Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (22 motions)
22 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
THAT the agenda be confirmed.
Moved by Councillor Ainsworth, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri
Carried
That the following addendums be added to the agenda: 1. MANAGING EFFECTIVE AND SAFE TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE WEST AND THOMAS COOK AVENUE Resolution of Deputy Mayor, Local and Regional Councillor Linda Jackson, with respect to the above. 2. BY-LAW NUMBER 189-2025 (Council, November 19, 2024, Item 5, Committee of the Whole, Report No. 37) A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended. Page 3 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – JUNE 24, 2025 3. BY-LAW NUMBER 190-2025 (Council, November 19, 2024, Item 5, Committee of the Whole, Report No. 37) A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 140 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area. 4. JOINT PROCESSING CENTRE UPDATE Verbal update of Mayor Del Duca, with respect to the above.
Moved by Councillor Volpentesta, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri
Carried Unanimously
THAT the minutes of the Council meeting of May 27, 2025 and the Special Council meeting of June 4, 2025, be adopted as presented.
Moved by Councillor Martow, seconded by Councillor Ainsworth
Carried
THAT Communications C1 to C47 inclusive be received and referred to their respective items on the agenda.
Moved by Councillor Martow, seconded by Councillor Volpentesta
Carried
THAT Items 1 to 24 of the Committee of the Whole (1) Report No. 23, with the exception of the items identified for separate discussion, BE APPROVED and the recommendations therein be adopted; THAT Items 1 to 12 of the Committee of the Whole (Public Meeting) Report No. 24, BE APPROVED and the recommendations therein be adopted; THAT Items 1 to 30 of the Committee of the Whole (2) Report No. 25, with the exception of the item identified for separate discussion, BE APPROVED and the recommendations therein be adopted; THAT Items 1 to 13 of the Committee of the Whole (Closed Session) Report No. 26, with the exception of the items identified for separate discussion, BE APPROVED and the recommendations therein be adopted; and Page 5 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – JUNE 24, 2025 THAT Items 1 and 2 of the Committee of the Whole (Working Session) Report No. 27, BE APPROVED and the recommendations therein be adopted.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Councillor Iafrate
Carried
THAT Item 1, Committee of the Whole Report No. 23, be adopted and amended, as follows: By approving the recommendation contained in the report of the Interim Deputy City Manager, Planning, Growth Management and Housing Delivery dated June 4, 2025, subject to the additional recommendation, as follows: That staff be directed to meet with TC Energy’s Senior Regional Land Representative, Mape-Niagara Region, Land Canada and a senior representative of Enbridge to review the surveys of both pipelines given that TC Energy has stated that the survey discrepancies are a matter of public safety and affects city/regional properties; and By receiving Communication C24 from Ali Momeni, dated June 4, 2025.
Moved by Councillor Iafrate, seconded by Regional Councillor Ferri
Carried
THAT Item 4, Committee of the Whole Report No. 23, be adopted and amended, as follows: Page 6 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – JUNE 24, 2025 By approving the recommendation contained in the report of the Interim Deputy City Manager, Planning, Growth Management and Housing Delivery dated June 4, 2025, subject to the additional recommendation, as follows: That staff be instructed to reach out to Alectra to determine if the hydro transformer is needed to service the redevelopment of this site, be moved closer to the actual building and away from the property line with the residential home next door, as was done with the redevelopment at 10483 Islington Ave. next door; and That if it is possible, that staff be authorized to amend the site plan to accommodate the change.
Moved by Councillor Iafrate, seconded by Councillor Ainsworth
Carried
THAT Item 5, Committee of the Whole Report No. 23, be adopted and amended, as follows: By approving the recommendation contained in Communication C25, memorandum from the Interim Deputy City Manager, Planning, Growth Management and Housing Delivery, dated June 9, 2025, as follows: 1. THAT Attachment 13 - DA.21.001 - Conditions of Approval in the Committee of the Whole report be deleted and replaced with the attached Attachment 13 - DA.21.001 - Conditions of Approval; and By receiving Communication C28 from Marie Commisso, dated June 11, 2025.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jackson, seconded by Councillor Ainsworth
Carried
THAT Item 10, Committee of the Whole Report No. 23, be adopted and amended, as follows: By approving the recommendation contained in the report from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Development, dated June 4, 2024.
Moved by Councillor DeFrancesca, seconded by Regional Councillor Jackson
Carried
THAT Item 11, Committee of the Whole Report No. 23, be adopted and amended, as follows: By approving the recommendation contained in Communication C40, memorandum from the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Development, dated June 24, 2025, as follows: That the Recommendation and the report of the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure Development dated June 4, 2025, titled Quarterly Regional Servicing Capacity Allocation For Site Plan Applications, be amended as follows: 1. That Recommendation 1 be amended as follows: 1) THAT the following Site Plan Application File Numbers be ALLOCATED servicing capacity from the City’s Regional capacity assignment reserve (York Durham Page 8 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – JUNE 24, 2025 Sewage System/York Water System). The allocation of said capacity may be redistributed (at the discretion of the City) in accordance with the City’s Servicing Capacity Distribution Policy if the development does not proceed to registration and/or building permit issuance within 36-months: a. DA.22.074, DA.22.079, DA.23.061, DA.24.004, DA.24.038, and DA.24.039 for a total of 4,028 persons equivalent.
Moved by Councillor DeFrancesca, seconded by Councillor Ainsworth
Carried
THAT Item 20, Committee of the Whole Report No. 23, be adopted and amended, as follows: By approving the recommendation contained in resolution of Mayor Del Duca, Councillor Volpentesta and Regional Councillor Ferri, dated June 4, 2025, subject to the additional recommendation, as follows: That it be recognized that Seniors Focus Inc. will work with a variety of providers and organizations to deliver programming and services to seniors in the City of Vaughan; and By receiving Communication C29, memorandum from the Deputy City Manager, Community Services, the Deputy City Manager, Strategic Initiatives and the City Solicitor, dated June 24, 2025.
Moved by Mayor Del Duca, seconded by Councillor Volpentesta
Carried
THAT Item 23, Committee of the Whole Report No. 25, be adopted and amended, as follows: By approving the following: That recommendations 1-6 contained in the resolution of Councillor Iafrate, Councillor Volpentesta, Councillor DeFrancesca, Councillor Ainsworth and Councillor Martow, dated June 4, 2025, be removed and replaced with the following: 1. That staff review the City’s Sign By-law, including best practices from other municipalities with respect to the regulation and effective enforcement of advertisement signs such as bag/board signs, sticker signs and pole signs; 2. That Corporate Communications develop a comprehensive public awareness and education campaign to better inform the public about the risks of engaging companies that are not licensed and do not comply with the City’s by-laws; 3. That the public be made aware of the non-compliant sign bylaw and penalties through the City Corporate media resources and mobile signage; 4. That staff consult and work, as appropriate, with external agencies, such as the Region of York, Canada Post and the utility companies to create an effective removal and enforcement approach; 5. That Bylaw staff bring forward a staff report for consideration by Council in the 3rd quarter of 2025; By receiving the resolution of Councillor Iafrate, Councillor Volpentesta, Councillor DeFrancesca, Councillor Ainsworth and Councillor Martow, dated June 4, 2025; and By receiving Communication C46, memorandum from the Deputy City Manager, Community
Moved by Councillor Iafrate, seconded by Councillor Martow
Carried
That the recommendation contained in the following resolution of Deputy Mayor, Local and Regional Councillor Jackson, dated June 24, 2025, be approved, subject to the following 5. That any future development connecting to the north leg of the intersection be requested to reimburse the City of Vaughan for capital costs associated with the traffic control signal, as applicable and determined through the development approval.
Moved by Regional Councillor Jackson, seconded by Councillor Ainsworth
Carried
That Council resolve into Closed Session for the purpose of discussing the following matters: 1. PROPERTY MATTER - PROMENADE CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT - PROMENADE CIRCLE RIGHT-OF-WAY ALIGNMENT (Committee of the Whole (Closed Session) Report No. 26, Item 4) (acquisition or disposition of land) 2. ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL APPEALS - OLT CASE NOS. OLT-24- 000811 AND OLT-24-000812 - 3300 RUTHERFORD DEVELOPMENTS INC. - 3300 RUTHERFORD ROAD FILES OP.23.001 AND Z.23.002 (Committee of the Whole (Closed Session) Report No. 26, Item 9) (litigation or potential litigation) 3. JOINT PROCESSING CENTRE UPDATE (Addendum 4) (legal advice) (a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board)
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Councillor Martow
Carried
THAT Council reconvene at 3:39 p.m.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Councillor Iafrate
Carried
THAT Item 4, Committee of the Whole Report (Closed Session) No. 26, be adopted and amended, as follows: By approving the confidential recommendations of the June 24, 2025 Council (Closed Session); and By receiving Communication C37, confidential memorandum from the Interim Deputy City Manager, Planning, Growth Management and Housing Delivery, dated June 19, 2025.
Moved by Councillor Volpentesta, seconded by Councillor Iafrate
Carried
THAT Item 9, Committee of the Whole Report (Closed Session) No. 26, be adopted and amended, as follows: Page 14 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – JUNE 24, 2025 By approving the confidential recommendations of the June 24, 2025 Council (Closed Session).
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
That the recommendation contained in the verbal update of Mayor Del Duca, dated June 24, 2025, be received; That the confidential recommendations of the June 24, 2025 Council (Closed Session), be approved; and That Communication C47, confidential presentation from the Deputy City Manager, Public Works, dated June 24, 2025, be received.
Moved by Councillor Volpentesta, seconded by Councillor Ainsworth
Carried
By receiving the following Staff Communication: SC1. Memorandum from the Interim Deputy City Manager, Planning, Growth Management and Housing Delivery, dated June 18, 2025, subject “Bill 5: Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025” and SC2. Memorandum from the Interim Deputy City Manager, Planning, Growth Management and Housing Delivery and the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, City Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, dated June 19, 2025, subject “Bill 17: Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025”.
Moved by Councillor Ainsworth, seconded by Councillor Martow
Carried
THAT the following by-laws be passed, including Addendum By-Laws 189- 2025 and By-Law 190-2025: BY-LAW NUMBER 133-2025 (Item 14, Committee of the Whole, Report No. 23) A By-law to amend Fire Burn Permit By-law 157-2023, as amended, to reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers, update definitions and clarify interpretation of the By-law. BY-LAW NUMBER 134-2025 (Item 14, Committee of the Whole, Report No. 23) A By-law to amend the Fees and Charges By-law 251-2024, as amended, to update references to terms that are no longer used or bylaws that have since been repealed. BY-LAW NUMBER 135-2025 (Item 14, Committee of the Whole, Report No. 23) A By-law to amend Fortification of Land By-law 085-2024, as amended, to remove redundant provisions from the Definitions and Interpretation section and update an outdated by-law reference. BY-LAW NUMBER 136-2025 (Item 14, Committee of the Whole, Report No. 23) A By-law to amend the Municipal Accommodation Tax (Hotel) By-law 029-2019, as amended, to revise an outdated by- law reference. 111 95. BY-LAW NUMBER 137-2025 (Item 14, Committee of the Whole, Report No. 23) A By-law to amend Property Standards By-law 231-2011, as amended, to update the definitions section within the by-law. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. BY-LAW NUMBER 138-2025 (Item 14, Committee of the Whole, Report No. 23) A By-law to amend Photography Permits By-law 169-2020, as amended, to remove redundant provisions from
Moved by Councillor Iafrate, seconded by Councillor Volpentesta
Carried
THAT By-law Number 191-2025, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on June 24, 2025, be passed.
Moved by Regional Councillor Ferri, seconded by Regional Councillor Rosati
Carried
THAT the meeting adjourn at 3:41 p.m. Page 23 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – JUNE 24, 2025
Moved by Councillor Volpentesta, seconded by Councillor Martow