Council

That the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on March 28, 2022 be adopted.

That the balance of the report (Items 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7) dated April 19, 2022 containing Items of Correspondence be received for information.

That Item 6.8 (Randy Ireland, Chair, Ajax Pickering Road Watch – Ajax Pickering Road Watch – Letter to Council) of the Correspondence Report be endorsed.

That the Community Affairs & Planning Committee Report dated April 4, 2022, be adopted.

That the Summary of Advisory Committee Activities Report dated April 19, 2022, as attached to the meeting agenda be received for information, and that the recommendations contained therein be

That the Regional Councillors’ Reports of April 19, 2022 be received for information.

WHEREAS there have been dramatic price increases in Ontario’s rental housing market with bidding wars becoming normal practice due to a shortage of rental houses and hot housing prices, and without rent increase limits many Ajax residents will be at risk of being priced out of their homes; AND WHEREAS Ontario’s Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, imposes yearly guidelines on rent increases based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index, however rental units being occupied for the first time after November 15, 2018 are exempt from these guidelines. There is no limit to how much a landlord can increase the rent each year for these units; AND WHEREAS approximately 13.75% of Ajax households are renters, according to Statistics Canada’s 2016 census data, and average rents have increased 4.3% in two- bedroom units and 12.9% in 3-bedroom units between 2018 and 2021, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; AND WHEREAS Ajax is in the process of developing a Housing Strategy to further identify housing and affordable needs and propose recommendations to support our community; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Town of Ajax Council Meeting – April 19, 2022 1. Ajax Council requests the Province of Ontario to eliminate the rules exempting rental units occupied for the first time after November 15, 2018 from annual rent increase guidelines; and 2. This motion be circulated to the Ajax Provincial Constituency Office, the Regional Municipality of Durham, lower-tier municipalities i

WHEREAS the Town of Ajax continues to lead in environmental policy and accompanying actions and recognizes the opportunity to contribute further to greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction, save the Town money, and showcase the Town’s commitment to sustainability through the development of a green fleet strategy; AND WHEREAS Ajax Council has declared a climate emergency and in April 2021 passed a motion to set corporate GHG reduction targets to include 40% GHG emissions reduction by 2030, below 2019 levels, and 100% GHG emissions reduction by 2050, below 2019 levels; AND WHEREAS the Town of Ajax’s corporate fleet, including vehicles and equipment, accounts for 36% of the Town’s total GHG emissions. This is the second-highest source of corporate emissions after facilities, which account for 46% emissions; AND WHEREAS Ajax has been proactively improving energy efficiency by implementing energy reduction and conservation projects in the corporate fleet through the Green Fleet Initiative and installation of EV charging infrastructure at Town facilities; AND WHEREAS electrifying the corporate fleet will implement key action items identified in Ajax’s Corporate Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan and the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan; AND WHEREAS numerous Canadian municipalities, including Toronto, Montreal, and Richmond, BC, have begun exploring their own sustainable fleet policies, strategies and actions; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. That Ajax Counci

That By-law numbers 28-2022 to 30-2022 be read a first, second and third time and passed.

That By-law number 31-2022 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Ajax at its meeting held on April 19, 2022 be read a first, second and third time and passed.

That the April 19, 2022 meeting of the Council of the Town of Ajax be adjourned (9:27 p.m.)

That the General Government Committee Report dated April 11, 2022, be adopted.