Safety and Facilities Services Committee Meeting

That the rules of procedure be waived to add correspondence concerning from a resident concerning Report SF-26-11.

That all items listed under the heading of Public Consent Agenda for the Safety and Facilities Services Committee meeting dated March 9, 2026 be adopted as recommended except for Reports SF-26-11 and SF-26-12 .

That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council: That Report SF-26-11 “Benchmarking Standards of Soffit Lighting and Residential Properties” dated March 4, 2026, be received for information.

That the Safety and Facilities Services Committee recommend to City Council: Whereas in 2023, Council approved the design of the Bond Simcoe Urban Square located at the northeast corner of Bond Street East and Simcoe Street North; and, Whereas in 2025, Council approved the construction of the Bond Simcoe Urban Square; and, Whereas at its meeting of October 27, 2025, through Report SF-25-49 Council approved the name “Veterans Square” for the Bond Simcoe Urban Square; and, Whereas at the same meeting Council further directed staff to investigate the naming of the gardens within the square after each of the four services and allied forces; and, Whereas staff consulted with the Ontario Regiment Museum (O.R.M.) to confirm that the Canadian Armed Forces are represented by three integrated allied members; and, Whereas the three primary unified branches of the Canadian Armed Forces are: the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.), the Royal Canadian Navy (R.C.N.), and the Canadian Army, which would be the recommendation for appropriate recognition in this context; and, Whereas the current design for Veterans Square includes the appropriate flower beds for consideration; and, Whereas the project design consultant has confirmed that name plates can be incorporated into the flower bed design; and, Whereas the estimated cost to implement this work is approximately $10,000, and sufficient funds remain within the approved capital budget to accommodate these costs; Therefore be it resolved that

Council approved funding in the 2026 Capital Budget (Project 25-40-0072) in the amount of $600,000 for the development of a Firefighters’ Memorial; and, Whereas the intent of the project is to create a permanent civic space for remembrance, ceremony, and reflection honouring firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty; and, Whereas the proposed memorial consists primarily of site development and landscape design within the northern portion of the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens (Memory Gardens); and, Whereas commemorative elements, including a bronze firefighter feature and/or integrated illumination feature, are intended to function as components within a broader civic commemorative space; and, Whereas Council recognizes that civic commemorative infrastructure projects may include integrated decorative or symbolic features without constituting standalone public art initiatives; Therefore be it resolved: That the northern portion of the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens (Memory Gardens) be confirmed as the approved site for the Firefighters’ Memorial Project; and, That the Firefighters’ Memorial be advanced as a civic commemorative infrastructure project, consisting of site works and integrated commemorative features; and, That staff be directed to proceed with procurement and implementation of the project in accordance with the City’s Purchasing By-law and approved capital project procedures.

That the meeting adjourn.