Council Meeting

[003-24] THAT Council receive this report for information.

[004-24] THAT the contract extension for animal shelter services to The City of Burlington in the amount of $199,963.75 (excl. HST) be approved as outlined on Schedule A. THAT the Manager, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management be authorized to execute the contract extension, as outlined by the purchasing by-law, and the Mayor and the Town Clerk be authorized to sign any required paperwork.

[006-24] WHEREAS the Government of Ontario is undertaking a preliminary design and class environmental study for improvements to Highway 401 from Steeles Avenue in Milton westerly to 1.5 km. West of the Halton-Wellington boundary; AND WHEREAS the study includes the consideration of potential improvements along the Highway 401 corridor to address both existing and long-term transportation and operational needs within the study area; AND WHEREAS potential improvements that will be investigated as part of this study include additional capacity expansion, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and bridge, illumination, drainage and interchange modifications; AND WHEREAS , while most other communities bordering Highway 401 across the province of Ontario feature interchange signage that indicates the name of the community and the distance to the centre of that community, Milton does not; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Government of Ontario give consideration to the following signage considerations for Milton as part of the study: Signage west of the Winston Churchill Boulevard interchange and signage east of the Highway 6 South interchange that indicates that the next five interchanges lead into Milton; Signage west of the Winston Churchill Boulevard interchange that indicates the distance to Milton. There is currently such signage located east of the Highway 6 South interchange; Signage at the Guelph Line interchange that indicates that turning north leads to Rockwood and turning south lead

[008-24] WHEREAS the Government of Ontario is undertaking a preliminary design and class environmental study for improvements to Highway 401 from Steeles Avenue in Milton westerly to 1.5 km. West of the Halton-Wellington boundary; AND WHEREAS the study includes the consideration of potential improvements along the Highway 401 corridor to address both existing and long-term transportation and operational needs within the study area; AND WHEREAS potential improvements that will be investigated as part of this study include additional capacity expansion, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and bridge, illumination, drainage and interchange modifications; AND WHEREAS the Town of Milton raised these matters with the Government of Ontario during the widening of Highway 401 in 2021, but the global COVID-19 pandemic impaired effective communications between all concerned at critical points of the decision-making process and, as a result, noise barriers, focused overhead lighting infrastructure and bridge repair work at Steeles Avenue were not considered; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Government of Ontario give consideration to the following infrastructure considerations for Milton as part of the study: Construction of noise barriers on the south side of Highway 401, between the Steeles Avenue bridge and intermittently to the Halton-Wellington boundary where there is significant residential settlement in place or planned, like elsewhere on the 400 Series highways and the Queen Elizabeth Way

[013-24] THAT By-law Numbers 001-2024 through to and including Bylaw 004-2004, be READ, PASSED AND NUMBERED; AND THAT the Mayor and the Town Clerk be authorized to sign the said By-laws, seal them with the seal of the Corporation and that they be engrossed in the By-law Book.

[001-24] THAT Consent Items 4.1 to 4.3 be approved.

[002-24] THAT Report DS-005-24 (Council, 29 Jan 2024), be received for information.

[005-24] WHEREAS Procedure By-law 007-2019, provides that Notices of Motion shall not be discussed or debated upon introduction, but shall be included on the next regular Council meeting agenda for consideration; AND WHEREAS Section 7.9.3 of the Town of Milton Procedure By-Law 007-2019, as amended, permits a Notice of Motion to be considered upon its introduction by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members present; AND WHEREAS it is deemed impractical or not in the best interests of the Town of Milton to delay consideration; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the pertinent rules contained in Section 7.9 of Procedure By-law 007-2019, be waived to permit the introduction and consideration by Council of the Notice of Motion on the Council agenda pertaining to a review Highway 401 signage acknowledging the Town of Milton.

[007-24] WHEREAS Procedure By-law 007-2019, provides that Notices of Motion shall not be discussed or debated upon introduction, but shall be included on the next regular Council meeting agenda for consideration; AND WHEREAS Section 7.9.3 of the Town of Milton Procedure By-Law 007-2019, as amended, permits a Notice of Motion to be considered upon its introduction by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members present; AND WHEREAS it is deemed impractical or not in the best interests of the Town of Milton to delay consideration; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the pertinent rules contained in Section 7.9 of Procedure By-law 007-2019, be waived to permit the introduction and consideration by Council of the Notice of Motion on the Council agenda pertaining to Highway 401 Noise Barriers, Directed Lighting and Steeles Ave Bridge.

[011-24] THAT the pertinent rules contained in Section 7.9 of Procedure By-law 007-2019, be waived to permit the introduction and consideration by Council of the Notice of Motion on the Council agenda pertaining to More Judicial Resources.