Regional Council

That Council confirm the Minutes of the Special Council meeting held on April 2, 2020.

That Council confirm the Minutes of the Council meeting held on April 2, 2020.

That Council receive the memorandum from Laura Mirabella, Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer dated April 21, 2020 and refer it to the discussion of Item G.1, Committee of the Whole Minutes of April 16, 2020, Item I.2.5.

That Council receive the communication from Alisa Mahrova, Clerk and Manager, Policy, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority dated February 18, 2019 and recognize August 22, 2020 as Flight of the Monarchs Day.

That the m emorandum from Katherine Chislett, Commissioner of Community and Health Services and Dr. Karim Kurji, Medical Officer of Health dated April 29, 2020 and the verbal update provided by Dr. Kurji be received.

That Council receive the correspondence from Omar McDadi, Acting Field Unit Superintendent, Rouge National Urban, Parks Canada dated April 15, 2020 and the matter be

That Council adopt the recommendations in the report dated March 19, 2020 from the Commissioner of Transportation Services.

That Council adopt the recommendations in the report dated April 2, 2020 from the Commissioner of Environmental Services, with the following additional clause: That the Request for Proposals to procure long-term processing capacity for source separated organic waste using anaerobic digestion technologies, shall include an option of awarding the tonnage blocks to separate proponents or to the same proponent, at the discretion of staff and in accordance with the Region’s Purchasing bylaw, in order to achieve the best overall value.

That Council refer the following motion and the correspondence from Kristina Soolepp, Council Coordinator, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville dated March 24, 2020 (April 16, 2020 Committee of the Whole Minutes, Item H.1.2) to staff: WHEREAS the Township of King advised the Region of York in October, 2009 of the Township’s interest and intent to explore the possibility of designating additional employment lands in the area of Highway 400 and King Road prior to the 2014 Review of the Greenbelt Plan; WHEREAS the Council for the Township of King supported the conclusions of the Greater Toronto Mayors Alliance Phase Two Report (March, 2013), including the identification of strategic employment lands that should be protected, particularly along the 400 series highway network, and where these lands adjacent to this infrastructure is otherwise protected, that protection be considered in light of the opportunity it presents to stimulate economic growth; WHEREAS the Township’s Economic Development Strategy (2015) identified the need to pursue opportunities to designate lands at Highway 400 and King Road as a Strategic Employment Area; WHEREAS the Township requested in September, 2016 that the Province of Ontario include provisions in both the Growth Plan and Greenbelt Plan to remove strategic employment lands adjacent to 400-series highways from the Greenbelt Plan should the need be demonstrated beyond 2031; WHEREAS the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville passed a resolution on March 24 th , 20

That Council amend clause 1 of the main motion as follows: Waiving interest until January 1, 2021 on any portion of property tax instalments, for the 2020 taxation year, not remitted to the Region as a direct result of a local municipality’s COVID-19 tax relief program, save and except for the interest related to the final 2020 installment which shall be waived until March 31, 2021. A recorded vote on the amendment was: For : Barrow, DiPaola, Hackson, Jones, Li, Perrelli, Quirk Rosati, Scarpitti, Taylor, Vegh (11) Against : Bevilacqua, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hamilton, Heath, Jackson, Lovatt, Mrakas, Pellegrini (10)

considered the following main motion, as amended: Council approve waiving interest until January 1, 2021 on any portion of property tax instalments, for the 2020 taxation year, not remitted to the Region as a direct result of a local municipality’s COVID-19 tax relief program, save and except for the interest related to the final 2020 installment which shall be waived until March 31, 2021. The Regional Clerk circulate this report to the local municipalities, the local Chambers of Commerce/Boards of Trade and the Building Industry and Land Development Association – York Chapter (BILD). Council enact a bylaw giving effect to this decision. A recorded vote on the main motion, as amended, was: For : Barrow, DiPaola, Hackson, Heath, Jones, Li, Perrelli, Quirk Rosati, Scarpitti, Taylor, Vegh (12) Against : Bevilacqua, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hamilton, Jackson, Lovatt, Mrakas, Pellegrini (9)

That Council adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Audit Committee meeting held on April 23, 2020.

That Council approve and enact the following bylaws:

That the York Regional Police Training Facility in York Region be named the Eric Jolliffe Training Facility .

​​Council resolved into private session at 12:29 p.m. At 12:36 p.m. Council resumed in public session and reported the following:

That Council adopt the confidential recommendations in the private report from the Regional Solicitor dated April 3, 2020.

That Council enact Bylaw No. 2020-22 to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council held on April 30, 2020.