Council Meeting

That the Regular Council Minutes of October 1, 2025 be approved, as circulated.

That the presentation by Michelle Diplock (Nethery Planning), Emily Stanley (Nethery Planning), Joe Nethery (Nethery Planning), Rory Baksh (Dillion Consulting) and Bohan Li (urbanMetrics), be received for information.

That Council receive Report No. DS-041-25 for information and direct staff to proceed to a Statutory Public Meeting on November 5, 2025.

That Council approve Items 8.2, 8.4, and 8.5 on the Consent Agenda and adopt the recommendations contained therein.

That Council direct staff to bring forward a by-law to appoint a Town Crier for the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville; and That the Mayor and Clerk are authorized to execute an agreement for the purposes of hiring a vendor to act as Town Crier for the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.

That Council receive report DS-042-25 for information.

That Council approve a recommendation for parking restrictions on both sides of Rowbotham Gate between Baker Hill Boulevard and Ludwig Court. That Council enact By-law 2025-xx-PR at the next Council meeting.

That Council receive this report for information.

That Council approve administrative updates to the Reserve and Reserve Fund Policy; and That Council authorize staff to establish the new special purpose reserve for Rehabilitation and Replacement of the Modular Daycare Facility; and That Council approve renaming the Working Capital Reserve to a dedicated Rate Stabilization Reserve; and That Council approve the effective date of the revised AP-86 to be January 1, 2026.

WHEREAS the property located at 6240 Main Street, currently housing the Seniors 55+ Club, is a municipally owned property located within the Community of Stouffville, Core Area Stouffville GO Major Transit Station Area (MTSA) Land Use Designation in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville’s New Adopted Official Plan in May 2024 (“Town’s New OP”); WHEREAS the Seniors 55+ Club is a vital hub for Stouffville’s senior community that has seen exponential growth to over 2000 members as of Oct 2025 and has been officially designated a Seniors Active Living Centre; and recognizing the need to align its programming capacity with the Town’s overall projected population growth, it is necessary to explore the potential redevelopment or expansion of the facility to ensure it continues to meet the evolving needs of the growing community; WHEREAS the Core Area Stouffville GO MTSA, which includes 6240 Main St, represents a strategic location that could accommodate future growth through higher residential and employment densities, and a variety of housing options particularly affordable housing while also serving as a focal point for community services and facilities; WHEREAS 6240 Main Street being municipally owned offers a strategic opportunity to deliver much-needed services, such as the 55+ Club, potential affordable housing for multi-generations including seniors in Stouffville; WHEREAS affordable housing as defined by the Town’s New OP, in direct support of Provincial priorities and the Town

That Council recess into Closed Session at 2:22 p.m. to consider Items 13.2, 13.3 and 13.4 with the following exceptions: Litigation or potential litigation – Municipal Act, s. 239(2)(e)\ Personal matters, identifiable individual- Municipal Act, s. 239(2)(b) Trade secret, etc related to monetary value – Municipal Act, s. 239(2)(j)

That Council approve the minutes of the October 1, 2025 closed session of Council.

That Council direct Staff to proceed as directed in closed session.

That Council receive the Automated Speed Enforcement report for information.

That Council authorize Staff to proceed as directed in Closed Meeting.

That Council read the By-law, Item 11.1 a first, second, and third time and passed.

That Council read Confirmatory By-law 2025-080-MS a first, second and third time and passed.

That there being no further business, Council adjourned the meeting at 3:50 p.m.