General Committee

January 7, 2026

Who was there

Present (10): Brad Butt, Dipika Damerla, Stephen Dasko, Chris Fonseca, Natalie Hart, Joe Horneck, Sue McFadden, Carolyn Parrish, Martin Reid, Alvin Tedjo

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (13 motions)

13 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the deputation and associated presentation by Martin Tsvetanov with respect to Climate Change and Sign By-law 0054-2002, be received. That Legal staff report back to Committee with an analysis of municipal government's role and legal issues regarding private signs on private lands and benchmarking of what criteria/rules exist. Received 7.2 Matthew Nicoll, Resident, with respect to transition to Society 5.0 and the effects on residents of Mississauga through economic, social, and environmental means 1. Canada Moonshot Goals and Sense-Making Transition to Society 5.0.pdf Matthew Nicoll, Resident, presented a PowerPoint overview with respect to transition to Society 5.0 and the effects on residents of Mississauga through economic, social, and environmental means, biodigital convergence, and the moonshot program. Councillor Reid, noted that he and Ryan Lim, Director, IT & Chief Information Officer, met with Mr. Nicoll regarding the smart city initiative. Councillor Fonseca, noted that during a recent visit by Glenforest Secondary School students, several action items were raised similar to those outlined by Mr. Nicoll in his presentation that the city ought to focus on. Councillor Fonseca extended an invitation to meet with Mr. Nicoll to share the ideas and action items from the student group. Mayor Parrish suggested to Mr. Nicoll that he navigate through categorized sections of content for future presentations. RECOMMENDATION GC-0002-2026 Moved By Councillor C. Fonseca That

Moved by Councillor J. Horneck

Carried

That authority to approve exemption from part lot control applications and pass by-laws exempting properties from part lot control, including extensions of an expiry period for an existing part lot control by-law, be delegated to the Commissioner of Planning and Building and that a by-law authorizing the delegation of authority be enacted pursuant to section 23.2 (4) of the Municipal Act, 2001. That a by-law be enacted to amend Council Procedure By-law 0044-2022, as amended, to reflect the authority of the Commissioner of Planning and Building to approve exemption from part lot control applications and pass exemption from part lot control by-laws, including extensions of an expiry period for an existing part lot control by-law, upon being satisfied that the conditions for exemption have been fulfilled as outlined in the report dated December 23, 2025 from the Commissioner of Planning and Building YES (11) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac, Mayor Parrish, Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor S. McFadden, Councillor A.Tedjo, Councillor J. Horneck, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor B. Butt, and Councillor N. Hart