Council

That the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on March 25, 2024 be adopted.

That the balance of the report (Items 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.15, 6.16, 6.17 and 6.18) dated April 15, 2024 containing Items of Correspondence be received for information.

That Item 6.5 (“Town of Whitby – Removal of Tolls from Highway 407”) of the Correspondence Report be endorsed.

That Item 6.9 (“Township of Alnwick/Haldimand – Highway Traffic Act Amendments, Automated Speed Enforcement Systems”) of the Correspondence Report be endorsed.

That the General Government Committee Report dated April 8, 2024 be adopted.

That the report titled ' Regional Councillor's Report - M. Crawford - April 15, 2024' be received for information.

That the Regional Councillors’ Reports of April 15, 2024 be received for information.

WHEREAS Intimate partner violence (IPV) is physical, sexual and emotional abuse and aggression that occurs in an intimate relationship; AND WHEREAS in 2019, of the 107,810 people who reported Intimate Partner Violence to police, 79% were women; AND WHEREAS on March 14th, 2018, Krassimira Pejcinovski and her children, 15-year- old Roy and 13-year-old Venellia, were murdered by Krassimira’s boyfriend in an act of Intimate Partner Violence; AND WHEREAS on March 30th, 2024, Jennifer Polak of Ajax was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend in an act of Intimate Partner Violence; AND WHEREAS between 2014 and 2019, despite accounting for about 5% of all women in Canada, Indigenous women accounted for 21% of all women murdered by an intimate Town of Ajax Council Meeting – April 15, 2024 partner; AND WHEREAS the Town of Ajax passed a motion on April 17th, 2023, calling on the Ontario Government and Region of Durham to declare an Intimate Partner Violence epidemic, per recommendation #1 of the Renfrew County Inquest; and AND WHEREAS the Legislature of the Province of Ontario is currently considering Bill 173, Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2024 which, if enacted, would recognize Intimate Partner Violence as an epidemic; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: THAT the Town of Ajax renew its call to the Province of Ontario to recognize Intimate Partner Violence as an epidemic through the passage of Bill 173, Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2024; AND THAT Town of Ajax staff be direct

WHEREAS judges are appointed exclusively by the Federal and Provincial governments; AND WHEREAS R. v. Jordan, 2016 established the need for a new framework for applying s.11(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states that “Any person charged with an offence has the right to be tried within a reasonable time”; AND WHEREAS there currently exists a deficit of judges in the Province of Ontario and in the Region of Durham; AND WHEREAS a deficit of judges denies the public access to justice and results in cases being thrown out without being tried, including tens of thousands of traffic cases in Durham Region alone; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. THAT The Town of Ajax calls on the Federal and Provincial governments to fulfil their responsibilities to appoint enough judges and justices of the peace to provide timely and complete access to justice; 2. AND THAT a copy of this motion be provided to The Prime Minister of Canada, The Premier of Ontario, The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, The Attorney General of Ontario, Members of Provincial Parliament representing the Region of Durham, Members of Parliament representing the Region of Durham, The Region of Durham, Lower-tier municipalities in Durham Region and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

That By-law numbers 27-2024 to 28-2024 be read a first, second and third time and passed.

That Section 10.5 of draft By-law number 18-2024 be amended by striking “$1,000.00” and replacing with $500.00”.

That By-law number 18-2024, as amended, be read a first, second, third time and passed.

That By-law number 29-2024 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 15, 2024, be read a first, second and third time and passed.

That the April 15, 2024 meeting of the Council of the Town of Ajax be adjourned (2:39 p.m.)

That the Summary of Advisory Committee Activities Report dated April 15, 2024, as attached to the meeting agenda be received for information, and that the recommendations contained therein be