General Committee Revised Agenda
Revised Items are Italicized.

Meeting Number: 3
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Council Chamber

Please bring this General Committee Agenda to the Council meeting on February 25, 2020.

 

Note: General Committee is scheduled to recess at 11:00 AM for the Black History Month Exhibition Launch and will reconvene at 1:00 PM.

 


    1. That the minutes of the November 29, 2019 Special General Committee meeting be confirmed.
    1. That the minutes of the February 3, 2020 General Committee meeting be confirmed.

Note: Questions regarding Regional correspondence should be directed to Chris Raynor, Regional Clerk.

The following York Region Communications are available on-line only.

    1. That the following communications dated January 30, 2020 from York Region be received for information purposes:
      1. Greater Toronto Area West Transportation Corridor Update
      2. Automated Speed Enforcement Update  

A. Freeman, ext. 2763

The Markham Fire & Emergency Services CADET Program has focused its public education efforts on meeting the needs of our very diverse community. One of the communities that may get overlooked is those living with a development disability. This program was created to give individuals who are not able to be employed as a firefighter the opportunity to experience all aspects and roles within the fire service.

Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Fire Chief, Dave Decker, Deputy Fire Chief, Adam Grant and Deputy Fire Chief, Matthew Keay will be presenting a plaque to the following recipients: 

  • Joshua Fraser
  • Daniel Abbate
  • Vithushan Jeyaratnam

S. Skelcher, ext. 3880

    1. That the report dated February 18, 2020 titled “Government Finance Officers Association Awards” be received; and,

    2. That the formal presentation of the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the annual budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019 and the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting for the annual financial report for the year ended December 31, 2018 from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) be received.
    1. That the minutes of the October 9, 2019 Canada Day Celebration Organizing Committee meeting be received for information purposes.
    1. That the minutes of the November 21, 2019 German Mills Community Centre Board meeting be received for information purposes.
    1. That the minutes of the November 21, 2019 Markham Environmental Advisory Committee meeting be received for information purposes.

A. Moore, ext. 4711

    1. That the report entitled “Staff Awarded Contracts for the Month of January 2020” be received; and,

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

M. Visser, ext. 4260

    1. That the reports dated February 18, 2020 entitled “2019 Investment Performance Review” be received; and,

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

K. Ross, ext. 2126 and F. Rich, ext. 3733

    1. That the report entitled, “Transfer of Unclaimed Refundable Security Deposits” be received; and,

    2. That the Treasurer be authorized to transfer unclaimed security deposits, up to the amount of $773,000.00, representing deposits placed prior to December 31, 2014 for undertakings, to the Corporate Rate Stabilization Reserve; and,

    3. That the cost incurred to place the Public Notice, exclusive of HST, be offset against the refundable security deposits to be transferred to the City’s reserve; and,

    4. That the Treasurer be authorized to transfer future unclaimed security deposits to the Corporate Rate Stabilization Reserve; and,

    5. That the Treasurer be authorized to release any security deposits, from the Corporate Rate Stabilization Reserve in the event of a future, eligible, refund claim; and further,

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

S. Aryan, ext. 2023, R. Marinzel, ext. 2842 and A. Lam, ext. 2748

    1. That the report entitled “Roadside Ditch Alteration Policy”, dated February 18, 2020, be received; and,
    2. That the presentation entitled “Roadside Ditch Alteration Policy”, dated February 18, 2020, be received; and,
    3. That Council adopt the Roadside Ditch Alteration Policy, as presented in “Attachment “A”; and,
    4. That Council approve amendment to the Road Occupancy By-law 2018-109 as deemed necessary by the City Solicitor and the Commissioner of Fire and Community Service to implement the Roadside Ditch Alteration Policy; and,
    5. That the ditch restoration program be implemented starting in year 2021; and further,
    6. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

11.

Note: Notice of this Motion was provided at the January 27, 2020 Development Services Committee meeting.

This Motion from the February 11, 2020 Special Development Services Committee meeting was referred to the February 18, 2020 General Committee meeting at the February 11, 2020 Council meeting. 

  • Whereas City of Markham planning strives to create complete, mixed-use, high-density, Rail Integrated Communities (RICs) at its rail stations as part of its development objectives to create a competitive and balanced economy, high quality of life, walkable communities, reduced commuter times, reduced gridlock, and reduced carbon footprint; and,

    Whereas Rail Integrated Communities (RICs) are key to changing development patterns by creating mixed-us high-rise communities at GO Transit, subway and 407 Transitway stations; and,

    Whereas Rail Integrated Communities (RICs) present the opportunity to incorporate 20 per cent affordable housing into these areas by re-purposing the 407 hydro corridor transmission lands and GO Transit station parking lots; and,

    Whereas Rail Integrated Communities (RICs) allow the development of autonomous vehicle First Mile/Last Mile strategy at transit stations; and,

    Whereas the Province of Ontario has indicated that future GO Transit, subway, and 407 Transitway development will be based on re-purposing the lands to their highest and best use in partnership with the private sector development industry, investors, and pension funds; and,

    Whereas Vancouver's Canada Line currently has 150,000 boardings per day with two-car driverless electric trainsets, 40-50m station platforms, and a frequency of 18 trains per hour; and,

    Whereas the Richmond Hill GO line has 10,500 boardings per day with 10 car double-decker trainsets; and,

    Whereas the Stouffville and Barrie GO lines have 18,000 boardings per day with 12-car double-decker trainsets with 300m station platforms; and further,

    Whereas the GO rail transit network is an underperforming government asset, as almost all of the GO stations in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are predominantly parking lots filled with cars that significantly contributed to the 11 billion dollars of lost economic productivity by gridlock, and the GO Transit network does not have enough stations surrounded by office, retail, and residential development nor enough frequency of rail transit service, and each GO Transit corridor should be planned to achieve ridership of 200,000 boardings per day for the Stouffville, Richmond Hill, and Barrie lines;

    Therefore, be it resolved:

    1. That current and future stations in the three GO rail transit corridors in York Region be strategically planned as complete Rail Integrated Communities (RICs) (i.e., as scalable, attractive rail integrated communities throughout York Region that could include district energy, central garbage collection systems, utility corridors, Internet of Things, and urban vertical farming which could create communities that reduce the cost of living by 20-30 per cent); and,
    2. That the Government of Ontario and Metrolinx be requested to support the re-purposing of the GO Transit lines throughout York Region, transitioning them to more subway-style services with shorter electric trainsets, shorter station platforms, more rail stations with a frequency of 3-5 minutes service in peak times and 6-12 minute service in non-peak times; and,
    3. That Metrolinx be requested to complete upgrades to the GO rail network, allowing all Rail Integrated Communities (RICs) to have similar functionality, scalability, and be spatially planned; and,
    4. That all station areas included in the attached rail transit station map be included in York Region's Municipal Comprehensive Review; and,
    5. That financing for these stations be from development charges, up-zoning, re-purposing land, condo transit fee uplift, investors, pension fund investments, and Tax Increment Financing (TIF); and,
    6. That the Province of Ontario be requested to support the development of scalable, Rail Integrated Communities (RICs) throughout York Region; and,
    7. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the councils of the City of Richmond Hill and City of Vaughan for their endorsement and partnership in achieving these objectives; and further,
    8. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to:
      1. the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario;
      2. the Honourable Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health;
      3. the Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Finance;
      4. the Honourable Victor Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade;
      5. the Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education;
      6. the Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation & Francophone Affairs;
      7. the Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks;
      8. the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Mines, Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs;
      9. the Honourable Todd Smith, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services;
      10. the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing;
      11. the Honourable Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure Ontario;
      12. all Members of Parliament and Members of Provincial Parliament in the Regional Municipality of York; and,
      13. the Council of the Regional Municipality 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, General Committee resolve into a confidential session to discuss the following matters:

15.1
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES
 

15.1.1
GENERAL COMMITTEE CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES - JANUARY 20, 2020 (16.0) [Section 239 (2) (a) (b) (c) (e) (f)]
 

15.1.2
PERSONAL MATTERS ABOUT AN IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING MUNICIPAL OR LOCAL BOARD EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVE BARGAINING) (11.0) [Section 239 (2) (b)]
 

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