

  Whereas, Lakeridge Health supported a process for a proposed new hospital in the Durham Region to be “focused on a clear, transparent and well-communicated process”; and,

  Whereas, the City submitted two sites to the Expert Panel; and,

  Whereas, Site 1 is located at the southwest corner of Simcoe Street North and Britannia Avenue West having an area of 25.8 hectares (63.8 acres) under the ownership of Ontario Tech University; and,

  Whereas, Site 2 is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Simcoe Street North and Highway 407 East having an area of 24.3 hectares (60 acres) under the ownership of the Province of Ontario as represented by the Ministry of Transportation; and,

  Whereas, Oshawa’s submission met all the mandatory Stage 1 criteria except for the arbitrary requirement that the new hospital must be a minimum of 10 kilometres away from an existing hospital with an emergency department; and,

  Whereas, Oshawa’s submission outlined strengths in relation to the proposed sites in Oshawa including the sites:

  • Being centrally located within the Region, located within an Urban Area and located within a designated future growth area as defined in the Durham Regional Official Plan; and,
  • Conforming with the Provincial Policy Statement and Provincial Growth Plan concerning suitable areas for a hospital development; and,
  • Having easy access to public transportation, Highway 407 East, Oshawa Executive Airport and active transportation networks; and,
  • Having easy access to post-secondary institutions to maximize research, innovation and technology through collaborations and partnerships; and,
  • Being or planned to be fully serviced with all utilities and broadband; and,
  • Having direct access to key amenities including parks, Fire Station Number 6 and other businesses; and,

  Whereas, it is important to continue to advocate that the two City sites are the two best sites in Durham Region for a new Lakeridge Health Acute Care Hospital with a Level II Trauma Centre;

  Therefore be it resolved that:

  1. City staff be directed to share the details of the City’s Submission to the Expert Panel and the presentation at the January 31, 2022 special meeting of City Council delivered by Capital Hill Group Ottawa Inc. on a webpage for public review; and,
  2. That Mayor Carter on behalf of City Council submit a formal request to Lakeridge Health to:

  1. 1. Release all submissions made to the Expert Panel for the proposed new hospital in Durham Region for public review; and,
     2. Release the official option to purchase as part of the submissions that were advanced to Stage 2 of the process for public review; and,
     3. Release the Expert Panel assessments of each submission for public review; and,
     4. Release the most current version of the Lakeridge Health Master Plan for public review
• Recommendation
  Amendment:

  That motion be amended to add the following as Part 3:

  "3.  That the Lakeridge Health Corporation provide in writing to the City of Oshawa, a guarantee that the current services provided at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, including emergency services, day surgery and in-house patient surgeries, be retained at the current level of service or higher and further that those services provided at the proposed new hospital be complementary to the services provided at Lakeridge Health Oshawa and not a replacement for those services."

• Recommendation
  Amendment:

  That the motion be further amended to add the following as Part 4:

  "4. That the Council of the City of Oshawa urge that the membership of the Board of Directors of the Lakeridge Health Corporation be amended to be more reflective of the population base of each community served by the Corporation and that the Board have at least 3 members whom are resident in the City of Oshawa."

• Recommendation
  Amendment:

  That the motion be further amended to add the following as Part 2 e):

  e)  Release the criteria and calculations used to arrive at a 10km radius along with supporting documentation and correspondence relating to this decision for public review.

• Recommendation
  Amendment:

  That the motion be further amended to add the following as Part 5:

  5. That the Mayor be authorized to reach out to the Local Health Inter Network and Ministry of Health for their involvement in the process to ensure a truly open and transparent process.

• Recommendation

  The vote to adopt the main motion, as amended.

• Recommendation

  Mayor Carter resumed the Chair.

Reports

CNCL-22-12 - Request for Proposal C2021-116 Consulting Services for Design, Development and Construction for Rotary Park Redevelopment (Ward 4)

• Recommendation

  That the Manager, Procurement and Accounts Payable be authorized to award a contract as detailed in Report CNCL-22-12 dated January 26, 2022 to Stantec Consulting Ltd. for the design, development and construction for Rotary Park Redevelopment in the amount of $968,502, excluding tax.

• Recommendation
  Amendment:

  That the motion be amended to add:

  "and, That Council directs staff to provide all Council members with the relative value scores for the bidders and the prices each bidder submitted for the project."

• Recommendation
  Amendment:

  That the amendment be further amended to add the words "upon request" after the words "Council members".

• Recommendation

  The vote on the amendment, to provide the relative value scores for the bidders and prices each bidder submitted, as amended.

• Recommendation

  The vote on the main motion, as amended.

Adjournment

• Recommendation

  The meeting adjourned at 11:47 a.m.