The Peel Region Record

Regional Council

February 23, 2023

Who was there

Present (12): Navjit Kaur Brar, Patrick Brown, Brad Butt, Bonnie Crombie, Dipika Damerla, Stephen Dasko, Early, Chris Fonseca, Pat Fortini, Annette Groves, Joe Horneck, Dennis Keenan

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (22 motions)

20 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the minutes of the February 9, 2023 Regional Council meeting, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Russo, seconded by Councillor Dasko
Carried
That Item 13.1 listed on the February 23, 2023 Regional Council agenda be
Moved by Councillor Parrish, seconded by Councillor Russo
Withdrawn
That the following matters listed on the February 23, 2023 Regional Council Agenda be approved under the Consent Agenda: Items 9.1, 11.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 14.1, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6, 16.7, 16.8, 16.9, 16.10, 16.11, 17.1, 22.1, 22.2, and 22.3.
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
That the addition of 3.0 temporary Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Attending Nurse Practitioners to assist with health care delivery for Long Term Care residents with complex needs for the duration of the government funding period (until March 31, 2025) be approved; and That to fulfill the requirements for the Resident Health and Well-Being Program, the addition of temporary staffing resources for up to $59,500 per year (fully funded by the Province) for the duration of the government funding period (until March 31, 2025) be approved; and That to utilize one-time provincial funding in the amount of $580,014, additional resources including equipment and temporary FTE to implement the Transitional Behavioral Support Unit (TBSU) at Peel Manor be approved; and That, pending additional provincial funding, the TBSU program and staffing implemented at Peel Manor be continued at the Seniors Health and Wellness Village; and That additional operating expenditures, including the addition of up to 1.0 temporary FTE, to fully utilize the funding received under the Public Health Agency of Canada grant for the Dementia Strategy Fund: Guidelines and Best Practices Initiative for the duration of the government funding (until March 31, 2024) be approved.
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
That waiving the balance of the Region of Peel’s loan to Abbeyfield Houses Society of Caledon (“Abbeyfield”) as of July 31, 2021 in the amount of $168,962 including interest that has accrued from May 2010 to July 2021, to be funded from within the 2023 Housing Support operating budget, and the termination of the related Loan Agreement dated October 13, 2009 between the Region of Peel and Abbeyfield, be approved; and That the Region of Peel be authorized to enter into a tri-party Lease Amending Agreement with Peel Housing Corporation (PHC) and Abbeyfield to clarify and confirm the continuation of the Lease Agreement between PHC and Abbeyfield on termination of the Regional Loan Agreement; and That the Director of Housing Services be given authority to execute such documents as may be necessary to terminate the Regional Loan Agreement with Abbeyfield, discharge the security related to the loan and execute a tri-party Lease Amending Agreement.
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
That the Director of Housing Services be granted authority to accept the funding from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) for the Region of Peel’s continued participation in the Homelessness Prevention Program for the provincial funding term to March 31, 2024, or as may be extended and/or increased by the MMAH; and That the Director of Housing Services be delegated authority to submit the required Investment Plan for any updates required to the Investment Plan to the MMAH for approval for each applicable funding year; and That the Director of Housing Services be authorized to execute agreements, including amendments and extensions to current agreements, with the following service providers to allocate funding for 2023-2024: “Services and Housing In the Province (SHIP)” (for the Peel Youth Village project) in the amount of up to $427,072; “Services and Housing In the Province (SHIP)” (Home for Good Coordination) in the amount of up to $730,016; “John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin” in the amount of up to $269,854; “Our Place (Peel)” in the amount of up to $132,372; “Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin Branch” in the amount of up to $100,000; and That the Director of Housing Services be authorized to use and distribute the MMAH funding amount of approximately $1,007,033 to include: an amount of up to $266,635 for program administration; up to $559,933 for portable housing subsidies to program participants; and, up to $180,465 to be further
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
That the fee simple interest in lands described as: Part of East Half of Lot 5, Concession 5, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (formerly Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 2 on Reference Plan 43R-27848; and Part of East Half of Lot 5, Concession 5, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (formerly Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 6 on Reference Plan 43R-27848; and Part of Lot 6, Concession 6, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (geographic Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 3 on Reference Plan 43R-27617; and Part of Lot 6, Concession 5, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (originally Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Parts 2, 4, 6, 8, 11 and 12 on Reference Plan 43R-37233, be declared surplus to the needs of The Regional Municipality of Peel and transferred gratuitously to The Corporation of the City of Brampton; and That permanent hydro easement interests in lands described as: Part of Lot 5, Concession 5, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (formerly Township of Chinguacousy) Regional Municipality of Peel designated as Parts 1 and 2 on draft reference plan 22-234RP01 prepared by KRCMAR; and Part of Lot 6, Concession 6, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (formerly Township of Chinguacousy) Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 1 on draft reference plan
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
That the report listed as item 15.1 on the February 23, 2023 Regional Council Agenda titled “City of Mississauga Major Transit Station Area Official Plan Amendments 142, 143, 144, and 146: Regional Staff Review and Recommendations”, be
Moved by Councillor Butt, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Referred
That staff be directed to meet with local municipal staff regarding infrastructure planning to support Bill 23 Housing Targets and report back to the March 9, 2023 meeting of Regional Council with an update; and That the report to the March 9, 2023 meeting include a list of caveats required for the Region and local municipalities to be “made whole” and to support the pledge process for lower tier municipalities.
Moved by Councillor Brown, seconded by Councillor Early
Carried
Regional Council at its meeting on October 8, 2020 approved a 12-month Rat Control Rebate Pilot Program and a Construction Abatement Program (Resolution 2020-812); And whereas, the Region of Peel implemented a Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program (the “pilot program”) that started January 1, 2021 and was set to end on March 31, 2022; And whereas, the pilot program findings were outlined in the report of the Commissioner of Public Works, listed on the March 24, 2022 Regional Council agenda titled “Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program”, and staff recommended to Council that the subsidy portion of the program end due to the low uptake and to instead focus on rat prevention education ; And whereas, Regional Council noted that community focus on COVID-19 may have been a factor in the low resident participation and approved a motion to extend the residential Rat Control Rebate Pilot Program until November 30, 2022 (Resolution 2022-193); And whereas, based on the report findings, the current program may not be meeting the needs of the community, but a modified program should be developed to proactively manage rat populations; And whereas, an annual operational cost of $350,000 is required for continuation of the pilot program in 2023; And whereas, $200,000 in capital funds remain available due to lower than expected uptake in subsidy payments; Therefore, be it resolved: That the Region of Peel Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program be further extended until
Moved by Councillor Fonseca, seconded by Councillor Dasko
Carried
That the by-law listed on the February 23, 2023 Regional Council agenda, being By-law 10-2023, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, signed by the Regional Chair and the Regional Clerk, and the Corporate Seal be affixed thereto.
Moved by Councillor Russo, seconded by Councillor Fortini
Carried
That The Regional Municipality of Peel, as Purchaser, enter into an Agreement with Nova Properties Inc., as Vendor, pursuant to Section 30 of the Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26, in accordance with the terms set out in the Closed Session report of the Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Corporate Services, listed on the February 23, 2023 Regional Council agenda titled “Proposed Property Acquisition – Installation of Watermains and Sanitary Sewers at Dundas Street East from Mattawa Avenue to Wharton Way – EXP-22286.02 – City of Mississauga, Ward 3”, and on legal terms satisfactory to the Regional Solicitor, for the purchase of: A permanent easement interest in the lands described as Part of Lot 4, Concession 1 North of Dundas Street, City of Mississauga (Geographic Township of Toronto), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Parts 3 and 4 on Reference Plan 43R-40577; A temporary working easement interest in the lands described as Part of Lot 4, Concession 1 North of Dundas Street, City of Mississauga (Geographic Township of Toronto), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on Reference Plan 43R-40577; and That the Office of the Regional Solicitor be authorized to complete the transaction, including the execution of all documents, Affidavits, Statutory Declarations and Undertakings required or appropriate for that purpose; and That the expenditure be financed from Capital Project 16-2300 C; and That this recommendation become public upo
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
That the lands described as Part of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street and Part of the Road Allowance Between Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (geographic Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 1 on Reference Plan 43R-40459, be stopped up, closed and deprived of its character as a public highway or street; and That the necessary by-law be presented for enactment; and That the fee simple interest in the lands described as Part of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street and Part of the Road Allowance Between Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (geographic Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 1 on Reference Plan 43R-40459 be declared surplus to the needs of The Regional Municipality of Peel upon passing of a by-law to stop-up, close and deprive the land of its character as a public highway or street; and That The Regional Municipality of Peel, as Vendor, enter into an Offer to Purchase Agreement with Digram Developments Brampton 5 Inc., as Purchaser, for the transfer of the fee simple interest in lands described as Part of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street and Part of the Road Allowance Between Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (geographic Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 1 on Reference Pla
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
That the recommendations contained within the confidential report listed as item 22.3 on the February 23, 2023 Regional Council agenda, be approved and voted upon in accordance with Section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended.
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
That the closed session by-law listed on the February 23, 2023 Regional Council agenda, being By-law 11-2023, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, signed by the Regional Chair and the Regional Clerk, and the Corporate Seal be affixed thereto.
Moved by Councillor Horneck, seconded by Councillor Vicente
Carried
That By-law 12-2023 to confirm the proceedings of Regional Council at its meeting held on February 23, 2023, 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 Regional Clerk, and the Corporate Seal be affixed thereto.
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Tedjo
Carried
1. That the Director of Housing Services be granted authority to accept the funding from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) for the Region of Peel’s continued participation in the Homelessness Prevention Program for the provincial funding term to March 31, 2024, or as may be extended and/or increased by the MMAH; and 2. That the Director of Housing Services be delegated authority to submit the required Investment Plan for any updates required to the Investment Plan to the MMAH for approval for each applicable funding year; and 3. That the Director of Housing Services be authorized to execute agreements, including amendments and extensions to current agreements, with the following service providers to allocate funding for 2023-2024: o “Services and Housing In the Province (SHIP)” (for the Peel Youth Village project) in the amount of up to $427,072; o “Services and Housing In the Province (SHIP)” (Home for Good Coordination) in the amount of up to $730,016; Council Minutes 51 o “John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin” in the amount of up to $269,854; o “Our Place (Peel)” in the amount of up to $132,372; o “Canadian Mental Health Association Peel Dufferin Branch” in the amount of up to $100,000; and 4. That the Director of Housing Services be authorized to use and distribute the MMAH funding amount of approximately $1,007,033 to include: an amount of up to $266,635 for program administration; up to $559,933 for portable housing subsidies to program partici
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
1. That the fee simple interest in lands described as: a. Part of East Half of Lot 5, Concession 5, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (formerly Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 2 on Reference Plan 43R- 27848; and b. Part of East Half of Lot 5, Concession 5, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (formerly Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Council Minutes 55 Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 6 on Reference Plan 43R- 27848; and c. Part of Lot 6, Concession 6, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (geographic Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 3 on Reference Plan 43R- 27617; and d. Part of Lot 6, Concession 5, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (originally Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Parts 2, 4, 6, 8, 11 and 12 on Reference Plan 43R-37233, be declared surplus to the needs of The Regional Municipality of Peel and transferred gratuitously to The Corporation of the City of Brampton; and 2. That permanent hydro easement interests in lands described as: a. Part of Lot 5, Concession 5, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (formerly Township of Chinguacousy) Regional Municipality of Peel designated as Parts 1 and 2 on draft reference plan 22-234RP01 prepared by KRCMAR; and b. Part of Lot 6, Concession 6, West of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (formerly Township of Chinguacousy) Regional Municipality of Peel,
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
Whereas Regional Council at its meeting on October 8, 2020 approved a 12- month Rat Control Rebate Pilot Program and a Construction Abatement Program (Resolution 2020-812); Council Minutes 60 And whereas, the Region of Peel implemented a Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program (the “pilot program”) that started January 1, 2021 and was set to end on March 31, 2022; And whereas, the pilot program findings were outlined in the report of the Commissioner of Public Works, listed on the March 24, 2022 Regional Council agenda titled “Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Program”, and staff recommended to Council that the subsidy portion of the program end due to the low uptake and to instead focus on rat prevention education; And whereas, Regional Council noted that community focus on COVID-19 may have been a factor in the low resident participation and approved a motion to extend the residential Rat Control Rebate Pilot Program until November 30, 2022 (Resolution 2022-193); And whereas, based on the report findings, the current program may not be meeting the needs of the community, but a modified program should be developed to proactively manage rat populations; And whereas, an annual operational cost of $350,000 is required for continuation of the pilot program in 2023; And whereas, $200,000 in capital funds remain available due to lower than expected uptake in subsidy payments; Therefore, be it resolved: 1. That the Region of Peel Residential Rat Control Subsidy Pilot Prog
Moved by Councillor Fonseca, seconded by Councillor Dasko
Carried
That the by-law listed on the February 23, 2023 Regional Council agenda, being By-law 10-2023, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, signed by the Regional Chair and the Regional Clerk, and the Corporate Seal be affixed thereto. Council Minutes 62
Moved by Councillor Russo, seconded by Councillor Fortini
Carried
1. That The Regional Municipality of Peel, as Purchaser, enter into an Agreement with Nova Properties Inc., as Vendor, pursuant to Section 30 of the Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26, in accordance with the terms set out in the Closed Session report of the Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Corporate Services, listed on the February 23, 2023 Regional Council agenda titled “Proposed Property Acquisition – Installation of Watermains and Sanitary Sewers at Dundas Street East from Mattawa Avenue to Wharton Way – EXP-22286.02 – City of Mississauga, Ward 3”, and on legal terms satisfactory to the Regional Solicitor, for the purchase of: o A permanent easement interest in the lands described as Part of Lot 4, Concession 1 North of Dundas Street, City of Mississauga (Geographic Township of Toronto), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Parts 3 and 4 on Reference Plan 43R-40577; o A temporary working easement interest in the lands described as Part of Lot 4, Concession 1 North of Dundas Street, City of Mississauga (Geographic Township of Toronto), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on Reference Plan 43R-40577; and 2. That the Office of the Regional Solicitor be authorized to complete the transaction, including the execution of all documents, Affidavits, Statutory Declarations and Undertakings required or appropriate for that purpose; and 3. That the expenditure be financed from Capital Project 16-2300 C; and 4. That this recommendation b
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried
1. That the lands described as Part of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street and Part of the Road Allowance Between Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (geographic Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 1 on Reference Plan 43R-40459, be stopped up, closed and deprived of its character as a public highway or street; and 2. That the necessary by-law be presented for enactment; and 3. That the fee simple interest in the lands described as Part of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street and Part of the Road Allowance Between Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (geographic Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 1 on Reference Plan 43R-40459 be declared surplus to the needs of The Regional Municipality of Peel upon passing of a by-law to stop-up, close and deprive the land of its character as a public highway or street; and 4. That The Regional Municipality of Peel, as Vendor, enter into an Offer to Purchase Agreement with Digram Developments Brampton 5 Inc., as Purchaser, for the transfer of the fee simple interest in lands described as Part of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street and Part of the Road Allowance Between Lots 17 and 18, Concession 5 East of Hurontario Street, City of Brampton (geographic Township of Chinguacousy), Regional Municipality of Peel, designated as Part 1 on R
Moved by Councillor Brar, seconded by Councillor Parrish
Carried

The town’s own record

Read the minutes this page was read from →

Where this page and that document disagree, the document is right and this record is wrong. Say so and it will be corrected.