Regional Council

That Council confirm the Minutes of the Council meeting held on May 28, 2020.

That Council confirm the Minutes of the Special Council meeting held on June 11, 2020.

That Council confirm the Minutes of the Special Council Education Session held on June 18, 2020.

That Council receive the presentation by Bruce Macgregor, Chief Administrative Officer.

That Council receive the memorandum from Paul Freeman, Chief Planner dated June 23, 2020.

That Council receive the memorandum from Paul Freeman, Chief Planner dated June 23, 2020. (See Item G.1)

That Council receive the memorandum from Dino Basso, Commissioner of Corporate Services and Katherine Chislett, Commissioner of Community and Health Services dated June 25, 2020.

That Council refer the memorandum from Bruce Macgregor, Chief Administrative Officer dated June 25, 2020 back to staff for further review.

That Council refer this matter to staff for further review.

That Council adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on June 10, 2020.

That Council adopt the following recommendations , as amended, in the report dated June 15, 2020 from the Commissioner of Finance: Council support the request from the City of Vaughan to negotiate a deferral of Regional development charges for the development located at 11110 Jane Street owned by Conmar Developments Inc. & Fenlands Vaughan Inc. (“the Applicant”) on similar terms to those agreed to by the City of Vaughan. The Chief Administrative Office and Commissioner of Finance be authorized to execute a Development Charge Deferral Agreement with the Applicant in a form satisfactory to the Deputy Regional Solicitor.

That Council adopt the following recommendations in the report dated June 22, 2020 from the Commissioner of Transportation Services: Council endorse the purchase of 100,000 non-medical, individually wrapped, disposable face masks at a cost of $59,000, excluding HST, to be distributed to customers not having their own mask when entering the York Region Transit system; July 2, 2020. Council approve Transit Bylaw amendments to include a mandatory requirement for individuals to wear a non-medical face mask or covering while on transit vehicles or property, effective July 2, 2020.

That Council adopt the following recommendations in the report dated June 22, 2020 from the Commissioner of Community and Health Services and the Medical Officer of Health: Counci l authorize the Commissioner, Community and Health Services and the Medical Officer of Health to increase the staffing complement in Public Health by eight permanent full time staff. Council authorize the Commissioner of Community and Health Services and Medical Officer of Health to increase staffing complement with temporary full time staff, as required, to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

That Council approve and enact the following bylaws:

That Council adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS, the role of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is to unite local governments of all sizes; shape the national agenda; provide unique tools; build local capacity; defend municipality interests and connect local leaders. WHEREAS, FCM has a Big City Mayors’ Caucus (BCMC) that brings together representatives from 22 of Canada’s biggest cities, offering a forum for policy development on a range of issues affecting Canada’s largest centres. WHEREAS, York Region’s two largest municipalities, the City of Markham (pop. 349,007) and City of Vaughan (pop. 331,573) are within the population ranges of the current 22 BCMC members, which range from the smallest municipality: St. John’s (pop. 212,433) to the largest: City of Toronto (pop. 2,965,713). WHEREAS, York Region communities rank among the most diverse in Canada, with 49% of the population self-identifying as belonging to a visible minority, in contrast to Ontario’s 29% and Canada’s 22%, respectively. WHEREAS, as of December 2019, York Region, with an estimated population of 1.2 million residents, 52,000 business establishments (employers), and 640,000 jobs is among Canada’s largest and fastest growing municipal jurisdictions without representation on FCM’s BCMC WHEREAS, citizens’ needs can be more inclusively reflected in federal policies and programs through better representation of the Canadian population and York Region’s mosaic of cultures, stories, and voices ca

That staff report back to a Special Council meeting on July 9, 2020 with information relating to the Region requiring the wearing of face coverings or masks in indoor spaces and also in outdoor spaces where physical distancing cannot be maintained.

​​That Council resolve into private session at 12:33 p.m. At 12:43 p.m. Council resumed in public session and reported the following:

That Council adopt the confidential recommendation in the private report from the Deputy Solicitor dated May 1, 2020.

That Council adopt the confidential recommendation in the private report from the Chief Administrative Officer and the Deputy Solicitor dated June 18, 2020.

That Council receive the private verbal update from the Commissioner of Transportation Services.

That Council enact Bylaw No. 2020-40 to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council held on June 25, 2020.