City Council

That the update re: Government Relations Matters , to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020, be received.

That the following delegations re: Item 12.1 – Planning and Development Committee Recommendation PDC134-2020 – Application to Amend the Zoning By-law (to permit the redevelopment of the Shoppers World Mall) – SvN Architects + Planners – RioCan Management Inc. – 499 Main Street South – Ward 3 (File OZS-2019-0009), to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020, be received: 1. Michelle McCollum, Associate Vice President, Sheridan College 2. Dr. Nicholas Brandon, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Region of Peel – Public Health 3. a) Catherine Truong, Director of Development, RioCan Management Inc and b) Lina Al-Dajani, Associate, Planning & Urban Design, SvN Architects + Planners

That the following delegations, re: Family and Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Campaign , to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020, be received: 1. Nancy Polsinelli, Commissioner, Health Services, Region of Peel 2. Sharon Mayne Devine, CEO, Catholic Family Services Peel Dufferin

Whereas many workers within the City of Brampton continue to provide essential services for the benefit of residents across the City, province and country and require access to fast and easy COVID-19 testing to ensure they can continue their productive work; and Whereas many of these essential service workers reside within the City of Brampton, currently experiencing a prevalence of COVID-19 cases; Therefore Be It Resolved that the Federal and Provincial Governments be requested to deploy new rapid tests to essential service workers, and especially within the City of Brampton and other high transmission areas, in order to keep essential workers safe and productive, improve access to testing availability and quickly detect and manage outbreaks to enable these workers to continue making productive and essential contributions to our communities.

Whereas many workers within the City of Brampton continue to provide essential services for the benefit of residents across the City, province and country and require access to vaccines, when available, to ensure they can continue their productive work; and Whereas many of these essential service workers reside within the City of Brampton, currently experiencing a prevalence of COVID-19 cases; Therefore Be It Resolved that the Federal and Provincial Governments be requested to deploy vaccine access to essential service workers, and especially within the City of Brampton and other high transmission areas, in order to keep essential workers safe and productive, improve access to testing availability and quickly detect and manage outbreaks to enable these workers to continue making productive and essential contributions to our communities; That Mayor Brown be requested to write to former General Hillier, responsible for vaccine deployment, to make this request.

That the City of Brampton request the Province look at the disparity, and evaluate the equality of, big box stores being open during provincial lockdown given that small businesses with smaller crowds sell similar items; and That the Co-Chairs of the Economic Development Taskforce continue to work with the Mayor to draft a letter to the Province; That the letter also be shared with Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the Brampton Downtown BIA, and Brampton provincial and federal representatives.

Whereas, the Brampton Economic Support Task Force hosted a webinar for the restaurant sector to provide updates from industry experts and learned of issues facing the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas, the industry has been hard hit during the COVID pandemic resulting in closures and lockdowns. Whereas, on November 23rd, Brampton moved into the Grey Phase of the Province’s new lockdown level with wide scale measures and restrictions including the closure of indoor and outdoor restaurant service. Take out and delivery are permitted. Whereas, the delivery services provided by various companies can cost a restaurant as much as 30% of the cost of the meal for each delivery. For many restaurants this isn’t affordable or sustainable. Whereas the cost of doing business has escalated with the cost of Personal Protection Equipment for employees and Commercial Insurance. Therefore be it resolved that Brampton City Council: • Urges service delivery companies to help restaurants stay in business by lowering delivery fees. • That an advocacy letter be sent to the Provincial government to: o Request food delivery businesses cap service fees during the COVID-19 pandemic. o That Ontario’s Main Street Relief Grant for Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) increase the eligibility to more than nine employees. o That the City of Brampton supports the Province in any actions to help address the cost of doing business and protect restaurants from dramatic insurance rate hikes.

1. That the report titled; Reque st to Begin Procurement for Advertising Rights on Brampton Transit ’s Bus Fleet , (CG.x 2020) , to the Council meeting of November 25, 2020, be received; 2. That the Purchasing Agent be authorized to begin procurement for Advertising Rights on Brampton Transit’s Bus Fleet and; 3. That the General Manager, Transit or designate, be delegated authority to act as the Authorized Representative of the City and to execute on behalf of the City any agreements, or other documentation as may be required to execute the contract noted in recommendation two (2) of this report, under key business terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Transit or designate and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor or designate.

1. That the Minutes of the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of November 16, 2020 , to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020, be received; and, 2. That Recommendations PDC126-2020 to PDC142-2020 be approved as outlined in the subject minutes.

1. That the Summary of Recommendations from the Committee of Council Meeting of November 18, 2020 , to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020, be received; and, 2. That Recommendations CW275-2020 to CW305-2020 be approved as outlined in the subject minutes.

1. That the Minutes of the Governance and Council Operations Committee Meeting of November 23, 2020 , to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020, be received; and, 2. That Recommendations GC017-2020 and GC019-2020 to GC021-2020 be approved as outlined in the subject minutes; and 3. That Recommendation GC018-2020 be approved, as amended, to read as follows: That staff be requested to report, to a future meeting of the Governance and Council Operations Committee at the call of the Chair, on a process of how a third-party auditor could be procured to undertake a forensic audit with respect to how the decision was made to make payment for cancellation of the agreement; and, That the following portion of the recommendation (second recital) of GC018-2020 be

Brampton Council believes in the fundamental democratic principles of “Representation by Population” as well as “No Taxation Without Representation”; and Whereas Brampton’s residents have been grossly under-represented on Regional of Peel Council for over twenty years; and Whereas the 2020 representation ratio at Peel Council is: • 1 elected official for 97,371 population in Brampton • 1 elected official for 65,742 population in Mississauga • 1 elected official for 15,660 population in Caledon; And the average representation is 1 elected official (24 Members) for 64,533 population across the Region; and Whereas the number of Region of Peel Councillors for the 2022 Municipal Election will remain in place until 2030: Therefore Be It Resolved That the Council of the Region of Peel be requested to add additional Brampton Regional Councillors to the Regional of Peel Council, in time for the October 2022 Municipal Election and to assume office in November 2022, based on the principle of representation-by-population; and That any additional Brampton Regional Councillors be selected by Brampton City Council from among those colleagues elected as Brampton City Councillors, and appointed by Peel Regional Council for a four-year term. Yea (11) Regional Councillor Santos , Regional Councillor Vicente , Regional Councillor Palleschi , Regional Councillor Medeiros , Regional Councillor Fortini , Regional Councillor Dhillon , City Councillor Whillans , City Councillor Bowman , City Councill

the City of Brampton declared a Climate Emergency on September 5, 2019; and WHEREAS Brampton City Council has consistently advocated to the provincial and federal governments for funding the downtown Brampton Etobicoke Creek Flood Mitigation project to eliminate flood risk from extreme storm events, remove the Special Policy Area designation and lift development restrictions in downtown Brampton; and WHEREAS the City of Brampton’s flood mitigation project, commonly

That Council proceed into Closed Session to discuss matters pertaining to the following: 19.1 Minutes – Closed Session – City Council – October 28, 2020 19.2 Minutes – Closed Session – Committee of Council – November 18, 2020 19.3 Note to File – Closed Session – Governance & Council Operations Committee – November 23, 2020 19.4 Open Meeting exception under Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal Act, 2001: A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board 19.5 Open Meeting exception under Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal Act, 2001: A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board

1. That demolition of the Heritage Theatre Block be

That the following by-law before Council at its Regular Meeting of November 25, 2020, 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 241-2020 – To confirm the proceedings of Council at its Regular Meeting held on November 25, 2020

That the agenda for the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020 be approved as as amended, to add: 6.2. Announcement – Big Brothers and Big Sisters; 6.3. Announcement – 551st Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak on November 30, 2020 (Happy Gurpurab); 16.2. Discussion at the request of Mayor Patrick Brown and Councillor Medeiros re: Regional Representation; Minutes – City Council – Regular Meeting – November 25, 2020 16.3. Discussion item at the request of Councillor Vicente re: Brampton Riverwalk; 16.4. Discussion at the request of Councillor Palleschi re: Restaurant Delivery; 16.5. Discussion Item at the request of Councillor Singh re: Genocide Awareness Week; and, 19.5 Open Meeting exception under Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal Act, 2001: A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board

That Council hereby approves the following items and that the various Officials of the Corporation are hereby authorized and directed to take such action as may be necessary to give effect of the recommendations as contained therein: 10.6.1 1. That the report titled: re: Subdivision Release and Assumption – Registered Plan 43M-1911 – Ward 4 – Vanmar Developments Ontario Inc. – North of Bonnie Braes Drive and East of Creditview Road (Planning References: C03W04.006 and 21T-10017B), be received; 2. That all works constructed and installed in accordance with the subdivision agreement for Registered Plan 43M-1911 (the “Subdivision”) be accepted and assumed; 3. That the Treasurer be authorized to release the securities held by the City; and 4. That By-law 221-2020 be passed to assume the following street widening as shown on the Registered Plan 43M-1911 as part of the public highway system: Street widening Block 15 to be part of Creditview Road. 10.6.2 1. That the report titled: Subdivision Release and Assumption – Registered Plan 43M-2011 – Ward 5 – Denford Estates Inc. – North of Queen Street and East of Creditview Road (Planning References: C03W07.006 and 21T- 05018B), to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020 be received; 2. That all works constructed and installed in accordance with the subdivision agreement for Registered Plan 43M-2011 (the “Subdivision”) be accepted and assumed; 3. That the Treasurer be authorized to release the securities held by the City; save and excep

That the update from Mayor Brown re: COVID-19 Emergency, to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020, be received.

Minutes – City Council – Regular Meeting – November 25, 2020 1. That the Minutes of the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of November 16, 2020, to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020, be received; and, 2. That Recommendations PDC126-2020 to PDC142-2020 be approved as outlined in the subject minutes.

1. That the Minutes of the Governance and Council Operations Committee Meeting of November 23, 2020, to the Council Meeting of November 25, 2020, be received; and, 2. That Recommendations GC017-2020 and GC019-2020 to GC021-2020 be approved as outlined in the subject minutes; and 3. That Recommendation GC018-2020 be approved, as amended, to read as follows: That staff be requested to report, to a future meeting of the Governance and Council Operations Committee at the call of the Chair, on a process of how a Minutes – City Council – Regular Meeting – November 25, 2020 third-party auditor could be procured to undertake a forensic audit with respect to how the decision was made to make payment for cancellation of the agreement; and, That the following portion of the recommendation be

Whereas Brampton Council believes in the fundamental democratic principles of “Representation by Population” as well as “No Taxation Without Representation”; and Whereas Brampton’s residents have been grossly under-represented on Regional of Peel Council for over twenty years; and Whereas the 2020 representation ratio at Peel Council is: • 1 elected official for 97,371 population in Brampton • 1 elected official for 65,742 population in Mississauga • 1 elected official for 15,660 population in Caledon; And the average representation is 1 elected official (24 Members) for 64,533 population across the Region; and Whereas the number of Region of Peel Councillors for the 2022 Municipal Election will remain in place until 2030: Therefore Be It Resolved That the Council of the Region of Peel be requested to add additional Brampton Regional Councillors to the Regional of Peel Council, in time for the October 2022 Municipal Election and to assume office in November 2022, based on the principle of representation-by-population; and That any additional Brampton Regional Councillors be selected by Brampton City Council from among those colleagues elected as Brampton City Councillors, and appointed by Peel Regional Council for a four-year term. Yea (11): Mayor Patrick Brown, Regional Councillor Santos , Regional Councillor Vicente , City Councillor Whillans , Regional Councillor Palleschi , City Councillor Bowman , Regional Councillor Medeiros , City Councillor Williams , Regional Council

WHEREAS the City of Brampton declared a Climate Emergency on September 5, 2019; and WHEREAS Brampton City Council has consistently advocated to the provincial and federal governments for funding the downtown Brampton Etobicoke Creek Flood Mitigation project to eliminate flood risk from extreme storm events, remove the Special Policy Area designation and lift development restrictions in downtown Brampton; and Minutes – City Council – Regular Meeting – November 25, 2020 WHEREAS the City of Brampton’s flood mitigation project, commonly

Whereas in the first week of November of 1984 thousands of Sikhs were targeted and systematically killed across India1, which affected directly many residents in the City of Brampton, including members of Council; Whereas Minister Rajnath Singh of the ruling BJP party recognized the events of November 1984 as Genocide2 and in June 2015 the Legislative Assembly of Delhi also acknowledged the events as Genocide in June of 20153; 1 https://www.amnesty.ca/news/1984-sikh-massacre-33-years-justice-still-eludes-victims 2 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/1984-anti-sikh-riots-were-genocide-says-rajnath-singh-718636 Minutes – City Council – Regular Meeting – November 25, 2020 Whereas dozens of municipalities in the United States, since 2015, have recognized the Sikh Genocide and many State Legislatures including Connecticut4, Pennsylvania5 and California6; Whereas in April 2017 with the support of all three parties, the Ontario Provincial Legislature passed a motion recognizing the Sikh Genocide of 1984 7 and this year Bill 177 was supported by members of the Ontario Provincial Legislature for Sikh Genocide Awareness Week8; Whereas just this year, Surrey City Council declared November Sikh Genocide Remembrance Month and Mayor Doug McCallum proclaimed November as Sikh Genocide Awareness Month9; Therefore, be it resolved; 1) That the City of Brampton support and reaffirm the Province of Ontario’s motion of recognizing the Sikh Genocide and calling for truth and justice for the victims. 2)

That By-laws 221-2020 to 240-2020, before Council at its Regular Meeting of November 25, 2020, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, and signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, and the Corporate Seal affixed thereto

That the following Closed Session minutes and note to file be acknowledged and the directions outlined within be confirmed: 19.1 Minutes – Closed Session – City Council – October 28, 2020 19.2 Minutes – Closed Session – Committee of Council – November 18, 2020 19.3 Note to File – Closed Session – Governance & Council Operations Committee – November 23, 2020