Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (25 motions)
24 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the minutes of the regular meeting of Council, dated May 2, 2016, be approved; 2. That the minutes of the Special Meeting of Council and the confidential minutes of the closed Special Session of Council, dated May 6, 2016, be approved; and 3. That the minutes of the Planning and Development meeting of Council and the confidential minutes of the closed Planning and Development session of Council, dated May 16, 2016, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Knoll 1
Carried
That the recommendations of the Community Services Committee meeting of May 24, 2016, be approved, subject to the separation of Item # 5 – Annual School Crossing Guard Report.
Moved by Councillor O’Meara, seconded by Councillor Duddeck
Carried
That the recommendations of the Community Services Committee meeting of May 24, 2016, pertaining to Item 5 – Annual School Crossing Guard Report, be amended to include a revision to clause 2 and an additional clause 5 as follows: 2. That the school crossing guard location at Old Abby Lane at Maidstone (south) be approved for the 2016/2017 school year; 5. That where possible, crossing guard locations with higher warrant levels be staffed first. Moved by Councillor Grant Seconded by Councillor Knoll That the additional clause 5 moved by Councillor Adams and seconded by Councillor Hutchins be
Moved by Councillor Adams, seconded by Councillor Hutchins
Referred
That the recommendations of the Administrative Services Committee meeting of May 24, 2016, be approved.
Moved by Councillor O’Meara, seconded by Councillor Duddeck
Carried
That the report from the Parks and Open Space and Recreation and Culture department’s dated May 12, 2016, be received; and 2. That the display of First Nations banners at Town Hall to honour National Aboriginal Day, June 21, 2016, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Grant, seconded by Councillor Lishchyna 1
Carried
That the report from Gord Lalonde, Commissioner of Corporate Services, dated May 2, 2016, regarding the annual business and financial update, be received. 2. That the resolutions as submitted by the Board Chair of Oakville Enterprises Corporation in the correspondence to the Mayor and Members of Council dated May 2, 2016, with regard to the following matters be approved: a. The appointment of auditors of the Oakville Enterprises Corporation; be approved; b. The compensation for Directors of the Oakville Hydro Corporation and its affiliates be approved, attached as Appendix A to the staff report dated May 2, 2016 from Commissioner of Corporate Services; c . The acceptance of the consolidated audited financial statements of Oakville Enterprises Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2015, attached as Appendix B to the staff report dated May 2, 2016 from Commissioner of Corporate Services. 3. That the resolution contained in the confidential correspondence to the Commissioner of Corporate Services dated May 12, 2016, from Jim Collins, Chief Financial Officer, distributed to the Mayor and Members of Council only, as Confidential Appendix C, be approved. 4. That the Mayor as shareholder representative pursuant to the Shareholder Declaration, be authorized to sign the resolutions for and on behalf of the Town in its capacity as the sole shareholder.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Hutchins 1
Carried
That Council adopt the ward boundaries as proposed in option #2 of the report dated April 21, 2016 from the Clerks department; 2. That the public be provided an opportunity to comment on, and participate in the Council Meeting when staff brings forward the enacting by-law; and 3. That staff engage in a public information campaign to make the towns citizens aware of the new ward boundaries, prior to the Council Meeting where the enacting by-law will be considered.
Moved by Councillor Knoll, seconded by Councillor Duddeck 1
Carried
WHEREAS, Autism Spectrum Disorder is now recognized as the most common neurological disorder affecting 1 in every 94 children, as well as their friends, family and community; and WHEREAS, Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is the scientific process based on objective evaluation and empirically based interventions used to achieve meaningful, generalizable and enduring behavioural change. Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI) is an application of the principles of ABA in an intensive setting used to affect behaviour change and improvement; and WHEREAS, the current waiting list of children for Intensive Behaviour Intervention (IBI) is over 2,000 and more than 13,000 children await Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA); and WHEREAS, the Province of Ontario has announced it intends to discontinue IBI services to children over the age of four and provide a one-time payment to assist with services, thereby abandoning thousands who have been wait-listed for years; and WHEREAS, there are two service models for affected children to be treated, 1) the Direct Service Offering (DSO) where children receive services directly from trained staff at Ontario's nine regional service providers, and 2) the Direct Funding Offering (DFO) where parents receive funding directly in order to purchase services; and WHEREAS, the DFO model to provide services is used in Alberta, British Columbia and imminently Saskatchewan. Such a model is clinically rigorous and has been identified by the Auditor General of O
Moved by Mayor Burton, seconded by Councillor Chisholm
Carried
That staff investigate opportunities to: a) train staff on addressing the needs of persons with Autism; and b) to adapt facilities to be sensory friendly wherever possible. 2. That a staff report be provided to Council on funding these opportunities, as soon as possible.
Moved by Councillor Knoll, seconded by Councillor Grant 1
Carried
That the following by-law(s) be passed: 2016-005 A by-law to amend 1981-66 (The Fire Route By-Law) 2016-068 A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council
Moved by Councillor Elgar, seconded by Councillor O’Meara
Carried
That By-Law 2016-005, a by-law to amend By-Law 1981-66, the Fire Route By-Law, be passed.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck
Carried
That Council endorse the nomination of the Supervisor, Municipal Water Resources (Risk Management Official) of the Public Works Department, Halton Region, or equivalent Regional position, to represent the collective interest of the Town of Oakville along with Halton Region, the City of Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the Town of Milton, Peel Region and the City of Mississauga on the Source Protection Committee for the Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Region; and 2. That the Town Clerk forward a copy of this report dated May 11, 2016 entitled Halton-Hamilton Source Protection Committee – Nomination of Halton Region Representative and disposition to the General Manager, Halton Region Source Protection Authority and the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for their information.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck 1
Carried
That the 2016 Pedestrian Crossover Conversion Program , as detailed in the report from the Engineering and Construction department dated May 11, 2016, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Hutchins
Carried
That the 2015 Oakville Road System Report , as detailed in the staff report from the Engineering and Construction department dated May 2, 2016, be received.
Moved by Councillor Adams
Carried
That the Annual School Crossing Guard Report as detailed in the report from the Roads and Works Operations and Engineering and Construction departments, dated May 11, 2016 be received; 2. That staff undertake a review of the Old Abbey Lane school crossing guard location prior to the end of the 2015/2016 school year; 3. That the threshold to discontinue a school crossing guard location be changed from 20% to 30% to be implemented in 2017/2018 as per the staff report; and 4. That staff report on options to require the school boards to contribute to the cost and management of the school crossing guard program.
Moved by Councillor Adams 1
Carried
That Council authorize the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Corporation of the Town of Oakville and Oakville Galleries, attached as Appendix A to the report from the Commissioner of Corporate Services, dated May 12, 2016; and 2. That the Oakville Galleries agreement be executed in accordance with By‑law 2013-057.
Moved by Mayor Burton 1
Carried
That the commercial licence agreement with National One Design Sailing Academy be approved as outlined in the staff report dated April 26, 2016, from the Parks and Open Space department; 2. That the Town Solicitor be permitted to make any minor changes to the agreement that does not modify the intent or terms of the agreement; and 3. That the licence agreement be executed in accordance with By‑law 2013‑057.
Moved by Mayor Burton 1
Carried
That the request from Golf Canada Foundation to conduct charitable lottery events in the Town of Oakville be approved.
Moved by Mayor Burton
Carried
That the Occupational Health, Safety and Workplace Violence policy (HR MNG-005) and the Workplace Violence procedure (HR-MNG-005-002) be reconfirmed as approved.
Moved by Mayor Burton
Carried
That the 2015 Audit Findings Report issued by KPMG, the town’s external auditors, be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Knoll
Carried
That the Town of Oakville’s 2015 Consolidated Financial Statements and the 2015 Town of Oakville Trust Fund Statements be approved.
Moved by Councillor Lapworth
Carried
That the Progress Report and Financial Results as at March 31, 2016, be received; 2. That the Economic Development budget be increased by $25,000, offset by a transfer from the Tax Stabilization reserve; 3. That the budget for project 53511404 Parking Garage Rehab, be increased by $176,000 funded by a transfer from the Parking reserve fund; 4. That the budget for project 51321502 Heavy Equipment and Vehicle Lift, be increased by $110,000 funded by a transfer from the Roads and Works Vehicle and Equipment reserve; 5. That the transfers to and from Reserves and Reserve Funds and transactions contained in the report dated April 4, 2016, from the Finance department, be approved; and 6. That the Treasurer be authorized to fund and close the capital projects as identified in the report dated April 4, 2016, from the Finance department.
Moved by Councillor Chisholm 1
Carried
That the report from the Parks and Open Space department, dated May 6, 2016, be received; and 2. That Council approve a new capital project, Bronte Harbour Regional Waterfront Park – Phase 4 with a total project cost of $600,000 based on 50% funding from the Region of Halton, and the Town’s 50% portion being funded from the Parkland Reserve Fund.
Moved by Mayor Burton 1
Carried
That the report from the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) dated April 25, 2016, entitled Presto Operating Agreement Renewal - Update , be received; and 2. That the Chief Administrative Officer continue to work with the 905 GTHA CAOs to negotiate a new Presto agreement for the consideration of Council that respects both transit users’ and taxpayers’ ability to pay.
Moved by Mayor Burton 1
Carried
That the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting of April 14, 2016, be received.