Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.
What was decided (27 motions)
26 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
That the minutes of the Regular Session of Council dated, August 10, 2026, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Xie
Carried
That the minutes of the Special Session of Council dated, August 11, 2026, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Xie
Carried
That the minutes of the Regular Session of Planning and Development Council dated, September 8, 2026, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Xie
Carried
That the minutes of the Special Session of Council dated, September 21, 2026, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Xie
Carried
That the minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, September 10, 2026, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Gittings, seconded by Councillor Longo
Carried
That the minutes of the Heritage Oakville Advisory Committee, September 22, 2026, be approved.
Moved by Councillor Gittings, seconded by Councillor Longo
Carried
That the report titled “2023-2026 Council Strategic Plan Outcomes” be received.
Moved by Councillor O'Meara, seconded by Councillor Haslett-Theall
Carried
That By-law 2026-133 - A By-law to stop up and close for all purposes a portion of two public highways - Dartmouth Crescent and Milland Drive, be passed. That By-law 2026-132 - A By-law to rename a portion of a public highway - Milland Drive, be passed. That the Town Solicitor be authorized to register the above-mentioned By-laws in compliance with the Municipal Act 2001 . That the Town Solicitor be authorized to transfer Parts 3, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 16 on 20R-23132 and Blocks 51, 56 and 72 on 20M-1275 back to the developers who own the adjacent lands.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Nanda
Carried
That the updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Town of Oakville (the Town) and the Oakville Public Library ( the Library ) for the 2026–2030 term be approved.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Nanda
Carried
That, pursuant to subsection 30.1(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act , a Notice of Intention to Amend By-law 1993-055 be issued for the property municipally known as 288 Maple Grove Drive, in relation to the proposed amendments to By-law 1993-055 under subsection 30.1(2) of the Ontario Heritage Act .
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Nanda
Carried
That notice be issued under section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act of the intention to designate the commemorative structure at Meadowridge Park at 3160 Meadowridge Drive.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Nanda
Carried
That the updated Recruitment and Selection Policy be approved.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Nanda
Carried
That the information contained in the staff report dated September 15, 2026, entitled June 30 , 202 6 Financial Results from the Finance Department, be received. That the projects identified for closure this period be approved. That Council endorse discontinuing the proposed underground hydro conversion as part of capital project 53312008 Khalsa Gate Urbanization and Streetscape with Active Transportation and return the associated funding to the Capital Reserve.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Nanda
Carried
That a six-month extension to the replacement housing construction completion deadline for the subject property under Demolition Control By-law 2023-101 be granted.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Nanda
Carried
That the motion for Item 11.1 be amended to include: That staff report back on private public partnerships to support maintaining and enhancing our EV charging network.
Moved by Councillor Haslett-Theall, seconded by Councillor Knoll
Carried
That the report entitled Climate Action Update be received. That the recommendation to discontinue further expansion of the municipally owned public EV charging network be approved. That the policy titled Carbon Offset Policy be approved. That staff report back on private public partnerships to support maintaining and enhancing our EV charging network.
Moved by Councillor Longo, seconded by Councillor Elgar
Carried
That the presentation from Rob Lister, President and CEO of Oakville Enterprises Corporation (OEC) regarding the quarterly update be received.
Moved by Councillor Gittings, seconded by Councillor Bay
Carried
That the Update on Minister’s Zoning Orders Discussions report from the Office of the Mayor dated September 25, 2026, be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Chisholm, seconded by Councillor Adams
Carried
That in accordance with the Section 2(2) of the Procedure By-law, Section 14.1(2) of the Procedure By-law be waived to permit the consideration of the Notice of Motion regarding Item 14.1 - Request to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority to Seek Federal Airspace Protection for Midtown Oakville.
Moved by Councillor Nanda, seconded by Councillor Elgar
Carried
WHEREAS NAV CANADA has advised that no structures, including buildings and construction cranes, on the Midtown Oakville Transit-Oriented Community (TOC) sites may intrude into the airspace protected by its Minimum Vectoring Altitude, and has issued a formal objection (NAV CANADA file 25-5778) respecting a high-rise proposal in the area; WHEREAS the Minister of Transport, by letter to Mayor Burton dated August 13, 2026 Appendix D in our agenda advised that an amendment to an Airport Zoning Regulation would require a formal request from the airport authority, and that no such request has been received; WHEREAS the Minister's letter of June 16, 2026 also
Moved by Councillor Haslett-Theall, seconded by Councillor Gittings
Referred
That in accordance with the Section 2(2) of the Procedure By-law, Section 14.1(2) of the Procedure By-law be waived to permit the consideration of the Notice of Motion regarding Item 14.2 - State of the Town Address During Municipal Election Period.
Moved by Councillor Haslett-Theall, seconded by Councillor Elgar
Carried
WHEREAS the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 prohibits municipalities from making contributions to candidates through money, good or services; WHEREAS the Town's Use of Corporate Resources During an Election Period Procedure is intended to ensure that Town resources are not used for election-related purposes; WHEREAS the Town's State of the Town address is a Town-sponsored event and provides the Mayor with the opportunity to speak publicly about the Town, Council's accomplishments and the Mayor's role in those accomplishments; WHEREAS the current procedure does not specifically address the State of the Town address during a municipal election period; WHEREAS the Mayor may begin the nomination process at the start of the nomination period, creating a gap in the current rules if the State of the Town address occurs after nominations open but before the Mayor files nomination papers; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Town's use of Corporate Resources During an Election Period Procedure be amended to provide that the Town shall not hold a State of the Town address from the opening of the nomination period for a municipal election until after election day. That the State of the Town address may instead be held after election day, at a time determined by the Chief Administrative Office. That the Town Clerk be directed to bring the necessary amendment to the Procedure to Council for approval as part of the next review of the Procedure.
Moved by Councillor Gittings, seconded by Councillor Duddeck
Carried
That town staff investigate options for partnering with the Oakville Symphony to present a concert at 16 Mile Arena in 2027 to celebrate the Oakville Symphony’s 60th anniversary.
Moved by Mayor Burton, seconded by Councillor Chisholm
Carried
That these matters may be considered in the absence of the public under Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act because it deals with: information explicitly supplied in confidence to the municipality or local board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them; a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations
Moved by Councillor McNeice, seconded by Councillor Duddeck
Carried
That the report “Confidential – TOC Update” from the CAO’s Office, dated September 23, 2026, be received.
Moved by Councillor Bay, seconded by Councillor Adams
Carried
That the Confidential TOC Discussions Update Report from the Office of the Mayor dated September 25, 2026, be received for information.
Moved by Councillor Bay, seconded by Councillor Adams
Carried
That the by-laws noted above be passed.
Moved by Councillor Longo, seconded by Councillor Nanda