Economic and Development Services Committee and Planning Act Meeting

That the delegation of Robert Clapp concerning Report ED-25-14 be added to the agenda for the Economic and Development Services Committee meeting of January 13, 2025.

That the delegation of Robert Clapp be heard.

That the delegation's time be extended by two minutes.

Part 2 c) of the recommendation concerning Report ED-25-14 be amended to replace the word 'two' with the word 'one' and add the words 'and every two years thereafter' after the words 'by-law and service agreements'.

That Report ED-25-14 be

That Part 2 c) of the recommendation concerning Report ED-25-14 be amended to add the words 'and that Council have the ability to opt out of the pilot project, or continue, after each milestone review' after the words 'and every two years thereafter'.

That Part 2 c) of the recommendation concerning Report ED-25-14 be amended to delete the words 'a long with the 5-year pilot period extension' before the words 'a one-year milestone for further program review'.

That all items listed under Public Consent Agenda for the Economic and Development Services Committee meeting of January 13, 2025 be adopted as recommended except Reports ED-25-02, ED-25-06 and ED-25-07.

That the meeting recess for 10 minutes.

That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That based on Report ED-25-02 dated January 8, 2025 concerning the proposed City-initiated amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan and Zoning By-law 60-94 to implement protected major transit station areas: That Council authorize City staff to initiate the statutory public process under the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 for Council to consider proposed City-initiated amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan and Zoning By-law 60-94, generally in accordance with Attachment 1 to said Report; and, That Council direct City staff to request to the Province that the fee for review of the proposed City-initiated amendments by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing be waived.

That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That, pursuant to Report ED-25-06 dated January 8, 2025, the revised application submitted by Al Arqam Islamic Centre to amend Zoning By-law 60-94 to permit a new mosque building on the lands municipally known as 1709 Harmony Road North together with adjacent surplus lands being purchased from the City of Oshawa be approved generally in accordance with the comments contained in said Report, and the necessary by-law be passed in a form and content acceptable to the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department, and the City Solicitor; and, That, in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act and notwithstanding that the details of the site plan design proposed in Report ED-24-122 dated October 30, 2024 and presented at the public meeting of November 4, 2024 differ to some degree from the site plan design recommended to be approved by City Council pursuant to Part 1 of this Recommendation, such differences are not substantial enough to require further notice and another public meeting.

That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: Whereas in October 2023, City Council considered CNCL-23-112, Notice of Motion – Installation of Stormwater Litter Traps in the City of Oshawa (All Wards); and, Whereas water quality control is typically achieved through stormwater management ponds, oil and grit separators and bioswales. These measures are industry-wide proven methods of being effective at removing smaller/finer particles to limit sedimentation into receiving watercourses; and, Whereas Stormwater Litter Traps are a potential complimentary method designed to capture floating pollutants such as plastics, leaves, litter, and debris via an insert that is placed under the grates of stormwater catchbasins; and, Whereas, cities such as the City of Barrie face different challenges with their stormwater management system, discharge directly into Lake Simcoe, and nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen are required to be controlled to specific levels; and, Whereas through correspondence with municipalities with similar stormwater management systems as the City of Oshawa, it was found that they were not interested in adopting this technology following their pilot projects. They noted generally high maintenance frequency and costs as the main concern; and, Whereas the City of Oshawa performs street sweeping once every 6 weeks for arterial and collector roads and once every 10 weeks on residential roads, significantly reducing the amount of

That all items listed under Closed Consent Agenda for the Economic and Development Services Committee meeting of January 13, 2025 be adopted as recommended except Reports ED-25-11 and ED-25-12.

That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That based on Report ED-25-11 dated January 8, 2025, certain City-owned lands, measuring approximately 0.43 hectares (1 ac.) in size and located directly west of 1190 Keith Ross Drive, as identified on Attachments 1 and 2 of said Report, be declared surplus to municipal requirements and that the requirement to declare a City-owned property first as potentially surplus be waived, together with all associated notice requirements in accordance with By-law 178-2022, given the localized nature of the matter; and, That the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department, be authorized to execute the disposal strategy as generally outlined in Section 4.8.1 of said Report for the City-owned lands measuring approximately 0.43 hectares (1 ac.) in size and located directly west of 1190 Keith Ross Drive, and enter into any necessary agreements or documents to give effect to said disposal strategy, provided they are in a form and content satisfactory to the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department, and the City Solicitor; and, That the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department, be authorized to execute the disposal strategy as generally outlined in Section 4.8.2 of said Report for the City-owned property at 1170 Keith Ross Drive, known as Lot 5 on the North Field Lotting Plan for the Oshawa Executive Airport, that was declared surplus to municipal requirements by C

That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That based on Closed Item ED-25-12 dated January 8, 2025 concerning an update on the appeal of Council’s decision to designate 149 Harmony Road South under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, City staff be authorized to proceed as set out in Section 2.0 of said Closed Item.

That the meeting recess for 5 minutes in order to shut down the web stream; and, That in accordance with Section 239 (2) (c) and (e) of the Municipal Act, the meeting reconvene in a session closed to the public to consider Report ED-25-11 which concerns proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land; and Report ED-25-12 concerning litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the City.

That the Economic and Development Services Committee rise and report.

That the meeting recess at 4:59 p.m.

That Correspondence ED-25-17 from the Biglieri Group Ltd. submitting comments concerning Report ED-25-01 be added to the agenda for the Planning Act Public meeting of January 13, 2025 and be

That the presentation concerning Report ED-25-01 not be heard.

That the Economic and Development Services Committee recommend to City Council: That the proposed amendments to the Oshawa Official Plan and Zoning By-law 60-94 as generally set out in Attachment 1 to Report ED-25-01 dated January 8, 2025 be adopted, and that the appropriate amending by-laws be passed in a form and content acceptable to the Commissioner, Economic and Development Services Department and the City Solicitor.

That the meeting adjourn at 6:34 p.m.