Council

THAT the Council of the Town of Halton Hills meet in closed session in order to address the following matters: 2.2 Deloitte Presentation 2.3 CORPORATE SERVICES REPORT NO. CS-2023-019 dated September 12, 2023 regarding labour relations or employee negotiations. (Negotiation) 2.4 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT NO. PD-2023-060 dated September 28, 2023 regarding litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board and advice that is subject to solicitor client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. (OLT)

THAT the Council for the Town of Halton Hills reconvene this meeting in open session.

THAT the following minutes are hereby approved: 6.1 Minutes of the Council Workshop held on Monday September 11, 2023. 6.2 Confidential Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Monday September 18, 2023. 6.3 Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Monday September 18, 2023. 6.4 Minutes of the Council Workshop held on Wednesday September 20, 2023. 6.5 Minutes of the Council Workshop held on Thursday September 21, 2023.

THAT Council do now convene into General Committee.

THAT the recommendations contained in the following Confidential Reports from the Tuesday October 10, 2023 Closed Session of Council are hereby adopted as presented; AND FURTHER THAT staff carry out any of Council's direction on these matters as set out in the Confidential minutes dated October 10, 2023. 2.2 Deloitte Presentation 2.3 Report No. CS-2023-019 2.4 Report No. PD-2023-060

WHEREAS the Province has announced the dissolution of Peel Region and the review of other Regions including Halton by facilitators; AND WHEREAS recently the use of facilitators has now possibly been replaced with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing writing to the Chair of the legislature’s Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy requesting that the committee take over the work originally proposed for facilitators; AND WHEREAS the Minister has asked the committee to address among other things, whether changes to municipal governance structure would enhance local services and/or provide better value to taxpayers; AND WHEREAS over the last 50 years since the creation of the Region of Halton, the City of Burlington, Towns of Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills have always worked cooperatively on advancing the needs of all its constituents; AND WHEREAS Halton Region and all of its member municipalities, agencies, boards and committees have continuously worked on efficiencies and have saved taxpayers millions of dollars through cooperative purchasing and clear definition of roles and responsibilities; AND WHEREAS Halton Region is the only Ontario Region to maintain a Triple A credit rating which lowers the cost of any municipal borrowing while also maintaining tax increases at less than the rate of inflation for many years; AND WHEREAS Halton Region was the only Region to split the return of “GTA Pooling” dollars with the local municipalities to a

WHEREAS the Government of Ontario has established the Building Faster Fund and offered Strong Mayor Powers to Mayors of Municipalities that meet or exceed the housing targets; AND WHEREAS these Province is offering special powers and duties of heads of council that pledge to meet housing Targets; AND WHEREAS housing target for Halton Hills is 9500 new homes completed by 2031 mainly in the area known as “Vision Georgetown”, a new urban area originally approved by Town Council in 2009 but will likely not see significant new units started until 2025; AND WHEREAS the ability of Halton Hills to meet the housing target will be difficult due to matters not within our control such as water/wastewater capacities or OLT hearings and other agencies that are still working towards completion of planning approvals needed to begin construction; AND WHEREAS the delay in significant housing starts will likely mean that the Town will not qualify for any funding from the Building Faster Fund; AND WHEREAS Strong Mayor powers include the capacity to veto some decisions of Council, the ability to pass and repeal bylaws with only one- third support of Council, the power to propose and adopt Municipal budgets, the faculty to hire, dismiss and direct senior staff to develop policy proposals, the authority to create or re-organize municipal departments and the power to create committees and choose the chairs of same; AND WHEREAS advancing the power of Mayors while depleting authority and powers from C

THAT the General Information Package dated October 10, 2023 be received.

THAT Report No. PD-2023-057, dated September 12, 2023, regarding a Public Meeting for a Proposed Housekeeping Amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-0050, as amended, be received; AND FURTHER THAT any agency and public comments received regarding the Proposed Housekeeping Amendment be

THAT Report No. PD-2023-059, dated September 20, 2023, regarding a “Public Meeting for a Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 1-storey industrial building at 8141 (8131) Hornby Road (Premier Gateway Employment Area)”, be received; AND FURTHER THAT all agency and public comments be

THAT the following Bills are hereby passed by Council; AND FURTHER THAT the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the said by-laws and affix the seal of the Corporation thereto: BY-LAW NO. 2023-0089 A By-law to adopt Amendment No. 50 to the Official Plan of the Town of Halton Hills – Premier Gateway Employment Area Phase 2B Secondary Plan. BY-LAW NO. 2023-0090 A By-law to delete Schedule No. 10, Support Activity for Road Transportation, of Business Licensing By-law 2005-0067 and replace with new Schedule I. BY-LAW NO. 2023-0091 A By-law to Appoint a Fire Chief (Jon Rehill) for the Corporation of the Town of Halton Hills and to repeal By-law No. 2018-0052. BY-LAW NO. 2023-0092 A By-law to adopt the proceedings of the Council Meeting held on the 10th day of October, 2023 and to authorize its execution.

THAT this Council meeting do now adjourn at 7:32 p.m.