[1:49] Stephen, can we get a countdown, please?

[1:55] Five, four, three, two, one.

[2:01] Go ahead, Mr. Chair.

[2:08] I call this meeting to order. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome.

[2:12] This is a meeting of the Committee of the All on February 3, 2026.

[2:18] The purpose of this meeting is to consider the items on the agenda

[2:22] and make a recommendation for Council's consideration at the Council meeting on February 24th.

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[4:01] be directed to the city clerk. Before we move on to the formal agenda, please view this video.

[4:08] We

[4:12] acknowledge that the city of Vaan is situated in the territory and treaty 13 lands of the

[4:17] Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

[4:19] We also recognize the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee.

[4:25] The city of Vaan is currently home to many First Nations, Mady and Inuit people today.

[4:31] As representatives of the people of the city of Vaan, we are grateful to have the

[4:35] opportunity to work and live in this territory.

[4:38] The city of Vaughan welcomes you to this committee or council meeting. Please note that members of the public attending a council or committee meeting are expected to behave in a respectful manner.

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[5:25] Thank you.

[5:27] May I have a confirmation of the agenda?

[5:32] moved by Regional Councilor Racco, seconded by Regional Councilor Ferri, Mr. City Manager

[5:39] or Delegates, are there any addendums to today's agenda?

[5:45] Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, Mr. Mayor, Members of Committee, there are no addendum items

[5:49] for this meeting.

[5:50] Thank you.

[5:51] Are there any disclosures of interest?

[5:55] Mr. Chair, if we can just have that called to vote first, please.

[5:58] Oh, I'm sorry.

[5:59] Thank you. All those in favor of the agenda, oppose the motion carries. Any disclosure of interest?

[6:09] Mr. Clerk, I see none. Are there any communication? They're none, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

[6:16] Okay. But we do have a wonderful ceremonial presentation and I'm going to turn this over

[6:25] to the mayor for introduction. Mr. Mayor.

[6:30] Thanks very much Mr. Chair. Appreciate it a great deal. Good afternoon everyone. The chair is quite

[6:36] correct we're going to begin with a very special ceremonial presentation this afternoon

[6:41] in honor of a truly remarkable individual from our community.

[6:49] On behalf of the City of Vaughan

[6:50] and members of council I am very pleased to welcome Tilda Roll to Vaughan City Hall

[6:56] and to congratulate her on being named the 2025 Ward 5 Civic Hero.

[7:02] We can clap. We can clap. That's good news. That's good news.

[7:09] Now, I have the honor of speaking first as per our protocol,

[7:13] but I do want to say the local Civic Ward heroes

[7:17] are nominated by each of our five local counselors.

[7:21] And of course, given that this is our Ward 5 Civic Hero for 2026,

[7:25] until that was nominated by Ward 5 Councilor Gila Marto who will be speaking in

[7:30] just a couple of minutes. So Vaughn Civic Hero Awards allow us to recognize the

[7:35] exceptional individuals who call our city home, a city that we believe is

[7:40] the best in Canada. And our Civic Heroes highlight or this opportunity to

[7:46] award and recognize and celebrate our Civic Heroes helps to highlight their

[7:50] impactful contributions to help make sure that Vaughn continues to be an

[7:54] exceptional place in which to live to work and to raise a family.

[7:58] This award is one of the most meaningful recognitions that our city can bestow and it is something

[8:04] that we are all very much proud to participate in.

[8:07] As I mentioned, it was Gila Marto, our award five councillor who brought forward this nomination,

[8:12] a well-deserved nomination for Tilda and it is a privilege to recognize Tilda today.

[8:18] Tilda is someone who goes above and beyond to make our community a much better place.

[8:22] She is a family law lawyer and mediator here in Bonn, who has been practicing for more than 30 years

[8:29] and has been working with the Dispute Resolution Office at the Ministry of the Attorney General here in Ontario since 2014.

[8:37] She has maintained a reputation for proven results, promoting reconciliation and putting children's needs at the forefront of disputes.

[8:45] And recently, she reported and ultimately testified against an individual who was engaged in a hate crime targeting Jewish residents in Ward 5, successfully helping to bring them to justice.

[8:58] Tilda has also served on the board for the Tannenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto from 2018 to 2022 and has dedicated countless hours as a volunteer at Chabad Flamingo.

[9:11] So, for all of these reasons and so many more, I along with my council colleagues are so

[9:17] delighted to congratulate Tilda on receiving the 2025 Ward 5 Civic Hero Award.

[9:24] From the bottom of all of our hearts, thank you Tilda for doing everything that you do

[9:28] to help make sure that Vaughn remains such an exceptional community.

[9:32] It means a lot to us and we are delighted to see you here and so many of your family

[9:37] and friends here to support you today as well.

[9:39] Well, that Mr. Chair, I'll turn things over to our award-five counselor, Gila Marto, for

[9:44] her comments.

[9:45] Congratulations again.

[9:51] Thank you, Mayor Dalduka, and I know that the Mayor has met Tilde numerous times at

[9:56] Chabad, Flamingo, and I'm sure I wasn't the only one who noticed how well you say Chabad,

[10:00] and so many other words from the Thornhill Jewish community.

[10:05] It's a struggle sometimes for politicians, even, I'll just say, even those in the

[10:09] Jewish community who didn't grow up speaking Hebrew or Yiddish, sometimes they struggle

[10:14] with some of these words.

[10:15] Tilda, I've known you for decades and it's an honor and a privilege to be able to be

[10:21] in the seat and to nominate you for this award.

[10:24] When I first heard that we get to nominate a member of our community each year for a

[10:29] hero award for our specific, you know, specific district, specific award, I was sort of a

[10:36] little taken aback and I said a hero, you know, I think of people running into

[10:39] fires and giving CPR.

[10:42] are, but you truly are a hero. You set an example for all of us to get involved, to

[10:48] give back to the community that we all know, and I think that Tilda and all of her friends

[10:54] and relatives that are here today know that we have enough experience that whatever we

[10:59] put into the community, whatever we give, we get back tenfold. So even though Tilda

[11:06] has done so many countless hours of work, the reality is that I think she's gotten

[11:10] back as well and we see it by the huge crowd of people who came out in the

[11:14] middle of the day in the cold wintery weather to support you in receiving this

[11:18] award and I just want to say that through your meaningful work Tilda

[11:21] within the Jewish community and throughout your your career and advocacy

[11:25] for children you really show us what it means to be a true leader and a

[11:29] civic hero. Your steadfast support for the Jewish community standing

[11:34] firmly against hate and advocating for justice is truly inspiring. We love

[11:38] to hear babies. Don't worry about it. And she's wearing, by the way, a very cute matching

[11:42] dress and hat. Tilda's commitment and passion for the people in our community, even people

[11:49] she's never met before, really shows how one individual can make a difference. This

[11:55] recognition is a testament to the impact you've had on many lives and to the example

[11:59] you've set for all of us. So congratulations to Tilda, her family, and her friends.

[12:03] and I believe now we're going to take some official photos in the back.

[12:09] Oh, Tilda, yes, sorry. Tilda wanted to speak. Come up to the podium, Tilda.

[12:28] A great start. Okay.

[12:33] Thank you, everyone. Mayor Dalduca,

[12:35] Councillor Marto, members of council, family, friends, and the taxpayers of the City of

[12:42] I'm deeply honored and grateful to be the recipient of the Ward 5 Civic Hero Award.

[12:48] The City of Vaughn is supported by citizens who show up and work together when it matters.

[12:53] I strive to be one of those citizens every day.

[12:57] Together with my husband Malcolm, I've lived in Thornhill since 1995.

[13:02] We bought our first home in Onhetherington.

[13:04] We raised our three children, Cameron, Matthew, Madeline, and now Matthew's spouse, Lindsay, also Thornhill-Born.

[13:13] Our children attended Associated Hebrew Schools and the Community Hebrew School of Toronto Vaughan Campus.

[13:19] They attended Chabad-Fomingo Vaughan City camps.

[13:23] They learned how to ski, skate, and swim here in Vaughan.

[13:26] Our family has made lifelong connections here.

[13:29] This award also belongs to my immediate and extended family, including my husband Malcolm,

[13:35] my parents who are here, Chaim and Murey Moussaji, my siblings and children,

[13:40] the Jewish community at Chabad Flamingo led by our spiritual leader Rabbi Kaplan,

[13:46] my legal community, including my partner Adam Altmid, my senior law clerk Frank Al-Beneze

[13:51] and the York Region Law Association, along with my friends who inspire me daily.

[13:55] That includes, yes, the canasta ladies, the mage ladies, the book club members, my

[14:02] pickleball players, my good friends, many of who took time out today to support

[14:07] me and my neighbors. I'm especially grateful to my friend Gila Marto,

[14:12] Councilor of Ward 5 for her recognition and dedication to this community. She

[14:16] is one of those people who shows up when needed.

[14:21] My Jewish upbringing and

[14:22] belief in Hashem has taught me the value of tikkun olam,

[14:26] community activism and shared responsibility.

[14:29] I believe that as citizens of Vaughan,

[14:31] we have a shared responsibility to look after one another,

[14:34] whether it be with a private or public act of kindness.

[14:38] This has guided me as a Canadian,

[14:41] a member of the Jewish community,

[14:42] a lawyer, a wife, a mother, and a friend.

[14:46] I know because I have been tested

[14:48] over the last five years.

[14:51] First, with a serious illness, which I overcame with the assistance of my family, good friends,

[14:56] and medical team, including my brother, Dr.

[15:00] And then a recent assault against myself, my spouse and friends that took place here in

[15:09] Bonn on January 5th, 2024, after the atrocities in Israel on October 7th, 2023.

[15:17] For those who know me, I am not one to back down. I did what needed to be done, which

[15:23] included defending our right to live safely in our neighborhood.

[15:32] We pursued justice

[15:34] injustice prevailed in our case. I'm proud to be a small part of that and we'll continue to speak up

[15:39] for our community when needed. Thank you for trusting me with this honour. You will not be disappointed.

[15:54] Thank you and congratulations and now we go for a picture.

[19:08] Okay we can now proceed and

[19:12] Sir Kirk, there are no presentations I believe. They're not Mr Chair. Thank you.

[19:19] And now we go to the determination of item

[19:22] requiring separate discussion.

[19:25] The clerk has not identified any,

[19:28] but I'll start from my left,

[19:32] Councillor Efrade.

[19:36] Thank you, Mr. Chair.

[19:38] Item one and item two, please.

[19:40] Okay.

[19:44] Councillor Wolff-Pindeshta.

[19:47] I'm good.

[19:48] Good.

[19:50] Regional Councillor Rocco.

[19:51] None.

[19:52] Thank you, regional council. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm fine.

[19:57] Thank you, Mr. Mayor. All good, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

[20:00] Deputy Mayor Jackson. Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is being called.

[20:04] Thank you. And Councilor DeFrancisco is fine. Councilor Ainsworth, Councilor Marto, fine.

[20:17] So we have item one and two and Mr. Clerk is anybody from the audience that they

[20:23] wish to call an item that has not been called? Mr. Chair if there's anyone in

[20:28] the audience who wishes to discuss an item if they'd raise their hand now

[20:31] please. I don't see any. You see none. Very good Mr. Chair. Okay thank you. Then

[20:36] we move on to

[20:42] motion to approve the items that don't require discussion moved by

[20:52] Councilor de Francesca, second by Councilor Wolff-Pintashta. Anyone against this motion?

[20:59] the motion carries. Okay. And now we go to item number one,

[21:11] Councilor DeFrati.

[21:14] That's

[21:15] Corporate Service Finance, Tax, Sale, 12 properties in various locations. And we have a report

[21:23] from our Deputy City Manager in Corporate Services.

[21:26] you

[21:31] got to hit her okay here we go all right just quick question so I see this

[21:38] is for information only in and so will your you're notifying us but does that

[21:46] mean you will proceed to to putting these properties up for sale through the

[21:53] chair of the councilor I afraid he yes and will you be coming back again or is

[21:59] Well, as the process unfolds, there will be public notification, so there will be awareness

[22:06] that we'll make council aware with each step of the process, when it goes to tender, when

[22:11] it closes, and the results, that just as we've done in the past, although these are

[22:18] very infrequent, as you can appreciate, which is a good thing, you will be made aware

[22:23] and apprised of the process as it unfolds.

[22:25] Thank you I think it was like over a decade ago then we went through this so um the first question

[22:31] is I see a whole bunch of them it would have been helpful to have maybe an understanding of

[22:36] there's one two three four five six seven all at the same address and it's a sign is it one sign

[22:43] and all these and everybody owns a piece of the sign I'm going to try to understand this

[22:49] of the very unusual one? Through the chair to council I afraidy your your assessment is correct

[22:56] it is actually all all that have been denoted as signs are the same physical sign different pieces

[23:04] of that sign which are all individually pinned by MPAC therefore individually assessed at an

[23:11] extremely nominal value, mind you, but they are assessed that way.

[23:17] So I cannot see who's going to buy, you know, a couple of feet where a sign is sitting on,

[23:24] but that's fine.

[23:25] And if we don't sell it, I guess we retain it, do we take the sign down?

[23:31] Through the chair to councillor, I afraid for those components that have been identified,

[23:37] I would suggest while it sounds somewhat unlikely that someone would want to purchase it, there

[23:44] have been examples where people have other condo owners within the same plaza will purchase

[23:49] that additional sign space.

[23:51] So it certainly is possible as to what happens afterwards as they would if they if they

[23:59] do not get sold, they will be vested by the city.

[24:01] we will proceed with you know effectively making them exempt so the tax

[24:08] roll effectively stops on them or the tax arrears effectively stops on them but

[24:13] determining whether the sign gets taken down it's a it's rather a permanent

[24:19] fixture it's not something on a I know I'm just saying if it's on city

[24:24] property and we own it nobody wants to buy it and we're providing free

[24:28] advertising on city property for these companies it puts us into a situation at

[24:33] a later date that perhaps others would want to say. So I just need to

[24:36] understand as we move forward given that this is ward one as you proceed if you

[24:40] could let me know. Absolutely and through the chair to the

[24:43] Councillor determining of the outcome depending on the outcome specifically

[24:47] for that collection that would inform what the city ultimately chooses to

[24:53] do and you will definitely be informed when the process concludes. Thank you

[25:18] The next step is that there will be an advertisement somehow so that you and I and everybody else

[25:25] can potentially buy, right?

[25:28] Through the chair, that is correct.

[25:30] So that would be publicly the newspaper,

[25:32] whatever medium you choose to be.

[25:35] The only money that is owned to the city is property taxes.

[25:40] Am I right?

[25:43] Through the chair to Rachel, Councilor Rocco in this case,

[25:46] that is all that is out there.

[25:47] So no matter what will happen,

[25:49] no matter how the market will go down the basement,

[25:52] at the end of the day,

[25:53] the city will get the full amount of money

[25:54] because are we the first one to get paid or would be the mortgagee the first one to get

[26:00] paid?

[26:03] Through the chair, to Councilor Racco, in this case, through this process, we are the

[26:08] first.

[26:09] So bottom line, we will get the money no matter what because the amount of tax, you

[26:13] know, three or even ten years can be anywhere close to the actual what was paid or what

[26:20] the market is.

[26:21] So technically, we would be getting our money, we can sell it,

[26:27] and whatever money is left over will go whatever the legal system allows to.

[26:34] Thank you.

[26:37] Thank you.

[26:39] I don't see any other names.

[26:42] I had called for the motion already.

[26:44] Anybody opposed the motion?

[26:47] I see none.

[26:48] The motion carries.

[26:49] And then we go to item number two, Ferrara Glades Investment, Zoning By-law Amendment,

[26:59] draft plan of subdivision, file T19-25 V004-2270 and 2400 Theston Road.

[27:10] Councilor Diafrade.

[27:15] Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I'm happy to move this item.

[27:19] I'm looking forward to the development in this block.

[27:22] We've been waiting a long time, so I'm glad we're moving all these files forward.

[27:27] But I do have a question on page 10 of, or page 2 of 15, whichever you guys want.

[27:33] Items 3 of the recommendation.

[27:35] So there's some issues here.

[27:38] There's mentioning the holding symbol on 3A, council adopts a resolution allocating

[27:45] sewage and water supply and point 4, the be allocated servicing and on and on and on.

[27:55] I just wanted to ask are they not automatically allocated this, this landowners group, didn't

[28:06] they pay like $160 million to the region to get the sewage and water pipes into

[28:13] to the, so I don't see it here and I don't understand the process.

[28:18] Should they not be the first ones to be allocated to everything?

[28:21] So if you could answer that question, I would appreciate it.

[28:24] Through the chair to councillor, you're absolutely right.

[28:30] The landowner group did front end costs

[28:34] associated with infrastructure that the region built.

[28:38] And in that agreement, there was allocation

[28:43] that was provided that was unrestricted 28,000 people's worth of allocation that the city does

[28:48] hold and we'll allocate our regular processes as you as you recall on a quarterly basis we do

[28:55] provide a report where we actually allocate all of the all of the approvals that come forward

[29:00] and it would it would happen then which would be next month okay so that so there is no we're

[29:06] not holding them back or or approving this subject to perhaps getting you know

[29:12] allocation it's available it is available you just need to you just have

[29:16] another process you have to go through that is correct okay thank you so I will

[29:20] move it when the time comes

[29:29] thank you thank you Mr. Chair and good afternoon

[29:34] everyone I'm happy to hear that Councilor Freedy is looking forward to

[29:38] this has been going on for who 10 15 years I know in the last couple of

[29:43] days, there's been a little bit of back and forth. I was actually speaking with

[29:46] the applicants this morning. I know that they had sent a letter through the

[29:50] clerk that missed the deadline, but I assume that it'll be included as

[29:53] additional information to counsel. I think that in speaking, I know that

[30:00] The staff is aware that I am going to just refer this directly to council without a decision

[30:06] to allow for the applicant and for the city to work out their concerns. There is some conditions

[30:12] in this application that there is a concern to the applicant. And Council, I'm afraid

[30:18] you mentioned one about allocation, but I think there's a few others. So I think

[30:21] so that we're not having to amend recommendations at council. It would be best just to refer

[30:26] this directly to council without a decision. So, Mr. Chair, that is my motion. And if I

[30:32] have a seconder. Okay. I seconded by Alfredi. All right. Counselor Alfredi wanted to make

[30:39] the motion. Is that okay? No. Sorry. My apologies, Mr. Chair. So the motion to refer takes

[30:46] precedent. Yes. Yeah. Okay. Do I have a seconder for the deferral? Yeah, I'm afraid of it.

[30:56] I see none.

[30:58] Get a member to look at the screen.

[31:02] Anyone opposed to this motion?

[31:05] No?

[31:05] Okay.

[31:06] Emotional carriage.

[31:08] Okay.

[31:09] Thank you.

[31:11] And now there

[31:18] are any consideration of

[31:20] special committees.

[31:27] You want to move them all.

[31:28] I believe there are three of them.

[31:29] Councilor Wopin-Deshta, seconded by Councilor Deputy Mayor Texan, anyone opposed?

[31:39] Sinan, that motion carries.

[31:44] Is there any staff communication?

[31:46] There are none, Mr. Chair.

[31:47] Thank you.

[31:48] Is there any new business?

[31:52] I see none.

[31:55] Motion to adjourn.

[31:56] Councillor Rolpindeshta, seconded by Councillor Iafrati. Anybody opposed to this motion?

[32:04] Oh, yeah, everybody. It's too early.

[32:07] The motion carries. This meeting stands adjourned. Thank you.

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