City Council Meeting

Approve September and October 2022 council minutes

That the City Council meeting minutes of September 26 and October 13, 3022 be approved.

Approve multiple reports on consent

That items Report CLSFS22-031, Report CSSS22-030, Report CAO22-011, Report CLSFS22-032, Report CLSRE22-001, Report CLSFS22-036, Report CLSCLK22-024, Homelessness Report and PATH Request be approved on Consent.

That items Report CLSFS22-031, Report CSSS22-030, Report CAO22-011, Report CLSFS22-032, Report CLSRE22-001, Report CLSFS22-036, Report CLSCLK22-024, Homelessness Report and PATH Request be approved on

Housing & Homelessness

Receive 2023 draft budget presentation

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CLSFS22-034 dated December 5, 2022, of the Commissioner of Corporate and Legislative Services as follows: That the draft 2023 Budget documents presentation at the meeting held December 5, 2022, be received and the documents be reviewed in detail during the Finance Committee meetings scheduled the week of January 16, 2023.

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CLSFS22-034 dated December 5, 2022, of the Commissioner of Corporate and Legislative Services as follows: That the draft 2023 Budget document

Budget & Finance

Amend Parks and Facilities By-law 19-074

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CLSOCS22-006 dated December 5, 2022 of the City Solicitor as follows: That a by-law be passed to amend Parks and Facilities By-law 19-074 in the form of amending by-law attached as Appendix C to Report CLSOCS22-006 dated December 5, 2022 of the City Solicitor.

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CLSOCS22-006 dated December 5, 2022 of the City Solicitor as follows: That a by-law be passed to amend Parks and Facilities By-law 19-074 in 

Appoint members to Downtown BIA Board of Management

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CLSCLK22-028 dated December 5, 2022, of the City Clerk, on behalf of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area Board, as follows, as amended: That Jason Wilkins, Joe Reese, Laura Montague, Madeleine Hurell, Mark Million, Michael Cherney, Neil Hannam, Nigel Lister, Paul Hurley, Sacha Lai-Svirk and Tiffany Arcari be recommended for approval to the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area Board of Management, for a term from December 14, 2022 to November 14, 2026.

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report CLSCLK22-028 dated December 5, 2022, of the City Clerk, on behalf of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area Board, as follows, a

Economic Development

Add Brad Collyer to Downtown BIA Board

That the recommended appointments to the Downtown Business Improvement Area Board be amended to add Brad Collyer.

Governance & Procedure

Appoint councillors to boards and committees

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in report COU22-002 dated December 5, 2022, as follows, as amended: That the following appointments of members of Council to committees, portfolios, and boards and new portfolios identified in the Report, be approved for a term ending November 15, 2026, with the appointments as follow: a)Standing Committees Finance Committee (all members of Council) Andrew Beamer, Chair Dave Haacke, Vice-Chair General Committee (all members of Council) Andrew Beamer, Chair Matt Crowley, Vice-Chair Deputy Mayor Gary Baldwin, First Deputy Mayor Joy Lachica, Second Deputy Mayor b) Portfolios Lesley Parnell, Chair of Arenas, Parks, and Recreation Alex Bierk, Chair of Arts, Culture, and Heritage Don Vassiliadis, Chair of Diversity Don Vassiliadis, Chair of Economic Development Joy Lachica, Chair of Environment and Climate Change Andrew Beamer, Chair of Finance Dave Haacke, Vice-Chair of Finance Andrew Beamer, Chair of Fire Services Joy Lachica, Vice-Chair of Fire Services Keith Riel, Chair of Housing Alex Bierk, Vice-Chair of Housing Keith Riel, Chair of Homelessness Alex Bierk, Vice-Chair of Homelessness Kevin Duguay, Chair of Development and Construction Lesley Parnell, Vice-Chair of Development and Construction Lesley Parnell, Chair of Planning Keith Riel, Vice-Chair of Planning Dave Haacke, Chair of Public Works Dave Haacke, Chair of Seniors Matt Crowley, Chair of Social Services Keith Riel, Chair of Transportation Gary Baldwin, Chair of Waste Management Lesley Parnell, Chair of Youth c) Advisory Committees i. Age-friendly Peterborough Advisory Committee Dave Haacke ii. Airport Strategic Initiatives Committee Jeff Leal Don Vassiliadis Dave Haacke iii. Arenas, Parks, and Recreation Advisory Committee Lesley Parnell At the meeting of December 5, 2022, the motion was amended as follows: That the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee be amended to include one additional Council appointee iv. Arts and Culture Advisory Committee Alex Bierk Joy Lachica v. Citizens War Memorial Advisory Committee Dave Haacke vi. Citizen Appointment Selection Committee Jeff Leal Gary Baldwin Joy Lachica Kevin Duguay Keith Riel vii. Community Investment Grants Advisory Committee Keith Riel Alex Bierk viii. Museum and Archives Advisory Committee Matt Crowley ix. Peterborough Environmental Advisory Committee Joy Lachica x. Procedure By-law Review Committee Jeff Leal Gary Baldwin xi. Youth Commission Lesley Parnell d) Corporations and Legislatively Mandated Committees/Boards/Authorities i. Accessibility Advisory Committee Kevin Duguay ii. City of Peterborough Holdings Inc. Jeff Leal Andrew Beamer iii. East City/Ashburnham Business Improvement Area Keith Riel iv. Fairhaven Committee of Management Keith Riel Dave Haacke v. Otonabee Region Conservation Authority Gary Baldwin Don Vassiliadis Kevin Duguay vi. Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee Alex Bierk vii. Peterborough Downtown Improvement Area Alex Bierk viii. Peterborough Police Services Board Jeff Leal Gary Baldwin ix. Peterborough Public Health Joy Lachica Dave Haacke Keith Riel x. Peterborough Public Library Board Gary Baldwin Matt Crowley xi. Peterborough Regional Liaison Committee Jeff Leal Dave Haacke Matt Crowley Keith Riel xii. Peterborough Utilities Commission Jeff Leal Keith Riel Lesley Parnell Don Vassiliadis Dave Haacke xiii. Planning Advisory Committee Lesley Parnell e) Liaison Committees i. Art Gallery of Peterborough, Board of Directors Alex Bierk ii. Canadian Canoe Museum Gary Baldwin iii. Downtown Action Committee Joy Lachica Alex Bierk Jeff Leal iv. Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Don Vassiliadis v. Liaison Committee with Fleming College Jeff Leal Lesley Parnell Kevin Duguay vi. Liaison Committee with Trent University Jeff Leal Andrew Beamer Gary Baldwin Dave Haacke vii. Market Hall Performance Centre Don Vassiliadis viii. Multicultural Canada Day Committee Joy Lachica ix. Peterborough Agricultural Society Matt Crowley x. Peterborough Green Up Joy Lachica xi. Peterborough Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee Don Vassiliadis xii. Showplace Performance Centre Lesley Parnell

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in report COU22-002 dated December 5, 2022, as follows, as amended: That the following appointments of members of Council to committees, portfolios, a

Social Services & Equity

Arts & Culture

Heritage Preservation

Police & Emergency Services

Water & Utilities

Environment & Climate

Amend councillor portfolio assignments

Amendment to 9.b.6: That the recommendations be amended replace Showplace with Councillor Lachica and that the Fire Services Portfolio be replaced with Councillor Parnell.

Changing the effective date of the recommendation to April 29, 2023

That the recommendation be amended to change the effective date to the 29th of April, 2023.

Extending the meeting past 10:00 p.m. to complete Council business

Section 14.2 of the Procedure By-law That the hour of the meeting be extended beyond 10:00 pm to complete the business of Council .

Refer transit system review to staff for March 2023

That the matter be referred to staff to provide a report in the March 2023 cycle of meetings on the pros and cons (SWAT Analysis) of the current transit system and on the operational and financial implications of returning to the spoke and hub system.

That the matter be referred to staff to provide a report in the March 2023 cycle of meetings on the pros and cons (SWAT Analysis) of the current transit system and on the operational and financial imp

Transit & Active Transportation

Suspending the rules to add a Bill 23 motion to the agenda

That there be a Suspension of the Rules to permit the inclusion of a motion 10.c, regarding Bill 23 under motions not supported at the meeting of December 5, 2022.

Contributing $100,000 to the community Emergency Winter Response proposal

Whereas a number of partners in the community, including the Peterborough Police Service, Canadian Mental Health Association – Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA), FourCAST, the Housing Resource Centre, the United Way, and One City Peterborough, have prepared a proposal for an Emergency Winter Response dated November 25, 2022; and Whereas the proposal has been submitted to the City of Peterborough for a financial contribution in the amount of $100,000 to finalize the funding needed for this program; and Whereas the City of Peterborough has declared a Homelessness Emergency; and Whereas there are approximately 326 unhoused individuals in the City and County of Peterborough, according to the Built for Zero monthly data from October 2022; and Whereas the 2021 Point in Time Count for Peterborough reported a 350% increase in outdoor homelessness, with 47 of 176 respondents (or 27%) indicating they were sleeping outdoors in December; and Whereas the current shelter system is neither sufficient for nor accessible to all unhoused individuals; and Whereas we are days away from winter, when temperatures will drop, and an increasing number of unhoused individuals in our community will face imminent risk of injury or death; and Whereas people who are homeless live half as long as those who are housed – a pattern that is exacerbated by unmitigated exposure to environmental harms (e.g., extreme cold or heat), as well as preventable deaths caused by solitary drug use; and Whereas the Government of Canada ratified the National Housing Strategy Act, thereby enshrining the right to adequate housing as a fundamental human right; Therefore, be it resolved that: The City of Peterborough provide a grant to the aforementioned community partners, through One City, in the amount of $100,000, for an Emergency Winter Response as outlined in the proposal dated November 25, 2022, for the period January 5, 2023 to April 30, 2023, and that the amount be funded from the Social Services Reserve; and that senior City of Peterborough staff develop a sustainable ongoing Winter Respite Plan to be presented to Council for approval by March 31, 2023.

Whereas a number of partners in the community, including the Peterborough Police Service, Canadian Mental Health Association – Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA), FourCAST, the Housing Resource C

Confirm December 2022 council meeting proceedings

22-091 Being  By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council at its meeting held on December 12, 2022.