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Regional Council
September 25, 2025
What was decided (22 motions)
21 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
confirm the Minutes of the Council meeting held on June 26, 2025 .
Moved by Mayor Pellegrini, seconded by Mayor Quirk Council
Carried
C ouncil confirm the Minutes of the Special Council meeting held on September 4, 2025.
Moved by Mayor Pellegrini, seconded by Mayor Quirk
Carried
receive the correspondence dated September 9, 2025 from Guido Piraino, York Region Resident.
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Lovatt Council
Carried
receive the correspondence dated September 10, 2025 from Association of Municipalities of Ontario.
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Lovatt Council
Carried
receive and refer to staff the correspondence from Todd Coles, City Clerk, City of Vaughan dated September 15, 2025.
Moved by Regional Councillor Racco, seconded by Mayor Lovatt Council
Carried
receive the correspondence dated September 18, 2025 from Dr. José Luís (Joe) Couto, Director of Government Relations and Communications.
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Lovatt Council
Carried
receive the correspondence dated September 19, 2025 from Geoff Wilkinson, Executive Director, Ontario Traffic Council.
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Lovatt Council
Carried
receive the correspondence dated September 22, 2025 from Aldo Perrella, York Region Resident.
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Lovatt Council
Carried
receive the correspondence dated September 23, 2025 from Frank Greco, York Region Resident
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Lovatt Council
Carried
adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on September 11, 2025 .
Moved by Regional Councillor Vegh, seconded by Regional Councillor Davison Council
Carried
adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Housing and Homelessness Committee held on September 11, 2025.
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Mayor Quirk Council
Carried
Council defer consideration of the report dated August 28, 2025 from the Commissioner of Public Works pending anticipated provincial legislative changes. (See Item M.2)
Moved by Mayor Lovatt, seconded by Mayor Del Duca
Carried
adopt the following recommendations in the report dated September 15, 2025 from the Commissioner of Public Works: Council grant the request of the City of Vaughan to delegate York Region’s authority to regulate forestry-related matters pursuant to section 138 (8) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as well as any other forestry matters that York Region currently has authority over. The Regional Clerk circulate this report to the Clerks of York Region local municipalities, the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. (See Item M.3) A recorded vote on this item was as follows: For: Del Duca, DiPaola, Jackson, Jolliffe, Li, Racco, Rosati, Scarpitti (8) Against: G. Chan, M. Chan, Davison, Hackson, Ho, Jones, Lovatt, Pellegrini, Quirk, Taylor, Vegh, West (12) Absent (2): Ferri, and Mrakas
Moved by Mayor Del Duca, seconded by Regional Councillor Jackson Council
Defeated
defer consideration of the report dated September 18, 2025 from the Commissioner of Public Works to the Regional Council meeting scheduled on Thursday October 23, 2025 at 9 a.m.
Moved by Mayor Del Duca, seconded by Regional Councillor Jackson Council
Carried
approve and enact the following bylaws:
Moved by Regional Councillor G. Chan, seconded by Regional Councillor Jackson Council
Carried
approve the 2026 Council and Committee Meeting Calendar.
Moved by Mayor Quirk, seconded by Mayor Hackson Council
Carried
on the Province passing legislation cancelling the Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program, staff report back with potential measures equivalent in effectiveness to ASE; and, Regional Clerk be directed to circulate this motion to the Premier of Ontario, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, local area MPPs and local area municipalities.
Moved by Mayor West, seconded by Mayor Scarpitti Contingent
Carried
adopt the confidential recommendations in the private minutes of the Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting held on September 11, 2025.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Quirk Council
Carried
receive the private memorandum dated August 26, 2025 from Dan Kuzmyk, Regional Solicitor and General Counsel and the private memorandum remains private.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Quirk Councill
Carried
receive the private memorandum dated September 18, 2025 from Dan Kuzmyk, Regional Solicitor and General Counsel and the private memorandum remains private.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Quirk Councill
Carried
enact Bylaw No. 2025-50 to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council held on September 25, 2025.
Moved by Regional Councillor Vegh, seconded by Regional Councillor Jones Council
Carried
adjourn the meeting at 10:28 a.m.
Moved by Regional Councillor Davison, seconded by Mayor Pellegrini Council