The York Region Record

Regional Council

October 22, 2020

What was decided (42 motions)

39 carried, 3 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That Council confirm the Minutes of the Council meeting held on September 24, 2020.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Grossi
Carried
That Council receive the presentation from Rhonda Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, York University.
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Hamilton
Carried
That Council receive the presentation from Mike Walters, Chief Administrative Officer, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority.
Moved by Mayor Quirk, seconded by Mayor Hackson
Carried
That Council receive the presentation from Chief Jim MacSween and Jeffrey Channell, Manager Financial Services, York Regional Police.
Moved by Mayor Hackson, seconded by Mayor Bevilacqua
Carried
That Council receive the presentation from Bruce Macgregor, Chief Administrative Officer.
Moved by Mayor Barrow, seconded by Regional Councillor Heath
Carried
That Council receive the deputation from Mary ann Colin.
Moved by Regional Councillor Heath, seconded by Mayor Bevilacqua
Carried
That Council receive the form letter submissions from 60 individuals.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Sue Sherban, Ward 6 Councillor, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville dated October 8, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Anne Carter, President, Tullis Estates Limited dated October 7, 2020 .
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Mary Muter, Chair, Georgian Bay Great Lakes Foundation and Vice Chair, Restore Our Water International dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Geoffrey and Anne Peat dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Cheryl Lewandowski dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Suzanne Shields dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Frances Critchley-Moore dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Michael Birenbaum dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Jay Lennox dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Norbert Hoeller dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Elizabeth Morin dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Judith Tenenbaum dated October 7, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Peter Attfield dated October 8, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Johnny Wideman dated October 9, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Jeff Karn dated October 12, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence dated October 21, 2020 from Debbe Crandall and Graham Whitelaw, Save the Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition; Gloria Marsh, Executive Director, York Region Environmental Alliance; Sony Rai, Executive Director, Sustainable Vaughan; Bruce Craig, Chair and Jennifer Anstey, Vice-Chair, Concerned Citizens of King Township.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Jordan Coates, President, York Region Federation of Agriculture dated October 21, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the correspondence from Brenda Hogg, former Regional Councillor dated October 21, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That Council receive the m emorandum dated October 15, 2020 from Bruce Macgregor, Chief Administrative Officer.
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Regional Councillor Li
Carried
That Council receive the memorandum dated October 19, 2020 from Laura Mirabella, Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer.
Moved by Mayor Pellegrini, seconded by Mayor Mrakas
Carried
That Council adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on October 8, 2020, except for Item H.2.2 as noted below.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Mayor Pellegrini
Carried
That Council adopt the following recommendations in the report dated September 25, 2020 from the Commissioner of Corporate Services and the Chief Planner: Council reiterate its request to the Province to develop a process allowing municipalities to access site-specific strategically located employment lands for employment use only, if deemed necessary through a Municipal Comprehensive Review. Council reiterate its request to the Province to consider the extension of Great Lake based servicing as an option to service settlement areas within the Greenbelt Plan and Oak Ridges Moraine Plan areas. The Regional Clerk forward this report to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and to the Clerks of the local municipalities A recorded vote on recommendation 1 was: For : Barrow, Bevilacqua, DiPaola, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Jackson, Jones, Li, Lovatt, Pellegrini, Perrelli, Rosati, Scarpitti (15) Against : Hamilton, Heath, Mrakas, Quirk, Taylor (5) Absent : Vegh (1)
Moved by Regional Councillor Jackson, seconded by Regional Councillor Hamilton
Carried
That Council adopt the recommendations in the Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on October 15, 2020, except for Item F.1 as noted below.
Moved by Mayor Bevilacqua, seconded by Regional Councillor Perrelli
Carried
That Council adopt Committee of the Whole recommendation 2, except site-specific employment area conversion requests RH10 and V7, as follows: Council approve site-specific employment area conversion requests RH1, V3, V4, V5, V6, V11, V13, V15, V18, V22, V24, V25, V26 and V30 as outlined on Attachments 4 and 5. A recorded vote on recommendation 2, as amended, was: For : Barrow, Bevilacqua, DiPaola, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Hamilton, Heath, Jackson, Jones, Li, Lovatt, Mrakas, Pellegrini, Perrelli, Rosati, Scarpitti (18) Against : Quirk, Taylor (2) Absent : Vegh (1)
Moved by Mayor Bevilacqua, seconded by Regional Councillor Perrelli
Carried
That Council refer site-specific employment area conversion request RH10, as outlined on Attachments 4 and 5, to the City of Richmond Hill for additional evaluation and planning and a decision by April 2021. A recorded vote was: For : Hamilton, Heath, Jones, Li, Mrakas, Quirk, Scarpitti, Taylor (8) Against : Barrow, Bevilacqua, DiPaola, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Jackson, Lovatt, Pellegrini, Perrelli, Rosati (12) Absent : Vegh (1)
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Regional Councillor Hamilton
Defeated
That Council approve site-specific employment area conversion request RH10 as outlined on Attachments 4 and 5. A recorded vote was: For : Barrow, Bevilacqua, DiPaola, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Heath, Jackson, Mrakas, Pellegrini, Perrelli, Rosati (13) Against : Hamilton, Jones, Li, Lovatt, Quirk, Scarpitti, Taylor (7) Absent : Vegh (1)
Moved by Mayor Bevilacqua, seconded by Regional Councillor Perrelli
Carried
That Council refer site-specific employment area conversion request V7, as outlined on Attachments 4 and 5, to the City of Vaughan for additional evaluation and planning and a decision by April 2021. A recorded vote was: For : Hamilton, Heath, Jones, Li, Lovatt, Mrakas, Quirk, Scarpitti, Taylor (9) Against : Barrow, Bevilacqua, DiPaola, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Jackson, Pellegrini, Perrelli, Rosati (11) Absent : Vegh (1)
Moved by Mayor Scarpitti, seconded by Mayor Mrakas
Defeated
That Council approve site-specific employment area conversion request V7 as outlined on Attachments 4 and 5. A recorded vote was: For : Barrow, Bevilacqua, DiPaola, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Heath, Jackson, Lovatt, Pellegrini, Perrelli, Rosati (13) Against : Hamilton, Jones, Li, Mrakas, Quirk, Scarpitti, Taylor (7) Absent : Vegh (1)
Moved by Mayor Bevilacqua, seconded by Regional Councillor Perrelli
Carried
That Council adopt Committee of the Whole recommendations 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Moved by Regional Councillor Heath, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri
Carried
That Council approve and enact bylaw 2020-49.
Moved by Mayor Hackson, seconded by Mayor Quirk
Carried
That Council approve and enact bylaw 2020-50.
Moved by Mayor Hackson, seconded by Mayor Quirk
Carried
That Council approve and enact bylaw 2020-51.
Moved by Mayor Hackson, seconded by Mayor Quirk
Carried
That Council defer consideration of bylaw 2020-53 to the November 19, 2020 Council meeting for further clarification regarding the implication on the use of e-bikes.
Moved by Mayor Hackson, seconded by Mayor Quirk
Carried
That the Regional Chair be directly elected by an at large election. A recorded vote was: For : DiPaola, Hamilton, Jones, Li, Mrakas, Taylor (6) Against : Barrow, Bevilacqua, Emmerson, Ferri, Grossi, Hackson, Heath, Jackson, Lovatt, Pellegrini, Perrelli, Quirk, Rosati, Scarpitti (14) Absent : Vegh (1)
Moved by Mayor Taylor, seconded by Regional Councillor Li
Defeated
That Council enact Bylaw No. 2020-52 to confirm the proceedings of this meeting of Council held on October 22, 2020.
Moved by Regional Councillor Heath, seconded by Regional Councillor Jones
Carried

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