Council Meeting

1) That Council receive the presentation regarding York Region Transit - 2025 Transit Initiatives for information.

1. That Council receive the presentation regarding the New Whitchurch- Stouffville Public Library Logo for information; and 2. That Council receive the presentation and report PL-003-24 New Library Logo for information.

1) That Council receive the deputation from Adam Layton, Goldberg Group regarding Report No. DS-047-24 for information.

1) That Council approve items 8.2, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, and 8.8 on the Consent Agenda and adopt the recommendations contained therein.

1. That Council authorize Staff to proceed with accepting the conveyance of lands by the Town, shown as Part 2 on Draft Reference Plan, as per Attachment 2 to this report for the future municipal purposes proposed as a future trail, with all costs of the conveyance and any future development of a trail to be borne by the Vendor; and, 2. That Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign all necessary documents to execute the agreement for acquisition and include conditions for conveyance of the lands, by the Town of Whitchurch- Stouffville from Times 4750 Inc.

1. That Council bring forward a by-law to delegate various powers and duties of Council and repeal By-law 2024-062-AP.

1. That staff bring forward a by-law to govern the organization, proceedings, and administration of Council Appointed Committees and to repeal By-laws 2022-131-RE, 2023-019-RE, and 2024-106- RE.

1. That Staff Report No. CPS-016-24, Renewal of Animal Sheltering Agreement with City of Pickering, be received for information.

1. That Council endorse and adopt the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association’s Certificate of Recognition (COR®) as part of the Town’s construction contract management and construction tendering process effective January 1, 2025.

1. That Council direct staff to take all necessary steps to establish a Village of Stouffville Advisory Committee, including preparing draft Terms of Reference; and 2. Further, that Council direct staff to bring forward the appropriate by- laws to formalize a Village of Stouffville Advisory Committee.

That the main motion be amended to include the following: 1. That staff shall amend site-specific by-law 2024-115-ZO to conform to minimum visitor parking rate requirements as identified in the Whitchurch-Stouffville's Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-001-ZO.

1. That 14.4 is being amended to remove the wording "through Block 8" and 2.7 be removed from the draft conditions.

WHEREAS Council at the November 16, 2021, meeting directed staff to carry out detailed design work and to engage the rail authority for review of rail crossing safety in 2022 in support of the infrastructure improvements required to advance the implementation of whistle cessation at the three remaining urban rail crossings located at Main Street, Hoover Park Drive, and Reeves Way Boulevard; and WHEREAS the Town has initiated communication with Metrolinx to implement whistle cessation at its urban grade crossings; and WHEREAS a budget of $250K was approved for the controlled crossing infrastructure safety assessment for construction of the required safety measures in the March 1, 2023, budget; and WHEREAS staff have communicated and sent 3 drawing submission to Metrolinx since 2021; and WHEREAS the Main Street crossing upgrades will proceed with the Downtown Revitalization project (with construction scheduled to commence in 2026). NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be directed to finalize and issue a Request for Tender in fall of 2024 for the Hoover Park Drive and Reeves Way Boulevard crossings and continue coordinating the final approvals with Metrolinx in order that construction can commence in spring 2025.

1) That Council read the by-laws as contained in Items 11.3 to 11.5 (inclusive) a first, second, and third time and passed.

1) That Council read the by-law as contained in Item 11.2, as amended, a first, second, and third time and passed.

1) That there being no further business, the meeting adjourn at 2:16 p.m.