Regional Council

THAT the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Regional Council No. 13-20 held Wednesday, November 25, 2020, and Minutes of Regular Meeting of Regional Council No. 14-20 (Budget) held Wednesday, December 9, 2020, be confirmed.

THAT all memoranda, correspondence and information included in the Agenda and Meeting Cycle Addenda for the Council Meeting held Wednesday, December 16, 2020 and distributed at the meeting be received for information , including: Memorandum from the Commissioner of Social and Community Services re: Halton Region Community Investment Fund - 2020 Update Memorandum from the Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer re: 2021 Budget and Business Plan – Supplementary Information

THAT all reports in the agenda and meeting cycle addenda and distributed prior to the meeting for the Council Meeting of December 16 , 2020 be introduced for consideration.

THAT all reports in the Budget Reports portion of the agenda be adopted as presented.

THAT all reports in the Administration and Finance portion of the agenda and those included in the addendum be adopted as presented .

WHEREAS the Region of Halton continues to be served by an inadequate and antiquated regional court facility situated at 491 Steeles Avenue Milton, Ontario; AND WHEREAS the regional courthouse has been found to be completely inadequate in meeting the constantly increasing demands of the Region of Halton – the fastest growing Region in Ontario; AND WHEREAS numerous studies and reviews of the current facility have found it to be inadequate and unsafe in many measures, including but not limited to: access points, in custody prisoner holding areas, court rooms and judges’ areas; AND WHEREAS the Attorney General of Ontario and the Province of Ontario recently cancelled the project that had been approved to build a new and modern consolidated court facility that would serve the needs of the citizens of Halton currently and into the future; AND WHEREAS Halton Regional Council adopted a resolution unanimously at its meeting of May 20, 2020 requesting that this consolidated courthouse project be postponed instead of cancelled; AND WHEREAS Halton Regional Council adopted a resolution unanimously at its meeting of January 28, 2015 requesting the Province take immediate steps to take all necessary action to ensure that proper and adequate court infrastructure is put in place to serve Halton’s existing residents and to keep pace with mandated provincial growth; AND WHEREAS the Province of Ontario already owns the land on which the new proposed courthouse facility had been designed to be lo

WHEREAS the opioid addiction and overdose emergency is affecting municipalities across Ontario and Canada, including the municipalities of Oakville, Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and the Region of Halton; WHEREAS in Canada, from January 2016 through March 2020, more than 16,000 people died from apparent opioid-related causes; WHEREAS during the first three months of 2020, there were 1,018 opioid related deaths recorded in Canada, the vast majority of which (96%) were accidental; WHEREAS a report released by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario/Ontario Forensic Pathology Service, Public Health Ontario, and the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation stated that if the number of opioid-related deaths continues to increase at the weekly pandemic rate for the rest of 2020, it is anticipated that there will be 2,271 opioid-related deaths in the province by the end of the year, representing a 50% increase from 2019; WHEREAS according to Public Health Ontario, 167 Halton residents have died between 2014 and 2019 as a result of opioid overd oses (2019 data is preliminary); WHEREAS from January to November 2020, there have been 236 calls related to opioids responded to by the Halton Regional Police Service, and 25 suspected opioid-related overdose deaths among Halton residents, based on preliminary data from the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario, and the Halton Regional Police Service; WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities

THAT the following By-laws be now READ, PASSED, SIGNED by the Regional Chair and Clerk, the Corporate Seal affixed thereto and numbered as follows: By-law No. 67-20 - A by-law to authorize the execution of documents. By-law No. 68-20 – A by-law to Repeal By-law No. 92-19 and to Establish 2021 Fees and Charges for Services provided by The Regional Municipality of Halton. Reference: Report FN-44-20, Regional Council December 16, 2020. By-law No. 69-20 – A by-law to provide for an Interim Regional Property Tax requisition for the year 2021. Reference: Report FN-46-20, Regional Council December 16, 2020. By-law No. 70-20 – A by-law to Assume Regional Services in a Registered Plan of Subdivision in the Town of Oakville and to discharge obligations under a Subdivision Agreement between Lower Fourth Limited and The Regional Municipality of Halton registered as Instrument registered as Instrument No. HR1124953 against title to Plan of Subdivision No. 20M-1139 (Regional File No s. DO-0700, 24T-05012/O(A)). Reference: Section 2.5 of the Document Execution Policy . By-law No. 71-20 – A by-law to Assume Regional Services in a Registered Plan of Subdivision in the Town of Oakville and to discharge obligations under a Subdivision Agreement between Pendent Developments Limited and The Regional Municipality of Halton registered as Instrument No. HR1484384 against title to Plan of Subdivision No. 20M-1192 (Regional File Nos. 2017-226, DO-1031, 24T-15003/O(A)). Reference: Section 2.5 of the Do

THAT By-law No. 74 -20 be now READ, PASSED, SIGNED by the Regional Chair and Clerk, the Corporate Seal affixed thereto and numbered as follows: By-Law No. 74 -20 - A by-law to confirm the proceedings of this Council Meeting held Wednesday, December 16 , 2020.

THAT Council does now adjourn to meet again on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. or at the call of the Regional Chair.