Council - Electronic

1. That the Special Council Meeting Minutes of November 7, 2022 be approved.

1. That the Inaugural Council Meeting Minutes of November 15, 2022 be approved.

1. That the Special Council Meeting Minutes of December 5, 2022 be approved.

1. That sub-items 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3, 9.1.4, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 be adopted on consent. See item 9.1.9 for amendment. See sub-item 9.1.5 for motion.

1. That the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes of December 5, 2022 be received and the recommendations noted within be adopted.

1. That the report entitled Escalating Administrative Monetary Penalties dated December 5, 2022 be received; and, 2. That Council repeal Schedule A of the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) By-law 2019-62, as amended; and, 3. That Council adopt, Attachment 1 to this report, as the new Schedule A to Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) By-law 2019-62, as amended, to include escalating administrative monetary penalty amounts, with the following amendments: a. item numbers 49 and 58 are amended to $1,000, $2,000, and $3,000; and, b. item numbers 59, 60, 61, and 281 are amended to $600, $900, and $1,350; and, 4. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the Memorandum Escalating Administrative Monetary Penalties Staff Report to Council be received.

Councillor Vegh 1. That By-law 2022-66 be amended to include item number 49 to fee amounts of $1,000, $2,000, and $3,000; and, 2. That by-law 2022-66, be enacted as amended.

1. That By-laws 2022-61, 2022-62, 2022-63, 2022-64, 2022-65, and 2022-68 be enacted.

Whereas the Government of Ontario recently passed Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 without providing meaningful or adequate opportunity for municipalities to provide input on ways to increase the supply of housing and to improve housing affordability in Ontario while ensuring the financial capacity of municipalities to support growth and protection of the environment; and, Whereas Bill 23 will have significant negative impact on heritage housing, green standards, environmental protection of wetlands, conservation, social housing and other significant areas of concern; and, Whereas a preliminary analysis of Bill 23 by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) indicates the transfer of up to $1 billion a year in costs from private sector developers to property taxpayers without any likelihood of improved housing affordability while also undermining environmental protection; and, Whereas the Town of Newmarket has been specifically identified as a growth area, with a target to introduce 12,000 new homes by 2031, despite a lack of sewage capacity until the southern solution as mandated by the province is completed; and, Whereas municipal estimates vary between a property tax impact of Bill 23 between five and 15 per cent; and, Whereas a growing number of municipalities have joined in expressing their concern with the negative impacts of Bill 23; Be it resolved that the Town of Newmarket formally express its opposition to Bill 23 in its current form and that this

1. That the Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes (Closed Session) of December 5, 2022 be approved.

1. That Closed Session Report CL-2022-19 dated December 5, 2022, be received; and, 2. That the recommendations in Closed Session Report CL- 2022-19 dated December 5, 2022, be adopted.

1. That By-law 2022-67 be enacted.

1. That the meeting be adjourned at 1:58 PM.

That the Special Council Meeting Minutes (Closed Session) of November 7, 2022 be approved.