Electronic Development Services Committee Meeting
Revised Agenda
Revised Items are Italicized.

Meeting Number 20

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 9:30 A.m. - 1:00 P.m.

Live streamed

Please bring this Development Services Committee Agenda to the Council meeting on October 26, 2021.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

3.1

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES – SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 (10.0)

• 1. That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held September 27, 2021, be confirmed. 

4.

DEPUTATIONS

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

6.

PETITIONS

7.

CONSENT REPORTS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

7.1

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES – SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 (10.0)

• 1. That the minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting held September 14, 2021, be confirmed.

7.2

HERITAGE MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES – SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 (16.11)

• 1. That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held September 8, 2021, be received for information purposes.

7.3

INFORMATION REPORT THIRD QUARTER UPDATE OF THE STREET AND PARK NAME RESERVE LIST (10.14, 6.3)

R. Tadmore, ext. 6810

• 1. That the report titled ‘Information Report Third Quarter Update of the Street and Park Name Reserve List’, dated October 12^th, 2021, be received;

  2. That Council approve the revised Street and Park Name Reserve List set out in Appendix ‘A’ attached to this report.

  3. And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

7.4

HERITAGE DESIGNATION BY-LAW AMENDMENTS, LEGAL AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS (16.11)

E. Manning, ext. 2296

• 1. That the staff report entitled “Heritage Designation By-law Amendments, Legal and Property Descriptions”, dated October 12, 2021, be received;

  2. That the heritage designation by-laws for the following municipal property addresses be amended to reflect their current property and legal descriptions:
     1. 33 Artisan Trail (formerly 10372 Woodbine Ave.)
     2. 37 Artisan Trail (formerly 10271 Woodbine Ave.)
     3. 99 YMCA Boulevard (formerly 7996 Kennedy Rd.)
     4. 819 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 9483 McCowan Rd.)
     5. 226 Edward Jefferys Avenue (formerly 9462 Hwy. 48)
     6. 2 Alexander Hunter Place (formerly 31 Helen Ave.)
     7. 2665 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 7006 16^th Ave.)
     8. 1 Kalvinster Drive (formerly 6937 Hwy. 7)
     9. 28 Pike Lane (formerly 9451 9^th Line)
     10. 527 William Forster Road (formerly 8882 Reesor Rd.)
     11. 128 Harbord Street (formerly 4672 Kenney Road)
     12. 10000 Kennedy Road (formerly Part of Lot 20, Concession 5)
     13. 11 Tannis Street (formerly 9765-9767 Kennedy Rd.)
     14. 3 Tralee Court (formerly 4077 Major Mackenzie Dr.)
     15. 6888 14^th Avenue (formerly 7166 14^th Ave.)
     16. 6890 14^th Avenue (formerly 7124 14^th Ave.)
     17. 15 Bewell Drive (formerly 7449 9^th Line)
     18. 70 Karachi Drive (formerly 7555 Markham Rd.)

  3. And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8.

REGULAR REPORTS - TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES

8.1

TOWARDS A GREATER GOLDEN HORSESHOE TRANSPORTATION PLAN – DISCUSSION PAPER (5.14)

L. Cheah, ext. 4838 &  J. Palmisano, ext. 6200 

Note: On September 27, 2021 Development Services Committee deferred consideration of the above subject matter to the meeting this date.

• 1. That the staff report entitled “Towards a Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan – Discussion Paper” dated September 27, 2021 be received; and

  2. That Council support the visions and short-term actions proposed in the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) discussion paper entitled “Towards a Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan” and the following directions that are part of the proposed 2051 Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan (“GGHTP”) within the discussion paper:
     • Elevating the Markham-Richmond Hill Centre node to a higher level at par with the Union Station and Pearson Airport nodes as GGH-level Conceptual Transit Hubs;
     • Exploring a new east-west, cross regional connection (the “Cross Rail” line) between Burlington and Oshawa (including Markham) that connects existing GO Lines;
     • Exploring a new transit loop (the “Orbital Line”) that extends and connects the Ontario Line to new major transit hubs where regional services connect, including at Markham-Richmond Hill Centre and Pearson Airport; and

  3. That, as part of the “Getting people moving on a Connected Transit System” pillar of the proposed 2051 GGHTP:
     1. the Province and Metrolinx give priority to formalizing the proposed status of the Markham-Richmond Hill Centre node and implementing plans and policies for the transit infrastructure and services connecting to the Markham-Richmond Hill Centre node, through updates of the Provincial Growth Plan and Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan;
     2. the Province enhance the GO rail network in York Region to support two-way urban rapid transit service and evaluate the opportunity to provide quicker service times than 15 minutes, and invest in new station locations on the Stouffville line at Denison Street and Major Mackenzie/Markham Road to support creation of complete communities;
     3. MTO identify in the proposed GGHTP preferred transit network, a Leslie Street Bus Rapid Transit line (from Steeles Avenue to Major Mackenzie Drive), with an extension along Woodbine Avenue via Major Mackenzie Drive, to service the significant employment development planned within the Markham Innovation Exchange district; and

  4. That, as part of the “Enhancing Capacity and Performance on Congested Roads” pillar of the proposed 2051 GGHTP,
     1. the Province include short term goals and actions to maximize capacity of the existing road and highway infrastructure through innovative techniques and latest traffic control technologies to utilize off-peak lanes for peak period travel, prior to investing in new Provincial roads and highways;
     2. the Province expand highways at strategic locations such as widening Highway 7 from Donald Cousens Parkway to York Durham Line and Highway 48 from Major Mackenzie Drive to Bloomington Road; and

  5. That the comments in this staff report be forwarded to MTO as the City’s formal comments on the “Towards a Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan” Discussion Paper; and

  6. That a copy of this report be forwarded to the Region of York; and further

  7. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

9.

REGULAR REPORTS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

9.1

MONITORING GROWTH IN THE CITY OF MARKHAM - PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (10.0)

J. Yeh, ext. 7922

Note:  On September 27, 2021 Development Services Committee deferred consideration of the above subject matter to the meeting this date.

John Yeh, Manager, Strategy & Innovation will be in attendance to provide a presentation on this matter. 

• 1. That the staff report entitled, “Monitoring Growth in the City of Markham - Performance Indicators” dated September 27, 2021, be received; and,
  2. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

      

      

9.2

SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT: CITY OF MARKHAM COMMENTS ON YORK REGION’S GROWTH FORECAST AND LAND NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO 2051 (10.0)

M. Wouters, ext. 2909

• 1. That the staff report entitled “Supplementary Report: City of Markham Comments on York Region’s Growth Forecast and Land Needs Assessment to 2051” dated October 12, 2021 be received; and, 
  2. That in the absence of further detailed analysis of the 55% and 60% intensification  scenarios with respect to assumptions and implications for Markham, Council support the Phased 50-55% intensification scenario as the preferred scenario; and,
  3. That Markham staff work with the Region to confirm the location of lands to be included in an urban area expansion in Markham; and,
  4. That any whitebelt lands in Markham that are not needed to accommodate 2051 growth not be designated as ‘Future Urban Area’, but rather maintain a non-urban (agriculture or similar) designation in the Regional Official Plan and Markham Official Plan; and,
  5. That the Region’s proposed employment area expansion lands be reconfigured to exclude the Almira hamlet as shown in Attachment 2 to this report; and, 
  6. That the Region’s Transportation Master Plan Update consider the option of maintaining the current 2-lane cross-section for 19th Avenue through the Almira hamlet; and,
  7. That the Region’s Transportation Master Plan Update explore the opportunity for higher order transit and expansion of the Frequent Transit Network to service the proposed expansion lands in north Markham; and, 
  8. That this report and associated Council resolution be forwarded to York Region as Markham Council’s comments on the proposed 2051 forecast and land needs assessment; and further,
  9. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

9.3

PRELIMINARY REPORT W GARDEN CORPORATION APPLICATIONS FOR DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TO PERMIT THE PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 95 TOWNHOUSE UNITS AT 186 OLD KENNEDY ROAD AND 31 AND 51 VICTORY AVENUE (WARD 8)

FILE NOS. SU/ZA 18 149630 (10.7, 10.5)

S. Bordone, ext. 8230

• 1. That the report titled “PRELIMINARY REPORT, W Garden Corporation, Applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the Phase 1 development consisting of 95 townhouse units at 186 Old Kennedy Road and 31 and 51 Victory Avenue (Ward 8), File Nos. SU/ZA 187 149630”, be received.

10.

MOTIONS

11.

NOTICES OF MOTION

12.

NEW/OTHER BUSINESS

• As per Section 2 of the Council Procedural By-Law, "New/Other Business would generally apply to an item that is to be added to the Agenda due to an urgent statutory time requirement, or an emergency, or time sensitivity".

13.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

14.

CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

14.1

DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

14.1.1

ADVICE THAT IS SUBJECT TO SOLICITOR-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS NECESSARY FOR THAT PURPOSE; (8.0) [SECTION 239 (2) (f)] 

15.

ADJOURNMENT