SEPTEMBER
8, 2009 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
MINUTES
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
Meeting No. 23
All
Members of Council
Development
Services Economic
Development
Chair: Councillor J. Webster Chair:
Vice-Chair: Councillor D. Horchik Transportation Issues
Chair: Regional Councillor G. Landon
PART B
Report Agenda
9:00 a.m. – Council Chamber
Attendance
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Councillor A. Chiu
Regrets
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J. Livey, Chief Administrative
Officer
J. Baird, Commissioner of
Development Services
A. Brown, Director of Engineering
S. Chait, Director, Economic
Development
C. Conrad, Town Solicitor
B. Karumanchery, Senior Development
Manager
V. Shuttleworth, Director of
Planning and Urban Design
S. McCrimmon, Sr. Business
Development Officer
A. Tari, Committee Clerk
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The Development Services
Committee convened at 9:00 AM in the Council Chamber with Councillor
J. Webster in the Chair.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. PRESENTATION OF SERVICE AWARDS (12.2.6)
Tony Boyko,
Manager, Building Inspections, Building Standards, 25 years
Alan Laver, Manager,
Utilities & Contracts, Asset Management, 25 years
Stephen Lewis , Group Leader, Operations, 25 years
Phil Allen, Engineering
Technologist/Inspector, Engineering, 20 years
Carla Crockett, Building
Inspector II, Building Standards, 20 years
Lilli Duoba, Senior
Project Coordinator, Rouge Park, Planning & Urban Design, 20 years
Mike Hazelton, Waterworks
Operator II, Operations - Waterworks Division, 20 years
Mary Kourvisianos,
Licensing Officer, Clerk's, 20 years
George Macris, Fire
Plan Examiner, Fire & Emergency Services, 20 years
Sharon Laing, Director,
Human Resources, Human Resources, 10 years
Beverly Chin, Contact
Centre Representative, Contact Centre, 5 years
Rose Cozis, Team
Supervisor, Contact Centre, Contact Centre, 5 years
Nadine Daley, Manager,
Human Resources, Human Resources, 5 years
Noris Dela Cruz, Manager,
IMS, Operations - Waterworks Division, 5 years
Joe Ferrara, Parks
Development Coordinator, Planning & Urban Design, 5 years
Letta Gogas, Contact
Centre Representative, Contact Centre, 5 years
Bonny Halberstadt,
Customer Service Representative, Thornhill C.C., Recreation Services, 5 years
Prem Hall, Utilities
Technologist/Inspector, Asset Management, 5 years
Nancy Letman, Recreation
Supervisor, Armadale/Rouge, Recreation Services, 5 years
Mario Roque, Waterworks
Technician, Operations - Waterworks Division, 5 years
Michael Van Veghel,
Facility Operator II, Angus Glen C.C., Recreation Services, 5 years
Rob Bassie, Facility
Operator I, Thornhill C.C., Recreation Services, 3 years
Alex Braithwaite, Provincial
Offences Officer II, Clerk's - By-Law & Licensing Division, 3 years
Stephen Corr, Zoning
Examiner, Building Standards, 3 years
Maria Cufre, Customer
Service Representative, Milliken Mills C.C., Recreation Services, 3 years
Kimberley Kitteringham,
Town Clerk, Clerk's, 3 years
Jeannette Morrison,
Building Inspector, Building Standards, 3 years
Jason Tsien, Community
Resources Coordinator, Recreation Services, 3 years
Adrian Wong, Pool
Supervisor, Milliken Mills, Recreation Services, 3 years
2. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
- June 16, 2009, Part B
- June 23, 2009, Part A & B (10.0)
June
16 June
23
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
That the
minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting, Part B, held June 16,
2009, and Part A and B, held June 23, 2009, be confirmed.
CARRIED
3. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
- June 16, 2009 (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
That the
minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting, held June 16, 2009, be confirmed.
CARRIED
4. HERITAGE
MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES
- June 10, 2009
- July 8, 2009
- August 12, 2009 (16.11)
June
10 July
8 August
12
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
That the minutes of the
Heritage Markham Committee meetings held June 10, 2009, July 8, 2009 and August
12, 2009, be received.
CARRIED
5. MARKHAM
PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
- June 10, 2009 (16.34)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
That the minutes of the Markham Public
Art Advisory Committee meeting held June 10, 2009, be received.
CARRIED
6. SCARDRED
7 COMPANY LIMITED
4038 HIGHWAY 7
APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL PLAN
AND ZONING BY-LAW
AMENDMENT TO PERMIT ADDITIONAL
COMMERCIAL
USES IN TWO EXISTING COMMERCIAL
BUILDINGS
(FORMER WHITE ROSE NURSERIES GARDEN
CENTRE
AND HEAD OFFICE)
(OP 09 116642 AND ZA 09
116689) (10.3, 10.5)
Report Attachment
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
1) That the report entitled “Preliminary Report, Scardred 7
Company Limited, Applications for official plan and zoning by-law amendment to
permit additional commercial uses in two existing commercial buildings (former
White Rose Nurseries garden centre and head office),” dated September 8, 2009,
be received; and,
2) That staff be authorized to schedule a statutory Public
Meeting to consider the applications; and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
7. DON
VALLEY NORTH AUTOMOTIVE INC.
APPLICATIONS TO AMEND THE
OFFICIAL PLAN
AND ZONING BY-LAW TO PERMIT A
NEW
DON VALLEY NORTH HYUNDAI
AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP
AT 7200 VICTORIA PARK AVENUE
(NORTH OF STEELES AVENUE
WEST SIDE OF VICTORIA PARK
AVENUE)
(OP 09 116231 & ZA 09
116232) (10.3, 10.5)
Report Attachment
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
1) That the report titled, “PRELIMINARY REPORT, Don Valley North
Automotive Inc. Applications to amend
the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a new Don Valley North Hyundai
automobile dealership at 7200 Victoria Park Avenue (North of Steeles Avenue,
west side of Victoria Park Avenue), OP 09 116231 & ZA 09 116232”, be
received; and,
2) That a Public Meeting be held to consider the Official Plan
Amendment (OP 09 116231) and Zoning By-law Amendment (ZA 09 116232)
applications submitted by Don Valley North Automotive Inc; and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
8. GOLDBRITE
TRADING COMPANY LTD.
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
APPLICATION
TO PERMIT A DAY CARE CENTRE
AT 7750 KENNEDY ROAD
(SOUTH-WEST CORNER
OF KENNEDY ROAD AND 14TH
AVENUE)
(ZA 09 116954) (10.5)
Report Attachment
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
1) That the report titled, “PRELIMINARY REPORT, Goldbrite
Trading Company Ltd. Zoning By-law amendment application to permit a day care
centre at 7750 Kennedy Road
(south-west corner of Kennedy Road
and 14th Avenue),
ZA 09 116954”, be received; and,
2) That a Public Meeting be held to consider the Zoning By-law
amendment application (ZA 09 116954) submitted by Goldbrite Trading Company
Ltd; and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
9. ACADIA
AVENUE PROPOSED
ALL WAY STOP CONTROL (5.12.3)
Report Attach
A Attach
B
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
1) That the report entitled “Acadia Avenue
Proposed All Way Stop Control”, be received; and,
2) That Schedule 12 of Traffic By-law 106-71 for all-way stop
control be amended to include the intersection of Acadia Avenue at the
driveways of 80 Acadia Avenue and 7020 Warden Avenue; and,
3) That the Operations Department be directed to install the
appropriate signs and pavement markings
at the subject locations, funded through the Operations Department
account # 83-5399-8402-005; and,
4) That York Regional Police be requested to enforce the
all-way stop control upon installation of the signs; and further,
5) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
10. HAZELTON
AVENUE PARKING PROHIBITION
(5.12.4)
Report Attach
A and B Attach
C
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
1) That the report entitled “Hazelton
Avenue Parking Prohibition”, be received; and,
2) That
Schedule “C” of Parking By-law 2005-188 be amended to rescind prohibited
parking on the east side of Hazelton Avenue, between Murray Spiers Court and
Adastra Crescent (north intersection); and,
3) That
Schedule “C” of Parking By-law 2005-188 be amended to rescind prohibited
parking on the east and west sides of Hazelton Avenue, between Major Mackenzie
Drive and Murray Spiers Court; and,
4) That
Schedule “C” of Parking By-law 2005-188 be amended to prohibit parking on the
west side of Hazelton Avenue, between Major Mackenzie Drive and Winter Creek
Crescent (south intersection); and,
5) That
Schedule “C” of Parking By-law 2005-188 be amended to prohibit parking on the
east side of Hazelton Avenue, between Major Mackenzie Drive and Murray Spiers
Court; and,
6) That the Operations Department be directed to install the appropriate
signs at the subject locations, funded through the Operations Department
account # 83-5399-8402-005; and,
7) That the Parking Control Department be directed to enforce
the parking prohibition upon installation of the signs; and further,
8) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
11. BARLOW
ROAD PARKING RESTRICTION
(5.12.4)
Report Attach
A Attach
B
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
1) That the report entitled “Barlow
Road Parking Restriction”, be received; and,
2) That
Schedule “C” of Parking By-law 2005-188 be amended to restrict parking on the
west side of Barlow Road, from the west property line of 52 Barlow Road to
Halstead Drive, during the hours of 8am – 2pm, Saturday – Sunday only; and,
3) That the Operations Department be directed to install the appropriate
signs at the subject locations, funded through the Operations Department
account # 83-5399-8402-005; and,
4) That the Parking Control Department be directed to enforce
the parking prohibition upon installation of the signs and passing of the
by-law; and further,
5) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
12. APPLICATION
BY CHAK CHENG
FOR A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
TO
REZONE 7165 BAYVIEW AVENUE TO
SATISFY
THE CONDITIONS OF LAND
DIVISION TO FACILITATE
THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
PROPERTY INTO
TWO LOTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF
TWO SINGLE DETACHED DWELLINGS
(ZA 07 110055) (10.5)
Report Attachment
Mr. Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services,
advised the Committee that this application is for the zoning by-law to
implement the severance of the land that has been approved, subject to the
conditions, by the Committee of Adjustment.
He also advised that the Owner has committed to the conveyance of the
valleylands at the rear of the property and a 3 metre environmental
buffer.
Mr. Nick Pileggi,
Malone Given Parsons, addressed the Committee regarding the proposed
application by Chak Cheng advising that the proposed side yard set backs and
height in the implementing by-law will be slightly different from the standards
noted in the staff report.
The Committee stated concerns with respect to the use
of bird friendly guidelines, water run off and replacement of trees to be removed
to accommodate development. Staff
advised that a water run-off analysis has been requested as a part of the land
severance and suggested reviewing that analysis with the Ward Councillor once
it has been submitted. Staff also
advised that a memorandum addressing the matters raised at this meeting will be
brought forward to Council together with the amending by-law.
Moved by Councillor V. Burke
Seconded by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
1) That the report dated September 8, 2009, entitled
“Recommendation Report - Application by Chak Cheng for a Zoning By-law
Amendment to rezone 7165 Bayview Avenue to satisfy the
conditions of land division to facilitate the future development of the
property into two lots for the construction of two single detached dwellings”
be received; and,
2) That Zoning By-law
Amendment application (ZA 07 110055) to amend By-law 1767, as amended, submitted
by Chak Cheng to permit the development of the two lots for the
construction of two single detached dwellings, be approved and the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Appendix
‘A’, be finalized and enacted; and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
13. INTELLIGENT
COMMUNITY FORUM
– BUILDING THE BROADBAND
ECONOMY
SUMMIT 2009 (BBE 2009) – NEW
YORK CITY:
REPORT ON OUTCOME (10.16)
Report
Ms. Suzanne McCrimmon, Sr. Business Development
Officer, addressed the Committee to briefly summarize their participation in
the Building the Broadband Economy Summit.
The Committee enquired what the difference is between the
Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) and the previous Knowledge Community
Subcommittee. Staff advised that ICF is
a far narrower and highly specific forum.
The Committee stated concerns with the proposed half day session and
suggested that staff report back with some details in holding a full day
workshop.
Moved by Mayor F. Scarpitti
Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu
1) That the report entitled “Intelligent Community Forum –
Building the Broadband Economy Summit 2009 (BBE 2009) – May 13 – 15, 2009, “Report on
Outcome”, be received for information; and,
2) That staff report back
with details to hold a full day Workshop regarding Markham’s future with
respect to the Broadband Economy; and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
14. IBM
SMARTER CITIES CONFERENCE
NEW YORK CITY, OCTOBER 1 AND
2, 2009 (10.16)
Report
Mr. Stephen Chait, Director of Economic Development
summarized the details outlined in the report.
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio
1) That the report entitled “IBM
Smarter Cities Conference, New York City, October 1 and 2, 2009” be received;
and,
2) That the Town be represented by the
Mayor and by the Chief Administrative Officer; and,
3) That the cost of participating in the
conference not exceed $3,500.00 and be expensed from within the approved 2009 Economic Development Business Travel budget 610-9985201; and further,
4) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
15. THE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SCIENCE PARKS (IASP) WORLD
CONFERENCE ON
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS,
RALEIGH NC
AND ECONOMIC ALLIANCE WITH
CARY, NORTH CAROLINA PARTNERS,
JUNE 1 – 4, 2009:
REPORT ON OUTCOME (10.16)
Report Attachment
Ms. McCrimmon summarized the Town of Markham’s
participation in the IASP Conference.
There was discussion regarding the urgency to develop
a plan that will secure the future development of Science Parks within the Town
of Markham. Staff pointed out that the Town’s 10 Year
Economic Strategy, “Markham 2020” identifies the development of Science
Parks. The Committee suggested that
staff prepare a preliminary policy and report back to the Development Services
Committee in October 2009 with respect to Science Parks.
1) That the report entitled “The International Association of
Science Parks (IASP) World Conference on Science and Technology Parks, Raleigh
NC and Economic Alliance with Cary, North Carolina Partners, June 1 – 4, 2009:
Report on Outcome” be received for information; and,
2) That staff report back to the
Development Services Committee in October 2009 with a preliminary policy
regarding the future development of a Science Park; and
further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
NEW BUSINESS
16. BUTTONVILLE AIRPORT (5.15.1)
There was discussion regarding the recent announcement
that Buttonville Airport
has lost annual funding of $1.5 million as a result of the Greater Toronto
Airport Authority (GTAA) terminating a deal with Buttonville
Airport two years before a 10 year
agreement expired. The Committee
discussed the critical importance of the Buttonville
Airport to the Region of York and
the Town of Markham. The Committee suggested inviting the Sifton
family to a future Development Services Committee meeting to discuss the issue.
There was discussion regarding the future of the
Buttonville lands and that it will take years to obtain the environmental
assessments, rezoning of lands and preparation of plans “if and when” these
lands are sold and that the Town would be involved throughout that
process. The Committee suggested that
the CAO and the Commissioner of Development Services compose a resolution encouraging
the Federal Government to continue the annual funding.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
Seconded by Mayor F. Scarpitti
That staff invite the Sifton family to a future
Development Services Committee meeting to discuss the annual funding shortfall
for the Buttonville Airport; and,
That staff prepare a status Memorandum regarding
the Buttonville Airport; and further,
That staff prepare a resolution to encourage the
Federal Government to continue the annual funding for the Buttonville Airport.
CARRIED
17. IN-CAMERA MATTER (8.6)
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor C. Moretti
That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) (c) of the Municipal Act, Development Services
Committee resolve into an in-camera session to discuss the following
confidential matter
(10:27
AM):
1) Acquisition/disposition
of land - Land Acquisitions for South
Unionville Avenue
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor C. Moretti
That the Committee rise from the in-camera session (10:35 AM)
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Committee meeting adjourned at 10:35 AM.