Reopen Council's September 2024 decision on the committee for the 2025 capital budget
Carried 7-1
How council split
- For 7
Chan
Cilevitz- Cui
Davidson
DiPaola
Thompson
West
- Against 1
Liu
Absent: Shiu
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Taxes and spending4 votes
Taxes and spending4 votesRevise the timing of key indoor recreation and park projects
Carried 8-1
How council split
- For 8
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
- DiPaola
Shiu- Thompson
- West
- Against 1
- Liu
Set the 2024 tax increase target at up to 3%, not counting the asset sustainability levy
Carried 5-3
How council split
- For 5
- Chan
- DiPaola
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
- Against 3
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
Absent: Liu
Approve the rest of the 2024 budget strategy
Carried 8-0
How council split
- For 8
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
- DiPaola
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
Absent: Liu
Housing and development9 votes
Housing and development9 votesDefer City development charges on non-luxury rental buildings to match York Region (rentals kept at least 40 years), with 5% of units at affordable rents for 20 years
Failed 1-8
How council split
- For 1
- DiPaola
- Against 8
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
- Liu
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
Receive the staff report on deferring development charges for non-luxury rental buildings
Carried 9-0
How council split
All nine in favour
Send the development charge deferral motion back to staff for more analysis, with a report by September 16
Failed 3-6
How council split
- For 3
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- DiPaola
- Against 6
- Cui
- Davidson
- Liu
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
Tell the Ontario Land Tribunal that Council does not support the Parkway Hotels redevelopment applications at Highway 7 and Leslie Street
Carried 8-1
How council split
- For 8
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
- Liu
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
- Against 1
- DiPaola
Ask staff to report on a full secondary plan for Bathurst Street and Highway 7
Failed 1-8
How council split
- For 1
- DiPaola
- Against 8
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
- Liu
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
Approve a revised Official Plan update timeline and a $2.04M project for two secondary plans along Highway 7
Carried 9-0
How council split
All nine in favour
Send the Official Plan update and secondary plan report back to staff
Carried 8-1
How council split
- For 8
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
- DiPaola
- Liu
- Thompson
- West
- Against 1
- Shiu
Approve Official Plan and zoning changes for a Metroview Developments project and assign it servicing capacity
Carried 9-0
How council split
All nine in favour
Castro Liu: Not in the record
Approve revised Official Plan and zoning changes for a Sabella Ridge Estates development on Yonge Street
Carried 7-1
How council split
- For 7
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Davidson
- DiPaola
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
- Against 1
- Cui
Not in the record: Liu
Community safety1 vote
Community safety1 votePay York Regional Police for up to five more CCTV cameras, about $20,000 each
Carried 9-0
How council split
All nine in favour
City services8 votes
City services8 votesEnd recycling pickup at super mailboxes in January 2026 instead of 2027
Failed 4-5
How council split
- For 4
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Thompson
- Against 5
- Davidson
- DiPaola
- Liu
- Shiu
- West
Receive the staff report on changes to Blue Box recycling
Carried 9-0
How council split
All nine in favour
Keep recycling pickup at City buildings from January 2026
Carried 8-1
How council split
- For 8
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
- DiPaola
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
- Against 1
- Liu
Keep recycling pickup for downtown businesses in the business improvement area
Carried 9-0
How council split
All nine in favour
Charge downtown businesses in the business improvement area a $365 waste fee in 2026
Carried 6-3
How council split
- For 6
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- DiPaola
- Shiu
- West
- Against 3
- Davidson
- Liu
- Thompson
End recycling pickup at super mailboxes on 1 January 2027
Carried 5-4
How council split
- For 5
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- DiPaola
- West
- Against 4
- Davidson
- Liu
- Shiu
- Thompson
End recycling pickup for places of worship, non-profits and daycares from January 2026
Carried 8-1
How council split
- For 8
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
- DiPaola
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
- Against 1
- Liu
End all garbage and recycling pickup for industrial and commercial properties outside the business improvement area from January 2026
Carried 9-0
How council split
All nine in favour
Governance and accountability1 vote
Governance and accountability1 voteMove the City's corporate communications away from X (Twitter)
Failed 4-5
How council split
- For 4
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Davidson
- Liu
- Against 5
- Cui
- DiPaola
- Shiu
- Thompson
- West
Other2 votes
Other2 votesConsult the public on a proposed radio antenna system
Carried 9-0
How council split
All nine in favour
Michael Shiu: Not in the record
Urge the federal government to hold a second national summit on combating antisemitism
Carried 8-0
How council split
- For 8
- Chan
- Cilevitz
- Cui
- Davidson
- DiPaola
- Liu
- Thompson
- West
Not in the record: Shiu
Recorded votes, newest first: 25. Scroll sideways for all members.
| Motion | Godwin Chan | Karen Cilevitz | Simon Cui | Carol Davidson | Joe DiPaola | Castro Liu | Michael Shiu | Scott Thompson | David West | Result | Source |
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| Defer City development charges on non-luxury rental buildings to match York Region (rentals kept at least 40 years), with 5% of units at affordable rents for 20 years · Council · 15.5 SRCFS.26.023 (clauses b) to e)) | Failed 1-8 | City of Richmond Hill · 15 July 2026 | |||||||||
| Receive the staff report on deferring development charges for non-luxury rental buildings · Council · 15.5 SRCFS.26.023 (Clause a)) | Carried 9-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 15 July 2026 | |||||||||
| Send the development charge deferral motion back to staff for more analysis, with a report by September 16 · Council · 15.5 SRCFS.26.023 | Failed 3-6 | City of Richmond Hill · 15 July 2026 | |||||||||
| Tell the Ontario Land Tribunal that Council does not support the Parkway Hotels redevelopment applications at Highway 7 and Leslie Street · Committee of the Whole · SRPBS.26.026 | Carried 8-1 | City of Richmond Hill · 6 May 2026 | |||||||||
| Pay York Regional Police for up to five more CCTV cameras, about $20,000 each · Committee of the Whole | Carried 9-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 1 April 2026 | |||||||||
| Move the City's corporate communications away from X (Twitter) · Committee of the Whole · SRCFS.25.022 | Failed 4-5 | City of Richmond Hill · 16 April 2025 | |||||||||
| Consult the public on a proposed radio antenna system · Committee of the Whole · SRPBS.25.044 | Carried 9-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 16 April 2025 | |||||||||
| End recycling pickup at super mailboxes in January 2026 instead of 2027 · Council · SRCS.25.01 | Failed 4-5 | City of Richmond Hill · 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
| Receive the staff report on changes to Blue Box recycling · Council · SRCS.25.01 | Carried 9-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
| Keep recycling pickup at City buildings from January 2026 · Council · SRCS.25.01 | Carried 8-1 | City of Richmond Hill · 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
| Keep recycling pickup for downtown businesses in the business improvement area · Council · SRCS.25.01 | Carried 9-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
| Charge downtown businesses in the business improvement area a $365 waste fee in 2026 · Council · SRCS.25.01 | Carried 6-3 | City of Richmond Hill · 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
| End recycling pickup at super mailboxes on 1 January 2027 · Council · SRCS.25.01 | Carried 5-4 | City of Richmond Hill · 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
| End recycling pickup for places of worship, non-profits and daycares from January 2026 · Council · SRCS.25.01 | Carried 8-1 | City of Richmond Hill · 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
| End all garbage and recycling pickup for industrial and commercial properties outside the business improvement area from January 2026 · Council · SRCS.25.01 | Carried 9-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
| Ask staff to report on a full secondary plan for Bathurst Street and Highway 7 · Council | Failed 1-8 | City of Richmond Hill · 23 October 2024 | |||||||||
| Approve a revised Official Plan update timeline and a $2.04M project for two secondary plans along Highway 7 · Council · SRPBS.24.115 | Carried 9-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 23 October 2024 | |||||||||
| Send the Official Plan update and secondary plan report back to staff · Council · SRPBS.24.078 | Carried 8-1 | City of Richmond Hill · 9 October 2024 | |||||||||
| Reopen Council's September 2024 decision on the committee for the 2025 capital budget · Council · SRCFS.24.037 | Carried 7-1 | City of Richmond Hill · 9 October 2024 | |||||||||
| Revise the timing of key indoor recreation and park projects · Council · SRCFS.24.037 | Carried 8-1 | City of Richmond Hill · 9 October 2024 | |||||||||
| Urge the federal government to hold a second national summit on combating antisemitism · Committee of the Whole | — | Carried 8-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 21 February 2024 | ||||||||
| Approve Official Plan and zoning changes for a Metroview Developments project and assign it servicing capacity · Special Council | Carried 9-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 6 September 2023 | |||||||||
| Approve revised Official Plan and zoning changes for a Sabella Ridge Estates development on Yonge Street · Committee of the Whole · SRPI.23.073 | — | Carried 7-1 | City of Richmond Hill · 5 July 2023 | ||||||||
| Set the 2024 tax increase target at up to 3%, not counting the asset sustainability levy · Budget Committee of the Whole · SRCFS.23.034 | Carried 5-3 | City of Richmond Hill · 27 June 2023 | |||||||||
| Approve the rest of the 2024 budget strategy · Budget Committee of the Whole | Carried 8-0 | City of Richmond Hill · 27 June 2023 |
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