[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.