Regional Council

confirm the Minutes of the Council meeting held on May 22, 2025.

receive the presentation by Dr. Sarah Erdman, Acting Medical Officer of Health.

receive the correspondence from Jeffrey Abrams and Janice Atwood-Petkovski, Co-Principals, Principles Integrity dated June 6, 2025.

receive and refer to staff the correspondence from Todd Coles, City Clerk, City of Vaughan dated June 12, 2025.

receive the correspondence from Fatima Yuen, Supervisor, Secretariat Services, City of Markham dated June 13, 2025.

receive the correspondence from Anitra Basant Sisavang, Executive Director, York Regional Police Services Board dated June 18, 2025.

receive the correspondence from Andrew Yu dated June 23, 2025.

receive the memorandum from Laura Mirabella, Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer dated June 24, 2025.

receive and refer to staff the correspondence from Todd Coles, City Clerk, City of Vaughan dated June 24, 2025.

adopt the recommendations in Items L.1.1 and L.3.1 in the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on June 12, 2025.

Council waive the notice requirements to reconsider the decision made at the April 3, 2025 Special Council meeting regarding the words “until building permit issuance” in Clause 1(b) of Item D.3 Impacts of Development Charge Reductions and Mechanisms to Increase Housing Affordability in York Region. This motion requires a 2/3 majority vote to carry. A recorded vote was: For: G. Chan, M. Chan, Davison, Del Duca, DiPaola, Ferri, Hackson, Ho, Jackson, Jolliffe, Jones, Li, Lovatt, Mrakas, Pellegrini, Quirk, Rosati, Scarpitti, Vegh, West (20) Against: Racco, Taylor (2) Absent: (0)

Council reconsider the decision made at the April 3, 2025 Special Council meeting regarding the words “until building permit issuance” in Clause 1(b) of Item D.3 Impacts of Development Charge Reductions and Mechanisms to Increase Housing Affordability in York Region. This motion requires a 2/3 majority vote to carry. A recorded vote was: For: M. Chan, Del Duca, DiPaola, Ferri, Ho, Jackson, Jones, Li, Mrakas, Pellegrini, Quirk, Rosati, Scarpitti, West (14) Against: G. Chan, Davison, Hackson, Jolliffe, Lovatt, Racco, Taylor, Vegh (8) Absent: (0)

Council reconsider the interpretation of the words “until building permit issuance” meaning “until first building permit issuance” in Clause 1(b) of Item D.3 Impacts of Development Charge Reductions and Mechanisms to Increase Housing Affordability in York Region. This motion requires a 2/3 majority vote to carry. A recorded vote was: For: Jones, Scarpitti (2) Against: G. Chan, M. Chan, Davison, Del Duca, DiPaola, Hackson, Jackson, Jolliffe, Lovatt, Mrakas, Pellegrini, Quirk, Racco, Rosati, Taylor, Vegh, West (17) Absent: Ferri, Ho, Li (3)

Council overrule the Chair’s decision that Mayor Del Duca’s amendment was out of order. A recorded vote on this item was: For: M. Chan, Del Duca, DiPaola, Ho, Jackson, Jones, Rosati, Scarpitti (8) Against: G. Chan, Hackson, Jolliffe, Lovatt, Mrakas, Pellegrini, Quirk, Racco, Taylor, Vegh, West (11) Absent: Davison, Ferri, Li (3) Challenge is

adopt the remaining recommendations in the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on June 12, 2025.

adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting held on May 15, 2025.

adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on June 12, 2025.

receive the Minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting held on June 18, 2025.

adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Housing and Homelessness Committee held on June 19, 2025.

DiPaola Council approve and enact the following bylaw:

adopt the following resolution: Whereas the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is an intergovernmental organization with 35 member countries and 8 observer nations, the core mission of which includes promoting Holocaust education, remembrance and research, while partnering with other international organizations to support these principles and objectives; Whereas Canada has been a member of IHRA since 2009; Whereas IHRA works closely with major partner organizations including UNESCO, the European Union, the Organization for Co-Operation and Security in Europe, Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes, the Council of Europe and others; Whereas United Against Hate Canada recently launched a national campaign to urge Canada to seek the Presidency of IHRA for 2027 or 2028 when it next becomes available, by sending a written request dated May 27, 2025 to Prime Minister Mark Carney signed by 130 elected officials, academics, spiritual and community leaders; Whereas the IHRA definition of antisemitism has been adopted by more than 1000 entities including nation states, sub-national jurisdictions such as provinces and states (including six Canadian provinces), municipal entities including the City of Cote Saint Luc, universities, businesses, sports clubs, cultural organizations and religious groupings; Whereas Statistics Canada has noted an unprecedented wave of antisemitic incidents in Canada over the past years leading the Government of Canada to recently convene

adopt the recommendations in Items L.1.1 and L.3.1 in the Private Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on June 12, 2025.

adopt the remainder of the recommendations in the Private Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on June 12, 2025.

DiPaola Council adopt the recommendations in the Private Minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on June 12, 2025.

receive the private memorandum from the Senior Executive Officer, People, Equity and Culture dated June 26, 2025.

DiPaola Council adopt the confidential recommendations in the private report of the Commissioner of Corporate Services and the Regional Solicitor and General Counsel dated June 24, 2025. Recommendations 1, 2 and 3 to be made public once the acquisition of lands has been finalized.

enact Bylaw No. 2025-35 to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council.