THE COUNCIL OF

THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL

MINUTES

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Council Chamber, 5th Floor
Regional Administrative Headquarters
10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A
Brampton, Ontario
Members Present:
  • P. Brown
  • G. Carlson
  • B. Crombie
  • D. Damerla
  • S. Dasko
  • G.S. Dhillon
  • J. Downey
  • C. Fonseca
  • P. Fortini
  • A. Groves
  • N. Iannicca
  • J. Innis
  • J. Kovac
  • M. Mahoney
  • S. McFadden
  • M. Medeiros
  • M. Palleschi
  • C. Parrish
  • K. Ras
  • P. Saito
  • R. Santos
  • I. Sinclair
  • R. Starr
  • A. Thompson
  • P. Vicente
Staff Present:
  • J. Baker, Chief Administrative Officer
  • S. Baird, Commissioner of Digital and Information Services
  • K. Lockyer, Regional Clerk and Interim Commissioner of Corporate Services
  • J. Pittini, Interim Commissioner of Finance and Chief Administrative Officer
  • P. O'Connor, Regional Solicitor
  • A. Smith, Chief Planner
  • A. Warren, Interim Commissioner of Public Works
  • J. Sheehy, Commissioner of Human Services
  • N. Polsinelli, Commissioner of Health Services
  • Dr. L. Loh, Medical Officer of Health
  • A. Adams, Deputy Clerk and Acting Director of Clerk's
  • C. Thomson, Deputy Clerk and Manager of Legislative Services
  • J. Jones, Legislative Specialist
  • S. Valleau, Legislative Specialist
  • R. Khan, Legislative Technical Coordinator

Regional Chair Iannicca called the meeting of Regional Council to order at 9:31 a.m. in the Council Chambers, Regional Administrative Headquarters, 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A, Brampton.

Councillor Damerla departed at 4:24 p.m.

Councillor Innis departed at 5:00 p.m.

Councillor Fonseca departed at 5:20 p.m.

Regional Chair Iannicca read an Indigenous Land Acknowledgement.

Regional Chair Iannicca recognized the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of the COVID-19 global pandemic. To honour the lives lost and lives forever changed by COVID-19, Peel Regional Council will mark March 11, 2021 as a Day of Mourning and flags at Regional facilities will be flown at half-staff.

  • Resolution Number2021-178
    Moved byCouncillor Santos
    Seconded byCouncillor Ras

    That the minutes of the February 25, 2021 Regional Council meeting be approved.

    Carried
  • Resolution Number2021-179
    Moved byCouncillor Dasko
    Seconded byCouncillor Sinclair

    That the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Vicki and Eric Tran regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.64;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Caitlin Ciampaglia regarding the Protection of Caledon’s Environment for Future Generations, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.65;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Gravel Watch Ontario regarding the GTA West Highway 413 and Holland Marsh Highway/Bradford Pass, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.66;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Shane Wirahardja regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.67;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Sam Tinajero-Alvarado regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.68;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Isabella McCloskey regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.69;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Lizzie Gibson regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.70;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Maja Waszkiewicz regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.71;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Nina Iglesias regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.72;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Turner Moore LLP regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.73;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Chris McGlynn regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.74;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Ireena Haque and Nathan Bylok regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.75;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from the Brampton Board of Trade regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.76;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Marc Xuere, regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.77;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Spencer VanDerStarren regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.78;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include a communication from Hussam Taha regarding the GTA West Highway 413, to be dealt with under Public Works - Item 18.79;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting include an oral in camera item related to the Rapid Housing Initiative, to be dealt with under In Camera Matters – Item 24.2;

    And further, that the agenda for the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting be approved, as amended.

    Carried
  • Resolution Number2021-180
    Moved byCouncillor Downey
    Seconded byCouncillor McFadden

    That the following matters listed on the March 11, 2021 Regional Council Agenda be approved under the Consent Agenda: Items 8.2, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 12.1, 13.1, 15.1, 15.2, 16.3, 17.1, 18.1 to 18.62, 18.64 to 18.79 and 20.1

    In Favour (23)Councillor Brown, Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Damerla, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Dhillon, Councillor Downey, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Innis, Councillor Kovac, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, Councillor Thompson, and Councillor Vicente
    Abstain (1)Councillor Mahoney
    Carried

RESOLUTIONS AS A RESULT OF THE CONSENT AGENDA

  • Resolution Number2021-181
    Moved byCouncillor Downey
    Seconded byCouncillor McFadden

    That the 2021 Early Years and Child Care gross revenues and expenditures be increased by $6,669,780 to reflect the receipt of additional funding from the Ministry of Education.

    Carried

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated February 22, 2021, Regarding a Statement on Virus Isolation (Receipt recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-182
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated February 22, 2021, Providing a COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force Update (Receipt recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-183
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated February 25, 2021, Responding to a letter from Regional Chair Iannicca, Regarding the Social Services Relief Fund (Receipt recommended) 

  • Resolution Number2021-184
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated March 3, 2021, Advising of Phase 3 Funding for the Safe Restart Agreement for Public Transit (Referral to Public Works and Finance recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-185

    Referred to Public Works and Finance

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated March 4, 2021, Advising of Additional Funding through the 2021 COVID-19 Recovery Funding for Municipalities Program (Referral to Finance recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-186

    Referred to Finance

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 3, 2021, Advising of Funding Approval from the New Horizons for Seniors Program (Receipt recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-187
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

  • Resolution Number2021-188
    Moved byCouncillor Downey
    Seconded byCouncillor McFadden

    That the report of the Planning and Growth Management Committee (PGMC-1/2021) meeting held on February 18, 2021, be adopted.

    Carried

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

 

  1. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Nil.

  1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

RECOMMENDATION PGMC-1-2021:

Resolution Number 2021-189

That the agenda for the February 18, 2021 Region of Peel Planning and Growth Management Committee meeting, include a delegation from Sylvia Roberts, Resident, City of Brampton, to be dealt with under Delegations – Item 4.1;

And further, that the agenda for the February 18, 2021 Region of Peel Planning and Growth Management Committee meeting be approved, as amended.

 Approved

  1. DELEGATIONS

4.1       Sylvia Roberts, Resident, City of Brampton

Regarding Peel 2041+ Regional Official Plan Review

Resolution Number 2021-190

Received

  1. REPORTS

5.1       Peel 2041+ - Regional Official Plan Review and Municipal Comprehensive Review Overview (Oral)

Presentation by Adrian Smith, Interim Chief Planner and Director; and, Tara Buonpensiero, Acting Manager, Regional Planning and Growth Management

Resolution Number 2021-191

  Received

RECOMMENDATION PGMC-2-2021:

Resolution Number 2021-192

That staff be directed to report back to the March 18, 2021 Planning and Growth Management Committee with information as to how the planning policy framework and process in the Town of Caledon differs from the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga as it relates to the Region of Peel;

And further, that the report to the March 18, 2021 include an overview of Regional Official Plan Amendment 30 (ROPA 30), including how the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decision may impact the decisions of the Committee.

Approved

5.2       Growth Management (Oral)

Presentation by Duran Wedderburn, Principal Planner, Regional Planning and Growth Management and Russell Mathew, Partner, Hemson Consulting

Resolution Number 2021-193

Received

5.3       Major Transit Station Areas (Oral)

Presentation by Duran Wedderburn, Principal Planner and Joy Simms, Acting Principal Planner, Regional Planning and Growth Management; and, Paul Kulig, Principal, Perkins and Will  

Resolution Number 2021-194

Received

RECOMMENDATION PGMC-3-2021:

Resolution Number 2021-195

That staff be directed to report back to a future Planning and Growth Management Committee meeting to provide clarification as to how the Major Transit Station Areas delineation in the Town of Caledon differs from the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga.

Approved

5.4       Settlement Area Boundary Expansion - Status Update and Policy Directions (Oral)

Presentation by Kathryn Dewar, Principal Planner, Regional Planning and Growth Management and Stefan Krzeczunowicz, Associate Partner, Hemson Consulting

Resolution Number 2021-196

Received

RECOMMENDATION PGMC-4-2021:

Resolution Number 2021-197

That staff report back to the March 18, 2021 Planning and Growth Management Committee meeting to provide clarification regarding regional and local planning principles and framework as they relate to urban design and decision making and community and neighbourhood.

Approved

5.5       Peel 2041+ Regional Official Plan Review and Municipal Comprehensive Review Update

RECOMMENDATION PGMC-5-2021:

Resolution Number 2021-198

That the next steps outlined in the report of the Interim Commissioner of Public Works and Interim Chief Planner and Director, Regional Planning and Growth Management, listed on the February 18, 2021 Region of Peel Planning and Growth Management Committee agenda, titled “Peel 2041+ Official Plan Review and Municipal Comprehensive Review Update”, be endorsed;

And further, should the Peel 2041+ Municipal Comprehensive Review Draft Regional Official Plan Amendment statutory consultation report be delayed beyond Spring 2021, that staff be authorized to undertake statutory consultation for the proposed Major Transit Station Area amendment as a separate Regional Official Plan Amendment based on the policies and mapping included in the subject report, incorporating stakeholder feedback as appropriate;

And further, that a copy of the subject report be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, City of Brampton, Town of Caledon, City of Mississauga, Conservation Authorities, other municipalities adjacent to the Region of Peel, and to the appropriate agencies.

Approved

5.6       Response to Provincial Consultation on Minister’s Zoning Orders

RECOMMENDATION PGMC-6-2021:

Resolution Number 2021-199

That the staff comments on the proposed implementation of amendments to the Planning Act that provide the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing enhanced authority to address certain matters as part of a Minister’s Zoning Order as outlined in the report of the Interim Commissioner of Public Works, listed on the February 18, 2021 Region of Peel Planning and Growth Management Committee agenda, titled “Response to Provincial Consultation on Minister’s Zoning Orders”, be endorsed;

And further, that a copy of the subject report be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the City of Brampton, the Town of Caledon and the City of Mississauga.

Approved

  • Resolution Number2021-200
    Moved byCouncillor Downey
    Seconded byCouncillor McFadden

    That a contract (Document 2021-153N) for the supply of industrial automation software, maintenance and support at various wastewater pumping stations be awarded to Inductive Automation in the estimated amount of $55,690.00 USD, (excluding applicable taxes), for a contract period of 12-months pursuant to Procurement By-law 30-2018, as amended;

    And further, that authority be granted to renew the Contract on an annual basis (or for multiple years at a discounted rate) for ongoing maintenance, support, and to increase the Contract for any upgrades and additional licenses for the lifecycle of the solution, subject to satisfactory performance, price and approved budget.

    Carried

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

  • Resolution Number2021-201
    Moved byCouncillor Downey
    Seconded byCouncillor McFadden

    That a contract (Document 2021-162N) for the supply of risk management software, hosting, maintenance and support be awarded to Computer Sciences Canada in the estimated amount of $104,088, (excluding applicable taxes), for a contract period of 12-months pursuant to Procurement By-Law 30-2018, as amended;

    And further, that authority be granted to renew the Contract on an annual basis (or for multiple years at a discounted rate) in the estimated annual amount of $60,000, (excluding applicable taxes), for ongoing hosting, maintenance, support, and to increase the Contract for any upgrades and additional licenses for the lifecycle of the solution, subject to satisfactory performance, price and approved budget.

    Carried

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated February 26, 2021, Providing a Copy of the PPSB Resolution #04-02-21 and Report Regarding 2020 External Funding Assistance - Public Police Programs (Receipt recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-202
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated February 25, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-204
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated March 1, 2021, Providing a Copy of the Region of Peel Response to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s Invitation for Input Regarding the Designation Request for the Proposed Greater Toronto Area West Transportation Corridor Project under the Impact Assessment Act (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-205
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated March 4, 2021, Regarding the Greater Toronto Area West Corridor Environmental Study (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-206
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 4, 2021, Regarding the Greater Toronto Area West Corridor Study (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-207
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-208
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Supporting the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-209
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 4, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-210
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-211
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-212
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-213
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-214
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-215
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-216
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-217
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-218
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Regarding the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-219
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-220
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-221
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-222
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-223
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-224
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 7.4, 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-225
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-226
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-227
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-228
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-229
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-230
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-231
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-232
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-233
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-234
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-235
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-236
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-237
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-238
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-239
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-240
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Motion Regarding Reinstatement of Two Additional Bags of Waste Allowance Without Garbage Bag Tags and Supporting the Motion Regarding 2021 Year of Sustainable Active Mobility (Related to 22.3 and 22.4)

  • Resolution Number2021-241
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-242
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-243
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-244
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-245
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-246
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-247
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-248
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021 Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-249
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-250
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-251
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-252
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 6, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-253
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 6, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-254
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 6, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-255
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 6, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-256
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 7, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-257
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 8, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-258
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 8, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-259
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter received March 8, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-260
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated March 8, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-261
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated March 8, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-262
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated March 8, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 7.3, 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-263
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-264
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 5, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-265
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 8, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-266
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 8, 2021, Regarding Protecting Caledon’s Environment for Future Generations to Come, A Cry from your Youth (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-267
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter received March 9, 2021, Regarding Highway 413/Greater Toronto Area West and Holland Marsh Highway/Bradford Pass (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-268
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 9, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-269
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 9, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-270
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 9, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-271
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 9, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-272
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 9, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-273
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 9, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-274
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 10, 2021, Providing Copies of 17 Letters of Support for the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-275
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 10, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-276
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 10, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-277
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 10, 2021, Providing a Copy of the Brampton Board of Trade Letter to the Minister of Transportation Expressing Support for the Greater Toronto Area Highway (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-278
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 10, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-279
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 10, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-280
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Email dated March 10, 2021, Opposing the Construction of the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-281
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

Letter dated February 22, 2021, Providing a Copy of the Town of Caledon Resolution and Report Regarding the Region of Peel’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan – Stakeholder Agreement (Receipt recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-282
    Received

This item was dealt with under the Consent Agenda.

 

AGENDA ITEMS SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION AND DEBATE

 

Regarding the Commissioning of a Monument in Honour of Former Premier of Ontario, Bill Davis (Related to 22.2)

  • Resolution Number2021-283
    Received

Peter Robertson, Former Mayor of the City of Brampton, provided a brief overview of the accomplishments of former Premier of Ontario, Bill Davis, including the establishment of Regional Government, the Community College system, the 400 highway series, TVO and Ontario Place. He requested that Regional Council, and Brampton Council, provide funding for the commissioning of a monument to be placed at the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) in Brampton; that Peel artist Marion Bartlett and Artcast Inc., located in Georgetown, Ontario, be selected to create the monument; and, that PAMA request additional funding for the monument from the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Item 22.2 was dealt with.

(Related to 7.1)

Councillor Palleschi moved to call the question which carried by a two-thirds majority vote.

  • Resolution Number2021-284
    Moved byCouncillor Brown

    Seconded by Councillor Vicente, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Thompson and Councillor Parrish 

    That staff report back to Regional Council with respect to a policy on monuments and with recommendations for a proposed monument in honour of former Premier of Ontario, Bill Davis, on the grounds of the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) in Brampton.

    In Favour (23)Councillor Brown, Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Damerla, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Dhillon, Councillor Downey, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Innis, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, Councillor Thompson, and Councillor Vicente
    Abstain (1)Councillor Saito
    Carried

Councillor Brown placed a motion requesting that staff report back with recommendations on the appropriate process to initiate the request to install a monument in honour of Bill Davis, former Premier of Ontario.

Members of Regional Council discussed and asked questions regarding: prior discussions with the Davis family; appropriateness of the proposed location on Main Street; the need for a Regional Policy regarding the installation of monuments to recognize public figures; and, funding through private versus tax dollars.

Councillor Saito requested that the motion be amended to request that staff also provide recommendations with respect to a Regional policy on monuments.

7.
DELEGATIONS
 

Regarding the Proposed Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-285
    Received

Rosemary Keenan, Director, Sierra Club Ontario - Peel Group, stated her opposition to the proposed Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413, noting the potential destructive impacts on communities, the environment and wildlife. She spoke to the Brampton Heritage Heights Master Plan; the Regional Climate Change Master Plan; and noted that the Goods Movement Strategic Plan outlines many potential efficiencies and alternative methods of transportation.

Members of Regional Council discussed and asked questions regarding: future development required to address population growth; alternative methods of transportation including rail and local/regional roads; and, the request for conservation authority review of transportation and transmission corridors.

Regarding the Proposed Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Related to 17.2, 18.60 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-286
    Received

Divya Arora and Lajanthan Prabaharan, Co-Founder and Board Member, Community Climate Council, stated their opposition to the proposed Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413, noting there has been a lack of consultation between the provincial government and the public. They spoke to matters including: highway congestion in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), new highways that incentivize people to drive more; alternatives such as rail and public transportation; the desire for cities with green space where residents can live and work; and, the preference to fund long-term, sustainable, green solutions that include more public and active transportation alternatives.

Members of Regional Council discussed and asked questions regarding: alternative modes of transportation such as rail and public transportation; and, the concept of induced demand (i.e. an economic phenomenon where more of a product is consumed after its supply increases).

Regarding the Proposed Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 (Related to 17.2, 18.22 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-287
    Received

Jennifer LeForestier and Phil Winters, Residents, Town of Caledon, stated their opposition to the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 project. They proposed that: the highway would encourage urban sprawl and generate massive warehousing and construction along the route; the excessive construction costs would be better used to recover from the pandemic and to fund health care and education; the planned development and highway are based on inflated growth projections; the highway will lead to loss of prime farmland; and, the highway is short-sighted rather than visionary. They stated that infill development should be the preferred choice and that rail could be considered as an alternative for goods movement.

Members of Regional Council discussed and asked questions regarding: approved development; the need for a transportation and transmission corridor to move people and goods safely; methods to address existing truck traffic; public transit and rail as alternative methods of transportation; and, decentralized rather than centralized distribution hubs.

Regarding GTA West Corridor (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-288
    Received

Phil King, President, Orlando Corporation, noted his support for the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413. He stated that the Places to Grow Act, 2005, considered the issues of environmental impacts, farmland and urban sprawl, and addressed these concerns through the designation of the Green Belt and White Belt lands. He suggested that cancelling the highway would have a significant impact on the availability of employment lands within the Region of Peel; that future development would impact the existing regional road network adding pressure to an already overwhelmed system; and, that employment development may be forced to outlying municipalities which would increase truck movement, delivery times and commute times. These outcomes are in contradiction to the intent of the approved Growth Plan.

Members of Regional Council discussed and asked questions regarding: development of employment lands; public transportation as a viable alternative for residential populations; toll highways; truck traffic and the potential for reduced rates on the 407 Highway; approved development within the designated White Belt (18 per cent of Caledon lands); federal immigration and population growth; intermodal transportation hubs to support goods movement; and, advocation for an extension of the 427 highway beyond Major Mackenzie Drive.

Regarding Greater Toronto Area Highway Climate Change and Air Pollution Impacts (Related to 17.2 and 22.5) 

  • Resolution Number2021-289
    Received

Sarah Buchanan, Ontario Climate Program Manager, Environmental Defence of Canada, stated her opposition to the Greater Toronto Area West Highway 413 project and support for a federal Environmental Assessment (EA). While in support of a voluntary project review by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) she noted a preference for a Federal EA because the Ministry of Transportation is not bound by recommendations that come out of a TRCA voluntary project review. She noted that the federal government has authority to thoroughly examine impacts and over-ride the provincial government to ensure that mitigation happens.

Sarah Buchanan spoke to the Region of Peel’s unanimous decision to declare a climate emergency in 2019 and provided an overview of Peel’s carbon emissions noting that: the proposed Highway 413 could create about 35 million tonnes of CO2e total in a 50 year lifespan; Ontario’s carbon emissions are rising; and, transportation is Ontario’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. She noted that the Region of Peel is a major hotspot for traffic related air pollution in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area because of existing highways; and, provided an overview of estimated premature deaths per year attributed to traffic-related air pollution by vehicle type and region.

Members of Regional Council discussed and asked questions regarding: the TRCA’s role as expert technical advisers; increased capacity on existing municipal and regional infrastructure; growth pressures over the next 25 years; accuracy of population growth projections; the proposed Brampton Boulevard; Green House Gas modeling for the proposed 413 and other 400 series highways; trade-offs between building up versus building out; the need for some form of transportation corridor to address growth; and, examples of alternative transportation solutions from other countries.

Regarding Greater Toronto Area Corridor Environmental Assessment Process (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-290
    Withdrawn

Item 22.5 was dealt with.

22.
NOTICE OF MOTION/MOTION
 

(Related to 7.2 to 7.7 inclusive, 18.1 to 18.37 inclusive and 18.39 to 18.79 inclusive)

  • Resolution Number(Motion Placed and voted upon separately)

    Whereas tens of thousands of jobs and billions in agriculture-related economic activity are at risk if the proposed construction of the GTA West Highway (413) is approved;

    And whereas, Ontario farming and food processing together employ one million persons and generate $35 billion annually, the Golden Horseshoe being the third largest agricultural producer in North America after California and Chicago;

    And whereas, the proposed Hwy 413 will slash a broad 52 km swath through agricultural, natural heritage and environmentally sensitive lands - bisecting 85 streams (10 of which are ecologically high priority) destroying seven entire wood lots including a 5.95 km length of forest, significantly fragmenting valley lands, disrupting 1,000 ha of land significant to wildlife movement - making serious incursions into areas protected under the Green Belt Plan;

    And whereas, the 413 project would create 8.8 million square metres of highway and transitway right of way including paved surfaces (880 hectares/2174 acres), the equivalent of 13.59 functioning Ontario farms without consideration of the co-located Northwest Greater Toronto Area Electricity Transmission Corridor (transmission corridor);

    And whereas, the 413 project will include a minimum of 60 metre right of way for an adjoining transitway, in addition to 110 metre highway right of way along with a co-located transmission corridor to support the sprawling employment buildings and residential subdivisions that will follow the highway;

    And whereas, a significant number of reputable organizations have demanded the cancellation of the project, including: Environmental Defence, the David Suzuki Foundation, the Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods, Gravelwatch, Halton Environmental Network, National Farmers’ Union- Ontario Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, Sustainable Vaughan, Transport Action Ontario, the Wilderness Committee and Sustainable Mississauga; as well as formal votes from the municipalities of Halton Hills and Orangeville;

    And whereas, the TRCA - which is the regulatory authority for developments in flood plains, wetlands and valley lands - has also objected to the potential impact of the proposed highway as well as the streamlined Environmental Assessment process - that process to which the Region of Peel has also objected;

    And whereas, Environmental Defence has filed a request for designation under Section 9 of the Federal Impact Assessment Act requesting the GTA West proposed project and associated Transmission Corridor to be considered within federal jurisdiction by way of it’s meeting the criteria for public concern, particularly since the Province is proposing a shortened EA process as well as the construction of bridges and other significant environmental disrupters in advance of the completion of the EA process;

    And whereas, the 3 year EA undertaken by the previous provincial government was shelved because of strong objection to the 413 by experts in the fields of rural development, renewable cities, agriculture, environment and efficient transportation who sounded alarms over predicted irreversible ecological harm caused by the uncontrolled, low density urban sprawl the 413 would cause;

    And whereas, the EA process was halted by the previous government and a three person expert panel was appointed that unanimously recommended the cancellation of the GTA West Highway 413, a recommendation that resulted in the project’s termination;

    And whereas, the Region of Peel is currently undertaking a Municipal Comprehensive Review process which will allocate residential and employment numbers to 2051 as well as areas of concentration for both, within the greenfield development designated for the Town of Caledon - a process which has already been affected by the proposed highway;

    And whereas, the current lack of opposition to the GTA West Highway by the Council of the Region of Peel has been cited as one of the provincial government’s key assets in pushing the highway forward;

    And whereas, the Region of Peel plays a significant political, financial and leadership role;

    Therefore be it resolved, that the Council of Region of Peel approve the following:

    1. Strong opposition to any and all advanced construction associated with preparations for a GTA West highway and Transmission Corridor.
    2. Full support of the Environmental Defence request for a Federal Environmental Assessment pursuant to 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act (I.A.A.).
    3. Strong opposition in principle to construction of any transportation corridor traversing the Region of Peel, but specifically the currently proposed GTA West 413 highway and Transmission corridor which will wreak havoc on the environment, encourage residential sprawl and dependence on the car as a significant means of transportation.
    4. That the provincial government study alternatives to the GTA West Transportation Corridor, such as the Brampton Boulevard, to replace the currently intended highway.
    5. That the Region of Peel request to the provincial government that money budgeted for the GTA West Transportation Corridor be instead invested into regionally connected transit, active transportation, and other sustainable modes of transportation.
    6. The motion be shared with Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga Councils, The Premier of Ontario, The Minister of Transportation, The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson – Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Mississauga MPs and MPPs, Councils of the Regions through which the proposed GTA West Highway will travel.
    7. A response to the federal government request for comments be completed by March 3, 2021 and be sent to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
  • Resolution Number2021-291
    Moved byCouncillor Parrish
    Seconded byCouncillor Medeiros

    Whereas tens of thousands of jobs and billions in agriculture-related economic activity are at risk if the proposed construction of the GTA West Highway (413) is approved;

    And whereas, Ontario farming and food processing together employ one million persons and generate $35 billion annually, the Golden Horseshoe being the third largest agricultural producer in North America after California and Chicago;

    And whereas, the proposed Hwy 413 will slash a broad 52 km swath through agricultural, natural heritage and environmentally sensitive lands - bisecting 85 streams (10 of which are ecologically high priority) destroying seven entire wood lots including a 5.95 km length of forest, significantly fragmenting valley lands, disrupting 1,000 ha of land significant to wildlife movement - making serious incursions into areas protected under the Green Belt Plan;

    And whereas, the 413 project would create 8.8 million square metres of highway and transitway right of way including paved surfaces (880 hectares/2174 acres), the equivalent of 13.59 functioning Ontario farms without consideration of the co-located Northwest Greater Toronto Area Electricity Transmission Corridor (transmission corridor);

    And whereas, the 413 project will include a minimum of 60 metre right of way for an adjoining transitway, in addition to 110 metre highway right of way along with a co-located transmission corridor to support the sprawling employment buildings and residential subdivisions that will follow the highway;

    And whereas, a significant number of reputable organizations have demanded the cancellation of the project, including: Environmental Defence, the David Suzuki Foundation, the Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods, Gravelwatch, Halton Environmental Network, National Farmers’ Union- Ontario Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, Sustainable Vaughan, Transport Action Ontario, the Wilderness Committee and Sustainable Mississauga; as well as formal votes from the municipalities of Halton Hills and Orangeville;

    And whereas, Environmental Defence has filed a request for designation under Section 9 of the Federal Impact Assessment Act requesting the GTA West proposed project and associated Transmission Corridor to be considered within federal jurisdiction by way of it’s meeting the criteria for public concern, particularly since the Province is proposing a shortened EA process as well as the construction of bridges and other significant environmental disrupters in advance of the completion of the EA process;

    And whereas, the 3 year EA undertaken by the previous provincial government was shelved because of strong objection to the 413 by experts in the fields of rural development, renewable cities, agriculture, environment and efficient transportation who sounded alarms over predicted irreversible ecological harm caused by the uncontrolled, low density urban sprawl the 413 would cause;

    And whereas, the EA process was halted by the previous government and a three person expert panel was appointed that unanimously recommended the cancellation of the GTA West Highway 413, a recommendation that resulted in the project’s termination;

    And whereas, the Region of Peel is currently undertaking a Municipal Comprehensive Review process which will allocate residential and employment numbers to 2051 as well as areas of concentration for both, within the greenfield development designated for the Town of Caledon - a process which has already been affected by the proposed highway;

    And whereas, the current lack of opposition to the GTA West Highway by the Council of the Region of Peel has been cited as one of the provincial government’s key assets in pushing the highway forward;

    And whereas, the Region of Peel plays a significant political, financial and leadership role;

    Therefore be it resolved, that the Council of the Region of Peel approve the following:

    • Strong opposition to any and all advanced construction associated with preparations for a GTA West highway and Transmission Corridor.
    • Strong opposition in principle to construction of any transportation corridor traversing the Region of Peel, but specifically the currently proposed GTA West 413 highway and Transmission corridor which will wreak havoc on the environment, encourage residential sprawl and dependence on the car as a significant means of transportation.
    In Favour (18)Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Damerla, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, and Councillor Vicente
    Opposed (6)Councillor Brown, Councillor Dhillon, Councillor Downey, Councillor Innis, Councillor Palleschi, and Councillor Thompson
    Carried
  • Resolution Number2021-292
    Moved byCouncillor Parrish
    Seconded byCouncillor Medeiros

    That the Council of the Region of Peel approve the following:

    • That the provincial government study alternatives to the GTA West Transportation Corridor, such as the Brampton Boulevard, to replace the currently intended highway.
    In Favour (21)Councillor Brown, Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Damerla, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Downey, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Innis, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, and Councillor Vicente
    Opposed (2)Councillor Dhillon, and Councillor Saito
    Abstain (1)Councillor Thompson
    Carried
  • Resolution Number2021-293
    Moved byCouncillor Parrish
    Seconded byCouncillor Medeiros

    That the Council of the Region of Peel approve the following:

    • Full support of the Environmental Defence request for a Federal Environmental Assessment pursuant to 9(1) of the Impact Assessment Act (I.A.A.).
    In Favour (23)Councillor Brown, Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Damerla, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Downey, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Innis, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, Councillor Thompson, and Councillor Vicente
    Opposed (1)Councillor Dhillon
    Carried
  • Resolution Number2021-294
    Moved byCouncillor Parrish
    Seconded byCouncillor Medeiros

    That the Council of the Region of Peel approve the following:

    • That the Region of Peel request to the provincial government that money budgeted for the GTA West Transportation Corridor be instead invested into regionally connected transit, active transportation, and other sustainable modes of transportation.
    • The motion be shared with Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga Councils, the Premier of Ontario, the Minister of Transportation, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson – Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Mississauga MPs and MPPs, Councils of the Regions through which the proposed GTA West Highway will travel.
    • A response to the federal government request for comments be completed by March 3, 2021 and be sent to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.
    In Favour (20)Councillor Brown, Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Damerla, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, and Councillor Vicente
    Opposed (3)Councillor Dhillon, Councillor Downey, and Councillor Innis
    Abstain (1)Councillor Thompson
    Carried

Councillor Parrish placed a motion to oppose any and all advanced construction associated with preparations for a GTA West highway and Transmission Corridor; to support the request for a federal Environmental Assessment; and, to oppose in principle the construction of any transportation corridor traversing the Region of Peel.

Members of Regional Council discussed and asked questions regarding: climate control; alternative modes of transportation; required infrastructure and potential cost to expand and operate regional and municipal roads to accommodate growth; potential revisions and revised timelines for the Regional Official Plan; protection of the transportation corridor for the highway or alternative modes of transportation; implications for the Town of Caledon and the need for information provided through an Environmental Assessment; the proposed Brampton Boulevard; green alternatives; and, the lands that have been frozen during the extended process.

Councillor Vicente requested that the motion be amended to include a request to the provincial government to study alternatives to the GTA West transportation corridor, such as the Brampton Boulevard, to replace the currently intended highway.

Councillor Santos requested that the motion be amended to include a request to the provincial government to re-allocate the GTA West Transportation Corridor budget to regionally connected transit, active transportation, and other sustainable modes of transportation.

Councillor Innis requested that the whereas clause indicating the TRCA’s objection to the potential impact of the proposed highway, as well as the streamlined Environmental Assessment process, be removed as it is inaccurate.

Councillor Palleschi requested that clauses 1 and 3 be voted on separately.

Councillor Saito requested that clause 4 be voted on separately.

Councillor Innis requested that clause 2 be voted on separately.


Resolution Number 2021-295
Moved by Councillor Ras
Seconded by Councillor Starr

That in accordance with Procedure By-law 56-2019, Section 4.2.12 be waived in order that the March 11, 2021 Regional Council meeting continue past 3:30 p.m.

Carried

8.
COVID-19 RELATED MATTERS
 

(Oral) 
Presentation by Dr. Lawrence Loh, Medical Officer of Health; Brian Laundry, Director, Peel Health Emergencies; and Monali Varia, Manager, Infection Prevention and Surveillance, Region of Peel – Public Health

  • Resolution Number2021-297
    Received
  • Resolution Number2021-298
    Moved byCouncillor Crombie

    Seconded by Councillor Brown and Councillor Thompson

    Whereas the Region of Peel appreciates being included in the Ontario government’s Primary Care Provider Pilot Program for the distribution of AstraZeneca vaccines;

    And whereas, the Primary Care Pilot Program will only receive 29,500 doses of AstraZeneca, to be distributed in Hamilton, Toronto, Guelph, Peterborough, Simcoe-Muskoka, and Peel;

    And whereas, Hamilton, Guelph, Peterborough and Simcoe-Muskoka are in the provincial Red - Control Zone, with the City of Toronto and the Region of Peel in the provincial Grey - Lockdown Zone;

    And whereas, a second pilot, whereby pharmacies will deliver vaccinations, has also begun;

    And whereas, the Pharmacy Pilot is receiving 165,000 doses of AstraZeneca to be distributed to Toronto, Windsor-Essex, and Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington;

    And whereas, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington is in the provincial Green - Prevent Zone, Windsor-Essex is in the Red - Control Zone, and the City of Toronto is in the Grey - Lockdown Zone;

    And whereas, the Primary Care Pilot that has six Public Health Units (PHU) participating, PHUs that fall into the two strictest COVID-19 Zones – Grey and Red, will only be receiving 15 per cent of the AstraZeneca supply;

    And whereas, the Pharmacy Pilot that is made up of only three PHUs, including a PHU in the Green - Prevent Zone, is receiving 85 per cent of the vaccine supply;

    And whereas, the City of Toronto and the Region of Peel are both considered COVID-19 hotspots;

    And whereas, the City of Toronto is participating in both pilots;

    And whereas, the Government of Ontario’s March 10, 2021 press release states the vaccine rollout will be expanded to more pharmacies in other regions of the Province; 

    Therefore be it resolved:

    1. That the Council of the Region of Peel supports a request to the provincial government to be treated with fairness and be immediately included in the Pharmacy Vaccination Pilot;
    2. And further, that copies of this resolution be sent to the Premier of Ontario, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, General Rick Hillier (retired), Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Peel-area MPPs.
    In Favour (19)Councillor Brown, Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Dhillon, Councillor Downey, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, Councillor Thompson, and Councillor Vicente
    Abstain (2)Councillor Dasko, and Councillor Kovac
    Absent (3)Councillor Damerla, Councillor Innis, and Councillor Palleschi
    Carried

Monali Varia, Manager, Infection Prevention and Surveillance, provided an overview of COVID-19 incidence rates in the Region of Peel and the local municipalities; and, provided an update on the increased rates of variants of concern in the overall percentage of total COVID-19 cases.

Dr. Lawrence Loh, Medical Officer of Health, provided an update on the provincial COVID-19 Response Framework noting that the move into the Grey – Lockdown phase lifts the stay-at-home order in the Region of Peel. He noted that as new variants spread more easily, continued public health measures will help slow transmission and allow for the critical time needed to increase vaccination coverage among Peel residents.

Brian Laundry, Director, Peel Health Emergencies, provided an update on the Community Mass Vaccination Plan including: clinic readiness; mass vaccination system overview; vaccine allocation; and, a status update on the Phase One and Phase Two priority groups.

Dr. Loh spoke to the extension of the interval for two-dose vaccines and noted the need to balance the Region’s scarce resources to manage the mass vaccination, protect the community from a third wave and maintain critical public health programs. He noted that a surge in cases would have a great impact on the Region’s capacity to balance the already strained system resources.

Members of Regional Council discussed and asked questions regarding: lack of consultation with the Region of Peel regarding the provincial Primary Care Provider Pilot Program for the distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine; potential additional public health clinic locations; clinic staffing resource limitations; movement to the provincial vaccination registration system; eligibility for vaccination registration in Peel; timing for the opening of the Caledon East vaccination clinic; continued lack of federal vaccine allocation; mobile vaccination units and transportation for seniors; potential availability of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine; targeted vaccination and distribution on a needs basis versus per capita basis; continued monitoring of workplace outbreaks; and, potential negative side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Councillor Crombie placed a motion to request that the provincial government immediately include the Region of Peel in the Pharmacy Vaccination Pilot.

  • Resolution Number2021-299
    Moved byCouncillor Parrish
    Seconded byCouncillor Brown

    Whereas the provincial government has announced an amended distribution process for COVID-19 vaccines that includes a variety of other significant risk factors, in addition to age;

    And whereas, COVID-19 has devastated populations worldwide, causing a particularly deep and prolonged lockdown in the Region of Peel;

    And whereas, during the second wave of COVID-19 in Peel, approximately 370 community outbreaks have occurred in workplaces with the majority being in Peel’s heavy concentration of essential employment sectors such as warehousing, manufacturing, distribution and food packaging;

    And whereas, the workforce in these employment centres is often more precariously employed, vulnerable hourly workers without adequate paid sick day protection;

    And whereas, these more vulnerable employees, working in essential employment sectors, are at risk for COVID-19 which they then take home to their families, facilitating continuous spread;

    And whereas, the last census completed in 2016 identified 306,100 Peel residents are employed in warehousing, manufacturing, distribution and packaging;

    Therefore be it resolved, that the Regional Chair, on behalf of Regional Council, request the Ontario Government prioritize expedited vaccination of all those Peel residents employed under conditions that make their places of work conducive to the spread of COVID-19;

    And further, that the Ontario Government support the voluntary vaccination of vulnerable employees in high-incidence areas in Peel at their places of work such as warehouses, manufacturing facilities, packaging and distribution centres to more efficiently and effectively slow the spread of COVID-19 in these “hot spots”;

    And further, that copies of this resolution be shared with the Premier of Ontario, the Provincial Minister of Health, and Peel-area Members of Provincial Parliament.

    In Favour (20)Councillor Brown, Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Downey, Councillor Fonseca, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Groves, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, Councillor Thompson, and Councillor Vicente
    Abstain (1)Councillor Dhillon
    Absent (3)Councillor Damerla, Councillor Innis, and Councillor Palleschi
    Carried

16.
COMMUNICATIONS
 

Letter dated February 1, 2021, Regarding a Request to Appoint One Representative to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Board of Governors for 2021 (Direction required)

  • Resolution Number2021-300
    Moved byCouncillor Dasko
    Seconded byCouncillor McFadden

    That Allan Thompson be appointed as the Region of Peel representative to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Association’s Board of Governors for 2021.

    Carried

Letter dated February 26, 2021, Regarding Funding for Projects Under the Audit and Accountability Fund (Receipt recommended)

  • Resolution Number2021-301
    Deferred to the March 25, 2021 Regional Council meeting

18.
COMMUNICATIONS
 

Letter dated March 5, 2021, Providing Information that Supports the Need for the Proposed New Highway, Greater Toronto Area West (Receipt recommended) (Related to 17.2 and 22.5)

  • Resolution Number2021-302
    Received

23.

Nil.

  • Resolution Number2021-306
    Moved byCouncillor Thompson
    Seconded byCouncillor Sinclair

    That Council proceed “In Camera” to consider reports relating to the following:

    • Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations
    • Rapid Housing Initiative (A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board)
    Carried
  • Resolution Number2021-307
    Moved byCouncillor Sinclair
    Seconded byCouncillor McFadden

    That Council move out of "In Camera".

    Carried

Council moved in camera at 5:14 p.m.

Council moved out of in camera at 6:40 p.m.

  • Resolution Number2021-308
    Received

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

  • Resolution Number2021-309
    Moved byCouncillor Starr
    Seconded byCouncillor Fortini

    That the direction given “In Camera” to the Commissioner of Human Services, related to item 24.2  listed on the March 11, 2021 Regional Council agenda, be approved, and voted upon in accordance with Section 239(6)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended.

    In Favour (19)Councillor Brown, Councillor Carlson, Councillor Crombie, Councillor Dasko, Councillor Downey, Councillor Fortini, Councillor Kovac, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor McFadden, Councillor Medeiros, Councillor Palleschi, Councillor Parrish, Councillor Ras, Councillor Saito, Councillor Santos, Councillor Sinclair, Councillor Starr, Councillor Thompson, and Councillor Vicente
    Abstain (2)Councillor Dhillon, and Councillor Groves
    Absent (1)Councillor Fonseca
    Carried
  • Resolution Number2021-310
    Moved byCouncillor Kovac
    Seconded byCouncillor Mahoney

    That By-law 19-2021 to confirm the proceedings of Regional Council at its meeting held on March 11, 2021, and to authorize the execution of documents in accordance with the Region of Peel by-laws relating thereto, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, signed by the Regional Chair and the Deputy Regional Clerk, and the corporate seal be affixed thereto.

    Carried

The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.

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