Council

That the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held on December 11, 2023 be adopted.

That the minutes of the Special Meeting of Council held on January 15, 2024 be adopted.

That the balance of the report (Items 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16 and 6.17) dated January 29, 2024 containing Items of Correspondence be received for information.

That Item 6.5 (“Town of Whitby – Condemning All Acts of Hate”) of the Correspondence Report be endorsed.

That Item 6.7 (“Township of Clearview – Cemetery Transfer/Abandonment Administration & Management Support”) of the Correspondence Report be endorsed.

That Item 6.9 (“City of Thunder Bay – Advocacy – Short Term Rentals”) of the Correspondence Report be endorsed.

That the Resolutions of the General Government Committee Meeting dated January 22, 2024, be ratified.

That the Regional Councillors’ Reports of January 29, 2024 be received for information.

That the rules of procedure be suspended to allow the introduction of two motions without notice: • Creating Safer Ajax Streets • Promoting Stable and Sustainable Municipal Finances

WHEREAS Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) is a modern enforcement tool being deployed by the Town of Ajax to improve safety and enforce speed limits in designated Community Safety Zones (CSZ) on Town Roads; AND WHEREAS according to Report PDS-2023-35, prepared for the October 23, 2023 Council Meeting, the ASE program is operating at 15 locations and has been effective at lowering overall operating speeds after camera deployment; AND WHEREAS 24 additional CSZs were approved by Ajax Council on April 17, 2023, making these locations eligible for the ASE program; AND WHEREAS as part of the ASE program, Radar Message Boards have been fixed at all of the existing ASE Camera locations, doubling the traffic calming tools used in a single location; AND WHEREAS effective traffic calming tools would be better utilized throughout the Town by expanding the ASE Camera Deployment list and by operating Radar Message Boards as a separate stand-alone program; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. All current and future CSZs be approved for the ASE program; 2. Due to capacity limitations, only ASE locations from Addendum 1 shall be added to the ASE program schedule; 3. Transportation staff, with support from additional departments as required, complete the following work associated with the ASE program: a) create an ASE Camera Deployment Schedule and implement by the end of June 2024; b) permanent signage be installed at any unsigned locations on the deployment schedule at a cost of up to $50,0

WHEREAS current provincial-municipal fiscal arrangements are undermining Ontario’s economic prosperity and quality of life; AND WHEREAS nearly a third of municipal spending in Ontario is for services in areas of provincial responsibility; AND WHEREAS municipal expenditures are outpacing provincial contributions by nearly $4 billion a year; AND WHEREAS municipal revenues, such as property taxes, do not grow with the economy or inflation; AND WHEREAS unprecedented population and housing growth requires significant investments in municipal infrastructure; AND WHEREAS municipalities are tackling complex health and social challenges – including homelessness, supporting asylum seekers and the mental health and addictions crises; AND WHEREAS inflation, rising interest rates, and provincial policy decisions are sharply constraining municipal fiscal capacity; AND WHEREAS ratepayers – including people on fixed incomes and small businesses – are ill-positioned to fund the supports required by those most in need; AND WHEREAS the province is in the best fiscal position to invest in the prosperity of communities; AND WHEREAS municipalities and the provincial government have a strong history of collaboration; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. The Province of Ontario commit to undertaking with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario a comprehensive social and economic prosperity review to promote the stability and sustainability of municipal finances across Ontario; and Town of Ajax

That By-law numbers 02-2024, 04-2024 to 06-2024 and 08-2024 to 10-2024 be read a first, second and third time and passed.

That By-law number 03-2024 be read a first, second and third time and passed.

That By-law number of 07-2024 be read a first, second and third time and passed.

That By-law number 11-2024 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Ajax at its meeting held on January 29, 2024, be read a first, second and third time and passed.

That the January 29, 2024 meeting of the Council of the Town of Ajax be adjourned (9:11 p.m.)