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Committee of Council · Regular

June 3, 2026

Committee of the Whole

09:30 – 12:00 · 2h 30m
9 present · 0 absent
David West Mayor — Carol Davidson Councillor — Castro Liu Councillor — Godwin Chan Councillor — Joe DiPaola Councillor — Karen Cilevitz Councillor — Michael Shiu Councillor — Scott Thompson Councillor — Simon Cui Councillor —
Staff & officers present
B. Scopacasa Manager, Development Planning — C. Connolly Council/Committee Coordinator — C. Milne Chief of Prevention — C. Sunny Planner II – Development — C. Thorne Assistant City Solicitor — D. DiRuscio Manager, Cultural Services — D. Giannetta Director, Development Planning — D. Guy Director, Community Standards — D. Hearn Director, Recreation and Culture — D. Lau Project Manager, Climate Change and Sustainable Development — E. Song Supervisor General Accounting — F. Caparelli Planner I – Development — F. Suppa Director, Infrastructure Planning and Development Engineering — G. Galanis Commissioner of Planning and Building Services — Gigi Li Director, Financial Services and Treasurer — J. Walters Manager, Engineering Subdivisions and Infrastructure Planning Electronic L. Sampogna Council/Committee Coordinator — M. Fartsalas Manager, By-law Policy and Adjudication — M. Flores Director, Policy Planning — M. Lam Manager, Revenue Billing — N. Sabet Executive Assistant, Members of Council — P. Masaro Commissioner of Infrastructure and Engineering Services — R. Rendon Manager, Sustainability — 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

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: That the agenda be adopted as distributed by the Clerk with the following additions...
    • · Motion 2 added: Committee unanimously adopted those items not identified for separate discussion.
    • · Motion 3 added: a) The presentation by Ruth Rendon, Manager, Sustainability, and Derek Lau, Project Manager, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, regarding the Resilient Richmond Hill Program Progress Report, be received with thanks.
    • · Motion 4 added: a) That staff report SRCS.26.04 regarding Community and Cultural Grant Program, be received; b) That Community and Cultural Grants totaling $99,985 be provided to the following community and cultural organizations, and individual artists...
    • · Motion 5 added: a) That staff report SRCS.26.06 regarding Events Strategy, be received; b) That the Events Strategy attached to staff report SRCS.26.06 as Appendix 1, be endorsed; c) That all comments on the proposed new City Events be referred back to st…
    • · Motion 6 added: a) That staff report SRCS.26.07 regarding Fireworks By-law Key Findings and Directions, be received; b) That all comments on the key directions and draft Fireworks By-law be referred to staff.
    • · Motion 7 added: a) That staff report SRIE.26.010 regarding Authorization to Execute Servicing Agreement for the 16th Avenue Sanitary Crossing within Subdivision File 19T-15009, be received; b) That upon the written recommendation of the Commissioner of In…
    • · Motion 8 added: a) That Staff Report SRPBS.26.022, regarding Resilient Richmond Hill Program Progress Report be received, and that all comments be referred back to staff.
    • · Motion 9 added: a) That staff report SRPBS.26.023 regarding the Home Energy Retrofit Financing Program Feasibility Study be received; b) That staff be directed to develop an Education and Outreach Plan for home energy retrofits as outlined in staff report…
    • · Motion 10 added: a) That the Zoning By-Law Amendment and draft Plan of Subdivision applications submitted by 2867515 Ontario Inc. for lands municipally known as 282 and 292 Elgin Mills Road West, City Files D02-19018 and SUB-22-0004, be approved, subject t…
    • · Motion 11 added: That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by 2717632 Ontario Ltd. for lands municipally known as 491 Elgin Mills Road West, City File: ZBLA-25-0016 be approved, subject to the following...
    • · Motion 12 added: a) That staff report SRCFS.26.018 regarding Member of Council Expense Policy Update, be received; and b) That the updated Member of Council Expense Policy in Appendix A, to Staff Report SRCFS.26.018, to take effect on January 1, 2027, be a…
    • · Motion 13 added: a) That a contract for the provision of water meter supply, installation, maintenance and reading be awarded non-competitively to Neptune Technology Group Canada Co. pursuant to section 10.3 b) v) of the Procurement By-law 76-25; b) That t…
    • · Motion 14 added: That the following correspondence regarding the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivisions Applications submitted by 2867515 Ontario Inc. for 282 and 292 Elgin Mills Road West, be received: 1. James Bruce Rhodes, 3 Tol…
    • · Motion 15 added: That the following correspondence regarding the Fireworks By-law Review Key Findings and Directions, be received: 1. Pat Pollock, Mayvern Area Residents Group, 67 Drumern Crescent, dated June 2, 2026.
    • · Motion 16 added: That the meeting be adjourned.
    • · Attendance added: Godwin Chan (present)
    • · Attendance added: Karen Cilevitz (present)
    • · 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: David West (present)
    • · Attendance added: G. Galanis (present)
    • · Attendance added: P. Masaro (present)
    • · Attendance added: T. Steele (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Thorne (present)
    • · Attendance added: T. Raeburn (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Milne (present)
    • · Attendance added: M. Flores (present)
    • · Attendance added: D. Giannetta (present)
    • · Attendance added: D. Guy (present)
    • · Attendance added: D. Hearn (present)
    • · Attendance added: F. Suppa (present)
    • · Attendance added: M. Fartsalas (present)
    • · Attendance added: M. Lam (present)
    • · Attendance added: R. Rendon (present)
    • · Attendance added: B. Scopacasa (present)
    • · Attendance added: D. Lau (present)
    • · Attendance added: E. Song (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Sunny (present)
    • · Attendance added: F. Caparelli (present)
    • · Attendance added: N. Sabet (present)
    • · Attendance added: Stephen M.A. Huycke (present)
    • · Attendance added: L. Sampogna (present)
    • · Attendance added: C. Connolly (present)
    • · Attendance added: J. Walters (remote)
    • · Attendance added: S. Adams (present)
    • · Attendance added: Gigi Li (present)
    • · Attendance added: D. DiRuscio (present)
    • · Participation added: Scott Thompson depart
    • · Participation added: Simon Cui depart