Development Services Committee Minutes
September 16, 2014,
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Council Chamber
All
Members of Council
Development
Services Economic
Development
Chair: Regional Councillor Jim
Jones Chair: Councillor Carolina
Moretti
Vice-Chair: Councillor Don Hamilton Vice-Chair:
Councillor Alex Chiu
Transportation Issues
Chair: Regional Councillor Gord
Landon
Vice-Chair:
Councillor Alan Ho
Attendance
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Councillor Alex Chiu
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Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative
Officer
Jim Baird, Commissioner of
Development Services
Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of
Community & Fire Services
Ron Blake, Manager, West District
Ronji Borooah, City Architect
Alan Brown, Director of Engineering
Catherine Conrad, City Solicitor
Corinna Ghaznavi, Culture
Moe Hosseini-Ara, Director of Culture
Biju Karumanchery, Acting Director of Planning and Urban
Design
Gary Sellars, Senior Planner
Liz Wimmer, Senior Planner,
Urban Design
Kitty Bavington, Council/Committee Coordinator
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The Development Services
Committee convened at the hour of 9:05 a.m. in the Council Chamber with Regional
Councillor Jim Jones in the Chair. Regional
Councillor Gord Landon
assumed the Chair for Transportation items, Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST –
None Declared
1. ACCEPTANCE FOR MAINTENANCE
OF PLANS OF SUBDIVISION
REGISTERED PLAN NUMBERS
65M-4031,
65M-4197, 65M-4225, 65M-4226,
65M-4229,
65M-4232, 65M-4233, 65M-4235,
65M-4245, 65R-32883,
65M-4262, 65M-4289 AND
65M-4302 (10.7)
Report
Moved by: Councillor Logan
Kanapathi
Seconded by: Councillor Alex
Chiu
1) That the report entitled “Acceptance for Maintenance of
Plans of Subdivision” Registered Plan Numbers 65M-4031, 65M-4197, 65M-4225,
65M-4226, 65M-4229, 65M-4232, 65M-4233, 65M-4235, 65M-4245, 65R-32883,
65M-4262, 65M-4289 and 65M-4302 be received; and,
2) That the municipal services in Subdivision Registered Plan
numbers 65M-4031, 65M-4197, 65M-4225, 65M-4226, 65M-4229, 65M-4232, 65M-4233,
65M-4235, 65M-4245, 65R-32883, 65M-4262, 65M-4289 and 65M-4302 be Accepted for
Maintenance; and,
3) That by-laws be enacted by Council to accept these
subdivisions and to establish each of the roads within the residential
subdivisions as a public highway of the City of Markham; and,
4) That the Community Services Commission accepts the
responsibility for operating and maintaining the infrastructure within the
subdivisions as part of the City’s system; and,
5) That the Acceptance for Maintenance Period commence July 1,
2014; and,
6) That acceptance of the subdivisions to be taken into
consideration in future operation budgets; and,
7) That the by-law to amend schedule ‘12’ of Traffic By-law
#106-71, by including compulsory stops to the indicated streets, be approved;
and,
8) That the by-law to amend Schedule ‘A’ of the Speed By-law
#105-71, by including a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour for the streets
indicated, be approved; and,
9) That the by-law to amend schedule ‘F’ of the speed by-law
#105-71, by including a maximum speed of 50 kilometers per hour for the streets
indicated, be approved; and,
10) That the by-law to amend Schedule ‘C’ of
the Parking of Vehicles By-law #2005-188, by including prohibited parking on
the streets indicated, be approved; and,
11) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to
execute the necessary releases from the terms of the Subdivision Agreements,
subject to confirmation from the Director of Engineering that the final two
year guarantee periods have been completed; and further,
12) That Staff be authorized and directed to
do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
2. REQUEST FOR DEMOLITION
36 GEORGE ST. MARKHAM VILLAGE
(16.11 & 10.13)
Report
The Committee noted that an appropriate precedent should be set for
this, the first demolition on George Street. Staff advised that the proposal is
reviewed by the Heritage Markham Committee. Concern was expressed that Council
and Heritage Markham are often criticised for Committee of Adjustment
decisions, and it was suggested that in-fill policies be reviewed in the new
term of Council.
Moved by: Councillor Logan
Kanapathi
Seconded by: Councillor Alex
Chiu
1) That Council endorse the demolition of the single detached
dwelling at 36 George St. located within the Markham Village Heritage
Conservation District; and,
2) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
3. HERITAGE EASEMENT AGREEMENTS
ABRAHAM REESOR HOUSE, 7265
HIGHWAY 7
FRANK ALBERT REESOR HOUSE,
7323 HIGHWAY 7
LINDVEST PROPERTIES (CORNELL)
LIMITED (16.11.3)
Report
Moved by: Councillor Logan
Kanapathi
Seconded by: Councillor Alex
Chiu
1) That the report titled “Heritage Easement Agreements,
Abraham Reesor House, 7265 Highway 7, Frank Albert Reesor House, 7323 Highway
7, Lindvest Properties (Cornell) Limited”, be received; and,
2) That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to enter into
Heritage Easement Agreements between the City of Markham and the property
owner, Lindvest Properties (Cornell) Limited; and further,
3) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
4. RECOMMENDATION REPORT
ARBOR MEMORIAL INC.
(FORMERLY MEMORIAL GARDENS
CANADA LIMITED)
REZONING APPLICATION TO PERMIT
A FUNERAL HOME
AND CEMETERY AT 6278 19TH
AVENUE
(FILE NOS: ZA 13 113055)
(10.5)
Report
Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services
advised that Markham and the Region have denied the respective Official Plan
applications for this proposal, and now the related Zoning By-law Amendment
application is before Committee today. Staff provided details of the subject
land within the hamlet, and the scale of the proposal.
The Committee received correspondence from W. Thomas
Barlow of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, LLP, representing the applicant.
Dave McKennitt, representing the Dickson Hill Hamlet
and Neighbourhood Community Association, spoke in support of the staff
recommendation to deny the application, and stated concerns for the size of the
proposal and potential impacts to traffic, the water well system, and the
character of the hamlet.
The Committee discussed the potential impacts on the
hamlet and the ratio of burial sites per acre.
Moved by: Councillor Colin Campbell
Seconded by: Deputy Mayor Jack Heath
1)
That the
correspondence from W. Thomas Barlow of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, LLP,
representing the applicant, regarding Arbor Memorial Inc., be received; and,
2)
That the
deputation by Dave McKennitt, representing the Dickson Hill Hamlet and
Neighbourhood Community Association, regarding Arbor Memorial Inc., be
received; and,
3) That the report dated September 16, 2014 titled
“RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Arbor Memorial Inc. (formerly Memorial Gardens Canada
Limited), Rezoning application to permit a funeral home and cemetery at 6278 19th
Avenue (File No. ZA 13 113055)”, be received; and,
4) That the application (ZA 13 113055) submitted by Arbor
Memorial Inc. to amend the City’s Zoning By-law to permit a funeral home and
cemetery not be supported; and,
5)** That the City Solicitor and Staff be
authorized to attend at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to defend Council’s
position in opposition to the appeal of the Zoning By-law application (ZA 13
113055) filed by Arbor Memorial Inc.; and further,
6) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
** Amended by Council on September 23, 2014
to delete the following words from Clause 5:
"...should the application to amend the City’s
Zoning By-law to permit a funeral home and cemetery be refused."
5. SERVICING AGREEMENT FOR LEITCHCROFT
SANITARY SEWER UPGRADE (5.5)
Report
Alan Brown, Director of Engineering, provided a brief
explanation of the servicing agreement for Leitchcroft.
Moved by: Councillor Howard Shore
Seconded by: Councillor Logan Kanapathi
1) That the report entitled “Servicing Agreement for
Leitchcroft Sanitary Sewer Upgrade”, be received; and,
2) That Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a servicing
agreement with the Times Group in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and
the Commissioner of Development Services for the construction of a sanitary
sewer from South Park Road to an existing sewer crossing at the Highway 407
ETR; and further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
6. CENTRAL PICKERING DEVELOPMENT PLAN
CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
FOR REGIONAL SERVICES (5.7)
Report
Alan Brown, Director of Engineering, reviewed the
Central Pickering Development Plan, the area boundary, and the implications for
Markham. Concerns have been conveyed regarding the potential impacts of
increased traffic resulting from the east-west roads. The presentation
highlighted the staging implementation plan for the Whitevale Bypass with
respect to impacts to Box Grove; coordinating the widening of Taunton Road and
Steeles Avenue; and provision of transit improvements. September 24, 2014, is
the commenting deadline.
The Committee considered various transportation
solutions and offered comments. Discussions included: recommending the Province
consider a by-pass for Locust Hill and Green River; possible future closure of
14th Avenue and impacts to Box Grove; coordination with the Region and City of Toronto on the timing and
provision of services for widening Taunton Road/Steeles Avenue to six lanes on
both sides of the York/Durham boundary; respecting the Rouge National
Urban Park; and identifying and evaluated wildlife corridors to improve safety
by proactively preventing vehicle/wildlife collisions.
Moved by: Deputy Mayor Jack Heath
Seconded by: Councillor Logan Kanapathi
1) That the staff report entitled “Central Pickering
Development Plan – Class Environmental Assessment for Regional Services” be deferred to the Council meeting of September 23, 2014, to allow staff
to incorporate comments from the Development Services Committee into the
recommendation.
CARRIED
7. CHURCH STREET IMPROVEMENTS
(NINTH LINE TO BUR OAK AVENUE)
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY
(5.7)
Report
Alan Brown, Director of Engineering, provided an
overview of the proposed improvements and advised that staff will be reporting
back on city-wide bike paths and multi-use pathways issues.
Moved by: Councillor Colin Campbell
Seconded by: Councillor Logan Kanapathi
1) That the staff report entitled
“Church Street Improvements (Ninth Line to Bur Oak Avenue), Environmental
Assessment Study”, dated September 16, 2014 be received; and,
2) That the preferred cross section
for Church Street Improvements as set out in the Environmental Assessment Study
be endorsed; and,
3) That staff be authorized to
issue a Notice of Study Completion for the project which will make the
Environmental Assessment Study available for public review for a period of 30
days commencing September 22, 2014; and,
4) That staff report back as to
level of service, operating cost and budget requirements for bike paths and
multi-use pathways in Markham; and,
5) That the configuration of the
boulevard be finalized at the design stage; and further,
6) That staff be authorized and
directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
8. HIGHWAY 7 STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
FROM TOWN CENTRE BLVD. TO
SCIBERRAS ROAD (5.10)
Report
Alan Brown, Director of Engineering, provided an update on the Highway
7 Streetscape improvements. Staff are seeking endorsement and authorization to proceed.
Staff responded to questions regarding maintenance of the median and the type
of plantings.
The Committee expressed appreciation to the Director of Engineering,
staff, and residents who worked on this project.
Moved by: Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Seconded by: Councillor Don Hamilton
1) That the staff report entitled, Highway 7 Streetscape
Improvements from Town Centre Blvd. to Sciberras Road be received; and,
2) That the streetscape design concept for the Highway 7
right-of-way from Town Centre Blvd. to Sciberras Road as outlined in this
report be endorsed; and,
3) That the Director of Engineering and Director of Planning
and Urban Design be authorized to finalize any future revisions to the
streetscape plans; and,
4) That staff report back to Council with the operations and
maintenance costs associated with the enhanced streetscaping for Council
consideration; and further,
5) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
9. MARKHAM ROAD SANITARY SEWER
AND FAIRTREE SEWAGE PUMPING
STATION IMPROVEMENTS (5.5)
Report
Alan Brown, Director of
Engineering, gave an overview of the Markham Road sanitary sewer and Fairtree
sewage pumping station improvements. Staff advised that cost-sharing issues
have been resolved.
Moved by: Councillor Logan Kanapathi
Seconded by: Mayor Frank Scarpitti
1)
That the report titled “Markham
Road Sanitary Sewer and Fairtree Sewage Pumping Station Improvements” be
received; and,
2)
That a new Engineering
Department’s 2014 capital project be created in the amount of $496,000 for a
Markham Road Sanitary Sewer and Fairtree Sewage Pumping Station Class
Environmental Assessment Study; and,
3)
That the Class Environmental
Assessment Study be 100% funded by the benefiting developers; and,
4)
That staff be authorized and
directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
10. UTILITY RELOCATION FOR HWY 404
MIDBLOCK CROSSING NORTH OF HWY
7 (5.10)
Report
Moved by: Councillor Alan Ho
Seconded by: Councillor Colin Campbell
1) That the report
entitled “Utility Relocation for Hwy 404 Midblock Crossing North of Hwy 7” be
received; and,
2) That the
tendering process for the relocation of existing utilities for Hwy 404 Midblock
Crossing North of Hwy 7, be waived in accordance with Purchasing By-Law
2004-341 Part II, Section 7 Non-Competitive Procurement item 2 (e) which states
“Tenders, Requests for Proposal and Requests for Quotation may not be required
for goods and services to be provided by Utilities”; and,
3) That Staff be
authorized to issue Purchase Orders to the various utility companies (Rogers
Cable Communications Inc., PowerStream Inc., Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. and
Bell Canada) for the relocation of their facilities in the amount of
$895,884.88 (inclusive of HST), and be funded from the Hwy 404 Mid-Block
Crossing, North of Hwy 7 account # 083-5350-12046-005; and,
4) That a contingency in
the amount of $89,588.49 inclusive of HST, be established to cover any additional
construction costs and that the Director of Engineering be authorized to
approve expenditures of this contingency up to the specified limit in
accordance with the Expenditure Control Policy; and,
5) That the Engineering
Department Capital Administration Fee in the amount of $88,692.60
inclusive of HST, be
transferred to revenue account 640-998-8871 (Capital Admin Fees); and,
6) That the City of
Markham upfront the total cost for the relocation of facilities in the total
amount of $1,074,165.98
(inclusive of HST), and recover 67% of the cost from the Region of York
and Town of Richmond Hill as their share of the costs following the execution
of the Cost Sharing Agreement between the Region of York, City of Markham and
Town of Richmond Hill; and further,
7) That Staff be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this
resolution.
CARRIED
General Committee at its
meeting held on September 15, 2014 directed that the following
proposed recommendation
be considered at the Development Services Committee meeting this
date: "That Markham
Council accept the artwork proposed for the Markham Museum site
submitted by
kipjones."
The following background information was provided:
- Extract from the Public Art Advisory Committee meeting
dated September 10, 2014
Extract
- Presentation from the Director of Culture entitled
"Markham Museum Sculpture"
Presentation
Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of
Community & Fire Services introduced this matter, and Moe Hosseini-Ara,
Director of Culture introduced the presenter.
Corinna Ghaznavi, Culture, gave a brief presentation
on the background and heritage surrounding the kipjones sculpture for the
Markham Museum, as recommended by the Public Art Advisory Committee. The
Committee discussed maintenance costs.
Moved by: Regional Councillor Gord
Landon
Seconded by: Councillor Carolina
Moretti
That Markham Council
accept the artwork proposed for the Markham Museum site
submitted by kipjones.
CARRIED
12. IN-CAMERA MATTER (8.0)
The Committee consented to new in-camera business presented by Deputy
Mayor Jack Heath.
Moved by: Deputy Mayor Jack Heath
Seconded by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal
Act, Development Services Committee resolve into an in-camera session to
discuss the following confidential matters:
(1) LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL
LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE
MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD - WARD 6 (8.0)
[Section 239 (2) (e)]
Moved by:
Councillor Colin Campbell
Seconded by:
Councillor Alex Chiu
That the
Development Services Committee rise from the in-camera session at 11:36 PM.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Committee meeting adjourned at 11:36 PM.
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