City Council

THAT Item 5.1 BE AMENDED to add the following as Clause B: B. THAT Council APPROVE an additional reduction in taxes for the 2017 tax year in the amount of $775.80 for the property located 12 Beverly Road, Brantford. Recorded vote on Amendment: YES: (10): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall NO: (1): Councillor Martin

WHEREAS The Corporation of the City of Brantford is a large consumer of paper; and WHEREAS technological solutions exist to allow for reduced paper usage and moving to a new building with less storage space demands that staff and Council keep fewer paper files; and 4 WHEREAS the production of paper contributes to air, water and land pollution, contributes approximately 1% of global GHG emissions, and removes trees which absorb carbon, thereby furthering its climate change impact; and WHEREAS Paper Reduction Month is being held in January as part of the City of Brantford’s 2020 Environmental Awareness Campaign to raise awareness about environmental issues and the City’s Climate Change Action Plan; and WHEREAS the City will make a concerted effort to reduce paper consumption during Paper Reduction Month and beyond and will encourage citizens and businesses to also participate in reducing their paper consumption; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of The Corporation of the City of Brantford hereby PROCLAIMS January 2020 as “Paper Reduction Month” in the City of Brantford. Recorded vote on Item 7.1: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall

THAT all Items contained within Committee Reports (Items 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 and 11.4) and Resolutions (Items 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3) not separated for discussion purposes BE APPROVED. 6 The following Items not separated for discussion purposes were the subject of the vote: 11.1 Committee of the Whole - Community Development Report #2019-12- 03: 11.1.1 Application for Zoning By-law Amendment PZ-12-19 – 432 Mount Pleasant Road (Applying a Holding “h” Provision) [Financial Impact – None], 2019-713 11.1.2 City of Brantford Film Policy and Strategy [Financial Impact - None], 2019-456 11.1.3 Application for Zoning By-law Amendment (Removal of a Holding “h” Provision) - PZ-11-19 - 422 Mount Pleasant Road [Financial Impact - None], 2019-708 11.1.4 Extension to a Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision 29T-04508 - 101 Birkett Lane and 371 Erie Avenue (Kingwood Homes - River Walk West) [Financial Impact – None], 2019-629 11.1.5 Official Plan Review – Project Update [Financial Impact – None], 2019-691 11.1.6 Brantford Cultural Advisory Committee Report regarding the Brantford Public Library Children’s Area Mural Project [Financial Impact - Up to $10,417] 11.2 Social Services Committee Report #2019-12-04: 11.2.1 Updates to the Housing Services Act, 2011 including approval of an asset limits policy [Financial Impact - None], 2019-730 11.2.2 Smoke-Free Living Policy for Municipal Housing [Financial Impact - None], 2019-707 11.3 Committee of the Whole - Operations and Administration Report #2019-12-1

THAT Section 15.6.2 (d) of Chapter 15 of the City of Brantford Municipal Code BE WAIVED to increase the one-hour time to provide that each delegation will be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes, inclusive of questions from Members of Council, and that the overall time limit for delegations, from start to finish be limited to 2 hours and 15 minutes. 9 Recorded vote on Motion to Waive the Rules – Increase one-hour time limit: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall

THAT Section 15.6.2 (f) and 15.6.2 (d)(i) of Chapter 15 of the City of Brantford Municipal Code BE WAIVED to permit Peter Sheere to speak a second time to the same item, without having filed with the Clerk, a request to appear as a Delegation. Recorded vote on Motion to Waive the Rules – Permit Delegation to speak a second time on same Item: YES: (9): Mayor Davis, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall NO: (2): Councillor Weaver, and Councillor Martin

THAT Section 15.6.2 (d)(i) of Chapter 15 of the City of Brantford Municipal Code BE WAIVED to allow the following delegation request received after the 9 a.m. deadline: Del Boughner Re: Item 11.3.14 – Committee of the Whole Report – Operations and Administration Report #2019-12-10 – Affordable Housing 10 Recorded vote on Motion to Waive the Rules – Late Delegation: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall

THAT the balance of the Delegations BE LAID ON THE TABLE until after the consideration of Item 11.3.19 – Resolution Declaring a Climate Emergency and Imperative Climate Action for the City of Brantford. Recorded vote on Motion to Lay on the Table: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall

THAT Item 11.3.19 of Committee of the Whole – Operations and Administration Report #2019-12-10 BE APPROVED as follows: 11.3.19 Resolution Declaring a Climate Emergency and Imperative Climate Action for the City of Brantford WHEREAS in April 2016 world leaders from 175 countries recognized the threat of climate change and the urgent need to combat it by signing the Paris Agreement, agreeing to keep global warming to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and to “pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C”; and WHEREAS Canada has disproportionately contributed to the climate and ecological crises and thus bears an extraordinary responsibility to rapidly solve these crises; and WHEREAS the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the scientific consensus confirm that the only way to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C is to become net carbon neutral by 2050; and WHEREAS an emergency mobilization on an unprecedented scale will be required to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors by 2050; and WHEREAS a national scientific analysis and independent assessment published in 2019 reported that Canada’s temperature is rising at twice the global rate and that the rise is due to global emissions of carbon dioxide from human activity. Further, the report confirmed that the effects of widespread climate warming are already evident in Canada and are projected to intensify in the near future, including more frequent and inte

THAT Council TAKE (LIFT) from the table the balance of the Delegations and resume at Delegation # 8.10. Recorded vote on Motion to Take (Lift) from the Table: YES: (9): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, and Councillor Wall NO: (1): Councillor Carpenter

THAT Report 2019-808, Clerk’s Report on Communication for December 2019, BE RECEIVED. Recorded vote on Clerk’s Report on Communications: YES: (9): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Antoski, and Councillor Wall NO: (2): Councillor Carpenter, and Councillor Van Tilborg

THAT the hour of the meeting BE EXTENDED to debate and vote on Item 11.3.14 of Committee of the Whole – Operations and Administration Report #2019-12-10 regarding Affordable Housing and that the following remaining Items BE

THAT Clause B BE FURTHER AMENDED to change 15 acres to 30 acres. Recorded vote on Amendment to the Amendment: YES: (4): Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall NO: (7): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, and Councillor Martin

THAT the title of Item 11.3.14 BE AMENDED from “Affordable Housing” to “Sale of Arrowdale for Affordable Housing Funds”. Recorded vote on Amendment: YES: (11): Mayor Davis, Councillor Weaver, Councillor Vanderstelt, Councillor Utley, Councillor Sless, Councillor McCreary, Councillor Martin, Councillor Carpenter, Councillor Antoski, Councillor Van Tilborg, and Councillor Wall

THAT the Item, as amended, BE