APRIL
13, 2010 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
MINUTES
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
Meeting No. 9
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 and PART B
Presentations,
Major Studies, Issues and Report 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. Brown, Director of Engineering
C. Conrad, Town Solicitor
V. Shuttleworth, Director of
Planning and Urban Design
B. Karumanchery, Senior Development
Manager
M. Boyce, Senior Policy Coordinator
A. Tari, Committee Clerk
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The Development Services
Committee convened at 9:00AM in the Canada Room with Councillor
J. Webster in the Chair. Regional
Councillor G. Landon assumed the Chair for Transportation items, Nos. 9 and 10.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. DEPUTATIONS (11.8)
Mr. Peter Miasek, Unionville Ratepayers presented Ms.
Valerie Shuttleworth, Director of Planning and Urban Design with flowers as an
appreciation for her hard work, expertise, openness, her continued
accessibility to the Unionville Ratepayers and they wish her all the best in
the future.
2. AFFORDABLE
AND SPECIAL NEEDS
HOUSING STRATEGY (10.0)
Revised
Presentation
Mr. Murray Boyce, Senior Project Coordinator, Policy
& Special Projects and Ms. Christine Pacini, SHS Consulting delivered a
PowerPoint presentation with respect to the Affordable and Special Needs
Housing Strategy.
The Committee thanked Mr. Boyce and Ms. Pacini for
their presentation.
The Committee inquired what the Municipality’s role is
with respect to emergency shelters. Ms.
Pacini advised that the Town’s main role is to ensure that the proper zoning
and land is available for these types of shelters.
The Committee suggested that the future work also
include the following:
- More detailed
analysis on seniors market and affordable housing
- Recommendation
on how to accommodate families within condo/apartments the tendency of
some new immigrants to have multiple family living arrangements
- More
information on Housing York Inc.
- Further
information on co-op housing
- Look at
affordability in terms of pricing
- Clearly
define “housing affordability” and factors associated with it
- Whether York
Region municipal boundaries are necessary in determining availability
- Consideration
to be given to a program based in Whistler called “local work housing program”
There was discussion regarding hearing directly from
individual users of assisted housing programs.
Staff advised that Markham
is not the housing service provider and as a result, we do not hear directly
from the users. Staff suggested having a
Region of York representative present some case studies at a future Development
Services Committee meeting.
Moved by Councillor C. Moretti
Seconded by Councillor V. Burke
That the presentation provided by Mr. Murray Boyce,
Senior Project Coordinator, Policy & Special Projects and Ms. Christine
Pacini, SHS Consulting regarding the Affordable and Special Needs Housing
Strategy, be received.
CARRIED
3. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
- March 9, 2010, Part A
- March 23, 2010, Part B (10.0)
March
9 March
23
Moved by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
That the
minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting, Part A, held March 9,
2010, and Part B, March 23, 2010 be confirmed.
CARRIED
4. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
- March 23, 2010 (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
That the
minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting, held March 23, 2010, be confirmed.
CARRIED
5. HERITAGE
MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES
- March 10, 2010 (16.11)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded by Deputy Mayor J.
Heath
That the minutes of the
Heritage Markham Committee meeting held March 10,
2010, be
received.
CARRIED
6. REPORT
ON INCOMING PLANNING APPLICATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 2,
2010 TO MARCH 5, 2010 (10.0)
Report
The Committee requested that
the site plan application at 61 Nelson Street (SC 10 108764) be presented at a
future Development Services Committee meeting.
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor E.
Shapero
1) That Committee receive the report
entitled “Report on Incoming Planning
Applications for the period of January 2, 2010 to March 5, 2010” and direct
staff to process the applications in accordance with the approval route
outlined in the report; and,
2) That the site plan application for 61 Nelson Street (SC 10 108764) come back to a future Development Services Committee
for consideration and approval; and,
2) That Staff be authorized and directed
to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
7. PEER
REVIEW OF OAK RIDGES MORAINE BOUNDARY
AT 2780 19TH AVENUE
IN MARKHAM (10.0)
Report Attachment
Staff confirmed that the
consultant that performed the peer review was selected by Town staff and that
the consultant did go out on site as part of its assessment. The Committee requested that any summary
information and/or technical document submitted by the consultant be forwarded
to Members of Council.
Moved by Regional Councillor
J. Virgilio
Seconded by Regional
Councillor J. Jones
1) That the staff report entitled “Peer Review of the Oak
Ridges Moraine Boundary at 2780 – 19th Ave in Markham”, be received;
and,
2) That the Survey Certificate prepared by Krcmar Surveyors Ltd
dated April 1, 2010 certifying the topographic elevations prepared by Guido
Papa Surveying Ltd dated November 2007 be accepted by the Town in accordance
with Section 2(4) of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan providing for the
confirmation of the Oak Ridges Moraine boundary; and,
3) That the Town request the Region of York to accept the
Survey Certificate prepared by Krcmar Surveyors and the Topographic Survey
prepared by Guido Papa Surveying Ltd dated November 2007, for interpretation
purposes relative to the Oak Ridges Moraine boundary; and,
4) That this report be submitted to the Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Housing for information; and further,
5) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
**Note at
the April 27, 2010 Council
meeting clause 4 was replaced with the following:
4) That the Town of Markham requests the
Region of York to ask that the Honourable Jim Bradley, Minister of Municipal
Affairs and Housing effect a technical amendment to the Greenbelt Plan Area to
permit the deletion of the subject property from the area and further request
that the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure make a
parallel amendment to the Growth Plan Area; and further,
8. APPLICATIONS
FOR DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION
APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTING
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS
BY CORNELL ROUGE DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 7, WEST OF DONALD
COUSENS PARKWAY
CORNELL COMMUNITY
(SU 08 131556 (19TM-08002) AND
ZA 08 131562) (10.7, 10.5)
Report Attachment
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional
Councillor J. Jones
1) That the report dated April 13, 2010 entitled “Recommendation
Report. Applications for draft plan of
subdivision approval and zoning by-law amendments by Cornell Rouge Development
Corporation, north of Highway 7, west of Cornell Centre Boulevard, Cornell
Community, File Nos: SU 08-131556 (19TM-08002)
and ZA 08-131562” be received; and,
2) That the record of the Public Meeting held on May 5, 2009,
regarding the applications for approval of Draft Plan of Subdivision and
implementing Zoning By-law be received; and,
3) That draft plan of subdivision (19TM-08002) submitted by
Cornell Rouge Development Corporation be draft approved subject to the
conditions set out in Appendix ‘A’ to this report; and,
4) That the application submitted by Cornell Rouge Development
Corporation to amend Zoning By-laws 304-87 and 177-96, as amended, be approved
and the draft by-laws attached as Appendix ‘B’ be finalized and enacted without
further notice; and,
5) That 86 units
(278.6 population) of 2008
allocation (consisting of 41
single-detached units and 45
townhouse units) and 353 units (1,269.86 population) of conditional
2011/12 allocation (consisting of 310
single-detached units, 8
semi-detached units and 35
townhouse units), be granted to Cornell Rouge Development Corporation subject
to written confirmation from the Trustee of the Cornell Landowners Group that
servicing allocation is available from the total sewer and water allocation
granted to the Cornell Community by the Town and the Region; and,
6) That the Cornell Rouge Development Corporation pay their
proportionate share of the Highway 48 flow control measures, to the
satisfaction of the Director of Engineering;
and,
7) That the Town reserves the right to revoke or reallocate the
servicing allocation should the development not proceed in a timely manner; and,
8) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to enter into a No
Presale Agreement with owners of 19TM-08002 (557.5 units) which agreement shall
be registered on title, committing the owner not to enter into any agreements
of purchase and sale with anyone, including other developers or builders, for
the lands until York Region has advised in writing that the expected completion
of the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant expansion project and the
YDSS Flow Control Structures project will be within twelve (12) months; and,
9) That the Owner provide the Town with the required payment of
30% processing fees in accordance with the Town’s applicable Fee By-law; and,
10) That the draft plan approval for plan of
subdivision 19TM-08002 will lapse after a period of three (3) years from the
date of issuance in the event that a subdivision agreement is not executed
within that period; and further,
11) That Staff be authorized and directed to
do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
9. INFORMATION
REPORT
PROPOSED SURFACE PARKING LOT
EXPANSION TO THE MOUNT JOY GO
STATION
1801 BUR OAK AVENUE
(SD 10 110660) (10.0)
Report Attachment
Mr.
Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services summarized the details in the
report.
The
Committee suggested that staff prepare conceptual plans demonstrating alternative
options for the GO stations and explore ways to intensify around the stations
while maintaining the same amount of parking spaces. The Committee also suggested that staff look
at permeable landscape designs and solar shade structures.
Moved
by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
Seconded
by Councillor E. Shapero
1) That the
report entitled “Information Report. Proposed surface parking lot expansion to
the Mount Joy GO Station, 1801 Bur Oak Avenue”, be received; and,
2) That this
report be forwarded to Metrolinx along with a request to work together toward a
long term vision for the Mount Joy GO Station and other Markham GO Stations;
and,
3) That this
report be forwarded to York Region for their information and the Region be
requested to participate in discussions with Metrolinx; and,
4) That staff be authorized to prepare a conceptual plan that
demonstrates alternative options for the Mount Joy GO station parking lot and
bring it to a future Development Services Committee meeting; and further,
5)
That Staff be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
CARRIED
10. TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE
DONALD COUSENS PARKWAY TO
MORNINGSIDE AVENUE LINK
AMENDMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT
PROJECT UPDATE (5.10)
Presentation
Mr. Loy Cheah,
Director of Infrastructure Planning, Regional Municipality of York delivered a PowerPoint presentation providing
an update with respect to the Donald Cousens Parkway (DCP) Morningside Avenue link.
The Committee
inquired if the City of Toronto is a proponent to the amended Environmental
Assessment (EA). Mr. Steve Motta, Region
of York, advised the Committee that Toronto was asked with the original EA to be a
proponent but Toronto declined.
He also advised that Toronto is involved in the EA amendment as part of the technical agency
review and that the Ministry of Environment instructed that since York Region
submitted the amended EA, Toronto cannot be a proponent.
There was
discussion regarding the possibility of a future road link if the Parkview Golf
Course is developed into a residential subdivision.
The Committee
discussed funding issues for the widening of Steeles Avenue. Mr. Motta
advised that the Province and Ministry of Transportation are doing a Durham, Toronto, York study showing infrastructure improvements to Steeles Avenue that will support future developments,
including the Seaton project, and will include cost sharing discussions. Mr. Cheah indicated that the EA must be
completed prior to receiving any funding.
The Committee
requested that the Region of York forward a list of all the political meetings
that have taken place between the Region of York and the City of Toronto and forward it to the Members of Council. Councillor Shapero advised the Committee that
Mayor Frank Scarpitti has been meeting with Scarborough Councillors and
actively working at the political level to try and find a reasonable solutions
for the City of Toronto and the Region of York.
The Committee inquired
about the need to eliminate the previously proposed big curve of the DCP (west
of 9th Line, north of Steeles Avenue) since it maintains the discontinuous alignment
desired by the City of Toronto. Mr. Motta advised that
there are financial and community impacts associated with the big curve that
were justified when it was part of the continuous alignment because it was
creating a transportation solution that was better. In the end, the result will be a
discontinuous connection to the City of Toronto, the additional financial and community impacts
will no longer be reasonable.
There was
discussion regarding a traffic signal at 9th Line and Steeles Avenue.
Moved by Regional
Councillor J. Virgilio
Seconded by
Councillor E. Shapero
That the
presentation provided by Mr. Loy Cheah, Director of Infrastructure Planning,
Regional Municipality of York regarding the Transportation Improvements for the
Donald Cousens Parkway to Morningside Avenue Link Amendment to the
Environmental Assessment Project Update, be received.
CARRIED
11. PATHWAYS,
TRAILS, AND CYCLING
MASTER PLANS (6.3)
Report
Attach
A Attach
B
Mr. Alan Brown,
Director of Engineering, provided a high level overview of the details in the
report. He pointed out that this is a
living document that illustrates schematically the proposed conceptual
routes. He advised that the 5 Year
Implementation Program will be brought forward to the Development Services
Committee in May 2010 that outlines the trail system from Toogood Pond to Bob
Hunter Park.
Mr. Tupper
Wheatley, Milne Park Conservation Association, addressed the Committee
regarding the Pathways, Trails, and Cycling Master Plan and stated some
concerns with the maps enclosed in the report.
He would like updated maps and legends for the Milne Park area that reflect the consensus reached by the Milne Working Group.
Mr. Reuben Tang, Markham resident, addressed the Committee with respect
to the Pathways, Trails, and Cycling Master Plan and distributed a sheet with
some recommended amendments to the proposed resolution.
The Committee
thanked the Milne Working Group, Cycling and Pedestrian Committee, staff and
the consultant for their contributions to this plan. The Committee discussed the importance of
achieving proper connectivity and ensuring that there will be significant and
continuous funding to support this Master Plan.
The Committee
discussed the need to implement the consensus reached by the Milne Working
Group into this plan and not lose sight of the work accomplished by the group.
There was brief
discussion regarding segregated bike lanes.
Moved by
Councillor C. Moretti
Seconded by
Councillor V. Burke
1) That
the Cycling, and Pathways and Trails Master Plans be received and endorsed;
and,
2) That
during the land use, planning, transportation planning, parks planning and
development approval processes the network vision and facility design
guidelines outlined in the Cycling, and Pathways and Trails Master Plans be
applied as appropriate; and,
3) That the location and
design of the eastern and western extremities of the proposed
Milne Dam Conservation Area – Trails and Pathways be subject to further
detailed review, in consultation with the Milne Working Group, to align the
pathways from Toogood Pond to the west and the Rouge Park trails to the east
(east of the Milne Dam) and the crossings of the Rouge River; and,
4) That
the work done to date on the Milne Dam Conservation Area Multi-use Pathways
Project by the Milne Working Group will be fully considered in the 5 Year
(2010-2015) Implementation Program (Note: “Milne Dam Conservation Area Trails
and Pathways Project” and “Milne Park Pathway Project” as referred in this
report are one and the same); and,
5) That
the area within the Milne Dam Conservation Area (Map 4) be circled and indicate
that it is subject to further review; and,
6) That
the implementation of cycling, trails and pathways be subject to public
consultation and detailed design as approved by Council; and,
7) That
staff be directed to incorporate the Cycling, Pathways and Trails Master Plans
as an ‘appendix’ map to the new Town of Markham - Official Plan, with
appropriate policy references; and,
8) That
Council delegate authority to the Director of Engineering to update and amend
the master plans network maps in consultation with the Cycling and Pedestrian
Committee (CPAC) as required; and further,
9) That
Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to
this resolution.
CARRIED
12. DEFERRAL
OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT FEES
FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOMES
BUILT
IN THE TOWN OF MARKHAM (10.0)
Letter
Ms. Nancy Van Kessel, Habitat for Humanity addressed
the Committee providing a brief overview of what Habitat for Humanity in York
Region achieves and requested that Council consider their request to defer all
development fees for Habitat for Humanity Homes built in Markham
to assist in reducing the land acquisition costs.
There was brief discussion regarding who would pay the
Development fees when the fees are eventually collected. Ms. Van Kessel confirmed that the deferral
fee would be paid by Habitat for Humanity once the mortgage is paid in full or
when the house is sold to someone other than a Habitat for Humanity client.
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor J. Jones
That the correspondence received from Habitat for
Humanity York Region regarding the deferral of Municipal Fees for Habitat for
Humanity Homes built in the Town of Markham,
be received and referred to staff.
CARRIED
13. BUSINESS
CORRIDOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC
MEETING TO
AMEND THE BUSINESS CORRIDOR
CATEGORY IN
ALL TOWN ZONING BY-LAWS, AS
REQUIRED (10.5)
Memo
Mr. Baird briefly explained the need for this Town
initiated zoning by-law amendment.
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor J. Virgilio
1) That the memorandum entitled “Request to authorize a Public Meeting
to amend the Business Corridor category in all Town zoning by-laws as required”,
be received; and,
2) That staff be directed to hold a Public Meeting to amend the
Business Corridor category in all Town zoning by-laws as required; and further,
3) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
14. TRAFFIC SIGNALS (5.12.1)
Councillor Don Hamilton advised that he has received a petition from
residents with respect to the traffic signal being installed at Waterbridge and
Carlton. He advised that Councillor Dan Horchik has
had a similar situation in his Ward.
Councillor Hamilton indicated that he spoke with Paul Ingham, General
Manager Operations, and Mr. Ingham suggested that it be raised at Committee
with a resolution directing staff to bring forward some solutions.
Moved by Councillor D. Hamilton
Seconded by Regional Councillor J. Virgilio
That the resident’s petition be forwarded to the Operations Department and
that staff be directed to bring forward solutions.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Committee meeting adjourned at 12:45 PM.
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