[0:28] Okay everybody, welcome. And we're back in session to start

[0:30] our council meeting. First, I want to start with the

[0:32] call to order Madam Clerk. Good morning, everyone. Thank you,

[0:38] Mr. Chair. We'll note for today's meeting. Councillor Early will

[0:42] be absent in Councillor Sheen is attending as the alternate.

[0:46] Councillor Mahoney, I indicated that he'll be arriving a bit

[0:48] later. And until he rides Councillor Kovac will be his

[0:50] proxy. Mayor Parish will also be absent for today's meeting.

[0:55] And Councillor, she's appointed councillor DASCO as her proxy due

[0:58] to other municipal business. Councillor Hart's also leaving around noon

[1:02] is appointed councillor Hornick to be her proxy. Councillor Medeiros

[1:07] has indicated that he will be leaving the bitter layer

[1:09] this morning and is appointed councillor Fortini as his proxy

[1:13] and as well Councillor McFadden will be leaving a bit

[1:16] earlier this morning. It has appointed Councillor Butt to be

[1:19] her proxy. Otherwise, we do have quorum with members in

[1:23] person and virtual. Back over to you, Mr. Chair. Thank

[1:26] you for our land acknowledgement. We begin by acknowledging that

[1:28] the land on which we gather and which operates, where

[1:31] the region appeal operates as part of the treaty lens

[1:33] of the Mississaugas of the credit and the traditional territory

[1:36] of the Shinabek here on Wendat and Hoednich - Shoni

[1:38] nations. For thousands of years, indigenous people inhabited and cared

[1:42] for this land and continued to do so today. We

[1:45] are grateful to have this opportunity to work on this

[1:47] land and by doing so respect its enduring significance. Do

[1:51] I have any declarations of conflict of interest, seeing none

[1:55] in the chamber or on my screen? Approval of the

[1:58] minutes of the June 11, 2026 council meeting. I have

[2:02] a motion move by Councillor McFadden, seconded by Councillor Pelesci

[2:05] that the Minister of the June 11, 2026 Regional Council

[2:08] meeting be approved. Any amendments, seeing none, all those in

[2:11] favor, that is carried approval of the agenda, Madam Clerk.

[2:15] I have a motion moved by Councillor Vincente, seconded by

[2:18] Councillor Rousseau, that the agenda for the June 25, 2025

[2:22] regional council meeting include a closed session item regarding information

[2:26] explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board

[2:30] by Canada, a province or territory or crown agency or

[2:33] any of the above to be dealt with under closed

[2:35] session, item 22 - 6. And number two, that the

[2:38] agenda for the June 25 - 2026 regional council meeting

[2:42] be approved as amended. All those in favor, that is

[2:45] carried. Madam Clerk, over to you for our consent agenda.

[2:52] Thank you, Mr. Chair. We will deal with the delegations

[2:54] and presentations of staff reports at the appropriate time that

[2:58] takes us to items related to public works. 9. 1

[3:02] 2025 annual performance review on the Southeal Water and Wastewater

[3:06] Agreement with the Ontario Clean Water Agency. One consent. 9.

[3:11] 2 red light camera agreement extension. That'll be held, the

[3:16] councillor Kovac. 9. 3 peel major office incentives program renewal.

[3:23] On consent. 9. 4 engineering services for Winston Churchill Boulevard

[3:30] Reconstruction City of Brampton Ward 6. Consent. 9. 5 engineering

[3:36] services for Winston Churchill at Old Based Line Town of

[3:40] Calden Ward 1. Consent, 9. 6 imposing revised special charges

[3:45] for local improvement project 212710 for Cadetta Road City of

[3:49] Brampton Ward 10. On consent takes us to the communication

[3:54] items, 12. 1 is the letter from Sonic Paceo, legislative

[3:57] coordinator, city of Brampton. Data June the 16th, providing a

[4:01] copy of a city of Brampton Resolution regarding delegation from

[4:04] Nurse Jackie home care incorporated. On consent. Items related to

[4:09] human services, 13. 1 Black North Initiative update. That'll be

[4:14] held from Councillor Reed. Thank you, 13. 2 Community Investment

[4:19] Program 2025 fund update. It'll be also health council read.

[4:24] Thank you. It takes us two items related to corporate

[4:27] and legislative services, 17. 1 2025 Treasury U report. On

[4:34] consent. 17. 2 statement of development charges reserve funds fiscal

[4:38] year 2025. One consent, 17. 3 Lakeview Pierre funding request.

[4:47] Be held for council DASCO. Thank you. 17. 4 2025

[4:52] annual transparency and accountable government report. Be on consent. 17.

[4:58] 5 Toronto Metropolitan Poland University School of Medicine Partnership with

[5:01] PIL region. Held by Mayor Browns. Mirror Brown. Yep. Thank

[5:05] you. 17. 6 reported the committee of revision hearing held

[5:08] on June the 18th. Consent. Exist communications 18. 1 is

[5:14] the letter for Minister Flock dated June the 10th regarding

[5:17] a letter from regional chair unique regarding the delegation of

[5:20] tax racial setting authority for 2026. On consent. 18. 2

[5:26] is a letter from Stephen Crawford, Minister of Public Business

[5:29] Services Delivery and Procurement dated June the 10th regarding the

[5:32] 2026 Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators collaboration award and external

[5:38] organisations to service people on tarot integrated service centre. That'll

[5:42] be unconcerned. It takes us to 18. 3 letter from

[5:47] Victoria Morlado Tidi, director of policy and advocacy building industry

[5:52] and land development association dated June the 10th regarding the

[5:56] cando Ontero partnership to build development charge reduction program. On

[6:01] consent 18. 4 is a letter from Carly Farrow, President

[6:05] and Chief Executive Officer Trillian Health Partners dated June the

[6:08] 17th. Regarding support for Peel Region Investment in TMU. Consent

[6:16] 18. 5 is a letter from Dr. Frank Martino, President

[6:20] and Chief Executive Officer William Osler Health System dated June

[6:24] the 12th regarding support for Peel Region Investment in Toronto

[6:28] in the TMU. Consent. We will deal with the notices

[6:33] of motion at the appropriate time as well as the

[6:34] bylaws that takes us to close session items. 22. 1

[6:38] June 11 2026 regional council closed session report. On consent

[6:44] at 22. 2 commencement of expropriation proceedings. Water main construction

[6:48] along Centre Street and Waterman Construction along Queen Street East

[6:51] City of Brampton Wards 1, 3, and 7. Consent. 22.

[6:57] 3 proposed property acquisition highway 50 widening and maple road

[7:00] widening city of Brampton Ward 10 in town of Caledon

[7:03] Ward 5. On consent 22. 4 will be held for

[7:08] update from staff 22. 5 letter for the Minister of

[7:12] Municipal Fairce and Housing regarding funding allocations. On consent so

[7:17] that takes us to the end of the consent agenda.

[7:19] Oh sorry and then the 22. 6 which is the

[7:21] added item will also be held. As an oral item.

[7:24] Thank you. We're going to over to you Mr. Chair.

[7:28] So with that we have our consent agenda questions Mayor

[7:31] Brown. Um I'm wondering if we could have the discussion

[7:36] for TMU and the peer in conjunction. I believe there

[7:40] is a consensus motion that will be received positively. Yes.

[7:45] And agreed and that is the plan of number two.

[7:48] It is my intention colleagues just for the reasons we've

[7:50] been over before. I want to listen to the four

[7:52] delegations and then I want to go in camera immediately

[7:55] after I think it'll be a very brief in camera.

[7:57] And then we carry on with the gender because I

[7:59] think a lot of the in - camera information will

[8:01] relate to the rest of the day. And I think

[8:03] it'll make our day flow much, much more smoothly. So

[8:06] with that, that is your consent agenda. All those in

[8:09] favor. And he opposed that is carried. Okay. Thank you

[8:12] very much. So as we start our council meeting, uh,

[8:17] bittersweet and not because Canada lost, but they're still going

[8:19] to the next round. It's bittersweet because I'm announcing a

[8:25] big day and a sad day in it all relates

[8:26] to the same person Aileen Baird. Who our senior director

[8:30] of housing services. She is retiring tomorrow. Yeah, no. Yeah.

[8:36] No. After 24 years with the PO region, whatever remarkable

[8:41] Meyered on, your service to peel as a director of

[8:44] corporate services, manager of health performance and accountability. And now

[8:48] as senior director of housing services has made a lasting

[8:52] impact. We as an organisation, organisation NPL. And as a

[8:56] community are far, far better off because of you. I

[8:59] am pleased to pass the mic to our commissioner of

[9:01] human services, Steve Jakes, to say a few words. Afterwards,

[9:05] we'll come together for a photo to commemorate this terrific

[9:08] milestone. Steve, over to you. Thank you through you, Mr.

[9:13] Chair and to council. It's with de - respect that

[9:15] I share that Eileen Barrett, our senior director of housing

[9:17] services will be retiring tomorrow. Concluding an exceptional 24 -

[9:22] year career with Peel region. Eileen has served as our

[9:25] senior director of housing services since April 2017, where she

[9:29] led the development and implementation of our 10 - year

[9:32] housing and homelessness plan, including championing a system - wide

[9:36] human rights approach to homelessness supports and prevention. Her leadership

[9:40] has been instrumental in advancing complex initiatives, strengthening partnerships across

[9:45] governments and community organisations, and improving outcomes for peels most

[9:50] vulnerable residents. Eileen has also been a steady and decisive

[9:54] leader during times of crisis. Most notably, her role in

[9:58] leading peels response to emerging system pressures, like peels pandemic

[10:02] response that saved lives and protected those experiencing homelessness from

[10:06] COVID. Especially the work of the asylum claimant response team.

[10:11] Demonstrated her ability to mobilise partners quickly, designed responsive solutions,

[10:16] and support vulnerable residents when it mattered most. The impact

[10:20] of alien's work is significant and lasting. Thousands of residents

[10:24] are more stably and affordably housed today because of the

[10:27] systems, solutions, she has helped to shape and implement here

[10:31] in the region appeal. Her dedication to public service has

[10:34] not only improved lives, but is also positioned peel as

[10:39] a leader in housing and the homelessness sector. Aileen's contributions

[10:43] have been widely recognised most recently she received the Ontario

[10:47] Municipal Social Services Associations champion of human services award, well

[10:52] - deserved. She and the asylum claimant response team were

[10:55] also recognised for the excellence by the Institute of Public

[10:59] Administration of Canada. Work that continues to be seen as

[11:03] a national model of innovation and partnership. On behalf of

[11:07] all of us in human services and here at the

[11:09] region appeal, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude

[11:13] to Aileen for her outstanding service and her leadership in

[11:17] both steady times and moments of crisis. We wish her

[11:21] all the best in her well - earned retirement. Eileen,

[11:25] thank you very much and please join us in the

[11:26] Council floor.

[11:48] Yes, if I could have you sent, we've got a

[11:50] few comments and I'd like to invite you to make

[11:52] a few comments before we take a photograph. My list,

[11:55] Councillor Fonseca. Thank you, through chair. Good morning, Aileen. What

[12:04] are you going to do with all your time? I

[12:07] just on behalf of all of the residents of Ward

[12:10] 3 and also the staff in my office in Ward

[12:14] 3 in the city of Mississauga and also, uh, on

[12:17] behalf of myself, I just wanted to wish you all

[12:21] the best in your retirement and to say a huge

[12:24] thank you for your leadership as the commissioner was saying

[12:29] not only through times of crisis. And having your phone

[12:36] availability always on speed dial, but also to be present

[12:39] in the community. Um, amongst not only elected officials and

[12:44] also staff members, uh, but residents themselves who were under,

[12:49] like through the pandemic, uh, you were present, you were

[12:52] there. Uh, you have the ability to connect people, uh,

[12:57] to think, uh, how we're able to support the most

[13:01] vulnerable, uh, not only in moments of crisis, uh, but

[13:06] also, uh, and if you think about it into the

[13:08] future. So you had a vision, um, and a mission

[13:12] connecting with everyone to not only see what is possible

[13:18] in the moment of crisis, but then also into, for

[13:22] many, many, many years to come. The systems changes that

[13:25] you put in place along with many others. Um, and

[13:28] helped us all to see are going to be able

[13:32] to provide housing and human services and health service supports,

[13:36] uh, years to come. So I just wanted to say

[13:39] a huge thank you to you for your leadership on

[13:43] behalf of all the residents of Ward three. And on

[13:46] behalf of myself. Thank you. Thank you. Councillor Dasko. Thank

[13:50] you, through the chair. And Aileen just really wanted to

[13:53] say a profound thanks on behalf of all the residents

[13:56] of Ward 1 and a lot of those folks that,

[13:59] uh, that really, really were completely out of options. And

[14:04] you've helped a lot of folks along your way. And

[14:07] I just wanted to say a big thanks. And also

[14:10] just wishing you all the very best in your next

[14:13] chapters and make sure that the sun is always shining

[14:16] in the wind at your back. Aileen, I'm just going

[14:21] to add this. I'll try to be brief for I

[14:23] won't get through this. But you know, the secrets you're

[14:25] not supposed to tell, but I'm going to tell a

[14:27] secret. I think every person that sort of closer to

[14:29] the top of an org chart keeps that little list

[14:32] under their scratch pad of the five names that are

[14:35] matter and you don't want to see go. And I've

[14:37] just lost a second one recently and you're the second

[14:40] one. So you've always been on that list as just

[14:43] a vital cog in the system here at Peel. And

[14:48] it is your leadership. Your dignity, your compassion, and how

[14:53] you've fulfilled this role for a quarter of a century.

[14:56] Again, in the book that I will never write, I

[14:58] don't have favourites amongst staff, but let me tell you,

[15:02] my frontline service providers hold a very special place for

[15:06] one reason only. And I don't know if you ever

[15:08] thought about this. Think about the job rule going in

[15:12] where I definition, if you are a frontline service provider

[15:17] like housing, you know going in in the day you

[15:20] retire, you will always have finite resources and infinite demands.

[15:26] Think about that. What that means in layman's terms is

[15:29] you will bail water for 30 years and 30 years

[15:32] later, the water still has to be bailed out. Peel

[15:37] housing this morning, we house 7, 8, 000 units. We

[15:40] got 18, 000 people on a waiting list. That's more

[15:43] than the 7, 000 units we have. So good luck,

[15:46] keep bailing. And you take on a role like that

[15:50] knowing that tomorrow, you may have helped some people. They'll

[15:54] just be more at the door the next day. That

[15:56] wears on you. And I lean you have done it

[15:59] with grace and dignity. And I just think the world

[16:03] of you, and I'm going to stop there. Uh, I'm

[16:05] going to stop there and say, we wish you every

[16:08] success and why don't you take a moment and just

[16:10] express some thoughts to us if you like. So thank

[16:16] you very much. It is a bit odd to know

[16:19] this will be the last time I'm sitting at this

[16:21] table and pushing these buttons. Um, yeah, it's been 24

[16:25] years, a very meaningful career for me. And I really

[16:28] do feel honoured to have had, uh, the opportunity to

[16:31] work for this organisation and to serve our community. And

[16:35] I'm really proud of what we've been able to accomplish

[16:37] together. And yes, as it's been said, I've, I've worked

[16:41] in three different departments. So that's been also really interesting.

[16:44] I've seen and experienced a lot of different things. I've

[16:47] worked very closely with the CAOs over the years in

[16:51] their offices. I've worked in health. And of course, now

[16:54] in housing and human services. So that's been amazing for

[16:56] me. I think as I reflect, you do a lot

[17:00] of reflecting, of course, when you're, when you're going to

[17:02] retire. Um, so I think this organisation has had a

[17:06] longstanding commitment to excellence. And that's something I enjoyed a

[17:09] lot about working here. And there are leading practices nationally

[17:14] and internationally across every single program area in this organisation.

[17:19] And I think that has a lot to do, of

[17:21] course, with the staff and the leadership, but also this

[17:23] council, of course. Um, so that's really neat. And something

[17:27] I think as an organisation, we shouldn't be taking for

[17:30] granted. I think as I reflect working with council, the

[17:35] thing that I'm most grateful for is your willingness, or

[17:40] maybe it's more your expectation that we find a way

[17:45] forward. Right. Um, and that involves accepting some risk. Taking

[17:51] risk and informed risk, Gary, informed, well - managed risk.

[17:57] But I honestly say that that is the difference, right?

[18:00] Between, um, success and failure. And it's the difference between

[18:06] excellence and mediocrity. Um, and I've been in many, many

[18:10] meetings with federal and provincial counterparts who just cannot find

[18:15] a way forward like we do. Um, and they can't

[18:18] even comprehend sometimes because they just don't have the culture.

[18:23] And that solutions orientation. So again, I'm very grateful for

[18:27] your expectation that we are solutions oriented. And I hope

[18:31] that that'll continue to be, you know, nurtured and valued

[18:34] in this organisation. Whatever form it takes in the future

[18:38] for years to come. Um, of course, I want to

[18:41] thank the chairman. Thank Gary. Uh, thanks, Steve. And the

[18:46] executive leadership team for the support leadership. They've shown to

[18:50] me personally. But also for, of course, the support to

[18:55] housing and the willingness to find ways again to move

[18:58] forward. I'm very grateful for my team. We're here today.

[19:04] A tremendous, tremendous group of professionals who worked tirelessly, you

[19:09] know, to serve our community. And of course, the broader

[19:12] PEAL team, many, many people across many departments, we work

[19:17] together on complex problems and teamwork is of paramount importance.

[19:22] And finally, the many, many partners in the community, in

[19:25] the nonprofit and private sectors, we could not have had

[19:28] any success without them. So we all know the importance

[19:30] of partnership. It's key. Anyway, with that, I'm very grateful.

[19:37] But looking forward to the next chapter, I am leaving

[19:40] the public service. My husband and I are transitioning our

[19:43] lives into Blue Mountain. And I do hope to continue

[19:47] to volunteer in some capacity, but also hope to explore

[19:50] some entrepreneurial ideas that I have. So I am looking

[19:54] forward to the next chapter. But again, grateful, you know,

[19:57] for the years I've had here. So thank you very,

[19:59] very much. Thank you very much. And I'm going to

[20:08] call the commissioner and the CEO. If we can come

[20:09] forward, we have a presentation for you as well.

[21:29] And now into my next item, how I propose that

[21:32] as one end, one begins, a passing of the church,

[21:34] because I'm here to introduce on behalf of regional counsel

[21:38] our new medical officer of health. Everybody welcome Alexandre. Welcome.

[21:50] This council serves as the board of helpful pre -

[21:52] region. And to do so, we are grateful to have

[21:55] recruited an MOH with such diversity of experiences and an

[21:59] impressive record of community collaboration. Good health is the foundation

[22:02] of all we do. Peels MOH leads a talented team

[22:05] that is dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of

[22:08] our diverse population. And in doing so, advancing equity and

[22:12] public health innovation. Dr. Cotterey, council looks forward to working

[22:16] with you and peels continual efforts to meet the evolving

[22:19] needs of our diverse community. Thank you for choosing to

[22:22] join us in building a community for life. Councillor, I

[22:25] hope you all joined with me in extending a warm

[22:27] welcome to Dr. Cottery's first council meeting. And I'm now

[22:33] going to ask the commissioner to share a few words

[22:35] before I ask our new medical officer of health. To

[22:38] greet us as well. Thank you through the chair. It

[22:41] is my absolute pleasure to introduce Peel's new medical officer

[22:46] of health, Dr. Alexa Caterey. After a comprehensive national search,

[22:51] we are very pleased to have recruited an MOH with

[22:54] Dr. Caterey's caliber. She's bringing extensive leadership experience from Hastings

[23:01] Prince Edward County Windsor Essex and Toronto Public Health. I'm

[23:06] confident that Dr. Catere will continue to advance peel regions

[23:11] groundbreaking work in areas such as climate change adaptation opioid

[23:16] risk management. Place - based immunization, outbreak management, and health

[23:21] promotion across the lifespan. She joins our health leadership team.

[23:26] As we advance health equity and bring stronger upstream health

[23:30] perspectives forward in partnerships with our partners such as Ontario

[23:35] Health teams, TMU and other systems and community partners. And

[23:39] I just want to give a quick, um, and deep

[23:43] shout out and thank you to the public health leadership

[23:46] team, the directors and the associate medical offices of health

[23:50] who have been supporting staff promoting a positive workplace culture

[23:55] and continuing to advance public health planning and services while

[23:58] recruitment was underway. And, um, while also keeping council informed

[24:03] of public health issues and updates. So we've begun introducing

[24:08] Dr. Caterey to our partners across PEAL. And she will

[24:11] definitely be building those relationships. I am absolutely confident of

[24:15] it. And I am certainly encouraged council members to reach

[24:19] out. If you have any comments, questions, um, want to

[24:23] chat with the new MOH. Thank you. And Dr. Cotter

[24:27] Ailence introduced yourself and welcome. Um, and so through the

[24:34] chair, I really appreciate the opportunity to be here and

[24:37] to get to meet speak with all of you. Um,

[24:41] heal public health reputation precedes it. And I am, you

[24:45] know, like delighted to join a really strong and hardworking

[24:48] group of people, um, to advance the health needs of

[24:51] all of the people who live here. And if I

[24:54] think about like what my priorities might be for the

[24:57] next little while, you know, they are absolutely service to

[24:59] the people who live in the region of peel, um,

[25:03] innovation in what peel does and continues to do in

[25:06] terms of public health, um, and really excellence in that

[25:08] work. Um. The chair and I were speaking earlier this

[25:12] morning and I was sharing sort of my philosophy about

[25:14] health, which is that, you know, health is a reason

[25:16] for is a resource for all of us. It's a

[25:18] resource for life. That is a made in Canada definition

[25:21] of what health is meant to be. And I think,

[25:24] you know, public health really enables, often invisibly or in

[25:28] ways that we don't see in our day to day,

[25:30] us to live that healthy life the way that we

[25:32] want to. And, um, and so my role here is

[25:34] very much in service to all of that. And the

[25:38] region talks about a philosophy of a community for life.

[25:42] And I have been amazed to hear from so many

[25:44] people who are effectively lifers in the region of peel.

[25:48] And so I am looking forward to one day being

[25:51] here with all of you celebrating my retirement 50 to

[25:56] 70 years from now. It's a real pleasure. Thank you

[25:59] so much for having me. And I will look forward

[26:01] to working with all of you again and going forward.

[26:04] Thank you. Thank you and welcome. And now one last

[26:06] item, Bowie, we've had a lot of ups and downs

[26:08] and highs and lows at this council meeting. I do

[26:11] want to deal with this very important motion first as

[26:13] our first motion for the council has moved by Mayor

[26:16] Grove seconded by Mayor Brown. Whereas the regional chair members

[26:19] of council and staff at PO region are satin to

[26:21] learn of the passing of Anya Turner. And whereas on

[26:25] the turner, John Peel in 2021 and served as a

[26:27] dedicated member of the human services team. And where she

[26:31] will be remembered as someone who did everything she could

[26:33] to help the most vulnerable people in peel. And we'll

[26:37] be deeply missed and survived by her loving family. Now

[26:41] therefore be it resolved that sincere condolences be extended to

[26:43] the Turner family on behalf of the regional chair, members

[26:46] of regional council and the staff of the region of

[26:50] the. Addition of this expression of sympathy. I wanted Jabari

[26:54] take a moment and say a few words, but I

[26:55] also want to acknowledge and extend our direct sympathies to

[26:58] some friends that are in the audience. Anya's mother, Dorred

[27:01] McNally is here. Her uncle Harun Simpson is here. Her

[27:05] brother - in - law Terrence Turner is here. And

[27:07] her best friend Amanda Daliwalt is here as well. Welcome.

[27:11] And we extend our sincere condolences to you and thank

[27:14] you for being here today. Jabari, please.

[27:30] I was going to pause anyways. To give a moment

[27:33] to shift the energy. Um, before I go to the

[27:37] notes, in the country my parents are from in Granita.

[27:43] You learn about people that have passed away through the

[27:46] newspaper. And people will hear about a name and then

[27:50] check to make sure that that's the name that they

[27:52] think. So for many folks that have migrated here, the

[27:56] record of people passing is in the newspaper. And I

[28:01] wanted the family to truly take a moment to recognise

[28:04] that the North America and Canada in the region appeal.

[28:10] Council is where these things are recorded. So you could

[28:13] find histories of things that happened in North America in

[28:17] the council records. So now their loved one. The one

[28:20] that they cherished on you. Will be amongst the records

[28:24] of the region appeal. And I don't think that is

[28:27] a small thing to glaze over. So just wanted to

[28:31] note of that for the family that this may seem

[28:33] brief. But this moment will exist in the records for

[28:37] as long as the region appeal exists. So just wanted

[28:39] to start with that. And Anya deserved that recognition. So

[28:46] as many of you know, I'm Jabar Lindsay. I'm the

[28:48] director of income and social supports here appeal, which is

[28:51] a division on your work team. It is an honour

[28:54] to speak about her today briefly in the presence of

[28:57] her family members. And I just wanted to acknowledge her

[29:00] team. As many people know on the region, you spend

[29:02] more time with your team than you do with your

[29:04] loved ones, your family. So briefly, they're just going to

[29:08] stand and sit. I just want them to be seen.

[29:10] So if you're the team members could stand real quick,

[29:13] they were avoiding the camera. They're avoiding their condition because

[29:15] they just wanted to be here for Anya. But just

[29:17] so that you could see them. Um, and they do

[29:20] most of them do work just around the corner. Uh,

[29:23] in suite, actually downstairs around the corner in suite eight.

[29:26] All I want all the team members and onyas family

[29:29] to stand again, please. Everybody in honour of Anya. So

[29:33] many of her team members that showed up today as

[29:35] well. Jabari, thank you, carry on. No problem. So I

[29:38] know as a adult, on you decided that she wanted

[29:41] to continue her education and become a social worker. She

[29:46] obtained her bachelor degree from the University of Toronto and

[29:50] went on to work for peel helping some of our

[29:52] most vulnerable members of society navigate through tough town, tough

[29:56] times. She joined PLAN 2021. As a housing support worker.

[30:01] So it's fitting that many of our housing support folks

[30:04] are here to also recognise Anya as well. And then

[30:07] she moved over in 2022 to income and social supports

[30:10] is a caseworker. She was dedicated to the citizens appeal

[30:14] and always did her very best to support her clients

[30:16] by removing barriers, helping to live them out of poverty.

[30:20] Anya, always supportive and professional. Enjoying her colleagues and helped

[30:26] many people to find meaning in the work that they

[30:28] did. Her loss has created a great void in the

[30:31] lives of those on her team in her life, those

[30:34] who had contact with her. She'll be remembered as kind,

[30:38] intelligent, caring, graceful, thoughtful, and funny. She had a keen

[30:43] sense for fashion. If you ever got a chance to

[30:45] see her live and actually was awesome. Uh, she had

[30:49] a sharp wit and an even sharper comeback. If you

[30:52] ever said something to her that she didn't enjoy, you'd

[30:55] hear about it quickly. Or in my case, if I

[30:57] couldn't recall her name quickly, she'd point her finger at

[31:00] me and the team would laugh as she did that.

[31:02] Uh, you always knew where she's, where you stood with

[31:05] her. She was truly someone you always knew you can

[31:08] count on to show up for you and be real

[31:11] with you no matter the circumstances. To her loved ones,

[31:17] this is not enough. Um, but it's our way at

[31:20] the region to recognise her. And we are all so

[31:24] sorry for your loss. Please know that Anya made her

[31:28] mark here at Peel. She'll be missed. And forever remembered.

[31:33] By her work family. Through you to the chair. Jabari,

[31:39] thank you. Um, and again, our condolences to the family.

[31:41] I'm going to leave you with this thought. And councils

[31:43] will know. I shared on this, but I a little

[31:45] while ago and I have to keep updating it. So

[31:48] to Anya's friend and loved ones, but to all of

[31:50] the staff to everybody. But we're going to conduct a

[31:52] lot of municipal regional very, very important. I hope I'm

[31:55] going to leave you with your most important thought of

[31:56] the day. So I'm blessed. I know a lot of

[31:59] people with Anya's passing in the recent state of losing

[32:03] some police officers. I, in the last 10 months, it'll

[32:07] be 24 funerals. It was 20 a little while ago,

[32:10] but now with the officers and Anya, the number of

[32:12] people nearest to us that have passed. My point. 14

[32:16] of them, like Anya, were younger than me. 10 were

[32:21] older. Boss, my Godparents, they were both 94. It was

[32:25] their time. I'd like to think for the 14 behind

[32:28] me, it wasn't their time. And that makes me reflect

[32:32] on my life and the loved ones that we all

[32:37] have, because you're all in the same situation. And maybe

[32:40] what you do with your time and your loved ones.

[32:43] So we're going to conduct a lot of business today.

[32:45] But I hope as you drive home, you think about

[32:48] this uppermost. Where am I in that continuum? And how

[32:51] many people behind me might not be here tomorrow. You

[32:54] never countenance that. You never think that's the case. And

[32:57] yet it's the majority for me, as a gentleman of

[33:00] 64 years old. I hope you think about that in

[33:03] Anya's passing remind you of it. Go home and hug

[33:06] somebody, call somebody you haven't called. Instead of another night

[33:10] watching a ball game called an old friend out, et

[33:12] cetera, et cetera, because we will all soon be part

[33:15] of the 24 and some sooner than you think. All

[33:19] in honour of on you. Thank you all. Okay. Let's

[33:24] get back to the day to day. Delegations, first item

[33:27] up 71, Terry LaRue, chief administrative officer, credit valley conservation

[33:31] authority CVC. And John McKenzie chief executive officer Toronto and

[33:35] region conservation authority regarding the TRCA and the CBC annual

[33:38] mid - year updates. Terry and John, welcome. And let's

[33:44] just give our friends a minute to make their way.

[34:25] Good morning, chair. Hi, Nika. If it's okay to proceed

[34:28] now or this, please thank you. Uh, good morning. My

[34:31] name is John McKenzie, CEO of Toronto Region Conservation Authority.

[34:35] And I'm here today with, uh, my close colleague, Terry

[34:37] LaRue, CAO of the Credit Valley Conservation, uh, we are

[34:41] also joined by various members of our teams here today,

[34:45] uh, from a TRCA side to their corporate services side,

[34:49] uh, and the government relations side and I know Terry

[34:51] has her team key members of her team here as

[34:54] well. We are very pleased to join our multi -

[34:59] year update to regional counsel. On the important work that

[35:03] conservation authorities do. And we heard so much about community

[35:07] service today. It was very inspiring. It's a hard act

[35:10] to follow, sir. We're going to do our very best,

[35:13] uh, but I want to just say, uh, before we

[35:18] begin, uh, we are so privileged to be able to,

[35:21] uh, continue our work to protect and to provide services.

[35:26] And especially our core mandate of protecting people in property,

[35:30] uh, and to make communities safe across the region appeal.

[35:34] And I really want to thank you, uh, chair yinika

[35:37] and your colleagues on council for being such great steadfast

[35:42] partners. And as well, Gary, your executive team and all

[35:45] of the staff in the region appeal for being great

[35:48] trusted partners as we continue to deliver these vital services

[35:53] and to be there for our communities. All right. I'm

[35:59] going to, thanks. So this slide just demonstrates quickly how

[36:04] the region appeal is, uh, geographically split amongst R2 conservation

[36:09] authorities with, uh, both of our CAs taking up 94

[36:13] percent of the region. You can see, uh, the, the

[36:17] portions of the region supported by credit valley conservation in

[36:20] orange and TRCA in green along with some other portions

[36:24] of, uh, four percent of Mississauga with halt in conservation.

[36:29] And then two percent up in Caledon by Natawasaga are

[36:33] conservation authorities are organised on a watershed basis. And this

[36:37] helps us, we're closely together to provide a common level

[36:40] of service throughout this jurisdiction. As you know, Bill 97

[36:47] received where a licent on April 24, 2026. This will

[36:51] result in the statutory amalgamation of 36 conservation authorities into

[36:57] nine regional conservation authorities, both CVC and TRCA have appointed

[37:03] representatives through our board to the transition committees. And we

[37:07] will work with the project executive, uh, that is assigned

[37:11] by the, uh, provincial conservation agency and their new CEO

[37:16] or recently appointed CEO, Hassan Bassett. To ensure as smooth

[37:20] a process as possible. We've already had some initial meanings

[37:23] with their consultant, Ernsin, young, and will continue that. Through

[37:27] this entire process, we will focus on continuing to deliver

[37:32] excellent. And responsive service to our partners. Of course, the

[37:37] region participating municipalities, as well as fulfill our core mandates

[37:43] to the communities we serve. I'd like to now provide

[37:51] an overview of CA programs. CVC and TRCA programs are

[37:56] closely integrated. And the number and impacts we're sharing today

[38:01] reflect the combined efforts of both of our organisations. Flood

[38:06] protection is one of the key and mandatory roles of

[38:09] conservation authorities. This includes both the fled safety communications aspect

[38:14] that thank you, uh, again, for many of your officers.

[38:17] We work closely with you on. That keep our community

[38:21] safe. The science, data, and monitoring that allows CAs to

[38:25] closely watch flood conditions, update flood maps, and maintaining our

[38:29] critical flood infrastructure is key in your support for that

[38:33] is key for our work. Conservation authorities have been implementing

[38:39] new technologies and projects to fulfill our responsibilities in flood

[38:44] protection. And ensure that we are utilising the best tools

[38:47] possible to manage flood risk. TRCA is thrilled to have

[38:52] partnered with the city of Brampton to successfully apply for

[38:55] provincial funding to tackle one of our major unfunded priorities.

[38:59] I know you've seen this on our list many times

[39:01] over the Clairville Dam. Through this grant, we've been able

[39:06] to leverage 1. 2 million in peel funds to obtain

[39:10] 3. 3 million from the province to undertake wing wall

[39:15] replacement and gate repair on this important flood infrastructure project

[39:19] that with the support of the city of Brampton, we've

[39:21] been able to secure from the province. CVC and TRCA

[39:25] are also continuing to work well with our municipal partners

[39:28] on flood preparedness exercises and information sharing so we can

[39:33] be as ready as we can possibly be, um, in

[39:38] light of more extreme weather events that can come very

[39:41] quickly. In addition, we help the regions facilities and peel

[39:45] housing corporation properties identify and respond to risk such as

[39:51] phase one of the comprehensive riverine and urban flood risk

[39:54] assessment work. Both TRCA and CVC have been undertaking erosion

[40:03] and risk management projects. And studies to identify and directly

[40:07] address key erosion hazards to regional infrastructure. This work includes

[40:12] hundreds of inspections across the region appeal, studies to understand

[40:16] erosion risk and associated management actions in the credit river

[40:20] watershed and TRCA's bank stabilization and sanitary project in the

[40:25] dairy greenway, uh, park is one example of such a

[40:28] project. Highlighted here. We are also working with local municipalities

[40:32] to identify and address erosion risks to their municipal infrastructure

[40:37] at that scale. Both CVC and TRCA are proud of

[40:46] how well utilised our parks in green spaces are. You

[40:49] can be out there and this weekend is just a

[40:52] prime example. It is going to be a busy one

[40:54] in the parks. With major events underway and a great

[40:58] deal of usage. Peel region has been just such a

[41:04] standout partner on this. And ensuring that these important green

[41:08] space assets are grown, maintained and improved. And I so

[41:11] appreciate when you come out to our sites and are

[41:13] part of those activities and the stewardship work we're doing.

[41:19] I know so many of you and some of you

[41:21] featured in this picture here, um, were present and chair

[41:27] and so thank you for your remarks that day. Um,

[41:31] so many of you have seen the work underway at

[41:34] the Jim Tovey Lakeview Conservation area. But on behalf of

[41:37] CVC and TRCA, we want to thank the region appeal.

[41:43] And this steadfast support to achieve this incredible new green

[41:46] space that Cary and her team have the privilege of

[41:50] surutine, um, is just magnificent. And, uh, I really want

[41:54] to thank some of the staff that also work behind

[41:57] the scenes on this, um, for example, uh, we've, we've

[42:03] worked very closely with Janice Hatton over the years. We've

[42:05] worked very closely with Jeff Hennings over the years to

[42:08] make this project success and keeling dinner. The team, everyone

[42:13] on your team, Gary, that has helped us achieve this,

[42:15] uh, incredible space. So, uh, we were very proud to

[42:19] be part of that opening on May 29th in memory

[42:22] of, uh, regional councillor Jim Tovey. And, uh, this space

[42:26] has already becoming a beloved space across the lake Ontario

[42:30] waterfront. So I just want to thank you for that.

[42:33] And Councillor Dasko, what an incredible, incredible amenity for your

[42:37] residents. And thank you for your leadership on our board.

[42:40] And I know you're always talking to both of us

[42:43] on how this is going to be manta going for.

[42:46] But thank you for your leadership and making sure that

[42:48] we stayed on track together on this. See, we talked

[42:56] about, um, a lot of the work that's going on,

[43:00] but on, um, uh, our green space is directly support

[43:04] the health and wellbeing of our communities and open up

[43:08] active and sustainable transportation options and trail networks. And I

[43:11] know trails are very important to many of you. CVC

[43:14] is working closely with both the region and locomunicipalities to

[43:17] move forward. They're pits to parks project as well. TRCA

[43:22] and CVC are working with PEAL and with our municipality

[43:28] and Cal and Brampton to turn the orangeville, Brampton Railway

[43:31] into a vibrant part of the regional trail system. Meanwhile,

[43:36] TRCA continues to move forward our regional trail strategy by

[43:39] working with Brampton on conceptual alternatives for the Clairville South

[43:43] multi - use trail. We are also installing additional amenities

[43:47] at Albion Hills and Glenn Haffey. And we're also working

[43:51] and at the request of a number of members of

[43:54] the board and TRCA and members of council here, we're

[43:57] working to make sure that the Ministry of Transportation takes

[44:00] into account the regional trail network in its major work

[44:04] on 413. We're making sure that the GTA West transmission

[44:08] framework is also the GTA West project on that side

[44:11] of it. Uh, they're also looking at that, uh, so

[44:14] we'll continue that work to make sure all of this

[44:16] is coordinated to maintain and protect trail infrastructure and peel.

[44:23] The foundation of conservation authorities includes the development of watershed

[44:26] plans. These watershed plans are directly informing our work with

[44:30] our municipal partners on development applications and infrastructure proposals of

[44:34] interest. To the region, the province and our municipal partners,

[44:39] including some of the big ones I've mentioned, like Highway

[44:43] 413 and a number of the regional road sewer and

[44:47] water works that we discuss here at this council. The

[44:51] entirety of the CVC and TRCA jurisdiction in PIL have

[44:54] active work on watershed plans underway with the updated credit

[44:58] river and Humber River watershed plans projected for completion in

[45:01] 2027. And the atopical creek watershed plan being implemented through

[45:06] our restoration work and our work to review the major

[45:09] development applications. And infrastructure projects occurring. In that watershed. Both

[45:17] CVC and TRCA are responsible for operating and monitoring. Various

[45:22] stream and participation and precipitation gauges across our watersheds and

[45:27] collecting water samples to support critical services such as sourcewater

[45:31] protection, as well as ensuring that planning and development decisions

[45:35] are based on the best science we can bring to

[45:37] the table. These decades - long data sets are invaluable,

[45:42] both for conservation authorities. Uh, all of those agencies I

[45:46] mentioned before, as many, many, and public really, for public

[45:50] health and safety. These data sets tell the story of

[45:54] work that we do to ensure the safety of our

[45:57] water. They tell the story of our work to restore

[45:59] and protect our community assets. At CAs, we were closely

[46:07] with our municipalities on planning development of safe, sustainable, and

[46:10] livable communities. This includes receiving, uh, reviewing and reporting on

[46:15] municipal official plans, monitoring, and advising on numerous minister zoning

[46:20] orders taking place throughout the jurisdiction. And our work is

[46:24] critical for peel region, which is an active, probably one

[46:27] of the most active areas for development in Canada right

[46:30] now. And, uh, it's vital to have informed decision making

[46:34] in such a context. CVC and TRCA have focused on

[46:38] an efficient and effective approach to reviewing and processing development

[46:41] permits. And we consistently meet or exceed service delivery guidelines

[46:47] put forward by the province. We also utilise our expertise

[46:51] to support both applicants and municipalities and reach mutually beneficial

[46:55] planning development outcomes. We work with build. We work with

[46:59] the communities of interests out there. And we will continue

[47:03] to do our very best to make sure we bring,

[47:06] uh, the best science and the best advice to the

[47:08] decision making in PIL. And with that, I will turn

[47:12] this over to, uh, my trusted colleague, Terry LaRoo, uh,

[47:16] for the remainder of this presentation. Thank you. Great. Thank

[47:20] you so much, John. And good morning, council. Um, TRCA

[47:24] and CBC are recognised for our expertise in delivering restoration

[47:29] projects on conservation lands, municipal properties and private lands across

[47:33] both of our watersheds. We take an integrated partnership -

[47:37] based approach working closely with municipalities, the region and landowners

[47:41] to ensure restoration projects deliver multiple benefits from improved water

[47:46] quality and habitat to enhance flood resilience and climate adaptation.

[47:51] Um, our restoration projects are designed to deliver multiple benefits.

[47:55] For example, TRCA's recent natural channel restoration in Chinkoosy Park

[48:00] will help reduce erosion and flood risk, protect infrastructure, enhance

[48:05] habitat, and improve the community's enjoyment of the park. We're

[48:09] also working closely with PO region to address the growing

[48:11] challenge of invasive species and protect the long - term

[48:14] health of our natural systems. And quite recently, uh, CBC

[48:18] is very proud to welcome a brand new team member.

[48:22] That is Tilly, a scent trained Labrador. Uh, the first

[48:26] in Ontario, um, who's trained in the detection centring detection

[48:30] of invasive species. Um, a major part of restoring and

[48:36] greening peels communities is engaging residents and community partners directly.

[48:41] Through popular native tree planting events, community cleanups and invasive

[48:45] species removal initiatives, thousands of people are helping to make

[48:48] a difference in their own neighbourhoods. Um, and we always

[48:51] welcome. We thank, um, very much all of the members

[48:54] of council who have participated in these events. It means

[48:57] a lot not only to our organisations, but absolutely to

[49:00] the residents and the volunteers that attend. And, uh, we

[49:03] always welcome your participation and encourage you to join us

[49:06] alongside your constituents at these events. Environmental education remains a

[49:12] key area of focus for both of our organisations. So

[49:16] far in 2026, more than 28, 000 students and community

[49:20] learners have participated in CBC and TRCA education programs across

[49:25] PEAL. We're also very proud to bring together our core

[49:29] mandate of flood management and climate resilience with public education

[49:32] through initiatives such as flood smart and peel. Now available

[49:36] to all peel eco schools. And in partnership with the

[49:39] city of Brampton, CBC is advancing the development of a

[49:42] new landmark, environmental education centre that will inspire future generations,

[49:48] strengthen environmental literacy, and provide hands - on learning opportunities

[49:51] that connect people to nature and the challenges and opportunities

[49:54] of a changing climate. We work closely with many partners

[50:00] in stakeholders to implement leading - edge sustainability solutions. This

[50:04] ranges from municipalities to community groups and residents through to

[50:08] businesses. In all cases, we leverage these connections and audiences

[50:12] to enable environmental, social, and economic benefits. We have partnered

[50:17] with both Peel region, local municipalities and other groups to

[50:21] implement multiple sustainable neighbourhoods or snaps in order to retrofit

[50:26] more resilient, livable neighbourhoods. We're very excited for the work

[50:30] currently being done to develop two new snaps and peel

[50:33] one each in CBC and TRCA's jurisdictions. And TRCA has

[50:39] also continued their very strong work with the business community

[50:42] through partners and project green to improve corporate energy, water

[50:45] and waste management. This includes work supported both by PUR

[50:49] region and by local municipalities in order to help businesses

[50:52] find efficiencies and improve their environmental footprint. And protecting communities

[50:57] from natural hazards in the impact of climate change is

[51:00] a core part of both of the work of CDC

[51:02] and TRCA in partnership with PL region. As one example,

[51:06] TRCA recently launched its climate - ready homes program, providing

[51:10] home assessments and practical advice to help residents improve the

[51:13] resilience and efficiency of their homes, including 100 households in

[51:17] PEAL. Together with regional staff, CBC and TRCA are also

[51:22] helping to deliver peels first biodiversity and climate change strategy

[51:28] while continuing to support local municipal climate action. By working

[51:32] collaboratively, we're helping build more resilient communities, healthier ecosystems, and

[51:37] a stronger future for peel residents. And CVC and TRCA

[51:42] continue to report annually on the outcomes and impacts of

[51:45] climate change initiatives funded through PEAL region. This year's report,

[51:50] marks the 5th annual update to regional counsel. Highlighting key

[51:53] achievements, measurable progress in opportunities to further strengthen climate resilience

[51:57] across PEAL. The climate change performance measurement system is organised

[52:03] around nine program areas and uses a range of assessment

[52:06] tools, including expert panels, surveys, and performance reviews to evaluate

[52:10] progress in effectiveness. In 2025, the assessment engaged 78 participants

[52:17] and reviewed 68 projects programs and initiatives delivered across peel

[52:21] region. We are pleased to report that all program areas

[52:24] were rated very effective with results remaining consistently strong from

[52:28] the previous year. This demonstrates the ongoing success of regional

[52:32] investments in climate adaptation and mitigation and the strong partnership

[52:37] between PLCDC and TRCA. Importantly, the process also identifies opportunities

[52:43] for continuous improvement. Helping it's your appeal remains a leader

[52:47] in building climate resilience and preparing for future challenges. Additional

[52:51] details and findings are included in the report before council

[52:54] today. And as we wrap up, um, I would just

[52:59] like to thank Peel region and our local municipal partners

[53:02] for the continued support and collaboration. Um, the work we've

[53:05] highlighted today is only possible because of the strong partnerships

[53:09] we've built together. Um, we look forward to returning to

[53:13] CU with our proposed 2027 budgets. And we hope to

[53:17] see many of you at our community events and initiatives

[53:19] throughout the summer and this autumn. And as always, CBC

[53:23] and TRCA remain committed to working very closely with council

[53:27] regional staff, local municipalities and senior levels of government to

[53:30] advance shared priorities, secure funding, protector environment, and build safer,

[53:35] healthier, and more resilient communities. Thank you. Thank you. Well

[53:41] done. And the questions, Councillor Pelesci. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[53:45] Uh, thank you both for coming and giving the presentation

[53:50] and so many great news stories, so much the partnerships

[53:53] between, um, between yourselves and the residents and the municipalities

[54:01] is unbelievable. Um, to having you here today and the

[54:06] potential of only having you back one more time. Saddens

[54:10] me. Mr. Chair, you know me well enough to say,

[54:14] uh, you know, I feel that if another level of

[54:18] government does something great, I'm the first one to say,

[54:21] wow, that's fantastic. Another municipality does something. I want to

[54:24] copy it. Um, but you also know me well enough

[54:27] to say if there's other level of government does something

[54:30] wrong. I'm the first one to say this is not

[54:32] the right thing. And what the world that we live

[54:35] in today, we have the flooding that's happening, the heat

[54:39] waves that are happening, record breaking heat waves flooding hurricanes,

[54:43] typhoons. In a tragic four earthquakes in the last 24

[54:48] hours. Now more than ever, do we need the two

[54:53] of you sitting at the table and we need stability

[54:56] within these organisations and what the province is doing, unfortunately,

[55:02] members of council is not providing that stability. And I

[55:05] am sorry to bring a great news story, a little

[55:08] bit of, of sadness. But the levels of government, the

[55:13] province is not listening to you if you're saying something.

[55:16] If you're not saying anything, well, they're definitely not listening

[55:18] to you. But I'm telling you right now, what is

[55:22] about to happen will create problems within all of conservations.

[55:28] Not necessarily the ones that want to join because they

[55:30] know that they need to join other conservations. But certainly

[55:35] the ones that are here today. That will tell you

[55:39] it will cause disruption. It will cause for many years

[55:45] a great deal of disruption. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank

[55:49] you both for coming here today. Thank you, Michael. Councillor

[55:54] Tech. Thank you Mr. Chair. And thank you, Chair Pelosci.

[55:58] Um, maybe giving you guys an opportunity to, uh, walk

[56:03] through some of the transition instructions. I don't want to

[56:07] call them plans. But the instructions that the provincial government,

[56:12] uh, and the, uh, the new agency, uh, has, has

[56:17] shared with you in terms of timelines that I know

[56:19] you've shared with some of us who sit on conservation

[56:21] authorities, but I know, uh, most of us don't. So

[56:24] if that's something you could share with everyone, that would

[56:26] be helpful for people to understand the timelines. You can

[56:28] start in. Yes, thank you, uh, Councillor Tejo and through

[56:33] you chair. Um, what we know to be true right

[56:36] now and which has been, um, very strongly communicated is

[56:39] that the province, um, is anticipating the legal statutory amalgamation

[56:44] of the 36 conservation authorities into nine by February 1st

[56:50] of 2027 and to achieve that goal. There are some,

[56:54] uh, certain milestones that are happening very quickly. So as

[56:58] John mentioned earlier, there will be appointments of what they're

[57:01] calling the project executive who will become the regional, um,

[57:05] CAO for the new amalgamated regional conservation authority. Those appointments

[57:10] are expected to happen by mid - July. And then

[57:13] the work of the transition committee is we'll start, um,

[57:17] we believe immediately afterwards with the project executive, um, and

[57:21] then the members, the appointed members typically the CAO and

[57:26] a member of the board, um, that work will, uh,

[57:29] happen. Ernste young, who the province has engaged to do

[57:34] a lot of data collection and information are developing what

[57:37] they're calling the regional consolidation playbook that will also be

[57:40] provided at the same time to the transition committee to

[57:44] then work through the legal steps to the amalgamation by

[57:47] February 1st. And through the chair, I don't have much

[57:52] more to add except that each CA has appointed and

[57:56] I mentioned this, uh, has appointed and in the case,

[57:59] I believe it's yourself. And then your chair, chair Peleshy.

[58:03] And in the case of TRCA, it's chair de Barton

[58:05] myself to be part of those transition committee processes once

[58:09] they start. Um, we, um, you know, our, our, our

[58:14] one for TRCA is probably less. Potentially disruptive because we

[58:18] are, um, being asked to add in a geography of

[58:23] what is the central lake Ontario conservation authority today, which

[58:28] is really whippy, Oshawa and then a pretty significant part

[58:32] of Clarington and some parts of Skugog and Oxbridge that

[58:35] are on the Oak Ridge Marine where there isn't a

[58:37] lot of development, but it's really those parts of Whitby

[58:40] Osha and Clarenrington that are being, you know, amalgamated with

[58:44] us. We already work with Durham region quite well. We

[58:47] have a great relationship with their team, their senior team.

[58:51] Our staff work with Kloka very closely. They're about 45

[58:54] full - time staff today. Compared to DRCA, which is

[58:59] approximately 650 full - time staff. And our budgets are

[59:04] about 20 times bigger than theirs. So it's something that

[59:08] we don't know if we, and we really are looking

[59:11] to try to see if we can do this in

[59:13] a much more efficient way where there is as little

[59:15] disruption or as, because I recognise a concern about disruption

[59:20] that you raised, we want to make sure that for

[59:22] staff, that the continuity of service throughout any of this.

[59:26] And we want to do this as quickly as possible.

[59:28] I know it's a much different situation for the credit

[59:30] valley conservation authority because of the larger geographic area, the

[59:35] broader, uh, geography on top of that, municipalities involved. So

[59:42] that is a different challenge that, uh, credit valley conservation

[59:45] authority is facing. I recognise that. But, um, our, our

[59:48] intent is to try to make sure that, uh, you

[59:51] know, we're as transparent as possible. We do great work.

[59:55] But apprising them of the great work we do is

[59:57] really going to be an important thing right now. Recognising

[1:00:01] the services we provide here, these two conservation authorities to

[1:00:05] the region appeal. That's not done. In other parts of

[1:00:09] Ontario like it's done here. And so making sure we

[1:00:13] impress upon them how great the working relationship we have,

[1:00:18] how we are those trusted longstanding partner, uh, delivery agencies

[1:00:25] for our municipal partners. I mean, that's really important. And

[1:00:28] so we're emphasizing that in these, uh, discussions and any

[1:00:31] opportunities we have with them. Thank you. I just wanted

[1:00:35] to top that up because chair slash Michael, you've said

[1:00:39] it very well in a councillor attention. I think in

[1:00:42] some of the sites that I've shared with the province

[1:00:44] or this, this is again, my inimitable way of looking

[1:00:46] at things at 35, 000 feet. And I apologise for

[1:00:49] this analogy. Sometimes we suffer when from the provincial perspective,

[1:00:53] we wish they used a sniper as opposed to a

[1:00:56] shotgun blast. And what I mean by that is great

[1:00:59] example that always comes to mind is plan use development.

[1:01:02] So in Mississauga in Brampton and Caledon, we played along.

[1:01:06] We built them what we've done. And so they can

[1:01:08] work with us. As you know, and we don't deal

[1:01:12] with them day by day, but the so many hamlets

[1:01:15] in Ontario that have said, uh, bring us your development

[1:01:18] application. We're saying no. We don't care if you've got

[1:01:20] 400 feet of frontage and want to turn one home.

[1:01:22] We're just saying no. According to new phrase pulling a

[1:01:25] shaggy, it wasn't me. It wasn't me. So they can

[1:01:28] just say it wasn't me. It went to the, but

[1:01:31] it wasn't me. It wasn't me. And I'm up for

[1:01:33] re - election. It wasn't me. So the province has

[1:01:35] to deal with them as well. So the shotgun blast

[1:01:38] is MZOs. We'll just approve them. And that's it. Because

[1:01:41] they've got to look at the whole province. To your

[1:01:44] point and the point YouTube, as it relates to conservation,

[1:01:48] we've had the same approach in a manner of speaking

[1:01:51] that we've had with development files. We'll work with you.

[1:01:54] We'll deal with it. And the proof is in the

[1:01:55] pudding. My God, we've been too Mississauga Brampton and now

[1:01:59] of the fastest growing places in Ontario. You clearly haven't

[1:02:02] held us up to an exhaustive degree that jobs gotten

[1:02:06] done. But I'm afraid you're getting lumped into the shotgun

[1:02:09] blast. Sing, but in other places, concert, it's just no.

[1:02:13] It's a no, you can't. This is a. Okay. But

[1:02:14] you know, we have to accommodate 1. 5 million. How

[1:02:17] do we make it work? We've always made it work

[1:02:20] to a great degree. Not always, but we're getting caught

[1:02:23] up in the shotgun blast for all the other hamlets

[1:02:26] that were just a problem. They're seen as a problem.

[1:02:28] And we're getting thrown into that. And that is the

[1:02:30] message that I can beat on this file. Cause I

[1:02:33] believe it to be a hundred percent true because I've

[1:02:35] worked with both of you. And I've been, we've gotten

[1:02:37] the projects done to a degree. We need this mitigation.

[1:02:40] We need this recollection of our understanding what needs to

[1:02:43] be done. But now in their zeal to clean up

[1:02:46] everything else in the province, I think probably more so

[1:02:49] unfairly on this file than any other our conservation authorities

[1:02:52] have gotten caught up. And I've shared those sentiments as

[1:02:55] well. So great conversation carry on. You're doing great work.

[1:02:58] I'm going to have receipt moved by Councillor Pelessi and

[1:03:01] Councillor Tedger, all those in favor carried. Okay. Next up

[1:03:05] 7 - 2. Dehabo Ahmed Omar chief executive officer, Sagal

[1:03:08] Abdi, director Black North Initiative. And Mike Lab, chief executive

[1:03:13] officer and founder home opportunities regarding an update on the

[1:03:16] implementation, appeal regions, home ownership program related to item 13.

[1:03:21] 1. Welcome.

[1:03:37] So good after, Evil, good morning still. Um, everyone. You

[1:03:42] know, I think, uh, so, so thank you, Chair and

[1:03:44] members of council and PL staff for the opportunity to

[1:03:47] be here. I will take a moment to, um, just

[1:03:50] acknowledge Aileen Byrd who wasn't, I mean, is an incredible

[1:03:55] woman who took on an incredible responsibility and worked very,

[1:03:59] very diligently with us at Black North. And, you know,

[1:04:03] understood right from the get - go, um. She understood

[1:04:07] that you guys had a responsibility in ensuring that communities

[1:04:10] were centred and valued. She always put us first. She

[1:04:14] listened a lot, asked really important questions and made sure

[1:04:17] that the goal of the program was accomplished. And so

[1:04:22] her and I had a quick chat earlier. And, you

[1:04:24] know, just, just remembering all of the struggles that we

[1:04:28] had gone through over the last couple of years. And

[1:04:31] it's sad to see her go happy for her. But

[1:04:33] I thank her sincerely and deeply for her service to

[1:04:36] our community specifically. Um, and so my name is Dehabo,

[1:04:41] I'm at Umer. I am the chief executive officer of

[1:04:43] Black North Initiative. I've been with the organisation now for

[1:04:46] six years. Um, our organisation, uh, our goal is to

[1:04:51] bridge the gaps that exist between our communities and systemic

[1:04:55] anti - Black racism largely our work is with the

[1:04:58] corporate sector, you know, we build a model that allows

[1:05:02] us to use a muscle of corporate Canada to be

[1:05:06] able to move forward with respect to social impact in

[1:05:11] our communities. And we've been able to create incredible impact

[1:05:14] over the last six years, uh, chair, chairman has been

[1:05:18] a part of that very much. And Mayor Brown, of

[1:05:21] course. And so I think a big part of our,

[1:05:24] of our, uh, work has been to ensure that communities

[1:05:29] felt really present in our, in our programming and initiatives

[1:05:33] we wanted to, I mean, we could address very many

[1:05:35] issues. There are, you know, if you looked at the

[1:05:38] map of the black community and you asked the map,

[1:05:41] where does it hurt? It'd probably tell you everywhere, uh,

[1:05:44] because there are challenges across all of the different sectors

[1:05:47] within the black community, whether it's education, employment, uh, the

[1:05:51] justice system, health, mental health specifically. And so we, we

[1:05:55] took it upon ourselves to really focus in some key

[1:05:59] areas that you see on the screen, education, employment, economic

[1:06:03] empowerment, health and wellbeing as well as housing and home

[1:06:06] ownership. And we're here today to give you an update

[1:06:08] on the home ownership bridge program. But I will, um,

[1:06:13] Mike LeBay introduced himself. He has been, and I'll just

[1:06:17] say it now because he won't let me do it

[1:06:19] after. Mike Lobby has been an incredible partner in the

[1:06:23] homeownership rich program and very much like Aileen has ensured

[1:06:28] that black community's voice is always centred. He, you know,

[1:06:32] we're used to being relegated to the margins and to

[1:06:34] have a partner who understands the importance of black voices

[1:06:37] and black communities has been a blessing and a joy.

[1:06:41] And so Mike, I'll let you introduce yourself. Yes. Just

[1:06:47] briefly. Some of you know me, um, I've been doing

[1:06:50] affordable housings in 1979, the work that home opportunities net

[1:06:55] is doing now is related to affordable home ownership, which

[1:06:58] I think has a bigger role to play than it's

[1:07:01] played in the past in terms of solving housing problem.

[1:07:05] And our mandate is to make society better. And certainly

[1:07:08] partnering with black north is an incredibly valuable and important

[1:07:12] way to get us to that goal. He's very humble.

[1:07:18] Um, and so, you know, I think I want to

[1:07:21] be able to at least at first say thank you

[1:07:24] to the regional council for its leadership and continued commitment

[1:07:28] to this program. And especially on expanding equitable access to

[1:07:33] home ownership opportunities in 2021, as you may remember council

[1:07:38] made a significant investment into black North initiative, home ownership

[1:07:41] bridge program with the goal of supporting 50 black renter

[1:07:45] household in pill region. Since that time, we have worked

[1:07:49] very diligently to build the necessary partnerships as well as

[1:07:53] secure additional capital and develop, um, sustainable model capable of

[1:07:58] delivering on that vision. And today we are pleased to

[1:08:02] report that we have secure 10 million dollars through the

[1:08:05] CMHC shared equity mortgage providers fund and establish a strong

[1:08:11] implementation partnership that positions black north and home opportunities to

[1:08:15] move forward with confidence. Yes. And, and. Got to push

[1:08:25] the button. So, uh, Mount Pleasant Commons. And I do

[1:08:30] want to recognise the leadership that, uh, Brampton Council provided

[1:08:33] to put the project forward and help us through a

[1:08:36] lot of hurdles as we've moved our way through. And

[1:08:39] the partners have joined as we've come along, but Brampton

[1:08:42] started the process and PL has been supportive of. I

[1:08:46] thought it'd be interesting for council to know what we've

[1:08:49] been achieving in terms of our targeting on that project.

[1:08:53] So remember, and this is home ownership, uh, the starting

[1:08:56] income that allows you to qualify for purchasing a studio

[1:08:59] unit in this project is 36, 000 dollars a year.

[1:09:04] The starting income that you need to qualify for a

[1:09:06] one bedroom is 50, 000 dollars a year. The starting

[1:09:10] income you need for a two bedroom is 75, 000

[1:09:13] dollars a year for a three bedroom. It's 97, 000

[1:09:16] dollars here and for our four bedroom townhouse, it's 85,

[1:09:20] 000 dollars a year. So that is the starting point

[1:09:23] and then it moves up from there because we have

[1:09:25] a mixed income community. But that's all from the help

[1:09:28] that this group is provided and others. So the alignment

[1:09:33] of shared equity lending and all of the other lending

[1:09:37] that has come along effectively allows us to offer chance

[1:09:40] for people to own at a caring cost that's half

[1:09:43] of their purchase price. And then that money is repaid

[1:09:46] and used to help others when they sell. So very

[1:09:49] important to borrow the analogy from the chair, um, we're

[1:09:54] hoping to add three buckets to your bailing, uh, through

[1:09:58] home ownership as long as we can work together on

[1:10:01] it. Because without needing large amounts of grants and subs,

[1:10:04] just loans, we can scale to any level that you

[1:10:07] want us to scale to. And because it's to blend

[1:10:10] it income community, we can talk about a thousand units

[1:10:12] in a community. And that's not something you can do

[1:10:14] when you're dealing with other programs. So your funds are

[1:10:21] supporting 50 families. To get out of rental. Into home

[1:10:26] ownership. And remember that as an interesting point. Every time

[1:10:29] you pull some out of a rental, you create an

[1:10:32] opportunity for another renter. And then you move people onto

[1:10:36] home ownership. We specifically target 35, 000 for studios because

[1:10:41] that allows us to pull people out of support of

[1:10:43] housing and create another free space and supportive housing. So

[1:10:46] this is innovation. That Brampton helped us start to create.

[1:10:53] Thank you, Mike. And so our focus for the coming

[1:10:57] months is really around making sure that we are reaching

[1:11:00] out to our community that we're identifying and qualifying families.

[1:11:06] And look, I mean, there's so many incredible families who,

[1:11:10] um, have the understanding who have never seen, you know,

[1:11:14] or thought about home ownership as a possibility for them

[1:11:18] and who are ready to take on this new incredible

[1:11:21] opportunity. And so our goal is to really focus on

[1:11:26] identifying those eligible families, preparing them for the future and

[1:11:30] making sure they are ready to participate fully into the

[1:11:32] program. We do remain very confident in our ability to

[1:11:36] identify and support 50 peel households, um, it's contemplated through

[1:11:42] pill regions investment. Of course. And, you know, we are

[1:11:45] absolutely excited in what's coming ahead. I think a big

[1:11:49] part of what, um, the few members of our team

[1:11:53] here, Seagal and Shelton and Mike and myself and others

[1:11:57] have really been just daydreaming on a regular about what

[1:12:01] this could look like for black families in the pill

[1:12:03] region. And so on behalf of Black North as well

[1:12:06] as home opportunities and very many of our project partners,

[1:12:10] we thank you for your partnership and for your commitment

[1:12:12] and for your investment into your communities and our communities.

[1:12:18] Thank you. Excellent presentation. Questions Councillor Reed. Thank you. Thank

[1:12:24] you Mr. Chair. Thank you so much for that presentation.

[1:12:27] Um, I just, I just want to just pause and

[1:12:29] say thank you. I've seen this work from a distance

[1:12:33] as a councillor in my first term 2021. I saw

[1:12:37] a lot of this coming out and I was really

[1:12:39] curious to see how it was going to be what

[1:12:41] the uptake was going to be like, uh, if people

[1:12:44] would understand exactly what's happening. And you've brought this to

[1:12:47] a great place, uh, an amazing opportunity for these families.

[1:12:51] So thank you, those are my brand to councillors as

[1:12:53] well, uh, for taking the leadership on us. This is,

[1:12:56] this is very significant. And I'm just, uh, just beyond

[1:12:58] grateful for the worth you guys are doing. Thank you.

[1:13:01] Mayor Brown. Yeah. Just to say this, um, it's really

[1:13:06] encouraging. I think it's what we had envisioned when we

[1:13:08] joined the black North pledge. I remember West Hall talking

[1:13:11] passionately and challenging cities and regions to be part of

[1:13:13] it. And so this is great and just hope that

[1:13:16] we can have discussions of how we can continue this.

[1:13:19] Um, and support this across the region appeal. And so

[1:13:23] thank you for the update and hopefully there's an ongoing

[1:13:26] conversation of how we can, for all the housing accelerator

[1:13:30] tools we have, how we can, how this can be

[1:13:32] part of, um, the toolkit. So thank you for being

[1:13:35] here and looking forward to more. Thank you. Well, um,

[1:13:39] I'm just going to top it up and say, you

[1:13:40] know, you had me at hello. Um, this is such

[1:13:44] a great initiative. And I've had the privilege of speaking

[1:13:47] to it. And I've used this very quickly, this analogy

[1:13:49] before. This is a brilliant model. And the analogy that

[1:13:53] I used at one of the groundbreakings was this. It's

[1:13:56] just relates to me and my family. My oldest son,

[1:14:00] he's gone by 15, wanted to buy his first home.

[1:14:02] God blessed me to worked hard. He had a down

[1:14:04] payment. But he couldn't qualify for the mortgage. So dad,

[1:14:09] because of white privilege and intergenerational wealth, notwithstanding the mortgage

[1:14:13] on my home, could put my home up to hypothecate

[1:14:17] his home. Because I knew he would make the payments.

[1:14:20] He had the down payment, but the bank said he

[1:14:22] couldn't do it. But my wife and I said, we

[1:14:23] know you'll make the pain. And we're not going to

[1:14:26] make you default. So with that, 15 years ago, we

[1:14:29] did the paperwork. My son owns that house now. 15

[1:14:34] years later. Didn't cost us a penny. He paid the

[1:14:38] bills himself. But I was just in a position my

[1:14:41] wife to say, take a chunk of my home in

[1:14:43] theory and we'll substantially, don't worry, you won't go broke

[1:14:45] bank. We'll pay you out. Just how banks work. In

[1:14:48] this instance, and the reason the fine point I'm making

[1:14:50] is my son, I knew could make the payments. There

[1:14:54] are so many people out there paying rent now that

[1:14:57] it would cover a mortgage. But they can't get in

[1:15:00] the door. It is not apples to apples to apples

[1:15:04] like my, I knew he was going to make the

[1:15:05] payments. There's so many, we're already paying rent. We're paying

[1:15:08] 2, 900 a month where we are. But we haven't

[1:15:10] got the first little startup to get us in the

[1:15:14] door. And 15 years later, we're going to be nando

[1:15:17] - son or daughter. They just like everybody else did

[1:15:19] it. So why wouldn't we help them at the front

[1:15:22] end? The model makes sense that whatever we can do

[1:15:25] using my son's analogy and other formats like that to

[1:15:29] say, these are people that can make the, let's get

[1:15:31] them started. And relative to what they're, 50 people years

[1:15:36] later, that's hundreds of millions of dollars of value of

[1:15:38] property. We put in two and a half million bucks.

[1:15:41] It's just a pittance for people that we know are

[1:15:43] going to carry on and make the payments. So I

[1:15:45] love your model in all its forms. And I'm a

[1:15:48] huge proponent of it. And Mayor Brown from the outset

[1:15:51] was as well. I know. And so many members of

[1:15:52] council, Godspeed in any way we can continue to help

[1:15:55] you. So with that counselored, you have a motion that

[1:15:58] you're going to hold. Okay. Very good. So with that,

[1:16:02] we'll move receipt of the delegations, all those in favor,

[1:16:05] Carrie. Thank you very, very much for being here today.

[1:16:07] Okay. Moving on. 7, 3 James Wang regional coordinator PO

[1:16:11] region science fair regarding PO region science fair winners at

[1:16:14] the Canada wide science fair 2026. James, welcome.

[1:16:28] Hi, how are you, everyone? Good morning. Um, my name

[1:16:31] is James Wang. I'm a secondary school teacher and also

[1:16:34] the original coordinator for PO region science fair. And next

[1:16:38] to me is a doctor Benedetti. He's a professor at

[1:16:42] the University of Toronto, Mississauga, also of the fair director.

[1:16:46] Um, the PO region science fair is a registered, sharebow

[1:16:49] organisation that has inspired Yale scientists since the 1980s. After

[1:16:53] a break from COVID, um, the fair restarted again in

[1:16:57] 2023 with only 2A projects. This year we were, we

[1:17:01] work on about 150 students from the 20A PO schools

[1:17:05] who presented 119 innovative projects at our FAIA. We're proud

[1:17:10] to send six finalists representing the project to the Canada

[1:17:15] Y science fair in Edmonton this year. And probably to

[1:17:18] say that every final list came back was a medal.

[1:17:22] That was great. So today, um, our job here, just

[1:17:26] to briefly introduce our work and recognise PO's understanding, um,

[1:17:30] outstanding science champion, if a time permit. So may have

[1:17:33] them to talk about their experience a bit. Now I'm

[1:17:36] going to, um, pass the floor to that Benedetti to

[1:17:39] talk about our, um, fare. Thank you. Uh, I'd also

[1:17:45] like to say, sorry for the Mississauga councillors who heard

[1:17:47] us yesterday, but it's nice to see you two days

[1:17:50] in a row. Um. So as James mentioned, uh, the

[1:17:53] appeal regional science fair is a registered charity and it

[1:17:56] was founded over 50 years ago. And the fact that

[1:17:58] this is the first time we're coming to the region,

[1:18:01] uh, and, you know, having you CS and we meeting

[1:18:03] you 50 years later, I think is long overdue. So

[1:18:06] that's part of the reason why we're here. We are

[1:18:08] run entirely by volunteers. None of us draw any sort

[1:18:11] of salary or benefit in any sort of way. From

[1:18:13] running this. All of us are educators. And, uh, this

[1:18:16] is what we do. And this is what we're passionate

[1:18:18] about. Uh, the main program that we do is we

[1:18:21] organise and run the peel original science fair. It's hosted

[1:18:23] at the one of the only universities in the peel

[1:18:26] region, the University of Toronto, Mississauga. But in addition to

[1:18:29] that, we also help mentor students and chaperone them and

[1:18:33] get them ready for the Canada wide science fair. This

[1:18:36] is held in various locations in different years. This year

[1:18:39] was held in Edmonton. So the students behind me were

[1:18:42] three out of the six of them who went. They

[1:18:44] went to Edmonton. They got on a plane with their

[1:18:46] projects. Some of them have equipment that they have to

[1:18:48] bring on the plane with them. Uh, and then they

[1:18:51] present on a national level representing our region and doing

[1:18:54] us all proud. And the third program that we offer

[1:18:57] is small bursaries for families in need that need, uh,

[1:19:01] need Bristol board or some sort of scientific materials to

[1:19:04] run a science fair project. And as James mentioned, we

[1:19:09] did have a bit of a hiatus during COVID as

[1:19:11] we all did. And we lost some momentum there. Our

[1:19:14] first year back in 2023. We had a small number

[1:19:16] of students, but now I'm pleased to say in 2026,

[1:19:20] our fair of that just ran locally here at UTM

[1:19:24] in April. We had over 150 students attend. So we're

[1:19:28] back up to the numbers we had before COVID, which

[1:19:30] is really, really nice. And they come from a large

[1:19:34] array of educational backgrounds here within PEAL, a lot of

[1:19:37] which come from peel district school board, but also private.

[1:19:41] We have a lot of students attend from private schools

[1:19:42] as well. And, uh, a small fraction come from, uh,

[1:19:46] different peel. Now all of this takes money. And although

[1:19:50] the volunteers don't draw salary, we need to pay for

[1:19:53] things like parking, uh, awards. And we fundraise quite a

[1:19:57] bit to send the students behind us to compete in

[1:20:00] Canada wide. This includes flights. They're accommodation. They're food. Um,

[1:20:05] and any other activities that go on at the Canada

[1:20:08] wide level. And our running costs are what we feel

[1:20:11] like is a lot of money, but now that I'm

[1:20:12] hearing other budgets from other people seems pretty small. It's

[1:20:16] about 30, 000 dollars a year. And we are three

[1:20:20] people, James and I are two of the three people

[1:20:22] who organise this. Um, so we're trying our best to

[1:20:25] do our fundraising. And that's part of why we're here

[1:20:26] today is, uh, show you what we do and have

[1:20:30] you familiar with us. And try to garner some support

[1:20:32] for future years so we can continue growing and supporting

[1:20:35] these students. As I mentioned, a lot of what we

[1:20:38] do is the mentorship as well. And it provides an

[1:20:41] opportunity for these students to, um, start their careers. We

[1:20:46] saw a lot of, uh, retirements today as well. Um,

[1:20:49] and these are the faces of hopefully some of the

[1:20:51] people who will be sitting here in the next 10,

[1:20:54] 15 years or maybe above us in industry. Um, pioneering

[1:20:57] the world, um, that we have to liaise with. So

[1:21:00] this is, this is the primary point of having, having

[1:21:04] us here today. The six students you see on the

[1:21:07] screen and the three students behind me, uh, these are

[1:21:09] the faces of the people you are directly impacting, uh,

[1:21:13] and have been. And we are really hoping to foster

[1:21:16] some supports with you guys, uh, starting now, hopefully, and

[1:21:19] moving into the future. Uh, and if we do have

[1:21:22] a little bit of time, I'd like to turn over

[1:21:23] the microphone to some of these students who you've directly

[1:21:25] helped impact. So before, um, Laylam speak, the couple of

[1:21:30] things I want to just mention. Number one, the number

[1:21:31] of student we can send to CWSF every single year,

[1:21:34] depending on the funding availability that we have. So we

[1:21:37] don't have money. We cannot send many people. Now I

[1:21:39] just want to mention their schools. So from the left

[1:21:42] to right from the overhead, Arch Patel is from Central

[1:21:47] PO secondary school. Maya Shah is from Francis Xavier. Anaya

[1:21:52] is from Turnal Phantom. Naviya is from Tomkin Road. Zunedra

[1:21:56] is from mental college. And Maedaf is from Woolens. And

[1:22:01] why don't you all take one minute to say here,

[1:22:03] the students, here's who I am. And here's what my

[1:22:05] projector initiative was. We'd love to hear from you. If

[1:22:08] you can all take about a minute each and give

[1:22:10] us that. Good morning. Everyone.

[1:22:20] Good morning, everyone. My name is Anania Tangarola. Uh, I'm

[1:22:24] a grade 11 student at Turner Fenton Secondary School. And

[1:22:27] my project this year was a thermoelectric powered smoke ventilation

[1:22:31] system for off - grade communities. Good morning, everyone. My

[1:22:40] name is Sanerawasi. I am a great 10 student at

[1:22:43] mentor college. And my project essentially discovered three novel combinations

[1:22:47] of natural antimicrobial compounds that inhibited bacterial growth of e

[1:22:52] - coli K - 12 and basilisptilis. Hello. I'm mother

[1:22:57] served in. I'm a great 10 student at the woodland

[1:22:59] secondary. And this year, my project was developing an end

[1:23:02] - to - end framework for sepsis detection using machine

[1:23:04] learning. That's absolutely amazing. Uh, please, the

[1:23:14] questions, Councillor Russo. Threw the chair. Um, I, I won

[1:23:21] some science fair. It was solar system. Fingerprints. At firstly

[1:23:28] to, uh, through the chair, to the educators, uh, thank

[1:23:30] you for what you're doing, uh, it is the time

[1:23:32] that you do the time that you put in, um,

[1:23:36] it's above and beyond having family members and people, we

[1:23:40] all know educators that go above and beyond. So firstly

[1:23:43] to you, thank you for what you're doing to the,

[1:23:47] uh, participants. You guys are doing phenomenal work. And we,

[1:23:51] we are so proud of you and keep doing what

[1:23:53] you're doing. Um, I don't know how we can help,

[1:23:56] but I'm sure we can, uh, whether it be, um,

[1:24:00] collectively at the region here or individually through, um, private

[1:24:05] sponsorships. We can always reach out and call on people

[1:24:09] because I think this is so important. And, uh, I

[1:24:11] think you're doing great work. So happy to talk to

[1:24:13] you afterwards as well. But if we can do something

[1:24:16] collectively, happy to support that as well. Thank you, Councillor

[1:24:19] Dasko. Thank you through the chair. Good to see you

[1:24:22] both again. And everyone, uh, that's joined in truly remarkable

[1:24:28] stories. And for what you're doing, the passion that you

[1:24:31] put into it. And also just, I mean, I can,

[1:24:36] I don't know how you come up with the premise

[1:24:38] of the topics that you want to cover. But those

[1:24:41] are pretty, pretty remarkable to say the least. And, um,

[1:24:45] as we're saying yesterday, just I think everybody doing a

[1:24:48] little bit adds up to helping a lot. So thanks

[1:24:52] again for coming. Yeah, I want to thank you on

[1:24:55] behalf of council. So I just think this is marvelous.

[1:24:58] So I'm going to make a suggestion because I think

[1:25:00] this is the future quick side story. They did a

[1:25:04] study many years ago at the OECD organisation of economic

[1:25:07] cooperation and development to determine what the nature of wealth

[1:25:10] is for countries. Everybody thinks it's education, but the number

[1:25:14] one determinant of wealth is immigration. If you have a

[1:25:17] lot of immigration, you are wealthy. That's why America's the

[1:25:21] wealthiest nation in the world. They were built by immigrants,

[1:25:24] entrepreneurs, people that had to. Number two is education. Here's

[1:25:28] the point of my story. Because of immigration, Canada just

[1:25:32] became the number one educated country in the world. And

[1:25:36] one of the reasons why was through immigration, it's very

[1:25:39] hard to make a PhD in engineering. But if one

[1:25:43] gets off a plane, you've just added them to your

[1:25:46] denominator. And that's what's happening in Canada with all of

[1:25:50] the resources that we have. So the future is ours

[1:25:55] and you young kids prove it today. So this one

[1:25:57] means a lot to me. So if my colleagues refer

[1:26:00] this to me, to the chair. And this is something

[1:26:03] that I want to see if we can help you

[1:26:05] out with with all of the entrepreneurs, the corporations that

[1:26:07] we have in the region appeal. I'm looking at 30,

[1:26:09] 000 dollars here that must be so many, you're what

[1:26:12] we all talk about. And yet when it comes to

[1:26:15] income, we have 30, 000 so that these people can

[1:26:17] carry on with initiatives like this. Like, are you kidding

[1:26:19] me. Like it's what we should be encouraging. So I

[1:26:24] want to be your loudspeaker in part as well as

[1:26:27] long of my colleagues. So I'll be reaching out. We're

[1:26:29] going to have a sit down and see what strategies

[1:26:31] what we might be able to do because you kids

[1:26:33] are the future and you make us so proud and

[1:26:36] peel. So we need to try to find a way

[1:26:39] to help you out. So with that, if the councillors

[1:26:41] would move receipt, referral to the regional chair. And let's

[1:26:43] talk about some strategies with our team of how we

[1:26:46] can help to honour students like you. All those in

[1:26:50] favor, Cary, thank you very much for being here. And

[1:26:52] we'll be talking. Thank you. Thank you for your time.

[1:26:57] Just last thing. With permission, I would like to invite

[1:27:01] all of you to the PO science fair for 2027.

[1:27:05] If you have time, please stop by and look at

[1:27:06] their projects. Absolutely. And you'll send us all the information.

[1:27:09] I will do. Thank you very much. And thank you

[1:27:10] to the educators, Dr. Ben, for all your efforts as

[1:27:13] well. Thank you. Okay. That takes us to item 7

[1:27:17] for our last presentation. Penny Gagnon chief advisor commission on

[1:27:20] accreditation of rehabilitation facilities regarding an overview of recent accreditation

[1:27:25] survey. Penny is here virtually. So penny, if you can

[1:27:29] hear me, you're up. Perfect. Um, are there slides? There

[1:27:38] we go. Thank you very much. And so good afternoon

[1:27:43] council. I'm very excited to have the opportunity to speak

[1:27:48] with you today as I was introduced. My name is

[1:27:51] Penny Ganyan and I'm the chief advisor with Carve Canada

[1:27:55] calling in from Edmonton, Alberta. I have to say this

[1:27:59] is a hard act to follow with the innovative students

[1:28:04] that just presented to you. So over the next five

[1:28:07] minutes, I want to share with you the value of

[1:28:11] car for creditation. Why it matters specifically for the region

[1:28:15] of peel. And what the evidence says about its impact

[1:28:19] on the residents and the families that you serve every

[1:28:22] single day. Uh, next slide, please. So car for creditation

[1:28:30] provides a person centred framework that helps organisation strengthen the

[1:28:35] quality accountability and performance and meaningful and more, more importantly,

[1:28:41] uh, measurable ways. It requires organisations to demonstrate leadership, accountability,

[1:28:49] intentional engagement with all the people that you serve. It

[1:28:54] requires an informed and competent workforce. And the systems to

[1:29:00] sustain improvement over time. And so every one of these

[1:29:05] elements and, and many more as organisations go through the

[1:29:09] survey process, these are independently evaluated during that site survey.

[1:29:15] So accreditation for you as a region signals to your

[1:29:20] funders and your partners and your community and the people

[1:29:24] that you serve, that you are meeting those highest international

[1:29:27] standards. You're driving person - centred care quality programming strategic

[1:29:34] planning. It elevates your transparency. And it really does in

[1:29:40] bed risk management into the culture and systems of your

[1:29:43] everyday practices. Next slide, please. So your most recent car

[1:29:51] survey for the region of peel was conducted April 27th

[1:29:57] through the 29th of this year. And so a very

[1:30:00] big congratulations to your team, the accreditation outcome resulted in

[1:30:05] a new three - year accreditation decision, which is the

[1:30:09] highest standing that car forwards, your accreditation is effective now

[1:30:13] and tell May 31st, 2029. It's important to note that

[1:30:18] you have been continuously accredited since 2011, meaning this is

[1:30:23] your fifth consecutive accreditation cycle. That is over a decade

[1:30:28] of sustained independently verified performance and quality improvement. The most

[1:30:35] recent survey that occurred with the region of Peel was

[1:30:42] your surveyors came in and they evaluated the programs under

[1:30:46] a thousand individual standards. So the process is very robust.

[1:30:51] They paid attention to aspire to excellence, fair processes for

[1:30:55] persons served, adult day services. And person - centred long

[1:30:59] - term care communities. And new to this cycle was

[1:31:02] a dementic care specialty designation. And I want to point

[1:31:06] out that not all organisations in this sector can demonstrate

[1:31:11] this level of consistency and continuity. So again, a big

[1:31:15] congratulations to your team. Next slide, please. So I just

[1:31:22] wanted to highlight that your survey report had several pages

[1:31:27] of standout strengths. And just to highlight a couple of

[1:31:30] them, the butterfly model of care showed up, uh, many

[1:31:35] times throughout those strengths. And particularly in relation to supporting

[1:31:39] those person - centred environments, those meaningful relationships and the

[1:31:44] emotional well - being and dignity of the people that

[1:31:46] you're serving. Adult day services recognise for that person -

[1:31:50] centred. Excellence benefiting the community at large persons served and

[1:31:56] staff expressed praise for the organisation and the leadership. The

[1:32:01] state of the art seniors health and wellness village at

[1:32:04] peel manner was cited as an exceptional strength, as well

[1:32:08] as the culture and well - being recognised for high

[1:32:12] levels of innovation. Next slide, please. Um, just wanted to

[1:32:20] take a special note to your dementia care specialty program

[1:32:25] and really acknowledge the effort that was put into including

[1:32:29] this as, as part of the accreditation. This is a

[1:32:34] very, um, important component of your site survey. And it

[1:32:40] really did confirm your commitment to person - centred care.

[1:32:44] Next slide, please. So with car for creditation, you're required

[1:32:51] to sustain and demonstrate a sustained and proactive commitment to

[1:32:57] reviewing and improving both your service delivery and business functions.

[1:33:01] And through your most recent survey, you were able to

[1:33:04] do this where you are able to identify the gaps

[1:33:08] that exist, take those data - driven decisions. And then

[1:33:12] also reflect back on whether or not your actions are

[1:33:15] making a difference. And next slide, and this is my

[1:33:19] final slide. This is really important for you to be

[1:33:23] aware of. The data that is available to us is

[1:33:27] very important, uh, not only to CARP, but also to

[1:33:31] you as a region. So in Ontario, Car for credited

[1:33:35] long - term care homes, um, consistently outperform non -

[1:33:40] car for credited homes on every clinical quality indicator tract

[1:33:45] with lower rates of balls, pressure ulcers, physical restraints, depression,

[1:33:51] and, and pain. And the region of peel is part

[1:33:53] of this group. And you also track your own results

[1:33:57] and you can see that you're ahead of, uh, the

[1:34:01] CARF average on every single measure. And this is a

[1:34:05] very exceptional celebration because these are not marginal differences. And,

[1:34:11] uh, so it was really important to, to showcase this

[1:34:15] to you as, um, regional council. And so next slide.

[1:34:21] I just invite any, uh, questions that you have that

[1:34:24] want to point you to a quote that I received

[1:34:27] from your leadership. And this is Car for creditation has

[1:34:30] help desk continue to strive to support person centred care

[1:34:35] strengths or efforts to listen more closely to our residents.

[1:34:38] Involve them in decisions and continuously improve how we support

[1:34:41] their quality of life. It's more than a designation. It's

[1:34:45] a commitment to putting each person at the heart of

[1:34:48] everything we do. Thank you. Penny, thank you. Well, first

[1:34:53] of all, thank you for your efforts. Like we keep

[1:34:55] saying, I think we're real good, but it's nice when

[1:34:58] your peers through a very objective exercise give you the

[1:35:02] data that tells you how good you really are. I

[1:35:04] think that's just marvelous. So on behalf of council to

[1:35:07] the team that actually does the Rick Nancy, your team

[1:35:09] and so many others. Well done. What an attribution from

[1:35:13] an outside agency that compares us as I said, arm's

[1:35:17] lengthened beyond and they come back and say, you're really

[1:35:19] better than you even think you are. So Penny, thank

[1:35:22] you very, very much for this and on behalf of

[1:35:24] counsel receipt's been moved by Councillor McFadden, seconded by Councillor

[1:35:27] Kovac. Aldos in favor carried. Okay. Thank you for your

[1:35:32] presentation. All right, council, as said, now we've concluded all

[1:35:36] of the presentations. I want to go in camera at

[1:35:38] this time to deal with the two - end camera

[1:35:39] items. And then we carry on from there. So I

[1:35:42] have a motion move by Councillor Butt. Second tobic, Councillor

[1:35:44] Kovac. The council proceed in a closed session. Consider reports

[1:35:47] relating to the following bargaining update at number two information

[1:35:50] explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board

[1:35:53] by Canada, a province or territory or crown agency. All

[1:35:57] those in favor carried. So we will move into in

[1:35:59] - camera now.

[1:53:51] I've got a thumbs up, so we're back in session.

[1:53:55] Yes. I tell you, I'm going to introduce on next

[1:54:01] steps. I beg your indulgence that before we break, we

[1:54:05] could bring forward 20. 6 do have to step out.

[1:54:08] As soon as I finish, make that point as soon

[1:54:10] as I finish speaking, because absolutely. And you have approached

[1:54:14] the chair on that earlier, Councillor Hart, I'm aware.

[1:54:24] Okay, so everybody, welcome back. I understand we're back in

[1:54:28] open session, just some formalities first moved by Councillor Keenan,

[1:54:31] seconded by Councillor Hornick, that the closed session report listed

[1:54:33] as item 22 - 4 on the June 25th, 2026

[1:54:35] regional counsel to be received 22 - 6 that the

[1:54:39] closed item matter item, listed as 22 - 6 on

[1:54:42] the June 25th, 2026 regional count agenda be received. All

[1:54:45] those in favor, that is carried. So what I'm going

[1:54:48] to propose is coming out of the end camera, we

[1:54:50] have a motion that we're going to deal with first.

[1:54:52] I know Councillor Hart, you asked me and you mentioned

[1:54:54] it before the approval of the agenda to the chair

[1:54:56] as well, a matter of me might like to deal

[1:54:58] with. One of the presentations that we have includes Dr.

[1:55:01] Saha, who's here, who has to get on to other

[1:55:03] business. So what I'm going to propose is we're going

[1:55:05] to deal with the emotion coming out of the end

[1:55:07] camera. We're going to deal with the motion councillor heart,

[1:55:11] the matter that you want dealt with. I want to

[1:55:12] deal with Dr. Saha's report. Then we will break for

[1:55:15] lunch to deal with the other two reports, and the

[1:55:17] six items still being held. So with that, we are

[1:55:19] back in session. And the first item I have up,

[1:55:22] Mayor Brown and Councillor Dasko, is your motion with regards

[1:55:25] to the items on the agenda related to TMU and

[1:55:29] the Lakeview Pier. Mayor Brown, over to you to introduce

[1:55:32] your motion. Yeah, thank you, Chairunika. I know we've had

[1:55:36] some passionate discussion about both these items. I think both

[1:55:40] these items sort of fall under the same umbrella. There

[1:55:44] are projects we support in our community. Of course, a

[1:55:47] new peer would be lovely in Mississauga, of course. The

[1:55:51] additional resources for the medical school is something that we

[1:55:54] welcome. We're so proud to have the first new medical

[1:55:56] school in 100 years in the GTA. The challenge with

[1:55:59] both the peer and the medical school is they're not

[1:56:02] local responsibility. And I have hesitation against jurisdiction creep. Already

[1:56:08] everything falls in the backs of property taxpayers. Um, and

[1:56:12] it's something that we sort of have to push back

[1:56:13] on. Jurisdiction creep. We do a wonderful job. I believe

[1:56:18] locally here in PL region. When we swim in our

[1:56:21] lanes, if you look at what we do, whether it's

[1:56:23] police seen paramedics, whether it's public health, the many areas

[1:56:27] of regional responsibility, we hit it out of the park.

[1:56:29] And I think there's a high regard for the services

[1:56:32] we deliver. Where that gets diminished is if we try

[1:56:37] to support areas beyond our responsibility. And too often the

[1:56:43] expectation is that, oh, the local government can pay for

[1:56:46] this because of, frankly, um, a lack of leadership of

[1:56:51] senior levels of government, or simply not being in tune

[1:56:55] to the same manner we are of local opportunities. And

[1:57:00] when you look at the support, other medical schools have

[1:57:03] around this province or this country. If you look at

[1:57:05] the funding appears that I mentioned in past debate, the

[1:57:10] example of the recent announcement from Prime Minister Carnity for

[1:57:12] the White Rock Pier, really, I think we can expect

[1:57:15] a greater percentage of our fair share. And I think

[1:57:18] our discussion spoke the premier's office to act. And so

[1:57:21] the communication we receive that they would commit to first

[1:57:29] five million, um, is something that I think we can

[1:57:32] live with. It sparks, um, a broader investment in these

[1:57:36] two projects from the province. And, you know, the premier's

[1:57:40] office did say they would have that the federal government

[1:57:42] support them on the pier. But it sparks investment. And

[1:57:47] so whether it's an additional 40 million that we have

[1:57:49] come to the region because of our commitment, um, I

[1:57:53] can live with that. I like to say, I think

[1:57:55] in general, we should push back against any jurisdiction creep.

[1:57:58] And this is jurisdiction creep, but it sort of water

[1:58:01] in the wine, a smaller contribution for two projects that

[1:58:05] are beneficial to the region. So I think this is

[1:58:07] a compromise that, um, protects taxpayers and the theme that

[1:58:11] we've discussed around this table protecting the issue of affordability.

[1:58:15] Our residents are struggling with a mindful, how much we

[1:58:18] can commit when people are struggling with the cost of

[1:58:21] property taxes. Thank you. Councillor Dasko. Thank you through the

[1:58:25] chair. And again, I just wanted to really thank Mayor

[1:58:29] Brown and Mayor Parish for really going through a lot

[1:58:33] of different hoops to make all of this come together.

[1:58:37] Uh, it has been a topic of haunt debate for

[1:58:40] sure. Uh, but also it's a, it's a thanks to,

[1:58:43] uh, to the premier as well, uh, to, to have,

[1:58:46] uh, an open, an open mind and listen to what's

[1:58:50] going on. Um, this is, this is really significant, I

[1:58:54] think all the way around. It's great for region building.

[1:58:57] It's, uh, it's great for both municipalities. And all municipalities

[1:59:02] actually. And the other, I wanted to mention just over

[1:59:06] on the housing file of things because we really have

[1:59:10] done a lot of work to try to get shovels

[1:59:12] in the ground, permits pulled, um, and go that extra

[1:59:15] mile. Even with, uh, you know, if we took 50

[1:59:21] percent of the DCs, as we're talking right now, and

[1:59:25] we start getting permits pulled and shovels in the ground,

[1:59:29] that still comes out to about 310 million dollars worth

[1:59:31] of DCs here at the region of Peel. Uh, that

[1:59:35] also will put thousands of people to work as well.

[1:59:38] So, um, that peer alone is something that fits very

[1:59:43] much into, uh, into the provincial and federal mandates of

[1:59:47] what we're doing. So all levels of government would be

[1:59:49] satisfied. All, you know, the economy here, uh, in peel,

[1:59:54] and Mississaug and Brampton, I'll end Calvin all benefit significantly.

[1:59:58] So, uh, just wanted to say a profound thanks to

[2:00:01] everybody involved and that this is, uh, this is good

[2:00:03] teamwork at its best. Thanks. Thank you, Councillor DeMarila. Yeah,

[2:00:07] I just want to echo the comments made by Amy

[2:00:10] Brown and Councillor Dasko. The only thing is I liked

[2:00:14] what Mayor Brown said, which is it's water in our

[2:00:16] wine, but it's water and wine that I'm not happy

[2:00:18] about because this happens all the time. We're constantly being

[2:00:22] asked to, we've been nickeled and dined, but it adds

[2:00:24] up. My only ask is we really need to find

[2:00:27] a way to let our residents know on their tax

[2:00:30] bill. What portion is jurisdictional creep? We need to find

[2:00:35] a way to let residents know, because unless they know

[2:00:38] this is not going to change. We are constantly, these

[2:00:41] one - offs where things that should be a hundred

[2:00:44] percent funded by the province are now 90 percent funded

[2:00:49] by the province and somehow we are made to feel

[2:00:51] grateful about it. It's ironical that we feel grateful that,

[2:00:55] uh, senior levels of government short change as frankly. So

[2:01:00] that's my only comment. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Tour.

[2:01:05] Thank you, three Mr. Chair. I'm not excited as everybody

[2:01:09] else here just to express how I look at this

[2:01:14] motion. Uh, one, the two items shouldn't, should have never

[2:01:18] been bundled together, uh, we're talking about a medical school.

[2:01:22] That is, uh, an investment in healthcare in our region

[2:01:26] here. And the other is a tourist landmark. Putting them

[2:01:31] together in one motion, I know how the politics of

[2:01:33] this has played out. Um, but it's unfortunate to see

[2:01:36] this. Um, so I, I request the vote on those

[2:01:39] items separately as well. Um, and just looking at the

[2:01:43] five million dollars for funding for the Lake V here.

[2:01:47] It's five million dollars. Again, that's coming out of our

[2:01:49] banks. It's coming out of our communities every single time.

[2:01:52] I've repeated this point time and time again. Uh, I

[2:01:54] don't care if it's a hundred thousand dollar ask or

[2:01:57] a 10 million dollar ask. We're giving money, uh, way

[2:02:01] to places that are probably not a priority, especially for

[2:02:04] my residence. I'll speak for mine alone. Uh, it's definitely

[2:02:07] not a priority for them. We have debated it. To

[2:02:11] its death over a year, uh, about our investment in

[2:02:14] places like Patman, how it doesn't serve people in Mississauga.

[2:02:18] And people in Mississauga don't even know about Pama. Don't

[2:02:21] even come up to city of Branton to visit Hammer.

[2:02:25] Uh, now we're talking about a tourist destination in city

[2:02:28] of Mississauga. I'll make the same argument. Nobody in my

[2:02:31] area is going to open this. They're not going to

[2:02:34] go up there. This is funding. They don't care about.

[2:02:36] This is investment. They don't care about. I can't go

[2:02:38] to my residents and say that look in a time

[2:02:42] like this where every single day you read horrible news

[2:02:45] in the newspapers where the lines at the food banks

[2:02:49] are growing longer and longer. We're talking about governments doing

[2:02:53] bailouts after bailout whether it's for the housing industry, whether

[2:02:56] it's for health sciences, for everything that we're seeing. I'm

[2:03:00] talking to, uh, residents on a daily basis. I have

[2:03:04] messages on my phone that I do not respond to

[2:03:06] anymore from parents reaching out to me saying, can he

[2:03:09] get my kid a job. Can we put food on

[2:03:12] the table. My summer students talk to me about it

[2:03:16] all the time about their, their classmates looking for summer

[2:03:19] jobs to help out their parents to buy food so

[2:03:23] they can put it on the table. My residents are

[2:03:26] talking to me like that every single day. I don't

[2:03:27] know if your residents are talking to you the same

[2:03:29] way. I have tears in the eyes of my residents

[2:03:32] every single day. It's gotten hard for my staff to

[2:03:35] go down to the lobby of city hall and meet

[2:03:37] with residents. See tears in the eyes asking for support.

[2:03:42] Every single day. It happens every single day. I cannot

[2:03:47] in good conscience go out there and say I'm giving

[2:03:50] five million dollars to an amazing. It's amazing project. It's

[2:03:52] a landmark tourist destination. There's no doubt about it. It'll

[2:03:56] add value. A lot of tourism dollars. I understand the

[2:03:58] economic concept of this. But how do I go out

[2:04:02] there and say I'm spending five million dollars on something

[2:04:04] that we could wait on. Maybe one day somebody could

[2:04:07] pull up. If the province is stepping in to pull

[2:04:10] up Again, it's jurisdictional creepy keep hearing about it. I

[2:04:18] could still justify our donation or our contribution to TMU

[2:04:23] at the city of Brampton. We've done a lot for

[2:04:25] them. But I see the value today, the return to

[2:04:28] their dollar today in my community. I see that ongoing.

[2:04:33] I'm not going to see that at this tourist destination

[2:04:35] here. So in good conscience, I cannot absolutely, I won't

[2:04:39] support a single daughter from the region appeal. From the

[2:04:43] regional appeal going towards this project. I cannot look any

[2:04:46] of my residents that come with tears in the eyes.

[2:04:48] I cannot look them in the INC. I gave five

[2:04:50] million dollars of taxpayer money towards this. It's absolutely ridiculous.

[2:04:54] So I'd ask if we can vote on these separate

[2:04:56] loop. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Pelesci. Thank you Mr.

[2:04:59] Chair. Um, Mr. Chair and Councillor Tour does bring up

[2:05:03] some, some good points. And, um, and as a councillor

[2:05:07] in the North, does it service my residence? Maybe it

[2:05:10] does. Maybe it's, it's, it's a nice place to go

[2:05:13] and, uh, it's a nice place to visit. Much like

[2:05:16] a lot of places right through the greatest region in

[2:05:20] Canada. As far as I'm concerned. But I also am

[2:05:24] chair of Credit Valley Conservation Authority. And I know the

[2:05:27] importance of not only the Jim Tovi, but what this

[2:05:30] peer does and brings back to the habitat of, uh,

[2:05:34] of the environment species at risk, um, there is a

[2:05:38] great benefit. And in the, I started off this meeting

[2:05:46] today saying to the province, what you did today was

[2:05:49] wrong. What you're doing to the conservations is wrong. And

[2:05:53] now I'll be the first one to come back and

[2:05:55] say, you saw a conflict amongst municipalities. And through the

[2:05:59] work of Mayor Brown, um, Mayor Parish, Merrick Groves, members

[2:06:04] of council, um, you've, you've provided us with an opportunity

[2:06:08] to now come back together. Um, continue to strengthen the

[2:06:12] region. Work on things, uh, together. And predominantly in the

[2:06:20] best, what's best for, for the residents of the region

[2:06:23] appeal. The return on investment, I'm sure is going to

[2:06:26] be significant. And much like other areas in, you know,

[2:06:32] Brampton, when we invest in something, we know that there's

[2:06:34] going to be the return. On investment cannot doesn't just

[2:06:39] have to be dollars and cents. We're turning on investment

[2:06:42] is also the happiness that it brings people that are

[2:06:44] going to be able to go down, visit the pier.

[2:06:47] But it also is in terms of, you know, chair

[2:06:50] of credit value conservation, the amount of species that are

[2:06:54] now coming back to up one's area that was devastated.

[2:06:59] And nothing was, was living in. So it's, I think

[2:07:02] it's, uh, it's definitely something that's brought balance, I think

[2:07:06] and balances the, is the greatest way to describe, uh,

[2:07:09] what the province has done, uh, for us here today.

[2:07:13] And, uh, and I'm happy to support, um, this going

[2:07:17] forward. Speaking on the TMU side, always a fan favourite

[2:07:20] of, uh, of the university and, uh, and happy to

[2:07:23] support that as well. Thank you, Councillor Russo. Through the

[2:07:27] chair, uh, I guess to quickly expand on where Councillor

[2:07:31] Pelesci was that on Councillor and others have raised concerns

[2:07:35] and their valid concerns. And we do have to make

[2:07:38] those tough decisions very often on allocation of dollars. The,

[2:07:43] the key, the way I see this is that we've,

[2:07:46] we've discussed it. We've looked at it and we've, we've

[2:07:49] recognised the jurisdictional creep that we've discussed. But we've took

[2:07:54] in a position that's done the best or providing the

[2:07:58] best result for our regional residents collectively. I've said this

[2:08:04] very often. When we sit at this table, absolutely we

[2:08:07] need to, um, fight for our residents of our local

[2:08:11] areas and our wards that we're represent. But we did

[2:08:15] do and we did provide an oath of what's the

[2:08:18] best decision for the region of peel. This motion as

[2:08:23] it stands is providing the best opportunity for the collective

[2:08:28] region of peel. We're going to get assets and provide,

[2:08:32] um, opportunities to our residents that we wouldn't have had

[2:08:36] if we took a position or put that line in

[2:08:38] the sand of we can't do it because of this.

[2:08:42] We've instead of saying we're not doing it because of

[2:08:44] this. We've said, how can we get it done? And

[2:08:47] we provided a solution. And I think that is the

[2:08:50] most valuable, um, thing that we're doing is we're finding

[2:08:54] opportunities while pushing back to upper tiers saying that we

[2:08:58] can, we don't have the ability to do this at

[2:09:01] all times, but we found a pathway forward. And that's

[2:09:05] why I think putting this forward and giving the opportunities

[2:09:09] to our residents and to our, uh, our children, uh,

[2:09:13] we're talking about we went to Jim Tovey's kickoff for

[2:09:17] ribbon cutting and we saw the, the absolutely phenomenal work,

[2:09:22] our conservation authorities are doing this will just add to

[2:09:25] that. So I, and, and, and TMU, let's not talk

[2:09:28] about the opportunities we have, um, as we grow as

[2:09:32] a region to be able to have these medical, uh,

[2:09:36] facilities throughout our municipalities. So I think this is a

[2:09:39] great, um, a great end story to something that was

[2:09:43] challenging, but we found a pathway forward. Thank you, Councillor

[2:09:47] Santos. Thank you through you, Mr. Terra. Sorry. I just

[2:09:56] had a hard time hitting mute. Hopefully you could hear

[2:09:58] me now. Um, I just, I want to say thank

[2:10:01] you to Mayor Brown and also agreeing with many of

[2:10:06] the comments shared by colleagues around the table. This was

[2:10:09] a challenge to get through. And I, I do agree

[2:10:11] with Councillor DeMurla about the, um, jurisdiction creep, uh, onto

[2:10:17] the region again. However, you know, I think about all

[2:10:21] the times I go up to Caladin and ride the

[2:10:23] Caledon Railway trail. I think about the incredible work that

[2:10:27] TRCA CVCA are doing with our waterways, the river walk

[2:10:30] project that's coming up. And quite frankly, I often go

[2:10:34] to port credit and visit the lake view. Brampton doesn't

[2:10:37] have a lake view, but peel region does through, through

[2:10:40] Mrs. Salga. And with TMU, obviously I'm a huge supporter

[2:10:45] and finding this compromise and Mayor Brown being able to

[2:10:48] reach out to the province to hold them accountable to

[2:10:52] the jurisdictional creep on this one. If they come forward,

[2:10:56] like just a reminder that this motion is conditional on

[2:10:58] the province coming forward with, with the accountability and the

[2:11:03] money to, to support both projects. So at the end

[2:11:06] of the day, I do think it is a win

[2:11:08] - win. And while I hear councillor tours concerns about,

[2:11:12] you know, whether or not we could afford this, whether

[2:11:14] or not this priority, I just want to remind folks

[2:11:17] with TRCA, CBCA coming forward today, incredible work they are

[2:11:21] doing, but also quality of life and providing these sorts

[2:11:25] of beautiful amenities for our residents to enjoy is also

[2:11:28] part of a healthy community and a complete community. Um,

[2:11:33] things that would be offered for free. We're not charging

[2:11:36] people to be part of this peer, but we're giving

[2:11:38] them an amenity to enjoy. And so I just want

[2:11:41] to say thank you to Mira Brown and colleagues around

[2:11:44] the table who are supporting this. I'll certainly be supporting

[2:11:46] this. And thank you for, uh, finding compromise and holding

[2:11:50] the province accountable for the money that is owed to

[2:11:53] these two projects. Thank you. And if I could, just

[2:11:57] before we deal with the motion, thank you for all

[2:11:58] the comments that have been made that I agree with

[2:12:00] entirely. A very multi - layered issue. First thing I

[2:12:05] want to do is though, I want to reach out

[2:12:07] particularly and thank the premier himself. Um, because without the

[2:12:11] premier's interdiction, we would not be here. Uh, and, um,

[2:12:16] we have a lot of conversations about what we do

[2:12:18] in PIL. We sometimes have to remind them some of

[2:12:21] our friends do well. I'm going to say it publicly.

[2:12:23] Nice to see our friends next door. We got 1.

[2:12:25] 5 billion dollars for levies. And we're waiting to be

[2:12:29] treated just as well. Very, very soon. Uplifting some highways,

[2:12:32] et cetera. But it tells us he knows we're in

[2:12:35] his thoughts and in his concerns for us. And without

[2:12:38] his interdiction, we would not be here. So a shout

[2:12:40] out to the premier in his office and the ministers

[2:12:43] that are willing to make this thing work. Um, Mayor

[2:12:45] Brown and Mayor Parish did all the heavy lifting behind

[2:12:47] the scenes. I have to give them a tremendous amount

[2:12:49] of credit as well. One of the points that I

[2:12:51] want to make, though, in fairness to the taxpayer, jurisdictional

[2:12:54] creep, please don't bring it up again. It didn't start

[2:12:57] today. It started 38 years ago when I arrived. It's

[2:13:01] always been the case. And let me tell you why.

[2:13:03] It's very, very, very simple because the federal government has

[2:13:06] all the money through the power of direct taxation because

[2:13:09] the provincial government has all the power because of the

[2:13:11] British North America act and the Constitution Act where we

[2:13:14] are creatures of the province, which means we have all

[2:13:17] the problems. It's been true for 38 years. You want

[2:13:21] to talk about jurisdictional creep. Why do we give money

[2:13:23] to the food bank? Why do you give money to

[2:13:25] dental plans? We've always done it. So at some point

[2:13:29] we have to parse out that conversation. If you want

[2:13:33] to start that conversation, shut the place down today. Shut

[2:13:37] the place down today. Love the young kids talking about

[2:13:40] technology. I'm pretty sure that's education. That's not us. Bobo,

[2:13:45] what can we do? How can we help in the

[2:13:46] chair to go? Why. Because if we don't, nobody else

[2:13:49] will. So get used to that. The next point I

[2:13:52] want taxpayers to understand. I'm going to coach it this

[2:13:55] way. I can build the pier for 25 cents on

[2:13:59] the dollar right now. Forget the peer. It's tough economic

[2:14:02] times and we're sitting around your household. You know, the

[2:14:05] car is falling apart. We need a new car, honey.

[2:14:07] It's how we pay the bills. We cannot afford a

[2:14:10] new car now. But I tell you what, it's 25

[2:14:12] cents on the dollar right now. But we get through

[2:14:15] these hard times two years. We'll make this jalopy work

[2:14:19] and we'll do it in two years. What happens in

[2:14:20] two years? You're paying 100 cents on the dollar. Oh,

[2:14:24] we might want to have a discussion around that. Might

[2:14:29] want to think that one through. It doesn't sound like

[2:14:31] it makes sense. But if you're telling me somebody's giving

[2:14:34] you 25 cents on the dollar now, but we really

[2:14:37] can't afford to do it. But in two years, you

[2:14:39] can go ahead when times are better, but you're paying

[2:14:41] 100 cents. Or not building it at all. Keep that

[2:14:45] in mind. Number three, I'm going to tell you, just

[2:14:48] like we give money to an equestrian centre in Caledon

[2:14:51] and I fully support it. I'm glad because it's a

[2:14:53] great regional asset. Bell fountain, things of that sort. Great

[2:14:56] cities have great waterfronts. And I'm going to remind you

[2:14:58] of something of the oath that you've all taken. When

[2:15:01] we come here, we're not supposed to act like three

[2:15:03] communities. You took an oath. If you looked at it

[2:15:06] from the lens of this being the city of Peel,

[2:15:09] which in a matter of speaking is the lens you're

[2:15:11] all supposed to have. Great cities have great waterfronts. This

[2:15:15] is a tremendous asset. And what it is in the

[2:15:19] hospital is infrastructure. Understand it that way. This is tremendous

[2:15:25] infrastructure on both of us, educating the next generation on

[2:15:28] healthcare and animating our waterfront and all the ancillary services

[2:15:32] and the restaurants that open the given new condos being

[2:15:35] built. These are economic engines that will spur development. And

[2:15:39] finally speaking on my own behalf to bring the whole

[2:15:41] conversation. Because I, in part got you into this pickle,

[2:15:45] when I was asked to meet with the premier, the

[2:15:46] proponents, the municipality. Nandere, are you in for 25 cents?

[2:15:49] I was the first one to shake everybody's eye men.

[2:15:53] You know why? Because I'm used to a world for

[2:15:55] 38 years where I owned 90 percent of the stuff

[2:15:59] and got 10 cents on the dollar. So I want

[2:16:02] everybody to hear it from me. If I get another

[2:16:05] offer like this on anything, the chairman's saying yes. Because

[2:16:10] I go back to, no, let's go back to the

[2:16:11] old model. Well, that's the model where I get eight

[2:16:14] cents on the dollar of all the taxes. And we

[2:16:16] own three quarters of all the stuff. Somebody's come in

[2:16:20] and just said, I got 50 million bucks for you.

[2:16:23] And it's going to cost you 10. Why on earth

[2:16:26] would I shame? No. So I'd like to fix confederation.

[2:16:29] We're not going to. You have to assess these in

[2:16:32] and of themselves and in and of themselves, they are

[2:16:34] great projects for the region of peel. So for that

[2:16:38] reason, I made an early commitment when I stand by

[2:16:40] it. Thanks to the premier and the mayors and everybody.

[2:16:42] I think we've classic wonderful compromise. And I think when

[2:16:46] all is said and done, it's a great day for

[2:16:47] peel. So I wanted to explain my role and how

[2:16:50] I see it and I leave it to a vote.

[2:16:52] One last speaker, Councillor DeMarila. Sorry, Chair. I couldn't resist.

[2:16:58] You made some interesting comments. And as always, you're very

[2:17:01] eloquent. But I think I'm going to disagree with you

[2:17:05] with the idea get used to it. No. I'm not

[2:17:08] going to get used to it as long as I'm

[2:17:09] a councillor here. I don't think it's fair to say

[2:17:12] that. And one of the reasons I think senior levels

[2:17:16] of government get away with it is because we are

[2:17:19] willing. To own the tax increases. We do not clearly

[2:17:23] say this is happening because we are not funded. This

[2:17:27] is something that I think if the property taxpayer knew

[2:17:30] where their money was going, senior levels of government would

[2:17:34] hear about it. It would change things. I don't think

[2:17:36] we can stop trying. I don't think we should get

[2:17:38] used to it. And the only other last thing I'm

[2:17:40] going to say is picking up on what councillor tour

[2:17:44] said. I think there's many of my residents. Who are

[2:17:48] unable to renovate their kitchen or their roof even on

[2:17:52] 25 cents on the dollar. But I'm asking them for

[2:17:56] 25 cents on the dollar for something far away. I

[2:17:58] think we should keep that in mind as well. Thank

[2:18:00] you. Thank you, Councillor. Thank you. And apologies again to

[2:18:04] get back on the board, but just following the theme

[2:18:06] of disagreements with comments, uh, I disagree with a lot

[2:18:09] of the comments as well. I understand the spirit of

[2:18:11] it. But, uh, you know, talking about jurisdictional creep, again,

[2:18:15] I, I've never brought that up. I just said that

[2:18:17] as a project, we're not funding. But when you're talking

[2:18:20] about, uh, why are we giving money to the food

[2:18:23] banks? Why are we giving money towards dental care? Where's

[2:18:26] childcare supports any of those things? If we stop doing

[2:18:29] any of those things, those are critical functions. We don't

[2:18:32] have an option to stop funding those. Even if other

[2:18:35] levels of government don't step up a hundred percent, We

[2:18:38] don't have an option to stop providing any of those

[2:18:40] services. You know what we can stop, not building that,

[2:18:44] but you know. The issues of that. That's not critical

[2:18:47] infrastructure. Unless somebody can prove me wrong on that one,

[2:18:49] like is that critical infrastructure? Cause I've never heard about

[2:18:51] it as such. It's been, it's been posed here as

[2:18:55] an extraordinary landmark and a major tourist attraction. To compare

[2:18:59] that to say, yeah, it's because we, you know, we

[2:19:02] fund all of these things that are outside of a

[2:19:03] jurisdiction. So go ahead and we can do that as

[2:19:05] well. That is absolutely a very, uh, a wrong comparison

[2:19:10] to make. We're in those lines of businesses because those

[2:19:13] absolutely critical functions. We don't have a choice to stop

[2:19:16] funding any of those. We have a choice of these.

[2:19:20] And everybody's making a conscious choice on this. So no

[2:19:22] matter how you want to package this, it is right

[2:19:24] here in front of you. And so vote accordingly, no

[2:19:27] hesitations. Everyone supports this, but please let's not mix this

[2:19:31] with other things as critical infrastructure. Something that families cannot

[2:19:34] live without. Thank you. Great conversation. Madam Clerk. I bring

[2:19:39] the vote back to you and I understand I wanted

[2:19:41] to be split up or I'm in your hands. I

[2:19:44] dually have the motion before me move by Mayor Brown

[2:19:47] and Councillor Dasko. You have it before you written. Madam

[2:19:50] Clerk over to you. We'll start with the, uh, motion

[2:19:53] as it relates to the Lakeview peer. And, uh, you

[2:19:57] will see that on your screen. And we're going to,

[2:19:59] this is a recorded vote because I recorded vote.

[2:20:50] Madam Clerk, I'm finding a hard time trying to figure

[2:20:52] out how to vote here online. We're just, we're just

[2:20:56] getting ready to start it. And if not, we'll go

[2:20:58] to a straw vote that I'll adjudicate. Here we are.

[2:21:01] I think we're on our way. Councillor

[2:21:11] Kovac, on behalf of Councillor Mahoney, your vote. Yes.

[2:21:23] Yeah. Mr. Nextor Dasko on behalf of the mayor. Yes.

[2:21:29] Yes.

[2:21:39] Councillor Dasko or Councillor. Santos. Did you need us to

[2:21:46] enter your vote on your behalf? Yes, please in favor.

[2:21:50] Your vote is yes. Okay. Just a moment, please. Thank

[2:21:52] you.

[2:22:06] Councillor Fortini, your vote on behalf of Councillor Medeiros. Yes.

[2:22:12] Yes. Yes. Okay. And Councillor Santos votes yes. There's a

[2:22:17] 24. Go ahead and, uh. And I too would be

[2:22:25] voting in favor as well. All. Good. Yeah.

[2:22:36] Clear it passes. Okay. So the vote is closed and

[2:22:40] the motion carries. Just a moment. We're just a moment.

[2:22:42] We'll show the screen. Councillor Tor. Yes. Put your point

[2:22:46] avoider. If you want to take back your commentary, you

[2:22:51] just said in public right now. Do you want to

[2:22:56] put on public record? Would you just said or you

[2:22:58] want to take it back right now? You want to

[2:23:00] take you back right now. Okay. Thank you. Thank you.

[2:23:04] Okay. Madam. Okay. Madam Clerk, you're satisfied

[2:23:14] with the vote. That carries. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Madam

[2:23:17] clerk back to you for the second component of the,

[2:23:19] we're just going to put it on the screen. Just

[2:23:20] give us one moment.

[2:23:39] Is this recorded as well? According to vote? Yes. There

[2:23:46] we go. Everybody please for the recorded vote on the

[2:23:48] peer funding. Oh, this is TMU. TMU. Oh, sorry TMU.

[2:23:51] My apologise. It just switched over now. For a TMU,

[2:23:54] Councillor Dasco, you're going to need to vote for Mayor's

[2:23:56] problem. Correct. Okay. Counciled Asco on behalf of Mayor Parish.

[2:24:02] Yes.

[2:24:13] Councillor Santos. Councillor Santos. Your vote. Yes. But I figured

[2:24:18] out the online. Okay. All right. I'm going to go

[2:24:20] ahead and do it for you since I have you

[2:24:21] entered, if that's okay. Thank you.

[2:24:34] On behalf of Councillor Mahoney. Yes. Thank you. And one

[2:24:38] more councillor. Fortini on behalf of Councillor Maderos. Yes.

[2:24:51] I think. We. Should have one more. Is everybody enter

[2:24:56] their vote. And Madam Clerk with my vote. Can I

[2:25:01] declare that unanimous? Uh. No. You only would vote if

[2:25:04] there was a time. Okay. There we are. 24. It's

[2:25:07] unanimous. And that carries. Okay. Thank you. So with that

[2:25:14] now, getting back to the last two items before we

[2:25:16] take a break councillor heart, you want it to introduce

[2:25:18] an item. Moving around the agenda. I know we're having

[2:25:23] a very busy day with a lot of important issues.

[2:26:37] Look at these based on experiencing this sort of thing

[2:26:40] for supportive housing and affordable housing in our communities is

[2:26:43] 10 years. So I'd like you to sit with that

[2:26:47] for a moment. And imagine how difficult that gap would

[2:26:49] be to navigate if you are someone who is looking

[2:26:52] for housing for yourself and your families that create a

[2:26:55] safe space and prevent you from going back into an

[2:26:58] environment that offers abuse and potentially continuing that cycle for

[2:27:03] generations to come. So while again, I took those as

[2:27:07] friendly amendments. I would encourage us to look at in

[2:27:11] our next term asking staff to do a review of

[2:27:14] whether or not this type of support is best placed

[2:27:18] with the province or if it's something that we should

[2:27:20] be doing. We have a policy that says we don't

[2:27:22] turn anyone away, and yet our emergency shelters for gender

[2:27:26] - based violence are turning people away on a daily

[2:27:28] basis. A daily basis. And these women are not safe

[2:27:37] where they are. They're not just not safe because they're

[2:27:39] sleeping on a bench or they're in an encampment or

[2:27:41] anything else. They're not safe because they are experiencing violence

[2:27:45] within the four walls of what should be their homes.

[2:27:50] And so, you know, I'm grateful for all the work

[2:27:54] and the support we had from staff, the incredible stories

[2:27:57] that we heard from survivors, the incredible participation we had

[2:28:01] from staff from both planning and human services and beyond

[2:28:06] and the developers who came into that room. But we

[2:28:08] really need to look at how we provide these emergency

[2:28:11] shelter as well as the transitional housing that's needed, because

[2:28:16] we're not going to break this cycle if we don't

[2:28:18] answer this housing issue. It is a critical component to

[2:28:21] this. As someone who came, you know, back to Mr.

[2:28:25] Saga after a long time away as a result of

[2:28:29] finding myself standing next to the highway, calling my mom

[2:28:32] to come and get me to escape this. I am

[2:28:34] embarrassed. That we don't take care of this kind of

[2:28:37] issue, because not everybody has my mom. You know, not

[2:28:41] everybody has a mom they can call. Not everybody has

[2:28:43] a family that will house them. They will create an

[2:28:46] opportunity for them to become a voice at this table.

[2:28:49] So I hope that this will get the two -

[2:28:51] thirds support it needs. I appreciate your indulgence in letting

[2:28:54] me speak for so long, and I will leave it

[2:28:56] there. And thank you. You're welcome. And what I'm going

[2:28:59] to do before I go to Councillor Santos. I have

[2:29:01] to deal with it and get two - thirds. So

[2:29:02] it is duly moved by Councillor Hart and Councillor Santos.

[2:29:05] I first asked for the two - thirds, is anybody

[2:29:07] opposed? Seeing none so the motion is properly before me.

[2:29:10] Councillor Santos, if you'd like to speak to your motion.

[2:29:13] Thank you so much. And thank you so much, Councillor

[2:29:16] Hart for bringing this forward into the city staff and

[2:29:19] all the incredible women's organisations who also provided many of

[2:29:23] these amendments as well. This is definitely something that we

[2:29:27] continue to deal with at the region of Peel that

[2:29:30] still needs significant support from our provincial partners. Um, the

[2:29:36] breakthrough cycle summit last week was fantastic. As Councillor Hart

[2:29:40] had shared, there were dozens of folks from various sectors

[2:29:45] participating and a big shout out to the councillors and

[2:29:50] Mayor Brown, who attended the summit as well. This is

[2:29:54] just one component of what was shared as a major

[2:29:59] challenge to break a cycle is the emergency shelter system.

[2:30:04] With respect to other issues for housing to break the

[2:30:07] cycle, it was very pointedly pointed out at the summit

[2:30:12] again that we don't have enough transitional housing. Um, and

[2:30:17] so while emergency shelters is within community, um, social services,

[2:30:24] uh, ministry at the province, the minister of housing and

[2:30:29] representatives from the ministry of housing were not present at

[2:30:31] the time at the summit either. And so I know

[2:30:34] that the organisers of the breakthrough cycle summit, the women's

[2:30:38] groups who were involved will be providing a briefing for

[2:30:41] council on some of the next steps in action items

[2:30:44] coming from the summit on Friday, which were fantastic. But

[2:30:48] this first motion, and I appreciate everyone for bringing for

[2:30:52] allowing us to move it forward is certainly an important

[2:30:55] one to get us going. So thank you, Councillor Hart,

[2:30:59] for bringing this forward. Thank you to all the women's

[2:31:00] groups, the regional staff who participated TMU who also hosted

[2:31:05] it and councillors and mayor for attending last Friday. Thank

[2:31:11] you, Councillor Hornet. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I think

[2:31:16] Councillor Santos and Hart just said a lot of what,

[2:31:18] uh, needed to be said. And they did a great

[2:31:21] job organising that conference with the groups that were present.

[2:31:24] Uh, it was really good to be there. Um, I

[2:31:26] think Commissioner Jakes perhaps has an ad to the motion

[2:31:29] that will enhance it, both reaching out to the province

[2:31:33] a little bit. Commissioner, do you want to just mention

[2:31:36] that. Yes. So thank you through the chair. Thank you,

[2:31:41] Councillor Hornig. Uh, just didn't, um, in the, uh, therefore

[2:31:48] to be resolved and section three, I would add the

[2:31:50] ministry of health. As another partner ministry. As we know,

[2:31:56] and, you know, Commissioner Posinelli knows that in any of

[2:32:00] these spaces, if health is not part of it, then

[2:32:04] we've only solved half the problem. And they have access

[2:32:07] to greater funding and they provide the support services that

[2:32:10] needed support services for all our vulnerable residents. And they

[2:32:13] need to come to the table as well. With housing

[2:32:16] and with community and social services. So thank you for

[2:32:19] that opportunity. Thanks, Commissioner. I really appreciate it. And I

[2:32:21] think that's a very good addition. Um, I guess one

[2:32:24] of the thing I would just share is, you know,

[2:32:25] I served on the Arma House Board of Directors for

[2:32:28] six years. And, you know, I heard a lot of

[2:32:30] the hard stories, but, um, just being at the conference,

[2:32:33] there was one that really did stick with me that

[2:32:35] I think I want to just relate. And I think

[2:32:37] I mentioned this saga council. One of the women was

[2:32:40] saying, you know, when she was looking for shelter space,

[2:32:42] she had to call each of the shelter's individually. And

[2:32:46] each time they'd ask her to tell her story. Each

[2:32:48] time they're basically re - traumatizing her. Makes no sense

[2:32:53] at all. And Minister Williams, Charmaine Williams, was there. And

[2:32:56] I hope one of the asks maybe to her would

[2:32:58] be they're from council at a future date would be,

[2:33:01] you know, having a central intake. So you only have

[2:33:04] to tell that story one time. I'm not calling up

[2:33:08] the shelter and Barry. And then the shelter in Brampton.

[2:33:11] And then the shelter room is a saga. Desperately looking

[2:33:13] for a bed. Um, I think that would be something

[2:33:15] that perhaps the ministerial level would be a really good

[2:33:19] ask. And frankly, I can't even think of a cost

[2:33:22] that much, to be honest. Uh, you could take that

[2:33:24] and do that. In the afternoon. So I think that's

[2:33:27] a future ask, but this motion in front of us

[2:33:29] is excellent. And thank you to Councillor Hart and Santos.

[2:33:32] This will make hopefully some really good impact in our

[2:33:36] community and the lives of people who are suffering terrible

[2:33:38] trauma. So thank you for working on that. Thank you

[2:33:41] Mayor Groves. Thank you, Chair. And through you, um, thank

[2:33:45] you, Councillor Hart and Santos for bringing this motion forward.

[2:33:49] I think it's very important. This is something that's been

[2:33:52] around for many, many years. And Council Hart, thank you

[2:33:55] for sharing your story. Um, you know, one of the

[2:33:59] challenges, I think, these folks feel or experience is they're

[2:34:05] afraid to come forward. Um, and it takes courage to

[2:34:09] come forward. Um, you know, I did some work at

[2:34:13] a women's shelter in Vaughn at one point in my

[2:34:17] life. And I can tell you, I've seen it firsthand.

[2:34:20] And we've often said to these women don't even worry

[2:34:24] about taking anything. Grab health cards, birth certificates and just

[2:34:31] leave. They are terrified to leave. And they are terrified

[2:34:36] of being found, um, so this is, this is a

[2:34:40] very important issue. Commissioner Jacques, thank you for suggesting Ministry

[2:34:44] of Health. I think it is more than just something

[2:34:48] that, uh, for shelter, certainly impacts people's health. And I've

[2:34:54] seen it. I've seen it with the women. I've seen

[2:34:56] it with the children when they come into the shelter.

[2:34:59] Um, I can tell you that, you know, my mom

[2:35:02] was a victim of that. She didn't have the courage

[2:35:05] or the strength to come forward. She had six children.

[2:35:08] She had to concern herself with. So, you know, I,

[2:35:12] again, this is something that's been around for years. And

[2:35:16] Councillor Hornick, you make a very good point. Why do

[2:35:20] these women have to relive that every time? Every time

[2:35:24] they tell the story, it's reliving the horror. It's reliving

[2:35:30] all of those terrible, terrible things. Um, and nobody wants

[2:35:33] to relive that. So just, and Councillor Santos, you've been

[2:35:38] a strong advocate on this. And, um, and to all

[2:35:41] the groups, you know, when you come together with one

[2:35:45] voice, it's much stronger, much, much stronger. And, and really

[2:35:51] again, we talk about it all the time. And councillor

[2:35:54] Santos, do you make a very good point? Because that

[2:35:55] was one of the most difficult things that the shelter

[2:35:59] is finding that transitional home, those transitional homes to get

[2:36:03] these women back out there, building confidence, get them a

[2:36:07] place to live. Because at the shelter, you can only

[2:36:10] keep, they can only stay for a limited time because

[2:36:14] it's just not enough room. So once again, thank you

[2:36:17] both for bringing this forward happy to support it. Thank

[2:36:20] you, Councillor Fonseca. Thank you through you chair. I just

[2:36:25] wanted to say, um, uh, it was both heartbreaking and

[2:36:31] heartwarming. To attend the summit. Um, just wanted to say

[2:36:37] a huge thanks to both councillor Santos and Councillor Hart

[2:36:43] and all of the collaboration in making the summit happen.

[2:36:48] Um, I was very honoured to be able to participate.

[2:36:54] And as was said, uh, by Councillor Hornick and councillor

[2:36:59] Santos and heart, um, this is really, it's really breaking

[2:37:05] the cycle, the whole purpose of the summit event was

[2:37:08] to look for action oriented solutions. Uh, and outcomes. Um,

[2:37:14] I'm looking forward to the next steps. Um, I think

[2:37:18] this motion is wonderful. Uh, one of the things I'm

[2:37:22] not sure, maybe it's clear enough in the motion, um,

[2:37:25] but one of the things that was identified along with

[2:37:29] the re - traumatization, uh, that Councillor Hornick pointed out

[2:37:35] was the fact that, um, and it was, it was

[2:37:37] acknowledged by everyone that was there, including, um, minister Williams

[2:37:43] is that, um, once somebody actually wants somebody is, um,

[2:37:51] uh, admitted or taken into a shelter stay, the clock

[2:37:57] starts ticking. I know that it says, and whereas adequate

[2:37:59] shelter stays are often required. Um, I don't know if

[2:38:04] it underscores, uh, I don't know if that underscores enough,

[2:38:10] um, the, the alarming, like the, the length of stay.

[2:38:15] I think it's 30 days or something. Like it's such

[2:38:18] a short period of time. So maybe there should be,

[2:38:22] I don't know, maybe it doesn't have to happen here.

[2:38:24] Maybe it can happen in a, in another motion. Um,

[2:38:29] where it's acknowledging the need for a, um, somebody within

[2:38:36] the shelter system to help individuals navigate that transition, um,

[2:38:43] from the shelter state to the longer term, uh, longer

[2:38:48] term housing solution. I'm not sure if, I don't know

[2:38:51] if this is strong enough to like the wording that's

[2:38:54] here. Maybe it's not needed, but that seemed to be

[2:38:57] something that was, um, created a lot of anxiety within

[2:39:03] the guest speakers, uh, that spoke about once they were

[2:39:07] actually, um, taken into a shelter. So anyway, I just

[2:39:12] wanted to reference that, um, and say again, uh, congratulations

[2:39:19] and thank you for everybody involved. And yes, the next

[2:39:22] step is extremely important. Thanks. Thank you. That's my list

[2:39:25] of speakers. You have the motion before you all those

[2:39:28] in favor. Anybody opposed that carries unanimously. Okay. And final

[2:39:34] item before the break. Dr. Saha, if I can call

[2:39:36] you up, we're going to deal with item eight to

[2:39:38] senior services 2025 annual report. And as Dr. Saha is

[2:39:41] coming up, one formality. We dealt with the last motion,

[2:39:44] but I should have brought up report 17 three and

[2:39:47] 17 five at the time. Brad, if you'll move those

[2:39:49] forward just to be dealt with and receive seconded by

[2:39:52] Councillor Dasko, all those in favor. Cary. Thank you. And

[2:40:02] Marie and Dr. Saha, welcome and please proceed. Thank you

[2:40:04] for your patience. Thank you. Good afternoon, chair unique and

[2:40:08] members of regional council. Thank you for the opportunity for

[2:40:11] us to be here today. And it's especially meaningful to

[2:40:15] us to provide this update during the seniors month as

[2:40:20] we reflect on our ongoing efforts to support and enhance

[2:40:23] the well - being of seniors across Peel. My name

[2:40:27] is Anne - Marie Case Volckerd and I'm the senior

[2:40:29] director for our five long - term care homes and

[2:40:32] here with me today as Dr. Suredh Sahar, senior medical

[2:40:35] director. This report aligns with your responsibilities as members of

[2:40:40] the committee of management in ensuring that the region's five

[2:40:44] long - term care homes comply with all the requirements

[2:40:47] under the fixing long - term care act. Our presentation

[2:40:51] will also build from the upcoming presentation by Kathy Granger

[2:40:55] and Ray Applebaum on advancing integrated services for seniors, as

[2:40:59] well as pennies earlier delegation, highlighting the importance of creditation

[2:41:04] and continuous quality improvement. We will focus on key annual

[2:41:08] updates and share how we are improving the quality of

[2:41:11] life for seniors we serve while meeting provincial standards and

[2:41:14] strengthening our workforce. Can you hear me.

[2:41:25] Jernica members of regional council. Thank you very much for

[2:41:27] giving us an opportunity to speak to you today and

[2:41:29] a very warm welcome. Um, as you will be aware,

[2:41:32] peel region continues to experience a significant demographic shift with

[2:41:36] old adults over 65, presenting with increasingly complex care and

[2:41:41] support needs. As the population changes, so to do the

[2:41:46] health and social care requirements of this group. Peel region,

[2:41:50] has a critical rule to play in supporting seniors and

[2:41:53] responding to the growing complexity of care required to look

[2:41:56] after this aging population. The service is operated by the

[2:42:01] region span the full continuum of care. And I believe

[2:42:04] you're doing an excellent job as far as that's concerned.

[2:42:07] From community - based supports for seniors and complex needs

[2:42:10] for people who are living independently. This is through to

[2:42:14] hire equity services like our integrated care model or long

[2:42:17] - term care homes where residents require 24 - hour

[2:42:20] medical and personal support. More specifically, we are seeing increasing

[2:42:25] demand for responsive person - centred care and services that

[2:42:28] are making a meaningful and measurable difference to the lives

[2:42:31] of seniors and their caregivers. Through our adult - day

[2:42:37] services and long - term care homes, we support seniors

[2:42:40] with a complex health and social care needs. This includes

[2:42:44] a significant proportion of individuals living with cognitive impairment. And

[2:42:53] two - thirds of people living in long - term

[2:42:54] care homes are people living with dementia. And essential component

[2:43:00] of our care and services is the provision of person

[2:43:02] - centred emotion - based care, which the region has

[2:43:05] both initiated as well as continues to lead. And which

[2:43:09] recognises responses and response to the individual needs of this

[2:43:12] vulnerable population and their families. The impact of this work

[2:43:16] is best understood through the words of those we serve

[2:43:19] and those with whom we work. As one family member

[2:43:23] shared, everyone at the Davis Centre long - term care

[2:43:26] centre is incredible. They are professional, kind, loving and extremely

[2:43:31] respectful of my loved one. They provide exceptional care, and

[2:43:36] I'm extremely happy in relieved that my loved one is

[2:43:40] at the Davis Centre long - term care centre. That's

[2:43:42] the kind of work we are currently doing. I'd also

[2:43:45] like to state that William Osler Health System is proud

[2:43:49] to have achieved three years of butterfly accreditation. They would

[2:43:52] like technology and thank PL region for its valued partnership

[2:43:55] in this venture. Thanks to the ongoing support from regional

[2:44:03] council, senior services is recognised as a leader in service

[2:44:07] excellence in an innovation in seniors care. You've already heard

[2:44:11] about our successful three - year CARF accreditation. A milestone

[2:44:16] made possible by the incredible work of our teams and

[2:44:19] strong support of our corporate partners. Earlier this year, we

[2:44:23] were also honoured to receive advantage Ontario's innovation and excellence

[2:44:27] workplace quality award. Recognising our culture and well - being

[2:44:31] program and efforts in building a resilient and supportive workforce.

[2:44:36] Additionally, VRAM Davis Centre recently became the first long -

[2:44:40] term care centre in Ontario to achieve butterfly certification across

[2:44:44] the entire centre. Demonstrating leadership and emotion - based dementia

[2:44:49] care across adult - day services and long - term

[2:44:51] care. This was supported through one - time provincial funding

[2:44:55] under the improving dementia care program. Together, these achievements reflect

[2:45:01] our continued focus on delivering compassionate, high - quality care.

[2:45:10] As part of the province's continuous quality improvement program, the

[2:45:14] region's long - term care homes monitor a number of

[2:45:17] key quality indicators, which I present to you today. Six

[2:45:20] of these indicators that reported to the Canadian Institute for

[2:45:23] Health Information and are publicly reported by all long -

[2:45:26] term care homes in Ontario. They're used to measure health

[2:45:30] system performance, support benchmarking and informed targets within quality improvement

[2:45:34] plans. Our homes continue to exceed provincial averages across most

[2:45:39] of the quality care indicators, as you can see. Our

[2:45:42] performance has also been stronger than that of non -

[2:45:44] accredited long - term care homes. These results reflect our

[2:45:48] ongoing commitment to delivering evidence - informed person - centred

[2:45:52] in emotion - based care. Over the past year, there

[2:45:58] were pending amendments to the fixing long - term care

[2:46:00] act in accompanying regulations through Bill 14 support for seniors

[2:46:04] and caregivers act. Bill 14 is still awaiting second reading

[2:46:09] since council was last updated in the fall. We will

[2:46:12] continue to provide updates as these legislative changes continue to

[2:46:16] evolve. The Ministry of Long - Term Care also conducts

[2:46:20] different types of unannounced inspections in every long - term

[2:46:23] care home across the province. Inspections include interviews with residents,

[2:46:29] family members, and staff, a review of records, as well

[2:46:33] as direct observations of how care services are being delivered.

[2:46:38] The ministry also recently launched a new dedicated Ontario long

[2:46:42] - term care home inspections reports website where reports are

[2:46:46] now accessible. Inspections have increased significantly across the province with

[2:46:52] 29 inspections in 2025 for our homes. And each lasting

[2:46:57] approximately six days. These inspections have resulted in 79 findings

[2:47:03] and one compliance order. The order was related to abuse

[2:47:07] and neglect as a result of an altercation between residents

[2:47:10] and was promptly addressed. To mitigate risk to residents, we

[2:47:14] have proactive measures in place, take immediate action to address

[2:47:18] any non - compliance findings. This includes policy revisions developing

[2:47:23] new processes and tools, enhancements to training, quality improvement and

[2:47:28] risk mitigation initiatives, and reinforcing roles and responsibilities of the

[2:47:33] interdisciplinary team. It's important to note that the Ministry of

[2:47:37] Long - Term Care Investigations Unit is also fully operational

[2:47:40] with a dedicated team. While it is separate from the

[2:47:44] inspection program, it is a component of the enforcement actions

[2:47:48] available within the fixing long - term care act. This

[2:47:52] team will complete investigations and follow - up to allegations

[2:47:55] of provincial offences. As outlined in the Act. The delivery

[2:48:05] of safe, high - quality care in our centres is

[2:48:09] a 24 - 7 operation made possible by the dedication

[2:48:14] and coordinated efforts of our skilled interdisciplinary teams. In 2025

[2:48:19] alone, this meant managing over 500, 000 scheduling calls to

[2:48:24] fill approximately 34, 000 shifts. Underscoring the scale in the

[2:48:29] complexity of staffing in long - term care and adult

[2:48:32] - day services. To support our stuff, we invest significantly

[2:48:37] in learning and development to ensure teams have the skills

[2:48:40] needed to respond to increasingly complex client and resident needs.

[2:48:45] We also continue to take a multifaceted approach to psychological

[2:48:48] health and well - being recognising that a supported workforce

[2:48:52] is critical to delivering compassionate care. These efforts are helping

[2:48:58] us stabilize staffing, reduce burnout, and build a culture where

[2:49:01] staff feel valued, supported, and empowered to meet the growing

[2:49:05] needs of peel seniors. Looking ahead, our priorities are guided

[2:49:12] by our senior services strategic plan and a vision for

[2:49:15] individuals to receive person - centred, innovative, integrated care and

[2:49:19] support that enhances their quality of life. We will continue

[2:49:23] advancing our psychological health and well - being program to

[2:49:26] ensure staff are supported in today's evolving care environments. We're

[2:49:31] also strengthening continuous learning and training, including enhancements to nursing

[2:49:36] mentorship, frontline, mental health training. These initiatives will build staff

[2:49:42] capacity to respond to the evolving clinical needs of seniors

[2:49:45] while supporting staff safety and well - being. Expanding a

[2:49:50] motion - based care beyond designated home areas remains a

[2:49:53] priority to ensure all seniors in our care have equitable

[2:49:57] access to this approach. At the same time, we continue

[2:50:00] to advocate for sustainable provincial funding. While leveraging one -

[2:50:06] time investments to address immediate system pressures and enhanced care

[2:50:10] delivery. We are committed to continuing our work with partners

[2:50:15] across health, the health system to ensure seniors in PIL

[2:50:18] receive the care and support they need. Thank you, Chair

[2:50:23] and Regional Council for your ongoing support for our initiatives

[2:50:26] to improve the lives of seniors across Peel. Dr. Saha

[2:50:31] and I welcome any questions that you may have at

[2:50:33] this time. And there are, thank you, Mayor Groves. Thank

[2:50:37] you, Chair, and thank you both for the presentation. I

[2:50:40] always enjoy your presentation and always look forward to that.

[2:50:44] Um, I will say that, uh, just a little bit

[2:50:47] of bragging, that peel region was the first, I think

[2:50:51] in the country to pilot that butterfly program. And we

[2:50:56] were the leaders in that program. And it's great to

[2:51:00] see that, uh, Veredavis has been certified, and I think

[2:51:02] you said William Osler. I guess, um, Dr. Sched was

[2:51:08] here, and I can't recall how long ago it was,

[2:51:11] but it was after the program, we ran the program,

[2:51:14] we piloted the program. He came back and reported, I

[2:51:19] think it was, what is after a year that the

[2:51:20] program ran, and he gave some stats on, um, the

[2:51:26] residents who had dementia and their percentage of not the

[2:51:32] dependency or not depending on the antipsychosis medication. I would

[2:51:36] like to understand if there was any further data there

[2:51:40] to show, um, how that has improved the quality of

[2:51:46] life for these individuals and not depending so much on

[2:51:50] that antipsychosis medication. We have anything like that. Thank you

[2:51:54] very much, Mayor Groves. I'm very pleased to mention that

[2:51:57] based upon data that we've collected over the course of

[2:51:59] the past one and a half years, specifically in an

[2:52:01] acute care unit, we have published earlier on this year

[2:52:05] in the Canadian Geoatics Journal, which is a level one

[2:52:08] journal, about the results that we had in our unit

[2:52:11] as compared to another unit, which didn't have this program.

[2:52:14] And what we were able to see is that antipsychotic

[2:52:16] usage was lower. Incidence of falls was lower. Caregiver satisfaction

[2:52:21] was higher. And out comes with patients were higher. So

[2:52:23] in all of these aspects, which I consider to be

[2:52:26] critically clinically important, we have a methodology that is delivering

[2:52:30] results. I'm very proud to support it. That's great. And

[2:52:34] I'm, I'm happy to see that our stats are actually

[2:52:38] where we're actually beating the provincial average. I significant numbers.

[2:52:42] Yes. So that's really good to know. I mean, I

[2:52:45] know, and I've always, I always brag about our homes,

[2:52:48] whether it's supportive housing or long - term care that

[2:52:52] we have the best in the country, I believe. I

[2:52:56] would agree with that. I can tell you from very

[2:52:58] - Waiting list support that as well. Absolutely. But then

[2:53:00] we have a great medical officer through our medical director.

[2:53:05] So it's great. Um, one of the things, though, and

[2:53:08] I know we talk about the support we provide for

[2:53:11] the residents. But, you know, I'm always concerned about caregiver

[2:53:17] burnout. What are, I mean, I don't know that that's

[2:53:21] our responsibility solely, but is there anything that we are

[2:53:25] doing and whether we're working with the ministry just to

[2:53:29] understand that and see what is provided? Like, what are

[2:53:32] we providing? What is the province providing for these caregivers?

[2:53:38] No, okay, I can start and then you can jump

[2:53:40] in. Through the chair, thank you so much for that

[2:53:44] question. And you're absolutely right caregivers are an important part

[2:53:49] at partner in the system. Um, supporting their loved ones.

[2:53:52] And we actually do support caregivers across the continuum. So

[2:53:56] through our adult day services program, a lot of support,

[2:54:00] um, is, is provided through the sheer fact that we

[2:54:04] have co - located adult day services programs. Um, we

[2:54:09] have education sessions, virtual programming as well that supports, um,

[2:54:16] that we have both at Davis Centre and now at

[2:54:19] Senior Health and Wellness Village at PLManner also support caregivers

[2:54:23] in that, um, respect as well, uh, we, we support

[2:54:27] our social workers in the adult day program also are

[2:54:30] supporting through social prescribing and really looking after the caregiver.

[2:54:35] As far as on the other end of that continuum

[2:54:37] in long - term care, we are partnering currently with

[2:54:39] the Ontario Caregivers Association or organisation, sorry. Um, to really

[2:54:45] look at our caregivers, our families that are visiting long

[2:54:48] - term care oftentimes elderly themselves and requiring supports themselves

[2:54:53] and supporting, how can we support in terms of system

[2:54:56] navigation, connecting them in the community. So that is something

[2:55:01] we're right in the midst of looking at how we

[2:55:04] can enhance that support. Thank you, and I'm really glad

[2:55:09] to hear you say that because to your point, a

[2:55:11] lot of the caregivers that are supporting their mums or

[2:55:15] dads, they're older themselves. And I know I've had a

[2:55:18] lot of my residents who, you know, some of them,

[2:55:21] their parents are in their late 80s or 90s. So

[2:55:23] you can well imagine the caregivers, they are in their

[2:55:26] 70s. And it's difficult on them. So I'm, I'm really

[2:55:30] happy to hear you say that because they are an

[2:55:32] integral part of the system. We know, we have burnout

[2:55:36] of the, um, the nurses, the doctors, or the healthcare

[2:55:40] professionals. And I think they help to take some of

[2:55:43] that burden from the healthcare professionals. So thank you for

[2:55:46] that. Glad to hear that you're working with the Ontario

[2:55:50] caregiver's association. Organisation on OCO. So Ontario Caregater. That's perfect.

[2:55:55] Is there anything that we can do? And I don't

[2:55:57] know how these caregivers do they know about the program

[2:56:01] or is there anything we can do to spread the

[2:56:03] word so that, um, they, they can, they know what

[2:56:06] we're providing and the support that we're providing. I think,

[2:56:09] and it's, it's, we also have another report coming as

[2:56:13] well that's really focused on the community side of things

[2:56:16] as well and how we can better, um, support, uh,

[2:56:20] socialized isolation and support other components of, um, for seniors

[2:56:25] living in the community supporting and supporting them in that

[2:56:28] way. I don't know if you wanted to add something.

[2:56:31] So, Migra, if I want to take a step back,

[2:56:33] and again, I've highlighted to regional council prior that for

[2:56:36] people who have dementia, the best place for them to

[2:56:39] age is actually home. And what we try to do

[2:56:42] from the perspective of the butterfly model, once these patients

[2:56:45] have reached a level of complexity that they cannot be

[2:56:47] looked after at home is to provide a home -

[2:56:50] like environment. However, based upon the questions that you're asking,

[2:56:53] there is a significant demographic or significant group of people

[2:56:58] who want to continue to look after their elderly ones

[2:57:01] at home who have advanced dementia. And that is something

[2:57:04] that we acknowledge. And we are doing leading work in

[2:57:07] that at the region of Pale through the course of

[2:57:09] the work that we are doing at our adult age

[2:57:11] services at peel manner in particular through the Thrive program.

[2:57:14] And this is a specialized program that we have developed

[2:57:16] at the region that is based upon evidence - based

[2:57:20] protocols from the United States called the pace model. We

[2:57:23] have now recruited about 70 or 80 people. Our target

[2:57:26] is about approximately 100. And the initial statistics that we

[2:57:29] have gathered from this are extremely favorable. I don't want

[2:57:33] to sound too ambitious, but our intentions here is to

[2:57:36] do once again for the adult day services landscape, what

[2:57:39] the butterfly model did for the long - term care

[2:57:41] landscape is to fundamentally reinvent and to show to the

[2:57:45] province that there is a better way to do adult

[2:57:47] - day services that is more supportive. And that is

[2:57:50] perhaps more conducive to people living with advanced dementia. Specifically

[2:57:54] from caregiver support at the pill minor facility, we also

[2:57:57] have a variety of respite beds available that can provide

[2:58:01] it some respite to caregivers we're getting burnt out. So

[2:58:04] quite a lot. We're also adding, just in terms of

[2:58:07] as well as community paramedicine and the importance of that

[2:58:11] in supporting caregivers as well for people who are either

[2:58:14] on the wait list for long - term care or

[2:58:17] choosing to age in place in their own homes in

[2:58:20] the community. That's great. Well, thank you both so very

[2:58:23] much. And to your team, your entire team, thank you

[2:58:26] for all that you do. Um, you do great work.

[2:58:29] I just want to recognise Keith Ward in the audience

[2:58:32] there. He's a face from the past. And yeah, nice

[2:58:35] to see you, Keith. Anyway, thank you so very much.

[2:58:38] I'm really glad to hear that because, like I said,

[2:58:41] I think those caregivers, they're forgotten a lot of times.

[2:58:44] So thank you. Shout out to Keith hasn't changed at

[2:58:47] all, by the way. I had a bit of a,

[2:58:50] am I still a councillor when he walked in? I

[2:58:52] go, nothing's changed. And good to see you. Uh, Councillor

[2:58:55] Reed. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you, Dr. Saha

[2:58:59] and Emery on your amazing work. And we had people

[2:59:02] from the region at our seniors fair on Friday sharing

[2:59:06] all the different resources, which is great because a lot

[2:59:09] of these projects and things that you're working on are

[2:59:12] kind of more in the north and not necessarily in

[2:59:13] our area. Um, and people, people don't know boundaries when

[2:59:18] it comes to it. So they're definitely taking advantage of

[2:59:20] those, uh, services. Um, but I wish the story was

[2:59:24] told a little bit more. You know, we're talking about

[2:59:26] these, these are best in the province, best in the

[2:59:28] country program statistically and experientially. But for a lot of

[2:59:32] people in my areas, you don't know that they exist.

[2:59:35] So just for them to know that they're there, not

[2:59:38] even that they're the best, but that they're there. The

[2:59:40] senior sphere is great. And your team's amazing coming out

[2:59:43] to that. Uh, so we have programs like Molly's club.

[2:59:48] That was one of the other groups that came out.

[2:59:50] And it's like a private business that's trying to do

[2:59:51] some of the work that the region is doing. Uh,

[2:59:54] do you have any partnerships with any of these organisations

[2:59:56] that are trying to do some of this work and

[2:59:58] trying to fill some of those gaps in areas that

[3:00:00] don't have some of those services. Any partnerships with any

[3:00:04] of those private organisations doing like the day looking at

[3:00:08] my, my community counterparts, um, for supporting that. There are

[3:00:12] partnerships with community organisations. I don't have the list on

[3:00:17] hand. And I don't know. If it's going to come

[3:00:20] up in your presentation or not. Kathy. I'm not sure.

[3:00:25] Mr. Sorry through the chair. I was actually just going

[3:00:30] to say what you were going to scream out. That's

[3:00:33] a very good question. Um, councillor. And it really does

[3:00:36] speak to the next presentation that will be had after

[3:00:39] lunch. And it is about the work that we're doing

[3:00:42] in senior services and across the organisation to reach out

[3:00:46] to those senior programs and continuing to build those relationships.

[3:00:51] And that matrix of support for our community. Hold on

[3:00:55] to that one. All right. Definitely. I just, I just

[3:00:57] really overjoyed. You have such great leadership and we're doing

[3:00:59] amazing work. And I just want to make sure everyone

[3:01:02] knows about it. So thank you so much. Thank you.

[3:01:05] Um, that concludes my list. Thank you for your presentation

[3:01:07] receipt moved by Councillored and Mayor Groves, all those in

[3:01:10] favor carried. Okay members of council with that, we're going

[3:01:13] to take a well - deserved break, especially for the

[3:01:14] staff. I want everybody back at 12, sorry, 1. 30

[3:01:17] so that we marshal on the last handful of things.

[3:01:20] So a recess till 130, thank you.

[3:39:07] Okay everybody, welcome back. As a day with quite a

[3:39:12] few highs and lows, there was another low unfortunate, I

[3:39:15] blame myself that on otherwise a great day, we gotten

[3:39:17] a lot done. We were in behind and they brought

[3:39:19] us a little cupcakes and I didn't bring a candle

[3:39:21] to put on Mayor Groves'cupcake because it's her birthday. Doesn't

[3:39:26] she look great for 30 years old? Isn't you just

[3:39:28] amazing. 25 years of public service on only 30 years

[3:39:32] old. It's remarkable. Congratulations, Madam Mayor. Okay. All right, moving

[3:39:40] on in that celebratory theme. Moving on, presentations of staff.

[3:39:44] We're on to our next one with thanks for everybody

[3:39:46] waiting patiently. Item 8, 1 advancing integrated senior services responding

[3:39:51] to demand through service alignment advocacy and sustained investment. Here

[3:39:55] for information, Ray Applebaum's here from the Peel Council of

[3:39:58] Aging and Kathy Granger, General Manager Senior Services. Welcome.

[3:40:09] Okay, I guess it's good afternoon. Chair members of council,

[3:40:13] and thank you for the opportunity to present here today

[3:40:16] to highlight our senior's work. My name is Kathy Granger,

[3:40:19] as chair said, and I'm the general manager of senior

[3:40:21] services at PL region. And joining me today is Raymond

[3:40:26] Applebaum, representing the Peel Council on Aging, where he serves

[3:40:30] as board secretary. I think most of you know, Ray,

[3:40:33] he's no stranger to us at the region. And he

[3:40:36] brings extensive experience across the senior sector. Including leadership and

[3:40:41] advocacy, policy, and service delivery. His work includes leadership with

[3:40:47] paces, Canada's advisory board. Senior social action, provincial policy and

[3:40:53] advocacy advisory committee, as well as serving as former CEO

[3:40:57] for PL senior link and co - founder of the

[3:41:00] metamorphosis network. Today, as part of seniors'month, we're pleased to

[3:41:05] present an overview of our work on advancing integrated services

[3:41:11] to support our seniors, respond to demand through service alignment,

[3:41:14] advocacy, and sustained investment. And what we'll share today is

[3:41:20] really about three things. The growing demand and complexity we're

[3:41:25] seeing across the system in its aging population. And what

[3:41:28] we're learning about the importance of integration and coordination. And

[3:41:33] where we see opportunities to strengthen how we support seniors

[3:41:37] and caregivers moving forward. And I see we're already on

[3:41:41] the next slide. I'm going to start to talk about

[3:41:44] the need. Over the past several years, demand across senior

[3:41:48] services has continued to grow both in volume and complexity.

[3:41:52] We're seeing this across the whole continuum. Significant wait lists

[3:41:56] for adult daycare services. Long - term care and increased

[3:42:01] reliance on programs like community paramedicine and strong demand for

[3:42:06] transportation and housing supports. At the same time, peels seniors

[3:42:11] population and needs are also rapidly increasing. More individuals are

[3:42:16] living with chronic conditions and dementia. Rising levels of social

[3:42:21] isolation will impact health and well - being underscoring the

[3:42:25] importance of social connection for overall key component of healthy

[3:42:30] aging, as we discussed in the previous presentation. At the

[3:42:35] same time, many of our seniors are navigating significant financial

[3:42:38] pressures alongside limited access to primary care. Taken together this

[3:42:44] highlights that while needs are increasing, they're also becoming more

[3:42:48] complex. And urgent placing growing stream on our health and

[3:42:52] social services system and outpacing traditional service models.

[3:43:04] From the perspective of seniors and caregivers, the system is

[3:43:07] an experience as separate programs. Its experience as one journey,

[3:43:12] often with multiple transitions. And those transitions are often, and

[3:43:17] most often, not seamless. We're seeing increasing pressure on our

[3:43:21] community services as hospital much more on community - based

[3:43:25] care, which further highlights the importance of strong integration across

[3:43:29] our community. There's a clear opportunity to improve how services

[3:43:34] our connected and coordinated and shift more intentionally to prevention

[3:43:38] and early support. And strengthen our ability to support people

[3:43:42] to age safely in place. When integration works well, we

[3:43:47] will see. Easier navigation and better continuity of care. And

[3:43:52] more efficient use of resources across the system. In

[3:44:02] PO, we're strengthening our role as an anchor provider by

[3:44:05] advancing a more integrated sustainable approach to seniors across four

[3:44:10] key areas. First, we prioritize preventative person - centred care

[3:44:14] through interdisciplinary models exemplified by the senior's health and wellness

[3:44:19] village at PL Manor that you heard about this morning,

[3:44:21] and many of you have come to see. And the

[3:44:24] community access to long - term care program, which connects

[3:44:26] services and support seniors with complex needs to remain at

[3:44:30] home longer. Second, we are deepening cross - sector partnerships

[3:44:34] across health, housing, and social services to improve navigation coordination

[3:44:39] and access. And third, we support aging in place. And

[3:44:45] reduce caregiver strain through initiatives like community paramedicine, along with

[3:44:49] rustbite care and adult day programs. And finally, we are

[3:44:54] focused on system transformation and sustainability with early results showing

[3:44:59] improved access, better coordination, and reduced pressure on hospitals and

[3:45:04] long - term care. At the same time, we know

[3:45:09] that strong community partnerships are essential. To sustaining this progress

[3:45:14] and ensuring services remain grounded in lived experiences of seniors

[3:45:17] and caregivers. And with that, I'd like to invite Raymond

[3:45:20] to share perspectives from the field council on aging. Thanks

[3:45:26] so much. Great to be here. Chair, councillors. Uh, it's

[3:45:30] a great opportunity to be able to share with you

[3:45:31] a little bit about the peel council on aging and

[3:45:35] the work that we're doing along side - by -

[3:45:37] side with the region. Um, I think the only thing

[3:45:40] that's changed as you look younger. Last time I was,

[3:45:44] you're all looking younger. So I'm really pleased to see

[3:45:46] that, um, you know, I'm enjoying my retirement and only

[3:45:51] 10 months in, but Kathy pulled me back and I'm

[3:45:55] here today with you. Um, I think one of the

[3:45:58] things I like to just start with quickly, uh, is

[3:46:01] just some commentary on what I see as success. And

[3:46:04] as I've sat here since early this morning and watched

[3:46:07] and listened to many excellent presentations and commentary, there's common

[3:46:11] themes throughout all the presentations. Yes, the context is different.

[3:46:16] They're talking about different subject areas. But really in general,

[3:46:21] I've heard a couple of things that really rang true

[3:46:23] for me. The first is partnerships. When I came in

[3:46:28] 1991 to start working here in Peel, um, and I

[3:46:31] met this wonderful guy, Keith Ward, who's sitting behind me,

[3:46:36] um, Keith was all about partnerships. And the region is

[3:46:39] all about partnerships. And if you, you know, your policy

[3:46:42] stated, the way that you communicate with one another. And

[3:46:46] the way you've connected with your community in such a

[3:46:48] positive way. So I would say just keep on going

[3:46:51] in terms of partnerships and how we're going to get

[3:46:54] through tough times and always challenging times to be able

[3:46:57] to do things together. The second is the integrated health

[3:47:01] and human service message. That was heard several times for

[3:47:05] me this morning. Um, and that's something of course that

[3:47:09] we continue to work on, uh, here at the region

[3:47:12] of Peel. You've done some amazing work in this area,

[3:47:17] the Swift project that I've had the pleasure of serving

[3:47:19] on the advisory team right from the get - go

[3:47:22] when the vision was put forward. And now look at

[3:47:25] where you're at. You look at that amazing new long

[3:47:28] - term care facility. The adult day program, the clinical

[3:47:32] services, all of that together really makes for a fantastic

[3:47:37] campus. Advocacy. The advocacy message came out lied and clear

[3:47:42] in a couple of dialogues that I've heard here this

[3:47:45] morning. And I think that that continues to be something

[3:47:48] that we all have to do. We all have to

[3:47:51] work together to advocate and ensure that we're educating and

[3:47:55] informing the public in the citizens, but at the same

[3:47:58] time, we have to be sure that the work that

[3:48:00] we do really reflects the ability to be able to

[3:48:04] advocate on behalf of the vulnerable populations that we all

[3:48:07] serve. And the last is sustained investment. Um, the grants

[3:48:13] and the programs that you offer and you participate in

[3:48:16] are amazing. And they really have been supportive to the

[3:48:19] community. But it's that sustainability. It's, it's being able to

[3:48:24] rely on the fact that you're going to have a

[3:48:27] core grant that's going to be available to you to

[3:48:29] enable you to enable you and your organisation to continue

[3:48:33] to go into the future. So those are just some

[3:48:37] side comments. In terms of community partners emphasizing three main

[3:48:41] needs, the first is a simpler navigation and reduced system

[3:48:46] complexity. We hear that all the time. I'm sure you're

[3:48:49] hearing it with your residents. Um, the need to be

[3:48:53] able to navigate a very complex system is something we

[3:48:57] just have not really stepped up and resolved. And that's

[3:49:01] something that we continue to work at the peel council

[3:49:05] on aging. And we're talking about ways in which we

[3:49:07] can establish solutions to work towards that. The second is

[3:49:11] a stronger coordination across sectors. This is not new. It's,

[3:49:16] it's an old message that we've heard before. I know

[3:49:19] back in 1986, I was seconded to the province of

[3:49:23] Ontario to write a paper on this. It was called

[3:49:26] one stop access. Some of you might actually remember it.

[3:49:30] Um, and it was a paper on coordination and service

[3:49:33] integration. That's what it was all about between multiple sectors.

[3:49:37] And you're proving it right here in the region appeal,

[3:49:40] you're doing it. So I would say, uh, you know,

[3:49:44] I heard, I think it was Councillor Reed mentioned this

[3:49:46] morning. We need to get the message out. We need

[3:49:48] to let them know that we're already doing these things.

[3:49:51] We're ahead of the curve. And the third is around

[3:49:55] being more responsive in person - centred services. Again, a

[3:49:58] message that was, I heard a couple of times this

[3:50:01] morning that reflected the verse needs of our older adult

[3:50:04] population, which is increasing rapidly, not just in numbers, but

[3:50:08] in the complexity of their needs. We heard that in

[3:50:12] one of the presentations where we heard about the client

[3:50:15] population has much more severe and acute needs and are

[3:50:19] going to require level of care and support. These highlight

[3:50:24] the critical value of community partners working together. When partners

[3:50:29] come together, they bring complementary expertise, strengthen coordination and are

[3:50:34] better positioned to lead solutions that are grounded in the

[3:50:38] lived experience of seniors. Their leadership is essential in driving

[3:50:44] meaningful system level improvements. The peel council on aging plays

[3:50:49] an important role in addressing these needs. Firstly, they advocate

[3:50:53] for senior's needs and ensure their voices are representative. Secondly,

[3:50:59] they help inform age - friendly policies and influence decision

[3:51:04] - making. The third is to work to advance age

[3:51:09] - friendly communities and support healthy agent. They are promoting

[3:51:14] and connecting community awareness, helping reduce isolation. And finally, they

[3:51:19] lead initiatives like the seminar on aging. Which brings together

[3:51:24] seniors caregivers and service providers for knowledge sharing and collaboration.

[3:51:29] Further reinforcing the strength and leadership of community partnerships. Just

[3:51:35] on the summit on aging, we have now established a

[3:51:37] date, November the 25th post - elections. Um, we're delighted.

[3:51:43] Mayor's not sitting here, but Mayor Brown has stepped forward

[3:51:48] along with councillor Vicente, who are working with us and

[3:51:53] they have offered to support us in this event. Um,

[3:51:57] and they are providing the Bob Callahan Centre for our

[3:52:00] facility. And are also going to serve as a premier

[3:52:04] sponsor. So we're just delighted. And thank you, Paul, for

[3:52:06] that. Really appreciate it. So we invite all of you

[3:52:10] to join us. In terms, at the same time, there

[3:52:16] are structural challenges that continue to shape what we're able

[3:52:19] to do. They include ongoing fragmentation and navigation that I

[3:52:24] mentioned earlier. Increasing caregiver burden, interesting mayor grows raise that

[3:52:30] this morning. Um, it is a problem. It has been

[3:52:33] a challenge for a long time. Only 20, just a

[3:52:37] piece of information. Only 25 percent of all cares provided

[3:52:40] by professionals. Is that not shocking statistic? And that hasn't

[3:52:50] changed for all the decades that I've been involved in

[3:52:53] healthcare. So it really is something for us to pay

[3:52:56] attention to and to recognise this is a real problem.

[3:52:59] And this impacts individual's ability been to maintain their ability

[3:53:04] to be a caregiver continue in a job if they

[3:53:10] are somebody that's working in the system. And it's really

[3:53:13] important that we come up with ideas about how we

[3:53:15] can support the caregivers. Time limited and unstable funding models.

[3:53:22] What I look at when people look to peel, I

[3:53:25] say, but these are pockets of excellence. Like we've done

[3:53:28] it. Yes. Is it replicated across the province? No. Much

[3:53:33] of what you were talking about here this morning. And

[3:53:35] you've already accomplished. I haven't seen it across the province.

[3:53:39] In what I would call maybe pockets, but not consistently.

[3:53:43] Wouldn't that be wonderful if people could take something like

[3:53:45] the butterfly program and just replicate that in all the

[3:53:49] homes across Ontario? How fast things would change and limited

[3:53:54] ability scale successfully, these kinds of programs. These pressures don't

[3:53:58] just affect service delivery. They impact the overall sustainability of

[3:54:03] the system. Recognising and addressing these challenges will be key

[3:54:07] to moving forward effectively. Thank you.

[3:54:18] So looking ahead, we are focusing on several key priorities.

[3:54:22] And you've heard some of this throughout our presentation. Simplify

[3:54:26] access and improving navigation pathways, strengthening cross - sector collaboration

[3:54:31] and care continuity. Expanding supports for caregivers. And we've talked

[3:54:36] about that a number of times this morning, including rust

[3:54:39] bike care, mental health supports, and social prescribing programs. And

[3:54:43] advancing provincial advocacy to support aging in place and more

[3:54:46] sustainable funding models, including collaboration with influential, provincial associations like

[3:54:53] seniors for social action, Ontario. Ontario Association of Councils on

[3:54:57] Aging and Advantage Ontario. These priorities reflect both community needs,

[3:55:03] but also data inputs. Council leadership and investment in integrated

[3:55:09] wraparound models like the seniors, health and wellness village have

[3:55:13] improved coordination across care settings. Regional staff will continue advancing

[3:55:18] service integration, leveraging partnerships and supporting coordinated advocacy efforts, including

[3:55:24] through AMO this summer. Continue council support is essential alongside

[3:55:30] sustainable provincial funding to maintain progress and prevent growing system

[3:55:36] pressures. So I'll close with this demand, as you saw

[3:55:41] from our council report, continues to grow needs are becoming

[3:55:44] much more complex. And at the same time, there's a

[3:55:47] strong foundation to build on through our partnerships. And strong

[3:55:52] shared commitment to seniors and caregivers. By continuing to focus

[3:55:56] on integration, alignment and advocacy, we can build a more

[3:56:00] connected and sustainable system. Thank you for your time today.

[3:56:04] And we'd be happy to answer any questions. Thank you.

[3:56:06] And there are counselored Reed. Okay, thank you. Uh, thank

[3:56:10] you, Mr. Chair. So Kathy and Ray, thank you so

[3:56:12] much for your presentation. Uh, I just wanted to give

[3:56:15] you an opportunity to just unpack a little bit more

[3:56:17] about those community connections with some of the private sector

[3:56:19] that's trying to do some of the great work that

[3:56:21] we're doing here at the region and how you're supporting

[3:56:23] them. And if, if and however supporting them. I'll start.

[3:56:27] Thank you for. Yeah. Um, through you, um, chair. Thank

[3:56:30] you for the question. Yeah. Well, we don't have formal

[3:56:33] partnerships with our for - profit providers because you funded

[3:56:37] us so well and we are a sector leader. We

[3:56:39] do do a lot of presentations at events. Like we

[3:56:43] hope at the summit and other provincial organisations. So we

[3:56:46] do make a lot of connections there and have a

[3:56:48] lot of people through tours. Um, I also, um, you

[3:56:51] reach out to us regularly and we, we do partner

[3:56:54] that way. No formal partnerships, but certainly we do make

[3:56:57] lots of connections. And that's certainly a priority for us.

[3:57:00] Yeah. No, they're great. Like at our seniors fair, people

[3:57:02] are pleasantly surprised at all those services that are available

[3:57:04] for them. And then also shocked that they're not like

[3:57:07] in their next, like they're right there. They actually travel

[3:57:09] a little bit. So, um, it'd be great if you

[3:57:12] could send some of that information to my office. I'm

[3:57:14] sure all the councillor colleagues would appreciate that too. We

[3:57:17] could put it in our newsletters and things over the

[3:57:19] years. It's great to have that information ready to, uh,

[3:57:22] increase awareness of the great work that you're doing. So

[3:57:24] thank you so much. Yeah. We're happy to. Did you

[3:57:26] want to add on? Chair, can I expand on that

[3:57:28] just for a minute? Uh, so from PO council on

[3:57:31] aging's perspective and the work that we're doing in the

[3:57:33] community and the way we've established ourselves, we don't differentiate

[3:57:37] between nonprofit and private sector companies. They are involved in

[3:57:42] two primary ways, one in which they sit on our

[3:57:45] round tables, we call them in one of the slides,

[3:57:48] you'll see the five different round tables, healthy aging housing,

[3:57:51] staying mobile, building community and safety. So they are involved

[3:57:55] in those conversations, whether their technology companies might be the

[3:57:59] case. They might be home care providers. Um, so there

[3:58:02] are private sectors involved sitting at those tables. And the

[3:58:06] summit, which is annual, this will be the fourth annual

[3:58:08] summit. We have over 80 vendors who come and join

[3:58:12] us. And they, they've taken a number of those tables.

[3:58:15] Great. So are the city missed a saga and city

[3:58:17] of Brampton representatives at those tables as well. They've been

[3:58:21] involved with us on the first three years. So the

[3:58:24] first summit was sponsored here in Brampton. And they, they

[3:58:28] had representation through their staff, city of Mississippi second and

[3:58:33] then Calladin was third. And now we're back in Brampton

[3:58:36] this year. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[3:58:40] I just one quick one. I don't want to worry

[3:58:42] about my story. They've all heard it before. And it's

[3:58:44] so ironic. I shared it with the medical officer of

[3:58:46] health this morning. And you've heard me all say this

[3:58:48] before. So I'll say it quick. When I was born,

[3:58:50] I was supposed to be dead at 72 if you

[3:58:52] were born when I thought you'd be dead 75. The

[3:58:55] good news, you know, my joke, the good news is

[3:58:56] you're probably going to live to a hundred. The bad

[3:58:58] news is you're probably going to live to a hundred

[3:58:59] and you're going to outlive your body, your mind, your

[3:59:01] money or your family. And I would say, and then

[3:59:04] you're going to come looking to the state and we'll

[3:59:06] be broke by then. You've all heard me tell that

[3:59:08] story a hundred times. What you've just addeded that I

[3:59:11] was unaware of, Oh, and by the way, historically, the

[3:59:15] state's only ever looked after one in four. Yeah. I

[3:59:19] did not know that. So now I get to add

[3:59:22] that and say, and by the way, the state has

[3:59:24] only historically. So for the other 75 percent of you

[3:59:28] as you're going home or looking at the forehead, have

[3:59:30] you figured out what you will be doing for yourself

[3:59:33] to look after you're aging. I've never added that because

[3:59:36] I never had that piece of the puzzle. And I

[3:59:38] bet a lot of people think, Oh, no, it's not

[3:59:40] 25. You're going to look after all of us, aren't

[3:59:42] you? We never have. And we certainly won't. So three

[3:59:46] quarters of you. I hope you have a contingency of

[3:59:48] some kind unless something cataclysmic happens. Wow. The other piece

[3:59:52] that I had incidentally just because the province of Ontario

[3:59:55] last year spelt about 240 billion dollars They predict because

[3:59:59] of us aging baby boomers. It'll take 240 billion just

[4:00:04] to look after aging. I don't think they're going to

[4:00:06] blow the whole budget on just old people. I think

[4:00:09] we still need schools. I think we still need law

[4:00:11] enforcement. Oh my God. It's an ugly graph in those

[4:00:15] lines are going to cross at some point. And as

[4:00:18] I said, I've now learned brother and sister heal thyself

[4:00:21] because of the pond. We've got lots we have to

[4:00:27] do individually and collectively. Okay. Great presentation. Councillor Reed moving

[4:00:33] receipt along with Councillor Daskoldo's in favor carried. Okay. And

[4:00:37] our last staff presentation, item 8, 3 impacts of peels

[4:00:41] strategic agenda 2024 to 2027 and the 20 year strategic

[4:00:46] plan here for information. Presentation by Sharona Holman, director strategy

[4:00:50] and transportation office of the CAO.

[4:01:00] And a welcome.

[4:01:19] Good afternoon regional chair and members of regional council. I

[4:01:23] am Sharona Holman and I'm the director of strategy and

[4:01:26] transformation out of CEO Gary Kent's office. Today I'll be

[4:01:32] today, I will be bringing forward our organisational performance story.

[4:01:36] Our story of impact, progress, influence and transformation. This story

[4:01:42] belongs to all the regional staff. It is through their

[4:01:45] dedication, commitment and hard work that we've been able to

[4:01:49] achieve all that we have. Thank you to all staff

[4:01:53] in public works, in legislative services, corporate services, human services,

[4:01:58] health services, and the Office of the CAO. The story

[4:02:03] also belongs to you, every member of regional council. It

[4:02:07] is through your leadership, your decisions, and your deliberations that

[4:02:11] we've been able to move or organisation and community forward.

[4:02:15] Thank you, Regional Council. Were you collective leadership and your

[4:02:19] commitment to the residents and businesses of PEAL. Before I

[4:02:24] go into how we're moving the needle, I would like

[4:02:27] to take you back in order to bring you forward.

[4:02:30] I will take you back to 2015. In

[4:02:39] 2015, our world was a different place. Many of today's

[4:02:44] defining challenges were emerging but had not yet reached their

[4:02:48] current scale. Peeled was already one of Canada's fastest growing

[4:02:52] regions and was becoming one of Canada's most diverse communities

[4:02:56] where immigration field population and labour market growth. And housing

[4:03:02] affordability was beginning to gain attention across the GTA. The

[4:03:07] world was changing, and so was peel. In anticipation for

[4:03:13] a changing world and a growing community through the leadership

[4:03:16] of regional counsel, we launched our 20 year strategic plan.

[4:03:21] And our vision of community for life. Where everyone has

[4:03:24] a sense of belonging. And as access to the services

[4:03:27] they needed every stage. Since 2015, we've seen our community

[4:03:32] grow and evolve in ways that we could not have

[4:03:35] imagined. And we face challenges and disruptions. We have come

[4:03:40] out stronger and more resilient. In 2024, with

[4:03:50] regional councils endorsement, we launched peel strategic agenda. In our

[4:03:56] rapidly shifting world, as we navigate and respond to a

[4:03:59] multitude of interconnected pressures and risk, our strategic agenda enables

[4:04:04] us to move forward with clarity and direction. It is

[4:04:08] an outcome - based framework positioning peel to anticipate and

[4:04:12] respond to complexity in a coordinated, aligned, and intentional manner.

[4:04:17] Focused on housing and social impact, sustainability, service excellence, our

[4:04:23] people, and future readiness. Peele strategic agenda lays out the

[4:04:27] short - term work to achieve our long - term

[4:04:29] outcomes. A key aspect of our short - term work

[4:04:34] is collaborating with your staff at the cities of Brampton

[4:04:37] and Mississauga and the town of Kaladin. And partners and

[4:04:41] our provincial partners to successfully and responsively transfer waste collection,

[4:04:47] roads, pamma, and water and wastewater.

[4:05:01] It's not. Okay, thank you, Brian. Brian Denise, the manager

[4:05:08] of strategy and continuous improvements on my team. In safety

[4:05:11] to Brian. I forgot to switch to slides. I apologise.

[4:05:23] And with that, let's dive into how we're driving impact

[4:05:26] and how we're being recognised. On the pillar of housing

[4:05:30] and social impact, we are achieving collective impact, strengthening partnerships,

[4:05:35] and responding to critical community needs. We affordably housed and

[4:05:39] supported more than 43, 000 households in 2025. We accelerated

[4:05:45] over 30 water and wastewater projects to support housing growth

[4:05:49] and provincial targets. We protected community health by conducting nearly

[4:05:55] 20, 000 public health inspections distributed over 30, 13, 000

[4:06:00] naloxon doses and supported over 8, 000 clients through mobile

[4:06:04] harm reduction services. And we opened our PL reception centre.

[4:06:09] The largest facility of its kind in Canada, serving both

[4:06:13] peel and the GTA. For a silent claimance. We also

[4:06:17] secured over 100 million dollars in federal funding to strengthen

[4:06:21] long - term capacity. And we're being recognised through independent

[4:06:31] third independent third - party validation for our efforts. You

[4:06:36] heard Steve Jakes, our commissioner of human services speak to

[4:06:38] this this morning. We received a 2025 Institute of Public

[4:06:42] Administration of Canada Innovation Award for our silent claimant response

[4:06:47] and the 2025 Ontario Municipal Social Services Association local champion

[4:06:52] award for our coordinated encampment response recognising partnership, dignity, and

[4:06:58] our human rights approach. Through our sustainability pillar, we

[4:07:07] are delivering value for money. And working diligently to ensure

[4:07:11] appeal remains environmentally and financially sustainable. This is exemplified by

[4:07:17] keeping our water and racewater rates affordable for peeler residents

[4:07:21] and businesses. We are 30 percent below the GTA average.

[4:07:26] We are also advancing our climate change efforts through council's

[4:07:30] approval of our net zero emissions building retrofit policy and

[4:07:34] standard. And we're optimizing trans help and improving efficiencies that

[4:07:38] are translating to approximately 100, 000 dollars in savings monthly.

[4:07:48] And once again, we're being recognised. We received cannabis clean

[4:07:53] 50 top project award for our leadership and sustainability. And

[4:07:58] the AMSA local champion award for a water rate affordability

[4:08:01] program, recognising our commitment to affordability, equity, and support for

[4:08:06] residents facing financial pressures. For

[4:08:16] our service excellence pillar, we are delivering high quality services,

[4:08:21] ensuring value and elevating organisational effectiveness. We've integrated AI as

[4:08:26] part of our digital strategy to improve resident experience, operations,

[4:08:31] and to ensure where our future ready, future - proofed

[4:08:34] organisation. Through a long - standing, continues to improvement program.

[4:08:39] We achieved over 11 million dollars in cost savings and

[4:08:42] cost avoidance in 2025. And since 2021, we've achieved over

[4:08:48] 100 million in cost containment inclusive of 28 million in

[4:08:53] cost savings. And over the last three years, we've achieved

[4:08:58] an service channels. We also rolled out our vendor performance

[4:09:07] management program across PEAL, Peel Housing Corporation, and PEAL Regional

[4:09:12] Police. Holding our vendors accountable and taking early remedial actions

[4:09:17] were needed. And we launched the one - free program

[4:09:22] along Transhelp users to transverseemlessly across TTCOTRANSIT and local services.

[4:09:33] We recently received the 2026 Canadian Association for Municipal Administrators

[4:09:38] Award for collaboration. For our innovative first of its kind,

[4:09:42] PEAL region, service Ontario Inducated Service Hub. A one -

[4:09:47] stop service centre located at 10 - peel combining both

[4:09:51] provincial and municipal services in a single location. This partnership

[4:09:57] could be precedent setting. It allows us to imagine the

[4:10:01] possibilities of what further partnerships could look like with our

[4:10:05] provincial and federal government. We also received the Forbes Canada

[4:10:11] best employers award for the last three years and excellence

[4:10:15] Canada's Platinum Award for Excellence Innovation and Wellness, demonstrating peel

[4:10:21] strength and leadership, strategic planning, continuous improvement, and our people

[4:10:26] and customer focus. Turning our attention to our people pillar.

[4:10:36] You've heard Gary say this on numerous occasions. Our people

[4:10:40] are the heart of our organisation. And he's absolutely right.

[4:10:45] Our people are truly remarkable. This pillar focuses on supporting

[4:10:49] the wellness, growth, and creativity of our people. And our

[4:10:54] regional values are a big part of this. How we

[4:10:56] care and support each other, how we demonstrate leadership in

[4:11:00] the work we do, how we include others, and create

[4:11:02] space for diversity, psychological safety, and a sense of belonging.

[4:11:08] How we collaborate effectively and efficiently, and how we operate

[4:11:11] in a transparent manner to build trust. Through our continued

[4:11:16] investments in the psychological and physical health of our people,

[4:11:20] our focus on inclusion and diversity, and our modernized people

[4:11:24] strategy, we are building our healthier, future - ready, inclusive

[4:11:29] workplace. And our employees continue to demonstrate a spirit of

[4:11:34] generosity and kindness. They have raised over 4 million dollars

[4:11:39] for the United Way over the last 15 years. And

[4:11:44] over 250, 000 dollars in 2025 supporting 71 local agencies

[4:11:50] and more than 90 community programs. And our people are

[4:11:59] recognised for this and the municipal sector and beyond. Our

[4:12:03] paramedics and public health team have received the governor general

[4:12:07] exemplary service medals for service excellence and contributions to community

[4:12:11] health. Our HR team received the human resources director Canada

[4:12:16] Innovation Ward for our employee service centre. And we recently

[4:12:22] received an award from the American Society for Quality for

[4:12:25] advancing public sector and continuous improvement. This recognition from the

[4:12:30] American Society for Quality was awarded to Brian Denise and

[4:12:33] manager and a lien - sick Sigma Black Belt on

[4:12:36] my team. Brian was the one who came and saved

[4:12:39] me for a few minutes ago. Our people, our key

[4:12:49] part of us being a future - ready organisation. Future

[4:12:53] readiness is about ensuring that we can respond to disruption,

[4:12:57] volatility, uncertainty, growth, and complexity with resilience and foresight. We

[4:13:03] developed a future readiness strategy and partnered with the province

[4:13:07] as the first municipality to deliver an online incident management

[4:13:12] training. Thereby strengthening and emergency - preparedness and readiness to

[4:13:17] protect residents and services during disruptions. We are also protecting

[4:13:23] community health, safeguarding residents, and a reducing pressure on their

[4:13:27] broader health system. This is through the administration of more

[4:13:31] than 81, 000 immunizations distributing over 1. 1 million vaccine

[4:13:36] doses to peel healthcare partners and vaccinating more than 54,

[4:13:41] 000 school - age children.

[4:13:54] We received the utility of the future award, prepeals water

[4:13:58] and wastewater services, highlighting innovation, operational accidents, excellence, and a

[4:14:03] future focus service delivery. We've also received the chief information

[4:14:08] officer award, recognising our CIO and our digital peel program

[4:14:13] celebrating innovation and the enhancement of business value through technology.

[4:14:25] And of course, being future ready always means keeping an

[4:14:28] eye. On the ball and towards the future. As we

[4:14:33] look at to the future, we're working on the refresh

[4:14:36] of our strategic agenda. To ensure we continue to focus

[4:14:39] on what matters most to regional counsel. And what matters

[4:14:42] most to our community. And to ensure we are positioned

[4:14:46] for what comes next. We will continue to listen carefully

[4:14:49] to regional counsel and to engage you in the fall.

[4:14:59] Once again, thank you to Regional Council. Thank you to

[4:15:02] all staff. Thank you to Gary Kent, our CAO for

[4:15:06] your visionary leadership and your drive for excellence. And thank

[4:15:10] you to Peel's executive leadership team for your unwavering commitment

[4:15:13] to our people and our community. None of this would

[4:15:16] be possible without your collective leadership and efforts. And with

[4:15:22] that, I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.

[4:15:26] Thank you. Well, I haven't got any questions, but maybe

[4:15:28] I'm going to bring it home for council just to

[4:15:30] tell you, what a marvelous presentation in terms of our

[4:15:33] strategic agenda. And so one thing you're focused on for

[4:15:36] me when my time comes, which may be sooner rather

[4:15:39] than later. And if I was forced to give one

[4:15:41] word of what that 10, 12 years might have looked

[4:15:44] like, I always thought the word that I would use

[4:15:46] is resilience, because we've been incredibly resilient. Transformational is right

[4:15:53] up there now. The more I think about. These were

[4:15:54] transformative times in and of themselves. So between transformational and

[4:15:58] resiliency, remembering we did it against the backdrop of COVID

[4:16:03] like everybody else. And dissolution unlike everybody else. So it

[4:16:08] is remarkable how transformational and how resilient we've been through

[4:16:12] all of it. And that is a reflection of the

[4:16:14] staff and all that they have done from the senior

[4:16:17] management team. Now know that people work in the lines

[4:16:20] today. And so a tip of the hat to them,

[4:16:23] because I also know, and this is my last thought,

[4:16:25] it's come at a price relative to the organisational health

[4:16:28] and well - being of the organisation. And it's only

[4:16:31] when you step back and look at the last 15

[4:16:32] years and say, no question transformational. We've been the fastest

[4:16:35] growing region in North America. No question we had to

[4:16:38] show a lot of resilience to get through it. COVID

[4:16:41] beat the stuffings out of all of us globally. And

[4:16:44] you had to throw in dissolution just for fun while

[4:16:46] you were along the way. Boy, that's a lot. So,

[4:16:49] um, nice that you've given us a perspective and a

[4:16:51] snapshot of where we've come and what lies ahead. But

[4:16:55] again, my last shout out acknowledging the organisational health of

[4:16:58] the organisation. And all everybody's done to get up one

[4:17:01] more morning come to work and make it work. And

[4:17:03] it's had its strains and we want to say thanks.

[4:17:05] I certainly do. Because it's taken its toll and something

[4:17:08] we also have to keep mindful of. So thank you.

[4:17:11] Thank you very much for the presentation. Receipt moved by

[4:17:13] Councillored, seconded by Councillor Kovac. All those in favor carried.

[4:17:17] All right. That is it for the presentations. I now

[4:17:19] go to the remaining few items. The first one I

[4:17:22] have up, it may just be a formality, but as

[4:17:24] it relates to items related to human services, counselored is

[4:17:27] the chair. But Councillor Reed, the two items you asked

[4:17:30] held. So why don't I just take the chair to

[4:17:32] see if the need to do with regards to 13,

[4:17:35] one and 13 too. I know 13, one was the

[4:17:37] black north initiative that we dealt with. So Madam Clerk,

[4:17:40] first of all, Councillored, I know I don't, I'll throw

[4:17:43] it over to you, Councillor Reed. Tell me how you'd

[4:17:44] like to proceed with 13 one. Yeah. Thank you, Mr.

[4:17:48] Chair. Uh, don't need a full presentation on it, but

[4:17:50] I just wanted to, uh, just touch and highlight some

[4:17:53] of the community improvements. Where I had the detained notes

[4:17:57] here in front of me here. One second. Um, it

[4:18:00] was so long ago. I've held that now. I'm just

[4:18:02] trying to find my spot here.

[4:18:16] Sorry, one second here.

[4:18:39] Oh, yes. Sorry. It was just around the fund. And

[4:18:41] with, with the monies for that, um, and the different

[4:18:45] benefits we have, the food, the B3 funding, uh, and

[4:18:50] other, what are the other programs with it. And, uh,

[4:18:53] the monies that are going to that once this, um,

[4:18:56] allocation is done. So can you just speak to just

[4:18:59] a little bit more about the program specifically and what

[4:19:02] the next steps are for it. Thank you through you

[4:19:08] chair. Uh, thank you, councillor, for the question. The funding

[4:19:14] that we have, I'll flip it over to Jabari and

[4:19:17] he can give you an itemized list of all the

[4:19:20] groups that we fund through our community investment, uh, program

[4:19:24] so that those are groups that provide social support community

[4:19:30] mental health and other issues. Builds capacity within a variety

[4:19:34] of communities within, within any municipality. Another part of that

[4:19:38] is the food security funding that we have. Around food,

[4:19:42] so I'll take food security because it's the one that,

[4:19:44] that has a combination of funding. So we do have

[4:19:47] base funding, but if you will recall last two budgets,

[4:19:52] uh, there was a request and approved by council to

[4:19:54] increase the amount of funding forefood security within the region

[4:19:57] appeal. And that came from a reserve fund. So, um,

[4:20:01] that ends this year at the end of 2026 that

[4:20:05] augmentation to the funding ends at the end of 2026.

[4:20:09] So it'll be next year's counsel to either provide us

[4:20:12] direction or a decision on whether or not they want

[4:20:16] to continue with augmenting that funding. Um, four food security

[4:20:20] through all the food banks that we've had delegate before

[4:20:23] us or whether or not they just want to revert

[4:20:25] back to, um, back to the base funding, which is

[4:20:29] like one point. Two, three or three million dollars in

[4:20:34] food security. Um, so if it's not coming out of

[4:20:37] a reserve fund and we've heard the state of our

[4:20:38] reserve funds, then there would have to be another funding

[4:20:41] stream through tax base or through some other mechanism, uh,

[4:20:45] to continue on with that level of funding, uh, should

[4:20:49] counsel desire. And Jabari, maybe you want to speak to

[4:20:51] some of the other funds that we provide. Just to

[4:20:56] answer the question, Councillored, we do have a list now

[4:20:58] of the funded, um, organisations that we can make aware

[4:21:02] to counsel. But that 4. 0 million, uh, from the

[4:21:07] reserve primarily is distributed to the core fund to increase

[4:21:10] the number of organisations we were able to work with.

[4:21:14] Uh, the B3 and indigenous nonprofit organisations that you're well

[4:21:17] aware of. And as Steve spoke to the variety of

[4:21:20] food insecurity, whether it be through direct organisations to increase

[4:21:23] their capacity or through the distribution models that you have

[4:21:27] discussed before. So the idea is that the, I think

[4:21:31] the other piece of the question you're asking is that

[4:21:33] the need hasn't subsided from the decision council made two

[4:21:37] years ago. Um, so we're looking to see, as Steve

[4:21:40] spoke to, uh, how we might diversify that funding because

[4:21:44] count the community, uh, deeply uses deeply as a need

[4:21:49] for this funding. And we've had a 22 million dollar

[4:21:52] request over the last year anytime we put out an

[4:21:55] ask for RFPs through our grand funding. We get an

[4:21:58] overwhelming ask. Uh, so to not have that 4. 0

[4:22:03] million is going to be a bit of a challenge

[4:22:05] that we're going to have to figure out. Right. Um,

[4:22:07] so the separate presentation coming on the return on investment,

[4:22:11] what those money's gone to and stuff. Is that coming

[4:22:13] up. We have a presentation that we're planning for around

[4:22:17] the food insecurity, as was requested by council. Um, but

[4:22:20] this report is just a given update to the CIP

[4:22:23] program. Okay. And so can you speak to the B3

[4:22:25] piece of that too? I guess it's Arlene or? Yeah.

[4:22:28] I'm going to let Arlene talk because as some of

[4:22:30] your problem wondering, why am I even here, uh, two

[4:22:33] months ago, uh, as you saw Jason, sorry, must have

[4:22:37] felt like two months ago. This morning, uh, Jason, I

[4:22:42] got to tell my story better. I'm still, I'm still

[4:22:44] with the family in my mind. So apologies for my

[4:22:47] discon population. Uh, Jason Hastings now the general manager for

[4:22:51] peel living. He was the director of social development partnerships

[4:22:56] and planning of which I am now of assumed leadership

[4:22:58] over. So the weeds that you're asking about, Arlene is

[4:23:03] the more, uh, intricately involved. And she'll be able to

[4:23:06] answer your question about the B3 funding directly. Okay. Thank

[4:23:09] you. Through council. So with B3, uh, we receive 1.

[4:23:15] 25 million through the reserves. We've had great success over

[4:23:20] the last two years, 42 organisations, B3 organisations were funded

[4:23:26] in the report. You'll also see the bit of an

[4:23:28] ROI out of the 42 organisations, 23 of them outside

[4:23:34] of regional funding. We're successful to receive almost upwards of

[4:23:38] a million dollars. So the investment was quite well deserved.

[4:23:43] So thank you to council for that investment. Okay. That's

[4:23:45] great. Um, yeah, I just look forward to the future

[4:23:49] reports on what to do next with this money. And

[4:23:51] I guess that'll be, you guys can figure out how

[4:23:54] to do that. But that conversation definitely is needed. We're

[4:23:57] seeing some good results from this. Okay. Um, so to

[4:24:05] help me up, Madam Clerk, I think we've covered off

[4:24:07] 13, one and 13, two. How do you, I'm going

[4:24:10] to read this motion for 13. One moved by Councillored.

[4:24:12] Second of my council Russo to tidy up 13, one

[4:24:15] that the director of housing services, the authorized to execute

[4:24:18] amendments to the grant agreements with black North Initiative on

[4:24:20] business term satisfactory at the commission of human services for

[4:24:23] the approved grant funding of 2. 5 million and on

[4:24:25] legal term satisfied to the regional solicitor and commissioner of

[4:24:28] legislative services. All those in favor carried in Madam Clerk

[4:24:31] with regards to 13 - 2. From Councillored, motion over

[4:24:35] seat, seconded by Councillor Tedjo, all those in favor. That

[4:24:38] is carried. Apologies to Councillor Kovac. I went right by

[4:24:43] 9 - 2 that you asked held under public works.

[4:24:46] The red light camera agreement extension. In the absence of

[4:24:49] Councillor Maderos and Councillor Fortini, I will assume the chair

[4:24:52] and come to you with regards to item 9, 2.

[4:24:55] Just waiting for my red light to come on. There

[4:24:58] it is. Thank you so much. Uh, not a problem.

[4:25:01] And I apologise. I could have handled this, uh, outside

[4:25:03] of council. And with the indulgence of the commissioner, uh,

[4:25:07] regarding the contract that will be extended for a period

[4:25:12] of six months and ending in June of next year.

[4:25:16] I got really no problems with that. It's just that

[4:25:19] when I talk with residents, especially of late who are

[4:25:24] exceedingly becoming aware of the fact that we've lost the

[4:25:27] automated speed enforcement cameras that are in schools, uh, with

[4:25:31] rodent safety and their mind on my mind, um, speeding

[4:25:36] which kind of continues to be a bit of an

[4:25:37] epidemic. And residents feeling that we could do more, whatever

[4:25:41] that is. And they're believed that we can install more

[4:25:44] cameras. I was more sort of curious how many do

[4:25:47] we have in the region of peel? And what really

[4:25:50] is the process for getting, getting a red light camera

[4:25:53] installed. Thank you. And through the chair to councillor Kovac,

[4:26:03] we currently have 34 red light cameras that are installed

[4:26:07] in the region. Um, the process for having those installed,

[4:26:12] um, in the report, it talks about the group procurement

[4:26:15] that we have through city of Toronto. And so annually

[4:26:19] we negotiate with the group on how many cameras, um,

[4:26:21] we would be allocated for each new year. And then

[4:26:24] we budget accordingly for that. Um, the process for installation,

[4:26:29] we've got network wide screening process. So all intersections are

[4:26:34] rated based on their, uh, potential for collision for being

[4:26:40] preventable collisions and reducing those by installing, uh, having the

[4:26:44] red light cameras as a deterrent. I can say that

[4:26:50] it has been a very successful program to date. We

[4:26:54] have, uh, we don't have the numbers for 2025 yet,

[4:26:57] but in 2024, we saw a 20 percent reduction in

[4:27:01] injury and fatal collisions, um, with no fatal injuries recorded

[4:27:05] at the red light camera locations. Or if I could,

[4:27:11] thank you so much. Uh, has it ever happened where

[4:27:13] we've maybe relocated one? Like we found a certain area

[4:27:16] that has had the red light camera, maybe not really

[4:27:19] a great need to have it anymore. And so since

[4:27:22] we already have 34, maybe we could just sort of

[4:27:24] shuffle them around and put them in an area that

[4:27:25] has become more problematic. Whereas the area that might have

[4:27:29] one or others has become less so. Yes, we have.

[4:27:36] I'm looking back at Sean Nix, who has confirmed that

[4:27:39] we have. And it's typically due to construction or reconstructions

[4:27:43] that take place. So we are constantly reviewing and screening

[4:27:47] and prioritizing throughout the network. Thank you. With that, you

[4:27:52] have the motion in our agenda before you move by

[4:27:54] Councillor Kovac, seconded by Councillor Barr. All those in favor.

[4:27:58] That is carried. That takes me all the way down

[4:27:59] to other business and councillor inquiries. Looking in the chamber

[4:28:05] seeing none and nothing on my screen. On the notices

[4:28:08] of motion. Items held 20. 3 motion regarding Grant Louis

[4:28:12] Sodochuk, Ukrainian nursery as held by Councillor Fonseca. Councillor Fonseca.

[4:28:21] Thank you, Through Chair. So a couple of weeks ago,

[4:28:25] there was some discussion, some questions asked. Um. Took, took

[4:28:30] it back and to do more work on it. And

[4:28:33] today the motion before you has, I believe, done some

[4:28:37] more due diligence around this. And I wanted to say

[4:28:41] thank you for everybody for allowing this to be on

[4:28:44] the floor again today. Um, and I'll just leave it

[4:28:48] at that for the moment. I'm not sure if anybody

[4:28:50] has any questions. And oh, I just will say, um,

[4:28:55] because Mayor Parish is, uh, not here today. She's aware

[4:28:58] and Councillor Dasko as her proxy will be, will be

[4:29:03] the seconder. And if I have no other speakers, thank

[4:29:07] you very much. Remember at the time, I'm one of

[4:29:08] the people that said, queen, get more clarity, ask and

[4:29:11] answered. So here it is before us. So with that,

[4:29:13] it has been moved by Councillor Fonseca, seconded by Councillor

[4:29:16] Dasco, any other speakers to the motion before you. Seeing

[4:29:19] none, all those in favor. And he opposed that is

[4:29:23] carried. Thank you, Under 20. 4, held by Councillor Tedjo,

[4:29:28] the motion regarding Shisha regulations and PO region, counselored Tejo.

[4:29:31] If you want to introduce your motion, please. Thank you.

[4:29:35] Mr. Chair, and thank you to Councillor Butt as well

[4:29:37] for seconding the motion. Um, both he and I had

[4:29:40] the opportunity to meet with staff. Um, and chat about

[4:29:44] things. And also a number of, um, business owners, uh,

[4:29:47] in this space. And so we think that this is

[4:29:51] timely to, uh, bring this as a request for report

[4:29:54] from staff. Um, that could, uh, create a regulated framework

[4:29:59] in the future. Uh, while obviously doing some consultation as

[4:30:03] well with, uh, with affected business owners, um, and, uh,

[4:30:07] we'll let the new council decide the future of it

[4:30:10] going forward. Um, but that we wanted to see some,

[4:30:13] uh, some work being done before that was, uh, the

[4:30:16] case so that, um, new council can make an informed

[4:30:18] decision. For the secondary wants to make any councillor butt

[4:30:24] has duly seconded it. And more of a, first I

[4:30:28] perked my ears up, but when I read, is it

[4:30:29] time to have another look at this and see what

[4:30:31] the state of affairs are and come the new year.

[4:30:34] And I think like anything else, why not have another

[4:30:36] look at it? So, uh, it makes sense to me

[4:30:37] to come back in the future months. You have the

[4:30:40] motion before you. I have no other speakers. All those

[4:30:42] in favor. Any opposed. That is carried. Adam clerk, uh,

[4:30:46] because of our earlier work, I think that takes me

[4:30:48] all the way down to, uh, bringing at home. So

[4:30:50] the first motion I have from Councillor Hornick seconded by

[4:30:53] Councillored that the bylaws listed on the June 25, 2026

[4:30:56] regional council agenda being by law 40 2026 to 42,

[4:31:00] 2026 conclusive, be given the crowd number of readings taken

[4:31:02] as read signed by the regional chair and the regional

[4:31:04] clerk on the corporate CLB fix there too. All those

[4:31:06] in favor, any opposed, that is carried. Moved by Council

[4:31:09] Vicentic. Second to my councillor sheen that the closed session

[4:31:12] bile listed on the June 25, 2026 regional council agenda

[4:31:15] being by allow 43, 2026, be given the required number

[4:31:18] of readings, taking his red signed by the regional chair

[4:31:20] and the regional clerk and the corporate seal be affixed

[4:31:22] there too. All those in favor, that is carried. Moved

[4:31:25] by Councillor Barr, seconded by Councillor Santos. That bylaw 44,

[4:31:29] 2026 to confirm the proceedings of regional counsel, its meaning

[4:31:32] held on 25, 2026 June to authorize the execution of

[4:31:35] documents in accordance with the region appeal bylawise relating thereto.

[4:31:38] Be given the required number of readings taken his red

[4:31:39] signed by the regional chair and the regional clerk and

[4:31:41] the corporate seal be affixed there too. All those in

[4:31:44] favor, Carrie. And moved by the birthday girl, seconded by

[4:31:47] Councillor Sheen a motion to adjourn. All those in favor,

[4:31:50] Cary, thank you all. You're going to come into my

[4:31:53] office. I need.

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