Peel Region public meetings in 2024

Regional Council Budget

The Regional Council will receive presentations on the 2025 operating and capital budget, including financing summaries and major water and wastewater projects. It will also consider proposed changes to user fees and a motion on the residential tax rate for the 2025 budget. Several items are deferred from the December 5, 2024 meeting.

• Presentation of 2025 Operating and Capital Budget (including financing summaries)
• Presentation of 2025 Fees and Charges (related to By-law 67-2024)
• Enterprise Asset Management Program Update Fall 2024
• Motion regarding the proposed 2025 residential tax rate
• By-law 67-2024 to amend the Fees By-law

The December 12, 2024 Regional Council Budget meeting was called to order but lacked the required quorum of 13 members, including representation from Mississauga. After a 30-minute wait, the roll was called and members present were discharged. No decisions were made, and all agenda items were deferred to the next regular meeting.

• Meeting adjourned due to lack of quorum (no vote)
• All agenda items deferred to next regular meeting

Regional Council

The Regional Council will approve minutes from the November 21 meeting, adopt the agenda and consent agenda, and hear delegations from regional partners. Items include updates on health pharmaceuticals, human‑services homeless support contracts, and regional growth forecasts. The council will read By-law 72-2024, consider the 2025 Interim Regional Requisition By-law, and review 2025 capital‑budget pre‑approvals. Closed‑session items will address expropriation proceedings on several road projects.

• By-law 72-2024: requisition up to 50% of lower‑tier municipal contributions for 2025
• 2025 Interim Regional Requisition By-law
• 2025 Capital Budget Pre‑Approvals
• Homeless Overflow Facilities and Support Contract Extensions
• Regional Growth Forecasts Update 2024

Regional Council approved 24 capital projects totaling $136,588,000 for 2025, and extended several contracts for homeless overflow shelters and support services. Council also approved the 2025 interim tax requisition, awarded contracts for pharmaceuticals and electronic patient care records hardware maintenance, and authorized expropriation proceedings for road projects. Section chairs and vice-chairs were elected for the remainder of the term.

• Approved 24 capital projects totaling $136,588,000 for 2025
• Approved 2025 interim tax requisition (up to 50% of 2024 levy)
• Extended homeless shelter overflow contracts (M6 Argentia, M6 Brampton, Our Place Peel, Salvation Army) for 2025
• Awarded pharmaceutical supply contracts to CPDN ($800K) and McKesson ($1.6M)
• Awarded hardware maintenance contract to HGlobal Technologies ($210,000)
• Approved expropriation for Mayfield Road Widening (Brampton/Caledon)
• Approved expropriation for Bush Street and Mississauga Road Reconstruction (Caledon)
• Elected section chairs and vice-chairs for Council sections

Regional Council Budget

Regional Council will review deferred budget presentations and a proposed fee by-law for 2025. The meeting includes presentations from various regional departments and a public delegation regarding police funding.

• By-law 67-2024 to amend the Fees By-law (Deferred)
• 2025 Operating and Capital Budget (Deferred)
• 2025 Fees and Charges (Deferred)
• Delegation: Peel Black Collective on Peel Regional Police Budget
• Delegations: Credit Valley Conservation and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Regional Council deferred all substantive budget items, including the 2025 Operating and Capital Budget, the 2025 Fees and Charges, and the Enterprise Asset Management Program Update, to the December 12, 2024 meeting. A motion regarding the residential tax rate and By-law 67-2024 (Fees By-law amendment) were also deferred. The meeting included presentations from conservation authorities, police budget concerns, and departmental budget overviews, but no final budget approvals were made.

• Deferred 2025 Operating and Capital Budget to Dec. 12 (RCB-2024-78)
• Deferred 2025 Fees and Charges report to Dec. 12 (RCB-2024-79)
• Deferred Enterprise Asset Management Program Update to Dec. 12 (RCB-2024-80)
• Deferred motion on 2025 Residential Tax Rate to Dec. 12 (RCB-2024-81)
• Deferred By-law 67-2024 (Fees By-law amendment) to Dec. 12 (RCB-2024-82)
• Approved minutes of Nov. 28, 2024 budget meeting (RCB-2024-61)
• Approved agenda for Dec. 5, 2024 meeting (RCB-2024-62)
• Received delegations from CVC, TRCA, Peel Black Collective, and GTSWCA (RCB-2024-63 to 66)

Regional Council Budget

Regional Council will review the 2025 operating and capital budget, user fees, and service presentations. The meeting includes delegations from the Mississauga Board of Trade and Food Banks Mississauga.

• 2025 Operating and Capital Budget report
• 2025 Fees and Charges by-law (67-2024)
• Delegations: Mississauga Board of Trade, Food Banks Mississauga
• Service presentations: Housing, Water, Public Health, Paramedics
• Deferred from November 21 meeting

Regional Council

The Regional Council of Peel is meeting to review staff reports and items related to public works, health, human services, and planning. A specific point of discussion involves a delegation delay request regarding the Peel Manor demolition.

• Peel Manor Demolition: Delegation Delay Request
• Closed session regarding Peel Manor Demolition contractual liabilities

Regional Council Budget

The Peel Regional Council will review presentations on the 2025 corporate, operating and capital budgets, as well as proposed changes to user fees and sewer charge rates. A motion will be considered to adopt By-law 67-2024, which amends By-law 43-2002 (the Fees By-law). The meeting also includes reports on reserves, service‑delivery improvements, and a closed‑session on employment matters.

• 2025 Corporate Budget Overview presented by Gary Kent (CAO) and Davinder Valeri (CFO)
• 2025 Operating and Capital Budget documents and financing summaries
• 2025 Fees and Charges proposals, including changes to user fees and wastewater system fees (By-law 67-2024 related)
• By-law 67-2024 to amend By-law 43-2002 (Fees By-law)
• Closed‑session employment matters (labour relations) with public comments

Regional Council

The Regional Council will consider delegations from community groups, staff reports on public health inspections, early childhood services, housing‑enabling infrastructure, and various committee updates. It will vote on a motion to appoint councillors to committees and advisory groups, and will conduct three readings of by‑laws. Closed‑session items include payment for the Gore Road Reconstruction project in Caledon and other confidential matters.

• Motion Regarding Councillor Appointment to Committees and Advisory Groups
• Payment of Compensation for the Gore Road Reconstruction – EXP-20179.14 – Patterson Sideroad to South of Highway 9 – Town of Caledon
• Healthy Babies Healthy Children Funding Increase – public health program for vulnerable families
• Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative Funding
• Peel Development Application Review Process and Timelines – MOU between Peel, Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon

Peel Housing Corporation Special Meeting

The Peel Housing Corporation will hold a special shareholders meeting on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Council Chamber, 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton. The agenda consists of standard procedural items such as call to order, agenda approval, and delegations. A closed‑session item is listed for discussion of housing redevelopment initiatives. No other specific proposals or contracts are noted.

• Closed session: discussion of housing redevelopment initiatives
• Procedural items: call to order, council convenes, conflict‑of‑interest declarations
• Procedural items: approval of agenda, delegations, communications, reports
• Adjournment

Debt Issuance Committee

The Peel Region Debt Issuance Committee will hear a presentation on the terms of a debt issue. It will consider three by‑laws that would authorize borrowing for capital works: $54.7 M in ten‑year debentures for Mississauga and Caledon, $50 M in twenty‑year debentures for Mississauga, and $345.3 M in thirty‑year debentures for the Regional Municipality of Peel. The committee will vote on each by‑law to approve the respective borrowings.

• By‑law 59‑2024: authorize $54,700,000 in ten‑year amortizing debentures for Mississauga and Caledon capital works
• By‑law 60‑2024: authorize $50,000,000 in twenty‑year amortizing debentures for Mississauga capital works
• By‑law 61‑2024: authorize $345,300,000 in thirty‑year amortizing debentures for Peel regional capital works
• Oral presentation on Terms of Debt Issue by Julie Pittini, Director, Treasury Services

Regional Council

The Regional Council will approve minutes from the October 10 meeting, review financial performance reports, and hear staff presentations on housing development and early years child‑care planning. Several committee reports and communications will be discussed, and the closed‑session will address expropriation proceedings for Mayfield Road widening and other land acquisition matters. The meeting also includes by‑law readings and public comments on housing redevelopment initiatives.

• Approval of October 10, 2024 Regional Council meeting minutes
• Housing Development Update 2024 presentation
• Peel’s Early Years and Child Care Service System Plan – Strategic Priorities 2025‑2030 presentation
• 2024 Capital Financial Triannual Performance Report – August 31, 2024
• Closed‑session expropriation proceedings for Mayfield Road widening (EXP‑23021.00)

Health System Integration Committee

The committee is receiving updates on integrated health care initiatives from Ontario Health Teams. The meeting includes a report on learnings from the International Conference on Integrated Care 2024.

• Update from Central West Ontario Health Team and Mississauga Health Ontario Health Team on integrated health care initiatives
• Presentation by Liz Estey Noad on the International Conference on Integrated Care 2024 and site visits in Belfast, North Ireland
• Communication from United Way Greater Toronto regarding a forum on mental wellness for newcomer young adults and international students

Government Relations Committee

The committee will conduct a call to order, declarations of conflicts, and approve the agenda. It will present a Government Relations Update by Sonia Mistry and an Asylum Claimant Response Update by Jason Hastings. A report on Region of Peel advocacy priorities will be reviewed, followed by communications, other business, a closed session, and scheduling of the next meeting.

• Government Relations Update presentation by Sonia Mistry, Advisor, External Relations
• Asylum Claimant Response Update presentation by Jason Hastings, Director of Social Development, Planning and Partnership
• Report: Update on Region of Peel Advocacy Priorities (PDF attachments)
• Closed session (no agenda details provided)
• Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Audit and Risk Committee

The Regional Municipality of Peel Audit and Risk Committee will consider the Deloitte 2024 Audit Service Plan and audit reports for the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives and Peel Housing Corporation revenues. It will also review an update to the Enterprise Risk Management Policy and the status of the 2024 Internal Audit Risk‑Based Work Plan. All items are presented for information, with no formal decisions noted.

• Presentation of Deloitte 2024 Audit Service Plan
• Audit report on Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives donations management
• Audit report on Peel Housing Corporation revenues
• Enterprise Risk Management Policy update
• Status update on 2024 Internal Audit Risk‑Based Work Plan

Regional Council

The Regional Council will review updates to Peel's Strategic Plan and a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy. The body will also consider motions regarding encampment funding and an involuntary addictions treatment pilot project.

• Letter from Paul Calandra regarding up to $450 million for capital investments
• By-law 54-2024 to permit retail businesses in Port Credit BIA to open on holidays
• Motion regarding encampment funding under the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative
• Motion regarding a proposed Involuntary Addictions Treatment Pilot Project
• Closed session expropriation proceedings for Dixie Road Widening and Winston Churchill Boulevard Reconstruction

Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee

The Diversity, Equity and Anti‑Racism Committee will hold its regular meeting, including call to order, Indigenous land acknowledgement, conflict‑of‑interest declarations, and agenda approval. The committee will receive informational reports on the DEI Strategy and Implementation Plan, a DEI update, Peel’s Asylum Claimant Response, the Community Investment Black Funding Framework, and a letter from the Minister of Agriculture on the Agricultural Workforce Equity and Diversity Initiative. No decisions or votes are indicated; the items are for discussion and information.

• DEI Strategy and Implementation Plan report and presentation
• DEI Update report (information only)
• Peel’s Asylum Claimant Response report
• Community Investment Black Funding Framework report and guidelines
• Letter from Minister of Agriculture on Agricultural Workforce Equity and Diversity Initiative

Emergency Management Program Committee

The Emergency Management Program Committee will receive several informational reports, including a workshop for senior and elected officials, an update on the 2024 compliance requirements, a review of proposed changes to the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, and the 2023 9‑1‑1 annual report. No formal decisions or votes are listed on the agenda. The meeting is scheduled for October 3, 2024, at the Regional Administrative Headquarters in Brampton.

• Senior and Elected Officials Emergency Management Workshop Part II (report)
• 2024 Emergency Management Program Annual Compliance Requirements update (report)
• Modernization of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (discussion guide)
• 9‑1‑1 Annual Report – 2023 (report with five‑year call volume comparison)

Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee

The Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee will review future waste collection contracts and key cost factors for the 2025 waste management budget. The committee will also discuss the Peel Circular Economy Initiatives Fund Pilot Program.

• Review of future waste collection contracts
• Review of key cost factors for 2025 waste management budget
• Discussion of Peel Circular Economy Initiatives Fund Pilot Program

Regional Council

The Regional Council is meeting to review water bill collection processes and proposed changes to water and wastewater operations fees. The body will also consider software upgrades for water meter reading and PeopleSoft maintenance.

• Proposed changes to Ontario Clean Water Agency Water and Wastewater Operations Agreement base fees
• Water Bill Collection Process and Water Bill Adjustment Pilot Program
• Supply and Implementation of Water Meter Reading Software Upgrade (Document 2024-426N)
• Extension of Maintenance and Support Services for PeopleSoft Software (Document 2024-505N)
• Proposed amendments to By-law 78-2012 regarding Port Credit Business Improvement Area

Regional Council Policies and Procedures Committee

The Policies and Procedures Committee will consider proposed revisions to Corporate Policy G20-14 concerning community member appointments to committees and boards, specifically for the Peel Police Service Board. It will also review the delegation management process for Peel Regional Council meetings as an informational item. No other substantive items are on the agenda.

• Proposed revisions to Corporate Policy G20-14 – Community Member Appointments to Committees and Boards (Peel Police Service Board)
• Appendix I – Proposed revisions to Corporate Policy G20-14
• Appendix II – Proposed revisions to Schedule B of Policy G20-14
• Review of Delegation Management for Peel Regional Council Meetings (information)

Region of Peel Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Region of Peel Accessibility Advisory Committee will receive a 2024 digital accessibility update, an information briefing on accessibility features for the Credit River Way affordable housing project, and a status update on the Accessibility Planning Program. The committee will also consider the resignation of member Michelle Bilek.

• Digital Accessibility – 2024 Update presentation by Drew Fairservice, Manager, Marketing and Digital Communications
• Information update on accessibility features for the Credit River Way affordable housing project
• Accessibility Planning Program Update (September 19, 2024)
• Resignation of committee member Michelle Bilek

Regional Council

The council will review the 2024 Regional Growth Forecasts update, which was deferred from the July 11 meeting. Council members will consider a proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, also deferred from July 11. Motions will be presented for a full and final grant payment to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 82, and for a sanitary backwater valve rebate program. Additional items include a response to the July 2024 severe weather event and updates on budget policy compliance.

• Review of Regional Growth Forecasts Update 2024 (population, household, employment forecasts) – deferred
• Consideration of Proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing – deferred
• Motion for a full and final grant payment to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 82
• Motion for a sanitary backwater valve rebate program
• Presentation of Peel Region’s response to the July 2024 severe weather event (information)

Regional Council approved a full and final grant payment of $11,061.68 to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 82 in Port Credit, Mississauga, to cover all costs from a July 7, 2024 sanitary sewer backup, financed from Operational Reserves. Council also amended the Sanitary Backwater Valve Rebate Program, increasing the rebate to 60% of invoiced cost up to $1,500, with retroactive effect to July 16, 2024. A motion to defer the Regional Growth Forecasts Update 2024 was carried, and a motion regarding a proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing was approved, directing that the Regional Official Plan be administered by area municipalities and limiting Regional staff comments on development applications to specific services.

• Approved $11,061.68 grant to Royal Canadian Legion Branch 82 for sewer backup costs (carried)
• Amended Sanitary Backwater Valve Rebate Program: 60% of cost up to $1,500, retroactive to July 16, 2024 (carried)
• Deferred Regional Growth Forecasts Update 2024 to future meeting (carried)
• Approved motion on MOU with Ministry: Regional Official Plan administered by area municipalities, limited staff comments (carried)
• Approved expropriation by-laws 50-2024 and 51-2024 for Steeles Avenue widening (carried)
• Approved closed session direction on Mississauga Road settlement proposal (carried)
• Received communications from provincial ministers and local mayors (received)

Regional Council

The council will review the 2024 Regional Growth Forecasts and development charge performance reports. Members will also consider a proposed memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Additionally, updates on encampment policy frameworks and asylum claimant responses are scheduled for discussion.

• Proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Transfer of Canada Community-Building Fund allocations to Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon
• 2024 Regional Growth Forecasts Update presentation
• Update on the Encampment Policy Framework and Joint Protocols
• Expropriation payments for Mayfield Road Widening

Regional Council

The meeting includes presentations on anti-human trafficking frameworks and updates on children's oral health. Council will also receive information regarding “forever chemicals” in drinking water and property expropriations for road widening.

• Administration of office for Mayor-Elect Carolyn Parrish and Councillor-Elect Natalie Hart
• Report on “Forever Chemicals” and Peel Region Drinking Water
• Peel Region Anti-Human Sex Trafficking Lived Experience Remuneration Framework
• Expropriation proceedings for Dixie Road and Mayfield Road widening
• Early Years and Child Care Sector Workforce Strategy Update

Peel Living Annual General Meeting

The meeting includes a review of the 2023 annual report and financial statements. Shareholders will also discuss updated board composition and the proposed vision, mission, and business plan for 2024–2028.

• Review of 2023 Annual Report
• Review of 2023 Financial Statements
• Update on Board of Directors and Officers composition
• Ratification of 2024 Peel Housing Corporation actions
• Appointment and remuneration of external auditors for 2024

Region of Peel Accessibility Advisory Committee

The committee is reviewing accessibility designs for the Peel Manor Seniors Rental Building and East Avenue Affordable Housing developments. The meeting also includes a presentation on design guidelines for electric vehicle charging stations and updates on age-friendly environment assessments.

• Accessibility features for Peel Manor Seniors Rental Building Project
• Accessibility features for East Avenue Affordable Housing Development
• Accessible Design Guidelines for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
• Age-Friendly Built Environment Assessment Project progress update
• Communication regarding 'Accessible Ontario by 2025' letter to the Premier

Government Relations Committee

The committee will receive an update regarding asylum claimant proposals and discuss regional advocacy priorities. The meeting also includes a briefing on the approach for the 2024 Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference.

• Asylum Claimant Proposal Update
• Peel Region Advocacy Priorities update
• 2024 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Annual Conference update
• Government Relations and Strategic Initiatives update

Audit and Risk Committee

The committee will receive a presentation on the 2023 Deloitte audit results. Members will also review several 2023 financial statements for the Region of Peel, including housing, sinking, and trust funds. The agenda includes updates on the 2024 internal audit work plan.

• Presentation of 2023 Deloitte Audit Results
• Review of 2023 Region of Peel Consolidated Financial Statements
• Review of 2023 Peel Housing Corporation Financial Statements
• Update on the 2024 Internal Audit Risk Based Work Plan
• Status of Spring 2024 Management Action Plans

Regional Council

The council will discuss responses to provincial bills regarding housing and planning, including Bill 185 and Bill 162. The agenda also includes updates on the Climate Change Master Plan and the development of the 2025 budget. Additionally, members will review reports on international student support and community safety.

• Response to Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024
• Modifications to the Official Plan via Bill 162, Get It Done Act, 2024
• By-law 39-2024 for a municipal capital facility at 5100 Spectrum Way, Mississauga
• Transfer of easement at Dixie Road and Derry Road East to Alectra Utilities Corporation
• Proposed property acquisition for Airport Road widening in Caledon

Regional Council

Peel Regional Council is meeting to decide on several items, including speed limit reductions on six regional roads in Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon. Council will also hear a proposal to establish a Black Community Development Council Advisory Committee and receive updates on seniors services, immunization programs, and a homeless encampment policy.

• Speed limit reductions on Dixie Road, Derry Road, The Gore Road, Mayfield Road, Winston Churchill Boulevard, and Queen Street East (By-laws 32-2024 to 37-2024)
• Proposal to establish a Region of Peel Black Community Development Council Advisory Committee (delegation from Black Community Development Leaders)
• Seniors Services 2023 Annual Report and Enhancing Coordinated Care Across Seniors Services (staff reports)
• Immunization Beyond COVID-19 and Responding to the Increasing Burden of Communicable Diseases (staff reports)
• Homeless Encampment Policy and Joint Protocols (for information)

Health System Integration Committee

The Health Services Integration Committee is meeting to receive information on mental health and addictions priorities in Peel. Delegations will present on collaborative efforts to support immigrant, refugee, and newcomer populations, and on challenges in community-based services.

• Delegation from Peel Newcomer Strategy Group on mental health supports for immigrant, refugee, and newcomer populations
• Update from EveryMind and Canadian Mental Health Association – Peel Dufferin on community-based mental health and addictions services
• Report on strategic opportunities to strengthen collaborations and advance mental health and addictions priorities in Peel

Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee

The Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee will receive a presentation on the May 2024 update for the Blue Box Program transition to full producer responsibility, including a collection agreement. Members will also review curbside waste collection contractors' performance in 2023 and receive an oral update on the Mixed Waste Processing RFP.

• Presentation on Transition of the Blue Box Program to Full Producer Responsibility – May 2024 Update: Collection Agreement
• Curbside Waste Collection Contractors’ Performance in 2023 report with tonnage data for 2022 and 2023
• Oral update on the Request for Proposal (RFP) for Mixed Waste Processing
• Invitation from Emterra consultant to tour the Peel Operations Centre

Regional Council

Peel Regional Council is meeting to discuss a motion regarding costs related to the Peel Region Transition Board, and to consider several property acquisitions and expropriations for road widening projects. The agenda also includes informational reports on income and social supports, capital performance, and vector-borne diseases.

• Motion regarding costs related to Peel Region Transition Board
• Proposed surplus and transfer of a permanent easement abutting Mississauga Road (Regional Road 1) in Mississauga, Ward 11
• Closed session items on expropriation for Airport Road widening (Perdue Court to 100m north of King Street, Caledon, Ward 3) and Mayfield Road widening (Dixie Road to Bramalea Road, Caledon, Ward 2)
• 2023 Capital Performance and Impact on Capital Reserves and Reserve Funds (unaudited)
• 2023 Annual Income and Social Supports Report

Regional Council Policies and Procedures Committee

The Regional Council Policies and Procedures Committee will meet to discuss updates to two corporate policies: G00-16 on public notice and G20-14 on community member appointments to committees and boards. The committee will also receive a letter from the GTAA regarding a Peel nominee to its board of directors and consider applications for nominations to the GTAA board in closed session. An oral report on Regional Council agenda management is also scheduled.

• Update to Corporate Policy G00-16 - Public Notice
• Update to Corporate Policy G20-14 – Community Member Appointments to Committees and Boards – Print Newspaper Notices
• Letter from GTAA Board Chair Douglas Allingham regarding Peel nominee to GTAA board
• Applications for Nominations to Serve on the GTAA Board of Directors (closed session)
• Oral report on Regional Council Agenda Management

Emergency Management Program Committee

The Emergency Management Program Committee is meeting to receive information on a senior officials emergency management workshop, the 2023 Regional Fire Coordinator's report, and correspondence from provincial officials. The agenda is largely informational, with no decisions listed for this meeting.

• Presentation on Senior and Elected Officials Emergency Management Workshop Part I
• 2023 Regional Fire Coordinator's Report with appendices on annual report and 2024 Mutual Aid Plan
• Email from Caroline Mulroney on Ontario's first annual Provincial Emergency Management Strategy report
• Letter from Heather Levecque on 2023 Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act compliance results

Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee

The Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee will hear a delegation from survivor leader Timea Nagy regarding an endorsement of the Peel Anti-Human Sex Trafficking Survivor Remuneration Framework. A report on the framework and a diversity, equity and inclusion update are also on the agenda for information. No votes or decisions are scheduled.

• Delegation by Timea Nagy, TC Online Institute, on the Peel Anti-Human Sex Trafficking Lived Experience Remuneration Framework
• Report: Peel Anti-Human Sex Trafficking Lived Experience Remuneration Framework (for information)
• Report: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Update (for information)

Regional Council

Peel Regional Council meets April 25, 2024, to consider several items. A key decision is a by-law (26-2024) authorizing an agreement for the Ontario Provincial Police to assume policing in the Town of Caledon. Council will also receive information on Bill 185 (Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act) and its implications for development charges, and hear updates on the Medical Priority Dispatch System and the Heat Warning Information System. The agenda includes a closed session for collective bargaining and land disposition.

• By-law 26-2024: authorizing OPP to assume policing responsibility in the Town of Caledon
• Information on Bill 185 (Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act) and changes to the Development Charges Act
• Child Care Sector Additional Funding Allocation
• Communications regarding Minister's Order for Lakeview Village site in Mississauga
• Closed session items: collective agreement negotiations and proposed surplus land declaration in Caledon, Ward 4

Region of Peel Accessibility Advisory Committee

The Peel Region Accessibility Advisory Committee will hear a delegation from Peel Regional Police regarding the Chief Resource Accessibility Sub-Council, and will receive for information the Annual Accessibility Status Report 2023 and an Accessibility Planning Program Update. The meeting includes standard procedural items such as roll call, declarations of conflict, and approval of minutes.

• Delegation: Mike Lockington, Staff Sergeant, Peel Regional Police on the Chief Resource Accessibility Sub-Council
• Annual Accessibility Status Report 2023 (for information)
• Accessibility Planning Program Update – April 18, 2024 (for information)
• Next meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2024

Audit and Risk Committee

The Peel Region Audit and Risk Committee met on April 18, 2024, to review three informational reports. No decisions, votes, or new policies were recorded on the agenda. The session focused on internal audits and financial risk profiles.

• Business Expense Claims Audit presented by Director of Corporate Finance
• Treasury Services Audit presented by Director of Treasury
• 2023 Fraud Information report reviewed
• Risk Profile appendices attached to audit reports

Regional Council

Regional Council will vote on the 2024 Final Levy By-law, setting property tax rates and apportionment for the year. The agenda also includes updates on Mississauga transit station area plans, a major office incentives program, and several closed-session items on land acquisitions and expropriations for road and watermain projects.

• 2024 Final Levy By-law (By-law 21-2024) setting property tax rates and apportionment
• Mississauga Major Transit Station Area Official Plan Amendments 142, 143, 144 and 146
• Major Office Incentives (MOI) Program Update
• Closed-session expropriation proceedings for Mayfield Road widening and Clarkway Drive watermain
• Delegation from MDA Space CEO regarding proposed changes to Brampton zoning policy

Government Relations Committee

The Government Relations Committee received updates on provincial and federal legislative sessions, advocacy priorities, and pre-budget submissions. Members discussed asylum claimant funding, the Transition Board's process, and Peel's role in the health system. The committee endorsed the approach for the 2024 AMO conference and discussed a standard operating procedure for staff meetings with elected officials.

• Discussion on advocacy for asylum claimant funding and the Reception Centre
• Update on the Transition Board's process for municipal service delivery alignment
• Overview of challenges at the Mississauga Central Ambulance Communication Centre (CACC)
• Endorsement of the approach for the 2024 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Annual Conference
• Request for a standard operating procedure for staff meetings with elected officials

Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee

The Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee will meet to discuss reports on a mixed waste processing diversion program and an organic waste collection program for Peel Housing Corporation, as well as voluntary multi-residential organic waste collection pilots. The agenda includes presentations and reports from the Director of Waste Management. No decisions are recorded; items are listed for discussion.

• Mixed Waste Processing Diversion Program report and presentation
• Organic Waste Collection Program for Peel Housing Corporation report
• Voluntary Multi-Residential Organic Waste Collection Pilots report

Regional Council

Peel Regional Council is meeting to decide on several items, including by-laws for affordable housing projects, a motion on encampment policy protocols, and traffic by-law amendments. The agenda also includes numerous delegations on homelessness and housing, and closed-session items on property acquisitions and litigation.

• By-laws 15-2024 to 17-2024: authorizing affordable housing facilities agreements at 12560-12530 Kennedy Road, Caledon; 1639 Lakeshore Road West, Mississauga; and 6020 Winston Churchill Boulevard, Mississauga.
• Motion 20.2: regarding Region of Peel Encampment Policy Protocols, with related delegations from the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate and community groups.
• By-law 18-2024: implementing parking and stopping prohibitions on Old Main Street and Bush Street in Caledon.
• By-law 19-2024: implementing nighttime heavy truck restrictions on Britannia Road and full truck restrictions on Winston Churchill Boulevard.
• Closed session items include proposed property acquisitions for Airport Road and Mayfield Road widenings, and settlement of Canadian Tire litigation regarding Herridge Feedermain.

Audit and Risk Committee

The Audit and Risk Committee will discuss the 2023 Organizational Risk Profile, which assesses risks related to Bill 112 and service delivery. They will also review the 2024 Internal Audit Risk Based Work Plan. The meeting includes a presentation from Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management staff.

• 2023 Organizational Risk Profile assessing risks related to Bill 112 and service delivery
• 2024 Internal Audit Risk Based Work Plan
• Presentation by Jennifer Weinman, Director, Internal Audit and Steve Galvao, Advisor, Enterprise Risk Management

Regional Council

Peel Regional Council is meeting to discuss and decide on several items, including contract increases for housing-enabling infrastructure in Mississauga, a resolution on provincial-municipal fiscal relations, and updates on child care funding and asylum claimant response. The agenda also includes closed-session items on land acquisitions and expropriation proceedings.

• Contract increases for housing enabling infrastructure at G.E. Booth Accelerated Expansion, Mississauga Ward 1
• Council resolution in support of a review of provincial-municipal fiscal relations
• Child care sector funding allocation update
• Asylum claimant update and proposed recommendations
• By-law to implement limited duration parking on Regional Road 50 in Palgrave Village, Caledon

Regional Council Policies and Procedures Committee

This is a procedural meeting with no reports, communications, or other business listed on the agenda. The only substantive item is a closed session for personal matters about an identifiable individual. The next meeting is scheduled for May 2, 2024.

• Closed session under Section 8.1: Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual, Including Municipal or Local Board Employees
• Next meeting: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. at Council Chamber, 5th Floor, Regional Administrative Headquarters, 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A, Brampton, Ontario

Health System Integration Committee

The committee will receive an update regarding the Older Adults Strategy from the Mississauga Ontario Health Team. Additionally, staff will present information on coordinated efforts to support seniors across the continuum of care.

• Update regarding the Older Adults Strategy by Lindsay Wingham-Smith
• Presentation on coordinated efforts to support seniors across the continuum of care

Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee

The Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism Committee is meeting to receive information reports on the DEI Strategy Implementation Plan, Pathways to Reconciliation in Peel, and alignment of the DEI plan with the Supply Chain Diversity Pilot. No votes or decisions are listed; all items are for information only.

• DEI Strategy Implementation Plan presentation by Juliet Jackson, Director, Office of Culture and Inclusion
• Pathways to Reconciliation in Peel report with Indigenous Land Acknowledgement appendix
• Alignment of DEI Implementation Plan and Supply Chain Diversity Pilot report

Regional Council

Peel Regional Council meets to consider two deferred motions amending the 2024 budget for Information and Technology projects and expenditures. The agenda also includes a report on a Residential Rat Control Pilot Program, proposed by-laws to amend wastewater and water system fees, and a surplus land transfer for a 0.3m reserve abutting Britannia Road West in Mississauga, Ward 5. Delegations will recognize paramedics receiving an Exemplary Medal and provide a CPR demonstration.

• Motion to amend 2024 budget for Information and Technology projects (deferred from Dec 7, 2023)
• Motion to amend 2024 budget for Regional Budget Expenditures - Information and Technology (deferred from Dec 7, 2023)
• By-law 5-2024 to amend the Amended Wastewater By-law 53-2010
• By-law 6-2024 to amend the Amended Water System Fees and Charges By-law 2004
• Proposed surplus and transfer of a 0.3m permanent easement abutting Britannia Road West, west of Hurontario Street, Mississauga, Ward 5

Regional Council Policies and Procedures Committee

This is a procedural meeting of the Regional Council Policies and Procedures Committee. The agenda includes discussions on vote imbalance and in-person attendance at Regional Council meetings, as requested by Councillors Parrish and Medeiros. No decisions are recorded; the meeting is primarily for discussion.

• Discussion regarding vote imbalance (requested by Councillor Parrish)
• Discussion regarding in-person attendance at Regional Council meetings (requested by Councillor Medeiros)

Regional Council

Peel Regional Council is meeting to consider several items, including a proposed amendment to the 2024 budget for transportation expenditures, modernization of water billing with by-law amendments, and delegation of tax ratio setting authority to lower-tier municipalities. The agenda also includes delegations on waiving development charges for a wildlife hospital and support for an integrated health hub, plus multiple communications and by-laws. A closed session is scheduled for a property acquisition and a letter from the Minister of Transportation.

• Motion to amend 2024 budget for transportation expenditures (deferred from Dec 7, 2023)
• Water Billing Modernization with proposed amendments to By-law 6-2017 and By-law 53-2010
• Delegation of Tax Ratio Setting Authority for 2024 (By-law 1-2024)
• 2024 Temporary Borrowing Report (By-law 2-2024)
• Request to waive development charges for Wildlife Surgical Hospital in Caledon