General Committee

Approving General Committee meeting minutes from January 27, 2025

That the General Committee meeting minutes of January 27, 2025 be approved.

Proceeding with a proposed land acquisition as outlined in closed session

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report LSRS25-005, dated March 10, 2025, of the Commissioner, Legislative Services as follows: That, respecting a proposed land acquisition, staff be directed to proceed as outlined in Closed Session Report LSRS25-005 dated March 10, 2025, of the Commissioner, Legislative Services.

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report LSRS25-005, dated March 10, 2025, of the Commissioner, Legislative Services as follows: That, respecting a proposed land acquisition, staff b

Land & Property

Approving remuneration, traffic, transit, and campground reports on consent

That 2024 Council Remuneration and Expense Statements - Report FCSFS25-006, Rogers Street Parking Restrictions - Report IPGENG25-001, Bensfort Road and Otonabee Drive Traffic Signal and All-Way Stop Review - Report IPGENG25-007, Contract Extension for Selwyn Link Bus Service - Report MOTR25-002, Renewal of Trent University Universal Bus Pass Funding Agreement - Report MOTR25- 001,and Agreement with ORCA for the operation of Beavermead Campground - Report CSRS25-002, be approved on Consent.

That 2024 Council Remuneration and Expense Statements - Report FCSFS25-006, Rogers Street Parking Restrictions - Report IPGENG25-001, Bensfort Road and Otonabee Drive Traffic Signal and All-Way Stop R

Roads & Infrastructure

Parking

Amending the Zoning By-law to set a 5-metre maximum height for accessory buildings

a) That section 3.4.12 Alternative Regulations – Maximum Height (Accessory Building) be amended to add regulation (g), specifying a maximum height of 5 metres, in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Appendix D to Report IPGPL25-010

a) That section 3.4.12 Alternative Regulations – Maximum Height (Accessory Building) be amended to add regulation (g), specifying a maximum height of 5 metres, in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-l

Zoning & Planning

Amending accessory building height regulations and rezoning a property to Residential District

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPGPL25-010, dated March 10, 2025, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management, as amended, as follows: a) That section 3.4.12 Alternative Regulations – Maximum Height (Accessory Building) be amended to add regulation (g), specifying a maximum height of 5 metres, in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Appendix D to Report IPGPL25-010; and b) That the subject property be rezoned from R1 OSM to SP.31, 12g – Residential District, in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Appendix D to Report IPGPL25-009.

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPGPL25-010, dated March 10, 2025, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management, as amended, as follows: a) That se

Housing & Homelessness

Expanding the Community Planning Permit By-law scope to implement a city-wide CPP By-law

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPGPL25-011, dated March 10, 2025 of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management as follows: a) That the update presentation on the Secondary Plan and Community Planning Permit By-law project for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas by Dillon Consulting Ltd., and Report IPGPL25-011 be received; and b) That Staff be directed to proceed with Option 2 described Report IPGPL25-011 and expand the scope of work for the CPP By-law to implement a city-wide CPP By-law.

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPGPL25-011, dated March 10, 2025 of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management as follows: a) That the update prese

Awarding a contract to Bearcom Canada Corp. for eight radio consoles supporting Next Generation 9-1-1

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report FCSIT25-001, dated March 10, 2025, of the Commissioner of Finance and Corporate Support Services, as follows: That the supply and installation of eight radio consoles, to support the Next Generation 9-1-1 implementation, be awarded to Bearcom Canada Corp. PO Box 4550 Stn. A Toronto, ON, M5W 4R7, at a cost of $219,365.20 plus HST of $28,517.47 for a total of $247,882.67.

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report FCSIT25-001, dated March 10, 2025, of the Commissioner of Finance and Corporate Support Services, as follows: That the supply and installatio

Police & Emergency Services

Appointing Marilyn MacNaughton as the Peterborough Historical Society representative to PACAC

That General Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report LSCLK25-002, dated March 10, 2025, of the City Clerk as follows: That Marilyn MacNaughton be appointed as the Peterborough Historical Society representative to the Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2026.

That General Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report LSCLK25-002, dated March 10, 2025, of the City Clerk as follows: That Marilyn MacNaughton be appointed as the Peterborough Historic

Heritage Preservation

Governance & Procedure

Establishing three capital projects funded through the Housing Accelerator Fund 2 program

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPGPL25-012, dated March 10, 2025 of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management as follows: a) That the Housing Accelerator Fund 2 Program Update, Report IPGPL25-012, dated March 10, 2025, be received; and b) That three capital projects be established, Housing Accelerator Funds be transferred to capital projects, and sources of funding in the existing projects be replaced with Housing Accelerator Funds, all as detailed in Chart 2 of Report IPGPL25-012.

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPGPL25-012, dated March 10, 2025 of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management as follows: a) That the Housing Acce

Receiving the heritage properties listing report for information, excluding two specific properties

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report IPGPL25-015, dated March 10, 2025, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management as follows: That Report IPGPL25-015 be received for information, less 129 Hunter Street and St. John Baptist Church.

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report IPGPL25-015, dated March 10, 2025, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management as follows: That Report IPGPL25-015 

Including 129 Hunter Street West and St. John the Baptist Church in the heritage properties report

That the properties at 129 Hunter Street West and St. John the Baptist Church (300 Wilson Street), be considered as part of report IPGPL25-015.

Directing staff to report back on heritage-listed properties with active development applications

That staff report back on any properties with known development applications on the list.

Discontinuing City use of X/Twitter except for transit and emergencies, and exploring a transit app and snow plow tracker

Whereas X has become a media platform that is not adequately responding to hate speech and misinformation; Whereas continued use of X could be perceived as tacit approval of or association with ideologies that are inconsistent with the City of Peterborough’s commitment to freedom, inclusivity, and nondiscrimination. Whereas the City of Peterborough maintains other social media accounts to reach residents about municipal services and news that provide comparable functionality like Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Whereas Peterborough Transit relies on X as one of its main methods to communicate with customers about Transit service changes; Whereas Peterborough Transit has implemented customer service enhancements such as real time tracking of buses through the My Transit Rid-GPS Tracker map for transit customers to see when the next bus will arrive; Whereas emergency services require the ability to use all available channels to reach residents for emergency messaging; Therefore, be it resolved that Council approve the following: a) that to support enhanced communication with residents and customers and to reduce reliance on social media that City staff report back to Council during the 2026 Budget deliberations with recommendations and associated budget implications for implementing a Snow Plow Tracker service for residents and a smartphone app for Peterborough Transit, which includes the ability to send notifications to subscribers, with the goal of improving customer service and eliminating the use of X; and b) that the City of Peterborough discontinue the use of X, formerly known as Twitter, except for Peterborough Transit, Fire Services, and emergency information as necessary.

Whereas X has become a media platform that is not adequately responding to hate speech and misinformation; Whereas continued use of X could be perceived as tacit approval of or association with ideolo

Budget & Finance

Transit & Active Transportation

Referring a snowmobile club request to use City land near Ashburnham Drive to staff for a report

That a request by a snowmobile club for the use of city land as a means to traverse from the Trans Canada Trail to an establishment on Ashburnham Drive, be referred to staff for a report.

Parks & Recreation

Directing staff to report on on-street parking options for Heatherington Drive

That staff provide a report regarding parking options for on-street parking on Heatherington Drive.

Adjourning the meeting at 9:17 pm

That this meeting be adjourned at 9:17 p.m.

General Committee

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