Durham Region public meetings in 2022
8 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regional Council Meeting
Durham Regional Council is meeting to decide on 2023 water and sewer user rates, approve water and sanitary sewage budgets, and pass related by-laws. The agenda also includes a public meeting on the rate by-law, a police services quarterly update, and appointments to committees and conservation authority.
- Public meeting on 2023 water and sewer user rates and fees
- By-law 55-2022: approve 2023 water budget of $222,658,863
- By-law 56-2022: approve 2023 sanitary sewage budget of $285,476,445
- By-law 53-2022: authorize borrowing up to $500,000,000 for 2023 expenditures
- By-law 64-2022: expropriate land in Town of Ajax for Bus Rapid Transit along Highway 2
Committee of the Whole
Durham Region's Committee of the Whole meets to hear presentations and reports on several key items, including the implications of provincial Bill 23, the approved Lakeshore East GO Extension to Bowmanville, and the evolution of local climate and environmental advisory committees. The committee will also consider a response to provincial Greenbelt Plan amendments and an update on a proposed long-term care home in Pickering. A confidential report on Employment Services Transformation is also on the agenda.
- Presentation and report on implications of Bill 23 for Durham Region (2022-COW-33)
- Update on approval of Lakeshore East GO Extension to Bowmanville (2022-COW-30)
- Response to provincial consultation on Greenbelt Plan amendments (2022-COW-31)
- Time-limited construction funding subsidy supplement for proposed long-term care home in Pickering (2022-COW-32)
- Evolution of Durham Region Roundtable on Climate Change and Durham Environmental Advisory Committee (2022-COW-28)
Finance and Administration Committee
The Finance and Administration Committee will hear presentations and consider reports on the 2023 water and sewer user rates, business plans, and budgets, as well as a temporary borrowing by-law and the interim property tax levy. The committee will also review procedural by-law updates and the results of a regional employee census. No statutory public meetings or delegations are scheduled.
- 2023 Consolidated Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems User Rates and Business Plans and Budget (2022-F-22, 2022-F-23)
- Temporary Borrowing By-law for 2023 (2022-F-20)
- 2023 Interim Regional Property Tax Levy (2022-F-21)
- Procedural By-law Updates (2022-A-23)
- Durham Region Employee Census (2022-A-24)
Health and Social Services Committee
The Health and Social Services Committee meets to hear presentations from the Commissioner of Social Services on a department overview and from the Medical Officer of Health on COVID-19 and flu. No reports, statutory public meetings, or confidential matters are on the agenda. The committee will also elect a vice-chair and adopt minutes from its September 8, 2022 meeting.
- Election of Health and Social Services Committee Vice-Chair
- Adoption of minutes from September 8, 2022 meeting
- Presentation: Overview of Social Services Department by Commissioner Stella Danos-Papaconstantinou
- Presentation: COVID-19 and Flu Update by Dr. R.J. Kyle, Medical Officer of Health
Transit Executive Committee
The Durham Region Transit Executive Committee is meeting to hear delegations from residents and a student union president on topics including integration with Metrolinx, service changes, and student transit. The committee will also receive the General Manager's report, a data and analytics strategy, and approve the 2023 meeting schedules. No votes on substantive items are listed; most items are for information or discussion.
- Delegation on integration of Durham Region Transit and Metrolinx
- Delegation on upcoming service changes on DRT Pulse routes
- Report 2022-DRT-18: General Manager's Report
- Report 2022-DRT-19: DRT 2022-2026 Data and Analytics Strategy
- 2023 Transit Executive Committee and Transit Advisory Committee schedules
Works Committee
The Works Committee is meeting to elect a vice-chair, adopt minutes, and receive a departmental overview. The main substantive item is a presentation and report on the 2023 Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets (2022-W-42). The committee will also receive two pieces of correspondence for information: one about a sound/pollution barrier on Harmony Road North in Oshawa, and one about Highway 412 ramps and signalization lights.
- 2023 Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Systems Business Plans and Budgets (Report 2022-W-42)
- Correspondence re sound/pollution barrier on Harmony Road North, Oshawa
- Correspondence re Highway 412 ramps and signalization lights
- Election of Works Committee Vice-Chair
- Works Departmental Overview presentation
Planning and Economic Development Committee
The Planning and Economic Development Committee will hold a statutory public meeting on an application to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan to permit severing a surplus farm dwelling in Brock Township. The committee will also receive presentations on the Greater Toronto Airports Authority annual update, a committee orientation, and the five-year economic development and tourism strategy. Reports on departmental achievements and a local food business retention project are also on the agenda.
- Public meeting on OPA 2022-004: application by Clark Consulting Services for Wechsel Farms to sever a surplus farm dwelling in Brock Township
- Delegation from Greater Toronto Airports Authority (annual update)
- Presentation: Ready Set Future: Five Year Economic Development and Tourism Strategy and Action Plan (2022-EDT-15)
- Report 2022-P-20: Planning and Economic Development Department Achievements, 2018-2022
- Report 2022-EDT-16: Local Food Business Retention and Expansion Project annual update
Regional Council Meeting
This is the inaugural meeting of the newly elected Regional Council. Members will be sworn in, and the council will appoint an acting regional chair, members to the Durham Regional Police Services Board, and chairs and members of standing committees. The agenda is largely procedural, with no substantive policy or budget items.
- Appointment of members to the Durham Regional Police Services Board
- Appointment of an Acting Regional Chair (By-law 59-2022)
- Appointment of Standing Committee Chairs and members
- Confirming By-law 60-2022 to confirm proceedings