Council Meeting

[086-24] THAT the draft audited Financial Statements for the Town of Milton and Boards be approved.

[087-24] THAT Council receive the Residential and Non-Residential Needs Analysis Study Phase 1 report prepared by Watson & Associates; and THAT the Residential and Non-Residential Needs Analysis Study Phase 1 draft report, attached as Appendix A, be used to inform planning for growth through Part 1 of the Town’s new Official Plan.

[088-24] THAT Report DS-047-24 (Council, 3 Jun 2024) regarding Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments for additional residential units in the Urban Area be approved; AND THAT Council ADOPTS Official Plan Amendment No. 80, in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Appendix A to Report DS-047-24 (Council, 3 Jun 2024); AND THAT Council ENACTS the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, attached as Appendix B to Report DS-047-24 (Council, 3 Jun 2024), to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 016-2014, as amended; AND THAT Council DIRECT staff to exempt the Town development charges owing on the fourth additional residential dwelling unit.

[089-24] THAT Staff Report DS-045-24 (Council, 3 Jun 2024) outlining application for amendment to the Zoning By-law 016-2014, as amended, to facilitate a multi-purpose recreational pad and accessory structure, be approved; AND THAT staff be authorized to bring forward an amending Zoning By-law in accordance with the draft By-law attached as Appendix 2 to Report DS-045-24 (Council, 3 Jun 2024) for Council adoption; AND FURTHER THAT the Commissioner of Development Services forward a copy of the report and Decision to the Region of Halton for information.

[090-24] THAT Council approve the budget amendments and related funding sources as outlined on Schedule A; THAT the delegated authority to award the tender for Pavement Line Marking Program in the estimated annual amount of $256,440 (excl. HST) be approved as outlined in Schedule B; THAT the delegated authority to award up to four (4) one-year optional renewal terms for the Pavement Line Marking Program, for up to a total five year contract, in the total estimated amount of $1,282,200 (excl. HST) be approved as outlined in Schedule B; THAT the proposal for Consulting Services for the Stormwater Master Plan be awarded to Aquafor Beech Limited in the total amount of $401,445 (excl. HST) as outlined in Schedule C; THAT the single source award to the Halton Regional Police Service for the purchase of a Solacom Guardian Next Generation 911-capable Call Handling Solution along with related hardware, software and five years of support services in the total amount of $550,181 (exclusive of HST) be approved as outlined on Schedule D; THAT delegated authority be provided to the Town’s Fire Chief to approve change orders (if required) up to an aggregate value of 20% of the value of the award to the Halton Regional Police Service, as outlined on Schedule D; 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.

[092-24] WHEREAS the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) assumed ownership of Units 202 and 203 at 410 Bronte Street South in the Town of Milton (‘the units’) on June 15, 2022; AND WHEREAS ISKCON qualifies as being exempt from taxation as a place of worship in accordance with Section 3(3) of the Assessment Act; AND WHEREAS the Town of Milton has already cancelled previously billed property tax amounts for the units for the years 2023 and 2024 through the authorities provided through Section 357(1)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001 for the 2023 tax year, and whereas the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) had issued a Property Assessment Change Notice (PACN) for the 2024 tax year; AND WHEREAS the Town of Milton has already cancelled penalties incurred up to March 1, 2024 in relation to the units through the authorities provided in accordance with Corporate Policy 111 Financial Management – Taxation and Assessment Base Management; AND WHEREAS Section 357(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, limits the number of prior years for which a municipality can cancel, reduce or refund taxes; AND WHEREAS a balance remains outstanding in relation to a portion of the 2022 property taxes for the units due to the timing of when a Section 357(1) application was submitted to the Town and where MPAC updated the assessments accordingly; AND WHEREAS Section 107 of the Municipal Act, 2001 allows a municipality to make grants on such terms as the council considers appropriate to any

[093-24] WHEREAS on March 22, 2022, the Federal & Provincial Government’s announced a funding agreement that will reduce the cost of child care in Ontario to an average of $10 per day by 2025-2026; AND WHEREAS child care providers in the Town of Milton are being limited in their expansion of services of child care to local families, and that these families are being hindered in their ability to enroll in the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system due to a lack of funding from the Ontario Ministry of Education; AND WHEREAS the Town of Milton has the youngest median age of municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) with a number of existing and new families with young children of child care age; BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Town of Milton requests that the Ministry of Education expand this funding so that all eligible families can receive affordable child care, within their own community, and costs be brought down to $10 per day as originally agreed upon; AND FURTHER THAT Mayor Gord Krantz writes a letter on behalf of Milton Council to the Government of Ontario expressing the concerns of local families with young children waiting for access to affordable local child care in Milton; AND LASTLY THAT this resolution be circulated and brought to the attention of MP Adam van Koeverden; The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development; The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education; The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario; MPP Zee

[094-24] THAT By-law Numbers 049-2024, through to and including Bylaw 054-2024, 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.

[083-24] THAT Consent Items 5.1 to 5.4 be approved.

[084-24] THAT Report DS-048-24 (Council, 3 Jun 2024), be received for information.

[085-24] THAT Development Services Report DS-046-24 (Council, 3 Jun 2024) be received for information.

[091-24] THAT the School Crossing Guard Policy Update be received for information by Council.