Regional Council

THAT the Minutes of the following meetings be confirmed: Regular Meeting of Regional Council No. 01-22 held Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Statutory Public Meeting of Regional Council No. 02-22 held Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Workshop Meeting of Regional Council No. 03-22 held Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Statutory Public Meeting of Regional Council No. 04-22 held Wednesday, February 16, 2022

THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived to amend the order of the agenda as follows: Introduce and consider the Notice of Motion from Councillor Rory Nisan and Councillor Zeeshan Hamid re: Islamophobia, and; Bring forward for consideration at this time all reports in the agenda with the exception of the Notice of Motion from Mayor Burton and Mayor Meed Ward re: Modified Preferred Growth Concept and the related Amendment from Councillor Jane Fogal and Councillor Colin Best, and; Permit a delegation from the Youth Climate Change Association of Oakville, regarding the Notice of Motion from Mayor Burton and Mayor Meed Ward re: Modified Preferred Growth Concept.

THAT all memoranda, correspondence and information included in the Agenda and Meeting Cycle Addenda for the Council Meeting held Wednesday, February 16, 2022 and distributed at the meeting be received for information , including: Memorandum from the Commissioner of Finance and Regional Treasurer re: Halton’s Aaa Credit Rating Reaffirmed by Moody’s Investors Service Memorandum from the Commissioner of Digital and Information Services re: Update to Report No. ST-07-21 Digital Strategy and Audit and Accountability Fund Update - SAP Financial and Human Resources System Transformation Assessment, Business Case and Road Map

THAT all reports in the agenda for the Council Meeting of Wednesday, February 16, 2022 be introduced for consideration.

THAT all reports in the Health and Social Services portion of the agenda be adopted as presented .

THAT all reports in the Planning and Public Works portion of the agenda be adopted as presented .

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

WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) passed a resolution in June 2021 that hate speech has no place in an inclusive society and resolved that FCM work with all levels of government in addressing the root causes of hate speech; and WHEREAS Canada has seen dramatic increases in hate-motivated incidents and hate crimes against Asian, Black, Indigenous, Jewish, Sikh, and Muslim Canadians; and WHEREAS anti-Muslim hate has led to more Muslims being killed in targeted hate attacks in Canada than any other G-7 country in the past 5 years because of Islamophobia, including lethal attacks in Quebec City, Toronto, and London, as well as hate-motivated incidents in municipalities across Canada in 2021; and WHEREAS hate crimes against Muslims in Canada rose by 253% from 2012 to 2015 according to Statistics Canada and more than doubled from 2015 to 2017; WHEREAS Halton is home to tens of thousands of Muslims who are directly impacted by the rising Islamophobia; and WHEREAS municipal recommendations to address Islamophobia have been advanced by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM); and WHEREAS FCM has established a standing committee on anti-racism and equity to help guide municipalities with their respective anti-racism and equity work nationally. THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT Halton Regional Council supports in principle the municipal recommendations as prepared by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) for the National Summit on Islamophobia, and TH

THAT By-law No. 7-22 be now READ, PASSED, SIGNED by the Regional Chair and Clerk, the Corporate Seal affixed thereto and numbered as follows: By-Law No. 7-22 - A by-law to confirm the proceedings of this portion of the Council Meeting held Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

THAT the Motion re: Modified Preferred Growth Concept be amended by adding the following as clauses 2 (a) and (b): 2. (a) AND THAT the findings of the Affordable Housing Task Force, Natural Heritage and Water Resources Impact Assessment and Agricultural Impact Assessment be considered in the preparation of the policy framework for growth post-2041; 2. (b) AND THAT the specific distribution of growth post-2041 be defined in an ROPA prior to or in parallel with the next statutory 5 year OP review. Councillor Adams requested that a recorded vote be taken on the Motion to Amend and the results are as follows: Yeas: Carr, Adams, Bentivegna, Best, Burton, Duddeck, Elgar, Fogal, Gittings, Knoll, Meed Ward, Nisan, O’Meara, Parmar, Stolte (15). Nays: Bonnette, Cluett, Galbraith, Hamid, Kearns, Krantz, Malboeuf, Sharman, Somerville (9). As a result of the recorded vote, the Motion to Amend

THAT By-law No. 8-22 be now READ, PASSED, SIGNED by the Regional Chair and Clerk, the Corporate Seal affixed thereto and numbered as follows: By-Law No. 8-22 - A by-law to confirm the proceedings of the remaining portion of the Council Meeting held Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

THAT Council does now adjourn to meet again on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. or at the call of the Regional Chair.