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Report To: General Government Committee
Date of Meeting: January 10, 2022 Report Number: LGS-002-22
Submitted By:
Reviewed By:
File Number:
Rob Maciver, Director of Legislative Services
Andrew C. Allison, CAO
Report Subject: Appointment of Private Parking Officers
Recommendations:
Resolution#: GG-015-22
By-law Number: 2022-004
1. That Report LGS-002-22 and any related communication items, be received;
2. That the By-law attached to Report LGS-002-22, as attachment 1, be approved; and
3. That all interested parties listed in Report LGS-002-22 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
Municipality of Clarington
Report LGS-002-22
Report Overview
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To appoint designated staff within Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority (GRCA) and
Pro -North Security as parking officers.
1. Background
1.1 In order to perform parking enforcement duties on private property, Section 15(1) of the
Police Services Act, RSO 1990, c. P. 15, requires that persons be appointed by the
Municipality.
1.2 Council appointments in the most recent past (Report CLD-015-19) have been general,
in that they were not site specific nor person specific; but rather specific to a named
agency (e.g. Nemesis Security, Paragon Security). This streamlined approach has
proven to be successful and efficient for the Municipality and the external agency;
eliminating the need to approach Council for appointments with each employee change.
2. Discussion
2.1 Municipal Staff have been approached by the Ganaraska Region Conservation
Authority to have GRCA Provincial Offences Officers appointed by Council, in order to
have the authority to enforce Clarington's Traffic By-law on GRCA lands within
Clarington. GRCA has not been previously appointed in Clarington.
2.2 This request was made in response to resolution 37/21 passed at the GRCA Board of
Directors meeting held September 16, 2021.
2.3 This is a similar request to one previously made by the Central Lake Ontario
Conservation Authority, who have since been appointed by Council.
2.4 GRCA Provincial Offences Officers are authorized to enforce the provisions of the
Conservation Authorities Act and Trespass to Property Act but are limited in their ability
to address the matter of illegally parked vehicles on lands within their jurisdiction.
2.5 Staff have also been approached by Pro -North Security (Terry Chirsky); requesting
appointment by Council, in order to have the ability to provide parking enforcement at
properties within Clarington that they have been contracted to provide security
services on. Only Security Guards licensed pursuant to the Private Security and
Investigative Services Act, 2005 would be eligible to perform parking enforcement
duties. Pro -North Security has not been previously appointed in Clarington.
Municipality of Clarington
Report LGS-002-22
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2.6 Provincial Offences Officers and Security Guards captured under a general appointment
receive training from Municipal Staff prior to being authorized to perform private property
parking enforcement.
2.7 Sites/properties that may be enforced by the respective agency are inspected by
Municipal Staff to ensure appropriate and adequate signage is installed prior to any
parking enforcement taking place thereon.
2.8 Staff recommend that a general appointment by-law be enacted for both the Ganaraska
Region Conservation Authority and Pro -North Security.
3. Concurrence
Orono
4. Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that the By-law attached to Report LGS-002-22 as
Attachment 1 be approved to appoint Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority and
Pro -North Security as Private Parking Officers.
5. Strategic Plan Application
Not applicable.
Staff Contact: Teresa Mason, Municipal Law Enforcement Coordinator, 905-623-3379 ext.
2111 or tmason@clarington.net.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 — By-law to appoint private property Parking Enforcement Officers.
Interested Parties:
The following interested parties will be notified of Council's decision:
Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority
Pro -North Security
Attachment 1 to Report LGS-002-22
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The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law 2021-004
Being a By-law to appoint private Parking Enforcement Officers
Whereas subsection (1) of section 15 of the Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c PA 5,
provides that, "A municipal council may appoint persons to enforce the by-laws of the
municipality";
And whereas Council deems it desirable to appoint the Ganaraska Region Conservation
Authority to act as private property parking enforcement officers for property under their
ownership and jurisdiction;
And whereas Council deems it desirable to appoint Pro -North Security to act as private
property parking enforcement officers at properties within Clarington they have been
contracted by the owner to provide security services thereon;
And whereas all provincially licensed Security Guards and designated GRCA Provincial
Offences Officers receive municipal training, and all sites are inspected by the
Municipality to confirm requisite signage;
Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington hereby
enacts as follows:
That Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority and Pro -North Security are
hereby appointed as Private Parking Enforcement Officers for the purposes of
Section 11, Section 14 and Section 46 of the Clarington Traffic and Parking By-
law 2014-059, as amended.
2. That this by-law shall be effective on the date that it is passed.
Passed in Open Council this _ day of 2022.
Adrian Foster, Mayor
June Gallagher, Municipal Clerk