When complex and controversial matters come before Oshawa Council - such as the 4 political and community issues listed below, which will be on the Monday April 29th 2024 City Council Agenda, Oshawa Council must be open to reconsideration. Problem solving can benefit by a delving into alternate answers.
So I ask why would the City not provide more consideration of its plans to:
1. ending the publishing of the City's Corporate payments list (Report CF-24-29)
https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx...
To understand better what the City wants to discontinue publishing see the link here for the last published Corporate Payment Report for the 4th Quarter 2023 (Report CF-24-13) https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx... Note how it is a transparent tracking practice, one which imo the City of Oshawa should be proud of and not plan to discontinue -(to see an example of the regular report contents pictured below is page 104 from the 110 page last Report showing 2023 Q4 ) There can be no accountability without transparency.
2. advance a 78 unit development with only one street access/egress from an already challenging entrance off Harmony Rd., Pinecrest Rd., which has only right-in right out access. (Report ED-24-42) ED-24-42 https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx... (copy of page showing site location plan is pictured below with my red circle highlighting the only access (the right-in, right-out only turn to the development off Pinecrest Rd.)
3. advance the Harmony Creek trail extension which is known to present major difficulties complying with 1) accessibility requirements due to major slope variations, 2) sustainability due to major flooding issues; 3) commitment to environmental stewardship due to cutting trees that were planned a decade ago for slope stability and 4) questionable connectivity and road crossing safety plans related to future trail extensions north across Conlin Rd. E. SF-24-18 https://calendar.oshawa.ca/.../863a6fae-d01a-483a-bc16...
4. advance a scoped down design of the new Ward 2 community centre, which project, estimated at 150 Million$ has no funding strategy and which the City has not provided for any public discussion at any Council or Committee meeting prior to the construction tender, and regarding which the Oshawa Aquatic Club has raised major concerns about the pool now being reduced to 4 lanes from the planned 8 lanes (Report CNCL-24-24 ) https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx... and INFO-24-89 being a 5 page letter from Julie Reid, President of the Oshawa Aquatic Club https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx...
Btw, the process to speak up and make your concerns known to Oshawa Council in writing and/or make a delegation is to write [email protected] as soon as possible (you will see that 4 pm Tuesday and Friday are deadlines for Monday meetings (and Friday before Friday noon for virtual delegation requests) Follow the process described here: https://www.oshawa.ca/.../correspondence-and-delegations...
or call and inquire with the Clerks department at 905-436-3311
So I ask why would the City not provide more consideration of its plans to:
1. ending the publishing of the City's Corporate payments list (Report CF-24-29)
https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx...
To understand better what the City wants to discontinue publishing see the link here for the last published Corporate Payment Report for the 4th Quarter 2023 (Report CF-24-13) https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx... Note how it is a transparent tracking practice, one which imo the City of Oshawa should be proud of and not plan to discontinue -(to see an example of the regular report contents pictured below is page 104 from the 110 page last Report showing 2023 Q4 ) There can be no accountability without transparency.
2. advance a 78 unit development with only one street access/egress from an already challenging entrance off Harmony Rd., Pinecrest Rd., which has only right-in right out access. (Report ED-24-42) ED-24-42 https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx... (copy of page showing site location plan is pictured below with my red circle highlighting the only access (the right-in, right-out only turn to the development off Pinecrest Rd.)
3. advance the Harmony Creek trail extension which is known to present major difficulties complying with 1) accessibility requirements due to major slope variations, 2) sustainability due to major flooding issues; 3) commitment to environmental stewardship due to cutting trees that were planned a decade ago for slope stability and 4) questionable connectivity and road crossing safety plans related to future trail extensions north across Conlin Rd. E. SF-24-18 https://calendar.oshawa.ca/.../863a6fae-d01a-483a-bc16...
4. advance a scoped down design of the new Ward 2 community centre, which project, estimated at 150 Million$ has no funding strategy and which the City has not provided for any public discussion at any Council or Committee meeting prior to the construction tender, and regarding which the Oshawa Aquatic Club has raised major concerns about the pool now being reduced to 4 lanes from the planned 8 lanes (Report CNCL-24-24 ) https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx... and INFO-24-89 being a 5 page letter from Julie Reid, President of the Oshawa Aquatic Club https://pub-oshawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx...
Btw, the process to speak up and make your concerns known to Oshawa Council in writing and/or make a delegation is to write [email protected] as soon as possible (you will see that 4 pm Tuesday and Friday are deadlines for Monday meetings (and Friday before Friday noon for virtual delegation requests) Follow the process described here: https://www.oshawa.ca/.../correspondence-and-delegations...
or call and inquire with the Clerks department at 905-436-3311
