Thursday, September 14, 2023

9:30 A.m. - 3:30 P.m.

Council Chamber, 5th Floor

Regional Administrative Headquarters

10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A

Brampton, Ontario

 

The Council of the

Regional Municipality of Peel

 

Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Place: Council Chamber, 5th Floor

Regional Administrative Headquarters

10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A

Brampton, Ontario

 

The meeting will be live streamed on http://www.peelregion.ca/

 

For inquiries about the agendas or to make arrangements for accessibility accommodations including
alternate formats, please contact: Jill Jones at [email protected].

 

Agendas and reports are available at www.peelregion.ca/council

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1.

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

2.

INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

3.

DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

4.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

4.1

July 6, 2023 Regional Council meeting

5.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

6.

CONSENT AGENDA

7.

DELEGATIONS

7.1

Angela Carter, Executive Director, Roots Community Services Inc.

Regarding Continued Investment in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion   
(Related to 8.1)  

7.2

Patricia Chrisjohn, Regional Indigenous Community Member, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives Indigenous Sharing Circle Member, and Resident of Peel

Regarding Continued Investment in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion  
(Related to 8.1)  

7.3

Meghan Nicholls, Chief Executive Officer, The Mississauga Food Bank

Providing an Update on Food Bank Use and Growing Poverty in Mississauga (Related to 11.1) 

8.

PRESENTATION OF STAFF REPORTS 

8.1

Continued Investment in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

(For information)  
Presentation by Regina Hartwick, Indigenous Engagement Advisor; Juliet Jackson, Director, Office of Culture and Inclusion and Rene Nand, Manager, Community and Cultural Engagement 
(Related to 7.1 and 7.2) 

8.2

Bill 112 – Update September 2023

(For information)
Presentation by Gary Kent, Chief Administrator Officer 
(Presentation to be distributed when available) 

8.3

Key Waste Management Initiatives Update

(For information) (Related to 17.2) 
Presentation by Norman Lee, Director, Waste Management 

9.

ITEMS RELATED TO HEALTH

Chaired by Councillor N.K. Brar or Vice-Chair Councillor A. Groves

9.1

Emergency Response Vehicle Conversion Contract

9.2

Reducing Health-related Impacts of Climate Change Strategic Priority

(For information)

9.3

Building Safer Communities Fund

10.

COMMUNICATIONS

10.1

Jeff Kwan, Vice President, Performance, Accountability and Funding Allocation, Ontario Health Central

Letter dated July 17, 2023, Advising of 2023-24 One-time Funding for Community Services (Receipt recommended) 

10.2

Sonya Pacheco, Legislative Coordinator, City of Brampton

Letter dated July 10, 2023, Declaring Gender-based Violence and Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic in the City of Brampton (Receipt recommended) 

10.3

Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Health, Ministry of Health

Memorandum dated August 22, 2023, Advising of a Provincial Policy to Strengthen Public Health in Ontario (Referral to Health Services recommended) 

10.4

Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health

Letter dated August 22, 2023, Advising of Additional Base Funding and One-time Funding for the 2023-24 Funding Year for the Provision of Public Health Programs and 
Services (Receipt recommended)  

10.5

Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health

Letter dated August 30, 2023, Advising of One-time Funding for the 2023/24 Funding Year to Support the Dedicated Offload Nurses Program (Receipt recommended) 

10.6

Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health

Letter dated August 30, 2023, Advising of Additional Base Funding with Respect to the 50/50 Land Ambulance Services Grant for the 2023 Calendar Year (Receipt recommended)  

11.

ITEMS RELATED TO HUMAN SERVICES

Chaired by Councillor M. Reid or Vice-Chair Councillor P. Vicente

11.1

Enhancing Community Investment Support for Peel Not-For-Profits

(Related to 7.3)  

11.2

Asylum Claimant Update 

(For information) (Related to 12.2)  

12.

COMMUNICATIONS

12.1

Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities

Letter dated August 9, 2023, Responding to a Letter from Regional Chair Iannicca Regarding Program Reimbursement and Funding for Asylum Claimants Seeking Emergency Shelter in Peel (Receipt recommended) 

12.2

Annette Groves, Mayor, Town of Caledon

Letter dated August 4, 2023, Regarding the Peel Region Refugee Asylum Crisis (Receipt recommended) (Related to 11.2) 

13.

ITEMS RELATED TO PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT

Chaired by Councillor C. Parrish or Vice-Chair Councillor M. Russo

14.

COMMUNICATIONS

14.1

Jennifer Keyes, Director, Resources Planning and Development Policy Branch, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Letter received August 21, 2023, Regarding the Streamlining of Approvals under the Aggregate Resources Act and Supporting Policy (Receipt recommended) 

14.2

David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Letter dated August 30, 2023, Regarding the 2023 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference (Receipt recommended)

14.3

Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Letter dated September 6, 2023, Regarding the Proposal to Return Lands in Ajax to the Greenbelt (Receipt recommended)

15.

ITEMS RELATED TO CORPORATE AND LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

Chaired by Councillor C. Fonseca or Vice-Chair Councillor B. Butt

15.1

Financial Incentive Program Review – Non-Profit Long-Term Care Homes in Peel

(As requested at the July 6, 2023 Regional Council meeting) 

 

15.2

Budget Policy and Reserve Management Policy Compliance Update – June 30, 2023

(For information) 

15.3

2018-684T – Supply and Delivery of Janitorial Supplies and Dispensers

15.4

Report of the Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee (DEAR-2/2023) meeting held on June 29, 2023

16.

COMMUNICATIONS

16.1

Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Letter dated July 26, 2023, Regarding the Selection of Ernst & Young as the Third-party Vendor to Execute the Audit of Municipal Finances for Peel Region, the Cities of Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto, and the Towns of Caledon and Newmarket (Receipt recommended) 

16.2

Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure

Email dated August 17, 2023, Regarding Ontario’s Investment in More Asset Management Support Tools and Programs for Municipalities (Receipt recommended) 

16.3

Elizabeth Bridge, on Behalf of The Women of Ontario Say NO

Email dated August 29, 2023, Regarding Legislative Amendments to Improve Municipal Codes of Conduct and Enforcement (Receipt recommended) 

17.

ITEMS RELATED TO PUBLIC WORKS

Chaired by Councillor M. Medeiros or Vice-Chair Councillor P. Fortini

17.1

2022 Performance – Water and Wastewater Management Systems

(For information) 

17.2

Report of the Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee (WMSAC-4/2023) meeting held on September 7, 2023

(Related to 8.3) (To be distributed when available)

18.

COMMUNICATIONS

18.1

W. Gary Losier, President, American Public Works Association (APWA)

Letter dated June 15, 2023, Regarding the Appointment of Kealy Dedman, Peel Commissioner of Public Works, to APWA’s Leadership and Management Committee for a Two-year Term ending August 2025 (Receipt recommended) 

19.

OTHER BUSINESS/COUNCILLOR ENQUIRIES

20.

NOTICE OF MOTION/MOTION

20.1

Motion Regarding Bill C-233 - Kiera’s Law

(As requested by Councillor Dasko)  

20.2

Motion Regarding Delivery and Funding of Active Transportation Programs in the Region of Peel

(As requested by Councillor Santos and Councillor Reid) 

21.

BY-LAWS

Three Readings

22.

CLOSED SESSION

22.1

July 6, 2023 Regional Council Closed Session Report

22.2

Proposed Property Acquisitions, City of Mississauga, Ward 7 and Ward 8

(A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board) 

22.3

Bill 112 Impacts

(Labour relations or employee negotiations) 

23.

BY-LAWS RELATING TO CLOSED SESSION

24.

BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL

25.

ADJOURNMENT