OFFICIAL NOTICE

Meeting of Regional Council
Revised Agenda

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 9:30 A.m. - 3:30 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.

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1.

Call to Order & Traditional Territory Acknowledgement

2.

Roll Call

3.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

4.

Adoption of Minutes

4.1

Regional Council meeting - February 28, 2024

4.2

Committee of the Whole meeting – March 20, 2024

5.

Presentations

5.1

Shaun Collier, Board Chair, DRPS and Peter Moreira, Chief of Police, DRPS

re: Durham Regional Police Services Board - Quarterly Update to Council

5.2

Elaine Baxter-Trahair, Chief Administrative Officer, Nancy Taylor, Commissioner of Finance, and Nicole Pincombe, Director, Business Planning and Budgets

re: The 2024 Regional Business Plans and Budget for Property Tax Purposes including General Purpose, Solid Waste Management and Durham Region Transit (2024-F-3) [Refer to Item #9.1 on the agenda]

6.

Delegations

6.1

Statutory Public Meeting to Consider the Proposed Area Specific Development Charge By-law and Background Study 

re: Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Services in the Seaton Area

6.2

Delegation(s) further to Public Notice regarding the 2024 Regional Property Tax Supported Business Plans and Budgets

6.3

Brian Kelly (In-Person Attendance)

re: The decision of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to end the Natural Gas Pipeline Subsidy and to ask the Ontario Government to allow the decision to stand [Refer to Notice of Motions Item #11.1]

6.4

Keith Brooks, Programs Director, Environmental Defense (Virtual Attendance)

re: The decision of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to end the Natural Gas Pipeline Subsidy and to ask the Ontario Government to allow the decision to stand [Refer to Notice of Motions Item #11.1]

6.5

Gaby Kalapos, Executive Director, Clean Air Partnership (Virtual Attendance)

re: The decision of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to end the Natural Gas Pipeline Subsidy and to ask the Ontario Government to allow the decision to stand [Refer to Notice of Motions Item #11.1]

7.

Communications

7.1

CC 07 Correspondence dated March 22, 2024 from Shaun Collier, Board Chair, Durham Regional Police Services Board (DRPSB)

re: Protocol for the Sharing of Information between the Durham Regional Police Services Board and The Durham Regional Council

Recommendation: Motion to authorize the execution of the Information Sharing Protocol

7.2

CC 08 Correspondence dated March 26, 2024 from Wendy Bracken, Durham resident

re: The 2024 Budget with regards to the District Heating related to the Durham York Incinerator

Recommendation: Refer to the consideration of Report #2024-F-3 [Item #9.1 on the agenda]

7.3

CC 09 Correspondence dated March 26, 2024 from Robert Howe, Goodmans LLP

re: Public Meeting Area Specific Development Charges for the Water Supply and Sanitary Sewerage Services in the Seaton Community of the City of Pickering

Recommendation: Refer to the consideration of Report #2024-F-5 [Item #8.1 on the agenda]

8.

Reports related to Delegations/Presentations

8.1

Report #2024-F-5

Public Meeting Regarding Proposed Seaton Water Supply and Sanitary Sewer Area Specific Development Charges By-law and Background Study

9.

Committee Reports

9.1

Finance and Administration Committee

9.2

Planning and Economic Development Committee

9.3

Works Committee

9.4

Committee of the Whole

10.

Departmental Reports and Other Resolutions

There are no Departmental Reports and Other Resolutions

11.

Notice of Motions

11.1

Motion to support the decision of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to end the Natural Gas Pipeline subsidy and to ask the Ontario Government to allow the decision to stand

12.

Unfinished Business

There is no Unfinished Business

13.

Announcements

14.

By-laws

14.1

2024-008

Being a by-law to adopt Amendment #197 to the Durham Regional Official Plan.

This by-law implements the recommendations contained in Item #1 of the 3rd Report of the Planning & Economic Development Committee presented to Regional Council on March 27, 2024.

14.2

2024-009

Being a by-law to consolidate, repeal and replace the by-laws that regulate the provision of Waste Management Services under the jurisdiction of The Regional Municipality of Durham.

This by-law implements the recommendations contained in Item #1 of the 3rd Report of the Works Committee presented to Regional Council on March 27, 2024.

14.3

2024-010

Being a by-law to approve and adopt the 2024 Business Plans and Budgets for General Purposes including the payment of all debt of the Regional Corporation falling due excluding current and capital expenditures and debts for Water Supply and Sanitary Sewage Works, Solid Waste Management and Durham Region Transit Commission.

This by-law implements the recommendations contained in Item #5 of the 2nd Report of the Finance & Administration Committee presented to Regional Council on March 27, 2024.

14.4

2024-011

Being a by-law to approve and adopt the 2024 Business Plans and Budgets for the Durham Region Transit Commission.

This by-law implements the recommendations contained in Item #5 of the 2nd Report of the Finance & Administration Committee presented to Regional Council on March 27, 2024.

14.5

2024-012

Being a by-law to approve and adopt the 2024 Business Plans and Budgets for Solid Waste Management.

This by-law implements the recommendations contained in Item #5 of the 2nd Report of the Finance & Administration Committee presented to Regional Council on March 27, 2024.

14.6

2024-013

Being a by-law to establish tax ratios for 2024 and to specify the percentage by which tax rates are to be reduced for prescribed property subclasses.

This by-law implements the recommendations contained in Item #4 of the 2nd Report of the Finance & Administration Committee presented to Regional Council on March 27, 2024.

14.7

2024-014

Being a by-law to set and levy rates of taxation for Regional General purposes for the year 2024.

This by-law implements the recommendations contained in Item #5 of the 2nd Report of the Finance & Administration Committee presented to Regional Council on March 27, 2024.

14.8

2024-015

Being a by-law to set and levy rates of taxation for the Durham Region Transit Commission for the year 2024.

This by-law implements the recommendations contained in Item #5 of the 2nd Report of the Finance & Administration Committee presented to Regional Council on March 27, 2024.

14.9

2024-016

Being a by-law to set and levy rates of taxation for Regional Solid Waste Management purposes for the year 2024.

This by-law implements the recommendations contained in Item #5 of the 2nd Report of the Finance & Administration Committee presented to Regional Council on March 27, 2024.

15.

Confirming By-law

15.1

2024-017

Being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of The Regional Municipality of Durham at its meeting on the 27^th day of March, 2024.

16.

Adjournment

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