Council

That the minutes of the regular session of Council dated May 29, 2023 be approved. That the minutes of the planning and development session of Council dated June 12, 2023 be approved

That this meeting proceed into a Committee of the Whole session.

That Suzanne Craig, be appointed as the Corporation of the Town of Oakville’s Integrity Commissioner in accordance with Section 223.3 of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended, for a term to commence August 1, 2023, and conclude December 31, 2027, as set out in the report from the Clerk’s department entitled Appointed of Integrity Commissioner, dated June 6, 2023. That By-law 2023-079, being a by-law to appoint Suzanne Craig as the Corporation of the Town of Oakville Integrity Commissioner pursuant to Section 223.3 of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended, and to repeal By-law 2018-095, be passed. That an agreement be executed with Suzanne Craig in accordance with By-law 2013-057, consistent with this report in form and content satisfactory to the Town Solicitor. That any costs incurred by the Integrity Commissioner within the established scope of duties for local boards, which are not within the administration of the Town, be charged back to such boards. That the updated Integrity Commissioner – Inquiries/Advice Procedure (G-GEN-009-002) be reviewed by staff, and any required updates be brought back to Council for approval. That Principles Integrity , through its principals Jeffrey A. Abrams and Janice Atwood-Petkovski, be thanked for their services provided to the Town of Oakville as its Integrity Commissioner since August 2018 and that their services be discontinued effective as of July 31, 2023.

That By-law 2023-084, a by-law to amend Parking Administrative Penalties By-law 2015-071, as amended, and to amend By-law 1979-59, being a by-law to regulate the parking of vehicles on Town parking lots controlled by a parking payment machine or parking permit, attached as Appendix A to the report from Municipal Enforcement Services dated June 6, 2023 be passed. That the Rates and Fees Schedule be updated to include fees for new parking violations under Zoning By-laws 2009-189 and 2014-014 and to add fees for parking at Lot H at Bronte Harbour as set out in Appendix B to the report from Municipal Enforcement Services dated June 6, 2023.

That the information in the report entitled 2022 Closed Meetings Statistics dated June 6, 2023, from the Clerk’s department, be received.

That the expropriation of the easements and lands set out in Appendix “A” (the “ Required Interests ”), be approved for the municipal purposes of road widening, reconstruction and improvements to a segment of North Service Road East and Eighth Line and all ancillary works thereto. That the CAO and Town Clerk be authorized and directed to sign expropriation plans and Certificates of Approval showing the Required Interests being expropriated. That the Town Solicitor be authorized and directed to cause the said expropriation plans, when so signed and sealed, to be registered at the Land Registry Office for Halton and thereby effect the expropriation of the Required Interests. That the Realty Services Manager, CAO, Town Solicitor, or any one of them, be authorized and directed to execute and serve all notices and other documents and take such steps which are necessary to carry out the expropriation of the Required Interests or which are required by the Expropriations Act in respect of the Required Interests. That a Notice of Possession be served requiring possession of the Required Interests at least three (3) months after the date of service of the said notice, and all necessary steps be taken to obtain possession of the Required Interests on the day permitted under the Expropriations Act . That an offer of an amount in full compensation for the registered owners’ interest in the Required Interests, and an offer for immediate payment of 100% of the market value, as estimated by

That staff be authorized to grant a hydro easement to Oakville Hydro on Town land beside Athabasca Pond shown as Part 1 on the draft plan attached to this report as Appendix “B”, to service the development on Blocks 7 and 8 on Plan 20M-1211, provided the owner of those development blocks pays the Town fair market value compensation for the easement to the satisfaction of the CAO and Town Solicitor.

That the confidential report from the Legal Department dated June 6, 2023, titled Options for regulating BIA sponsorship signage, be received.

That staff be directed to conduct a comprehensive review, including public consultation to obtain input into the appropriate locational criteria governing third-party advertising signs, including sponsorship signs, having regard to the objectives that the town seeks to achieve and the need to achieve them in a manner that impairs the rights of advertisers as minimally as possible, at an estimated cost of $250,000 to be funded through the Tax Stabilization Reserve, which staff are granted authority to single source to a selected supplier rather than engage in a competitive process for procurement so as not to delay the review; That staff be directed to install additional community mobile signs on town property for the exclusive use of the BIAs and charitable or non-profit organizations, which allows the recognition of sponsorship in accordance with the Town’s Sign By-law, at an estimated cost of $6,000 to be funded through the Tax Stabilization Reserve, and That staff prepare a Policy for Council regarding the use of Town digital kiosks by the BIAs to allow them to include sponsorship details.

That staff report back in two cycles at the August 15, 2023 Council meeting on the potential of banning fighting kites within the Town on public and private property.

That the information contained in the staff report dated June 6, 2023, entitled March 3 1 , 202 3 Financial Results from the Finance department, be received. That the 2023 capital budget be amended to add $200,000 to project 63102202 Midtown Implementation funded from the Capital Reserve.

That Staff be directed to monitor and update Council on the implementation and development of Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act regulations, as they relate to private property towing; and That Staff develop a priority intergovernmental request document for use by Council, when advocating for changes to the Towing and Storage Safety and Enforcement Act regulation dealing with towing vehicles from private properties.

That staff be directed to include options to address this matter as part of the Licensing By-law review in Fall 2023.

That By-law 2023-074, a by-law to prescribe standards for the maintenance and occupancy of property within the Town of Oakville, and to repeal By-law 2017-007, amending By-law 2018-042 and amending By-law 2022-032, attached as Appendix A to the report from Municipal Enforcement Services dated June 19, 2023 be passed, as revised in accordance with the memo dated June 13, 2023 from Municipal Enforcement Services. That By-law 2023-075, a by-law to regulate exterior property maintenance including vegetation, waste and graffiti and to repeal By-law 2017-008, and amending By-law 2023-026, attached as Appendix B to the report from Municipal Enforcement Services dated June 19, 2023 be passed. That By-law 2023-076, a by-law to apportion the cost of division fences and to repeal By-law 1991-084 and amending By-law 1994-081, attached as Appendix C to the report from Municipal Enforcement Services dated June 19, 2023 be passed. That new certificate of compliance fees listed in Appendix G to the Report from the Municipal Enforcement Services department dated June 19, 2023 be approved, effective immediately, and such fees be included in the Rates and Fees schedule.

That staff report back to Council on July 11, 2023, with a final Town of Oakville Council Strategic Plan and 2023–2026 Action Plan incorporating comments received from Council at the June 19, 2023, Council meeting and any further comments received from the public as of June 30, 2023.

That the 2023 capital budget be amended to add $16,500,000 for the construction of the Sixteen Mile Community Centre and Library, and that the additional funding be provided by parks and recreation development charges ($397,000), parks and recreation development charges debt ($12,560,000), library development charges ($75,000), library development charges debt ($2,440,000) and capital reserve ($1,028,000). That the 2023 capital budget be amended to add $2,225,000 for the construction of the Sixteen Mile Park, and that the additional funding be provided by parks and recreation development charges.

That by-law 2023-087, a by-law to amend By-law 2020-011 the Town of Oakville Procedure By-law, be passed.

That the Council Appointment to Internal Boards and Committees Procedure be amended to include that the selections of each Councillor be shared with every member of council by way of a chart to be circulated to all members of council to indicate preferences prior to the report being presented to Council and that the appointments made for the new term of Council be addressed at the first Council meeting after the Inaugural. That updates to the Vacation Entitlement Procedure be received.

That the confidential report from the Legal Department dated June 6, 2023, be received.

That this committee rise and report.

That the report and recommendations of the Committee of the Whole be approved.

That in accordance with Section 2(2) of the Procedure By-law, Section 14.1(2) of the Procedure By-law be waived to permit consideration of the Notice of Motion regarding Item 15.1 - Notice of Motion - Declaration of Intimate Partner Domestic Abuse Crisis in Oakville, upon its introduction this evening.

WHEREAS the jury that adjudicated the Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam Inquest (The Renfrew Inquest) issued 86 recommendations to the Province of Ontario on Intimate Partner Violence; WHEREAS recommendation #1 of the Inquest is for the Province of Ontario to declare Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic; WHEREAS every six days in Canada a woman is killed by her intimate partner; WHEREAS on any given night in Canada, over 6,000 women and children sleep in shelters because it is not safe for them at home; WHEREAS this past year in Ontario, 52 women or one every week, were victims of femicide; WHEREAS in Halton in 2022 there were 3,503 Intimate Partner Violence calls made to Halton Regional Police and there were 2,342 calls to the Women’s Shelter Crisis/Helpline calls; WHEREAS Halton Women’s Place receives 2,500 calls annually to its crisis information and support line, supports 400-600 women through their various outreach services and sees 140 women and children through their safe shelter every year; Whereas Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services of Halton ( SAVIS) received over 900 calls on its crisis information and support line, provided counselling services for 872 survivors and services for 64 human trafficking survivors in its most recent fiscal year; WHEREAS 93% of the CAS domestic violence-related intake cases involve a girl/woman as the primary participant; WHEREAS the waitlist for counselling can be difficult to access; WHEREAS violenc

That the by-laws noted above be passed.

1. That the expropriation of the easements and lands set out in Appendix “A” (the “Required Interests”), be approved for the municipal purposes of road widening, reconstruction and improvements to a segment of North Service Road East and Eighth Line and all ancillary works thereto. 2. That the CAO and Town Clerk be authorized and directed to sign expropriation plans and Certificates of Approval showing the Required Interests being expropriated. Council Minutes - June 19, 2023 3. That the Town Solicitor be authorized and directed to cause the said expropriation plans, when so signed and sealed, to be registered at the Land Registry Office for Halton and thereby effect the expropriation of the Required Interests. 4. That the Realty Services Manager, CAO, Town Solicitor, or any one of them, be authorized and directed to execute and serve all notices and other documents and take such steps which are necessary to carry out the expropriation of the Required Interests or which are required by the Expropriations Act in respect of the Required Interests. 5. That a Notice of Possession be served requiring possession of the Required Interests at least three (3) months after the date of service of the said notice, and all necessary steps be taken to obtain possession of the Required Interests on the day permitted under the Expropriations Act. 6. That an offer of an amount in full compensation for the registered owners’ interest in the Required Interests, and an offer for immediate paymen

1. That staff be directed to conduct a comprehensive review, including public consultation to obtain input into the appropriate locational criteria governing third-party advertising signs, including sponsorship signs, having regard to the objectives that the town seeks to achieve and the need to achieve them in a manner that impairs the rights of advertisers as minimally as possible, at an estimated cost of $250,000 to be funded through the Tax Stabilization Reserve, which staff are granted authority to single Council Minutes - June 19, 2023 source to a selected supplier rather than engage in a competitive process for procurement so as not to delay the review; 2. That staff be directed to install additional community mobile signs on town property for the exclusive use of the BIAs and charitable or non-profit organizations, which allows the recognition of sponsorship in accordance with the Town’s Sign By-law, at an estimated cost of $6,000 to be funded through the Tax Stabilization Reserve, and 3. That staff prepare a Policy for Council regarding the use of Town digital kiosks by the BIAs to allow them to include sponsorship details.

1. That By-law 2023-074, a by-law to prescribe standards for the maintenance and occupancy of property within the Town of Oakville, and to repeal By-law 2017-007, amending By-law 2018- 042 and amending By-law 2022-032, attached as Appendix A to the report from Municipal Enforcement Services dated June 19, 2023 be passed, as revised in accordance with the memo dated June 13, 2023 from Municipal Enforcement Services. 2. That By-law 2023-075, a by-law to regulate exterior property maintenance including vegetation, waste and graffiti and to repeal Council Minutes - June 19, 2023 By-law 2017-008, and amending By-law 2023-026, attached as Appendix B to the report from Municipal Enforcement Services dated June 19, 2023 be passed. 3. That By-law 2023-076, a by-law to apportion the cost of division fences and to repeal By-law 1991-084 and amending By-law 1994- 081, attached as Appendix C to the report from Municipal Enforcement Services dated June 19, 2023 be passed. 4. That new certificate of compliance fees listed in Appendix G to the Report from the Municipal Enforcement Services department dated June 19, 2023 be approved, effective immediately, and such fees be included in the Rates and Fees schedule.

1. That the 2023 capital budget be amended to add $16,500,000 for the construction of the Sixteen Mile Community Centre and Library, and that the additional funding be provided by parks and recreation development charges ($397,000), parks and recreation development charges debt ($12,560,000), library development charges ($75,000), library development charges debt ($2,440,000) and capital reserve ($1,028,000). Council Minutes - June 19, 2023 2. That the 2023 capital budget be amended to add $2,225,000 for the construction of the Sixteen Mile Park, and that the additional funding be provided by parks and recreation development charges.

That this meeting proceed into a Committee of the Whole session. Council Minutes - June 19, 2023