The York Region Record

Regional Council

December 11, 2025

Declared interests

Mayor Scarpittion Item I.1 - Committee of the Whole Minutes - Item I.1.2 - Contract Awards from July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025 and related Item L.4 - Private Attachment, as his brother is an employee of Compugen Inc

What was decided (12 motions)

12 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

receive the deputation by Lucas O'Neil.
Moved by Mayor Mrakas, seconded by Regional Councillor Vegh Council
Carried
adopt the following recommendations in the report dated November 28, 2025 from the Commissioner of Finance: Council dismiss the Development Charge Complaint lodged by Lucas O’Neil, included as Appendix A. Council authorize staff to defend the dismissal of the Development Charge Complaint at the Ontario Land Tribunal, if necessary. Council authorize the Regional Solicitor to settle any appeal or prospective appeal of the Development Charge Complaint and execute Minutes of Settlement, where appropriate.
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Regional Councillor Vegh Council
Carried
confirm the Minutes of the Council meeting held on November 27, 2025.
Moved by Mayor Quirk, seconded by Regional Councillor Davison Council
Carried
receive the presentation by Doug Allingham, Toronto Pearson Board Chair, Tracy Li, Toronto Pearson Board Member, York Region Nominee and Karen Mazurkewich, Vice President, Stakeholder Relations & Communications.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Pellegrini Council
Carried
receive Item I.1.2 - Memorandum dated November 17, 2025 from Laura Mirabella, Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer.
Moved by Mayor Pellegrini, seconded by Mayor Mrakas Council
Carried
adopt the balance of the recommendations in the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on December 4, 2025.
Moved by Mayor Pellegrini, seconded by Mayor Mrakas Council
Carried
approve and enact the following bylaws: J.1 2025-62 Sign Bylaw 1. 2025-62_Sign_Bylaw.pdf Signs on Regional Roads J.2 2025-63 Amendment to Bylaw 2020-53 1. 2025-63_-_A_bylaw_to_Amend_2020-53.pdf Amendment to Bylaw 2020-53 (to permit ambulances AND rapid response unit vehicles responding to emergency calls to travel in the rapidways) J.3 2025-64 Remove Community Safety Zone - Queensville Public School - 20317 Leslie Street 1. 2025-64_-_A_Bylaw_to_amend_2022-14_-_Remove_Community_Safety_Zone_-_Queensville_Public_School.pdf Remove Community Safety Zone - Queensville Public School, 20317 Leslie Street, East Gwillimbury J.4 2025-65 Temporary Borrowing Bylaw for Capital Expenditures 2025 1. 2025-65_-_Temporary_Borrowing_Bylaw_for_Capital_Expenditures.pdf Temporary Borrowing Bylaw for Capital Expenditures 2025 J.5 2025-66 Temporary Borrowing Bylaw for Operating Expenditures 2025 1. 2025-66__-_Temporary_Borrowing_Bylaw_for_Operating_Expenditures.pdf Temporary Borrowing Bylaw for Operating Expenditures 2025 J.6 2025-67 To Acquire Certain Lands for North YDSS Expansion Program - Town of Aurora and City of Richmond Hill 1. 2025-67_-_North_YDSS_Expansion_Program.pdf To acquire certain lands for or in connection with the North YDSS Expansion Program in the Town of Aurora and the City of Richmond Hill J.7 2025-68 Add Certain Lands to the Regional Road System - City of Markham 1. 2025-68_-_a_bylaw_to_assume_a_portion_of_16th_Avenue__Markham.pdf A bylaw to add certain lands to the Regional Ro
Moved by Regional Councillor Jones, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri Council
Carried
adopt the following resolution: WHEREAS York Region’s 30-year Transportation Master Plan (TMP) sets a multimodal framework to 2051 and targets first/last-mile connections, safety, equity and accelerated electrification, approved by Council on September 29, 2022; and WHEREAS the Region is forecast to grow to 2,020,000 people and 990,000 jobs by 2051, requiring scalable transit solutions to meet its projected growth; and, WHEREAS York Region Transit (YRT) reported record ridership of 23.7 million in 2024 (up 12% year-over-year), noting benefits from the One Fare program; with evolving growth pressures tied to current and future development; and, WHEREAS Council recognizes and supports YRT’s existing Mobility On-Request program and should consider evaluating emerging transit solutions that enhance reliability and operating efficiencies; and, WHEREAS some N6 municipalities face limited fixed route coverage and have routes with lower revenue-to-cost recovery, making equitable access to fixed route service challenging; WHEREAS the TMP explicitly targets low demand communities with demand responsive solutions; and, WHEREAS YRT’s zero emission bus program is funded through various programs (Regional, Federal and Provincial) supporting near term, zero emission deployments that integrate with existing services; and, WHEREAS there are entities, such as Argo Transit Corporation, potentially capable of providing turnkey transit solutions that could deploy rapidly, and integrate with exist
Moved by Mayor Lovatt, seconded by Mayor West Council
Carried
confirm the private minutes of the Council meeting held on November 27, 2025.
Moved by Mayor Quirk, seconded by Mayor West Council
Carried
adopt the confidential recommendations in the private report dated December 10, 2025 from Stephen Maio, Senior Executive Officer, People, Equity and Culture.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jones, seconded by Regional Councillor Davison Council
Carried
enact Bylaw No. 2025-69 to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council held on December 11, 2025.
Moved by Mayor West, seconded by Mayor Pellegrini Council
Carried
adjourn the meeting at 10:02 a.m.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Ho Council
Carried

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