The recommendations were approved as follows.
CW136-2025
That the agenda for the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025 be approved, as published and circulated.
CW137-2025
That the following items to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025 be approved as part of Consent:
7.1, 8.2.1, 8.3.1, 8.3.2, 9.2.1, 10.2.1, 11.2.1, 11.2.2,
12.2.2, 12.2.3, 12.3.1, 12.3.2, 13
CW138-2025
That the delegation from Mankarn Grewal, Senior Clinical Research Assistant, IQVIA, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset for the City, be referred to staff for consideration.
CW139-2025
That the delegation from Matt Brunette, Program Manager, Partners in Project Green, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Launching the Brampton Business Climate Partnership Program, be received.
CW140-2025
That the delegation from Sylvia Roberts, Brampton Resident, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Queen Street BRT and Other Rapid Transit Projects, be received.
CW141-2025
That the delegation from Sylvia Roberts, Brampton Resident, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Downloading of Waste Management Responsibilities, be received.
CW142-2025
That the following delegations to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Committee of Adjustment Minor Variance Application Fees, be referred to staff for a report to the April 30, 2025 meeting of Council:
- Dhamotharan Deiveegan, Brampton Resident
- Haroon Malik, Architectural Designer
- Salman Ellahi, Architectural Designer
- Maefson Martins Costa, Brampton resident
CW143-2025
That the delegation from Ana Gonzalez, Festival Organizer, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Colombian Independence Day Festival, be received.
CW144-2025
That the presentation from Christopher Ethier, Director, Municipal Transition and Integration, Office of the CAO, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Government Relations Matters, be received.
CW145-2025
That the correspondence from Aretha A. Adams, Regional Clerk and Director of Clerks, Region of Peel, dated April 14, 2025, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Requesting Consent to By-law 18-2025 - A by-law to designate members entitled to cast additional votes during certain vacancies on Regional Council, be referred to staff for a report to the April 30, 2025 meeting of Council.
CW146-2025
- That the report from Ed Fagan, Director, Parks Maintenance and Forestry, Community Services, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Budget Amendment – Developer Reimbursement for the Development of Trails and Parks – Wards 6 and 9, be received; and
- That a budget amendment be approved for Project #255860 - (3) Park Blocks and (2) NHS Trail Blocks in the amount of $4,456,875 with full funding to be transferred from Reserve #134 – DC: Recreation.
CW147-2025
- That the report from Cheryl Duke, Supervisor, Parks Central Operations, Parks Maintenance and Forestry, Community Services, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Request to Begin Procurement – Supply, Installation, Removal and Maintenance of Winter Lights at Various Locations Citywide for a Three (3) Year Period, be received; and
- That the Purchasing Agent be authorized to commence the procurement for the supply, installation, removal and maintenance of winter lights at various locations citywide for a three (3) year period.
CW148-2025
That the Minutes of the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee Meeting of April 3, 2025, Recommendations SHF001-2025 to SHF004-2025, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, be approved.
The recommendations were approved as follows:
SHF001-2025
That the agenda for the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee meeting of April 3, 2025, be approved as published and circulated.
SHF002-2025
That the update by Teri Bommer, Coordinator, Sport Liaison, Recreation, to the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee meeting of April 3, 2025, re: Annual Induction Ceremony Update be received.
SHF003-2025
That the update by Teri Bommer, Coordinator, Sport Liaison, Recreation, to the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee meeting of April 3, 2025, re: Sports Hall of Fame Space - Victoria Park Arena be received.
SHF004-2025
That Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee do now adjourn to meet again on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
CW149-2025
That the Minutes of the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of April 10, 2025, Recommendations BCS001-2025 to BCS007-2025, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, be approved.
The recommendations were approved as follows:
BCS001-2025
That the agenda for the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of April 10, 2025, be amended:
To add:
7.1 - Verbal Update re: Resignation of Jennifer Miles, Citizen Member from the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee.
BCS002-2025
That the presentation from Razmin Said, Senior Manager, Community Safety and Well-Being Office, re: Update from the City of Brampton's Community Safety and Well-Being Office, to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of April 10, 2025, be received.
BCS003-2025
That the presentation from Constable Jana Marchese, Community Liaison Officer, Peel Regional Police, re:
- Road Safety Highlights & Road Watch
- Auto Theft and Break and Enter Highlights
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Guns,
to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of April 10, 2025, be received.
BCS004-2025
That the presentation from Inga Pedra, Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Health Services Region of Peel, re: Update on Peel's Community Safety Well-Being Plan, to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of April 10, 2025, be received.
BCS005-2025
- That the delegations from Saliha Mian, Kuldip Boparai and Leo O'Brien, Brampton Residents, to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory
- Committee meeting of April 10, 2025, re:
- Update from the City of Brampton's Community Safety and Well-Being Office
- Road Safety Highlights & Road Watch, Auto Theft and Break and Enter Highlights, Intimate Partner Violence and Guns
- Update on Peel's Community Safety Well-Being Plan,
be received.
BCS006-2025
That the verbal update from Councillor Palleschi re: Resignation of Jennifer
Miles, Citizen Member from the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee, to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of April 10, 2025, be received.
BCS007-2025
That the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee do now adjourn to meet again on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at Save Max Sports Centre - 1495 Sandalwood Parkway E. or at the call of the Chair.
CW150-2025
- That the report from Shawnica Hans, Deputy Clerk, Elections, Accessibility and Lottery Licensing, City Clerk’s Office, Legislative Services, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: 2026 Municipal Election – Translation of Voter Information, be received; and,
- That a by-law attached as Appendix 1, be passed to provide that election information to voters may be translated into the following additional languages for the 2026 City of Brampton Municipal Election:
- French
b. Punjabi
c. Urdu
d. Gujarati
e. Tamil
f. Hindi
g. Spanish
h. Portuguese
i. Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)
j. Vietnamese
k. Italian
CW151-2025
That the report from Peter Bryson, Manager, Enforcement and By-law Services, Legislative Services, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: By-law To Amend Sign By-law 399-2002, To Allow Stand for Canada Lawn Signs, be received.
CW152-2025
- That the report from David Vanderberg, Manager, Development Services, Planning, Building and Growth Management, and Allyson Sander, Strategic Leader, Legislative Services, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23,
2025, re: Future State Options for Food Trucks in the City of Brampton (RM 11/2025), be received;
- That Council approve staff’s recommendation on the areas within the City of Brampton where Class C Refreshment Vehicles will be permitted to operate, i.e.: permitting them in Commercial and Industrial Zones, except within MTSAs and subject to minimum separation distances from brick-and-mortar restaurant establishments and other refreshment vehicles;
- That Council direct staff to report back to City Council with amending by-laws, as necessary, to implement Recommendation 2;
- That Council direct staff to report back to City Council with the necessary amending by-laws to repeal the Downtown Brampton Business Improvement Area’s (BIA) authority to authorize refreshment vehicles within its boundaries,
in accordance with the motion passed at the BIA Board Meeting on March 27, 2025;
- That Council approve the adoption of a 45-day transition period for licensed food trucks that become non-compliant as a result of any by-law amendments.
A recorded vote was requested and the motion carried as follows:
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Yea (9): Regional Councillor Santos, Regional Councillor Vicente, Regional Councillor Brar, Regional Councillor Palleschi, Regional Councillor Keenan, Regional Councillor Medeiros, Regional Councillor Fortini, City Councillor Power, and Deputy Mayor Singh
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Nay (1): Regional Councillor Toor
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Absent (1): Mayor Brown
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Carried (9 to 1)
CW153-2025
- That the report from Paul Aldunate, Senior Manager, Economic Development and International Relations, Office of the CAO, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Brampton’s Economic Resilience: Tariff Action Plan, be received;
- That Council endorse Brampton’s Tariff Action Plan; and
- That staff continue to monitor the trade relationship with the United States and provide updates as required regarding Brampton’s Tariff Action Plan.
CW154-2025
- That the report from Jennifer Anderson, Property Tax Account Analyst, Finance, Corporate Support Services, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Tax Adjustments, Cancellations and Reductions Pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, be received; and
- That the tax account adjustments as listed on Appendix A of this report be approved.
CW155-2025
- That the report from Shanika Johnson, Manager, Equity Office, Corporate Support Services, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Anti-Racism and Inclusion Policy RM 8/2023, be received; and
- That the Draft Anti-Racism and Inclusion Policy (Appendix 1) be approved.
CW156-2025
That the presentation by Shane Loftus, Director, Road Maintenance, Operations and Fleet, Public Works and Engineering, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Expansion of the Leaf Vacuum Program (RM 83/2024), be received.
CW157-2025
That the report from Sam Mattina, Manager, Contracts, Program Planning and Projects, Road Maintenance, Operations and Fleet, Public Works and Engineering, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025 re: Expansion of the Leaf Vacuum Program (RM 83/2024), be referred back to staff for a street-by-street review of the needs, and additional consideration with respect to the age of the trees present.
CW158-2025
- That the report from Kevin Minaker, Manager, Traffic Operations and Parking, Road Maintenance, Operations and Fleet, Public Works and Engineering, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Special Event Road
Closure – Farmers’ Market 2025 and Rotary Rib and Roll 2025 – Wards 1 and 3, be received;
- That the closure of Wellington Street West between George Street South and Main Street South from 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025 to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2025 for the Rotary Rib and Roll event be approved;
- That the closure of Main Street North between Theatre Lane/Nelson Street West and Queen Street on consecutive Saturdays from June 14, 2025 to October 11, 2025, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., for the Brampton Farmers’ Market, be approved; and
- That the closure of Main Street South between Queen Street and Wellington Street on consecutive Saturdays from June 14, 2025 to October 11, 2025, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., for the Brampton Farmers’ Market, be approved.
CW159-2025
- That the report from Binita Poudyal, Traffic Operations Technologist, Road Maintenance, Operations and Fleet, Public Works and Engineering, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, re: Traffic By-law 93-93 – Administrative Update, be received; and
- That a by-law be passed to amend Traffic By-law 93-93, as amended, as outlined in the subject report.
CW160-2025
That the Minutes of the Environment Advisory Committee Meeting of April 1, 2025, Recommendations EAC005-2025 to EAC012-2025, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, be approved.
Carried
The recommendations were approved as follows:
EAC005-2025
That the agenda for the Environment Advisory Committee Meeting of April 1, 2025, be approved, as amended, as follows:
To vary the order to deal with Item 6.2 before 5.1
EAC006-2025
That the presentation from Kristina Dokoska, Environmental Planner, Planning, Building and Growth Management, to the Environment Advisory Committee Meeting of April 1, 2025, re: Climate Ready Brampton, be received.
EAC007-2025
That the verbal update from Tooba Shakeel, Policy Planner - Environment, Planning, Building and Growth Management, to the Environment Advisory Committee Meeting of April 1, 2025, re: Grow Green Festival, be received.
EAC008-2025
That the verbal update from Karley Cianchino, Supervisor, Wetlands and Environmental Projects, Planning, Building and Growth Management, to the Environment Advisory Committee Meeting of April 1, 2025, re: Donnelly Ponds, be received.
EAC009-2025
That the verbal update from Pam Cooper, Manager, Environmental Planning, Planning, Building and Growth Management, to the Environment Advisory Committee Meeting of April 1, 2025, re: Ground Cover Maintenance and Prohibited Plants By-law, be received.
EAC010-2025
That the verbal advisory from the City Clerk's Office, to the Environment Advisory Committee Meeting of April 1, 2025, re: Resignation of Committee Member Neil Fairhead, be received.
EAC011-2025
That Charles Coimbra and Sherry-Ann Ram be appointed as Co-Chairs of the Environment Advisory Committee for the remainder of the term of Council ending November 14, 2026, or until a successor is appointed.
EAC012-2025
That the Environment Advisory Committee do now adjourn to meet again for a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. or at the call of the Chair.
CW161-2025
That the Minutes of the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council Meeting of April 3, 2025, Recommendations SC009-2025 to SC015-2025, to the Committee of Council Meeting of April 23, 2025, be approved.
The recommendations were approved as follows:
SC009-2025
That the agenda for the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of April 3, 2025, be approved as published and circulated.
SC010-2025
- That the correspondence from Rebecca Rosario, Student Transportation of Peel Region, to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of April 3, 2025, re: Request to Review Safety at Wanless Drive and Thornbush Boulevard and Wanless Drive and Brisdale Drive, St. Aidan Catholic School, 34 Buick Boulevard, Ward 6 be received; and,
- That a site inspection be undertaken.
SC011-2025
- That the correspondence from Rebecca Rosario, Student Transportation of Peel Region, to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of April 3, 2025, re: Request to Review Safety at Wanless Drive and Queen Mary Drive, and Wanless Drive and Edenbrook Hill Drive, Rowntree Public School, 254 Queen Mary Drive, Ward 6 be received; and,
- That a site inspection be undertaken in September 2025.
SC012-2025
- That the correspondence from Rebecca Rosario, Student Transportation of Peel Region, to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of April 3, 2025, re: Request to Review Safety at Wanless Drive and Robert Parkinson Drive and Wanless Drive and Leadenhall Road, New Catholic School Opening, 320 Robert Parkinson Drive, Ward 6 be received; and,
- That a site inspection be undertaken.
SC013-2025
- That the update by Enforcement and By-law Services, to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of April 3, 2025, re: School Patrol Statistics - January 21 - February 21, 2025 be received; and,
- That the update by Enforcement and By-law Services, to the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council meeting of April 3, 2025, re: School Patrol Statistics - February 21 - March 24, 2025 be received.
SC014-2025
- That the site inspection report for Sir Isaac Brock Public School be received;
- That an adult crossing guard is not warranted at the intersection of Riseborough Drive and Oshawa Street as there is an existing crossing guard at the intersection of Riseborough Drive and Meltwater Crescent / Drummondville Drive;
- That the principal be requested to:
- Educate the school population on the correct way to utilize a “Kiss and Ride”
- Arrange for the installation of “Kiss and Ride” signage at the entrance to the Kiss and Ride area
- Consider allowing access only on Riseborough Drive at the westerly end if gates are to be opened to allow access. This gate is 60 m from an All-Way Stop and the crossing guard is positioned at Riseborough Drive and Meltwater Crescent / Drummondville Drive intersection
- Consider sending information to the school population on safety measures and reminding them to obey the “No Stopping/No Parking” signage in the vicinity of the school
- That the Manager of Parking Enforcement arrange for the enforcement of “No Stopping / No Parking” signage on Riseborough Drive at the rear of the school, if and when the westerly gate is opened; and,
- That the Manager of Traffic Operations and Parking arrange for the installation of “No Stopping” signage on either side of the school crossing at Meltwater Crescent and Longbranch Trail.
SC015-2025
That Brampton School Traffic Safety Council do now adjourn to meet again on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.
CW162-2025
That the Committee of Council do now adjourn to meet again on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, or at the call of the Chair.