Community and Operations Services

Committee Minutes

Monday, December 05, 2022 at 9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

Council Chamber

Present:

Councillor Gray
Councillor Lee
Councillor Chapman
Councillor Neal
Councillor Nicholson
Mayor Carter

Also Present:

Councillor Giberson
Councillor Kerr
Councillor Marimpietri
Councillor McConkey
R. Rossetti, Council-Committee Coordinator
F. Bianchet, Council-Committee Coordinator
J. Lane, Council-Committee Coordinator
L. Davis, Deputy City Clerk
R. Diskey, Commissioner, Community Services Department
M. Saulnier, Director, Operations
B. Mullen, Director, Strategic and Business Services
M. Sluggett, Manager, Traffic, Streetlighting and Parking
M. Whitbread, Manager, Operations Policy and Research

Public Meeting

Additional Agenda Items

None.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

None.

Presentations

None.

Delegations

Moved byCouncillor Lee
That the delegation of Peter Taylor be heard.
Motion Carried

Friends of Second Marsh - Friends of Second Marsh Agreement and Funding Model Review

Peter Taylor, President, Friends of Second Marsh, addressed the Community and Operations Services Committee concerning the Friends of Second Marsh Agreement and Funding Model Review.

Referrals from Council

CO-22-04 - Tiger Tail Signs on Stop Signs (All Wards)

Moved byCouncillor Chapman
That Item CO-22-04, being the request for Tiger Tail Signs to be added to stop signs be referred to staff to investigate and report back in second quarter of 2023.
Motion Carried

Reports from Advisory Committees

None.

Items Requiring Direction

CO-22-03 - Friends of Second Marsh Agreement and Funding Model Review (All Wards)

1.REPORT_CO-22-03.pdf

Moved byCouncillor Chapman
That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:
1. That based on Report CO-22-03, dated December 5, 2022, that staff be directed to initiate discussions with C.L.O.C.A. to determine interest and feasibility in expanding the City’s partnership with C.L.O.C.A. to include education, stewardship, restoration and ecological projects related to the management, restoration and enhancement of the City’s natural areas including Second Marsh, Pumphouse Marsh, Gold Point Wetland, Harmony Valley Park, and Cedar Valley Park; and,
2. That staff report back to Council on the results of the discussions with C.L.O.C.A.; and,
3. That Friends of Second Marsh be encouraged to apply for funding under the new Community Grant Program.
Affirmative (5) Mayor Carter, Councillor Chapman, Councillor Gray, Councillor Neal, and Councillor Lee
Negative (1) Councillor Nicholson
Motion Carried (5 to 1)

Public Consent Agenda

Moved byCouncillor Lee
That all items listed under the heading of Public Consent Agenda for the December 5, 2022 Community and Operations Services Committee meeting be adopted as recommended, except Reports CO-22-02 and CO-22-05.
Motion Carried

Correspondence with recommendations

None.

Staff Reports/Motions with recommendations

CO-22-01 - Future Traffic Data on Britannia Avenue East, Bridle Road and Steeplechase Street (Ward 2)

1.REPORT_CO-22-01.pdf

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

That based on Report CO-22-01, dated November 30, 2022, staff continue to monitor the traffic in the residential neighbourhoods surrounding the new Costco site, and collect updated traffic data and report back when construction is completed along Steeplechase Street.
Motion

Public Discussion Agenda

Matters Excluded from the Consent Agenda

CO-22-02 - Ormond Drive Speeding Concerns (Ward 1)

1.REPORT_CO-22-02.pdf

Moved byCouncillor Neal
That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:
1. That based on Report CO-22-02, dated November 30, 2022, the section of Ormond Drive between Woodmount Drive and Woodmount Crescent be added to the Neighbourhood Traffic Management Guide priority ranking list for consideration for a future traffic calming solution based on its warrant score of 19 points out of 70 points; and,
2. That one of the Ward 1 Radar Message Boards be temporarily installed facing northbound traffic on Ormond Drive between Woodmount Drive and Woodmount Crescent; and,
3. That Pedestrian Warning signs with Seniors tabs be installed on Coldstream Drive in the vicinity of Ormond Drive.
Motion Carried

CO-22-05 - Ontario Tech University requesting Funding for the Development of a Campus Ice Centre (Ward 2)

1.CORR_CO-22-05.pdf

Moved byCouncillor Nicholson
That Correspondence CO-22-55, dated November 29, 2022, concerning Ontario Tech University's request for funding for the development of a Campus Ice Centre be received for information.
Motion
Moved byCouncillor Chapman
That the Community and Operations Services Committee recommend to City Council:

That Correspondence CO-22-55, dated November 29, 2022, concerning Ontario Tech University's request for funding for the development of a Campus Ice Centre be referred back to staff to report back with further information in January prior to the 2023 budget deliberations.
Motion Carried

Items Introduced by Council Members

CO-22-06 - Stand-Alone Shelters for Crossing Guards (All Wards)

Moved byCouncillor Neal
Whereas other municipalities have installed stand-alone shelters for their crossing guards;

Therefore, staff investigate and report back on a pilot project to install stand-alone shelters for our crossing guards.
Affirmative (2) Councillor Neal, and Councillor Lee
Negative (4) Mayor Carter, Councillor Chapman, Councillor Gray, and Councillor Nicholson
Motion Lost (2 to 4)