The Bradford West Gwillimbury Record

Regular Council and Committee of the Whole

June 2, 2026

Who was there

Present (9): Cheraldean Duhaney, Peter Dykie, Peter Ferragine, Joseph Giordano, Nickolas Harper, James Leduc, Raj Sandhu, Jonathan Scott, Ben Verkaik

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

Declared interests

Councillor Harperon this item
Councillor Scotton this item
Councillor Verkaikon this item

What was decided (27 motions)

26 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the Closed Session Agenda dated June 2, 2026 be adopted as printed.
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Dykie
Carried
That Council resolve itself into closed session under the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 239 (2) in order to discuss: Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual Identifiable Individuals - Civic Awards Nominations
Moved by Councillor Ferragine, seconded by Deputy Mayor Sandhu
Carried
That the Regular Council and Committee of the Whole Agenda dated June 2, 2026 be adopted as printed.
Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by Councillor Ferragine
Carried
That Committee of the Whole recommendations COW-2026-45 to COW-2026-47 be approved; and That the minutes of the Regular Council and Committee of the Whole meeting dated May 19, 2026 be adopted as printed.
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Giordano
Carried
That the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Council receive the Town of Georgina's Invasive Species Centre correspondence dated April 23, 2026 and Support Resolution C-2006-0059 for information; and That Council consider allocating up to $10,000 in the 2027 budget to a lead agency to advocate on behalf of municipalities within the Lake Simcoe watershed for efforts to address, contain, and help prevent the spread of water soldier.
Moved by Councillor Ferragine, seconded by Councillor Verkaik
Carried
That Report PLN-2026-39 titled “Bradford North Secondary Plan (Community Plan Area 5/ Special Policy Area 8) – June 2026 Update” be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Harper, seconded by Deputy Mayor Sandhu
Carried
That Report FC-2026-3 titled “Bud Brown and Bond Head Hall Upgrades” be
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Ferragine
Referred
That funding be considered in the 2027 Budget to make the Bond Head Hall fully accessible and that these upgrades to the existing Hall be included as an option in the Long-Term Financial Plan based on the Town’s 2051 growth targets and explore any available grant funding for accessibility improvements
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Scott
Carried
That Report COMP-2026-3 titled "2025 Stormwater Management System Performance Report" be received.
Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by Deputy Mayor Sandhu
Carried
That Council receive Report CAP-2026-1 titled “Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Reserve Capacity, December 2025”; and That Council receive the information that the available unallocated water and wastewater reserve capacities are 3,519.36 and 4,957.25 Equivalent Units, respectively, as of December 2025; and That staff report back to Council annually on the status of the water supply and wastewater treatment reserve capacity, and the ongoing water and wastewater capacity upgrade projects.
Moved by Councillor Harper, seconded by Councillor Dykie
Carried
That Council receive Report LEG-2026-6 titled “Review of Town’s Real Estate Portfolio” for information; and That staff obtain appraisals for all Town property on Line 8, and options for severing the Line 11 residential portion only with an associated appraisal, and report in a closed session for further discussion; and That staff liaise with the County of Simcoe to explore whether the Danube Seniors’ Leisure Centre properties could be redeveloped into a joint new seniors’ centre and affordable seniors’ housing complex.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Sandhu, seconded by Councillor Duhaney
Carried
That staff be requested to provide information regarding the feasibility, costs, and infrastructure benefits of implementing a municipal rain barrel program.
Moved by Councillor Dykie, seconded by Councillor Giordano
Carried
That staff be requested to report on property standards and maintenance requirements for parcels of land awaiting development in the vicinity of Brownlee Drive, including a review of current enforcement measures and options to ensure property owners maintain such lands in accordance with municipal standards.
Moved by Councillor Dykie, seconded by Councillor Verkaik
Carried
That Council resolve into the Committee of the Whole.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Sandhu, seconded by Councillor Duhaney
Carried
Report PLN-2026-26 titled “Request for Extension of Draft Plan Approval – Bond Head South – File No. D12-26-06 be received; and That Council grant a three (3) year extension to the Draft Approved of Plan of Subdivision S-10-03, such that Draft Plan Approval will lapse in the event that a final plan is not registered by October 29 th , 2029.
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Dykie The
Carried
That Report PLN-2026-31 titled “Recommendation Report for Zoning By-law Amendment – 3508 Line 4” be received; and That all written submissions received in regard to the application and all oral submissions made at the public meeting held on March 10, 2026, relating to the application have been taken into consideration as part of the deliberations and final decisions; and That pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notification is required; and, That site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment be approved for lands municipally known as 3508 Line 4 to rezone an area of approximately 0.15 hectares (0.37 acres) to permit an additional residential unit (detached) with a maximum ground floor area of 155 square metres (1,668.41 square feet) and a maximum gross floor area of 465 square metres (5,005.22 square feet) and that the corresponding by-law be brought forward for enactment.
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Scott
Carried
That the Committee of the Whole adjourn at 9:29 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Duhaney
Carried
That the Committee Minutes and Recommendations, items 17.1 inclusive, be received and approved.
Moved by Councillor Harper, seconded by Councillor Duhaney
Carried
That By-laws 2026-040, 2026-041, 2026-042, and 2026-043 be passed.
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Dykie
Carried
That Council reconvene closed session under the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 239 (2) in order to discuss: Identifiable Individuals - Civic Awards Nominations
Moved by Deputy Mayor Sandhu, seconded by Councillor Ferragine
Carried
That Council approve the recipients of the 2026 Civic Awards ; and That the names remain confidential until the recipients are notified; and That Council nominate the recipients of the Civic Awards to provincial award programs as appropriate.
Moved by Deputy Mayor Sandhu, seconded by Councillor Duhaney
Carried
That By-law 2026-044, a by-law to confirm proceedings of the Regular Council and Committee of the Whole meeting dated June 2, 2026 be enacted.
Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by Councillor Verkaik
Carried
That the meeting is hereby adjourned at 9:58 p.m.
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Duhaney
Carried
That Council resolve itself into closed session under the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 239 (2) in order to discuss: 1. Personal Matters about an Identifiable Individual 2. Identifiable Individuals - Civic Awards Nominations
Moved by Councillor Ferragine, seconded by Deputy Mayor Sandhu
Carried
That Report FC-2026-3 titled “Bud Brown and Bond Head Hall Upgrades” be referred back to staff to review funding sources and report back to the June 16 Regular Council Meeting.
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Ferragine
Carried
The Report PLN-2026-26 titled “Request for Extension of Draft Plan Approval – Bond Head South – File No. D12-26-06 be received; and That Council grant a three (3) year extension to the Draft Approved of Plan of Subdivision S-10-03, such that Draft Plan Approval will lapse in the event that a final plan is not registered by October 29th, 2029.
Moved by Councillor Verkaik, seconded by Councillor Dykie
Carried
That Council reconvene closed session under the provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001, Section 239 (2) in order to discuss: 1. Identifiable Individuals - Civic Awards Nominations
Moved by Deputy Mayor Sandhu, seconded by Councillor Ferragine
Carried

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