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 (6 motions)
5 carried, 1 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
WHEREAS The Region of Waterloo is in the midst of enacting an automated speed enforcement plan rooted in changing driver behaviour, increasing public safety, and saving lives following a pilot program that began in 2021; WHEREAS Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford publicly announced the intention to ban automated speed enforcement province-wide in forthcoming legislation; WHEREAS details remain limited of such a bill or legislation and next steps for municipal operators of automated speed enforcement are unclear; WHEREAS The Region of Waterloo has invested significantly in automated speed enforcement, with a program committed to expanding speed cameras to all eligible schools across Waterloo Region by 2028, and is heading into budget deliberations for 2026; WHEREAS automated speed enforcement cameras generate an 87% drop in number of vehicles driving more than 20km/h over the speed limit (source: SickKids/TMU study, July 2025 and that in Waterloo Region, the 85th percentile speed has decreased by over 16km/h on average in school zones covered by a speed camera. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT The Region of Waterloo halt any further previously planned expansion, AT 28 SCHOOL ZONES, of the automated speed enforcement program until details of the pending legislation are made available. The Region of Waterloo halt any further hiring of staff to deliver on the automated speed enforcement program and that; The Region of Waterloo maintain operation of the current automated speed enforcement p
Moved by C. James, seconded by M. Rodrigues
Carried
That the motion be amended to include: And The Region of Waterloo ensure tickets issued through the Automated Speed Enforcement program are limited to align with school operating hours. Vehicles speeding significantly over the speed limit will be fined. In Favor (2) P. Wolf, and C. James Opposed (13) J. Erb, J. Nowak, K. Redman, M. Harris, S. Shantz, S. Foxton, D. McCabe, J. Liggett, D. Craig, N. Salonen, C. Huinink, M. Rodrigues, and J. Gowing
Moved by P. Wolf, seconded by C. James Amendment
Defeated
Region of Waterloo halt any further previously planned expansion, AT 28 SCHOOL ZONES, of the automated speed enforcement program until details of the pending legislation are made available In Favor (14) J. Erb, J. Nowak, K. Redman, M. Harris, S. Shantz, S. Foxton, D. McCabe, J. Liggett, D. Craig, C. James, N. Salonen, C. Huinink, M. Rodrigues, and J. Gowing Opposed (1) P. Wolf
Moved by J. Liggett, seconded by J. Gowing The
Carried
That the meeting adjourn at 10:47 a.m. In Favor (15) J. Erb, J. Nowak, K. Redman, M. Harris, S. Shantz, S. Foxton, D. McCabe, J. Liggett, D. Craig, P. Wolf, C. James, N. Salonen, C. Huinink, M. Rodrigues, and J. Gowing
Moved by C. Huinink, seconded by J. Gowing
Carried
Amendment: The Region of Waterloo halt any further previously planned expansion, AT 28 SCHOOL ZONES, of the automated speed enforcement program until details of the pending legislation are made available In Favor (14): K. Redman, D. Craig, J. Erb, S. Foxton, M. Harris, C. Huinink, C. James, J. Liggett, D. McCabe, J. Nowak, M. Rodrigues, N. Salonen, S. Shantz, and J. Gowing Opposed (1): P. Wolf
Moved by J. Liggett, seconded by J. Gowing
Carried
That the meeting adjourn at 10:47 a.m. In Favor (15): K. Redman, D. Craig, J. Erb, S. Foxton, M. Harris, C. Huinink, C. James, J. Liggett, D. McCabe, J. Nowak, M. Rodrigues, N. Salonen, S. Shantz, P. Wolf, and J. Gowing