City Council Meeting

That Correspondence CNCL-25-06 from various residents submitting comments concerning Item SF-25-02 be added to the agenda for the City Council meeting of January 27, 2025, and

That Rules of Procedure be waived to introduce a time sensitive matter concerning a letter of support for CLOCA's application to the Canada Water Agencies Great Lakes Ecosystem (CLOCA) grant. (Requires 2/3 vote of members present)

the Canada Water Agencies Great Lakes Ecosystem funding is available to support critical environmental projects; and, Whereas the deadline for applications is February 13, 2025; and, Whereas the maximum funding amount through the grant is $3 million; and, Whereas the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (C.L.O.C.A.) has proposed a project at Oshawa Second Marsh (O.S.M.) to advance the Oshawa Second Marsh Management Plan actions; and, Whereas the City currently provides funding to CLOCA for annual long-term monitoring at Oshawa Second Marsh as part of the Durham Region Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program, as well as annual funding to Friends of Second Marsh for education and community engagement activities; and, Whereas results from CLOCA’s monitoring program indicate that the overall health of Oshawa Second Marsh is declining; and, Whereas the proposed project focuses on priority areas including bathymetry restoration, enhancing hydraulic connections, and removing phragmites; and, Whereas these efforts are essential for the health and sustainability of the marsh ecosystem; and, Whereas C.L.O.C.A. will be leading the application process and project, and has requested a letter of support from the City as the property owner and to ensure the project aligns with the City's goals for the site; and, Whereas although matching funds are not required as part of the application process, additional financial support towards the project would be beneficial to the success of the app

That the delegation of Robert Clapp be heard.

That the delegation of Beth Kelly be heard. (Requires 2/3 vote of members present)

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

That based on Report ED-25-14 dated January 8, 2025 concerning the E-mobility Pilot Program; That electric kick-scooters continue to be permitted for use in the City of Oshawa as part of the Province’s pilot program which was extended for an additional five (5) years or from 2025 to 2029 in accordance with Ontario Regulation 389/19: Pilot Project – Electric Kick-Scooters, as well as the City’s skateboards and Bicycles By-law 78-91, as amended, Traffic and Parking By-law 79-99, as amended, and Parks and Facilities By-law 83-2000, as amended; and That Council extend the pilot period of the E-mobility program for a further 30 months to June 2027; and That staff implement the key modifications as set out in Section 4.3.1 of the said Report; and That staff provide a detailed Report on the program in Q2 of 2027; and That a copy of this Report be forwarded to Durham Region, Durham Regional Police Services, Durham College, Ontario Tech University and Trent University Durham GTA. A request was made to divide the recommendation to vote separately on Part 1; Section 4.1.3.10 of Part 3; Part 2, the remainder of Part 3 and Part 4; and Part 5. The vote on Part 1 of the recommendation concerning Item ED-25-14.

That the meeting recess.

That all items listed under the heading of Public Consent Agenda for the City Council Meeting dated January 27, 2025 be adopted as recommended except: Items CO-25-02 and CO-25-03 from the Twenty-second Report of the Community and Operations Services Committee; and, Items CF-25-03 and CF-25-04 from the Twenty-fourth Report of the Community and Operations Services Committee; and, Items ED-25-08 and ED-25-06 and related By-law 6-2025 from the Forty-second Report of the Economic and Development Services Committee; and, Item SF-25-03 from the Twenty-second Report of the Safety and Facilities Services Committee; and, Report CNCL-25-04.

That all items listed under the heading of Closed Consent Agenda for the City Council Meeting dated January 27,2025 be adopted as recommended except : Item ED-25-11 from the Forty-third Report of the Economic and Development Services Committee.

That the meeting recess and reconvene in a session closed to the public pursuant to Section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act to consider Item ED-25-11 which concerns the proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land.

That Council rise from close session and report.

intimate partner violence (IPV) is physical, sexual and emotional abuse and aggression that occurs in an intimate relationship; and, Whereas every six days a woman is killed in Canada by her intimate partner; and, Whereas one in five women experience some form of abuse in their intimate relationship; and, Whereas on the morning of September 22, 2015, in Ottawa’s Renfrew County, Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam were murdered by a former partner; and, Whereas on June 28, 2022, a five-person jury established as part of a coroner’s inquest into the events of September 22, 2015; Renfrew County delivered 86 recommendations in a unanimous verdict on the deaths of three local women, who were killed by their former partner on a single morning in 2015; the City of Ottawa, Renfrew County, and Lanark County have passed motions declaring an IPV epidemic, and acknowledging the 86 recommendations in the Renfrew County Inquest; and, Whereas on April 26, 2023, the Region of Durham adopted a resolution declaring IPV an epidemic and is in the process of integrating IPV into Region’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan, and the local municipalities of Clarington, Whitby, and Ajax and the Ontario’s Big City Mayors Caucus and Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario along with many other municipalities in Ontario have adopted similar resolutions in 2023 and 2024; and, Whereas specific legislation addressing family and domestic violence has been passed by six provinces and three

That the Confirming By-law be passed.

That the meeting adjourn at 12:33 p.m.