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 (23 motions)
23 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the minutes of the regular session and the closed session of Council dated May 25, 2020, be approved. 2. That the minutes of the planning and development session of Council dated June 16, 2020, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Grant, seconded by Councillor Longo 1
Carried
That the recommendations of the Budget Committee meeting of June 16, 2020, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Chisholm, seconded by Councillor Adams
Carried
That By-law 2020-039, a by-law to amend Town of Oakville Zoning By-law 2014-014 to make a number of housekeeping, technical and other modifications to permit patios (Town-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment, File No. 42.25.19), be passed. 2. That notice of Council’s decision reflect that no comments were received from the public or, if comments are received, that they have been appropriately addressed. 3. That staff report back in Fall 2021 on the operation of accessory patios. 3. That no further notice is determined to be necessary.
Moved by Councillor Chisholm, seconded by Councillor Gittings 1
Carried Unanimously
That the Town offer the Oakville Soccer Club a deferral of the monthly payments required under their lease based on the principles set out in this report. 2. That the Town Solicitor, or his delegate, be authorized to take such steps and execute such documents as are required to effect the recommendations in this report.
Moved by Councillor Elgar, seconded by Councillor Longo 1
Carried
That the verbal update from the Acting CAO be received.
Moved by Councillor Sandhu, seconded by Councillor Adams
Carried
That the COVID-19 Recovery Framework Update report from Mayor Rob Burton be received.
Moved by Councillor Haslett-Theall, seconded by Councillor Lishchyna
Carried
That the Economic Task Force report from Mayor Rob Burton be received.
Moved by Councillor Knoll, seconded by Councillor Chisholm
Carried
That the 2019 Town of Oakville Consolidated Financial Statements and the 2019 Town of Oakville Trust Fund Financial Statements be approved.
Moved by Councillor Gittings, seconded by Councillor Adams
Carried
That the 2019 Audit Findings Report issued by KPMG, the town’s external auditor, be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Lishchyna, seconded by Councillor Knoll
Carried
That the report from Municipal Enforcement Services, dated June 17, 2020 entitled “Coyotes in Residential Neighbourhoods ”, be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Gittings, seconded by Councillor Haslett-Theall
Carried
That the Environmental Study Report project file and the preferred planning solutions for the stabilization and rehabilitation of Munn’s Creek, Reaches 33 to 35 as outlined in the staff report from the department of Development Engineering dated June 10, 2020, be received; and 2. That the Notice of Completion for the Munn’s Creek Erosion Mitigation Study, Reaches 33 to 35 environmental study project file be published commencing the mandatory public review period (45 days commencing - Sept 1, 2020 to Oct 15, 2020).
Moved by Councillor O’Meara, seconded by Councillor Robertson 1
Carried
That By-law 2020-068, a By-law to amend By-law 1984-1 (The Traffic By-law), be passed.
Moved by Councillor Knoll, seconded by Councillor Robertson
Carried
That the Town forgive the rents of Town commercial tenants who lease space in open Town facilities during the months that the tenant’s operations were materially impacted because of the Provincial closure of non-essential services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the principles set out in this report. 2. That the Town Solicitor, or his delegate, be authorized to take such steps and execute such documents as are required to effect the recommendations in this report.
Moved by Councillor Knoll, seconded by Councillor Sandhu 1
Carried
That, in accordance with Section 2(2) of the Procedure By-law, the rules of procedure established in Section 14.1(2) be waived to permit consideration of the Notices of Motion upon their introduction this afternoon.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Grant
Carried
WHEREAS Veronica Tyrrell was a long-time leader of the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton, an integral organisation for deepening the community’s knowledge of local black history; WHEREAS she was involved in several local community and political organisations such as serving on the Halton Multicultural Council and partnering with Community Development Halton; WHEREAS she worked tirelessly to help others to make Oakville and Halton Region a more inclusive and vibrant community by working with disadvantaged youth, promoting Caribbean culture and performance arts, spreading awareness of Black history, particularly Oakville’s role in the underground railroad, and helping new citizens from the Caribbean settle in Canada; WHEREAS she received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee for her endless efforts for fostering reconciliation, cooperation, and participation with each other in our community; THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT the Town of Oakville acknowledge the decades of hard work Veronica Tyrrell did in our community; THAT her efforts have made Oakville a richer and better place for all its residents; AND THAT we dedicate the square on Buttonbush Trail in North Oakville in her name to remember her and as a call to action to carry on her work in our every day lives.
Moved by Councillor Sandhu, seconded by Councillor Parmar
Carried Unanimously
WHEREAS applications have been submitted to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to: • remove the lands municipally known as 2175 Cornwall Road (the “Subject Lands”) from the Minister’s Zoning Order O.Reg. 481/73 (the MZO) (File NO 24-MZOA-201746); and • remove small portions of the Subject Lands from the Parkway Belt West Plan (File No. 24-PBW-202202); AND WHEREAS H&R Reit (OBO 2121 Cornwall Road Portfolio Inc.) has applied for site plan approval of an expanded parking lot on the Subject Lands to be used by in conjunction with an existing building with an area of approximately 29,200 m2 for the purposes of an Amazon warehouse use; AND WHEREAS the application for site plan approval proposes a total of 886 parking spaces whereas only 188 parking spaces are required for the use of the existing building as an office/warehouse; AND WHEREAS the Amazon warehouse use proposed for the property involves a uniquely high degree of activity and traffic; AND WHEREAS certain improvements regarding traffic remain under discussion between the applicant and the town; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Oakville and members of the public have expressed serious concerns with respect to the impacts of future expansions of the use on the property in a manner that would generate traffic beyond the capacity of the current road network; AND WHEREAS it is considered necessary to limit the intensity of the use in accordance with the current proposal; NOW THEREFORE BE IT
Moved by Mayor Burton, seconded by Councillor Haslett-Theall
Carried Unanimously
Whereas the Town of Oakville is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion and diversity by providing accessible and equitable programs, services and facilities to residents and employees and, Whereas the Town of Oakville champions inclusion and diversity through increased opportunities and meaningful engagement to support a workplace and community where all feel respected and welcome, That staff report on the implementation of the inclusion and diversity audit, initiatives already undertaken and further inclusiveness initiatives that can be taken. That staff report on employee demographics and compare this with community demographics and report on initiatives that can be taken to help ensure that the employee pool reflects the demographic make-up of the community.
Moved by Councillor Adams, seconded by Councillor Longo
Carried
That the following by-law(s) be passed: 2020-039 A by-law to amend Town of Oakville Zoning By-law 2014-014 to make a number of housekeeping, technical and other modifications to permit accessory patios. (Town-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment, File No. 42.25.19) (re: Item 1) 2020-068 A by-law to amend By-law 1984-1 (The Traffic By-law) (re: Item 8)
Moved by Councillor Lishchyna, seconded by Councillor Gittings
Carried
That Council resolve into a closed meeting session for the purpose of dealing with labour relations or employee negotiations with respect to Item 2 – COVID-19 Update.
Moved by Councillor Haslett-Theall, seconded by Councillor O’Meara
Carried
That the information provided in closed session be received.
Moved by Councillor Sandhu, seconded by Councillor Elgar
Carried
That the following by-law(s) be passed: 2020-074 A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council
Moved by Councillor Adams, seconded by Councillor Lishchyna
Carried
That in accordance with section 4(5) of the Procedure By-law, Councillor Adams be appointed as Chair of the 2021 Budget Committee.
Moved by Councillor Grant
Carried
That the report from the Acting Commissioner of Corporate Services be received. 2. That a Budget Committee meeting be set up for July 7 to receive additional information on the budget impacts related to COVID and next steps for the preparation of the 2021 budget.