General Committee Minutes

Meeting #:Meeting Number: 3
Date:
-
Location:
Council Chamber
Roll Call
  • Mayor Frank Scarpitti
  • Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton
  • Councillor Jack Heath
  • Regional Councillor Joe Li
  • Regional Councillor Jim Jones
  • Keith Irish
  • Councillor Alan Ho
  • Reid McAlpine
  • Councillor Karen Rea
  • Andrew Keyes
  • Councillor Amanda Collucci
  • Councillor Khalid Usman
  • Isa Lee
  • Bryan Frois
Staff
  • Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Trinela Cane, Commissioner of Corporate Services
  • Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of Community & Fire Services
  • Arvin Prasad, Commissioner Development Services
  • Catherine Conrad, City Solicitor and Acting Director of Human Resources
  • Joel Lustig, Treasurer
  • Josh Machesney, Election & Committee Coordinator

1.
CALL TO ORDER

The General Committee meeting convened at the hour of 9:35 AM with Regional Councillor Jack Heath in the Chair.

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2.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

None disclosed.
 

3.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

3.1
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 21, 2019 GENERAL COMMITTEE (16.0)
This item has attachments.

1.Minutes GC_Jan21_2019.pdf

  • ​​

    Moved ByRegional Councillor Jim Jones
    Seconded ByCouncillor Alan Ho

    ​1) That the minutes of the January 21, 2019 General Committee meeting be confirmed.


    Carried

4.
DEPUTATIONS

There were no deputations.​​

5.
CONSENT REPORTS - FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

5.1
MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 15, 2018 MARKHAM ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (16.0)
This item has attachments.

1.MEAC-Nov152018 .pdf

  • ​​

    Moved ByCouncillor Khalid Usman
    Seconded ByRegional Councillor Jim Jones

    ​1) That the minutes of the November 15, 2018 Markham Environmental Advisory Committee meeting be received for information purposes.

     


    Carried

    ​


5.2
2018 INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE REVIEW (7.0)
This item has attachments.

1.2018 Year End Investment Report.pdf
2.Attachment - Exhibits 1 to 6.pdf
  • Moved ByAndrew Keyes
    Seconded ByCouncillor Amanda Collucci

    1) That the reports dated February 4, 2019 entitled “2018 Investment Performance Review” be received; and,

    2) That staff be directed to update the Development Charges Borrowing Policy and the Investment Interest Allocation Policy to reflect that all internal lending to the Development Charges Reserve will be at the Prime Rate for borrowing deemed to be less than 5 years in duration, and at the York Region debenture rate when borrowing is deemed to be over five years in duration; and further,

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


    Carried

6.
REGULAR REPORTS - FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

6.1
ADDITIONAL CITY OF MARKHAM COMMENTS ON THE PROVINCE’S INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY IN ONTARIO CONSULTATION DOCUMENT (7.11)
This item has attachments.

1.Report- Additional City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document.pdf
2.Appendix A - AMO Submission on Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario consultations.pdf
3.Appendix B - MFOA_who_pays_for_growth.pdf
4.Appendix C - MFOA housing consultation response.pdf

Arvin Prasad, Commissioner, Development Services, provided a brief summary of the Staff report.

General Committee discussed the following with respect to Staff's comments on the Province's Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document:

  • Public consultation with respect to development applications;
  • Streamlining the development application process; and,
  • Process for amending the Official Plan and Secondary Plans.

General Committee instructed Staff to review the Committee's discussion and review Staff's recommendations.

General Committee consented to refer this item to February 12, 2019 Council for consideration.

  • 1) That the report entitled “Additional City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document”, dated February 4, 2019 be received; and,

    2) That the report entitled “Additional City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document”, dated February 4, 2019, be forwarded to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; and,

    3) That the City of Markham work with the Province to streamline the development application process including matters such as public consultation requirements in the approvals process; and,

    4) That the City of Markham request the Province to review their One Window Planning Service for input, review, and approval of planning applications that includes streamlining review processes and utilize technology for enhanced coordination between Ministries; and further,

    5) That the City of Markham request the Province to amend the Development Charges Act, 1997 as amended, to eliminate the 10% reduction for services and reduce the list of ineligible services.

     


7.
MOTIONS

There were no motions.

8.
NOTICES OF MOTION

There were no notice of motion.

9.
NEW/OTHER BUSINESS

9.1
Windrow and Winter Maintenance Workshop/Training Session

Councillor Karen Rea advised that as a result of the recent snowfall, she has had many calls from residents regarding the City's windrow and winter maintenance program.

Members of General Committee indicated that they would like a workshop/training and education session on the matter. Staff agreed to look at holding a workshop/training and education session in the coming months.

9.2
York Region Budget Information

Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton advised Members of General Committee that the Region of York is commencing their multi-year budget process. He further indicated that and if any Members of Council have questions regarding the Region's budget, they can reach out to a Regional Councillor for more information.

10.
ANNOUNCEMENTS

There were no announcements.

11.
CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS

General Committee consented to refer the following item to the February 12, 2019 Council agenda for consideration:

11.1.1. A Proposed or Pending Acquisition or Disposition of Land by the Municipality or Local Board (Ward 7) [Section 239 (2) (c)]

  • Moved ByDeputy Mayor Don Hamilton
    Seconded ByRegional Councillor Jim Jones

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


    Carried

11.1
LAND, BUILDING & PARKS CONSTRUCTION ISSUES

11.1.1
A PROPOSED OR PENDING ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF LAND BY THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD (WARD 7) (8.0) [Section 239 (2) (c)]

12.
ADJOURNMENT

​The General Committee meeting adjourned at 10:45 am.

  • Moved ByDeputy Mayor Don Hamilton
    Seconded ByRegional Councillor Jim Jones

    1) That the General Committee meeting be adjourned.


    Carried
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