Born and raised in Brantford, living in Ward 3 during my formative years, I graduated from North Park Collegiate with my Grade 13 O.S.S.H.G. Diploma in 1978, and graduated with an Aviation and Flight Technology Diploma(Honours) from Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology(Toronto) in 1981. I am currently employed with the Toronto Fire Services as a Captain in Operations. I was honoured to be awarded recognition of 20 years’ service with the National Fire Services Medal in 2005, and 25 years’ service in 2010 with both the Provincial Fire Service Medal, and a 25 year service award from the City of Toronto. I have been married to my wife Elizabeth for over 35 years, and blessed to be a proud father to two adult sons, Kevin and Tyler. I ran to sit as a Brantford City Councillor in November 2000, and was successful in winning a seat in Ward Three. I served three terms as a Ward Three Brantford City Councillor, serving from 2000 until 2010. I ran for election in 2014 and was successful in being elected to serve, and re-elected to serve as a Councillor again in 2018. My goals this term are to:
McCreary THAT the acquisition of 307 Powerline Road for the sum of $875,000 plus land transfer tax and closing costs of $14,560 BE APPROVED; and THAT the acquisition BE FUNDED from RF0406 Development Charges – Transportation; and THAT the By-law to authorize the purchase of 307 Powerline Road BE PRESENTED to City Council for adoption; THAT the City Clerk BE DIRECTED to place the Agreement of Purch
THAT all items for consideration and consent (6.1 and 6.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. Recorded vote on all items not separated for discussion purposes: Yes (6) Councillor Sless, Councillor Carpenter, Mayor Davis, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Martin, and Councillor Sicoli
THAT all items for consideration and consent (6.1 and 6.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. 2 Recorded vote on all items not separated for discussion purposes: Yes (6): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, and Councillor Van Tilborg
McCreary THAT Council MOVE IN-CAMERA to consider the following: 3.1 Update on Provincial Facilitation – Airport Area, 2026-356 Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them. A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations
THAT Council MOVE IN-CAMERA to consider the following: 3.1 Update on Provincial Facilitation – Airport Area, 2026-356 Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them. A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations
THAT all By-laws not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. BY-LAW READINGS PREAMBLE 63-2026 Being a by-law to amend By-law 70-2010 by amending Corporate Policy - 045 (Strategic Asset Management Policy) (2026-163) (Committee of the Whole – Operation Report #2026-06-02) 64-2026 Being a bylaw to amend the zoning of the lands municipally known as 161 Hachborn Road from “General Employment (GE
THAT all items for Consideration and Consent (5.1-5.3) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED: Yes (4) Councillor VanTilborg, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, and Councillor Sullivan
AMENDMENT: E. THAT the remaining amount of $5,831.94 in uncollectible taxes BE RECOVERED from the proceeds of the sale of the property. Recorded vote on the amendment to item 5.3.5. Yes (5) Councillor VanTilborg, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Sullivan, and Councillor Caputo
THAT all items for Consideration and Consent (5.1-5.3) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED: Yes (4): Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, and Councillor VanTilborg
AMENDMENT: E. THAT the remaining amount of $5,831.94 in uncollectible taxes BE RECOVERED from the proceeds of the sale of the property. 6 Recorded vote on the amendment to item 5.3.5. Yes (5): Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, and Councillor VanTilborg
THAT all items for consideration and consent (6.1 and 6.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. Recorded vote on all items not separated for discussion purposes: Yes (5) Councillor Sless, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Martin, and Councillor Sicoli
THAT Zoning By-law Amendment Application PZ-03-26, submitted by GSP Group on behalf of 1000341130 Ontario Inc (D&J Sausage Factory), to amend the zoning of the lands municipally known as 161 Hachborn Road from “General Employment (GE) Zone” to “General Employment Exception 41 (GE-41) Zone”, BE APPROVED in accordance with the applicable provisions outlined in Section 9.2 of Report 2026-293; and, TH
THAT all items for consideration and consent (6.1 and 6.2) separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. 6.1 Items for Consideration 6.1.1 Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium 29CD-25524 – 209 Mount Pleasant Road [Financial Impact - None], 2026-1 1. 29CD-25524 - 209 Mount Pleasant Rd - 2026-1(1).pdf 2. Appendix A – Official Plan Designation.pdf 3. Appendix B – Zoning By-law.pdf 4. Appendix C - C
THAT all items for consideration and consent (6.1 and 6.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. Recorded vote on all items not separated for discussion purposes: 2 Yes (5): Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, and Councillor Van Tilborg
A. THAT Zoning By-law Amendment Application PZ-03-26, submitted by GSP Group on behalf of 1000341130 Ontario Inc (D&J Sausage Factory), to amend the zoning of the lands municipally known as 161 Hachborn Road from “General Employment (GE) Zone” to “General Employment Exception 41 (GE-41) Zone”, BE APPROVED in accordance with the applicable provisions outlined in Section 9.2 of Report 2026-293; and,
THAT all items for consideration and consent (6.1 and 6.2) separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. 6.1 Items for Consideration 6.1.1 Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium 29CD-25524 – 209 Mount Pleasant Road [Financial Impact - None], 2026-1 A. THAT Draft Plan of Condominium Application 29CD-25524 submitted by WEBB Planning Consultants on behalf of Rosart Bucci Group affecting the lands mun
THAT Council MOVE IN-CAMERA to consider the following: 3.1 Update on Provincial Facilitation – Airport Area, 2026-288 Information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations
McCreary THAT the Clerk’s Report on Communication for April 2026 BE RECEIVED. Recorded vote on Clerk’s Report on Communication: Yes (11) Councillor Sless, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor McCreary, Mayor Davis, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Martin, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, and Councillor Samwell
THAT the Clerk’s Report on Communication for April 2026 BE RECEIVED. Recorded vote on Clerk’s Report on Communication: Yes (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor Van Tilborg
THAT all items for consideration and consent BE APPROVED. The following items were placed on the floor and voted on individually as follows: 4.1 April 2026 Airport Update [Financial Impact: None], 2026-164 2 Tara Tran, Senior Project Manager, Joe Muto, Director of Economic Development, Sheldon MacDonald, Manager Facilities Operations & Maintenance provided the Real Estate, Facilities and Capital U
THAT all Items contained within consideration/consent (6.1 and 6.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. Recorded vote on all items not separated for discussion purposes: Yes (5) Councillor Sless, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Martin, and Councillor Sicoli
THAT clause A BE AMENDED to the following: THAT Draft Plan of Subdivision Application 29T-25503, submitted by J.H. Cohoon Engineering Ltd. on behalf of Mazher Latif, affecting the lands municipally known as 300 Campbell Street, BE APPROVED subject to the conditions included in Appendix D (revised) to Report 2026-130, as appended to Staff’s memo to Planning Committee dated April 15, 2026; and Recor
THAT all Items contained within consideration/consent (6.1 and 6.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. 2 Recorded vote on all items not separated for discussion purposes: Yes (5): Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, and Councillor Van Tilborg
Amendment THAT clause A BE AMENDED to the following: A. THAT Draft Plan of Subdivision Application 29T-25503, submitted by J.H. Cohoon Engineering Ltd. on behalf of Mazher Latif, affecting the lands municipally known as 300 Campbell Street, BE APPROVED subject to the conditions included in Appendix D (revised) to Report 2026-130, as appended to Staff’s memo to Planning Committee dated April 15, 20
McCreary THAT the following Minutes BE RECEIVED: 11.5 John Noble Home Committee of Management – December 17, 2025 11.6 John Noble Home Committee of Management - Private and Confidential – December 17, 2025 11.7 John Noble Home Committee of Management – February 11, 2026 Recorded vote on John Noble Home Minutes: Yes (8) Councillor McCreary, Mayor Davis, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Martin, Co
THAT the following Minutes BE RECEIVED: 11.5 John Noble Home Committee of Management – December 17, 2025 11.6 John Noble Home Committee of Management - Private and Confidential – December 17, 2025 11.7 John Noble Home Committee of Management – February 11, 2026 24 Recorded vote on John Noble Home Minutes: Yes (8): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Martin, Councillor M
vote on item 4.1, as amended: Yes (6) Councillor Sless, Councillor Carpenter, Mayor Davis, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Martin, and Councillor Sicoli
Recorded vote on item 4.1, as amended: 4 Yes (6): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, and Councillor Van Tilborg
THAT all items for Consideration and Consent (6.2-6.3) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED: Yes (6) Mayor Davis, Councillor VanTilborg, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Sullivan, and Councillor Caputo
THAT all items for Consideration and Consent (6.2-6.3) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED: Yes (6): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Martin, Councillor Hunt, and Councillor VanTilborg
THAT Council MOVE IN-CAMERA to consider the following: 3.1 Request for instructions on the 133 Dufferin Avenue OLT appeal, 2026-112 Litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board 2 Yes (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor McCrear
THAT the DBBIA board member seats of Jianping Yu and Ed Berstein BE DECLARED vacant due to lack of attendance. Yes (9) Councillor Sless, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor McCreary, Mayor Davis, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Martin, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Caputo, and Councillor Samwell
McCreary THAT the Clerk’s Report on Communication for January 2026 BE RECEIVED. Recorded vote on Clerk’s Report on Communication: Yes (11) Councillor Sless, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor McCreary, Mayor Davis, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Martin, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, and Councillor Samwell
THAT the Clerk’s Report on Communication for January 2026 BE RECEIVED. Recorded vote on Clerk’s Report on Communication: Yes (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Sullivan, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Hunt, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor Van Tilborg
THAT the DBBIA board member seats of Jianping Yu and Ed Berstein BE DECLARED vacant due to lack of attendance. Yes (9): Mayor Davis, Councillor Sicoli, Councillor Caputo, Councillor Sless, Councillor Martin, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Samwell, and Councillor Van Tilborg
THAT Zoning By-law Amendment Application PZ-18-24, submitted by Stantec Consulting Inc. on behalf of The Hanlly Group Inc., to change the zoning of lands municipally known as 342-346 West Street to “Holding 43 – Intensification Corridor – Exception 74 Zone (H43-IC-74)” to permit a 10-storey apartment building with 90 dwelling units, BE APPROVED; and THAT pursuant to Section 34(18.2) of the Plannin
A. THAT Zoning By-law Amendment Application PZ-18-24, submitted by Stantec Consulting Inc. on behalf of The Hanlly Group Inc., to change the zoning of lands municipally known as 342-346 West Street to “Holding 43 – Intensification Corridor – Exception 74 Zone (H43-IC-74)” to permit a 10-storey apartment building with 90 dwelling units, BE APPROVED; and B. THAT pursuant to Section 34(18.2) of the P
McCreary THAT the purchase of Part 1 of Plan 2R-9159 for the amount of $126,277 BE APPROVED; and THAT the Boundary Adjustments, as outlined in this Report BE APPROVED, resulting in an overall net increase of land transferred to The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board for a purchase price of $226,591; and THAT the costs of the transactions including the related closing costs BE F
A. THAT the purchase of Part 1 of Plan 2R-9159 for the amount of $126,277 BE APPROVED; and B. THAT the Boundary Adjustments, as outlined in this Report BE APPROVED, resulting in an overall net increase of land transferred to The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board for a purchase price of $226,591; and C. THAT the costs of the transactions including the related closing costs BE F
THAT all Items contained within consideration/consent (6.1 and 6.2) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. Recorded vote on all items not separated for discussion purposes: Yes (4) Mayor Davis, Councillor Van Tilborg, Councillor Martin, and Councillor Sicoli