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That the Council meeting minutes of September 15, 2025 be approved.

That the Committee of the Whole Meeting minutes of September 15, 2025 be received and the recommendations noted within items 9.1 and 9.2 inclusive of all sub-items be adopted.

Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) is by far the most effective speed mitigation and safety tool that municipalities have had access to; and, Whereas The Ontario Safety Legue has expressed that ASE is effective and that it supports the use of ASE; and, Whereas The Ontario Association Chiefs of Police has expressed that ASE is effective and that it supports the use of ASE; and, Whereas The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Metropolitan University have studied ASE and found that speed is the single most important factor in pedestrian injury risk and ASE can be an effective way to reduce that risk, especially in areas where children are most vulnerable; and, Whereas The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) found that 73 percent of Ontario drivers slow down when nearing an ASE camera and 52 percent shared that they are unlikely to speed up after they pass through an ASE zone; and, Whereas ASE frees up more time for police officers to attend to serious crimes, such as home invasions and auto theft; and, Whereas One of the top complaints that Council has received from residents for decades is speeding on residential streets; and, Whereas Since implementing ASE, Newmarket has observed between 58 percent and 90 percent reductions in the number of vehicles exceeding the speed limit in the community safety zones with automated speed enforcement; and, Whereas the Town’s ASE program has recorded speeds of 125 km/hr, 113 km/h, and 96 km/h in school zones with speed limits of 40 km/h.

That the Council (Closed Session) Meeting Minutes of September 15, 2025 be approved.

That the Committee of the Whole (Closed Session) Meeting Minutes of June 16, 2025 be approved.

That By-law 2025-85 be enacted.

That the meeting be adjourned at 2:15 PM

Whereas Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) is by far the most effective speed mitigation and safety tool that municipalities have had access to; and, Whereas The Ontario Safety Legue has expressed that ASE is effective and that it supports the use of ASE; and, Whereas The Ontario Association Chiefs of Police has expressed that ASE is effective and that it supports the use of ASE; and, Whereas The Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Metropolitan University have studied ASE and found that speed is the single most important factor in pedestrian injury risk and ASE can be an effective way to reduce that risk, especially in areas where children are most vulnerable; and, Whereas The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) found that 73 percent of Ontario drivers slow down when nearing an ASE camera and 52 percent shared that they are unlikely to speed up after they pass through an ASE zone; and, Whereas ASE frees up more time for police officers to attend to serious crimes, such as home invasions and auto theft; and, Whereas One of the top complaints that Council has received from residents for decades is speeding on residential streets; and, Whereas Since implementing ASE, Newmarket has observed between 58 percent and 90 percent reductions in the number of vehicles exceeding the speed limit in the community safety zones with automated speed enforcement; and, Whereas the Town’s ASE program has recorded speeds of 125 km/hr, 113 km/h, and 96 km/h in school zones with speed limits of