City Council - Special Meeting

That the agenda for the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025 be approved as published and circulated.

That the presentation by Mayor Brown and Mark Medeiros, Chief Budget Officer, Corporate Support Services, to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: 2025 Proposed Budget, be received.

That the following departmental presentations to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: 2025 Proposed Budget, be received: a. Transit b. Community Services c. Public Works and Engineering

That the following departmental presentations to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: 2025 Proposed Budget, be received: d. Corporate Support Services e. Planning, Building and Growth Management

That the following departmental presentation to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: 2025 Proposed Budget, be received: f. Legislative Services

That the following departmental presentation to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: 2025 Proposed Budget, be received: g. Office of the CAO

That the following delegation to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: 2025 Proposed Budget, be received: 1. David Laing, Chair, BikeBrampton

That the presentation by Louroz Mercader, Executive Director, Downtown Brampton BIA, and Stephanie Comas, Downtown Brampton BIA Board Chair, to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: Downtown Brampton BIA 2025 Budget Request, be received.

That the presentation by Todd Kyle, CEO, Brampton Library, and Radha Tailor, Library Board Chair, to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: Brampton Library 2025 Budget Request, be received.

1. That the report from Michael Heralall, Director, Environment and Development Engineering, Planning, Building and Growth Management, to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: Proposed 2025 Stormwater Charge Increase, be received; 2. That the stormwater charge rate increase as proposed in Schedule I be approved; and 3. That User Fee By-law 193-2024 be amended to add Schedule I relating to Stormwater Charges.

That the report from Genevieve Scharback, City Clerk, Legislative Services, to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, re: Council Office Community Outreach and Support, be received.

That the Budget 2025 Public Engagement Report, to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, be received.

That the Budget 2025 Transit Budget Presentation Follow-Up Questions, to the Special Council Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, be received.

Whereas the City of Brampton provides a wide range of essential services that are critical to our quality of life; Whereas Community Hubs are versatile, future-proof public centres that embody a "walk-to-one-stop-shop" policy, bringing together health, social, cultural, recreational, and other resources in one location to meet the diverse needs of the community; Whereas the key to supporting existing and future growth requires significant investment to co-locate facilities and services such as libraries, arts, innovation, and child care; Whereas Brampton creates parks and recreation hubs with flexible spaces to be shared between Recreation and Brampton Library, allowing for multiple activities that serve many age groups and interests throughout the year. Therefore Be It Resolved that Council direct staff to revisit the design and plan for the Howden Recreation Centre. The aim is to incorporate the Community Hub model, focusing on the integration of a 30,000 square foot Chinguacousy Library into the design. The redesign process should ensure it is cost-effective and efficient. A recorded vote was requested and the motion

Whereas, residents have requested enhanced community facilities for recreation and social gathering throughout the City of Brampton, particularly in Ward 2; Whereas, residents, especially those from the Heart Lake community, have expressed concerns to their local Councillors regarding the lack of sufficient investment in community amenities and facilities in Ward 2; Whereas, there is overwhelming support from residents, particularly in the Heart Lake community, for the addition of hockey and pleasure skating rinks, recognizing the importance of these spaces in fostering community connections and recreational engagement. Therefore, Be It Resolved That: 1. Staff be directed to work with the ward Councillors and Mayor to design the scope of future outdoor amenities as well as the revitalization of existing amenities, including, but not limited to, an outdoor hockey rink and dedicated pleasure skating area at Sandalwood Park in Ward 2. 2. The proposed design improvements at Sandalwood Park include: a. Conversion of the existing soccer field to an artificial turf field, b. Installation of a running track, c. Development of a full-sized hockey rink, including all necessary facilities for operation and maintenance, and d. Creation of a large area dedicated to pleasure skating. 3. Staff be directed to release a procurement document by June 1st, 2025, for the design and construction of the proposed new amenities and the revitalization of existing amenities at Sandalwood Park. 4. Staff

Whereas, Council approved a report on August 10, 2022 outlining the ‘Protocol for Evaluation of Incentives to Non-Profit Affordable Housing and Long Term Care Projects’ (Appendix 1); Whereas, the report recommended that staff continue to review requests on a case-by-case basis using the Council endorsed evaluation criteria as an interim approach until such time as the City-wide CIP for Housing is established; and Whereas, Niwass LTC had been identified in the report as one of the applicants that had requested for relief from Permit Fees and DCs in 2022 and satisfies all the stipulated evaluation criteria identified in the report Therefore, be it resolved; That the development charges for the Niwass Long-Term Care project be waived, with an estimated amount of $1,960,077.88 to be recovered through internal borrowing over a 10-year period, resulting in an annual repayment of $239,000, which is included in the 2025 Proposed Budget.

The Council hereby directs the Mayor to correspond with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC), advocating for the prompt review of pending assessment changes concerning the City of Brampton's Accessory Residential Units (ARUs), with the goal of ensuring the City is fully compensated in relation to the ARUs.

1. That the 2025 Capital Budget be amended to include a new project in the amount of $170,000, to design the relocation of active transportation bike lanes from the road to the boulevard on Howden Boulevard between North Park Drive and Central Park Drive, with the funding source to be determined by the Treasurer; 2. That staff report back regarding any implications related to safety of vulnerable users and traffic patterns in Brampton, should more lanes of traffic be added; 3. That Vision Zero be incorporated into the design; 4. That staff review the increase of service in addition to associated costs when bike lanes move to the boulevard to ensure the bike lanes are maintained in a similar manner to roads within Brampton; 5. That staff be directed to undertake public consultation prior to the report coming back to Council for consideration; and 6. That the design be completed in time for construction funding to be requested in the 2026 Budget submission, subject to the Mayor’s consideration.

Whereas:  The latest Statistics Canada population figures as described in the table below have Brampton at 791,486 a 6.2 % climb, surpassing Mississauga and making Brampton the second largest population in the GTHA, and 7th largest in Canada:  Based on per-capita funding, The City of Brampton, has been chronically underfunded for decades by other orders of government (regardless of Party) in numerous services like health care, transit, infrastructure, social services and more, relative to other municipalities across the country and province;  Federal and Provincial elections are looming, and while the current governments have been great partners in announcing funding commitments like Brampton’s second hospital, Riverwalk, and Transit, we are barely catching up to the investments needed to support the city’s growth;  From Dec 2018 – present, the Mayor and Council have flagged and advocated for Brampton’s fair share of funding from other orders of government given anecdotal evidence of an under-reported population, with population facts as of January 16, 2025, to now back it up;  The City of Brampton has been an ongoing example of the need for a new municipal growth framework, as advocated at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), for the Federal government and Provinces to provide sustainable and predictable funding and/or new revenue tools for municipalities to pay for growth;  Without equitable, sustainable and predictable funding from other orders of governm

1. That the City of Brampton Council endorse a 2025 net property tax levy variance of 2.9% on the Tax Bill for the City; 2. That the Treasurer be authorized to make all necessary transfers of amounts budgeted on a provisional basis in General Government accounts to Department operating accounts, as and when the necessary supporting information is available; 3. That the Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to affect the necessary funding transfers, incur expenditures, and add or adjust complement as required to implement the budget; 4. That the Capital Budget for Howden Recreation Centre, in the amount of $9,800,000, be shifted from the 2025 budget year to the 2026 budget year; 5. Notwithstanding Council Resolution C323-2023, as outlined in Section 6.10 e of Budget Policy FIN-140, that recommendations to return capital be

That, in accordance with Part VI.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, Council reduce the time period as set out in subsection 7(3) of O. Reg. 530/22 to pass a resolution making an amendment to the proposed budget from 30 days from the date the budget is submitted, being January 10, 2025, to 10 days, being January 20, 2025, after which the budget shall be deemed adopted by the municipality pending the mayoral veto period of 10 days or a mayoral decision to shorten the 10 day period.

That the following by-law before Council at its Special Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025 be given the required number of readings, taken as read, and signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, and the Corporate Seal affixed thereto: By-law 1-2025 – To amend User Fee By-law 193-2024 – Schedule I – Stormwater Charges

That the following by-law before Council at its Special Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, and signed by the Mayor and the City Clerk, and the Corporate Seal affixed thereto: By-law 2-2025 – To confirm the proceedings of Council at its Special Meeting of January 13, 14, 16, and 20, 2025.

That Council do now adjourn to meet again for a Regular Meeting of Council on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. or at the call of the Mayor.