The Brampton Record

City Council

April 6, 2022

Who was there

Present (7): Patrick Brown, P. Fortini, Martin Medeiros, Michael Palleschi, Rowena Santos, Harkirat Singh, Paul Vicente

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (29 motions)

22 carried, 7 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

1. That the Minutes or the Regular City Council Meeting of March 2, 2022 , to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be adopted as published and circulated; 2. That the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of March 9, 2022 , to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be adopted as published and circulated; and, 3. That the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of March 11, 2022 , to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be adopted as published and circulated.
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by Regional Councillor Dhillon
Carried
That the following delegations re. Special Charges for Noise Wall – 14 and 16 Madrid Crescent – Ward 7 , to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received: 1. Don Wilson, property owner on Madrid Crescent 2. Yingguo Ai, property owner on Madrid Crescent
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Williams
Carried
That the report titled: Special Charges for Noise Wall – 14 and 16 Madrid Crescent – Ward 7 be
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Williams
Referred
That the delegation from Sylvia Roberts, Brampton resident, re. Item 12.3 – Planning and Development Committee Recommendation PDC052-2022 – March 21, 2022 – City-Initiated Amendments to the Official Plan to Establish and Implement Secondary Plan Area 52 – Heritage Heights , to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received.
Moved by Regional Councillor Palleschi, seconded by City Councillor Whillans
Carried
That the staff update re. Government Relations Matters , to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; and That the following motion be
Moved by Regional Councillor Vicente, seconded by City Councillor Whillans
Deferred
That the report titled: Temporary Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar Services , to the City Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; and That Principles Integrity be appointed as the City’s temporary Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar, effective April 6, 2022 to July 1, 2023, or until such time as the City has appointed a new Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar; That a by-law be passed to appoint Principles Integrity, as the Integrity Commissioner for City Council, in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, effective April 6, 2022, and repeal By-law 165-2019; That a by-law be passed to appoint Principles Integrity, as the Lobbyist Registrar, in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, effective April 6, 2022, and repeal By-law 166-2019; That the Interim Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to sign an agreement with Principles Integrity, based on their proposal brief dated March 18, 2022, for Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar services, with content satisfactory to the Interim Chief Administrative Officer and Commissioner, Legislative Services, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor or designate. 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 Councillor Williams , City Councillor Sing
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Bowman
Carried
In favour (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, City Councillor Singh
1. That the staff memorandum titled: Heritage Heights Secondary Plan, Technical Corrections , to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; 2. That the enabling by-laws be corrected in accordance with the technical corrections outlined in the subject memorandum; 3. That Planning and Development Recommendation PDC052-2022, be approved as follows: PDC052-2022 1. That the staff report re: City initiated Amendments to the Official Plan to Establish and Implement Secondary Plan Area 52 – Heritage Heights , to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of March 21, 2022, be received; 2. That the Official Plan Amendments attached to this report be adopted; 3. That the staff presentation re: City initiated Amendments to the Official Plan to Establish and Implement Secondary Plan Area 52 – Heritage Heights, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of March 21, 2022, be received; 4. That the following delegations re: City initiated Amendments to the Official Plan to Establish and Implement Secondary Plan Area 52 – Heritage Heights, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of March 21, 2022, be received; 1. Gideon Forman, Transportation policy analyst, David Suzuki Foundation; 2. Sylvia Roberts, Brampton Resident; 5. That the following correspondence re: City initiated Amendments to the Official Plan to Establish and Implement Secondary Plan Area 52 – Heritage Heights, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of March 21, 2022, be received; 1. Donn
Moved by Regional Councillor Palleschi
Carried
1. That the Minutes of the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of March 21, 2022 , to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; and, 2. That Recommendations PDC044-2022 to PDC051-2022 and PDC053-2022 to PDC059-2022 be approved as outlined in the subject minutes.
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by Regional Councillor Dhillon
Carried
That the Summary of Recommendations for the Committee of Council Meeting of March 30, 202 2, to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; 2. That Recommendations CW113-2022 to CW121-2022 and CW123-2022 to CW155-2022 and CW156-2022 to CW161-2022 be approved as outlined in the subject summary; and, 3. That Recommendation CW156-2022 be approved, as amended, to read as follows: CW156-2022 Whereas, Brampton Civic Hospital has one of the busiest emergency rooms in Canada, and serves as the only main full-service facility for the City of Brampton’s approximately 650,000 residents since 2007, and has long been plagued with issues of overcrowding and excessive wait times; And Whereas, an additional full-service Hospital is urgently needed in Brampton to serve the City's aging community needs for continuing complex care and rehabilitation in emergency and intensive care units; And Whereas, as a result, the Province of Ontario made a commitment in the March 2021 budget to help fund a new full-service Hospital in Brampton, and the City of Brampton will be required to commit to a 10% local share under the Provincial cost-sharing funding model; And Whereas, Brampton City Council voted on November 3, 2021 to commit to a 10% local share estimated at $125M for the new full-service Hospital in Brampton including an option to seek a 50% contribution from the Region of Peel; And Whereas, Brampton City Council voted during 2022 budget deliberations t
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Bowman
Tabled
That the correspondence from the Office of Dr. Sara Singh, MPP Brampton Centre, re: Queen's Park Motion for Cancer Care Centre , to the Committee of Council Meeting of March 30, 2022, be received; That the Government of Ontario be requested to address the inequity in health care and cancer treatment services such as radiation therapy in central Peel Region through the funding of a new cancer care centre for the city of Brampton by no later than 2026; and, That a letter of thanks be sent to all Government Leaders and MPPs in Brampton for their support of this matter.
Moved by Regional Councillor Santos, seconded by Regional Councillor Vicente
Carried
That the Briefing Note from City staff titled “Hospital Levy – Additional Information" , to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received.
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Bowman
Carried
the City has received development applications to permit the development of the lands municipally known as 199, 203, 205, 207-209, 215, 219-221 Main Street North; 34, 38, 42 and 44 Thomas Street; and 4 Market Street (the “Subject Lands”) with two 48-storey mixed-use buildings comprised of approximately 1,129 units and a daycare (the “Development”) AND WHEREAS there are four buildings on the Subject Lands municipally known as 205, 207-209, 215-217 and 219-221 Main Street North identified on the City of Brampton’s Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Resources (“Listed” Heritage Properties) on the Subject Lands; AND WHEREAS the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, to streamline regulation in a number of different key areas and support post-pandemic recovery; AND WHEREAS the Government of Ontario more recently on March 30, 2022, introduced Bill 109, More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022, to among other goals, incentivize the timely processing of certain applications to bring housing to the market; AND WHEREAS Council on September 29, 2021, considered the Development and unanimously passed a resolution that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the “Minister”) exercise their authority under Section 47 of the Planning Act (the “Act”) to issue a Minister’s Zoning Order (“MZO”) which would permit development of the Subject Lands with two 48-storey mixed-use buildings comprised of approximately 1,129 units, retail uses and a day
Moved by Regional Councillor Vicente, seconded by Regional Councillor Fortini
Carried
That staff be requested to report on: 1) the number of vacancies, by department, from January 1, 2022 to date, that relate to a requirement to return to on-site work; 2) progress update with regard to the modernization policy review; and 3) efficiencies and/or increased productivity that may have been realised through remote work and modernization policy.
Moved by Regional Councillor Palleschi, seconded by Regional Councillor Santos
Carried
That Council proceed into Closed Session to discuss matters pertaining to the following: 19.5. Open Session meeting exception under Section 239 (3) (b) of the Municipal Act, 2001: An ongoing investigation respecting the municipality, a local board or a municipally-controlled corporation by the Ombudsman appointed under the Ombudsman Act, an Ombudsman
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Bowman
Referred
That the Ombudsman be advised City Council no longer wishes to proceed with the investigation requested through Resolution C024-2022 regarding: 1) the completion of the meeting of January 26, 2022 meeting of Council (confirming by-law properly adopted and there was a quorum present); and 2) the voting procedures were properly following according to the Procedure By-law in regard to Item 19.10 of the January 26, 2022 meeting of Council. Yea (6) Regional Councillor Medeiros , Regional Councillor Fortini , Regional Councillor Dhillon , City Councillor Whillans , City Councillor Bowman , and City Councillor Williams Nay (4) Regional Councillor Santos , Regional Councillor Vicente , Regional Councillor Palleschi , and City Councillor Singh Absent (1) Mayor Patrick Brown
Moved by Regional Councillor Medeiros, seconded by Regional Councillor Fortini
Carried
In favour (9): Regional Councillor Santos, Regional Councillor Vicente, City Councillor Whillans, City Councillor Bowman, Regional Councillor Medeiros, City Councillor Williams, Regional Councillor Fortini, Regional Councillor Dhillon, Chair Singh · Opposed (1): Regional Councillor Palleschi
That the agenda for the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022 be approved as amended: To add: 16.2. Discussion Item at the Request of Regional Councillor Vicente re. Development Matter in Ward 1; 16.3. Discussion Item at the Request of Regional Councillor Palleschi re. COVID- 19 Update re City Employees; and, 19.10. Open Session meeting exception under Section 239 (d) of the Municipal Act, 2021: Minutes – City Council – April 6, 202 Labour relations and employee negotiations.
Moved by City Councillor Bowman, seconded by Regional Councillor Vicente
Carried
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: 10.6.2. 1. That the report titled: Subdivision Release and Assumption – Registered Plan 43M-1932 – Mattamy (Credit River) Limited – East of Mississauga Road and South of Sandalwood Parkway – Ward 6 (Planning References: C04W11.008 and 21T-12006B), to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; 2. That all works constructed and installed in accordance with the subdivision agreement for Registered Plan 43M-1932 (the “Subdivision”) be accepted and assumed; 3. That the Treasurer be authorized to release the securities held by the City; save and except for the amount of $12,000 which shall be held by the City until such time as the Director, Environment & Development Engineering is satisfied that the warranty period in respect of landscape warranties has expired; 4. That By-law 53-2022 be passed to assume the following streets as shown on the Registered Plan 43M-1932 as part of the public highway system: Minutes – City Council – April 6, 202 Baycliffe Crescent, Affleck Road, Butterworth Road, Ariel Road, Crossbill Road, Delavan Lane, Pescara Lane 10.6.3. 1. That the report titled: Subdivision Release and Assumption – Registered Plan 43M-2041 – 1410928 Ontario Limited – East of Mississauga Road and South of Sandalwood Parkway – Ward 6 (Planning
Moved by City Councillor Bowman, seconded by Regional Councillor Fortini
Carried
Minutes – City Council – April 6, 202 That the report titled: Special Charges for Noise Wall – 14 and 16 Madrid Crescent – Ward 7 be
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Williams
Referred
1. That the following delegations re. Item 12.3 – Planning and Development Committee Minutes – 2706376 Ontario Inc. – Blackthorn Development Corp. – 30 McLaughlin Road South – Ward 3 (File OZS-2021-0016), to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received: 1. Joanne MacKinnon, Brampton resident 2. Gus Margou, Brampton resident 3. Sohan Chouhan, Brampton resident 2. That the following correspondence re. Item 12.3 – Planning and Development Committee Recommendation PDC055-2022 – 2706376 Ontario Inc. – Blackthorn Minutes – City Council – April 6, 202 Development Corp. – 30 McLaughlin Road South – Ward 3 (File OZS-2021- 0016), to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received: 1. Dwijendra (Santos) Bhattacharya, dated April 5, 2022 2. Anju Jain, Brampton resident, dated March 25, 2022
Moved by City Councillor Bowman, seconded by Regional Councillor Medeiros
Carried
That the delegation from Sylvia Roberts, Brampton resident, re. Item 12.4 – Committee of Council Recommendation CW119-2022 – March 30, 2022 – Brampton Autism Centre, to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received.
Moved by City Councillor Williams, seconded by City Councillor Singh
Carried
That the report titled: Temporary Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar Services, to the City Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; and That Principles Integrity be appointed as the City’s temporary Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar, effective April 6, 2022 to July 1, 2023, or until such time as the City has appointed a new Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar; That a by-law be passed to appoint Principles Integrity, as the Integrity Commissioner for City Council, in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, effective April 6, 2022, and repeal By-law 165-2019; That a by-law be passed to appoint Principles Integrity, as the Lobbyist Registrar, in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, effective April 6, 2022, and repeal By-law 166-2019; That the Interim Chief Administrative Officer be authorized to sign an agreement with Principles Integrity, based on their proposal brief dated March 18, 2022, for Integrity Commissioner and Lobbyist Registrar services, with content satisfactory to the Interim Chief Administrative Officer and Commissioner, Legislative Services, and in a form approved by the City Solicitor or designate. Minutes – City Council – April 6, 202 A recorded vote was requested and the motion
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Bowman
Carried
In favour (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, City Councillor Singh
1. That the staff memorandum titled: Heritage Heights Secondary Plan, Technical Corrections, to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; 2. That the enabling by-laws be corrected in accordance with the technical corrections outlined in the subject memorandum; 3. That Planning and Development Recommendation PDC052-2022, be approved as follows: PDC052-2022 1. That the staff report re: City initiated Amendments to the Official Plan to Establish and Implement Secondary Plan Area 52 – Minutes – City Council – April 6, 202 Heritage Heights, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of March 21, 2022, be received; 2. That the Official Plan Amendments attached to this report be adopted; 3. That the staff presentation re: City initiated Amendments to the Official Plan to Establish and Implement Secondary Plan Area 52 – Heritage Heights, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of March 21, 2022, be received; 4. That the following delegations re: City initiated Amendments to the Official Plan to Establish and Implement Secondary Plan Area 52 – Heritage Heights, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of March 21, 2022, be received; 1. Gideon Forman, Transportation policy analyst, David Suzuki Foundation; 2. Sylvia Roberts, Brampton Resident; 5. That the following correspondence re: City initiated Amendments to the Official Plan to Establish and Implement Secondary Plan Area 52 – Heritage Heights, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of
Moved by Regional Councillor Palleschi, seconded by All Members of Council
Carried
1. That the report titled: Spongy (LDD) Moth Burlap Kits, to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; Minutes – City Council – April 6, 202 2. That staff be directed to make available the free burlap kits to Brampton residents for distribution in May 2022; 3. That staff be directed to work with members of Council on distributing burlap kits to Brampton residents.
Moved by City Councillor Williams, seconded by City Councillor Whillans
Carried
1. That the Summary of Recommendations for the Committee of Council Meeting of March 30, 2022, to the Council Meeting of April 6, 2022, be received; Minutes – City Council – April 6, 202 2. That Recommendations CW113-2022 to CW121-2022 and CW123-2022 to CW155-2022 and CW156-2022 to CW161-2022 be approved as outlined in the subject summary; and, 3. That Recommendation CW156-2022 be approved, as amended, to read as follows: CW156-2022 Whereas, Brampton Civic Hospital has one of the busiest emergency rooms in Canada, and serves as the only main full-service facility for the City of Brampton’s approximately 650,000 residents since 2007, and has long been plagued with issues of overcrowding and excessive wait times; And Whereas, an additional full-service Hospital is urgently needed in Brampton to serve the City's aging community needs for continuing complex care and rehabilitation in emergency and intensive care units; And Whereas, as a result, the Province of Ontario made a commitment in the March 2021 budget to help fund a new full-service Hospital in Brampton, and the City of Brampton will be required to commit to a 10% local share under the Provincial cost-sharing funding model; And Whereas, Brampton City Council voted on November 3, 2021 to commit to a 10% local share estimated at $125M for the new full-service Hospital in Brampton including an option to seek a 50% contribution from the Region of Peel; And Whereas, Brampton City Council voted during 2022 budget deliberations
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Bowman
Tabled
WHEREAS the City has received development applications to permit the development of the lands municipally known as 199, 203, 205, 207-209, 215, 219-221 Main Street North; 34, 38, 42 and 44 Thomas Street; and 4 Market Street (the “Subject Lands”) with two 48-storey mixed-use buildings comprised of approximately 1,129 units and a daycare (the “Development”) AND WHEREAS there are four buildings on the Subject Lands municipally known as 205, 207-209, 215-217 and 219-221 Main Street North identified on the City of Brampton’s Municipal Register of Cultural Heritage Resources (“Listed” Heritage Properties) on the Subject Lands; AND WHEREAS the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020, to streamline regulation in a number of different key areas and support post-pandemic recovery; AND WHEREAS the Government of Ontario more recently on March 30, 2022, introduced Bill 109, More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022, to among other goals, incentivize the timely processing of certain applications to bring housing to the market; AND WHEREAS Council on September 29, 2021, considered the Development and unanimously passed a resolution that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (the “Minister”) exercise their authority under Section 47 of the Planning Act (the “Act”) to issue a Minister’s Zoning Order (“MZO”) which would permit development of the Subject Lands with two 48-storey mixed-use buildings comprised of approximately 1,129 units, retail uses a
Moved by Regional Councillor Vicente, seconded by Regional Councillor Fortini
Carried
That By-laws 49-2022 to 51-2022, 53-2022 to 57-2022 and 61-2022 to 81-2022, before Council at its Regular Meeting of April 6, 2022, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, and signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, and the Corporate Seal affixed thereto.
Moved by City Councillor Bowman, seconded by City Councillor Singh
Carried
That Council proceed into Closed Session to discuss matters pertaining to the following: Minutes – City Council – April 6, 202 19.5. Open Session meeting exception under Section 239 (3) (b) of the Municipal Act, 2001: An ongoing investigation respecting the municipality, a local board or a municipally-controlled corporation by the Ombudsman appointed under the Ombudsman Act, an Ombudsman
Moved by Regional Councillor Fortini, seconded by City Councillor Bowman
Referred
That the following by-law before Council at its Regular Meeting of April 6, 2022, 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 82-2022 – To confirm the proceedings of Council at its Regular Meeting held on April 6, 2022
Moved by City Councillor Bowman, seconded by Regional Councillor Fortini
Carried
That Council do now adjourn to meet again for a Regular Meeting of Council on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. or at the call of the Mayor.
Moved by City Councillor Williams, seconded by City Councillor Whillans
Carried

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