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Council
December 17, 2018
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 session of Council dated December 3, 2018, be approved. 2. That the minutes of the Planning and Development session of Council dated December 10, 2018, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Chisholm, seconded by Councillor Gittings 1
Carried
That the recommendations of the Community Services Committee meeting of December 11, 2018, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Adams, seconded by Councillor O’Meara
Carried
That the recommendations of the Administrative Services Committee meeting of December 11, 2018, and the confidential report of the closed session of the Administrative Services Committee meeting of December 11, 2018, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Adams, seconded by Councillor O’Meara
Carried
That the Town Solicitor be authorized to negotiate an amendment to the license agreement between the Town of Oakville and Oakville Community First Robotics Team Inc., attached as Appendix A to this report, enabling the group to use additional space in the building, as set out in this report; and 2. That the amending agreement be executed in accordance with By-law 2013-057.
Moved by Councillor Adams, seconded by Councillor Grant 1
Carried
That the presentation from Rob Lister, President and CEO of Oakville Enterprises Corporation regarding the Oakville Enterprises Corporation Quarterly Update , be received.
Moved by Councillor Knoll, seconded by Councillor Chisholm
Carried
That the Recreational Cannabis Legislation Update report from the municipal enforcement and legal departments, dated November 30, 2018, be received. 2. That delegations on opting in or out of retail cannabis stores in Oakville, be heard at the January 14, 2019, Planning and Development Council meeting. 3. That information be provided on a priority basis on the landing page of the Town of Oakville website regarding the province’s options for opting in or opting out of the sale of cannabis in the Town of Oakville and that the date of the Council meeting when this issue will be voted on by Council be provided.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Elgar 1
Carried
That the report from the Legal Department and Engineering and Construction Department entitled Kerr Street Grade Separation – Update dated December 5, 2018, be received. 2. That the Town Solicitor be delegated authority to negotiate and settle a construction agreement and a real property acquisition agreement with Metrolinx for the Kerr Street grade separation project based on the principles outlined in this report, and that such agreements be executed in accordance with By-law 2013-057. 3. That the Town Solicitor be delegated authority to negotiate and settle land purchase agreements with landowners for the acquisition of lands required for the Kerr Street grade separation project, at 700 Kerr Street and 656 Kerr Street, based on the principles outlined in this report, and that such agreements be executed in accordance with By-law 2013-057.
Moved by Councillor Chisholm, seconded by Councillor Duddeck 1
Carried
That, in accordance with Section 1.2(2) of the Procedure By-law, the rules of procedure established in Section 6.1(2) be waived to permit consideration of the following Notice of Motion upon its introduction this evening.
Moved by Councillor Elgar, seconded by Councillor Duddeck
Carried
WHEREAS the acoustics and audibility in the atrium for Council and Planning and Development Council meetings are not acceptable for the council members and the public; and WHEREAS the Council Chamber construction is still underway; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: THAT all future Council and Planning and Development Council meetings be held in the Regional Council Chamber until the new Oakville Council Chamber is completed.
Moved by Councillor Elgar
Carried
That staff be directed to report to Council in February 2019 on the possibility of implementing a two year pilot commercial parking program in the Bronte Village District, beginning in the spring of 2019; 2. That staff ensure that the program is developed on a full cost recovery basis, with start-up costs coming from the parking reserve, to be paid back through parking revenues; and 3. That a report on program outcomes and next steps is provided to Council in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Moved by Councillor O’Meara, seconded by Councillor Robertson 1
Carried
That staff report back to the Community Services Committee by April 2019 on available ditch treatment options to remedy water concerns that have been ongoing since 2012 in the ditches in front of 458, 462 and 466 Drummond Road, including placement of a buried pipe.
Moved by Councillor Gittings, seconded by Councillor Haslett-Theall
Carried
That staff report back to the Community Services Committee by the second quarter of 2019 regarding homeowner concerns of trees located in Carrington Promenade, to the rear of their property at 2422 Carrington Place.
Moved by Councillor Gittings, seconded by Councillor Haslett-Theall
Carried
That staff report back in the second quarter of 2019 on how an integrated approach to waterfront planning that includes all stakeholders both on the water and on the shoreline in waterfront development can be achieved.
Moved by Councillor Haslett-Theall, seconded by Councillor Gittings
Carried
That the following by-law(s) be passed: 2018-137 A by-law to establish the Municipal Accommodation Tax (Re: ASC, Item 5) 2018-147 A by-law to amend By-law 1984-1 (The Traffic By-law) (Re: CSC, Item 1) 2018-051 A by-law to amend By-law 2015-075, a by-law to provide for the licensing and regulation of various businesses in the Town of Oakville (Re: CSC, Item 2) 2018-166 A by-law to declare that certain land is not subject to part lot control (Blocks 1, 4 and 6, Plan 20M-1211 - Dundas-Trafalgar Inc.) 2018-172 A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council
Moved by Councillor Knoll, seconded by Councillor Parmar
Carried
That By-law 2018-147, a By-law to amend By-law 1984-1 (The Traffic By-law), be approved.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck
Carried
That By-law 2018-051, a by-law to amend By-law 2015-075 (The Licensing By-law), attached as Appendix A to the report from the Municipal Enforcement Services department, dated November 19, 2018 be passed; and 2. That the updated fees listed in Appendix B to the report from the Municipal Enforcement Services department, dated November 19, 2018, be approved effective immediately, and such fees be included in the 2018 Rates and Fees schedules.
Moved by Mayor Burton 1
Carried
That the parkette project at 1229 White Oaks Boulevard, be
Moved by Mayor Burton
Referred
That the report Commemorative Naming Process - Trafalgar Park , from the Parks and Open Space department dated November 16, 2018, be received.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck
Carried
That the request from Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada to conduct charitable lottery events in the Town of Oakville be approved.
Moved by Councillor O’Meara
Carried
That the 2018 Inclusion Initiatives Update report from the Strategy, Policy and Communications department be received.
Moved by Councillor O’Meara
Carried
That the Audit Planning Report prepared by KPMG for the 2018 fiscal year be received.
Moved by Councillor Knoll
Carried
That the September 30th, 2018 Financial Progress report be received; 2. That the transfers to and from the Reserves and Reserve Funds and transactions contained in the November 12, 2018 Finance department report be approved; and 3. That the Transit Fare Card Reserve Fund be closed and any remaining funds be transferred to the Gas Tax Reserve Fund.
Moved by Councillor Sandhu 1
Carried
That the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) Implementation Plan, detailed in the November 15, 2018 report from the Economic Development and Finance departments, be received; 2. That an interest bearing capital reserve for the Town’s share of the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) revenue, be established; 3. That by-law 2018-137, a by-law to establish a Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT), attached as Appendix A to the November 15, 2018 report from the Economic Development and Finance departments, be passed; 4. That a Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) Administration Fee, being five percent (5%) of the MAT payable, be approved.
Moved by Councillor O’Meara 1
Carried
That this Committee resolve into a closed meeting session for the purpose of dealing with matters pertaining to litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board, and to receive advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose, with respect to Item C-1, Oakville Powerboat Seawall Construction.