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Report to Council Meeting of January 15, 2018
Subject: General Government Committee Meeting of Tuesday, January 2 2018
Recommendations:
1. Receive for Information
(a) 8.1 Minutes of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority
dated November 30, 2017
(b) 8.2 Andrew Brouwer, City Clerk, City of Oshawa – Regarding
Request for Deferral of Site Selection for a Potential Cannabis
Store in Oshawa
(c) 8.3 Ralph Walton, Regional Clerk/Director of Legislative Services,
the Regional Municipality of Durham, Regarding Regional
Response to Metrolinx Draft 2041 Regional Transportation
Plan
(d) 9.2 Bill Mauro, Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regarding
Protecting Water for Future Generations – Public Consultation
(e) 9.5 City of Oshawa Andrew Brouwer – Regarding Release of
Employment Lands Along Highway 407 East
(f) CSD-001-18 Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017
2. Melodie Zarzeczny, Board Chair – Regarding the Durham Hospice –
Clarington Project – Request for Land Donation
Whereas through the Durham Hospice Clarington Group, Clarington has been
identified and approved for a five bed residential hospice;
Whereas securing a site for the residential hospice is of the utmost importance and
critical to success; and
Whereas two municipally owned sites have high potential for fitting of space and
location considerations, being Cobbledick Road and the Jury House on the Jury
Lands, better known as the Training School/Camp 30 Lands;
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Now Therefore Be it Resolved That Staff be requested to work with Durham
Hospice Clarington Group to closely examine each site for the potential fit and
timelines for the hospice project and report back at the January 29, 2018 Planning
and Development Committee Meeting.
3. Clarington Active Transportation and Safe Roads Advisory Committee
That Report EGD-001-18 be received;
That Council endorse the Terms of Reference for the Active Transportation and
Safe Roads Advisory Committee as amended, to delete “months” and replace it
with “meetings” in paragraph 6 of Section H Responsibilities and Obligations of
Members;
That the Clerk be authorized to commence the recruitment and selection process to
establish the Active Transportation and Safe Roads Advisory Committee; and
That the Council Department Liaison to Engineering Services be appointed as the
Council representative to the Active Transportation and Safe Roads Advisory
Committee.
4. Plowing of Secondary Roads
That Report OPD-001-18 be received; and
That Council direct staff to continue investigating options for road snow plowing
operations that may include the future use of private contractors to improve service
levels, create efficiencies and reduce overall operating costs.
5. Seniors Snow Removal Program
That Report OPD-003-18 be received;
That the fees for the Senior Citizen and Physically Disabled Sidewalk and Driveway
Windrow Snow Clearing be increased from $60.00 to $75.00 for the 2018/2019
season and
That thereafter, beginning with the 2019/2020 season, an annual cost of living
increase be added to the base amount.
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6. Appointment to the Newcastle Arena Board
That staff be directed to re-advertise the vacant position for the Newcastle Arena
Board and report back;
That, if no applicants apply to the vacant position, the Newcastle Arena Board
members remain status quo until the next Term appointments; and
That all interested parties listed in Report CLD-002-18 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
7. Appointments to the Clarington Museums and Archives Board
That Report CLD-002-18 be received;
That the vote be conducted to appoint two citizen representatives for a term ending
December 31, 2018, or until a successor is appointed, to the Clarington Museums
and Archives Board for the Municipality of Clarington, in accordance with the
Appointments to Boards and Committees Policy;
That all interested parties listed in Report CLD-002-18 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision; and
The following appointments were made in accordance with the voting process
outlined in the Council Appointments to Boards and Committees Policy for the
Clarington Museums and Archives Board for a term ending December 31, 2018 or
until a successor is appointed:
Holly Raj
Sarah Bobka
8. Bill 68 – Summary of Impact and Proclamation Dates
That Report CLD-003-18 be received;
That the draft By-law (Attachment 1 to Report CLD-003-18), amending Clarington’s
Procedural By-law, be enacted with the exception of Section 2 and 3, which are to
be deleted from the amending by-law; and
That staff be directed to report back on implementation requirements, process and
any associated costs for electronic participation in Council, Committee and Local
Board meetings.
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9. Private Tree Protection
That Report OPD-011-17 be received; and
That an interdepartmental team including Operations, Planning and Engineering
staff be formed to develop an Urban Forest Management Strategy, using existing
staff.