Council Agenda

Meeting #:	Meeting No. 3
Date:	Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 6:00 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chamber

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We begin today by acknowledging that we walk upon the traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples and we recognize their history, spirituality, culture, and stewardship of the land. We are grateful to all Indigenous groups for their commitment to protect the land and its resources and we are committed to reconciliation, partnership and enhanced understanding.

2.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

3.1

COUNCIL MINUTES - DECEMBER 12, 2018

• 1. That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on December 12, 2018, be adopted.

4.

PRESENTATIONS

4.1

2018 MARKHAM SANTA CLAUS PARADE - RECOGNITION OF PARADE WINNERS AND CONTRIBUTORS (12.2.6)

The 46^th Markham Santa Claus Parade was held on November 24, 2018.

Council will recognize the following parade winners:

Commercial:

1. Miller Waste
2. School of Rock

Non-Commercial:

1. Newbeaver Shrine Club
2. War Amps

Marching Group:

1. 883 Air Cadets Squadron
2. Newton’s School of Taekwon-do

Bands:

1. Philippines Heritage Band
2. Tian Guo Marching Band

School:

1. Collingwood Collegiate
2. Unionville Montessori School

Theme:

1. Church on the Rock
2. Centre for Dreams

 

Council will recognize the following individuals for their contributions to the parade:

• Andrea Berry
• Craig Breen
• Nikolas Dimitrakopoulas, York Regional Police
• Michael Freethy
• Emma Girard
• Councillor Alan Ho
• Danny Ho
• Heather Hogan
• Eric Lizotte
• Yvonne Lord-Buckley
• Joel Lustig
• Cathy Molloy
• Alex Moore
• Marco Perri
• Susan Peterson
• Fred Rich
• Maxine Roy
• Jim Sandiford
• Peter Still
• Alida Tari
• Andy Taylor 
• Jing Yu

• That the winners of the 46th Markham Santa Claus parade be recognized and congratulated for their contributions.

5.

DEPUTATIONS

6.

COMMUNICATIONS

6.1

1-2019 LIQUOR LICENCE: APPLICATION FOR MEITAN, (WARD 1) (3.21)

Request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form. (New liquor licence for indoor areas)

• That Council receive and consent to the disposition of this communication.

6.2

2-2019 LIQUOR LICENCE: APPLICATION FOR SOMI KTV, (WARD 3) (3.21)

Request for the City of Markham to complete the Municipal Information Form. (New liquor licence for indoor areas)

• That Council receive and consent to the disposition of this communication.

7.

PROCLAMATIONS

7.1

PROCLAMATION AND FLAG RAISING REQUESTS (3.4)

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• 1) That the following proclamations, issued by the City Clerk in accordance with the City of Markham Proclamation Policy, be received for information purposes:

  - Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) - February 1 - February 7, 2019

  - International Women's Day - March 8, 2019

  
  2) That the following new requests for proclamation, issued by the City Clerk in accordance with the City of Markham Proclamation Policy, be received and added to the Five-Year Proclamations List approved by Council:
  - Crime Stoppers Awareness Month - January 2019
  - Tamil Heritage Month - January 2019
  - Family Literacy Day - January 27, 2019

  
  3) That the following new requests for a flag to be raised at the Anthony Roman Markham Civic Centre flagpole, approved by the City Clerk in accordance with the City of Markham Community Flag Raisings & Flag Protocol Policy, be received and added to the Five-Year List of Request to Raise Flag approved by Council:
  - Family Literacy Day- January 27, 2019
  (Organized by Youth and Parents Association of Markham )
  - Bell Let's Talk Day - January 30, 2019
  (Organized by Bell)

8.

REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES

8.1

REPORT NO. 2 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE (DECEMBER 11, 2018)

Please refer to your December 11, 2018 Development Services Committee Agenda for reports.

• That the report of the Development Services Committee be received & adopted. (1 Item).

8.1.1

RECOMMENDATION REPORT ESTHER WONG C/O LOUIS MAK APPLICATION FOR A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TO REZONE 269 MAIN STREET MARKHAM NORTH

(WARD 4) TO PERMIT A TRIPLEX DWELLING FILE NO. ZA 17 151164 (10.5)

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At the December 11, 2018 Development Services Committee meeting, it was recommended that the following resolution be placed on an evening Council meeting in January 2019.

• 1) That the report dated December 11, 2018 titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Esther Wong c/o Louis Mak, Application for a Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone 269 Main Street Markham North (Ward 4) to permit a Triplex Dwelling, File No. ZA 17 151164”, be received; and,

  2) That the record of the Public Meeting held on June 11, 2018 regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by Esther Wong c/o Louis Mak be received; and,

  3) That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by Esther Wong c/o Louis Mak to amend By-law 1229, as amended, be approved, and that the draft by-law attached as Appendix ‘A’ be finalized and enacted without further notice; and,

  4) That Council assign servicing allocation for up to 2 additional residential units for the proposed development; and,

  5) That the correspondence from Donna Knight; Siobhan Covington, President of Old Markham Village Ratepayers Inc (OMVR).; and Michelle Homan, Treasurer of OMVR, be received; and further,

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

  (By-law 2019-25)

• That this matter be considered immediately after the Call to Order.

8.2

REPORT NO. 3 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING (DECEMBER 11, 2018)

Please refer to your December 11, 2018 Development Services Public Agenda for reports.

• That the report of the Development Services Public Meeting be received & adopted, except for item 8.2.2. (See following item 8.2.2.)

8.2.1

PRELIMINARY REPORT - AGS CONSULTANTS LIMITED, ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION TO EXTEND PERMISSION FOR TEMPORARY USES

T 3, 5, 21 ESSEX AVE AND 201, 203, 205 LANGSTAFF RD, FILE NO.:  ZA 18 234292 & ZA 18 234296, WARD 1 (10.5)

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• 1) That the presentation by Carlson Tsang, Planner II, West District on the Preliminary Report AGS Consultants Limited Zoning By-Law Amendment Application be received; and,

  2) That the report dated November 19, 2018 titled “PRELIMINARY REPORT, AGS Consultants Limited, Zoning By-law Amendment application to extend permission for temporary uses at 3, 5,  and 21 Essex Avenue and 201, 203, and 205 Langstaff Road, File No.: ZA 18 234292 & 18 234296, Ward 1”, be received; and,

  3) That the Record of the Public Meeting held on December 11, 2018 with respect to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application, be received; and,

  4) That the application submitted by AGS Consultants Limited for a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to extend permission for temporary uses at 3, 5,  and 21 Essex Avenue and 201, 203, and 205 Langstaff Road, be approved and the draft Zoning By-law Amendment be finalized and enacted without further notice; and further,

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

  (By-law 2019-22)

8.2.2

PRELIMINARY REPORT - FOREST HILL HOMES (CORNELL TOWNS) LTD., PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT AND SITE PLAN CONTROL APPLICATIONS

TO PERMIT 75 CONDOMINIUM TOWNHOUSE DWELLINGS, SOUTH SIDE OF RUSTLE WOODS AVENUE, WEST OF CORNELL ROUGE BOULEVARD, WARD 5, FILES ZA/SC 12 111705 (10.6)

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• 1) That the presentations by Stephen Corr, Senior Planner, Planning & Urban Design and by Forest Hill Homes LTD. on the proposed development be received; and,

  2) That the correspondence on the proposed development be received; and,

  3) That the record of the Public Meeting held on December 11, 2018, with respect to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application for the lands located on the south side of Rustle Woods Avenue and west side of Cornell Rouge Boulevard, submitted by Forest Hill Homes Ltd., File ZA 12 111705, be received; and,

  4) That the Zoning By-law Amendment application (File ZA 12 111705) submitted by Forest Hill Homes Ltd. to amend By-laws 304-87 and 177-96, both as amended, including provisions to prohibit second suites in the townhouse dwelling units be approved and that the by-law be finalized and enacted without further notice; and further,

  5) That Council assign servicing allocation for up to 75 townhouse dwellings.

8.3

REPORT NO. 4 GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING (JANUARY 21, 2019)

Please refer to your January 21, 2019 General Services Committee Agenda for reports.

• That the report of the General Committee be received & adopted, except for item 8.3.3. (See following item 8.3.3.)

8.3.1

2019 WATER/WASTEWATER RATE (5.3)

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• 1) That the presentation by Ms. Phoebe Fu, Director, Environmental Services and Ms. Veronica Siu, Senior Business Analyst entitled “2019 Water/Wastewater Rate” be received; and,

  2) That the report entitled “2019 Water/Wastewater Rate” be received; and,

  3) That Staff be authorized to hold a public meeting on February 19, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at the Civic Centre to gather resident feedback on the proposed 2019 water/wastewater rate increase of $0.3238/m3 from $4.1442/m3 to $4.4680/m3; and,

  4) That feedback received at the public meeting along with the proposed 2019 water/wastewater rate be put forward for consideration by Council at the February 26th Council meeting; and further,

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

8.3.2

CITY OF MARKHAM 2018 MUNICIPAL ELECTION SURVEY RESULTS (14.0)

• 1) That the presentation by Dr. Nicole Goodman, Director, Centre for e-Democracy and Assistant Professor, Brock University entitled "City of Markham 2018 Municipal Election Survey Results," be received.

  2) That the City Clerk be directed to forward a copy of Dr. Goodman’s presentation to Elections Ontario and Elections Canada.

8.3.3

CITY OF MARKHAM COMMENTS ON THE PROVINCE’S INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY IN ONTARIO CONSULTATION DOCUMENT (7.11)

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• 1) That the report entitled “City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document” dated January 21, 2019 be received; and,

  2) That the report entitled “City of Markham Comments on the Province’s Increasing Housing Supply in Ontario Consultation Document” dated January 21, 2019, be forwarded to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in response to the request for comments and that Council express its support for the development of a Provincial Housing Supply Action Plan, subject to the comments raised in the report; and,

  3) That Staff be directed to forward the report to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing by January 25, 2019, prior to the meeting of Council being held on January 29, 2019; and,

  4) That Markham City Council does not endorse or support proposed changes to the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to reduce the infrastructure recoverable through development charges, and that any changes should ensure that growth pays for growth and does not create a greater financial burden on existing property tax payers; and,

  5) That the City of Markham offer to work with the Province to establish creative solutions to affordable housing and home ownership, including secondary suites, and grant municipalities greater control in applying those solutions; and,

  6) That Markham City Council request that the Province extend the timeline for providing comments for an additional 30-days in order to provide meaningful proposed solutions from municipalities, the development industry and members of the public; and,

  7) That Markham City Council request that the Province immediately undertake process reviews to streamline the development process especially as it relates to three areas of importance: 1) streamlining the Ministry of Transportation permitting process; 2) revamping the environmental assessment process to be more effective and efficient; 3) examining the permitting and reporting processes at the conservation authorities to comment on applications in a more timely manner; and further,

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

• The this matter be referred to the February 4, 2019 General Committee meeting for further discussion.

9.

MOTIONS

10.

NOTICE OF MOTION TO RECONSIDER

11.

NEW/OTHER BUSINESS

Note: 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."

12.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

13.

BY-LAWS - THREE READINGS

That By-laws 2019-22 to 2019-25 be given three readings and enacted.

• That By-laws 2019-22 to 2019-25 be given three readings and enacted.

Three Readings

13.1

BY-LAW 2019-22 AGS CONSULTANTS LIMITED,LOT 86, 87 & N PT LOT 89, S PT LOT 88, S PT LOT 85, N PT LOT 85, PLAN 2386, 3, 5 & 21 ESSEX AVENUE AND 201, 203, 205 LANGSTAFF ROAD, ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

A By-law to amend by-law 2551, as amended, to to permit outdoor storage on the lands noted above.

13.2

2019-23 CORNELL ROUGE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PART LOT CONTROL EXEMPTION BY-LAW

A By-law to designate part of a certain plan of subdivision not subject to Part Lot Control, Blocks 156 to 161 (inclusive), Registered Plan 65M-4364, municipally known as 1906 to 1988 Donald Cousens Parkway, located on the west side of Donald Cousens Parkway in the Cornell Community. 

13.3

2019-24 EP VICTORIA SQUARE MANOR LTD., PART LOT CONTROL EXEMPTION BY-LAW

A By-law to designate part of a certain plan of subdivision not subject to Part Lot Control, Blocks 1 to 19 (inclusive), Blocks 26 to 29 (inclusive) on Registered  Plan 65M-4612 and Blocks 1 to 6 (inclusive) on Registered Plan 65M-4620, located on the east side of Victoria Square Boulevard, north of Elgin Mills Road East and east of Highway 404.

13.4

BY-LAW 2019-25 ESTHER WONG C/O LOUIS MAK, 269 MAIN STREET NORTH, ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

A By-law to amend By-law 1229, as amended.

14.

CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW - THREE READINGS

• That By-law 2019-26 be given three readings and enacted.

  Three Readings

  BY-LAW 2019-26 A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 29, 2019.

15.

ADJOURNMENT

 

• That the Council Meeting be adjourned at 7:03 PM