Council

THAT the Council of the Town of Halton Hills meet in closed session in order to address the following matters: 2.2 COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT NO. CSE-2025-040 dated November 17, 2025 regarding the security of the property of the municipality or local board. (Funding Opportunity) 2.3 COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT NO. CSE-2025-041 dated November 25, 2025 regarding a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

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

THAT the Report of the Budget Committee from the meeting held on Monday December 1st, 2025 is hereby approved.

THAT the following minutes are hereby approved: 6.1 Minutes of the Council Workshop held on Monday November 10, 2025. 6.2 Minutes of the Council Workshop held on Wednesday November 12, 2025. 6.3 Confidential Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Monday November 17, 2025. 6.4 Minutes of the Council Meeting held on Monday November 17, 2025. 6.5 Minutes of the Council Workshop held on Monday November 24, 2025. 6.6 Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on Tuesday December 2, 2025.

THAT Council do now convene into General Committee.

THAT the recommendations contained in the following Immediate Action Item Reports from the Monday December 8, 2025 General Committee Meeting are hereby adopted as presented: Report No. CS-2025-028 (Recommendation No. GC-2025-0142) Report No. CS-2025-029 (Recommendation No. GC-2025-0143)

WHEREAS the Town of Halton Hills has an interest in protecting and enhancing biodiversity and resilient green infrastructure as outlined in Council’s Strategic Plan, and supporting climate change adaptation per the Town’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan; AND WHEREAS Landscape Ontario is undertaking the “Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Project” which will contribute to flood mitigation, create habitat through naturalization and native trees, provide accessible public recreational opportunities, and become an innovative educational tool for broader green infrastructure application; AND WHEREAS Landscape Ontario has committed to partnering with the Town on other initiatives that will benefit the broader community, such as:  Greening public spaces  Encouraging economic growth and collaborating with local businesses  Engaging local schools and youth in educational programming  Supporting tree planting projects  Promoting Halton Hills as tourist destination AND WHEREAS Landscape Ontario has indicated that it is willing to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Halton Hills to outline the terms of this partnership; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Halton Hills Council acknowledges that Landscape Ontario is applying for a funding opportunity from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative for “Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Project at Landscape Ontario’s Halton Hills

WHEREAS district energy systems and alternative energy sources have long been identified as potential components within the Vision Georgetown planning area, reflecting Council’s commitment to environmental stewardship and long-term sustainability; AND WHEREAS recent technical work undertaken by Dillon Consulting on behalf of the Southwest Georgetown Landowners Group concludes that the Vision Georgetown area does not possess the necessary critical mass to support a district energy system without substantial public investment and significant financial risk; AND WHEREAS this work fulfils the requirement in the Vision Georgetown Secondary Plan (OPA 32) for landowners to examine the feasibility of district energy within the Community Core; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed not to pursue district energy or other area-wide alternative energy systems within the Community Core, and that the related Secondary Plan requirement be deemed satisfied at the Block Plan stage; AND FURTHER THAT staff work collaboratively with the Southwest Georgetown Landowners Group through the Block Plan and individual Draft Plan of Subdivision processes to identify practical, market-driven, site-specific opportunities to support energy efficiency, low-carbon technologies, and other achievable environmental measures on a voluntary basis; AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to engage with the Southwest Georgetown Landowners Group and report back to Council on the potential reallocation of rem

WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has posted Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) Posting #025-1257 proposing the consolidation of Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities into 7 Regional Conservation Authorities; with oversight and administration by a provincial board; AND WHEREAS the proposed Western Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority would consolidate Credit Valley Conservation with Conservation Halton, Hamilton Conservation Authority, and Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, resulting in significant changes affecting the corporation and residents of Halton Hills in relation to governance, service delivery, financial structures, land management, and municipal oversight; AND WHEREAS our local conservation authorities provide legislated planning and engineering services which allow development to occur and whose costs are covered by both local property taxpayers and the development industry; AND WHEREAS the Credit River and its tributaries (the watershed), including Black Creek, Bovis Creek, Fairy Lake, Silver Creek as well as Sixteen Mile Creek are highly valued by our residents and our conservation authorities monitor the health of the watershed and help manage, adapt and mitigate changes which threaten our drinking water sources, effects such as flooding and environmental degradation; AND WHEREAS our local conservation authorities manage publicly owned recreational land which are significant local greenspaces with opportunities ranging from ski hills to hikin

THAT the General Information Package dated December 8, 2025 be received.

THAT Report No. PD-2025-075, dated November 25, 2025, regarding a “Public Meeting for a proposed Official Plan Amendment seeking to expand the Premier Gateway Employment Area urban boundary to include 0 and 8673 Eighth Line (Esquesing)”, 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. 2025-0102 A By-law to designate Limehouse Memorial Hall, located at 12389 Fifth Line, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act as being of cultural heritage value or interest. BY-LAW NO. 2025-0103 A By-law to allow borrowing of funds temporarily to meet current expenditures during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. BY-LAW NO. 2025-0104 A By-law to permit the Municipality to impose fees or charges with respect to services or activities provided, related costs payable, and for the use of its property and to repeal By-law No. 2025-0049 and 2024-0087. BY-LAW NO. 2025-0105 A By-law to appoint Amy Tawse as the Acting Deputy Treasurer for the Corporation of the Town of Halton Hills and to repeal By-law No. 2017-0035. BY-LAW NO. 2025-0106 A By-law to adopt the proceedings of the Council Meeting held on the 8th day of December, 2025 and to authorize its execution.

THAT this Council meeting do now adjourn at 8:50 p.m.