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Council Meeting

Monday, July 17, 2023

18 motions across 16 agenda items · 2022-2026 term

Data sourced from official Town of Milton meeting minutes, synced as the Town adopts and publishes them. Milton minutes often publish one to three months after each meeting, so recent meetings may be missing. We're working to make this as complete as possible. Full official records on the Town's meeting portal ↗

14 PASSED

THAT By-law Numbers 058-2023, as amended, 059-2023, 060-2023, 061-2023, 062-2023 & 063-2023 be READ, PASSED AND NUMBERED; AND THAT the Mayor and the Town Clerk be authorized to sign the said By-laws, seal them with the seal of the Corporation and that they be engrossed in the By-law Book.

Res. 122-23 · moved by Councillor Malboeuf

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BY-LAWS

THAT By-law Numbers 058-2023, as amended, 059-2023, 060-2023, 061-2023, 062-2023 & 063-2023 be READ, PASSED AND NUMBERED; AND THAT the Mayor and the Town Clerk be authorized to sign the said By-laws, seal them with the seal of the Corporation and that they be engrossed in the By-law Book.

View agenda item 14 on the Town's meeting portal →

Moved by: Councillor Malboeuf

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
2 · 2 motions on this item · View on the Town's meeting portal ↗

AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS / AMENDMENTS

PASSED

THAT the pertinent rules contained in Procedure By-law 007-2019, as amended, be waived to permit the introduction of a Notice of Motion at tonight’s meeting by Councillor Challinor, with respect to a Consumer Fireworks Ban in Town of Milton.

Res. 105-23 · moved by Councillor Challinor

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AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS / AMENDMENTS

THAT the pertinent rules contained in Procedure By-law 007-2019, as amended, be waived to permit the introduction of a Notice of Motion at tonight’s meeting by Councillor Challinor, with respect to a Consumer Fireworks Ban in Town of Milton.

View agenda item 2 on the Town's meeting portal →

Moved by: Councillor Challinor

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
PASSED

THAT the pertinent rules contained in Procedure By-law 007-2019, as amended, be waived to permit the introduction and deliberation of a Notice of Motion at tonight’s meeting by Councillor Challinor, with respect to Excessive Vehicle Noise On Milton Streets.

Res. 106-23 · moved by Councillor Challinor

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AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS / AMENDMENTS

THAT the pertinent rules contained in Procedure By-law 007-2019, as amended, be waived to permit the introduction and deliberation of a Notice of Motion at tonight’s meeting by Councillor Challinor, with respect to Excessive Vehicle Noise On Milton Streets.

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Moved by: Councillor Challinor

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
4 PASSED

THAT Consent Items 4.1 to 4.4 be approved.

Res. 107-23 · moved by Councillor Ijaz

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CONSENT ITEMS

THAT Consent Items 4.1 to 4.4 be approved.

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Moved by: Councillor Ijaz

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.1 PASSED

THAT Council receive this report for information; AND THAT Council endorse the 2023-2027 Town of Milton Strategic Plan as presented within ES-009-023.

Res. 108-23 · moved by Councillor Best

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2023-27 Town of Milton Strategic Plan

THAT Council receive this report for information; AND THAT Council endorse the 2023-2027 Town of Milton Strategic Plan as presented within ES-009-023.

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Moved by: Councillor Best

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.10 PASSED

THAT Council approve the budget amendments and related funding sources as outlined on Schedule A; THAT the contract increase to Gazzola Paving for the 2023 Asphalt Overlay Program (Main Street from Thompson Road to Drew Centre) in the total amount of $752,944.67 (exclusive of HST) be approved as outlined on Schedule B. THAT the contract increase to WSP E&I Canada Limited (formerly Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions) for the Design of the Stormwater Management (SWM) Pond...

Res. 118-23 · moved by Councillor Best

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Purchasing Various – July 17, 2023

THAT Council approve the budget amendments and related funding sources as outlined on Schedule A; THAT the contract increase to Gazzola Paving for the 2023 Asphalt Overlay Program (Main Street from Thompson Road to Drew Centre) in the total amount of $752,944.67 (exclusive of HST) be approved as outlined on Schedule B. THAT the contract increase to WSP E&I Canada Limited (formerly Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions) for the Design of the Stormwater Management (SWM) Pond...

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Moved by: Councillor Best

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.11 PASSED

WHEREAS the Town's Council Expense Policy (Policy No. 35) was last updated in July of 2019 through report CORS-042-19; AND WHEREAS it is important to ensure that an appropriate allocation of resources is provided to members of Council. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to prepare and present to council a detailed information report related to the council compensation policy, including salary, expenses and benefits, to include a comparison to the policies of comparable...

Res. 119-23 · moved by Councillor Ijaz

7 Yes 2 No
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Council Expense Policy - Councillor Ijaz

WHEREAS the Town's Council Expense Policy (Policy No. 35) was last updated in July of 2019 through report CORS-042-19; AND WHEREAS it is important to ensure that an appropriate allocation of resources is provided to members of Council. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to prepare and present to council a detailed information report related to the council compensation policy, including salary, expenses and benefits, to include a comparison to the policies of comparable...

View agenda item 8.11 on the Town's meeting portal →

Moved by: Councillor Ijaz

How councillors voted

This committee includes non-elected members whose votes are not published in the Town's published minutes. Full result: 7 Yes, 2 No. See all names on the Town's meeting portal →

Elected city councillors on this body: Tesser Derksen (No), Councillor Ijaz (No)

8.12 PASSED

WHEREAS Section 121 of the Ontario Municipal Act states that, without limiting sections, 9, 10 and 11, a local municipality may prohibit and regulate the sale of fireworks and the setting off of fireworks; AND, WHEREAS members of Milton Council, Milton Fire Department and Town of Milton staff continue to receive an inordinate number of complaints about the setting off of fireworks that contravene the Town’s current fireworks bylaw, despite its being revised in 2021; AND, WHEREAS the...

Res. 120-23 · moved by Councillor Challinor

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Consumer Fireworks Ban in Town of Milton

WHEREAS Section 121 of the Ontario Municipal Act states that, without limiting sections, 9, 10 and 11, a local municipality may prohibit and regulate the sale of fireworks and the setting off of fireworks; AND, WHEREAS members of Milton Council, Milton Fire Department and Town of Milton staff continue to receive an inordinate number of complaints about the setting off of fireworks that contravene the Town’s current fireworks bylaw, despite its being revised in 2021; AND, WHEREAS the...

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Moved by: Councillor Challinor

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.13 PASSED

WHEREAS Halton Regional Police Services and other police forces in Ontario and across Canada are hard-pressed, for practical reasons, to effectively deal with drivers of most automobiles and motorcycles who are exceeding municipal, provincial and federal vehicle noise limits; AND WHEREAS a number of automobiles and motorcycles manufactured today are fitted with original equipment manufacturer exhaust systems or after-market equipment exhaust systems that achieve the legal noise limit in...

Res. 121-23 · moved by Councillor Challinor

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Excessive Vehicle Noise on Milton Streets - Councillor Challinor

WHEREAS Halton Regional Police Services and other police forces in Ontario and across Canada are hard-pressed, for practical reasons, to effectively deal with drivers of most automobiles and motorcycles who are exceeding municipal, provincial and federal vehicle noise limits; AND WHEREAS a number of automobiles and motorcycles manufactured today are fitted with original equipment manufacturer exhaust systems or after-market equipment exhaust systems that achieve the legal noise limit in...

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Moved by: Councillor Challinor

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.2 PASSED

THAT Council receive Report DS-039-23 for information; AND THAT the recommended Policy Considerations for the theme of Working in Milton be endorsed by Council and that they be used to guide subsequent stages of We Make Milton – Milton’s new Official Plan.

Res. 109-23 · moved by Councillor Ijaz

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We Make Milton – Working in Milton Policy Considerations Report

THAT Council receive Report DS-039-23 for information; AND THAT the recommended Policy Considerations for the theme of Working in Milton be endorsed by Council and that they be used to guide subsequent stages of We Make Milton – Milton’s new Official Plan.

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Moved by: Councillor Ijaz

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.3 PASSED

THAT Staff Report DS-036-23 outlining an amendment to the Town of Milton Zoning By-law 016-2014, as amended, to facilitate the development of a two-storey day care building and a single-storey multi-unit commercial building BE APPROVED; THAT staff be authorized to bring forward an amending Zoning By-law in accordance with the draft By-law attached as Appendix 1 to Report DS-036-23 for Council adoption; AND THAT the Commissioner of Development Services forward this report to the Provincial...

Res. 110-23 · moved by Councillor Malboeuf

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Technical Report: Zoning By-law Amendment Application by Quadspring Incorporated applicable to lands municipally known as 7419 Tremaine Road (Z-01/22)

THAT Staff Report DS-036-23 outlining an amendment to the Town of Milton Zoning By-law 016-2014, as amended, to facilitate the development of a two-storey day care building and a single-storey multi-unit commercial building BE APPROVED; THAT staff be authorized to bring forward an amending Zoning By-law in accordance with the draft By-law attached as Appendix 1 to Report DS-036-23 for Council adoption; AND THAT the Commissioner of Development Services forward this report to the Provincial...

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Moved by: Councillor Malboeuf

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.4 PASSED

THAT six school crossing guard locations be removed as warrants are no longer met; AND THAT a total of four additional PXO Level 2 Type D PXOs be installed at school crossing locations prior to the commencement of school in 2023; AND THAT three existing Level 2 Type D PXOs be upgraded to Level C and two additional Level 2 Type C PXOs be installed in 2024 pending budget approval with a cost of approximately $17,000.00 per location; AND FURTHER THAT traffic volumes be updated every two years...

Res. 111-23 · moved by Councillor Malboeuf

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Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) and School Crossing Guard Update

THAT six school crossing guard locations be removed as warrants are no longer met; AND THAT a total of four additional PXO Level 2 Type D PXOs be installed at school crossing locations prior to the commencement of school in 2023; AND THAT three existing Level 2 Type D PXOs be upgraded to Level C and two additional Level 2 Type C PXOs be installed in 2024 pending budget approval with a cost of approximately $17,000.00 per location; AND FURTHER THAT traffic volumes be updated every two years...

View agenda item 8.4 on the Town's meeting portal →

Moved by: Councillor Malboeuf

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.5 · 2 motions on this item · View on the Town's meeting portal ↗

Wildlife Services

PASSED

THAT the Town continue to partner with the Town’s current wildlife service provider and approve a single source award to Omega Canine Control in the estimated amount of $63,876 (excluding HST) to provide wildlife response services on public (Town) property for a one year period from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024, with an option to renew for a second year; AND THAT Council approve a service level increase and enhance customer service by expanding the wildlife response program to include...

Res. 112-23 · moved by Councillor Best

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Wildlife Services

THAT the Town continue to partner with the Town’s current wildlife service provider and approve a single source award to Omega Canine Control in the estimated amount of $63,876 (excluding HST) to provide wildlife response services on public (Town) property for a one year period from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024, with an option to renew for a second year; AND THAT Council approve a service level increase and enhance customer service by expanding the wildlife response program to include...

View agenda item 8.5 on the Town's meeting portal →

Moved by: Councillor Best

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
PASSED

Amendment:

Res. 113-23 · moved by Councillor Khalqi

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Wildlife Services

Amendment:

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Moved by: Councillor Khalqi

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.6 PASSED

THAT the operating report for the five months ending May 2023 along with a projected year end deficit of $1,300,952 be received for information.

Res. 114-23 · moved by Councillor Best

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Operating Budget Review – May 2023

THAT the operating report for the five months ending May 2023 along with a projected year end deficit of $1,300,952 be received for information.

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Moved by: Councillor Best

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.7 PASSED

THAT the changes to user fees, as outlined through staff report CORS-038-23, be received; THAT the proposed User Fee By-law 058-2023 be considered for approval.

Res. 115-23 · moved by Councillor Ijaz

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2023 User Fee By-law Update

THAT the changes to user fees, as outlined through staff report CORS-038-23, be received; THAT the proposed User Fee By-law 058-2023 be considered for approval.

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Moved by: Councillor Ijaz

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.8 PASSED

THAT a single source award for a property tax billing and collection system to CentralSquare Canada Software Inc. be approved to an estimated amount of $1,531,577 (exclusive of HST) for the initial implementation along with a five-year term, and that staff be delegated the authority to renew up to two (2) additional years. THAT capital project C24110219 (Property Tax System Replacement) be increased by $700,000 from $164,088 to $864,088 with funding provided from the Project Variance Account....

Res. 116-23 · moved by Councillor Ijaz

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Property Tax Management System

THAT a single source award for a property tax billing and collection system to CentralSquare Canada Software Inc. be approved to an estimated amount of $1,531,577 (exclusive of HST) for the initial implementation along with a five-year term, and that staff be delegated the authority to renew up to two (2) additional years. THAT capital project C24110219 (Property Tax System Replacement) be increased by $700,000 from $164,088 to $864,088 with funding provided from the Project Variance Account....

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Moved by: Councillor Ijaz

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.
8.9 PASSED

THAT staff be authorized to negotiate on a single source basis the award for the implementation and annual licensing of financial management software modules with Workday Ltd. as further outlined in this report. THAT authority for the final execution of the agreement be subject to Council approval, expected in the latter part of 2023. THAT capital project C24110422 (Financial Enterprise Systems) be increased by $900,000 from $514,976 to $1,414,976 with funding provided from the Project...

Res. 117-23 · moved by Councillor Ijaz

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Financial Management System Update

THAT staff be authorized to negotiate on a single source basis the award for the implementation and annual licensing of financial management software modules with Workday Ltd. as further outlined in this report. THAT authority for the final execution of the agreement be subject to Council approval, expected in the latter part of 2023. THAT capital project C24110422 (Financial Enterprise Systems) be increased by $900,000 from $514,976 to $1,414,976 with funding provided from the Project...

View agenda item 8.9 on the Town's meeting portal →

Moved by: Councillor Ijaz

No recorded vote was taken on this motion. Councils decide routine items by a voice vote without recording individual names.