Revised Council Meeting Agenda
Revised items are identified by an asterisk (*)

Meeting No. 13
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Live streamed

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.

    1. That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on June 28, 2022, be adopted.

Note: Dr. Patricia McCarney, President & CEO, WCCD and Justine Hamilton-Arvisais, Manager, City Relations and Special Projects, WCCD will be in attendance to make a virtual presentation.


Note: Presentation now attached.

    1. That the report dated July 14, 2022 titled “World Council on City Data, ISO 37120 Certification” be received, and,
    2. That the formal virtual presentation of the World Council on City Data (WCCD), ISO 37120 Platinum Certification to the City of Markham be received.

     

Jim Karygiannis will address Council on this matter.

(Item 8.1.1, Report No. 28)

    1. That Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-21018 be approved in principle, subject to the conditions set out in Appendix ‘A’ of this memo; and,
    2. That the Director of Planning and Urban Design or his designate, be delegated authority to issue Draft Plan Approval, subject to the conditions set out in Appendix ‘A’, as may be amended by the Director of Planning and Urban Design or his designate; and,
    3. That Draft Plan Approval for Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-21018 will lapse after a period of three (3) years from the date of Council approval in the event that a subdivision agreement is not executed within that period; and,
    4. That servicing allocation for 15 units be assigned to Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-21018; and further;
    5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

APPLICATIONS FOR A DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TO PERMIT A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION (10.5, 10.7)

    1. That the supplementary memorandum dated July 14, 2022 from the Commissioner of Development Services on "4551 Elgin Mills Developments Ltd., Major Kennedy Developments Ltd., and Major Kennedy South Developments Ltd., Applications for a Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a residential subdivision including mixed use multi-storey development blocks at 4551 Elgin Mills Road East, 10225 - 10227 Kennedy Road and 4638 Major Mackenzie Drive East (Ward 6)", be received.  

    (By-law 2022-99)

(Item No. 8.4.1, Report No. 31)

    1. That the Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-22005 be approved in principle, subject to the conditions set out in Appendix ‘A’ of this memorandum; and,
    2. That the Director of Planning and Urban Design or his designate, be delegated authority to issue Draft Plan Approval, subject to the conditions set out in Appendix ‘A’, as may be amended by the Director of Planning and Urban Design or his designate; and,
    3. That Draft Plan Approval for Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-22005 will lapse after a period of three (3) years from the date of Council approval in the event that a Subdivision Agreement is not executed within that period; and,
    4. That servicing allocation for seven units be assigned to Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-22005; and further,
    5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution. 

Mayor and Members of Council:

  • That the report of the Development Services Public Meeting be received & adopted. (1 Item only):

    1. That the written submission by Paul Wantabe, regarding a Draft Plan of Subdivision application to develop 14 town-house dwellings of common element condominium tenure, and a single detached dwelling (Ward 4), (File No. PLAN 21 147883)” at 10-20 Fincham Avenue, submitted by 10-20 Fincham Inc. (Yeugeniy Kin) be received; and,
    2. That the deputations by Christian Rogge, Ray Chu, Peter Wantanabe, and Paul Toyonaga, regarding a Draft Plan of Subdivision application to develop 14 town-house dwellings of common element condominium tenure, and a single detached dwelling (Ward 4), (File No. PLAN 21 147883)” at 10-20 Fincham Avenue, submitted by 10-20 Fincham Inc. (Yeugeniy Kin) be received; and,
    3. That the “PRELIMINARY INFORMATION REPORT – a Draft Plan of Subdivision application to develop 14 town-house dwellings of common element condominium tenure, and a single detached dwelling (Ward 4), (File No. PLAN 21 147883)” at 10-20 Fincham Avenue, submitted by 10-20 Fincham Inc. (Yeugeniy Kin) be received; and,
    4. That the Record of the Public Meeting held on May 24, 2022, with respect to the proposed Application for Draft Plan of Subdivision submitted by 10-20 Fincham Inc. (Yeugeniy Kin) for 10-20 Fincham Avenue, be received; and,
    5. That the Application by 10-20 Fincham Inc. (Yeugeniy Kin), for the proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision (File No. PLAN 21 147883), be approved; and,
    6. That Staff be directed to bring forward to the Development Services Committee the site plans for the single detached dwelling and townhouses, and look into addressing traffic concerns on Fincham and 16th Avenue related to students attending St. Brother Andre Catholic High School being dropped off and pick up at this intersection; and further,
    7. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

Mayor and Members of Council:

  • That the report of the Development Services Committee be received & adopted. (Items 1 to 3):

    1. That the report entitled “Award of Proposal 080-R-21 Consulting Services – Supply, Implementation and Ongoing Support of a Drupal Web Development and Managed Service Solution; and,
    2. That the contract for Consulting Services – Supply, Implementation and Ongoing Support of a Drupal Web Development and Managed Service Solution (One-time - implementation, training and Year 1 software subscription license, hosting, support & maintenance) be awarded to the highest ranked/second lowest priced bidder, OPIN Software Inc. in the amount of $411,846.05 inclusive of HST; and,
    3. That a contingency in the amount of $32,947.68 inclusive of HST be established to cover any additional project costs, and that authorization be granted to approve expenditures of this contingency amount up to the specified limit in accordance with the Expenditure Control Policy; and,
    4. That the capital costs ($411,846.05 + $32,947.68) for implementation, training and Year-1 software subscription license, support & maintenance to the upset limit amount of $444,793.73 be funded from capital project 21186, Portal Platform, GL account 400-101-5399-21186 with an available budget of $447,700.00; and,
    5. That a capital budget of $150,000.00 inclusive of HST be approved to cover additional project costs for quality assurance and technical consulting to support the project implementation; and,
    6. That a capital budget of $130,000.00 inclusive of HST be approved to cover the costs of additional resources to migrate content from the existing portal to the new portal; and, 
    7. That the budget shortfall in the amount of $277,093.73 ($150,000.00 + $130,000.00 less budget remaining of $2,906.27 from Recommendation #4) in capital project 21186 be funded from Life Cycle Replacement and Capital Reserve; and,
    8. That a capital budget of $203,500.00 inclusive of HST be approved to cover the Tivoli support for the existing portal platform for 2 years; and, 
    9. That the budget for Tivoli support of the existing portal platform in the amount of $203,500.00 be funded from Ramp up Reserve; and,  
    10. That the cost of the software subscription license, hosting, support and maintenance fee for five (5) years (2024-2028) in the amount of $638,544.00 inclusive of HST and $510,835.20 for the four (4) additional optional years (2029-2032) be funded from GL account 400-400-5361 with current annual budget of $180,306.00 and subject to Council approval of the 2023-2032 operating budgets in the amounts of;
      1. Year 2  (2024)  - $ 127,708.80    
      2. Year 3 (2025)    - $ 127,708.80
      3. Year 4  (2026)  - $ 127,708.80  
      4. Year 5  (2027)  - $ 127,708.80
      5. Year 6   (2028) - $ 127,708.80
      6. Year 7   (2029) - $ 127,708.80*
      7. Year 8   (2030) - $ 127,708.80*
      8. Year 9    (2031) - $ 127,708.80*
      9. Year 10  (2032) - $ 127,708.80*  
        Total  - $1,149,379.20
        The years identified assume Year 1 maintenance begins in 2023 and is subject to change
        * Optional Year Renewal
    11. That the Chief Information Officer and Senior Manager Procurement & Accounts Payable be authorized to execute the additional renewal years for the life cycle of the project (at the sole discretion of the City); and,
    12. That OPIN Software Inc be designated as the preferred vendor for the City’s Drupal service needs and for Drupal hardware and software products for the term of this contract; and,
    13. That the purchase orders may be adjusted to acquire additional software to support growth and/or future Drupal portal platform upgrade or integration related projects, subject to the Expenditure Control Policy and budget approval; and,
    14. That the Chief Information Officer and Senior Manager, Procurement & Accounts Payable be authorized to approve any new purchases related to this contract needed due to growth and/or Drupal portal platform upgrade due to change in technology or system integration with other applications related to the project during the term of this contract; subject to the Expenditure Control Policy and budget approval; and further,
    15. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
    1. That Development Services Committee approve the proposed street names “Forementon Street”, “Thorncliffe Drive”, “Hawkswood Drive”, “Eaglecrest Street” and “Lenora Drive”; and further,
    2. That Staff add the street names listed above into the City’s street and park name reserve list.
    1. That the report titled, “Enterprise Boulevard Inc. (Metropia North) and Alignment with the Development Concept for the Markham Centre Secondary Plan Update (Ward 3)”, be received; and,
    2. That the Development Concept, dated July 5, 2022, for the Markham Centre Secondary Plan Update Study, as it relates to the lands owned by Enterprise Boulevard Inc. (Metropia North), be endorsed; and,
    3. That a staff recommendation report for the applications submitted by Enterprise Boulevard Inc. (Metropia North) under File PLAN 20 113948 be brought to a future Development Services Committee; and further,
    4. That staff be authorized and directed to all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

Mayor and Members of Council:

  • That the report of the Development Services Committee Meeting be received & adopted. (Items No. 1 to 4):

METROLINX-GO STOUFFVILLE RAIL CORRIDOR (WARD 3), FILE NO. PLAN 20 113948 (10.3, 10.5)

    1. That the report titled, “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Enterprise Boulevard Inc., Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit a high density development with a maximum of 1,350 residential units on the north side of Enterprise Boulevard, immediately east of the Metrolinx-GO Stouffville rail corridor (Ward 3), PLAN 20 113948”, be received; and,
    2. That the Official Plan Amendment application submitted by Enterprise Boulevard Inc., be approved and the draft Official Plan Amendment, attached as Appendix ‘A’, be finalized and brought forward to a future Council meeting to be adopted without further notice; and,
    3. That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by Enterprise Boulevard Inc., be approved and the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, attached as Appendix ‘B’, be finalized and brought forward to a future Council meeting to be enacted without further notice; and,
    4. That in accordance with the provisions of subsections 45 (1.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, the Owner shall through this Resolution, be permitted to apply to the Committee of Adjustment for a variance from the provisions of the accompanying Zoning By-law, before the second anniversary of the day on which the by-law was approved by Council; and,
    5. That a revised residential parking ratio of a minimum 0.6 spaces per unit to a maximum of 1.0 spaces per unit be included in the provisions of the draft Zoning By-Law Amendment; and,
    6. That the application for Site Plan Application (SPC 21 137365) submitted by Enterprise Boulevard Inc. be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design, or a designate, and that Site Plan Approval not be issued prior to the execution of a Site Plan Agreement; and further,
    7. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

    (By-law 2022-96)

    1. That the report entitled “Tender 011-T-22 Winter Road Maintenance Services for Part A – Single and Tandem Axle and Windrow Units, Part B – Loaders Commencing November 2024” be received; and,
    2. That the contract for Winter Road Maintenance Services for Part A – Single and Tandem Axle and Windrow Units (Option 1) be awarded to the lowest priced bidder, D. Crupi & Sons Limited for twelve (12) winter seasons (November 16, 2024 – April 15, 2036) in the estimated annual amount of $4,819,862.40 (inclusive of HST); and,
    3. That the contract for Winter Road Maintenance Services for Part B – Loaders be awarded to the lowest priced bidder, Melrose Paving Co. Ltd. for twelve (12) winter seasons (November 16, 2024 – March 31, 2036) in the estimated annual amount of $2,577,917.02 (inclusive of HST); and,
    4. That the 2025-2036 operating budgets and (starting in the 2nd winter season) the purchase orders be adjusted for growth and a price adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Items Ontario for the twelve (12) month period ending March 31 in the applicable year up to a maximum of 4%. CPI shall be applied to 100% on the operating rate and 50% on the standby rate; and,
    5. That the funds be provided from the various operating budget accounts outlined in the Financial Considerations section in the estimated annual amount of $7,397,779.42 for the 1st winter season award amounts subject to budget approvals; and,
    6. That the estimated budget shortfall of $1,612,314 be phased in over a 3-year period commencing in 2023 and be included as part of the 2023-2025 operating budgets, subject to Council approval of the 2023-2025 operating budgets ; and,
    7. That staff report back, at a future General Committee meeting, with more detail on the Part A: Winter Road Services Utilizing Single and Tandem Axle Windrow Units, Options 1-7, including the tax rate increase that would be required for each option, and on a modified Option 5, which includes increasing the service level plowing on local roads with no sidewalks and senior windrow removal within the current 8 hour window; and further,
    8. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
    1. That the report entitled “Request for Proposal 077-R-22 Citywide Parking Strategy” be received; and,
    2. That the contract for the Citywide Parking Strategy be awarded to the highest ranked, lowest priced bidder, WSP Canada Inc. in the amount of $500,771.14, inclusive of HST; and,
    3. That a 10% contingency in the amount of $50,077.11 inclusive of HST, be established to cover any additional consulting services to deliver the study and that authorization to approve expenditures of the contingency amount up to the specified limit be in accordance with the Expenditure Control Policy; and,
    4. That the Engineering Department Capital Administration fee in the amount of $67,506.94, be transferred to revenue account 640-998-8871 (Capital Administration Fee); and,
    5. That the cost in the amount of $618,355.19 ($500,771.14 + $50,077.11 + $67,506.94) be funded from account 640 101 5399 22051 with budget available of $566,100; and,
    6. That the budget shortfall in the amount of $55,255.19 ($618,355.19 - $566,100.00) be funded from the Non-DC Growth Reserve in the amount of $42,213.51 and from Development Charges (DC) in the amount of $10,041.68; and further,
    7. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
    1. That Council permit Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Regional Councillor Jack Heath, Councillor Karen Rea, and Councillor Amanda Collucci to attend the Markham District Energy (MDE) Strategic Retreat, on July 12 and 13, 2022, with all expenses to be covered by MDE.

Mayor and Members of Council:

  • That the report of the Development Services Public Meeting be received & adopted. (1 Item only):

SPACE AND PARKLAND BLOCKS. (WARD 3) FILE NO.: 22 116814 (10.7)


Note: At the July 27, 2022 Development Services Public meeting, Committee referred the matter back to staff and that conditions of the draft plan approval be brought back to the July 14, 2022 Council meeting. See Item No. 6.3.

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".

Notice of Proposed Sale
City of Markham
Proposed Sale of Surplus Real Property
(Pursuant to By-law 178-96)
Map

    1. That the notice of proposed sale for the City owned lands legally described as Parts 1 and 2, on Registered Plan 65R-39921, City of Markham, Regional Municipality of York, being 0.149 acres (the “Subject Property”), be confirmed.

    (In-Camera Item No. 14.3.1, June 28, 2022 Council Meeting)

Note: Notice of Motion was provided at the July 11, 2022 Development Services Committee meeting. The Development Services Committee passed a 2/3 motion to have this item discussed at Council.


 


WHEREAS, on February 25, 2021, York Region Council adopted the following motion: “That in order to support the acceleration of Affordable Housing in York Region, York Regional Council asks all lower tier municipalities to pass a resolution in support, in principle, of the provision by each municipality either directly or through partnership, of 2 acres of land over the next 5 years for Housing York Inc. or a not-for-profit or for-profit site dedicated to support affordable housing as deemed appropriate by the municipality, and provide a decision to York Region by May 30, 2021,” and


WHEREAS, the need for affordable housing has never been higher in the GTA than it is today, and


WHEREAS, one of the major issues in regard to housing affordability is the price and availability of land, and


WHEREAS, there are suitable public lands available in the City of Markham, some of which were acquired decades ago, and


WHEREAS, some Markham-owned lands could be available for affordable housing, therefore

  1. BE IT RESOLVED THAT Markham Council, in response to the York Region resolution of February 25, 2021, instruct staff to report back in Q3 2022 on criteria, available lands, and opportunities to partner with Housing York Inc., not-for-profit organizations, or for-profit organizations dedicated to supporting affordable housing
  • That By-laws 2022-94 to 2022-99 be given three readings and enacted.

THREE READINGS

A by-law to dedicate certain lands as part of the highways of the City of Markham (Part Lot 6 Block B Plan 18; Part Lot 7 Block B Plan 18; Part Mill Street Plan 173 Lying south of Lot 32 Block M Plan 173; and Part west ½ Lot 9 Concession 8 (Travelled Road), being Mill Street East of Markham Road and north of Rouge Street - Mill Street)

A by-law to dedicate certain lands as part of the highways of the City of Markham (Block 31, Plan 65M-3800 - Ramsgate Court)

A by-law to adopt an Official Plan Amendment to the in force Official Plan (Revised 1987), as amended, to increase the maximum number of residential units from 981 to 1,350 units; and increase the maximum height of the buildings from 29-storeys to 44-storeys.


(Item No. 8.3.1, Report No. 30)

A by-law to designate a property as being of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest - McCauley-Couperthwaite House


(Item No. 8.2.1, Report 4, February 8, 2022 Council meeting)

A By-law to amend By-law 304-87, as amended, and to amend By-law 177-96, as amended, to facilitate the development of approximately 2,072 single detached and townhouse units and blocks for future  mixed use multi-storey residential development; parks and open space; schools, stormwater management facilities, and the supporting road network on the subject lands. 


(Communication Item 6.2)

  • That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, Council resolve into a private session to discuss the following confidential matters:

14.1.1
CONFIDENTIAL COUNCIL MINUTES - JUNE 28, 2022  [Section 239 (2) (a) (b) (c) (e) (f)] (16.0)

 

14.2
REPORT FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE - JULY 5, 2022

 

14.2.1
LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD; (WARD 8) [Section 239 (2) (e)] (8.0, 10.5, 10.6) OLT APPEAL - 7647 KENNEDY RD. BY GLEN ROUGE HOMES

 

14.2.2
LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERSBEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD; [Section239 (2) (e)] (8.0) OLT APPEAL BY 2456965 ONTARIO INC. (TIMES GROUP) -3851-3863 HIGHWAY 7 AND 8-38 WATER WALK DRIVE

 

14.3
NEW/ OTHER BUSNESS

 

14.3.1
LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD; (10.3, 10.5) (WARD 8) [SECTION 239 (2)(e)]

 

14.3.2
LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD; (10.3, 10.5) (WARD 1) [SECTION 239 (2)(e)] 

 

14.3.3
PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL,INCLUDING CITY OR LOCAL BOARD EMPLOYEES (6.3) (WARDS 1-8) [SECTION 239 (2)(B)] 

 

14.3.4
PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL,INCLUDING CITY OR LOCAL BOARD EMPLOYEES [SECTION 239 (2)(B)]

 

14.3.5
A PROPOSED OR PENDING ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD (WARD 1) (7.0) [Section 239 (2) (c)]

 
  • That By-law 2022-93 be given three readings and enacted.

    Three Readings

    BY-LAW 2022-93 - A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 14, 2022.
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