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Portrait of Derek Giberson

Derek Giberson

City Councillor · Ward 4 · seen 2021-10-04 to 2026-06-29 · served 2018–2022, 2022–2026

292substantive motions movedof 191 meetings the minutes record them at
54procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
278substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
4meetings recorded absentof 191 they were on the record for
548–210recorded votes, for–againstrecorded votes are rare and a skewed sample

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How they voted, where it was recorded (758) — most recent 40 shown

City Council Special Meeting June 29, 2026
That based on Report CNCL-26-46 dated June 24, 2026 concerning a Downtown Property Acquisition for a Health Sciences Building: That Council reconsider Part 3 of its decision of March 7, 2025 related to Confidential…
Against · 7–2 · Carried
City Council Special Meeting June 29, 2026
That the question be put concerning Report CNCL-26-46 to end debate. (Requires 2/3)
Against · 3–7 · Lost
City Council Special Meeting June 29, 2026
That the meeting recess for five minutes and reconvene in a session closed to the public pursuant to Section 239 (2) (c), (i) and (k) of the Municipal Act to consider Report CNCL-26-46 which concerns a Downtown Property…
For · 9–1 · Carried
City Council Special Meeting June 29, 2026
That the motion concerning Report CNCL-26-46 be amended to add a Confidential Part 4. The Chair ruled the amendment out of order. Councillor Giberson challenged the Chair's ruling. The vote to uphold the Chair's ruling.
Against · 8–2 · Carried
City Council Special Meeting June 29, 2026
That the confirming By-law be passed.
For · 10–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting June 22, 2026
That the motion be amended in Part 4 to add the words: "before or" after the word "opportunity".
For · 11–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting June 22, 2026
That the motion be amended to delete the word “prohibit” and replace it with the word “minimize” in Part 2.
Against · 2–9 · Carried
City Council Meeting June 22, 2026
That the motion be amended to insert the following as Part 4: "That the City of Oshawa staff reach out to the Northwood Business Park businesses to encourage for-hire and private truck traffic originating from…
Against · 2–9 · Carried
City Council Meeting June 22, 2026
That the amendment be amended to delete the words "Highway 401".
Against · 2–9 · Lost
City Council Meeting June 22, 2026
That the motion be amended to delete the words "Thickson Road" and replace it with the words "Highway 412" and the words "Harmony Road' be deleted and replaced with the words "Highway 418".
For · 11–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting June 22, 2026
That the motion be amended to insert the following as Part 5: "That the City of Oshawa request the Region of Durham undertake discussions with the Province of Ontario to expedite plans for the long planned partial…
For · 11–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting June 22, 2026
That the meeting recess for 1 hour.
For · 9–2 · Carried
City Council Meeting June 22, 2026
That, notwithstanding Council’s Policy related to waiving of fees, based on Correspondence CNCL-26-44 the request from the Oshawa Terry Fox Run Committee to waive the parking fees at Lakeview Park on Sunday September…
For · 10–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting June 22, 2026
vote to challenge of the Chair on the ruling concerning Item CNCL-26-34.
For · 8–2 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting June 1, 2026
That the delegation of Mallory Nievas be heard.
For · 6–0 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting June 1, 2026
That all items listed under the Public Consent Agenda for the June 1, 2026 Economic and Development Services Committee meeting be adopted as recommended.
For · 6–0 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting June 1, 2026
That the Committee rise and report.
For · 6–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting May 25, 2026
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to introduce a time-sensitive item related to a waiving of fees. (2/3 required)
For · 11–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting May 25, 2026
That, notwithstanding Council’s Policy related to waiving of fees, the request from the Oshawa Italian Bocce Club to waive fees in the amount of $3,322.20 for the use of the bocce courts at Radio Park be approved.
For · 11–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting May 25, 2026
That Item ED-26-36 regarding correspondence from Ara Saatdjian concerning 33 Simcoe Street South, be
For · 3–7 · Deferred
City Council Meeting May 25, 2026
That the recommendation be amended to delete the words after "any grants application".
For · 10–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting May 25, 2026
That based on Correspondence CNCL-26-32 concerning The Corporation of the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan - Letter of Support for Rideau Lakes - Alto High Speed Rail Project (Bill C-15 Budget), Oshawa City Council…
Against · 2–7 · Lost
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting May 4, 2026
That the delegation of Svetlana Iakovlena be heard.
Against · 5–1 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting May 4, 2026
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to Council: That, pursuant to Correspondence ED-26-36, that staff be directed to update the current agreement to be permanent and enter into an updated…
Against · 5–1 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting May 4, 2026
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That staff be directed to review and recommend appropriate changes, if any, to sign By-Law 72-96, and report back by the end of the first…
For · 6–0 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting May 4, 2026
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That, based on Closed Report ED-26-31 dated April 29, 2026, certain City-owned lands measuring approximately 1.61 hectares (3.98 ac.)…
Against · 5–1 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting May 4, 2026
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That, based on Closed Report ED-26-34 dated April 29, 2026, certain City-owned lands measuring approximately 1.25 hectares (3.10 ac.)…
Against · 5–1 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting May 4, 2026
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That, based on Closed Report ED-26-35 dated April 29, 2026 concerning potential acquisition of certain Highway 407 East surplus lands…
For · 2–4 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting May 4, 2026
That the meeting recess for 5 minutes in order to consider Report ED-26-35; and That in accordance with Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal Act, the meeting reconvene in a session closed to the public to consider…
For · 2–4 · Lost
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting May 4, 2026
vote to adopt the recommendation as contained in Report ED-25-35.
For · 6–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting April 27, 2026
That Item CO-26-14, concerning a request for an Oshawa resident only registration date for recreation programs, be
Against · 4–6 · Referred
City Council Meeting April 27, 2026
That the motion be amended to add the words: "including medical office limited to 20% floor area, excluding basement" after the word "Report" in Part 1.
For · 9–0 · Carried
Corporate and Finance Services Committee Meeting March 30, 2026
That the Corporate and Finance Services Committee recommend to City Council: That, based on Report CF-26-11 dated March 25, 2026 concerning a Physician Incentive Program, staff be directed to establish a Physician…
For · 6–0 · Carried
Corporate and Finance Services Committee Meeting March 30, 2026
That the Corporate and Finance Services Committee recommend to City Council: That in accordance with Report CF-26-13 dated March 25, 2026, the 2026 Final Tax Rates By-law providing for the billing and collection of…
For · 4–2 · Carried
Corporate and Finance Services Committee Meeting March 30, 2026
That the motion be amended to remove the words “ in the Second Quarter of 2026” at the beginning of the second paragraph .
For · 3–3 · Lost
Economic and Development Services Committee Meeting March 30, 2026
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That based on Report ED-26-25 dated March 25, 2026, concerning the Update Regarding Growth Management Study Component of Imagine Oshawa…
For · 5–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting March 23, 2026
That the Rules of Procedure be waived to introduce a time-sensitive item. (2/3 vote required)
For · 5–5 · Lost
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting March 2, 2026
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That, based on Report ED-26-19 dated February 25, 2026, the Economic and Development Services Department be authorized to initiate…
For · 6–0 · Carried
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting March 2, 2026
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That, based on Report ED-26-20 dated February 25, 2026, the revised application submitted by D.G.
For · 6–0 · Carried
City Council Meeting February 23, 2026
That the motion be amended to insert the following as a new Part 2 and the remainder be renumbered: "That an additional $1,650,000 be added to the interfund note for an additional Spartan Gladiator Pumper truck that was…
For · 11–0 · Carried

Meetings the minutes record them as absent from (4)

Economic and Development and Corporate and Finance Committees Joint MeetingJanuary 19, 2026
City Council Special MeetingApril 30, 2024
City Council Special MeetingSeptember 25, 2023
City Council Special MeetingMay 4, 2023

Items they put on the agenda themselves (2)

City Council Meeting June 20, 2022
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City Council Meeting October 25, 2021
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Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 292)

That the motion concerning Report CNCL-26-46 be amended to add a Confidential Part 4. The Chair ruled the amendment out of order. Councillor Giberson challenged the Chair's ruling. The vote to uphold the Chair's ruling.
City Council Special Meeting, June 29, 2026 · Carried
That the delegates time be extended by 2 minutes
City Council Meeting, May 25, 2026 · Carried
That Item ED-26-36 regarding correspondence from Ara Saatdjian concerning 33 Simcoe Street South, be
City Council Meeting, May 25, 2026 · Deferred
That the recommendation be amended to add the words "request public feedback on" after "directed to review".
City Council Meeting, May 25, 2026 · Carried
That, notwithstanding Council’s Policy related to waiving of fees, based on Correspondence CNCL-26-29 the request from the Durham Catholic District School Board to waive fees in the amount of $2,943.11 for the use of Gulfstream Park, Coldstream Park and Grand Ridge Park be approved; and, That staff be authorized to amend the agreement to submit the written request for waiving of fees through the O
City Council Meeting, May 25, 2026 · Carried
That the Corporate and Finance Services Committee recommend to City Council: That staff be directed to update Schedule A in the Delegated Authority By-law – Consolidated By-law 29-2009 to add within each listed Delegated Authority the name and/or number of the source by-laws from which each delegated authority is derived.
Corporate and Finance Services Committee Meeting, March 30, 2026 · Carried
That the delegation's time be extended by two minutes
Economic and Development Services Committee Meeting, March 30, 2026 · Carried
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That based on Report ED-26-25 dated March 25, 2026, concerning the Update Regarding Growth Management Study Component of Imagine Oshawa: The Official Plan Review Council endorse the final Growth Management Study as identified in Attachments 5 to 9 of said Report.
Economic and Development Services Committee Meeting, March 30, 2026 · Carried
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That, based on Report ED-26-26 dated March 25, 2026, the revised application submitted by Weston Consulting on behalf of 2835731 Ontario Inc. (File: Z-2024-06) to amend Zoning By-law 60-94 to permit four (4) block townhouses and 63 stacked townhouses as well as additional limited commercial uses in the existing heritag
Economic and Development Services Committee Meeting, March 30, 2026 · Carried
That Item ED-26-02 concerning 27 Simcoe Street South Request under the Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan be
City Council Meeting, January 27, 2026 · Deferred
vote on Part 1 of the recommendation as contained in Closed Item ED-26-01.
City Council Meeting, January 27, 2026 · Carried
That Council rise from close session and report.
City Council Meeting, January 27, 2026 · Carried
That Item ED-26-02 be
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting, January 12, 2026 · Deferred
That pursuant to the Municipal Act this meeting be closed to the public pursuant to Section 239 (c) (i) in order to consider the closed attachments related to ED-26-02.
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting, January 12, 2026 · Lost
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That pursuant to Report ED-26-02 dated January 7, 2026, Mr. Saatdjian be denied for a Façade and Accessibility Improvement Grant via the U.G.C.C.I.P. in the amount of $5,234.68.
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting, January 12, 2026 · Lost
That parts 2, 3 and 4 of Item ED-26-01 being the update on the city owned lands at 0 William Street East and 0 Ritson Road North be
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting, January 12, 2026 · Deferred
That Part 1 of the recommendation be amended to add: “with the following exceptions: That applicants 5 and 7 be appointed to the Oshawa Environmental Advisory Committee; That the Oshawa Animal Care Advisory Committee be noted as having no vacancy, but that the applicant’s application be retained should a future vacancy occur; "
City Council Meeting, December 15, 2025 · Carried
That staff proceed as directed concerning the Oshawa PUC Networks Inc. Shareholder’s Agreement.
City Council Meeting, December 15, 2025 · Carried
That the presentation be extended by two minutes. Motion
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting, December 1, 2025 · Carried
That capital project 50-0019 (ATMP Link 5 Conlin to Britannia) be added to the 2026 capital projects
City Council Special Meeting, November 28, 2025 · Withdrawn
That the motion be withdrawn.
City Council Special Meeting, November 28, 2025 · Carried
That the amendment to the proposed amendment be
City Council Special Meeting, November 28, 2025 · Withdrawn
That $100,000 from the Downtown Revitalization Reserve be directed toward continued downtown streetscape improvement projects 21-0021.
City Council Special Meeting, November 28, 2025 · Lost
the City of Oshawa is the owner of various parcels of land and from time to time matters relating to the sale and purchase of land are brought to Council; and, Whereas these properties are often in strategic and high-value locations that may serve a multitude of sometimes complementary and conflicting priorities, and Oshawa City Council currently does not have any unified, clear strategic directio
Economic and Development Services Committee Meeting, November 3, 2025 · Lost
That the motion be deferred until a community consultation process be conducted; and, That the park be
City Council Meeting, October 27, 2025 · Referred
That staff be directed to provide all Members of Council with a copy of the Licence Agreement with Ontario Tech University for continued use of the Victoria Street Plaza.
City Council Meeting, October 27, 2025 · Carried
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That based on Report ED-25-98 dated October 1, 2025, the application submitted by 184 Bond Oshawa Ltd. under the Brownfields Property Tax Cancellation Program in the Brownfields Renaissance Community Improvement Plan to cancel the property taxes at 184 Bond Street West be approved in accordance with the recommendations
Economic and Development Services Committee Meeting, October 6, 2025 · Carried
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That based on Report ED-25-100 dated October 1, 2025, Council endorse, in principle, the preliminary findings of the Growth Management Study as identified in Section 4.3.2 of said Report, as the basis for the development of the final Growth Management Study; and, That staff be authorized to schedule a Public Informatio
Economic and Development Services Committee Meeting, October 6, 2025 · Carried
That the motion be amended to add the following: “to investigate municipalities with more permissive boulevard garden standard and report back to Community and Operations with options.”
City Council Meeting, September 29, 2025 · Carried
That Item ED-25-85 be
City Council Meeting, September 29, 2025 · Deferred
That Part 1 of the recommendation contained in Item ED-25-95 be amended to strike the words "Information Package" and replace them with the words "the next regularly scheduled Economic and Development Services Committee agenda."
City Council Meeting, September 29, 2025 · Lost
That Part 6 of the recommendation contained in Item ED-25-95 be amended to strike the words "as appropriate" and replace them with the words "for Council to make a final decision on acceptance".
City Council Meeting, September 29, 2025 · Carried
That amendment of Part 9 be
City Council Meeting, September 29, 2025 · Withdrawn
That Item CNCL-25-64 concerning the Proposed Oshawa FireWolves Founding Partnership be
City Council Meeting, September 29, 2025 · Referred
That the recommendation contained in Item CNCL-25-63 be amended to add the following as Part 2 and the existing Part 2 be renumbered to Part 3: "That the Council additionally requests that the provincial Minister of Health, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions coordinate activities and funding to increase mental health, addictions, and s
City Council Meeting, September 29, 2025 · Carried
That Correspondence ED-25-85 be
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting, September 8, 2025 · Deferred
That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: Whereas, on September 26, 2022, City Council considered Report DS-22-187 dated September 7, 2022 and approved, subject to conditions, an application submitted by Medallion Developments Inc. operating as Bruce Street Developments Ltd. (“Medallion”) under the Urban Growth Centre Community Improvement Plan for an Increase
Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting, September 8, 2025 · Carried
That the proposed Amendment 2 “Subsection 5.17: Payday Loan Establishment, Tattoo Parlour, Pawn Shop, Vapour Product Shop and Adult Use Store” be
City Council Special Meeting, June 26, 2025 · Referred
That the recommendation contained in Item ED-25-53 be amended to add the following: “and that the exemption be subject to a 5-year review at which time Oshawa City Council may opt to extend the exemption for a further period of time.”
City Council Meeting, May 26, 2025 · Lost
That the motion be amended to add the following as Part 4: 'That Council direct staff to recommend a weeknight date during the weeks of November 10 and 17 for a Special meeting of Council on the 2026 budget to hear from members of the public who may be unable to attend a Friday morning meeting.'
City Council Meeting, March 31, 2025 · Lost

In the record

187meetings recorded presentthe minutes record presence, not a rate
6conflicts of interest declareda member saying they should not vote on a matter
Ward 4seatCity Councillor
1,497votes in 2022Local Councillor, incumbent
City Council Meeting December 15, 2025
concerning the Presentation from the Region of Durham regarding Supportive Housing as he is a board member on Mosaic Non-Profit Housing ;and did not take part in discussion or voting on the matter
City Council Meeting March 31, 2025
on Report ED-25-30 regarding the Proposed City-Initiated Amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan and Zoning By-law 60-94 to Implement Protected Major Transit Station Areas that was considered at…
City Council Meeting September 23, 2024
as he is an Officer and Director of Mosaic Non-Profit Housing, which has expressed an interest in the property referenced in Amendment 2 and did not take part in discussion or voting on the matter
City Council Meeting June 24, 2024
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City Council Meeting May 24, 2022
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Corporate Services Committee Meeting May 9, 2022
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