City Council Special Meeting

That the item be tabled until Council has completed all amendments to the 2025 budget. Councillor Nicholson withdrew the motion. The vote to withdraw the motion

That City Council move into Committee of the Whole to consider Council amendments to the Mayor's 2025 Operating Budget and 2025 Capital Budget

That the motion be amended to remove all words after 'in the 2025 budget'.

That project 51-0175 “Renaissance Park Redevelopment” be brought forward from 2026 to 2025.

That the Proposed 2026 budget items not be approved with the 2025 budget but be

That the motion be amended to replace the word 'added' with the word 'consider' and that the word 'forecast' be added after the word 'budget'.

That the meeting recess for 15 minutes.

That Project 70-1725 “Aviation Safety and Noise Mitigation” be moved to the 2026 and 2027 budget Ruled out of order by the Mayor. Councillor McConkey withdrew the motion to move Project 70-1725 to 2026 and 2027. The vote to withdraw the motion

That the budget for Project 73-0456 “Stevenson Road North” be reduced to $880,000.

That the 2025 proposed budget tax levy increase be lowered by 50% and with potential land sales in 2026 and potential grant funds and $800,000 from the 2024 surplus to cover the approximate reduction Ruled out of order by the Mayor. Councillor McConkey withdrew the motion. The vote to withdraw the motion

That the motion be amended to replace $800,000 with $300,000.

That the motion be amended to insert the words 'tax impacting' after the word 'proposed'

That the meeting recess for one hour. The meeting recessed at 12:53 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. with all members of Council present in the Chamber.

That the motion be amended to add the words 'and special emergency situations'

That contributions to reserves 110-001-86795 for funding to attract family medicine trainers and family physicians to Durham be removed from the budget

That the motion be amended to replace '$49,610' with '$18,859'.

That the meeting recess for 10 minutes.

That Project 51-0174 "Ed Broadbent Park washrooms" be

That External Agency funding for the Oshawa Public Library and Oshawa Historical Society be increased by 1.9%.

That Council rise from Committee of the Whole.

That Council ratify the actions taken in Committee of the Whole

That the motion be amended to add a Part 2 as follows: 'That staff investigate the delineation of the Infrastructure Renewal Levy and be shown separately from the general levy on property tax bills, to inform taxpayers about costs related to addressing the City’s long-term infrastructure renewal costs, infrastructure deficit, and projections in the Asset Management Plan as approved by Council on June 24, 2024.'

That pursuant to Report CNCL-24-124 dated November 13, 2024, Council approve: The Reserve and Reserve Funds required to fund $82.5 million in capital as outlined in the 2025 Mayor’s Budget, as may be amended; and, The Reserve and Reserve fund contributions of $17.9 million to reserves from tax levy as outlined in the 2025 Mayor’s Budget, as may be amended; and, The Reserve and Reserve Fund contributions of $5.6 million to operations as outlined in the 2025 Mayor’s Budget, as may be amended.

That the confirming by-law be passed.

That the meeting adjourn at 4:11 p.m.