The Caledon Record

Council Meeting

December 16, 2025

Who was there

Present (8): Christina Early, A. Groves, Lynn Kiernan, Doug Maskell, Cosimo Napoli, Tony Rosa, Mario Russo, Dave Sheen

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 (16 motions)

10 carried, 6 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

2025-130 That the December 16, 2025 Town Council Agenda be approved as amended by the addendum and to include the following late delegations:  Debbe Crandall regarding agenda item 19.1.1 Update to 0 Shaw’s Creek  Mark Carroll regarding agenda item 19.1.1 Update to 0 Shaw’s Creek  Veronica Conte regarding agenda item 15.2 December 9, 2025 Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes; and That the following Notices of Motion be added to the agenda as a motion:  Item 17.1 Mayor A. Groves - Request to Waive Legal Non-Conforming Fees for 1460 Queen Street West, Alton  Item 17.3 Councillor D. Sheen - Request for a Status Update on SouthFields Village Parking Strategy  Item 17.5 Councillor M. Russo - Caledon Soccer Club, Heart of Caledon 2025, Field Fee Reimbursements Town Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Page 2 of 17  Item 17.6 Councillor M. Russo - Request to Defer Fees for the Bolton High Performance Athletic Centre (HPAC)  Item 17.7 Councillor C. Early - Protecting Local Conservation Authorities and Watershed Governance; and That the agenda be reordered as follows: 1. delegations with respect to item 10.3 from the Dec 9, 2025 Planning and Development Committee meeting minutes be ordered together and dealt with first, followed by a council vote on item 10.3 from the December 9, 2025 Planning and Development Committee meeting minutes, 2. delegations with respect to item 16.1 Staff Report 2025-0787: Proposed Street Name Change, Ward 3 be dealt with n
Moved by Councillor D. Maskell, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa
Carried
2025-131 That the following items be approved as part of the consent agenda: Closed Session Staff Report 2025-0803: Hearing Officer New Appointments Town Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Page 3 of 17 That the following individuals be appointed as Hearing Officers for the Town of Caledon’s Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) for the remainder of the current term of Council, or until their successors are appointed  Jeanie Theoharis, J.D., King’s Counsel  Emile Ramlochan, BSc, DC, LLM (ADR), LLM (Health Law), LLM (Admin. Law), Q. Med., Q. Arb. Staff Report 2025-0816: Single Source Contract Extension with UKG That UKG is awarded a single-source contract extension of three (3) years. Councillor D. Sheen - Request for a Status Update on SouthFields Village Parking Strategy Whereas the SouthFields Village Parking Strategy was completed with the objective of addressing parking capacity challenges within the community and establishing frameworks for parking management in high-growth areas; and Whereas implementation of the strategy was anticipated to commence in Fall 2025; and Whereas an update on the progress of this initiative would assist Council in responding to ongoing resident inquiries regarding parking availability in SouthFields Village and similar communities such as Mayfield West Phase 2; Now therefore be it resolved that staff be directed to report back to Council no later than January 27, 2026, with a status update on the SouthFields Village
Moved by Councillor C. Early, seconded by Councillor C. Napoli
Deferred
That Council does now go into closed session pursuant to section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, to discuss:  Closed Session Staff Report 2025-0689: Caledon Walk of Fame Award Recipient Pursuant to Section 239(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, as the subject matter pertains to personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor N. de Boer, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa
Carried
That Closed Session Staff Report 2025-0689: Caledon Walk of Fame be
Moved by Councillor D. Maskell, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa
Referred
2025-132 That the By-law attached as Schedule “B” to Staff Report 2025-0554 be enacted to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 290 to redesignate the subject lands from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential with site specific policies; and That the By-law attached as Schedule “C” to Staff Report 2025-0554 be enacted to amend Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2006-50, as amended to rezone the subject lands from Residential One (R1) and Commercial – Exception 255 (C-255) to Multiple Residential – Exception 725 (RM-725) to permit site specific uses and standards; and That Council endorse the Official Plan Amendment to the Future Caledon Official Plan, attached as Schedule “D” to Staff Report 2025-0554, which will be brought to Council for approval once the Bolton Secondary Plan is in force and effect as it applies to the subject lands; and That in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is required to be provided on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor C. Napoli, seconded by Councillor M. Russo
Carried
That Prince Andrew Drive be renamed McKee Drive North, being a natural extension of an existing street; That Schedule D to Staff Report 2025-0787, a by-law for the purpose of renaming Prince Andrew Drive as McKee Drive North, pursuant to corporate procedure for renaming an existing street, be approved; A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor D. Maskell, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa
Defeated
That the Procedure By-law 2025-081 section 73.1 b) rule that requires a motion to reconsider a previous decision of Council at a subsequent meeting to be introduced as notice of motion in accordance with Part 51 of the Procedure By-law, be waived as permitted in Procedure By-law section 4.2, to allow a motion to reconsider Council resolution 2025-057 presented under a relevant agenda item as it is in-scope to the Information Memo regarding Update to 0 Shaw’s Creek listed as item 19.1.1 on the December 16, 2025 Council meeting agenda, and therefore deemed that sufficient notice has been provided so that the resolution may be considered without further notice requirements to be satisfied through notice of motion procedures. Town Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Page 9 of 17 A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor M. Russo, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa
Carried
Whereas Council is authorized to pass by-laws that regulate the placing or dumping of fill; prohibit or regulate the removal of topsoil; prohibit or regulate the alteration of the grade of land; require that a permit be obtained for the placing or dumping of fill, the removal of topsoil or the alteration of the grade of land; and may impose conditions to a permit, including requiring the preparation of plans relating to grading, filling or dumping, the removal of topsoil and the rehabilitation of a site, all in accordance with section 142 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25; and Whereas Council passed By-law 2007-59, as amended, to regulate or prohibit the placing or dumping of fill, the storage and removal of topsoil and the alteration of the grade of land (the “Fill By-law”); and Whereas the property located at the southeast corner of Charleston Sideroad and Shaw’s Creek Road, municipally known as 0 Shaws Creek Road, contains an aggregate pit that is no longer in use; and Whereas previous property owner Warren Paving & Materials Group Limited surrendered aggregate License #6524 to the Ministry of Natural Resources on October 5, 2023 and no longer has any obligations for this property under the Aggregate Resource Act; and Whereas notwithstanding Section 11 of the Fill By-law, Council authorized May 20th 2025, that the Director under the Fill By-law issue a permit, upon entering into and executing a grading agreement with the owner(s) of 0 Shaw’s Creek Road, condition
Moved by Councillor M. Russo, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa
Carried
(Reconsidered) 2025-057 Whereas Council is authorized to pass by-laws that regulate the placing or dumping of fill; prohibit or regulate the removal of topsoil; prohibit or regulate the alteration of the grade of land; require that a permit be obtained for the placing or dumping of fill, the removal of topsoil or the alteration of the grade of land; and may impose conditions to a permit, including requiring the preparation of plans relating to grading, filling or dumping, the removal of topsoil and the rehabilitation of a site, all in accordance with section 142 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25; and Whereas Council passed By-law 2007-59, as amended, to regulate or prohibit the placing or dumping of fill, the storage and removal of topsoil and the alteration of the grade of land (the “Fill By-law”); and Whereas the property located at the southeast corner of Charleston Sideroad and Shaw’s Creek Road, municipally known as 0 Shaws Creek Road, contains an aggregate pit that is no longer in use; and Whereas previous property owner Warren Paving & Materials Group Limited surrendered aggregate License #6524 to the Ministry of Natural Resources on October 5, 2023 and no longer has any obligations for this property under the Aggregate Resource Act; and Whereas the Owner of 0 Shaw’s Creek Road is a prominent developer within Caledon and the Greater Toronto Area and has approached the Town about rehabilitating an old aggregate pit located on the property with fill created fro
Moved by Councillor C. Napoli, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa
Defeated
Town Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Page 12 of 17 2025-133 That the following Committee Meeting Minutes be approved, and all Committee decisions therein:  December 2, 2025 General Committee Meeting Minutes  The balance of the December 9, 2025 Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor N. de Boer, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa
Carried
That Council proceed one additional hour beyond the hour of 11:00 p.m. to continue any unfinished business in accordance with section 33.2 of the Procedure By-law. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Mayor A. Groves, seconded by Councillor M. Russo
Carried
That item 18.1 Request to Waive Legal Non-Conforming Fees for 1460 Queen Street West, Alton be
Moved by Councillor L. Kiernan, seconded by Councillor C. Early
Referred
That Council defers Caledon Soccer Club, Heart of Caledon 2025, Field Fee Reimbursements to a future meeting of committee. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor C. Early, seconded by Councillor N. de Boer
Defeated
2025-134 Whereas Caledon Soccer Club has been providing its services to Caledon residents since 1973; and Whereas “The Heart of Caledon”, held Aug 16-17 2025, is a Soccer Tournament hosted in Caledon by Caledon Soccer Club, that featured over 75 teams from all around Ontario including Ottawa, Windsor and as far as Quebec; and Whereas in hosting the tournament the Caledon Soccer Club were charged by the Town of Caledon approximately $10 000 in Facility User Fees over the two-day period, for not just Caledon Club use but primarily for field use to guest organizations, and at no significant “opportunity cost”, meaning no other scheduled games were cancelled or altered in anyway impacting regular Facility User Fee uptake; and Whereas the club in its normal course of seasonal play were charged an additional $60 000 in Facility User Fees from the Town of Caledon, that are not being contested; and Whereas the Heart of Caledon, brought the Town of Caledon significant notoriety amongst the Soccer Community and all participating teams and family members, contributed significantly to economic development activities in the Caledon East and Caledon overall; Therefore be it resolved that Town staff be directed to reimburse 50% of incurred Facility User Agreement fees associated to hosting the 2025 Heart of Caledon Soccer Tournament; and That the Facility User Agreement fees for hosting the tournament include field rentals, lighting, picnic tables, barricades, food truck parking spaces, por
Moved by Councillor M. Russo, seconded by Councillor C. Napoli
Carried
2025-135 That By-law 2025-120 to By-law 2025-122 be read a first time and passed. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor D. Maskell, seconded by Councillor L. Kiernan
Carried
2025-136 That By-law 2025-124 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council for the Corporation of the Town of Caledon at its Council Meeting held on the 16th day of December 2025, be read a first time and passed. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor D. Sheen, seconded by Councillor M. Russo
Carried

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