Council Meeting

That Council confirm the agenda, as circulated.

That Council adopt the minutes from the budget meeting of Council on November 30, 2021, the regular meeting of Council on December 7, 2021, the special meeting of Council on December 13, 2021, and the special meeting of Council on January 5, 2022 as circulated.

1) That Council receive the presentation from Karen Wooten regarding the Stouffville Chamber of Commerce 2022 Business Plan for information.

1) That Council direct Staff to develop the concept, potential partners, cost estimates and business plan for a business start-up, co-working and education centre to be developed in Town facilities, if available, and report back findings to Council in Q1-Q2 2022.

1) That Council direct Staff to report back on the request from York Region regarding comments on the Draft York Region Official Plan by the March 23, 2022 meeting.

1) That Council receive the correspondence from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury regarding their motion against Quebec's Bill 21 for information; and 2) That Council endorse the motion and direct staff to forward the endorsement to the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, MPP Honourable Paul Calandra, MP Honourable Helena Jaczek, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

1) That Council authorize the Treasurer to establish a new capital project and fund $233,034 plus HST and including a 25% contingency, from Water Reserves in 2022, for watermain relocation work to be completed by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation at the intersection of Highway 48 and Main Street; and Page 4 of 7 Council Minutes January 19, 2022 2) That Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the necessary documents to execute the agreement between the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, subject to any revisions made by the Town Solicitor.

1) That Council suspend the rules and regulations of Procedural By- law 2016-001-RE, as amended, section (8.12) pertaining to a Resolution from Council, to consider the resolution from Mayor Lovatt regarding a Motion to Support Local Restaurants.

WHEREAS the restaurant industry was the first closed, has suffered the longest closures and the deepest restrictions throughout the pandemic; and WHEREAS the restaurant industry have borne the expenses of PPE and safety protocols throughout the pandemic as well as the expenses related to the recent introduction of the vaccine passport system despite historic revenue losses; and WHEREAS according to survey data from Restaurants Canada: 8 out of 10 restaurants have been operating at a loss or barely scraping by with a profit margin of 2% or less throughout the entire pandemic; nearly half of all foodservice businesses have been Page 5 of 7 Council Minutes January 19, 2022 consistently losing money ever since the first wave of lockdowns; and WHEREAS the recent COVID-19 lockdown announcement of January 6 has caused continued financial strain on the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville's restaurant industry; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT effective tomorrow (Thursday, January 20, 2022), residents who receive a parking ticket infraction from the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville can have the ticket cancelled if they provide to Town By-law Staff or Customer Service Staff within seven days of the date of ticket issuance: • Proof of residence in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, and • Proof of purchase (a receipt) from a Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville restaurant in an amount equal to or greater than the set fine (The set fine is noted on the bottom of the ticket.); and THAT this prog

That Council recess at 5:19 p.m. to permit the holding of a Closed Meeting to consider matters with the following exceptions: • Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(b)); and Page 6 of 7 Council Minutes January 19, 2022 • A proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land for municipal or local board purposes (Municipal Act, Sec. 239(2)(c)).

That Council read Confirmatory By-law 2022-004-MS a first, second and third time and passed.

That there being no further business, Council adjourn the meeting at 7:07 p.m.