Regional Council

THAT the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Regional Council No. 06-18 held Wednesday, June 20, 2018 be confirmed.

THAT all correspond ence and information included in the Agenda for the Council Meeting held Wednesday, July 11, 2018 and distributed at the meeting be received for information , including: ▪ Mem orandum from the Commissioner of Legislative and Planning Services re: GTAA Delegation ▪ Memorandum from the Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health re: Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 ▪ Memorandum from the Commissioner of Social and Community Se rvices re: Cancellation of Social Housing Apartment Improvement Program (SHAIP) Future Funding

THAT t he Rules of Procedure be waived to introduce and consider the following report and motion in Committee of the Whole: PW-35-18 - Watermain Replacement on Maple Avenue from North of Hammond Street to Lakeshore Road, and Ontario Street from Maple Avenue to Brock Avenue, in the City of Burlington, Our File: PR-3160A Motion from Mayor Rob Burton re: Refugees/Asylum Seekers

THAT Council go into Committee of the Whole to consider the following Reports and Recommendations contained therein: All Reports in the Health and Social Services portion of the agenda All Reports in the Planning and Public Works portion of the agenda , including : - PW-35-18 - Watermain Replacement on Maple Avenue from North of Hammond Street to Lakeshore Road, and Ontario Street from Maple Avenue to Brock Avenue, in the City of Burlington, Our File: PR-3160A All Reports in the Administration a nd Finance portion of the agenda Motion from Mayor Rob Burton re: Refugees/Asylum Seekers

THAT Item No. 6 listed in the Health and Social Services portion of the agenda, Report No. MO-21-18/SS-21-18 re: “Community Paramedic Program” be

THAT Recommendation #1 in Item No. 7 appearing in the Administration and Finance portion of the agenda, Report No. LPS48-18 - Halton Region Cycling Tourism Strategy - Implementation Plan , be amended by adding the following: THAT Regional Council endorse the Halton Region Cycling Tourism Strategy – Implementation Plan, as set out in Attac hment #1 to Report No. LPS48-18, and that the following actions be included in the S trategy: That the Region host an annual Halton Bike Summit, and; That the routes on the current Regional cycling map be signed and marketed as part of Halton’s Tourism C ycling S trategy.

WHEREAS there has been a significant increase in the influx of refugees/asylum seekers into Canada, primarily through irregular points of entry in Quebec; WHEREAS Canada is a signatory to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) as well as the Convention Related to the Status of Refugees (1951) which recognizes the rights of persons to seek asylum from persecution in other countries; WHEREAS the Quebec government has projected over 400 daily arrivals of refugees/asylum seekers, a significant portion of whom are relocating to the Greater Toronto Area with federal government approval while their immigration matter is determined; WHEREAS municipalities have the responsibility to provide supports for refugee/asylum seekers, including emergency shelter and Ontario Works, but do not have the necessary facilities, personnel or financial resources necessary across the GTA; WHEREAS this has placed pressure on emergency shelter systems across the GTA municipalities, including that of Halton; WHEREAS the City of Toronto has indicated a critical and urgent situation with respect to housing refugee/asylum seekers, with the City of Toronto supporting 3,300 refugee/asylum seekers daily in their shelter system; WHEREAS the City of Toronto on May 23, 2018, having reached capacity in its emergency shelter system (including the use of hotels), activated its Emergency Contingency Plan, which includes the use of college dormitories for some 800 refugee/asylum seekers until

THAT the Regional Chair write to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care expressing Council’s desire for the Province to proceed with implementation of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, with respect to e-cigarette and vape use; and THAT staff report back on options for communications to Halton residents on the dangers of the use of vape and e-cigarette devices.

THAT By-law No. 43 -18 be now READ, PASSED, SIGNED by the Regional Chair and Clerk, the Corporate Seal affixed thereto and numbered as follows: By-Law No. 43 -18 - A by-law to confirm the proceedings of this Council Meeting held Wednesday , July 11, 2018.

THAT Council does now adjourn to meet again on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. or at the call of the Regional Chair.

THAT By-law No. 38 -18, as printed in the agenda, being a by-law to authorize the execution of documents, be amended by adding the following to Schedule “A” under PARTY: Item No. 1 – Bruce, Donald and Burt, Katherine Mary Item No. 2 – Bruce, Donald and Burt, Katherine Mary