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Regional Council
May 16, 2019
What was decided (23 motions)
23 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That Council confirm the Minutes of the Council meeting held on April 18, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Mrakas, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri
Carried
That Council confirm the Minutes of the Council meeting held on April 25, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Mrakas, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri
Carried
That Council receive the presentation by Michelle Samson-Doel, Board Member, Greater Toronto Airports Authority and Lorrie McKee, Director, Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations, Greater Toronto Airports Authority.
Moved by Regional Councillor Li, seconded by Regional Councillor Vegh
Carried
That Council receive the presentation by Altaf Stationwala, President and CEO, Mackenzie Health.
Moved by Mayor Bevilacqua, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri
Carried
That Council receive the deputation by Laurence Applebaum, CEO of Golf Canada and Paige Ottaviano, Assistant Tournament Director, CP Women's Open, Golf Canada.
Moved by Mayor Mrakas, seconded by Mayor Taylor
Carried
That Council receive the communication from Jacob Gal, Development & Communications, York Pride Festival dated May 4, 2019 and recognize June 7-16, 2019 as Pride Week in York Region.
Moved by Regional Councillor Vegh, seconded by Mayor Lovatt
Carried
DiPaola That Council receive the memorandum from Katherine Chislett, Commissioner of Community and Health Services and Dr. Karim Kurji, Medical Officer of Health dated May 13, 2019.
Moved by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the communication from Mayor Virginia Hackson, Chair, The Regional Municipality of York Police Services Board dated May 14, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Hackson, seconded by Mayor Bevilacqua
Carried
DiPaola That Council receive the communication from Stephen Huycke, City Clerk, City of Richmond Hill dated May 15, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Barrow
Carried
That Council receive the communication from Michael de Rond, Town Clerk, Town of Aurora dated May 15, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Barrow
Carried
That Council receive the communication from Erin Mahoney, Commissioner of Environmental Services dated May 15, 2019.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Grossi
Carried
That Council receive the memorandum from Laura Mirabella, Commissioner of Finance and Treasurer dated May 15, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Barrow, seconded by Regional Councillor Grossi
Carried
That Council adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Debenture Committee meeting held on April 15, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Hackson, seconded by Mayor Lovatt
Carried
That Council adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on May 2, 2019, except for Item F.2.3 as noted below.
Moved by Mayor Pellegrini, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri
Carried
F.2.3 Provincial Discussion Paper on Reducing Litter and Waste in our Communities That Council adopt the following revised recommendations provided in the memorandum dated May 15, 2019 from the Commissioner of Environmental Services, as amended: Council endorse comments identified in Attachment 1 (York Region Response Letter) and Attachment 2 (York Region Detailed Comments), which were submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks in response to Environmental Registry of Ontario posting 013-4689: Reducing Litter and Waste in Our Communities Discussion Paper. Due to the timeframe provided, it was not possible to bring the response to Regional Council for endorsement prior to submission. Any additional comments or clarifications by Council will be sent to the Province to supplement staff comments. Key recommendations for endorsement include: Immediately transition the Blue Box to full producer responsibility to make producers both operationally and financially responsible for their waste and establish high targets that obligate the implementation of deposit return programs that augment the Blue Box program Include the 4 th R (Recovery) in diversion calculations to recognize the benefits of recovering the value of resources Develop Green Bin compostable standards that align with existing processing systems to provide clear rules Take immediate and strong action to eliminate litter and plastic waste going to landfills and waterways, including single use pla
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on May 9, 2019.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jones, seconded by Mayor Barrow
Carried
That Council approve and enact the following bylaws:
Moved by Mayor Pellegrini, seconded by Regional Councillor Hamilton
Carried
That Council amend recommendation 1 to read as follows: The Regional Municipality of York express serious concerns with Bill 108 which in its current state may have negative consequences on community building and proper planning. A recorded vote on the adoption of the amendment was: For: Barrow, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Heath, Jones, Li, Lovatt, Quirk, Rosati, Taylor, Vegh (13) Against: Bevilacqua, DiPaola, Hamilton, Mrakas, Scarpitti (5) Absent: Jackson, Pellegrini, Perrelli (3)
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Barrow
Carried
That Council adopt the following recommendations in the private report dated April 5, 2019 from the Commissioner of Environmental Services and Commissioner of Corporate Services: Council approve acquisition of 8.65 hectares, legally described as Part of Lot 34 Concession 6, Geographic Township of Whitchurch, being Parts 3 and 4 on Plan 65R-31554; Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. The Commissioner of Corporate Services be authorized to execute the agreement of purchase and sale and all documents to complete the transactions for the acquisition cost of up to $1,350,000 plus associated fees and site securement costs of $135,000 for a total acquisition cost to the Region of $1,485,000, excluding taxes.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Hackson
Carried
That Council adopt the confidential recommendations in the private report dated April 26, 2019 from the Regional Solicitor.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Hackson
Carried
That Council adopt the following recommendation in the private report dated April 26, 2019 from the Regional Solicitor: Council approve the write-off of unpaid/defaulted Provincial Offences Act fines that are uncollectible, in accordance with provincial guidelines and the Region’s Collection Write-off Policy for POA fines, in the amount of $1,274,329.31.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Hackson
Carried
That Council adopt the confidential recommendations in the private report dated May 15, 2019 from the Commissioner of Corporate Services.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Hackson
Carried
That Council enact Bylaw No. 2019-35 to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council held on May 16, 2019.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Jones