Council Meeting

That the Regular Council Minutes of April 2, 2025 be approved, as circulated.

1. That the presentation by Tim Welch, Tim Welch Consulting Inc., regarding Housing Needs Assessment, Town of Stouffville, be received for information. 2. That Council endorse the Town’s Housing Needs Assessment (HNA), March 2025, and direct staff to submit the HNA to the Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) Secretariat and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO); and 3. That the Town’s Housing Needs Assessment be updated every five years, or as deemed otherwise by legislation.

That Council approve Items 8.1, 8.2, 8.7 and 8.8 on the Consent Agenda and adopt the recommendations contained therein.

1. That Council direct Staff to issue a Notice of Decision to draft approve Condominium File No. CDM24.002, to convert the tenure of the existing nine (9) apartment units and four (4) commercial units at 6286-6292 Main Street, from rental to condominium, subject to the Conditions of Draft Plan of Condominium, as set out in Attachment 6 to this report, in accordance with Section 51(31) of the Planning Act;

1. That Council receive Report No. DS-010-25 for information.

1. That Council receive Report FI-006-25 for information.

1. That Council provide post-budget approval in the amount of $50,000 for the Expedited Site Plan Approvals project to the 2025 Capital budget; and 2. That the Treasurer fund the Expedited Site Plan Approvals project from the funds received through the Housing Accelerator Fund.

1. That Council not install stop signs for eastbound and westbound traffic on Rupert Avenue at Winona Drive to establish an all-way stop control.

1. That Council install stop signs for eastbound and westbound traffic on Rupert Avenue at Winona Drive to establish an all-way stop control.

1. That Council not install stop signs for southbound and northbound traffic on Lloyd Street at Burkholder Street establishing an all-way stop control at the intersection.

1. That Council install stop signs for southbound and northbound traffic on Llyod Street at Burkholder Street to establish an all-way stop control.

1. That Council receive Report FI-004-25 for information.

1. That Council receive Report No. FI-005-25 for information; and 2. That Staff be directed to report back with a strategy for initiating tax sales by the last meeting in May of 2025.

WHEREAS Whitchurch-Stouffville is home to many other features including Kettle Lakes, rivers, creeks, wetland and bogs that are also impacted by rising levels of salinity; and WHEREAS the Ontario and Canadian governments have taken many actions over the past 25 years including setting water quality guidelines, developing voluntary codes of practice, signing the Canada-Ontario Great Lakes Agreement, and holding workshops, yet still the salt problem continues to grow; and WHEREAS numerous situation analyses have recommended salt solutions involving liability protection, contractor certification, government- approved Best Management Practices (BMPs) and salt management plans; and WHEREAS increased numbers of slip and fall claims, and other injury/collision claims related to snow and ice, are resulting in salt applicators overusing salt beyond levels considered best practices; and WHEREAS unlimited contractor liability is making it difficult or expensive for snow and ice management contractors to obtain insurance coverage, resulting in contractors leaving the business, thereby making it difficult for municipalities and private owners to find contractors; and WHEREAS the Snow and Ice Management Sector (SMS) of Landscape Ontario is working with the Ontario government to institute a limited liability regime for snow and ice management, including enforceable contractor training/certification and government-approved BMPs for salt application; and WHEREAS many Ontario municipalities ha

WHEREAS OPA 136, which was adopted by Council in January 2014, was approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal on January 31, 2025; and WHEREAS the property located at 15400 Highway 48 was redesignated by OPA 136 from “Ballantrae Future Residential Area II” to “Institutional Area”; and WHEREAS 15400 Highway 48 was declared to be surplus by the Town, and is available for sale to the general public; and WHEREAS that Town has ascertained the highest and best use of the property is for residential redevelopment, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to undertake a Town-initiated Official Plan Amendment to redesignate the lands from “Institutional Area” to “Highway 48 Corridor Commercial/Mixed Use Area” and a Town-initiated associated Zoning By-law Amendment to restore the lands to an appropriate designation and zoning for residential development.

That Council read the By-laws, Items 11.1 to 11.4 (inclusive), a first, second, and third time and passed.

That Council recess into Closed Session at 1:51 p.m. to consider Items 13.1 and 13.2 with the following exception:  Litigation or potential litigation – Municipal Act, s. 239(2)(e)

1) That the Closed Meeting Minutes of April 2, 2025 be approved, as circulated.

1) That Council direct Staff to proceed as directed in Closed Meeting.

That Council read Confirmatory By-law 2025-033-MS a first, second and third time and passed.

That there being no further business, Council adjourned the meeting at 2:31 p.m.