Council Meeting

THAT the Council of the Town of Halton Hills meet in closed session in order to address the following matters: 2.1 TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC WORKS REPORT NO. TPW-2021-0003 dated May 4, 2021 regarding the security of the property of the municipality or local board. (Whistle Cessation) 2.2 TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC WORKS REPORT NO. TPW-2021- 0016 dated May 7, 2021 regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees. (Quality Tree Service) 2.3 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM-PD-2021-0002 dated May 12, 2021 regarding Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. (Green Development Standards)

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 Monday May 3, 2021. 8.2 Confidential Minutes of the Council Meeting held on May 3, 2021.

THAT Council do now convene into General Committee.

THAT the recommendations contained in the following Reports & Memorandums from the Tuesday May 25, 2021 General Committee Meeting are hereby adopted as presented: GC-2021-0074, GC-2021-0075, GC-2021-0076, GC-2021-0077, GC-2021-0078, GC-2021-0079, GC-2021-0080, GC-2021-0081, GC-2021-0082, GC-2021-0083, GC-2021-0084, GC-2021-0085, GC-2021-0086, GC-2021-0087, GC-2021-0088, GC-2021-0089, GC-2021-0090, GC-2021-0091

THAT the following minutes are hereby received for information: 11.1 Minutes of the Downtown Georgetown Business Improvement Area (BIA) Meeting held on April 13, 2021. 11.2 Minutes of the Acton BIA Board of Management Meeting held on May 10, 2021. 11.3 Minutes of the Halton Hills Public Library Board Meeting held on April 14, 2021.

WHEREAS The Government of Ontario, on June 6, 2019, passed the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019, (Bill108); AND WHEREAS the changes to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), contained in Bill 108 gives LPAT the authority to make final planning decisions based on a subjective “best planning outcome” approach rather that compliance with municipal and provincially approved official plans and consistency with provincial plans and policy; AND WHEREAS Bill 108 restricts third party appeals of plans of subdivision only to the applicant, municipality, Minister, public body or prescribed list of persons; AND WHEREAS Bill 108 takes local planning decision-making out of the hands of democratically elected municipal councils and puts it into the hands of a non-elected, unaccountable tribunal; AND WHEREAS the LPAT adds cost and delays delivery of affordable housing by expensive, time consuming hearings, contrary to the intent of the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019; AND WHEREAS Regional and City/Town Councils have spent millions defending provincially approved plans at the OMB/LPAT; AND WHEREAS Ontario is the only province in Canada that empowers a separate adjudicative tribunal to review and overrule local decisions applying provincially approved plans; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT in the short term, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing immediately restore the amendments to the Planning Act that mandated the evaluation of appeals on a consistency and conformity with P

THAT the General Information Package dated May 25, 2021 be received.

THAT Report No. TPW-2021-0003 dated May 4, 2021 regarding the security of the property of the municipality or local board. (Whistle Cessation) be received; AND FURTHER THAT Staff carry out Council's direction on this matter as set out in the Confidential Minutes dated May 25, 2021.

THAT Report No. TPW-2021-0016 dated May 7, 2021 regarding personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees (Quality Tree Service) be received; AND FURTHER THAT Staff carry out Council's direction on this matter as set out in the Confidential Minutes dated May 25, 2021.

THAT Memorandum No. PD-2021-0002 dated May 12, 2021 regarding Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose (Green Development Standards) 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. 2021-0020 A By-law to govern the calling, place, proceedings and providing public notice of meetings of the Council and its Committees; to provide rules for the conduct of its Members; and to repeal and replace By-law No. 2015-0060 and amending By- law No. 2020-0016. BY-LAW NO. 2021-0021 A By-law to authorize the Mayor & Clerk to sign a License Agreement with Quality Tree Services for the use of a portion of the Robert C. Austin Operations Centre. BY-LAW NO. 2021-0022 A By-law to amend By-law No. 2016-0048 for the appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing the Town’s Parking By-laws, and other By-laws as designated by the Clerk & Director of Legislative Services. BY-LAW NO. 2021-0023 A By-law to Amend Zoning By-law 2010-0050, as amended Lots 8, 9 and 10, Plan 37 Town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, municipally known as 37 King Street (Georgetown). BY-LAW NO. 2021-0024 A By-law to adopt Amendment No. 43 to the Official Plan of the Town of Halton Hills, 37 King Street (Georgetown) Lots 8, 9 and 10, Plan 37 Town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton (File: D09OPA19.001). BY-LAW NO. 2021-0025 A By-law to provide for the levy and collection of rates or levies required for the Town of Halton Hills for the year 2021 and to

THAT this Council meeting do now adjourn at 4:49 p.m.