General Committee

Approving General Committee meeting minutes from March 10 and 20, 2025

That the General Committee meeting minutes of March 10 and 20, 2025 be approved.

Proceeding with closed session directions regarding the Canadian Canoe Museum Monaghan/Romaine Site

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report LSOCS25-005 dated April 22, 2025 of the City Solicitor as follows: That staff be directed to proceed as outlined in Closed Session Report LSOCS25- 005 dated April 22, 2025 of the City Solicitor respecting The Canadian Canoe Museum: Monaghan/Romaine Site.

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report LSOCS25-005 dated April 22, 2025 of the City Solicitor as follows: That staff be directed to proceed as outlined in Closed Session Report LSO

Arts & Culture

Proceeding with closed session directions on the Ontario Land Tribunal case for the Batten-White subdivision

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report IPGPL25-020, dated April 22, 2025, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management and the City Solicitor as follows: That staff be directed to proceed as outlined in Closed Session Report IPGPL25- 020 dated April 22, 2025, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management and the City Solicitor with respect to Ontario Land Tribunal Case OLT-25-00051, the Batten-White subdivision at 1225, 1261 and 1289 Parkhill Road West.

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report IPGPL25-020, dated April 22, 2025, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management and the City Solicitor as follows: T

Roads & Infrastructure

Approving the 2024 Investment Report and US Tariff Response Procurement Policy on consent

That Report FCSFS25-007 – 2024 Investment Report, and Report FCSMM25-001 – US Tariff Response Procurement Policy, be approved on Consent.

Economic Development

Deferring Report FCSFS25-008 for more comparables

That Report FCSFS25-008, be deferred for additional comparables.

Calling the question to end debate and proceed to a vote

That the question be put .

Setting Council compensation at the 75th percentile for the 2026-2030 term with annual indexing

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report FCSFS25-008, dated April 22, 2025 of the Commissioner, Finance & Corporate Support Services as follows: a) That the Council Compensation Review Report FCSFS25-008, be received for information; b) That as a matter of policy, Council Compensation for the 2026-2030 term of Council, compensation for the Mayor and each Member Councillor be set as follows: i. Commencing December 2026, compensation equal to the 75 th percentile of the 2025 base compensation of the comparator group of municipalities as listed in Appendix A, indexed for the 2026 calendar year; ii. That the base rate for each subsequent year of the term of Council be indexed annually in the month of December for each of the years 2027- 2029 equal to the inflationary increase provided to CUPE Staff bargaining groups; and c) That a vehicle/transportation allowance and reimbursement be provided to all members of Council for the 2026-2030 term of Council as follows: i. For the Mayor as head of Council a base allowance of $6,000 ii. A base allowance for each Councillor at 50% of the Mayor’s allowance - $3,000 iii. That Council travel expense claims for conferences and training include reimbursement for kilometres using the City's current posted mileage rate.

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report FCSFS25-008, dated April 22, 2025 of the Commissioner, Finance & Corporate Support Services as follows: a) That the Council Compensation Rev

Labour Relations

Directing staff to report on requiring sidewalks on one side of local streets by Q1 2026

c) That Council direct staff to report back on the suggestion to require sidewalks on one side of local streets by the end of the first quarter of 2026 as described in Report IPGPL25-017;

Deferring a recommendation to allow staff to complete a post-ice storm tree inventory

That d) be deferred to provide staff an opportunity to complete a tree inventory, as a result of the recent ice storm event.

Environment & Climate

Implement planning act lapsing provisions and tools

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPGL25-017, dated April 22, 2025, as amended, as follows: a) That Council provide direction regarding Recommendation 2 should there be a desire to amend City policies and/or by-laws as they relate to development applications under the Planning Act; b) That Council direct staff to implement lapsing provisions in accordance with Provincial legislation and as described in Report IPGPL25-017 to address Recommendation 3 and to continue to monitor the impact and bring forward other tools as deemed appropriate; e) That Staff be directed to develop a tree compensation policy/by-law for lands subject to Planning Act applications; f) That Recommendation 9 regarding engineering design review and inspection fees be referred to the 2026 budget process as described in Report IPGPL25-017, and that Staff develop a procedure for Development Security Collection and Releases Procedures; g) That Council consider Recommendation 10 addressed and implemented accordingly; h) That staff be directed to provide options and any necessary implementing by- laws to establish Community Improvement Plan incentives for the City’s Strategic Growth Areas as part of the City’s Strategic Growth Areas secondary plan and Community Planning Permit system initiative in the second quarter of 2026; i) That staff be directed to provide options and any necessary implementing by- laws to establish Community Improvement Plan incentives for multi-unit housing as described in Report IPGPL25-017 in the third quarter of 2026; and j) That the City’s Director, Planning, Development and Urban Design, and Manager, Development Planning, each be delegated the authority to determine the additional required information and material for each application on a case- by-case basis for the purposes of the complete application requirements contemplated by section 7.21.2 of the City’s Official Plan.

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report IPGL25-017, dated April 22, 2025, as amended, as follows: a) That Council provide direction regarding Recommendation 2 should there be a des

Housing & Homelessness

Intergovernmental Relations

Zoning & Planning

Budget & Finance

Continuing the secondary plan approach for Strategic Growth Areas

That Council approve the recommendation as amended: That Staff be directed to continue with Option 1 described in Report IPGPL25-018 and present to General Committee the Preliminary Directions and Recommendations Report outlining the key recommendations for the Official Plan Amendment to implement the secondary plan for the Strategic Growth Areas and Community Planning Permit By-law by Q3, 2025.

That Council approve the recommendation as amended: That Staff be directed to continue with Option 1 described in Report IPGPL25-018 and present to General Committee the Preliminary Directions and Rec

Expediting an Official Plan Amendment to remove building height restrictions and angular plane requirements

That staff be directed to proceed with Option 2: Immediate Official Plan Amendment, as described in Report IPGPL25-018, which would expedite an Official Plan Amendment to remove building height restrictions and angular plane requirements without a respective implementing by-law.

That staff be directed to proceed with Option 2: Immediate Official Plan Amendment, as described in Report IPGPL25-018, which would expedite an Official Plan Amendment to remove building height restri

Deferring Report CSD25-003 pending feedback from ACAC and other advisory committees

That Report CSD25-003, be deferred until feedback can be provided by ACAC and other relevant City Advisory Committees.

Adjourning the meeting at 8:03 pm

That this meeting be adjourned at 8:03 p.m.

General Committee

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