General Committee Meeting

That a Notice of Motion regarding a ‘Request for Advocacy to Establish a GO Station at Highway 50 in Bolton’ that is not listed on the agenda be authorized to be introduced at this meeting in accordance with section 7.4 of the Procedure By-law. General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Page 2 of 21 A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the following consent items be recommended for adoption at the July 23, 2024, Town Council Meeting: Staff Report 2024-0044: Snow Removal Financial Assistance Program That staff be directed to update the Snow Removal Financial Assistance Program as outlined in Staff Report 2024-0044; and That Council approve an annual budget of $150,000 starting January 2025 to fund the sustainability of the grant program as outlined in Staff Report 2024- 0044. Staff Report 2024-0295: Standardization of Fleet Equipment That the Standardization of Fleet Equipment outlined in Table 1 of Staff Report 2024-0295 be renewed for the duration of four years, terminating on August 25, 2028, be approved. That Council approve standardization of equipment in this report in accordance with the Town’s Purchasing Bylaw. Staff Report 2024-0400: Municipal Agreement with The Association of the Municipalities of Ontario That a by-law, attached as “Schedule A” to Staff Report 2024-0400, be enacted; and That Council authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to execute and to affix the corporate seal to the Agreement with The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) which forms part of the by-law for the transfer of funds under the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) with The Association of Municipalities of Ontario; and General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Page 3 of 21 That the Council authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or CFO and Treasurer to submit the Annual Reports and Treasurer'

That a review of the Facility and Park Assets Naming Policy and the renaming of the Lions Diamond located in the Caledon East Ball Park to the Karen Hamilton Field be

That a Community Recognition Task Force be formed to manage, review, and recommend residents for the Volunteer Service Awards, Citizen Achievement Awards, and Walk of Fame Award; and That the Volunteer Service and Citizen Achievement Awards be rebranded to the ‘Caledon Civic Awards Program’ and be awarded on the Main Stage as part of Caledon’s marquee annual event in June, Caledon Day; and That one recipient be awarded the Walk of Fame during each Term of Council; and That a confidential report be provided to council in Q1 2025 with the Community Recognition Task Force recommendations for the 2025 Volunteer Service and Citizen Achievement Awards. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

Whereas Part 9 (Minutes) of the Procedure By-law work plan is scheduled for review at the July 9, 2024 General Committee meeting; Whereas new additions to the Procedure By-law are being considered during stage 3 of the work plan beginning in January 2025; General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Page 9 of 21 Whereas remote participation of members is often considered a privilege and there have been an expressed interest to respect and prevent abuse of this privilege through additional accountability and transparency measures; Therefore be it resolved that the Procedure By-law be amended to record in the minutes Council members who attended the meeting via remote participation. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the Municipal Clerk report back to Governance Review Committee on possible options for a Remote Participation Registry by February 2025; and That the proposed Remote Participation Registry include a requirement for members participating remotely to provide a rationale for attending remotely based on a list of Council accepted reasons. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

Whereas the following motion was

2024-070 As printed on the Agenda, that By-law 2024-014 to By-law 2024-024 be read a first time and passed. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the reconsidered main motion be amended to introduce the following whereas clauses: Whereas the practice to play the national anthem at the beginning of meetings was discontinued during the COVID-19 Pandemic; and Whereas the Procedure By-law was amended at March 26, 2024 Council meeting through By-Law 2024-017 to ensure existing practices aligned with the Procedure By-Law; and Whereas there is a desire to reinstate the National Anthem by the community at Council meetings; and Whereas reconsidering the deletion of the National Anthem within meeting Opening Procedures effectively reinstates playing it as previously practiced prior to its discontinuation during the COVID-19 Pandemic, effective upon Council approval for the next meeting after July 23, 2024 Council meeting; and Whereas the Procedure By-law work plan is reviewing section 8.2 regarding Opening Procedures; and That the reconsidered main motion be amended to add the words “therefore be it resolved” at the beginning of the main motion; and That the reconsidered main motion be amended to introduce the following that clause: That options for the National Anthem being played at meetings on a permanent basis be included as a part of the scheduled review of the Procedure By-Law Section 8 (Meeting Proceedings) by the Municipal Clerk at the November 12, 2024 General Committee meeting. General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Page 12 of 21 A recorded vote was taken as follows:

Whereas the practice to play the national anthem at the beginning of meetings was discontinued during the COVID-19 Pandemic; and Whereas the Procedure By-law was amended at March 26, 2024 Council meeting through By-Law 2024-017 to ensure existing practices aligned with the Procedure By- Law; and Whereas there is a desire to reinstate the National Anthem by the community at Council meetings; and Whereas reconsidering the deletion of the National Anthem within meeting Opening Procedures effectively reinstates playing it as previously practiced prior to its discontinuation during the COVID-19 Pandemic, effective upon Council approval for the next meeting after July 23, 2024 Council meeting; and Whereas the Procedure By-law work plan is reviewing section 8.2 regarding Opening Procedures; Therefore be it resolved that the amendment in By-law 2024-017 subsection 1(3) which deletes the requirement to play the National Anthem at the beginning of every meeting in Procedure By-Law 2015-108 subsection 8.2.2 be amended to remove this part of the deletion; and That options for the National Anthem being played at meetings on a permanent basis be included as a part of the scheduled review of the Procedure By-Law Section 8 (Meeting Proceedings) by the Municipal Clerk at the November 12, 2024 General Committee meeting. General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Page 13 of 21 A recorded vote was taken as follows:

Whereas the 2022 General Election for the Town of Caledon brought new election procedures regarding the ability for electors to vote in any ward and the first election after a completed ward boundary review; Whereas post-election reporting is widely practiced by the Clerk/Returning Officer in Ontario municipalities to provide insights and identify opportunities for improvement for the next election to support informed decision-making by Council on election matters; Whereas a 2022 post-election report has yet to be provided for Council consideration; Whereas funding for a ward boundary review was removed from the 2024 Budget in consideration of the Town of Caledon no longer transitioning to a single-tier municipality before the 2026 General Election; Whereas during the February 14, 2024 General Committee-Budget meeting discussions about the removal of the ward boundary review funding in 2024 considered the future addition of whether a ward boundary review would need to be funded as a part of the 2025 budget; General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Page 14 of 21 Therefore be it resolved that the Municipal Clerk be directed to prepare a post-election report for the 2022 Town of Caledon General Election which includes any recommendations for Council consideration on election matters, including but not limited to a recommendation on completion of a ward boundary review, prior to Council making a decision on funding a ward boundary review or further decisions on the

That the following clause be added to the main motion: Amended to stipulate that the lands must remain in productive agricultural use in order for the existing tax class to remain in effect. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the following clause be added to the main motion: That the stipulate lands must be in a productive agricultural use with verified farming association or ID numbers versus fallow lands A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That Item 10.5 – Notice of Motion - Request for Existing Tax Class within 11 approved ZBA's Remain in Effect until Conditions Met and if H lifted be

Whereas at the June 25, 2024 Council Meeting, Council approved staff Report 2024- 0370, Zoning By-law Amendments to meet Provincial Housing Priorities and Caledon’s Housing Pledge; and Whereas Council enacted the following Zoning By-law Amendments attached in staff report 2024-0370 as Schedule’s “C” through “N” to amend Comprehensive Zoning By- law 2006-50: i. BL-2024-050 ii. BL-2024-051 iii. BL-2024-052 iv. BL-2024-053 v. BL-2024-054 vi. BL-2024-055 vii. BL-2024-058 viii. BL-2024-059 ix. BL-2024-060 x. BL-2024-061 xi. BL-2024-057; and Whereas the Zoning By-law Amendments set the conditions for rezoning the subject lands; and Whereas Council wants to ensure that existing productive agriculture use on these lands is uninterrupted and not financially impacted by a change in their respective tax class; Now therefore be it resolved that the existing tax class on the properties within each Zoning By-Law Amendment subject lands remain in effect until all specified conditions in each By-Law are fulfilled and if the holding provisions are lifted by Council vote. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the Town of Caledon support the City of Pickering and Town of Amaranth regarding Resolution on Water Testing Services for Private Drinking Water and the request to the Province to reconsider and ultimately decide against the proposed phasing- out of free private drinking water testing services; and That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Honourable Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health, the Honourable Andrea Khanjin, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, City of Pickering, Town of Amaranth, Peel Public Health, and all Ontario municipalities. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the Town of Caledon support the Town of Smiths Falls regarding Resolution on Provincial Regulations Needed to Restrict Keeping of Non-Native (“exotic”) Wild Animals and the request to the Province to implement provincial regulations to restrict the possession, breeding, and use of non-native (“exotic”) wild animals and license zoos in order to guarantee the fair and consistent application of policy throughout Ontario for the safety of Ontario’s citizens and the non-native (“exotic”) wild animal population; and That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Premier of Ontario, Ontario Solicitor General, Ontario Minister for Natural Resources and Forestry, Honorable Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier, Minister of Health and MPP Dufferin-Caledon, Town of Smiths Falls, and all Ontario municipalities. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That Committee shall go into Closed Session regarding Closed Session Staff Report 2024-0406: A proposed disposition of land by the municipality, Ward 5 pursuant to Section 239(2)(c) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board. General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Page 20 of 21 A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the requirement in the Land Sale By-law for an appraisal be waived and deem the Subject Lands to be of nil value; That staff be directed to bring forward a by-law to stop up and close the Subject Lands; That the Chief Legal Officer be delegated the authority to take all steps necessary and execute any documents necessary to facilitate the transfer of the Subject Lands to the Applicants, as applicable; and That the conditions of the transfer include that all the Town’s costs of the transfer be paid by the Applicants in accordance the Town’s Fee By-law and the transaction be on an as-is where-is basis and be in accordance with Closed Session Staff Report 2024- 0406. A recorded vote was taken as follows: