Council Meeting

[045-2025] THAT Application Z-17/14 – for an amendment to the Town of Milton’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 016-2014, as amended, 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 1 to Report DS-024-25 (Council, 28 Apr 2025) for Council Adoption; AND FURTHER THAT the Provincial Ministers of Health, Education, Transportation and Infrastructure and Metrolinx receive a copy of this report with a request to review and plan for future Milton District Hospital, school and transportation expansions.

[048-2025] THAT Council approve a multi-year financial strategy wherein the annual target for the total property tax rate increase (inclusive of the Town, Region and Province) be established between 4.5% to 7.0% until such time that the following outcomes are achieved: The Town has eliminated the use of non-sustainable funding sources (such as the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve) for ongoing operating costs. Further progress towards reducing the annual infrastructure deficit has been achieved, and other annual funding deficits (such as development charge exemptions and property tax write-offs) have been eliminated. The Town’s local property tax rate falls within the range of the comparator municipal group, while remaining lower than the average of those peer municipalities.

[049-2025] THAT Council endorse the proposed amendments to the existing Shareholder Direction (as numbered 1 through 13 within this document); AND THAT staff be directed to amend the current version of the Milton Hydro Shareholder Direction to reflect the Council-endorsed amendments; AND THAT the Milton Hydro Board of Directors be notified in writing of these intended changes; AND FURTHER THAT an updated version of the Shareholder Direction be presented to Council at a later date for review and approval.

[050-2025] THAT the new budget adjustments that amount to a net decrease of $5,899,606 to approved capital projects, including the transfers to/from reserves and reserve funds as summarized in the Financial Impact section of report ES-012-25 (Council, 28 Apr 2025), be approved; AND THAT the capital projects identified as pending closure in Appendix B, with an approved budget totalling $39,441,829 be closed; AND FURTHER THAT $1,500,000 be transferred to each of the Infrastructure Renewal – Roads and Structures and Infrastructure Renewal – Stormwater Reserves from the Project Variance Account.

[051-2025] THAT the 2024 Financial Statements be prepared on the basis of the year-end transactions set out in report ES-013-25 (Council, 28 Apr 2025); AND THAT staff be directed to transfer $500,000 from the Legal and Insurance Reserve to the Severe Weather Reserve; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to prepare accounting entries to transfer the surplus, estimated at $5,790,875, from the operating fund to the following: $2,290,875 to the Growth Capital – Other Reserve $1,500,000 to the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve $1,000,000 to the Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Reserve $1,000,000 to the IT Reserve

[052-2025] THAT the final tax rate by-law on today’s agenda be considered for approval.

[053-2025] THAT Council approve the budget amendments and related funding sources, as outlined on Schedule A; AND THAT the tender award for the purchase of the 2025 Asphalt Overlay Program to Associated Paving & Materials Ltd. in the estimated amount of $4,999,134 (exclusive of HST) be approved, as outlined in Schedule B; AND THAT the provisional item of storm sewer flushing to Associated Paving & Materials Ltd. in the estimated amount of $22,281 (exclusive of HST) be approved, as outlined in Schedule B; AND THAT the tender award for the purchase of the 2025 Expanded Asphalt Program to Associated Paving & Materials Ltd. in the estimated amount of $2,176,031 (exclusive of HST) be approved, as outlined in Schedule C; AND THAT the contingency allowance be increased to 20% due to additional coordination efforts that may be required in relation to Kelso Road, as outlined in Schedule C; AND THAT the tender award for the purchase of Structure 112 Replacement, Fourth Line Nassagaweya to Graham Bros. Construction Limited in the total amount of $1,294,284 (exclusive of HST) be approved, as outlined in Schedule D; AND THAT the proposal award for the purchase of Insurance and Risk Management Services to Marsh Canada Limited in the estimated amount of $1,302,400 (exclusive of taxes) be approved, as outlined in Schedule E; AND THAT the delegated authority to award the purchase of three (3) Fire Apparatus Vehicles, which have a budgeted amount of $5,700,000, be approved as outlined in Schedule F; AND

[054-2025] THAT the recommendations contained in Staff Report CORS-006-25 (Council, 28 Apr 2025) be approved.

[055-2025] THAT By-law Numbers 42-2025, through to and including Bylaw 053-2025, 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.

[043-2025] THAT Consent Items 5.1 to 5.8 be approved.

[044-2025] THAT Development Services Report DS-023-25 (Council, 28 Apr 2025) be received for information.

[046-2025] WHEREAS Canada is at risk of an economic recession, interest rates are still too high and food inflation is continuing unabated; AND WHEREAS an increasing number of Miltonians are defaulting on their mortgages or not paying their property taxes — or both; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Town staff be directed to come back to Council with a plan to create a reserve fund that generates an estimated $1 million annually to offset significant operating budget increases, thus providing additional fiscal relief for property taxpayers while backstopping the annual operating budget.

[047-2025] WHEREAS Canada is at risk of an economic recession, interest rates are still too high and food inflation is continuing unabated; AND WHEREAS an increasing number of Miltonians are defaulting on their mortgages or not paying their property taxes — or both; AND WHEREAS Council resolution 104-24, which pertained to a Multi-Year Financial Strategy as outlined in report ES-016-24 (Council, 28 Apr 2025) and attached for information as Schedule A to this motion, was carried by vote of Council on June 24, 2024; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THA T in accordance with Part 10 - Reconsideration of the Town’s Procedure By-law 014-2024, Council resolution 104-24 be reconsidered; AND THAT , subject to the reconsideration and defeat of the Multi-Year Financial Strategy as outlined in resolution 104-24, the Town of Milton Council request the Head of Council to base future annual increases to the local portion of the residential property tax rate on the combination of Canada's annual rate of inflation (as per StatCan table 18-10-0005-01, AllItems) plus the annual percentage growth rate in the number of new housing units across the municipality, for the most recently reported period as of June of each year.