Regular Council Meeting

That correspondence Item CORR 01-09 be

That Council adopt the recommendations set out in Item Nos. 3.1, 4.1, 4.3 through 4.6 inclusive, as contained in the minutes of the meeting of the Planning and Development Committee held on January 5, 2009, save and except Item Nos. 3.1, 4.1, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 thereof.

1. That Planning Report, Item PL 1-09 be received as information; 2. That the application be

1. That the Planning Report, Item PL 7-09 be received as information; and, 2. That the attached Terms of Reference for the Brooklin Downtown Development Steering Committee be approved.

1. That Planning Report, Item PL 8-09 be received as information; 2. That Staff review the Strategic Action Plans and subsequently review the Community Improvement Plans for Downtown Whitby and Downtown Brooklin; and, 3. That upon completion of the Official Plan review, Staff incorporate identified needed infrastructure projects into the Community Improvement Plans for Downtown Whitby and Downtown Brooklin.

1. That Council receive the DWDSC 2008 Report as attached to Planning Report, Item PL 9-09; and, 2. That the DWDSC 2008 Report be

1. That Planning Report, Item PL 3-09 be received for information; 2. That the Region undertake an independent peer review of the retail impact studies of the proposed shopping centre as adopted through Oshawa OPA No. 135 and its impact on Whitby’s nearby central areas; 3. That the Region assist the Town of Whitby in obtaining written confirmation from Loblaws that its leasing arrangements with the owner of Dryden Square will not block attempts to fill space vacated by a possible closure of the No Frills store with food related retail uses; and, 4. That the Region’s Health Department and Social Services Department be specifically requested to comment on the potential impact on residents in the area of Dryden Square in the event that the No Frills grocery closes.

That Council adopt the recommendations set out in Item Nos. 3.1 through 3.8 and 4.1 inclusive, as contained in the minutes of the meeting of the Operations Committee held on January 12, 2009, save and except Item No. 3.2, 3.4 and 3.7 thereof.

That Council approve and appoint the following members of the Whitby Seniors’ Activity Centre to the Whitby Seniors’ Services Committee for a period of one year ending November 30, 2009: § Shirley Barnes § Joe Olinyk § Irene Clark § Bonita Spall § Mike Johnson § George Spall § Elsie Myette § Al Stachel § Ann Nielsen § Elizabeth Watson

That Council adopt the proposed policy attached to Community and Marketing Services Report, Item CMS 04-09 on the Community Use of Schools and repeal Policies 600004 and 600006.

1. That Council endorse the recommendations (in bold/italics) contained in Joint Public Works and Planning Department’s Report, Item PW 1-09 on the MTO Preliminary Design Plans regarding the Highway 407 mainline and the West Durham Link; 2. That a copy of the Joint Public Works and Planning Department’s Report PW 1-09 be forwarded to the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), AECOM, URS Canada, Region of Durham, Town of Ajax, City of Pickering and City of Oshawa; 3. That staff continue to provide Council with status updates at key milestones and decision points in the planning and design process for Highway 407; 4. That staff further assess the feasibility of aligning Coronation Road further west, south of Bonacord Avenue; and, 5. That all persons on the interested parties list be notified of future meetings on this issue and the next such meeting be convened as a special meeting of Council.

That paragraph 4 in the above-mentioned motion be repealed and the following substituted: 4. That Council endorse the alignment of Coronation south of Rossland to be positioned to the westerly aspect of the corridor identified by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario/Totten Sims Hubicki Associates (MTO/TSH).

1. That Mercer (Canada) Limited develop a non-union job evaluation and compensation plan as discussed this day; 2. That the comparator group of municipalities include Ajax, Clarington, Newmarket, Niagara Falls, Pickering and not Vaughan, Waterloo, Guelph, Cambridge, Barrie, Richmond Hill, Oshawa and Markham; 3. That a decision on competitive positioning of the Town in relation to the comparator group be

1. That Meridian Planning Consultants Inc. and their sub-consultants be awarded RFP #1-2009 for the Whitby Official Plan Review and its components, to an upset limit of $1,300,000, subject to negotiation of a satisfactory agreement. 2. That Staff be authorized to enter into negotiations with the Meridian Planning Consultants Inc. regarding a satisfactory agreement for the final work plan and confirmation of consultant team; and 3. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to subsequently execute the necessary contract documents.

1. That the budget meeting dates of February 3, 4 and 26, 2009 as provided for in Resolution 258-08 be postponed; and, 2. That the Chief Administrative Officer, Mayor and the Chair of Finance, Budget and IT, be directed to find alternate dates.