That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:
Whereas Council referred a request from the Ontario Regiment RCAC Museum (“Ontario Regiment”) for ten (10) parking spaces for armoury members in Parking Lot 20 and options for parking in the adjacent City garages to staff; and,
Whereas Council approved the redevelopment of Parking Lot 20 into an Urban Square as part of the 2023 Capital Budget; and,
Whereas it is anticipated that the record of site condition altering the property designation to an Urban Square will be received by the fourth quarter 2024; and,
Whereas Parking Lot 20 cannot be used as a business once the record of site condition is completed; and,
Whereas Parking Lot 20 is situated at the Northeast corner of Bond Street and Simcoe Street; and,
Whereas the Mary Street Parkade is situated on the Northeast corner of King Street and Mary Street which could be considered as a suitable alternative to Lot 20; and,
Whereas the Mary Street Parkade has a total of 654 parking spaces with 550 parking spaces allocated for monthly parking permits; and,
Whereas the Mary Street Parkade currently utilizes 58% or 320 spaces of the 550 spaces allocated for monthly parking permits; and,
Whereas the monthly parking rate for the Mary Street Parkade is $87.00 plus H.S.T. per parking space per the Fees and Charges By-law;
Therefore, be it resolved that in accordance with item CO-24-52 dated October 16, 2024;
- The City of Oshawa enter into a licence agreement with the Ontario Regiment (RCAC Museum) for a minimum of ten (10) parking spaces in the Mary Street Parkade; and,
- That any additional parking spaces, to a maximum of fifteen (15) parking spaces be considered on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the Fees and Charges By-law; and,
- That the Commissioner, Community and Operations Services Department be authorized to sign the licence agreement and in a final form and content satisfactory to the Commissioner, Community and Operations Services Department, the Commissioner, Corporate and Finance Services Department and the City Solicitor; and,
- That the term of the licence agreement be for a period of one (1) year, with an option to extend for up to three (3) additional one (1) year terms; and,
- That the Ontario Regiment (RCAC Museum) pay each month the current lot rate applicable for the parking spaces in the Mary Street Parkade as noted in the Fees and Charges By-law.