Minutes

Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Thursday, March 25, 2021

7:00 P.m. - 9:00 P.m.

Council Chambers - 4th Floor, City Hall - Webex Electronic Meeting

Members Absent:

• City Councillor C. Williams (Chair)
• Gurpreet Bains (Vice-Chair)
• Regional Councillor P. Vicente
• Regional Councillor M. Palleschi
• Regional Councillor P. Fortini
• Jason Boiley, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
• Representative, Peel Region District School Board
• Rick Evans, Chair, Downtown Brampton BIA Safety Committee
• Marley Budreau, Region of Peel, Public Health
• Sandra Solonik, Region of Peel, Human Services
• Marla Krakower, Central West LHIN
• Superintendent Navdeep Chhinzer, Peel Regional Police
• Shahbaz Altaf
• David Colp
• Andrew deGroot
• Alana Del Greco
• Danielle Dowdy
• Jushan Galhan
• Marcia Glasgow
• Mbengi Julie Lutete
• Ivan Marco Macri
• Peter Shah
• Vickramjeet Aujla
• William Vollmar

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1.

Call to Order

Note: In consideration of the current COVID-19 public health orders prohibiting large public gatherings of people and requirements for physical distancing between persons, in-person attendance at this Committee meeting was limited and physical distancing was maintained at all times during the meeting.

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. and adjourned at 9:31 p.m. Gurpreet Bains served as Chair for this meeting.

As this meeting of the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee was conducted with electronic participation by Members of the Committee, the meeting started with the City Clerk calling the roll for attendance at the meeting, as follows:

Members present during roll call: Councillor Williams; Gurpreet Bains; Councillor Vicente; Councillor Palleschi; Jason Boiley, on behalf of Lucy Papaloni, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board; Rick Evans, Chair, Downtown Brampton BIA Safety Committee; Marley Budreau, on behalf of Monica Hau, Region of Peel, Public Health; Sean Major, on behalf of Sandra Solonik, Region of Peel Human Services; Superintendent Navdeep Chhinzer, Peel Regional Police; Shabaz Altaf; Andrew DeGroot; Danielle Dowdy; Jushan Galhan; Marcia Glasgow; Mbengi Julie Lutete; Ivan Marco Macri; Peter Shah; William Vollmar.

Members absent during roll call: Councillor Fortini; Representative for Peel District School Board; Marla Krakower, Central West LHIN; David Colp; Vickramjeet Aujla; Alana DelGreco

2.

Approval of Agenda

• BCS007-2021

  That the Agenda for the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of March 25, 2021, be approved as published and circulated.

  Carried

3.

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Nil

4.

Previous Minutes

The minutes were considered by Committee of Council on March 10, 2021, and were pending approval by Council on March 24, 2021. The minutes were provided for Committee’s information.

5.

Presentations\Delegations

5.1

Presentation by Tristan Costa, Planner, Planning, Building and Economic Development, and Andrew McNeill, Manager, Official Plan and Growth Management, Planning, Building and Economic Development, re: The Brampton Plan - Official Plan Review

Item 7.3 was brought forward and dealt with at this time.

Andrew McNeill, Manager, Official Plan and Growth Management, Planning, Building and Economic Development provided a brief overview of the subject matter The Brampton Plan - Official Plan Review and answered questions of clarification pertaining to the Precinct Plan, Transportation Development, Light Rail Transportation (LRT), and the use of Principals of Crime Prevention through environmental design.

• BCS008-2021

  That the presentation by Tristan Costa, Planner, Planning, Building and Economic Development, and Andrew McNeill, Manager, Official Plan and Growth Management, Planning, Building and Economic Development, re: The Brampton Plan - Official Plan Review, to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of March 25, 2021, be received

  Carried

6.

Reports/Updates

6.1

Verbal Update at the request of Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee - Gangs and Gun Violence Sub-Committee, re: Virtual Town Hall To Discuss Gun And Gang Violence

Danielle Dowdy, Member and Marcia Glasgow, Member of the Gangs and Gun Violence Sub-Committee provided an overview of their meeting with staff and placed the following motion on the floor for consideration:

It is the recommendation of the Brampton Community Safety Committee:
1. That Council direct the City of Brampton to host a virtual town hall to address gun violence in t Brampton;
2. That the City of Brampton Community Safety manager coordinate with and support the Gangs and Gun Violence Sub-committee with technical support and community outreach in hosting this town hall;
3. That the town hall include collaboration with the Region of Peel, Peel Regional Police Service, and community agencies within the Region of Peel, who serve residents of Brampton.

Committee discussion on the matter included:

• Clarification provided regarding what the sub-committee's end goal is for the town hall.
• Questions relating to who would lead the project, The City of Brampton or the Sub-committee
• Peel Regional Police and Peel Public Health both welcomed the opportunity to be involved with the town hall.
• Inquiry regarding the possibility to a friendly amendment to remove "City Involvement" and add "Concerned Residents"
• Sub-committee members said they would not be comfortable with the removal of "City Involvement."

Peter Fay, City Clerk, provided clarification regarding the official wording of the motion that would go before Committee of Council on April 14, 2021 and ratified at Council on April 21, 2021. In addition, Mr. Fay advised that the process of planning a virtual town hall will take time to plan and may not occur until possibly May or June 2021. Mr. Fay suggested changing the wording in Recommendation # 2 to indicate that the City of Brampton host a virtual town hall to address gun violence in the City.

The following motion was considered.

• BCS009-2021

  1. That the verbal update from Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee - Gangs and Gun Violence Sub-Committee, to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of March 25, 2021, re: Virtual Town Hall to Discuss Gun and Gang Violence, be received; and,
  2. It is the position of the Community Safety Advisory Committee that:
  a. the City of Brampton host a virtual town hall to address gun violence in the City.
  b. the City of Brampton Community Safety Office, in conjunction with other City Departments, coordinate the town hall, supported/hosted by the Committee/subcommittee, with City technical support and community outreach in hosting this town hall.
  c. the town hall include collaboration with the Region of Peel, Peel Regional Police Service, and community agencies within the Region of Peel, who serve residents of Brampton.

  Carried

7.

Other/New Business/Information Items

7.1

Sub-Committee Updates re: Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Worksheets

No updates were provided. 

7.2

Discussion re: Committee Accomplishments to Date and Area of Focus for the Remainder of the Term.

Peter Fay, City Clerk, provided a brief overview of the Committee accomplishments to date and opened the floor for discussion on areas of focus for the remainder of the term.

Committee discussion on the matter included:

• Request to add links on future agendas to Peel Police Services Board recent Board minutes related to Community Safety.
• Suggestion to email Committee members with the Council decision on gun violence town hall request (after April 23 Council meeting)
• Request to pause at Agenda Item “4 - Previous Minutes” during future BCSAC meetings to recap any outcomes from Committee recommendations presented to Council for consideration.
• Staff clarified that Quorum, Attendance and Committee Makeup was put on hold through the deferral motion passed at the February 18, 2021 meeting and explained that the Citizen Appointments Committee was very clear regarding the process they will follow for filling vacancies.
• Reference to Council Workshop to be scheduled on community safety
• Concerns the Committee is not receiving feedback with respect to motions that go before Council for consideration.

The following motion was considered.

• BCS010-2021

  That the presentation by Peter Fay, City Clerk, re: Committee Accomplishments to DAte and Area of Focus for the Remainder of the Term, to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of March 25, 2021, be received; and, 

  That relevant comments from committee members during the discussion be brought forward for consideration to the Community Safety council workshop; and,

  That the report on the Community Safety Office directions and recommendations coming out of the council workshop be brought back to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee for comments and support prior to council ratification.

  Carried

7.3

Memo re: Brampton Engagement Plan

Dealt with under Item 5.1 - Recommendation # BCS008-2021.

8.

Correspondence

8.1

Correspondence from Alana Del Greco, Member, dated March 17, 2020 re: Resignation from the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee

The following motion was considered.

• BCS011-2021

  1. That the correspondence from Alana Del Greco, Citizen Member, to the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting of March 25, 2021, re: Resignation from the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee, be received.

  Carried

9.

Question Period

Tammi Jackson, Legislative Coordinator, answered questions regarding a template for sub-committee minutes and advised that a copy of the template would be emailed to all members of the Committee.

Peter Fay, City Clerk, provided clarification regarding the process the meeting minutes will follow for consideration and ratification.

10.

Public Question Period

The public was given the opportunity to submit questions via e-mail to the City Clerk’s Office regarding any decisions made at this meeting.

Peter Fay, City Clerk, confirmed that no questions were submitted regarding decisions made at this meeting.

11.

Adjournment

Next Regular Meeting:

• BCS012-2021

  That the Brampton Community Safety Advisory Committee do now adjourn to meet again on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., or at the call of the Chair.

  Carried