Council Meeting

OM-2026-129 That Council approve the minutes of the June 3, 2026, meeting, as presented.

OM-2026-130 That Council receive the presentations from Jeremy Harness and Maria Khoushnood regarding the Audited Financial Statements 2025; and That Council receive the Audit Findings Report and presentation for information, presented as Attachment No. 1 of report FI-013-26; and That Council approve the 2025 Draft Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation of the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville, as presented in Attachment No. 2 of report FI-013-26; and That Council approve the 2025 Draft Audited Financial Statements of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Trust Funds, as presented in Attachment No. 3 of report FI-013-26; and That Council receive the 2025 Treasurer’s Statement of Development Charges as presented in Attachment No. 6 of report FI-013-26; and That Council receive the 2025 Treasurer’s Statement of Cash in Lieu of Parkland and Community Benefit Charges, as presented in Attachment No. 7 of report FI-013-26; and That Council receive the 2025 Report on Building Fees, as presented in Attachment No.8 of report FI-013-26

OM-2026-131 That Council receive the deputation from Cathy Passafiume regarding the Draft Agritourism Market Analysis and Preliminary Recommendations; and That Council receive Report DS-035-26 for information.

OM-2026-132 That Council approves items 8.1, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.9, 8.12, 8.13, and 8.14 as listed in the agenda, and adopts the recommendations contained therein.

1. That Council confirms that notwithstanding that the proposed Town initiated Zoning By-law Amendment is not different from that proposed at the June 3, 2026, Statutory Public Meeting and no further Public Meeting is required in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act; and 2. That Council use report DS-028-26 to inform the consideration of By-law 2026-057-ZO, being a by-law to amend the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-001-ZO; and, 3. That Council direct Staff to issue a Notice of Passing for By-law 2026-057-ZO in accordance with Section 34(18) of the Planning Act.

1. That Council endorse in principle the Complete Streetscape Design, Public & Private Realm Standards Manual (Attachment No. 1 to this report), and accompanying Appendix A and B (Attachments No.2 and 3 to report DS-031-26) to inform the future planning and design of the Town’s public and private realms.

1. That Council receive Report No. DS-032-26 for information.

1. That Council confirms that notwithstanding that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is different from that proposed at the May 20, 2026 Statutory Public Meeting, the revisions are minor in nature and no further Statutory Public Meeting is required in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act; and 2. That Council use report DS-033-26 to inform the consideration of By-law 2026-056-ZO being a by-law to amend the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-001-ZO by applying a site- specific zone and regulations to the subject property; and, 3. That Council direct staff to issue a Notice of Passing for By-law 2026-056-ZO in accordance with Section 34(18) of the Planning Act.

1. That Council use report DS-034-26 to inform the consideration of By-law 2026-058-ZO, being a By-law to amend the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-001-ZO by removing the Holding Symbol Thirty (h-30) from the RN1, RN3 and RN4 zoning for the lands within Plan 65M-4756.

1. That Council endorses the extension of the current waste collection agreement for the N6 with GFL Environmental Inc. (GFL) for an additional maximum period of 1 year and 9 months, as administered through the Town of Newmarket; and 2. That Council delegate authority to the Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works to execute an extension agreement with GFL on the terms set out in this report.

1. That Council authorize the award of the design and construction of the DC eligible Off Road Multi Use Trails to Bethesda Road Developments Limited, as applicable; and 2. That Council authorize the advancement of funds for the DC eligible trails in Bethesda Road Developments Limited subdivision in the total amount of $310,766 to the 2026 Capital Budget; and 3. That Council direct staff to enter into any additional necessary agreements with the developer, subject to Legal review, if applicable; and 4. That Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute the necessary documents.

1. That Report EPW-021-26 be received for information.

1. That Council receive report FI-012-26 for information.

OM-2026-133 That Council confirms that notwithstanding that the proposed Official Plan Amendment is different from that proposed at the Statutory Public Meeting on May 20, 2026, the revisions are minor in nature and no further Statutory Public Meeting is required in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act; and That Council use report DS-029-26 to inform the consideration of By-law 2026-055-OP, being a By-law to adopt Official Plan Amendment 4 and direct Staff to issue a Notice of Decision in accordance with Section 17(23) of the Planning Act.

OM-2026-134 That Council direct that By-law 2026-055-OP be further amended to remove a Place of Worship as a permitted use within the Business Park Area designations for the Community of Stouffville and the Hamlets of Gormley and Vandorf with the following amendments: a. Section 6.4.19.1 d. ii. be amended, by deleting “Places of worship;” as a permitted use. b. Section 6.4.19.2 be amended by adding subsection “d. Places of worship” as a prohibited use, and renumbering subsequent subsections accordingly. c. Section 6.5.2.1 d. ii. be amended, by deleting “Places of worship;” as a permitted use. d. Section 6.5.2.2 be amended by adding subsection “d. Places of worship” as a prohibited use, and renumbering subsequent subsections accordingly. e. Section 6.8.5.1 d. ii. be amended, by deleting “Places of worship;” as a permitted use. f. Section 6.8.5.2 be amended by adding subsection “f. Places of worship” as a prohibited use, and renumbering subsequent subsections accordingly.

OM-2026-135 That Council direct staff to issue a Notice of Decision to approve Subdivision File No. 19T(W)-22.008, subject to the Conditions as set out in Attachment 4 to Report No. DS-030-26, in accordance with Section 51(31) of the Planning Act.

OM-2026-136 That Council direct staff to implement a user-pay waste collection program for garbage only, for the length of the N6 waste contract extension, for the downtown businesses located within the Village of Stouffville Area, as outlined in Section 4.1 of report EPW-018-26.

OM-2026-137 That Council authorize moving the Stormwater Rate from water billing to property tax billing to be effective in 2027, for a period of 2 years to return to Council with a review at that time.

OM-2026-137 That Council adopt a Non-Residential Development Charge Deferral Program subject to the criteria outlined within the report; and That the Non-Residential Development Charge Deferral Program offers the following incentives if all criteria are met: i) DC deferral (Town portion) for five (5) years from the date that the occupancy permit is issued. ii) Property tax exemption (Town portion) on new development assessed value for five (5) years from the date that the occupancy permit is issued; That the Non-Residential Development Charge Deferral Program be in place from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029; and That the program be evaluated prior to June 30, 2029, to determine whether the program should be extended; and That staff be authorized to enter into Section 27 agreements under the Development Charges Act, 1997 to allow for the deferral of development charges for eligible non-residential development that meets the criteria established under the Town’s Non-Residential Development Charge Deferral Program and to advise Council by memo in each instance when implemented; and That Council remove qualifications related to the minimum number of full-time, on-site jobs within the first year of occupancy, represented under item 4, of 3.6.3.4 of report FI-014-26, and instead change the language to reflect that this is a "goal" for job creation.

OM-2026-139 That By-laws, as listed under items 11.2 to 11.9, and item 11.1 as amended, be introduced and read a first, second, and third time and be finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk do sign and seal the same.

1. That Council waive the rules of procedure to allow for a motion to be introduced by Councillor Sherban.

OM-2026-140 That Council recess into Closed Session to consider items 13.1, 13.2, 13.3 and 13.4 under the following exceptions, in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001:  239(2)(d) labour relations or employee negotiations  239(2)(e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board  239(2)(k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations

OM-2026-141 That Council authorize Staff to proceed as directed in the Closed Meeting.

OM-2026-142 That Council authorize staff to proceed as directed in Closed Session.

OM-2026-143 That Council authorize staff to proceed as directed in closed session.

OM-2026-144 That Council authorize staff to proceed as directed in closed session.

OM-2026-145 That confirmatory By-law 2026-064-MS be introduced and read a first, second, and third time and be finally passed and that the Mayor and Clerk do sign and seal the same.

OM-2026-146 That there being no further business, Council adjourn at 3:13 p.m.