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That the Commissioner of Corporate Services be authorized to issue a purchase order on a single source basis between The Corporation of the City of Mississauga and Zeidler Architecture Inc. for the seat optimization study of the Main Hall at the Living Arts Centre, for an upset limit of $250,000 exclusive of taxes. YES (10) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac , Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor J. Horneck, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor B. Butt, and Councillor N. Hart ABSENT (1) Councillor S. McFadden

That Recommendations PDC-0049-2024 – PDC-0051-2024 as contained in the Planning and Development Committee Report 13 - 2024 dated October 28, 2024 be approved. PDC-0049-2024 1. That City Council amend Mississauga Official Plan to increase the permitted Floor Space Index (FSI) to a maximum of 1.4 and increase the maximum permitted building height to eight storeys for 4150 Westminster Place, in accordance with the provisions contained in the staff report dated October 9, 2024, from the Commissioner of Planning and Building. 2. That City Council amend Zoning By-law 0225-2007 to RA2-Exception (Apartments) for 4150 Westminster Place, in accordance with the provisions contained in the staff report dated October 9, 2024, from the Commissioner of Planning and Building. 3. That the applicant agree to satisfy all the requirements of the City and any other external agency concerned with the development. 4. That the decision of Council for approval of the rezoning application be considered null and void, and a new development application be required unless a zoning by-law is passed within 18 months of the Council decision. 5. That two oral submissions be received. PDC-0050-2024 1. That City Council amend Zoning By-law 0225-2007 by modifying the C3–64 (General Commercial) exception zone to apply to both 1094 and 1108 Eglinton Avenue East, in accordance with the provisions contained in the staff report dated October 9, 2024 from the Commissioner of Planning and Building. 2. That City Counci

That Recommendations MCAC-0062-2024 - MCAC-0074-2024 as contained in the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee Report 7 - 2024 dated November 12, 2024 be approved. MCAC-0062-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation from Erica Warsh, Project Leader, Vision Zero and Alex Legrain, Project Leader, Special Projects - Traffic regarding Collision Trends, be received. (MCAC-0062-2024) MCAC-0063-2024 That the deputation from Jansher Saeed, Resident regarding the presentation entitled “Collision Trends in Mississauga” dated November 2024 by Erica Warsh, Project Leader, Vision Zero and Alex Legrain, Project Leader, Special Projects - Traffic, be received. (MCAC-0063-2024) MCAC-0064-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation from Suzanne Holder, Manager, Customer Experience & Innovation regarding the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Initiative, be received. (MCAC-0064-2024) MCAC-0065-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation from Mattea Turco, Transportation Planner , Active Transportation regarding the Shared Micro-mobility Program, be received. (MCAC-0065-2024) MCAC-0066-2024 That the deputation and associated presentation from Jacqueline Hunter , Transportation Demand Coord inator, Active Transportation and Matthew Sweet, Manager, Active Transportation regarding the Outreach and Engagement Program, be received. (MCAC-0066-2024) MCAC-0067-2024 That the Mayor send a letter to the Province concerning Bill 212 (Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 –

WHEREAS according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 25(1), every human being has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of themself and of their family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond their control; and, WHEREAS food insecurity is defined as the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints; a serious public health problem and a marker of pervasive material deprivation (poverty); and, WHEREAS chronic stressors (e.g., disability, precarious work, cost of living crisis) and acute shocks (e.g., COVID-19, illness, eviction) make it more difficult to afford life’s basic needs and live free from poverty; and, WHEREAS Food Banks Mississauga and their 60+ agency member network provided food and household items to over 56,267 neighbours (+58%), or 8% of Mississauga residents, over 421,000 times (+80%) year-over-year, with revenue growth at 2% and no ability to further cut costs without detrimental impacts to food security programming; and, WHEREAS over 28% of food bank visitors in Mississauga were children (15,754), a 42% increase from last year; and, WHEREAS one out of every four (25%) of Food Banks Mississauga visitors identifies as having a disability, and the most a single person on ODSP can receive is $1,368 p

WHEREAS affordable housing is housing priced below market housing, and supportive housing is not only affordable, but also paired with wrap around social supports; AND WHEREAS the Region of Peel has estimated the need for affordable housing to be approximately 52,700 units, and is only meeting 34% of that need; AND WHEREAS the Region of Peel has estimated the need for supportive housing to be approximately 4,500 units, and is only meeting 8% of that need; AND WHEREAS the Province of Ontario established the Housing Affordability Task Force, whose report included 55 recommendations to improve housing affordability; AND WHEREAS supportive and affordable housing builders have to compete with market housing developers for land, materials, and funding without similar access to capital investment, making it harder for supportive and affordable housing to be built, necessitating increased action from all levels of government; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. Staff be directed to bring to council a report by the end of Q1 2025 regarding options for City Council to implement recommendations to aid the building of supportive and affordable housing though, but not limited to: Eliminating parking minimums for supportive and affordable housing projects; Delegating to City of Mississauga staff the minor variance application process for supportive and affordable housing projects. YES (10) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac , Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor M.

WHEREAS acts of intimidation against places of worship of all faiths are on the rise, including most recently the protests and attack on the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton, followed by counter protests at both the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Malton and the Hindu Sabha Mandir that resulted in a number of charges laid with more to come; AND WHEREAS, such protests in front of places of worship even when peaceful can create an intimidating barrier that has to be passed in order to access the place of worship; AND WHEREAS, in 2023, Calgary City Council passed the Safe and Inclusive Access By-law, which is designed to help ensure safe and inclusive access to municipal recreation facilities and libraries by providing 100-metre "access zones" around these facilities; AND WHEREAS, the right to protest peacefully has to be balanced with the right to be able to visit places of worship without intimidation; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1) Council direct staff to consider the feasibility of implementing a by-law that prohibits demonstrations within 100 meters, or within reasonable distance, of places of worship at the earliest possible time. YES (10) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Mayor C. Parrish, Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor J. Horneck, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor B. Butt, and Councillor N. Hart ABSENT (2) Councillor J. Kovac , and Councillor S. McFadden

WHEREAS Mississauga is experiencing a shortage of affordable housing options, including a low residential rental vacancy rate and it has therefore become more important than ever to take steps to preserve existing affordable rental premises; AND WHEREAS tenants living in Mississauga and in other cities across Ontario are experiencing “renovictions” – where a landlord illegitimately evicts a tenant by alleging that vacant possession of a rental unit is needed to undertake renovations or repairs. Renovictions can include refusing to allow a tenant to return post-renovation, illegally raising the rent on a returning tenant or not undertaking major renovations after evicting tenants. AND WHEREAS the City of Hamilton has already enacted the Renovation Licence and Relocation By-law to protect its tenants and the City of Toronto will be considering a draft Renovictions By-law, modeled on the City of Hamilton By-law, at its City Council meeting on November 13, 2024; AND WHEREAS protecting tenants who live in Mississauga against renovictions should be a high priority matter for City Council and represents an important step towards the preservation of affordable housing in Mississauga; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED as follows: 1. That staff with Legal Services, working together with internal and external stakeholders, is hereby directed to conduct research and to prepare a draft renoviction bylaw modeled on the City of Hamilton Renovation Licence and Relocation By-law and the City of Toront

WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended (the "Act"), requires Council to pass a resolution prior to closing part of a meeting to the public; AND WHEREAS the Act requires that the resolution states the act of the holding of the closed meeting and the general nature of the matter to be considered at the closed meeting; NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that a portion of the Council meeting held on November 13, 2024 shall be closed to the public to deal with the following matters: (Pursuant to Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001) 21.3 Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees: PDP Review of the Leadership Team and City Manager 21.5 Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose - Charter of Rights YES (11) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac , Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor S. McFadden, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor J. Horneck, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor B. Butt, and Councillor N. Hart

That the following be appointed to the Tourism Mississauga Board of Directors for up to three (3) consecutive three (3) year terms, and that all citizen appointments are conditional upon the completion of a Record of Offences Declaration confirming that applicants do not have a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted. Other Services/Organization/Venues (At-Large) Susan Stewart, Olympian, Coach & Author Retail/Restaurant/Culinary John Pappas, The Crooked Cue Restaurant Louie Manzo, Warrick Manzo & Dunn Inc. Advertising Agency YES (10) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac , Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor J. Horneck, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor B. Butt, and Councillor N. Hart ABSENT (1) Councillor S. McFadden

That the following individual be appointed to the Road Safety Committee for a term ending November 14, 2026 or until a successor is appointed, providing the individual does not have a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted: (1) Sunil Sharma, Ward 5 resident YES (10) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac , Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor J. Horneck, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor B. Butt, and Councillor N. Hart ABSENT (1) Councillor S. McFadden

That the PDP Review of the Leadership Team and City Manager be received. YES (8) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac , Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor B. Butt, and Councillor N. Hart ABSENT (3) Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor S. McFadden, and Councillor J. Horneck

That the following individuals be appointed to the Mississauga School Traffic Safety Action Committee for a term ending November 14, 2026 or until a successor is appointed, providing the individual does not have a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted: Domenico Renzella, Ward 5 Mario Matteazzi, Ward 8 YES (10) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac , Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor J. Horneck, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor B. Butt, and Councillor N. Hart ABSENT (1) Councillor S. McFadden

That the verbal closed session update regarding Charter of Rights be received. YES (8) Councillor S. Dasko, Councillor C. Fonseca, Councillor J. Kovac , Councillor M. Mahoney, Councillor A. Tedjo, Councillor M. Reid, Councillor B. Butt, and Councillor N. Hart ABSENT (3) Councillor D. Damerla, Councillor S. McFadden, and Councillor J. Horneck

That the minutes of the October 30, 2024 Council meeting be approved, as presented. 6. PRESENTATIONS - Nil 7. DEPUTATIONS 7.1 Meghan Nicholls, CEO, Mississauga Food Bank regarding the Thanksgiving Campaign Report, Annual Impact Report and additional budget request M. Nicholls spoke to achieving their goal for this year's Thanksgiving Campaign drive; the current state of food banks in the City of Mississauga; requested that the City of Mississauga declare Food Insecurity an Emergency; that the Region of Peel Food Security Emergency Response Fund be increased for 2025; and that the City of Mississauga provide a food security cost reduction by providing in-kind waste management services to Food Banks Mississauga. Members of Council spoke to waving waste fees, the need for Provincial and Federal policy changes, working with local corporate businesses, and the distribution of funds from the Region of Peel. M. Nicholls responded to questions. Item 15.1 was brought up for discussion and voted on. Members of Council spoke to the Notice of Motion to declare food insecurity an emergency in the City of Mississauga. Council 2024/11/13 3 7.2 Carl Bayer, Resident regarding the City of Mississauga Stormwater Charge on the Peel Region Water Bill C. Bayer enquired why the City of Mississauga added property taxes to his water bill. Sam Rogers, Acting Commissioner, Transportation and Works and Geoff Wright, City Manager, and Mayor Parrish responded and spoke to the creation of the Stormwater Ch

14.2 Direction Items - Nil 15. NOTICE OF MOTION 15.1 A Notice of Motion to declare food insecurity an emergency in the City of Mississauga (Councillor Fonseca) This item was discussed under item 7.1. RESOLUTION 0232-2024 Moved By Councillor C. Fonseca Seconded By Councillor M. Reid Council 2024/11/13 19 WHEREAS according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 25(1), every human being has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of themself and of their family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond their control; and, WHEREAS food insecurity is defined as the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints; a serious public health problem and a marker of pervasive material deprivation (poverty); and, WHEREAS chronic stressors (e.g., disability, precarious work, cost of living crisis) and acute shocks (e.g., COVID-19, illness, eviction) make it more difficult to afford life’s basic needs and live free from poverty; and, WHEREAS Food Banks Mississauga and their 60+ agency member network provided food and household items to over 56,267 neighbours (+58%), or 8% of Mississauga residents, over 421,000 times (+80%) year-over-year, with revenue growth at 2% and no ability to further cut costs without detrimental impacts to food se