Development Services Committee Revised Agenda
Revised Items are Italicized.

Meeting #:Meeting Number 11
Date:
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Location:
Council Chamber

​Please bring this Development Services Committee agenda to Council on June 12, 2019


    1. That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held May 13, 2019, be confirmed.
    1. That the minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting held May 7, 2019, be confirmed.

Note: Presentation of Service Awards will be dealt with at 10:30 a.m. 

George Macris, Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Fire Services, 30 years

Lilli Duoba, Manager, Natural Heritage, Planning & Urban Design, 30 years

Eric Lariviere, Manager, Flato Markham Theatre, Economic Growth, Culture & Entrepreneurship, 10 years

Farshed Kawasia, Senior Development Engineer, Engineering, 5 years

Muhammad Jawaid Khan, Manager, Water & Wastewater, Environmental Services, 5 years

Vikas Thakur, Infrastructure Project Engineer, Environmental Services, 5 years

Arthie Mahendran, Contact Centre Representative, Legislative Services and Communications, 5 years

Andrea Bondi, Training Officer, Fire Services, 5 years

Derek Cassidy, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Ching Chen, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Christopher Gadzala, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Daniel Harwood, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Matthew Lum, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Morgan Pickup, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Thomas Rozon, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Matthew Skerratt, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Andrew Tamburro, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Alexei Zimin, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Pedro Santos, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

Miranda Hussey, Firefighter, Fire Services, 5 years

P. Wokral, ext. 7955

    1. That the report entitled “Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program for 2019”, dated May 27, 2019 be received; and, 
    2. That Council supports a matching grant of up to $15,000.00 for the re-conditioning of the historic wooden windows and production of historically appropriate new wooden storm windows for 6890 14th Ave.; and,
    3.  That Council supports a matching grant of up to $3,107.50 for the selective repair and repainting of the historic wooden trims of 40-44 Main Street North, subject to the applicant obtaining a heritage permit; and,
    4. That the identified grants be funded from the Commercial Façade Improvement Program Account (620-101-5699-19016 )which has a budget of $15,000.00 for the year 2019; and,
    5. That the $3,107.50 of grant assistance recommended for approval, in excess of the $15,000.00 available for the 2019 Commercial Façade Improvement Grant program be funded through unallocated funds from the 2019 Designated Heritage Grant program (620-1010-5699-19015); and further,
    6. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

P. Wokral, ext. 7955

    1. That the report entitled “Designated Property Grant Applications -2019” dated May 27, 2019, be received; and,
    2. That Designated Property Grants for 2019 be approved in the amounts noted for the following properties, totaling $23,776.90, provided that the applicants comply with eligibility requirements of the program; and,
    3. 32 Washington Street, Markham Village-up to $5,000.00 for construction costs of front veranda as required by Site Plan agreement for rear addition to the existing heritage dwelling; and,
    4. 6 Wismer Place, Markham Heritage Estates- up to $7,500.00 for the replacement of the cedar shingle roof; and,
    5. 111 John Street, Thornhill-up to $1,276.90 for the production of historically appropriate wooden storm windows and minor repairs to historic wooden sash and siding; and,
    6. 16 George Street, Markham Village –up to $5,000.00 for re-conditioning of historic wooden windows and repairs to railing and floor deck of front veranda; and,
    7. 180 Main Street North, Markham Village-up to $5,000.00 for the installation of a historically appropriate wooden front door and storm door; and,
    8. That the grants be funded through the Designated Heritage Property Grant Project Fund, Account 620-101-5699-19015 ($30,000.00 available for 2019); and,
    9. That $3,107.50 be transferred to the 2019 Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Program (Account 620-101-5699-19016); and,
    10. That the remaining budget in the amount of $3,115.60 ($30,000 - $23,776.90 - $3,107.50) be returned to the original funding source; and further,
    11. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

M. Wouters, ext. 2909

    1. That the memorandum entitled “Decision on Proposed Amendment 1 to the Growth Plan 2017 (A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2019)” be received.

B. Karumanchery, ext. 4713

Note: Biju Karumanchery, Director of Planning and Urban Design will provide a presentation on this matter.

    1. That the memorandum dated May 27, 2017 entitled "Overview of Approval Processes and Timelines for Official Plan Amendment; Zoning By-law Amendment; Draft Plan of Subdivision; and Site Plan Control" be received.

J. Yeh, ext. 7922

Note: John Yeh, Manager, Policy and Mark Visser, Senior Manager, Financial Strategy and Investments will be in attendance to provide a presentation on this matter. 

    1. That the report entitled, “City of Markham Comments on Proposed Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act 2019”, dated May 27, 2019, be received; and,

    2. That this report, including the 39 recommendations from the City of Markham on Proposed Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act 2019, as summarized in Appendix ‘A’, be forwarded to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and to York Region as the City of Markham’s comments on Bill 108; and,

    3. That the City of Markham supports the Province of Ontario’s proposed measures to streamline the planning process while retaining appropriate public consultation during the planning process as long as these measures can be reasonably implemented and avoid negative impacts such as potential delays; and,

    4. That the cap on the community benefits charge should be set to include the full recovery for soft infrastructure costs and parkland dedication as now obtained under the current statutes. To ensure that growth pays for growth, a municipality should be allowed to levy both the community benefits charge and receive parkland in a residential development.; and,

    5. That the City if Markham does not support any proposed legislative changes that would in effect reduce a municipality’s ability to collect funds to ensure that growth pays for growth;

    6. That the City of Markham supports the Province of Ontario’s proposed changes to increase resourcing for the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but does not support the re-introduction of “de novo” hearings as part of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal process; and,

    7. That the City of Markham supports the Province of Ontario’s efforts to clarify the role and accountability of conservation authorities and urges the Province to support the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, and municipalities with enhanced natural heritage protection and watershed planning tools to fill the potential gap in natural resource, climate change and watershed planning services resulting from the proposed modified mandate of the TRCA; and further,

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

B. Lee, ext. 7507

    1. That the report entitled “The Use of Box Grove Community Funds for Street Lights (Ward 7)” be received; and,

    2. That available Box Grove Community Funds in the amount of $357,858 be used for the installation of municipal street lights on Ridgevale Drive and Rouge River Circle in Box Grove be endorsed; and,

    3. That a 2019 Engineering Capital Project be established using the Box Grove Community Funds as the funding source for the design and construction of street lights on Ridgevale Drive and Rouge River Circle, at an estimated cost of $345,000 including contingencies, internal charges and HST impact; and

    4. That, following completion of the project, the estimated remaining Box Grove Community Funds of $12,858 ($357,858 - $345,000) remain in the Box Grove Community Funds until future community use of the funds is identified and until the funds are exhausted; and further,

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

11.

Note:   On May 14, 2019 Council referred consideration of the revised motion for the Yonge Street Subway (Langstaff/Richmond Hill Growth Area Highway 407/Yonge Street Subway Extension) to the meeting this date.

The following revised motion is for consideration by the Committee:

  • Whereas the City of Markham supports the Province of Ontario’s decision to upload the responsibility for subways and urges the Province to  proceed as expeditiously as possible to construct the Yonge Street Subway; and,

    Whereas the Provincial Government will control the design and the location of the Richmond Hill Centre station and the Langstaff Gateway Station (407/Highway 7); and,

    Whereas in April, 2019, the Provincial Government announced that the Yonge Subway extension will be 1 of the 4 projects benefitting from Provincial investment in higher order transit; and,

    Whereas the Provincial Government has accelerated the target completion date for the Yonge Subway to be shortly after 2027; and,

    Whereas geotechnical and design work for the Yonge Subway extension has already commenced;

    Now therefore be it resolved:

    1.     That the Province of Ontario be requested to collaborate with the local municipalities and transit authorities to review and assess the following:

    1. The alignment of the Yonge Subway extension north of  Longbridge;
    2. Burying hydro lines from Red Cedar on Highway 7, to the Valley west of Yonge Street, south of Highway 407, to open additional lands for development;
    3. Revising existing and proposed infrastructure, such as relocation of stormwater ponds and Highway 407 interchange ramps at Yonge Street, to create a more urban pedestrian friendly environment;
    4. Studying the urban realm, densification opportunities and land value uplift resulting from these changes;
    5. Locate the integrated destination transit hub in the lands between Highway 407 and Highway 7 east of Yonge Street at the Langstaff Gateway;
    6. Plan the Vaughan lands west of Yonge Street as Rail Integrated Communities (TDD) instead of a 2,000-car parking lot;
    7. Amend the 407 Transitway Environmental Assessment (to include rail transit);
    8. Amend the Yonge Subway Extension Environmental Assessment to stay on Yonge Street;
    9. Conduct an environmental assessment to bury the 407 High Voltage Transmission Lines from east of Bayview to the valleyland west of Yonge Street;
    10. Engage a world class architectural, engineering, urban planning and design firm to plan the communities and the integrated destination transit hub;
    11. Set-up a Tri-City Task Force (comprised of Markham, Richmond Hill and Vaughan), to make this proposal happen;  
    12. Investigate a process to obtain expression of interest to building, maintaining and owning the multi-use destination integrated hub; and,

    2.     That the Council of the City of Markham request, through the Office of the Premier of Ontario, that the environmental assessments for the Yonge Subway Extension and the 407 Transitway be reviewed so that:

    1. The Yonge Street Subway Extension be constructed under Yonge Street North of Highway 407/7; and,
    2. That the Longbridge station be relocated from in front of the graveyard North to the Markham Langstaff Gateway (407/7) under Yonge St as an integral part of the Langstaff/Richmond Hill Gateway; and,
    3. That the Richmond Hill Centre Station be relocated to Yonge Street at a location to provide service to the Richmond Hill Centre (High Tech Road or Bantry or 16th Avenue) and other high density development on Yonge Street while still allowing for further extensions; and,

    3.     That Infrastructure Ontario (IO) or the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) be requested to study the feasibility of a revised Yonge Subway extension and take appropriate action, including revisions to the environmental assessment process, to maximize the public-sector return on investment in the Langstaff/Richmond Hill area; and further,

    4.     That a copy of this Motion be sent to the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, The Honourable Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier, the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Honourable Monte McNaughton, Minister of Infrastructure Ontario, the Honourable  Rod Phillips, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, all MPPs in the Province of Ontario, the Cities of Richmond Hill and Vaughan, and the Regional Munipality of York.

  • 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".

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

15.1
DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES
 

15.1.1
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES – MARCH 18, 2019 (10.0) [Section 239 (2) (e)]
 

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LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD – MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION - 57 HAWKRIDGE AVENUE (WARD 4) (8.0) [Section 239 (2) (e)]