Council Meeting

THAT the Council of the Town of Halton Hills meet in closed session in order to address the following matters: 2.1 OFFICE OF THE CAO REPORT NO. ADMIN-2021-0007 dated January 13, 2021 regarding a position, plan, procedure or instructions to be applied to any negotiations

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

THAT the following minutes are hereby approved: 8.1 Minutes of the Council Meeting held on January 11, 2021. 8.2 Minutes of the Council Workshop held on January 11, 2021. 8.3 Confidential Minutes of the Council Meeting held on January 11, 2021. 8.4 Confidential Minutes of the Council Workshop held on January 11, 2021.

THAT Council do now convene into General Committee.

THAT the recommendations regarding the Reports & Memorandums from the Monday, February 1, 2021 General Committee Meeting are hereby adopted: GC-2021-0006, GC-2021-0007, GC-2021-0008, GC-2021-0009, GC-2021-0010, GC-2021-0011, GC-2021-0012, GC-2021-0013, GC-2021-0014

THAT the following minutes are hereby received for information: 11.1 Minutes of the Acton Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board of Management Meeting held on November 16, 2020 11.2 Minutes of the Acton Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board of Management held on December 7, 2020. 11.3 Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Acton Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board held on December 7, 2020. 11.4 Minutes of the Halton Hills Public Library Board Meeting held on December 9, 2020. 11.5 Minutes of the Downtown Georgetown Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board of Management held on December 15, 2020.

WHEREAS The Digital Main Street Program was successful in supporting local main street businesses in the Town of Halton Hills, including businesses located within the Acton and Georgetown Business Improvement Areas (BIAs), as well as in Glen Williams and Norval; AND WHEREAS The Digital Service Squad member was employed by the Town of Halton Hills for 10 weeks, as per the funding agreement with Digital Main Street, from October to December 2020; AND WHEREAS as part of the program, Halton Hills hired a Digital Service Squad member who reached out to over 150 local main street businesses across a wide range of sectors, including retail, arts and culture, health and wellness, and restaurants; and supported 67 businesses with expanding and building their virtual presence and e- commerce capabilities; AND WHEREAS with the assistance of the Town’s Digital Service Squad member, eligible businesses were able to apply for a $2,500 Digital Transformation Grant, administered by the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association (OBIAA), to purchase hardware and higher quality digital tools, resulting in nearly $60,000 being provided to support local businesses; AND WHEREAS as of December 31, 2020, applications for both the $2,500 Digital Transformation Grant and new applications for Digital Service Squad support have been closed to new applications awaiting potential renewal of funding; AND WHEREAS with the Province being placed in a Shutdown starting on December 26, 2020, the need for on

WHEREAS on December 16, 2020, the Council for the Regional Municipality of Halton unanimously adopted a Resolution regarding Halton Region Provincial Court Facility (Appendix A to this Motion); AND WHEREAS Council for the Town of Halton Hills agrees with the statements contained within the Region of Halton Resolution with respect to the inadequate and antiquated regional court facility situated at 491 Steeles Avenue Milton, Ontario and the need for a new court facility. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council for the Town of Halton Hills supports Halton Regions Resolution and calls upon the Province of Ontario to design and build a new court facility that is adequate to meet the needs both current and future within the Region of Halton, giving proper consideration to the ongoing modernization initiatives; AND FURTHER THAT the Province of Ontario work with the various partners of the justice system designing and delivering an adequate and sufficiently scaled regional court facility for the Region of Halton, and do so in a timely fashion in order to address the ongoing and ever growing issues, including health and safety issues, with the current facility; AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, Minister Doug Downey, Minister Laurie Scott, Minister Sylvia Jones, Halton MPP’s, AMO, Halton Regional Police Service, Halton Region, City of Burlington, Town of Milton and Town of Oakville.

WHEREAS on January 20, 2021 Council for the Regional Municipality of Halton adopted a resolution with respect to Sick Pay (Attached as Appendix A to this Motion); AND WHEREAS Council for the Town of Halton Hills agrees with the statements contained in the Halton Region Resolution, and recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic and rise in workplace transmission has highlighted the crucial need for paid sick time so workers, particularly precarious and or essential services, do not choose to go to work sick due to economic hardship; AND WHEREAS Council for the Town of Halton Hills also recognizes that the lack of paid sick days, financial/income supports, and sick leave protection are known barriers to COVID-19 control measures, including testing and isolation, due to fear of income loss and financial hardship. THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council for the Town of Halton Hills calls on the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada to provide longer, better funded sick leave to help address the ongoing spread of COVID-19; AND FURTHER THAT the Town Clerk circulate this motion to the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister; the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier; the Honourable Patty Hadju, Federal Minister of Health; the Honourable Christine Elliott, Provincial Minister of Health; Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario (LUMCO), Mayors and Regional Chairs of Ontario (MARCO), Small Urban GTHA Mayors, Halton Region MPs, MPPs, FCM, AMO, Halton Region, City of Burlington, Town of

WHEREAS the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities is an international network that currently includes 82 Canadian municipal members; AND WHEREAS joining the Coalition, signing the Declaration to Join the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities, and working actively towards the Coalition’s ten commitments will assist the Town in developing its strategy to help build an inclusive and equitable community for all residents, that respects and positively influences the lives of diverse and racialized persons, indigenous peoples, visible minorities, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ2S+ community; AND WHEREAS the Coalition will provide a network of support and resources to assist the Town in combating racism and discrimination; AND WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) endorses the Coalition and encourages its’ members to join; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Halton Hills Council supports joining the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities and working actively towards the Coalition’s ten commitments; AND FURTHER THAT the Mayor sign the Declaration on behalf of the Town of Halton Hills to Join the Coalition of Inclusive Municipalities.

WHEREAS Halton Region is currently conducting a municipal comprehensive review (MCR) of its Official plan whereby decisions must be made as to how all of the population and employment growth is to be accommodated in the local municipalities for the next 30 years; AND WHEREAS since June 2019 the Province has amended a number of Provincial Statutes and policies that impact how municipalities plan for growth including the following:  The Provincial Policy Statement,  A Place to Grow: The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe,  The Development Charges Act,  The Planning Act,  The Environmental Assessment Act, and  The Conservation Authorities Act; AND WHEREAS these significant changes include:  reduced density targets in new greenfield development from 80 persons and jobs per hectare to 50 persons and jobs per hectare,  reduced intensification targets from 60% beyond 2031 to 50%,  setting minimum population and employment growth forecasts that can be exceeded subject to Provincial approval,  extended the planning horizon from 2041 to the year 2051,  introduced market demand as a consideration in determining the housing mix, and  revisions to how municipalities fund growth AND WHEREAS these and other changes signal an abrupt shift from the emphasis on creating compact and complete communities to a planning regime that facilitates lower density and car dependent communities; AND WHEREAS Halton Hills, Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Region have all declare

WHEREAS speeding on local roads is a concern in many neighbourhoods throughout the Town of Halton Hills; AND WHEREAS when vehicle operating speeds on these streets are measured by speed devices they are frequently travelling at or under the default speed limit of 50 kmh; AND WHEREAS residents indicate that vehicles traveling at 50 kmh is too fast for the safety of their family members; AND WHEREAS the Active Transportation Advisory Committee discussed the issue of speeding on local roads and recommended at their January 26th 2021 meeting that the Town investigate lowering the speed limit on specific local roads. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff investigate the experience of other municipalities such as Hamilton, Toronto, Middlesex Centre, Surrey, Vancouver and Oakville that have begun programs to reduce speed limits on selected local streets or in some cases a blanket speed limit reduction across all local streets and report back on the efficacy of these programs in terms of reduced driving speed by road users; AND FURTHER THAT staff develop a pilot project comprised of both urban and rural residential sites to test speed reduction strategies that combine traffic calming measures and speed reduction signage to determine if the selected combination of measures produces measurable benefits along with implementation costs; AND FURTHER THAT staff report back on emerging traffic calming technology that will be available in the near future to assist in reducing speeding within t

THAT the General Information Package dated February 1, 2021 be received.

THAT Report No. ADMIN-2021-0007, dated January 13, 2021, regarding a position, plan, procedure or instructions to be applied to any negotiations

THAT Report No. ADMIN-2021-0001 dated January 13, 2021 regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees be received; AND FURTHER THAT Staff carry out Council's direction on this matter as set out in the Confidential Minutes dated February 1, 2021.

THAT Report No. PD-2021-0006 dated January 21, 2021 regarding advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. (OPA 31A and 31B) be received for information.

THAT the Verbal Update by Mayor R. Bonnette and C. Mills, Acting Chief Administrative Officer regarding litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board. (Park Land) be received for information.

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. 2021-0005 A By-law to amend By-law 2005-0117 regarding the hours of parking restrictions in a municipal lot. BY-LAW NO. 2021-0006 A By-law to authorize the execution of License Agreements to allow the installation of monitoring wells/probes on Town-owned Lands, in the vicinity of 24 Ontario Street, Georgetown. BY-LAW NO. 2021-0007 A By-law to adopt the proceedings of the Council Meeting held on the 1st day of February, 2021 and to authorize its execution.

THAT this Council meeting do now adjourn at 6:08 p.m.