OCTOBER
13, 2009 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
MINUTES
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
Meeting No. 28
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 A
Presentations, Major Studies, and Issues Agenda
9:00 a.m. – Canada Room
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. Taylor, Commissioner of Corporate
Services
A. Brown, Director of Engineering
J. Lustig, Director Financial and
Client Services
J. Streisfield, Assistant
Town Solicitor
L. Miller, Sr. Planner Environmental
Policy
B. Karumanchery, Senior Development
Manager
V. Shuttleworth, Director of
Planning and Urban Design
A. Tari, Committee Clerk
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The Development Services
Committee convened at 9:01 AM in the Canada Room with Councillor
J. Webster in the Chair.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
- September 29, 2009, Part A (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor C. Moretti
That the
minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting, Part A, held
September 29, 2009,
be confirmed.
CARRIED
2. PROGRESS
REPORT
PETTICOAT CREEK WATERSHED
ACTION PLAN (13.13.2)
Town
Presentation TRCA
Presentation
Mr. Learie Miller, Senior Planner Environment Policy
delivered a brief PowerPoint presentation that provided some background
information with respect to the Petticoat Creek Watershed Action Plan.
Ms. Andréa Dubé-Goss,
Project Manager, Watershed Management, Toronto
and Region Conservation Authority delivered a PowerPoint presentation providing
an update with respect to the Petticoat Creek Action Plan. She advised the Committee that the second
stage of public consultations will include the mailing of newsletters.
There was discussion regarding agricultural practices
and its relation to this plan. The
Committee also discussed the impacts of environmental improvements, with respect
to this Petticoat Creek Action Plan.
Moved by Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
That the presentations provided by Mr. Learie Miller, Senior
Planner Environment Policy and
Ms. Andréa Dubé-Goss,
Project Manager, Watershed Management, Toronto
and Region Conservation Authority regarding the Progress Report - Petticoat
Creek Watershed Action Plan, be received.
CARRIED
3. EAST
MARKHAM NON PROFIT
HOUSING PROJECT (EMNPH)
(10.0)
The above item was cancelled.
4. DRAFT
REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN (10.17)
Presentation Report Appendix
A
Ms. Valerie Shuttleworth, Director of Planning
and Urban Design, delivered a PowerPoint
presentation providing a high level overview of the Draft Regional Official
Plan. The staff comments are
preliminary, and further Town comments can be forwarded to the Region as Council
provides further direction on the Town’s own Growth Management Strategy and
future infrastructure to support growth.
The Committee requested that a Workshop be scheduled
to discuss the staff’s detailed comments (Appendix A) further, prior to them being
forwarded to the Region. Staff indicated
that they will advise the Region of the upcoming workshop and emphasized that
the process is not finished. The
Committee agreed to review “Appendix A” and forward the items that they would
like to discuss at the Workshop to the Director of Planning
and Urban design by Friday October
16, 2009. It was agreed that
items not flagged for further discussion can be forwarded to the Region
immediately.
Mr. Jim Robb, Friends of the Rouge Watershed,
delivered a PowerPoint presentation suggesting alternative ideas to protect Markham’s
quality of life.
There was discussion regarding intensification and urban
growth options.
The Committee discussed the importance of public
consultation regarding the Draft Regional Official Plan. Staff pointed out that the Region has had
over an extended period of time, public consultations and there will continue
to be opportunities for the public to attend future Committee and Council
meetings at the Region.
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor L. Kanapathi
That the presentation by Mr. Jim Robb, Friends of the
Rouge Watershed be received.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor E. Shapero
Seconded by Councillor V. Burke
1) That the presentation provided by Ms.
Valerie Shuttleworth, Director of Planning and Urban Design regarding the Draft
Regional Official Plan, be received; and,
2) That the report to Development Services Committee entitled
“Draft York Region Official Plan”, be received; and,
3) That Development Services
Committee members forward any item(s) to staff that need to be pulled from
“Appendix A” for further discussion at the Workshop, by Friday October 16, 2009
and any items not pulled be forwarded to the Region as Markham’s
preliminary response to the Region’s request for input on the draft Regional
Official Plan; and,
4) That a Special Workshop of
the Development Services Committee meeting be held to discuss the “pulled”
comments and final comments from the Workshop be provided to the
Region as Markham Council comments on the draft Regional Official Plan; and
further,
5) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things to
give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
5. 2010
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
OPERATING BUDGETS &
PROJECTIONS
(BUILDING, ENGINEERING,
PLANNING
AND URBAN DESIGN BUDGET) (10.0)
Presentation
Mr. Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services
provided the Committee with some opening comments and confirmed that these
circumstances will continue to be monitored and staff will report back to the
Committee on a regular basis.
Mr. Joel Lustig, Director of Financial and Client
Services delivered a PowerPoint presentation regarding the 2010 Development
Services Operating Budgets and Projections for building, planning and urban
design and engineering.
The Committee discussed the following issues and
concerns:
- Expenditures
being higher than the revenues based on current building permit activity
- Reserve
balances and multi year forecasts
- Mitigating
strategies that have been put in place, including reductions in personnel
and non-personnel expenses
- Vacancies and
attrition
- Planning
& urban design and engineering following the same fee based principles
as building
- Look at longer
time horizon averages rather than only 5 year average level or activity in
fee model
- How to
encourage submission of development applications
Moved by Regional Councillor J. Virgilio
Seconded by Councillor E. Shapero
That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) (b) of the Municipal Act, Development Services
Committee resolve into an in-camera session to discuss the following
confidential matter
(11:45
AM):
1) 2010 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
OPERATING BUDGETS & PROJECTIONS
CARRIED
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor C. Moretti
That the Committee rise from the in-camera session (11:58 AM)
CARRIED
Moved by Regional Councillor J. Virgilio
Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu
That the presentation provided by Mr. Joel Lustig,
Director of Financial and Client Services regarding the 2010 Development
Services Operating Budgets & Projections (Building, Engineering, Planning
and Urban Design Budget), be received.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
6. ROUGE PARK IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE
(10.0)
Deputy Mayor Jack Heath advised the Committee that a
further Committee meeting regarding the Rouge Park Implementation Task Force
has taken place and that the final recommendations will be considered at the
next Development Services Committee meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Committee meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM.