Committee of the Whole - Electronic

That the additions to the agenda be approved.

That the presentation provided by Lincoln Lo, Partner and Allyssa Hrynyk, Associate, Malone Givens Parson Ltd regarding Shining Hill Secondary Plan Official Plan Amendment: PLN-OPZS-2024-001 be received; and, That the deputation provided by David Ross, Adrian Beltrame, Mark Sampson be received; and, That the correspondence provided by David Ross, Anthony Schneider, and Toshi Okada be received.

That the presentation provided by Peterson Rissis, Junior Planner and Kaitlin McKay, Senior Planner regarding Additional Residential Units be received; and, That the deputation provided by Pamela Vega regarding Additional Residential Units be received.

That the presentation provided by Andrea Tang, Director of Financial Services and Treasurer and Anita Gibson, Supervisor, Financial Reporting & Analysis regarding 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets be received.

That items 7.2, and 7.4 to 7.12 be adopted on consent. See items 7.1 and 7.3 for motion.

That the report entitled 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets dated December 1, 2025 be received; and, That the 2026 Draft Operating Budget with expenditures of $ 181, 863 ,226 be approved, which is comprised of the following components: $113,987,049 for Town purposes; and, $23,746,540 for the Water Rate Group; and, $27,778,957 for the Wastewater Rate Group; and, $10,332,758 for the Stormwater Rate Group; and, $3,113,398 for the Building Permit Services Rate Group; and, $2,262,106 for the Planning Rate Group; and, $642,418 for the Development Engineering Rate Group; and, That the Capital Spending Authority of $234,717,323 as outlined in the report be established, being $58,713,810 for 2026, $49,945,576 for 2027, $48,404,187 for 2028 and $36,932,000 for 2029 and $40,721,750 for 2030; and, That the 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets be forwarded to the Council meeting of December 8, 2025 for final approval; and, That Council authorize the Director of Financial Services/Treasurer to: Make any necessary adjustments within the total approved budget to reflect organizational changes and any other reallocation of costs; and, Accept and adjust the budget for new provincial and/or federal funding provided there is no tax levy impact; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 (Bill 60) and Proposed Ontario Regulation 163/24, dated December 1, 2025, be received; and, That the report entitled Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 (Bill 60) and Proposed Ontario Regulation 163/24, dated December 1, 2025, be submitted to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

there are two Hwy 404 interchanges located in Newmarket, Ontario – one at Davis Drive and one at Mulock Drive; and, Whereas the configuration of the 404/Mulock Drive interchange has remained unchanged since it was constructed in 1989, when Highway 404 ended at Davis Drive; and, Whereas in the intervening 37 years, much has changed, including the extension of Highway 404 18 km north to Georgina, commuter patterns have evolved, Newmarket’s population has doubled, and Davis Drive is identified as an urban corridor, where population density will increase to accommodate growth in Newmarket; and, Whereas an all-ways interchange at Highway 404 and Mulock Drive will enhance connectivity through this part of the Region, support continued economic development, specifically in the existing industrial park between Mulock Drive and Green Lane, better leveraging the Provincial investment in the highway; and, Whereas Mulock Drive accommodates an average volume of 35,000 vehicles per day; and, Whereas an all-ways interchange would relieve some congestion on local streets in Newmarket, and offset future traffic volume on Davis Drive as it intensifies; and, Whereas Newmarket Council has requested an all-ways interchange at Highway 404 and Mulock Drive at least as far back as 2015; and, Whereas York Region’s Transportation Master Plans in both 2016 and 2022 called for additional Northbound entrance ramps to Highway 404 and a Southbound exit ramp from the highway at Mulock Drive to improve conne

That Staff be directed to review Licensing regulations pertaining to Rooming Houses, Group Homes, and Vacant Buildings and present options to Council by Q4 of 2026.

That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session to discuss the following item: 12.1 - Automated Speed Enforcement Update - A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization as per Section 239(2)(i) of the Municipal Act, 2001.

1. That the report entitled 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets dated December 1, 2025 be received; and, 2. That the 2026 Draft Operating Budget with expenditures of $181,863,226 be approved, which is comprised of the following components: a. $113,987,049 for Town purposes; and, b. $23,746,540 for the Water Rate Group; and, c. $27,778,957 for the Wastewater Rate Group; and, d. $10,332,758 for the Stormwater Rate Group; and, e. $3,113,398 for the Building Permit Services Rate Group; and, f. $2,262,106 for the Planning Rate Group; and, g. $642,418 for the Development Engineering Rate Group; and, 3. That the Capital Spending Authority of $234,717,323 as outlined in the report be established, being $58,713,810 for 2026, $49,945,576 for 2027, $48,404,187 for 2028 and $36,932,000 for 2029 and $40,721,750 for 2030; and, 4. That the 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets be forwarded to the Council meeting of December 8, 2025 for final approval; and, 5. That Council authorize the Director of Financial Services/Treasurer to: a. Make any necessary adjustments within the total approved budget to reflect organizational changes and any other reallocation of costs; and, b. Accept and adjust the budget for new provincial and/or federal funding provided there is no tax levy impact; and, 6. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

Whereas there are two Hwy 404 interchanges located in Newmarket, Ontario – one at Davis Drive and one at Mulock Drive; and, Whereas the configuration of the 404/Mulock Drive interchange has remained unchanged since it was constructed in 1989, when Highway 404 ended at Davis Drive; and, Whereas in the intervening 37 years, much has changed, including the extension of Highway 404 18 km north to Georgina, commuter patterns have evolved, Newmarket’s population has doubled, and Davis Drive is identified as an urban corridor, where population density will increase to accommodate growth in Newmarket; and, Whereas an all-ways interchange at Highway 404 and Mulock Drive will enhance connectivity through this part of the Region, support continued economic development, specifically in the existing industrial park between Mulock Drive and Green Lane, better leveraging the Provincial investment in the highway; and, Whereas Mulock Drive accommodates an average volume of 35,000 vehicles per day; and, Whereas an all-ways interchange would relieve some congestion on local streets in Newmarket, and offset future traffic volume on Davis Drive as it intensifies; and, Whereas Newmarket Council has requested an all-ways interchange at Highway 404 and Mulock Drive at least as far back as 2015; and, Whereas York Region’s Transportation Master Plans in both 2016 and 2022 called for additional Northbound entrance ramps to Highway 404 and a Southbound exit ramp from the highway at Mulock Drive to impro

1. That Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session to discuss the following item: a. 12.1 - Automated Speed Enforcement Update - A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations information, supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board, which, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group of persons, or organization as per Section 239(2)(i) of the Municipal Act, 2001.