Regional Council

That Council confirm the Minutes of the Council meeting held on September 23, 2021.

That Council confirm the Minutes of the special meeting of Council held on October 21, 2021.

That Council receive the correspondence from Bob Forhan, RPP, RJ Forhan and Associates Inc. dated October 13, 2021. (See Item G.1 - Committee of the Whole Item H.2.1)

That Council receive the m emorandum from Jason Li, Acting Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer dated October 26, 2021.

That Council receive the correspondence from Christopher Raynor, Corporate Secretary, York Region Rapid Transit Corporation dated October 22, 2021; and That York Regional Council expresses thanks to the Province of Ontario for renewing the Growth Cost Supplement to the Region’s Annual Repayment Limit and for the provisions in Bill 13, Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021, (Bill 13) which amends the Development Charges Act, 1997 (Act) recognizing the Yonge North Subway Extension (YNSE) as a discrete service; and, That the Province be requested to amend Bill 13 and exempt the YNSE from the freezing of development charges at application for site plan or zoning bylaw amendment, introduced under Bill 108 More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019; and further, That a copy of this motion be circulated to the Premier, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Transportation as well as York Region area MPPs.

That Council receive the m emorandum from Jason Li, Acting Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer dated October 25, 2021.

That Council receive the correspondence from Bob Forhan, RPP, RJ Forhan and Associates Inc. dated October 26, 2021. (See Item G.1 - Committee of the Whole Item H.2.1)

That Council receive the correspondence from Kim Empringham, Secretary/Treasurer/Director, York Region Federation of Agriculture dated October 27, 2021. (See Item G.1 - Committee of the Whole Item H.2.1)

That Council receive the correspondence from Edward McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer, Greenbelt Foundation dated October 27, 2021. (See Item G.1 - Committee of the Whole Item H.2.1)

That Council receive the correspondence from Irene Ford dated October 27, 2021. (See Item G.1 - Committee of the Whole Item H.2.1)

That Council adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on October 14, 2021, except for the items noted below.

That Council amend recommendation 2 to include circulation to the Minister of Labour, Skills and Development and associated Deputy Ministers of each listed Minister.

WHEREAS the Greenbelt Plan, 2017 promotes parks and open spaces as an important component of complete communities and directs municipalities to provide for a full range of publicly accessible, built and natural settings for recreation for all lands falling within the Protected Countryside, including facilities, parkland, open space areas and trails; and WHEREAS the Greenbelt Plan, 2017 supports a range of recreation uses such as parks and trails, as well as major recreational use such as golf courses and serviced playing fields, within the rural lands of the Protected Countryside; and WHEREAS the Greenbelt lands in New Community Areas within Vaughan and Markham, designated Prime Agricultural within the York Region Official Plan (Agricultural designation), are planned to be surrounded by urban uses, compromising their ability to be used for farming and other agricultural uses; and WHEREAS portions of the Protected Countryside of the Greenbelt Plan contain lands outside of key natural heritage features or key hydrologic features and their associated vegetation protection zones, where recreation, parks and open spaces may be located and expanded; and WHEREAS the Region of York Policy Directions Report, dated June 10, 2021, included proposed mapping which identifies the Greenbelt lands in New Community Areas within Vaughan and Markham as Rural as part of the Regional Official Plan Update, which would allow for recreation, parks and open spaces as directed by the Greenbelt Plan; a

That Council receive the Minutes of the Debenture Committee meeting held on October 5, 2021.

That Council approve and enact Bylaw No. 2021-96 to amend Bylaw No. 2020-53 being a bylaw to designate lanes on Regional roads for the exclusive use of certain classes of vehicles.

That Council approve and enact Bylaw No. 2021-97 t o authorize the submission of an application to Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation ("OILC") for financing a certain capital work of The Corporation of the Town of Georgina; and to authorize long-term borrowing for such capital work through the issue of debentures by The Regional Municipality of York to OILC.

That Council approve and enact Bylaw No. 2021-98 to amend Bylaw No. R-1107(h)-98-47, being a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. R-1107-96-126 which set out all the roads in the Regional Road System.

That Council approve and enact Bylaw No. 2021-99, a bylaw to stop up and close a portion of Islington Avenue (YR 17), City of Vaughan.

That Council approve and enact Bylaw No. 2021-101, a bylaw to adopt Amendment No. 7 to the Official Plan for The Regional Municipality of York.

That Council adopt the confidential recommendations in the private report from the Commissioner of Community and Health Services dated September 24, 2021.

That Council adopt the confidential recommendations in the private report from the Regional Solicitor dated October 13, 2021.

That Council enact Bylaw No. 2021-100 to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council held on October 28, 2021.