The Regional Municipality of Durham

Community Growth and Economic Development Committee Revised Agenda

Tuesday, November 04, 2025 at 9:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.

Regional Council Chambers

Regional Headquarters Building

605 Rossland Road East, Whitby

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Note: This meeting will be held in a hybrid meeting format with electronic and in-person participation. Committee meetings may be viewed via live streaming.

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1.

Roll Call

2.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

3.

Adoption of Minutes

3.1

Community Growth and Economic Development Committee meeting - October 7, 2025

4.

Statutory Public Meetings

There are no statutory public meetings

5.

Presentations

5.1

Stacey Jibb, Manager, Agriculture and Rural Economic Development

Re: Enabling Agriculture-Related and On-Farm Diversified Uses in North Durham – Project Overview and Update (2025-EDT-15) [Item 8.2 a)]

5.2

Colleen Goodchild, Director, Community Growth, and Lino Trombino, Manager, Development Advisory Services

Re: Planning Fees and Charges Review (2025-CG-12) [Item 7.2 a)]

6.

Delegations

6.1

Peter Taylor, President, Friends of Second Marsh (In-Person Attendance)

Re: Update on the 2025 Activities of Friends of Second Marsh

7.

Community Growth

7.1

Correspondence

7.2

Reports

a.

Report #2025-CG-12

Planning Fees and Charges Review

b.

Report #2025-CG-13

Region of Durham Comments on ERO Postings #025-1077, a proposed regulatory framework under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2025 that sets out draft criteria for the designation of projects, proponents and zones and #025-1001, new requirements for data centres seeking to connect to the electricity grid in Ontario

8.

Economic Development

8.1

Correspondence

8.2

Reports

a.

Report #2025-EDT-15

Enabling Agriculture-Related and On-Farm Diversified Uses in North Durham – Project Overview and Update

9.

Advisory Committee Resolutions

9.1

Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee

a.

Requirement for a Valid Farm Business Registration Number for On-Farm Diversified Uses

10.

Confidential Matters

There are no confidential matters to be considered

11.

Other Business

12.

Date of Next Meeting

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM

13.

Adjournment

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