Development Services Committee Agenda

Meeting #:	Meeting Number 2
Date:	Monday, January 28, 2019 at 9:30 A.m. - 3:00 P.m.
Location:	Council Chamber

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

3.1

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES DECEMBER 11, 2018 (10.0)

• 1) That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held December 11, 2018, be confirmed.

3.2

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 11, 2018 (10.0)

• 1) That the minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting held December 11, 2018, be confirmed.

4.

PRESENTATIONS

4.1

PRESENTATION OF SERVICE AWARDS (12.2.6)

Stephen Kitagawa, Senior Planner, Planning & Urban Design, 30 years

Frank Scarpitti, Mayor, Mayor and Council, 30 years

Ira Davis, Customer Service Representative, Building Standards, 30 years

Joel Lustig, Treasurer, Financial Services, 20 years

Michael Vent, Sign Maintenance, Operations - Roads, 15 years

Ian Robertson, Working Supervisor, Operations - Parks, 15 years

William Toleck, Waterworks Operator II, Environmental Services, 15 years

Nehal Azmy, Senior Capital Works Engineer, Engineering, 15 years

Christina Dimou, Applications Administrator, Building Standards, 15 years

Michael Kourtsidis, Provincial Offences Officer II, Legislative Services and Communications - Bylaws, 10 years

Hilton Lee, Financial Analyst, Accounting, Financial Services, 10 years

Anjela Melnic, Supervisor, Payroll, Financial Services, 10 years

Luke Colangelo, Waterworks Operator II, Environmental Services, 10 years

Anh Quan Huynh, Snr Infrastructure Project Engineer, Environmental Services, 10 years

Kay Man Poon, Manager, Municipal Inspections, Engineering, 10 years

Carolynn Thompson, Community Program Supervisor, Recreation Services, 5 years

Shaun Pearl, Community Program Coordinator (Acting), Recreation Services, 5 years

Carroll Blair, Senior Learning and Development Specialist, Human Resources, 5 years

Voula Treheles, Supervisor, Compensation & Benefits Admin, Human Resources, 5 years

Amaris Liu, Plans Examiner, Fire Services, 5 years

Shannon Neville, Financial Analyst, Development Finance, Financial Services, 5 years

Andrew Crickmay, Senior Capital Works Engineer, Engineering, 5 years

Henry Lo, Senior Transportation Engineer, Engineering, 5 years

5.

DEPUTATIONS

6.

CONSENT REPORTS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

6.1

HERITAGE MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES – DECEMBER 12, 2018 AND JANUARY 9, 2019 (16.11)

• 1) That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meetings held December 12, 2018 and January 9, 2019, be received for information purposes.

6.2

INFORMATION REPORT 2018 FOURTH QUARTER UPDATE OF THE STREET AND PARK NAME RESERVE LIST (10.14, 6.3)

R. Tadmore, ext. 6810

• 1) That the report titled ‘Information Report 2018 Fourth Quarter Update of the Street and Park Name Reserve List’, be received; and,

  2) That Council approve the revised Street and Park Name Reserve List set out in Appendix ‘A’ attached to this report.

6.3

PRELIMINARY REPORT APPLICATION BY KING SQUARE LIMITED FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TO PERMIT ADDITIONAL USES ON THE PHASE 1 LANDS KNOWN MUNICIPALLY AS 9390 WOODBINE AVENUE FILE NO. ZA 18 176569 (10.5)

A. Crompton, ext. 2621

• 1) That the report dated January 28, 2019 titled “PRELIMINARY REPORT, Application by King Square Limited for Zoning By-law Amendment to permit additional uses on the Phase 1 lands known municipally as 9390 Woodbine Avenue” be received.

7.

PRESENTATIONS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

7.1

MARKHAM CENTRE: ONLINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (10.0)

P. Nampoothiri, ext. 2437

• 1) That the presentation provided by Parvathi Nampoothiri, Senior Planner, Urban Design entitled “Markham Centre: Online Community Engagement” be received.

8.

REGULAR REPORTS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

8.1

COMMENTS ON BILL 66, RESTORING ONTARIO’S COMPETITIVENESS ACT, 2018, PROPOSED OPEN-FOR-BUSINESS TOOL AND PROPOSED REGULATION (10.0)

J. Yeh, ext. 7922

Note: Staff will provide a presentation on this matter.

(Presentation is attached)

• 1) That the report entitled “City of Markham Comments on Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2018, Proposed Open-For-Business Planning Tool and New Regulation Under the Planning Act” dated January 28, 2019 be received; and,

   2)That the Province be advised that the City of Markham does not support proposed legislation that would a) over-ride the established planning framework in the Province of Ontario including the Provincial Policy Statement, Greenbelt Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, Clean Water Act as well as municipal official plans and b) that would result in redistribution of infrastructure investment from areas already planned for growth, resulting in these areas not achieving their development potential; and,

   3) That the Province allow sufficient time for meaningful public consultation on the proposed legislation, by extending the commenting deadline for a further 30 days; and further,

   4) That the report entitled “City of Markham Comments on Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2018, Proposed Open-For-Business Planning Tool and New Regulation Under the Planning Act” dated January 28, 2019 be approved and forwarded to the Assistant Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and Assistant Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in response to comments requested by the Province.

8.2

APPLICANT PRESENTATION 1771107 ONTARIO INC. (TIMES GROUP INC.) BLOCK 3, PLAN 65M-4395 SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF HIGHWAY 7 AND VERDALE CROSSING REVISED PLANS FOR A PROPOSED CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT

DEVELOPMENT IN THE TIMES GROUP’S UPTOWN MARKHAM DEVELOPMENT. WARD 3 FILE NO. SC 17 176362 (10.6)

S. Heaslip, ext. 3140

• 1) That the staff report dated January 28, 2019 titled “APPLICANT PRESENTATION, 1771107 Ontario Inc. (Times Group Inc.), Block 3, plan 65M-4395, South-east corner of Highway 7 and Verdale Crossing, Revised plans for a proposed condominium apartment development in the Times Group’s Uptown Markham development. Ward 3, File No. SC 17 176362;” be received; and,

   2) That the presentation by representatives of 1771107 Ontario Inc. (Times Group Inc.) be received; and,

   3) That the revised plans be endorsed, in principle; and,

   4) That site plan approval be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design, or his designate, to be issued (Site Plan Approval is issued only when the Director or his designate has signed the signed the site plan “approved”) when the following conditions have been met:

  - The Trustee for the Markham Centre Landowners Group has advised the City in writing that that the Owner is in good standing with the Group and that the required servicing allocation for the proposed development is available and has been assigned to 1771107 Ontario Inc. (Times Group Inc.).

  - The Owner has entered into a site plan agreement with the City and the Region of York containing all standard and special provisions and requirements of the City and public agencies and the provisions outlined in Appendix ‘A’; and,

  5) That servicing allocation for 975 apartment units be assigned to the proposed development; and,

   6) That the Region of York be advised that servicing allocation for 975 apartment units has been confirmed; and,

   7) That the City reserves the right to revoke or reallocate the servicing allocation should the development not proceed in a timely manner; and,

  8) That site plan endorsement shall lapse after a period of three (3) years from the date of endorsement in the event that the site plan agreement is not executed within that period; and further, 

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

9.

REGULAR REPORTS - CULTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

9.1

FRIENDS OF THE MARKHAM MUSEUM BOARD MINUTES AND EXTRACT DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2018 AND MINUTES DATED JUNE 6, 2018, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 AND OCTOBER 10, 2018 (16.0)

Note:   Committee has the option to endorse, amend, refer to staff or receive for information the following recommendation from the November 10, 2018, Friends of the Markham Museum Board Extract:

• 1) That the minutes of the Friends of the Markham Museum Board meetings held June 6, 2018, September 12, 2018 and October 10, 2018, be received for information purposes; and,

  2) That Council endorse the recommendations from the November 10, 2018 Friends of the Markham Museum Board Extract:

  “That the list of artifacts (Attachment A) from the Chapman House and the remaining Strickler Barn items be approved for deaccession and sent to the City of Markham for approval; and,

  That the list of artifacts (Attachment B) from the Wilson Variety Hall be approved for deaccession and submitted to the City of Markham for final approval; and further;

  That the list of artifacts (Attachment C) from the Baptist Church and Hoover House be approved for deaccession and submitted to the City of Markham for final approval.”

10.

MOTIONS

11.

NOTICES OF MOTION

12.

NEW/OTHER BUSINESS

• 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".

13.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

14.

ADJOURNMENT