Regional Council

That the minutes of the April 22, 2021 Regional Council meeting be approved.

That the in camera item listed as 24.3 on the May 13, 2021 Regional Council agenda, be

That the following matters listed on the May 13, 2021 Regional Council Agenda be approved under the Consent Agenda: Items 8.2, 9.1, 9.2, 11.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 14.3, 15.1, 15.5, 16.1, 16.2, 16.4, 16.5, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 24.1, 24.2, 24.4, 24.5, 24.6, and 24.7.

That a cash advance of $550,000 from the Region of Peel (the Region) to 2805624 Ontario Ltd. operating as Imandari Health Group, to work with the South Asian Task Force to support the first month of the mass vaccination clinic to be overseen by the South Asian Task Force be approved, prior to the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine program funding application made by the Region on behalf of the South Asian Task Force to the Ontario Ministry of Health (the Province); And further, that the Chief Administrative Officer be given the authority to provide a secondary cash advance of up to $500,000 of Regional funding to 2805624 Ontario Ltd. operating as Imandari Health Group, to work with the community volunteer organization South Asian Task Force should the Province not approve the funding application by the South Asian Task Force prior to June 1, 2021; And further, that the Region of Peel advocate to the Province to expedite approval of the funding applications and cash advancements to enable the mass vaccination program; And further, that the foregoing recommendations be conditional upon the completion of successful negotiations with 2805624 Ontario Ltd. operating as Imandari Health Group, of an Agreement and any ancillary documents required to work with the South Asian Task Force to support the mass vaccination clinic overseen by the South Asian Task force, which sets out the terms and conditions of the Region’s cash advancements, all on business and legal terms satisfactory to th

That the report of the Planning and Growth Management Committee (PGMC- 3/2021) meeting held on April 29, 2021, be adopted.

That a by-law authorizing the Region of Peel to apply the optional tools for tax capping available to it under subsection 329.1(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, ( Act ) and Ontario Regulation 73/03, as amended, as recommended in the report of the Interim Commissioner of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, listed on the May 13, 2021 Regional Council agenda, titled "2021 Tax Capping Policy - Selection of Options", be presented for enactment; And further, that the subject by-law remove property in the commercial property class from capping and clawback of 2021 taxes for municipal and school purposes, by exempting property from the application of Part IX of the Act in accordance with Ontario Regulation 73/03, as amended.

That Procurement By-law 30-2018, as amended, be amended to delegate authority to the Chief Financial Officer to increase and/or extend existing contracts, procured through a competitive process, so as to increase the cumulative value by an amount of up to $250,000 (excluding applicable taxes) where the Chief Financial Officer deems it reasonably necessary to do so in order to carry on the business of the Region of Peel due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; And further, that the by-law to amend the Procurement By-law 30-2018, as amended, be presented for enactment.

That a contract for the Nurse Call Solution Replacement for Sheridan Villa Long Term Care Centre (Document 2021-264N) be awarded to Aatel Communication Inc. in the estimated amount of $400,000 (excluding applicable taxes), for a contract period of 12-months pursuant to Procurement By-law 30-2018, as amended; And further, that authority be granted to renew the Contract on an annual basis (or for multiple years at a discounted rate) in the estimated annual amount of $15,000 (excluding applicable taxes), for ongoing licensing, maintenance, support, and to increase the Contract for any upgrades and additional licenses for the lifecycle of the solution, subject to satisfactory performance, price and approved budget; And further, that authority be granted to the Director of Procurement to increase and extend the Contract across all five Regional Long Term Care Centres when the current nurse call systems require a replacement, subject to satisfactory performance, price and approved budget.

That the imposition of a special charge upon the lots of lands that benefit from directly abutting the construction of the sanitary sewer, previously authorized by Regional Council under By-law 10-2016, in the City of Brampton, be approved; And further, that the necessary by-law to impose the special charges be presented for enactment.

That the Contract (Document 2019-344N) previously awarded to Our Place Peel in the amount of $2,593,524.00 for a two year contract term for the Youth Emergency Shelter Beds and Outreach Services, be extended for an additional 12-month term for the period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, in the estimated total amount of $1,411,680.00 (excluding applicable taxes), for a revised total contract amount of $4,005,204.00, in accordance with Procurement By-law 30-2018, as amended; And further, that approval be granted to extend the contract with Our Place Peel for the Youth Emergency Shelter Beds and Outreach Services for seven optional 12-month terms, subject to the satisfactory performance, approved budget, and continued need for the service; And further, that the Commissioner of Human Services be authorized to sign the subject contract extensions on business terms satisfactory to the Commissioner of Human Services and on legal terms satisfactory to the Regional Solicitor; And further, that the Director of Housing Services and Director of Procurement be authorized to further increase the amounts in the subject contract during any of the extension terms in accordance with the terms of the contract to cover additional costs associated with the operation of the Youth Emergency Shelter facility, to the limit of the approved budget, on business terms satisfactory to the Commissioner of Human Services.

That the Contract (Document 2020-107P) for the supply and implementation of the Housing Enabling Technology for the Region of Peel awarded to Cloud SynApps Inc. be increased by $550,000 (excluding applicable taxes), for a revised contract amount of $3,932,608 (excluding applicable taxes), in accordance with Procurement By-law 30-2018, as amended.

That Special Regional Council meetings to receive COVID-19 updates be scheduled every Thursday until the COVID-19 pandemic is over or until Council approves otherwise.

That the 2020 surplus of $15,846,970 from tax supported Region Controlled services be used to reduce the amount of debt financing required for the Waste Management – Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Capital Project #16-6330); And further, that the surplus of $186,866 from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation be allocated to the Assessment Services Stabilization reserve; And further, that the contribution of the 2020 surplus of $3,065,057 from utility rate supported services to the Utility Rate Stabilization reserve be approved.

That the funding source for the Vehicle Communication Software/Hardware (Capital Project #208920) in the amount of $53,000 be changed from Federal Gas Tax Funds reserve (R0025) to Soc-TransHelp Vehicle reserve (R1615).

That the Contract (Document 2017-633N), awarded to Mark Marple Enterprises Inc. for Paid Duty Police Coordination Services, be extended for a three year period, subject to an annual review of performance, in the estimated amount of $300,000 for a total revised estimated total contract amount of $693,298 (excluding applicable taxes), in accordance with Procurement By-law 30-2018, as amended; And further, that the Paid Duty Police Coordination Services model be extended to include its utilization on applicable water, wastewater and Regional transportation construction and major operational projects within high volume traffic rights-of-way.

Regional Council passed Resolution 0045-2018 to adopt the “Vision Zero” framework where no loss of life is acceptable and to better coordinate efforts and resources among agencies and stakeholders to prevent fatal and injury motor vehicle collisions in Peel; And whereas, Vision Zero is an approach to transportation engineering that fundamentally reimagines the way road safety is advanced with the ultimate objective of eliminating fatalities and injuries on roadways; And whereas, the Region of Peel is currently implementing the Road Safety Strategic Plan (2018-2022), which includes a goal to improve road safety and reduce the occurrence of fatal and injury collisions on Regional roads and incorporates key principles of Vision Zero; And whereas, consistent with the recommendations of the Road Safety Strategic Plan, the Region of Peel has established a Vision Zero Task Force that consists of representatives from the Region, local municipalities, the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Peel Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police – Caledon Detachment, with the aim to institutionalize road safety by ensuring that consideration of safety implications are integrated into all levels of decision making; And whereas, at the federal level, the Canadian Council of Motor Transportation Administrators (CCMTA) is the custodian of the Road Safety Strategy 2025; And whereas, Road Safety Strategy 2025 encourages all road safety stakeholders to make Canada’s roads the safest in the

That the by-laws listed on the May 13, 2021 Regional Council agenda, being By-laws 31-2021 to 33-2021 inclusive, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, signed by the Regional Chair and the Deputy Regional Clerk, and the Corporate Seal be affixed thereto.

That the recommendation contained within the confidential report listed as item 24.2 on the May 13, 2021 Regional Council agenda be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended.

That By-law 34-2021 to confirm the proceedings of Regional Council at its meeting held on May 13, 2021, and to authorize the execution of documents in accordance with the Region of Peel by-laws relating thereto, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, signed by the Regional Chair and the Deputy Regional Clerk, and the corporate seal be affixed thereto.

That the following matters listed on the May 13, 2021 Regional Council Agenda be approved under the Consent Agenda: Items 8.2, 9.1, 9.2, 11.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 14.3, 15.1, 15.5, 16.1, 16.2, 16.4, 16.5, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 24.1, 24.2, 24.4, 24.5, 24.6, and 24.7. In Favour (24): Councillor Brown, Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Damerla, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Dhillon, Councillor Downey, Councillor Early*, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Innis, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, and Councillor Vicente

That Special Regional Council meetings to receive COVID-19 updates be scheduled every Thursday until the COVID-19 pandemic is over or until Council approves otherwise. In Favour (7): Councillor Brown, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, and Councillor Vicente Opposed (16): Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Damerla, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Downey, Councillor Early*, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Innis, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Sinclair, and Councillor Starr Absent (1): Councillor Dhillon

That the funding source for the Vehicle Communication Software/Hardware (Capital Project #208920) in the amount of $53,000 be changed from Federal Gas Tax Funds reserve (R0025) to Soc-TransHelp Vehicle reserve (R1615). In Favour (22): Councillor Carlson, Councillor Damerla, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Dhillon, Councillor Downey, Councillor Early*, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Innis, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, and Councillor Vicente Abstain (2): Councillor Brown, and Councillor Crombie

Whereas Regional Council passed Resolution 0045-2018 to adopt the “Vision Zero” framework where no loss of life is acceptable and to better coordinate efforts and resources among agencies and stakeholders to prevent fatal and injury motor vehicle collisions in Peel; And whereas, Vision Zero is an approach to transportation engineering that fundamentally reimagines the way road safety is advanced with the ultimate objective of eliminating fatalities and injuries on roadways; And whereas, the Region of Peel is currently implementing the Road Safety Strategic Plan (2018-2022), which includes a goal to improve road safety and reduce the occurrence of fatal and injury collisions on Regional roads and incorporates key principles of Vision Zero; And whereas, consistent with the recommendations of the Road Safety Strategic Plan, the Region of Peel has established a Vision Zero Task Force that consists of representatives from the Region, local municipalities, the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Peel Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police – Caledon Detachment, with the aim to institutionalize road safety by ensuring that consideration of safety implications are integrated into all levels of decision making; And whereas, at the federal level, the Canadian Council of Motor Transportation Administrators (CCMTA) is the custodian of the Road Safety Strategy 2025; And whereas, Road Safety Strategy 2025 encourages all road safety stakeholders to make Canada’s roads the safes

Whereas according to section 75 of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA), every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and excessive smoke and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, straight exhaust, gutted muffler, Hollywood muffler, by-pass or similar device upon a motor vehicle; And whereas, the act of modifying the exhaust system of a motor vehicle is not currently an offence under the HTA and as a result, muffler and auto-body shops Council Minutes 202 continue to provide such services and individuals modify cars that could lead to unsafe vehicles; And whereas, Peel Regional Police have been actively laying charges pursuant to section 75 of the HTA against motor vehicle operators whose vehicles make excessive or unusual noise or produce excessive smoke from muffler systems that have been modified; And whereas, on October 28, 2019, the Province of Ontario introduced Bill 132, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 which in part sought to amend the HTA to include a new section 75.1 that will make it an offence to tamper with motor vehicles by (a) removing, bypassing, defeating or rendering inoperative all or part of a motor vehicle's emission control system or (b) modifying a motor or motor vehicle in any way that results in increased emissions from the level to which it was originally designed or certified by the manufacturer of the motor or motor vehicle; And whereas, section