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

Meeting Number 20
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Live streamed

Please bring this Development Services Committee Agenda to the Council Meeting on December 9, 2020.


    1. That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held November 23, 2020, be confirmed.

Todd Wilkinson, Supervisor, Licensing & Standards, Legislative Services & Communications, 30 years
Ron Roffey, Supervisor, Roads, Operations, 30 years
Kyle Eden, Sewer Flusher/Camera Operator, Environmental Services, 20 years
Freda Mo, Website Administrator ITS, Information Technology Services, 20 years
Tapio Koponen, Gardener, Operations, 20 years
Rachel Shumski, Gardener, Operations, 20 years
Teresa Cabral, Architectural Plans Examiner II, Building Standards, 15 years
Stephanie Di Perna, Acting Director, Building Standards, Building Standards, 15 years
Peter Solymos, Supervisor, Waterworks, Environmental Services, 15 years
Valantina Gharibo, Human Resources Clerk, Human Resources, 15 years
Ryan McKillop, Fitness Counsellor, Recreation Services, 15 years
Anik Glaude, Curator and Program Co-ordinator, Economic Growth, Culture & Entrepreneurship, 10 years
Michael Lafete, Engineering Technologist/Inspector, Engineering, 10 years
Simei Fei, Compliance Engineer, Environmental Services, 10 years
Stephanie Edwards, Provincial Offences Officer II, Legislative Services & Communications, 10 years
Alan Ho, Councillor Ward 2, Mayor and Council, 10 years
Joe Li, Regional Councillor, Mayor and Council, 10 years
Michael Benincasa, Working Supervisor, Operations, 10 years
Tyler Burns, Working Supervisor, Operations, 10 years
Jason Ramsaran, Facility Assets Coordinator, Sustainability & Asset Management, 10 years
Timothy Powis, Waterworks Operator II, Environmental Services, 5 years
Robert Cole, Acting CIO and Manager, Applications, Information Technology Services, 5 years
Brian Campbell, Working Supervisor, Fleet, Operations, 5 years
David Plant, Sr. Mgr, Parks, Horticulture & Forestry, Operations, 5 years
Nizar Moosa, Supervisor, Community Program, Recreation Services, 5 years

    1. That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held November 11, 2020, be received for information purposes.
    1. That the minutes of the Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting held September 17, 2020 and October 15, 2020, be received for information purposes.
    1. That the minutes of the Milliken Sub-Committee – Milliken Centre Secondary Plan Update meeting held November 25, 2020, be received for information purposes.

L. Cheah, ext. 4838 & J. Palmisano, ext. 6200

Note: On November 23, 2020 Development Services Committee requested staff to report back on the resident parking and transit parameters associated with the proposed parking supply for the subject development to a future meeting.

    1. That the Memorandum titled “Parking and Transit Review, Part of Lot 11, Concession 9, north side of Highway 7, east of 9th Line (2341988 Ontario Ltd.), Ward 5, File SPC 19 136375” be received.

S. Corr, ext. 2624 & S. Muradali, ext. 2008

Note: For background information, presentation titled “19 Recommendations for an Age Friendly Community” from the Development Services Committee meeting dated March 18, 2019 is attached.

    1. That the report titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Update on Recommendations for an Age-Friendly Community”, dated December 8, 2020, be received;
    2. That a Council workshop be held as part of the Urban Design Study process to develop Age Friendly Design Guidelines; and further,
    3. That staff report back to Development Services Committee on Age Friendly Design Guidelines once the guidelines are completed.

J. Chan, ext. 4745, B. Lee, ext. 7507 & M. Jones, ext. 4857

    1. That this report titled “Markham Centre Viva Rapidway Update” be received; and,
    2. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute agreements to convey easements to Metrolinx for the Transit Rapidway (including station locations), between Birchmount Road to Kennedy Road in locations satisfactory to the Director of Engineering, after the Transit Rapidway in these locations has been constructed, provided the form of the agreements are satisfactory to the Commissioner of Fire and Community Services and the City Solicitor; and,
    3. That the agreement between the City and Metrolinx for the conveyance of an easement to Metrolinx for the Transit Rapidway (including station locations) over sections of South Town Centre Blvd., Cedarland Blvd. and Enterprise Blvd. and other City owned lands be ratified; and further,
    4. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

     

L. Cheah, ext. 4838 & J. Palmisano, ext. 6200

Note: On November 23, 2020 Development Services Committee deferred consideration of the above subject matter to the meeting this date.

    1. That the report entitled “Donald Cousens Parkway Extension Transportation Planning Study – Key Results”, be received; and,
    2. That Council endorse the finding that no new road corridor and right-of-way west of Highway 48 is needed for the conceptual Donald Cousens Parkway Extension; and,
    3. That York Region be requested to remove the Donald Cousens Parkway Extension Corridor west of Highway 48 from the Region’s Official Plan 2010; and,
    4. That Map 10 and all associated policies of the City of Markham’s Official Plan, 2014 be amended to remove the Donald Cousens Parkway Extension Corridor west of Highway 48; and,
    5. That the City Clerk send a copy of this report and Council resolution to York Region and request York Region to confirm its concurrence; and further,
    6. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

D. De Los Santos, ext. 3663

Note: On November 23, 2020 Development Services Committee deferred consideration of the above subject matter to the meeting this date.

Councillor Alan Ho, Chair, Culture and Economic Development, Christina Kakaflikas, Acting Director, Economic Growth, Culture & Entrepreneurship and Don De Los Santos, Manager, Markham Small Business Centre will be in attendance to provide a presentation on this matter.

    1. That the report entitled “Markham Small Business Centre 2019-2020 Business Results and 2021 Objectives” be received and endorsed; and,
    2. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

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  • 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".

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DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES
 

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DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES – OCTOBER 13, 2020 AND NOVEMBER 9, 2020 (10.0) [Section 239 (2) (e) (f)]
 

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INFORMATION EXPLICITLY SUPPLIED IN CONFIDENCE TO THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD BY CANADA, A PROVINCE OR TERRITORY OR A CROWN AGENCY OF ANY OF THEM; - RAPID HOUSING INITIATIVE (10.0) [SECTION 239 (2) (h)]