Council · Regular

January 28, 2026

Council of the City of Richmond Hill

09:30 – 10:58 · 1h 28m

8 present · 1 absent

David West Mayor — Carol Davidson Councillor — Castro Liu Councillor — Godwin Chan Councillor — Joe DiPaola Councillor — Karen Cilevitz Councillor Regrets Michael Shiu Councillor — Scott Thompson Councillor — Simon Cui Councillor —

Staff & officers present

A. Dimilta City Solicitor — A. McArthur Director, People and Culture — C. Connolly Council/Committee Coordinator — C. Debi Director, Communication Services Electronic D. Giannetta Director, Development Planning Electronic D. Joslin City Manager — D. Pigliacelli Planner I - Development Electronic G. Galanis Commissioner of Planning and Building Services — Gigi Li Director, Financial Services and Treasurer Electronic J. Walters Manager, Engineering Subdivisions and Infrastructure Planning Electronic L. Sampogna Council/Committee Coordinator — M. Clifford Deputy Fire Chief - Operations — M. Pitoscia Senior Labour Relations Consultant — P. Masaro Commissioner of Infrastructure and Engineering Services — R. Ban Deputy City Clerk — S. Adams Commissioner of Corporate and Financial Services — Stephen M.A. Huycke City Clerk — T. Raeburn Fire Chief — T. Steele Commissioner of Community Services —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk.
- · Motion 2 added: That the minutes of Special Council Meeting C#34-25 held on December 10, 2026, be adopted.
- · Motion 3 added: That the minutes of Council Meeting C#35-25 held on December 10, 2025, be adopted.
- · Motion 4 added: Council adopted those items not identified for separate discussion.
- · Motion 5 added: a) That staff report SRCM.26.06 regarding Delegated Authority Winter Recess Accounting Report, be received for information.
- · Motion 6 added: That the following By-laws be approved: 18.1 By-law 1-26, 18.2 By-law 2-26, 18.3 By-law 4-26, 18.4 By-law 5-26, 18.5 By-law 6-26, 18.6 By-law 7-26, 18.7 By-law 10-26
- · Motion 7 added: That Council move into Closed Session: a) To consider matters relating to labour relations or employee negotiations with respect to the 2026 Richmond Hill Professional Fire Fighters Association (RHPFFA) Local 1957 Negotiations, pursuant to…
- · Motion 8 added: That By-law 11-26, A By -law to confirm the proceedings of Council at this meeting, be passed.
- · Motion 9 added: That the meeting be adjourned.
- · Attendance added: Godwin Chan (present)
- · Attendance added: Karen Cilevitz (regrets)
- · Attendance added: Simon Cui (present)
- · Attendance added: Carol Davidson (present)
- · Attendance added: Joe DiPaola (present)
- · Attendance added: Castro Liu (present)
- · Attendance added: Michael Shiu (present)
- · Attendance added: Scott Thompson (present)
- · Attendance added: T. Raeburn (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Clifford (present)
- · Attendance added: David West (present)
- · Attendance added: D. Joslin (present)
- · Attendance added: S. Adams (present)
- · Attendance added: G. Galanis (present)
- · Attendance added: P. Masaro (present)
- · Attendance added: T. Steele (present)
- · Attendance added: A. Dimilta (present)
- · Attendance added: A. McArthur (present)
- · Attendance added: M. Pitoscia (present)
- · Attendance added: Stephen M.A. Huycke (present)
- · Attendance added: R. Ban (present)
- · Attendance added: L. Sampogna (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Connolly (present)
- · Attendance added: C. Debi (remote)
- · Attendance added: D. Giannetta (remote)
- · Attendance added: Gigi Li (remote)
- · Attendance added: J. Walters (remote)
- · Attendance added: D. Pigliacelli (remote)
- · Participation added: Castro Liu recuse