Council recap May 14, 2025

Mississauga City Council approved the following motions at its May 14 meeting. 
Watch the May 14 meeting.

Lodging house pilot project in Ward 5

Council approved a motion directing staff to develop a pilot project for lodging houses in Ward 5, aiming to improve regulation, tenant safety, and housing supply.

Key points of the motion

1. Staff will create a pilot project for lodging houses in Ward 5, aligning with Council’s direction to comprehensively review relevant municipal by-laws using principles focused on safety, enforceability, education, and minimizing tenant displacement. 
2. The pilot will include a detailed implementation plan, a public engagement strategy, and program monitoring measures.
3. The initiative seeks to address property standards, parking congestion, and regulatory consistency for various housing types, while supporting both tenant and landlord needs.

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Watch the discussion. 

Addition of new street names for Lisgar infill development

Council approved a motion to immediately add five new street names to the City’s Street Name Reserve List to support an infill development in the Lisgar community.

Key points of the motion

1. The new street names (Couturier, Harjanto, Ismail, Kohli, and Maurice) were selected to reflect the diversity of the City and do not conflict with existing street names in the Region of Peel.
2. The names are not associated with identifiable individuals, allowing them to bypass the extensive review required by the City’s Asset Naming Policy.
3. Due to the urgent timing of the development’s site plan application, Council approved foregoing the typical review and approval by the Peel Street Names Committee. 

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Watch the discussion.

Boulevard landscaping and highway obstruction by-laws review

Council approved a motion to review the City’s highway obstruction and encroachment by-laws regarding landscaping features installed by private property owners on public boulevards.

Key points of the motion

1. Staff will conduct a comprehensive review of the highway obstruction by-law, encroachment by-law, and any other relevant by-laws.
2. The review will result in a corporate report to Council with recommendations that may allow certain landscaping features as part of private property owners’ maintenance of public boulevards.
3. Enforcement of by-laws related specifically to landscape features within the public boulevard will be suspended until the review is complete.

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Watch the discussion.

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