The Whitby Record

Committee of the Whole

May 13, 2019

Who was there

Present (6): Chris Leahy, Steve Lee, Rhonda Mulcahy, Elizabeth Roy, Maleeha Shahid, Steve Yamada

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

Declared interests

Mayor Mitchellunder the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act regarding Item 10.2, Report CAO 15-19 as the western portion of the lands identified by Staff as the recommended future hospital site are part of 5455 Ashburn Road, a property that is owned by Mayor Mitchell and his family

What was decided (17 motions)

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

1. That Council endorse in principle the Durham Community Energy Plan (DCEP), including the reduction target of 80% by 2050 and the Low Carbon Pathway scenario as the preferred energy scenario for implementation; and, 2. That any initiatives arising from the development of the DCEP work plan, be
Moved by Councillor Mulcahy
Referred
That Council appoint the Chief Administrative Officer, or his/her designate, as the Town of Whitby’s representative to the board of directors of the not-for-profit corporation that will operate the Innovative Hub Accelerator (1855).
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Carried
That Council receive for information, Whitby Fire and Emergency Services’ (WFES’) 2018 Annual Report.
Moved by Councillor Newman
Carried
1. That staff be directed to bring forward a new by-law to Council for approval, in a form satisfactory to the Town Clerk, to replace the Town’s existing Refreshment Vehicle By-law, incorporating the provisions set out in Report LS 12-19 and Attachment # 1; and, 2. That staff be directed to bring forward a new by-law to Council for approval, in a form satisfactory to the Town Clerk, to amend the Town’s Fees and Charges By-law to incorporate the new Refreshment Vehicle licensing fees as set out in Report LS 12- 19.
Moved by Councillor Shahid
Carried
That the Town Clerk be directed to bring forward a by-law to amend the Site Alteration By-law to give effect to the revised subsection 3.5. contained in Report LS 13-19.
Moved by Councillor Mulcahy
Carried
1. That report CS 27-19 be received for information; 2. That Council authorizes the Treasurer to transfer $316,828 from the tax based budget released during year-end review into the IT Reserve to fund future CITSP projects; 3. That Council authorizes the transfer of $1,000,000 from the One- Time Reserve Fund (LTFR) to the Corporate Development Reserve and direct Staff to bring forward a Corporate Development Reserve Policy by the end of 2019; 4. That Council authorizes the commitment of $1,000,000 from the One-Time Reserve Fund (LTFR) towards potential costs associated with the Corporate Re-organization; 5. That Council authorizes the funding of the $1,000,000 commitment to Durham College for the expansion of the Whitby Campus payable in five equal annual payments of $200,000 be pre-committed from the One-Time Reserve Fund (LTFR); and, 6. That Council approves the Federal Gas Tax Reserve Fund Policy, the Parks Reserve Fund Policy, the Parking Reserve Fund Policy, the Marina Reserve Fund Policy, and the Arena Reserve Policy. Page 7 of 15 Committee of the Whole Minutes May 13, 2019 - 6:00 PM
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Carried
1. That report CS 32-19 of the Commissioner of Corporate Services/Treasurer is received as information; and, 2. That the Treasurer be authorized to draw from reserves/reserve funds as required for the purposes of addressing the actual year- end position.
Moved by Councillor Shahid
Carried
That Report CS 35-19 of the Commissioner of Corporate Services/Treasurer be received as information.
Moved by Councillor Alexander
Carried
1. That the Town of Whitby enter into an inter-creditor agreement with The Toronto-Dominion Bank (“TD Bank”), Elexicon Corporation, Elexicon Energy Inc. (collectively, “Elexicon”), The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington, The Corporation of the Town of Ajax, The Corporation of the City of Pickering, and The Corporation of the City of Belleville (collectively, the “shareholders”); 2. That a by-law, substantially in the form attached hereto as Attachment # 1, be brought forward authorizing the Town to enter into an inter-creditor agreement with TD Bank, Elexicon, and the shareholders; and, 3. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the required documents to give effect thereto.
Moved by Councillor Mulcahy
Carried
1. That Report PW 13-19 on Stormwater Management Facility Needs Study Update 2019, be received for information; and, 2. That the Key findings from the Stormwater Management Facility Needs Study Update 2019, be
Moved by Councillor Alexander
Referred
1. That Report PW14-19 be received as information regarding the key findings to date of the Parking Master Plan for Downtown Whitby and Downtown Brooklin (see Attachment 1 for the Study Areas) which are to be presented to the public and stakeholders for comment; 2. That Council approve the installation of new parking meters in Downtown Whitby in 2019 or as soon as possible (see Attachment 2 for proposed locations) following public consultation in early June. The new parking meters will be funded from the Parking Reserve account; 3. That Council approve the expansion of the parking lease program currently in place for municipal parking lots to certain existing/proposed on-street parking meter locations; 4. That Staff report back to Council immediately after the June public consultation with any feedback received regarding the Page 10 of 15 Committee of the Whole Minutes May 13, 2019 - 6:00 PM recommended implementation plan for parking meters in 2019; 5. That Council approve the expansion of Municipal Lot 5 (Green Street/Colborne Street) to the east on Town owned lands to create approximately 20-25 spaces. Completion as soon as possible and funding would be from the Parking Reserve; 6. That Staff work with the Region of Durham and Developers of the Fire Hall site to implement in 2019 temporary pedestrian signals on Brock Street at Colborne Street; 7. That Staff work with the Region of Durham on the installation of Intersection Pedestrian Signals on Dundas Street at Centre Stre
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Carried
That the motion to the Province regarding changes to funding for Autism Spectrum Disorder be
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Referred
That Staff be directed to hold a town hall meeting with members of the Seniors’ Centre to provide information regarding the discontinuation of the Seniors’ Van service at the end of August 2019 and alternative transportation options to access the Seniors’ Centre.
Moved by Councillor Shahid
Carried
That the main motion be divided to into two motions as follows: 1. That Staff be directed to hold a town hall meeting; and, 2. That Staff be directed to provide information regarding the discontinuation of the Seniors' Van service at the end of August 2019 and alternative transportation options to access the Seniors' Centre.
Moved by Councillor Newman
Lost
That the main motion be amended by replacing the words "town hall" with "information meeting" and by adding "that Staff provide a memorandum to Council after the information meeting as to the outcome of the meeting and topics that were discussed.
Moved by Mayor Mitchell
Carried
That Staff be directed to hold an information meeting with members of the Seniors’ Centre to provide information regarding the discontinuation of the Seniors’ Van service at the end of August 2019 and alternative transportation options to access the Seniors’ Centre and that Staff provide a memorandum to Council after the information meeting as to the outcome of the meeting and topics that were discussed.
Moved by Councillor Shahid
Carried
That the meeting adjourn.
Moved by Councillor Leahy
Carried

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