MINUTES
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
2007-12-04
Meeting No. 33
All
Members of Council
Development
Services Economic
Development
Chair: Regional Councillor J. Jones Chair: Regional Councillor T. Wong
Vice-Chair: Councillor J. Webster 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
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J. Livey, Chief Administrative
Officer
J. Baird, Commissioner of
Development Services
A. Brown, Director of Engineering
C. Conrad, Town Solicitor
S. Chait, Director, Economic
Development
L. Irvine, Manager, Parks and Open
Space Planning
V. Shuttleworth, Director of
Planning and Urban Design
K. Kitteringham, Deputy Clerk
A. Tari, Committee Clerk
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The Development Services
Committee convened at the hour of 9:05 a.m. in the Council Chamber with Councillor
J. Webster in the Chair. Regional Councillor
T. Wong assumed the Chair for Economic Development item No. 11. Regional Councillor G. Landon
assumed the Chair for Transportation items, Nos.12 through 19.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. PRESENTATION OF SERVICE AWARDS (12.2.6)
Eardley Adams, Project Manager, Asset Management, 20 years
Peter Michaud, Working Supervisor, Operations - Waterworks Division, 20
years
Paul Parkin, Group Leader, Operations, 20 years
Gary Scheepers, Working Supervisor, Forestry, Operations, 20 years
Jack Heath, Regional Councillor, Mayor & Council, 10 years
Alex Loga, Database Administrator, Information Technology Services, 10
years
Joseph Virgilio, Councillor Ward 3, Mayor & Council, 10 years
Karen Dennison, Manager, System Engineering, Operations - Waterworks
Division, 3 years
Shahid Rehman, Inventory Control Coordinator, Operations - Fleet &
Supplies Division, 3 years
2. TREE PRESERVATION BY-LAW (5.7)
Presentation
Ms. L. Irvine, Manager, Parks and Open Space Planning
continued her presentation with respect to the Tree Preservation By-law. (On November 27, 2007 the Development
Services Committee requested the remainder of the presentation be deferred to
today’s meeting)
The Committee suggested staff consider the following:
·
Delegating appeals to a body other
than Council
·
Further discussion with respect to
accepting arborist reports as final and binding
·
Specifying fines for
non-compliance in the By-law
·
How to preserve very old trees on
private property
·
Requiring exempted local boards to
follow a process with respect to tree cutting
·
Not including the York Region
By-law as an exemption
Ms. Marion Matthias, local resident, addressed the
Committee on the proposed Tree Preservation By-law stating that once the By-law
is enacted the Town needs to have a 24 hour hotline available that residents
can report violations to. She stated
that the preservation of trees is an important issue and suggested appeals
should be heard by Council. Ms. Matthias
also stated that Markham Council should not allow the Region of York to remove
wood lots and suggested the Town should speak to private Cemetery Boards about
their tree cutting policy.
Moved by Councillor V. Burke
Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik
That the presentation from Ms. L. Irvine, Manager, Parks and Open Space
Planning providing an update on the proposed Tree Preservation
By-law be received;
And, that a Tree Preservation By-law Task Force be
formed with Regional Councillor T. Wong, Regional Councillor J. Heath,
Councillor D. Horchik, Councillor V. Burke, Councillor E. Shapero, Linda
Irvine, and Carolyn Stobo;
And, that the Tree Preservation By-law Task Force
report back to the Development Services Committee.
CARRIED
3. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
COMMITTEE MINUTES
- November 20, 2007, Part B (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor
A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor J. Virgilio
That the
minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting, Part B, held November 20,
2007, be confirmed.
CARRIED
4. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
- November 20, 2007 (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor
A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor J. Virgilio
That the
minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting, held November 20, 2007, be confirmed.
CARRIED
5. MARKHAM
PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
- July 18, 2007
- October 10, 2007 (10.0)
July
18 Oct.
10
Moved by Councillor
A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor J. Virgilio
That the minutes of the
Markham Public Art Advisory Committee meetings held on July
18, 2007 and
October 10, 2007, be received.
CARRIED
6. HERITAGE
MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES
- November 14, 2007 (16.11)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor
A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor J. Virgilio
That the minutes of the
Heritage Markham Committee meeting held on November
14, 2007, be
received.
CARRIED
7. REPORT
ON INCOMING PLANNING APPLICATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 26,
2007 TO NOVEMBER 2, 2007 (10.0)
Report
Staff advised that
the demolition permit was denied for 179 John Street and it has been appealed. The applicant has filed a site plan
application for a proposed new dwelling, which application must also be dealt
with by the Town.
Moved by Councillor
V. Burke
Seconded by
Councillor L. Kanapathi
That Committee receive the report entitled “Report on
Incoming Planning Applications
for the period of October 26, 2007
to November 2, 2007” and
direct staff to process the applications in accordance with the route outlined
in the report.
And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all
things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
8. ASSUMPTION
OF PLANS OF SUBDIVISION (10.7)
Report
Moved by Councillor
A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor J. Virgilio
Whereas by Memorandum dated October 22, 2007 the Director of
Engineering advised that the guarantee periods for Registered Plan 65M-2893,
65M-2894, 65M-3528, 65M-3574, 65M-3000, 65M-3453, Parts 2 to 8, Plan 65R-15023, Parts 1 and 2,
Plan 65R-29876 has expired and all conditions of their respective subdivision
agreements have been complied with and recommend that these subdivisions be
granted final assumption.
Now therefore be it resolved:
That the services in the following subdivisions be assumed:
Cedarland Properties
Limited 65M-2893
65M-2894
Lazo Mikijelj and Marco
Muzzo, Trustees 65M-3528
Anison Management Inc.
Ashton Meadows Inc.
Invar (1989) Limited 65M-3574
Laburnham Investments
Inc. 65M-3000
Laburnham Investments
Inc. 65M-3453
And that the Mayor and
Clerk be authorized to execute the necessary releases from the terms of the
subdivision agreements.
And further that the
necessary by-laws be enacted to establish roads within the subdivisions as part
of the highways of the Town of Markham.
CARRIED
9. B.
MCGREGOR DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
APPLICATION FOR ZONING BY-LAW
AMENDMENT
TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF A 32 UNIT TOWNHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT
AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 16TH
AVENUE
AND STONEBRIDGE DRIVE WITHIN
THE
BERCZY VILLAGE SECONDARY PLAN
AREA
(ZA 07 110709) (10.5)
Report Attachment
Moved by Councillor
A. Chiu
Seconded by
Councillor J. Virgilio
That a Public Meeting be held to consider the Zoning
Amendment application (ZA 07 110709) submitted by B. McGregor Developments
Limited to facilitate the construction of a 32 unit townhouse development at
the northwest corner of 16th Avenue and Stonebridge Drive within the
Berczy Village Secondary Plan Area.
And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all
things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor J. Heath
That the correspondence received from Pat and
Linda Cubellis, William Chan and Siu Fun Ng, Xingzhong Chen & Xiaojuan
Kang, Leoncio and Maria Teresita (petition enclosed) in objection to the
proposed application at the northwest corner of 16th Avenue and
Stonebridge Drive (ZA 07 110709), be received.
CARRIED
10. OFFICIAL
PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
APPLICATIONS BY BOX GROVE HILL
DEVELOPMENTS INC.
TO PERMIT A SERVICE STATION
AND
ASSOCIATED CONVENIENCE RETAIL USES
AND A STAND ALONE RESTAURANT
WITHIN THE
NORTHEAST AREA OF THE BOX
GROVE COMMUNITY
(OP 06 113600 & ZA 06
113759) (10.3, 10.5)
Report Attachment
Moved by Regional Councillor J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor L. Kanapathi
That the Official Plan
Amendment application (OP 06 113600) submitted by Box Grove Hill Developments Inc.
to provide for a service station and associated convenience retail uses and a
stand alone restaurant within the northeast area of the Box Grove Community, be
approved and the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Appendix ‘A’ be
finalized and adopted;
That the Zoning By-law
Amendment application (ZA 06 113759) to amend By-law 177-76, as amended, submitted
by Box Grove Hill Developments Inc. to permit a service station and associated
convenience retail uses and a stand alone restaurant within the northeast area
of the Box Grove Community, be approved and the draft Zoning By-law Amendment
attached as Appendix ‘B’, be finalized and enacted.
CARRIED
11. TOWN-INITIATED
AMENDMENT
TO THE SIGN BY-LAW
(WALL SIGNS IN SPECIAL SIGN
DISTRICTS)
(ZA 07 109644) (2.16 &
10.0)
Report Attachment
Staff advised this amendment relates to the size of
the signs in special sign districts.
Staff also indicated that Main Street Unionville is exempt from this
amendment based on public input but, the area along Highway 7 in Unionville is included in order to
encourage the clean up of some of the current signs.
Moved by Regional Councillor J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu
That the Development Services Staff Report entitled
“Recommendation Report, Town-Initiated Amendment to the Sign By-Law (Wall Signs
in Special Sign Districts), ZA 07 109644,” be received;
That the proposed amendment to the Sign By-law
2002-94, attached as Appendix ‘C’, be approved and enacted without further
notice;
And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all
things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
12. INNOVATION
SYNERGY CENTRE IN MARKHAM (10.16)
Presentation
Moved by Councillor
J. Webster
Seconded by Mayor
F. Scarpitti
That the presentation by Mr. B. Glandfield, President
and CEO, Innovation Synergy Centre in Markham (ISCM), regarding the Synergy
Centre Markham, be received.
CARRIED
13. THE
SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION AWARD
SMART COMMUTE 404-7 (12.2.6)
Moved by Regional Councillor J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu
Mayor and Members of Council accepted with thanks the
Sustainable Urban Transportation Award presented by Mr. Tom AppaRao,
Transportation Association of Canada representative for Urban Sustainability and Director of Transportation
Planning, Region of Peel.
CARRIED
14. PROPOSED
ADULT SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD
AT BUR OAK AVENUE AND ROY
RAINEY AVENUE (5.12)
Report Attachment
Moved by Regional Councillor
J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor C.
Moretti
That the staff report entitled “Proposed Adult School Crossing Guard at Bur Oak Avenue
and Roy Rainey Avenue” dated December 4, 2007, be received;
And that the Engineering
Department be authorized to establish an adult school crossing guard service at
the intersection of Bur Oak Avenue and Roy Rainey Avenue, at a cost of $4,628.40 per year, exclusive of GST;
And that the adult school crossing guard
services be funded through the Operating Budget, account 640-9985642;
And that the Operations Department be
directed to install the school crossing signs and crosswalk pavement markings
at the subject location to a maximum of $1,000;
And that staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
15. PROPOSED
ALL WAY STOP CONTROL
– (1) RODICK ROAD AND RIVIERA
DRIVE AND
(2) WORTHING AVENUE AND
CARTMEL DRIVE (5.12.3)
Report Att
1 Att
2 By-law
Moved by Regional Councillor
J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor C.
Moretti
That the report entitled “Proposed All Way
Stop Control – (1) Rodick Road and Riviera Drive and (2) Worthing
Avenue and Cartmel Drive” dated December 4,
2007, be received;
And that Schedule 12 of By-law 106-71 for
all-way stop control be amended to include the intersections of (1) Rodick Road
and Riviera Drive and (2) Worthing Avenue and Cartmel Drive;
And that the Operations Department be
directed to install the appropriate signs and pavement markings at the subject locations, funded through
the 2008 Engineering budget, Capital Project #8402;
And that the Operations Department be
directed to maintain the signs and pavement markings at the subject locations;
And that York Regional Police be requested to enforce the all-way stop
control upon installation of these signs and passing of the By-law;
And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all
things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
16. HIGHWAY
404 NORTHBOUND OFF RAMP
EXTENSION AT HIGHWAY 7
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
(5.10)
Report Attachment
A Attachment
B
Moved by Councillor
D. Horchik
Seconded by
Councillor L. Kanapathi
That the staff report entitled “Highway 404 Northbound
Off Ramp Extension at Highway 7 Class Environmental Assessment” , dated
December 4, 2007, be received;
And that the preferred
alternative for the construction of the Northbound Off Ramp at Highway 404 and
Highway 7 as set out in the Environmental Study Report be endorsed;
And that staff be
authorized to issue a Notice of Study Completion for the project which will
make the Environmental Study Report available for public review for a period of
45 days commencing December
13th 2007;
And that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to enter
into Agreements to acquire land which may be required to implement the
preferred alternative in a form satisfactory to the CAO and the Town Solicitor
and subject to capital budget approval;
And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all
things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
17. CONSULTANT
SELECTION RFP #078-R-07
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
FOR MAIN STREET MARKHAM
HIGHWAY 407 TO THE FUTURE
DONALD COUSENS PARKWAY (5.10)
Report Attachment
Committee requested staff to
correct the report to state Robinson Creek at Bullock and Mount Joy Creek, south of Major Mackenzie Drive
Moved by Councillor J. Webster
Seconded by Councillor C.
Moretti
That the
report entitled “Consultant Selection RFP # 078-R-07, Class
Environmental Assessment for Main Street Markham, Highway 407 to the future Donald
Cousens Parkway” be received;
And that the Request for Proposal
#078-R-07 be awarded to the highest ranked qualified firm, McCormick Rankin
Corporation for an upset limit of $497,000 exclusive of GST ($526,820 inclusive
of GST);
And that a contingency amount of $74,550
exclusive of GST ($105,364 inclusive of GST) be established to cover any additional
costs and that the Director of Engineering
be authorized to approve expenditure of this contingency amount up to the
specified limit;
And that the sum of $214,490 exclusive of GST be pre-approved in the 2008 Capital
budget to increase the existing approved budget amounts as described in the
financial considerations of this report, and be funded by Development Charges;
And that upon payment of all invoices, any remaining
funds be returned to the original funding source;
And that staff be authorized and directed to do all
things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
18. UPDATE
ON TRAIN ANTI-WHISTLING
AT RAIL CROSSINGS (5.13)
Report Attachment
A Attachment
B
The Committee suggested
including a list of which Municipalities have a horn or whistling at rail crossings
in their report.
Moved by Regional Councillor
J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor C.
Moretti
That the report entitled “Update on Train
Anti-whistling at Rail Crossings”, be received;
And, that the report entitled “Update on Train
Anti-whistling at Rail Crossings” be circulated to the Unionville Villagers,
residents south of the tracks, Unionville BIA, and Unionville Ratepayers
Association;
And that staff report back on an Automated Horn System
and the anti-whistling pilot project in the Unionville and Markham areas;
And that staff be authorized and directed to do all
things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
19. GUIDELINES
FOR THE RESOLUTION OF
RAILWAY NOISE AND VIBRATION
COMPLAINTS
UNDER THE CANADA
TRANSPORTATION ACT (5.13)
Report Attachment
A Attachment
B
Moved by Councillor
D. Horchik
Seconded by
Councillor J. Webster
That
the report entitled “Guidelines for the Resolution of Railway
Noise and Vibration Complaints Under the Canada Transportation Act”, be
received;
And
that staff provide comments to the Canadian Transportation Agency on the draft
guidelines for resolving complaints related to railway noise and vibration as
outlined in this report;
And that staff be authorized and directed to do all
things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
20. PETITION
REGARDING WIDENING OF 16TH AVENUE (5.10)
Petition
Moved by Regional
Councillor T. Wong
Seconded by
Councillor A. Chiu
That the petition received from residents of Swan
Lake in objection to the widening
of 16th Avenue,
be received.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
21. SIGNAGE AT ST. VLADIMIR CHURCH (2.16)
Councillor V. Burke provided a brief PowerPoint
presentation with respect to a request from St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Catholic
Church for directional signage.
Mr. Jury Kopach, St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Catholic
Church, requested the Committee grant permission for the Church to erect two
directional signs. He advised that
people who would like to attend the Church have difficultly locating it and
suggested one sign be located at Yonge Street and Colborne Street and one at
Church Lane and John Street.
Ms. Marian Matthias stated her support with respect to
erecting two directional signs for the St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Catholic
Church.
Moved by Councillor V. Burke
Seconded by Mayor F. Scarpitti
That staff be requested facilitate the erection of
two directional signs for St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Markham
to be situated at the northeast corner of Yonge Street and Colborne Street and
at the northwest corner of John Street and Church Lane, as expeditiously as
possible.
CARRIED
22. IN CAMERA ITEM (8.0)
Moved by Regional Councillor G. Landon
Seconded by Councillor C. Moretti
That Development Services Committee resolve into an in
camera session to discuss a confidential litigation matter. (11:35 a.m.):
(1) LITIGATION MATTER
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor L. Kanapathi
That the Committee rise (11:43 a.m.)
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Committee meeting adjourned at the hour of 11:45 a.m.