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[016-2025] THAT Council receive the Housing Needs Assessment for information; AND THAT Council direct staff to proceed with preparing a Housing Strategy that is informed by the five key issues identified in the Housing Needs Assessment, attached as Appendix A.

[017-2025] THAT Council receive the Inclusionary Zoning Assessment Report, attached as Appendix A, for information; AND THAT Council direct Staff to obtain an independent written opinion on the financial impact analysis in the Inclusionary Zoning Assessment Report, as required by the provincial regulation; AND THAT a budget increase in the amount of $20,000 be made to capital project C90010323 Res/Non-Res Take Up/Land Needs Study, funded from the Housing Accelerator Fund; AND FURTHER THAT Council direct Staff to report back on the findings of the independent written opinion together with recommended next steps

[018-2025] THAT Staff Report DS-010-25 (Council, 24 Feb 2025) outlining applications for amendments to the Town of Milton Official Plan and Zoning By-law 016-2014, as amended, to facilitate the development of a commercial truck dealership, be approved; AND THAT staff be authorized to bring forward Official Plan Amendment No. 88 in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Appendix 1 to Report DS-010-25 (Council, 24 Feb 2025) for Council adoption; AND FURTHER 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-010-25 (Council, 24 Feb 2025) for Council adoption.

[019-2025] THAT Town of Milton Council support the granting of Draft Plan Approval by the Commissioner of Development Services for the proposed plan of subdivision (Town File: 24T-24001/M); AND THAT applications to the Town to amend the Town of Milton Official Plan and Zoning By-law 016-2014, to facilitate the development of a business park with light industrial warehouses BE APPROVED (Town Files: LOPA-01/24 & Z-02/24); AND THAT staff be authorized to bring forward Official Plan Amendment No. 91 in accordance with the Official Plan Amendment attached as Appendix 2; AND THAT staff be authorized to bring forward an amending Zoning By-law holding provisions in accordance with the Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Appendix 3; AND FURTHER THAT the Commissioner of Development Services forward this report to the Provincial Ministers of Heath, Education, Transportation and Infrastructure and Metrolinx with a request to review and plan for future Milton District Hospital, school, and transportation expansions.

[022-2025] WHEREAS bicycle infrastructure is incorporated into all secondary plans, their ultimate usability and connectivity is dependent upon the pace of new development. In some instances, bicycle lanes are incorporated into new subdivisions where their usability is dependent upon adjacent development; AND WHEREAS Section 16.8 of Ontario Regulation 239/02 (Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Roads) indicates when a bicycle lane is set out for the exclusive use of bicycles and is not considered a shared facility, a municipality may close the bike lane in winter; AND WHEREAS exclusive use bicycle lanes have been installed on Bergamot Avenue providing a future east west cycling connection to the Milton Education Village (MEV); AND WHEREAS the critical mass of development to support cycling infrastructure at the MEV will take several years to be realized;\ AND WHEREAS on street parking and no parking signs in Milton’s under construction subdivisions have been a source of confusion and unnecessary hardship for local residents; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT STAFF : Install signage that denotes No Winter Maintenance of the Bicycle Lane on Bergamot Avenue indicating that the lanes are temporarily closed between November 15 and April 15th allowing on street parking during that time period; Install required signage indicating "No Parking Anytime April 15th - November 15 along Bergamont Avenue" Bring forward a by-law to Council to update the required schedule in the Uniform Traffic Cont

[025-2025] THAT the recommendations contained in Staff Report DS-016-25 (Council, 24 Feb 2025) be approved.

[026-2025] THAT By-law Numbers 015-2025, through to and including Bylaw 027-2025, 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.

[015-2025] THAT Consent Items 5.1 to 5.6 be approved.

[020-2025] THAT Council approve the budget amendments and related funding sources, as outlined on Schedule A; AND THAT the single source award for Repairs and Upgrades to the Cycling Track at Mattamy National Cycling Centre to VeloTrack in the estimated amount of $332,400 (exclusive of HST) be approved, as outlined in Schedule B; AND THAT the single source award for a Land Valuation Appreciation Study to N. Barry Lyon Consultants Ltd in the total amount of $80,000 (exclusive of HST) be approved, as outlined in Schedule C; AND THAT the single source award for Peer Review Consulting Services to WSP Canada in the total amount of $145,188 (exclusive of HST) be approved, as outlined in Schedule D; AND THAT the award made under delegated authority for the Contract Increase for Signalization of No. 5 Side Road and Esquesing Line to CIMA Canada Inc. in the amount of $172,500 (exclusive of HST) be received for information, as outlined in Schedule E; AND THAT the award made under delegated authority for the Contract Increase for Transportation Master Plan Update to WSP Canada Inc. in the amount of $9,750 (exclusive of HST) be received for information, as outlined in Schedule F; AND THAT the award made under delegated authority for the Proposal Award for Security Operations Monitoring to Difenda Inc. in the amount of $58,568 (exclusive of HST) be received for information, as outlined in Schedule G; AND THAT the emergency contract award for the Replacement of the hot water tank at Sherwood Communit

[021-2025] WHEREAS Procedure By-law 014-2024, 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 7.8.3 of the Town of Milton Procedure By-Law 014-2024, 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 7.8 of Procedure By-law 014-2024, be waived to permit the introduction and consideration by Council of the Notice of Motion on the Council agenda pertaining to support of no parking signs and no winter maintenance signs on Bergamot Avenue.

[023-2025] THAT pertinent rules of Procedure By-law 14-2024 be waived to permit the introduction of the Notice of Motion pertaining to Request the Redistribution of the Provincial Land Transfer Tax and GST to Municipalities for Sustainable Infrastructure Funding for consideration at the March 17, 2025 Council meeting. 10.1 Request the Redistribution of the Provincial Land Transfer Tax and GST to Municipalities for Sustainable Infrastructure Funding - Councillor Khalqi 1. 2 - February 24, 2025 - Redistribution of Land Tax - Councillor Khalqi.pdf 11. REGIONAL COUNCIL UPDATE 12. STATEMENT BY MEMBERS 13. CONFIDENTIAL SESSION Milton Council did not convene into confidential session and made the following resolution in open session: 14. OPEN SESSION Res. 024-2025 Moved by Councillor Malboeuf Seconded by Councillor Challinor THAT the recommendations contained in Staff Report CORS-002-25 (Council, 24 Feb 2025) be approved.