Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (8 motions)
7 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the October 7, 2025, General Committee Agenda be approved, as amended by the addendum, and to include delegations from: Nicola Ross regarding agenda item 11.5 Staff Report 2025-0342: Procedure By-law Review: Proposed Repeal and Replace and Integrity Commissioner Recommendation Consideration General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Page 2 of 12 Sherry Brioschi regarding agenda item 11.5 Staff Report 2025-0342: Procedure By- law Review: Proposed Repeal and Replace and Integrity Commissioner Recommendation Consideration A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor C. Early, seconded by Councillor L. Kiernan
Carried
That the following items be approved as part of the Consent Agenda: September 24, 2025 Age Friendly Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes That the Town of Caledon Age Friendly Advisory Committee meeting minutes dated September 24, 2025 be approved as presented; and That the following resolutions contained therein be endorsed: i. That the Age-Friendly Advisory Committee requests Council’s consideration for an additional $4,000.00 of funding to be provided in support of the Caledon Cares Volunteer Celebration and Caledon's Hands and Hearts Volunteer Fair in 2025; and That the Age-Friendly Advisory Committee recommends an increase in budget allocations for the Caledon Cares Volunteer Celebration and Caledon's Hands and Hearts Volunteer Fair be considered as part of the 2026 budget process or through alternate sources of funding, including the Mayor’s Gala, the Caledon Council Community Golf Tournament, or grant funds ii. That the 2026 Council and Committee Meeting Schedule include the proposed Age Friendly meeting dates, as set out in staff report 2025-0555. General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Page 3 of 12 September 29, 2025 Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes That the Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting minutes dated September 29, 2025, be approved as presented; and That the following resolutions contained therein be endorsed: i. That the Accessibility Advisory Committee requests Council's consideration for direction for the Town of Caledon
Moved by Mayor A. Groves, seconded by Councillor M. Russo
Carried
That staff be directed to prepare a presentation for a future General Committee Workshop meeting regarding interpretation of Charter Rights and Freedoms and relevant case law to be held by quarter one of 2026. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor C. Early, seconded by Councillor L. Kiernan
Carried
That the proposed exclusion of delegations related to Integrity Commissioner investigation findings as outlined in Staff Report 2025-0342 and recommended by the Integrity Commission in its Schedule F be
Moved by Councillor M. Russo, seconded by Councillor C. Napoli
Referred
That Procedure By-law 2015-108, as amended, be repealed as attached in Schedule B of Staff Report 2025-0342; and That the Procedure By-law be replaced as attached in Schedule D of Staff Report 2025- 0342. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor L. Kiernan, seconded by Councillor C. Early
Carried
That Council direct staff to integrate the 11 parcels of land to be gratuitously conveyed as Greenbelt lands into upcoming and ongoing strategic studies, including the proposed Community Facilities Needs Assessment, the Active Transportation Plan, and the Natural Heritage and Urban Forest Plan. Further, that Council direct staff to initiate a natural heritage analysis for the 11 gratuitously conveyed Greenbelt parcels to determine the natural heritage feature limits and associated vegetation protection zones. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor M. Russo, seconded by Councillor C. Napoli
Carried
That staff be given the authority to administer, allocate, and distribute the Municipal Agriculture and Community Grants (MACG) funding to successful applicants with the maximum value of the funding to be set at $3,000 and reviewed by Council annually as part of the budget process; and That staff provide Council with correspondence on the funded applications, applicants, and initiatives on a recurring basis, as applicable to each municipal grant program’s timelines; and That staff be directed to report annually to Council with a summary of community investments made by the municipality into partnerships, grants, and other community supports that relate to MACG funding. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor C. Early, seconded by Councillor M. Russo
Carried
That the Town of Caledon Public Notice Policy as decided through Resolution 2013-056, confirmed by By-law 2013-008, and amended by Council Resolution 2014-015, be repealed; and General Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Page 11 of 12 That the requirement in the repealed Public Notice Policy to have an open house for regulatory by-laws, being new bylaws of a regulatory nature, including licensing by-laws and major amendments, be maintained and upheld until the Town of Caledon adopts formal public engagement policies or procedures; and That the Ontario Heritage Act Alternative Notice Policy be repealed in favour of its inclusion into the proposed Public Notice By-law; and That Council Resolutions 2023-060 and 2024-119 with respect to extending the distance for notification for Planning related Applications be repealed in favour of its inclusion into the proposed Public Notice By-law as a public notice requirement; and That Schedule A to Staff Report 2025-0552, being a By-law to amend the Land Sale Bylaw for the purpose of consolidating public notice requirements into a single policy, be approved; and That Schedule B to Staff Report 2025-0552, being a proposed By-law to adopt and maintain a policy in respect to the circumstances in which the municipality shall provide notice to the public, including its form, manner and times, and to provide the policy therein, be approved. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor L. Kiernan, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa