The Oshawa Record

Safety and Facilities Services Committee Meeting

April 15, 2024

Who was there

Present (5): Dan Carter, Rick Kerr, Jim Lee, Bradley Marks, Rosemary McConkey

Absent (1): Brian Nicholson

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (10 motions)

8 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That Correspondence SF-24-18 from Tony Trinidad concerning Report SF-24-16 regarding an update to questions related to the Link 3 Recreation Trail be added to the agenda for the Safety and Facilities Services Committee meeting of April 15, 2024 and be
Moved by Councillor Lee
Referred
That the delegation of Tony Trinidad be heard.
Moved by Councillor Lee
Carried
That all items listed under the heading of Public Consent Agenda for the April 15, 2024 Safety and Facilities Services Committee meeting be adopted as recommended except Reports SF-24-06, SF-24-11, SF-24-12 and SF-24-16.
Moved by Councillor Lee
Carried
That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council: That based on Report SF-24-06, dated March 13, 2024 concerning a review of Licensing By-law 120-2005 and Proposed Program Enhancements: Council approve by-laws in a final form and content acceptable to Legal Services and the Commissioner, Safety and Facilities Services Department to establish a new Business Licensing By-law to regulate certain businesses in the City of Oshawa as detailed in Section 5.4 of this Report, to repeal By-law 120-2005, and to further amend General Fees and Charges By-law 13-2003, as amended to establish applicable licensing fees as detailed in Section 5.4 of this Report.
Moved by Councillor McConkey
Carried
That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council: That Report SF-24-11 dated April 10, 2024 concerning Emergency Preparedness Week be received for information.
Moved by Councillor McConkey
Carried
That the word 'trails' be added to the updated City Facilities Naming/Re-naming Policy as set out in Attachment 1 to Report SF-24-12 so the policy applies to trails as well.
Moved by Councillor McConkey
Carried
In favour (3): Mayor Carter, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Lee · Opposed (2): Councillor Marks, Councillor McConkey
That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council: That Report SF-24-16 dated April 10, 2024 concerning an update regarding questions related to the Link 3 Recreation Trial be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Marks
Carried
In favour (3): Mayor Carter, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Lee · Opposed (2): Councillor Marks, Councillor McConkey
That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council: Whereas the Noise By-law 112-82, as amended (“Noise By-law”) regulates noises by prohibiting those that are likely to disturb the inhabitants of the City of Oshawa; and, Whereas the Noise By-law exempts certain noises including those related to construction between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm Monday to Saturday and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sundays, excluding Holidays; and, Whereas the regulation of construction noises was last reviewed in 2013 in staff report CORP-13-169-CM; and, Whereas there is a desire to further review regulations related to construction noises to ensure that the standards remain appropriate; Therefore be it resolved that staff be directed to review Noise By-law 112-82, as amended, as it relates to construction noise.
Moved by Councillor Kerr
Carried
In favour (4): Mayor Carter, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Marks, Councillor Lee · Opposed (1): Councillor McConkey
That Item SF-24-10 concerning increasing Service Oshawa and Municipal Law Enforcement coverage when fireworks are permitted be
Moved by Mayor Carter
Referred
In favour (4): Mayor Carter, Councillor Kerr, Councillor Marks, Councillor Lee · Opposed (1): Councillor McConkey
That the meeting adjourn at 3:10 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Marks
Carried

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