City Council

That the agenda for the Council Meeting of January 27, 2020 be approved as amended to add: Minutes – City Council – January 27, 2021 8.5 Delegation Gurpartap Singh Toor, Khalsa Aid International, re: Item 16.3 – City Council Supporting Khalsa Aid’s Nobel Peace Prize Nomination; 16.3 Discussion Item at the Request of City Councillor Singh re: City Council Supporting Khalsa Aid’s Nobel Peace Prize Nomination; and, 16.4 Discussion Item at the Request of Regional Councillor Vicente re: Fiscal Accountability.

1. That the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of December 9, 2020, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received; 2. That the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of December 9, 2020, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received; and, 3. That the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of December 23, 2020, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received.

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: 19.1, 19.2 and 19.3 That the following Closed Session minutes be acknowledged and the directions outlined within be confirmed: 19.1 Closed Session Minutes – City Council – December 9, 2020 19.2 Closed Session Minutes – Special City Council – December 23, 2020 19.3 Closed Session Minutes – Governance and Council Operations Committee – January 18, 2021

1. That the update re: Government Relations Matters, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received; and, 2. That staff be directed to convene a meeting with local MPs to discuss the transit facility development.

That the following delegations re: Item 9.1 – Update from Mayor Brown re. COVID-19 Emergency – Operation of COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Brampton, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received: 1. Clinton Baretto, Clinical Director for Peel Covid Isolation Centres Homeless Health Peel (HHP) 2. Ameek Singh, Nurse in Charge Brampton Isolation Site

That the delegation from Amaleethan Xavier, Director, Brampton Tamil Association re: Item 12.4 – Committee of Council Recommendation CW041- Minutes – City Council – January 27, 2021 2021 – Tamil Community in Brampton, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received.

That Recommendation CW041-2021, as amended, be further amended to change “Tamil Memorial Genocide monument” to read as Tamil Genocide Memorial monument.” Yea (4): Mayor Patrick Brown, Regional Councillor Palleschi , City Councillor Williams , and City Councillor Singh Nay (7): Regional Councillor Santos , Regional Councillor Vicente , Regional Councillor Medeiros , Regional Councillor Fortini , Regional Councillor Dhillon , City Councillor Whillans , and City Councillor Bowman

That the delegation from Gurpartap Singh Toor, Khalsa Aid International, re: Item 16.3 – Discussion Item at the Request of Councillor Singh re: City Council Minutes – City Council – January 27, 2021 Supporting Khalsa Aid’s Nobel Peace Prize Nomination, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received.

Whereas on January 12, 2021 the Government of Ontario declared the second State of Emergency in order to address surging numbers of COVID-19 cases and; Whereas as of January 14, 2021 the Government of Ontario enacted a Stay-at- Home Order and; Whereas under the declaration of the provincial emergency, the province has provided authority to all enforcement and provincial offences officers, including the Ontario Provincial Police, local police forces, bylaw officers, and provincial workplace inspectors to issue tickets to individuals who do not comply with the stay-at-home-order and; Whereas Canadian citizens and permanent residents are advised to avoid all non-essential travel outside of Canada until further notice to limit the spread of COVID-19 and; Minutes – City Council – January 27, 2021 Whereas more than 60,000 international travellers are arriving at Toronto Pearson International Airport each week and a total of 6,580 investigations have occurred; Whereas more than 64,000 people every week are not being adequately screened upon arrival at Toronto Pearson International Airport and; Whereas Peel Regional Police have not received Federal Relief Funding through the Government of Ontario to offset the costs of existing Quarantine Act checks and; Therefore be it resolved that the City of Brampton request the Government of Canada impose an immediate mandatory 14 day quarantine period on all inbound international travellers at a hotel and; That the Government of Canada provide

That the update from Mayor Brown re: COVID-19 Emergency, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received.

1. That the presentation and report titled: City of Brampton’s 2018-2022 – Term of Council Priorities – 2020 Highlights and Achievements, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received; and, 2. That the information contained therein also be provided to Council and residents for the term of 2018 to 2022, subject to budget consideration.

1. That the report titled: Term of Council Priorities – Mid-Term Refresh, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received; and, 2. That Council approve the updated Term of Council Priorities’ as outlined in the Term of Council Priority Project Summaries identified in Table A in this report; and, 3. That Page 4 (Item 4.1 under Fiscal Responsibility) wording be revised as follows: Residential tax rate moving towards the “middle of GTA pack”

That the report titled: BramptonU Update, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received.

1. That the report titled: Recommendation Report: Direction to enter into a Consent Agreement – David Jeffrey Rollings and Kareen Mary Rollings – 1553 Hallstone Road – Ward 6 (Planning, Building and Economic Development-2020-233 and File B19-026) to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received, and 2. That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to execute a Consent Agreement in Accordance with the Committee of Adjustment’s decision (File B19-026) approving a Consent Application for David Jeffrey Rollings and Kareen Mary Rollings respecting a property located at 1553 Hallstone Road, with content satisfactory to the Commissioner of Planning, Building and Economic Development and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor; and that staff be authorized to take the necessary steps to implement the terms of the Consent Agreement.

That the Minutes of the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of December 7, 2020, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received.

Minutes – City Council – January 27, 2021 1. That the Minutes of the Governance and Council Operations Committee Meeting of January 18, 2021, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received; 2. That Recommendations GC001-2021 and GC003-2021 to GC006-2021 be approved as outlined in the subject minutes; and, 3. That Recommendation GC002-2020 be amended as follows: 1. To clarify there are now five (5) Sections of Committee of Council instead of four (4); and 2. To move the functional responsibilities for “tourism and film” from the Economic Development Section to the Corporate Services Section in order to align with the City’s organizational structure wherein those responsibilities reside with the Strategic Communications, Culture and Events Division, which reports through the Corporate Services Section of Committee of Council. Such that the amended Recommendation reads as follows: GC002-2020 1. That the report titled: Standing Committee Structure Update, to the Governance and Council Operations Committee meeting of January 18, 2021, be received; 2. That the Governance and Council Operations Committee approve one of the three options outlined in this report; and, 3. That being Option 1, as amended to read: Option 1 1) Committee determines that the status quo is operating sufficiently and meeting the goals and expectations of Council, and the existing Standing Committee governance structure will be maintained; and To rotate the five sections in agenda order, and the respe

1. That the Minutes of the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of January 18, 2021, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received; and, 2. That Recommendations PDC001-2021 to PDC016-2021 be approved as outlined in the subject minutes.

1. That the Minutes of the Committee of Council Meeting of January 20, 2021, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received; 2. That Recommendations CW001-2021 to CW005-2021, CW007-2021 to CW011-2021, CW013-2021 to CW040-2021, and CW042-2021 be approved as outlined in the subject minutes; and, Minutes – City Council – January 27, 2021 3. a) That Recommendation CW006-2021 be approved as amended, such that the recommendation reads as follows: CW006-2021 Whereas the Province of Ontario has directed a grey-lockdown status for the City of Brampton, that restrict residents from leaving home unless for essential purposes to include exercise outdoors; Whereas the City of Brampton’s outdoor skating rinks have remained opened to allow opportunity for residents to be physically active for exercise, but with limited capacity and pre-registration requirements to control use and contact tracing; Whereas the two metre physical distancing rule has been encouraged since the beginning of this pandemic and throughout, as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19; Whereas scientific evidence has indicated that repeated, cumulative exposure to an individual or individuals with COVID-19 can, in certain instances, also lead to inoculation in the same manner as prolonged close contact (reference page 5: https://www.publichealthontario.ca/- /media/documents/ncov/main/2020/09/covid-19-contact-tracing-risk- assessment.pdf?la=en) Whereas in cases where the two metre physical distancing protoc

1. That the report titled: Request to Begin Procurement – Hiring of a General Contractor for the Construction of Fire Station 214 and Peel Regional Paramedic Service Station at 917 & 927 Bovaird Drive West - Ward 5, to the Committee of Council Meeting of January 20, 2021, be received; 2. That the Purchasing Agent be authorized to commence the procurement to hire a General Contractor for the Construction of Fire Station 214 and Peel Regional Paramedic Service Station; and 3. That the appropriate City staff be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

1. That the report titled: Public Consultation on a Municipal Development Corporation for Brampton, to the City Council Meeting on January 27, 2021, be received; and 2. That a council workshop relating to the BMDC, transparency, and opportunities for redevelopment within Brampton be undertaken prior to presentation of the final report to Council. Yea (7): Mayor Patrick Brown, Regional Councillor Palleschi , Regional Councillor Dhillon , City Councillor Whillans , City Councillor Bowman , City Councillor Williams , and City Councillor Singh Nay (4): Regional Councillor Santos , Regional Councillor Vicente , Regional Councillor Medeiros , and Regional Councillor Fortini

1. That the report titled: from Annual Report on the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Program for 2019, to the City Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received. 2. That the role of Head for the purposes of MFIPPA continue to be delegated to the position of City Clerk reporting directly to Council for the purposes of this delegated authority (and reporting administratively to the Commissioner of Legislative Services). Yea (11): Mayor Patrick Brown, 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 Councillor Williams , and City Councillor Singh

That should a Councillor desire monitoring of a personal account, that monitoring costs be attributed to the individual councillor budget account. Yea (8): Regional Councillor Santos , Regional Councillor Vicente , Regional Councillor Medeiros , Regional Councillor Fortini , Regional Councillor Dhillon , City Councillor Bowman , City Councillor Williams , and City Councillor Singh Nay (3): Mayor Patrick Brown, Regional Councillor Palleschi , and City Councillor Whillans

That the protections articulated by IT staff, in relation to the protection of the public from the impersonation (including identity theft) of members of Council and City corporate identities on the Internet, be initiated. Yea (8): Mayor Patrick Brown, Regional Councillor Santos , Regional Councillor Vicente , Regional Councillor Palleschi , City Councillor Whillans , City Councillor Bowman , City Councillor Williams , and City Councillor Singh Nay (3): Regional Councillor Medeiros , Regional Councillor Fortini , and Regional Councillor Dhillon

1. That the correspondence from Suzy Godefroy, Executive Director, Downtown Brampton BIA, dated December 9, 2020, re: Downtown Brampton BIA Board of Directors Update, to the Council Meeting of January 27, 2021, be received; and, 2. That Mark Sich, owner of Pizzanini, be appointed to the Downtown Brampton Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board of Directors, effective December 9, 2020, in accordance with By-law 88-2015 and subsection 204 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001.

Whereas Section Part 5 of Ontario’s Municipal Act entitled “Accountability and Transparency”, provides mandatory and optional instruments available to municipalities to demonstrate responsible government to their citizens; Whereas, the City of Brampton has fully implemented the mandatory instruments of accountability and transparency, such as Council’s Code of Conduct, the City’s Integrity Commissioner, and the Closed Meeting Investigator; Whereas, the City of Brampton has fully implemented one of the optional instruments related to accountability and transparency, such as the Lobby Registry and Lobbyist Registrar; Whereas the Municipal Act sets out other discretionary Accountability and Transparency offices, namely the Municipal Ombudsman and the Auditor General; Whereas, as per Section 223.13 of the Municipal Act, the legislation also permits the City of Brampton to appoint a Municipal Ombudsman as another measure to further increase accountability and transparency, but does not supersede the Provincial Ombudsman’s jurisdiction to investigate; Minutes – City Council – January 27, 2021 Whereas, as per Section 223.13 of the Municipal Act, the legislation also permits the City of Brampton to appoint a Municipal Ombudsman as another option to increase accountability and transparency; Whereas, Section 223.14(3) of the Municipal Act aligns with Section 19 of the Ombudsman Act, which describes the Municipal Ombudsman’s powers and the performance of duties; and Whereas, as per Sect

Whereas Council approved to “opt-in” to allow the sale of recreational cannabis by private retail stores on January 21, 2019; and Whereas the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is responsible for licensing private retail stores, while municipalities only have the opportunity to comment on a proposed location through the AGCO’s 15-day public notification period; and Whereas currently, only five (5) approved locations are operating or authorized to operate and at least 25 current applications are “in progress” under review by the in Brampton; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council request the Mayor to write a letter, on behalf of Council, to The Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, The Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance, the Honourable Doug Minutes – City Council – January 27, 2021 Downey, Attorney General, the Chair and CAO of AGCO, and all five Brampton MPPs to advocate for a cap on the number of licenses that are issued by the Province, and the proximity of locations to 500 metres from a school, childcare or recreation centre, or similar facility, for cannabis retail stores within the City of Brampton. Yea (5): Mayor Patrick Brown, Regional Councillor Palleschi , Regional Councillor Dhillon , City Councillor Williams , and City Councillor Singh Nay (6): Regional Councillor Santos , Regional Councillor Vicente , Regional Councillor Medeiros , Regional Councillor Fortini , City Councillor Whillans , and City Councillor Bowman

That By-laws 1-2021 to 19-2021, before Council at its Regular Meeting of January 27, 2021, 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 Council proceed into Closed Session to discuss matters pertaining to the following: 19.4 Open Meeting exception under Section 239 (2) (e) and (f) of the Municipal Act, 2001: Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board and advice that is subject to solicitor- client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. 19.5 Open Meeting exception under Section 239 (2) (e) and (f) of the Municipal Act, 2001: Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board and advice that is subject to solicitor- client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose. 19.6 Open Meeting exception under Section 239 (2) (k) of the Municipal Act, 2001: A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

Minutes – City Council – January 27, 2021 That the following by-law before Council at its Regular Meeting of January 27, 2021, 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 20-2021 – To confirm the proceedings of Council at its Regular Meeting held on January 27, 2021

That Council do now adjourn to meet again for a Regular Meeting of Council on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. or at the call of the Mayor.