Regional Council

That the minutes of the January 11, 2024 Regional Council meeting, be approved

That Item 20.1 listed on the January 25, 2024 Regional Council agenda, be

That the following matters listed on the January 25, 2024 Regional Council Agenda be approved under the Consent Agenda: Items 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 13.1, 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3.

That a permanent hydro easement interest in lands described as Part of Lot 5, Concession 1 West of Hurontario Street, designated as Part 3 on Reference Plan 43R-20199 (Geographic Township of Toronto), City of Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel, be declared surplus to the needs of The Regional Municipality of Peel and transferred gratuitously to Alectra Utilities Corporation; and That The Regional Municipality of Peel, as vendor, enter into an Offer to Sell Agreement with Alectra Utilities Corporation for the gratuitous transfer of a permanent hydro easement interest in lands described as Part of Lot 5, Concession 1 West of Hurontario Street, designated as Part 3 on Reference Plan 43R-20199 (Geographic Township of Toronto), City of Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel; and That the Regional Solicitor and Commissioner of Legislative Services be authorized to complete any and all transactions, including the execution of all agreements, documents, affidavits, statutory declarations, and undertakings required.

That the report of the Regional Council Policies and Procedures Committee (PPC-1/2024) meeting held on January 18, 2024, be adopted.

That the Peel Region residential rat control subsidy program end on February 29, 2024; and That the additional costs of $21,000 for running the program to February 29, 2024 be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization reserve; and That Peel Health share residential rat control program information and lessons learned with the local municipalities.

section 259(1)(d) of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended, states that the office of a member of council of a municipality becomes vacant if the member resigns from his or her office and the resignation is effective under section 260; And whereas, Mayor Bonnie Crombie provided notice of resignation in writing, filed with the clerk of the City of Mississauga, in accordance with section 260 of the Municipal Act, 2001 , as amended; And whereas, the City of Mississauga has provided to the Region of Peel a copy of City of Mississauga Resolution Number 0007-2024 in which the seat of Mayor was declared vacant; And whereas, section 259(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, states that if one of the offices of a person who is a member of council of both a local municipality and its upper-tier municipality becomes vacant, the other office also becomes vacant; Therefore be it resolved, that the Regional Council seat of Mayor B. Crombie, be declared vacant.

That the 2024 Capital budget for Information and Technology be reduced by $375,000 from the Workforce Enablement Device Replacement Program (Capital Project 247550 ).

That section 5.12.2. c. of Procedure By-law 27-2022, as amended, be waived to permit consideration of a motion without seven days previous notice .

auto theft is skyrocketing and is the third largest revenue source for organized crime groups in Canada; And whereas, a recent visit by Peel Regional Police to the Port of Montreal exposed glaring security gaps and an abundance of stolen vehicles; And whereas, only one per cent of shipping containers in Canada are inspected for criminality and remain based on the honour system of attesting to no criminality; And whereas, the honour system for shipping container compliance at Canadian Ports has failed; And whereas, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) needs to have the resources and authority of the same manner of rigorous inspections similar to other The Group of Twenty (G20) countries; And whereas, the Criminal Code in Canada is lenient with respect to auto theft and considers it a low-level property crime, despite the widespread impact on our communities; And whereas, the National Auto Theft Summit is occurring on February 8, 2024; Therefore be it resolved; That Peel Region call on the federal government to accept the advice of the Peel Regional Police to tackle the auto theft crisis by: Allocating additional resources to CBSA to ensure shipping containers are screened for criminal activity at all major ports in Canada, and; Amending the Criminal Code to impose tougher sentences to deter auto theft and establish real penalties for this offence, and; That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs

That the by-laws listed on the January 25, 2024 Regional Council agenda, being By-laws 5-2024 to 7-2024 inclusive, 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.

That Council proceed into "closed session” to consider a report relating to the following: Oral Update Regarding Labour Relations and Employee Negotiations

That Council move out of "closed session".

That the closed session oral update listed as Item 22.4 on the January 25, 2024 Regional Council agenda, be received.

in 2015 the City of Greater Sudbury (“Sudbury”) entered into a contract with a contractor to complete a project in its downtown core; And whereas, the contract provided that the contractor would be the constructor for the project as that term is defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “Act”); And whereas, an employee of the constructor operating a grader on the project struck and killed a pedestrian; And whereas, Sudbury was charged with offences under the Act as the constructor and the employer; And whereas, after being acquitted at trial and on appeal, the Ontario Court of Appeal, in a decision issued on April 23, 2021, found Sudbury to be liable for contraventions of the Construction Regulations as an employer as it employed quality control inspectors to monitor the quality of work on the project from time-to-time; And whereas, the Supreme Court of Canada, in a decision issued on November 10, 2023, was evenly divided 4-4 on the issue resulting in the dismissal of Sudbury’s appeal; And whereas, the consequence of this decision is that municipalities in Ontario, as well as all other owners of property in the province, who wish to undertake construction, are subject to being charged and convicted as an employer for offences in relation to project sites for which they have no control and have, in accordance with the Act, contracted with an entity to assume oversight and authority over the work on such site as the constructor; And whereas, the potential of an own

That the closed session direction to the Commissioner of Human Services, contained within the closed session report listed as Item 22.3 on the January 25, 2023 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 8-2024 to confirm the proceedings of Regional Council at its meeting held on January 25, 2024, 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.

That the following matters listed on the January 25, 2024 Regional Council Agenda be approved under the Consent Agenda: Items 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 13.1, 22.1, 22.2 and 22.3. Council Minutes 19

1. That the Peel Region residential rat control subsidy program end on February 29, 2024; and Council Minutes 22 2. That the additional costs of $21,000 for running the program to February 29, 2024 be funded from the Tax Rate Stabilization reserve; and 3. That Peel Health share residential rat control program information and lessons learned with the local municipalities.

Whereas section 259(1)(d) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, states that the office of a member of council of a municipality becomes vacant if the member resigns from his or her office and the resignation is effective under section 260; And whereas, Mayor Bonnie Crombie provided notice of resignation in writing, filed with the clerk of the City of Mississauga, in accordance with section 260 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended; And whereas, the City of Mississauga has provided to the Region of Peel a copy of City of Mississauga Resolution Number 0007-2024 in which the seat of Mayor was declared vacant; And whereas, section 259(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, states that if one of the offices of a person who is a member of council of both a local municipality and its upper-tier municipality becomes vacant, the other office also becomes vacant; Therefore be it resolved, that the Regional Council seat of Mayor B. Crombie, be declared vacant.

Whereas the resignation of the Mayor of Mississauga has created a vacancy on Regional Council that will not be filled until a new mayor is elected following the completion of a by-election; And whereas, s. 267 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 (“Act”) authorizes local municipalities to fill a vacancy on their upper tier council that will not be filled for a period exceeding one month, by appointing an alternate from their local council until the vacancy is filled permanently; And whereas, the current composition of the councils of the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon permit those municipalities to appoint an alternate under s. 267 (2) of the Act as their local councils include members who are not also members of Regional Council; And whereas, the current composition of the council of the City of Mississauga does not permit it to appoint an alternate to fill a vacancy under s. 267 (2) of the Act as all members of the City of Mississauga council are already members of Regional Council; And whereas, the inability of a local council to fill a vacancy on Regional Council under s. 267(2) of the Act impacts the ability of the local municipality to maintain its collective voting weight on Regional Council pending the vacancy being filled permanently; And whereas, s. 218 (3) of the Act allows a municipality to pass a by-law to change the number of votes given to any member of council, provided that each member shall have at least one vote, and could be used as a means to enable a

Whereas auto theft is skyrocketing and is the third largest revenue source for organized crime groups in Canada; And whereas, a recent visit by Peel Regional Police to the Port of Montreal exposed glaring security gaps and an abundance of stolen vehicles; And whereas, only one per cent of shipping containers in Canada are inspected for criminality and remain based on the honour system of attesting to no criminality; Council Minutes 27 And whereas, the honour system for shipping container compliance at Canadian Ports has failed; And whereas, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) needs to have the resources and authority of the same manner of rigorous inspections similar to other The Group of Twenty (G20) countries; And whereas, the Criminal Code in Canada is lenient with respect to auto theft and considers it a low-level property crime, despite the widespread impact on our communities; And whereas, the National Auto Theft Summit is occurring on February 8, 2024; Therefore be it resolved; 1. That Peel Region call on the federal government to accept the advice of the Peel Regional Police to tackle the auto theft crisis by: a. Allocating additional resources to CBSA to ensure shipping containers are screened for criminal activity at all major ports in Canada, and; b. Amending the Criminal Code to impose tougher sentences to deter auto theft and establish real penalties for this offence, and; 2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Ins

Whereas in 2015 the City of Greater Sudbury (“Sudbury”) entered into a contract with a contractor to complete a project in its downtown core; And whereas, the contract provided that the contractor would be the constructor for the project as that term is defined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “Act”); And whereas, an employee of the constructor operating a grader on the project struck and killed a pedestrian; And whereas, Sudbury was charged with offences under the Act as the constructor and the employer; And whereas, after being acquitted at trial and on appeal, the Ontario Court of Appeal, in a decision issued on April 23, 2021, found Sudbury to be liable for contraventions of the Construction Regulations as an employer as it employed quality control inspectors to monitor the quality of work on the project from time- to-time; And whereas, the Supreme Court of Canada, in a decision issued on November 10, 2023, was evenly divided 4-4 on the issue resulting in the dismissal of Sudbury’s appeal; And whereas, the consequence of this decision is that municipalities in Ontario, as well as all other owners of property in the province, who wish to undertake construction, are subject to being charged and convicted as an employer for offences in relation to project sites for which they have no control and have, in accordance with the Act, contracted with an entity to assume oversight and authority over the work on such site as the constructor; And whereas, the potential