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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 1, 2021 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes November 1, 2021 Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles Present: Mayor David Ryan – arrived at 2:48 p.m. Councillors: K. Ashe M. Brenner S. Butt B. McLean D. Pickles Absent I. Cumming Also Present: M. Carpino - Chief Administrative Officer K. Bentley - Director, City Development & CBO P. Bigioni - Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor S. Douglas-Murray - Director, Community Services B. Duffield - Director, Operations J. Eddy - Director, Human Resources J. Hagg - Fire Chief R. Holborn - Director, Engineering Services F. Jadoon - Director, Economic Development & Strategic Projects S. Karwowski - Director, Finance & Treasurer S. Cassel - City Clerk R.Perera - Deputy Clerk J. Litoborski - Supervisor, Licensing & Enforcement Due to the Special Council Meeting held at 12:30 p.m., the Executive Committee Meeting commenced at 2:45 p.m. 1. Roll Call The City Clerk certified that all Members of Council were present, save and except MayorRyan and Councillor Cumming, and that all Members present were participating electronically in accordance with By-law 7771/20. Mayor Ryan joined the electronic meeting at 2:48 p.m. 1 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes November 1, 2021 Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 2.Disclosure of Interest No disclosures of interest were noted. 3.Delegations 3.1 Paul White, PresidentFairport Beach Neighbourhood Association (Inc.1949) Re: Report BYL 02-21 Waterfront Parking -Current and Proposed Actions Paul White, President, Fairport Beach Neighbourhood Association (Inc.1949), joined the electronic meeting via audio connection to speak to Report BYL 02-21, and advised that he was in agreement with the concept of paid permit parking. He spoke to the parking system of the Town of Ajax, and the public consultation process undertaken by the City to obtain feedback regarding the City’s current parking measures and the proposal to implement paid permit parking, both on-street and at City waterfront parking lots. He raised concerns regarding the late night operational hours for the waterfront park, and added that such hours would invite unfortunate incidents. He further noted that the City should engage the Fairport Beach Neighbourhood Association in receiving input on the matter, and spoke to feedback he had received from area residents. He concluded his delegation by asking for paid parking for West side of Cliffview Road. A brief question and answer period ensued between Mr. White and Members of Council on implementing paid parking on Park Crescent. 4.Matters for Consideration 4.1 Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor, Report BYL 02-21Waterfront Parking -Current and Proposed Actions A brief question and answer period ensued between Members of Council and Staff, regarding: •comparators that the City looked at in implementing the $5/hour and the$30 maximum parking rate; •whether Staff were aware of any changes to the Ajax parking rates; •paid permit parking for Rodd Avenue and Bellavista Drive and engagingresidents on Cliffview Road for further community engagement; •the benefits of electronic parking payment mobile applications; 2 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes November 1, 2021 Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles •ensuring that the waterfront was accessible to all residents while minimizingthe negative impact to the park; •whether parking meters would be installed by the City on the roads noted in the Report; •free parking for veterans and individuals with disabilities; •the public consultation confirming the need for paid parking on the noted roads; •whether paid permit parking would be a standard solution that would beapplied to other areas; and, •Pickering residents receiving free parking for the waterfront area throughpreregistration. Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Ashe Seconded by Councillor Brenner 1.That Council approve the implementation of paid parking at the City’swaterfront parking lots (Liverpool Road, Beachpoint Promenade, and Progress Park), and paid permit parking on one side of waterfront areastreets (see Attachment No. 1 – maps) from May 1st to October 1st annually; 2.That Council direct staff to communicate with residents on Park Crescent, Rodd Ave., and Bellavista Drive to determine if it is advisable to apply similar restrictions in these locations; 3.That Council approve a no charge permit for all Pickering residents whopre-register, which will allow use of the waterfront lots and on-street permit parking by City residents at no charge; 4.That Council approve an hourly parking rate for City waterfront parking lots,and on-street parking areas at a rate of $5.00 per hour, setting a maximumparking time of six hours; 5.That Council authorize staff to develop a permit system for each waterfrontstreet household to accommodate guest parking; 6.That Council approve free parking for accessible parking permit holders and vehicles bearing veterans’ plates; 7.That the City continue to investigate options to create additional parking inthe waterfront areas; 3 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes November 1, 2021 Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 8.That Council provide pre-budget approval of $75,000.00 to award aprocurement process yet to be conducted to solicit bids for software andhardware options; 9.That staff be directed to include in the draft 2022 current budget theadditional staffing set out in this report to support the implementation andadministration of the foregoing Recommendations; and, 10.That appropriate City of Pickering officials be authorized to take the actions necessary to implement the recommendations in this report. Carried Later in the Meeting (See Following Motion) Moved by Councillor Ashe Seconded by Councillor Brenner That Item 2 of the main motion be amended by deleting the words “Rodd Ave.” and “Bellavista Drive” and inserting the words “Cliffview Road”.; Carried The Main Motion, as amended, was then Carried Unanimously on a Recorded Vote 4.2 Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor, Report BYL 03-21 Deferral of Implementation of Accessible Service Supplement Fees Vehicle for Hire By-law Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Ashe Seconded by Councillor Brenner 1.That Report BYL 03-21 respecting a deferral of the implementation of the Accessible Service Supplement enacted in the Vehicle for Hire By-law7739/20 be received; 2.That the implementation and collection of the Vehicle for Hire Accessible Service Supplement be deferred until January 1, 2023; and, 3.That appropriate City of Pickering officials be authorized to take the actionsnecessary to implement the recommendations in this report. 4 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes November 1, 2021 Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles Carried 4.3 Director, Community Services, Report CS 29-21 Community Association Lease Agreement -South Pickering Seniors Club Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Ashe Seconded by Councillor Brenner 1.That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute the LeaseAgreement with the South Pickering Seniors Club set out in Attachment 1 to this Report, subject to minor revisions as may be required by the Director, Community Services and the Director, Corporate Services & CitySolicitor; and, 2.That the appropriate City officials be authorized to take the necessary actions as indicated in this report. Carried 4.4 Director, Engineering Services, Report ENG 23-21 Streetlighting on Regional Roads -Proposed Study of Current Policy/Practice Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Ashe Seconded by Councillor Brenner 1.That Council endorse the Draft Terms of Reference for a study of theRegion of Durham’s current policy/practice with respect to streetlighting on Regional roads; 2.That, through the Office of the CAO, appropriate City staff be selected torepresent the City of Pickering on the study working group consisting ofRegional and Local Area Municipality staff; 3.That staff report back on the results of the procurement of consultingservices and seek Council authorization for a financial contribution to thestudy; and, 5 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes November 1, 2021 Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 4.That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to takethe necessary actions indicated in this reports. Carried 5.Other Business 5.1 Councillor Brenner gave notice that he would be bringing forward a Notice ofMotion regarding pre-budget approval pertaining to the camera technology in Council Chambers. 5.2 Councillor Ashe noted that Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Opposition Party, during a recent visit to Pickering, had stated that the lands in Northeast Pickering should be placed in the Green Belt. He noted that the statement resulted in misinformation regarding the Watershed study, and added that the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) would be reaching out to Ms. Horwath to correct the statement and asked that Mayor Ryan contact Ms. Horwath to correct the statement as this could negatively impact the City’s bid submission related to a proposed hospital. 6.Adjournment Moved by Councillor ButtSeconded by Councillor McLean That the meeting be adjourned. Carried The meeting adjourned at 3:25 pm. 6