Committee of the Whole

That Report PDE 11-24 be received for information.

That Council approve the Heritage Permit Application requesting demolition of the existing dwelling at 114 Keith Street (HP-17-24), as supported by the Heritage Whitby Advisory Committee, and in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act.

That Council mutually agree to the owner’s request for further extension of the 90-day deadline under Section 29(8) of the Ontario Heritage Act and Section 1(2) 1. of Ontario Regulation 385/21, for passing the Part IV Heritage Designation By-law for the portion of the property containing the Mayfield House, located at 780 Garden Street in Whitby; and, That the extension be in effect until May 31, 2025.

That the proclamations for 2025 outlined in the Memorandum from J. Romano, Commissioner, Community Services dated November 22, 2024, be endorsed.

That the memorandum from J. Romano, Commissioner of Community Services, dated December 2, 2024 regarding Community Connection Terms of Reference updates be received for information; and, That Council approve the revised Community Connection Terms of Reference appended to the memorandum.

That Council delegate the authority for consideration of exemptions from Fence By-law # 4394-99, as amended, as well as exemptions from the forthcoming update to the Fence By-law, to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Committee in accordance with the Fence By-law Exemption Process appended to this Report as Attachment 1, and the Clerk be directed to amend the Terms of Reference for the Municipal Licensing and Standards Committee to include consideration of Fence By-law Exemptions; That the Clerk be directed to bring forward a by-law to amend Fence By-law # 4394-99, as amended, to include the Fence By-law Exemption Process and repeal By-law # 7863-22 delegating authority for minor fence height exemption requests to the Commissioner of Legal and Enforcement Services/Town Solicitor; That the Clerk be directed to bring forward a by-law to amend Fees and Charges By-law # 7220-17, as amended, to delete the fee for Minor Fence Height Exemptions and replace it with a new two-tier fee for Fence By-law Exemptions as noted in Section 5 of Report CLK 08-24; That the fees for Fence By-law Exemptions be effective as of the date of enactment of the by-law noted in Recommendation 3, save and except that the fees will not apply on a one-time basis to those properties that currently have Fence By-law exemption requests pending before Council; and, That Fence By-law exemption requests pending before Council be

That Report CLK 08-24 be

That Report CAO 23-24, Creative Communities Update, be received for information.

That Council approve and appoint the following members to the Whitby 55+ Recreation Advisory Committee effective January 1, 2025: Sharon Bagatto (term ending December 31, 2026); Jane Hilton (term ending December 31, 2026); Carol James (term ending December 31, 2025); Deborah Nanton (term ending December 31, 2025); Mary Poirier (term ending December 31, 2026); Joanne Smith (term ending December 31, 2026); and, Lise Watt (term ending December 31, 2026).

That a by-law be brought forward to allow for the Interim Tax Billing for the 2025 taxation year as outlined in Report FS 24-24.

That a by-law be brought forward to authorize external temporary borrowing of up to $68,925,000 from January 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025, and up to $34,463,000 between October 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025, if required for cash flow purposes.

That the amendment to Town Policy F 190 related to the sale or other disposition of land, as outlined in Staff Report FS 47-24, be approved. Note: The disposition of this matter Item 6.4.6, FS 47-24, was determined through the referral motion below. Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Bozinovski That Report FS 47-24 be

That Report LS 16-24 be received for information; and, That a by-law be brought forward to Council on December 16, 2024 to authorize the proposed Traffic By-law amendments substantively as shown in Attachment 1 to this Report LS 16-24.

That a motion to introduce a matter regarding temporarily delegating authority to approve Fence By-law Exemption requests be allowed due to its timely and urgent nature.

That Council delegate authority on a temporary basis to the Commissioner of Legal and Enforcement Services/Town Solicitor to approve exemption requests to the Fence By-law beyond a 10% variance; and, That this delegated authority remain in place until such time as Staff can report back to Council to address questions on allowable exemptions, fees, and the process for considering Fence By-law exemption requests further to the referral at the December 2, 2024 Committee of the Whole meeting.

That the meeting adjourn.

That Report FS 47-24 be