Committee of the Whole - Electronic

That the addition to the agenda be approved.

That the presentation provided Andria Sallese, Senior Planner, Policy; Matt Pipe, SHS; and Dalton Wudrich, SHS regarding the Town of Newmarket Housing Needs Assessment and Inclusionary Zoning be received.

That the deputation provided by Doug Selwood regarding Automated Speed Enforcement, Post-Launch Updates be received.

That items 7.1 to 7.3 and 7.6 to 7.9 be adopted on consent. See items 7.4 and 7.5 for motion.

That the report entitled “Housing Needs and Inclusionary Zoning Assessment” dated May 26, 2025, be received; and, That the Housing Needs and Inclusionary Zoning Assessment report by SHS Consulting, dated May 2025, be received; and, That Council authorize staff to initiate the process to develop a Housing Action Plan; and, That the federal “Housing Needs Assessment – Town of Newmarket” dated May 2025, be received; and, That Council authorize staff to forward the federal Housing Needs Assessment dated May 2025, to the Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada and to post the report on the Town’s housing webpage by the June 30, 2025 deadline to meet the federal requirements; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled Downtown Parking Update dated May 26, 2025 be received; and, That staff be authorized to proceed with the expansion of the existing parking lot at 500 Water Street; and, That staff be authorized to proceed with the expansion of the existing parking lot in the Fairy Lake (P2) Public Parking; and, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled 2026 Budget Process and Target dated May 26, 2025 be received; and, That the proposed budget timelines with a target budget adoption date of December 8, 2025, be approved; and, That Council confirms the target tax levy for the tax-supported operating budget to be below 3.0%; and, That endorsement be given to staff to proceed with preparation of the 2026 budgets employing the structure as outlined in this report; and, That the form and timing of budget submissions for all entities accountable to Council be subject to the process outlined in this report; and, That the proposed community engagement plan for the 2026 budget be adopted; and, That the Treasurer be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session to discuss the following matters: 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. 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. Downtown Parking Update - Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose as per Section 239(2)(f) of the Municipal Act, 2001. Community Recognition - Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal of local board employees as per Section 239(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001.

That the meeting be adjourned at 4:34 PM.

That the Committee of the Whole resolve into Closed Session to discuss the following matters: a. 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. b. 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. c. Downtown Parking Update - Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose as per Section 239(2)(f) of the Municipal Act, 2001. d. Community Recognition - Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal of local board employees as per Section 239(2)(b) of the Municipal Act, 2001.