That Recommendations GC-0543-2023 – GC-0574-2023 as contained in the General Committee Report 19 - 2023 – dated November 15, 2023, be approved.
GC-0543-2023
That the deputation and associated presentation by Desi Stefanova, Outreach Manager, Clear Air Partnership regarding the Corporate Report dated September 28, 2023 and entitled “Clean Air Council Declaration: 2023-2027 Intergovernmental Declaration on Climate
Change” from the Commissioner of Community Services be received.
GC-0544-2023
That the deputation and associated presentation by Victoria Clarke, Director, Tourism and CEO, Tourism Mississauga regarding the Corporate Report dated October 24, 2023 from the Commissioner of Community Services entitled “Tourism Mississauga – Annual Report and 2024 Business Plan and Budget” be received.
GC-0545-2023
That the deputation and associated presentation by Shari Lichterman, City Manager and CAO regarding the Corporate Report entitled “Region of Peel Dissolution Update” dated November 8,
2023 from the City Manager and Chief Administrative Officer be received.
GC-0546-2023
That the deputation and associated presentation by Jerry Che, Manager, Rapid Transit regarding the Corporate Report titled “Interim Design for the Downtown Cooksville Segment of the Dundas Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Mississauga East Project and Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) note to file (Ward 7)” dated October 30, 2023, from the Commissioner of Transportation and Work be received.
GC-0547-2023
That the following items were approved on the consent agenda:
- 10.4 The Province’s Fare Integration Program and Fare Integration Agreement
- 10.7 2023 Strike-off of Taxes Deemed Uncollectable
- 10.8 2024 Interim Tax levy for properties enrolled in the pre-authorized payment plan
- 10.10 2022 Annual Report for Access Requests under Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- 10.11 Housekeeping Amendments to Various City By-laws Necessitated by Administrative Restructurings at the City of Mississauga
- 11.2 Environmental Action Committee Report 7 – 2023 – dated November 7, 2023
- 11.3 Transit Advisory Committee Report 3 – 2023 – dated November 7, 2023
- 12.1 Item 10.5 – A letter dated October 30, 2023 from Michael Spaziani, Resident with respect to the Interim Design for the Downtown Cooksville Segment of the Dundas Bus Rapid Transit Mississauga East Project and Transit Project Assessment Process note to file (Ward 7)
GC-0548-2023
That the City of Mississauga be a signatory to the 2023-2027 Intergovernmental Declaration on Climate Change and continue to work with the Clean Air Council members to improve air quality and address climate change as outlined in the report dated September 28, 2023 from the Commissioner of Community Services.
GC-0549-2023
That the Corporate Report dated October 24, 2023 from the Commissioner of Community Services entitled “Tourism Mississauga – Annual Report and 2024 Business Plan and Budget” be approved in accordance with the following:
- That the 2024 Business Plan and Budget for Tourism Mississauga with a gross cost of $8,433,000, and a net cost of zero – funded from Municipal Accommodation Tax be approved.
- That the staff complement supporting Tourism Mississauga be increased by three full time positions.
- That the auditor for the City (or designate) be appointed as the auditor for Tourism Mississauga to hold office until the completion of the next annual meeting, or until a successor is appointed, and such auditor shall have all the rights and powers of an auditor provided under the Municipal Act, 2001.
- That the City Clerk be authorized as the delegated signing authority to sign all necessary Tourism Mississauga resolutions to represent the annual general meeting for Tourism Mississauga and to give effect to Council’s decision as the sole voting member to approve the 2024 Budget and Business Plan, appoint the auditor and approve the election of Directors to the Board for a three-year term.
- That the Signing Authority Policy approved by the Tourism Mississauga Board on October 23, 2023, pursuant to By-law 0232-2022, and Signing Authority Resolution 0001-2023, be approved.
- That Tourism Mississauga be authorized to negotiate and execute an agreement with Tribu Experientiel Inc. for the annual sports festival Jackalope for 2024 to 2026 inclusive, including any ancillary agreements, in a form satisfactory to the Legal Services as outlined in this report.
- That all necessary by-laws be enacted.
GC-0550-2023
That the Corporate Report entitled “Region of Peel Dissolution Update” dated November 8, 2023 from the City Manager and Chief Administrative Officer be received for information.
GC-0551-2023
That the Commissioner of Transportation and Works, or their designate, be authorized to negotiate and execute a fare integration agreement with Metrolinx on behalf of the City, to implement the Province’s Fare Integration Program, including all necessary documents ancillary thereto, in a form satisfactory to Legal Services as outlined in the corporate report entitled “The Province’s Fare Integration Program and Fare Integration Agreement” dated October 20, 2023 from the Commissioner of Transportation and Works.
GC-0552-2023
- That the design for the Downtown Cooksville segment of the Dundas BRT Mississauga East Project be endorsed as outlined in the corporate report titled “Interim Design for the Downtown Cooksville Segment of the Dundas Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Mississauga East Project and Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) note to file (Ward 7)” dated October 30, 2023, from the Commissioner of Transportation and Works.
- That the Commissioner of Transportation and Works or their designate proceed with filing a TPAP note to file.
GC-0553-2023
- That General Committee supports the Port Credit Business Improvement Area’s request to waive on-street parking charges within the Port Credit Business Improvement Area from November 30, 2023 to January 15, 2024, as outlined in the report dated October 23, 2023, from the Commissioner of Transportation and Works, entitled, “Port Credit and Clarkson On-Street Parking Fees – Request for Fee Holiday (Wards 1 and 2)”
- That General Committee supports waiving on-street parking charges in Port Credit outside the Port Credit Business Improvement Area from November 30, 2023 to January 15, 2024, as outlined in the report dated October 23, 2023, from the Commissioner of Transportation and Works, entitled, “Port Credit and Clarkson On-Street Parking Fees – Request for Fee Holiday (Wards 1 and 2)”
- That General Committee supports the Clarkson Business Improvement Area’s request to waive on-street parking charges within the Clarkson Business Improvement Area from November 30, 2023 to January 15, 2024, as outlined in the report dated October 23, 2023, from the Commissioner of Transportation and Works, entitled, “Port Credit and Clarkson On-Street Parking Fees – Request for Fee Holiday (Wards 1 and 2)”.
- That General Committee supports waiving on-street parking charges inside the Port Credit Business Improvement Area, outside the Port Credit Business Improvement Area and within the Clarkson Business Improvement Area annually from November 30 to January 15 of the following year.
GC-0554-2023
That unpaid taxes, charges, fees, penalties and interest totalling $169,545.65 as outlined in the corporate report from the City Manager and Chief Administrative Officer dated October 19, 2023 entitled “2023 Strike-Off of Taxes Deemed Uncollectible” be written-off as uncollectible and removed from the tax roll.
GC-0555-2023
- That a by-law be enacted to provide for a 2024 interim tax levy based on 50 percent of the previous year’s taxes on those properties subject to an agreement under the City of Mississauga pre-authorized tax payment plan.
- That the 2024 interim levy for residential properties enrolled in the due date plan be payable in three instalments on March 7, April 4 and May 2, 2024.
- That the 2024 interim levy for properties in the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes enrolled in the due date plan be payable in one instalment on March 7, 2024.
- That the 2024 interim levy for properties enrolled in a monthly plan be payable in six instalments based on the taxpayer’s selected withdrawal day of either 1st, 8th, 15th, or 22nd of the months of January, February, March, April, May and June 2024.
GC-0556-2023
- That the Urban Hen Pilot Program be concluded and that hens remain a prohibited species under Schedule “A” of the Animal Care and Control By-law 0098 2004 as outlined in the report from the Commissioner of Corporate Services, dated October 13, 2023 and entitled “Urban Hen Public Consultation Report”.
- That the Urban Hen Pilot participants be permitted to keep their current hens in the locations approved by the City in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Pilot Program, until the end of their natural lifespan.
GC-0557-2023
That the report from the Commissioner of Corporate Services, dated October 25, 2023, entitled “2022 Access Requests under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act” be received.
GC-0558-2023
- That a by-law be enacted to amend various City by-laws substantially in the form attached as Appendix 1 to the Corporate Report dated October 13, 2023 from the Commissioner of Corporate Services, entitled “Housekeeping Amendments to Various City By-laws Necessitated by Administrative Restructurings at the City of Mississauga”, to update:
- City staff position titles;
- Delegation of authorities (execution of agreements, administration of by-laws, undertaking other actions); and
- To implement other housekeeping amendments, necessitated by administrative restructurings at the City of Mississauga.
- That a by-law be enacted to amend the Council Procedure By-law 0044-2022, as amended to authorize the City Clerk to bring forward housekeeping by-laws directly to Council for enactment without the need for a corporate report in order to update any references to City staff position titles, departments or divisions that have changed as a result of any administrative restructurings at the City of Mississauga, as outlined in the corporate report.
- That a by-law be enacted to authorize the Director, Finance and Treasurer to execute agreements on behalf of The Corporation of the City of Mississauga under the Mississauga Development Charges By-law 0133-2022, which delegated authority will be the same as and in addition to the authority already delegated to the Commissioner of Corporate Services in By-law 0133-2022.
- That a by-law be enacted to authorize the City Manager and Chief Administrative Officer to execute agreements on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Mississauga under the Community Benefits Charges By-law 0134-2022, which delegated authority will be the same as and in addition to the authority already delegated to the Commissioner of Corporate Services in By-law 0134-2022.
GC-0559-2023
That the deputation from Kathy Leff, Resident regarding the Rise of the Anti-Semitism in Mississauga, be received.
(CRDHAC-0009-2023)
GC-0560-2023
That the Combating Racism, Discrimination and Hatred Advisory Committee 2024 Meeting Date Memorandum, be approved.
(CRDHAC-0010-2023)
GC-0561-2023
That the Recent Protest and Demonstrations at Celebration Square (Councillor Reid) discussion, be received.
(CRDHAC-0011-2023)
GC-0562-2023
- That the Conflict of the Middle East (A.Q. Mufti, Citizen Member) discussion, be received.
- That the Combating Racism, Discrimination and Hatred Advisory Committee establish a working group and that committee members who are interested in participating in the working group forward their names to the Legislative Coordinator to organize an interfaith meeting before the next Combating Racism, Discrimination and Hatred Advisory Committee meeting in February 2024.
(CRDHAC-0012-2023)
GC-0563-2023
That the verbal discussion from Uzma Shakir, Strategic Leader, Diversity & Inclusion regarding an update on the Combating Racism, Discrimination and Hatred Advisory Committee work plan, be received.
(CRDHAC-0013-2023)
GC-0564-2023
- That the deputation and the associated presentation from Eileen Chen, Environmental Initiatives Coordinator & Diane Gibson, Supervisor, Climate Risks regarding Reduction of Single-Use in City Facilities & Operations Policy Overview, be received.
- That the Environmental Action Committee support the Reduction of Single-use Items in City Facilities & Operations.
(EAC-0027-2023)
GC-0565-2023
That the 2023-2026 Draft Environmental Action Committee Action Plan, be approved.
(EAC-0028-2023)
GC-0566-2023
That the Environmental Action Committee Work Plan, be approved.
(EAC-0029-2023)
GC-0567-2023
That the Environmental Action Committee 2024 Meeting Date Memorandum, be approved as discussed at the November 7, 2023 Environmental Action Committee meeting.
(EAC-0030-2023)
GC-0568-2023
That the deputation and associated presentation by Christian Praise, Resident with respect to Making the Case: Transparent & Accountable Services for Mississauga be received.
(TAC-0015-2023)
GC-0569-2023
That the deputation and associated presentation by Joe Perrotta, Director, Rapid Transit Program with respect to an Update on Rapid Transit be received.
(TAC-0016-2023)
GC-0570-2023
That the verbal update from Geoff Wright, Commissioner, Transportation and Works with respect to the 2024 Transit Budget Request, be received.
(TAC-0017-2023)
GC-0571-2023
That the letter dated October 30, 2023 from Michael Spaziani, Resident with respect to the Interim Design for the Downtown Cooksville Segment of the Dundas Bus Rapid Transit Mississauga East Project and Transit Project Assessment Process note to file (Ward 7) be received.
GC-0572-2023
That the Notice of Motion to call for the immediate release of hostages and ceasefire in Gaza dated November 15, 2023 from Councillor Parrish (Ward 5) be received.
GC-0573-2023
That the report dated October 20, 2023, from the Commissioner of Corporate Services entitled, “Acquisition Agreement approved and executed by the City Manager and Chief Administrative Officer during City Council Summer Recess (Ward 7)”, be received for information.
GC-0574-2023
Authority to execute an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Grazyna Marek for the acquisition of 2513 Shepard Avenue in connection with the Cooksville Parkland Securement Project (Ward 7)