The Oshawa Record

Safety and Facilities Services Committee Meeting

December 8, 2025

Who was there

Present (5): Rick Kerr, Jim Lee, Bradley Marks, Rosemary McConkey, 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 (4 motions)

4 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council: That Report SF-25-57 dated December 8, 2025, being the Safety and Facility Services Committee's Outstanding Items Status Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2025, be received for information.
Moved by Councillor McConkey
Carried
That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council: That based on Report SF-25-58 dated December 3, 2025 concerning initiatives to incentivize the supply of wheelchair accessible vehicles in the Vehicle-for-Hire Industry: That an Intermunicipal Exemption be established for accessible taxicabs licensed in any municipality in Durham Region to pick up fares in Oshawa to increase the availability of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles in Oshawa's Vehicle-for-Hire Industry; That the necessary amending By-law be passed to further amend Vehicle-for-Hire By-law 31-2022, as amended, generally in the form of Attachment 2 to said Report, in a form and content acceptable to the City Solicitor: That the notice of requirements of Public Notice Policy (GOV-23-02) be waived in lieu of the implementation of a communication plan detailed in said Report; and, That staff continue to work with all applicable stakeholders to explore additional measures to further incentivize the provision of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles in Oshawa's Vehicle-for-Hire Industry.
Moved by Councillor McConkey
Carried
That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council: That Report SF-25-59, dated December 3, 2025, concerning the 2025 Warrior Health Before Operational Stress Program be received for information.
Moved by Councillor McConkey
Carried
That the meeting adjourn at 1:59 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Kerr
Carried

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