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

Meeting Number 23

Monday, November 08, 2021 at 9:30 A.m. - 1:00 P.m.

Live streamed

Please bring this Development Services Committee Agenda to the Council meeting on November 23, 2021.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We begin today by acknowledging the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples and their commitment to stewardship of the land. We acknowledge the communities in circle. The North, West, South and Eastern directions, and Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, Anishnabeg, Seneca, Chippewa, and the current treaty holders Mississaugas of the Credit peoples. We share the responsibility with the caretakers of this land to ensure the dish is never empty and to restore relationships that are based on peace, friendship, and trust. We are committed to reconciliation, partnership and enhanced understanding.

2.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

3.1

SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES - OCTOBER 18, 2021 (10.0)

• 1. That the minutes of the Special Development Services Committee meeting held October 18, 2021, be confirmed. 

3.2

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES – OCTOBER 25, 2021 (10.0)

• 1. That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held October 25, 2021, be confirmed. 

4.

DEPUTATIONS

5.

COMMUNICATIONS

5.1

COMMUNICATIONS - ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN (CITY-WIDE) (5.10)

Note: Please refer to Item 8.1 for staff report.

• 1. That the following communication from Elisabeth Tan, providing comments regarding the above subject matter, be received for information purposes.

5.2

COMMUNICATIONS - IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS ASSESSMENT (10.0)

Note: This communication is with reference to the October 25th Development Services Committee meeting minutes, Item 9.2

• 1. That the following communication from Victoria Mortelitti, Building Industry and Land Development Association (BiLD), providing comments regarding the above subject matter, be received for information purposes.

6.

PETITIONS

7.

CONSENT REPORTS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

7.1

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES – OCTOBER 19, 2021 (10.0)

• 1. That the minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting held October 19, 2021, be confirmed.

7.2

HERITAGE MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES – OCTOBER 13, 2021 (16.11)

• 1. That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held October 13, 2021, be received for information purposes.

7.3

CYCLING AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CPAC) MINUTES – SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 (16.34)

• 1. That the minutes of the Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting held September 16, 2021, be received for information purposes.

7.4

VARLEY-MCKAY ART FOUNDATION OF MARKHAM MINUTES – SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 (16.0)

• 1. That the minutes of the Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham meeting held September 13, 2021, be received for information purposes.

8.

REGULAR REPORTS - TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES

8.1

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN (CITY-WIDE) (5.10)

L. Cheah, ext. 4838 & F. Ho, ext. 2160

Note: Loy Cheah, Senior Manager, Transportation will be in attendance to provide a presentation on this matter.

Presentation is now attached.

• 1. That the staff report titled “Active Transportation Master Plan (City-wide)”, and the staff presentation be received; and,
  2. That the Active Transportation Master Plan be endorsed, in principle; and
  3. That implementation funding of the Active Transportation Master Plan be assessed and included as part of the current Development Charges Bylaw update as appropriate; and
  4. That the City Clerk send a copy of this report and Council resolution to York Region, City of Richmond Hill and the City of Vaughan for information; and further,
  5. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8.2

MAIN STREET UNIONVILLE SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION, SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 7 (WARD 3) (5.12)

D. Porretta, ext. 2040 & L. Cheah, ext. 4838

• 1. That the report entitled, “Main Street Unionville Speed Limit Reduction, South of Highway 7 (Ward 3) ” be received; and

  2. That the Speed Limit by-law 2017-104 be amended to reduce the speed limit on Main Street Unionville, south of Highway 7, from 50 km/h to 40 km/h, as described in the attached bylaw amendment; and

  3. That the Operations Department be directed to install the appropriate signs at the subject locations; and

  4. That the cost of materials and installation for the traffic signs in the amount of $1,200, be funded from capital project #083-5350-21178-005 (Traffic Operational Improvements); and

  5. That York Regional Police be requested to enforce the revised speed limit upon installation of the regulatory signs and passing of the By-law; and further

  6. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

9.

PRESENTATIONS - TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES

9.1

ROUGE VALLEY TRAIL - PROJECT UPDATE (6.0)

A. Cachola, ext. 2711

Note: Alain Cachola, Senior Manager, Infrastructure and Capital Projects will be in attendance to provide a presentation on this matter.

• 1. That the report entitled “Rouge Valley Trail – Project Update” be received; and
  2. That staff be authorized to issue the tender for the installation of the directional and regulatory signs for the Rouge Valley Trail; and
  3. That staff continue to work on the options for the Wayfinding systems and Interpretive signs for the Rouge Valley Trail System, and report back to Development Services Committee; and further
  4. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

10.

REGULAR REPORTS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

10.1

PROVINCIAL CONSULTATION ON BILL 13, SUPPORTING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ACT, 2021 (DEVELOPMENT CHARGES ACT, 1997 AND PLANNING ACT) (10.0)

J. Yeh, ext. 7922 & F. Santaguida, ext. 3583 

• 1. That the report entitled, “Provincial Consultation on Bill 13, Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021 (Development Charges Act, 1997 and Planning Act)” dated November 8, 2021 be received; and,
  2. That this report including the recommendations and comments from the City of Markham on proposed additional delegation of planning decisions from Bill 13, Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021, be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; and,
  3. That the Province’s proposal to provide for the discretionary delegation of the authority to pass by-laws under section 34 of the Planning Act that are of a minor nature to a committee of council or an individual who is an officer, employee or agent of the municipality be supported; and,
  4. That the Province be requested to consider a delegation of Council’s authority to grant an exemption to Part Lot Control under Section 50(7) of the Planning Act to a committee of council, or an individual who is an officer, employee or agent of the City; and further,
  5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

11.

MOTIONS

11.1

MUNICIPAL ADDRESSING CRITERIA (10.15)

Note: Notice of Motion was provided at the October 25th Development Services Committee meeting.

• Whereas Markham City Council adopted Municipal Addressing Criteria and an Address Change Policy in 2010 to ensure a coherent and consistent addressing system within the City; and,

  Whereas the Address Change Policy does not prohibit the use of the number four (4) in future subdivisions in Markham; and,

  Whereas the Address Change Policy requires applicants to pay a $500.00 administrative fee to change their addresses and to obtain written approval from each affected registered property owner and to pay to same $200.00 for their incurred costs; and,

  Whereas Markham is the most ethnically diverse City in Canada and strives to make all residents feel welcome; and, 

  Whereas in Cantonese and Mandarin, “four” sounds similar to “death”; and,

  Whereas the City of Richmond Hill eliminated the use of the number four in municipal addresses in 2013; 

  Now therefore be it resolved:

  1. That the City of Markham’s Municipal Addressing Criteria #3 – which stipulates that all numbers are included in the addressing of a street - be amended to reflect the elimination of the use of the number four (4) in future municipal addresses in Markham.

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

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".

14.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

15.

ADJOURNMENT